Ashburton Guardian, Thursday, May 30, 2019

???, Thursday, ???, ????May 30, 2019

Since Sept 27, 1879

THE INDEPENDENT VOICE OF MID CANTERBURY

Retail $2 Home delivered from $1.25

Wallaby woes

United back up

P5

P24

PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 290519-SN-0033

PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 290519-MM-006

Education system in crisis

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Schools in the Ashburton District are at a tipping point when it comes to finding sufficient teachers to meet classroom needs.

While most schools currently have a full complement of staff, vacancies are now often attracting just one, or even no applicants and that is just one symptom, among many, of an education system in crisis teachers said as they

took strike action yesterday over failed pay and condition claims.

More than 300 teachers, parents and students from the district’s primary and secondary schools chanted and waved placards as they marched along Ashburton’s West Street during a day of strike action called to highlight their frustrations over stalled negotiations with the government.

This is the second time in six months primary teachers have

gone on strike and yesterday they were joined by the district’s secondary teachers, effectively closing all schools.

Allenton principal Bruce Tilby said that, while a resolution to the stalemate between the teaching industry and the government was the desired outcome, that didn’t appear likely any time soon.

“In June last year when we first met, if there had been a genuine attempt to address the issues, if

they’d said we’ll do our best to resolve issues, we wouldn’t be here today.”

Schools, teachers and principals were under immense pressure, particularly around pastoral care and learning support. The challenges teachers were facing were increasingly complex, Tilby said.

“I do think teachers need to be adequately recompensed but equally, resources need to be in

place to allow us to work with all students, to teach properly.

“The impact of societal issues has really come to a head and as a school we’re at the frontline of trying to sort out these issues.”

The issues were in all schools at all levels from pre-school to Year 13, he said.

CONTINUED P2

Gluyas Motor Group

79 Kermode Street | (03) 307 5800 Chris Hart Vehicle Sales Manager Mob 027 439 0887

Ray McLaren Vehicle Sales Mob 027 602 3311 Adam Banks Vehicle Sales Mob 027 312 0028

2

www.gluyasford.nz

Ph 03 307 7900 to subscribe!

News 2

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

■■A TEACHER’S VOICE

‘I back our teachers, I back our children’ I’m not an avid unionist nor do I get involved in politics but today I did give up a day’s pay, something my little family will suffer for, to make a stand for education.

And while my two children supported us and “Backed the Teachers”, in actual fact – I did it for them.

Few people know the hard yards that teachers really put in more than their family members. While I give my absolute all to ‘my kids’ at school each day, my own two often miss out. They get the ‘just a minute while I do this for school’ me, the ‘let’s go to school on the weekend’ me and the ‘no, that’s shopping for the classroom’ me.

No – these are not things that my school demands of me but, in order to do the job and the little people I am responsible for justice, squeezing every

spare minute into getting work done is entirely necessary. Even in a supposed part-time role, which I am extremely privileged to have, the workload is still that of a full-timer, as we individualise, personalise and prioritise every child, every day.

It’s not about the pay. It’s not about the holidays. It’s about treating teachers like proper human beings. It’s about taking a collective responsibility for our future generation and giving support where support is needed.

I know I want teachers in front of my children who are happy, confident and well equipped to teach. And I myself want to be that kind of teacher too.

I back the teachers. I back our children.

An anonymous mother, and teacher

Teachers and their supporters at yesterday’s teachers strike protest march.

PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 290519-MM-005

Teachers out in force for an education system in crisis From P1 “Proper support is needed to cater to the very diverse needs of children in our schools today.

Teachers are working harder and harder but they are becoming overwhelmed and that means students with and without specific needs are being under served.”

Over the past few years there had been a significant drop in the number of teachers applying for vacancies and schools were looking at a future where they may get no applicants, Tilby said.

Many schools were already at a tipping point, he said.

“For us as a profession, we don’t want to be on strike, but we want this resolved and resolved appropriately or it will come back again.

I was bitterly disappointed with what the government has offered.

That final offer is nowhere near good enough.”

Hampstead principal Peter Melrose is already struggling with low

applicant numbers.

“This has been coming for a while, the writing’s been on the wall.”

An indication of the declining numbers of young people entering teaching came in the scarcity of graduate trainees available to schools. Hampstead currently has two – the first time it has had any in five years.

“And principals are now worried about succession, people who will step up into management roles.

And why would you?” he said.

In terms of classroom support there was often a long wait on a ‘priority’ list, and that meant teachers were left to single-handedly deal with a classroom of children, some of whom had high needs.

“If a kid needs help, they need help now and if that help’s not there the stress goes back onto the classroom teacher and then the principal.”

Borough principal Hilary Boyce painted a grim picture of the issues teachers dealt with daily.

Virtually every teacher would have been physically or verbally assaulted over the past year and not just by students, she said.

“So why would you bother coming into this profession?”

Social issues were part of the education system and they were now having an impact from early childhood education level, Boyce said.

“And along with social issues we’re dealing with mental health and physical health issues too.”

The district’s NZEI representative Netherby teacher Ashleigh Hannah said teachers did not take strike action lightly, but they had reached a point where they were out of options in support of wage and condition claims.

Teachers needed to be able to teach every child in their class.

Most had between 28 and 30 students across a range of abilities

and needs, she said.

“It’s about being able to give the kids the support they need.”

While this is the second day of strike action for primary teachers, it is the first time they have been joined by their secondary school counterparts and Mount Hutt College’s PPTA representative Lisa Ponweiser said it was their moral obligation and duty to stand up for better conditions for teachers.

“Those of us who have been in teaching for a long time have watched the erosion of resources,” she said.

The strike action was not about teachers, it was about students of today and students of the future, they were the ones who would benefit, Ponweiser said.

Mount Hutt College was among a growing number of schools where a subject had to be dropped from the curriculum because a teacher could not be found and that impacted on

students, she said.

“Young people are aware of the stress and challenges teachers face and they’re choosing other careers. Our profession is in crisis and a solution needs to be found.”

Currently 50 per cent of graduate teachers left the profession within five years, often out of disillusionment of a system that left them with no time to work oneon-one with students.

Unless issues such as under resourcing, a lack of classroom support and smaller class sizes along with pay were addressed, New Zealand would be looking at a future where there would be insufficient teachers to staff classrooms, Ponweiser said.

“New Zealand’s children deserve to have a quality education from quality teachers. The future of education in New Zealand must be addressed. We can’t let children’s education be compromised by a lack of resources.”

OUT TOMORROW Check out Guardian Property in tomorrow’s Ashburton Guardian. www.facebook.com/ashguardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

3

Iconic lakes continue to degrade

By Linda Clarke

Linda.c@thegurdian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury high country lakes, including iconic Lake Heron, are degrading and their once clear waters are at risk of becoming algal soup, the Ashburton Water Zone Committee was told on Tuesday.

One member of the committee said discussion with landowners was unlikely to deliver the change needed quickly and that an emergency response was needed.

Farmers say they are happy to be part of the solution but the Department of Conservation is the biggest landowner in the area and needs to front up for roundtable discussions.

Taking farming out of the equation would not stop nutrients running into the lakes, said Castleridge Station owner Kerry Harmer.

She, and others high country landowners, were at Tuesday’s meeting, where the committee leaned towards a collaborative approach to improving water quality in the lakes. There is likely to be a hui in June, involving all the parties.

Arapata Reuben was not at the meeting but in an email said preventative action was urgently needed because a lake that crossed a tipping point and became algal soup could potentially stay that way.

Environment Canterbury rules for the area would take a long time to change and even voluntary landowner action may not go far enough, fast enough, he said.

ECan classifies the Ashburton Lakes area as a sensitive area and

The majestic Lake Heron.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

landowners in the area need a consent to farm.

Water quality scientist Adrian Meredith said seven of the eight lakes in the area were not meeting water quality targets in the Land and Water Regional Plan. Lakes Emma, Denny and Roundabout had already changed into a soupy turbid state and Lakes Camp,

Clearwater, front and back Maori Lakes, Lakes Heron and Emily were trending that way.

Lake Emma turned green and turbid in the early 2000s and DOC undertook a land swap in the surrounding catchment, removing livestock grazing and stock access to the lake. But in 15 years, and after nutrient discharges had greatly

reduced, the lake continued to be turbid and showed seasonal toxic cynobacteria blooms.

Committee member Gen de Spa said a wider conversation about the issue could unearth some “out of the box” ideas and was a good place to start.

Harmer said there had been some work done on water monitor-

ing coming off conservation land before it reached farm land and after a rainfall there was a significant flushing of nutrients.

She said farmers already had farm environment plans and were keen to learn more about the science around nutrient loading. “We want to make a difference but we can’t do it on our own.”

EA Networks and Ashburton Museum survey winners

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre and Museum have won the community’s heart as facilities they rate as some of the best in the Ashburton District.

In this year’s Ashburton District Council residents’ survey both have leapt significantly in user satisfaction, with the museum increasing

16 per cent, from 73 per cent, to 89 per cent and the EA Networks Centre 14 per cent, from 79 per cent, to 93 per cent satisfaction amongst their users.

Eighty per cent of those who were surveyed said they used the facilities at the EA Networks Centre and 44 per cent said they used the museum.

A number of people wanted the

council to spend more rates money on the EA Networks Centre with suggestions it needed a water play facility such as a hydroslide, that the gym needed to be enlarged, that parking needed to be improved and that a second exit and entrance were needed to ease congestion.

People who were not satisfied with the centre said it cost too much with the proposed increase

in fees, that there wasn’t a hydroslide, the pool was not large enough and there were other facilities that were either lacking or not large enough.

Even though users rated the museum highly no-one wanted to see more money spent on the facility, some wanted less.

Ashburton’s library continued to score well with its rating of 96 per

Bulk Buy & Save!

6 Pack $ 17.40 12 Pack $ 33.60 18 Pack $ 48.60

Take Home Pie Packs

SAupVE to $ .60 6 SAupVtoE

Mix & Match

From our great selection!

BulkBuy Buy not not available available Bulk with venison with Venison or Chicken

$14.4 6

SAupVE to

$23.40

Cold pies only

Phone 03 308 5774 123 Main South Road - Ashburton -

cent satisfaction.

While its satisfaction was not rated, the Ashburton Art Gallery came in for some heavy criticism from those surveyed. Many commented that it had not been wanted and that money should not be spent on it.

The Ashburton Domain continued to rank highly, scoring 95 per cent satisfaction.

News 4

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

EMC relaxed about new home

By Sue Newman

sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

With his continued tenure of the East Street i-SITE building looking unlikely long term, Experience Mid Canterbury boss Bruce Moffat says the service the organisation provides is more important than the base it works from.

Ashburton District councillors will today decide the future of the i-SITE building that, until 18 months ago, was the district’s information base.

When its use as an i-SITE was terminated, Experience Mid Canterbury remained as its sole occupant.

The council has been in discussions with a group of locals who formed an Information Hub that could take over the building and the information service, however this is far from a done deal as the council intends to build an information centre into its new civic headquarters and library in Baring Square east.

The fate of the East Street i-SITE building will be decided at today’s meeting but any information service that was based there would be on a one-year

lease only.

The council also said that the new group and Experience Mid Canterbury could not reach an agreement on sharing the building and that comment has Moffat puzzled.

“We’ve had very open and amicable discussions and we’ve al-

ways been keen to work together but we haven’t had any detailed discussions,” he said.

He’s flexible about a future base for the tourism organisation, saying where it operated from was almost irrelevant.

“Our role is very much online and we spend close to half of the

year out and about doing promotions work.”

Today the council will look at a range of options for the i-SITE building, ranging from removing it from the town centre, selling the building, letting it on a short term lease or retaining it as a community base

F&B air concerns over Ashburton River linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

The Ashburton branch of Forest and Bird has written to the chair of Environment Canterbury over concerns about delaying work that would raise the minimum flow in the Ashburton River and about a planned review of water take consents from the river.

Forest and Bird chair Edith Smith also says Ashburton Water Zone committee member Chris Allen, a consent holder and Federated Farmers environmental spokesman, should not be involved in any consent review discussions because of a conflict of interest.

ECan chair Steve Lowndes responded saying council was con-

CDHB advice online The Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) has launched a website to provide a central point for health and wellbeing advice.

The Canterbury Resilience Hub, resilient.org.nz, was established following the attacks on two mosques in Christchurch on March 15. Chief executive David Meates said many were deeply affected by the attacks, and the DHB had recognised the need to consolidate health and wellbeing resources in one place. This was to make it easier for people to navigate the range of support materials and services available. The Canterbury Resilience Hub site is designed to meet the needs of those needing support, those supporting others and professionals supporting others.

Police appeal for help

■■FOREST AND BIRD

By Linda Clarke

In brief

fident the consent review, due to start in the next couple of months, would achieve the planned minimum flow increases.

He said the zone committee had no power to make decisions in the consent review process.

Whether Allen has a conflict of interest in the process will be decided by the High Court. Forest and Bird filed proceedings last week over a similar issue in another water zone.

The auditor general’s office has previously given zone committee members a blanket exemption and members publicly declare their various water interests before discussions.

Ashburton water zone committee members discussed the letter

on Tuesday as they were sent a copy.

Chairman Bill Thomas said everyone on the community group had an interest because that’s why they were on the group.

“The zone committee is charged with making decisions and with that you have to have knowledge and background. It is important people have interests and understanding of what is going on.

“Chris Allen is a very valuable member of the committee. He has something to do with the river and can contribute. Everyone has different areas of expertise and they are very valuable when discussing things.”

Committee member David

Caygill said the High Court challenge would ultimately decide what happened.

It was important Forest and Bird realised ECan would be conducting the consent review, not the zone committee, he said.

He said extending the minimum flow target of six cumecs in the river from 2017 to 2023 had been the result of a public process, where submissions had been made by the public.

In her letter Smith said Forest and Bird was concerned that the minimum flow plan for 10 cumecs in the river was delayed to 2033, and that the six cumec target had to be achieved in just four years.

“This is a betrayal of the river.”

Police are appealing to anyone with a dash-mounted camera who was travelling near Christchurch last Friday for footage that may help them solve a series of crimes in the Ashburton district. They are looking for anyone who was travelling on Ryans Road, Pound Road and West Coast Road near the Yaldhurst Road roundabout, Christchurch, between 7am and 7.45am on Friday (May 24), and on West Coast Road between Yaldhurst Road and Darfield between 6am and 7.30am the same day. Police are looking for a light blue 4X4, which has a large LED light bar on the front bull bars. People with information can contact Detective Clare of the Ashburton Police directly on 021 191-1568, 03 363-7400 or Crimestoppers on 0800-555 111.

Death prompts warning The death of a Pukekohe man has prompted a warning for others living in converted commercial buildings to develop fire escape plans. Peter Vile, 56, suffered severe burns at the blaze in his flat attached to a commercial building on May 20 and later died in hospital. Fire and Emergency fire risk management national manager Peter Gallagher said the fatality showed the importance of escape plans and having smoke alarms in all living areas, hallways and bedrooms. A single alarm is not always enough. Having an escape plan was also important. – NZME

McIntosh Builders – we are still a grassroots company “McIntosh Builders are proud of all the builds that they have undertaken over the years, including this very special two storey family home”.

Contact Alastair today.

Phone 03 307 8557 Mobile 027 274 3469 Email am@mcintoshgroup.co.nz 38 JB Cullen Drive, Ashburton Business Estate

News www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Rogue wallaby spotted at lakes

By Susan Sandys

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

A rogue wallaby hopping around the Ashburton Lakes has sparked a surveillance operation.

Department of Conservation (DOC) and Environment Canterbury (ECan) personnel fear there may be more of the pest marsupials in the protected natural area.

One wallaby was this month sighted by a Geraldine Department of Conservation worker who was completing monthly night shooting for rabbit control with thermal imaging equipment near Lake Heron.

Two weeks later there was another sighting, by Mt Hutt Helicopters, 2.5 kilometres away.

DOC staff have since set up game cameras, but have not yet captured any wallaby footage.

They have completed about 13 hours flying with thermal camera equipment, resulting in no further sightings.

Supervisor biodiversity Shane Pemberton-Reid said it was too early to say how many wallabies were in the area, and whether it

A wallaby has been sighted in the Ashburton Lakes area, sparking fears there are more of the pests. would be possible to eradicate them.

“We really need to determine if this was just one rogue wallaby or a population,” he said.

It was unknown how the one or

two wallabies sighted got to the area.

Wallabies are legally confined to the zone between the Rangitata and Waitaki rivers.

ECan biosecurity team leader

South Canterbury Brent Glentworth said it was possible for wallabies to cross the Rangitata River into Mid Canterbury either passively, through swimming or hopping across bridges, or by people bringing them in.

He did not believe they were breeding here as yet, and hoped people would come forward to DOC or ECan with any sightings.

Wallabies represented a threat to biodiversity and farming, and were adapted for effective reproduction and population growth.

A wallaby carrying a joey can also be pregnant with a dormant embryo, meaning a population can grow from just one female.

“Like any other pest, they are good at surviving and becoming problematic,” Glentworth said.

There were limited tools to destroy the animals, the best method currently being dogs and guns.

The Ashburton Lakes sighting follows one near Methven in January, when a Methven man saw a wallaby hopping along as he drove on Mt Hutt Station Road at night.

Firefighters issue winter warning After battling a series of house fires over the past month, Mid Canterbury firefighters are reminding everyone about fire safety tips for winter so they don’t end up at your house.

Fire risk management officer Bevan Findlay said a house fire could happen to anyone but a few small steps could reduce the risk.

“Talking to someone who was the victim of a fire recently they said they didn’t think it would happen to them,” he said. “It could be you and there are simple steps to help reduce that chance it could be you.”

The heat has been on habits with candles recently after a house was destroyed in Chertsey; that fire was believed to be caused by a candle. Another small structure fire was caused by a candle.

“Anything that is a legitimate fire people need to remember not to keep anything that could catch fire too close to it,” he said.

Fireplaces are another source of fire that fall under that message and it is believed to be the cause of a fire that razed a house in the Hatfield area recently.

“A lot of people want to go out and come home to a warm house but you only need to be out for a few minutes for things to go wrong,” he said. “Don’t leave fires unattended.”

FIRE SAFETY TIPS ■■ Remember the “heater metre rule” – always keep at least a metre from the heater or fireplace to anything flammable (furniture, curtains, clothes, and children).

■■ Don’t put or store anything on top of a heater or fireplace. Never cover them.

■■ Never overload clothes dryers and clean the lint filter every time you use it.

■■ Clean chimneys and flues before your first fire of the season.

■■ Ashes can take up to five days to cool – always empty woodburner ashes and ashtrays into a metal bin and pour water over them before disposal. Make sure your fireplace is out before going to sleep.

■■ If an electric blanket is showing any signs of wear, get it checked by an electrician or replaced. Electric blankets should be replaced every five years.

■■ Always make sure the electric blanket is switched off before getting into bed.

■■ Never stick sharp objects into electric blankets (eg pin it to the bed) and never tuck it under the mattress.

■■ If you need to clean an electric blanket, sponge it lightly and air-dry on a flat surface; don’t put it in a washing machine or tumble dryer.

■■ When putting an electric blanket away, roll it, don’t fold it.

■■ LPG heaters: Make sure the ceramic heating element is in place and not broken or chipped and that the element guard is in place.

■■ Check to see that the gas hose is in good condition and doesn’t show any signs of damage.

■■ If it doesn’t light straight away, turn it off, wait a while, then try again – don’t let the gas build up before trying to light it again.

■■ Always have fresh air coming into a room where a gas heater is in use.

Ashburton Guardian

■■WATER ZONE

Drinking protection zones fully compliant

By Linda Clarke

linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

A special project checking compliance of 195 discharge consents in 29 drinking water protection zones across Mid Canterbury has yielded a perfect result.

The consents were physically checked by an Ashburton Water Zone compliance officer and were about equally split between rural and urban areas.

The water zone committee had asked for assurance about the safety of drinking water wells in the wake of the Havelock North community drinking water supply contamination.

All 195 sites were fully compliant, the committee was told this week.

Most of the site inspections were to dairy farms which hold consents to store effluent and discharge effluent to land. Other consents related to stormwater discharge from subdivisions.

Five rural schools were inspected to check the state of their septic tank systems as they were close to community drinking water protection zones. Seven bores that supply Ashburton with drinking water were also checked and found compliant.

The zone team staff may next look at compliance on high risk permitted activities in or adjacent to community drinking water protection zones.

Committee member David Caygill said rules had changed to make some septic tanks permitted but it was worth checking some to make sure they were following the rules.

24 HOUR ON CALL EMERGENCY SERVICES

Phone: (03) 693 9060

VETERINARY SERVICES

Servicing Ashburton and South Canterbury Districts Independent & Locally Owned. Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

5

Team of 5 experienced, dedicated veterinarians.

Personalised Dairy, Station and Livestock Services.

Small animal diagnostic and surgical clinic.

Daily farm deliveries.

Purpose oad parking.

Clinic Hours: 8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday 5 Woodbury Road, Geraldine, 7991 | Phone: 693 9060 | Email: clinic@gatewayvets.co.nz | www.gatewayvets.co.nz

World 6

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Permits up, death toll rises AP Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realised before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago.

This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world’s highest peak that likely contributed to the greatest death toll in four years.

As the allure of Everest grows, so have the crowds, with inexperienced climbers faltering on the narrow passageway to the peak and causing deadly delays, veteran climbers said.

After 11 people died this year, Nepal tourism officials have no intention of restricting the number of permits issued, instead encouraging even more tourists and climbers to come “for both pleasure and fame,” said Mohan Krishna Sapkota, secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.

Nepal, one of the world’s poorest countries, relies on the climbing industry to bring in $300 million each year. It doesn’t cap the number of permits it issues or control the pace or timing of the ex-

Ellen’s shocking revelation

A queue of mountain climbers snakes its way to the top of Mount Everest. peditions, leaving that to tour operators and guides who take advantage of brief clear weather conditions whenever they come, leading to pileups near the peak.

On May 22, a climber snapped a photo from a line with dozens of hikers in colourful winter gear that snaked into the sky.

Climbers were crammed crampon-to-crampon along

a sharp-edged ridge above South Col, with a 2000 metre drop on either side, all clipped onto a single line of rope, trudging toward the top of the world and risking death as each minute ticked by.

The death toll this season is the highest since 2015. Most of those who died are believed to have suffered from altitude sickness.

This year, permits were

PHOTO AP

issued to 381 people in 44 teams, the highest number ever, according to the government.

Another factor was China’s limit on the number of permits it issued this year for routes in its territory on the north side of Everest for a clean-up. Both the north and south sides of the mountain are littered with empty oxygen canisters, food packaging and other debris.

Ellen DeGeneres might be the lightest and brightest entertainer gracing our small screens, but the talk show host and standup comic has come out with revelations about her painful past. According to Fox News, DeGeneres has come forward about her experience with sexual assault in an effort to help other assault victims reveal their stories. The award-winning daytime talk show star has reportedly revealed on My Next Guest Needs No Introduction that she was molested by her mother’s new husband when she was a teenager.

While DeGeneres, now 61, has faced other struggles, such as losing a girlfriend in a fatal car crash, and struggling to come out publicly, she hid the information about the assault for years.

Morrison sworn in as Australian PM AP Scott Morrison was sworn in as Australia’s prime minister yesterday, 11 days after retaining the position in the country’s general election.

Along with Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack, Morrison was sworn in

by Queen Elizabeth’s official representative in Australia, Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove, at a ceremony in the capital, Canberra.

Also sworn in was Morrison’s revamped Cabinet, which includes an equal-record seven women, and Australia’s first Aboriginal federal cabinet

minister, Ken Wyatt.

Wyatt, the new indigenous affairs minister, received a standing ovation from the small gathering at the ceremony when he stepped up to be sworn in. He wore a traditional kangaroo skin, called a booka, given to him by indigenous people from his home state, Western Australia.

Morrison became Australia’s 30th prime minister through an internal party vote last August in which he replaced Malcolm Turnbull as chief of the ruling Liberal Party.

It was the fourth switch of Australia’s leader through an internal party vote in just eight

years, sparking heated criticism from many voters.

Yet Morrison was returned to his post in the May 18 election, and with an increased majority for the conservative Liberal-National party coalition.

With voting continuing in two close seats, the coalition was ahead in 77 seats, with the opposition Labor Party leading in 68, and with six seats having been secured by independent candidates and minor parties.

A total of 76 seats is needed for majority government.

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Morrison said his “hungry, committed and unit-

ed” team would focus on the aspirations of ordinary Australians during this coalition government’s third successive term in power.

“They are the reason we have the opportunity and the great privilege to serve them each and every day,” he told colleagues on Tuesday, at coalition lawmakers’ first meeting since the election.

“We must burn for the Australian people every single day that we have this privilege of serving them, in this party room and as a government.”

Australia’s 46th parliament is expected to open in the first week of July.

Gavin and Stacey back The BBC has confirmed that, after a decade off the air, popular romantic culture clash sitcom Gavin and Stacey will return for a Christmas special this year. Co-creators James Corden and Ruth Jones have written a script, which now-talk show host Corden posted a picture of on Twitter. No further details about the plot have been released, but the episode will be an hour long. James Corden tweeted “Ruth Jones and I have been keeping this secret for a while...

We’re excited to share it with you.

See you on Christmas Day@BBCOne #GavinandStacey

Today’s construction is tomorrow’s legacy If a home of excellent design and exceptional quality of workmanship is important to you, then look no further than Des Millar Construction. The quality home builders.

With more than 30 years of building quality homes for the Mid Canterbury community, Des has a strong reputation for “old school” workmanship, backed by results.

 Housing  Commercial  Farm  Renovations

For housing, Commercial, farm buildings and renovations, contact Des anytime for a free no obligation quote on 03 308 9936 or 027 432 3258

Business www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

7

Ashburton Guardian

Streamlining on-going for Turners

recently at $2.43.

The board still sees that as undervalued and bought 3 per cent of the firm’s issued stock in a buyback programme in the lead-up to the results period. It will revisit the buyback programme in the near-term.

The board declared a fourth-quarter dividend of 5 cents per share, payable on July 18, with a July 9 record date. That takes the annual return to 17 cents, up from 15.5 cents a year earlier. The board also plans to

return more of its earnings under a new dividend policy, lifting the payout ratio to 60-70 per cent of net profit, from the current level of 50-60 per cent.

“The board believe the change in strategic direction will help reduce the complexity of the current business structure and enable focus on the core automotive retail business which will generate more capital-efficient growth and value for Turners’ shareholders,” it said.

Turners’ auto retail arm was the

Guardian Shares & Investments

■■BANKING

Compiled by

The Reserve Bank has imposed new conditions of registration on ANZ Bank requiring it to hold more capital against housing and farm lending from June 30.

In its latest Financial Stability Report, the central bank says it has set minimum risk weights for ANZ, New Zealand’s largest bank, on the two lending categories.

“Risk weights measure the riskiness of loans within a portfolio and determine capital requirements,” RBNZ says.

“Minimum risk weights for ANZ

were set following the conclusions of the Reserve Bank’s benchmarking project. This project assessed the conservatism of housing and rural credit risk models used by banks accredited to model their own credit risk capital requirements,” it says.

Only the four major banks, which are all owned by Australia’s major four banks, are allowed to use their own internal models to calculate capital.

In February, RBNZ revealed that the advantage ANZ gains from using internal models meant ANZ was only required to hold slight-

ly more than half the capital that the government-owned Kiwibank needs to back each $100 of mortgage lending.

Kiwibank, along with all the New Zealand-owned banks, is required to use standardised models.

The latest restrictions on ANZ follow RBNZ’s announcement earlier this week that ANZ was going to have to use the standardised model to calculate operational risk capital (ORC) from now on because it had been using an unapproved ORC model since December 2014.

The ORC model is one of about 45 internal models ANZ uses.

Another loss for Google NZ

By Damien Venuto NZME

Google has reported another million dollar loss for its New Zealand business.

The local subsidiary reported a loss of 1.037 million for the year, which was on par with the figure reported a year earlier.

The company’s revenue rose to $17.5 million, up from $13.8 million a year earlier.

Google’s expenses in the latest financial year included income tax of $532,385, up from $392,917 a year earlier.

Google is estimated to make hundreds of millions of dollars in the local market from its advertising business, but it has until recently recorded only service and support fees paid by its parent in the local market. The remaining revenue has been reported in low-

tax havens Ireland or Singapore.

This report does, however, mark the last time that Google will be reporting its locally earned revenue abroad.

Google shifted to a reseller model last and has been booking its revenue in New Zealand since November.

In a statement sent to the Herald, a spokesperson stressed that Google has abided by tax rules in all countries where it does business.

“We pay all of the taxes due and comply with the tax laws in every country we operate in around the world,” the spokesperson said.

“Alphabet, Google New Zealand’s ultimate parent company, paid more than $US4.17 billion of corporate income taxes globally during 2018. We agree everyone would benefit from a simpler,

more transparent system and believe international forums are the right places to have those conversations.”

In March this year, digital media expert Kris Hadley, a founding partner at independent media agency Together, says that at least 90 per cent of the overall search advertising can be attributed directly to Google.

Of the $1 billion spent on digital advertising in 2018, $659.5 million was spent on search-based advertising, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau figures.

So, at a conservative estimate of 90 per cent, it’s fair to say that around $594m goes to Google through its search offering.

While Google has abided with local laws, its low tax contribution has long led to criticism in the local market.

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents Company CODE

a2 Milk Company ATM Air NZ AIR Argosy Prop ARG Arvida Gr ARV Auckland Intl Airpt AIA ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Chorus CNU Contact Energy CEN Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Share Fund FSF Freightways FRE Genesis Energy GNE Gentrak Gr GTK Goodman Prop Tr GMT Infratil IFT Investore Property IPL Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Property Gr KPG Mainfreight MFT Mercury NZ MCY Meridian Energy MEL Metlifecare MET NZ Refining NZR NZX NZX Port of Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop for Industry PFI Pushpay Holdings PPH Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Sanford SAN Scales Corp SCL Skellerup SKL Sky Network TV SKT Skycity Ent Gr SKC Spark SPK Stride Prop & Inv SPG Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Synlait Milk SML Tourism Holdings THL TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vista Gr Intl VGL Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Westpac Banking WBC Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

1578 262.5 130.5 129 831 2950 565 732 2250 1537 529 401 810 310 530 181.5 430 174 225 157 3751 383 420 445 204 104 609 160.5 201 379 885 1135 667 467 242 120 380 375.5 212 550 925 408 756 371 586 231 2925 602

Sell price

1598 263.5 133 130 840 2970 569 733 2258 1545 530 404 830 313 537 183 433 175 228 157.5 3755 386.5 425 447 206 105 612 162.5 208 386 900 1150 672 469 245 122 383 377 214 562 935 412 760 373 597 235 2960 605

Last sale

At close of trading on Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Daily Volume move ’000s

1598 +13 781.7 263.5 –1.5 1.4m 131 –3 1.3m 130 –1 400.9 840 –12.5 861.1 2958 –22 20.24 569 –9 469.6 733 – 1.1m 2255 –10 74.24 1544 +1 783.9 530 –14 3.1m 404 –14 202.7 830 +5 166.9 313 +3.5 210.1 530 +8 31.39 182 –2 1.7m 432 – 649.2 175 +1 442.3 228 +1 96.04 157.5 +1 3.3m 3755 +10 135.1 386.5 +0.5 700.2 425 –4 1.3m 447 –1 150.4 206 +1 128.2 105 – 585.8 612 +12 85.35 161 –5 1.8m 203 –4 910.3 380 –9 250.8 899 –11 817.6 1145 +5 449.7 672 –8 76.67 469 –1 60.42 244 – 106.4 121 –1 885.5 383 +2 706.1 375.5 –1 3.9m 213 +1 689.3 550 –3 210.8 935 +11 268.1 411 –4 189.3 758 +9 50.99 373 –3 327.1 597 +1 88.58 232.5 –0.5 458.3 2930 –30 26.02 604 +8 919.5

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 10280 10210 10140 10070 10000 9930

29/5

NZME

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

24/5

RBNZ places restrictions on ANZ

By Jenny Ruth

biggest contributor to the group’s earnings and revenue. Operating profit rose 10.2 per cent to $18.3 million on a 1.1 per cent increase in revenue to $225.7 million. The company’s national network offset the impact of a slowing Auckland market.

The finance arm reported a 5.5 per cent decline in earnings to $11.1 million on an 11 per cent increase in revenue to $44.2 million. The drop in earnings was due to $7.9 million of impairment provisions for Oxford Finance and the decision to stop new non-recourse lending with Motor Trade Finance. Turners’ finance receivables were largely flat at $290 million from a year earlier.

The insurance unit more than doubled earnings to $8.2 million on a 3 per cent increase in revenue to $48.5 million. Earnings were bolstered by a $3 million gain on the sale of an investment property.

The EC Credit unit’s earnings rose 4 per cent to $6.3 million on a 3 per cent decline in revenue to $187.2 million. It’s still growing market share in New Zealand, but lost a corporate client in Australia, where it said conditions were tougher.

17/5

Turners Automotive Group may sell its Oxford Finance and EC Credit debt collection units as it attempts to streamline the business. It has already ditched the Buy Right Cars brand at a cost of $4.3 million.

That brand write-off led to Turners reporting a net profit of $22.7 million in the year ended March 31, down from $23.4 million a year earlier. Excluding that charge, pre-tax earnings rose 8 per cent to $33.6 million, beating the downgraded guidance provided in April. Revenue increased 2 per cent to $336.6 million.

Turners has largely finished a review of its business and it says it will streamline its operations and brands to focus on what it does well, remove risks from the group, and accelerate growth in the most capital-efficient way possible.

“This new strategy enables the business to target significantly increasing its market share in its core business of automotive retail and participate in adjacent opportunities in the sector,” it said in a statement. “There is a strong desire to invest in the brands and businesses where Turners has

already achieved a leading position.”

The company sees auto retail as its core strength. It believes the fact New Zealand’s ageing fleet will need replacing over the next decade provides a tailwind for the company.

Turners has hired First NZ Capital to review its Oxford Finance lending unit after finding that building a loan book was very capital intensive and not necessarily the best use of the auto group’s resources. While that may include selling the business, Turners intends to keep a close relationship with the lender.

The company said it will also review its EC Credit business in the next 12-24 months.

Both divisions were part of Dorchester Pacific’s acquisition spree in the wake of New Zealand’s finance sector collapse.

Dorchester managed to avoid failure in 2010 with the help of the Business Bakery, and expanded through acquisitions, culminating in an $82 million purchase of Turners Group and adoption of the Turners brand.

The group is now valued at $211.1 million, based on its market capitalisation, with the shares

10/5

NZME

3/5

By Paul McBeth

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

10,096.47 –26.85 –0.27%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

6,715.13 –16.84 –0.25%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

10,913.62 –27.54 –0.25%

p Rises 49 q Falls 68 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

Wgn Drive Tech Plexure Gr Cavalier Corp Moa Gr Seeka

daily % rise

+4.44% +3.90% +2.94% +2.44% +2.13%

Top 5 NZX decliners Company

daily % fall

Michael Hill Intl –3.39% Fonterra Share Fund –3.35% Fonterra Co-op Gr –3.34% Precinct Properties –3.01% Fletcher Building –2.57%

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

q Gold

1,282.50

London – $US/ounce

–1.15

–0.09%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

14.55

+0.07

+0.48%

5,656.0

–263.0

–4.44%

q Copper London – $US/tonne NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm May 29, 2019

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9622 0.9012 4.8166 0.6013 1.4794 0.5275 73.31 1.8193 9.7954 21.19 0.669

TT sell

0.9294 0.8676 4.2258 0.575 1.3417 0.5087 70.20 1.585 9.4364 20.16 0.6448

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

Opinion 8

Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

OUR VIEW

Teaching, the job that no one wants I

magine arriving at work each morning, knowing you would face challenges that would alternately break your heart, frighten you, frustrate you, make you angry and occasionally make you smile.

Imagine knowing your working day would stretch far beyond eight hours, that any hope of a lunch break would be gone before your day started and that you were likely to spend some of your night hours and weekend working.

And, worst of all, imagine knowing each day you’d fail many of the people you were working with simply because you didn’t have enough time to meet their needs.

Add to that the knowledge that friends who were similarly qualified and experienced in their own

fields were earning far more than you and were able to end their working day when they walked out their workplace door.

That’s the reality of life in today’s classrooms, that’s the reality for today’s teachers and school principals. Not a lot of rewards or job satisfaction in there; just hard grind and the sinking feeling that comes with knowing you’re swimming against the tide, trying not to drown.

Teachers across New Zealand went on strike yesterday. Class-

rooms were closed, kids stayed home. For working parents it was a tough day, but those teachers didn’t go on strike to inconvenience parents, they didn’t go on strike because they wanted big pay packets to arrive overnight.

They went on strike because they simply cannot cope any longer in a profession where the challenges outweigh the rewards, where their numbers are dropping daily and where they spend a fair slice of each day dealing with children who bring to school issues that belong with social agencies rather than classrooms.

Our teachers are absolutely justified in taking their concerns to the street. Putting aside their push for higher wages, they’re striking over issues that are absolutely critical to the quality of education in New Zealand.

Bottom line – there are too few teachers, they’re an ageing workforce and there are insufficient numbers of new recruits coming into the industry. Rising school rolls and falling teacher numbers equal just one thing – a crisis.

Add to the mix the dysfunctional worlds that many children now live in, where the issues that shape their home lives colour who they are at school and today’s classrooms are anything but calm places of learning.

In a perfect world those children with social and learning issues would be paired with a learning support person who would help them navigate school life.

We don’t live in a perfect world.

Learning support people are hard to find, even harder to find funding for.

And that means life in the classroom is in the hands of just one person, a teacher who is forced to deal with social issues, keep kids with behavioural issues under control, cater to the needs of kids with learning issues and if she has time, ensure the rest of the class receives the education they’re entitled to.

Who in their right mind would want to get up and do that day after day after day?

Teaching in New Zealand is in crisis. Yes, it might take more money and effort than the government wants to spent to fix it and yes, it might take a bit of time, but what’s the option?

If we don’t fix the crisis that education has become then we’ll have failed a generation of Kiwi kids.

They deserve better than that.

meeting in Dublin, Ireland, formally adopted a landmark treaty banning cluster bombs.

(The United States and other leading cluster bomb makers — Russia, China, Israel, India and Pakistan — boycotted the talks.)

Ten years ago: Britain’s Prince Harry raised money for an Aids charity by playing in a polo match on Governors Island in New York Harbour. Internet sensation Susan Boyle placed second on Britain’s Got Talent, with dance troupe Diversity taking the top prize.

Five years ago: Beset by growing evidence of patient delays and

cover-ups, embattled Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki resigned from President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, taking the blame for what he decried as a “lack of integrity” in the sprawling health care system for the nation’s military veterans.

One year ago: Harvey Weinstein was indicted in New York on rape and criminal sex act charges, furthering the first criminal case stemming from sexual misconduct allegations against the former movie mogul. Gaza’s Hamas rulers said they had agreed to a cease-fire with Israel

to end the largest flare-up of violence between the two sides since a 2014 war.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Ruta Lee is 84. Actor Keir Dullea is 83.

Actor Michael J. Pollard is 80.

Rock musician Lenny Davidson is 75. Actor Stephen Tobolowsky is 68. Actor Colm Meaney is 66. Actor Ted McGinley is 61.

Actor Ralph Carter is 58. Actress Tonya Pinkins is 57. Country singer Wynonna Judd is 55.

Rock musician Tom Morello is 55. Actor Mark Sheppard is 55.

Movie director Antoine Fuqua is 54. Actor John Ross Bowie

is 48. Rock musician Patrick Dahlheimer is 48. Actress Idina Menzel is 48. Actor Trey Parker is 47. Rapper Cee Lo Green is 44.

Rapper Remy Ma is 39. Actor Blake Bashoff is 38. Christian rock musician James Smith is 37.

Actress Javicia Leslie is 32. Actor Jake Short is 22. Actor Sean Giambrone is 20. Actor Jared Gilmore is 19.

Thought for today: “For happiness one needs security, but joy can spring like a flower even from the cliffs of despair.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh, American writer (1906-2001).

– AP

Sue Newman

SENIOR REPORTER

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, May 30, the 150th day of 2019. There are 215 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 30, 1911, the first Indy 500 took place at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway; the winner was Ray Harroun, who drove a Marmon Wasp for more than 6 1/2 hours at an average speed of 74.6mph and collected a prize of $10,000.

On this date: In 1381, the Peasants’ Revolt against economic injustice erupted in England during the reign of King Richard II; the king and his men, initially caught off-guard, were able to crush the rebellion several weeks later.

In 1431, Joan of Arc, condemned as a heretic, was burned at the stake in Rouen, France.

In 1901, A 10-man royal commission reported unanimously that New Zealand should not become a state of the new commonwealth of Australia.

In 1935, Babe Ruth played in his last major league baseball game for the Boston Braves, leaving after the first inning of the first game of a double-header against the Philadelphia Phillies, who won both games.

In 1943, during World War Two, American troops secured the Aleutian island of Attu from Japanese forces.

In 1959, New Zealand’s best-known bridge, the Auckland harbour bridge, opened after four years of construction.

In 1989, student protesters in Beijing erected a Goddess of Democracy statue in Tiananmen Square (the statue was destroyed in the Chinese government’s crackdown).

In 1994, Mormon Church president Ezra Taft Benson died in Salt Lake City at age 94.

In 1996, a totally New Zealand royal Honours System was established with the New Zealand order of Merit replacing the various British State Orders of chivalry.

In 2008, diplomats from 111 nations

Opinion www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

9

CONTACTS News tips Call 03 307-7969 After hours news tips matt.m@theguardian.co.nz Advertising Call 03 307-7936 emma.j@theguardian.co.nz Classifieds Call 03 3077-900 classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Missed paper Call 0800 ASHBURTON 0800 274 287 Write to us!

War-time Dakotas revived for D-Day celebrations N

ext Thursday, June 6, marks a very significant anniversary of the turning point of the war in Europe with the 75th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings which established a toe-hold in France and ultimately led to the liberation of Europe.

Within 11 months, Nazi Germany had been defeated.

The Battle of Normandy, also known as Operation Overlord, had been planned in absolute secrecy and preceding the large-scale amphibious landings was a huge aerial effort which saw 24,000 troops parachuting into France or arriving via large towed Horsa gliders.

Principal to the effort were a staggering number of Douglas C-47 Skytrains, or Dakotas. How many? Eight hundred. Yes, think about that, 800.

That’s a heck of a lot of aluminium.

These aircraft are probably most recognisable by people today as the venerable Douglas DC3. There’s a fine example of the type out at the Ashburton Aviation Museum.

Post-war they went on to give sterling service in a number of roles ranging from airliners, cargo carriers and even crop dusters.

Amazingly, three-quarters of a century later, a good number still exist across the globe, both flying and as museum exhibits, and even more incredibly, more than 30 examples have been brought together from both sides of the Atlantic and are about to once again fly across England, and the Channel to drop paratroopers

Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us!

PRESS COUNCIL

This newspaper is subject to the New Zealand Press Council. Complaints must first be directed in writing to editor@ theguardian.co.nz If unsatisfied, the complaint may be referred to the Press Council PO Box 10-879, The Terrace, Wellington 6143 or email info@ presscouncil.org.nz Further detail and an online complaints form are available at www.presscouncil.org.nz

Peter Mac

PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

into France. To commemorate an important turning point in history.

From private owners, operators and museums they have come. With names and nose art such as D-Day Doll, That’s All Brother, Drag ’Em Oot, Miss Virginia, Betsy’s Biscuit Bomber, Flabob Express, Placid Lassie and Clipper Tabitha May. In one case, a participating aircraft is from the Museum of Mountain Flying in Missouri, USA. Miss Montana, until a year ago, had for 18 years been a hangar queen, a term that refers to a non-operational aircraft sitting immobile.

But once museum members learned of the planned commemoration, a massive effort was launched to restore their pride and joy to full airworthy condition with two freshly-overhauled radial engines and fly it all the way across the North Atlantic via Greenland, Iceland, Scotland and England.

From historic WWII English airfield Duxford, the full squadron has assembled for the mission across the English Channel and the dropping of more than 300 paratroopers into Normandy, France.

Among the jumpers, a 93-year-old veteran who was just

20 years of age at the time.

And now he is repeating the feat and plunging right back into history.

On so many levels this is a monumental and almost impossible undertaking.

Fundraising, restoration work, logistics, sponsorships, health and safety, search and rescue, survival training, the list goes on.

But naked determination has led to this reality and the largest gathering of flying Dakotas in one place at one time since World War Two. When Mrs Mac and I learned of the commemoration, we knew we had to be there. This is an event never to repeated. It was Europe or bust for us and so today as you browse through your Guardian, we are there and preparing to witness history once again being made. In person.

It is an event that works on so many levels for us.

The commemoration of history is huge in itself, but it

is also the sub stories behind keeping these wonderful aircraft in the air and the extreme efforts some people are prepared to go to ensure that can happen, that intrigues and fascinates us.

If they can achieve that, then we must be there to help celebrate it.

To also ponder on the ultimate frailty of life and the thousands who gave their own young lives to ensure our future freedom, and to applaud the many positives that can come out of such selflessness.

Like this event, Daks Over Normandy.

A celebration of heritage aviation and the human spirit.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

PRINT + DIGITAL + MOBILE =

SUCCESS

LETTERS EMAIL US/WRITE US editor@theguardian.co.nz

PO Box 77 We welcome your letters and emails, but: ■■They should be of no more than 300 words.

■■We reserve the right to edit or not publish.

■■They must include your name. We will only publish under a nom de plume if a suitable case for anonymity is made clear.

■■They must also include your address and phone number, which will not be published.

MEDIA.

It’s what we do.

Rural 10 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

■■MYCOPLASMA BOVIS

Biosecurity on Moving Day MPI is reminding Mid Canterbury farmers shifting stock on Saturday to follow best practice biosecurity while moving their herds because of the presence of mycoplasma bovis.

Moving Day is traditionally June 1 and an important time on the rural calendar.

M. bovis programme director Geoff Gwyn said the Ministry for Primary Industries wanted the day to be as stress-free as possible but it was vital farmers recognised there was a risk of spreading the cattle disease.

MPI remains confident it can eradicate the disease.

“As well as taking steps to stay infection-free, farmers must record all movements in NAIT, the National Animal Identification Tracing system,” Gwyn said.

While properties under movement controls generally can’t shift cattle, there are exceptions that affected farmers should discuss with their ICP (incident control point) manager if they need to move stock.

Farms that are under active surveillance can move animals (noting that the testing will continue).

Farmers that need to move animals that are under active surveillance can get support from the M. bovis Programme, and its partners DairyNZ and Beef + Lamb New Zealand, as well as

Moving Day is an important day on rural calendars and farmers are being asked to take biosecurity precautions because of mycoplasma bovis.

Federated Farmers.

The main way M. bovis spreads is when infected cattle are introduced into, or have close and ongoing contact with, an uninfected herd.

It’s important to farmers to have good conversations with their graziers about how biosecurity is going to be managed

while their animals are off the main farm and how mobs will be kept separate.

MPI says farmers bringing new animals on to their property should keep them separate for 7 to 10 days and observe them for any signs of disease.

“The last thing anyone wants is for M. bovis to spread further

and infect more cattle,” Gwyn said.

“By following good biosecurity practices, all farmers can help minimise the risk of infection and contribute to the efforts under way to contain and eradicate Mycoplasma bovis, as well as helping to prevent the spread of other pests and diseases.”

Synlait forecasts opening at $7kgMS Synlait Milk’s opening forecast base milk price for the upcoming 2019-2020 season is $7kgMS Synlait also announced its forecast base milk price for the 2018-19 season has increased from $6.25kgMS to $6.40kgMS. “The increase to $6.40kgMS this season is due to recovering dairy commodity prices since our last update in January, said CEO Leon Clement.

“We’ve seen steady improvements in price since the start of December, recovering a lot of the ground lost earlier in the season,” he says.

Synlait said the $7kgMS forecast relied on pricing remaining robust through the season.

In-flight film points out pests A new in-flight biosecurity video will remind international visitors about the importance of protecting Aotearoa New Zealand from unwanted pests and diseases.

Biosecurity New Zealand yesterday launched the video that will play to arriving passengers on all airlines with screen capacity.

Head of Biosecurity New Zealand Roger Smith says all visitors to the country and Kiwis returning home can help protect New Zealand from harmful pests and diseases.

“The new in-flight video provides a clear message about what everyone’s responsibilities are when arriving here. The simple lesson is, if you’re unsure about an item you’ve got – declare it.

“Things like the Queensland fruit fly and brown marmorated stink bug have the potential to cause significant damage to our primary sector, our environment, and to our unique way of life.”

There are two versions of the video – one in English and one for Chinese airlines in Mandarin.

The videos feature Auckland-based quarantine officers Fin and Kenneth (Chinese version), who can usually be found on the ground at Auckland International Airport.

Detector dog, Darwin the beagle, has a starring role in the video. Darwin and handler Mikkiie work on the front-line sniffing out items that aren’t allowed here.

Smith says he is pleased the majority of airlines that fly into the country have agreed to play the video.

“United Airlines was the first airline to start playing it, and others with the capability to show videos on board quickly followed.”

The video is part of a wider Biosecurity New Zealand programme focused on protecting Aotearoa.

The new in-flight biosecurity video is translated into 12 different languages, including Hindi, Malay, Arabic, Korean and French.

Rural www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ashburton Guardian

11

Setting a straight furrow standard Perfect weather and sharp skills led to some very straight furrows around the district over the weekend at the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club and Hinds annual ploughing matches.

Waikato ploughman Kelvin Stokes was busy, winning the Silver Plough class at the vintage machinery club’s match at Wakanui on the Saturday and coming third at Hinds. His first placing qualifies him to compete at the national ploughing championships in Hawke’s Bay next year.

Continuing his good form from this year’s nationals at Chertsey earlier in the month, Timaru ploughman Bob Mehrtens was second at Wakanui and first at Hinds. Temuka’s Robert Casey was third at Wakanui and second at Hinds.

Vintage machinery club spokesman John Hall said Stokes had stayed in the area to plough following the nationals and was heading home via Blenheim, where another ploughing match awaited.

In the competitive vintage class, the outcome was the same at both Wakanui and Hinds matches: Ashburton’s Pearce Watson was first, followed by Robert Weavers of Geraldine and John Stalker of Lincoln.

There was plenty of interest from club ploughmen in the vintage open class, with Eddie Barnes winning at Wakanui from B. Graham and Colin Cross. At Hinds, D. Ross was the winner from Graham and Barnes.

Two Clydesdale teams also competed at both events at the weekend with national champs John and Sharon Chynoweth beating John Booth, from Mid Canterbury’s Dayboo Stud.

Ploughing in the vintage open class at the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s match at the weekend was Roger Smith.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 250519-HM-0117

Persevere with identification scheme, farmers urged Mid Canterbury farmers are being asked to persevere with the National Animal Identification and Tracing (NAIT) scheme, despite technical and other issues around re-registration.

Federated Farmers dairy chairperson Chris Lewis said mycoplasma bovis had highlighted the need for excellent compliance with NAIT and it was important not to backslide.

“All of us, farmers and OSPRI, need to pull together to get NAIT

working well. In terms of eradicating M. bovis, to borrow the words of Ed Hillary, that’s the way we’ll knock the bastard off.”

Following the recent NAIT system upgrade, every person in charge of animals must re-register their NAIT location. Less than a week out from Moving Day (June 1), when hundreds of sharemilkers around the country move their cows, equipment and families to new farms, there is concern that more than 7000

dairy farms are yet to re-register.

“OSPRI representatives have come along to just about every one of our 24 provincial AGMs to explain current pressures on the system, and we really thank them for that. Their 0800 call centre staff are grappling with significant backlogs, and out on the farm it’s not helping that poor broadband is hindering the online processes,” Lewis said.

“There are also a minority of farmers and lifestyle block hold-

ers who seem unaware or, even worse, unconcerned about their obligations. They need to up their game.”

Re-registration, and other aspects of NAIT compliance, is essential, Lewis said. There is a lot of useful information at https:// ospri.co.nz/ “If you’re having technical issues with the system, or you’re trying to get through on the 0800 number, we know it’s frustrating.

But please persevere.”

OUT TOMORROW Check out Guardian Motoring in tomorrow’s Ashburton Guardian for all the latest motoring news and reviews. www.facebook.com/ashguardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

#CWC19 12

ICC CRICKET WORLD CUP

ADVERTISING FEATURE Ashburton Guardian Thursday, May 30, 2019

AFGHANISTAN

AUSTRALIA

BANGLADESH

Gluyas Motor Group

INDIA

ENGLAND

Leen Braam

ASF Ph 0274 362 636

2019 Cricket World Cup All times listed are New Zealand local times and were correct at time of print, for up-to-date information on the 2019 Cricket World Cup, visit www.cricketworldcup.com

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11

Thu 30 May 9.30pm

ENGLAND

The Oval, London

SOUTH AFRICA

Fri 31 May 9.30pm

PAKISTAN

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

WEST INDIES

Sat 01 Jun 9.30pm

NEW ZEALAND

Cardiff Wales Stadium, Wales

SRI LANKA

Sun 02 Jun 12.30am

AFGHANISTAN

Bristol Country Ground, Bristol

AUSTRALIA

Sun 02 Jun 9.30pm

SOUTH AFRICA

The Oval, London

BANGLADESH

Mon 03 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

PAKISTAN

Tue 04 Jun 9.30pm

AFGHANISTAN

Cardiff Wales Stadium, Wales

SRI LANKA

Wed 05 Jun 9.30pm

SOUTH AFRICA

Hampshire Bowl, Southhampton

INDIA

Thu 06 Jun 12.30am

BANGLADESH

The Oval, London

NEW ZEALAND

Thu 06 Jun 9.30pm

AUSTRALIA

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

WEST INDIES

Fri 07 Jun 9.30pm

PAKISTAN

Bristol Country Ground, Bristol

SRI LANKA

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Windscreens

Sat 08 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Cardiff Wales Stadium, Wales

BANGLADESH

Sun 09 Jun 12.30am

AFGHANISTAN

Country Ground, Taunton

NEW ZEALAND

Sun 09 Jun 9.30pm

INDIA

The Oval, London

AUSTRALIA

Mon 10 Jun 9.30pm

SOUTH AFRICA

Hampshire Bowl, Southhampton

WEST INDIES

Tue 11 Jun 9.30pm

BANGLADESH

Bristol Country Ground, Bristol

SRI LANKA

Wed 12 Jun 9.30pm

AUSTRALIA

Country Ground, Taunton

PAKISTAN

Thu 13 Jun 9.30pm

INDIA

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

NEW ZEALAND

Fri 14 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Hampshire Bowl, Southhampton

WEST INDIES

Sat 15 Jun 9.30pm

SRI LANKA

The Oval, London

AUSTRALIA

Sun 16 Jun 12.30am

SOUTH AFRICA

Cardiff Wales Stadium, Wales

AFGHANISTAN

Sun 16 Jun 9.30pm

INDIA

Old Trafford, Manchester

PAKISTAN

Mon 17 Jun 9.30pm

WEST INDIES

Country Ground, Taunton

BANGLADESH

Tue 18 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Old Trafford, Manchester

AFGHANISTAN

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

ENGLAND & WALES 2019 ies Think Brakes... Think Robb ies Think Clutch... Think Robb NEW Specialist... Think Robbies ThinkZEALAND

Thursday, May 30, 2019 PAKISTAN

SRI LANKA

Being the experts in their field Robbies can give you professional, efficient service when repairing or replacing your brakes or clutch at a competitive price.

®

undercar specialists

Cnr Cass & South Streets Phone 308 9984 Mob 027 499 9565

25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33

Wed 19 Jun 9.30pm

Thu 20 Jun 9.30pm

AUSTRALIA

Trent Bridge, Nottingham

BANGLADESH

Fri 21 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Headingly, Leeds

SRI LANKA

Sat 22 Jun 9.30pm

INDIA

Hampshire Bowl, Southhampton

AFGHANISTAN

Sun 23 Jun 12.30am

WEST INDIES

Old Trafford, Manchester

NEW ZEALAND

Sun 23 Jun 9.30pm

PAKISTAN

Lord’s, London

SOUTH AFRICA

Mon 24 Jun 9.30pm

BANGLADESH

Hampshire Bowl, Southhampton

AFGHANISTAN

Tue 25 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Lord’s, London

AUSTRALIA

Wed 26 Jun 9.30pm

NEW ZEALAND

9.30pm

36 37

NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA

34 Thu 27 Jun 35

ASHBURTON

First Floor 123 Burnett Street Contact: Shaun Hurley shurley@tridenthomes.nz Open Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5pm

Edgbaston, Birmingham

Edgbaston, Birmingham

PAKISTAN WEST INDIES

Old Trafford, Manchester

INDIA

Fri 28 Jun 9.30pm

SRI LANKA

The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street

SOUTH AFRICA

SOUTH AFRICA

Sat 29 Jun 9.30pm

PAKISTAN

Headingly, Leeds

AFGHANISTAN

Sun 30 Jun 12.30am

NEW ZEALAND

Lord’s, London

AUSTRALIA

-

Ashburton Guardian 13 WEST INDIES

Ashburton

Proud to be locally owned & operated with focus on supporting the community

GOOD ON YA ROBBIE

ROBBIE’S

ADVERTISING FEATURE

10 Year Master Builder Guarantee Trade Qualified Workforce 100% New Zealand Owned Homes Designed for your lifestyle

P. 03 308 21 27

www.tridenthomes.nz SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45

Sun 30 Jun 9.30pm

ENGLAND

Edgbaston, Birmingham

INDIA

Mon 01 Jul 9.30pm

SRI LANKA

The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street

WEST INDIES

Tue 02 Jul 9.30pm

BANGLADESH

Edgbaston, Birmingham

INDIA

Wed 03 Jul 9.30pm

ENGLAND

The Riverside Durham, Chester-le-Street

NEW ZEALAND

Thu 04 Jul 9.30pm

AFGHANISTAN

Headingly, Leeds

WEST INDIES

Fri 05 Jul 9.30pm

PAKISTAN

Lord’s, London

BANGLADESH

Sat 06 Jul 9.30pm

SRI LANKA

Headingly, Leeds

INDIA

Sun 07 Jul 12.30am

AUSTRALIA

Old Trafford, Manchester

SOUTH AFRICA

46 Tue 09 Jul 9.30pm

Old Trafford, Manchester

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

9.30pm

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

SCORE

TEAM NAME

SCORE

3 RD

TEAM NAME

SCORE

TBC

TEAM NAME

SCORE

TBC

TEAM NAME

SCORE

2 ND

48 Sun 14 Jul

SCORE

TEAM NAME

47 Thu 11 Jul SEMI-FINAL

SCORE

SCORE

4 TH

Edgbaston, Birmingham

SCORE

TEAM NAME

SEMI-FINAL

9.30pm

SCORE

1 ST

SCORE

Lord’s London

FINAL

Your Place 14 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which of these is not a wind instrument? a. Tabla b. Didgeridoo c. Cor Anglais 2 - What was the name of the ferry that sank near Wellington in 1968? a. Aromoana b. Wahine c. Arahura 3 - In children’s books, Christopher Robin is a friend of...? a. Noddy b. Winnie The Pooh c. Peter Rabbit 4 - When was the last time Switzerland fought in a war? a. 1815 b. 1859 c. 1915 5 - In which Olympic sport did Nadia Comaneci excel? a. Swimming b. Tennis c. Gymnastics 6 - In the Bible, which animal returned to Noah’s Ark carrying an olive leaf? a. Goat b. Dove c. Giraffe 7 - The Dolomites are a mountain range in which country? a. USA b. Italy c. Canada 8 - The Bone People was a popular novel written by which author? a. Keri Hulme b. Maurice Shadbolt c. Margaret Mahy

1 1 7 9 2 7 4 Emma Gilkison, as Mother Superior, stands to bless their meal during a scene in Sister Act, a show by Variety Theatre Ashbur6singing 9 since the age ton on now at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. Soprano Emma lives in South Canterbury and has been of 10 after auditioning for The Wizard of Oz. She has relished the role of Mother Superior. Other nuns in the scene are (from 3 night. 2 4 5 left) Nicky Milmine, Kate Lambarth, Anna Lischner and Abbey Marshall. The final show is on Saturday 5 2 9 8 5 Do you have any photographs or recipes YESTERDAY’S you could share with our readers?

5 1 3 ANSWERS 1 8 3 7

Hurry, there’s still time to see Sister Act!

Write to us!

Email us!

Call us!

Editor, PO Box 77

editor@theguardian.co.nz

03 307-7929

7 6 8 2 3 4 9 5 1

2 3 5 6 9 1 8 7 4

6

9 4 1 5 7 8 3 2 6

4 1 3 9 2 7 5 6 8

5 7 9 8 6 3 4 1 2

6 8 2 1 4 5 7 3 9

3 2 6 7 8 9 1 4 5

8 5 7 4 1 2 6 9 3

1 9 4 3 5 6 2 8 7

EASY SUDOKU

Answers: 1. Tabla 2. Wahine 3. Winnie The Pooh 4. 1815 5.

Gymnastics 6. Dove 7. Italy 8.

Keri Hulme.

QUICK MEAL

Lamb stir-fry for the whole family 400g Quality Mark lamb rump 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 carrots, peeled and thinly sliced 250g broccoli, cut into small florets, stalks lightly peeled, and cut into short lengths 1 C green peas 2 spring onions, trimmed and finely chopped ½ C beef or chicken stock 2 T Chinese light soy sauce Cooked noodles or rice to serve ■■ Cut the lamb into strips (about 3cm x 1cm).

■■ Heat a wok over a high heat.

Add half of the lamb strips and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes until browned, then transfer to a plate. Add remaining lamb strips and repeat.

■■ Add another dash of oil to the wok and add the garlic, carrots and broccoli and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add the peas and

7 2

8 4

spring onion and stir-fry for a further minute. Add the lamb strips and pour in the stock and soy sauce. Stir-fry until all is heated through and the lamb is tender, no longer than 2 min-

utes.

■■ Serve lamb stir-fry immediately with noodles or rice.

Recipe courtesy of www.recipes.co.nz

7 9 9 8

4

3 5

2 4 9

5

1 3

8 2 1

3 7

9

3 6 8 1 5

Solutions for today in tomorrow’s Your Place page.

5 3 4 6 1 2 8 7 9

Club news www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ashburton Golf Club A big weekend just gone at the Brandon and around the district. Stand up, Dylan and Ryan Stoddart, Watson Cup winners.

The boys were a bit too good on the day for Greig and Brendon and took the game out on the 17th. Truly deserved, well done chaps. Also celebrating were Brent Smith and Jason Overend who edged Paddy and Pat on the last. Brent and Jason both played the better golf but Pat and Paddy had nagging stickability and it took Jason holding his nerve over a 10 foot putt on the last to take it. Great game.

Derek Prebble rolled back the years to pick up the stroke round of the day with a nett 65, beating Sam Clarke 67.

This Saturday we celebrate one of our much loved past members with the Don Houghton Trophy up for grabs.

A mixed day Irish stableford. Teams of four, come on down with your own group or let Matt sort you out. Will be great fun.

On Monday the White Trophy has a change. Going to a stand-alone one-off game. Mixed Foursome Stroke round.

Normal start time. Again get your own partners or we can match make on the day.

If you want to play and want to sort out a pairing early give Sally, Bruce or myself a shout and we will endeavour to find you a great partner.

Pennants on Sunday were a massive success. Well apart from Shane Moyes’ team, but they did get their best result so far with a cracking seven points only allowing their opponents 10. The Holmes team lead the way at home with a strong win, well done Josh, Jeff, Owen and Blair.

Hoppy and the Redpath boys followed suit with a clean sweep. Tom’s Patterson team had a fine 10 to 7 win to go second in the division, and finally Captain Blythe and First mate Bruce both had big wins to lead the other Patterson team to a great win and calm waters, and second in their division too.

All is well on the good ship Brandon, come aboard and join in the fun. Good golfing.

Ashburton Horticultural Society President Trevor Gamblin welcomed 11

records and electoral rolls that can be viewed during the library opening hours 1.00pm to 4.00pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday, also 10.00am to 1.00pm Saturday.

They also covered the lives of several families that came to New Zealand and told of their sad stories and of how they lived in the early days.

A project about Kate Sheppard and her work gaining the first women’s vote in 1893 was also told.

After a question time Jeanette thanked both ladies for their interesting talk.

The next meeting is on June 24.

Ashburton Woodworkers President Bruce Ferriman welcomed 21 members, and six friends of the club, to our AGM May meeting at the Plains Village.

Bruce reported on the year’s activities in his president’s report, the Funday in Oamaru, the Wood and Clay Exhibition, the success of the annual raffle and the façade that will be erected on the clubrooms in keeping with the other buildings in the vicinity.

The passing of long-time member Fred Jackson was noted.

Election of officers: Patron: Clarrie Brake President: Bruce Ferriman Vice President: Kevin Challis Secretary: Chris Thompson Treasurer: Roger Scammell Committee: Merv Peck, John Smart, Dave Strong, Norman Kershaw.

Life members: Jack Ross. Peter Ireland, as a past president, was nominated.

Show and Tell: John Millichamp: Oak, yew bowls.

Roger Scammell: Segmented vase, a 3D segmented cutting board.

Les Mattingley: Pyrography work on some irregular shaped wood.

Kevin Challis: Yew vase.

Merv Peck: Segmented vase Ted Yee: A magnificent violin which he ably demonstrated.

Clarrie Brake: An ornamental purple heart box. members to our monthly meeting.

After a very enjoyable pot luck tea our meeting proceeded with Pat’s 5 minute presentation on preparing the garden for competition.

A good lawn is the basis for a good garden, the lawn is top dressed three times a year using Crop Master 15, spot sprayed with Gallant.

The lawn must have sharp edges, these are controlled by putting on Round Up with a paint brush. The flowers should be colour co-ordinated and Pat avoids yellow and orange in the summer.

The garden is well nourished with compost, sheep pelts and nitrophoska.

Our guest speaker was Graham Gunn with a slide show Blast from the Past these were photos of the garden competition entries back in the 1960s, there were also some photos of landmarks around town, the opening of the library, the opening of the Post Office, Belt Road and Chalmers Avenue with

one road down the middle and trees either side.

The final look back was of great floral displays when Ashburton Horticultural Society entered competitions.

Table show results: Brian Glassey 4 firsts, 4 seconds, Pat Tarbotton 6, 1, 1, Rosemary Case 1, 1, 1, Joy Jaine 3, 2, Surrey Lamont 0, 2, 1, Premier award went to Brian Glassey with a White Chrysanthemum – Kay Woolman Raffle was won by Pat Tarbotton Next meeting is our annual general meeting on Monday, August 26 at 7.30pm at the Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

New members and visitors most welcome.

Ashburton Musical Club May concert The concert for Ashburton Musical Club Mothers Influence took place on May 11, the day before Mother’s Day, arranged

by Margaret Hawkey and Abigail Jones.

Jade Jung - Guitar, Nothing Else Matters, Abigail Jones - Vocal Solo, Ave Maria, Tiffany Yang - Piano Solo, 1st Mvt Sonata in C - Mozart. Nicola Jones Flute Solo, Into the Open Air, Jay Jung - Guitar Solo, Fight, Jay Jung - Piano Solo, Secret Osh, Nicola Jones - Flute Solo, Eidelwiess, Abigail Jones - Vocal Solo, Believe Me All of Those Endearing Young Charms. Elina Chester - Piano Solo, Fantasia in F# Minor - Mendelssohn, and Wildflowers - composed by Elina. Accompanist: Pearl Wood.

Members and visitors enjoyed supper and a chat following the concert.

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club

Croquet service marked The South Canterbury Croquet Association has a new life member, and it’s Raylene Phillips from Ashburton’s Waireka Croquet Club. Presenting Phillips with flowers after the life membership presentation at the recent South Canterbury Croquet Association AGM was Waireka president Gail Benseman.

PHOTO SUPPLIED

President Ron Paterson welcomed members and visitors, MP Andrew Falloon and his wife Rose, to the May meeting of the Pakeke Lions Club.

Apologies were read and the Social Ladies were welcomed.

Clipboards were circulated and Grace was read by Lion Jeanette Tarbotton.

Lion Noel Lowe introduced the speaker Andrew Falloon who is a fourth generation Ashburtonian and was born and raised in the Rangitata Electorate.

He graduated from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science.

Before entering Parliament at the 2017 election, Andrew worked in banking and farming, and was a senior advisor to the last National Government.

Andrew gave a very interesting talk on the life of a new MP in Parliament, followed by many varied questions from the floor.

Lion Bob Crean thanked Andrew for his very informative address which was well received by those present.

President Ron reported that the club’s

Ashburton Guardian 15

RSA Women’s Section

container at the racecourse has been water blasted and painted and has had a new roof attached and gave special thanks to Lions Dave Bennett and Bob Rodgers for their work on this project.

He mentioned that there will be a zone meeting on June 10 and all clubs in the zone will be holding their changeover meetings this month.

Lion Dave Horrell reported that repairs to the Sexton’s building at the Ashburton Cemetery are in hand and awaiting quotes from contractors.

Incoming president Lion Noel Lowe reported on the LCIF meeting he had recently attended and the humanitarian work that this fund does around the world.

Also Lion Trevor Andrews spoke on a questionnaire on future programmes for the club.

Raffles were drawn and Tail twister Lion Bob extracted fines from Members. The meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

The monthly craft morning is to be held at the home of Rona Evans, 11/25 Charlesworth Drive, on Monday June 10 at 10am. All Welcome.

Plains Ladies Friendship Club Jeanette welcomed members plus one visitor to the May meeting.

Birthdays and apologies were accepted. Mention was made about a Fabric Bazaar being held on Saturday June 29.

The movie on June 5, at 11am is Rocket Man, a musical fantasy about Elton John.

The treasurer reminded members that the subs are due for payment and if you have a change of address please notify the secretary.

A coffee morning is being trialled on the second Monday of the month to be held at Nosh Cafe at 10am. A nice time to catch up for a chat.

After the raffle was drawn Margaret Eason gave us an interesting story through a questionnaire about her life and where she was born and grew up.

She spent 10 years in Tara Downs and Invercargill area and moved to Ashburton.

A nursing career took her to different roles around the country. She enjoys reading and gardening and was always told by her father never to be late.

Just before morning tea, Jenette Storrier gave a quick insight about the running of Age Concern, all the different activities and groups that are held around the town.

Our main speakers were Lyn and Rotherly, members of the Ashburton District Family History Group which is based at the Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre.

There is a large collection of books, record reference section, cemetery transcripts, school indexes, church

President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday May 23. A lovely warm day.

Apologies were received. Hope McIntosh played the piano while the RSA song was sung. Followed by happy birthday to one member.

Sympathy was given to anyone who has sadly lost a loved one. Sick members were wished better health.

Thank you to members who helped to sell poppies. Poppy Day was very successful. President and Secretary placed the Women’s Section wreath at the 11am service on Anzac Day. Elaine told a funny story from her nursing days. We spent the afternoon playing housie. There were several lucky winners. Colleen is an excellent caller.

Raffles were won by Judy Peck and Margaret Ritchie.

Competitions: Oldest recipe book: 1st Kelly-Rose Blackburn, 2nd Pat Cannan, 3rd Colleen Wederell Clip on earrings: 1st Ayleen Beatty, 2nd Colleen Wederell, 3rd Kelly-Rose Blackburn.

Hostesses: Elaine and Elizabeth served afternoon tea to end a lovely sociable afternoon.

Run and Walk Ashburton Our annual 5km handicapped run and walk was held on Saturday at Argyle Park. Just shy of three loops of the pathway made up the 5km distance.

A beautiful clear autumn day with just a hint of coolness was enjoyed by the four runners and 10 walkers who turned out to compete.

Of the runners Angel Spooner was the winner on handicap and fastest time, 14 mins 33 seconds for 3km in the U14 age group, and for 5km Joe Ford was the winner on handicap and fastest time in 21:26.

The walkers’ newest member Rob Beale took the honours of fastest time 33mins 18 seconds, whilst Karen Hodgson had the fastest time on handicap in 42 minutes and 49 seconds.

The pathway which is now fully complete is a fantastic asset and an ideal location for our event, with the dips and rises giving it the right amount of interest and challenge.

Everyone appreciated having Johnny McGrath cheering them on halfway round the course, and thanks must also go to Gordon Clinton and Debra Curtain for time keeping.

Afternoon Tea was hosted at Marie and Johnny McGrath’s home and was enjoyed by all.

The Saturday Early Birds found the need to keep their gloves on longer than usual, however this didn’t deter the six hardy souls who ventured down the south river track, whilst a further two travelled to Christchurch to compete in the Sri Chinmoy 5 & 10km event at Sumner Beach.

Kate Soal achieved a 5km personal best time of 26:38, whilst Steve Skilling used the 10km as a training run after supporting and pacing Kate.

During the week a number of runners and a walker met on Tuesday night for a very speedy 6km session around the outer perimeter of the domain, then on Wednesday night Joe Ford and Gabby Simpson put themselves through a VO2 max session with impressive times.

Also, on Wednesday evening six walkers met for their regular town circuit.

The fine weather made all the weekly events enjoyable.

Best of luck to our members competing this coming weekend near and far.

Until next week, keep moving everyone!

Sport 16 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

■■ RUGBY

CBHS too strong

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Combined knew before they even ran onto the field on Saturday they were in for a tough time.

Playing Christchurch Boys’ High School (CBHS) in rugby is a big ask any day, but it is even tougher when they were hurting from a surprise loss and were just days out from one of the biggest annual battles in Canterbury schoolboy rugby, against Christ’s College.

But that didn’t make the 108-0 loss Mid Canterbury Combined suffered at the hands of the powerhouse school in round four of the UC Championship at the Methven Domain on Saturday any easier to swallow.

Brent Middleton, one of three coaches of the Ashburton College and Mt Hutt College combined side, said CBHS were a class side.

“We knew they were going to be particularly focused after a loss, so I thought we might wear the backlash, and we certainly did,” Middleton said.

It was a tough day at the office, but Middleton said he was actually a little disappointed with his side’s defence.

“If we are going to throw in a bad performance and get a thrashing like that though, I’d probably prefer it to be against one of the tough sides,” Middleton said.

Just how tough Mid Canterbury Com-

bined’s next opposition would be, Middleton didn’t really know.

Lincoln Combined are the next challenge awaiting Mid Canterbury Combined at the Ashburton College field at midday on Saturday – the second time they’d played in Ashburton this year.

That first game was pre-season and while Lincoln won, little could be read into that result, Middleton said. It was more of a trial game and a chance to test things out.

While Mid Canterbury Combined are yet to pick up a win in the competition, Lincoln has one win, two losses and a draw.

“I don’t know what to make of Lincoln to be honest. They had a good win against Shirley Boys, then they went down to Roncalli and got beaten, and then they went and drew with Christ’s College,” Middleton said.

One thing that was on Mid Canterbury Combined’s side four rounds in was that, unlike last year, they’d come through what would be two of their toughest weeks this season relatively unscathed when it came to injuries.

The main thing that had been hurt was their pride, which had been a little bit dented, Middleton said.

But, Mid Canterbury would bounce back and learn from their experiences, and be a better team for them.

Jake Parsons.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 170319-ET-0033

■■ TENNIS

Youngster gets national call up A young Ashburton tennis player is off to Australia next month to represent New Zealand for the first time.

Jake Parsons has been named in the Tennis New Zealand team to play in the 2019 Tennis Australia Australian Tennis Championships on the Gold Coast at the end of June, and the lead-in to the Rod Laver Junior Championships in Brisbane, hopefully followed by the championships themselves.

Parsons has been named in the under-11 boys’ section, and is one of six players from Canterbury to have made the team.

He’s joined by fellow Cantabrians Lucia Gale and Nishita Maarka in the under-11

girls’ section, and under-13 players Ruby Young, Diego Quispe Kim and Duncan McCall, while Tennis Canterbury player development programme and Cashmere Tennis Club head coach James Meredith will also be one of the side’s travelling coaches.

The youngsters will compete in the 11s and 13s teams’ event held at the KDV Academy on the Gold Coast which will be followed by the individual Rod Laver Lead-In Championship and Rod Laver Championships, both of which will be held in Brisbane.

Briar Preston and Matt Alexander will join Meredith and one other captain to lead the teams from a coaching perspective.

Venus in surprise first round exit NZME

Sunday, June 2 Ashburton Racecourse First race 11.35am Free admission and race book.

2017 French Open champion doubles Michael Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen have suffered a surprise first round exit from Roland Garros.

In blustery conditions, the sixth seeds have been bundled out 6-3, 7-6 (4) in one hour and 18 minutes by India’s Rohan Bopanna and his Romanian partner Marius Copil.

Games went with serve in the first set before Klaasen was broken at 3-4 and Copil closed out the opening set.

Klaasen and Venus had a number of chances to break serve in the second set but couldn’t convert and it went to a tie break

with Bopanna and Copil getting an early mini-break which they never relinquished.

Marcus Daniell is the last Kiwi standing after he and his Dutch partner were impressive in beating Slovenia’s Aljaz Bedene and Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-2 in just over an hour.

“It took us a while to get used to the style of their play, serving and staying back. But once we got used to it we got into the net and took time away from them. In the end we ran away from it a little bit,” Daniell said.

“They now have the unenviable task of trying to knock over the top seeds Lukasz Kubot and Marcelo Melo,” Daniell added.

“You have got to beat the top teams to win slams.”

Get Saturday’s

Ashburton Guardian FREE! when you purchase Lotto products to the value of $18 or more!* d from

delivere 0 Home

, Feb 23, Saturday

*While stocks last on Saturdays

NETHERBY http://www.facebook.com/AshburtonTC

2019

$1.25

EPE TH E IND

ND EN T

ing Restor pride

Retail $2.5

t 1879 Since Sep

VO ICE

CA NT ERB OF MID

URY

rugby

nz line.co.

non uardia www.g

ND

WEEKE

ORY FULL ST

P16

DIAN N GUAR ASHBURTO PHOTO

www.ashburtontc.co.nz g Trainin s truckieP4 T O

ME

E U S H O

AUTUMN

/WINTER

2019

Age no barrier

Sport www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

■■CRICKET

Pennants tees off

Reality check for Black Caps

Watching the progress of his drive during the latest round of the Aorangi Golf Pennants competition on Sunday was Owen Miller.

Miller was among those playing at the Ashburton Golf Club, which hosted the latest round of the Holmes/Hayes Cup competition.

The next round of that competition would be played on June 9 at the Pleasant Point Golf Club.

NZME

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 260519-HM-0089

■■RUGBY

Blues bullish over playoffs NZME The Blues are optimistic they can still make the Super Rugby playoffs if they win their remaining three regular season matches, starting with the Bulls at Eden Park on Friday.

Leon MacDonald’s men are in 13th place and are four competition points outside the top eight.

However, while they have played one fewer game than the Highlanders and Chiefs, two teams above them on the table, they will have to beat the seventh-placed Bulls without midfielder Sonny Bill Williams and prop Karl Tu’inukuafe.

Williams trained yesterday with the team following his knee surgery which has kept him out of the last seven matches and

should be available to play next week’s away game against the Reds. His last match was against the Stormers at Eden Park and given Williams’ future is still very much up in the air, that may have been his last home game for the Blues.

“We’re trying to build his load back up,” MacDonald said of Williams. “You can’t go from minimal to a lot very quickly, especially when coming back from the injury he’s had.”

Fellow All Black Tu’inukuafe has been laid low by a virus for the past fortnight. In further bad news, Dalton Papalii, originally named to start at No. 8, was withdrawn due to lingering concussion symptoms. Akira Ioane, who was to have a bench role, will start, with Hoskins Sotutu

brought on to the bench.

MacDonald is not surprisingly remaining positive that his side can play finals rugby this season – his first for the Blues.

It wouldn’t be a huge shock if the Blues beat the Bulls, who lost to the Brumbies in Canberra last weekend – but two large barriers to his side progressing in the competition are the away fixtures against the Reds and Hurricanes.

The latter in particular will be a difficult assignment for a team who last won a New Zealand derby game away from home in February, 2013. The Hurricanes were the opposition that night.

“We understand the importance of the [Bulls] game and the consequences if we don’t get the result,” MacDonald said.

Skipper Blake Gibson was a little more direct. “It’s pretty obvious we need to win the next three games. We know that and it starts this week,” Gibson said.

Loose forward Ioane is one of the ironmen of the Blues and was due for a little rest. Instead, due to Papalii’s injury, this will be his 32nd consecutive start.

“He’s played nearly every minute of the competition and he’s barely missed a training as well,” MacDonald said. “Like any job, if you spend long hours in the office you need a little bit of a refresh, whether it’s just to walk away for a day or so. We’ve tried to manage Aki this week.

Because of the injury he’ll start again but hopefully he’s been able to take a bit of a back seat this week.”

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club May 25 and 28 LGU – champ qualifier Wendy Parr 68, Anne Watson 69, Heather Robertson 70 on c/b, Brenda Fechney 70 on c/b, Robin Bennett –70 on c/b Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites: Pauline Bell, No 8 House of Travel: Gay Lane, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Robin Bennett, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Heather Robertson, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Judy McKeown, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Gay Lane Two’s: Sharon Bradford No 8, Mary-Lou Watson, Heather Robertson, Jacqui Welsh, all No. 14

Mayfield Golf Club May 28 – Ladies Division Game of Odds and Evens Drawn Pairs Winners: Lal Mulligan/ Jacquie Murdock Nett 74, Judy Webb / Juliet McLeod Nett 76, Marilyn Cross 2nd Shot 2&11 Grade0-29 Lal Mulligan 30+Judy Fielder. Twos: Lal Mulligan No 11, Sims Bakery No 5 Nearest the Pin: Betty Wilson. Mr Manns Bakery and Café No 14 Not Struck.

Tinwald Golf Club May 28 – Stroke Bronwyn Flannery 70, Sue Gutsell 72, Colleen Linney 75 c/b

Ashburton Guardian 17

Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Marion Oakley, Sims Bakery #6 Kirsty McAuliffe, Mac & Maggie #12 Sue Gutsell, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Carol Shanks.

Euromarque Longest Putt #9 Kirsty McAuliffe, Euromarque Longest Putt #18 Val Cartney 9 Hole Competition – Stroke Nancy Costin 35, Denise Morgan 37

■■ Ploughing Hinds 69th Ploughing Match Open Vintage: 1st D. Ross, 2nd B. Graham, 3rd E. Barnes Qualifying Vintage: 1st P. Watson, 2. R. Weavers, 3rd J. Stalker, 4th A. Chambers Horses: 1st J. Chynoweth, 2nd J. Booth May 26 YEC: 1st M. Ridge, 2nd J. Bedford Silver Plough: 1st B. Mehtens, 2nd R. Casey and qualified, 3rd K. Stocks, 4th P. Inglis

■■ Shooting Indoor Target Shooting April 27 Ashburton Rifle Club Allan Mitchell 92.2, Garth Wright 87.2, Grant Glassey 81.0, Greg Menzies 98.7, 99.5, Leo Wildey 94.2, Murray Cook 98.5, 94.1, Paul Fletcher 91.2, T Geddes 45.0, Q Geddes 74.1, Cath Kilgour 72.0, Jonathon Kilgour 85.0.

Mt Somers Rifle Club

Jess Heaven 82.1, Emily Heaven 77, Hunter Lill 77, 81.1, Jesse Lill 77, 73, Warick Lill 93.2, Bree Greer 76, Caleb Greer 85.2, Archie Rooney 87.1, 92.2, Laughlan Rooney 91.2, 80.1, Alex Coldicot 75.1, 86, Sam Coldicot 73, 84.1, David Nesbit 84, 77, Tim Greer 79, Wayne Tubb 85.1, 87.1, 91.3, 95.3, 95.4, Kevin Fews 87, 93.3, Dave Millichamp 92.1, 95.2, 192.4, Andy Oram 97.5, 98.3, 97.3, Brent Frame 97.5, 99.5, 98.3, 96.5.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 95.3, Daniel Gould 90.3, Sarah Gould 77, Fernando Torres 94.2, Ella McDowell 73, Zac Fletcher 78, 82, Cullen Gordon-Wilson 64, 61, Alan Wakelin 93.2, Martin Fleming 99.9, 99.4, 97.6, Carl Nordqvist 97.5, 94.4, John Fleming 98.6, Andrew Donaldson 98.8, 97.3.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury May 27-28 Coronation: Colin Taylor 99.4,96.3, 196.12, Sandy Bennett 98.4,94.1,196.12, Bill Rankin 97.5, Charlotte McKenzie 92.3, 95.2, Jack Jones 90.1, 90.1, Jacob Kilworth 93.2, Shirley Herridge 94.3, 92.3, Sarah Du Toit 90.2, 95.2, Keith Bonnington 96.3, 95.3, 194.10. Brian Hawksby 94.2, 193.10, Bryan Hunter 193.8, Nick Stewart 193.10, Steve McArthur 194.9, T.J. Stewart 190.8, Nina McKenzie 198.8, Phoenix: Madison Tourle 90.1, 92.3, Byron 78.1, Shania Harrison-Lee 99.8, 98.5, Aimee Harris 94.1, 93.3, Michael Harris 89.1, 96.3(PB), Jack McIntosh

96.5 (PB), Logan McCorkindale 93.4, 94.1, Sean McQuillan 74.1, 72.0, Tane Moore 68.0, 76.0, Gene Moore 91.4, 92.3, Max Lambert-Lane 83.0, 80.1, Kate McIntosh 74.1(PB), Brontson Cudmore 85.0, Kevin Hooper 95.5.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Please note winter start times June 1 – Weekend Ladies Don Houghton Memorial Trophy Teams Irish Stableford - mixed day Convenors S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366 June 4 – Mid-Week Ladies TBA Report 9.30am Starters M Watson, H Ward June 6 – Nine Hole Men and Ladies Rnd 3 Medal – stroke - Report 9.45am Secretary M Morgan 027645380, Club Captain S Lemon 0274054910

Tinwald Golf Club June 4 – Women’s Division Medal 1st Foundation Cup (stableford) 4th Twilighters 9 holes 4th Bell Trophy Stroke Starters J. Bruhns J. Fitzgerald Cards D. Dell, C. Linney; Kitchen L. Bird; Draw steward J. Bruhns

In their final Cricket World Cup dress rehearsal, the Black Caps repeatedly fluffed their bowling lines to receive a swift reality check from the destructive West Indies in Bristol.

Gary Stead kept prospects in perspective after his side’s crushing six-wicket warm up victory over India on the seaming Oval pitch last weekend, and will be keen to do likewise after watching the West Indies plunder 18 sixes in their staggering 421 total.

Results at this stage are meaningless, and the Black Caps are not scheduled to play here again in the tournament proper.

Yet three days out from their World Cup opener against Sri Lanka in Cardiff, any lingering doubt this 91-run loss may evoke must now be quickly shaken off.

Three days after skittling India, the Black Caps surprised by again opting to bowl first – this time on a flat track.

They were soon in a very different contest.

There was carnage aplenty as the West Indies underlined their dark horse billing by making the most of short straight boundaries and wayward lines.

Had this fixture carried ODI status, the Windies would have shattered their highest total of 389.

Regardless, for Black Caps, bowling figures reveal a largely ugly tale.

Handed the chance to audition at Tim Southee’s expense, Matt Henry’s 2-107 from nine overs emphasised New Zealand’s struggles.

Henry lasted three overs with the new ball before being pulled after Chris Gayle began the bludgeoning.

Trent Boult was the exception, once again leading the way with 4-50 from 9.2 overs. Shape in the air, control and variation all featured prominently – his knuckle ball proving especially effective.

Backing up his 4-33 against India, Boult’s standout performance was all the more impressive when compared to team-mates.

The only other positive came in the form of Tom Blundell’s century, the second-choice keeper proving he is ready, if needed, to step in for Tom Latham.

New Zealand’s bowlers, however, had little to celebrate.

Mitchell Santner (1-71) started with a maiden but figures were ruined after conceding 22 in one over as Andre Russell and Jason Holder teed off – the lethal strikers adding 73 runs from overs 39 to 44 to set up the daunting total.

Elsewhere, the New Zealand attack had no answers. Jimmy Neesham (1-42), Lockie Ferguson (0-86), Ish Sodhi (0-46) and Colin de Grandhomme (0-18) all clocked more than eight an over. The 26 extras – 18 wides – did not help the cause either.

Gayle set the tone with three sixes at the top before becoming Boult’s first victim.

Racing 18 Ashburton Guardian

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Dunn won’t back down The man who might stand between the All Stars Stables and an almost unfathomable clean sweep of the Harness Jewels says he won’t be backing down come Saturday.

In what might be close to a first anywhere in the racing world, the all-conquering Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen stable are favoured to win eight of the nine group ones at the $1.2 million Jewels meeting, and have the second favourite in the other race.

The law of averages suggest at least a couple of their charges will perform below their best, suffer bad luck or simply not be good enough but it is still realistic they could win all nine group one races.

Considering the Jewels is an open raceday, with no Sires’ Stakes or sales restrictions and has attracted six Australian invites, an All Stars whitewash would be extraordinary and rank as one of the greatest training performances in history.

But, and it is an awfully big but, they still have to win the races and local driver John Dunn says he is going to make that as

PHOTO DIGITAL BIRDCAGE

difficult as possible for them.

Dunn has eight drives, all on horses trained by his father Robert, whose Canterbury team he does much of the work with and included among them is the only non-All Stars favourite in Sundees Son. He deserves to be top elect for the four-year-old trot after stunning wins in both the Anzac and Rowe Cups at Alexandra Park

four weeks ago and if he races up to that level it is hard to see him beaten, especially if he brings his manners.

He did just that in a sedate trial at Addington last Saturday but trotted home a quick last 800m and has the benefit of a good draw on Saturday.

“While he has had some manners issues in the past he has usually been good off the mobile

and I think it won’t be an issue on Saturday,” says Dunn.

“He has come back from Auckland and not missed a beat so I think he will lead and they will need to be good to beat him.

“As solid as Sundees Son’s trial was last Saturday what was just as reassuring for punters is that he didn’t roll into his usual gallop after the finish line, suggesting he is a sound, happy horse at the end of his long season.

Dunn crucially has the advantage of the ace draw in the threeyear-old male pace and says he will use it to try for an all the way win with Heisenberg.

“I am going to drive him like I did in the Sires’ Stakes Final in November,” Dunn says firmly.

On that occasion, over the same track and distance as Saturday, Heisenberg led and gave both eventual winner Ultimate Sniper and Jesse Duke a lot to chase before finishing third.

Ultimate Sniper is spelling but Jesse Duke is the hot favourite for Saturday’s race and if Dunn is true to his word and launches Heisenberg then favourite punters could be in for an uncomfortable watch.

Legendary reinsman chases down milestone Champion reinsman Tony Herlihy is willing to swap one of the greatest milestones in New Zealand racing history for a Harness Jewels win this weekend. But he admits he might struggle to get either.

Herlihy took his record total of domestic driving wins to 3497 when Gambit won at Alexandra Park on Friday night, meaning he is a good night at the office away from becoming the first driver or jockey in this country to 3500 wins.

While 3500 is hardly a number that rolls off the tongue, every winner Herlihy drives is a new record as Maurice McKendry, who sits next to Herlihy in the Alexandra Park drivers’ room al-

M7

most every week, is the only other horseperson to partner over 3000 winners here.

Ricky May is the next reinsman honing in on the number, with 2913 domestic wins in his career and with Dexter Dunn driving so successfully in North America, it could be a long time before anybody in either code threatens Herlihy’s numbers.

David Walsh holds the record for a jockey with 2451 victories.

But Herlihy could end the weekend still stuck on 3497 as he won’t drive at Alexandra Park this Friday night because he will be in Christchurch preparing stable reps Tickle Me Pink and Bolt For Brilliance for the Jewels on Saturday.

Bolt For Brilliance is already in Canterbury and won well enough at the Addington trials on Saturday to suggest he is not the worst chance in the juvenile trot but Tickle Me Pink is the second favourite for the 3-yearold trot and has been one of the comeback stories of the season.

While Tickle Me Pink has won three Alexandra Park races in impressive fashion since returning from a nine-month break, Herlihy doubts she can beat the best version of Enhance Your Calm should he turn up on Saturday.

“He is a bit of a beast and unless he galloped and lost quite a bit of ground, he might be too good for all of us,” says Herlihy.

“But our filly has a touch of class and is racing really well. I am very proud of what she has achieved in basically a month of racing after coming back from such a long break.”

As for the hitherto unreached 3500 wins, Herlihy didn’t even know he was that close until informed on Friday night and knows milestones are impossible to plan.

“The last time I knew one was coming up was the 3000-win one and the family came to the races a couple of weeks in a row to be there for it and I didn’t drive any winners,” he laughs.

“So it will happen when it happens, but it will still be a nice number to get to.”

Ridley duo set for season finale Trainer Neill Ridley has a strong hand in the Gavelhouse.com (1200m) at his home track of Riccarton on Friday.

Ridley prepares the two topweights of the open handicap field, He Kin Fly (60kg) and Prince Oz (58kg).

“Both Prince Oz and He Kin Fly have been going pretty well, but this will be their last run for the season and then they’ll be going out in the paddock,” Ridley said.

Former Hong Kong galloper He Kin Fly has been in perfect form, winning his last four consecutive races.

The six-year-old gelding has flourished since joining Ridley’s stable early last year, winning five races, including the Listed Timaru Stakes (1400m) and the Listed Great Easter Stakes (1400m) last start, and placing on a further four occasions.

“Bruce and Maureen Harvey sent him down to me when he came back from Hong Kong,” Ridley said.

Initially trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman in New Zealand, He Kin Fly raced five times in Hong Kong as Big Flash, recording a win in Class 3 company for trainer Casper Fownes before returning to New Zealand.

“I don’t think he was suited by the harder tracks up there so when his connections retired him and were looking for a home we asked if we could take him and try him if he was sound and they agreed,” co-owner Bruce Harvey said.

“We got him back, got him going and then sent him down to Neill. We thought the South Island tracks might suit him and that has proven correct as he has been going super ever since he went down there.”

Race rival Prince Oz has finished sixth and second behind his stablemate in his last two starts and Ridley is hopeful that he might be able to turn the tables on him over his pet distance of 1200m on this occasion.

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 30 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 5.29pm (NZT) WELCOME TO FORBURY DELLA HOPKINS TROT $7500, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 1 00049 Ken’s Dream (1) fr............................L Dobbs 2 65300 Sierra Gold (2) fr............................R Holmes 3 75066 Dream Of Pat (3) fr......................C Ferguson 4 36890 Sweet Jeweliette (4) fr.....................J W Cox 5 x7450 Be Bee Lass (5) fr.............................R Close 6 06845 Tommy Tiddler (6) fr...................E Barron (J) 7 943 Emma Frost (7) fr........................R McIlwrick 8 645x8 Shes So Right (8) fr..............S Tomlinson (J) 9 48235 Majestic Rose (U1) fr............... N Williamson 10 80066 Majicion (U2) fr......................... C D Thornley 2 5.54pm IN APPRECIATION OF BEV MILLER MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile, 2200m 1 Santeria (1) fr............................B Williamson 2 07 Gliding Past (2) fr.............................L Dobbs 3 487x Francesca Cumani (3) fr................B Orange 4 80646 Superstar Legend (4) fr...............C Ferguson 5 00390 Precocious Megan (5) fr.................R Holmes 6 800 Gigi Gorgeous (6) fr................. L McCormick 7 64057 Depend On Washie (7) fr......... C D Thornley 8 20245 Phil’s Last Chance (8) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 9 087x0 Stella’s Delight (21) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 10 00850 Iron Woman fr............................... Scratched 11 733 Deanne Panya (22) fr............S Tomlinson (J) 12 0x042 Olive Cook (23) fr..........................T Williams

13 940x9 Loissonya (24) fr............................ B Barclay 14 3000x Lei Miss (25) fr......................... N Williamson 15 53596 Rakagem (26) fr.........................E Barron (J) Emergency: Iron Woman 3 6.20pm MID-WINTER XMAS BUFFET 4TH JULY MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 587x5 American Mac (1) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 2 0000x Baldoon (2) fr........................... C D Thornley 3 59970 Tact Denzel (3) fr.........................R McIlwrick 4 x7056 Jamies Bad Boy (4) fr........................R Close 5 36086 Ale Ale Kai (5) fr....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 07200 A Cracker Knight (6) fr................... B Barclay 7 48774 Dreaminsover (7) fr.................. N Williamson 8 7 Wecandream (8) fr.........................B Orange 9 00x00 Pacific Chal (21) fr............................L Dobbs 10 00850 Iron Woman (22) fr.................. J Morrison (J) 11 95873 Mynanasgotnoteeth (23) fr.....B Laughton (J) 12 80000 Aveross Spitfire (24) fr.....................J W Cox 13 330P0 S P F Three (U1) fr........................T Williams 4 6.45pm PICK SIX STARTS NOW JUNIOR DRIVERS TROT $8000, 4yo+ r40-r55 jun.d, stand, 2200m 1 30941 Don’t Look Back (1) fr............ J Campbell (J) 2 74550 Bono Hest (2) fr..........................E Barron (J) 3 35387 Scarlett Lane (3) fr................S Tomlinson (J) 4 69480 Aveross Don (4) fr.................... S O’Reilly (J) 5 8x031 Look Both Ways (5) fr............K Tomlinson (J) 6 00028 Anothersuperstar (6) fr...........B Laughton (J) 7 6P80x Geena’s Girl (7) fr......................M Hurrell (J) 8 90420 Grace O’Malley (8) fr............... J Morrison (J) 9 46706 Pat The Monkey (9) fr 10 30715 Tehoro Dazzle (10) fr..................... K Butt (J)

11 58667 Dusky Eyre (11) fr...................K Newman (J) 12 P4809 Tokyo Joe (12) fr.........................M Lewis (J) 13 00x00 Best Of The Bunch (U1) fr 5 7.10pm NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY CENTRE HANDICAP PACE $8000, 3yo+ r40-r60 spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 84644 Rosinupthebow (1) fr.................B Williamson 2 04375 Chaaat (2) fr............................. L McCormick 3 9x070 Billy Klondike (3) fr................... S O’Reilly (J) 4 00096 Shindal (4) fr...............................R McIlwrick 5 29083 Thaboyz Toy (1) 10M.....................T Williams 6 07071 Aveross Ferrari (2) 10M.............D O’Connell 7 46549 Mr Handleman (1) 20M............ N Williamson 8 1413 Parama (2) 20M.............................B Orange 9 42149 Double Rainbow (3) 20M............... K Barclay 6 7.37pm NZ HORSE TRANSPORT LTD MOBILE PACE $9000, r70., mobile, 2200m 1 14702 Gabby’s Star (1) fr.......................R McIlwrick 2 76371 Kotare Elite (2) fr............................ B Barclay 3 27672 I’mallaboutthebase (3) fr.............C Ferguson 4 25361 Anna Barclay (4) fr.................. J Morrison (J) 5 91951 Pay Me Visa (5) fr...........................B Orange 6 10016 Aveross Rustler (6) fr........................R Close 7 2x112 Paddyproudfoot (7) fr..................... K Barclay 8 0808P Gimmefiveminutesmore (8) fr.S Tomlinson (J) 7 8.02pm DUNEDIN CITY MOTORS JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r55. jun.d, mobile, 2200m 1 79040 Chief Kapai (1) fr.....................K Newman (J) 2 7P909 Vigoroso (2) fr............................M Hurrell (J) 3 8x820 Edie Jaccka (3) fr................... J Campbell (J) 4 4886x Lets Hustle (4) fr...................S Tomlinson (J)

5 03723 Ideologist (5) fr...........................E Barron (J) 6 34796 Franco Texas (6) fr.................B Laughton (J) 7 7251x Tin Roof Blues (7) fr..............K Tomlinson (J) 8 71034 Georgie Martin (8) fr...................M Lewis (J) 9 01559 My Mate Ben (21) fr................. S O’Reilly (J) 10 07008 Leading The Way (22) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 11 40851 I’m Jimmy James (23) fr................. K Butt (J) 8 8.27pm YALDHURST HOTEL MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r47-r55., mobile, 2200m 1 45902 Omar Sharif (1) fr..........................T Williams 2 370x0 Cruisin Reuben (2) fr................ N Williamson 3 08650 Knockmanaugh (3) fr............. J Campbell (J) 4 10066 Classie Margaret (4) fr.....................J W Cox 5 56781 Betterthanspraying (5) fr................ B Barclay 6 86747 Tango Dancer (6) fr...................B Williamson 7 22132 Hampton (7) fr................................B Orange 8 06807 Sheeza Sport fr............................. Scratched 9 x1058 Sharnae (21) fr......................... C D Thornley 10 10x0 Kruizr (22) fr............................ J Morrison (J) 11 66844 Frosty Reception (23) fr............. C McDowell 12 00008 Kansas City Jim (24) fr................R McIlwrick 9 8.53pm NEXT RACE MEETING 13TH JUNE MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r46., mobile, 2200m 1 09449 Lady’s Lass (1) fr....................... T Robertson 2 x008P Playboy Prince (2) fr...............B Laughton (J) 3 87089 Hold On Arizona (3) fr...........S Tomlinson (J) 4 5x086 Rah De Rah (4) fr..........................T Williams 5 22355 Miss Fandango (5) fr...................... K Barclay 6 93863 Alexy (6) fr..................................D O’Connell 7 00x00 Dissolution (7) fr..........................R McIlwrick 8 40655 Hot Starff (8) fr...............................B Orange 9 04422 The Red Robber (21) fr............ N Williamson

10 09567 She’s Outstanding fr...................... Scratched 11 07630 Possente Cavallo (22) fr....................R Close 12 52000 Dying To See You (23) fr........K Tomlinson (J) 13 05081 Allandale (24) fr.........................B Williamson 14 68050 Port Delight (25) fr............................J W Cox Pacifiers on : S P F Three (R3) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Emma Frost, Majestic Rose, Sierra Gold, Shes So Right Race 2: Francesca Cumani, Deanne Panya, Olive Cook, Lei Miss Race 3: Wecandream, A Cracker Knight, Mynanasgotnoteeth, S P F Three Race 4: Tehoro Dazzle, Tokyo Joe, Aveross Don, Grace O’Malley Race 5: Parama, Mr Handleman, Thaboyz Toy, Rosinupthebow Race 6: Paddyproudfoot, I’mallaboutthebase, Kotare Elite, Aveross Rustler Race 7: Franco Texas, Lets Hustle, Ideologist, Edie Jaccka Race 8: Hampton, Kruizr, Sharnae, Classie Margaret Race 9: Possente Cavallo, Miss Fandango, The Red Robber, Rah De Rah

Racing www.guardianonline.co.nz

M3 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 30 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.16pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 67886 Homebush Boden 17.47...........J McInerney 2 73775 It’s A Joke 17.26........................J McInerney 3 21513 Goldstar Renee 17.42 S &.............. B Evans 4 12522 Come A Guster 17.30..................... M Grant 5 28486 Kalonga 17.36 S &.......................... B Evans 6 63365 Yi Feng 17.28............................J McInerney 7 47746 Miss Dupre 17.33......................... D Roberts 8 34212 Ohoka Angel 17.39.......................L Waretini 9 88467 Nicky Baxter 17.34....................J McInerney 10 48784 Mitcham Quinn 17.15....................... B Dann 2 12.33pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C4, 295m 1 1F254 Sozin’s Blue 17.26.....................J McInerney 2 61267 Dyna Diode 17.17........................ C Roberts 3 21134 Boston Powers 17.22................ A Bradshaw 4 17386 Homebush Finn 17.21...............J McInerney 5 11786 High Return 17.28........................... M Grant 6 16636 Lisa’s Boy 17.24..............................R Casey 7 62112 Pita Ramos 17.16.............................. J Dunn 8 16348 Raptor Attack 17.18.................. A Bradshaw 9 25627 Neelix 17.34..............................R Blackburn 10 58187 Man Of Letters 17.41.......................... A Lee 3 12.51pm A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH C3, 295m 1 76315 Broken Penniless 17.45.................G Cleeve 2 32474 King Kali 17.30 J M......................... McCook 3 73343 Crushington 17.51.....................J McInerney 4 24755 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.25 S &............. B Evans

M4

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Ashburton Guardian 19

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 5 558x4 Special Affair 17.30...................R Blackburn 6 71641 Call Me Joe 17.40.................... A Botherway 7 47272 Homebush Tesan 17.28............J McInerney 8 17685 Opawa Waihemo 17.33................... R Wales 9 88467 Nicky Baxter 17.34....................J McInerney 10 48784 Mitcham Quinn 17.15....................... B Dann 4 1.08pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL DASH C4, 295m 1 31141 Know Sweat 17.26.........................G Cleeve 2 55157 Smash Damage 17.17.................... M Grant 3 45251 Wildebeest 17.20...................... A Bradshaw 4 13733 Debbie Baxter 17.11.................J McInerney 5 18347 Loco Lola 17.18......................... A Bradshaw 6 83837 Inside Affair 17.16............................. J Dunn 7 72673 Saraya Jayde 17.25.......................L Waretini 8 18414 Goldstar Liberty 17.32 J M.............. McCook 9 25627 Neelix 17.34..............................R Blackburn 10 85555 Billy Frost 17.44.............................. M Grant 5 1.26pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 21364 Sunlit Johnny 17.13............................C Weir 2 x7113 Hilton Forabet 17.16......................... B Dann 3 36135 Elodea 17.39.............................R Blackburn 4 42216 Nelso Allen 16.89......................... C Roberts 5 23246 Hankenstein 17.19.................... A Bradshaw 6 35137 Smash Wild 17.07........................... M Grant 7 73834 Goldstar Dodge 17.26 S &.............. B Evans 8 75132 Ketchikan Kim 17.25......................... J Dunn 9 31768 Princely Gold 17.15...................J McInerney 10 25627 Neelix 17.34..............................R Blackburn 6 1.43pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C3, 295m 1 25184 Goldstar Major 17.26 S &................ B Evans 2 23151 Doomsday 17.37.......................J McInerney 3 75471 Go All Lin 17.30......................... A Bradshaw 4 53353 Jinja Ellie 17.26................................A Joyce

5 54215 Botany Alan 17.85.....................J McInerney 6 24618 Hatfield 17.28................................L Waretini 7 53255 Know Charisma 17.27....................G Cleeve 8 34868 Mitcham Faye 17.22..................J McInerney 9 88467 Nicky Baxter 17.34....................J McInerney 10 48784 Mitcham Quinn 17.15....................... B Dann 7 2.01pm KAIKANUI TAVERN SPRINT C3, 295m 1 81371 Cosmic Ruben 17.23.................J McInerney 2 4746x Know Scrutiny 17.24......................G Cleeve 3 48414 Nikko Baxter 17.32....................J McInerney 4 22242 Ezra Blueblood 17.45................J McInerney 5 26367 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27....................A Joyce 6 27325 Call Me Flo 17.24..................... A Botherway 7 52363 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 S &.............. B Evans 8 32445 Beck Eleven 17.42........................ R Adcock 9 88467 Nicky Baxter 17.34....................J McInerney 10 48784 Mitcham Quinn 17.15....................... B Dann 8 2.17pm CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 56751 Little Krakatoa 17.24................. A Bradshaw 2 21528 Fired Up Jasper 17.04...................... B Dann 3 x3434 Treville 17.27.............................R Blackburn 4 87265 Forehand Raid 17.19........................ J Dunn 5 1F771 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J &................... D Fahey 6 42232 Platinum Marshal 17.00............... C Roberts 7 21617 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &............. B Evans 8 14533 Hands Of Steel 17.25.................... R Adcock 9 31768 Princely Gold 17.15...................J McInerney 10 36835 Homebush Boots 17.41.............J McInerney 9 2.36pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 21377 Dyna Monty 29.94........................ C Roberts 2 27612 Double Speed 30.11..................... R Adcock 3 17341 Viktoria Vikkers 30.19................... C Roberts 4 21131 Start The Show 30.26................... R Adcock

5 55668 David’s Legacy 30.07................ M Robinson 6 73685 Eyrewell Turbo 30.25...................... H Cairns 7 12252 Avenger Bale 29.82...................... C Roberts 8 43323 Dyna Dave 29.73......................... C Roberts 10 2.53pm MURRAY & HANNAH@RAY WHITE CASHMERE DASH C4/5, 295m 1 47617 Fired Up Jed 17.23........................... B Dann 2 34516 Torpedo Tuck 17.21................... A Bradshaw 3 21627 Sarcasm 17.02...............................G Cleeve 4 17136 Our Dazzel 17.16............................ R Wales 5 66124 Disobedience 17.19 S &.................. B Evans 6 11441 Business Ethics 16.99....................... J Dunn 7 57347 Zefside 17.74............................J McInerney 8 18211 Randy Raccoon 17.08........................C Weir 9 31768 Princely Gold 17.15...................J McInerney 10 85555 Billy Frost 17.44.............................. M Grant 11 3.13pm BUSINESS TIME FAREWELL R/A FEATURE R/A, 520m 1 14468 Bashful Buffy 30.55...................J McInerney 2 21322 No Kissy Missy nwtd................. A Bradshaw 3 22626 Go Glow 30.24 J &.......................... D Fahey 4 17111 Opawa Hop 30.01 J &..................... D Fahey 5 71613 Bahama Queen 30.17....................... J Dunn 6 36773 Know Shame 30.04........................G Cleeve 7 11511 Opawa Magic 30.29 J &.................. D Fahey 8 21355 Goldstar Sydney 30.14 S &............. B Evans 9 33312 Opawa Hilary 30.07......................... R Wales 10 58441 Opawa Lara 30.10........................... R Wales 12 3.33pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 62114 Dahteste 17.24.................................... A Lee 2 31825 Shanly Star 17.15......................J McInerney 3 73271 Busy Rocca 17.30........................... M Grant 4 64222 Smash Attack 17.22........................ M Grant 5 17126 Black Rounder 17.22......................... J Dunn 6 27746 Martha Magic 17.33 H &.....................Taylor

7 11112 Bender Truth 17.11.................... A Bradshaw 8 56442 Nozzno Fear 17.10.................... A Bradshaw 9 25627 Neelix 17.34..............................R Blackburn 10 36835 Homebush Boots 17.41.............J McInerney

12 Go Victoria (14) 56.5.................. D Hirini (a1) 13 Pearl Davone 56.5........................ Scratched 14 797x6 Veloce h (6) 56.5 15 x6909 Tav It Up (2) 56.5 16 323x3 Spirit Of Galway b (9) 56.5 17 6x70 Platinum Appeal h (1) 56.5 18 9x0x9 Day Dreamer 56.5......................... Scratched Emergencies: Tav It Up, Spirit Of Galway, Platinum Appeal, Day Dreamer 8 4.13pm CARTERS 1550 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1550m 1 3234x Johnny Lincoln h (9) 59................ R Hannam 2 650x1 The Puketapu Lad m (11) 58.5....S O’Malley (a3) 3 01748 Tiro h (12) 58............................... C Johnson 4 6x190 Charlie Zulu (14) 57.5..................... S McKay 5 34108 Cullen Bohannon tdh (2) 57.5.H Andrew (a2) 6 59900 Wafer tdh (10) 57...........................L Allpress 7 46x09 Prince Turbo h (5) 57....................... J Parkes 8 2757x Deep Blue h (13) 56.5......................D Turner 9 710x0 Eternal (15) 56.................................S Collett 10 0500x He’s A Freak tdh (8) 56........ C O’Beirne (a3) 11 70874 Dalla Mosa (1) 55.............................R Myers 12 549x7 Thats Amore tdh (4) 55.................R Elliot (a) 13 06358 Allure m (3) 54......................... E Wright (a4) 14 x680x Heavenly Gold m (6) 54 15 640Px My Magician tmh (7) 55 Emergency: My Magician Blinkers on : Speed Call, Bella Nero (R1), Maidstone Park, Kiwi Princess (R3), Day Dreamer (R4), Eyes En Jeu, Day Dreamer, Penny O’Ceirin (R5) Blinkers off : Whiteout (R4), Cheeky Azz (R5), Jakkifromthenaki (R7) Winkers on : I Am A Craftsman (R1), Yeah Right (R3), Whiteout (R4), Cheeky Azz (R5), Classy Lane (R6), Sheza Beach Babe (R7) Winkers off : Speed Call (R1), Day Dreamer (R4), Day Dreamer, Maggie Tee (R5), Shinnecock (R7) LEGEND:

Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Bella Nero, Cast In Bronze, Rock With Choux, Rex Royale, Cog Knish Race 2: Francesca Kate, Rio Star, Out To Impress, Double Act, Our Legacy Race 3: Fattore Otto, Sheer Elegance, Reliably Perky, Yeah Right Race 4: King Farouk, Akerra, Outa Cash, Painless, Batoutahell Race 5: Our Chloe, Cheeky Azz, La Turque, He’s Done A Runner, Eyes En Jeu Race 6: Arturo, Classy Lane, Pincanto, Divine Power, Lincoln’s Gal Race 7: Manolo, Flying Surf, Lava Rock, Sheza Beach Babe, Operation Cain Race 8: Dalla Mosa, Thats Amore, Wafer, Tiro, Johnny Lincoln

6 27682 Butterball nwtd................................... S Lozell 7 54123 Jetsun Woody 18.66.........................G Wilson 8 57547 Bigtime Autumn 18.57....................H Mullane 9 81858 Bigtime Lovie nwtd.........................H Mullane 10 778x4 Statman Dave 18.72 W &..................T Steele 10 7.53pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES C3/4, 527m 1 11751 It’s A Stroll 30.66 U &.......................... Cottam 2 73677 Jetsun Singer 30.73..........................G Wilson 3 63787 Ti Amo 30.73...................................... B Craik 4 43124 Heart Shaped Box 30.50.................... B Craik 5 22117 Jinja Murphy 30.50 W &.....................T Steele 6 25423 Zipping Ringo 30.47............................. D Ray 7 33845 Cameo Syd 30.45............................... B Craik 8 52654 Zipping Monty nwtd............................ B Craik 9 74413 Opawa Big 30.95.............................. G Farrell 10 52116 Hey Khali 30.90 U &........................... Cottam 11 8.18pm QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C4/5, 318m 1 77511 Tres Vite 18.56...................................T Patton 2 63143 Mobility Scooter 18.71....................... M Black 3 56172 Fantastic Amy 18.32.......................... S Lozell 4 18437 Clover Victoria 18.65........................ S Codlin 5 17617 Kapai Lana 18.57 R &...........................L Udy 6 81236 Your Valentine 18.57........................... B Craik 7 75415 One Cool Chap 18.47 W &................T Steele 8 63434 Ekali 18.42........................................ G Farrell 9 13864 Blitz ‘Em Rene 18.33 U &................... Cottam 10 55587 Nexus 18.60...................................... G Farrell 12 8.43pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C4, 318m 1 438x8 Nangar Dream 18.56........................ G Farrell 2 38835 Audrette 18.45.................................. S Codlin 3 37253 Podium Phobia 18.89.....................H Mullane 4 56827 Botany Esmay 18.69..........................P Green

5 13542 Blocker 18.52 R &......................... N O’Regan 6 65146 Quara’s Yoshi 18.53........................H Mullane 7 57386 Botany Wayne nwtd...........................P Green 8 67221 I’m A Leo 18.46 W &..........................T Steele 9 13864 Blitz ‘Em Rene 18.33 U &................... Cottam 10 55587 Nexus 18.60...................................... G Farrell LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Thank You Next, Viking Brit, Diamond Double, Viking Joop, Shozip Luca Race 2: Chilli Ragnar, Chong Lai, Aleng, Fancy, Mrs. Presley Race 3: Aussie Dame, Jinja Jake, Yella Ella, Gain Capital, Agistri Race 4: Monty, Sheyna, On Demand, Billy Bullet, Tilly’s Silly Race 5: Opawa Jimbo, Looking Snatched, Does He Exist, Thrilling Arnold, Bigtime Welldone Race 6: Jinja Stinger, Zugzwang, Stay Rich, Nangar Panther, Zou Star Race 7: Waerenga Star, Gotcha Millie, Unconscionable, Karaoke Prince, Scott No Value Race 8: Crackling Gal, Clap Back, Opawa Pink, Monsoon Malabar, Born Quick Race 9: Wong Way, Jinja Might, Jetsun Woody, Unfashionable, Idol Ajay Race 10: Heart Shaped Box, Cameo Syd, Zipping Monty, Ti Amo, It’s A Stroll Race 11: Fantastic Amy, Your Valentine, Tres Vite, Mobility Scooter, One Cool Chap Race 12: Blocker, Nangar Dream, Audrette, I’m A Leo, Quara’s Yoshi

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: It’s A Joke, Come A Guster, Goldstar Renee, Yi Feng, Miss Dupre Race 2: Pita Ramos, Dyna Diode, Sozin’s Blue, Boston Powers, High Return Race 3: King Kali, Special Affair, Goldstar Jay Jay, Crushington, Homebush Tesan Race 4: Wildebeest, Loco Lola, Know Sweat, Smash Damage, Debbie Baxter Race 5: Nelso Allen, Hilton Forabet, Sunlit Johnny, Ketchikan Kim, Hankenstein Race 6: Goldstar Major, Go All Lin, Jinja Ellie, Know Charisma, Mitcham Faye Race 7: Cosmic Ruben, Beck Eleven, Know Scrutiny, Ezra Blueblood, Call Me Flo Race 8: Sheza Rippa, Fired Up Jasper, Hands Of Steel, Platinum Marshal, Treville Race 9: Dyna Dave, Avenger Bale, Start The Show, Dyna Monty, Double Speed Race 10: Randy Raccoon, Our Dazzel, Business Ethics, Fired Up Jed, Torpedo Tuck Race 11: Opawa Hop, Opawa Magic, Bahama Queen, Go Glow, No Kissy Missy Race 12: Bender Truth, Dahteste, Shanly Star, Martha Magic, Nozzno Fear

Feilding gallops Today at Awapuni

Feilding Jockey Club Venue: Awapuni Meeting Date: 30 May, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.07pm (NZT) REILLY JOINERY/SPRAY SPECIALIST LTD MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 7x323 Rock With Choux bh (16) 58.5.........S Collett 2 630x2 Rex Royale h (15) 58.5.................T Johnson 3 86304 Rigel (18) 58.5............................. C Johnson 4 57575 Speed Call (17) 58.5....................... J Parkes 5 Vacation (8) 58.5...................S O’Malley (a3) 6 0 I Am A Craftsman (14) 58.5.............D Turner 7 0x0 Just One More (11) 58.5........ H Andrew (a2) 8 24332 Bella Nero (9) 56.5............... C O’Beirne (a3) 9 4x293 Cast In Bronze bh (3) 56.5........... R Hannam 10 9x063 Cog Knish h (1) 56.5.....................R Elliot (a) 11 55278 Maipe (2) 56.5................................. S McKay 12 0x044 Tintintinnie (20) 56.5.................M Singh (a2) 13 95995 Weare Rocking h (12) 56.5....S Macnab (a2) 14 Pukeake Star (10) 56.5.............. D Hirini (a1) 15 65960 Take A Gamble (19) 58.5 16 376x0 In Dreamland (7) 56.5 17 x3787 Royal Inn (5) 58.5 18 0x588 Out To Impress h (6) 56.5 19 4x806 Hinepara (13) 56.5 20 0x00 Villa Nine (4) 58.5 Emergencies: Take A Gamble, In Dreamland, Royal Inn, Out To Impress, Hinepara, Villa Nine 2 12.42pm NOELS BUILDING/BENCHTOP SURFACES MAIDEN 1550 $10,000, MDN, 1550m 1 97542 Rio Star (3) 58.5.............................L Allpress 2 0664x Lincoln’s Command h (12) 58.5....R Elliot (a) 3 0x405 Derecho h (7) 58.5...........................D Turner 4 85046 Our Legacy h (11) 58.5................... J Parkes 5 0x5 Double Act h (8) 58.5................... C Johnson 6 05x9 Valerius (1) 58.5........................M Singh (a2) 7 08860 Call Me Jack 58.5......................... Scratched 8 Dundee Street (5) 58.5.........S O’Malley (a3) 9 345x3 Francesca Kate (10) 56.5..... C O’Beirne (a3) 10 9x3x Passing Glance h (9) 56.5............ R Hannam

M9 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 30 May 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.19pm (NZT) SPEEDMAPS @FORMPRO RATINGS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 75778 Shozip Luca nwtd..............................T Patton 2 8x Diamond Double nwtd....................H Mullane 3 6236 Thank You Next nwtd.......................... B Craik 4 55x86 Viking Joop nwtd.............................. L A Hunt 5 88 I’m Too Clever nwtd........................H Mullane 6 57868 Coober Pedy nwtd R &................. N O’Regan 7 83587 Riccitelli nwtd.................................. A Cleaver 8 88x54 Viking Brit nwtd................................. L A Hunt 9 Prairie Seneca nwtd........................... B Craik 10 Wunburra nwtd................................... B Craik 2 4.36pm NINA’S GIRL STAKES C0, 527m 1 5785 Xena Poppy nwtd R &............................L Udy 2 54554 Aleng nwtd........................................S E Hunt 3 56472 Pukekohe Smurf nwtd......................... H Scott 4 4x223 Chilli Ragnar nwtd..........................H Mullane 5 54274 Fancy nwtd.....................................H Mullane 6 68666 Magic Eight Ball nwtd R &............ N O’Regan 7 86445 Mrs. Presley nwtd............................. S O’Neill 8 x5772 Chong Lai nwtd.............................. R McPhee 9 63776 Shozip Ruby nwtd..............................T Patton 10 87 Wairoa Fred nwtd..........................M Prangley 3 4.54pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT C1, 318m 1 54564 Yella Ella 18.58 R &...............................L Udy 2 55337 Aussie Dame 18.92...........................P Green 3 37388 Jetsun Jamie 18.72..........................G Wilson 4 63684 Jay Grim nwtd................................... G Farrell

11 Angel In Disguise (2) 56.5.............T Johnson 12 0x588 Out To Impress h (4) 56.5............... S McKay 13 Priceless Beauty (6) 56.5.................R Myers 3 1.17pm MARTIN BEVERIDGE LTD MAIDEN 1550 $10,000, MDN, 1550m 1 27x22 Fattore Otto bh (1) 58.5................... J Parkes 2 280x Red Aurora (4) 58.5...............S Macnab (a2) 3 86875 Yeah Right h (2) 58.5................... R Hannam 4 Dependable Man h (11) 58.5....... C Johnson 5 Swashbuckler (6) 58.5..........S O’Malley (a3) 6 0x00 Villa Nine (7) 58.5 7 0x972 Reliably Perky (9) 56.5...................L Allpress 8 64524 Sheer Elegance (3) 56.5...........M Singh (a2) 9 5 Special Lady 56.5......................... Scratched 10 80x6 Maidstone Park h (12) 56.5...........R Elliot (a) 11 09x8 Band (10) 56.5..............................T Johnson 12 4x806 Hinepara (5) 56.5................. C O’Beirne (a3) 13 8x877 Kiwi Princess (8) 56.5............ H Andrew (a2) 4 1.52pm HEDLEY ELECTRICAL MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 25 King Farouk b (14) 57.5.................. J Parkes 2 050x6 Thewayyoumademe (4) 57.5....... C Johnson 3 Outa Cash h (11) 57.5................. R Hannam 4 0x975 Painless (9) 57.5..............................S Collett 5 757 Batoutahell (8) 57.5...............S O’Malley (a3) 6 My Father’s Gun h (13) 57.5.........T Johnson 7 Tavis Court (10) 57.5........................D Turner 8 7x Whiteout (3) 57.5............................ S McKay 9 Akerra (1) 55.5...............................L Allpress 10 Breath Of Fire (6) 55.5 11 9x0x9 Day Dreamer (2) 55.5 12 Jenever h (12) 55.5.......................R Elliot (a) 13 9 Pharah (7) 55.5.................... C O’Beirne (a3) 14 6x70 Platinum Appeal h (5) 55.5.......M Singh (a2) 5 2.27pm PRYDA MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 2 Cheeky Azz (6) 58.5............ C O’Beirne (a3) 2 He’s Done A Runner h (1) 58.5....... J Parkes 3 Outa Cash h (7) 58.5 4 x223x Our Chloe (3) 56.5................S O’Malley (a3)

5 5x249 La Turque (2) 56.5.........................R Elliot (a) 6 60x Eyes En Jeu (8) 56.5.....................L Allpress 7 Breath Of Fire (5) 56.5..................... A Jones 8 9x0x9 Day Dreamer (11) 56.5....................S Collett 9 7606x Gratuity (10) 56.5.............................R Myers 10 60x Maggie Tee (9) 56.5..................M Singh (a2) 11 7x0 Penny O’Ceirin (4) 56.5..........M Hudson (a3) 12 Sanctum h (12) 56.5.................... R Hannam 6 3.04pm PLACEMAKERS 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 18x Arturo dh (8) 59................................R Myers 2 20603 Divine Power td (11) 58.5....... H Andrew (a2) 3 22x72 Lincoln’s Gal tdh (6) 57.5.................S Collett 4 x089x Battle Creek tmh (12) 57.5.............. S McKay 5 x455x Classy Lane dm (13) 57........S O’Malley (a3) 6 23236 Pincanto t (7) 57......................J Fawcett (a1) 7 48x61 Play The Field dm (10) 57............... J Parkes 8 47410 Rekohu Diva d (2) 57................... C Johnson 9 8x907 Bella Padoza d (4) 56....................... A Jones 10 309x9 Dana’s Prophecy (15) 56 11 703x0 Dance For Money dh (9) 56...S Macnab (a2) 12 406x0 Last Chance tdmh (3) 56..............R Elliot (a) 13 07x94 Devine Love (5) 55.5......................L Allpress 14 69x82 That’s Funny tdm (1) 55.5............ R Hannam 15 6680x Good Vibes m (14) 55 Emergency: Good Vibes 7 3.42pm LAMINEX NZ MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1400m 1 640x3 Manolo (8) 58.5................................D Turner 2 4x4 Lava Rock h (10) 58.5...................R Elliot (a) 3 97 Chouxmaka (13) 58.5...........S O’Malley (a3) 4 Operation Cain h (12) 58.5.......... C Johnson 5 6x0x0 Shinnecock (11) 58.5.......................S Collett 6 Top Me Up h (5) 58.5...................... S McKay 7 92275 Tennessee Rose (7) 56.5....... H Andrew (a2) 8 3 Flying Surf h (3) 56.5.......................R Myers 9 50x4 Sheza Beach Babe (15) 56.5.........L Allpress 10 6 Jakkifromthenaki (16) 56.5.............. J Parkes 11 58x Roxy Brown h (4) 56.5................. R Hannam

Auckland dogs Today at Manukau Stadium 5 38272 Jinja Jake nwtd W &..........................T Steele 6 34265 Gain Capital nwtd............................... B Craik 7 82544 Bigtime Hunter nwtd.......................H Mullane 8 76573 Agistri 18.68......................................S E Hunt 9 87576 Smash Rock nwtd............................. L A Hunt 10 78776 Twelve Gauge 19.10.......................... M Black 4 5.18pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 8x386 Bigtime Ollie nwtd.........................M Prangley 2 17766 Tilly’s Silly 18.95 R &.............................L Udy 3 652F5 On Demand 18.54............................. M Black 4 57x53 Sheyna nwtd...................................... S Lozell 5 5885x Double Change nwtd U &................... Cottam 6 83534 Bright Concept 18.79 R &......................L Udy 7 456x1 Monty 18.96....................................H Mullane 8 76252 Billy Bullet 18.68................................. H Scott 9 74446 Clausen Jewel nwtd R &............... N O’Regan 10 86886 Crackle 19.08................................... L A Hunt 5 5.45pm TEEMARIA STAKES C1, 527m 1 7241F Does He Exist nwtd...........................R Roper 2 64242 Bigtime Welldone 30.65 R &......... N O’Regan 3 53643 Opawa Jimbo 30.47 W &...................T Steele 4 72541 Looking Snatched 31.33..................... B Craik 5 82225 Pam Arising nwtd.............................. S O’Neill 6 73656 Cosmic Barwon 30.90...................... G Farrell 7 28545 Opawa Nemo nwtd W &....................T Steele 8 54343 Thrilling Arnold 31.07....................... S Codlin 9 81824 Pour It Up 31.15.................................. B Craik 10 74364 Our Simba nwtd................................ G Farrell 6 6.09pm DUKE OF EDINBURGH SILVER COLLAR 9 JUNE SPRINT C2, 318m 1 77741 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R &.....................L Udy 2 16862 Zugzwang nwtd................................ S O’Neill 3 87353 Stay Rich 18.55 M &........................... J Smith 4 52645 Zou Star nwtd.................................H Mullane

5 52785 Nangar Panther 18.53...................... G Farrell 6 66573 Out Of Paper 18.81....................... G Pomeroy 7 18634 Snoopy’s Hero 18.63............................ D Ray 8 34322 Jinja Stinger 18.79 W &.....................T Steele 9 62574 Bigtime Zack nwtd..........................H Mullane 10 83658 Finkle Foot Fred 18.62.......................... D Ray 7 6.36pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C2, 318m 1 24518 Karaoke Prince 18.70 R &............ N O’Regan 2 48756 Kuridrani 18.71............................... A Cleaver 3 76827 Jetsun Bear 18.65............................G Wilson 4 24436 Unconscionable 18.61 R &....................L Udy 5 56225 Talkabout Izzy 18.81............................. D Ray 6 22884 Waerenga Star 18.63 U &................... Cottam 7 71743 Scott No Value 18.51........................S E Hunt 8 47384 Gotcha Millie 18.65.........................H Mullane 9 42767 Beat The Butcher 18.36 R &..................L Udy 10 43887 C’est L’Amour 18.67............................ B Craik 8 7.01pm RING THE BELL STAKES C1/2, 527m 1 11232 Crackling Gal 30.49 U &..................... Cottam 2 31277 Bear Claws 30.81 W &.......................T Steele 3 22124 Clap Back 30.54................................. B Craik 4 34325 Monsoon Malabar 30.93 U &.............. Cottam 5 35586 Born Quick 30.87 W &.......................T Steele 6 73757 Deception Diva 30.81 W &.................T Steele 7 51777 Opawa Pink 30.58 W &......................T Steele 8 83316 Dig Dig Dig 30.71............................. S O’Neill 9 18568 Jetsun Doll 30.78..............................G Wilson 10 11557 Little Moo 30.50 U &........................... Cottam 9 7.28pm MT WELLINGTON TAB SPRINT C3, 318m 1 26463 Wong Way 18.27 U &......................... Cottam 2 85728 Jinja Might nwtd U &........................... Cottam 3 28481 Asserting Power nwtd....................... S O’Neill 4 46x54 Unfashionable nwtd........................H Mullane 5 88415 Idol Ajay 18.49 W &...........................T Steele

BOXING DAY RACES “It’s an institution”

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian

$10 entry, under 18 FREE First race starts at 12.30pm

Pack a picnic for a fantastic day out at the Boxing Day Races

Fun and games for the kids and music by Nyree

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

WHAT’S ON

To advertise in To advertise in What’s On What’s On contact Emma contact Cushla 03 307 7955

03 307 7936

www.ateventcentre.co.nz Simon O’Neill in concert

Sister Act Variety Theatre Ashburton brings you this amazing musical smash hit based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film. Gloriously funny and a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship.

Tickets: Adult $59* Senior/Student $49*

From Fri, May 24 to Sat, June 1

SEASON RUNNING

RJ Hampton has been secured by the NZ Breakers.

US loses it over Kiwi heist NZME RJ Hampton could be the next big thing in basketball, and the next year of his life will set the platform for his future.

A five-star recruit out of high school, the 18-year-old had several top colleges in the States drooling over him, including NCAA heavyweights Duke, Kansas and Kentucky.

Instead, he’ll forgo college and join the New Zealand Breakers in what he considers a trailblazing decision.

“I want to be the one to say they don’t (have to go to college) and there’s different routes,” he told the Radio Sport Breakfast.

“I wanted to take on the challenge of playing grown men and seeing how I measured up.”

Most NBA hopefuls opt to play in the college competition but are not paid for as long as they’re a part of the NCAA competition. The most sought after NBA prospects tend to declare their eligibility for the NBA draft after one year of college, so the decision to play professionally for the Breakers means Hampton can start earning instantly.

And while he’ll benefit from playing against grown men, ESPN sportswriter Pablo Torre questioned whether joining the Breakers was the best move for the young

star’s development.

“The question of is this a good idea for him to go do, it really depends on whether you believe former Florida player Matt Walsh – remember him? – who’s now running the New Zealand team in question, whether he actually knows what he’s doing when it comes to building a pilot programme centred about a first ever attempt to build NBA players, and he’s going to start with this kid,” Torre said on ESPN’s High Noon Show.

“New Zealand sounds amazing, it seems like the perfect place to live when the world starts falling apart around us, but in terms of what they offer, I get that Australia is really passionate about basketball and this is going to be in the Australian League and that’s legitimate. I get that he’s going to play against former college stars and professionals who are way stronger than what he would encounter in college, but are they really going to train him up?

The 196cm point guard has garnered comparisons to Washington Wizards star and five-time NBA all-star John Wall due to his speed and playmaking ability, but with the added danger of a reliable jump shot from both mid-range and beyond the threepoint line as well as some bounce in his legs.

Adult $75* Senior/Student $65* Child $45* – Family $195*

AUGUST

Thu, 7.30pm

29

Tickets $39*

admin@ateventcentre.co.nz

03 307 2010

9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings

FRIDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road.

OCTOBER

4

SITUATIONS VACANT

Driver Required – Van (car licence)

We require, as part of an overall redirection of our business, a capable customer focused driver to carry out deliveries and service our client’s laundry and linen needs.

This is a full-time position with hours generally being 8.30am to 5pm.

Applicants need to have current driver’s license, be capable of physical work and have a great outgoing personality.

We’re a business that’s growing so seize this opportunity.

Applicants should apply via email only – admin@freshandwhite.co.nz Applications close 5pm, Monday, June 3.

Thu, 7.30pm

10

211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700

Affordable Theatre made easy. Pay what you believe the show was worth following the show

* Fees apply

TRADES, SERVICES

HEALTH & BEAUTY

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

SHELLY - health massage.

Open 9am 7pm.

Chinese girl, Ashburton.

Phone 022 159 0757.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Supergold discount card welcomed.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

Daily Events THURSDAY

Thu, 7.30pm

– Cancer Society The Rotary Club of Ashburton brings you this Opportunity to hear Nathan Wallis speak. Nathan will guide you through brain development that happens across childhood which is a lot longer than you think and will help you make parenting easier.

This year audiences have the chance to witness World Champion Irish Dancers direct from the West End’s Lord of the Dance. This world class show will transport you to a time and place where tunes, taps and tradition showcase the essence of Irish spirit.

Tickets: Adult$74.90* / Concession $67.90* / Child $59.90* / Groups 8+ $67.90*

JULY

Wellbeing and Resilience Presentation

A Taste Of Ireland

■■BASKETBALL

Simon’s concert will take the line of concerts in Carnegie Hall – famous arias, songs of Scotland and Ireland and the great Broadway era. With Ian Paterson and Terence Dennis on piano.

ANNALISE - In town today.

Please phone 021 0288 5241.

CELESTE for great massages and lots of fun. Phone me now for bookings, no texting please. Phone 021 146 1596.

EVA, 24, sexy, brunette, bombshell, curvy, size 10, C cup, offers back door. Elly, 23, exotic busty brunette, DD, curvy, size 10. One day only, June 1. Won’t be disappointed.

Phone 022 543 9271.

NEW to town. Asian ladies, size 8, sexy body, 34DD, busty.

Chinese prostate massage.

Two girls available. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

May 30 & 31, 2019 for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

9.30am - 4pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street.

10.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers, 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP.

Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street. (not school holidays).

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street.(not school holidays).

11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St Peters Church, Allenton.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mahjong. Newcomers welcome. $4.

Tuition available for new players.

Waireka Croquet Club. The domain, Philip Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, newcomers welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

2pm - 4pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum only open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.

9am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Zumba. 48 Allens Road.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares.

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Whether the deal is better for you or the other person is beside the point.

You seek to create interactions that increase the quality of your bonds. This principle will carry you through beneficial exchanges.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Real gifts don’t demand direct reciprocation. The best gifts are gifts that can’t possibly be reciprocated because they are one of a kind and could have only been created by the giver.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Disagreement causes stress.

One of the most common things people disagree about is money. Whatever you can do to take money completely out of the equation will also take the stress out.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): To know a person is to accurately predict what’s going to set them off, please them or bond them to you. If you get this wrong, don’t worry. The reckoning will be a shortcut to intimate acquaintance.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The way it goes with teaching and influencing is that not every exercise is memorable. Progress is often imperceptible.

Trust that development will happen in increments, each moment building on the last.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A spontaneous and uncharacteristic action will set off a chain of events. It’s as though some mysterious part of you springs from the depths to optimise the situation.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Make room for new people and contributions from unexpected sources.

Relatedly, those who normally avoid the spotlight will step forth with something relevant to add to the show.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): While wanting approval is natural, wanting it too much is dangerous.

Such a craving can easily be manipulated.

If you find yourself seeking validation, pull back and question your own motives.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): What separates truly smart people from those who merely think of themselves as or aspire to be smart is that the truly smart accept that there is much they don’t and may never know.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Before you get too busy, distracted and wrapped up in today’s drama, take a break and visit yourself. You’re excellent company! And you have much to share with yourself during this check-in.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You don’t need an instrument to play music. Like the singing bird or the howling wolf, you are the instrument. Use this metaphor as a guiding principle. Travel light.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The question of who deserves what is tricky and ego-bound. Many who think they should get more actually have less of a claim to it than the hard workers with lower self-esteem who do the required labour.

ACROSS 1. It has its link with football but not rugby (11) 8. An added clause for one who is up (5) 9. Requires to hold the French hypodermics (7) 10. In fully adapting to it one will make it void (7) 11. It is clumsy, the way it holds the writer back (5) 12. Fashion the Navy has that’s up-to-date (6) 14. View the Spanish might take of a sort of beetle (6) 18. Nothing will slosh about in such a light boat (5) 19. The man on watch who will not be introspective (7) 21. The substance of it is, it is almost unadulterated Ruby (7) 23. It isn’t our turn to give it her (5) 24. In another way, friendly eft is wriggling out of it (11) DOWN 1. Corn may have to be replaced by name made up of initials (7) 2. Is ready to ride, being lumbered with it (7) 3. Company taking rig out for a dog (5) 4. Is being a pest in the way any son can (6) 5. One meets one somehow to list things out separately (7) 6. Starts next International lethargically, having no score (3) 7. Postulate that there’s one in the mail (5) 13. The traveller goes to the top of the house for a telling-off (7) 15. In a flower, nitrogen is producing strong reactions (7) 16. May be guilty about the right to regular church ritual (7) 17. As merry as the spirit of Shelley’s skylark (6) 18. Tasty dip as it is returned (5) 20. An OTT way to tour around the East (5) 22. Get shot of first ring I’d been given (3)

WordBuilder K S W A E WordBuilder K S W A E

WordWheel Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

WordWheel 387

D A A C

Quick crossword 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

H E

8 9

10

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or Previous solution: KEROSENE anticlockwise. Previous solution: SUICIDES

11 12 13

14

491

491

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 9many words 13 of Excellent three or 15 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s at least one five-letter word.

Previous solution: erg, fie, fig, 15 fir, fire, Good 9 Very Good 13 Excellent grief, ire, ref, rife, rig

?

H

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Shard 4. Planted 8. Abolitionists 10. Emery 11. Rink 12. Stoa 16. Imbue 17. Imperturbable 19. Enraged 20. Dwelt 9 2 8 Down: 1. Sharp practice 2. Ago 3. Driver 4. Poised 8 1 5 5. Annoys 6. Test match 7. Disparagement 9. Sandpaper 4 9 13. Oil-rig 14. Abound 15. Webbed 18. Bye Across: 1. Here 8. Directives 9.

6 Enfeeble 10.

9 Nice 4 12. Outcry 14. Spurns 15. Clinic 17. Caller 18. Tyro 3 5 19. Strength 21. Role models 22. Heed Down: 2. Eventually 3. Edge 4. Grubby35. Access 6 6. Biannual 7. Isle 11. Conjecture 13. Consoled 8 1 16. Custom 17. Cursed 18. Torn 20. Nosh

16 18

www.thepuzzlecompany.co.nz

Previous solution: erg, fie, fig, fir, fire, grief, ire, ref, rife, rig

30/5

19 20

Sudoku

21

22

2

23

ACROSS 1. Shaft (4) 3. Walks reluctantly (8) 9. Extend (7) 10. Pursue (5) 11. Forgetful (12) 13. Glob (6) 15. Quoits (6) 17. Thrilling (12) 20. Beg (5) 21. Speaks ill of (7) 22. Captivates (8) 23. Fair (4)

DOWN 1. Claps (8) 2. Coils (5) 4. Routine (6) 5. Despairing (12) 6. Upheaval (5-2) 7. Appear (4) 8. Query in a meeting (5,2,5) 12. Generosity (8) 14. Merciful (7) 16. Dreary (6) 18. Fireside (5) 19. Church recess (4)

8 1 5 3 4

6

8 5

4

9 7

9 7

4

6

2 9

4

3

4 5

8 2 7

9

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

HARD

EASY

Reap the rewards.

6 8 1 7 5 3 4 9 2

4 9 5 1 6 2 3 8 7

2 7 3 4 9 8 6 5 1

1 4 2 6 7 5 9 3 8

5 3 9 8 4 1 7 2 6

8 6 7 3 2 9 1 4 5

3 2 8 9 1 7 5 6 4

7 5 6 2 3 4 8 1 9

9 1 4 5 8 6 2 7 3

4 1 8 3 5 6 2 9 7

2 5 3 8 7 9 4 6 1

6 9 7 2 4 1 3 8 5

1 6 4 5 3 7 8 2 9

5 7 9 6 8 2 1 4 3

8 3 2 1 9 4 5 7 6

Every Tuesday and Thursday in your Ashburton Guardian.

3 8 6 7 2 5 9 1 4

7 4 5 9 1 8 6 3 2

9 2 1 4 6 3 7 5 8

6

8

7 5 5 6 4 9 2 3 5 8 PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS 7 9 2 4 5 7 3 1 38 9 6 7 6 8 2 9 1 3 25 5 4 4 5 31 1 6 4 8 9 2 7 7 3 4 5 8 1 6 2 7 9 9 1 7 89 6 6 2 4 5 3 8 6 9 2 57 2 8 3 5 6 4 1 6 9 8 1 5 2 7 3 14 9 5 4 8 9 1 5 2 7 6 3 4 1 2 1 5 6 3 8 7 4 9 2

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

5

5 8 1

Previous quick solution

15

17

Ashburton Guardian 21

5 3 1 7 4 9 6 2 8

8 2 4 6 1 5 7 3 9

9 7 6 3 2 8 5 1 4

7 4 8 1 3 6 2 9 5

6 9 2 8 5 7 3 4 1

1 5 3 2 9 4 8 6 7

Rural

4 8 9 5 6 2 1 7 3

2 1 5 9 7 3 4 8 6

3 6 7 4 8 1 9 5 2

Guardian

Family Notices

19

15

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

18

17

22 Ashburton Guardian

DEATHS

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication.

To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information.

Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

FUNERAL FURNISHERS

18

MASTER MONUMENTAL MASON

Canterbury owned, locally operated

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

Ph 307 7433

E.B. CARTER LTD

Ash

Geraldine

For all your memorial requirements New headstones and designs Renovations, Additional inscriptions, Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified tradesmen.

Ra n

ia

MAX

bur to

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h

fog

A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Please email your photo and 30 words or less to classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAY

Cloudy, a few spots of rain spreading north from afternoon. Strong northerlies, possibly gale about the foothills, easing evening.

TOMORROW

SATURDAY Rain easing to a few showers later, clearing in the south. Southwesterlies, strong about the coast.

Early scattered rain, clearing to fine.

Widespread rain developing evening, with snow lowering to 600m. Wind at 1000m: Light winds, SE 30 km/h developing late.

Wind at 2000m: W 55 km/h, dying out in the afternoon. SE 30 km/h developing late.

SUNDAY MONDAY Fine. Light winds.

World Weather fine showers rain fine fine fine fine fine fine thunder fine fine fine showers rain

FZL: 2400m, lowering to 1600m by evening

TOMORROW FZL: 1400m, lowering to 900m later

Fine or becoming fine. Southwesterlies dying out later.

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

8 7 27 4 10 20 22 28 -3 28 21 25 30 14 10

cloudy fine showers drizzle showers fine cloudy fine thunder rain fog fine showers rain showers

21 20 13 28 31 38 32 23 34 24 24 31 13 30 30

6 7 5 24 22 18 25 7 24 12 15 13 7 18 22

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

showers drizzle fine showers rain fine cloudy thunder fine fine cloudy fine fine rain fine

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Thursday 6

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

Saturday 6

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

6

9 pm

2 1 0

12:29 6:41 12:50 7:00 1:12 7:20 1:32 7:43 1:53 7:59 2:14 8:25 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:55 am Set 5:05 pm Bad

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

fine

Bad fishing Rise 2:49 am Set 3:05 pm

New moon 3 Jun 10:03 pm ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

Rise 7:56 am Set 5:05 pm Fair

Fair fishing

Rise 7:57 am Set 5:04 pm Good

Rise 3:52 am Set 3:30 pm

First quarter 10 Jun 6:00 pm www.ofu.co.nz

17 13 12 23 13 12 15 25 6 8 21 19 16 21 9

Good fishing Rise 4:57 am Set 3:57 pm

Full moon 17 Jun 8:32 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

20 19 21 19 16 17 19 16 20 18 13 15 12

Palmerston North rain Wellington

rain

Nelson

rain

Blenheim

rain

Greymouth

rain

Christchurch

cloudy

Timaru

cloudy

Queenstown

rain

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

rain

River Levels

13 12 14 11 12 10 9 7 5 2 1 5 1

cumecs

1.28 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday 308.2 Nth Ashburton at 10:05 am, yesterday

5.54

Sth Ashburton at 12:05 pm, yesterday

7.74

Rangitata Klondyke at 1:10 pm, yesterday

146.1

Waitaki Kurow at 1:05 pm, yesterday

335.9

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Friday 6

27 22 25 24 22 19 26 34 14 18 26 34 28 33 20

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

15 19 32 22 22 28 39 37 12 31 32 45 43 19 13

Thursday, 30 May 2019

NZ Today

Scattered rain, persistent and heavy at times about the main divide. Snow lowering to 1300m in the evening. Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 90 km/h in exposed places, easing to 50 km/h in the afternoon and dying out evening. Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 120 km/h, easing to 85 km/h in the afternoon, and to 55 km/h later.

Cloudy periods and isolated showers, becoming widespread in the evening with southerlies.

Show off your new arrival in our Welcome to the World adverts

CHARGE

1

A large trough of low pressure, with embedded fronts, will cross the country over the next few days, followed by a strong cold southerly flow, then a ridge on Sunday. The ridge remains over the country on Monday, with a weak front affecting the far south of the South Island.

Canterbury Plains

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

FREE OF

OVERNIGHT MIN

gitata

30 to 59

www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart

11

1

18

fine

Find out how you can help by visiting:

OVERNIGHT MIN

Midnight Tonight

n

less than 30

We help save lives every day through the research and development of improved diagnosis, better prediction and treatment of heart disease in our hospital and community.

8

MAX

SUNDAY: Fine. Southwesterlies dying out late.

TIMARU

620 East Street Ashburton Ph/Fax 308 5369 or 0274 357 974 ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member

We Help Save Lives

SATURDAY: Rain easing, clearing later. Fresh southerlies.

19

ka

3

OVERNIGHT MIN

www.guardianonline.co.nz MAX 11 OVERNIGHT MIN 2

18

AKAROA

Ra

ASHBURTON

18

TOMORROW: Cloudy periods, one or two showers, frequent later with S.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

DEATHS

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

20

METHVEN

TODAY: Cloudy, with a few spots of afternoon rain. Brisk N easing later.

20

DARFIELD

Map for today

Ashburton Forecast

Wa i m a ka r i r i

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.0 18.8 Max to 4pm 5.5 Minimum 0.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 16.4 Avg May to date 58 2019 to date 280.4 278 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 15 At 4pm Strongest gust N 30 Time of gust 1:51pm

© Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2019

to 4pm yesterday

Methven

Christchurch Airport

Timaru Airport

14.9 17.1 7.2 –

17.6 19.9 4.7 0.2

16.1 18.3 3.1 –

– – – – –

0.0 17.4 49 154.2 240

0.0 17.0 31 132.8 199

N 17 – –

NW 28 NW 37 3:47pm

NW 11 NW 33 3:34pm

Compiled by

Build with confidence.

Build with us.

Honest. Trustworthy. Local.

• New housing • Additions and renovations • All types of maintenance • Commercial and farm buildings Our experienced team can meet your needs. Call us today!

Call me for all your real estate needs

G. & D. Russell Builders Ltd

Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

Licensed Builder • Registered Master Builder WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

03 308 5325

0274 367 986

g-drussellbuilders@xtra.co.nz

www.g-drussellbuilders.co.nz

Television www.guardianonline.co.nz

TVNZ 1

©TVNZ 2019

TVNZ 2

Thursday, May 30, 2019 ©TVNZ 2019

THREE

PRIME

6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 10am Tipping Point 3 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR David hopes Jacob will put his older girl behind him; Gabby and Liv prepare for Gabby’s birthday party at The Mill; Dan just wants a quiet Christmas, and so suggests forgiving Daz is for the best. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 3 0 2pm 1 News 2019 Budget Special 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Thomas And Friends 0 6:40 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 7am The Zhu Zhus 3 0 7:25 Penn Zero – Part-Time Hero 3 0 7:50 New Looney Tunes 3 0 8:15 Muppet Babies 3 0 8:35 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:05 The Middle 3 0 10:35 Neighbours 3 0 11:05 Famous In Love PGR 3 0 11:55 Judge Rinder 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Will And Grace PGR 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Peppa Pig 0 3:40 Pokemon 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:40 DailyMailTV PGR 12:10 Face The Truth PGR Yesica and Gilbert have been together for 14 years, but she says he needs to get a new job or she will find a new man.

12:40 Lego Masters Australia PGR 3 0 2pm NewsHub Nation Budget Special 3pm Celebrity Name Game 3 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 3 5:30 Modern Family 3 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 0 8:30 Mrs Brown’s Boys AO 0 9:15 Mrs Brown’s Boys Special AO 3 0 9:55 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:55 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 PGR 3 0 8pm F Booze Patrol PGR 0 8:30 Wife Swap NZ How will the Walenkamp’s kindness affect the over-strict, mixed-race Esdales? 0 9:30 Take Me Out PGR 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 F Grand Designs UK Revisited PGR Kevin McCloud returns to Devon to meet Kevin McCabe, who wanted to build one of the biggest houses Grand Designs has seen, mostly out of mud. 0 8:30 M The Sentinel AO 3 2006 Crime. 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

11:25 20/20 AO Current-affairs programme presented

by Carolyn Robinson, featuring international content and in-depth investigative pieces. 0 12:25 Beyond The Darklands AO 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Police Ten 7 PGR 3 0 11:35 N Marvel’s Cloak And Dagger AO 12:30 iZombie AO 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 2:15 Infomercials 2:45 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 3:30 Love Connection PGR 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:15 NCIS AO 3 Gibbs, Quinn, and Palmer board a destroyer after the body of a naval lieutenant is discovered during a tiger cruise. 0 12:10 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

Wife Swap NZ

8:30pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am I Found The Gown 3 10:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 N The Real Housewives Of Vancouver 1:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 2:30 Bachelorette Australia 3 3:30 Four Weddings USA 3 4:30 Catfish 3 5:30 Wahlburgers 3 6pm Wahlburgers 3 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 7:30 Bachelorette Australia Sophie takes a suitor on a New York-themed date; at the cocktail party, a Bachelor makes an accusation; a game of truth or dare leaves Sophie speechless.

8:40 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PGR Tyler goes to Manhattan to follow up with Empire actor Taye Diggs on a prediction come true.

9:40 Body Fixers PGR 3 10:40 Snapped PGR 3 11:35 Intervention AO 3 12:25 Infomercials 3

6:20 Lady Bird 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf. 7:55 Mom And Dad 16VLSC 2017 Horror.

Nicolas Cage, Selma Blair.

9:20 Phantom Thread ML 2018 Drama. Vicky Krieps, Daniel Day-Lewis. 11:30 The The Sentinel Equaliser 2 16VLC 2018 8:30pm on Three Action. Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal. 1:30 Paris SKY 5 Can Wait PG 2016 Comedy.

6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Diane Lane. 3:05 Lady Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Bird 16VLSC 2017 Drama.

Simpsons PG 7:15 Last Man Saoirse Ronan, Laurie Metcalf.

Standing PG 7:40 Last Man 4:40 Thoroughbreds 16VLC Standing PG 8:05 The Force 2018 Comedy. Olivia Cooke, MC 8:30 Shipping Wars – UK Anya Taylor-Joy. 6:10 Ladies PG 9:10 Parking Wars PGL In Black PGL 2018 Drama.

9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 CSI Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice.

– Miami MV 11:10 Last Man Standing PG 11:35 Last Man 8pm A Quiet Place MVC 2018 Standing PG Noon Jeopardy!

Thriller. A family of four must PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune conduct their lives in silence PG 12:50 Helicopter ER after creatures that hunt by M 1:40 Surveillance Oz PGV sound threaten their survival.

2:05 The Force MC 2:30 NCIS John Krasinski, Emily Blunt.

LA MV 3:15 Last Man Standing 9:35 Hal MC 2018 PG 3:40 Last Man Standing Documentary. Film about the PG 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! PG 5:10 Wheel life of Hal Ashby, a director who constantly clashed Of Fortune PG 5:40 Parking with Hollywood, but had Wars PGL 6:10 Shipping Wars unprecedented insight into – UK PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 NCIS the human condition, and an MV 9:30 NCIS – Los Angeles unmatched capacity for good.

MV 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:05 Paul, Apostle Of Christ 11:20 Shipping Wars – UK PG MV 2018 Drama. Jim Caviezel, Friday 12:05 Last Man James Faulkner. Friday Standing PG 12:30 Last Man 12:50 Thoroughbreds 16VLC Standing PG 12:55 Wheel Of 2018 Comedy. Olivia Cooke, Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG Anya Taylor-Joy. 2:20 A 1:45 The Force MC 2:10 NCIS Quiet Place MVC 2018 – Los Angeles MV 2:55 NCIS Thriller. 3:50 Hal MC 2018 MV 3:40 CSI – Miami Documentary. 5:20 Paul, MV 4:25 Parking Wars PGL Apostle Of Christ MV 2018 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Drama.

Simpsons PG

MAORI

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:25 Legion Of Super Heroes 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 0 7:15 The Loud House 3 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8:05 League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 0 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Roadshow 12:40 Ed PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 Hot Bench 2:30 L Rugby – First XV Christchurch Boys’ High v Christ’s College. 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Million Dollar Minute 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 7:30 L Basketball – NZ NBL Rangers v Sharks.

9:30 Borderforce USA – The Bridges PGR Series that follows America’s Customs and Border Protection Agency as it protects the border between Mexico and the United States.

10:30 The Pacific War In Colour AO 0

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Huhu 3 7:50 Smooth 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Kete Korero 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 Cam’s Kai 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 My Country Song 3 11am Whaikorero 3 11:30 Ipukarea 3 Noon Get Your Fish On 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Haka Life PGR 3 1:30 Now Is The Hour 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Huhu 3 4:20 Smooth 3 4:30 Te Iti Kahurangi 3 5pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 5:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Nadiya’s Food Adventure 6:30 Baby Animals – In Our World 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Bondi Vet 9am Baggage Battles 9:30 Storage Hoarders 11:30 Vintage Hunter 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:30 American Pickers 2:30 Bear Grylls Mission Survive PGR 3:30 Into The Wild – Colombia 4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food The Hairy Bikers cook some of their favourite comfort food, from feasts for friends and family to meals inspired by pub grub.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Kai With Anne Thorp 3 8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 8:30 My Party Song 3 9pm Only In Aotearoa AO 9:30 F JC Tha Barber AO 10pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 Jade Fever 8:30 Famous And Fighting AO 9:30 Paranormal Survivor AO Entities possess an old photograph, a motorbike, and a vintage car.

10:30 American Pickers

11:30 The Late Show With 11pm Te Matatini Ki Te Ao Stephen Colbert PGR The best of 11:30 Closedown Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

1am Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 6:30 21 Jump Street 16VLS 2012 Crime Comedy.

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube. 8:20 22 Jump Street MVLS 2014 Comedy.

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum.

10:15 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe.

12:25 Hollywoodland MVLS 2006 Drama.

Ben Affleck, Adrien Brody.

2:30 Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle MV 2003 Action Adventure. Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu. 4:15 World War Z MVLC 2013 Action. Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos. 6:15 The Proposal PGL 2009 Comedy.

Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds.

8pm Lone Survivor 16VLC 2013 Action. Four Navy Seals are dropped behind enemy lines in Afghanistan to verify the whereabouts of a Taliban commander. Based on a true story. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch.

10:05 House At The End Of The Street MV 2012 Horror. Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, Elisabeth Shue.

11:45 Pitch Perfect MLS 2012 Comedy. Friday 1:35 People InterviewBradley Cooper And Lady Gaga 2018 Featurette.

2am Hollywoodland MVLS 2006 Drama. 4:05 Charlie’s Angels – Full Throttle MV 2003 Action Adventure.

5:50 World War Z MVLC 2013 Action.

Ashburton Guardian 23

SKY SPORT 1 10am Serie A Highlights Show An in-depth round-up of the games played around Italy.

11am Tennis – Roland Garros (HLS) Noon Netball – ANZ Premiership (RPL) Preliminary Final – Steel v Stars.

1:30 Netball Zone A review of recent matches, behind the scenes features and previews of upcoming matches.

2pm NZ Press Box 2:30 L Rugby – First XV Christchurch Boys’ High v Christ’s College. From Christchurch Boys’ High School.

4:30 The Back Page The latest sports news.

5:30 Motorsport – Indianapolis 500 (HLS) 6:30 Football – UEFA Europa League (HLS) 7pm The Kiwi Basketball Show A review of last week’s round of the National Basketball League, as well as the latest basketball news from across the globe.

7:30 L Basketball – NZ NBL Rangers v Sharks.

From the Massey Leisure Centre in Auckland.

9:35 Grassroots Rugby 10:35 Football – UEFA Europa League (HLS) 11:05 L Cycling – Giro D’Italia Stage 18.

Starting in Valdaora/Olang and finishing in Santa Maria di Sala.

3:48 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup Honduras v Norway. From Poland.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 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

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum Don Wildman unearths relics from the world’s greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past, examining each artefact to illuminate the hidden treasures.

12:30 Tiny House Hunting 1am DIY SOS – The Big Build 2am Building The Dream 3am Bondi Vet 4am Doctor In The House 5am The French Collection

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA and a 1955 Pink Cadillac 2/2. 9:10 The Last Alaskans PG Laying Down their Legacy. 10am Moonshiners M Bootlegger’s Bounty.

10:50 Air Rescue PG 11:15 Air Rescue PG 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Guess Who? 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Millionaire Murder. 1:20 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M The Preppy Murder. 2:10 How It’s Made M 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Frankenstein Machinery.

4:45 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Don’t Hassle the Hoff – Pontiac Trans Am 1/2. 5:40 Air Rescue PG 6:08 Air Rescue PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG The Monster Mine.

9:25 Master Of Arms PG 10:15 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Weather Gone Viral PG Friday 12:45 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M 1:35 How Do They Do It? Friday PG 2am How Do They Do It? 1:35 L Cricket – World PG 2:25 Treehouse Masters Cup England v South Africa.

PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold Coverage of the second PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters innings from The Oval, London. PG 4:55 How It’s Made M 5:30 Cricket – World Cup 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Gold Rush PG Opening Ceremony (RPL)

6am NRL 360 A look at the issues affecting rugby league.

7am League Life Inspiring and remarkable stories in rugby league.

7:30 The Greatest Michael Ennis looks at some of the game’s defining clashes and rivalries.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 SkySpeed 8:55 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Preliminary Final – Steel v Stars.

9:25 Tennis – Roland Garros (HLS) Match of the Day – Day Four.

10:55 Cricket – World Cup 2015 (RPL) Semi-final One – Blackcaps v South Africa.

2:55 Cricket – World Cup 2015 (RPL) Semi-final One – Blackcaps v South Africa.

7pm Cricket World Cup 2015 – The Time Of Our Lives Relive the magic moments of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 as the Blackcaps take the nation on an exhilarating cricketing journey.

8pm Cricket – World Cup Opening Ceremony (RPL) 9pm L Cricket – World Cup England v South Africa.

Coverage of the first innings from The Oval, London.

30May19

metservice.com | Compiled by

www.guardianonline.co.nz

Thursday, May 30, 2019

Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

National call up for Jake

Breakers pull off a US coup

P16

P20

Jasmin Strawbridge and her College A team mates will face Hampstead A in their their first game of round two tonight.

PHOTO ERIN TASKER 160519-ET-0004

United back in top grade

By Erin Tasker

erin.t@theguardian.co.nz

Being relegated from Mid Canterbury Netball’s premier one grade last year was heartbreaking for United A, and it’s something they don’t want to experience again.

They finished last season and started this season in premier two, but seized upon the first possible opportunity to get back up into the top flight, beating Southern A last week to ensure they finished round one at the top of the premier two heap to take the automatic promotion that came with it.

Now that they were back in pre-

mier one, they were determined not to go back down, starting with making their presence felt with a first-up win over Mt Somers when round two gets under way tonight.

United A coach Claire Tappin was ecstatic following her side’s win last week, and said looking at the first round as a whole, her side deserved it.

United A were dominant in premier two. Their goal difference was 139, scoring 229 goals for and only conceding 90 on their way to five wins from five outings in round one.

Tonight, they’ll face a Mt Somers side that also had a fight

on their hands last week. Their fight, though, was to stay up in the top grade.

Mt Somers were a new side to the competition last season and they entered the fray in premier two, but like United A this year, they were promoted to premier one at the end of the first round.

Since then, they’ve done enough to stay up in the top grade, including beating Celtic B last week to push them into the relegation spot and take the number of Celtic sides in premier one back to just one – the defending champions Celtic A. Celtic A were unbeaten in 2018,

and in 2019 they’ve also proven to be hard to beat, up until last week where they came within seconds of being beaten by College A. The game ended in a draw, after Celtic A landed two late goals to ensure their unbeaten record remained.

At the end of that game, Celtic A coach Angela Leadley said it was a good test.

“It’s good to see our cracks now,” she said.

Tonight Celtic A will face another big test, in the form of a Methven A side which pulled off one of the comebacks of the season last week against Hampstead A.

West Indies give Black Caps a reality check

Down 17-11 at halftime, Methven came roaring back to win it 30-25.

Despite the loss, Hampstead A were a force in round one, and tonight they will take on a College A side which they battled hard against in round one, before College A took it out 37-33.

In premier two tonight, the newly relegated Celtic B will take on Southern A, while College B will play Hampstead B, and Methven B will go up against the newly promoted Hampstead C side.

Celtic C were last week relegated, as the bottom team in premier two at the end of round one.

P17