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Methven’s hot pools project has been given the green light, kick-starting a project that could become the biggest single tourist attraction for the Ashburton District since the development of Mt Hutt Skifield.

The project has been on the drawing board since 2010 and the granting of a resource consent has been a huge reward for the small group of investors who have been working to move the development from dream to reality, says Methven Hot Pools (MHP) director Rob Brawley.

“This is really good news, an important milestone,” he said.

“It’s taken a lot of work to get to where we are today and it’s the result of a true community partnership.”

The consent approval came with some very straightforward conditions and that reflected the effort put in by the team of consultants MPH had employed, Brawley said.

“We went through a lot of due diligence and we were told it was one of the most robust cases

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they’ve seen.” Getting to this point had, at times, been tough going with the company having to battle the global economic downturn, the Canterbury earthquakes and a raft of other challenges, he said.

“We weren’t doing this on the back of a cigarette packet, but it was still a long, hard battle.”

The resource consent application was lodged in April last year and since then the company had been involved in negotiations with neighbouring Camrose Estate over the fate of several redwood trees along its boundary. This has now been resolved.

With the consent paperwork signed off, the company hit a major milestone, but that milestone also signalled the start of a massive fundraising campaign, Brawley said.

“We need to raise a significant amount of money to build this; we have to get our capital structure in place first and then we’ll have to develop our concept plans.

“We can’t really set a timeframe until we’ve completed the financial structure and the capital raising,” Brawley said.

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■ METHVEN PRIMARY SCHOOL

Thieves take high jump safety mat

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Methven Primary School principal Chris Murphy received a shock yesterday morning, after discovering the school’s high jump mat had been stolen.

Having arrived at the school at roughly 7am, Murphy said he noticed minor vandalism around the school, and decided to have a look round.

“I came to the storage shed and noticed that the doors had been forced open,” he said.

After a quick inspection inside, he said he noticed the high jump mat had been stolen.

“I’ve had a look around places in Methven, to see if I could spot it, but I couldn’t see anything, and couldn’t find it

dumped anywhere,” he said.

The navy blue mat, a common site at school athletic events, had only been in the possession of the school for less than a year, and had served for one athletics day.

The mat measures 2400 x 1200 x 30mm, and is described

by Murphy as “Heavy, large and very conspicuous.”

“This is the first incident like this to happen at the school in my memory,” he said.

“We have a very safe environment and the community is very tight-knit and supportive, and this incident is certainly one out of the box.”

The incident has been reported to the police by the school.

Missing teen could be in Ashburton A missing Christchurch teenager may have made her way to Ashburton, police say.

Krystal van Duinen was reported missing on March 6.

The 14-year-old was last seen with black hair and a stud in her left nostril.

It’s believed she may be in the Linwood or Papanui area, however police also have information suggesting she may have gone to Ashburton.

Anyone with information on Krystal’s whereabouts should contact Christchurch Police on (03) 363 7400.

Celebrating the granting of a resource consent for the Methven Hot Pools (from left) David Dynes, Rob Brawley and Gary Eddington.

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Methven hot pools all go From P1 Reaching this point had involved a big commitment in time for a small group of people, all volunteers, including Dave Dynes, Gary Eddington and the Lochhead Trust, but it had also involved the commitment and support of the Methven community and their belief in the project, he said.

“This is now no longer a pipe dream; it’s a marketable project

wider Mid Canterbury community, not just Methven.

Detailed plans for the complex have still to be developed, but the company was committed to opening with all facilities in place – a family area, adults only and private pools plus spa treatment areas.

While the cost of the project was not known at this stage, it could be between $7 million and $10 million, Brawley said.

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Krystal van Duinen

now. This gives it its foundation.”

The MHP team had received positive support from its partners the Methven Trotting Club on whose land the complex will be built.

“We’re very excited about the future of the Methven Hot Pools and the benefits they will bring to local tourism. We have to make sure we take the community with us; there’s a real opportunity for them to be involved and that’s the

Ashburton College students studying German had an alternative learning experience on Wednesday.

The experience came in the form of a lesson from five-time European yo-yo champion Dave Geigle.

The yo-yo-specialist took the students through basics of how to operate the yo-yos, with all but a few vital instructions delivered in German.

Students attempted tricks such

as walk the dog and the around the world. Teacher Ken Pow said it was a great way to get the students out of the classroom and doing something a bit different.

“It is great to have a native German speaker in the class as well,” he said.

The Goethe Institute’s German language advisor to New Zealand Heike Papenthin said they were visiting eight schools in New Zealand, five of which are part of the PASCH programme, which the College is part of.

“The programme gives the

schools access to scholarships and funding around the teaching of the German language,” she said.

“I was surprised to see yo-yo wasn’t really a thing in New Zealand as it has become a bit of a fad in Germany.

“It is a good sport to try and something culturally different for the students in New Zealand to experience.”

Through associating the actions of the tricks with the German words, Papenthin said she believes it may help the brain with the learning of the language.

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■ GRAHAMS ROAD VANDALISM

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More than $5000 worth of damage has been caused to a newly sealed road and Ashburton Contracting boss Gary Casey is fuming.

Just hours after work crews finished sealing a one kilometre strip of Grahams Road in Tinwald, vandals set about destroying it, ripping up the surface and breaking road edges, leaving a trail of destruction behind them.

“These people have gone to a lot of trouble, they haven’t just driven over it they’ve done fig-

ure eights. They’ve gone down about one kilometre of the road and come back up again,” he said.

The damage occurred on Tuesday night and has now been repaired. That repair, however, cost ACL more than $5000 and took about five hours, time that took road crews away from other work, Casey said.

“This is pretty demoralising for the guys who’d just completed this work and it’s a penalty for us because we have to foot the repair bill.

The longer it takes us on the road the more hindrance it is

to the public and doing repairs like this takes us away from other work.” While that section of road may have been repaired, the costs haven’t ended.

His company will now be hiring additional security equipment to ensure its work sites are monitored overnight.

“And they’re an expensive item to hire so that’s an additional cost for us,” Casey said.

The following night vandals returned to the area, this time in a group of three vehicles.

At about 8.30pm they entered the Lake Hood settlement and drove across grassed areas, leav-

ing large areas ripped up and badly damaged.

Their vandalism spree won’t end well, Casey said, as security cameras in the area recorded the event.

These are now being scanned to identify those involved.

The recreation areas at Lake Hood were protected by locked gates after 10pm, but Wednesday night’s incident occurred at around 8.30pm, he said.

“This is really concerning for everyone down here. We do have security patrols in the area but we’ll be increasing these, we’ll be beefing up our vigilance.”

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Firefighter’s service remembered Mid Canterbury firefighters farewelled one of their own in style yesterday.

In recognition of his dedication, Bill Clark made his final journey a vintage V8 fire engine, accompanied by two of the service’s modern appliances, fol-

lowing a service held at the Ashburton Fire Station.

Although close to his 80th birthday Clark was still actively serving in the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade at the time of his death, with more than 40 years’ experience under his fire-

man’s belt. Clark’s firefighting career began in Tekapo in 1974 where he was a founding member of the fledgling brigade.

Five years later the family moved to Ashburton where he joined the local service when a volunteer vacancy came up.

Many Mid Canterbury farmers are hoping for a window in the weather to finish harvesting.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury arable industry spokesperson Joanne Burke said the coastal harvest was largely completed, however there were a lot of cereal crops still standing in the upper plains districts.

“The crops are still holding up but they haven’t been about to get into them – everyone is hoping for a decent nor’wester to dry things up,” she said.

Heading into the weekend, MetService is forecasting a mixture of wet and fine weather on the horizon.

The sun finally emerged yesterday afternoon and temperatures are tipped to hit the 20s today and again on Saturday, but more wet weather is on the way.

A front rolling in off the South Tasman Sea is set to approach the South Island on Saturday, bringing rain to Fiordland and South Westland.

As the front moves up the South Island on Sunday the rain spreads further north, and scattered falls are expected east of the Alps.

Water restrictions lifted A wet start to autumn means water restrictions will be put to bed for another year around the Ashburton District. There is now no water restriction in place for residents on council-supplied water schemes in Ashburton, Hakatere, Methven, Rakaia, Chertsey, Fairton, Hinds and Mt Somers. Residents in Mayfield, Dromore, Montalto and Methven Springfield will remain on their respective restrictions.

Conduct unacceptable The principal of a Rotorua school is on leave after allegations were made about his professional conduct on a school trip to Mexico.

Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Koutu students touched down at Rotorua Airport yesterday, without their principal, Uenuku Fairhall, who is on leave while the allegations are investigated. He is understood to have travelled back to New Zealand separately. The trip was meant to last 12 weeks but was cut short by five weeks.

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Abuse ‘abhorrent’ The abuse suffered by five children at the hands of their caregivers has been slammed as “abhorrent”

by Child Youth and Family. But the agency has ignored questions about how the abuse continued for almost 10 months despite it being in contact with the family. In 2014, the siblings, aged 8, 6, 5, 3, and 1 years old, were beaten, neglected, abused and starved until their teachers reported their black eyes and bruises to the police.

Teresa Kataina, 33, was jailed on Wednesday for more than two years while the children’s father, 36, was sentenced to two years, which will be converted to home detention.

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Inquiry decision pending A decision on whether an inquiry or further investigation is needed into allegations an SAS raid led to civilian deaths will be based on advice from the Chief of Defence Force. Hit & Run by journalists Jon Stephenson and Nicky Hager claims six civilians were killed and 15 were injured in the raids, and the authors have accused Lieutenant General Tim Keating of doing everything in his power to avoid an inquiry.

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Ashburton Water Zone Committee members and other decision-makers saw farmers’ environmental work close-up this week.

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■ MT SOMERS FARMS

Improving their environment The Mt Somers farming community provided an “eye-opening” look this week at the work farmers are doing to improve their environment.

Members of the Ashburton Water Zone Committee, Ashburton District Council and Environment Canterbury toured three farms in the area, meeting with landowners and lessees to see the work they had been doing and hear their views on how they are meeting good manage-

ment practices. The group visited a deer and beef farm owned

by Michael and Nicky Salvesen to discuss farm management and compliance as well as discuss the impact and practicality of rules on farmers.

The farm is located in the Upper Hinds/Hekeao Plains area and under the Hinds Plan Change is required to reduce the impacts of farming activities on water quality.

They then visited two wet-

land projects by neighbours David and Rosemary Morrow and Charles and Elspeth Jaine which have received funding from the zone committee’s Immediate Steps Fund.

Environment Canterbury councillor David Caygill said it was great to see farmers, landowners and lessees working to protect and preserve the environment.

“No matter how long you work in a legal framework you always

learn from talking to people on the ground about the actual situation they are dealing with,” Caygill said.

Ashburton Water Zone Committee chair Bill Thomas said the field trip was an “eye-opener” for the committee.

“It is fantastic to see what the three families have done with riparian planting and the really good thing is that all three farms have already been working on their projects for a significant

length of time as part of their farm management.

“While it’s very satisfying to see first-hand where the zone committee’s Immediate Steps funding has been used successfully, it has to be remembered that the land owners are themselves the real contributors,” Thomas said.

The field trip also offered the opportunity to newly-elected district and regional councillors to see work happening to improve the environment.

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■ HIGH COURT CHRISTCHURCH

The cost of keeping Lake Hood tidy rises

Taylor guilty of boy’s murder

Ashburton ratepayers will be handing over a little more of their hard earned cash to keep Lake Hood in good condition.

The Aquatic Park made a pitch for the council to up the $113,000 it spends each year to keep grass mowed and gardens tidy at the lake.

But when councillors looked at their spending for the year they decided if they were spending more they needed to be very clear about what they

were getting for their money.

When the lake was first developed there were few houses, little in the way of vested assets in the council and few costs.

While that has changed, councillors decided an extra $33,000 was all they were prepared to spend on keeping the lake environment in top shape.

The maintenance budget will be re-looked at when councillors rework the district’s longterm plan later this year.

Troy Taylor, the de-facto stepfather of Christchurch infant Ihaka Stokes, has been found guilty of the boy’s brutal murder.

Troy Kevin Taylor, 23, had denied murdering the 14-month-old boy during a two-week trial at the High Court in Christchurch.

He claimed that his then-partner and Ihaka’s mother Mikala Stokes inflicted the boy’s 59 fatal injuries on July 3, 2015 while he was out getting a tattoo.

But after four hours of deliberations, a jury of six women and six men were unanimous in finding Taylor guilty of murder.

They also found him guilty of as-

saulting the child the day before the murder.

Taylor mouthed “no” as the verdicts were read out yesterday, while family members in the packed public gallery said “no way”.

He will be sentenced on June 9.

Justice Mander thanked the jury for their service.

The Crown alleged Taylor was suffering from sleep deprivation, headaches, and irritability caused by multiple concussions around the time Ihaka was developing an ear infection, when he “snapped”.

After eight days of evidence, both the Crown and Defence gave their closing addresses yesterday.

Justice Cameron Mander summed up the evidence and told the jury that they must remain unaffected by emotion when reaching their verdict.

UK neuropathologist Professor Colin Smith believed it was a “maximum of minutes” from the time Ihaka received his injuries before he became unconscious.

Asked to comment on defence suggestions that Stokes inflicted the injuries in the afternoon - at least three hours before Taylor says he found him unresponsive in his cot - Smith replied: “That is not an explanation for the pathology that is present in this case.”

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■ SOUTH ISLAND LIONS CLUBS

Huge donation to diabetes research Thirty-eight South Island Lions charity clubs have donated a vital $80,000 to help scientists find a cure for type 1 diabetes.

Spinal Cord Society researchers running the Chasing A Cure programme, focusing on stem cell research, are set to publish three years of work in the next few months.

“We’re very excited about these results. Interesting new research has emerged between type 1 diabetes and non-diabetics,” head research scientist Dr Paul Turner said.

The findings are described as “significant and unique”.

“The data gives us a good indicator as to why our proposed new therapy will work.”

Currently, type 1 diabetes is controlled by injecting insulin, and through diet and exercise.

“It’s very difficult to maintain blood sugar control, and long term you run the risk of heart and kidney failure, blindness and gangrene from nerve damage,” Turner said.

The research team, based at Otago University in Dunedin,

relies entirely on donations, funding from charities and lottery grants.

The $80,000.00 raised by the Lions District 202 J which spans from Rakaia to Milton, allows the programme to continue for another four months.

“We wanted to support a local project that has the potential to help so many, not just in New Zealand but potentially around the world.

So this seemed fitting for our club’s centenary legacy,” Lions district centenary co-ordinator, Neil Blake, from the Mayfield club, said.

The district plans to raise a further $20,000 for the research team, taking its total donation to $100,000.

“We are extremely grateful for the support of Lions International. Our programme was launched five years ago, and without the support of organisations like theirs, we simply couldn’t do our work,” Turner said.

An estimated 30-thousand Kiwis have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, most of them children.

Presentation of the $80,000 donation (from left) researcher Fawzan Dinnunhan, Megan Brick, Lions district governor Tom MacDonald, Ella Butson and Neil Blake.

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■ METHVEN SCARECROW TRAIL

Tough competition for three of the characters Straw and other scarecrow building materials will be in high demand in Methven soon as the town’s annual scarecrow trail approaches.

More than 30 homes, businesses and education facilities have already registered to create scarecrows.

The theme is famous children’s storybook characters.

Co-organiser Karyn Robertson said

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competition had been tough for three characters in particular, but she could not say who they were. This is because the whole object of the trail is for participants to guess who the characters are.

The trail will kick off on April 16 and run until April 29.

Registrations must be in by April 1.

Those not getting their favourite character have to choose another.

Big changes afoot for Lotto Lotto NZ is running a must-win Strike draw this weekend to mark the rollout of changes it is making to the game.

Game changes include the introduction of a new Lotto division 7 for matching three Lotto numbers on one line, bigger Powerball prizes across all divisions, the ability to play Strike on its own, and new dip tickets.

On Saturday Lotto will hold a special Powerball and Strike Must Be Won draw.

There is a total prize pool of $9.3 million up for grabs this weekend. The Powerball jackpot is $8 million, the Strike jackpot is $300,000, and both must be won on Saturday.

The Lotto jackpot is $1 million for Saturday’s draw.

“Lotto on Wednesday has been really popular with our players, with more people playing our games more often. Now we’re making these games even better,” said chief executive Wayne Pickup.

“We’ve listened to what players have asked for – more ways to win and bigger prizes.”

“Over 770 Kiwis have become millionaires overnight through playing Lotto, and we’re looking forward to continuing that winning streak for our players,” said Pickup.

The game changes will come into play from this Sunday.

A player from Dairy Flat last year won $44m.

A player in West Auckland pocketed $33m in 2013.

In 2010 an Auckland player won a $28.7m Powerball prize.

For the new Lotto Division 7, players just need to match three winning Lotto numbers on a single line to win a Lotto Bonus Ticket.

There will be bigger Powerball prizes in Divisions 2 to 7. The Powerball jackpot will also have the chance to grow bigger than ever before, up to a $50 million before it must be won.

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■ SOCKEYE SALMON

Back from brink of extinction

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Sockeye salmon numbers in the Mackenzie Country have exploded, but Mid Canterbury rivers are not having the same luck.

The Southern Hemisphere’s only population of sockeye salmon, once on the verge of extinction, has started its spawning run in the Mackenzie Country.

The sight of hundreds of fish moving up the Twizel River, and spawning right below the State Highway 8 bridge near Twizel, is attracting tourists and locals.

The fish, distinctive for their red bodies and green heads, burst out of the water in a shower of spray and scramble across the riffles as they search for a spot to lay their eggs.

The species was released in 1901 for what was planned to be a searun salmon canning industry, but they never ran to the sea, leaving chinook salmon to become the basis for the South Island’s successful salmon fishery.

Sockeye were thought to have died out in the late 1980s, but around 2005 Central South Island Fish and Game started receiving reports of the land-locked popula-

A sockeye salmon makes its way upstream to spawn in the Twizel River. tion spawning once again.

Numbers were low, at less than 100, but now they have boomed.

Central South Island Fish and Game officer Mark Webb said sockeye was now the most abundant salmon species, with an esti-

mated 30,000 to 40,000 spawning this year.

This compared with up to 25,000 last year and up to 20,000 in years prior.

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Sockeye were plankton feeders, and one theory was their increasing numbers could be due to more plankton being produced in the Upper Waitaki lakes, which were the sockeye’s “ocean”.

Chinook fed on insects and small fish and there were any number of factors which could impact on their survival, such as ocean currents and temperatures, food availability and predator abundance.

Rakaia fisherman Bruce Kelly has been salmon fishing on the Rakaia River for the past 30 years, and this season had been the first he had not caught a single fish. He fished most weekends and usually caught three or four in a season.

He described the season so far as terrible.

Some anglers he had talked to thought this season was as good as last year’s, however, last year had not been that good either.

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undreds of keen locals are primed and ready to run 5km while being doused in the colours of the rainbow this weekend.

But it’s all in the name of a very important cause.

On Sunday, the Ashburton Get Coloured event will be launched at Lake Hood, involving more than 650 participants and many more supporters. It follows the idea behind colour runs, fun events held across the world that involve participants being covered in coloured powder as they pass through different stages of the route.

Runners turn up to the starting gates dressed in white, and after 5km, cross the finishing line covered in a myriad of colours.

The moment tickets went on sale for Ashburton’s inaugural run, locals were rushing to take part and it’s boomed to something bigger than organisers could have believed.

When you understand the good cause behind it, this becomes even more significant.

Ashburton Get Coloured is presented by the CanInspire Charitable Trust.

Ticket sales will cover the costs of putting on the event and any extra goes to the trust, providing help to people suffering from trauma, illness and loss.

This goes a long way to supporting the vision of CanBead and CanTackle founder, Sarah Clifford, following her personal experience with cancer.

Diagnosed with melanoma in October, 2008, at the age of 28 she was given a range of beads and accessories for making jewellery during treatment in Christchurch.

The necklaces she created were auctioned off at the Ashburton Cancer Society rooms, raising more than $3000 for the Cancer Society and the start-up cost of CanBead.

CanBead is a not-for-profit registered charity, part of The CanInspire Charitable Trust, that provides jewellery-making classes and materials to individuals as well as cancer patients, young people in foster care and children experiencing trauma.

CanTackle also now provides recreational support for those experiencing illness, trauma or personal loss by providing fly fishing courses.

Ashburton Get Coloured is set to be one of the stand-out events of the year and excitement around town is growing.

With businesses on board, those taking part and supporters cheering everyone along – and a good cause at its heart – it’s an event not to be missed.

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s we come to the end of our week-long discussion into flytipping around Mid Canterbury, we have a selection of the top comments we received on our Facebook page (right).

The conversation started when household waste, ranging from a refrigerator to more than 100 empty aluminium can was discovered at the Ashburton River.

Ashburton District Council said it was an issue they receive reports on all too frequently.

The rubbish was removed quickly and if council can identify offenders, it will be followed up with prosecution and fine.

When we asked on our weekly poll if enough was being done to stop and prevent rubbish dumping in Mid Canterbury 95.65 per cent of you said no.

But you also offered helpful suggestions around education, consequences and what needs to change to ensure Mid Canterbury retains its clean, green image.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Tracy Maybe having a once a year road side collection of big items, most people dump because they can’t afford to take it to the dump.

Byron Surveillance cameras on the roads leading to these areas, every vehicle in or out gets snapped. No one should be going to the river with a trailer, for example.

Ben Hard rubbish collections definatly, twice a year, and proper bins, everywhere else has them, $11 for five bags, just ridiculous and prehistoric!!

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Ferne Generations have not been taught about polluting the environment and taking responsibility for trash.

Selfish actions dumping it where ever they like some people just throw stuff out the car window as they are driving along. Disgusting begaviour

ROLLING POLL This week’s question Q: Is enough being done to stop and prevent rubbish dumping in Mid Canterbury?

Results up to 5pm yesterday: Yes 4.35% No 95.65%

Kirsty Ann Can’t even go to the beach to collect shells. Burn out cars, rubbish everywhere. It’s yuck. Absolutely disgusting

Andrea Yes hunt them down and fine them. No excuse for laziness. Not that expensive but will be if you get caught dumping.

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am the self-appointed Senior Sergeant of The Manners Police here at Hokonui and I know I have written on the subject before, but with what unfolded at Ashburton College last Friday, I thought it was time to revisit the subject again.

Because it is time we got back to a few basics and home is where we start!

Here’s a lead we could follow for starters.

A Portuguese School wants parents to take responsibility – now their poster is spreading like wildfire online It’s a timeless question: Where do a school’s responsibilities begin and where do they end?

This is especially relevant when considering where to draw the line between what constitutes parents’ responsibilities and a school’s.

This school decided to clarify the matter once and for all, by sticking a poster in its halls and the message they’re sending is now spreading like wildfire.

The school’s sign was later shared on Facebook, where the message contained within it quickly began to spread around the world.

The simple but effective message highlights five key points which the school is determined should be managed by the parents, as follows:

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“Dear parents, We would like to remind you that magic words such as hello, please, you’re welcome, I’m sorry, and thank you, all begin to be learned at home.

It’s also at home that children learn to be honest, to be on time, diligent, show friends their sympathy, as well as show utmost respect for their elders and all teachers.

Home is where they learn to be clean, not talk with their mouths full, and how/where to properly dispose of garbage.

Home is also where they learn to be organised, to take good care of their belongings, and that it’s not OK to touch others.

Here at school, on the other hand, we teach language, math, history, geography, physics, sciences and physical education. We only reinforce the education that children receive at home from their parents.”

School.

As good as this is, I think they are missing the major problem.

There are no consequences to the actions.

Why not add these on to the posters. I’m sure there are more as well.

■ If your children damage any school property, they/you will pay to have it repaired or replaced.

■ If your children hurt others there will be consequences, internal punishment for the first fight and expulsion for the second.

I know there will be people saying “expelling them won’t work, they’ll just end up on the streets causing grief because their parents don’t give a stuff about them”.

This is where the Government needs to step up. Nobody should be allowed to leave school without a job.

So if you choose to leave or are booted out of school, you head straight into an army-style boot camp.

There you learn respect and discipline.

You’ll be out working in the community, picking up litter or planting native trees along the side of our rivers.

You’ll also learn how to put together a CV and how to present yourself for a job interview.

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In return you receive the equivalent of the dole.

But if you mess up and don’t tow the line, or get into trouble with the law in the weekend, then your dole gets docked accordingly.

Continue to mess up in a really bad way and you get thrown in jail.

I know each generation has complained about the next one since Adam was a cowboy.

I also know we had fights when I was at school. But we had consequences if we were caught, usually ending with stripes across our butts.

I know we have moved past that, but we can’t just shrug our shoulders and say bullying has been going on for years, let them sort it out.

We are not wild animals and survival of the fittest has no place in a civilised society.

Just like cellphones have no place at a school, in my opinion.

If there’s an emergency, I’m sure the office will be able to contact the parents, just like they did in the good old days.

Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian

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‘There’s no turning back’ Britain filed for divorce from the European Union yesterday, with fond words and promises of friendship that could not disguise the historic nature of the schism – or the years of argument and hardnosed bargaining ahead as the UK leaves the embrace of the bloc for an uncertain future as “global Britain”.

Prime Minister Theresa May triggered the two-year divorce process in a six-page letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk, vowing that Britain will maintain a “deep and special partnership” with its neighbors in the bloc. In response, Tusk told Britain: “We already miss you.”

May’s invocation of Article 50 of the EU’s key treaty sets the clock ticking on two years of negotiations until Britain becomes the first major nation to leave the union – as Big Ben bongs midnight on March 29, 2019.

The UK’s departure could not come at a worse time for the EU, which has grown from six founding members six decades ago to a vast, largely borderless span of 28 nations and half a billion people. Nationalist and populist parties are on the march across the continent in revolt against the bloc’s mission of “ever-closer union”. And in Washington, President Donald Trump has derided the EU, NATO and other pillars of Western order

The Cat’s back Everyone jump upon the Peace Train because Cat Stevens is puffing into town.

The hugely influential British singersongwriter will play three concerts around the country this December as part of his 50th anniversary Peace Train Tour. The 1970s hitmaker who penned such classic tracks as Wild World, Father and Son, Where do the Children Play?, Peace Train and Moonshadow, will play Auckland’s Vector Arena on Wednesday, December 13, New Plymouth’s TSB Bowl of Brooklands on Saturday, December 16, and Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena on Tuesday, December 19.

EU Council President Donald Tusk grimaces at a press conference in Brussels, Belgium showing the letter he received signed by Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May formally triggered the beginning of Britain’s exit from the European Union.

PHOTO AP built up since World War Two. “This is an historic moment from which there can be no turning back,” May told lawmakers in the House of Commons, moments after her letter was hand-delivered to Tusk in Brussels by Britain’s ambassador to the EU, Tim Barrow.

In the letter, May said the two sides should “engage with one another constructively and respectfully, in a spirit of sincere co-operation”.

But for all the warmth, the next two years will be a tough test of the notion that divorcees can remain good friends.

May is under pressure from her Conservative Party and Britain’s largely Euroskeptic press not to concede too much in exchange for a good trade deal with the EU. For their part, the other 27 members of the bloc will need to stick together and stand firm as they ride out the biggest threat in the union’s history.

Brexit has been hailed by populists across Europe – including French far-right leader Marine Le Pen – who hope the UK is only the first in a series of departures. EU leaders are determined to stop that happening.

“The European Union is a historically unique success story,” German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in Berlin.

“It remains one even after Britain’s withdrawal. We will take care of that.”

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■ INDONESIA

Man swallowed by python A 25-year-old Indonesian man has been swallowed whole by a python on the island of Sulawesi, villagers and news reports said.

A six-minute video on the website of the Tribun Timur publication shows villagers slicing open the python’s carcass to reveal the legs and torso of the dead victim, named Akbar.

Junaedi, the secretary of Salubiro village in West Sulawesi province, said villagers began searching for Akbar after realising he hadn’t returned from working on his palm oil

crops the previous day.

Junaedi said the search party found scattered palm oil fruit, a picking tool and a boot, and then spotted the engorged 7-metre-long reticulated python.

“When its stomach was cut, we first saw his boot and legs near the neck,” he said. “It seems he was attacked from behind because we found a wound on his back.”

Reticulated pythons grab onto their prey with dozens of sharp curved teeth and then squeeze it to death before swallowing it whole.

Right – Villagers watch a dead python’s carcass after being sliced open in Mamuju, West Sulawesi province, Indonesia. A 25-year-old Indonesian man was swallowed whole by the python.

Parris rues missed email

Suicide truck bombing kills 15 in Baghdad among the dead while the rest were civilians, and a number of policemen were also wounded, the officials said.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Islamic State group has carried out similar attacks as their territorial hold in Iraq weakens.

The bitter feud between Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson has clearly not mellowed over time. Universal movie bosses are reportedly discreetly keeping the pair well away from each other during the press tour for their new Fast and the Furious movie, over fears their 2016 stoush will negatively impact promotions. The two stars – who play rivals in Fast 8: The Fate of the Furious – famously fell out last year after Johnson publicly attacked Diesel over his behaviour on set. Last August, Universal insisted the pair had buried the hatchet, but their obvious separation on tour suggests otherwise.

They are widespread in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia.

Reports of humans being killed by pythons are extremely rare. In the wild they are known to eat monkeys, pigs and other mammals.

■ IRAQ

A suicide truck bomb targeted a police checkpoint in southern Baghdad yesterday, killing 15 people and wounding 45, according to Iraqi officials.

The bomber detonated the vehicle, an oil tanker laden with explosives, security and hospital officials said.

Three policemen were

Stars being kept apart

Iraqi forces are fighting Isis in western Mosul, where some 2000 Isis fighters are launching fierce counterattacks. After the beginning the operation to retake Mosul in October, Iraqi authorities in January declared they have liberated eastern Mosul, which is separated from the city’s western

neighbourhoods by the Tigris River.

Western Mosul is densely populated and has proven to be a much more difficult fight for Iraqi and coalition forces, which have resorted to greater use of artillery and airstrikes to clear and hold territory.

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She’s worked with Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Nicki Minaj and Jennifer Lopez. But Kiwi dance sensation Parris Goebel is ruing a missed opportunity after forgetting to check her emails. The 25-year-old took to Twitter to reveal she missed a message from R&B star Frank Ocean – and she’s been crying about it. She wrote: “Lord bring him back to me so we can make magic.” Ocean is a Grammy-winning artist with three albums to his name, the most recent being last year’s acclaimed Blonde. Goebel’s biggest moment came when she directed the video for Bieber’s Sorry, the third most popular YouTube video of all time with 2.3 billion views.

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Financial advice for our millennials

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

year earnings, which came soon after an already disappointing half-year result.

The ASX200 has gained 4.1 per cent for the quarter to date with all sectors gaining except one.

Health is by far the top performing sector, gaining 14.2 per cent while the telecom sector is the biggest laggard, falling 8.3 per cent.

The S&P500 has risen 5.5 per cent for the quarter, despite experiencing a decline in March as the index rose strongly early in the year buoyed by the Trump trade. Recently, US indexes have experienced their worst week of declines since the presidential election.

The Trump administration faced its first hurdle at the end of last week, as it tried to get its new healthcare bill across the line.

One of Donald Trump’s campaign promises was to replace the controversial Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare. However, it seemed to expose significant differences within the party, with some saying the replacement American Health Care Act didn’t go far enough, while others said that it went too far.

The bill was yanked from the floor before it was even able to go to a vote as it was deemed as being doomed to fail.

The biggest news of the week came overnight Wednesday

(NZ time) as UK Prime Minister Theresa May pulled the trigger on Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, starting divorce proceedings officially between the UK and European Union. Article 50 gives members the right to leave the European Union and gives the departing nation two years to negotiate an exit deal.

Once set in motion, Article 50 is not able to be stopped unless there is unanimous consent from all member nations. The letter was formally delivered to the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, officially starting Brexit proceedings. Following this, the British pound gained some ground against major trading partners, however, this was shortlived and these gains were pared back.

The FTSE 100 in the UK saw a gain for the day, however, it appears that this was driven more by gains in global markets and a steadying oil price and investors seemed to shrug off the news.

Expectations are for the UK to be vulnerable during this process, however, with no precedent, there are mixed opinions on how both the pound and the market will react.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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t has been a fairly quiet week for the local market, giving investors a chance to catch their breath after a hectic week last week. However, with so much going on overseas, markets were largely focused on offshore events as the Trump administration faced heavy scrutiny and Brexit officially began.

As we near the end of the first quarter of 2017, it is also a good time to look at the winners and losers.

At the time of writing the NZX50 index had risen 3.8 per cent so far this year, with a couple of trading days still to go.

The top performer for the index has been a2 Milk, rising 37.6 per cent after a number of positive announcements has pushed the share price significantly higher.

Market stalwart Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has risen 13.9 per cent while dual listed Australian banks Westpac and ANZ have risen significantly as global financial stocks have benefited from rising interest rates globally.

Metro Performance Glass is the weakest performer on the NZX50 for the quarter, having fallen 30.7 per cent to date. The company’s share price is nearing all-time lows after a few disappointing announcements, including a significant earnings downgrade when the company announced that it is unlikely to see profits rise in FY17.

Tegel Group is the second worst decliner for the quarter, having declined 22.8 per cent, closely followed by Fletcher Building, down 22.0 per cent.

Fletcher’s poor performance has been driven largely by a significant downgrade from the company in respect to its full

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set amount of cash and that was it.

“You can see when you are getting close to the wire.”

He is also an advocate of shifting money into a savings account as soon as you are paid.

Now Arns is investing the money he had been using to pay off his loan into a managed fund, a pool of money similar to KiwiSaver which invests in shares.

“For me I am young and at a point in life where I can accept some risk.”

But he says most young Kiwis

But the reverse is not true, the penny-pinchers don’t wish they had spent more.

Outside of the student loan and investing, Arns has focused on having emergency savings: three to six months’ worth of expenses put aside should something go wrong.

“I have been in a situation where I have had less than a couple of hundred dollars in my account for an extended time.”

He said when that happens you inevitably don’t take the best option when there is an emergency and you need money.

Don’t worry if you can’t afford a house at 25, but there is no reason why with the right steps and approach you can’t do it at 35.

At the moment Arns doesn’t have a savings goal in mind.

He says buying a house, particularly in Auckland, is a bit hard to contemplate.

“The average Auckland house price is $1 million so that means you need about $200,000. It does not appeal to me. That is a pretty scary proposition.”

But he says it might be something he does want if he has a family in the future.

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finishing his commerce degree in Wellington, says he has focused on paying off his student loan in recent years despite it being interest free.

“I’ve been in debt in the past and I didn’t like it. I hate the feeling. It’s like having a monkey on your back.”

He paid off his loan in four years; half the average time it takes.

Arns said the key was just setting a budget and sticking to it and rather than swiping his eftpos card constantly, he took out a

aren’t keen on shares.

“Young people don’t take a lot of interest. They don’t have that discussion at parties. Whereas you do talk about houses.

“There is a real fear of anything stock-market related. I think it is a lack of education.”

The key thing to understand about saving and investing early is to make the most of compound interest, Arns says.

I have been in a situation where I have had less than a couple of hundred dollars in my account for an extended time.

“People just don’t think about it. When you are young you are living in the moment. Which is great, what you should be doing.

“You have got your whole life to save. That is a completely fair approach to take but you should be aware of the opportunity costs of splurging when you are young.

“It might mean it takes five or 10 years longer to save for a house or have to push out your retirement for longer.”

In his job Arns speaks to a lot of older people and he says many who were reckless spenders in their youth wish they had been more careful.

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A young finance expert says millennial Kiwis should stop stressing about buying a house by 25 and focus on getting out of debt and having emergency savings.

Karl Arns, a 24-year-old authorised financial adviser, who works as a derivatives broker, says criticisms of his generation for being high lifestyle spenders are partly true, but it doesn’t change the fact that it has never been harder to get on the property ladder.

“I think there is some truth to that.

“There is a trend and I see it among my friends; it is easy to overspend.”

They have entered the workforce and expect that to continue.

“I think a lot of us are trying to hang on to that lifestyle and we can’t.”

But despite that, Arns said suggestions that people cut back on dining out on avocados on toast or Sky TV subscriptions were not going to be enough to get a house deposit.

“Is that going to get you there?

No. But it might help you get there faster.”

Arns, who grew up in Tauranga and moved to Auckland at 21 after

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+1.26%

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This Highlander has it all Y

ou only need to give the Toyota Highlander a quick once over to realise this recreational vehicle definitely wears its heart on its sleeve.

It features bold exterior details, like a chiselled front grille design, halogen headlights, stylish 18” alloys and rugged black contrasting trim framing each flared wheel arch.

The Highlander has a premium look about it, but you also know this is going to be a perfectly proportioned – and entirely practical – family car. It’ll take seven people and plenty of luggage too.

Uphill and down Hill-Assist Control (HAC) is a rather clever system designed to help stop the Highlander from rolling backward when setting off on a steep slope.

Essentially after you’ve moved your foot from the brake pedal to the accelerator, HAC continues to electronically hold the brakes for you for a further two seconds so you don’t roll backwards.

It releases as soon as you accelerate away from your standing start.

Extra safety Count them; seven airbags.

That’s the standard number in all versions of Highlander, proving its worth as a reassuringly safe recreational vehicle with a 5 star ANCAP safety rating.

This comprehensive safety suite includes front airbags for the driver and front passenger seats, along with a knee

airbag for the driver. In addition, the driver and front passenger seats have side airbags, and curtain shield airbags provide side protection from the front right down to the third row seats.

Flexible front and back There are plenty of different seating options within the cabin.

The standard third row of seats in every Highlander which have been engineered

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to seat two adults with enough head, shoulder and leg room to keep everyone in the back comfortable on even a longer journey. Seats fold forward individually, meaning getting in and out of the third row is easy too; with second row seats that move forward to allow plenty of room to enter and exit.

V6 Power A family-sized vehicle definitely needs a

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The Highlander’s 3.5-litre V6, with 218kW maximum power and 350Nm of torque on tap is perfect for this vehicle.

The Highlander’s V6 also features dual VVT-i (Variable Valve Timing - intelligent) technology which optimises power and fuel economy and complies with stringent Euro 5 emissions standards, meaning it’s kinder to the environment.

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Single-seater will be a star in London

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he London Motor Show is delighted to announce British single-seat supercar, the BAC Mono, as the latest addition to an unrivalled array of cars to be on display at one of the most eagerly anticipated shows on the automotive calendar.

Battersea Park is set to welcome a number of high-profile brands from May 4-7, and BAC will join the fold under the umbrella of leading luxury dealer group H.R. Owen, official UK dealer for BAC.

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is the British brand behind the Mono – the world’s only single-seater, road-legal supercar – which has earned worldwide plaudits for its driver-focused characteristics and staggering ability on both the road and track.

The Mono will be alongside some of the most high-profile brands of the show, including the latest models from the like of Ferrari, Lamborghini and Rolls-Royce.

BAC is incredibly proud of its British

heritage, with 98 per cent of its components being sourced from its home nation.

Mono is a genuine British motor industry success story and is now exported to 29 territories around the globe.

The London Motor Show is a major player in the British automotive world; such is its stature that it recently had to release additional tickets to the public due to overwhelming demand for May’s event.

This year’s show will be the first time that BAC has appeared at The London

Motor Show and represents a rare chance for supercar and luxury car enthusiasts to view Mono in the capital.

Alec Mumford, Chairman of The London Motor Show, said: “We are delighted to welcome BAC to The London Motor Show for the first time and really can’t wait for the Mono to take to its stand in Battersea Park. We are welcoming over 150 new cars from some of the biggest brands in the world and the Mono has all the credentials of a show-stopper.”

Another COTY for Peugeot

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he new Peugeot 3008 was named the 2017 Car of the Year this week in Geneva by a judging panel comprising 58 European journalists.

The judging panel acclaimed its style, interior design and performance. This prestigious trophy joins the 20 other prizes the new Peugeot 3008 has already won.

The vehicle is the fifth Peugeot to win Car of the

Year and the first SUV honoured in the history of the COTY prize.

The spectacular i-Cockpit® is state of the art and offers a more intuitive and intense driving experience, with a compact wheel, 12.3” head-up display and central capacitive touchscreen console with ergonomic piano keys to top it all off.

Nearly 100,000 customers have already placed orders in Europe.

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McLaren reveals Hyper-GT T his new design sketch gives further insight into forthcoming McLaren Hyper-GT car, codenamed BP23.

The luxurious three-seat car with hybrid powertrain will be the most powerful and most aerodynamic road-going McLaren ever. Just 106 examples will be crafted by McLaren Special Operations (MSO), the same volume as the McLaren F1 – and all are pre-sold.

Development of the BP23 is currently under way at McLaren Special Operations, responsible for crafting the luxurious new addition to the McLaren Ultimate Series product family.

The BP23 codename is taken from the car being MSO’s second Bespoke project and it having three seats.

BP23 owners will work alongside MSO to select colours, trim materials and other points of personalisation unique to them. The first examples of BP23 are expected to be delivered in 2019.

McLaren Automotive is a British manufacturer of luxury, high-performance sports and super cars, located in Surrey.

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LC70 delivers. Again.

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he music choice, given the looks, size and heavy metal used in Toyota’s iconic LC70, just had to be Metallica’s Greatest Hits!

And that was certainly not to drown out engine or road noise, for this the latest version of this truck, proved surprisingly quiet, and civilised to drive, albeit, in an unapologetically rugged way.

They have always been pretty much kings of the hill and mostly spotted about NZ doing the real hard yards, such as serious towing and load carrying on high country stations, mines and in forests.

Wherever it might be, their long history shows they are no-compromise, strong, hard-working, virtually unbreakable

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Kerb weight: 2255kg Turning Circle: 14.4 metres Claimed fuel use: 10.6L/100km Tows: 3500kg braked Safety: 5 star ANCAP

trucks with ample grunt, good (283mm) clearance, a clean underbelly and other go-anywhere features.

With 4WD vehicles definitely continuing to become more genteel, it is great to see Toyota continuing to commit to the real thing.

Real being the heavy duty ladder chassis, dual-range 4x4 complete with dual range transfer case, diff locks front and rear and a big, unstressed V8 diesel.

Oh but what about health and safety?

Well no compromises there either, especially for the single cab models whose comprehensive safety equipment gives them the maximum 5-star ANCAP safety rating.

This safety gear includes side, curtain and driver’s knee airbags, pre-tensioned seat-belts, stability and active traction control, hill-start assist and a reversing camera.

LC70s are available as a single cab/chassis (2.4m x1.8m tray costs around $4000) or a double cab with correspondingly shorter tray.

Both come in LT or LX grades.

As well there’s a Wagon with two seats and van-like cargo space.

Prices start at $75,780 + ORCs. The 5.2 metres long, and tall, tried and tested exterior is pretty much unchanged except for a slightly higher bulge in the bonnet.

You climb up in and there’s an expansive view to the front and sides from the long haul, comfortable seats.

The width of the deck and its cab pro-

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Expectedly the cabin furnishings and controls are practical and durable, and there’s no fancy stuff such as electric windows or central locking.

But while sitting tall enough to eyeball truckers, it has also joined the digital age, for there’s a 6.1-inch screen, decent sound system, with CD player, USB port, Bluetooth, simple but efficient air-con, and even cruise control!

All models use the reliable 4.5-litre V8 turbo diesel engine producing 151kW of power and 430Nm of torque from 1200 to 3200rpm.

With new injectors and diesel particulate filter, it meets EURO 5 emission regulations.

This big, relaxed V8 is a wonderful lugger and then provides good engine braking on descent.

While the gearbox remains a 5-speed manual, it gets taller 2nd and 5th gears.

It feels strong, changes easily and given the engine’s pulling power, doesn’t need more ratios.

It’s reasonably quick off the mark when you need it to be, and then on the open

road it happily lopes along at 100km/h in a surprisingly quiet and refined manner.

The other surprise, given the heavy duty suspension with the amount of off-road articulation it offers, is just how good the on-road ride is and how flat it sat through corners with just a light load on the deck and towing a largish pop-top camper.

The combination of the 14.4-metre turning circle and the truck’s 5.3-metre length means careful planning for where you are going to turn, or park.

Then for hard-core off-roading, there’s all the previously mentioned features plus an armoury of specialist hardware.

While the front and rear diffs can be locked up, I found, during my limited off-road driving in dry conditions, that the smart active traction control system did all that was needed.

The ride in those conditions was firm, but not uncomfortable.

FINALE This latest LC70 delivers what it has always has, which is much more than most people will ever need! Its new technology doesn’t diminish the classic, no-compromise character, but adds to the go-anywhere, do-anything pedigree of its predecessors. And with 5-star safety.

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

M Grant J Rush J T McInerney G Cleeve C Roberts S & B Evans J Dunn J T McInerney J T McInerney J T McInerney

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

8 4X604 Pacing Major (8) Purdon/Rasmussen

A G’s White Socks (9) G & N Hope 9 33412 Barrier EQUINE INVESTMENTS LIMITED PACE $20,000, 4YO+ R70 & faster DiscrHcp, 2600m

00005 Flamboyant (1) D Taylor 15432 Benicio (1) L Jones 25443 Luciano (2) B McLellan 53434 Usain Colt (1) G & N Hope 62541 Ears Burning (1) N McGrath 47761 Maverick (2) N McGrath 74556 Alta Orlando (u1) R Dunn 55570 Franco Nelson (1) R Dunn

J Young J W Cox S Ottley R May N McGrath J Curtin D Dunn J Dunn

9:09PM 809

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M Williamson R May

LAMB & HAYWARD 4&5YO TROTTING CHAMPION TROT G3 $25,000, 4-5YO R60–R130 SpecHcp, 2600m

1 D11 Ronald J (1) P Nairn B Butt 2 34213 Brads Kenny (1) P Williamson B Williamson 3 74X12 Blazing Under Fire (u1) P Williamson M Williamson 4 35740 Kowhai Monarch (u2) M Jones S Ottley 4 5 210P2 Missandei (u3) B Negus C DeFilippi 6 46227 Destiny Jones (1) D Hunter J Dunn 7 2320X Royal Shine (2) S Smolenski D Dunn 8:07PM PGG WRIGHTSON NZ BREEDERS’ STAKES MBL PACE - G1 8 16619 Idle Monkey (3) M Austin J Curtin OPT 807 $100,000, F&M MOB. PACE, 2600m 3 9 48432 Tornado Valley (4) T McMillan G O'Reilly 1 13328 C A Penny (1) A Shutkowski J Curtin 1 10 8X111 Habibti Ivy (1) P Nairn B Orange 1 2 11211 Piccadilly Princess (2) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 11 Everybody Knows SCRATCHED 3 31112 Better B Amazed (3) Telfer/Garlick D Dunn 2 12 111X0 Wilma’s Mate (u1) P Nairn D Butt 4 Sweet Loress SCRATCHED 5 12400 Bronze Over (4) B Butt METALCRAFT ROOFING PACE $20,000, 3YO+ B Butt 9:39PM R61–R79, 1950m 3 6 1222X Golden Goddess (5) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen OPT 810 2 7 21X31 The Orange Agent (6) B Hughes T Herlihy 1 198X7 Vanhalem (1) M House J Curtin 4 8 13713 Ultimate Desire (7) B Mowbray M Williamson 2 04211 Crackamoa (2) R Dunn J Dunn

Cmeerock (8) R Dunn R Houghton 3 72214 Franco Hampton (3) J Gameson C D Thornley 9 43218 Barrier 3 4 2X114 Whittaker (4) M Jones S Ottley 10 2151X American Tart (21) R Dunn J Dunn 5 10802 Hopeful Harriet (5) R Todd J W Cox 4 6 44778 Mongolian Hero (6) P Court B Orange 8:39PM VERO FLYING STAKES MOBILE PACE - G2 7 Alpha Rock SCRATCHED OPT 808 $40,000, 3YO MOB. PACE, 1950m S McNally 1 41103 Billy Badger (1) R Dunn J Dunn 8 42164 Torrid Bromac (7) R Todd

Lamborne Road (8) W Adams S Walkinshaw 2 61180 Stars Align (2) Purdon/Rasmussen J W Cox 9 13321 Barrier 1 3 11322 Ultimate Machete (3) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 10 13810 Baileys Rock (21) C Dalgety N Purdon (J) 2 4 11191 Raukapuka Ruler (4) C Dalgety D Dunn 11 22911 RR Sand Dollar (22) P Court R May 4 5 311X2 Riccardo (5) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 12 Ideal Roman SCRATCHED 3 6 11P11 Vincent (6) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 1 13 111 Let It Ride (23) T Butt D Dunn 7 14301 Mongolian Storm (7) P Court B Orange 2 14 11201 Gotta Go Ya Hu (24) R Dunn G Smith

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Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1800m; Straight: 300m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Rain

4 94901 Double Tap (5) 58.5 K & I Taplin 3 R Firdhaus (a3) 2 5 21252 Madam De Soir (6) 57.5 J Phillips R Cuneen (a) 4 6 31304 The Brave One (8) 57.5 Bros/Dennis J Lowry (a1) 7 9X512 Miss Tuscan (4) 57 S McKay 1 K Kalychurun 8 91058 Point Proven (2) 57 G Wright 9 84596 The Quiet Man (1) 56 B Emerson C Barnes G Jogoo (a1) 1:38PM NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, R65 10 01409 Wild Wings (9) 55.5 J Dalton 1

11 00608 Jimmy (11) 55.5 N & B Blatch OPT 604 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1200m 12 88689. Gingerbread Man (12) 55 A Dickson T Moseley 1 1 04423. Showemup (7) 59.5 S McKay 1 K Kalychurun 13 5599X Revenge (10) 55 K Tyler L Callaway 2 41080. Entree (9) 59.5 S McKay 1 S Toolooa (a4) 4 3 01752 Katango (5) 59 B Laking 1 LONE STAR CAFE & BAR $10,000, R65&JMPS R Yatim (a3) 3:27PM 2 4 4144 Supatwista (6) 58.5 B Tapper R Beeharry (a4) OPT 607 Benchmark*, 2100m 3 5 5X420 The Music Guru (4) 58 Bros/Dennis C Barnes 1 2956X Delacroix (9) 66 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a3) 6 X1858 Little Miss (3) 57.5 B Tapper 2 2337X Gargamel (13) 61 L Beck T Moseley 7 1008X Rossi The Rifle (1) 57 K Tyler L Callaway 3 07087 The Energizer (5) 59.5 K Tyler R Yatim (a3) 8 02599 Polly’s Sister (2) 55.5 J & J Gordon 1 G Jogoo (a1) 1 4 05142 Taniwha (7) 59 J Curran 1 J Lowry (a1) 9 0000X Carmenize (8) 55 A Hoffman R Cuneen (a) 2 5 16854 Chicago (4) 57.5 S McKay 1 G Jogoo (a1) 3 6 06373 Franconi (10) 57.5 G Robinson 1 R Cuneen (a) 2:17PM MACAULAY MOTORS FIRESIDE CUP 7 75X97 Additup (11) 57 B Inglis C Barnes OPT 605 $30,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 4 8 54065 Odi Et Amo (2) 57 K Tyler L Callaway 3 1 6178X Irish Excuse (10) 60 E Winsloe K Williams 9 609X6 Double Panda (6) 55.5 G Gibson R Beeharry (a4) 1 2 12332 Shaara (5) 57.5 J & J Gordon 1 K Kalychurun 10 460X0 High Forty (3) 55 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a4) 3 54187 News Flash (4) 57 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a4) 11 73706 Peter Parker (12) 55 G Wright K Kalychurun 2 4 51492. Secret Power (3) 56 A Hewitson T Moseley 12 555X7 Tai Ho (8) 55 E Winsloe K Williams 5 2980X Five Kings (9) 55.5 B Tapper R Beeharry (a4) 13 69860 Tapilize (1) 54 K & I Taplin R Firdhaus (a3) 4 6 53969 Madam Bentley (7) 54 J & K Parsons PGG WRIGHTSON AON INSURANCE BROKERS WYNDHAM 7 8815X Rumpelstiltskin (6) 54 J Curran 1 C Barnes 4:02PM CUP $30,000, OPN HCP, 2100m 8 46241 All Dressed Up (1) 54 J & J Gordon 1 S Toolooa (a4) OPT 608 2 1 16342 Revelator (7) 60 J & K Parsons 9 32362 Robin Charles (8) 54 J Phillips G Jogoo (a1) 1 2 59075 Miss Three Stars (1) 56.5 T Beckett 1 S Toolooa (a4) 10 88673 Vice Marshall (2) 54 K Tyler R Yatim (a3) 3 61656. The Gordonian (6) 55.5 J & J Gordon 1 G Jogoo (a1) 2:52PM ASCOT PARK HOTEL $10,000, R65&JMPS 3 4 06763 Motorboat Mike (5) 55 S Price R Cuneen (a) OPT 606 Benchmark*, 2100m 5 36069 Lochan Ora (9) 54 K Tyler K Kalychurun 1 234X9 Kina Win (7) 62 S Kirkland 1 4 6 91131 Patrick Erin (10) 54 B & S Anderton R Yatim (a3) R Firdhaus (a3) 2 474X0 Gold Leaf (3) 61 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a4) 7 11221. Thought That (3) 54 E Winsloe K Williams 8 75727 Oor Wullie (8) 54 J Dalton 1 1 3 62222 Darci Inn (13) 60 J & K Parsons C Barnes

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

26154 Settle Grettel 17.61 65568 Chokehold 17.27 16723 Smash Bomber 17.35 65588 Grand Apache 17.09 46238 Tilt 17.39 66747 Alex Rumble 17.43 81171 NippaOfSambucca 17.53 42543 Know Respect 17.28 32353 Homebush Tulip 17.59 33363 Falconhurst 17.73

3:22PM

1 2 2 3 4 4 3 5 KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES 6 $2,100, C1, 520m 1 7 J T McInerney 8 Lane & Wales 9 Lane & Wales 10

4 01169 Chase The Dream (4) Purdon/Rasmussen 3 4 5 X338X Field Marshal (5) T Butt 2 Heaven Rocks (u1) Purdon/Rasmussen 6 XPP11 Barrier 7:38PM 806

3:01PM

1 4 2 3 3 4 5 6 2 7 HAMPDEN TAVERN DASH 1 8 $1,400, C1/2, 295m 9 McCook & Jopson 10

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Mainly Fine

OPT

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

4 45512 Waimac 30.57 2 5 33327 Kay Bomb nwtd 6 82235 Kelly’s My Name nwtd 7 45255 Cawbourne Ridge nwtd 1 8 5X261 Helski Bale 30.52 9 78268 Fab Action 30.70 SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH 10 14678 Opawa Hope 31.36

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2 03242 She’sa Tricky Bridge (2) J McDermott J Curtin CHRISTCHURCH CASINO PACE $20,000, 3YO+ Up–& 1 5:09PM including R60, 1950m 3 84596 Kotare Mist (3) R Dunn OPT 801 T Chmiel PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 4 45280 Molly Sims (4) A Shutkowski 5 1805 Art Courage (5) M House D Dunn 1 36333 Black Art (1) T Trathen R May 3 6 61213 Hard Days Night (6) L Jones C DeFilippi 2 66623 Mighty American (2) K & T Barron K Barron 2 7 14323 Shezza GNP (7) K & T Barron B Orange 3 14807 Kitura (3) K & T Barron B Orange 8 Better B Chevron SCRATCHED 4 62207 Late Mail (4) C McDowell L O'Reilly 9 74033 Emily Blunt (8) G & N Hope M Williamson

3 5 12452 Baileys Knight (5) J Harrington R Holmes Barrier 2 6 12 Mac Almighty (6) T Butt K Butt (J) 10 74449 Crackabella (21) D Taylor J W Cox 1 7 14X02 The Bachelor (7) T Butt J W Cox 11 26X06 Christian Lady (22) P McClelland P McClelland 8 2X761 Shineonucrazydiamond (8) C Dalgety D Dunn 12 31340 Sacred Angel (23) R Dunn R Houghton 4 Zimfandel (9) B Negus C DeFilippi 9 11022 Barrier 13 53891 Kayteeoh Denario (24) R Todd S Ottley 14 24224 Mossdale Rose (25) G & N Hope R May 10 23037 Hayden’s Meddle (21) R Dunn J Dunn 11 21 Glentoro (22) R Bull C D Thornley 6:48PM STORER MOTORS NZ TROTTING OAKS MOBILE TROT - G2 12 11X0 Pembrook Ideal (23) C Dalgety T Chmiel OPT 804 $40,000, 3YO Fillies MOB. TROT, 1950m 13 30432 Bettor To Be Tricky (24) C Dalgety N Purdon (J)

1 0P079 Tehoro Dazzle (1) R Holmes G O'Reilly 14 62224 Sparkling Delight (25) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 2 571 Tehoro Tease (2) R Holmes R Holmes 5:42PM GRANITE BENCHTOP COMPANY SOUTH ISLAND TROT 3 47924 Sunny Glenis (3) R Anderson R Anderson

4 74845 Regal Love (4) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon OPT 802 $20,000, 3YO+ Up–& including R60, 2600m 2 5 2311 Zoey’s Gift (5) P Williamson M Williamson 1 212 Musculus (1) P Iggo D Dunn

6 30383 Di’z Luck (6) G Smith

G Smith 2 60134 Beg Hall (2) T Butt B Orange 0 7 0 Jaw D Nancy (7) C & A Edmonds 3 03058 Dusky Eyre (3) R Allen B Williamson 4 82610 One Night Out (4) B Weaver M Williamson 8 29576 Firenze (8) K Townley B Orange 5 82433 Foreverman (5) R Dunn J Dunn 3 9 13135 Needle (9) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi

2 6 20211 BD Khaosan (6) T Bagrie Barrier J W Cox 7 08610 Deva Jones (7) B Borcoskie P Borcoskie 10 36344 Ruthless Kayla (21) K Fairbairn S Ottley 8 81X43 The Foot Tapper (8) P Nairn D Butt 11 03301 Reign On Me (22) K Townley K Townley 3 9 0X240 Menewa (9) T Butt K Butt (J) 4 12 7P22 Crusher Collins (23) R Dunn J Dunn 10 01869 McLovin (10) R Jenkins A Lethaby 1 13 11921 Chevron Express (24) C Dalgety D Dunn 11 01200 Sexy Rexy (11) A Donnelly T Chmiel 14 1D848 Mekong Princess (25) M House J Curtin 4 12 44145 Kingdom Come (12) L & J Smith J Smith 15 2 The Bloss (26) B Borcoskie B Borcoskie 13 12429 Trouble Giero (13) B White S McNally 0 16 00863 One Over Da Stars (u1) B White S McNally 14 51762 War Spirit (14) K Townley K Townley 15 20000 All Settled Down (u1) G Smith G Smith 7:14PM RESOURCE RECYCLING TECH SUPERSTAR CHAMPS G2 1 16 16936 Lavros Jack (u2) R Kennedy C D Thornley OPT 805 $40,000, 4-5YO MOB. PACE, 1950m 6:17PM THE TURBO STAFF STAKES F&M PACE $20,000, 3YO+ 1 1 21113 Lazarus (1) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon OPT 803 F&M Up–& including R65, 1950m 2 23213 Captain Dolmio (2) R Dunn J Dunn 4 1 92842 Tact Rousey (1) T Proctor S McNally 3 22921 Superfecta (3) G Bond B Orange

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22137 Koputara 17.50 67853 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd 82211 Fill The Till 17.58 52414 Homebush Steal 17.65 35313 Duke Baxter 17.38 17314 Unbridled 17.37 11232 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.75 32353 Homebush Tulip 17.59 26426 Sozin’s Blue nwtd

1 2 Princely Gold nwtd DREAM COLLECTOR AT STUD SPRINT 2 6753 Magma nwtd 1:16PM $1,100, C0, 295m 1 3 2 Flower Bomb nwtd 2 1 82274 Nippa Joy nwtd J T McInerney 4 4 Homebush Patriot nwtd 2 66576 Ohoka Pheobe nwtd L Waretini 5 African Violet nwtd 3 267X5 Forza nwtd M Robinson 3 6 63 Goldstar Bryton nwtd 3 4 54333 Machine Man nwtd D Kingston 7 33467 White Not Wong nwtd 5 Homebush Ivana nwtd J T McInerney 8 F4656 Magic Velvet nwtd 6 48744 Goldstar Delta nwtd J T McInerney 9 88575 Know Darling nwtd 4 7 27745 Rum Gin Mixer nwtd A Joyce 10 47578 Manhattan Style nwtd 1 8 4632 Cannonball Bolt nwtd Casey & Fagan 9 88575 Know Darling nwtd G Cleeve 2:26PM 10 87787 Unfathomable nwtd McCook & Jopson 1 1 71545 Wong Answer 17.43 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STAKES 1:34PM 4 2 86537 Nippa Eel 17.52 $2,100, C1, 520m 1 23236 Avalanch City 31.00 J T McInerney 3 51836 Ohoka Tyler 17.47 2 2 46753 Mystic Action 30.35 S & B Evans 4 75661 Smash Rebel 17.59 3 34754 Lagoon Twist 30.33 J Tanner 5 67781 Wunzee 17.21 3 6 63888 Mandi Mae 17.21 4 48364 Cairo 31.21 M Grant 1 5 13225 Translator nwtd J & D Fahey 7 6358X Zorba The Greek 17.26 2

8 14311 High On Vee 17.54 4 6 75425 Opawa Lass 31.00 Lane & Wales 7 12747 Hotdog Shannon nwtd C Roberts 9 32353 Homebush Tulip 17.59 3 8 87873 Opawa Minstrel 30.57 Lane & Wales 10 33363 Falconhurst 17.73 9 66557 Luciastar 31.03 J T McInerney 10 86475 Opawa Ash 30.74 Lane & Wales 2:44PM WAIHEMO LODGE HOTEL SPRINT 4 1 51871 Pipe Dream nwtd 1:51PM $1,200, C1, 295m 3 2 44526 Opawa Judy 30.84 1 1 31132 Vallende Star 17.31 J Dunn 3 54446 Opawa Mine 31.62

Addington Harness

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DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

9 06830. Gunna Fly (2) 54 K Thompson 1 10 75224 Indiana Pearl (4) 54 S McKay 1 4:40PM 609

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T Moseley R Yatim (a3)

KELVIN HOTEL HANDICAP

$10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m

1 Come Fly With Me 2 889PX Robbie Rooster (4) 62.5 J Curran 1 1 3 80475 Full Count (11) 62 N & B Blatch 4 4862X To The Max (10) 61.5 A Dickson 3 5 81757. Keep The Courage (9) 60 K Tyler 6 15210 Accidental Offside (8) 58.5 E Winsloe 2 7 56755. Take Fire (6) 57 J Dalton 1 8 95229 A Beautiful Knight (5) 57 K Tyler 9 1014X Clareville Flight (1) 56.5 K Tyler 10 71915 King Pin (3) 56.5 S McKay 1 4 11 60723 The Barmaid (2) 55 Bros/Dennis 12 14357. Sally Getcha Gun (7) 54 K Thompson 1 OPT

SCRATCHED R Cuneen (a) R Beeharry (a4) K Kwo (a4) J Lowry (a1) K Williams C Barnes R Yatim (a3) K Kalychurun T Comignaghi (a3) G Jogoo (a1) T Moseley

WAIKIWI TAVERN & THE FOUNDRY RESTAURANT $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1600m

1 52135 Darci Glitter (5) 59 S McKay 1 1 K Kalychurun 2 27269. He Ain’t Heavy (10) 59 S Blair-Edie L Callaway 3 89260 Centavada (3) 58.5 J Dalton 1 G Jogoo (a1) 4 25610 Taponisme (13) 58 K & I Taplin R Firdhaus (a3) 5 74150 The Believer (11) 58 Bros/Dennis A Sharpe (a4) 6 37007 Joe Bonanno (4) 57 K & I Taplin T Moseley 4 7 36377. Wild Jack (16) 57 S Blair-Edie R Yatim (a3) 8 70741 Higher Authority (7) 56.5 J Phillips R Cuneen (a) 9 2310X Dream Divine (6) 56 R McKenzie C Barnes 2 10 77403 Lizzie Bordon (1) 55.5 S McKay 1 T Comignaghi (a3) 11 4008X Babilloni (15) 55.5 A Hoffman C Campbell (a4) 12 00666. Hardy’s Revenge (14) 55 A Hoffman K Kwo (a4) 3 13 08407 No No No Yes (8) 55 T Beckett 1 R Beeharry (a4) 14 83087 The Gore Harpoon (12) 55 Patterson/Horrell K Williams 0 15 0980X Strike Up The Band (2) 55 J & J Gordon 1 0 16 00009 Justice Well (9) 55 S Prince

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

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Invercargill Harness Sunday at Ascot Park Raceway

COLLINGWOOD FOODCENTRE TROT

$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

1 00 Ambro Ameigo (1) K O'Connor 2 64 Miss Bamboocha (2) C Laurenson 1 3 69 Galleons Glory (3) K & T Barron 4 Coppertone Lad (4) A Paisley 0 5 87095 Pure Emotion (5) S Lock 6 42X78 Loxi Clairborne (6) L Veint 7 50073 Pegasus Hanover (7) O Lawrence 2 8 0350X Bet’s Commando (8) P Williamson 3 9 3 King Cassidy (9) C Gerken 10 The Power Broker (10) A Paisley 11 070X7 Snoop Dog (u1) P Andrews 12 8P058 Mr Tassle (u2) G McIntyre 13 08P04 Kiwi Crusher (u3) B Norman 14 65056 Nottingham K Two (u4) G Orr 4 15 D608X November Guy (u5) N Munro 12:52PM

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R Swain B McLellan C Barron N Williamson A Suddaby B Morris R McIlwrick (J) B Williamson D Dunn C Ferguson P Hunter G McIntyre M Anderson (J) G McEwan J W Cox

MOTOR CENTRAL 2YO MOBILE PACE

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B Williamson K Larsen M Purvis (J) K Franks G McEwan E Swain A Suddaby G Crawford (J) A Kyle C Barron N Williamson

R McIlwrick (J)

9 07576 Delight N Gold (21) B Swain 3 10 37889 Snap It Up (22) D Baynes Up–& including R45, 2200m 11 0870 Lite Percussion (23) K Barclay 00876 Annie Fitz (1) R Wilson C Ferguson 12 88083 Just Wish (24) M G Brown 98046 First Son (2) S Matheson M Parker (J) 1 13 36776 Blazer S (25) O Lawrence 75720 Pat’s Legacy (3) H Hunter H Hunter 4 14 X0753 Pay Me Jimmy (26) B Gray 02647 Swap Over (4) B Shirley N Williamson 2 15 90X56 Rake (27) R Wilson 05003 Takitimu Express (5) S Baucke J W Cox 16 90474 Matai Valour (u1) A Milne 84769 Two Ply (6) C Laurenson B McLellan

2:02PM

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1 2 3 3 4 4 5 2 6 7 25668 Mach Of The Man (7) T Stratford

Isola Bella (8) K Larsen 8 70085 Barrier

9 86759 Justasip (21) P Hunter 10 807X5 Comic Book Hero (22) H Hunter 1 11 03724 Bold Ruler (23) P Hunter 12 05894 Nightmarch (24) M Kerr 13 00790 Franco Huntington (25) D McLachlan 2:37PM

3:12PM

5 FINAL TOUCH / BP NORTH ROAD PACE

D Dunn K Larsen B Williamson C Faithful (J) P Hunter A Milne A Beck

$8,000, NONWINNERS MR46–MR55, 2200m

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P Hunter A Suddaby B Barclay K Larsen C Ferguson M Purdon D Dunn

SCRATCHED R McIlwrick (J) N Williamson A Milne M Purvis (J) R Swain SCRATCHED

BARCLAY HARNESS RACING PACE $8,000, NONWINNERS Up–MR45 & MR46, 2200m

1 77858 Go Getta (1) B Norman 0 2 99X65 Mandolin (2) H Hunter 3 7290X Battle Mac (3) M Kerr 4 00538 Bring Back Buck (4) A Milne 5 X4980 Get Real (5) N Williamson 6 08097 Gunslinger Bromac (6) C Thomas

Handsome Mac (7) H Hunter 7 785X7 Barrier

8 Gabby’s Delight

Methven Harness

Sunday at Mt Harding Racecourse

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M Anderson (J) C Faithful (J) R Swain B McLellan N Williamson P Hunter H Hunter SCRATCHED

April 2, 2017

2 9X I Am Yours (2) J Parsons B Butt MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS ASSN TROT 4 11:10AM K Cox (J) $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2400m 3 58335 Magic Blaze (3) D Flint T Williams PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 4 5X El Gran Senor (4) G Burgess 1 34023 Spurred By Success (1) M Edmonds S McNally 5 688X8 Junkyard Mase (5) G O'Reilly G O'Reilly 2 0 Jaw D Nancy (2) C & A Edmonds A Edmonds 6 05639 Mustang Bullitt (6) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 3 900 Bonnie Highlander (3) R Dunn J Dunn 0 7 78707 Donegal Carnbouy (7) M Gill K Gill (J) 4 446 Girlz N Boyz (4) C McDowell C McDowell 8 95299 Christie Marie (8) R Winter B Orange 4 5 5 Sea Rover (5) T McMillan T McMillan 1 9 42 Chloe (9) J Parsons J Curtin 3 6 P30X3 Anotherdollytrouble (6) M Heenan R May 10 X6620 Elite Excuse (10) P Burrows D Keast (J) 1 7 5 Mr Fahrenheit (7) L Jones C DeFilippi 2 11 35493 Asset Control (11) G & N Hope R May 8 70642 Here We Are (8) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 12 05756 One Off (12) J Howe J Dunn 9 Grand Princess (9) N McGrath N McGrath 13 Loftys Ideal (13) G Payne S Payne (J) 10 Ian Ayres (10) P Burrows G Smith 14 5724P Meggy Mogs (14) S Adlam S Ottley 11 56257 Brite N Lovely (11) I Cameron I Cameron 15 08X58 Victor Tango (15) R Bennett C Markham 0 12 00000 Monarchy Princess (12) R Harneiss R Harneiss 16 26632 Dying To See You (16) N Taylor M Williamson 13 0 Swinging (13) M Edmonds M Edmonds 0 17 90870 Tinted Boyz (u1) M Heenan M Heenan 14 This Way Comes (14) D Burrows D Burrows 3 18 32243 Sky City King (u2) T McMillan T McMillan 15 50668 Cuddly Trouble (u1) M Heenan M Heenan 0 19 80670 Caitlin Franco (u3) P Anderson K Butt (J) 0 16 47924 Sunny Glenis (u2) R Anderson R Anderson DEX, GREG & MARK WDC17 ON TOUR PACE $7,500, 4YO+ 2 17 00 Jerry Garcia (u3) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 1:10PM Up–& incl R55, others with cond, 2300m 0 18 06007 Sheer Class (u4) K Dixon R Alfeld 1 54084 Ildivo (1) S Hale N Purdon (J) PAT MCGIRR MEMORIAL PACE $7,500, NON- 2 20500 Bird Of Paradise (2) B Ward L Lester (J) 11:35AM WINNERS Up–MR47 & MR48, 2300m 3 64788 Canndew (3) M Nyhan C Smith (J) 1 0058 Lulu Rose (1) M Nyhan S Golding 4 55321 Leading The Way (4) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 1 2 448X0 Sarah Kate (2) T Twidle M Williamson 1 5 22715 Forgot To Remember (5) A Stuart L McKay (J) 3 3 8X800 Ashi Jetsun (3) J Harrington R Holmes 3 6 30157 Canderdel (6) R Todd K Cox (J) 0 4 90870 Tinted Boyz (4) M Heenan M Heenan 7 04480 My Cash (7) K & T Barron M Anderson (J) 5 P308P Fortune Tiller (5) D Taylor J Young 8 X9857 Pegasus Kommander (8) C & J Kennett T Quate (J) 6 3897 Sharknado (6) P Burrows G Smith

As Kiwi As (9) R Holmes R Cameron (J) 7 09700 Gotta Ticket (7) M Gill 9 77077 Barrier S Ottley 8 55900 Blazing VC (8) R Jenkins A Lethaby 0 10 62940 Sweet Loress (21) P Anderson

9 04000 Bettor Chance (9) S Moore

J Dunn 2 11 63460 Take After Me (22) G Scott A Stewart (J)

Barrier 12 D400X Crackared (23) B Hill S Tomlinson (J) 0 10 97778 Myboylolliepop (21) M Edmonds M Edmonds 4 13 85586 Veneto (24) C & J Kennett J Kennett (J) 11 25488 Beaudiene Gambler (22) W Stapleton J Morrison (J) 14 26005 Mrs Brown’s Boy (25) J Howe S Payne (J) 12 6279X Lucy Diamond (23) D Thomas L O'Reilly 15 85873 Going To California (26) H Westrum D Keast (J) 2 13 49654 Ellmers Hoofing It (24) K James C DeFilippi 4 14 40040 Rockon Styx (25) G & N Hope R May ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO ASHBURTON PACE $7,500, 15 X0090 Karanga Sweet P (26) D Jones C Markham 1:45PM NON-WINNERS MR48–MR55, 2300m 0 16 80670 Caitlin Franco (27) P Anderson K Butt (J) 4 1 6 The Doorman (1) D Thompson J Dunn 17 8505F The Jandel Machine (u1) M Nyhan P Davis 2 02 Franco Riot (2) J Lethaby S Lethaby 3 3 96224 Playboy Prince (3) E Latimer M Williamson P G O’REILLY SNR MEMORIAL 2YO MOBILE TROT 12:00PM 9 Chelsea Ella (4) D Pearce B Orange $9,000, 2YO MOB. TROT, 1609m 4 2 1 323 Majestic Hurricane (1) K & T Barron B Orange 5 44464 Corena Lea (5) G McStay R Holmes 2 555 Rachmaninov (2) T Grant C R Thornley 6 22490 Blue Chip Lad (6) B Waldron C D Thornley 1 3 Aoraki (3) G & N Hope R May 2 7 55425 Real Obsession (7) G Burgess T Williams 4 6 Majestic Lavros (4) M Jones M Jones 8 Kansas City Jim (8) R Todd S McNally 4 5 Unique Rose (5) M Edmonds M Edmonds 9 83249 Scotlynn Harry (9) D Taylor J Young

Barrier 6 267 BJ Lindenny (6) D Bennett M Williamson 0 10 97778 Myboylolliepop (21) M Edmonds 3 7 Borntobeastar (7) R Dunn J Dunn S Ottley 8 43992 Imperial Whiz (8) A Clark A Clark 11 052 Motu Bettor Be Quick (22) S Adlam 0 12 90870 Tinted Boyz (23) M Heenan M Heenan 9 Lone Star Lad (9) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi R Anderson

Red Harbour (u1) K James K James 13 53324 Scoob Operator (24) R Anderson 10 0 Barrier

0 14 80670 Caitlin Franco (25) P Anderson K Butt (J) 15 03385 Tintin Naturally (26) M Edmonds M Edmonds TARA FAMILY TRUST & HORNBY PAINTLAB PACE 12:35PM 1 16 Bubble Gum (27) B Hill R May $7,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2400m 0 1 97778 Myboylolliepop (1) M Edmonds G O'Reilly M Edmonds 17 7200X Daylight Robbery (u1) G Burgess

5

2

6

3

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B Williamson A Beck A Suddaby D Dunn R McIlwrick (J) B Barclay C Ferguson A Milne

ALL PURPOSE ENGINEERING/CLEAN-BIZ PACE $8,000,

1 54335 Rakarover (1) P Hunter 3 $8,000, 2YO MOB. PACE, 1700m

2 455 Cast A Shadow (2) B Nicol Better Galleon (1) R Wilson J W Cox 3 6 Zealand Star (3) B Gray 8 Bridesdale Robyn (2) R Wilson C Ferguson 4 9 Mason Buoy (4) L Veint Make Mine Diamonds (3) Purdon/Rasmussen M Purdon 5 37253 A Smart Excuse (5) C Barron Stay Aboard (4) M G Brown B Barclay 1 6 45 Major Lucky (6) Purdon/Rasmussen Bare Knuckle (5) Purdon/Rasmussen M Anderson (J) 2 Lilac Flash (7) T Stratford 7 28323 Barrier Sicario (6) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 5 James Butt (7) K Larsen K Larsen 8 Magnate Mara Hail Christian (8) P Court D Dunn 9 Aztec King (21) S Lock Barrier 10 30295 Captain Mannering (22) T Stratford 3 Triroyale Brigade (21) N Williamson N Williamson 11 03627 Matai Jetstar (23) A Milne 7 Vin Scully (22) H Hunter H Hunter 12 8X00X Akris (24) S Lock 4 13 SADDLERY WAREHOUSE TROT $8,000, 3YO+ Up–& Boom Time (25) R Swain including R54 DiscrHcp, 2700m 14 Johnny Machintosh

1 68400 Pyramid Mustang (1) P Williamson 2 08X89 Topnotch Eagle (2) L Veint 3 87095 Pure Emotion (3) S Lock 4 85846 Phoebe Flyer (4) K Franks 5 67900 Eyre’s A Rag Doll (5) G McEwan 6 56608 Denn Nee Nose Best (6) E Swain 7 65900 Scarlett Lane (7) S Lock 8 37586 King Kone (8) G & J Knight 4 9 00009 Ko Wrected (u1) A Kyle 3 10 90134 Makarewa Rum (1) C Barron 2 11 1556X Takenoprisoners (2) N Williamson

April 2, 2017

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Rain

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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

2 92525 Pass The Speights (2) B McLellan 3 M Hurrell (J) 3 68901 Celebrity Easton (3) E Swain D Dunn 4 0X054 Another Windermere (4) N Williamson N Williamson 5 63919 Melina Lowe (5) K Larsen K Larsen 6 28943 No More Change (6) C Ferguson C Ferguson 7 6P661 Canardly Remember (7) B Shirley M Anderson (J)

8 10000 Pay Master (8) A Paisley R McIlwrick (J) REGENT CAR & COMMERCIAL MOBILE PACE

Barrier 3:39PM $8,000, 3YO+ R53 to R55 MOB. PACE, 2200m 9 64881 Tiziano (21) H Hunter H Hunter 1 00017 Southern Lights (1) P Hunter N Williamson 1 10 23332 Navajo Art (22) W Adams S Walkinshaw 1 2 1457 Varenna (2) K Larsen K Larsen 11 0X8X8 Switch Me On (23) W Bryant C Faithful (J) 4 3 10006 Erin Jaccka (3) M G Brown C Ferguson

1 2 76677 El Dinero (24) R Wilson

B Williamson 4 27P81 Ansett Flight (4) P Hunter P Hunter 2 13 23334 Steiger (25) L Veint A Beck 2 5 10582 El Capitan (5) B Gray B Barclay 14 78258 Caballo Blanco (26) P Ellis B Barclay 6 55636 Simple Pleasure (6) G Hunter A Suddaby 7 85197 Gotta Minute (7) D Baynes A Beck AUTOSURE TROT $8,000, 3YO+ R55 & faster

Jabali (8) R Hope M Hurrell (J) 5:06PM DiscrHcp, 2700m 8 67876 Barrier

1 X1375 Madison Jane (1) P Williamson

M Purvis (J) 9 35218 Delight My Soul (21) S Baucke M Anderson (J) 3 2 03611 Delestic (u1) N Williamson N Williamson 10 X9691 American Magic (22) M G Brown B Williamson 3 30P03 Bobbins (u2) P Williamson J W Cox 3 11 31205 Sheezus (23) T Stratford D Dunn

4 24484 Mass Invasion (1) C Barron

C Barron 12 88X78 Six Diamonds (24) A Black M Purvis (J) 5 13737 Spotlight The Valley (2) R Wilson M Anderson (J) 13 51070 Grace Burns (25) K Barclay J W Cox 1 6 05416 Jayceekay (1) N Munro D Dunn 14 00831 Balius (26) S Matheson M Parker (J) 4 7 4801X Pyramid Magic (1) P Williamson B Barclay REGENT CARS UNDER $7990 AT CLYDE STREET MBL PACE 2 8 07026 Golden Gate (u1) J Ryan R McIlwrick (J) 4:04PM $8,000, 3YO+ R56 to R70 MOB. PACE, 2200m 9 64855 Father Christmas (u2) P Williamson B Williamson 1 17499 Glenburn Joy (1) B Shirley N Williamson 2 21021 Thaboyz Toy (2) T Stratford M Anderson (J) D ORR AUTO REFINISHER/STHLAND BATTERIES PACE 4 3 03361 Argyle Beach (3) W Adams S Walkinshaw 5:40PM $8,000, NON-WINNERS others with cond., 4 58609 Machie Mach (4) R Wilson R McIlwrick (J) 1 0 Honour Scroll (1) K Norman M Hurrell (J) 5 00815 Likethelook (5) B Nicol A Suddaby 2 5PX0 Kennington Girl (2) P Andrews M Anderson (J) 6 60714 Sagwitch (6) S Breen B Williamson 3 90088 Lady’s Lass (3) T Robertson T Robertson 1 7 7X111 All Star Magician (7) G Anderson D Dunn 4 900X9 Finger In The Till (4) S Lock R McIlwrick (J)

8 41129 Young Conqueror (8) B Gray

B Barclay

4 5 90700 Gabby’s Delight (5) A Paisley C Ferguson Barrier 9 X1027 Shortys Mate (21) A Beck A Beck A Beck 6 00644 Evangeline Franco (6) D McLachlan 10 74331 Break Dance (22) A Hoffman J W Cox 3 7 663 Champagne Bromac (7) A Stack N Williamson 11 21144 Titanium (23) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel 8 99X65 Mandolin (8) H Hunter C Faithful (J)

Barrier 3 12 X1223 Jimmy Mack (24) B Gray M Purdon 13 34878 Ossessione (25) A Black H Hunter M Purvis (J) 9 86022 Maidonthebeach (21) H Hunter 2 14 11X56 Havinaravup (26) C Ferguson C Ferguson 10 7X579 Newmans Jet (22) S Lock M Purvis (J) 2 11 29822 Patanjali (23) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel REGENT SOUTH MOBILE PACE 4:34PM A Suddaby $8,000, 3YO+ R46 to R52 MOB. PACE, 2200m 12 0X002 Delightful Dani (24) P Ellis 4 1 08682 Vera’s Delight (1) B McLellan 1 13 42343 Manuka Valley (25) C Barron B McLellan D Dunn

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Track Information Type: Grass; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1386m; Weather: Rain 2:20PM

1 2 1 3 4 5 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 3 13 2 14 15

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YALDHURST HOTEL TROT

$8,000, Up to & including R51 TROT, 2400m

0P959 Fatal Reunion (1) M Edmonds 02822 We’ll Meet Again (2) L & J Smith 65880 Solar Storm (3) B Hutton 24P00 Anna Kate (4) M Edmonds 92968 Rollin Thunder (5) G Turner 03773 Dream Big (6) M Tapper 05967 Redwood Invasion (7) R Holmes 31060 Whataboyz (8) M Heenan 09305 Gin Rummy (9) I Cameron 14840 Red Hot Poker (10) G Telfer 90960 Conrock (11) C Jordan 06680 Wandering Star (12) A Lowe 03049 Magnafique (13) R Holmes 62503 Glenis Marie (u1) R Anderson 80520 Lightworkofit (u2) D Burrows

L O'Reilly J Smith J Curtin M Edmonds C D Thornley M Williamson G O'Reilly R May I Cameron J Dunn C Jordan A Lowe R Holmes R Anderson D Burrows

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 3:54PM

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

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 SWEET LOU C’BURY COUNTRY CUPS FINAL (HCP PACE) $25,000, R70–R130 SpecHcp, 3000m

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03213 Johnny Eyre (1) M Brown 07740 Karanga Red Fantasy (2) D Jones 01249 Bevan’s Cullen (u1) R Dunn 41721 Highland Reign (u2) B Negus 56254 Clasina Maria (u3) P Young 41500 Boomer Bailey (1) G Telfer 13836 Mighty Flying Major (1) K & T Barron 52114 Motu Premier (1) Purdon/Rasmussen

4:19PM

11

SHEARMAC ALUMINIUM TROT $9,000, 3YO+

12

MT HUTT TROTTING CLUB PACE $8,000, 3YO+

R52–R70 DiscrHcp, 2400m

1 40413 Sarah Palin (1) M Nyhan 2 84093 Pretorius (2) M Tapper 3 0X128 Rocknpop (3) K Ford MAINLAND WOOL PACE $9,000, 3YO+ R56–R70 4 17354 Justamollyarcher (4) R Jenkins 2:54PM DiscrHcp, 2400m 5 30031 Princess Harbour (5) K James 1 51316 Go Davey (1) D Taylor J Young 6 75777 Xmas Joyella (6) F Morris 2 71005 Outta Sight (2) R Bennett J Morrison (J) 7 47005 Bacardi N Coke (7) P Robertson 4 3 88351 All About Henry (3) Derek & Adele Jones D White 8 Westar Bella 4 Benji Mara SCRATCHED 1 9 21 Over The Love (8) K & T Barron 5 40313 Hidden Desire (4) D Flint K Cox (J) 10 08931 Whatasista (u1) C McLeod 6 82134 Unico Legend (5) G & N Hope R May 11 00P00 Grace Lightning (u2) C & J Kennett 7 08086 Buzkil (6) J & J Geddes P Davis 12 54PX8 One Over Dover (u3) B Waldron 2 8 X6372 Scotty’s Image (7) D Hari S Ottley 0 13 D11 Ronald J (1) P Nairn 9 0X8X0 Mach Winger (8) B O'Meara G O'Reilly 4 14 21761 Momentous (2) A Garters 10 58608 Jack Hammer (9) T May L O'Reilly 15 48704 Lavros Texas (3) R Jenkins 11 14192 Ellmers Image (10) K James C DeFilippi 16 79000 Free Bird (u1) B Ward 12 X7663 Errol Finn (11) J Curtin J Curtin 0 17 20000 All Settled Down (u2) G Smith 3 13 54123 Distinctive Del (1) L Hanrahan S McNally 3 18 43X48 Habibi Inta (1) P Nairn 14 058X6 Franco Exeter (2) W Low A Faulks 19 17607 Young Stranger (2) T Grant 15 02058 Clive (3) D Ross C R Thornley 2 20 22014 Sundons Flyer (u1) B Negus 1 16 87148 One Big Fella (u1) N McGrath N McGrath

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3:29PM

9

FULTON HOGAN PACE $8,000, 3YO+ Up–&

including R55, 2300m

1 02163 Buckeye (1) J & J Geddes 2 2 9X002 Buscemi (2) R Jenkins 4 3 66563 Novak (3) L Hanrahan 1 4 3661 Sounds Lika Gem (4) L O'Reilly 5 80029 Blingiton (5) L Prendergast 6 68110 Idealagain (6) R Dickson 3 7 98X74 Rock N Roll Delight (7) P Burrows 0 8 8X676 Ideal Rule (8) J Lethaby 0 Supreme Blue Chip (9) M Murcott 9 33077 Barrier

10 30303 Chief Kapai (21) E Latimer 11 00845 Game Changer (22) M Nyhan 0 12 07900 Perfect Circle (23) R Dunn 13 00636 Hes Fast And Furious (24) M Gill 14 P5777 Booster (25) J Wederell 15 13010 Wozniacki (26) J Harrington 16 58075 Extreme Spark (27) M Heenan 0 17 30060 Glenisthebettor (28) R Anderson 18 901 Shardan Suzie (u1) C McDowell

J Geddes A Lethaby S McNally L O'Reilly C DeFilippi R May G Smith S Lethaby

M Williamson P Davis J Dunn S Ottley B Orange R Holmes M Heenan R Anderson C McDowell

4:44PM

S Ottley C Markham J Dunn R May J Young M Williamson B Orange T Williams

Up–& including R55, 2400m

1 75039 Caesar’s Quest (1) J McDermott 3 2 08834 Our Quinn (2) J Lethaby 3 74901 Donegal Carrickfin (3) D Broadhurst 4 76640 Midfrew Tarpediem (4) C Markham 5 Outta Sight 0 6 0X8X0 Mach Winger (5) B O'Meara 0 7 08086 Buzkil (6) J & J Geddes 4 8 76893 Just Ben (7) K Williams 9 00280 Gabby’s Star (8) R Holmes 1 10 531 Little Bad John (9) P Burrows 11 57272 Julia Lady (10) S Adlam 12 53649 Lolita Franco (11) R Dickson 0 13 42000 Tutoko Kid (12) K Duncan 14 60001 Hestia Franco (13) L Smart 15 60514 Hotdiggettycullen (14) C Chalmers 16 47100 Oliver Queen (15) G Ward 2 17 54641 Enchantee (16) N Le Lievre 18 76380 Volatile Lavra (u1) R Kennedy 19 07804 All Nuts N Bolts (u2) D Pearce

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P Davis J Dunn C Ford S Tomlinson (J) C DeFilippi S McNally T Williams SCRATCHED K Barron M Williamson J Kennett (J) C D Thornley S Whatuira (J) M Jones A Lethaby R May G Smith B Orange C R Thornley S Ottley

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S McNally S Lethaby S Tomlinson (J) C Markham SCRATCHED J Curtin J Geddes M Williamson R Holmes G Smith G O'Reilly R May C DeFilippi T Williams J Young G Ward B Orange C D Thornley K Barron

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Friday, March 31, 2017

In brief

■ PETACULAR

Jewels right on the radar

By AdAm HAmilton It is no secret star Aussie filly Petacular is a prime target with Kiwi officials for the Harness Jewels.

The way she pushed unbeaten Kiwi filly Partyon to the limit in the NSW Oaks, underlined Petacular’s immense potential.

The thought of a rematch in the NZ Oaks and/or Harness Jewels is mouth-watering.

So the Harness Jewels invite looks a “lock” if Petacular comes through her Victoria Oaks campaign well.

It starts when the Mick Stanleytrained filly steps out in the first and strongest of the two Victoria Oaks heats at Melton tonight.

Petacular is a $1.30 favourite on the Aussie TAB despite the fact she’s drawn the back row (gate nine) and facing the second-best filly in the series, Miss Graceland (gate eight).

Petacular may be sighted on the Ashburton track in June.

“She’s come on really well since winning at Melton a couple of weeks back,” Stanley said.

“I couldn’t be happier with how

she’s come back from Sydney.”

In regards the Jewels, Stanley said it’s right on the radar, but nothing will be locked away un-

til after next week’s Victoria Oaks final.

“This is one of her big goals of the season, our home state Oaks,” he said.

“Once we’re through this and if she’s well, then the NZ Oaks and Jewels are on the agenda. I’d say she’s more likely to go than not.

“She’s the right sort of filly for it.

“She’s had two trips to Sydney now and come through them well.

“She seems to take the travel in her stride.”

Petacular’s task in the Victoria Oaks has been much easier by the fact no Kiwis have made the trip across to tackle the series.

The major players in the second heat tonight are NSW visitor Shezallapples, who ran fourth in the NSW Oaks, and talented Victorian filly Keayang Secret, who ran second to Petacular in the 3YO Classic at Melton on March 17.

- HRNZ

■ SEVENTH UP

Easter Stakes target for Hale pair

Tomorrow’s racing at Ellerslie should show Cambridge trainer Shelley Hale whether or not she has two Gr.2 Manco Easter Stakes contenders on her hands.

Hale will produce Seventh Up in the Te Akau’s Gingernuts, Trans-Tasman Group One Winner 1200 and Go Nicholas in the Celebrating Chenille 1500, both gallopers out to prove they are worthy of a spot in the Easter Stakes field.

“It’s definitely a race on the radar for them both but whether they can get there or not, we’ll just see.

“But at this stage they are both candidates,” Hale said.

A winner of five of his 13 starts, including three of four on heavy tracks, Seventh Up resumes in the 1200m open handicap, having not raced since an unplaced outing at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. Hale has had to monitor the Shinko King six-year-old after he jarred up after racing at Riccarton in November.

“The hard track for the Coupland’s Mile took its toll, like it did for a lot of horses,” she said. “He’s back again and ready to kick off.

“It’s a handy field and he will take improvement out of the run.

“He’s first-up on bad ground

Wide gate a worry Hasahalo will sign off for the season in the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes tomorrow.

The Savabeel filly, who won the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes before finishing second in the Karaka Million and fifth in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes, will have to overcome the outside gate if she is to successfully end her campaign on a high at Awapuni. “It will make it very difficult for her to win from that position,” trainer Stephen McKee said. “But she has a terrific turn of foot and premiership leading jockey Danielle Johnson is sticking with her.”

- NZME

Aloisia to join Maher Promising filly Aloisia has been sold to Terry Henderson’s OTI racing operation and she will do her future racing out of Ciaron Maher’s Caulfield stable. “It’s always nice to race a good one, but there was very good money offered,” said Kelly Price, who shared in the ownership with her husband and trainer Jason. “She’s still with us and she’ll go over next Wednesday.” Aloisia finished fifth on debut before she rattled home to finish second at Trentham behind Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes. - NZME

Top result for Temperton Just Ishi continued the perfect start he has made to his current campaign when he beat stablemate Nom du Beel at Wanganui yesterday. The Gail Tempertontrained nine-year-old, who had won first-up at Hawera earlier this month, was ridden to victory in the Kevin Myers Jumpers Highweight

by Gary Walsh. “I’m very happy with the horse and the ride,” Temperton said. “Gary does all the trackwork, jumping and schooling, I’m so pleased for him.”

- NZME

Latta’s plans upset

Seventh Up has won five of his 13 starts so far, including three on heavy tracks.

which won’t be easy, but should go a pretty good race.”

Go Nicholas faces his first test past 1400m tomorrow but Hale wants to get a gauge on how the Danroad five-year-old gelding will get the 1600m of the Easter.

“He’s had one go on a heavy track and didn’t go that well but he worked well on a heavy track on Tuesday so we’ll probably chance our arm,” Hale said.

“It’s a shame we are trying to stretch him out over more ground

PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

and we’re striking a wet track, but he’s a genuine little horse and he doesn’t know how to go a bad race.”

Apprentice Ryan Elliot rides Go Nicholas, while Grant Cooksley takes the mount on Seventh Up. - NZME

Rain putting a damper on Sydney trip Graeme Rogerson’s hopes of a start at The Championships for Ferrando are fading.

“I’m watching the weather and he’s still in the Arrowfield Sprint on April 8, but I won’t be running him on heavy ground in Sydney,” he said.

“He’s more than likely to run on

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the 15th in a three-year-old race at Tauranga over 1200 metres and then he could go to Adelaide.”

The South Australian race Rogerson has an eye on is the $A1 million Gr.1 Goodwood at Morphettville on May 20.

Ferrando has won four of his seven starts, including the Gr.3

Mongolian Khan Trophy at Ellerslie before he finished fourth in his first start over 1400 metres in the Gr.2 Wellington Guineas.

“The track was a bit off at Trentham and he’s a 1200 metre horse, he’s definitely up to the best,” said Rogerson.

Meanwhile, the stable will be

well represented at the Rotorua meeting today.

“We’ve got a lot of good chances there,” Rogerson said.

Among them is Sweet Treat, an Ekraar filly who will debut in the Burton Construction 3YO off the back of a trial win on the course earlier this month.

- NZME

Unexpected rain that fell in Palmerston North on Wednesday night has thrown a spanner into the works for Lisa Latta ahead of premier day racing on her home track of Awapuni tomorrow.

Latta has nine runners entered for the meeting but said some were now doubtful starters. “They just got the forecast so wrong. We got 30mm of rain overnight and it’s close to a heavy track now.

It’s thrown us into disarray to be frank,” Latta said. Two horses still set to run are Mighty Solomon and Henree Winkler. Latta is desperate to get a run under the belts of both gallopers with an eye to next month’s Gr.2 Manco Easter Stakes (1600m) at Ellerslie.

- NZME

Keeping it in the family Benzini is already a family favourite. Prepared by father-andson trainers Adrian and Harry Bull, Benzini is the regular ride of Manawatu jockey Rosie Myers, whose current injury situation has fallen in the favour her big sister, Kelly McCulloch. Myers broke her leg in a jump-out fall at Wanganui earlier this month which has paved the way for McCulloch to take the ride on Benzini in Saturday’s Gr.2 City Of Palmerston North Awapuni Gold Cup (2000m) tomorrow.

McCulloch has had five rides on Benzini for two wins and was relishing her opportunity to partner the Tale Of The Cat sevenyear-old gelding.

- NZME

SUPER RUGBY 2017 ROUND 6 Round 6 Draw Times may be subject to change

DATE

GAME

31 Mar

Highlanders v Rebels

Dunedin

7:35 pm

CRUSADERS v Force

45-17

1 Apr

Blues v Force

Auckland

5:15 pm

Rebels v WARATAHS

25-32

7:35 pm

BLUES v Bulls

38-14

9:45 pm

Brumbies v HIGHLANDERS

13-18

2:05 am

Sunwolves v STORMERS

1 Apr 1 Apr 2 Apr

VENUE

TIME(NZ)

Round 5 Results

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3:15 am

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Waratahs v Crusaders

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6:05 pm

Cheetahs v SHARKS

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In brief Ioane on the bench After going off the boil in recent weeks, Rieko Ioane has been asked to cool his heels on the Blues bench for their Super Rugby match against the Force. The demotion of highly-promising centre Ioane is one of two changes to the team for tomorrow’s match at Eden Park. It is also the first real career setback for the 20-year-old sevens star, who played two tests on last year’s All Blacks tour to Europe.

He has been less effective since, prompting Tana Umaga to promote TJ Faiane to second five-eighth and shift the in-form George Moala to centre.

- NZME

Coles out for Canes

Mt Somers and Southern will again be two of the leading contenders in this year’s Michael Duff Memorial Trophy at Senior B level.

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Solomona aiming high

■ RUGBY

Senior B hits the paddock

By Matt MarkhaM

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Mid Canterbury’s Senior B rugby competition kicks off this weekend as things really start to ramp up on the rugby paddocks.

As well as the second division competition, teams from colts, under-18, under-16 and under 14.5 will also begin their seasons.

Eight teams will contest the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy, at Senior B level, this year with some intriguing first round match ups.

Southern and Methven will lock horns on what will be a massive day out at Hinds, Celtic and Hampstead will tackle each other

at Celtic, Allenton and Mt Somers will square off at Allenton while Collegiate and Rakaia will play in the day’s other match.

Mt Somers and Southern will be forgiven if they are already thinking one game ahead this weekend as the two sides will clash for the Bruce Beckley Memorial Cup next weekend after the match last year was postponed due to snow on the Mt Somers field.

Mid Canterbury has two sides in the Combined Colts competition with Celtic and a Rakaia and Methven side taking to the fields.

Both teams will take on Lin-

coln sides tomorrow, with Rakaia and Methven taking on Lincoln Black in the first game before Celtic take to the field to tackle Lincoln Red in the next fixture on the same paddock.

In Under-18, Southern and Hampstead will take on Waihora at Tai Tapu while Celtic and Methven will play at Celtic.

The Under-18 division this year sees the introduction of two sides from South Canterbury with an Aoraki Combined side and Timaru Boys’ High School teams taking part in the competition.

The Aoraki side have already made headlines after they en-

gaged in a massive brawl in a pre-season match last weekend with Roncalli College which broke out after an alleged high tackle.

Players from both sides’ substitutes bench ran onto the field to engage in the fracas.

The South Canterbury Rugby Football Union is investigating the incident.

Celtic and Methven have combined for the Under-16 competition with sides from Tinwald and Hampstead also in the competition while in Under-14.5, Methven and Hampstead will fly the Mid Canterbury flag.

Smith racks up a century for the Highlanders

By Jeff Cheshire When Tony Brown made his 100th Super Rugby appearance – against the Bulls in Pretoria in 2011 – he played outside a reserve halfback on debut.

Little did he know he would one day be coaching that same halfback in his 100th match.

Aaron Smith will bring up his century for the franchise tonight against the Rebels at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Now the shoe is truly on the other foot for the halfback, with a likely new cap being named on the reserves bench.

“We had a bit of a chat about that when I came back from South Africa to help out the Highlanders,’’ Highlanders coach Brown said.

Captain Dane Coles has succumbed to a bruised knee and will miss the Hurricanes clash with the Reds in Brisbane. All Blacks hooker Coles suffered the injury during their last-start 41-15 thrashing of the Highlanders. A bye round last week still didn’t give him enough time to be fully fit for tomorrow’s match.

Ricky Riccitelli, who has played all four games this year for the defending champions, is promoted to start at hooker. Halfback TJ Perenara will be captain, as he was in the season-opener against the Sunwolves.

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“He played his first game, I played my 100th in Pretoria.

“So that was a pretty special occasion for myself and him.

“It’s just one of those things in rugby. Now I’m his coach, so he must have played well that day.’’

Loose forward Tupou Sopoaga, younger brother of Lima, has been included on the Highlanders bench.

The former Cronulla Sharks second rower has been with the Highlanders for the past six to eight weeks.

He appears set to make his debut in the second half tonight.

“The impressive thing about him is he’s a professional athlete obviously with his league background.

“He’s trained really well and what we like about Tupou is I

Aaron Smith think he’s going to have real ability to impact the game in the second half.

“His skill set and what he does on the field is pretty impressive, so we’ll inject him in that second half and see what he can do.’’

Several changes have been made to the team from Saturday night’s win over the Brumbies, as it looks to rotate its players.

Marty Banks comes in for Fletcher Smith at first fiveeighth, while Tevita Li returns on the right wing.

In the forwards, Aki Seiuli comes in for Daniel LienertBrown at loosehead prop, while Joe Wheeler replaces Alex Ainley at lock.

Gareth Evans gets the nod at blindside flanker ahead of Elliot Dixon, who moves into the reserves.

There was little improvement on the injury list, with no-one an option to come back this week.

“We really wanted to bring Liam Squire back this week, but he’s just not quite right.” - ODT

New Zealander Denny Solomona says he is open to playing for England should the opportunity arise after he qualified to represent the country under rugby’s threeyear residency rule. The Aucklandborn and raised winger has been drawing rave reviews in England’s Premiership since switching from rugby league in December. The 23year-old has scored 11 tries in as many games, including a first-half hat-trick against Wasps last month.

“Yes, 100 per cent, if the opportunity presents itself, I’ll take it with both hands,” Solomona said.- NZME

Barrett a multi-threat Reds coach and former Wallabies prop Nick Stiles is aware All Blacks and Hurricanes first five-eighth Beauden Barrett is good. He’s just not exactly sure how good. When asked about the World Rugby player of the year ahead of tomorrow’s clash against the defending champions in Brisbane, Stiles either understated, overstated or mis-spoke his appraisal of Barrett’s skills. “He’s a dual threat ... that speed, his pass, his short kicking and his ability to just read the play makes him so dangerous,” Stiles said. Either way containing Barrett from running the Hurricanes’ backline effectively will be a challenge for Stiles’ Reds who have one win from the opening four rounds.

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Rookie gets a shot The NSW Waratahs seem set to thrust Super Rugby rookie Mack Mason into the five-eighth hot seat in Sunday’s showdown with the table-topping Crusaders in Sydney.

With Bernard Foley in extreme doubt, as he continues to battle concussion symptoms, 21-year-old Mason is the frontrunner to replace the Wallabies playmaker. Coach Daryl Gibson won’t name his team until today, but winger Andrew Kellaway appeared to let the cat out of the bag when he backed the little-known Mason to have doubters “eating their words”.

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Top spot looking fragile The first major of the women’s golf season could lead to a changing of the guard at the top of the rankings at this week’s ANA Inspiration at Mission Hills Country Club.

Teen sensation Lydia Ko has held the top spot for 75 consecutive weeks, but the New Zealander could be supplanted by Thailand’s Ariya Jutanugarn, who she pipped at the ANA Inspiration last year to win her second major.

Jutanugarn, who bogeyed the last three holes and was overtaken by the charging Ko, can leapfrog her rival with a win, should the 19-year-old Kiwi finish fifth or worse.

The Thai won five titles last year, including a major, to become Player of the Year, and it was the one that got away that started it all for her.

“I learn from this tournament, like I know how to play under the pressure,” Jutanugarn, 21, told reporters yesterday.

“We talk about the last few holes a lot, because sometimes I do have bad memories of last year, but to me, it’s not that hard anymore,” she said.

“After that tournament, I just said ‘OK, just go have fun’.”

Neither Ko nor Jutanugarn have won yet this year, and there are many contenders in the women’s game, where there have been five different winners from five different countries in the last five majors.

Chun In-gee of South Korea won at the 2016 Evian, Jutanugarn ruled the Women’s British

The rivalry between the Breakers and Perth has received an extra pinch of spice, with the Wildcats yesterday announcing the signing of Corey Webster. After the Breakers parted ways with the shooting guard earlier in the month, Webster wasted little time in finding a new home, choosing to remain in the Australian NBL and shift to the reigning champions.

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Russell Westbrook had 57 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 114-106 overtime win over the Orlando Magic. Westbrook, a leading MVP candidate, led the Thunder from behind by as many as 21 points in the second half, as he recorded his 38th tripledouble of the season. Westbrook hit big shots in the fourth quarter, including the tying three-pointer with 7.1 seconds remaining. - NZME

Keeping Kentucky

Lydia Ko has been on top of the world for 75 weeks, but will have to up her game to stay there.

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Open, American Brittany Lang triumphed at the US Women’s Open, Canada’s Brooke Henderson took the Women’s PGA and Ko claimed the ANA Inspiration.

Minjee Lee heads the Australian contingent and is joined by seven-times major winner Karrie Webb, Su Oh and Sarah Jane Smith.

Ko, who has amassed 14 LPGA titles including two majors, has been struggling with the putter and last week at the Kia Classic,

missed just her second cut in 95 career starts and has not won an LPGA event since July.

“I’m not coming in with fantastic momentum,” said Ko, who has changed coaches, golf clubs and caddies this off-season.

“But every day is a new day and every week is a new week – I’m just going to try and enjoy it out there.”

Ko will be paired with two-time Mission Hills winner Brittany Lincicome, while Jutanugarn will

tee off with veteran Cristie Kerr.

Conditions are firmer than in the recent past and gusty winds are forecast to test the players in the opening round, which suits Stacy Lewis, the 2011 ANA Inspiration winner and a playoff loser to Lincicome in 2015.

“It should be played firm and fast, where you have to worry about how far your drive is going,” said the American.

“It’s a Major, it should be hard.”

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Williamson gets huge vote of confidence Leave his batting aside a moment; Kane Williamson has received a hefty dose of support for his growing leadership qualities from national coach Mike Hesson.

Hesson may not be a totally impartial commentator on his captain.

But his praise is still unstinting on what he’s seen from Williamson, the leader.

While there’s no doubting Williamson’s batting talents – officially world No 5 and coming off two centuries in the three-test series against South Africa – he’s had to go through a learning process since taking over from Brendon McCullum last year.

He has captained New Zealand in 13 tests, for six wins, three draws and four losses; in ODIs, Williamson has overseen 18 wins out of 37 matches.

“Significantly,” was Hesson’s description of Williamson’s progress in charge.

“He captained for 30-odd games before he took over full time. But it had been sporadic and it’s pret-

Wildcats grab Webster

Thunder in overtime

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ty difficult to put your stamp on it when you’re only coming in for one game here, two games there.

“It took Kane probably half a dozen games to put his stamp on it.

“From Christmas on I think he has been exceptional in all forms of the game in terms of his captaincy.”

Hesson rates his reading of the game highly and can’t fault his desire to try and get the best out of his players and figure out “what makes them tick”.

Williamson has struck three test hundreds in his last six innings – 104 not out to carry New Zealand to victory over Bangladesh in Wellington, and 130 in Dunedin, followed by a terrific 176 in the season-ending draw, both against South Africa.

Williamson is steadfast in his desire to avoid talking about his own batting performances, so Hesson did it for him.

“The thing the team likes most about Kane is he’s so selfless and I understand you might not get the quotes out of him talking about himself.

“But that’s him.

Kane Williamson “He doesn’t do it for effect; he does it because that’s what he cares about, trying to win games for his country.

“That’s his priority and if he’s able to achieve milestones along the way so be it.

“But it’s certainly not something that drives him. What drives him is to try and win games for New Zealand.”

His 176 put him level with Martin Crowe as scorer of the most test hundreds for New Zealand.

But Williamson laid off discussing that achievement.

“Hogan (Crowe) is a very special player in our country, our

best batsman and he’s always set the benchmark, and will continue to, I believe.

“Personally they (milestones) aren’t big focuses of mine.

“I certainly try to focus much more on what I need to do at the time and try and do it as long as I can, whether that’s 100 or less or maybe more, you never know.

“But you’re always trying to get a few more to help the side and that’s the most pleasing thing for me in this match, not so much the number but where we’re able to get a good first-innings total.”

As captain, Williamson is averaging 59.94, with four centuries, vs 51.16, and 13 centuries in his entire career.

And as for that ranking, behind Australian captain Steve Smith, Indians Cheteshwar Pujara and Virat Kohli and England’s Joe Root, that may drop in the coming months. New Zealand’s next test assignment is not until November, against the West Indies.

Numbers, schnumbers.

Be quite sure his players wouldn’t swap him for any of those above him in the standings.

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Vicki Wilson fell in love with Kentucky. And now Kentucky is coming home with her. No, not the US state, known for its horse racing and bourbon distilleries. That’s the name of the wild horse the Whangarei woman tamed within three hours to claim the winning purse of US$100,000 at the World Championship of Colt Starting event at the Road to the Horse show. She loved him so much, she has decided to bring the American Quarter Horse home, subject to his passing quarantine regulations.

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Defoe on the move?

England international striker Jermain Defoe could leave Sunderland for nothing at the end of the season, if the club do not retain their Premier League status. Sources have confirmed the existence of a clause in the contract extension the 34-year-old striker signed last June, which would allow him to depart for no fee in the event of relegation. The chances of Defoe, whose current deal runs until 2019, remaining at the Stadium of Light should the club drop into the Championship are remote anyway. - PA

Mourinho fires up Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says he is “totally against” international friendlies following the injuries suffered by Chris Smalling and Phil Jones on England duty. Jones had to withdraw from Gareth Southgate’s squad with a toe injury suffered in a training clash with Smalling, who later pulled out of the group after sustaining a leg injury in the friendly against Germany. “I am totally against the friendly matches,” Mourinho said.

“I think friendly matches for the national team only make sense before the final phases.”

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Sydney eye the record Socceroos Rhyan Grant and Danny Vukovic will slot straight back into their starting roles when A-League premiers Sydney FC go all out to beat Melbourne City and eclipse the record for most wins in a season. But Dutch centre-back Jordy Buijs is touch and go after coming off with quad tightness an hour into last week’s 3-0 thumping of Perth.

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Foran, 26, must pass a fitness test tomorrow after his last round comeback was sabotaged by a hamstring twinge suffered in the warm-up.

The star five-eighth played his last NRL game back in May when his ill-fated Parramatta stint was cut short by a shoulder injury and a battle with personal issues.

Foran has not ruled out leaving the Warriors at season’s end and returning to Australia to be closer to his two children who live with their mum in Sydney.

However, the Kiwi international believes he can bounce back to his best while at his hometown Auckland after revelling in life outside the Sydney league fish bowl.

“It has been refreshing,” said Foran who left Auckland as a schoolboy.

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Warriors fans are sweating on Foran’s return after a three-game losing streak.

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Kieran Foran “I’m not coming out to try and set the world on fire. I want to get back to where I was but it will take time.”

Foran has overcome many obstacles in his recovery to launch a comeback but admitted last week’s setback floored him.

He suffered a hamstring twinge doing warm-up drills barely five minutes before last round’s away loss to St George Illawarra.

The New Zealand international was too upset to talk to media after the game.

“Just disbelief,” Foran said of the lastminute injury.

“I’d had no problem with my hamstring all season and I’d done a ton of running and to get it in a warm up, where I wasn’t doing any exploding or anything too fast, I just couldn’t believe it.

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Scott’s signature was a shot in the arm for North Queensland’s pack which lost fellow Matt Scott is set to finish his NRL career as Test prop James Tamou to Penrith while a one-club player after signing a new two- former Queensland forward Ben Hannant year deal with North Queensland. retired in the off-season.

Test prop Scott – 32 in July – agreed to The Cowboys have further bolstered a contract extension until the their forward stocks by reend of the 2019 season yestercruiting Melbourne giant day.

Jordan McLean from 2018.

He stuck with North Queens“Matt has been in the top land after Newcastle withdrew handful of props in the NRL a lucrative three-year deal folfor well over a decade,” Cowlowing Scott’s season-ending boys football manager Peter knee injury two weeks ago.

Parr said.

Scott is now expected to fin“He’s represented his state ish his career at the Cowboys and country over 20 times after making his debut with the apiece, led the Cowboys to club in 2004 as an 18-year-old. their maiden premiership Matt Scott “I’ve had so many great exand has represented this periences here, taken the field club on and off the field to with some wonderful players and made the highest standard since he first made lifelong friends,” Scott said. the move north.

“To be able to continue on this journey “We’re rapt that Matt will extend his time with the Cowboys means the world to me. here and I know the young crop of young “I look forward to getting through my re- and emerging forwards really look up to hab and giving the Cowboys my all for the him and will learn much from him over the next couple of seasons.” next three years.”

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When you’re grown, no one has to sign a permission slip for you to go on the field trip, you just go. Maybe you forgot this and you’re still waiting for permission to adventure. Grant it to yourself and take off.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your desire to make other people’s lives better makes yours better, too.

Note that “easier” is sometimes better, but not always. Be careful not to confuse the two.

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VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If your self-assessment acts strictly in concert with external assessments, you’re headed in a direction that can only lead to unhappiness. To be sure this is not the case, shut out external assessments.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Though you thrive in neatness and order, consider that a messy and authentic existence might be better than the monotony that comes with having it all figured out.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Carefully consider the story you’re presenting to the world. A minor reworking in the way you talk about yourself and/or your business will be the difference between creating attraction and neutrality.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): What stymies you in today’s situation is that you have a motive at all. Recognise what you want out of this and then let it go. Decide instead that you simply want the best for all involved.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Not everything is going to work, but something should! When one attempt after another lands in disarray, it’s time to step back, look at the broad view and examine your motives in relation to this scene.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You don’t know exactly what to do next and you don’t have to know.

You’re aware that a change is coming though.

The most productive action will be clearing space for something to grow.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): As the sign of the fish, you sympathise with sharks. Life is movement.

You have to keep going to keep breathing.

Water flowing over the gills gets oxygen (in your case, inspiration) to that incredible brain.

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Jean Grigg Happy Birthday and best wishes on your 90th birthday today.

Lots of love from family and friends.

GIBSON, Raymond George – Passed away March 23, aged 83. Dearly loved son of Lexie and Sef (deceased). Loved brother and brother-in-law of Mary and Colin McKay (both deceased), Freda and Jack Bond (deceased), John (deceased) and Rose Gibson, Jessie Gutsell (deceased), June and Allen (deceased) Howden and all his nieces and nephews.

He leaves us with loving memories, until we meet again.

HOLMES, Mary Hailey – Passed away March 25, 2017 at Ashburton Hospital aged 86. Dearly loved wife of the late Rex. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of Peter and Raylene, Matthew and Trudy, Robert and Debbie and Graeme and Julia. Very special grandma of Todd and Maddie, Jamie and Nathan, Sam, Blake, Caitlyn and Daniel and proud great grandma Mary of Elin and Oskar and William, Thomas and Ellie.

Forever in our hearts, rest in peace Mum. As per her wishes a private family service has been held.

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WALSH, William George (Bill) – 10/01/1932 to 31/03/2016 The luckiest family to have the most kind gentle father, we could have ever wished for. May the winds of heaven blow softly and whisper in your ear. How much we love and miss you and wish that you were here. Gone from our sight but never gone from our hearts.

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Kay, Murray, Athlyn, Jo and families.

TROTTER, Lynn Howe – Bev and family would like to thank everyone for the flowers, cards, food and support over the last 13 years of Lynn’s battle with cancer.

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11pm Auction Hunters 11:30 Inside Heston’s World 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am American Restoration 2am Monkeys Revealed 3am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Donna Hay – Fast, Fresh, Simple

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7:30 Alaskan Bush People M Dead in the Water.

The Browns face wild weather SATURDAY as they take a haul to Port Midnight Professor’s Alexander.

Second Year Syndrome 8:30 People Magazine 12:30 Cricket – International Investigates M New Zealand v South 9:30 The Coroner – I Speak Africa – Third Test Day Four.

For The Dead M Skin Deep.

1am Rugby League – Super 10:30 The Vanishing League Salford Red Devils v St Women M In the Shadows.

Helens. 1:30 Fox Sports News 11:30 You Have Been Warned M Epic Stunts.

2am Rugby League – NRL North Queensland Cowboys SATURDAY v South Sydney Rabbitohs.

12:30 I’d Kill For You M 2:30 Motorcycling – Moto 1:25 The Perfect Murder GP Grand Prix of Qatar.

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Sport

Attack, says Jimmy Former Hurricanes and Blues first five-eighth Jimmy Gopperth says the British and Irish Lions need one key tactic to have a chance to beat the All Blacks – all-out attack. Gopperth has impressed for Wasps this season, leading the London side to a 10-point lead in the Aviva Premiership where he is the current top points scorer.

Gopperth played for Wellington against the Lions in 2005, a 23-6 victory to the tourists. The former Wellington number 10 said attack is the only way the Lions will achieve a series win in New Zealand for the first time since 1971.

Konta upsets Halep

The Ashburton College Under-16 Coxed Quad Sculls team of Lara Biggs, Emma Stagg, Katie Dolan, Mollie Gibson and Emma Jansen have qualified for the A Final at the Maadi Cup on Lake Karapiro.

Rowing for gold

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@GUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The Ashburton College ladies led the charge on the fourth day of Maadi Cup rowing action at Lake Karapiro yesterday.

Results yesterday have left Ashburton College with the potential to push for bumper results for the regatta with just two days of racing remaining, including today where a number of students will be rowing for gold.

The Ashburton College Under-18 Coxed Quad Sculls team of Veronica Wall, Olivia Gibson, Grace Wilson, Mollie Gibson and Emma Jansen produced one of the big results of the day with their semi-final win.

The South Island champions produced an effort four seconds up on North Island champions, Tauranga Girls’, to leave them in the box seat on Saturday when they row for gold.

The win was one of four for the day for Wall, who continued

her domination on the water, remaining unbeaten for the week.

She cruised home in the semifinals of both the Under-17 and Under-18 Girls’ Single Sculls and with Grace Wilson stamped their authority on the Under-18 Girls’ Double Sculls with a victory in their semi-final, two seconds up on their closest rivals.

Wilson produced a strong effort in her Under-18 Girls’ Single Sculls semi-final, finishing second and giving Ashburton College two rowers in the final which will be held on Saturday.

Mollie Gibson turned in a massive performance in the Under-16 Girls’ Single Sculls semifinal to finish second and become the second seed heading into this morning’s A final.

Gibson was then back in the action for one of the real highlights of the day when she teamed up with Emma Stagg to finish second in their semi-final with an unbelievable performance.

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Johanna Konta upset third seed Simona Halep 3-6 7-6 (9-7) 6-2 to become the first British woman to reach the semi-finals of the Miami Open. Konta, the 10th seed, constructed a comeback over two and a half hours to send the favoured Romanian out in the last-eight struggle. The pair combined for 13 double-faults over the course of the afternoon, with Konta breaking for 3-2 in the final set to move into position for the victory.

MAADI CUP ACTION TODAY 8.23am: Haxby Hefford – B Final Under-17 Boys’ Single Sculls 8.30am: Harrison Davies – A Final Under-17 Boys’ Single Sculls 10.10am: Veronica Wall & Grace Wilson – A Final Under-18 Girls’ Double Sculls ■ 10.50am: Mollie Gibson – A Final Girls’ Under-16 Single Sculls ■ 11.03am: Wyatt Burrows & Artem Kravchenko – B Final Under-18 Boys’ Novice Sculls ■ 15.03pm: Haxby Hefford & Harrison Davies – B Final Under-17 Boys’ Double Sculls ■ 15.30pm: Veronica Wall – A Final Under-17 Girls’ Single Sculls ■ 16.03pm: Olivia Gibson & Bobbie Rushton – B Final Under-18 Girls’ Novice Double Sculls Live streaming of all racing available at www.maadi.co.nz ■ ■ ■

The pair, rowing in the Under-16 Girls’ Double Sculls, recorded the 11th fastest time overall in the quarter-finals, but turned that around to qualify for the A final as the third fastest qualifier with their row late in the day yesterday.

The Under-16 Coxed Quad Sculls team of Lara Biggs, Mol-

lie Gibson, Emma Stagg, Katie Dolan and Emma Jansen will also contest their A final after finishing fourth in their semifinal.

Harrison Davies was the other Ashburton College rower to qualify for an A final when he finished fourth in the Under-17 Boys’ Single Sculls.

Apology from Hodge Brad Hodge has apologised for comments about Virat Kohli as they threaten to overshadow his coaching endeavours with Gujarat Lions in the Indian Premier League starting next week. After copping a fierce backlash, Hodge took to social media to back away from conjecture about Kohli’s injury-enforced withdrawal from the fourth test against Australia, and whether he would be fit to start the IPL. “My intention was never to harm, criticise or be derogatory toward anyone. They were intended to be light-hearted comments with the utmost respect to the Indian Premier League which I have thoroughly enjoyed through the years.”

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