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Info building to be sold off

By Sue Newman

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Ashburton’s East Street information centre building will be sold to the highest bidder and moved off the land that has been its home for many years.

That sale, however, could be up to two years away, with its owner, the Ashburton District Council, opting to offer a short-term lease on the building to a group of businessmen who plan to establish an information base in the building.

It will be known as the Information Hub. Yesterday Ashburton District councillors had to decide the future of the building and whether in the short term they should agree to the Information Hub team becoming its tenants.

They agreed to both the lease and to the eventual sale and removal of the building, but those decisions will see Experience Mid Canterbury (EMC), currently occupying part of the building, looking for a new home.

The new group and EMC had tried to reach an agreement over a joint tenancy, but with the hub wanting to target revenue from EMC’s clients, they decided they could not work in the same space.

The tourism group will now be given three months to find new premises, but it will be doing so with help from the council.

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Safer intersection sought

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

Despite plans being in place to improve the intersection of SH1 and SH79, Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon says the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) are not doing enough to make the intersection safe.

The intersection has been earmarked for a number of safety improvements, but Falloon has proposed further improvements that could be made to the intersection after consulting with local residents.

“In recent weeks I’ve been meeting with concerned local residents who live around State Highway 1 and the intersection with State Highway 79,” he said.

“State Highway 79 is one of the primary gateways to popular destinations like Tekapo, Mt Cook and Queenstown, and traffic volumes have been increasing in recent years.

“Over the past year there’s been a number of very serious crashes at the intersection with the main highway, and residents have seen too many road users, both locals and international visitors, getting injured.”

Falloon has highlighted three issues around the intersection.

“I’ve proposed three changes that could be made to make the intersection safer. Widening the road would allow for an extra lane for northbound vehicles

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turning onto State Highway 1, giving them a chance to merge with oncoming traffic. Some vehicles are already trying to do this by using the roadside, which is incredibly dangerous,” he said.

Local residents are pushing to have the speeds permanently reduced in the area, despite NZTA already planning on adding an intersection speed zone to the area if it senses traffic approaching that intends to use the intersection.

“Local residents are pushing for a reduction in the speed limit, to either 70 kilometres an

hour, or to 80 to align it with the intersection at Orari,” he said.

“The alternative option is a variable speed sign, like the one at Burnham, which senses when vehicles are on side roads and drops the speed limit for oncoming traffic, but installing this next year is too long to wait.”

Falloon said that signage is also an issue, saying that two of the three signs advising drivers to turn off onto State Highway 79 are too close to the intersection.

“Too many vehicles are slamming on their brakes very late at the intersection, creating a haz-

ard for traffic behind them,” he said.

An NZTA spokeswoman said there is currently an interconnected programme of work under way at this intersection to improve its safety for road users.

The first stage of the rail crossing upgrade, which is part of the package of safety improvements at the intersection, was recently completed, along with a stop sign being installed to replace the give way sign for traffic from SH79 intending to turn on to SH1.

“The next stage of this intersection safety work will occur in the 2019/20 summer sealing season,” senior traffic and safety engineer David Scarlet said.

“The design and removal of the overhead powerlines and roadside hazards will take place within the next five months followed by the safe speed zone improvements, to be completed between October 2019 and March 2020.

Scarlet said any delays around the installation of the intersection speed zone were to do with requirements around power.

“By undergrounding the power lines in this area, we are removing another potential hazard for drivers. In turn, we need that work to be completed before we can install a permanent power source for the new intersection speed zone,” he said.

Former i-SITE building to be sold off From P1 While they might be operating as a business, council chief executive Hamish Riach said that because EMC was a council controlled organisation it was the right thing for the council to do to help it relocate.

The council plans to establish an information centre in its new civic centre and library building in Baring Square East and councillors decided the Information Hub could provide that service from the East Street building but on a one-by-one year lease rather than the two-year lease they

were seeking.

“The rational is to ensure the information service from this building has a definite life, that they won’t be able to carry on in the building and compete with the council’s new service in the new building,” Riach said.

Because details on the town centre redevelopment were still evolving and time frames had yet to be set, a decision had to be made on the future of the information centre building.

It had already been identified by the council’s town centre group as being out of step with the modern look the town centre would have.

Councillors also considered the sale of the land on which the building sits, but taking that course of action would be extremely complex, Riach said.

“Selling the land is not recommended but we needed to refer to it as a theoretical option to show we’d considered it, but it’s certainly not our proposal to do this.”

With agreement to eventually sell the building and to enter into a short-term lease with the Information Hub team signed off, Riach said he would now start negotiations on the lease term with the group.

That an information service is still needed in Ashburton was confirmed in this year’s council residents’ survey with 59 per cent of those surveyed saying they were unhappy about its closure.

Another 19 per cent said they believed there was a lack of information and publicity about the district.

The closure of the i-SITE impacted heavily on last year’s rating for tourism promotion, with it hitting an all time satisfaction low of just 53 per cent. This year that rebounded a little to hit 66 per cent, still well short of the 91 per cent high recorded in 2017.

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Rents modest in Ashburton District

By Sue Newman

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Renting a home in the Ashburton District is a good value exercise compared to many parts of New Zealand.

Trade Me Rentals price index puts the current median for New Zealand at $500 per week, but in Ashburton, the median rent is still low at $340. This is up 6.3 per cent on the same time last year.

Ashburton’s median might still be modest, but increases are ahead of the national year-onyear average, 5.3 per cent.

Trace Me rentals head Aaron Clancy said that high rental prices were no longer the domain of cities, with prices pumping up significantly in several regions.

April’s median broke records in Bay of Plenty, Hawkes Bay, Manawatu, Taranaki, Waikato and just one part of the South Island, Southland.

Auckland retains the title of most expensive place to rent with a median of $560 followed by Wellington, $530.

Canterbury’s median is $400 (unchanged from April 2018) and only Southland, $320 and the West Coast, $280 are more affordable than the Ashburton District.

The district’s median weekly rent might be $340 but of the 37 properties in the Ashburton District listed on Trade Me, 20 are asking rentals of $350 a week and above, with seven of those asking more than $400.

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Serious harm label doesn’t tell full story

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

Serious harm cases on rise

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

Statistics show that in the past 18 months there have been at least 50 cases opened in the Ashburton District Court involving serious harm, and concerns are growing that the numbers are increasing.

On a monthly basis, the highest number of cases before the Ashburton District Court was in June 2018, where 84 cases were open at the end of the month.

From October 2017 to April 2019, there had been a 16 per cent increase in cases, which is a big concern says Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

“Although it’s not quite at the scale we’ve seen in other parts of the country over the last 18 months, a 16 per cent increase in serious crime before the courts locally is a big concern,” he said.

“This is not low-level offending. Serious harm cases include

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sible for the rise in cases.

“The Government has taken its eye off reducing crime and is focusing on just getting numbers in prison down. I’m hearing from the frontline that youth offenders, in particular, are being caught by police for serious offending, and are sometimes back on the street within hours, committing more serious offences,” he said.

“The focus National had on early intervention and stopping crime before it happens just isn’t there under this government.

“The government isn’t doing its job properly if there are more serious and violent offenders in our communities.”

Falloon said that these crimes are occurring is not the fault of the government, but that there is more politicians could be doing to reduce levels of offending.

“The government aren’t to

rape, sexual assault, murder, manslaughter and serious drug crimes.”

Despite the number of cases continuing to rise, senior sergeant Leigh Jenkins said Ashburton’s rates of serious crime are lower than other areas of the country.

“When considering the population of Ashburton as a percentage of New Zealand’s population, it can be shown that both reported serious crime victimisations and serious harm court cases are below the national rate on a per capita basis,” he said.

Nationally, cases of serious harm are up 25 per cent, in Auckland 20 per cent, Waitakere 35 per cent, Wellington 32 per cent and Christchurch 40 per cent.

The statistics were made public by leader of the National Party, Simon Bridges, who has said the current government are respon-

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blame for people going out and committing crimes, but there’s certainly things that politicians can do to reduce the level of offending,” he said.

“I’ve again asked the government to consider legislation I’ve drafted to abolish concurrent sentencing for offenders convicted of serious sexual crimes, or offenders who commit multiple crimes while on bail or on parole.

It would keep career criminals and repeat offenders in jail rather than out free to commit more crimes.

“It makes no sense to give recidivist offenders a discount on the prison sentence they serve if they go on to commit further serious crimes.

“Every crime statistic represents another victim. We should be putting their rights first, not those of repeat violent or sexual offenders.”

Family harm is a serious issue, but local family violence workers say classifying all family harm under one umbrella may not be productive in dealing with the issue.

Statistics released showing the number of serious harm cases before the Ashburton District Court show that the number of cases has increased 16 per cent over the last 18 months.

It is not known what number of family harm cases are classified as serious harm cases, but Safer Ashburton family violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith said it would not be productive to put all types of family harm under the one umbrella of punishment.

“Family harm is a significant issue, however, there are differing levels of offending, from minor through to serious, and this is recognised through legislation and sentencing. Some is significantly more serious so it may not be productive to put everything under one label,” she said.

“It is well recognised and accepted that a reasonable percentage of family harm goes unreported however, much work is being done in an attempt to address this both nationally and locally, it’s a challenging and complex issue.”

The statistics do show seasonal variations, something that is shared in family harm statistics.

“There can be fluctuations in family harm figures, these can come about at times of pressure such as financial pressure around Christmas.”

“We can also sometimes see increases at times when people drink more heavily, for example, during sport seasons where people may consume more alcohol.”

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Tourism video a winner

By Sue Newman

Left – A promotional video highlighting all Mid Canterbury has to offer has so far exceeded expectations.

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Long days spent on location and hours spent viewing images and videos has earned Experience Mid Canterbury a showpiece it is now selling to the world.

Videographer Kyle Mulinder spent several days in the Ashburton District in early April, filming the best of our scenic attractions, our people and our places, and he’s carefully edited those images and that video footage into a sales tool for the district.

Experience Mid Canterbury commissioned Mulinder and his company Bare Kiwi to shoot the promotional images and with the first clip now up on the group’s website, manager Bruce Moffat said the end result far exceeded his expectations.

“They’ve done an absolutely fantastic job,” he said.

The first video, in a series of promotional videos, was released earlier this month at the travel industry showcase Trenz and it was an absolute hit, Moffat said.

“It’s a great compilation of

what we have in our backyard and every single person I spoke to who’d viewed it thought it was amazing.”

Among those viewing the video were a team of 40 travel agents from China.

The release of the video came

at a perfect time with so much publicity around over-tourism in some parts of New Zealand, and that created opportunities to promote tourism in the regions, Moffat said.

The theme of Trenz this year was “get out of the cities and into the regions’’ and the Mid Canterbury video made it very clear that there was plenty on offer outside the tourism hot spots, he said.

The current video released on Experience Mid Canterbury’s Facebook page is the first in a series of videos that will be progressively released.

From the Bare Kiwi project a large range of still images will also make their way onto the organisation’s website via its media library, and on to its Facebook page.

More fire warnings for public

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

Firefighters are urging homeowners to be careful of how they dispose of the remnants of fires after being called to a structure fire started by hot ashes on Tuesday night.

Ashburton Fire Brigade station officer Charlie Kelland said they were called to a property on the Methven Highway at around 10pm on Tuesday evening.

“There was a fire on an outside deck that was quickly extinguished by the home occupiers and the Lauriston (rural volunteer fire) force, and it was extinguished before causing any major damage,” he said.

“It is suspected to have been started by hot ashes that had been placed in a container on the deck.

“It is a good reminder for people to place hot ashes in a metal container on a non-flammable surface and to remember that they stay hot for quite some time.”

Kelland said it was fortunate that the fire had started at the time it did and was able to be noticed quickly by the people in the house.

“If it had been at two or three in the morning things could have been a lot worse,” he said.

Hinds Fire Brigade chief Dave Kingsbury is urging people

to ensure they keep the areas around their rubbish holes clear if they are going to burn them following a call-out on Tuesday afternoon.

At around 2.45pm on Tuesday the brigade were called to a property after a fire had spread out of a rubbish hole and in to the surrounding area.

“People often have them in areas of the farm that do not get a lot of use but they do need to realise that they are areas they need to keep clear,” he said.

“It is just excess material to burn.

“If you are going to be burning, make sure that the surrounding area is clear.”

Kingsbury said it has been a quiet time for the Hinds brigade, and that he hopes it stays that way.

“In an ideal world we would only get called out four times a year but that isn’t the case,” he said.

“We have the fantastic gear there ready to go, but I would sooner not have to use it.”

On Thursday morning, Ashburton firefighters were in action after an alarm activation at Subway.

Fire chief Alan Burgess said the alarm had been activated during cleaning in the store, and that there were no other issues.

Allen Lim announces ECAN candidacy Allen Lim announced that he is STANDING for Environment Canterbury for one of the two mid Canterbury seats available this year.

Allen is currently a community member on the Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee, having previously been its Chair for four years.

He joined the Committee after concern for the deteriorating state of his local river drove him to take action by becoming involved. He is motivated by a deep sense of connection to the land and water, arising out of his passion for the outdoors and horticultural background.

“I want to be a part of preserving our environment for future generations to enjoy, while making changes in a way that supports growing communities,” Allen explains.

In his time on the Selwyn Waihora Water Zone Committee, Allen has gained a wealth of local knowledge and an understanding of different interest groups. Towards the end of last year Allen was also invited by the Government to join the Freshwater Leaders Group.

This Ministerial advisory group provides the Government with independent advice on freshwater management policy development.

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He is an industry leader, serving as a board member on Vegetable New Zealand Inc and other industry bodies. He understands well the tensions between farming and the environment.

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Porse worker jailed A 63-year-old former Porse child care worker has been sentenced to three years jail for two assaults a fortnight apart which left a six-month-old boy with serious head injuries. The sentence was imposed on Margaret Elstone when she appeared for sentence before Judge Geoff Rea in the Napier District Court, where she had denied the charges at a trial last month. Judge Rea agreed with Crown prosecutor that features of the case were that there were two separate incidents, and that Elstone had to have known the impact of what she had done after the first incident.

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Road rage frustration A Dunedin man whose face was damaged during a road rage incident in Dunedin says the police investigation is leaving him frustrated. Earlier this month, Jared Hunter Mason was returning home from the supermarket when he was allegedly assaulted by two men during a road-rage incident.

Despite police identifying the people and visiting at least one of them at home, no arrests had been made. ‘’We asked the detective why no-one has been charged and he said they’ll just be back out on bail the next day.” A police spokeswoman said there may have been a misunderstanding between the officer and Hunter Mason.

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Budget addresses state of waterways

By Jamie Morton NZME

The government will pump more than $200 million into a new programme aimed at cleaning up waterways.

Yesterday’s Budget included a $229m Sustainable Land Use Package which was designed to protect and restore at-risk waterways and wetlands, and offered support for farmers to use land more sustainably.

The state of New Zealand’s waterways has increasingly become a battleground environmental issue.

A major government report out last month found that, between 2013 and 2017, about 82 per cent of the river length in pastoral farming areas wasn’t safe for swimming.

Environment Minister David Parker said it was “the birthright of all New Zealanders” to pop down to their local river in summer for a swim and put their head under without getting sick.

“This Budget announcement turns the tide and offers support to farmers to reduce pollution getting into our waterways,” he said.

The package also carried funding to improve water quality in atrisk catchments and wetlands.

This included support for improving consistency between councils, better compliance and

enforcement, better engagement with Maori, and improving scientific knowledge to inform plan development.

“In key catchments across New Zealand, freshwater resources have been allocated in excess of environmental limits,” Parker said.

Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor said the primary sector was a “major” contributor to the economy, bringing in more than $43 billion in export revenue last year.

“This government wants to help get more value from the primary sector, in a sustainable way that means our natural resources will be there for future generations,” O’Connor said.

Another $25m, to be rolled out over four years, would support research aimed at slashing agriculture’s emissions – which currently accounted for around half of New Zealand’s greenhouse gas inventory.

That funding would go into the Agricultural Climate Change Research Platform, with $8.5m in 2019/20 going to the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases.

“Ultimately, this funding will help us achieve the Government’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions by 2050,” Minister for Research, Science and Innovation Megan

Finance Minister Grant Robertson leads his six ministers after his Wellbeing Budget 2019 presentation at Parliament, Wellington.

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“It’s crucial that we invest in the research now to achieve longterm change.”

Elsewhere in funding focused on climate change, around $107m would be spent on work to help meet New Zealand’s Paris Agreement obligations – including support for the newly-established Climate Change Commission.

“The Budget also includes funding to implement an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) auctioning platform,” Climate Change Minister James Shaw said.

“This is welcome as having an effective ETS is a vital component of achieving a just transition.”

Another $27 million would support a new energy development centre, aimed at clean and

renewable energy sources, with a further $20 million over four years allocated for energy technology research.

Meanwhile, $4 million would be targeted at improving recycling and resource recovery, towards a goal of a zero waste economy.

The spend would build on work under way to improve the data on waste and develop mandatory product stewardship schemes for tyres, lithium batteries and refrigerants.

The new funding would help implement a national resource recovery programme in response to China’s waste ban and action on single use and problem plastics.

In Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage’s conservation portfolio, an extra $10.7m would help improve the Department of Conservation’s security, and health and safety systems.

The initiative aimed to ensure conservation workers and volunteers were safe and secure while undertaking operations.

DOC’s operating budget had climbed from $399m last year to $499m for 2019/20 – partly boosted by the new International Visitors Conservation and Tourism Levy.

Last year’s DOC spend included $81.2m for Budget 2018 over four years to scale up its predator control programme.

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■■ MENTAL HEALTH: $1.9 billion over five years, including $455m for new services of mental health workers at places such as health and doctors clinics to service those with low to mid mental health problems.

■■ SCHOOL DONATIONS: From 2020, decile 1-7 schools will get a $150 per student payment from the government if they get rid of so-called ‘voluntary’ donations. Cost: $265.6m over four years. NCEA fees scrapped.

■■ BENEFITS: Benefits to be indexed to the average wage instead of inflation. Expected to put about $47 more a week into beneficiaries’ pockets by 2023 – about $10-17 more than they would get under CPI. Cost: $320.2m over four years.

■■ TRAINS: $1.4 billion in funding for Auckland City Rail Link, after cost blow-outs. KiwiRail gets $1 billion to expand and fix old plant and tracks, $300m of which is for regional rail.

■■ BUSINESS: A new $300m fund to allow start-ups to grow.

■■ SCHOOLS AND HOSPITALS: $1.7b for hospital buildings, $170m for DHBs. $1.2b for school buildings, over 10 years.

■■ MAORI: $81m over four years for Whanau Ora to expand, $208m to foster te reo Maori.

The Books:

■■ LOOSENING THE BELT: The Government is spending $1.4 billion more than it had planned to last year. The operating allowance has lifted from $2.4b to $3.8b – adding up to $15.2b over the next four years.

There is also $10.4b in new capital expenditure.

■■ SURPLUS: That means surpluses will be about $3b lower than forecast in each of the next four years.

Forecast surplus of $3.5b for 2019 drops to $1.3b in 2020.

■■ BUDGET RULES: Government will meet its Fiscal Responsibility Rules – just. Net debt hovers just above 20 per cent, dropping to 19.9 per cent in 2022.

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Impeachment calls rise AP Special counsel Robert Mueller’s first – and possibly last – public statement on the Russia investigation is fuelling fresh calls on Capitol Hill to begin impeachment proceedings against President Donald Trump, a step that Democratic leaders have so far resisted.

Surprising Washington with brief remarks yesterday, Mueller indicated it’s up to Congress to decide what to do with his findings. The special counsel reiterated that, bound by Justice Department policy, charging a sitting president with a crime was “not an option”.

But he also stressed he could not exonerate Trump. Instead, he cited that same policy to say, “The Constitution requires a process other than the criminal justice system”.

With Mueller closing his office and not expected to comment further, it all amounted, for some, to an open invitation for Congress to launch impeachment proceedings.

“He’s asking us to do what he wasn’t allowed to – hold the president accountable,” said Rep Val Demings, a member of the House Judiciary Committee, the panel with impeachment power.

“We have one remaining path to ensure justice is served,” said Sen Cory Booker of New Jersey. “It’s clear that the House must begin impeachment proceedings. No one is above the law.”

But top Democrats, with

Moby disappearing A week after doubling down on claims that he once dated Natalie Portman, Moby is now doubling down on his apology to the actress and everyone else mentioned in his recent memoir, Then It Falls Apart. “I’m going to go away for a while,” he wrote in an Instagram caption Tuesday. “But before I do I want to apologise again, and to say clearly that all of this has been my own fault. I am the one who released the book without showing it to the people I wrote about.

I’m the one who posted defensively and arrogantly. I’m the one who behaved inconsiderately and disrespectfully, both in 2019 and in 1999.”

Special counsel Robert Mueller speaks at the Department of Justice in Washington, yesterday, about the Russia investigation. almost no support from Republicans, are hesitant to go it alone on an impeachment inquiry that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has warned would be divisive for the nation.

They prefer to continue the work of investigating the president and building, as Pelosi said yesterday, a case that’s “very compelling to the American people.”

“We are legislating, we’re investigating and we are litigating,” Pelosi said at an event in San Francisco.

“Nothing is off the table,” she said. “We want to do what is right and what gets results.”

Staying the course, Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the chairman of the Judiciary Committee, at a news conference in New York stopped short of calling for an

impeachment inquiry.

“All options are on the table and nothing should be ruled out,” Nadler said.

Nadler’s committee is among six in the House that are conducting dozens of probes in the Democratic-controlled House into subjects such as Trump’s tax returns, the handling of the Russia probe and the running of government.

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Tour boat sinks, seven dead, 21 missing AP Dozens of rescue workers searched the Danube River in downtown Budapest for 21 people missing after a sightseeing boat with 33 South Koreans sank after colliding with a larger cruise ship during an evening downpour. Seven people were confirmed dead, officials said, and none of the tourists were wearing life jackets.

Seven other people have been rescued, Pal Gyorfi, spokesman for the National Ambulance Service, said. They were hospitalised in stable condition following the accident.

Two Hungarian crew members are also missing.

South Korean President Moon Jae-in instructed officials to employ “all available resources” to support the rescue efforts in Hungary. Moon’s spokeswoman Ko Min-jung said in Seoul that Moon also ordered the launch of a government task force led by For-

A rescue boat searches for victims after a tourist boat crashed with a river cruise boat, in River Danube in Budapest.

PHOTO AP eign Minister Kang Kyung-wha and for officials to maintain close communication with the family members of the South Korean passengers.

A team of South Korean officials left for Hungary to assist with the rescue operations and support passengers and their families. Kang was also to travel to Hungary.

The ministry in a briefing

said that the Seoul government will closely co-operate with Hungarian officials so that the rescue efforts can proceed swiftly and effectively.

The 33 South Koreans included 30 tourists on a package tour of Europe, two guides and one photographer, according to the South Korea-based Very Good Tour agency, which organised the trip.

Agency officials said the tourists left South Korea on May 25 and were supposed to return June 1.

Most of them were travelling with their families, including a 6-year-old girl. Her status wasn’t immediately clear but she didn’t appear on a list of survivors provided by the tour agency.

The travel agency said that the sightseeing boat was on its way back after an hour-long night tour when it collided with a larger cruise ship that caused the sinking.

Senior agency official Lee Sang-moo disclosed the identities of the seven rescued South Koreans – six women and one man, aged between 31 and 66.

The sunken boat was later located near the Margit Bridge, not far from the neo-Gothic Parliament building on the riverbank.

Employees from the South Korean Embassy in Budapest were assisting Hungarian officials in identifying those rescued and the deceased.

Dannii reignites feud Dannii Minogue has reignited her showbiz feud with Sharon Osbourne. The two stars have been trading barbs since they were both judges on The X Factor UK in 2007. The Aussie star shared: “She (Osbourne) didn’t like me, she made it very clear,” Minogue says about their time working together on the reality show. “I think it was something to do with me being an ‘annoying mosquito and I should be squashed.’ It was a lot more graphic than ‘I don’t like you.’ I still don’t really know why.”

Thriller makes people sick A new Netflix horror movie, The Perfection, is so gory that viewers are reporting headaches, nausea and vomiting after viewing. The horror-thriller follows an elite cellist, Charlotte (Allison Williams), who travels to Shanghai to compete in a music competition, where she meets her teacher (Steven Webber) and a prodigal student, Lizzie (Logan Browning). The film reportedly includes a scene in which Lizzie and Charlotte take a trip to the countryside. Lizzie vomits on a bus, leaving it crawling with maggots, while later throwing up bug-infested vomit when the pair are kicked off.

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Don’t judge a budget book by it’s cover Y

esterday was a big day for New Zealand. Budget Day! But you can’t help but feel that a little of the gloss and shine was removed in the lead-up to the big event!

Leaks, or hacks, depending on which way you look at it, failed computer systems, early release of information and general child’s play politics in the days before yesterday dominated media headlines.

Irrelevant of what’s right or wrong, or who did what and who didn’t do anything, it’s really concerning to see those charged with looking after our country and, more importantly, spending our hard-earned dollars, do so with a modicum of actual adultlike behaviour.

Standing there and playing the blame game or the he said, she said rubbish doesn’t endear anyone to anything and it’s a little bit frustrating to watch it unfold as an outsider looking in.

At the end of the day, I don’t care that information was made public before it should be.

It’s not like it changed the world in the 48 hours it was available before it was officially announced, no one is any worse

off for that issue – unless, of course, you are directly involved and at fault, but that’s a different story.

Some will be pleased with what came out of the announcement yesterday, others will be disappointed but that’s just part of budget life.

Not everyone and every sector can be winners.

Although the major stuff is, as I said irrelevant, there was a blue in the budget announcement which could be seen as far more concerning to those involved in government than anything else that happened over the past few days.

And it’s something simplistic, the image on the front cover of the publication dubbed The

Wellbeing Budget.

It’s an innocuous sort of picture, what appears to be a mother and her daughter enjoying themselves in a nice setting.

The only problem? That same mother and daughter have now moved to Australia.

Not for the warmer climate either, they’ve moved to Australia for a better life.

They moved to get out of New Zealand.

She’s now living in Queensland, and is happy – her health and wellbeing, fittingly enough – better than it ever was when she lived in New Zealand.

An actress and model, the woman pictured had moved to Auckland to pursue her career, with a little success, but still

struggled with day-to-day living in the current climate, so she made the tough decision to uproot her life and move overseas.

The image used was a stock image purchased by treasury for the front cover of the booklet – such is the nature with images of that type that you don’t get the full story, but had it been known that the two faces beaming out to everyone from the cover of this year’s budget no longer lived in this country, then you’d guarantee it wouldn’t have been the first choice option.

If there was ever a perfect example of why you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, then this, from yesterday’s budget announcement, would have to be it.

been explained.

In 1977, the Trans-Alaska oil pipeline, three years in the making despite objections from environmentalists and Alaska Natives, was completed.

In 1990, President George HW Bush welcomed Soviet leader Mikhail S Gorbachev to Washington for a summit meeting.

In 1994, the United States announced it was no longer aiming long-range nuclear missiles at targets in the former Soviet Union.

In 2005, breaking a silence of 30 years, former FBI official W Mark Felt stepped forward as Deep Throat, the secret Washington

Post source during the Watergate scandal.

Ten years ago: Dr. George Tiller, a rare provider of late-term abortions, was shot and killed in a Wichita, Kansas, church. Millvina Dean, the last survivor of the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic, died in Southampton, England at 97.

Five years ago: Sgt Bowe Bergdahl, the only American soldier held prisoner in Afghanistan, was freed by the Taliban in exchange for five Afghan detainees from the US prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

One year ago: Western Europe got its first populist government as Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star

Movement and the right-wing League formed a governing coalition.

Today’s birthdays: Actordirector Clint Eastwood is 89. Singer Peter Yarrow is 81.

Humanitarian Terry Waite is 80.

Singer-musician Augie Meyers is 79. Actress Sharon Gless is 76.

Actor Tom Berenger is 69. Actor Gregory Harrison is 69. Actor Kyle Secor is 62. Actress Roma Maffia is 61. Comedian Chris Elliott is 59. Actress Lea Thompson is 58.

Singer Corey Hart is 57. Actor Hugh Dillon is 56. Rapper DMC is 55. Actress Brooke Shields is 54.

Country musician Ed Adkins is 52.

Jazz musician Christian McBride

is 47. Actress Archie Panjabi is 47. Actress Merle Dandridge is 44. Actor Colin Farrell is 43. Rock musician Scott Klopfenstein is 42. Actor Eric Christian Olsen is 42. Rock musician Andy Hurley is 39. Country singer Casey James is 37. Actor Jonathan Tucker is 37. Rapper Waka Flocka Flame is 33. Actor Curtis Williams Jr. is 32. Pop singer Normani Hamilton is 23.

Thought for today: “They that approve a private opinion, call it opinion; but they that dislike it, heresy; and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.” – Thomas Hobbes, English political philosopher (1588-1679).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Friday, May 31, the 151st day of 2019. There are 214 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On May 31, 1962, former Nazi official Adolf Eichmann was hanged in Israel a few minutes before midnight for his role in the Holocaust.

On this date: In 1669, English diarist Samuel Pepys wrote the final entry of his journal, blaming his failing eyesight for his inability to continue.

In 1859, the Big Ben clock tower in London went into operation, chiming for the first time.

In 1889, some 2200 people in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, perished when the South Fork Dam collapsed, sending 20 million tons of water rushing through the town.

In 1916, during World War One, British and German fleets fought the naval Battle of Jutland off Denmark; there was no clear-cut victor.

In 1921, a race riot erupted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as white mobs began looting and levelling the affluent black district of Greenwood over reports a black man had assaulted a white woman in an elevator; hundreds are believed to have died.

In 1925, Te Haahi Rātana was established as church, first founded in 1918 by Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, the religion that bore his name provided hope for many dispossessed Māori and later became a force in Māori politics.

In 1949, former State Department official and accused spy Alger Hiss went on trial in New York, charged with perjury.

In 1970, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake in Peru claimed an estimated 67,000 lives.

In 1975, Eighteen-year-old New Zealander Mona Blades vanished after last being seen sitting in the back seat of an orange Datsun station wagon. Her body was never found and her disappearance has never

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A couple of weeks ago, when I was researching a cure for my latest ailment, this time a sore shoulder and tennis elbow – which entered my life just after my horrendous mountain bike crash.

I stumbled/googled across Shakti mats, so I had a look at the info on them, but for whatever reason, I did nothing more than look at the info.

Since then I have ads for Shakti mats popping up every time I log into Facebook, freaky!

Big Brother is watching!

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It’s an acupressure mat based on the Indian bed of nails.

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So I thought, what better way to find out about these things than asking local people who have them, what they are like.

Ninety-nine per cent of the 64 comments about Shakti mats on my Facey page Talky Bit were very positive and I was convinced. I needed to try one of these things.

Nek minnit Richard, from the EA Networks, is on the blower telling me they sell them and he could organise a trial run for me in the studio, aka a few free ads on the radio.

That morphed into us giving one away on air, aka more free ads on the radio. The response was amazing, with over 350 entries!

All of that was enough evidence for me, we purchased one.

Several people had told me they take a bit of getting used to, so I thought I’d start out with a thin t-shirt.

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I was thinking to myself I may need to call Richard and get a ‘harder’ mat until I tried it topless.

I lasted about 30 seconds lying on it topless!

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So perhaps the cough has eased enough for me to get a better sleep.

We shall see how it continues, not that I normally have any trouble sleeping, but Manda does, so I’m interested to see if it helps her.

Till next week, Hoo Roo, Phill Hooper, Shakti novice 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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■■BUDGET 2019

Growth forecast to gradually fade

By Rebecca Howard Business Desk

New Zealand’s economic growth is initially underpinned by Finance Minister Grant Robertson’s first “well being budget” but that growth is forecast to gradually fade. Risks – particularly international risks – remain skewed to the downside.

After an initial pop higher, growth is now forecast at 2.6 per cent on average over the next five years.

Robertson remained upbeat.

“While this is a lower growth rate than what we have seen in recent years, it is still well ahead of forecasts for other advanced economies, including the US, UK and Canada,” said Robertson in his budget speech. Growth in the 2015 to 2018 period was well above 3.0 per cent.

Treasury forecasts show that growth in the year to June 2019 is now seen at 2.4 per cent rather than the 2.9 per cent forecast in the half year fiscal update as the “pace of economic expansion has lost some momentum over the second half of 2018, largely

reflecting slower business investment growth and a continued easing population growth”.

GDP growth, however, is projected to rise to 3.0 per cent in the year the June 2020 “supported by an increase in government spending, partly reflecting Budget 2019 decisions and stronger investment”.

According to the Treasury, spending is a cumulative $7.2 billion higher over the forecast period than indicated in the half year economic update in December.

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GDP growth over the three years to June 2018.

It does expect the labour market to remain tight, with the unemployment rate to decline to 4.0 per cent by June 2020. Beyond 2020, employment growth eases as the stimulus from higher government spending fades and interest rates rise. It is seen at 4.3 per cent in the year to 2023.

Regarding monetary policy conditions, it forecasts the 90-day bank bill rate – widely viewed as a proxy for the official cash rate – to be 1.9 per cent in the year to June 2020 and to lift to 2.3 per cent the following year, 2.5 per cent in the year to June 2022 and 2.6 per cent by the year to June 2023.

While the forecast track is lower than it was in December, it still points to rising interest rates rather than including further rate cuts. The central bank has indicated that more cuts are possible.

It said the recent move by the central bank to cut rates to a record low 1.5 per cent was done after the forecasts were finalised but “does not substantially alter the Treasury’s economic outlook”.

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Most of this spending relates to the expansion of new and existing government services. Government spending lifts to 4.2 per cent in the year to June 2020, contributing 0.8 percentage points to economic growth in that year.

According to Robertson, the annual operating allowance in budget 2019 has been increased from $2.4 billion to $3.8 billion.

The operating allowance for budget 2020 has also increased from $2.4 billion to $3.0 billion. A further $1.7 billion has also been

added to the multi-year capital allowance for future budgets.

Beyond the year to June 2020, however, GDP growth gradually eases as the stimulus from higher government spending fades, population growth declines and monetary conditions tighten, Treasury said.

It expects the economy to grow 2.8 per cent in the year to June 2021 and to ease to 2.4 per cent in the year to June 2022 and 2.4 per cent in the year to June 2023.

Those forecasts are based on the assumption that migration declines from 50,000 people in the year to June 2018 to 25,000 people in the year to June 2022 and is steady thereafter.

Net migration is now projected to add 131,000 people over the next four and a half years, which is about 50 per cent lower than the prior comparative period, it said.

It notes that slowing population growth is a countervailing force for economic growth over the period as the growth in the working-age population accounted for about two-thirds of

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he local NZX 50 drifted lower this week as the market continued to cool following its latest run of record highs.

US-China trade tensions weighed over global sharemarkets after President Trump said he wasn’t ready to make a deal with China, adding that tariffs on Chinese exports could go substantially higher.

In economic news, business confidence lifted slightly in May but still remains close to historical lows. Residential construction intentions tumbled despite a capital gains tax being ruled out. A net 32 per cent of the 364 respondents expect general business conditions will deteriorate over the coming year, versus 37.5 per cent in April. Regarding expectations for firms’ own activity, a net 8.5 per cent anticipate an improvement, compared to 7.1 per cent a month earlier.

Mainfreight shares jumped 4.0 per cent to $37.45 after reporting a solid full year result, however management signalled caution around the global economic outlook.

“Aside from increased costs, there is a level of uncertainty in global trade and slowing economies,” Mainfreight said. The company announced their best result ever, with net profit up 26 per cent and operating earnings up 19.5 per cent on the prior year.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare also announced a record result for the 2019 financial year, surpassing $1bn in revenue for the first time.

The company declared a final dividend of 13.5 cents per share.

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Despite the record result, shares traded down 3.5 per cent on the day.

Tourism Holdings updated the market on its USA operations following a decline in vehicle sales over the past year, but tried to reassure investors there is nothing to indicate that the US business model is broken. The company plans to cut $US40m of planned capital spending from the US business and expects to cut 400 vehicles from its US fleet.

Tourism Holdings reaffirmed guidance for net profit after tax of $25m-$28m. Shares traded down 3.7 per cent to $4.14 following the news.

Air New Zealand slipped marginally after announcing that its 2019 earnings would come in at the lower end of previously announced expectations of $340m-$400m. At the same time, the airline announced significant investment in its international network and customer experience with commitments to purchase eight Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners. These new longhaul aircraft will replace Air New Zealand’s fleet of eight 777-200 aircraft, which will be phased out by 2025.

Precinct Properties has postponed the opening of its Commercial Bay development in

downtown Auckland due to construction delays by contractor Fletcher Building. Chief executive Scott Pritchard said due to the revised timing the company could incur up to $10m in costs.

Precinct Properties closed down 3.0 per cent while Fletcher Building fell 2.6 per cent.

Synlait Milk announced an opening forecast base milk price for the upcoming 2019 / 2020 season of $7.00 per kg of milksolids (kgMS). Synlait also announced its forecast base milk price for the 2018/2019 season has increased from $6.25 kgMS to $6.40 kgMS. Synlait’s final milk price for the 2018/2019 season will be confirmed alongside the annual result announcement in early September 2019. The forecast for the 2019/2020 season will also be updated at this time.

Across the ditch, the price of iron ore surged to $US108 on Tuesday, levels not seen since 2014 on the back of supply concerns. So far this year, shares of mining giant Rio Tinto have risen 38 per cent, BHP Billiton are 12 per cent higher, while Fortescue has doubled in price.

In Europe, the automotive sector received a boost after Fiat confirmed it proposed a merger with Renault. If agreed, the deal would create the world’s third-largest carmaker.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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

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Light, bright and a garden delight 43 Braebrook Drive Beautifully presented both inside and out, this warm and inviting home, well positioned for the sun, offers:

A Large open plan kitchen, living and dining area with a great paved area for outdoor entertaining.

Fantastic storage in this functional, modern kitchen with a walk-in pantry.

Four bedrooms.

Master bedroom has ensuite and walk-in wardrobe.

Two heat pumps to keep you warm in winter and cool in the summer

Main Bathroom has shower, bath, vanity and there is a separate toilet.

Double garage with internal access.

Beautifully landscaped and maintained it has a garden shed and green house tunnel to complete your gardening needs.

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Europeans have generally always kept their homes warm and dry, cognisant of the need to keep inhabitants healthy, yet here in New Zealand, particularly prior to World War Two, very few homes had any kind of insulation installed and coal fires were a common but inefficient, pollution-producing form of heat; releasing green-house gasses and fine particles into the atmosphere. This is something we’re all very aware of now, but it wasn’t widely considered back then.

Of course, being stoic Kiwis, our parents and grandparents simply donned another layer of clothing and got on with things — while around 40 per cent of the heat in their homes escaped through the ceiling. As a result of this, health problems caused by the resultant mould and mildew, which is fuelled by human breath, steam from cooking and bathing in colder temperatures, meets cold air and condenses, causing respiratory illnesses.

Eventually, around the 1940s, it became better-known that many of these issues could be alleviated once insulation was installed but, the fact that suitable materials had to be imported — at considerable cost — from overseas, meant that their use was largely confined to the properties of well-off people.

By the early 1970s, the process of insulating new dwellings in order to keep heat from escaping during winter was not only more widely understood and accepted but was actively promoted by local and central government. Midway through that decade, an interest-free loan programme was implemented to enable home-owners to insulate, thereby making their homes much healthier.

Television advertisements at the time featured a creature called “sneaky heat”, who had a habit of slipping out of the house when nobody was watching, and since there was only one channel at the time, everybody quickly became aware of the pink fibreglass insulation that was being promoted.

Eventually, in 1977, insulation became mandatory in new houses and over

the past 40 years, minimum levels have gradually been raised. These days, under the Building Act 2004, all new-builds must have a certain level of thermal resistance (R-value), which is determined by their location. As you might expect, the amount of insulation required in Dunedin or Invercargill is greater than for properties in Auckland or Northland.

In 2015, then-Minister of Building and Construction, Nick Smith, announced that by July 1, 2019, all rental properties must be fitted with underfloor and ceiling insulation and that landlords will be ordered to specify what level they have provided.

The minimum will be the 1978 standard for already-insulated dwellings, while properties that haven’t had any insulation up until now must meet current standards for new builds.

With the valuable role of insulation now widely acknowledged and understood, many New Zealand home owners are retrofitting their older properties with ceiling and underfloor insulation. Unfortunately, it’s very tricky to retro-fit insulation into wall cavities although it is possible if you’re prepared to replace wall linings.

Luckily, there are other ways of improving the insulation quality in

an existing property, such as doubleglazing, which will reduce heat loss through windows. It can be retro-fitted reasonably easily — at a price — but it will change the appearance of your windows and they will become heavier, which means hinges might need to be replaced.

Thermal films, which are stuck on to the glass have some effect but they’re nowhere near as effective as double-glazing. Heavy thermal-backed curtains are another important form of insulation and can play a significant part in keeping thermal radiation from the day inside and minimising heat loss as long as you remember to pull them closed at dusk in winter.

While the value of insulation cannot be overstated, it can be expensive, and EECA Energywise offers support to members of the community who live in homes built before 2008, and have special needs in terms of age or physical health.

Insulation options If you’re considering putting insulation into an existing house or a new one, there are many different types available.

Fibreglass: Made from recycled glass, this

works well at containing heat and is a reasonably priced option. It’s clean, sustainable and easy to install. You are advised to avoid inhaling any dust while putting it in place and excessive contact with skin is also inadvisable.

Wool: This Kiwi product operates in two ways: retaining heat in winter, and keeping things cool in summer. It usually needs added preservatives, such as polyester or resin to achieve optimum effectiveness and its “R” value is lower than that of fibreglass.

Polystyrene: A man-made material formulated using a liquid petrochemical, polystyrene provides good insulation but because it comes in blocks, it’s essential to cut it accurately in order to fit into ceiling, wall or underfloor spaces. If the cut isn’t perfect, energy escape can occur and it must have fire retardant added because it’s flammable.

Rock wool: Its name is intriguing and the method used to produce it is fascinating.

Natural rocks and minerals are heated to 1600C° in a furnace, then spun in a way that imitates the making of candyfloss. The finished product has excellent thermal and acoustic properties.

Reflective foil: This is most-suited for underfloor insulation that’s being installed retrospectively. With the risk of electrocution it can be dangerous and must be cut perfectly to size. EECA isn’t a fan of this material because of this.

Polyester: Made as a by-product of the petrochemical industry, it’s made from plastic bags and bottles in a process wherein it’s bound by means of very high heat. Effective at keeping a dwelling warm and dry, it resists moisture, fire, mould and vermin.

Paper-based insulation: Cellulosic insulation is made from paper and the resultant mix needs to be blown into place. When it’s being manufactured, fire and pest retardants are included in the mix and in terms of sustainability it gets good marks, as long as New Zealand wood and paper materials are used.

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Situated on a very private 1,146sqm back section.

The home has four bedrooms plus a huge conservatory built for all day sun. There is also an office or formal dining room.

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This property has been stripped back to framework, strengthened and straightened, new Rhondo steel stud system installed, fitted with Earthwool insulation, completely re-wired with LED lighting.

For Sale offers invited over $320,000 View by appointment Sarah Everist 021 0828 5816 Eliza Waszczak 021 039 1770

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Set amongst a mature garden this attractive home has been a much loved property for around 30 years. Two adjoining living areas open to covered patio. There are fruit trees and a vegetable garden.

Asking Price $338,000 View by appointment Jenny Gray 027 452 2888 jenny.gray@bayleys.co.nz

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Netherby 41 Brucefield Avenue

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This sun filled spacious townhouse is virtually within the Ashburton domain. Quiet West Side location within easy walking distance to the main shopping centre of Ashburton and all the local Churches. This tidy home has an attached two car garaging.

For Sale $380,000 View by appointment Ray Knight 027 434 0139 ray.knight@bayleys.co.nz

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Asking Price $310,000 View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz

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Mayfield 2006 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road Asking Price $550,000 View by appointment Mick Hydes 027 437 9696 mick.hydes@bayleys.co.nz WHALAN AND PARTNERS LTD, BAYLEYS, LICENSED UNDER THE REA ACT 2008

Panthers Rock Sale includes land and building plus stock at valuation. Superior country pub now operating as a cafe', bar and restaurant. The property is located on the north eastern side of the Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road (the Inland Scenic Route) in the rural Mid Canterbury township of Mayfield. Mayfield is a large developing rural area with a growing population.

Panthers Rock enjoys the benefits of catering to locals and many travellers using the Inland Scenic Route.

It has maintained # one spot on 'Trip Advisors' ratings for restaurants in the Ashburton district for the past two years.

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Impressive, irrigated small farm opportunity "Birchlea" is an attractive and well maintained, 93.5910 hectare farm property in a favoured location close to farm service center's and Christchurch city. The property has three predominant quality soil types and these soils, combined with irrigation, utilizing low cost ground water support its current land use of sheep and cattle grazing /finishing along with arable and feed crop production. The property is well sheltered with trimmed shelter belts a feature and has been thoughtfully subdivided with an excellent standard of post, netting and wire fence. Hay sheds, covered cattle yards and a shearing shed.

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Motivated vendors A country lifestyle could not be found any closer to town than this superbly presented property situated just outside of the Ashburton residential area. Well cared for and tidy in every detail, the potential new owners of this 2.02 hectare property have the opportunity to relax and enjoy the full range of living amenities on offer. Set in an established and sheltered garden setting, the permanent material five bedroom, two bathroom family home has recently been tastefully refurbished around a large open plan family dining room and has included a modern up to the minute kitchen with a central breakfast bar.

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Selling

Selling a property can be a stressful exercise, no matter how many times you’ve done it before. Every seller hopes for a swift, easy sale with a hefty price attached, but the reality can be quite different. It’s tough to realise that your home is not worth as much as you might hope. It’s even more brutal to discover that you might need to spend some money in order to get it into a saleable condition.

The question is, how much should you spend? And do you have to tell buyers if there are problems?

“When you’re selling a property, you and your agent are legally obliged to share all the relevant information about it to potential buyers,” says Real Estate Authority (REA) chief executive Kevin Lampen-Smith.

“These issues will vary depending on your property, but they could include problems with weather-tightness, unconsented renovations, natural hazard damage or even the impact of proposed developments.”

If you know your property has some problems, such as flooding every winter, or an unconsented deck, and you fail to disclose this information, you may be in breach of the terms of your agreement with the buyer. This means the sale could fall over or, in some situations, the buyer could take you to court.

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“When the real estate agent is aware of an issue, they are bound by their Code of Conduct to disclose it to buyers,” Lampen-Smith adds. “If you tell them about a problem with your property but ask them to keep it quiet, they are required to stop working for you.”

That said, REA research has shown that many sellers have pretty loose attitudes to disclosure; believing that it’s not necessarily a bad thing to withhold information about a property if telling all will jeopardise a potential sale.

“Honesty is always the best policy,” Lampen-Smith says. “This can go a long way in terms of building trust with a prospective buyer.”

He suggests sellers put themselves in the shoes of a potential buyer. If you were looking to buy, would you prefer a property that had all the correct paperwork in place, and any building issues fixed? Or would you be keen on

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Most properties benefit from solid deep-cleaning and de-cluttering before going up for sale, and some can be transformed by a lick of paint. But think carefully before you start splashing out on renovating bathrooms or kitchens, Lampen-Smith says.

“If your property needs serious remedial work, it’s a good idea to get a proper quote so both you and any potential buyers have some certainty about what the costs are going to be,” he says.

“It’s also a good idea to discuss your options with your real estate agent.

They will be able to advise you on what buyers are looking for, and what scares them off.

“Your agent should be able to help you weigh up the cost-benefit ratio of getting the work done vs adjusting the sale price. In an ideal world you’d find a buyer who was so willing to buy your property that they wouldn’t be fazed by a bit of remedial work. In reality, a softening market means that you are going to have to adjust your expectations. Either way, it’s best to be up-front.”

For independent guidance and information on buying or selling, check out settled.govt.nz.

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Family and entertainers delight 5 Bedrooms 3 Living areas Triple car garaging off house Alarmed 12x9 Shed Inground salt water swimming pool 4006m2 Section

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• Looking for a property to call your own, this entry level property would make a great first home, or super investment property to get you onto the property ladder. Current tenants are keen to stay so your first investment will be all ready to go.

• Two double bedrooms, kitchen dining and separate living heated via a heat pump for all year-round comfort.

• Off Street parking in a great Allenton Location close to shops and schools alike.

$585,000 • A smart decision for easy living • 4 bedrooms • Master with spacious WIR and light and bright ensuite • Two heatpumps for year round comfort • Beautiful spacious kitchen with butler’s pantry • Storage galore • Double internal access garaging • 719sqm section

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Government valuation $670,000

138 Belt Road

• You’re getting so much more • 270 sqm quality-built home • 4 bedrooms with walk-in wardrobe and ensuite • Open plan kitchen/Dining and 2 living areas • Great BBQ area, established gardens • Double glazed aluminium windows and insulated • Huge high stud garaging ideal for mobile home or caravan

$412,000 • • • • •

Terrific Street frontage Three bedrooms Two bathrooms Open plan living Lawns patio and fencing complete

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117 Creek Road

$319,000 The Hardworks Done • 3 Good sized bedrooms • Modernized kitchen with bay windows • Open plan living with modern carpet • Heat pump and Pellet fire • Lovely tiled bathroom, pedestal basin • 3 great decks all recently stained • 6 x 5 metre Skyline garage • Very sunny conservatory • Some great extras will stay with the home

When it comes to location this home will be hard to beat your living in the country but your in town.

4 bedrooms Walk-in wardrobe and en-suite off main bedroom, separate bathroom with shower, bath & vanity Open plan kitchen, dining and living separate good sized lounge, Double garage internal access, Walk-in pantry Lawns, paths, patios & fencing will be completed.

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Proud to present this immaculate lifestyle living which is close to town. Land area is 2.0234 ha divided into 7 paddocks.

All fencing is of a good standard.

Also has its very own dressage ring.

Property is well set up for horses.

Two stables, large shed for the cars, and storage, also another good size tack shed.

$235,000 • Low Maintenance and Cosy • Fully insulated and double glazed with a heat pump for comfort it is warm and cosy.

• Both bedrooms are good sizes and the décor in neutral, there is a single garage with remote door opener and off-street parking.

• The yard is tidy and well maintained and is fully fenced for pets.

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62 Wills Street

Relax, Entertain and Enjoy • 4 true double bedrooms, with huge wardrobes • His and hers walk in wardrobe, shoe rack, mirror & storage • Ensuite has tiled walk-in double shower with separate toilet • Main bathroom has freestanding bath, walk-in tiled shower, & vanity • Covered outdoor BBQ area, with BBQ, granite bench tops, & outdoor heaters • A sunny decking area in between the 2 living areas which open onto it • Huge laundry with pantry, & heaps of storage

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$569,000 Brand new on Wills • This is a special home close to the Ashburton domain, hospital, churches and the town centre all within easy walking distance.

• This is a street frontage home • 3 double bedrooms • Open plan kitchen, dining, living • Double garage internal access • Ensuite off main bedroom • Separate bathroom • Path, lawns and fencing will be completed. Fully insulated and double glazed • Location, location, location 171sqm

86 Burnett Street Location, Location • 6 Brand New Townhouses to be constructed on this prime Ashburton location.

• Varying sizes starting from 148sqm up to 154sqm. All homes fully insulated; • 3 bedrooms open plan sunny living areas. Internal access from garage.

• Give us a call for floor plans and specification sheets. Get in early and have your input into colours.

Privacy with Location • Great opportunity to purchase this privately located home in one of Ashburton’s prime locations.

• Walking distance to domain, schools and town centre • 3 double bedrooms • Double garage with internal access • Paths, driveways, lawns, fencing, will be complete • Open plan living, and very sunny, Insulated with batts and double glazed • 2 bathrooms • 171sqm

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The new Nissan LEAF is the icon of Nissan Intelligent Mobility, the company’s vision to transform the way people drive and live.

LEAF is the world’s best-selling electric vehicle, offering a premium electric driving experience at an affordable price.

“With strong interest in the new Nissan LEAF we see great potential for the vehicle and at this price we are giving it every chance to succeed,” said Nissan New Zealand managing director John Manley.

“It’s certainly an exciting time for EV buyers.

“With a contemporary design, increased range and long list of standard features, this incredibly fun to drive car presents New Zealand electric vehicle buyers with a stylish, affordable option.”

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“The new Nissan LEAF will be sold in 28 Nissan dealerships nationwide making Nissan the largest pure electric vehicle network in New Zealand,” said Manley.

New Nissan LEAF comes with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto™ and e-Pedal, among other features.

The impressive e-Pedal allows drivers to start, accelerate, decelerate, stop and hold the car by using the accelerator pedal alone without needing to use the brakes.

It also features an Auto-Hold function.

The new Nissan LEAF is available in a single high-spec grade.

It has a 40kWh battery, an improved 110kW of power, up 38 per cent versus the outgoing model, and 320Nm of torque, an increase of 14 per cent over the first generation, adding a degree of exhilaration for the driver thanks to the instant acceleration.

The new model has a driving range of up to 270km (WLTP combined cycle) making it perfect for city-based New Zea-

landers, who on average travel less than 40 km/day.

While you can fully charge LEAF within 24 hours, the time drops to 7.5 hours if the household has the latest 7kW home charger.

You can also plug your LEAF into a CHAdeMO rapid charger and get from 20 per cent to 80 per cent charge in around 60 minutes depending on charging conditions.

The new Nissan LEAF also has worldfirst bi-directional charging capabilities.

This technology, which Nissan is working with its partners to realise in New Zealand, allows owners to use the charge from their car to power their home or business, or return electricity to the grid.

Active safety technologies include intelligent around-view monitor with moving object detection, intelligent cruise control, intelligent emergency braking with pedestrian protection, intelligent rrace xontrol, and intelligent lane intervention.

The new Nissan LEAF also features predictive forward collision warning, rear cross traffic alert, high beam assist, ISOFIX anchor points and front and rear parking sensors.

Combining these with a contemporary exterior and interior design, an 8-inch touchscreen display, 7-inch advanced drive assist display, satellite navigation, heated steering wheel, leather accented seats and ample space for five, the new LEAF offers a comfortable, quiet drive that will be enjoyed by everyone.

The new Nissan LEAF is available in six contemporary colours including Arctic White, Ivory Pearl with black roof, Magnetic Red, Pearl Black, Platinum and Gun Metallic.

Customers will be able to register to pre-order their new Nissan LEAF and select their preferred Nissan Dealer by visiting Nissan New Zealand website.

Vehicle deliveries will commence in August.

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Plenty to like here

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uch has been written about the transformation of utes from from work horses to quite luxurious family transport, with the ability to easily do everyday commutes as well as cruise comfortably and quietly for long distances.

And also how prices of these top models have risen rather dramatically.

Consequently there’s now a ute to suit just about any work situation or lifestyle.

While some will possibly be like many of their SUV close relatives, whose biggest offroad experience may be some judder bars, many people do want to tow serious stuff and have real off-road capability.

Enter this latest version of the Triton VRX, which with its noticeable, squared off dynamic shield grille with lots of chrome showing that Mitsubishi certainly intends that it is going to be noticed!

The advertising slogan is ‘Beast Mode’ as they target buyers looking for something a little different at a very competitive price.

So this top-of-the-range VRX, which currently costs $49,990 (+ORCs), is the Lion King of the ten-strong Triton range.

That range includes chassis-cab, clubcab and double-cab models with either two or four-wheel-drive in either GLX, GLX-R, and the double-cab only VRXs. While their dimensions are quite neat compared to some of the opposition, that imposing front helps create an illusion of being bigger.

The VRX is generously equipped with 18-inch alloy wheels, integrated alloy side steps, tray liner, trailer sway-control, front/ rear parking sensors and a 360-degree surround view camera.

Inside, there’s lots of luxury and safety features. They include leather upholstery, heated front seats with power adjustment

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for the drivers, a 7-inch touch-screen, 6-speaker sound system and climate air with ceiling mounted distribution for rear passengers.

No sat-nav, but there’s Apple CarPlay/ Android Auto to use your phone to access this. The interior plastics and facings are harder surfaced and built for likewise use.

There’s excellent space for those in the front seats, which are suitably long trip comfortable.

While space in the rear is certainly adequate, the very upright seatbacks maybe not be appreciated for the long haul.

While the 135kW and 437Nm of torque (at 2500rpm) the 2.4 litre turbo-diesel produces is less than some of the opposition, it’s more than enough to give the Triton good performance.

Those outside will notice a traditional diesel sound, but within this is well muted and quiet at open-road cruise, thanks no doubt in part to the new six-speed auto.

This. with its broader ratios, also plays a major role in the perky performance and good fuel figures.

It shifts quickly and smoothly and then allows the engine to cruise at relaxed revs, but also responds quickly as needed.

Standstill to 100km/h can be achieved in 11 seconds, while the claimed overall fuel use is 8.6L/100km.

The full chassis, rear leaf spring suspen-

sion setup has been revised for improved on and off-road comfort, so it delivers a nice smooth ride on bitumen, with only sharp-edged, deep bumps being noticed.

The ride becomes even better with some ballast in the tray.

Through corners the user-friendly steering is relatively direct and the Triton corners predictably with the expected amounts of body movement when pressed.

For serious expeditions off the beaten track it has Mitsubishi’s latest in off-road technology, the super-select 4WD system.

This, while not being a full-time 4WD system, has a centre diff, which means 4WD can be engaged for driving/cruising on bitumen if so desired and/or conditions require.

Then there’s the selectable off-road modes for maximum traction – for gravel, mud/snow and rocks as well as low range and hill descent control.

Ground clearance is 220mm, while the front and rear overhangs mean approach and departure angles are 31 and 23 degrees respectively.

The test VRX came with the optional deck mounted sports bars and concertina-ing metal cover.

While the latter can be locked so stuff on the tray is secure, it isn’t easy to use and restricts access to the front tie-down points.

About town parking is easy with the help of the surround-view camera and front/ rear sensors.

The strong line-up of safety features includes LED headlights/daytime running lights, blind spot/forward collision warning/mitigation with predestrian detection, auto high beam, rear cross traffic alerts, heated mirrors with blind spot warning lights.

There’s no adaptive cruise control though.

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TRITON VRX ■■ Pricing - currently $49,990. Other models from $38,790 (all + ORCs).

■■ Engine: 2.4 litre turbo-diesel, 135kW @ 3500rpm and 437Nm @ 2500rpm.

■■ Transmission: 6-speed auto, with super select 4WD. ■■ Quoted economy: 8.6L/100km ■■ Safety: 5 star NCAP - many standard safety features.

■■ Length: 5305mm.

■■ Turning circle: 11.8 metres ■■ Tows: 3500kg (has trailer stability control) ■■ Warranty: 5-year/130,000km new vehicle, with premium roadside assist, plus ten-years/160,000km for the powertrain

FINALE While the “Beast Mode” tagline may be just a little bit over the top, and some other utes have more power, performance and cabin space, there’s much to like about this accomplished Triton VRX. Especially so with its current pricing!

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he interior and exterior of the All-New Mazda3 is the physical demonstration of the vehicle’s premium quality – but it’s the changes motorists can’t see that make it the class leading vehicle in the segment.

Mazda New Zealand managing director David Hodge said having a fantastic looking vehicle is only part of the story when it comes to creating a premium vehicle.

“A quiet smooth ride is one of the hallmarks of a premium class vehicle and the Mazda design team have excelled themselves in this area when it comes to the all-new Mazda3.

“They have made sure every box was ticked when it comes to this vehicle and motorists will find that ride, comfort and safety features deliver a complete package that will impress driver and passengers alike.”

Key to delivering a quiet ride is to reduce the NVH (noise, vibration and harshness). On the Mazda3 this has been achieved by eliminating any unwanted noise.

The all-new Mazda3 is the first Mazda to feature a “two-wall” structure which leaves space for air between the floor carpeting and body panel beneath it to greatly improve insulation quality.

In another Mazda first the allnew Mazda3 features a seal inside the parting lines between the roof panel and tailgate on the hatch or the rear window and boot on the sedan.

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quieter ride when travelling on the open road.

To deliver enhanced performance, fuel economy and efficiency, the skyactiv-G 2.0L and 2.5L petrol engines incorporate a number of technologies, including optimising the shape of intake ports and pistons to increase the strength of the tumble flow which improves torque at low-med rev range and improves fuel economy at the top end.

Cylinder deactivation also features on the skyactiv-G 2.5L engine which contributes to fuel economy by shutting-down the outer two cylinders when driving at constant speeds.

Safety has always been a priority for Mazda designers and that continues with the all-new Mazda3 which introduces new active and passive safety technologies alongside existing safety features.

The Mazda3 range features the widest set of i-activsense technologies as standard. New additions to the i-activsense set on the Limited model include front cross traffic alert, cruising and traffic support and driver monitoring. Front cross traffic alert operates on the same basis as rear cross traffic alert. It uses front-sided radars to detect and warn drivers when approaching intersections where the view is partially blocked.

The all-new Mazda3 model lineup has changed to reflect the high level of craftmanship, refinement and specifications.

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he new BMW 8 Series Convertible combines opentop, four-seater luxury with sportscar performance and handling, a spacious interior and a superb soundtrack to match.

Two engines will be offered at launch.

There’s a V8 petrol engine in the 530hp BMW M850i xDrive and a 320hp six-cylinder diesel in the BMW 840d xDrive.

Using the new 8 Series platform and distinctive new design language, the new BMW 8 Series Convertible marries elegance with sporting prowess.

With an exterior length of 4843mm, a width of 1902mm and height of 1339mm, along with the 2822mm wheelbase and track widths of 1619mm (front), its dimensions match those of the BMW 8 Series Coupé almost exactly.

The focus on exceptional body rigidity for the concept underpinning the BMW 8 Series means that only a small number of additional convertible-specific and weight-increasing measures were required.

The BMW 8 Series Convertible cuts an impressive figure with both the roof up or down.

Precise character lines trace the path of the airflow between the front and rear wheels while tapered surfaces around the front wheels and doors spread out at the top of the rear wheels.

Discreet contouring marks out the surfacing above the rear wheels as the flanks transition into the rear end.

The compartment for the soft-top roof causes the trailing edge of the car’s body to be slightly higher than that of the BMW 8 Series Coupé.

With the roof down the rear end appears extremely flat and low to the road.

In addition, horizontal lines and light units extending into the flanks accentuate the width of the car.

The third brake light embedded in the boot lid adds to the low-slung look.

Other model-specific features include a brace of contour lines on the boot, while the L-shaped rear lights are underscored

by the line of the taillight bar that lights up uniformly.

Twin exhaust trapezoidal tailpipes round off the lower section of the rear apron.

The BMW 8 Series Convertible is equipped with adaptive LED headlights as standard.

BMW laserlights are available with variable road illumination and selective beam, as a cost option.

An almost fully-sealed underbody, active air flap control with adjustable kidney grille slats and air curtains in the front apron perfectly optimise the new BMW 8 Series Convertible’s aerodynamics.

Additionally narrow exterior mirror bases reduce the car’s drag coefficient.

The front spoiler extension on the BMW M850i xDrive Convertible underlines its aerodynamics-focused design.

The new BMW 8 Series Convertible’s roof is lightweight and provides superb acoustic insulation.

Opening and closing automatically at the touch of a button in 18 seconds, the insulated roof can be activated when the car is travelling at speeds of up to 50km/h.

When the soft-top roof is closed, it sits taut over the interior, thus retaining its coupé-like silhouette without compromising on design.

The BMW 8 Series Convertible offers a standard Harman Kardon Surround Sound System featuring 12 speakers while the Bowers & Wilkins Diamond Surround Sound System is optional.

Two engines are used in the BMW 8 Series Convertible and they are accompanied by a model-specific sports exhaust system.

The BMW M850i xDrive version is powered by a 530hp V8 petrol delivering a peak torque of 750Nm and a zero and 62mph time of 3.9 seconds, while the BMW 840d xDrive features a 3.0-litre straight-six diesel.

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pack of Jaguars were out in force on Sunday for the combined run of the South Canterbury Jaguar Owners Club and the Christchurch Jaguar Drivers Club.

South Canterbury Jaguar Owners Club captain Brendan Nicholls said the run was enjoyed by everyone who took part.

“It is the second time we have had a combined run in Ashburton,” he said.

“Last year we went to Lake Hood and had lunch at the Lake House and this time we have gone up to Terrace Downs.

“We ran a time trial to Terrace Downs over a pre-set course and then had 106 people for lunch.”

Nicholls said there were between 40 and 50 cars which took part in the day, ranging from older vehicles like Mk 2 and E-Type Jaguars from the 1960s through to newer models.

Nicholls said the big appeal of owning Jaguars came in the quality of the vehicles.

“There is a saying – classic not plastic,” he said.

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orsche was a pioneer in developing premium sports-oriented SUVs, and it aims to keep ahead of an increasingly busy segment of the market with the new Macan 2 compact SUVs. With a new, upgraded engine, improved connectivity and technology and exterior styling refinements, the German marque is initially offering the new Macan in two variants, a standard four-cylinder model and a more powerful six-cylinder Macan S version.

Since its introduction in 2014, Porsche has sold more than 400,000 Macan SUVs around the world, promising classic Porsche style and performance on any terrain.

When the Macan was introduced here four years ago, the first shipment of 50 was sold out before the vehicles arrived. The Macan has been a consistent performer in the premium SUV market since.

The Macan provided a lower entry point to the Porsche brand, and made up most 30 per cent of total Porsche sales last year.

The strong sales performance was achieved despite the impending arrival of the Mark 2 versions, revealed to journalists at an Asia-Pacific regional media launch in Melbourne this week.

The motoring journos had several hours behind the wheel of the 2-litre four cylinder Macan and the even sportier 3-litre six-cylinder Macan S during the launch.

Both offer an exceptional driving experience, with the brand’s sports car heritage flowing into the SUVs. They feel grounded and assured on rough roads, and especially so for a higher-riding SUV. Both models are luxurious inside, with even the standard model no slouch in terms of performance.

It accelerates from 0-100km/ h in 6.7s, and has a claimed top speed of 225km/h.

The Macan S reaches 100km/h in just 5.1s, and fitted with the Sport Chrono Package, the top speed is 254 km/h.

The Macan has always handled well and felt good behind the wheel, but upgrades mean improved comfort, connectivity and driving dynamics.

The standard model is now on sale from $115,500, although with desirable options such as adaptive cruise control and sports tailpipes, the cost increases to just over $126,000.

The Macan S sells here for around $20,000 more.

The new model comes with an improved 2-litre turbocharged four cylinder engine in the standard model, which now produces 180kW of power and 270Nm of torque.

The Macan S is powered by a new 3-litre V6 engine with a single twin-scroll turbocharger.

It puts out 260kW of power and 480Nm of torque, and is the same engine that powers the Porsche Panamera and Cayenne models.

The mono turbocharger is in the inner V in the so-called central turbo layout.

Porsche says the short exhaust gas paths between the combustion chambers and turbocharger ensures rapid responsiveness, which is expected by Porsche drivers.

The new twin-scroll turbocharger pro-

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Both Macan 2 models have a seven-speed dual clutch transmission and all-wheel drive systems.

Inside the cabin there is a larger 10.9in touchscreen, with full connectivity as standard and offering improved online navigation and Porsche connect plus.

It provides the driver with up-to-date online data at all times for fast route calculation.

Like Porsche’s iconic 911 sports cars, the new Macan is offered with an optional GT sports steering wheel.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Which is the largest island in the Caribbean Sea? a. Jamaica b. Trinidad and Tobago c. Cuba 2 - Which is the largest species of lizard? a. Komodo dragon b. Two-horned chameleon c. Gila monster 3 - A polder is a lowlying area of water most commonly found in which country? a. Scotland b. Netherlands c. Japan 4 - Which movie coined the phrase ‘There can be only one’? a. Highlander b. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring c. Star Wars 5 - In which country did espresso coffee originate? a. Brazil b. France c. Italy 6 - Generally speaking, what is the highest possible break in a game of snooker? a. 125 b. 139 c. 147 7 - Luzon is one of the islands that makes up which country? a. Japan b. Philippines c. Indonesia 8 - In what year was Mount Egmont officially renamed Mount Taranaki? a. 1977 b. 1982 c. 1986

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Southern-style panko-crumbed chicken drumsticks Serves 6 For the chicken: 12 Waitoa free-range chicken drumsticks 1/4 C flour 1 egg, lightly beaten 2T milk 1t dijon mustard 2t hot sauce 1 1/2 C panko crumbs 1T thyme leaves, coarsely chopped 1t garlic powder 1/2-1 t chilli flakes (less if you don’t want it too spicy) 1t smoked paprika Oil to spray For the coleslaw and to serve: 1/2 green cabbage, very thinly sliced 1 carrot, peeled, cut into matchsticks 3 spring onions, thinly sliced 3T capers

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■■ In another bowl, mix together the egg, milk, mustard and hot sauce. In a third bowl, combine the panko crumbs, thyme leaves, garlic powder, chilli flakes and

smoked paprika. Dip the drumsticks into the flour, then into the egg mix and then into the crumbs.

■■ Put on a baking paper-lined baking tray. Spray with oil then bake for 35-40 minutes or until the crumbs are golden.

■■ To make the coleslaw, while the chicken is cooking, in a large bowl combine the cabbage, carrot, spring onions, capers and parsley. Mix together 1/4 C of the mayonnaise and the lemon zest and juice and mix with the coleslaw ingredients just before serving.

■■ To serve, mix together the remaining 1/2 C mayonnaise and the chipotle hot sauce and serve alongside the drumsticks and coleslaw.

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■■ HARNESS JEWELS

Stepping into the big time

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It’s a nod in the right direction for a junior driver if they’re given any opportunity to drive a horse for a top trainer outside of junior driver specific events, but to get that nod for one of the biggest race days of the year is an even bigger privilege.

And it’s a privilege that isn’t lost on former Mid Canterbury lad, John Morrison as he gears up for one of the biggest moments of his young career on Saturday when he takes a drive on Harness Jewels day at Addington.

The rising talent of the harness racing driving ranks will take the reins on the Paul Court trained Cast No Shadow in the final race of the day the Three-Year-Old Emerald and the enormity of the occasion hasn’t been lost.

“I’m feeling a bit lucky to have been given the chance to drive him to be honest,” Morrison said.

“I’ve driven him for most of the season but to get the nod to keep the drive for a Group One race, especially one at the Jewels is a bit of a highlight for me.”

Court is no stranger to big race success, he was the man behind three-time New Zealand Trotting Cup winner, Terror To Love and is known for his use of some of the best drivers in the country like Blair Orange and Ricky May. And while not a bona fide winning hope in a really strong affair for the three-year-old colts and geldings, Morrison is just hoping that his charge gets the best

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John Morrison will break new ground on Saturday when he drives at the Harness Jewels. possible chance to show his full ability.

“He hasn’t had the best of luck during the season, in fact recently not much has gone right.

“He got the perfect trip last time out, but they just didn’t go quick enough for him to really come into contention, I’m hoping that won’t be a problem this week though.”

The Emerald is one of the hottest races of any Jewels Day and generally produces one of the fastest times of the day, and with $150,000 up for grabs there isn’t often a lot of love lost.

“If they roll along in front and keep things pretty honest, I’m

sure he’s good enough to get home well late and get himself a wee share of the prize.”

Morrison is riding the crest of a wave at the moment, one which had him five wins clear of his nearest rival in the national junior drivers’ premiership going into racing last night from Forbury Park.

With 48 wins on the board, he’s just a couple shy of reaching 50 wins for the term with a couple of months still remaining and at the moment, getting to that milestone is weighing more on his mind than winning the premiership.

“I’m trying not to think about

it too much at the moment, a few weeks ago the wins dried up and it really started to impact on me, so I decided to step back and make things a bit more simple and it seems to have worked.”

With six winners in the past fortnight on the board and the promise of a good night last night at Forbury and across the long weekend, Morrison could really put a march on his rivals in the premiership stakes, but you get the impression he’d rather take just one really strong performance late on Saturday afternoon rather than a host of winners at the three other meetings he’ll be driving at.

Zac Butcher is giving nothing away NZME Zac Butcher isn’t giving away his driving tactics in what shapes as the cat-and-mouse clash of the Harness Jewels on Saturday.

But his driving history may be the biggest clue.

Butcher pilots exceptional filly Belle Of Montana in the $150,000 three-year-old Diamond and as the winner of three group ones in the last six months she would usually be red hot after drawing the ace.

But she is only second elect after being clearly outpointed by another special filly in Princess Tiffany in the New Zealand Oaks two weeks ago.

Belle Of Montana though has a 3-1 winning record over Princess Tiffany and with the ace draw Butcher would be justified in staying in front, even though Belle Of Montana has never led throughout before.

If he chooses that role then he has the inside advantage and Princess Tiffany would have to sit parked or at least cover more ground after starting from barrier five.

Butcher is staying quiet about his early preference.

“Often you can’t tell until you get out there and things can

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Belle Of Montana (outer) appears to be one half of a twohorse battle at the Harness Jewels on Saturday.

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change very quickly,” he offers.

“So I will drive her how she feels. I have a lot of respect for Princess Tiffany but we have beaten her three times.”

Butcher says training legend Barry Purdon never gives him driving instructions so he is not going in with a pre-determined plan.

“Barry just says good luck and see you when you get back,”

smiles Butcher.

Their career best performances would suggest Belle Of Montana might have more sheer speed than Princess Tiffany but the latter looks a more brutal stayer.

And when it comes to Butcher and speed freak pacers, history suggests he has the ice in his veins to hand up and launch a late pin-point attack.

That is exactly what he did to win Jewels races with Lancewood Lizzie (Ashburton, 2015) and an even more brilliant drive on Jacks Legend (Ashburton, 2017), both times leading then giving that advantage away before waiting until deep into the straight to divebomb the leader.

And you don’t even have to go that far back to find Butcher handing up on a red hot favourite and waiting ’til late to assert his superiority, he did it three starts ago with Belle Of Montana.

That was in the Victoria Oaks when he led as a $1.40 chance but shocked lead-at-all-cost Aussie punters by gifting that lead to second favourite Kualoa with just 1200m to run.

Even with the short Melton straight Belle Of Montana outsprinted the leader so the smart money would be on Belle Of Montana taking a trail on Princess Tiffany on Saturday should the latter’s driver Natalie Rasmussen get serious inside the first 800m.

So who would win a drag race down the Addington straight?

The answer: Probably the one closest to their absolute peak on the day in a race that appears to lack much other pressure and could see a wicked last 400m.

Anton Golino is feeling much better about life than he was a couple of day ago.

Now Golino’s two Harness Jewels runners are happily settled at the All Stars’ Canterbury stables, the well-travelled head trainer for the huge Yabby Dams operation is actually looking forward to Saturday.

“It’s been a haul to get here when you consider these two (trotters) left Victoria last Wednesday and only got down to Christchurch Tuesday morning, but everything considered, I’m happy with them both,” he said.

“I trained them this morning and both pleased me, especially All Cashed Up, who really seems to have thrived through the trip.

“They are different types of horses, Majestic Player is a bit frail, a bit weak in the head if you like, while All Cashed Up seems to take everything in his stride.”

For the reasons above and the fact All Cashed Up has a front row draw, Golino lands to him as the best of his two chances.

“But, let me quickly add, if Majestic Player had drawn the front, with that gate speed of his, I’d would’ve been quite confident he’d give them something to catch, even though that’s a really strong field,” he said.

“Now, off the back row, he’s going to need a lot of luck. Especially with Sundees Son, who is absolutely flying, drawn so well.

“I still expect Majestic Player to run a race, but there’s no doubt it’s a big ask from the back row.”

So how serious a player can All Cashed Up be?

“The barrier draw and the sprint trip suit him,” Golino said.

“He’s got good gate speed and I’m hoping it puts him in front or right up on the speed. I’m sure he’ll be competitive.

“I thought his (NSW) Derby run was terrific last time. He went out to the longer trip and it was made a lot harder when Caligula really attacked him and they went a 55sec first half in that race.

“A first half like that would be the undoing of most horses, but he still fought it out really well.”

More broadly, Golino said he was excited to be part of such an important day for the sport.

“I enjoyed the experience with Dance Craze and it’s a privilege to be part of races like these again with the two I’ve got this year,” he said.

“It’s exciting for me. It’s good for the farm and it’s good for Pat (Driscoll, Yabba Dams owner).”

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■■INDOOR BOWLS

Poor numbers fail to dampen spirits

By Matt Markham

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Poor entry numbers put a dampening spirit on an otherwise competitive weekend of indoor bowls last weekend but the hope is, with some major events on the horizon, things may take a positive swing forward in the coming weeks.

Last Saturday the annual Husband and Wife and Jack and Jill pairs were played at the McNally Street stadium with only five teams contesting both trophies.

Geoff and Bernice Laird claimed the title in the married husband and wife event while Mark Sheard and Helen Rennie were successful in the Jack and Jill event.

On Sunday players returned to the stadium for the New Zealand Mixed Fours qualifying event with the winners heading to a zone playoff with the chance of earning the right to be at the national final later in the season.

Again, a poor turnout of entries competed with just four teams taking to the mats.

Played in a round robin format with each team playing the other it was the team of Ken Mackenzie, Graeme Chapman, Chris Talbot and Rowena Mackenzie who

emerged on top with 58 points from Russell Ellis, Geoff Laird, Bernice Laird and Gaylene Smith in second.

The winning team will head to Oamaru on July 6 to play other regional winners from Canterbury, South Canterbury and North Otago.

While the action was on at McNally Street, some local players took the opportunity to head down the road to Timaru to compete in the South Canterbury Pairs Championship on Saturday.

The father and son combination of Murray and Mat Bassett emerged victorious in the event with Mat having to secure the win with his last bowl of the game.

This weekend a large contingent of players will be in Christchurch competing at the South Island championships which are held over all three days of the long weekend.

Ten pairs combinations from the district will tackle the pairs title, five fours teams featuring local players will compete on the Sunday and then seven triples teams will line up to do battle on the Monday in the final event of the championships which is held at Kearney’s Road.

Ken Mackenzie was in good form at the weekend skipping his side to victory in the Mixed Fours event.

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■■TENNIS

■■FOOTBALL

Sitak dumped by tennis partner

Phoenix hit with $1m bill by A-League

By Matt Brown NZME

New Zealand’s second-ranked doubles player Artem Sitak has revealed he was sensationally dumped by his partner, less than two days before his first-round defeat at the French Open.

After the world No. 36 and his American partner Austin Krajicek were ousted in straight sets on Tuesday, Sitak told the Herald his partner dropped a bombshell shortly after they arrived in Paris.

“It’s been a stressful couple of days for me because two days ago Austin told me he wouldn’t play with me on the grass and had a new partner [Dominic Inglot], and the French Open would be our last tournament,” Sitak said.

“I had to scramble and stress over it and try to find a partner for the grass season which is very difficult at this moment because it is so close to it.”

As a result, the 16th seeds didn’t practise together before their 6-3, 6-4 defeat to Cheng-Peng Hsieh of Taipei and Indonesia’s Christopher Rungkat.

Remarkably it’s the third year in a row the Kiwi has had to look for a new doubles partner after the clay court season.

Last year Sitak was told 10 days before the tournament by Wesley Koolhof that the Dutchman would be joining forces with fellow Kiwi Marcus Daniell.

“Last year I had more time to find someone and found Divij Sharan who was about the same ranking as me, so I was set. But this was two days before we played

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Artem Sitak (left) has been dumped by partner Austin Krajicek. and I had a lot less time to find someone, so I will be struggling a little bit for the grass,” Sitak said.

Ironically it was Daniell who parted company with Sitak in 2017, opting to play with American Brian Baker at Wimbledon.

“He [Krajicek] could have done it differently,” Sitak said.

“But that’s what happened and I have to move on and start afresh and do well on the grass, which is my favourite surface. I have won two ATP titles on grass and made the Wimbledon quarter-finals last year.

“The main problem is nobody is available right now and the top

doubles guys up to 60 or 70 [in the rankings] are all unavailable. They are paired up and I just have to do my best and come up with the best possible partner in the current situation.”

Sitak’s defeat topped a disappointing start at Roland Garros for New Zealanders, after 2017 French Open doubles champion Michael Venus and his South African partner Raven Klaasen suffered a shock first-round exit.

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

Football Federation Australia has slapped the Wellington Phoenix with a near $1 million bill for failing to hit their required offfield metrics this season.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that despite an upswing by nearly 50 per cent in home crowds and a rise in local TV ratings, the Phoenix didn’t meet the demands of their temporary licence.

The SMH reports the conditions in the licence stipulated the club had to meet certain benchmarks related to broadcast revenue each season, with a “make good” penalty if they didn’t.

Chairman Rob Morrison is quoted as saying the payment was “no big deal”.

The Phoenix averaged just over 8500 fans per game for the season, the third lowest in the league, while they had 5671 members for the 2018-19 season.

The Wellington-based franchise finished sixth in the 10team competition, making the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

However manager Mark Rudan has left after just one season while Johnny Warren Medal winner Roy Krishna is also leaving the club in the off-season.

In 2016 the FFA and Phoenix agreed to a 10-year-deal for the

Rob Morrison extension of the club’s A-League licence – with the club granted an immediate four-year extension of its licence through to the end of the 2019/20 season.

That would be followed by two further three-year extensions through to 2022/23 and then 2025/26, dependent on a number of factors, especially improved broadcast rights from New Zealand.

“I’m very confident,” Morrison told the Herald when asked about the possibility of the Phoenix existing into the next decade.

“But I have always been confident. We have got fantastic backing from the other clubs and I don’t see any reason why anything is going to change there.

We have to grow ourselves and prove we should be in there, but I’m quite confident.”

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■■ HOCKEY

Women’s rep hockey returns to MC

By Erin Tasker

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Mid Canterbury’s first senior women’s rep hockey side in almost a decade will take to the turf in Ashburton this weekend.

Ashburton is this year’s host of the Finch Rosebowl Tournament, an annual tournament held every Queen’s Birthday weekend at the same time as the men contest their annual Ian Smith Trophy Tournament.

The men are off to Gore this weekend to defend the title they won last year in Cromwell, but for the women this year’s tournament will be the first time Mid Canterbury has featured since 2010 when a side coached by Kieren O’Grady headed to Timaru.

The following year a combined Mid/South Canterbury side won the tournament, but since then Mid Canterbury has not featured.

Hosting the tournament this weekend meant that the logistics of fielding a team have been a lot simpler though, and the Mid Canterbury side will be a mixture of local senior and first grade players.

They’ll play South Canterbury in their first game tomorrow morning at 10.15am at the Ashburton hockey turf, followed by Southern Under-18 at 3.15pm, and on Sunday they’d play South Canterbury Under-18 at 10.15am and Otago Senior Women at 2pm.

Meanwhile, the Mid Canterbury men’s team heads to Gore as the defending champions of the Ian Smith Trophy.

They’re not heading down there with any real expectations, but they do have a hang of a lot of experience, with the bulk of the

The majority of the Wakanui senior men’s side will turn into the Mid Canterbury senior men’s side this weekend at the Ian Smith Trophy tournament in Gore.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 130419-0686 team returning from last year’s tournament.

They’re also a team that know each other pretty well, because the Mid Canterbury men’s team is largely made up of the Wakanui senior men’s side from the Mid/ South Canterbury division one

men’s competition.

Mid Canterbury player/coach Sam Moore said to come out on top again, they’ll have be on form right from the start, and see off challenges from North Otago, South Canterbury, Eastern Southland, Central Otago and

Invercargill. “It’s a funny tournament because it’s round robin so you have to be winning right from the start,” Moore said.

Last year, Mid Canterbury lost to Central on the Sunday morning, but it was a tournament where anyone could beat any-

one, so it all came down to Mid Canterbury’s final game on the Monday morning against North Otago.

Mid Canterbury needed to win it to take home the trophy for the first time in six years, and they did it, winning 3-1.

■■FOOTBALL

Chelsea thrash Arsenal to claim Europa League title NZME If this was goodbye for Eden Hazard and Maurizio Sarri, then it was a stylish farewell.

For Petr Cech, it was the worst way to retire.

Hazard scored twice past his former teammate as Chelsea sliced through Arsenal in the second half of the Europa League final yestersday, netting four times in the space of 23 minutes to win 4-1 in a London derby played far from home.

The Belgian then confirmed that he is likely to leave the club, amid widespread speculation about a move to Real Madrid.

“I think it is a goodbye but in football you never know,” Hazard said.

“My dream was to play in the Premier League. I did this for seven years for one of the biggest clubs in the world. Maybe it’s time for a new challenge.”

After a drab first half, Chelsea took control in the 49th minute when Olivier Giroud met Emerson’s pass with a diving header

Chelsea’s Olivier Giroud (second left) celebrates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Europa League Final soccer match between Arsenal and Chelsea at the Olympic stadium in Baku, Azerbaijan.

PHOTO AP into the net.

It was the French striker’s 11th goal in 14 games in the Europa League this season, but he barely

celebrated against his old team, kneeling with palms raised as his teammates mobbed him.

Pedro doubled the lead when

he found space in the penalty area in the 60th to stroke in a cutback pass from Hazard.

It was soon 3-0 when Hazard converted a penalty after Ainsley Maitland-Niles – the only English player to start the all-English final – shoved Giroud in the box.

Two minutes after coming off the bench, Alex Iwobi punished Chelsea for a poor clearance with a volley from the edge of the box to make it 3-1 in the 69th.

But Arsenal’s hopes of a comeback were extinguished three minutes later when Hazard and Giroud teamed up again. Hazard first passed the ball to Giroud and then knocked his flicked cross past Cech, the veteran goalkeeper who was playing his final game before retiring.

Facing the team where he spent his best years – and is expected to return this summer in an administrative role – Cech made good saves from Hazard and substitute Willian to stop Chelsea increasing its lead yet further.

It was the first trophy for Sarri,

the Chelsea coach who did not rule out leaving the club when asked about the vacant Juventus coach job, after falling out with sections of the club’s fans.

It was the first Europa League final to have the video referee system, but referee Gianluca Rocchi never made use of it.

That aggrieved Arsenal’s players and fans early on when Alexandre Lacazette collided with Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga but no penalty was given.

With several thousand empty seats and only around 6000 fans from England, the atmosphere in the stadium struggled to match that of a typical European final.

Arsenal and Chelsea fans had complained of the high cost of travel from Western Europe, and even though locals and fans from elsewhere in the world made up the numbers, the atmosphere was subdued, even flat.

Livening up the Baku Olympic Stadium will be a tricky task for Azerbaijani’s organisers for the four European Championships game it hosts next year.

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Blues’ Ma’a Nonu is on the verge of a dramatic return to former club Toulon, according to reports in France.

The 37-year-old former All Black could sign a one-year deal with the Top 14 club as cover for Mathieu Bastareaud, who has taken a sabbatical to join Rugby United New York for one season of US Major League Rugby.

It has even been suggested a contract is on the table awaiting Nonu’s signature.

And comments from president Mourad Boudjellal, at the club’s end-of-season garden party this week, have done little to quell the rumours.

At the event, at Toulon’s soon-to-be-redeveloped Berg training ground, Boudjellal confirmed the 12 players who have signed for the club ahead of the new Top 14 campaign, which kicks off on August 26, 2019. But he also revealed: “Recruitment is not over. We will hold a press conference around June 15. We are talking with important players. Things are moving forward.”

Asked if that meant confirmation of the return of Nonu to the Mediterranean coast, he merely said: “All in [good] time!”

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GARAGE sale, 10am - 2pm. ENTERTAINMENT Saturday, June 1 only. Plants, knick knacks, key rings and CELESTE for great massages a variety of other items. and lots of fun. Phone me Thomson Street. Sign at gate. now for bookings, no texting please. Phone 021 146 1596.

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May 31 & June 1, 2019 9am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Zumba. 48 Allens Road.

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

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

Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

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

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

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB MUSEUM AND PARTS SHED. Open. Ashburton Vintage Car Club, Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Registrations at 1pm, start time 1.30pm sharp. Fords Road, Tinwald.

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Mt Hutt Memorial Hall 160 Main Street, Methven.

NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories.

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Every Saturday

The Ashburton Toy Library 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle.

Open for toy exchange.

9.30am - 12.30pm Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

10am - 3pm

Every Sunday to Friday Ashburton Aviation Museum Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future.

1pm - 3pm

May 24 - June 1 Sister Act Event Centre, Ashburton Variety Theatre Ashburton presents this musical comedy smash hit based on the 1992 Whoopi Goldberg film. Gloriously funny and a sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship – Sister Act is a reason to rejoice!

Adult $59, Senior/Student $49 Season running

June 2 Ashburton Trotting Club Ashburton Racecourse First race 11.35am.

Free admission and race book.

11.35am

June 3 Queens Birthday High Tea Hemsworth Estate, 356 Beach Road East, Elgin Celebrate the Queens birthday in true english tradition – with tea! Step back in time to an era where celebrating the moments and being present with one another is the priority.

High Tea includes a selection of petit cucumber or ham sandwiches, a variety of sweet goodness including cupcakes, macarons, tea cakes plus Nespresso coffee and a selection of teas.

Bookings are essential, two sittings available at 2pm and 4pm.

2pm - 3.30pm

June 4 Te Reo Māori Community House, 44 Cass Street Kia ora! Want to know how to introduce yourself in Māori?

Want to pronounce Māori words correctly?

Want to kōrero in te reo? Come

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Ashburton open coffee mornings Plunket rooms, 222 Cameron Street If you are new to town or been living here all of your life, come and have a coffee and chat.

All welcome! Child-friendly location.

Please contact Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348 to register.

10.30am - 12 noon Art Addicts Art Addicts (AA) is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s weekly art space for kids.

Wrap up your Wednesday school day and head to the gallery to get creative and explore themes in art.

A great space for children to learn and interact with each other. Children of all ages welcome. Adult supervision is required for young children.

Donations appreciated.

3 - 4.30pm Mid Canterbury Line Dancers

Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

Learn to line dance (7pm), beginners/intermediate (8pm-9pm). Instructor Annette phone 307 7138 a/h.

7pm - 9pm

Every second Friday of the month In Colour, art and craft club In Colour is the Ashburton Art Gallery’s monthly programme for unleashing your creativity.

Bring along your art and craft projects to share with others over morning tea once a month. These are social sessions which encourage you to connect with others through creativity. Be inspired to learn a new creative pastime. Sessions are free and all are welcome to attend.

The gallery will supply basic colouring-in sheets and materials, along with tea and coffee. Those attending are encouraged to bring along their own materials and projects.

10.30am - 12 noon

along to this one hour session with Kate White, te reo Māori teacher and TimeBank coordinator.

Cost for TimeBank members: 1 Time Credit.

Cost for non-members: $10 5pm - 6pm

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6pm - 8pm

June 5

Wether you’re a first-timer or an experienced skier, you’ll love every day spent here!

Waste Free Living Workshop – with Kate Meads The Resource Recovery Park Prepare to be inspired, become motivated, and take control of your household’s impact on our future. Get lots of exciting and inspirational education around ways you can minimise waste at home.

This workshop is suitable for all households, flats, ages, and stages. In fact, everybody should attend!

6.30pm - 9pm

June 6 Cancer Society

June 7 Mt Hutt Ski Area Mt Hutt, Methven The mountain is calling!

7pm - 9pm

Wellbeing and resilience presentation with guest speakers Jake Bailey and Julie Zarifeh.

Car Maintenance

5.30pm Canada – Rail, Cruise & Self-Drive House of Travel, 242a East Street Join us with Mark Richardson where will talk about all things Canada – the famous Rocky Mountaineer train journey, cruising options and selfdriving.

At this stage, the venue is our office at 242A East Street, however this may change depending on numbers.

Please RSVP ASAP by sending us a message, emailing

Beagle walk Lake Hood, Ashburton Bring your picnic lunch and have a social time after the walk.

To get to Lake Hood, drive thru Ashburton, over the bridge and much of the way thru Tinwald until Grahams Road (on left).

Continue down Grahams Road till you see entranceway/road into Lake Hood.

11am - 3pm

June 13 Ed Sheeran Out Loud Tribute Ashburton Club & MSA, 266 Havelock Street Internationally acclaimed Ed Sheeran Tribute by Joe Boshell, direct from the UK. Loop pedal magic plus guitar work and harmonies, topped off with an authentic Ed Sheeran vocal.

Extremely skilled performer with a passion to engage his audiences.

All the greatest hits – The Shape of you, Perfect, Thinking Out Loud, plus many more.

Next best to the real thing!

Tickets available from the club 03 308 7149.

7pm - 9.30pm

June 14 Ashburton Coffee Catch up

Doors open 7pm.

Supper – bar open – courtsey van.

Register your team today!

Kieron 0274 967 144 or email kieron@thewestwing.co.nz Deb 027 780 2227 or Helen 0277 611 836.

7.30pm

June 15

Ladies Night Out Salmon Tales Cafe, Rakaia Sip, shop, socialise!

Get you friends together, come and enjoy an evening of fun and fashion.

Tickets $5.

7pm -10pm Fabric and Craft Bazaar

Ashburton Trust Event Centre CDP presents Tall Stories’ production of room on the broom adapted from the award winning picture book

by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books.

12 noon and 3pm

June 16 Matariki Star Making Ashburton Art Gallery The Mid Canterbury TimeBank and the Ashburton Art Gallery are combining to put on this event that will help us celebrate Matariki.

Learn about the process of preparing harakeke and make your very own flax star.

This event is free and open to all ages.

Younger children may require a helping hand.

11am - 12.30pm Life and Love Concert Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton Two community choir groups are joining to present a concert about Life and Love.

The Mid Canterbury Choir, directed by Jocelyn Jones and accompanied by Deborah Sloper, will sing some wellknown songs, including Can You Feel the Love Tonight, Somewhere Out There and Life Is Better When You Sing.

The Selwyn Community Choirs, led and accompanied by mother and son duo Caelan Thomas and Lynley Thomas.

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June 22

Robert Harris Cafe Come along to the Parent to Parent Support Group (aka Coffee Catch-up) in Ashburton.

For more info visit www.nzski. So, if you are in the area why com/mt-hutt. not come along and join us for a coffee and a chat.

June 7 Parent to Parent will be happy Housie Fundraiser for to shout those that a attend Ashburton College a drink and will provide some Classics Tour 2019 yummies to eat.

Hampstead Rugby Clubrooms, Hopefully see you all there.

Bridge Street 9.30am - 11.30am There will be delicious supper Quizz Night and raffles for sale.

Celtic Rugby Clubrooms Bring along some friends to Get a team together and join support the Ashburton College us for a night of fun!

Classics students heading to $10 per person, min 4 – max 6 Greece and Italy in September. per team.

Doors open 6pm.

Event Centre, Ashburton

Tickets $20 per person + booking fees.

June 9

Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton Donations of good quality fabric, wool and craft supplies accepted.

Items can be dropped off at Smith and Church or Resene Paints.

For enquiries and collection contact: Helen 308 6088 or Pam 307 7601.

9am - 4pm

July 11 The Legacy Tour with Kelvin Cruickshank and TJ Higgs Event Centre, Ashburton Passing on messages from loved ones who have passed and are in spirit is what Kelvin was put on earth to do.

We each have the ability to be more present with spirit.

These events are likely to sell out so don’t delay getting your tickets!

7pm -9.30pm

July 14 Ashburton Trotting Club Ashburton Racecourse Free race book and admission.

Come along for a great family day out!

We will be providing food, refreshments, losing tote spot prizes, children’s entertainment and accommodation packages to give away on the day with the focus on a positive day out for farmers.

Rural fashion in the field.

Please register your interest via Facebook Farming Families Day at the Races or email rst. midcanterbury@gmail.com 11.30am

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Ashburton Learning Centre Car Park Dolf Van Amersfoot has offered his services to make us better car owners. He will talk about what is checked during a warrant of fitness, and show how to change a tyre – which you will get a chance to practice.

Bring your vehicle along for an informative and practical Learning Exchange that could save you money, and make you safer on the road.

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

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

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SEASON RUNNING

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

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

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

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

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

Cost for non-members: $20 2pm - 4pm

From Fri, May 24 to Sat, June 1

A Taste Of Ireland

Cost for TimeBank Members: 2 TimeCredits.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Different spiritual elevations fit different times of life. It’s not a hierarchy.

Don’t strive, push, or believe you should be anywhere but where you are. The spiritually tall are usually standing on someone’s shoulders.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you fit in too well, you’ll be invisible. This is perfect if you’re sneaking along in dangerous territory or infiltrating somewhere you don’t belong, but it serves absolutely no purpose in your own land.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You may give loved ones a pass, but when it comes to your own motivations, you’ll be brutally honest, rooting out fear, resistance and anything standing in the way of your desired result.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Personal space is a learned concept. Children and many others don’t understand the boundaries of others or read social cues. You’ll need more space today.

Claim it, and then protect your claim.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The easy thing is to reveal everything, say whatever pops to mind, answer every question asked of you. The better choice is to present judiciously and cultivate a sense of mystery.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You can see success in your mind’s eye and position yourself to head right into it. Once you’ve established this, any other direction you go is a function of fear. Don’t let fear win. Steer straight.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): If you get enough bad ideas, a handful of good ones will sneak in. This can’t be helped. Instead of trying for good or bad ideas, go for as many ideas as you can and sort them out later.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Purposefulness makes you happy, but happiness doesn’t make you purposeful. That’s why happiness is a terrible aim. Also know that you don’t have to stick to the first purpose you land on.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): If you don’t take the opportunities that come, you’ll regret it. If you do take them, and they wind up being foolish and setting you back in some way, that’s still better than having no story to tell.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The impulse to share is telling. The first thing you’ll learn is what moves you. The second thing you’ll learn is who you really care about, because your heart’s impulses gravitate toward those people.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re in no mood to commit. The lingering impermanence around a new thing will lower your resistance to trying it out. Hop on a trend, see where it goes.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Sit back and absorb the story unfolding before you. Additionally, know that while it seems like it would be cool to get the insider scoop, without a solid understanding of the big picture, the details won’t matter.

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7:05 Thoroughbreds 16VLC 2018 Comedy. Olivia Cooke, Anya Taylor-Joy. 8:35 Ladies In Black PGL 2018 Drama.

Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice.

10:25 A Quiet Place MVC 2018 Thriller. John Krasinski, George Clarke’s Old House Emily Blunt. 11:55 Hal MC 2018 Documentary.

New Home, 7:30pm Choice 1:25 Paul, Apostle Of Christ MV 2018 Drama.

SKY 5 Jim Caviezel, James Faulkner.

6am Jeopardy! PG 3:10 Groomzilla MLC 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 2017 Romantic Comedy.

PG 6:50 The Simpsons Darin Brooks. 4:35 Beirut PG 7:15 Last Man MVL 2018 Action. Jon Hamm, Standing PG 8:05 The Rosamund Pike.

Force MC 8:30 MacGyver 6:20 Christopher Robin M 9:15 Parking Wars 2018 Drama. Ewan McGregor, PGL 9:40 Charmed M Hayley Atwell.

10:25 CSI – Miami MV 8pm Breaking In 16VL 2018 11:10 Last Man Standing Action. A woman must save PG Noon Jeopardy! her family from a group of PG 12:25 Wheel Of criminals who have come to Fortune PG 12:50 NCIS MV steal the contents of a safe.

1:40 NCIS – Los Angeles MV Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke.

2:30 Charmed M 3:15 Last 9:30 Friedkin Uncut Man Standing PG 4:05 The 16LC 2018 Documentary.

Simpsons PG 4:35 Jeopardy! Filmmaker Francesco Zippel PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune offers an insight into the life PG 5:30 Parking Wars PGL and artistic journey of director 6pm MacGyver M 7pm The William Friedkin.

Force MC 7:30 Charmed M 11:15 30 And Single MLS 8:30 Marvel’s Runaways M 2019 Romantic Comedy.

9:30 Game Of Thrones – The Arturo Castro, Aya Cash.

Last Watch ML 11:20 CSI – Saturday 12:45 Beirut Miami MV Saturday MVL 2018 Action.

12:10 MacGyver Jon Hamm, Rosamund Pike.

M 12:55 Jeopardy! PG 2:35 Christopher Robin 1:20 Game Of Thrones – The 2018 Drama. Ewan McGregor, Last Watch ML 2:50 Marvel’s Hayley Atwell. 4:20 Breaking Runaways M 3:40 CSI – In 16VL 2018 Action.

Miami MV 4:25 Parking Gabrielle Union, Billy Burke.

Wars PGL 4:50 Charmed M 5:50 Friedkin Uncut 16LC 2018 Documentary.

5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES GREATS 7:50 The Proposal PGL 2009 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. 9:35 Lone Survivor 16VLC 2013 Action.

Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch.

11:35 Pitch Perfect MLS 2012 Comedy. Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow, Rebel Wilson.

1:25 Darkness Falls MVL 2003 Horror. Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield.

2:50 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr.

4:40 Step Brothers 16LSC 2008 Comedy. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly.

6:15 Big Eyes ML 2014 Drama.

Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz.

8pm V For Vendetta MVLS 2005 Sci-fi Action. A shadowy freedom fighter known only as V uses terrorist tactics to fight against his totalitarian society, and discovers an unlikely ally in a young woman. Natalie Portman, Hugo Weaving.

10:15 The Bourne Legacy MV 2012 Action Adventure.

Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Albert Finney, Rachel Weisz.

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12:30 Les Miserables MVS 2012 Musical Drama. Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried. 3:05 The Incredible Hulk MV 2008 Action. Edward Norton, Liv Tyler, Tim Roth, Robert Downey jr. 4:55 Step Brothers 16LSC 2008 Comedy.

Will Ferrell, John C Reilly.

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6am Nadiya’s Food Adventure 6:30 Baby Animals – In Our World 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Bondi Vet 9am Baggage Battles 9:30 Shed And Buried 11:30 Vintage Hunter 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:30 Famous And Fighting AO 2:30 Jade Fever 3:30 Love Nature – Colombia’s Wild Coast 4:30 James Martin’s Great British Adventure James is joined by chef Lisa Goodwin-Allen in Lancashire, where they visit a food hall and a brewery in Clitheroe, as well Lisa’s Michelinstarred restaurant Northcote in the village of Langho.

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

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Family Rules 8pm What’s Up With The Tumoanas? PGR 3 8:30 M Bad Girls AO 1994 Action Romance.

10:15 Te Ao – Maori News 3 10:45 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao

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8:30 Phil Spencer’s 100 Homes 9:30 Restoration Home 10:30 American Pickers

11:15 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Kuaka Wharau.

11:45 Closedown

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

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11am Golf – European Tour (HLS) Belgian Knockout – Round One. From Rinkven International Golf Club in Belgium.

11:30 Fox Sports News Noon Sky Sports News 12:30 Athletics – IAAF Diamond League (RPL) 2:30 InCycle 3pm ICC Cricket 360 3:30 The 1014 Rugby Show 4pm The Breakdown 5pm First XV Rugby Revision 5:30 Grassroots Rugby 6:30 Kick-Off 7pm L Super Rugby Blues v Bulls.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

9:40 L Super Rugby Rebels v Waratahs.

From Melbourne Rectangular Stadium in Melbourne.

11:45 First XV Rugby Revision

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1:45 Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Waratahs.

3:48 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup Mali v France.

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From The Oval, London.

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From Eden Park, Auckland.

8:30 Cricket – World Cup 2015 (RPL) Quarter-final Four – Blackcaps v West Indies.

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10:30 Cricket – World Cup (HLS) England v South Africa.

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11:30 ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action.

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1:20 Murder Chose Me M Deadliest Sin. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Mutiny.

4:45 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG The Monster Mine.

5:40 Air Rescue PG 6:08 Air Rescue PG 6:35 Build To Mega Race PG Countdown to Mega Race.

7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Outback Pilots PG 10:15 BattleBots PG The Good, The Bot and The Ugly.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Texan Torture.

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Stepping into the big time

Nonu back to Toulon?

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Sophie Adams (left) and Ashlee Strawbridge.

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National honours beckon National honours are again beckoning for two young Mid Canterbury basketballers, with one having been named in two national sides within a matter of days.

Ashburton College student Sophie Adams, and Ashlee Strawbridge – who now attends Rangi Ruru – have been named in the New Zealand Under-17 side which will head to Nou-

mea in August to contest the FIBA Oceania Championships, while Strawbridge has also made the national under-18 side to contest the FIBA Under-18 3x3 World Cup in Mongolia.

She’ll join Sharne Pupuke-Robati, Tayla Dalton and Charlisse Leger-Walker for the tournament in Mongolia next week, in what’s likely to be an experience to remember.

The tournament will be played at the iconic Sukhbaatar Square on one centre court, with the 20 men’s and women’s teams divided into four groups of five teams for a round robin phase which will lead into elimination games.

Strawbridge and her Kiwi team-mates are in pool B which includes the team ranked second in the world, Russia, and world number seven Hungary,

along with the USA and Poland.

The Kiwis are ranked 10th and will be seen as a threat by many, having won silver at the FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Asia Cup in 2018, losing to China 19-12 in the final.

China are the top ranked team at next week’s world event.

After that tournament’s over, Strawbridge will turn her attention back to the five-aside game and in August she’ll join Adams

Wellington Phoenix hit with $1m bill by A-League

in the national under-17 side for the Noumea tournament.

The under-17 tournament in Noumea will run from August 19-24 and if the Kiwi girls can secure a top-two finish there it will secure them a place in the FIBA-Asia Under-18 Championships for 2020.

Adams and Strawbridge are also both part of the wider Canterbury Wildcats squad this year.

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