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Farmers welcome rain

BY DAISY HUDSON

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Drought-stricken Mid Canterbury farmers are rejoicing after rain dampened the district over the weekend.

According to Graham’s Weather Station in Ashburton, 11.7mm of rain fell in the town on Saturday and yesterday.

The rainfall was good news for farmers, with months of hot and dry conditions putting pressure on irrigation schemes.

The wet weather was also positive for those facing a looming winter feed shortage.

Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury Grain and Feed Council Chair Joanne Burke said farmers would welcome the weekend’s rain.

“It’s whet the appetite for a bit of rain,” she said.

“It’s not the drought-breaker yet, but it’s certainly welcome to green up the paddocks.”

Fears have been mounting for

some time over a looming feed shortage, with winter rapidly approaching and conditions remaining stubbornly hot and dry.

However Mrs Burke believes the weekend’s rain would have improved soil conditions.

“It gives us some better soil conditions to put some additional feed crops in, considering that we’re all looking at a feed shortage this winter,” she said.

Mrs Burke also said the rain would not have had much of an

effect on harvests, as most farmers had already finished harvesting before the weekend.

“There’s a little bit of harvest left to do, but no one would be concerned,” she said.

“It’s the water that we’re after.

“We’re incredibly pleased to see the rain.”

The damp and overcast conditions also provided some relief for the district’s fire crews, with the Ashburton station attending just one call out on Saturday

that proved to be a false alarm.

The wet and windy weather also prevented some farmers from burning off, reducing the risk of stubble fires getting out of control.

According to MetService, grey skies are set to linger over Mid Canterbury for much of the coming week.

The district is expected to remain overcast for the rest of the week, with showers forecast from tomorrow until Friday.

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Bridges among Australia’s richest Personal trainer Michelle Bridges has exercised her way to a $A53 million ($NZ55.6m) fortune and a place alongside Oscarwinning actresses, corporate high-flyers and a “mysterious” telco founder as Australia’s richest self-made women. Mining magnate Gina Rinehart’s $A20 billion fortune may make her Australia’s richest person but it’s the little-known Vicky Teoh who is queen among women who have created their own personal fortunes. Ms Teoh, who co-founded telco and internet provider TPG with her husband, has a tight grip on the top spot in the BRW Rich Women list, with a $A938 million wealth. Ms Bridges pushed her way into the top 30 (at 29th spot) thanks to the international expansion of her fitness empire. Actress Nicole Kidman is worth $A331 million.

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Apple leaps into new territory Apple’s hotly anticipated smartwatch is expected to debut this week as the trend-setting firm sets out to make stylish wrist-worn computers must-have accessories for modern lifestyles. Industry trackers say Apple Watch will star at a media event tomorrow at the same San Francisco theatre where the California tech giant introduced the iPad. Apple’s chief executive Tim Cook has revealed little about the sophisticated wrist wear, but has said that he “can’t live without it”. The company announced its plans for Apple Watch last year to much fanfare and has said it would begin shipping in April. It will mark Apple’s first new product type since the iPad in 2010. Apple has indicated that the entry price would be $349 in the United States, and that two different sizes would be available in three collections, including the Apple Watch Edition, featuring 18-carat gold cases in yellow or rose, sapphire crystal and finely crafted bands and closures. The Apple device will connect with the iPhone, and also have a range of apps and sensors, notably for health and fitness. The watch is also expected to include map software that guides people to destinations with gentle taps on the wrist.

A breath of fresh air Concert tour memorabilia just got a little weirder. Numerous people on eBay are selling alleged air from Kanye West’s 2013-14 Yeezus tour dates, with one bid price starting at $US5000 ($NZ6690). More than a dozen bags of air from West’s concerts were available for sale on eBay, with “Buy It Now” prices ranging between $US100 ($NZ136) and $US1500 ($NZ2037). Believe it or not, several of the listings had actual bids. “OFFICIAL air from Kanye West’s Yeezus tour!! More than 20 Ziploc bags available! Air taken from FRONT ROW SEATS; POSSIBLY CONTAINS KANYE’S BREATH!!!!,” read one listing.

Daughter for Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett and her husband Andrew Upton have adopted a baby girl named Vivian. The Oscar winner’s publicist has confirmed that the couple, who already have three sons, have welcomed a daughter named Vivienne into their family. “The Upton family have adopted a baby girl. Her name is Edith Vivian Patricia Upton,” the publicist said at the weekend. Blanchett’s representatives earlier appeared to confirm the news to The Australian Women’s Weekly publication, and the actress was spotted cradling the baby at Sydney International Airport. Pictures show the Elizabeth star holding the little girl while chatting to an airline representative. The couple are already parents to Dashiell, 13, Roman, 10, and Ignatius, six.

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Bad news for selfie-stick lovers - museums in Paris are moving towards banning the popular devices because of the hazard they pose for crowds and artworks. Inside the famed Palace of Versailles just outside the French capital, guards are telling visitors to put away the telescoping rods that allow users to take a smartphone picture of themselves at a distance. A formal rule change will soon prohibit the poles outright. The management of the Louvre is watching with increasing wariness the use of the selfie sticks being waved around within centimetres of priceless paintings.

There was no ban there yet, but “their use must respect the rules”, which included not pointing objects at the paintings or sculptures, a spokeswoman said. The Pompidou Centre, which houses modern art exhibitions, is “heading towards a ban but the decision has not yet been made”, its management said.

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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE

Stadium handover today

By Daisy HuDson

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Builders will officially hand over the keys of the EA Networks Centre to the Ashburton District Council today.

As previously reported by the Guardian, the centre is expected to open this year with a final cost of just over $34 million - an 8 per cent increase on its original design and construction costs of $32.7 million.

The handover marks the end of construction on the centre, with the focus now on fittingout the facility.

While the handover was initially supposed to take place on March 4, sports facility manager Steven Prescott said it was delayed by the council imposing water restrictions.

“We couldn’t fill all the pools at once, we had to do a stage fill instead of a long fill,” he said.

“We’re getting there slowly

but surely.”

The centre has been a hub of activity over the past few weeks, with between 30 to 50 tradesmen on site working to finish up construction before the handover.

“It’s been pretty full on, it’s been really good,” Mr Prescott said.

The fitting-out stage is expected to take five to six weeks, although Mr Prescott said a date for the opening of the cen-

tre had not yet been set.

“There’s planning under way and they’re looking at who they’re going to get to open it,” he said. “We’re not rushing it, we’re going to make sure we get it right.”

The centre will host its first big ticket event in October with the National Secondary Schools’ netball championships.

Mr Prescott said it was exciting to have the event booked in.

“We’ll make sure that one goes

off with a bang, and without any hiccups,” he said.

“It’s just making sure we get it right the first time.”

He believed the centre was a “real positive” for the town, and he believed the public should be proud of how they had fundraised for the facility.

“I just want to see people’s faces when they walk in and see the place,” he said.

“It’s got plenty of ‘wow’ factor, that’s for sure.”

■ SOUTH ISLAND ROSE SHOW

Rose enthusiasts converge on Ashburton

By Daisy HuDson

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Flower enthusiasts were out in full force at the weekend as Ashburton hosted the South Island Rose Show.

Hosted by the South Canterbury Rose Society, it marked the first time the show was held in Ashburton.

Rose aficionados converged on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre from all over the South Island to battle it out for the top prize.

Competition during the weekend-long event was fierce, with the Canterbury Rose Society eventually taking out the top spot.

Rose societies from North Otago and Marlborough tied for second place.

Past president of the South Canterbury society, Pauline O’Leary, said turnout was good at the event, with over 100 people checking out the

entries on Saturday.

“They had a wonderful time,” she said.

“The event centre was the perfect place to have it.”

There were 15 classes in total, with nine entries in each.

Canterbury’s recent spell of hot and dry weather had presented some challenges for growers, Mrs O’Leary said.

“It’s been difficult conditions,” she said.

“But it was amazing, the quality of the roses that people put in.”

The hosting society got to choose the theme of the event, with the South Canterbury Rose Society choosing roses with a musical theme.

Mrs O’Leary said it was nice to hold the show somewhere different.

“Everyone’s had a really good time, and we’re thrilled to have been able to have it in Ashburton.”

Rita Gallen (left) and Mary Gallen cast an eye over some of the roses on display at the South Island Rose Show at the weekend.

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■ ASHBURTON HOSING RESTRICTIONS

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Residents dob in neighbours

BY DAISY HUDSON

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Fed-up residents have been dobbing in their neighbours for breaching Ashburton’s water restrictions.

The council’s hosing restrictions stipulate that most urban areas are on level two restrictions, which means hosing only on alternate days between the hours of 6pm and midnight.

Ashburton District Council contracts manager Brian Fauth confirmed to the Guardian that complaints had been made to the council about people breaching water restrictions.

Mr Fauth was unable to say how many complaints had been received by the council.

“What we tend to do is pop round and see those people, or send them a little note, and tell

them what the hours of restriction are etc,” he said.

“We look at it to determine if it’s a one-off, or a regular type thing.”

Mr Fauth said while things were “ticking over” reasonably well, that didn’t mean everybody was toeing the line when it came to water use.

“What we’re trying to do is get the demand to meet the

supply more,” he said.

Mr Fauth said the council did have the ability to serve infringement notices to those who breached the rules, but it was usually unnecessary.

“We generally find that once people have had a bit of a talking to they fall in line,” he said.

“That’s the approach we would prefer to take, rather than a big stick.”

■ ST STEPHEN’S PARISH FAIR

Police notebook Incidents reported yesterday: - Police are investigating an assault in Methven that left the victim requiring hospitalisation.

The assault allegedly took place at about 12.30am on Sunday, with the victim requiring stitches. Police inquiries are ongoing.

- Police attended a single-car crash on the corner of Company Road and Fairfield Road at the weekend.

The driver of the vehicle, a 19-yearold male, was processed for drink driving after recording an excess breath alcohol level of 782mcg per litre of breath. His licence was automatically suspended for 28 days, and he was also arrested for careless driving.

- A 23-year-old male was arrested for breach of bail on Saturday.

- A 23-year-old local male was arrested for driving while disqualified at about 3pm on Saturday.

- Police attended two domestic incidents at the weekend.

Break-in warning Police are warning people to ensure their cars are locked following a spate of break-ins in Ashburton at the weekend. Three cars were broken into overnight on Saturday, according to police.

Sergeant Bryan Ennis urged people not to leave valuable in their cars, and to ensure they locked their doors. “It’s just opportunist stuff, I believe,” he said. “People leaving valuable stuff in cars, and sometimes the cars have been left unlocked, open garage doors, all that kind of stuff.”

Mr Ennis said people needed to be aware of what was actually in their cars. “People will have a handbag, and of course a handbag will contain credit cards, all sorts of cards, and that may create other issues,” he said.

Fire at Parliament

Rain fails to dampen shoppers’ spirits Surrey Lamont tries to shelter from the rain with Sister Brigid at the St Stephen’s Parish Fair on Saturday. The gloomy weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of eager shoppers, who hunted for a bargain at the church’s Park Street site. Everything from fresh produce to books were on offer, while some lucky shoppers picked up a sweet treat at one of the cake stalls. A sausage sizzle and raffles were also on offer at the popular fair.

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Love story ends It was the love story that captured the hearts of the nation and caused a global sensation.

But the story of the strangers who met after sharing a fleeting smile in a Picton park will not have a fairytale ending.

Sarah Milne and William Chalmers have decided to go their separate ways.

The Scottish visitor and the local lad met in front of cheering and curious crowds at the Picton foreshore on Tuesday.

The rendezvous came after Milne pinned a note to a tree near where their eyes met.

Chalmers told the Herald on Sunday he and Milne were calling it quits.

It could have been so different – after their reunion, Chalmers convinced Milne to spend another week in Picton. He revealed they had talked about travelling back to Scotland together in May, but intense media scrutiny had put strain on the relationship. - NZME

Firefighters were called to Parliament yesterday after a small fire broke out in the library.

The Fire Service was alerted to the fire at around 10.45am when Parliament’s internal sprinkler system was set off on the third floor of the library. Assistant Area Commander Paul Smith said the fire started in the library’s switchboard, and it appeared to have been put out by the sprinklers.

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$1 million richer One lucky person is $1 million richer this weekend after winning Lotto First Division on Saturday night. The punter purchased their winning Lotto ticket from Hornby Mall Lotto in Christchurch, LottoNZ said. No-one won Powerball and it has now jackpotted to $7 million.

Strike Four was also not won, and will be worth $200,000 in next week’s draw. An Aucklander has also walked away richer, after they spun and won $175,000 with the Winning Wheel.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1448 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 2, 6, 24, 26, 30.

Bonus number: 15.

Powerball winning number: 3.

Strike: 26, 1, 30, 24.

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■ ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES SHOW

Council may give gangs a contract

By Vaughan EldEr The Notorious Mongrel Mob and Black Power could be coming to a lawn near you.

The Dunedin City Council is set to run a trial allowing the once-warring gangs to pick up contracts from its parks and reserves department.

Last year, the two gangs made a joint submission at annual plan hearings, asking councillors to consider giving them a contract to maintain some of its green space.

Almost a year on, the gangs are closer to reaching their vision, with council events and community development manager Rebecca Williams saying it was looking at running the trial, which could cover other organisations working with people struggling to find employment for a year from July.

“In the first instance, we are going to be working with the parks department and looking at some of their smaller contracts and how we might make them available,” she said.

“The trial might be small, but we certainly want to grow it to include all those who work with people who find it difficult to get employment.”

Asked why the council had been keen to follow through on last year’s submission, Mrs Williams said: “Council recognises that there are many in the community that do struggle to find

employment and what role do we play as a big organisation in a city to help those people.”

To those who thought the council should not be helping out gang members she said: “We need to ensure that there are ways that all members of society can contribute and this is one way of council being able to do that.”

Before getting a council contract, the group would need to prove it was up to scratch as an entity, something the Ministry of Maori Development (Te Puni Kokiri) was helping with.

“There are health and safety requirements and contracting requirements that [Mangu Kaha (Black Power) leader Albert Epere] will need to meet before we can enter into an arrangement.”

The policy would not cost council anything because it was work that already needed to be done, she said.

Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull said the development was a “positive step” towards helping gang members find a “different way” for them and their families.

“We are not giving them a hand-out. On my understanding, we are allowing them to tender for specific bits of work,” Mr Cull said.

The trial did not need to be approved by councillors because it was within the chief executive’s delegation to procure services.

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Bruce Graham shows off some collectables at his stall at the Rotary Club of Ashburton’s Antique and Collectables show on Saturday.

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Antiques show draws crowds Up to 800 bargain hunters converged on Ashburton on Saturday for the Rotary Club of Ashburton’s Antique and Collectables show.

The show, now in its third year, featured 80 stalls selling everything from books to dolls.

Organiser Barry Stephen said the show had an excellent response from the public.

“It was really good,” he said.

“The hall was full with people for most of the day.”

While he was not sure of the total number of people who attended the show, he believed the crowd was at least as large as the show’s inaugural event.

As well as people looking to score a bargain, Mr Stephen said 87 people brought items in to be appraised.

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Mr Stephen said there was a “really good” variety of goods on offer at the event this year.

“Everybody seemed to have something different on their tables,” he said.

As well as sales tables, over 40 displays of various collections were available to view.

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Mene talks about beating obstacles

By Caitlin Porter

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Bernice Mene was in town to speak at the Zonta Club of Ashburton’s annual International Women’s Day Breakfast on Saturday, but was also excited about Mid Canterbury Netball’s bright future.

The former Silver Fern was excited to hear about netball’s impending move indoors to the EA Network Centre.

“It will be a great facility for Mid Canterbury and I am sure for the whole community to use,” she said.

Ms Mene remembered playing outside in her youth and believes the ability to play indoors will be great for not only the players, but also the spectators.

“I do have that very strong memory of playing outdoors at Hagley Courts, in the sleet and the hail.”

The move indoors for Ms Mene meant the whole preparation for the game was different.

“I think for the spectators as well, it’s much nicer.”

“You don’t get those concrete grazes you used to get,” she joked.

Indoor netball actually helped Ms Mene to perform better.

“With my dodgy knees, later on a good wooden surface made all the difference to the impact

The RSA says the timing of the formation of a flag change committee is unacceptable and “inappropriate” with the 100th anniversary of Anzac Day only weeks away. RSA CEO David Moger said the formation of a 12-person committee - established last month to decide whether a change in flag is needed - was an unwelcome distraction from the upcoming commemorations.

“The timing of this is just wrong.

People want to be focused on remembering the service and sacrifice of our service personnel.”

Train surfers Police are seeking information on two males seen train surfing in Wellington yesterday. The pair were seen and filmed by a witness driving alongside the train outside Manor Park station in Upper Hutt.

The train was stopped two stops later at Wingate, but the suspects had already disembarked. Police are asking anyone who recognises the men from the video to come forward.

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and jumping,” she said.

Ms Mene also has a strong link with Zonta.

“I remember when I was at secondary school actually, getting a Zonta award in Christchurch,” she said.

Accompanied by her mum, Ms Mene spoke at the breakfast

about overcoming obstacles and included anecdotes about her life, as well as tips to get the best out of yourself and others.

The netballer and her family are looking forward to a break at Easter, with cricket centre stage at the moment thanks to

her husband former New Zealand cricketer Dion Nash.

“It’s been a really busy couple of months for my whole family, with my small children and everything and also with the cricket world cup Dion has been doing a bit of coaching and helping out,” she said.

Owners renovate rather than relocate Home renovating has become a $1.5 billion boom industry as a growing number of house owners turn their backs on trading up in a rampant property market.

Statistics New Zealand figures reveal we spent $1.5b on renovating houses last year, up from $940 million in 2012.

And the number of homes being renovated jumped nearly 30 per cent in the past three years.

Bad timing

It is proving to be big business. The Certified Builders Association has reported a leap in renovation work, particularly in the past 18 months.

“It has been a mix of expanding the floor area and complete upgrading of a house,” said association chief executive Grant Florence. “People like the location they are in but need more space so investing in their existing property stacks up.”

Florence said homeowners weighed up the costs of renovation with taking the next step on the property ladder and the cost of renovation often won.

Mortgage brokers were also rubbing their hands over the rapid rise in home makeovers.

Property advisor John Bolton from mortgage service Squirrel said he was busy processing renovation loans ranging from $60,000 to $1.1m.

“For some people, there is nothing on the market in the suburb they are in,” Bolton said.

“We are seeing a lot more renovations because people are afraid if they sell they won’t be able to get back in. They renovate rather than move.”

Some first-home buyers were spending up to $70,000 on a new kitchen, insulation and painting and decorating with no structural work. - NZME

Missing girl Police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing for a week and a half. Rose Page Lewis left her Wanganui home on the morning of Friday, February 27 and was dropped off by associates at a Porirua petrol station later that afternoon, police said. Rose has a history of hitch-hiking and police believe she may have tried to hitch a lift to the Hawkes Bay. She has distinctive blonde hair and is likely to still be in the lower half of the North Island. Police have concerns for her welfare and would like anyone that has information on her whereabouts to contact the Whanganui Police Station on 06 349 0600.

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Toddler’s death The investigation into 16-monthold Mace Caldwell’s death on Whanganui Hospital grounds is closed. Detective Inspector Dave Kirby could not confirm potential charges, but said the case was “going to be forwarded” for legal opinion. It is believed Mace died after his mother left him in a hot car when she went to work, accidentally forgetting to drop him at daycare on January 16. - NZME

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Top left: Allenton’s Shirley Doig, Jill May, Noeline Woods and Anne Reid survey the lay of the land at Methven Bowling Club.

Above: Ashburton College’s Jarod Hopwood bowls against St Thomas 1st XI at the Ashburton Domain.

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Top right: Allenton’s Jeff Naish and Josh Worsfold talk tactics between overs against Coldstream at the Ashburton Domain.

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Below: Ashburton Celtic lock Dan Dwyer reaches for a one-handed lineout take in a game against Timaru Celtic in the South Island Marist pre-season tournament at the Celtic Rugby Club.

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Top left: An unusual driver takes the wheel at the V8 and Petrol Heads Picnic at the Ashburton Domain on Sunday.

Above: A good bargain doubled as protection from the rain for one keen shopper at the St Stephen’s Parish Fair on Saturday.

Left: Angie Hayes checks out the vintage cars on display with dogs Angel and Moby at the V8 and Petrol Heads Picnic at the Ashburton Domain on Sunday.

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Below: Pauline O’Leary checks out some of the entries at the South Island Rose Show in Ashburton on Saturday.

Right: Meja Besande, 4, gets into the floral spirit at the South Island Rose Show on Saturday.

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Painting over pain Stu Oldham

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ommunity House Mid Canterbury’s purchase of the Ashburton Work and Income building is the first step in rehabilitating a scene of abject horror to a hub for our community.

It is, however, just a first step because the $1.1 million Community House paid for the forlorn building is more of a downpayment for a project that will eventually cost much more.

Community House expects to pay at least $750,000 redesigning and refitting the building’s interior to accommodate the many community groups that will call it home.

That is a big but necessary spend that has as much to do with the building’s past as it does its future. The interior should be entirely unlike what it was during the shootings last year.

The same could be said about the exterior of the building, which was once so synonymous with tragedy that many in our community wanted it torn down and turned into a park.

Community House might need to spend at least another $750,000 to redevelop the front and the entrance, in part to be sure people feel comfortable using the building.

The fundraising efforts will hearten anyone who wants the hub restored. Community House raised the purchase price it in just four months with strong local support.

The Ashburton District Council should be congratulated for its basement pledge of $500,000, an amount which reinforced the community need for, and the need to invest in, the facility.

Equally, big donors including the Community Trust of Mid and South Canterbury, Advance Ashburton and the Mackenzie and Lochhead charitable trusts were right to see worth in the plan. They have all made a substantial contribution to the start of a positive community response to what happened last September.

It is heartening to know Community House might have more interest from tenants than it will have room for in the redeveloped building.

With the donations made so far, this is an encouraging reaffirmation that the plans are on the right track.

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We have seen especially impressive results in those targets that focus on primary care.

Health services are making great progress in preventing long-term illnesses and helping people live much healthier lives.

Across New Zealand there has been a 22.5 per cent improvement on the primary care smoking target compared to this time last year. This shows more people than ever have been offered advice and support to quit smoking by their primary care providers.

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Bombings in Nigeria kill 58 Three bombings, including one by a female suicide attacker, have killed at least 58 people and wounded 139 others in northeast Nigeria, in the latest violence blamed on Boko Haram.

Many children were among the dead in yesterday’s explosions that hit two crowded markets and a busy bus station in Maiduguri, the region’s largest city and capital of the embattled Borno state.

The Nigerian Islamist militants have relentlessly attacked Maiduguri throughout their six-year uprising, which has cost more than 13,000 lives and security forces in the city have struggled to contain the bloodshed.

Nigeria has since last month claimed key victories over Boko Haram in an offensive being waged in cooperation with forces from neighbouring Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

A woman with explosives strapped to her body blew herself up when she got out of a motorised rickshaw at Maiduguri’s Baga fish market, said the head of the fisherman’s union, Abubakar Gamandi, who was at

People gather at the site of a bomb explosion at a market in Maiduguri, Nigeria, at the weekend.

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the scene. About an hour later another blast rocked a popular market, causing chaos as locals voiced anger at security forces who struggled to control the scene.

Just after 1pm a third blast hit a used car lot which is attached to the busy Borno Express bus terminal.

There were indications that the second and thirds blasts were also carried out by suicide

bombers but details were not immediately clear.

Borno’s police commissioner Clement Adoda gave a toll of 58 dead “for the three locations” and 139 wounded.

“Normalcy has been restored,” he added, declining to give further details.

Gamandi, who was supporting rescue workers at Maiduguri General Hospital, said “the dead include women and

children” but said most of the victims were men.

Borno State’s Justice Commissioner Kaka Shehu blamed Boko Haram for the violence, describing it as a response to the defeats suffered by the insurgents in recent weeks.

“The terrorists are angry with the way they were sacked from towns and villages and are now venting their anger,” Shehu said.

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Policeman shoots black teen in Wisconsin of police shootings of young blacks that have set racial tensions on edge in the United States, igniting a nationwide debate over police tactics in minority communities.

Police chief Mike Koval said the police officer was responding to a report of a battery and had forced his way into an apartment after hearing sounds of a disturbance inside.

“Once inside the home, the subject involved in the incident - the same one who had been allegedly out in traffic and had battered someone - this same subject then assaulted my officer, and in the context of mutual combat in that sense, the officer did draw his revolver and subsequently shot the subject,” Koval said.

Koval said the officer then

administered CPR, and the wounded youth was taken to a hospital where he died.

He said an initial search found no gun or other weapon at the scene.

The shooting was under investigation by the city’s Department of Criminal Investigations, he said.

The police chief appealed for calm.

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Laws needed to stop IS ‘cancer’ - Dutton The interception of two teenage brothers at Sydney Airport shows the need for strong laws to prevent the spread of the Islamic State “cancer” in Australia, the immigration minister says.

The 16- and 17-year-old boys from southwest Sydney were stopped by Customs counterterrorism officials on Friday night after a search of their luggage raised suspicions that they were travelling to the Middle East to fight.

Immigration minister Peter Dutton has called on Opposi-

One year on, Prime Minister Tony Abbott is still reasonably confident of finding missing airline MH370.

Mr Abbott said 40 per cent of 60,000 square kilometres of deep ocean off the coast of Western Australian has been searched. He said there is another 60,000sq km that Australia will search if necessary because it needs to be done for the families of the dead and the travelling public. “It can’t go on forever but, as long as there are reasonable leads, the search will go on,” he said.

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A police officer has shot and killed a 19-year-old black youth who allegedly assaulted him in Madison, Wisconsin, the city’s police chief says.

The incident at the weekend touched off protests in the Midwestern university city, and local media reported a heavy police presence in the area where the shooting occurred.

It was the latest in a string

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tion Leader Bill Shorten to confirm his support for a raft of proposed legislation aimed at border security, saying the world was in a “new age”.

“If they can influence 16- and 17-year-olds to go to foreign shores to take up arms without the knowledge of their parents, then people have to realise that this is a very serious and increasing threat,” Mr Dutton told reporters in Brisbane.

The minister also backed a NSW plan to ban terror suspects at Goulburn jail from speaking Arabic during visits

and phone calls. From Sunday, 13 inmates at Goulburn’s super-maximum prison on terrorrelated charges will be forced to use English during visits, phone calls and in letters.

“We know already that people have been radicalised within the correctional systems across the country and I think this is a very prudent and timely step by the NSW government,” Mr Dutton said.

The two boys intercepted at Sydney Airport have been issued with court attendance notices, and have been allowed to

return home with their parents, who had been unaware of their plans.

The minister said the brothers were “kids, not killers” who had been saved from potential death, and the case highlighted the need for strong border protection laws.

“ISIL is a cancer, not just in the Middle East but across the world,” he said.

“Every developed nation has to deal with this threat and for young people, young impressionable people ... they are most susceptible.”

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Two suspected bombers have been lynched and burned by a mob in northern Mali’s largest town, security sources say. “The two young people had planted bombs not far from the Gao river police. They were ready to set them off remotely when they were surprised by Gao residents who burned them,” a security source in the city said after the weeknd incident. A source inside the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Gao added that “no one could intervene” because of the angry mob was so determined to kill the youths and burn their bodies.

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White House lockdown The US Secret Service locked down the White House after a loud noise was heard as reporters gathered to await President Barack Obama and wife Michelle’s departure for Selma, Alabama, a report says. The source of the noise was unclear. A Secret Service K9 unit investigated a vehicle on 16th and Constitution Avenue which borders the South Lawn of the White House, agency spokesman Brian Leary said.

Security personnel shut down access to the White House, roping off Lafayette Park on the White House’s northern side.

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Bomb dredged up Explosive experts have removed a World War Two-era bomb near a Thai village after residents found the device in a river.

Villagers in the hamlet of Lang Suan in Chumphon province were dredging the river near a rail route between Bangkok and southern Thailand when they found the unexploded 450kg bomb. The bomb was disarmed and taken away to be studied.

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Arrests over killing Russian authorities say they have arrested two men suspected of organising and carrying out the murder of opposition activist Boris Nemtsov, who was gunned down near the Kremlin in a brazen assassination that shocked the country. Yesterday’s arrests come a week after the long-time critic of President Vladimir Putin was shot four times in the back as he strolled with his girlfriend along a bridge in the heart of the capital, in view of the Kremlin and Red Square. “As a result of work that has been done, two men suspected of committing this crime were arrested today. They are Anzor Gubashev and Zaur Dadayev, and the head of state has been informed,” the head of the FSB federal security service Alexander Bortnikov said.

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■ FIJI

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sea as calm as an infinity pool and a beach to myself. No sound other than the gentlest lapping of waves and a cooling breeze brushing the palms. Distant breakers over a reef on the horizon and only the trees, a hammock and white sand behind me.

Fiji’s Castaway Island should have been my idea of hell.

Travel used to be when I did things: exploring cities, backpacking across continents, criss-crossing Europe to watch soccer or trekking to whatever’s-just-over-there. My wife was the same.

But then came parenthood, and suddenly we were already doing something every single exhilarating, grinding, glorious, exhausting minute. The idea of doing not very much on holiday started to become strangely alluring.

So, after three years, we found ourselves contemplating the dreaded P-word.

You know the one. Package.

The word was enough to induce a shiver, conjuring visions of entrapment in an overcrowded resort, elbowing through slow-moving clusters of near-naked package veterans for even a glimpse of the congealing breakfast buffet, awkwardly avoiding the forced fun of organised activities.

If we were going to lose our P-plates, so to speak, we wanted to do it properly.

Always so adventurous, we suddenly became enormously conservative. Rather than maintaining our do-it-yourself ethic, we paid as much as we could afford in the hope of a smooth ride.

We chose wisely.

A 70ha forested speck in the Mamanuca archipelago, Qalito Island is a little more than an hour by boat from Nadi and home to the four-star Castaway Island resort.

Getting there from Sydney took close to a full day, but the journey was pretty much seamless, and stepping off the boat to be greeted with a cocktail and a group singalong was refreshing.

Even better was the news that - in the lull between Australian school holidays and Chinese New Year - my wife, my

Stuart Condie was expecting some form of resort hell but he was in for an unexpected pleasurable break.

Little more than a 70ha forested speck, Qalito Island is an hour by boat from Nadi and home to the Castaway Island resort.

three-year-old daughter and I were among just 12 guests at the 200-capacity resort.

Okay, we got lucky with the low occupancy, but the resort is such that you’re unlikely to feel crowded even at the busiest of times. Nestled on the west of the island, Castaway boasts four restaurants, two pools and an unbroken stretch of beach curved lovingly around it on two sides.

Our beachfront bure was seconds from the water and just far enough from its neighbours to ensure minimal noise. The hammock slung between two trees out front was a hit with the whole family, perfect for a child to swing like a loon or an adult to catch up on some reading.

Speaking of which, I know of few things more pleasurable than laying in a hammock with a Fiji Bitter in one hand and a Phillip Roth in the other while knowing our daughter was having fun in the kids club for at least another hour.

The club runs daily for 13

hours from 9am with just a short break for dinner, although we only made use of it for a couple of hours in the morning. Much as our daughter was more than happy drawing, painting, reading, singing and playing on the beach with the caring staff, we were keen for our family holiday to be just that.

After all, she’ll be embarrassed and bored by me soon enough. We want to spend time with her while she can’t do anything about it.

With that in mind and in dogged pursuit of the sleep that has eluded us since our daughter was born, we were also happy to eschew the babysitters and crash for the night at the same time as her.

That did mean we weren’t able to linger over dinner, which was a shame because the food from head chef Lance Seeto warrants attention.

Lance is the culinary ambassador for Fiji Airways so it was pretty special, especially once we discovered a vegetar-

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ian menu containing a glorious variety of curries, pickles and dips.

Mustard, cumin, ginger and chilli were all to the fore, those punchy flavours having been brought to Fiji when the British drafted Indian labourers to the sugar plantations in the late 19th century.

We loved it. And our daughter was just as thrilled with her grilled fish and rice, her lunchtime grilled cheese sandwich and chips at the Waters Edge restaurant, and the sushi served up at the family pool.

Going for a package including all meals was a winner, since the variety on offer could have left us with a swiftly mounting bill had we chosen to go accommodation only.

We had been looking forward to trying Lance’s 1808 menu at the Lali Sandbar, but the one downside of the low occupancy rate was that not every restaurant was open.

Next time, maybe.

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eating. The highlight was probably hiring a boat to take us out to see dozens of dolphins diving and pirouetting in the azure waters, although the shoals of flying fish that accompanied us as we kayaked around the island comes close.

Snorkelling in the coral reefs that keep the water on the resort’s northwest side mirrorsmooth was also pretty special.

A boat trip to Shell Village on nearby Malolo Island gave us an opportunity to buy souvenirs, but we found another way to support the local community. $FJ30 ($19.52) is enough to pay for a child to attend the Malolo District School for an entire year. It’s worth knowing that the reception at Castaway, which employs a large number of people from the village, will also pass on donations to the school if you feel more comfortable helping out that way.

One week of swimming, snorkelling, sleeping and solipsism on Castaway, and I’m no longer afraid of the P-word.

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In brief Stormers top table The Stormers have moved to the top of the Super Rugby table with a 29-13 victory over fellow South Africans the Sharks in Cape Town.

There was nothing between the teams after a frenetic opening half at Newlands stadium yesterday which finished 13-10 in favour of the Stormers. But the Sharks rarely got out of their half after the break, managed to add just three points and were sunk by a penalty try. Victory took the Stormers from third to first in the southern hemisphere inter-provincial championship standings. The Cape Town outfit have 16 points after four rounds, Australia’s Brumbies 15 and New Zealand’s Hurricanes 14.

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Bulls tame Cheetahs Springbok Handre Pollard contributed 29 points as Northern Bulls once again proved a bogey team for fellow-South Africans Central Cheetahs with a 3920 victory in Super Rugby at Bloemfontein yesterday. The young fly-half scored a try, kicked three conversions and five penalties, and slotted a drop goal to raise his four-match tally this season to 72 points. A try each from wing Bjorn Basson and centre Jan Serfontein completed the Bulls’ scoring as they won for the 13th time in 14 clashes with the Cheetahs. - AFP

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Marist rugby supremacy was decided at the South Island Marist pre-season rugby tournament in Ashburton at the weekend.

The six Marist affiliated clubs came together for a preseason hit out.

Ashburton Celtic drew 14-

all against Timaru Celtic before both registered wins over Wests Hokitika. Ashburton Celtic’s 37-0 win had them two points shy of reaching the final after Timaru Celtic’s 45-6 win.

That saw Timaru Celtic meet Christchurch’s Marist Albion in the final yesterday, which Marist Albion won 21-17.

Ashburton Celtic finished on

a high claiming third with a 27-0 win over Greymouth.

In other pre-season action at the weekend Hampstead travelled south to take on Temuka, going down 17-28 on Saturday.

Methven got the better of Geraldine 41-15 yesterday.

In the next round of preseason action Southern get under way under lights at Hinds

on Thursday against Pleasant Point. On Saturday Rakaia heads to Kaikoura to meet Harlequins (Blenheim), Celtic are away to Mackenzie in the annual Mick Casey Memorial Trophy match and Hampstead are at home to Timaru Old Boys.

Methven are also at home to Canterbury University on Sunday.

Kirwan defiant but in danger of losing players

By Patrick Mckendry John Kirwan’s “bring it on” defiance in the aftermath of the Blues’ depressing loss to the Lions was slightly more measured yesterday.

He wants to, and expects to, stay to lead the franchise out of the mire, but the reality is he’s in danger of losing the faith

The NSW Waratahs have dined out on an embarrassing performance from the Queensland Reds, easing to a 23-5 victory on Saturday night at Suncorp Stadium. The reigning Super Rugby champions were barely troubled against a dire Reds outfit that barely fired a shot in front of 27,199 partisan Queensland fans. Wallabies five-eighth Bernard Foley scored 18 points for the Waratahs, crossing for a converted try in the first half to go with three penalties, before winger Peter Betham iced the contest with less than 15 minutes to go.

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of his players if things don’t change quickly.

One player commented privately to the Herald after the 13-10 defeat on Saturday that he wonders if head coach Kirwan will survive until the end of his contract this year. If his feeling is widespread then it doesn’t bode well for a coach who has overseen four defeats

from four this season after consecutive 10th-place finishes in his previous two years.

The Blues are dead last of 15 teams with two competition points after the Lions overturned a 3-10 deficit to run over the top of a team which seemed at a loss as to what to do next.

To make matters worse, the match was supposed to be

a celebration of the careers of Keven Mealamu and skipper Jerome Kaino, two men who deserved better than this.

Mealamu was celebrating his record 163rd match, and Kaino his 100th.

Straight afterwards Kirwan stated: “I like moments like this.

Men need to stand up, so bring it on.”

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The flight to South Africa suddenly looms as an especially long ordeal for the Chiefs. The unbeaten start to the Super Rugby season is over and few will argue the Chiefs deserved any less in a last-minute loss to the Highlanders on Friday. Marty Banks was the hero - kicking two penalties in the final five minutes to overturn a deficit and snatch a 2017 victory - but there were plenty of villains to choose from. Having thumped the Crusaders in their last outing, the Chiefs followed their best performance of the season with their worst at Waikato Stadium, let down by both their hands and their heads.

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Badger eyes Wallabies Having “bagged a bit of meat” with just his second touch back in Super Rugby, Nick “Honey Badger” Cummins says he’s keen to get himself placed in Michael Cheika’s World Cup “handy group”. The Force cult hero might have been on the losing side in Friday night’s clash with the Brumbies, but it was through no fault of his own.

Cummins wasted no time in putting himself back on the radar of Wallaby coach Cheika - scoring with just his second touch in the 27-15 loss.

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In brief Proteas’ batting woes Former South Africa captain Graeme Smith fears the Proteas’ hopes of a maiden World Cup title could be thwarted by the team’s inability to chase down targets.

Their latest flop batting second came at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday when they lost by 29 runs to Pakistan in pursuit of just 232. They had also been bowled out for a paltry 177 when trying to catch India’s 7-307 in Melbourne earlier in the tournament. “South Africa’s win-loss record, when chasing 240 or more since the last World Cup, is 3-10 whilst they only have a 39 per cent win percentage when chasing in oneday internationals since January 2013,” wrote Smith.

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Zimbabwe ‘shambolic’ Senior Zimbabwe cricketer Brendan Taylor has given a blunt assessment of the team’s failed World Cup bid, describing the campaign as disappointing, sloppy and at times shambolic.

Saturday’s narrow five-run loss to Ireland in Hobart means Zimbabwe have just a single win from five matches and therefore cannot progress to the quarter-finals. Despite his own blazing century (121 off 91) and a contribution of 96 from Sean Williams, Zimbabwe couldn’t carve out a victory at Bellerive Oval and were all out for 326 in the final over in reply to Ireland’s 331. “We were sloppy in so many ways: bowling and fielding and also our shot selection,” Taylor said.

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Irish target India Irish batsman Andrew Balbirnie won’t have to wait much longer to again have a crack at his maiden World Cup century, captain William Porterfield says.

The 24-year-old right-hander batted at No.4 on Saturday in their five-run victory over Zimbabwe. While it was a good result for the team it was a frustrated Balbirnie who was run out for 97 in Ireland’s final over.

“The way (Balbirnie) has been playing ... you’d think he was one of the senior players, how he’s come in and played with that freedom,” Porterfield said after Saturday’s match. And with confidence in the squad at a high, Porterhouse said Ireland will turn its attention to ending India’s perfect 2015 cricket World Cup record, when the two sides meet at Hamilton tomorrow.

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England desperate The shortcomings of the England players have been evident at the Cricket World Cup, and Peter Moores has no doubt about that.

The England coach also has no doubt, though, that his players are determined to prove their worth as they play for World Cup survival against Bangladesh in a Pool A match today. England needs to win its last two pool matches against Bangladesh and Afghanistan to have any chance of reaching the quarterfinals. After opening its tournament with big losses to co-hosts Australia and New Zealand, England had a win over second-tier Scotland before another convincing defeat to Sri Lanka last week.

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Allenton’s Josh Worsfold walks from the middle after being bowled for 49 as Coldstream’s Richard and Jono Print celebrate the dismissal in senior cricket at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

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■ CRICKET

Tech claims Studholme Shield

By Jonathan Leask

Jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

The top four have been found for senior cricket’s Muirhead Rosebowl playoffs.

Just who will play who in those playoffs has yet to be determined.

Allenton, Coldstream, Tech and two-time defending champions Lauriston A finished the round robin tied on points with three wins each. The complicated who-beat-who scenario could not separate the sides, so the semi-final makeup will be determined by calculating the net-run rates.

What was decided was Tech clinched the Studholme Shield with an eight-wicket win over

Methven, which also sealed their top four spot and after an undefeated season at home they maintained their hold of the Bevan Stroud Memorial Challenge Trophy for the entire summer.

Methven were bowled out for 85, and Tech had little trouble chasing the target down for the loss of only two wickets. Ben Payne top scored for the visitors while Hayden Sinclair collected a five-wicket bag, before Robbie Polson led the successful chase with 47.

A blistering century from Jeff Naish almost single handily booked Allenton’s place in the Rosebowl semi-finals with a 61-run win over Coldstream.

Naish smashed 135 off 119 balls to lead Allenton to 267 all out after 43.2 overs. After a 110-run opening stand with Josh Worsfold (49), it was all down to Naish as wickets fell at one end while he swung away at the other. Andrew Bennett had 3/54 from seven overs.

Coldstream had gifted Allenton 43 extras but they were returned with interest as Allenton offered up a whopping 52 extras. In early trouble at 37/3 the Print brothers, Jono and Richard, came together for a 100-run fifth-wicket partnership. After Jono departed at 5/187 Coldstream then went on to finish 206 all out, losing six wickets for 19 runs as Matt Tait col-

lected 4/39 and Naish rounded out a good day with 3/39.

Out at Lauriston, Lauriston A got the better of their B team to book a place in the semi-finals and a shot at a third straight Rosebowl. Lauriston B were dismissed for 111 with Rob Hooper leading the way with 60. Jeremy Duckmanton had 3/30 with Josh Bennett also picking up three wickets, while Bevan Ravenscroft was extremely economical with 1/5 off his nine overs Lauriston A then went from 50/1 to be 51/5 only for Duckmanton and Michael Gilbert to steady the ship, both finishing 28 not out to get their side home.

Black Caps simply focused on winning - Vettori

By DaviD Leggat New Zealand accomplished some of the goals they’d set for their match against Afghanistan, although perhaps not in the order they’d have wanted.

Then again, according to Dan Vettori, forget talk of specific objectives to be taken from games; all New Zealand are focused on is winning: “You guys are the ones who want boxes ticked,” he said last night.

With three of their top five

batsmen in need of time at the crease, New Zealand made clear they wanted to bat first, not to mention that the McLean Park highway is by some distance the country’s best for batting.

Instead Afghanistan chose to bat first, and did well to get to 186 after a wobbly start. New Zealand completed the win by six wickets with 13.5 overs to spare.

Afghanistan’s decision at the toss made good cricket sense.

However part of the thinking might also have had its roots in

a desire to avoid risking their bowlers getting another pummelling from a test nation batting group, after Australia had flogged them for 417 in Perth during the week.

And so before the New Zealand batsmen could get their pads on, the bowlers had their longest workout of the World Cup. It took 47.4 overs to dismiss Afghanistan and that meant a solid block of overs for the frontline attack.

Vettori took his 300th ODI

wicket - the first New Zealand bowler to the milestone - in the course of four for 18 off 10 overs. The batsmen initially couldn’t work him out, then settled for care over carefree.

Trent Boult picked up three, and Adam Milne, in real need of time at the bowling crease, got through 10 overs.

After Brendon McCullum’s standard hectic start, 42 off 19 balls, the rest of the innings proceeded at a far more measured pace than of late. - NZME

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Warriors disappoint again

By Michael Burgess A new NRL season and another early Warriors post mortem.

Poor starts have become almost routine for the Auckland club, who have now lost eleven of their past thirteen opening round matches.

Let’s be clear; Saturday’s 2414 defeat at Marathon Stadium is hardly time for panic stations and the Broncos, Cowboys and Sea Eagles also won’t be feeling too good about themselves at training today.

But Warriors’ coach Andrew McFadden had stressed the need for a good performance, and the result would look after itself.

We got neither.

After working hard to get to half-time with a 14-6 lead, the Warriors lost their way in the second half.

They had a prolonged spell in the ascendency but couldn’t find profit; they failed to seize the moment, lacked application on attack and then Newcastle got on top in the final quarter.

“We overplayed our hand,” said McFadden.

“We went for the kill but we didn’t need to.

“We needed to be measured

Konrad Hurrell: Went off in the first half with a knee injury.

but we went for the big knockout blow, made errors and allowed them to get back into it.

“If we had of been a bit smarter we would have got away with that one.”

The Warriors lacked structure in the second half, compounded by a poor kicking game.

Shaun Johnson and Chad Townsend won’t enjoy the video review, as they both played below their best. There were poor options and the kind of errors - missing touch from a penalty, kicking out on the full

- not expected at NRL level.

But most costly of all was the failure of either play maker to deliver when it really counted. “[Shaun] was obviously disappointing,” said McFadden.

“In the big moments at the end he needed to come up with a bit better. There were certain individuals that missed their assignments ... especially when we needed it.”

More than the dropped competition points, it was a missed chance at momentum.

Now they will need to recover that in Canberra - never an

easy place to go - before hosting a confident Parramatta side.

Still, there was several positive signs, especially the performance of a quartet of young guns, the solidity of the back row and the defence in the first half. Tui Lolohea carried for more than 200m and also made ten tackle breaks from fullback.

Albert Vete and Sam Lisone showed their promise on debut and fellow newcomer Solomone Kata competed well on the wing.

Ryan Hoffman was impressive on the left edge, with 15 carries, 16 tackles, seven tackle breaks and an important try.

Fellow back rowers Bodene Thompson and Simon Mannering (51 tackles) also excelled in 80 minute displays.

The Warriors limited the Knights to one try in the first 57 minutes, with some good scrambling defence, before they caved in the last period.

The Auckland club weren’t helped by injuries; Sam Tomkins and Ken Maumalo before the match and Konrad Hurrell (knee) early in the first half.

Tomkins is expected to be available for Sunday’s match with Hurrell’s fitness to be assessed later this week. - NZH

■ NETBALL

Mystics not in the hunt for ‘Ranfurly Shield’

By Dana Johannsen The Northern Mystics did not pose much of a challenge for the West Coast Fever in the ANZ Championship’s first Challenge Trophy battle.

The Auckland side were the first team to take on the inaugural holders of the new trophy, which has been designed loosely around provincial rugby’s Ranfurly Shield concept, in Perth yesterday.

But aside from a strong opening quarter, the Mystics never threatened to sneak away with the Fever’s new silverware, as, in what has become an all toofamiliar scenario for Kiwi teams across the Tasman, the Auckland side were easily unravelled by the home side.

Led by a dominant display in the shooting circle from Australian international Caitlin Bassett, the Fever were on track to record a 20-goal plus demolition as they headed into the final quarter with a commanding 53-35 win.

But, once the game having long slipped from their grasp, the Mystics turned in a more

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composed performance to in the final quarter to win the period 16-14.

While most New Zealand teams tend to struggle on attack when they cross the Tasman, it was the Mystics defence that let them down the most yesterday. A lack of defensive intensity from the Mystics allowed the Fever to make easy progress through the court, leaving the circle defenders powerless to stop the ball being fired in at will to Bassett. The 1.93m shooter shot a game-high 51 goals - matching the Mystics entire tally for the game.

Unhappy with the defensive efforts of her side, coach Debbie Fuller benched her entire defence end mid-way through the third period, with Sulu Tone-Fitzpatrick and Katharine Coffin replacing Temalisi Fakahokotau and Kayla Cullen in the circle, while Laura Langman moved back to wing defence in place of English import Serena Guthrie, and Nadia Loveday making an appearance at centre.

The new line-up could do little to halt the Fever rampage

Carney’s ribs broken Todd Carney’s coach is fuming over the tackle which left the controversial former NRL star with broken ribs. Carney was hit from behind in a crunching tackle by fellow former Sydney Rooster Lama Tasi just after he passed the ball late in his Catalan Dragons’ thrilling 40-40 Super League draw with Salford in Perpignan. Carney confirmed his injury via Twitter. “Just got home from the hospital, Broken Ribs Fingers crossed I won’t be out for long,” he tweeted.

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Cherry-Evans moving Daly Cherry-Evans’ commitment to Gold Coast is proof the Titans have a successful future, according to the NRL club’s boss Graham Annesley.

The Titans secured the recruiting coup of their nine-year history on Friday, when Cherry-Evans announced he had agreed to a fouryear deal starting in 2016. After the Titans’ cocaine dramas and financial problems, which led to the NRL taking control of the club, Annesley said the signing of Manly star CherryEvans heralded a new era for rugby league on the Gold Coast. “I think this signing sends a positive sign to the rugby league world that this club does have a future and it can attract quality players and it can turn itself around,” he said. - AAP

Dragons wary of Storm Paul McGregor believes reports of Melbourne’s death as an NRL force have been greatly exaggerated and is wary of the Big Three proving his point in their season opener.

With club greats Cooper Cronk, Cameron Smith and Billy Slater, all 31, moving toward the twilight of their careers and the loss of Ryan Hoffman, many have tipped the Storm to slide back to the pack after being a dominant power for the last decade. However St George Illawarra coach McGregor says there’s no chance of the Dragons taking the Storm lightly when they meet at WIN Jubilee Oval tonight.

The Storm have been a bogey side for St George since Melbourne’s inception in 1998.

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Life good with Tigers

Kayla Cullen was benched along with Temalisi Fakahokotau mid-way through the third period of yesterday’s game.

however, with momentum firmly with the homeside.

After a chance to watch the Fever attack line from the bench, Fakahokotau and Guthrie were reintroduced for the final quarter, during which the Mystics showed glimpses of greatness - including a stunning Maria Tutaia lay-up - albeit far too late.

The more polished finish to the game should at least give the Mystics a small boost heading into another tough Aussie assignment next week.

The Auckland side take on the

Thunderbirds at home next week in their third straight match on the road. The Thunderbirds are still searching for their first win this year after being downed by the defending champion Melbourne Vixens 48-39 in yesterday’s early game.

In the weekend’s other match, a hungry defensive effort helped the Southern Steel to their first points of the season, recording a 68-54 win over the Mainland Tactix, as some of their younger stars led the charge for the two key competition points.

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Seconds before Pat Richards’ field goal delivered a dramatic 19-18 NRL win for Wests Tigers over Gold Coast, debutant Kyle Lovett could barely stand. The 21-year-old, a late call-up for injured centre Chris Lawrence, was cramping in both legs at the end of a nailbiting season opener at CBUS Super Stadium. Any pain he may have felt disappeared within seconds of Richards’ 40m kick leaving the veteran’s boot though. “I could never ask for a better round one debut. Patty Richards, he’s a magician, he’s unbelievable. It’s the best feeling I’ve ever had.”

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Panthers hold off Dogs A nervous Penrith have held off a stunning late rally from Canterbury to seal a 24-18 win and open their 2015 NRL campaign with a nail-biting victory yesterday. Ivan Cleary’s side were on course for a dominant victory after racing out to a 24-0 lead only for the Bulldogs to score 18 unanswered points in the final 10 minutes in front of a crowd of 18,814 at Pepper Stadium.

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In brief Third place for College The Ashburton College girls’ and mixed teams finished third in their respective grades at the South Island Secondary School’s Tournament in Timaru. The mixed team of Aidan Mitchell, Connor Brosnahan, Ashleigh Leonard, Sam Bubb and Tessa McCann Beat Lincoln 7-6 on sets first up and then beat James Hargest 4-2 before a narrow loss to Burnside 42-43on games countback. They responded with a 6-0 whitewash of South Otago before going down to eventual champions St Andrews 0-6. After losses to eventual winners Rangi Ruru and St Margaret’s, the College girls’ team of Larissa Allan, Christal Brosnahan, Erin Connelly-Whyte and Jade Brosnahan beat Waitaki Girls’ 4-2, Southland Girls’ 4-2 and Columba 7-6 on sets. Although there was no local team in the boys, local players James Watt and Sam Benny turned out for Timaru Boys’.

Statham nails it for NZ An efficient performance by New Zealand tennis No.1 Rubin Statham sealed an overall win against China in the Asia/Oceania Zone Group 1 tie in Auckland. With scores set at two matches to one in favour of the home side after a dramatic doubles win by Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell the previous night it was Statham who came out firing in the first reverse singles and played top tennis to defeat his opponent Zhe Li 6-3 6-4 6-4 to give his side victory.

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Roulston in Italy Ashburton professional cyclist Hayden Roulston will ride in the Tirreno Adriatico in Italy this week.

The seven day tour starts on Wednesday night with Roulston hopeful of improving on last year’s 66th finish. Yesterday morning Roulston finished 25th at the Strade Bianche in Italy, a 200km race which included over 50km of dirt roads. Trek Factory Racing team had a tough day out as a two-time winner of the race, Fabian Cancellara, suffered three punctures on his way to finishing 19th.

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■ TENNIS

Ness provides tennis upset

By Jonathan Leask

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Flynn Ness produced a big upset in the penultimate weekend of open grade interclub tennis at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Saturday.

The 14-year-old came back from a set down to hand seven-time Gala Cup champion Rhys Cromie a rare singles defeat.

Methven’s Ness lost the first 2-6 but fought back in the second to win 6-3 and take the match to a third set super tie break.

Ness was able to carry on his momentum to take a 10-8 win in the decider.

It made it a double dose of defeat for Cromie on the day after he and Phil Crozier lost their doubles rubber to Ness and Koji Kawamata 3-6, 4-6.

Dorie-Fairton, usually reliant on two wins from the racket of Cromie, still won the match outright on a countback, 7-6 on sets courtesy of Cromie’s set win in the loss to Flynn.

Aaron Reid and Dennis Taylor rescued the result, with a doubles win over Hamish Hood and John Eddington 6-0, 6-1, before both had wins in the singles, Reid over Hood 6-4, 6-4 and Taylor proving too good for Eddington 6-0, 6-1.

The match was the only completed Open A grade match as the other two fixtures had all four teams struggling to field four players - with several players at the South Island Secondary Schools’ Tournament in Timaru.

Interclub, both junior and open grades, concludes for the season next Saturday.

Adrienne Hodson set to serve in the Mixed Masters match on Saturday. Hodson’s Red team beat Gold 5-1.

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Wind upsets rowers The South Island Secondary Schools’ rowing regatta came to an early finish yesterday as the wind cancelled racing before it began. The Ashburton College crews had qualified for 10 A finals and 2 B finals, and were able to collect three medals from finals raced on Saturday. Fresh from her silver medal at the open nationals, Veronica Wall won gold in the under 16 single, winning by 29 seconds. The under 18 pair of Matt Beveridge and Matt Rae took bronze. The squad now sets their sights on the Maadi Cup national secondary school’s regatta at Lake Karapiro starting on March 23.

■ GOLF

Ko settles for second in Singapore

Shot-putters keen The New Zealand sporting public deserve to see more of shot put heavyweights Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill competing against each other and both athletes are open to the idea. Walsh edged Gill during the final day of the New Zealand Track and Field Championships in Wellington yesterday during one of the most enthralling duels of the event.

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Lydia Ko: Three birdies over the opening seven holes.

Inbee Park got one over New Zealand rival Lydia Ko with victory at the HSBC Women’s Champions on the LPGA Tour in Singapore.

World number one Ko and number two Park went toe-totoe in the final round with the South Korean clinching her first win of 2015 by two shots.

Both players fired final round two-under 70s with Ko finishing at 13-under for the tournament.

Ko recorded three birdies over the opening seven holes before three bogeys at 8, 12 and 13.

Two late birdies at the 15th and 18th were too late to steal a victory.

It is Ko’s fourth top ten finish this year.

Final round scores (par-72).

273: Park In-Bee (KOR) 66 69 68 70 275: Lydia Ko (NZ) 68 70 67 70 277: Stacy Lewis (USA) 69 69 67 72 278: Feng Shanshan (CHN) 70 71 68 69, Azahara Munoz (ESP) 70 67 70 71, Ryu So-Yeon (KOR) 70 69 69 70 279: Caroline Masson (GER) 71 68 72 68 280: Lee Il-Hee (KOR) 72 72 71 65, Kim Hyo-Joo (KOR) 70 74 69 67, Carlota Ciganda (ESP) 69 66 74 71, Anna Nordqvist (SWE) 69 - AAP

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■ ELLERSLIE

Trio adds to collection The lethal carnival combination of Murray Baker, Andrew Forsman and jockey Opie Bosson fired another winning Group One shot at Ellerslie on Saturday.

The Cambridge trainers and the champion jockey claimed the New Zealand Derby seven days ago with Mongolian Khan and doubled their tally for the meeting with the classy Dal Cielo in the Haunui Farm Diamond Stakes.

In between times, the trio also took major honours with Diademe in Wednesday’s Gr.3 Westbury Classic.

“We’ve had a great run and I’ve got to thank Murray and the team – when you get on these sorts of horses you’re always confident,” Bosson said.

Dal Cielo jumped to the head of the two-year-old queue with his latest victory, his second from four starts, and will get the chance to confirm himself as the country’s top youngster when he shoots for further Group One glory at Awapuni on March 28.

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Opie Bosson gets Dal Cielo home in the $200,000 Haunui Farm Diamond Stakes at Ellerslie on Saturday.

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“He’s a very good colt this guy,” Baker said.

“We’ll probably have a go at the Manawatu Sires’ Produce and he’s also nominated for the Sires at Randwick, but that’s a big step up again.”

Dal Cielo, beaten into third

in the Karaka Million from a horror gate, settled in a perfect one out and one back spot under Bosson and took control 100 metres from home to down Battle Time and Rocanto.

“We got the draw and a good run and got to the front

at the right time,” Bosson said.

“He came to the end of it the last bit and he’s only going to improve.”

Dal Cielo had overcome a setback in his lead up, hence the colt feeling the pinch at the finish.

“We thought he may have been a touch under done after a bit of a hiccup a few weeks ago, but his class told,” Baker said.

“It was a beautiful ride from Opie.”

Another central figure in the Dal Cielo success story is the Masterton bloodstock agent Bruce Perry.

With Little Avondale Stud’s Sam Williams, he played a leading role in securing the youngster’s sire Per Incanto and also oversees the thoroughbred interests of Lib Petagna, who races Dal Cielo with the Perrymanaged Homebush Syndicate.

“It’s a great result for Sam, the stallion and the team that owns the horse,” Perry said.

“It’s a massive boost for a first season sire with Rocanto running third as well.”- NZME

In brief Adore Me retired New Zealand’s champion racing mare Adore Me has been retired after suffering a career-ending injury in Friday night’s Auckland Trotting Cup. The Australasian record holder for a mile by a pacer, Adore Me suffered a fractured sesamoid bone when running a brave second, beaten a nose in the Cup at Alexandra Park. “The injury is in no way life threatening but the prognosis for her racing again wasn’t good after she was x-rayed yesterday,” said co-trainer Mark Purdon. Just seven days ago Adore Me set the record for the fastest mile by a pacer outside of North America when she clocked 1:47.7 in the Ladyship at Menangle.

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Big win for Stent Kiwi trotter Stent won Australasia’s richest race for squaregaiters the Great Southern Star at Melton, Victoria, on Saturday night. Run on the lines of Sweden’s Elitlopp, with two $50,000 heats and a $300,000 final on the same night, the Colin De Filippi-trained son of Dream Vacation was just too strong for Australasia’s top trotters in the final over 1720m. Outsider Vincennes, with visiting Canadian reinsman Jody Jamieson in the cart, finished powerfully for second ahead of Flying Isa, a former Kiwi.

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Egmont gallops Today at Hawera Raceway

Egmont RC Venue: Hawera Meeting Date: 09 Mar 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 1.25pm ECOLAB/MULCH & MOW HIGHWEIGHT RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 2100m 1 021x4 The Postie (6) 69.5..........................J Riddell 2 22637 Taipa Tiger (9) 69 ............................ T Harris 3 38150 The Beaut h (7) 69 ....................... M Mitchell 4 22410 Itsanobraina td (1) 68 ................... P Ormsby 5 70218 Ratmansky d (4) 68 6 02069 Mash (3) 66.5 ..................................M Cropp 7 60308 The Big Opal (8) 65.5.................N Quinn (3) 8 02330 Let’s (2) 65 ................................S Fannin (3) 9 78x0 Battle Creek (5) 65 ......................... C Perrett 2 1.55pm MOBBS CONTRACTING MAIDEN 3YO $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 77x Battlefield (8) 57.5 .........................M McNab 2 Expedite (2) 57.5...........................L Allpress 3 00x Lincoln Road (1) 57.5...................... K Myers 4 52492 Elegant Assassin (4) 55.5 .............. J Parkes 5 2. Whispering (6) 55.5...................... D Mo (a3) 6 Funny (7) 55.5.................................R Myers 7 It’s Magic h (5) 55.5................. D Turner (a1) 8 97. Puzzlente (3) 55.5 ...................B Hutton (a2) 3 2.31pm INGHAM FEEDS & NUTRITION MAIDEN

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3YO $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 57453 Douro b (3) 57.5 ..............................S Collett 2 06743 Macklemore (4) 57.5 ...................... J Parkes 3 5. Londonderry Air (2) 57.5 ..................S Doyle 4 3438 Effectav (1) 55.5 ..............................R Myers 5 88420 Petty Thief (5) 55.5 ........................L Allpress 6 68450 Avatrix (6) 55.5 ............................ R Hannam 7 7. Craftychard (7) 55.5 ............ R Hutchings (a) 4 3.07pm DENNIS BROWN TRANSPORT MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 90x27 Stunt Man (8) 58.5 .............. R Hutchings (a) 2 67x4. Shankly (1) 58.5 ..............................J Riddell 3 0467x Nitro Ted h (5) 58.5 ................. D Turner (a1) 4 06642 Wheeler Fortune (9) 58 .................. J Parkes 5 86 Master Patrick h (7) 58 ..................L Allpress 6 0x Ours (2) 58 ...................................... K Myers 7 5649 Empire Lass (10) 56.5................. R Hannam 8 0x756 Judi Anne (6) 56.5....................J Shackleton Rory Hutchings is down to ride Saber 9 Sarzana (4) 56.5 ...........................D Bradley 10 5442 True Secret b (3) 56 ........................R Myers in the Moller Johnson Maiden at the 11 57. Biddie Walker (11) 56 .........................M Hills Egmont meeting today.

5 3.43pm MOLLER JOHNSON LTD MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 3 Nisaean (6) 58.5 .....................B Hutton (a2) 1 0x4 Dan Cugat (5) 58.5 ..........................K Smith 4 You’ll Do Me (4) 58.5 .................... D Mo (a3) 2 Silver Court (7) 58.5 ................ D Turner (a1) 5 8x243 Saber (11) 58 ...................... R Hutchings (a)

6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

05975 Phoenix Tycoon 57.5 .................... Scratched 74242 Waitino Biscuit (7) 57.5 .................D Bradley 4x064 Cullister (9) 57..................................K Smith 55434 Moi Oh Ma (8) 57 ............................R Myers 02148 Runway d (1) 57 ............................. J Parkes 26580 Highland Rose m (2) 56.5 ..................M Hills 35535 Myminkcoat 56 ............................. Scratched 03837 Outoftime th (6) 55.5 ....................... K Myers 34222 Covered ‘N Bay (5) 54 .............B Hutton (a2)

Blinkers on : Shankly, Nitro Ted, Wheeler Fortune, Biddie Walker (R4), Runway (R7) Blinkers off : Battlefield (R2), Written Command (R6) Winkers on : Battle Creek (R1), Castup (R5), Manu (R6) Winkers off : Shankly, Nitro Ted (R4), Love Me Moore

(R7) Pacifiers on : Written Command (R6) Pacifiers off : Alicorn (R5)

SELECTIONS Race 1: The Postie, The Beaut, Itsanobraina, Ratmansky Race 2: Whispering, Battlefield, Puzzlente, It’s Magic Race 3: Craftychard, Macklemore, Effectav, Petty Thief Race 4: Wheeler Fortune, Stunt Man, Biddie Walker Race 5: Silver Court, Chela Choi, You’ll Do Me, Alicorn Race 6: Steel Rose, Eternity, Austin Road, Willing Spirit Race 7: Angelica Rox, Outoftime, Cullister, Moi Oh Ma

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 3 2.40pm TURAKINA PETS C1 C1, 375m

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6 6 Castup (10) 58 ................................ K Myers 7 6440x Chela Choi (2) 56.5 ...........R Goldsbury (a3) 8 069x Alicorn (1) 56.5............................... J Parkes 9 0x Lady Of Leid (9) 56.5 .................. R Hannam 10 Funny (3) 56....................................R Myers 11 0x Good Grace (8) 56 6 4.19pm ELTHAM VET SERVICES RATING 75 1200 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 74828 Manu td (3) 60.........................B Hutton (a2) 2 25x11 Twoznotenough (4) 59.5 .............. D Mo (a3) 3 35783 Written Command d (6) 56.5..............M Hills 4 41340 Austin Road tdmh (1) 56 .................R Myers 5 03287 Eternity d (7) 55.5 ....................... R Hannam 6 81814 Agostini d (8) 54 .............................. K Myers 7 28x79 Steel Rose d (5) 54 .................... J Parkes 8 1x0x6 Willing Spirit d (2) 54 .....................D Bradley 9 50318 Bella’s Delight dm (9) 54 ...............L Allpress 7 4.55pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE RATING 65 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1600m 1 57250 Love Me Moore (11) 59 ....... R Hutchings (a) 2 x0302 Skychi (3) 59 ....................................S Doyle 3 31810 Acquisto d (4) 58.5 ........................L Allpress 4 02172 Angelica Rox (10) 58............... D Turner (a1) 5 x9021 Prioritise 58 .................................. Scratched

1 12112 Unlikely Attack 21.79 D &...........J MacAuley 2 73813 Grand Allegro nwtd ..........................L Ahern 3 27552 Cawbourne Midget nwtd ..............M Roberts 4 22121 Spring Major 22.14......................A Turnwald 5 14547 Lagoon Mac 22.30 .......................M Roberts 6 36243 Here Without You 21.72.............. B Johnston 7 62213 Runs For Gas nwtd .................. S Gommans 8 41154 Wheelie Chillie 21.66 ..................A Turnwald 9 78585 Bigtime Dasher nwtd ........................L Ahern 10 88851 Super Zip Zip 21.77 ....................A Turnwald 9 4.28pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY LTD. C2, 457m 1 81114 Sweet As Bro nwtd...........................L Ahern 2 23228 Backyard Bully 25.84 ................. G Hodgson 3 77631 Golfing Buddy 26.67 .................. B Johnston 4 11572 Arcane Rampage 26.29 ...............M Roberts 5 65543 Boris 26.17 ................................. B Johnston 6 85164 Paddy Baxter 26.55...................J McInerney 7 45412 Cosmic Scramble 26.10 ..............B Hodgson 8 86127 Botany Liz nwtd.........................J McInerney 9 14847 Opawa Jean 26.45 .................. T McCracken 10 76636 Opawa Jay nwtd ............................... A Clark 10 4.45pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C4 C4, 375m 1 62217 Tongariro 21.92 G & ........................ J Clarke 2 61368 Barry’s Way 21.38 ............................R Waite 3 38156 Fastback King 21.85 ............... D T Poutama 4 82212 Homebush Ramona 21.87 ........J McInerney 5 15222 Another Jewel 21.92 .................J McInerney 6 23223 Ngauruhoe 22.37 G & ..................... J Clarke 7 33523 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson

8 12343 Mighty Magic 21.75 ..........................L Ahern 9 36721 Weepu 22.46 ....................................L Ahern 10 x6563 Boston Strike 21.76.....................A Turnwald 11 5.06pm CREATIVE CATERING, AWAPUNI C5, 375m 1 51571 What’s Up Gee 21.46 .......................L Ahern 2 47515 Allegro Master 21.43 ........................L Ahern 3 24122 Elle Packer 21.24 .............................L Ahern 4 21115 Cawbourne Matty 21.63 ...............M Roberts 5 17451 Individual Lily 21.40 .........................L Ahern 6 88311 Freedom Flyer 21.44 K & ..................Phillips 7 25232 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 G & ............Denby 8 13336 Big Boy Deno 21.59 .....................M Roberts 9 34481 Call Me Ralph 21.34 G & ................ J Clarke 10 73266 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 12 5.23pm MANAWATU HARNESS RACING CLUB C4/5 C4/5, 457m 1 64142 Curious Life 26.11 ...........................M Olden 2 72615 Cawbourne Steve nwtd ................M Roberts 3 28232 Ritza Danny 26.10 ...........................L Ahern 4 37821 Cawbourne Brick 26.05................M Roberts 5 75337 Manyana Groper nwtd.................A Turnwald 6 51247 Homebush Ginger 26.43 ...........J McInerney 7 21171 Graduation 25.80 .............................L Ahern 8 22511 Tifino 25.91 ......................................L Ahern 9 52135 Zipping Joe nwtd .........................A Turnwald 10 15555 Speed Legend 25.71...................B Hodgson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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‘Nix still in the mix

By Daniel RichaRDson The Wellington Phoenix are firmly in with a chance of claiming their first A-League title this season.

With seven rounds to go in the regular season, the only Kiwi franchise in the competition are sitting near the pointy end of the table and have just beaten two of the top five sides in their past two outings.

Fresh off their historic 3-2 win over the Victory in Melbourne last Sunday, the Phoenix disposed of Adelaide United 2-0 in Lower Hutt on Saturday night.

There were dark clouds and spots of rain but the hearty faithful who turned out at the Hutt Recreation Ground were treated to some late delight by the Phoenix.

Goals to Joel Griffiths and Nathan Burns during the final 11 minutes turned a game that was heading towards a stalemate in to an important win for the Phoenix.

Five sides - Wellington, Perth, Sydney FC, Melbourne Victory and Adelaide - have broken clear at the top of the A-League and their positions in the standings will fluctuate during the remainder of the season.

But importantly for the Phoenix, they’re still in the hunt and the win over Adelaide showed they would be a force in the playoffs.

“It wasn’t the best performance but it’s the type of performance where you’ve really got to grind out a result,” Phoenix coach Ernie Merrick said.

Ernie Merrick: ‘The type of performance where you’ve really got to grind out a result’.

“It’s not always about beautiful football.”

There was beautiful football in patches, particularly in the dying stages after they’d run Adelaide ragged, but for most of the first half both sides cancelled each other out.

The defence was resolute at both ends with the respective goalkeepers rarely tested.

With game-time winding down, Griffiths, who was brought to the club for the rest of the season after leaving Newcastle recently, got on the end of a Louis Fenton pass to score.

“That’s exactly what he does,” Merrick said.

“He’s very competitive.

“He doesn’t take anything from the opposition defences.

“He rarely gives the ball away and when the ball’s in the box he’s in there and that’s why he’s got a tremendous goal-scoring reputation.”

From there it was left to Burns to seal the result in the 82nd minute as he headed home his 12th goal of the season thanks to an accurate free kick from the impressive Roly Bonevacia who was one of Wellington’s best.

Merrick will have a selection conundrum on his hands when they travel to Perth to meet the Glory next weekend with defender Manny Muscat set to return from suspension.

Fullbacks Michael Boxall and Fenton were solid, but Boxall was nursing a calf complaint and he may make way for Muscat with Fenton reverting to right back after playing on the left against Adelaide.

Wellington’s trip to Perth begins a tricky run in to the postseason for the Phoenix who still need to play the Victory again and Sydney FC twice in their final seven matches.

Merrick insists that his only concern is that his side finish inside the top six to secure their spot in the playoffs, but a toptwo finish will privately be the aim to book home the advantage for most of the knockout stages.

Based on Saturday night’s evidence, they’re on the right track.

Wellington Phoenix 2 (Joel Griffiths 79, Nathan Burns 82) Adelaide United 0 Halftime: 0-0.

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been bitten by some of the invading supporters, while West Brom manager Tony Pulis described the scenes as “disgraceful”.

But Villa manager Sherwood said: “I don’t think it’s scary. It probably is for a West Brom player.

“Emotions are running very high after two wins and it’s been a huge week for the football club.”

Giant-killers Bradford City had earlier been taken to a replay

by Reading.

Liverpool hosted Blackburn Rovers overnight and holders Arsenal travel to Manchester United in the tie of the round tonight.

Third-tier Bradford’s extraordinary progress through the competition was suspended at the quarter-final stage after they were held to a 0-0 draw by Championship side Reading.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) You get to choose whether to have a pity party or to exorcise some old ghosts. You can’t change the past so don’t let it haunt you.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Sometimes the best moments are those when we get to enjoy just how good it feels to practice random acts of kindness or to put others first.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) You’re starting to get a sense of what’s possible and now there’s a chance to confront the things that might be holding you back.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Time out to embrace a sense of adventure and stay in the moment could be just what you need, especially if life has been a little too serious.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) There is a chance today to run things through financial reality checks, either using something as a learning experience or letting it go.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) You can’t heal if you can’t feel, the more you’re able to feel without over reacting, the more cathartic today’s relationship forces will be.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) While the Moon’s monthly visit to your sign might push some buttons, it comes with a chance to give heart and emotional responses a voice.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) All of us walk around with a wounded heart or at least wounds, with a chance today to celebrate the gifts and wisdom that result.

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PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) You’ve reached a point in your birthday month where you get to choose to carry baggage of the past into the future or leave it behind.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Whanau Living There is a Moroccan dinner-party expert in the kitchen; Maihi has a designer touch for the home; Eru builds a simple vegetable bed; Beez shares stretching secrets.

10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 Featuring Nicki Minaj and Channing Tatum. 0 11:30 Coach Trip PGR 3 0 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Come Dine With Me Couples 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

TV TWO

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TV THREE 6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 Rachael Ray Author Beth Stern tells Rachael the story of cat friend named Yoda.

11:30 ’Til Death PGR 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm The Bold And The Beautiful PGR 1:30 Dr Phil AO 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey 3:25 Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals 30 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:25 Million Dollar Minute 4:55 The Block – Fans v Favourites 6pm 3 News

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Our First Home Tension is growing in the Wardlaw family, but at least their renovation is progressing; the Schreuders and Gourleys face setbacks; the Gourleys face extra pressure. 0 8:30 Stalker AO 0 9:25 Forever AO 0 10:25 One News Tonight 0 10:55 Criminal Minds AO 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:20 Back At The Barnyard 3 0 7:50 Rated A For Awesome 3 0 8:15 Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 8:40 Dinosaur Train 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:30 Judge Rinder 2:35 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Numb Chucks 0 4pm Shake It Up 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The New Adventures Of Old Christine 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle 0 8pm Cougar Town PGR J 0 8:30 The Mysteries Of Laura AO Laura and the team must determine whether a religious motive was at play after a couple are murdered; the search begins for a replacement nanny for the boys. 0 9:30 The Walking Dead AO 0 10:30 20/20 0

11:55 The Mentalist AO 3 The CBI team investigates the murder of a real-estate agent with former gang ties; Jane searches for leads on his new connection to Red John. 0 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:30 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm Super Fun Night PGR 3 0 11:30 Samantha Who? PGR 3 0 Midnight Miss Guided PGR (Starting Today) 3 12:30 Shameless AO 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Scandal AO 3 0 3:30 Army Wives PGR 3 0 4:15 Zeke And Luther 3 0 4:40 The 4:30 Show 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 Pressure mounts on Jax as he is pulled in different directions. 0 12:10 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The View From River Cottage 7am Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 7:30 Salvage Hunters 8:30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 9:30 Rachel Allen’s Easy Meals 10am Get Growing 10:30 The View From River Cottage 11am Nigel Slater’s Simple Suppers 11:30 Luke Nguyen’s France Noon Coast 1pm Salvage Hunters 2pm Gourmet Farmer Afloat 3pm Barter Kings 3:30 Catch And Cook – US 4pm The Flying Winemaker 4:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 5pm House Wreck Rescue 6pm Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Beverly Hills Pawn 7:30 Explore 8:30 Empire The story of the British Empire, tracing not only the rise and fall of the empire but also the complex effects of the empire on the modern world.

9:45 Travel Wild 10:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 11:10 House Wreck Rescue

TUESDAY

Midnight Lonely Planet – 1000 Ultimate Experiences 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Catch And Cook – US 1:30 Barter Kings 2am The Flying Winemaker 2:30 Rachel Allen’s Everyday Kitchen 3am Buying Alaska 3:30 Auction Room 4am Explore 5am Empire

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The X Factor New Zealand Taken to an exotic location, the contestants perform in front of their mentor and their celebrity guest judge.

8:30 The Blacklist AO 0 9:30 State Of Affairs AO 0 10:30 3 News

FOUR

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyblade – Shogun Steel 3 7:55 Danny Phantom 8:20 Chuggington 3 0 8:30 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 8:40 Peppa Pig 3 8:50 Bob The Builder 3 9am Thomas And Friends 3 9:10 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 9:25 The Moe Show 3 0 9:35 Julius Jr 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:35 Punk’d PGR 5pm Life’s Funniest Moments 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 8:30 Community PGR Jeff, Shirley, and Professor Hickey find hidden textbooks, and decide how to monetise their discovery.

9pm How I Met Your Mother PGR 3 9:30 Raising Hope PGR 3 (Part 1) 10pm Raising Hope PGR 3 (Part 2) 10:30 The Chicago Code AO 3

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 7am Deal Or No Deal 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 12:50 The Test PGR 3 1:45 The Manor Reborn 3 Fivehundred-year-old Avebury Manor in Wiltshire is reinvented by a team of keen historians and experts, while reflecting on Britain’s story across five centuries.

2:55 Jamie At Home 3 3:25 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:25 Cricket – ICC World Cup (Highlights) Black Caps v Afghanistan.

5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3

11:25 Entertainment Tonight 11:50 Infomercials

11pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A celebrity chat show.

Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2am Home Shopping

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 The team has a motoring shootout against the Germans; James drives some oddball cars from Japanese motoring-misfit Mitsuoka; Hammond samples the world’s ugliest supercar.

8:30 60 Minutes 9:30 F Prime Rocks – The History Of The Eagles AO 3 (Part 2)

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 2 7:30 Kia Mau (Starting Today) 3 Kaharau Keogh and Moana-Roa Callaghan host a haka show for children, featuring young performers and their schools. 8am Iwi Anthems 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am It’s In The Bag 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Korero Mai 3 2 3pm Kai Time On

THE BOX 6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:40 Modern Family PGL 8:05 The Amazing Race PG 8:55 CSI MV 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 CSI – New York MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV 12:15 CSI – Miami MV 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 CSI MV 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 The Amazing Race PG 4pm Modern Family PGL 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PGL 7:30 CSI – New York MV 8:30 RBT MC 9pm Fire Scene Investigation M 9:30 CSI MV 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV

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6am Football – A-League (Highlights) Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United. 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Warriors. 7am Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 7:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) 8am L Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series Kobalt Tools 400. 11:30 Small Blacks TV 11:45 Random Rugby TV Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Motorsport – WRC Mexico (Highlights) 1:30 Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) 2pm Rugby League – NRL (Replay) 4pm Small Blacks TV 4:15 Random Rugby TV 4:30 Rugby – Secondary Schools Tens (Replay) 6:30 College Netball (Replay) 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Championship Magic v Swifts. From ASB Stadium in Tauranga.

9:15 Netball Zone 10pm Boxing – Super 8 Preview

11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Midnight Football League Show 12:30 Football – A-League Highlights Show 1am Motorsport – Nascar Sprint Cup Series (Highlights) 2am L Cycling – Paris-Nice 4:05 Fox Sports News 4:35 Netball – ANZ Championship (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2 The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm N Team Umizoomi 4:30 N Penguins Of Madagascar 5pm N Pukana 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm Get Your Fish On PGR 3 8:30 N Native Affairs 9:30 The First World War AO 10:30 Iti Pounamu AO 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Magic Of Science PG Disused Institution. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Undercover and Out of Time.

8:30 MythBusters PG Banana Slip, Double Dip. 9:30 Sharkzilla PG 10:30 American River Renegades PG Down and Dirty. 11:30 Dead Of Night M 12:30 Crimes That Shook The World M 1:30 Deadly Sins M 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Alone in Alaska. 3:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Under the Ice. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG Swimming in Syrup. 6:30 Railroad Alaska PG Ice Hell. 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned Again M Greatest Tricksters. 10:30 The Unexplained Files M 11:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M

TUESDAY

Midnight Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 12:30 Stalked 12:30 The Amazing Race PG 1:20 Modern Family PGL 1:45 Law – Someone’s Watching M 1:30 Poisoned Passions And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV M 2:30 Magic Of Science 3:25 RBT MC 3:50 Fire Scene PG 3am Deadliest Catch Investigation M 4:15 CSI MV PG 4am Dangerous Flights M 5:05 Duck Commander ML 5:35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5am Dirty Jobs PG

The Middle

7:30pm on TV2

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:55 The Grand Budapest Hotel MVLS 2014 Comedy Drama.

Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton.

9:35 Kick-Ass 2 16VLS 2013 Action.

Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Chloe Moretz.

11:15 The Making Of Fast And Furious 6 PG 11:30 Side Effects MVLS 2013 Thriller.

Rooney Mara, Channing Tatum.

1:15 Iron Man 3 MV 2013 Action.

Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow.

3:25 Transcendence MV 2014 Sci-fi.

Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany. 5:25 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan. 7pm Getaway MV 2013 Action. Ethan Hawke, Selena Gomez.

8:30 You’re Next 18VL 2011 Horror.

Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci.

10:10 Delivery Man ML 2013 Comedy. Vince Vaughn. 11:55 The Bag Man 18VLS 2014 Thriller.

Robert De Niro, John Cusack.

TUESDAY

1:45 Conduct Unbecoming PGLS 2011 Drama. Corey Sevier, Bridget Wareham. 3:35 A Beginner’s Guide To Endings MLS 2012 Comedy. Harvey Keitel, Scott Caan. 5:05 You’re Next 18VL 2011 Horror.

Best of Top Gear 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

8:50 Philadelphia PGC 1993 Drama.

Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Antonio Banderas. 10:55 Yours, Mine And Ours PGL 2005 Comedy.

Dennis Quaid, Rene Russo, Jerry O’Connell. 12:25 The International 16VL 2009 Crime.

Clive Owen, Naomi Watts. 2:25 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 4:05 The Face Is Familiar PG 2009 Documentary.

5pm Road Trip 16LSC 2000 Adventure Comedy. Breckin Meyer, Rachel Blanchard. 6:35 The Hours MC 2002 Drama. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman.

8:30 Fool’s Gold MV 2007 Adventure. 10:25 The Fast And The Furious – Tokyo Drift MVL 2006 Action. TUESDAY 12:10 The Importance Of Being Earnest 2002 Romantic Comedy.

1:45 The Face Is Familiar PG 2009 Documentary. 2:40 Road Trip 16LSC 2000 Adventure Comedy.

4:15 Fool’s Gold MV 2007 Adventure.

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9Mar15

6am The Fishing Show 7am Rugby Nation 7:59 L Darts – UK Open Day Three, Session Two. 12:30 Motorsport – Nascar Xfinity (Highlights) Boyd Gaming 300.

1:30 Cycling – Paris-Nice (Highlights) Prologue.

2pm Basketball – NBL (Highlights) Finals – Taipans v Breakers.

2:30 Motorsport – World Rally Championship (Highlights) Mexico – Day Three.

3pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Warriors.

3:30 The After Match 4pm Golf – World Championship (Highlights) Cadillac Championship – Round Four.

4:30 Golf Central 5:30 Squash – PSA World Tour (Highlights) Windy City Open.

6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Knights v Warriors. From Hunter Stadium in Newcastle.

8:30 L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Storm. From the Jubilee Oval in Carlton, New South Wales.

11pm Monday Night With Matty Johns

TUESDAY

Midnight Netball – ANZ Championship (Highlights) Magic v Swifts.

12:30 Netball Zone 1am Rugby League – NRL (Highlights) Dragons v Storm.

1:30 Golf – World Championship (Highlights) Cadillac Championship – Round Four. 2am The Crowd Goes Wild 2:30 Boxing – Super 8 Preview 3:30 Netball Zone 4am Rugby League – NRL (Replay) Dragons v Storm.

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Champions again NZH PHOTO

The New Zealand Breakers yesterday added the latest chapter to a glittering legacy in the building where it all began.

But, boy, did they have to fight for it.

Ekene Ibekwe, in his first season with the club, drained a buzzer-beating jumper to break a tie in game two of the grand final series against Cairns and send the North Shore Events Centre in raptures.

Having survived what became the most serious test they have faced in this post-season, the Breakers sealed a sweep in the Australian NBL grand final and clinched a fourth championship in five season.

Though this was just the sec-

ond game of the series, a rabid crowd and a tenacious opposition ensured the occasion was just as tense as any game three.

The pressure was palpable as the Breakers prepared to inbound the ball with 1.2 second on the clock, with Cedric Jackson finding Ibekwe who turned around and released in one motion to spark wild celebration.

It was an appropriate venue for the Breakers to become just the fourth club to win four ANBL titles. The last playoff game they hosted at their spiritual home saw them cutting down the nets against Cairns to earn a maiden championship.

Four years later and little has changed - except for the size

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of the club’s trophy cabinet.

There was no doubting the experience the Breakers have amassed in the last five years helped them cope with a Cairns side that refused to go down quietly.

Mika Vukona, the Breakers’ most battle-hardened veteran, kept his side in front in the final 20 seconds by draining a couple of clutch free throws.

Tom Abercrombie, playing on his hometown court, led all scorers with 19 points, while Cedric Jackson had 14 in the first half to set the tone.

Jackson’s fast start left Cairns needing to recover from what, in the last fortnight, has become a customary opening on-

slaught from the newly-crowned champs.

Every basket was being greeted with ear-splitting applause and, making half their shots from the floor, the Breakers led by seven heading to the second period.

Cairns were almost as accurate, though, pulling within a point in the second and slightly edging the period to pull within five at the major break.

Cedric Jackson certainly appeared up for the occasion in the opening half, showcasing some scintillating moves while driving to the hoop and leading all scorers with 14. But, with Jackson going quiet, it was the Taipans’ key men who helped

their side back into the game.

The Breakers trailed by a point with 10 minutes to play and, with Shaun Bruce nailing a dagger triple, the visitors soon led by five.

But Abercrombie’s huge triple brought the Breakers back within two and that’s where the margin remained heading into the final 60 seconds.

Vukona fought hard for second-chance points to lock it up and then put his side in front from the free-throw line, only to watch Scottie Wilbekin level the game.

Enter Ibekwe.

Breakers 83 (Abercrombie 19, Jackson 15, Ibekwe 14) Taipans 81 (Tragardh 17, Gliddon 16, Craig 16). HT: 44-39 - NZME

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