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A splash of colour More than 600 Ashburtonians yesterday took part in the second annual CanInspire Colour Run at Lake Hood.

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Theft of gear devastates team

BY KATIE TODD

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Members of Christchurch’s Tu Meke dragon boating team went from the ecstatic high of winning nationals to the devastating low of discovering their belongings ransacked and stolen on Saturday night.

The team were staying at the Allenton Scout Hall on Melrose Road while competing in the Dragon Boating Nationals at Lake Hood. They returned from the prizegiving ceremony to find a huge amount of their property broken, stolen, used and rifled through by burglars.

Around $1000 in fundraising money, two UE Boom speakers, jewellery, pre-

scription glasses, medals, specially donated caps and an assortment of skincare was taken. Girls’ bags were rifled through, one team member’s prescription glasses were broken and a bottle of wine was drunk.

“It just blew our success right out of the water,” said club president Peter Mitchell. “We were the last ones to leave the prizegiving at Hotel Ashburton. The final vanload came in around 12.30[am] and everybody just starts going ‘what the hell’”.

Before the discovery, the team had enjoyed an immensely successful Friday and Saturday on the water. Their premier mixed team won across all three di-

visions – 200m, 500m and 2000m – and it was the first time they had ever won at nationals.

“But once we came back from prize giving, everyone was pretty distressed,” said Mitchell.

Boot prints indicate that thieves entered the Allenton Scout Hall through the bathroom window. A group of three girls who left prizegiving early saw silhouettes in the scout hall’s kitchen window, but thought little of it, presuming they were affiliates of the scout club.

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■ MG NATIONAL RALLY

Sports cars roll into Methven

By Katie todd

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The carpark of the Methven Brinkley Resort played host to a timewarp of 20 iconic sports cars from the 1940s to the 2000s on Saturday night.

An Auckland convoy group en route to the biennial MG Nationally Rally chose Methven as their final overnight stop before the rally kicked off yesterday in Timaru.

Convoy leader Peter Crawford said the group’s oldest car was “a beaut from 1948” which has toured the world.

Several others hailed from the 1960s and some the early 2000s.

The group were looking forward to meeting dozens of other MG owners from around New Zealand and taking part in a range of activities around Timaru over the next four days.

The MG National Rally will include competitive events, a scenic trail and a display, and is also timed to lead into Warbirds over Wanaka next weekend.

A rainbow of sports cars were on show under a real rainbow on Sunday morning in Methven.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

District on cue for revaluation

By Sue NewmaN

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The revaluation of properties around the Ashburton District is about to begin.

Every three years properties are required to be revalued on the Ashburton District Council’s behalf and this will be carried out by Quotable Value. Revaluations are undertaken as at July 1 and will become effective for rating purposed from July 1, 2019.

Property owners will be notified of their new valuations in September and will have an opportunity to object until the end of October.

Both land and improvements are valued and in some cases this will be carried out as a desktop exercise while in others a physical street side valuation will be undertaken, council finance manager Sandy Hogg said.

Currently the district has a total value of $16 billion and in the 2015

revaluation properties rose in value between five and 25 per cent.

One area that could see significant change in valuations was irrigation schemes, Hogg said.

For the 2015 valuation a transitional revaluation method was used on irrigation schemes utility asset properties but not on the farm land properties.

This year the complete methodology will be used.

Previously the value of water

permits and water rights were required to be excluded in establishing the net sale price.

Farm values are now required to incorporate the water supply within the command or catchment area, therefore reflecting higher farm values and a lower scheme value.

Where the water is being taken and applied to the land valuers are required to value the land as irrigated land in-line with market

sales at the time of the revaluation.

“This could mean some property owners may see some sharp lifts in valuations,” Hogg said.

Irrigation shares are deemed to form part of the rating value so should be included in establishing the net sale price.

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Committed to a safer community

BY SUE NEWMAN

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Safer Ashburton has made a significant step in strengthening the district’s commitment to becoming a safer community by becoming an accredited member of the Safe Communities network.

Kevin Presenter Laurie Gabites was in town yesterday talking with Safer Ashburton staff, district councillors and mayor Donna Favel, as well as representatives of several community groups, about injury and crime prevention and said that Ashburton was already well down the track to accreditation with the work that was being done through Safer Ashburton.

“Ashburton has already been working in a collaborative way so it’s not a case of throwing out the baby with the bath water. It’s about enhancing what’s already happening here,” he said.

Safer Ashburton has six criteria that need to be meet for accreditation using a model that has World Health Organisation approval.

“It’s about looking at what they’re doing and putting it into a frame that meets the criteria.

It’s not about creating something new.”

Creating a safer community was a whole of community undertaking, Gabites said.

As part of the Safe Communities network Ashburton would be able to tailor its support network to meet its community’s needs at the same time as it was able to draw on the experience and ideas of other communities,

he said. “The key is to have your local authority on side. They don’t need to own it but they need to be part of it. The police need to be part of it too. Evidence shows that by working collectively you will be able to reduce violence and inClifford jury.”

Safer Ashburton manager Kevin Clifford says he is committed to achieving accreditation.

“This is about getting people working together better, doing what we already do an doing it better, but not necessarily reinventing the wheel.”

Clifford said he was committed to achieving a Safe Communities accreditation for Ashburton but doing this would mean a co-ordinator would be needed who was solely focused on this rather than adding it to an existing staff member’s work, he said.

Mayor Donna Favel has given Safer Ashburton her support as it works towards achieving Safe Communities accreditation.

At a recent Local Government rural provincial meeting there was an indication the Labour government was looking to reintroduce the four wellbeing strategies (economic, environmental, cultural and social) for local authorities, she said.

“If that changes then it will fit in well with council being in the space of social wellbeing.”

Favel said she had campaigned on the slogan ‘together we succeed’ and in no way was this more clearly demonstrated than in community safety.

Not your regular Lake Hood occupant: a Land Rover takes a swim on Saturday amid 70th anniversary celebrations for the vehicle.

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■ LAND ROVER ANNIVERSARY

Feast of Land Rovers in Mid Canty

BY KATIE TODD

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More than 160 Land Rovers have descended on the “playground” of Mid Canterbury to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the vehicle.

The Canterbury Land Rover Owners’ Club has organised four days of four wheel drive fun including a floating attempt at Lake Hood on Saturday followed by a navigation rally across the plains and a display day under the sun yesterday at the Methven A&P showgrounds.

Yesterday’s display was “one of the biggest displays ever seen” by organiser Selwyn Heatley from the Canterbury Land Rover Own-

ers’ Club. He said at least 15 military Land Rovers, a “jet engine” Land Rover, some 1950’s Series One Land Rovers and a large local contingent were among those on show.

Around seven of the Land Rovers were also partaking in demonstrations like winching, driving on severe angles, tying ropes, balancing on poles and competing in a tug of war.

“It’s pretty full on – I’m rather excited and a bit nervous about it all,” Heatley said.

Entry was gold coin donation, and all proceeds from the display will go to Methven House Rest Home.

On Saturday, one large Land Rover and one scaled-down children’s Land Rover were seen bobbing in Lake Hood after being successfully wrapped in tarpaulins, fitted with outboard motors and floated.

Heatley said it was the first time the children’s Land Rover had been put in the water, and it was pleasing to see that it successfully floated.

Tomorrow, Heatley said the club are planning to head up into the hills, visiting Mt Hutt and Lake Coleridge.

On Tuesday they will head to a Mid Canterbury station and partake in a homestead run.

Theft of gear devastates team From P1 Mitchell said the girls also recalled seeing a couple of extra vehicles in the carpark, including a twin cab ute belonging to “two 20-something, average build boys with dark hair”.

However, the sighting occurred at 9.30 or 10pm – hours before

anyone realised the property had been stolen, he said.

The incident had been reported to police, and the team were liaising with the Allenton Scout Hall to check none of the scout’s property was damaged or taken.

They were also asking the public to come forward if they had seen anything suspicious in the area

between 7.45pm and 12.30am on Saturday night, or had any other information. Mitchell said the loss of the fundraising money was particularly hard.

It costs the team around $60,000 to compete at a location like Lake Karapiro, and being non-profit and “not really high profile”, every dollar counts, he said.

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■ CANINSPIRE COLOUR RUN

All the colours of the rainbow

BY KATIE TODD

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The sight of more than 600 rainbow-doused Ashburtonians yesterday morning heralded huge success for organisers of the second annual CanInspire Colour Run. Held at Lake Hood under clear skies, the event saw white-clothed participants tackling a five kilometre track and being showered in different colours as they went.

The event was open to those of all ages and fitness levels with three “waves” off the start line – fast runners, followed by joggers and finally walkers.

CanInspire Co-ordinator Louise Duke said it was a fabulous event, aided by hordes of sponsors, volunteers and a surge in ticket sales in the final few days prior.

“It was great for families and we had lots of families who took part altogether … the kids would run ahead and then throw colours at their parents as they came through the finish line a bit later,” Duke said.

“Those families are probably what we enjoy seeing most as organisers.”

Many other runners and walkers took the opportunity to dress up and sport rainbow wigs, tutus and costumes along the racetrack.

Though participant numbers were slightly down on last year, feedback lauded an “amazing community day”. Spot prizes, free chocolate milk and food and drinks sales were waiting for participants as they crossed the finish line.

All proceeds from the event will go to CanInspire Charitable Trust, which offers jewel-

In brief Sister cities out Sister cities are out and international relations in as the Ashburton District Council moves to have a greater involvement in visits to the district by delegations from overseas. For many years the council has had a sister city sub committee but with some of its sister city relationships stalled, mayor Donna Favel suggested it was time to make a change and refocus on international relations.

This would mean the council would have a broad oversight of international visits from schools, service groups and potentially tour groups. It would allow a more formal approach to be taken to recording these visits. An international relations strategy is being developed.

Lotto results Nathan Bartlett was just one of 600 Ashburtonians who yesterday took part in the second annual CanInspire Colour Run. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 250318-RH-011 lery-making classes to local cancer patients and other individuals experiencing illness, trauma or personal loss.

Duke said the powder used to coat partici-

pants in colour was made of an environmentally friendly combination of food colouring and cornflour, which made for an easy wash down and clean up at Lake Hood afterwards.

Official Lotto results for draw number 1736 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 12, 15, 18, 21, 22, 37.

Bonus number: 32.

Powerball winning number: 5.

Strike: 15, 37, 22, 18.

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Spruce-up for elderly housing

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A cluster of houses, home to more than 100 of the district’s elderly, are in line for a spruce-up.

The Ashburton District Council owned properties have, for years, been self supporting with maintenance funded through rentals, but with those houses now aging the cost of keeping them in good condition is rising, council commercial manager Colin Windleborn said.

He made a pitch to the council’s finance and business support committee meeting for an extra $60,000 that would be used for additional repair work.

One property had been left in a poor condition after a tenant left and that would cost at least

$20,000 to bring up to lettable standard and another unit was also quite badly damaged, he said.

Windleborn said that over the coming months he would be looking at the council’s elderly housing stocks. Some, he said, had reached the end of their useful life and that meant any significant maintenance expenditure was not warranted.

While bonds were taken from tenants and there were ‘robust discussions’ with those causing damage to properties, there was still a significant shortfall between what was recoverable and the cost of repair work, he said.

The $60,000 needed will come from the elderly housing reserve account which has a current balance of $650,000.

Ed Sheeran concerts kick off Wet weather couldn’t dampen the spirits of the 47,000 fans who showed up to Ed Sheeran’s opening show in Auckland on Saturday night.

Big cheers erupted as the star took to the stage at Mt Smart Stadium for the first of three Auckland shows.

The British pop-star from Framlingham, Suffolk played a two-hour set with little of the theatrics that can typically fill the concert backdrop, as fans huddled in multi-coloured ponchos.

Earlier fans battled to reach the stadium in the southern Auckland suburb of Penrose, as at times atrocious weather and two crashes snarled up the Northern and Southern Motorways.

But that was soon forgotten as the 27-year-old singing sensation opened with Castle on the Hill and continued with the set list seen by most fans on his recent tour.

While the rain didn’t completely let up, it’s unlikely the star would have been fazed.

Speaking on Saturday, Sheeran said some of his best gigs have been in the rain.

Sheeran was welcomed to the stadium earlier in the day by a rousing powhiri, at his request,

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British pop superstar Ed Sheeran during his welcome to Mt Smart Stadium on Saturday.

PHOTO NZME and his first. Twenty-five people representing different iwi greeted the star ahead of the first of his six-show tour.

At the powhiri Sheeran presented a signed album to the group with a smile.

“Here’s this, I don’t know if you

want it or not,” he said.

All three Auckland shows are sold out, with over 140,000 people expected to flock to hear the troubadour strum and sing.

The tour finishes with three shows in Dunedin.

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■ NATIONAL TOUR

May date for Auckland trio

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

An accomplished Auckland trio brandishing brass-instruments, bold rhythms and a broad repertoire of sounds are set to make their debut on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre stage in May. Hopetoun Brown and Finn Scholes are on a nationwide album release tour – and Ashburton is due for a visit on May 4.

The group consists of hornheavy duo Tim Stewart and Nick Atkinson – founding members of Supergroove – and their longtime friend and Kiwi trumpet legend Finn Scholes.

After appearing before an ecstatic crowd at WOMAD festival earlier in March and entertaining TV3 audiences on 7 Days last Friday, they will kick off their tour from the North Island in midApril.

“We’ve driven through Ashburton on tours but never actually stopped there before, so we’re looking forward to it,” Atkinson said.

The group will be performing songs from across their Hopetoun Brown cannon, including from their brand new album Don’t Let Them Lock You Up. A self-proclaimed “unusual arrangement,” Atkinson said the band emphasises the horns as “the meat of the sound”.

He and Stewart are used to working apart from other instruments as a horn section band within a band in Supergroove.

Now, out on their own (under the name of both their streets in Ponsonby) and touring with the special touch of Scholes, they promise to deliver their unique sound in full force.

“I think it will actually be quite an intense concert.

“We don’t have drums or electric guitar . . . but we do have a tuba and two trumpets and a bass clarinet and percussion instruments, and Tim is also a strong singer and he often stops and claps,” he said.

“When Finn and Tim play together it makes a pretty damn cool sound . . . plus, although we don’t have a sampler or loop ped-

Hopetoun Brown trio (from left) Tim Stewart, Nick Atkinson and Finn Scholes will kick off a New Zealand-wide tour in April.

PHOTO SUPPLIED dler, the music often does sound like loops.”

At the heart of all the band’s songs, Atkinson said, is a “real love of rhythm”.

“We love rhythm. Rhythm really turns us on,” he laughed.

And while the band are often

boxed into the Blues genre, Atkinson said “it’s probably quite an inadequate description.”

“We play blues, but we also play some other stuff . . . we love a lot of music, we have a lot of inspirations,” he said.

Hopetoun Brown and the Ge-

nius of Finn Scholes will hit the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on May 4.

It will be held as an open hat night, where audiences pay what they think the show is worth.

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ARTS DIARY ■

March 26: Ashburton Society of Arts History evening at Short Street Studio.

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April 1: Exhibition space temporarily closed at Ashburton Art Gallery (until April 11).

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April 6: Paul Ubana Jones: NZ Tui Award Winner and Internationally Acclaimed Acoustic Solo Artist in concert with The Mid Canterbury Choir, 7.30pm at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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April 11: The Water Project exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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April 14: Ashburton Society of Arts oils workshop with Susie Millichamp at Short Street Studio (until April 15).

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April 14: Ashburton Musical Club Let the Music Begin at the Sinclair Centre, Park St from 7.30pm. Visitors welcome, $5 at the door including supper.

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April 15: Ashburton Society of Arts Autumn Show opens at the Short Street Studio (until May 13).

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April 19: Olive Copperbottom – Arts on Tour NZ at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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April 20 – 22: One Man, Two Guvnors at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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April 27: Foster & Alan Golden Years at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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May 4: Hopetoun Brown & the Genius of Finn Scholes at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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May 5: Ashburton Society of Arts acrylics and mixed media class with Galena Kim at Short Street Studio.

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May 18: Mamma Mia at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre (until May 26).

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June 6: The Ten Tenors at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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August 18: No Holds Bard at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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September 22: Adam McGrath & the Roaring Days at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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October 10: The Cat in the Hat

by Dr Seuss at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ DANCE AOTEAROA

Time to dust of those dancing shoes

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

It’s time to don your best dancing shoes and get your boogie on.

From April 21 to 29 dancers and dance lovers will be making movement right across the country to celebrate New Zealand Dance Week.

Established by Dance Aotearoa New Zealand (DANZ) in 2016, NZDW celebrates local dance talents and aims to get communities “moving and engaged in the diverse world of dance”.

Organised as an open-access platform, the event aims to raise the awareness of the art-form, grow dance audiences and highlight the positive benefits dance

has on community, physical health, mental well-being and the spirit.

Dance workshops, outdoor activities, dance film screenings and showcases all across the country are just the tip of the iceberg for the 2018 event.

Dance companies, choreographers, studios, schools, teachers, independent artists and recreational practitioners have participated in previous years, demonstrating their passion for the world to see.

“NZDW is an exciting platform that anyone can participate in and help promote,” DANZ Chief Executive Anton Carter said.

“Dance is a powerful force that

moves, inspires and transforms lives. From contemporary, to ballet, to swing, to hip hop, to Latin, to siva, to haka, the list goes on.

“We want to encourage people to find a way to join the celebrations in 2018 and be a part of the growing movement in elevating the wonders of dance in Aotearoa to the world.”

DANZ will be hosting the official NZDW launch just up the road in Christchurch on April 21.

For more information about NZDW, to check out the event calendar or to get involved, visit danz.org.nz/ new+zealand+dance+week?src =nav

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Tabitha White, Kate Taylor and Georgie Prouting.

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Darcy McCully, 11, Scarlett Hanrahan, 11, Gretal Tavendale, 11, Izzy Harris, 11, and Gracie Trotter, 11.

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More than 600 rainbow-doused Ashburtonians yesterday took to Lake Hood for the second annual CanInspire Colour Run. Guardian photographer Robyn Hood was there.

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Putting a splash of colour in my life Y

esterday, I was one of many Mid Cantabrians to be struck down with what felt like a cooking experiment gone horribly awry.

It appears I have underestimated the power of the humble, innocuous combination of cornflour and food colouring.

Presumably fed up with their status quo on the dark baking shelf of pantries around town, the duo have decided to take a stand and make their presence known.

From the tips of my hair, the depths of my nails, nostril cavities, corners of my phone cover, fibres of my hallway carpet and deep in crevices of my car seat – nothing is safe.

And my heart goes out to all those also left suffering and sneezing and maneuvering through their Sunday afternoons with paranoia in their hearts and a vacuum

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cleaner in tow.

However the reality – if you are not a coeliac – is a little more lighthearted. If you haven’t guessed, I was one small member among the contingent of 600-plus Mid Cantabrians who took part in the CanInspire Colour Run yesterday thanks to some exceptional organisers, a spot of sunshine, some hard preparation work, all in order to (excuse the pun) highlight an exceptionally worthy cause.

From the outside, some would be forgiven for questioning the concept.

“Why, a ‘fun run’… is that not a

ghastly oxymoron?” you may ask.

“Why would I want to add extra hurdles into my exercise and personal cleanliness goals?” you may also ask.

“Why do you think they call it the colour RUN – it’s not the colour dawdle,” I heard one exasperated dad (slash up and coming coach) exclaim to his wee one.

“Why do I not remember to run with my mouth shut?” I came to ponder.

But sacrificing oneself to the rainbow turns out to be a great idea, and I’m sending a huge nod of respect to CanInspire.

Not only is this wee organisation providing an immensely valued service to less fortunate individuals around us – but going above and beyond, and dragging all us Ashburtonians out of bed for some good old simple, endorphin-inducing, visually spectacular fun.

Guardian reporter Katie Todd took part in the CanInspire Colour Run yesterday.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, March 26, the 85th day of 2018.

There are 280 days left in the year.

Today’s highlights in history: On March 26, 1945, during World War Two, Iwo Jima was fully secured by US forces following a final, desperate attack by Japanese soldiers. Former British Prime Minister David Lloyd George, 82, died in, Wales.

On this date: In 1812, an earthquake devastated Caracas, Venezuela, causing an estimated 26,000 deaths.

In 1827, composer Ludwig van Beethoven died in Vienna.

In 1874, poet Robert Frost was born in San Francisco.

In 1892, poet Walt Whitman died in Camden, New Jersey.

In 1934, Britain enacted a Road Traffic Act reimposing a 30 mileper-hour speed limit in built-up areas and requiring driving tests for new motorists.

In 1958, the US Army launched America’s third successful satellite, Explorer 3. The Bridge on the River Kwai won seven Academy Awards, including best picture of 1957.

In 1967, Pope Paul VI issued an encyclical, Populorum Progressio, on the progressive development of peoples, in which he expressed concern for those trying to escape hunger, poverty, endemic disease and ignorance.

In 1979, a peace treaty was signed by Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and witnessed by President Jimmy Carter at the White House.

In 1992, a judge in Indianapolis sentenced former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson to six years in prison for raping a Miss Black America contestant.

In 1997, the bodies of 39 members of the Heaven’s Gate technoreligious cult who committed suicide were found inside a rented mansion in California.

Ten years ago: Behind the Pentagon’s closed doors, US military leaders told President George W. Bush they were worried about the Iraq war’s mounting strain on troops and their families, but indicated they’d go along with a brief halt in pulling out troops during summer 2008. The space shuttle Endeavour landed at Cape Canaveral, Florida, making a rare night-time touchdown that ended a 16-day mission.

Five years ago: Italy’s top criminal court overturned the acquittal of American Amanda Knox in the

grisly murder of British roommate Meredith Kercher and ordered Knox to stand trial again.

One year ago: A Ukrainian military Mi-2 transport helicopter crashes after hitting a power line near Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing all five people aboard Today’s Birthdays: Actor Alan Arkin is 84. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is 83. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is 78. Actor James Caan is 78. Author Erica Jong is 76. Journalist Bob Woodward is 75. Singer Diana Ross is 74.

Actor Johnny Crawford is 72.

Rock singer Steven Tyler is 70.

Singer and TV personality Vicki Lawrence is 69. Actor Ernest Thomas is 69. Comedian Martin Short is 68. Country singer Ronnie McDowell is 68. Movie composer Alan Silvestri is 68.

Rock musician Monte Yoho is 66.

Country singer Dean Dillon is 63.

Country singer Charly McClain is 62. TV personality Leeza Gibbons is 61. Actress Ellia English is 59.

Actress Jennifer Grey is 58. Actor Billy Warlock is 57. Actor Eric Allan Kramer is 56. Actor Michael Imperioli is 52. Rock musician James Iha is 50. Country singer

Kenny Chesney is 50. Actress Leslie Mann is 46. Actor TR Knight is 45. Actress Amy Smart is 42. Actress Bianca Kajlich is 41. Actor Sterling Sulieman is 34. Actress Keira Knightley is 33.

Actress Carly Chaikin is 28.

Thought for Today: “Our whole life is an attempt to discover when our spontaneity is whimsical, sentimental irresponsibility and when it is a valid expression of our deepest desires and values.” — Helen Merrell Lynd, American sociologist and author (18961982).

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A visit that was meant to last an hour takes nearly three. Walking around, talking to teachers and students, there’s this strange ever-present fear.

They’ve been, in their words, “lucky” that they haven’t had a gun incident.

I assumed that meant they haven’t had guns brought into the school, but they have, despite all the security. A gun incident is a shooting. They’ve had guns pulled on staff and students by kids, often the subject of bullying.

The principal tells me about the regular drills they hold, teaching kids what to do if there’s a shooter on the grounds.

Into classrooms, doors locked, stay very quiet.

During these drills he walks around to check how they’re going. That morning he walked into a room to find the captain of the football team behind the door holding a chair.

The class had a plan to throw chairs at the gunman, reasoning that he can’t shoot them all. The principal smiles with approval at their plan.

You can understand why.

■ January 23, Benton, Kentucky. A 15-year-old shoots 16 people at Marshall County High School.

■ February 14, Parkland, Flori-

da. Nikolas Cruz kills 17 people.

■ March 20, Lexington Park, Maryland. An armed student shoots two people before being killed.

That’s just 2018, and they’re not the only incidents this year.

The day after my visit to the school, on my drive to the airport, Washington DC has been swamped by hundreds of thousands of people as part of the March for Our Lives, demanding action from legislators on meaningful gun law reform.

Parents carrying placards with photos of their children who’ve been killed. Students, as young as five, who start every day with

the same process I went through just once.

It is, thankfully, hard to draw comparisons with New Zealand.

We don’t have the same gun culture they do in the US. We should be proud of that, and continue to treat guns as the tools they are, and not hold them in some special constitutional reverence.

block rather than as independent councillor.

With the delay of the new library/administration buildings, which will increase the cost to the ratepayers in the Ashburton area $3-4 million, going on an increase of 10 per cent to building costs, some of us are very concerned at the ability of these people to be on the council.

One of them was unable to make a decision after being on the council for two terms, and I cannot believe the arrogance of another councillor spitting his dummy when he was not elected on a committee.

I am sure these people are nice people, but sadly they are out of their depth representing Mid Canterbury ratepayers.

I have noticed past councillor Kelvin Homes being quoted in your paper. Can I say to Kelvin, you were very well respected when you were on the council, now you are not busy please come back and possibly run for mayor in the next set of elections, and get good management back into the Ashburton council.

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’ve never regarded myself as anti-guns.

Growing up I was comfortable around them. In a district like Ashburton, they were always present, either when I worked on the pig farm during the holidays, or weekends with mates shooting possums and rabbits.

For the past week I have been in the United States as a guest of the US State Department, meeting with Senators and Members of Congress.

On Friday I visited a high school in Washington DC to discuss education policy.

Walking into the school was an experience like nothing I’ve had before. I’d been told to expect security, and from television coverage I’d seen the metal detectors. But it doesn’t make it any less jarring.

As a Kiwi I’m used to strolling into a school, greeted by the smiling faces of staff and students.

In DC it was more intense than any international airport I’ve ever visited.

Shoes, belts and jackets off.

Pockets emptied. Directed through the first doorway metal detector. A beep.

An armed officer shouts to move over to the left. Arms up. A wand scanner passing over my body, more beeps as it nears the zip on my pants. A pat down by a security officer in no mood for jokes.

More shouting, and I’m directed into a small room to wait for the principal.

I’m taken into the school, all around are signs about guns, and what to do in the event of a shooting.

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France ponders yet another terror attack A French police officer who died after offering himself up to an Islamic extremist gunman in exchange for a hostage has been honoured as a national hero of “exceptional courage and selflessness”.

Lieutenant Colonel Arnaud Beltrame, 44, was among the first officers to respond to the attack on Friday on the supermarket in the southern French town of Trebes.

People placed flowers in front of the Gendarmerie headquarters in the French medieval city of Carcassone on Saturday to pay tribute to Beltrame. Flags at all gendarmeries were ordered to fly at half-mast.

Beltrame, who joined the elite police special forces in 2003 and served in Iraq in 2005, had organised a training session in the Aude region in December for just such a hostage situation. At the time, he armed his officers with paintball guns, according to the Depeche du Midi newspaper.

“We want to be as close to real conditions as possible,” he said then.

But when he went inside the supermarket, he gave up his own weapon and volunteered himself in exchange for a female hostage.

The hostage-taker was unaware that he had left his mobile phone on so police outside could hear what was happening in the store. They stormed the building when they heard gunshots, officials said. Beltrame was fatally wounded.

In addition to the four people killed by the gunman in his rampage on Friday, the attacker was killed by police. Fifteen others were injured.

“Arnaud Beltrame died in the service of the nation to which he had already given so much,” President Emmanuel Macron said. “In giving his life to end the deadly plan of a jihadi terrorist, he fell as a hero.”

According to Macron’s statement, Beltrame also served as a member of the presidential guard and in 2012 earned one of France’s highest honours, the Order of Merit. He was married with no children.

Cedric Beltrame said at the weekend his brother died “a hero”.

“He was well aware he had almost no chance. He was very aware of what he was doing,” Cedric Beltrame said.

Beltrame’s mother said that, for her son, “to defend the homeland” was “his reason

to live”. “He would have said to me, ‘I’m doing my job, mum, nothing more,”‘ she said.

Macron says investigators will focus on establishing how the gunman, identified by prosecutors as Morocco-born Redouane Lakdim, 25, got his weapon and how he became radicalised.

On Friday night, authorities searched a car and the apartment complex in central Carcassonne where Lakdim was believed to live.

Two people were detained over alleged links with a terrorist enterprise, one woman close to Lakdim and a friend of his, a 17-year-old male, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.

Lakdim was known to police for petty crime and drug dealing. But he was also under surveillance and since 2014 was on the so-called Fiche S list, a government register of individuals suspected of being radicalised but who have yet to perform acts of terrorism.

Despite this, Paris prosecutor Francois Molins said there was “no warning sign” that Lakdim would carry out an attack.

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Ring turns up in ice bucket Paris Hilton had a lucky escape in Miami after accidentally losing her $2 million engagement ring while dancing to a set from British DJs Above & Beyond. The ring flew off the 37-year-old’s finger as she grooved at the 7000 capacity gig at the RC Cola Plant, sparking a frantic search of the VIP area. Miraculously, the 20-carat, pear-shaped sparkler was later found in an ice bucket two tables down.

Paris was at the gig with her fiance, actor and model Chris Zylka, who lead the exhaustive hunt with security staff while the hotel’s heiress waited in floods of tears.

■ UNITED STATES

Thousands march for gun control in US Summoned by high school students swept up in school violence, thousands swarmed into America’s capital and cities across the country to march for gun control and ignite political activism among the young.

Organisers of the March for Our Lives rally in Washington at the weekend hoped their protest would match in numbers and spirit last year’s women’s march, one of the largest Washington protests since the Vietnam era and one that far exceeded predictions of 300,000 demonstrators.

Bearing signs reading “We Are the Change”, “No More Silence”, “Keep NRA Money Out of Politics”, protesters lined Pennsylvania Avenue from the stage near the Capitol, stretching back towards the White House.

After the February 14 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students have tapped into a current of pro-gun control sentiment that has been building for years yet still faces a powerful counterpoint from supporters of gun rights.

Organisers hope the passions of the crowds and the under-18 roster of speakers will translate into a tipping point starting in the midterm elections this year.

People flocked, too, to a March for Our Lives event near the Parkland school where the massacre happened. Police presence was heavy as organisers set up and demonstrators streamed in.

Washington is generally nonchalant about protests, but the gathering prompted more attention and speculation than usual.

Polls indicate that public opinion nationwide may indeed be shifting on an issue that has simmered for generations, and through dozens of mass shootings.

A new poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that 69 per cent of Americans think gun laws in the US should be tightened. That’s up from 61 per cent who said the same in October of 2016 and 55 per cent when the AP first asked the question in October of 2013.

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Bieber in car accident Justin Bieber has been involved in a car accident. The hitmaker was rear-ended while he was driving on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles at around 9pm – but the Range Rover that struck Justin’s car suffered the brunt of the damage, according to TMZ. By contrast, Justin’s G-Class Mercedes only suffered a small dent, and officers from the LA County Sheriffs Department – who quickly arrived on the scene – decided against taking a police report. Justin was alone at the time of the accident.

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Meghan drops baby hint

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In Northern Ireland at the weekend, Meghan Markle confirmed she and Prince Harry plan to start a family after their May 19 wedding. When the couple met local entrepreneurs Sinead and Adam Murphy they were shown products from their Shnuggle line, which included a baby bath and Moses basket. “I’m sure at some point we’ll need the whole thing,” Markle, 36, quipped. Harry, who has made no secret of the fact he wants children, grinned. t was enough proof for royal watchers Markle and Harry, 32, are actively thinking about the babies they plan to have in the near future.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Tasting wild flavours in Kakadu JimJim Falls in the Kakadu National Park.

By Toni Mason

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s one of Australia’s millions of migrants, it’s not often I feel completely at home in the wide brown land.

However my first visit to Uluru brought tears on seeing the rock in real life, and it seems Kakadu has also secured a place in my heart.

The Northern Territory, with its fierce, frontier-like living, is the place that most encapsulates Australia to me.

And while my skin colour comes by way of India rather than any indigenous roots, it’s the Aboriginals I meet there who make me feel the most at home.

Most visitors to Kakadu come to the Top End in the Dry, from June to September, but there are advantages in catching the tail end of the Wet. For one thing, there are markedly less people up here. And for another, there’s the chance of taking part in May’s Taste of Kakadu festival, where tourists and Territorians alike can sample indigenous dishes cooked in traditional ways by the locals, who’ve been eating this way for thousands of years.

On our visit to the tiny town of

Jabiru, the rich, gamey flavour of a whole buffalo shoulder, slow-cooked in a ground oven (gungerri) for hours with potato, sweet potato and pumpkin, feeds not only our small group of visitors but also many of the local rangers and guides who gather as word spreads of the feast.

The ranger who’s doubling as our chef recounts how he woke before dawn to dig the shallow hole, lining it with stones and lighting a fire on top. He allowed the blaze to reduce to coals and laid the meat and vegetables on top, covering it with layers of paperbark (melaleuca bark) before the dirt from the hole was shovelled over the top.

Reminiscent of the Maori hangi, Fiji’s lovo or the Cook Islands’ umukai, this method isn’t set-and-forget, with regular checking by the chefs to ensure the coals are still hot by sticking their fingers in the earth, and that the steam generated doesn’t burst through the soil, deflating the natural pressure-cooker.

The mixture of roasting, barbecuing and steaming, delivers tender, smoky and gelatinous meat. Even our vegetarian ranger Sarah stuffs her face

with the accompanying tender and delicious sweet potato and pumpkin.

The ground oven feast was preceded by a serve of damper, not made with wheat flour but the ground seeds of water lilies (mabala) and slathered with jam made from the local black currants.

These andjurrugumarlba berries are also being gathered to make a vibrant purple dye used in colouring fibres for basketweaving, and indigenous forager Patsy shows us where the bushes are and how her fingers have been stained purple from the fruit.

Patsy also offers us a warning about Kakadu foraging, which is limited to indigenous residents, as there are at least two other similar-looking berries that are highly poisonous.

As part of the Taste of Kakadu, visitors will also be treated to many different ways of serving barramundi, crocodile and emu, and to desserts based around finger limes, Kakadu plums and native lemongrass.

Our final meal at Jabiru ends with a dessert composed of vanilla ice cream, topped with black currant sauce and sprin-

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GETTING THERE: Virgin, Jetstar and Qantas all fly into Darwin from around Australia daily with fares from Sydney beginning at about $320 oneway. Day tours are available to Kakadu from there, but the three-hour drive is also easily made in a rental car available from Budget, Thrifty or Europcar at Darwin Airport. Make sure you pay for your Kakadu visitor’s pass, available online before you get there or at several locations within the park.

STAYING THERE: A range of accommodation is available in Kakadu, including the Mercure Crocodile Hotel with rooms from $160 and the Kakadu Lodge and Caravan Park at about $106, both in Jabiru. Rooms at the Cooinda

kled with green ants, which impart a zingy, lemony crunch to the dish. Sharing its picture on social media prompted many friends to query my sanity but I was quick to assure them the insects weren’t actually crawling

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PLAYING THERE: The Taste of Kakadu festival runs from May 18-27 and details are available at: https://parksaustralia.gov.au/kakadu/taste/ program/ With the water flowing after the Wet, a great way to take in the park is in a small plane piloted by The Scenic Flight Company, which offers flights from $139 for 30 minutes, that will give your cameras a great workout. For those who prefer to stay on land, a cruise along the waterways is a must. Yellow Water Cruises offers sunrise, sunset or daytime adventures from $77 per person.

over the dish. However, I neglected to mention the abdomen of the live green ant I’d sampled on the first day of our visit – called “the best tasting bum in the world” by indigenous chef Zach Green.

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Tu Meke in dominant mood

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The Christchurch-based Tu Meke dragon boat club was in top form at the national dragon boat championships at Lake Hood over the weekend, winning the premier mixed divisions in the standard and small boat classes.

Weather was perfect for the event, which attracted 25 teams in the standard boat (22 paddlers) racing and 38 teams in the small boat (10 paddlers) rac-

ing; events were held over 200m, 500m and 2000m.

Aoraki Dragon boat organiser Ian Macbeth said Tu Meke had broken the stranglehold of the Hamilton City Water Sports club in taking out the premier events.

The main distance is the 500m, where the Jaffettes from Auckland won the women’s title and Avonside Girls’ High School won the junior women.

A special breast cancer class attracted seven teams, with

Cansurvive pipping favourites Abreast of Life by just half a second in the 500m.

Abreast of Life won the shorter and longer distances.

Macbeth said the special category was well supported and was for paddlers who had been diagnosed or were recovering from breast cancer.

The paddlers are bonded by their cancer experiences and the racing was a powerful part of their physical progress back to health.

Marian College dominated the junior women class in the 200m and 2000m, while the Jaffettes were also winners in the premier women’s class over the same distances.

Macbeth said regional representative races were won by Aoraki men and Waikato women.

The two crews will now represent New Zealand at an international event in Thailand next year.

The nationals will be held in the North Island next year.

Roger Federer saluted Thanasi Kokkinakis after losing to the luckless Australian at the Miami Open and relinquishing his world No.1 ranking. Kokkinakis, ranked 175th, rallied to upset Federer 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-4) in the second round for the biggest win of his injury-marred career. The 36-year-old Federer, the oldest man to be ranked world No.1, will lose top spot to Rafael Nadal when the new rankings are released on April 2.

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All Whites beaten Fritz Schmid’s tenure in charge of the All Whites has begun with a low-key 1-0 loss to Canada in Spain. In a match lacking any atmosphere, the new coach oversaw an encouraging performance from his freshlooking team who were missing up to 10 established players. The 120th-ranked New Zealanders created three decent chances against their 90th-ranked foe but couldn’t find an equaliser to Tosaint Ricketts’ strike soon after halftime.

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Whincup on top at Supercars Australian GP

David Reynolds became the fourth Supercars race winner at the Australian Grand Prix yesterday, as Jamie Whincup claimed the inaugural Larry Perkins Trophy for best performer from the marquee meet.

A dramatic weekend, headlined by a first win by Scott Pye on Saturday evening in the wet and dark, concluded with Whincup on top,

just as he’s been for most of the last decade.

The seven-time series champ added the newly-minted trophy to his already overflowing collection of silverware after four podium finishes around the Melbourne street circuit.

They were much-needed.

The Red Bull Holden Racing Team legend arrived at Albert Park

in 18th place in the championship after a painful season opener in Adelaide – including a first did not finish in more than 100 races.

He leaves in sixth place, and while there’s a renewed positivity for his championship defence, he was more annoyed at missing another race win.

“It’s sweet and sour at the moment. I’m filthy at myself for a

shocking fourth race. I fluffed the start,” he said.

“I was still working out my drink bottle ... I had the big panic, dumped the clutch and bogged down. But it’s a great trophy. It’ll look great at the workshop.”

Yesterday, an already short sprint race was further reduced by a safety car from James Golding’s mechanical failure.

Whincup started from pole but yielded position to Reynolds off the line and to second-place finisher Nick Percat several turns later.

Reynolds stayed clear of trouble to become the fifth individual race winner of the season.

“I got a good start and led the race from there. Everything went to plan with no dramas,” he said.

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Celtic’s Ricus Van Zeyl launches on a strong run down the sideline during their big win over Ohoka on Saturday.

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Celts start the right way

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Celtic overcame a slow start to blow past Ohoka 48-17 in the first round of the Combined Country Rugby Competition at the weekend.

The green machine was one of four Mid Canterbury teams in action on Saturday after Methven narrowly lost to Darfield 2-24 on Thursday night.

Rakaia thumped Rolleston 575, Southern beat Oxford 30-15 and Hampstead lost to Lincoln 43-0 in the other games.

There were plenty of new faces in the Celtic side that ran out onto its home ground, with 11 players on debut.

Coach Shane Enright said the newcomers were a mix of young

players rising through the ranks and others new to the club.

A familiar and reliable face was first-five Nathan McCloy who has returned to the fold after leaving mid 2017 for a stint working at Camp America.

He was also part of the Mid Canterbury sevens side that made it to nationals this summer.

Enright said Ohoka put the pressure on early with two unconverted tries and Celtic was slow to respond.

McCloy’s kicking boot put them on the scoreboard with a couple of penalties and a converted try right on half-time had Celtic up 13-10 at half-time.

It was a different start to the second stanza when Celtic ran

in five tries in 20 minutes.

Enright said forwards and the backline were involved in the tryspree, which took the wind out of Ohoka and set Celtic up for the win.

McCloy kept up his perfect kicking record from the first half to add extra points.

He said it was a good first outing which showed pleasing fitness levels, though there were aspects of the game that highlighted areas for improvement.

“Training this week will look at 50:50 passes, discipline and the breakdown.”

At Hinds, Southern’s strong forward pack gave them the advantage over Oxford and, despite being down a couple of key players, they always looked in control

– both teams were guilty of firstgame mistakes though.

Next Saturday Celtic takes on Hampstead, while Methven travel to Hornby, Rakaia hosts Springston and Southern is away to Prebbleton.

Ashburton College will host Timaru Boys’ High School in a pre-season friendly on Wednesday evening.

Full results: Divison one – Lincoln beat Hampstead 43-0, Glenmark/Cheviot beat West Melton 47-21, Celtic beat Ohoka 48-17, Saracens beat Waihora 16-14, BDI beat Ashley 43-17.

Division two – Methven lost to Darfield 26-24, Springston beat Kaiapoi 27-24, Prebbleton beat Hurunui 29-14, Rolleston lost to Rakaia 57-5, Southern beat Oxford 30-15.

A potential two-month stint on the sideline for Sonny Bill Williams will push Ngani Laumape into full view.

In isolation the absence of Williams is a big blow for the struggling Blues.

With captain Augustine Pulu and openside Blake Gibson out of action, and lock Scott Scrafton now gone for the season after tearing his ACL in training, Tana Umaga will be frustrated to lose such an influential senior leader in Williams.

Digging themselves out of a three loss, one win, hole just got that much harder for the Blues.

More broadly, the battle for the All Blacks No 12 jersey appeared to be just heating up. It now becomes more of a focus.

Sure, Williams has the starting role pretty much locked down.

But that hasn’t stopped Laumape charging full noise into the challenge of attempting to unseat him before next year’s World Cup. With Williams set to miss sixto-eight weeks after fracturing his wrist against the Stormers in Cape Town last week, Laumape’s form becomes all the more relevant.

Williams will be expected to return in time for the All Blacks’ three-test series against France in June but that injury time-frame means he could be somewhat underdone.

The 32-year-old is the type of player who gets better with continuity and regular game-time.

This proved the case last year after a slow comeback from Achilles surgery.

By the northern tour, Williams was back near his best after adding subtle kicking variations at the line to his repertoire. Before that, though, the All Blacks had to be patient.

This year, Laumape started in better touch. His devastating combination with All Blacks and Hurricanes playmaker Beauden Barrett continues to develop, and his love affair with bowling over first-fives is enough to cause headaches for opposition defences.

When considering options at second-five, how fortunate the All Blacks are to have Laumape waiting in the wings.

- NZME

England’s 2019 Rugby World Cup hopes looking fragile

By GreGor PauL There’s no doubt that Eddie Jones brought some immediate crackle when he took over the coaching reins at England in 2016. But two years on and something has snapped and England have gone pop.

The popular line to take on this is that Jones has hit his glass ceiling, effectively run out of ideas and levers to pull.

England have derailed, so the theory goes, because Jones is a whirlwind coach: he’s a quick fix guy who can put the broken back

together but not keep them that way for overly long.

Jones arrived when England were a shattered mess after their own World Cup and with his relentless work ethic and sharp eye for detail, England enjoyed two of their best years in 2016 and 2017.

The sleeping giant awoke because Jones jabbed a big stick in its ribs and persuaded it to be scary. But now that England have finished fifth in the Six Nations, those who lauded Jones have turned on him, saying the current slump is evidence that the novelty of the Australian has worn off.

In some respects it is only fair that England’s decline should be laid at Jones’s door given he was exclusively credited with their ascent. And to some extent there probably is some truth to him being more of a trouble shooter than a legacy-building coach.

His intensity can build a demotivated side but also crush it.

But Jones isn’t really the problem. Not the core issue, anyway.

What’s killing England is fatigue – and a non-unified contracting system where the players have two employers who both want everything they can get.

England’s players are jaded and they look like they have no real ability to mentally differentiate one game from the next.

Take Maro Itoje as the most glaring example. He was fantastic when he was in New Zealand with the Lions – powerful, athletic, everywhere.

But within a few weeks after the tour, he was in actions for Saracens. He was a shadow in the Six Nations, a direct result of too much rugby.

England’s players are racking up almost double the total game time of their Irish, Scottish and Welsh

equivalents and no one needed to consult a spreadsheet to believe that at Twickenham last week.

One side was fresh, alive to opportunity and full of running. The other was plodding through best they could.

What’s apparent is that there is no rabbit in the hat for Jones to pull out. Those who say he faces the biggest 18 months of his coaching career trying to discover the magic touch that he lost in the last few months, can jump ahead and already say with some certainty that England won’t win the next World Cup. - NZME

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In brief Crusaders in Lions’ den The Crusaders return to Johannesburg this week, with memories of the 25-17 Super Rugby final win last year surely in the minds of both teams. Crusaders coach Scott Robertson and his squad fly out this morning, having had a full weekend to recover from the 33-14 win over the Bulls at AMI Stadium on Friday night. “These are great games, and a great stadium and that’s what people look for,” Robertson said. “Obviously both sides will be highly motivated.” - NZME

Canes set to test Rebels The progress made by pacesetting Melbourne Rebels is about to get its biggest test yet when they become the first Australian side to face New Zealand opposition this year. Kiwi teams have won the past 31 trans-Tasman Super Rugby clashes including a 26-0 sweep last year, while it’s been 22 months since a New Zealand provincial side lost a trans-Tasman battle.

The 2018 draw has kept Australian and New Zealand teams apart through the first six weeks, but that will end next Saturday when Melbourne host the Hurricanes at AAMI Park.

- NZME Damian Mckenzie of the Chiefs scores a try against Japan’s Sunwolves during their Super Rugby match in Tokyo yesterday.

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■ RUGBY

Chiefs crush Sunwolves Damian McKenzie has unleashed an attacking master class for the Chiefs in the 61-10 Super Rugby humbling of the Sunwolves in Tokyo.

McKenzie scored two of his team’s nine tries and had a hand in several more as he displayed why the All Blacks are interested in him as a test first five-eighth option.

His passing, kicking running game were exemplary against the winless hosts, topped off by landing eight conversions in a 26-point haul.

The 22-year-old has been a standout at fullback in recent seasons but he showed what a threat he can be when used in a playmaking role.

The 51-point winning margin was the biggest in the Chiefs’ history.

It was another harsh lesson for the Japanese outfit, who have

lost their first five games of the season.

They appeared to be turning the corner with last week’s twopoint loss to the Lions in Johannesburg but they were never in the contest on Saturday.

Locks Tyler Ardron and Brodie Retallick crossed early before Nathan Harris and Solomon Alaimalo put the visitors 28-0 up inside 20 minutes.

Alaimalo’s try was the best of the game, sparked by McKenzie’s sizzling counter from 75m out.

McKenzie’s double was followed by a second try for Alaimalo and late efforts from reserves Liam Polwart and Sean Wainui.

Victory in their first visit to Japan hands the injury-ravaged Chiefs a third successive win after losing their opener to the Crusaders.

Meanwhile the Hurricanes delivered a clinic in the art of finish-

ing to beat the Highlanders 29-12 in a fierce Super Rugby match in Wellington.

Winger Ben Lam scored two of the Hurricanes’ four tries on Saturday night as they notched a third straight win and handed the Highlanders their first defeat of the season.

The scores were locked 12-12 entering a final half-hour which the hosts dominated, scoring through a long-range penalty to Jordie Barrett and tries to reserve winger Vince Aso and Lam. Both tries required expert, diving finishes in the corner from the wide men when tackled by the cover defence, as did Lam’s first-half try.

It was the sort of finishing required as two of the competition’s most resilient defensive sides went toe-to-toe, with the Hurricanes’ ball-in-hand style prevailing against the kick-based

Highlanders approach.

It was a fitting way for halfback TJ Perenara to bring up 100 games for the Hurricanes, who have won seven of their last eight Kiwi derby games at home.

A dampener on the win is a possible serious rib injury to All Blacks flanker Ardie Savea, who hobbled out of the game soon before halftime.

The Highlanders, who opened their campaign with threestraight wins in Dunedin, were the only unbeaten team coming into round six. They crossed once in each half through test winger Waisake Naholo, with the second showcasing his exceptional pace as he chased a kick ahead.

The result means the Crusaders, Chiefs, Hurricanes and Highlanders have all won three matches, with the Kiwi sides all residing in the top six on the overall table standings. - NZME

■ RUGBY LEAGUE

One of my best NRL wins, says Kearney

By Oliver Caffrey Stephen Kearney says the Warriors’ 20-19 NRL triumph over Canberra on Saturday is one of the best wins he’s ever been involved in.

The Warriors coach saw his team reel in a seven-point deficit with five minutes to go, thanks to some Shaun Johnson magic.

A pair of Johnson field goals in the last two minutes meant the Warriors won their first three games for the first time in their history.

Kearney said he couldn’t have been more proud of his Warriors team.

“Everything was against us so to come out the other end with two points is very special and it’s

right up there (as one of his best wins),” Kearney said after the game.

“Because we didn’t let the game get away from us, I thought that there was always an opportunity (in the final few minutes).”

The win gives the Warriors an opportunity to break a finals drought dating back to the losing

2011 grand final against Manly.

It is the first time since 2003 that they have won their first two away games to open a season.

You have to go back to 2015 to the last time the Warriors had won consecutive matches on Australian soil since 2015, after backing up their 32-20 victory over South Sydney in round one.

- NZME

Eels in a bad way Parramatta’s terrible start to the NRL season has slumped to a new low, losing star Jarryd Hayne to a hip injury during a 14-4 defeat to Cronulla. Eels coach Brad Arthur will also be sweating on the status of his only other key recruit this season in prop Kane Evans, who failed to finish Saturday’s match due to a rib problem. Parramatta have now lost their third straight match to start the year, ensuring they remain rooted to the bottom of the ladder in a year they were considered a top-four threat. - AAP

First win for Souths After having the gauntlet thrown down to him by coach Anthony Seibold, rookie halfback Adam Doueihi has fired South Sydney to a 34-6 NRL upset of Manly on Saturday. In his second game of first grade, the 19-year-old played a deft hand in difficult, wet conditions and guided the Rabbitohs to their first win of the year. Before Saturday, the Rabbitohs had won just five of 20 games missing Adam Reynolds, however the Lebanon international put on a classy display to pilot his side around the park.

- AAP

Isaako channels Carter He grew up idolising All Blacks sharp-shooter Dan Carter but on Friday night Jamayne Isaako broke an NRL-era record with his own calm boot. The Broncos rookie winger scored all nine of Brisbane’s points off his own boot in the win over the Wests Tigers, with a field goal and three penalty shots in regular time, before another field goal in golden point. It marked the first time since the pre-Super League days that a side had won a match without scoring a try, reaching back to Canterbury’s 4-2 win over Illawarra in 1993. “I come from a rugby background and growing up idolised Dan Carter and being here in Brisbane in my spare time I like to get out and practice my goal kicking.”

- AAP

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Cricketing world slams the Aussies

Ashburton College’s Isaac Bazley watches as his ball finds the gap between fielders during a game against Christchurch Boys’ High School colts on Saturday. AshColl won the two-day game outright.

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■ CRICKET

Superb finish for AshColl Ashburton College First XI capped off their last game of the summer with an outright win over Christchurch Boys’ High School Colts on Saturday.

AshColl was in a good position going into the day, having bowled the colts out for 119 and then declaring at 180 to put the hosts back in to bat.

They resumed at 10/1 with

AshColl eager to contain them, which they did at 123 runs.

Wickets fell at regular intervals, with wicketkeeper Isaac Bazley taking three catches behind the stumps.

The bowlers made the colts work hard for runs – Harry McMillan took three wickets for 19 runs off his nine overs while Will Copland took two for 13 off his

six overs and Chris Spittal two for 15 off his six.

Angus Jemmett bowled 11 maidens in his 16-over spell, conceding just seven runs and taking a wicket.

AshColl only needed 63 runs to win, following their first innings effort and they achieved that in 16 overs with the loss of just two wickets.

Bazley 26 and Jemmett 22 not out were the main contributors in the second innings.

Manager Hayden McMillan said it was a very pleasing end to the season, with AshColl securing two outright wins in the last two games.

The secondary school competition resumes in term four with one-day games.

Younger brigade showing promise Mid Canterbury Cricket has celebrated it season highlights with the presentation of trophies and awards to clubs and players.

Head coach Garfield Charles said while the senior representative season had little to write home about, junior and youth grades finished on a positive note.

The Year 7 rep team was unbeaten at its tournament and Mid Canterbury had two players in the under 19 Canterbury rep team and three in the under 17s.

Charles said he had a longterm hope that the youngsters would one day be representing the district at senior level.

“We just need to nurture and foster that youth to come through in a few years.”

The overall senior Mid Canterbury player of the year was Deon Biggs, who turned out for Coldstream on club days.

Charles said Biggs was con-

stantly working hard to improve his game with the bat and ball and was the highest wicket-taker in the senior rep team.

He also had the highest batting average, with a number of not outs as tail-ender contributing to that statistic.

It was also a telling factor of the team’s batting woes this season.

“Deon always gives 100 per cent.

“He shows a willingness to do the job for the team and is a great team man.”

Archie Redfern, who attends Christchurch Boys’ High School, was the junior player of the year.

Lauriston won the fielding trophy as well as taking home the Pritchard Shield, the Studholme Shield and the Muirhead Rosebowl.

Technical took home the Bevan Stroud Memorial trophy while Lauriston’s Scott Morgan had the highest batting aggregate in club

Deon Biggs cricket (470) and Tech’s Harry Jones had the highest batting average at 42.25.

Richard Print and Alex Hooper shared the Ken Butler Memorial

trophy for the most wickets, with 31 each.

Hooper had the best bowling performance with 6-22.

Jono Print won the wicketkeeping trophy.

In the individual rep awards, Blake Robinson was the year 5/6 player of the year and Lachie Jemmet Year 7 player of the year.

Devon Flannery was the primary and South Island primary tournament player of the year.

Angus Jemmett was the under 15 player of the year.

In the junior club grades, Coldstream McDonalds won the 6th grade pre-Christmas competition while Allenton won the postChristmas, Lauriston won the 5th grade pre-Christmas and Philip Wareing Methven won the postChristmas.

Progressive Livestock Coldstream won the 4th grade preChristmas and Methven the post-Christmas.

The cricket community has reacted with shock and outrage to revelations of Australia’s premeditated attempt to cheat in the third test against South Africa.

Steve Smith, who has made it clear he doesn’t intend to stand down as skipper over the balltampering furore, and his leadership group discussed the merits of using sticky tape to illegally alter the ball at lunch on day three of the contest in Cape Town.

Cameron Bancroft was then caught using the tape, which had debris from the pitch, while working on the ball.

The opener, who attempted to hide the tape from umpires, has been charged by the match referee.

Michael Clarke was among the millions of Australians waking up on Sunday to headlines and news bulletins they could scarcely believable.

“WHAT THE ........ HAVE I JUST WOKEN UP TO. Please tell me this is a bad dream,” Clarke posted on Twitter.

Michael Vaughan led chorus of condemnation and criticism from other former players.

“Steve Smith,his Team & ALL the management will have to accept that whatever happens in their careers they will all be known for trying to CHEAT the game,” former England captain Vaughan tweeted.

The four-Test series between Australia and South Africa has been marred by a handful of ugly controversies, starting with a staircase stoush between David Warner and Quinton de Kock.

There isn’t exactly a good time for such an incident to unfold but it could hardly have been timed more poorly for Smith’s side and Cricket Australia.

“The Australian camp has been lecturing people lately on how the game should be played and a line that shouldn’t be crossed,” former England captain Nasser Hussain said.

“Some of the stuff that has come out of the Australian camp, especially, has been laughable.

“Well, it looks like they’re on the wrong side of the line here.

“It does not look good for the image of the game.”

Injured Proteas paceman Dale Steyn and recently-retired batsman Kevin Pietersen questioned whether coach Darren Lehmann was aware of Australia’s plan.

“This will be Darren Lehmann’s greatest test as a coach, I struggle to believe that this was all Bancroft’s idea,” Pietersen posted.

Steyn said “nothing in professional sport is done without the consent of your captain and coach”.

A disgusted Simon Katich believes Cricket Australia has no option but to sack skipper Steve Smith, vice-captain David Warner and coach Darren Lehmann for allowing ball-tampering to occur.

Former test batsman Katich said he was “sick to his stomach” when he woke up to the news from South Africa yesterday. - AAP

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Kirkland hurts the punters An opinion offered by visiting North Island rider Jonathan Riddell was enough to convince Invercargill based trainer Sabin Kirkland that a trip north to Riccarton could pay dividends for his unraced two-year-old Going To War. Riddell was down south enjoying a recreational fishing trip last week when he rode the horse for Kirkland and was impressed with the feel the big and bold youngster gave him.

“Jonathan was down for a fishing trip with us last week and he

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handy midfield position before stalking the leaders around the home turn.

Allowed to balance up in the tricky going, Allpress gave the gelding his head at the 150m mark where he quickly put paid to his rivals before driving away to an authoritative two-length victory.

Kirkland is now eyeing a return to Riccarton for the Listed Berkley Stud Champagne Stakes (1200m) on 5 May. “We’ll be trying to win that one again,” he said.

“We won it a few years ago with Elusive Catch so it would be good to win it again.”

Kirkland, who shares in the ownership of Going To War with wife Clare, purchased the horse at the 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock National Weanling Sale for $14,000 from the Bradbury Park draft.

The win was one of five on the day for Allpress who also took out the feature event, the Valachi Downs South Island Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m), on La Fille En Jeu. - NZME

Back with a vengeance Despite nearly two-years off the track exciting galloper Mihaul returned to his winning ways when he dealt to his rivals over 1200m at Matamata on Saturday. The Iffraaj gelding had looked to be a potential classics contender when he won his only two starts as a two-yearold for Taranaki trainer Allan Sharrock. Amongst his beaten rivals on debut was subsequent Group One winner Hall Of Fame. Niggling leg issues put paid to his three-yearold campaign. On Sharrock’s recommendation the gelding was transferred to the beach training environment of Moira and Kieran Murdoch which has worked the oracle for him.

- NZME

Forbury Park harness Today at Wingatui Raceway

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Wingatui Meeting Date: 26 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 12.02pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING TROT $6500, non-winners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2200m 1 x0940 Katiki Lad (1) fr.............................. K Butt (J) 2 05370 Miss Bamboocha (2) fr ..................... A Milne 3 07295 Still Eyre (3) fr ......................... M Williamson 4 94284 Pat The Monarch (4) fr ............ N Williamson 5 50035 Amabede (5) fr .....................S Tomlinson (J) 6 088P0 Masies Pride (6) fr....................B Williamson 7 00400 Ken’s Dream (7) fr .........................B Orange 8 99640 Edesia (8) fr ....................................... C Butt 9 Notta Success (9) fr ................. P Luzumova 2 12.46pm FORBURY PARK SPORTS BAR & BISTRO PACE $6500, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2200m 1 66265 Fun Sponge (1) fr ............................. D Dunn 2 08896 Tom Rule (2) fr .........................B Williamson 3 63859 Bettors Atom (3) fr......................C Ferguson 4 50900 Maxwell Montez (4) fr...........S Tomlinson (J) 5 59088 Queen Of The Nite (5) fr ...........E Barron (J)

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galloped him on the Saturday for me,” said Kirkland.

“He said he was a very good horse which lifted our expectations and confirmed what he had been showing in his work.”

A wide barrier draw and a lack of disclosed trial form saw the Battle Paint gelding at outside odds for Saturday’s 1000m twoyear-old contest, however he belied those limiting factors with a polished display in the hands of rider Lisa Allpress.

Allpress was at her brilliant best as she guided Going To War into a

In brief

6 00980 Akris (6) fr ......................................... S Lock 7 86677 Bring Back Buck (7) fr ............. N Williamson 8 35480 Matai Jetstar (8) fr ............................ A Milne 9 585x3 Fear Rockn (9) fr ...........................B Orange 3 1.30 THE PARK & EVENT CENTRE MOBILE PACE $6500, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, 2200m 1 3308x Galleons Pleasure (1) fr ................ B Barclay 2 87080 Hans Ideal (2) fr .........................C Ferguson 3 24264 One Off (3) fr ...................................J W Cox 4 00284 Vintage Rose (4) fr .................. M Williamson 5 88764 Lady’s Lass (5) fr...................... T Robertson 6 Nevill Lane (6) fr .........................R McIlwrick 7 72093 Coolhand Easton (7) fr ..................... D Dunn 8 470x8 Betstars Blue Jean (8) fr ...........M Hurrell (J) 9 0x00 Jamies Bad Boy (9) fr............. J Morrison (J) 10 0 Georges Dream (21) fr ............ N Williamson 11 5 Star Reactor (22) fr ...........................A Beck 12 Ideal Gal (23) fr .............................B Orange 13 50 Gotta B Awinner (24) fr .................... A Milne 14 x0x58 Days Of Change (U1) fr .................... S Lock 4 2.14pm KIDZ KARTZ HANDICAP TROT $7000, r40

to r65 discrhcp trot, stand, 2200m 1 x0x88 Noble Gamble (1) fr........................... S Lock 2 1050x Midnight Fever (2) fr .................B Williamson 3 Px80x Sunny Demon (3) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 4 90067 Cocktail Waiter (4) fr......................B Orange 5 40368 Bono Hest (5) fr...................... J Morrison (J) 6 05400 French Desire (6) fr ....................... B Barclay 7 x0900 Ko Wrected fr ............................... Scratched 8 87506 Dream Big (1) 10.............................. D Dunn 9 01012 Overcast (2) 10 .........................E Barron (J) 10 86819 Didjabringthebeers (3) 10 ...............J W Cox 11 0981P Delestic (U1) 10 ...................... N Williamson 12 82591 Rydgemont Milly (U2) 10 ..................A Beck 13 65474 Stylish Duke (U1) 20 ............... M Williamson 5 2.58pm HELLOWORLD MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ r40 to r51, r52 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 89605 Beaudiene Gambler (1) fr ....... N Williamson 2 80980 Got A Beauty (2) fr ....................M Hurrell (J) 3 90876 Man I’m Good fr ........................... Scratched 4 67704 Blingiton (3) fr................................... D Dunn 5 00656 Silver Dale (4) fr .......................B Williamson

6 6L098 Tuherbs Two (5) fr .....................E Barron (J) 7 81000 Von Richthofen (6) fr ..................C Ferguson 8 12320 The Kaik (7) fr ............................... K Butt (J) 9 63935 Calendar Girlz (8) fr ......................B Orange 10 11980 Hurricane Banner (21) fr ......S Tomlinson (J) 11 14088 Pay Me The Change (22) fr ........... B Barclay 12 70724 Cullens Avenue (23) fr ......................A Beck 13 42125 Lis Amore (24) fr ........................R McIlwrick 14 86180 Big Smoke (25) fr ............................. A Milne 15 92240 Jacks N Jazz (U1) fr ................ M Williamson Emergency: Man I’m Good 6 3.42pm HAIR CO HAIRDRESSING MOSGIEL MOBILE PACE $7500, 3yo+ r52 to r60 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 91540 Vera’s Delight (1) fr....................M Hurrell (J) 2 90876 Man I’m Good fr ........................... Scratched 3 41 Get It On (2) fr 4 00867 Robs Ideal (3) fr .........................C Ferguson 5 49379 Grace Burns (4) fr .........................B Orange 6 25604 Maddisons Desire (5) fr 7 36772 Gunpowder (6) fr ......................B Williamson

8 13524 Russian Express (7) fr ............ M Williamson 9 50474 Archman (8) fr ............................R McIlwrick 10 50409 Balius (21) fr.........................S Tomlinson (J) 11 407x9 Errol Finn (22) fr ...................... N Williamson 12 90268 Rah De Rah (23) fr..........................J W Cox 13 32620 Motu Time To Shine (24) fr ............... D Dunn 14 90910 Erin Jaccka (25) fr ......................... B Barclay 15 89047 Knockmanaugh (26) fr ......................A Beck Emergency: Man I’m Good LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

5 73474 Galisini (19) 58.5 ...................K Mudhoo (a1) 6 44x00 Castle Hill (10) 58.5 .....................T Moseley 7 6647x Paco Rabanne h (8) 58.5 .......... S Muniandy 8 0 Raise Us h (14) 58.5 ................ K Gundowry 9 834 Raise You Five h (6) 58 ....................J Lowry 10 60x4 Iwo Jima (20) 58 .........................L Callaway 11 20576 Dowry Duty (16) 56.5 ...................... J Morris 12 444x4 Montserrat h (15) 56.5 .................. C Barnes 13 74850 Mowenna (12) 56.5 14 09685 Molly Pond (3) 56.5 ..................... C Johnson 15 5x70. Golden Valkyrie (9) 58.5 16 03098 Jandles h (13) 56.5 17 88700 Coup Dreamwood (17) 58 18 0077x Mavrick (2) 58.5 19 40x80 Bobtail (7) 56.5 20 009 Baban (4) 58 Emergencies: Golden Valkyrie, Jandles, Coup Dreamwood, Mavrick, Bobtail, Baban

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SELECTIONS Race 1: Edesia, Pat The Monarch, Still Eyre, Katiki Lad Race 2: Bettors Atom, Fear Rockn, Matai Jetstar, Fun Sponge Race 3: Coolhand Easton, Galleons Pleasure, One Off Race 4: Stylish Duke, Dream Big, Rydgemont Milly, Overcast Race 5: Cullens Avenue, Jacks N Jazz, Tuherbs Two Race 6: Vera’s Delight, Motu Time To Shine, Gunpowder

Beaumont gallops Today at Wingatui Raceway

Beaumont RC Venue: Wingatui Meeting Date: 26 Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 12.24 EDINBURGH REALTY MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 8477. Kindergarten Cop (9) 58.5 ...........T Moseley 2 09555 Yes You Did h (16) 58.5 .............B Hong (a3) 3 90x50 Metal Guru h (11) 58.5 .............D Bothamley 4 0x0 Hold The Raddle h (4) 58.5 ....... S Muniandy 5 38202 Qashqai (1) 58 ................... C Campbell (a3) 6 Adriano (8) 58 ...................... R Mudhoo (a4) 7 Poilu h (3) 58 ............................... C Johnson 8 00x62 Itstolate (13) 56.5 9 0x35x Black Label h (6) 56.5 .....................A Collett 10 64x46 Haka Star (2) 56.5........................K Williams 11 Eyes Above (17) 56 12 Danzi Creek h (12) 56 ......................J Lowry 13 Invite h (5) 56 ................................ C Barnes 14 0 Luuka h (18) 56 ............................... J Morris 15 679x Patromia h (14) 56.5 16 0x080 Gorgeous George h (10) 58.5 .....K Kwo (a3) 17 7x00x Peggy Stewart h (7) 56 18 353x8 Ajay Tee (15) 56 ..........................L Callaway Emergencies: Patromia, Gorgeous George, Peggy Stew-

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art, Ajay Tee

7 00283 Elusive Boxers d (6) 54.5 .............T Moseley 8 61279 Taieri Gem tdmh (7) 54.5 .............. C Barnes 9 11x The Precious One dmh (9) 54..... C Johnson MEMORIAL HCP $11,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 67x10 Plutonium th (13) 59.........................J Lowry 10 02287 Mia Mamma td (5) 54 .............. G Jogoo (a1) 2 79234 Vice Marshall dm (4) 59 .............. C Johnson 4 2.36 NIGHT N DAY / PETER LYON SHEARING PUB3 16673 Sweet Chastity (12) 58.5........ B Murray (a3) LICANS CUP $20,000, Rating 75 & Jumpers Bench4 10L02 Our Teddy Boy dh (7) 58.5 . C Campbell (a3) mark, 2200m 1 72146 Shantav tdmh (4) 61 .......... C Campbell (a3) 5 x0105 Flash Suggestion d (5) 58.5 ..K Mudhoo (a1) 2 82293 Satin Guru tdmbh (7) 54.5 ............ C Barnes 6 80419 Mystical Eyes (11) 57 3 70186 Villa Elba d (10) 54.................. G Jogoo (a1) 7 060x0 Bravo Supremo m (8) 57 ..............T Moseley 4 54686 Consolidate (8) 54........................K Williams 8 x009x Squizzy tmh (10) 57 .................. S Muniandy 5 780x2 She’s Payback dm (9) 54 ..... R Mudhoo (a4) 9 0x108 Dreaming Easy h (3) 56 .................. J Morris 6 x4355 The Chief (5) 54 .............................. J Morris 10 0867x Twizel Guru h (6) 56 ...................... C Barnes 7 14309 Beethoven (6) 54..........................T Moseley 11 60x04 Suggestive Loox d (1) 55.5 .............A Collett 8 60083 Hover (11) 54 ...................... R Firdhaus (a2) 12 70900 Richie Rox dm (2) 55.5 ............ K Gundowry 9 22756 Southern Dancer (3) 54 ..T Comignaghi (a2) 13 00x45 Silvermist td (9) 55 .......................K Williams 3 1.52 HELENSVALE PROPERTIES HANDICAP 1200 10 84778 Precious Percy tdm (1) 54........... C Johnson 11 x7050 Letthethunderroll (2) 54...................A Collett $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 5 3.20 LINDSAY MOYLE MEMORIAL MAIDEN 1600 1 x0181 He’s Gold td (1) 63 2 52712 Pippi Rea td (4) 59 ..........T Comignaghi (a2) $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 62542 Edward h (11) 58.5 .........................A Collett 3 57479 What’s Up Alf dm (3) 57.5 ...... B Murray (a3) 2 32322 Meru bh (1) 58.5 ......................D Bothamley 4 18021 Vinsanity (8) 56 3 04342 Roc Leone bh (5) 58.5 ............ G Jogoo (a1) 5 06365 Hot Tempo dm (10) 55.5 ..............K Williams 4 440x3 Markwood h (18) 58.5 ........ C Campbell (a3) 6 44162 Zabay tdh (2) 55 ................. C Campbell (a3)

2 1.08pm TEMUKA TRANSPORT & WALTER PARKER

6 4.04 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000,

R65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1600m 1 3371 Mossy Creek tdh (5) 59................. C Barnes 2 7610x Erin’s Babe tdh (12) 59 ...... C Campbell (a3) 3 01350 Gloss d (8) 59 ............................. C Johnson 4 07574 So Brazen m (9) 59 .........................A Collett

15756 Zayzay (10) 58.5 ..........................K Williams 31009 Raven Darkholme t (14) 58 ..... G Jogoo (a1) 58004 Dream Rich d (1) 58.........................J Lowry 20460 Countess Ruby tdh (6) 57.5 ...... S Muniandy 08067 It’s Pandemonium t (3) 56.5 ... B Murray (a3) 99666 Lizzie Bordon d (11) 56.5 T Comignaghi (a2) 0860x Miss Norway h (4) 55.5 ................... J Morris 298x9 Royal Dollar th (15) 55.5 .............K Kwo (a3) x8800 Velvet Rose dmh (2) 55.5.............T Moseley 07557 Befiftytwo h (13) 54 09330 Welcome td (7) 58.5 -

Blinkers on: Luuka, Patromia, Gorgeous George (R1), Galisini, Golden Valkyrie (R5) Blinkers off: Hold The Raddle (R1), Bravo Supremo, Richie Rox (R2), Southern Dancer (R4), Montserrat, Mavrick, Bobtail (R5), Miss Norway (R6) Winkers on: Hold The Raddle (R1), Bravo Supremo (R2), Raise You Five, Iwo Jima, Montserrat (R5), Miss Norway (R6) Winkers off: Patromia (R1), Galisini (R5)

SELECTIONS Race 1: Itstolate, Qashqai, Adriano, Eyes Above, Black Label Race 2: Our Teddy Boy, Suggestive Loox, Flash Suggestion Race 3: Pippi Rea, Vinsanity, Zabay, Elusive Boxers Race 4: Satin Guru, Hover, Shantav, She’s Payback Race 5: Meru, Edward, Raise You Five, Markwood Race 6: Gloss, Mossy Creek, Raven Darkholme, Dream Rich

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 2 45758 African Violet nwtd ....................J McInerney 6 3.32pm PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C1, 375m porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 26 3 24628 Little Tornado 22.59..........................R Waite 1 48885 Just Like Ma 22.10 J & ........................D Bell Mar 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 4 56283 White Comet 22.29 ....................... D Donlon 2 72743 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 5 61353 Homebush Razz nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 884x5 Cawbourne Spree 21.78 H & ............ Woods 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 6 24482 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 4 32438 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 J & ...............D Bell 1 1.42pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 7 53433 Jelani 22.00.......................................D Edlin 5 62676 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 8 66332 Cawbourne Web nwtd J &...................D Bell 6 27355 Barn Door Billy nwtd ................ K Gommans MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 9 37466 Grace Slick 21.75 ............................C Morris 7 54683 Roketto nwtd .....................................D Edlin 1 48356 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 10 68475 Celestial Action nwtd ................

K Gommans 8 87285 Cawbourne Serina 21.64 ............. T Downey 2 535 Bigtime Maci nwtd ..............................L Cole 3 65338 Bigtime Clever nwtd ...........................L Cole 4 2.44 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C3, 375m Emergencies: 9 74476 Bigtime Kaea nwtd .............................L Cole 1 36128 Cawbourne Hint 21.73 J & ..................D Bell 4 24765 Swift Liberty nwtd.............................R Waite 2 71432 Little Scamp 21.86 ....................... D Denbee 10 83887 Ngakawau 21.94 .......................J McInerney 5 2364 Snippy Pippi nwtd........................A Turnwald 3 72327 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 7 3.53pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C0 C0, 457m 6 24 Night Howler nwtd ....................E Duganzich 4 45341 Bigtime Emma 21.86..........................L Cole 7 732 Indignant nwtd.............................A Turnwald 1 1 Bigtime Alldone nwtd .........................L Cole 5 35652 Frisky Gambler 21.71 ..................A Turnwald 8 24653 Flying Koko nwtd ...................... K Gommans 2 63435 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 6 54165 Opawa Harry 21.63 ...........................M Flipp 9 46 Bigtime Autumn nwtd .........................L Cole 3 26777 Flying Mason nwtd ................... K Gommans 7 44334 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 10 3846x He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 4 777 Cawbourne Zulu nwtd ..................M Roberts 8 8F312 Bigtime Sienna 21.51 .........................L Cole 5 23 Bigtime Henry nwtd ............................L Cole 2 2.02pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C2 C2, 375m 9 23475 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole 6 76347 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich 1 2277x Bigtime OnFire 21.98 .........................L Cole 7 32822 Barge Bale nwtd...........................M Roberts 2 61343 Tiger Uppercut 21.84 .......................... L Bell 10 17567 Bigtime George 21.62 ........................L Cole 8 354F8 Bigtime Polly nwtd ..............................L Cole 3 72617 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 5 3.12pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4/5, 375m 1 36165 Bigtime Blue 21.54 .............................L Cole 8 4.12pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 410m 4 63314 Winevara 21.59 ..........................B Goldsack 2 41186 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 5 F4514 Bigtime Chloe nwtd ............................L Cole 1 54552 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 3 33547 Mila Mila 21.82 ............................A Turnwald 6 22143 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 .......... K Gommans 2 65211 Bigtime Steve nwtd ............................L Cole 4 15263 Rain And Tears 21.76...................M Roberts 7 63618 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 3 73362 Opawa Tigger nwtd ...........................M Flipp 5 31351 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 8 67171 Ace Star 21.91 ...........................B Goldsack 4 31846 Choice Lass nwtd............................C Morris 6 32854 Hypocritical 21.46 ........................M Roberts 9 23458 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 5 312 Bigtime Twinkle nwtd ..........................L Cole 7 35421 Tyson’s Quest nwtd .........................B Marsh 10 64736 Devil’s Tongue nwtd..........................S Stone 6 54435 Gunnar Blueblood nwtd ............J McInerney 8 18621 Bigtime Bev 21.91 ..............................L Cole 7 46244 Apricity nwtd................................A Turnwald 3 2.25pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 9 8625P Bigtime Eve nwtd ...............................L Cole 8 23857 Banshee Reel nwtd ..........................R Waite 1 84673 Kinetic Shadow 22.15 ......................... L Bell

9 2235x Phantom Way nwtd .........................C Morris 10 54477 Lissadell Marcus nwtd................... D Donlon 9 4.27 OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1/2, 410m 1 27833 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd J & ...............D Bell 2 76715 Making It Up 23.75 ..........................C Morris 3 78366 Cawbourne Sandy nwtd ........... S Gommans 4 76555 Mitsuta nwtd ......................................D Edlin 5 54766 Soft Gambler nwtd ......................A Turnwald 6 46132 Dyna Hadvar nwtd.............................M Flipp 7 37463 Mahala Bay nwtd H &........................ Woods 8 57742 Eye Kno nwtd H & ............................. Woods Emergencies: 9 86658 Niamh’s Way nwtd .....................J McInerney 10 78664 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 10 4.44 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULTANT C1 C1, 457m 1 15422 Thrilling Rory nwtd ......................A Turnwald 2 45x31 Argus Filch nwtd .........................A Turnwald 3 16548 Cawbourne Muzza 26.33 J & ..............D Bell 4 65673 Bradam Begins nwtd ...................A Turnwald 5 86725 Classy Delta 26.63 ..........................C Morris 6 81357 Cawbourne Assist nwtd ...............M Roberts 7 161 Don’t Knocka Gee nwtd .....................L Cole 8 71166 Cawbourne Taber nwtd ................M Roberts 9 56665 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 10 28756 Yella Ella nwtd .............................A Turnwald 11 4.59 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C2, 457m 1 34365 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 2 33111 All About Space 26.04 .............E Duganzich 3 87722 Cawbourne Buckle 26.35 J &..............D Bell

4 71627 Bigtime Clyde 26.38 ...........................L Cole 5 52673 Bigtime Monty 26.34 ..........................L Cole 6 35645 Bigtime Brucie 26.20 ..........................L Cole 7 22216 Ocean Gambler nwtd ..................A Turnwald 8 16432 Thrilling Cruise nwtd ....................... K Walsh Emergencies: 9 17752 Bigtime Joshy 26.14 ...........................L Cole 10 34768 Tazia 26.24................................... D Denbee 12 5.19 M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C3/4, 457m 1 66143 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 2 58285 Bigtime Ottey nwtd .............................L Cole 3 3x735 Bigtime Talker 26.27 ...........................L Cole 4 87111 Bigtime Kate nwtd ..............................L Cole 5 21525 Bigtime Bucko 26.43 ..........................L Cole 6 35622 Rapper Tilly nwtd ................................S Kite 7 23413 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole 8 37121 Idol Tom 26.56...................................M Flipp 13 5.36pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 84742 Cawbourne Lick 21.86 J & ..................D Bell 2 3658F Kellydean nwtd ................................C Morris 3 45765 Wetchester 21.88 ................................ L Bell 4 65822 Opehu Express nwtd........................R Waite 5 1666 Tilly’s Silly nwtd ...........................A Turnwald 6 34755 Lucha 21.83 ......................................D Edlin 7 48x74 Umbreon Bale nwtd ........................L Doody 8 83476 Homebush Flutey nwtd .............J McInerney 9 x4874 Eamon nwtd ..............................J McInerney 10 47647 Hotdog Shannon 21.94 ...................P Morris 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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Monday, March 26, 2018

■ MATAMATA

SITUATIONS VACANT

Big mile on radar Gary Hennessy has an eye on Singapore with the well-bred entire Ocean Emperor.

The Matamata horseman’s plan gained winning momentum at Matamata on Saturday when his son of Zabeel triumphed in the Gr.2 Windsor Park Stud Japan-New Zealand International Trophy (1600m) for jockey Shaun McKay. “I said to Shaun that we might be looking at the Kranji Mile,” Hennessy said.

Four international horses will be invited to run in the 1600m event, to be held on May 20.

Hennessy is no stranger to overseas success having prepared the former New Zealand Horse of the Year Ocean Park to Australian Group One wins in the Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m), the Caulfield Stakes (2000m) and the Underwood Stakes (1800m).

“I train this horse a lot like Ocean Park, he goes on the treadmill and he’s only had the saddle on once during the week,” Hennessy said.

Ocean Emperor raced in behind the leaders and once into the clear he finished tenaciously for the seventh win of his career.

“Shaun gets on well with the horse and he rode him positively today,” Hennessy said. “He didn’t have a lot of luck during the summer. The only thing that worried me a bit was the track, but on his day he is a really, really good horse. He’s beaten some good ones.”

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am PLAINS LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Annual General meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, R S A, Cox Street.

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

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun fill days for 60 years and older, for more information ring 308-6817.

Cameron Street.

TUESDAY 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ASHBURTON U3A. Speaker John Wright on irrigation development from late 1800’s to today.

St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road.

10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school and public holidays).

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning for new people to the area. Nosh Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

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

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

SPECIAL new Asian. Pretty, busty DD, soft skin, stunning.

Number 1 massage. Phone 020 4072 6342.

RSA EASTER HOURS

PERMANENT BAR STAFF REQUIRED The Ashburton RSA are looking for a senior Bar Person, Duty Managers Licence preferred.

The RSA will be closed on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and

Must be able to work nights and weekend shifts.

If you are interested please call in to the RSA and pick up an application form or email:

rsaoffice@xtra.co.nz

Applications close Friday, April 6, 2018.

Easter Monday.

HEALTH & BEAUTY

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

AVAILABLE for rent. Vacant now. Three bedroom house in Tinwald. Bath, shower, separate toilet. Sunny house.

Easy care section. Double garage. $360 per week. No pets. Phone Ray at Leslie Property Management 021 1799 265.

SHELLY – health massage.

Open 9am - 9pm. Chinese girl. Ashburton. Phone 022 684 1692.

For all subscriber enquiries, missed TRADES, SERVICES HIRE deliveries, new COMPUTER PROBLEMS ?? hire.

Lawn- YOGA - Integrative Yoga. subscriptions, temporary Prompt reliable Computer GENERAL repairs and laser engraving. mowers, chainsaws, concrete Discover the secret calm of stops – text, call or email: breakers, trailers, and more.

Contact Kelvin, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 8989.

Proudly serving locals for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

SUPERGOLD discount card welcomed.

Shaun McKay celebrates.

Ocean Emperor is now a dual Group Two winner having won the Tauranga Stakes (1600m) in the spring.

Runner-up Tiptronic was gallant in defeat after making the running and Travimyfriend continued his consistent run of form in finishing third.

In his previous three outings, he also placed in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Classic (1600m), the Gr.3 Taranaki Cup (1800m) and the Gr.3 Anniversary (1600m). - NZME

Daily Events MONDAY

PUBLIC NOTICES

WINDOW TINTING. For cars, homes and offices. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading) and heat. Follow facebook. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347, 0800 TINTER or 027 258 0884 at SUN CONTROL Window Tinting. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

588 East Street. Open MonFri 7.00 - 6.00pm; Sat 7.30am - 5.00pm; Sunday 8.30am 3.00pm. – Ph: 308 8061 www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

Guardian Situations Vacant

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737.

12pm - 1pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. A Free lunch. Ashburton Baptist Church, entry off Cass Street.

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

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

6pm BOOTCAMP.

Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276 888 686 or Aleisha 0278 489 309.

7pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Week Holy Communion, Park Street.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre evening, new players welcome.

Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street. (every Monday, excludes public holidays).

7.30pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Meeting with guest speaker John Tavendale, Blackcurrant industry. Domain pavilion, Walnut Avenue.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60years, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. METHVEN- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. All Saints Church, 1 Chapman Street, Methven.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. RAKAIA - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Presbyterian Church, Bridge Street, Rakaia.

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

2pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Senior Parishioners Easter Holy Communion. Park Street.

6pm INTEGRATIVE YOGA. Weekly yoga classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. 5km run/walk series, Adults $2, children free. Meet Walnut Avenue Pavilion, Ashburton Domain. (Last meeting for season).

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. All welcome to our meeting being held at 160 Havelock Street (next to Ashburton Public Library).

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Cryptic crossword

Monday, March 26, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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WordBuilder

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

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

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Across 1. Prostrate 5. Dab 7. Reel 8. Matching 10. Intended 11. Edge 13. Yarned 15. Moment 18. Task 19. Sanction 22. Endorses 23. Peal 24. Has 25. Heartless 7 Down 1. Perfidy 2. Overt 3. Awaken 4. Each 5. Dwindle 6. Bugle 9. Onset 12. Porch 14. Resides 4 16. Tangles 6 7 17. Camera 18. Teeth 20. Irene 21. Arch

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ACROSS 1. Gives up (7) 5. Globe (5) 8. Voting stations (7,6) 9. Knight’s title (3) 10. Wind storms (9) 12. Ring-shaped rolls (6) 13. Went around (6) 15. Took back (9) 16. Token concession (3) 18. Scapula (8,5) 20. Passage between pews (5) 21. Zoo staff (7)

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DOWN 1. Drugs (5) 2. Sanctimonious (4-9) 3. Tiny amount (9) 4. Sweet (6) 5. Famed TV doctor (3) 6. Significant event or moment in life (4,2,7) 7. Abandoned (7) 11. Preventable (9) 12. Coffee maker (7) 14. Run naked (6) 17. Looks furtively (5) 19. Whopper (3)

Previous solution: fag, fags, fan, fang, fangs, fans, gas, nag, nags, sag, san, sang, snag.

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

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

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

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): There’s a wild enthusiasm in you now, and it’s creating a fairly irresistible charisma. You can use this primal gift to go beyond what can be accomplished through emotion or through reasonable persuasion.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The sad truth is that most people are just waiting for their turn to speak instead of listening to what’s being said.

You’ll prove that you’re not “most people,” and you’ll shine.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): This day’s success will depend on how you pre-load it, so don’t worry if it seems to be taking you forever to get ready. Be thorough. Details will matter, including the way you’re dressed for this.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You like to stay busy, but not with the same thing all of the time. That’s why it will be so fun when today’s focus takes a turn. Bonus: Your involvement will mean everything to someone.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Some would say important things are at stake. Others would debate it. If you just try to have some fun, it’s an intention that will make your life better. The levity you provide will help everyone around you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There’s a sweet spot in regard to how much you really should care about what others think. Believe in yourself while being open to constructive help. Hold your ground, but let others share it sometimes.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You take pleasure in the happiness and success of others. One thing you’ll like about today? You’ll get more than one chance at this kind of pleasure, and your own success is not far behind.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Because most of today’s important communication will not be about the words, the texts and emails won’t be nearly so important as the nonverbal messages you get by just being around a person.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Meaningful bonds are important, but appropriate bonds are even more so today. The social landscape will call for boundaries, which you’ll instate graciously without interrupting the flow.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): No one grows in theory. Even mathematicians and quantum physicians must put the numbers to practical use. You’re ready to grow and willing to get brave and experimental and test things out.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): For today, it will be a lot better for you if you don’t care what anyone thinks. Of course, there may be some part of you that can’t help but care. Turn your mental shrink ray on it, and flick it out of the way.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The flounder can change in colour and pattern to blend in with its background and escape detection of predators and prey. Beware of bottom feeders, they can be clever at hiding their true intentions.

ACROSS 1. Passes me the ring first, which is generous (8) 4. Four cards served in a winning way (4) 8. To act criminally may be alternative to backing bandleader (3) 9. Note: a list is needed for a sort of modern composer (5) 10. Be soundly deserving of the ballot-box (3) 11. When in credit incline to the East, which isn’t so soiled (7) 12. Manchester, for example, tailed off to make one (5) 13. They are made to put things right in so changing (11) 17. More than one carman capitalised a work of this sort (5) 18. To where the girl’s following, with some awkwardness (7) 20. Spat last of it out, though its water may be salubrious (3) 21. Tea-break taken by leaderless people, lunch having gone (5) 22. Tank for liquid that is halved after five (3) 23. The girl one is taking out has a heart of stone (4) 24. Beefs about one note that sounds like distant thunder (8) DOWN 1. Poet got vehicle reversed in to do some gardening (6) 2. He is given a good come-uppance by the French (5) 3. He is one with no inclusion in masculine address (5) 5. He’s a card, to act with endless union trouble (7) 6. One uttering notes from different reigns (6) 7. Wrong amount with a Mini to give one rounds to load (10) 9. Without saying a thing, one may be an open book to him (4-6) 14. In one short month, a girl may ham it up (7) 15. Took one’s medicine around the West as one looked for water (6) 16. Boxes dropped right out of large holes (6) 18. Soften it by soaking an element of the ancients (5) 19. Hard to make love work in such a wretched dwelling (5)

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COBDEN, Donald Henry (Don) – On March 22, 2018 at Ashburton Hospital. Eleven days short of his 80th. Dearly loved husband of the late Joyce. Loved dad of Paul and Jody and Grandad of Will, and Emily. Respected step father of Marlene, and Michael and step grandad of all his step grandchildren.

Loved son of the late Noeline and Val and brother and brother-in-law of Colleen and the late Arnold Hands, Barbara and the late Stewart Robinson, friend of Ron, Keith and Heather Cobden, (Kaiapoi), Christine and Tony Robin and respected uncle of all his nieces and nephews.

Messages to Cobden family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

Donations to Friends of the Heart Foundation, Ashburton would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Don will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets Ashburton on THURSDAY, March 29 commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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WATSON, Helen Mable (nee Robinson) Suddenly at home with Bill by her side on March 23, 2018.

Helen was the love of Bill’s life for 66 years. Much loved mum of Dianne and Neville and the late John MacDonald, Graeme and Suzanne Watson, Janice and Trevor Cochrane, Ian and Gillian Watson, and Julie and Tim Raateland.

Beloved Gran of Nathen and Sophie and Mitchell MacDonald, Simon Watson, Luke, Charlotte, James and Rebecca Cochrane, Zac, Zoe and Molly Watson, Luke and Lydia,Tom and Emily and Harry Moore, Adam, Genieve and Harner Raateland.

Adored Great Grandmother of Tayla, Hannah, Olivia Chloe and Ruby MacDonald.

A service for Helen will be held at the Shone and Shirley Chapel, 164 Tahunanui Drive on Thursday, March 29 at 2.30pm.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information.

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR (Part 1) 0 1pm Guess This House 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 F The Extreme Cake Makers 3 Jamie and Joe tackle their most challenging commission yet, a realistic model of the island of Santorini. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Border Security PGR 0 8:30 The Brave AO While the team is in Spain, McG makes a connection that leads them to discover a potential threat back in the US. 0 9:30 F Hunted AO 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0 11:05 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders AO When two casualties resemble the MO of the most notorious killer in Italian history, the International Response Team investigates. 0 Midnight Person Of Interest AO 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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BRAVO 10am Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 10:25 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 10:53 The Dish 3 10:55 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:43 The Dish 3 12:45 Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:40 Top Chef Jr 3 2:35 Worst To First 3 3:30 How Do I Look?

4:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 7:30 Million-Dollar Decorators PGR 8:30 Relative Success With Tabatha PGR 9:30 Worst To First 10:30 Intervention Canada AO 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

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6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 3 0 7:25 Be Cool ScoobyDoo! 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Hope And Faith 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle AO 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 30 3:35 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café A lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight Noon Family Feud Australia 3 12:30 Dr Phil AO 1:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR 3 0 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 The Block Australia The teams must finish their kitchens for the room reveal, but some contestants find time to help one team make the deadline to avoid being eliminated.

6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Ed PGR 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules PGR 0 8:45 Young Sheldon PGR 0 9:15 Will And Grace 0 9:45 The Walking Dead 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR The remaining couples decide whether or not to renew their vows. 0 9:05 9-1-1 AO 0 10pm Caught On Dashcam PGR 0 10:30 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Torque AO 2004 Action. A biker goes on the run from the FBI and the most feared gang in the country after being framed for murdering the gang leader’s brother. 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:15 Mom PGR 0 11:45 F Empire AO 0 12:35 Desperate Housewives PGR 3 0 1:25 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:50 Scandal AO 3 4:25 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm NewsHub Nation 3 An in-depth weekly current affairs show hosted by Lisa Owen. 0 12:10 The Hui 3 Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of currentaffairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories.

12:40 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 1am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England.

First test from Eden Park, Auckland.

2:35 Closedown

Torque

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SKY 5 6am Last Man Standing PG 6:25 Modern Family PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Border Security M 7:40 Pawn Stars PG 8:05 Pawn Stars 8:55 Helicopter ER M 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU MV 11:35 Last Man Standing PG Noon Modern Family PG 12:30 NCIS – LA MV 1:25 Longmire 16V 2:15 NCIS PGV 3:05 Border Security M 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Last Man Standing PG 5pm Modern Family PG 5:30 Helicopter ER M 6:30 The Force MC 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:50 MacGyver M 8:45 Scorpion ML 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:45 SVU MV TUESDAY 12:40 Border Security M 1:30 Pawn Stars PG 2:15 Scorpion ML 3:05 MacGyver M 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:40 The Girl King MSC 2015 Biographical Drama.

Malin Buska, Sarah Gadon.

9:25 Amanda And Jack Go Glamping 2017 Comedy.

David Arquette, Amy Acker.

11am Testament Of Youth MVC 2014 Biographical Drama.

Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington.

1:10 Now You See Me – The Second Act MV 2016 Action Comedy. Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Woody Harrelson.

3:15 Wonder Woman MV 2017 Action. Gal Gabot, Chris Pine. 5:35 Dusty And Me MVLSC 2016 Comedy.

Luke Newberry, Ian Hart.

7:10 Matters Of The Heart PGLS 2015 Drama. A successful job, a striking wife and a new business offer – Will seems to have it all.

But after he meets a young designer, he considers what he truly wants. Patrick Wilson, Amy Smart. 8:30 Allied MVLSC 2017 Drama. Romance and loyalties between a Canadian intelligence officer and a French Resistance fighter are tested by the pressures of the Second World War. Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard.

10:35 Lila And Eve 16VL 2015 Crime. Jennifer Lopez, Viola Davis.

TUESDAY 12:15 The Bye Bye Man 16VC 2017 Horror. 1:50 Dusty And Me MVLSC 2016 Comedy.

3:25 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 3:40 Allied MVLSC 2017 Drama. 5:45 Lila And Eve 16VL 2015 Crime.

6:40 Chronicle MV 2012 Sci-fi.

Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell.

8:05 American Psycho 2 16VLS 2002 Horror. Mila Kunis, William Shatner.

9:35 The Pink Panther PGC 2006 Comedy. Steve Martin, Beyoncé Knowles, Kevin Kline.

11:05 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms.

12:45 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe.

2:45 Spider-Man 2 MV 2004 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst.

5pm Memento R16 2001 Thriller. Joe Pantoliano, Guy Pearce.

6:50 Leap Year PGV 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Amy Adams, Matthew Goode.

8:30 Battleship MVL 2012 Action Adventure. Planet Earth must fight for survival against a superior force.

Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker.

10:45 The Hours MC 2002 Drama. Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, Nicole Kidman.

TUESDAY

12:40 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy.

Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt.

2:45 Memento R16 2001 Thriller. Joe Pantoliano, Guy Pearce. 4:35 The Making Of Wanted 16VLS 4:50 Battleship MVL 2012 Action Adventure.

Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch, Brooklyn Decker.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 Kia Mau 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 F Ahorangi Next Generation 3 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 My Family Feast 3 8pm Native Affairs 8:30 The Vietnam War AO 9:30 Takahinga O Mua 3 10pm Aotearoa 3 10:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3

6am The French Collection 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 9:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 10:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 11:30 Sue Perkins And The Chimp Sanctuary 12:30 Ireland With Ardal O’Hanlon 1:30 Who Were The Greeks 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Love Nature – Jungle Atlantis 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Hugh introduces a way of cooking that gives maximum taste and creativity with minimum fuss.

5pm Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail The story of how a young refugee became one of Australia’s most successful chefs.

5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Treasures Decoded 7:30 Vikings 8:30 Big Ben – Saving The World’s Most Famous Clock 10pm Love London 10:30 American Pickers

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe.

Midnight Closedown

11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Midnight Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Treasures Decoded 2am Love Nature – Jungle Atlantis 3am Who Were The Greeks 4am Big Ben – Saving The World’s Most Famous Clock 5:30 Love London

SKY SPORT 1 6am Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Semi-final One – First v Fourth.

8am Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Semi-final Two – Second v Third.

10am NZ Football Weekly Show 10:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC. 12:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Four.

1:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Five.

6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

7pm L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Five.

Evening session from Eden Park, Auckland.

9:30 Cricket – ICC CWC Qualifier (HLS) Final.

10:30 Golf – World Championship (HLS) Dell Technologies Match Play – Day Five.

11pm Golf – LPGA (HLS) Kia Classic – Round Four.

11:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Five.

TUESDAY

12:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Chiefs.

2:30 Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (RPL) Bronze Match.

4am Netball – Taini Jamison Trophy (RPL) Final.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

SKY SPORT 2 6am Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

6:30 L Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series STP 500.

From the Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, Virginia.

11am Golf – LPGA (HLS) Kia Classic – Round Three.

From Aviara Golf Club in Carlsbad, California.

11:30 Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come.

Noon Motorsport – Formula One (HLS) Australian Grand Prix.

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Titans v Dragons.

2:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Roosters v Knights.

4:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Sharks.

From ANZ Stadium, Sydney.

6:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Raiders v Warriors.

From GIO Stadium, Canberra.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Big League Wrap 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Tigers v Broncos.

From Campbelltown Stadium.

TUESDAY

12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Raiders v Warriors.

1am Athletics – IAAF Half Marathon Championships (HLS) 2am NRL 360 3am Big League Wrap 4am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Titans v Dragons.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Swedish Twins. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG No Pain, No Gain. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Dead of Winter. 10am Blowing Up History PG Lost City of the Desert. 10:50 Mighty Ships PG 11:40 Murder Among Friends M Unholy Friends.

12:30 Blood Relatives M Home Wrecker. 1:20 People Magazine Investigates M The Long Island serial Killer – The Lost Girls. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Million-Dollar-Bet. 4:45 Diesel Brothers PG Special – The Doubleheader: Game 1.

6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Truck v Train. 7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Return to Pike’s Peak 1/2.

8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Return to Pike’s Peak 2/2.

9:25 Diesel Brothers PG Special – The Doubleheader: Game 2. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 People Magazine Investigates M The Long Island serial Killer – The Lost Girls. TUESDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Bering Sea Gold PG

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Sport

Ashburton College rower Mollie Gibson stunned a top-class field in the under-17 singles at Lake Ruataniwha on Saturday.

Rowers strike gold

BY LINDA CLARKE

LINDA.C@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Ashburton College is celebrating another golden Maadi rowing regatta, with 16-yearold Mollie Gibson leading the medal haul with three golds and a bronze.

Veronica Wall, 18, also banked three golds in her last Maadi as she looks to secure a scholarship in the United States.

College had crews in six A finals and 3 B finals following a torrid day of semi-finals after wind and freezing temperatures interrupted rowing at Lake Ruataniwha earlier in the week.

Gibson’s schedule was brutal as she attempted to medal in the under-17 singles, the under-17 and 18 quad and under-17 and 18 doubles.

Her gold medal in the under-17 singles was testament to her fitness, discipline and mental toughness as she came from third with 500m to go and eclipsed rowers from

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Southland Girls’ High School and rowing powerhouse St Peter’s to take the title.

Gibson, who posted an impressive winning time of 8.23.38, also won for her school a new skiff and a set of new sculls donated

by Maadi sponsor Aon and Laszlo Boats.

Aon’s Russell Bailey said the boats, also awarded to the winner of the boys’ under-17 singles sculls, were to recognise rowing excellence in that age-group.

“Jack (Jack McLaughlan from John McGlashan College) and Mollie each made impressive performances to take away gold and we are proud to be a part of their event.”

Gibson started the day on a golden note, teaming up with Wall to win the under-18 double scull, then won bronze in the under-17 coxed quad with Emma Stagg, Aidan Elvines, Lara Biggs and cox Harriet Leverton before taking to the water for the single scull.

She was also joined Wall, Stagg, Biggs and

Leverton to win the under 18 coxed quad in an exciting close finish.

Wall was in a class of her own in the under-18 single scull, helping Ashburton College to seventh place in the overall medal standings from 120 schools.

Haxby Hefford battled sickness to finish seventh in the A final of the boys under-18 singles, while Harrison Davies was fifth in the B final.

Aidan Elvines and Kauri Gamble were fifth in the B final of the girls’ novice under 18 double sculls.

Proud principal Ross Preece said Ashburton College was the top co-ed school and the medals and other results recognised the hard work, dedication and top coaching (from Justin Wall) they had.

“And the best thing about our rowing programme is that it is affordable.

At other schools, rowing can cost $6500 a year, but ours is more like $600 because

parents get on board and support the fundraising.

“We have a great fleet of boats and the best coach in the country … and he is a volunteer coach.”

Preece said Wall, a New Zealand junior rower, was eligible to return to school as a Year 14 student as she only turned 18 this year and was pursuing scholarship offers from prestigious American universities.

He said the school was proud to support her sporting and academic opportunities.

The Maadi Cup regatta is the national championship for school rowing and New Zealand’s largest rowing regatta with over 2200 rowers.

The actual Maadi Cup is awarded to the winner of the boys’ under 18 eight – and it was won by Christ’s College, who pulled away from Hamilton Boys’ High School in the last 250 metres of the race to win in 6.01.90.

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