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High-speed police chase

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Police are seeking information about a motorcyclist who travelled through Ashburton at excessive speeds yesterday morning.

The driver allegedly initially failed to stop for police signals on State Highway 1 south of Rakaia, shortly after 10am, sparking a pursuit which was abandoned due to

the motorcyclist’s dangerous driving putting other road users at risk.

Senior Sergeant Richard Chambers said after the initial encounter at 10.06am the motorcyclist was observed at 10.18am riding through road works near Dromore at excessive speed.

“Police considered risk to public safety and chose not to pursue the driver,” Chambers said.

Some witnesses thought the motorcycle was travelling at speeds of up to 200km. It was reported to have passed a wide-load truck on the left-hand side.

A few minutes later, at approximately 10.22am the motorcyclist was seen travelling through Ashburton at dangerous speeds, allegedly weaving in and out of traffic and running red lights heading

south. East Street workers/pedestrians reported hearing the motorcycle “screaming” along the busy street in the town’s CBD, while several drivers said they had a close call with the bike. Police officers in an unmarked police car and two marked cars took up the pursuit, however, they were forced to abandon the chase again. The motorcyclist was last seen heading

south toward Timaru, Chambers said.

Police are still attempting to locate the motorcyclist, who was riding a silver Kawasaki road bike solo, wearing a chequered shirt and carrying a back pack.

If you see, or may have seen this motorcyclist please call Ashburton police (307-8400) or Crimestoppers (0800 555-111).

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Maori workshop captivates crowd

By Megan gnad

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A Cross Cultural Workshop held at the Ashburton Museum yesterday saw a captivated crowd learn the basics of Te Reo and Maori customs.

About 29 people attended the workshop organised by Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury, Ashburton Museum and

Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network.

The seminar was the first in a series of monthly courses provided to increase understanding and knowledge and provide practical tools to educate people working within different communities.

The Maori Culture workshop was presented by Hakatere Marae komiti chairwoman, Michelle

Brett. She said her aim was to break down any barriers because a lot of people were fearful of the unknown.

“It was only an introduction, but it’s good to make people aware of it,” she said.

Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury local co-ordinator Dellwyn Moylan said she was approached by groups with volun-

teers who want to be up-skilled in working with other cultures as they don’t want to make mistakes.

They would now investigate the potential of hosting Muslim and Indian culture workshops after an evaluation and debrief.

Ashburton Museum director Tanya Robinson said: “This works perfectly with our programme at the museum and works beautiful-

ly with the New Faces, New Lives (exhibition).”

The next workshop will be in June.

For registrations – or if you are interested in hosting one to educate people on your culture – please contact Community House on 03 308-1237 or email reception@communityhousemc.co.nz and mention Cultural Workshops.

Students on Ronald McDonald mufti mission

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Expanding cultural horizons Children at the Ashburton Baptist Preschool have been expanding their knowledge this week, celebrating Samoan Language Week.

Teacher Juliette Broomhall said they were working with Lena Ainu’u from the Fa’a Pasifika Playgroup who came down to the preschool to take the stu-

dents through the Samoan language, as well as some traditional songs and dance.

“We celebrated it last year as well, but this year we decided it would be great to invite more of the community in to share their knowledge with the kids,” she said.

Students from Ashburton College have come together to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House.

Yesterday, members of the school’s student executive presented a cheque of $1090 to local McDonald’s franchisee and Charity House trustee David Whalley during a class for Year 13 students.

Whalley explained to the students the purpose of the house, which is to give families a place to stay while their children are receiving treatment at hospital.

“It is completely run off donations and is an amazing place,” he said.

“It is often a stressful time for the families and it gives them a place to come and stay and relax.”

Whalley said the house is wellequipped with a library, a place to watch movies and a very large kitchen where businesses would often come in and cook a “proper home-cooked meal” for the families.

“It is a really moving expe-

Dave Whalley rience when I go there every month for meetings, and often there is Mid Canterbury families in there which is even more of a reason to support it,” he said.

“The money you have donated has significantly helped lift the amount being donated and that is a really special thing to see.”

Student executive member Melissa Maslin said the money had been raised through a mufti day the executive had organised two weeks ago.

“When it comes to charity and giving back, the students are very supportive,” she said.

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White gold playing hard-to-get at Mt Hutt

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Mt Hutt Ski Area management are playing a familiar waiting game as they aim for a June 9 opening next week.

That is the scheduled date for the start of the 2017 ski season, however, currently there is not enough snow.

MetService meteorologist April Clark said snow showers were forecast for Mt Hutt tomorrow, and then snow flurries down to 900 metres on Sunday.

Managers are hoping any snow which falls from now on is significant, with the base on the main Broadway trail being only about 15 centimetres.

Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said yesterday the ski area would need more snow than it had in order to be able to open.

He was hopeful it would still make the June 9 date.

“Anything can happen in 12 days, we just have to cross our fingers, that’s all we can do,” McKenzie said.

In the meantime, staff were busy with preparations and among finishing touches were those being made to a new toilet

More snow is needed before Mt Hutt can open, as shown in this skifield webcam image from yesterday afternoon. block, and Huber Café and coffee shop extensions.

The ski area will have about 260 employees this season and staff

training begins tomorrow.

Some natural snow has been received on the mountain and snowmaking has been under way

this month.

The last snowfall was five centimetres on May 4, according to the nzski.com website.

Last year there was a big dump of snow leading up to opening weekend, but then nor’west winds reduced the base.

Police: Tools targeted by thieves

By Michelle nelSon

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A spate of tool thefts has prompted Ashburton police to issue a security warning.

Overnight on May 28 a builder’s yard on Alton Place in Allenton was targeted and a number of power tools stolen.

In a similar incident, police received a report of building tools

taken from a vehicle on Farm Road on the morning of May 29.

Tools had also been reported stolen from another vehicle parked in a Farm Road driveway overnight on May 23.

Ashburton police acting senior sergeant Ash Tabb said scene examinations had been undertaken and police have been working with the victims of the thefts.

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However, people could protect themselves by taking some simple steps to offset the chance of becoming victims.

“Adequately secure your properties and vehicles and remove valuables where possible,” Tabb said.

“Use a good quality lock and consider installing security light-

ing near homes and sheds.

“If tools must be kept in a vehicle, they should be stored in a lock box secured to the vehicle and a good quality alarm should be installed.

“If you are going away for the holidays please make every effort to make it look like you are home.

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help to open and close curtains each day, clear the mailbox and perhaps turn the lights on and off.”

People should also be wary of any offers to sell cheap, used tools.

Any information relating to this offending should be given to the Ashburton police or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555-111.

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Freemason grand master visits Ashburton The Grand Master of New Zealand Freemasonry Mark Winger has paid a visit to Ashburton Masonic Lodges.

Methven Lodge secretary George Currie said Saturday’s special meeting of the annual joint Exchange of Gavel between Riccarton’s Unity Lodge and St

Augustine Lodge, from Waimate.

The Ashburton Masonic Centre being placed halfway between these lodges proved the ideal venue, he said.

A large number of local members turned out to hear Winger talk about Speaking up for Freemasonry.

A ceremony was conducted to raise the Masonic education level of two new members, Lewis Thomas and Brook Thorpe.

“Having young Masons coming into Freemasonry is very encouraging for a great worldwide international organisation which has evolved over several

centuries,” Currie said.

“Apart from the strong fraternal aspect expected of its members within Freemasonry, charity is its strength with outward reach into the community.”

Ashburton is home to five lodges and Methven also has one.

In brief Synlait to buy NZDC South Island dairy company Synlait Milk says it will spend $56.5 million on buying Mangere-based New Zealand Dairy Company (NZDC) so that it can lift its blending and canning capacity. NZDC is building a blending and canning operation at a site at Mangere and the site will now be owned by Synlait, the company said in a statement.

Synlait managing director and chief executive John Penno said the purchase would allow the company to meet current demand, as well as provide some room to grow.

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Whale teeth go home More than a 100 polished sperm whale teeth, known as tabua, have been returned from New Zealand to Fiji. The Department of Conservation says tabua, an important cultural item in Fiji, can’t be moved across international borders without permission because they come from an internationally protected species.

DOC director-general Lou Sanson says that, over the years, people travelling from Fiji have arrived in New Zealand with a tabua, but without the CITES permit needed to bring it into the country. “This has meant they’ve had to hand over the tabua to DOC,” he said.

“We’ve kept the seized tabua in secure storage.”

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Kiwis to the rescue

From left: Brook Thorpe, NZ Grand Master Mark Winger and Lewis Thomas.

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Extra protection for gulls The Ashburton Water Zone Committee has allocated nearly $40,000 to three projects aimed at improving land near water bodies and the breeding success of the critically-endangered black-billed gull.

Some $7500 was put aside yesterday to a trapping project on parts of the Ashburton River that

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will make it safer for gulls. Volunteers will trap weasels, rats and mice near the State Highway 1 bridge and at the rivermouth, using 90 traps.

Removing predators will give the gulls, who nest on the braided river, a better chance of raising young birds.

The committee also allocat-

ed $22,520 to protect and enhance wetlands and streams off Ashburton Staveley Road, and near Limestone Creek at Lower Downs Road.

Zone team member Donna Field said the Blink Bonnie restoration project on the banks of the Ashburton River involved fencing off springheads, streams and

wetlands and enhancing native plantings.

To find such an area in the middle of the Plains had been “pretty amazing”, she said and the owners were also keen to protect it with a covenant. The Limestone Creek project, to receive $9980, would see matagouri protected and the creek fenced off to stock.

Three Kiwis have reportedly played a leading role in a dramatic rescue near Mount Everest after a cargo plane crashed while landing at one of the world’s most dangerous airports. The plane, carrying three crew members, crashed in foggy weather at Tenzing-Hilary Airport in Lukla, Nepal at the weekend where photos show the wreckage dangling precariously on a cliff.

This is when Kiwis Andrew Roy, Andrew Gutsell and Alyssa Lowe from paramedic group Air Dynasty leapt in to help out, according to NZME. Mr Roy, 24, helped cut open the plane’s cockpit and pulled the pilots out, while Mr Gutsell jumped in to attempt to shut the engines off. The plane’s pilot likely died on impact, while the co-pilot died while being treated. The flight’s hostess was flown to Kathmandu.

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$3600 raised for breast cancer

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More than $3600 was raised for the New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation on Sunday thanks to outstanding community support.

A Pink Ribbon Breakfast was held at The Lake House Restaurant & Bar attracting 94 guests keen to support the cause.

Organiser Chantelle HaslettJenkins said she was overwhelmed by the number of generous donations from local businesses that formed a silent auction and raffles.

Tickets for the champagne high tea were $30, of which $15 went to

the fundraising cause.

Haslett-Jenkins, who runs My Little Cake Affair, said most people attending knew of someone who had been affected by breast cancer.

This year, she said, funds raised would be going towards research as well as grants for survivors to purchase essential items, such as prosthetics. “I couldn’t have done it without Scentsation Candles and The Lake House, and we had so many donations from local businesses,” she said.

Look out for more photos from this event in the next issue of YOU magazine (June 17).

Left – Taking time out to support the Pink Ribbon Breakfast at The Lake House on Sunday were (from left) Rachel McKeich, Barbara Pickford and Elizabeth Stuckey.

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ANZ Bank staff pass on money knowledge to students Budget and save, ANZ staff told Ashburton College pupils recently.

From left is senior personal banker Caryn Stewart, personal banker Luke Anderson and business man-

ager Sandi Wood.

The bank undertakes monthly presentations at the school to Year 12 transition classes.

Students learn about financial literacy, including

the importance of budgeting, the benefits of saving, how Kiwisaver can help them buy their first home, and what is the true cost of buying a large asset such as a vehicle or home.

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Up to 6000 families may actually be worse after Labour on Monday said some famioff under the Government’s Budget chang- lies without children would actually get more from the Budget than those with kids. es, Labour leader Andrew Little says.

Prime Minister Bill English rejected that Mr Little is calling it a “teenagers tax” and says when combining changes to the criticism, saying all families with children Working for Families scheme and taxes in and high housing costs benefited from the last week’s Budget, families with children package “almost without exception”.

– NZN aged between 16 and 18 may actually be worse off, depending on their income.

While some of those families would only lose a small amount, it showed there were gaps and anomalies in the Budget as the Government played “catch-up”, he told RNZ. But he admitted Labour’s figures didn’t include increases to the accommodation supplement.

“The accommodation supplement will vary pretty heavily across regions, obviously, and depending on what your rent is.

It’s hard to predict a single outcome when it comes to the accommodation supplement. You can predict what’s happening with the tax changes and the working for families changes,” he said.

However, Mr Little said Labour’s major concern with the Budget was spending skewing towards the wealthy.

“Five out of every seven dollars goes into the tax package. There’s more money spent on tax breaks for the top 10 per cent of earners than there are for the total Working for Families package. Which is the more targeted part of the package,” he said.

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SOS ordered to put more sugar in sports drink A sports drink company has been given until August to put five times more sugar in its product if it wants to keep calling itself an electrolyte drink.

But if SOS fails to comply they’ll lose their labelling rights because the drink isn’t sweet enough to meet local food standards.

The New Zealand-based company’s electrolyte drink currently contains two-and-ahalf teaspoons of sugar, in line with World Health Organisation and US standards.

But the Food Standards Australia and New Zealand requirements, which the Ministry for Primary Industries says are based on best science, require it to contain 12-and-a-half teaspoons of sugar to maintain its electrolyte description.

SOS founder Tom Mayo said MPI was relying on outdated guideline that exposed consumers to higher levels of sugar than necessary.

As far as the government sees it, the food standards are the rules to be followed and the company should take up the issue with the authority.

Food Safety Minister David Bennett would not be drawn on whether the current standard made sense.

“My opinion is not relevant. The standards are set by FSANZ and they’re the standards that are the ones followed,” Mr Bennett said, suggesting the company take up the issue with FSANZ themselves.

Health Minister Jonathan Coleman wouldn’t share his thoughts either saying

it was a technical issue for MPI. He instead offered some generic health advice to consumers.

“My advice would be don’t eat and drink too much sugar,” he said.

MPI food risk assessment manager Roger Cook told TVNZ sports rehydration drinks needed to have a high sugar content to encourage the transfer of water from the gut to the bloodstream.

“And none of the recent science we’ve seen is in conflict with that,” he said. – NZN

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Kiwis don’t let winter keep them in

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Allenton School students boogied and danced on Friday night, all to support the message of anti-bullying.

The Allenton PTA, teachers, principal and parent helpers all came together and made the Anti bullying Dis-glo a huge success.

While enjoying the disco, students were also asked to write positive anti-bullying messages that were stuck on the wall.

“If you see someone without a smile, give them one of yours,” read one message, while another said, “Strong people don’t put people down, they lift them up”.

The entire room was lit by black lights, with students dressing up in their brightest, neon-coloured clothes.

One junior student and one senior student were awarded prizes for writing the best message, which was rewarded with a pair of glow-in-the-dark glasses.

New Zealanders are far from hibernators when the weather gets cold, according to an AA survey.

Walking has been found to be the most common winter pastime, while heading out to spend time with family and friends is also high on the list.

This is despite more than half of the 6000 people who participated in the survey identifying themselves as “indoor warriors” rather than “outdoor explorers”.

“There’s a perception that most of us would rather hibernate at home than go out, but that’s definitely not what we’ve found,” AA Traveller marketing manager Rhys James said.

“Hitting the snow, playing sport, and getting out sightseeing or exploring new places were all mentioned strongly in the survey.”

AA members’ top-seven favourite winter pastimes: Walking and hiking, reading, watching TV shows or a movie, socialising with family or friends, hitting the snow, arts and crafts, wining and dining.

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Right – Students danced up a storm at Allenton School’s dis-glo themed disco on Friday night, all to support antibullying.

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Toward a diverse Mid Canterbury Megan Gnad

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he first in a series of community workshops to foster cross-cultural understanding, proved that working together and educating each other is the way forward.

Mid Canterbury has long been recognised as a growing hub for new migrants and families wishing to settle in the rural heartland.

But, sometimes, while we think we may know a lot about another person’s culture, it’s not until we face certain challenges, that we realise we might still have a bit to learn.

These concerns were mentioned to Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury, from members of the volunteer community, who were worried about inadvertently offending someone by mistake.

The group then teamed up with Ashburton Museum and Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network to roll out the free workshops.

Yesterday, I sat in on part of Hakatere Marae komiti chairperson, Michelle Brett’s presentation, as part of the inaugural Maori Culture seminar.

Throughout the morning, a group of 29 were given a valuable tutorial learning basic Te Reo, an introduction to gender roles within families and how the marae community is structured.

While it was only an introduction for many people, Michelle said her main aim was to break down any barriers and remove the fear of the unknown.

She challenged people in the community to be aware of our own biases, ask for help, make contact with your local marae, make the time and listen to the answers, because they will form your decisions.

These kinds of interactive workshops are certainly the way forward in removing any barriers that may be in our way.

Organisers are now seriously looking at running this as a monthly service, with potential to have Muslim and Indian-hosted workshops in the near future.

By removing any preconceived notions and listening to the speakers in a fun, friendly and interactive environment, it’s amazing how the learning naturally progresses.

There’s so much we can take away from each other, if we are open to it.

We just have to support these initiatives, participate and continue to work towards a wonderfully diverse multi-cultural Mid Canterbury.

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Every week we hear of another hold-up or robbery, and only on Sunday, a Christchurch dairy was robbed again bringing the total to nine in the last seven months.

Last month, hundreds of people fed up with constantly being the target of assaults, marched in Manukau, calling for more police patrols and the reopening of closed police stations.

Is this the answer or is the problem much more deep-rooted than that?

What specifically needs to change to curb this growing problem?

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Negotiating cultural differences in workplaces M

alcolm Forbes, chairman and editor in chief of Forbes Magazine, once offered a great quote about diversity in our society “diversity is the art of thinking independently together”.

The drive behind this quote has been floating around New Zealand public discourse this month.

In particular, as the need for our government to continue to support migrant labour; especially in the agricultural industry.

Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated welcomed our government’s promise of continued access to migrant labour where it is needed, reiterating that immigration was still vitally important to the sustainability of our agriculture industry.

Indeed, in spite of a number of initiatives to attract more New Zealanders to the industry and to rural areas, increasing urbanization continues to impact the immigrant workforce in our rural communities.

The strains of increased labour requirements demand a diverse workforce. Beyond integrating varying cultures into our workforce, creating inclusive workplaces for genders, ages, language, religion, race, sexual orientation, gender and ethnicities is of high importance.

There is no denying that the demographics in our town, our region and the South Island have changed drastically to reflect globalization.

Yet I wonder, how can we be more proactive in our community to better benefit from our increasingly diverse workforce?

Ashburton has witnessed a sustained growth, and an increasingly ethnically diverse workforce as our local community have welcomed more newcomers.

With this growth has come a unique opportunity for local em-

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ployers to adapt and reflect the diversity of cultures represented in our region in their workforces and to learn from these different cultures so as to grow their businesses.

According to the Office of Ethnic Affairs, Kiwi employers who have embraced the challenges of an ethnically diverse workforce or are beginning to do so by promoting more ethnic and cultural representation.

These employers are reaping the benefits – with lower staff turn-over and direct financial rewards.

Whatever the size of an organisation, office or workplace, investing in actively managing workforce diversity can add new skills and knowledge to your existing talent pool, generate innovation and tap into new segments of the market more successfully than before.

Likewise, if a company wants to export to a particular country, having someone familiar with the language, customs and business protocols of that society will be much more likely to succeed - and succeed faster.

Considering that 45 per cent of our workforce in the South Island, according to the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, was not born in New Zealand; embracing ethnic diversity in our workplaces would open up access to an incredible talent pool and increased opportunities for business and growth.

Now let’s add some perspective.

There are many challenges in

the process of adapting to reflect local changes in demographics and create a more diverse workplace. Let’s not deny those.

Because of our geographical isolation, many of the demographic and cultural changes happening in larger city centres like Auckland or Christchurch take longer to impact our own daily lives.

This is not necessarily a bad thing as we remain independent and in control of how we move forward irrespective of what other regions are doing.

At the same time, however, we feel these changes more intensely too and have to work harder against some reified ideas in our community to create meaningful spaces for different perspectives to express themselves and be considered.

Who we are is yet our biggest opportunity …

During my time in Ashburton, I have observed that smaller communities seem to offer a unique climate in which all of us can drive change positively.

In our connected community, the ripple effects of our grassroots leadership can be felt more strongly.

In this space; our space, there is therefore an opportunity for us all to make ourselves more aware of diversity as it currently sits in our workplaces but also become more open-minded and empathetic to perspectives other than our own that exist in our community.

As an example, the Newcomers’ Network and Volunteering Mid and South Canterbury, in collaboration with the Ashburton Museum are putting together a series of workshops directed at empowering Ashburton-based managers of volunteers and volunteers, who work with different cultures.

Essentially, what we are doing is bringing one another up and

sharing knowledge that will benefit all of us.

This is just one of many sharing opportunities that exist in our community.

Sometimes, an opportunity for diversity training is as easy as organising a potluck dinner or holding a multicultural day at work where staff members from other cultures are invited to share their experiences and local staff members are invited to engage with them and learn about their cultures, or vice versa.

Acknowledging our growing pains and using them as opportunities to grow is the key to remaining current in our changing market.

Growth takes time and energy… but these challenges are not insurmountable!

I urge you not to let these deter you in bringing your business or workplace up to match the changes in your community.

The Mid Canterbury Newcomers’ Network is in the thick of this shift and I am curious to see what future newcomers will contribute to our community and growing economy.

In my next column, I will propose a work list for those of you who are interested in looking at how diverse and inclusive your own workplaces are and what benefits you can reap from growing diversity in your organisation or business.

If you would like to discuss this topic further or would like to find out more about our workshops on cross cultural awareness please don’t hesitate to contact us via email on newcomers@ saferashburton.org.nz The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

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Police killer on run shot A gunman who shot dead Queensland policeman Brett Forte has himself been killed during a final shootout with police west of Brisbane.

Police say Rick Maddison ran from the shed he had been holed up in on a rural property in the Lockyer Valley and fired at heavily-armed police yesterday.

Special Emergency Response Team officers shot back and Southern Region assistant commissioner Tony Wright confirmed Maddison was declared dead at the scene.

“The male person who is the subject of our inquiries in relation to the death of Senior Constable Brett Forte has exited the building in which he was in,” said Wright.

“He has been challenged by police.

“At that point in time, he has fired at those police. Specialist police have returned fire. The male person has been shot and that male person has been declared deceased at the scene.”

Locals say they heard four shots at the end of a tense 21-hour siege, which occurred in Maddison’s property on the top of a ridge.

A member of the Toowoomba’s Tactical Crime Squad, senior constable Forte’s death came after police tried to pull over Maddison on Monday afternoon.

Maddison – previously been charged with torture among other offences – gunned down senior constable Forte without warning.

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Rick Maddison – shot by police after a 21-hour siege.

“I know was it was completely unexpected and Brett sadly never had a chance,” Queensland Police Union chief executive Ian Leavers said.

He was tracked by police to the shed around 4pm on Monday after he also fired at other officers, police vehicles and a police helicopter.

Maddison has been described in media reports as a career criminal.

“This guy they are after, he has got serious history,” Leavers said, without going into details.

“I know a bit about him but while it is unfolding I have to hold back.”

“The 60,000 police in Australia,

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English keeper killed by tiger A keeper killed in a “freak accident” after a tiger entered the enclosure she was in has been described as the “shining light” of the British zoo where she worked.

Rosa King, who has been named in reports as the Hamerton Zoo Park keeper who died on Monday, was a “lovely lady” who was “absolutely passionate” about the animals in her care, a friend said.

Visitors were evacuated from the attraction just before midday on Monday.

The zoo said it appeared to have been a “freak accident” and it would remain closed on Tuesday as an investigation continues.

“At no point during the incident did any animals escape their enclosures and at no point was public safety affected in any way,” it said.

People took to social media to express

their condolences following the keeper’s death.

One user posted on Twitter: “Terrible news about the keeper at Hamerton Zoo. Such an awful shock for everyone RIP.” Another wrote: “A zookeeper sadly died earlier today at Hamerton Zoo. So tragic, their life was taken too soon. RIP.” Cambridgeshire Constabulary said the tiger involved was believed to be fine, as Twitter users expressed fears over what would happen to the animal.

Witness Jeff Knott, 32, from Cambridgeshire, said staff had been “a real credit” to the zoo during the evacuation.

“Staff were very calm and professional.

All visitors around us were leaving in a very calm manner - no running, shouting or anything similar,” he said.

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are hurting today,” he said.

Queensland Commissioner Ian Stewart paid tribute to senior constable Forte as a “fine son” of the police service.

Local resident Megan Poole said she fled her Alvisio Rd home just after 3pm on Monday after hearing “machine gun fire” and seeing undercover police cars speed past.

“I don’t think I’ll ever forget that noise,” she said yesterday.

Mourners have been laying floral tributes for senior constable Forte outside the Toowoomba police station and have been seen stopping officers in the streets to convey their condolences.

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Rihanna’s stalker reportedly says he won’t give up on her, even after being arrested outside her NYC home last week. Salmir Feratovic, 33, pled guilty to criminal trespass after being arrested outside the singer’s home, reports said.

He was released the following day, despite prosecutors wanting him jailed.

Feratovic then said that the arrest will not deter him from his pursuit of Rihanna, the gossip website claims. He was previously arrested for showing up to the hitmaker’s building in 2016, with police saying he was in possession of a knife. Feratovic told police the knife was for his own protection, and that he did not intend to hurt Rihanna.

Paedophiles to lose travel rights Up to 20,000 registered sex offenders will be banned from travelling overseas or holding an Australian passport under new measures signed off by the Australian government.

“This is a world first. Australia is leading the way when it comes to protecting vulnerable children overseas from the actions of paedophilia,” Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said in Canberra.

Bishop said the proposed laws would be introduced to parliament this week.

Independent senator Derryn Hinch, who was instrumental in convincing the government to take action, welcomed the announcement.

“You go to Bali, you go to Phnom Penh, you go to Siem Reap, and you see these middle-aged Australian men there, Caucasian men, with a young local kid they’re not there to get a suntan,” he told reporters.

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Jackson’s son changes name Blanket Jackson recently changed his name after reportedly being bullied about the unconventional moniker for years. He is now known as Bigi. A family friend told People of the dramatic change, explaining that the 15-year-old is still “shy around people he doesn’t know”, but feeling more “confident” at his private LA private school as a result of the change. It was also revealed that the King of Pop’s youngest offspring has had the most problems adjusting after Michael died. The teenager – who was famously dangled from a balcony by his father in 2002 – continues to live a life of confusion. Bigi is believed to be living on his own, without full-time adult supervision or the guardians he was assigned following his father’s death.

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said Mainfreight remains “committed and excited” about the Americas market and its longterm prospects.

In Asia, sales jumped 35 percent to $63 million but ebitda fell 1.6 percent to $6.3 million. The company said stronger airfreight demand into the US, evident in the first half, had ebbed in the second half and the company was unable to counter the decline. Mainfreight also opted to withdraw from a plan to establish a warehouse operation in Hong Kong, it said.

Mainfreight’s New Zealand business recorded an 8.2 per cent gain in sales to $609 million and ebitda jumped 17 per cent to $91 million.

The company noted “very much increased” volumes in transport and logistics as the volume of customers rose and record migration and tourist inflows stoked business confidence. Mainfreight said it managed to achieve an improved performance even in the face of disrupted supply routes as a result of the Kaikoura earthquake.

Australian sales rose 6.3 per cent to A$535 million and ebitda rose 24 per cent to A$42 million.

The performance has given the company confidence to invest in additional land and buildings for

transport and logistics in Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane, while branches in the smaller centres of Toowoomba and Bendigo were planned.

European sales rose 10 per cent to 292 million euros, while ebitda jumped 21 per cent to $17.2 million euros and the company said it expects that growth to continue in the current year.

“We have much to do to improve our sales revenues and profitability in the larger markets of Asia, America and Europe, where we continue to see significant growth prospects,” Braid said.

It has earmarked capital spending for the current year of about $75 million for property development and $37 million for nonproperty capex including software development.

Braid said the company was aware of the changing dynamics of global logistics, including the rise of online trading operators who had built their own warehousing and distribution.

Those threats would continue to evolve but Mainfreight was confident its “flexibility, supply chain management capability and innovation make us confident of our ongoing growth and position in the logistics sector.”

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Synlait forecast $6.50 next season Dairy company Synlait Milk is forecasting a payout of $6.50 per kilogram of milk solids for next season and says it’s expanding into Auckland.

The NZX-listed company yesterday said the 2017-18 forecast would be welcome news to its farmer suppliers following a difficult start to the previous season.

“We start the season with some confidence that supply and demand are more balanced, and this forecast reflects an expectation of dairy prices remaining at current levels,” Synlait chief executive John Penno said.

The company will release an

update on its 2016-17 forecast, set at $6.25/kgMS earlier this year, in June and will declare a final price in September.

Last week, the country’s biggest dairy company Fonterra also increased its forecast farmgate payout to $6.50.

In a separate announcement, Synlait said it had also bought 100 per cent of the shares of Auckland-based New Zealand Dairy Company – which is currently constructing a canning operation in Mangere.

“The facility will be infant formula capable, and will enable Synlait to substantially lift its

blending and canning capacity,” the company said.

“Having a second blending and packaging site will also begin to mitigate some risk we have faced as a single-site manufacturing company.”

The company currently processes dairy out of its Canterbury facility, with most of its suppliers in the region.

The Auckland investment includes a payment of $33.2 million on acquisition along with $56.5m to expected be put into the plant once it’s commissioned in October.

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Mainfreight, the transport and logistics group, posted a 16 per cent gain in full-year profit, which exceeded $100 million for the first time, led by earnings growth in New Zealand and Australia.

Profit rose to $101.5 million in the 12 months ended March 31, from $87.6 million a year earlier, the Auckland-based company said in a statement. Sales climbed to $2.3 billion from $2.28 billion.

Mainfreight shares have gained 28 per cent in the past 12 months, more than four times the gains of the NZX 50 Index and last traded at $22.28.

Shareholders will be rewarded with a 10.8 percent increase in dividends to 41 cents a share.

The company is also rewarding its team, with the biggest-ever bonus payment of $19.27 million, up about 19 per cent from a year earlier.

Stronger trading in New Zealand, Australia and Europe made up for a disappointing performance from the company’s Americas and Asia divisions. Sales in the Americas fell 4.7 per cent to $436 million. Its Mainfreight branded business in the US - Air & Ocean, domestic transportation and logistics – recorded a more modest 1.2 per cent decline in revenue.

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tended on operating 30 stores in New Zealand by 2020 and would be building two to three new ones every year.

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The Australian retailer confirmed plans for online shopping were in the works in June last year.

Kmart has previously said it in-

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become more dominant in New Zealand retail, and said Kmart has more exciting plans up its sleeves which will be announced soon.

Analyst Chris Wilkinson from First Retail Group said the launch was an interesting move.

“A key thing in online retail is being able to demonstrate range and availability,” he said.

But that doesn’t necessarily translate into online sales.

“Seventy per cent of consumer decisions are digitally influenced,” Wilkinson said, “but people will often use online shopping to prevalidate their decisions and go to stores to buy.”

However, Wilkinson said people would travel far distances to shop at Kmart, especially in the South Island, because of its “aspirational” homeware range, and those people may now buy online instead.

Wilkinson didn’t anticipate much effect on competitor, the Warehouse, saying it already has a fairly good online presence.

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Kmart launched online shopping in New Zealand yesterday morning.

The retailer promises 2-4 day delivery for urban addresses, opening up its catalogue for home delivery.

Country manager Jason Picard said yesterday was a soft launch which the retailer first announced on a Kmart fan page.

The company will officially announce the launch at the Petone store opening on tomorrow. Sales, however, were already strong.

“We’re very happy,” Picard said.

“The volume of orders we had at even 4am and 5am was huge and exceeded our expectations.”

Not all products are available to order online yet, with Picard saying sections will roll-out in stages over the coming months.

Picard said the online shopping is part of a bigger strategy to

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eeks are a Kiwi winter staple and they’re at the best right now.

While it takes a lot to beat the simple treatment, in a white sauce, possibly with the addition of cheese or corn, there’s a lot more that can be done with this versatile vegetable.

Leek and potato bake 2T olive oil 2 leeks, trimmed, washed and sliced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1t celery salt or all-purpose seasoning Butter or spray oil to grease 5 medium potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced 1C milk 1C cream 1/4 C panko crumbs 1/2 C grated havarti or melting cheese ■ Heat the oil in a large frypan and sauté the sliced leeks and garlic.

■ Season with the celery salt or allpurpose seasoning.

■ Cook the leeks and garlic for 5-10 minutes over a gentle heat until softened and fragrant.

■ Grease a medium ovenproof dish with the butter or spray oil.

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■ Place another layer of potatoes on top and

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Top with a third layer of the potatoes.

Whisk together the milk and cream and slowly pour the mixture over the leek and potato bake.

Allow the liquid to soak through the layers.

Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven preheated to 180°C for 30 minutes.

Remove the foil and sprinkle over the panko crumbs and cheese.

Return the bake to the oven for 20-30 minutes until the topping is golden and the potato slices are tender when pierced.

Leek, potato and tomato soup 1.5L vegetable stock 1 leek, finely sliced 400g boiling or new potatoes, skin left on, sliced into 1 cm dice 400g tomatoes, roughly chopped 150g cabbage, finely sliced Pinch salt Freshly ground pepper, to taste 1T oregano, chopped

and tomatoes, bring to the boil and simmer for 10 minutes.

■ Add cabbage and simmer for a further 3-4 minutes.

■ Add salt and pepper and serve garnished with oregano.

Chicken, leeks and potatoes 4 medium baking potatoes, thinly sliced 2 leeks, finely sliced 4 skinless chicken breasts, beaten flat 1/2 C white wine 3/4 C lite evaporated milk or cream 4 sprigs tarragon, chopped Pinch salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste ■ Preheat oven to 190°C. ■ Take 4 pieces of aluminium foil and lay out on a baking tray.

■ Place potato slices and leeks onto each piece.

■ Lay the chicken on top.

■ Spoon 2T wine and 3T evaporated milk into each

parcel.

■ Add herbs, salt and freshly ground black pepper.

■ Fold up the foil and seal the parcel.

■ Bake in preheated oven for 2025 minutes or until tender.

■ Serve with a green salad.

Chicken and leek roast 6 large leeks, roughly sliced 4 large carrots, peeled and roughly sliced 8 chicken thighs 10 cloves garlic, unpeeled 6 bay leaves 4 sprigs thyme 1T olive oil 1 lemon, zest and juice of 150ml white wine Salt and pepper ■ Preheat oven to 180 °C. ■ Place leeks and carrots in the bottom of a roasting tray.

■ Arrange chicken, garlic, bay leaves and thyme on top.

■ Drizzle over olive oil, lemon juice and zest and wine.

■ Season with salt and pepper.

Cover with tin foil and bake for 45 minutes.

■ Place stock in a large heavybased saucepan.

■ Add leeks, potatoes

■ Remove from oven and increase heat to 220°C. ■ Remove foil and return to oven to brown for 15–20 minutes.

Corned beef, leek and bean hash 400g cooked corned beef, diced 75g butter 4 waxy potatoes, diced 1 parsnip, peeled and diced 1 large leek, trimmed, washed and finely diced 1t minced fresh garlic 1 x 500g bag frozen broad beans, blanched and peeled 3/4 C light chicken stock 125g grated cheese 2T chopped, fresh mint ■ Preheat oven to 190°C. ■ Melt the butter in an ovenproof frying-pan.

■ Cook the potatoes and parsnip until lightly browned and halfcooked.

■ Add the leek and garlic and continue to cook 3-4 minutes or until the leek has softened and the pan is fragrant.

■ Toss through the corned beef and broad beans.

■ Pour in the chicken stock and scatter over the mozzarella. Season with pepper.

■ Transfer to the preheated oven.

■ Bake for 20 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and the whole dish is piping hot.

■ Scatter over the mint and, if wished, serve with a mustard sauce.

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Lamb 1kg Quality Mark lean lamb shoulder chops 2T butter or clarified butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2t fresh ginger, finely chopped 1T each garam masala, turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, curry powder 1/4 t cayenne pepper 1C Campbell’s Real Stock - No Added Salt Chicken 400g can chopped tomatoes 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed Juice of 1 large lemon (about 2T) 1/2 C natural unsweetened yoghurt To serve Natural unsweetened yoghurt Fresh coriander, chopped Steamed rice and warmed naan bread ■ Preheat the oven to 150°C. ■ Lamb: Heat a dash of oil in a large frying pan over a high heat. Season the lamb with a little salt and pepper and brown on both sides (this is best done in batches). Set the chops aside. Reduce the heat to medium and add the butter or clarified butter and another dash of oil to the same pan. Add the onion, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring, for about 5 minutes until the onion

is soft. Add the spices and cayenne pepper and cook for another few minutes, stirring all the time so the spices don’t stick and burn.

■ Add the stock to the pan, bring to the boil then immediately turn off the heat. Stir in the tomatoes, chickpeas, lemon juice, yoghurt and the lamb and its juices. Taste and season as required. If your pan is ovenproof, cover tightly and cook in the oven for 3 hours or transfer everything to a covered casserole dish.

■ To serve: Before serving, you can remove the meat from the bones if you like so it’s easier to eat. Serve the curry with steamed rice, a dollop of unsweetened yoghurt (you can add a sprinkle of lemon zest and fresh herbs to the yoghurt), fresh coriander and hot crispy naan bread.

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In brief

■ AMERICA’S CUP

Team NZ on learning curve

By Peter Lester The opening round robin of the America’s Cup qualifiers has shown Team New Zealand were under-raced heading into the event.

I see that as a positive.

There’s still a lot of racing to go in this thing and Emirates Team New Zealand, despite the lack of time out on the race course, have emerged as a very strong contender.

They are doing a hell of a job considered they had so few races in the build-up.

The teams that have been based in Bermuda for the past few months have had the benefit of all those early practice racing rounds, and had the time to develop solid strategies from that.

Team NZ are learning on the fly, and they are proving to be fast, nimble and adaptable.

There’s no doubt the Kiwis have made errors through the racing.

The biggest one remains that slip up on day one, when Jimmy Spithill and Oracle Team USA got one over them at the top mark.

It didn’t seem like it at the time,

Peter Burling drives Team New Zealand around the course. but Spithill may have done the Team NZ boys a favour by giving them a bit of a lesson in course management on day one.

After the mistake against Oracle their race course management has improved – that was a big learning.

It would have annoyed Team New Zealand, but it made them sit down and review it and come

up with a strategy of how to manage the top third of the racecourse and they immediately put that into action over the last two days.

Yes they’ve been guilty of a few errors in the startbox, and then of course they will want to go back and look at the incident with Artemis and see how they might avoid getting themselves

into that situation, but they still have the points on the board and plenty of runway left to develop.

There’s no doubt Team NZ helmsman Peter Burling hasn’t done a lot of this, but he’s smart and he’s a quick learner.

With more racing I only see them getting better at those little things that come with time – picking bottom mark gates, picking that top third layline, and not getting in a position of a late tack.

I think in some ways with this America’s Cup and the way the courses are, what we’ve seen is quite removed from traditional match racing.

There’s some elements of it, but there’s newer elements brought about by the speed of the boats, the foiling upwind.

That really plays into a skiff sailor’s hands – I’m talking Nathan Outteridge with Artemis and Burling with Emirates Team New Zealand.

They’re young, they’re intuitive and they are comfortable with this type of sailing.

It’s a young guy’s game these days and that is showing up.

- NZME

Job lost over tweet A sports reporter has lost his job following a tweet he posted about Japanese driver Takuma Sato winning the Indianapolis 500. Denver Post publisher Mac Tully and editor Lee Ann Colacioppo issued a statement overnight that sportswriter Terry Frei is no longer an employee of the newspaper one day after he tweeted that he was “very uncomfortable” with the Japanese driver winning the famous race.

“We apologise for the disrespectful and unacceptable tweet that was sent by one of our reporters,” the statement reads.

- PA

Points now at stake Championship points will be on the line for the first time when the Supercars race at next year’s Australian Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne. Supercars have long raced as an exhibition at the Albert Park event in March, but the race’s status has been upgraded to a championship round. A new deal will also see the Supercars featuring at the Australian Grand Prix for the next six years. Supercars boss James Warburton was delighted with the developments. “This fantastic opportunity to host championship races at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit will further showcase Supercars on the world-stage,” Warburton said yesterday. - AAP

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■ RUGBY LEAGUE

Police the ruck, says Daley

By Steve Zemek Laurie Daley has called on tonight’s State of Origin I referees to allow his team to play the open, free-flowing football the public want.

Blues coach Daley used his match eve media conference yesterday to send a clear message to whistleblowers Matt Cecchin and Gerard Sutton, describing last year’s series as one of the slowest he’s seen.

With so many attacking threats in his side, Daley will want an open game at Suncorp Stadium but he expects a Maroons side, which is minus injured stars Jonathan Thurston and Greg Inglis, to attempt to slow the ruck.

He claimed 2016 series referees Ben Cummins and Sutton allowed Queensland to much latitude there. “(Queensland) tried to slow it down last year,” said Daley, before the Blues broke camp at Kingscliff.

“We’re expecting the same this year. They tried to dominate the ruck, we didn’t have much room to move last year.

“The games were slow last year

Laurie Daley: Expecting the Maroons to slow the game down. compared to usual Origin games.

“I hope it’s different this year.”

“You just want them to referee the same as they do in the NRL. That’s all we’ve asked.”

Asked if he had sought a meeting with NRL referees boss Tony

Archer for clarification and to get his point across, Daley said he hadn’t bothered because did so last year to no avail.

It will now be up to rookie captain Boyd Cordner to ensure his side gets the rub of the green with

the officials as he matches wits with veteran Queensland skipper Cameron Smith, known for his ability to manage referees.

NSW have traditionally been on the wrong end of the penalty count at Suncorp – winning just 7 of 52 there since Origin’s inception in 1980.

“Boyd will bring his own style.

“He doesn’t say a hell of a lot but when he does people listen and take it on board,” Daley said.

“He’ll be a bit nervous I suppose but he’s smart enough and intelligent enough to know he needs to be aware of what’s going on on the field. I’m sure if he needs to have input into any of the decision and he will.”

The Blues will head into match one in the unfamiliar position of being favourites for a clash in Brisbane.

With Queensland depleted by injuries to Johnathan Thurston, Greg Inglis and Matt Scott, the Blues will start as $1.87 favourites with the bookies.

Daley refused to embrace his side’s favouritism, saying Queensland thrived when their backs were to the wall and they were being written off.

- AAP

Here’s why your team will win Why Queensland will win: 1. No-one is better at influencing referees than skipper Cameron Smith. Of the 18 matches in which Smith has captained Queensland, the Maroons have won the penalty count on 12 occasions. He has never lost a penalty count as skipper on home turf.

2. Experience counts. Despite Queensland’s key outs, their squad still boasts 210 Origin caps to NSW’s 108. Also, they have scored a cumulative 206 Origin points, compared with the Blues’ 100.

3. Queensland’s defence. Since Laurie Daley took over as NSW coach, the Blues have been held to just 11.3 points per game.

4. Nate Myles will get the job done. Despite questions over his future, he’s always stood up for Queensland. He will play his 32nd Origin tonight, going past Wally Lewis and equalling Mal Meninga as the sixth-most capped Maroons player of all time.

5. Discipline. James Maloney (21), Wade Graham (11), Andrew Fifita (10) and Josh Jackson (10) are all in the top 10 for most penalties conceded in the NRL this year.

Why NSW will win: 1. The Lang Park hoodoo is dead. Of the past five series in which two games have been played at Suncorp, NSW have won three of them.

2. Wade Graham will torment Cooper Cronk.

No one is better than Graham at pressuring playmakers and expect the Sharks hit-man to neuter the effectiveness of the Queensland No.7.

3. Mitchell Pearce’s long kicking game. No one has kicked for metres per game this year than the Sydney Roosters half, who is averaging 390m.

4. The Maroons’ outs. You can’t take 107 games worth of Origin experience out of a side (Johnathan Thurston, Greg Inglis, Matt Scott and Corey Parker) and not have an affect.

5. NSW know how to win in the big moments.

NSW halves James Maloney and Pearce have proven over the last several years they can come up with big plays when the big games are on the line.

- AAP

Hayne a happy target Target Jarryd Hayne all you like.

That’s the message to Queensland from NSW coach Laurie Daley, who has dared the Maroons to single out the Gold Coast star in his return to the State of Origin arena after a three-year hiatus. The last time Hayne pulled on a sky blue jumper he was NSW’s co-winner of man of the series and the deciding factor in their 2014 droughtbreaking series victory.

- AAP

Mixed feelings for Boyd A bizarre Bob Katter rant couldn’t faze Darius Boyd. But veteran Billy Slater’s kind words will ensure the Queensland fullback has mixed feelings in tonight’s State of Origin opener in Brisbane. Boyd has revealed Slater – the man he kept out of the Maroons side for Origin I – was the one who helped him step up in the veteran’s absence at fullback last year. Boyd says Slater’s words will be the only ones ringing in his ears when he runs out in the series opener.

- AAP

Milestone for Smith The milestone always seemed inconceivable to Cameron Smith.

But the Queensland captain has revealed some Maroons teammates predicted he would be the first to play 40 State of Origins after just a handful of games. “I may may have played half a dozen games and I remember guys like Petero Civoniceva and Steve Price saying ‘mate you will be the first to play 40 Origins’,” Smith said. “I just laughed, shook my head and said ‘no one will ever do that’.” - AAP

Rookies in demand The Warriors have moved to secure two of their brightest young prospects by offering two-year extensions to wing Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad and five-eighth Ata Hingano.

The two rookies are off contract and in demand with rival NRL clubs but both players are happy in Auckland and would prefer to stay at the Warriors. The club has tabled extension offers to the pair and hope Nicoll-Klokstad and Hingano will re-commit in the next couple of weeks.

- NZME

Layoff does wonders Canterbury fullback Will Hopoate has attributed his spike in NRL form to a two-month layoff rather than contract negotiations. The off-contract Bulldogs star is hopeful of having his future sorted in the coming weeks but said it was the injury-enforced break, not contract motivation, that has him running an average of 188 metres per game. “There’s a few minor key changes on certain lines I run and strength and speed – I worked on that quite a bit while I was off,” Hopoate said.

- AAP

Cowboys confident Fresh from a weekend off, North Queensland have insisted they are not sweating on Johnathan Thurston’s return as they look to rectify their dire home NRL form.

Queensland playmaker Thurston is aiming for a June 10 return after being ruled out of tonight’s Origin opener with a shoulder injury. But Cowboys forward Jason Taumalolo said they backed themselves to lift without their prized half against Gold Coast on Saturday.

- AAP

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■ HARNESS JEWELS

Memphis ready to upset One of the hottest favourites of Jewels day could be in for far more of a war than punters expect.

Because rival trainer Mark Jones has declared his filly Delightful Memphis will park out $1.25 chance Spanish Armada rather than concede the $150,000 three-year-old fillies final.

Delightful Memphis must be sick of the sight of Spanish Armada, having run second to her nine times in the last 14 months in one of the great two-horse dominations of recent New Zealand racing.

But she has beaten her home a couple of times, including once at Auckland in December, albeit with Spanish Armada being unlucky.

The pair worked in private with fellow Jewels rival Partyon at Addington on Monday morning and Jones is adamant Delightful Memphis had Spanish Armamda covered after coming off her back.

But that isn’t the only reason he will be instructing driver Blair Orange to stay in front from the ace draw on Saturday.

“Her work on Monday was great even though we all know Spanish Armada is better on raceday,” said Jones.

Delightful Memphis ready to take on Spanish Armada again.

“But I couldn’t be happier with my filly.

“She has had a long season and the only time she has really felt 100 per cent on top of her game was in Auckland before Christmas and I honestly think she is back to that now.

“Her recent work has been super and the fact she missed the Oaks last start because she was a bit crook probably helped her.

“So we know she is well enough for a hard run and the shorter

distance helps us because Spanish Armada is such a good stayer.

“I think everybody knows Spanish Armada is the better filly but we have the draw to park her and that is our best chance of winning.

“It also means the others back in the field will probably be reluctant to move because they won’t be able to get parked, whereas if we let Spanish Armada run to the front then there will be more moves.

“That would mean we give up our advantage to not only one horse but a couple.

“So it makes sense to stay in front.”

Delightful Memphis got as long as $8.80 with TAB bookies this week, a very generous price and over double the quote she has been with other bookmakers betting on the Jewels.

The pair look set to dominate the front end of Saturday’s race after their best performed rivals, Bonnie Joan and Jewels defending champion Partyon, drew the second line.

Trainer Mark Purdon was happier with Partyon’s work on Monday after two moderate recent performances and she downed both Delightful Memphis and Spanish Armada at last year’s Jewels, but that was when leading.

Saturday could be Delightful Memphis’s last start in New Zealand as she is booked to fly to Australia next Tuesday for a three-race Queensland campaign before racing in Sydney next season.

“I’d love to win a Jewels with her before she goes,” says Jones.

“I’ve only won the one, with Rocker Band last season, so they are hard to get.”

- HRNZ

■ POKER CHAMPIONSHIPS

Aussie Millions winner taking on Sky City Casino Vijayaram has one of the greatest rags-to-riches stories in the poker world.

In January, he paid $130 to enter a poker tournament at Melbourne’s Crown Casino, which he won, earning himself a $10,600 ticket into the Aussie Millions main event.

Then, over eight days, the amateur outlasted a field of 724 en-

trants, which included virtually every single top poker pro from around the globe, to take home the $1.6 million dollar first place prize.

Now, he’s looking forward to playing in the second biggest buy-in tournament of his life, at the $2200 main event to be held in Auckland’s Sky City casino.

- NZME

Seafield Rifle Club

■ Golf

No 12 Lynn’s small Salon: Hilary Ward, No 14 Todds of Ashburton: Pauline Bell, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot: Judy Sheppard, No 18 2nd Shot to Green: Kathryn Green.

Twos: Leigh Wackrow – No 4

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■ Shooting

Six months ago, Shurane Vijayaram (right) was a landscaper in Melbourne who had never ‘made the money’ in a poker tournament.

Today, the 33-year-old Aussie is a millionaire who travels the world playing poker, and he’s just touched down in New Zealand with eyes on the Auckland Poker Championships at Sky City casino.

RESULTS

Stroke round in grades Mayfield Golf Course.

A Grade: 83 Allan Dixon by lot from Paddy Helmore, 85 Dave Fisher B Grade: 96 Gavin Santy by lot from Barry Bluett, 97 Dave Tilson, 98 Rod Holling.

C Grade: 110 Graham Horton by lot from Kevin Sissons, 111 Malcolm Fechney.

Twos: Allan Dixon and Doug Bruce.

Ashburton Golf Club May 27 and 30 Women’s Section LGU Silver – Sally Lemon – 73, Bronze I – Leigh Wackrow – 69, Bronze II – Lynn Small – 72 on c/b from Heather Trott and Heather Robertson, Bronze III – Sue Letham – 71 Round 2 Truman Trophy - Putting Mary Lou Watson – 26 on c/b from Leigh Wackrow Nearest Pins: No 4 Gabites: Leigh Wackrow, No 8 House of Travel: Sally Lemon,

Ashburton Rifle Club Klara Harrison 88.2, Rodney McDowell 97.2, 94.2, Paul Fletcher 88.1, 87.1, Bruce Dellow 84.2, Garth Wright 85, Allan Mitchell 96.4, Grant Glassey 92.1, Greg Menzies 99.6, 196.13, 196.9.

Mayfield Rifle Club Alan Wakelin 97.3, Adrien Holden 86.1, Fernando Torres 96.3, 96.2, Nicholas McDowell 73.1, Ben Nordqvist 85.3, John Fleming 98.6, Andrew Donaldson 95.3, Martin Fleming 96.3, 94.3, Carl Nordqvist 95.2, 98.6.

Mt Somers’ Rifle Club Ian Huggins 72, Julian Evans 92.2, Brent Frame 95.4, 95.3, Sid Stewart 99.4, Andy Oram 95.3, Dave Millichamp 96.3, 192.4, Mark Smith 90.3, 86, Harry Redman 79, 85.1, 84.1, Taton Claassens 85, 89.1, Naomi Douglas 66, 69, Wayne Tubb 93.3, Eddie Millichamp 88.2, 92.2, 85.1, Stephen Millichamp 92.1, Joe McAdam 99.6

May 22 Ashburton Club Visited Seafield R. Hewitt 96.5, N. Martin 95.4, R. Duncan 96.4, J. Duncan 88.1, P. Wilson 91.1 Ashburton R. McDowell 96.4, G. Menzies 95.3, A. Mitchell 95.2, K. Harrison 91.2, G. Glassey 89, P. Fletcher 89, 90.2, J. Storrie 88.1, 86.1, G. Wright 87.1, B. Dellow 86, G. Menzies 193.8 May 29 R. Hewitt 99.6, 97.5, N. Martin 93.3, 87.1, R. Duncan 88.2, 91.3, J. Duncan 89.2, 93.1, P. Wilson 94.2, 98.4

Smallbore Target Shooting May 27 Annual inter Association match, Bangor Street indoor range Christchurch Ashburton Association with 1926.79 points, were beaten by Christchurch Association with 1933.89 points.

Christchurch, Nigel Farrell 198.12, Mark Tipper 197.11, S Brown 191.8, Ray McCaw 193.9, L Barnes 196.13, Ian Dore 194.10, A McIlraith 193.5, A Farrell 188.3, Brian Roswell 194.10, K Lenz 189.8, total 1933.89, emergency, Barry Till 188.7.

Ashburton, Greg Menzies 196.12, Phillippa Fleming 194.10, Carl Nordqvist 194.6, Robbie Hewitt 194.9, Dave Millichamp

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In brief Coaching ‘an honour’ Such is the crossflow of nationalities in world rugby, it is hardly surprising that a former All Black, Warren Gatland, should be masterminding the British and Irish Lions tour to New Zealand.

After all, the squad itself contains two New Zealand-born players in Ben Te’o and Jared Payne, plus an Irish South African in CJ Stander.

So appointing Gatland, for whom this will be a third successive tour and second as head coach, was the logical choice. When questioned, the 53-year-old reaches for all the right adjectives in describing the “huge honour” of letting the Lions loose in his own backyard. - NZME

Warburton a team man It has long been a pillar of the British and Irish Lions that the captain is a nailed-on starter, but Warren Gatland picked Sam Warburton for a second stint in the job for precisely the opposite reason.

The Lions require every player to check in their ego when they collect their kit and in Warburton they have the epitome of such selflessness. Flanker Warburton faces a real battle for a test slot and Gatland recognises that if there is one player could be named captain, not be picked, and still give his absolute all the cause, then it is the Welshman.

- NZME

Hard road to beat ABs To beat the All Blacks once on home soil has always been a Herculean task. To do it twice, as the British and Irish Lions must to win the upcoming test series, is rugby’s Mission Almost Impossible. The pace and physicality with which the All Blacks have played rugby over the last eight years has taken their dominance of the game to another level and a strong argument could be made for rating them the best team of all time. Still, sport has a habit of throwing up surprises and Warren Gatland feels can achieve what only one previous Lions squad has done in more than a century of trying.

- NZME

No brollies please

188.6, Stephen Millichamp 188.6, John Fleming 196.8, Martin Fleming 196.9, Andrew Donaldson 189.6, Alan Wakelin 191.7, total 1926.79, Emergencies, Murray Cook 186.3, Wayne Tubb 190.6, Eddie Millichamp 175.5.

Fullbore Target Shooting May 28 Canterbury, Champion of Club Champions event at Ashburton Shot at 300, 500 and 600 yards, Target rifle class, A grade for Flintlock Trophy, Bevan Mehrtens 50.5, 50.5, 49.7, 149.17, John Snowden 49.4, 50.8, 49.4, 148.16, Chris Kershaw 49.5, 48.6, 44.2, 141.13.

B grade for Ledbrook Family Trophy, John Fleming 47.3, 48.2, 48.5, 143.10, Sam Kershaw 45.1, 46.2, 48.5, 139.9, Charlie Ledbrook 47.3, 47.1, 44.1, 138.5, Coby Snowden 43.1, 47.2, 35.2, 125.5.

F Open class, Mike Chui 59.2, 60.3, 55.3, 174.8, Rod Fairlie 57.3, 59.5, 57.4, 173.12.

F Target Rifle class, Chris Brown 58.5, 60.5, 60.5, 178.15, Mark Alexander 57.1, 58.2, 58.3, 173.6, Murray Cook 58.3, 58.4, 56.2, 172.9.

Other scores, Sandy Bennett 35.2, 49.5, 40, 123.7, Colin Taylor 34, 44.1, Brian Hawksby 44.2.

Showers are expected to follow rugby fans to Toll Stadium in Whangarei on Saturday but umbrellas will be banned. The stadium management is encouraging spectators to don raincoats to watch the British and Irish Lions lock horns with the New Zealand Provincial Barbarians rather than carry large and dangerous items such as umbrellas that can obstruct clear views of the pitch. MetService’s provisional 10day weather forecast is predicting showers with southwesterlies in Whangarei on Saturday.

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Gatland keeps it tight The British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland is wary of giving too much away to the All Blacks in the opening five matches on their tour of the country in the coming weeks. Gatland made his tactical ideas for the first few matches clear ahead of his side’s departure from London. Gatland said he was conscious of giving Steve Hansen’s side too much to work with in the lead up to the prestigious test series. “It’s obvious that in the first five games you’re not going to show everything, you’re not going to show your hand,” he said.

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■ MATAMATA

Locals in Pick6 contention Punters chasing the guaranteed $500,000 Pick6 at Matamata today might be well-advised to pay close attention to the chances of two local trainers.

Wayne Hillis will produce strong chances in legs three and six while Kylie Fawcett has a leading hope in leg two.

Hillis will be represented by Livin’ On A Prayer (NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race) and Sure He Can (Matamata Tractors & Machinery 1600) with the former an impressive debut winner on the course earlier this month.

Despite an earlier trial placing, the well-related daughter of Redwood was allowed to start at odds of 19-1.

“She won very well and she had showed us quite a bit of ability,”

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Hillis said. “That trial effort gave us more confidence as well.

“There’s not a lot of her, that’s why we have given her a fair bit of time, and she has trained on very well. The way she finished off the other day, she should go a bit further.”

She is out of the Group One winner It’s My Sin, who has done a fine job at stud as she is also the dam of 10 other winners including the Chairman’s Handicap winner and two-time Sydney Cup runner-up Divine Touch.

“Livin’ On A Prayer is the last one out of the mare so hopefully she can carry on for us,” said cobreeder and part-owner Hillis.

He is also confident of a bold showing in the closing event from Sure He Can, who has placed in

Danielle Johnson three of his seven starts.

“He’s drawn wide, but that shouldn’t matter come that time of the day and there’s a good run down the back from the mile start,” Hillis said.

“He’s been unlucky not to have won a race by now. I expect him to go very well again.”

Stable apprentice Darren Danis will again be aboard Livin’ On

A Prayer while jockeys’ premiership leader Danielle Johnson will take the reins on Sure He Can. Punters may leave the Fawcetttrained Ironbark (Electrico Ltd Fasttrack $2.5K) out of their Pick6 calculations at their peril.

The patiently-handled son of Any Suggestions sports one of the strongest form lines with a debut second on the track earlier this month behind the progressive Blue Shadow. She has since beaten a competitive field of three-year-olds at Te Rapa.

“He’s really well and very bright,” Fawcett said.

“I’d expect him to go close. This will be his last run before he goes out. He’s a half-brother to Candle In The Wind and he’s pretty promising.”

- NZME

In brief Top filly NZ-bound The first foal of the English-based Silent Achiever will travel to owner Kevin Hickman’s Valachi Downs operation later this year. “The Frankel filly is a real stunner and she’ll be on a flight in a couple of months,” stud manager Jonathan Scully said. “Silent Achiever is back in foal to Frankel and she may even go to him a third time before she comes home.”

- NZME

Derby hopes on the line Wanganui three-year-old Flying Fred can keep himself in the running for a Group One start in Brisbane when he steps out at Ipswich today. “He’s still in the Queensland Derby, but he would have to win to have any chance of making it,” said J.J. Rayner, who trains the gelding with her father Evan. “He’s stepping up to 2200 metres and Larry Cassidy will be riding him.”

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Matamata gallops Today at Matamata Raceway

Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 31 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.27am FAIRVIEW MOTORS 2000 $10,000, MDN HWT, 2000m 1 64423 Outsider (4) 68 .........................H McNeill (3) 2 07263 Flash As (9) 68................................ T Harris 3 457x5 Laekeeper (7) 68............................S Phelan 4 79264 Suffice To Say (1) 68 .......................... E Farr 5 9736. Magnanimous Man (8) 68 ................. A Kuru 6 9630x Roof Of Reckoning (12) 68 ..M Roustoby (3) 7 L40x0 Acedecee (2) 68 .......................C Studd (1.5) 8 00776 Dr Greengrass (11) 68 .......... C Kennedy (3) 9 0x0 Hallavaboy (3) 68 ....................W Gordon (3) 10 00080 Sacre Coeur (6) 68 ............. M McNelis (2.5) 11 Whiorau h (5) 68 ..........................R Cole (3) 12 6x646 Four Day High (10) 66............S Fannin (1.5) 2 11.57am NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, MDN F&M, 1600m 1 64224 Icing On The Cake h (16) 57.5 ........ R Jones 2 7x633 August Edition (7) 57.5...............M Coleman 3 98520 Brookbars (17) 57.5 ........................ S Spratt 4 3x826 Kool Connection (14) 57.5 .......... D Johnson 5 351 Sweet Treat 57.5 .......................... Scratched 6 84085 Soul Serenade (1) 57.5 ...................A Collett 7 8x0 Silk (9) 57.5 ................................D Prastiyou 8 0978x Amelia (12) 57.5.......................J Nason (a2) 9 00708 Classique Dance (5) 57.5 .........S McKay (a) 10 0x60 Detach (8) 57.5 ............................... T Harris 11 Pendleton (11) 57.5........................V Colgan 12 00 Raspberry Sweet h (10) 57.5 .......... C Grylls 13 087 Ready To Rock h (15) 57.5 ....... M D Plessis 14 00x9 Savvy Lady h (2) 57.5 ...................M McNab 15 Twixt (13) 57.5............................M Cameron 16 x5778 Woodpecker Hill (4) 57.5............. C Johnson 17 60x00 Plumes Volantes (3) 57.5 18 LP95x Izzanorange (6) 57.5 Emergencies: Plumes Volantes, Izzanorange 3 12.32pm PGG WRIGHTSON LTD 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark HWT*, 1600m 1 615x0 Brilleaux m (18) 70 .............. J Seivwright (3) 2 85649 Laddie Of Oakview (2) 69 .................. E Farr 3 1 Tweedledee tdh (12) 69 .................. T Harris

M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 31 May 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.06pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0, 305m 1 7566 Wood He nwtd.............................A Turnwald 2 73647 Homebush Gracie nwtd............ K Gommans 3 26544 Piko Piko Dawn nwtd ...................... C Brider 4 67 Lace nwtd J & .....................................D Bell 5 56573 Unflinching nwtd L & .......................... Morris 6 45 Carefree Highway nwtd ................K Williams 7 Bigtime George nwtd .........................L Cole 8 63432 Murphy Magic nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 9 87754 Goldstar Beckham nwtd ..................L Doody 10 78848 Jet Pack nwtd U & .............................Cottam 2 12.23pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 520m 1 Idol Patches nwtd ..............................M Flipp 2 Forever And Ever nwtd....................... N Udy 3 62253 Pat Patterson nwtd ............................M Flipp 4 2468 Bigtime Forecast nwtd........................L Cole 5 3356 Bigtime Allgood nwtd .........................L Cole 6 55442 Bigtime Jack nwtd ..............................L Cole 7 74353 Bigtime Michelle nwtd ........................L Cole 8 24564 Last Man Alive nwtd ........................M Olden 9 55886 Sedgebrook Freda nwtd ......................F Kite 3 12.41pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C0 C0, 305m 1 65877 Billie Tee nwtd S & ....................C Blackburn 2 52325 Black Tori nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 3 86443 Bigtime Rosie nwtd ................G Fredrickson 4 x2785 Making It Up nwtd L & ........................ Morris 5 677 Lady Swagger nwtd ............................ L Bell 6 43263 Nippa Joy nwtd.......................J T McInerney 7 66438 Culvie Lad nwtd J & ............................D Bell 8 58342 Tomorrow Star nwtd ................. S Gommans

4 58951 Whopper’s d (5) 68.5....................R Cole (3) 5 42104 Make Me Achiever (20) 68 .......H McNeill (3) 6 410x Mongolian Sky d (17) 68 ................S Phelan 7 9042x Jem Runner tm (1) 67.5 ..........W Gordon (3) 8 4410x Boston Havoc m (8) 67.5 .....M Roustoby (3) 9 9420x El Cajero dh (19) 67.5 ............S Fannin (1.5) 10 159x0 Raisedinasandpit tdm (9) 67 . C Kennedy (3) 11 10956 Costa Bravo 67 ............................ Scratched 12 90x93 Rub It In m (14) 67 .......................S MacNab 13 9250x Sino Heights m (4) 67 M Gibbs-Manssen (3) 14 30221 All Razzle Dazzle dh (6) 66.5............ A Kuru 15 7543x Catarina tdmh (7) 66.5 ........ M McNelis (2.5) 16 5070x Lady Echezeaux tm (13) 65 ....C Studd (1.5) 17 4x000 Unveiling td (3) 66.5 18 46986 Civique Rose (16) 65 19 000x0 Rich Habit m (15) 65.5 20 400x9 El Nino h (10) 65.5 21 x0906 Idaho’s Choice d (11) 65 Emergencies: Unveiling, Civique Rose, Rich Habit, El Nino, Idaho’s Choice 4 1.07 FASTTRACK INSURANCE 1200 $2.5K $12,500, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 7603x Kakahu Stalker h (13) 58.5 .........C Lammas 2 9x387 Hone (5) 58.5 .................................. T Harris 3 00x22 Combat Warrior (7) 56.5 ............. C Johnson 4 233x6 Darci’s Daughter h (3) 56.5 .......S McKay (a) 5 6300x Miss Catherine (11) 56.5.............T Thornton 6 0x00x Patsys Girl (8) 56.5 ......................... S Spratt 7 Reilly Central (4) 56.5 ................M Cameron 8 5x57x Lolla Lee Lou (1) 56.5 ........................M Hills 9 Caramia (9) 56.5 ...........................M McNab 10 x9x98 Heavenly Gold h (6) 56.5 .......... T Miles (a4) 11 Liquid Inspiration h (16) 56.5 ... D Danis (a4) 12 78x Makarova b (14) 56.5 ......................A Collett 13 809x0 My Smiley O’Reilly h (2) 56.5 .......... A Jones 14 Venus (12) 56.5 ..................G Saejorhor (a4) 15 2980x Secret Merchine (10) 56.5 16 9x90x Jacky Paper (15) 58.5 Emergencies: Secret Merchine, Jacky Paper 5 1.42pm ELECTRICO LTD 1200 FASTTRACK $2.5K $12,500, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 8622 Tremendous (4) 58.5 ..................A Sims (a3) 2 027x0 Fort Knox (12) 58.5 ......................... C Grylls

3 2 Ironbark h (10) 58.5 .........S Weatherley (a1) 4 3 Ming’s Emperor (7) 58.5.............G Cooksley 5 Brilliant Action (15) 58.5 .............M Cameron 6 Capital (3) 58.5 ...........................T Thornton 7 847x6 Frazzle (16) 56.5 ......................... D Johnson 8 Imblaze (8) 56.5 ................................ V Gatu 9 65x Lesedi La Rona (14) 56.5 ...............A Collett 10 Ruby Choux Rose (9) 56.5 .......T Wenn (a3) 11 08x00 Kaida h (11) 56.5 ..................... D Danis (a4) 12 700x Keepitall (2) 56.5 .......................S McKay (a) 13 866x0 Moet Molly (5) 56.5 ....................R Elliot (a2) 14 Monica Belle h (6) 56.5 ...............C Lammas 15 2980x Secret Merchine (1) 56.5 16 9x90x Jacky Paper (13) 58.5 Emergencies: Secret Merchine, Jacky Paper 6 2.17 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1400m 1 3x223 Honour Princess (9) 60 ......G Saejorhor (a4) 2 52253 Save The Stars th (8) 60 ..S Weatherley (a1) 3 1 Livin’ On A Prayer th (2) 59 ...... D Danis (a4) 4 197x2 Miss Horotiu tdh (4) 59...............M Coleman 5 930x0 Bonny Emilia d (10) 58.5................V Colgan 6 30581 Panella 58.5 ................................. Scratched 7 x3010 Princess Raaj m (7) 58.5 ...........R Elliot (a2) 8 52x18 Sarabande h (13) 58.5 ....................S Collett 9 73x65 Indian Maid d (12) 58 .................. D Johnson 10 017x0 Cool Cassie m (5) 57.5 ..............A Sims (a3) 11 3570x Dahls Delight tmh (16) 57.5 ....... L Satherley 12 89x58 Jacqui Ickx m (1) 57.5 ....................... V Gatu 13 1x00x Myladyachiever (14) 57.5 ............ C Johnson 14 6397x Anaheim m (6) 56.5 ........................A Collett 15 4x4x9 Precision Miss h (15) 56.5 ....... K McCulloch 16 08397 Miss Elegante th (11) 56 ................. A Jones 17 00x89 Lola Jane dm (3) 55 .................J Nason (a2) Emergency: Lola Jane 7 2.52pm BNZ PARTNERS 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN F&M, 1400m 1 x2622 Falkirk Lass (17) 57.5..................T Thornton 2 79482 Quaintrelle (2) 57.5 ..................... C Johnson 3 986x2 Spring Show b (13) 57.5 ....................M Hills 4 088x3 I’ll Stand By You (7) 57.5 ........ K Cowan (a3) 5 280x3 Royal Touch (18) 57.5 ................M Cameron 6 85704 Taihiki Pride (3) 57.5 .......................A Collett

7 46x Boho Chic (4) 57.5 ......................C Lammas 8 89x56 Shesallraaj (6) 57.5 ....................R Elliot (a2) 9 x000x I Am Blessed (10) 57.5 ................... A Jones 10 8x5 Lucy Wyldstyle 57.5 ..................... Scratched 11 6 Belle Testa (16) 57.5 ................... D Johnson 12 Capistrano Ruby (20) 57.5 ....... K McCulloch 13 9 Don’t Lie To Me h (5) 57.5 .............M McNab 14 9x0x Eye Catcher (11) 57.5 ................... R Norvall 15 She’s Ice Cold h (15) 57.5............... R Jones 16 Sobralia h (8) 57.5 17 707 Soul Survivor (9) 57.5 18 0x707 Deviant Miss (19) 57.5 19 0086x Keen To Keeper (1) 57.5 20 808x0 Like A Lie h (14) 57.5 21 60x00 Plumes Volantes (12) 57.5 Emergencies: Soul Survivor, Deviant Miss, Keen To Keeper, Like A Lie, Plumes Volantes 8 3.27 SLATTERY CONTRACTING LTD 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 22246 Red Raven (16) 58.5 ................J Nason (a2) 2 934x0 Wagner (2) 58.5 ...............S Weatherley (a1) 3 3x0 Magic Cannon h (15) 58.5 .............. R Jones 4 49x The Bumper (12) 58.5 ............... M D Plessis 5 0x Pursued (4) 58.5 .............................A Collett 6 7 Karaka Red (9) 58.5 7 0 Mishka (21) 58.5 ........................M Cameron 8 Rhythm ‘n’ Shoes (19) 58.5 .........C Lammas 9 Shockool h (13) 58.5 ................... C Johnson 10 0x0 Theboardmeeting (11) 58.5 ...........V Colgan 11 8 Tureaud h (18) 58.5.................. D Danis (a4) 12 48x72 I’ma Shygirl (3) 56.5 ....................T Thornton 13 75502 Unusual Achiever (10) 56.5......... E Farr (a2) 14 0 Our McKay b (7) 56.5 .................. D Johnson 15 99598 Choux Lace h (17) 56.5 .........J Fawcett (a4) 16 95x70 Rosa Stella (1) 56.5 17 59x0 Pine Toff Lager (20) 58.5.................S Collett 18 78x8 I’m Murphy h (8) 58.5 ...................... C Grylls 19 9x90x Jacky Paper (6) 58.5 20 0000x Desmond Dee h (14) 58.5 21 8x5 Lucy Wyldstyle h (5) 56.5 Emergencies: Pine Toff Lager, I’m Murphy, Jacky Paper, Desmond Dee, Lucy Wyldstyle 9 4.04pm MATAMATA TRACTORS & MACHINERY 1600

$10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 64092 Sure He Can h (14) 58.5 ............. D Johnson 2 03452 Battle Royal h (17) 58.5 ..............C Lammas 3 50472 Palermitano h (8) 58.5 .................... C Grylls 4 43745 Exonerate 58.5............................. Scratched 5 83550 La Vamos h (15) 58.5 ...................... T Harris 6 02x08 Ray’s Legacy (4) 58.5 ...................M McNab 7 65209 Ringlock (1) 58.5 ........................R Elliot (a2) 8 6430 Youvebeenlitup (2) 58.5 .............M Cameron 9 465 Brother (5) 58.5 ...........................T Thornton 10 870x5 Leica Warrior (16) 58.5 ...................S Collett 11 005x Tutense (12) 58.5 ....................... L Satherley 12 0 Claydon h (6) 58.5............S Weatherley (a1) 13 00 Dal Quattro (9) 58.5 ........................ R Jones 14 Jealous Boy h (18) 58.5 15 Ted Willdoit (11) 58.5 .................. C Johnson 16 68064 El Healo h (10) 56.5 ...................... R Norvall 17 00x77 Il Rosso (13) 56.5............................A Collett 18 LP95x Izzanorange (19) 56.5 19 85704 Taihiki Pride 56.5.......................... Scratched 20 8x0 Silk (3) 56.5 21 Twixt (7) 56.5 Em: Il Rosso, Izzanorange, Taihiki Pride, Silk, Twixt Blinkers on: Dr Greengrass, Sacre Coeur (R1), Silk, Classique Dance, Detach, Raspberry Sweet, Savvy Lady (R2), Miss Catherine (R4), Lesedi La Rona (R5), Bonny Emilia (R6), Don’t Lie To Me, Soul Survivor (R7), Wagner, Karaka Red, Rosa Stella, Pine Toff Lager (R8), La Vamos, Silk (R9) Blinkers off: Brilleaux (R3), Kakahu Stalker (R4), Kaida (R5), Precision Miss (R6), Desmond Dee (R8), Sure He Can (R9) Winkers on: Hallavaboy (R1), Desmond Dee (R8) Winkers off: Dr Greengrass (R1), Kool Connection (R2), Soul Survivor (R7), La Vamos (R9) Pacifiers off: Eye Catcher (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Outsider, Acedecee, Flash As, Sacre Coeur, Suffice To Say

10 2.43pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m

2 86244 Another Spin nwtd.............................M Flipp 3 32212 Eamon 17.97................................P Blanche 4 87513 Knock Cobanna 18.00 J & ..................D Bell 5 115 Bigtime Shaker 17.86 .........................L Cole 6 31272 Scissor Clip 18.02 .......................A Turnwald 7 35685 Ebony Haze 17.93............................S Stone 8 22265 Celtic Rover 17.95......................... M Gowan Emergencies: 9 77562 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 10 47625 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 14 3.54pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 1 Bigtime Stu 17.74...............................L Cole 2 81521 Ice Princess nwtd ...................... A Bradshaw 3 27662 You Betcha Misty 17.59...............A Turnwald 4 32443 Panda Ring nwtd ................................ N Udy 5 78641 Cawbourne Gonski 17.74 ............M Roberts 6 73645 Another Jamie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 7 57858 Bigtime Moe Moe 17.73 .........G Fredrickson 8 22664 Rocky McAwesome nwtd U & ...........Cottam Emergencies: 9 81667 Lightning Lu 18.02 S &..............C Blackburn 10 7681F Starry Baxter 17.85 ................J T McInerney 15 4.11pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1, 305m 1 48825 Another Relm 17.98 J & ......................D Bell 2 38655 Opawa Smoke 17.59.........................M Flipp 3 56586 Kay Marting 17.78 ..................J T McInerney 4 64644 Rocky’s To Much 18.15 ................K Williams 5 65734 Too Much Sugar nwtd ........................ N Udy 6 58x63 Pattykate Gem 17.74 .........................L Cole 7 25334 Bigtime Rapid 17.69...............G Fredrickson 8 52235 Allegro Cody 17.77 ........................... D Hunt 9 12883 Cawbourne Spook 17.89 .............M Roberts 10 62675 Unaccustomed 17.90 L &................... Morris

Race 2: Kool Connection, August Edition, Icing On The Cake Race 3: All Razzle Dazzle, Make Me Achiever, Tweedledee Race 4: Darci’s Daughter, Combat Warrior, Makarova, Venus Race 5: Ironbark, Tremendous, Ming’s Emperor, Ruby Choux Rose Race 6: Miss Horotiu, Honour Princess, Save The Stars, Sarabande Race 7: Falkirk Lass, Spring Show, Taihiki Pride, Quaintrelle Race 8: Red Raven, Tureaud, I’ma Shygirl, Rosa Stella Race 9: Sure He Can, Palermitano, Battle Royal, Brother

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 88 Seeking A Dollar nwtd.................A Turnwald 10 76886 Pickering nwtd ....................................J Hunt 4 12.58pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 C0, 305m 1 2 Bigtime Champ nwtd ..........................L Cole 2 87625 Cala D’Or nwtd..................................M Flipp 3 75456 Goldstar Gizmo nwtd ......................L Doody 4 22256 You Betcha Bonny nwtd ..............A Turnwald 5 75685 Waterloo Blue nwtd ............................W Kite 6 44274 Ms Rubble Double nwtd ...................R Waite 7 281 Oxford Red nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 8 26558 Kinetic Shadow nwtd....................C Roberts 9 44787 Wellington Wind nwtd K & .................Phillips 10 688 Carrick nwtd I C & ..........................J Lenden 5 1.16pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m 1 64752 Jack’s Up nwtd ...........................B Goldsack 2 43845 Culvie Den 31.08 J & ..........................D Bell 3 55553 Scott The Looks nwtd U &.................Cottam 4 73848 Zarzuella nwtd.................................S Codlin 5 33727 Opawa Val nwtd ................................M Flipp 6 34681 Hilton Forabeer nwtd ................. A Bradshaw 7 23541 Bigtime Monty 30.64 ..........................L Cole 8 63222 Rosie nwtd ..................................J McArthur 9 56864 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 10 56586 Scott To Go nwtd ................................L Hunt 6 1.33pm DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C0, 305m 1 Bigtime Backfire nwtd ........................L Cole 2 88 Mojito Rama nwtd ...........................L Doody 3 775 Poppet nwtd L & ................................. Morris 4 52678 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd ...............M Roberts 5 82323 Mitsuta nwtd ......................................D Edlin 6 72575 Tiger Uppercut nwtd.....................C Roberts 7 27774 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 8 6 Midhirst Muscle nwtd ...................K Williams 9 5F787 Tepirita Wyatt nwtd ............................M Flipp 10 78778 Howlin’ Ace nwtd .............................S Codlin

7 1.51pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m

1 78467 Gully Crusher 17.77 G & ................. J Clarke 2 75536 Mrs Phyliss nwtd ................................ N Udy 3 57332 Venga Guapa 17.80 ........................M Olden 4 58x65 Set The Limit nwtd ..........................S Maher 5 61887 Bev’s New Point 17.80 .............A Duganzich 6 44445 Crotty nwtd ................................ A Bradshaw 7 83322 On Da Quest 18.08 ........................ L Pearce 8 34474 Baduzzi 18.20 ........................J T McInerney 9 54654 Linny Stopwatch 18.18 .....................S Stone 10 22468 Goodtime Lady 17.80....................... I Moore 8 2.08pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1, 520m 1 84657 Black Roadstar 30.70 ....................B Mitchell 2 74386 She’s Mustard 30.61 ........................R Waite 3 5747x Run Zola nwtd J &...............................D Bell 4 66376 Opawa Shiloh 30.41 ........................B Marsh 5 7T211 Bigtime Paddy 29.94 ..........................L Cole 6 73646 Scodelario 30.93 .............................L Doody 7 23757 Watch Your Back nwtd........................W Kite 8 23253 Dyna Hadvar nwtd........................C Roberts Emergencies: 9 32768 Opawa Judy nwtd..............................M Flipp 10 18758 Macchia nwtd ....................................D Edlin 9 2.26pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 27433 Kiwi Baxter 17.75 ...................J T McInerney 2 72448 Cawbourne Dora 17.76 ................M Roberts 3 26376 Buzzy Gem 18.32 ..............................J Hunt 4 53853 Jamaica Mistaica 18.19 K & ..............Phillips 5 17686 Agent Anna nwtd..............................S Stone 6 35757 Trick Me Vara 18.34 G & ................. J Clarke 7 1 Bigtime Fred 17.88 .............................L Cole 8 16357 Ndora 17.86 ......................................D Edlin 9 78753 Shakti nwtd J & ...................................D Bell 10 24456 Sweet Lovin’ nwtd ..................G Fredrickson

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63644 Zipping Ringo 30.74 .......................... D Hunt 47473 Opawa Gail 30.64 .............................M Flipp 82421 Bigtime Phantom 30.47......................L Cole 56523 Cawbourne Owen nwtd................M Roberts 47686 Captain Tuttle nwtd J & .......................D Bell 32558 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 74655 Rubbed Out 30.38.......................B Hodgson 66423 Chip Off Block 30.86 ...................J McArthur 32768 Opawa Judy nwtd..............................M Flipp 57788 Indefinite Order 30.78 ........................L Hunt 11 2.59pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 55557 Opawa Lachlan 17.69 ........................ N Udy 2 75653 Leon Rouge 17.86 J & ........................D Bell 3 11373 Roketto 17.90....................................D Edlin 4 23687 Devil’s Tongue nwtd..........................S Stone 5 74483 Sioux Baxter 17.90.................J T McInerney 6 2151 Bigtime Amelia 17.88 .........................L Cole 7 47356 Vee Veery Lovely 18.49 G & ........... J Clarke 8 17 Pepper’s Choice 18.06 .................K Williams 9 36854 Zipline Marjen nwtd ...........................M Flipp 10 65278 Butterball 17.97 ............................. M Gowan 12 3.18 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 520m 1 61414 Hezaman 30.33................................ P Clark 2 46321 Opawa Janet nwtd ............................M Flipp 3 58426 Cawbourne Brandy 30.46 J & .............D Bell 4 22122 Bigtime Vanessa 29.96 ......................L Cole 5 84647 Rosco Action 31.00 ......................M Goodier 6 62842 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 7 23363 Tammy’s Fire 30.54 ...........................M Flipp 8 26477 Crazy Kicker 30.10 .............................L Cole 9 86776 Opawa Gumisie 31.04 J & ..................D Bell 10 47687 King Hit Mike 31.21 .................. S Gommans 13 3.36pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 341 Guru Secret 17.89........................K Williams

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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May 31 & June 1, 2017

Church, cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

6am 10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in CHURCH. hall. 48 Allens Road.

Holy Communion. Park Street.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. “Second time around” good clean clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Seated exercises suitable for people

with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

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

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Euchre - come and join us. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

7pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night, families welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY LINE

DANCERS. Learn to line dance (7pm), beginner/ intermediate (8pm - 9pm).

Instructor Annette phone 307-7138 a/h. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm ASHBURTON SCOTTISH COUNTRY DANCE CLUB. Dancing, Music, Fitness and Fun, Buffalo Hall, Cox Street.

Thursday

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.45am M.S.A.TAI CHI.

Stretching exercises for all abilities.

M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

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

1pm - 4pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Mah Jong Social at the Waireka Croquet Club rooms, Philip Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social afternoon, you are welcome to have a go. 115 Racecourse Road,

Ashburton.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Photo shop, software for editing, come and see what you can do with your photos. $2. M.S.A, lounge, Havelock Street.

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

7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS SECTION. Club night for all new and returning players, Doris Linton Lounge, Cox Street.

9.30am ASHBURTON AGE CONCERN. Ladies low impact exercise classes held weekly. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

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

9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime session, new players most welcome. E A Network Stadium,

River Terrace.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH GOODWILL SHOP. Selling clean preloved clothing.

Tinwald Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Streets, Tinwald.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

9.30am - 1.30pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST OP SHOP. Good clean Second Time Around clothing for sale. Ashburton Baptist Church, Cnr Cass and Havelock Streets.

Classifieds 20 Ashburton Guardian TRADES, SERVICES

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Wednesday, May 31, 2017

PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

FOR SALE

A NEW baby to buy for? We have bunnykins, stainless steel cutlery sets, photo frames, silver money boxes, imprint kits and birth certificate holders. Priced from $18. The China Shop, The Arcade

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

TRADES, SERVICES COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable computer servicing and laser engraving. 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.

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

Council are making changes to its current Dog Registration fees. Changes will be effective as of 1 July 2017 and late fees will apply from 1 August 2017.

Rural Dog - per first and second dog

$48.00

Rural Dog - per subsequent dog

$24.00

Late Registration Penalty Fee - rural

$24.00

Menacing Dog - rural

$48.00

Dangerous Dog - rural

$72.00

Urban Dog - un-neutered

$74.00

Urban Dog - de-sexed

$48.00

Late Registration Penalty Fee - urban

$37.00

Menacing Dog - urban

$74.00

Dangerous Dog - urban

$111.00

Penalty fee for late registration of urban de-sexed

$24.00

Microchip fee per dog (H)

$15.00

Impounding fees - second or more offence

$200.00

Save time, re-register your dog online. ashbur tondc.gov t.nz

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading), heat, safety and security. For cars, homes and offices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Check us out on FACEBOOK.

RURAL TRADING POST FEED for sale: Wheat straw $50/bale.

Barley straw $55/bale.

Rye grass straw $75/bale.

Square balage $90/bale.

Round balage $80/bale.

Ring/text Bruce 027 553 3085.

PUBLIC NOTICES OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

MOTORING 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.

Real Estate

Resource Recovery Parks The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on: •

Monday 5 June 2017

Collections normally scheduled for Monday 5 June 2017 will be collected on Tuesday 6 June 2017.

There are no changes to any other collections.

Please ensure all rubbish and recycling is placed at kerbside by 7.30am on collection day.

Neil McCann Group Manager Service Delivery

$54.00 $36.00 $81.00 $49.50 $1680.00 $1380.00 $1200.00 $960.00 $720.00 $1200.00

Motoring

307 7900

CONTAINERS for sale or hire, ex shipping: general and insulated. Sidelifter available for delivery. Wilson Bulk Transport, Phone 308-7772.

FIREWOOD, black poplar, 4 metres $200, poplar blue gum mix $220, blue gum $240 delivered. Phone 027 465 2122.

OLD newspapers available.

Perfect for packing, fires, bedding for animals, birds, craft work and so on. Please call in to the Guardian, Level 3, 161 Burnett Street or phone 307 7900 for bundles of 10 or more.

$10.50 $11.50 $8.50 $8.50 $754.00 $650.00 $910.00 $806.00 $5.00

BUSINESS WANTED/SELL BE YOUR OWN BOSS

$135.00 $90.00

Small privately owned and operated business for sale.

$135.00 $90.00

Great returns.

Huge potential for growth.

$110.00

Contact 027 506 0240

$32.00 $22.00

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

BUSTY 38DD, classy blonde.

Mature. You’ll be back.

Phone 021 0261 2761.

Ara Institute Alford Forest Road

JAPANESE, beautiful, 28 years old, slim, sexy model figure, size 6, gorgeous, elegant. Phone 021 115 3218.

ashbur tondc.gov t.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS

All Welcome

MEETINGS, EVENTS

AGM

Hampstead Rugby & All Sports Club Bowling Section

Save The Rivers Mid Canterbury Inc

Notice of A.G.M

Monday, June 12, 7.30pm

Date: Sunday, June 11, 2017 Place: Hampstead Bowling Clubrooms Time: 10:00am

Ara Institute Alford Forest Road

Agenda: • Election of committee.

• Club Reports • General Business (floor open to members).

Doaky’s Plumbing Ltd Hampstead Rugby & All Sports Club Bowling Section

Situations Vacant

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$6.00

*Prices are subject to Terms and Conditions Monday, June 12,

All Welcome

ashburtondc.govt.nz

Ashburton Guardian

Single Pool Admission - Adult Pool Consession Card - 10 swims Adult Senior and Student Aquacise Consession Card - 10 sessions Adult Senior and Student Squad Pricing - 11 Months Gold Silver Bronze Develop Youth/Fitness Tri/Fritness Learn to Swim - per lesson School age Level 1-6 Level 7 Preschool Level 1-3 Waterbabies Membership Pricing - 1 year Silver Adult Senior and Student Membership Pricing - 1 year Gold Adult Senior and Student Replacement Card Fee Gym Concession Card - 10 sessions Adult Senior and Student Group Fitness Classes - 10 classes Adult Senior and Student Facilities - Large Group Fitness room Per Day AGM Stadium fees - per hour Single Court (peak time) Save The Rivers Single Court (off peak) Mid Canterbury Inc 7.30pm

Rubbish and Recycling - Kerbside Collection If your collection day is on a Monday there will be a change for Queen’s Birthday weekend: •

EA Networks Centre is making changes to its current prices.

Changes will be effective as of 1 July 2017.

CELEBRATING mid-winter Christmas? Pop-up store Christmas Wonderland in the Ashburton Arcade is open June 12 - 17. Last chance to buy at half price.

of A.G.M Rd, 150Notice Smithfield Date: Sunday, Ashburton June 11, 2017 doakys@xtra.co.nz Place: Hampstead Bowling Clubrooms 03 308 1248

All Welcome

Guardian Classifieds

Time: 10:00am

307 7900

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

GRAZING

VERY attractive and very busty. Available the lovely Sophia. No texting. Phone 021 044 0698.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

GRAZING for store lambs TWO bedroom modern sunny wanted. Please phone Steve townhouse with internal on 027 321 6060. access. Heat pump and small LAMB grazing wanted. Short easy care section. Allenton term, good quality, for mobs area. Suit retired couple or a of 250 plus. Phone Mitch 027 professional person. $310 weekly. Phone 027 438 2311.

313 1320.

Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

Agenda: • Election of committee.

• Club Reports • General Business (floor open to members).

For just $10!*

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All Welcome

Book your birthday greeting, including a photo, for just $10!

Ten words only.* (Under 12 children’s birthday greetings remain FREE) *Terms and conditions apply.

Phone 03 307 7900 Email: classifieds@theguardian.co.nz Level 3, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

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

Quick crossword

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Ashburton Guardian

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 6 Excellent – 9 Amazing – 12

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You can either order tasks by priority or sit back and watch them order themselves. Either way, you’ll get it finished eventually, so there’s no need to worry or fret. Breathe, and take it one task at a time.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Momentum is working in your favour. You are busy, and you’ll get busier, but it’s all a great pleasure because of the people you get to interact with and the way this job brings out the best in you.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You don’t need an excuse to follow your dreams, but the people who don’t understand will make you feel as though you must have one. It makes you happy; that is reason enough to do it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are moments when you really do feel at one with it all. To be peaceful is to be nothing and everything at the same time – made of the same stuff as the star, the planet and the space in between.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You don’t want to trust that you’re being told the truth. Neither do you want to merely believe it’s true. You want to experience it, to feel it in your bones and live it.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t worry; it’s not really up to you to define yourself. People will come up with their own thoughts and feelings about the experience of you. You’re more loved than you could possibly know.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You appreciate your many freedoms, but none is so cherished today as the freedom to escape to your imagination and continue to build a heavenly playground there of your very own.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Some look up to you. You wish they wouldn’t put you on a high pedestal.

You strive for humility and relatability. (And yet, to the ones you idolise, you want to be seen as interesting and remarkable.)

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Creating order puts you at ease. Things aren’t even that messy, but you’ll benefit from taking them to the next level of organisation. You’ll get a boost of cheerful energy from the task.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You accept who you’ve been. The new you, the deeper you, the you that includes ideas to stretch and challenge the old definition – this person is harder to accept, but it’ll make you more powerful.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Seeing the path before you is typically the way you prefer to roll. But today you might actually get quite bored of knowing where you’re headed. The path will wind, and you’ll enjoy the adventure in this.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Loving another person profoundly is its own wondrous adventure.

“The personal life deeply lived always expands into truths beyond itself.” – Anais Nin

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

GORDON, Grant William, Please note all late death (Flash) – notices or notices sent On May 30, 2017 at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 46 outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: years. Dearly loved youngest son of the late Arthur and deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Betty and brother and brother in law of Alan and Nola, To place a notice during Lindsay and Jill, Bev and office hours please contact Graham Stevens, Murray and us on 03 307 7900 Jenny, and Barb. Loved uncle for more information of all his nieces and nephews Any queries and great nieces and please contact nephews. Messages to the 0800 Gordon family, PO Box 472, ASHBURTON Ashburton 7740. Donations (0800-274-287) to St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration of Grant’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on SATURDAY, June 3, commencing at 1.00pm.

Followed by private Canterbury owned, cremation. locally operated Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

HANDS, Alison Ruth (Ally) – On May 29, 2017. Loved daughter in law of Shirley and the late Jack and sister in law of Geoffrey and Sue, the late Leslie and loved aunt of Kate and Danny, Melissa, and great aunt of Sam and Elizabeth.

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

Ph 307 7433

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Trooper NICHOLAS, Roland Henderson – Canterbury Mounted Rifles.

Died Gallipoli May 31, 1915.

Aged 19.

Forever remembered by his family.

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FUNERAL FURNISHERS

Specially designed headstones to reflect the individual personality

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Guardian Classifieds

Managing Director

We Help Save Lives

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

Find out how you can help by visiting: www.otago.ac.nz/chchheart A University of Otago Centre of Research Excellence

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

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Canterbury Plains

Canterbury High Country

Mostly cloudy, with isolated showers spreading north and some afternoon fine spells. Light winds.

A few showers about the divide, with cloudy periods further east. Wind at 1000m: Light winds. Wind at 2000m: Light winds.

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FZL: 2200m

FZL: About 1900m

Mostly cloudy, with a few showers developing about the coast in the morning, then spreading inland later. Southeasterlies developing.

Mostly cloudy, then a few showers developing about the foothills. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: NE 30 km/h.

FRIDAY

Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle, mainly about the foothills. SE breezes developing.

FRIDAY

Cloudy, with patchy drizzle. Southeasterly breezes developing.

SATURDAY

Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle, mainly about the foothills. Southeasterlies.

SATURDAY Mostly cloudy with patchy drizzle, especially about the foothills. Southeasterlies.

SUNDAY

Showers, gradually easing and fine breaks increasing. Snow flurries possible to 900m.

Winds turn S, briefly strong in exposed places.

SUNDAY Cloudy periods, a few showers. Southerlies.

World Weather

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Forecasts for today

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Rise 7:56 am Set 5:04 pm

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First quarter

2 Jun 12:44 am ©Copyright OceanFun Publishing Ltd.

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Full moon

10 Jun 1:11 am www.ofu.co.nz

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Last quarter

17 Jun 11:34 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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

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Canterbury Readings

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A series of troughs affect New Zealand for the remainder of the week. A ridge of high pressure builds over the South Island late Friday and remains slow moving there on Saturday. A front sweeps northwards over the country on Sunday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Phone Eddie anytime TODAY

Ashburton, Geraldine, Temuka & Surrounding Districts since 1905

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

Weather

IN MEMORIAM

E.B. CARTER LTD MOWAT, Phyllis Rose – For all your memorial On May 26, 2017. Peacefully requirements at Ashburton Hospital, New headstones and designs surrounded by the love and Renovations, support of her family. Aged MID CANTERBURY Additional inscriptions, FUNERAL SERVICES 84 years. Loved wife of the Cleaning and Concrete work late Gordon. Loved and Carried out by qualified Galbraith’s provide choice! cherished mum of Glenice tradesmen.

We have a team of highly respected, professional funeral directors and Galbraith’s and Murray, Anita and Philip, celebrants. We offer you complete funeral care including pre-arrangement,620 East Street Ashburton and your choice of venue, funeral celebrants and catering.

Callum and Lotlot, Alex and provide choice!

Ph/Fax 308 5369 We believe that every life is unique and every person’s funeral needs to Pip and loved and adored reflect their individuality - ask us how we can be of assistance to you and or 0274 357 974 Call us on nana of Mandy and Shannon, your family. ebcarter@xtra.co.nz Call us on 308 3980 Nigel and Amy, Simon and NZMMMA Member 308 3980 or call in and visit our new premises at Aleisha, Janelle and Eli; 246 Havelock Street Hayden; Sarah and Nick, or call in and visit Amanda and Adam, our new premises at Rebecca; Tim and Emma, Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams Hannah and Brandon, and 246 Havelock 307 7900 great nana of all her great Street grandchildren. A loved sister, sister in law and aunt to allOfficial Opening 18 Feb - 9am til 4pm her nieces and nephews.

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

Donations to St John in memory of Phyllis would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Phyllis’ life will be held at the Sinclair Centre, Park Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, June 2, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation.

Celebrant

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Wednesday, May 31, 2016

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 9.1 12.2 Max to 4pm 4.4 Minimum 5.3 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm May to date 39.8 Avg May to date 60 2017 to date 368.4 280 Avg year to date Wind km/h SW 6 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 28 Time of gust 12:01am

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

9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 New Zealand On A Plate Bay of Plenty. 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Four In A Bed PGR The third visit is to Llandrindod Wells where, at colourful Park House, owners Ian and Joan Barr provide an afternoon’s entertainment with some Shetland ponies.

4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia The three contestants with the least impressive dishes from the invention test compete in the pressure test, and must keep up with Gary Mehigan as he prepares his classic roast chicken. 0 8:35 Doctor Doctor 0 9:35 20/20 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0 11:05 House Husbands PGR Mark feels confused about his marriage to Abi; Lewis tries everything to make Gemma reconcile with her best friend. 0 Midnight Blood And Oil PGR 3 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 1:20 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 3 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Camp Lakebottom 3 0 7:25 Beyblade Burst 3 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 11:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 2pm Judge Rinder 3 3pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 3:30 Horace In Slow Motion 3 3:32 Leon 3 0 3:35 The Adam And Eve Show 0 4:05 Bunk’d 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

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PRIME

6am The AM Show Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies, and Mark Richardson present news, interviews, and humour to start the day.

9am The Café Mike Puru and Mel Homer present a lifestyle and entertainment show.

10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud 3 0 Noon Dr Phil AO 12:55 The Last Resort PGR 3 0 2pm Minute To Win It 3 2:55 Entertainment Tonight 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 Survivor – Game Changers One castaway is left floating on Exile Island after a tribe switch, and the exiled player receives a surprise visit.

5:25 Family Feud 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm 7:30 8:40 9:40

Shortland Street PGR 0 Kevin Can Wait 0 Dr Ken 0 The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 9pm F Mom PGR 0 9:30 N The Amazing Race As The Amazing Race returns, in a new twist, the 22 racers are strangers who will meet on the starting line. 0 10:30 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

The Project The Last Resort PGR 0 Grand Designs UK PGR 0 Hawaii Five-0 AO Kono is in danger when she encounters rough weather during a solo catamaran trip around the Hawaiian islands. 0 10:40 NewsHub Late

11pm Cougar Town PGR 3 0 11:30 Undateable PGR3 0 11:55 Angie Tribeca AO 0 12:20 F Devious Maids 3 1:10 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:35 Mistresses AO 3 0 3:25 The Real 3 4:15 Family Matters 3 4:40 The Adam And Eve Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 NCIS AO 3 DiNozzo returns to the military academy he attended as a teen after a murdered marine, who was an alumnus of the school, is found clutching the photo of a current student. 0 12:05 The Project 12:30 Infomercials

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30

MOVIES PREMIERE

Homes by the Sea 7:30pm on Prime

BRAVO 10am Million Dollar Listing (Starting Today) 3 10:55 Catfish 3 11:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City 12:40 Shahs Of Sunset 1:35 Dating Naked AO 3 2:30 The Real Housewives Of New York City 3 3:35 Hoarders 3 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 6:30 Catfish 7:30 Hoarders 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas After receiving a champagne shower from LeeAnne, Cary receives a surprise gift from Mark; Brandi is upset when Bryan fails to attend a barbecue she hosts for her grandfather.

9:30 Vanderpump Rules AO As the reunion continues, Andy tells Lala about the rumours of her dating a married man, Scheana confronts Katie about her drinking, and Ariana calls Stassi out.

10:30 Intervention Canada AO 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

6:40 The Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy. Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman. 8:10 The Secret In Their Eyes MVL 2015 Thriller. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Julia Roberts. 10am Ride Along 2 MV 2016 Comedy.

Robson Crusoe – A Surprising Ice Cube, Kevin Hart, Tika Sumpter. 11:40 The Adventure, 7:30pm on Choice Shadow Effect 16VLC 2016 Action Thriller.

THE BOX Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 6am Wheel Of Fortune Michael Biehn. 1:15 Ex 6:25 Jeopardy 6:50 Criminal Machina MLSC 2015 Intent MV 7:40 The Force Drama. Alicia Vikander, MC 8:05 Container Wars Domhnall Gleeson. 3:05 The PG 8:30 The Simpsons PG Final Girls MVLS 2015 Comedy.

8:55 Law And Order – UK Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman.

MV 9:45 Covert Affairs 4:35 Krampus MVLC 2015 MV 10:40 Hawaii FiveHorror Comedy. Adam Scott, 0 MV 11:35 Jeopardy Toni Collette, David Koechner.

Noon SmackDown Live MV 6:15 The Hunger Games – 2:10 CSI – Miami MV 3:05 The Mockingjay Part 2 MVC 2015 Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Force MC 3:30 Container Josh Hutcherson.

Wars PG 4pm The Simpsons 8:30 The 33 MC 2015 Drama PG 4:30 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Criminal History. Based on the real-life event when a gold-and-copper Intent MV 6:30 Border Security PG 7pm Pawn Stars mine collapsed, trapping 33 miners underground for PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 69 days. Antonio Banderas, Rodrigo Santoro, 9:30 SVU – Special Victims Juliette Binoche.

Unit MV 10:30 Law And 10:40 Bad Moms 16VLSC Order – UK MV 11:25 CSI – 2016 Comedy. Mila Kunis, Miami MV THURSDAY Kathryn Hahn, Kristen Bell.

12:15 SmackDown MV THURSDAY 1:50 Law And Order – UK MV 12:20 Stretch 16LSC 2015 2:40 Jeopardy 3:05 Pawn Crime Comedy. 1:55 The Stars PG 3:30 The Simpsons Hunger Games – Mockingjay PG 3:55 NCIS – New Orleans Part 2 MVC 2015 Adventure.

MV 4:45 SVU – Special 4:10 Bad Moms 16VLSC 2016 Victims Unit MV 5:35 Border Comedy. 5:50 The 33 MC Security PG 2015 Drama History.

MAORI

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Endangered Species 3 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s Greatest Underachiever 7:15 The Fairly Odd Parents 3 7:40 Shimmer And Shine 3 8:05 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 8:30 Johnny Test 3 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 0 12:35 Jericho PGR 3 0 1:30 Bones PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Million Dollar Minute 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Homes By The Sea Architectural designer Charlie Luxton goes to northwest Scotland to see the crystal clear waters, pristine beaches, and homes of the Outer Hebrides. 0 8:35 Horror Homes AO 9:30 Back Benches PGR 10:30 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 11:30 Rugby League – State Of Origin Queensland v New South Wales. At Suncorp stadium.

1:15 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR A celebrity chat show.

2:15 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:45 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:55 Date Night MLS 2010 Comedy. Steve Carrell, Tina Fey. 9:35 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

11:20 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror.

Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy.

1:15 The Guardian M 2006 Action. Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher.

3:30 Big Daddy PGL 1999 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann.

5:05 Salt MVL 2010 Action.

Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor.

6:45 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis.

8:30 Breach ML 2007 Drama.

A young FBI agent is promoted to work for a well-respected agent who is suspected of selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe.

10:20 Wall Street – Money Never Sleeps ML 2010 Drama.

Shia LaBoeuf, Michael Douglas.

THURSDAY

12:30 Original Sin 16VS 2001 Thriller. Antonio Banderas, Angelina Jolie. 2:25 Big Daddy PGL 1999 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann.

4am Salt MVL 2010 Action.

Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor. 5:40 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis.

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6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Dora Matatoa 2 8am Autaia 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 R And R 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Kai Time On The Road PGR 3 3pm Pukoro 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2 4:30 Road To The Nats 3 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Hakanation Series showcasing kapa haka from the regional, secondary-school, and Matatini competitions held in 2016 and 2017.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Money For Nothing 7:30 Animal Empires 8:30 Salvage Hunters 9:30 A Cook Abroad 10:30 Double Your House For Half The Money 11:30 The Cook And The Chef Noon Location, Location, Location 1pm Brother v Brother 2pm Money For Nothing 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Wild Britain With Ray Mears 4pm Undersea Edens A look at underwater sights around the world.

4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure Japanese is the Hairy Bikers’ favourite food, and they fulfil a lifelong ambition to visit the country.

5:30 The French Collection 6:30 Auction Hunters

7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Kitchen Kura 8pm The Topp Twins – Do Not Adjust Your Twinset 3 8:30 Real Husbands Of Hollywood 9pm School Of Training PGR 9:30 All Talk With Anika Moa 10pm Hakanation 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm American Restoration 7:30 Robson Crusoe – A Surprising Adventure 8:30 Monty Halls’s Great Irish Escape 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa PGR 10pm Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week

11pm Kawe Korero – Reporters News reporters dissect and discuss the day’s news and events.

11:30 Closedown

11pm American Restoration 11:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Fashion Fund 2am In Search Of Perfection 2:30 Getaway 3am Penn And Teller – Fool Us PGR 4am Monty Halls’s Great Irish Escape 5am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (RPL) Day Five – Round Robin Two. 8am Golf Channel Academy 9am Feherty 10am Golf – The Challenge Series 10:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Dean and Deluca Invitational. 11:30 Tennis – Roland Garros (HLS) Day Three. 12:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (HLS) Day Five – Round Robin Two. 1pm AFL Weekly Highlights 1:30 Hunters Club 2pm Golf – The Challenge Series 2:30 Golf Central 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Hurricanes.

4pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Blues v Chiefs.

6pm The Breakdown 6:30 Rugby Nation 7:30 L Netball – ANZ Premiership Mystics v Pulse.

9:05 Netball Zone 9:45 #SkySpeed 10:15 Fox Sports News 10:48 L Football – Fifa U20 World Cup England v Costa Rica.

THURSDAY 1am The Crowd Goes Wild 1:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Mystics v Pulse. 2am Fox Sports News 2:30 UFC Now 3:30 Motorsport – Merzouga Rally (HLS) 4:30 Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers (HLS) Day Five – Round Robin Two. 5am L Sailing – America’s Cup Qualifiers Day Six – Round Robin Two.

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

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SKY SPORT 2 6am Back Page 7am The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 NRL Fulltime 8am Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Leeds Rhinos v Warrington Wolves. 10am Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Leigh Centurions v Castleford Tigers.

Noon Super League Fulltime 12:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Catalans Dragons v Hull FC. 2:30 NRL Fulltime 3pm NRL 360 4pm On The Couch With Sterlo 5pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Warriors v Broncos.

7pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Crusaders.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

7:30 First XV Rugby Revision 8pm The Breakdown Discussion about the weekend’s rugby with a panel of former players and experts.

8:30 NRL 360 9:30 L Rugby League – State Of Origin New South Wales v Queensland – Game One. From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

THURSDAY 12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Super Rugby Kick And Chase 2am NRL 360 3am Rugby League – State Of Origin (HLS) New South Wales v Queensland – Game One. 3:30 Sky Sport TBC 4am Hunters Club 4:30 Football – Fifa U20 World Cup (HLS) 5am UEFA Europa League Magazine 31May17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG “You’ll Know My Name is the Lord… “. 8:20 MythBusters PG Shooting Fish in a Barrel.

9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Outhouses, Cow Bras, and Bears, Oh My! 10am Naked And Afraid M 10:50 Naked And Afraid M 11:40 Swamp Murders M 12:30 Evil Kin M Broken Bond. 1:20 A Crime To Remember M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Machine Gun Ton. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Fire At Sea 2. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier Special M Like Father, Like Son. 5:40 MythBusters PG Pirates 2.

6:35 What On Earth? PG The Swastika Conspiracy.

7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Sig Hansen Legacy. A massive heart attack means Sig must reassess his future.

8:30 Railroad Australia PG 9:25 The Last Alaskans PG Spirit of the Hunter.

10:15 Alaskan Bush People M Bloodlines.

11:05 A Crime To Remember M 11:55 Evil Kin M Broken Bond.

THURSDAY

12:45 Deadliest Catch PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:55 Moonshiners M 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Sport Nadal right on track Rafael Nadal took the first step toward an unprecedented 10th French Open title with a comfortable win over Frenchman Benoit Paire yesterday. Nadal was imperious as he steamed through the first set in under half an hour on Court Suzanne Lenglen, wrapping up the match 6-1 6-4 6-1 to improve his record at Roland Garros to 73-2. Should he achieve his dream of a “decima” the 30-year-old would become the first man to win 10 titles at any single grand slam event.

Nic Eden gets the better of his rival defender at the Ashburton Domain on the weekend.

19th graders go top of their class

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They might have gone up a grade, but it would seem there’s still no stopping the Mid Canterbury 19th grade football side, who continued their grand run on Saturday.

After some dominant performances to open their season, the side was bumped up into the next division of the highly competitive grade and they kept the winning run going with a 4-2 at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday morning against the Papanui Redwood 19s side.

A strong defensive pattern set the benchmark for their side, but a huge as-

sist was the ability of their forwards to get in front of their rivals in the race for the ball and with some slick passing and ball work they broke through the backline on countless occasions.

Goals went to Nic Eden, Oskar McLauchlan, Millar McLauchlan and Aleks Small and each was as good as the other.

After jumping up into division 2, the Mid Canterbury side are now on top of the ladder after the first round.

They will travel to St Bede’s this weekend to take on their 19s side and will have to be wary of a smarting opposition after they were narrowly beaten by

Universities last weekend.

While the 19s were successful, it wasn’t a great day the office for the senior side who fell to a heavy 7-2 loss to FC Twenty up in Christchurch.

The Methven senior side, who play in division 4, got one back for the seniors, winning their match at Methven against Hornby with a dominant 10-0 scoreline.

The Masters 35 side recorded a good win in in their trek to Akaroa to take on Banks Peninsula, winning 6-1.

In women’s action from the weekend the Mid Canterbury division 2 side picked up a big win against Waimak Red, scoring 12 unanswered goals.

Sangakkara just misses Sri Lanka great Kumar Sangakkara has fallen 16 runs short of a record-equalling sixth successive first-class century for Surrey and the chance to join an elite group that includes Don Bradman Sangakkara was caught and bowled for 84 by Tom Westley as Surrey’s Division One clash with Essex petered out into a draw. Had the 39-yearold reached triple figures, he would have joined Bradman, England’s CB Fry and South African Mike Procter in making centuries in six consecutive first-class innings. His average for the English summer is a whopping 109.5.

Brace for an invasion A Lions tour is a rugby event like no other.

New Zealand should be braced for six weeks of drama, controversy, tension and also warmth and celebration as 20,000 fans invade the country with their unique brand of support.

It will be fun. It will be hectic.

It will be defining in the way previous Lions tours have been – providing a marker for social historians to take a snapshot of the country to contrast and compare change over the years.

What they will probably find is that New Zealand’s rugby supporters are different now to the

last time the Lions were here in 2005.

Some of the angst and edge has gone because of the All Blacks’ two World Cup victories.

That sense of doubt has been removed and most fans have been content to let the All Blacks do the nation’s talking and perhaps defeat isn’t treated like the disaster it used to be.

Dare anyone say it, there is maturity now and the visitors may find their hosts are more easy-going and relaxed than they were 12 years ago.

What the host nation will find is that their visitors haven’t changed a bit.

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The Lions supporters will be here for a good time.

Yes, they want their side to win, but no matter if they don’t.

The party will go on, New Zealand will still be beautiful and the money in their pockets will still need to be spent.

The party will, however, be that much bigger if the 2017 Lions can do what only one of their predecessors has managed and win a series in New Zealand.

Already most Lions commentators have dubbed the 2017 side as every bit as talented as the men who won in 1971.

Already, there is optimism about the team’s chances in a

way there wasn’t ahead of the 1993 or 2005 tours.

The Irish contingent – again it’s a big one within the tour party have tasted for the first time, victory against the All Blacks. They beat them in Chicago last year and who knows whether that has opened up a new way of those players viewing the All Blacks.

Warren Gatland has enjoyed two Grand Slams and a Lions series victory in 2013 but a win in New Zealand, his homeland, would be hard to top.

It would be the defining moment of his coaching career and leave him with a legacy that would be hard to top. - NZME

Punch ‘only a fine’ Suspending Sydney’s Zak Jones for a low impact strike to prove the AFL’s crack down on punches is genuine would have been unfair, according to Jimmy Bartel. Jones punched Hawthorn’s Luke Breust in the upper torso during the Swans’ round-10 clash on Friday in what seemed to be an example of the type of off-the-ball act the AFL wants to stamp out.

But Jones escaped a ban and can accept a $1500 fine after the league’s match review panel (MRP) deemed the strike intentional but low impact.

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