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WORD ON THE STREET Should the South Island be in Alert Level 2?

CHRISTINE HOPWOOD “Level 2 is a good idea because Aucklanders travel.

It’s only a week for us in the South Island.”

KARA STEENHART “I don’t think the South Island needs to be in Level 2. We’ve had no cases of Covid-19 here for months.”

BONITA VAN HEERDEN “We should be in Level 2.

Covid-19 incubation is long, we’re still letting people through the borders and travel is available for Auckland people once they’re out of Level 3.”

DARRAL BRADLEY “We should stay in Level 2 for the week. Covid-19 is very contagious.”

RICHARD BENSDORP “We should remain in Level 1 in the South Island because there are no proven cases down here. Level 3 is appropriate for Auckland until the end of the week.”

GUNTER PUFFE “Level 1 is where we should be. Auckland could return to Level 2 but their travel should be restricted.”

Mixed reactions to alert level for South Island Opinions are mixed in Ashburton as to whether the South Island should be in Alert Level 2. In the Ashburton Guardian’s mini survey of opinion, three people approached saw no need for restrictions while three others were wary of how contagious Covid-19 is and believed a week isn’t too long to endure. One person agreed that Auckland should return to Level 2-and-a-half, which meant they can return to the freedoms of Level 2 but their travel should be restricted.

Cyber safety to the fore

By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

Talking to strangers online is one of the biggest cyber safety risks in youth.

This reinforced message was given to the Tinwald School students in room six, by School Community Officer Sean Patterson on Tuesday.

Patterson talked to the Year 3 and 4 pupils about chatting and gaming online, especially games where children can play with people they do not know.

Teaching cyber safety to children is letting them know you should only talk to friends online, and how to behave online, he said.

Behaving well online is to not share any personal information, knowing

everything you put online will be there forever, and that people might not be who they say they are, Patterson said.

To help demonstrate what the kids can do to keep themselves cyber safe, Patterson showed a video of Bryan and Bobby, who have been making kids laugh and educating them on internet safety for the past 24 years.

School Community Officer Sean Patterson’s quick tips for parents ■■ Make sure you know what your child is viewing online.

■■ Check that your child is viewing content or playing games that are age appropriate.

■■ Make sure your child knows who they are talking to online.

■■ Let your child know that they can come to you if they see anything online they don’t like.

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Mid Canterbury councillor derides ECan draft plan Environment Canterbury (ECan) councillor Ian Mackenzie is livid about a proposed 24 per cent or 18 per cent rates rise in the draft Long Term Plan (LTP).

Mackenzie is encouraging the entire district to submit on ECan’s draft Long-Term Plan 2021-31 when public consultation opens on March 8.

The Mid Canterbury Opakihi re p re s e n t a t i v e was one of four that voted against the draft last week due to the outrageous rates increases proposed.

ECan’s first option, its preferred option, covers work costing $246.54 million – an increase of around $46m from this year.

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Environment Canterbury Mid Canterbury Ōpākihi councillor Ian Mackenzie.

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Ratepayers would fund $143m of that which equates to an average increase of $136 per property.

The second option is for work costing $240.19m – around $40m more than this year, and will hit ratepayers to the tune of $135m, which works out to be an average increase of $110 per property.

The large part of the rate rise, around 15 per cent, is to fund three years of planning for the government’s Essential Freshwater Package (EFP), Mackenzie said.

However, it was paying for work that has already been done with no benefit.

He said ECan’s submission supported the Government’s original EFP proposal as it was to recognise the existing regional plans.

“Those plans have already cost the ratepayer over $40m in terms of ECan spend putting in place all the water plans including plan changes one through to seven.

“But now we have to spend another $30 million over the next three years to effectively go through all our existing plans and change a few words around so that they are compatible with the reforms.

“The effect on the environment and the targets is zero as we already have the plans in place.”

Mackenzie pointed to how the Southland Regional Council worked with the locals to lobby the minister and that there may be some allowances made for Southland.

He said it was irresponsible of ECan not to lobby the gov-

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“There is money being spent on all sorts of things, which all of them in their own individual right have merit, but it’s not our money.

“There has been no blow torch applied to the efficiency and timing.”

Mackenzie was one of three councillors to vote against the draft plan, alongside Megan Hands and Claire McKay, while fellow Mid Canterbury councillor John Sunckell voted to put it out for public consultation, but

Our community here is getting absolutely shafted because the leadership at ECan won’t cross the floor and have a decent discussion with the Government “Because there was no limit set to how much money we were willing to spend, we don’t know if we are spending this money as efficiently as we should be.

“For every dollar we spend we have to get it from somewhere.”

He said once the council staff presented the initial options the chair, Jenny Hughey, tried “far too late” to install a 15 per cent rise limit.

“Staff came back and by delaying implementation of the water plan by 12 months they shaved $3m off the budget, but to the council’s discredit they spent half of that on more spending on public transport.

expressed his concerns about the proposed rates rise.

“The reason I voted against this because I don’t believe the amount of money is justified even to do the programmes that are in place,” Mackenzie said.

“The best way to ease the burden on the ratepayer is not to spend so much money in the first place.”

Consultation on the draft LTP will run from March 8 to April 11 and Mackenzie urged the community to have their say to ensure ECan gets a clear message around what expenditure is necessary and where a rates rise should sit.

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ernment, who “didn’t listen to our submission”.

“Our community here is getting absolutely shafted because the leadership at ECan won’t cross the floor and have a decent discussion with the government.”

Instead, the region is lumped with an additional $30m spend to end up in the exactly same position, he said.

“It’s irresponsible governance and makes my blood boil.

“Our ratepayers need to submit and let their blood boil on this as it’s wrong.”

Mackenzie was frustrated with the entire LTP process and said it lacked scrutiny.

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Deja vu for business, events

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Here we go again.

Businesses and event organisers in the district have again been forced into further disruption following another turning of the Covid alert level screws.

The Auckland region was plunged back into Alert Level 3 lockdown for at least seven days after a new Covid-19 case was detected in the community at the weekend.

A 20-year-old who went to the GP on Friday for a Covid test followed by a handful of public spots was the determinant in an announcement made by the Prime Minister on Saturday night.

The remainder of the country simultaneously went to Level 2 with Mid Canterbury not immune to impact.

Events, schools and the hospitality space were the most affected, an all too familiar situation for those in charge.

Ashburton College pushed back numerous events this week including its full school assembly, athletics finals and ako interviews.

The Print Room will again close its doors to the public this weekend under Alert Level 2 restrictions.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS 020321-AB-9942 A teacher only day was also scheduled for Friday, however pupils would now have to attend school.

“School trips can still continue as long as our students are not mixing with large groups,” principal Ross Preece said, in an update to parents and caregivers.

“We have decided to shut off the student drinking fountains, so students are encouraged to

bring their own water bottles to school.”

Ashburton Intermediate’s school camp at Peel Forest has gone ahead this week following an update from principal Brent Gray on the school’s Facebook page.

The Mid South Athletics Championships were also cancelled on Sunday.

This weekend’s Hampstead

School Fair has also been postponed for a second time in as many weeks with a new date still to be announced.

Ashburton nightclub The Print Room will close its doors to the public on Saturday, however it will be hosting a private function.

The establishment on Burnett Street attracted anywhere between 200 and its capacity of 335 patrons on Saturday nights during the summer months.

Co-owner Gareth Cadogan said it was very frustrating.

“We don’t want to be the fun police,” he said.

“But we can’t expect people to come out and not dance.”

Armadillo’s bar and restaurant attracted big numbers to its first weekly quiz night last week.

Owner Tony Crosbie confirmed tonight’s quiz night would go ahead with Alert Level 2 distancing and gathering restrictions put in place.

He was hopeful of live entertainment going ahead on Saturday, however a call would be made in the coming days.

Organisers of the Mayfield and Methven shows were continuing with preparations for events over the next fortnight.

Funding changes proposed Dance-off for elderly persons housing setback The Ashburton District Council met with its Elderly Persons Housing tenants last Friday to discuss proposed rent increases that are expected to be included in the council’s draft Long Term Plan (LTP) going out for public consultation next month.

The council has been working through possible funding options for the activity as the current model is no longer feasible, and has met with tenants to provide information, including guidance on Government accommodation supplements that they may be eligible for.

The council currently provides 104 homes for qualifying elderly residents at below market rent but that rent has not been covering ongoing maintenance costs, and cash reserves to cover the shortfall are projected to run out in four years.

A general rates contribution is expected to be utilised in the next 5-6 years to support the activity until it returns to being self-sustaining.

In its draft LTP 2021-31, the council is expecting to include a proposal for rents to incrementally increase until the year 2026, by which time other ratepayers will no longer be required to subsidise the houses, and reserve funds will not be depleted.

It is proposed that rents would increase by up to $20 per week in the first year to $110 for single units and $130 for doubles, followed by a $10 increase each year until the single units are $170 and doubles are $190.

Council business support group manager, Paul Brake, said all residents will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the proposal when consultation opens next

month, but that council’s first priority was ensuring tenants had ample information prior to the plan going out for feedback.

“Our Elderly Persons Housing stock has needed refurbishments for general wear and tear in recent years and new Government healthy homes standards have also added to this work,” Brake said.

“We need this to be a sustainable service but want to ensure that the homes we provide our tenants are warm and comfortable.

“What has been proposed is a solution to both of these.”

A report on the Council’s Elderly Persons Housing will be discussed at the Council meeting on today.

The meeting will be livestreamed on the council’s Facebook page and YouTube channel from 1pm.

It was all set up for a dancing extravaganza on Sunday, however it was the shuffling of Covid alert levels which crashed the Dance for David party.

Plans for the event fundraiser for Mount Hutt College pupil David Dirks suffered a blow with the dancing free-for-all to be held outside the Dubliner in Methven put on ice due to a shift into Alert Level 2.

Event organiser Karen Manning said about 300 people had been expected at the Dubliner for the dance-off and subsequent celebrations.

“It was really disappointing, but what can you do,” she said.

The individual groups were still able to have their challenges filmed on Sunday with Mount Hutt College pupils captured on Monday.

Dance footage is now being edited together.

More than $4000 had been raised for the Dirks family via the Givealittle page.

In brief Missing man Police located the 43-year-old man missing from Ashburton in the Karamea area on Sunday. Alan Collison, 43, left his home in a grey Toyota Surf about 6.10am on February 22 and had not been seen until his vehicle was located along the Heaphy Track, north of Karamea, on February 25 before being located on Sunday.

Council facilities Ashburton District Council’s local facilities and services remain operational under Alert Level Two. The EA Networks Centre, Ashburton Public Library, Ashburton Museum, council office and the Resource Recovery Parks will operate at their usual hours, but measures will be in place to ensure physical distancing, personal hygiene and contact tracing. Visitors will be required to scan the Covid-19 QR codes; hand sanitiser will be stationed throughout the buildings; and arrows will be displayed on the floor at some facilities where needed to help guide people around for social distancing.

Plains open day The Plains Railway and Historical Museum had to cancel its public open day on Sunday following the change to Covid-19 level 2. The next public open day is scheduled for March 21.

Market day The Pakeke Lions Charity Market Garage Sale has moved dates due to Covid-19 Level 2 restrictions. it will now be held on March 13-14 at the Ashburton Racecourse.

St John St John Ashburton have decided to postpone their event on Sunday. They are holding two information evenings on Monday, March 15 and Sunday 21 March from 7-8pm. Please register interest by ringing 03 308 7132

Duck Race The Phat Duck and Hokonui Duck Race has been postponed. The annual event was scheduled to take place on March 12, but will now take place at a later date.

Chorus connection Chorus has postponed its event in Ashburton today due to changes in Covid alert levels. A team of Chorus experts were scheduled to be at the Ashburton RSA from 3-6pm to help Ashburton residents who are yet to switch over to the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB) network. This event will be rescheduled while residents with urgent queries can email Chorus at communityrelations@chorus.co.nz

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Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Ashburton Guardian DISTRICT COURT

Dirt biker disqualified after misadventure A dirt bike joy ride which ended in calamitous fashion has come at a cost for the rider.

Benjamin Thomas Scott faced two charges when he appeared in front of Judge Ian Mill at the Ashburton District Court on Monday for a judge-alone trial.

The 35-year-old man denied both charges of driving with an excess blood alcohol limit and careless driving, relating to an incident on April 28.

The court heard the Mayfield contractor collided his red Honda dirt bike with a fence post on Seaside Road near Wakanui Beach when he was three times over the legal alcohol limit.

Scott believed he was travelling at a speed of about 70 to 80km/h along the grass verge adjacent to the road, the court heard.

A blood specimen medical certificate which was submitted as evidence indicated that Scott had 152 milligrams of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

Events were relayed to the court where police believed the man travelling west on the road failed to take a corner and crashed, allegedly resulting in two broken vertebrae in his back.

Defence counsel Tony Garrett challenged both the cause of the accident and “the procedure” on behalf of the defendant.

Constables Lucy Brears and James Lake both offered evidence for the police as the officers who attended the scene that day.

Both officers recounted the man’s injuries and demeanour where a bloodied Scott allegedly appeared either “intoxicated or con-

cussed” and struggled to stand following the crash.

Scott began shivering after being told by police to lie down before a local farmer supplied a blanket, the court was told.

The man was later transported to Ashburton Hospital by ambulance about an hour after police first responded.

At the hospital, both officers went through administrative procedures from the nurses’ station while Scott was tended to by several medical staffers.

The doctor who worked on Scott provided a signed statement as evidence.

Police requested a blood specimen to be taken from Scott who was unconscious as verified by the doctor’s statement.

Scott challenged how proceedings around his blood sample were carried out when he took the stand during some tense exchanges with police prosecutor sergeant Chris MacFarlane.

He told the court that police had request-

ed signatures from Scott when in hospital in which he refused until he had spoken to a lawyer.

“The way the blood was taken was unfair,” Scott said.

Earlier both officers recounted events saying there was no contact with Scott when in hospital and that he was in no condition to read or sign any documentation in any case.

Constable Lake also confirmed during examination-in-chief proceedings that consent was not legally required for a blood specimen in hospital following a motor vehicle accident.

Judge Mill later said the law was very clear and that given the evidence provided by both officers, Scott was “simply mistaken”.

Furthermore, Scott denied that he was riding dangerously and although he admitted to drinking beforehand, felt like he was able to drive despite being three times over the limit.

“I feel like I’m getting punished for an accident,” he said, during cross-examination.

The definition of a road was also considered during deliberations.

Judge Mill said in the circumstances the grass verge was defined as a road.

“This was clearly a risky thing to do,” the judge said.

“You may be sufficiently skilled in this area (dirt biking) and could foresee the danger, but in this case you were wrong.”

The man was disqualified from driving for 12 months and a day, fined $1800 and ordered to cover court and ESR costs of $130 and $111.99 respectively.

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Woman loses licence for 6 months A 46-year-old woman who issued a last minute change of plea has been disqualified from driving.

Catherine Joyce Harper appeared at the Ashburton District Court on Monday on a charge of driving a motor vehicle when her licence was revoked.

The court heard that Harper drove a motor vehicle in the early hours of July 25, 2019 before she was stopped by police on Princes Street around 4.41am.

Her licence had been revoked for medical reasons during the previous year.

Duty lawyer Tiffany McRae said her client has sleep apnea and had previously suffered a head injury and there had been some confusion around the charges.

“She feels quite silly as to how it’s come to this point.”

Harper was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $200 and ordered to pay $130 of court costs.

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Off the ground, then out of the workshop

By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton College’s automotive course is receiving praise from training industry providers for being an innovative course.

Four years of hard work from Kyle Backhouse-Smith, Daniel Thew, and Mike Pearce is paying off with industry training providers wanting to use their course as a model and roll it out nationally.

The Ashburton College automotive course had the highest national pass rate with the highest national pass with the training industry in its first year.

“Our training providers were stoked,” Backhouse-Smith said.

Thew said a trial year in 2020 was to see how the course would go and everyone in the two trial classes passed the course with great marks.

The successful trial was crucial in getting the course up and running, he said.

Year 13 student Sophie Woods participated in the course during its trial run last year and has moved on to the second year of the course this year.

“My favourite part of the course so far was learning about the CV joint,” Woods said.

“Pulling it apart and putting it back together again, learning how it works and how it all fits

Standing in front of the 1980s Toyota Starlet that is being sanded and primed ready for painting are (from left) Sophie Woods, Isi Ula and Jack Gibbons.

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All of the theory of the course is done online through the training provider, planned by Backhouse-Smith and Thew.

The structure of the theory assessments forces students to ask for help, Backhouse-Smith said.

Students have to read resources before doing a timed assessment.

If they fail too many times they have to ring the industry training provider to let them back in,

Backhouse-Smith said.

“It forces the students to ask for help if they are struggling,” Thew said.

“This system has been a key indentifier on where certain students are struggling, so appropriate support can be provided.”

Industry providers require the students to know how to service vehicles as part of their practical assessments, with safety aspects and changing tyres also required knowledge.

Staff vehicles were the first to be used in practical assessments, receiving oil changes, new cam belts as well as other general servicing.

The automotive course now has four cars, and they are currently working on a 1980s Toyota Starlet to get it ready for painting.

Backhouse-Smith and Thew are being sent to Hamilton on a professional development programme to use a new type of paint, the only people in the South Island that will have access to the paint, and will be passing their skills on to their students.

Work experience is an option for students that wanted to try out trades before they left school, Backhouse-Smith said, but the automotive course runs as a class structure, and stops students from being out of class the whole day and missing a full day of study.

“By keeping them in a class environment it keeps them on track and helps them engage more, and stops them disrupting others,” Backhouse-Smith said.

They then hope to get their students into a workplace environment in their last year of the course to give them connections and more experience, building on what the tutors have already taught them.

In brief Orchestra off The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO) has postponed the first leg of its South Island tour due to the change in Covid-19 alert levels. The NZSO and Royal NZ Ballet were to perform A Soldiers Tale on March 7 at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. NZSO chief executive Peter Biggs said they are determined to bring the concert to Ashburton and the other four South Island venues later this year. The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s current national tour of Tutus on Tour has also been impacted, but its show in Ashburton on March 11 will go ahead.

Fire calls Fire crews were again called to a stubble fire near Pendarves yesterday, the second blaze in the area in less than a week. A controlled burn-off which went wayward occurred on Rules Road with appliances from Pendarves and Rakaia responding around 12.50pm.

It follows another out of hand burnoff on the same road a week ago.

A Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) spokesman said the blaze broke out of a containment line. Crews had left the scene by 2.10pm.

Isolation fee rise Fees for temporary visa holders who are for solo travellers or the first occupant in a room will rise from $3100 to $5520, a statement from Managed Isolation and Quarantine says. Additional adults in that room will cost $2990 and additional children $1610 each, the written statement said. It affects visas for partners of a New Zealand citizen or resident, student visas, work visas and other limited visas.

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Before the country was sent into another spiral of despair around new Covid-19 Alert Levels, the sporting world was in full flight on the weekend.

Photographer Jaime PittMacKay was out and about with his camera at the ready.

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Top left – Pat Allnutt was all concentration at the Waireka Croquet Club on Saturday.

Top centre – Mid Canterbury harness racing legend, Ricky May. Top right – David McCormick is all business before the Hambletonian Classic.

Above left – Rod Webb in action at Waireka.

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, March 3, 2021

OUR VIEW

Kindly follow the rules, or don’t

By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

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s of this week we have been living with Covid-19 in New Zealand for 12 months.

To mark the occasion, we have been thrust back into alert level restrictions because someone didn’t follow the rules.

A 21-year-old male student exposed potentially thousands of people across South Auckland to the virus.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said it was frustrating.

I’m sure those impacted by the raising of the restrictions would use a more colourful description.

His actions have forced the cancellation of events, impacted businesses and put lives at risk.

His gallivanting around town for so long raised the risk of the virus escaping its South Auckland confines.

On March 25 of last year we went into lockdown.

That is not something we want to repeat especially if it’s simply because this young man failed to follow the rules and guidelines that have been part of everyday life for almost a year now.

But we need to remember to “be kind”, and after all Ardern said we’re “dealing with young people” – so all is forgiven?

The millions of dollars the return to Alert Level 2 and 3 has cost businesses and members of the public is being given the “boys will be boys” treatment.

The question raised on Sunday when many were discussing the snap return was if this behaviour be excused.

They did not follow the rules.

Their failure to do so has already had major ramifications and could have long lingering ripple effects.

It is frustrating.

There isn’t much more the government can do than rely on people to get tested if they have symptoms, and while they wait for the results act like you have Covid-19 and self-isolate.

The next step is that once people are tested they are put in holding cells, but no government is going to go down that avenue.

All they can do to deter people from breaking the rules, and keep us all safe, is to make an example of what happens when you don’t follow the rules.

It has to be more than a slap on the hand.

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OPINION 11

Funding opportunities now open

By Hamish Riach

CEO’S MESSAGE

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rguably, one of the biggest contributing factors groups and organisations face in being able to deliver their projects or programmes, is funding, but this month could be your opportunity to kickstart those ambitions.

Council is now accepting applications to three grants designed to support our local people and economy, so consider if your group might be eligible for a funding boost.

The three grants are Creative Communities Scheme Funding, Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund and the newly developed Regional Event Funding.

You might be familiar with Creative Communities and Sport NZ: these agencies have been funding projects in our community for several years. They provide funding to the council to be distributed in our community that many have benefited from throughout the years.

Creative Communities is there to encourage, promote and support the arts in New Zealand and a whole range of creative or artistic projects could be eligible.

In previous years, Creative Communities funding has helped to deliver Christmas In the Park and Mid Canterbury Children’s Day as well as assist in paying for theatre venue hire, local exhibitions, poetry competitions, flax weaving workshops and woodwork classes.

Sport NZ acknowledges that one of the barriers for young people in rural areas to participate

The annual Mid Canterbury Children’s Day is just one of the events to have benefited from Creative Communities funding. in sport is the cost of travelling to and from competitions.

It can be a big challenge to transport young teams around, and not being able to meet these costs could unfortunately be the deciding factor in whether they are able to take part or not.

That’s why Sport NZ have a special grant available to help subsidise this travel, and junior teams or clubs in our district could be eligible to receive this helping hand.

Both Creative Communities

and Sport NZ grants are now open until March 30. Criteria and forms can be found on the council website ashburtondc.govt.nz/grants.

The third grant that is also open this month is the new Regional Event Funding.

As the mayor has previously explained, this funding is about driving cross-regional tourism and bringing people from outside of our district to come and spend time in Mid Canterbury.

Each event could be in line for up to $10,000 of funding, and the

grant will be available for the next four years.

ChristchurchNZ, our visitor promotion agency has secured more than $230,000 of this Government funding to distribute in our district over that period and I’m sure all of us would be very excited to see something great come from that investment.

If you have an existing event or perhaps a new event idea that can demonstrate how it drives cross-regional tourism, make sure you apply now for the Regional

Event Funding.

Applications are open until April 1. Find the application form today at ashburtondc.govt.nz/ do-it-online/mid-canterbury-regional-event-fund.

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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cross the country, there is a genuine need for concern about people’s wellbeing.

Covid-19 has placed us all in uncertain times.

Times are tough for many businesses, and regions reliant on tourism are feeling that pain more than ever.

There are rightful concerns about how our children’s generation is going to afford houses into the future, and how we are going to juggle responsibilities if another Covid-19 lockdown requires more home-schooling and working from home.

In rural communities, wellbeing is taking additional hits. Beyond worker shortages, and changing weather and markets, we’re also seeing the pressure of endless central and local government regulations and proposals, and the uncertainty, costs, and angst these bring.

We’re seeing relentless media (and social media) beat-ups of “farmers”, no matter what an individual farmer’s practices or environmental footprint actually is. We seldom see other occupations or industries tainted with that same level of generalisation or bias.

Farmers are tired of having to hear, week in and week out, of yet another farming activity that Big

By Kim Reilly FROM THE FARM

Brother is going to regulate from Wellington, whether that time and money will actually end in better environmental outcomes or not.

Farmers just want to get on with the business of farming, of being good stewards to the land, and putting food on tables.

No farmer wants to leave their property or the environment in a worse state than when they took it over. But there’s little media appetite to hear of the massive investment in time and resources going into improving farm practices or farm systems, or the rapidly growing uptake and impact of catchment or community groups (like Wai Wanaka) where people come together to work on solutions.

Concerns around farmer wellbeing are real. You can hear it in the voices and see it in the body language. Worryingly, that stress often extends well beyond the individual, impacting the entire family unit.

We’re seeing farmers with genuine ‘consultation-fatigue’. It’s

coming from the exhaustion of having to respond to never-ending submission, hearing and consultation processes, all while having to defend the good work being done on farm.

When the Resource Management Act was first introduced, its purpose was to ensure those who were likely to be affected by a proposed rule or regulation had the opportunity to have their say and provide input.

won’t get to hear from farmers that could have otherwise provided critical and constructive feedback into processes.

We have an onslaught of additional regulations coming at farmers across the country. In Otago, many normal council hearing processes are being bypassed, the Otago Regional Council’s water plan changes being a case in point – these have been “called in” by the Minister for the Environment

In reality, a disproportionate amount of the current stress, anxiety and uncertainty impacting rural wellbeing is coming from the very Government who supposedly places ‘wellbeing’ at the core of its concerns.

Currently, many farmers are burning out. There’s no gas left in their tanks, and as a result many individual stories and voices won’t be heard.

That means decision-makers

and referred straight to the Environment Court, adding additional stress and costs.

In reality, farmers will effectively be paying three times over for these Otago processes. They’re

paying the costs of having their side of the story told, they’re paying through rates, for the council to resource intensive months of evidence preparation and hearings, and they’re also paying, through taxes, for the court to make decisions.

We aren’t asking for accountability to be taken off farmers. We aren’t suggesting greater environmental improvements aren’t needed. What we do want is reasonableness and common-sense, and that rather than just paying lip-service, that the Government actually be concerned about all New Zealanders.

In reality, a disproportionate amount of the current stress, anxiety and uncertainty impacting rural wellbeing is coming from the very Government who supposedly places ‘wellbeing’ at the core of its concerns.

Kim Reilly is the Federated Farmers South Island Regional Policy Manager. 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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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: What is Barbie’s official last name? a) Roberts b) Johnson c) Doll 2: What is the name of the first girl mentioned in Lou Bega’s Mambo No. 5? a) Rita b) Angela c) Erica 3: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is set in what state? a) Mississippi b) Missouri c) Alabama 4: Which type of creature is a Barramundi? a) Fish b) Lizard c) Spider 5: The Magna Carta was signed in what century? a) 11th b) 13th c) 15th 6: Tom Kenny is most famous as the voice of what animated TV character? a) Homer Simpson b) Donald Duck c) SpongeBob SquarePants 7: Katharine Hepburn won her fourth and final Academy Award for Best Actress for what film? a) Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner b) The Lion in Winter c) On Golden Pond 8: Queen Elizabeth II has visited what Commonwealth country more than any other – a total of 27 times? a) Canada b) Jamaica c) Australia

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5 DAILY RECIPE 2 7Vegetable dumplings Makes 25-30 chopped green cabbage 9 1½CCfinely grated carrot coriander leaves 8 ¼¼-½C chopped t finely grated fresh ginger firm tofu, diced 4 75g Pinch salt ground black pepper, to taste 1 Freshly 25-30 dumpling wrappers Canola oil for frying 3 Sweet chilli sauce for dipping cabbage, carrot, coriander, ginger heat to medium-high.

6■■ Place and tofu in a bowl.

■■ In batches, add dumplings, ■■ Season with salt and pepper and mix together.

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■■ Simmer for 6-8 minutes or until the water has almost evaporated. Remove lid and pan-fry for a further minute until the pan fried side is crisp again.

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

9am Infomercials 3 10:25 Flirty Dancing PG 3 0 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Bondi Vet 0 1pm M A Friend’s Obsession M 2018 Thriller. Megan moves across the country to rebuild her life after a tragedy. She becomes friends with a former colleague but he wants more from her and begins sabotaging everything in her life. Brian Ames, Drew Seeley, Karissa Lee Staples. 0 2:55 Ninja Warrior UK 0 3:55 Travels With The Bondi Vet 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia PG 0 9pm The Rookie M Officer John Nolan’s mom makes an unannounced visit, which complicates his life. 0 10pm Newshub Late 10:30 N Rapid Response PG 0 11pm N Designated Survivor M Now one year into office, Tom Kirkman is a Commander-in-Chief determined to rebuild the Capitol and capture the terrorists behind an attack on the United States. 0 Midnight Infomercials

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Louis learns about a movement that seeks to re-write the rulebook on intimate relationships.

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8:30 999: What’s Your Emergency? M Wiltshire is home to 15,000 military personnel, meaning Wiltshire’s emergency services face a battle dealing with incidents related to the large military population.

9:30 Embarrassing Bodies M 10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 An Unexpected Killer R16 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Ax Men ML 8am The Force MC 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 The Force MC 11:55 Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 Trucking Hell M 1:40 Outback Truckers M 2:35 CSI – Miami MV 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Jeopardy!

5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Forensics – The Real CSI MVC 9:40 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 10:30 CSI MV 11:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Thursday 12:05 Ax Men ML 12:50 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:10 Jeopardy!

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1:42 Good Boys 16LSC 2019 Comedy. 3:09 After MS 2019 Drama. 4:51 The Way Back MLS 2020 Drama.

6:36 Charlie’s Angels MV 2019 Action. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott. 8:30 Black And Blue MVLC 2019 Action.

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10:20 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama. A security guard saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb but is vilified by the press who falsely report that he is a terrorist. Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell.

Thursday 12:30 Cats 2019 Musical. 2:20 After MS 2019 Drama. 4:05 Elvis Goes There – Guillermo Del Toro MC 2019 Documentary.

5:01 The Way Back MLS 2020 Drama.

7:36 Ali MVL 2001 Drama.

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10:10 The Love Punch MLS 2013 Comedy.

Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan. 11:45 Clear History MVL 2013 Drama.

Larry David, Jon Hamm.

1:25 Monster’s Ball 16VLS 2001 Drama. Halle Berry, Billy Bob Thornton.

3:15 Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama.

5:05 Confirmation MVL 2015 Biography Drama. 6:55 Made 16VLS 2001 Comedy Thriller.

Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau.

8:30 Almost Famous MC 2000 Drama. A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies it on tour. Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson.

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7am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bristol v Leicester.

9am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) 11am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) 1pm The Breakdown 2pm Rugby Nation 2:30 Six Nations (RPL) Wales v England.

4:30 Super Rugby Australia (RPL) 6:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Ulster v Ospreys.

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8:30 Playmakers Rugby Stories 9pm Super Rugby 2002 (RPL) Crusaders v Waratahs.

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11pm Aotearoa Rugby Pod 11:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Leinster v Glasgow.

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Thursday

1:30 Super Rugby Australia (RPL) 3:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Benetton v Connacht.

5:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Edinburgh v Scarlets.

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8pm Hari With The Maori Sidesteps The Maori Sidesteps Cohen Holloway, Jamie McCaskill, Erroll Anderson and Regan Taylor perform in this variety show that captures what it is to be a New Zealander, through a Maori lens.

8:30 Marae DIY 9:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG A debate show that showcases our natural Maori humour and wit.

10pm Ki Tua 10:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 2020 3 11pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 11:30 Closedown

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6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha’s Tales 6:30 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Agent Binky – Pets Of The Universe 0 7:25 Monchhichi Tribe 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 MyaGo 3 0 8:20 Ricky Zoom 0 8:30 Sesame Street 0 9am Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Adult Classes 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Bachelor NZ PG 3 0 Noon The 100k Drop 3 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PG 2:05 The Middle 3 0 2:35 Home And Away PG 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGC 3 0 3:40 Bizaardvark 3 0 4:05 Raven’s Home 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGC 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 PG 8pm Travel Guides NZ PG A unique array of Kiwi travellers journey across New Zealand and rate their holidays. 0 9:05 N Casualty 24/7 See how staff deal with the unpredictability of never knowing what they are going to be faced with next inside Barnsley Hospital’s Emergency Department. 0 10:05 Fear Factor PGL 0 11:05 Police Ten 7 PG 3 11:35 Gordon Ramsay’s 24Hrs To Hell And Back 16L 0 Friday 12:35 Hell’s Kitchen 16L 3 0 1:20 Shortland Street PGC 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:50 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 3 10:25 Flirty Dancing PG 3 0 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Bondi Vet 0 1pm M InstaPsycho M 2020 Thriller. An unhinged social media super fan frames her best friend for murder. Laura Slade Wiggins, Nicky Whelan, Makenzie Vega. 0 2:50 F Ninja Warrior UK 0 3:55 F Travels With The Bondi Vet 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Grand Designs New Zealand PG 3 Kate and Ian want to live in the remote Kenepuru Sound, but it is a place tradies will not go to. Instead, the pair build off site and truck the home along a dangerous road. 0 8:30 The Graham Norton Show M Guests include Felicity Kendal, RegeJean Page, Dave Grohl, Siobhan McSweeney, Alan Carr and Jessie Ware. 0 9:35 Live At The Apollo 16 3 Romesh Ranganathan introduces top Irish comic Jason Byrne and master of one-liners Stewart Francis. 0 10:35 Newshub Late 11:05 NCIS M 3 0 12:05 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Ready Set Dance 3 0 6:30 Top Wing 3 0 6:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Danger Mouse 3 0 8:10 The Thundermans 3 0 8:35 Double Dare 3 0 9:05 A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PG 11:30 Poldark M 3 0 12:40 Bull M 3 1:30 Married With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm ISPS Handa Premiership Highlights Show 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Eric Clapton – Life In 12 Bars M 3 Documentary about Eric Clapton, of one of the greatest artists of the modern era, told through his words and songs. 0 10:15 We’re Here M Bob, Eureka and Shangela head to Twin Falls, Idaho – a conservative, predominately-Mormon community.

11:30 Evil MVC Friday 12:45 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 1:25 Closedown

6am Alone PGC 7am Forever Summer With Nigella 7:30 Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 8am Coyote Peterson – Brave The Wild 9am Down East Dickering 10am My Floating Home 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Aussie Lobster Men PGL 1:30 Ice Cold Gold PGL 2:30 Chasing Monsters 3:30 Dr Dee Alaska Vet PGC 4:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Forged In Fire PGC Four competitors must forge weld blades for friction folders from tiny cubes of steel.

8:30 Ed Stafford – Left For Dead PGC Ed is in Madagascar, taking on a vast array of tough landscapes.

9:30 Alone Redemption PGCV 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Friday

12:05 F Inconceivable M 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 10am Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:30 Catfish 3 5:25 Face Off PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 7:30 SAS Australia M In a punishing day the recruits must crawl across a jagged ravine on a single rope above the ocean before becoming submerged in crashing, cold surf.

8:30 Below Deck M James plays games at Elizabeth’s expense; Eddie presents Izzy with an interesting opportunity.

9:30 Tattoos After Dark R16 Sisters get matching mermaid tattoos; Michelle gets dermals on her lower back to celebrate her divorce.

10pm Tattoos After Dark R16 Helena has a hard time with a lower back tattoo; a couple get tattoos because their spirit guide told them to.

10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 Killer Couples M 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Ax Men ML 8am The Force MC 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 The Force MC Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:30 Forensics – The Real CSI MVC 1:40 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 2:30 CSI – Miami MV 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Jeopardy!

5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 CSI – Miami MV When the sisters of a Miami sorority are knocked off one by one, the CSIs try to end the murder spree.

8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Friday 12:05 Ax Men ML 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 The Force MC 2:05 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:40 CSI MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 CSI – Miami MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:46 Charlie’s Angels MV 2019 Action. Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott. 8:41 Black And Blue MVLC 2019 Action. Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson. 10:31 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama.

Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell. 12:44 Cats 2019 Musical. James Corden, Taylor Swift. 2:37 The Wave 16VLSC 2019 Sci-fi.

Justin Long, Donald Faison.

4:05 Just Mercy MC 2019 Drama. Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx. 6:20 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans. 8:30 Little Women 2019 Drama. Jo March reflects on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on their own terms.

Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson.

10:45 The Good Liar 16VLSC 2019 Drama. Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren.

Friday 12:35 The Kitchen 16VLC 2019 Action. Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish. 2:15 The Wave 16VLSC 2019 Sci-fi.

Justin Long, Donald Faison.

3:40 Just Mercy MC 2019 Drama. Michael B Jordan, Jamie Foxx. 5:52 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama.

7:35 The Day The Earth Stood Still MV 2008 Sci-fi. Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jaden Smith.

9:15 Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama. Robert Pattinson, Emilie De Raven, Pierce Brosnan.

11:05 Confirmation MVL 2016 Biography Drama.

12:55 Made 16VLS 2001 Comedy Thriller. 2:35 Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy. 4:25 Hemingway And Gellhorn 16VLSC 2012 Drama. 6:55 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman.

8:30 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action.

The ultimate X-Men ensemble unites across two time periods to fight a war for the survival of their species. Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy.

10:45 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama.

Anthony Hopkins.

Friday 12:50 Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy.

2:40 Hemingway And Gellhorn 16VLSC 2012 Drama.

5:10 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy.

Friday

12:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1:30 My Floating Home 2am Project Impossible 3am Dr Dee Alaska Vet PGC 4am Ed Stafford – Left For Dead PGC 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

SKY SPORt 1 7:30 Rugby Nation Highlights and analysis of the latest rugby action.

8am Playmakers Rugby Stories 8:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 9am Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Ulster v Ospreys.

11am Super Rugby Australia (RPL) 1pm Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Leinster v Glasgow.

3pm Japan Top League (RPL) Honda Heat v Suntory Sungoliath.

5pm The Breakdown 6pm Super Rugby Australia (RPL) 8pm NPC Archives (RPL) 1997 Division One Semi-final – Waikato v Counties Manukau.

9:45 Playmakers Rugby Stories 10:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 10:30 Gallagher Premiership Highlights 11:30 Rugby Nation

Friday

Midnight The Breakdown 1am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Newcastle v Harlequins.

3am Playmakers Rugby Stories 3:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Wasps v London Irish.

5:30 Breakdown

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Wiki Ha 8:30 Pukana 3 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Iwi Anthems 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Aotearoa 3 Noon Wehi Na Upload PGC 12:30 Finding Aroha PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukana 3 2 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Te Nutube 5:50 ZooMoo 3 6pm Darwin And Newts 3 6:10 Purakau 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Rage Against The Rangatahi PG Spirituality.

Christianity, Atua Maori, the soul and the power of prayer.

8pm Rage Against The Rangatahi PG Politics.

Border control, decriminalisation and are women speaking on the marae yet?

8:30 Waiata Nation 3 Raniera takes us back to Ruatoki on his Maori journey of reggae and kotahi aroha.

9pm The Barber 2 PG 3 9:30 Ahikaroa MLC 3 10pm He Aha To Say 3 10:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG 3 11pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 2020 3 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:30 EastEnders PG 7am The Graham Norton Show M 7:50 The Bill MVC 8:40 Inspector George Gently M 10:15 Father Brown M 11am Call The Midwife PG Noon Midsomer Murders PG 1:35 The Bill MVC 2:30 New Tricks MVLC 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 4:25 The Graham Norton Show M 5:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia MLC 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG 8:35 Our Queen PG This series gives unique access to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her family and her palaces during the Diamond Jubilee year.

9:30 The Graham Norton Show ML 10:25 Doc Martin PG 11:15 Midsomer Murders PG Friday 12:45 QI MLSC 1:15 QI M 1:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia MLC 3:15 Our Queen PG 4:10 The Graham Norton Show ML 5:05 Holby City MC 4Mar21

6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 8:20 House Hunters International PG 8:45 House Hunters International PG 9:10 Top Gear PG 10am Fast N’ Loud PG 10:50 Homestead Rescue PG 11:40 100 Days Wild PG Hangry Days. 12:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 1:20 House Hunters International PG 1:45 House Hunters International PG 2:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Gold Rush – White Water PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:15 Homestead Rescue PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Friday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Gold Rush – White Water PG 4:55 Deadliest Catch PG 5:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG

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Country House Hunters, at 4:30pm

The Man, at 8:35pm

A Sister’s Obsession, at 1pm

Border Security – Australia’s Front Line, at 8pm

Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul, at 4:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG Couples and families are shown multiple houses in the Australian bush that suit their brief and at the end they will choose only one. 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The Repair Shop PG 0 8:30 My Bigger Fat Gypsy Wedding PG 3 Meet the young gypsy characters en route to the most important day of their lives, in this colourful portrait of the extravagant world of travellers. 0 9:30 Schitt’s Creek 16L 3 Moira’s estranged sister pays an unexpected visit; David agrees to talk with one of Jocelyn’s students about being different. 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 Between Two Worlds M 0 11:55 Blindspot MV 3 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha’s Tales 3 6:30 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Agent Binky – Pets Of The Universe 0 7:25 Monchhichi Tribe 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 MyaGo 3 0 8:20 Ricky Zoom 0 8:30 Sesame Street 0 9am Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Adult Classes 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am F Station 19 M 3 0 Noon The 100k Drop 3 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PG 2:05 The Middle 3 0 2:35 Home And Away PG 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGC 3 0 3:40 Bizaardvark 0 4:05 Raven’s Home 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGL 0 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 0 8:35 M The Man 16VL 2005 Action. A special agent is out to get the man who killed his partner, but a case of mistaken identity leads him to a salesman with too many questions and a knack of getting in his way. Samuel L Jackson, Eugene Levy. 0 10:15 Have You Been Paying Attention? M 0 11:15 First Dates New Zealand PG 3 0 Saturday 12:20 Paranormal Caught On Camera PG 3 0 1:05 Shortland Street PGL 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:35 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Brain Busters 0

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 3 10:30 Making It (Starting Today) 30 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Bondi Vet 3 0 1pm M A Sister’s Obsession M 2018 Thriller. Kendra’s twin sister blames her for being left at the orphanage and wants to take over Kendra’s job, home and husband.

Lindsay Hartley, Jason Cermak. 0 3pm N Australian Ninja Warrior PG 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 M XXx 2 – The Next Level M 3 2005 Action Thriller. A new agent must foil an assassination attempt on the president, and the takeover of the US government.

Samuel L Jackson, Willem Dafoe, Ice Cube. 0 9:40 N Paramedics – On The Front Line M Amy Cullen treats a man with life threatening injuries; Heather struggles to contain a man who has suffered three epileptic fits. 0 10:35 Newshub Late 11:05 The Citizen’s Handbook PG 0 11:35 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 12:25 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Ready Set Dance 3 0 6:30 Top Wing 3 0 6:55 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Danger Mouse 3 0 8:10 The Thundermans 3 0 8:35 Double Dare 3 0 9:05 A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PG 11:30 Poldark M 3 0 12:40 Bull M 3 1:30 Married With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PG 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Pawn Stars PG 0 8pm Border Security – Australia’s Front Line PGC An insight into the work of the thousands of Australian officers who dedicate their lives to protecting the border. 0 8:30 World’s Wildest Weather PGC 3 0 9:30 L Basketball – NBL NZ Breakers v Melbourne United.

11:30 Raw PGV Saturday 12:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 1:30 Closedown

6am Alone PGC 7am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 8am Dr Dee Alaska Vet PGC 9am Down East Dickering 10am My Floating Home 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Forged In Fire PGC 1:30 Alone Redemption PGCV 2:30 Ed Stafford – Left For Dead PGC 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul Rick Stein embarks on a new gastronomic road trip from Venice to Istanbul through the countries of the former Byzantine Empire.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Salvage Hunters – The Restorers Skilled craftspeople are bringing Drew Pritchard’s finds back to life.

8:30 Location, Location, Location 9:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC Saturday 12:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul 1:30 My Floating Home 2am Project Impossible 3am Hope For Wildlife 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Saturday

12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials

BRAVO 10am Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 11:30 Snapped MLS 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County 3 2:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:30 Catfish 3 Colleen met Tony online and fell madly in love. Though they have never met, Tony proposed to Colleen over the phone.

5:25 Face Off M 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 Josh Flagg seeks a new home but faces an ultimatum.

7:30 M Knocked Up M 3 2007 Comedy. The last thing a man expected was for his one-night stand to arrive on his doorstep eight weeks later telling him she is pregnant.

Katherine Heigl, Seth Rogan, Paul Rudd.

10:10 Deadly Cults M 3 A family is desperate to find their daughter, Gail, who ran off with a strange cult.

11:05 Snapped M 3 11:55 Killer Couples 3 12:45 Infomercials 3

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Ax Men ML 8am The Force MC 8:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:30 Highway Thru Hell PG 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 The Force MC 11:55 Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 NCIS – New Orleans MV 1:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:30 Pawn Stars PG 2:55 Pawn Stars PG 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Jeopardy!

5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 8:30 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:30 Pawn Stars PG 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:30 CSI MV 11:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Saturday 12:05 Ax Men ML 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:15 Jeopardy!

1:35 The Force MC 2am Highway Thru Hell PG 2:50 Pawn Stars PG 3:15 Pawn Stars PG 3:40 CSI MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:45 Highway Thru Hell PG 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:58 Little Women 2019 Drama. Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson. 10:10 The Wave 16VLSC 2019 Sci-fi.

11:35 The Good Liar 16VLSC 2019 Drama. 1:21 The Kitchen 16VLC 2019 Action.

3pm 21 Bridges 16VLC 2019 Action. 4:40 Bad Boys For Life 16VLSC 2020 Action.

6:40 The Photograph MLS 2020 Drama. Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield. 8:30 The Grudge 16VC 2020 Horror.

A detective attempts to investigate a mysterious case, only to discover the scene of the crime is cursed by a vengeful ghost. Andrea Riseborough, Demian Bichir.

10:05 The Current War MVC 2017 Drama. Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse, two of the world’s greatest inventors, battle over whose work will power the new century.

Benedict Cumberbatch, Michael Shannon.

11:45 Crawl 16VLC 2019 Action. Kaya Scodelario, Barry Pepper. Saturday 1:15 Into The Ashes 16VLSC 2019 Thriller. 2:50 21 Bridges 16VLC 2019 Action.

4:30 Bad Boys For Life 16VLSC 2020 Action.

6:45 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action. 9am The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama. 11:10 Rock The Kasbah MVLSC 2015 Comedy. 1pm Hemingway And Gellhorn 16VLSC 2012 Drama. 3:35 We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. 5:10 Stuart – A Life Backwards 18VL 2007 Drama. 6:40 Rules Of Attraction ML 2002 Action.

James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel. 8:30 Grown Ups PGL 2010 Comedy. After their high-school basketball coach dies, five good friends and former team-mates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend. Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek.

10:15 Sherlock Holmes 2 – A Game Of Shadows MVC 2011 Action. Sherlock Holmes and his colleague Dr Watson join forces to outwit their fiercest adversary, Professor Moriarty.

Robert Downey jr, Jude Law. Saturday 12:25 We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. 2:05 Stuart – A Life Backwards 18VL 2007 Drama.

3:40 Rules Of Attraction ML 2002 Action. 5:35 Sherlock Holmes 2 – A Game Of Shadows MVC 2011 Action.

SKY SPORt 1 6:30 Six Nations (HLS) Italy v Ireland. 7am Six Nations (HLS) Wales v England.

7:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 8am Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Cardiff v Munster.

10am Playmakers Rugby Stories 10:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Zebre v Dragons.

12:30 Japan Top League (RPL) 2:30 Playmakers Rugby Stories 3pm The Breakdown 4pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 4:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) 4:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 5pm Playmakers Rugby Stories 5:30 The Breakdown 6:30 L Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders.

From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

9:40 L Super Rugby Australia Waratahs v Force.

From Bankwest Stadium, Sydney.

Saturday

Midnight Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Highlanders. 2am Super Rugby Australia (RPL) Waratahs v Force. 4am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders. 4:30 Greats Of Super Rugby Christian Cullen.

5:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 The Takaro Tribe sing and dance their way through their magical alphabet forest, learning as they go.

6:50 Waiata Mai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Wiki Ha 3 8:30 Pukana 3 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Wairua 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Aotearoa 3 Noon Whatta Beauty 3 12:30 Finding Aroha PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukana 3 2 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 5:05 Takaro Tribe 5:20 Waiata Mai 3 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 ZooMoo 3 6pm Cube 6:10 Huritua 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Moosemeat And Marmalade 3 8pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 8:30 M Robot And Frank M 2013 Crime Drama. In the future, a former jewel thief receives a gift from his son, a robot butler programmed to look after him. But soon the two companions try their luck as a heist team. Peter Sarsgaard, Frank Langella, Susan Sarandon.

10:10 Te Ao Marama 3 11:10 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:05 QI MLSC 6:35 EastEnders PG 7am The Graham Norton Show M 7:50 The Bill MVC 8:40 Inspector George Gently M 10:15 Father Brown M 11am Call The Midwife PG Noon Midsomer Murders PG 1:35 The Bill MVC 2:30 New Tricks MVLC 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 4:25 The Graham Norton Show M 5:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLS 7:25 QI M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG 8:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 9:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 10:20 Alan Davies – As Yet Untitled 16 11:10 Midsomer Murders PG Saturday 12:40 QI MLSC 1:10 QI M 1:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:15 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 3:10 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4am 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:50 Alan Davies – As Yet Untitled 16 5:40 Call The Midwife PG 5Mar21

6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 8:20 House Hunters International PG Dutch Dreaming. 8:45 House Hunters International PG Closer to the Equator in Huatulco Mexico. 9:10 Top Gear PG 10am Fast N’ Loud PG 10:50 Gold Rush PG Breaking the Piggy Bank.

11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 House Hunters Renovation PG The Reno That Flew the Coop. 1:20 House Hunters International PG Dutch Dreaming. 1:45 House Hunters International PG 2:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Gold Rush PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Aussie Lobster Men PG 10:15 What On Earth? PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC

Saturday

12:45 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Deadliest Catch PG 5:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG

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Tipping Point – Lucky Stars, at 7pm

Alexander, at 8:30pm

Spider-Man – Into The SpiderVerse, at 7pm

The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice, at 7:30pm

Salvage Hunters, at 6:30pm

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar PG 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 8:30 Religious Programming 9am Eat, Shop, Save 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 0 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon Cowboy Builders 0 1pm The Living Room 1:55 Impossible Builds 3pm One Night In The Museum 4pm Tom Kerridge BBQ’s 0 4:30 Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Tipping Point – Lucky Stars With celebrities Ellie Taylor, Olympic boxing champion Anthony Ogogo and former Royal correspondent Jennie Bond. 0 8pm L Lotto 0 8:05 Bradley Walsh And Son – Breaking Dad 3 0 8:35 F The Hotel Inspector Returns PG Alex revisits a hotel whose manager’s soft spot for erotica did not hit the right note. 0 9:30 Dinner Date 0 10:30 America’s Cup (HLS) 0 11:05 Race Across The World M 0 Sunday 12:20 The Damned 16L 0 12:50 The World’s Best 3 0 1:30 Coronation Street Omnibus PGC 3 0 3:05 Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programming

6am The Adventures Of Paddington 0 6:10 The Wiggles’ World 3 0 6:20 Tinpo 3 0 6:30 The Remarkable Mr King 0 6:55 Love Monster 0 7am Zak Storm 3 0 7:25 The Amazing World Of Gumball 0 7:50 Dragon Ball Super PG 3 0 8:15 Bakugan – Battle Planet 3 0 8:40 Pokemon Journeys – The Series 0 9am Ninjago 0 9:10 Pickle And Peanut PG 0 9:35 The Simpsons PGC 3 0 10am Fresh PG 10:35 My Wife And Kids 3 0 11:05 The Amazing Race Australia PG 3 0 12:30 God Friended Me 0 1:30 F The Bachelorette NZ PG 0 2:35 The Bachelor NZ PG 0 5:10 M Zootopia 2016 Animated Adventure. Voices of Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman. 0 7pm The Simpsons PG 0 7:30 Young Sheldon 0 8pm Mom PGL 0 8:30 M Alexander 16VS 2004 Historical. Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest military leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. Colin Farrell, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer. 0 11:50 M Pay It Forward MVL 2000 Drama. Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt, Haley Joel Osment. 0 Sunday 2:10 M The Losers 16V 2010 Action. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans. 0 3:50 2 Overnight 5:05 Fresh PG 3 5:30 Religious Programming

6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 3 9:30 Newshub Nation 0 10:30 Hotels By Design 3 0 11am My Sri Lanka With Peter Kuruvita 3 0 11:30 Love For Sail PG 0 12:25 Stove Tots PG 0 1:15 MasterChef UK 0 1:50 Tribe Versus Pride PG 0 2:55 Unplugged Nation PG 0 3:50 Grand Designs – The Street PG 3 0 4:55 Wild Weather With Richard Hammond 3 Without water there would be almost no weather, so Richard goes in pursuit of water in all its forms. 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm M Spider-Man – Into The Spider-Verse PG 2018 Animation.

Teen Miles Morales becomes the Spider-Man of his universe, and must join with five spider-powered individuals from other dimensions to stop a threat for all realities.

Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson, Hailee Steinfeld. 0 9:10 M Django Unchained 16 2012 Western. A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a plantation owner.

Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio. 0

6am Butterbean’s Café 3 0 6:25 Top Wing 3 0 6:50 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:40 Justice League PG 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am SmackDown PGV 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon Ice Road Truckers PGL 3 0 1pm Yorkshire Airport 3 0 1:30 Which Car 3 0 2pm Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 0 3pm Pawn Stars PG 3 4pm Hot Bench 3 5pm The Perfect Serve PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Netball – Constellation Cup (DLY) Game Three – Silver Ferns v Australia. 0 7:30 The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice Jo gets her teeth into the best bits of Bread Week. 0 8:30 Watergate MLC As the cover up cracks, White House counsel John Dean turns on Nixon, a Senate committee is formed and a special prosecutor is appointed. 0 9:30 Brian Johnson’s – A Life On The Road ML 3 0 10:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 3 0 11:30 NXT PGV 12:30 Closedown

6am Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 6:30 Culinary Genius 7:30 Hope For Wildlife 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 9:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Salvage Hunters – The Restorers 1:30 Location, Location, Location 2:30 Aussie Lobster Men PGL 3:30 How Do Animals Do That? 4:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 5pm Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 5:30 Posh Pawn 6:30 Salvage Hunters Drew heads to his favourite antiques hunting ground, the Cotswolds.

7:30 Yukon Gold PGL A month into the season, Al is still searching for a new pit after the failure of his first cut.

8:30 The Cold Case Files MCV 9:30 Joanna Lumley’s Nile 10:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 11pm Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 11:30 How Do Animals Do That?

Sunday 12:30 Posh Pawn 1:30 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 2am Project Impossible 3am Yukon Gold PGL 4am The Cold Case Files MCV 5am Salvage Hunters

BRAVO 10am Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 10:30 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid PG 3 11:30 Making A Model With Yolanda Hadid PG 3 12:25 Glam Masters PG 3 1:25 Glam Masters PG 3 2:25 M Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey PG 3 1991 Adventure. A tyrant from the future creates evil android doubles of Bill and Ted and sends them back to eliminate the originals. Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, Bill Sadler. 0 4:30 Hoarders PG 3 5:30 Listing Impossible PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Botched 3 Terry tries to reconstruct a woman with flesh eating disease.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas M The ladies hit the road on a bus to spend the weekend at a fabulous estate in Austin.

9:30 Southern Charm M Shep tries to charm his way out of the doghouse with his girlfriend, Taylor.

10:30 Florida Man Murders M3 11:25 Snapped M M 3

Sunday

12:15 Infomercials 3 5am The Profit PG

SKY 5 6am Mountain Men PG 7am Ice Road Truckers PG 8am Truck Night In America PGL 9am The Simpsons PG 9:30 Mountain Men PG 10:30 Highway Thru Hell PG 11:30 Pawn Stars PG 12:30 Ronnie’s Redneck Roadtrip MVL 1pm NXT PGV 2pm SmackDown MVC 4:05 Ax Men ML 4:50 The Force MC 5:15 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:15 Truck Night In America PGL 7:10 The Simpsons PG 7:35 Pawn Stars PG American Restoration’s Rick Dale helps Chumlee and Corey restore a vintage Love Machine.

8:30 Storage Wars PGL The buyers return to Montebello, where Darrell has had some of his biggest scores.

Will he repeat or crash and burn?

9pm Ax Men ML 10pm Mountain Men PG 10:55 Smashed Palace ML 11:20 The Force MC Sunday 12:20 Highway Thru Hell PG 1:20 The Simpsons PG 1:45 Pawn Stars PG 2:30 Storage Wars PGL 2:55 Smashed Palace ML 3:20 NXT PGV 4:05 Ax Men ML 5:05 Chicago Fire 16V

Sunday

12:30 Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:30 The Photograph MLS 2020 Drama. Issa Rae, LaKeith Stanfield. 8:15 The Grudge 16VC 2020 Horror.

9:50 The Current War MVC 2017 Drama. 11:35 Crawl 16VLC 2019 Action. 1:10 The Rhythm Section 16VLSC 2020 Action. 3:05 A Dog’s Journey PGC 2019 Adventure. 4:55 X-Men – Dark Phoenix MVLC 2019 Action. 6:50 Booksmart 16LSC 2019 Comedy.

Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein.

8:30 Underwater MVLC 2020 Action. A crew of researchers must scramble to safety after an earthquake devastates their laboratory located at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Kristen Stewart, Vincent Cassel.

10:10 Endings, Beginnings 16LSC 2019 Drama. Over the course of one year, a thirty-something woman navigates love and heartbreak when she becomes intertwined with two good friends. Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan.

7:50 Grown Ups PGL 2010 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Salma Hayek. 9:40 We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski.

11:20 Rules Of Attraction ML 2002 Action.

James Van Der Beek, Jessica Biel. 1:15 Fame PGL 2009 Musical. 3:20 Butterfly On A Wheel 16VL 2007 Thriller.

Pierce Brosnan, Gerard Butler, Maria Bello. 5pm Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action.

6:55 Step Brothers 16LSC 2008 Comedy. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 8:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. A homicide detective with nothing left to lose, embarks on a quest to find his daughter’s murderer.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

10:30 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. Detective Sherlock Holmes and his partner Watson engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all England.

Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams.

Sunday 12:40 Fame PGL 2009 Musical. 2:45 Butterfly On A Wheel 16VL 2007 Thriller.

4:25 Edge Of Tomorrow MVL 2014 Action.

Sunday

Midnight Motherless Brooklyn 16VLSC 2019 Drama.

2:21 The Rhythm Section 16VLSC 2020 Action. 4:16 A Dog’s Journey PGC 2019 Adventure.

SKY SPORt 1 6am The Breakdown 7am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Highlanders.

8:55 L Gallagher Premiership Sale v Newcastle.

From AJ Bell Stadium, Manchester.

11am Super Rugby Australia (RPL) Waratahs v Force.

1pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Highlanders.

2:55 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force.

3:25 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders.

3:55 L Japan Top League Kubota Spears v Shining Arcs.

5:55 L Japan Top League Suntory Sungoliath v Sanix Blues.

8:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders.

8:35 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force.

9:15 L Super Rugby Australia Rebels v Brumbies.

From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

Sunday

Midnight Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Chiefs v Highlanders.

1:55 L Guinness Pro14 Zebre v Glasgow.

From Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi, Parma. 4am L Gallagher Premiership Bath v Exeter.

From Recreation Ground, Bath.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 A sing-along, instructional, multi-platform Maori performing-arts series for tamariki.

6:50 Potae Pai 3 Krystal-Lee demonstrates arts and crafts for children.

7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Pukoro 3 2 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 2019 (HLS) 8:20 Purakau 3 8:30 Pukana 9:30 Korero Mai 3 Noon Sidewalk Karaoke 3 1pm Touch Rugby – Junior National Championship 2019 3 2pm Poitukohu Nga Kura Tuarua 2016 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championship 2019 3 4pm Game Of Bros 3 The bros are tested to see just how sea worthy they really are.

4:30 N Fresh 5pm N The Hui 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Aotearoa 3 6:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Te Waka O Tainui.

7pm M Sinbad – Legend Of The Seven Seas PGC 2003 Animated. When a sailor is framed for the theft of the Book of Peace, he must go to the end of the world to retrieve it and save his friend. Voices of Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer.

8:30 M A Perfect Day MLS 2015 Drama. A group of aid workers work to resolve a crisis in an armed conflict zone. Benicio Del Toro, Tim Robbins.

10:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PG 11pm My Party Song 11:30 Closedown

UKtV 6:40 QI MLSC 7:10 QI MLSC 7:40 QI MLSC 8:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:50 The Bill MVC 10:40 The Bill MVC 11:30 The Bill MVC 12:20 The Bill MVC 1:10 The Bill MVC 2pm Casualty PG 2:55 Our Queen PG 3:50 Holby City MC 4:55 Inspector George Gently M 6:40 Doc Martin PG 7:35 Casualty PG A team of young doctors and nurses at Holby City Hospital dedicate themselves to treating patients.

8:30 Midsomer Murders M 10:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 11:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG Sunday 12:15 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 1:10 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 2:05 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia MLC 3am Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 3:55 Midsomer Murders M 5:40 Call The Midwife PG 6Mar21

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:20 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 9:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 10am Aussie Salvage Squad PG 10:50 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 11:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 12:30 Alaskan Bush People PG 1:20 100 Days Wild PG 2:10 Homestead Rescue PG 3pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 3:50 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:45 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:40 Naked And Afraid MLC 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 House Hunters International PG 8pm House Hunters International PG 8:30 Pool Kings PG 9pm Man Caves PG 9:25 Dodgeball Thunderdome PG 10:15 Once Upon A Bite PG 11:05 The Explosion Show PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG

Sunday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 The Island With Bear Grylls PG 1:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 2:25 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 3:15 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 4:05 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 4:55 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 5:45 Unexplained And Unexplored PG

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MAORI

National Treasures, at 8:30pm

Ocean’s 8, at 9pm

The Bourne Legacy, at 8:30pm

Outback Truckers, at 7:30pm

Choccywoccydoodah, at 4:30pm

6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Building Giants 3 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:40 Praise Be 3 8:10 Secrets Of The Royal Babies 3 0 9am Q+A With Jack Tame 0 10am Marae 2 0 10:30 Waka Huia PG 11am Fair Go 3 0 11:30 L Cricket – T20 White Ferns v England.

From Hagley Oval in Christchurch. 0 3pm Paddington Station 24/7 Back On The Tracks 0 3:55 Chasing Monsters 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar A sheep-farming family launches a grassroots campaign to revive wool as a valued fibre, creating knitting kits to teach schoolchildren about the wonders of wool. 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 N National Treasures PG Scotty and Stacey Morrison search for and examine treasures of significance to New Zealand. 0 9:30 N Prodigal Son 16V A famous blogger’s husband is mysteriously stabbed just days after their baby is born. 0 10:30 America’s Cup (HLS) 0 11pm The Nest 16L 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Takaro Tribe 3 0 6:35 Muppet Babies 3 0 6:55 Masha And The Bear 3 7:05 My Little Pony 3 0 7:25 Bunnicula 3 0 7:45 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 7:55 The Drawing Show 0 8am What Now? 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PG 3 0 12:05 M Nacho Libre PG 2006 Comedy. A cook in a Mexican monastery hides his identity to become a wrestler to raise money for the orphans, and impress one of the nuns.

Jack Black. 0 2pm Home And Away Omnibus 3 0 4:30 Bob Hearts Abishola Thanks to Abishola’s brutal honesty, Bob finds himself in a feud with Kemi; after Douglas makes a big mistake on the warehouse floor, Goodwin hates himself for looking the other way. 0 5pm Celebrity Brain Busters 0 6pm The Cube 0 7pm A Current Affair PG 0 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia M The teams endurance is put to the test in an epic challenge of strength and resilience on a barge off the shore. 0 9pm M Ocean’s 8 M 2018 Action.

Former convict Debbie Ocean recruits a team of specialists to carry out the ultimate jewellery theft at the Met Gala.

Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett. 0 11:10 M Aliens 16VL 1986 Sci-fi.

Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 3 9:30 The Hui 3 0 10am Newshub Nation 3 0 11am Celebrity MasterChef UK 0 11:30 Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen 0 11:55 Exceptional Engineering 0 1pm Motorsport – Toyota 86 Championship (HLS) Round Two. 2pm Motorcycling – FIM Speedway Grand Prix (HLS) Round Eight.

3pm Motorsport – Western Springs Speedway (HLS) 4pm Motorsport – FIA World Rallycross Championship (HLS) Round Eight.

5pm N The Fishing Show Classics PG 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Married At First Sight Australia PG 0 8:30 M The Bourne Legacy M 3 2012 Action Adventure.

A new hero finds his life-or-death stakes have been triggered by the events of the past. Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Albert Finney, Rachel Weisz. 0 11:05 The Rookie M 3 0

12:10 Emergency Call PG 3 0 12:45 Infomercials

1:50 2 Overnight 4am Infomercials 4:30 Religious Programming 5am Infomercials

12:05 Hawaii Five-0 M 3 1:05 Infomercials

6am Religious Programming 6:30 Believe It Or Not 7:30 Religious Programming 10am Golf – LPGA (HLS) 11am NXT PGV 3 Noon Super Rugby Aotearoa (DLY) Crusaders v Hurricanes. 0 2pm L UFC 259 Prelims 4pm Call The Cleaners PG 3 0 4:30 Rugby Nation 5pm Dream Home Dilemma 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Netball – Constellation Cup (DLY) Game Four – Silver Ferns v Australia. 0 7:30 Outback Truckers PGL Right before Christmas, Steve Grahame sends Slick to face the hostility of the outback; Chaz Butt delivers hay and water to farmers who are battling the worst dry spell in half a century. 0 8:30 Mayday PGC After the crash of an American plane at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, experts uncover some startling information that threatens cargo pilots worldwide. 0 9:30 MacGyver M When a vial containing a deadly virus is stolen from the CDC in Atlanta, MacGvyer and the team race to recover it before the thief unleashes a global pandemic. 0 10:30 SmackDown PGV 11:30 Ambulance 16VC 3 0 12:40 Closedown

6am Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Key Of David 8am The Kindness Diaries 8:30 Down East Dickering 9:30 Inside Out Homes 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Bear’s Mission With Gareth Southgate 12:30 How Do Animals Do That? 1:30 Posh Pawn 2:30 Yukon Gold PGL 3:30 Little Giants 4pm Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 4:30 Choccywoccydoodah The team stage a marriage proposal in their shop and make a heart for Dannii Minogue’s dressing room.

5:30 Mysteries At The Monument PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle PGCL 8:30 People Magazine Investigates MCLSV 9:30 Killing Fields MC 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle PGCL Monday 12:30 Mysteries At The Monument PGC 1:30 Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 2am Project Impossible 3am People Magazine Investigates MCLSV 4am Killing Fields MC 5am Bear’s Mission With Gareth Southgate

Monday

BRAVO

Monday

SKY 5

6am The Profit PG 6:45 Love It Or List It 3 7:35 Love It Or List It 3 8:25 Love It Or List It 3 9:15 Best Room Wins PG 3 10:05 Best Room Wins PG 3 10:50 Botched PG 3 11:40 Listing Impossible PG 3 12:30 Hoarders PG 3 1:25 Hoarders PG 3 2:20 Million Dollar Listing 3 3:15 Catfish 3 4:05 Catfish 3 Kailani has fallen for Sam, her gay friend’s online former boyfriend.

5pm The People’s Court 3 6pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 A star-struck Tyler Henry opens the door to Pitch Perfect star and comedian Rebel Wilson.

7pm M Drop Dead Fred PG 3 1991 Comedy Drama.

Phoebe Cates, Rik Mayall, Marsha Mason.

9:10 M Friends With Benefits 16 3 2011 Comedy.

The relationship between two friends becomes complicated when they decide to become physically intimate.

Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis. 0 11:20 The Real Housewives Of Cheshire M 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Storage Wars PGL 6:20 Montana Wild M 7:10 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 7:55 NXT PGV 8:50 Mountain Men PG 9:35 Smashed Palace ML 10am Pawn Stars PG 10:50 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Montana Wild M 1:30 Storage Wars PGL 2pm Raw MVC 4:45 NXT PGV 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 8:30 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 9:30 Curfew MVC The Ambulance, the Hot Hatch and the Volvo all chase after Kovacks’ armoured truck, which contains an important piece of cargo.

10:30 Chicago Fire 16V 11:25 Mountain Men PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago Fire 16V 2:45 Criminal Minds – Beyond Borders 16VS 3:35 Mountain Men PG 4:20 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 5:10 Curfew MVC

Monday

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:06 X-Men – Dark Phoenix MVLC 2019 Action.

Sophie Turner, James McAvoy.

8:01 Booksmart 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein.

9:46 Underwater MVLC 2020 Action. 11:25 Endings, Beginnings 16LSC 2019 Drama. 1:18 Uncanny Annie 16VLSC 2019 Horror.

2:40 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. 5:05 Good Boys 16LSC 2019 Comedy.

6:35 The Gentlemen 16VLSC 2019 Action.

Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant. 8:30 The Hunt 16VLSC 2019 Action. Twelve strangers find themselves in a battle for their very survival after they are kidnapped and hunted for sport by a group of wealthy elites. Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank.

10:05 Killers Anonymous 16VLS 2019 Action. At a support group for killers, members set out to find out who is behind a high-profile assassination attempt. Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba.

11:40 It Chapter Two 16VLC 2019 Horror. James McAvoy, Jay Ryan. Monday 2:25 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. 4:50 Good Boys 16LSC 2019 Comedy.

6:20 Step Brothers 16LSC 2008 Comedy. Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 8:05 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

10:05 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams.

12:20 The Great Gatsby MVS 2013 Drama Romance.

2:45 Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 Romantic Comedy.

4:35 Monster’s Ball 16VLS 2001 Drama. 6:35 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton.

8:30 The Pursuit Of Happyness ML 2006 Drama.

A struggling salesman takes custody of his son as he is poised to begin a life-changing professional endeavour.

Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

10:30 Nerve MC 2016 Adventure. An interactive game allows people to enlist as players or watchers, and the players enter into a series of acts that are manipulated by the watchers. Emma Roberts, Dave Franco.

Monday 12:05 The Great Gatsby MVS 2013 Drama Romance. 2:30 Letters To Juliet PGL 2010 Romantic Comedy. 4:20 Monster’s Ball 16VLS 2001 Drama.

SKY SPORt 1 6:10 L Gallagher Premiership Worcester v Bristol.

From Sixways Stadium, Worcester. 8:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders.

8:30 L Guinness Pro14 Ulster v Leinster.

From Kingspan Stadium, Belfast. 10:35 Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders. 11:05 Super Rugby Australia Waratahs v Force. 11:35 Super Rugby Australia Rebels v Brumbies.

Noon Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders.

2pm Super Rugby Australia Rebels v Brumbies. 4pm L Super Rugby Aotearoa Crusaders v Hurricanes.

7pm Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders.

7:30 Super Rugby Australia Waratahs v Force. 8pm Super Rugby Australia Rebels v Brumbies. 8:30 Rugby Nation 9pm Super Rugby Aotearoa Crusaders v Hurricanes. 11pm Guinness Pro14 Ulster v Leinster.

Monday 1am Guinness Pro14 3am Super Rugby Australia 3:30 Super Rugby Australia 3:55 L Gallagher Premiership Harlequins v Northampton Saints.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Potae Pai 3 7am Taki Atu Taki Mai 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Pukoro 3 2 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 2018 3 8:20 Purakau 3 8:30 Whanau Living 3 9:30 Hahana 3 10am My Party Song 3 10:30 Te Ao Tapatahi 11:30 Te Ao With Moana 3 Noon Haka Global 0 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PG 3 1pm Waka AMA Sprint Championships 2021 3 1:30 School Of Training 3 2pm M Sinbad – Legend Of The Seven Seas PGC 2003 Animated. When a sailor is framed for the theft of the Book of Peace, he must go to the end of the world to retrieve it and save his friend. Voices of Brad Pitt, Michelle Pfeiffer.

3:30 Pio Terei Tonight PG 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Te Ao Toa 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Billy And The Kids PG 3 Billy Graham grew up rough but was saved by his boxing coach. Now he has five boxing academies that are saving kids just like him.

8:30 M Ten Canoes MVS 2006 Adventure. A tale from Australia’s Northern Territory, of an older man, Minygululu, who has three wives and realises that his younger brother Dayindi may try to steal away the youngest wife. Crusoe Kurddal, Jamie Gulpilil, Richard Birrinbirrin.

10:10 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 E Tu Maniapoto.

10:40 Rere Te Whiu 3 11:10 Closedown

UKtV 6:40 Hold The Sunset PG 7:10 Holby City MC 8:10 EastEnders PG 8:40 EastEnders PG 9:05 EastEnders PG 9:30 EastEnders PG 10am Heartbeat MVC 10:50 The Graham Norton Show ML 11:40 Our Queen PG 12:35 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 1:25 Midsomer Murders M 3:15 The Trial Of Christine Keeler MLSC 4:15 Death In Paradise M 5:15 Heartbeat MVC 6:05 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 7:35 Our Queen PG This series gives unique access to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, her family and her palaces during the Diamond Jubilee year.

8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 9:35 Inspector George Gently M 11:20 The Trial Of Christine Keeler MLSC Monday 12:20 Casualty PG 1:10 Our Queen PG 2:05 Doc Martin PG 2:50 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:50 Inspector George Gently M 5:25 Call The Midwife PG 7Mar21

DISCOVERY 6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Twinning. 8:20 Dodgeball Thunderdome PG Tournament of Champions.

9:10 The Alaska Triangle PG The Alaskan Loch Ness Monster. 10am Alaskan Bush People PG Noah’s Animal Ark. 10:50 100 Days Wild PG Hangry Days.

11:40 Homestead Rescue PG Volcanos Edge. 12:30 Gold Rush PG Breaking the Piggy Bank. 1:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:10 What On Earth? PG Ghost Town Terror.

3pm What On Earth? PG Lost Tombs of the Gold Kingdom.

3:50 What On Earth? PG Ruins of Cannibal City. 4:45 What On Earth? PG 5:40 What On Earth? PG 6:35 What On Earth? PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 The Vaccine – Conquering Covid PG 9:50 The Island With Bear Grylls PG 10:40 Naked And Afraid MC 11:30 The Alaska Triangle PG Monday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 What On Earth? PG 1:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MVL 3:15 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:05 Naked And Afraid M 4:55 Naked And Afraid MC

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Six Angry Women, at 8:30pm

The Walkers, at 8:30pm

Murder At The Mansion, at 1pm

Braven, at 8:30pm

Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve, at 8:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Country Calendar 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Country House Hunters PG 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:27 ASB Backing Business 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm F The Check Up Topics covered this week include saliva, period stigma, GPS surveillance, poisonings and pet therapy. 0 8:30 M Six Angry Women 16LC 2021 Drama. A New Zealand film about the 1984 kidnapping and assault of Mervyn Thompson, who was accused by the six women who abducted him, of being a rapist. Mark Huston, Sophie Lindsay, Brooke Petersen. 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Prodigal Son 16V 3 0 11:55 Q+A With Jack Tame 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha’s Tales 3 6:30 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Agent Binky – Pets Of The Universe 0 7:25 Monchhichi Tribe 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 MyaGo 3 0 8:20 Ricky Zoom 0 8:30 Sesame Street 0 9am Infomercials 10am Les Mills Adult Classes 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Station 19 M 3 0 Noon The 100k Drop 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 2:05 The Middle 3 0 2:35 Home And Away PG 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGL 0 3:40 Bizaardvark 3 0 4:05 Raven’s Home 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PGC 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours PG 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGV 0 7:30 The Bachelor NZ PG At the cocktail party, the girls give one bachelorette a chance to score some crucial one-on-one time with Moses, but will her nerves takeover and ruin her chances? 0 8:30 The Walkers PG Stan takes a trip to Te Tairawhiti in an effort to discover the origins of the Walker family name. 0 9pm Renters PG 3 0 9:30 The Walking Dead 16VC 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men M 3 0 Tuesday 12:35 Pennyworth 16 0 1:40 Shortland Street PGV 3 0 2:10 Infomercials 3:15 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours PG 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 10:30 Making It 3 0 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Bondi Vet 3 0 1pm M Murder At The Mansion M 2018 Thriller. A brideto-be becomes suspicious of her fiancée’s family while planning their wedding at his remote countryside estate. Anna Hutchison, JasonShane Scott, Melissa Bolona. 0 2:55 Australian Ninja Warrior 3 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia M 0 9pm The Gulf 16 Jess learns more of Spencer’s background and the compromises his wife had made in the marriage. 0 10pm Newshub Late 10:30 Rapid Response PG A one-in-a-million freak gun accident defies belief; a man is reported unconscious on the street; every second counts in the race to save a heart attack victim. 0 11:05 The Hui Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of current affairs investigations, human interest and arts and culture stories.

11:40 Newshub Nation 3 0 12:45 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Ready Set Dance 3 0 6:30 Top Wing 3 0 6:55 The Loud House 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Danger Mouse 3 0 8:10 The Thundermans 3 0 8:35 Double Dare 3 0 9:05 A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PG 11:30 Poldark M 3 0 12:40 Bull M 3 1:30 Married With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PG 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers PGC From a storied boatyard in the Bronx to an untouched 1970s mancave in Oregon, the guys tackle two amazing picks.

8:30 M Braven MVL 3 2018 Action Drama. A man and his father go on a hunting trip at an isolated cabin, but the weekend soon becomes a game of survival.

Jason Momoa, Stephen Lang. 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 Midnight Closedown

6am Alone PGC 7am Down East Dickering 8am Little Giants 8:30 Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 9am Down East Dickering 10am My Floating Home 10:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle PGCL 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Little Giants 1pm Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 1:30 Mysteries At The Monument PGC 2:30 Choccywoccydoodah 3:30 Saving Britain’s Wildlife 4:30 River Cottage – Three Go Mad 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Strip The City How has the ancient city of Machu Picchu survived over 400 years of earthquakes, landslides and floods?

8:30 Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve 9:30 Raffles – Remaking An Icon A behind-the-scenes look at the most ambitious restoration of the 130-year-old iconic Raffles hotel.

10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC Tuesday 12:30 River Cottage – Three Go Mad 1:30 My Floating Home 2am Breaking The Magician’s Code PGC 3am Saving Britain’s Wildlife 4am Strip The City 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Tuesday

1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO

SKY 5

10am Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 11:30 Snapped M M 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:35 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 3:35 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish 3 5:30 Face Off PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 7:30 Snapped M After a young mother disappears with a woman claiming to be a social worker, an investigation into her whereabouts ends in a gruesome discovery.

8:30 A Wedding And A Murder M A couple find love the second time around but a mysterious disappearance leads investigators into a top secret world of espionage and the killer is revealed nearly a decade later.

9:30 Florida Man Murders M The Florida Man strikes in paradise, when under the cover of a storm a young newlywed couple become victims of a triple homicide.

10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 Killer Couples M 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Ax Men ML 8am The Force MC 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 The Force MC 11:55 Jeopardy!

12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 Chicago Fire 16V 1:40 Curfew MVC 2:30 CSI – Miami MV 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:35 Jeopardy!

5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Yorkshire Airport PGC With airline auditors paying an unexpected visit, baggage boys Jimmy and Michael fear for their jobs when they lose a piece of luggage.

9pm Traffic Cops MVLC 10pm The Force MC 10:30 CSI MV 11:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Tuesday 12:05 Ax Men ML 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 The Force MC 2:05 Yorkshire Airport PGC 2:35 Traffic Cops MVLC 3:35 CSI MV 4:30 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 CSI – Miami MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:17 The Gentlemen 16VLSC 2019 Action.

Matthew McConaughey, Hugh Grant. 8:07 The Hunt 16VLSC 2019 Action.

Betty Gilpin, Hilary Swank.

9:37 Killers Anonymous 16VLS 2019 Action. Gary Oldman, Jessica Alba. 11:09 It Chapter Two 16VLC 2019 Horror. 1:52 Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. 3:22 Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. 4:51 Jojo Rabbit MVC 2019 Comedy.

6:36 Burden 16VLC 2018 Drama. Forest Whitaker, Usher Raymond. 8:30 The Nomads M 2019 Drama. Amid the chaos of massive budget cuts and school closures, a newly appointed teacher introduces rugby to an innercity Philadelphia high school.

Tika Sumpter, Tate Donovan.

10:10 Thank You For Your Service 16VLSC 2017 Drama.

After a tour of Iraq, a group of American soldiers attempt to adjust to civilian life while still carrying harrowing memories from the battlefield.

Miles Teller, Haley Bennett.

6:10 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 7:55 The Pursuit Of Happyness ML 2006 Drama. 9:50 Nerve MC 2016 Adventure. 11:25 Monster’s Ball 16VLS 2001 Drama.

1:15 The Other Woman MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 3pm Made 16VLS 2001 Comedy Thriller.

4:35 Temple Grandin M 2010 Drama. 6:25 Almost Famous MC 2000 Drama.

Frances McDormand, Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson.

8:30 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy. Following a terrible performance for the President, the Barden Bellas must get their act together if they want to win the world championships. Rebel Wilson, Anna Kendrick.

10:25 The Love Punch MLS 2013 Comedy. When the retirement savings of a divorced couple are stolen by an unscrupulous businessman, they must reluctantly reunite to steal it back. Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan. Tuesday Midnight Made 16VLS 2001 Comedy Thriller.

1:35 Temple Grandin M 2010 Drama. 3:25 Almost Famous MC 2000 Drama. 5:30 Pitch Perfect 2 MS 2015 Comedy.

Tuesday

Midnight After MS 2019 Drama. 1:45 Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. 3:15 Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. 4:44 Jojo Rabbit MVC 2019 Comedy.

SKY SPORt 1 6am Rugby Nation 6:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force. 7am Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Crusaders v Hurricanes. 9am French Top 14 (RPL) Toulon v Racing 92. 11am Rugby Nation 11:30 Playmakers Rugby Stories Noon Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Worcester v Bristol. 2pm Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Edinburgh v Benetton.

4pm Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Wasps v Gloucester.

6pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders.

6:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

6:30 Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Waratahs v Force. 7pm Super Rugby Australia (HLS) Rebels v Brumbies. 7:30 French Top 14 Highlights Show 8pm Rugby Nation 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Gallagher Premiership Highlights 10:30 Rugby Nation 11pm The Breakdown Tuesday Midnight Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Munster v Connacht.

2am The Breakdown 3am Gallagher Premiership Highlights 4am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Wasps v Gloucester.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma An animated series for tamariki based on Pipi Ma, the world’s first Maori-speaking dolls.

6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Wiki Ha 8:30 Pukana 2 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Wairua PG 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Billy And The Kids PG 3 Noon Whatta Beauty PG 3 12:30 Finding Aroha PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukana 3 2 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 3 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Potae Pai 5:50 ZooMoo 6pm Cube 6:10 Huritua 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Gourmet Goes Tribal 3 The village of Medhaghat in Assam, home to the Bodos, was soaked in festivities on Pablo’s arrival.

8pm Te Ao With Moana 8:30 M Finding Fela MVS 2014 Documentary. A look at the life and music of Nigerian singer Fela Kuti.

Fela Kuti.

10:35 Marae 2 11:05 Ki Tua Podcast where te reo movement leaders and ground-level influencers discuss current events and important issues, and formative moments in their lives.

11:35 Closedown

UKtV 6:25 QI MLSC 6:55 The Graham Norton Show M 7:45 The Bill MVC 8:35 Inspector George Gently M 10:10 Father Brown PG 10:55 Call The Midwife PG 11:55 Midsomer Murders PG 1:30 The Bill MVC 2:25 New Tricks MVLC 3:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:20 The Graham Norton Show M 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return with unseen material from the panel show.

8:35 Death In Paradise M When the owner of a distillery is murdered during a seance, the prime suspect is a ghost.

9:35 The Trial Of Christine Keeler MLSC 10:40 DCI Banks 16VC

Tuesday

12:25 Midsomer Murders PG 2am QI M 2:30 Would I Lie To You? PG 3:05 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:10 Death In Paradise M 5:10 The Trial Of Christine Keeler MLSC 8Mar21

DISCOVERY 6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 8:20 House Hunters International PG 8:45 House Hunters International PG 9:10 Top Gear PG 10am Gold Rush PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 The Island With Bear Grylls PG 12:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 1:20 House Hunters International PG 1:45 House Hunters International PG 2:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3:50 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 4:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Demolition Down Under PG 8:30 Savage Builds PG 9:25 The Explosion Show PG 10:15 Towies PG 10:40 Towies PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Tuesday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Deadliest Catch PG 5:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG

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Dog Squad Puppy School, at 7:30pm

Have You Been Paying Attention?, at 8:30pm

The Project, at 7pm

FBI, at 8:45pm

Property Brothers – Forever Home, at 8:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Fair Go 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:35 Country House Hunters PG 0 5:05 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Dog Squad Puppy School How will Corrections cub Hunter handle his new handler? 0 8pm Dog Squad PG Wellington dog patrol team Luke and Ives map to it tracking a dodgy driver on a backyard bender. 0 8:30 Lap Of Luxury Visit Annandale in Banks Peninsula, Bay of Many Coves in Marlborough, Falcon Brae near Nelson and Treetops Lodge and Estate just outside Rotorua. 0 9pm Border Security PG 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Sunday 3 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha’s Tales 3 6:30 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Agent Binky – Pets Of The Universe 0 7:25 Monchhichi Tribe 0 7:50 Dennis And Gnasher 0 8:15 MyaGo 0 8:25 Ricky Zoom 0 8:35 Elena Of Avalor 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am Les Mills Adult Classes 0 10:30 Neighbours PG 3 0 11am The Bachelor NZ PG 3 0 Noon The 100k Drop 3 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PG 2:05 The Middle 3 0 2:35 Home And Away PG 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGV 3 0 3:40 Bizaardvark 3 0 4:05 Raven’s Home 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours PG 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 The Bachelor NZ PG The mansion heats up as new arrivals threaten to break existing bonds. 0 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? M 0 9:35 Inside The Irish Police – The Guards 16VL With access to the police of Dublin’s K-District, this series reveals what it is like to do a job where your life is constantly under threat. 0 10:35 2 Broke Girls PGS 3 0 Wednesday 12:35 Claws 16V 3 0 1:25 Shortland Street PG 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours PG 3 0 5am Infomercials

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

9am Infomercials 10:30 Making It 3 0 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Bondi Vet 3 0 1pm M The Wrong Husband M 2019 Thriller. Melanie’s suspicion is proven correct when her husband’s identical twin is living with her pretending to be her husband, endangering their lives with his sinister plans. Brytni Sarpi, Rick Cosnett. 0 2:55 Australian Ninja Warrior 3 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Married At First Sight Australia M 0 9:05 NCIS M McGee and his wife Delilah’s Bahamian vacation turns into a highstakes mission. 0 10pm Newshub Late 10:30 Rapid Response PG 0 11pm Deadly Dates M 3 Nicole White met Jonathan Harris online, but disappeared after their second date. Harris denied involvement, but a later arrest by the FBI was to shed new light on proceedings. 0 Midnight Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Ready Set Dance 3 0 6:30 Top Wing 3 0 6:55 The Loud House 3 0 7:20 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Danger Mouse 3 0 8:10 The Thundermans 3 0 8:35 Double Dare 3 0 9:05 A Place In The Sun – Winter Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PG 11:30 Bull M 3 0 1:30 Married With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Great British Bake Off For the technical challenge during Chocolate Week, the bakers make a traditional Jewish chocolate Babka. 0 8:45 FBI MV A front-running presidential candidate is the target of a car bombing; Maggie and OA must discover whether the bomber’s motivations are political or something else. 0 9:40 FBI – Most Wanted MV 0 10:40 The Breakdown 11:50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 12:50 Closedown

6am Alone PGC 7am River Cottage – Three Go Mad 8am Saving Britain’s Wildlife 9am Down East Dickering 10am My Floating Home 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Raffles – Remaking An Icon 1:30 Incredible Journeys With Simon Reeve 2:30 Strip The City 3:30 Survival Of The Species With Ben Fogle PGCL 4:30 Hairy Bikers Chocolate Challenge 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Ugly House To Lovely House 8:30 Property Brothers – Forever Home A couple that lived abroad returned home seven years ago to raise their children in the perfect neighbourhood. As the children got older, the house become more cramped.

9:30 Building The Dream 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC Wednesday 12:30 Hairy Bikers Chocolate Challenge 1:30 My Floating Home 2am Breaking The Magician’s Code PGC 3am Survival Of The Species With Ben Fogle PGCL 4am Building The Dream 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Wednesday

Midnight The Hard Stuff With Nigel Latta 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 0 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 10am Don’t Be Tardy PG 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:35 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 3:35 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish 3 5:30 Face Off PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing 3 7:30 Botched M Dr Nassif attempts an 11th rhinoplasty on a patient whose career is on the line because she cannot breathe.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City M At the conclusion of Whitney’s 1920s Party, Jen’s explosive temper reaches a boiling point and Meredith and Mary are the targets.

9:30 Killer Couples M When a husband and his adult son are murdered during a violent home invasion, the search for the killers exposes an illicit romance and family betrayal no one saw coming.

10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 Killer Couples M 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Ax Men ML 8am The Force MC 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 CSI – Miami MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 The Force MC 11:55 Jeopardy!

12:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:45 The Simpsons PG 1:10 Traffic Cops MVLC 2pm Raw Live MVC 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm The Force MC 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 Trucking Hell M 9:30 Outback Truckers M Turbo pushes his luck and his truck to the limit as he heads into the eye of a storm.

10:30 CSI MV The CSI team investigates the death of a reverend that was killed at the grave site of a former CSI. 11:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Wednesday 12:05 Ax Men ML 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy!

1:40 The Force MC 2:05 Outback Truckers M 2:50 Trucking Hell M 3:40 CSI MV 4:30 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 CSI – Miami MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:29 Elvis Goes There – Guillermo Del Toro MC 2019 Documentary. 7:22 Burden 16VLC 2018 Drama. 9:15 The Nomads M 2019 Drama.

10:49 Thank You For Your Service 16VLSC 2017 Drama. 12:35 After MS 2019 Drama. 2:20 1917 16VLC 2019 Drama. 4:15 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama.

6:25 The Invisible Man 16VLC 2020 Horror.

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge.

8:30 Untogether 16LS 2018 Drama. Once considered a teen prodigy, a recovering addict tries to get back into writing. She starts seeing an author known for his wartime memoirs. Jemima Kirke, Jamie Dornan.

10:10 Black And Blue MVLC 2019 Action. After capturing crooked cops murdering a drug dealer on her body cam, a female rookie must evade those seeking to destroy her incriminating evidence.

Naomie Harris, Tyrese Gibson.

11:55 Downhill MLSC 2020 Drama. Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell. Wednesday 1:22 1917 16VLC 2019 Drama.

3:17 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama. 5:27 The Invisible Man 16VLC 2020 Horror.

7:25 The Love Punch MLS 2013 Comedy.

Emma Thompson, Pierce Brosnan. 9am Made 16VLS 2001 Comedy Thriller. Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau. 10:35 Temple Grandin M 2010 Drama.

Claire Danes, Catherine O’Hara.

12:25 Almost Famous MC 2000 Drama. 2:35 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama. 4:45 Death At A Funeral ML 2007 Comedy. 6:15 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action. Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy.

8:30 The Judge ML 2014 Drama. A big-city lawyer returns to his childhood home, where his estranged father, the town’s judge, is suspected of murder. Robert Downey jr, Robert Duvall.

10:55 Chef ML 2014 Comedy Drama. Robert Downey jr, Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara.

Wednesday 12:50 The World’s Fastest Indian PGL 2006 Drama. 3am Death At A Funeral ML 2007 Comedy.

4:30 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action.

SKY SPORt 1 6am The Breakdown 7am Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

7:15 Super Rugby Aotearoa (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders.

7:30 Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Ulster v Leinster.

9:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Harlequins v Northampton Saints.

11:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Sale v Newcastle.

1:30 Rugby Nation Mondays 2pm Rugby Nation Sundays 2:30 French Top 14 (RPL) La Rochelle v Toulouse.

4:30 French Top 14 (RPL) Montpellier v Clermont.

From the GGL Stadium.

6:30 Super Rugby Aotearoa Chiefs v Highlanders.

8:30 French Top 14 Highlights 9pm Japan Top League (RPL) Kubota Spears v Shining Arcs.

11pm Gallagher Premiership Highlights

Wednesday

Midnight The Breakdown 1am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 1:30 Rugby Nation 2am Rugby Nation 2:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Wasps v Gloucester.

4:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 5am Guinness Pro14 (RPL) Zebre v Glasgow.

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; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences 16 years and over; PG Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits FM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6:30 Pipi Ma 6:35 Takaro Tribe 6:50 Waiata Mai 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Wiki Ha 3 8:30 Pukana 2 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Wairua 10:30 Ki Tua 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau Aotearoa 3 Noon Whatta Beauty PG 3 12:30 Finding Aroha PG 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukana 2 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 3 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Te Nutube 5:50 Kids Kai Kart 3 6pm Darwin And Newts 3 6:10 Purakau 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Merchants Of The Wild 3 When the beaver pelts go missing, the group’s only source of food is beaver jerky; Michela takes on too much maintaining the trap lines.

8pm Billy T James PG 3 Series showcasing Kiwi comedian Billy T James and his unique humour.

8:30 Matau Bros Gone Fishing PG 3 9pm Toa Hunter Gatherer PG 3 9:30 Hunting With Tui PG 3 10pm Wild Kai Legends PG Jack joins legendary sharp-shooter Will Porter in Blenheim to hunt the hill country for deer.

10:30 Waka AMA Championships 2021 From Lake Karapiro.

11pm Whawhai 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:15 EastEnders PG 6:45 The Graham Norton Show M 7:35 The Bill MVC 8:25 Inspector George Gently M 10am Father Brown M 10:45 Call The Midwife MC 11:45 Midsomer Murders PG 1:20 The Bill M 2:15 New Tricks MVLC 3:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:10 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI M 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Festive edition with Bill Bailey, Ruth Jones, Jo Brand and Dame Kelly Holmes.

8:35 Heartbeat MVC Billy Hudson falls off a bridge; PC Bellamy is unsympathetic towards Nancy as she and Billy may have been involved in the disappearance of a baby.

9:30 Doc Martin PG 10:25 Father Brown PG 11:15 Midsomer Murders PG Wednesday 12:45 QI MLSC 1:15 QI M 1:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:20 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:20 Heartbeat MVC 4:10 Doc Martin PG 4:55 Father Brown PG 5:40 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLS 9Mar21

6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 House Hunters Renovation PG Renovation with a Catch. 8:20 House Hunters International PG Tension in Taipei.

8:45 House Hunters International PG 9:10 Top Gear PG 10am Fast N’ Loud PG 10:50 Savage Builds PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 House Hunters Renovation PG 1:20 House Hunters International PG 1:45 House Hunters International PG 2:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 What On Earth? PG 9:25 The Alaska Triangle PG 10:15 Mysteries At The Museum PG 11:05 Mysteries At The Museum PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG Wednesday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Unexplained And Unexplored PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 Deadliest Catch PG 5:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When in doubt, assume the very best of the other person. When you’re pretty sure what the other person meant, consider that there’s always room for doubt.

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TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Practice is the best teacher.

Besides, what you want to know cannot be learned theoretically. You’re better for it, as the thick of the task gives you not only knowledge but also fun and relationships.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): While overconfidence can lead to arrogant mistakes, a pinch of doubt makes you more accurate. Make a claim, and then consider reasons you might be wrong and take another go at it.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll deal gently with the errors of others, and this will produce even more goodwill than if no mistake had been made. Now, if you can duplicate the dynamic on a you-to-you basis, you’ll be golden.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Humour keeps seriousness in check and vice versa. The joke that isn’t well-reasoned isn’t very funny, and a grave situation that cannot bear an ounce of levity is unbearable indeed.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Your efforts make a difference.

One of the ways you find this out is in measuring how much people missed you.

You may very well hear that just about nothing is the same without you.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Happy endings are really new beginnings. For that matter, so are sad endings. Maybe this is why, at the movies, the best song is often saved for the credit roll.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’re normally independent, and now fiercely so. The one who questions your whereabouts, bosses you or seeks to become overly invested in what you’re doing will be unsuccessful in these endeavours.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): For you, it’s not about winning; it’s about doing. You wouldn’t enjoy a prize you didn’t earn, and, once you’ve done the work, getting the prize actually matters very little to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You want to give but are hesitant about the expectation it will set up. Random acts of kindness are the answer. Give to those who aren’t asking for anything.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Show your work to people, not because you want to impress or enrol them, but because the experience of sharing will teach you what you’re doing.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your intellectual energy will be best in the midmorning. Guard against interruptions so that you can fully focus on the sort of problem that is best solved with cleverness.

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RESEARCH PROJECT

Focus on Flemington Farm A Mid Canterbury farm is taking part in a DairyNZ project aimed at identifying and modelling how farms might reduce both nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions.

Flemington Farm, near Ashburton is one of six farms in Canterbury, Southland and Waikato taking part in the Greenhouse Gas Partnership Farms research project.

Flemington Farm is owned by Climate Change Ambassador Phill Everest and his wife Jos and run with their son Paul Everest.

The farm’s milking platform is 221 hectares, milking 750 cows.

The research project worked with farmers to identify and model how their farms might reduce both nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions.

“Making these gains will be the first steps as farmers work towards the government’s 2030 climate change targets,” DairyNZ strategy and investment leader Dr Bruce Thorrold said.

For some farms, the research identified options that offered lower footprint and higher profit.

For already highly efficient farms, footprint gains tended to come at a cost to profitability.

“It is more challenging for farms that are already efficient.

For them, it’s about where even the smallest gains can be made.

“Small improvements on individual farms add up at national level.”

Flemington farmers Phill and Jos Everest are part of a DairyNZ project seeking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions on dairy farms.

The dairy sector is working through a process of helping farmers know their emissions profile numbers, identify options and implement solutions.

“The partnership farms research highlights that to reduce footprint, all farms had to reduce total feed eaten and nitrogen surplus.

“The findings highlight the need for ongoing research into technology to reduce footprint without reducing feed,” Thorrold said.

“These technologies are required for dairy farmers to achieve the challenging Climate Change Commission recommendations.

“Investment in research and

development and support from the government will be crucial.”

The partnership farms research is part of DairyNZ’s Dairy Action for Climate Change commitment to support dairy farmers and the wider sector to address on-farm methane and nitrogen emissions long-term.

The work found a strong understanding of the farm, the people and the farm system was important at the beginning. The process involved a whole farm assessment and modelling in Overseer and Farmax.

Thorrold said dairy farmers are committed to playing their part in addressing climate change, alongside the rest of New Zealand and there is a wide range of work

underway on farms throughout the country to achieve this.

“New Zealand is already the most emissions efficient producer of dairy milk in the world but it’s important we continue to reduce our emissions and remain the best.

“It’s about doing the right thing as a sector and consumers are also increasingly demanding sustainable products.

“Our regional teams are working with farmers to help them understand their starting position and then uncover the opportunities available – some of which are demonstrated through this research,” Thorrold said.

Two options were modelled in the partnership farms research

for Flemington Farm.

The first option modelled focused on reducing nitrogen fertiliser use and cropping area, and reducing replacement rate of young stock, while maintaining production.

“This resulted in reduced nitrogen loss and emissions, and a slight increase in profitability.

The second option builds on the first option and aims to reduce nitrogen loss by a further 12 per cent by reducing nitrogen fertiliser and substituting pasture grown with low nitrogen supplements. This results in further reductions in nitrogen loss and emissions but also decreased profitability.

Phill Everest said the family use technologies and systems on-farm that improve efficiency, resource use and sustainability and are committed to continual improvement.

They have already reduced their stocking rate by 5 per cent.

“We care for the environment, but we need a balance between the social, economic and environmental aspects,” Everest said.

Greenhouse Gas Partnership Farms’ case studies are on the DairyNZ website at dairynz. co.nz/GHGfarms.

The case studies detail options for farms to reduce both nitrogen loss and greenhouse gas emissions, while maintaining or increasing profitability in some cases.

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M. bovis eradication on track

By Heather Chalmers heather.c@theguardian.co.nz

The mycoplasma bovis eradication programme remains on track, despite the spring cluster of Mid Canterbury farms, says Ministry for Primary Industries chief science advisor John Roche.

“Numbers are dropping and hopefully there will be only a few cases next spring which will give us confidence to move into a long-term passive surveillance phase,” Roche said.

A new property confirmed with M. bovis in Canterbury this week is a dairy farm in the Selwyn district.

It is connected to the existing Canterbury cluster through animal movements and was also a detect in bulk tank milk results, an MPI spokesperson said.

“We have expected to find further infected properties as we trace movements of cattle to and from the infected properties in Canterbury.

“Picking the farm up in our bulk tank milk screening, con-

tinues to show that our surveillance programme is working as it should – helping us identify where we should look for remaining pockets of infection.”

A Lincoln University spokesperson said that the new Selwyn farm was not a university property.

Depopulation of animals on its two infected farms, the Ashley Dene Research and Development Station which had a 500-cow herd, and the Lincoln University Research Dairy Farm’s 200-cow herd was nearing completion.

The Lincoln University Dairy Demonstration Farm (LUDF) had tested negative and had its Notice of Direction restriction lifted, the spokesperson said.

Roche said that the 10 confirmed cases in the Canterbury cluster compared with 28 at the same time the previous year.

“It’s a bit like the Covid-19 detection and tracing.

“When the first case was identified again after we beat Covid down to nothing in June there was massive disappointment rather than recognition that the

Chief science advisor John Roche. system was working and that we had picked it up.

“This is similar to M. bovis when we were down to low numbers in winter but said that we anticipated more cases in spring.”

A high proportion of the animals that tested positive were

2018-born heifers calving for the first time.

“So we are dealing with animals not found in the system two years ago when biosecurity and Nait (animal identification and tracing) compliance wasn’t as good as it is now.

“We are still on track to end the delimiting phase some time in 2021.”

Nationally, the number of farms under a Notice of Direction restriction had dropped to 35, while 115 properties were under active surveillance.

Of the 261 confirmed cases nationally, almost 50 per cent have been in Canterbury.

Just as people were encouraged to keep scanning the Covid-19 app and to get tested if unwell, farmers should be registering calves and animal movements.

“When you get down to low numbers it gets harder to find, so we need farmers to be extra vigilant and diligent,” Roche said.

M. bovis was first detected in New Zealand in July 2017, after cattle in a South Canterbury dairy herd began displaying symptoms of a novel disease.

Since then 167,983 cattle have been culled and $193.4 million paid in compensation to farmers in a national bid to eradicate the disease.

Nationally, 251 farms have been cleared of the disease.

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Team Wilson on top

By Matt Markham

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Back-to-back titles elude Sandra Keith

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Team Wilson have claimed top spot heading into the finals stage of Mid Canterbury Tennis’ A Grade interclub competition, with a narrow victory in the final round of play on Saturday at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

In control heading into the final round, only a minor miracle could have seen the Wilson side turfed from their top spot, but a hard-fought victory over a brave Team Yonex side was enough to see them over the line, claiming the No.1 ranking heading into the finals stage which begins next week.

Interclub action takes a break this week, with the prestigious Gala Cup singles and Gala Cup doubles going on the line this weekend, so teams will have to wait for another week to decide their fate in the interclub season.

Yonex showed that while a long way off both Wilson and Babolat, who finished second in the standings, they are a team to watch out for as they pushed Wilson right to the wire, only going down narrowly.

The other match between Babolat and team Head was a turn-up for the form books, with the bottom placed Team Head side delivering a telling blow, and further underlining the closeness of the competition.

They demolished Babolat, winning seven matches to two in an almost complete clean out, spurred on by three strong wins in the doubles fixtures to Connor Brosnahan and Gareth Evans, Riley Breen and Ashton Cromie and Amelia McKeown and Isabella Van Dooren.

They also picked up singles matches through Breen, Evans, Van Dooren and McKeown to seal the victory in emphatic style.

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Isabella Van Dooren was in red hot form for Team Head in the final round of A Grade tennis on the weekend.

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Ashburton lawn bowler Sandra Keith went within a whisker of claiming back-to-back National titles over the weekend.

Keith, playing in the National Women’s Fours event, skipped her side into their second consecutive final, but unlike 12 months ago, they were unable to secure the win, going down to a strong Mandy Boyd-skipped side in the final.

Keith’s quartet of herself, Clare Hendra, Selina Smith and Tayla Bruce did things the hard way just to make it through to the post section stage of play.

They lost two of their three games on the opening day of qualifying, leaving them needing to win all three games on day two to book a spot in the post-section stage.

They did that, and then waltzed through the following stages, producing one of the performances of the tournament in the semi-final when demolishing the Sharon Sims-skipped team.

The 18-end final started well for the Keith side, and they led 8-5 early in the match.

A seven-end run in which Boyd was able to turn the game on its head saw the score line flip over the next seven ends, with the score reaching 8-18 before Keith scored again.

They then knuckled down and went into the final end down 15-18, and while a chance of the win was there the side was unable to convert and had to settle for second placing.

CRICKET

Tech campaign hits stumbling block

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Tech Stags’ bid for a slice of South Canterbury Cricket silverware hit a small blip on the weekend, with defeat at the hands of Celtic leaving them as the bottom qualifier in the race to the final.

It means the Ashburton side will now need to pack up the gear and head to Timaru this weekend for a return match against the Celtic side without the advantage of playing at home, a luxury which would have been afforded to them had they been successful.

It’s not all doom and gloom however; the side are still in contention and will take plenty of learnings from Saturday’s eight-wicket defeat – a major turnaround in fortunes following

some strong performances in the weeks prior.

The early morning moisture around Mid Canterbury threatened the game on Saturday morning, but by lunch time things had cleared up and it was Celtic who won the toss and elected to take to the field to open the match.

Nothing really went right for the Tech batsmen throughout the innings. Linch-pins Ryan Bell and Des Kruger both fell cheaply, and when Jason Morrison went at the end of the 11th over, the local boys were in serious trouble at 24-5.

Sam Clark proved to be a bit of a saving grace however, and at least ensured that Celtic had a bit of a target to chase down. He combined with Richard Print for a 40-run partnership on his way to 41, before falling as the second-last batsman for Tech.

It’s curtains for Tech’s Harry Jones, clean bowled early in his side’s innings against Celtic on Saturday.

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Defending a small target was always going to be a tricky challenge for the Tech bowlers.

An early wicket for Alex Hooper gave them a wee bit of a sniff but the Celtic batsmen were up to the task and another wicket to Hooper in the 16th over was the only other highlight for the locals in the innings.

Celtic reached the target in the 21st over with only two wickets down. Hooper was the star of the Tech show with 2-39 off his eight overs, both caught behind by Callum Gallagher.

The defeat will have sounded a warning to the Ashburton side ahead of this weekend’s semi-final, and they’ll need to regroup this week and head to Timaru on Saturday in a good frame of mind if they’re to push for a spot in the second semi-final against the loser of Pleasant Point and Temuka to determine who faces the winner of that same match in the final the following week.

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Locals rule the roost

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

The locals came out to play at the Ashburton Racecourse on Saturday.

And while most of the attention was firmly focused on the two feature events of the day, the time-honoured Sapling Stakes for the two-year-old pacers and the Hambletonian Classic for three-year-old trotters, those from between the Rakaia and Rangitata rivers made sure the visitors knew just whose turf they were on.

Four of the nine races on the programme went to Mid Canterbury trained horses, with Ashburton Raceway trainer Brent White picking up a double with two promising three-year-old fillies in Better’s Tart and Mabalene.

The former could not have been any more impressive winning the Nevele R Fillies heat, and booking herself a spot in the rich final at Addington Raceway on Friday, May 14.

From barrier two, driver Stephen McNally burnt early to get to the front and never looked back, sprinting over the onemile trip in 1:56 and change and winning by one and a quarter lengths.

White has a world of opportunities with the filly, as she’s also qualified for the Southland Oaks later in the season with the New Zealand Oaks at Addington and the Harness Jewels also possible targets.

First starter wins time-honoured Sapling Stakes

My Ultimate Chevron and Gavin Smith burst through the pack to win the Sapling Stakes on Saturday.

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Mabalene, who lined up in a graded race later in the day could walk down the same path after she made light work of her rivals with McNally in the bike again.

Like her stablemate, she found the front and proved too slick over the final stages in a fast time for the 2400 metre mobile.

The winning double took White to 19 wins for the season, and within striking distance of his personal best tally of 29 should he be able to keep up the

momentum over the remaining five months of the season.

The day started the perfect way, with locals Chris and Shirley Morrison tasting success on their home track with maiden trotter, Random Jude.

The couple, who were recently married, don’t officially train in partnership, but Shirley is known to do a lot of the work with the daughter of Pegasus Spur and dam That’s Random, who also raced out of the Morrison stable.

Chris’ son, John was on board the mare and produced a confident drive to find the front, and the pair were able to withstand the late challenge of Samantha’s Moon and Ricky May who went within a whisker of giving White a treble for the day.

The winning didn’t stop there either with another Ashburton Raceway trained horse, Steel Dust, making his way into the winners’ circle for trainer, driver Terry McMillan.

The brother to champion Australian trotter Tornado Valley made the most of a gun run behind the leader, and was too good down the centre of the track on the long Ashburton straight to hold out another local in Some Time and Justin Smith,

who had scooted through on the markers late in the race.

Steel Dust has now won four of his 26 starts, and should enjoy a good few months of racing ahead.

Meanwhile, Gavin Smith stole the show in the feature pacing event of the day, the Sapling Stakes, with an outstanding training performance and equally as impressive drive with My Ultimate Chevron.

The two-year-old son of Sweet Lou was having his first race start in the Group Three event, and was too slick for his rivals up the straight with Smith plotting a perfect path through the field to win with a $43 price tag.

Half an hour later, Woodend Beach trotter Five Wise Men bagged the Hambletonian Classic in emphatic fashion for trainers, Craig and Aimee Edmonds and driver John Dunn.

The royally bred three-yearold was too good for the Ricky May-driven Leaf Stride in the run down to the line, claiming the billing of New Zealand’s best three-year-old trotter in the process.

Local hope, Maui received a dream trip in the trail for Tinwald’s David McCormick and fought bravely to finish fourth.

Clooney wins not on the track, but off it Ashburton thoroughbred trainers Bevan and Robyn Wilson added another Riccarton Park victory to their tally on Friday, following on from their victory with Madam Sequoia earlier in the month.

But their latest winner, wasn’t the first horse past the post.

In what is becoming a rare circumstance in racing these days, Clooney – a five-year-old son of Power and trained by the Wilson partnership – won the race in

Horses late scratched Three horses from the stable of Woodend Beach trainer, Jesse Alford were late scratched from Addington last week after the young trainer was caught injecting suspected performance enhancing drugs into two horses in the hours before the meeting. Alford’s stable was raided following covert operations from racing investigators uncovered his actions. The three horses were scratched and Alford’s licence was suspended by Harness Racing New Zealand while investigations continue.

Harness Racing New Zealand confirmed on Monday that despite Level 3 restrictions in Auckland, the Premier meeting scheduled for this Friday night will go ahead. Taking into account the welfare of horses who have been set for the night and that meetings can be conducted behind closed doors, a decision was reached on Monday to proceed with the meeting. The night features the Group One Northern Derby and the Group One Northern Oaks as well as a number of other high level races.

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In brief

Premier night still on

Brent White was in outstanding form on his home track on Saturday with two winners and a second.

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the steward’s room after it was determined that winner, Island Hop, had definitely caused inward pressure onto Clooney inside the final 100 metres of the race.

Stewards and the Judicial Control Authority found enough proof to suggest that the interference was enough to stop Clooney from winning the race, and relegated Island Hop to second, promoting the Ashburton galloper to first.

Jockey Sanu Taoolooa was suspended for six national days for his part in the incident, and was also fined $500.

The win, albeit in strange circumstances, gave the Wilsons their third winner for the season, and in doing so also saw them set a new mark for their season-best figure in three seasons together.

With plenty of racing left for the season, there’s every conceivable opportunity available for the good run of form to continue.

The three wins this season have come from just 17 starters at the races.

The win was the third of Clooney’s career, with the lightly raced gelding starting to com-

pile a decent record from his limited opportunities.

Third up from a spell last week, he hit the front a long way out from home on the daunting Riccarton straight, but was digging deep right to the line underneath Racha Cuneen, and deserved the victory, notwithstanding the way things played out in the stewards’ room postrace.

Racing in the South Island this week heads down to Wingatui for a big day on Saturday, where the $50,000 New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Stakes is the feature on the card.

Derby Day doubts Ellerslie racing officials will wait until after the Government’s update on Friday to determine where and when the iconic New Zealand Derby Day will be run. Under the Alert Levels, a potential shift on Saturday would see the meeting shifted to Sunday if Auckland goes to Level 2. If not, the meeting will then be shifted to Hastings on the same day. Some concerns were held around chances of jockeys, trainers and some track staff being able to travel to work at the meeting. The decision will be announced one hour after the daily briefing.

Ifyousayso wins again Smart Rakaia pacer, Ifyousayso made it three wins on end at Addington last Thursday night for trainer and driver, Gerard O’Reilly.

Facing another steep rise in grade the son of Terror To Love made full use of a sweet trip in the trail to scoot up the passing lane and beat All Stars pacers, Pace N Pride and Smooth Deal. The gelding’s win, along with that of The Falcon earlier in the night took O’Reilly to 598 career driving wins.

Big priced winners Warren Stapleton produced one of the longest odds winners of the racing weekend at Oamaru on Sunday when Betstars Blue Jean won the opening race on the card for the Amateur Drivers. The six-year-old mare won at odds of $43-to-one in the hands of former Mid Cantabrian, Alan Edge. Edge had already played a role in another big priced winner on the weekend when he trained Listen Easy to win at $117 for the win at Addington on Thursday night. Listen Easy was driven by yet another former local in Ken Barron.

Sarah’s star shining Not to be outdone by her father, Sarah O’Reilly capped off a profitable month of February with another winner last Thursday night.

Invisible Girl’s victory in the junior drivers’ event for Bruce Hutton gave O’Reilly her fifth win of the month and moved her to within striking distance on the national junior drivers’ premiership. With 25 wins on the board, she’s nine behind fellow Mid Cantab, John Morrison. O’Reilly picked up wins in February with Lilac Star, Mosaic Art, Mogul, Gazza Galleon and Invisible Girl.

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In brief

BOWLS

Methven kick off Defending Watters Cup champions Methven will begin their 2021 season this weekend when they host Geraldine at the Methven Domain on Saturday afternoon.

Also heading into a milestone year, being the club’s 125th, the weekend will launch what should be a big season for the club. The club also has pre-season fixtures booked against Sumner at home on March 13 and then against Linwood at Linwood on March 27.

Squash tournaments A number of high profile squash fixtures on the annual calendar await players as the season really starts to kick into gear. Squash Midlands’ tournament season kicks off later this month with the Temuka Open on March 19 and 20, before the Ashburton Open the following week. Locally a number of tournaments sit on the calendar including Hinds (April 16-17), Mayfield (April 23-24), Ashburton Celtic (May 14-15), Rakaia (June 11-12), Methven (June 25-26) and Ashburton Collegiate (July 2-3).

Smith staying in NZ

Winners are grinners There were smiles all round in the Hampstead Bowling Club club rooms early on Saturday afternoon, following a successful running of the annual Hampstead Rosebowl for the ladies during the morning. Ten teams took part in the tournament, with many players breaking away from their traditional club formations to play with members of other clubs. It was an almost all-Hampstead affair in the winners’ circle though, with Jo Collis, Emma Prichard, Rachel Broker and Melva Middleton (pictured above from left to right) emerging on top of the pack from the Methven quartet of Lyn Fensom, Di Callaghan, Joyce Thomas and Wendy Carter.

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All Blacks halfback Aaron Smith has re-signed with New Zealand Rugby until the end of the 2023 World Cup in France. The 32-yearold has also recommitted to playing for the Highlanders and Manawatū. Smith played his 151st game for the Highlanders last weekend and is the most capped All Black halfback of all time (97 tests). He made his provincial debut for Manawatū in 2008, Super Rugby debut in 2011 and Test debut a year later, has been the first-choice halfback for the Highlanders and All Blacks since then.

CYCLING

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

It seems there’s just no stopping Jenna Borthwick’s rise up the New Zealand cycling ranks.

The young Mid Cantabrian’s name featured prominently throughout the course of the Elite and Under 19 National Championships in Invercargill which finished on Saturday, including a number of gold medal efforts.

Borthwick, who attended Longbeach School and has strong ties to the Tinwald Cycling Club, was in stellar form over the course of the championships, claiming victory in three events and finding her way on to the podium in a number of others – including a foray into the world of the Elite Women’s ranks as part of a young Canterbury team in the 4000-metre team pursuit.

The young talent, who last year won the Under 19 national women’s road race title, won the Under 19 Keirin, Under 19 7.5 kilometre scratch race and also won the Under 19 Elimination race with an outstanding performance over the final lap.

It’s just a further continuation of Borthwick’s success, where under the watchful eye and guidance of the Canterbury Track Cycling coaches and selectors, she appears to be going from strength to strength, and is fast becoming one of the must-watch young riders in the country.

As well as her impressive victories, Borthwick finished second in the 500 metre team

trial and the 2000 metre individual pursuit, only bowing down to fellow Cantabrian, Amelia Sykes in both events – the individual pursuit resulting in a New Zealand record being crushed.

Borthwick and Sykes, who are building quite the rivalry in the under 19 ranks, were able to combine forces at other points in the week and scored some impressive results for the Canterbury squad.

They finished second in the Under 19 750 metre team sprint along with Mikaela Grant, and the trio were joined

by Charlotte Spurway where they competed against the serious big guns in the 4000m Elite Women’s Team Pursuit.

The quartet managed to finish with the silver medal against what was an incredibly strong Southland team that featured three New Zealand representatives, Kirstie James, Nicole Shields and Rylee McMullan, alongside junior world championship rider, Emily Patterson.

The Canterbury quartet were also in lightning form in the morning warm-up ride, where they broke the championship under 19 record.

Mid Canterbury’s Jenna Borthwick was in exceptional form at the Elite and Under 19 National Championships in Invercargill last week.

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Wall in NZ U23 squad

CRICKET

ROWING

Allenton back in contention

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Veronica Wall in action.

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Former Ashburton rower Veronica Wall was named in the Rowing New Zealand Under 23 Squad on the weekend.

The outstanding performer and former Ashburton College student has been firmly in the sights of national selectors for a number of years now, and after a strong performance at the recent National Championships on Lake Ruataniwha, her selection should come as no surprise to anyone.

Late last year Rowing NZ announced it did not intend to send athletes to compete at international regattas this year, with the exception of the final Olympic Qualification Regatta and the Tokyo Olympic Games.

However it is still their intention to select and support age group squads, irrespective of the international travel hold.

The under 23 campaign has expanded to include a winter training squad which includes

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athletes who are no longer eligible for the age group, but are meeting targets which put them in contention for Paris 2024 Olympic selection.

A number of other rowers who are currently based in the US who have attended Rowing NZ development camps are being considered as well, post their end of year studies.

Wall was one of 11 female rowers selected in the squad, fresh off her efforts at the National Championships.

Competing for Southern Rowing, representing Ashburton, and also for the Rowing New Zealand team – Wall put all her class on the water to win the A Final of the women’s Under 22 single sculls with a six-second victory.

She combined with Kathryn Glen in the Under 22 double sculls, and picked up another success when they won their A Final as well.

Wall’s week closed with an appearance in the Women’s Premier Coxless Quad Sculls, when they finished third in a line-up of some of the most exciting female rowers in the country.

The squad will assemble for training at Lake Karapiro on April 7.

Back on the right foot, but is it too little too late?

That’s the question the Allenton senior cricket side will be asking themselves this week after they rejuvenated their post-Christmas Canterbury Country Cricket campaign with victory over Weedons on the weekend.

Breaking a three-match losing streak at the Weedons Oval was the only positive outcome for the Allenton side on Saturday, and they got the job done, winning by four wickets and picking up six valuable competition points in the process.

With a log-jam of teams just one win in front of them on the competition points table, Allenton’s hopes of a high finish now rest on winning their last two matches and a few results going their way if they are to lift themselves higher up the ladder.

Irrelevant of what lies ahead though, Saturday was about getting back on the front foot, and in that sense, it was mission accomplished.

After losing the toss and being asked to field, confidence levels would have been high when the top three batsmen in the Weedons lineup were back in the shed after just three and a half overs, and they were in deep trouble at 8-3.

The solid start continued with another three wickets falling before the 10-over mark, and at 28-6 Allenton were well and truly in the box seat.

A middle-order revival by the hosts however turned things around, and a 47-run seventh wicket partnership saw Weedons through to 75-7.

That added with a 35-run last wicket stand enhanced Weedons’

chances as they limped their way through to 138 all out in the 33rd over – giving Allenton a tricky target to chase.

Mana Singh, not for the first time this season, was the best of the Allenton bowlers, his 3-23 off eight overs causing plenty of problems for the Weedons batting line-up, while Jaideep Singh (2-10) and Hasdeep Singh (2-43) also made valuable contributions.

Settling down and batting for a bit of time has been a pitfall of the Allenton side this season, so 138 was always going to be a niggly little score to try and run down.

A 16-run first over signalled the intent of the Allenton batsmen, but the loss of a wicket on the final ball of that over didn’t help the cause.

However steady partnerships over the next three wickets kept things on track. Harpeet Singh and Tajinder Singh added 32 for the second wicket, Tajinder and Satwant Singh added 25 for the third and Tajinder again and Karmjeet Singh put together a 29-run stand, and at 102-4 after 20 overs Allenton were in control.

They lost another two wickets, but were able to reach the required total in the 31st over, registering a four-wicket victory.

The innings of Tajinder Singh was pivotal. His 43 not-out was an example of patience and determination, with 95 balls faced in an innings that consisted of 70 dot balls.

Satwant Singh was the next best with the bat, adding a quick-fire 20 which featured three boundaries.

Allenton will now turn around and face Peninsula-Harbour this weekend in Ashburton, and if successful there they will get the chance to push for a high finish in the final round against Kaiapoi.

CYCLING

From Coast to Coast to Tinwald Cycling Having freshened up from competing in the recent Coast to Coast, Rachel Reid took victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s, Hinds Seed Cleaning, 49km handicap event at Hinds on Sunday.

Reid’s victory saw her lift the Boomerang Cup, the club’s oldest cup, presented for the hundredth time on the Sunday.

Co-marker Liz Wylie continued her stellar season taking the second place spoils.

Paul Chapman led in the chasing bunch, taking third place in a tight sprint finish.

Matt Ward, having his first start, charged into fourth place.

Doug Coley pulled out his best ride of the season to claim fifth place, with ever-present Paul Williams in sixth.

Scratch marker Kyle Gray secured fastest time honours, riding the distance in 68.35.

Co-markers Tony Ward and

Cole Harris recorded second and third time.

The juniors and division 2 contested a 15km handicap event.

Honor Bradford and Leah Reid fought out the finish in a two up sprint. Bradford found the line the strongest to record a good win, with Reid hot on her tail in second place.

Ella Turnbull produced a strong ride to take third place honours.

Sarah Gould and Charlotte Neal, who could not be separated on the line, shared the fourth place spoils.

Fastest time and sixth place went to back marker Flynn Turnbull, who rode the course in 26.47.

Lisa Turnbull took division 2 victory from Kerry Clough, and home town boy Brian Ellis.

Next week the club will contest a 60km handicap event around the Blackbridge block.

Reid’s victory saw her lift the Boomerang Cup, the club’s oldest cup

Ross Templeton leads the Cuttles, Marty in front of Sam at Sunday’s Tinwald Cycling Club event.

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MOUNTAIN BIKING

SUPER RUGBY

Downhill racers on song

Crusaders clash moved to allow for crowds

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

The stocks of mountain biking in the Ashburton District continue to rise with strong results coming out of the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Championships on the weekend.

The event, which was held in Christchurch, saw five local riders competing in the downhill race on Sunday, after a few nervous hours of wondering if racing would go ahead following the change of alert levels.

But with racing cleared to be held, albeit in two separate stages, locals got right down to business with three top-five finishes and two other solid performances in a star-studded field of competitors.

Mountain Bike Ashburton’s Jocelyn Johnston said they were over the moon with the performances.

“It was a bit of a nervous time waiting to see what would happen after Saturday night’s announcement,” she said.

“But once the all-clear came through and we knew what was happening it was down to busi-

ness, and there were some great results out on the track.”

Caitlin Titheridge continued to impress with her effort to finish fourth in the elite women’s downhill race, while Kayne Johnston found his way on to the podium in the Under 15 men’s race to finish third with an excellent ride.

Josh Kingsbury was sharp in the Masters Men’s event finishing fifth while Oli Nicholls (12th) and Riley Blundell (15th) were both excellent in the competitive Under 17 men’s category.

The weekend’s event wrapped up a few busy weeks for riders who have been trekking all over the countryside competing as part of the National Downhill Series.

Attention locally now though will turn to the South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships, which will be held at Mt Hutt on March 12 and 14, with a good contingent of local riders gearing up to take part.

“We’ve been having training rides at recently with a big number of youngsters turning up which has been great and a lot of them are focusing on the South Island Secondary Schools’ event,” Johnston said.

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Right – Kayne Johnston has been in good form on the bike recently, including finishing third in the Under 15 men’s event at the Mountain Bike New Zealand National Championships on the weekend.

CRICKET

College sides crash

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton College 1st XI closed out their clash with the Christ’s College 1st XI on Saturday finishing on the wrong side of the ledger, losing to an outright win by an innings in Christchurch.

The match, which began the week before, finished on Saturday afternoon when AshColl were asked to bat for a second time, but were unable to reach the first innings score set by their hosts on the opening day of play.

After winning the toss, the locals took the ball, and despite some handy individual efforts they were unable to dominate their opposition, who worked through to 282-6 declared from 57 overs.

Angus Jemmett did the majority of the donkey work with the ball, delivering 18 overs and taking 3-52 in a solid spell.

Angus Spittall and Jack Middleton each grabbed a wicket.

With the bat the AshColl first innings showed some promise.

Devon Flannery (31) and Lachie Jemmett (36) both made valuable contributions but were unable to secure that big partnership which lifted the score total.

AshColl were eventually all out for 122.

Asked to bat again, things went from bad to worse for the young

Fletcher Hobbs looks to flash one past point for the Ashburton College Combined 2nd XI on the weekend.

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side, rolled by a smart Christ’s bowling line up for 91, with Lachie Jemmett again to the fore with 26 runs and Wil Jemmett also scoring highly with 20.

This weekend the side gets a great opportunity to get a result on the board when they take on North West Youth Cricket on the Ashburton College wicket, al-

though they’ll be praying to the weather gods that things are on their side when the skies clear.

Meanwhile, it was a tough day at the office for the Ashburton College Combined 2nd XI too.

Playing at home against the Sydenham Youth 2nd XI they suffered a six-wicket loss, but wouldn’t have been completely

disappointed with their effort.

Batting first they posted 191 with Fletcher Hobbs continuing his great run of form scoring 90 – the third week in a row he’s passed the 50 mark. Sydenham made light work of the run chase however, reaching the target with just four batsmen back in the shed.

Fresh off their opening round victory over the Highlanders last week, the Crusaders will have to wait an extra day to get back on the paddock after this weekend’s clash with the Hurricances was put back a day.

NZ Rugby announced early in the week that the match would be shifted to Sunday in a bid to allow fans to attend the match following the change in alert levels across New Zealand on Sunday morning.

Whether or not the rescheduled match will be allowed to be played in front of a crowd will depend on what the Government elects to do with the alert levels come Saturday – one week after they were first enforced.

The extra day could mean good news for Crusaders fans, with at least one big name potentially expected to come back into the playing roster after missing last weekend’s 26-13 win over the Highlanders in Dunedin.

David Havili who suffered a knock to the head in the preseason is on the right track to return.

What that means for Mid Canterbury’s Dallas McLeod won’t be known until the team is named later this week.

McLeod was given the starting spot in the midfield last Friday night and impressed in what was only his third Super Rugby appearance.

His efforts were enough to see him named in the Sky Sport Super Rugby team of the week in the No.12 jersey alongside Blues superstar, Rieko Ione.

The Crusaders were forced onto the back foot a number of times during the match against the Highlanders, and twice played the game with one man in the bin courtesy of two yellow cards issued by referee Ben O’Keefe.

Hit heavily in the penalty count, the Crusaders were accused by Highlanders coach, Tony Brown, of cynically conceding penalties inside their own 22 to keep his side from scoring.

But Crusaders coach, Scott Robertson was quick to fire back on that one.

“They didn’t take opportunities to go for the posts after our ill-discipline,” he said in the wake of the match.

“It wasn’t cynical.

“We defended their mauls, that’s footy.

“The ref gave us warnings and yellow cards.”

The heavy-handed nature of the refereeing will have served as a warning sign to the Crusaders however who will need to tidy up their play as the competition develops, or face repeating their effort from last year of being the most penalised team in the early stages of the competition.

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Ashburton Guardian odiles, bats, ducks, pigeon (related to the dodo), eagles and shore birds are found, but also many fish fossils.

Then there is “Heracles”, the 55kg, onemetre-tall parrot, of the kaka and kea family, also found near St Bathans. It was twice the size of the Kakapo. Known worldwide as Squawkzilla, this has excited the imagination of the world, and has become part of the Guinness Book of Records. You can read more about this remarkable fossil on the Canterbury Museum website above.

A fascinating insight into the ever-evolving biogeography of our world on the continent of Zealandia.

CLUB NEWS

Ashburton 9-Hole Golfers

The Ashburton 9 Holers hosted an amazing tournament last Thursday. 26 golf prizes, 60 raffle prizes, 8 spot prizes and a pretty epic grazing table made this a truly memorable tournament.

It couldn’t be done without our awesome sponsors: PXA Architect - Ingold Building Ltd - Chrissy Milne, Licensee, Ray White Mid Canterbury - Petals on C - Robilliard Jewellers - Real Estate NZ - Rural Co Pure Romance - Hokonui Radio - Phillips Landscaping - New World - Mitre10 Mega Ashburton - Robert Harris - Latitude, Canterbury’s Lifestyle Magazine - Mid South Canterbury Spit Roast - Nicky WithellO’Grady - Flowers @the Gate - Thomas Jones, Amphibious NZ. Congratulations: Best Nett Score: Grade 1, Women: 1st, Linda Baker (32) Ashburton, 2nd Tonee Hurley (34) Ashburton and 3rd Bernie Morrison (34) Mayfield. Grade 1, Men: 1st, Sam Prince (33) on countback from 2nd, Terry O’Reilly (33) both Ashburton. Grade 2, Women: 1st, Adrienne Goodwin (35) Methven, 2nd, Judith McDonald (36) Tai Tapu and 3rd, Joy Nicholas on countback (38) Ashburton. Grade 2, Men: 1st, Eric Shaw (35) Ashburton on countback from 2nd, Alister Goodwin (35) Methven.

Putting: Grade 1, Women: 1st Wendy Smith (14) Ashburton, 2nd, Angela Simonett (15) Methven and 3rd, Robynne Nicoll by lot (16) Ashburton. Grade 1, Men: 1st Gavin Johnston (13) Ashburton by lot from 2nd, Kevin Thompson (13) Methven. Grade 2, Women: 1st Laurie Gould (15) Tai Tapu, 2nd Diane Gebbie (18) Tai Tapu and 3rd Cath Carr by lot (19) Tinwald. Grade 2 Men: 1st, Colin Fleming (16) by lot from 2nd, Bruce Sim (16) both Ashburton.

Longest drive: Grade 1 Women: Hiromi Ikehata, Methven, Men: Gavin Johnston, Ashburton; Grade 2 Women: Adrienne Goodwin, Methven, Men: Eric Shaw, Ashburton.

Nearest the pin: Grade 1 Women: Karen Currie, Methven, Men: Peter Wright, Ashburton; Grade 2 Women: Cath Carr, Tinwald, Men: Alister Goodwin, Methven.

Twos: Karen Currie, Methven.

Ashburton Bowling Club

What a difference a few days make! But fortunately, not too much for us! However, let’s start with a correction. Last week, it was reported that the Ashburton Ladies Triples, sponsored by Ashburton Trust was to be played on the 1st March, It has in fact, been moved to its reserve day which is Monday, 8th March, at Ashburton – coffee/tea at 9.30 am. (Easter/grocery items themed raffle prizes by 7th please, ladies.)

On Tuesday 23rd, a lovely morning, Ashburton ladies held their Handicapped Pairs. The winners were Heather Goodall and Ollie Collins – well done ladies! Also on the 23rd in the Rakaia Farmers Tournament, the Ashburton team of Doug Kinvig, Graham Taylor, George Crack came 4th with 3 wins. Well done gentlemen!

Friday Triples at Allenton were a late cancellation due to the continuation of rain.

And on Saturday at Hampstead, Ashburton’s Laraine Mills, as part of a composite team, came 3rd. A good number turned out on Saturday for the Club’s Rollover Triples. 1st with 3 wins, 14 ends, were T Watson and D Taylor; 2nd with 2 wins, 10 ends were R Keeling, G Sparks, R Prendergast.

A reminder again that the date for the Sub Centre Champion of Champions Triples due to have been played on the 28th, is still unknown. Coming up this week: on Thursday Ashburton’s InHouse Harry Lee Drawn Teams, sponsored by Pearsons Coachlines, starting at 12.30 pm and on the 5th, Friday Triples, sponsored by Toyota, also starting at 12.30 pm. Good (Level 2) bowling everyone!

Take care and stay safe!

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club

The February meeting of the Lions Club of Ashburton Pakeke held at the Hotel Ash-

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MSA Bowling Club

Skips entered for the MSA Bowling Club Getaway Tournament kindly sponsored

by IDL Transport, Murray Young and Spray Marks on Sunday March 7 at 9am.

W Blackwell, L Luke, L Mills M Lawson, D Hopkins S Hyndman, J Drayton, R Bennett, G Eder, R Herriott, M Grice.

B Mayson, M Skilling, M Anderson, J Argyle, L Muir.

Whites to be worn $80 per team 9 am start.

Ashburton Bowling Club

Friday Triples - Friday March 5 12.30pm start.

Ashburton Woodworkers

Linda Baker picked up the best nett score at Ashburton. burton, commenced with a moment of silence in respect of Lion Jack Hansen, Lion Barry Bluett and PDG Lion Tony Thomas who had recently passed away. All valued members who had given long and dedicated service to Lions Clubs.

Lion Milner Jacob delivered the Grace prior to the meal.

Pakeke members will be busy delivering meals on wheels during March. On Sunday March 28 some members will be either playing in the Annual Golf tournament or manning the gates at the Ashburton Races as well as operating the BBQ. The major fundraiser of the Charity Market at the Ashburton Racecourse will be held on Saturday March 6, Preparations will begin earlier in the week with the collection of donated goods and the setting up prior to the sale. This year tickets for the annual firewood raffle will be available at the Saturday Farmers Market during March.

President Lion Jim Martin emphasised that he was hoping March would be the month to seek out potential members.

Lion Joe Butchard officiated with the induction of Ian Wright as a Pakeke member sponsored by Lion Noel Lowe. Ian has returned to Mid Canterbury after living in Australia for 50 years.

Lion Joe, in introducing guest speaker for evening Errol Kingsbury, said he was unsure of the topic but assured us that he was a speaker of many talents. What an understatement that was! Errol had spent his working life with Stock and Station Agencies and for some time was working in the Hauraki Plains area particularly among the dairy farming industry.

He had chosen an incident that occurred during his time when dairy farms were smaller, and life was more relaxed. The “Bull Sale” was a tale of unbelievable circumstances when a local farmer having personal financial difficulties was selling his prized bull to raise some needed cash the bull was billed as the star attraction but all turned upside down and it became a disaster.

Errol’s description of the people involved and all that had occurred provided us with an enthralling and amusing presentation.

In thanking Errol, Lion Noel called it the best ‘bull story’ he had heard that had actually occurred.

Lion Trevor Andrews and Gwenda were tail twisters for the meeting. Meeting closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

Ashburton U3A

Dr Paul Schofield, Palaeontologist, Senior Curator of Natural History at the Canterbury Museum.

“Citizen Scientists”. Dedicated amateurs.

Scientists. People who discover fossils of the fascinating creatures which populated Earth over so many millions of years.

Over the last 150 years we have begun to understand more fully our fossil past.

Famed anatomist Richard Owen (18041892), a contemporary of Charles Darwin, with a remarkable gift for identifying and interpreting fossils such as our Moa, also acknowledged the fact of faunal extinction, but was a critic of Darwin. Although not in major scientific disagreement, Owen and Darwin were not friends!

The concept of plate tectonics was first developed in the 50’s and 60’s, and counteracts the earlier concepts of land bridges. In the last twenty years we have understood more about our continent of Zealandia, especially its formation, geological history and biota.

About 66 million years ago an asteroid roared into Chixilub on the Yucatan Peninsula in northern South America: the resulting toxic atmosphere, along with the volcanic Deccan Traps volcanism, led to the extinction of the dinosaur. Without this asteroid impact, evolution of life would have taken a very different path, and we wouldn’t be here today. A long story!

Somewhat contentious is how much of New Zealand was under water 23 million years ago. New Zealand was a very different shape. 25 million years ago there was little land.

Most of North/South Canterbury was under water, and was a lot warmer. Fossil hunters in the Waipara Valley and River in the 1960s/70s discovered fragmental specimens of reptiles, such as fossils of flamingo-like ducks, two land-based crocodiles; more are found constantly. Waipaiaconus, once thought to be a primitive stalked barnacle but now identified as a coral, was found. Sharks had a remarkable diversity, but few remains are preserved.

Fragments of 3-metre turtles have also been found.

Fossil fragments of the Giant Penguin, Waimamanu, 100kg and 1.5 metres tall, were found near Oamaru in Duntroon along with the oldest pelican found with false teeth, or serrations. With CT scans, these can be identified for world-record comparisons. These scans enable palaeontologists to extract, virtually, individual bones to make 3D prints, precluding hundreds of hours physically picking away the bones from the matrix. Zealandia also has some the earliest flying seabirds in the world helping to confirm the evolution of birds as dinosaurs.

We learnt that around 18 million years ago and in a tropical climate, from the Waitaki to the Nevis, (near Cromwell), Lake Manuherikia was formed, nine the times size of Lake Taupo. We now know that at St Bathans, digging through the alluvial sediment to the blue clay floor of the lake, a remarkable bone bed yields many fossil plants and animals. Some terrestrial croc-

Our grateful thanks to our sponsors Toyota & Skip 2it Flooring Xtra Whites or Club colours to be worn. The following Skips have entered teams.

M Anderson, J Argyle, N Atkinson, G Bishop, T Blain, G Body, P Collins, G Eddington, G Eder, H Goodall, D Gutberlet, B Harper, B Harrison, R Herriott, A Hill, B Holdom, B Hopwood, T Inwood, T Johnson, D Kinvig, E Maw, J Mitchell, D Muir, L Osborne, M Reid, R Prendergast, M Quinn, N Sharplin, M Skilling, J Smart, G Taylor, M Hill.

For information contact: G Eder 307 7498

Scott, Donita Yaxley, Anne Reid, Jenny Eddy, Rosemary Bennett, Cheryl Sutton, Laraine Tyro, Yvonne Bolton, Joan Krammer, Jan Harman, Margy Lloyd, Linda Osborne, Lorrell Chaney, Lynne Brown, Pat McElwain, Michelle Foster, Bev Skurr, Rosie Croft, Ali Quinn, Jill Hopkirik, Sharon Fowler, Mata Frankham, Rosalie Oliver, Lynn Richardson, Diane King, Margaret Eder, Janice Styles, Marian Hack.

Ashburton Trust Ladies Triples

Saturday March 6 An Adrenaline Stableford teams competition will be played.

Starting Times: Morning 8.00am and afternoon report at 12.00am for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers from 1.30pm.

Monday, March 8 at Ashburton Bowling Club, 10am start.

Diane Gutberlet, Mary Clark, Shona

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Ashburton Golf Club

Pic with this Steve – Woodworkers 020321 Twenty members and friends turned up for the first meeting for the year and were welcomed by President Dave Strong. He mentioned the sale of outdoor furniture, the upcoming open days at the Plains and that members were needed on Children’s Day 7th March.

Show and Tell Geoff Brown: walnut bowls with ornamental rim. Dave Strong: magnificent hand carved ash oars, the boat to follow. Roger Scammell: chopping board of various different wood glued together. Kevin Challis: large lidded bowl with real eatable cake inside, carved club. Les Mattingley: several pyrography examples.

Merv Peck: a magnificent large segmented totara vase. Frank Luxton: redwood bowl.

John Millichamp: kauri chopping board, a cryptomenia, purplish, bowl. Wim Melchers: a wavy vessel, natural, wany edged bowl.

Merv Peck & John Smart demonstrated the art of creating a 750mm cane tapered from 32mm-22mm using a router instead of a gouge or skew chisels which proved too difficult and inaccurate as the length created flexing. To create the tapered cane a special gig with metal runners was so thought of, so that the router attached to another gig could slide along these rails.

Worked very efficiently. This system was also able to create a flute along its length.

Ingenious invention. Thanks Merv, John.

Ashburton Writers Group

President Julie Fechney welcomed members to the February meeting held recently. The quote was - “Happiness is not about getting all you want, it is about enjoying all you have”.

The visit by the three members to the Ashburton Rotary Club recently went well, it was an enjoyable evening. The Assignment for the meeting was a “Handle with Care”. Subjects chosen by members were varied – porcelain doll, parcel, high stage, hatred eyes, large box, grief, body, husband leaving, hospital medication. The instant exercise by Debbie was “Lap”.

Topics were lap dance, club dressing room, last lap, lap of honour, blonde retriever, not working, black cat, fools and cat lap. The meeting concluded at 8.45pm.

The March assignment is “Slip up, write about a mistake”.

Visitors are welcome, contact Rae on 3088927.

Creative Fibre

Eighteen members attended the gathering held recently at The Plains Museum where we were able to comply with social distancing. Members were disappointed that our visit to Ashford’s village and factory was postponed because of health and safety matters with Covoid 19 and the planned trip to the Methven and Geraldine has also been cancelled for now but may be possible later.

Hopefully the Mid- Year lunch will be able to come to fruition.

A long discussion re the idea of contributing goods, made by members, to a Gallery in Timaru was explained. It was agreed that it was a more suitable idea for individual members to look at if they so desired.

This led to another discussion on having our ‘Spin – in’ opened to anyone interested in spinning, knitting and crochet. If it is feasible, a small charge of $2-00 per per-

CLUB NEWS 29 son to cover venue hire would be made. It was reported that one of the magazines we subscribe to has ceased printing. However a bi-annual magazine ‘Felt’ and ‘Yarn’ which is a quarterly magazine could be good substitutes.

Jenny Hart’s spinning class, being held at the Ashburton Art Gallery, on 5th-6th March is still on.

Staveley Camp was very successful with good numbers, plenty of ideas exchanged and plenty of yarn being spun and dyed. Some members even visited Mayfield and came back with necessary ‘items’! Show and Tell was compared by Ann who also displayed the ‘item’ – if it fitted! There was a knitted homespun natural wool throw, a couple of cowls, baby knitting and an adult cardigan, a felted ‘genie’ bottle ( using a pottery model as the beginning idea) crochet Anzac poppies and a scarf(Knitted), other abstract felting, headbands, child’s socks, and a tea cosy that became a hat, dyed flax bowl and 3 posies of flax flowers and finally a lot of yarn dyed at Staveley and a long adults cardy made in just over a week while on ‘holiday’.

The next meeting is on 15th March with Brenna Russell as speaker – a very informative speaker on help available and benefits to a number of our members.

Plains Ladies Friendship Club

Plains Ladies Friendship Club meeting held at Hotel Ashburton on Monday 22nd Feb, 2021. Movie for this month is Never too Late-& Apologies-Coffee Morning *th March - Visitor Yvonne. Raffle 1st Lorriane Kerr 2nd Margaret Pearce. Minutes were read and confirmed’ Correspondence Mid Canterbury Ladies Bus Trip to Sumner, Brighton and Lyttelton on Tuesday 23rd March.

Mini Speaker Jeanette Crutch - Jeanette show us some lovely bit of Embroidery she has done, photo she had painted background then embossed the people before returning them to the photo, Jeanette has done silk work, embossed Carry bags some lovely work.

Main Speaker Jenny Thompson - Jenny liked drawing with pencil as a child now teaches painting. She has had overseas student doing art but this has dried up due to Covid. Jenny has classes all day even in the evenings. Painting can relax people and is a great therapy. Jenny supplies brushes and paints.

Some paints take longer to dry. She showed us some of her paintings.

She demonstrated how to do painting with pastels and blend colours in, like the sky. Jenny had a few of her paintings explaining how she painted them, it was very interesting. Jeanette thanked Jenny.

Meeting closed 11.20amNext Meeting 22nd March AGM.

RSA Women’s Section

President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday, February 25. Apologies were received. The RSA song was sung and happy birthday sung to those celebrating.

Sympathy was given to anyone who has sadly lost loved ones. Sick members were wished better health.

President reported on the outing on Wednesday February 3. Members shared cars and left the RSA at Ilam. A nice drive to Lake Hood, a lovely venue. A very nice lunch was served. Next month - Thursday march 25- will be the Annual General meeting. Please try to come, committee members needed. There will be entertainment.

Poppy Day is on Friday April 16.

Then it is eyes down for housie. Colleen was the caller as usual. She does a fantastic job. There were several lucky winners.

Housie is always good fun. Raffles were won by Marilyn Coley and Adele Campbell.

No Competitions this month. Hostesses Catherine and Kelly Rose served afternoon tea to end a very nice afternoon.

Report by Pat Cannan.

SPORTS RESULTS

■■ Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club

Monday Evening – February 22nd Flaxmere & King Trophies: N/S 1st Sue Smith & Bernie Jopson, 2nd =Catherine Robins & Mary Bruce and Hilda Blee & Anne Gilbert, 3rd Gladys Baker & Bruce Leighton E/W 1st Ruth Logan & Pauline Scott, 2nd Bev Blair & Shirley Harris, 3rd George Brown & David Fisher.

Tuesday Evening – February 23 Robinson Salver: N/S 1st Evelyne Taylor & Peter Wilson, 2nd Trish Downward & Alan Wright, 3rd Jeanette Lovett & Johnny Wright E/W 1st Debbie Seddon-Sewell & David

Sewell, 2nd John & Margaret Shearer, 3rd Mary Buckland & Jason Vannini Wednesday Afternoon February 24th Individual Ladder: N/S 1st Evelyne Taylor & Peter Wilson, 2nd Beth McIlraith & Maree Moore, 3rd Ian Doel & Peter Downward.

E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Kay Robb, 2nd Val Palmer & Bev Macaulay, 3rd Bev Turton & John Shearer.

Thursday Evening – February 25 2 rds, diff ptr: N/S 1st Perry Jowers & Jeanette Lovett, 2nd Ian Doel & Peter Downward, 3rd Maree Moore & David Sewell. E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Bev Turton, 2nd Kay Robb & Debbie Seddon- Sewell, 3rd Audrey Rooney & Trevor Coulter.

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FOR SALE FIREWOOD, Dry shed stored old man pine $290 per 3m³, Larch Oregon hot mix $300 per 3m³, Macrocarpa $330 per 3m³, Delivered.

Cheaper prices for larger loads.

Please phone Jimmy on 0274414073.

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SITUATIONS VACANT FARM HAND

PAKEKE Lions Charity Market garage sale. 9am Saturday 13 March, Sunday 14 March.

Ashburton Racecourse.

Bargains Galore. Subject to being on Covid level 1.

GARDENING PEA Straw for sale, standard size $5 pick up, $6 delivered. $4 light bales pick up, light bales $4 delivered to pensioners. Phone 308 2212.

HIRE GENERAL hire.

Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street.

Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Short Street Studio. Summer Show Sunday, February 21, 11am - 4pm continuing until Sunday, March 21. Guest – Timaru Artist Anna Hawkins and a good selection from local members. Weekends 11am - 4 pm. Open other days when the signs are out or by appointment. Phone 308 4533.ASHBURTON Society of Arts, Short Street Studio. Summer Show Sunday, February 21, 11am - 4pm continuing until Sunday, March 21. Guest – Timaru Artist Anna Hawkins and a good selection from local members. Weekends 11am - 4 pm. Open other days when the signs are out or by appointment.

Phone 308 4533.

Daily Diary

WANTED

We are seeking a farm hand for our cropping, store lambs, and dairy grazing farm near Mayfield, 27km from Ashburton.

The role will include mainly sheep and some tractor work. Mechanical know-how is required.

Must be able to work unsupervised and weekend work will be required during peak times. May suit exfarmer. Starting ASAP. Apply with 2 references.

Accommodation not available. Contact Martin 027 431-3444, or email flemingmapcb@farmside. co.nz

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Gateway Vets has a vacancy for an accounts manager The role includes accounts receiveable, accounts payable, IRD commitments, including PAYE/GST/ Income tax, Payroll, cashflow budgets and general administration.

Gateway Vets is a dynamic, growing business with a strong workplace culture and an excellent employer reputation.

The work is varied and the environment is exciting.

If you want a job where you are valued and what you do counts, please contact Phil Skinner, phil@gatewayvets, 03 693-9060.

TRADES, SERVICES SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices.

Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 or 0800 TINTER. Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook www.windowtinder.co.nz

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.

PLANTS, PRODUCE SMITHFIELD Flowers, 211 Smithfield Road. $5 bunches of chrysanthemums for sale.

Many colours and varieties.

Beautiful long lasting flowers.

Birthday Greetings Angus Moore Happy 6th Birthday for the 2nd March. From Mum, Dad and Fraser.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Circuit training in hall, 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton.

9am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display.

Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817.

Held at St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am ASHBURTON PARENTING WEEK. 1st - 7th March, daily meetings and activities all free, see www. waitaha.health.nz/parentingweek/ 10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Hip Hop for Seniors. Phone 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON, 206 CLUB. Programme for the elderly runs Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Enquiries to 308 6817.

10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven.

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817.

Held at Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated classes, $3. Classes start this week. MSA Havelock Street.

11.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Midweek service, communion and lunch. 48 Allens Road. CANCELLED. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Steady As You Go. Fall prevention programme. Contact 308 6817.

Held at Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

6.30pm - 9pm THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS. 6.30pm-7.30pm weekly beginners learn to line dance following onto easy intermediate level at 7.30pm9pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

THURSDAY, MARCH 4

Cost $3 per session. MSA, Havelock Street.

11am STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817.

This session at Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817.

This session at St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm STEADY AS YOU GO FALLS PREVENTION. Exercises designed to strengthen and improve muscles in a supportive environment. Contact Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817.

This session at Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

FRIDAY, MARCH 5

ASHBURTON COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP. Walking for about 30-40 minutes on Friday’s and Mondays. Meet Walnut Avenue hockey Pavilion.

12pm - 2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (Signing Centre).

JP available for all signing services on Tuesdays and Fridays. No appointment necessary. No fee.

Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise class. Please phone 3086817. Ashburton Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street.

9.30am - 11am PARK STREET LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun low impact dance. St Stephens Church Hall, Park Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. We are open every Thursday and Saturday morning, plus every alternate Tuesday afternoon 3.30pm-5pm. check our fb page for which Tuesday. We are based in the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street.

10am ASHBURTON PARENTING WEEK. 1st - 7th March, daily meetings and activities all free, see www. waitaha.health.nz/parentingweek/ 10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY. Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI.

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

10am ASHBURTON PARENTING WEEK. 1st - 7th March, daily meetings and activities all free, see www. waitaha.health.nz/parentingweek/ 10am - 4pm NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY, Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven.

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DEATHS

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McCORMICK, Gerald McCORMICK, Gerald Francis – Francis – On February 27, 2021.

On Februaryat 27,Tuarangi 2021.

Peacefully Peacefully at Tuarangi Home, Ashburton.

Aged 88 Home, Ashburton.

88 years. Loved son ofAged the late years. Loved son of the late Frank and Edith.

Loved Frank and Edith. Loved brother and brother-in-law of brother brother-in-law of Pat and and the late Harry Walls, Pat and theTari, late Monica, Harry Walls, Kevin and and Kevin Tari, Monica, and the lateand Johnny.

Loved uncle the late Loved uncle of all Johnny. his nieces and of all his nieces and nephews. nephews. RIP. Messages RIP. to McCormick Messages family c/- to PO McCormick Box 472, family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton, 7740.

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A Requiem to celebrate Requiem life Mass Gerald’s willtobecelebrate held at Gerald’s life will at the Church of be theheld Holy the ChurchSealy of the Street, Holy Name, Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, Ashburton WEDNESDAY, March 3, oncommencing at March 3,followed commencing at 1.30pm, by private 1.30pm, followed private cremation at the by Ashburton cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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NOTICE OF HELICOPTER USE FOR INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION LINES IN YOUR AREA. Transpower, the owner and operator of the National Grid is carrying out joint testing on the conductor (wire) on sections of its 220 Kv transmission line between Springston and Twizel.

This work will involve a low flying helicopter and testing of conductor by a lineworker Tekapo suspended below the aircraft at specific locations along 8 Tekapo A the line8 as highlighted on the accompanying map.

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DEATHS

McKENZIE, Graeme Easton – Passed away peacefully in his home on February 25, 2021, aged 83 years, to be reunited with the love of his life – wife of 56 years, his darling Beryl. Deeply loved and respected by his only daughter Debbie and son-inlaw Robert, and eternally adored Pop by his loving granddaughters Melissa and Hayley. Loved by his sister Beverly and late brother Allan, and all of his nieces, nephews, extended family and friends both in New Zealand and Australia.

Youngest son of the late Frances and George McKenzie of Timaru.

Graeme was a true gentleman who touched the lives of everyone who knew him and will leave a massive void in the hearts of many.

United in grief, we will be carried forward by the incredible memories of him that we have been blessed with. The family wish to sincerely thank the staff and residents of The Poynton Retirement Village in Takapuna for their care, compassion, guidance and assistance. In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. John Ambulance Service would be very much appreciated.

Donations can be made via www.stjohn.org.nz A service for Graeme will be held at The North Harbour Chapel of Dil’s Funeral Services, 185 Schnapper Rock Road, Albany, on THURSDAY, March 4, at 12.30pm. In view of Covid restrictions, a memorial service will be held at a later date.

Messages to Debbie debbie.lovelock@xtra.co.nz

McDONNELL, Margaret Mary (Marg) – On March 1, 2021, peacefully in her sleep at home, Ashburton. Aged 85 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Paddy. Loved mother and mother-in-law of Simon and Sheilena, Jane and Mark, and the late Dil’s Funeral Services Ltd Steve. A much loved Nanny Marg of Manuel, Bella, Kane, Magenta, and the late FUNERALS Millicent. Messages to the McDonnell Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A celebration of Marg’s life will be held in our Chapel, corner East & Cox streets, Ashburton, on FRIDAY, March 5, commencing at 2pm. Followed by cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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DEATHS

WILKIE, John Alexander – 8 April 1940 – 27 February 2021. He tramped his beloved hills, trapped and released his beloved eels, fought for the waterways, looked after Mother Earth, now he in turn will return to his roots. His mana will prevail. Loved husband of Gloria (deceased). Special and much loved Pop of Stevien and Tarn. Wonderful brother of Bev (deceased), Sally and Noel, Sylv and Don, Eddie and Anne, and Al and Tia. Loved and loving uncle of Sonya, Nichola, Tracey, Gerald, Janelle, Kell, Ricki, Jade, Alan, and Shane and their respective partners.

And a loved great uncle. The whanau would like to acknowledge his amazing support network for their friendships and aroha through John’s environmental passions and his final days. Special mention goes to his Rangitata family, who have always been there for him.

To all the people who have loved and befriended John over the years, we thank you so much. Messages to the Wilkie Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Due to the current restrictions a private service will be held, with a celebration of his life to be advised at a later date.

BURTON, John Cyril – On February 27, 2021, at Ashburton. Dearly loved husband of the late Jean.

Much loved and respected father and father-in-law of Peter and Joan. Adored Grandad of Michael, and Lauren. Messages to the Burton Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At John’s request a private service has been held.

HALLINAN, Natalie – 7-3-1924 – 26-2-2021 – Peacefully at Coldstream Lifecare, Ashburton. Much loved wife of the late Tom. Dearly loved daughter of the late Gladys and Nelson Giles (Seadown). Loved and treasured cousin of Jack, Keith and Linda, and Bruce and Trish. Messages to the Hallinan Family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. At Natalie’s request a private cremation has been held.

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Wednesday: High cloud. Northerlies dying out at night.

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Wednesday: High cloud. Northerlies, dying out overnight.

Thursday: Cloudy periods, and a few showers.

Southeasterlies developing for a time in the afternoon.

Friday: Partly cloudy. A spots of rain towards evening.

Northerlies.

Several fronts are expected to cross eastwards over Dunedin the country today. These fronts are linked to a broad area of low pressure over the southern Tasman Sea which moves south of the South Island this evening. A front clears the North Island tomorrow, while another frontal system approaches the country from the Tasman Sea. The system is expected to move across the country during Friday and Saturday and followed by a southwest flow on Sunday.

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Wind at 2000m: NW gale 75 km/h, possibly severe gale 95 km/h for a time in the morning and afternoon, easing to 50 km/h at night. Freezing level: Lowering to 2400m in the evening.

Thursday: Showers about the divide, with snow possible to 1900m, easing in the afternoon. Mainly fine elsewhere with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: W 45 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h north of Mt Hutt at night.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h. Freezing level: Lowering to 2100m in the morning.

28 12 23 8 24 9 24 12 21 9 22 8 21 9 19 7 19 6 SUN PROTECTION ALERT 22 10 19 7 20 7 24 12 19 10 21 10 PROTECTION REQUIRED : 20 : 0 5 27 10 20 7 23 6 Seek shade, reapply sunscreen 10 am – 5 pm For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com © Copyright Meteorological Service of New Zealand Limited 2021 Compiled by Christchurch Darfield Lake Coleridge Methven Rakaia Timaru

Friday: Partly cloudy. A few spots of rain towards evening. Northerlies.

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By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Cameron McCracken looks to deliver a telling serve in Tennis Canterbury Premier action on the weekend.

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Mid Canterbury tennis will be back on the big stage this weekend when the Country Ashburton side take their place in the semi-finals on the Tennis Canterbury Premier competition.

The local side achieved what they set out to do on Saturday at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, winning their final round match against Waimairi, and had it not been for a shock result above them in the standings they would have finished the regular season in second place on the ladder.

Competition high-flyers, Cashmere, were expected to beat Elmwood in their clash on the weekend but faltered, meaning Elmwood were able to stay ahead of the Country Ashburton side.

And now the two sides will meet this weekend in the knockout stage of the competition.

Country Ashburton proved too slick for their Waimairi rivals on Saturday afternoon, winning four matches to two in a dominant display.

Victories in both games of doubles set the tone for the match.

Jack Tiller and Sam Bubb went to a tie-breaker in the first set but were dominant in the second, winning 6-2 to take the match, while Ben Smith and Cameron McCracken were forced to a third tie-break after dropping the first before recovering to win 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4), 10-2.

In singles play the two sides split the spoils.

Tiller kept up his exceptional run of form which has seen him unbeaten over the past two weeks, following seven-from-seven at the Browning Shield with a straight 6-3, 6-4 win in the No.1 singles match up.

Cameron McCracken was also successful, winning his No.4 singles match in fine fashion, 6-0, 6-1.

Bubb was beaten 6-2, 6-2 in his match at No.2, and Ben Smith also fell to his rival, losing a close fought battle, 3-6, 6-4, 7-10.

After close to a decade and a half out of the Tennis Canterbury Premier scene, the return to the big stage will be a welcome one for Mid Canterbury Tennis.

It also sets up a big weekend ahead with semi-final action in Christchurch, but also the Gala Cup singles and doubles this weekend here in Ashburton.