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Tough flu season ahead By Sam Morton Get ready Mid Canterbury ... another tough flu season is ahead. Expert clinical virologist Lance Jennings, of the Canterbury District Health Board, has sounded a loud warning to residents who have yet to get the flu vaccine, pointing out overseas trends
suggest killer flu strains could find a way into New Zealand this winter. As Mid Canterbury and the rest of the country prepares for its second dose of flu, following last year’s epidemic, health experts are urging residents to get vaccinated. Last year, flu cases swept through Canterbury and hospitalised almost 350 people – more
than four times the national average. Mid Canterbury businesses felt the pinch as staff laid low and productivity lacked. As winter looms, Dr Jennings says it is unlikely Canterbury will experience a similar epidemic, but he is encouraging people to prepare for the worst. However, Dr Jennings is confident if people get the flu vaccine and take precautions to stop the
spread of flu, the season will pass by with minor issue. During summer, the United States was impacted severely by a killer flu strain, which Dr Jennings and other health officials fear may reach our shores. “There is nothing on the horizon at the moment though, but we have to remember influenza strains can be very unpredictable and catch us by surprise,” he
said. “Our approach at the CDHB is to prepare for the worst and we have put in place free vaccination programmes for vulnerable groups such as school children, that being anyone under 18.” Last year, Mid Canterbury recorded two deaths associated with the influenza A virus (H3N2). Records show the same virus emerged in a global pandemic in 1968, but before last year the
virus hadn’t been present for over four years. Other reports globally reveal the H1N1 strain has recently been causing severe infections in the Mediterranean and Dr Jennings said New Zealand could be hit with both deadly strains this winter. “In saying that though, Canterbury could also get off lightly while the virus seriously
affects other regions . . . it’s too difficult to predict,” he said. “(But) with influenza, we are always trained to expect the unexpected . . . we must always be prepared for every eventuality.” Dr Jennings urged residents to see their GP and get vaccinated before next month. In Canterbury, under 18s will receive the vaccine free.
Vehicle fire at riverbed Police are investigating the cause of a fire in the Rakaia riverbed. It was the fourth suspected arson attack reported to Canterbury police during the long weekend. The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade responded to yesterday’s callout about 11.30am. The blaze was in the vicinity of Acton Road. Rakaia volunteer fire officer Murray Smith said a vehicle had apparently been set alight, and a person in the riverbed at the time alerted the fire brigade. Mr Smith said while the blaze
was not large, accessing it was difficult. “It would have been terrible if we had needed to get in there at night,” he said. The movements of a vehicle in the area just before the blaze had aroused suspicions and Ashburton police attended the scene yesterday afternoon. Meanwhile, Christchurch police are investigating three suspected arson incidents; a scrub fire on the Port Hills, a torched car and a fire onboard a grounded yacht.
Bodies trapped in plane wreck Rescuers are struggling to reach the “We know that there’s been a terbodies of 2degrees’ boss Eric Hertz rible accident, and we don’t know the and his wife Kathy, believed to be cause.” inside the plane wreckage on the sea The board and a management team floor. are working on a plan to ensure the Police were doing everything possi- company continues. ble to recover the bodies, but the depth However, the company’s focus was of the wreckage 60 metres below the on providing support to the cousurface made it a “very complex situ- ple’s daughter, keeping their family ation”, said Waikato police Inspector in the US informed of the progress Marcus Lynam. of recovery, and assistExperts’ opinions ing police, Mr Bolland and sonar work had said. led them to believe the Mr Hertz was an couple’s bodies were “avid” aviator with 10 with the aircraft, he years’ experience, who said. was qualified to fly on The couple were flyinstruments alone, and ing to Timaru to visit owned two planes. their daughter Ari in “Not a beginner, and Christchurch, but very meticulous about never arrived. During his flying.” the flight the aircraft The couple called reported engine trouble New Zealand home, and ditched into the said Mr Bollard. sea off Gannet Island. The rescue operation Yesterday shocked has now switched to Eric Hertz colleagues were comone of recovery, and ing to terms with the loss of Mr Hertz, has been handed to police to coa man described as an inspirational ordinate. leader and an “honorary Kiwi”. “RCCNZ [Rescue Co-ordination “I think it’s fair to say that the Centre] have stated that the area people at 2degrees are in shock. The around where debris and oil was fact that we won’t see him back, found was extensively searched, and or Kathy, is quite stunning, said that had the two occupants of the 2degrees’ director of corporate affairs twin engined Beechcraft Baron been Mat Bolland. on the surface, they would have been “We’re going to miss Eric’s leader- found,” said head of the recovery ship, friendship and dry sense of operation, Sergeant Warren Shaw, of humour. He was our ‘honorary Kiwi’ Waikato Search and Rescue. and greatly respected by our 760 When the Westpac Rescue Helicopter staff.” in Auckland investigated, its crew Mr Bolland talked about his plans found an oil slick and wreckage about for the long weekend during a man- 20km northwest of the entrance to agement meeting on Thursday “and Kawhia Harbour, near Gannet Island. yet again Eric probably had a more The aircraft is understood to have exciting weekend planned than many hit the water at high speed. of us. - APNZ
Riders take off out of the blocks at the start of a race in Methven’s Mountain Thunder on Saturday.
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HORMANN, Alister Graham – Aged 68 Years. passed away at home surrounded by his loving and devoted family on 29 March 2013 after a very courageous battle. Most dearly loved and cherished husband of Bev and father and father in law of Deborah and Dougal, Nicola and Brett, David and Charlotte, Tania and Greg. A very special grandad to Alissa, Kayla, James, and Emma; Kobe, Lachlan, and Cameron; Hunter; Olivia, Ella, Ryley, and Jacob. Many thanks to the palliative care Nurses and a special thank you to Louise. A service for Alister will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton on Wednesday 3 April commencing at 1.30pm. To be followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery. Paterson’s Funeral Services, FDANZ, Ashburton
MARSH, Annie Lilian; (Nan) (WAF Reg No. E133861 ) – On March 26, 2013. Passed away peacefully at Rosebank Resthome, Ashburton. Aged 92 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Harley Kenneth Marsh. Much loved mother and mother in law of Selwyn and Katie, Lyn and Dennis Price (Christchurch) Pauline and the late David Marriott, and the late Graeme Ball, Tony and Lyne (Lincoln), and loved nana of her 11 grandchildren and her 17 great grandchildren. Donations to the Ashburton R.S.A. Welfare Fund would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thank you to Dr Ryan and all the staff at Rosebank for their loving care of Nan. Messages to the Marsh Family, C/- 9 Cox Street Mews, Ashburton 7700. A MARSH, Lilian; service to Annie celebrate Nan’s life (Nan) No.Chapel, will be(WAF held Reg at Our E133861 ) – Cnr East and Cox Streets, On March 26, Passed Ashburton on2013. TUESDAY, away at Rosebank April peacefully 2 commencing at Resthome, 11.30am. Ashburton. Followed Aged by 92 years. Dearly loved wife interment at the Ashburton of theLawn late Cemetery. Harley Kenneth New Marsh. Much lovedServices mother Paterson’s Funeral and mother in law of Selwyn FDANZ Ashburton and Katie, Lyn and Dennis Price (Christchurch) Pauline Please all late death and the note late David Marriott, notices or Graeme notices Ball, sent and the late PATTERSON, Ruth outsideand ordinary hours Tony Lyneoffice (Lincoln), Catherine mustloved be emailed to: and nanaMacmillan of her 11 (nee Sewell) – and her 17 deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz grandchildren On 29 March 2013, at to ensure publication. great grandchildren. Ashburton.toAged 88 Years. Donations the Ashburton During office hours notices Dearly Welfare loved andFund loving wife R.S.A. would may also be sent to: of Ross. Loved mother be appreciated and mayand be classifieds@theguardian.co.nz mother in law of Rachel and left at the service. A special Geoff, Charlotte and Mark, Any queries please contact thank you to Dr Ryan and andthe the late Alan. Loved 0800 ASHBURTON all staff at Rosebank for Grandmother of Nathaniel, (0800-274-287). their loving care of Nan. and Lachlan; and Jacob. Messages to the Marsh MessagesC/to 9 PO BoxStreet 472, Family, Cox Ashburton 7740. 7700. Ruth’s A Mews, Ashburton funeraltoservice willNan’s be held service celebrate life at St Andrew’s Presbyterian will be held at Our Chapel, Church, Street, Cnr East Havelock and Cox Streets, Ashburton on on TUESDAY, Thursday Ashburton 4 April, commencing at April 2 commencing at 1.30pm. To be followed by by 11.30am. Followed private interment. interment at the Ashburton Paterson’s Funeral Services, New Lawn Cemetery. FDANZ, Ashburton Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to: deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz
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Schools join milk drinking drive By Myles Hume Most Mid Canterbury schools are joining a drive to get youngsters drinking milk once again. Milk is expected to be on offer to thousands of youngsters across the country, with a Fonterra spokesperson saying bottled milk could be in Mid Canterbury schools as soon as next term. Some schools spoken to by the Guardian said they had already registered their interest and were
supportive of the Milk For Schools scheme - harking back to the old days for some principals. The district’s schools make up some of the 168 Canterbury schools out of 241 that have indicated they will latch on to the programme. Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president and Longbeach School principal Neil Simons said he had already registered the school to receive milk, but he did not yet know how many local schools had jumped on board. “We will certainly be promoting it
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but it was “fortunately” phased out soon after. Luckily that would not be the case for children this time round, with the scheme also set to install fridges in schools to keep the milk fresh and provide a recycling pickup service. Netherby School principal Andrew Leverton said the scheme was a no-brainer for schools to take up, considering how easy it was to get involved. “All we need is a power point and a bit of space to do it, I expect in Mid
Canterbury, with its dairying sector, it won’t be a problem getting milk in schools here.” However Mayfield School had declined the offer. “We haven’t registered, we don’t see the need for it out here, the kids usually bring pretty good food and drink to school,” principal Greg Wilson said. Milk For Schools is expected to roll out to Southland in the coming weeks, with Fonterra hoping to have milk in schools for the rest of the South Island by the end of term two.
Methven cinema to reopen this week Methven’s Cinema Paradiso is to reopen this week, and its new owners are confident it will be wellpatronised. The boutique cinema was put up for sale by its previous owner and then closed down late last year when it did not immediately sell. New owners Richard and Kristina Sheppard and Irene Dodson have been busy over the past few weeks renovating the cinema. It will open on Thursday with a VIP night, and officially open on Friday with a screening of The Rocky Horror Show, which will also screen on Saturday and Sunday. “We have sold out on Saturday night already, it’s been very popular,” Mr Sheppard said. Mr Sheppard is a chef at Terrace Downs resort and Mrs Sheppard a teacher at Ashburton Intermediate, so are both already more than busy, but do not mind dedicating their time to the cinema. Like their business partner Mrs Dodson, they are sure it will be a winner in the town. “We have had strong messages of support from the community,” Mrs Dodson said. The cinema will have the new feature of a licensed bar on site, and will also sell hot food. They plan to show a broad range of movies from mainstream to independent, classic and kids’ movies. They expect the latter to be popular particularly after the closure of the town’s youth café, which was located upstairs from the cinema. They are also planning Classic Sundays, where they will serve high teas with sandwiches and muffins, and screen older movies and musicals targeted at senior residents.
An investigation is being carried out at the scene where a teenage boy was stabbed in the chest in Dunedin yesterday morning. The 18-year-old victim was walking down De Carle Street in south Dunedin with a friend when he had a disagreement with a 25-yearold Chinese man who was wielding a meat cleaver in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other. Senior Sergeant Brian Benn said the 18-yearold, was stabbed with the kitchen knife once in the chest just after 3.30am, was taken to Dunedin Public Hospital and he added that the two men were known to each other. Police have charged the offender with possession of an offensive weapon and discussing which assault charge will be brought in the case. - APNZ
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• Fire explodes A 50-year-old Warkworth man suffered burns to much of his body after a backyard fire exploded. A Fire Service spokesman said the injured man might have been pouring petrol on to an outdoor fire when the accident happened. The incident happened at 5pm on Saturday at the rear of a Hudson Road property near State Highway 1, in an industrial area of Warkworth. The man was flown by Westpac Rescue Helicopter to Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital. An ambulance spokesman said the man was in a serious condition upon arrival. He had suffered burns to 18 per cent of his body. - APNZ
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Methven’s Cinema Paradiso new owners (from left) Kristina and Richard Sheppard and Irene Dodson are busy renovating the cinema in preparation for its opening this week.
Mini art exhibition in retail space By Susan Sandys Ashburton artists are exhibiting their paintings and wire art at Unique Jewellery on Tancred Street. One of the artists, Rowena Hart, said having a mini exhibition in a town centre retail space had attracted much interest from members of the public. The art on show had been created by those attending the Ashburton Society of Arts mixed media group held each Monday at the society’s Short Street Studio. Participants had held two previous exhibitions at the shop, and this one which has just opened is called Art of the Face. It features paintings on canvas cubes, as well as wire art. The pieces are for sale and range in price up to $45. Mrs Hart said the artists were grateful to Unique Jewellery operator Adrian Waddell, who was a member of the society, for hosting the exhibitions. She said the Monday mixed media group was a good way to introduce people to various forms of art. “Within two years they are painting,” she said. One of the exhibiting artists Joy Stack said she had enjoyed art throughout her life, but now she had retried she had more time and recently started painting. She loved the Monday mixed media groups. “It’s quite supportive and encouraging and quite fun, and
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A nine-year-old boy was flown to hospital with minor neck injuries after a quad bike incident in a remote part of the South Island’s West Coast. Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter was called to Anatori River near Farewell Spit about 8.30am yesterday. He suffered minor neck injuries after falling from his quad bike on Saturday night, said a St John’s ambulance spokeswoman. The boy was treated at the scene by the helicopter’s onboard intensive care paramedic, before being flown to Nelson Hospital. - APNZ
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Mid Canty farmers battle on Mid Canterbury farmers are battling on with the tail end of the harvest, despite an on-farm diesel shortage. Federated Farmers grain and seed vice-chairperson David Clark, who farms at Valetta, said the situation had not changed in the past week. Mr Clark had been notified of the impending shortage by his fuel supplier a fortnight ago, and was told it would be at least two weeks before he could expect his on-farm tank to be topped up. “Farmers are living hand-to-mouth in terms of keeping things moving,” he said. “Some of them are managing by filling up machinery at fuel stations, but for anyone who has run out it would be a very frustrating situation.” The shortage was caused when a planned shutdown at the Marsden Point refinery was extended for an extra six days.
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Unique Jewellery jeweller Adrian Waddell and Ashburton Society of Arts member Brenda Stockdale hang art at the shop on Thursday. we learn from each other,” she said. Fellow artist Brenda Stockdale
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as a healthy option for strengthening teeth and bones and also as an alternative drink, not every child likes water,” Mr Simons said. “I think in Mid Canterbury schools will take it as a case by case basis because schools will have to manage it, so all schools might not get on board.” Hampstead School principal Peter Melrose confirmed his school would be seeking milk. He said he had to put up with the warm, curdled drink for only a short time when he started school,
New Zealand sporting superstar couple Dan and Honor Carter have announced the birth of their first child – a bouncing baby boy. The All Black and his Black Sticks wife have named their son Marco James Carter. He was born on Thursday. “We’re thrilled to announce the birth of our son, Marco James Carter, born 28th March, happy, healthy & handsome,” they tweeted simultaneously on Saturday on social media. They also tweeted the first picture of their son – a black and white photo of Marco’s tiny newborn hand gently held across the fingers of his parent’s hand. - APNZ
had recently taken up wire art, and liked it because it was easy to do.
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The lavish home of cricket legend Martin Crowe and former Miss Universe Lorraine Downes is on the market. The couple bought the fourbedroom, three-bathroom Kohimarama home new six years ago. With a valuation of $1.8 million, it boasts a putting green, a heated pool and a media room. - APNZ
• Laws flouted Two gardening stores could face prosecution for flouting Good Friday trading rules, and several others will receive warnings for allegedly doing so. The two stores, in Auckland and Christchurch, were found to be open and trading on the public holiday, during which almost all stores are legally required to close, said the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment. Both stores have previously been prosecuted. Shop owners who flout the law may be fined up to $1000. - APNZ
• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1347 drawn on Saturday. Winning numbers (in ascending order): 6, 10, 11, 26, 36, 38. Bonus number: 33. Powerball winning number: 3. Strike: 36, 11, 38, 26.
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Tornado rips through Hokitika Crews are working to clean up the last of the damage caused by a tornado that ripped through Hokitika yesterday. The weather phenomenon tore roofs off buildings, toppled road signs and spread debris through streets in the township about 12.30pm. No one was injured but several buildings were damaged, and late this afternoon Fire Service crews remained at the scene on Beach and Weld streets completing the
final stages of the clean-up, said police. Witnesses reported a huge gust of wind coming off the Tasman Sea, before it hit the town, lifting the roof off the Railway Hotel Motel in Weld Street, and sending debris flying. John Jones, owner of the Mountain Jade Backpackers opposite the hotel, said he was cleaning in the lounge when he heard a “loud thud”. “It went quiet outside and then
the wind picked up and there was a loud thud and everything just stopped. “The winds just ripped the roof off of the Railway Hotel Motel and we saw the debris flying in the air and hitting anything in their way. “We have quite big windows on our building and I was afraid some of the debris from across the road might have caused a lot of damage. I’ve never seen anything like it in all my years living here,” he said. Jewellery maker Charlotte Breeze,
27, was in her flat when she heard a “huge roar” outside the window. She added: “Everyone in the town is really shaken up. It was quite busy for a Sunday in Hokitika and quite a few people were at the beach. “I was just in my flat when I heard a huge roar and looked outside to see debris flying around in the air. It was scary and there has been quite a bit of damage to the town. “We had a French couple come in
who were on the beach who saw the tornado coming in off the Tasman Sea, and stopped to take some pictures. “They thought they had quite a bit of time and they said they waited a bit too long and ended up running into the town to get away from it.” Philip Duncan, head weather analyst for WeatherWatch, said yesterday’s conditions were perfect in the south for this kind of weather event.
“The mix of high pressures and rain moving across the south makes for perfect conditions for a tornado. “Winds normally have to be up to 100km/h to lift roofs off and blow windows out, so this one must have been strong. “We don’t know if it was a strong gust of wind or a tornado but it caused extensive damage. “Looking at the conditions the west coast could experience a repeat of this in the coming hours.” - APNZ
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More local feed Pressure on dry firewood supplies heading north By Sue Newman
By Michelle Nelson The next consignment of ryegrass straw should leave Mid Canterbury this week, bound for the drought-ravaged North Island. Federated Farmers grain and seed vice-chairperson David Clark, who is co-ordinating the effort to ship the stock feed north, said about 2300 big bales had already been dispatched, and plans were well under way to send thousands more. However, he warned Mid Canterbury farmers to be mindful of their own requirements, because feed could be in short supply this winter. Last week Federated Farmers released a statement to clear up confusion over the drought relief effort. Federated Farmers president Bruce Wills said stories that Federated Farmers were not doing enough to help were incorrect. “This is a really tough time for drought affected farmers. Federated Farmers wants to help and have been working very hard to do so,” Mr Wills said. The speculation was fuelled when the space to ship 4000 bales, offered by Ravensdown, was turned down. “This was welcome but it was complicated and we were unable to get all of our ducks lined up by the required deadline. We reluctantly had to let that opportunity go as it was simply too big a shipment to get everything organ-
ised on a tight deadline,” Mr Wills said. “Critical to the success of our feed operation is getting firm commitments from farmers to buy and pay for the feed. This must be a commercial operation because anything less could undermine the wider North Island feed market. “There are also issues around ensuring appropriate feed quality, transport logistics, risk management around shipping the physical product and managing any bad debts. Farmers would also be required to pick the straw up from the port on the day it arrives. “There are limits to what even Federated Farmers can do as we are not a transport operator, feed merchant, bank or rural trader. For a shipment of this, far-larger scale, we needed signed contracts from farmers and/or a third party to mitigate risks if farmers didn’t pay, if it was rejected, damaged and to assist with other risks. “The reality with this shipment is that we could not get either third party support or firm commitments from individual farmers to take and pay for the bales. It gets a bit tricky if you have 4000 large bales on the wharf and no one there to pick them up or pay for them. “While we had to let that ship sail, we have continued the smaller shipments. Federated Farmers is also working hard to get another large shipment up and going over the next four to six weeks too.”
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Firewood merchant Tim Boyd spent his summer cutting firewood to fill orders from a long list of customers.
The Ashburton District might be enjoying a long, Indian summer, but for some families, summer heat might not be replaced by the warmth of a winter fire. Firewood suppliers around the district are running out of stocks, saying canny home owners started buying up while the temperatures were still high. And that means for the rest, there is likely to be a frantic scramble for dry wood this winter. One supplier said he had about seven trailer loads of wood left. He believes the long, hot summer has played a part in the early winter shortage. “We sold a lot in January and February. We split wood earlier this year because the hot summer dried it out earlier. That meant we could get rid of it earlier. I’ve stopped advertising,” he said. He’s now looking at cutting green wood that will be stockpiled for next year’s supplies. He has some wood under cover, hoping it will fetch a premium mid winter when home owners need to top up their stocks. Fairton man George Webb says his supply has gone. “There is very little dry stuff left and what I’ve got is all spoken for. People did seem to order it a bit earlier this year – perhaps they missed out last year,” he said. Robert McLaren has delivered wood to his regulars but reckons anyone who’s counting on getting a top up delivery during the winter will be out of luck. With stocks of dry wood already cut and delivered or
ordered, Mr McLaren said the chances of having wood in the shed in time for use this winter were quickly running out. Call Tim Boyd and you get his answerphone. The message is succinct: “Due to an overwhelming amount of work this summer, sorry, I’ve stopped taking orders.” He’s says he’s flat tack and he’s not taking orders because he simply can’t deliver. “My waiting list is pushing three months this year. A lot of orders are bigger than usual – people who’d buy two cord and now buying three. The size of the average order has increased by about 20 per cent.” He can only guess at the reasons behind the change but said many who would have taken a second delivery later in the winter had opted to have all their wood delivered at once this year. “It seems people might have burned more than they expected last year and now they don’t have any wood in reserve. Most people like to end the year with some wood left over.” Currently he’s focussed on delivering orders of “wet” wood that will be stacked and stored for use later in the year. “I’ve got dry stuff for later delivery but I’ve not even started doing this yet, that’s a month or so away.” Not all of his dry wood was committed, but Mr Boyd said he’s not taking orders at the moment because he simply can’t deliver. “Getting wet wood delivered is my priority now, I’ll worry about the dry wood later. Demand has been unbelievable this year, everyone is maxed out.”
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Delivering harmless Easter fun Human error? O Or EQC leak?
nce again political correctness has attempted to slosh misery over a celebration enjoyed by many, regardless of religious beliefs, demanding the word Easter be dropped from any reference to bunnies and egg hunts – lest it offends. There’s plenty of room for everyone to participate without indiscretion. The tradition has many layers. The rabbit comes from a pagan fertility festival to celebrate the goddess Eastre; because of the furry critters’ propensity to procreate – and the egg component originated with ancient Egyptians, Persians, Phoenicians and Hindus – who all believed the world began with an enormous
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egg. Centuries later, Christians adopted the egg as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. But the majority of children are not worshipping the ancient pagan goddess. They are celebrating with colourful eggs and fairytales about a bunny who distributes them because it is fun. Can you imagine them hunting for “spring spheres” – which has indeed been mooted by an American school as an alternative to an Easter egg hunt? Except in New Zealand, we would of course have to call the chocolate treats “autumn spheres” – presumably delivered by the
autumn bunny – it won’t ever work! For goodness sake would the politically correct get back in their boxes and give the bunny a break! I have never met anyone who objected to the harmless fun he delivers on Easter Sunday – or should we refraining saying that as well? Of more concern is the fact that we are getting less for more when it comes to Easter eggs – oops I meant autumn spheres. According to analyst company Milford Asset Management an increase in commodity prices three years ago resulted in a sharp increase in the cost of
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chocolate confectionary – however a decline in the cost of cocoa and dairy products has not been reflected in the prices consumers paid this year. Not only did the cost of “spheres” stay the same – but they also shrunk in size; in some cases from 100g to 85g! Cadbury reacted by saying the company had long led times for cocoa purchasing and could not
respond to short term fluctuations in the commodity market. But is two years, in the face of a strengthening Kiwi dollar, really short term? However, if size matters there are plenty of monster eggs available – up to 750g, which would require a super-sized bunny to deliver or perhaps one with a forklift licence – and possibly amounts to some form of child abuse. No child – or adult, needs to consume that amount of confectionary at Easter, or on any occasion for that matter. Let’s all get back on track with the Easter bunny tradition; if it offends you don’t participate and don’t overdose your children on chocolate – it’s that easy!
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Art gallery/museum Ross Hawthorne’s comments strike a chord with many people in the district. To me, and many others, the art gallery/museum building will always be a monument to the arrogance of this council, to spend $7 to 8 million on something only a small minority of the citizens want. The museum should record in
its history books that 2012 was the year in Ashburton’s recent history, when the district councillors thumbed their noses at public opinion and ignored the wishes of the ratepayers who will pay for this facility, forever and a day. I don’t think this facility “will grow on you”. It just won’t play a big enough role in the community at large for it to be “well regarded” by people other than the small circle of
users and their supporters. Peter Opthoog
Accident I would just like to say to the person who hit a red van in New World Supermarket around 3pm Thursday (March 28) - it would have been nice if you had left your phone number under my wiper blades and not just driven off.
Hopefully someone may do it to you some day. Happy Easter to you to! Margaret Rusher
Dog breed Perhaps the Ashburton Guardian might like to do some research? Jake (the dog that was sadly poisoned) is a Shih Tzu, not a shitsu. Kerriann
Ryder thanks supporters By Andrew Alderson, Anna Leask and Bevan Hurley Bashed cricket star Jesse Ryder yesterday thanked fans, family and friends for all their support while he was in critical condition over the past three days. Ryder was moved out of the intensive care unit at Christchurch Hospital yesterday and is now in a stable condition in a ward. “I just want to let everyone know that I’m ok,” Ryder said in a written statement. “I feel heaps better today but still really tired. I’ve been reading your messages that have been sent so thank you to everyone for thinking of me over the last few days. “I want to thank everyone who has been caring for me at the hospital – they have been awesome. Thank you to my family and friends who have been here also.” A hospital spokesman says Jesse is continuing to improve and is now well enough to be out of ICU. He says there is no word at this stage whether his doctors and fam-
ily want him to be transferred to Wellington Hospital. Just moments after making an Easter resurrection from his near-fatal beating, Ryder was pleading with the nurses in Christchurch Hospital. “Tell them to get me out of here,” were some of the first words he uttered when he woke from a coma and learned where he was and his welfare was worrying thousands of Kiwis. His manager and mate Aaron Klee said the plea was light-hearted, but great for the family to hear: “He’s been quite cheeky. We’ve had some gigglesn, mainly one-wordtype conversations. I’ve told him he’s one of the most talked-about people in New Zealand.” The burly 28-year-old told family he hoped to make a return to top-flight cricket once his punctured lung and other injuries had healed. Klee said Ryder was aware he had been robbed of potentially half a million dollars of income in the next six months by the attack. “He asked me about cricket but I just said to him, ‘It’s going to be a
while before you are playing cricket, mate’.” It was still a remarkable turnaround for the batsman, who sustained such awful injuries after being king-hit from behind, and having his chest kicked in. Klee said the same determination that had kept Ryder in the game would see him overcome the injuries. “There is an internal drive in Jesse that I have never been able to figure out,” he said. Ryder’s injuries were contained mainly to his head and lungs. He had not suffered brain damage and Klee described the skull fracture as “like a very bad concussion”. “There’s been quite a bit of damage to his lungs though. That’s been the toughest part, that’s what they’ve been most concerned about.” Asked if Ryder would ever return to cricket, Klee said: “I hope so. Who knows? ... I’m pretty sure that there’s a drive within Jesse that will get him back if he can.” Klee said Ryder’s overseas contract and loss of salary was “the least of our worries at the moment”.
Apart from his much-publicised $300,000 Indian Premier League contract with the Delhi Daredevils, there was income from other T20 leagues, another potential boxing bout in June and future domestic contracts with Wellington. As a mark of respect, Ryder’s Wellington Firebirds have cancelled their end-of-season dinner. Chief executive Peter Clinton said team protocols around drinking had been met on the night Ryder received his injuries. Meanwhile, prominent Christchurch defence lawyer Kerry Cook is understood to be defending at least one of the alleged attackers. He was seen arriving at the Christchurch Central Police Station with a client on Friday. At a press conference just over an hour later it was revealed police were interviewing a second man. When contacted yesterday, Cook refused to confirm which of the men he was representing. The 20-year-old and 37-year-old relatives will appear in court on Thursday facing assault charges. - APNZ
“Human Error” – Who needs it? Who can avoid it? Its sophisticated modern equivalent, “Brain Fade”, is all around us. So state servant operatives release private info regarding damaged homes in Christchurch Nick Lindo to thousands of addressees who EYE ON POLITICS neither want nor qualify for it. The inadvertent push of the wrong computer button lets all these secret cats out of the bag. office” then he has a fair helpThe nation is “appalled”, we are ing of egg on his face, some of told. Says Mr “Damage Control” which is likely to stick however Key, “It’s unfortunate but we vigorously he attempts to scrape can all make a mistake from it off. time to time. It’s simply a case Somehow to overlook a of “human error”. substantial American bank The head EQC man will not be account in his name and so fail losing his job. to declare it – as all MPs are Curious. Curious, though, obliged to – has to seem, indeed, that the confidential contents of like “brain white-out”, never the e-mail should, remarkably, mind mere “fade”. have been “leaked” to a very However, I cannot see his failpublic critic of EQC. ure to alert the IRD to the existShades of Ms Bronwen Pullar, ence of his little American nest an equally strident accuser of egg leading to his hanging his ACC who, last year, was sent, head, mumbling “Mea Culpa” unintentionally, another rogue and walking off into the darkene-mail full of private health ing sunset. details. Potential PMs are usually Thriving. “Human error”, made of sterner stuff. “brain fade”, whatever the Still, at the end of the spat description, politicians are thriv- – if, indeed the end has been ing on it. “Memory lapse” has reached – you’d have to say, the makings of a re-invigoratBanks: 1 Shearer: Nil. If it ed, high-tech, political abuse wasn’t a “brain fade” as first industry. We enjoy seeing the encapsulated and embraced by pontificators caught out. “They the current Prime Minister John should listen to what they say “I’ve been everywhere, man” themselves before getting on Key, it was something pretty the “brain fade” wagon,” we say, similar. also a trifle selfSo David, “I’m in it for the righteously. long haul” Shearer, can expect Embarrassing. However, the full blast of his opponents’ politicians are fast learning it’s delighted contempt before the a game two can play, if they incident blows over and we can hadn’t already realised it. Some all go back to the deep-seated of the greener species are theredifficulties of Novopay and all its fore learning by embarrasslabyrinthine works. ing experience, David Shearer We’re all singing from the amongst them. same song-sheet on that and His reaction to the EQC debaall much enjoying the view from cle was an outburst of grade one the moral high ground. self-righteousness in which he Meanwhile, the appointment expressed withering contempt of the feisty Dame Susan Devoy for a government which could to the post of Race Relations do no more to characterise a Commissioner has been greeted slip of these proportions as mere with ruffled feathers in some “human error”. quarters but satisfied smiles He wished to see heads rollelsewhere. ing and lots of blood on the floor She will be commencing her before EQC should five-year term on be allowed to return this very day. to its knitting, sans She succeeds the its CEO. unashamedly politiBoot in. However, cal – complete with if you are proposing his personal and to put the boot into specific agenda – “the member oppoJoris de Bres, who site” for what you saw himself as an interpret as a memactive advocate for Remembered ory misdemeanour various groups both as a “fightor gross “human within and beyond error” you need to New Zealand. to-the-death” be sure of your own Many would argue powers of recall. world squash that such activity Modern technology well beyond champion and went can so easily punchis brief, which was ture the strident – and will be Dame since then self-righteousness Susan’s – the probeen involved motion of harmoniof the “morally outraged” speaker. race relations in in all sorts of ous Suddenly the tables the nation. are turned and he community Some would also finds himself not so ask whether we work, I see subtly reminded of really need such his – or her – own Susan Devoy a position mainly opinions on a previentrenched as an excellent because ous – or the very inter-marriage has same – issue, which long been a feature choice undermine the high of life in the land moral tone he is of “The long white attempting to suscloud” with a suittain. ably beneficial effect Hoist with one’s on how we get on own forgetful petard can be an with each other. uncomfortable experience. Dame Susan is “accused” of, Hypocrite? So, David Shearer last year, casting doubts on a hypocrite prone to recall-failthe value of Waitangi Day and ure of his own? wondering aloud in a newspaMr Banks may have a per article whether there might legitimate point regarding Mr be a more suitable date for us Shearer’s embarrassing – and to celebrate as New Zealand’s sustained – brain fade regarding national day. his “forgotten” – and sizeable – And well there might be. Said American bank account. Justice Minister, Judith Collins, Legit or otherwise, John of Dame Susan, “She is a proud Banks has been milking it for all New Zealander who is highly it’s worth, not least as a form of motivated to contribute positiverobust revenge on Shearer, and ly to New Zealand society.” the Labour Party in general, for Remembered as a “fightthe scathing things they had to to-the-death” world squash say about him in his dealings champion and since then been with Kim Dotcom and the “geninvolved in all sorts of commuerosity” he supposedly received nity work, I see her as an excelfrom the big man, of which he lent choice. – Banks – apparently had no She brings an agenda-free recollection openness to the role, something Egg on face. Certainly, if Mr conspicuously lacking during Shearer really did say such the past five years. memory lapses made the owner It’s true. There’s nothing like a of that memory “unfit to hold dame, this one in particular.
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Motorists are being urged to think about what they are doing on the drive home from the Easter holiday break. The latest of three deaths occurred near Thames on Saturday night. A 25-year-old woman from Hawke’s Bay was killed just after 9.30pm when the BMW she was driving failed to negotiate a slight bend and crossed the centre of the road, colliding with an oncoming southbound Ford Territory SUV. Police said the name of the woman would not be released until her family, who are believed to be overseas, have been contacted via Interpol. Waikato police are investigating the crash, and say they will have to return to the site later this week to complete their mapping of the scene. District Road Policing Manager, Inspector Marcus Lynam, said although Serious Crash Unit investigators had carried out their preliminary investigation at the scene at Puriri on SH26 – the Paeroa-Kopu Road – there was still work to be completed. “Given the peak traffic flows over the Easter Holiday period, we will look at returning to the site later in the week as diversions will need to be set up and the road closed. “Initial indications on the crash are that it involved a BMW car heading north driven by a woman who was the sole occupant, failing to negotiate a slight bend and crossing the centre line, colliding in a T-bone collision with an
oncoming southbound Ford Territory SUV.” Mr Lynam said the woman died at the scene, and the SUV ended up in a paddock. “The male driver of the Ford suffered minor injuries while his wife who was travelling as a front seat passenger suffered serious injuries and the couple were both transported to Waikato Hospital by ambulance. “This death was the first in the Waikato over the holiday period, and with peak traffic flows expected tomorrow (Mon) we want drivers to be at their best and plan their travel home.” Anthony John King, 53, from Paraparaumu Beach, was killed when the Suzuki vehicle he was a passenger in collided with a BMW on State Highway 5, Wairakei, north of Taupo at about 2am on Saturday. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash. The 18-year-old driver of the BMW was taken to Taupo Hospital with minor injuries. The 54-year-old driver of the Suzuki was flown by helicopter to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition. A police scene examination indicated one vehicle crossed to the wrong side of the road and collided head-on with the other vehicle. Senior Sergeant Fane Troy of the Taupo Road Policing Group said it was a tragic loss of life. “Police want to remind all road users to take care. Ensure that when driving for long periods you stop and take regular breaks.”
Alcohol and speed were not believed to be factors in the crash. Just two hours into the official Easter holiday period a cyclist died in South Canterbury. The 55-year-old died after his bike and a vehicle collided at an intersection in Milford, north of Timaru, at 6pm on Thursday. Mid-South Canterbury area commander Inspector Dave Gaskin confirmed the cyclist was a Temuka man, but police were not yet ready to release his name. National road policing manager Superintendent Carey Griffiths warned drivers coming home today to take it easy and watch their speed. He added: “I’m saddened to see the death toll has risen from zero last year to three. These are not just figures, they are real lives which have been effected. “The average number of deaths in the last five years is six, so we’re still below that, but I hope there are no more fatalities over the Easter period. “Rain has been forecast for the North Island which makes the roads very slippery, and I would urge drivers to keep their speed down and think about what they’re doing. “Driving is a dangerous business and it’s disappointing to see that the toll has risen again.” Mr Griffiths said according to early investigations, driver error was the initial reason for the two fatal head-on crashes. More than 560 people have been killed in Easter road crashes since 1956. The Easter holiday road toll period ends at 6am tomorrow. - APNZ
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An elderly woman was left bruised and shaken after an intruder threatened to kill her in her Opotiki home. The 76-year-old was told she shouldn’t scream or call the police after the intruder forced his way into her King Street home at about 1.15pm on Saturday. When she wanted to know what the young man was doing, he grabbed her
and demanded cash. The intruder forced the woman into a bedroom, but she climbed out through a window and raised the alarm. The offender stole a small amount of cash and left the property. Medical staff treated the woman. She did not require hospital treatment. Detective Constable Ash Clements said this type of offence can not he tolerated in the community. “This is a cowardly attack on an elderly
female in her home, a place she should be safe. He needs to be caught. “In the past, information from the public has been the key to solving crimes of this nature, and this is another situation where we need the local community to call with any information, no matter how unimportant it may seem to them”. The offender is described as being in his late teens or early 20s, a fair-skinned Maori of short stature and slim build. - APNZ
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Mudslide buries 83 Authorities in Tibet said chances were slim for finding any survivors after a massive mudslide at a gold mine buried 83 workers in piles of earth up to 30 metres deep. Searchers found five bodies and searched for the remaining missing. The landslide at the weekend has spotlighted the extensive mining activities in the mountainous Chinese region of Tibet and sparked questions about whether mining activities have been excessive and destroyed the region’s fragile ecosystem. The workers were buried when mud, rock and debris swept through the mine in Gyama village in Maizhokunggar county and covered an area measuring around 4 square kilometres, about 70 kilometres east of the regional capital Lhasa. By yesterday afternoon, searchers had found five bodies and were searching for the remaining 78 missing workers, the state Xinhua News Agency said. Xinhua quoted the Communist Party deputy secretary for Tibet, W. Yingjie, as saying chances were slim of finding anyone
alive. The miners worked for Huatailong Mining Development, a subsidiary of the China National Gold Group Corp, a state-owned enterprise and the country’s largest gold producer. Beijing says the cause of the disaster is yet to be fully investigated, although state media say the mudslide was caused by a “natural disaster,” without giving specifics. Criticisms over possibly excessive mining in Tibet flashed through China’s social media before they were scrubbed off or blocked from public view by censors. Btan Tundop, a Tibetan resident, noted the Huatailong mine’s dominance in the area in a short-lived microblog: “The entire Maizhokunggar has been taken over by China National Gold Group. Local Tibetans say the county and the village might as well be called Huatailong.” The Chinese government has been encouraging development of mining and other industries in long-isolated Tibet as a way to promote its economic growth and raise living standards. The region has abundant deposits of copper,
chromium, bauxite and other precious minerals and metals, and is one of fastgrowing China’s last frontiers. Tibet remains among China’s poorest regions despite producing a large share of its minerals. A key source of anti-Chinese anger is complaints by local residents that they get little of the wealth extracted by government companies, most of which flows to distant Beijing. Wangchuktseten, a Tibetan scholar at Northwest University of Nationalities in Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu province, said he was most worried about the environment. “The Tibetan plateau is considered the lungs of Asia,” he said. “Those short-sighted mining activities chase after quick benefits but ignore the environment for future generations.” State media said that two of the buried workers are Tibetans, and that two are women. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang ordered authorities to “spare no efforts” in their rescue work, state media have reported. - AP
Third person dies after wall collapse An audit of crumbling facades on Victorian building sites is one of four urgent investigations being undertaken after three people, including a brother and sister, were killed by a collapsing wall in Melbourne. Bridget Jones, 18, died in a Melbourne hospital yesterday from injuries she received when a big wind gust brought down a 15-metre long section of wall as she walked along a footpath on Thursday. Her brother, 19-year-old Alexander Jones, died at the scene in inner Melbourne when he flung his body across his sister to protect her from the falling bricks. A Mount Waverley woman in her 30s also was killed but has not yet been formally identified. The Victorian government has ordered the building commission to examine similar walls around the state. “This is a terrible tragedy and our thoughts and prayers are with the family,” Premier Denis Napthine said.
“This incident will be fully investigated by the coroner and other relevant authorities.” Victoria Police will also complete an investigation, as will WorkSafe and Grocon, the owner of the site. Bridget’s death at 6.30am (AEDT) in Royal Melbourne Hospital prompted friends and well-wishers to flood a Facebook tribute page to pay their respects and express disbelief. “Hard to find meaning in life when things like this happen,” one friend wrote. “Condolences to family and friends. Stay strong for each other, they are together and at peace now.” On Saturday, the parents of the siblings, Sue and Ian Jones, said they were devastated. “We are overwhelmed at the loss of our son Alexander and are very distressed to see our critically ill daughter in the hospital,” they said in their statement. They also thanked the passers-by who sifted through the rubble in frenzied
rescue attempts. “We understand people who were passing by and the emergency services did everything that they could and we are so grateful these people tried their best for our children.” Friends of the siblings continued to gather at the scene of the tragedy on Swanston Street in Carlton on Sunday. Flowers and messages of support were left at the makeshift shrine, including “Zander for PM” scrawled across the pavement in chalk. Alexander, known to his friends as Zander, was a former school captain at Montmorency Secondary College. School principal Allan Robinson said the Montmorency community was devastated. “This is a loss of enormous proportions,” he told reporters. “He was an incredible young man, throughly respected and admired by every student and every member of staff at Montmorency Secondary College.” - AAP
Bank of England gains power The Bank of England will become one of the most powerful central banks in the world today when the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since 1997 takes place. As part of sweeping changes that will undo the system set up by former British chancellor Gordon Brown, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) will be replaced with three new bodies – the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Slammed for being “asleep at the wheel” during the financial crisis, the so-called Tripartite structure – comprising the FSA, the Treasury and the Bank of England – will make way for a new system to regulate the financial sector and ward off future crises. With both the FPC and the PRA sitting within the Bank, it will take on vast new powers and responsibility not just for regulating lenders, but also spotting and preventing possible financial shocks. It marks a return of regulatory powers to the Bank, which were taken away from it on gaining independence in 1997. Chancellor George Osborne is hoping the shake-up will plug the gap that pre-
viously existed in the Tripartite system, with no one taking responsibility to monitor risks to the financial system as a whole, such as the lending boom. He has previously criticised the structure for being “incoherent” and “without clear lines of accountability”. This lack of oversight led to excessive lending that sparked a sub-prime mortgage crisis and in turn the credit crunch and banking meltdown. Regulators worldwide have now accepted they need to have macro-prudential responsibilities to avoid a repeat of the financial crisis. There are also specific faults within Britain’s financial watchdog that the new system aims to iron out. With its self-proclaimed “light tough” regulation, the FSA failed to rein in banks. It has since admitted mistakes were made in the run up to the collapse of Northern Rock, while it appeared woefully inept in preventing the banking scandals that have emerged in recent years – such as the Libor interbank rate-rigging affair and mis-selling of payment protection insurance (PPI) and interest rate swaps to small businesses. There are hopes the new system will have more teeth. With the FPC acting as the pillar of the
incoming regime, it will take the broadest overview of financial regulation. The PRA will ensure banks and insurers have enough capital and liquidity, while the FCA will protect consumers by promoting effective competition and regulating all financial services firms. But there are concerns the Bank will become too powerful, given that it also has responsibility for monetary policy in the UK. In a stark warning, the former head of Germany’s central bank said recently it risked impacting its independence. Ex-Bundesbank boss Axel Weber, who currently chairs Swiss group UBS, said he “flatly refused” taking on a regulatory remit when he was head of the bank due to concerns over independence. However, the incoming structure heralds a new era for UK financial regulation after the banking crisis. There will also be a change at the top for the Bank, with Canada’s top central banker Mark Carney taking over from governor Sir Mervyn King in July. Having impressed with his record of steering Canada through the global financial crash largely unscathed, Carney is seen as a solid choice to oversee Britain’s financial regulation and will pave the way for a fresh start. - AP
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Powder, AK-47s and hashish: Skiing in Kashmir
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A snowboarder rides in the backcountry at Gulmarg, Kashmir. Gulmarg, a ski resort nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir is one of the most militarised places on earth.
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here are very few ski resorts in the world where you see a soldier in uniform waiting for the gondola with a snowboard in one hand and an AK-47 machine-gun in the other. Welcome to Gulmarg, nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir, one of the most militarised places on earth. India and Pakistan have fought two major wars over Kashmir, which is divided between the two countries and claimed in its entirety by both. Tension flared earlier this year when the worst violence along the disputed border in a decade left half a dozen troops dead — one of them an Indian soldier who was reportedly beheaded. The clashes hurt business in Gulmarg, according to local tour operators, but a few hundred skiers and snowboarders were on the mountain during my visit at the end of February — almost all of them foreign. It’s good to know there is a hearty breed of outdoor enthusiasts willing to brave conflict between nuclear-armed arch-enemies to hit the slopes — admittedly ones that rival any major ski resort in the world, are much less crowded and cost a little over $100 for a whole week. Imagine sharing Jackson Hole resort in Wyoming with just 200 fellow skiers and snowboarders. That’s what Gulmarg has to offer, complete with knee-deep powder and a wealth of off-piste terrain
Braving conflict between nuclear-armed arch-enemies, Sebastian Abbot was prepared to put his life at risk to hit some of the best ski slopes in the world at the Gulmarg ski resort nestled in the Himalayan mountains in Indian-held Kashmir. easily accessible from one of the highest gondolas in the world. Did I say easily accessible? That doesn’t include the experience of getting on and off the small, four-person gondola. Many of the cars lack a place to store skis or snowboards while you ride. That leads to what feels like a Three Stooges routine every time you and your companions try to pack into the gondola carrying skis and poles and wearing bulky backpacks. It doesn’t help that you only have a few seconds before the car starts moving and are already unsteady on your feet in ski boots. The trip to the top of the gondola, at a height of nearly 4,100 metres, is breathtaking and can offer views of one of the tallest mountains in the world, Nanga Parbat, in Pakistan. But there is always a hint of trepidation knowing you have to untangle yourself and do a timed tumble out of the gondola at the end of the ride. You can forget about finding another way up, unless you want to hike. The gondola and a chairlift that starts halfway up the mountain are pretty much the only game in town. But the trip is definitely worth it, especially when there is a metre of fresh powder as there was during my recent visit. One of the first things you see when you step off the gondola is a small army outpost, one of many throughout Indian-held Kashmir that house at least 500,000 troops in an area the size of Utah. It’s no surprise soldiers seem to be everywhere in Gulmarg: milling around the gondola, driving convoys of trucks over twisty mountain roads and even waiting in line to use the ATM.
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A Kashmiri sledge puller carries skis at Gulmarg, Kashmir.
Until recently, the resort was using militarygrade plastic explosives procured from the army to control avalanche risk on its “in-bounds” slopes, said Brian Newman, Gulmarg’s snow safety officer. Resorts around the world set off controlled blasts to trigger avalanches before they consider slopes safe for skiers, but they normally use commercial explosives from the mining industry that are more suitable. Newman, who hails from near Boulder, Colorado, began using military explosives when he first arrived six years ago because they were more readily available, but was finally able to get his hands on the commercial type this season. Many of the visitors to Gulmarg are advanced skiers and snowboarders who have little interest in the resort’s relatively small in-bounds area and have come to the resort for the off-piste terrain — and perhaps also for the readily available hashish that sends wafts of fragrant smoke over your head in the lift line and at lunch. Given the avalanche danger, basic safety gear like a beacon, shovel and probe is vital in the backcountry, and many people sport more advanced equipment such as backpacks equipped with air bags you can trigger if you get caught in a slide and AvaLung devices to help you breathe under the snow. GoPro video cameras are also ubiquitous, sticking up from helmets in the gondola line like mini-submarine periscopes. Perhaps the most important safety gear for heading into Gulmarg’s backcountry is a local guide. We hired 31-year-old Javed Ahmed Reshi, who started skiing at the age of 10 in leather boots nailed to rickety wooden skis made by his father. Fuelled by seemingly boundless energy, he guided us down wide open bowls and steep runs through evergreen trees — always mindful of the avalanche risk around us. At one point we stopped in a dense forest, and the only sound filtering through the trees was the Muslim call to prayer from a nearby village — pure serenity. “I like the adventure and don’t like sitting at a computer in an office,” said Reshi, ignoring the fact that there didn’t seem to be a wealth of office jobs available in Gulmarg, minus the dozen or so hotels that cater to tourists. Our guide also took us to one of the most unusual apres ski events you will ever find: a dance performance by a local hijra, the cross-dressing “eunuchs” common in India and Pakistan. The hijira shimmied in a red dress as foreign tourists
An Indian Army soldier carries a snowboard and an automatic rifle as he walks past a skier below the gondola at Gulmarg, Kashmir. danced along and pasted rupee notes on the performer’s forehead. For those seeking even more adventure, Gulmarg sports a heliskiing operation that can drop you on distant mountaintops and provides foreign guides to lead you down kilometres of untouched powder — assuming the weather is good enough for the chopper to fly, which wasn’t the case during my visit. Kashmir Heliski has also run into periodic problems with the Indian army stationed in the area, said the organization’s chief guide, Tim O’Leary. The group’s permit to fly was delayed for weeks this year because of the tension along the Kashmir border, said O’Leary. One of the first flights three years ago accidentally ended up over the razor wire marking the disputed border with Pakistan, said O’Leary. The group was met by a very angry army officer when they landed, and a commander told the team “you play ski games, but we protect the border.” Luckily the episode was eventually resolved amicably over whisky shots, said O’Leary. Not everyone in Gulmarg is looking for that much adventure. Many Indian tourists make the two-hour drive from Srinagar, the main city in Indian-held Kashmir, to see snow for the first time and ride up to the gondola in ill-fitting, rented
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GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) You can chime brilliantly well with one person today. This may be someone you already know or a person you meet for the first time. With Venus and the Sun also forging fantastic links to Jupiter in your sign for just two more full months, you can have a sense that something good can drop for you, and so this is a good time to be go-getting.
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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) A quite perfect skyscape can do wonders for your personal confidence. You thrive on positive feedback and there can be plenty now. But with Mars giving you extra oomph, you can also take the lead and others can be keen to follow. Don’t sit back. Make the most of this unique opportunity to cultivate the great possibilities the universe offers.
SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) You can find yourself agreeing to do things to help others without complaint. A can-do attitude needs to be balanced against any concerns of feeling used or being manipulated, often worries for a sometimes wary and suspicious zodiac sign like yours. But where possible, give things a whirl. Your deeds may not be commented upon, but can be noted.
jackets to see the view. They also pay “sled wallahs” in heavy woollen robes to pull them around town. Locals in Kashmir often keep a pot with burning coals under their robes to keep them warm. The sled wallahs can also be useful for lugging your skis back to the hotel at the end of the day. One American couple from Boulder, Colorado, visiting Gulmarg for the first time in nearly 25 years, managed to find the same sled wallah, a man they knew as Habeeb, who ferried around their gear when they spent six weeks in the area in 1989. He also carried their 1-year-old daughter on the four-hour trek up the mountain when they skied back then, since the gondola had not yet been built. The couple, David Paine and Julia Nicholson-Paine, held a reunion filled with hugs and tears at Habeeb’s rustic, mountainside home. They also tracked down a local porter who carried their daughter kilometres to a distant hospital when she became severely ill. They showed the now 95-year-old porter a picture of him with their daughter on his back that they took many years ago. With tears streaming down his face, he kissed the picture, held it to his heart and said he would pray for their daughter. More proof that Gulmarg is definitely not your average ski resort. - AP
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AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) Your mind can be abuzz with some great and very refreshing ideas, or you may just need lots of different stimuli in order to keep you engaged and interested. If you speak, write or teach, this can be an inspired day, and a month which has plenty of opportunities to flourish. However anything, or anyone for that matter, who is dull is best avoided.
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and emergency details please phone Methven 302 8105. For number - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) medical attention during the weekend there are drop in clinics direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton office - 307 8409 from 11am - 12noon and 5pm - 6pm Saturday and Sunday. week-days, 9am - 2pm - outside of these hours leave a
Ashburton Hospital DOES NOT provide an accident and message on answer-phone. emergency service. Except in cases of emergency persons requiring medical attention must consult their own or the ALCOHOL DRUG HELPLINE - Call us free on duty general practitioner. Persons subsequently requiring (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. treatment at Ashburton Hospital must have a general LIFELINE - Toll-Free Number: 0800 353 353 practitioners referral note. community services
PHARMACIES
ART GALLERY
Searles Allenton Pharmacy, Harrison Street, Allenton, Phone 308 1133. Saturday and Sunday 10am - 4pm. is the duty pharmacy for all of the Easter weekend and will be open from 9.30am until 12.30pm on Saturday and ASHBURTON PUBLIC LIBRARY from 10.30am until 12 noon on Friday, Sunday and Monday Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday 10am-1 pm; Sunday 1pm – 4 pm and from 6.30 till 7pm all four evenings.
HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS ASHBURTON HOSPITAL GENERAL WARDS - (Medical and Surgical): DAILY, 2pm until 4pm & 6pm until 7.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult. CHALMERS WARD (including Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation Unit) - OPEN VISITING. MATERNITY WARD - DAILY, 10am - 8pm. Husbands and patient’s own children may visit the patient from 7am 10pm. TUARANGI HOME (Cameron St) - DAILY, unrestricted visiting. ASHBURTON REST HOMES: COLDSTREAM HOUSE — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. CAMERON COURTS — DAILY, unrestricted visiting. PRINCES COURT — DAILY, unrestricted visiting.
COMMUNITY POOL WEEKEND HOURS Hours: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.
ASHBURTON MUSEUM
Baring Square East, Ashburton. Phone 308 3167 Open Saturday and Sunday 1pm - 4pm Closed Statutory Holidays only. Groups by arrangement - phone 308 3167
MAIL CLOSING TIMES
ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES — Allenton: Mon - Fri 5pm Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS — EMERGENCY DENTIST Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am-5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.
INFORMATION CENTRES
ASHBURTON — Sat 10am until 2pm. Sun CLOSED. Public holidays from 10am until 2pm. Phone 308-1050. METHVEN — Saturday and Sunday 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or methven@i-site.org
REFUSE, RECYCLABLES AND RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be closed on on Friday, March 29 and Monday, April 1. The Methven drop-off facility f will be closed on Friday, March 29. Rubbish and recycling scheduled to be collected on Friday, March 29 will be collected on Thursday, March 28 instead. Rubbish and recycling scheduled to be collected on Monday, April 1 will be collected on Tuesday, April 2 instead.
BUS DEPARTURES Reservations and timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES — Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.
animal services DOG, STOCK & NOISE CONTROL - 24 hour service, phone Ashburton District Council 03-3077700.
MID CANTERBURY SPCA WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - Inspector John Keeley, 308 4432 or 0274 342 646
MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL SHELTER Contact (cats) Andrea 021 892 939 or (dogs) Dawn 021 828 350
VETERINARIANS VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Phone 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Drive. The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Fri Sun Nathan Black. Small: Juan Gray. Full emergency service all weekend. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. CARE VETS - Ph 308 2327, 246 Tancred Street. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: refer to VET ENT RIVERSIDE. Saturday morning clinic: 10am - 2pm. ASHBURTON VET SERVICES LTD - Ph 027-683-8111. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is Jo Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. CANTERBURY VETS - Phone 307 0686, West Street Clinic, Main Road, Methven. The duty vet for emergencies this weekend is: Steve Williams. Ashburton Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon. VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Phone 307 5195, cnr East Street and Smithfield Road. The duty vets for emergencies this weekend are: Large: Kat Lambarth, Small: Alex Avery. Saturday morning clinic: 9am - 12 noon.
Guardian Classifieds Phone 307 7900
Putting news into schools with thanks to the Ashburton business community
CHERTSEY SCHOOL 2013
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hertsey School students have started the 2013 year in true CHAMP style. On the first day we had the launch of our new Chertsey CHAMP logo and values model (logo launch 6). Our value this term is Motivated - I want to learn now and in the future, and we have started looking at what has and does motivate inventors and other famous people to become the best that they can be. We have been talking about our own dreams for the future too.
Logo launch
We have shown Motivation when we have been taking part in sports events too like the swimming sports and school triathlon
We have continued with our community working bees and during our first working bee we found we had LOTS of potatoes from our spuds in a bucket so the Senior room made stuffed potatoes for us all one Friday
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Check out our Facebook page, school website (www.chertsey.school.nz) and our class weeblies.
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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, April 1, 2013
RACING
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Central Press FeaturesCentral Ltd Press Auckland RC fields, form, riders Club Name: Auckland Rc. Venue: Ellerslie. Meeting Date: 01 Apr 2013. NZ Meeting number : 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9. Trebles : 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.45pm (NZT) LEGENDS FELLOWSHIP 2100 MAIDEN $12,500, MDN, 2100m 1 89x54 Rock Express (2) 58.5................M Coleman 2 0004 Run Em Anyway (1) 58.5................... M Hills 3 66263 Bitethebullet (8) 58................... D Turner (a3) 4 94743 Raf Lanac (3) 58......................... L Satherley 5 07622 Timely Magic (7) 56.5................... O Bosson 6 03238 High Praise (5) 56.5................. P Turner (a1) 7 86745 Big Bang Baby (4) 56.5................... M Wenn 8 84672 Favourite Girl (9) 56............................J Jago 9 53447 Jagersfontein (6) 56.....................T Thornton 2 1.20pm R J SKELTON VASE 2YO MAIDEN $12,500, MDN 2YO, 1100m 1 6x532 Rejoice (1) 57.5......................... M D Plessis 2 764 Little Red Devil (9) 57.5................ O Bosson 3 3658x Dan The Man (6) 57.5......................D Walsh 4 Baseer (8) 57.5................................ S Spratt 5 Cosmic Cube (11) 57.5........ R Hutchings (a) 6 Flying Captain (10) 57.5..................N Harris 7 Flyinggold (4) 57.5............................ L Innes 8 Overtime (2) 57.5........................... R Norvall 9 Vukona (5) 57.5....................... D Turner (a3) 10 Beck And Call (3) 55.5................M Coleman 11 Lotti O’Reilly (7) 55.5................. M Cameron 3 1.55pm N B HOLLAND MEDAL RATING 65 $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*,
1200m 1 79734 Madam Kirk d (6) 59................ D Turner (a3) 2 2152 Carnavalito d (12) 58.5........ R Hutchings (a) 3 32325 Melody Celebre tdb (2) 58.5...... A Collett (a) 4 33721 Question d (1) 58....................... M Cameron 5 3029x Shanstar db (10) 58.......................... L Innes 6 x2833 Short Tale db (13) 58...................D Johnson 7 537x1 Capistrano Magic d (3) 57.5...... M D Plessis 8 54426 Dreamcoat t (4) 57.5........................ S Spratt 9 3251 Hot In Pink d (7) 57.5................... O Bosson 10 21 Stitchentyne d (9) 57.5................T Thornton 11 55317 Sarteagwen 57.............................. Scratched 12 1605x Elysium dmb (8) 56.5.......................... S Dye 13 0x344 Miss Kimbra (11) 56.5........................ M Hills 14 31505 Saffron (5) 55.5 4 2.30pm L A O’SULLIVAN SHIELD MAIDEN $12,500, MDN, 1600m 1 06337 Take Charge (6) 58.5.......................D Walsh 2 x8936 Cardon Boy (2) 58.5................ P Turner (a1) 3 222 Ambitious Champion b (1) 58....... O Bosson 4 7652 Chase The Ace (8) 58................ M D Plessis 5 96375 View From The Top (4) 58.............M McNab 6 Divine Star (7) 58....................... M Cameron 7 x9964 Bo On The Go (3) 56.5.................... S Spratt 8 0x2 Milkwood (5) 56..........................M Coleman 5 3.06pm D J O’SULLIVAN SALVER RATING 65 $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark CG&E*, 1500m 1 30841 Maranello 59................................. Scratched 2 39135 In Tune (4) 58.5.......................... M D Plessis 3 77184 Indy Ruler (5) 58........................ A Collett (a)
4 250x1 High Society (6) 57.5.................... O Bosson 5 57217 Team Pete 57.5............................. Scratched 6 0x084 The Captain t (10) 57.5.................... M Wenn 7 40458 I Chianti (1) 56.5........................ M Cameron 8 74166 Sarah Pour (2) 56.5.......................M McNab 9 750x5 Affaire D’Honneur (7) 56...... R Hutchings (a) 10 5x99x Beyond All Doubt (11) 55.5.....B Hutton (a4) 11 95046 Smedley m (3) 55.5.....................T Thornton 12 6769x Candidly (8) 55................................. L Innes 13 05646 Skai Glen (9) 54.5............................ S Spratt 6 3.41pm D A PEAKE PLATE 3YO MAIDEN $12,500, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 7235x Golden Downs (4) 57.5....................N Harris 2 22x6x Jack’s Run (6) 57.5.................... M Cameron 3 2 Diamond Edge (10) 57.5........... M D Plessis 4 x4444 Flicka Of Gold (1) 57.5...............M Coleman 5 3 Inishmaan (2) 57.5............................ L Innes 6 444 Balbowa (7) 57.5........................... O Bosson 7 5 Bachata (11) 57.5................ R Hutchings (a) 8 4 Banderas (8) 57.5............................ S Spratt 9 6x0 Roman Cavalry (9) 57.5............... D Johnson 10 0x1 Airtime td (3) 57.5..........................M McNab 11 95654 Justtheanswer (5) 55.5....................... S Dye 7 4.16pm T J MCKEE TROPHY RATING 85 $15,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m 1 43353 Oak Park td (1) 59........................ O Bosson 2 21029 Pussy O’Reilly tdb (6) 57........... M D Plessis 3 2866x Two Up d (9) 56......................... M Cameron 4 31910 Classcoroc (2) 55.5.............. R Hutchings (a) 5 110x3 Pui Pui td (4) 55...............................R Jones
6 37416 Designacat d (3) 54.5................ A Collett (a) 7 55817 Rose Of Falkirk td (7) 54.5..............S Collett 8 42320 Billie Jean King d (5) 54..............T Thornton 9 x2470 Jubilate td (8) 54.........................M Coleman 8 4.51pm C M JILLINGS CUP RATING 75 $15,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 1843x Pan Dulce d (8) 59.............L Robertson (a3) 2 21294 Future King t (7) 58....................... O Bosson 3 x0206 Handsome Mates td (1) 57.5.......D Johnson 4 21074 Roman Toia td (6) 57.5....................R Jones 5 43443 Mosh Pit td (2) 56.5................... M D Plessis 6 x069x Bartote (5) 56.5...........................M Coleman 7 2198x Red Dakota tdb (4) 56.5................... L Innes 8 3603x Rainmaker t (9) 55.5........................ M Wenn 9 31483 Twilight Granita (3) 55..............B Hutton (a4) 10 27148 Call Me Maybe dm (11) 54........ M Cameron 11 95990 Kahala td (10) 54............................. S Spratt 9 5.25pm G L COOKSLEY TANKARD RATING 65 $12,500, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1500m 1 03100 Elude t (8) 59...............................D Johnson 2 x052x First Response t (3) 59.............. A Collett (a) 3 32241 Secret’s Only t (1) 58................. M Cameron 4 59x31 The Last Shower (9) 57.5............. O Bosson 5 95x18 Delta Rose t (10) 57.................. M D Plessis 6 x71x8 Rose Of Virginia (4) 57..................... L Innes 7 4x654 Sand’ior (6) 57..................... R Hutchings (a) 8 401x7 Shroud (7) 57...................................S Collett 9 17358 Centre Point (2) 56.......................... S Spratt 10 58586 Charli Jay (5) 54..........................T Thornton
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Riverton RC fields, form, riders Club Name : Riverton Rc. Venue : Riverton. Meeting Date : 01 Apr 2013. NZ Meeting number : 6. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10. 1 12.02pm (NZT) PGG WRIGHTSON & MCKENZIE MENSWEAR OREPUKI MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 2147m 1 55343 Loose Goose (4) 58.5...................T Moseley 2 49460 Kung Fu Panda (6) 58.5..... D Prastiyou (a3) 3 9P5x0 Aboynamedsue (7) 58.5............ S Muniandy 4 0000x Big Boy Socks (3) 58.5................C Johnson 5 39462 Owe The Ransom (10) 58...........B Lammas 6 50x75 Gossip Girl (5) 56.5........................ J Bullard 7 5x629 Dame La Jane (1) 56.5............. R Black (a3) 8 5x64. Yamission (8) 56.5........................... J Morris 9 65703 Voodoo Beach h (9) 56.5......... J Chong (a3) 10 44027 Tullibardine (2) 56.............................P Taylor 2 12.32pm FORDE AUTO SERVICES & DIRECT FISH & OYSTER MDN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 Arn’t I Choice 58.5........................ Scratched 2 80x King’s Hawk (13) 58.5...................K Williams 3 No Excuse Mike (3) 58.5..................P Taylor 4 76x9 Tornaveen (11) 58.5.............. R Doherty (a2) 5 Beegeeyt (9) 58....................... J Chong (a3) 6 8. Gunna Fly (12) 58.........................T Moseley 7 497x Legal Aid h (8) 56.5.....................C Johnson 8 Fly Me To Da Moon h (4) 56.5 9 Halo Dolly (6) 56.5...................... A Frye (a3) 10 0 Observe (7) 56.5......................T Direen (a2) 11 70 The Kaapkay (10) 56.5....A Tempelman (a3) 12 Northern Tap h (1) 56..................B Lammas 13 0 Polly’s Sister (2) 56.................... S Muniandy 14 0060. Thegreatpickpocket (5) 56........ R Black (a3) 3 1.07pm WHITE ROBE LODGE STUD F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 8520x Sweet But Neat h (5) 57.5..............R Bishop 2 3569x I’m A Taart (2) 57.5.......................T Moseley 3 Fly Me To Da Moon 57.5.............. Scratched 4 97642 Perfection (1) 57............................. J Bullard 5 6x30. Reddy To Razzle (6) 57........ R Doherty (a2) 6 9564x Ruby Red (4) 57......................A Denby (a2) 7 9. Emma Savanna (9) 57................ A Frye (a3) 8 8 Keep The Quest (10) 57..............C Johnson
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6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.30 Hi-5. (G, R, T) 7.00 Pinky. (G, R, T) 7.25 Back At The Barnyard. (G, R, T) 7.55 Beyblades. (G, R, T) 8.20 Dinosaur Train. (G, R, T) 8.35 Guess How Much I Love You. (G, T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Desperate Housewives. (AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (AO) 2.00 Anderson Live. (PGR) 3.00 Buzzy Bee. (G, T) 3.05 Rosie. (G) 3.15 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, T) 4.00 H2O Just Add Water. (G, R, T) 4.30 Erin Simpson. (G) 5.00 Horace In Slow Motion. (G, R) 5.01 Funniest Home Videos. (G, R, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T)
6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) Ali Mau, Greg Boyed, and Jesse Mulligan bring you a fresh perspective on the conversations New Zealanders are having. 7.30 RPA. (PGR, T) Dwayne is in all sorts of trouble, Renee needs a new kidney, and Philip’s lung has collapsed. 8.30 Kingdom Of Plants. (Final, G, T) David Attenborough explores the world of plants. 9.35 Dangerous Roads. (AO, T) 10.50 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.20 The Closer. (AO)
6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) 7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (T) The remaining teams must cook at Kitchen HQ for the first time where the judges have a few tricks up their sleeves. 8.45 Revenge. (AO, T) Nolan is confronted with a skeleton from his past, and Daniel’s role is challenged as Emily and Aiden weave their way through Grayson Global. 9.45 Rookie Blue. (AO, T) 10.45 Fringe. (AO, T) 11.45 The Mentalist. (AO, R, T)
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SUPERVALUE TARAMEA $10,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2147m 1 51237 Monachee (3) 59.5 Benchmark, 1600m 2 21352 Electronic Motion 57..................... Scratched 1 72037 Redfern td (12) 60.5.................... C Johnson 3 33275 Schockemohle (10) 55.5....... R Doherty (a2) 2 58x80 Peter Porter 59.............................. Scratched 4 65x50 Gargamel m (9) 55.......................... J Morris 3 178x0 Belle D’Or tdm (6) 58.5 5 05430 Aluminium Bikerack (2) 54.5 4 58780 Heza Kool Kat tdmh (10) 57..... R Black (a3) 6 77470 Eleanor Coup (6) 54.5.................C Johnson 5 08011 I’m Vital td (1) 56...........................T Moseley 7 92339 Ima Dude m (5) 54.5.....................T Moseley 6 88390 Gallivant (2) 55.5................ D Prastiyou (a3) 8 28877 Our Mona Lisa m (7) 54 7 80409 Amigo dmh (9) 55.5..........................P Taylor 9 52456 Saragarhi bh (8) 54................... R Black (a3) 8 45749 Golden Tower mh (11) 55.5. H Y Cheng (a4) 10 29165 Irish Wit (1) 54........................C Barnes (a3) 9 15669 The Governator (3) 55.5..........A Denby (a2) ACROSS DOWN 11 43014 Likeitlikethat (4) 54 10 40622 Livana d (8) 54.5......................... A Frye (a3) 12 41228 Back2. Burner 54............................. Scratched 11 60096 Briga m (4) 54..........................T Direen (a2) (11) 1. Usefulness Possess (3) 9 4.36pm3.TSK WHITE MEMORIAL LONGWOOD 12 07740 Honora Flynn d (7) 54...................K Williams 9. Write (3) Call on (5) 13 35096 Lady Burlesque d (5) 54.................. J Morris HANDICAP $15,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 10.TIMES Contraction 4. tdTends (6) 7 3.26pm THE SOUTHLAND & AB LIME(9) 1 45171 El Chico (3) 61............................ J Bullard tdm (12) ........A Denby 11. Rating Automaton 5. Raise to57.5. peerage (7) (a2) GUMMIE’S BUSH HCP $8000, 65&JMPS(5) 2 50985 Our Genes 3 45357 Miss 6. Millbrook dm (5) 54........... S Muniandy Benchmark*, 2147m 13. Hug (7) Personality (9) 4 41025 Sucre d (7) 54..................A Tempelman (a3) 1 76811 Confused td (18) 65 14. Caper (6) Fitting (11) 5 29038 Coat7. Of Arms (2) 54....................B Lammas 2 61700 Uncle Jim t (20) 61..................... A Frye (a3) (1) 54.................. T Kahlon (a4) 16.58Manacle (6) 6 14247 Sandfly 8. tdm Weather science 3 34149 Seeking Redemption b (14) dm (10) 54................C Johnson 4 03175 The Groomsman (17) 57.5............. J Bullard (7) 7 36150 Stormpatrol 18. Ameliorate (11) 8 18281 Semper Plus td (6) 54...................T Moseley 5 37322 Ekstra Special (9) 57...................C Johnson Magic d(9) (9) 54.......... A Frye (a3) 19. Danger (5) 9 61286 Oxborough 12. Swear 6 50200 Slick Nickel m (2) 57.................... B Lammas tShutting (8) 54 7 19039 Lord Yarborough (19) 56.5.......T Direen (a2) (9) 10 72037 Redfern 20. Quivering 15. (7) 11 54103 Individual d (11) 54...........................P Taylor 8 19008 Porotene Sky (11) 56.................... D Skerrett 21. Joker (3) 17. Diversion 12 13704 Our Bella Rose (4) 54 - (6) 9 72900 Spoilt Princess (7) 56.......................P Taylor 10 5.11pm 22. Shrill (11) 19. THORNBURY Postulate TAVERN (5) THORNBURY 10 14089 Maitland Grey (10) 56................ S Muniandy HANDICAP 11 774x9 Keep It Tight m (16) 55.5..............T Moseley 21.$10,000, Gain Rating (3) 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 04674 The Jester d (13) 62.5.....A Tempelman (a3) 12 44236 Kasbah Keeper h (15) 55......... J Chong (a3) 2 66456 All Spice tdm (3) 61......................T Moseley 13 26642 Old Gold (3) 55 SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,153 3 66855 Conscious Mistake tdm (9) 59.5..C Johnson 14 x1800 Fine Silver (8) 54.5..........A Tempelman (a3) 4 1658x Prime9HitInterim; dmh (10) 59.5........... R Black 15 335x0 Power Pack tdm (5) 54.5Across: 1 Cult; 3 Pressure; 10 Bulge; 11(a3) 5 93174 Party Cat d (1) 58.5................. J Chong (a3) 16 x7085 Palio tdm (1) 54............................... J Morris Inexperience; 13 Assess; 15 Bridge; 17 Unreasonable; 6 7x373 Golden Globe d (12) 57.5............... J Bullard 17 58577 Buffys Boy m (12) 56 22 Resisted; 23d Deny. 7 58681 Remembrance (11) 55.5.......A Denby (a2) 18 54474 Just Frank td (13) 55.5 -20 Credo; 21 Unaware; 12043 Napatap m (6) 55.5. ......................K Williams 19 86973 Reeves Hall m (6) 55 - Down: 1 Critical; 2 8 Lithe; 4 Remark; 5 Subterranean; 6 Berry Punch (7) 56.5..B Lammas 20 76768 Squash (4) 54 Unlaced; 7 Eyed; 89 39221 Black Preposterous; 12tdm Severely; 14 Emergencies: Buffys Boy, Just Frank, Reeves Hall, Squash 10 000x9 Voorsitter 54.5............................... Scratched Sinless; 16 Assume; 18 Blame; 19 Scar. 8 4.01pm RIVERTON LIFE MEMBERS SOUTHERN 11 15668 Stravinskaya d (5) 54 CHAMPION HACK HCP $12,000, Rating 85 12 31919 The Dewdrop d (8) 54 13 54103 Individual (4) 54 -
12.45 Embarrassing Bodies. (AO, R, T) 1.40 Infomercials. 2.40 Rizzoli & Isles. (AO, R, T) 3.25 Make It Or Break It. (G, R) 4.15 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR, R) 5.05 The Erin Simpson Show. (G, R) 5.30 Infomercials.
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3 News: Firstline. Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel. Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 3 News. Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (AO) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR) The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Home And Away. (G, T) Kyle’s charges are dropped, and Tamara realises that Kyle has a crush on her.
6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (G) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show. (G) 2.05 All Saints. (PGR, R) 3.00 Stargate Universe. (PGR, R) Returning the settlers to their home planet Novus, the Destiny crew discover the planet has been abandoned and is on the verge of destruction. 4.00 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 5.30 Prime News - First At 5.30.
6.00 3 News. 7.00 Campbell Live. 7.30 Modern Family. (PGR, T) Mitchell reluctantly joins Cameron in a campaign to save an old tree in a park, meanwhile, Jay and Manny are out of their element at a kid’s party with an Olympics theme. 8.00 Go On. (PGR) An old college friend arrives, sparking a surprise competition between Ryan and Steven. 8.30 NCIS. (AO, T) 9.30 NCIS: LA. (AO, T) 10.30 Nightline. 11.10 Underbelly: The Golden Mile. (AO, R, T)
6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat. (G) Hosted by Eddie McGuire, six contestants take turns in the hot seat answering questions of varying difficulty in the quest to win $1 million. 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild. 7.30 60 Minutes. (G, R) 8.30 FILM: Sleeping With The Enemy. (1991, M, R) Julia Roberts. A wife fakes her own death and takes a new identity to escape the clutches of her violent husband. 10.35 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 11.05 David Letterman. (G)
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6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R) A resentful, hard-working employee at the power plant makes Homer his enemy. 7.30 America’s Next Top Model: College Edition. (PGR) The three remaining models are reduced to two following a photo shoot and the final duo then walk their last runway at the Rose Hall Great
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Prime, 8.30pm Immediately following the success of Pretty Woman, Hollywood seemed desperate to knock down staron-the-rise Julia Roberts, and this overripe abused-wife tale didn’t do her too many favours. However, this remains an entertaining thriller. Roberts (below) plays Laura, a victimised wife who desperately © Central Press Features yearns to escape the clutches of her husband (Patrick Bergin), even if it means faking her own death.
12.05 Home Shopping. (G) 1.35 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 2.05 Home Shopping. (G)
FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G, R) 7.30 Avatar. (G) 7.55 George Of The Jungle. (G) 8.20 Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot. (G) 8.45 HUMF. (G) 8.50 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.00 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.10 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.20 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 9.45 Tickety Toc. (G) 9.55 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R)
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ACROSS 4. Distinctive (7) 1. Usefulness (11) 9. Write (3) 8. Start (6) 10. 9. Contraction Startled (7) (9) 11. Automaton 10. Rotten (6) (5) 13. (7)(6) 11. Hug Illness 14. Caper 12. Dearth(6) (8) 16. 18. Manacle Apportion(6)(8) 18. Ameliorate (7) 20. Danger Protect (5) (6) 19. 21. Finally (2,4) 20. Quivering (9) 22. Joker Lofty (7) 21. (3) 23. Movement 22. Shrill (11) (6) 24. Withdraw (7)
DOWN 1. Make up(3) (7) 2. Possess 3. Call 2. Poston (7)(5) 4. Tends 3. Portray(6)(6) 5. Raise to peerage 5. Precipitately (4,4)(7) 6. Personality (9) 6. Ring (6) 7. Fitting (11) (6) 7. Reparation 8. Weather 13. Scholarlyscience (8) (11) 14. Devilish (7) 12. Swear (9) 15. Shutting Fate (7) (7) 15. 16. Diminish (6) 17. Diversion (6) 17. Vendor (6)(5) 19. Postulate 19. Gain Choice 21. (3)(6)
ACROSS 4. Distinctive (7) 8. Start (6) 9. Startled (7) 10. Rotten (6) 11. Illness (6) 12. Dearth (8) 18. Apportion (8) 20. Protect (6) 21. Finally (2,4) 22. Lofty (7) 23. Movement (6) 24. Withdraw (7)
12,154 SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,153 Across: 11Convenience; 9 Pen;910Interim; Shrinkage; 11 Robot; Across: Cult; 3 Pressure; 10 Bulge; 11 13 Embrace; 14 18 17 Improve; 19 Peril; Inexperience; 13Prance; Assess;1615Fetter; Bridge; Unreasonable; Tremulous; 21 Wag; 22 Resisted; Penetrating. 20 Credo; 21 Unaware; 23 Deny. 3 Visit; 4 Nurses; 5 Ennoble; 6 Character;6 Down: 21Own; Critical; 2 Lithe; 4 Remark; 5 Subterranean; 7 Appropriate; 8 Meteorology; 12 12 Blaspheme; Unlaced; 7 Eyed; 8 Preposterous; Severely; 15 14 Closure; 16 17 Assume; Detour; 19 2119 Win. Sinless; 18Posit; Blame; Scar.
the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.40 NCIS. (PG) 11.35 CSI: New York. (M) 12.25 CSI: New York. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 9.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.00 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 3.50 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)
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1. Make up (7) 2. Post (7) 3. Portray (6) 5. Precipitately (4,4 6. Ring (6) 7. Reparation (6) 13. Scholarly (8) 14. Devilish (7) 15. Fate (7) 16. Diminish (6) 17. Vendor (6) 19. Choice (6)
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Across: 1 Convenience; 9 Pen; 10 Shrinkage; 11 Ro 13 Embrace; 14 Prance; 16 Fetter; 18 Improve; 19 P 20 Tremulous; 21 Wag; 22 Penetrating. Down: 2 Own; 3 Visit; 4 Nurses; 5 Ennoble; 6 Chara 7 Appropriate; 8 Meteorology; 12 Blaspheme Closure; 17 Detour; 19 Posit; 21 Win.
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6.15 Making Of Bridesmaids. (2011, M) 6.30 Nanny McPhee. (2005, PG) Emma Thompson, Colin Firth. 8.10 Men Of Honor. (2000, M) Robert De Niro, Cuba Gooding Jr. 10.15 Labyrinth. (1986, G) David Bowie, Jennifer Connelly. 12.00 Transporter 2. (2005, M) Jason Statham. 1.30 Saw. (2004, 18) Cary Elwes, Danny Glover. 3.15 Nanny McPhee. (2005, PG) Emma Thompson, Colin Firth. 4.55 Courage Under Fire. (1996, M) Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Matt Damon. 6.50 National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. The Griswalds win a vacation tour across Europe where the usual havoc ensues. 8.30 Predator. (1987, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura. 10.20 Saw 2. (2005, 18) Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell. 11.55 Biography: Mel Gibson. (2008, PG). 12.45 Courage Under Fire. (1996, M) Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan, Matt Damon. 2.40 National Lampoon’s European Vacation. (1985, M) Chevy Chase, Beverly D’Angelo. 4.15 Saw 2. (2005, 18) Donnie Wahlberg, Shawnee Smith, Tobin Bell. 5.45 Making Of Bridesmaids. (2011, M)
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Hurricanes still seek perfection Hurricanes’ coach Mark Hammett is still trying to find the magic formula that will see his men turn in a more efficient performance. Hammett’s Hurricanes picked up their third consecutive win with a 46-30 victory over the Super Rugby new boys, the Southern Kings, at Westpac Stadium in Wellington on Saturday night but it wasn’t a display that was high on quality. The home side made 15 errors, gave away 12 penalties and missed 11 tackles on their way to the bonus-point triumph, that looked certain only due to a late flurry of points in the final 20 minutes. Second-half tries to Brad Shields and Alapati Leiua plus Beauden Barrett’s right foot ensured the Hurricanes wouldn’t be upset but Hammett wasn’t too bothered by the high error rate. “It’s a combination of things. At this level, unless you’re 100 per cent on in terms of that intensity, then that can happen. You’ll see
we went through four really good phases then we drop one. So it’s a lot of training under pressure and you prepare well,” Hammett said after the game. The second spell was where the Hurricanes dropped away and committed most of their sins. They came out of the changing rooms after the split with a 29-16 lead following first-half tries to Ben May, Conrad Smith, TJ Perenara and Jeremy Thrush, and that 13-point cushion may have caused the Hurricanes to lose concentration. “I think at one stage we went through 10 minutes where we didn’t put one phase together, so that part’s disappointing,” Hammett said. “But there was lots of good stuff, obviously getting four tries in that first half and then when we were deliberate it was quite good.” Hammett also went to his bench early in the second half, which could have stunted their momentum, as Dane Coles suffered a knock to his thumb, while Victor Vito felt his calf tighten up, although neither injury was
• Dugan ditched The Brisbane Broncos have ceased negotiations with former Canberra star Josh Dugan after the troubled fullback was involved in another social media spat in which he suggested a Raiders supporter should “end themselves”. Dugan was sacked by the Raiders earlier this month for repeated code of conduct breaches that peaked with the 22-year-old posting a picture of himself on photo-sharing website Instagram, drinking on a rooftop and giving the finger to the camera. Instagram was again his medium of choice on Saturday night when Dugan angrily responded to taunts from Raiders fans who remain upset about his exit from the club. - AP
thought to be serious. Thrush left the Cake Tin in an ambulance after the game with his heavily swollen ankle in a moon boot but X-rays yesterday cleared him of any major damage. More will be known on his condition during the week. The Hurricanes have useful depth in the second row though, and if Thrush was to be ruled out for any length of time it’s likely the hard-working James Broadhurst would be summoned from development team duties to slide in to the match-day 22 ahead of this weekend’s outing against the Waratahs in Wellington. Yesterday’s win moved the Hurricanes to within striking distance of the top six, and only points differential has them outside of a playoff spot after seven rounds. The loss was the Kings’ fourth on the trot and they remain in 14th place on the Super Rugby standings, only two points ahead of the Highlanders, who have been dealt five losses from as many games this year. - APNZ
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Matt Marshall, Kevin Opele, Rob Hooper and Richard Kirwan (front) work hard along the roads of Wakanui during the Mid Canterbury Cycling Championship on Saturday.
Tocher times it right Tania Tocher led from start to finish to take out the Mid Canterbury Cycling Championship on Saturday. The final event of the Tinwald Cycling Club’s summer season was an 80km handicap around the Wakanui block in ideal weather conditions and Tocher timed her ride to perfection. The first mark to start, Tocher paced herself with precision to keep a race winning buffer between her and the chasing groups. While Tocher’s winning margin was comfortable the entire rest of field finished within three minutes of the runner-up Bruce Albon, and ensured that every rider had a sniff of the major prizes. Albon and his co-markers held out the chasing group by a mere 12 seconds with Albon getting up
Perriton storms field at Mountain Thunder By Jonathan Leask Baillie Perriton got his Easter treats on the main street of Methven as he showed his class at Methven’s Mountain Thunder. The 15-year-old was back for his third Mountain Thunder but this time had a national superbike championship season behind him with an impressive second place finish, as advertised by his new number two on the front of his bike. Perriton, the youngest competitor at the event for the third year in a row, put on a faultless display to be in a class of his own around the tight 1km street circuit taking three wins from three starts including a dazzling performance in race one. After some confusion with grid positions Perriton started at the back of the field but passed the entire field before the first corner, and spent the rest of the day out in front on his Kawasaki 250R. He also rode his Suzuki FXR 150 in the bucket class, which was the largest field of the day, and he took three podium finishes, with a second and two thirds putting
at the finish to take second before Janis Crawford hit the line strongly to secure the final podium position. Kathy Askin, Lucy Kirwan, and Liz Wylie were rewarded for their brave rides filling out the top six. Timaru rider Craig Thompson rode the course in 1 hour 56.08 minutes to secure the fastest time from Brad Hudson and Chris Karton. The women’s fastest time went to Kristine Marriott in a good time 2hrs 03.17mins, while the age group fastest time honours went to Ross Avis, Tony Ward, Graeme Nutridge, Kim Marshall, Tonee Hurley, Janis Crawford, Nathan Tew, Josh Connor and Frances Smith. Also up for grabs were the under 15 and 17 junior titles.
Jesse Banks continued her sterling season to lift the under 15 title over a 16km course. Connie Davidson pulled out a top shelf effort to take second and Kees Donaldson charged into third, and in doing so claimed the fastest time of 29.45 minutes. Oliver Davidson and Ryan Jackson rounded out a great season by claiming fourth and fifth respectively. The under 17s raced over 32km with the final three places separated by only four seconds. Josh Donaldson claimed the victory and recorded fastest time of 54.36 minutes as he edged out Ben Sutton, who didn’t go down without a fight, in second with Nicole Shield a visitor from the deep south taking third.
Wooden spoon for Phoenix By Daniel Richardson
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Baillie Perriton takes the bend out in front on his 250 in the Formula Cams class at Methven’s Mountain Thunder. him third overall for the day. Perriton wasn’t the only local teen on the Mountain Thunder scene with 16-year-old Lewis Dray competing in his maiden Mountain Thunder, finishing 10th overall in the buckets.
It was a good day for the Perriton family with Baillie’s father Damien contesting the Formula Methven class riding his Yamaha R6 600, taking two seconds and a third be second overall behind the 1000cc machine of Dan Mackenzie.
When your season ends with the symbolic presentation of a kitchen utensil you know it’s been a campaign to forget. The Wellington Phoenix were consigned to the A-League’s wooden spoon yesterday when they were beaten 3-2 by the Melbourne Victory at a cold and windy Westpac Stadium. This season has been one to forget in nearly every facet for the Phoenix, who saw former head coach Ricki Herbert stand down, co-owners have too much say on how the team should play and everything else in between.
The Phoenix won’t officially be given a wooden spoon - the term is simply metaphoric - but if the club wants to avoid another lastplace finish next season they need to make some vast improvements during the winter. They enjoyed a purple patch of brilliance mid-way through the second half yesterday when they drew level with the Victory at 2-2 when Stein Huysegems and Jeremy Brockie both scored in quick succession but they couldn’t find a winner. Victory striker Archie Thompson, who is so often a tormenter of the Phoenix, helped himself to that winner in the 84th minute, which put an end to Wellington’s hopes of forcing a result.
The opening spell in the game was an entertaining affair despite the heavy gusts of wind that roared through the Cake Tin with no regard for where the players wanted to pass the football. As the teams entered the stadium, the Yellow Fever supporters group unveiled a banner which read “Avoid The Spoon”, which should have served as more than enough inspiration for the home side. The Phoenix began brightly too as they brought the usual vigour they do to home fixtures, but then conceded a soft goal early on. Goalkeeper Mark Paston, who announced his retirement from the Phoenix yesterday, captained the side. - APNZ
Auckland wins Ford Trophy Auckland won their second national oneday cricket title in three seasons, beating Canterbury by three wickets at Eden Park’s outer oval yesterday. Having sent Canterbury in they bowled the visitors out for 139, which included getting four wickets in the space of 11 balls. That reduced Canterbury to 61 for five and only Tom Latham, with a determined 42 offered much resistance after that. The wickets were shared about, three to left armer Michael Bates, two apiece to international Chris Martin, Donovan Grobbelaar, one to Kyle Mills and two run outs.
Auckland’s sharp fielding was a key. Colin Munro and Colin de Grandhomme took spectacular catches while Anaru Kitchen’s slick work ran out tailender Matt Henry. Auckland lost Tim McIntosh early, but seemed to be on track for an easy win. However Canterbury stuck at it, chipped wickets out and at 131 for seven, it was a tough tense. However test spinner, Bruce Martin, who wasn’t required to bowl in Canterbury’s innings, hit two fours through the off side and captain Gareth Hopkins then struck the winning blow, a boundary. - APNZ
London Olympians Karen Hanlen and Australian Dan McConnell were crowned Oceania cross-country mountain bike champions in Tasmania on Saturday. Hanlen led strong performances from the New Zealand riders with Anton Cooper winning the under-23 men, Sam Gaze and Amber Johnson winning the under-17 honours while Eden Cruise took out the boys’ the under-15 title. In the elite women’s race, Hanlen made up for a shaky start, racing from fifth position to first during the five lap race. - APNZ
• Kobe climbs list Kobe Bryant passed Wilt Chamberlain for fourth on the NBA’s all-time scoring list on Saturday to help the Los Angeles Lakers to a much-needed 10398 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Bryant’s jump shot with 7:54 to play in the first half gave him 31,421 career points, taking him past Chamberlain’s total of 31,419. Bryant, who went into the game trailing Chamberlain by four points, is behind only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone (36,928) and Michael Jordan (32,292). - AP
• NZ women through The New Zealand women’s sevens team enjoyed a clean sweep on day one of the women’s sevens world series tournament in Guangzhou, China on Saturday conceding only one try in their three outings. The wins over the Netherlands (20-5), Brazil (29-0) and Tunisia (59-0), set them up for a quarter-final clash against Ireland. Coach Sean Horan said: “It was a great day in very trying conditions. The girls’ skill and work ethic was superb. It’s really exciting to be playing in such a unique environment here in China. The quality of the women’s sevens is getting higher and higher which is great for the game.” - APNZ
• Help for Warriors? The Warriors may be without a win in eight months but they have no plans to replace Matt Elliott with Kangaroos’ coach Tim Sheens. Reports across the Tasman yesterday suggested Sheens, who last season coached Wests Tigers, could be rushed into the Warriors’ role within the next fortnight, but the Australian has refuted that claim. “That’s news to me. There’s no truth to that at all,” he said. “I’m looking to getting back into club coaching at some stage, but I’ve not been approached by the Warriors. I’ve got the Australian job and that’s my focus. So it’s a pretty ridiculous rumour.” Rumours are rife in the Warriors’ camp, reflecting their winless state. Today, when they face the Cowboys at Mt Smart Stadium, they will attempt to snap an 11-match losing run. - APNZ
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Tactix captain Anna Thompson (left) with Ashburton’s Taylor Allan and Christchurch’s Ella Dolan (right) and Steel captain Jodi Brown before the ANZ Championship netball match at the CBS Arena in Christchurch on Saturday.
Taylor teams up with captains By Jonathan Leask Mid Canterbury’s Taylor Allan was in the middle of the thrilling on-court action between the Canterbury Tactix and Southern Steel in the Trans-Tasman Netball Championship on Saturday night. Taylor won the opportunity in the ANZ Future Captains competition, to meet captains Anna Thompson and Jodi Brown before joining the two teams on court prior to the second round clash. Taylor plays her netball for Tinwald
South and attends Ashburton Intermediate. She is also a big Tactix fan and Saturday night was the first time she got to see them play in the flesh. “It was really cool. I had only seen the Tactix compete on TV before and couldn’t believe how tall they were,” Taylor said. “I felt more excited than nervous walking out on court. “My grandma and mum travelled with me to Christchurch and were watching from the stands.” It was a night to remember for Taylor even if it finished with the wrong result,
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as the Steel emerged with a 75-56 victory over the Tactix. The Steel’s Jamaican Jhaniele Fowler sunk 65 of her 70 attempts to post the highest individual score in the competition, as the Steel broke an 11-match losing streak. It was all locked up at 36-all at halftime before the Steel surged ahead on the back of Fowler’s finishing skills to hand the Tactix a second straight defeat to start the season. The Tactix next game is away to the unbeaten Melbourne Vixens on next Monday.
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Crusaders, Chiefs show brave face “That win was a testament to the Crusaders’ character,” Chiefs coach Dave Rennie said. “It was really gutsy.” “They are good at that though aren’t they? They win games when they are missing key people and have a history of winning over in South Africa and that is probably why they have won a lot of championships.” The dramatic win for the injuryhit Crusaders and a cross-border victory for the Chiefs have pushed them ahead of their New Zealand conference rivals. Rennie believes his squad has the sort of consistent mental edge which has marked the Crusaders’ history and blossomed in Cape Town. “I think we have got it. If you look at this win the group of guys were working hard for each other. “Even if you don’t get things right you know the guys are going to hang in for 80. I know within our community the guys have gained a lot of respect for the fact that they will fight for 80-whether they win or lose and if you do fight for 80 you will get a lot more consistency with results.” Rennie felt the Chiefs had dispelled any misgivings about their pedigree. The coaching staff and players never doubted their ability and had brought the public along for the ride. “We had pretty high expectations last year but I am not sure if the rugby public had the same expectations of us,” he said. “The good thing is we have raised some expectations and even when we win, if we don’t excel, people are questioning how well we have played.” - APNZ
By Wynne Gray Successful rugby sides develop a strong mental resilience and deliver as the battered Crusaders did across the globe in Cape Town. The Chiefs found that edge to win the Super 15 title, and are showing those champion qualities once more. They quelled the budding Blues before coach Dave Rennie acclaimed the type of Crusaders rugby dynasty his group wants to emulate. Without Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter, Kieran Read and Israel Dagg at kickoff, the Crusaders lost tighthead rock Owen Franks and wing Johnny McNichol in the first quarter as they conceded an 11 points lead to the Stormers. An hour later the usually reserved Todd Blackadder was punching the air in the coaches’ box after his side’s remarkable 19-14 win. This victory will rate alongside some of their bravest as they showed the qualities which have them as the only side in the tournament history to win more than 50 per cent of their offshore matches. The medals have not come in Blackadder’s tenure and the Crusaders began this season with two rocky defeats. Performances in Africa were going to be mental markers. Young men like backup five-eighths Tyler Bleyendaal needed to measure up. The 22-year-old did. He kicked some crucial goals in the tricky wind and kept a chokehold on the Stormers with his tactical kicking as he guided the Crusaders around the park.
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Granantan Boyle (left) and Vajin Armstrong lead the way in the early stages of the Easter Hop 10 mile race on Saturday.
Hop needs new hook for runners By Jonathan Leask The Easter Hop is slowly losing its spring despite almost 150 people turning out for the annual running event on Easter Saturday. In total 141 runners, joggers and walkers took to the start line in ideal conditions for the run but that was 34 fewer than last year, continuing the trend of the last few years, forcing the Ashburton Athletic Club to take a long hard look at the future of the event. The 5 mile (8km) fun run-walk is proving consistently popular but the 10 mile run is struggling.
Club member Joe Ford said that the Easter Hop was now a “middle of nowhere race” with no bigger races following it. “Most serious and even social runners like to use smaller events like ours to lead up to the bigger events but there aren’t any close to it on the calendar any more,” Ford said. “With the numbers continuing to decline we’ll have to take a serious look at what we do next year and when we do it.” The main event was down to just 44 entries, and there were no juniors, under 20s, this year despite some international flavour with American Jeff Gentry all the way from Oklahoma. Granantan Boyle was the overall winner covering the 10 miles
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Boucher wants fairytale NBL finish Sydney will today become the latest stop on the Dillon Boucher farewell tour, and the veteran hopes it is the last he will see of the Kings. The Breakers will attempt to sweep Sydney in game two of their semifinal series across the Tasman this evening, setting up a grand final basketball showdown with old rivals Perth. The Wildcats yesterday completed a sweep of their own over Wollongong, though they will be worried about a calf injury sustained by influential guard Damian Martin. Perth will now be a keen observer as the Breakers attempt to reach their third straight final, a series which would be a rematch of last year’s 2-1 victory to the New Zealand side.
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The defending champions will fancy their chances of setting a date with the ‘Cats, and three blood-and-thunder contests against Perth would be a perfect way for Boucher to bow out. In the meantime, Boucher is busy completing the formalities of the Sydney series. The Kings matched up well with the Breakers during the regular season, especially in home comforts, but the playoff rookies looked overmatched in the series opener in Auckland. With the Kings in the playoffs for the first time since readmission to the league in 2010, Boucher wondered if Sydney’s inexperience cost them and he was looking to exploit that weakness today. “A lot of these guys, this is the first time in the playoffs,” he said. “That was probably their wakeup call into what the playoffs are like, which is what we were like the last
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floor and it will probably be in front of a big crowd as well.” If the Breakers can overcome that atmosphere, Boucher can expect to play in front of a few more considerable crowds before he draws the curtains on a glittering career. The 12,000 fans who will pack into Perth Arena for the second game in the grand final series will undoubtedly be all too willing to provide a vocal send-off. The wild west was the scene of Boucher’s final regular season game for the Breakers and, as per club tradition, his family were flown out for the occasion. His teammates all paid tribute to the 37-year-old in a pregame ceremony, scenes Boucher described as “very emotional”. “That’s when it really hit home to me that this is it,” he said. “But, throughout the playoffs, I don’t want it to be about me, I want it to be about the team.” - APNZ
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