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Left – Eleve n - ye a r - o l d Otis Scarlett with some of his cactus art creations.
Prickly artwork keeping Otis busy By Sue Newman
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Otis Scarlett loves cacti and when he found himself spending his school holidays in lockdown, he decided to create a world of cacti art. Using the theme, A Cactus a Day Keeps Covid-19 Away, Otis is steadily building a portfolio of art works that are starting to take over the walls of his family home. There’s not a lot of room left on the fridge and he’s on notice from mum Kendra that the art works will shortly have to move. He’s decided to open an Instagram account and is posting photos of each day’s creation and the cacti pieces are attracting a growing following.
“I’ve got 40 followers now and people are saying they’re really good,” Otis said. The plants are something he developed a fascination with two years ago. There was just something about their texture and unusual forms that appealed, he said. “I drew one when I was bored and put it on the fridge and decided while I was in isolation I’d keep making one a day.” He has six living plants of his own and sisters Mahalia, 13, and Jahdzia, 9, have one each. The Guardian would love to know how you and your family are spending their time during the Covid-19 lockdown. We’d like to share your story
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Mid Canterbury GPs are facing uncertainty over the future of their practices in the district as the Covid-19 crisis continues. Doctors have welcomed a government package designed to help them weather the financial storm created by the pandemic, but are not sure yet whether it will be enough. GP spokesperson Emma Andrew, from the Tinwald Medical Centre, said closure of any of the district’s seven practices was not a threat at this stage. “But everyone is certainly a bit worried,” Dr Andrew said. “There’s been talk of some
practices thinking of closing up, not locally, but across the country. I’m not surprised they feel like they may not be able to sustain their business,” she said. Dr Andrew said practices still had their staff to pay, but were faced with reduced consultations as patients held off on chronic issues, there were no specialist appointments and there was a reduction in sport injuries. Then there was the increased cost of going virtual, and even the cost of sending out patient text messages could run into the thousands of dollars. She believed the district’s practices would be right on
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board with accessing government funding announced by Minister of Health, David Clark, on Thursday. Clark said Government had put in place an initial $30 million funding plan, half for general practices and half for pharmacies. “The general practice funding package consists of a $15 million general practice response payment aimed to support general practices with workload from testing patients and the costs incurred moving to virtual consultations,” Clark said. Director general of health Dr Ashley Bloomfield gave further detail at his daily televised 1pm
media briefing yesterday. He said general practices with about 5000 patients registered would receive around $12,000 as an upfront payment, increasing to about $22,000 for a highneeds practice. Practices were also eligible for the wage subsidy scheme. “And we are doing further urgent work on funding for primary care for general practice to ensure they are financially sustainable,” Dr Bloomfield said. Meanwhile, there were 71 new cases of Covid-19 announced yesterday, including six in Canterbury, taking the nationwide total to 868.
It was a day of firsts on Thursday when the Ashburton District Council met – the first meeting of its Covid-19 Response Committee and the first meeting held with an empty meeting chamber. And at that meeting Mayor Neil Brown fired a shot at people who were thumbing their noses at the Alert Level 4 lockdown regulations. “Police are doing a good job of seeing we stick to those regulations and yes, there are a few flouting those regulations, but as time goes by they won’t get away with it,” he said. This was a time when people needed to work together to ensure the district came out of the lockdown in as good a shape as possible because the national, and the district’s economy too, were stressed, Brown said. “It’s all about survivability.” The government had indicated it would be looking for ‘shovel ready’ projects to fund when the pandemic was over and the council was putting in applications for funding for some of its projects to ensure the district was well placed to forge ahead when the world reopened, he said. The community as a whole seemed to be coping well with the lockdown, but it was only day eight out of 28 and, as time ticked by, some people might start to get a bit scratchy but others would see what was likely to be a new norm, Brown said. “Well done everyone, keep doing what you’re doing. When hard times come, the good comes out in people.”
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Ruling confuses butcher By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
A local butcher is confused about the Government’s decision to allow butchers to process only pork to supply supermarkets and other retailers that are open. Netherby Meats owner-operator Mike Hanson said he could not see the value to butcheries to process pork products that would just be going straight out the door. In a normal week Hanson and his team would process 15 pigs for his retail store and provide other products to supermarkets and Four Square shops. Minister of Agriculture Damien O’Connor said the decision had been made to address specific animal welfare concerns. “We carefully weighed the risk of allowing butchers to open their shops for retail customers, but the risk of spreading Covid-19 is too great so that will not be allowed,” O’Connor said. “The aim in Alert Level 4 is to minimise retail outlets being open in order to minimise risk to public health. This decision maintains that aim while also ensuring there are no unintended adverse impacts on animals. “Butchers are an essential part of the supply chain in New Zea-
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Ashburton’s air quality is likely to have improved since New Zealand went into lockdown last month, reflecting other centres across New Zealand. This is due to a reduction of traffic on the roads. However, it could get worse if we get a cold spell, as more stayat-home workers crank up their log burners to stay warm. NIWA air quality scientist Dr Ian Longley said air quality had
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Butchers are now allowed to process pork to supply supermarkets and other retailers. land for pork. At present, there is not enough capacity to hold surplus pigs on farms or pig carcasses in processing facilities, which could create an animal welfare issue. We need them to operating to ensure that pigs can continue to be processed and are not backing up on farms leading
to animal welfare issues. Hanson said the days leading up to the start of the lockdown had been tricky for the business determining if they could remain open or not and deciding what to do with their stock once they knew they had to close. “A TV news guy rung up and
asked what we were doing with all our surplus stock,” he said. “We put some of it in the freezer but you don’t really want to do that as it hurts the quality. “We donated some to the Salvation Army and some of our regular customers were good and did big wholesale orders.”
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dramatically improved in Auckland. “In Henderson and Glen Eden, monitors reported nitrogen oxides effectively falling to zero on Thursday and Friday afternoons,” Dr Longley said. Nitrogen oxides are found in pollutants from vehicle exhausts. They exacerbate asthma and are linked to numerous health impacts. At Environment Canterbury, staff monitoring sites measuring air pollution said they would ex-
pect lower concentrations of vehicle emissions in Ashburton given the reduced traffic. Measurements taken at a roadside emission site on Riccarton Road in Christchurch had shown this trend. Cars were not a major source of air pollution in Ashburton, so the Ashburton site at Hampstead did not record roadside emissions, only particles. “There has been no difference in particle concentrations (in Ashburton) since lockdown,” an
ECan spokesperson said. In Ashburton, particles were the main source of air pollution, usually during the winter when fine particles were highest, most likely due to smoke from chimneys. “These concentrations have been reducing over the last 10 years, with a marked improvement in air quality over that time,” the spokesperson said. “It remains to be seen what effect staying home will have on these concentrations as we approach winter.”
Shoppers might be concerned visiting the supermarket and not seeing staff wearing gloves and masks, but officials advise they are not required. A concerned shopper contacted the Guardian after visiting a Countdown supermarket in Ashburton and did not see any staff wearing wearing masks or gloves. “The health and safety of our team and customers is our utmost priority,” a Countdown spokesperson said. “We’re continuing to reinforce the strict hygiene and physical distancing measures we have put in place, as well as sharing Ministry of Health guidelines with our team.” The Ministry of Health’s PPE (personal protective equipment) requirements do not require supermarket staff to wear masks, and says staff can wear gloves for reassurance if they wish to. Most jobs do not require PPE, and those that do are only if physical distancing can not be maintained. Basic hygiene measures for everyone include: physical distancing, good hand hygiene, cough etiquette, regular cleaning of surfaces and frequently touched items, avoid touching face, eyes, mouth and nose. “We have not asked our team to wear masks and gloves in-store, but they’re available if our team does want to wear them,” the spokesperson said. “Our deli team wears gloves in the deli as this has always been our process.”
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Teddy bears working harder than ever By Susan Sandys
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Mid Cantabrians are not allowed to congregate in public, but on Spaxton Street Methven a group of teddy bears is doing just that. Participating in the traditional picnic to which their kind are accustomed, there are three individuals, as well as one rabbit, all taking their time over a cup of tea and a mini Easter egg. However, there is no need to report the group to the police, as teddy bears are allowed to go about their normal business and be admired from a distance during the Covid-19 lockdown. In fact, teddy bears and their soft toy cousins are working overtime, finding themselves busier than ever. In Mid Canterbury they are popping up all over the place, as their owners get on board the nationwide NZ Bear Hunt trend. The idea of a social-distanced teddy bear hunt has become popular around the world during the global pandemic, beginning in London and inspired by the Michael Rosen children’s book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.
Jane Fitzpatrick in Methven said she and her four-year-old son Luke had put a teddy bear in their window at home, and enjoyed seeing other teddy bears when they went out each day. “It’s awesome,” she said. Christchurch woman Deb Hoffman has led the NZ Bear Hunt initiative in New Zealand, and established the bearhunt. co.nz page, where some have been using the map to pin their bears. As of yesterday the map showed seven bears in Methven, although there are many more in the town which are not on the map. Likewise in Ashburton, there are dozens pinned, but many more are just getting on with their business, going unrecognised. Teddy bears after all are kind and loving creatures, who expect no praise for their work. In Mid Canterbury and around the world, they are simply applying themselves to the task at hand. They are sitting in windows, driveways and on fences, working hard to bring a smile to the faces of anyone who walks past.
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Living at Alert Level 4 Weekend 4–5 April Update Don’t underestimate the power of staying home. What we do this weekend will impact our future. Here are answers to some of our most frequently asked questions: Why do we need to stay home?
What can I do to shop safely?
This saves lives by slowing down the spread of the virus. It breaks the chain of transmission. By doing this now, we can avoid getting into a worse situation, where our hospitals could be overwhelmed.
• send one person from your household to do the whole shop
What does staying local mean?
• be kind to essential workers, and others you’re sharing the shop with
‘Local’ means the area near your home that you regularly visit for essential services. City dwellers may have a supermarket, pharmacy or dairy close by. If you live rurally, you may need to drive further. If you do leave your house, you must always keep a 2-metre distance from other people who are not part of your household. If an area is too crowded to keep to a 2-metre space between you and others, go home. Don’t stop and chat, wave and smile instead.
What kind of exercise can I take? Keep outside trips simple, and limit to once a day. A short walk or bike ride in your local area is fine. But please don’t play sports, go picnicking, sunbathing, swimming, hunting, fishing or boating. If you get hurt or in a tricky situation, you’re putting yourself – and anyone who needs to come and help you – in danger, and you could spread COVID-19. Don’t touch any surfaces while you’re outside. Avoid handrails, park benches, playgrounds, exercise equipment, and public toilets. Remember: if in doubt, stay home. If you do leave your house, you must keep a 2-metre distance from other people at all times. When you return home, carefully wash your hands and any items you took with you.
Who can I contact if I see people not following the rules on self-isolation? You can tell the Police by completing the online form at 105.police.govt.nz Where possible, try to keep the phones free for those that need them in an emergency.
• be aware that stores will limit numbers to help you keep 2 metres away from others
• come with a list so you can get in and out as quickly as possible • only touch what you want to buy • if you like, take a soapy towel in a small container to wipe down trolley or basket handles etc • keep 2 metres away from others, including staff. They need to keep safe too! • use payWave if you can, not cash • bag groceries away from others if you can • take out produce when you get home, and wash first in soapy water to protect against the virus, then rinse to remove any soap residue • wipe down packaged goods with a soapy clean towel, then dry • wash your hands before and after you shop.
Can I bring people in my household with me to buy essential supplies? You should dedicate one person per household to be the shopper. This is the safest way to get essential supplies, as it reduces the number of people who are out, and helps stop the virus from spreading. If you’re a parent on your own with children or over 70, move to online shopping if available. This is important for the safety of your children and others – especially essential service providers. If that’s not possible, reach out to nearby friends or family who can assist you with the shopping and get it to your doorstep. Your local community may also be able to assist, or you can contact your local store – some are putting special systems in place to help.
Thank you New Zealand If we all do our bit, we’ll get through this. Thank you for working together and staying home. We can and must stick with it.
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■■DOMAIN DEVELOPMENT
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More time to ponder plan By Sue Newman
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It could be months before the community has an opportunity to stand up and have its say on two Ashburton District Council projects. At Thursday’s Covid-19 response committee meeting councillors decided to alter the time frame around the closure of submissions on the Ashburton Domain development plan and to push out the date for hearing submissions on speed limit changes. The domain plan is currently open for submissions and the closure date has now been pushed out indefinitely. Councillors agreed that the close-off date for domain submissions and hearings for both issues would be considered when the Covid-19 Alert Level dropped to one. Holding off hearings until there was minimal health risk was the only option, Caroline Cameron said, particularly with the domain plan, because many of those who may want to speak at those hearings could be older people. Effectively the open-ended submission period would give
Body find Police are appealing for information about a man in their investigation into a body found buried in a remote part of the central North Island after a tip-off. The victim has not been formally identified, but police have announced they are looking for information about Bao Chang Wang, known as Ricky. They say his movements are unknown since 2017. “Mr Wang is a Chinese National and New Zealand permanent resident. His family believed he had travelled overseas in 2017 and he was not reported as missing in New Zealand,” said Detective Inspector John Sutton yesterday. - NZME
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The Ashburton Domain plan is currently open for submissions and the deadline has been pushed out indefinitely. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN people plenty of time to study the plan and that could lead to more submissions and a wider range of thoughts and ideas, said strategy and policy manager Toni Durham. “It could be that submissions remain open for three months but everyone who has submitted so far will still be part of this
and we’ll be communicating with them and potentially we could now get a greater range of interest,” she said. A large number of submissions were made on proposed changes to speed limits on a number of roads around the district and these were to have been heard this week.
Submissions have closed and while hearings have been delayed, those submissions will remain part of the review process. The domain plan and submission forms are available on the Ashburton District Council’s website www.ashburtondc. govt.nz
Expect to see a more clean-shaven police force on the frontline in the coming weeks after the new top cop appealed for beards to be shaven to assist with the Covid-19 response. Commissioner Andrew Coster took the reins from his predecessor Mike Bush on Thursday night. Bush retired from the position after a six-year reign and 42 in total as a police officer. In one of his first engagements with staff Coster sent a video to police staff suggesting they make changes to their facial hair. In the video Coster explains that personal protection masks issued to staff fit better on beardless faces. - NZME
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Running both hot and cold Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales of from yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com
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fter working very hard and putting everything they had into establishing their business, there came a time when the clever partners of what became a very successful enterprise could socialise at the end of the week. Something they deserved, but also time which was put to good use. Serious matters were dealt with at a suitable venue. The Hotel Ashburton. They had total support from their wives and families in everything they did. It was in the days before microwave ovens and even when they first appeared, the families were mindful of the high cost of those appliances. After a Friday night meeting, one of the partners arrived home to discover the typically tasty meal his wife had prepared was cold. He explained what his mother would have done to keep it warm. The old trick of serving the meal on a plate which was then placed on top of a pot containing hot water and covered with the pot lid. Politely, he said doing this would ensure the lovely meals his wife prepared would remain fresh and not be spoiled. He said it always worked well and maybe his wife could do that in the future. His wife agreed. The following Friday he phoned home to let his wife know when to expect him and to check she had remembered how to keep his tea warm.
It pays to know what’s for tea before demanding what temperature you want it served. She confirmed she remembered what to do but double checked just to make sure saying “you want me to serve your meal and keep it warm over hot water”. “Yes that’s right, thank you dear, see you soon, I’m looking forward to tea”. He got home to discover the instructions had been correctly followed, but the meal that evening was cold meat and salad. Needless to say Hank never asked again. And we have heard when microwaves were available it didn’t take too much, if any, persuasion to get one. The neat thing about this story is that the gentleman concerned who, along with his family and associates, has gone on to do so much for our community has often enjoyed telling this story against himself. And it has gone down in the family folklore.
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Tips for surviving parenting Cabin fever is truly setting in amongst Mid Cantabrians, smothering the joys of parenting. A crisis such as the Covid-19 pandemic can rub off on children and make them anxious, resulting in poor behaviours erupting to the surface. If your kids are driving you crazy, here are some expert tips.
Children may be trying their parents with new behaviours such as acting out, or returning to old behaviours such as bed wetting or having nightmares. One thing parents can do is model healthy coping behaviour including self-care, hand-washing and talking about feelings, University of Auckland and Auckland District Health Board child psychiatrist and paediatrician Dr Hiran Thabrew said. Dr Thabrew’s tips for talking with your child: Find out what they know in an age-appropriate way. For younger children, a parent could ask if they have heard grown-ups talking about a sickness that’s going round, while for older children, they could ask have they heard people talking about coronavirus. Follow their lead. If they want to talk a lot, let them. If they don’t, respect their wishes, they will ask more when they are ready. Acknowledge their distress about the things they are missing, especially social contact for teenagers. Dr Thabrew says parents can also develop strategies to make their children feel safer
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In brief Library wi-fi Anyone hoping to access the Ashburton Library’s wi-fi by sitting outside the Havelock Street building will be disappointed. On the advice of the National Library Service the Ashburton Library has turned off its wi-fi for the duration of the Covid-19 lockdown so people do not gather outside the library.
New builds If you’re planning to build a new home later this year and your plans are finalised, now is a good time to start chasing a building consent. Ashburton District Council environmental services manager Jane Donaldson said that processing of building and resource consents was continuing as normal during the Alert Level 4 lockdown with staff working from home. And she’s recommending that anyone with an application ready to submit should do this electronically. and happier: Design and keep a more regular, weekly routine to give a sense of predictability and safety. Set up a daily check-in system to see how they are going and to allow them to express their feelings about things in an open, but time-limited way. Talk about things they can do to feel more in control and keep themselves safe. This can include washing their hands regularly, eating and sleeping well to stay healthy, and doing nice things
for other people, especially those they may not see in person for a while such as grandparents. Finally, if your child’s behaviour does not improve with the listed steps, seek professional advice: Call 1737 or look for local supports via the healthpoint. co.nz website. Speak with your GP. If you are worried about the safety of your child or family, contact your local child and adolescent mental health service via your local hospital.
Public toilets New Zealand’s truckies are giving the Ashburton District Council a big thumb’s-up for keeping some of its public toilets open and serviced during the Covid-19 lockdown. The Road Transport Forum has put out a plea for councils across the country not to lock their loo doors. Truckies still need life’s essentials the forum says – food, fuel and a toilet stop. Its website lists the toilets that are open, this includes Methven, Ashburton Domain and Hinds. These are being regularly serviced. The council also agreed to keep Mayfield’s public toilets open and serviced for truckies travelling the inland scenic route. Ashburton’s East Street toilets are closed during the lockdown.
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arion Male, founder of Fiji’s Northern Christian Training Centre (NCTC), has changed thousands of children’s lives since the school opened in 1999. From an early age Male knew she was going to be a missionary. When she was seven years old, she dedicated her life to God, which led to a vision playing in her mind where she could see herself as a grown woman speaking to dark people in a shed. Taking her in-house vision seriously, the young Australian promptly told her mother she was going to be a missionary when she grew up. Her mother’s reply was simple. “That’s nice,” she said. But, staying true to her seven-year-old self, that is what Male became. She first visited Fiji in 1980, to help out in villages, taking biblical studies classes and providing practical help in the way of training youth on how to plant veges and make things they could sell. Travelling to Labasa in Northern Fiji, she witnessed an area totally different from the idyllic Fiji tourist brochure images of big five-star hotels, beaches and beautiful little islands. “Labasa is far away from the postcard Fiji as you can get,” Male said. “There are no beaches, just mangrove swamps on the coast, great poverty and high levels of unemployment.” The statistics before Male opened the NCTC, made for very grim reading. Sixty per cent of the children in the area had never been to school. Seventy per cent of them had no father at home, nor did they know where they were. Male explained that in Fiji much of your identity and family land is gleaned through your father, so children without this important fraternal connection were left with very little hope and a bleak future. It was witnessing first-hand the poverty and lack of hope in Labasa that prompted Male to found the NCTC. They started in 1999 without a cent in their pocket, but with the help of many Mid Canterbury individuals, the school not only survived but it grew, and now teaches 100 kindergarten, primary and secondary students and employees 12 staff. In the early days, word of Male’s Fijian plans soon spread to churches in Ashburton, so in 2000, the then pastors of the Ashburton Baptist Church, Jenny Davison and her husband Rob were first off the plane to help and with them was also Christchurch resident Jo Miller.
At the age of seven, Marion Male made the promise to herself that she was going to dedicate her life to missionary work and with the help of Mid Canterbury she’s made that happen for more than two decades. Heather Mackenzie tells her story.
Marion Male “Since then there has been a large number of Ashburton District helpers coming and going.” Things at the Northern Christian Training Centre really began to take shape in 2002, when the Ashburton New Life Church sent a team of builders to Labasa. The team, led by Russell Pearse, made short work of putting up the centre’s first workshop. Workshop completed the NCTC was still short of a classroom, this is where long-time financial supporter of the centre Richard Joseph got involved. The owner of the Mt Somers based Joseph Builders, put the word out among his staff that he was looking for helpers with the Fijian project and in no time at all he and a team of his local and Christchurch builders were off to Labasa, hammers and building plans in hand. Joseph and his team have maintained a long-term relationship with the school. Male said since they first turned up in 2002 Joseph Builders have sent many building teams over to oversee general building projects, construct a road, add more classrooms and dormitories, and help with general maintenance. NCTC have also been able to take advantage of the company’s surveying skills and are currently going through the process of putting together plans for a new school on
Workers hard at work on a new classroom. Richard Joseph trained vocational students and used them to help build the classrooms with many going on to also build their own homes. the neighbouring flat land. “The school is up a hill, which makes it a trek for the children, especially the younger ones, so building classrooms on the flat land that is next to the road makes more sense.” One of the biggest obstacles to the centre is the continuing need for funding. Male said much more money is needed. The school is classed as private and so it doesn’t receive any financial assistance from the government as such, although over the years they have received government grants from the likes of the Canadian Fund, aid from New Zealand and Australia and also private donors like Joseph Builders who raised funds so the road, new dormitory and the classrooms could all be built. “There is also a sponsorship programme where people in New Zealand can support a child for $52 a month or a one-time donation.” Male and the Northern Christian Training Centre staff, have had a major hand in changing thousands of children’s lives over the past 20 years.
“We are helping disadvantaged children and youth, many of whom have been the first in their families to get an education. Without NCTC all of these children would not have had an education.” What has come as a bit of a surprise to Male is how the children are now changing the immediate world around them. “I had no idea this was going to happen, but the children are now changing their communities, by growing veges and taking pride in keeping their villages clean and tidy.” Nutrition is up, because the students are learning to cook what they are growing, making the previous diet of noodles and tinned fish a thing of the past. Crime is down, because the children and youth are now in school, rather than shifting aimlessly around their villages and getting into trouble. “Not only have lives changed, but whole communities have changed too.” For more on Fiji’s Northern Christian Training Centre go to www.christiantrainingcentre.org
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Shopper charged $1k for bag of buns NZME Hot cross buns are delicious, but there was no way Canterbury woman Krissy Upritchard would fork out $1000 for the treats. And if it was not for a random thought about a woman charged $600 for mince recently, Upritchard might have done exactly that. “Remembering the mince thing meant I checked my docket,” she told the Herald. “All of a sudden, my bill went from $150 to over $1000! I was like ‘what the hell?’ and that’s when I saw the hot cross buns. “I think it’s funny but I’m worried about the oldies with everything going on.” It is the second time this week the Herald has reported on overpriced items at Countdown supermarkets. The supermarket blamed IT for the hefty price of the hot cross buns.
“IT issues like these are very rare but obviously like in any industry, they can happen from time to time,” a spokesperson said. “We’d always encourage customers to check their receipts, just as you would for any purchase at any retailer.” The Herald earlier this week reported on essential worker Helen Carmichael, who was charged more than $600 for mince. After her items were processed, she was given an $826.91 bill, $600 more than expected. The support worker told the Herald the checkout operator tried to give an explanation before the $626 mistake was eventually found. “I didn’t see the price of the mince come up, as I was packing my groceries while the operator was scanning,” Carmichael said. “Then when she said the
total I was like ‘pardon?’ and looked at the eftpos machine thinking there is no way in hell my groceries cost that much. “I then questioned it and said ‘how can that be? Look at my trolley, it’s not even much!’ Her reply was there are no sales so that’s why it cost so much.” The checkout operator at Upritchard’s till just laughed and wiped the $979.68 mistake. Oddly, the second packet she bought was registered at its standard price of $4. “They had two packets for $7. I thought sweet, I’ll grab two,” Upritchard said. “What happens to people that don’t check at all and the oldies who pay random prices? Just check your dockets is all I can say.” After the initial shock and quick laugh, Upritchard ate the hot cross buns and said they were “bloody awesome”.
The shopper was gobsmacked at the price of the hot cross buns. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Life in lockdown might seem tough, but for one Mid Cantabrian it’s a walk in the park compared to a hellish seven days earlier this year which were spent in a Chinese prison. The Guardian’s Heather Mackenzie tells Peter Wilson’s remarkable story.
Peter Wilson in a classroom in China teaching English. PHOTOS SUPPLIED
W
hile the rest of the country struggles to comprehend at least a month in lockdown, Peter Wilson knows that for him, it’s going to be completely do-able. In fact, Wilson is, in his own terms, doing life in relative comfort, domiciled at Methven’s Big Tree Lodge – a welcome change after a series of events saw him locked up in a Chinese prison for seven days earlier this year. In order to get to nitty-gritty of Wilson’s stint in prison though, it’s necessary to tell the story of how it all came to be, and it begins 17 years ago, when he first decided to move to China. Working at an Auckland electronics store, a chance conversation over a computer purchase planted the seed in Wilson’s mind about a potential career change and a move to China to teach English. Talking to a customer, who mentioned how hard it was for her to get a job in New Zealand, Wilson replied that it would be equally as hard for him to get a job in a country where he didn’t speak the language. The customer, however, suggested that it would be quite easy for him to travel to China and get a job teaching English. Wilson didn’t do anything about it
immediately, but when his relationship at the time ended leaving him emotionally buffeted and with a lack of direction in his life, he thought why not? June, 2003, rolled around and there was Wilson searching for his seat on a flight to China. With the help of the customer from that fateful day, Wilson had secured himself a 12-month contract teaching English at a middle school in Harbin City, in the North-East province of Heilongjiang, with a population of around 10 million. Seeing a large Chinese city for the first time was something akin to a baptism-offire for an introduction to a new home. In an email to those back home he described the driving as appalling. Nobody took any notice of traffic signals, he wrote, and pedestrians crossing in front of oncoming traffic where and whenever they wanted added to the confusion. The roads were equally as appalling, with potholes big enough to swallow a whole car. He said the taxis and buses were all at least 20 years old, with dents and rust all over them. The buses looked like they were left over from World War Two and were only just hanging together. China’s somewhat cavalier attitude to vehicle maintenance was further illustrated when his taxi driver encountered a
truck that had broken down in the middle of the street. In the west the truck would have been towed away or at the very least moved to the side, but not in Harbin, it was being fixed right where it was, with half the engine scattered over the road. Needless to say, Wilson’s first impression of the country that he would end up making his home for the next 17 years was less than ideal. In another email home he said, the place was a mess, both on the streets and in the homes from what he could see. One of Wilson’s first dining-out experiences provided another amusing anecdote for his New Zealand mates to read. “Lunchtime was a disaster. There are restaurants everywhere, but I thought I would be safe at KFC, but it was undergoing renovations, so I had to try elsewhere. Every food outlet had menus in Chinese, and no-one spoke any English. So, I settled for a drink of Coke, an ice-cream and a big bag of chips, from a grocery store.” During his time living in the Asian county Wilson realised it operated totally on a who-you-know-not-what-you-know system, as was illustrated when he needed to get the internet connected in his new apartment. His Chinese girlfriend Jennifer, who he met prior to leaving New Zealand, proved to be a saviour in getting this and many
other things sorted. The telco company originally told the pair it would be a two-week wait to get the internet connected. A friend of Jennifer’s suggested they phone a Mr Li, who had a management position with Chinese Telcom. After a quick chat with Mr Li, he invited both of them to his high-rise apartment in the middle of the city. The meeting went really well, with a Kiwi connection discovered when Li said his son was studying at Lincoln University. Under Li’s instruction and supervision, the internet was connected the next morning. “I just found it incredible that such a high-profile businessman would bother to come across town to our house, to make sure the workers installed everything to our satisfaction.” After Wilson’s initial culture shock woreoff, life for the English teacher settled down into a rhythm that he discovered he really liked. Yes, some things continued to make his scratch his head in wonder, like having to register with the police within 20 days of arriving in the country, so they could keep tabs on you. But on the whole, he really liked it there, so when his 12 months were up, he decided to stay on. After teaching in Harbin for seven years,
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Peter on the motorbike which played a part in his imprisonment.
Wilson moved to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province East China. He and Jennifer had called their romance quits, making the move a good opportunity to try somewhere new. By 2012, Wilson was teaching in Jiaxing and had married. Their marriage meandered along quite nicely for a number of years, Wilson said they had their fair share of ups and downs, like many couples do. His wife did seem to have the odd anger issue every so often, but nothing to write home about, or so he thought. As time went on the cracks began to show, which led to the pair agreeing to get a divorce. Wilson had already decided 17 years living away from his family and grandchildren was enough, and it was time to move back to New Zealand. With the homebound move in mind, Wilson had finished teaching in schools and was just teaching a few private students in order to get some more money together for his impending journey home, which was booked for January 16 of this year. Getting a divorce in China is a seamless task. Answer five official questions, and that’s it. And in Wilson’s case, with no shared property to divide, he was confident of a fast split for the pair of them. But his wish couldn’t have been further from the truth. Instead, it began a bizarre series of events that
led to Wilson being fined, held in an inhuman jail for seven days and then released into a very different looking and feeling China as Covid-19 took hold. Wilson’s wife’s refusal to go to the divorce office set the wheels in motion. Eventually when she did agree to meet there, she stormed into his interview room and went berserk, throwing papers all around the room and shouting hysterically before authorities removed her from the office. But in a final act of outrage, Wilson’s ex-wife decided to inform the police that he had been teaching students privately, on a marriage visa, and that he had also been riding his motorbike without a licence. That information led to him being dragged into a police station at 10pm. Wilson was taken to a small room and sat down in a chair which resembled the electric version, featuring straps for arms and legs. He wasn’t strapped in, but it was suggested that could be the case if he didn’t co-operate. Officials confiscated his passport, took handprints, fingerprints, mug shots and a DNA sample and requested details for all the private students he’d been tutoring. “The young policeman that was interviewing me was very polite and spoke very good English,” Wilson said. His manner led Wilson to believe that things might not be as bad as first thought and that he’d have to pay a fine, explain how it had all
been a misunderstanding and because he was booked to leave the country, that would be the end of it. His confidence increased further when after completing the police questioning, he was released back to his hotel. “I was thinking we could now go to the divorce office and then I could fly home.” Wilson was asked to return to the station to collect his passport and he went along thinking that it was all about to be put behind him. “When I was at the desk to collecting my passport, they told me I was under arrest and had been sentenced to seven days in jail, for working on a marriage visa and fined $NZ1000. Effective immediately.” And so, Wilson was jailed, on January 23 this year. The cell that was to be his home for the next seven days was basic. It was 10m x 5m and capable of holding up to 10 men; it was a far cry from five-star accommodation. Fortunately, it was not full, there were only three other prisoners in there with him. “There were no beds, just a long wooden table in the middle of the room, where we slept side-by-side.” continued over page
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hina in January is cold, but when you’ve been thrown in Jail with only the clothes you were wearing at the time, it’s even more bleak. Some heating was provided at night, but nothing during the day. China as a country often conjures up images of an extremely regimented society, where everything is controlled by higher powers, and free will is a distant memory. This was certainly the environment Wilson now found himself in. “The lights in the cell were on 24 hours a day and there were cameras in each corner of the room.” He said if anybody dared to step out of line, which could be something as minor as not putting their shoes in exactly the right spot or taking their shirt off to wash, siren would blast and over loudspeaker a voice would demand they line their shoes up or put their shirt back on. “Everything was controlled by that siren, when to get up, when to meditate, when to eat, when to go to bed, and when to change your behaviour.” The food was as you would expect, consisting mainly of rice and some kind of stewed vegetable. Wilson however got a bit lucky, when towards the end of the week when the ladies delivering the food to him discovered he liked eggs. “From then on I ate two boiled eggs, breakfast, lunch and tea.” The day started with the wakeup breakfast siren, then prisoners had to sit on really low and small stools, tricky for a self-confessed over-weight westerner, for an hour meditating on how bad they had been and ways to change, followed by two hours of doing nothing. Lunch, such as it was, was at 11am and at 11.30 the siren sounded again, signalling it was time to go back to bed for a twohour snooze. More meditation was required at 1.30pm, then dinner and back to bed at 5.30pm. There was no shower, no privacy, no toilet, no hot water and no right of appeal. It was soul destroying stuff. The one bright spot during his horrendous ordeal, centred around off all things a small sip of Pepsi. “One my fellow prisoners offered me a sip of his drink. Most people would gulp down the drink and not even really know they had it. That moment and kind gesture, changed how I look at the world, it was a magical moment.” Ironically enough Wilson’s exwife picked him up when he was released and apologised to him for her part in the events.
Apparently, she never meant it to go that far. The pair did get divorced five days after his release and finally some luck fell his way when he managed to secure a flight out of Hong Kong to New Zealand just before the borders closed due to Covid-19. Wilson is philosophical about the whole sorry saga; he thinks looking back, he was unfortunate to have got caught up in the young policeman’s quest for promotion. “He was young and ambitious and knew it would look good for him if he managed to bag a corrupt foreigner, not that I was corrupt, but he made out I was. Had a different officer been on that night, it may have been entirely different.” Wilson for now is happy to spend the next 12 months running Big Tree lodge in Methven and after that he is not sure what life will bring. “I just want to take some time to take stock of my life and enjoy being near my family again”. Despite his life in China ending on such a sour note, Wilson still has fond memories of his time there. He loves the hustle and bustle, the low taxes and with a touch of irony in his voice he said he always felt really safe there, as the crime rate is so low. “No matter how bad things get here during the virus lockdown I will always know, things could be much worse, I could be in jail.”
A Chinese jail has nothing to recommend it.
China is an incredibly beautiful country - if you’re free to enjoy it.
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Media landscape in NZ is changing
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he announcement on Thursday around the closure of powerhouse publishing group, Bauer and their New Zealand publications has sent a tidal wave of trepidation across the media landscape of New Zealand. A seemingly successful business with an impressive stable of mastheads, their demise paints a grim picture for the future of some of the daily, weekly and monthly fixtures in New Zealand. That such a business can close its doors without, what appeared to be, even so much as a fight will have many other media-related businesses, both big and small, sitting back pondering what might be ahead for themselves in the coming weeks. Newspapers, magazines and other publications rely heavily on the advertising dollar. It, along with subscriptions, are their core incomes, and when the ability to draw on either, let alone both, at the same time is whipped out from under the feet, then there’s always going to be problems. Couple that news with the news earlier in the week around the hugely popular, but seemingly financially battling Radio Sport and it’s a pretty abrupt end for a couple of major media players. The question has to be asked: When this is all over and the dust finally settles, what will be left? Who will still be standing to tell the news and share the stories that people care about? The answer is quite simple. It’s anyone’s guess. All we can do is keep telling the news to the best of our abilities and hope that the walls are strong enough to hold out any incoming invaders that could threaten to derail things further. As I’ve said before, there will be an end to it all and businesses will prosper when that time does come. Ultimately, it just depends on who’s still around when that time does arrive. Have a great weekend and keep safe. Thought of the day: The pessimist complains about the wind while the optimist expects it to change. The realist however, simply adjusts the sails.
YOUR VIEW Cheese rolls and all sorts
Ashburton Farmers’ Market
It has now come to my attention from more than one source that police in the Oamaru District are only issuing warnings to repeat lockdown offenders, if they are offered fresh cheese rolls when pulled over! Could this paper investigate this as the last thing we need is a shortage of bread and cheese? Also, are there any reader suggestions as to the best cheese roll recipe? Perhaps an ongoing page publishing lockdown recipes, beginning with cheese rolls, could be added to your paper. Regards, Peter Livingstone
The Ashburton District Farmers’ Market stallholders wish to advise their customers and the people of Mid Canterbury that with the current regulations due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we have ceased trading. We have started our winter break early but plan to be back late September, all going well. Our twelfth market season has gone well, with some new stallholders joining us and this has added to the variety and atmosphere at the market. We have also appreciated the local buskers who have given their time to entertain us.
We thank all our loyal customers who have supported us, wet or fine, and will be pleased to welcome them back next season, we would also like to encourage more locals to come to the market when we recommence at the end of September 2020. Should anyone be interested in joining as a stallholder, this is an excellent time to start thinking and planning, site availability is not a problem, new ideas and variety would be appreciated. In the meantime stay warm, healthy and be kind to each other. Judith Crozier, Ashburton District Farmers’ Market Secretary
Letters with Love You know I AM a really patient person. This morning when your father came home from his early morning walk, he discovered the vacuum cleaner. He managed to find a way to turn it on then he was off on the “great fly hunt” (his words). He started fairly poorly but then claimed he got the hang of it, he needed a spotter (lucky me) to help with the hunt. He said he couldn’t understand everyone wanting to go outdoors to hunt when there’s plenty of game inside. He also thought of getting a higher calibre vacuum, but discounted it in case one of us got hurt with “friendly fire”. Oh well, I guess he is being somewhat useful, at least he’s found the on switch for the vacuum. The rest of the day dragged a bit, I got the lunch stuff out and all ready, then looked at the clock, it was still only 10.30am. No, really, I am a patient person. Love Mother and Father
Brief Relief They set up their van by the sea. On their honeymoon, finally free. He said “we’ll need to suppress, If it rocks in excess, When we’re making our fam-i-ly tree” Yesss
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n more than one occasion people have commented to me – “what goes on inside your head?” and I must admit it would be cruel to the hospital staff if I was to ever have a brain scan. Tuesday morning I woke up with a dream fresh in my head. I was in charge of running long jump at school. However, for some reason I started the kids run up to the long jump pit inside. Not only that, they had to run along a whole lot of huge gymnastics mats, which was very difficult. And, just to top it off, they were running through a classroom where teachers were sitting at desks, all staring at laptop screens! Certified nutter right there ladies and gentlemen. So, since we have reached Alert Level 4, a number of thoughts have been in my head and I’m sorry but I need to get them out before I decide to make them school policy. Lotto for the masses – why don’t they drop the threshold and have far more winners during this time. Make it as soon as you get three or four numbers per line. Split up those big prizes and get the money back out to more Kiwis. Large, single prizes don’t make sense when so many will struggle. Will shoes sales increase or decrease at the end of this? I think the Guardian should run a competition on it. The winner gets a voucher from Number One Shoe
Peter Livingstone OUT OF SCHOOL
Warehouse and free papers for a year. People won’t be wearing out their shoes as much because they aren’t working, but then they are driven mad by cabin fever and go for more walks! Males do domestic chores – this is finally the opportunity for the fairer sex to simply say – you’re on toilets and washing because what else are you going to do. This could revolutionise home life forever, but women need to strike now, and strike hard. Community rubbish collecting – when out walking, pick up rubbish. Have some of those large recycle bins placed around the neighbourhoods and let’s finally clean up all the paper rubbish here. It gives you purpose and brings a sense of pride in the town. Star gaze without lights – why don’t we have two hours every night with all the lights off. Make it from 8pm to10pm so the kids can see them as well. Firstly, they can stay up later because there is no school the next day. Secondly, our power use and therefore, power bills, will decrease.
Thirdly, it will enable us to see far more stars and satellites because of the lack of light pollution. Fourthly, the council could save money on street lights and use it to offset the costs they will face for not having some of their services operating that earn money, and finally, neighbours could sit out in their backyards, cuddled up in blankets, drinking hot chocolate and talking to each other while stargazing. Why don’t all the road markings get repainted? – Surely with a huge reduction in traffic whole roads could be quickly shut and lines repainted. Those machines are fast and this would allow them time to catch up. While they are at it, how about all the drains get unblocked in time for autumn and the leaf issue we always get. Oh, and sweep up all the loose stones and road chip everywhere – a real pain for cyclists and motorbikes! Prove you can bake – get anyone under the age of 50 who buys flour and other baking ingredients to prove they can bake before they buy. I was amazed at the amount of flour being panic bought. I’ve seen school lunches, there ain’t no home baking in them. So stop pretending and start learning. People might be surprised to learn it’s cheaper to bake biscuits than buy them. Stop believing panic buying is new – seriously, many think this is a new phenomenon.
It’s not. The history of panic buying is well known by half of the world’s population, but not discussed. Let me enlighten you. Groceries are needed, but ’er indoors sends out the apex predator male to gather instead of hunt. He is entering a foreign domain and under domestic pressure to get it right. Armed with a list that is NOT written in aisle order, but rather whatever comes into her head, he launches into gathering with the same enthusiasm ducks have when a dog is loose in the domain. The new world of fruits, nuts and berries is organised like a two-year-old’s brain. He cannot find anything beyond his eye level and panics. He buys on impulse and decides his tribe needs instant beef noodles, bananas and mango ice-blocks. His feverish, panicked buying status is further heightened by the note that says – “and something for the kids’ lunches”. This reduces him to a sweating, coughing mess, whereupon he is sent home to self-isolate and secretly drink hand sanitiser. Stay safe and two metres apart and watch for signs of insanity. Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.
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When sorrow turns to anger By Rick Neville Like many people, I felt sick when I heard the news Bauer NZ is shutting down its publishing operations in this country. Surely it’s just for the lockdown, I hoped, when first told. But no, it’s for good. Bauer, a German publisher which bought the business some years ago from Australasian publisher ACP, has put out serious titles including NZ Listener, Metro and North & South, and longtime family favourites Woman’s Day and New Zealand Woman’s Weekly. They also own Property Press, the biggest real estate publisher in New Zealand. Then my sorrow turned to anger. Anger that the Government had not included magazines along with newspapers as an essential service. And anger because of the hypocrisy in the Government’s backflip to save the Concert Programme yet see a far more valuable contributor to New Zealand’s social, cultural and political fabric go to the wall. The cynic in me sees the volte face on the Concert Programme due largely to a disproportionately loud howl from the well-connected cogniscenti, led by the likes of Helen Clark, Kiri Te Kanawa and Chris Finlayson. Faced with that pressure, all of a sudden, the Government was able to come up with a new frequency, and no doubt millions of extra dollars, to fund both the Concert Programme and RNZ’s planned new youth channel. For my money, the iconic Bauer titles are going to be missed infinitely more than the Concert Programme would have been. You can readily access Bach and Beethoven on Spotify. You won’t be able to read the Listener or Woman’s Weekly on Spotify. Or anywhere else, unless a white knight rides in and picks up one or two of them. Magazines should have been included, with other publications, as an essential service. Subscribers receive them in the post and most other copies are bought through supermarkets, no different from the wide array of other goods freely available on supermarket shelves. The staff are working from home, printing and distribution is highly automated, and so there is virtually no public health risk. To illustrate the absurdity of their exclusion, I can still go to my local New World and buy fresh flowers and fishing bait. The Government has said the wage subsidy was offered to Bauer but rejected, and the Prime Minister has intimated Covid-19 was the excuse the company was looking for to close. The only explanation I can think of is that, such is the fall-off in advertising and circulation revenue caused by the lockdown, the wage subsidy would have met only a small proportion of the shortfall. The Government currently has a team of officials and consultants building a business case
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to merge RNZ with TVNZ. This project was started pre-Covid-19 and now needs to be re-prioritised to look at how the State can throw a lifeline to commercial media. Bauer won’t be the only publishing company now in a perilous position. The priority is not welding RNZ and TVNZ together to create an even larger and more powerful State media monolith. They are protected species already; their lives are not in danger. The real danger is that media not owned by the State will continue to suffer the same fate as Bauer. You could see more newspapers fold, which will take its toll on the big news websites owned by the news publishers, and many towns and entire regions could be left without local media. You could also see MediaWorks close, leaving New Zealand-domiciled television 100 per cent state-owned and commercial radio dwindling as a force, and as a viable alternative to state-owned RNZ.
If you think this doesn’t matter – and that financial help to commercial media is just more corporate welfare – then think again about the kind of society you want to live in. One with a vibrant media scene reflecting the widest possible range of news and views? One abounding with independent voices? Or another kind, where all major news media are an apparatus of the state? Disclosure: Rick Neville is editorial director of the Newspaper Publishers’ Association but this article is his personal opinion. A former journalist, editor and publisher he is highly regarded within the media landscape of New Zealand The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.
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‘It’s like a war zone’ Scheena Iyande Tannis cannot remember how many people she has seen die from coronavirus in New York, but it is the manner of their departures that has stuck in her head. When a patient begins to fade at Brookdale Hospital in New York’s Brooklyn district, alone in isolation, staff now arrange Facetime video calls for a final goodbye with loved ones. At home after a 17-hour night shift, Tannis, 40, replayed a conversation she had with a woman on a ward, unable to see her mother dying nearby, moments before the call. “What do I say to her,” the daughter asked. Tannis did not know what to advise. In the end the woman just repeated: “Mommy, I love you” over and over. “Normally the families can be at the bedside and can have that moment of closure,” said Tannis, who has been a critical care nurse for almost 20 years. “The sad and the scary part is they can’t. They’re not allowed to … I think that is what hurts us the most.” Such tragedies were once rarities in New York City. Now, with Covid-19 rampant, they are seen almost daily, not just in Brookdale but in hospitals across the city. The coronavirus case numbers in New York, the epicentre of the US outbreak, are mind-boggling. Around 46,000 residents have tested positive. That is roughly one in 20 of the world total, or one in five of US cases. It dwarfs Britain’s figure of 34,000. The surge, up from zero a little more than a month ago, has put immense pressure on the city’s hospitals, with numbers forecast to soar for at least another fortnight. The Telegraph has talked to 10 healthcare workers on the frontline of the city’s battle against coronavirus to understand what is really happening on the ground. People working in intensive care units, emergency rooms and ambulances agreed to speak, some asking for anonymity. Hospital administrators, trade union leaders and New York City officials were also interviewed. A consistent picture emerges of hospitals struggling to deal with unprecedented demand, healthcare workers fearing for their safety and widespread shock at the scale of deaths from Covid-19 - already more than 1,300 in New York City. “People are dying, just dying left and right,” one patient care assistant said. “Each day I just hope we see fewer deaths than the last,” said a nurse. A paramedic said:
Hilary gets all formal Seven Sharp presenter Hilary Barry has taken her Formal Friday to the next level. Last week, the TVNZ presenter shared a snap of her wearing a tiara and a navy ball dress, and the #FormalFriday trend went viral on Twitter as other Kiwis joined in. Barry shared she felt sorry for all of the high school students who were likely to miss out on a high school ball in a tweet on Tuesday. “A lot of high school students are missing their school balls during the lockdown. Why not join us for #formalfriday this week? I’d love to see you all dressed up!! A #bubbleball if you will.”
Medical personnel work at the Samaritan’s Purse field hospital in New York’s Central Park. “It is like a war zone.” The most consistent complaint, and the issue triggering most frustration towards US President Donald Trump, is the lack of personal protective equipment such as masks, face shields and gloves. The availability of N95 masks was repeatedly raised. Usually, when used for operations where infection is possible, the masks – which form a tight vacuum around the mouth and nose – are thrown away after each use. Yet multiple New York healthcare workers said they were being made to use a single mask for at least a week. Some hospitals even have tables of brown paper bags individually named where masks can be kept overnight. Gowns are in short supply too. Headlines were made last month when a photograph of three employees at Mount Sinai West hospital posing in bin bags for overalls emerged. The hospitals said they had proper protection on underneath. Yet a nurse who worked there said concerns over the lack of equipment was real. “We are paranoid,” she said. “I don’t know what we have to do or say so they believe us – so they hear our cry for help.” Other shortages are emerging. Ventilators which keep a patient breathing in the most serious cases were once never used for more than one person in some New York hospitals. Now they can be split between two or even three patients. The rapid expansion of bed
space – every New York hospital has been asked to increase beds by 50 per cent – is a sign of success. Everything from Wall Street high-rises and Manhattan hotels to the US Open tennis centre have been converted. Yet there has not been an equivalent increase in staff, meaning people are thrown into unfamiliar roles, attempting to handle a pandemic that remains little understood. “It’s really bad,” said a pediatric nurse at an NYU medical centre now redeployed. “You’re working on a unit you’ve never worked on before so you don’t know where anything is. You don’t know the doctors, you don’t know the other nurses.” The immense pressure being forced on the city’s healthcare system is felt from start to finish. Medical emergency calls to 911 have spiked, with more than 6,500 a day - a third higher than normal. Such levels have not been since the September 11 attacks. At the same time Covid-19 is ravaging the emergency response workforce. Some 20 per cent are off work, up from around six per cent in normal times. That means waiting times for ambulances are increasing. Michael Greco, a paramedic working in Queens for 13 years and a president at the union Local 2507, said hundreds of ambulances had been called from other parts of the state to help meet demand and firefighters were stepping in as drivers.
Once at the hospitals, the problems continue. Greco claimed one Harlem hospital was so busy that a doctor came out to treat a Covid-19 patient in the ambulance. Resuscitation was attempted and the person was pronounced dead without ever entering the ward. “In my 13 years I’ve never seen anything close to this,” Greco said. “We’ve gone through blizzards, we’ve gone through a micro-tornado, we’ve had Hurricane Sandy. Those, while all major operations, were timestamped. This has now been two weeks.” And then there is what comes next for those who do not make it. New York City authorities have ordered in 45 refrigerated trucks that are now positioned ominously by hospitals - a sight, again, not seen across the city since 9/11. They are being used to store dead bodies. Usually the city’s morgues have capacity for around 900 bodies. That has been been increased to 3500 as officials brace for the worst. “We are trying our hardest to treat these people with respect and dignity,” said Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokesman for the city’s chief medical officer. But it is another emotional toll on nurses. “When their families ask if they can see them, it’s impossible to tell them where they are,” said one nurse of those that pass. “No one wants to think of their loved ones being in a freezer truck.”
Top Gun not firing Hollywood’s summer movie season is all but finished. Top Gun Maverick became the latest would-be blockbuster to be rescheduled due to the coronavirus pandemic. Paramount Pictures yesterday announced that the sequel to the 1986 original will now open December 23 instead of June 24. Top Gun Maverick, starring Tom Cruise, follows an exodus of the big-budget spectacles that annually land in summer. It remains uncertain when movie theatres will reopen.
Busker turns chart-topper Tones and I has lived out the journey that many pop stars can only hope to achieve: a global No.1, a record-breaking smash hit. However, the busker-turned chart-topper was far from an overnight success: she put in many hours performing for passers-by on Australian streets, honing her craft and learning how to hook people in. “I never thought I’d be a recording artist,” the 26-year-old says. “It was all about performing [live] . . . you have a short amount of time to give people what they feel like they need . . . you really have to touch people quickly and hold their attention.”
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CHICKPEA FLATBREAD (Marg Brownlie) 300g channa flour 200g plain flour 15g salt 1cm piece of root ginger, peeled, finely chopped 2 green chillies, finely chopped 1T finely chopped fresh coriander 1 1/2 t black onion seeds (Klonji seeds) 1/2 t turmeric 2T vegetable oil 200ml water 1 red onion, peeled, finely chopped 1 spring onion, trimmed, finely chopped 3t butter or ghee To serve 1 lemon, juice only 2T chopped fresh coriander – –
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This bread has a great dense texture that toasts well and is lovely with a hot sweet cup of tea to start the day or when energies are flagging at 3pm. The Power’n’Go mix can be bought at the bulk bin area at New World, it has chia seeds, buckwheat, multi-sesame seeds and other nutritious things in it but feel free to make the 1/2 C up with a combination of other seed mixes. 1/4 C milk 1/4 C rice bran oil 1/2 C golden syrup 1t vanilla extract 4 large ripe bananas 2C wholemeal flour, sifted 1t baking powder, sifted 1t baking soda, sifted 1C rolled oats Pinch salt 1/2 C slivered almonds 1/2 C Power’n’Go mix or sunflower/pumpkin or chia seed 1/4 C additional assorted nuts and seeds for topping –
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By Adam Burns
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The cancellation of age group representative hockey tournaments has been added to the casualty list of the Covid-19 lockdown. Hockey New Zealand announced on Thursday the cancellation of all national hockey tournaments for the year. The decision affects Mid Canterbury’s under-13 plans, including the Hatch Cup and Collier Trophy events, the under-15 rep programme and any local players aiming to represent neighbouring
regions at under-18 level. Mid Canterbury Hockey president James Tavendale had mixed emotions following the announcement. “Look I’m personally gutted, but it is the right thing to do. “On the positive side what it does mean is that we can really focus on community hockey, normal club hockey in Mid Canterbury.” The “joint and unanimous” decision followed ongoing talks between Hockey New Zealand and its 32 member associations
around the country. “When you consider the amount of organisation that needs to go into tournaments like that and sending teams away ... there’s a lot of money involved and the communities are really supportive of all those teams. “It wouldn’t be right to be asking the community for money right now.” It was also the final year the under-13 and under-15 national rep tournaments were to be played, Tavendale said. He did not rule out having a
All national rep hockey tournaments have been closed for the year. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN more regional event later in the year. “We’ll be working really hard to provide opportunities for hockey players in Mid Canterbury. “We just have to have an open mind as to what that might look like.” Hockey New Zealand said associations may be in a position to work together to create regional events later in the year, depending on how the season evolved.
Community hockey is scheduled to begin on May 3. Although Mid Canterbury Hockey continued to prepare towards the planned start date, Tavendale said the situation remained fluid. “We’ve got to be realistic what that might mean depending on what alert level we’re on and what time. We’ve got to be conscious of what the new norm might look like.”
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Ironman reflects on life at home Multi-sport kingpin Braden Currie has shared reflections and insight into life at home during the first seven days of lockdown. After finishing third in an Ironman race earlier this year, Currie had been preparing for another appearance at the World Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii, which had been scheduled for later in the year. Currie and his family would have been on the road as part of a five-month excursion abroad in the lead up to October’s Kona Ironman goal. The 33-year-old was now resetting his 2020 goals, with his Kona aspirations likely to be shattered. The sporadic nature of acquiring an income as a full-time professional athlete could be applicable to the same uncertainties which exist during the Covid-19 crisis. “It’s an interesting and counter-intuitive mindset all professional athletes have to take. “I’ve lost 90 per cent of our earnings due to Covid-19, but I would have lost all of that if I hadn’t won those races. “If my journey in this capacity means I’m in a mental position to help or inspire others, then that’s a bonus. He added that having a strong sense of belief was crucial during challenging times. “You have to believe the income streams will come back and in the meantime, embrace the time out, live simply and cherish the time with your family or the people you are isolating with.” As the Currie family spent five months a year overseas, his two children were already familiar with the concept of home schooling. Originally from Methven, Currie is a threetime winner of the Coast to Coast Longest Day race. He reached out to Mid Canterbury locals yesterday where he answered a series of questions on the Garage Gym’s Covid-19 Save the Business Facebook page via a livestreamed video.
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Government provides certainty around sports funding National sports organisations have been given some certainty around funding for the next year, with an assurance their government funding through Sport NZ will continue. Sport New Zealand had been due to announce a new four-year investment plan but that has now been deferred, with current levels of investment guaranteed to remain in place till the end of June next year. Sports minister Grant Robertson said Covid-19 was having a significant impact on sport in New Zealand, from international to grassroots level, leading to the
cancellation of competitions and the closure of community facilities. Robertson said national sports organisations had lost significant revenue from broadcast rights, sponsorship and sports betting so rolling over current funding arrangements provided certainty. Under the last funding round, netball was one of the big winners with a nearly $400,000 annual increase in funding, from $1.5 million to $1.88 million. In addition, sports will not be obliged to continue Sport NZ-led initiatives, so they can focus on remaining operational.
That means sports can hold off implementing changes to junior sport which rugby, football, hockey, netball and cricket all signed up to in line with making sport less competitive and more inclusive. In addition to this financial support, Robertson said all sport and recreation businesses can apply for the Covid-19 wage subsidy. “The Government is also working on a sports recovery package for when we get through the Covid-19 pandemic. “This package will look to include some support for commu-
nity organisations and our high performance and elite athletes. “Sport, recreation and play are vital for the health and well-being of our communities and we are committed to doing everything we can to support the sector, both at a grassroots and elite level, into the future.” High Performance Sport NZ also confirmed core funding for 2020-2021 to Olympic and Paralympic sports so they can transition key high performance functions into the rescheduled Tokyo Games next year, as well as the new Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic cycle.
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With no live sport to watch, things are grim. We won’t hide from that. But, to create some debate and discussion, members of the Guardian’s sporting nuts club Matt Markham A slightly out-there combination of medals during my time. I haven’t been around for as long as some of the selectors here (cough, cough Mr Devereux) and if I’m honest I struggle to recall some of the initial Olympic Games in my life. I remember watching Danyon Loader, but that’s about it. I do however remember watching Sir Mark Todd. I love the equestrian events at an Olympics, especially the three-day event and what a master he was. Everyone thought he was finished, but he stepped back out and rode incredibly to grab the bronze. Who could forget watching Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty going to the line in first and second place in Athens, that was a real Kiwi moment. Bond and Murray need no real explanation, pick any one of their Olympic performances, they were just beautiful to watch in action. The last two however, they’re a bit different, largely for the obscurity of them all. I’d barely heard of Natalie Rooney until she stood on the podium and the way the nation reacted to her achievement was awesome. Same with the smiling assassin, Eliza McCartney.
Jaime Pitt-MacKay The 100m sprint is one of, if not the, premier event at the Olympics and comes with the added title of being known as the fastest man in the world. None of those men who have won the gold medal in my lifetime have done it with the same swagger that Usain Bolt did in 2008. He might have broken the world record at the time, but could have broken it further if he didn’t ease up with a few metres to go and beat his chest and unleashed that iconic smile directly at a photographer’s camera. It seems odd to pick a bronze medal performance as Mahe Drysdale’s best Olympic moment, but what he went through just to earn that bronze was incredible, and that image of him slumped over in his boat and being carried to an ambulance after the race is iconic. Val Adams is also a dual gold medal winner, although her gold in 2012 of course came through
have decided to undertake a series of sporting discussions, which will run for as long as there are topics to list. Today we take a look at the best moments of the Olympics.
She captured the hearts of New Zealand with her effort and quickly became a bit of a national darling, with thousands glued to the screens and radios watching and listening to her effort. 1. Mark Todd’s ‘swansong’ effort for Bronze in 2000 in Sydney 2. Hamish Carter and Bevan Docherty’s quinella in Athens 3. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray, whenever they rowed really 4. Natalie Rooney’s bolt from the blue in Rio De Janeiro 5. Eliza McCartney’s bronze medal in Rio
Natalie Rooney an alternative route after the original winner was disqualified after failing a drugs test. I remember the shock that one of our favourite Olympians had been downed in what was seemingly her prime. Possibly the best display of spirit involved two competitors nowhere near winning medals. The USA’s Abbey D’Agostino and New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin got tangled in a spill in a 5000m heat. Hamblin crashed, and D’Agostino went over the top. Hamblin conceded her Olympic dreams were dashed while she lay face-down crying. Meanwhile, D’Agostino, hobbled but undaunted, urged Hamblin to rise up and finish the race. Usain Bolt 2008 Olympics Mahe Drysdale 2008 Bronze Michael Phelps 2008 Olympics Valerie Adams 2012 Olympics Team USA’s Abbey D’Agostino and New Zealand’s Nikki Hamblin at 2016 Olympics
Steve Devereux I saw a picture of Lisa Carrington recently in which she wasn’t smiling. Must have been the worst day of her life, because she’s ALWAYS smiling – and she’s had plenty to smile about. Beating the best in the world and capturing Olympic gold, sorry golds, in an event that’s hotly contested by super-athletes honed to perfection, where the result is always in milliseconds. Defending her title in Brazil was unheard of, and the winning margin, if I recall properly, was a quarter of a tenth of half a fingernail. Danyon Loader’s exceptional efforts in the pool remain firmly in the memory banks for another reason; the picture of a victorious Kiwi celebrating at race end was the very first coloured photo we ever ran in the Guardian. Bond and Murray: Simply unbeatable on the water, and in Rio they absolutely murdered a top class field. Sarah Ulmer: At Athens in 2004 she reduced a world record by six seconds on her way to gold. Nuff said. Peter Snell: Pretty much when Kiwis starting realising that Olympic gold didn’t have to be a rarity; our top athletes could, and did, compete with the best, and win. 4. Sarah Ulmer 1. Lisa Carrington 5. Peter Snell 2. Danyon Loader 3. Hamish Bond and Eric Murray
Jonathan Leask There is quite the list of Olympic moments to choose from, but these were the ones that stuck out for me. The first was because of its infamy and was a sneaky way to get two moments under one and the other four were ones I specifically remember enjoying to watch as it happened live. Snell’s 800m gold medal in Rome along with Halberg’s win in the 5000m ushered in a golden era of New Zealand middle-distance running, based on coach Arthur Lydiard’s endurance training regime. Ulmer’s performance to secure New Zealand’s first gold in cycling in record-breaking fashion was simply outstanding. Valerie Adams’ second gold medal celebration was somewhat of a fizzer. The Beijing 2008 win was amazing to watch and the disappointment to watch her finish second in London 2012 was hard to bear until the winner, Belarusian Nadzheya Ostapchuk, was found to be a drugs cheat, giving Adams the deserved gold.
Her attempt at a third was also slightly controversial, ending up with silver in Rio behind American Michelle Carter, who had received an exemption that allowed her to take otherwise-banned substances for medical reasons. Danyon Loader’s efforts in Atlanta to win two golds in the pool are unmatched in New Zealand, in fact of the seven Olympic swimming medals New Zealand has won in the history of the Games, three of them belong to Loader. Pocket rocket Lisa Carrington blitzed the field in London to become the latest kayak star, and then four years later chased the double in the K1 200m and 500m, successfully defending her K1 200m and settling for a bronze in the 500m. 1: Peter Snell and Murray Halberg ‘Golden Hour’ Rome 1960. 2: Sarah Ulmer Gold Athens 2004 3: Valerie Adams Double Gold Beijing, London 4: Danyon Loader double Atlanta 1996 5: Lisa Carrington London, Rio
Danyon Loader
Adam Burns Little old New Zealand has punched above its weight at the Summer Olympics – we’re a bunch of fighters and that is no different on the world stage. The first moment I recall vividly was 21-year-old Danyon Loader’s exploits at the 1996 Atlanta games. Huddled in front of a television at primary school, Loader was seamless in the 200m freestyle and then again in the 400m final. John McBeth’s “Loader wins, Loader wins gold for New Zealand” is forever etched in the memory bank. Four years later in Sydney and the New Zealand team did not enjoy the same level of success. However one moment to savour was rower Rob Waddell storming his way to gold in the men’s single sculls, keeping challengers Xeno Muller, of Switzerland, and German Marcel Hacker at bay by two seconds. It was an heroic display. Another moment which made
you proud as punch to be a Kiwi was Hamish Carter’s gold at Athens in the triathlon, as he was tailed by fellow Kiwi Bevan Docherty, six years his junior, who clinched silver. At the same games, Sarah Ulmer in the best nick of her career, stomped her way to gold in the 3km individual pursuit, smashing the world record in the process. It was a stellar bounce back after she missed out in Sydney four years prior. And you can’t forget about one of our greatest ever, Dame Valerie (known as Valerie Vili back in 08) powering home in the shot put final in Beijing, throwing a mammoth 20.56m in the final to win the first of her two Olympic golds over her career. 1. Danyon Loader, Atlanta, 1996 2. Rob Waddell, Sydney, 2000 3. Kiwi 1-2: Hamish Carter & Bevan Docherty, Athens, 2004 4. Sarah Ulmer, Athens, 2004 5. Valerie Adams, Beijing, 2008
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Tough questions for Cup teams Within the next few months, an accommodation will need to be made for America’s Cup Challenger teams to enter New Zealand in late August and begin their preparations for the Prada Cup, due to get under way in mid-January 2021. With a base in an advanced state of completion in Auckland, one AC75 returning from Italy and the second boat under construction in southern England, INEOS Team UK is the most advanced of the four challengers.
“We have to re-evaluate what we are up against,” says INEOS principal and skipper Sir Ben Ainslie. “It gets tricky as to how long the current lockdown and immigration freeze lasts, in New Zealand, and how we develop our strategy around that. “Those are not the easiest questions to answer right now,” he added. Quarantine restrictions are expected, and if required, should be very workable in the Auckland context for the teams. Fans may
be a different story, with the option of a “closed stadium” televised event broadcast to a large international audience on a free to view basis. After setting up a winter training base in Cagliari, Sardinia, the plan was for the British team to train for four months before competing in the America’s Cup World Series in Sardina. But the appearance of the coronavirus caused the first ACWS regatta to be called off, and the British team flew back to the
UK earlier this month. The intention is to finish the raceboat in the UK and then ship it to Auckland. “I’ve had some conversations with Grant Dalton,” Ainslie said. “As you’d expect he is doing everything he can to support the event, and certainly the America’s Cup final. “It really depends on how long this situation lasts and how open the New Zealand Government are to opening up borders, and allowing America’s Cup teams into the country to operate for seven months”.
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Who really was the best All Blacks captain? By Phil Gifford
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o Welsh scribbler Stephen Jones, who never misses a chance to accuse the All Blacks of being cheats, thugs, or poachers of talent from the Pacific Islands, doesn’t rate Richie McCaw in his top 10 rugby captains of all time. Putting that nonsense aside, how do the All Black captains of the last 50 years rank? The late Sir Fred Allen had a mantra every time he was asked to compare coaches, “just look at the bloody record”. Allen is the only unbeaten All Black coach. I’m going to apply that saying as the basis of my selection of the six best All Blacks captains from 1970, by which time I was lucky enough to be on press benches and see them all play live.
Graham Mourie, captain in 19 tests, 1977-82 Win to loss ratio: 78.9 per cent
Openside flanker Mourie was as smart a test captain as we’ve ever seen. “Goss (Mourie) doesn’t say a lot,” wing Stu Wilson told me at the time, “but gee, when he talks you listen to every word he says.” New to the job in 1977 (the two matches he led against Argentina in 1976 weren’t given test status), he had the confidence, after the All Blacks lost the first test to France in Toulouse, to sit down with coach Jack Gleeson, and plot a radical new approach for the next test in Paris. “I played my club rugby for Opunake, which was a very small team; in fact, I was just about the biggest player in the side,” Mourie would later say. “We used to play against the Okato boys who were all over 100kg. They used to call us ‘the little people.’ “Our response was to play the game in a similar way to how we operated against the French. Three-man scrums, that sort of thing.” The All Blacks won the second test, 15-3. Mourie’s iconic legacy? Captaining the first Grand Slam tour of Britain and Ireland in 1978, and the moral stand he took during the 1981 South African tour.
“I felt that playing (against an apartheid era Springbok side) would have given tacit support to an unjust regime.”
Andy Dalton, captain in 16 tests, 1981-85 Win to loss ratio: 87.5 per cent Dalton was tough, competitive, and one of the first of the then relatively new breed of hookers who threw to the lineout, rather than a winger. “His throwing,” loose forward Lawrie Knight would say, “was perfect. Absolutely perfect.” Dalton’s iconic legacy? Oddly, not getting on the field during the 1987 World Cup but still playing, coach Brian Lochore always swore, a crucial role in the Cup victory. Injured at the team’s first training run, Dalton recovered from the hamstring he injured, but Lochore selected 23-year-old Sean Fitzpatrick for all six games at the tournament. Lochore would say that “Andy was the complete captain except for the 80 minutes they were on the field. David (Kirk) took over the minute they ran out, and Andy took over the minute they came back.”
Wayne “Buck” Shelford, captain in 14 tests, 1988-90 Win to loss ratio: 100 per cent No.8 Shelford is the only unbeaten captain in this group, and it took real leadership from him to maintain that record. In 1988, when he’d taken over the captaincy from David Kirk, who had left New Zealand to study at Oxford University, the All Blacks were down 16-6 at halftime in the second test with the Wallabies in Brisbane. Ten minutes into the second half, while Australian prop Mark Hartill was leaving the field injured, Shelford gathered his team around. One by one he snapped out a single task to each player. “We were trying to do everything at the same time,” Steve McDowell said after the game. “Buck settled it all down.” At the final whistle the test was drawn, 19-all. Iconic legacy? Bring Back Buck. When Shelford was dropped just two tests
into the 1990 season, it started a furore that still sees the occasional Kiwi draping a Bring Back Buck banner at a sports ground in farflung parts of the world. How far did the speculation imbed itself into the national psyche? Twenty years after the selection bombshell I was asked by Sir Edmund Hillary if it was true that Shelford was dropped because, after an argument over tactics, he’d punched Grant Fox. I was able to assure our greatest New Zealander it wasn’t true, quoting Fox, who has said, “If Buck had ever punched me, I would have been in hospital, and he’d be in jail.”
Tana Umaga, captain in 21 tests, 2004-2005 Win to loss ratio: 85.7 per cent The first Pasifka captain in the All Blacks, Umaga, who had started his career as a wing, took over the leadership as a shrewd, hard- nosed, skilled centre, who in 2005 took the team, in what would be his last year in the jersey, on only the second All Black Grand Slam tour, after a clean sweep of a test series against the Lions at home. How much respect did coach Graham Henry have for Umaga? Umaga decided to retire at the
end of 2005, and would later reveal that Henry “tried to talk me round, to think about getting to the 2007 World Cup. He offered me ideas about managing my workload but I felt that was making too many concessions. I had too much respect for the All Blacks jersey, I wanted time at home and Ted (Henry) accepted those reasons as well.” Umaga’s iconic legacy? His fearlessness on the field, and his backbone off it, which he demonstrated by being the All Blacks captain who finished the tradition of blood and thunder orations by the coach before a test. On the 2005 tour he had a quiet word with Henry, during which, Henry would wryly report, Umaga said, “Ted, I think those team talks you give before a match are largely a waste of time and inappropriate.” Henry dropped them, and there hasn’t been a last minute All Black team talk since.
Richie McCaw, captain in 113 tests, 2004-2015 Win to loss ratio: 90.3 per cent When you look at the figures, a word often used by McCaw, “crikey”, comes to mind. After subbing a couple of times as captain for Umaga from 2004, McCaw took over in 2006, and led the All Blacks for a staggering 10 years. He grew in the job, coming back from the body blow of losing the 2007 World Cup quarter-final
harder nosed, and more decisive. Stephen Jones has written some weird stuff in the name of clickbait over the years, but suggesting McCaw wasn’t a great captain because anyone, even “my dead grandmother”, could have captained the All Blacks to two World Cup successes is possibly the most inane and insulting. For what it’s worth, Jones prefers Welsh captain Alun WynJones. It isn’t Wyn-Jones’ fault that his place in rugby history amongst non-Welsh fans will forever be as the man who had his nads grabbed by Joe Marler. Jones is a very good lock, whose Welsh team finished fourth at the 2019 World Cup. McCaw’s All Blacks won two Cups. You work out what’s fair. McCaw’s iconic legacy? Winning the 2011 Cup on one foot. In February of 2011 an X-ray of his right foot had shown a stress fracture of the fifth metatarsal, one of the long bones that runs from the ankle to the toes. An immediate operation improved things, but in a pool game with France seven months later Mc Caw heard a clunk, and thought, “Shit I hope that was just a kick (on my foot).” From the quarter-finals to the final he’d play with a foot that swelled so much he would have never dared to take his boot off during a game. So, who is our greatest All Blacks captain? Before I started researching for this story I would have gone with Fred Allen’s dictum and said it had to be Shelford. Not one loss over three years? In a normal contest that’s game, set, and match. But even in a field of champions McCaw is, in the nicest possible sense, a freak. Over seven years from 1959 Wilson Whineray captained the All Blacks for six seasons. At the time that was, quite rightly, considered a stunning achievement. But a decade in charge? Winning nine out of 10 games and two World Cups? How could anyone not taking the mickey pick anyone other than Richie McCaw?
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■■RUGBY LEAGUE
Players accept massive cut The NRL and Rugby League Players Association have come to an agreement over player pay with NRL players set to sacrifice five months’ pay if the game doesn’t restart in 2020. NRL CEO Todd Greenberg and RLPA CEO Clint Newton met with some of the NRL’s biggest stars on Thursday evening to seal the deal. Under the deal, they’ll receive a combined $24.6 million to last until the end of the normal contract cycle in November, with just over three quarters of it coming from club grants. The rest will come from the liquidation of the injury hardship fund, while players will also have early access to the retirement account if they hit financial troubles. “We’ve just got to get the competition going again for everyone’s sake,” Warriors CEO Cameron George told NZME’s Matt Brown. “At the present time we’re doing our best to weather the storm but the important thing for me is to take a deep breath and make sure we look after our staff in the meantime and make the right decision with the model going forward.” George said he thinks all the NRL clubs can survive under this new financial model. “I can only talk on behalf of our club, we’re very committed to getting through it. “We’re going to have to make some very difficult decisions, but we can achieve everything we have to over next three months and make sure we’re still around. “I have no doubt we’ll get through it, the other clubs have different scenarios they have to weigh up.” Speaking on Fox League Live, NRL champion and former star Cooper Cronk said it was a big bite out of the pay packets. “It’s a big sacrifice and big decision,” Cooper Cronk said of the decision. “We aren’t a part of the discussions but rugby league and players have copped their whacks and rightly so. “But this is a monumental selfless act in my opinion. “The first of July is the target date to start the competition, that’s all we know at this point about how it might look.” Sydney Roosters captain Boyd Cordner said he knew it would be a big salary sacrifice for the NRL stars but said having it finally confirmed would take a bit weight off the players’ minds. Braith Anasta said it was “bigger than I thought”. He said he also hoped the rest of the league would do what the Roosters were doing and helping the players on the smaller contracts to survive the tough times. “If the top-tier guys look after the lower-tier, you’ll get rewarded in terms of performance,” Anasta said. “When you’re in a team and sacrifice for each other, it galvanises teams and you can use it as a positive to bring the team closer together.”
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Turning point for the NRL? By Michael Burgess
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aybe, just maybe, Wednesday could mark a pivotal turning point in NRL player behav-
Jarrod Croker says it’s nice to have something finalised, although nobody likes a pay cut. Canberra co-captain Jarrod Croker was in the meeting and said it was a relief to have finalised the deal. “It’s obviously been a difficult time there for everyone. “I know how hard the RLPA have been working. “They’ve bent over backwards for everyone really. It’s nice to have something finalised,” he said. “The whole world is in the same boat, everyone’s struggling together. “No-one enjoys a pay cut. “I’ve never met a bloke who wants to take a pay cut. “For the sake of the club and the game it’s the way it has to be. “It’s the way the world is. “Everyone in every job is going to have to take a hit somewhere along the lines.” Greenberg will also face the same cuts, under an agreement reached earlier this week. “This is a difficult time for our game and the wider community and the challenges we face are immense, and unprecedented,” Greenberg said. “The players understand the severity of the circumstances we face and have demonstrated their willingness to work with us to secure the best possible outcome to protect the long-term future of our game. “I know it hasn’t been easy and I thank the RLPA and the playing group for their maturity, professionalism and diligence in help-
ing us reach this solution.” As part of the deal, the NRL will also resource the wellbeing and education space at each club to ensure players have any support required. The deal comes after the NRL and the 16 clubs agreed to a combined $40 million package on Monday which would help keep sides viable while matches are not being played. But there are also reports coming out of The Daily Telegraph that the Project Apollo team helmed by Wayne Pearce are trying to get the players back on the field within eight weeks. The NRL have already said July 1 is the intended restart date with conferences being suggested as well as being housed at Sydney Olympic Park, Gosford or the Institute of Sport in Canberra as well as Queensland options. It comes as the ambitious manager of the Queensland resort offering to house all 16 teams during the coronavirus pandemic has outlined just how he believes the league could pull it off. David James is adamant the Tangalooma Island Resort on Moreton Island, an hour from Brisbane, is fully equipped to accommodate the some 500 players and staff needed for the competition to play out. “We can sleep about 1500 people,” James told League Life on Fox Sports. “The greatest thing is we can isolate the place.
“We can lock it down. “We started talking about it a few weeks ago and we put together a plan logistically about how we can isolate players into the resort itself. “We’re off the coast of Brisbane and we want to go through a process with the NRL and the Queensland government – and the NSW government for that matter – whereby we’re testing players before they come into an isolated, clean Covid- free environment. “From there, we do all the training and then we can ship them back into and out of Brisbane to the Gold Coast and to Redcliffe to play their games and then get them back into the isolated area.” While it still feels some way away, Cronk said he would consider the NRL island proposal if he was still a player. “I think I’d do it, depends on my age,” he said. “If it happened this time last year, I’d be thinking ‘thanks but no thanks’. “But then my love for the teammates would pull through in that regards. “So I would do it but the thing for me is the guys with kids, wives, girlfriends, if you get moved off-shore, how do you do that because they contribute at home as well. “Purely football based, it’s a good decision but other ones, not so sure.”
iour. On April Fools day, of all dates, it was announced that the governing body had cancelled the registrations of disgraced Bulldogs duo Jayden Okunbor and Corey Harawira-Naera, ending their careers in Australia, unless there is a subsequent reprieve. Some will view it as a harsh penalty, as there are plenty of players who have done much worse and got lesser punishments, and neither player have been subject to any kind of criminal investigation over the schoolgirl sex scandal in February. But it feels like the NRL have had enough, exasperated by the constant stream of pre-season incidents that cast such a shadow on the sport. That’s driven their severe reaction, and might also drive a reaction among the playing fraternity. Let’s hope so. Due to the unprecedented impact of Covid-19, the NRL players, like everyone in general society, are facing uncertainty over their jobs, their livelihoods and their futures. When some normality does return to sport, and everybody hopes that all 16 NRL clubs are able to survive, players will likely have a different focus, an alternative view on ‘what’s their why’. And the fate of Okunbor and Harawira-Naera, who have seen their careers go up in smoke over something that in past years may have only merited a fine or suspension, should weigh heavily next time they contemplate doing something they know they shouldn’t. However, the episode also, unfortunately, reinforces the view, yet again, that not all are treated equally by the NRL Integrity unit. There’s no disputing that Okunbor and Harawira-Naera needed to be punished harshly, but how does that marry with the treatment of David Fifita, who faced no sanction after being imprisoned in Bali for three days last November for an alleged assault on a bouncer? To face no punishment, even for bringing the sport into disrepute, beggars belief. Until you realise that Fifita is a future megastar, as well as a potential cultural icon, while Okunbor is a relatively unknown winger and Harawira-Naera is a Maori kid from the Far North. Probably the saddest part is the fate of Harewira-Naera, who made a big impact at the Bulldogs, highly impressive in their late season surge in 2019, which earned a Kiwis call up. In a New Zealand pack stripped of many big names, Harewira-Naera shone. It’s a long, long way from the Hokianga to the NRL, let alone test football, but he had made it, and looked to have a big future. That is now in doubt, which is a lamentable footnote of this sorry affair.
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Timing is everything By Dylan Cleaver
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t the turn of the 20th century a bunch of cricket enthusiasts negotiated to buy a piece of land not far from Cabbage Tree Swamp, cleared it, drained it and started the Eden Cricket Club. About 10 years later the Auckland Rugby Football Union decided they liked the look of Eden Park and signed a lease to share the ground. It was probably the last time rugby officials coveted anything their cricketing brethren had. Until now. To say rugby union has been the dominant code in New Zealand is to say that April follows March: it’s just always been that way. Through a combination of fortunate timing, happenstance and a serendipitous gamble, cricket is far better placed to ride out this Covid-19 crisis than rugby. For the first time in many generations, rugby administrators will be casting their eyes towards New Zealand Cricket and thinking: “I wish we were standing in their shoes.” The most obvious advantage cricket has in this mess is pure timing. The cricket financial year runs from August 1 to July 31. The national body’s finances are secure until then at least, so they have no need to ask players to take wage cuts like the winter codes have. It might come back on the agenda in July, but they have time to mitigate the impact. NZ Cricket had finished the bulk of their summer programme before the travel restrictions that have curtailed top-level sport came into play. Most importantly, from a broadcast income point of view, they finished their series against India. Cancelled Black Caps and White Ferns’ tours this winter will also, ironically, help the balance sheet. “We’ve been very fortunate in the timing of the crisis,” NZC chief executive David White said. “We’d all but completed our season. “I feel for the winter codes … but we may face similar challenges in the months ahead.” While the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy matches against Australia were not completed, they always appealed as a tack-on to the season and broadcast content involving India is where the riches of the sport lie. Yes, the Plunket Shield was not completed, but again this would have saved NZC money rather than cost them. That is another big advantage NZC has over NZR in this unique situation. With the possible exception of the low-key Super Smash, anything below international cricket in New Zealand is treated as a
New Zealand Cricket CEO David White. development competition. There are minimal wage and infrastructure costs with domestic cricket. The disparity is best illustrated by this extraordinary fact: the Heartland Championship, the fourth tier of New Zealand rugby, costs more to run than the entire domestic cricket programme. Rugby’s domestic landscape has to change. The questions are where and by how much. The most interesting statement New Zealand Rugby boss Mark Robinson made this week was the thing he nearly said. “These decisions are about protecting the core capability of the Super Rugby clubs so that they are ready to hit the ground running if Super Rugby resumes later this year,” he said of the $250,000 emergency grants to the franchises, “and also be in a position to revive and participate in Super Rugby in whatever shape it takes in 2021 and beyond.” It’s the last bit of that which is intriguing, most specifically the “whatever shape it takes” bit. That’s a very un-NZR-like hedging of bets. “It’s entirely sensible, given the circumstances, yet this is not an organisation that is known for using shades of grey when it can paint it black. The subtext is that Super Rugby
will never look the same again, and that goes beyond the umpteenth format change that was to be rolled out in 2021. There is a growing realisation Southern Hemisphere rugby will be changed forever as a result of Covid-19. The fragile edifice of the sport had taken on a lean anyway, but March 2020 will be the tipping point. Rugby Australia is deep in a financial crevasse from which it may not be able to climb out of. It just announced a $10 million loss on its 2019 operation and stands to lose $120m in lost revenue from 2020. An alarming 75 per cent of employees have been stood down and they have no broadcaster wanting to pay within even ballpark range of what they value their product at. If RA survives this, you suspect they are not going to be in any position to send Super Rugby franchises globetrotting around the world, particularly when they’re struggling to attract five-figure crowds to home fixtures; a sustainable, attractive local competition will take immediate priority. South African rugby bosses have used classic passive-aggressive messaging for years around their ability to align with Europe. It is common knowledge that the only reason South Africa have
stayed in Sanzaar is because they value the guarantee of two to three All Black tests per year so highly. It would be no surprise to see them walk away when the lockdown ends. NZ Rugby is going to have to be more inward focused, or look to strengthen alliances with moneyed friends (Japan appeals as the most likely option given the fact advertising agency Dentsu is a big player in the proposed revamped Top League and the owner of New Zealand’s largest player agency, Halo Sports). NZ Cricket simply doesn’t have a domestic imperative it needs to panic about. Its wheels are greased almost entirely by broadcast and ICC pinnacle event dividends. While most of NZ Cricket’s good fortune revolves around timing, it has also gambled well. Last year it broke with long-time partner Sky to sign with Spark Sport. The move was panned by many critics at the time, but it now looks a masterstroke. Like many media companies, Sky is suffering badly. Subscriptions have plummeted as Big Sport has shut down and analysts are questioning how much runway it has before it has to stop paying its sporting partners. Spark’s deep pockets provide fortification for its digital sports
platform and White was bullish about the partnership, which officially began on Wednesday. “It’s going to open up a whole new audience for us,” he said. NZ Rugby on the other hand, has already seen the value of its five per cent equity stake in Sky, also signed last year, fall through the floor. There is another piece of good fortune NZ Cricket has over rugby. White has been in the CEO’s role for eight years. Like former NZ Rugby CEO Steve Tew, he might not be everybody’s cup of tea within the sport, but this is not his first rodeo. Robinson, on the other hand, might end up being the greatest administrator the game has seen, but Covid-19 is one hell of an induction programme. Covid-19 is playing havoc with sport. The ramifications have been enormous and will continue to be so for some time yet. NZ Cricket has thus far been able to avoid the mess. “We have time,” emphasised White. “It’s horrific [for rugby] being handed an immediate problem. They have to be far more reactive.” They might have the world titles, the honour of being national sport, and the lion’s share of attention, but for once, NZ Rugby wishes it was cricket.
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Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.
Weekend Services
MEDICAL SERVICES
IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care. If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.
Pharmacies
Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm both evenings.
Bus Departures
Toll-free: 0800 353 353.
COMMUNITY SERVICES Art Gallery
-19 UP COVID COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and OSED PRINCES COURT CL all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.
327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday: 10am – 7pm
Emergency Dentist
Ashburton Museum
327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm
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For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend. Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.
Lifeline
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If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered DUTY DOCTORS Sealy Street Medical Centre, Sealy Street, Ashburton, will weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. To make Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. an appointment call your regular GP. ELPLINE ERVICES Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, Ashburton, Alcoholics Anonymous will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. To Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) make an appointment call your regular GP. or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team. New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.
Methven & Rakaia Area
DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency
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Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791
Victims Support Group
24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846). Direct dials to a volunteer. Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.
Alcohol Drug Help Line
Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.
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ANIMAL SERVICES Dog, Stock & Noise Control
Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.
Animal Welfare Centre
All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.
Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter Contact - President 021 1356 969.
Veterinarians
20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm. 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend. Mail Closing Times ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian. Information Centre TE holidays 10am Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL -19 UP Methven - Saturday, Sunday andDA public COVID until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 orED isite@midcanterburynz.com animal emergency service. To use this service please CLOS phone your vet as usual.
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6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Fishing And Adventure 3 0 7:30 Infomercials 0 9am Whanau Living 3 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am The Family Chase 3 0 11:05 John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 12:05 A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0 1:10 Your Home Made Perfect 3 0 2:30 F The Hotel Inspector Returns PGR 0 3:30 Sarah Beeny’s Renovate Don’t Relocate 4:25 Motoka Andy Ellis, Hayden Paddon, and Kris Green travel the length of the country in search of the quintessential Kiwi motorcar. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Ant And Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway Continued. 0 8:50 Best Home Cook 0 10pm Manifest AO Grace’s pregnancy complicates Ben’s pursuit of a calling. 0 10:45 The Bad Seed AO 0
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6am Maia The Brave 3 0 6:10 Thomas And Friends 0 6:20 Tinpo 6:25 Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:50 The Insectibles 3 0 7am Thunderbirds Are Go! 7:25 The Amazing World Of Gumball 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst Rise 0 8:15 Ninjago 0 8:35 Teen Titans Go! 3 0 9am Regular Show 0 9:10 Walk The Prank 0 9:35 The Simpsons PGR 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Regular Show 3 0 10:40 N Mythbusters – The Search 0 11:40 8 Simple Rules 3 0 12:25 The 100 PGR 0 1:20 F Tearaway Tots Make You LOL 0 2:15 F The Bachelorette NZ Omnibus PGR 3 0 6:05 Friends 3 0 7pm M The 5th Wave PGR 3 2016 Action. Earth has been destroyed by alien attacks rolled out in waves and, to find her brother, a woman must survive the fifth wave. 9pm M Live By Night AO 2016 Crime. During the Prohibition era, the son of a police officer becomes entrenched in the criminal underworld, battling with rival gangs and the KKK. 11:35 M The Hateful 11:40 Doctor Doctor PGR 3 Eight AO 3 2016 Western. The homestead is struck by tree thieves; when Jim suddenly needs a 2:30 M Mommy’s Secret AO 3 kidney transplant, Hugh searches the 2016 Thriller. 0 3:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 family to find a donor. 0 3:30 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 12:30 Coronation Street 3 0 5am Fresh 3 5:25 Regular 2:40 Infomercials Show 3 5:35 Bizaardvark 3
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BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 The Kelly Clarkson Show 3 11:30 The Kelly Clarkson Show 3 12:30 Hoarders 3 1:30 Hoarders 3 2:30 Love It Or List It 3 3:30 Love It Or List It 3 4:30 Undercover Boss 3 5:25 Undercover Boss 3 6:20 Revenge Body With Khloe 3 7:30 Botched PGR 3 8:30 Vanderpump Rules AO Brett insults Scheana while interviewing her for his YouTube channel; Katie hosts a girls’ night, but does not does not invite Kristen; Raquel stands up for her boyfriend James; Lisa travels to England to attend her mother’s funeral. 9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey AO 10:30 A Lie To Die For AO 3 11:30 Love It Or List It 3
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Sky 5 6am Trucking Hell M 6:50 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 9:35 Trucking Hell M 10:25 Supernatural MVS 11:15 Nancy Drew M 12:05 Supergirl MVS 1pm SmackDown Live MVC 3:05 Main Event MV 3:55 Ax Men ML 4:50 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Trucking Hell M At Crouch HQ, there is excitement in the air as the team help to make Chris’s wedding day extra-special; a specialist is called to recover two crashed cars from the side of the M69. 8:30 Lazy Boy Garage PG 9pm Ax Men ML 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:30 Trucking Hell M 11:20 The Simpsons PG
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12:15 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG 2:05 Mountain Men PG 2:05 Supergirl MVS 2:55 Lazy Boy Garage PG 3:20 Main Event MV 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Ax Men ML 5:15 Chicago PD 16V
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6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation An in-depth weekly current-affairs show. 0 10:30 The Taste USA 3 11:30 Married At First Sight US – The First Year PGR 3 12:25 Face Off PGR 3 1:20 Michael McIntyre’s Big Christmas Show PGR 3 0 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 2:55 The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:25 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 3:55 Survivor – David v Goliath 0 4:50 The Real Dingo Exploration of the lives of a pack of the wild dogs in Australia’s Blue Mountains, from when the pups emerge, and following them as they grow, and eventually disperse. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Despicable Me 3 PGR 3 2017 Animated Adventure. Gru meets his long-lost, charming, cheerful, and more successful twin brother Dru, who wants to team up with him for one last robbery. 0 8:50 M RoboCop 2 AO 3 1990 Action. A striking police force has left Detroit unprotected, and it is up to RoboCop to save the city. 0 11:05 M The Purge – Anarchy AO 3 2014 Horror. A group of ordinary citizens are caught in The Purge, the one night of the year when all crime becomes legal, even murder. Frank Grillo, Zack Gilford. 0 1:05 Infomercials 3 5am Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3
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6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:25 Danger Mouse 3 0 6:50 The Loud House 3 0 7:15 Henry Danger 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Samurai Jack PGR 0 10am SmackDown PGR 3 11am Raw PGR 3 Noon Best Of Piha Rescue PGR 3 0 1pm Ultimate Fishing 3 2pm Outback Opal Hunters PGR 3 0 3pm Outback Truckers PGR 3 0 4pm American Restoration 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench 3 5pm Addicted To Fishing 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Queen’s Green Planet 3 0 7pm WhichCar 0 7:30 The Seventies PGR 3 0 8:30 Billy Connolly – Made In Scotland AO 3 Two-part series in which Billy Connolly provides an insight into the early influences and motivations that made him the man he is today. 0 9:30 M The Divergent Series – Allegiant PGR 3 2016 Adventure. 0 11:55 Clash Of The Collectables Eric and Alan show the easy way to spot retro real from ‘repro’ rubbish, visiting a converted petrol station and an Art Deco theatre home to 50 dealers keen to bargain. 12:55 Closedown
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6:19 Grace 16C 2019 Romantic Comedy. Tate Donovan, Katie Cassidy. 7:58 SpiderMan – Far From Home MV 2019 Action. Tom Holland, Samuel L Jackson. 10:04 Love And Debt MLC 2018 Drama. Tom Cavanagh, Bellamy Young. 11:39 Searching MC 2018 Drama. John Cho, Debra Messing. 1:18 Second Act MLSC 2018 Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Vanessa Hudgens. 3pm Extremity 16VLC 2018 Horror. Dana Christina, Chad Rook. 4:40 Class Rank MLC 2017 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Skyler Gisondo. 6:20 The Best Of Enemies MC 2019 Drama. Taraji P Henson, Sam Rockwell. 8:30 Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. In a contemporary re-imagining of the 1988 classic, a single mother gives her son a toy doll for his birthday, unaware of its sinister nature. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill. 10:05 The Spy Who Dumped Me 16VLC 2018 Comedy. Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon. Sunday Midnight Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. Steven Ogg, Alice Lowe. 1:30 Class Rank MLC 2017 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Skyler Gisondo. 2:10 The Best Of Enemies MC 2019 Drama. Taraji P Henson, Sam Rockwell. 4:20 Extremity 16VLC 2018 Horror. Dana Christina, Chad Rook.
6:10 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. 8:10 X-Men – Days Of Future Past MVL 2014 Action. Hugh Jackman, Jennifer Lawrence, Patrick Stewart, Michael Fassbender, James McAvoy. 10:25 State Of Play MVL 2009 Crime. 12:30 The Forgotten MVL 2004 Thriller. 2:05 The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action. 4:30 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller. 6:25 Gridiron Gang MVL 2006 Action. Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Xzibit. 8:30 Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy MVLS 2004 Comedy. A revered but sexist 1970s television host is challenged by the arrival of an ambitious female reporter – worse still he might be falling for her. Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate. 10:10 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. Sunday 12:15 Dogtown And Z-Boys M 2001 Documentary. 1:50 The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action. 3:20 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller. 5:20 Close Up – Jennifer Lawrence PG 5:50 Anchorman – The Legend Of Ron Burgundy MVLS 2004 Comedy.
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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 My Mokai 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Smooth 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Haati Paati 3 8:30 Pukana 3 2 9:30 Grid 3 10am Swagger 10:30 Whanau Bake Off 3 11am Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11:30 HakaNation Noon Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 1pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 3 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 3 4pm Waiata Nation 3 4:30 Fresh 5pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha Maori current affairs hosted by Mihingarangi Forbes. 5:30 Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News
6am Sand Masters 6:30 Auctioneers And Dealers 7:30 Baby Animals And Friends 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum 9:30 Gardeners’ World 10:30 Culinary Genius 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Building The Dream 1:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 2:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGR 3:30 Hugh’s Wild West 4:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen Ainsley Harriott takes a trip across the Caribbean, visiting the islands that have inspired his cooking from an early age. 5:30 Mysteries At The Monument Don Wildman investigates the world’s most impressive – and sometimes obscure – structures, statues, and national parks to discover the tales hidden within them. 6:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club
7pm M Little Women 1994 Drama. Adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s story of sisters growing up in the 19th century. 9:05 M Little Children AO 2006 Crime. The lives of a group of young married couples intersect in surprising and potentially dangerous ways.
7:30 Restoration Home 8:30 Antiques Roadshow 9:30 M The Butler AO 2013 Drama Biography. The story of a White House butler who served under eight American presidents, and witnessed many changes to American society. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack.
11:35 Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities. 12:05 Closedown
MOVIES ExtRA 6:50 RBG PGL 2018 Documentary. 8:29 Changeland 16LSC 2018 Comedy. Seth Green, Breckin Meyer. 9:54 Hotel Artemis 16VL 2018 Thriller. Jodie Foster, Sterling K Brown. 11:29 11-11-11 16C 2011 Horror. Timothy Gibbs, Michael Landes. 1:04 Booksmart 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein. 2:45 The Midwife’s Deception MC 2018 Thriller. Katie Savoy, Penelope Mitchell. 4:10 Sharon 1.2.3 MSC 2018 Comedy. 5:30 Speed Kills MVL 2018 Action. 7:10 Dumb – The Story Of Big Brother Magazine 16VLC 2017 Documentary. 8:30 They Shall Not Grow Old 16C 2019 Documentary. Digitally remastered homage to the troops of the First World War with previously unseen footage of soldiers as they faced the fear and uncertainty of frontline battle. 10:15 Fast And Furious – Hobbs And Shaw MVL 2019 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham. Sunday 12:30 Love On The Vines PG 2017 Romantic Comedy. 1:55 The Midwife’s Deception MC 2018 Thriller. 2:20 Sharon 1.2.3 MSC 2018 Comedy. 3:40 Speed Kills MVL 2018 Action. 5:20 Love On The Vines PG 2017 Romantic Comedy.
0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1
Midnight Hugh’s Wild West 1am Mysteries At The Monument 2am America Over The Edge 2:00 Raising Pompeii 3am JFK Jr And Carolyn’s Wedding – The Lost Tapes 4:30 Sand Masters 5am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club
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6:10 Qi MLS 6:40 Qi MLS 7:10 Qi MLS 7:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:45 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:20 The Bill MVC 10:10 The Bill MVC 11am The Bill MVC 11:50 The Bill MVC 12:40 The Bill MVC 1:30 Casualty PG 2:25 Casualty PG 3:20 Holby City MC 4:25 Inspector George Gently MVC 6:05 Qi M 6:40 Ackley Bridge MC 7:35 Casualty PG Duffy decides to hang up her uniform; Jacob discovers a truth from his past; Connie is angry with Ciaran when she finds out Duffy has stepped down. 8:30 A Touch Of Frost MVC Frost leads an investigation into a series of break-ins at pensioners’ homes. 10:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 11:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG
6:35 How It’s Made PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG Episode 2. 9:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10am Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Expedition Unknown 1:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Fall Scramble. 2:10 Guardians Of The Glades PG Fists Full of Snakes. 3pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 3:50 BattleBots PG 4:45 BattleBots PG 5:40 BattleBots PG 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG Pluto Under Pressure. 8:30 UFOs – The Lost Evidence PG Past and Present. 9:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG Golden Guys. 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG Grand Finale. 11:05 Aussie Mega Mechanics PG Shut Down. 11:55 How It’s Made PG
12:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 1:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:10 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:10 Call The Midwife PG 4:10 A Touch Of Frost MVC 5:55 The Force – Northeast MLC
12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 BattleBots PG 1:35 World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 2am World’s Deadliest Drivers PG 2:30 Web Of Lies M 2:30 The Perfect Murder M 3:30 Expedition Unknown PG
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6am Tales From The Coast With Robson Green 3 0 6:50 Tiny House Nation 3 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Praise Be 3 8:35 Karena And Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 3 0 9am F Q+A With Jack Tame 0 10am Marae PGR 2 0 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Attitude 3 0 11:35 Fair Go 0 Noon Sunday 3 0 1pm 1 News Special 0 1:25 Driving Test PGR 3 1:55 Building Giants 0 2:55 Biggest And Baddest PGR 0 3:55 Coast New Zealand (Starting Today) 3 The world’s southernmost capital city – Wellington. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 M Dunkirk AO 2017 War. A large group of British troops find themselves surrounded by enemy forces during the Second World War. Fionn Whitehead, Barry Keoghan, Mark Rylance, Tom Hardy. 0 10:45 When We Go To War AO (Starting Today) 3 0
6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 Looney Tunes 3 0 6:55 Masha And The Bear 3 0 7am Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 7:25 Elena Of Avalor 0 7:45 Tales Of Nai Nai 0 8am What Now? 10am Regular Show PGR 3 10:20 Young And Hungry PGR 3 10:50 Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 3 0 12:05 M Inkheart PGR 3 2008 Adventure. Brendan Fraser. 0 2pm Grown-Ish PGR 2:50 M Love On The Slopes 3 2018 Romantic Comedy. Katrina Bowden, Thomas Beaudoin, Elysia Rotaru. 0 4:25 The Bachelor 0 6:10 The Big Bang Theory 3 0
6am Life TV 3 6:30 Brian Houston 3 7am Charles Stanley 3 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 3 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 0 11am Classical Destinations 3 11:30 Xscape 3 Noon Ocean Bounty 3 0 1pm Motorsport – The Grid 1:30 Motorsport – Formula E Street Racers 2pm Motorsport – Round One 3pm Monster Jam 4pm Motorsport – Enzed Superstock Teams Championships 4:55 The Fishing Show Classics The best fishing action from around New Zealand and the world. 0 5:25 Fish Of The Day 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm
11:45 F When We Rise AO 3 As Barack Obama is elected president, Cleve helps organise the National Equality March on Washington, DC, advocating for equal rights. 0 12:45 Infomercials
11:45 The Walking Dead AO 3 0 12:35 F The Exorcist AO 3 New details about Mouse’s past are revealed as she and Father Bennett travel west to rendezvous with Marcus and Tomas. 0 2:50 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 3:35 Regular Show 0 3:55 Infomercials 4:25 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials
11:50 Magnum PI AO 3 Magnum takes a case from private investigator Luther Gillis to find the true identity of a man’s comatose fiancee when he learns she has had extensive facial surgery. 0 12:45 Infomercials
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BRAVO 6am How Do I Look? 3 9:10 Love It Or List It 3 10am Love It Or List It 3 10:50 Botched PGR 3 11:40 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:30 Hoarders 3 3:15 Judge Jerry 3 3:40 Judge Jerry 3 4:05 Judge Jerry 3 4:30 Judge Jerry 3 5pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 6pm Love It Or List It – Vancouver 7pm M Patch Adams AO 3 1998 Drama. Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter. 9:25 M Starsky And Hutch AO 3 2004 Comedy. Remake of the 1970s show about two streetwise police officers catching a notorious drug dealer with the help of their snitch. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Snoop Dogg, Vince Vaughn. 11:30 Shahs Of Sunset AO 12:20 Infomercials 3
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6am Religious Programming 7am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 7:30 Religious Programming 10am Great Rail Restorations 3 0 10:55 Advocates Of Change 11am 100-Day Renovation 3 0 Noon Fish Of The Day 3 0 1pm Robot Wars Celebrity Specials PGR 3 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 3 2:30 IRT Deadliest Roads PGR 3 0 3:30 Judge Judy PGR 4pm Hot Bench 3 4:30 Hook Me Up! 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great Escapers Two Scots launch their new Spanish boat business; a reviewer checks in to an Essex couple’s French fishing lake; a couple from Kent search for French members for their new lawn bowls club. 7pm M Avengers – Age Of 7pm Married At First Sight 7pm Storage Wars Ultron PGR 3 2015 Action. Australia PGR 0 7:30 North America With Simon Tony Stark begins working on 8:30 M X-Men Origins – Reeve PGR 0 a peace-keeping programme, Wolverine AO 3 2009 Action. 8:30 Brian Johnson’s A Life On but things go awry, and he Wolverine seeks revenge The Road AO 0 and The Avengers must save against Victor Creed for the 9:30 Shearing Gang PGR 0 the world from the villainous death of his girlfriend, and 10:30 SmackDown PGR Ultron. 0 ends up going through 9:30 M Alien – Covenant the mutant Weapon X AO 3 2017 Sci-fi Thriller. programme. 0 10:40 Talking Married AO 0 10:50 Blue Bloods AO 0
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Sky 5 6am Lazy Boy Garage PG 6:25 Supergirl MVS 7:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV 7:55 Main Event MV 8:45 The Amazing Race PG 9:35 Supergirl MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Lazy Boy Garage PG 2pm The Amazing Race PG 3pm Raw MVC 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV In Russia, Pride is separated from the team and faces danger; to save him, the team must find a mole feeding information to Apollyon. 8:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 Chicago PD 16V 11:25 The Amazing Race PG
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12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD 16V 2:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:35 The Amazing Race PG 4:25 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 Criminal Minds 16VS
11:30 60 Minutes Venice faces an uncertain future as increasingly higher tides threaten to drown the city; Anderson Cooper meets the real man behind the dark roles he is known for playing, Joaquin Phoenix. 12:30 Closedown
6am Sand Masters 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 8:30 Animal Park 9:30 Morocco To Timbuktu – An Arabian Adventure 10:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 11:30 Stars In Their Cars Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In 12:30 Hugh’s Wild West 1:30 Mysteries At The Monument 2:30 Antiques Roadshow 3:30 Inside The Vets 4:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul Rick Stein’s gastronomic journey from Venice to Istanbul takes him to northern Greece and the historic city of Ioannina where he tastes a traditional veal stifado and kotopita. 5:30 My Dream Home 6:30 American Restoration 7:30 Irish Pickers Ian Dowling and his Dublinbased team of pickers venture everywhere, from the shipyard that built the RMS Titanic to medieval castles to unearth remarkable and valuable finds. 8:30 The Cold Case Files PGR 9:30 Marilyn Monroe – Auction Of A Lifetime PGR 10:30 Rick Stein – Venice To Istanbul
11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities. 11:30 Closedown
11:30 American Restoration 12:30 My Dream Home 1:30 Sand Masters 2am America Over The Edge 3am The Cold Case Files PGR 4am Marilyn Monroe – Auction Of A Lifetime PGR 5am American Restoration 5:30 Stars In Their Cars
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6am Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. Aubrey Plaza, Mark Hamill. 7:30 The Spy Who Dumped Me 16VLC 2018 Comedy. Mila Kunis, Kate McKinnon. 9:25 Solis PGV 2018 Sci-fi. Steven Ogg, Alice Lowe. 11am Class Rank MLC 2017 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Skyler Gisondo. 12:45 The Best Of Enemies MC 2019 Drama. Taraji P Henson, Sam Rockwell. 2:55 You Might Be The Killer 16VL 2018 Horror. Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan. 4:25 Green Book ML 2018 Drama. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. 6:35 The Mule MLC 2018 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Laurence Fishburne. 8:30 Stuber 16LS 2019 Action. When a mild-mannered Uber driver picks up a visionimpaired detective, he must manage to hold onto his life and his five-star rating. Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista. 10:05 Berlin, I Love You MLS 2019 Romance. Keira Knightley, Helen Mirren. Monday 12:03 Slut In A Good Way 16LSC 2018 Drama. Marguerite Bouchard, Romane Denis. 1:32 You Might Be The Killer 16VL 2018 Horror. Fran Kranz, Alyson Hannigan. 2:57 Green Book ML 2018 Drama. Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali. 5:03 The Mule MLC 2018 Drama.
7:30 Anchorman 2 – The Legend Continues MLS 2014 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd. 9:30 The Hunger Games – Catching Fire MV 2013 Action. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson. Noon Close Up – Jennifer Lawrence PG 12:30 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller. Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei. 2:30 The Monuments Men MV 2014 Action Drama. George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray. 4:30 Twilight Saga – Breaking Dawn: Part 2 MV 2012 Fantasy. 6:30 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLSC 2007 Crime Drama. Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney. 8:30 The Purge 16VL 2013 Thriller. In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harbouring the target of a murderous syndicate during The Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalised. Ethan Hawke, Lena Headey. 10pm Ocean’s 13 PGV 2007 Crime Thriller. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon.
6:45 Dumb – The Story Of Big Brother Magazine 16VLC 2017 Documentary. 8:05 They Shall Not Grow Old 16C 2019 Documentary. 9:45 The Midwife’s Deception MC 2018 Thriller. Katie Savoy, Penelope Mitchell. 11:10 Fast And Furious – Hobbs And Shaw MVL 2019 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham. 1:25 Love On The Vines PG 2017 Romantic Comedy. Margo Harshman, Steve Talley. 2:50 Paris Can Wait PG 2016 Comedy. Diane Lane. 4:23 Jellyfish 16LSC 2018 Drama. Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews. 6:06 Aquaman MV 2018 Action. Jason Momoa, Amber Heard. 8:30 Mile 22 16VL 2018 Action. With the help of a top-secret commando team, a CIA operative must retrieve, and smuggle out of the country, an asset with life-threatening information. Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais. 10:08 First Reformed 16VSC 2018 Drama. Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried.
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Midnight They Come Knocking 18VLSC 2018 Horror. Clayne Crawford, Josephine Langford. 1:23 Paris Can Wait PG 2016 Comedy. Diane Lane. 2:53 Jellyfish 16LSC 2018 Drama. 4:33 Aquaman MV 2018 Action.
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DEATHS CUMMINGS, Barbara – Passed away peacefully at the Margaret Wilson Rest Home, Timaru on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. A much loved mother to all her sons and daughters-in-law, and loved Granny to all her grand and great grandchildren. Friend to her partner Bob Philip (Ashburton), and cherished sister to her brothers and sisters-in-law. I loved you all very much. To all the friendly staff at Margaret Wilson Rest Home Timaru, the Tinwald Medical Centre and Grant and the girls from the Netherby Pharmacy Ashburton, thank you all for your caring help. At Barbara’s request a private cremation was held.
DYNES, Melva Irene – On March 8, 2020 passed away peacefully at her home, in Ashburton. Aged 97 years. Dearly loved wife of the late McKenzie Thomas Cromie and the late Andrew Dynes. Loved and respected mother of Shirley and Sandra and respected mother-in-law of the late Ivan Muckle. Loved Nana of Sonia, Craig, Steven, Anita, Vanessa and great Nana of Abbey, Chelsea, Charlotte, Grace and Lochie, Sophie, Levi and Indi. At Melva’s request a private family service has been held. "You will walk with us throughout our lives until we meet again". Forever in our hearts.
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GARDINER, Noelene – On April 1, 2020 at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved wife of the late Les. Cherished Mum of Kathleen and Ross Morrison. Much loved Nana G of Michelle, Phillipa and Paul, and Chris and Clare. Dearly loved great Nan of Jordan and Paige, Riley and Quinn, and Caleb, Jadyn and Maia, and great great Nan of Hunter. Will be sadly missed. Messages to the Gardiner family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Special thanks to Dr Sue Foley and the staff at the Rakaia Medical Centre, the Rakaia first responders, St John Ambulance, Ashburton Hospital Staff and Nicki and Bruce Kelly. Privately cremated as was her wish.
TOD, Noreen Patricia – Peacefully at Ashburton Hospital on Wednesday, April 1, 2020. Aged 82 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Charlie, cherished and adored mother and mother-inlaw of Kathleen and Gerald Goulter, and Chris and Karen. Dearly loved Nana and GreatNana of Grace, Samuel, and Charlie, Luke, Briarne, William, Lee, Amelia, and Malia. Loved sister and sisterin-law of Anna and Brian Fahey, Michael (deceased) and Eileen Crowe, and Colleen and John (deceased) Gorman, and a special Aunty to her nieces and nephews. Messages to: the Tod family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. A private interment has been held, and a memorial mass will be held at a later date.
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Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterlies.
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Cloud increasing with isolated showers about the divide, fine in the east. N to NW.
High cloud increasing. Northeasterlies.
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A few showers about the divide, but high cloud further east. Northerlies.
TUESDAY
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Mostly cloudy with scattered rain developing. Northeasterlies changing southerly later.
Periods of rain about the divide. Mostly cloudy with scattered rain further east. Northerlies, strong in exposed places.
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Cloudy periods and isolated showers. Winds turning easterly.
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Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday
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TODAY GARDINER, Noelene – On April 1, 2020 at Ashburton Hospital. Dearly loved wife of the late Les. Loved and cherished Mum, best friend and Nan of Karen and Frank Bennett, Steve, and Scott and Celine. Sorry we can’t be with you. Thanks for being the best Mum.
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Cryptic crossword
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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker
ACROSS 1. Freedom to AB meant going ashore in it (7-4) 8. Plant sulphur within a triangular piece of land (5) 9. Makes trellis that will hold a bird of prey (7) 10. Fine inner net will melt, arm being twisted (7) 11. In a funny way do reverse idly after one left (5) 12. One bolting loses heart where aircraft lands (6) 14. Man got the date wrong when angry (6) 18. It shows what’s owed by young woman coming out with it (5) 19. Speaking at the top of one’s voice, for crying out loud (7) 21. Tell one’s secret if one makes CD of it (7) 23. Cheek that may come to one in a bottle (5) 24. Blooms for those not invited to dance (11) DOWN 1. An open boat will have less displacement (7) 2. Deal struck that the publican will profit from (7) 3. A poet’s tears, he found, when in the drink (5) 4. Countrymen might almost lose key that’s misplaced (6) 5. Direction the wind takes off the sea (7) 6. Blackjack, perhaps (3) 7. Sort of beef about getting off to start the match (5) 13. The pile that was made by the industrious (7) 15. Subject payment that was given approvingly (7) 16. Introduce irrelevant matter to soldier turning up in costume (7) 17. This shows the body I refer to is mine (6) 18. If feeling poorly, had to take a back-seat (5) 20. A loss made by a rope with a running loop (5) 22. At present there’s nothing in the region of Cheshire (3)
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ll extend the benefit of the doubt, delay judgment, tolerate, include and accept. But you won’t hand over the keys to the kingdom to anyone who hasn’t earned your trust. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re planning something. The only part more important than timing is the weather in the room. In a calm atmosphere, sudden movements are startling. In chaos, anything can happen. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Each bit of information has a particular frequency. When you share information, you share the vibrational tone of it, too. Vibrations change what’s around them. Choose carefully what you share. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Like the moon to the sea, you’ll move things without touching them. You only have to be yourself, moving along your usual orbit, and things with reflect back naturally. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Sometimes, you have to go a little wild to know different sides of yourself. Each situation is different though. Certain wild situations are best passed on. Your judgment on the matter will be excellent. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): For an option to be truly healthy, it must make sense across several categories. If it’s good for your body but not your budget, or the other way around, keep looking for alternatives that make more sense. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll experience an instance of poetic justice. This is the most delicious happening of the week and is best savoured instead of shared, as its meaning is mostly relevant to you. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s wonderful to love someone, and you’ll bounce around in the effervescent feeling of this. Be careful not to make this person the centre of your life though. You are far better suited for that role. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You know who you are, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try new styles of being. The more confident you are in your essence, the less you need to cling to one way of presenting yourself. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You know people. You can accurately predict their reactions to certain circumstances. Use your predictions to plan an event, and the results will be about as near to perfect as anyone could hope for. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re compelled to help others, especially the young, very old or anyone with an obvious need. Be judicious in giving help to anyone outside those categories. You don’t want to foster unhealthy dependence. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You don’t want publicity for yourself, but you’ll be happy to draw and manage attention for the sake of your team. You’ll reach many this weekend.
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