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15 years behind bars for rape An Ashburton man has been jailed for 15 years after being found guilty of five representative charges of rape against two young girls over a three-year-old period. The 51-year-old, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the children, was found guilty during an eight-day trial back in December and appeared in front of sentencing Judge Joanna Maze in the Timaru High Court on Friday. The man initially faced six charges of rape against the two children aged between six and 10 years when the offending took place but was found not guilty on one charge and guilty on the other five.

The man denied the charges throughout the court process. During the trial, jury members heard how the man regularly raped the two young girls, sometimes in their own beds. The victims said the offending happened before they went to school, and one was bribed with money. Judge Maze was succinct in her description of the offending. “They were both helpless,” she said. The prosecution sought an imprisonment of 16-17 years while the defence sought 12-13 years. One of the children sufferers from post-traumatic stress while the second

struggles with trusting adults. Maze also said that the defendant’s chance of parole in the future were in serious jeopardy due to his lack of accountability and that he continues to deny any wrongdoing. The defendant appeared with a number of supports during and after the trial while many turned out again on Friday to show their support with defence lawyer, Craig Ruane, also presenting letters of reference from supporters. During the trial, both complainants gave evidence along with other witnesses including DNA and medical experts while the defendant also took to the stand.

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■ MURDER TRIAL

Man found guilty of murder The second trial of an Ashburton man charged with murdering his brother at a family gathering in 2016 closed on Friday with a jury taking just hours to agreed that the 26-year-old was guilty. Jayden Shane Alexander will reappear in court in April for sentencing after the jury of eight women and four men returned their verdict in the Timaru High Court on Friday afternoon.

Alexander struck his brother, Tainui James Wano, with a boning knife during a violent scuffle following a family gathering to mark the 11th anniversary of the passing of Wano’s cousin, Rangi Wano, who was killed in a police chase in Christchurch, in Netherby on September 11, 2016. Alexander, who was represented by James Rapley and Paul Bradford, denied the charge.

At the first trial, in September of last year, the jury failed to reach a verdict and a retrial was ordered. A critical issue in the case was whether Alexander intentionally assaulted his brother and if he intended to kill him. Crown prosecutor Helen Bennett said Wano died from a single deliberate stab wound to the chest, which entered his heart.

The defence maintained throughout both murder trials that Alexander did not mean to kill Wano and did not realise that his brother had been stabbed until afterwards. The trial lasted a week in front of Justice Nicholas Davidson who remanded Alexander in custody until April 27 to allow for reports to be prepared and also for sentencing.

■ POLITICS

Ardern on Pacific charm offensive Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is on a five-day charm offensive in the Pacific as Foreign Minister Winston Peters signals a “reset” and increased aid for the region to try to maintain influence. Ardern is on her first so-called “Pacific Mission” travelling with other MPs, business and community delegates to Samoa, Niue, Tonga and Rarotonga. It is a route that was also travelled by her predecessors, John Key and Bill English. Ardern said there was a whole range of issues facing the Pacific – including climate change, resource use and globalisation. New Zealand and Australia’s role was to “amplify the voice of our Pacific neighbours and do so in partnership with them”, she said. Ardern’s trip will include a visit to her father Ross Ardern, who is nearing the end of his term as High Commissioner to Niue before returning to New Zealand. She will also see some of the recovery under way in Samoa and Tonga after Cyclone Gita and is expected to make some aid announcements. Peters, Green Party co-leader James Shaw and National’s for-

eign affairs spokesman Gerry Brownlee are on the trip, as well as Pacific MPs. Ardern is travelling soon after her return from Australia, where Peters set out plans to “reset” New Zealand’s attention on the Pacific. Peters told Q+A it was important Australia and New Zealand stepped up in the Pacific to ensure they remained the most influential countries in the region. In Australia he had alluded to China’s increased presence in the Pacific, speaking about “strategic anxiety”. He said New Zealand had to do better than its current aid budget as Pacific leaders looked to other countries. “These sorts of things won’t stack up against countries with a big cheque book who are printing money and are prepared to assist the Pacific, not always in the Pacific’s interests.” Australia is the largest aid donor in the Pacific and New Zealand is second. China, the European Union and the United States also provide aid. There has long been concern about China’s so-called “soft loans” to some Pacific nations, driving up debt. - NZME

Leah Reid, 11, and Honour Bradford, 11, have a hoon on the bikes during Children’s Day yesterday. PHOTO KATIE TODD 040318-KT-105

■ CHILDREN’S DAY

Time to celebrate our children BY KATIE TODD

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The Tinwald Domain and Plains Museum were awash with colour, life and the laughter of hundreds of little Ashburtonians yesterday in celebration of annual Children’s Day.

A number of organisations teamed up to offer free activities from vertical bungee to train rides, bouncy castles, face-painting, bicycles, arts and crafts. The event was held under clear skies and hot sun, with many children taking the opportunity

to cool off in the Tinwald Pool or enjoy picnic lunches in the shade. National Children’s Day is celebrated in events all around the country on the first weekend of March. In Ashburton, it is held with the help of an army of businesses and local sponsors.

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■ FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ

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Combined fire station officially opened By Katie todd

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The ribbon has been cut, the plaque has been unveiled and the country’s first combined urban and rural fire station is officially open in Burnett Street. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) chief executive Rhys Jones, Mid South Area FENZ Manager Paul Henderson, FENZ rural regional manager Richard McNamara, fire volunteers and their families gathered at the station on Saturday to celebrate its official re-opening. The station has undergone a $1 million refurbishment to accommodate local urban and rural fire services under one roof with an expanded garage and locker facilities, larger storage areas, new wash areas, modifications to improve weather tightness, electrical upgrades, a support office renovation and updating of the station’s communications infrastructure, among other improvements.

Ashburton firefighter Andrew Rattray described how the revamped station would help firefighters be a “force to deliver the ultimate fire protection”. And the dedication of so many passionate volunteers is exactly what helps the station to operate successfully, said Jones. “We can create great buildings, have great equipment, but it’s the people who make it all work,” he said. Jones said the amalgamation of urban and rural forces came about because of the “realisation that we’ve got one purpose in mind”. “And it’s not about putting out fires, rescuing cats in trees – we’re here for the public. We’re here for those who can’t look after themselves.” The station, originally built in 1976, now accommodates 55 volunteer firefighters from the local urban and rural volunteer firefighter community, who have relocated from their old premises on South Street.

Attempted break-in Police are investigating a potential smash and grab at the Devon Tavern on Victoria Street in the early hours of Sunday morning. It appears as though a vehicle has been driven into the front door of the building and police were called to the scene at 5.11am yesterday. The glass front doors were smashed and the ATM was damaged in the attempted break-in. Police said yesterday afternoon that their inquiries were continuing.

Festival ‘chaotic’

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s chief executive Rhys Jones addresses the Ashburton firefighting community. PHOTO KATIE TODD 030318-KT-175

A Canterbury festival organiser says changes will be made for 2019 after revellers describe Saturday’s event as “poorly organised” and “chaotic”. The Selwyn Sounds music festival, which featured eight bands and was headlined by Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes at Lincoln Domain, was attended by just under 10,000 people – about 2500 more than the inaugural event last year. Festival-goers had to queue for more than an hour to buy drinks and all alcoholic beverages were sold out by about 5pm – three-and-a-half hours before the event’s end. Event organiser David Parlane said he recognised there were issues with this year’s festival and they would be addressed ahead of next year’s.

■ HOUSING NZ

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Housing boost for town

Two missing rafters have been found after they got into trouble on the Hutt River, near Wellington, on Saturday night. A member of the public called police about 8.40pm to report his friends hadn’t returned from a rafting trip in the Akatarawa Valley, a police spokeswoman said. Six people were rescued by the Westpac Helicopter but two people were still outstanding by the time the search was called off. After the search resumed yesteday a police unit found the two rafters in a car park. - NZME

Ten new state houses are to be built in Ashburton, with the first people expected to move in from the middle of this year. Six one-bedroom homes are planned for 23-25 Allens Road, with another four one-bedroom homes planned at 167-169 Trevors Road. Construction is due to start this month. It is part of a nationwide building programme that has a target of 150 new homes in 15 regional areas. Greg Groufsky, Housing New Zealand Deputy chief executive, said the homes will help meet the increasing demand for state

housing in the area. “More people and families are in need of a home, and we’re responding to this need so that people have a warm and dry house before winter sets in. “The 10 new houses will add to the 186 properties we have in Ashburton. We know more houses need to be built, so we’re increasing the pace and supply of state housing across New Zealand.’’ The new homes will consist of one and two-bedroom properties and will cater to those most in need of state housing. Housing New Zealand will be

constructing these new homes on vacant land and larger properties to better utilise its landholdings. “By adding extra homes to some of our existing properties we’re being more efficient with our land. This also means that we’re able to increase our housing stock more quickly and get people into new homes, ‘’ Groufsky said. This is the largest building programme that Housing New Zealand has undertaken outside the main centres in decades and is an ongoing programme to meet the demand for more state hous-

ing in regional New Zealand. The development has been welcomed by Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, who said the new homes will help ensure those most in need of state housing in the district will have a warm roof over their heads this winter. “This is wonderful news for our community. “The importance of being able to live in a warm, dry home can never be underestimated and I’m sure these additional 10 homes will be a very welcome comfort for the people and families in our community who need it most,” she said.

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■ WASP NESTS

Surge in number of wasp nests BY KATIE TODD

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Aggressive wasps are making their presence felt in Mid Canterbury after establishing a noticeably high number of big, strong nests. Local beekeeper Jaspur McDonald said he has already received nearly a dozen calls from locals seeking the removal of wasp nests this year following a quiet year last year. He said the surge in wasp population is likely attributable to last year’s relatively mild winter which more queen wasps survived. An “abundance of food” is also helping populations thrive. The nests, which he estimates to house “wasps in the thousands”, are often found on people’s properties or in riverbeds. “But wasps kind of settle wherever they want – sometimes they’re even right under bees nests – wasps don’t really care,” he said. Although people can purchase poisons and try to remove the nests themselves, he said going near the wasps is inevitably hazardous. “Anytime you go near the nests you put yourself at risk. They are extremely aggressive. People in

New Zealand have been killed by wasps before.” He said on one occasion recently, he approached a nest to remove it and “just got absolutely attacked”. “The nest was on a walking track, so I had to get rid of them quickly… but I hadn’t even begun to treat them when they attacked,” he said. “I’m not even joking when I say there were like three or four hundred of them, just constantly bouncing off my suit, tick, tick, tick, I just ran back and got in the car, still with my full beekeeping suit on.” McDonald said he has a variation of poisons and powders to effectively target nests in different locations. “Ideally, I like to treat them after dark, because that’s when most of them are in the nest, and I make sure to thoroughly fumigate the area afterwards.” According to the Department of Conservation, New Zealand has the highest density of wasps in the world, with an average of 40 wasp hives per hectare. New Zealand’s beech forests can be home to an estimated 12 nests or 10,000 wasps per hectare.

Mid Canterbury beekeeper Jaspur McDonald has found a surprising number of strong wasp nests in the district since the start of the year. PHOTO KATIE TODD 020318-KT-006

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A welcoming hand and a friendly smile By Sue NewmaN

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A friendly smile could be all it takes to make a newcomer feel welcome in a new community. And as it establishes itself as part of New Zealand’s Welcoming Communities initiative, the Ashburton District Council is hoping there will be plenty of locals with smiles to share. Ashburton and Selwyn are two of the five districts chosen to pilot the new project that has been designed as a partnership between the Office of Ethnic Communities (DIA) and the Human Rights Commission. The project launched publicly at last month’s MultiCultural Bite festival later this month will focus on a series of workshops where people can share their knowledge, ideas and experience as the district build’s its welcoming plan. At the heart of the project is fostering connections between newcomers and locals and increasing the positive social, economic and cultural benefits that diversity

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The 2013 Census showed that there are about 60 different ethnic groups in the district

brings to the Ashburton District. The 2013 Census showed that there about 60 different ethnic groups in the district. Welcoming Communities is designed to support local councils and their communities to become even more welcoming to newcomers. This includes recent migrants, refugees, international students, or even Kiwis returning from elsewhere or moving within New Zealand. The council wants to ensure that connections are established and fostered between locals and newcomers to ensure everyone to feels included in the community.

Opportunities to be part of the project can be taken through an on line survey or by registering for a workshop. Surveys and registrations can be made at www.welcomingcommunitiescanterbury.co.nz Workshops will be held in Rakaia Community Centre on March 12, 10am–noon; Methven’ Mt Hutt Hall, March 15, 2pm– 4pm; Tinwald Memorial Hall, March 20, 2pm–4pm; Ashburton Museum, March 26, 10am–noon and Ashburton Council chamber March 28, 5.30pm–7.30pm. Registrations for the workshops close on March 6.

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■ CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

Funding available to arts, sporting groups Local community groups with an arts or cultural focus, as well as junior sporting teams or clubs, are being encouraged to get their applications in for Creative Communities and Sport NZ grant funding, which are now open this month. Ashburton District Council is welcoming applications for the second round of Creative Communities Scheme funding for the 2017/18 year, as well as the Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund, and groups have until March 31 to get their applications in. “Both of these grants play an important role in supporting community activities that provide cultural or sporting opportunities for people in our district,” Council Community Relations Manager Vincie Billante says. “If your group has an artistic project involving things such as dance, music, theatre or crafts, or your junior sporting team needs assistance with travel costs to competitions, the Crea-

tive Communities Grant and Sport NZ Rural Travel Fund are available to offer financial support.” Creative New Zealand provides Creative Communities Scheme funding to councils across the country to distribute in their area. The scheme recognises the unique place of local arts projects in communities and is assessed by a local committee who have an extensive background in the district’s varied arts community. Sport NZ provide funds to councils to support rural sports clubs and school teams travelling to local sporting competitions. Further information about the grant and funding application forms and criteria can be found on the council’s website www.ashburtondc.govt.nz or from the council office. Applications close on Saturday March 31.

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PROFILE - Toni McKee

y name is Toni McKee. I am married to Andy and mum to Harrison and

Connor. I have been teaching in primary schools since the Middle Ages. I enjoy crafts, board games, keeping fit, good food and interesting cheeses. I was born in Gloucestershire and had spent much of my life in the west country of England before moving to the Isle of Man – famous for tailless cats and the TT motorcycle races. I spent a year teaching in Canada, so I already had some experience with living abroad. Andy and I decided to return to England so we could be a bit closer to my family when I was expecting Harrison. We had made the decision to emigrate to New Zealand way back in 2011 but we stayed in the UK as Andy was offered a post which he didn’t want to refuse. When the austerity measures in the UK began to impact on our careers, we decided to restart the immigration process. We visited New Zealand in 2016 and after a series of interviews on both islands, we decided that Ashburton was our best choice. A year later we were ready to move, literally waiting for the visas to arrive by courier before heading off to Heathrow Airport last April. The move was a huge undertaking for us. It was odd to literally sell everything and part with some sentimental items that wouldn’t be allowed into NZ due to their organic nature. We had to find a foster parent for our cat and sold our house fully furnished as the buyers wanted to rent it – it felt strange setting off with a suitcase each and having to decide what the 20kg had to contain to tide us over until our effects would arrive four months later. Not having a return ticket made it all seem suddenly very real. It was very emotional saying goodbye to our friends – many of which would not be able to afford to visit us in NZ. I lost my dad to leukemia a few months before we left. This didn’t

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deter me from wanting to leave England though, as I knew dad would have given his blessing as he and mum had wanted to emigrate themselves back in the 1960s. My eldest son Connor had recently begun a teaching career in Southampton and wouldn’t be leaving with us. That was an emotional parting for us all, especially as it was Connor who initially had decided to move to NZ. I do miss my friends from the UK and spend way too much time catching up on social media. It has been easy to keep in touch via Skype and Messenger as long as we have the time difference sorted out – my mum has called in the middle of the night but luckily my phone has been turned off! It was a huge decision to leave England behind, but at the moment it is quite broken – with a tense racial atmosphere and public services stripped back to the bone. We wanted our son to not have to start his working life with a huge debt should he want to at-

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tend university and continue his education. It was a big upheaval for him and he has yet to feel a part of the NZ community and still feels somewhat in limbo. The staff at Ashburton College are incredibly supportive and are helping him through this unsettling transition. I have been working as a relief teacher in various local schools but have recently secured a regular part-time post at Ashburton Borough School. I am enjoying relieving as it allows me to get to know the different schools in the area and get used to the NZ education system, I hope to find a permanent job in due course, but am happy at the moment and getting to know the staff and children. Ashburton was a great choice to put down roots as it has a little bit of everything. In the short time we’ve been here, I have joined Zonta – a women’s group which advocates the wellbeing of women both locally and worldwide. I have been made very wel-

come and have made some good friends with the other members. I have taken a membership of the EA sports centre and enjoy the aqua classes. We’ve recently joined the Ashburton Golf Club and have taken a few lessons although Andy is a lot better than me on the driving range! We enjoy going to the Regent Cinema, supporting a great local business. I have found a wonderful hairstylist at Vivo Hair salon and you might have spotted my rainbow hair around town! There’s even a lady who offers scrapbooking classes which is also a passion of mine. I have yet to attend any ‘crops’ but hope to do so once the winter nights draw in again. It was rather unsettling arriving to a second winter and the lack of warmth and daylight took its toll. We sure missed our English style central heating! We are drawn to older style ‘quirkier’ properties which always demand a lot of our time. We have made good use of TradeMe and the online Ashburton buy/sell/exchange forums. I intend to teach myself how to make my own cheese and if successful, pass my skills on to others, possibly through the Time Bank. I would definitely recommend new residents of Ashburton join the newcomers’ network – it has been amazing who we have met so far. Every town should have one in order to meet like-minded people and find out more about how their community ticks, and I hope to arrange a few more board game evenings – another passion of ours. Ashburton has a lot going for it and all it takes is a little bit of research to find out what’s going on. Keeping a sense of community is vital to preserve the very nature of Ashburton and making it a great place to put down roots. It certainly is a place for those who want to roll up their sleeves and get involved. A pity we didn’t make to move earlier!

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Capoeira - a martial art unlike any other

apoeira is an art form that defies description. It is a fight, it is dance, it is a game. The participants don’t fight against each other, but work in harmony together. The style emphasises using the lower body to kick, sweep and take down and the upper body to assist those movements and occasionally attack as well. It features a series of complex positions and body postures which are meant to get chained in an uninterrupted flow, in order to strike, dodge and move without breaking motion, conferring the style with a characteristic unpredictability and versatility. While seemingly slow and flowing, a capoeira kick utilises the entire body mass and is one of the most powerful kicks in all martial arts. It’s interaction between two players, reassembling simultaneously a fight and a dance: that is, the basic movements of a capoeirista (capoeira player) are attacks and evasions, there is no contact between the two players, the harmony and smoothness of moves played at music rhythm develop a continuous flow which seems (and indeed it is) a conversation between two friends, both of them trying to show their skills having great respect of the each other. The ginga (literally: rocking back and forth; to swing) is the fundamental movement in capoeira, important both for attack and defense purposes. It has two main objectives. One is to keep the capoeirista in a state of constant motion, preventing him or her from being a still and easy target. The other, using also fakes and feints, is to mislead, fool, trick the opponent, leaving them open for an attack or a counter-attack. Unlike with most martial arts, music is integral to capoeira. It sets the tempo and style of game that is to be played within the roda. Typically, the music is formed by instruments and singing. Rhythms controlled by a typical instrument called berimbau, differ from very slow to very fast, depending on the style of the roda. The berimbau is the leading instrument, determining the tempo and style of the music and game played. As the capoeiristas change their playing style significantly following the toque of the berimbau, which sets the game’s speed, style and aggressiveness, it is truly the music that drives a capoeira game. It was developed in Brazil at the beginning of the 16th century, mainly by slaves from Africa, prohibited from celebrating their cultural customs and strictly forbidden from practicing any martial arts. Capoeira have emerged as a way to bypass

these two imposing laws. Hidden in the musical and rhythmical elements of the form, violent kicks were disguised as passionate dance movements, and its combination of a mixture of West African cultures saved it from being identified as an attempt to preserve any specific tradition. As such, capoeira came to life as a survival tool, not only of self-defense, but also of cultural identity. Capoeira became a method of survival, a tool with which an escaped slave, completely unequipped, could survive in the hostile, unknown land and face the hunt of the capitães-do-mato, the armed and mounted colonial agents who were charged with finding and capturing escapees. Capoeira nowadays is not only a martial art, but an active exporter of Brazilian culture all over the world. In the 1970s, capoeira masters began to emigrate and teach it in other countries. Present in many countries on every continent, every year capoeira attracts thousands of foreign students and tourists to Brazil. Foreign capoeiristas work hard to learn Portuguese to better understand and become part of the art. Renowned capoeira masters often teach abroad and establish their own schools. Capoeira presentations are common sights around the world. Using as many as 60 different offensive and defensive movements, such as chute, kick, ginga, footwork, handstand and cartwheel, capoeira is a fantastic way to increase physical fitness, balance and grace. It is also a very lively way to improve Portuguese and learn about Brazilian culture. It teaches discipline, dance, musical skills and working in harmony with others. At the moment there is no capoeira group in Ashburton, but I hope we’ll get one in the future.

Capoeira is a fantastic way to increase physical ﬁtness, balance and grace.

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March 11: Fiona Van Oyen floor talk at Ashburton Art Gallery.

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March 17: Wishlist at the Tinwald Tavern Bar, Ashburton

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March 17: Watercolour workshop with Claire Forbes at Short Street Studio (until March 18).

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March 22: Kelvin Cruickshank Live at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Left – Lower Hutt based Peter Kurdulija submitted My City, Twelve Dollar Lunch and a Million Dollar View depicting a beautiful and idyllic mountain view painted as a fresco behind a row of plastic tables and chairs.

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The clever work of four lens-clicking Kiwis has earned recognition in London as part of the 2018 Sony World Photography Awards. Judges have honoured the work of Martyn Aim, Peter Kurdulija, Iona Francis and Bianca Rocca by shortlisting and commending their photographs as the top 50 in the world in the Awards’ Professional, Open, Youth and Student Focus competitions. Their work will be exhibited at an exhibition in London’s Somerset House from April 20 to May 6, the open category winners will be revealed March 20, and the professional category winners on April 19.

Below – Bianca Rocca, from the University of Auckland, was one of many students around the world asked to submit a single image highlighting an environmental issue. Bianca’s submission When I want to Remember depicts the Waihopai Dam in New Zealand’s South Island.

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Above – Wellington-born Martyn Aim is a documentary photographer based in London, UK. His series Near Dark – The Battle for Mosul depicts families ﬂeeing the Iraqi city last March as the country’s forces advanced to retake the city.

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April 20 to 22: One Man, Two Guvners at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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May 4: Hopetoun Bros & The Genius of Finn Scholes at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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May 18: Mamma Mia at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Sarah Harper was a woman on a mission to beautify a beige Chorus cabinet – and that’s precisely what she’s done. For every day throughout last week, the Diamond Harbour artist set up her office on the corner of Belt Road and Walnut Avenue, equipped with paintbrushes, Resene test-pots, coffee and a message to share. Harper was contacted by the Ashburton council and invited to put in a submission for an art mural on the broadband cabinet earlier this year, and her Keep New Zealand Beautiful Design proved a winner. She was one of dozens of artists around the country commissioned to undertake the task to discourage graffiti on the cabinets. “I wanted to do something which meant something, which had a message, as opposed to just a pretty picture,” she said. “My recent work has had a lot of the angel motif, and then I tied that in with geometric lines to show Mid Canterbury land, and then the Keep New Zealand beautiful logo. “I had to prime it first, and then

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I’ll be finishing it with a graffiti guard spray.” Harper said working in the outdoors has brought challenges and benefits. The warm weather meant she needed to start work at 7am each day, with the metal box often becoming too hot by lunchtime. With a commute from Diamond Harbour to factor in, it was a week of 4am starts for Harper, including one overcast day where she worked a full 12 hours. “And I was quite apprehensive at first because I don’t really like working out in public like this,” she said. “But people have been so friendly. I’ve had so many passers by stopping and supporting me and I’ve loved it, the people have been so fabulous.” Her friends around the region have enjoyed progress updates on Instagram, and Harper said she was grateful for the opportunity to have her work showcased publically. “As an artist it can be really hard to have your work seen, but this is a really cool concept – I mean, why not!” she said. “The only thing is, now when my kids and I are out, we really notice the Chrous boxes. We see them Sarah Harper on day ﬁve of her public Allenton artwork. everywhere!” PHOTO KATIE TODD 010318-KT-001

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Aiden Reid, 6, and Briar Rose Reid, 7, try out the equipment used for an alpine cliff rescue. PHOTO KATIE TODD 030318-KT-195 Theo Johnson sees the St John ambulance from a patient’s point of view. PHOTO KATIE TODD 030318-KT-216

Four-month-old Indy had a chance to meet and greet hundreds of new friends with owner Ron Ealam from LandSAR. PHOTO KATIE TODD 030318-KT-243

Rico, 7, experiences the thrill of helicopter flight.

Emergency Services Day brought together the district’s firefighters, St John ambulance staff, Police, LandSAR crews, Westpac rescue helicopter teams and more for the first ever combined fundraiser. Hundreds descended on the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds to share in the interactive fun, and Katie Todd was there to capture the action.

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enerations before us have imparted the wisdom “don’t cry over spilt milk”. But boy did the country bawl last week when our beloved Milo took a health star tumble. A shock horror revelation from Consumer New Zealand exposed just why the product bears an extremely sugary taste – because, lo-and-behold, it contains squillions of sneaky granules of sugar. The watchdogs also revealed most Kiwis reach for the regular blue-top milk to fill up their mugs, rather than the recommended skim. A full three stars were swiped off the side of the tins, and soccer fields around the country echoed with the collective sighs of sporty kids soon to be deprived. But hold the fridge door New

Zealand – since when did we actually let these printed stars govern what we put in our pie holes? Pouring a glass of budget brand sparkling water last weekend, I was disheartened to find a weak 1.5 star health rating on the bottle. I was led to contemplate whether a healthier, more hydrating option than water might be a dry glassful of my flatmate’s Nutrigrain peeking out from the cupboard, and screaming a four

health star rating on its exterior. A further peruse of pantry informed me that my organic shredded coconut earns a measly 0.5 stars, yet when Uncle Toby’s mix the same food with an assortment of sugar, oats, preservative and flavour to call it a Coconut Quick Sachet, the rating soars to a cheerful four. Exactly how these health stars are supposed to work, I’m really not so sure. Should we forgo fresh fruit and vegetables, simply because the government hasn’t invented technology to imprint home-grown celery stalks with an easy-access nutritional reference? Should we ignore products that choose not to make the health star scheme a part of their marketing?

The other glaring problem comes in our inability to settle on appropriate serving sizes. Milo has been the subject of deep skepticism for increasing their serving size in 2015, from a stingy 15 grams to 20 grams. In the humble opinion of me and my trusty soup ladle, the latter serving size still remains way out of whack with the interests of my functional tastebuds, and the socially acceptable Milo-making procedure. Other products such as iced coffee often claim to pack two or three servings into a 500ml bottle, thus reducing the energy level printed on the front of the packaging, and whacking you with an unexpected one-two caffeine-sugar hit at the bottom of the bottle.

We live in an era where the rhetoric steers us firmly away from sugar, sodium and saturated fats and the associated risks of kidney problems, diabetes and heart disease which are already draining our public health services. So it seems bizarre that the government can support such a flawed health star labelling system – one which is all too happy to spoon feed us the problem ingredients themselves. It’s time to fill our trolleys with common sense, fresh, colourful ingredients, before reaching for plastic wrapped marketing gambits. I know the only stars earning my trust are the three gold stars on the label of a Speight’s bottle.

In 1966, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, crashed into Japan’s Mount Fuji after breaking up in severe turbulence; all 124 people on board were killed. In 1970, the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33. In 1993, Palair Macedonian Airlines Flight 301, a Fokker 100, crashed after taking off from Skopje (SKOHP’-yah) Airport, killing 83 of the 97 persons aboard. Five years ago: Venezuelan

President Hugo Chavez, Latin America’s most vocal and controversial leader, died in Caracas at age 58 after a struggle with cancer. Transportation Security Administration head John Pistole announced that airline passengers would be able to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment onto planes (the plan was dropped three months later). One year ago: Throngs of people converged in the city of Selma, Alabama, for the annual reenactment of a key event in the civil rights movement: the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus

Bridge by demonstrators seeking voting rights. A bus carrying farm workers ran off a highway and ended up in a stream southwest of Panama’s capital, killing 18 people and injuring dozens more. Today’s birthdays: Actor Paul Sand is 86. Actor James B. Sikking is 84. Actor Dean Stockwell is 82. Actor Fred Williamson is 80. Actress Samantha Eggar is 79. Actor Michael Warren is 72. Actor Eddie Hodges is 71. Singer Eddy Grant is 70. Rock musician Alan Clark is 66. Actress-comedian Marsha Warfield is 64. Actress Adriana Barraza is 62. Actress Talia Balsam is 59. Rock singers Charlie

and Craig Reid are 56. Actor Paul Blackthorne is 49. Rock musician John Frusciante is 48. Singer Rome is 48. Actor Kevin Connolly is 44. Actress Eva Mendes is 44. Actress Jill Ritchie is 44. Actress Jolene Blalock is 43. Model Niki Taylor is 43. Actress Kimberly McCullough is 40. Actress Karolina Wydra is 37. Singersongwriter Amanda Shires is 36. Actress Dominique McElligott is 32. Actor Sterling Knight is 29. Actor Jake Lloyd is 29. Thought for today: “Boredom is the root of all evil — the despairing refusal to be oneself.” — Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher (1813-1855).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, March 5, the 64th day of 2018. There are 301 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 5, 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the US Senat. On this date: In 1766, Antonio de Ulloa arrived in New Orleans to assume his duties as the first Spanish governor of the Louisiana Territory, where he encountered resistance from the French residents. In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. In 1867, thousands of members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood launched the Fenian Rebellion in Ireland in an attempt at overthrowing British rule. In 1927, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, the last Sherlock Holmes story by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, was published in the US in Liberty Magazine. In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 per cent of the vote; the Nazis joined with a conservative nationalist party to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he said: “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an ‘iron curtain’ has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe”. In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power. Composer Sergei Prokofiev died in Moscow at age 61. In 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the crash of their plane, along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager).

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ike many parents all around New Zealand I served on the board of trustees of the primary school that my children attended. It wasn’t always an easy job but I learnt a lot about the way schools were run and I valued the opportunity to be involved at this level in the education of my kids. Recently the Government announced that it is going to carry out a complete review of the entire education system from early childhood education right through to tertiary education. As with a lot of this Government’s reviews, so far there is very little information about what exactly the scope of this review will be but there has been speculation that the current system of school administration and boards of trustees may be axed. I think this would be a shame and I know many parents would agree with me. While there is always room for improvement and it is sensible

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to evaluate how things are working periodically, we shouldn’t make change for change’s sake. The Government must recognise that many areas of education are working very well. For example, Maori and Pasifika achievement has increased significantly in the past decade so we must continue that momentum. Unfortunately charter schools – one of the mechanisms that showed the most promise for those who were not succeeding in the conventional education system – have already been effectively abolished by this Government purely on the basis of ideology. Similarly National Standards

have been kicked to the curb, despite having been broadly supported by parents who appreciated having a plain English indicator of how their children’s learning was tracking, and despite having nothing concrete to replace them with. There are also early indications that the new Government wants to make modern learning environments mandatory rather than a choice for schools despite many parents having concerns about how these are working in practice. It is unfair and disruptive to students, parents and teachers that every time there is a new Government, there are major changes to the education system. For this reason the National Party has indicated that it would like the opportunity to to work with the Government on these reforms to ensure there is better political consensus and the system doesn’t get tipped on its head every time the government changes.

We have already said we would be keen to work with the Government on areas where we can get cross-party agreement, such as the 30-year plan. However it is important that this is a robust and proper process of collaborative decisionmaking as we are not interested in just being asked to tick the box once the review is done and dusted. As with many of the Government’s intentions, the devil will be in the detail. However, I hope that the Government will provide us with more information about its review sooner rather than later to avoid leaving parents, teachers and students uncertain about what the future holds for their communities’ schools. 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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Gun in campus shooting belonged to suspect’s dad A 19-year-old student accused of shooting dead his parents at a Central Michigan University dormitory had been acting so strangely the day before the killings that campus police talked to his mother and then took him to a hospital for suspected drug abuse. University police Chief Bill Yeagley said that James Eric Davis Jr’s parents had just picked him up from that hospital and brought him to his dorm to pack up for spring break when Friday’s shooting happened. The shooting happened when parents were arriving to pick up students at the university for the beginning of a weeklong spring break. The gun used in the shooting belonged

to Davis’ father, James Davis Sr, a parttime police officer in the Chicago suburb of Bellwood. Yeagley would not say whether the father had brought the gun to the university’s campus in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, when picking up his son, but he noted that Davis Jr can be seen on video in the dorm’s parking lot with the gun before he entered the residence hall where his parents were shot around 8.30am. The university is considered a gun-free zone, and Yeagley said it would have been a violation of campus policy for Davis Sr to bring a gun on campus. “We can make a lot of assumptions, but I’m not going to make those assumptions.

But I can tell you for sure that the gun came from outside, in the parking lot, with (Davis Jr.) through the building,” Yeagley said. Yeagley would not say what type of gun was used or whether it was Davis Sr’s service revolver. He also declined to say whether drugs were found in Davis Jr’s system. Davis Jr was arrested without incident shortly after midnight following an intensive daylong search that included more than 100 police officers, some heavily armed in camouflage uniforms, authorities said. Authorities found him after someone aboard a train spotted a person along railroad tracks in Mount Pleasant, and called police, Yeagley said. - AP

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MASH star dies Beloved actor David Odgen Stiers has passed away at the age of 75 after a battle with bladder cancer. The M*A*S*H star’s death was confirmed by his agent Mitchell Stubbs, who told The Oregonian he died peacefully at his home in Newport, Oregon, reports news.com.au. Stiers is best known for his role as the arrogant aristocrat and surgeon Major Charles Winchester on the iconic military sitcom. Stiers earned two Emmy nominations for the role, in 1981 and 1982. He also voiced Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Jumba in Lilo & Stitch. - NZME

Cher, colour, glitter light up Mardi Gras Sydney has shimmered with pride and glitter as about 300,000 people celebrate 40 years since the first Mardi Gras parade and marked the first since same-sex marriage became legal in Australia. Confetti, glitter and rainbow flags lined Oxford Street for Saturday’s 40th-anniversary parade with festivities high as the LGBTIQ community celebrated their night of nights. Skimpy outfits, budgie smugglers, streamers, feathers and flags brightened the famous route as crowds cheered on. But it was international pop superstar Cher who brought the parade to a standstill. Sporting bright orange hair and walking with dancers holding large purple letters of her name, the gay icon arrived to the tune of Turn Back Time. The singer, who is the headline act for the after-party, had been rumoured to make an appearance in the parade and about 8pm, the crowd began chanting her name as she stepped out into Taylor Square. Among those to join the throng was Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and his wife Lucy, who made an appearance on Oxford Street after the Dykes on Bikes and Boys on Bikes kicked off the evening’s festivities. Mr Turnbull described the parade as a “wonderful part of Sydney”. “It’s 40 years old and 40 years ago Lucy and I had our first date so our love affair is a result of Mardi Gras,” Mr Turnbull said. Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten was part of the Rainbow Labor float with his wife Chloe and deputy opposition

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Participants known as Dykes on Bikes prepare to lead out the annual Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade in Sydney on Saturday. PHOTO AP leader Tanya Plibersek. “Just talking to everyday Australians, people are so happy that we voted for marriage equality,” he said. Labor Senate leader Penny Wong, Liberal Senator Dean Smith and Federal Greens leader Richard Di Natale joined together on the Equality Campaign float. About 200 floats made their way up the popular strip, including a group of 250 people who were involved in the original 1978 demonstration and subsequent riot. Among them was 78er Peter De Waal who said Australia’s transformation has

been liberating. “Forty years ago there were no spectators, there was just us and today there is a wonderful community that has welcomed us,” he said. More than 12,000 people took part in this year’s parade including Maude Boate, who has travelled from Broken Hill in far west NSW and isn’t new to the Mardi Gras scene. “It’s about my 30th Mardi Gras,” she said. “It’s a wonderful night and what a wonderful milestone it is for equality.” - AAP

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Man shoots himself near White House A man shot and killed himself near the White House as the US capital dealt with another tense incident at the presidential residence amid a nationwide debate over gun control laws. The victim was an adult male, Washington police said. He was not identified. Officials are working on notifying his relatives, police said.

The man fired the shot while standing amid a crowd of more than 100 people, according to witnesses quoted by the Washington Post. People began running away from the scene afterwards as emergency vehicles closed in. The Secret Service, the law enforcement authority that protects the White House and the president, indicated earlier on

Twitter that the incident appeared to be a suicide. President Donald Trump, who was in Florida at the time of the shooting, was informed about it, according to reports. The debate over gun laws was touched off by the February 14 shooting at a Florida high school that left 17 people dead. - DPA

Westside actress Ashleigh Cummings, who plays the raunchy young Cheryl West, has scored a role in the highly anticipated movie adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt. The role will see her alongside Hollywood royalty including Nicole Kidman and breakout star Ansel Elgort. The 25-year-old, who also starred in Kiwi remake Pork Pie, is now in New York filming the adaptation which is due for release next year. Spy understands Westside, which is filming Season 4, has been forced into significant scheduling changes to accommodate the young star’s big US break. - NZME

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You Kiddin’ Me Kim Kardashian is launching a new prank show. The 37-year-old star will act as an executive producer in conjunction with Lionsgate on comedy series You Kiddin’ Me, which has been commissioned to air on Facebook. The social media site has commissioned 10 episodes of the programme which is “inspired by Kardashian family antics” as seen in E! reality series Keeping Up with the Kardashians. The show will feature the children of celebrities getting put in charge of their own parents who must do everything their children tell them. - NZME

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Interlaken, one of the world’s most prized adventure-sports hubs, wears its winter coat well.

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trolling along the stylish Hoheweg, in the pale early winter sunlight, I found myself concurring with the English poet Lord Byron, who excitedly exclaimed, “It’s a dream!”, as he first clapped eyes on Interlaken and its chiselled surrounds. The Hoheweg is the city’s

In the cradle of some of Switzerland’s mightiest alpine peaks, Interlaken spills forth with eye-popping sightseeing encounters, as Mike Yardley discovered. answer to the Champs Elysee, a grand boulevard edged by the faded splendour of grand Belle Epoque hotels, an historic

casino and the usual assortment of shops, bars and eateries you’d expect to spawn in a tourist honey-pot.

Harderkulm is Interlaken’s home mountain, gracefully rising to a height of 132 metres. There are several ways to get to its summit, but the most relaxing by far is hopping aboard the funicular.

Horse-drawn carriages cheerily clopped by, as I scoffed pastries and sipped coffee at a roadside café. Excited groups of Chinese tourists were frenetically taking selfies, electrified by the stirring alpine backdrop, that so uplifted Lord Byron. Hemmed in by those shimmering turquoise lakes, Thun and Brienz, (replete with castles to ogle on a boat trip) it is that superstar trio of alpine turrets, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau that all visitors swoon over – towering over proceedings. Being one of the world’s most prized adventure-sports hubs, there’s no denying Interlaken’s launch-pad stature for heartstopping alpine thrills. But before you hit the wilderness, whether it’s to ski the slopes around Grindelwald, savour a heady hike in Kleine Scheidegg or merely to commune with nature’s raw drama at Jungfraujoch, there are some fabulously leisurely pursuits to relish, right on Interlaken’s back door. Just a few minutes’ walk from Interlaken Ost railway station, follow the signs to Harderkulm funicular. Harderkulm is Interlaken’s home mountain, gracefully rising to a height of 132 metres. You can scale it on foot, via the gut-bust-

ing walking trail, but given my abiding affection for funiculars, I was quite content to mount this peak via the venerable cliff-riding contraption. Despite the profoundly steep gradient, the funicular made light work of the climb. At the summit, the Two-lake Footbridge affords a mesmerising wraparound view of the entire valley floor and the shimmering lakes, all under the watchful eye of those daunting alpine rockstars, Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau. Another nearby mountain to Interlaken, that makes for a tingling day-trip, is steeped in James Bond folklore. Schilthorn took a starring role in the 1969 Bond classic, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. Overlooking the Lauterbrunnen Valley, take the train from Interlaken to Murren and a series of cable cars will hoist you up to Birg and the summit of Schilthorn. Warning: this excursion includes dangerously high levels of gob-stopping scenery. Soaring nearly 3000 metres high, the summit vantage point serves up a sprawling alpine tableau, studded with 200 peaks, stretching from as far as Mont Blanc to Titlis, and across to the Black Forest.

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The view from the top. A lake either side with a gob-stopping backdrop of mountains with Interlaken nestled in the valley below.

If it’s the clip-clop of horses’ hooves you hanker for, then Interlaken can provide. Along with a carriage of course. If the panoramic revolving restaurant at the summit, Piz Gloria, looks familiar, you’d be right. This alpine Shangri-La was cast as the lair of supervillain, Blofeld. After sizing up a number of locations, the stalled construction of the sports bar atop the Schilthorn was chosen when the film’s producer financed the completion of the famous revolving platform, on the condition that the facility could be used for the movie. It was the first and only Bond flick in which he has a bride, Tracy, who is killed by Blofeld. With Monty Norman’s iconic James Bond theme playing on the speaker at Piz Gloria, I zipped outside on the large terrace, to surrender to those toothy ivory peaks serrated the skyline, under crystal skies. Back inside the restaurant, seated in red-cushion chairs in a wood-panelled interior, the eye-popping 360-degree spectacle is all-consuming as the venue slowly rotates above the clouds. You can also enter Bond World, an interactive movie museum, where you can learn about the film’s on-location production and simulate bobsled and chopper shootouts, like a wannabe 007.

If you want to ramp up the adventure dial, you can even ski the famous James Bond Run, a single black diamond steep pitch directly below the restaurant, which also marks the start of the world’s longest downhill ski race, the annual Inferno. It is tour de force scenery licensed to kill. While staying in Interlaken, my characterful lodging was Hotel Carlton Europe. This historical art nouveau has welcomed the world since the pioneering days of tourism. Just 200 metres from the train station, rooms are individually furnished with an unmistakeable Swiss alpine aesthetic. The buffet breakfast fortified me for my day’s adventures, and I dined on French gourmet cuisine at Chez Pierre restaurant. www.carltoneurope.ch To help you maximise your time in Interlaken, check out the official tourism websites. www. interlaken.ch www.myswitzerland.com Fly to Zurich with Cathay Pacific who operate ultra-contemporary A350-900s, the newest aircraft in the world, from both Auckland and seasonally from Christchurch. www.cathaypacific.com

The revolving restaurant atop the Schilthorn, the Piz Gloria, was cast as the lair of supervillain Blofeld in the James Bond movie On Her Majesty’s Secret Service.

The Hoheweg is the city’s answer to the Champs Elysee, a grand boulevard edged by the faded splendour of grand Belle Epoque hotels, an historic casino and the usual assortment of shops, bars and eateries you’d expect to spawn in a tourist honey-pot.

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Nisbet charges home By Andrew Alderson Australian Daniel Nisbet has stormed to victory in record fashion at the New Zealand Open in Arrowtown. Nisbet carded a final round nine-under 62 to finish at a record-breaking 27-under for the tournament – breaking Kel Nagle’s tournament record set in 1964. Nisbet, who wins NZ$207,000 for his efforts, won by two strokes over countryman Terry Pilkadaris, who had been in front for the best part of two days, and held an advantage of five strokes before the last round. However, Pilkadaris could only muster a one-under par final round, and needing to sink a hole-in-one on the final hole to stay alive, he could only find the green and settled for par. The 27-year-old Nisbet had the round of the day, with his birdie on 17 the pivotal moment to guide him towards victory. He had earlier secured three birdies in his first six holes, then unleashed an eagle on the 460m par-5 10th, a repeat of his feat yesterday. Nisbet sank a 25-foot right-to-left putt from the green edge to move into title contention. Pilkadaris parred each of his first 10 holes, then birdied the par-4 11th, before continuing to work in regulation, finishing second, four strokes ahead of a quartet who shared third at 21-under. Nick Voke has finished the best of the New Zealanders on 20-under par, claiming a tie for seventh. - NZME

Flu puts Currie out Defending champion Braden Currie was forced to pull out of Ironman New Zealand after feeling the effects of the flu. Currie pulled out early on the 180km bike leg after struggling to be competitive and made his way back to the transition area in Taupo. Aucklander Terenzo Bozzone and Great Britain’s Laura Siddall were crowned champions on a day which saw records smashed as the event celebrated 34 years in total, second only to the Ironman World Championships in Kona, which celebrates 40 years this October. Bozzone broke through to win his first Ironman New Zealand title, going under the eight-hour mark in the process. So quick was the race that the first three all ducked under Cameron Brown’s 2016 race record, with Joe Skipper second and Brown in third at the ripe old age of 45.

McCartney misses medal

Daniel Nisbet destroyed a long-standing record at the New Zealand Open yesterday.

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Pole vaulter Eliza McCartney finished out of the medals but showed she’s back in the frame among the leading competitors on the globe at the world indoor championships in Birmingham yesterday. Rio Olympic bronze medallist McCartney sat second at one point, then third but when she dropped the bar for a third time at 4.80m she could go no further. American Sandi Morris cleared 4.80m and then Greece’s Ekaterini Stefanidi, did the same in a high pressure moment to move into third and bump McCartney down to fourth. McCartney, 21, had the satisfaction of having produced a personal best height of 4.75m in indoor competitions. - NZME

Walsh hits top form

Wilder stops Ortiz; talks up Parker Deontay Wilder, the WBC heavyweight world champion who survived a torrid test at the hands of Luis Ortiz yesterday, believes Kiwi Joseph Parker can beat Anthony Joshua in Cardiff in their unification bout. That fight at Millennium Stadium, on April 1, perhaps takes on even greater significance after Wilder’s dramatic victory over the previously unbeaten Ortiz in Brooklyn, New York. Many believe it will be Joshua who emerges victorious to fight Wilder in what will be a blockbusting bout to unite all five recognised world titles, but the American’s not so sure. And after he was perhaps one punch away from being knocked down for the first time in his professional career, Wilder knows more than ever not to take anything for granted. One thing is for certain – a fight between either Joshua or Parker, and Wilder will be the biggest in

Deontay Wilder is now ‘the baddest man on the planet’. professional boxing this year and the eyes of the world will be on it. After putting Ortiz down in the fifth round, Wilder was on the receiving end of a barrage of punches at the end of the seventh, and was lucky to survive to the bell. To his credit, he recovered well after pacing himself through the

eighth and ninth and in the 10th that renowned power in his right hand sent down the big Cuban twice, the second time with a big uppercut for the victory. In a chaotic aftermath, and after he declared himself “the most dangerous man in the world” and the “baddest man on the planet”, the American was asked whether

Parker could beat Joshua. “I think Parker has 100 per cent got a chance of winning that fight,” he said. “He’s just got to be smart and stick with the game plan. “This game is not about how much a person weighs, it’s not about how big a person’s muscles are, it’s all about that heart they’re going to bring to the fight. You’ve got to believe in yourself.” Wilder’s belief was incredible. Ortiz, 38, had a far longer amateur career than Wilder and the southpaw created problems for the champion with his head movement and ability to duck the heavy artillery coming his way. But as we have seen so often, Wilder, 32, has the ultimate getout-of-jail card in his right hand and it saved him again. He received more punishment in this fight than in any other, but still won with another knockout, his 39th in 40 pro fights. - AP

Kiwi shot put star Tom Walsh has retained his world indoor athletics crown with a championship-record throw of 22 metres 31cm in Birmingham. The reigning dual world champion led from start to finish with an opening throw of 22.13 and then saved his best until last with a lifetime best mark. The 26-year-old beat German rival David Storl, a two-time former world champion, with Tomas Stanek of the Czech Republic taking the bronze. “I came here to win but I knew that I would have to throw well to beat these guys,” Walsh said. “It was a crazy competition but I finished with a boom.” - NZME

Moylan admits shock Matt Moylan has admitted he was shocked to be told he would leave his junior club Penrith for Cronulla over the NRL off-season. Moylan, who will play his first game for the Sharks on Friday against North Queensland, said he never thought he would leave Penrith after making his debut for the Panthers in 2013. “To be honest I never thought it would come to a stage where I would leave. But as I said I’ve moved on and looking to play some good footy at Cronulla.” - AAP

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In brief DRS drama for Proteas South Africa have suffered yet more Decision Review System despair in the first cricket test in Durban, with Faf du Plessis flummoxed and filthy after a contentious ball-tracking verdict. Du Plessis referred a confident lbw shout against Steve Smith on day three. The Aussie skipper looked to be in a great deal of trouble, however, ball-tracking technology deemed the impact to be umpire’s call so Smith stayed. Support staff flashed looks of disbelief on South Africa’s balcony after the on- field decision was upheld, while arms were flung into the air by bewildered players. - AAP

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Allenton’s Matt Tait sends one sailing toward the boundary during his side’s victory over Lauriston. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 030318-MM-007

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Stags, Firebirds face off

Calculators out for semis By Matt MarkhaM

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Net run rates for the Muirhead Rosebowl will be required to determine who plays where in next week’s semi-finals in Mid Canterbury cricket. The two results on the weekend had a massive impact on the overall points standings for the competition, apart from the competition leaders Tech Stags who sit pretty at the top and enjoyed a weekend off with the bye. Allenton’s win over Lauriston has elevated them to six competition points – the same as the very side they beat on the weekend. Using the cricketing website, CricHQ, Lauriston had a positive run rate of 0.003 heading into the match while Allenton’s was

He’s not going anywhere yet, but Black Caps coach Mike Hesson has admitted New Zealand Cricket will need to reassess their coaching setup in the near future. Hesson is contracted through to the 2019 ODI World Cup, and has guided the Black Caps to impressive results since taking over in 2012. However, the contrasting styles required for each format and the increasing year-round workload has led to calls for the Black Caps to appoint a specialist Twenty20 coach. Stephen Fleming has put his hand up to be involved in the national Twenty20 setup. - NZME

at -0.270 but there’s no definitive confirmation that those figures are correct, so Mid Canterbury cricket will have the calculators out today working out the final standings for second and third. A default last weekend by Allenton may end up being the deciding factor, giving Lauriston to favouritism edge to host the match next week in which the two sides will meet again. Similarly, Coldstream’s victory over Methven has seen both sides locked on three competition points. Whoever claims the higher run rate, will head into town to take on Tech on their wicket. Methven had a run rate of -0.710 while Coldstream’s was worse at -1.124 – however their

72-run win will have helped that figure immensely. They batted first against Methven, scoring 186 to be all out in the final over of the innings. Deon Biggs top-scored with 67 in his 98 ball stay at the crease while Jono Print chipped in with 35 to boost the innings. Methven’s James Speer was the pick of the bowlers with 4-15 off his seven overs. In reply, Methven were in trouble losing four wickets inside the first 10 overs, but a steady 48 from Jamie Farr gave them hope. He eventually ran out of partners though as Jay Houston ripped through the tail order on his way to claiming 5-33 off 7.3 overs. Richard Print did his bit too,

picking up 4-14 off seven. In town, Allenton took the willow first and set a competitive total of 163. Jack Meyrick top-scored with 35 while Josh Worsfold (29) and Dylan Stoddart (27) both made positive contributions. Matt Pawsey did the job for Lauriston with the ball, taking three wickets off his 5.3 overs. In reply, Lauriston never really got going. Their top order, which has served them so well during the season was off-form and a 31 not out from Luke Gilbert and No.5 was the standout performance of the innings as they were rolled for 119. Ryan Bell did the damage with the ball claiming 4-31 off nine.

A Plunket Shield cricket title duel between the Wellington Firebirds and Central Stags continues to heat up, after Greg Hay’s unbeaten century helped the Stags canter to victory over Otago. Hay hit an unbeaten 134 as the Stags beat the Volts by six wickets chasing 264 to win at McLean Park. Wellington lead by three points after demolishing Canterbury inside two days in Christchurch. - NZME

Bancroft back in runs It wasn’t a ton but it created tonnes of confidence for Cameron Bancroft, who ended his lean trot by top-scoring for Australia with 53 in Durban. Bancroft started his test career in promising fashion about three and a half months ago, scoring 82 not out and stroking the winning runs during the first Ashes test at the Gabba. The opener then struggled, failing to reach 30 in his next seven digs for Australia while managing a total of 97 runs at 13.85. - AAP

Williamson’s lone hand not enough for Black Caps Every now and then you need a game of one-day cricket which is not laid on a plate for the batsmen. Take Wellington’s Cake Tin on Saturday night, a match which produced only 464 runs and 18 wickets. England nailed the four-run victory on the last ball of the game to take a 2-1 lead in the five-game series heading to Dunedin on Wednesday. England’s 234 proved just enough on a testing pitch. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson’s valiant 112 not out came up one good blow short of what would have been a thrilling win.

But anyone bemoaning the lack of runs doesn’t get it. England captain Eion Morgan did. Runfests infest the limited-overs game. Far too many matches are played on roads, set up to flog the bowlers. Occasionally you need to give the bowlers a break. “It’s important for the game,’’ Morgan, England’s top scorer with a vital 48 yesterday, said. “You need entertainment, it can’t just be crash, bang, wallop the whole time. “230 was an entertaining game. Now it might be 300 in Dunedin or Christchurch but when there’s something on offer for everyone it certainly dangles a carrot.’’

In a game in which fortunes fluctuated throughout, England’s batsmen did a good job on a poor pitch, digging deep and figuring out they wouldn’t need to aim for 300 to be in the hunt on Saturday night. New Zealand, benefiting from a strangely benign pitch after the innings break, seemed in charge at 80 for one in the 18th over. But the batting tumbled embarrassingly, four wickets falling for six in the space of 22 balls. What’s worse, there were dreadful, thoughtless shots played, while Williamson stood helpless as the self-inflicted carnage unfolded before him.

Even so, he picked the team back up, added 96 with in-form Mitchell Santner for the seventh wicket and, at the end, with Ish Sodhi for company almost pulled it off. Santner’s series batting average is 149, after scores of 45 not out, 63 not out and 41 on Saturday. “They deserved to win,’’ a magnanimous Williamson said of England l, and certainly their bowling from the spinners, then later at the death was outstanding. “Starting our innings we were in a position of strength after 15 overs then stumbled in the middle which really hurt us.’’ Only four players have reached

5000 ODI runs faster than Williamson’s 119 innings – Hashim Amla (South Africa, 101), Viv Richards (West Indies, 114), Virat Kohli (India, 114) and Brian Lara (West Indies, 118). There are some legendary names behind him but if you figure Williamson might be blowing a trumpet at that feat, you’d be way off the mark. He’ll be hurting after Saturday night’s result. He couldn’t have done much more. But several of his team mates should be taking a hard look at themselves for their failure to support the captain. - NZME

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Mo’unga suffers broken jaw The Crusaders’ worst fears have been confirmed – playmaker Richie Mo’unga needs surgery on a fractured jaw and will be out for a couple of months at least. Mo’unga suffered the injury when making a tackle during his team’s big 45-28 win over the Stormers in Christchurch on Saturday night. Coach Scott Robertson will feel he is as well covered for Mo’unga’s absence as he can be – Mitch Hunt performed extremely well last season when given the opportunity and veteran Mike Delany was signed in the off-season as a back-up for just this eventuality. But, Mo’unga’s quality in the first two rounds of the competition has been plain to see and the Crusaders will miss him. His time with the All Blacks last year has clearly taken him to a new level and he was playing with a poise which made him perhaps the best performing No10 in New Zealand at this early stage of the competition. Robertson’s men have done well to take 10 competition points from the first two matches but face a real challenge in the Hurricanes in Wellington next week already without the likes of Joe Moody, Owen Franks, Kieran Read and Israel Dagg. But if any team can sail on regardless it is the defending champions. Watching the Crusaders and Stormers on Saturday night you could be forgiven for thinking there was a mix up in scheduling. The Stormers were, for the first half at least, made to resemble a secondclass club side such was the ease with which the ruthless de-

fending champions blew them away inside 20 minutes. That’s all it took. Four tries in the first quarter and the game was as good as done. Maybe Christchurch locals saw this coming and that’s why some stands were half full. Lucky the Crusaders are popular in Cape Town. With the Stormers down 31-7 by half time, long-suffering Western Cape supporters must have been ready to disown them. The Stormers have never won in Christchurch and while they mounted a spirited second half comeback almost solely through their monster pack, it was never going to be enough. Too much damage had been done. The Stormers had no answer for the speed the Crusaders recycled possession or the width they consistently chased. In the finish the Crusaders scored seven tries in the 45-28 win. Mo’unga wasn’t perfect, but before leaving late he

challenged the line when it was on and produced deft ball-playing touches at other times. With one hit, he also sent big lock Pieter-Steph du Toit from the field. Given the Crusaders’ dominant start, conceding four tries will also frustrate. Despite missing Todd, Moody, Franks, Read and Dagg, and finishing the match with 13 men due to replacements, injuries, and a late yellow card, the Crusaders attack was slick. But defence clearly needs some attention ahead of a derby match against the Hurricanes in Wellington next week, with the Stormers’ belated direct approach causing problems. The Stormers’ dominant scrum, as it was last week in the last-minute loss to the Waratahs in Sydney, was a source of pride. The odd break from stand-in first five-eighth Dillyn Leyds and four barge over tries – three from props –

were the only other positives. The visitors were on the backfoot from the outset after losing captain Eben Etzebeth before kickoff and their lineout suffered accordingly. There was, however, no excuse for their terrible ball control and tackling. Even on attack, they largely employed one dimensional, one-out running. Bryn Hall enjoyed an armchair ride from the base, picking his runners nicely. Pete Samu was huge before departing with a shoulder injury and, in his starting debut, openside Billy Harmon scored a try, grabbed an intercept and was busy elsewhere. A late yellow card for some desperate defence was not a major blight. Jack Goodhue, as we’ve come to expect already in his budding career, put in another classy shift. The All Blacks centre grows each week, consistently making calm, decisive decisions under pressure. In this match Goodhue carried strongly but also made a couple of intelligent kicks. George Bridge took his chances on the edge with two tries. He skipped out of tackles and always went looking for work. Two from two to start the year for the Crusaders is nothing we didn’t expect. They are the early pace setters, the benchmark, and again the team everyone seeks to beat. - NZME Crusaders 45 (George Bridge 2, Codie Taylor, Billy Harmon, Bryn Hall, Seta Tama-nivalu, Richie Mo’unga tries; Mo’unga 5 cons) Stormers 28 (JC Janse van Rensburg, Wilco Louw, JD Schickerling, Steven Kitshoff tries; SP Marais 4 cons) HT: 31-7

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Hurricanes put points on the board The Hurricanes, under pressure to get their season going after a poor display in a defeat to the Bulls last weekend, found the perfect antidote to their problems in the Jaguares yesterday. If there is a more frustrating side in the competition than the Blues, it must be the Argentines – they are all power and pace and passion but are so naïve in terms of skill and tactics they must be a very difficult team to support, let alone coach. The upshot of this match at the Estadio Jose Amalfitani in Buenos Aires is that the Hurricanes won 34-9 with a bonus point – a late flurry of tries from replacements Vince Aso and Blade Thomson slightly flattering them. But Chris Boyd will be happy with the bottom line after travelling from South Africa. Fullback Jordie Barrett appeared to get through 50 minutes with no problems following his

shoulder surgery, and a lackadaisical defence allowed Julian Savea, Ben Lam and Ngani Laumape to run riot at times. Savea and Lam in particular were difficult to handle and Boyd will be hoping Savea has run himself into some form. He failed to cross the line but one bruising run scattered three would-be defenders and, after his recent struggles, an in-form Savea will increase the Hurricanes’ firepower considerably. They enjoy a power game in this part of the world, but the Jaguares had their scrumming strength taken away from them time and again due to their constant early engaging from their front row. Nick Bryant’s whistle was well used here, but the most surprising thing was that the Hurricanes conceded more penalties overall than the Jaguares 15-11. Credit to the Hurricanes for

Julian Savea denying the Jaguares a try, but the home side’s finishing was woeful, with centre Matias Orlando spilling the ball in front of an open line with minutes to go the worst of it. Hurricanes prop Ben May was sinbinned in the second half for an off-the-ball hit on Pablo Matero but the home side failed to make anything of the one-man advantage; in fact it was the Hurricanes who finished far stronger despite their recent travel.

The way in which they recover from their trip home to Wellington before facing the Crusaders next Saturday will be key. It has the makings to be one of the round-robin matches of the year. They were the only side to beat the defending champions last season and will need to be more disciplined and accurate against a Crusaders team with a perfect record after two rounds. After being involved in a dustup following Lam’s opening try, halfback TJ Perenara, who had a mixed game, was spoken to by Kiwi ref Bryant in the dying minutes for trying to wind up the Jaguares’ forwards. Perenara will be a target for the Crusaders pack next weekend, a challenge he is likely to be looking forward to. Meantime the Hurricanes will travel home in good spirits. Their season is under way. - NZME

Fiji take out AB Sevens All Blacks Sevens coach Clark Laidlaw has been left frustrated and disappointed after Fiji struck late to beat New Zealand 14-10 in the quarter-finals of the Las Vegas rugby sevens tournament. Jerry Tuwai’s last-gasp try was enough to see Fiji home after the Kiwis had scored twice in the first spell to lead 10-7 at half-time. Tuwai burst through the flagging Kiwi defence nearly two minutes after the final hooter had sounded. “It was frustrating and disappointing,” Laidlaw said afterwards. - NZME

Blues lose skipper The Blues have lost halfback and captain Augustine Pulu to an ankle injury, a key loss likely to hurt them badly. Sam Nock, 21, will now be the starting No9 for the Blues on their tour of South Africa where they play the Stormers and Lions, two teams who would be tough enough for Tana Umaga’s side as it was. Pulu, who limped from the Eden Park pitch during his team’s loss to the Chiefs on Friday, is critical to the Blues. His toughness, especially on defence, gave his inconsistent side an edge but now Umaga must look elsewhere for that. - NZME

Rebels lead the way Melbourne Rebels have banked maximum Super Rugby points, but the early-season Australian conference pacesetters have yet to receive top marks from their coach. All Australian teams have a win after two rounds. The Rebels notched a second-straight bonuspoint win, with Jack Maddocks scoring three of their six tries in a 37-17 victory over the Sunwolves in Tokyo. It was the first hat-trick for a Rebel and the first time Melbourne have opened a campaign with successive wins. They already have more points and victories on the board than in their calamitous 2017 one-win campaign. - AAP

Tahs earn a draw NSW Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has praised the fight in his side but slammed them for a poor performance after a 24-24 Super Rugby draw with the Sharks in Durban. A rib cartilage injury to star centre Kurtley Beale, which required a scan, was another concern for Gibson, though his side produced a barnstorming finish for a second straight week. A 76th-minute try to replacement halfback and debutant Mitch Short from a long range counter-attack, followed by a sideline conversion from five-eighth Bernard Foley earned NSW the draw. - NZME

Yellow card ‘farcical’ Lunacy. Rugby’s warped window on what constitutes an illegal hit reached farcical levels when Reds No. 8 Caleb Timu was yellow carded for ... wait for it ... making a tackle. If there has been a softer sin-binning in the past decade, the meagre crowd of 11,034 at Suncorp and those viewers laughing at their screens can’t remember it. Just as well the Reds uncorked a stirring, line-in-the-sand night where their whole season was on the line. “What will bring back crowds is what they saw tonight ... they saw Queenslanders remembering who Queenslanders are wearing the jersey with pride,” a delighted Brad Thorn said. - AAP

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Specialist on the grass It was a case of back to the future for veteran Wyndham horseman Gary McEwan when he guided Nottingham K Two to victory in the first race run on grass at Ascot Park since January, 1970. McEwan, 76, remembers his first win was aboard Winterloch in October of 1959 on the big grass track at Invercargill. During the 1960s, a 1000-metre grass track was developed at Ascot Park and used until January 21 1970, after which it was replaced by an all-weather circuit the same size. McEwan drove at the 1970 meeting but a fourth on Treasure Girl, a mare he trained himself, was the best he managed. It was the second day of a meeting and Treasure Girl had won on the first day four days earlier. However, it was a race for junior drivers and the winning drive went to Stuart Allcock. McEwan said he was working in Christchurch for Alec Purdon at the time of his first win and it was 11 months before he got another drive. In 1975, he went on his first trip to the United States and spent about four of the next 20 years there.

Gary McEwan was back in the winner’s circle on Saturday. While in North America he secured a few raceday drives, winning at Sacramento in California on a New Zealand horse, Sholtz End. For the past few years, McE-

wan has concentrated on training a trotter or two. In 2004 and 2005, he claimed seven training and driving wins with Summit Invasion. Our Budd at Winton in April

2017 gave him his previous win. Nottingham K Two is raced by his Gore trainer George Orr in partnership with Orr’s son Jeffrey. One trainer who will remember the return to the grass at Ascot Park is Alan Paisley who produced winners of three of the ten races. Kirk Larsen was the successful reinsman aboard Gotta Good Looker while junior Elle Barron went back-to-back on Glacier Coaster and Overcast. “I hope I don’t have to wait another 48 years before they race on grass again at Invercargill,” Paisley said. Young Conqueror overcame a 10-metre handicap to land the ILT Foundation Autumn Cup for his Waianawa owners Robert and Sharyn Symon. Trained by Brett Gray and driven by Brent Barclay, the fouryear-old still had 11 in front of him at the 600. Gray will consider next week’s Northern Southland Cup for the gelding but thinks the Wyndham Cup the following week might be a better prospect. “The Country Cups final is definitely a goal,” he said. - NZHN

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Derby dream becomes a reality OTI principal Terry Henderson paid a glowing tribute to his trainers Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman after the Melbourne-based identity’s colours were carried to victory in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Saturday. “Murray and Andrew have done a remarkable job and when it comes to stayers they’ve got no peers,” he said.

Success in the Derby has long been on Henderson’s wish list and Vin De Dance ensured it was ticked off in dramatic style at Ellerslie with his defeat of Mongolianconqueror and the filly Danzdanzdance. “I rarely get emotional, but I’ve waited a long time to win this,” he said. “I’ve come close a few times and I owe an enormous debt to

this race and New Zealand-bred horses, it’s really special. “It’s an amazing story really and I saw him in the ring (at Karaka) when he was passed in. I said to Phill Cataldo, who owned the horse and he said it was a mate of his, Luigi Muollo. “I asked Murray to tell me what he thought of the horse and we ended up getting him and now he’s won the Derby.”

Plans for Vin De Dance now include a trip across the Tasman. “He’ll go to Sydney as long as he pulls up well,” Henderson said. “It’s a dream come true, I really thought I had lost my chance in January when Demonetization got hurt,” jockey Jason Waddell said. “I got into a good spot and got him to relax. I knew he was tough, it’s fantastic.” - NZME

Johnson’s savvy choice Chris Johnson is pinning his New Zealand Oaks hopes on Savvy Coup. The champion jockey’s agent John Tannahill has confirmed he will ride the Michael and Matthew Pitmantrained filly in the classic in a fortnight’s time. Johnson rode the daughter of Savabeel to a last-start victory in the Lowland Stakes at Hastings and a performance that has her the current $3.50 favourite for the Al Basti Dubai-sponsored feature at Trentham. - NZME

Winx keeps on winning Winx has eased her way into history to become Australia’s leading Group One winner with a no-fuss seven-length victory in the Chipping Norton Stakes. Showing no signs of the erratic barrier behaviour which marked her spring campaign. Winx was all business on Saturday as she claimed Group One win No.16, one more than Black Caviar. - AAP

Charles Road ready While a number of candidates for the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) had their final hit-out at Ellerslie on Saturday, one of the leading contenders was safely tucked up back at his Matamata home base. The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Charles Road leapt to the forefront of Cup calculations with his win in the City of Auckland Cup on Karaka Million night. A handy run for fourth at Ellerslie last month kept him up to the mark with Andrew Scott of the belief he is primed and ready for a big effort this coming weekend. - NZME

Milestone for Ottley Sam Ottley’s never been one to do things by halves. When there’s a job to be done, or a milestone to be met she’s always done it in style, dating right back to her first winning drive in her very first drive at the races. So, when the young lady, who is likely to end up as New Zealand’s most winningest female driver, notched up her 300th driving success early in proceedings at Addington, it should have come as no surprise that she’d roll the sleeves up and get stuck straight into her next hundred. - HRNZ

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 4 36856 White Comet 22.29 ....................... D Donlon 3 78666 Dyna Hadvar nwtd.............................M Flipp 2 54553 Idol Jazz nwtd .................................... N Udy porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 05 Mar 5 78727 Bublin Max nwtd........................J McInerney 4 52521 Uno Eleven nwtd ................................ N Udy 3 87771 Bigtime Wild nwtd G & ........... S Fredrickson 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 6 75846 Kinetic Shadow 22.15 ......................... L Bell 5 7846F Bigtime Pickit 22.33 ...........................L Cole 4 42381 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & ...............D Bell and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 7 84222 Ndora 21.90 ......................................D Edlin 6 18546 Cawbourne Frost 21.89...................P Morris 5 58754 Gunnar Blueblood 26.45 ...........J McInerney 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 7 76762 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 6 47x52 Ocean Gambler nwtd ..................A Turnwald 8 26121 Bigtime Chloe nwtd ............................L Cole 1 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd ..........................L Cole 1 1.20pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MON- 9 57757 Microphone nwtd............................ L A Hunt 8 668x3 Cawbourne Skeeta nwtd J &...............D Bell 7 8 67885 Goldstar Holly nwtd ........................... B Hunt 9 77577 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 J & ...............D Bell 10 68838 Ngakawau 21.94 .......................J McInerney DAY C0 C0, 375m 9 67778 Homebush Clint nwtd ................J McInerney 1 886 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 4 2.12 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C3, 375m 10 78858 Lucky Sunday nwtd ...................J McInerney 1 42223 Bigtime JayJay 21.49 .........................L Cole 7 3.05pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C2 C2, 375m 10 3.57 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSULTANT 2 356 Bigtime Victory nwtd ..........................L Cole 1 82133 Cawbourne Hint 21.73 J & ..................D Bell C1 C1, 457m 2 51131 Mahala Bay 22.22 H & ...................... Woods 3 66524 Flying Koko nwtd .........................A Turnwald 1 85672 Cawbourne Muzza 26.33 J & ..............D Bell 2 11368 Opawa Lyon 21.84 ............................. N Udy 3 11371 Little Scamp 21.86 ....................... D Denbee 4 38 Cawbourne Assist nwtd ...............M Roberts 2 27885 Bigtime Mike 26.65 ............................L Cole 3 41225 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 4 14756 You’re The Best 21.53 ........................ N Udy 5 571 Benny Burrito nwtd......................A Turnwald 3 88867 Classy Delta 26.63 ..........................C Morris 4 41134 Lucha 21.83 ......................................D Edlin 5 5T413 Bigtime Bev 21.91 ..............................L Cole 6 4328 Barge Bale nwtd...........................M Roberts 4 75573 Bigtime Blast nwtd .............................L Cole 5 34232 Bigtime Emma nwtd ...........................L Cole 6 58723 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 7 36343 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 5 75443 Thrilling Rocky nwtd ......................M Gowan 6 42214 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 .......... K Gommans 7 17567 Bigtime George 21.62 ........................L Cole 8 62 Bigtime Hannah nwtd .........................L Cole 6 45356 Millie Prince 26.46..............................L Cole 7 33311 Avedon Film 21.86 ............................M Flipp 8 11348 Bigtime Kylie 21.88 ............................L Cole 9 7757 Cosmic Jamie nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 85275 Patty Boy nwtd ................................... N Udy 8 55244 Don’t Muzzle Me 21.50 ..............B Goldsack 9 86572 Cawbourne Brandy 21.62 J & .............D Bell 10 88548 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 8 74847 Cawbourne Lick nwtd J & ...................D Bell 9 87711 Cawbourne Symsy 21.68 J &..............D Bell 10 36734 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 2 1.37pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 410m 9 67778 Homebush Clint nwtd ................J McInerney 1 54656 Paris Global nwtd ......................J McInerney 5 2.30pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4 C4, 375m 10 28644 Jinja Rules nwtd ........................J McInerney 1 23754 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 8 3.22pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C2, 375m 11 4.17 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C2, 457m 2 37723 Cawbourne Web nwtd J &...................D Bell 1 46575 Opawa Harry nwtd ............................M Flipp 1 12612 Clover Bubba nwtd ......................A Turnwald 2 87813 Cosmic Odette nwtd..................J McInerney 3 46754 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 2 74514 Just Like Ma 22.10 J & ........................D Bell 2 26414 Bigtime Monty 26.34 ..........................L Cole 3 24335 Bigtime Ottey 21.59 ...........................L Cole 4 82562 Cawbourne Foxy 23.63 ...................P Morris 3 51676 Lil Diva 21.87 ............................J McInerney 3 66812 Five Eyes 26.09 ........................... D Denbee 4 46135 Blitzing Arbee 22.05 ....................A Turnwald 5 32462 Apricity nwtd................................A Turnwald 4 63857 Autumn Lights nwtd.....................A Turnwald 4 23133 Idol Tom 26.56...................................M Flipp 5 33444 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole 6 67872 Cawbourne Serina nwtd............... T Downey 5 25545 Wetchester 21.88 ................................ L Bell 5 67713 Bigtime Serena 26.06 ........................L Cole 6 27353 Frisky Gambler 21.71 ..................A Turnwald 7 23666 Audacious Assin nwtd J & ...................D Bell 6 44648 Opawa Denise nwtd ........................... N Udy 6 11112 Bigtime Zack 26.25 ............................L Cole 7 22116 Allegro Beaty 21.52............................L Cole 8 65447 Lissadell Marcus nwtd................... D Donlon 7 68355 Celestial Action nwtd................ K Gommans 7 56421 Caveman Sam 26.16 ..................B Hodgson 8 23322 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 9 52878 Blue Precision nwtd ........................C Morris 8 24765 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 8 17654 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 9 15168 Fear The Beard 21.83 .......................M Flipp 10 38858 Nippa Joy nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 7436x Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 9 75634 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 10 75187 NippaOfSambucca nwtd ...........J McInerney 3 1.55pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 1 1345x Argus Filch nwtd .........................A Turnwald 6 2.47 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C1, 375m 10 36475 Uno Again nwtd.................................. N Udy 10 34768 Tazia 26.24................................... D Denbee 1 56633 Winevara 22.14 ..........................B Goldsack 9 3.42pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 12 4.32pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 2 83531 Choice Lass 22.28 ..........................C Morris 2 84837 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd ....................J McInerney 1 21132 Bigtime Joshy nwtd ............................L Cole 1 31222 Cawbourne Palmer 25.93 ............M Roberts 3 221x4 Gray Bale nwtd.............................M Roberts

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46352 Bigtime Vanessa 26.15 ......................L Cole 75514 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 54416 Spare Some Time 25.95 ....................L Cole 67461 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 ............................L Cole 22821 Fusion Cronulla 26.11 .................A Turnwald 14211 Arden Emgrand nwtd ..................A Turnwald 22317 Bigtime Levi 25.79..............................L Cole 13 4.50pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 375m 1 76873 Opawa Tigger nwtd ...........................M Flipp 2 56556 Tiger Uppercut nwtd............................ L Bell 3 56857 Holly Blue Blood nwtd ...............J McInerney 4 21866 Luke Skywalker nwtd ..................... L A Hunt 5 64445 Bigtime On Track nwtd .......................L Cole 6 22766 Bark My Words nwtd .....................M Gowan 7 77657 Sergio Star nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 56847 Stole Me Keys nwtd ................. S Gommans Emergencies: 9 26677 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 10 78487 Cawbourne Bettsy 22.02 J & ..............D Bell 14 5.10pm TAB FIXED ODDS C1 C1, 375m 1 45885 Brad Baxter nwtd ......................J McInerney 2 48486 Half Silver Fern nwtd .................J McInerney 3 52865 Barn Door Billy nwtd ................ K Gommans 4 8x568 Billie Tee nwtd S & ....................C Blackburn 5 64764 Hotdog Shannon 21.94 ...................P Morris 6 46845 Jelani 22.00.......................................D Edlin 7 44658 Crackle nwtd ..................................... B Hunt 8 57836 Smash Fire nwtd ................................ N Udy 9 76767 Bigtime Jorja nwtd..............................L Cole 10 36786 Hungry Machine nwtd .....................L Doody LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Australian jockey Ben Allen brought Mongolian Marshal home for a big win at Ellerslie on Saturday. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

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Stable finds future star While the powerful Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman training partnership had cause for mass celebration after producing Vin De Dance to win the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m) on Saturday, they may also have unleashed another Derby prospect in waiting on the day’s undercard at Ellerslie. Earlier in the day visiting Australian apprentice Ben Allen guided promising threeyear-old Mongolian Marshal to a comfortable victory over 1600m, in the process signalling the High Chaparral gelding is angling for a potential Derby tilt across the Tasman later in the season. Forsman indicated the stable was considering its Australian options with the horse after watching him demolish a handy field with relative ease. “We hope to get him to Sydney or perhaps Adelaide,” he said. “We’ll just have to see as he has only raced over 1600m today but everything about him suggests he will get over

more ground. It was set up for him today as they went very hard in the mid-stages which softened up those who did the work early on. “It may have flattered him a little, but I think it was a handy enough field.” Allen echoed Forsman’s sentiments. “He got a beautiful track into the race behind his stablemate,” he said. “When I popped him out I was a little wary of getting to the front too early, but he put them away quite nicely. He was a little green so he has got a lot of improvement in him.” Allen sported the colours of the gelding’s part-owner, the Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry (NZ) Ltd, who went agonisingly close to their second New Zealand Derby triumph when Mongolianconqueror was beaten by a nose in the day’s feature. The group, headed by Lang Lin, tasted Derby success in 2015 with the Baker-Forsman trained Mongolian Khan. - NZME

Don Carlo doubles up Exciting South Island sprinter Don Carlo made it two from two in his summer campaign with a gritty victory at Wingatui on Saturday. The Per Incanto four-year-old returned from a three month break with a victory over 1000m at Riccarton in February, with trainer Michael Daly warning then that the best hadn’t yet been seen from his charge. Daly was of the mind that his stable star had made the neces-

sary improvement to be a major factor in Saturday’s Prince Of Brooklyn sprint and so it proved as Don Carlo out-toughed his rivals to score a narrow but convincing victory. “He only does enough to win which I guess is what you want as it doesn’t take it out of them so much. “They don’t give out any extra prizes for winning by ten lengths, so I’ll take the win anyway it comes.” - NZME

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

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

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Previous solution: are, ares, ear, ears, ease, easer, era, eras, erase, ere, ers, rase, res, saree, sea, sear, see, seer, sera, sere.

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DOWN 1. Mealtime etiquette (5,7) 2. Sword-fighting (7) 3. Inquired (5) 4. Compact newspaper (7) 5. Violent weather event (5) 8. Talented (12) 9. Uncertain (9) 14. Cold-blooded creature (7) 15. Sailor (7) 18. Belonging to a city (5) 19. Drive back (5)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The Sufi master said forgiveness is the fragrance flowers give when they’re crushed. To be fair, he didn’t have your personal life. Does it really make sense to go sweeter on an offender? TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Today you’ll love life, and life will love you back. What’s even better is that life will love you in your preferred way. It’s a jam! It’s a groove! No big wins, but dozens and dozens of small ones. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The favour of fortune is related to your confidence. This is really about trusting yourself. You’ll be OK if it goes right; you’ll be OK if it goes wrong. You’re adventurous and unflappable. Now here comes the good luck. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): If you stock your week with activities that have the potential to be enjoyable, you’ll probably have a pleasant week ahead, though honestly it’s more about enjoying yourself than it is about the activity. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): As a big event on the horizon gets closer, it’s taking up more space in your brain. You will be giving a performance – an informal one but still a performance. Start imagining this going extremely well. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): One definition of love is: the opposite of fear. Even so, smart people don’t hug sharks, and some people are better loved from a distance. People will catch what you’re sending out, even from miles away. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There are those who appreciate apologies, but no one wants to hear them all the time. As for you, you’ll take only about one or two before you don’t believe them anymore. The best apology is behaviour change. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Question: Which way, right or left? Answer: Neither of the above. What you really need are more ideas. To come up with more ideas, bypass your analytical mind. Anything goes. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You have faith in your own mind, but you still take questions to your friends, to the experts, to the universe – because only a fool would think his own mind has the be-all and end-all answer. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You feel you can tell who is in the know and who isn’t, but listen to them all anyway. You’ll get the most useful nuggets from people who don’t understand the scope of what you’re dealing with. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Even though there’s much to learn from listening to what people say, there’s even more to learn from what people ask you today. Questions will reveal the speaker’s bias, needs, wants and interests. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You don’t know how much you need to laugh until someone makes you laugh. This is most easily done by one who knows you well, has the same sense of humour or happens to be irresistibly cute.

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Nelson

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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cumecs

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 5:05 am, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 295.5 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

5.72

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

17.7

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

98.7

Waitaki Kurow at 2:13 pm, yesterday

243.9

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Palmerston North fine

FZL: Lowering to 2400m morning

Rain spreading northward during the morning, possibly heavy with snow down to 2200m, then easing to showers in the afternoon and gradually clearing. Wind at 1000m: SW rising 45 km/h in the morning. Wind at 2000m: S rising 55 km/h in the morning.

Rain spreads northward during the morning with a strong southerly change, then easing to cloudy periods and a few showers in the afternoon, and clearing south of Rakaia later.

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DEATHS

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 28.1 28.4 Max to 4pm 11.8 Minimum 8.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 0.0 Avg Mar to date 8 2018 to date 302.6 116 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 19 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 37 Time of gust 2:46pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Guess This House 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Extreme Cake Makers 3 The world of extreme cake making, where sugar-craft specialists dream up elaborate ways to satisfy our sweet tooth. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am City Impact Church 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 0 7:25 Milo Murphy’s Law 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 0 8:35 Doc McStuffins – Toy Hospital 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Hope And Faith 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Chuggington – Little Trainees 0 3:35 Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy 0 4pm Stuck In The Middle 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day. 9am The Café A lifestyle and entertainment show. 10am Infomercials 0 11:30 Entertainment Tonight Noon Family Feud Australia 3 12:30 Dr Phil AO 3 1:30 Married At First Sight Australia PGR 3 0 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 The Block Australia It is a push to the finish line before tools down and the teams deliver a combination of home offices and lounge rooms to the Block judges. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Grojband 3 7:40 The Powerpuff Girls 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:50 Jeopardy 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Elementary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 Wheel Of Fortune 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

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12:05 The Hui Mihingarangi Forbes presents a mix of current-affairs investigations, human interest, and arts and culture stories. 12:35 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:55 Football – English Premier League Brighton and Hove Albion v Arsenal. At the American Express Community Stadium. 1:55 Closedown

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Celtic’s Sheppard Mhembere (left) competes for the ball at the South Island Marist rugby tournament in Ashburton on the weekend.

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Heat on for Marist tourney BY MATT MARKHAM

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They couldn’t quite make the most of home-track advantage, but Celtic showed that they’ve got the manpower to do some damage in local rugby this season. The rugby grounds out at Celtic came to life under the intense Saturday afternoon heat on the weekend for the annual South Island Marist Rugby tournament – with teams from all over the Mainland converg-

ing on Ashburton for the afternoon’s play. Things started poorly for the home side in their opening match against a strong Marist Albion White side that included the familiar face of Sam Watt. Celtic were down 19-0 before they even got into a sweat, as the Marist side took control and dominated. They managed an improved second half however, allowing just one further try past them and scoring one themselves.

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Playing 20-minute halves, the tournament was a good opportunity for coaches Shane Enright and Geoff Wright to look at some of their new acquisitions and try combinations. They will have been heartened to see Danny Hurley, who missed most of last season through injury, producing some powerful runs up the middle. Things went a lot better in the second game of the afternoon where the green and

whites trampled Greymouth Marist 35-5. The cup final of the competition was an all-Marist affair with Green and White doing battle, with the Green side emerging victors 19-7. Four Celtic players did enough during the course of the competition to earn being named in the tournament team for the day. Experienced prop Dominic Visesio was joined by Brian Matoramusha, Kirk Chettleburgh and Pav Sofai in the 22-man team.

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