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By Michelle Nelson A cacophony of sirens, horns and revving engines announced the start of the Wheels Week street parade yesterday morning.

Despite the nippy wind, crowds lined East Street on both sides to watch the procession, which began at Mona Square, and headed north before turning to return south along East Street.

Led by a police car, ambulance and fire appliances, all manner of vehicles followed. Preschooler Chloe Hill took it all in her stride, waving to the crowd as she passed by on her miniature quad bike, carefully shepherded by her grandfather Robin Marshall and father Bryan Hill.

More than 100 bikes took part; ranging from stripped-back off-roaders to beefy touring bikes – to what was possibly the smallest pushbike in the country.

Peter Pratt’s Morris Minor convertible, and matching trailer, was also a crowd pleaser, as were the many veteran and vintage vehicles which followed.

Adding to the noise were members of the local go kart club, who could not resist burning some rubber on the journey.

Revving rally cars, hot rods, classic V8s and vintage cars –some bearing the names of businesses still operating in the town today, added to the atmosphere.

An array of farming machinery followed, from the very early tractors to the latest models, demonstrating advances in technology.

Then came the heavyweights of the parade; three traction engines chugging along puffing smoke.

And almost as quickly as it began, the street was empty.

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Singers make the cut

By Sam Morton Mid Canterbury singers Liam Kennedy-Clark and Cameron Luxton have made it through to the top 60 of X Factor NZ. The local musos fronted at Bootcamp, screened last night, and impressed the judges enough to progress to the next round at the Vector Arena, in Auckland.

Before appearing on stage, 18-year-old Luxton said he had arrived at Bootcamp with “more of a wanting attitude’’ and his performance certainly reflected that.

Meanwhile, Kennedy-Clark typically wowed the judges, quickly bringing smiles to the faces of Mel Blatt, Ruby Frost, Daniel Bedingfield and Stan Walker – who clearly liked his country style.

However, despite the stand-out vocals, Kennedy-Clark was given a short scare after being asked to step forward with two others.

But the sudden shock soon turned to relief as judge Frost put them out of their misery.

“I’m sorry this is not good news for you today ... it’s actually great news,” judge Frost joked.

Following the judges’ decision, Luxton appeared surprised to progress.

“I wasn’t too confident at all ... there were so many good people”.

But the local hopefuls, one a Staveley dairy farmer, the other a student at Ashburton College, will continue flying the flag, winning their way through to the top 60.

Last night, the national pool of 120 were whittled down in cutthroat fashion, following an initial 6000 acts who auditioned around the country earlier this year.

Luxton and Kennedy-Clark will appear tonight in the hope of making it through to the Judges’ Houses (last 24 acts), the penultimate stage of the competition before the live shows later this month.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS ANDREW, Albert Edward Harold (Bert), (Reg. No 624302) – On 04 May 2013 at Ashburton Hospital. Much loved husband of Peggy for 66 years.

Loved Father and Father in law of Trevor and Lyn, Gerald, Marlene, and Peter Cockburn. Loved Grandad of Mark; Philip, and Chris; Kane, and Nardine. In his 90th year. Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740.

In lieu of flowers, donations to Ashburton St. John would be appreciated and maybe left at the service. Bert’s funeral service will be held in our Chapel, Corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton, tomorrow Tuesday, commencing at 11.00am To be followed by interment at the Serviceman’s section of the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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GOODWIN, Stanley Walter (Stan) – On 04 May 2013 at Ashburton Hospital. Much loved husband of Gwen.

Loved father and father in law of Susan and Graham Smith, Anne, Lynley, and John, Graeme and Tania.

Loved Pop of Matthew, and James; Max, Lily, and Ava. In his 79th year. Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740. Stan’s funeral service will be held at the Mt. Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven on Thursday 09 May, commencing at 2.00pm. To be followed

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GOODWIN: Stanley Walter – Of Methven, Mid Canterbury, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital on Saturday 04 May. Dearly loved son of the late Walter and Alma Goodwin (of Lauriston). Much loved Brother and brother in law of Ngaire and Ivan Griffiths., the late Neville, and Julie Goodwin, Alister and Adrienne Goodwin and a loved uncle and great uncle of his nieces and nephews.

STEELE, Michael James – At home on 04 May 2013, Michael final lost his long battle. Aged 58 Years. Dearly loved husband of Lynda.

Loved son of the late Ron, and Gloria Steele, and brother and brother in law of Peter and Marie (Dunedin), and Jenny and Ross Bristol (Lyttelton) and a loved uncle.

Loved son in law of the late Joyce Hewitt and brother in law of Keith Hewitt, Coral Lewis and families and Robbie Hewitt. Many thanks to all those wonderful friends who offered so much support throughout his journey and especially to the District Nurses, Nurse Maude Hospice and Dr John Guthrie. Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton, 7740. In lieu of flowers donations to the Nurse Maude Hospice would be appreciated and maybe left at the service. A celebration of Michael’s life will be held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Wednesday 08 May at 2.00pm followed by private interment at the Ashburton Cemetery.

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Call for rule Stage set for a top show change to avoid cat dumping A Mt Somers woman wants the rules changed to lessen the incidence of cat dumping – including introducing pet bonds for rental properties and ceasing to advertise free kittens.

Andrea Thompson is now caring for a cat and four kittens ditched at her front gate – probably sometime on Saturday night. She found them when she went outside to deal with a squeaking gate in the early hours of yesterday morning.

The cat and kittens, estimated to be about five weeks old, were Photo supplied left in an “expensive” These kittens, along with their mother, cat carrier, along with were dumped at a Mt Somers property on a bag of kibble and two Saturday night. cans of cat food.

“We never use the dised costs of desexing. However front door, so it was purely by chance that I discov- would-be owners often baulk ered them at all,” Mrs Thompson at this, despite the fact it could cost up to $150 to have the prosaid.

Mrs Thompson, who has cedure elsewhere.

“I am fed up with inconsiderrecently retired as a foster carer for the Mid Canterbury Animal ate people who want these pets Shelter, said there was every for free, I’ve even had people say chance the cats could have spent they would like to have a litter of kittens for their children to play the cold, wet night outside.

The distressed animals were with,” Mrs Thompson said.

She has written to supermarfreed in the cattery. The next morning Mrs Thompson discov- kets requesting a halt to the practice of allowing people to ered a note in the carrier.

It read; “I’m sorry I can’t look advertise free kittens on comafter these – I’ve got too many munity noticeboards, saying this cats. Mum’s a bit skittery – she’s compounds the stray and abandoned cat problem. an outside cat but fed well.”

Then there is the problem of One of the kittens has a nasty ulcer, which Mrs Thompson has cats abandoned at rental proptreated, however she expects erties when their owners move further veterinary attention will on.

“Renters should have to pay a be necessary.

And, to compound the situa- pet bond – which they don’t get tion, she suspects the mother back unless the cat has gone,” cat may already be pregnant she said.

“People complain about the again.

Although she has a reputation council and SPCA not doing anyas the “cat lady”, it is the first thing about stray cats – why time Mrs Thompson has had should they? If you take on a pet cats dumped on her doorstep, it’s your responsibility.”

She said the shelter could and she suspects the culprit assist cat owners to access submay be a local person.

This year the “kitten season” sidised desexing, and has a meshas been protracted and the Mid sage for the person who left the Canterbury shelter still has 17 cat and kittens on Saturday.

“If you want the cat carrier kittens in care. Mrs Thompson said many cats had also pro- back get in contact, I will give it back and find the cats good duced larger litters.

The service re-homes the ani- homes. I’m not a nasty person mals – $80 for females and $50 – I will bend over backwards to for males, to cover the subsi- help anybody,” she said.

With fewer than 20 days until opening night, a team of volunteers have been busy working on the set for the much anticipated performance of Miss Saigon at the Ashburton Trust Events Centre.

The set, hired from Wellington, was well under construction last night after a team of 20 volunteers had spent the weekend hard at work.

Variety Theatr e Ashburton spokesperson Bridget Danielson said it had been a huge effort.

“They had to unload everything before building the towers and flying everything up into the top of the stage, we had one person from Wellington here to assist but otherwise it’s been all local volunteers on the job,” she said.

“The rest of the work will be done at night this week and it should be finished by the weekend, so the cast can begin rehearsals.”

The show will feature a cast of 30 on-stage performers, 14 child extras and a small army of behind-the-scene assistants.

From the writers of Les Miserables, Miss Saigon is a stunning, intense love story loosely based on Madame Butterfly and will open in Ashburton on May 24.

Set during occupied Saigon and the Vietnam War in 1975, it tells a tragic tale of love between a young and innocent Vietnamese girl and a handsome, sensitive American GI who are cruelly separated by circumstances. The GI must later face the consequences of his actions in Saigon, and like the war itself, no one wins.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade attended two false alarm callouts on Saturday, one was a controlled burn-off on Smyths Road in Allenton, and the other was on Beach Road in Hampstead.

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Stage manager Dianne Favel helps unload props for the set of Miss Saigon, due to open at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre later this month.

By John Weekes TV restaurateur and millionaire businessman John Palino has announced his candidacy for the Auckland mayoralty – the first conservative opponent to Len Brown.

Palino dished out advice to languishing restaurants in his TV3 show The Kitchen Job. Now he said he hoped to fix Auckland’s problems, too.

The New Yorker moved here in 1996 after “falling in love” with Auckland.

He lives in Kohimarama, hates the long-term Auckland Plan of incumbent Brown, and wants to build a new metropolis in Manukau.

Palino expected his campaign to cost between $500,000 and $1 million. Thus far, he has financed it himself, but said he was getting donors on board. He is assembling a campaign team, including PR maven Kathy Cunningham. Sources said he had been approaching business lead-

ers seeking their backing.

Palino said the recreation of a new Manukau urban hub would be a key policy.

“We have the opportunity to develop the city from ground level,” he said.

“Manukau is the most ideal location for the new, modern Auckland city. It is near the airport and all major highways and public transit routes. It is in close proximity to Hamilton for future transport development.”

He said the development would happen on industrial land. Established homes in the area would not be interfered with. He expected loans or government bonds to finance the project.

Palino, 52, could spice up a mayoral race previously devoid of a centreright candidate. He has considered standing for some time, but kept his plan secret. “For the past three months I was waiting to see who would run.”

Maurice Williamson, riding a wave of publicity after his “big gay rainbow” speech in Parliament, was touted as

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One of two young girls hit by an alleged drink driver in the Bay of Plenty on Saturday has been transferred to Auckland for treatment.

The 4-year-old Ohope girl and a 7-yearold from Rotorua were on the footpath when they were struck by a vehicle reversing from an alleyway on Pohutukawa Avenue, Ohope, about 2.20pm. A 43-year-old local man has been charged with two counts of drink driving causing injury and is to appear in Whakatane District Court tomorrow. The 4-year-old was taken to Whakatane Hospital in a serious condition and transferred to Starship Children’s Hospital in Auckland on Saturday night. - APNZ

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Ashburton police dealt with three drink-drivers in a twohour period on Sunday morning.

At 2.40am, a 24-year-old man was pulled up driving on Burnett Street with an excess breath alcohol level of 701 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 701mg/l).

At 3.10am a man in his 20s was charged with driving under the influence (521mg/l), and at 4.05am a 21-year-old was found to have been driving with an EBA level of 608mg/l.

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A man whose vehicle collided with a power pole on Thews Road at 7.30pm on Friday is likely to be charged with careless driving.

The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade assisted with medical rescues Henderson Road, Tinwald, and Acton Road, in Dorie on Friday.

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a centre-right contender to tackle Brown.

But Palino said he couldn’t keep waiting for Williamson to make a decision. “I don’t want him to run,” Palino said. “I don’t know that Maurice really wants to run.”

Despite describing himself as a centreright contender, Palino said he was not ideological. “I would probably call myself a non-political politician,” he said.

Palino, of Italian heritage, was born and raised in New Jersey and later lived in New York. He pointed to past and present New York City mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg as examples of good civic leadership. Palino said Giuliani’s tough stance on crime yielded impressive results. However, Palino would probably focus more on Auckland’s unitary plan and contentious transport issues.

It was probably too soon for Aucklanders to expect an inner-city rail loop, he said.

“It may be something we see in the future but at this point in time we don’t have the ability to do that. At the moment we need to get our transit to work at 100 per cent efficiency.”

Palino said he also wanted to improve the customer service skills of council staff and reduce council spending.

Palino started restaurants including Starks at the Civic Theatre and Mt Albert’s Sal Rose. He had also worked in Beverly Hills and Manhattan. He has sold his restaurants but remains a director of hospitality and property investment firm Palino Enterprises.

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The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to assist ambulance services with a medical rescue yesterday afternoon.

The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out to provide medical assistance at around midnight on Friday, and handed over when ambulance services arrived on the scene.

Ambulance services also called out the Rakaia brigade to assist with providing a landing site for the Westpac Trust helicopter, when a patient injured in a sporting mishap was transported to Christchurch.

• Body recovered The body of a 59-year-old fisherman has been recovered from Lake Taupo. The man had launched his boat at Kinloch on Saturday afternoon and was later seen by two people swimming towards the shore, Radio New Zealand said. The witnesses contacted police when the man disappeared from sight about 75m from the shore.

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• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1352 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 15, 24, 26, 27, 38, 40.

Bonus number: 2.

Powerball winning number: 2.

Strike: 40, 24, 15, 38.

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By Myles Hume As the bitter winter months approach, parent Nicky Wilson is hanging on to hope.

It has been a tough first term for Ms Wilson and her disabled son Levon, who have endured a change-over in transport provider which takes Levon to Ashburton College.

Controversy has followed Ritches Bus and Coach since it awarded the contract to transport disabled pupils to the college, taking over from Ashburton Taxis at the start of this year.

Amid the tough questions and angry parents, Ritchies has responded, installing stronger wheelchair restraints in the bus and altering drop-off and pick-up times to suit the disabled pupils, many of whom have high needs.

But with one last hurdle to jump, Ms Wilson was hopeful Ritchies and the college would quickly find a solution to drop Levon, who has cerebral palsy, closer to his learning unit, after having to make a 300-400m trip in his electric powered wheelchair because the bus was too big to go further into the school grounds.

But Ms Wilson and fellow-par-

ents hoping their disabled children would be dropped closer to their Ashburton College Learning Unit today will have to wait even longer.

Last term Ashburton College deputy principal Grant Congdon said the college was aiming to have a new entrance on Middle Road fit for use on the first day of term two.

It would mean the pupils could be dropped about 40m from the unit, which is vital for some who have fickle health and powered wheelchairs.

But Mr Congdon said the college was still in talks with Ritchies to

drop the disabled pupils closer to their learning unit and it was likely they would still have to make the long trip by foot or wheelchair from the bus bay on Creek Road this week.

Ms Wilson said it was a shame.

Her son’s wheelchair is vulnerable to the rain and with the winter months looming, she does not want her son to lose his mode of transport, or fall sick.

On rainy days Levon has come home with a piece of plastic covering the electrics on his wheelchair and has had to be “rugged up” to avoid falling sick from the rain for the long trip to the bus.

Ms Wilson is unsure how Levon’s wheelchair will cope in the rain because “he would never go out in the rain”.

But it was his health she was most concerned about.

“If he does get sick it drags on, it’s lucky he’s pretty healthy but if he gets a cold then he won’t go to school which is a hassle, and they don’t like him going because there’s others that can get really sick,” Ms Wilson said.

She said Levon took longer to recover than able-bodied people, because “he is not moving around”.

Mr Congdon said he was aware

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By Matthew Theunissen A skydiving plane carrying nine people was over the allowable weight limit and unbalanced when it plummeted to the ground and burst into flames, killing everyone aboard, a coroner has found.

Horrified onlookers on the ground could do nothing for the four tourists and five Skydive NZ staff on-board the Walter Fletcher FU24 which crashed into a paddock near the Fox Glacier airstrip shortly after taking off on September 4, 2010 in one of the country’s worst aviation disasters.

Coroner Coroner Richard McElrea yesterday released his findings into the tragedy.

He concluded that the aircraft was overloaded and offbalance. This, coupled with some unknown factor – possible engine malfunction, control column failure, or inadvertent pilot error – probably accounted for the aircraft’s loss of control, he said. However, it was unlikely the cause of the crash would ever be fully understood.

Killed in the crash were Patrick Michael Byrne, 26, of Ireland; Glenn James Bourke, 18, of Australia; Annika Charlotte Kirsten, 23, of Germany; Bradley Victor Coker, 24, of England; skydive masters Adam Bennett, 47, Michael John Suter, 32, Christopher McDonald, 62, Rod Clifford Miller, 55, of Greymouth; and the pilot Chaminda Nalin Senadhira, 33, of Queenstown.

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Michael Reeves discusses parts for a Mini with prospective buyers at Saturday’s Vintage Car Club’s swap meet.

Swap meet ‘biggest yet’ There was something for everyone at the Ashburton Vintage Car Club’s biggest ever swap meet at Tinwald on Saturday.

Club booking officer, Kathryn Shaw, said about 320 stalls opened for business, with vendors travelling from as far afield as Taranaki in the north and Invercargill in the south – to offer everything from cars and car parts, to crafts, and from furniture to clothing.

“Most were booked but others just arrived on the day,” Mrs Shaw said.

“I think they were waiting to see what the weather was doing.”

The event has grown from strength to strength in the 35 years since its inception, and has gained a reputation as one of the biggest of its kind in the country.

Held in conjunction with Wheels Week, the swap meet traditionally provides an opportunity for vehicle enthusiasts to find obscure parts.

With a perfect autumn day on offer, crowd numbers were also pleasing, and stall holders reported good trading.

“I’ve already got 184 bookings for next year,” Mrs Shaw said.

The event generates funds to run the vintage car club museum.

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The number of children seriously hurt while riding push scooters has skyrocketed with their popularity. More than 6000 under-14s were injured last year.

The high injury rate has prompted child safety group Safekids to campaign for schools to introduce a “no helmet, no scooter” policy for children riding to school.

ACC claims have increased fivefold in five years with 725 children seriously injured during the 20072011 period.

Ann Weaver, of Safekids, said the numbers would be significantly lower if kids were reminded to wear helmets and shoes whenever they hopped on their scooters.

The organisation has been helped with a $30,000 grant from Jetstar airline’s Flying Start scheme.

The Herald on Sunday is the media partner of the scheme, which gives $15,000 cash and $15,000 in Jetstar travel to a worthy cause each quarter.

Applications for the next round of funding close on June 30.

Weaver said the Jetstar grant would help schools develop policies on scooter safety.

There is currently no legal requirement to wear a helmet on a push scooter.

ACC data shows 80 per cent of scooter-related injury claims for children during 2008-2012 were caused by a loss of balance or control, and 10 per cent were because of collisions.

The five most common types of scooter-related claims were for lacerations (35 per cent), soft tissue injuries (35 per cent), fractures/dislocations (16 per cent), dental injuries (10 per cent) and concussion (2 per cent).

“We want kids to keep riding scooters but we want them to do it safely,” Weaver said.

Jetstar chief pilot Richard Falkner said the airline was keen to promote child safety. “I have a 2-year-old daughter already waiting to get on a scooter and when she does, I want to make sure she is safe,” he said.

Former rugby league star Steve Price is Jetstar’s ambassador and also endorses the scheme’s aims.

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of the urgency to drop the pupils closer to the learning unit.

“The bad weather isn’t too far away and we are already seeing changes in season ... we don’t want to do anything ad hoc, we want to create a sustainable process that can carry on,” Mr Congdon said.

He said that was now unlikely because the bus was still making alterations and the college needed to speak with staff and pupils about the proposal.

Mr Congdon said he did not want to “pre-determine” when the bus was likely to drop pupils closer to the unit.

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Coroner McElrea found all nine on board died from from blunt force injuries.

The crash was witnessed by a number of people including David Baldwin, a commercial pilot and aviation examiner.

He described seeing the aircraft in a “near vertical climb” at about 25 to 30 metres followed by a stall turn to the left and a brief vertical descent.

It briefly managed to pull its wings level before crashing.

Helicopter pilot Andrew Gutsell described the aircraft gaining altitude with the nose lifting in a “text book stall” at about 60 metres when it plummeted, without sufficient airspeed, and crashed, left wing first.

None of the passengers were restrained, which probably resulted in “load-shift” as passengers slid to the rear of the aircraft during the ascent, throwing it off its centre of gravity.

The inquest was told that eight of the bodies were found in the tail section of the plane, Coroner McElrea made a recommendation, directed at Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee, that passenger restraints for tandem parachuting operations be “urgently considered” for implementation across the industry.

He also recommended that all similar aircraft used for parachute operations be restricted to six people and the pilot.

Coroner McElrea said it was likely the aircraft was above its allowable weight limit by some 67kg.

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School board involvement worthwhile W

ith schools calling for nominations for boards of trustees, it is timely to discuss the merits of becoming involved with your local school at a governance level.

I first took up the challenge in 1992, on the inaugural BoT for Orari Primary School. As these governance boards were completely untested, none of us had much idea of what the position would involve.

It soon became obvious

OUR VIEW this was not the traditional fundraising model of parental involvement in school activities, and it was a huge learning curve, as we came to terms with every aspect of managing a school.

However there was plenty of training available and I found my strength in dealing with the occupational health and safety requirement, and took on that

role, balancing it with raising a young family and working part time.

My second stint was also on a country primary school board, this time at Te Moana – this school fell to then Education Minister Trevor Mallard’s axe in a raft of school closures executed in the early 2000s. While it made sense economically, it was difficult to

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watch a school which had been the heart of a community for decades dismantled and the students separated. Ironically Orari Primary School was also

closed at this time.

While my daughters were at boarding school, I sat on the BoT at Timaru Girls’ High School.

Secondary school governance, especially in a low decile catchment, was an entirely different ball game to that of country primary schools.

During my time we replaced two principals – weighty and time-consuming decisions for any board to make.

I also sat on the disciplinary

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Popular former MP Georgina Beyer says she is struggling to accept that she has been diagnosed with chronic kidney failure.

But she is vowing not to let the disease bring her down completely.

The 55-year-old – a former Labour MP and former mayor of Carterton – revealed in Woman’s Day that the illness was picked up during a recent routine check.

“When I was told the news, I was numb. I was in disbelief,” she told the magazine. “The first thing I said was, ‘But I don’t drink’!

“It’s just one of those random things. It’s chronic and only a kidney transplant or dialysis four times a day will save me,” she said.

“This health issue has blown it for me and has cast a huge shadow.

I’m trying to absorb the news and figure out how it will impact my life.”

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At times I felt like a lone voice in the wilderness, defending the often hot-headed mistakes of these young women.

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Both games were of very good quality, running rugby.

The Senior B match Rakaia v

Hampstead featured 15 tries and the result was not really decided until ten minutes before fulltime.

The Senior match, Rakaia v West Melton, was also an entertaining display of rugby with the players giving their all right until the final whistle.

We are conditioned to watching Super 15 rugby with all the hype that goes with it however it was refreshing to watch the commitment and abilities of all the players on this day.

Their coaches can be well pleased with their efforts. The two match referees should not be forgotten either as they enabled play to flow making for great viewing for the spectators in attendance.

Club rugby is alive and well.

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Views split on quad bike safety

By Trevor Quinn Following an increasing number of quad bike accidents there have been calls for mandatory rollover protection systems to be introduced, but Federated Farmers’ Jeanette Maxwell is adamant that is not the answer.

She said rollover protection could cause injuries and even death in some instances and she was not in favour of a one-size-fitsall philosophy as varying terrains, tasks and quads required a different approach to health and safety.

Last week, Craggy Range vineyard in Martinborough was fined $36,000 and ordered to pay $6500 reparation for a breach of the Health and Safety in Employment Act after a contract worker fractured his arm when he was thrown off the back of a quad bike and was run over by an attached trailer in May 2012.

In recent days Northland farmer Merv Rusk, who previously campaigned for tractor safety, said suppliers of new quad bikes should be required to sell machines with

Jeanette Maxwell approved rollover protection.

Ms Maxwell said her organisation was not in favour of such a blanket proposal as rollover protection could actually be dangerous in some instances.

“No [I’m not in favour] because life-saving rollover protection has in some cases led to significant injuries by crushing and even death,” she said.

“At Federated Farmers we don’t advocate for rollover protection.

“We urge farmers to ensure they are using a suitable quad bike, that they have the right bike for the job being done and they are taking all reasonable and practical steps to protect themselves.”

A number of quad bike accidents have occurred in Wairarapa during the past six months. In total, 29 people died nationwide in workrelated quad bike crashes between 2006 and 2012.

Last October, Shane White, 10, was killed in a quad bike crash in South Wairarapa.

A month later, a woman, 24, was left with ankle injuries after her quad bike flipped on a Pirinoa farm. And in December, Tinui farmer Ian Perry was flown to Wellington Hospital after he rolled his quad bike on a hill.

The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) have said they believed

more research was required to show that rollover protection was effective.

Ona De Rooy, general manager health and safety operations, said the MBIE had taken action to reduce the number of quad bike injuries and deaths in New Zealand.

She said the Quad Bike Safety Project launched in 2010 was now in its second year of enforcement, and health and safety inspectors were visiting farms nationwide to check compliance with the Quad Bike Safety Guidelines and the Health and Safety in Employment Act. “Most accidents and injuries are caused by rollover events due to uneven or dangerous terrain, unbalanced load or towing, rider inattention, or the quad bike being used beyond its limits.”

Ms De Rooy said since the quad bike safety campaign was launched there had been some positive signs and a recent MBIE survey showed 16 per cent more farmers reported some or all riders were wearing helmets than in 2010.

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when, in 1999, she became the world’s first transsexual member of parliament.

Before her stint in parliament, which lasted for eight years, she had long been a respected member of the Wairarapa community.

Her popularity with the people saw her elected into the position of mayor in the small town of Carterton.

Later, she kept a low profile and took up a job as an assistant at a local Michael Hill Jeweller store.

In 2010 things looked up for her when she decided to run for Carterton mayor yet again.

But, unable to come up with the $10,000 needed for her mayoral bid, she hit rock bottom. She lost her job, was forced to sell her house and was officially on the dole.

Before receiving news of her kidney condition, Ms Beyer had been gearing up to make yet another political come-back this year; in the hope of running for the mayor of - APNZ Wellington.

$4.5m for youth services in Budget N

ext week the Minister of Finance Bill English will deliver the Budget. Already there have been some pre-Budget announcements made and in this column I would like to touch briefly on some of those. $4.5 million for youth services We will continue to put $4.5 million into 46 service providers so they can continue working with young New Zealanders. As part of National’s drive to deliver better public services, this funding is to support youth service providers to deliver services to improve the lives of young people.

These services include entrepreneurial skills, mentoring, and supporting young people to achieve through leadership initiatives.

The Services for Young People fund is administered by the Ministry of Youth Development.

It provides funding to a range of community based organisations to create opportunities for all 12-to 24-year-olds to engage with their communities, be part of that community’s success, and learn new skills.

Investing in tourism for jobs and growth We have also committed $158 million over four years to tourism in Budget 2013 as part of our commitment to building a more competitive and productive economy. This new funding will boost our marketing of New Zealand to the world, encourage investment, bring more international events to our shores, simplify visa processes, and attract more high-value tourists.

In the year ended March 2012 tourism generated $9.6 billion of revenue and was responsible for 15.4 per cent of export earnings.

It was 3.3 per cent of GDP and employed 6.2 per cent of the workforce.

The new funding includes $44.5 million to attract visitors from new markets like India, Indonesia, and Latin America; and $34 million for business events, to support proposed new convention centres in Auckland, Christchurch, and

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Better support for dementia care Addressing dementia is a priority as part of our drive to deliver better public services.

This week we announced aged care and dementia services will benefit from an extra $70 million over the next four years.

We’re supporting older New Zealanders to be healthier and independent in their own homes or in aged care. That’s why we’re putting extra money into funding better awareness, early detection, and care of dementia.

We’ve added nearly $32 million into dementia services in the past two budgets and we’ve increased the number of dementia care beds across the country by 24 per cent since 2008.

Supporting frontline conservation An extra $20 million over four years has been allocated to the Department of Conservation (DOC) in Budget 2013 to provide additional frontline roles and upgrade recreational facilities.

One of National’s priorities this term is to build a more competitive and productive economy, and tourism opportunities on conservation land provide benefits to the environment, local communities, and the economy.

This funding announcement is early so it can be taken into account before DOC finalises its restructuring plans. $15 million will be used to increase DOC’s frontline workforce by about 60, with positions including visitor information, support staff, and rangers. And $5 million is for recreational facilities, such as the network of walks and new cycle trails.

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Israel attacks Damascus site Israel has carried out a rocket attack on the Jamraya scientific research centre in Damascus, the official Syrian news agency SANA reports.

The agency did not say whether there were any wounded or dead.

The “Israeli attack aims at loosening the noose around the terrorists in the eastern Ghouta” region, near Damascus, Syrian television added.

If confirmed, the attack would be Israel’s second this week against Syria. US media reports say Israel targeted a weapons shipment to the militant group Hezbollah in neighbouring Lebanon overnight Thursday to Friday, but the Jewish state has refused to confirm or deny the bombing.

A diplomatic source in Lebanon

said the operation destroyed surface-to-air missiles recently delivered by Russia that were being stored at Damascus airport.

Israel implicitly confirmed it staged an air strike on Syria in late January as President Bashar al-Assad accused the Jewish state of trying to further destabilise his war-torn country.

That air strike targeted surfaceto-air missiles and an adjacent military complex believed to house chemical agents, a US official said at the time.

Damascus threatened to retaliate, further fuelling fears of a regional spillover of a civil war the UN says has left at least 70,000 people dead since March 2011.

Activists, meanwhile, said the bodies of 62 civilians, including

children, were found in the northwest port of Banias a day after an assault by regime troops and the opposition Syrian National Coalition warned against what it called “ethnic cleansing”.

CNN said US and Western intelligence agencies were reviewing information suggesting Israel had launched an air strike overnight on Thursday.

Washington does not believe Israeli warplanes entered Syrian airspace during the raid, it added.

US President Barack Obama, speaking to Spanish-language Telemundo television, said Israel was justified in protecting itself against arms shipments to Hezbollah.

“The Israelis justifiably have to guard against the transfer of

advanced weaponry to terrorist organisations like Hezbollah,” he said. “We co-ordinate closely with the Israelis, recognising that they are very close to Syria, they are very close to Lebanon.”

Lebanon’s military said pairs of Israeli aircraft entered their airspace three times on Thursday night and stayed for two to three hours at a time.

NBC cited US officials as saying the primary target was believed to be a weapons shipment headed for Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi’ite group closely allied with President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

One said the raid was probably tied to delivery systems for chemical weapons, but CNN cited officials as saying there was no reason to believe Israel had struck chemical

weapons storage facilities.

A Syrian military source denied the raid had taken place at all, and an Israeli defence official would say only the Jewish state “was following the situation in Syria and Lebanon, with an emphasis on transferring chemical weapons and special arms”.

But a diplomatic source in Lebanon told AFP the operation destroyed surface-to-air missiles delivered by Russia that were being stored at Damascus airport.

On Friday, SANA reported that rebels had fired two rockets at the airport at dawn, hitting a kerosene tank.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the 62 bodies found in Banias were those of civilians killed by the army on Friday.

“We have identified 62 citizens by their names, photos, or videos, including 14 children, and the number could rise because there are dozens of citizens who are still missing,” a statement said.

The opposition Coalition condemned “a proliferation of massacres that is transforming into an ethnic cleansing operation like that carried out by Serbian forces in Bosnia 20 years ago”.

The Observatory has said at least 50 people had been killed in the Sunni village of Bayda, just south of Banias, on Thursday.

“Some were summarily executed, shot to death, stabbed or set on fire,” it said.

Washington said it was “appalled” by the reported killings in Bayda.

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Building ‘unsuited for factory’

By Shafiq Alam The Bangladesh building that collapsed last month killing more than 570 people was designed to be used for a shopping mall and commercial offices such as banks, not for factories, the architect told AFP. Masood Reza, a leading Bangladesh architect and a professor at a state-run university, said he felt “pain and anguish” when he saw footage of the garment workers trapped under the pancaked floors, crying desperately for help.

He accused building owner, Sohel Rana, now facing charges of death due to negligence and violating construction laws, of ignoring the basics of structural engineering that resulted in the country’s worst industrial tragedy.

Reza said his firm designed Rana Plaza in 2004 and the original design had provision for six floors, not the extended nine storeys, and they were not meant for carrying big loads such as generators.

“When we designed the build-

ing, the owner and the developer never told us that the floors will house garment factories,” Reza, 42, alleged.

“Had they told us, the structure and design would have been different and stronger,” he said.

“We designed a six-storey building with a semi-basement, shopping malls in the first three floors and the rest for offices.

There was no way the building was designed to be extended to nine or 10 floors,” he said.

Some 3000 garment workers sewing clothes for Western brands were on shift at the time of the disaster in the Rana Plaza compound, which housed five different textile factories.

The architect’s words came as bulldozers and cranes clawed away at the mountain of rubble at the plant site to uncover more bodies as distraught onlookers clutched photographs of missing relatives.

Army spokesman Lieutenant Imran Khan told AFP the death toll yesterday “stands at 572” and that more bodies had been spotted between the pancaked floors.

The head of the government committee probing the disaster told AFP their investigation also found the building was only meant “for commercial use” _ not for factories that need heavy machinery”.

Main Uddin Khandaker told AFP the building housed at least four giant electrical generators on the top floors, whose vibration combined with the vibrations of sewing machines triggered the collapse.

Reza said the building’s original design only had a “provision for a small ground-floor generator for the elevator”, adding Bangladesh’s building code did not allow generators to be kept on upper floors.

Government officials alleged the owner added the three more floors after getting approval from authorities in Savar, a town 30 kilometres northwest of Dhaka.

The building owner, his father and four garment factory owners are among 12 people who have been arrested by police on charges of death due to negligence and breaking construction laws.

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• Train derails One person died and 17 others were injured when a train carrying highly toxic chemicals derailed in Belgium, causing a major fire near the city of Ghent. The accident happened between the towns of Schellebelle and Wetteren, said Infrabel, the entity responsible for the Belgian railway network. Six of the train’s 13 cars derailed and two were on their side.

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• Friend seeks bail Lawyers for a teenager charged with lying to investigators after the Boston Marathon bombings are asking a federal judge to release him from jail, saying he had nothing to do with the deadly bombings and isn’t a flight risk. Robel Phillipos, 19, of Cambridge, faces a detention hearing today in US District Court. Defence attorneys said in court documents filed at the weekend that authorities’ claim that Phillipos gave them conflicting accounts is “refutable”. Phillipos was charged last week with lying to investigators about visiting bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s college dorm room on April 18, three days after the bomb- AP ings.

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A woman grieves for her late relative after his body was pulled from the rubble in the collapsed garment factory building and brought to the morgue, in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Actress Keira Knightley has married musician boyfriend James Righton in a small town-hall ceremony in the south of France, with just a handful of friends and relatives present. Knightley, 28, wore a short strapless offwhite dress with a tulle skirt and a Chanel crop jacket.

Her new husband, the keyboardist in indie rock band Klaxons, wore a dark blue suit and a pale blue skinny tie for the occasion. Both accessorised with sunglasses while Knightley also had a garland of flowers around her head.

The couple, who became engaged last year and have recently moved to a multimillion dollar home in East London, left the ceremony in Mazan, near Avignon, to the applause of their 11 guests and were ushered into a silver Renault Clio.

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Rakaia School has had a very busy Term with plenty of action. Here is a selection of some of the activities we have been involved in. Dorie Cross Country.

This was a fantastic event run superbly by the Dorie School staff and parents. We appreciated all of the efforts and the weather was very kind to us.

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Speedy Mikayla races to the finish line.

Ashleigh arrives at the finish line.

Big smiles at the finish line.

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Year 7 and 8 girls line up at the start.

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Well done Ryan.

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Banner Peak in the Ansel Adams Wilderness outside Yosemite National Park in California. Yosemite is one of the most visited parks in the national park system, but a hiking trip to the backcountry can offer access to uncrowded, pristine areas.

Hard-core hiking on Yosemite backcountry adventure A few loose, fist-sized rocks tumbled by as we hiked down a steep mountain pass over unstable terrain, off trail deep in Yosemite’s wilderness.

We tightly gripped the solid rock holds on the side of Stanton Pass to steady ourselves when our feet slipped out from under us.

Our guides were two of the world’s most accomplished hikers, Andrew Skurka and Brian Robinson.

We were far enough from help that Skurka had reminded everyone that a serious injury here would probably mean the most expensive helicopter ride we would ever have.

This was fun.

Our group of six hikers had several goals for the week-long trip. One was to get into the backcountry to be in pristine landscapes, far from the traffic and crowds of Yosemite National Park’s developed areas. But more importantly, we wanted to learn skills from our guides to safely traverse wild areas where there are no trails to follow and conditions are rough.

Skurka was recognised as adventurer of the year by both National Geographic and Outside magazine and is known for his solo adventures, such as a sixmonth, 7565 kilometre journey by foot, skis and pack raft in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon, and the 12,500 kilometre Sea-toSea Route from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Robinson was the first person to hike the Appalachian, Continental Divide and Pacific Crest Trails all in one calendar year: 11,910 kilometres in 11 months.

Skurka, 32, decided that he wants to share the lessons he learned on those trips, so he started a guiding business. With the help of assistant guides such

Hikers on a guided backcountry trip in Yosemite National Park near Stubblefield Canyon. as Robinson, he teaches everything from what to do when a grizzly bear is charging you at close range to how to keep your feet healthy after punishing them with long distances on rocky, uneven terrain.

He also espouses the philosophy of only taking what you need on hiking trips. Because he likes to hike 48 plus kilometres during 12 to 16 hours of travel a day, that usually means carrying much less than the average backpacker. He also wants hikers to depend less on gear and more on their brains to make sure they have safe fun when venturing off

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A few months before the trip, the planning began via a Google group. Skurka gave us spreadsheets to list everything we would take with us and how much it weighed, down to how many ounces a few sheets of toilet paper would add to our packs.

We estimated how many calories we would realistically need to eat and took dense foods, such as protein bars, trail mix with nuts and even olive oil, which let us feel full without having too much to carry.

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route hazards and more, so that we would know exactly what to bring. By doing so, we knew what we needed to be prepared for and were able to stay comfortable without relying on extra gear that we’d packed “just in case.” For example, by selecting campsites on soft dirt (rather than hardpacked ground that others had already used), that were relatively protected from the elements by trees or boulders, we avoided having to carry heavier sleeping bags.

Skurka is a meticulous planner, so even though we had “homework” before the trip, he took care

of all the complicated details such as printing maps, getting permits and buying and packing meals.

The group going on the trip was intimidating to me for their fitness: An ultra-runner in his 30s who competes in 80- and 161-kilometre races, another ultra-runner in his 50s who barely had any body fat, a mountain climber, a man in his 50s who runs marathons in well below three hours.

I’ve done a lot of hiking and exercise regularly and intensely, but I spend most of my days sitting at a desk.

But it wasn’t long after we met in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows in the High Sierra mountains that we were joking with one another and realising there were no overzealous egos in the group.

And despite their status in the hiking community, Skurka and Robinson were laidback and fun to hike with.

Because we were confident that we could avoid getting lost by “staying found” through expert navigation, we left the trail system and explored seldom visited parts of Yosemite. We got to see places as awe-inspiring as the more famous sights in Yosemite, but there were few signs of civilisation around.

After about six full days’ hiking, we covered more than 129 kilometres, much of it off trail, with about 6400 metres of elevation gain. Fortunately, we all walked out on our own, with Skurka giving some wilderness medical treatment of cuts. I ate the biggest double burger I’d ever had when we got back to Tuolumne Meadows.

After the group trip, I had another week to explore the Sierras by myself. The skills I had learned made me confident in venturing off-trail into the wilderness on my own.

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In Denver local promoters are trying to showcase Colorado as a state that welcomes pot-smoking tourists after voters legalised the drug in November.

At Ganja Gourmet on South Broadway, where the pot-laced Mountain High suckers sell for $US6 and an ounce (28g) of topshelf weed goes for $US280, owner Steve Horowitz made plans for his entry in Saturday’s Cannabis Cup competition: a triple-threat cheesecake made with hash oil, hash and marijuana butter.

For now, his pot is only available with a doctor’s note, as recreational marijuana hasn’t formally begun in the state. Still, he’s looking forward to getting a licence and expanding his market, including by welcoming out-of-state tourists.

“This is a big week. The phone’s ringing a lot, with people who want to come to Colorado and pretend they’re in Amsterdam,” Horowitz said.

And at a cooking school on Zuni Street, chef Blaine Hein showed out-of-state tourists how to use marijuana to make a gluten-free trail mix and other food as part of a private event called World Cannabis Week, which sold out quickly. It drew more than 200 visitors for four days of activities, including daily happy hours, hash-making labs, tours, parties, concerts and films, along with “legal sampling, tasting and sharing.”

“This is showing off all the things that make Colorado great,” said Matt Brown, one of two entrepreneurs organising the event.

The highlight on Saturday was the world’s largest marijuana rally.

Tens of thousands turned up in Denver’s Civic Center park across the street from the state Capitol, which serves as an open-air marketplace for pot dealers.

While many of Colorado’s pot aficionados relish the thought of more tourism, others – including the official tourism office – say it could backfire and hurt the state’s image as a place where families can ski and hike and enjoy more than 300 days of sunshine a year.

“Our office is not going to use legalised cannabis for any marketing purposes,” said Al White, director of the Colorado state tourism office.

“We feel that there’s too much to see and do in the state without having to bang that drum. And in fact, it kind of works counter to the branding effort that we’re going for to get people to recognise the healthy aspects of the state.”

He said his phone has been ringing, too, with calls from both sides, including parents who don’t want to visit the state because of its promarijuana culture.

As soon as Colorado and Washington state voted to approve the recreational use of pot for adults 21 and older, Arthur Frommer, the founder of the popular Frommer’s Travel Guides, said that Denver and Seattle could “expect a torrent

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Ganja Gourmet owner Steve Horowitz extols the benefits of his ganja products of new tourism” and that they’d become among a handful of the world’s hottest new destinations.

After spending his career battling drugs, Tom Gorman wants nothing to do with it.

“I don’t think this is the kind of reputation that Colorado really wants, to be the pot capital – or the Netherlands – of the United States,” said Gorman, the director of the Rocky Mountain High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area programme – which co-ordinates federal, state and local law enforcement efforts – and the former head of California’s anti-narcotics operations. “Now we are Rocky Mountain high for real.”

Gorman predicted that it would take only four to six years before state voters scrap the legalised system as they watch drug use rise in both adults and teens.

“How many more people getting killed on the interstates are we willing to accept before we say enough is enough and this was not a good idea?” he asked.

At the cooking school Hein showed students who came from Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Florida, Texas and elsewhere how to make his trail mix, combining apple juice, honey, almonds and hemp seeds with oats.

With the nation creating few new industries, he said, pot could become a huge cash crop, boosting hemp farming and providing more jobs while giving Americans a new way to manage pain.

“They’re passing pills out like they’re going out of style,” Hein said.

Two tourists watching Hein cook said they were happy to be vacationing in Colorado.

Glen Czarnecki, 61, a retired federal employee from St. Louis, said he considered going to Amsterdam but opted for Denver when he heard about the marijuana tour. He liked staying at a pot-friendly hotel, smoking on the balcony with little fear of arrest.

“It’s really nice freedom, to be able to sit there and not have to worry about the police,” he said.

Nicole Hamrah, 45, a former cancer patient from Las Vegas, said she came because she wanted to learn how to bake with marijuana.

“I would like to have a little cafetype place, where people could come and eat my brownies and drink my coffee and listen to music,” she said, adding that Denver just might be the place for her business: “I would move here totally.”

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) An issue can seem as clear as mud or you can gain from the upside of today’s influences and see that even if you are only slowly getting your head around it, at least now that you are, there can be benefits to be had. Then again, if you are in the dark about what I mean, an issue of trust or secrecy can soon become more obvious to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Your willpower can be awesome at this time but that doesn’t mean that everything will automatically be sweetness and light today. With Mercury and Saturn in opposition, something or someone can seem demanding or distant. This is a time when you can move from one social group to another but in the process feel vulnerable as you do.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You can make some stunning inner connections at this time but it’s probably best to keep these to yourself because if you do try to share them, you may find the responses you receive are strangely muted. Then again, if you are struggling to keep abreast of things at both home and work, some kind of reorganization may be needed.

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Celtic A in cruise mode Mid Canterbury’s senior netballers had their second weekend of grading games on Saturday, before the season kicks off in the coming weeks.

In the senior grade, Celtic A cruised through both their opponents, beating Hampstead A 14-4 and Rakaia Blue 20-11.

Kate Benny’s (pictured left) College A squad did more of the same to Elliotte Strange’s Celtic B team and Hampstead B, beating them 19-8 and 16-9, respectively, while United A joined the winning contingent with solid victories over Methven B, 20-5, and Collegiate A, 15-8.

College B joined their A team counterparts, also taking the honours in both their matches.

In their second matches, first round losers Hampstead B, Celtic B and Methven B could still not manage to manufacture a win.

Hampstead lost to Methven A, while both Celtic B and Methven B were beaten by the College B girls.

Meanwhile Hampstead A and Methven A drew their match 11-11.

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TUESDAY MAY 7 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

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Mid Canterbury battled hard for a seesawing 2-2 draw as they took on Waimakariri in their division one football match on Saturday.

Without four regulars, including the top-scoring Greg Feutz, Mid Canterbury was on the road with a big ask, as Waimakariri had started the season with four wins.

On their home turf, Waimakariri started strongly and dominated long spells of possession, however the Mid Canterbury defence held their mettle, despite the absence of suspended centre back Guiseppe Vassellini.

Lizandro Rejas made several fine saves before the green and golds got into action with some flourishing counter attacks, with Austen Beats and Aaron Leckenby threatening on the break.

Against the run of play Mid Canterbury took the lead when Davilson Inacio played a neat ball through to Beats, who ran

onto the byline before delivering a find cross which Leckenby finished at the far post.

Looking to equalise moments before the half time whistle, the North Cantabrians were awarded a free kick.

The ball eluded the Mid Canterbury defence and the Waimakariri striker beat Sandro to level the scores 1-1.

The second half started very much as the first with the home team dominating possession.

As the home team continued to build pressure, it was Mid Canterbury who capitalised on an opportunity, snatching another goal when a break down the right saw Inacio receive the ball in the penalty area.

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NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association opening-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Brooklyn Chicago Bulls 99 Brooklyn Nets 93 (Chicago Bulls wins series 4-3)

Boxing Floyd Mayweather Jr v Robert Guerrero Result from the WBC Welterweight fight yesterday: Floyd Mayweather Jr. (USA) bt Robert Guerrero (USA) on a unanimous points decision over 12 rounds.

Football English Premier League results standings QPR 0 Arsenal 1 (Walcott 1) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Bale 86) Southampton 0 West Bromwich Albion2 (Long 29, McAuley 50) Wigan Athletic 3 (A Kone 39, McArthur 58, McManaman 80) West Ham 0 Newcastle United 0 Swansea 0 Manchester City 0 Fulham 2 (Ruiz 70, 77) Reading 4 (Robson-Kanu 12 pen, 62, Le Fondre 75, Karacan 83) Norwich City 1 (Holt 74 pen) Aston Villa 2 (Agbonlahor 55, 89) Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester United 35 27 4 4 79 36 85 Manchester City 35 21 9 5 61 31 72 Arsenal 36 19 10 7 67 36 67 Chelsea 34 19 8 7 68 35 65 Tottenham Hotspur 35 19 8 8 61 43 65 Everton 35 15 14 6 52 38 59 Liverpool 35 14 12 9 67 42 54 West Brom Albion 35 14 6 15 48 47 48 Swansea 35 10 13 12 43 44 43 36 11 10 15 41 49 43 West Ham Stoke City 35 9 13 13 31 41 40 Fulham 36 10 10 16 46 57 40 Aston Villa 36 10 10 16 44 65 40 Southampton 36 9 12 15 47 58 39 Norwich City 36 8 14 14 34 56 38 Newcastle United 36 10 8 18 43 66 38 Sunderland 35 9 10 16 39 51 37 Wigan Athletic 35 9 8 18 42 64 35 Reading 36 6 10 20 41 67 28 QPR 36 4 13 19 29 57 25

Motor racing Chill Perth 360 Collated results and standings from the Chill Perth 360, the fourth round of the series, at Barbagallo Raceway (circuit 2.4km) yesterday: Race 3 (41 laps - 100km) 1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 46mins16.0085sec

tremendous performance from Mid Canterbury, considering the changes. “The boys who came on did really well. “Captain Ricky Barbosa led from the front with a man of the match performance and it was a great team effort and a hard-earned point, especially since Waimakariri had won their first four games.

In other Mid Canterbury results; the 18th Grade division one side beat Christ’s College 2nd XI 8-1, 18th division three side lost to Burwood 2-6, the 15s drew with Amberley 1-1, the 14s beat Cashmere Tech 4-2, the 13s beat Waimakariri B 9-2, the 12s lost to FCTwenty 11 B 2-6, the 11s beat Parklands 7-4, the 14th girls beat Ferrymead Bays 9-1.

The Masters lost to Papanui Redwood 1-3, division 4 Eastern lost to Western 0-2, Methven International drew with Burnham 4-4 and Mid Canterbury women beat Waimakariri Red 6-1.

Dave Dennis, Kane Douglas, Israel Folau, Michael Hooper, Tom Kingston, Ben Volavola tries Brendan McKibbin 5, Matt Lucas 2 cons McKibbin pen) bt SOUTHERN KINGS 10 (Sergeal Petersen try Demetri Catrakilis con pen) at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium. Referee: Jonathan Kaplan.

BULLS 48 (JJ Engelbrecht, Louis Fouche, Dean Greyling, Lionel Mapoe, Akona Ndungane, Deon Stegmann tries Morne Steyn 5, Fouche cons Steyn 2 pens) bt HURRICANES 14 (TJ Perenara 2 tries Beauden Barrett 2 cons) at Loftus Versfeld. Referee: Lourens van der Merwe.

CRUSADERS 30 (Israel Dagg, Andrew Ellis, Zac Guildford tries Daniel Carter 3 cons 3 pens) bt BRUMBIES 23 (Ben Mowen, Matt Toomua tries Christian Lealiifano, Toomua cons Lealiifano 3 pens) at Canberra Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert. Crowd: 16,544.

Bye-Cheetahs NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs

10 7 0 3 316 231 85 8 40 Blues

9 5 0 4 218 169 49 8 36 Crusaders 10 6 0 4 273 210 63 6 34 Hurricanes 10 5 0 5 229 268 -39 4 28 Highlanders 9 1 0 8 175 258 -83 2 14 Standings P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Brumbies 11 7 2 2 304 193 111 5 41 Chiefs

10 7 0 3 316 231 85 8 40 Bulls

10 7 0 3 284 204 80 5 37 Queensland Reds 11 7 2 2 214 200 14 3 39 Blues

9 5 0 4 218 169 49 8 36 Cheetahs 10 7 0 3 225 213 12 3 35 Crusaders 10 6 0 4 273 210 63 6 34 NSW Waratahs 10 5 0 5 278 260 18 2 30 Sharks

10 5 0 5 229 189 40 5 29 Stormers 9 4 0 5 189 187 2 5 29 Hurricanes 10 5 0 5 229 268 -39 4 28 Melbourne Rebels 10 2 0 8 221 327 -106 6 22 Western Force 11 2 1 8 180 260 -80 4 18 Southern Kings 10 2 1 7 188 354 -166 1 15 9 1 0 8 175 258 -83 2 14 Highlanders

CRONULLA 21 (J Wright 2 T Carney B Ryan tries M Gordon 2 goals J Robson field goal) bt NEWCASTLE 20 (D Fa’alogo D Gagai T Roberts tries K Gidley 4 goals) in golden-point extra time at Hunter Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 16,983.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 30 (M Jennings 2 J Friend M Pearce S Williams tries J Maloney 5 goals) bt PENRITH 6 (M Moylan try L Walsh goal) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Luke Phillips. Crowd: 11,176.

P W D L B PF PA PD Pts Standings 1 Melbourne 8 7 0 1 0 207 128 79 14 2 South Sydney 8 7 0 1 0 183 129 54 14 3 Sydney Roosters 8 6 0 2 0 208 82 126 12 4 *Manly 7 5 0 2 0 151 74 77 10 5 Newcastle 8 5 0 3 0 178 112 66 10 6 Gold Coast 8 4 0 4 0 160 145 15 8 7 Brisbane 8 4 0 4 0 138 126 12 8 8 North Queensland8 4 0 4 0 142 132 10 8 9 Canberra 8 4 0 4 0 132 201 -69 8 10 Bulldogs 8 3 0 5 0 132 149 -17 6 11 Cronulla 8 3 0 5 0 117 135 -18 6 12 *St G Illawarra 7 3 0 4 0 100 156 -56 6 13 Penrith

8 2 0 6 0 148 190 -42 4 14 Warriors

8 2 0 6 0 129 198 -69 4 15 Parramatta 8 2 0 6 0 131 203 -72 4 16 Wests Tigers 8 2 0 6 0 107 203 -96 4 *(denotes teams yet to play)

Captain Ricky Barbosa led from the front with a man of the match performance

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He strongly held off two defenders before striking the ball into the corner of the net.

With only five minutes to go, Mid Canterbury almost went two goals ahead of their rivals and sealed the match when Beats threaded a fine through ball to Bierema out wide.

But a remarkable save from the Waimakariri keeper denied him the match clincher.

Just as it looked as though the visitors would hold on for three points, the home team launched a wave of attacks and Sandro was beaten by a devastating low shot into the corner to level the scores at 2-2.

Coach Peter Roberts said it was another

2. Craig Lowndes (Holden) 46:17.5808 3. Jason Bright (Holden) 46:21.6948 4. Will Davison (Ford) 46:22.1277 46:23.4350 5. David Reynolds (Ford) 6. Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) 46:23.6382 7. Fabian Coulthard (Holden) 46:25.5754 8. James Moffat (Nissan) 46:26.7126 9. Garth Tander (Holden) 46:27.2770 10. Chaz Mostert (Holden) 46:28.4160 11. Alex Premat (Holden) 46:29.0952 12. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 46:29.1490 13. Scott McLaughlin (Holden) 46:31.0417 14. Lee Holdsworth (Mercedes) 46:31.5330 15. Dean Fiore (Holden) 46:32.7510 Race 2 (42 laps - 100km) 1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 43mins38.5140sec 2. Jason Bright (Holden) 43:39.2670 3. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 43:41.3945 4. Fabian Coulthard (Holden) 43:42.9200 5. Will Davison (Ford) 43:43.3228 6. James Courtney (Holden) 43:45.0916 7. Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) 43:49.6110 8. Craig Lowndes (Holden) 43:53.0254 9. Alex Davison (Ford) 43:53.5752 10. James Moffat (Nissan) 43:53.9863 11. Garth Tander (Holden) 43:54.4238 12. David Reynolds (Ford) 43:55.1606 13. Dean Fiore (Holden) 43:56.9763 14. Scott McLaughlin (Holden) 43:58.0469 15. Chaz Mostert (Holden) 43:58.3687 Championship Points 1. Jamie Whincup (Holden) 958 2. Will Davison (Ford) 893 3. Craig Lowndes (Holden) 843 4. Jason Bright (Holden) 797 5. Shane Van Gisbergen (Holden) 720 6. Fabian Coulthard (Holden) 712 7. Garth Tander (Holden) 689 8. James Courtney (Holden) 674 9. Mark Winterbottom (Ford) 666 10. Scott McLaughlin (Holden) 589

Rugby Super Rugby Round 12 BLUES 18 (Chris Noakes 6 pens) bt STORMERS 17 (Jean De Villiers 2 tries Joe Pietersen 2 cons pen) at North Harbour Stadium. Referee: Glen Jackson.

CHIEFS 39 (Gareth Anscombe 3, Bundee Aki, Sam Cane, Brodie Retallick tries Anscombe 3 cons pen) bt MELBOURNE REBELS 33 (Hugh Pyle 2, Kurtley Beale, Scott Higginbotham, Nick Phipps tries James O’Connor 4 cons) at AAMI Park. Referee: Garratt Williamson. Crowd: 13,107.

HIGHLANDERS 25 (Colin Slade, Aaron Smith, Shaun Treeby tries Slade 2 cons 2 pens) beat SHARKS 22 (Meyer Bosman 2, Lwazi Mvovo tries Patrick Lambie 2 cons pen) played at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Match referee: Steve R. Walsh.

WESTERN FORCE 11 (Ben McCalman try Sias Ebersohn 2 pens) drew QUEENSLAND REDS 11 (Chris Feauai-Sautia try Quade Cooper 2 pens) at nib Stadium. Referee: Rohan Hoffman. Crowd: 11,972.

NSW WARATAHS 72 (Cam Crawford 3, Peter Betham 2,

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Rugby league NRL results, standings Rd 8 SOUTH SYDNEY 26 (J Clark G Inglis N Merritt J Sutton tries A Reynolds 5 goals) bt BRISBANE 12 (S Prince J Reed tries S Prince 2 goals) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 39,111.

BULLDOGS 40 (S Perrett 2 M Brown M Ennis T Lafai J Reynolds T Williams tries T Hodkinson 6 goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 4 (J Tedesco try) at ANZ Stadium. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 23,453.

CANBERRA 24 (B Ferguson 2 R Robinson J Wighton tries B Ferguson 4 goals) bt MELBOURNE 20 (J Bromwich M Fonua J O’Neill B Slater tries C Smith 2 goals) at AAMI Park. Referee: Phil Haines, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 15,464.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 14 (A Graham B Tate A Winterstein tries J Thurston goal) bt PARRAMATTA 10 (F Moimoi R Morgan tries C Sandow goal) at Parramatta Stadium. Referee: Chris James, Adam Devcich. Crowd: 9,157.

WARRIORS 25 (B Henry S Johnson F Mateo B Tupou M Vatuvei tries S Johnson 2 goals S Johnson field goal) bt GOLD COAST 24 (J Idris 2 A Don W Zillman tries A Sezer 4 goals) at Mt Smart Stadium. Referee: Jason Robinson, Gavin Reynolds.

Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from the second round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition played last week: Chrissie Stratford beat James Hunn 3-0; Ron Carlson lost to Rebecca Abernethy 0-3, Mick Hooper beat Nathan Forbes 3-1, James McCloy beat Steve Devereux 3-1.

Petr Holub beat Nigel Tew 3-1, Di Ness beat Aaron Leckenby 3-0, Ron Carlson beat Nicola Millichamp 3-0.

Rachel Prendergast lost to Lucas Hooper 0-3, Phil Andrew lost to Marie Kennedy 1-3, Ed Harrison beat Jon Bond 3-2, Sandy Richardson lost to Paul Cousins 0-3.

Mark Shera beat Chauntel Kentish 3-0, Chris Thompson lost to Carl Haugh 2-3, Pete Blacklow beat Lawrence McCormick 3-2, Chris O’Reilly lost to Pat Summerfield 2-3.

Draws Bowls Ashburton Indoor Bowls Rep Team Vs Ellesmere 16Th May @ Lincoln, 7.30Pm M Lawson, M Sheard, M Markham, P Berkeley G Wilson, A Crawford, R Bennett, C Talbot K Mackenzie, R Ellis, S Morton, G Chapman K Smith, J Cuthbertson, R Mackenzie, H Rennie D Turner, G Hurst, J Hardy, C Cleghorn J Stewart, W Lee, A Peck, N Atkinson If unavailable contact K Mackenzie 3070453

• Big scalp for Baabaas The Ashburton Barbarians beat defending champions the Timaru Warriors in their division one rugby league match on Saturday. The team ran in six tries to win 38-22, with John Nicholas scoring three tries, Raphael Talosaga claiming a double. Russell Korostchuck, John Simon and Pat Ngarua also put their names on the score sheet.

With the team sitting around the middle of the table, it will be a much-needed confidence boost before they play competition frontrunners Sydenham next week.

• Vixens hammer Pulse It’s one step forward two steps back with the Central Pulse.

One week they will beat the defending premiers in the ANZ Championship then the next they will be blitzed off the court across the Tasman, leaving coach Robyn Broughton to wonder what she has to do to make her side consistent. The Pulse were soundly beaten 52-30 by the Vixens in Melbourne yesterday, which undid most of the good work they put in by beating the Magic 53-52 in Wellington last week. The only thing you can say about the Pulse is that they’re consistently inconsistent.- APNZ

• Nicholson starts well The margin between Andrew Nicholson and William FoxPitt, both vying for equestrian’s grand slam at this weekend’s Badminton, could hardly be closer but they both sit behind early leader Michael Jung of Germany. Nicholson and Nereo are in sixth after the dressage, 0.2 penalty points behind Fox-Pitt and less than four points behind Jung, the world, European and Olympic champion who is contesting Badminton for the first time. Nicholson and FoxPitt are both trying to become just the second person behind Pippa Funnell in 2003 to win the grand slam - Badminton, Burghley and Kentucky.

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• White admits doping Australian Matt White has revealed he took performance-enhancing drugs for the majority of his professional cycling career, saying he became desensitised to the idea of injecting himself after initially feeling rattled. White, who last week announced he’d completed a backdated six-month suspension from the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority, admits he only stopped doping in the last year of his racing career because - AAP he had “had enoughâ€?.

• Whincup, Lowndes win The two-headed Holden monster has warmed up and is poised to yet again eat up the V8 Supercars field. In an ominous sign following a sluggish start to the season, Red Bull Racing pair Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes sealed a three-race cleansweep of the round in Perth yesterday.

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By Michael Brown There was an imposing gloom around Mt Smart Stadium yesterday afternoon as dark clouds circled around, but the Warriors’ season looks a lot brighter after scoring a much-needed victory over the Titans.

It was just their second win of the year and, quite incredibly, they are only four points outside the top eight.

It is perhaps a little over-dramatic to suggest their season was on the line but another loss would have been a difficult one to take and their season could have unravelled after a run of narrow defeats.

They nearly lost another one in the final 10 minutes yesterday.

They led 24-6 with 16 minutes remaining but allowed the Titans back into the match with two converted tries.

It wasn’t until Shaun Johnson nailed a 25m field goal with 90 seconds remaining, the first of his NRL career, that they made the game safe because the Titans scored again with the final play of the match.

“I would have been pretty ropeable [if we had lost],” Warriors prop Jacob Lillyman said.

“It would have crushed me but we got the result and that’s the main thing.”

It’s a result that saw the Warriors climb off the bottom of the table into 14th ahead of Saturday’s match against the Bulldogs in Wellington.

It’s certainly not a time for cartwheels but it will do wonders for an outfit short on confidence after a string of narrow defeats.

There were many within a soggy Mt Smart, including Lillyman, who couldn’t help but think they were

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destined to lose another tight one.

“I was on the sideline for a bit there and I was just about pulling my hair out,” he said.

“But we hung in there and defended our line well. At this stage, we will take the result and move on.”

There was no sense it was going to end like that at 24-6. The Warriors were largely dominant as they controlled the tempo and territory.

Their four-prop rotation gave them plenty of momentum and allowed Johnson and Thomas Leuluai the time and space to dictate play.

They also backed it up with solid defence and an effective kicking game.

“I didn’t feel our domination of the game was reflected on the scoreboard during those long periods,” coach Matt Elliott said.

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(G, R) 7.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 7.30 Home Shopping. (G) 12.00 The Doctors. (PGR) 1.00 The Jeff Probst Show.

(G) 2.05 The Restaurant Inspector. (G, R) Horeaus is the only restaurant in its small village yet it’s failing to get anywhere near enough customers through the door.

3.00 Better Homes And Gardens. (G) Ideas and practical guides to improvement projects for your home and garden, plus recipes and entertaining solutions.

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6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) TK finds vengeance unsatisfying, Sarah feels double crossed, and Boyd is under attack.

8.00 My Kitchen Rules. (PGR, T) Four eliminated teams from the original Top 12 return to compete in a special comeback kitchen.

10.00 The Big Bang Theory.

(PGR, R, T) Leonard tells Penny the story of how he met Sheldon for the first time.

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7.30 The X Factor NZ. (G) The performance pressure cooker that is Bootcamp continues when the contestants have to perform as groups until only the best of the best remain.

8.35 FILM: Wanted. (2008, AO, R, T) James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Common. An apathetic slacker learns that his late father was a master assassin and is trained by a super-secret organisation to take his place.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal.

(G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 World War II’s Luckiest Man. (New, PGR) 8.30 The Great British Bake Off. (G) From mastering a perfect “Beef” Wellington to attempting a show stopping American Pie extravaganza, the contestants compete to see who will be this week’s star spangled baker.

9.35 60 Minutes. (PGR) 10.35 The Crowd Goes Wild.

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11.25 Hot In Cleveland. (PGR, R, T) 12.20 Rookie Blue. (AO, R, T) 1.20 Infomercials. 2.20 Shameless.

(AO, R, T) 3.15 The Amazing Race.

(PGR, R, T) 4.05 Jeremy Kyle. (AO, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

10.55 Nightline.

11.35 The Americans. (AO) 12.35 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 City Impact Church.

12.10 The Suspects. (AO, R, T) 1.05 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.30 Infomercials.

5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

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Rachael Ray. (G) Entertainment Tonight.

Home And Away. (G, T) Sid is disappointed in Dex for his behaviour with Steph at work, Dex suffers another seizure, and Bianca and Heath decide to get married in Sydney.

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 Border Security.

(G, T) 8.00 The Force. (PGR, T) 8.30 Criminal Minds. (AO, T) When victims are found in Philadelphia in a similar fashion to victims of The Replicator, the stalker who has been tracking the BAU’s every move, the team thinks this could be the break they need.

9.30 The Following.

(AO, T) 10.30 ONE News Tonight.

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They enjoyed a 16-6 halftime lead after tries to Manu Vatuvei, Feleti Mateo and Bill Tupou and extended it when Johnson and Ben Henry crossed the chalk, but errors and silly penalties started creeping into their game.

Gold Coast also started muscling up, quite literally at times as tempers flared, and started to gain control.

“It was a very winnable game,” Titans coach John Cartwright said.

“It was one we banked on winning and just getting away from those cluster of sides that are appearing [near the top-eight]. We let the game get away.

“I just think if you can pressure the Warriors consistently, you will get results.”

There is a lot the Warriors need to do to tidy up their execution.

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(G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street.

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(Return, AO, R, T) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Anderson Live.

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8.00 New Girl. (PGR) In a series of flashbacks, Jess, Nick, Schmidt, Winston and Cece tell one another how they each lost their virginity.

8.30 Up All Night. (PGR) Reagan turns to her mum for help making Amy’s first Christmas perfect.

9.00 Whitney. (PGR) Whitney takes friendly competition at the bar too far when she displays her derriere to the group.

9.30 The Mindy Project. (PGR) Mindy throws a Christmas party at her apartment for her colleagues.

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They completed 71 per cent of their sets to the Titans’ 86 per cent, made twice as many errors as the visitors (14 to seven) and missed four more tackles (19 to 15).

They also lost Kevin Locke to a prolapsed disc, with the fullback due to spend the night in hospital because of the level of painkillers he was on.

It was a bizarre incident, with no one around him, but he fell straight to the turf as he turned to chase a kick into the corner.

There were plenty of other sore bodies in the Warriors’ camp.

But the minds will be feeling a lot lighter.

Warriors 25 (Manu Vatuvei, Feleti Mateo, Bill Tupou, Shaun Johnson, Ben Henry tries; Johnson 2 gls, fg) Gold Coast 24 (Jamal Idris 2, William Zillman, Anthony Don tries; Aidan Sezer 4 gls).

HT: 16-6.

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The stunts are jaw-dropping, but this action flick is nothing more than a guilty pleasure.

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9.30 Netball. ANZ Championship. Adelaide Thunderbirds v WBOP Magic. From Netball SA Stadium, Adelaide. Live.

11.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership.

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Down: 1 Proscribe; 2 Principal; 4 Ruse; 5 Drama; 6 Tallow; 7 Rind; 9 Alter; 11 Remit; 12 Rebellion; 13 Sternness; 17 Acute; 19 Denial; 22 Steam; 23 Seen; 24 Stun.

Across: 1 Sharp; 4 Swindle; 8 Prevail; 9 Peril; 10 Rud 11 Retiring; 13 Avow; 14 Mock; 16 Needless; 17 Fern; 2 Avoid; 21 Unnerve; 22 Treadle; 23 Pilot.

Down: 1 Superabundant; 2 Amend; 3 Play; 4 Sullen; Imprison; 6 Derrick; 7 Enlightenment; 12 Collided; 1 Awesome; 15 Assume; 18 Enrol; 19 Snap.

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8.30 CSI. New York. (M) 9.30 Top 20 Countdown. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 Funniest Home Videos.

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Melbourne Vixens v Central Pulse.

11.30 Netball. ANZ Championship.

Queensland Firebirds v West Coast Fever. From Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane. Replay.

1.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. Wells Fargo Championship Round Four. Highlights.

2.00 Golf. Volvo China Open. Round Four.

3.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Aarons 499. Highlights.

4.00 Motorsport. NASCAR Nationwide.

Aarons 312. Highlights.

5.00 Sky Sport What’s On. 5.30 Premier League Review.

6.30 Rugby.

7.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership.

Warriors v Titans. Highlights.

8.30 Rugby League. NRL Premiership.

Dragons v Sea Eagles. Live.

11.00 Monday Night With Matty Johns.

12.00 Football. AFL. Carlton v Melbourne.

From the MGC, Melbourne. Delayed.

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8.10 Ghost Rider: Spirit Of Vengeance.

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9.45 The Gundown. (2011, M) Peter Coyote, William Shockley.

11.20 Crazy Stupid Love. (2011, M) Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling.

1.20 Gone. (2012, M) Amanda Seyfried.

2.55 Making Of Snow White And The Huntsman. (2012, M).

3.10 Cars 2. (2011, PG) Owen Wilson, Michael Caine.

4.55 Good Deeds. (2012, M) Tyler Perry, Thandie Newton.

6.45 Tower Heist. (2011, M) Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy. A group of blue-collar workers, victims of a Ponzi scheme, seeks revenge on a Wall Street swindler.

8.30 Thor. (2011, M) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman. The warrior Thor is banished to Earth after he reignites an ancient war; but when evil forces invade Earth, Thor must learn to be a true hero.

10.30 The Dictator. (2012, 16) 11.55 5 Days Of War. (2011, 16) Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui.

1.50 Laid To Rest. (2009, 18) 3.20 The Dictator. (2012, 16) 4.45 Queen Sized. (2008, PG) Nikki Blonsky.

7.55 From Paris With Love. (2010, 16) John Travolta.

9.25 The Omen. (1976, 16) Gregory Peck, Lee Remick.

11.15 Austin Powers In Goldmember.

(2002, M) Mike Myers, Beyonce Knowles.

12.50 A Knight’s Tale. (2001, M) Heath Ledger.

3.00 Fatal Attraction. (1987, 16) Michael Douglas, Glenn Close.

5.00 Seed Of Chucky. (2004, 16) Jennifer Tilly.

6.25 State Of Play. (2009, M) Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck. A congressman and a journalist are embroiled in a case of seemingly unrelated murders that threatens to shake the nation’s power structures.

8.30 Heartbreakers. (2001, M) Sigourney Weaver, Jennifer Love Hewitt. Meet Max and Page, a mother-daughter duo, who have perfected the art of seducing wealthy men using a repertoire of scams.

10.35 Mr: Brooks. (2007, 16) Kevin Costner, Demi Moore.

12.35 Biography: Christian Slater. (2010, PG).

1.25 Seed Of Chucky. (2004, 16) Jennifer Tilly.

2.50 State Of Play. (2009, M) 4.55 Heartbreakers. (2001, M)

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Celtic extends Southern woes

By Myles Hume

Celtic v Southern Even the heroics of openside flanker Jon Dampney wasn’t enough for Southern as they watched a long-range penalty sail through the posts and another victory slip through their fingers.

Celtic centre Sean Strange played both villain and hero in the dying seconds with the Max Gilbert trophy on the line, when he landed a 40 metre penalty and denied Southern a 29-all draw, claiming a 32-29 victory.

The win also threw a damp cloth over Dampney’s three-try effort.

“It just didn’t tip our way again, we are doing the right things most of the time, it’s just getting away from us.

“Unfortunately it’s the luck of the draw or rub of the green, whatever you want to call it, the boys played out of their skin in patches,” a frustrated Southern coach Nathan Hellyer said after the game.

Southern went into the sheds at halftime with a 12-10 lead, after Celtic rushed out to a 10-0 lead courtesy of a Sam Hurley try, who capitalised on a charge down.

The other five points were added by the boots of first five eighths Nathan Woolf and Strange.

Momentum then fell in the favour of Southern, when wing James Hastings finished off a swift backline move in the corner.

With that try unconverted, moments later Dampney surged over for the first of his three tries, running a strong line to bust through the defence and score under the posts, flyhalf Lee Armstrong adding to extras.

Dampney soon featured again, extending Southern’s lead early in the second half shortly before Celtic

Coming off the bye, Southern kept its unbeaten streak alive, beating Mt Somers 15-0 in their senior B rugby match in the first round of the Michael Duff Memorial Trophy. In a low scoring affair, Collegiate beat Allenton 6-0, Tinwald ousted Methven 24-5, while Rakaia got its season back on track beating Hampstead 55-30. Celtic had the bye, while the Southern colts defaulted to Springston in their combined competition with Ellesmere.

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To see more or purchase photos Celtic’s Tevita Tupou streaks away from defender Will McKenzie to score in his side’s last-gasp victory over Southern on Saturday. converted their own try to bring the scores to 19-17.

Unsatisfied with a mere double, Dampney powered over again in similar fashion, but Celtic’s Tevita Tupou and Lua Tolu crossed the line to take the lead to 29-26 with three minutes to go, the team reeling after losing Mid Canterbury rugby veteran Jason Feutz with a broken arm.

In the final few minutes, Armstrong was presented with an opportunity to draw the match for his Southern side.

He was up to the task, the ball fortunately fell the right way after landing on the cross bar, but a last play penalty for holding on to the ball on the ground left Celtic with the last roll of the dice.

Strange’s kick broke the Southern hearts, but kept his team’s season alive, sitting third-equal in section two.

Hampstead v Prebbleton Trust in their coaching staff was the winning ingredient for Hampstead after a stellar second half display kept the section two side in top four contention.

An underwhelming first half in ideal conditions at Prebbleton saw the score tied at 7-all when the clock struck the 40 minute mark.

Budding All Blacks get chance to shine

By Wynne Gray Younger All Black prospects will get their chance at several training camps this month.

But when that group is cropped for the June test series against France, all the established All Blacks will be picked to restate their international credentials.

A number of fringe contenders will be chosen for the camps at Mt Maunganui, starting on May 19 and May 26, with extra room because the Highlanders are offshore.

That will open vacancies for others to be assessed in the absence of Ben Smith, Hosea Gear, Tamati Ellison, Ma’a Nonu, Aaron Smith, Tony Woodcock and Andrew Hore.

There will be room in a group of about 35 for young players such as Brad Shields, Luke Whitelock and Ben Tameifuna.

If their form continues, young men like Charles Piutau, Frank Halai, Francis Saili, Steven Luatua, Tim Nanai-Williams, Tawera KerrBarlow, Ben Afeaki, TJ Perenara, Ardie Savea, Tom Taylor, Dominic Bird and Liam Coltman will receive their summons.

Those twin training sessions will allow the All Black selectors and staff to assess more contenders if the senior men do not come up to standard for the Four Nations and end of year tour. The initial selection date in the All Black calendar will be June 2 when the squad for the French series is announced.

In an uncanny reflection of last

Already the Blues have risen above last year’s woes. When that torment stopped, the Blues had accumulated just four victories.

Their latest plucky 18-17 win against the Stormers has now given them a quintet of triumphs in this tournament. Their progress has defied most pre-competition predictions. They have welded some solidity to their panache and are chasing the Chiefs in the New Zealand section. That pursuit continues against the Rebels at Eden Park on Saturday before the Blues head into a really tough stretch to finish their pool play. They have to meet the Crusaders, Highlanders and Chiefs in their return duels as well as travel to South Africa for a couple of matches. But they have gathered more belief in the last month after wins against the Highlanders, Hurricanes, Stormers and a solitary point loss to the Reds and remain largely - NZH unaffected by injury.

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A last-minute penalty broke a 29-all deadlock between Southern and Celtic, the latter keeping their season alive along with the Max Gilbert trophy.

In the sixth round of the Combined Country Cup rugby competition on Saturday, Celtic managed an eleventh hour 40 metre penalty to snatch a 32-29 win over a Southern side who have failed to chalk up a win so far this season.

Section one hopefuls Rakaia strung together a solid performance to oust an under-performing West Melton side 33-13, while Methven claimed their first victory with a tough 17-13 victory over Kaiapoi, and Hampstead beat Prebbleton 27-7.

Southbridge and Oxford reinforced their top spots in section one, with Southbridge beating Saracens 27-20 and Oxford putting away Burnham 39-20.

In section two, competition heavyweights Lincoln pieced together a predictable win over Darfield 26-6, and closest rivals Ashley squeezed out a 34-29 win against fellow North Cantabrian side Glenmark.

In the process, both Lincoln and Ashley tightened their grip on the section two competition.

Waihora put Ohoka’s season into further disarray, claiming a 58-0 victory and keeping Ohoka’s try-scoring tally to just one for the season.

Section one outsiders Dunsandel/ Irwell had the bye.

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season, Cory Jane, Richard Kahui and Charlie Faumuina will be injury casualties. Captain Richie McCaw will be missing and so will fellow loose forward Adam Thomson from a likely list of 30 players.

The injury absence of Jane, Kahui and exit of Sonny Bill Williams leaves room for someone with the versatility of Rene Ranger, in booming early form at centre for the Blues.

His work has matured and if Ranger has an exit clause in his overseas deal, he will be a stronger choice than a specialist wing like Zac Guildford, the exciting Halai or the smaller Tim Nanai-Williams.

The other gaps are in the loose forwards where coach Steve Hansen will be hoping that No8 Kieran Read continues to recover from the “turf toe” problem which has dogged him.

Read must be the main candidate to fill in as captain before McCaw makes his anticipated return from his sabbatical in the Four Nations.

At least one more loosie will be needed to bolster a group of Read, Victor Vito, Liam Messam and Sam Cane and the Blues’ Steven Luatua is pushing strongly to fill that niche.

A third hooker will be picked with Dane Coles, Corey Flynn and Hika Elliot considered to back up Keven Mealamu and Andrew Hore.

Mealamu has played little after his extended layoff, Hore has been favouring damaged ribs while Coles is on limited training because of his broken eye socket. All three are likely to make the cut for June though.

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Prebbleton shot out to a 7-0 lead early in the match, which was countered by Hampstead hooker Foketi Pulieku, who crashed the line.

Fullback Josh Nonu kicked the conversion to level the scores.

“We got there a little late, so the warm up wasn’t that fantastic, I don’t think we stuck to the game plan that well in the first half,” Hampstead manager Nicki Woods said.

With a stern message from the coaching staff, Pulieku continued to set an example for his side when he was bundled over the line again, early in the second half.

The momentum slowly building, openside flanker Sefo Makaui evaded the Prebbleton defence with a deft dummy pass, cruising over the line to take the score to 17-7.

That was closely followed by a Nonu penalty, before the fullback himself scooped up the ball minutes later to run 80m and score a try he would convert, Hampstead winning 27-7 and moving into sixth place in section two.

“Everything went well in the end, they all stuck to the game plan in the second half, and when we did that everyone played well and it all came together,” Woods said.

Methven v Kaiapoi A last-minute Kaiapoi surge was not enough to stop a determined Methven side from posting its first win for the season.

With the score locked at 17-13 in Methven’s favour, the North Cantabrians launched a final assault on the Methven defence as the clock wound down.

But a stout defensive effort denied Kaiapoi the win and secured Methven four points.

It was a low scoring affair in the first half, the only highlights were a Kaiapoi penalty and a try to Methven lock Sam Grant, who picked up a ball that was hacked down field, crossing the line for flyhalf Davey Maw to convert.

With the wind at Methven’s backs, Maw then produced a 55m penalty to extend the lead, followed by a try himself moments later, taking his team though to 17-3.

Crucial mistakes then crept into Methven’s game and Kaiapoi pounced.

They crossed the line and then nailed a penalty to come within seven.

However, Methven managed to dig deep and formed a resilient defensive screen to keep Kaiaipoi

Standings Section one P W D L BP F/A Pts Southbridge 6 5 0 1 4 118 24 Oxford 5 5 0 0 2 41 22 Rakaia 5 4 0 1 4 42 20 Saracens 6 3 0 3 5 30 17 Oxford 4 4 0 0 1 22 17 Burnham 5 2 0 3 3 -26 11 Kaiapoi 5 1 1 3 2 -25 8 Dunsandel/Irwell 5 1 1 3 2 -52 8 West Melton 5 1 0 4 3 -42 7 Methven 5 1 0 4 1 -67 5 Section two Lincoln 6 6 0 0 6 155 30 Ashley 6 6 0 0 4 166 28 Waihora 6 4 0 2 3 64 19 Glenmark 6 3 1 2 5 51 19 Celtic 6 4 0 2 3 46 19 Hampstead 6 2 1 3 3 -29 13 Darfield 6 2 0 4 3 -14 11 Prebbleton 6 2 0 4 0 -99 8 Southern 6 0 0 6 5 -69 5 Ohoka 6 0 0 6 0 -271 0

from pulling the win from under their feet.

Rakaia v West Melton Rakaia’s 33-13 win over West Melton has thrust them into third spot on the section one points ladder.

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Sitting four points behind section leaders Southbridge, Rakaia turned on a five try display to secure a win and the bonus point against a lowly West Melton side.

West Melton were the first to put points on the board through a penalty, but that lead was shortlived after Rakaia ran in four first half tries, all converted by first five eighth Josh Colgan to head into the break at 28-3.

Rakaia’s Brad Nordqvist was the stand out player, scoring two tries for his side, backed by Josh Walker and Alapeti Polutele who also scored in the opening stanza.

Rakaia Coach Todd Copland said his side used its forwards well, before giving their backs front football.

“We played the game plan well, which resulted in four tries in the first half,” Copland said.

West Melton came out with more vigour in the second half, scoring the first try before Rakaia hit back through livewire flanker Jackson Donnelly.

West Melton conjured a consolation five-pointer near the end to notch up an underwhelming 13 points and left Rakaia in a handy position as competition begins to heat up for top four spots.

Highlanders break duck The Highlanders will have slept well on Saturday night after, finally, winning their first game of the season after eight consecutive losses.

In defeating the Sharks, the Highlanders ended the agony strangely, also accentuating just how bad they have previously been.

It wasn’t really a night to be full of regret, though: their season left the building a long time ago.

It was a night to finally rejoice and take some pride in the depth of character they showed to to cling on after building a handy lead thanks to a second half surge.

They became the third Kiwi team this weekend to scramble to victory: to face an onslaught in the last few minutes and somehow hold on.

Brad Thorn sacrificed himself by committing a professional foul - a selfless but hugely effective act that inspired his troops to tackle, tackle, tackle in those last agonising minutes.

The Sharks wouldn’t stop coming at them, but the Highlanders wouldn’t stop tackling and eventually a mass ive hit by Hosea Gear brought blessed relief.

It was what the Highlanders deserved.

They played enough rugby to be proud.

They played enough rugby to suggest they might win a few more games yet and more relevantly, they are likely to have an impact on the remainder of the New Zealand Conference.

They won’t be bundled out the way they have been if they can keep their performance at this level.

The Sharks were excellent value

- full of good ideas and searching questions at the breakdown.

So much of the revival was down to the obvious hunger and improve ment shown by Andrew Hore and Tony Woodcock.

The front-row veterans were suddenly into their work, busy, energetic and looking a lot more like seasoned All Blacks.

Brad Thorn, making his 100th Super Rugby appearance, got everything out of his old legs and made a silly number of cleanouts while TJ Ioane, not always accurate, was quite terrific in the way he presented himself for work.

The youngster can run and run and he can tackle, too.

But the lead architect of the recovery was Aaron Smith.

The little halfback has battled all year without much success.

His form hasn’t been as far off as some have made out, but he certainly hasn’t been the force he was last year.

Much of that changed on Saturday night - his confidence returned, his step came back and his optiontaking was almost perfect.

He was much more like the 2012 version of himself and with his control and direction and the usual excellence from Ben Smith, the Highlanders had periods where they looked imminently capable of being so much more than cannon fodder.

Their third try was a potential candidate for one of the best of the year.

And it was no less than they deserved. They were committed in all the right areas: they were able to hold up well at the scrum and

Brad Thorn: A happy Highlander with 100 Super games under his belt the breakdown. They scrambled well on defence and never lacked for adventure.

When they saw their lead eaten up midway through the second half, they dug in, regrouped and showed a fair bit of courage to regain control and get their victory over the line.

The drama of the second half and the brilliance of the Highlanders wasn’t really hinted at in the first period.

The Highlanders had plenty of possession, movement and endeavour, but little to show for it.

Whether it was the little mistakes they continued to make, or that the gameplan was lacking imagination - it was hard to tell.

Certainly, something was not quite right.

By comparison, the Sharks

showed the value of knowing their business. Their first try came from, surprise, surprise, a rolling maul.

They spurned the chance to kick for goal, took the lineout and created space in the midfield for Meyer Bosman to crash over.

Their second was the result of seeing that Aaron Smith wasn’t sweeping behind the backline: Patrick Lambie placed a beautifully weighted chip kick over the top, Bosman gathered and fed Lwazi Mvovo who was never going to be caught.

But it all changed in that second half - one the Highlanders will savour for some time.

Highlanders 25 (Shaun Treeby, Aaron Smith, Colin Slade tries, Slade 2 con, 2 pen) Sharks 22 (Meyer Bosman 2, Lwazi Mvovo tries, Pat Lambie 2 con, pen) Halftime: 15-7 Sharks.

- HoS

Israel Folau has given his strongest indication yet that he’ll extend his rugby union career beyond one season after sending a loud message to Wallabies coach Robbie Deans with his second man-of-the match performance in three weeks. Folau left numerous defenders clawing at thin air when setting up a try for winger Cameron Crawford and scoring one himself in the first six minutes to trigger the Waratahs’ 72-10 thrashing of newcomers the Kings in Port Elizabeth early - AAP yesterday.

• Force axing Mafi The Western Force have parted ways with star winger Alfie Mafi citing a number of disciplinary breaches by the 24-year-old at the Perth-based Super Rugby franchise. Mafi thrust himself into Wallabies calculations earlier this year when scoring five tries from his first six games. But wayward behaviour has cost him his place in the squad, with the Force releasing Mafi yesterday due to “a number of infringements of team standards and disciplinary indiscretions”. Mafi’s departure will put more pressure on Nick Cummins to stay on the park. Cummins made a successful return from a knee injury in Saturday night’s 11-11 draw with the Queensland Reds.

- AAP

• ‘Tahs break drought The fast-improving NSW Waratahs are threatening a late charge to the Super Rugby finals after a record-setting, drought-breaking 72-10 win over the Kings in Port Elizabeth. The 11-tries-to-one thrashing yesterday morning ended an eightmatch losing streak in South Africa - where the Waratahs last won in May 2009 - and delivered their first overseas victory anywhere in 13 matches going back to May 2010. It was the Waratahs’ biggest Super victory margin, eclipsing by one the 61-point gap in their 73-12 win over the Lions in 2010. - AAP

• Genia slams Force Queensland Reds scrumhalf Will Genia has accused the Western Force of playing outside the spirit of the game, claiming he was unfairly targeted in Saturday night’s 11-11 Super Rugby draw at Perth’s nib Stadium. Genia’s frustrations boiled over several times during the match after copping what he deemed was unfair attention. At one stage, he and Matt Hodgson wrestled on the ground after the Force skipper delivered a driving tackle as Genia released the ball. “It’s just frustrating, because they’re trying to keep you out of the game,” Genia said. “Like tackling you late, holding you off the ball, grabbing you and pulling you away from the rucks. I think it needs to be policed better.” - AAP

• AB midfield crisis The All Blacks are facing increased heat on their midfield resources for next month’s test series against France. Conrad Smith’s latest concussion follows more shoulder surgery planned for Richard Kahui and rest for Ma’a Nonu’s troublesome knee injury. Smith was felled in a sickening collision during the Hurricanes’ comprehensive 48-14 loss to the Bulls in Pretoria, his second concussion in this Super 15 series and follows other serious head injuries in recent seasons. The latest injury list was balanced by Tamati Ellison’s return. - NZH

ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, May 6, 2013

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To see more or purchase photos Driver Ricky May has time to have a look over the shoulder to make sure he has his rivals covered in the J. P. McGillen Agricultural Spraying Mobile Pace at the Ashburton Trotting Club’s meeting yesterday.

The leaders went hot out of the gate and May held Pemberton Shard back early, but made a move from the 1000 metre mark to move up three wide, where he stayed with cover down the back straight.

On the home turn May pulled out to make his challenge, swept past the leaders and quickly put three lengths on the field, a margin which he easily held going down to the line.

Dexter Dunn was closest of a beaten lot with Castellina Lover, while Colin DeFilippi brought Betty Golightly home in third to form a $72.90 trifecta.

Pemberton Shard is a fouryear-old Christian Cullen-Sly Shard mare, trained by Brad Mowbray at Yaldhurst.

Racing Matamata fields, form, riders Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 06 May 2013 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.30am MATAMATA GLASS & JOINERY RATING 65 2000 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 112x6 Amanood Lad tm (15) 58...............M McNab 2 85268 Due North 57.5............................. Scratched 3 22248 Sateka th (10) 57............................... M Hills 4 71493 Borntobeking (7) 57.....................T Thornton 5 07461 Exabelle h (13) 56.5.................. M Cameron 6 85165 Shez Kapable tdh (3) 56.............M Coleman 7 5550x Brer tdm (4) 56................................. L Innes 8 38285 Makers Mark (14) 56................. M D Plessis 9 37156 Android h (9) 55.5......................... L Allpress 10 1L0x8 Generous Type tdmh (11) 55.5.P Turner (a1) 11 3812x Southern Countess 55.................. Scratched 12 464x7 Marvon Downs (1) 55................. L Satherley 13 2158x Goosebumps mh (12) 54.5......... M Dee (a3) 14 63470 King Piccolo h (8) 54.5....................N Harris 15 68x30 Noah Jon m (6) 54.5......................M Tanaka 16 00x00 Trabaldy (5) 54.5..........................B Lammas 17 88x68 Kiwi Chief m (2) 54.............. R Hutchings (a) 18 36955 Ira Bean 59................................... Scratched Emergencies: Kiwi Chief, Ira Bean 2 12.00pm JIM FURNESS GRADER SERVICES 2YO MAIDEN 1200 $7000, MDN 2YO, 1200m 1 Sacred Park (16) 57.5....................... L Innes 2 Babilloni h (2) 57.5............................. M Hills 3 Choysa (15) 57.5.............................N Harris 4 El Bandido (9) 57.5......................T Thornton 5 342 Hera (6) 55.5................................. L Allpress 6 3x Yuleanne (5) 55.5....................... M D Plessis 7 846 Abbey Rose 55.5.......................... Scratched 8 Brandy h (14) 55.5......................M Coleman 9 Demandz (8) 55.5...................... M Cameron 10 Secretary Miss (4) 55.5.............. M Dee (a3) 11 Spellbinder 55.5.................... Scratched 12 Goodn’targ (11) 55.5............ R Hutchings (a) 13 Makarska h (3) 55.5.....................B Lammas 14 Miss Foxwood (10) 55.5................ O Bosson 15 Royal Enchantress 55.5................ Scratched 16 Miss Dell’Era h (1) 55.5........... P Turner (a1) 17 Family Pride (7) 57.5....................... M Wenn 18 Peria Princess h (17) 55.5 19 Razzmatazz h (12) 55.5.........K Chiong (a4) 20 Chaos h (13) 57.5 Emergencies: Royal Enchantress, Miss Dell’Era, Family Pride, Peria Princess, Razzmatazz, Chaos 3 12.37pm WWW.THEINFORMANT.CO.NZ 3YO

MADIEN 1200 $8000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 Mat Dillon (3) 57.5............... R Hutchings (a) 2 75x Zulu Boy h (8) 57.5........................... L Innes 3 0x Out West h (12) 57.5...................B Lammas 4 9 Guetta (1) 57.5.............................. O Bosson 5 Madetomeasure h (9) 57.5.........M Coleman 6 O’Darci h (10) 57.5.................... M Cameron 7 You’re Da One h (4) 57.5...............M McNab 8 3338. Princess Nicole h (11) 55.5..... P Turner (a1) 9 7x3 Peak Hour (6) 55.5.................... M D Plessis 10 9x455 Pantana (7) 55.5........................... L Allpress 11 7x Silver Platter b (2) 55.5................T Thornton 12 Irish Heartbeat h (5) 55.5.................. M Hills 13 7 Moccona Mist 55.5........................ Scratched 4 1.12pm AA AUTO SERVICE & REPAIR MATAMATA 3YO MDN 1200 $8000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 3240x Captain Oblivious (4) 57.5......... M D Plessis 2 3. Immense h (1) 57.5................... M Cameron 3 8x Loot ‘N’ Lust (11) 57.5................... O Bosson 4 Twist Of Fate h (7) 57.5...............T Thornton 5 53564 Aluka (3) 55.5............................... L Allpress 6 Petrify (9) 55.5..................... R Hutchings (a) 7 Annameika h (2) 55.5....................... L Innes 8 98x Clareville Flight h (8) 55.5........ P Turner (a1)

Mark du Plessis is down to ride Augusta National in the NZB Weanling, Broodmare & Mixed Bloodstock, race seven at the Matamata meeting today

9 Clio h (10) 55.5..............................M Tanaka 10 09x Goldie h (5) 55.5................................ M Hills 11 8x Mirage h (6) 55.5.........................B Lammas 12 Sidi Rezegh 55.5.......................... Scratched 5 1.47pm BROADWAY MOTEL MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 0x27 Lucky To Be Cool bh (4) 58.5....... L Allpress 2 260x4 Centavada h (13) 58.5............... M Cameron 3 00x44 Edward The Eighth (9) 58.5........M Sweeney 4 5x564 Tutanekai (2) 58.5............................N Harris 5 0x450 Assassin h (10) 58.5................ P Turner (a1) 6 00x Brave Buccaneer h (3) 58.5......C Wong (a2) 7 8x087 Hez Cool h (6) 58.5................K Chiong (a4) 8 3x Giovanna Bella h (11) 56.5........... O Bosson 9 248x0 Hermione h (12) 56.5........................ L Innes 10 7x675 Kansas h (1) 56.5........................T Thornton 11 Pink Diamond (5) 56.5................ M Dee (a3) 12 Tarloshan (7) 56.5.......................V Gatu (a4) 13 660 Idaho’s Halo 56.5.......................... Scratched 14 08x Lucky Ruby h (8) 56.5....................... M Hills 6 2.17pm THE BOLTHOLDER F&M MDN 1200 $7000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 2 Whitney Spice (1) 57.5................. O Bosson 2 7x3 Peak Hour 57.5............................. Scratched 3 4. Felicity Hall (9) 57.5............. R Hutchings (a) 4 54. Lucia Mia h (10) 57.5.................. M Dee (a3) 5 60584 Mumzagraduate h (13) 57.5..........M Tanaka 6 5 Flossy The Cat h (11) 57.5..........B Lammas 7 Sentebale (3) 57.5............................. M Hills 8 6 Ignishun (6) 57.5..........................C Dell (a1) 9 60x Keep In Tune h (4) 57.5..............M Coleman 10 Mara Jade h (12) 57.5.................. L Allpress 11 0x Scorching h (14) 57.5................ M D Plessis 12 7x Sensethestatic h (8) 57.5.......... S Wong (a4) 13 07x Strictly Limited h (5) 57.5.................... S Dye 14 660 Sugar Plum Fairy h (7) 57.5..........M McNab 15 9x455 Pantana 57.5................................. Scratched 16 Petrify (2) 57.5 17 Annameika 57.5............................ Scratched 18 Irish Heartbeat 57.5...................... Scratched 19 09x Goldie 57.5................................... Scratched Emergencies: Pantana, Petrify, Annameika, Irish Heartbeat, Goldie 7 2.53pm NZB WEANLING,BROODMARE MIXED BLOODSTOCK ON WED $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 1L203 The Tidy Express d (3) 59............ O Bosson 2 x06x7 Magic Power d (5) 58.5.......... A Morgan (a3) 3 45937 Cat Woman td (8) 58................ S Wong (a4) 4 069x5 Bartote d (7) 57.5........................M Coleman

5 93990 Yin Yang Master 57.5.................... Scratched 6 61459 Matimba tb (10) 56............................ M Hills 7 68543 Secret Whisper h (9) 56............. M Cameron 8 497x2 Cool One td (2) 55.5....................T Thornton 9 15x86 Augusta National tdh (11) 54.5.. M D Plessis 10 02994 Sinead d (1) 54................................ M Wenn 11 10557 Jealous Much h (6) 54................ M Dee (a3) 12 59540 Hot in Black d (4) 54............ R Hutchings (a) 13 78x04 Postage dm (12) 54................K Chiong (a4) 14 17406 Wairaka 54.................................... Scratched 8 3.29pm BDC PAINTS MAIDEN 1600 $7000, MDN 1 6x522 Jack’s Run b (10) 58.5 2 23426 Bagsagold b (7) 58.5...................T Thornton 3 7033x Peregrine bh (6) 58.5........................ L Innes 4 5x634 The Hotz h (1) 58.5 5 95 Sergios h (11) 58.5.................... M Cameron 6 6 Full Monty h (9) 58.5......................M Tanaka 7 x9x97 Fynn (12) 58.5............................ L Satherley 8 Handsome Dave h (2) 58.5...... P Turner (a1) 9 40263 Kakahu Nell h (4) 56.5.................. O Bosson 10 x90x3 Dayna Brae (8) 56.5..................... L Allpress 11 00x70 Catalina Gold h (5) 56.5...... R Hutchings (a) 12 800x6 Fair Fleet b (3) 56.5............................J Jago 9 4.05pm CHALLENGE MATAMATA RATING 75 2000 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 20305 Calgacus tdm (8) 59.......................... M Hills 2 14448 Grey Power m (3) 59................... B Lammas 3 20x78 Vandenne tdm (7) 56.5............... M Dee (a3) 4 39x56 Shakeitup tdm (5) 56.5....................... S Dye 5 32471 Seagold dh (9) 55.5.......................M McNab 6 36955 Ira Bean tdh (4) 55.5.................. M Cameron 7 x4020 The Lions Rule h (1) 55.................... L Innes 8 26110 Madly Bentley tdh (2) 54............ M D Plessis 9 0006x Comte de Jeu (6) 54............. M Cheung (a4) Blinkers on : King Piccolo (R1), Guetta (R3) Blinkers off : Exabelle, Goosebumps (R1), Fair Fleet (R8) Winkers on : Generous Type (R1), Peak Hour (R3) Pacifiers off : Magic Power (R7) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Android, Shez Kapable, Brer, Sateka Race 2: Hera, Demandz, Sacred Park, Secretary Miss Race 3: Peak Hour, Guetta, Mat Dillon, Zulu Boy Race 4: Immense, Captain Oblivious, Loot ‘N’ Lust, Race 5: Giovanna Bella, Kansas, Edward The Eighth Race 6: Whitney Spice, Petrify, Sentebale, Ignishun Race 7: The Tidy Express, Secret Whisper, Bartote, Race 8: Jack’s Run, The Hotz, Bagsagold, Sergios, Race 9: Ira Bean, The Lions Rule, Madly Bentley

Palmerston North greyhounds 4 1.05pm MANAWATU RACEWAY STAKES C1, 457m

1 72522 Cawbourne Bree nwtd...............J McInerney 2 31364 Opawa Wally nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 3 224x1 Jembo nwtd...................................... S Clark 4 42133 Uno Heidi 26.36................................L Ahern 5 51423 Tepirita Desire nwtd..........................B Shaw 6 68xP8 Opehu Tiger 26.59............................R Waite 7 65472 Mission Drive nwtd...........................M Olden 8 15746 Opawa Stu 26.54..............................G Quirk 9 63566 Summer Tension nwtd.......... E S Duganzich 10 48367 Saucy Tomato 26.52.........................R Waite 5 1.35pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINISH C2, 375m 1 88713 Homebush Colt nwtd.................J McInerney 2 23267 Winsome Achiever nwtd................A Speight 3 73857 Calm Rita nwtd........................... B Johnston 4 26121 Stock Taker (c3) 21.40......................L Ahern 5 x5616 Dasher Rum 21.78............................R Waite 6 83865 Thrilling Halo 21.80........................M Gowan 7 72257 Armour nwtd.....................................G Quirk 8 21112 Tawny Port 21.73 F &.....................Turnwald 9 7x742 Thrilling Terror 21.78.........................G Quirk 10 34458 Fire Boy Baxter 21.55................J McInerney 6 2.08pm MARTON STAKES C2 C2, 457m 1 24212 Bulet Tooth Tony 26.37......................R Waite 2 F1153 Nonu Nonu Boom 26.29...................L Ahern 3 46661 Hello Ello (c3) 26.39................... B Johnston 4 76477 Missing Melody 25.98.......................G Quirk 5 37167 Eric’s Song 26.56........................ B Johnston 6 43423 Deceiver 26.24.................................M Olden 7 65658 Jag You Are 26.51....................... B Johnston 8 14236 Time Fraud nwtd F &......................Turnwald 9 36787 Chelseas Babe nwtd..................... T Downey 10 76535 Shodsie nwtd U &....................... McCracken 7 2.37pm FEILDING DASH C3 C3, 375m 1 21677 Homebush Craig nwtd...............J McInerney 2 31224 Talk It Over 21.88................................. L Bell 3 17641 Okuku Skyhigh (c4) 21.74 U &... McCracken 4 2F118 Smidged 22.03..................................G Quirk

By Warwick Barr Ortensia is poised to start a campaign which could be her last on a stage a long way removed from her international Group One triumphs.

Trainer Paul Messara will use a race named in the mare’s honour during the Scone Cup carnival as a foundation sprint for a possible Brisbane trip where she has been nominated for the Doomben 10,000 and the Stradbroke Handicap.

“I’m happy with her but whether she is going as well as she was 12 months ago is yet to be seen,” Messara said.

A year ago, Ortensia was settling into training in England having just claimed the Al Quoz Sprint on Dubai World Cup night. She opened her northern hemisphere program with a disappointing Royal Ascot result but soon regained her best form to win at Goodwood before her Nunthorpe Stakes success.

Messara said it was unlikely Ortensia would race on beyond the Queensland winter carnival.

“Realistically this would be her last preparation,” he said. “I highly doubt she would be racing on in the spring unless she did so in foal.” - AAP TURF

5 82733 Decado 0.00........................................ L Bell 6 22381 Charming Nev 21.70.........................L Ahern 7 66157 Chelsea’s Beauty 21.75................ T Downey 8 3F23F Elusive Deejay nwtd A &.....................Seque 9 64184 Jackson Town nwtd........................... S Clark 10 67725 Homebush Alex 21.64................J McInerney 8 3.03pm FOXTON SPRINT C4 C4, 375m 1 13177 Mr. Big Stuff nwtd..............................G Quirk 2 22814 Finn McMissile (c5) nwtd.................L Philips 3 55363 Moody Man 21.73..............................D Edlin 4 53454 Know Thought nwtd....................... G Cleeve 5 74246 George Baxter 21.91.................J McInerney 6 52425 Emma Marie 21.77....................... T Downey 7 74148 Juke Box Boy 21.46.................L MacDonald 8 25382 Go Fern Go 21.95........................A Turnwald 9 32556 Rodriguez nwtd....................................A Lee 10 18746 Ate Power 21.35 F &.......................Turnwald 9 3.21pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C5 C5, 457m 1 41247 Llamedos nwtd..................................G Quirk 2 53243 Know Class nwtd........................... G Cleeve 3 17111 Ate To Much 25.92 F &...................Turnwald 4 14221 Cob Webber 25.91 F &...................Turnwald 5 22233 Thrilling Ella nwtd............................. K Walsh 6 21112 Pretty Good 0.00 J &.......................D Fahey 7 13234 Know Chaos nwtd.......................... G Cleeve 8 62613 Thrilling Blitz 26.14........................... S Clark 9 21845 Louie Machall 26.12 A &...................... J.Hall 10 34x53 Admire nwtd A &.................................Seque 10 3.40pm SHANNON DASH C5 C5, 375m 1 12213 Complicit 21.47 F &........................Turnwald 2 23742 Zebidiah nwtd J &............................D Fahey 3 13534 Go Housie nwtd............................. G Cleeve 4 11547 Finger Pop 21.56..............................G Quirk 5 52636 Wise Crack Lad 21.76.....................M Olden 6 52241 Cool Izmir nwtd F &........................Turnwald 7 16213 Black Hombre nwtd........................... S Clark 8 21133 Daddy Lowe 21.17............................L Ahern 9 43553 Bob’s Your Uncle 21.68......................R Hunt

10 46174 Oscar Tuivasa nwtd..........................L Philips

11 3.58pm NZRS FINAL NZRSf, 457m

1 16562 Backyard Bully (c5) 26.08........... G Hodgson 2 53161 Know Escape (c5) 26.01................ G Cleeve 3 13762 Thrilling Ransom(c5) 26.14.............. K Walsh 4 18561 Opawa Swede (c4) 25.81 J &..........D Fahey 5 23322 Drysdale (c5) nwtd...............................A Lee 6 14641 Thrilling Vegas (c5) 25.92................ K Walsh 7 38321 Bee Rabbit (c4) 26.15.......................L Ahern 8 63652 Another Breeze (c5) nwtd..........J McInerney 9 53243 Know Class (c5) nwtd.................... G Cleeve 10 34x53 Admire (c5) nwtd A &..........................Seque 12 4.17pm HAPPY 80TH BIRTHDAY EILEEN C3f, 457m 1 66732 Run Junior Run nwtd...................A Turnwald 2 x6323 Monty Dosh nwtd F &.....................Turnwald 3 11712 Ostapchuk (c4) 26.12.......................L Ahern 4 11236 Sir Richie 26.16................................L Ahern 5 41411 Charlie’s Choice(c4) 26.29 A &..........Seque 6 11641 Speed Legend (c4) 26.77........... B Hodgson 7 18122 Bone Nerd 26.02.......................... M Roberts 8 22714 Opawa Casper (c4) nwtd L &............. Wales 9 18255 Red Crystal nwtd........................ B Hodgson 10 17754 Just Mac (c2) 26.35.................... B Hodgson SELECTIONS Race 1: Armistice Day (c1), Black Hennessy, Bigtime Tip Race 2: Know Wisdom, Go With It, Cosmic Zoom, Danny Sheen Race 3: Shanghai Sam, Fierce Star, Izzy Dagg, Know Charity Race 4: Jembo, Uno Heidi, Tepirita Desire, Cawbourne Bree Race 5: Stock Taker (c3), Tawny Port, Homebush Colt, Armour Race 6: Nonu Nonu Boom, Hello Ello (c3), Bulet Tooth Tony Race 7: Okuku Skyhigh, Charming Nev, Decado, Talk It Over Race 8: Finn McMissile (c5), Go Fern Go, Emma Marie Race 9: Pretty Good, Ate To Much, Cob Webber, Know Class Race 10: Zebidiah, Complicit, Daddy Lowe, Cool Izmir Race 11: Opawa Swede, Thrilling Vegas (c5), Thrilling Ransom Race 12: Ostapchuk (c4), Charlie’s Choice(c4), Bone Nerd, 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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Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 6 May 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.07pm (NZT) AWAPUNI STAKES C0 C0, 457m 1 1 Armistice Day (c1) nwtd....................L Ahern 2 72743 Black Hennessy nwtd F &...............Turnwald 3 Miss Sara nwtd.................................L Ahern 4 22544 Another Fantasy nwtd................J McInerney 5 43236 Bigtime Tip nwtd...............................L Ahern 6 33 Girl Pride nwtd A &.............................Seque 7 24235 Thrilling Olive nwtd.......................... K Walsh 8 23352 Flirt Academy nwtd U &.............. McCracken 9 24x11 Celestrial Magic(c1) nwtd J &..........D Fahey 10 53855 Gucci Rush nwtd L &.......................... Morris 2 12.26pm WOODVILLE SPRINT C0 C0, 375m 1 421 Go With It (c1) nwtd..........................G Quirk 2 8262 Cosmic Zoom nwtd...........................L Ahern 3 44824 I’m A Catch nwtd L &.......................... Morris 4 3 Crushed Monkey nwtd U &......... McCracken 5 Know Wisdom nwtd....................... G Cleeve 6 63445 Cluain Meala nwtd...................... B Johnston 7 24 Danny Sheen nwtd...........................L Ahern 8 67732 Where’s Rican nwtd...................J McInerney 9 24x11 Celestrial Magic(c1) nwtd J &..........D Fahey 10 53 Allegro Roxs nwtd.............................L Ahern 3 12.46pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 375m 1 84327 Nina Be Good nwtd............................. L Bell 2 12 Izzy Dagg 22.17................................L Ahern 3 21131 Shanghai Sam 21.36........................L Ahern 4 2x232 Know Charity nwtd......................... G Cleeve 5 75114 Queen Cobra 22.03.......................... A Clark 6 78363 Nicki Haka nwtd.........................J McInerney 7 1114 Fierce Star 21.48 F &.....................Turnwald 8 22315 Flying Blake nwtd................................. L Bell 9 13275 Homebush Rick nwtd.................J McInerney 10 82357 Red Hot Dutch nwtd....................S Drysdale

Ashburton Trotting Club’s results The weather was fine and the track fast for the Ashburton Harness yesterday.

RACE 1 - THE TRUST ASHBURTON HARNESS JEWELS PACE, $6500, 2400m 5-6 Riverboat Diamond (8) D Dunn 1 2-2 Uralla Sue (12) L O’Reilly 2 N McGrath 3 8-7 Cracker Anvil (9) Scratched: Smooth Lynda.

Also (finishing order): 1-1 Star Black, 9-9 Just Ned, 3-3 Franco Sanchez, 11-11 Freezer Bay, 10-10 Lifestyler, 6-5 Sky Ruler, 4-4 Bianca, 7-8 Have Your Say, 12-12 K C Survivor.

3/4L, 2L, Nse. Time: 3:04.36.

MR: 2:03.60. Last 800m: 59.10.

Win: $15.50. Places: $4.10, $1.50, $5.60.

Quinella: $49.10. Trifecta: $1408.00 (8,12,9).

First4: Not Struck. Sub: Star Black (7).

Trainer: John McDermott, Prebbleton.

Breeding: 4 m Riverboat King-Like A Diamond.

RACE 2 - ASHBURTON SECURITY 2YO MOBILE PACE, $6500, 1609m M Purdon 1 2-3 Meticulous (10) 1-1 Someardensomewhere (6) B Orange 2 A Butt 3 4-2 Burning (8) Scratched: The Mighty Falcon.

Also (in finishing order): 3-4 Bella Starr, 8-8 Bhappy, 6-7 Nikola, 5-5 Crimson Glory, 9-9 Sounds Swift, 7-6 Simply Susational.

1-3/4L, 1-1/4L, 2L. Time: 1:55.62.

MR: 1:55.62. Last 800m: 57.30.

Win: $4.10. Places: $1.60, $1.20, $1.60.

Quinella: $2.50. Trifecta: $18.50 (10,6,8).

First4: $63.40 (10,6,8,7). Sub: Someardensomewhere (6).

Trainer: Mark Purdon, Rolleston. Breeding: 2 c Christian Cullen-Syriana.

RACE 3 - CLASSIC HITS ASHBURTON 92.5 ZEFM TROT, $6500, 2400m 9-9 Joltin Joe Demagio (9) G O’Reilly 1 4-4 Charlie Kaos (10) C Ford 2 C DeFilippi 3 6-5 Mantorp (6) Scratched: Last Love, Queen Mary.

Also (finishing order): 8-8 Overanova, 10-11 Monorail, 3-3 Barry, 1-1 Kincaslough, 13-14 Gunsight Pass, 2-2 Gold Harmony, 5-6 Mob Star, 15-13 Brite N Early, 14-15 Winsome Luck, 16-16 Monk’s Gal, 11-7 Flying Buck, 12-12 Gogirl Bromac, 7-10 Chiodon.

2L, 3-3/4L, 1/2 hd. Time: 3:10.78.

MR: 2:07.90. Last 800m: 61.30.

Win: $25.50. Places: $5.40, $2.30, $4.10.

Quinella: $87.70. Trifecta: $2120.60 (9,10,6).

First4: Not Struck. Double: $105.40 (10/9), $9.20 (10/10). Treble: $10250.20 (8/10/9).

Sub: Kincaslough (2).

Trainer: Michael Heenan, Methven.

Breeding: 6 g Armbro Invasion-Squish.

RACE 4 - 100% STEWART & HOLLAND 3YO MOBILE TROT, $6500, 2400m 1-1 The Bog (7) N McGrath 1 5-5 Sundons Comet (5) S McNally 2 R Holmes 3 3-3 Foreverman (4) All Started. Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Main Divide, 7-6 Gorilla Playboy, 2-2 Unico Crown, 6-7 Lisa Marie P. 4-1/4L, 1/2L, 2L. Time: 3:08.32.

MR: 2:06.20. Last 800m: 61.01.

Win: $2.30. Places: $1.50, $4.20. Quinella: $12.30. Trifecta: $60.70 (7,5,4). First4: $199.90 (7,5,4,1). Sub: The Bog (7).

Trainer: Nigel McGrath, Weedons. Breed-

ing: 3 f Monarchy-Spin Ya Wheels.

RACE 5 - MORGAN FENCING LTD MBL PACE, $6500, 2400m 3-2 Shantahlia’s Star (6) K Cameron 1 7-6 Eva Sophnally (13) M Edmonds 2 2-3 Be Me (11) R May 3 Scratched: Dream Gal, Strandhill.

Also (in finishing order): 6-7 Planet Princess, 13-12 Go Da Jag, 8-9 Shamrocks Boy, 11-11 Blytheburn, 1-1 Crying Out Loud, 10-8 Double Vision, 12-13 Silk Rose, 5-5 Gracy Lady, 4-4 Elbeau, 9-10 Julia Bardon, 14-14 Rainbow Classic.

Nk, 1-1/4L, 1-1/4L. Time: 3:02.79.

MR: 2:02.55. Last 800m: 61.48.

Win: $5.80. Places: $2.20, $3.50, $2.20.

Quinella: $44.50. Trifecta: $397.10 (6,13,11).

First4: $1072.60 (6,13,11,8). Double: $7.60 (7+/6), $22.00 (7+/13). Sub: Crying Out Loud (1).

Trainer: Graeme Lamb, Rangiora. Breeding: 4 g Knight Rainbow-Stars A Flyin.

RACE 6 - MURRAY SMITH ALUMINIUM PACE, $7500, 2400m D Dunn 1 7-7 Fifth Edition (12) 3-3 Franco Tiago (8) R May 2 1-1 Kate De Goldie (6) R Holmes 3 Scratched: Firebreak.

Also (finishing order): 11-11 Alliwantforxmas, 6-6 Ajaye, 4-4 Homeforabubbly, 8-8 Revell Yell, 9-9 Massimo, 10-10 The Black, 13-13 Greshees Angel, 12-12 Earsgrinningatyou, 2-2 Miss Yaldhurst, 5-5 Melva June.

3-1/4L, 1/2 hd, 1-1/4L. Time: 3:07.11.

MR: 2:05.40. Last 800m: 56.70.

Win: $14.70. Places: $3.70, $2.10, $1.60.

Quinella: $51.20. Trifecta: $396.20 (12,8,6).

First4: $3669.20 (12,8,6,4). Sub: Kate De Goldie (6).

Trainer: Cran Dalgety, West Melton. Breeding: 3 g Mach Three-Angela Patron.

RACE 7 - BEN WALDRON RACING STABLES MOBILE PACE, $8000, 2400m 5-5 Nine Mile Maiden (5) R Close 1 3-2 Kid Galahad (7) M Williamson2 4-4 Quick Turn (1) N Harris 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 1-1 Motu Prince Of Peru, 2-3 Canardly Lover, 7-7 Cardinal Huff, 8-8 Belmont Fire, 6-6 Better Than Money.

3/4L, 3L, Lg nk. Time: 2:58.22.

MR: 1:59.68. Last 800m: 59.00.

Win: $21.40. Places: $3.70, $1.40, $2.10.

Quinella: $51.80. Trifecta: $814.70 (5,7,1).

First4: $1975.50 (5,7,1,2). Double: $172.60 (12/5), $15.10 (12/7). Treble: $1591.00 (6/12/5). Sub: Motu Prince Of Peru (2).

Tr: Robbie Holmes, Leithfield. Breeding: 4 m Western Terror-One For The Ditch.

RACE 8 - J.P. MCGILLEN AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING MOBILE, $8000, 1609m 1-1 Pemberton Shard (13) R May 1 2-2 Castellina Lover (12) D Dunn 2 5-5 Betty Golightly (5) C DeFilippi 3 Scratched: Stylish Babe.

Also (in finishing order): 8-9 Little Tess, 6-7 The Burning Question, 4-4 Tyron’s Falcon Ella, 3-3 Lucca Franco, 7-6 Gracious Belle, 9-8 Lochranza Franco, 11-11 Indian Arrow, 10-10 Bee Tees, 12-12 Jaycees Belle.

3-1/4L, 1-1/2L, 3/4L. Time: 1:55.87.

MR: 1:55.87. Last 800m: 57.80.

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Win: $2.40. Places: $1.50, $1.70, $3.30.

Quinella: $2.80. Trifecta: $72.90 (13,12,5).

First4: $530.20 (13,12,5,6).

Sub: Pemberton Shard (13).

Trainer: Brad Mowbray, Yaldhurst. Breeding: 4 m Christian Cullen-Sly Shard.

RACE 9 - CHERTSEY TROTTING CLUB MOBILE PACE, $5000, 2400m 1-1 Motu Cup Day Cullen (7) R May 1 J Dunn 2 2-2 Montecrengle (8) 3-3 Te Kinga Boy (6) R Close 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Oursjean, 6-6 Xmas In New York, 5-5 Supreme Sign, 7-7 Szybka Brat, 8-8 Dublin Boy. 1-3/4L, 1-1/4L, 1/2L. Time: 3:04.37.

MR: 2:03.60. Last 800m: 58.40.

Win: $1.60. Places: $1.40, $1.40, $1.50.

Q: $1.90. Trifecta: $10.40 (7,8,6). First4: $18.60 (7,8,6,4). Double: $5.20 (13+/7+), $2.60 (13+/8). Sub: Motu Cup Day Cullen (7).

Trainer: G & N Hope, Woodend Beach. Breeding: 6 g Christian Cullen-Motu New York Girl.

RACE 10 - COCHRANES TRANSPORT HANDICAP TROT, $8500, 3200m 4-5 Blackjacky (9) J Dunn 1 5-4 Releven Dream (5) B Orange 2 2-1 Trip’s On Me (11) L O’Reilly 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 3-3 Unico Pegasus, 7-9 Trick Star, 1-2 Franco Nadal, 11-11 Eight Double Eight, 9-7 Speedy Earl, 8-8

Sarah Palin, 6-6 Eyrewell Pegasus, 10-10 Ourronnie, 12-12 High Distinction.

Hd, 2L, 5-1/2L. Time: 4:18.14.

MR: 2:09.90. Last 800m: 60.20.

Win: $7.50. Places: $2.70, $2.50, $1.90.

Quinella: $34.60. Trifecta: $304.60 (9,5,11).

First4: $830.70 (9,5,11,12). Sub: Franco Nadal (10).

Trainer: Peter Bagrie, Ohoka. Breeding: 6 m Falcon Seelster-Rare Vintage.

RACE 11 - HOTEL ASHBURTON MOBILE PACE, $7500, 2400m T Chmiel 1 4-3 Angus T Jones (8) 1-1 Lumos (6) G Smith 2 J Dunn 3 5-6 Lauramegan (7) Scratched: Madiba Magic.

Also (in finishing order): 11-11 Vienna Eyre, 9-8 Davy Lindenny, 10-9 K C Pedro, 2-2 Skippy Rascal, 3-4 Mach Kana, 6-5 Loose Cannon, 8-10 Belkmyster, 7-7 Chal Fire, 12-12 Share The Joy. Nk, 5L, 3/4L. Time: 3:01.05.

MR: 2:01.40. Last 800m: 58.50.

Win: $8.30. Places: $2.00, $1.30, $3.90.

Quinella: $5.70. Trifecta: $195.40 (8,6,7).

First4: $2629.40 (8,6,7,9). Quaddie: $531.80 (13+/7+/9/8). Place6: $80.30 (6+,8,12/1,5 ,7/5,12,13+/6,7+,8/5,9,11/6+,7,8). Double: $97.00 (9/8), $7.00 (9/6+). Treble: $194.50 (7+/9/8). Sub: Lumos (6).

Trainer: T & G Chmiel, Leeston. Breeding: 3 g Bettor’s Delight-Morcheeba.

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MID CANTERBURY SENIORS PUT IN TOP EFFORT TO GRAB DRAW P8 | CELTIC EXTENDS SOUTHERN’S MISERABLE RUN P13

Crusaders find their old form He kicked six goals from six, but wasn’t perfect - the Brumbies opened the scoring when opposite Matt Toomua intercepted his pass to run in from 70m. However, his calm influence was crucial.

The Crusaders’ backs looked more connected than they have recently but most of their momentum came from the forwards where Wyatt Crockett and Luke Romano took the ball straight ahead like battering rams.

Flanker Matt Todd shone at the breakdown as a result.

“We thought this game would be season defining and we got there and did the job. Now after 10 rounds we can freshen up with the bye and go for the next segment,”captain George Whitelock said afterwards.

The key moments were just after halftime. The Brumbies looked to break the 10-all deadlock by throwing everything at the Crusaders, only for the visitors to defend, if not comfortably, then very effectively.

Having done so, they gradually built, which led to Zac Guildford’s try.

It was probably their best of the season, a highlights package in itself, the finale featuring two deft offloads from Ryan Crotty and Romano for Guildford to go over in the corner for a try superbly converted again by Carter.

Dagg’s timely intervention pushed the score out to 30-13, with the Brumbies hitting back at the death through No8 Ben Mowen and opting to take a late penalty in the final minute for a losing bonus point.

After Carter threw his intercept after only seven minutes, the Crusaders simply went back on attack and got into their work through their forwards.

George Whitelock and Romano were held up over the line on separate occasions before Andy Ellis was offered too much space from a scrum which he gratefully accepted.

Remarkably, it was the most comprehensive victory by a New Zealand side this weekend. It appears the Crusaders are back. - APNZ George Whitelock

By Patrick McKendry The dust was still settling on the dropping of All Black Israel Dagg when this match kicked off, but the Crusaders forwards and the performance of Dan Carter ensured there would be several different talking points by the time it finished.

The pack have been good in recent weeks - though not as effective in the narrower than expected win over the Rebels in Christchurch last weekend.

Last night, though, they grabbed hold of this match and refused to succumb to the competition highflyers at Canberra Stadium.

It was a crucial victory built on the desperation and directness of the tight five and in Carter the Crusaders had just the man to capitalise.

These were the Crusaders of old and they will go to the bye week still in seventh place overall but a whole lot happier than they have been recently.

The pack’s dominance wasn’t built on the set piece, either, with the Brumbies competing well at the scrum after they got their timing right. The lineout wasn’t brilliant, but nor was the Brumbies’.

It was in the contact areas where they excelled - whether it was with the ball or on defence. They just seemed to want it a little more.

The Brumbies have based their success this season on their highpercentage game plan which, while not always attractive, can be extremely effective.

The problem for Jake White’s men comes when they have to take chances when chasing a game.

Down 20-10 with a quarter of the match to go, they didn’t seem to know where to start in the face of the Crusaders’ pressure.

While Dagg came on in the 57th minute and scored a screamer of a breakout try with a little help from wing Tom Marshall and centre Robbie Fruean, it was Carter who orchestrated the victory.

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Rain decimates track action

By Myles Hume Tokoroa’s Laz Mezaros emerged as the eventual winner of the six shooter title during a rain-affected meet at the Ashburton Speedway yesterday.

While the highly sought after title is usually decided in a feature race after 15 heats of racing, the rain set in yesterday afternoon, halting the bumper-to-bumper action.

After his five heats Mezaros claimed 49 points out of a possible 50 on his first meet at the Ashburton Speedway, but with

the track deemed too dangerous to host the feature race he claimed the title, closely followed

by Ashburton racer Kevin Clive and Australian representative Mikayla Hein.

With the prized six shooter title up for grabs, 28 ministock cars also descended on Ashburton all vying for the New Zealand Ministock title, won by Glen Redmond, while 26 production cars competed for the New Zealand Production Car crown – Craig Carter the eventual winner.

Ashburton Speedway president Lance Maher praised the high caliber of racing during the week-

end, but was disappointed racing for each of the three main titles was reduced due to the rain.

“There was a lot of good racing . . . it was close, almost every car was within 100 metres of each other when they crossed the line,” Maher said.

He said race organisers “really tried to push through the programme” but they could not complete the full schedule in front of more than 500 people on both days.

Ashburton racer Dan Bridger was awarded the prestigious driver of the day crown; in only his third speedway meet he was a stand-out

By Myles Hume The Hampstead women’s hockey team’s hold over Timaru Girls’ continued at the weekend, with the team posting its second win of the season.

The girls were the sole Mid Canterbury hockey team to do battle on Saturday after the three local men’s teams decided to swap their sticks for guns and go duck shooting on opening day, moving

their matches to Wednesday and Thursday nights this week. With it being the opening game of the second round, Hampstead travelled south to beat their Timaru opponents 1-0 in a game dominated by the Ashburton-based side.

Hampstead’s only win of the first round was against the school girls, and they continued that streak after Shannon Thomson-Laing scored the only goal of the match.

Hampstead manager Rebecca McCloy said the Hampstead

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The ball was fed into the circle and Thomson-Laing managed to get her stick on the ball, poking the ball into the top right corner.

“I think 1-0 doesn’t give a correct showing of how good we played, we probably should have been 6-0 up but we were unlucky and didn’t manage to get the ball into the net as much as we would have liked.”

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Hampered by injury and illness, the team had to ring in for reinforcements, but McCloy is seeing gradual improvement from her side each week.

Meanwhile, Wakanui Blue will look to continue their strong season coming of the back of a 7-0 blitz against Tinwald last week.

They will play club counterparts and competition heavyweights Wakanui Black on Thursday night, while Tinwald take on Cambridge in Timaru on Wednesday evening.

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Rain, heavy at times, easing south of Ashburton during the morning and clearing in the afternoon. Rain easing further north during the afternoon. Fresh cold southerlies.

TOMORROW A few morning showers then fine. Cold southerlies dying out.

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in the production car series.

However, it was also a weekend to remember the great ministock racer Tony Newman, who died earlier this year, with the fleet of drivers doing a lap in his honour to start proceedings on Saturday.

Also in his memory, Ashburton youngster Craig Butterick took the wheel of the former two-time national champion’s car.

But the weekend made for tough racing for Butterick who was bundled out of two races.

Maher said he was awarded the Jack Kirk Memorial for persevering after his car ended up in bad shape.

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A cold southerly flow over New Zealand dies out tomorrow, as a low pulls away to the east and a ridge moves onto the country. A trough moves over the upFRIDAY per North Island late Wednesday. A cold front moves onto the lower South Island late Thursday, then spreads north over the rest of New Zealand on Friday. A few showers. Southwesterlies.

FZL: Lowering to 1000m

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Wind at 1000m: SE 50km/h, gradually easing.

Wind at 2000m: SE 60 km/h, gradually easing.

TOMORROWFZL: Gradually rising to 2400m Fine, apart from a few early morning showers north of the Waimakariri River. Morning frosts in the south.

Wind at 1000m: S dying out in the morning.

Wind at 2000m: SW 30 km/h.

WEDNESDAY Fine with morning frosts. Westerlies developing.

THURSDAY Fine with increasing high cloud. Westerlies, strong about the tops.

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