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Plans to close Bunnings By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Thirty people could stand to lose their jobs following an announcement from Bunnings that they propose to close seven stores, including their Ashburton store. A statement issued yesterday afternoon said following a network review and the challenges

of the recent trading environment, Bunnings has informed team members of its proposal to close seven stores across New Zealand. Stores earmarked for closure include the Ashburton warehouse, the Hornby and Hastings Trade Centres and four smaller format stores Cambridge, Rangiora, Te Awamutu and Putaruru.

Currently the Bunnings Ashburton store has 30 staff, 15 who are full-time, nine part-time and six casual. A consultation period will run for a week, after which Bunnings say they will be working closely with the impacted team members to discuss their individual circumstances and determine a suitable solution.

It is anticipated staff will be required to work for a further four to six weeks following that while the store is de-merchandised, but this will be confirmed at a later date. Bunnings say they believe that approximately two-thirds of staff could be re-deployed to other locations, with other full-time and part-time staff being offered re-

dundancy packages. Bunnings New Zealand director, Jacqui Coombes said their priority is the welfare of the 145 affected team members across the seven stores.

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Wedding one to remember By Susan Sandys

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Restricting weddings to 10 or less people has created uncertainty for those planning the event of their lifetime, says marquee wedding co-ordinator Toni May. Wedding planners nationwide are disappointed at the new Level 2 guidelines, differing from those initially signalled for gatherings of up to 100. “We thought we could operate in some way, shape or form at Level 2,” May said. But the guideline of up to 10 now meant this was not realistic, and she was looking forward to the government reviewing it in two weeks’ time. The Silk Estate – Marquee Weddings operator was optimistic that long term people would be able to plan their weddings, and most of her clients had been postponing rather than cancelling. “I believe we will be up and running for the next wedding season totally,” May said. Brides and grooms had time on their side due to the wedding season currently coming to a close, and she was encourag-

Judith and Geoff Beaumont were married on the eve of New Zealand going into lockdown. PHOTO SUPPLIED ing them to continue with their planning. This was particularly important considering there could be an influx of people wanting to get married when restrictions eased. Among Ashburton brides who decided not to wait is Judith Beaumont, nee Lilley. Initially she and fiancé Geoff

Beaumont were to marry on April 25, but as Covid-19 restrictions loomed they brought the date forward to March 28. Then there was the sudden announcement that New Zealand was to go into lockdown, so they decided to bring it forward even further to beat the deadline. On the eve of the country go-

ing into lockdown on March 25, things all of a sudden fell into place for them to marry that day. At 3pm they made a decision, and with the pastor and his wife available at the Salvation Army church, as well as two of their fellow bubble dwellers to act as witnesses and a friend as a photographer, their wedding went ahead at 8.30pm. “We had the service and then just sort of went home, because we couldn’t really do anything else,” Judith said. “We were really fortunate our wedding rings (crafted by a local jeweller) were finished that afternoon.” The hardest thing was not being able to have their grandchildren, and the three adult children they have between them, there. Just having seven people including themselves was a big change from the 52 or so originally planned, but they were happy nonetheless. The guests were to travel from around New Zealand and Australia for the event, and they now planned to have a celebration at a later date with everyone there.

Bunnings plans to close local store From P1 “This news is understandably upsetting and we will be working closely with our team during the consultation period to discuss their individual circumstances, including redeployment to other stores if possible,” she said. “Despite the incredible efforts of our teams, the challenges at these stores have been exacerbated as a result of the Covid-19 environment and unfortunately these stores are no longer a viable part of our store network. “While we have been able to leverage the financial position of the Bunnings network and the government subsidy to support our team throughout Level 3 and 4 restrictions, ultimately we have to make the best decision for the long-term performance of our business moving forward which employs close to 4500 people.”

Numbers on unemployment benefit skyrocket By Susan Sandys

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Numbers signing up for the Unemployment benefit have skyrocketed in Mid Canterbury, as the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on New Zealand’s economy begins to unfold. Newly-released data shows there were 652 people on Jobseeker Support last month, a 23 per cent increase from 531 in March. There have been across-the-

board increases in districts throughout the country, ranging from as low as seven per cent in Buller, up to 267 per cent in Queenstown Lakes District. Neighbouring districts of Timaru and Selwyn were 25 and 48 per cent respectively. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon noted the increase in Mid Canterbury was consistent with what was happening in the rest of the country. “But it doesn’t make it any less

tragic for those who’ve lost their jobs through no fault of their own,” Falloon said. “We’re more fortunate than many that some of our big industries, like farming, have been designated as essential services since day one, and that’s certainly softened the blow.” The increase in Queenstown, and 72 per cent in the Mackenzie, showed just how badly the tourism sector had fared.

The number of people signing up to the unemployment benefit of more than 1000 per day was bound to grow even further when the wage subsidy ended in four to five weeks. Minister of Finance Grant Robertson commented earlier this month on Stats NZ figures showing 19,000 New Zealanders entered work in the first quarter of this year. This showed the economy’s underlying strength heading into Cov-

id-19, when the employment rate rose to 67.5 per cent, and the unemployment rate also rose from 4 per cent to 4.2 per cent, remaining near its lowest levels in a decade. “Obviously much has changed in the last six weeks in New Zealand,” Robertson said. “We do know that this global one-in-100-year health and economic crisis will contribute to unemployment rising further,” Robertson said.

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Returning to a new school world By Sue Newman

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Returning to school on Monday will be like the beginning of a new school year, Ashburton District primary school principals say. While students and teachers have been involved in distance learning during Covid-19 Alert Levels 4 and 3, life at Level 2 and the accompanying return to classroom lessons will be moving into new and untried territory for students and staff, Borough School principal Hilary Boyce said. “It’ll be pretty much a case of see how we go. Some kids will be a bit anxious and it will be a bit like the start of the year again because their routines will definitely be different,” she said. Children will sign in at the start of each day and any parents coming into the school grounds will be required to do the same. She’s hoping parents will stay off campus as much as possible and if they need to visit they will avoid coming at the start or end of the school day. “This is new territory for schools and we’re approaching it as pretty much a start again model,” Boyce said.

For schools, teachers and students, it will be a case of learning as they go when school resumes on Monday. Rakaia principal Mark Ellis spent the early part of this week ticking off the long list of health and safety protocols his school

needs to have in place and sending notices to parents so they would know what to expect on Monday morning.

He’s hoping parents will be willing to adopt a drop and go approach to delivering their children to school rather than

coming onto the grounds as they might normally do. “We’re just keen to get our kids back. We know there’ll be a mix of anxiety and excitement and we’ll just need to listen as they talk, share and catch up,” he said. For most students having worked with their teachers on distance learning, the personal connections would still be there but once everyone was in their classroom there would be a fair bit of “learning as we go”, Ellis said. “A lot of this will be about embracing the things we’ve done but it’ll also be about looking after our teachers too and the expectations we’ve had on them through this. Mentally this has been quite draining for staff.” The return to classroom teaching would also be about re-establishing the special connections and relationships between children and teachers that only came when they were face-to-face, he said. While the lockdown came with many challenges, what it had done was to push schools into taking up the planned digital curriculum faster than might otherwise have occurred, Ellis said.

Get on your bike with Tony to raise Hospice funds By Sue Newman

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If there’s a bike languishing in the back of your garage, get it out, dust it off, mount up and hit the road for charity. That’s what Tony Todd plans to do to celebrate his 73rd birthday. He’s a Hospice Mid Canterbury ambassador and part of that job involves fundraising. Todd’s taking that job one step

further, becoming the fundraising vehicle himself, planning to celebrate his 73rd birthday by riding 73 kilometres in laps around Ashburton. His fundraising ride is based on the feat of English war veteran Major Tom who, to mark his 100th birthday, walked 100 laps of his resthome to raise 1000 pounds for the National Health Service. He beat his goal

in spades, raising more than 53 million pounds. Todd is not planning to do the trip alone, however, and wants others to join in. But mostly, he wants the community to make monetary pledges to boost the hospice coffers. Like all organisations, the Covid-19 situation made fundraising difficult for Hospice Mid Canterbury, he said, but given the rise in

physical activity during the Level 4 and 3 lockdown, riding for a cause could be part of the new norm, Todd said. His ride will take place on May 20. Pledges of support per kilometre can be emailed to manager@hospicemc.nz or phone Christine or Lorraine on 307 8387 or 027 227 8387. Contributions $5.00 and over are tax deductible.

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A mountain of parcels to deliver By Heather Mackenzie

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Christmas comes but once a year, however when NZ Post and Aramex (formerly Fastway Couriers), look at the mountain of packages to deliver they may dispute that. A spokesperson from NZ Post said in Level 4 they could only deliver essentials, those restrictions, combined with less air traffic coming into New Zealand, initially saw package volumes drop substantially. However, soon as Level 3 was announced the increase was immediate, shooting up to around Christmas levels in a few days. “To put this into perspective, we’re receiving on average over 200 parcels every minute. The difference here is that we normally have months to plan and prepare for Christmas, for Level 3 we only had days.” Complicating matters for NZ Post is the challenge of maintaining physical distancing and other safety measures while processing these vast numbers of items. “We must maintain these measures as the health, safety and wellbeing of our people and the public is our number one priority.” In order to cope with this sudden influx the company has

opened up temporary processing sites, brought in hundreds of extra vans and people, and are using

volunteers from other parts of the business. NZ Post said they are doing

everything they can to get Kiwis’ items to them in a timely manner and ask customers to be patient.

“We know our call centre is also busy, please wait until an item is seven days late before contacting them.” Aramex New Zealand chief executive Scott Jenyns said they too had noticed a sudden jump in numbers. “In the early stages of Covid-19 lockdown parcel volume was about 30 per cent of a normal day but by the Tuesday after Anzac weekend it had jumped by a whopping 200 per cent,” he said. That 200 per cent increase meant they were looking at a mountain of parcels equivalent to four Christmases at once, so the decision was made to put the call out for new Blu Courier drivers. Blu Courier is much like the Uber business model – drivers use their own vehicles and a Blu app to supply them with delivery directions. “We need an army of Blu Couriers now, there’s backlog of about five days across some of the larger centres and we can train a new Blu Courier in a very short time and get them out delivering parcels to keep New Zealand moving.” As well as enlisting new staff Aramex have now opened new facilities in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch to cope with the increase in demand.

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Sign for bike park’s XC carpark moves a step closer Bike Methven has received about 15 entries for a competition to design a sign for its Mt Hutt Bike Park. President Ricky Brown said it was fantastic to get so many ideas leading up to the entry deadline last month. Committee members had incorporated the help of Methven sculptor Hannah Kidd for the competition, and they would be meeting over the next couple of weeks following New Zealand moving to Covid-19 Alert Level 2. The competition was held to help the

committee come up with an ultimate design for the sign, which will be installed at the Methven bike park’s main XC carpark. The carpark is located on the right heading uphill near the base of the Mt Hutt access road, and provides direct access to the park’s climbing tracks and cross-country track. Prior to the lockdown being imposed the club upgraded the carpark by extending and regravelling it, as well as planting native tussocks.

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Face-painting relieves cabin fever The fun of face-painting has been squeezed in alongside online classes and Zoom meetings for ex-pat Ashburton resident Richard Holland and wife Joelle, with children Skylar and Rhylee, in Malaysia. Residents have been under a movement control order for about 50 days. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Holland is operator of Iron Fairies, an iconic bar, restaurant and music venue. The movement control order and large volumes of testing are keeping case numbers of Covid-19 low in Malaysia. However, Holland is not sure when hospitality venues will be able to join businesses which are slowly beginning to re-open. “The bonus has been more time with family, we are more thankful for the smaller things in life,” Holland said. He believes the can-do Kiwi attitude had come in handy as they coped with indoor life, as well as queues and empty shelves at supermarkets. “The men and women working at the supermarkets have been truly amazing. We are in a suburb, and I think under the circumstances everybody has mostly done pretty well,” he said. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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In brief RSA plans to open With a date of May 21 set for the reopening of bars during Covid-19 Alert Level 2, Ashburton’s RSA can now start planning to bring back its regular club nights, president Merv Brenton said. Until details around bar openings were spelled out on Monday, chartered clubs and bars had been in limbo, unable to make plans. Those details are now known and the RSA’s committee will meet this week to work out how to change its traditional bar service to the table service model required under Level 2. With some certainty around trading requirements the RSA can now commit to opening that week, Brenton said.

Body in the water A body has been pulled from the water at Evans Bay in Wellington. Police issued a statement yesterday saying they were notified at 12.40pm that a body had been located near Evans Bay marina. The body has been brought ashore and formal identification will now take place. Police said inquiries are ongoing to establish the circumstances around the death and the matter would be referred to the Coroner. The incident comes just two days after a man aged in his mid-30s drowned while tending to a fishing net close to Petone beach. - NZME

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Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts. Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear. Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others. The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

ell if you thought the teacher and student questions and answers were amusing, how about these transcripts from court cases as reported in an American Bar Association journal. So if it pleases your honours – our readers – let’s begin these proceedings. After a witness stated an incident occurred on his birthday he was asked: “What is your birthday?” Answer: “July 15.” Question: “In which year?” Answer: “Every year.” In a traffic accident case an attorney asked the driver, “What gear were you in at the moment of impact?” Answer: “Blue shirt, tan shorts and Nike sneakers.” Questioning a witness’ lack of memory, a prosecutor asked: “This myasthenia gravis – does it affect your memory at all?” Witness: “Yes.” Prosecutor: “And in what ways does it affect your memory?” Witness: “I forget.” Prosecutor: “Can you give us an example of something you’ve forgotten?” No doubt over the years some

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interesting testimony has been provided in divorce hearings like this testimony in a case in the States. The wife’s lawyer asked her: “What was the first thing your husband said to you when he woke up that morning?” Answer: “He said, ‘where am I, Kathy?’” Lawyer: “And why did that upset you so much?” Answer: “Because my name is Susan.” Actually, I must go back and check the trial records, that may not have been a divorce case. Possibly a murder trial! Witchcraft is scary at the best of times and can certainly lead to some interesting questions and answers like, for example, this courtroom exchange. Lawyer: “Do you know if your daughter has ever been involved in the voodoo or occult?”

Witness: “We both do.” Lawyer: “Voodoo?” Witness: “We do.” Lawyer: “You do?” Witness: “Yes. Voodoo.” A state trooper who stopped a young lady for erratic driving was questioned by her lawyer who began by asking: “Trooper, when you stopped the defendant were your red and blue lights flashing?” Answer: “Yes.” Question: “Did my client, the defendant, say anything when she got out of her car?” Answer: “Yes sir, she did.” Question: “What did she say?”

Answer: “What disco am I at?” Trying to direct a witness doesn’t always have the desired effect, for example. Lawyer to witness: “All your responses must be oral, okay. What school did you go to?” Answer: “Oral.” Sometimes cross examinations relate to autopsies as in this case. Smart young lawyer, trying to make a name for himself, asks an older pathologist: “How many autopsies have you performed on dead people?” Answer: “All my autopsies were performed on dead people.” You’d think the smart young

chap would learn but apparently not. Soon after, in another case, he cross-examined the same pathologist and began by asking, “Do you recall the time the autopsy began?” Answer: “It started around 8.30pm.” Next question: “And the person was dead at the time?” Answer: “No, he was sitting up on the table wondering why I was doing an autopsy on him.” We’ll now adjourn to give you, the jury, time to consider all these matters, the court may reconvene at a later date.

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Imagine lockdown without technology

hank God we live in an age where technology makes the word isolation almost obsolete. Yes, we’ve been largely locked in our homes for seven weeks, but for most of us, our friends, family, school, shopping and the events occurring outside our gates have been just a click away. We’ve been able to create some kind of new norm out of what has been an unprecedented twist in our lives. Even so, most of us have gone a little stir crazy. Our gardens have never looked tidier, DIY jobs that have been ignored for years have finally been done and we’ve learned new things about our partners, kids, cats, dogs and neighbours, some nice, some not so. We’re the lucky ones. What’s life been like for those, particularly the elderly living alone, without a computer, with no means other than their landline telephone of connecting with the outside world? Inevitably with age our life circle shrinks and those who remain in it – usually family members – become even more precious. The time spent with them is likely to be the high point in a day or week, brightening their life and bringing in a glimpse of the outside world. Imagine if the visitor tap was turned off and for seven weeks you rarely saw another face. That’s been the reality for many elderly around New Zealand. Seven weeks with just the odd delivery of groceries, that’s a certain kind of hell that most of us could not endure. Those in care facilities could count themselves lucky. They had staff and other residents in their bubble. Not so the elderly living at home, particularly those whose family may not have been close at hand. You have to admire the stoicism of those older people for whom that has been life under lockdown. Chances are they’ve never complained, they’ve just dug deep and got on with it. The move to Level 2 will open their lives up again, but some may emerge into the new norm quite fearful. Let’s not forget that and a kind word, a little reassurance will cost us nothing, but to someone struggling to re-join the life stream it might make a world of difference.

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conference call of Australia’s cabinet last week had an unusual participant: the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern. She was invited to join the virtual meeting – the first New Zealand premier to do so since World War Two – to discuss the idea of a “trans-Tasman travel bubble” to enable travel and trade to resume between the two nations. There are particular reasons why such an arrangement makes sense for neighbours who share enviable records in controlling coronavirus. But the model might be applied elsewhere to speed the recovery of economic activity. New Zealand and Australia have been among the world’s most successful developed economies in their antivirus efforts, limiting Covid-19 deaths to 21 and 97 respectively as of Monday. Ardern, commendably, listened to scientific advisers, took a political decision to impose one of the world’s toughest lockdowns, implemented it well, and communicated in an empathetic manner. Australia’s authorities were criticised for mishandling a cruise ship outbreak. But they have an efficient test and trace regime, with an app using technology licensed from Singapore.

Strict border controls have contributed to both nations’ success; Australia has warned October is the earliest it might reopen to international travel, but arrivals would still need to quarantine for 14 days. Opening a trans-Tasman bubble is therefore a sensible option. Australia is New Zealand’s biggest source of tourists; New Zealanders are second only to the Chinese in Australia’s tourist market. Wellington and Canberra say a safe travel zone could still be some way off, with work needed on testing and border protocols. Yet Ardern has already talked about eventually extending the bubble to some Pacific Island nations with few or no cases of coronavirus. Other ministers have suggested it could be enlarged to Singapore or Taiwan, another virus containment success story that has said its borders will stay closed until a vaccine is found. As economies emerge from lockdown, restoring travel and trade links as fast as it is safe to do so is essential to strengthen the recovery. While tourist and business travel might take time to return to pre-pandemic levels, a sizeable chunk of global freight also travels in the bellies of passenger aircraft. It is useful for countries at a similar stage in their pandemic

recovery to create safe travel zones between them. These could initially be partial – applying to limited regions or types of travel. In time, zones could start to link together. Trade ministers from Australia, Canada, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore agreed last month on a multilateral effort to resume flows of goods, services and personnel. The plan would allow essential cross-border travel “on an exceptional basis” for purposes such as maintaining global supply chains. France has exempted arrivals from EU countries from a 14-day quarantine requirement for travellers from abroad; the UK, which is also planning a quarantine scheme, should consider doing likewise. There are potential pitfalls. Safe zones might fray if one or more members push to open travel with a third country whose virus risk is higher – especially China, whose vast market exerts a powerful pull. Creating “bubbles” of rich countries risks exacerbating inequalities with poorer countries that are excluded. The sooner wealthier nations can restore economies to health, however, including by re-establishing trade links, the faster they can help the emerging world. A trans-Tasman bubble might seem a small start. But it could yet prove a first building block in something much bigger.

YOUR VIEW Contractors Thank you to Anne Carr, Tony Todd and Michael Hanrahan for replying to my recent letter concerning problems with the Art Gallery and Museum building. From your letters it is plain to see that it is the designer and council property manager of the time we need to be wary of, not the local building contractor. So, sorry from me for getting this wrong. Speaking of getting things wrong Michael, I assure you I have no personal issues with this particular contractor. Kevin Keane

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Funding changes needed By Adam Burns

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Netball administrators in the region say the game has benefited from strong community support but hope change occurs to how the game is funded nationally. It follows an appeal by Netball New Zealand’s chief executive Jennie Wyllie last week to the Epidemic Response Committee for urgent support. She said the biggest issue which needed to be addressed was the significant under-investment in female sport participation and that netball “needed to be at the table” for any funding discussions. Wyllie highlighted other examples of disparity between the major codes, including how netball received only a fraction of funding from Class 4 gaming grants compared to rugby. “We have already experienced insolvency in netball,’’ she said. Last month, Netball Mainland was placed in voluntary liquidation due to the ongoing effects of Covid-19 which had put the organisation under unprecedented financial pressure.

Mid Canterbury Netball president Karla Newlands echoed Wyllie’s views, saying the sport had been under-funded for many years. “Netball definitely sits down the bottom in terms of community funding from grants,” she said. However, she felt the sport had been well managed in the Mid Canterbury region. “We’re financially okay,” she said. “We’ve always looked to community funders to help us and we’ve been very lucky in terms of the support we’ve received.” She said Mid Canterbury Netball had been fortunate to be well supported by the likes of The Lion Foundation. “We can’t fault that, they’ve been very generous,” she said. Despite netball boasting big participation numbers, it was not proportionate to the level of funding it received nationally compared to other major codes, Newlands said. “If there’s one silver lining that comes out of this hopefully, it could be that women’s sport is highlighted to how underfunded it has been.”

Netball has been well-managed in Mid Canterbury, says Karla Newlands.

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Players ‘amped and fired’ for Aotearoa matches Super Rugby players aren’t meant to spend April and May on the sidelines, so having been forced to do so by Covid-19, there’s little wonder a return to the grass is being eagerly anticipated. New Zealand Rugby this week unveiled Super Rugby Aotearoa, a ten-week round robin competition with all five sides playing each other home and away. “It’s going to be a spectacle, I reckon,” said Hurricanes hooker Ricky Riccitelli. “Everyone’s going to be so keen and that amped and fired up to get back out on the footy field. “There’s been a lot of speculation about it and a lot of waiting around not knowing what’s happening. “By the time it comes around to that first kick-off – jeepers – I don’t know if I’d want to be the one running back on the first kickoff!” The squads will reassemble next week and prepare for the first of eight gruelling derbies, starting with the Highlanders hosting the Chiefs in Dunedin on Saturday June 13. Ricky Riccitelli on the charge for the Canes. The Hurricanes will meet the Blues in

Auckland the next day, while the defending champion Crusaders have been handed the competition’s first bye. A return to contact training is seen as crucial to prepare the players for the rigours of such high-intensity action. “With eight super rugby derbies for each team, it’s pretty much the hardest rugby below international level you can get,” said Riccitelli. “It’s getting the bodies ready so it’s safe for everyone. It’ll just be building into it and getting used to tackling again and being knocked around a little bit. “It’s more like damage control, so you don’t go from zero to one-hundred straight away. “Along with the big contacts, it’s a much faster brand of footy that we love to play in New Zealand. “There are bodies going everywhere and you need faster reaction times. “But once you’re out there, you’re pretty much playing and don’t actually notice the (increased) level of it.” The nuggety Taranaki rake spent the first month of lockdown at home with his mum

in New Plymouth before returning to the capital in Alert Level Three. “As weird as it sounds, sometimes a break can be a good thing,” he said. “You can refresh and have a really good think about things and what you want to get out of your trainings and your footy. “But speaking to the boys, we’re just all so amped and ready to get back into work and get amongst each other and around each other’s company. “I’ve missed the lads and the environment so it’ll be so awesome to go back into battle with them on the weekends again and put some good performances out there.” The only thing missing will be the crowds with the competition to be played behind closed doors as part of the protocols around mass gatherings. “It’ll definitely be different but the boys are so keen to get back into it, I don’t think it’ll be a big factor,” said Riccitelli. “Obviously not having fans in the stadium is not ideal, but we’re just grateful to be back playing some footy and doing what we love doing.”

Strict testing and isolation for Super Rugby players Rugby’s return to action won’t be blighted by the vaccination row which has hit the NRL. But don’t expect to see your favourite All Black socialising wildly when bars open next week. While there will be no hard and fast rules around getting the flu vaccination, New Zealand’s Super Rugby players will face tougher Covid-19 bubble restrictions than the general population.

New Zealand Rugby’s acting medical advisor Deb Robinson also said that the national Super Rugby competition which starts mid-June would not be halted by a positive test among the players. The NRL is wrestling with the vaccination issue, after some players refused to get a jab. The matter is further complicated by different state guidelines in Australia. Robinson, the former All Black

doctor, said NZR was recommending the players and management get a vaccination. One of the reasons is the importance of keeping everyone healthy – any sort of illness required testing and isolation. “Our recommendation is that players and management get the vaccination but it is a personal choice and it is important they have informed consent,” she said.

“Sometimes people’s reluctance dates back to the idea they could get flu from it … [the aim is] to get as many players and management vaccinated as possible.” When asked what the ramifications were should a player test positive, Robinson said: “It is very situation-dependent, who it is, how they present, how many close contacts they’ve had, where they are, what part of the

week, how many days they might have been in contact with people. “I don’t think it will stymie the whole competition … of course the Ministry of Health and public health units would essentially look after all the contact tracing. “If we were to get a positive test the system would work really well … that’s not to say we wouldn’t get a hiccup but I don’t think it would stop the competition.”

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■■WINNIE TO THE RESCUE

Emergency support for racing Minister for Racing Winston Peters has announced a $72.5 million dollar Covid-19 emergency support package for the racing industry. “We can’t gild the lily. “The racing industry has been hit by the perfect storm of Covid-19 while in a weak financial state and in the midst of a reform programme,” Peters said. “As a result, there is a genuine risk of insolvency and the industry losing the future gains of its reforms. “The Government has a respond, recover, and rebuild strategy for Covid-19. “This announcement is the first step towards a long term restoration of racing.” The support package consists of: ■■ - $50 million dollar relief grant for the Racing Industry Transition Agency (RITA) ■■ - Up to $20 million in funding to construct two new all-weather race tracks. ■■ - $2.5 million dollars for the Department of Internal Affairs to fast track work on the online gambling revenue, and address loss of revenue impacts on community and sport groups. “Of the immediate grant, $26 million will be used by RITA to pay its outstanding supplier bill which it hasn’t been able to do because of strangled revenue,” Peters said. “The other share of this pack-

Racing Minister Winston Peters announces a rescue package for racing in New Zealand. age will ensure RITA, and each of the racing codes, can maintain a baseline functionality and resume racing activities. “The racing industry is seriously underestimated for its economic contribution. “For this reason the Govern-

ment will also consider recapitalising the industry to help promote a quicker recovery and achieve a greater economic outcome. “Past studies indicate Racing contributes $1.6 billion to the economy each year. “There are 15,000 full-time

racing industry jobs and nearly 60,000 jobs which participate in the industry in some shape – from vets to equipment suppliers, and owners. “New Zealand Bloodstock is world class and a significant export earner.

“Over the next three months officials will assess recapitalisation options. “Ministers will need to be assured industry reforms are making progress to ensure any such future investment is well directed.” The Government has also approved up to $20 million dollars from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to construct two new synthetic race tracks. “The intention is to have one located at Awapuni in the Manawatu, and the other at Riccarton Park in Christchurch. “The construction of a track in Cambridge is already under way after receiving $6.5 million in PGF funding. “Whilst the $20 million has been approved the next step is for RITA and the codes to consult with the local race clubs on the terms behind these projects,” Peters said. “Covid-19 has also impacted on funding available to community and sport organisations which receive a share of gambling revenue. “There has also been an increase in New Zealanders gambling offshore through online platforms. “Both trends are concerning. “For that reason the government is fast tracking a programme of work by the DIA to re-evaluate the gambling framework of our community, sporting, and racing groups.”

Kiwi-bred takes out new Australian racing concept Australian racing’s new concept the Trotrods has left the best to last, and it was a Kiwi-bred to the fore. Raced over 947 metres at Redcliffe Raceway in Queensland the Trotrods is racing’s version of T/20 cricket. It features a series of quickfire races with a field of up to five facing the mobile. Held over a series of 16 heats, the big finale was held on Monday night.

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 13 May 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 12.01pm (NZT) AON INSURANCE C0 C0, 305m 1 34572 Go Blue nwtd...................................... N Udy 2 Hardcore Kylie nwtd A &..................Williams 3 77662 Telltale Signs nwtd...........................M Olden 4 Big Time Rocket nwtd.........................L Cole 5 Big Time Jewel nwtd...........................L Cole 6 7 Garrera nwtd K &...............................Phillips 7 34442 My Emmett nwtd................................M Flipp 8 45886 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 9 788x8 Donny nwtd A &...............................Williams 10 455x8 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 2 12.18 PALAMOUNTAIN’S SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C0 C0, 305m 1 45624 Firecracker nwtd A &........................Williams 2 Hardcore Brute nwtd A &.................Williams 3 Big Time Lantao nwtd.........................L Cole 4 22676 Derry Blues nwtd.............................. P Clark 5 78783 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................W Kite 6 358x7 Idol Andy nwtd...................................M Flipp 7 54543 Oma Rapeti nwtd.............................C Morris 8 6655 Kay Tuesso nwtd K &.........................Phillips 9 455x8 That’s Frank nwtd.......................J McInerney 10 58767 Big Time Camila nwtd A &...............Williams 3 12.35pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C0 C0, 305m

Going into the last heat Risky Business had the best time of 65.24 seconds, only for With The Band to go 64.77 and take away the $10,000 prize. Drawn four of four, Paul Diebert got the favourite into the one-one and then powered away for a comfortable win. With The Band is by 2008 New Zealand Cup winner Changeover out of Flashbang, and raced in New Zealand for three

wins from 28 starts before crossing the Tasman. Trained by Chris McDowell and driven by Leo O’Reilly, the horse’s last win in New Zealand was at Banks Peninsula in December. The Trotrods have proved a hit, especially with its on-board cameras that provide a new perspective for the fans on track and at home.

Trainer Paul Diebert

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

1 Big Time Tommey nwtd.......................L Cole 2 73348 Citizen Zagreb nwtd...................J McInerney 3 Hardcore Jet nwtd A &.....................Williams 4 8888x Hurricane Ayla nwtd....................... D Donlon 5 75466 Ariana Sunset nwtd.....................B Goldsack 6 83366 Alamein Pudly nwtd K &.....................Phillips 7 2235 Wifi Robyn nwtd G &............... S Fredrickson 8 66757 Bill Barnacle nwtd A &.....................Williams 9 86x8 Idol Abby nwtd...................................M Flipp 10 78754 Alfie Daman nwtd.............................. P Clark 4 12.52pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 x8748 Tiddy Cash nwtd........................J McInerney 2 64642 Cockney Rip Off 17.72.....................M Olden 3 77138 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 4 61132 Idol Meghan 17.96.............................M Flipp 5 27643 Johny Mowhawk 18.03.................. D Denbee 6 52786 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 7 136x5 Star Way 18.11.................................C Morris 8 34764 Bombshell Blonde 18.02..................... N Udy 9 F5867 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 10 68757 Big Time Rusty 18.13 A &................Williams 5 1.09 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH C1 C1, 305m 1 5478x Star Secret 18.26 A &......................Williams 2 68417 Alamein Graeme 18.03 K &...............Phillips 3 53537 Goldstar Auburn nwtd............... S Gommans 4 27433 Cookie Biscuit 17.75..........................M Flipp 5 42615 Sedgebrook Comet 17.80....................F Kite

6 37456 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 7 42858 Rockoneva nwtd...........................B Hodgson 8 82456 Homebush Minnie 17.61............J McInerney 9 26658 Sozin’s Delight nwtd...................J McInerney 10 87666 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &.....................Williams 6 1.26pm GUTHRIE BOWRON C1 C1, 520m 1 65234 Bigtime Maci 30.53..............................S Kite 2 47775 Jay Mike 30.43.................................... N Udy 3 78887 Bigtime Chloe 30.76......................M Goodier 4 42232 Cossie Cooper 30.35.......................M Olden 5 7454x True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 6 75475 Bigtime Ava 30.70............................. P Clark 7 23186 Big Time Amber 30.29........................L Cole 8 78744 Opawa Marcie 31.23..........................M Flipp 7 1.43 ACCELL LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C1 C1, 305m 1 88268 Bigtime Dean 18.06 A &...................Williams 2 27654 Monty 18.00........................................ N Udy 3 26442 Elsa Blueblood 18.06.................J McInerney 4 38682 Big Time Roonie nwtd.........................L Cole 5 68663 Triple What nwtd J &............................D Bell 6 23132 Jamboree 18.02...............................C Morris 7 53775 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 8 6x652 Opawa Jody nwtd..............................M Flipp 9 87786 Bigtime Kylie 17.82................... S Gommans 10 64F68 Black Widow Baby 18.07 A &...........Williams 8 2.00pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 4223F Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce

2 67354 Gemmas Dilemma 18.16...........J McInerney 3 78726 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 4 14883 Bigtime Hannah 17.80.............. S Gommans 5 77777 Hypothetical 18.13...........................M Olden 6 654x5 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 7 42257 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 8 65735 Watch Marjen 18.20...........................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 87666 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &.....................Williams 10 57587 Token Pick 18.15................................. N Udy 9 2.18pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 55433 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 2 74534 Bigtime Fred 17.67 A &....................Williams 3 5663x Dyna Bryleigh 18.15..........................M Flipp 4 6x8x4 Choice Lass 17.94...........................C Morris 5 37243 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 6 78587 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78..................L Doody 7 47663 Zipping Romeo 17.99 J &....................D Bell 8 55577 Tazia nwtd..................................... D Denbee Emergencies: 9 64F68 Black Widow Baby 18.07 A &...........Williams 10 48686 Ohana Lad nwtd........................ K Gommans 10 2.35pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 520m 1 6x844 Opawa Lara nwtd................................ N Udy 2 48764 Stormy Jay 30.51................................W Kite 3 33723 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 4 82425 Big Time Eden 30.42...........................L Cole 5 45562 Bigtime Alfie 30.09..............................L Cole

6 75x75 Rose And Crown 30.32.................M Goodier 7 23643 Young Dumb Broke 30.63................M Olden 8 88776 Three Of Hearts 30.82.................B Hodgson 11 2.57pm CPF INSURANCE C1 C1, 305m 1 2F785 Idol Ziggy nwtd...................................M Flipp 2 53735 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 3 54828 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 4 888x7 Rambo nwtd...................................W Woods 5 76364 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 6 55878 Midnight Molly nwtd.....................B Hodgson 7 34236 Big Time Rose 17.94 A &.................Williams 8 325F1 Sideline Sally 18.25...................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 86388 Smalltime Johnny 18.07 A &............Williams 10 78778 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 12 3.14pm GARY ROSS DECORATORS C1 C1, 305m 1 84677 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 2 44585 Mickey Mowhawk 17.96................ D Denbee 3 Fx448 Sahara Pippa 17.96...........................M Flipp 4 47765 Idol Wilson 18.19................................M Flipp 5 21243 Webber Come 18.09..................J McInerney 6 33267 Big Time Ricky 18.10 A &................Williams 7 x14x2 Jinja Ted 17.91...............................M Gowan 8 51386 King Theoden nwtd.......................P Blanche 9 88558 Big Time Ivy 18.00 A &.....................Williams 10 58778 Dottie Bell 18.09................................... L Bell 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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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There’s at least one five-letter word. Good Verywords Good of 15 three Excellent 18 How 11 many or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There’s atsolution: least one five-letter word. Previous flow, flows, fowl, fowls, lows,Good owl, owls, slow, sol, Goodlow, 11 Very 15 Excellent 18 sow, wolf, wolfs

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DOWN 1. Followed (8) 2. Frenzied (5) 4. Unexpected defeats (6) 5. Let the buyer beware (L) (6,6) 6. Strews (7) 7. Uncommon (4) 8. Pub (colloq) (8,4) 12. Extend (8) 14. Playhouse (7) 16. Suffering irrational fears (6) 18. Dialect (5) 19. Heroic (4)

Ashburton Guardian 13

Previous solution: flow, flows, fowl, fowls, low, lows, owl, owls, slow, sol, sow, wolf, wolfs

Previous cryptic solution

Across: 1. Coves 4. Idiotic 8. Inter 9. Pop star 10. Bar 11. Ball games 12. None 13. Trim 18. Reverence 20. SOS 21. Suggest 22. Ember 23. Scenery 24. There 2 4. Impale 6 Down: 1. Climbing roses 2. Veteran 3.3Scrubs 5. Impugn 6. Totem 7. Christmas tree 14. Risible 2 6 9 8 15. Breeze 16. Knotty 17. Select 19. Vague

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DEATHS

LANE, Charles Thomas Richard (Dick) – On May 10, 2020. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton, aged 72 years. Dearly loved partner of the late Mary, and loved father and father-in-law of Jamie and Michelle. Messages to the Lane family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A private service for Dick will be held at a later date.

SLAVEN, Bernard Mark (Bernie) – Passed away peacefully at Grey Base Hospital on May 11, 2020, aged 62. Dearly loved dad and father-in-law of Daniel and Jess, Sean, and Matthew, and a loved grandad of Everly. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Virginia and Paul, Hugh and Ange, Paul and Wendy, Jak, Ged and Jennie, Jane, Mark and Jane, and the late Virginia, and Simon, and a loved uncle, cousin and friend of many. Messages to 102 Park Street, Hokitika 7810. A private family service will be celebrated, following the service Bernard will be laid to rest in the Ross Cemetery.

SLAVEN, Bernard Mark (Bernie) – 7/11/1957 – 11/5/2020 Loved son of the late Marie and Bill Slaven. Loved brother of Virgina and Paul Hunt, Hugh and Angie, Paul and Wendy, Jak, the late Simon, Ged and Jen, Mark and Jane and Jane. Will be sadly missed by all his loving family, nieces and nephews, (sons/daughter-in-law, granddaughter) Daniel and Jessica and Everly, Sean and Matthew. Rest in Peace Bernard xxx.

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Fine, with high cloud from midday. Northeasterlies.

Rain about the divide south of Arthur’s Pass. Scattered falls around the Mackenzie District in the morning, otherwise mainly fine in the east with high cloud at times. Snow lowering to 1900m. Wind at 1000m: Light. NW 35 km/h developing at night. Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h, but light north of Mt Cook.

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TOMORROWFZL: 2400m in north, 2000m in south

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Invercargill

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 165.4 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

4.95 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

7.57

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

81.2

Waitaki Kurow at 3:03 pm, yesterday

341.3

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8:51 2:54 9:18 3:32 9:51 3:52 10:14 4:31 10:45 4:47 11:07 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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Winnie to the rescue P11 Mid Canterbury Tennis head coach Jack Tiller said the organisation was ecstatic and planning ahead various winter programmes.

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There is a big task ahead for local sports administrators as several sporting codes absorb the Government’s move to Alert Level 2 tomorrow. However there is confusion as to how community sport will be impacted under current Covid-19 Alert Level 2 guidelines. Several sports officials in Mid Canterbury welcomed the move yesterday, however confirming how sport returned under Level 2 remained a work-in-progress for many codes. The expectation of how community sport is impacted by the Government’s Level 2 protocols which restricts gatherings to no more than 10 people continued to be a talking point yesterday. Last week the Government indicated that 100-person gatherings could be returning under Level 2.

Sport New Zealand chief executive Peter Miskimmin told The AM Show yesterday that the social gathering rules would apply to community sport and groups of no more than 10 people would be able to play or train. However, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said some details needed to be finalised between Sport New Zealand and the Ministry of Health and believed many codes had opted to wait until next month anyway. Sports and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson was expected to address some key questions from Parliament late yesterday. Mid Canterbury Hockey president James Tavendale did not believe the 10-person limit was relevant to sport participation. “That’s more about social gatherings so team sports is different to that. “I’m more concerned about the 100 out-

door gathering limit to be honest and what those implications are.” He urged the hockey community to be patient as the organisation plans ahead alongside its governing body. “I think we’re in a better position than what I expected us to be in,” he said. Mid Canterbury Basketball president Wayne Rodgers said Basketball New Zealand was making further enquiries with Sport New Zealand on the 10-person limit. “Once we know that, we’ll work through a plan and work out what to do going forward. “Before we get too excited.” Mid Canterbury Tennis head coach Jack Tiller said the organisation was ecstatic and planning ahead various winter programmes. “We’re elated,” he said. “We are all go.”

Tennis clubrooms are set to reopen once Tennis New Zealand had finalised its contact tracing programme for the Mid Canterbury area, Tiller said. Ashburton Swim Team Committee president Anne Tait said they were awaiting further advice from the EA Networks Centre, however swimming sessions could potentially be reduced initially. Ashburton College sports co-ordinator Darion Gray was in ongoing talks with School Sport Canterbury and a Sport New Zealand representative yesterday, and said that there was further clarification required. “We’re in a holding pattern at the moment,” she said. “Going from 100 to 10, we’re trying to get our heads around that. “We had processes in place but that’s just thrown everything up in the air again.”

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