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Smoke alarm warning – Consumer By Katie todd

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■ ASHBURTON’S COLDSTREAM HOUSE

Resthome changes hands By Sue NewmaN

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A new, national player is about to enter Ashburton’s aged-care market with the pending sale of Coldstream House to Heritage Lifecare Limited. The care facility will pass out of the hands of long-time owners Vicki and Richard Green on June 21, but for staff and residents life will continue unchanged, Heritage executive chairman David Renwick said. There will be one immediate change, however, a name change, with the facility to be known as Coldstream Lifecare and Village. Heritage already owns 29 care facilities in provincial areas and across New Zealand has 2100

care beds and 600 independent living units. The opportunity to expand into Ashburton was an exciting one, Renwick said. “We were attracted by the opportunity to get into an area where we knew there was a growing demand.” The new owners would sit back and see how the facility operated for the first few months and if any changes were made they would only be minor, he said. Staff had been assured that their jobs would continue. Because Heritage’s major investor is an off-shore private equity fund, the sale had to be approved by the Overseas Investment Commission. This approval has been given and final

details of the change of ownership were now being worked through, Renwick said. For the current owners, the decision to sell a business they have owned since December 2007 was a tough one, however, they will continue to own and operate their other Ashburton facility, Princes Court. Their company Greenvale owns land around both Princes Court and an Invercargill resthome and will now explore options for developments around those facilities. “It was sad to sell, but it was the right business decision,” Vicki Green said. They bought Coldstream House from Bruce Alborough in December 2007.

Consumer NZ and FENZ are warning people against using a model of smoke alarm stocked by multiple retailers across Ashburton. Ionisation-type smoke alarms performed so “poorly” in recent Consumer NZ tests that the watchdog is calling for them to be pulled from shelves. Ionisation models and photoelectric models are the two main types of smoke alarm and ionisation models tend to be slightly cheaper. However, Consumer NZ said they give much less warning of smouldering fires, such as those caused by faulty electrical wiring, curtains draped over a heater, or a hot ember igniting upholstery foam. All smoke alarms will respond to a fire eventually, but people with an ionisation model smoke alarm were less likely to escape their homes safely in the event of a fire, they warned. FENZ Fire Risk Management national adviser Peter Gallagher said his organisation had been recommending for over a decade that people use photoelectric, long-life smoke alarms rather than ionisation models. He said based on current knowledge about smoke alarm performance, photo-electric alarms are generally considered to be more effective than their ionisation counterparts across a range of fires. “The two types can detect different types of smoke … and photo-electric ones can basically give you warnings in the earlier stages of the fire,” Ashburton fire risk management officer Bevan Findlay said. Consumer NZ advised that peo-

Bevan Findlay ple should check which type of smoke alarm they have in their homes and rental properties. Ionisation alarms usually feature a radioactive symbol somewhere on the alarm body, and photo-electric alarms can be purchased at hardware stores in Ashburton for just $8. However, both FENZ and Consumer NZ urged that any working alarm is better than no alarm and ionisation models should not be removed if they are not being replaced. “You’re better off with ionisation than nothing,” Findlay said. “Smoke alarms are especially important when people are sleeping as they lose their sense of smell, so they won’t smell the smoke,” Gallagher said. Findlay said on the whole, Ashburton residents were pretty good at fitting their houses with working smoke alarms. “It’s good not to be apathetic and there’s always room for improvement … but most people I talk to have a good attitude,” he said.

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Students get creative during workplace visit By Katie todd

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JFM Marketing director Jo Foster (right) and graphic designer Justine Tull (in front of screen) showing ARA students (from left) Angela Bota, Kirsten Stapley and Cydele Matthews how an idea can be whittled into a practical product. PHOTO KATIE TODD 170518-KT-004

To some, the idea of pursuing a creative arts career might seem a daunting or disillusioning experience, perhaps conjuring imagery of abandoned manuscripts or discarded artworks. But stepping inside the JFM Marketing & Design studio on Thursday, students from ARA Institute’s Ashburton campus glimpsed a far more exciting reality – creative artists and storytellers working as professional marketers in a sophisticated studio environment. During the workplace visit students were shown the creative process of how an idea is developed into a result that achieves a business objective. For graphic and website designer Justine Tull a day at work could involve developing an udder logo for a Canterbury dairy farm, creating a billboard around a truck, or bringing an engaging website to life, from her sketchbook to the screen.

Marketing communications assistant Janice McKay described how she had been helping a local restaurant to rebrand and garner a social media following through a successful Facebook post. “I do anything with words involved. Justine and I work as two halves to create a product,” she explained. The workplace visit also showed that career pathways are not always linear and are often filled with challenges along the way, JFM Marketing director Jo Foster said. Meanwhile, for mums on the course it was an opportunity to see another parent – Foster – working successfully in a creative career and negotiating a worklife balance. The ARA students are currently studying the New Zealand Certificate in Foundation Skills – designed to provide either the entry level qualifications for more advanced study, or build on students’ existing skills to give them a leg-up into new employment.

Nine councillors or 12? Your choice By Sue NewmaN

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The public is about to have its say on the number of district councillors it should take to run the Ashburton District, but two current councillors are not happy with the numbers proposed. At Thursday’s council meeting councillors were due to sign off the proposal to reduce the number of councillors from 12 to 9 over three wards and for two minor boundary adjustments to be made. Councillor Selwyn Price was not happy. He voted against the change when it was first discussed and he continued to argue against it at Thursday’s meeting. “I’ve asked a lot of questions around this issue and not one question has been answered. No-

one can tell me how people of this district would be better represented with nine councillors not 12?” The change was being made to fit within recommended population representation levels, Stuart Wilson said. “From what we’ve ascertained with other districts of the same population base we’re a bit over represented with 12.” In the past councillors were the first point of contact for the community on any issue. They were hands-on, Wilson said. “Nowadays our work is more administrative and we have big management teams to handle the day-to-day things. It’s a very different occupation now to the day when we used to be the people who bought the graders.”

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Technology and modern communications meant councillors were able to deal more rapidly with issues and work from home and had made the job quite different to the days when agenda came by mail, Peter Reveley said. “And look at large boards, they now only have five or six people. I don’t think anyone will be disadvantaged.” A smaller number of councillors made it easier to work effectively and efficiently, Russell Ellis said. “There is better cohesion and you can often achieve more with less. If the community doesn’t think we’ve got it right they’ll tell us so,” he said. Price wasn’t happy. He wanted the council to change the consultation document to 12 council-

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lors. He said the community didn’t have enough or the right information on the issue. “There are some very inaccurate conceptions out there, people think the quality of councillors will be improved or that only the best qualified will be councillors. I’m not sure what qualifications you need. I don’t believe people in the community have been given sufficient information to understand the implications of having less councillors. How will people be better represented by less councillors? I don’t believe they will be,” he said. Thelma Bell agreed and said she was concerned that fewer councillors would mean more work for each one. Theirs were the two lone voices voting against the commu-

nity being consulted on a change to nine elected members at the 2019 election. Public consultation on the representation review opened yesterday. An open day will be held at the council chambers on June 1 between 1pm and 4pm for people to drop in and learn about the proposed arrangements and what they would mean for the district. The representation proposal follows an online survey conducted in February this year in which residents were asked what they thought about some early suggestions for the council’s representation arrangements. They voted 75 per cent in favour of change. Consultation closes at 5pm on June 18.

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■ PINK SHIRT DAY

Serious message behind the fun By Katie todd

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As the lunch bell rang yesterday afternoon Mount Hutt College students dived into a veritable feast of all things pink: from nail painting to pink pancakes to water pong with pink cups. The college was among a number of local schools and organisations celebrating Pink Shirt Day yesterday as part of National Bullying-Free Week. The activities were organised by the college’s Student Welfare Committee and Peer Support Group, who put the proceeds of their pink pancake sales towards the Bullying Prevention Advisory Group (BPAG) said Youth Mentor Wendy Keepa. She said the college had celebrated the event in the past, but this was the biggest and busiest Pink Shirt Day yet. “It’s just about having a bit of fun,” she said. Mayfield School, Borough School and Base youth were also among those partaking, donning pinks shirts and spreading kindness like confetti. The annual event, organised by the BPAG and the Mental Health Foun-

dation, sees schools running classroom activities to get students talking about bullying, and reviewing their anti-bullying policies. This year’s theme is Let’s Talk About It, acknowledging that children and young people can find it difficult to open up to adults about bullying. “Bullying can have serious and ongoing impacts on our mental health and wellbeing. We know that people who are bullied are more likely to experience symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts and avoid going to school,” Mental Health Foundation Chief Executive Shaun Robinson said. “Pink Shirt Day is a reminder that small actions lead to larger actions that create positive change where we live, work and play.” Over 1000 schools and 850 workplaces signed up to take part around the country – more than double the number that got involved last year. Pink Shirt Day began in Canada in 2007 when two teenagers took a stand against homophobic bullying, mobilising their whole school, after a fellow student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt.

Toby Robinson, Year 8, gets amongst the pink-themed games at Mount Hutt College yesterday. PHOTO KATIE TODD 180518-KT-224

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A quick scramble to find $7000 and the promise to swing another $8000 has spared a quake claimant who vandalised Earthquake Commission cars a stint in jail. Semi-retired Christchurch painter and decorator Russell Taylor Carr, 57, was told by a disgruntled judge yesterday that he would’ve been jailed unless he coughed up some cash. Carr was found guilty of intentional damage after a judge-alone trial earlier this year. He had admitted being in dispute with the much-maligned Crown entity for more than two years over a quake-damaged property but vehemently denied the vandalism allegations. Carr was due to be sentenced at 9.30am yesterday before Judge Stephen O’Driscoll at Christchurch District Court who wanted to know what Carr’s plan for reparation was. Defence counsel Nikita Mitskevitch said the amount sought to cover the damages, and not including the cost of testing the liquid used in the acid attack, was more than $14,000. The lawyer said that Carr was semi-retired but did do some work and if the judge imposed reparation, he could make an arrangement to repay some money. But O’Driscoll wasn’t having it. The judge noted that Carr had planned an overseas trip and was selling a property. If he failed to make some “meaningful” reparation payments, he faced jail. The judge stood the matter down until 2.15pm so Carr could decide whether he could come up with some reparation. “Bring a bag if there’s no reparation being offered,” the judge warned him. When the case recalled at 2.15pm, Carr told the court he could pay $7000 up front. But he asked for some more time to pay the remainder. Judge O’Driscoll agreed to defer sentence until June 11 for Carr to come up with the remaining $8000. - NZME

In brief Correction A story which appeared in Friday’s edition of the Guardian pertaining to the resignation of former lawyer, Kurt Reed referenced the organisation, AWF. This reference was made in relation to the AWF Auckland Construction and Technical and not Ashburton based law firm, Argyle Welsh Finnigan. The Guardian apologises for any confusion made by this omission of detail.

Back to business Former Christchurch property developer David Henderson, twice bankrupted for his forays into property development, has won the right to re-engage with the sector, but only as a selfemployed consultant providing services to the construction, land development and hospitality industries. Associate Judge Rob Osborne, the judge who granted Henderson his conditional discharge from bankruptcy in January 2017, yesterday partly approved Henderson’s application for permission to trade as an unincorporated sole trader subject to a series of conditions. - NZME

Rammings on the rise Criminals have rammed police cars on nine occassions this year in what the Police Association fears is a growing trend. The latest incident took place in Taupo on Wednesday night when a patrol car was rammed just before midnight by a fleeing driver in a stolen SUV. The two injured officers restarted their damaged car in order to leave the scene and wait for back-up but were followed by the offender. He was later tracked down and arrested. - NZME

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Dancing Queens score top marks ABBA Gold was the first CD I ever purchased, and anyone who butchers its smash-hit singalongs instantly becomes my sworn enemy. So it’s with utter relief I can confirm nobody in the Ashburton Variety Theatre has done anything less than a stellar job of bringing the Mamma Mia! musical to life. Dozens of local super troupers have poured their wee hearts and souls into this tenth anniversary celebration of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, assembling a show which is about a million times preferable to watching the movie, in a sun-drenched Grecian setting about a million times more preferable than the glacial Ashburton streets. Just like a piece of silver Lycra around a thigh, the joy of this show stretches far and wide. There’s something to tickle the fancy of the Dancing Queen within each of us. For me, the wow-factor began with the set, produced by the New Zealand Mamma Mia! Consortium. I won’t give much away but Bloody Nora, I’d be surprised if the O’Reilly Auditorium hasn’t looked better in all its 10 years. Then came Act 1 of the romantic comedy and along grooved an array of impeccably casted characters. In the role of 20-year-old Sophie is the fresh and energetic Miriam von Voorthuizen, self-proclaimed long lost twin of Amanda Seyfried (She’s not wrong. It’s uncanny). Heather McFarlane hits her stride as Sophie’s always freespirited yet sometimes dishevelled Donna, and Kate Galbraith (Tanya) and Cherie Livingstone (Rosie) win chuckles with their exDynamos antics. Also working together harmoniously and hilariously on stage as Sophie’s three potential baby daddies are Chris Woods (metropolitan Harry), Aaron Boyce (dark horse Sam) and the absolutely brilliant Brent Gray (Birkenstock wearing, rucksack toting Aussie bloke Bill). Luke Glendining slips into character as Sophie’s fiancé Sky with

skill and ease, and a vigorous nod of approval goes to the four youths who adeptly portrayed the young couple’s friends – Pepper, Eddie, Lisa and Ali.

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The audience are kept as firmly hooked on the action as a small silver fish clinging to Rosie’s fishing line.

The show maintained momentum right through both acts, and I’m not just talking about Bill (Brent Gray) gracelessly hurtling through a line of wedding guest chairs.

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ence are kept as firmly hooked on the action as a small silver fish clinging to Rosie’s fishing line. From the snorkel-and flipperclad male ensemble performing Lay All Your Love on Me to Sophie

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floating above her bed and being pestered by green alien organisms in Under Attack, all musical numbers are accompanied by a flashy visual feast of activity. Not that any distraction is needed from the singing, as I failed to hear a vocal chord out of line. And then there’s the music itself. From a nook below the stage and behind a wooden pier, live backing tracks issue from an eight-piece band led by musical director Richard Marrett. My only grumble would be that this band were tucked just out of sight from my chosen third-row seat – as the tunes were so polished it became easy to forget they were floating to my ears from real, Ashburton musicians and backing singers rather than any pre-recorded soundtrack. Hot diggity we have some top talent in this town.

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Mamma Mia opened last night at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. The season runs until Saturday, May 26, with nine more evening and matinee performances including a discounted Monday Madness Night. Tickets for the event are now available at Ticket Direct with student and senior pricing available. For all other information, head to ateventcentre.co.nz - Reviewed by Katie Todd

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So gimme gimme gimme a standing ovation or ten, because this show earns top marks all round. Reader, if you are yet to secure your tickets – I can only urge that you boogie on down to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre ASAP. We’ve got a world-class talentfeast right on our own doorstep.

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■ TRANZ-ALPINE SCOOTER SAFARI

Hard yards on road all for a good cause BY SUE NEWMAN

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Take one scooter, two men and hundreds of kilometres of road and you have a team on a mission to raise funds for the Cancer Society. This morning while most of the Ashburton District was still tucked up in bed Trevor Croy and son Gareth were on the road heading for Hokitika as part of a 250-strong contingent of scooters slogging up and down steep hills on their way to the West Coast. The Tranz-Alpine Scooter Safari is held biennially as a major fundraiser for the organisation’s Canterbury branch and every time it’s a sell-out with willing participants lining up to take part. The event started in 2009 to support a young man with bowel cancer. It started small and snowballed. It’s not for the faint hearted and that’s the way it was designed – cancer sufferers experience huge discomfort and

the event organisers wanted safari participants to do the same. The race is designed to be a cold, long, hard, gruelling and uncomfortable test of endurance. For Team Croy, that’s a bunch of sacrifices they’re prepared to make to raise money for a cause dear to their hearts. Trevor’s original plan was to do up an old scooter to make the trip. Friend Bryan Donaldson told him he would be mad to consider making the journey on anything less than reliable and came up with a luxurious alternative. As they alternate legs of the eight hour journey Team Croy will be riding a 50cc Yamaha and they’ll be kitted out in the warmest of clothing from the McKay and Donaldson shop shelves. The pair are safari ‘virgins’ Trevor said and while the original idea was his, Gareth was keen to cross the Tasman to join his dad. Before they hit the road today the pair have had to brush up on their scooter skills. Trevor reck-

ons it’s 40 years since he’s been on the road on two wheels and Gareth says it’s 18 years for him. Dad’s nabbed the initial honour lap around Ruapuna race track and he’ll be the one to slog up Porters Pass, but Gareth will have the glory of riding into Hokitika. Number one goal is to make it to Sheffield for a pie. The bikes will travel in waves of 50, in single file with mechanics and breakdown trucks bringing up the rear. They’ve checked the weather forecast. It looks grim, but they know the ride is on regardless. “It’s only cancelled if the road is closed,” Trevor said. To date the pair have raised $1200 for the cause, with the all up tally for the ride currently sitting at $280,000. Wives Linda and Lisa will be the support crew, driving the truck, towing the trailer (the pair won’t be riding back home) and carrying warm clothing and warming refreshments.

Father and son, taking to the road, Gareth (rear) and Trevor Croy settling into the scooter seat ahead of today’s Trans-Alpine Scooter Safari. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 180518-SN-02

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Marrying same day as royals ‘a good sign’ By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton mum Georgina White did not know until one week ago that her wedding date was to clash with that of royalty. But the 25-year-old is taking the coincidence as a good sign, and believes it may even have something to do with destiny. White and partner Adam Lush, 26, are to marry at the Tinwald Memorial Hall today at 2pm, and a reception will follow at the venue. The pair say destiny played a big part in their choice of the wedding date in the first place. White explained that 10 years ago she and Lush were in a serious car crash. However, they both survived, and because it was on the eighth day of the eighth month in 2008, eight had been their lucky number ever since. Their survival was particularly poignant, considering White had previously lost her brother Dean in a car crash. “I could have died but I survived it, it was like it was meant to be. I’m still here for a reason, I have still got things to do,” she said. The number eight in numerology represented infinity, and by working on this number and taking into account a numerology process for days, months and years, they arrived at May 19 as the date they should marry. White said while she had only just heard about the clash with the royal wedding, she believed it would prove to be just one more happy event in what had been a beautiful love story for herself and Lush. The couple had been childhood sweethearts, and at the age of 10 White had said to her younger brother Adam she would marry Lush one day. After four-and-a-half years of being together in their teens, the pair later separated, but fate once again intervened and they got back together about a year ago. They are now not only planning their wedding, but expecting the arrival of their

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When you make change through education, you make change for the future and that’s been the experience of Ashburton midwife Julie Dockrill who is part of a team of Kiwis making a huge difference in the lives of mothers and babies in Mongolia. As she prepares to return to the vast country, she talks to reporter Sue Newman about the programme that has now become part of that country’s health education.

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housands of Mongolian mothers and babies have a better chance for a healthy future thanks to the work of a small group of New Zealand midwives. Among those midwives is Ashburton’s Julie Dockrill who on Friday made her third trip to Mongolia to complete a training project that has, and will continue to, change lives. In simple terms the small Kiwi vocational training team delivered education at three medical centres across the country, but its lasting legacy is much greater – the development of childbirth education manuals they will regularly update, ensuring modern-day childbirth practices continue well into the future. Julie’s involvement was almost accidental. “It was a Timaru Rotary project and they wanted to know if there was anyone local with the skills to teach education in Mongolia,” she said. Her name was put forward, she had a casual chat and wasn’t sure whether a stint in Mongolia was for her, but she was offered the position and decided, why not? “I never envisaged I’d be doing this in my life. It’s been hugely rewarding and you just have to take these opportunities when they arrive. It’s been the most amazing experience and I’ve been very privileged to be part of a great team that has worked together really well,” she said. Julie knew very little about Mongolia and had no idea what to expect, but said every step of the way the work has been made easier by having Timaru Rotarian Gary Dennison on board as logistics expert. For the group, setting out to break new ground in the Mongolian health sector meant working, travelling and living together for three weeks, often in quite basic circumstances. The work was challenging, teaching a new curriculum that required translation to people who were unaccustomed to western-style learning that involved discussion, participation and input. “People in the health profession had had no upskilling for 15 years. We got consultants, doctors, new graduate nurses to pitch our education at and they

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Above – Birthing suites in Mongolia are at best basic, with several women giving birth in the same room. Below – A Mongolian child.

kept telling us that this was a different way to learn,” Julie said. They taught, explained and discussed and their students took that knowledge on board. “We never envisaged it would make such a change so quickly.

We thought we’d have change at ground level, but we managed to have change at government level and that’s huge,” she said. The manuals have been endorsed and adopted by the Mongolian Ministry of Health as the

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Left – While some of Julie Dockrill’s time in Mongolia was spent in cities, she also worked with mothers and babies in rural areas and that meant living in Bedouin accommodation, in a Ger settlement.

Above – A Mongolian baby, warmly wrapped just hours after birth. Right – Recovery ward facilities for women who have delivered by caesarean section are spartan.

Above – A mother and child at rest. Right – Ashburton midwife Julie Dockrill with Mongolian twins delivered at 32 weeks. national standardised maternal and infant training curriculum. The key to that, Julie said, was doing what had previously been impossible, getting the health department and the education department at the same table. What probably also made a difference was knowing that as much as childbirth education saved lives, it also saved money, she said. Yes, it’s been a lot of work, Julie said, but the single biggest thing the group was proudest of was that the change they had made was sustainable because it involved manuals that reinforced the new practices. The group made its first trip to

Mongolia in 2013 and following a second training visit they were able to see their results in statistics – between 2013 and 2015 infant mortality rates dropped 66 per cent and maternal deaths dived more than 70 per cent. Over a three-week period they worked with more than 300 maternal healthcare workers. The work has been carried out in both cities and in rural clinics where teaching resources have been given to staff and flyers prepared to give to pregnant women. Their work has not been delivering babies, it has been all about educating midwives. Some travelled several days to take part in training sessions.

The team also delivers equipment to rural clinics, Julie’s last two stints in Mongolia have taken her to the capital city Ulaanbaatar, Darkhan, in the north and Sainshand near the Chinese border. After the first trip a midwife from Mongolia was chosen to come to New Zealand to spend a month experiencing the New Zealand healthcare system. This time the team is small, just Julie, an Australian midwife and a logistics expert and they will swap Sainshand for Alti, in the middle of the Gobi Desert. “We’re really, really committed to this, but we know in our hearts that this will be our last

trip to Mongolia, our job is done. It’s all set up and our job now will be working to update their information. We feel settled in our hearts that we’ve made a difference, much more than we thought.” The work has been “insanely” rewarding, but personal rewards were never the objective, that was about achieving an outcome that would bring about sustainable change. And that’s been achieved, she said. She puts some of the project’s success down to good planning – identifying what was there, what was needed, what was possible and what was actually do-able. “Yes it’s been a lot of work,

but when you have a passion it doesn’t feel like you’re doing something that’s out of the ordinary.” While the Kiwi team has helped set new standards in maternal and infant care, the birthing experience for Mongolian women is still very basic. Delivery rooms contain several beds and no-one other than a midwife is allowed to be with a woman in labour. The role of the family is to ensure the woman has everything she will need from toilet paper and sheets to food. Hospitals simply provide a bed and basic care. A stigma is still attached to a child who is less than “perfect”, Julie said, and mothers will walk away and leave a child they do not want. “What we’re doing is also about empowering women so they know what’s right, because they don’t deal well with disability or sick children. They sometimes leave them at the hospital and they never return.” And there are orphanages and underground “cities” where orphans live. These youngsters are often targeted for body parts. The group also worked to empower women to know and do what was right for themselves and their children, to understand they did not have to tolerate abuse and violence, Julie said. “They’re lovely, warm, friendly people who want what we all want, the best for our children.” For everyone who was involved in the education the experience had been very humbling, she said. “We have a passion for antenatal education because we recognise it delivers healthy babies and better outcomes and when you have a passion, you don’t feel you’re doing something out of the ordinary. “We’ve had some amazing results, results we never anticipated. We’re changing attitudes and the important thing is that our programme is sustainable.” While the team delivered the programme, none of that would have been possible without the support of both Rotary and Ashburton Hospital, Julie said.

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Property developer owes millions Vlasic’s attention is now focused on the mortgagee sale of the 8 Huka Road property, which is currently listed on Trade Me. Viewings of the property started on Thursday afternoon and will run through to Tuesday May 22. While the properties should recover some of the money owed, Vlasic said creditors would still be left out of pocket after the sale. This latest financial trouble follows on from Kelly’s prior business venutre, Volcanic Investments, which went into liquidation, following a string of failed property developments in upmarket Auckland suburbs. His personal debts at the time amounted to more than $28m. Thereafter, Kelly went on to start the Chelsea View Estate Trust, which has now gone into liquidation. Kelly refused the Herald’s request for comment. - NZME

Cameron Partners to assist with this process,” the company said. “No decisions have been made and it remains business as usual at Hellers. We will not make any further comment until the review is complete.” Wellington investment firm Rangatira increased its stake in Hellers to 63 per cent from 50 per cent in late 2015, paying $9.5m for the extra shares, and valuing the

investment at $52.2m at the time. In the June 2017 year, Rangatira recognised a $36.3m revaluation gain on the Hellers stake after the meat company acquired Gramart Foods. The investment firm didn’t split out the value of its Hellers take in the 2017 annual report, although it recognised the value of the meat firm’s goodwill at $27.7m as at June 30. - NZME

ogy has become. Usually, I don’t let things bother me but what bothers me more than anything in the world is when technology goes bad. Because it ends up being on people like me, for creating something that turned out to not to be good and pure,” he said. “I always want to put the human before the technology. In a company like Apple that made computers easy to use, I always thought that the user was more important than the technology,” he told the audience. But in the age of big data, tech companies like Google and Facebook have turned the humans

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Rangatira Investments-controlled Hellers has hired investment bank Cameron Partners to review its business, amid reports New Zealand’s biggest producer of bacon, ham and smallgoods is for sale. The Christchurch-based company said in a statement it’s considering options for the future direction of the business and has hired the investment bank to help review its business. The statement came after the Australian Financial Review’s Street Talk column reported Cameron Partners was gauging interest in a two-stage auction of the meat producer, naming JBS Australia and Affinity Equity Partners as potential bidders. The AFR reported Hellers generates annual earnings of $20 million. “As part of this review Hellers has commenced a review of its capital and ownership structure and has appointed independent professional advisors including

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New council CEO has big shoes to fill O

nce you got past the comical responses about Ashburton getting a covered stadium before Christchurch and the Crusaders’ home base becoming the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds, the news of Hamish Riach’s move to the chief executive chair of the Ashburton District Council was quite serious. Here’s a man with a world of experience behind him, a man who is internationally acclaimed for his business acumen, a man who some of the most powerful heads in world sport have nothing but respect for. And he’s coming to hold one of the most important positions in Ashburton. I’ve been lucky enough to have dealt with Hamish in various

roles over the years, but largely in his role at the helm of the Crusaders. Through that time the spotlight has been firmly on him by the entire world with incidents like the Zac Guildford saga. He handled himself with real skill and endeared himself to the public with the manner in which he treated such a sensitive subject. There’s no doubt that Riach has a job in front of him when he gets to Ashburton, but he has the ma-

jor bonus of a very experienced and skilled management team around him who will no doubt be bending over backwards to ensure the transition is a smooth one. Most pleasing is that Riach seems keen to envelop himself in the Ashburton District by living here and not travelling from Christchurch or Rolleston like a lot of people in high-powered positions do. In order to help guide a district, one must be a part of it. There’s no point in living Christchurch and making big decisions that impact on Auckland and, similarly, Christchurch and Ashburton. That alone should give the people of Mid Canterbury the confidence that the right decision has been made for the better-

ment of our district – and now it’s up to Riach to do his bit. But, what about Andrew Dalziel? In his five years at the helm of the Ashburton District Council, he’s made a big impression. With a calm nature and level head in times of conflict, Dalziel has handled himself with real pride and passion in the job he’s undertaken for half a decade and his loss from the Ashburton District will be another district’s gain for sure with his experience a much-needed commodity around New Zealand. It’s hard not to feel sorry for him though. By electing not to roll his contract over for the next two years, instead heading to the market – Dalziel was left exposed to losing his job.

But in the hype of a big-ticket result in Riach, it is important we don’t forget or understate the job Dalziel has done here. Although largely behind closed doors, he’s been a strong advocate for the people and has done himself proud in the job. His will be big shoes to fill. Big shoes. But maybe we have the right person, with the right skills and right kind of respect around the country to lift the Ashburton District to a new level through driving his council staff team hard to get better results for all of us. And who knows, maybe that covered stadium might be a good option, then the possibility of the Crusaders playing here in the future would be even brighter than ever. A win-win for everyone.

sang Happy Birthday to You to President John F. Kennedy during a Democratic fundraiser at New York’s Madison Square Garden. In 1981, five British soldiers were killed by an Irish Republican Army landmine in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. In 1994, former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis died in New York at age 64. Ten years ago: Chinese stood still and sirens wailed to mourn the country’s nearly 87,000 earthquake victims.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama, in a soaring commencement address on work, sacrifice and opportunity, told graduates of historically black Morehouse College in Atlanta to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college and use it to improve people’s lives. One year ago: Sweden dropped a rape investigation of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who remained holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London to avoid arrest and possible extradition to

the United States to face charges stemming from the publication of thousands of pages of classified documents. Today’s birthdays: TV personality David Hartman is 83. Actor James Fox is 79. Actor Peter Mayhew is 74. Rock singercomposer Pete Townshend (The Who) is 73. Rock singer-musician Dusty Hill (ZZ Top) is 69. Singeractress Grace Jones is 67. Rock musician Phil Rudd is 64. Actor Steven Ford is 62. Actress Toni Lewis is 58. Actress Polly Walker is 52. Actor Jason Gray-Stanford

is 48. Gospel singer Israel Houghton is 47. Rock singer Jenny Berggren (Ace of Base) is 46. TV personality Kim Zolciak Biermann (TV: Real Housewives of Atlanta) is 40. Country/rock singer Shooter Jennings is 39. Rock musician James Richardson (MGMT) is 35. Pop singer Sam Smith is 26. Thought for today: “How slowly I have made my way in life! How much is still to be done!” — Nathaniel Hawthorne, American author (born 1804, died this date in 1864). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, May 19, the 139th day of 2018. There are 226 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On May 19, 1943, in his second wartime address to the US Congress, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill pledged his country’s full support in the fight against Japan; that evening, Churchill met with President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House, where the two leaders agreed on May 1, 1944 as the date for the D-Day invasion of France (the operation ended up being launched more than a month later). On this date: In 1536, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of England’s King Henry VIII, was beheaded after being convicted of adultery. In 1649, England was declared a republic by Parliament following the execution of King Charles I. (The monarchy was restored in 1660.) In 1780, a mysterious darkness enveloped much of New England and part of Canada in the early afternoon. In 1913, California Gov. Hiram Johnson signed the WebbHartley Law prohibiting “aliens ineligible to citizenship” from owning farmland, a measure targeting Asian immigrants, particularly Japanese. In 1927, the silent movie Wings, a World War One drama starring Clara Bow, Charles “Buddy” Rogers and Richard Arlen, had its world premiere in San Antonio, Texas, where it was filmed. (Wings went on to win the first Academy Award for best picture.) In 1935, T. E. Lawrence, also known as Lawrence of Arabia, died in Dorset, England, six days after being injured in a motorcycle crash. In 1958, British actor Ronald Colman died in Santa Barbara, California, at age 67. In 1962, actress Marilyn Monroe

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he Ashburton Trust Event Centre is infested and noone is doing a damn thing about it! I believe the manager, Roger Farr, should be held accountable for the current situation and I challenge him publicly to explain how it has got to this point. I don’t make that statement lightly, but as ratepayers you should know about this crisis that I believe is being purposely swept under the red carpet. What makes the situation more alarming is this is the 10th anniversary of the building and the event centre, along with Variety Theatre Ashburton, have been actively promoting through the Guardian, what is undoubtedly the hottest, musthave ticket in town – Mamma Mia! Now I’m not talking about the well-known poxy plague of podgy pigeons placidly pooping on the parapets of the building. I have direct and exclusive insider knowledge of three bizarre infestations that I cannot believe someone has not spoken out about. I suspect that the event centre staff are aware and have been blinded by the disco ball spinning in the auditorium, and cannot speak the truth. When you go to Mamma Mia! you will not see this infestation, so I will point them out to you now and you can decide if you need to raise this with your local councillor. Starting with the bowels of the building there is, under the stage, a cluster of Dungeon Divas. I have researched this group on Facegram and Instabook and discovered they are highly intelligent beings with extreme musical skills. Dungeon Divas have an incredible ability to create and perform three and four-part harmonies. While the applause inducing stars wow you with their passionate portrayals of the Mamma Mia! characters, below them the divas belt out backing vocal after backing vocal.

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Are the cast members on stage aware of the infestation of Dungeon Divas, Cave Trolls and Roof Rats? PHOTO KATIE TODD 180518-KT-019 A sub-group of divas make up the live band that effortlessly smashes out the top ABBA hits with infinite energy. Above the divas, and on the side of the stage, are the Cave Trolls. The largest group is on the left-hand side of the stage from an audience’s point of view. These netherworld-bred creatures delight in pulling long ropes to make pieces of the stage set fly up and down. At one point Sophie, the lead character getting married, has a nightmare and I know it has the hand of the Cave Trolls all over this scene. These Cave Trolls also think it is amusing to rearrange the set every now and then, so that the cast have to adjust to the new positions and carry on with the show. And carry on with the show they do, in the most breath-taking manner. The leads are a rock solid combination of vocal mastery, beauty and bit of buff. The ensemble that supports them are choreographed with surgical precision and sizzle on stage, especially in hypnotic numbers like Voulez Vous. I bet the Cave Trolls laugh as much as you as an audience do, when Bumbling Bill creates a mess of the wedding chairs

while being chased by Randy Rosie. I don’t know what to say about these two as both of them are teachers and should know better. I suspect that Roger does not want this infestation known because of his central role as director, manager and lighting designer. While I have to acknowledge his sheer determination and tenacity to pull off such a big show piece for the 10th anniversary, I am not swayed from my mission to uncover the darker side of this building. So I have saved revealing the third infestation until now. If you are not sitting down with a strong chai latte, then I encourage you to do so. When you come in and take your seat for this foot-stomping, hand-clapping, sing-your-heart-out show, Do. Not. Look. Up! No I mean it, do NOT look up, for high above you scurry Roof Rats! These are truly the most terrifying of all of the creatures that infest the event centre. I know from an extremely trustworthy source, that these rats are as big as grown men. There are only three of them and you won’t see them 99 per cent of the time as they scurry about

and spotlight the action on the stage far below. Now here is the evidence that the staff at ATEC know about them; they have nicknames for this terrifying trio. They are called Papa Whiskey, Peanut and Diabetes! Not only that, the staff have given them chairs to sit on, to make them comfortable and as a way of encouraging them to stay up there and not come down. Speaking of nicknames, you should be aware that the puppet master who calls all the cues once the show starts is known as Mother Hen, and her upcoming protégé is called Rubber Duck. So, either I am completely wrong (which has never happened) and this has been a shameless promotion of the greatest show on in town, or there are some serious issues going on at the event centre. I will let you the ABBA-loving fan decide. This is Papa Whiskey signing out. Over. Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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People watch as ash rises from the summit crater of Kilauea volcano in Hawaii.

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Bohemian Rhapsody, the forthcoming Freddie Mercury biopic, has been criticised for apparently downplaying his bisexuality, relationships with men, and even his death from Aids. Bryan Fuller slammed the company behind the Bohemian Rhapsody for being vague about the Queen singer’s death in promotional materials. He tweeted: “DEAR 20TH CENTURY FOX ... Yes, it was a life-threatening illness, but more specifically it was Aids. From having gay sex with men. Do better.” The trailer for the film features Mercury’s partner Mary Austin prominently, but only appears to show his interest in men in a blink-andyou’ll-miss-it shot.

Kilauea spews ash A volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island erupted anew with little sound and only modest fury, spewing a steely gray plume of ash about 9100 metres into the sky that began raining down on a nearby town. The explosion at the summit of Kilauea came after two weeks of volcanic activity that sent lava flows into neighbourhoods and destroyed at least 26 homes. Scientists said the eruption was the most powerful in recent days, though it probably lasted only a few minutes. Geologists have warned that the volcano could become even more violent, with increasing ash production and the potential that future blasts could hurl boulders the size of cows from the summit. Toby Hazel, who lives in Pa-

hoa, near the mountain, said she heard “a lot of booming sounds.” Those came after days of earthquakes. “It’s just time to go – it really, really is,” she said, preparing to leave town. “I feel so sorry for the people who don’t go, because they don’t have the money, or don’t want to go to a shelter and leave their houses.” Some people in the community closest to the volcano slept through the blast, said Kanani Aton, a spokeswoman for Hawaii County Civil Defence, who spoke to relatives and friends in the town called Volcano. At least one person who was awake heard nothing. Epic Lava tour operator John Tarson is an early riser and only learned about the eruption

after receiving an alert on his phone. The plume, a towering column of ash reaching into a hazy sky, looked different than others he’s witnessed, because of its sheer height. “What I noticed is the plume was just rising straight into the air, and it was not tipping in any direction,” he said. “We’ve been expecting this, and a lot of people are going to see it and get excited and scared.” Residents as far away as Hilo, about 30 miles from Kilauea, were starting to notice the volcano’s effects. Pua’ena Ahn, who lives in Hilo, complained about having laboured breathing, itchy, watery eyes and some skin irritation from airborne ash. The National Weather Service issued an ash advisory and then extended it, and

county officials distributed ash masks to area residents. Several schools closed because of the risk of elevated levels of sulfur dioxide, a volcanic gas. The immediate health risk comes from ash particles in the air, said Dr. Josh Green, a state senator. Anyone with respiratory difficulties, such as asthma or emphysema, should limit exposure to the ash, Green said. “People need to stay inside until the winds shift and the ash has settled,” he said. The Federal Aviation Administration extended a restriction on aircraft from entering the airspace up to 9100 metres above Kilauea’s summit. The earlier limit was up to 3000 metres. The prohibition applies to an eight kilometre radius around the crater. - AP

‘The abuse can be relentless’ Brodie Kane has hit out at online trolls and bullies, saying she’s “copped every name under the sun” during her time in the media. The Hits host told listeners she’d been the target of many trolls over the past few years, and she’d had enough. Kane used Pink Shirt Day’s antibullying message to share wise words for her bullies and anyone else who had nothing nice to say. “The abuse and nasty comments can be relentless but luckily I have developed some pretty thick skin over the years and it now doesn’t worry me,” she said.

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School bus torn apart in collision, killing 2 A school bus taking children on a field trip to a historic site collided with a dump truck yesterday, ripping the bus apart and killing a student and a teacher. The crash left the bus lying on its side on the guardrail of Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, its undercarriage and front end sheared off and its steering wheel exposed. Some of the victims crawled out of the emergency exit in the back and an escape hatch on the roof. More than 40 people were taken to hospitals. Fifth-grade student Theo Ancevski, who was sitting in the fourth row of the bus and was treated at a hospital for cuts and scrapes, said he

Emergency personnel examine a school bus after it collided with a dump truck, injuring multiple people, on Interstate 80 in Mount Olive, New Jersey. PHOTO AP heard a scraping sound and the bus “toppled over”. “A lot of people were

screaming and hanging from their seatbelts,” he said. Gov. Phil Murphy said one

adult and one student were killed. Their names had not been released. Murphy said the truck driver was hospitalised, but officials didn’t reveal his condition. The front end of the red dump truck was mangled in the wreck, which took place about 80 kilometres west of New York. The truck was registered to Mendez Trucking, of Belleville, and had “In God We Trust” emblazoned on the back of it. The bus had entered westbound Interstate 80 from southbound US Highway 206, police said. Cleanup crews loaded its wreckage onto a flat-bed truck as they cleared the roadway. - AP

Houston molested? Friends of Whitney Houston allege the singer was molested as a child by her cousin Dee Dee Warwick in a documentary that premiered this week at the Cannes Film Festival. Houston’s longtime assistant Mary Jones told filmmaker Kevin Macdonald that the late singer told her that Warwick, the sister of Dionne Warwick, molested her at a young age. Houston’s brother Gary Garland-Houston also says he was molested between the ages of 7 and 9 by a female family member, and says his sister was abused too. Dee Dee Warwick died in 2008.

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Ebola spreads; reaches city Congo’s ebola outbreak has spread to a crossroads city of more than one million people in a troubling turn that marks the first time the vast, impoverished country has encountered the lethal virus in an urban area. “This is a major, major gamechanger in the outbreak,” Dr Peter Salama, the World Health Organisation’s deputy directorgeneral of emergency preparedness and response, warned yesterday. A single case of ebola was confirmed in Mbandaka, a densely populated provincial capital on the Congo River, Congo’s Health Minister Oly Ilunga said. The city is about 150 kilometres from Bikoro, the rural area where the outbreak was announced last week. Yesterday Congo’s Ministry of Health announced 11 new confirmed ebola cases and two deaths tied to cases in the country’s northwest, including one in a suburb of Mbandaka. A total of 45 cases of ebola have now been reported in Congo in this outbreak: 14 confirmed, 21 probable and 10 suspected, the ministry said, after results from lab tests returned yesterday. There has been one new death in Bikoro, where the first death took place. That new death had epidemiological ties to another case. The other death was a sus-

In brief Threat downplayed South Korea said yesterday it believes North Korea remains committed to improving relations despite strongly criticising Seoul over ongoing US-South Korean military drills and insisting it will not return to inter-Korean talks unless its grievances are resolved. South Korea’s Unification Ministry spokesman Baek Tae-hyun said Seoul expects Pyongyang to faithfully abide by the agreements between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in their summit last month. - AP

New CIA director

Health workers don protective clothing as they prepare to attend to patients in the isolation ward to diagnose and treat suspected ebola patients, at Bikoro Hospital in Bikoro, the rural area where the ebola outbreak was announced last week, in Congo. PHOTO AP pected case in Wangata, a suburb of Mbandaka on the Congo River, the ministry said. No details were given on the death’s links to the newly confirmed case. Only one of the 25 dead has been confirmed as ebola, it said, adding that no new health professionals have been contaminated. One nurse had died, and

three others were among suspected cases since the outbreak began. Medical teams have been rushing to track down anyone thought to have had contact with infected people, while WHO is shipping thousands of doses of an experimental vaccine. Until now, the outbreak was confined to remote rural areas, where

ebola, which is spread by bodily fluids, travels more slowly. “We’re certainly not trying to cause any panic in the national or international community,” Salama said. But “urban ebola can result in an exponential increase in cases in a way that rural ebola struggles to do.” - AP

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Markle’s dad too ill for wedding but mum has tea with royals

Luxury bags, cash seized from ex-PM

Ending days of speculation, Meghan Markle said yesterday that her father will not be able to attend her wedding to Prince Harry due to health problems. The news came as British military personnel rehearsed for a gala procession through Windsor that will follow today’s ceremony, which will be televised live around the world. “Sadly, my father will not be attending our wedding,” Markle said in a statement. “I have always cared for my father and hope he can be given the space he needs to focus on his health.” Markle also thanked “everyone who has offered generous messages of support” and said she and Harry are looking forward to “sharing our special day with you on Saturday”. Kensington Palace has not revealed any details about Thomas Markle’s health issues, but the celebrity website TMZ says the 73-year-old is hospitalised after undergoing a procedure to clear blocked coronary arteries. Thomas Markle had been scheduled to walk his daughter down the aisle when she weds her prince today in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle. No replacement for him has been officially named but it’s

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are to tie the knot today. possible that Doria Ragland, the bride’s mother, could fill that role instead. Ragland has had a series of whirlwind visits with senior royals since her arrival from California. She met Harry’s brother, Prince William, and his wife Kate and their two oldest children, Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 3, at Windsor Castle on yesterday afternoon. Palace officials said Harry and Meghan Markle were also present, and that the meeting was followed by a rehearsal dinner.

Ragland also had tea with Harry’s father, Prince Charles, and his wife Camilla the day before. She will meet Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, for tea at Windsor Castle, the palace said. Harry and Markle, who have remained out of the public eye in recent days, were spotted being driven onto the grounds of Windsor Castle. On the streets of Windsor, military personnel rehearsed their procession through the town, watched by thousands of enthusiastic royal fans. - AP

Malaysian police have confiscated 284 designer handbags and 72 suitcases containing cash, jewellery and other valuables as part of a corruption and money-laundering investigation into former Prime Minister Najib Razak. Commercial crime chief Amar Singh says the valuables were seized late Thursday from apartments linked to Najib at an upscale condominium in Kuala Lumpur. Singh said yesterday the seizure was part of investigations into a corruption scandal at the 1MDB state fund that is also being probed by the US and other countries. US investigators say Najib’s associates stole $4.5 billion from the fund. Police have also searched other properties linked to Najib. Najib, whose coalition was ousted in a stunning electoral defeat last week, denies any wrongdoing. - AP

Veteran spy Gina Haspel will become the first female director of the CIA after six Democrats joined Republicans in a Senate confirmation vote that overrode concerns about her role in the spy agency’s harsh interrogation programme after 9/11. The 54-45 vote split both parties, and the margin was the closest for a CIA nominee in the nearly seven decades that a nod from the Senate has been required. Haspel, who has spent nearly all of her 33-year CIA career in undercover positions, is the first career operations officer to be confirmed since William Colby in 1973. - AP

Security relaxed Ecuadorean President Lenin Moreno has ordered the immediate withdrawal of extra security assigned to the country’s embassy in London where WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has resided since 2012. A brief statement from Ecuador’s National Communications Secretariat said from now on the diplomatic mission would have “normal security similar to the rest of Ecuador’s embassies in the world”. The statement did not say why the decision was made. - AP

China rejects appeal China on Thursday rejected an appeal from dozens of writers and artists for the release from house arrest of the widow of Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo. Foreign Ministry spokesman Lu Kang told reporters that Liu Xia’s right to travel was an issue for the Chinese government alone to determine. Liu Xiaobo died of cancer last year while serving a prison sentence for incitement to subvert government power. - AP

‘Ethereal’ taste for cake The wedding cake for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will have an “ethereal” taste and an unusual display. Master baker Claire Ptak said yesterday that the three-part layered lemon and elderflower cake would be presented in a nontraditional way. She said she’s not ready to reveal the design ahead of time and that the style was approved by Harry and Markle. Ptak has been working with her team of six bakers for the past five days in the oversize kitchens of Buckingham Palace. She is not skimping on ingredients: some 200 Amalfi lemons will be used, as will 10 bottles of Sandringham Elderflower Cordial, which is made with elderflower from Queen Elizabeth II’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk. - AP

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When James Cochrane and his New Zealand beach handball team-mates returned home from playing Australia earlier this year, they thought their season was done. But a phone call just a couple of weeks ago had them digging their gear back out again. That phone call to the New Zealand Handball Federation was from the International Handball Federation, offering the New Zealand men a wildcard spot at the world championships. Cochrane, who originated from Ashburton but now lived in Wellington, said the tournament was an opportunity just too good to turn down for the development of New Zealand’s players, the exposure it would give them on the world stage, and the future of the

sport in New Zealand. So they took it. The only problem was, the world championships were scheduled to be held in Russia in July, so they only had a few weeks to get themselves ready, and most importantly, find the money needed to get themselves over there. So they began hunting out sponsors, selling merchandise and started up a Givealittle page, while also getting back out onto the sand to work on their game ahead of their first ever appearance at the world championships. Beach handball was a fast and explosive, high-intensity game, played on a smaller court than its indoor equivalent, Cochrane said. Games were also shorter than in traditional handball, with two 10 minute halves, and only four players on the pitch at one time. The team hadn’t played to-

James Cochrane in action against India at the Asian Handball Championships in Korea earlier this year, for the indoor version of the sport which will see him travel to Russia in July. PHOTO JUN TANLAYCO

gether since February, and had thought their season was done, so they had a lot of work to do in a short space of time to prepare for the biggest challenge of their playing careers. “I think the fitness is still there for the boys because we were getting back into the indoor season. “It’s just a matter of getting game-ready,” Cochrane said. With the Wellington indoor venue having trucked-in sand they’d been using for training now having closed down, it meant heading outdoors to train. “Unfortunately, we are going to have to brave it out in the cold and the wind and the rain in Wellington and we’ll have to get creative with our training,” Cochrane said. Three members of the beach team, including Cochrane, were also members of the New Zealand men’s indoor handball side which

travelled to Korea earlier this year to compete at the Asian Championships for the first time ever. Just a few weeks later the beach handball side headed to Australia for two tests against Australia, which the side captained by Cochrane lost, but every year they were getting closer to their oldest rivals, he said. Those wins booked Australia the sole Oceania spot at the world championships, but with no African nations attending this year two wildcard spots became available. They were offered to Denmark and New Zealand. The tournament was being held just after Russia finished hosting the FIFA Football World Cup, from July 24-29. The city hosting the tournament was landlocked, meaning sand would be trucked in to the

venue which was also used for other sports like beach volleyball. Sixteen teams would take part in the tournament, and the draw was live-streamed this week, with New Zealand finding themselves in a pool with Spain, Hungary and Vietnam. Croatia would head into the tournament as defending champions, while the two really dominant sides in recent years had been Brazil and Qatar, Cochrane said. New Zealand’s main aim was to ruffle some feathers. “I feel like we will be able to compete with some of these sides and turn some heads,” Cochrane said. Before heading to Russia, the team would head to Serbia for a training camp and warm up games against the Serbian national team and some local teams.

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The secret of Kane’s success By Andrew Alderson

Celtic A’s Shannon Stockdale sends a pass across court against Hampstead A on Thursday night.

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Green machine rolls on By erin TAsker

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Celtic A failed to win a quarter for the first time in Mid Canterbury Netball’s 2018 ACL premier one netball competition on Thursday night, but still recovered to finish round one unbeaten. Celtic A were held to an 8-all draw in the first quarter of their match against Hampstead A at the EA Networks Centre, before turning the screws on defence in the second quarter and shooting out to a 19-11 lead at half-time, which they’d extended to 38-17 by full time. Celtic A coach Angela Leadley said it was pleasing to finish the round with a win, after getting off to a slow start. She said her side knew at quarter-time they were capable of better. “We just really lifted our intensity on defence and found our footing,” Leadley said. While Celtic A were continuing their winning ways, on the

next court the tightest match of the night was unfolding, with College A picking up just their second win of the competition in a thrilling finish with United A, 25-24. The young college side bounced back from a big 45-17 loss to Christchurch Girls’ High School in the first round of Canterbury secondary schools’ netball’s SuperNet competition on Wednesday night, to get out to a surprise four goal lead at the end of the first quarter. By half-time they’d extended their lead by one and were up 16-11 heading into the third quarter. But the tide turned in the third stanza, with United A clawing their way back into the match to tie things up at 17-all at three quarter time, setting up a tense final quarter. College A were the first to gain a slight advantage in that quarter, but with less than a minute to go the sides were level again at

24-all, before College A managed to slot the winning goal. College A coach Kaye Kennedy said her side had been working on their starts and it had paid off. “They did have a wake-up call at SuperNet so for them to come back to play so well, I’m pretty proud of them really,” Kennedy said. She said Hayley Tallentire and Dani McArthur were in top form in the shooting circle. “This was always going to be a development year for us because we’ve only got two in this team from last year and to see improvement every week is great,” Kennedy said. United A coach Claire Tappin described her side’s start as awful, but said they produced a fantastic third quarter to get back into the match. To lose so narrowly, was gutting. “Their composure certainly outclassed ours at the end,” Tappin said.

The final match of the first round of premier one saw Southern A go searching for their first and only win of the first round before being relegated to premier two, thanks to finishing bottom of the table. They took on last year’s runners-up Methven A, but struggled to keep up from the outset and eventually went down 34-21. With automatic promotion and relegation at the end of the first round, Southern A would now drop down to premier two, with the winners of premier two – the new Mt Somers side – set to make the step up to premier one. Mt Somers also finished the first round unbeaten, producing a 36-17 win over Ashburton College B on Thursday night. Other winners on the last night of the first round were Celtic B with a 45-21 win over Southern B, and Celtic C with a 41-26 win over Rakaia A. Round two will get under way this Thursday night.

Kane Williamson’s Indian Premier League batting and captaincy suggests the Sunrisers Hyderabad remain tournament favourites ahead of next week’s play-offs. Yes, they lost a thriller to the Royal Challengers Bangalore yesterday, coming up 14 runs short in what would have been an IPL record chase for 219. Williamson made 81 from 42 balls. Needing 20 off the final over, he was caught on the boundary by New Zealand team-mate Colin de Grandhomme. However, SRH top the round robin table on 18 points with only Chennai Super Kings capable of ousting them. The New Zealand captain’s statistical contribution has been eight scores of 50 or more from 13 innings, the most at the 2018 edition. His strike rate is 140. Only two knocks returned less than 29. Williamson’s performances are rivaling the Swiss Railway Timetable for consistency and speed. Opposition bowlers might want to preserve and ogle his third-ball duck, against Kings XI Punjab on April 26, as if it were a Faberge egg. The 27-year-old’s form prompted New Zealand coach Mike Hesson, moonlighting as a television analyst, to set a field around what looked like an old Test Match board game within a Mumbai studio. Hesson moved fielders about to show how Williamson exploits gaps. His solution to contain him? You need 12 men on the field. Williamson’s return on a $641,000 season’s investment has made him a blue-chip stock, especially given he spent tracts of past tournaments as a ring-in. This often left New Zealand fans bemused; now the world knows why. However, let’s not get obsessed by the glut of runs. More important has been Williamson’s captaincy and manmanagement after inheriting the role from Australian ball-tampering conspirator David Warner. His inclusive demeanour has proven the perfect medium for a team that could have unravelled when Warner stepped down. Williamson was a team man helping in the background before his elevation to the First XI this season. He will expect the same respect accorded to those who replaced him. Hence the unity among the rank and file. Williamson’s job is to get the best out of the players on the field. The question now is whether they can win the tournament on the back of the skipper’s contribution. Judging by their performances, they’re obvious contenders to do so. - NZME

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Whistle blower

Mid Canterbury referee Kevin Opele has blown the whistle on thousands of games covering different codes and different sports. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

BY LINDA CLARKE

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Mid Canterbury rugby referee Kevin Opele quietly celebrated a 150 senior match milestone recently. Opele, 40, has actually refereed double that number if you take into account games at tournaments and other levels. He also has 3000-plus touch rugby games under his belt, including more than 100 internationals, as well as 122 netball games. He has refereed four of the last five Watters Cup finals and was Mid Canterbury Rugby’s busiest referee last season. He was also named Official of the Year at the recent Mid Canterbury Sports Awards. This year he is dividing his time between senior rugby and netball, with no thoughts of putting the whistle away, despite the commitment needed to stay physically fit and abreast of all the rule changes across both sports. Opele started refereeing touch in 2001, officiating at national and international matches, then took up refereeing rugby league and rugby matches. It’s been by and large a rewarding experience, though twice he has needed a police escort to leave the field – the second time was a match where the players

and spectators had gang affiliations. “I do it for the enjoyment of being in the thick of it and seeing some pretty epic skills from amazing athletes, but it’s also a great sense of achievement knowing that you’ve contributed to making it a good game. “It is quite a lonely place sometimes as an official as you’re not

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“The skills you see on TV or at rep level mean that the game is controlled differently. “We can’t impose the same rules here as players simply don’t have the skillset to do it.” Opele said verbal abuse came with the territory, though referees spent time talking with team leaders and coaches about rule interpretations and expected be-

I’ve been threatened to be killed during a game, so nothing really surprises me now

in a team any more and you just have to accept that 50 per cent are going to love how you did and the other half will think you’re a right idiot who doesn’t know the rules or needs glasses. “I’ve been threatened to be killed during a game, so nothing really surprises me now with how much people get involved in the game.” He said he generally didn’t hear comments from spectators, but often they were around rules of the game that no longer existed. “So many people think we have favourites, but we don’t. We don’t care who wins or loses.

haviour. Good captains kept their players under control and kept their cool talking to match officials. “Good captains make good teams. “Eric Duff (Southern) would be the best captain in Mid Canterbury – he understands pressure and he knows when to talk.” Opele said there was more opportunity in rugby than netball to chat to players about their play to eliminate stoppages by the whistle. There was always banter with halfbacks, usually the most talkative players on the paddock.

His least favourite games are at youth level, where parents often had poor knowledge of the rules and shouted abuse at the referee. This only encouraged young people to think talking to a match official that way was okay. Opele said there had been many positive highlights though over his long career that made the hours of training worthwhile. He remembers the thrill of hearing the New Zealand anthem played before a touch test match between Australia and New Zealand in Australia in 2009; Australia won then 12-11 in extra time. He also remembers his first class debut as a rugby referee, which was a game between the Thames Swamp Foxes and Buller in August 2013. Opele was selected into a national referee training squad that year, but had to withdraw because of work. “I see the guys who were in that squad now doing international games, so you always wonder if that could have been me.” Opele said referees’ contributions to their sport often lasted much longer than a player’s, yet they were rarely recognised. “So before you decide to shout out some passionate message to an official, just remember noone’s getting paid here, we’re all doing it for the love of sport.”

The traditional Blues v Crusaders rivalry could have an extra frisson starting tonight following Leon MacDonald’s announcement that he is joining what many in the south still see as the enemy from next year. Days after the news was revealed, and in a neat piece of timing, Tana Umaga’s men host the Crusaders at Eden Park and to say the southerners, and their head coach Scott Robertson, will be disappointed by MacDonald’s decision to join the Blues on a threeyear contract will be understating the case somewhat. There will be three main reasons for their anger and the first is MacDonald’s apparent aboutturn from the end of last season when he decided not to take up the option of a second year on his contract at the Crusaders, preferring to move back to Blenheim where his family is based. The former All Blacks fullback had transformed the Crusaders attack and Robertson, his former Crusaders and All Blacks teammate and a man with whom he had also coached at New Zealand under-20 level, was desperate to keep him in Christchurch for another year at least. MacDonald is an organised and straightforward individual who instantly gains the respect of his players – another reason why the Blues wanted him so badly alongside Umaga. And so while Robertson will have been sad to see his mate go he could have consoled himself with the knowledge that MacDonald wasn’t taking his intellectual property to a Super Rugby rival. That’s the second point – the fact that MacDonald will be taking the knowledge gained from a year at the Crusaders, during which they won their first title in nine years, to another New Zealand team, and there are echoes here of Tabai Matson’s flirtation with the Blues while he was still under contract as an assistant coach at the Crusaders in 2014. That in itself is a reminder that rugby is a professional game and coaches can and will move to rival teams, but old habits die hard. The other aspect is New Zealand Rugby’s involvement. The Crusaders might harbour resentment that in seeking to strengthen the Blues, which the national organisation sees as a crucial franchise in terms of the game here, they have in turn weakened the Crusaders. Robertson chose his words carefully yesterday when he said: “When he was here I tried everything I possibly could to keep him here but he made the decision for his family to head to Blenheim as he’s told us, and now he’s a Blue. “He obviously thinks he can make a difference up there – he’s a bloody good coach and a good man so all the best to him. “The coaching world is a professional world and people make these decisions. “It’s not a personal thing at all.” - NZME

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Read targets July return

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All Blacks skipper Kieran Read is targeting a late role in the Crusaders’ Super Rugby title defence, as he continues his recovery from spinal surgery. Read, 32, has confirmed he is no chance of playing in next month’s test series against France, with the Rugby Championship opener against Australia in Sydney on August 18 looming as his probable international return. Before then, the veteran No.8 is tentatively confident of playing a part in the Crusaders’ last regular-season games and any playoff matches. “There is no time frame on it, hopefully in July some time. “It could be earlier – it could be later,” Read told journalists on Thursday after completing a light training run. “It is just about ticking milestones off, and this is one. “It has been a long time since I have been on the field, actually running around properly. “I still have a lot to do.” Read’s last match was in November against Scotland in Edinburgh, before severe back pain ruled him out of the tour-ending Test against Wales. Crusaders team-mate Sam Whitelock, having led the All Blacks in Cardiff, is favoured to be named skipper when coach Steve Hansen unveils his All

Blacks squad tomorrow for the French series. Whitelock was ruled out of today’s match for the Super Rugby leaders against the Blues at Eden Park with illness. But it is not believed to be a serious ailment. The Crusaders will be captained by flanker Matt Todd, with Quinten Strange promoted to a starting lock role. Test pair Ryan Crotty and Owen Franks are back starting after being rested from last week’s 31-29 escape act against the NSW Waratahs. Prop Tim Perry replaces Joe Moody, who is serving a twogame ban for taking out Waratahs back Kurtley Beale with a high elbow. - AAP

CRUSADERS David Havili, Seta Tamanivalu, Jack Goodhue, Ryan Crotty, George Bridge, Richie Mo’unga, Bryn Hall, Jordan Taufua, Matt Todd (capt), Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Quinten Strange, Scott Barrett, Owen Franks, Codie Taylor, Tim Perry. Res: Andrew Makalio, Wyatt Crockett, Mike Alaalatoa, Mitchell Dunshea, Pete Samu, Mitchell Drummond, Mitchell Hunt, Manasa Mataele.

Sam the skipper – but which one? BY GREGOR PAUL There’s no real mystery as to what the All Blacks are looking for in their captain. They want world class performance – for their captain to lead by example, be the best player in the team. It has served them well over the years. Think back to 2004 and 2005 and how Tana Umaga was so often the best player on the park or close to it. On the days he wasn’t the best, it was typically one of either Dan Carter or Richie McCaw who had been better and the latter of course would go on to be the most successful and best captain the All Blacks have produced. McCaw was first and foremost an incredible player whose standards never slipped in 148 tests and performance was at the heart of his leadership for 12 years. Kieran Read, who emerged in the McCaw era, has been a disciple of the performance-first philosophy and last year he produced a number of stunning solo moments in times of real need. But with Read not likely to return until July, the All Blacks must take on France with a stand-in captain who will be named tomorrow. The short list has three names on it: Ben Smith, Sam Cane and Sam Whitelock. All three meet

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the quality player criteria. Smith has been a spell-binding All Black since 2013; the sort of player who has gathered admirers around the world for the way he so effortlessly finds a way to be influential. But he’ll be 32 when the series kicks off, hardly ancient, but old enough to believe his playing days won’t extend much past Read’s and hence he’s not an investment in the future. Which leaves the two Sams, both of whom have previously captained the All Blacks, both of whom are in great form and both of whom are likely to be playing test football long after Read has said farewell. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen could easily and readily justify picking either as his captain. Still only 26, Cane has the potential to establish himself as a great All Black. He’s grown immeasurably in the last 18 months and has convinced a once sceptical public that he’s a world class openside. No one in New Zealand tackles harder than Cane. No other No. 7 is as combative and imposing and Cane has shown himself to be a mature and assured captain of the Chiefs this year. Cane has made a strong case, shown he’s ready and yet for all the boxes he can tick, Whitelock can tick more.

Whitelock has been playing loads to build some continuity. He put the emphasis a little with such authority and presence for the last two years now harder on retaining possession that he carries himself with the but not at the expense of playing their natural game and three mana of an All Blacks captain. He is the world’s best lineout tries came in eight minutes. It wasn’t just what he said that and aerial lock. He is an engine with big horsepower in the changed the game, it was the scrum and he clatters bodies in way his body language oozed calm even when it felt like the the contact zone. He’s also become more of an game was just about over for impact player away from the set- them as the Waratahs were scorpiece, regularly winning turno- ing with extraordinary ease and vers, making dainty offloads and regularity. carrying the ball harder. It was strong and inspiring capHe is, without question, a play- taincy that was bolstered by the er who can lead by performance. role he played in winning lineout But he’s also developed that ball and through a combination invaluable art of being able to of his age, his form, his exstay calm under the most inperience and his abiltense pressure and exity, Whitelock stacks plain to those around as the right man him, exactly what he to lead the All wants them to do. Blacks against There was no better France. example of that than NZME last week’s miraculous 31-29 comeback win by the Crusaders. At 29-0 down, they could have imploded and yet Whitelock had the confidence to gather his team around him and demand that they retain faith in the gameplan, but just tone down the Sam Whitelock risky off-

History favours Blues The last and first ranked teams in the conference will face off as the Auckland squad becomes increasingly desperate for competition points. The Crusaders may have won their last six games on the bounce against the Blues, but the Auckland club can draw on some admirable home form for inspiration. The Blues have won seven of their last 12 home games against the Crusaders, and picked up a further three losing bonus points in that time. - NZME

Rebel off to the UK Former skipper Nic Stirzaker’s time with the Melbourne Rebels is officially over with the Super Rugby club formally releasing the halfback. He and flanker Jordy Reid have signed with new clubs in England. Having led the Rebels for two seasons, Stirzaker joined English powerhouse Saracens in January on a short-term injury cover. However with test halfback Will Genia and ex-Western Force playmaker Michael Ruru now at the Rebels, Stirzaker decided his future lay elsewhere. - AAP

Hooper in negotiations Wallabies captain Michael Hooper is keeping Rugby Australia hanging as he weighs up his playing future. RA is believed to have tabled a five-year offer to Hooper in the hope of retaining the champion flanker’s services through to the 2023 World Cup in France. But with the 26-year-old able to command upwards of a million dollars a season, Hooper says he’d be foolish not to consider other options offshore. “I’d be a fool not to give it a bit of thought. It’s what you do,” Hooper said yesterday. - AAP

Tahs need a victory Waratahs coach Daryl Gibson has challenged his frustrated troops to take the final step and finally notch a hoodoo-busting Super Rugby win over the Highlanders. The Waratahs’ 24-21 loss to the Blues and 31-29 collapse against the Crusaders – from 29-0 up – helped extend Australian teams’ diabolical losing streak against New Zealand opposition to 39 matches. For the Waratahs, it’s been nine-straight defeats to Kiwi rivals since routing the Chiefs 45-25 in Sydney on May 27, 2016. Hoping the rot stops on Saturday night at home, Gibson is quietly confident of his side’s steady improvement. - AAP

Chiefs get it together Despite being without a number of first-choice players, the Chiefs have pieced together a strong starting XV for their clash against the Sharks in Durban tomorrow morning. After their win over the Stormers last week, All Blacks quartet Damian McKenzie, Brodie Retallick, Anton Lienert-Brown and Nathan Harris flew back to New Zealand to attend a North Island Camp this weekend. For a side already facing issues with personnel due to injuries, the loss wasn’t ideal. However, the return of Shaun Stevenson and the versatility of Charlie Ngatai has proved to be a big help in the backline, while Tyler Ardron has again proved to be a smart signing in the forwards. - NZME

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■ HARNESS JEWELS

In brief

Dance Craze Jewels starter Australian Group One winning trotter, Dance Craze, has accepted an invitation to the 2018 Harness Jewels. Following the withdrawal of Custodian from the 4YO Ruby yesterday, interest was high from the connections of the former Breeders Crown winner to take part in the race. A four-year-old mare by Muscle Hill out of the great mare, La Coocaracha, Dance Craze has an impressive career record of 11 starts, 8 wins, and 2 seconds. Included in that haul, along with her Group One Breeders Crown win, is a Group Two victory in the Trot NSW Three-YearOld Final. She also placed second in the Group One Victoria Trotting Derby, and second in the Group One Need for Speed Princess Final last season. Dance Craze resumed this week with a win as a four-yearold when successful at Ballarat.

Anton Golino is developing as a top trainer in Victoria. She is prepared by Anton Golino of Cardigan in Victoria, who trains exclusively for the owners (Yabby Dam Farms). Golino’s rise to success has been a remarkable one.

After being involved in a motorbike accident when a farrier, he was forced into a wheelchair for a year. It was after that he decided to head to the United States to ex-

Monarch set to rule Trainer Emma-Lee Browne has had her first taste of the famous Warrnambool jumping carnival and she can’t wait to get back to the “Bool” for another crack at the lucrative spoils on offer. Browne and husband David took the plunge with last year’s northern jumping find, Monarch Chimes, who won his first three hurdle starts in New Zealand before finishing a game fourth in the Great Northern Hurdles (4190m) at Ellerslie in September to round out his season. - NZME

pand his skills. His experience with Noel Daley there then led him to work in Sweden and France, and upon returning to Australia to train he was then approached by Pat Driscoll to work for Yabby Dam Farms. The partnership has gone from strength to strength. Dance Craze is regularly driven in Australia by Nathan Jack, who was set to bring Custodian to the Jewels prior to the horse being withdrawn. Her dam La Coocaracha was an outstanding trotter. She was a three time Group One winner and amassed 23 victories during her career. One of her Group One wins came on New Zealand soil when successful in the 2002 Rowe Cup at Alexandara Park. Dance Craze will now try and emulate her dam by taking success at the highest level in New Zealand. - HRNZ

Track a big concern Jim Collett has only one worry with Sasanof’s Hero on his Awapuni venture. The Matamata trainer has the six-year-old at the top of his game for Saturday’s Rangitikei Gold Cup, but has reservations about the underfoot conditions. “He likes the distance and going left-handed, the wet ground is the only worry,” Collett said. “He has raced well on heavy tracks, but he’s never won.” Sasanof’s Hero is unbeaten this preparation after a resuming success at Rotorua and a follow-up victory at Hawke’s Bay at the end of last month. - NZME

M2 Waikato gallops Today at Te Rapa Raceway

Waikato RC Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 19 May 2018 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 11.45am (NZT) FAIRVIEW MOTORS 2100 $35,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 2100m 1 0x653 Gallante m (3) 60 ........................T Thornton 2 3x023 Francis Drake td (2) 55.5..............R Elliot (a) 3 8x149 Youwantmore tdm (5) 54 ................ A Calder 4 46948 Skyweka t (8) 54 ........................M Coleman 5 5x921 Big Mike t (6) 54 .................S Weatherley (a) 6 94384 Victory Drive td (1) 54 ................M Cameron 7 76x96 Cherry Bay d (4) 54.........................S Collett 8 239x1 Rough Cut t (7) 54 ...................... D Johnson 2 12.20pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND MAIDEN HURDLE $10,000, MAIDEN HURDLE, 2800m 1 49x02 Cashel (4) 68 ..................................... E Farr 2 52x60 Dubai Shuffle tm (7) 68 .........H McNeill (1.5) 3 892x8 Mesmerize m (8) 68 ........................ I Lupton 4 98x42 Napoleon (5) 68 ...........................W Gordon 5 448x6 The Arabian Duke m (11) 68 ............. A Kuru 6 500x3 Tell Me More (13) 68 .............H Bognuda (3) 7 x6Px4 Joey Jonz m (2) 68 ..............M Roustoby (3) 8 770x5 I’m Bronson m (1) 68 ......................G Walsh 9 P825x Lonely Boy (9) 68 ....................L Douglas (3) 10 55x00 Gottagetmywoohoo (10) 68 J Seivwright (3) 11 26x34 Grand Rex (3) 68 ........................... S Fannin 12 7600L Nek Minnit (12) 68...........................M Cropp 13 798x7 Payment Pending m (6) 68............S Higgins 3 12.55pm PORRITT SAND WAIKATO OPEN HURDLE

$50,000, OPEN HURDLE, 3200m 1 x4335 Sea King tdm (8) 71 ....................... S Fannin 2 186x0 The Shackler m (7) 66.5 ................... A Kuru 3 13x03 Danza Lad tm (6) 65 .....................S Higgins 4 8x421 It’s A Wonder tm (4) 65 ................W Gordon 5 41x06 Letmeby tm (1) 65 .........................H McNeill 6 873L5 Raaj m (3) 65 ...............................S Houston 7 7x194 Yardstick (9) 65 .................................. E Farr 8 608x3 Hesalljazz m (5) 65 ...................J Seivwright 9 6x808 Notabadrooster m (2) 65 .................M Cropp 4 1.28pm BCD GROUP 1400 $35,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 1400m 1 63406 Brilliant Shine dm (9) 60............T Wenn (a3) 2 0300x Pacorus tm (1) 58.5.........................M Vance 3 9x0x4 Southern Icon tdm (2) 58.5 ................M Hills 4 70659 Speech Craft d (6) 55.5.......... K Cowan (a3) 5 110x0 Nailed It dm (3) 55 .....................M Cameron 6 64x90 Mighty Solomon d (8) 55 .................S Collett 7 60778 Prince Of Passion dm (7) 54 ......M Coleman 8 20111 Cinematic t (5) 54.......... K Chowdhoory (a4) 9 75131 Donna Anne Billy dm (4) 54 ........T Thornton 10 43642 Money Trail m (10) 54.......S Weatherley (a1) 5 2.02pm NEIL TREWEEK MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE $10,000, MAIDEN STEEPLE, 3900m 1 4x022 Venerate t (2) 68 ..........................W Gordon 2 826x6 Istimagic m (9) 68 ........................... C Studd 3 P8x5L Beverley Beck m (8) 68.........H McNeill (1.5) 4 050x4 Point Proven m (3) 68 .................... S Fannin 5 6Px76 Adequacy m (4) 68............................. E Farr 6 00x73 Justnametheprice (1) 68 .........L Douglas (3)

7 L6P5x Sir Al Syd (5) 68 .............................G Walsh 8 04Px5 Doctor Fox (6) 68 .........................S Houston 9 0Px51 Perry Mason tm (7) 68 ...................... A Kuru 6 2.39 SIGNATURE HOMES WAIKATO OPEN STEEPLECHASE $50,000, OPEN STP, 3900m 1 x4335 Sea King tdm (7) 71 2 1x083 The Big Opal tmb (4) 67.5.............. S Fannin 3 P81xL Thenamesbond tm (5) 65 .........J Seivwright 4 1P1x1 Max m (6) 65 ................................... I Lupton 5 7Fx04 Joking m (10) 65 ............................... A Kuru 6 14x85 Ngatira Gold m (1) 65 ..................... C Studd 7 1x551 Justa Charlie tdm (9) 65...............W Gordon 8 43x42 Chocolate Fish (2) 65.................. B Lammas 9 9PPx2 Shamal tm (8) 65 ..........................H McNeill 10 6Px93 Fair Script t (3) 65 .............................. E Farr 7 3.14 DISTINCTION HAMILTON HOTEL 1200 $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1200m 1 55174 Malambo tdmb (9) 58.5 ..............M Coleman 2 x100x Padraig d (5) 58.5 .......................T Thornton 3 16x11 Power O’Hata td (6) 57.5 ...........M Cameron 4 4030x Lincoln Hills (1) 57.5 ....................... T Harris 5 x104x Midnight Runner dm (11) 57.5 .......V Colgan 6 15x81 Power Dream td (10) 56.5 ...............S Collett 7 0x214 Sistabeel d (4) 56.5 ......................... S Spratt 8 36634 Boogie Woogie (2) 56 .................... A Calder 9 17322 Confessional d (7) 55.5 ..............R Elliot (a1) 10 1x I Am Queen (3) 55.5 ................... D Johnson 11 21 Marzemino d (8) 55.5 ................T Wenn (a3) 12 65180 Excelsior Island t (12) 55.5 .. M Kareem (a4)

8 3.54pm JOE BLACK MUNNS THE MANS STORE 1400 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 557x0 Roc de Bank td (2) 61.5 ............ R Scott (a4) 2 0x854 Stradivarius tm (12) 60 ....................M Vance 3 12351 Keely Be tdh (10) 58.5 ........... K Cowan (a3) 4 16x3x Pattern d (14) 57.5 .....................M Coleman 5 17x11 Capucine td (4) 57 .....................M Cameron 6 05276 Odisha tdm (1) 57 ........................... S Spratt 7 8x103 Chadsdale td (16) 56.5 8 1120x True Enough (15) 56.5 .................... T Harris 9 38388 Princess Kereru (9) 56 ...................V Colgan 10 1x678 Save The Date tdm (13) 56 ............ A Calder 11 798x1 Armaguard tdm (6) 56 ............J Fawcett (a2) 12 41523 Amastar tmb (8) 55.5 ......................S Collett 13 66352 Nothinglefttolose (5) 55 ...................R Smyth 14 67x67 Red Tsunami tm (11) 54 A Goindasamy (a4) 15 48064 Storytime (17) 54 ........................ D Johnson 16 44062 Belle Fascino d (3) 54 17 0x476 Indian Maid d (7) 54 18 0080x Masu d (18) 54 19 43642 Money Trail 55 .............................. Scratched Emergencies: Indian Maid, Masu, Money Trail 9 4.34 TRUE COLOURS MID-WINTER XMAS LUNCHEON 7-JUL 1600 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 18x57 Dr Hank m (19) 60 ......................T Thornton 2 2Fx06 El Corby dm (14) 60 ...............J Fawcett (a2) 3 43176 Trudeau (6) 60........................ K Cowan (a3) 4 428x0 Vittachi m (9) 60 .........................M Cameron 5 x60x1 Bojangles m (17) 59.5 6 x6253 Poker Face d (10) 59.5 -

7 51336 Laddie Of Oakview (8) 59 ............... S Spratt 8 45212 Obsessive dm (4) 59 ..................M Coleman 9 1 Surrey d (20) 59 .........................R Elliot (a1) 10 45148 Avec Moi d (2) 57.5 11 320x5 Grand Soleil db (12) 57.5 ...............V Colgan 12 367x1 Elle Eye Are (7) 57 ...........S Weatherley (a1) 13 1x9x4 Mistress Porotene dm (5) 57 14 10424 My Dakota db (21) 57 ..................... T Harris 15 10042 Our McKay (22) 57 ...................... D Johnson 16 55343 Thailand (16) 57 ..............................S Collett 17 34213 Kane d (3) 56.5 18 4x417 Mercy Hill d (11) 56.5 ..................... A Calder 19 32155 Gabriel (15) 58.5 .......................T Wenn (a3) 20 86816 Hoof Hefner td (13) 58.5 21 02326 Luen Yat Miracle td (1) 58.5 22 49004 Alternative Fact dm (18) 56.5 Emergencies: Kane, Mercy Hill, Gabriel, Hoof Hefner, Luen Yat Miracle, Alternative Fact Blinkers off: The Arabian Duke (R2), Shamal (R6), Padraig (R7) SELECTIONS

7 89 Ivana Legacy (7) fr ......................B McLellan 8 Perturbed (8) fr................................R Swain 9 890 Somebeachtodreamof (21) fr .. M Williamson 10 64 Little Rain (22) fr .............................. D Dunn 11 25 Rakamoo (23) fr ........................E Barron (J) 12 0658 Change Up Dulc (U1) fr ......... S Walkinshaw 6 1.55 ABERNETHY CONTRACTING LTD MBL PACE $8000, r40 to r48, r49 with cond. mob. pace, 2200m 1 00588 Sheezus (1) fr .................................. D Dunn 2 02072 The Bull Pen (2) fr .....................M Parker (J) 3 35046 Misty Memory (3) fr ................. M Williamson 4 72966 Ellnbac (4) fr................................B McLellan 5 31788 Carlo Gambino (5) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 6 44633 Gotta Good Looker (6) fr ..... K McNaught (J) 7 76945 Man I’m Good (7) fr ............................ A Kyle 8 52002 Double Rainbow (8) fr ...............E Barron (J) 9 37305 El Dinero (21) fr......................... C Purvis (J) 10 57907 Martin McGuinness (22) fr .......B Williamson 11 00096 Bold Ruler (23) fr............................ P Hunter 12 54460 Nightmarch (24) fr ......................... B Barclay 13 24336 Rozzano fr.................................... Scratched 14 00088 Rahuri Badlands (25) fr ................. A Armour 7 2.28pm BAYLEYS GORE/REGIONAL FORD HANDICAP TROT $10,000, r52 to r76 disc trot, stand, 2700m 1 43342 Scarlett Lane (1) fr .................... C Purvis (J) 2 23155 Miss Bamboocha (2) fr ..................... A Milne 3 24781 Grace O’Malley (1) 15 .................... P Hunter 4 18646 Overcast (2) 15 .........................E Barron (J) 5 26222 Spotlight The Valley (1) 25 ...... M Williamson 6 10411 Rydgemont Milly (2) 25 .....................A Beck 7 21811 Pres The Belle (3) 25 ....................B Orange 8 45321 Ace Commander (1) 35.................... D Dunn 9 61254 Splash Cola (U1) 35...................... B Barclay 8 3.03pm STANDARDBRED BREEDERS MOBILE

PACE $10,000, 2yo+ f&m up to & including r60, 2200m 1 70972 Annie Fitz (1) fr ......................... C Purvis (J) 2 39581 Dachy (2) fr ......................................S Ottley 3 190x1 Elva Jaccka (3) fr .................M Anderson (J) 4 19070 Lorretta Franco (4) fr ................B Williamson 5 11463 Tact Maggie (5) fr .................S Tomlinson (J) 6 24152 Alfie Romeo (6) fr ..............................A Beck 7 23211 Easton Foxglove (7) fr ................R McIlwrick 8 006x9 Pantastic (8) fr ...........................M Parker (J) 9 36991 Repartee (21) fr ............................B Orange 10 42386 Jody Direen (22) fr ........................... D Dunn 11 16 Rise Above This (23) fr.................. B Barclay 12 45045 Tiziano (24) fr .......................... M Williamson 9 3.43pm MATAURA LICENSING TRUST HANDICAP PACE $12,000, r56 to r80 discrhcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 06241 Vera’s Delight (1) fr......................B McLellan 2 55288 Bettor Enforce (2) fr...........................A Beck 3 06214 Jabali (3) fr ....................................B Orange 4 46632 Ossessione (4) fr......................B Williamson 5 x21x3 Fiddlethefool (1) 10 ...................M Hurrell (J) 6 51946 Gotta Minute (2) 10 ..............S Tomlinson (J) 7 80x96 The Manipulator (3) 10..............M Parker (J) 8 01515 Maidonthebeach (4) 10 ........... M Williamson 9 92211 Especial (1) 20 ................................. D Dunn 10 81350 Pass The Speights (2) 20 .................S Ottley 11 30211 Smooth Mara (3) 20 ...................... B Barclay 10 4.16pm NORTHERN SOUTHLAND VETS MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r53 to r60 mob. pace, 2200m 1 46021 Navajo Art (1) fr.................................A Beck 2 34084 Southbound Train (2) fr ...................R Swain 3 21377 Groomsman (3) fr.................... M Williamson 4 84307 Errol Finn fr .................................. Scratched 5 x50x6 Frank The Tank (4) fr ........................ D Dunn 6 031x3 James Butt (5) fr ............................K Larsen

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Race 1: Francis Drake, Cherry Bay, Skyweka, Rough Cut Race 2: Napoleon, Mesmerize, Dubai Shuffle, Grand Rex Race 3: Sea King, It’s A Wonder, Danza Lad, Hesalljazz Race 4: Cinematic, Southern Icon, Donna Anne Billy, Speech Craft Race 5: Venerate, Justnametheprice, Istimagic, Doctor Fox Race 6: Max, Sea King, The Big Opal, Chocolate Fish Race 7: Power O’Hata, Padraig, Power Dream, I Am Queen Race 8: Capucine, Save The Date, Roc de Bank, Odisha Race 9: Surrey, Poker Face, Dr Hank, Elle Eye Are, Our McKay

Gore harness Today at Gore Raceway

Gore Harness Racing Club Venue: Gore Raceway Meeting Date: 19 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 11.10am OSBORNE ROCK SUPPLIES 2YO MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 2yo mob. pace, 2200m 1 Uptown Lady (1) fr ...........................S Ottley 2 Allaboutdreams (2) fr .................... B Barclay 3 Extreme Robyn (3) fr ............... M Williamson 4 Notaword (4) fr ..........................E Barron (J) 5 Motu Top Mach (5) fr ........................ D Dunn 6 Artstanding (6) fr ...........................B Orange 7 0 Izzy Dagg (7) fr ....................S Tomlinson (J) 2 11.38am MOSSDALE FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mr40 to mr45 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 6x550 Better Galleon (1) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 2 x0562 My Blue Heaven (2) fr ..............B Williamson 3 04066 Razcal Alley (3) fr ................... S Walkinshaw 4 64887 Hans Ideal (4) fr ........................ C Purvis (J) 5 30732 Betstars Blue Jean (5) fr .................. D Dunn 6 46x80 Country Swing (6) fr ...................... A Armour 7 85893 Bullys Princess (7) fr ..................R McIlwrick 8 30090 Fleur Galleon (8) fr ............................ S Lock 9 x4078 Galleons Pleasure (21) fr .............. B Barclay 10 64409 Theodora Hope (22) fr ......................A Beck 11 08204 Gotta Be Downtown (23) fr............B Orange 12 0790x Shinglestar fr ................................ Scratched 13 09768 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr ................M Hurrell (J) 3 12.10 GORE NEW WORLD HANDICAP TROT $8000, non-winners & up to r50 spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 9x7 Taimate Angus (1) fr.................. L McKay (J) 2 38080 Spur Me On Gently fr ................... Scratched 3 82025 Superfast Ninja (2) fr .....................B Orange

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00908 Pegasus Sunrise fr ....................... Scratched 40042 Thunder Buddy (U1) fr ......................A Beck 54077 Dream Of Pat (U2) fr ..................R McIlwrick 1x008 Svelt (1) 35 .................................. T Stratford x8960 Topnotch Eagle (2) 35 ....................K Larsen 05463 Ambro Ameigo (3) 35 ......................R Swain 75900 Nottingham K Two (4) 35................H Hunter 66554 Bono Hest (5) 35 ..................... M Williamson 02098 Moniburns (6) 35 ........................... B Barclay 70x96 The Badger (7) 35 .......................... K Franks x0003 Kiwi Crusher (U1) 35........................ D Dunn 4 12.45pm ADVANCE AGRICULTURE LTD MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, 2200m 1 00850 Doubt Me Not (1) fr ................ S Walkinshaw 2 004 Rakagem (2) fr ..............................B Orange 3 The Naenae Express (3) fr..............R Swain 4 647 Notorious (4) fr ................................. D Dunn 5 4077 Be Holme By Three (5) fr .............. B Barclay 6 0 Ay Boy (6) fr ................................B McLellan 7 0x557 Unloaded (7) fr ............................... P Hunter 8 00025 Complete Package (8) fr ...................A Beck 9 67768 Shindal (21) fr ...........................M Hurrell (J) 10 23266 Bettor Rock Again (22) fr .................S Ottley 11 057x2 Evangeline Franco fr .................... Scratched 12 04 Schweinsteiger (23) fr ............. M Williamson 5 1.20pm PETERS GENETICS FILLIES & MARES MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mr46 to mr50 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x7x32 Stay Aboard (1) fr .................S Tomlinson (J) 2 93483 Bettors Atom (2) fr............................S Ottley 3 Sherry Baby (3) fr..........................B Orange 4 Tact Miesha (4) fr .....................C Faithful (J) 5 8 Linc N Elle (5) fr ............................ B Barclay 6 40 Fraud (6) fr ................................M Hurrell (J)

06032 Sagwitch (6) fr ..........................B Williamson 49305 Bettor B Ready (7) fr ..................... B Barclay 01553 Grace Burns (21) fr ..............S Tomlinson (J) 690x4 Machie Mach (22) fr .............M Anderson (J) 3331 I’m Trouble (23) fr .......................R McIlwrick 11 4.42pm GORE NIGHT ‘N DAY/PGG WRIGHTSON MBL PACE $9000, 3yo+ r49 to r52 mob. pace, 2200m 1 67742 Ideal Breeze (1) fr .............................A Beck 2 59907 Essence Of Easton (2) fr............R McIlwrick 3 918x7 Dianne Lorena (3) fr .............M Anderson (J) 4 x397x Miss Fandango (4) fr .....................B Orange 5 831P4 Whata Razzle Dazzle (5) fr ..... M Williamson 6 60391 Jilaire’s Mac (6) fr ...........................K Larsen 7 06070 One Direction (7) fr .....................B McLellan 8 32754 Pay Me The Change (8) fr ............. B Barclay 9 13x80 Triple VC (21) fr ....................S Tomlinson (J) 10 47332 Cullens Avenue (22) fr ........... S Walkinshaw 11 14803 No More Change (23) fr ........ J Campbell (J) 12 01702 Jakira (24) fr ..................................... D Dunn SELECTIONS

Race 1: Motu Top Mach, Artstanding, Allaboutdreams Race 2: Betstars Blue Jean, Better Galleon, Galleons Pleasure Race 3: Superfast Ninja, Ambro Ameigo, Kiwi Crusher Race 4: Notorious, Schweinsteiger, Bettor Rock Again Race 5: Sherry Baby, Little Rain, Stay Aboard, Rakamoo Race 6: Sheezus, Gotta Good Looker, Nightmarch Race 7: Pres The Belle, Ace Commander, Rydgemont Milly Race 8: Alfie Romeo, Jody Direen, Rise Above This, Elva Jaccka Race 9: Fiddlethefool, Especial, Smooth Mara, Gotta Minute Race 10: James Butt, Southbound Train, Frank The Tank Race 11: Ideal Breeze, Jakira, Cullens Avenue, Triple VC LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Oamaru harness

Riverton gallops

Tomorrow at Oamaru Racecourse

Oamaru Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Oamaru Racecourse Meeting Date: 20 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 11.10am FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT TROT $7500, non-winners 2yo+ trot, stand, 2600m 1 758x0 Madaboy (1) fr ...............................C Buchan 2 02 You Really Got Me (2) fr ....................J Dunn 3 75393 Cosmic Sun (3) fr ............................. D Dunn 4 342 Abby May fr .................................. Scratched 5 Break Out (4) fr ....................... S O’Reilly (J) 6 8 Majestic Rose (5) fr ................. M Williamson 7 Jazzy Trouble (6) fr .......................M Heenan 8 98870 Noble Mistress (7) fr .....................M Perriton 9 Clover Lou (8) fr ..........................C DeFilippi 10 5x44 Some Time (9) fr .............................. J Smith 11 59 Folly’s Trouble (10) fr .......................... R May 12 0 Too Tru (11) fr ............................ C Purvis (J) 13 09226 Red Harbour (U1) fr ................ C D Thornley 14 0x800 One Yankee Son (U2) fr ................L O’Reilly 2 11.35am ONE SMART COFFEE PACE $7500, nonwinners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2600m 1 88x Bonnie Doon (1) fr.........................L O’Reilly 2 0 My Patronus (2) fr ......................M Lewis (J) 3 Zippidy Doodah (3) fr ....................... D Dunn 4 08738 Bicton (4) fr ........................................ R May 5 52581 Bronx Village (5) fr ............................J Dunn 6 Yule Fire (6) fr ..............................T Williams 7 0 Xmas Bay (7) fr ...........................T McMillan 8 2 Rockin Rod (8) fr ..................... M Williamson 9 8 Magical Macca (9) fr .............. J Morrison (J) 10 800x9 Don’t Tell Ange (10) fr 11 x580x Viewfield Navajo (11) fr ......... O Thornley (J) 12 Donegal Gilbert (12) fr .....................R Close 13 57 Olive Cook (13) fr ............................J W Cox 14 90563 Chaaat (14) fr .......................... L McCormick 15 47345 Sounds Bettor (15) fr.....................K O’Reilly 16 0P9P0 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (16) fr ...... C D Thornley 17 x9x86 Moytura (17) fr................................ B Hutton 18 Living Fantasy (18) fr ................ C Purvis (J) 19 0x000 Green Machine (U1) fr Emergencies: Don’t Tell Ange, Viewfield Navajo, Ain’t Nothing Bettor, Green Machine 3 12.00 PGG WRIGHTSON STANDARDBRED MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners 2yo+ mob. pace, 2000m 1 5432 Escalera (1) fr .................................. D Dunn

2 40336 Katamach (2) fr ............................ G O’Reilly 3 7 Stars Tonight (3) fr.............................J Dunn 4 646x7 That Alexander Guy (4) fr............C DeFilippi 5 6006x Morven Lass (5) fr ...........................J W Cox 6 04 Star Paige fr ................................. Scratched 7 09678 Jamies Bad Boy fr ........................ Scratched 8 6340x Stunin Type (6) fr 9 004P3 Nicky Anew (7) fr ................................ R May 10 54857 Chain Reaction (21) fr .................T McMillan 11 6 Much Bettor (22) fr ...................N Purdon (J) 12 7363 Bound To Be Bettor (23) fr .......B Williamson 13 0 Clifton Flutter (24) fr .................. L McKay (J) 14 Cullens Conspiracy (25) fr ............B Orange 15 3405 Mossdale Art (26) fr 16 x2454 Reklaw’s Gem (27) fr .......................R Close Emergencies: Jamies Bad Boy, Clifton Flutter 4 12.25pm PICK AND SHOVEL TROT $8000, 3yo+ r40 to r51 trot, stand, 2600m 1 80096 Elvis P (1) fr .................................M Perriton 2 890x7 Wot Up (2) fr................................. S McNally 3 21000 Ideal Invasion (3) fr .....................C DeFilippi 4 34383 Leo’s Gift (4) fr ............................. G O’Reilly 5 42752 Sea Rover (5) fr...................... J Morrison (J) 6 28605 Don’t Look Back (6) fr ............. M Williamson 7 09618 One Over Da Skye (7) fr .................... R May 8 x507x Bacardi N Coke (8) fr .............. C D Thornley 9 50063 Imran Khan (9) fr ........................... K Butt (J) 10 05P08 One Over Da Stars (U1) fr ............B Orange 11 07630 Whatasista (U2) fr .....................M Hurrell (J) 12 7P686 Och Aye The Noo (U3) fr........... L McKay (J) 13 40008 Jerry Garcia (U4) fr .......................L O’Reilly 14 63999 Insignificant (U5) fr ......................... B Hutton 5 12.58pm NORTH OTAGO MOTOR GROUP MOBILE PACE $8500, 3yo+ r40 to r47 mobile. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 55088 Chief Kapai (1) fr ......................B Williamson 2 87653 Pegasus Kommander (2) fr ..............J Young 3 02642 Liberal Arden (3) fr .........................T Chmiel 4 08x09 Casino King (4) fr ......................... G O’Reilly 5 40004 Clarendon Falcon (5) fr ....................S Ottley 6 70035 Alexy (6) fr .......................................... R May 7 55850 Real Dash (7) fr............................ S McNally 8 00589 Port Hanover (8) fr .................. M Williamson 9 48965 Classie Margaret (9) fr ............ C D Thornley 10 72457 Passion Flower (21) fr ...................B Orange 11 39666 Regal Suzy (22) fr ..................... L McKay (J)

12 85560 Aveross Rustler (23) fr ..................... D Dunn 13 00079 Living Legend (24) fr ...................C DeFilippi 14 6P600 Locked Out Of Heaven (25) fr ............ C Butt 15 55304 Beaudiene Gambler (26) fr .... J Morrison (J) Emergency: Locked Out Of Heaven 6 1.32pm FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT TROT $8000, 3yo+ r52 to r55 trot, stand, 2600m 1 x7771 Flyinova (1) fr .................................T Chmiel 2 6x321 Peggy Nova (2) fr ......................... J Wheeler 3 137 Humble Ladd (3) fr .................. M Williamson 4 21099 Ardee Trouble (4) fr ............................ R May 5 x0x05 Fireman (5) fr ............................... G O’Reilly 6 x9511 Madison Jane (6) fr ................... C Purvis (J) 7 x9771 Don’t Rock The Boat (7) fr .... O Thornley (J) 8 73021 Wait For Success (8) fr ..............B Munro (J) 9 59303 Jean Sebastien (9) fr..................C Markham 10 9P0x0 The Dominator (U1) fr .................. S McNally 11 80799 I’ve Got This (U2) fr ...........................J Dunn 12 x0243 Miss Moppet (U3) fr .................. M Purvis (J) 13 71237 Neverneverland (U4) fr................C DeFilippi 7 2.07 MERIDIAN MALL JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $8500, 4yo+ r43 to r63 mobile. pace junior drivers, 2600m 1 6P600 Locked Out Of Heaven (1) fr ... T Lethaby (J) 2 0467x Saying Grace (2) fr ...................... B Hope (J) 3 78523 Queen Of Glory (3) fr ................M Hurrell (J) 4 33889 Black Art (4) fr ........................... M Purvis (J) 5 72326 Bettor Be Gold (5) fr .................N Purdon (J) 6 35057 Martin John (6) fr ....................... D Keast (J) 7 79278 Highland Reign (7) fr ............... S O’Reilly (J) 8 24910 Denstown (8) fr ............................. K Butt (J) 9 19021 Bringitonhome (9) fr .............M Anderson (J) 10 76609 Westar Sam (21) fr ................... J Kennett (J) 11 05316 Laytons Lass (22) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 12 43097 Buckeye (23) fr ........................... L Lester (J) 13 53235 Leading The Way (24) fr ......... J Morrison (J) 14 37211 Pat Campbell (25) fr .................. C Purvis (J) 8 2.43pm SPRINGBANK HANDICAP TROT $9000, r56 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2600m 1 33169 Beyond The Horizon (1) fr ................ J Smith 2 08876 Red Hot Poker (2) fr ..........................J Dunn 3 175x4 Trick Star (3) fr ............................. S McNally 4 30341 Gorilla Playboy (4) fr ...................C DeFilippi 5 85135 Theodosia (5) fr.................................. C Butt 6 006x4 Feather Boyz (6) fr .................... C Purvis (J) 7 6367x Sam Galleon (1) 10 ..................B Williamson

2 50085 Eja Patron (2) fr ....................... M Williamson 3 08x00 Vinny Gambini (3) fr .....................T Williams 4 27414 Better Decision (4) fr .....................B Orange 5 1 Buzinga (5) fr ................................... D Dunn 6 100x0 Ohoka Johnny (6) fr ..........................J Dunn 7 09797 Machitelli (7) fr ............................. S McNally 8 0x80x Omar Sharif fr .............................. Scratched 9 68040 Rah De Rah fr .............................. Scratched 10 82428 Johnny White (21) fr .............M Anderson (J) 11 51P32 Tall Poppy (22) fr ..............................S Ottley 12 61027 Storm Prince (23) fr .........................J Curtin 13 45600 Playboy Prince (24) fr...............B Williamson 14 00x1 Night School (25) fr .........................J W Cox 11 4.28pm MORRISONS SADDLERY PACE $8500, 3yo+ r40 to r55 pace, stand, 2600m 1 06507 OK I’m Bad (1) fr ..............................S Ottley 2 05068 Kiel (2) fr ..........................................R Close 3 26864 Handsome Hero (3) fr .................. G O’Reilly 4 950x8 Gucci Cavallo (4) fr ................ J Morrison (J) 5 560x4 Den’s Legacy (5) fr ........................B Orange John Dunn takes the reins behind 6 49007 Classie Regal (6) fr ............... O Thornley (J) Take After Me in the last on the 7 95951 Sheez Good (7) fr ................... S O’Reilly (J) 8 54080 Jay FM (8) fr ............................ C D Thornley card at Oamaru tomorrow. 9 10208 Gotta Future (9) fr ............................ D Dunn 10 x6000 Out Of Aces (10) fr 8 80569 Alvira Hest (2) 10 ..........................B Orange 11 76896 Aveross Ferrari (11) fr ......................J Young 9 77331 Stylish Duke (U1) 10 ............... M Williamson 12 1098x Nui Ba Den (12) fr ......................... K Butt (J) 10 79648 Valmagne (1) 20...............................J Young 13 12100 Honour The Bet (13) fr .........S Tomlinson (J) 11 1023D Trouble Giero (2) 20 ...................M Lewis (J) 14 89522 Take After Me (14) fr .........................J Dunn 12 P0Px3 Heard The Whisper (U1) 20 .........T Williams 15 P0369 Motu Speedy Star (15) fr........... C Purvis (J) 13 20611 Playboy’s Brother (1) 30 ................... D Dunn 16 47666 Mr Midnight (16) fr....................B Williamson 9 3.23 SOUTHERN WINES HANDICAP PACE $9000, 17 5412 Shadow Minister (17) fr .................L O’Reilly Emergencies: Classie Regal, Out Of Aces 3yo+ r56 & faster discrhcp pace, stand, 2600m 1 3327x Hannity (1) fr ........................... M Williamson Pacifiers on: Jerry Garcia (R4) 2 10143 Overarm (2) fr ................................T Chmiel SELECTIONS 3 80657 Delightful Dash (3) fr .....................B Orange Race 1: You Really Got Me, Red Harbour, Cosmic Sun 4 13230 Pembrook’s Passion (4) fr .................J Dunn Race 2: Donegal Gilbert, Bronx Village, Rockin Rod, Olive Cook 5 57175 Boomer Bailey (1) 10 ...................T Williams Race 3: Escalera, Much Bettor, Stars Tonight, Reklaw’s Gem 6 x7746 Smarter VC (2) 10 .......................C DeFilippi Race 4: One Over Da Skye, Wot Up, One Over Da Stars 7 13759 Franco Tristan (1) 20 ............... C D Thornley Race 5: Liberal Arden, Aveross Rustler, Regal Suzy 8 09x28 Rocki Warrior (2) 20 .........................S Ottley Race 6: Humble Ladd, Jean Sebastien, Neverneverland 9 55110 Gunpowder (3) 20 .............................. R May Race 7: Bettor Be Gold, Bringitonhome, Black Art, Denstown 10 72114 Run Boy Run (1) 30 ......................... D Dunn Race 8: Trouble Giero, Alvira Hest, Sam Galleon, Theodosia 10 4.03pm PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE $8500, Race 9: Franco Tristan, Boomer Bailey, Smarter VC Race 10: Buzinga, Better Decision, Storm Prince, Johnny White 2yo+ r48 to r55 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 90010 Sky City King (1) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) Race 11: Sheez Good, Den’s Legacy, Handsome Hero

Tomorrow at Riverton Raceway

Riverton RC Venue: Riverton Meeting Date: 20 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 6 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 11.40am LUSTY’S SHOWCASE JEWELLERS HANDICAP $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 1 95144 What’s Up Alf dmh (2) 59 ....R Beeharry (a4) 2 8x469 Lord Beaver m (3) 56.5 ...T Comignaghi (a2) 3 85153 Galway Garry tdmbh (4) 56.........K Kwo (a3) 4 95312 The Style tdm (5) 54 ....................T Moseley 5 0x314 Higher Authority tdm (6) 54 ............S Wynne 6 24348 Road To Redemption tb (1) 54K Mudhoo (a1) 7 03803 The Believer d (7) 54............. S Toolooa (a4) 2 12.10pm ALL FOR LOVE FLOWERS & RIVERTON ELECTRICAL MDN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 46524 Midnite Kaos h (6) 58.5 ................T Moseley 2 62480 Tussock (2) 58.5 ...................... G Jogoo (a1) 3 63656 Red Major (9) 58.5 ................K Mudhoo (a1) 4 9755 Haywood (1) 58.5 ............................J Laking 5 x5755 Rock Master (8) 58.5 .....................S Wynne 6 00666 To Sir With Love h (4) 58.5 ...A Bohorun (a4) 7 880x6 Franky Doyle (5) 56.5 ......T Comignaghi (a2) 8 57878 Lil Miss Swiss h (10) 56.5 ...........K Kwo (a3) 9 98x87 Polly Parker (7) 56.5..................B Hong (a4) 10 99009 Pyjamarama (3) 56.5 .......... R Firdhaus (a3) 11 9x Red Rosette (11) 56.5............... S Muniandy 12 98 Ruakiwi Blaze h (12) 56.5 ...........L Callaway 3 12.40 NIND DAIRY SERVICES&BRENDON SHEARING CONTRACTING $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 968x2 Flicka Of Gold dm (4) 60 .....R Beeharry (a4) 2 51332 Finbarr (2) 59 ............................ S Muniandy

3 x0901 Civic Reception dm (8) 58.5.. S Toolooa (a4) 4 x7641 Doppelganger tm (10) 58.5 ............S Wynne 5 x1082 Olaf (6) 58.5 .....................................J Lowry 6 70Px1 Epic Dreamer tmh (1) 57......A Bohorun (a4) 7 03001 Sunset Girl (5) 56.5 .....................L Callaway 8 25214 Verify (12) 56.5..........................B Hong (a4) 9 107x5 Mutunga Tap (9) 56 ............. R Firdhaus (a3) 10 00919 Valetina Vittoria th (7) 56 .............K Kwo (a3) 11 86604 Van Gogh m (11) 55.5..................T Moseley 12 66823 Tapilize (3) 55 .................................. J Morris 4 1.15 STEVEN SHEARING CONTRACTING RIVERTON HAMMER MDN $10,000, 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 4 Buster Bolt (2) 58.5 ............... S Toolooa (a4) 2 00555 Drumstorm (4) 58.5................... S Muniandy 3 488x0 By Magic (3) 58.5 ..................K Mudhoo (a1) 4 0060x Maks Legend (1) 58.5 ....................S Wynne 5 Tee Gee Ell h (9) 58.5 .........R Beeharry (a4) 6 52x32 Free And Easy b (6) 56.5 .............T Moseley 7 46352 Haka Star (7) 56.5........................K Williams 8 7Lx4 She’s Fun (5) 56.5...........T Comignaghi (a2) 9 88440 Tap Tap (8) 56.5 .................. R Firdhaus (a3) 10 Raisethestars (10) 56.5...............K Kwo (a3) 5 1.50 AK SWANN STHERN CONTRACTING RIVERTON PHARMACY $10,000, R65 Benchmark*, 2147m 1 315 Orepuki Lad h (3) 59 ...................L Callaway 2 55950 Rock Solid tm (7) 58 .............K Mudhoo (a1) 3 91061 Dowry Duty m (6) 57.5 .................K Williams 4 84252 Franconi t (10) 57.5 ...................B Hong (a4) 5 x0143 Chica Rapida tmh (4) 57 .............K Kwo (a3) 6 02500 Madam De Soir (5) 56.5.................S Wynne

7 x08L0 Gingerbread Man tdmh (2) 56.5 Comignaghi (a2) 8 87x80 Southern Cool m (9) 55.5.... R Firdhaus (a3) 9 03464 All The Drama h (8) 54.5 ..............T Moseley 10 37577 Lady Em (1) 54 6 2.25pm DT KINGS TRANSPORT LTD 112TH GREAT WESTERN STP $30,000, OPN STP, 3900m 1 x7726 Yipson m (5) 69.............................. S Fannin 2 x0901 Tai Ho tm (2) 68 ............................S Higgins 3 L6x03 Highly Likely m (1) 66.5....... J Seivwright (3) 4 345x5 Irish Dude (6) 65.5 .......................W Gordon 5 5F3x6 Seeking Redemption tm (4) 65.5 Lammas (3) 6 50x94 Who Can Tell m (3) 65 ..........H McNeill (1.5) 7 3.13pm JJ LTD MAIDEN HURDLE $10,000, MAIDEN HURDLE, 2500m 1 3PPx2 Paddy Owen m (2) 68 ..................W Gordon 2 56574 Speedy Jax (1) 68 ..................B Lammas (3) 3 63x85 Windermere Lad mb (6) 68 ............ S Fannin 4 9x053 Blues Breaker m (4) 68 .................S Higgins 5 5x558 King Nero m (5) 68...................D Jensen (3) 6 09500 Beethoven (3) 68................. J Seivwright (3) 8 3.48pm WORLD SOLAR GREAT WESTERN OPEN HURDLE $20,000, RST OPN HDL, 2500m 1 3x093 Delacroix tdm (5) 70...............B Lammas (3) 2 2x007 Go Go Gonzo tm (3) 69 ........H McNeill (1.5) 3 1x068 Gold Leaf tdm (8) 66.5 4 1x245 Jackfrost mb (7) 66 .......................S Higgins 5 0x314 Zentangle tdmb (4) 66.................... S Fannin 6 x7672 Drumgold td (9) 65.5 ....................W Gordon 7 00284 The Energizer tmh (2) 65 .... J Seivwright (3) 8 4x805 Additup m (6) 65 -

MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2147m 1 38922 Our Boy Baz bh (11) 58.5 ...........K Kwo (a3) 2 33 Colour Me Red bh (8) 58.5 ..............J Lowry 3 47002 Heel Be Jake (12) 58.5 ................K Williams 4 00263 Wentworth b (2) 58.5 ..................L Callaway 5 08964 Nomen Ludi (9) 58.5 ................. S Muniandy 6 0x075 Ringbolt (3) 58.5 ...................K Mudhoo (a1) 7 9x000 Acedecee (10) 58.5.........................J Laking 8 097 Power Punch (4) 58.5 ....................S Wynne 9 077 Choice du Jeu (7) 56.5.................... J Morris 10 7x609 Macpac (1) 56.5 ...........................T Moseley 11 x0x06 Raison D’etre (6) 56.5 ......... R Firdhaus (a3) 12 056x0 Sheezoff (5) 56.5 ................R Beeharry (a4)

Blinkers on: Polly Parker (R2), Mutunga Tap (R3), Power Punch (R9) Blinkers off: Franky Doyle (R2), Drumstorm (R4), Orepuki Lad (R5), Macpac, Sheezoff (R9) Winkers on: Orepuki Lad (R5) Winkers off: Mutunga Tap (R3)

SELECTIONS Race 1: Galway Garry, The Style, Road To Redemption, The Believer Race 2: Midnite Kaos, To Sir With Love, Haywood, Rock Master Race 3: Finbarr, Tapilize, Van Gogh, Civic Reception, Olaf Race 4: Free And Easy, Buster Bolt, She’s Fun, Drumstorm Race 5: Chica Rapida, All The Drama, Franconi, Lady Em Race 6: Tai Ho, Yipson, Highly Likely, Who Can Tell, Irish Dude Race 7: Speedy Jax, Paddy Owen, Blues Breaker, King Nero Race 8: Zentangle, Jackfrost, Delacroix, The Young Pretenda Race 9: Heel Be Jake, Colour Me Red, Wentworth, Ringbolt

Jason Laking is in action at the Riverton gallops tomorrow.

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium

3 64326 Electric Dee Eye 30.71 ...................P Green 6 2.34pm CHEEKY BONNIE STAKES C1, 527m 4 68478 Unprofound nwtd ...............................E Potts 1 61874 Untouchable 30.75 ..........................P Green 5 53447 Secret Rory 30.98 .......................... G Farrell 2 64252 Aussi Joshy nwtd ............................. S Clark 6 18326 Talkabout Ziggy 30.95 R & ....................Hunt 3 x7758 Wairoa Wolf nwtd ......................... H Mullane 7 43342 Red Dot Special nwtd .......................B Craik 4 32546 Little Bit Silly 30.80.....................D Schofield 8 34573 Jinja Liv 31.08 U & ............................Cottam 5 75453 Home Bound nwtd .......................... T Green 9 76578 Phuket Paul nwtd S H & ....................G Hunt 6 22135 Thrilling Arnold 31.25 ......................S Codlin 4 1.59pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C3, 318m 7 36755 Twelve Gauge nwtd ..........................M Black 8 56686 Dyna Bevlin nwtd U & .......................Cottam 1 57212 Bodyguard 18.66...............................B Craik 9 76578 Phuket Paul nwtd S H & ....................G Hunt 2 68654 Wong Way 18.44 U & ........................Cottam 3 63374 Retired Mouse 18.81....................... T Green 7 2.51pm DOGZONE SPRINT C2, 318m 4 112F8 Blitz ‘Em Rene 18.41 U &..................Cottam 1 21315 Kuridrani 18.71 ..............................A Cleaver 5 1367x Nangar Magic nwtd ....................D Schofield 2 52452 Nasa 18.78........................................B Craik 6 71278 Unileven 18.45 ...........................D Schofield 3 86864 Was Just Saying 18.59 R &.................L Udy 7 57351 It’s The Lovely 18.87 ........................M Black 4 33241 Ken Wilde 18.53 ........................... H Mullane 8 x8724 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 5 3314x Brick With Eyes 18.45 R & ..........N O’Regan 2 1.24pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C1, 318m 9 4x67x Bloomingdales 18.72 ........................B Craik 6 66224 Statman Dave 18.76 ..................H Laagland 7 46451 Epic Force 18.63 .......................... H Mullane 1 65454 Scott No Value 18.51 S H & ..............G Hunt 10 31475 Unconscionable 18.61 R & .................L Udy 2 13757 King Shaq 18.45 ............................. T Green 5 2.16 DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT 8 67413 Simple Request 18.58.......................B Bond 9 5x887 Hannah Rhiannon nwtd R & ...............L Udy 3 68783 Magnetude Eight nwtd .................R McPhee C4, 318m 4 32221 C’est L’Amour nwtd ...........................B Craik 1 15763 Leroy Spirit 18.49 ............................S Codlin 10 86478 All Hail Caesar 18.58 U & .................Cottam 5 46557 Bigtime Sophie 18.62 ........................E Potts 2 74616 Bad 18.41..........................................B Craik 8 3.06pm SUPER BET STAKES C2/3, 527m 6 33342 Just A Matthew 18.73.......................M Black 1 11867 Yooldome 30.59 .........................D Schofield 3 54554 Raging Demon 18.26 R & ...................L Udy 7 45764 See Eye Aye 18.62 ...................... H Mullane 2 67783 Tullabung Googar 30.64 .............P Ferguson 4 24771 Vee Marina 18.78 U & .......................Cottam 8 26763 Barwon Bandit 18.68..................D Schofield 3 x1111 Dusty Gambler nwtd ....................... K Walsh 5 23162 Elouera Mist 18.53 .....................P Ferguson 9 55575 Scott The Looks 18.90 U & ...............Cottam 4 71211 Over Indulgence 30.98 ...................P Henley 6 28786 Audrette 18.45...................................B Bond 10 77485 Zimmer Frame 18.81 R &....................L Udy 5 33571 San Tan Samson 30.68 ................... T Green 7 64548 Belcroft Banker 18.15 ................H Laagland 6 62211 Cosmic Barwon 30.90 ................D Schofield 8 66711 Just One Smile 18.29........................B Craik 3 1.41pm RIVETTE REASON STAKES C1, 527m 7 51114 Draxler nwtd ................................... G Farrell 9 77757 Kapai Lana 18.57 R & .........................L Udy 1 83788 Zarzuella 31.28 ...............................S Codlin 8 17526 Jinja Bailey 30.65 U & .......................Cottam 2 62877 Qadir Bale nwtd ......................... G Pomeroy 10 878x8 Mega Munchies 18.61 U &................Cottam Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 20 May 2018 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.06pm WELCOME TO THE MANUKAU SPORTSBOWL SPRINT C0, 318m 1 855 Tribal Conquest nwtd R & ...................L Udy 2 3 Botany Wayne nwtd ........................P Green 3 Grouch Pawset nwtd .......................P Green 4 44232 Crampton nwtd..............................A Cleaver 5 65373 Mighty Mezz nwtd R & ................N O’Regan 6 It’s Pawsible nwtd ............................P Green 7 x7724 Tilly Toodle nwtd............................... S Clark 8 Talkabout Missy nwtd ...................... K Walsh 9 86545 Riccitelli nwtd ................................A Cleaver 10 7 Jin Jin nwtd .................................... G Farrell

9 00131 The Young Pretenda tdm (1) 65D Jensen (3)

9 4.21pm WAYNES WORLD & TONY ROY BUILDING

9 84551 Bark De Triomphe 31.03 ...................B Craik 10 56525 Opawa Loyal 31.12 .......................... S Clark 9 3.32pm DUKE OF EDINBURGH SILVER COLLAR 10 JUNE C1, 318m 1 88334 Fancy Gas 18.70 M & ...................... J Smith 2 81 Botany Esmay 18.73 .......................P Green 3 11721 Hot Mayhem 18.69 U & .....................Cottam 4 87764 Bigtime Moola 18.60 R & ....................L Udy 5 74876 On Demand 18.54............................M Black 6 53142 Mai Meng nwtd..................................B Craik 7 58625 Amazing Contact 18.67.....................B Bond 8 75625 Parra Eels 18.97 R & ..................N O’Regan 9 16855 Agbeze 18.98 ................................A Cleaver 10 13886 Jinja Lad nwtd ..............................R McPhee 10 3.56pm QUALIFIED PET SERVICES C5, 318m 1 48621 Alyeska 18.54 ...................................B Craik 2 86x14 Bushman’s Idol 18.70.................P Ferguson 3 17324 Formation 18.25 ................................B Craik 4 44531 Highland Laddie 18.32 ................. H Mullane 5 12614 Zipping Gabby 18.38 ..................P Ferguson 6 13333 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 7 22221 Kiwi Boy 18.37 U & ...........................Cottam 8 7F282 On Fleek 18.56 .................................B Craik 9 13637 Hallo Star 18.23 R & ...........................L Udy 10 35148 I’m A Leo 18.46 ...........................L Laagland 11 4.13pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES C4/5, 527m 1 67342 Zipping Vito 30.39 ......................D Schofield 2 51114 Cameo Syd 30.57 .............................B Craik 3 27144 Zipping Kirby 30.72 ....................D Schofield

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24231 Stay Away Haydo 30.55 .................. T Green 54123 Uno Twenty Five 30.72 ................... G Farrell 11335 Trip To Eden 30.06 .....................D Schofield 88167 Good Job 30.66 ..............................P Green 12215 Pat Tama 30.60 ................................ S Clark 16118 Gotcha Millie 30.80 ...................... H Mullane 12 4.37pm MT WELLINGTON TAB SPRINT C3, 318m 1 71427 Bright Boy 18.75 ...............................B Bond 2 85236 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 3 73211 Spider Phil 18.75 R &..................N O’Regan 4 8x865 Bigtime Sneaky 18.63 .................. H Mullane 5 85513 Ice Princess 18.75 ......................... G Farrell 6 78136 Barwon Annie nwtd ....................D Schofield 7 11213 Majik Mikado 18.64 ...........................B Craik 8 73162 Nangar Panther 18.53 ................D Schofield 9 31475 Unconscionable 18.61 R & .................L Udy 10 4x67x Bloomingdales 18.72 ........................B Craik 13 4.55pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS C1, 318m 1 66346 Agistri 18.68 ................................... G Farrell 2 F4478 Fantastic Zoe 18.51 ...................D Schofield 3 71666 Finkle Foot Fred 18.62 R & ...................Hunt 4 52774 Drury 18.41 ...................................A Cleaver 5 58631 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy 6 54821 Mobility Scooter 18.81 .....................M Black 7 15331 Stay Rich 18.75 M & ........................ J Smith 8 22274 Red Dee 18.53 ................................P Green 9 78x74 Sings Like Elvis nwtd ....................... S Clark 10 58556 Scott Tied Up 18.63 U & ...................Cottam 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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Saturday, May 19, 2018

■ HOCKEY

A legend of the turf

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

Stacey McKerchar is now officially a Mid Canterbury sporting legend. McKerchar (nee Carr), a former New Zealand representative hockey player, had the legend title officially bestowed upon her at last weekend’s Mid Canterbury Sports Awards and it was an honour that came completely out of the blue. The Legend Award was a new initiative introduced to the awards night this year and McKerchar was chosen as the first recipient, something that she said was a real honour. McKerchar debuted for the Black Sticks at just 18 years of age and went on to play 127 games for the national side. She officially retired from national duties after the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games where the Black Sticks won silver. For her, the timing was right. She knew that sport couldn’t last forever and wanted to get a career behind her before starting a family. “That year I had come back pretty much from doing my knee and I knew I really wanted to go to a world cup, which I hadn’t done, and I did that prior to Delhi, so I knew in my head that it was it time, really,” McKerchar said. “I was quite keen to get involved in the family business and do other things.” There was no money in playing hockey for her country, and throughout her career she had to juggle study, work and the sport she loved. “But it’s blimmin’ hard holding a job down when you’re not there. “I reckon I was away more than I was there,” she said. She moved back home to Ashburton to work for her family’s business and continued playing club hockey, and for Canterbury, for the next three years. She got married and now has three sons, Jack, 3, Sam, 20 months, and Ben, three months. Parenting has been a whole new ball game, but McKerchar wouldn’t trade her life now for the world and

knows she bowed out of the sport that had given her so much, at the right time. “I don’t really miss it because I guess you just go on and do other things. “You miss the games, but you don’t miss the training and all that goes with it,” she said. She’s giving a little back to the sport now, holding coaching clinics for some of the rural schools in the area where she grew up, although the school she attended as a child – Lismore School – no longer exists. Coaching could play a role in her future, but right now she hasn’t got the time to commit to a regular coaching gig, and whether she gets to coach her own kids in the future, she doesn’t know. They might play hockey, they might not, and McKerchar’s not worried either way. One day she might even get back on the turf herself and give masters hockey a crack, but for now she’s happy watching from the sidelines, and took great pleasure out of watching her former team win gold at the recent Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. “It was cool to see them going good, because the amount of shoot-outs they have lost. “I think they have lost them ever since they lost in Delhi,” McKerchar said. She said the Gold Coast Games would’ve given the side great confidence and done wonders for the sport in New Zealand. McKerchar unveiled a banner featuring a photo of herself in action for the Black Sticks at last Friday night’s sports awards, which would in the future be on display in the EA Networks Centre, with others to be added in years to come. The legend induction was set to become a regular feature of future sports awards nights. Sport Canterbury Mid Canterbury’s Jan Cochrane said it was a way of recognising Mid Canterbury sportspeople who had gone on to be hugely successful in their chosen sporting fields.

A dramatic week for Nissan off the track has failed to distract their Supercars drivers on it. Nissan pair Michael Caruso and Rick Kelly went one-two in yesterday’s second practice for the Winton Supersprint. Sitting 17th and 13th respectively in the championship standings, they blitzed the Victorian circuit to edge out the frontrunners. Brad Jones Racing’s Nick Percat was the highest-placed driver in the championship (11th) to challenge the Nissan duo in his Holden Commodore. Nissan called time on their backing of the Kelly Racing team,

Manchester City’s stunning and record-breaking Premier League title win in Pep Guardiola’s second season as a manager in England earned them almost £150 million in prize cash, with official figures released showing they have pocketed £149,438,654 ($NZ293.6m) from central funds alone. But the way in which the cash is distributed means City actually take home less than rivals Manchester United, who earn £149,767,145. United receive more because they had two more live TV games (28) in the UK than City (26). - AP

While Cameron Smith’s representative retirement may extend his Melbourne career, the Storm will get a glimpse of life without their skipper when they host Manly tonight. Smith will sit out the clash after been banned for a dangerous tackle, with 21-year-old Brandon Smith starting for just the second time. Storm coach Craig Bellamy said tempering young Smith’s enthusiasm would be key for his team to control the game. “He gets a bit excited as you can see by the way he goes on the field, he’s a bull at a gate, so he’ll need a bit of thought about his game this week playing dummy half.” - AAP

Gallen set to return Cronulla captain Paul Gallen is a near-certainty to return against Canterbury as the resurgent Sharks eye a fifth-straight NRL win. After a month on the sidelines with a grade-two medial ligament tear, Gallen trained well on Thursday night, and coach Shane Flanagan revealed his veteran warhorse “is on track” for tonight’s home clash. In another boost, Josh Dugan is a chance to slot back into fullback provided his troublesome foot pulls up well, while Jayson Bukuya returns from illness to re-take his place in the back row. - AAP

Mbye integral for Dogs

Stacey McKerchar retired from international hockey following the 2010 Commonwealth Games and returned home to Ashburton to work in her family’s business, and start a family of her own. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Nissan dominate Winton Supercars practice announcing on Tuesday their intentions to withdraw support from the end of this season. It started off a historic weekend for Caruso in the best possible way ahead of his 150th round start. “It’s been a busy week for our team, but we’re in a good place with good momentum and the cars have arguably been performing at their best,” Caruso said. “As a group, we’ll keep that momentum rolling as best we can, keeping everyone happy, excited and motivated.” Championship leader Scott McLaughlin struggled to 15th in the second practice session after finishing fifth in the morning run.

Man U in the money

Smith in for Smith

■ MOTOR RACING

By OlivEr CaffrEy

In brief

The Ford ace is chasing a fifthstraight race victory after claiming doubles on Phillip Island and in Perth. The last driver to do that was Jamie Whincup in 2008 when he went onto win seven on the trot. Red Bull Holden’s Whincup was impressive in the first session to finish third behind Fabian Coulthard and Chaz Mostert, but slumped to 16th place in the afternoon. A stomach bug meant Mobil 1’s James Courtney was unable to take part in practice, as Jack Perkins stepped into the 37-yearold’s Commodore. But Courtney is expected to be well enough for qualifying and the weekend’s racing. - AAP

Despite constant speculation about his future at Canterbury, Moses Mbye won’t be farewelling the NRL club any time soon if coach Dean Pay has anything to do with it. Mbye has been linked with a number of rival clubs as the Bulldogs attempt to navigate their way through the salary cap hell that beckons over the next two seasons. And while the club are adamant they are not actively shopping stars on back-ended contracts to get under the cap, they refused to guarantee all players would see out their deals. - AAP

Bennett digging deep

Nissan’s Michael Caruso

It seems as if there’s no such thing as an easy stage in the Giro d’Italia. Easy, of course, is a relative term when it comes to riding 214 kilometres at an average speed of 45km/h, but a group of contenders were suddenly in strife, and requiring to tap into unexpected resources to stay in touch with the peloton. That included George Bennett who, with 30km to go, found himself separated from the main group as rain and wind lashed the peloton. It took them a 10 kilometre battle to rejoin. Bennett finishing 28th to retain sixth overall, two minutes and nine seconds behind leader Simon Yates. - NZME

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

Daily Events SATURDAY 7.30am RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Rise and Shine Saturday runners meet at Frontrunner, 7.30am sharp. 28 Moore Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC.

SUNDAY 8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 9am ST PETER’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

MONDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Gross in grades, Mayfield Golf Club.

May 19, 20 & 21, 2018

Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the Triangle. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86

Maronan Road, Tinwald. 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 10.30am ASHBURTON FARM FORESTRY ASSOCIATION. Field day visit to South Canterbury,

Arundel and Peel Forest. Meet at Arundel Bridge carpark at 10.30am. 1pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Afternoon social meets - runners and walkers. Wakanui School Hall, leave from Ashburton Post Office, East Street, 1pm sharp. 1pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL

WHEELERS. 1pm registration, 1.30pm sharp start. Fords Road, Tinwald. 1.30pm RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON. Afternoon Social meets - Runners and Walkers. Competitive run and walk at Domain Oval Pavilion or competitive run and walk at Waimate School. Visit our facebook page for more details.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH. Morning worship with Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship service led by Rev Henry Mbambo, 48 Allen’s Road, Allenton. 10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Helen Wallis, all welcome, 65 Oxford Street.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST ANDREWS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev Barry Ayers, Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street,

Tinwald. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street. 10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street. 10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

(please note the date change!). 10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun fill days for 60 years and older, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street. (excludes public holidays). 12pm - 1pm ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. A Free lunch. Ashburton Baptist Church, entry off Cass Street. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Weekly Mahjong, counting, come and

enjoy! Waireka Croquet Club, The Domain, Philip Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street. 1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIOR NET. Tablet/i-phone/i-pad/notebook forum.

Cost $2. M.S.A. Reading Room, Havelock Street. 2pm GREY POWER ASHBURTON. Annual General Meeting with speakers, Selwyn Price and Diane Rawlinson, Ashburton District Councilors. Senior Centre, Cameron Street. 6pm BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309. 6pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. 7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre evening, new players welcome. Holy Name Pastoral Centre, Cnr Winter Street and Burnett Street. (every Monday, excludes public holidays). 7.30pm ASHBURTON ELECTRONIC ORGAN AND KEYBOARD CLUB. Club night concert, visitors welcome. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

Ashburton Rest Homes

HML Home care Medical Limited - Ring 0800 700 155 for FREE 24hr Health Advice.

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be held from 10am to 12.30pm and from 2pm to 5pm. Please phone 0800 700 155 for an appointment. Moore Street Medical, Moore Street, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make an appointment please phone 0800 700 155.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955. Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Direct dials to a volunteer. For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm 8105 for details on how to access the after-hours service outside of these hours leave a message. each weekend.

Methven & Rakaia Area

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday, and from 5pm - 7pm both days.

James

Ashburton Guardian

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Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

COMMUNITY SERVICES Art Gallery

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

ANIMAL SERVICES

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24h service.

Mid Canterbury SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter -

Contact - President 021 1356 969. 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: Veterinarians Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Mail Closing Times West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Juan Gray. STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, POST DELIVERY CENTRES 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Full emergency service all weekend. Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Information Centres Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday Methven - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Bus Departures

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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BUILDING OR RENOVATING WE HAVE A ROOF TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

• Airless spraying • Waterblasting • Renovations • Project management

Phone Shane today on 307-7071

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

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Keeping your property protected with a security camera system from Masterguard Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301

Don & Sue Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

HEAT PUMPS

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KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR ROUND

HEAT PUMPS

electriCOOL Ltd Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

0800 relocate (0800 735 622) afmovers@xtra.co.nz

WE TAKE THE HASSLE OUT OF MOVING From packing, clean-up, storage and moving your whole household to delivering a recent large purchase, we do it all. Call today for a quote. Free quotes in Mid Canterbury

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Saturday, May 19, 2018

SITUATIONS VACANT

Non-Executive Director EXTEND OR DEVELOP YOUR GOVERNANCE CAREER CURRENT RESIDENT OF THE MID-CANTERBURY REGION

Territory Sales Manager Canterbury and West Coast

EA Networks, the trading name of Electricity Ashburton Limited, is a locally owned co-operative network company based in Mid-Canterbury. The company owns and operates the region’s electricity distribution and fibre optic communications networks and also operates a successful Field Services business that supports their networks and provides additional services to residents and businesses across the region and beyond. Being a co-operative business owned by its customers, EA Networks has strong ties to the community and are passionate about their business and region. They are focused on delivering safe and reliable network infrastructure that supports the community and the local economy. Due to the upcoming retirement of a long serving board member, EA Networks are seeking to appoint, as per their constitution requirements, a suitably skilled resident of the Mid-Canterbury region as a new Director. Applicants will bring proven governance experience to the role and a strong understanding of governance policies and processes. Electricity sector experience would be beneficial, however it is not a prerequisite for application. Candidates must possess a high level of intellect, well-developed commercial acumen and proven strategic thinking ability and be able to demonstrate how they have contributed to the strategic growth and long-term future planning of an existing business. The Board meets monthly (11 times a year) and this is a remunerated appointment. It is essential that candidates keen to be considered for this position are currently resident in the Mid-Canterbury region. Candidates can download further information and apply online at www.sheffield.co.nz. To apply by email, please attach your cover letter and CV and send to cvchc@sheffield.co.nz quoting 446336AG. Applications close on 27 May 2018. Emails will be electronically acknowledged and further correspondence may be by email. For more information please phone Nick Gee on 03 353 4354.

With a motivated team across New Zealand, including Territory Sales Managers in key growing regions, Syngenta is working with growers and re-sellers to understand and provide innovative solutions to their needs. We bring together leading crop protection products with seed varieties and expert agronomic advice to help farmers grow better crops. This is an exciting growth period for Syngenta with the release of several new products. An extensive amount of local and international expertise is available to assist the Company’s clients and its employees. Due to the incumbent’s relocation to Syngenta Canada, we now have a vacancy for the role of Territory Sales Manager – Canterbury and West Coast. In this role, you will liaise with and support our retail partners, farmers and other industry stakeholders. Your responsibilities will include key account management and sales campaign implementation, as well as participation in industry events and farmer field days. Competencies required to be successful in this role include: • An in-depth understanding of arable crop agronomy, including crop protection • Successful sales experience in an agricultural environment • Good retailer and farmer networks • Ability to operate autonomously and contribute to team plans and activities Syngenta is a people focused company, always aiming to recruit and retain the very best professionals in the crop protection industry. As a part of this strategy, the remuneration and benefits for the role are attractive. To learn more about this key role in strict confidence, please phone Deb Francis on 021 224 5000. Otherwise, forward your CV with covering letter via www.agrecruit.co.nz by Thursday 24 May.

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Painting Tradesman And Apprentice Wanted

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Be reliable Have good communication skills Be able to work in a team Have pride in your work

We have an opening for qualified painting tradesmen and apprentices to join our team. We can provide good remuneration, varied job sites and training for a trade that will provide you with many career opportunities. Please call into our office on Bremners Road to pick up an application form or email painting@bradfords.co.nz

Chinese Cuisine Chef We are looking for an experienced Chef who is able to work flexible days and hours, and has experience in Chinese Cuisine as we mainly cater for the Asian tour market. The applicant will be required to plan menus, manage and maintain food quality control, execute dishes to a high standard, be able to work under pressure in a team environment, and be able to work on shift rotations. The applicant should meet the following criteria: • Have at least 5 years’ experience as a Chef

www.bradfords.co.nz

• Expertise in Chinese cuisine is a must.

Agronomist Ashburton We are looking for an Agronomist to work in the mid-Canterbury area, based in Ashburton. The company is involved in the processing of potatoes, peas and sweetcorn.

WORKPLACE SUPPORT Inter-Church Trade & Industry Mission

Staff Support Professional Part-time Position

The ideal person will be vibrant, professional and accountable with qualifications/experience in the ‘people’ business. You will have the ability to get alongside people in the workplace and build relationships to support their well-being. Apply by emailing your CV to joanne.judd@workplacesupport.co.nz

The Fresh Name in the Freezer

Workplace Support provides Independent Employee Assistance to our Client Companies and Organisations.

Our field officers are responsible for delivering technical advice to contracted growers. This advice includes the application of fertiliser, agrichemicals and general husbandry of the contracted crops. You will be an outgoing and enthusiastic individual, with a degree or diploma in Agriculture or Horticulture and/or an appropriate level of field experience. We will offer you a competitive salary, including a vehicle and an opportunity to develop your career with a leading NZ company.

307 7900

www.talleys.co.nz

Please send a current CV and job history details to: john.y@farmerscorner.co.nz or to The Manager Farmers Corner Ltd Cnr Longbeach Rd and S.H 1, Ashburton

Dairy Farm Assistant Wanted We are looking for a dairy farm assistant to join our team with start date being July 23, 2018. Our property includes 80bail rotary cowshed with ACR’s and in shed feeding, centre pivot irrigation located 20minutes from Ashburton. Minimum 2 years experience is preferred.

To apply please send your CV and cover letter to human.resources@talleys.co.nz or post to Field Manager, PO Box 244, Ashburton.

Further information about our organisation 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. NZ Ltd. and services is available on Level 2, 73 Burnett St, Ashburton | Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. www.workplacesupport.co.nz

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CATERER

The Ashburton Golf Club invites interested persons to apply for the position of selfemployed caterer. This includes catering for men’s and women’s club days, course bookings and the option of catering for large tournaments. For further information please contact: The club on 03-308-6371 or email your CV to: admin@ ashburtongolf.co.nz

• Ability to speak Mandarin is essential to accommodate the majority of Chinese speaking guests.

Have full drivers licence. Single-man accommodation (no-dogs permitted) provided as part of salary package. Must be drug free.

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

For enquiries please email CV and references to chdairiesltd@gmail.com

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307 7900

For all subscriber enquiries, missed deliveries, new subscriptions, temporary stops – text, call or email:

Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

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Saturday, May 19, 2018 SITUATIONS VACANT

SITUATIONS VACANT

Family based seed processing Westham Industries Ltd, Wakanui.

company

There is an opportunity to join our progressive team. • Permanent full time position • Modern machinery • Great working conditions • State of the art packaging equipment (no heavy lifting) • Experience an advantage • Must have current NZ working visa • Sense of humour is important for our team environment • Our workplace has a strong family ethic where we all have a life outside work but enjoy work. The successful applicant will need to have a good tidy work ethic, be able to work independently and in a team environment. There is an opportunity for responsibility, and machine room management. Remuneration can be negotiated re: experience and initiative. Please apply with CV to Janine: admin@westfarms.co.nz

REAL ESTATE

Carer/Nurse

ASHBURTON COLLEGE ‘Individual Excellence in a Supportive Learning Environment’

Teacher Release – Student Learning Support Unit Responsibility for programme preparation and teaching of students with high to very high learning and physical needs. This is a fixed-term, part-time 0.4 teaching position (2 days per week) for commencement as soon as is practicable. Ashburton College is a participating member of the Hakatere Community of Learning. Applications close noon, Thursday 31 May 2018. Information package enquiries and applications please contact:

Jodee Ross, Principal’s Secretary Phone (03) 308 4193 ext 809 Email: rj@ashcoll.school.nz Ashburton College, PO Box 204, Ashburton 7740

Dairy Farm Assistant Herd Manager We require an assistant herd manager on our 600 cow dairy farm, 5 kms from Methven. 3-4 years experience on dairy farms within the last 5 years is needed. Competency with all farm machinery, good stock-person and people skills is a must. Enthusiasm for the dairy industry along with punctuality, a clean full drivers licence, drug free, a valid work visa and a good understanding of the English language plus being in NZ to attend interviews is an advantage. Single shared accommodation is available on farm. Please apply in writing to: sjsuyker@xtra.co.nz Or post to Suyker Farms Ltd 100 Dip Road, R D 6, Ashburton 7776

SERVICE ALL MAKES

AIRCON - ELECTRICAL

MAKE SMALLBONE HOLDENGENUINE YOUR NEXT STOP WOF CHECKS HOLDEN PARTS FULL MECHANICAL CHOOSE YOUR & GET THE SERVICE YOUYOU DESERVE REPAIRS

LEVEL OF SERVICE

Bookings essential Main South Road, Tinwald, Ashburton 03 307 9028 www.smallbones.co.nz

PRIVATE SALE $367,500

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Double internal access garage Parking for caravan or boat Close to all amenities. Dual heating - heat pump and 3 year old log fire • Original 1980’s decor.

Trademe ref# 1633358020 NZ Bio Grains Ltd

Office Administration We require a suitable person for a part time office administration position. Experience with MYOB and Payroll would be an advantage.

Telephone 03 30 87349 or email nzbiograins@xtra.co.nz for an appointment.

TRADES, SERVICES

PUBLIC NOTICES Mid Canterbury Aero Club Notice of AGM Friday, May 25 at 7pm Held at MCAC club rooms at the airport, Seafield Road. Nominations forms for committee available from Secretary.

Part-time Shop Assistant We are looking for a flexible, organised, reliable, and honest person preferably with retail experience, who will enjoy giving excellent customer service. Hours of work will be approximately 10 hours per week which includes mornings, afternoons and school holidays. Extra hours available including Saturdays 10am to 1pm when required. Please post handwritten letter or email, with CV, references, to: Tots to Teens, The Arcade, Ashburton tots2teensannette@gmail.com

Birthday Greetings Jackson Hulme Happy Birthday. Have a great day. Love Nanna and Grandad.

MAKE SMALLBONE HOLDEN YOUR NEXT STOP

Stating experience and 2 employer references. & GET THE SERVICE YOU DESERVE

49B Havelock Street

Open home Saturday, May 19 between 1.30pm and 3.30pm

• Light and sunny 1980’s brick home. • Three spacious bedrooms • One bathroom • Separate laundry • Private well fenced easy care rear section

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

AUCTION SALES

Seed Cleaning Machine Operator Required

Caring for person requiring full assistance including feeding and personal cares, in private home. Day shifts and on-call work -some nights and weekends. Payment through government funding-good hourly rate. Must be based within 1 hour of Ashburton, have drivers license and be a non-smoker. Travel allowance available. MUST have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa. Please email: legisnas@gmail.com or phone 022 1255 802

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MOTORING

SUZUKI Escudo 1992, three door auto 4WD, goes well. Current WOF with 6 months WANTED Rego, ideal to tow behind a house bus etc. $3,800 ONO. FISHING - Collector buying Phone 03 308 6687 or 027 old/vintage fishing rods, reels 619 5777. and tackle. Top prices. Phone WHEEL alignments at great Steve 03 324 2064. prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an TRADES, SERVICES alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737. DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full LOST, FOUND dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available. LOST - Millie female black Phone 027 220 9997. and white cat, timid. Missing from the corner of Peter Street and Chalmers Avenue, may be heading back to Walnut Avenue. Phone 027 540 0165.

Guardian Classifieds 307 7900

CLEARING SALE PLANT & MACHINERY Friday 25th MAY 2018 Commencing at 12 Noon A/C WA & LA MORGANS LTD 178 OLIVERS ROAD GREENSTREET, ASHBURTON

Items for Sale Valtra N91 Tractor 6,600 hrs with loader, International 454 Tractor, Doosan 55 Digger, Robertson Super Comby with scales, Suzuki Carry 4 Wheel Drive Ute, Avatar side by side Quad, Maxam 3300 mower, Connor Shea Chisel Plough 11 tyne, Aitchison subsoiler 5 leg, Clough spring tine, Honda 3 inch trash pump, Austin roller Cambridge 4m, Aitchison Drill, Generator 50 KVA, Marshall feed trailers x2, Duncan triple disc drill 16 run, Calf shelters x3, Small Cambridge roller, CDax bike spreader and sprayer, 1000 litre pods x6, Workbench and Vice Calf feeders, Gun irrigator(no hose), CDax bike spreader and sprayer, 3 PKE trailers, 1000 litre diesel tank, 1 double petrol/diesel tank 750 ltr each side, 50 Teat Calfeterias, Post Driver, Weed wiper 3 point linkage, Levelling bar, Plucks effluent irrigator, Hay cover, Concrete culvert pipes, Irrigation pipes and hydrants, Swimming pool fencing, Gates plus numerous other sundries DIRECTIONS: Sign Posted From Methven Highway onto Ashburton Staveley Road.

For All Enquiries Please Contact Vendor/ Bill Morgans Leighton Nicol

027 480 1450 027 203 3686

www.progressivelivestock.co.nz

LIVESTOCK, PETS

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

HOLIDAY ACCOMMODATION

AKAROA - CHARMING, spacious holiday home, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all electric heating. Sky, all mod cons, short walk to village. Phone Brian 307-8000 or 308-6180.

FOR SALE

SCOOTER’S - new and secondhand three and four wheel electric scooters and wheel chairs. Call Fred Reddecliffe at Electric Mobility Ashburton today. Phone 308-3602

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

100% new. Echo and Tina, two Asian ladies. Good fun. Excellent service. Good massage. in/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

ANNA, lovely attractive and busty with no tattoos, clean and straight. No texting. GRAZING GRASS / fattening feed Enquiries welcome. Phone wanted for store lambs. 021 044 0698. Phone Mitch, 027 313 1320. DIAMOND, 24 years, Kiwi, GRAZING wanted for 20 golden toned. Enjoy catering carry-overs for the next 12 to all your pleasures. Fun, months. Phone 027 299 lingerie. Three days. Phone 022 609 2908. 6208. GYPSY, sexy, slim, blonde, GRAZING wanted for store Kiwi. Lingerie. 40’s. Three lambs. Phone Steve 027 321 days. Phone 021 085 63949. 6060.

GARAGE SALES

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

GARAGE sale today Saturday, May 19 starting at ONE bedroom flat – Tidy, 8am at 55 Davis Crescent. warm and cosy, new heat pump, good area, off street Something for everyone. parking, $195 per week, no letting fee. Phone 021 821 466 after hours.

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6am Te Karere 3 2 6:30 Country Calendar 3 The Plum Life. 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 8:30 Faith In Action 9am Code 1 PGR 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Tipping Point 11am Border Patrol 0 11:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 2pm Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords PGR 0 3pm Design Junkies PGR 0 3:55 Dream Catchers 0 4:30 Radar Across The Pacific French Polynesia and Tahiti have long been seen as the archetypical South Seas paradise, and Radar wants to know if this is still true today. 0 5pm Prince Harry And Meghan – Truly, Madly, Deeply 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Meghan Markle – The First 100 Days 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 An Invitation To A Royal Wedding 0 9:05 L The Royal Wedding 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:45 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Best Of Chuggington Collection 0 7:05 Penn Zero – Part-Time Hero 3 0 7:30 Transformers – Robots In Disguise 3 0 7:50 The Legendaries 3 0 8:15 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:40 We Bare Bears 3 0 9am Regular Show 3 0 9:15 Walk The Prank 0 9:35 Kirby Buckets Warped 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Regular Show 3 0 10:40 The Barefoot Bandits 0 11:10 Melissa And Joey PGR 3 0 11:40 First Dates New Zealand PGR 3 0 12:40 Survivor New Zealand 3 0 2:05 The 100 PGR 3 0 3:05 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 4pm You’re Back In The Room UK 3 0 5:05 America’s Funniest Home 7pm M The Spiderwick Chronicles PGR 2008 Drama. A family finds strange things happening when they move into the secluded old house owned by their great, great Uncle Arthur Spiderwick. 0 8:45 M Ocean’s Eleven AO 2001 Crime. Danny Ocean and his 10 accomplices plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously. 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 The Project 3 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 NewsHub Nation 0 10:30 Married At First Sight USA PGR 3 0 11:30 Dancing With The Stars 3 0 2pm F New Girl PGR 2:30 New Girl PGR 3pm The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:30 Come Dine With Me New Zealand 3 0 4pm Grand Designs New Zealand PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 5pm Survivor – Ghost Island 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

1am Indian Summers AO 3 Aafrin’s wounded comrade Naresh is convinced someone has betrayed him. As Aafrin must contain him, he discovers the truth is darker and more dangerous than he knew. 0 1:55 Emmerdale PGR 3 (Part 2) 0 4am Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

11pm M Cop Out AO 2010 Comedy. 0 1am Grey’s Anatomy AO 3 0 2:30 The Exorcist AO 3 0 3:15 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 4:45 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 5:05 Baby Daddy PGR 3 0 5:30 Beyond The Search 3

2am Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

Meghan Markle – The First 100 Days, 7pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:25 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:53 The Dish PGR 3 10:55 Meghan Markle – An American Princess 3 12:43 The Dish PGR 3 12:45 Back With The Ex PGR 3 1:45 I’m Having Their Baby 3 2:38 The Dish PGR 3 2:40 Million Dollar Decorators PGR 3:40 Catfish 3 4:35 Catfish 3 5:30 Catfish 3 6:30 The Getaway 7:30 Below Deck PGR 8:28 The Dish PGR 3 8:30 Life Of Kylie PGR 9pm Life Of Kylie PGR 9:30 Southern Charm AO 10:30 Mysteries And Scandals PGR 3 11:30 I’m Having Their Baby 3

SUNDAY

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

Wish I Was Here

8:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Raw MVC 8:30 Smackdown MVC 10:15 Main Event MVC 11:10 Wild West Alaska M 12:05 Ice Road Truckers PG 12:55 Deep Undercover MVLC 1:25 The Amazing Race PG 2:20 Supernatural MVS 3:10 Arrow MVS 4pm Wild West Alaska M 5pm The Amazing Race PG 6pm The Simpsons PG 6:30 Supergirl MVS 7:30 The Flash M When a terrorist detonates a bomb, Barry has under a second to try and stop it, so Jesse Quick and Jay Garrick lend their speed to his efforts. 8:30 DC’s Legends Of Tomorrow M 9:30 Arrow MVS 10:30 Supernatural MVS 11:30 Wild West Alaska M

SUNDAY

7pm L NewsHub Royal Wedding Special Newshub presents coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, hosted by Samantha Hayes and Ryan Bridge, with Melissa Davies live in the Windsor Castle grounds.

7pm Container Wars PGR 7:30 F MythBusters PGR 3 All five MythBusters reunite for the final episode of the series. 8:35 World’s Greatest AO Dangerous stunts caught on film, from base jumpers to freestyle motorcyclists. 0 9:35 Rugby – Super Rugby (DLY) Blues v Crusaders. At Eden Park in Auckland. 11:35 Top Gear PGR 3 James drives the fastest car in the world to its top speed; the gang take the Audi TT, an Alfa Romeo Brera, and a Mazda RX-8 to Scotland; actor Hugh Grant is the Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. 12:35 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:40 Who Gets The Dog? MLC 2015 Comedy. Alicia Silverstone, Ryan Kwanten. 8:20 The Disappointments Room 16VLC 2016 Horror. Kate Beckinsale, Mel Raido. 9:55 The House 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler. 11:25 The Girl On The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller. Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux. 1:15 Who Gets The Dog? MLC 2015 Comedy. Alicia Silverstone, Ryan Kwanten. 2:50 Incarnate 16VLC 2016 Horror. Aaron Eckhart, Carice van Houten. 4:15 Manchester By The Sea MVLC 2016 Drama. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams. 6:30 Power Rangers MV 2017 Adventure. Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott. 8:30 Gifted ML 2017 Drama. A spirited child prodigy is drawn into a custody battle between her uncle and grandmother. Chris Evans, Jenny Slate. 10:15 The Big Sick MLS 2017 Romantic Comedy. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan.

7am Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley. 8:35 Valkyrie MVL 2008 Drama. Tom Cruise, Kenneth Brannagh. 10:35 Red Dog PGLS 2011 Comedy Drama. Josh Lucas, Rachael Taylor, Rohan Nichol. 12:05 Tears Of The Sun 16VL 2003 Drama. Bruce Willis, Monica Bellucci. 2:05 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Fairuza Balk. 3:35 Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley. 5:10 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta. 6:55 American Pie 16LS 1999 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan. 8:30 Armageddon ML 1998 Action. A misfit space crew must destroy a Texas-sized asteroid approaching Earth. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler. 11:05 The Holiday MLS 2006 Romance. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black.

SUNDAY

12:15 Bravetown MLSC 12:30 Supergirl MVS 1:25 The 2015 Drama. Josh Duhamel, Lucas Till. 2:10 Incarnate Flash M 2:15 DC’s Legends 16VLC 2016 Horror. Of Tomorrow M 3:05 Arrow 3:35 Gifted ML 2017 Drama. MVS 3:55 Supernatural MVS 5:15 Manchester By The Sea 4:45 Ice Road Truckers PG MVLC 2016 Drama. 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MAORI

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 0 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 7:15 League Of Super Evil 3 0 7:40 Duck Dodgers 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 The Thundermans 10am Robot Wars PGR 11am The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 12:30 NRL Try Time 1:30 Football – English Premier League 2:30 Storage Hunters PGR 3pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 4pm Netball – ANZ Premiership 5pm Fishing Classics 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Antiques Roadshow 0

SUNDAY

1:20 Red Riding Hood MVS 2011 Fantasy. Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman. 3am American Pie 16LS 1999 Comedy. 4:35 Armageddon ML 1998 Action.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Te Nu Tube 3 7:20 Nia’s Extraordinary Life 3 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:40 Huritua 3 7:50 Smooth 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Celebrity Playlist 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am KaweKorero 3 12:30 Matau PGR 3 1pm Basketball – Secondary Schools Championships 3 2pm The Pits TV 3pm Waka Ama Sprints 3 4pm Get Your Fish On 3 4:30 Marae Kai Masters Special 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukuhohe 3 6:30 Haka Nation 3 7pm Whanau Factor 3 7:30 Raw PGR 8:30 M I Wish AO 2011 Drama. Having to live apart due to their parents’ separation, a sixth-grader and his younger brother devise a complicated plan to reunite their family. Koki Maeda, Oshiro Maeda, Hiroshi Abe. 10:55 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3

6am American Pickers 7am A Place In The Sun – Summer Sun 8am Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 8:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 9:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 10:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Alan’s Garden Secrets 1:30 Big Fish Man 2:30 Sandcastles 3pm Storage Hoarders 4pm Four Rooms Dealers compete for Lord Lucan’s pistol, Star Wars film-set memorabilia, a photo of Damien Hirst’s family, one of the world’s greatest magic tricks, and a rare antique rocking horse. 5pm Auction Hunters 5:30 American Restoration 6:30 Operation Gold Rush 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M Wish I Was Here AO 2014 Comedy. An actor, father, and husband finds himself at a major crossroads, and must examine his life, his family, and his career. Pierce Gagnon, Kate Hudson. 10:30 The Auction House

11:25 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:55 Closedown

11:30 Four Rooms 12:30 Colin And Justin’s Cabin Pressure 1am American Restoration 2am M Wish I Was Here AO 2014 Comedy. Pierce Gagnon, Kate Hudson. 4am Operation Gold Rush 5am American Pickers

SKY SPORT 1 9am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Eels v Warriors. 9:30 Rugby – First XV Revision 10am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Reds. Noon World Rugby 12:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Royal Challengers v Sunrisers. 1pm Cricket – IPL (RPL) Delhi Daredevils v Chennai Super Kings. 4:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Reds. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Eels v Warriors. 5:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Belgian Knockout – Round Two. 6pm Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Kingsmill Championship – Round Two. 6:30 Golf Central 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Blues v Crusaders. From Eden Park. 9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Waratahs v Highlanders. From Allianz Stadium. 11:45 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sunwolves v Stormers.

SUNDAY

12:15 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Crusaders. 1am L Rugby – Super Rugby Sharks v Chiefs. 3:10 L Rugby – Super Rugby Lions v Brumbies. 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Waratahs v Highlanders.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

SKY SPORT 2 6am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Hurricanes v Reds. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 6:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Roosters. 7am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Warriors. 9am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Tigers. 9:30 Michael Ennis The Greatest 10am The Professor’s Farewell Tour 10:30 Cricket – IPL (HLS) Daredevils v Super Kings. 11am Surfing – World Championship Tour (HLS) Margaret River Pro. Noon Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Broncos v Roosters. 2pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Panthers v Tigers. 2:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Eels v Warriors. 4:30 L Rugby League – NRL Titans v Knights. From Cbus Super Stadium, Gold Coast. 7pm L Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Rabbitohs. From 1300Smiles Stadium, Townsville. 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Storm v Sea Eagles. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

SUNDAY

Midnight L Cycling – Giro D’Italia Stage 14 – San Vito al Tagliamento to Monte Zoncolan. 3:55 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Reds. 19May18

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG End with a Bang. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Rocky Mountain Railroad PG Deadly Washout. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am The Perfect Murder M Death in the Family. 10:50 Evil Lives Here M 11:40 New Zealand – Evolution Islands PG The Kiwi. 12:30 Street Science PG Fireball Launcher. 12:55 Street Science PG Human Cannonball. 1:20 Diesel Brothers PG Somersault. 2:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Harley and Me. 3pm Rocky Mountain Railroad PG Avalanche. 3:50 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG Cursed Bay. 4:45 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG Another Lost Soul. 5:40 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10:15 Auction Hunters PG 11:30 What On Earth? PG

SUNDAY

12:20 Finding Escobar’s Millions PG 1:10 MythBusters PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Treehouse Masters PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How It’s Made PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8pm Coast New Zealand 0 9pm Doctor Death 0 10:05 Seven Types Of Ambiguity 0

11:15 When We Go To War AO Charles is shaken by the horror and stupidity of war, and entrusts Violet with a letter exposing the truth; returned war hero Manaaki is questioned about murder. 0 12:15 Q+A 3 0 1:15 Attitude 3 0 1:45 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:55 Infomercials

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6am Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 6:45 Best Of Chuggington Collection 0 6:55 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Tangled – The Series 0 7:40 Andi Mack 3 0 8am What Now 10am Shortland Street Omnibus PGR 0 Noon F The Bachelor 3 0 2pm Mike And Molly PGR 0 2:30 Home And Away Omnibus 0 5pm The Simpsons Homer takes the family when he is sent to Italy to pick up a new sports car for Mr Burns. 0 5:30 American Housewife PGR 3 0 6pm The Middle 3 0 6:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 7pm Survivor New Zealand A falling out at the tribal council has left one castaway isolated and alone but, just when things seemed to take a turn for the worse, Matt Chisholm throws a curveball at the two tribes. 0 8:30 M Captain America – Civil War PGR 2016 Sci-fi Adventure. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Church Of God 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 10am NewsHub Nation 3 0 11:05 The New Celebrity Apprentice PGR 3 0 Noon Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR 1pm Motorsport – Formula E Street Racers 1:30 Motorsport – SsangYong Enduro Series (HLS) 2:30 Motorsport – The Grid 3pm Motorsport – NZ Rally Championship (HLS) 4pm Motorsport – IndyCar Championship (HLS) 5pm Ocean Bounty Starting at Spat New Zealand in Nelson, and going out into Pelorus Sound, the mussel story. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Dancing With The Stars Hosted by Dai Henwood and Sharyn Casey, 12 Kiwi stars and their professional dance partners compete to take home the mirror-ball trophy and win for charity. 8:30 M Spectre AO 2015 Action. 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon Flog It! 1pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 2pm Mad About You PGR 2:30 Escape To The Continent 3 0 3:30 Antiques Road Trip 4:30 Rugby Nation 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great British Bake Off – An Extra Slice Britain’s best home baker has been crowned for another year, and Jo Brand, Paul Hollywood, and the contestants gather for a final celebration of The Great British Bake Off. 6:30 Round Planet 0

10am Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 10:30 Hangi Pit Masters 3 11am Native Affairs 11:30 The Puna 3 Noon Both Worlds 12:30 Toa Hunter Gatherer PGR 3 1pm Matau 3 1:30 Haka At Home 3 2:30 On The Ladder 3 3pm My Party Song 3 3:30 Touch Rugby – Junior Championships 4:30 Kai With Anne Thorpe Anne prepares a boned leg of lamb, wild peppercorn in a bag, steamed terahiki, and pan-fried trevally. 5pm Marae PGR 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Aotearoa 3

7pm Storage Wars – New York PGR 7:30 Russia With Simon Reeve 0 8:30 Forensics New Zealand AO 0 9:30 The Royal Wedding Live With Cord And Tish AO

7pm Game Of Bros PGR 3 7:30 SmackDown PGR 8:30 M Midnight In Paris PGR 2011 Romantic Comedy. While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself going back to the 1920s every day at midnight. 10:15 Ipukarea 3 10:45 Kairakau PGR

11:15 Time After Time AO 0 12:10 M Scream 3 AO 2000 Comedy Horror. Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox Arquette, David Arquette. 2:15 Emerald City AO 3 0 3am Infomercials 3:35 Red Band Society PGR 3 4:15 Beyond The Search 3 4:45 Full House 3 0 5:10 The Muppets 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:30 Chicago Med AO 3 A teenaged girl is treated, but her rapidly changing symptoms puzzle the staff. 0 12:25 Entertainment Tonight Weekend PGR Entertainment stories of the past week. 1:15 Infomercials

11:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 12:30 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:30 Power Rangers MV 2017 Adventure. Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott. 9:30 The Big Sick MLS 2017 Romantic Comedy. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan. 11:30 Bravetown MLSC Captain America – Civil Dancing with the Stars 2015 Drama. Josh Duhamel, War, 8:30pm on TVNZ 2 7pm on Three Lucas Till. 1:25 Gifted ML 2017 Drama. BRAVO SKY 5 Chris Evans, Jenny Slate. 6am Love It Or List It – 6am Ghost Mine M 3:05 Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 Vancouver 3 6:45 Love It Or 6:50 The Amazing Race Horror. James Allen McCune, List It – Vancouver 3 7:35 Love PG 7:40 The Simpsons Callie Hernandez. It Or List It – Vancouver 3 4:35 To Walk Invisible MVLS PG 8:10 Deep Undercover 8:20 Love It Or List It – 2016 Drama. Finn Atkins, MVLC 8:40 Supernatural Vancouver 3 9:10 I’m Having Charlie Murphy. Their Baby 3 9:58 The Dish MVS 9:30 Chicago Justice 6:40 The Circle ML 2017 PGR 3 10am I’m Having Their MV 10:25 Supergirl Drama. Emma Watson, Baby 3 10:45 Below Deck PGR 3 MVS 11:15 The Flash M Tom Hanks. 11:30 Million Dollar Decorators 12:10 DC’s Legends Of 8:30 Logan Lucky ML 2017 PGR 3 12:18 The Dish PGR 3 Tomorrow M 1:05 Arrow 12:20 Mysteries And Scandals Crime. After being fired, a PGR 3 1:15 Say Yes To The Dress MVS 2pm Raw MVC man enlists in the help of his Atlanta 3 1:40 Say Yes To siblings to carry out a robbery 4:45 SmackDown MVL The Dress Atlanta 3 2:10 Say during a Nascar race, and break 6:30 Main Event MVC Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 the family curse of misfortune. 7:30 Mountain Men PG 2:40 Say Yes To The Dress Channing Tatum, Adam Driver. Morgan is caught in the middle Atlanta 3 3:10 Say Yes To 10:30 Passengers MC 2016 The Dress Atlanta 3 3:43 The of an ice desert with no shelter Sci-fi. Jennifer Lawrence, Dish PGR 3 3:45 I’m Having in sight; Marty’s return to Chris Pratt. Their Baby 3 4:45 Catfish 3 Alaska’s Revelation Mountains MONDAY 5:45 Child Genius USA takes an unexpected turn. 6:40 Catfish 7:35 Making A 12:25 Masterminds MVSC Model With Yolanda Hadid 8:30 NCIS – LA MV 2016 Crime Comedy. PGR 8:35 Back With The Ex PGR 9:30 Chicago Justice MV Zach Galifianakis, Kristen Wiig, 9:40 Hollywood Medium With Owen Wilson. 2am To Walk 10:30 Longmire 16V Tyler Henry 10:43 The Dish Invisible MVLS 2016 Drama. 11:25 Raw MVC PGR 3 10:45 Don’t Be Tardy Finn Atkins, Charlie Murphy. AO 11:10 Don’t Be Tardy AO MONDAY 4:05 Blair Witch 16VLC 2016 11:40 Bethenny And Fredrik 1:55 SmackDown Horror. James Allen McCune, AO 3 MVC 3:30 Main Event Callie Hernandez. 5:35 Logan MONDAY MVC 4:20 Longmire 16V Lucky ML 2017 Crime. 12:05 Bethenny And Fredrik Channing Tatum, Adam Driver. 5:10 NCIS – LA MV AO 3 12:30 Infomercials 3

MOVIES GREATS 7:05 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta. 8:50 The Holiday MLS 2006 Romance. Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, Jack Black. 11:05 Red Riding Hood MVS 2011 Fantasy. Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman. 12:45 American Pie 16LS 1999 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan. 2:20 Armageddon ML 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Steve Buscemi, Liv Tyler. 4:50 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg. 6:35 Green Lantern MV 2011 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively. 8:30 Moulin Rouge MS 2001 Musical. The star of the Moulin Rouge nightclub in Paris, the city’s most famous courtesan, is caught between the love of a young writer and another man’s obsession. Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor. 10:40 Avatar MV 2009 Sci-fi Action. Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver.

11:15 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:45 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Crusaders. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sharks v Chiefs. 8:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Waratahs v Highlanders. 9am Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Crusaders. 9:35 L Rugby – Super Rugby Jaguares v Bulls. 11:45 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Waratahs v Highlanders. 2pm L Netball – Beko League WBOP v Central. 4pm L Netball – ANZ Premiership Magic v Pulse. 6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Jaguares v Bulls. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sharks v Chiefs. 7pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Waratahs v Highlanders. 7:30 Rugby Nation 8:30 All Blacks Announcement (RPL) 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Sharks v Chiefs. 10pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Waratahs v Highlanders. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday. 11:05 L Cycling – Giro D’Italia Stage 15 – Tolmezzo to Sappada.

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3:35 L Cycling – Tour De L’ain Day Three – Lelex MontsMONDAY Jura to Col de la Faucille. 1:20 Burn After Reading 4:35 The World Rugby 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. Show 5am Rugby – Super 2:55 Green Lantern MV 2011 Rugby (HLS) Blues v Crusaders. Action. 4:45 The Other Guys 5:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Reds. MVLS 2010 Comedy.

6am Real Deal 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Waterfront House Hunting 8am Four Rooms 9am Sandcastles 9:30 Auction Hunters 10am Storage Hoarders 11am Operation Gold Rush Noon Real Deal 12:30 American Restoration 1:30 World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Walking Through History With Tony Robinson 4:30 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food The Hairy Bikers cook some of their favourite comfort food, from feasts for friends and family to meals inspired by pub grub. 5:30 Lone Star Restoration 6:30 Get Out Alive 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 M The Oranges AO 2011 Romantic Comedy. The friendship between two families is tested when the prodigal daughter of one of them returns home for the holidays after a five-year absence. Leighton Meester, Hugh Laurie, Catherine Keener. 10:25 Unplugged Nation 11:25 World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides 12:25 Sandcastles 12:55 The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food 1:50 M The Oranges AO 2011 Romantic Comedy. 3:30 Waterfront House Hunting 4am American Pickers 5am Lone Star Restoration

SKY SPORT 2 6am Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Race 13. 6:30 InCycle 7am L Cycling – Tour Of California Stage Seven. 9am L Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series Monster Energy All Star Open. 2pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) Belgian Knockout – Round Three. 2:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) AT&T Byron Nelson Event – Round Three. 3pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. 3:30 L Rugby League – NRL Dragons v Raiders. 6pm L Rugby League – NRL Sharks v Storm. From Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla. 8pm Sunday Night With Matty Johns 9pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Eels v Warriors. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 9:30 L Canoeing – Sprint World Cup Szeged – Day Two. From Hungary. 11:15 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Pulse. 11:45 L Rugby League – Super League Salford Red Devils v Catalans Dragons.

MONDAY

2am L Rugby League – Super League Wakefield Trinity v Huddersfield Giants. 4:15 L Rugby League – Super League Hull Kingston Rovers v Hull FC. 20May18

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG Viewer Special Threequel. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Gold Rush PG Independence Day. 9:10 Rocky Mountain Railroad PG Deadly Washout. 10am Finding Escobar’s Millions PG The X. 10:50 Moonshiners M Lighted Up. 11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 12:30 Edge Of Alaska PG The Stranger. 1:20 What On Earth? PG 2:10 Deadliest Catch M 450Mile Storm. 3pm Deadliest Catch M Respect Earned. 3:50 Deadliest Catch M Man Down. 4:45 Deadliest Catch M Hillstrand’s Last Catch. 5:40 Deadliest Catch M Lost at Sea. 6:35 Deadliest Catch M Last Damn Arctic Storm. 7:30 Rocky Mountain Railroad PG Rockslide. 8:30 New Zealand – Evolution Islands PG Extreme Survivors. 9:25 Railroad Australia PG 10:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:05 Gold Rush PG Independence Day. 11:55 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Trail Tales.

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

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Previous solution: CABARETS 10

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TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 13 Excellent – 17 Amazing – 20

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ACROSS 1. Acerbity (10) 7. Possessor (5) 8. Investigate (7) 10. Irregular (8) 11. Action word (4) 13. Hold in place (6) 15. Cave (6) 17. Care for (4) 18. Poised (8) 21. Longed for (7) 22. Measuring stick (5) 23. Firmly decides (10)

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): When action meets opportunity, things take off. But without truth, those things can go as fast and far as they want and they will not make a lick of difference. Truth is what will cut through and create change. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re game for however the adventure is delivered, and so you’re guaranteed to have one. If it’s a puzzle, you’ll piece it together. If it’s offered to you on a platter, you’ll eat it. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Competitive people will posture and strut. It might get them some momentary attention – while the true contenders go under the radar to accomplish something meaningful. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The Buddhist figure called Guanyin hears the cries of the world and responds in the manner of a loving mother. Maternal love will come to you today, too, and from surprising sources. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Today, the big thing will be confidence. When you have that, you won’t need much else. Of course, getting confidence is no small accomplishment. It will require you to both scrutinise and reward yourself. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): If you like a certain style of doing things, you appreciate all that falls inside that order. The results become less important, as you’re more concerned with the manner in which those results are delivered. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): That humans can behave like wild animals is not news to you. You’re more impressed by (and sceptical of) long-range domesticity. When loved ones are rational for long stretches, the feral glint is sure to show. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Being very strong in your sense of self, you accept that others are entitled to think and do things differently. And they will. In fact, they’ll surprise you with just how differently they see the world. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Apply the dictates of nature across the board. Leaves change, but change doesn’t leave. You’ll busy yourself with imagining and planning for what’s next. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The value of hard work goes deep into the human psyche, though smart work is quickly taking the starring position. If you keep your nose to the grindstone for too long, you won’t have a nose. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There are layers of lies to cut through before you get to anything you can work with. Even if you ask the right question, the truth won’t be delivered. The truth is inside the question behind the question. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): If no one is on your side, you’ll be your own best advocate. You’ll have to for survival. If you have a lot of people on your side, you begin to play devil’s advocate. This is a natural product of the luxury of support.

ACROSS 1. 50-amp flame-producer for old man in the street (4-7) 8. Bitter stuff: change order, and it could damage furniture (8) 9. Happy the eye for a pretty face? (4) 10. Triangular glass showing schoolmaster returning in afternoon (5) 13. Mine the dedication of this volume (4) 16. To which one obediently comes to lean over (4) 17. Will you be archaic, and droop? (4) 18. Surrounded by a large number in assistance (4) 20. Scrape right out of the picture (5) 24. The party keeps going with this wretched creature inside (4) 25. Sidekick supplied by layer and small church fellow (8) 26. One of those maternal ties (5-6) DOWN 2. Ventilates such as are put on by those affected (4) 3. Electricity might! (5) 4. Is about to swindle pictures from the Orthodox church (5) 5. Is it mean to be so tipsy? (5) 6. They hold each other dear – like soft centres? (11) 7. Giving one a puff, I’d invest rag wildly (11) 11. In which one was clapped – for one’s bad performance! (5) 12. Being semi-animal, the Terriers come to the island (5) 14. I’m given come-uppance in the Old Testament, so don’t put it in (4) 15. Proper industry will reveal it around the prefix (4) 19. Medical man with listener one finds very dull (5) 21. It involves moves on board that may lead to mating (5) 22. Caper about to be the one setting the running (5) 23. Ring people sign (4)

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