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Economic growth continues unabated

By Sue Newman Economic growth in the Ashburton District continues to outstrip the rest of New Zealand.

Ashburton has been tipped in some parts of New Zealand as a district where “every second person is a millionaire” and while that was clearly incorrect, Grow Mid Canterbury chief executive Rob Brawley says statistics prove that the district is a stand-out performer.

Just released Infometrics data shows the district underwent a massive 12.2 per cent growth in GDP for the year to March 31, 2012 and while this slowed to a more manageable 3.3 per cent for the final quarter of last year, it was still significantly above the rest of Canterbury and the New Zealand average, Mr Brawley said.

“It’s easy to think we’re just ticking along here but once you get outside our district, you realise that it’s quite tough out there for a lot of areas. Having our economic performance so much higher nationally, you couldn’t buy that PR. We’ve earned it.”

While dairying continued to be the big growth sector in the district, with dairy farm numbers increasing 62 per cent over the past five years, irrigation was the key that allowed growth to occur, Mr Brawley said.

“We’re fortunate to have the irrigation infrastructure we have and that’s allowed things like the small seeds industry to develop and dairying to expand. Water provides us with reliability. Our focus is now on efficiency, using less water and using it when we need it. The

key now is water storage. Doing more with less, this should be New Zealand agriculture’s goal.”

Over the past five years the number of cows in the district had increased by 72 per cent. The average number of cows per hectare is now 3.54, well above the national average of 2.83.

Ashburton’s growth in GDP, productivity and wages had been faster than nearly every other territorial authority over the past decade, he said.

“The contribution from dairy farming was made despite a very high New Zealand dollar exchange rate and although making a major contribution, dairy farming was not the only agribusiness sector that underpinned the district’s strong performance.”

The district was now quite diverse agriculturally, with small seeds also one of the big dollar earners, and vegetable and arable sectors also contributing significantly, he said.

“We’re fortunate we’re producing high quality goods and the more we can do at the value added end, the better we’ll be.”

While Ashburton’s economic strength as a district lay in the diversity of its agricultural base the spin-off touched virtually every person in the district in terms of jobs and other opportunities, Mr Brawley said.

“This is not just about the farmers doing well and making money.

At the end of the day, almost everyone in Mid Canterbury is part of the agri-business supply chain.

Now we want more manufacturing around agri-products, rather than sending them out of the district for further processing.”

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Medieval mayhem erupts during Hood, to stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week. From left are Big Little Theatre Company actors Max Sexton, Jack Bubb, Mitchell Farr, George McKendry and Marcus Body.

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By Susan Sandys There has been no rest for Big Little Theatre Company members during the school holidays this week.

Forty-five members aged from six to 17 are undertaking a gruelling schedule of rehearsals as they prepare for their production of Hood, which opens on Friday.

While many of their school friends slept in on the first day of the holidays on Saturday, cast members kicked off a week

To see more or purchase photos of rehearsals at 9am at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Then it was back there again for the day on Sunday and yesterday, while today and tomorrow they are undertaking night-time dress rehearsals.

“They have Anzac Day off,” said the company’s director Jackie Heffernan.

Mrs Heffernan said all the participants had a passion for theatre and were enjoying the week immensely.

The tough schedule was all about putting on a show with the highest professional standards.

Audiences would be sure to enjoy the “funny” and “tongue-incheek” show, and Mrs Heffernan was hoping people would take the opportunity to bring their children and grandchildren along in the school holidays.

Hood opens on Friday at 6.30pm, and will also be on stage on Saturday at 6.30pm and Sunday at 1.30pm.

Tickets are $16 for adults, $12 for children, and $49 for families.

“I don’t know why you wouldn’t bring your children to see it, it’s cheaper than going to the movies,” Mrs Heffernan said.

Each production would kick off with half an hour of pre-show entertainment in the event centre foyer, featuring medieval props such as a maypole and stocks.

Audience members were welcome to come along dressed in medieval costume and there would be prizes for best dressed.

“We want the audience to enter into the spirit of the entertainment,” Mrs Heffernan said.

Skifield has 20cm of snow

Staveley X-Factor success

While the first nip of winter kept many people indoors during the weekend, snow sport lovers were out rejoicing the first major snow dump on Mt Hutt.

The weekend’s cold snap delivered at least 20cm of snow at the Mt Hutt base building and snowdrifts of up to 1.5m between the top of the Summit Six chairlift and the summit.

Its appearance seven weeks before the mountain’s scheduled opening bodes well for a great season.

NZSki CEO James Coddington said the early snow was reason to celebrate, and some people wasted no time in getting out in the white

Staveley dairy farmer Cameron Luxton might not be milking cows for too much longer if his performance on X-Factor last night is any thing to go by.

Luxton, 18, raised the roof with his solid rendition of Ed Sheeran’s Little Things.

The teenager was confident before his audition and was joined on stage by the Topp Twins - with mum Donna Luxton partner of entertainer Lynda Topp.

Luxton’s solo rendition clearly impressed both the audience and judges Stan Walker, Ruby Frost and Daniel Bedingfield, but it seems former All Saints singer

stuff.

A handful of super-keen skiers and boarders trekked to the summit this morning to mark their ‘first tracks’ of the 2013 winter season, and it also prompted around 1500 Facebook followers to excitedly take to social media, crowing about the snowfall.

The weekend snowstorm was so fierce snowmaking chief Blair James only got to the top to check out the snow depths yesterday morning.

By midday conditions were overcast, although it was scheduled to clear today. A south-westerly change later in the week could potentially bring more snow.

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“It’s always difficult to predict but let’s hope it is an early sign of things to come,” Mr Coddington said.

“It’s fantastic to see some ‘white gold’ on our mountains at this early stage and it’s certainly a reminder to all that winter’s on its way.

“Maybe Moon Man Ken Ring has got it right with his predictions of early and heavy snow this season!

“No matter what, for those who’ve managed to get up Mt Hutt and have some fun in the snow already, it’s a great ‘taster’ of things to come.”

RIGHT: Mt Hutt skifield electrician Rob Nesbitt jumps for joy at the top of the quad chairlift.

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Melanie Blatt doubted his ability.

“I don’t know if you have what it takes to win this,” she said, before giving Luxton a surprising ‘no’.

However, the Mid Canterbury muso only needed three ‘yes’ votes and that’s exactly what he got. Luxton walked off to cheers from the audience and had one final message for Melanie.

“It’s fair enough, everyone has their own opinion, but I just need to take her out on town for the night, that’s all,” Luxton smiled.

The teenager has previously toured with the Topp Twins, regularly opening their shows.

Luxton’s efforts will now see him progress to the X-Factor Boot Camp, to be screened next month.

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Road safety role may be cut The delivery of road safety programmes in the Ashburton District is once again under threat as Environment Canterbury strives to prune its budget.

In its draft annual plan the regional authority has tagged funding for the co-ordinator’s position as one of the expenses it wants to cut and that would put Ashburton based co-ordi-

nator Maureen Bishop, out of a job.

Mrs Bishop has run road safety programmes across Canterbury for the past 13 years and works closely with the Ashburton District Council’s road safety co-ordinator.

In that position she has been responsible for delivering a range of programmes in the Ashburton District including billboards on state

highways, driver reviver cafĂŠs, motorbike and truck safety and in work around preventing driver distraction.

In its last annual plan, ECan tried to disestablish the position but opted to hold off for one year while it looked to other organisations to pick up the work.

This has not happened and the regional authority is once again look-

ing to disenfranchise the position.

Ashburton District Council operations manager Rob Rouse said that if the co-ordinator’s position was scrapped it would severely compromise how road safety co-ordination was delivered in the district.

The regional position ensured there was consistency across all local authorities in the way road safe-

111 diary Incidents attended to by the Ashburton Police and Mid Canterbury volunteer fire brigades recently.

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ty positions were delivered across Canterbury, he said. “Having a regional road safety coordinator enables us to get the greatest benefit from the minimum cost.�

The Ashburton Road Safety Co-ordinating committee has written a submission opposing ECan’s proposal to cease funding the coordinator’s position.

• Ambulance calls Ashburton St John attended more than 70 call-outs in the past week, covering a total of 3591 kilometres on their travels. Fifty-four incidents were medical related and 17 were accidental, with 22 of them being deemed urgent, 31 non-urgent and 18 classed as routine call-outs.

More water races face closure Another 11 kilometres of water races in the Ashburton District have been given the green light for closure.

A 6.6 kilometre stretch of race on the Pyes Road race will be closed.

The closure was initiated by a water race ranger because that length of the race was difficult to maintain.

The area the race services is now predominately dairying and the race is no longer required for stock water.

Survey forms were sent out to 12 potentially affected properties.

Nine of those were returned with three people objecting to the closure. The three property owners who objected have an alternative stockwater option that can be activated for under $15,000.

A 1.9 kilometre stretch of race in the Grahams Road area will be closed at the instigation of one property owner. It was opposed by neighbouring property owners and a survey was carried out in January last year.

Eleven properties will be affected with three saying they opposed the closure. The race has been dry for some time and while the race itself will be officially closed the ‘ditch’ will remain for stormwater discharge during heavy rain.

The third closure is of 2.4 kilometres on Somerton and McKays Road.

This was initiated by one property owner, with two of the four affected property owners supporting the closure. Both of those properties have the ability to obtain alternative stockwater supplies.

Revamp end in sight The Allenton shopping centre might have looked like something out of the Third World for several months, but the end of the roading nightmares is in sight.

Work on drainage services is completed and contractors are close to completing kerb and channel work. The day that contractors finally move off site, however, could be delayed due to work by Chorus installing ultra-fast broadband cables.

Ashburton District Council operations manager Rob Rouse said the council wanted to avoid

the cost of resealing the shopping centre’s footpaths until the UFB cable had been laid. “Work in the area was due to be completed by the end of April, but Chorus’ work could result in a delay,� he said.

For Chorus, there were significant benefits in stepping up its work in Allenton to meet the council’s timeframe. If the council proceeds with sealing the footpath before the cable is laid, Chorus would have to carry the cost of footpath reinstatement after it completes its work.

• Toddler injured The Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called out to Dorie School last week after a three-year-old boy had fallen and sustained injury. The boy was flown to Christchurch Hospital and later discharged.

• Issues still falling The Ashburton Library continues to count its book issues in falling numbers. In March issues were down more than 10 per cent from the same month last year – 219,918 from 243,737, continuing a pattern that has been consistent over several months.

But as it loses book issues, the library is building membership, up 128 on the same time last year. The growth in membership and in foot traffic through the door has come on the back of the library providing a free internet service for its members. It has done this as part of a national libraries initiative. In March there were 3013 users of the library’s internet who clocked up a total of 1293 hours on line.

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Hinds Community Swimming Pool committee members Alison King and Debbie Henwood say the pool could always do with more volunteers during the summer months.

• Boy’s name released

Community pools still struggling

By Myles Hume Shoe-string budgets backed by small volunteer bases make it a struggle to keep the gates open at Mid Canterbury swimming pools.

And a local swim coach says it is vital more Mid Canterbury youngsters develop their swimming skills.

During the summer months, community pools across the district rely on community grants, volunteers and fundraising to maintain the district’s pools and to keep on top of the day-to-day running.

Coming off the back of one of the best summers community pools have seen numbers-wise, pool committees say they are counting on more volunteers to come forward

next summer to ease the pressure on the regular contributors.

Only a few years ago the Hinds Community Swimming Pool was on the brink of closure, but treasurer Alison King said a newly-formed committee meant the pool developed a strong enough volunteer base.

But with a long summer costing the pool more than $4000 in upkeep and limited volunteers to back that up, Ms King says the pool could always do with more. “It can be quite tight, especially because it has been a longer summer, we have used a lot more chlorine and the electricity bills have been really high.�

She said the committee was changing tack this year by planning more money-making ventures dur-

ing the winter months to ease the blow when November rolls around.

Ashburton swim coach and former national open water champion Carl Gordon said the swimming ability in Ashburton was no different than any other parts of the country.

But with an abundance of irrigator ponds and streams across the district he said it was important that people had experience in the water. “The more time they spend in the water the more they develop their skills and awareness,� Mr Gordon said.

The Mt Somers Community Pool relies heavily on fundraising in the small town and money from the Ashburton District Council to keep afloat.

Rural pools in other parts of the

The name of the four-monthold Wairoa boy who died in Starship Hospital overnight on Friday has been released by police. He was RaynarLee Soljar Thompson-Hatley.

Provisional post mortem results indicate that RaynarLee died from head injuries but the full results are not expected for several weeks.

Police are yet to decide whether to lay charges.

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country, such as Southland, are facing closure because of the sheer cost to maintain pools, some more than 60-years-old.

Outdoor concerts, catering and other community-supported events ensure the Mt Somers pool can stay open, but with leaks and in need of a coat of paint, finances can be a headache. “We will be looking to raise money, and being such a small committee it can be quite hard to stay on top of that,� Ms Stanley said.

Longbeach School Swimming Pool committee member Ann-Marie Wilson said the school and keyholders community kept the tightknit communities pool open, but the committee could always do with more volunteers.

• Beads released Severe weather which the Bay of Plenty over the weekend, including swells of up to four metres at Astrolabe Reef, have caused the release of plastic beads from a damaged container in the sunken stern of the Rena. Sightings of beads have so far been confirmed between Mount Maunganui and Papamoa beaches. -APNZ

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Sam rules out local body bid for now Groom to face assault charges day after wedding

By Sam Morton

Mayfield’s Sam Johnson will not be pulling on the mayoralty chains any time soon – not in Christchurch and not in Ashburton.

Instead, he is committed to rounding off his law and politics degree – which he says he has about eight papers left to do.

After that, it’s anyone’s guess, the founder of the Student Volunteer Army told the Guardian yesterday.

Mr Johnson was heavily linked to teaming up with Labour MP Lianne Dalziel, but over the weekend, he decided to put a stop to any further speculation. “I’ve got so many other ventures on the go at the moment and I am really enjoying what I am already doing – so it was very much a case of not piling on too much pressure,� Mr Johnson said. “It was a tremendously difficult decision to have to make, but the timing was not right for me – I have plenty of other things that need to be done.�

However, despite ruling himself out of the mayoralty race and a position on the Christchurch City Council – he urged others who “did not like the way things were being run� to stand-up and act. “There is a real need for good people and strong leaders to take Christchurch forward and I think that requires a cru-

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Sam Johnson cial generational switch,� Mr Johnson said. “But, one of the most important lessons I learnt from the Student Volunteer Army was that you have to have a team and that team needs to buy in to a collective vision. “You have to be able to share responsibility and share leadership, rather than the power being in certain areas and being overused,� he said.

Mr Johnson also ruled out returning home and standing for a seat on the Ashburton District Council, or even challenging incumbent Mayor Angus McKay.

His family still live in the small Mid Canterbury township and he says he won’t ever forget his roots. “I have a real interest in local government and politics and I’m very proud to be from Mayfield – I’m a Mayfield boy at heart,� he said. “That’s where it all began and it’s that community that helped get me to where I am today, the country attitude and determination to do well has given me all that in life and I owe a real thanks to my parents too – the support has been tremendous. “I know the Ashburton council is not without its problems, but I am content in what I am doing now and I am really enjoying the opportunities that I have taken up,� Mr Johnson said.

Mr Johnson, who is sought after as a public speaker around the world, called for a structure change when it comes to shaping local councils. “It’s no good having lone councillors sitting in different corners, that won’t get the district anywhere – any district needs a team of leaders fighting for the right things and right now it’s fair to say there is quite some room for improvement. “The way I see it is, if you’re not happy with the way things are being run, then stand up and put yourself forward,� Mr Johnson said.

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A groom-to-be will have a dry wedding and spend part of his first day of married life in the Invercargill District Court facing charges of assault and assault with a weapon.

Cameron Ritchie Muir, 36, a labourer from Australia, yesterday appeared before Queenstown District Court accused of assaulting a man, assaulting a woman and using a glass as a weapon.

Duty solicitor Sonia Vidal told Judge Michael Turner that Muir was due to be married in Cromwell on Thursday. “The bride is not particularly happy with the groom at the moment,� Ms Vidal said.

She told the court Muir was

arrested after an alleged incident in a bar early on Sunday. “The defendant threw his drink at the barman, the barman threw something back and then [the defendant] threw his glass. “He was extremely intoxicated. He shouldn’t even have been in the bar.�

The glass shattered and Ms Vidal said the barman had since received medical attention and a “small piece of glass has been removed from the lower eyelid�.

Muir had $1000 available to make emotional harm reparation payments.

However, Judge Turner said the offending warranted

“more than a fine�.

Muir told the court it had been his first night in Queenstown and “it just got right out of hand�. He was remanded on bail and ordered to surrender his passport.

A condition preventing him from entering licensed premises will be relaxed on Thursday, allowing him to attend his wedding in Cromwell. But he is not to consume alcohol.

He will appear in the Invercargill District Court on Friday. “It will be a dry wedding for you,� Judge Turner said. “That’s fine with me, your Honour,� Muir replied. - APNZ WE CAN

A car crashed over a bank leaving a 20ft rescue boat in the middle of the road near Pukehina, Bay of Plenty yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the crash on State Highway 2 near the Pukehina turn-off about 10am. Fire Service Northern Communications shift manager Peter Stevenson said the car had gone over the bank and the boat had come off the trailer. -APNZ

• Escaper arrested A man who escaped from a prison van has been arrested while he watched a sports game.

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By Sam Morton Ashburton lawyer Peter Ragg has lost his business premises and his home.

Mr Ragg, who has practised in the district for more than two decades, lost his Ashburton Law property in a raging fire in the early hours of Sunday.

It is understood he lived in the Victoria Street building with his dog Hoppy and woke in time to escape the blaze – both unharmed, about 3.30pm.

He was able to salvage client records and had files backed up electronically.

A sign on his door instructs visitors that he is fully operational and will continue doing business.

Mr Ragg, who awoke in time to escape, tried desperately to extinguish the fire, but his efforts proved unsuccessful.

A man was at the site yesterday clearing the business, displaying items of interest on a ‘Free to Take’ table – and despite the items being completely destroyed – the

items were snapped up promptly.

Among the items sat an old typewriter, taken by a lady who thought “it looked good” and pointed out it was a significant piece of history.

Chief fire officer Alan Burgess, who was also at the scene yesterday, said the fire had been ruled accidental, but would not elaborate on the possible reasons.

Mr Burgess told the Guardian the cause of the fire related to some form of open fire-unit, positioned in the corner of the office – situated in the Triangle.

“It’s (the fire) built from there really and fortunately the guy that was living in the building has managed to escape and get to safety – they (Mr Ragg and his dog) were very, very lucky,” Mr Burgess said.

“We’ve done everything we’ve needed to do and now it’s over to the insurance company to do their thing. We’re happy with our ruling and it was in no way suspicious.”

Mr Burgess said although there were windows in the building above the ground floor office

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Plans to funnel millions of dollars into emerging overseas markets will mean Mid Canterbury features on more visitor itineraries in the near future, a local tourism expert says.

Experience Mid Canterbury chief executive Nigel Birt is at the Tourism Industry Rendezvous New Zealand (TRENZ) conference in Auckland this week, promoting the Mid Canterbury district to overseas tourism wholesalers.

Mr Birt welcomed an announcement from Prime Minister John Key, also the Tourism Minister, that $158m will be put mainly into marketing overseas.

As part of the announcement, Mr Key said $44.5m would to be diverted into emerging markets in India, Indonesia and Latin America, while $24.5m is set go into existing markets.

Mr Birt said Mid Canterbury has been riding a wave since the Christchurch earthquakes, benefitting off the thousands of tourists who had limited opportunities in Christchurch.

And plans to lure high-paying tourists from Indian, South East Asian and South American markets played into Mid Canterbury’s hands.

“Anecdotally, talking to operators they are seeing more visitors from the emerging countries.

“If you compare arrivals at Christchurch Airport, look at rental car companies’ information and then look at surround-

ing districts, our own operators are seeing a lot more.

“A few might be sitting there saying we have only seen a few but I don’t think they realise we have got a big wave coming and a massive opportunity.”

Mr Birt said it was positive to see the Prime Minister “putting his eggs in more than one basket”, looking further afield than the country’s strong Chinese market.

The TRENZ conference has 1000 exhibits from New Zealand, looking to promote the country to 300 international tourism companies.

After attending two years ago, Mr Birt said the conference was about making overseas contacts, and feeding wholesalers the opportunities Mid Canterbury has to offer that specific market.

He said there “had been really positive feedback” from overseas wholesalers and local tourism operators, such as hotels or experience operators, had made considerable improvements and helped put Mid Canterbury on many more itineraries.

“We recently hosted a group that we met from TRENZ, and I just spoke to a lady from Japan that was in that group today and she said she still remembers the great massage she had in Methven,” Mr Birt said.

When he returns to Ashburton later this week, Mr Birt said the next step was to create more efficient and effective communication between tourism operators in Mid Canterbury.

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space, the fire team were only dealing with a single storey building.

“There was no evidence of floor coverings crashing down and from our investigation it appears it was very much a one floor building.

“The burner was not at all electric and was not an oil heating unit – it was more of a fuel powered open burner ... tricky to describe really, but as to what may have happened – that will be up to the insurance company to determine,” Mr Burgess said.

The business had no smoke alarms installed.

Mr Ragg chose not to make any further comment when contacted by the Guardian yesterday.

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RIGHT: Ashburton Law was gutted by flames early Sunday. Fire investigators were at the scene yesterday clearing up and completing their inquiries.

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The torrential rain that’s caused havoc in the Nelson region for the past three days appears to be easing, with conditions expected to improve overnight in most places.

MetService lifted heavy rain warnings in the Bay of Plenty, Taranaki, Nelson and northern Marlborough yesterday after noon but heavy showers and isolated thunderstorms were still possible in some areas, said meteorologist Dan Corbett.

In the Nelson-Tasman district the downpour has flooded roads and homes, caused slips, brought down power lines and contaminated water.

More than 100 businesses and homes were damaged in Stoke, Richmond and Hope.

Emergency services have received more than 500 calls since Sunday afternoon. Most were for flooding, including a medical emergency when someone received an electric shock while trying to turn off the water in their flooded property.

Tasman District Council warned Motueka residents to boil their water for at least a minute before drinking it after Sunday’s deluge.

In one hour last night 104mm of rain was recorded in Upper Roding and 100mm in Stoke.

A subtropical trough over the region was expected to have passed by last evening, and cooler, fresher air would start coming in from the Tasman, possibly bringing more rain but in much lower quantities, said Mr Corbett.

The warm northerlies of subtropical air fuelling the heavy downpours were set to ease as the winds shifted to the west, reducing torrential rain and the risk of further flash flooding.

Severe warnings have tonight been issued for the ranges of northern Westland, Buller, the western ranges of Nelson and the Tararua range where heavy

rain and isolated thunderstorms are possible tomorrow and Wednesday.

Rainfall was expected to ease in the remaining affected areas, said Mr Corbett.

“The winds were going to shift to the west later today into tonight and then it was just going to be more of a typical westerly showers and that very heavy rain risk would start to ease.

“Up towards the north-west it’s already starting to dry out. It’s lost its intensity.That drier air is starting to filter into the north west of the Nelson region so it’s looking more promising.”

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Ellen show appearance ‘good for NZ’

By Isaac Davison Prime Minister John Key says he gave approval to National MP Maurice Williamson to appear on American talkshow Ellen because it was an opportunity to promote New Zealand as a tolerant, progressive country.

Mr Key said he was surprised by the global attention Mr Williamson had received for his speech in the House on gay marriage legislation last week, and jokingly described the MP as “our own little gay icon”.

Mr Williamson was invited to appear on Ellen DeGeneres’ show after his contribution to the debate became a social media hit, but he was concerned that he would break ministerial rules because the trip would be paid for by the show’s producers.

Asked what his reasoning was for allowing the trip, Mr Key said: “It would be hard to stop

Maurice Williamson him.”

He added: “While he gave a very humorous sort of speech, there is a serious message in here. If that helps in terms of New Zealand getting a reputation for being a tolerant, progres-

sive society then I think that’s good for New Zealand.”

Ellen has around three million viewers per episode.

Mr Key said that if Mr Williamson’s airfare was paid for, the minister would have to list it on his pecuniary interests.

If he was paid to appear on the show, he would have to donate the money to charity - as Mr Key did when he appeared on the The Late Show with David Letterman in 2009.

Mr Williamson will decide today whether he will travel to the United States.

His political record has come under closer scrutiny since he stepped into the spotlight.

Asked whether his colleague deserved his status as a defender of gay rights, Mr Key said Mr Williamson had been consistently liberal on conscience issues.

“I don’t think you can call it a one-off thing. I don’t think in Maurice’s wildest dreams he would have thought one and a

half, two million people would have been watching Youtube on that particular speech.”

Mr Williamson voted against the Civil Union Bill at all three readings in 2004.

A spokesman for Mr Williamson said that the MP felt civil unions did not go far enough and full recognition in the form of an amendment to marriage laws was a better option.

Mr Key said that National was not concerned that its MPs’ high profile in the gay marriage debate would harm the party’s chances of forming potential coalitions with parties who opposed the law change, such as Colin Craig’s Conservative Party.

“We’re not going to change our position on conscience issues.

The caucus fiercely preserves its right for conscience issues, when it comes to abortion, gay rights, alcohol ... so in the end we’ll be upfront and tell Mr Craig and anybody else that’s our position.”

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Cyber-bullying unacceptable at any age T

he National-led Government has recently launched a strong campaign to tackle the increasing trend of cyberbullying.

On the surface the new legislation is aimed at younger generations and aims to protect innocent children from being harassed by their peers through social media or email.

Cyber-bullying, however, is just as big a problem in the adult world, and to make matters worse, the adult

OUR VIEW offenders are much better at covering up their tracks.

Court registrar Robbie Gane has become the latest victim of one or more tormenters who have attacked the integrity of the much-respected court officer in a blog website and by distributing leaflets to a number of Ashburton letterboxes.

The Ministry of Justice and the Ashburton police are

investigating but under current legislation it seems to be extremely difficult to pinpoint any blame or prosecute suspected bullies.

The latest Ashburton case is especially distressing as Mr Gane last week retired from his post at the Ashburton court after 42 years of loyal and distinguished service.

In his years the court officer would have dealt with

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thousands of offenders in the district, from petty criminals to serious offenders, so the law of averages would suggest that one or two unbalanced individuals would have taken

issue with the representative of the courts during his long career.

In our democratic and free society it is pivotal that those enforcing the law, police, judges and court officials, receive special protection from those who threaten the peace of our community.

Hopefully the culprit of the recent slander will be held to account.

Mr Gane has not been the first public figure in the Mid Canterbury community to

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These marks were put there to help the installers of the new cable but the efforts of overzealous spray can artists have left a mess.

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or around the coffee table is that the accuser is known to those listening, while modernday harassment can be done anonymously hiding behind a computer identity.

The impact and the damage can be substantial and law enforcement agencies need to take these incidents seriously to protect those under attack and send the right message to the community.

Cyber-bulling is unacceptable, whatever the age of the perpetrator.

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be the subject of this kind of vilification in recent times and police have made suggestions that some of these instances may be related.

In any community we will find people who don’t get along or get upset when they do not get what they want, but unfortunately modern technology has enabled disgruntled individuals to share their slurs with a wider public.

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Larger than normal rats – some the size of kittens – are being reported following a long dry spell that has caused a population boom.

The dry conditions have led to an increasingly large number of rats and mice as the hot weather has provided perfect breeding conditions.

Target Pest NZ, a nationwide company, has been receiving more calls over the past few weeks than it did to this time last year, and is now handling 20 to 30 call-outs a week.

Workers have reported finding bigger rodents than usual.

At an Auckland factory this week, owner Norman Kerr removed a rat weighing about 900g – the biggest

he had seen and the size of a small kitten.

The average rat weighs 500 to 600g. “We’ve caught a few big rats lately and it’s all about the available food they’re getting to,” he said.

“They’ve been able to access more food outside, but also inside.

“We had a factory stocking noodles and there was the dry type and the type fried in fat. We found the rats were leaving the dry noodles but going for the ones fried in fat – those rats were really big.”

The company does a lot of commercial work and is contracted to factories, parks, reserves and other properties in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

Target Pest service manager Tim Brown, who sets up traps and bait in parks and reserves, said he was having to lay down more bait than usual.

“There’s a big influx of activity.

I don’t know if it’s overpopulated but we’re seeing a lot of the bait go very quickly.

“With the rain now, rodents will be heading inside so people need to be making sure all food is put away properly and checking for holes under the sink and hot water cupboard.”

The company was also getting reports of rats being more brazen.

Mr Kerr said: “We’ve been called out to a few parks where people have reported rats just sitting there out in the open or running up and down trees eating acorns.”

“That’s not normal for them to be out during the day and for them to be doing that they must be overpopulated and desperate for food.”

Auckland Council biosecurity manager Jack Craw said the council was aware of the issue, follow-

ing a high number of calls from the public, and was making necessary moves.

“The council has received the expected seasonal increase in complaints and requests for rodent control,” he said.

“Our rodent control programme for parks is managed according to the season – for example, the high season is September to April.”

Bug King owner Mark McDonald said his company was receiving an increasing number of residential calls about mice.

“No big rats for us. But the real increase we’ve seen is in mice calls have increased significantly,” Mr McDonald said.

A spokesman for Mitre 10 said figures showed there was about a 20 per cent increase in sales of traps compared to the same time last year.

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Lotto lightning strikes twice in Northland

By Imran Ali The identity of Northland’s latest millionaire who won a first division Lotto prize of $1 million remains a mystery.

But the North’s Lotto luck doesn’t end there - another winner has scooped the winning wheel ticket from the same store in Whangarei.

Corner Cardz N’ Magz on Maunu Rd struck a double whammy and owner Bobbi-Jo Crane is as curious to find out who the winners are as anybody.

“This is so exciting. I am going to be smiling for some time,” said an ecstatic Ms Crane after selling the Lotto first division prize and the winning wheel ticket.

The avid rugby supporter is expecting a “Lotto scrum” at her shop from her customers as Lotto players scramble to check their tickets.

NZ Lotteries said it was remarkable for a store to sell both a first division and a winning wheel ticket on the same draw.

“This has only happened once before in the 25 years Lotto has been running – in September

2011, Pain and Kershaw in Martinborough sold a Lotto Powerball First Division ticket and the Winning Wheel ticket,” NZ Lotteries spokeswoman Hanna Kilpin said.

The winning tickets in Whangarei were unclaimed by yesterday afternoon and Ms Crane hopes both winners are from Northland.

Years ago, she sold a winning ticket that yielded $1.3 million but the latest jackpot was special in that two winners struck it lucky.

“This is so fantastic. I checked

my ticket twice and it wasn’t me,” she said.

“There are people on holiday, on cruises at the moment so somebody could come back a millionaire.”

Ms Crane was oblivious to the Lotto draw on Saturday evening as she was watching her rugby team, the Chiefs, play in Sydney.

“I came to the shop [yesterday] to get some stuff and turned on the [computer] terminal and it said Corner Cardz N’Magz. There’s another shop by this name in Wellington but it was mine,” she said.

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The man accused of strangling Christchurch schoolgirl Jade Bayliss before torching her family home took the stand yesterday to “clarify events” around her death.

After eight days of Crown evidence, Jeremy McLaughlin was calm and collected as he repeatedly rejected suggestions he’d murdered the eldest child of his ex-girlfriend Tina Bayliss on November 10, 2011.

While admitting he’d burgled and then set the Bayliss property alight, he flatly denied stuffing socks in Jade’s mouth and strangling her to death with a length of cord.

McLaughlin, 35, said no-one was home when he was there stealing TVs, games consoles, a bicycle, lawnmower and family documents, or later when he returned with a petrol canister and lighter.

When Crown prosecutor Kathy Bell suggested he hadn’t splashed petrol over the girl’s dead body, like he had throughout the rest of the house, because he “couldn’t face up to killing a 13-year-old”, he denied it.

When she claimed while Jade was being strangled for 15 seconds and was fighting for her life, she’d scratched him and that was why DNA matching his profile had been found under her “fingernails”, he corrected her saying, “Her fingernail,” in the singular.

It was at that point that his evidence proved too much for her still grieving father, Gary Bayliss.

He stormed out of the public gallery at the High Court in Christchurch, with family and police officers connected to the case chasing after him.

McLaughlin continued to deny ever seeing the girl who used to mock his speech impediment and had no respect for him on the day she died.

His relatively unusual decision to take the stand concluded the evidence.

The jury will return at 9.30am today to hear closing arguments from both sides, before Justice

Graham Panckhurst sums up.

The Crown says that McLaughlin, a labourer and part-time nightclub doorman, murdered the schoolgirl, who was off sick from school, because she witnessed his burglary.

They say he killed her to cover his tracks, and has been sticking to a story that amounts to a series of “lies of convenience”.

But the defence says its case is straightforward: that while McLaughlin puts his hand up to the burglary and arson, the Crown has erroneously linked those crimes to Jade’s death, and McLaughlin never murdered her.

Earlier yesterday, McLaughlin claimed he and former flatmate Jolon Sweeney hatched a plan to burgle the Bayliss house and pawn their bounty for much-needed rent payments.

Sweeney, 41, yesterday pleaded guilty to a charge of being an accessory after the fact of the burglary and arson.

But he never turned up to take part in the burglary as planned, McLaughlin claimed.

He said he sat in his distinctive green car for two hours near the Bayliss family’s Somerfield house, smoking cigarettes and becoming “really frustrated”.

Deciding to commit the crime himself, he went inside after knocking on the unlocked door.

He claimed he walked around the house and, after seeing no-one was home, proceeded to steal any valuable possessions.

After pawning what items he could, he returned to his Waltham flat where he met Sweeney.

The latter asked him if he’d torched the house, claiming it would force English-born Mrs Bayliss to “go back to the UK quicker”.

McLaughlin says he returned to the house, poured petrol throughout, and set it alight.

The flames singed hairs on his right arm, and “scared” him.

“I got out of there real quick.”

The pair then disposed of the remaining stolen items before police caught up with them later that day.

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Cold case murder trial adjourned

By New Zealand Herald and Rotorua Daily Post The trial of a man accused of gunning down a Turangi service station attendant more than 30 years ago has been adjourned until today because of a lack of jurors.

Menzies Reginald John Hallett appeared in the High Court at Rotorua yesterday morning charged with murdering Rodney Tahu in the early hours of August 16, 1979. Hallett, 72, pleaded not guilty.

The trial, before Justice Ailsa Duffy, was delayed after only 11 jurors were confirmed. The remaining candidates were challenged or excused.

The case was earlier adjourned until 2.15pm yesterday to try to find more jurors, but again there were not enough people available yesterday afternoon.

The case has now been adjourned

until 10am today. Prosecutor Fletcher Pilditch is appearing for the Crown and defence lawyer Paul Mabey QC is representing Hallett.

A passing motorist found 32-year-old Mr Tahu lying in a pool of blood next to a pump in the forecourt of the Shell station.

The Saturday morning rugby referee and married father of two had suffered gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder.

He was rushed to Taumarunui Hospital but died a few hours later.

Mr Tahu’s killing shocked the Turangi community and kickstarted a major manhunt, but it remained a cold case until late 2011.

Police believed it was the longest-running cold case in New Zealand’s history to end in an arrest.

Hallett’s trial, once under way, is expected to run for about two weeks.

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Missing trampers ‘lucky to be found alive’

By Abby Gillies Three foreign trampers are “very lucky” to have been found alive after a week missing in the bush in Golden Bay, says a rescue expert.

Jenny Rautio from Finland, 26, and Guy Verschuur, 51, and Kristine Mattiace, 22, from the United States sheltered in huts in Kahurangi National Park during heavy rainfall, rationed their food and ate what they could source from the land.

Just after 5pm yesterday the trio were recovered from Anatoki Forks Hut by helicopter – 10 days after setting off on a three-day tramp.

One of the women needed medical treatment, but all three are believed to be okay and were last night recovering with friends.

“They looked pretty good – tired and hungry obviously but other than that their condition was fine,” LandSAR adviser Walter DeMaat said.

While the group did the right thing by staying in one place, several lessons could be learned from their experience, he said.

The trampers’ last known contact was a text message to a friend on April 13 indicating their intention to be out of the bush two days later. But they failed to alert authorities of their intentions.

Mr DeMaat said his best advice was that people log their journey plans with “reliable people”, such

as the Department of Conservation or police.

“Because in that situation Search and Rescue can respond a lot earlier than what we have in this situation. They’re very lucky,” he said.

A break in the weather allowed the helicopter to fly into the dense bush and rescue the trio, who were taken to Takaka police station to be interviewed.

“The river was in flood but it was a nice day, it was clear so it was great,” said pilot Bill Wallace.

Heavy rainfall over several days had caused slips and flooding in the creeks where the trampers were, “so they probably did the right thing by not walking out while the creeks were in flood,” he said.

“They were all fine. They seemed a bit ecstatic to be flying out.”

The group were reported missing only on Sunday after a friend ventured into the area to search for them without notifying police.

The man’s decision to look for them alone put him at risk too, said Mr DeMaat.

Anyone heading into the bush should have the correct gear, including a personal locator beacon, and plenty of food in case of unexpected situations that could make them delayed.

Trampers should also check the weather before they go and get advice from those who know the area well, such as DoC staff, said Mr DeMaat.

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Quinn rules out return

By Kate Shuttleworth

Motorists still have at least another month to wait before the roadworks south of Chertsey is complete.

The door remains open for All Black assault accused Julian Savea to remain an ambassador for the ‘It’s Not OK’ antiviolence campaign.

The Ministry of Social Development, which runs the campaign, said the decision would be made in the future and would depend on Savea, 22, and his family.

Savea has been charged with assaulting his partner, Dawn Rodgers. He appeared in Wellington District Court yesterday and was remanded on bail without plea until May 15.

Ministry campaign manager Trish Green said Savea had fronted up, apologised and was being held to account in court.

“That is the right thing for him to do.

Any decisions about remaining involved in the campaign will be one for the future and will depend on him and his family.”

A ministry spokeswoman later clarified the decision largely rested on how he dealt with the matter, and whether his partner and family wanted him to continue.

“The important thing to remember is most of our ambassadors have got a past,” she said.

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Roadworks to last another month

By Myles Hume Commuters will have to put up with roadwork delays south of Chertsey for at least another month.

Work has been stalled on the 2.4km section of State Highway 1 due to downpours during the past week, but the New Zealand Transport Agency is confident they will still meet their midMay deadline.

NZTA state highway operations manager Pete Connors said speed restrictions will be in place on the two-month project until the new sealed surface is swept and line marked.

The $950,000 project was the first time the road had gone under major works since the 1930s, with workers widening, milling down the existing road and mixing in cement to improve the road’s durability, Mr Connors said.

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campaign, said if Savea continued in the role he would be proud to stand alongside him because he had fronted up.

“He stood up and said ‘I did something that was wrong’. It takes a lot of courage to own it. Now it’s about making sure he has the support and the skills to make sure it never happens again.”

Hewitt was critical of rugby officials for allowing Savea to play for the Hurricanes on Friday night, when his assault charge was known but had not been made public.

“It should have been dealt with earlier,” he said.

Hewitt said rugby should have been a secondary consideration in deciding what was best for Savea and his family.

“It’s a sport, he’ll have plenty of time to redeem himself on the sports field, but he doesn’t get a lot of opportunity to redeem himself for his family.”

Hewitt, who made his own tearful public apology after a drunken incident in 1999, said there needed to be more support for young players who were thrust into the spotlight.

“Particularly for these young men who are coming straight out of high school earning hundreds of thousands of dollars, [the Rugby Union] need to have more of that duty of care.”

Hurricanes chief executive James Te Puni on Sunday skirted the issue of whether Savea should have played and New Zealand Rugby Union boss Steve

Work is also being done to improve drainage in the area, as well as the installation of ducting to cater for underground power line cables to be put in at a later date, he said.

Mr Connors said NZTA was hopeful the sun would reappear in the coming days so the contractors could gain more momentum as they enter the home straight.

“The contractors continue to work their way north and will

complete the last half in two lengths; each needs four full fine days to rip up the surface, add roading metal and shape, compact and seal the roadway,” Mr Connors said.

The works are part of the ongoing frustration for motorists and Chertsey residents after traffic was diverted through the small town while roadside drainage was carried out in another section of the road.

Former National MP Paul Quinn has ruled out a return to Parliament to replace Jackie Blue.

Ms Blue resigned last week to become the new Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner.

Mr Quinn, who was an MP from 2008-2011, is the highest-ranked person on the National list outside Parliament. He said yesterday he had enjoyed his time as MP but did not want to return.

“I’m just busy, I’m a busy man and I’ve moved on. You might be the world champion at tiddlywinks but eventually you move on.

“I had three years, I didn’t get back in – I stood at the last election with the view of continuing to be able to contribute, that didn’t happen.

“I used to work for myself before I went into Parliament; I’ve gone back working for myself.

Mr Quinn said he was working on a geothermal development in the central North Island but declined to say which one.

He’s also working on a forestry project in the same area.

He has relocated to Auckland with his wife and would continue his involvement in the National Party.

Police last year investigated allegations that Mr Quinn was involved in a fracas at a Wellington bank over a parking space.

He initially denied he was involved but later issued a statement confirming he had a part in the “disagreement”. No charges were laid.

Prime Minister John Key said yesterday National had not told Mr Quinn they didn’t want him back.

“He would have been more than welcome.”

Deputy Head of Mission at the New Zealand Embassy in Riyadh Paul Foster-Bell is next on the National list.

Mr Foster-Bell stood in Wellington Central in the last election, losing to Labour deputy leader Grant Robertson.

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Tew was urged to provide further comment yesterday. Asked why Savea wasn’t withdrawn, unlike Zac Guildford, who removed himself from the Crusaders’ environment after his latest alcoholrelated incident in February, Tew said the incidents were “very different”.

“The comparison is, for example, Rene Ranger who was facing a criminal charge which was eventually discharged. That took, I think, 15 months. You can’t have someone out of employment and the game for that period of time. So when is it right or wrong for a player to play?

It’s not a very simple question to answer.

During his brief court appearance Savea stood in the dock wearing a black adidas t-shirt and jeans.

His appearance was stood down briefly while his lawyer Lucie Scott considered media applications to photograph and film Savea in court.

Ms Scott told the court the applications should be denied because Savea had been upfront and the media had plenty of opportunity to photograph him at a press conference, and while entering and leaving court.

Judge Tony Walsh adjourned the applications until Savea’s next appearance and said any issues could be argued in full then.

Hewitt said his advice for Savea would be: “Rugby is a game and at the moment, yes it’s a livelihood, but family is forever.”

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By Mark Peters The fight against the sale of synthetic cannabis in Gisborne has stepped up with the support of community leaders.

Gisborne Girls’ High School board chairman Tim Marshall says trustees would support community action to restrict or ban the sale of synthetic cannabis, particularly from outlets close to schools.

A campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of synthetic cannabis, and to boycott shops that sell products such as K2, was sparked by Gisborne mother Michelle Lexmond’s boycott of shops which sell synthetic cannabis and a crackdown on the drug by police and health professionals in Wairoa.

Michelle Lexmond said she was urging people to “vote with their wallet” - to ask their local dairy owners if they sell K2 and if the response is yes, to tell them they will buy their bread and milk elsewhere.

Police, community leaders and health professionals in Wairoa are working towards seeing legal synthetic cannabis products banned from the district.

Gisborne Mayor Meng Foon says synthetic cannabis regulation has not worked and that the Government should ban all party pills.

“The Government should stop playing around with people’s minds, body, and health. To the few local sellers, I ask you to help our community out by stopping selling of these mind-destroying products. Would you feed these pills to your kids?”

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munications manager Kathy McVey says Emergency Department staff at Gisborne Hospital have seen about 10 patients suffering “nasty reactions” to the synthetic cannabis product known as K2 in the months since the drug came on to the local market.

“Staff say 10 is quite a lot when you consider the relatively small size of our community. The reactions are described as really quite severe - things like hallucinations, seizures and tremors.”

In some cases, patients had been admitted to the hospital’s intensive care unit.

The Herald spoke to two dairy owners who sold synthetic cannabis at shops in Kaiti and the Gisborne CBD. They said they sold K2 and Illusion because there was demand, but insisted they always asked for identification to ascertain customers were over 18.

They were not concerned about a community-led plan to boycott shops that sold synthetic cannabis.

Gisborne district councillor Manu Caddie is inviting people to a public meeting at the council at noon tomorrow.

New Zealand Drug Detection Agency business development officer Tony Murrell says he will talk about the agency’s knowledge of effects and signs of synthetic cannabis usage.

“I will also talk about the ability to gain and remain in employment and far reaching social and psychological effects.”

A Ministry of Health specialist is expected to attend to talk about current and impending legislation.

A similar campaign is under way in Christchurch.

-APNZ

Mum’s ‘intelligent’ son wasting away A Gisborne-born mum says her “happy, strong, intelligent” son, who had a career in the army, became deluded, broke and borderline psychotic after using the synthetic cannabis product Chronic.

“He turned into a foaming-at-themouth, lying, pale, skinny, unreliable boy who was deluded as hell,” with over $8000 in debt, says the woman, who wishes to remain anonymous.

During a visit, she sedated him with sleeping tablets after four days of him walking the house unable to sleep and bordering on psychotic.

His life changed for the better when Chronic was taken off the market, she says.

“Then the bastards changed the recipe and K2 arrived. He went back to all the bullshit. And I think it is worse. He is incoherent on it, more so than the other. He will bike 20km with his last $20 to buy the stuff. His monthly wages are gone in less than a week.”

The young man broke into his

father’s house to steal money.

He was “still a loving, caring boy (who) loves his mates” – so the incident that hit her the most was phoning a friend whose father had died suddenly: “He had smoked some K2 and was barely understandable and just rambled. He had completely forgotten the situation, all in 20 minutes and a smoke. I was embarrassed and so ashamed. I realised K2 is stronger than all the love of his family and friends have for him.”

One of the young soldier’s friends who also got into K2 suffered renal failure.

“At my hairdressers today, the hairdresser was doing a young mum’s hair. She has her boyfriend’s funeral today. He got into K2 only six weeks ago, hard out. Went blind and died of a stroke two days ago.

“The damage these chemicals are causing. I can’t believe greedy shop owners put profit over kids’ brains and lives. We have to stop it.”

- APNZ

Afghan interpreters, families arrive in NZ

By Kate Shuttleworth Thirty Afghan interpreters and their families arrived to start new lives in New Zealand yesterday.

The group of 94 landed at Whenuapai air base in Auckland yesterday morning.

The Government offered them resettlement in return for the work with the New Zealand Provincial Reconstruction Team and police in Bamiyan province.

Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse said the interpreters

had played a vital role.

“I am delighted to welcome them and their families to start their new life in New Zealand and I am sure they will settle well into their new country and make a meaningful contribution.

“The resettlement offer reflected the Government’s view that we should demonstrate a duty of care to personnel who risked their lives to help New Zealanders,” said Mr Woodhouse.

The interpreters and their families will spend their first eight weeks in New Zealand at the

Mangere refugee resettlement centre in Auckland where they will take part in a programme preparing them for life in New Zealand.

They will be resettled in Hamilton and Palmerston North and be supported by the New Zealand Red Cross and other organisations as they look for work.

The group was welcomed at Whenuapai by Police Commissioner Peter Marshall.

“We have been extremely well served by these professionals who were so vital to the success of the

New Zealand Police contingent in Bamiyan,” he said.

“I had the privilege of meeting many of the language assistants during my recent visit to Bamiyan as part of the official delegation marking the conclusion of New Zealand support for the PRT. “I’m also heartened by numerous offers of help for the Afghan families from our staff to help them settle in New Zealand.”

The police were in Bamiyan to help their Afghan counterparts with training, management and leadership.

- apnz

• Car, truck collide A driver died after their car collided with a stock truck in Hamilton yesterday. The crash occurred at the intersection of State Highway 26, Lissette Rd and Ruakura Rd in Newstead at 1.45pm. The police serious crash and commercial vehicle investigation units will investigate.

- APNZ

• Carl’s Jr spreading Fast food restaurant Carl’s Jr has been granted resource consent to build a restaurant on Rotorua’s Amohau St, next to McDonald’s creating between 50 to 70 jobs.

Carl’s Jr applied for resource consent earlier this month to build an 80-seat 275sq m drive-through restaurant at 1138 Amohau St, with 26 car parks.

-APNZ

• Tree falls on man A young man died after a tree fell on him in north Taranaki yesterday morning. Emergency services were called to the scene on Bertrand Rd, Tikorangi, at 8.39am. An ambulance spokeswoman said a man thought to be about 23 years old had been hit by a falling tree. He died at the sce ne.

-APNZ

• Drought cost huge The worst drought in 40 years could cost the West Coast tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue, a leading West Coast farmer warns.

Federated Farmers West Coast chairwoman Katie Milne said the drought could have cost farmers between $10 million and $30 million in revenue from lost milk production.

Once extra feed costs had been taken into account the figure could be even higher.

-APNZ

• Boat salvaged Celebrating: The Mossman triplets (from left) Tim, Henry and Rodney celebrate their 90th birthday.

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Triplets celebrate 90th birthday

By Rebecca Malcolm Each has their own answer to longevity, but it’s likely the Mossman triplets have all reached 90 because they’re so competitive none wants to be the first to die.

It’s fair to say that Tim, Rodney and Henry Mossman are pretty competitive with each other - something which family say comes with the territory for the identical triplets who were three

of 11 children growing up.

The trio celebrated their 90th birthday on April 16 and were joined by more than 125 family and friends at a party on Saturday in Rotorua.

Two of the three, Tim and Rodney, live in Rotorua while Henry is based in Auckland.

The family believe they could be the oldest living triplets in the Southern Hemisphere.

Henry puts his longevity down to “sugar, salt, and beer”, while

Tim’s wife Pauline thinks it’s probably the competitive streak that runs strong, with each too stubborn to be the first to die.

The three grew up on the remote Awapika Station about an hour west of Gisborne.

Mrs Mossman said the trio all have a very sharp sense of humour.

She said they had worked hard to carve out a sense of being individuals.

Henry’s son David said there

were a lot of pranks between the three. “What one didn’t think of the other would be engineering.”

Tim said one of the strongest memories of the early part of his life was serving in World War II. Henry rates being in the Navy, and meeting a wife, who also served in the Navy with whom he had four sons, as a highlight.

At their birthday the three brothers were awarded life members of the Dilworth Old Boys Association.

-APNZ

Pressure on top cop to retract eulogy

By David Fisher The country’s second most highly ranked police officer is under pressure to retract a funeral eulogy said to attack the integrity of a former Cabinet minister.

Deputy commissioner Mike Bush’s eulogy for retired detective inspector Bruce Hutton described him as a man of “great character”.

The comments caused controversy as Mr Hutton was the officer found to have planted evidence by a 1980 royal commission into the wrongful murder convictions of Pukekawa farmer Arthur Allan Thomas.

They have also angered the grown children of former Cabinet minister

J.B. “Peter” Gordon, one of the three royal commissioners appointed by then-Prime Minister Sir Robert Muldoon to carry out the inquiry.

Mr Gordon’s son Bill said the comments at the funeral directly challenge the findings of the commission.

“I suspect the police inquiry into the case, due out in coming weeks, may also fudge the truth. Arthur Thomas certainly predicts it will. If this is so, it is a further insult to the integrity of the commissioners and a direct challenge to the solid evidence they had put in front of them that the shell case was planted.”

He said the most compelling evidence showed the bullet taken from Harvey Crewe and the shell case it was said to have come from

were never manufactured and put together into a .22 round.

That meant it was impossible for the shell casing used to convict Mr Thomas to be connected to the bullet found in Harvey Crewe.

Another of Mr Gordon’s sons, Greg, said: “We are very much aware of the reputation [our] father had and we all cringe when that integrity is brought into question.”

The case is the subject of a police review after the daughter of the murdered couple, Harvey and Jeannette Crewe, asked Prime Minister John Key to help find her parents’ killer.

In an emailed statement, Mr Bush said the comments were directed at Mr Hutton’s family and not the wider community.

“At no time did I make specific reference to the royal commission of inquiry. There was no intention to create the perception that I or NZ Police was challenging the findings of the [inquiry] or the integrity of any individual connected with the inquiry.”

However, Mr Bush’s comments at the funeral made a direct reference to the Crewe case.

“We all know despite the length and depth of Bruce’s term with us in the police, in the public eye he is only associated with one case,” he said.

“It is a great tragedy and irony that a man of such great character should have been subject to those accusations.”

- APNZ

Salvage crews and divers spent the weekend recovering the fishing boat Lady Anna, which sank last week, from its watery grave near the mouth of the Grey River.

Greymouth Port supervisor Ian Haussmann said the salvage crew had to snap the wreck in half because of the weight. “We had to battle the elements as well as a number of issues that took us by surprise when we were attempting to pull the wreck from the water.”

-APNZ

• Linesmen burned Two linesmen have been badly burned in an explosion in Warkworth, north of Auckland. The men were injured just after 3pm on Sandspit Rd. They have been flown to hospital in the Westpac Rescue chopper with serious burns. It’s believed the injured men have burns to their faces and necks. -APNZ

• Auckland monopoly An Auckland edition of the Monopoly game was launched in the city yesterday. Mayor Len Brown made the announcement at an event at the Viaduct where he asked the public to help complete the board. People can vote for their favourite landmarks to replace positions included in the original edition set in London. The game will also feature Aucklandthemed Community Chest and Chance cards. Voting will be open until May 24 on the Auckland Monopoly Facebook page or by emailing info@winningmoves.com.au.

-APNZ

Speed chess legend immortalised in film

By Kristine Walsh Fancying himself as a bit of a card, the late Genesis Potini was keen for Kiwi comedian Pio Terei to play him in a movie about his life, but the film’s makers have turned up the star power by securing Hollywood heavyweight Cliff Curtis.

“Cliff had not actually heard of Gen before but, once he heard his story and read the script, he said it was the thing he had been waiting for to pull him back to New Zealand (from Los Angeles),” said producer Tom Hern.

Curtis will also be credited as an executive producer and, says Hern, he was going well beyond the call of duty before shooting on the multi-million dollar project which started Monday - began.

“He joined us here at the start of the year and a couple of months ago started the physical transformation, which involves putting on a bit of weight. He’s not going to be as big as the real Gen - he was a pretty big guy - but what’s

In 2002, the documentary Dark Horse told the story of larger-than-life Gisborne man Genesis Potini (Ngati Porou) who, though struggling with mental illness, had a passion for speed chess that inspired a community.

Now Auckland filmmakers Tom Hern and James Napier Robertson are turning Potini’s story into a multi-million dollar feature film, Genesis, with Cliff Curtis in the title role. important to us is that he’s able to embody the spirit, the wairua of the man.”

Hern, 30, and his Four Knights Film partner, writer/director James Napier Robertson, 31, have been working on the movie for three years but couldn’t make any formal announcements until this month when New Zealand Film Commission funding was locked in.

However, they have been in Gisborne casting some of the smaller parts to add to big names like Curtis, Boy actor James Rolleston who plays the fictional character Tama (Potini’s nephew), and Kirk Torrance (Outrageous Fortune) as Potini’s friend and fellow Eastern Knights Chess Club

founder Noble Keelan.

Aucklander Xavier Horan (Dean Spanley, Number 2) plays Potini’s friend Shane “Jedi” Fitzgerald, which may be a little unsettling for Fitzgerald who has a cameo of his own.

Hern’s only regret is that Potini - who died in 2011 - won’t be around to witness the making of the big-screen version of his story.

It is a story that had already been told in Jim Marbrook’s 2002 documentary Dark Horse, which followed Potini’s passion for speed chess and explored how he dealt with mental illness.

“In 2010 Jim brought Genesis out to my place at Piha and we had a bit of a korero about the project before making a gentle-

man’s agreement to push ahead,” Hern said. “Soon after that James came on board and we had multiple trips to Gizzy to spend time with Gen . . . he was really excited about it.”

It would generally take around seven years for a film to get from idea-stage to securing funding and Hern believed the speed of the Four Knights project was due to people’s interest in Potini as a person.

“I think others have bought into it for the same reasons we did . . . the compelling qualities of this extremely unique yet relatively unknown New Zealander,” he said.

“What struck me about him most was his capacity to inspire others through his own personal

Genesis Potini adversity.

“Plus, he was such an anomaly.

Here was this big, scary-looking

guy who could quote the Bible verbatim, or stand up and mihi in Mandarin in response to (the

Gisborne) Mayor’s mihi in te reo.

You couldn’t make someone like that up.”

Promoted to date under the name The Dark Horse, the film’s title was changed to Genesis to avoid confusion with another movie of the same name.

It will be released in New Zealand

by Transmission Films, with its launch planned for the first half of 2014.

It is a big leap for Hern and Napier Robertson from I’m Not Harry Jensen (2009), the acclaimed feature debut the pair of former actors made on a “micro-budget”.

But they reckon they have the story - and the character - to create something special.

“There will be plenty of action . . . we’re going to show trash-talking chess Gen-style, which much of the world will never have seen before,” Hern said.

“But the core of it all is this flawed but beautiful and unique character who had an incredible capacity to overcome adversity, to inspire others and to bring together a community.”

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185 killed in Nigeria attack Fighting between Nigeria’s military and Islamic extremists killed at least 185 people in a fishing community in the nation’s far north-east, officials said yesterday, an attack that saw insurgents fire rocket-propelled grenades and soldiers spray machine-gun fire into neighbourhoods filled with civilians.

The fighting in Baga lasted for hours, sending people fleeing into the arid scrublands surrounding the community on Lake Chad.

By yesterday, when government officials finally felt safe enough to see the destruction, homes, businesses and vehicles were burned throughout the area.

The assault marks a significant escalation in the long-running insurgency Nigeria faces in its predominantly Muslim north, with Boko Haram extremists mounting

a co-ordinated assault on soldiers using military-grade weaponry.

The killings also mark one of the deadliest incidents ever involving Boko Haram.

Authorities had found and buried at least 185 bodies, said Lawan Kole, a local government official in Baga. He spoke haltingly to Borno state Gov. Kashim Shettima in the Kanuri language of Nigeria’s north-east, surrounded by stillfrightened villagers.

Officials could not offer a breakdown of civilian casualties versus those of soldiers and extremist fighters. Many of the bodies had been burned beyond recognition in fires that razed whole sections of the town, residents said. Those killed were buried as soon as possible, following local Muslim tradition. Brig. Gen. Austin Edokpaye, also on the visit, did not dispute

the casualty figures. Edokpaye said Boko Haram extremists used heavy machine guns and rocketpropelled grenades in the assault, which began after soldiers surrounded a mosque they believed housed members of the radical Islamic extremist network Boko Haram. Extremists earlier had killed a military officer, the general said.

Edokpaye said extremists used civilians as human shields during the fighting – implying that soldiers opened fire in neighbourhoods where they knew civilians lived.

“When we reinforced and returned to the scene the terrorists came out with heavy firepower, including (rocket-propelled grenades), which usually has a conflagration effect,” the general said.

– AP

• 6 police killed Six Afghan police have been killed in a Taliban raid helped by an “insider”, officials say.

Militants stormed a police post in Deh Yak district of central Ghazni province and killed the six officers as they slept, a police official said. “One of the police who had links with the Taliban let them into the post while other police were sleeping. The Taliban were led to the post and killed six police,” district chief, Fazul Ahmad Tolwak said.

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• Bird flu kills 20

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A woman eats instant noodles at a shelter near her damaged home in Longmen township in Lushan county in south-west China’s Sichuan province yesterday.

Aid rushed to quake-hit province

Sitting near chunks of concrete, bricks and a ripped orange sofa, Luo Shiqiang told how his grandfather was just returning from feeding chickens when their house collapsed and crushed him to death in a powerful earthquake in southwestern China.

“We lost everything in such a short time,” the 20-yearold college student said. The earthquake in Sichuan province killed at least 186 people, injured more than 11,000 and left nearly two dozen missing, mostly in the rural communities around Ya’an city.

Relief teams flew in helicopters and dynamited through landslides to reach some of the most isolated communities, where rescuers in orange overalls led sniffer dogs through piles of brick, concrete and wood debris to search for survivors.

– AP

The death toll from a new strain of bird flu in China has reached 20, with dozens infected, state media reports, as experts say there is no evidence so far of humanto-human transmission. The H7N9 virus has been detected in 102 people, mostly in eastern China, including 20 cases which proved fatal, Xinhua news agency said.

– AFP

Thousands run to support Boston Frenchman escapes from croc’s jaws

Reese Witherspoon and her husband James Toth.

Thousands of New Yorkers donned “I Run for Boston” bibs during a 6.4km run yesterday in Central Park, one of a number of races held around the world in support of the victims of the marathon bombings.

“It was really quite a powerful morning,” said Mary Wittenberg, CEO of the New York Road Runners.

Wittenberg said later yesterday at another run dedicated to victims that she had been in close communication with Boston Marathon

Actress Reese Witherspoon was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge after a Georgia state trooper said she wouldn’t stay in the car while her husband was given a field sobriety test. “Do you know my name?”

Witherspoon is quoted as asking the trooper. She also said, “You’re about to find out who I am” and “You’re about to be on national news,” according to the arrest report.

– AP

organisers. “This is one community,” Wittenberg said. “After 9/11, we were all New Yorkers. After last Monday, we’re all Bostonians. And I just want to add, I think now we’ve got one world of runners.”

More than 6000 runners took part in yesterday’s City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks, which was planned before the bombings. Organisers turned it into a show of solidarity by selling “I Run for Boston” T-shirts with proceeds going to the One Fund Boston.

– AP

A Frenchman who narrowly escaped a crocodile that grabbed him by the head and dragged him underwater says the animal may need to be killed to protect people.

Yoann Galeran, 29, was swimming to a dinghy about 15 metres from shore at Nhulunbuy in north-eastern Arnhem Land on Sunday when he felt the saltwater crocodile attack.

“It felt like a big stone or something coming on my head and I just thought for sure that is a

body of the croc underneath the skull ... I guess I pushed him and had the chance to escape,” the deckhand at Arnhem Fisheries said.

Although in the crocodile’s mouth for less than a second Galeran has two puncture wounds from teeth on the back of his neck and another three or four punctures on the sides of his head.

There were scratches on his back from where the croc tried to grab hold.

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Dilemma as dollar stays high, Auckland housing market heats up The Reserve Bank will keep interest rates unchanged this week, though it may use the six-weekly review to highlight the conflicts of a high currency keeping prices in check and a housing market that’s threatening to stoke inflation.

Governor Graeme Wheeler will keep the official cash rate at 2.5 per cent, the record low it has been held at since March 2011 on Wednesday, according to a Reuters survey, and may reiterate interest rates are on hold through 2013.

Since the RBNZ’s full monetary policy statement on March 14, the trade-weighted index has taken flight, to reach a record 79.39 on April 12, well above the 75.5 average level it forecasts for all of 2013.

Economic growth in the fourth quarter of 1.5 per cent was almost twice the pace the bank expected, though gross domestic product will likely be trimmed this year and next by the drought effects.

Inflation is bang on track so far, at a 0.4 percent rate in the first three months of the year although house sales rose to a six-year high in March and prices touched a new record.

“The key tension that the RBNZ faced at the March Monetary Policy Statement, between a strengthening housing market

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Given this week’s review is expected to yield no change in interest rates and the statement typically only runs to a few paragraphs, Wheeler is less likely to see a sharp reaction as he did for last month’s MPS, where he hinted at a policy reaction to a high dollar, sending the kiwi briefly lower.

Yet some economists say Wheeler may harden his language around the currency, putting the market more on more notice of potential action.

“Given that the trade-weighted Index has risen to a new all-time high, the RBNZ might even invoke language associated with exchange rate intervention, such as labelling the New Zealand dollar ‘unjustified’ and ‘exceptional’,” said Dominick Stephens, chief economist at Westpac Banking Corp.

“The nature of the dichotomous risks facing the RBNZ means there is scope for markets to move if the RBNZ unexpectedly emphasises the risks on one side more than the other,” he said.

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About 90 per cent of the increase was driven by Auckland and Canterbury. The spillover effects may be yet to come, including households finally feeling wealthy enough to spend more.

UBS New Zealand expects the economy to accelerate to a 3.1 per cent pace this calendar year, rising to 3.2 per cent in 2012. Fixed capital formation for residential buildings this year is forecast to jump to 29.2 per cent from 12.5 per cent in 2012.

“The risks look tilted towards the possibility that households are, at least in part, reverting back to old habits of borrowing and spending in excess of incomes,” said UBS economist Robin Clements.

Traders are pricing in an increase of 10 basis points to the OCR over the coming 12 months, according to the Overnight Index Swap curve. That’s down from as much as 37 basis points on February 19.

The ANZ-Roy Morgan Consumer Confidence survey out last week showed Kiwis are more upbeat about buying big ticket items than they have been in fiveand-a-half years.

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Migrants poured in last month New Zealand rounded out its biggest monthly net gain of new migrants since January 2010 in March, with Chinese and Indians leading the charge.

The country reported a seasonally adjusted net inbound migration of 1220 in March, the most in more than three years, and the third month of net gains, according to Statistics New Zealand. The monthly net gain was in spite of 2728 more people quitting New Zealand for Australia, the smallest loss since September 2010, with net migration gains of 423 from China and 572 from India.

There was a net gain of

2542 new migrants in the 12 months ended March 31, compared to a net loss of 3383 a year earlier. The UK remained the dominant pool for net positive migration with an annual gain of 6069, followed by 5383 from China and 4858 from India.

Short-term visitor numbers rose to a seasonally adjusted 226,650 in March from 224,420 in February and up from 210,770 a year earlier.

The earlier Easter holiday was seen as the main cause behind the increase in the March numbers, with the biggest monthly gains from Australia, the UK and US.

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Veteran newsman leaves One of New Zealand’s longestserving editorial managers, Rick Neville, has taken early retirement from his role as chief operating officer for the local operations of APN News & Media to become a lobbyist for the newspaper industry.

Neville, 64, took up the parttime Newspaper Publishers

Association role after leaving APN at Easter, in a restructuring, many of which Neville said he had overseen in the past in roles at Independent Newspapers (now Fairfax Media) and APN, where he worked for nine and a half years after a stint with News Ltd in Australia.

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Research project investigates static potato crop yields Mid Canterbury potato growers could benefit from a $240,000 research project aimed at increasing tuber yield.

While producers of wheat, milk and other products have seen yields increase by 40 per cent or more, yields for potatoes have remained relatively constant, at around 100 tonne per hectare.

In an attempt to understand some of the reasons for behind the lack of increase in tuber yields, potato growers are undertaking a research project with Plant and Food to investigate the role soil fertility has played in the current situation.

The yield gap analysis is being co-funded by Potatoes New Zealand, McCain Foods, Ravensdown and Plant & Food Research.

“For some years, the yields for potatoes have not been where you

would expect when compared with for example carrots or wheat,” says Mike Manning, general manager R&D for Ravensdown.

“Progress has been made in the area of plant genetics and other aspects of production in most areas of agriculture but we’ve not seen the same positive results in potato production,” he says.

“We have a proactive group of farmers in Canterbury who want to learn as much as they can about options to improve growing practice.

The implications here would be of interest throughout the country, so we decided to pool our resources.”

The study will be looking at nutrient supply and fertiliser practice as well as looking at incidences of pest and disease and other issues such as seed quality, irrigation management and soil physical conditions.

The fertiliser trial areas consist of large replicated treatment plots, eight rows by 10m, established within existing potato crops.

Growers have applied their usual levels of nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium and calcium – while the research team has varied the amounts of these nutrients on other plots to compare results.

Mr Manning said the project has been a major undertaking, with all parties keen to ensure that sufficient funding and technical resources are available to ensure the best results possible and provide answers for growers.

The next stage of the research will be to analyse and review this season’s results and then further consult with growers to determine which results require further research and investigation.

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INSET: Project workers apply fertiliser before planting potatoes.

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Week beginning April 22, 2013

l A M B ($) Including 1 kg Shorn Pelt

13.0kg YL SI 13.5kg YM SI 15.0kg YM SI 15.0kg YM NI 15.0kg YM Market Indicator 17.5kg YX SI 19.0kg YX SI 19.0kg YX NI 21.0kg YX SI 21.0kg YX NI 23.0kg YX SI

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this week

last 4 weeks 3 months week ago ago

1 year ago

29.55 48.24 65.20 64.29 56.29 75.39 81.13 81.88 88.78 90.55 97.02 29.55

29.55 48.24 65.20 64.05 54.40 75.39 81.13 81.57 88.78 90.21 97.02 29.55

29.55 48.24 65.20 63.31 56.52 75.39 81.13 80.34 88.78 88.85 97.02 29.55

34.65 54.02 71.40 70.94 58.28 82.60 88.95 90.00 97.41 99.53 97.78 29.55

48.75 68.40 85.01 82.93 69.15 98.71 106.42 105.18 116.38 116.30 127.23 29.55

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1 Kg Shorn Pelt SI

2012/13 Low High 29.55 48.24 65.20 63.31 54.40 75.39 81.13 80.34 88.78 88.85 95.36

2011/12 ave

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48.15 68.71 87.66 86.47 61.84 * 101.51 * 109.43 109.67 * 120.00 121.27 134.07

6.72 *

56.71 76.89 94.67 95.42 71.25 110.00 117.99 120.31 129.32 132.83 139.52

6.82

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61.70

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P2 Steer SI (296-320kg) NI P2 Steer Market Indicator M Cow SI (160-195kg) NI M Cow Market Indicator

351 372 375 232 255 295

351 372 364 232 255 287

351 353 379 232 236 296

386 392 372 280 304 313

354 380 391 255 268 317

351 353 364 232 236 287

Bull SI (296-320kg) NI Bull Market Indicator

341 361 380

341 361 376

341 343 384

386 399 387

351 389 403

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394 409 390 * 280 315 325 * 386 401 401

383 399 386 277 294 324

Finally there are some genuine positive signs appearing in overseas lamb markets. Now that buyers can see the tight supply that’s looming, after so many lambs were processed early in the season, the balance of power has shifted slightly back in favour of New Zealand exporters for the first time in many months.

Good demand has been reported for legs in particular, as well as forequarters, although middle cuts generally remain difficult. Leg prices have seen a slight lift, but some exporters are looking to leverage off the leg demand in ways other than ratcheting prices up, such insisting buyers purchase middle cuts as well if they want to lock in leg supply. A sharp increase in overseas pricing is extremely unlikely, but light can be seen at the end of tunnel.

BEEF Manufacturing beef prices fell further over the past week. Sluggish US consumer demand has copped most of the blame for this, with economic reasons and unseasonably cool weather generally cited as the key contributing factors.

Significantly higher prices had been anticipated for this time, and typically prices would now be trending upwards as the US grilling season begins.

End-users stocked up in anticipation of tighter supplies and good demand, but neither of these has transpired as expected. As a result, the market is well stocked and those sitting on product are nervously awaiting an uplift in demand. New Zealand exporters have had to accept lower prices if they’re in a hurry to sell, but there is optimism that this is just a short-term dip.

FORESTRY Log prices have risen right across the board this month by around 5 per cent on average. There has been a $6-7/tonne rise in in-market log prices in China, though this has been slightly reduced for New Zealand returns due to slight rises in the cost of shipping and the rise in the NZ dollar. This is now a 16-17 per cent rise year-on-year and these prices haven’t been seen since June 2011.

Prices are continuing upwards based on the stronger data on housing in the US which has been driving up lumber prices. This is causing many sawmills in the US to increase production in anticipation of a rapid rise in demand for timber. In China sawmills are increasing imports to secure volume, which is lifting import prices, though this hasn’t been flowing through to its domestic market. This means that prices may not continue to rise at the same pace, though for now there is high confidence within China and New Zealand and this is contributing to an increasing price trend.

New Zealand domestic prices have risen, as expected, to match the strong prices for export logs. Structural grades have increased by around $6/tonne on average and are now priced at $102/ tonne in a market that should be on the increase with the rise of building in Christchurch.

373 400 400

V E N I S O N ($/kg - gross) Windrowing & Effluent Management

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6.38 6.48 6.08

6.38 6.48 6.08

6.38 6.48 6.08

6.61 6.70 6.31

6.98 7.08 6.68

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7.98 8.08 7.68

7.73 7.82 7.42

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1500 1075 870 740 455 400 385 390 525

1420 1075 851 710 470 420 400 410 545

1657 1229 855 770 495 485 480 430 490

1280 985 815 670 395 345 340 315 485

1570 1100 900 745 * 485 437 435 410 545

1705 1170 895 797 606 594 591 564 571

426 412

433 415

443 412

363 438

473 443

416 426

5030 5050 6440 4930 12100

4160 4190 4010 4690 11410

3930 3620 3690 4850 11120

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338 412 *

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5350 6180 6540 5230 12840

3490 3360 3420 4510 10220

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4812 4151 4290 5147 12382

Prices are indicative only. They are compiled from an assessment of sales made worldwide on one-off basis in US $.

Quota market sales and contracts are excluded. The prices are then converted to $NZ/t FOB at current exchange rates.

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UK PM Lamb (p/kg) CIF US Bull (USc/lb) CIF US Cow (USc/lb) CIF Venison Bone-in leg (E/Kg) US Dollar UK Pound Euro 2 Year Wholesale Rate (%)

PROCESSING

360 215 196 6.40

350 220 200 6.40

0.841 0.551 0.645 2.85

0.831 0.548 0.644 2.91

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0.841 0.814 0.526 0.507 0.629 0.620 2.82 2.90 (Estimates only) 508 412 317 53 93 22 20.7 12.6 15.6

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0.815 0.518 0.631 2.77

508 134 23.9 *

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The man behind the patriotic flags

By Michael Hanrahan

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hilanthropist, humanitarian, benefactor, patriot, eccentric, prohibitionist, politician – they are all words that can be used to describe one of Ashburton’s best known characters of the early 20th Century.

Frederick Zaccheus Duckett Ferriman was a man who gave almost all the money he earned to what he saw as being good causes.

Often people with that level of philanthropy in their mind are among the better-off people in any community, but not in Frederick’s case. He came to Ashburton in a less than conventional way and made his money through sheer hard work, in the process becoming one of the town’s bestloved citizens. He did not seek to have influence but there is no doubt he influenced many.

Frederick was born in London in 1856, receiving his early education at a church school at Tunbridge Wells and later at a private school in Devon. From an early age ships fascinated him and he wanted to become a sailor, but a bond was required to become a trainee sailor, something his parents could not afford. Frederick raised the money himself by gardening and delivering papers. By the age of 17 he was among the crew of the Wiltshire, trading mainly to Asia.

It was in Asian ports that he became acquainted with the work of the Church Missionary Society and learned of the work that organisation was doing in New Zealand. After he served his time on the Wiltshire he decided to emigrate to New Zealand, where he arrived in 1878. His initial destination was Te Awamutu where the CMS was working with Maori. It was also an ideal place for Frederick to fulfil his second objective – the collection of Maori artefacts, as he had a commission from a Professor Wright of the British Museum to send a shipment of mere, tiki and moa bones to the museum. He was paid for this, the money going to his mother in England. His one regret was that he could not find a complete moa skeleton.

In later life Frederick was a supporter of the Auckland Museum, sending archival material, principally related to Worl War One, to that museum’s collection.

Leaving the North Island Frederick arrived at Southbridge in Canterbury, where he spent two seasons working on threshing mills in the Dunsandel area. It was hard and dirty work and Frederick did some of the dirtiest as chaffie and straw walloper. It may have been this experience that years later led Frederick to become Ashburton agent for Fowler traction engines.

Leaving there he came to Ashburton, but found work hard to get and lived for a time in a tent in the riverbed to make his money last. He eventually found work with surveying gangs laying out the stock water races the Ashburton County Council was installing in the 1880s.

On August 28, 1883, Frederick married Elizabeth Eleanor Hunt, daughter of one of Ashburton’s first farmers, at St Stephen’s Church. Eleanor and Frederick had similar views about helping people less fortunate than themselves, and much of the money that came into the house went out again to some good cause. Realising he could not achieve his ambitions working for wages Frederick went into partnership with Steven Poyntz as a commission agent, selling properties.

To save money Frederick initially walked everywhere, even to rural

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ABOVE LEFT: The children’s chapel erected in St Stephen’s church in memory of Frederick Ferriman in 1936.

ABOVE RIGHT: Frederick Ferriman’s grave at Ashburton Cemetery covered in flowers.

BELOW LEFT: Henry Skey of Dunedin with the telescope he sold to Frederick Ferriman. It was later installed at Ashburton High School and is today at Ashburton College.

BELOW RIGHT: The observatory built at Ashburton High School to house Frederick Ferriman’s telescope.

properties, but eventually gave in and bought a horse. His first horse was a major source of embarrassment to him. Frederic was a committed teetotaller and advocate of the prohibition movement, but he bought his horse from someone who frequented the district’s hotels.

Frederic was more than once led against his will into the yards of a hotel. That horse was soon replaced.

As his available income increased Frederick was able to devote more and more to the causes he favoured, he and Elizabeth living extremely frugally.

One of their main interests was helping young people in a variety of ways, promoting their education, physical fitness and moral welfare.

In his early days in Ashburton Frederick was a member of the Hampstead School committee and he retained a long-time interest in the school. He paid for a physical fitness instructor from Christchurch to regularly visit the school, and in the days before

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dental nurses he paid for all dental treatment for children from the school. He organised regular races for boys between Ashburton and Tinwald and founded a fitness class, the Hakatere Club, the forerunner of the Ashburton Boxing Association.

A great believer in the benefits of reading, he donated books worth £300 to teachers’ libraries throughout the country, and loaned out many books from his personal library, asking questions when they were returned to ensure they had been read.

One of his possessions was a large telescope which he bought from Henry Skey of Dunedin. In 1920 he presented it to Borough School on condition the school provided a building for it. The school was in no position to do that, so the telescope went to Ashburton High School, where in 1927 the school built an observatory. The telescope today is at Ashburton College.

Another interest was music.

Frederick was responsible for establishing a Drum and Fife

Band in Ashburton and another at Fairton, although both were short lived.

One example of his philanthropy caused him to be remembered

by Ashburton people far longer than most. He decided to give a flag, flagpole and halyards to the family of every Ashburton soldier who went to World War One. His intention had been to do this quietly and privately, but when the Government heard of it they seized on the idea of a public presentation of the first 100 to aid recruitment.

By war’s end 350 flags had been given out, costing Frederick almost £1000, a fraction of the £12,000 he spent on patriotic causes during the war. He asked that the flags be flown on certain days, and wasn’t above approaching people to ask why their flag was not flying.

The Ferrimans qualified for their own flag as Gordon, one of their three sons, enlisted and was killed in October 1918, less than three weeks before the end of the war.

While he was personally opposed

ABOVE LEFT: Elizabeth and Frederick Ferriman with their family.

ABOVE RIGHT: Gallipoli veterans outside the Ashburton Soldiers’ Club in Tancred Street. On the verandah at left are the mayor, Robert Galbraith and Frederick Ferriman who played a major part in establishing the club, the forerunner of the RSA. LEFT: Frederick Ferriman’s funeral in June 1934 – the hearse carrying his body, followed by a truck carrying wreaths, passes his home in Wills Street.

to war, Frederick honoured those who fought. Largely through his efforts the Ashburton Soldiers Club, forerunner of the RSA, was established and a building found for it in Tancred Street. For that work he was elected a life member of the RSA. He was also active in having the war memorial erected in Baring Square West.

He was a member of the Ashburton Borough Council for 24 years, 10 years as deputy mayor.

Frederick always wore a tailcoat and a bowler hat. As he walked the streets of Ashburton he would inspect the dress of boys he met, especially their boots. If the boots were dirty they would be given a small tin of shoe polish and sent home to clean them. It is said that some people followed him to see if the polish tins rattled in the tail pockets of his coat, but Elizabeth had sewn a row of little pockets the correct size for the tins around the inside of the coat. If a boy’s boots were clean he would be given a blackball and a verse from the Bible which he was told to learn.

Frederick never forgot his family in England. He regularly sent money home to his mother and his sisters. When his mother died it was found she had saved most of her money and left it to her daughters.

Although Frederick was a successful businessman, not all his ventures were successful. He was one of the early investors in the ill-fated Chertsey oil well venture, losing about £400 on the deal. It is also said he owned a block of land near Hinds on which he grew trees. Through drought, fire and unfairly applied government regulations he lost this. On another occasion he was persuaded by an “inventor” to put £150 into a device that was to revolutionise life in the country. It was a dismal failure.

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telegraphed them to delay their decision, travelled to Auckland and gave the congregation £25.

More importantly he renewed their enthusiasm and the church continued.

After his death the parish in 1936 established a children’s chapel in his memory in St Stephen’s church.

While his main interest was in providing opportunities for youth, Frederick also conducted campaigns against smoking and the drinking of alcohol. Three days before the 1902 election, which saw Ashburton’s hotels and bars closed for almost 50 years, he personally distributed pamphlets and 1000 copies of a temperance novel, one for every house in Ashburton, to a total weight of four and a half tons. Elocution teachers were brought from Dunedin to ensure temperance campaigners correctly put their message across.

Frederick boasted shortly before his death that though he was doing his best to close the hotels, he never made an enemy of any of the district’s hotel proprietors.

When Frederick died in June 1934 at the age of 78 his funeral procession was ample evidence of the regard in which Ashburton held him. East Street was totally closed to allow a cortege of cars three abreast, a quarter of a mile long, to pass along it.

Elizabeth lived until January 1942 when she died, aged 85.

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machine or gramophone, the money instead going to their good works. Over the years they took more than 50 children in need into their home and paid for the education of others. One of those the Ferrimans educated went on to become principal of Christchurch Boys High School.

Their property in Wills Street, near West Street and opposite the Ashburton Domain, was large and allowed for a large garden, which Elizabeth managed. She would invariably rise early, sometimes as early as 3.30, to pick fruit and berries, do baking, make bread and jam and dress poultry from their own flock. Some of this was given directly to sick and needy families, but much was sold to raise funds to support their causes.

To raise more money Frederick also manufactured and sold his own brand of sheep drench. Any left at the end of the season was diluted and poured on the garden where it proved to be just as good a fertiliser as it was drench.

Frederick was a member of St Stephen’s Anglican parish and for more than 20 years was superintendant of the Hampstead Anglican Sunday School, teaching there for 50 years. When he retired from that position he was presented with an engraved walking stick. On one occasion he heard an Auckland church of another denomination was to close for lack of funds. He

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Purple patch for the Hay stable Harness racing trainer John Hay has every reason to love Southland.

One week ago he scored a double at Winton with four-year-old Jimmy Johnstone and three-year-old Eric Clapton and he came close to repeating the feat on Sunday at Invercargill’s Ascot Park.

Jimmy Johnstone continued his purple patch taking the Southern Country Cup final by a neck and earning himself a $15,000 pay day.

That came hot on the heels of Eric Clapton running second in the Alabar Southern Supremacy Stakes final.

Going into the race day, Hay was downplaying the chances of his top pair mak-

ing it a quinella on the day.

He was just keeping his fingers crossed for a good race from the pair.

Success at Ascot Park has pushed the pair up the rankings for the June 1 Harness Jewels at Ashburton.

Both should be assured of a start on the day with Jimmy Johnstone now sitting as fourth qualifier on the four-year-old pacers list, and Eric Clapton placed at ninth for the three-year-olds.

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Lengthy ban likely after biting incident Liverpool managing director Ian Ayre has postponed a promotional trip to Australia to deal with the Luis Suarez biting incident.

The forward sunk his teeth into the biceps of Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic during Liverpool’s 2-2 English Premier League draw yesterday.

Suarez later apologised to Serbian Ivanovic as Liverpool sought to limit the damage from the latest controversy surrounding the Uruguayan.

But it at least prompted Ayre to cancel a four-day trip to Asia and Australia where he was supposed to be promoting Liverpool’s pre-season tour.

Liverpool play A-League side Melbourne Victory on July 24 and have a friendly in Bangkok four days later. A third game is yet to be confirmed. “I am deeply sorry for my inexcusable behaviour earlier today during our match against Chelsea,� Suarez said in a statement. “I have issued an apology and have tried to contact Branislav Ivanovic to speak to him personally.

“I apologise also to my manager, playing colleagues and everyone at Liverpool Football Club for letting them down.�

Later, Suarez confirmed on Twitter that he had been in touch with Ivanovic. “I’ve just spoken to Ivanovic on the phone and I could apologise directly to him,� he said. “Thanks for accepting.�

Ayre left Anfield before the incident to catch a flight to Asia but turned back from the airport. “Luis has made an unreserved apology for his actions today,� he said in a statement. “His behaviour is not befitting of any player wearing a Liverpool shirt and Luis is aware that he has let himself and everyone associated with the club down. We will deal with the matter internally and await any action from the FA.�

Manager Brendan Rodgers, who said he had not seen the incident, warned that poor behaviour could cost a player his place at a club. “It doesn’t matter who, players are always replaceable no matter how good

they think they are,� he said. “That is how football works. “Of course, there are wonderful talents here we’ve seen at this club and others over many years. “If you ever lose a player that you think you cannot replace, the next one still comes along. The standards at this football club have been met for many years and that’s why it is the worldwide institution that it is. “The history of this club is about respect and how people are treated. And that is something that will always be maintained here and will always be long after I am gone.�

On his return to Surrey, Ivanovic was spoken to by Surrey police who wanted to see if he was injured and whether he wanted to make a formal complaint. He is understood to have decided not to press charges.

Suarez, who when an Ajax player was banned for seven games for biting Eindhoven midfielder Otman Bakkal, is likely to face a lengthy suspension. - DPA-AAP

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LeBron “King� James and the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat opened their playoff campaign in regal style yesterday with a wire-to-wire 110-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.

One team hoping to challenge them in the East, Indiana, enjoyed a 10790 victory over Atlanta while Western Conference heavyweights San Antonio had little trouble toppling a depleted LA Lakers 91-79.

But it was the Heat who flexed their muscles.

James fell two assists shy of a tripledouble, scoring 27 points and grabbing 10 rebounds with eight assists as the Heat drew first blood in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round series.

Ray Allen scored 20 points, Dwyane Wade added 16 and Chris Bosh chipped in 15 for the Heat, who carried their strong form of the second half of the regular season seamlessly into the playoffs.

Since the All-Star break the Heat had gone 30-2 - the best second-half winning percentage in NBA history.

Their league-leading regular season record of 66-16 included a 27-game winning streak and assured them of a home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

Brandon Jennings scored 18 of his 26 points in the first half for Milwaukee while Monta Ellis added 22.

In Indianapolis, Paul George’s tripledouble fuelled the Indiana Pacers’ 10790 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

George posted 23 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds to lead the Pacers to their first game-one win in a playoff series since 2006.

In San Antonio, the star trio of Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili combined for 53 points to lead the Spurs to victory.

Veteran centre Duncan posted the 139th playoff double-double of his career with 17 points and 10 rebounds.

France’s Parker added 18 points and eight assists and also made three steals while Argentina’s Ginobili, showing no sign of the hamstring strain that had sidelined him late in the regular season, contributed a valuable 18 points off the bench.

Boomers point guard Patty Mills wasn’t able to get off the bench for the Spurs.

The result in the first game of the bestof-seven Western Conference series was what many expected after the Lakers lost superstar Kobe Bryant to a torn achilles tendon the week before the playoffs photo ap began.

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LOOKING FOR A Central Press Features Ltd Today’s Taranaki TC fields, form, drivers Taranaki Trotting Club Inc Venue: Manawatu Raceway Date: 23 Apr 2013 NZ Meeting number: 5 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 12.19pm (NZT) BINGS 60 TODAY MOBILE TROT $5000, up to 1 win mob. trot, mobile, 2000m 1 08800 Earl Mountbatten (1) fr................P Ferguson 2 43782 Cascadia (2) fr.......................... J I Dickie (J) 3 82638 Latent (3) fr.............................. Z Butcher (J) 4 6524 Megs First (4) fr....................... K Chittenden 5 90076 Rich Earl (5) fr............................... F Cossey 6 60937 Two Wishes (6) fr...........................N Chilcott 7 00755 John Joseph (7) fr..............................K More 8 34721 Equulei (21) fr............................ J Abernethy 9 60142 Nasty Brat (22) fr............................S Phelan 10 09300 Nia (23) fr...................................... D Butcher 2 12.49pm NEWSTALK ZB/CLASSIC HITS MOBILE TROT $5000, 2 to 5 wins +claimer mob. trot, mobile, 2000m 1 31656 Thanks Charlie (1) fr..................... S Dickson 2 x0090 Tumundal (2) fr............................P Ferguson 3 00808 Palais Royal (3) fr.................... K Chittenden 4 00074 Sweetcheeks (4) fr.......................... S Doody 5 42902 Foxtrot Jack (5) fr....................... J Abernethy 6 42080 Rarangi Jewel (6) fr.................. J I Dickie (J) 7 22121 KD Commando (7) fr.......... J MacKinnon (J) 8 32946 Bon Ton Cherie (21) fr...................N Chilcott 3 1.14pm FIBER FRESH MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 00660 Kennington Chief (1) fr....................S Phelan 2 52 Lookbacknsmile (2) fr.................P Ferguson 3 02x6 Belle Arising (3) fr...................... J Abernethy 4 95556 Karitane Whisper (4) fr.............. J I Dickie (J) 5 56455 Tartan Tight Jeans (5) fr................... L Hollis 6 78 Desikay (6) fr................................ D Butcher 7 4689x Hellofanangel (7) fr.......................M Teaz (J) 8 48269 Oncewerechristians (21) fr....... Z Butcher (J)

9 x7363 Aces N Eights (22) fr.....................N Chilcott

10 70900 Ryan’s Way (23) fr.........................N Chilcott

PACE $5000, 3yo+ non winners mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 4P Irisheyesasmiling (1) fr............. Z Butcher (J) 2 26235 Monets Daughter (2) fr.......... A Poutama (J) 3 69x0 Shezaredrivergem (3) fr..............P Ferguson 4 80505 Stagefright (4) fr.............................N Chilcott 5 56247 Chanel Madamoiselle (5) fr..............B Taylor 6 27004 Valentino Rossi (6) fr.................... D Butcher 7 55989 Ohau Flash (7) fr............................S Phelan 8 9508 Shantaram (21) fr...................... J I Dickie (J) 9 5x330 Wyatt Earp (22) fr......................... S Dickson 10 55893 Hey Knowitall (23) fr.................. J Abernethy 5 2.09pm WOODLANDS STUD MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ f&m 1 to 3 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 xP000 Major Hotty (1) fr........................ J Abernethy 2 56098 Mia’s Dream (2) fr.................... K Chittenden 3 393F2 Millwood Roxy (3) fr.......................N Chilcott 4 46473 Dixey Styx fr.................................. Scratched 5 72375 Captivating (4) fr....................... J I Dickie (J) 6 41071 Christian Acropolis (5) fr.................S Phelan 7 63819 Bettor Romance (6) fr.............. Z Butcher (J) 8 6313P Donostia (21) fr............................. D Butcher 9 22618 Brooke Brad Carolina fr................ Scratched 6 2.39pm REVITAL FERTILISERS MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ 2 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 70460 Covert Action (1) fr............. J MacKinnon (J) 2 71561 Flyin Louie (2) fr..................... A Poutama (J) 3 43745 Rimutoto Prince (3) fr.............K Marshall (J) 4 16412 Mister Harris (4) fr......................... D Butcher 5 40637 Sierra Franco (5) fr................... J I Dickie (J) 6 58670 Escape The Fate (6) fr................P Ferguson 7 75565 Painted Black (7) fr.................... J Abernethy 8 33486 Mister Dann (21) fr................... Z Butcher (J) 9 4x206 Moncreiffe (22) fr............................S Phelan

3 to 9 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 2L363 Underwood Road (1) fr..................... L Hollis 2 19504 Thomas Hamilton (2) fr............ Z Butcher (J) 3 67568 Strawbs Fire Chip (3) fr..................S Phelan 4 25026 Broadway (4) fr......................... J I Dickie (J) 5 12882 Stormy Breeze (5) fr......................N Chilcott 6 82201 Jessies Cullen (6) fr....................P Ferguson

4 1.44pm KINGSDOWN RESIDENTIAL ESTATE MOBILE 7 3.14pm ROSS GRAHAM MOTORS MOBILE PACE $5000,

7 70148 Claudia Cardinal (7) fr.................. D Butcher 8 10055 Tyler Maguire (21) fr...............K Marshall (J) 9 00053 Millview Sarah (22) fr................. J Abernethy 8 3.49pm KEVIN & JACKIE HONEYFIELD ANNIVERSARY MBL PACE $5000, 3yo+ 1 win mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 78029 Lively Eastburn (1) fr.............. A Poutama (J) 2 56098 Mia’s Dream (2) fr.................... K Chittenden 3 46473 Dixey Styx (3) fr..........................P Ferguson 4 8x006 Wheres Battler (4) fr........... J MacKinnon (J) 5 81009 Sister Courage (5) fr.................. J Abernethy 6 90410 JC Jock (6) fr..........................K Marshall (J) 7 52308 Jack Bates (7) fr.............................N Chilcott 8 08100 Hanover Courage (21) fr................... L Hollis 9 91684 Ride In A Porche (22) fr..................S Phelan 10 46309 Garndor (23) fr......................... Z Butcher (J) 11 70483 Hilltop Hustler (24) fr................. J I Dickie (J) 12 08580 Eagle Eyes (25) fr..............................K More 13 10458 Kotare Kano fr............................... Scratched 14 99331 Golden Bloom (26) fr.................... D Butcher Emergencies: Mia’s Dream, Dixey Styx 9 4.24pm INNORDIC NZ LTD MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ 1 to 5 wins mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 4x206 Moncreiffe fr.................................. Scratched 2 86357 Beckinsale (1) fr............................ M O’Brien 3 22618 Brooke Brad Carolina (2) fr................W Rich 4 47546 Mahogany (3) fr..........................M Stormont 5 59055 Kilarney Guy (4) fr..........................F Phelan 6 49618 Jonny Wilkinson (5) fr.................... R Reekie 7 72201 Change Gear (6) fr.................... M Northcott 8 89506 Harry The Maori (21) fr..................... T Vince Pacifiers off : Shezaredrivergem (R4) 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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7.05 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol.

(2011, M) Tom Cruise.

9.15 Bridesmaids. (2011, 16) Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne.

11.20 Colombiana. (2011, 16) Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan.

1.10 Tanner Hall. (2009, M) Rooney Mara, Georgia King.

2.45 Rio. (2011, G) Voices of Jesse Eisenberg, Anne Hathaway.

4.20 Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. (2011, PG) Thomas Horn, Sandra Bullock.

6.30 The Lincoln Lawyer. (2011, M) Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei.

8.30 The Dictator. (2012, 16) Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris. The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.

9.55 Sucker Punch. (2011, M) Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens. An epic action fantasy that takes us into the imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides an escape from her darker reality.

11.45 The Last Exorcism. (2010, 16) 1.15 To The Mat. (2011, PG) Ricky Schroder.

2.50 The Dictator. (2012, 16) Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris.

4.15 Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close. (2011, PG) Thomas Horn.

6.00 Predator. (1987, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura.

7.45 Directors: Milos Forman. (2010, PG).

8.15 The Firm. (1993, PG) Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn.

10.45 The Boat That Rocked. (2009, M) Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy.

1.00 Predator. (1987, M) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jesse Ventura.

2.45 The Firm. (1993, PG) Tom Cruise, Jeanne Tripplehorn.

5.20 Garfield A Tail Of Two Kitties. (2005, G) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

6.40 Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, 16) Ethan Hawke. A police sergeant must rally the cops and prisoners together to protect them from a mob that has surrounded his police station.

8.30 The Omen. (1976, 16) Gregory Peck, Lee Remick. Oscar-winning horror classic where a series of inexplicable deaths leads an American ambassador to think he’s adopted the son of Satan.

10.25 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider. (2001, M) Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight.

12.05 Circle Of Friends. (1995, M) Minnie Driver, Chris O’Donnell.

1.45 Garfield A Tail Of Two Kitties. (2005, G) Breckin Meyer, Jennifer Love Hewitt.

3.05 Assault On Precinct 13. (2005, 16) Ethan Hawke.

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

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Southland greyhound fields, form Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Apr 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles : 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.07pm CENTRAL WATER CARRIERS WELCOME C0, 457m 1 43267 Paddy Baxter nwtd.....................J McInerney 2 64523 Que Tee Pix nwtd M &.......................Jopson 3 F4653 Phil Wart nwtd.................................. M Grant 4 Cawbourne Beau nwtd.................... M Grant 5 Opawa Summer nwtd L &................... Wales 6 35525 Opawa Royal nwtd L &....................... Wales 7 22663 Poised Boy nwtd A &..........................Seque 8 Mega Girl nwtd A &.............................Seque 9 Mac Patty nwtd L &............................. Wales 10 27427 Fantas Fiction nwtd..........................S Fagan 2 12.26pm WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ C1, 390m 1 5111 Tepirita Charger nwtd........................B Shaw 2 13664 Iona Brightspark nwtd...................... M Grant 3 52545 Star Gun 23.04 J &.................................May 4 5x843 Botany Molly nwtd......................J McInerney 5 54424 Out By Five nwtd M &........................Jopson 6 65117 Opawa Rufus nwtd L &....................... Wales 7 32317 Grant A Wish 23.15.........................R Breen 8 61178 Cawbourne Ranga 23.23................. M Grant 9 66454 Hazza’s Got Swag 23.59 S &...........Bonnett 10 88366 Rumball and Ice nwtd P &.............B Conner 3 12.43pm ADDED ENERGY STAKES C1, 390m 1 21782 Ruby’s Girl 23.30........................ R Hamilton 2 85483 Uno Flash nwtd L &............................ Wales 3 4551 Tepirita Desire nwtd..........................B Shaw 4 71484 Cawbourne Chief 22.95................... M Grant 5 15348 Black Tank 23.30.............................. M Grant 6 63737 Wyndham 23.07 M &.........................Jopson 7 43715 New Ingilltab 23.31 P &.................B Conner 8 21625 Opawa Legs nwtd L &........................ Wales 9 27346 Foggy Storm 23.41 J &...........................May 10 54556 Moreport Shannon nwtd M &.............Jopson

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1 51727 Stirling Dann 22.78 C &...................... Fagan 2 36667 Turbo Tundra nwtd........................... M Grant 3 5565F Blickling Bridge nwtd J &........................May 4 52886 Homebush Coco 23.05..............J McInerney 5 68424 Anytime Will Do 22.88...............J McInerney 6 57243 Another Coffee nwtd..................J McInerney 7 48283 But It’s Great nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 45437 Shiraz Rose 23.28...................... R Hamilton 9 7x766 Genista Lightnin 22.74 J &.....................May 10 56778 Another Blend nwtd...................J McInerney 5 1.21pm SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STKS C3, 390m 1 64457 New York Affair 22.95 J &.......................May 2 51564 Hilton Friday 23.32.....................J McInerney 3 51755 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 4 62485 Ray Dosh 22.89................................ B Eade 5 37667 Waimak Dave nwtd....................J McInerney 6 37345 Marmalade Skies nwtd......................J Dunn 7 84768 Thrilling Clover 22.81 P &..............B Conner 8 1x718 Botany Prancer nwtd.................J McInerney 9 7x766 Genista Lightnin 22.74 J &.....................May 10 56778 Another Blend nwtd...................J McInerney 6 1.38pm WILLY’S FLOORING LTD C2, 390m 1 81674 Okuku Bobo 22.96.......................... R Casey 2 65716 New Order nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 3 67511 Go Dolphin Power nwtd....................B Shaw 4 86473 Bigtime Allgo nwtd P &.......................Doody 5 78527 Calm Spirit nwtd................................. J Allen 6 47518 Wandy Feather 23.18...................... M Grant 7 63726 Where’s John Cee 22.49................. M Grant 8 62558 Mighty Fortune nwtd P &...............B Conner 9 27863 Black Trigger 22.80 P &.................B Conner 10 88745 Vitalize 22.95 J &....................................May 7 1.57pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C2/3, 457m 1 43535 Gone Awol (c2) 26.23................J McInerney 2 75686 Dyna Diego nwtd C &...................D Roberts 3 74231 Cawbourne Philip nwtd..............J McInerney

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Campbell Live.

Modern Family. (PGR, T) Go On. (PGR) Ryan is invited to be part of a new TV show.

8.30 NCIS. (AO, T) Director Vance, while still mourning his wife’s death, discovers devastating personal information that causes him to question most everything in his life.

9.30 NCIS: LA. (AO, T) The team questions the lone survivor of a former terrorist organisation to determine whether the group is re-forming.

6.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G) 6.30 Millionaire: Hot Seat.

(G) 7.00 The Crowd Goes Wild.

7.30 60 Minutes. (G, R) Keeping you up to date with the latest from around the country and the globe, join our investigative team for the stories you need to know.

8.30 FILM: Rising Sun. (1993, PGR) Sean Connery, Wesley Snipes, Harvey Keitel. A detective and a former army liaison officer investigate the murder of a callgirl in a Japanese-owned office building in Los Angeles.

6.00 ONE News. (T) 7.00 Seven Sharp. (T) 7.30 RPA. (PGR, T) A frightening discovery puts more than just a 19-year-old’s job at risk.

8.30 Attenborough – 60 Years In The Wild. (Final, PGR, T) Travelling back to the locations of his early series, Attenborough demonstrates the degree to which the wild world has shrunk in only a few decades.

9.40 Dangerous Roads. (AO, T) 10.55 ONE News Tonight. (T) 11.25 The Closer. (AO, T)

6.00 Friends. (G, R, T) 6.30 Neighbours. (G, T) 7.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, T) Wendy opens her heart to the enemy.

7.30 My Kitchen Rules. (T) Social media voting has decided the four ingredients on offer in the Rapid Cook-off, but the teams must decide among themselves who gets which ingredients.

8.45 Revenge. (T) With Emily by his side, Daniel goes head-to-head with his fiercest business rival to land an important deal.

9.45 Rookie Blue. (AO, T) 10.45 Fringe. (PGR, T)

6.00 7.00 7.30 8.00

12.20 Junk Food Mums. (G) 1.20 Te Karere. (R, T) 1.45 Infomercials.

5.05 Believer’s Voice Of Victory.

5.35 Te Karere. (T)

11.45 The Mentalist. (AO, R, T) 12.45 Embarrassing Bodies. (AO, R, T) 1.40 Infomercials. 2.40 The Joy Of Teen Sex. (AO, R) 3.25 Make It Or Break It. (PGR, R) 4.15 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR, R) 5.05 Erin Simpson. (R) 5.30 Infomercials.

12.00 12.30 1.00 2.00 3.00

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10.30 Nightline.

11.10 The Good Wife. (PGR, R, T) 12.10 Infomercials. (G) 5.00 Joyce Meyer. 5.30 Infomercials. (G)

7.30 Game Show In My Head. (G, R) Contestants must take photos with someone else’s family, sell a beauty cream made of ranch dressing, and race pedestrians across the street.

8.00 Game Show In My Head. (PGR, R) Hidden camera game show that pits contestants against themselves, with each wearing an earpiece as they go about life and are instructed by the host back in

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Four, 8.30pm (2006, AO) Ghostbusters director Ivan Reitman’s wryly ridiculous comedy sees likeable New Yorker Matt (Luke Wilson) become smitten with bookish art gallery worker Jenny (Uma Thurman, below). But when the pair’s initial chemistry turns sour, Matt breaks it off. Big mistake. It turns out that Jenny is a superhero and manifests her heartache by making her ex’s life a living hell. Uma throws herself into playing the sassy, sexy © Central Press Features crime fighter and Wilson is his reliably low-key, humorous self.

11.20 The Crowd Goes Wild.

(G, R) 11.50 The Late Show With David Letterman. (G) 12.50 Home Shopping. (G) 1.20 The Crowd Goes Wild. (G, R) 1.50 Home Shopping. (G)

FOUR 6.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 6.55 Pingu. (G, R) 7.00 Sticky TV. (G) 8.35 Planet Sheen.

(G, R) 9.05 Bob The Builder. (G, R) 9.15 Thomas & Friends. (G, R) 9.25 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.30 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 9.35 Wonder Pets. (G, R) 10.00 Tickety Toc. (G) 10.10 Infomercials. (G) 2.00 Sesame Street. (G, R) 2.55 Peppa Pig. (G, R) 3.00 Sticky TV. (G) 4.30 FOUR Live. (G) 6.00 Everybody Hates Chris. (G, R) 6.30 Futurama. (G, R) 7.00 The Simpsons. (G, R)

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6.00 Home Shopping. (G) 6.30 The Crowd Goes Wild.

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

(G) 2.05 Man Vs Wild. (PGR, R) In a river filled with a healthy population of crocs and hippos in Zambia, Bear needs to to climb a sheer rock face to get to the safety of the bush.

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

4.00 David Letterman. (G, R) 5.00 Deal Or No Deal. (G, R) 5.30 Prime News.

6.00 8.30 10.30 11.30

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3 News: Firstline.

Infomercials. (G) The Shopping Channel.

Everybody Loves Raymond. (G, R, T) 3 News.

Home And Away. (G, R, T) Dr Phil. (PGR, R) The Dr Oz Show. (PGR, R) The Biggest Loser Australia. (G) Twelve overweight contestants battle the bulge to lose the most weight.

Entertainment Tonight.

(G) Home And Away. (G, T) Brax and Ricky decide to start a relationship, Casey and Kyle work things out, and Indi fires Casey.

6.00 Creflo Dollar. 6.25 Zip And Mac. (G, R) 6.35 Tiki Tour. (G, R, T) 7.00 Pinky And Perky. (Final, G, R, T) 7.30 Kick Buttowski. (G, R, T) 7.55 Beyblades Metal Masters. (G, T) 8.20 Dinosaur Train. (G, R, T) 8.35 Guess How Much I Love You. (G, T) 8.45 Fireman Sam. (G, R, T) 8.55 Bird Bath. (G, R, T) 9.00 Infomercials. 10.30 Neighbours. (G, R, T) 11.00 Shortland Street. (PGR, R, T) 11.30 Spin City. (PGR, R, T) 12.00 Make It Or Break It. (PGR, R) 1.00 Jeremy Kyle. (PGR) 2.00 Anderson Live.

3.00 Buzzy Bee. (G, T) 3.05 Everything’s Rosie. (T) 3.15 Mike The Knight. (G, T) 3.30 The Penguins Of Madagascar. (G, T) 4.00 H2o Just Add Water. (G, R, T) 4.30 The Erin Simpson Show.

5.01 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (G, T) 5.30 8 Simple Rules. (G, R, T)

3.00

4 16583 Another Star 26.35.....................J McInerney 11 3.25pm COLORMARK SYSTEMS C5, 457m 5 65771 Molly Paisley nwtd.............................J Dunn 1 31511 Raw Energy nwtd.......................J McInerney 6 21414 Charlie’s Choice 26.07 A &.................Seque 2 32124 Russell Hart 26.25.....................J McInerney 7 66317 Dittman 0.00......................................J Dunn 3 26F64 Gordon Bale (c4) nwtd C &..........D Roberts 8 41341 Opawa No Ear (c4) nwtd J &...........D Fahey 4 86227 Wot Price Curly nwtd.................J McInerney 9 34746 Opawa Peekay (c2) nwtd L &............. Wales 5 13478 No Undies Sundy nwtd..............J McInerney 10 84763 Opawa Bomb (c2) 26.23 L &.............. Wales 6 34264 Mamaja 25.88................................. R Casey 8 2.16pm BRENDON BURKE @ FIRST NATIONAL C4, 7 84325 Rodriguez 26.49..................................A Lee 390m 8 23116 Ciri Rioli 26.04 J &...........................D Fahey 1 55552 Finn McMissile 22.83.......................L 9 46365 Another 26.20................J 6. Odd Philips (7) 1. Breeze Precipitous (5) McInerney 2 14381 Smash Amy 22.92........................... M Grant 10 13666 Homebush Edith 26.18..............J McInerney 7.

Existence (5) 2.

Box (6) 3 17178 My Little Oah 22.89...................J McInerney 12 3.41pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C5, 390m 4 63331 Miss Sweet 22.86 P &...................B Conner 1 621F2 Tricky3.

Harry 22.76 J(3) &............................May 9.

Trivial (5) Ovum 5 36236 Cawbourne Heidi 22.77 M &..............Jopson 2 11237 Zebidiah nwtd J &............................D Fahey Violent (7) 3 62355 Heza4.Sensation Faith22.80 (6) P &............B Conner 6 16362 Starburst Hannah 22.78..10. .................

M Grant 7 71218 Smash Amego 22.73.......................

M (11) Grant 4 86412 Homebush Chopper 22.68.(7) ........J McInerney 12.

Unfit 5.

Wounded 8 57721 Cawbourne Dusty 22.73.................. M Grant 5 3334x Admire nwtd A &.................................Seque 14. Vengeance (11) Attribute (7) 9 44346 Oscar Tuivasa 22.87........................L Philips 6 42138 Fanta8.

Alert 22.40 C &.........................

Fagan 10 73557 Lynny Southcombe nwtd............J McInerney 7 22233 Drysdale nwtd......................................A Lee 18.

Satisfied (7) 11.

Spouse (7) 9 2.33pm SGRC MAIDEN DISTANCE SPECAd, 630m 8 56133 Homebush Sarge nwtd..............J McInerney 19. Begin (5) 1 66457 Pukeko Express (c0) nwtd................

B Eade Emergencies: 13. Fanatic (7) 2 87844 Parole To Excel (c0) nwtd..........J McInerney 9 86173 Jumpin’ nwtd......................J McInerney 21.

Desire (5) 15.Julia Revert (6) 3 35544 Moon And Sea (c0) nwtd................... J Allen 10 56154 Waterhouse 22.75 J &............................May 22. Licentious 16. Choice (6) 4 Mongo Pat (c0) nwtd L &....................

Wales (7) SELECTIONS 5 36738 Opawa Jake (c0) nwtd L &.................. Wales Race 1: Que Tee17.

Pix, Shatter Mega Girl, Paddy (5) Baxter, Poised Boy 6 76356 Secret Sarah (c0) nwtd L &................ Wales Race 2: Tepirita Charger, Opawa Rufus, Grant A Wish, Botany Molly 7 44576 Autumn Spirit (c0) nwtd..................... J Allen 20.

Devil (3) Race 3: Opawa Legs, Ruby’s Girl, Tepirita Desire, Uno Flash 8 73378 Miss Ozark (c0) nwtd......................J Guthrie Race 4: Stirling Dann, Turbo Tundra, Anytime Will Do, Shiraz Rose 9 Mac Patty (c0) nwtd L &..................... Wales Race 5: New York Affair, Hilton Friday, Ray Dosh, Botany Prancer 10 2.55pm SGRC MAIDEN DISTANCE SPECAd, 630m Race 6: Go Dolphin Power, Okuku Bobo, Wandy Feather, Bigtime Allgo 1 35467 Chill Out Ralph (c0) nwtd L &............. Wales Race 7: Opawa No Ear Cawbourne Philip Legitimate; 7 Charlie’s Bible;Choice, 8 Rancour; 10(c4), Tallness; 2 82576 Opawa Bro (c0) nwtd L Across: &...................1Wales Race 8: Finn McMissile, Smash Amego, Smash Amy, Miss Sweet 11 Jolt; 13 Mature; 15 Handle; 17 Omen; 18 Imprison; 21Pat (c0) 3 35627 Shadow Wolf (c0) nwtd...................J Guthrie Race 9: Parole To Excel (c0), Opawa Jake (c0), Mongo 4 Houdini Patty (c0) nwtd Secrete; L &................22 Wales Dross; 23 RaceDependency.

10: Chill Out Ralph (c0), Sha Char (c0), Noggin (c0) 5 87564 Sha Char (c0) nwtd............................J Dunn 11: Raw Energy,3 Ciri Rioli, Russell Gordon5Bale Down: 1 Label; 2Race Greenery; Thrust; 4 Hart, Mend; 6 F6683 Noggin (c0) nwtd................................ J Allen Race 12: Zebidiah, Fanta Alert, Drysdale, Admire, Tricky Harry Twofold; J6Allen Abstemious; 9 Rottenness; 12 Harridan; 14 7 28646 Bake Bean Betty (c0) nwtd................ fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 8 53432 Wagon Wheel (c0) nwtdTreacle; M &.............Jopson 16 Impend;LEGEND: 19 Story; 20 Cede.

First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 9 Mac Patty (c0) nwtd L &..................... Wales

tV3

Breakfast.

Good Morning.

Ellen. (R) Cowboy Builders. (G) ONE News. (T) Emmerdale. (PGR, T) Come Dine With Me. (G) Cookery School. (G, R) Chef Richard Corrigan has taken on the challenge of improving Britain’s cooks.

Dickinson’s Real Deal.

(G) David Dickinson proves that one man’s trash really is another man’s treasure.

Te Karere. Te Karere brings you key events and stories of interest to Maori, as well as bringing a Maori perspective to the day’s news and current affairs.

Ellen. (G) Millionaire Hot Seat. (T)

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the studio to do stunts. Tonight: The contestant must score a date with a stranger, get somebody to take his wallet, and sell dirty pond water. S1 Ep2 FILM: My Super Ex-Girlfriend. (2006, AO, R) Luke Wilson, Uma Thurman, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard. A man breaks up with his needy girlfriend, only to discover that she is actually a powerful superhero who’s about to make his life a living hell.

The Real Housewives Of New York City. (PGR, R) Entertainment Tonight. (G) Infomercials. (G)

sky sPORt 1 6.00 Crowd Goes Wild.

6.30 Motorsport. IRL. Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach Highlights.

8.00 Motorsport.

9.00 Athletics.

10.00 Netball. College Series. Mt Albert Grammar v Auckland Girls Grammar.

Replay.

11.00 Golf. European PGA Tour. Reale Seruros Open De Espana Round Four.

Highlights.

12.00 Golf. US PGA Tour. RBC Heritage Round Four. Highlights.

1.00 Basketball. NBL. Final Game Two. Highlights.

2.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Reds v Brumbies.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

4.00 Rugby League. Holden Cup. NSW v Queensland. Replay.

6.00 Cricket. Indian Premier League.

Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals. Highlights.

7.00 Dumbest Stuff On Wheels.

7.30 Crowd Goes Wild.

8.00 The Netball Zone.

8.30 Re:Union.

9.30 SKY Sport Facebook Fanzone.

11.30 Snooker. World Tour. Championship Day Three. Replay.

2.30 Motorsport. FIA Formula One Championship. Bahrain Grand Prix.

4.00 Rugby League. NSW Cup. City v Country. Replay.

ACROSS 1. Boast (4) 3. Skilled in drawing (8) 9. Refrigerated (7) 10. Double (5) 11. Shatter (12) 13. Get the better of (6) 15. Edge (6) 17. Of spelling (12) 20. Crop up (5) 21. Disciple (7) 22. Ponder (8) 23. Woe! (4)

DOWN 1. Rear entrance (4,4) 2. Wrong (5) 4. Blush (6) 5. Questioner (12) 6. Awry (7) 7. Cook (4) 8. Flattery (12) 12. Takings (8) 14. Stayed (7) 16. Overcome with horror (6) 18. Inn (5) 19. Cripple (4)

SOLUTIONS TO PUZZLE No 12,170 Across: 6 Strange; 7 Being; 9 Petty; 10 Furious; 12 Unqualified; 14 Retribution; 18 Content; 19 Start; 21 Yearn; 22 Immoral.

Down: 1 Steep; 2 Carton; 3 Egg; 4 Belief; 5 Injured; 8 Quality; 11 Husband; 13 Devotee; 15 Return; 16 Option; 17 Break; 20 Imp.

the bOx 6.00 NYPD Blue. (M) 6.50 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.15 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.40 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 8.05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 8.30 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 8.55 24. (M) 9.50 Law & Order. (M) 10.40 NCIS. (PG) 11.35 CSI: New York. (M) 12.25 CSI: New York. (M) 1.15 NYPD Blue. (M) 2.10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG) 2.35 Cash Cab. (PG) 3.05 24. (M) 4.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 4.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 5.00 Law & Order. (M) 6.00 America’s Funniest Home Videos.

(PG) 6.30 The Simpsons. (PG) 7.00 Pawn Stars. (PG) 7.30 NCIS. (PG) 8.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) Catherine and Nick investigate a case in which a guilty man was proven innocent.

9.30 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 10.30 Law & Order. (M) 11.30 NCIS. (PG) 12.30 24. (M) 1.20 America’s Funniest Home Videos. (PG) 1.45 Cash Cab USA. (PG) 2.10 NYPD Blue. (M) 3.05 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. (M) 4.45 24. (M) 5.35 Whose Line Is It Anyway? (PG)

sky sPORt 2 6.23 Football League Show.

6.53 Soccer. English Premier League.

Manchester United v Aston Villa. Live.

9.00 Premier League Review.

10.00 Soccer. English Premier League.

Manchester United v Aston Villa.

Replay.

12.00 Football. AFL. Sydney Swans v Geelongs Cats. Replay.

3.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. Northern Mystics v Central Pulse. From The Trusts Arena, Auckland. Replay.

4.30 A-League Highlights Show.

5.00 Netball. ANZ Championship. WBOP Magic v Canterbury Tactix. Replay.

6.30 All Access.

7.30 UFC Countdown: UFC 159.

8.30 Mixed Martial Arts.

10.30 Mixed Martial Arts. UFC. Henderson v Melendez. Replay.

12.30 SKY ARENA Access.

1.00 The Ultimate Fighter.

2.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Sharks v Cheetahs. From Mr Price Kings Park, Durban. Replay.

4.00 Rugby. Super Rugby. Crusaders v Highlanders. From amI Stadium, Christchurch. Replay.

DIsCOVeRy 6.00 6.30 7.30 8.30 9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.00 3.30 4.30 5.30 6.30 7.30

8.30

9.30 10.30 11.30 12.30 1.30 2.30 3.30 4.30 5.30

Auction Hunters. (PG) Dirty Jobs. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Amish Mafia. (M) Mythbusters. (PG) Most Evil. (M) Deadly Affairs. (M) Auction Kings. (PG) Auction Hunters. (PG) Swamp Loggers. (PG) Deadliest Catch. (PG) Mythbusters. (PG) Amish Mafia. (M) The Reckoning.

River Monsters. (PG) Armed with a venomous, 25cm barbed tail, this 300 kilogram monster in the Mekong River tests Jeremy to his physical limit.

Combat Countdown. (PG) In battle, the ultimate test for any war machine is the battleground itself. Weapon systems that can handle any terrain put you one step ahead of the enemy.

SAS - Search For Warriors. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) True Crime. (M) Swamp Loggers. (PG) River Monsters. (PG) Combat Countdown. (PG) SAS - Search For Warriors. (PG) Nightmare Next Door. (M) Auction Kings. (PG)

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shINe 6.00 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 6.30 Precious Word of Truth 7.00 From Aardvark to Zucchini 7.30 Hermie and Friends 8.00 Carlos the Caterpillar 8.30 Word For You 9.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 10.00 The Family Series 10.30 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 11.00 Facing the Canon 11.30 The Way of the Master 12.00 Word For You 12.30 Enjoying Everyday Life 1.00 The 700 Club 1.30 The Family Series 2.00 Precious Memories 2.30 The Truth Out There 3.00 From Aardvark to Zucchini 3.30 Hermie and Friends 4.00 Carlos the Caterpillar 4.30 Life FM presents 5.30 The Way of the Master 6.00 Hearts Wide Open 6.30 Destined to Reign 7.00 The 700 Club 7.30 Understanding Love 8.00 Precious Memories 8.30 Christian World News 9.00 Nzone Now 9.15 Basic 9.30 Just Thinking 10.00 Word For You 10.30 The 700 Club 11.00 Days of Wonder: Jarrod Cooper 11.30 Hearts Wide Open 12.00 Understanding Love 12.30 NZone Now 12.45 Basic 1.00 The Family Series 1.30 Precious Memories 2.00 Living Truth: Charles Price 3.00 Just Thinking 3.30 Christian World News 4.00 Understanding Love 4.30 The Family Series 5.00 Hearts Wide Open 5.30 Word For You

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Sato claims Japan’s first IndyCar win

It was a frustrating day for Scott Dixon; after starting from the back of the grid he eventually finished 10th.

SCOREBOARD Golf Results

Bale 82) Manchester City 1 (Nasri 5)

Athletics

Ashburton County Lady Veterans

London Marathon results Results from the London Marathon yesterday: Men 1. Tsegaye Kebede (ETH) 2hrs 6mins 4secs 2. Emmanuel Mutai (KEN) 2:06:33 3. Ayele Abshero (ETH) 2:06:57 4. Feyisa Lilesa (ETH) 2:07:46 5. Wilson Kipsang (KEN) 2:07:47 6. Stephen Kiprotich (UGA) 2:08:05 7. Yared Asmerom (ERI) 2:08:22 8. Stanley Biwott (KEN) 2:08:39 9. Hafid Chani (MAR) 2:09:11 10. Ayad Lamdassem (ESP) 2:09:28

Basketball

Weekly Tournament with Men Mon - Tinwald 1st Val Cartney 39, 2nd Helen Hawksby 37, 3rd Joyce Van De Heide 36 Tues - Methven 1st Margaret Workman (cb) 70, 2nd Val Cartney 70, 3rd Val Fleming 72 Wed - Rakaia (over 14 holes) 1st Helen Hawksby 21, 2nd Diane Sutherland 20, 3rd Margaret Workman 19 Fri - Ashburton (4bbb) 1st Lesley Glassey, Margaret Workman 67, 2nd Val Fleming, Rae Matheson 72, 3rd Diana Wellman, Ina Divers 73

Ashburton Golf Club

NBA playoffs results Collated results from the National Basketball Association opening-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Indianapolis Indiana Pacers 107 Atlanta Hawks 90 (Indiana Pacers leads series 1-0) At Miami Miami Heat 110 Milwaukee Bucks 87 (Miami Heat leads series 1-0) Western Conference at San Antonio San Antonio Spurs 91 L.A. Lakers 79 (San Antonio Spurs leads series 1-0) At Oklahoma City Oklahoma City Thunder 120 Houston Rockets 91 (Oklahoma City Thunder leads series 1-0)

Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club April 19 Monday Evening – B and C Ladder N/S 1 F Priest and G McCosker 2 K Dunn and M Hoar 3= G Brown and D Fisher and B Leighton and A van Dyk E/W 1 M Bruce and W Cocks, 2 Jan Johnson and K Kingsland 3 A Clelland and P Wise Tuesday Evening – 2 Round Duplicate N/S 1 J Fechney and B Smith 2 M Buckland and M Holdaway, 3 J de Jong and J Knight E/W 1 R Kyle and T Small, 2 M Moore and M Holmes 3 M Kolkman and A Rooney Wednesday Afternoon - 3 Rnd Duplicate N/S 1 S Rosevear and R Kyle, 2 M Muir and V Palmer, 3 J Edmond and R McLaughlin E/W 1 P Downward and K Robb, 2 P Jowers and B McIlraith, 3 A Maude and I Taylor Thursday Evening – Duplicate N/S 1 M de Jong and R McLaughlin 2 B Turton and M Holdaway. 3 R Copland and S Lyons E/W 1 J Lovett and R Kyle. 2 T Coulter and E Taylor 3 A Maude and M Shearer

Football English Premier League English Premier League results Liverpool 2 (Sturridge 52, Suarez 90+7) Chelsea 2 (Oscar 26, Hazard 57 pen) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Dempsey 75, Defoe 79,

Stroke Round April 20 Jordan Green 71+1=72.

Match Play winners were: Senior: Robbie Bell, Daniel Green, Andrew Tindall and Owen Miller.

Intermediate: PK Ngutu, Ross Chatterton, Paul Greer and Gaby Jansen.

Intermediate Plate: Mark Douglas, Matt Smith, David Fisher and Bob Grant.

Junior A: John Davis, Dave Hewitt, Gavin Douglas and Miti Daniels.

Junior A Plate: Kevin Turner, Grant Russell, Murray Anderson and Ian Rive.

Junior B: Ken Clucas, Len Hunt, Mike Holmes and Derek Shaw.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies Bar & Bistro: Paul May, Braided Rivers: Ross Chatterton, Rothburys Insurance: Robbie Bell, Netherby Meats: Jordan Green, Blue Pub (Longest Putt): Paul Greer, Robilliards (Nearest pin #18): Jordan Green.

Twos: Robbie Bell and Paul May. Birdy Hole: #18 Nett Eagles: #6

Mayfield Golf Club 9 Hole Division April 18 Match Play T Gallagher beat B Morrison 1 up M Shearer beat S Graham 2 up R Thompson beat J Ludemann 1 up B Inglis beat W Sim 2 up Nearest the Pins:Greg Sim Builders and Excavators 2nd Shot No. 2 – W Sim, Mayfield Transport No. 5 – E Graham.

Methven 9 Hole Golf April 19 Mike Markillie 56-20-36, 16 Putts; Adrienne Goodwin 71-29-47, 17 Putts; Bridget Thompson 68-2939, 19 Putts; Hiromi Ikehata 47-8-39 BNZ 2nd Shot: Alistair Goodwin.

Methven Ladies Golf April 17 All Irons Stroke Round Heather Santy 101-24-77 c/b Bev Isherwood 102-25-77 Katrina Glass 95-17-78 Lynn Worsfold 103-25-78 Stroke Round Angela Mowbray 90-19-71 Arabica Best Nett H. Santy 77 c/b B.Isherwood

A pit lane collision cost Australian IndyCar driver Will Power a shot at defending his Long Beach Grand Prix victory yesterday, with Japan’s Takuma Sato eventually claiming the win.

Sato became the first Japanese driver to win a race in the US openwheel series, after leading 50 of 80 laps in the No.14 car for AJ Foyt racing.

“This is just amazing,” said Sato, who crossed the line ahead of Graham Rahal. “It was just a perfect weekend to be honest.

“The team did a tremendous job.

Pit stops, right calls, the power was great, and I was comfortable in the car and able to push everything.”

Sato started from fourth on the

Nearest Pin No 4 Silver Canterbury Hotel Not Struck Bronze A No 6 Methven Pharmacy Not Struck Bronze B 2nd shot No 17 Methven FourSquare Heather Middleton Open No 13 Methven Resort Heather Santy Sat N0 17 Methven Supervalue Not Struck.

Rakaia Ladies Open Tournament April 15 A beautiful day with 37 players in the field.

Grade 0 – 21.8 Roseville Senior Cup Best Gross; Jane Pangborn 81 Best Nett; Jan Clucas (Mayfield) 72 R/U Nett; Heather McKimmie 73 Best Stableford; Wendy Parr (Ashburton) 33 R/U Stableford; Judith Webb (Mayfield) 31 by lot 3rd Stableford; Liz Attridge (Temuka) 31 3rd shot to the pin; Judith Smith (Tinwald) Nearest the pin; Betty Wilson (Mayfield) Grade 21.9 – 27.5 Roseville Junior Cup Best Gross; Michelle Kingsbury 91 Best Nett; Alison Vessey (Mayfield) 70 by lot R/U Nett; Teresa Booker 70 Best Stableford; Val Bell 35 R/U Stableford; Jenny Williams (Ashburton) 33 by lot 3rd Stableford; Ann Dwan (Tinwald) 33 3rd shot to the pin; Ann Dwan (Tinwald) Nearest the pin; Ruth Smith (Methven) 2’s Ann Dwan, Alison Grant

Tinwald Golf Club Findlay Cup qualifying April 20 Top scores: John Smitheram and Kerry Whiting 65 c/b Bruce Collins and Gordon Rennie 65, Tony Clarke and Warren Eddington 66, Shane Webster and Paul Boon 66. Women LGU: Belinda Kirdy 81. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Bryan McFarlane. Gluyas Ford # 6; Belinda Kirdy. Stirling Sports # 12; Bryan McFarlane. Ideal Electrical # 16; Bruce Collins. Two’s: Bryan McFarlane, Randall Feutz (2), Belinda Kirdy, Josh Smith, Paul Gray.

Motor racing Bahrain Grand Prix results Collated results from the Bahrain Grand Prix yesterday (57 laps): 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 1hour 36minutes 0.498sec 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/LOT) +9.111 3. Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 19.507 4. Paul Di Resta (SCO/FOR) 21.727 5. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 35.230 6. Sergio Perez (MEX/MLA) 35.998 7. Mark Webber (AUS/RBR) 37.244 8. Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 37.574 9. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 41.126 10. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) 46.631 11. Pastor Maldonado (VEN/WIL) 1min 6.450 12. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/SAU) 1min 12.933 13. Adrian Sutil (GER/FOR) 1min 16.719 14. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 1min 21.511 15. Felipe Massa (BRA/FER) 1min 26.364 16. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/TOR) 1 lap 17. Charles Pic (FRA/CAT) 1 lap 18. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/SAU) 1 lap 19. Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 1 lap 20. Max Chilton (ENG/MAR) 1 lap 21. Giedo van der Garde (NED) 2 laps

Not classified:Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 41 laps Overall Standings 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 77 2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN)

67 3. Lewis Hamilton (ENG) 50 4. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 47 5. Mark Webber (AUS)

32 6. Felipe Massa (BRA)

30 7. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 26 8. Paul Di Resta (SCO)

20 9. Nico Rosberg (GER) 14 10. Jenson Button (ENG) 13 11. Sergio Perez (MEX) 10 12. Adrian Sutil (GER)

6 13. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS) 6 14. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 5 15. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA) 1 Constructors . Mercedes . RedBull - Renault . Toro Rosso - Ferrari . Force India - Mercedes . Ferrari . Caterham - Renault . Lotus - Renault . McLaren - Mercedes . Marussia - Cosworth . Sauber - Ferrari . Williams - Renault

MotoGP World Championship Results from the MotoGP World Championship yesterday: 1. Marc Marquez (ESP/Honda) 43:20:123 2. Dani Pedrosa (ESP/Honda) +1.534 3. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP/Yamaha) 3.381 4. Cal Crutchlow (GBR/Yamaha) 6.616 5. Stefan Bradl (GER/Honda) 12.674 6. Valentino Rossi (ITA/Yamaha) 16.615 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA/Ducati) 22.374 8. Alvaro Bautista (ESP/Honda) 22.854 9. Nicky Hayden (USA/Ducati) 33.773 10. Andrea Iannone (ITA/Ducati) 42.112 Overall Standings 1. Marc Marquez (ESP) 41 2. Jorge Lorenzo (ESP) 41 3. Dani Pedrosa (ESP) 33 4. Valentino Rossi (ITA) 30 5. Cal Crutchlow (GBR) 24 6. Alvaro Bautista (ESP) 18 7. Andrea Dovizioso (ITA) 18 8. Nicky Hayden (USA) 15 9. Andrea Iannone (ITA) 13 10. Stefan Bradl (GER)

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Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 20 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere/North Canterbury Combined Competition Section A: Southbridge 9 v Oxford 10, Duns/Irwell 12 v Kaiapoi 12, Saracens 31 v Burnham 12, PWL Methven 13 v REL Rakaia 16, Bye: West Melton Section B: Devon Tavern Hampstead 10 v Lincoln 37, Waihora 24 v Darryl Phillips Celtic 17, Glenmark 13 v Claas Harvest Centre Southern 7, Prebbleton

grid and overtook Ryan Hunter-Reay for second place on lap 23.

He assumed the lead on lap 30, when race leader Power pitted under a caution.

But the Australian, who won last year’s race at Long Beach, failed to regain his spot up front after colliding with Tristan Vautier as he was coming into pit road.

Although Power seemed to escape major damage, his Team Penske car stalled as he tried to pull away after the service stop and finished the race in 16th position.

Winner Sato was making his 52nd IndyCar start and his previous best finish was second at Edmonton in 2012.

The driver from Tokyo competed in

17 v Ohoka 5, Ashley 34 v Darfield 13, Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Allenton 13 v Mt Somers 10, Hampstead v Southern Tinwald Tavern – Game called off, Methven 20 v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling 5, Tinwald Liquorland 15 v Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Café 5, Bye: Collegiate Colts – (Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Competition) Springston v Waihora – Match Deferred, Prebbleton 15 v Kirwee 8, West Melton 13 v Ross Bros Transport Southern 3, Banks Peninsula 12 v Rolleston 32, Under 18 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Hurunui 41 v Celtic 0, Kaiapoi 7 v MDI 31, Methven/ Rakaia 13 v Saracens 44, Prebbleton 55 v Oxford 0, Waihora/Springston 10 v Darfield 15, Under 16 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Ashley 24 v Malvern Combined 19, Kaiapoi 17 v Allenton/Celtic 10, Prebbleton/Rolleston v Ohoka – No result received, Springston 17 v West Melton 10, Methven/Rakaia 15 v Waihora 18, Tinwald Ben Waldron Racing 29 v Oxford 0, Under 14.5 (Jock Ross Centurion Shield) Allenton G 10 v Celtic Lysaght Glass 24, Methven 42 v Allenton M 46, Under 13 (Murray Roulston Centurion Shield) Hampstead D Jackson Painting 48 v Southern Hinds Cartage 17, Methven B 22 v Methven W 49, Southern Cant Feed Assessment 66 v Celtic Argyle Welsh Finnigan 24, Tinwald MSA 29 v Celtic W 10, Bye: Allenton Under 11 1/2 (John Smitheram Shield) Club Referee or Associate Referee Required Allenton 50 v Collegiate Drummond & Etheridge 22, Hampstead 5 v Southern All Farm Engineering 26, Methven 42 v Rakaia Synlait Farms U11 7, Tinwald Smitheram/Frew 20 vs. Celtic Blacklows 36, Press Cup Ashburton College 25 v Waitaki BHS 22.

Shooting Smallbore Rifle Shooting Ashburton rep trail Coronation range April 17 Possibles G Menzies 199.14; M Fleming 197.10; R Hewitt 195.6; S Collett 193.9; W Tubb 188.4; D Millichamp 186.6 = 1158.49 Probables S Bartlett 197.11; J Fleming 195.9; B Hawksby 194.6; M Stewart 193.12; S McArthur 189.5; B Hunter 187.1 = 1155.44 Emergency: Rankin 182.3.

Tennis Monte Carlo Masters Collated results from Monte Carlo Masters yesterday (prefix denotes seeding).

Men, Final 1-Novak Djokovic (SRB) bt 3-Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2 7-6(1).

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Formula One for seven years before he moved over to IndyCar in 2010.

“It is great news for the Japanese,” Sato said of his IndyCar win. “Japan has had such a tough time after the earthquake (in March 2011). I’m really happy to give everybody some good news to wake up to because it’s very early Japanese time.”

He had nearly pulled off an upset in the 2012 Indianapolis 500 when he battled Dario Franchitti for the lead and the win on the final lap.

Both drivers made contact, with Sato slamming into the outside wall.

He finished 17th, while Franchitti won the Indy 500 for the second time.

Yesterday, Sato held off all challengers and led Rahal across the fin-

Sub Centre Triples April 27 To be played at the Allenton Bowling Club Stat time 9.00am Dress Code: Mufti BYO Lunch. Morning and Afternoon Tea supplied.

Entry Fee: $5 per player The following skips have teams entered: J Ryk, R Gutberlet, D Kiddey, B Holdom, J Drayton, B Mayson, M Grice, J Bell, B Marsh, P Collins, M Behrns, B Harrison, G Bishop, J Smart.

A further 2 entries could be accepted. Contact: Wendy Suttie 3082085.

Golf Ashburton Golf Club April 24 The Hastings McLeod Property Brokers Tournament will be held. This is a mixed day with a stableford round starting from 11.30am April 25 The annual ANZAC Day tournament for the Baker Trophy will be held. This is a mixed day with individual stableford scores for men and women being averaged. Report at 11.30am for a 12 noon start.

April 27 The semifinals of the championships and plates will take place. The draw is: Number 1 Tee 12.00 K Clucas vs L Hunt; M Holmes vs D Shaw 12.06 K Turner vs G Russell; M Anderson vs I Rive 12.12 J Davis vs D Hewitt; G Douglas vs M Daniels 12.18 M Douglas vs M Smith; D Fisher vs R Grant 12.24 PK Ngutu vs R Chatterton; P Greer vs G Jansen 12.30 G Sparrow vs B Nuttall; A Hopwood vs M Cook 12.36 R Bell vs D Green; A Tindall vs O Miller For those not playing a match a par round will be held off the Blue Tees.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am AfternoonReport at 11.30 for a 12 noon start (non championship players) Saturday Starters: Morning G Brown and C Lovelock; Afternoon Match Committee Results: I Rive and B MacGregor.

Tinwald Golf Club April 27 Starters; am, B Collins, pm, J Beardsley, E Collins. Cards; Committee House Duty: House Committee The morning players and those not involved in match play will have a clubhouse draw for a stroke round for an 8 am and 12.30 pm start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee 12.30, J Smitheram, K Whiting, v, M Fechney, T McAndrew. 12.36, J Smith, B Smith, v, P Gray, S Anderson. 12.42, J King, D King, v, R Kirdy, B Kirdy. 12.48, S Kennedy, D Gill, v, T Clarke, W Eddington. No 10 Tee. 12.30, S Webster, P Boon, v, D Allan, M Beach. 12.36, B McFarlane, D Rush, v, P Marshall, R Feutz. 12.42, A Barrie, G McCall, v, L Jackson, R Harris.12.48, R Bruce, L Moore, v, B Collins, G Rennie.

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ish line under caution after Brazil’s Tony Kanaan slid into a tyre barrier on the first turn of the 79th lap.

England’s Justin Wilson finished third. Franchitti and J.R. Hildebrand, rounded out the top-five.

“Takuma made it look too easy,” said team director and race strategist Larry Foyt. “It made me so nervous watching it out there. He just drove a flawless race. I’ve never seen a race like that. Just a perfect race. It just all came together.”

Sato became the third different driver to win in as many races this season, joining Canadian James Hinchcliffe and Hunter-Reay.

He moved into second place in the championship, six points behind Helio Castroneves.

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Hampstead v Methven, Hampstead, 7:00pm, M Gallagher; Collegiate v Rakaia Murray Hood Baling, Collegiate, 7:00pm, G Clement; Southern Tinwald Tavern v Tinwald Liquorland, Hinds, 7:00pm, K Pottinger; Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Café v Mt Somers, Celtic, 7:00pm, K Opele, Mid Canterbury Rugby April 27 Senior Division 1 Luisetti Seeds Mid Canterbury/Ellesmere/North Canterbury Combined Competition Section A: Saturday 27 april Kaiapoi v Southbridge, Kai Oval, 2.45pm, J Lamers, J Fletcher, P Bigwood; Oxford v PWL Methven, Ox Oval, 2.45pm, M Gameson, K Fitzgerald, B Egerton; West Melton v Saracens, West Melt 1, 1pm, J Shalfoon, G McMillan, G Robinson; Burnham v Duns/Irwell, Burnham 1, 2.45pm A McGirr, B Ward, A McMillan; Bye: REL Rakaia Section B: Lincoln v Claas Harvest Centre Southern, Lincoln 1, 2.45pm,S Laird, J Rogers, G White; Darfield v Prebbleton, Darfield 1, 2.45pm, W Heslop, J Morrison, P Turnball; Devon Tavern Hampstead v Glenmark, Hamp 1, 2.45pm G Cate (NC), G Shaw, P Hunt; Waihora v Ashley, TT 1, 1.45pm, P Hudson, R Goodman, S Lamont; Darryl Phillips Celtic v Ohoka, Celtic 1, 2.45pm K Opele, C Kelland, M Bell Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Allenton v Tinwald Liquorland, Allen 1, 2.30pm, K Pottinger, Club A.R.s; Celtic Kelly’s Bar & Cafe v Methven, Celt 1, 1pm, C Kelland, Club A.R.s; Collegiate v Hampstead, Coll 1, 1pm, G Shaw, B Frame, P Everest; Rakaia Murray Hood Baling v Mt Somers, Rak 1, 2.30pm, M Gallagher, Club A.R.s; Bye: Southern Tinwald Tavern Colts – (Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Competition) Kirwee v West Melton, Kirwee 1, 1pm, S Prendergast; Ross Bros Transport Southern v Rolleston, Hinds 1, 2pm, P McKnight; Prebbleton v Springston, Preb 1, 1pm, A Hotop; Waihora v Banks Peninsula, TT2, 1.30pm, G Peddie Under 18 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Celtic v Waihora/Springston, Celtic 2, 1.15pm, M Bell; Darfield v Kaiapoi, Drf 1,1pm, P Turnball MDI v Hurunui, Kirwee 2, 2.45pm, Kirwee 2, 2.45pm, M Quinlivan; Oxford v Methven/Rakaia, Ox Oval 1, 1.15pm, K Fitzgerald; Saracens v Prebbleton, Sbk 1, 1.15pm, D Brooker Under 16 (Combined North Canterbury, Ellesmere, Mid Canterbury Competition) Kaiapoi v Ashley, Kai 2, 1.30pm, K Hancox; Oxford v Ohoka, Ox 2, 1.30pm, G Eder; Malvern Combined v Tinwald, Dar 3, 12.30pm, A Brosnahan; Waihora v Springston, TT 2, 12pm, G Peddie; West Melton v Prebbleton/Rolleston, WM 2, 2.45pm, G Robinson; Allenton/Celtic v Methven/Rakaia, Allen 1, 1.15pm, A Chapman Press Cup Ashburton College v Rangiora HS 1st XV Hampstead 1, 12:00, T Pearce No Jab Rugby Played This Week Due To School Holidays

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Lions tours ‘bring out the best in Aussies’

New Zealand has finished in 10th place at the Queen Sirikit Cup after a tough week in Taiwan.

The Kiwi team of Munchin Keh (Titirangi), Julianne Alvarez (Manor Park) and Lita Guo (North Shore) combined for a 31 over par team total to finish well off the pace at the Sunrise Golf and Country Club. New Zealand, who finished 26 shots back from champions Australia, will have to take this week as a learning curve. The Queen Sirikit Cup, officially known as the amateur ladies Asia-Pacific invitational team championship, is an annual contest between Asia-Pacific nations. New Zealand has won the tournament on three occasions (1984, 1990 and 1999). - APNZ

faltered badly in losing to the Reds and Waratahs on successive weekends.

And there was one other area in which they had an advantage - a proper pre-season.

“I think they’ve had a lot of time in the saddle pre-season, they had eight or nine weeks together which is a luxury we don’t get.

“They are well drilled ... and there is that Lions jersey there so everyone’s up trying to be selected and it seems to be that Robbie is looking at everyone so that is the combination.”

Kirwan, who has dropped inform midfielder Francis Saili from his starting XV due to an alleged driving offence, said skipper Ali Williams was managing a knee injury well and confirmed hooker Keven Mealamu would continue his bench role behind James Parsons for the match at Suncorp Stadium.

Asked to comment on the form of blindside flanker Steven Luatua, Kirwan said it was exciting and doubly so because of his background as a lock.

“We’ve been challenging him.

“He’s been playing well on attack and what we wanted from him in the last game was a combination an attack and defence performance.

“And he’s learning and doing it really well. You have to realise he’s come off a lot of locking.

“He’s just improving week after week.”

- APNZ

• End of Mariners’ era

By Patrick McKendry The sparkling form of most of Australia’s Super Rugby teams can be partly explained the looming British and Irish Lions tour, says Blues coach Sir John Kirwan.

The Australians are enjoying an unprecedented dominance over New Zealand teams this season.

In nine matches between the countries, New Zealand has emerged triumphant in only two - both won by the Hurricanes.

Kirwan, whose team has defied all predictions to top the New Zealand conference at the halfway stage, hopes the balance of power shifts a little on Friday night when the Blues take on the Reds in Brisbane, but concedes they have a real challenge on their hands.

The Reds, who beat the defending champion Chiefs in Hamilton two weeks ago before drawing with competition leaders the Brumbies in Brisbane at the weekend, are displaying the form of 2011 when they won the title.

Playmakers Will Genia and Quade Cooper, in particular, are increasingly dominating matches.

The Brumbies, who maintained the competition lead despite the slip at Suncorp Stadium, and the Waratahs are also looking ominous.

Former All Blacks wing Kirwan is sure the prize of being selected for the Wallabies to play in the three-

Sir John Kirwan: Concerned that Robbie Deans left Quade Cooper out test series against the Lions in June and July is a big factor in the form of Australian players.

“It’s a bit like the World Cup isn’t it?

“In World Cup year everyone has an edge and wants to be selected.

“I know when I was playing, playing the Lions was a highlight.

“I just wish [coach] Robbie [Deans] hadn’t left Quade [Cooper] out of his squad. Since he’s been left out of the squad he’s been playing the house down.”

Kirwan added that the Australian players were showing excellent intent and technique at the breakdown - which is where the Chiefs

• NZ girls 10th in Cup

• Titans show the faith In a strategy they admit may cost them “one or two” marquee NRL signings, the Gold Coast Titans will show faith in their young guns and delay a big-money recruitment drive. The Titans will reportedly be able to launch a $1 million raid on the market with $350,000 already in their coffers and the NRL salary cap set to jump from $5.85 million to $6.3 million next season along with an increase in the marquee player allowance. However, May said the Gold Coast would show patience with their young talent mainly in their backline - before spending big despite already being linked to the likes of code - AAP hopper Israel Folau.

Central Coast say their maiden A-League title is even more special as it marks the “end of an era”, with a clutch of key players having likely played their last domestic game for the club.

Talented youngsters Bernie Ibini, Trent Sainsbury and Mathew Ryan have agents knocking down the door to offer them contracts abroad. The future of the team’s veterans is also uncertain with 38-year-old Patrick Zwaanswijk and 36-year-old Daniel McBreen - who became the two oldest goal scorers in a grand final in Sunday’s 2-0 win over Western Sydney - along with Mile Sterjovski, 33, now off contract.

- AAP

No easy ride for ABs

By Daniel Richardson Tier one nations won’t be given a cushy schedule at the next Rugby World Cup in England and Wales in 2015.

International Rugby Board chief executive Brett Gosper confirmed yesterday that the next global tournament will see teams given equal breaks between pool matches, a stark contrast to previous events.

At the 2011 edition, host nation New Zealand were given seven or eight days between their Pool A matches, while Tonga played three games in 12 days and then had to endure a 10-day break before

their final Pool A match.

Samoa were also hit hard as they played their four Pool D games in 16 days, while South Africa had 19 days and Wales 21.

The draw for the 2015 event is likely to be released within the next month and Gosper said it would be an equitable arrangement.

“There’s a very strong fairness in terms of the times of rest periods and so on. So it’ll be the same for all teams, far more equal.

“Completely equal versus the last World Cup,” Gosper said.

New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive Steve Tew said he had no problem with the All Blacks having a shorter turnaround between

games for their World Cup defence.

“We asked for it after the [last] World Cup,” Tew said. “We thought it was unjust that the smaller unions were asked to play at the pinnacle event on shorter times than our games, so the tier one unions made a direct request at the end of the last World Cup.” Given the tournament window is from September 18 to October 31 in 2015, it seems likely that sides will have around four to five days between their pool matches.

Gosper was at NZRU HQ in Wellington yesterday as part of a short trip Down Under where he will also meet Crusaders and All Blacks management.

- APNZ

• Toney ‘not bothered’

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Willowby’s Caitlin Bassett in action as the Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association got their season under way with the Open Fours Championship on Sunday.

Lawson team undisputed champs Eight teams entered and after four rounds only two teams qualified for post section play in Sunday’s Ashburton Indoor Bowls Association fours championship, setting up a sudden death final.

Michael Lawson, Ken Mackenzie, Alex Crawford and Rowena Mac-

kenzie played Donald Bell, Joan Hardy, Joyce Cleghorn and Charlie Cleghorn.

Lawson’s quartet took a 3-1 lead after three ends before they scored 3, 3 and 1 on the next three ends before the seventh was tied.

It was only a slight reprieve as

Lawson scored 2 on the eighth end to lead 12-1, meaning the ninth and final end was not needed for Lawson’s team to take out the opening tournament.

The win also gave Rowena Mackenzie her first Championship Bar.

Reds rueing missed chances against Brumbies

By Jim Morton The Queensland Reds are searching for their finishing precision against New Zealand’s surprisepacket the Blues after lamenting they bombed 10 tries against the Brumbies.

The Reds scored three tries to one in their intense 19-19 draw at Suncorp Stadium last weekend but believed it should have been many more thanks to the opportunities they created with the adventurous play in the fast-paced encounter.

“I think we might have left 10 tries out there,” director of coaching Ewen McKenzie said.

“We scored three and had three

held up and there were other ones we left out there.

“That’s just about option-taking under pressure, having the vision to see the opportunity or the skills to be able to take it.

“The good thing is we created those opportunities - we didn’t take them but they were there.”

Skipper James Horwill was also kicking himself for knocking back two or three penalties in front of the goalposts and going for a fivepointer, which eventually paid off in the 75th minute with a try to Liam Gill.

“Looking at it my game management needed to be a little bit better,” Horwill said.

“It was probably a bit helter-skel-

ter and I needed to calm things down at times.

“I put my hand up and should have taken some points and settled things down a bit.”

Queensland’s finishing had improved through the season - and the Reds have scored 11 tries in their past three matches - but it’s still not at the same level as 2011 when they won the title.

McKenzie knows they must be more accurate on Friday night at home against a dangerous Blues side which has gone from the bottom of the Kiwi conference last year to the top now.

Under John Kirwan, the Aucklanders showed their attacking prowess against the Reds in their

first trial of the year - scoring five tries in a 41-35 loss back in February this year.

“You have to have your wits about you, they’ve got some real strike power,” McKenzie said of a team that boasts some serious backline threats through Piri Weepu, Rene Ranger, Frank Halai and Charles Piutau.

Meantime, the Reds have scoffed at speculation world-class winger Digby Ioane is unhappy at Ballymore and plans to break his lucrative three-year contract at the end of the season.

McKenzie and Horwill both denied a News Ltd report Ioane had decided to leave due to a disputed third-party agreement, which had

also upset other players, including Horwill.

But Horwill denied any contractual problems with the Reds and would be surprised if Ioane wanted to leave.

“That’s completely untrue from my end,” said Horwill, who added that his plan is to remain with the Reds.

“I’d find it very difficult to play for another team other than the Reds, in Australia.”

McKenzie said: “I’m not too stressed about it.

“There’s some journalists out there who like writing speculative pieces without much substance so I will give it that much credence.”

- AAP

Ewen Mackenzie: ‘The good thing is we created those opportunities’

Souths eye big scalp Storm ‘don’t fear anyone’

By Steve Jancetic

By Melissa Woods

South Sydney know they can match it with the NRL’s big guns - but at Brookvale Oval on Friday night the Rabbitohs need to start proving they can beat them too.

The last question mark hanging over the Rabbitohs’ premiership credentials is their ability to beat the best - those perennial powerhouses that are there in the finals mix year-in, year-out.

No one epitomises NRL powerhouse better than Manly and Melbourne - two sides which have combined to win five of the past six grand finals.

The Storm and Sea Eagles have proved the Rabbitohs’ Achilles heel of late, having won just two of nine matches against those clubs since 2010.

Just over a week ago they pushed the Storm all the way before going down by seven points.

The Melbourne Storm have laughed off suggestions that they fear the Warriors, saying they don’t fear anyone.

The unbeaten NRL champions will host the Warriors at AAMI Park in their annual Anzac Day clash on Thursday afternoon.

Former Storm forward Todd Lowrie, now in Auckland, said it was a match the Storm “feared”, with proof in the Warriors’ good record in Melbourne, winning two of their past three.

“It’s Toddy just stirring his words,” said Storm five-eighth Gareth Widdop.

“We don’t fear anybody.

“We just know they’re a great side and it’s going to be a great game, as every year it is.”

Widdop announced last Friday he had signed a four-year deal with St George Illawarra.

Beau Champion: Spent one season with the Melbourne Storm Now against the Sea Eagles in Friday night’s second-versus-third blockbuster, Souths can make a statement, one centre Beau Champion believes could prove important later this season.

“We’re looking forward to the challenge ... Melbourne and Manly have really been the benchmark this year of the competition,” Champion said.

“There’s a lot of belief in our team no matter what.

“It (winning) would give you confidence going into games later in the year, having known you’d beaten one of those teams. “(But) it’s more the process rather than the result.”

Eventually however it does become about the result, and the Rabbitohs know they need to do a better job of putting points on the board if they are to beat the Sea Eagles.

- AAP

Garth Widdop: Off to the Dragons He said his Storm team-mates and coach Craig Bellamy had been supportive of his news.

“That was one of the toughest things I had to do, to call Bellyache (Bellamy) and let him know my decision, but he understands that this happens in football,” said Widdop.

“He just wants me to get back on

the field and do what I do best and hopefully make it a good year.”

It’s understood the money offered from the Dragons was too good for the 24-year-old father of two to refuse.

Widdop said he also wanted to take on more of a leadership role; something blocked at the Storm by the likes of Test regulars Cameron Smith, Cooper Cronk and Billy Slater.

“The Dragons are a great club and have got a lot of history and they offered me a really good deal that I was really happy with,” he said.

“It’s a bit of an opportunity to go and maybe take on more of a leadership role within the club.”

The England international said he’d had no guarantees about who would be coaching at the Dragons next year, with the future of offcontract Steve Price still unclear.

“They’re happy with Price and the way things are going and that’s how it was left really,” he said. - AAP

Former three-division world champion James Toney has dismissed the massive height advantage unbeaten Australian heavyweight boxer Lucas Browne will enjoy in their bout on Sunday. Toney a former IBF middleweight, super middleweight and cruiserweight world champion, arrived in Melbourne on Monday morning. The 44-yearold Toney (74-7-3, 45 KOs) will clash with 34-year-old Browne (15-0, 14 KOs) at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

He has fought 646 professional rounds to only 48 rounds boxed

by Perth fighter Browne, who was just nine years old when Toney entered the paid ranks in 1988.

At 193cm, Browne will enjoy a height advantage of at least 15cm over Toney, who is no stranger to fighting and beating taller men, including current world-ranked heavyweight Fres Oquendo. -AAP

• Lions very welcome The Australian Rugby Union has recorded another large deficit but predicts a welcome surplus in 2013 thanks to the blockbuster British and Irish Lions tour. The ARU yesterday announced a net deficit of $8.3 million - a $2.3 million improvement on 2011 - at their first annual general meeting under a newly-adopted constitution. While total revenues were up $21 million from the World Cup year in 2011, when the ARU recorded a $10.6 million loss, gross expenditure also increased to $100.3 million. Chairman Michael Hawker blamed the higher Aussie dollar for a negative impact of $7.5 million. - AAP

• Fuifui in trouble Fuifui Moimoi has become the first NRL player charged following changes to the shoulder charge rule - with the Parramatta prop facing a two-week ban.

Moimoi was slapped with a grade one charge for his hit on Samoan five-eighth Carlos Tuimavave while playing for Tonga in Saturday night’s Pacific Test. The veteran front-rower will miss two games if he contests the charge and loses, but can reduce the ban to just one match with an early guilty plea. After banning the shoulder charge during the off-season, - AAP

• Smith ‘still classy’ Former Wallabies hooker Michael Foley says veteran flanker George Smith remains one of the best No.7s in world rugby and deserves to be picked for the upcoming series against the British and Irish Lions. Smith has made a huge impact for the Brumbies this season, with his skill and ferocity at the breakdown proving he has lost none of the qualities that earned him 110 Tests for the Wallabies and two John Eales medals. - AAP

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LEBRON JAMES TURNS UP THE HEAT P10 | LIONS TOURS ‘BRING OUT THE BEST IN The AUSSIES’ P13

The old adage that rugby is an 80-minute game no longer applies.

In some cases this Super Rugby season it has been more like a 100-minute game - and not everyone is enjoying what could charitably be described as added value for money.

Under the International Rugby Board’s television match official (TMO) trial, which will be evaluated in May next year, referees can ask for more information from the TMO and many are taking full advantage.

They can also ask for possible instances of foul play to be replayed on a stadium’s big screen, something that has also been responsible for the lengthy matches - and growing frustrations.

Some among the crowd of 15,000 at AMI Stadium on Saturday night for the game between the Crusaders and Highlanders grew annoyed at the constant breaks in play as referee Garratt Williamson sought further information from his television assistant.

Crusaders prop Owen Franks was yellow carded for striking Highlanders loose forward Jarrad Hoeata thanks to footage on the big screen but only after the right camera view was eventually shown following several inconclusive replays.

Boos rang out in the second half as Williamson stopped play time and again.

The match lasted 94 minutes - the first half alone took a tick under 50 minutes, although Andy Ellis’ head injury was partly responsible for that over-run.

One of the longest games of the season was the Blues v Highlanders encounter at Eden Park on April 5, a match which lasted 98 minutes as referee Steve Walsh insisted on checking the lead-up to virtually all of the six tries and an instance of foul play by Ma’a Nonu on former teammate Piri Weepu. Walsh was later ticked off for not following correct TMO protocol.

The head injury to Highlander Buxton Popoali’i also led to a lengthy hold-up, however.

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Emily Hickman has here eye on the ball ahead of the final New Zealand under 16 girls trial in Auckland this week.

By Jonathan Leask Emily Hickman heads to Auckland today with a big six days of basketball in front of her.

After starting the selection process back in February, Hickman is one of 15 players in the final trial for the New Zealand under 16 girls’ team in North Harbour.

After the six day trial coach James McGilvary will name his final 10 that will travel to the Australian State Championships in Adelaide in July, with the other five set to be non-travelling reserves.

Hickman is the only South

Island player in the squad and has had to adjust her style of play to be in contention.

“North Island teams are more physical, and I have to adapt my style of play.

“I have to be more aggressive on court and take what the coaches have told on to the court.”

Since taking over McGilvary streamlined the selection process and set some strict guidelines for his players to achieve, taking a modern approach to monitoring their progress.

“We have to record our training sessions and send them in for analysis so mum or dad have had to come along and hold the

camera. Then I send it off and they take a look and give feedback on my technique.”

This week months of training will be put to the final test, with Hickman wanting to make it all worth it.

“If you don’t make the 10 you still have to keep up the training.

“You still have to put in all the hard work, take a week off school for the final camp but then go back to school for the last week of term while the team goes over to Australia.”

She is hopeful of making the travelling 10, but her ultimate goal is making the under 17s next year, a goal she’s had since captaining the

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By Dana Johannsen The Waikato/Bay of Plenty Magic have broken up the allAustralian party at the top of the transtasman netball league ladder, returning from their bye week to inflict a heavy 65-45 loss on the Tactix in Tauranga last night.

With emotion in the camp running high following the fallout from their loss to the Fever in Perth two weeks ago, the round four bye probably came at the right time for the Magic, who took the

opportunity to reflect, refresh and re-focus their game plan.

The wins lifts them to third on the table, equal on points with the Melbourne Vixens and fractionally ahead on goal percentage. The Queensland Firebirds and the Adelaide Thunderbirds head the standings.

But with last night’s match pitting two sides with a vast gulf in experience and class against one another, it is difficult to get a proper gauge of whether the Magic are really back on track or if they will crumble once again when they

come up against the might of the Australian teams.

Although the scoreline may suggest otherwise, the Tactix did a solid job of putting the Magic attack under pressure, cutting off the easy ball into Irene van Dyk. But any ball they turned over was often won straight back, with the intimidating presence of Silver Fern pairing Leana de Bruin and Casey Kopua making the Tactix hesitant with their passing.

In an effort to shut down the Tactix’ key scoring weapon Jo Harten, the Magic opted to start

Kopua back at goal-keep - a position she was renowned for before finding a home out at goal defence in both the Magic and Silver Fern dress. Kopua did a good job of getting under the skin on Harten, restricting the English international to just four goals in the first quarter as the Magic surged to a commanding 17-8 lead.

Finding better fluency on attack, the Magic cut loose in the third period capitalising on the wealth of turnover ball being generated to take a 49-31 lead heading into the final period.

- NZH

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FRIDAY: Showers clearing. Northwesterlies developing.

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TOMORROW Fine, apart from patchy morning rain south of Ashburton. Light winds.

THURSDAY Fine at first, then showers developing with a cold southerly change.

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shower showers fine showers fine showers showers rain fine fine cloudy rain rain

Cloudy periods. Light winds.

FRIDAY

NZ Situation

Showers clearing. Gusty northwesterlies developing.

A complex trough with associated fronts moves slowly over New Zealand. The trough moves away to the east on Thursday leaving SATURDAY a disturbed westerly flow over New Zealand.

Another front moves onto the south and west of Mainly fine. Northwesterlies dying out. the South Island during Friday.

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TODAY: Cloudy periods. Light winds.

TOMORROW: Morning cloud then fine.

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Mid Canterbury under 13 girls’ to a national championship in 2010.

“I went on the Koru tour (in 2010) before the nationals and some of the players from North Harbour knew all about it.”

“Australia will be hosting the under 17 FIBA world championships in 2014, which mean as host they would qualify so New Zealand would be able to qualify.”

However, her current goal is getting into the top 10 over the next six days.

“Out of the bigs there’s only one girl who’s taller than me so I’ve got a chance, but you never really know. I didn’t expect to make it this far.”

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relatively big crowd - capacity at the Addington stadium is 17,300 - were left cold not only by the freezing easterly wind but also their team’s 24-8 victory.

It was a match which never got going thanks in part to the constant intervention by Williamson, and halfback Ellis, who quickly returned to the field after his head knock, could empathise.

“It is frustrating,” he said of the referees’ delays. “In saying that, it’s good because you’re getting the right calls - most of the time.

“It’s frustrating because you end up standing around for a few minutes and it does break the game up a bit but I don’t want to bag it because ... although we haven’t had that many [positive decisions] yet I’m sure our time will come where a forward pass has been thrown and we get the call.”

One alternative school of thought, subscribed to by at least one influential figure within New Zealand rugby, is that instead of putting all of the onus on the referee to ensure the lead-up to a try is infringementfree, more power could be given to the coaches - a bit like in cricket’s referral system where players can appeal decisions by the umpire. In cricket’s case, players get two referrals per innings and lose them if they fail to get a decision overturned.

In rugby, the alternative thinking suggests, coaches, who have access to television monitors, could get two referrals per half along similar lines.

IRB boss Brett Gosper, in Wellington on an official visit, doesn’t believe TMOs are adding significant time to matches, however.

“The research and the studies that we’ve done on it from the trial [show] it actually hasn’t taken an enormous amount of time ... and certainly from a public point of view the fairness trade-off was worth taking.”

A NZRU spokeswoman said the feedback on the added TMO was overwhelmingly positive.

Television viewers have an immediate advantage, however, as they can see and hear the issues being discussed. Spectators are increasingly being left in the dark - and cold.

- APNZ

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From the sideline

FZL: 2400m

Cloudy periods. Scattered showers developing in the north during the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW 20 km/h, rising to 35 km/h during the evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW 20 km/h, rising to 40 km/h during the evening.

TOMORROW

FZL: Lowering to 2200m

Morning cloud, then fine. However, isolated showers in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h.

THURSDAY Showers developing with a cold southwest change. Snow lowering to 1500 metres.

FRIDAY Showers clearing. Northwesterlies rising to gale.

SATURDAY Mainly fine. Northwesterly gales easing.

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River Levels

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 3:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 3:30 pm, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport

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4.8

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Christchurch Airport 15.9

6.7

5.3

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Timaru Airport

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Good fishing Set 6:11 am Rise 5:09 pm

New moon

10 May 12:30 pm

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