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A nation set for lockdown NZME Schools and non-essential services across New Zealand will be closed for at least the next four weeks after the Government put the country in nationwide lockdown to try to stop the spread of coronavirus. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern acknowledged the magnitude of the measures as she announced them yesterday but said they would save the lives of tens of thousands of New Zealanders. Today, the alert level would be raised to level 4 – “stay at home” instruction, schools and businesses closed except essential services, severely limited travel – and will remain in place for a minimum of four weeks. Essential services would still be open at both alert levels, she said. “Kiwis – go home ... If in doubt, don’t go out.” The lockdown will be hard, but she said failing to do it could cost the lives of tens of thousands of New Zealanders. “I have a very keen sense of the magnitude of this moment in New Zealand’s history and we did not take this decision lightly. “But we all absolutely believe this is the right thing to do. If community transmission takes off in New Zealand the number of cases will double every five days. “If that happens unchecked, our health system will be inundated, and thousands of New Zealanders will die.” She said the new measures will be enforced. Finance Minister Grant Robertson said all rent increases would be frozen, and the Government’s wage subsidy programme, announced last week with a $150,000 cap, would now be extended to all businesses so as many workers as possible would keep an income. It would now cost $9.3b, up from $5.1b, and further urgent work was being looked at. New Zealand had been at alert level 2, but the call for a lockdown had been mounting, with the Teaching Council and former chief science advisor to the PM Sir Peter Gluckman adding their voices yesterday. Ardern said the rapid spread of

Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern issued a stern caution about the Covid-19 outbreak. PHOTO NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Covid-19 cases in Italy – where more than 5000 people have died – and the confirmation of community transmission in two of the country’s 102 confirmed cases compelled the Government to act. WHAT LEVEL 3 MEANS From yesterday, all bars, restaurants, cafes, gyms, cinemas, pools, museums, libraries and other places where people gather together should be closed. “Gatherings, indoors or out, and of any shape or size, must be cancelled. This means weddings, birthday celebrations and other gatherings,” Ardern said. Ashburton District Council issued a statement in the immediate aftermath of the announcement advising that all of their community facilities would be closed from 4pm yesterday. Essential services will remain open, such as supermarkets, banks, GPs, pharmacies, service stations, couriers and other important frontline service providers. “Workplaces should have everyone working from home,” she said.

Schools are closed from today except those attended by the children of people working in essential services, so they wouldn’t have to make emergency childcare arrangements. All schools will close entirely from midnight Wednesday. WHAT LEVEL 4 MEANS Once level 4 is in place, all New Zealanders not in essential services will be asked to stay at home. “I understand that self-isolation is a daunting prospect,” Ardern said. “You can leave your home for fresh air, a walk, exercise. To take your children outside. But remember the simple principle. It must be solitary. “We are asking that you only spend time with those you are in self-isolation with. And if you are outside, keep your distance from others. That means two metres at all times. This is the single most important thing we can do right now to stop further community transmission.” Public transport will only be open to those working in essential services, for medical reasons, or to move essential goods – in-

cluding ferry services between the North and South Island. The modelling presented to Cabinet showed that Covid-19 could see the greatest loss of life in a single event in New Zealand’s history. “The worst-case scenario is simply intolerable,” Ardern said. “The situation here is moving at pace, and so must we. “Get your neighbour’s phone number, set up a community group chat, get your gear to work from home, cancel social gatherings of any size or shape, prepare to walk around the block while keeping a two-metre distance between you. “These measures will be in place for four weeks at this point.” Ardern said regions could then have alert level 4 eased depending on how Covid-19 was present in those areas. “If you hang out with that friend at a park or see that family member for lunch, you risk spreading Covid-19 and extending everyone’s time in level 4.” She said the number of Covid-19 cases would go up in the short-term, given the infection

lag time, and testing would continue to give a better sense of community transmission. She said the Government had done all it could to prevent the spread of Covid-19, and now the Government was asking the New Zealand public to do the same. NEW ECONOMIC RESCUE PACKAGE Finance Minister Grant Robertson said that Cabinet decided to do more to cushion the impact of Covid-19. The wage subsidy would have no cap, so all businesses will be eligible. Businesses less than a year old were now also eligible, as were self-employed people, registered charities, NGOs, and incorporated societies. The wage subsidy scheme would be reviewed and could be extended. The cost would now be $9.3b, up from $5.1b. He said all options were still on the table when asked about further increases to benefit payments. “What we’ve done today is cushion the blow ... but we can’t save every job and we can’t save every business.” Robertson said rents would also be frozen. The Government had also agreed in principle to guarantee lending to businesses to help their survival. Details were being finalised. “We are also making urgent preparations for further income support for all workers as we move into alert 4,” Robertson said. ENFORCEMENT OF CORONAVIRUS RULES Ardern asked people not to self-police the measures. “People are afraid and they are anxious, We will play the role of enforcer.” Enforcement would be through police, she said. Ardern said the military could work with police to enforce the measures. She would issue an epidemic notice which, under the 1956 Health Act, gives the necessary powers. A Civil Defence emergency would also be declared, she said.

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A visitor with a difference By Heather Mackenzie

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It’s not everyday you get visitors turn up on a traction engine, but that is exactly what happened at Sam Ridge’s Methven house on Sunday when her dad Peter called in to say hi. A short trip to Australia to catch up with friends meant that on her return Sam needs to self-isolate for 14 days. Not something anybody really wants to do, least of all when you know you should be out with your father driving a traction engine, enjoying the autumn weather. Peter knew how disappointed Sam was that it was not her sitting up beside him travelling the country roads over the weekend, so he brought the traction engine to her instead. Sam said she heard the all-too familiar sound of the traction engine whistle in the distance and thought, no it can’t be, but sure enough it was. She went to the front gate and coming up the street, covered in coal dust and smiling from earto-ear, was her dad. “It was so nice to see him,” she said with tangible emotion in her voice. Due to the isolation rules Sam couldn’t give her dad the hug she wanted to, but to her seeing him sitting up there on their beloved 1906 McLaren traction engine, covered in coal-dust was enough to bring a smile back to her face. The cancellation of the Meth-

Peter Ridge (middle), called in to see his self-isolating daughter Sam on his way back to Highbank on Sunday. Rod Hutton from Lincoln was riding shotgun. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 220320-HM-2 ven A&P Show left Peter and four other would-be attendee traction engine drivers at a bit of a loose end. After a quick conversation they decided to take a trip

to the Highbank Power Station on Friday, followed by another outing on Saturday over to the Staveley Store for lunch. For Peter the trip into High-

bank was particularly enjoyable as the steep road in and out of the power station put his driving skills to the test. “This traction engine has no

braking system, so you have to pull back the power to reverse the engine, a bit tricky when going downhill.” “The uphill journey was a different story though. These old engines really like a bit of hard work, plenty of coal and plenty of smoke and away we go.” Travelling through the country at a stately 15km an hour is also something Peter and Sam enjoy. Peter said that it’s like being in a world of your own. He gets time to look over fences and see exactly what is going on in the country. Sam’s disappointment at missing out on travelling with her dad was obvious, but on the bright side she said, as a new home owner she is getting lots done about the place. When she is not painting, she is resealing the shower or thinking about getting out in the garden. But just thinking about gardening is as far as she gets as she did admit it was well and truly down the bottom of her isolation activities list. Reading is another pastime she has rediscovered. “I have not read a book in about 12 years, but I managed to read a whole one in one day. I think I will have to do more of it.” Dad is not the only one helping to cheer Sam up, she said her mum has been wonderful as well, collecting shopping and generally helping to keep her spirits up.

Busy weekend for emergency services By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Three people were taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a concrete power pole near Rakaia in a busy weekend for emergency services. The crash occurred on Acton Road east of Rakaia just before 3.30pm on Saturday.

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Tyrone Burrowes said it appeared as if the car had lost control going around a bend resulting in it leaving the road and hitting the power pole. “There were three occupants in the vehicle and live powerlines down so the guys couldn’t

get to one of the occupants straight away and they were thought to be a bit more serious than the others but I don’t think they were in the end,” he said. On Sunday afternoon they were called to a vegetation fire with the Lauriston Voluntary Rural Fire Force in the Mitcham area alongside Thompsons

Track after the wind changed during a controlled burn. “There was a change in wind and it jumped into another paddock, but they had it under cona trol by the time we arrived so it was just a case of dampening down the roadside,” he said. Also on Saturday morning the Hinds Voluntary Fire Force were

called to a vegetation fire in the Lowcliffe area. Chief Fire Officer Dave Kingsbury said it appeared a hawk had flown into nearby powerlines which caused the fire. The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were called to a medical assist on Saturday and an alarm activation at Talley’s.

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The calm before the storm – Brooke Sandys (centre) and her friends Olivia Rose Quint (left) and Eimhear Jackson enjoyed a visit to Brooklyn Bridge on Friday the 13th this month. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Life on the inside Brooke Sandys returned from New York on Friday and entered herself into self-isolation as per Government guidelines. She shares with readers the experience on being on the other side of the world and sharing what it’s like living in solitude.

n Friday March 13, I went to the Brooklyn Bridge with my friends, not realising at the time this would be our last outing together. Within 24 hours I had my flight booked home to return to New Zealand. The Covid-19 fallout was starting to hit New York that week. Broadway had become dark, Madison Square Garden closed and people were beginning to clear supermarket shelves. I went to work the next day as per usual, but by the end of the day had to tell my boss I was getting on a flight to go home as border restrictions were starting to come into place in New Zealand. Originally, I would have been leaving New York in June due to my visa ending. But because of this rapidly growing pandemic, it went from planning to come home a month earlier, to leaving in three weeks, to next week, to leaving in three days’ time. It was a constant communication with family back home to figure out what to do, and if this was the right decision. But luckily it worked out that I got back home just in time. The flight process to get home was hectic to say the least. I found out about 20 minutes before leaving for the airport that my first

flight had been cancelled from New York to San Francisco. I had no idea what to do, and couldn’t get in contact with airlines because of how busy their phone lines were. I thought the best thing to do would be to get to the airport as fast as I can and try to jump on an earlier flight, which I saw there was still one scheduled to depart to San Francisco. I was racing around the airport trying to find help to get me onto this flight, and luckily I just made it. All three of my planes back to New Zealand were much quieter than usual, I had a row to myself on every flight, which felt like first class to me! At all the airports it was full of people wearing masks and keeping their distance, nobody was going to a holiday destination, everyone was on their way home. When arriving in Auckland, a new arrival card was to be filled out, relating to Covid-19, and then everybody was stopped at a checkpoint. Here we were asked if we had been in contact with anyone with the virus, have you had any symptoms, what address would you be staying at, and informed of the rules of self-isolation. I was then finally home, arriving in Christchurch airport with a mask

and gloves just to be extra safe, not hugging my mum when I saw her for the first time in a year, and sitting in the back seat of the family car to go to my self-isolation pod in my family home. I feel lucky that I left New York at just the right time and I was able to get home before the city went into lockdown and be in my home country. I know so many Kiwis are stuck and not able to get back, and the thought of being trapped on the other side of the world was very scary. I was talking to somebody in front of me in the customs line in Auckland, and he said that he heard that flights after midnight from San Francisco would have been cancelled. We had boarded our flight at 11pm. I am now on quarantine day four, and it does feel very weird to be sitting here and watching everything unfold and how fast things move. I have to say it is nice to just be able to relax and have the excuse to not do anything after a stressful turn of events and the craziness happening right now. It was sad to have such an abrupt end to my New York journey and say a quick goodbye to my second family I had made, but to be home and safe is something I feel so grateful to have right now because of what is happening.

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

Unlike anything we’ve seen I

write this editorial not really knowing quite what to say. In a 20 minute space yesterday afternoon, life changed. Not just for me, not just for you – but for everyone who calls New Zealand home – and the reactions of everyday Kiwis is different as you walk around every corner. We’re about to go into one of the most remarkable and significant times in our history. A time where we are bound to our homes – in so many ways cut off from our normal lives – as we collectively attempt to overcome this virus which threatens to cripple us. Right now, I can’t honestly say what it means for your daily newspaper here in the Ashburton District. We’ve been getting mixed messages about our position as to whether printed media are classed as an essential service. My hope is that in some small way we are, because information and news is going to be critical right now and not all of our community have access to information shared in the digital realm. But really, our role as news tellers and information providers is insignificant. Right now it’s about thinking about others. The vulnerable in our community, the ones who don’t have the comfort of living in homes full of people. They’re the ones we are going to need to keep an eye on. Obviously not by popping in to check on them, but a phone call every day or so, just to chat, to make sure they feel connected and to see if there’s anything they need. We might be set to go into lockdown as a society, but that doesn’t mean we throw away community spirit when we shut the front door. Be careful, and be safe.

Water storage an investment in everyone’s future T

he government has declared an ‘adverse event’ for the drought conditions across the North Island and a decent chunk of the South, including the Chathams. You’d have to think things get pretty grim there when they run out of water. While it’s obviously good news that the government is prepared to listen to what people from rural communities are saying, and appreciate how challenging it is to live with rapidly diminishing water supplies, we’ve also got to ask ourselves if these ‘short term’ style fixes are sustainable. The government announced upwards of $12 million worth of emergency measures to help rural communities last week, which is appreciated. But – do we really want to be doing this every year? This government was not keen on continuing with government-supported water storage projects but surely they’d rather take an interest in supporting

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

community-based projects than dish out great amounts of cash every year that gets spent on tankers carrying water up and down Auckland’s motorways? And maybe some more thought could go into why it is that farmers are so reluctant to invest in their own on-farm water storage. What’s holding us back? Could it be the massive amount of compliance and regulatory consenting required to put what is essentially a big pond on your property? When it comes to water storage there is also this level of opposition based on the fact that it might allow farmers to do more, and in the eyes of some,

farmers doing more equals more pollution. Quite frankly the answer there is having the appropriate rules framework in place that ensures if a landowner or business wishes to utilise more water for irrigation then it has to be able to be done within certain boundaries. The strangest opposition I’ve seen comes from those who claim additional water storage will make us less resilient and more reliant on water storage. One could apply that same logic to every advancement humankind has made and thus argue we should never have left the caves. Certainly your average hunter gatherer tribesman still living in the Papua New Guinea highlands or the Amazon is likely going to come through the economic dramas from the coronavirus better than the rest of us, but it’s hardly the answer. Speaking of coronavirus, it was good to see that in the midst all of this, we still had strong export

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volumes of dairy, meat and horticulture products heading offshore, and hopefully with the Chinese getting on top of the disease, we’ll see other products that have been harder impacted pick up fairly fast. The Chinese apparently prioritised handling “healthy foods” (dairy and meat) at their ports. As we are witnessing, at the end of the day everyone needs to eat, end of story. Holidays, sports games, not so much. A silver lining in this cloud is that hopefully it will remind those in power, of the true value agriculture brings to the New Zealand economy. Andrew Hoggard is vicepresident, Federated Farmers. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

Stopping our movement stops the virus. Stay home. To increase everyone’s protection we will be moving to Alert Level 4, at 11.59pm Wednesday 25 March 2020. Alert Level 4 measures include: • those not involved in essential work, must stay at home • educational facilities closed • businesses closed except for essential services (eg supermarkets, pharmacies, clinics) and lifeline utilities • travel severely limited. For this to be successful, daily life will need to change for all of us.

Call ahead – if you need to see the doctor or other medical services you must call first. Prepare together – think about, and connect with friends, whānau, and others that may need your help. Stay apart – stop all physical interactions with those outside of your household. Stay informed – go to Covid19.govt.nz to find out more information about your specific situation.

Here’s how to get organised:

Get work sorted – find out what Alert Level 4 means for your work and your business at Covid19.govt.nz

Think about others – you’ll have access to essential supplies, medicine and food. You do not need to stock-pile.

Get your finances sorted – your usual financial support, such as benefits, will continue.

Prepare safely – continue to practice good hygiene; wash your hands with soap. Then dry. Cough or sneeze into your elbow. If you’re sick, ask others for help.

The government is providing additional support for New Zealanders and businesses. Find out more at workandincome.govt.nz

Remember, what you do now, will affect all of us.

Where can I go for more information? For key information go to Covid19.govt.nz If you’re not sure who to contact for help, call the free government helpline on 0800 779 997 (8am–1am, 7 days a week). If you have symptoms call your GP first, or call Healthline on 0800 358 5453

What are essential businesses? Essential businesses, and those that support them, will continue to provide the necessities of life for everyone in New Zealand.

This means food, medicine, healthcare, energy, fuel, waste-removal, internet and financial support will continue to be available. This list may evolve over time.

Sectors

Entities providing essential services (including their supply chains)

Accommodation

• Accommodation services for essential workers and people who need to be isolated/quarantined

Border

• Customs New Zealand, Immigration New Zealand and the Ministry for Primary Industries

Building and construction

• Building and construction related to essential services, critical infrastructure, or immediately needed to maintain human health and safety at home/work

Courts, tribunals and the justice system

• Courts of New Zealand and tribunals

Education

At level 3 only:

• Critical Crown entities (e.g. Electoral Commission)

• Schools and educational facilities (e.g. ECE centres) Fast-moving consumer goods

• Businesses involved in the supply, delivery, distribution and sale of food, beverage and other key consumer goods (but not takeaway shops)

Financial services

• Banks, insurers and other financial institutions

Health

• Hospitals, primary care clinics, pharmacies, medical laboratories, care facilities • Ambulance services • Mortuary services

Local and national government

• Any entity involved in COVID-19 response or that has civil defence/ emergency management functions • Key public services

Primary industries, including food and beverage production and processing

• Packaging, production and processing of food and beverage products • Food safety and verification, inspection or associated laboratory services, food safety and biosecurity functions • Veterinary and animal health/welfare services

Public safety and national security

• Emergency services • Security and intelligence services • Justice system • Public safety and national security roles

Science

• Any entity (including research organisations) involved in COVID-19 response, hazard monitoring, resilience, diagnostics for essential services

Social services

• Welfare and social services, including NGOs, which meet immediate needs (further guidance will be provided)

Transport and logistics

• Transport services • New Zealand Post and courier services • Any small passenger service vehicle driver – including taxis and ride-share services

Utilities and communications, including supply chains

• Electricity, gas, water, waste, fuel, telecommunication services, internet providers and media

These businesses will continue working, but will put in place alternative ways of working to keep employees safe, including shift-based working, staggered meal breaks, flexible leave arrangements and physical distancing. We are setting up a call centre and free 0800 number to help answer questions about this. Check the website for details. More specific information for each sector will be published shortly.

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Good harvest may help drought-hit NI By Heather Chalmers

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A better-than-average harvest means Canterbury has feed grain available to supply drought-hit regions in the North Island if required, say arable farming leaders. Federated Farmers’ arable vice chairman Brian Leadley said that feed was being freighted to the North Island by feed merchants and contractors. To date, this was mostly straw and hay. The Canterbury grain harvest was finished and while feed grain plantings were down, this had been offset by better yields. Canterbury feed stocks were an option if North Island farmers were struggling to source feed locally, Leadley said. “Feed grain is certainly available in Canterbury if it is required in the North Island for quality stock feed. Straw is good, but it won’t put condition on stock.” In Canterbury, feed grain prices were holding, with reasonably small amounts traded, Leadley said. Federated Farmers’ arable chairperson Karen Williams said drought-hit farmers were encouraged to work collectively within their own region to source bulk feed options. “This approach could enable them to broker better transport deals. “Importantly, there is quality, locally-produced arable feeds in a number of regions available for those dairy and sheep and beef farmers confronting drought conditions.” The Ministry for Primary Industries’ Situation Outlook Primary Industries (SOPI) report forecasted that arable production and exports for the year ended June 2020 should see revenue increase by 10 per cent to $260 million.

Mid Canterbury farmers are reporting that many yields are better than average, for both dryland and irrigated crops. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 020220-HM-0023

Williams said that as well as a strong harvest, increased export volumes of clover seed to Europe and the United Kingdom and vegetable seeds to Europe, Australia and the United States were driving the lift in value. “The overall harvest and quality of grain has been positive across New Zealand, despite hail that swept through Canterbury in November, and extensive flooding in Southland in early February. “Farmers had a good run at harvest with warm and dry weather

in January and February but the variable weather of March has the potential to hold up harvest of later sown crops.” The next Arable Industry Marketing Initiative survey was due to be undertaken at the beginning of April, with results available at the start of May. These results would provide a more detailed picture of harvest 2020 yields, sales and autumn planting intentions and will provide vital information on what grain stocks were available domestically.

Federated Farmers’ national grains spokesman Brian Leadley, of Dromore, says the harvest is about two-thirds completed.

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MARKET REPORT By Guy Trafford

he Government announcement, earlier last week regarding the injecting of over $12 billion into the economy as a means of “limiting the damage to a recession rather than a depression” certainly has done a lot to mollify the concerns of many small businesses and protect many jobs for the meantime. The 12 week period the wage support extends for may take us into a whole new paradigm. Although, since then, the lifting of the Covid-19 levels to Level 3 transitioning to Level 4 has certainly got people feeling unsettled.

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Currently meat schedules for sheep have remained relatively unchanged for the last couple of weeks and while beef has had a few slips it is still comparable to last season’s prices. Perhaps a little surprising are the prices being paid at saleyards. At the moment the dry conditions are having a greater impact than the threats from Covid-19 as whenever some moisture appears prices do firm, although, where I am we had our first frost for the season which was a poignant reminder

winter is approaching. However, venison is showing what potential for falls exist with another drop of 20 cents coming off one processor’s schedule. With the bulk of venison going into the EU and USA it shows the importance of the market spread, including China, in the mix. Sheep Schedules for mutton had a lift this week, no doubt on the back of the falling dollar and some demand from China, lamb was unchanged. Saleyard prices softened a little with the numbers of drought-affected lambs on offer reducing demand. Wool Nothing changing for wool with the slow decline continuing. Beef Prices remained unchanged this week although saleyard prices softened a little. Finishers maybe awaiting the arrival of weaners and keeping their bank balances secure. Venison As stated earlier, yet another drop and no light in sight. Dairy The end of the season is nigh, Fonterra has announced no interim share dividend to be paid but the milksolids price seems secure.

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■■ RUN AND WALK ASHBURTON

Spooner, Conway top of the trots Angel Spooner completed a second consecutive Run and Walk Ashburton Turkey Trot win at the weekend. The annual 3km race at Argyle Park, where watches are forbidden and competitors estimate their finish time, was the second event of the season which is also likely to be put on hold. Spooner was again the best of the runners, both in speed and estimate. Her time of 13mins 1sec was within 19 seconds of her estimated time. Last year her time of 12mins 42secs was just two seconds off her estimate. Next best were John Conway (13mins 32secs), Ian Broadbelt (13mins 45secs) and Phil Crozier (20mins 28secs). Alison Conway was the first walker home in a time of 20mins 29secs. However Karen Hodgon (27mins 9secs) had the best estimate, finishing within nine seconds of her projection. Paul Severins (20mins 44secs), Dave Strong (20mins 58secs), Judith Crozier (22mins 22secs), Marie Batty (22mins 22secs) and Wendy Severins (23mins 55secs) were also top performers in the walk.

Right – Angel Spooner in action during last year’s Turkey Trot. She was the first runner home in this year’s event. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

■■ATHLETICS

■■RUGBY LEAGUE

The small town that could save the NRL The NRL is set to do whatever it can to stay on the field despite mounting pressure after the Australian government recommendation against all “non-essential” travel. According to the Daily Telegraph, the NRL is considering shifting all 16 clubs to a small Queensland town to play out the rest of the season. The town of Calliope has a vacant mining accommodation facility which could accommodate more than 500 players and officials in an isolated environment, the Telegraph reports. Calliope is about a seven-hour drive from where the New Zealand Warriors are based in Kingscliff, New South Wales after making the decision to remain in Australia after both borders on either side of the Tasman were shut. The town has a population of just over 5000, and 20 minutes away is the Marley Brown Oval in Gladstone, which is of NRL standard. The ground played host to a game between the Sea Eagles and Titans in 2018. “We will work closely with them about those arrangements. “In terms of the NRL and the AFL and

those types of arrangements, I think the principle is important. “I’m sure we can work with both of those agencies with their respective states and CMOs [chief medical officers] at a federal level,” Morrison said. “If there are new arrangements that need to be put in place to protect the health and safety of everyone they may be possible but I’m not going to pre-empt those outcomes, but I’m sure we can work those issues through on a practical case-by-case basis.” Morrison also mentioned states could announce their own lockdowns, which South Australia Premier Steven Marshall declared moments later. Tasmania, South Australia and the Northern Territory followed suit on Sunday. South Australia’s border will be closed from 4pm today and all residents must self-isolate for 14 days, Marshall announced. The A-League and AFL both feature Adelaide-based teams. However, according to the guidelines sports teams are exempt “provided they have approved disease control mechanisms in place” the South Australia Health website said. The NRL may be based in small-town Calliope.

Canterbury selection for Ashburton athletes Two members of the Ashburton Athletics Club have been selected to represent Canterbury later this year. Bill Quigley and Angel Spooner were selected for the regional interprovincial meet team, it was confirmed last week. The Grade 12/13 Interprovincial Teams event, which was to be held at Auckland’s Kings College, has now been postponed to later in the year. Quigley picked up bronze medals in the both the discus and shot put at the Colgate Games in January. Spooner, meanwhile, was a finalist in the 800 metres, long jump, 1500 metres, discus and shot put events.

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■■MMA

■■RUGBY

Timing ‘couldn’t be worse’

Life after rugby for Sopoaga

By Christopher Reive After nearly two decades of honing his craft, B.J. Bland got the call he had been waiting for. Taking up kickboxing in Stratford, Taranaki, at the age of 14, Bland found his feet in the combat sports arena, but it wasn’t until he moved to Palmerston North for university he found his calling in mixed martial arts. Making his MMA debut at 18, Bland has continued to sharpen his tools and fight his way through the best promotions Australasia has to offer. Now 31 and with a name as one of the best lightweight fighters Downunder, Bland was hoping one of the sport’s big players would come knocking. One morning, he got the word from Doug Viney, one of his coaches at Auckland’s City Kickboxing gym, that he would be competing in the Professional Fighters’ League’s lightweight tournament this year, in which the winner takes home $1 million. “He rang me on the way to work. “We had just finished up our morning session, I was driving to work and had my phone in the phone holder up front,” Bland explained to the Herald. “So I pulled over and answered and Doug says: ‘I’ve got some bad news for you – you’re in the PFL.’ “I rang my wife straight away and we were over the moon, then I went to work. “I had to do a bit of a s*** job at work, climb under a deck and dig some holes, but I was all smiles even doing that.” Like most professional mixed martial artists in New Zealand, Bland had a day job on top of all his training commitments. Without the regular fights and paychecks that the likes of the UFC, Bellator, One and the PFL offer, most MMA athletes just can’t make a living off fighting alone.

BJ Bland found his calling in mixed martial arts. Upon getting his contract with the PFL, Bland mulled over what to do with his work in landscaping and after speaking to his wife Alesha, ultimately decided to hand in his notice and commit to going all in on his shot with the PFL. At that point, the early indications were the PFL season would begin in late May or early June. Now, things are uncertain as the sporting world has been rocked by the threat of the coronavirus. “I handed in my notice, worked out my final week, then a few days later this thing kicked off, so it couldn’t have been any worse timing,” Bland said. “It’s definitely been a bit of a downer. “I found out, then within a week it seems like the world’s going to end. “It’s cool that I finally got what

I was hoping for and have been working toward all these years, but now everything’s falling to bits. “Who knows what will happen, but I guess in the grand scheme of things it’s only a minor hiccup compared to what some other people and places are going through.” Training alone will be an issue over coming weeks as City Kickboxing has closed its doors for at least the next two weeks as a precautionary measure to reduce any Covid-19 risks. Bland said he hadn’t heard any news at all on whether or not the PFL would be delaying the start to their season, but said that he would simply be doing what he could to prepare as best he could. When the tournament does get under way, it will include the likes of UFC veterans Olivier

Aubin-Mercier, Johnny Case and Marcin Held. However Bland was hopeful to draw a bout against two-time defending champion Natan Schulte. “I watched a lot of Natan Schulte’s fights and I’d really like to fight him. “He’s a good, exciting fighter; he comes forward and throws heaps of strikes, doesn’t back down. You always want to aim for the top, the main guy, so that would be him. “(I’ll) just sit and wait; take things day by day, week by week,” Bland said. “Obviously even training is affected with the gym closing up. “Most gyms will close up soon so even places like your normal weights gym will be hard to get in to. “I’ll just do what I can. I guess everyone’s in the same boat.”

Uncertainty facing global sport has forced Lima Sopoaga to ponder life after rugby and the flimsy fabric of everyday living. Eleven years Sopoaga has played professional rugby. He emerged through the Wellington ranks, helped lead the underdog Highlanders to the Super Rugby title and played 16 tests before joining Wasps in 2018. Elite athletes often feel defined by what they do and, thus, contemplating what next can be a scary prospect. The suspension of rugby throughout the world has, however, forced many Kiwis at home, and abroad, to consider what their lives suddenly look like without the dayto-day routine and security the game provides. As borders close, social distancing and isolation measures become the new norm, everything takes on a different light in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. “For a lot of us for a long time we’ve been told rugby goes so fast and to think about the future. As a young guy coming up you think you’ll play this game forever,” Sopoaga said. “This time out has given me time to reflect on what I would do and how would I feel if rugby finished tomorrow. I’m in the same boat as a lot of rugby players who are probably a bit anxious. Now is the time to really do something and find out what you want to do post rugby.” Sopoaga, 29, is heeding advice from his brother, Tupou, who played for the Sharks, Panthers and Highlanders, about seizing the chance to build connections before it’s too late and relevance fades. “I really wanted to be a police officer when I was a kid so that’s always an option if I come home. “Apart from that, I’m not too sure at the minute.”

■■OLYMPICS

NZOC urging IOC to make a decision on Tokyo The New Zealand Olympic Committee says delaying the Tokyo Games would be prudent – with a postponement to October or next year the most likely options. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced yesterday it’s considering a postponement of the 2020 Games and has given itself a deadline of four weeks to make a decision. The IOC will discuss postponing the July 24 start date by a few months or a year. Cancellation has been ruled out but a scaled-down Games will be considered. The concession is in contrast to the Japanese government’s stance that postponement is not an option.

The NZOC President Mike Stanley supports a postponement of the Games and says the IOC must make a decision as soon as possible. “We urge the IOC to finalise their decision as soon as possible, bringing clarity to our sports and athletes. “That clarity is obviously top of mind. “It’s reassuring to hear the IOC talk of postponement not a cancellation as it’s such a precious moment in time for our athletes. So talk of a postponement is reassuring but we’d like an early decision. Stanley said it appears untenable for the Olympics to run in July, but he said both the October and

2021 options provide challenges. “You look at the Japanese seasons and probably October is as late as you could have a Games in 2020. “The difficulty in having all the complex arrangements recreated in 2021 is that it’s a major undertaking and there are also other major events in that year as well like the FIFA Under 20 football World Cup.” Stanley said the NZOC won’t have a position on whether they’d prefer the Games to be delayed until October or 2021, until after they canvass their athletes opinions. Stanley said the NZOC will now ask their athletes which is their preference.

“We’ll be urging the IOC to make a decision as soon as possible but with all the information available. That will give us time to talk to all more directly with our athletes on what sort of things they would like us to be saying to the IOC as well.” Stanley said the health and well-being of the New Zealand Team is the main priority and the global situation remains uncertain. “The different scenarios are yet to be confirmed and will be worked through over the coming month. “For our New Zealand athletes this news will be incredibly disruptive. We know years of training go into an Olympic Games performance.

“We are aware, however, that our athletes, and those around the world have been increasingly impacted by a lack of access to training facilities, disruption to qualification events and uncertainty around the environment they may face in Tokyo. “Athletes need a safe, and fair, playing field to compete and, right now, the widespread and evolving impact of Covid-19 is not allowing that to happen. “We have the utmost confidence that members of the New Zealand Team will have the resilience, focus and determination necessary to work through any scenario we may face and ultimately be ready for the Tokyo Olympic Games.”

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■■RUGBY

Rugby suspended By Patrick McKendry All rugby in New Zealand has been suspended for the “foreseeable future” after the Government announced the country will go into lockdown this week. All New Zealand teams will cease training – but at this stage, there are no decisions on the future of the Super Rugby competition or the All Blacks tests scheduled for July. NZR chief executive Mark Robinson says the organisation’s priority was the health and welfare of players, management and the wider rugby community at this “challenging time”. The five Kiwi franchises were working on the assumption they could start a domestic competition on April 4, but those plans have quickly been overtaken by a global crisis which has put a halt to almost all sporting competitions – grassroots and professional. With the Crusaders, Chiefs and Highlanders already self-isolating and the Blues told to stay away from their Alexandra Park headquarters, the likelihood of a new competition starting was always tenuous, but now it seems unlikely to say the least. The latest developments will put enormous financial pressure on the Kiwi franchises and New Zealand Rugby, not to mention Sky Television, but the Government’s announcement yesterday that they will extend their Covid-19 financial relief package to include incorporated societies will presumably help keep NZ Rugby afloat.

NZ Rugby announced yesterday all New Zealand teams will cease training, and at this stage there are no decisions on the future of the Investec Super Rugby competition or the All Blacks tests scheduled for July. Australian Rugby chief executive Raylene Castle yesterday announced that the Aussie equivalent, slated to start on April 3, would be pushed out to May 1 after the Australian Government and various state and territory governments further restricted travel in a bit to contain the pandemic. For New Zealand, level four on the coronavirus alert system means all travel is severely restricted, people are expected to stay at home, and only essential businesses are to remain operational. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced the lift from level two to level three yesterday, with level four to start in 48 hours and to last for four weeks at least. Blues chief executive Andrew Hore told the Herald as recently as Sunday that he was hopeful a competition could still go ahead in some form, but was reluctant to discuss what a change to level three would represent. He said a “tipping point” would see the end of it and that’s what we appear to have now as the government attempts to get ahead of a virus that has killed many thousands around the world. There are also the players to consider of course, and Crusaders halfback Bryn Hall has admitted he wouldn’t feel comfortable play-

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The life that used to seem clear to you is nowhere to be seen. You were younger when you played it on the projector of your mind. Now your ideas about the future wisely include margins of inconceivability. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): As you continue to make efforts instead of excuses, you set yourself apart from the weaker contestants. The competition gets more intense, and so do you. Your fan base grows. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When people feel judged, they want to depart from the source of judgment. It’s true of self-judgment, too. To eliminate the need for escape, refrain from harsh judgment of yourself or anyone else. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): More is not always merrier, and it’s usually costly and cumbersome. Before you add a slew of people to the party, make sure you have the proverbial equivalent of enough food, drink and entertainment. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Once you’re moving, moving is the most natural thing to do. The same goes for deciding. You’re in a mood to make decisions and keep choosing until you have lined up your activity plan into the foreseeable future. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There are three roles open to you: critic, competitor and problem-solver. The most natural fit is the last one, as you’ll gravitate toward solutions that serve the best interests of all. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You get along with most. No one can get along with all. There’s learning potential in every interaction, and you’ll grow from every relationship, even the more difficult ones. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Maybe believing in an indifferent universe is the same as accepting reality. The inevitabilities of life can and should be combatted daily with an active pursuit of kindness and beauty. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): There’s no great mystery here, just a problem with a practical solution, which you have at your fingertips. You won’t even have to come up with it. Just close your eyes and remember. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Does scale really matter? The attention you put in will be the same today whether you’re addressing one person or 100 or 1,000. You’ll give it all your very best. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You want to bring people something they can use and delight in. You want to be the levity, the gift, the laughter. This is a lot to ask of yourself, and yet you’ll deliver it today. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When it’s your room, it’s your rules. The more you get with this principle, the more you adhere to other people’s rules in their rooms. Boundaries get laid today.

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

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30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

snow

TODAY

60 plus

Fine with high cloud. Light winds inland, and northeasterlies developing about the coast in the afternoon.

FZL: 1200m rising to 1900m in the afternoon

A few early showers, then fine. Southwesterlies dying out.

SATURDAY

World Weather

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fine

Rain developing in the morning, heavier in the west, with snow lowering to 1000m. NW strengthening before changing strong SW, then easing at night.

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

FRIDAY

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

fine fine fine cloudy showers rain showers fine thunder fine fine cloudy fine fine thunder

9 7 18 23 27 24 31 25 36 14 17 16 18 5 29

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-3 -1 8 20 21 10 24 15 24 2 12 8 10 -5 24

fine fine fine rain cloudy showers fine thunder fine showers drizzle fine fine rain fine

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9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

9 pm

4:51 10:53 5:05 11:14 5:25 11:31 5:42 11:53 6:00 12:09 6:19 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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Good fishing

Rise 7:41 am Set 7:35 pm Good

Rise 6:59 am Set 7:55 pm

Good fishing

Rise 7:42 am Set 7:34 pm

Good fishing

Good

Rise 7:59 am Set 8:18 pm

New moon

First quarter

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Full moon 8 Apr

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River Levels

cumecs

2:36 pm

0.87

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 170.0 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

3.22 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

6.15

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

72.5

Waitaki Kurow at 2:04 pm, yesterday

471.9

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Thursday

Rise 7:40 am Set 7:37 pm

14 13 34 27 11 14 17 34 9 24 22 22 13 15 7

19 13 18 8 20 8 17 7 16 9 17 7 19 3 15 7 17 5 17 3 14 5 13 10 13 9

Palmerston North fine

Greymouth

fine

Wednesday 6

Napier

Forecasts for today

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Tuesday 9 noon 3

showers

fine

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing 6

Hamilton

Blenheim

A few early showers, with snow flurries to 1100m, then fine. Southwesterlies.

Fine with light winds.

showers

Nelson

FZL: 2400m

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

Auckland

fine

Fine with high cloud. Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h. Wind at 2000m: SW 45 km/h.

Cloud increasing with northerlies. Showers developing in the afternoon with a southwest change, strong about the coast.

overnight max low

Wellington

TOMORROW

THURSDAY

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NZ Today

Cloudy periods, a possible shower or two from afternoon. Wind at 1000m: SW 55 km/h easing to 40 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: SW gale 75 km/h easing to 55 km/h in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

fine fine fine fine showers showers fine fine cloudy thunder thunder thunder fine fine cloudy

hail

Canterbury High Country

A fine morning, then cloudy periods. Cold southwesterlies dying out in the evening.

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A band of active fronts clear the northeast of the North Island early morning. A weak trough moves up the South Island, to lie near Banks Peninsula around midday today. An unsettled southwesterly flow becomes established over the country tomorrow, easing on Wednesday as a narrow ridge extends onto the North Island.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 20.9 20.9 Max to 4pm 10.4 Minimum 8.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm March to date 12.0 Avg Mar to date 45 2020 to date 70.2 153 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 17 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 26 Time of gust 3:27pm

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Angel times it right

Career put on hold

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The lucky 13th

By Adam Burns

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The Methven Golf Club has offered a lucky break on two occasions so far this year with two holes-in-one hit at the course in two months. Earlier this month, Geoff Kelk hit a hole-in-one at the course’s 13th hole. Kelk’s par-3 ace was the first

one he had achieved. “It’s taken nearly 50 years,” he laughed. He said he did not physically see the ball go in the cup, but suspected something was afoot when he and his playing group could not find the ball. “One of the guys I was playing with reckoned it wouldn’t be far away.

“When we couldn’t find it we knew it was in. “When I hit it, I knew I had hit it well. When it bounced on the green, I knew it was fairly in line with the thing. You never know they may be hiding behind the pin.” Kelk used an eight iron from the tee. In January, Mount Hutt College

Mount Hutt College pupil Jack Brown (middle) hit a hole-in-one at the 13th tee at Methven golf course back in January PHOTO SUPPLIED

pupil Jack Brown also hit a holein-one on the 13th at the course. Methven Golf Club golf co-ordinator Bruce Dickson said the number of hole-in-ones fluctuated each year. “There is a surge some years.” “But for example, there was

only one hit all of last year.” However, a hole-in-one was once an even rarer feat than it is now. It is understood the 96-year-old course recorded its first ever holein-one in 1966 – 42 years after the course was founded.

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