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By Susan Sandys Diesel supplies in Mid Canterbury remained tight yesterday, alarming both motorists and farmers.

A South Island shortage, expected until further shipments arrive later this month, is due to a planned shutdown at Marsden Point refinery in Whangarei taking a week longer than expected.

It has come at a critical time for Mid Canterbury crop farmers, who need diesel for their machines to harvest radish seed, carrot seed, maize silage and dig potatoes.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers arable section chairperson David Clark said yesterday his supplying fuel company had warned him it could not guarantee further delivery until after Easter at the earliest.

“It’s the cropping farmers’ equivalent of the drought,” Mr Clark said.

He was busy harvesting yesterday, and having a fantastic run with a “reasonably good supply” of diesel currently on the farm.

“It’s just by chance whether people have had a delivery of diesel arrive before the shortage kicked in or not, it might be that somebody has been caught out and doesn’t

happen to have diesel,” Mr Clark said. “To run out this week and to lose the opportunity to harvest carrot or radish would be a crisis for those individual farmers, if the weather turned wet after Easter.

“It just highlights how critical a reliable source of fuel is.”

Service stations throughout the district were believed to all have diesel yesterday after some ran out late last week, but at least one was

expecting to run out by the end of the day and another was rationing fuel.

Rakaia Mobil staff said 1200 litres was delivered to its pumps yesterday morning, and more would not be delivered until Tuesday. Staff were not restricting motorists on how much they could fill up with, and it was possible the remainder would be gone by later that day.

Caltex Ashburton owner opera-

tor David Mead said he was aware of the shortage but had had diesel delivered on Friday and Saturday.

“At this stage we have plenty,” Mr Mead said.

He hoped the shortage would not affect the service station, but as a precaution he was limiting sales to 200 litres. Some farmers had large tanks with a capacity higher than this.

Mobil Ashburton ran out on

Friday, but by yesterday was selling diesel again. Staff were not able to comment further and said the manager was not available.

Mobil Methven staff reported diesel had been delivered yesterday morning after its pumps had been dry for a couple of days.

A drive around Ashburton yesterday afternoon showed service stations Z and BP were all selling diesel.

Beloved family pet believed poisoned barked, his barking was not excessive, and he never barked at night as he slept inside the house.

Hampstead grandmother Ngaire She was devastated at the loss of her Boniface is warning residents to keep “wee snuggle buggle”, her first ever pet an eye on their pets after her dog was since she was a child, which her huskilled in a suspected poisoning attack. band Ken had given her for a wedding Jake, a shitsu, died on Sunday last anniversary present. week after a veterinarian lost his battle “For me losing Jake has been like losto save the 19-month-old canine’s life. ing a child,” she said.

Mrs Boniface said she arrived home She and Mr Boniface had last winter on the Saturday afternoon to find Jake moved back to Mid Canterbury from lying outside on her driveway near Australia and Jake had survived the bushes. She had popped out for just a $1800 journey and temperature drop couple of hours. “from 40 degrees to four degrees” well.

“He wasn’t dead, but he may as well Jake had been kept in a fenced backhave been,” Mrs Boniface said. yard, and Mrs Boniface believed whoevHe had wide glassy eyes and his front er poisoned him had walked down their legs were stiff from having suffered driveway and either dropped or thrown convulsions. She rushed him to Vetlife, laced food over the gate. but he died the following morning.

“And he would have eaten it because Mrs Boniface has no doubt the death he’s a dog,” she said. was a malicious poisoning after she “In the letter they said they couldn’t received a hand written threatening sleep at night, well I hope they are letter in January complaining about sleeping at night now, I’m not,” she said Jake’s barking. through tears.

She had not taken the letter seriously Mrs Boniface was mystified as to who at the time, and had just thrown it it could be. She had got on well with her away, thinking whoever dropped it in direct neighbours and did not suspect her letterbox had got the wrong person. them. She reported it to the police, who This was because that while Jake had mentioned other residents receiving similar threatening letters.

Guardian calls to the police went unanswered on Friday.

Vetlife veterinarian Ciprian Verdes said Jake came in to the clinic showing the clinical signs of poisoning. However a post mortem would not be carried out due to the high cost, so poisoning could not be confirmed.

He treated the dog for poisoning, putting him on fluids and a drug to calm seizures, although it was possible Jake could have had another condition which caused his acute symptoms, such as a brain tumour. There had however been no evidence of this in the otherwise healthy and young dog.

He said he believed there was an 80 per cent likelihood it was poisoning which caused Jake’s death, and 10 different substances could cause the symptoms, such as 1080, strychnine and organophosphates.

Fellow Vetlife veterinar ian Alex Avery said poisoning from rat bait and slug bait occurred in pets quite commonly, although it was rarely malicious.

Rat bait in particular could be Photo Joseph Johnson 220303-JJ-011 a risk, even several years after Ngaire Boniface of Ashburton is mourning the it was laid. It could be dragged loss of her 19-month-old shitsu Jake, which she out into the open by a rat and then accessed by pets. believes was poisoned.

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By Jonathan Leask The National Paintball Shooting Championship went down to a oneon-one stand-off at the Ashburton Paintball Park at Lake Hood yesterday.

It was a huge weekend as the 14 teams, the most to ever attend a nationals held in the South Island, blew through 300 cases of paintballs, each with 2000 balls, making for 600,000 paintballs fired during the fighting.

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To see more or purchase photos The first final went to time, meaning time ran out before an outright winner was found, and with both teams having three live players left, it was a draw.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS DEATHS BLEE, Robert Gilmour (Gilmour) – Suddenly on 23 March 2013, peacefully, surrounded by family at Christchurch Hospital. Aged 84 years.

Loved husband of Hilda for 61 years and loved father and father in law of Alan and Debbie, Suzanne and Ron Murdoch, and Dierdre Murdoch. Loved Grandad of Donna, Joel, Shane, Pamela, and Kirsten and Great Grandad of Kaila.

Special thanks to the team at Christchurch Hospital ICU unit for their care and support. A celebration of Gilmour’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street, Ashburton on Wednesday 27 March, commencing at 11am. To be followed by private interment Paterson’s Funeral Services, FDANZ, Ashburton

FAGAN, Audrey Faye (Faye) – On 22 March 2013 at Ashburton Hospital, peacefully surrounded by her family. Much loved wife and best mate of David.

Dearly loved and special Mother and Mother in law of Nicola, and Simon, and Suzanne. Loved and cherished Gran of Caitlin, Oliver, and William; Max, Molly, Charlie, and Harry.

Messages to 24 Rolleston Street, Rakaia. Cut flowers only please or donations to the local Cancer support group would be appreciated and maybe left at the service.

A funeral service to celebrate Faye’s life will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre, Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia tomorrow Tuesday commencing at 11am. To be followed

by Private Cremation Paterson’s Funeral Services, FDANZ, Ashburton FAGAN, Audrey Faye (Faye) – Special memories of a wonderful gran and friend we will always remember the fun times we had helping you in the garden.

Caitlin, Oliver, and William.

FAGAN Faye – After a courageous challenge with Cancer dear Gran’s journey of life is complete.

You will live on in our lives Gran, we will treasure the special times we have shared together. My you rest in peace in Gods perfect garden.

All our love, Suzanne; Max, Molly, Charlie, and Harry Stapleton FAGAN, Audrey Faye – At Ashburton. Loved Sister and Sister in law of Lilian and the late Murray, Keith and Fay, Elaine and Nigel, and the late Jean and the late Lawrence. Loved Aunty of all her nieces and nephews.

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Birthday becomes a brawl from the council or individuals if property was damaged by gatecrashers.

The hosts of a party in south “Parents and also the occupiers of Auckland where up to 100 gatecrash- the homes that are being used for ers attacked police with bottles and these parties need to be aware of the fence palings are potentially liable for dangers of sending out unspecified any damage caused during the early invites,” Mr Hall said. morning ruckus, police say. “[When] blanket invites through The birthday party in Manurewa text messages or social media sites was never intended to attract such [are sent out], these sort of things an enormous crowd, police said. spread very quickly.

Up to 200 people were reported “A lot more people than they desire to have gatecrashed or want can actuthe Russell Road party ally turn up at the before it spilled into address.” the street, sparking 25 Mr Hall said the separate police comlarge crowd most When police plaints from residents likely resulted from in the area about arrived there were a public invitation to 2.30am. party, similar to up to 100 youths the When police arrived unregulated Facebook there were up to 100 events in the past that fighting in the youths fighting in the have led to parties getstreet, a “large street, a “large numting out of control. ber” of which attacked He said none of the number” of officers trying to settle officers or brawlers the crowd. involved were injured. which attacked District shift superAn ambulance had officers trying to been visor Senior Sergeant put on standby Duncan Hall said 40 settle the crowd at a safety point near officers from across Russell Rd but was the Counties Manukau later called off. district, two police Mr Hall said he dogs and the Eagle had spoken with the helicopter were needed residents of the home to control the street brawl. where the party started and “one Six people were arrested and of the girls ... was most apologetic released with official warnings after about the incident getting out of conthey sobered up. trol last night”.

Mr Hall said the occupants of the He said there was at least one parhome where the party started had ent present at the home when the apologised for the event getting out party started and it soon escalated of control. to be much larger than they had He said the hosts of parties that got expected. out of hand could face legal action - APNZ

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

Check out guardianonline.co.nz, for up-to-the-minute updates on every fire callout in the district during the week.

• False alarms Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a false alarm callout to a West Street business at 1.20pm on Saturday.

Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a false alarm callout to an Elizabeth Street business in the town about 5pm on Saturday.

The Ashburton brigade also responded, but was turned back.

About 8pm last night the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade had two false alarm callouts. One was to a controlled burn-off in the Mt Harding Road area, and the other to Abisko Lodge on Main Street.

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With a sign identical to the one which was stolen from outside McDonald’s are theatre company actors (from left) Mitchell Farr, 11, Sarah du Toit, 11, and Annabel Spicer, 12.

Pleas for return of Hood sign Big Little Theatre Company is appealing for the return of a two metre by 1.4 metre sign which was stolen last Monday.

The sign was identical to one at the McDonald’s family restaurant drive through.

It had been erected near-

by, at the street frontage of the Moore Street/West Street restaurant.

“I think it’s horrible,” said company actor Sarah du Toit, 11, of the theft.

Company director Jackie Heffernan is appealing for the return of the sign, and can not believe someone

would take it. She said a motorist had spotted the sign being ripped out on Monday morning, and the culprits had been a man aged 40 to 60 who was tearing the sign off in an angry manner while a woman was watching him.

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ly let down to be honest, we feel our best efforts are being undermined by people who just have no idea how much is invested in our shows in terms of volunteer hours, kids and parents’ commitment,” she said.

Federated Farmers cancel feed shipment

By Patrick O’Sullivan A farming advocate has slammed Federated Farmers after the organisation cancelled a shipload of feed earmarked for drought-stricken farmers.

Mike Barham of the East Coast Rural Support Trust said Federated Farmers had failed rural Hawke’s Bay by saying no to the shipment from Canterbury, claiming North

Island farmers would not commit to purchase. The feed was to be offloaded in Napier and Tauranga.

“We have Ravensdown, a co-operatively-owned company, offering to put on a ship on April 2, and now Federated Farmers are being all bloody PC, saying you can’t interfere with the commercial world,” Mr Barham said. “Well for Christ’s sake, the trucks are so busy we can’t get feed up here.”

He said he had offered to under-

write the shipment himself.

Bruce Wills, Hawke’s Bay and national Federated Farmers president, said his organisation would not take the financial risk of a full load – $500,000 – “for the sake of a few farmers”.

“We are not a feed company,” he said. “North Island farmers refused to commit to this feed. At the end of the day I couldn’t, in all conscience, take the risk of a boatload of feed coming back to haunt us on our books.

“Farmers need to sort their own stuff out. We tried and it didn’t work.

End of story.”

Mr Barham said the shipment had stacked up commercially and Farmlands had agreed to administer purchases.

“I have had quotes from large commercial operators in Canterbury quoting 20-bale equivalent bales at $180 landed in Hawke’s Bay, which is not a viable price for sheep and beef farmers to pay.”

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Fijian Indian community members are raising fresh questions over the contentious appointment of new Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy.

Devoy visited Fiji for an exhibition squash match with a coup leader in 1988.

As Fijian Indians, academics and activists were being persecuted, 24-year-old double world champion Devoy flew to the Pacific Island nation to boost the profile of squash one year after Brigadier Sitiveni Rabuka seized power.

Coalition for Democracy in Fiji spokesman Nik Naidu said on Saturday night: “For Susan Devoy to have gone to Fiji in 1988 to me reflects her insensitivity to racial issues.”

He said sports trips were often counter-productive to those trying to restore democracy. “It was a horrible time. It was a racist regime.”

Naidu said migrants needed an approachable commissioner who could empathise with them.

“The office is a critical office in terms of democracy in New Zealand.”

Maori Party MP Te Ururoa Flavell and Mana Party president Annette Sykes criticised Devoy’s appointment last week over opinion pieces she penned for the Bay of Plenty Times last year. One discussed Waitangi Day protests and another addressed the wearing of bur-

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qas. Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty said Devoy was very young when she visited Fiji but it was worth asking if the squash champion had refined her thinking.

“This is not a simple role and the very least you’d expect is that the minister’s department looked at somebody with clear qualifications for the job.”

Fiji Indian Association president Prabodh Mishra said he did not oppose Devoy’s appointment and doubted she had appreciated the politics.

“It’s like New Zealanders playing South Africa during apartheid, I suppose.”

In 1988, Devoy told NZPA there was pressure not to play Rabuka. She also said she faced criticism of the trip because of the political crisis. But Rabuka failed to keep his date. The military strongman said he had the flu.

A month before Devoy’s trip, New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange told reporters of Fiji’s “totally abhorrent” rule of law. “It amounts to a total destruction of personal rights and liberties.”

Devoy and Justice Minister Judith Collins did not return calls but earlier Collins said Devoy had good communication and “relationship management” skills.

A tough week got worse on Friday night when Devoy arrived home to find an intruder in her Tauranga home. “Our front door was open and there was an axe beside it,” Devoy said. - APNZ

A cyclist is in a critical condition after being hit by a car in east Christchurch yesterday.

The man was in Christchurch Hospital’s intensive care unit with critical head injuries after he was hit by a car on Pages Road in Aranui just after midday. He suffered critical head injuries. The driver of the car, believed to be a woman in her 60s, suffered minor injuries A police spokesman said she was “upset and shocked” over the crash. Police were trying to find out who the injured man was and described him as being in his teens or mid20s, with dark hair, slim build - APNZ and 180cm tall.

• Flu jabs rejected Midwives are rejecting free flu jabs despite working with the most vulnerable patients.

Figures obtained from the Ministry of Health reveal that only 37 per cent of midwives employed by district health boards accepted free flu vaccinations last year. The flu risk to babies was recognised this week by Health Minister Tony Ryall announcing free vaccinations for children aged under four and a warning that this winter’s version could be a killer. However, midwives were the least likely to be immunised among all health board workers, ranging from doctors to cleaners. - APNZ

• Car hits bank Two men were hurt when their car rolled several times and hit a bank at the weekend. The crash happened on State Highway 2 between Pahiatua and Eketahuna shortly before 1pm yesterday. A police spokesman said it appeared the driver had crossed the centre line before rolling a number of times and hitting an embankment. The driver was uninjured but his two passengers were hurt. All three men were from Lower Hutt. A 43-year-old was airlifted to Palmerston North Hospital with moderate back injuries and a 24-year-old was taken to Masterton Hospital with minor injuries. - APNZ

• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1346 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 16,18, 29, 30, 32.

Bonus number: 25.

Powerball winning number: 5.

Strike: 18, 16, 29, 30.

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Teens divided over youth wage

By Myles Hume Ashburton teens seeking part time work are scratching their heads over a youth wage which could see them earn $11 an hour.

The controversial Minimum Wage Amendment Bill passed its third reading in Parliament on Thursday night, meaning employers can pay 16 and 17-year-olds 80 per cent of minimum wage, or $11 an hour, in their first six months at a new job.

The lowered rate could also be paid to 18 and 19-year-olds who have been on a benefit for more than six months or to 16 to 19-year-olds who are enrolled in a recognised industry training course involving at least 40 credits per year.

Coming into effect in May, the

Government believes the lowered wage would entice employers to hire more low paid workers, creating jobs.

Ashburton YMCA youth who spoke to the Guardian said the bill was a catch 22, admitting they would like to see a higher hourly rate, but jobs were not easy to come by.

“I would still take any job, but I do think it’s a bit unfair,” Mike Middlemiss, 16, said.

“There’s not many opportunities for part-time work, so I think you would probably take the job and wait for the six months. I know people who have started off on low pay and got a pay rise after they stuck it out.”

Fellow YMCA youth Billie Smith, 16, said it would be hard for her to accept $11 an hour in the first six months of employ-

Skydive ‘amazing’

By Susan Sandys “It was amazing, it was so, so much fun,” said Kara Hall after a tandem skydive on Saturday.

The wheelchair -bound 30-year-old had signed up with Day in the Sky, bringing skydiving to people in wheelchairs.

Mrs Hall was among three others who skydived on the day with the Rangitata Island-based Skydiving Kiwis.

She said the day had been officially postponed to Easter weekend, but a few had wanted to give it a go this weekend to take advantage of the good weather.

She said before jumping her skydive tandem partner was sitting on the edge of the doorway of the small plane, “and I’m basically hanging out of the plane”.

Then it was two rocks and on the third they fell forward and were falling out of the plane.

“You have no time to even think about it,” she said.

She did not scream, but was “maybe a little bit scared”.

She had dropped from 12,000 feet, and for the first 35 to 40 seconds she was free falling. The chute came out at about 5000 feet, and after that it was “just floating there, it’s amazing”.

“It’s really hard to describe, it’s

Kara Hall incredible,” she recalled.

Mrs Hall said she admired Ashburton paraplegic Christine Lawn who leapt into the record books when she completed a solo skydive at Pudding Hill on Friday.

She did not know whether she was brave enough to follow in her footsteps, but was already planning to do a second tandem skydive.

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ment after previously working as a cleaner for $13.50 an hour.

She said she was actively looking for a part time job, but she did not know whether it would be worth working for 80 per cent of minimum wage.

Liam Woods, also 16, agreed.

“It really depends if it’s an easy job or a hard one, but I probably wouldn’t get out of bed for that crap,” he said.

YMCA youth tutor Jan Gilmoure believed the youth wage would be used as a trial period for employers but it would be hard for some youth to grasp.

“It would be hard, certainly for the ones who expect to earn $13.75 (minimum wage).

“But as always the case, those who want to work will work.”

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Trapped teen calls own ambulance A 19-year-old man who rolled his ute called his own ambulance after laying trapped for two hours with spinal injuries.

The teenager was found by emergency services in a central Hawke’s Bay paddock and airlifted to Hawke’s Bay Hospital by the Lowe Corporation Rescue Helicopter about 8am on Saturday.

It’s understood he had lost control of the ute he was driving and plunged down a bank and into a paddock at the side of the road.

The accident occurred far up Tukituki Road near the Ruahine Range. It is believed the man had come from a dairy farm on which he had been working.

Constable Andy Walker of Waipukurau police said it was believed the man had been in the crashed vehicle for a couple of hours before he was found.

The teen had been taking a lefthand bend when his vehicle slid off the right-hand side of the road and became airborne, going down a bank.

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Ashburton landlord Linda Diamond has been left with a lot of rubbish and abandoned kittens after her tenants moved out.

Left with $5000 repair bill

By Susan Sandys Ashburton landlords Linda and Paul Diamond are at least $5000 out of pocket after tenants left their house damaged and filthy.

The tenants, a young couple, also left behind a hungry cat and her two kittens when they moved out on Thursday.

Mrs Diamond said the couple had moved in 18 months ago.

They were young and it was the first house they had rented, and she had wanted to give them a go.

“We gave them a chance and this is what we got,” she said as

she cleaned up on Friday.

The carpet would have to be replaced as it was soaked in cat urine and faeces and rotting in places. Bathroom vinyl had been torn and there were holes in walls and doors. Many ruined mattresses were left behind, as were items such as toys and shoes, and dozens of bags of rubbish.

Mrs Diamond said she would be more careful when it came to renting out the house and be less likely to choose younger people who were first-time renters.

She had phoned her insurance company, but the excess was $500 per item per room, so

it would not be worth making a claim. She planned on recarpeting the whole house and repairing the freshly painted kitchen, and the cost would be at least $5000.

As for the abandoned cats, Mrs Diamond and a couple of her friends had caught the kittens and were trying to encourage the mother cat out from under the house on Friday.

They were desperately trying to find homes for them, as they had no room at their own houses.

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World-class entertainment on our doorstep Auckland roads OUR VIEW cost the country I $1.25b a year

went to the ballet on Saturday evening – and I’m still raving about it; to anyone who will listen.

I’m not a ballet aficionado by any means, I’ve made the odd foray into the world of classical ballet and while I appreciated the costumes, sets and the extraordinary skill of the dancers, to be honest it never really moved me.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s contemporary performance in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre did.

In dazzling form, the company

delivered Made to Move in three polished, thought-provoking and thoroughly entertaining works.

The lighting and sets were superb, adding extra layers of magic – even for a culturally challenged onlooker such as myself.

Choreographer/set designer Javier de Frutos’ Anatomy of a Passing Cloud was a clever, multifaceted work that on the surface depicted the Pacific in all its spirit and splendour, while

subversively hinting at darker undercurrents.

Incorporating a fusion of classical and contemporary dance with Polynesian elements, the audience lit up with joy and was abuzz with delight during the first interval.

In Of Days, expatriate choreographer Andrew Simmons has created moments in the lives of people like us with effortlessness clarity, and the dramatic use of backlighting.

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Set in a Bavarian beer hall, Ethan Stiefel’s Bier Halle was bubbly, amusing and soon fizzed like fine champagne – as lederhosen, mirth and beauty merged together in a kaleidoscope of movement and colour.

The antics of Paul Matthews

as Nerd and Kohei Iwamoto as a flirtatious Cuckoo had the audience, young and old, laughing aloud.

Made to Move was frivolous and fun, and obviously the dancers enjoyed the performance as much as the audience – nobody left without a smile.

Thank you RNZB for bringing this stunning event to Ashburton – and thank you to those in our community who had the foresight to build the fantastic venue that enables world-class entertainment to be performed on our doorstep.

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A 4.9 per cent rate rise, it’s hard enough to get own home now days, let alone paying upkeeps.

Now a rate rise because someone decided to build an art gallery/museum that only a small group of people will go to. I would not mind rate rises if it was going toward the sport complex and pool. Not happy!

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Rate rise again, Not fair on people that own flats we have little land, share waste pipe and water to our homes and still pay $1300 + in rates council make over $5000 year from four flats on small bit of land.

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Yvonne should get her facts straight before slagging Ngai Tahu!

They do pay tax.

Shows you don’t read the press, It was in their last year how much tax they pay and how much they invest, unlike big business and farmers who hide behind family trusts!

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Aucklanders snap up emergency kits

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Panicked Aucklanders have been snapping up emergency kits in the wake of last Sunday’s earthquakes.

Some suppliers of survival packs have reported a 300 per cent increase in sales from the Auckland region last week.

Grab & Go usually sell up to 5000 kits a month at supermarkets, retail stores and to businesses.

“On Monday there was a significant lift in sales in Auckland,” spokesman Michael Anderson said.

“The Four Square in Waiheke Island reported packs flying off the shelves, and they were running out.”

Another leading supplier,

Prepare.co.nz, had “hundreds” of inquiries from Aucklanders after the two shakes, said spokeswoman Jo Schumacher.

“On Monday the interest was astronomical and our sales in Auckland tripled early in the week,” she added.

Wellington civil defence specialists Survive-it said online inquiries spiked on Sunday night.

“The quakes may not have been major but they have certainly jolted people into action,” Survive-it boss Rod Hall said.

Auckland Civil Defence controller Clive Manley said the quakes should be a wake-up call.

“There is a high awareness about earthquakes in Auckland but only about 10 per cent of people are properly prepared.”

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By Cherie Howie Snarled up Auckland roads are costing the country $1.25 billion a year, new Governmentcommissioned research reveals.

It is commuters and businesses who pick up most of the tab, through wasted petrol, wasted time and delayed shipments.

Consultants Ian Wallis and David Lupton say getting the city’s roads flowing freely is now “uneconomical, if not impossible”, and the Government should instead aim to run the road network at capacity: moving relatively slowly, but still moving.

The report, commissioned by the New Zealand Transport Agency, indicates the cost of congestion has increased $550 million since the last study in 2004, though the two studies’ methodologies differed.

Takapuna’s Craig Holmes was one of eight commuters to measure his travel time for the Herald on Sunday.

He and his daughter Tracy Chubb spent 73 minutes on the road to and from Auckland’s CBD – about 41 minutes longer than the return trip took him on a Sunday.

The pair spend about $25 a week on fuel. And, given the 62-year-old investment manager earns about $61 per hour, the cost of his wasted time is even greater.

He values those 41 minutes at $40; his daughter values them at $20.

It doesn’t sound like much, but over a year their time and petrol adds up to $15,000.

The NZTA study does not value commuters’ time so highly: by its calculations, congestion costs $834 for each man, woman and child in Auckland.

Ellerslie Business Association manager Sally Eustace commutes from Kohimarama to Ellerslie three days a week. The 7km journey takes 12 minutes on a Sunday; 35 minutes on a weekday.

“It is driving me absolutely crazy,” she said. “I feel like we’re trapped in.”

Tina Lepou has to drive home to Weymouth from Parnell four days a week, making sure she is at her kids’ daycare before it closes its doors at 5.30pm. That is important, because the daycare charges $10 for every five minutes a parent is late.

“It’s been a very expensive experience for some,” she said.

Labour transport spokesman Phil Twyford said everyone knew congestion was getting worse.

“We’ve had this kind of Los Angeles-style vision for the city, with motorways and sprawl. It can’t go on.”

But Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee denied the cost of congestion had almost doubled since 2004.

“Over the past nine years, despite increased population of some 190,000 people, there is less congestion than in 2004 and people’s journeys are quicker.”

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Starting-out wage Drivers have grip a boost for youth employment on give way rules

By Abby Gillies One year on from major changes to the give way rules, drivers have impressed authorities with their almost seamless response.

Today marks a year since two give way rules were changed to bring New Zealand traffic regulations into line with most of the developed world, and the expected chaos and confusion on the roads did not come to pass, according to police, the New Zealand Transport Association and insurers.

The first change required all traffic turning right to give way to a vehicle coming from the opposite direction and turning left.

The second change was to rules at uncontrolled T-intersections which meant all traffic at the bottom of the T gave way to all traffic at the top of the T. There had been very few accidents as a result of the changes and most drivers seemed to have good awareness and understanding of the new rules, said national road policing manager Superintendent Carey Griffiths.

“The vast majority of drivers grasped the new rules immediately and have continued to use them correctly.

“We had very few reports of any crashes, congestion or confusion. Drivers were initially cautious and courteous but most seemed to understand the new rules and are applying them without too much difficulty,” he said.

An NZTA-commissioned survey of 1000 drivers one month after the changes showed 90 per cent chose the correct option when asked which vehicle gave way at uncontrolled

T -intersections, compared with 61 per cent last February before the rules were changed.

For the right-hand turn rule, 89 per cent answered correctly in the April survey compared with 74 per cent in February.

Police said the changes did not appear to have resulted in any increased risk at intersections but analysis of crash data and traffic movements would not be available until later this year.

NZTA spokesman Andy Knackstedt congratulated drivers on their reaction to the changes, saying they had become “second nature” to most.

AA Insurance said it had received less than five claims that could be attributed to the new rules, all immediately after the switch.

The claims resulted from confusion about how to apply the catchphrase ‘Top of the T goes before me’.

AA head of corporate affairs Suzanne Wolton said these cases involved drivers turning from the top of the ‘T’ being hit on the front driver’s side by vehicles turning right from the bottom.

The low volume of claims showed Kiwis had adapted quickly and safely, as expected, she said.

“This suggests that New Zealanders were well aware of the rule change and when it came into force, and as a result drove more carefully at intersections. It seems that all Kiwi road users adhered to the rule of being cautious and courteous to each other,” she said.

“If they hadn’t understood exactly what the rule changes were then we would have seen an uplift in collisions and we haven’t.”

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ll of us want to see the young people in our communities getting on with learning, training and finding employment that will set them up for life. It is in all our interests to give our young people a helping hand to get them started.

With the passing of the Minimum Wage (Starting-out Wage) Amendment Bill through its third and final reading in Parliament last week, a starting out wage will be an option for employers and employees from May 1.

Employers will have a real incentive to give young people a foothold into work. It is a great opportunity for our youngest and most inexperienced workers to get into the job market and start building skills and experience.

Young people who don’t successfully move into work or who are unemployed for prolonged amounts of time face a real risk of long-term unemployment if no action is taken.

Under the starting-out wage, eligible 16-to-19-year-olds can be paid 80 per cent of the minimum wage for six months or for as long as they are undertaking recognised industry training of at least 40 credits per year.

The starting-out wage sits alongside other government initiatives aimed at helping more young New Zealanders into work or training, including Work and Income’s Job Streams.

Free flu vaccine for children with respiratory illness National has announced free flu vaccines for young children who suffer from respiratory illness.

Vaccination is the best protection from influenza, and children with respiratory illness are most at risk from suffering serious complications from getting the flu.

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months to five years who have a history of respiratory illness will be eligible. Extending free vaccines will reduce the likelihood of these children being admitted to the hospital as a result of the flu.

This is one of many steps National is taking to deliver better preventative healthcare, including extending the whooping cough vaccine to pregnant women in January this year, and committing $24 million to combatting rheumatic fever.

Views sought on pool safety laws Submissions are being sought on the law that protects young children from drowning in home swimming pools.

A consultation document on the Fencing of Swimming Pools Act will be open to submissions until May 10. Removing vague and inconsistent rules, improving national consistency and maintaining child safety are the aims of the document.

Drownings of young children in home pools have reduced from an average of 10 per year in 1987 to an average of three a year now.

It’s time to review the act to see if we can achieve our goals while also reducing compliance costs. For many the rules have been very frustrating, as people have had to try and satisfy the absolute letter of the law as opposed to focusing on the intent of trying to save lives.

You can read the consultation document and make submissions at www.dbh.govt.nz/ consultingon-pools.

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Housing crisis in spotlight Housing Minister Nick Smith appears to be taking a more conciliatory approach to Auckland’s housing crisis as he prepares to meet Mayor Len Brown to discuss the issue today.

Dr Smith has previously said more land should be made available for housing on the city’s urban fringes and has flagged the possibility of intervention to speed up land rezoning.

Mr Brown says Auckland’s house challenges cannot be solved by land supply alone.

However, speaking to TV One’s Q+A programme yesterday Dr Smith’s approach to the issue appeared more conciliatory.

“Me and Len are in the same paddock,” he said.

He described his relationship with the mayor as constructive and robust.

Dr Smith said he agreed with Auckland Council’s policy of building up and out.

“Oh, yes, I do. And there’s a lot more agreement between the Auckland Council and the

• Caught napping A drunk man picked the wrong vehicle for a nap yesterday morning when he stretched out on the front seat of a police employee’s vehicle parked outside the Dunedin central police station. The 30-year-old man was discovered about 9am, and was arrested and charged with unlawfully being a vehicle.

“He was drunk and wanted to sleep,” Acting Senior Sergeant Ed Baker said. He did not know how the man had got into the vehicle.

The man would appear in Dunedin District - APNZ Court this week.

• Drivers get the message Motorists have renewed driver licences in record numbers over the first two months of this year. The Automobile Association confirmed January and February were the two highest driver licence renewal months since new photographic licences were introduced in 1999. VTNZ and VINZ also reported a similar spike in renewals. New Zealand Transport Agency spokesperson Andy Knackstedt said a 12 per cent jump was recorded nationally between the first two months of this year.

In January, 7861 people renewed expired licences, rising sharply to 8816 in February – around an extra 200 people a week. The Herald on Sunday revealed last month there were nearly 500,000 expired driver licences.

Many motorists on the road were unaware they risked a $400 fine and were possibly uninsured. In the first two months of this year, nearly 200 drivers have had to apply for new licences after letting their licence lapse - APNZ for more than five years.

• Victim to appear in court The victim of a gang fight who allegedly punched and kicked a good Samaritan who came to his aid and stole his car will appear in court this week. Boycee Karetu, 26, unemployed, was charged with stealing a 2001 silver Subaru Legacy and driving while disqualified. He appeared in Dunedin District Court on Saturday after his arrest on Friday and was remanded in custody to reappear tomorrow.

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• ‘Time for fresh blood’ Te Ururoa Flavell has suggested it is time for Dr Pita Sharples to stand aside for fresh blood to take over leadership of the Maori Party. Mr Flavell told TVNZ’s Q+A programme yesterday that the party had to start thinking about a “succession plan” as far as its leaders were concerned. He has put his name forward as co-leader to potentially replace Dr Sharples, whom outgoing co-leader Tariana Turia has said should step down when she does at the end of the current term next year. “What I’m saying to you is there will come a time when the Maori Party will make a decision around the leadership that they want to take us into the future, and I’m hoping that it’s going to be a younger face,” Mr Flavell told Q+A. “I’m hoping it’s going to be a gender-based - open up the whole notion of gender to bring in younger people, because there’s a huge pool of talent out there that needs to be engaged in politics for the future of the Maori Party, and indeed for the future of Maori people in this country.”

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Government than what some might have you believe. We both agree that Auckland needs a lot more houses.”

The council and Government agree there is an estimated shortage of 20,00 -30,000 houses in Auckland and Dr Smith said the needed about another 13,000 houses each year.

The Government was making housing policy a priority and land supply remained a key part of that.

“We need to look at the cost of

infrastructure, the cost of building materials, the cost of the labour and how efficiently we’re building our houses, and we need to look at the compliance costs. All five of those elements are absolutely critical if we’re going to get home ownership to be more affordable.”

Mr Brown welcomed the comments, saying Auckland Council was looking forward to a “constructive discussion tomorrow with the Housing Minister on how Government and council can work together on Auckland’s most

pressing housing challenges”.

“I’m pleased the Government now agrees we need a balanced approach to Auckland’s housing challenges, and I’m encouraged by the constructive tone from the minister today,” he said.

The first priority should be to speed up the development of land to create more options for affordable housing, which required government support, he said.

“Our Unitary Plan plan envisages up to 40 per cent of new housing being outside the current

urban limit, primarily on three clusters of new greenfields sites with capacity for up to 90,000 homes, which we are currently investigating.”

The plan offered a broader range of housing choices, including more affordable housing within and around the city, and the council would continue to push for it to take effect from September, he said.

Work was also under way to speed up the consent process.

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Mufti for a worthy cause Ashburton College’s mufti day came with a difference on Friday.

A day to leave the uniform on the bedroom floor and express yourself in return for a gold donation, all too often the day is skimmed over and forgotten by Monday.

But this year the college’s student executive want to show fellow pupils what their donations towards the Ronald McDonald House means to real life people, just like themselves.

Mufti day organisers Abbey Marshall (left) and Elizabeth Hill, both 17, said it was important pupils were aware of the difference they made to others’ lives.

Although they will not know how much they have raised until later this week, the pair hope to show fellow pupils where their money has gone in the coming weeks.

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Mother’s worst fears over son realised A New Zealand mother who lost a court battle in the UK to stop her 8-year-old son from receiving radiation therapy for cancer says her worst fears over the treatment have been realised.

Sally Roberts made headlines last year when she went on the run with her son Neon, then aged 7, to stop him undergoing the treatment following surgery to remove a brain tumour.

They were found after a five-day nationwide search and Ms Roberts subsequently lost a court battle over Neon’s treatment in December.

Ms Roberts was concerned about the risk of brain damage as a result of radiation therapy, but her estranged husband Ben sided with doctors who said Neon would die within three months

without the treatment. Neon has now undergone 30 rounds of radiotherapy since January, which Ms Roberts says has broken her once happy boy.

Ms Roberts, originally from Auckland but who now lives in Devon, told The Mirror newspaper that her son was “not the Neon I know any more”.

“I look into my little boy’s eyes and there’s nothing there. Just docility and compliance,” she said.

“I walk into a room now and I see this child who was always laughing and happy sitting with his little head in his hands crying.”

Ms Roberts, who wants to treat Neon with alternative methods, said she was most scared the radiation would change and damage her son.

“And it’s done both.”

She told The Mirror that Neon’s hair had fallen out in clumps and he was depressed, emaciated and weak.

“He’s broken. His whole body is grey and fragile. He has chronic fatigue. He cries over the smallest things. He barely eats any more and has to take anti-sickness pills to keep down what he does eat ... and he’s just 8 years old.”

Ms Roberts is able to spend only a few hours a week with Neon after the courts gave custody to Mr Roberts until the treatment is complete.

She said Neon’s twin sister Elektra, who lives with her, did not understand what was happening and missed her brother.

“I tried to stop doctors pumping radia-

tion and chemotherapy drugs into him that he doesn’t need. And because of that I don’t get to wake up with him any more. I don’t get to cuddle him before he goes to sleep.”

Ms Roberts said her estranged husband, a Londoner, was a good father, but he had not done as much research as her.

“There are many professionals both here and in other countries who believe there are alternatives to chemo and radiation. But Neon’s doctors won’t listen.”

Neon is due to start chemotherapy on April 8.

Ms Roberts wants to challenge that in court, but has been denied legal aid.

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A New Zealand man accused of dragging a sex worker behind a moving van in a “horrific” attack in Canada is believed to have fled to North America after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet while on home detention in Hawke’s Bay. Michael Edward Farley, 39, was arrested on Thursday in Vancouver, where authorities say he was working

as a handyman and using the alias Robert Clarke.

Canadian media reported that Farley had been in the country for two years before the attack on the sex worker earlier this month.

It is not known how he managed to get into Canada.

The New Zealand Police website said Farley, who is wanted by Palmerston

North Police for breaching home detention and attempting to pervert the course of justice, was “believed to be in the Hawke’s Bay” area.

Inspector Laurence Rankin, in Canada, said Farley had been picked up earlier this month by Canadian Border Services Agency for violating immigration laws, the Huffington Post reported.

He was subsequently investigated as

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One of New Zealand’s rarest birds has taken to its new home in Wanganui with a song.

Forty-four of the hihi or stitchbird – 22 male and 22 female – were released into Bushy Park on Saturday morning to make it one of only three mainland hihi sanctuaries nationwide.

The birds were captured on Tiritiri Matangi island near Auckland last Saturday by a team of 13 including Department of Conservation and Massey University researchers and staff from Sydney’s Taronga Zoo. It’s believed there are less than 3500 of the species left in New Zealand.

Around 100 people turned out in the brisk morning air to see the birds released from their transport boxes, including Bushy Park Trust chairperson Liz Tennet.

She said that once the birds flew into the bush several of them began to sing.

“It was awesome, and it was such a historic moment as there’s only two other places where the hihi have successfully been transposed onto the mainland.

“I think them singing to us like that is a good sign.”

The hihi project, which has been led by former trust chairman Allan Anderson, had been under way for about five years, ensuring the park met the standards set for the tiny birds.

“Today has been the fruition of that process. We’ve installed food stations and nesting boxes for them which has been done by volunteers, and we’ve had to ensure the’re able to enter a disease-free environment.

“We had a delay about a year because one of the birds was diagnosed with salmonella, but after some testing we established that wasn’t a problem.

It still set us back for a while.”

Ms Tennet said many local businesses and individuals had contributed, as had a Saudi crown prince, but more donations would be needed.

“We’ve attached little radio transmitters to some of them, that cost about $10,000, and we’ll be using aeroplanes or helicopters to monitor where they go. All the ongoing costs will need to be met somehow and we’re always happy to hear from people who want to help with money or time, even if it’s just two hours a month,” she said.

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a suspect before being being charged with the March 4 offence against the sex worker.

Officers allege the 42-year-old victim was picked up against her will, driven to a secluded area, tied up and beaten during the incident, the Huffington Post said.

Several witnesses called 911 as they watched the woman being dragged

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He is yet to face court.

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Protection for star Shortland Street star Teuila Blakely has a security guard protecting her around the clock after police arrested a man for allegedly stalking her.

Blakely was at home with her family on Saturday but it was the security guard who came to the door.

Blakely would not comment on the charges.

The 38-year-old actor plays Vasa Levi, the soap opera’s head of nursing. She has been a cast member since 2010.

Shortland Street is taking the threat of a stalker seriously and, at their request, the Herald on Sunday has agreed not to name the 25-year-old accused man, who is unemployed and lives in Ponsonby. Producers feared naming him might feed his desire for attention.

Shortland Street spokeswoman Tamar Munch said what had happened to Blakely was a “very unusual circumstance. It’s absolutely unique”.

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Rodwell release almost botched The release of Australian Warren Rodwell after being held captive by Islamic militants in the Philippines for 15 months was almost botched with his kidnappers initially reneging on a deal to release him.

The vice-governor of the southern Philippine province of Basilan, Al-Rasheed Sakalahul, has confirmed that a ransom of almost $A94,000 was paid to Abu Sayyaf militants to secure Mr Rodwell’s release early on Saturday.

It was much less than the $US2 million ($A1.93 million) the al Qaeda linked group had been

demanding in the weeks after they abducted the 54-year-old from his home on the southern island of Mindanao on December 5, 2011.

Mr Sakalahul, who led the talks with the militants, said Australian officials had played no role in Mr Rodwell’s release.

He said the ransom money had come via Mr Rodwell’s Filipino wife Miraflor Gutang, and her brother Roger.

“It was really a tough negotiation but in the end, with God’s help, we managed to secure the release of Rodwell,” Mr Sakalahul told Fairfax.

But there are claims that Mr Rodwell’s release almost backfired disastrously. He was supposed to be released last Thursday, officials have said, after an up-front ransom was paid.

“What happened out there in the jungles of Tipo-Tipo was some sort of estafa (swindle) because the Abu Sayyaf bandits took the ransom but reneged on their earlier promise to hand over Rodwell to the vice-governor,” a senior security official said, according to the Philippine Star newspaper.

“We don’t know really what happened next after the botched release. But we could only sur-

mise that the anger and the frustrations of the vice-governor played a key role for the Abu Sayyaf to change their minds and release their Australian.”

Regional police operations director Superintendent Jose Bayani Gucela confirmed authorities had been expecting Mr Rodwell to be released last Thursday.

“But there was misunderstanding among the Abu Sayyaf that caused the delay,” he said.

Mr Rodwell’s frightening ordeal came to an end in the early hours of Saturday, when he was released at the port city of

Pagadian. He then made his way to a police station He was then flown by helicopter to the offices of US Joint Special Operation Task ForcePhilippines, located inside the Western Mindanao Command military base in Zamboanga City.

Some reports say he was put in a boat and told to paddle for his life by his captors, while a Philippine police video released yesterday showed Mr Rodwell telling officers “I had been told when I get to the land walk, walk on road and just say please help me,” he said.

Mr Rodwell, who appeared

emaciated but otherwise in good spirits, is understood to be recovering in a hospital at the military base where it is believed his sister Denise is with him.

He is expected to remain there for treatment for up to a week.

Nigel Brennan, an Australian who was held hostage for 462 days in Somalia in 2008, said Mr Rodwell would find it tough to overcome his trauma.

“I hope the media will give Warren Rodwell space when he comes home as they did with me.

He will need time with family and friends to recover,” he tweeted - AAP yesterday.

Inquest gives Woman certain suspect shot her baby family hope

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By Julian Drape The family of British nurse Jacintha Saldanha remains hopeful an inquest which resumes this week will unravel the events that led to her death days after a prank call from two Australian DJs. The 46-year-old mother of two in December answered a call from 2Day FM’s Mel Greig and Michael Christian posing as the Queen and Prince Charles.

The radio hosts were transferred and subsequently given an update on the condition of Prince William’s pregnant wife Catherine.

British MP Keith Vaz, who has been representing Ms Saldanha’s family, says three months after the Indian-born nurse committed suicide there remain a number of unanswered questions.

Mr Vaz has said he’s astonished the prestigious King Edward VII hospital had a nurse rather than a trained operator answering calls at reception.

“The family remain hopeful the inquest and investigating will provide the answers they

seek,” the MP said in a statement.

Mr Vaz said the hospital had told him its own internal inquiry was expected to be completed after the inquest which reopens at Westminster Coroner’s Court on Tuesday.

The Labour MP has also written to Austereo in Australia which he noted remained “subject to an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority”.

Ms Saldanha’s family will be represented at the inquest by John Cooper QC. He’s been acting pro bono and earlier this month hit out at a decision to deny the bereaved family legal aid for the inquest.

“The family believe there are questions to be asked about the hospital protocols that led to Mrs Saldanha being put in that job on that night,” Mr Cooper told the Independent newspaper.

Prosecutors in early February announced they would not bring charges against Greig and Christian over the hoax call because there was “no evidence” to support a charge of - AAP manslaughter.

The mother of a baby shot dead in his stroller took one look at a teenage suspect’s jailhouse mugshot at the weekend and said he was definitely the killer. Yet an aunt of the teen said he was eating breakfast with her when the slaying took place.

Despite the conflicting stories, police have charged 17-year -old De’Marquise Elkins with murder, along with a 14-year-old suspect whose name has been withheld because he’s a juvenile.

Brunswick police spokesman Todd Rhodes said even though Elkins’ aunt provided an alibi, authorities have good reason to bring the charges.

“That’s what she’s saying, but the evidence we’re looking at says something else,” Rhodes said, though he would not elaborate.

Also at the weekend, police in this coastal port city released emergency call recordings from neighbours who sobbed and pleaded for help right after 13-month-old ap photo Antonio Santiago was shot in Two teddy bears, a commemorative cross and a vase of the head a few blocks from flowers sit on a street corner in Brunswick, Georgia near his mother’s apartment. where 13-month-old Antonio Santiago was fatally shot in Sherry West said she was his stroller. pushing her baby in his

stroller as she walked home from the post office. She said a teenager, with a younger boy behind him, approached and asked her for money.

West said when she told him she had no money, the teen drew a gun and said: “Do you want me to kill your baby?”

The gunman opened fire and West was shot in the leg, while another bullet grazed her left ear, she said. She watched helplessly as the gunman shot her son in the face, she said.

Katrina Freeman said the shooter can’t be her nephew, Elkins, because he showed up at her house at 8.15am — roughly an hour before the killing. She said she cooked breakfast and that Elkins accompanied her and her children to run errands when they left at about 11.30am.

“He was with us the whole time,” said Freeman, adding that she gave police the same account of her nephew’s whereabouts. “There is no doubt in my mind that he is innocent.”

The slain boy’s mother said she picked the gunman out of a photo line-up of 24 mugshots police brought to her.

When a reporter showed her the photo of Elkins taken when he was booked into the

Glynn County jail, she wept and nodded.

“He killed my baby, and he shot me, too,” she said.

At her apartment yesterday, West had filled several bags with her son’s clothes to donate to charity. She said she hopes prosecutors pursue the death penalty in the case.

“My baby will never be back again,” West said, sobbing.

“He took an innocent life. I want his life, too.”

In Georgia, police said they are still searching for the gun.

In the emergency call recordings, two callers said they heard gunshots and then saw West take her son out of his stroller, lay him on the ground and try to revive him using cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

“Yes, I heard the shots.

Somebody shot this child,” said one sobbing caller, who told the operator there were three shots fired. “She’s got him on the ground. Please, we need everything we can get.”

The emergency operators asked the callers if the boy was breathing. Finally, a man in a grave voice, answers: “No, the baby’s not breathing.” He says the child was shot “right between the eyes”.

- AP

• New bells Thousands have gathered outside Notre Dame Cathedral to hear the inaugural ringing of nine gargantuan new bells at the Paris landmark.

The bells, the largest of which weighs in at 6½ tonnes, or 6000 kilograms, were ordered for the cathedral’s 850th birthday — to replace the discordant “ding dang” of the previous four 19th century chimes.

Saturday was the first time the bells have been rung since they were delivered to the cathedral in late January. They join the cathedral’s oldest surviving bell, named Emmanuel, to restore the 10-bell harmony originally conceived for Notre Dame’s bell towers.

- AP

• Ellen in Aust Ellen DeGeneres has been acquainted with some of the giants of Sydney while in Australia. A day after filming her first official TV segment for the Ellen DeGeneres Show the star took advantage of a sunny Sunday to get out and about and see some of the city’s natural wonders.

DeGeneres has posted a photo on twitter showing her standing within the giant roots of a Moreton Bay Fig tree. Another photo shows DeGeneres and her Australian wife Portia de Rossi leaning against the base of what looks like a baobab tree. DeGeneres is expected to take part in a number of events in Sydney over the next couple of days before arriving in Melbourne later next week.

- AAP

• Prison break-out At least 11 inmates have escaped from a Greek prison after gunmen brazenly attacked the site with grenades and automatic weapons, kicking off a nightlong standoff between police and prisoners. Two guards were injured, one of them seriously.

A police official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said two of the escaped inmates had been found and arrested.

He said they were hiding in a church not far from the site of the prison. The official added that all the escapees were Albanian. The incident occurred near the town of - AP Trikala.

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The California Zephyr train near Truckee, California. The California Zephyr starts in Emeryville, California, near San Francisco, en route to Reno, Nevada, a 380-kilometre journey that offers beautiful views as well as history. It crosses the Sierra Nevada mountain range and follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination is Chicago, a 51-hour trip from Emeryville.

Historic route for California Zephyr T

he journey east on Amtrak’s California Zephyr train is as good as the destination.

Riding the rails from the San Francisco Bay area to Reno, Nevada, offers beautiful views and a tangible sense of history on the route over the Sierra Nevada mountain range that helped bring America together after the Civil War. Marking 30 years of service this year, the Amtrak train leaves Emeryville, California, every morning. The Zephyr’s ultimate destination, 51 hours later, is Chicago.

Between Sacramento and Reno, a five-hour trip, it follows the same course as the historic Transcontinental Railroad, according to the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento. The rail path through the mountains was a 19th century engineering feat that bolstered the nation’s western expansion.

A hundred and forty-four years after the Transcontinental Railroad’s completion, trainloving children and picturehappy tourists pack the train’s observation car to take in the Sierra Nevada and the mountain passage known as Donner Pass, which was once thought impossible to cross by locomotive.

Prior to federally subsidised Amtrak taking over the route in 1983, the California Zephyr was privately run by three train corporations. From 1949 to

ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) A delicious link between the Sun and Venus, both in Aries, can add so much sunshine to your mood and to the vibe that you give out to others.

Or will it? Because someone may seem to go out of their way to put a dampener on proceedings. The trick is to work out who this might be and what their issues and agenda are. Jealousy may be a factor.

Melanie Carroll hops aboard the California Zephyr to ride the rails from San Francisco to Reno, Nevada - all 380 kilometres of it.

1970, the so-called Silver Lady boasted five sightseeing cars topped by semi-circular glass domes, with fine china and real silver in the dining cars.

It also featured young hostesses in uniform, known as Zephyrettes, tasked with making the trip between Chicago and California more pleasant by doing everything from helping families with young children to announcing scenic spots along

the way.

“Amtrak is nothing like the historic Zephyr,” said Cathy von Ibsch, 63, who worked as a Zephyrette when the private service came to an end in 1970.

“It (Amtrak) didn’t have the same class or same feel. They modernised it.”

The original train travelled a different eastward route through California and Nevada on its way to Salt Lake City called the

Passengers relax in a lounge car aboard the California Zephyr.

TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) You may realise that you do after all hold strong feelings for that person from your past. Yet the thought might seem oppressive, especially if you have worked hard to move on, perhaps even with someone new. So today can throw up some bittersweet moments.

Equally, you may decide enough’s enough with a current tie that’s ailing.

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) Does a friend share your generosity of spirit? There may be a moment today when your natural exuberance seems crushed by someone with a tendency to be a nitpicker. Yet if you can get behind this, you might find yourself feeling very grateful for the friendship you share with someone else. You may even strike up a bond that goes deeper.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) You might have to brace yourself today, especially at work.

If you are a Cancer who prefers not to engage in confrontations, you might be perfectly pleasant to someone and yet in return they can seem very sour.

Try to shrug this off.

It may be that the added attention that is coming your way is hard for them to take. Sparkle on!

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LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) Don’t let today’s passage of the Moon across Saturn overly affect your confidence and sense of self. Because at least for a time, you might feel a tad less self-assured. But with another superb and progress influence in play, as long as you continue to believe in yourself, you can cultivate some brilliant possibilities, especially linked to travel.

Feather River Route, which did not offer views of the bays north of San Francisco. From Salt Lake City to Chicago, the routes of the original Zephyr and the modern Amtrak trains remain the same.

I recently rode the Amtrak train for the first time.

My husband and I were enthusiastically led onto the platform by our 4-year-old son, a train fanatic. We boarded the train just after 9am in the small city of Emeryville, 18 kilometres east of San Francisco. It’s the Zephyr’s departure point on the 380 kilometre journey to Reno.

The train wasn’t packed, which meant we could occupy a few extra seats, spread out and relax. This made for a much better experience than air travel (no airport security either), which is often crowded and uncomfortable. During the 2012 fiscal year, the Zephyr’s ridership increased to 376,459 passengers as compared to 355,324 in 2011, according to data from Amtrak.

The first leg of the sevenhour journey to Reno took us along the water north-east of San Francisco. We witnessed the morning light dancing off San Pablo Bay, a tidal estuary that extends north from the San Francisco Bay. Roughly an hour into the journey, while crossing the Benicia-Martinez bridge, we saw the so-called “mothball fleet” in Suisun Bay. There, dozens of World War Two-era decommissioned warships are

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) You have an eye for detail but when you home in on things it is very important that you take in the whole picture, not one small segment.

Today is a point in case.

Something very valuable may appear.

This could be a piece of information, a new person, or even a dusty old item. If so, pause and see what you can learn. It may be plenty.

still afloat.

By mid-morning, we were rolling across flat farmland and orchards. We arrived in Sacramento, the state capital, just after 11am. There, volunteer guides from the California State Railway Museum - who serve in pairs from Sacramento to Reno and back every day - boarded.

Later we heard their voices over the public address system, detailing the history of Donner Pass and the Transcontinental Railroad.

Donner Pass, the passage over the Sierra Nevada, received its name from the infamous group of pioneers from the Midwest who attempted to reach California during the winter of 1846-47. The pioneers were stranded on the eastern side of the pass, obstructed by snow.

Of the 87 travellers, only 48 survived, with some resorting to cannibalism.

The construction of the Transcontinental Railroad over Donner Pass got under way after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act of 1862.

It took six years and the labour of more than 12,000 Chinese workers who laid track eastward from Sacramento, according to the Harvard University Library Open Collections Program.

The Central Pacific Railroad blasted 15 tunnels through the Sierra Nevada, and the Union Pacific Railroad laid rails heading west from Omaha,

LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) This can be an excellent day for relationships but I am going to qualify this because you can’t expect this with every person and in every situation. The reason is that Saturn is going to assert itself on the Moon and the chance for positive exchanges will come from those with similar values. Someone that doesn’t could profoundly disappoint you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) There may be someone you are trying to give the benefit of the doubt to, and if so, it may take more effort than the simple thought, “Oh, they’re not so bad after all”.

Instead, be conscious that it is how you are and your attitudes that will affect this scenario as much as a change of mindset.

You can’t expect everyone to conform to your high standards.

Passengers look out the window on the California Zephyr.

Nebraska.

Finally in 1869, the 2858 kilometres of track, one from the east and the other from the west, joined together in Promontory Summit, Utah, and the Transcontinental Railroad was born.

Riding through the tunnels toward Reno, it was hard not to imagine the backbreaking labour that went into creating them.

“Tunnels were pushed forward using hand drills to create the holes in which to load black powder (and later, nitroglycerine),” said Paul Hammond, director of the California State Railroad Museum.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Part of you may be up for a very jolly and sociable time, yet an inner voice may hold you back. This may drop a seed of doubt into your thinking, especially about your love life. Is there a past situation or scenario which is still playing out at the bottom of your psyche far more powerfully than you thought? If so, it may be time to cleanse yourself of this.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Beautifying your home, decorating or improving your garden can all be features at this time. If you have been busy doing these things already, you may invite friends or family around to show them the progress that you have made. Yet don’t expect one friend to be glowing with their assessment. In fact, they could seem quite off with you.

“Working in very hard granite still meant that progress was often measured in inches per day.”

Lucky for us, in the 21st century, all we have to do is hop onboard and enjoy.

If you go ...

ZEPHYR: Amtrak train from Emeryville, California, near San Francisco, to Chicago. Rates vary for unreserved coach fare for the California Zephyr route (Emeryville to Reno, Nevada), with fares as low as $49 and $61 depending on time of year.

Some trips do sell out; http:// tickets.amtrak.com.

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AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) You might find yourself silkily explaining your take on something today, and one person could be absolutely rapt with what you have to say. However, if you are trying to woo a customer, gain credibility with your bank or impress a potential employer, don’t try too hard to charm as they may seem strangely put off by this. The key is to be natural.

PISCES (Feb 20th Mar 20th) You might find yourself counting your blessings today, working out what you have that is valuable in your life - and I don’t mean materially. Yet equally, if you do decide that a treat or two is in order, the location of Saturn suggests that if you splash out with gay abandon, you might get a very strong reaction with a case of buyer’s remorse.

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DAILY DIARY MONDAY MARCH 25 9.00am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.00am - 4.00pm. ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop enquiries. Phone 307-0496. 60 Cass Street, Consultancy House.

9.30am - 10.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

9.45am. THE PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Monthly meeting and A.G.M. Doris Linton Lounge, RSA, Cox St 10.00am. CARDIAC COMPANIONS. Fortnightly meeting with exercises and occasional speakers. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street.

10.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Play group in lounge, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

10.30am - 11.30am. AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Men’s exercise classes start today. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Seafield Road.

6.00pm. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

7.30pm. CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm. TINWALD INDOOR BOWLING CLUB. Bowlers welcome. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Speaker Nicole Hazlehurst, decorative Dahlia delight.

Sports pavilion. Walnut Avenue.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Monthly meeting, Rover Den, Mania-o-roto Scout Park, Chalmers Ave.

TUESDAY MARCH 26 9.30am. ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am. M.S.A. T’AI CHI CLUB. Beginners class, new comers welcome. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

10.00am. WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Singles competition. Waireka Croquet Club Ashburton Domain, Philip Street.

10.45. M.S.A. T’AI CHI CLUB. Maintenance class and exercises. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

12noon - 3pm. ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC). Signing centre. Community House, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

1.00pm - 3.00pm. ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM, Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Rd. 1.30pm. R.S.A. Cards “500” R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.00pm. ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Mediation Services. cnr Havelock and Park Streets.

7.30pm. ASHBURTON BREAST CANCER SUPPORT GROUP. Meeting, enquiries to Faye 308-1852, everyone welcome. Mackenzie Centre, Kermode Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm. MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided.

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Top northern driver Tony Herlihy steers Jackaroo Bromac to the lead with a round to go as Carl Markham on Special Bella hands up in the Yaldhurst Hotel Handicap Pace at the Methven Trotting Club’s meeting yesterday.

Jackaroo Bromac, a McArdle-Jillbo four-year-old trained

by Mark Jones at Burnham, was never headed and went on to confirm his warm favouritism in the race.

Outsider Special Bella tried to sneak up on the rails but came to the end of its run, while Gerard O’Reilly brought Live Lea down the centre of the track to fill third spot and complete a $1164 trifecta.

Methven harness racing results The weather was fine and the track fast for the Methven Harness (Grass) at Methven yesterday.

RACE 1 - DONEGAL HOUSE TROT, $6500, 2400m 1-1 Saratoga (14) M Purdon 1 5-5 Xmas Joy Belle (6) S McNally 2 9-11 Reach For The Sun (4) B Orange 3 Scratched: Bernice, Foreverman, Monorail, Flying Buck.

Also (finishing order): 12-12 Starview Soul, 8-7 Charlie Kaos, 7-10 Gin Rummy, 6-6 Miri, 13-13 Euromaxx, 2-2 Chiola Belle, 15-14 Henley Park, 4-4 Kaizen, 14-15 Johnny Wood, 11-9 Waihemo Angus, 10-8 Price Of Fame, 3-3 Barry.

5-1/4L, 3-1/2L, 2L. Time: 3:11.20.

MR: 2:08.30. Last 800m: 62.40.

Win: $1.50. Places: $1.10, $4.40, $7.80. Quinella: $22.50. Trifecta: $397.60 (14,6,4). First4: $1952.50 (14,6,4,7). Sub: Saratoga (14).

Trainer: Mark Purdon, Rolleston. Breeding: 3 g Muscles Yankee-City Lane.

RACE 2 - MCGIRR FAMILY MBL PACE, $6500, 2300m 6-7 Apache Moon (6) D Flint 1 J Dunn 3-2 Galactic Galleon (8) 2 1-1 Angus T Jones (12) T Chmiel 3 Scratched: Santa Rosa Glory, Skippy Rascal.

Also (in finishing order): 2-3 Exceptional Mach, 9-8 Private Jones, 12-12 Chapala Surprise, 8-9 Dream Gal, 11-11 Geisha Girl, 5-5 Julia Bardon, 7-6 Spirit Of Chronos, 10-10 Winged Warrior, 4-4 Curve (Pulled up).

Hd, 3/4L, 1L. Time: 2:59.10.

MR: 2:05.40. Last 800m: 60.00.

Win: $13.10. Places: $3.90, $1.70, $1.50. Quinella: $44.40. Trifecta: $325.20 (6,8,12). First4: $1205.20 (6,8,12,10). Sub: Angus T Jones (12).

Trainer: Debbie Flint, Ashley. Breeding: 3 g Bettor’s Delight-Ohoka Moon.

RACE 3 - SOUTHERN DEMOLITION 2YO MOBILE TROT, $9000, 1609m 1-2 Not About The Money (7) B Orange 1

2 2-1 Daenerys Targaryen (5) R May 6-6 Trouble Rieu (4) S McNally 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 5-5 Hot Pants, 7-7 Clean Break, 3-4 Twentyten, 4-3 Dieu De L’Amour.

2L, 9L, 1/2L. Time: 2:04.70.

MR: 2:04.70. Last 800m: 59.80.

Win: $1.80. Places: $1.60, $1.60. Quinella: $2.70.

Trifecta: $33.40 (7,5,4). First4: $173.30 (7,5,4,3).

Double: $28.80 (6/7+), $32.90 (6/5). Treble: $102.60 (14+/6/7+). Sub: Not About The Money (7).

Trainer: Mark Purdon, Rolleston. Breeding: 2 g Majestic Son-Fear Factor.

RACE 4 - MID CANTERBURY TROTTING OWNERS ASSN PACE, $6500, 2400m 5-5 Major Moment (9) G Smith 1 1-1 Star Black (6) M Hay 2 3 3-2 Bianca (4) D Dunn Scratched: Katapo, Live Together.

Also (finishing order): 7-6 Way Up High, 13-13 She’s Got It, 2-3 Classiegent, 4-4 Morven Lad, 6-7 Jack Hammer, 8-8 Spencer Gore, 11-12 Proven R, 12-11 Sublime Lustre, 9-10 Glenferrie Ann, 14-15 Inca Bay, 10-9 Getinbehind, 15-14 Ardwells Key (Pulled up).

3/4L, 1/2L, 2-1/2L. Time: 3:12.10.

MR: 2:08.80. Last 800m: 59.40.

Win: $9.20. Places: $2.70, $1.60, $1.80. Quinella: $14.80. Trifecta: $181.70 (9,6,4). First4: $1816.00 (9,6,4,1). Sub: Star Black (6).

Trainer: Phil Burrows, Fernside. Breeding: 3 g Art Major-English Elegance.

RACE 5 - MAINLAND WOOL LTD MOBILE PACE, $6500, 2300m C D Thornley 1 2-1 Brute Ute Anvil (12) R Close 2 9-9 History Maker (7) 5-4 Be Me (8) R May 3 All Started. Also (finishing order): 8-7 Chargedownking, 3-3 Shantaram, 7-8 Double Vision, 13-12 Nemean, 6-5 Shamrocks Boy, 10-10 Trophy Hunter, 4-6 Grins Supreme, 11-11 Fifteen C, 1-2 Ripia, 12-13 Scotty Is Flyin, 14-14 Mighthaveafight (Pulled up).

Nse, Nse, Hd. Time: 2:59.10.

MR: 2:05.50. Last 800m: 61.50.

Win: $4.60. Places: $1.60, $7.50, $2.70. Quinella: $86.20. Trifecta: $1512.00 (12,7,8). First4: $2043.80 (12,7,8,1). Double: $18.70 (9/12), $56.10 (9/7). Sub: Ripia (10).

Trainer: John Bromley, Aylesbury. Breeding: 5 g Bettor’s Delight-Aimee.

RACE 6 - P G O’REILLY SNR MEMORIAL MOBILE PACE, $7500, 2300m B Thomas 2-2 Debs Pal (7) 1 1-1 Uncle Trevor (9) M Williamson 2 10-10 Eyre Of Expectancy (4) C Hunter 3 All Started.

Also (in finishing order): 4-4 Shifty Shivas, 7-7 Simon Sivad, 5-5 Flyalong Falcon, 8-8 Bashful Compton, 9-9 Augustus Time, 3-3 Indefinite, 13-13 Austin Bromac, 11-12 Caesar’s Flame, 14-14 Last One VC, 12-11 Chloe Finn, 6-6 K C Pedro.

Hd, Nse, 3/4L. Time: 2:57.70.

MR: 2:04.30. Last 800m: 58.70.

Win: $5.70. Places: $2.10, $1.70, $8.80. Quinella: $9.00. Trifecta: $472.20 (7,9,4). First4: $3854.30 (7,9,4,2). Sub: Uncle Trevor (9).

Trainer: Phil Burrows, Fernside. Breeding: 5 g Sands A Flyin-Mithras.

RACE 7 - PAINTLAB FILLIES & MARES MOBILE PACE, $6500, 2300m 1-1 Good Girl Becqui (6) B Thomas 1 2 4-4 Rise And Shine (8) S Ottley 7-6 Dana Dynasty (10) B Orange 3 All Started.

Also (finishing order): 3-3 Memorable, 6-7 Glendevon, 5-5 Smart Alex, 2-2 Planet Princess, 8-8 Riverboat Diamond, 11-11 Gotta Go Sassy’s Jet, 13-12 Wonder Anvil, 9-9 Alexis Mary, 14-14 Sharon Woodford, 12-13 Go Da Jag, 10-10 Miss Brahms (Pulled up).

3/4L, 1-1/4L, Nse. Time: 2:57.30.

MR: 2:04.10. Last 800m: 61.70.

Win: $2.90. Places: $1.40, $2.50, $2.90. Quinella: $18.40. Trifecta: $179.90 (6,8,10). First4: $548.30 (6,8,10,12). Double: $11.70 (7/6+), $19.60 (7/8).

Treble: $63.90 (12/7/6+). Sub: Good Girl Becqui (6).

Trainer: Phil Burrows, Fernside. Breeding: 4 m Christian Cullen-Millwood Becqui.

RACE 8 - YALDHURST HOTEL HANDICAP PACE, $8500, 3000m 1-1 Jackaroo Bromac (13) T Herlihy 1 C Markham 2 15-15 Special Bella (1) 4-3 Live Lea (14) G O’Reilly 3 All Started. Also (finish order): 9-10 Alta Tallyho, 14-14 Givethejobtobarnsy, 13-11 Armadale V C, 16-16 Will He Rule, 8-8 Just Rose, 2-2 Chechnya, 7-7 Four Needed, 10-9 Get Holme Tyron, 3-4 Roxy Bromac, 6-5 The Falcon Legend, 17-17 Supreme Sign, 11-12 Westburn Courage, 5-6 Formidable, 12-13 Rome’s Burning.

1-1/4L, Nse, Nse. Time: 3:59.60.

MR: 2:08.60. Last 800m: 59.20.

Win: $4.00. Places: $1.90, $12.90, $2.20. Quinella: $120.20. Tri: $1164.70 (13,1,14). First4: Not Struck.

Sub: Jackaroo Bromac (13).

Trainer: Mark Jones, Burnham. Breeding: 4 h McArdle-Jillbo.

RACE 9 - FULTON HOGAN LTD HANDICAP TROT, $7500, 2400m 16-16 Vacanza (11) B Hutton 1 J Dunn 2 13-12 Bobby Breen (1) 1-1 Dwindle Mist (7) M Williamson 3 Scratched: Yaldy Boyz, St Petersburg, Sarah Palin.

Also (in finishing order): 6-6 Tart N Tights, 8-8 Hot Vacation, 12-11 Trick Star, 18-18 Sun Of Mystery, 11-10 Speedy Earl, 2-3 Indiana Jones, 9-9 Patch

Bromac, 3-2 Kowhai Whiz, 10-13 Native’s Brite Spark, 15-14 Evander D Go, 7-7 Eyrewell Pegasus, 14-15 Armed Force, 17-17 Eight Double Eight, 4-4 Unico Crown, 5-5 Sunoflindenny.

Lg nk, 3-1/2L, 1L. Time: 3:13.60.

MR: 2:09.90. Last 800m: 60.80.

Win: $77.20. Places: $22.00, $8.90, $1.60. Quinella: $1342.10. Trifecta: $10873.20 (11,1,7). First4: Not Struck. Double: $123.80 (13+/11), $75.40 (13+/1).

Sub: Dwindle Mist (7).

Trainer: Bruce Hutton, Greendale. Breeding: 4 m Dream Vacation-Sunny Lane.

RACE 10 - MIDLANDS SEED LTD MOBILE PACE, $4500, 2300m 1-1 Supabet (6) D Dunn 1 B Thomas 2 2-2 Mach’s Gladiator (1) 4-4 Flyin Frances (11) M Smolenski 3 All Started.

Also: 9-9 Tinted Field, 5-5 Washington Express, 6-6 Lima Lass, 10-10 Fortunately, 11-12 Bounty Eyre, 13-14 Mimi Surarti, 7-8 Spunky’s Dream, 8-7 Marilyn Golightly, 12-11 Lockey, 14-13 The Vestal Virgin, 3-3 Sweet Terror.

6L, 1-1/4L, Nk. Time: 2:55.80.

MR: 2:03.00. Last 800m: 59.20.

Win: $2.90. Places: $1.40, $1.60, $2.70. Quinella: $4.50. Tri: $60.80 (6,1,11). First4: $907.00 (6,1,11,5).

Sub: Supabet (6).

Trainer: Paul Kerr, Ohoka. Breeding: 3 g Bettor’s Delight-Super Smooth.

RACE 11 - BLACKWELL CONTRACTING PACE, $7500, 2400m 5-5 Billythehuntedone (4) C DeFilippi 1 R May 6-7 Bite The Dust (2) 2 2-3 Tyron’s Falcon Ella (3) T Herlihy 3 Scratched: Franco Tiago, Outta Sight.

Also (in finishing order): 8-9 Midfrew Tarpediem, 10-10 Greshees Angel, 1-1 Quick As I Can, 13-13 I’m Bettor, 9-8 Loose Cannon, 7-6 Stradowan, 4-4 Lilac Desire, 3-2 Machie Mach, 12-12 Crusader Courage, 11-11 Alliwantforxmas.

1-1/4L, Nk, 1/2 hd. Time: 3:11.20.

MR: 2:08.20. Last 800m: 59.60.

Win: $8.90. Places: $2.90, $3.40, $2.50. Quinella: $30.60. Trifecta: $515.30 (4,2,3). First4: $2413.40 (4,2,3,11). Quaddie: $5882.50 (13+/11/6+/4). Place6: $34.30 (4,7,9+/6+,8,10/1,13+,14/1,7+,11/1,6+,11/2, 3,4). Double: $18.60 (6+/4), $10.00 (6+/2). Treble: $1829.70 (11/6+/4). Sub: Quick As I Can (13).

Trainer: C & J DeFilippi, Lincoln. Breeding: 3 g Live Or Die-The Rollerskate Girl.

Today’s Matamata fields, form, riders Racing Matamata Venue: Matamata Meeting Date: 25 Mar 2013 NZ Meeting number : 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.58pm (NZT) MEAD AUTOTRIMMERS & UPHOLSTERY LIMITED MDN 1600 $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 P6053 Assertive (5) 58.5.........................D Johnson 2 35235 Footprint h (4) 58....................... M D Plessis 3 24226 Mutt Williams h (8) 58.................M Coleman 4 Red On Black 58........................... Scratched 5 00x Le’vantos h (3) 58..........................M McNab 6 Romeo Whiskey 58....................... Scratched 7 06524 Lilly Belle b (6) 56 8 4 Orinto h (10) 56......................... M Cameron 9 Dee I Why (2) 56............................... L Innes 10 0 Mizbella h (9) 56................................ M Hills 11 0x0 Pinstrippa h (1) 56...........................R Jones 12 Sugar Plum Fairy h (7) 56...............S Collett 2 1.33pm PENCARROW STUD MAIDEN 3YOF 1200 $7000, MDN 3YOF, 1200m 1 29 Fame And Glory (2) 56.5........... M Cameron 2 3. Vice Versa b (4) 56.5 3 40x She Rolls (8) 56.5.............................. M Hills 4 9. Always On My Mind h (7) 56.5......... L Innes 5 Annameika h (1) 56.5...................... C Grylls 6 9x88. Dynamite Girl h (3) 56.5................M Tanaka 7 60x Kashmir b (6) 56.5........................ O Bosson 8 6x0 Suggest Gold h (5) 56.5............ A Collett (a) 3 2.08pm K R BELL ELECTRICAL MAIDEN 1200 $7000,

MDN, 1200m 1 0x Lucky To Be Cool h (7) 58.5...K Chiong (a4) 2 x4033 Masambula (5) 58...................... M D Plessis 3 40 Theodore (8) 58............................... M Wenn 4 705 Canthassleme (3) 58.......................S Collett 5 5300x Catalina Gold h (4) 56.5............ A Collett (a) 6 7907x Wasabi (6) 56.5.................................. M Hills 7 3. Vice Versa b (2) 56.................... M Cameron 8 60x Kashmir b (1) 56........................... O Bosson 4 2.43pm TRAC SPORTS BAR RATING 65 1600 $12,000, Rating 65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1600m 1 08x07 Forgive No Forget d (7) 59..........D Johnson 2 14x33 Chevremont b (8) 58.5.....................S Collett 3 55215 Hanamichi (10) 58.5........................ C Grylls 4 48255 Hassle Free (1) 58.5.................. M D Plessis 5 02214 Genus b (6) 57.............................. O Bosson 6 x7659 Hot in Black d (2) 57...................M Coleman 7 7x010 Evancho h (3) 56.5..........................R Jones 8 57089 La Manzanilla dm (5) 56.5... R Hutchings (a) 9 6x074 Exabelle h (9) 55.5.................... M Cameron 10 6x085 Ashalini (4) 54............................. M Dee (a3) 5 3.18pm PRICE RACING RATING 65 1200 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 31806 Khisdar d (2) 59......................... A Collett (a) 2 15. Valedictory db (3) 59.................. M D Plessis 3 41956 Brokash d (6) 58.5.........................M McNab 4 79734 Madam Kirk 58.5........................... Scratched 5 66123 Willing Spirit d (5) 58.5............... M Dee (a3)

6 158. Spitting Image dh (4) 58............... O Bosson 7 6x71. Intercity Girl (1) 57...................B Hutton (a4) 8 1x Queens Rose tdh (12) 57................N Harris 9 4306x Bellacat td (10) 57..................... M Cameron 10 38386 Little Rocket 56............................. Scratched 11 71669 Miss Mimo d (11) 56....................D Johnson 12 73x60 Impy Luis t (8) 55.5........................ R Norvall 13 55x86 Blooming Hell (9) 55................... L Satherley 14 800x9 Ritual (13) 54.5.................... R Hutchings (a) 15 09870 Aimees Gold d (7) 54......................... M Hills Emergency: Aimees Gold 6 3.53pm MATAMATA COMMERCIAL CLEANERS RATING 75 1400 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 79618 King’s Fortune td (5) 60........ M Cheung (a4) 2 2620x Vandenne tdm (6) 57.................. M Dee (a3) 3 15346 Agent Ziva th (9) 56.5...................... M Wenn 4 00807 Contest m (4) 56.................. R Hutchings (a) 5 34614 Matimba td (2) 56......................... O Bosson 6 34460 Witz End th (10) 55.5.......................S Collett 7 x6685 Secret Whisper dh (12) 55......... M Cameron 8 17170 Deecruz dh (3) 54...................... M D Plessis 9 89599 Kahala d (8) 54............................D Johnson 10 1x565 La Pinnicle m (7) 54.................B Hutton (a4) 11 71039 Walsburgs Flight tdh (11) 54...K Chiong (a4) 12 66422 Snippechee (1) 54.......................T Thornton 7 4.28pm RACE IMAGES PHOTOGRAPHY MAIDEN 1400 $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 x9955 Super Thunder h (13) 58.5..............S Collett

2 8x9x9 Fynn (5) 58.5.............................. L Satherley 3 Wolf Run (7) 58.5.......................... O Bosson 4 3675x The Hotz bh (3) 58......................M Coleman 5 0808x Hez Cool h (9) 58............................R Jones 6 x570x Assassin h (1) 58....................... M D Plessis 7 8 Enchanter 58................................ Scratched 8 80xPx Amarlia (6) 56.5............................... M Wenn 9 x405x Inis Rose h (2) 56............................ C Grylls 10 0x4 Milan Miss h (4) 56.................... M Cameron 11 7x6. Wild About Me (8) 56 12 8x Kaysixteen (12) 56..............................J Jago 13 Sugar Plum Fairy h (11) 56 14 2x906 Top Star (10) 56................................ L Innes Blinkers on : Lilly Belle, Pinstrippa (R1), Hot in Black (R4), Spitting Image, Intercity Girl, Bellacat, Aimees Gold (R5), Secret Whisper (R6), Wild About Me (R7) Blinkers off : Kahala (R6), Fynn, Assassin (R7) Winkers on : Assertive (R1), Valedictory (R5) Winkers off : Hot in Black (R4), Bellacat (R5), Vandenne (R6), Hez Cool (R7) Pacifiers on : Intercity Girl (R5) SELECTIONS Race 1: Footprint, Lilly Belle, Dee I Why, Mutt Williams, Orinto Race 2: Vice Versa, Fame And Glory, Annameika, Kashmir Race 3: Vice Versa, Masambula, Kashmir, Lucky To Be Cool Race 4: Forgive No Forget, Exabelle, Chevremont, Hassle Free Race 5: Valedictory, Queens Rose, Spitting Image, Willing Spirit Race 6: King’s Fortune, Matimba, Snippechee, Walsburgs Flight Race 7: The Hotz, Inis Rose, Milan Miss, Wolf Run, Top Star

Palmerston North greyhound fields Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 25 Mar 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 12.12pm (NZT) AWAPUNI DASH C0 C0, 375m 1 8 Rapper Newy Too nwtd....................B Marsh 2 55625 Fastback King nwtd........................... A Clark 3 25521 Uno Green (c1) nwtd.......................S Maher 4 323 Tarapunga nwtd..........................D Schofield 5 68555 Sheeza Flower nwtd S &..................Bonnett 6 745 Where’s Rican nwtd...................J McInerney 7 x5621 Homebush Rick (c1) nwtd..........J McInerney 8 8 Joey’s Secret nwtd S &.....................Bonnett 9 33577 Addis Mate nwtd........................A Blackburn 10 47546 Summertime Bobby nwtd...........A Blackburn 2 12.32pm WOODVILLE SPRINT C1 C1, 375m 1 23332 Bone Nerd 22.52.......................... M Roberts 2 41421 Sam’s Flyin Norm(c2) nwtd S &........Bonnett 3 62345 Merely A Dream nwtd S &................Bonnett 4 54626 Opawa Charlie nwtd........................S Maher 5 53153 Mic Player nwtd.......................... W Hodgson 6 41535 Cawbourne Anna nwtd..............J McInerney 7 77642 Homebush Layla nwtd.............. S Gommans 8 121 Eruza nwtd........................................L Ahern 9 465F5 Bizarro nwtd S &..............................B Evans 10 17737 Ya Laughin’ nwtd M &........................Jopson 3 12.51pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 375m 1 43245 Eunuchs Luck 22.14..................A Blackburn 2 35281 Aykroyd nwtd S &..............................Bonnett 3 15232 Shaga Banga Bang 22.08 G &...........Denby 4 58327 Missy Macabre nwtd......................A Speight 5 54753 No Lane 21.91............................. M Roberts 6 47516 Canvas Rider nwtd S &....................B Evans

7 41766 Runs Like Al nwtd M &......................Jopson 8 21632 Got Value 22.33................................L Ahern 9 63585 Harper Mehl nwtd S &.....................B Evans 10 37477 Astute Whiz nwtd........................D Schofield 4 1.20pm MANAWATU RACEWAY STAKES C1 C1, 457m 1 43785 Belfast Skertz nwtd S &....................Bonnett 2 27616 Amy Wineglass nwtd.................A Duganzich 3 57473 Sand Buster nwtd..................... S Gommans 4 64665 Mission Drive nwtd...........................M Olden 5 85274 Motor Mouth nwtd..............................R Hunt 6 88886 Jag You Are nwtd........................ B Johnston 7 61443 Cover To Cover 26.87 S &................Bonnett 8 27644 Big Girl Welshy nwtd..................J McInerney 9 6x487 Funny Money nwtd S &...................B Evans 10 74855 Miss Fit 26.43 S &............................Bonnett 5 1.42pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINISH C2 C2, 375m 1 34251 Talk It Over 21.88................................. L Bell 2 33342 Red Moova Hoova 22.11 G &.............Denby 3 54531 Fire Boy Baxter 22.13................J McInerney 4 14666 All The Rage 21.91 U &.............. McCracken 5 71213 Max’s Lad 21.88 S &.........................Bonnett 6 25432 Crystal Wave 22.01..................... B Hodgson 7 56451 Mac Tan 22.04 B &....................... G Atwood 8 44136 Hazza’s Got Swag 22.50 S &...........Bonnett 9 27473 Jimmy Jurante nwtd...................J McInerney 10 5x674 Jolokia nwtd.................................R J Murray 6 2.00pm CLOVERLEA DASH C3 C3, 375m 1 41757 Gem’s Conquest 21.87.....................G Quirk 2 45614 Bound By Pride 21.66.......................G Quirk 3 38435 Ever So Hopeful 21.63 G &................Denby 4 42515 Homebush Alex 21.64................J McInerney 5 44325 Yaldhurst Edward nwtd..............J McInerney 6 64662 Parra Sparra 21.70....................J McInerney

7 33641 Magic You (c4) nwtd C &..............D Roberts 8 37151 Diggin’ On You 21.90................... B Johnston 9 18774 Juke Box Boy 21.69.................L MacDonald 10 53865 Okuku Wee Man nwtd U &......... McCracken 7 2.30pm FEILDING STAKES C3 FEATURE C3, 457m 1 66251 Okuku Dreamer (c4) nwtd U &... McCracken 2 45457 Thrilling Cairo nwtd............................D Little 3 87873 Ode To Liberty 26.42........................R Waite 4 75364 Regal Dancer 26.21.................... B Hodgson 5 84648 Barnaby Bale nwtd C &................D Roberts 6 47442 Upahut Cindy 26.47.................... B Hodgson 7 41226 Endorse 26.47............................D Schofield 8 74684 Chelsea’s Beauty nwtd................. T Downey 8 2.50pm MARTON DASH C4 C4, 375m 1 52443 Bigtime Jet 21.77..............................L Ahern 2 64134 George Baxter 21.91.................J McInerney 3 331F5 Real Clever nwtd......................... B Johnston 4 13163 Cawbourne Heidi 21.82 M &..............Jopson 5 21165 Time’s Up 0.00 G &............................Denby 6 67445 Moody Man 21.73..............................D Edlin 7 14787 Sosan 21.39 C &..........................D Roberts 8 41464 Finger Pop nwtd................................G Quirk 9 55752 Excessive Speed nwtd...............J McInerney 10 77828 Krussian 21.59...................................D Edlin 9 3.08pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C4 C4, 375m 1 8568x Tilt Your Glass 21.55..................D MacAuley 2 12177 Kazillion 21.83...................................D Edlin 3 44442 Barry’s Way 21.38.............................R Waite 4 75771 Jennings (c5) 21.78 S &...................Bonnett 5 24113 Uno Allegro 21.74.............................L Ahern 6 44851 Darlek Khan (c5) 21.49...............G M Clarke 7 84441 On Trey nwtd...............................D Schofield 8 22675 Homebush Lignite nwtd.............J McInerney

9 56656 Donky Deep 21.69 G &.......................Denby 10 36867 Another Course (c3) nwtd..........J McInerney 10 3.34pm SHANNON DASH C5 C5, 375m 1 44317 Bob’s Your Uncle 21.68......................R Hunt 2 18367 Dyna Frier nwtd C &.....................D Roberts 3 32211 Daddy Lowe 21.17............................L Ahern 4 13112 Chemically Free 21.56.....................M Olden 5 71335 Cosmic Mack 21.47....................D Schofield 6 24631 Little Blackspot 21.27.................D MacAuley 7 61526 Wise Crack Lad 21.76.....................M Olden 8 21264 Iona Haka nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 51638 Thrilling Buddy 21.73.....................M Gowan 10 62451 Call Me Ralph 21.72...................G M Clarke 11 4.05pm FOXTON STAKES C2 C2, 457m 1 43454 Asher 26.19......................................R Waite 2 81367 Triple Aye 26.56......................... W Hodgson 3 63326 Cawbourne Stars nwtd......................D Little 4 61124 Bolt Rama nwtd S &.........................Bonnett 5 57831 Bigtime Latte (c3) 26.65...................L Ahern 6 11111 Rene Ranger 26.13..........................L Ahern 7 74342 Deceiver 26.24.................................M Olden 8 62157 Opawa Stu 26.54..............................G Quirk 9 77555 Bulet Tooth Tony 26.48......................R Waite 10 84576 Shodsie nwtd U &....................... McCracken 12 4.34pm BULLS STAKES C4/5 C4/5, 457m 1 58576 Emma Marie (c3) 26.46................ T Downey 2 11113 Fancy Dasher (c5) 26.12............D Schofield 3 35334 Mint Power (c5) 26.24.................D Schofield 4 37352 Gordon Bale (c5) nwtd C &..........D Roberts 5 61116 Opawa Midnight 26.34 S &..............B Evans 6 76474 Lochinvar Onyx 26.52.................D Schofield 7 45711 Pedro’s First (c5) 26.36.....................L Ahern 8 31F16 Cawbourne Tilly 26.31...............J McInerney

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ASHBURTON GUARDIAN, Monday, March 25, 2013

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Capital likely for playoff

By Michael Brown Auckland or Wellington will host November’s high-stakes World Cup playoff, with the decision coming down to whether to try to maximise the financial returns or giving the side the best chance of qualifying for Brazil.

In the end, the latter should prevail which will probably see the game played at the Cake Tin, the venue for the All Whites’ famous 1-0 win over Bahrain in 2009 that saw them qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

The players would prefer the game was played there for historical reasons and also the fact that for many Westpac Stadium has been their ground during their time playing for the Wellington Phoenix.

Eden Park is the other option and a game there would see New Zealand Football bank an additional $500,000 because of the extra seating.

That is a significant amount for the national body but World Cup qualification last time came with prizemoney of US$10 million and that is expected to increase this time around.

Of course, there are no guarantees the All Whites will get to Brazil next

year, and NZF will be mindful of that.

The All Whites will take on the fourth-placed team from Central and South America which could be any one of Mexico (ranked 15), the US (33), Panama (41), Honduras (49), Costa Rica (53) and Jamaica (54).

The All Whites are ranked 88th.

The first leg of the playoff will be away on November 14 with the second to be in New Zealand on November 20 and NZF chief executive Grant McKavanagh is keen for them to make a decision on their host venue in the near future.

“The reality is there are only two stadiums [in New Zealand] big enough - Eden Park and Wellington,” McKavanagh said.

“It comes down to a question of money or giving the team the best chance to win. There are different values for either and I’m really objective but we are confident of getting a good crowd, no question.”

All Whites coach Ricki Herbert would prefer the game was in the capital.

“I just think Wellington has history,” he said. “It was successful for us last time and it would be great to replicate it there. I think the players probably think that, too.”

Herbert will head across the Pacific

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McKavanagh said it was an of three warmup games for his side before the home-and-away playoffs. option for the unsuccessful city They won’t utilise the June and for November’s playoff to host the July international windows when return match in either September most players are in their off-season or October, but the quality of the but hope for a game against an Asian opposition would have a factor on or Middle Eastern team in August where the game might be played. before utilising either the September Crowds don’t typically come out or October doubles windows as a full in force for All Whites home games playoffs dress rehearsal. and NZF’s goal for all international The plan is to play a Central Amer- fixtures is to break even.

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The Perth Glory front man went under the knife after splitting his face open in last season’s A-League final and will be back in the doctor’s chair today following a horror challenge from New Caledonian defender Joel Wakanumune.

In his column for the Daily Telegraph yesterday, Smeltz said he was now carrying 15 stitches in his head and his most recent injury was “more bloody and more painful” than last year’s.

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I thought it would be the only time in my career I would cop a freak injury like that.

“I’ve contacted the same Brisbane plastic surgeon who treated me last season and hope to see him tomorrow on my way home.”

Smeltz was one of eight players released by All Whites coach Ricki Herbert for New Zealand’s final deadrubber World Cup qualifier against the Solomon Islands in Honiara on Tuesday.

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Hayman leads College rowing charge

By Jonathan Leask The Ashburton College rowers recorded their best ever turn out at the Maadi Cup on Lake Karapiro last week.

With a silver and bronze they had their best ever medal tally at the National Secondary School Championships, but overall with five A and three B final appearances it was the best regatta across the board.

Coach Steve Beveridge had gone north looking to at least equal last year’s tally of two bronze medals from three a finals and five B finals.

They achieved it, with a case of deja vu in the medal department.

Kate Hayman had pulled out a strong finish on Friday to claim silver in the under 17 single, College’s first silver medal since the under 17 boys’ novice coxed four in 2004, but things didn’t go to plan in the under 18 single on Saturday.

“She just had an off day and it didn’t happen,” Beveridge said.

“It’s unusual for Kate but it does happen and she still came off the water happy with her effort in what was a quick race.”

Hayman came home in seventh in a time quicker than her silver medal performance but was almost 19 seconds off the winner, who had a convincing five second margin.

However, the bigger focus was the under 17 double with Georgia Lysaght.

Last year at Lake Ruataniwha it was Hayman and Lysaght who collected the two medals, with Hayman a bronze in the under 16 single and then with Lysaght in the under 16 double.

The Hayman-Lysaght combination did it again.

“I thought we were out of that one but at the 1000m mark they picked it up and overtook St Andrews, who had beaten us this season, and finished strongly to take third,” Beveridge said.

Matthew Beveridge and Matthew Rae came in fourth in the under 16 double B final, one second off third and then Beveridge and Hodge were right in the thick of the finish in the under 18 lightweight double B final, but settled for third with a comfortable seven second gap back to fourth.

After two big efforts Beveridge then struggled to keep pace in his under 16 single A final coming in seventh.

The under 18 novice coxed four of Sean McCormack, Benji Barry, Lachie Davidson, Mark Tait and cox Davidson had proved the big surprise pulling out a big effort to qualify for the A final, but couldn’t repeat the performance coming in eighth.

After a disappointing heat and repechage the under 16 coxed four of Jemma Rotch, Olivia Fleming, Georgia Lysaght, Jessica Jary and cox Madeleine Davidson turned it around and pulled out a top effort to take out their B final.

Georgia Lysaght and Kate Hayman pour on the power on Lake Karapiro in the under 17 double at the weekend.

Ex-pats get among the medals Mid Canterbury’s Craighead contingent were also among the medals at Lake Karapiro in the weekend.

Emma Dyke won silver in the under 18 pair and bronze in the under 18 double and then teamed up with Paige Cook and Harriett Sutton to win another bronze in the under 18 coxed four.

Cook and Sutton had earlier won

a silver in the under 17 coxed four along with Alice Murdoch.

The under 17 coxed eight with Cook, Sutton, Murdoch, Olley and Sarah Dyke won silver while the coxed eight featuring Cook, Emma Dyke, Sutton, Murdoch and Olley also won bronze.

Olley and Murdoch came home in sixth place in the under 17 double,

Sharks bite the Warriors

By Michael Brown

New Shield format a big hit

By Jonathan Leask Ellesmere reclaimed the Browning Shield, going unbeaten in the revised format of the Canterbury representative tennis competition at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre at the weekend.

The revised format of the competition, having all the fixtures at one location in one weekend, proved very popular after a number of seasons featuring defaults as teams struggled to conjure up teams to travel throughout the season.

Hosts Mid Canterbury, unable to field a team of six men and six women since 2010, combined with the West Coast but dropped their first two matches to be unable to break a 32-year shield drought.

Ellesmere came out swinging, beating Mid Canterbury 15-9 but the matches were all closely contested.

Rebecca Robinson came out with a strong 6-2, 6-3 win at number three and Mary-Anne Thyne also had a good win.

Shield holders Malvern, winners of the Shield in 10 of the last 14 seasons, then claimed a 14-10 win over Mid CanterburyWest Coast.

Mid Canterbury were up 7-5 overnight after some strong work in the doubles rubbers, but fell over in the singles games yesterday.

Ashleigh Leonard, Jane Brosnahan and Christal Brosnahan all claimed strong wins in the singles but the Mid Canterbury West Coast couldn’t win a game in the men’s singles.

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After two losses and the Shield destined to go back to 2011 winners Ellesmere, the Mid CanterburyWest Coast side came up with a win beating North CanterburyHurunui 15-9, with the doubles proving the difference.

Peter Leonard produced a win in the men’s singles with Ashleigh Leonard, Jane and Christal Brosnahan also winning their singles matches.

Overall Ellesmere won all three of its matches while the other three sides claimed a win over each other.

The revised format of the revamped competition was hoped to reinvigorate the shield, and halt

Getting a competitive representative programme is pretty important but it was also great to see so many younger players in action

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the decline of open grade representative tennis, and the evidence from the weekend suggest it may have gone some way to achieving its aims.

“The feedback all seemed pretty positive but we do have some bugs in the scheduling to work out if we do it again and that is still to be discussed,” Mid Canterbury Tennis president Cynthia Christie said.

“The new format will revitalise the Browning Shield which is important to Canterbury Country Tennis.

“Getting a competitive representative programme is pretty important but it was also great to see so many younger players in action at the weekend.”

The confirmation of a repeat of the compacted Browning Shield tournament is yet to be decided, but if it is it will be in Ashburton, the only association with the facilities to cater to the number of matches.

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Cronulla 28 (John Morris, Michael Gordon, Beau Ryan, Sam Tagataese, Jeff Robson tries, Gordon 4 gls) Warriors 4 (Konrad Hurrell try).

HT: 18-0.

• Tennis girls run hot The Mid Canterbury Girls Challenger side stormed into the division one final with a 10-0 rout of Hagley Park Cashmere on Friday night. Finishing the round robin as top qualifiers to host a semi-final, Ashleigh Leonard, Stacey Hopwood, Christal Brosnahan and Larissa Allen all comfortably won their singles matches and only dropped three games in the doubles to record an empathic victory. Mid Canterbury will now take on Waimarri Red, the only team to have beaten Mid Canterbury this season, in the final, in what is Mid Canterbury’s first season with teams in the Friday interclub competition.

• NSW teams in finals Wollongong and Sydney aim to show the NBL finals aren’t a two-team race after joining competition heavyweights Perth and the NZ Breakers in the last four.

The Hawks (13-15) and Kings (12-16) each won their final home game to finish third and fourth respectively. Sydney shaded Melbourne (12-16) for the last playoff position by just two points over a split four-game series. New Zealand will host Sydney in game one of their semi-final series at Vector Arena on Thursday. The same day the Wildcats play the Hawks at Perth Arena. - AAP

• Souths maul Panthers South Sydney have survived a stirring second half fightback from Penrith to score a 44-32 victory and maintain their unbeaten start to the NRL season. Penrith clawed their way back from 34-16 at halftime to get within two points of the Rabbitohs with just under 10 minutes remaining at Centrebet Stadium. But the Rabbitohs kicked clear with two late tries including the final four-pointer of the day to winger Nathan Merritt, who scored a hat-trick in the 14-try thriller.

Meanwhile, Gold Coast coach John Cartwright says NRL powerbrokers should consider an emergency 18th man in cases where teams are a player down to foul play. Cartwright was commenting after the Titans overcame the loss of Ashley Harrison, knocked out during the first half of Saturday night’s dramatic 16-14 upset of Manly at Skilled Park. - AAP

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The Warriors’ second-half resurgence against the Roosters was a false dawn because yesterday they reverted to the bad, old way that has seen them lose their last 11 NRL games.

It was a depressingly familiar tale and one often told since July last year.

Whether it’s an 11-game (combined seasons) or three-game losing streak (this season) is irrelevant.

They are playing poorly and are in a rut of their own making.

Not a lot went their way.

They lost winger Glen Fisiiahi before kickoff after the death of his sister, Sam Rapira was a late scratching through injury and Steve Rapira lasted barely three minutes before he retired after copping a knee to his head leaving the Warriors to see out the rest of the game with only three interchange players.

They were also facing a Sharks side highly motivated following the return of their coach Shane Flanagan as the drugs investigation engulfing the club took another twist.

But the Warriors were also their own worst enemies.

They followed up terrific 40/20 kicks with errors, including one on the first tackle, and also handed possession back on the first tackle when collecting a goal line drop out and conceded penalties late in the tackle count.

It was a hot and humid day - and referees gave the players drinks breaks midway through each half - but the Warriors were sloppy and completed only 63 per cent of their sets.

It meant they didn’t build any pressure other than on themselves and Cronulla took advantage.

John Morris scored the first try in the ninth minute when he latched onto a short pass from Todd Carney scooting out of dummy half, Michael Gordon doubled the score in the 34th minute and Beau Ryan snaffled a brilliant Carney chip to hand the Sharks an 18-0 halftime lead.

Carney was in total control and it’s easy to see why the Warriors are keen to prise him away from the Sharks at the end of the season, but Cronulla will presumably move quickly to make sure that doesn’t happen.

Incredibly, it was the thirdstraight game the Warriors had failed to score a first-half point, and for a side often labelled one of the most exciting in the competition it is a worrying trend.

They made only one linebreak and three offloads in 80 minutes and look too predictable. Their lack of fluency, especially from set pieces, is concerning and confidence is clearly an issue.

That might only return with a win but, with games against North Queensland and Souths over the next fortnight, it’s difficult to see when that might be in this sort of form.

Sam Tagataese scored early in the second half from a sweeping move started in Cronulla’s half and Jeff Robson crossed for the fifth of the day when he weaved his way over from close to the line.

Konrad Hurrell scored a consolation with five minutes remaining and ‘celebrated’ with a muted kiss for the camera.

It’s hard to feel the love for the Warriors at the moment.

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where Ashburton College’s Hayman and Lysaght took out the bronze medal.

Mid Canterbury’s St Margaret’s coxswain Natalie Bocock led her under 17 four to gold and both the under 16 and 15 four to silver, while narrowly missing out of a fourth medal coming fourth in the under 16 quad.

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Magic taking up where they left off

• Carson, van Dalen win Lucy van Dalen and Hamish Carson won the prestigious 1500m titles on the final day of the New Zealand Track and Field Championships at Mt Smart in Auckland. Olympian Van Dalen from Wanganui took the lead early in the race and continued to extend her lead, winning in 4 minutes 16.80 seconds from Waikato’s 3000m national champion Camille Buscomb and Saturday’s 800m champ Angela Smit. Carson had a much tougher task, having to wait for the final 50m to get past Canterbury’s Hayden McLaren. Carson’s winning time was 3 minutes 46.26 - APNZ seconds.

• Top 10 spot for Evans Kiwi driver Mitch Evans overcame a bout of food poisoning to finish 10th on his debut in the International GP2 series at the Sepang circuit near Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

The 18-year-set set targets of qualifying inside the top six and finishing in a top 10 pointscoring position for the race, and he achieved both ambitions despite suffering food poisoning soon after his arrival in Malaysia.

Evans was fourth fastest in Friday practice, qualified sixth and ran third on the opening lap before eventually finishing 10th.

The youngest driver in the 26-car field was the best performer among the six rookies. - APNZ

By Dana Johannsen As far as providing any great insight into how the Magic’s title defence is shaping up, last year’s wooden spooners were unlikely to offer any definitive answers.

But one thing is for certain, the Magic are two points ahead of where they were at this stage last season following their 23-goal demolition of the Mainland Tactix.

The Magic, who opened their 2012 season with four losses, had a much more convincing start in Nelson last night, with the results of an intense pre-season obvious in their slick combinations.

The established defensive pairing of Leana de Bruin and Casey Kopua (nee Williams) were impressive and the Magic midcourt, led by captain Laura Langman, seemed to operate at a couple of clips faster than the Tactix.

Up 36-21 at halftime, Magic coach Noeline Taurua had the luxury of being able to trial two different attacking line-ups as she looks to fill the hole left by highly-rated young shooter Julianna Naoupu, who has returned home to Christchurch this season.

The Magic picked up former Tactix shooter Ellen Halpenny in what was effectively a straight swap for Naoupu, however the newcomer had to wait until halftime before she got a crack against her former side.

Taurua opted to start with Jess Waitapu and import Khao Watts in her frontline, with Halpenny and Jess Tuki replacing the pair in the third quarter.

While Halpenny (13/17) was slightly more accurate on goal than Waitapu (11/15), she did not look

• Consistency the key

Irene van Dyk: business as usual for the Magic last night as confident with her court-play and there were times in the third and fourth period when things got a little scrappy. But with the ever-reliable Irene van Dyk at the back to mop up, the Magic weren’t punished to severely for their lapses.

Tipped to be the big movers and shakers of this year’s transtasman league, the Central Pulse were more erratic than extraordinary in yesterday’s opening round.

There were impressive patches for the Pulse - former Silver Fern Liana Leota was outstanding in the midcourt in her competitive return to the sport, while captain Katrina Grant picked off some brilliant ball in the defensive circle.

But the Wellington-based side also showed a disappointing lack of concentration and consistency

as they slumped to a 49-42 loss to the Thunderbirds in Adelaide.

The Southern Steel also stretched their winless run across the Tasman into its sixth season, going down 68-59 to the Queensland Firebirds in Brisbane, in what effectively became a shoot-out between the two Jamaican imports.

The Firebirds’ Romelda Aiken converted 47 of her 55 shots at goal, while the Steel’s 1.98m shooter Jhaniele Fowler had a 44/48 strike rate in her first ANZ Championship outing. * * * Queensland Firebirds 68 Southern Steel 59 Adelaide Thunderbirds 49 Central Pulse 42 WBOP Magic 69 Mainland Tactix 46 - NZH

NZ thumped in sevens New Zealand threw away a 14-point lead to be thrashed 33-14

by Fiji in the semi-final of the cup competition of the Hong Kong sevens last night.

It was an extremely disappointing performance and result for New Zealand, who enjoyed the perfect start when scoring early through Ben Lam, who ran in from 50m, and Rocky Khan, after a superb Tim Mikkelson run and no-look pass.

Mistakes quickly crept in though, and Fiji replied with a try to Samisoni Viriviri after the halftime hooter following a mistake by Khan, who failed to make the 10m with the restart.

After the break Viriviri scored his second and the New Zealanders, who looked shaky on defence

throughout, couldn’t quarter-final win over Samoa. get their hands on New Zealand lead the ball.

Another mistake the series and won’t allowed Fijian flyer be overtaken after this Jasa Veremalua to weekend as South pounce on a loose Africa, in second, Lote Raikabula pass failed to make the cup quarter-finals. to score a converted Fiji’s opponents in try and he followed it up with another soon the cup final, schedafter. uled to kick off late Ulaiyasi Lawavou last night, are Wales. then sealed it for Fiji Scores: Fiji 33 (Samisoni Viriviri 2, with another try.

Gordon Tietjens’ Jasa Veremalua 2, Ben Lam: 50 metre try Ulaiyasi Lawavou men had cruised through the tournatries; Ilai Tinai 4 cons) ment pool play with easy wins bt NZ 14 (Ben Lam, Rocky Khan over the USA, Kenya and France, tries; Khan 2 cons). HT: 14-7. before battling to a dramatic 21-14

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SCOREBOARD Results Athletics

NZ Track and Field Champs Day 3 results Men.200m: Joseph Millar (WaikBoP) 21.38s 1, Andrew Whyte (Otago) 22.15s 2, Isaac Tatoa (Akld) 22.30s 3.

1500m: Hamish Carson (Wgtn) 3m 46.26s 1, Hayden McLaren (Cant) 3m 46.75s 2, Malcolm Hicks (Akld) 3m 47.04s 3.

400m hurdles: Daniel O’Shea (Otago) 50.64s 1, Michael Cochrane (WaikBoP) 50.74s 2, Cameron French (WaikBoP) 50.87s 3.

3000m steeplechase: Daniel Balchin (Cant) 9m 37.17s 1, Nathan Baxter (Otago) 10m 00.11s 2.

20km Road walk: Graeme Jones (HBG) 1h 44m 35s 1, Miguel Blanco Rodriguez (Spain) 1h 46m 37s 2, Mike Parker (Akld) 1h 47m 0s 3.

Shot put: Tom Walsh (Cant) 19.42m 1, Shaka Sola (Samoa) 15.26m 2, Jerram Huston (Otago) 15.19m 3.

Javelin throw: Stuart Farquhar (WaikBoP) 80.17m 1, Ben Langton-Burnell (Manwtu/Wang) 71.72m 2, William Check (Manwtu/Wang) 47.41m 3.

Triple jump: Phillip Wyatt (Akld) 15.06m 1, Scott Thomson (Wgtn) 14.84m 2, Todd Swanson (Sthld) 14.76m 3.

4 x 400m relay: Otago (Stephen Isaac, Benjamin Anderson, Daniel O’Shea, Andrew Whyte) 3m 15.43s 1, Auckland 3m 16.78s 2, Waikato Bay of Plenty 3m 21.27s 3.

Basketball NBL results, standings SYDNEY KINGS 81 (D Lazare 21 A Bruce 16 J Harvey 15) bt TOWNSVILLE CROCODILES 74 (P Crawford 21 L Nevill 19 M Cedar 10 G Ervin 10 R Hinder 10) at Sydney Entertainment Centre.

MELBOURNE TIGERS 66 (C Goulding 23 M Burston 13 S Scott 12) bt CAIRNS TAIPANS 64 (A Loughton 15 S Edwards 15) at Cairns Convention Centre.

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PERTH WILDCATS 73 (K Lisch 26 J Wagstaff 13 M Knight 12 S Redhage 12) bt NEW ZEALAND BREAKERS 58 (C Webster 18 M Vukona 11 A Pledger 9) at Perth Arena.

WOLLONGONG HAWKS 74 (A Deleon 23 L Davidson 20 D Gruber 14) bt ADELAIDE 36ERS 64 (S Weigh 22 D Johnson 12 A Petrie 10) at WIN Entertainment Centre.

Standings P W L Pts % Won NZ Breakers 28 24 4 110.92 85.71 Perth Wildcats 28 22 6 116.45 78.57 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 100.81 46.43 Sydney Kings 28 12 16 94.60 42.86 Melbourne Tigers 27 11 16 96.23 40.74 Cairns Taipans 28 11 17 97.05 39.29 Townsville Crocodiles 27 10 17 92.10 37.04 Adelaide 36ers 28 8 20 94.57 28.57

NBA results CHICAGO BULLS 87 Indiana Pacers 84 MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES 110 Boston Celtics 106 DENVER NUGGETS 101 Sacramento Kings 95 CHARLOTTE BOBCATS 91 Detroit Pistons 92 NEW YORK KNICKS 110 Toronto Raptors 84 L.A. CLIPPERS 101 Brooklyn Nets 95 GOLDEN STATE W 101 Washington Wizards 92

Cricket India v Australia India were 1-72 at tea on the third day of the fourth Test against Australia at Feroz Shah Kotla yesterday.

Scores: Australia 262 (P Siddle 51, S Smith 46; R Ashwin 5-57) and 164 (P Siddle 50, E Cowan 24; R Jadeja 5-58); India 272 (M Vijay 57, C Pujara 52; N Lyon 7-94) and 1-72 (C Pujara 40no, V Kohli 16no).

Football AL Results standings after Round 26 PERTH GLORY 3 (Chris Harold 21m, Travis Dodd 38m, Joshua Risdon 90+4m) bt MELBOURNE VICTORY 2 (Adrian Leijer 13m, Christopher Cristaldo 89m) at AAMI Park. Crowd: 16,839.

Referee: Peter O’Leary.

WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS 1 (Shannon Cole 69m) drew SYDNEY FC 1 (Alessandro Del Piero 34m) at Parramatta Stadium. Crowd: 19,585.

Referee: Kris Griffiths-Jones.

BRISBANE ROAR 2 (Besart Berisha 12m pen, Thomas Broich 31m) bt MELBOURNE HEART 0 at Suncorp Stadium. Crowd: 9,869. Referee: Matthew Gillett.

Standings P W D L GF GA GD Pts Western Syd Wands 26 17 3 6 38 21 17 54 *Central C Mariners 25 14 6 5 44 21 23 48 Melbourne Victory 26 12 5 9 45 43 2 41 *Adelaide United 25 12 4 9 37 34 3 40 Brisbane Roar 26 9 5 12 30 28 2 32 Sydney FC

26 9 5 12 40 48 -8 32 Perth Glory 26 9 4 13 28 30 -2 31 Newcastle Jets 26 8 7 11 30 42 -12 31 Melbourne Heart 26 8 3 15 30 38 -8 27 Wellington Phoenix 26 7 6 13 29 46 -17 27 *(denotes teams yet to play)

Motor racing Malaysian Grand Prix Collated results from the Malaysian Grand Prix yesterday (56 laps): 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER/RBR) 1hr 38min 56.681sec 2. Mark Webber (AUS/RBR) +4.298 3. Lewis Hamilton (ENG/MER) 12.181 4. Nico Rosberg (GER/MER) 12.640 5. Felipe Massa (BRA/FER) 25.648 6. Romain Grosjean (FRA/LOT) 35.564 7. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN/LOT) 48.479 8. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/SAU) 53.044 9. Sergio Perez (MEX/MLA) 1min 12.357 10. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA/TOR) 1min 27.124 11. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/WIL) 1min 28.610 12. Esteban Gutierrez (MEX/SAU) 1 lap 13. Jules Bianchi (FRA/MAR) 1 lap 14. Charles Pic (FRA/CAT) 1 lap 15. Giedo van der Garde (NED/CAT) 1 lap 16. Max Chilton (ENG/MAR) 2 laps 17. Jenson Button (ENG/MLA) DNF 3 laps 18. Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/TOR) DNF 5 laps Not classified: Pastor Maldonado (VEN/WIL) 11 laps Adrian Sutil (GER/FOR) 28 laps Paul Di Resta (SCO/FOR) 32 laps Fernando Alonso (ESP/FER) 55 laps Overall Standings 1. Sebastian Vettel (GER) 40

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Scott Middleton juggles with the ball as he attempts to evade Daniel Snowball during a Tinwald friendly match after the men’s side was defaulted to on Saturday.

Tinwald gifted the points

By Jonathan Leask The two teams returning to top flight hockey recorded wins in the opening round of the MidSouth Canterbury competition on Saturday.

It might not have been quite in the fashion they intended, but Tinwald made a winning return when they were handed a default by Excelsior while the new look Hampstead women marked their return with a win over Timaru Girls’.

After only two practices together a nervous Hampstead side took to the turf for the first time as a team but looked like a seasoned outfit in posting a 3-0 win over Timaru Girls’.

Hampstead took control of the match early and went to halftime up 1-0 before going up a gear in the second half.

“We had never played before as a team and it was the first time together as a whole team but everything just gelled and we played some really good hockey,” Hampstead’s Rebecca McCloy said.

“We had a good first half but we came out in the second half and dominated.

“Timaru Girls’ never really had a

2. Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) 3. Mark Webber (AUS) 4. Lewis Hamilton (ENG)

5. Felipe Massa (BRA) 6. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 7. Nico Rosberg (GER) 8. Romain Grosjean (FRA) 9. Adrian Sutil (GER) 10. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 10. Paul Di Resta (SCO) 12. Sergio Perez (MEX) 13. Jenson Button (ENG) 14. Jean-Eric Vergne (FRA)

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Rugby Super Rugby Results Standings Rd 6 CHIEFS 19 (Tim Nanai-Williams try Gareth Anscombe con 4 pens) bt HIGHLANDERS 7 (Aaron Smith try Colin Slade con) at Waikato Stadium.

Referee: Jonathan White.

CRUSADERS 55 (George Whitelock 3, Wyatt Crockett, Willi Heinz, Matt Todd, Luke Whitelock tries Daniel Carter 5, Tyler Bleyendaal 2 cons Carter 2 pens) bt SOUTHERN KINGS 20 (Petrus van der Walt, George Whitehead tries Demetri Catrakilis, Whitehead cons Catrakilis 2 pens) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Rohan Hoffman.

QUEENSLAND REDS 23 (Quade Cooper, Jono Lance tries Cooper 2 cons 3 pens) bt BULLS 18 (Louis Fouche 5, Morne Steyn pens) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: James Leckie.

CHEETAHS 19 (Willie Le Roux try Riaan Smit con 4 pens) bt WESTERN FORCE 10 (Winston Stanley try Sias Ebersohn con Jayden Hayward pen) at nib Stadium. Referee: Garratt Williamson.

Crowd: 12,784.

SHARKS 64 (Louis Ludik 2, Jacques Botes, Marcell Coetzee, Kyle Cooper, Keegan Daniel, Ryan Kankowski, Tendai Mtawarira, Cobus Reinach, Riaan Viljoen tries Meyer Bosman 5, Patrick Lambie 2 cons) bt MELBOURNE REBELS 7 (Scott Higginbotham try James O’Connor con) at Kings Park Stadium. Referee: Lourens van der Merwe.

STORMERS 35 (Andries Bekker 2, Gio Aplon, Gerhard van den Heever tries Joe Pietersen 3

look in, and we were probably unlucky not to score a few more goals.”

Georgie Wallace, Sophie Morrow and Danielle Temple all scored goals as Hampstead opened the season with a solid win, to already match the number of wins the 2011 Hampstead side had, and christened the new blue turf with a local win in the first official match after the Tinwald were gifted a win.

After a year’s absence from the competition the rejuvenated Tinwald will have to wait another two weeks to play, but still drew first blood in the competition beating Excelsior by default.

“They defaulted to us on Friday night which was a shame,” Tinwald coach Ian Snowball said.

“We still wanted to have a run so we pulled a few players in and got a friendly game going just to work on our combinations and get some time on the turf.”

While the Tinwald men were having a friendly hit out with the five points already in the bag, the two Wakanui sides had to work for their points in Timaru.

Wakanui Black opened their title defence with a patchy 2-1 win over Timaru Boys’ in Timaru.

James Tavendale got Black on

the board midway through the first half and Adam Wilson made it 2-0 midway through the second half.

Timaru Boys bagged a consolation goal as Black’s early season fitness was put to the test late in the game.

Wakanui Blue were also on the rusty side and happy enough to draw 1-1 with Cambridge in Timaru.

All the action was in the first half with Karl Snowball turning a ball in at the left-hand post to put Blue up 1-0.

Cambridge earned a penalty corner five minutes later and produced an accurate drag flick to equalise, despite a despair effort from Blue goalie Stephen Blain getting a touch on the shot.

The second half was an end-to-end action but neither side could break the deadlock.

“The game see-sawed with both sides having their chances but no one could get one to stick,” Wakanui Blue’s Sam Moore said.

“We were reasonably happy with a draw considering their pre-season build-up and our lack of a build-up.

“Last year we were evenly matchedwe beat them, they beat us and we drew one, so to draw with limited preparation gives us a good base to start from.”

cons 3 pens) bt BRUMBIES 22 (Henry Speight try Christian Lealiifano con 5 pens) at Newlands Rugby Stadium. Referee: Glen Jackson.

(K Inu K Keating S Perrett tries K Inu 3 goals) at AAMI Park. Referee: Ben Cummins, Chris James.

Crowd: 11,923.

WESTS TIGERS 31 (C Lawrence 2 B Ayshford B Marshall T Moltzen tries B Marshall 5 goals J Miller field goal) bt PARRAMATTA 18 (J Loko R Morgan V Toutai tries C Sandow 3 goals) at Leichhardt Oval. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 18,326.

GOLD COAST 16 (R James D Mead tries A Sezer 4 goals) bt MANLY 14 (J Taufua 2 T Symonds tries J Lyon goal) at Skilled Park. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Luke Phillips. Crowd: 13,168.

SYDNEY ROOSTERS 8 (J Maloney try J Maloney 2 goals) bt BRISBANE 0 at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Gerard Sutton, Brett Suttor.

Crowd: 13,047.

CRONULLA 28 (M Gordon J Morris J Robson B Ryan S Tagataese tries M Gordon 4 goals) bt WARRIORS 4 (K Hurrell try) at Sharks Stadium.

Referee: Adam Devcich, Henry Perenara. Crowd: 12,183.

SOUTH SYDNEY 44 (N Merritt 3 A Everingham B Goodwin G Inglis J Sutton B Te’o tries A Reynolds 6 goals) bt PENRITH 32 (D Simmons 2 S McKendry W Naiqama J Segeyaro B Tighe tries L Walsh 4 goals) at Centrebet Stadium. Referee: Phil Haines, Ashley Klein. Crowd: 12,940.

NSW WARATAHS 30 (Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Drew Mitchell tries Foley 2, Brendan McKibbin cons Foley 2, McKibbin pens) bt BLUES 27 (Chris Noakes, James Parsons, Charles Piutau tries Noakes 3 cons 2 pens) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Francisco Pastrana. Crowd: 16,429.

Bye-Hurricanes NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs 5 4 0 1 174 97 77 5 21 Crusaders 4 2 0 2 139 102 37 4 16 Blues 4 2 0 2 116 93 23 4 16 4 2 0 2 84 99 -15 1 13 Hurricanes Highlanders 4 0 0 4 72 119 -47 1 5 Standings after Round 6 Brumbies 5 4 0 1 140 70 70 3 23 Chiefs 5 4 0 1 174 97 77 5 21 Sharks 5 4 0 1 136 76 60 1 17 Q’land Reds 6 4 0 2 107 103 4 1 17 Crusaders 4 2 0 2 139 102 37 4 16 Blues 4 2 0 2 116 93 23 4 16 Bulls 5 3 0 2 126 128 -2 2 14 Stormers 4 2 0 2 94 93 1 2 14 Cheetahs 5 3 0 2 107 129 -22 1 13 Hurricanes 4 2 0 2 84 99 -15 1 13 NSW Waratahs 5 2 0 3 110 140 -30 1 13 Western Force 5 1 0 4 88 119 -31 1 9 Melbourne Rebs 5 1 0 4 89 171 -82 1 9 Southern Kings 4 1 0 3 78 121 -43 0 8 Highlanders 4 0 0 4 72 119 -47 1 5 Leading Tryscorers: 4: Frank Halai (Blues), Jesse Mogg (Brumbies), Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs), Kade Poki (Highlanders), Alfie Mafi (Force) 3: Sergeal Petersen (Kings), Lelia Masaga (Chiefs), George Whitelock (Crusaders), Charles Piutau (Blues), Henry Speight (Brumbies), Marcell Coetzee (Sharks), Gio Aplon (Stormers), Andries Bekker (Stormers)

Rugby league NRL results standings Rd 3 MELBOURNE 22 (M Duffie M Fonua R Hinchcliffe L Setu tries C Smith 3 goals) bt BULLDOGS 18

Standings PWD 1 Melbourne 3 3 0 2 South Sydney 3 3 0 3 Manly 3 2 0 4 Gold Coast 3 2 0 5 Cronulla 3 2 0 6 Sydney Roosters 3 2 0 7 Wests Tigers 3 2 0 8 Parramatta 3 1 0 9 Brisbane 3 1 0 10 *Newcastle 2 1 0 11 Penrith 3 1 0 12 *Nth Queensland 2 1 0 13 Bulldogs 3 1 0 14 *St G Illawarra 2 0 0 15 Warriors 3 0 0 16 *Canberra 2 0 0 *(denotes teams yet to play)

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PF 84 86 68 62 52 34 69 74 36 42 82 34 50 16 28 10

PA PD Pts 38 46 6 54 32 6 30 38 4 26 36 4 28 24 4 42 -8 4 78 -9 4 61 13 2 36 0 2 42 0 2 82 0 2 44 -10 2 62 -12 2 52 -36 0 84 -56 0 68 -58 0

Securing a 12th national title was a foregone conclusion for shot put queen Valerie Adams as soon as she stepped into the circle at the national championships at Mt Smart yesterday. What she was not so certain of was her progress following a lacklustre showing at the Sydney Track Classic two weeks ago, where she could manage a best of only 20.02m.

As the double Olympic champion prepares to head off overseas for the European season to continue her build-up to the world championships in Moscow in August, she hoped for a more convincing performance. Convincing she was, with the 1.93m giant of her sport rattling off six puts over 20m, with the best her second effort of 20.37m - nearly five metres further than silver medallist Te - NZH Rina Keenan.

• Gold for Grant Mid Canterbury’s Duncan Grant picked up New Zealand’s first gold medal at the Sydney World Rowing Cup on Saturday, and 100th medal at World Cup level overall. Grant, 33, won the men’s lightweight single sculls beating Germany’s Jost Schomann-Fink who recently finished ahead of both him and Peter Taylor at the New Zealand Rowing Championships. After acing his heat on Friday Grant made a strong to the final and led the German by a few lengths throughout the entire race to finish in a time of 7 minutes 4.74 seconds to win by just under four seconds. It was a welcome result for Grant, who had been left out of the national squad back in October before earning a recall after a strong showing at the nationals.

• Blues blow big lead Plans for a profitable hit and run mission to Sydney turned ugly for the Blues as they fell to a final minute penalty in Sydney last night. In oppressive conditions, the Blues watched a 24-10 lead ebb away last night as they made repeated mistakes until lock Culum Retallick was ruled offside at a late ruck and Waratahs five-eighths Bernard Foley goaled the pressure kick.

Flaws at the start then the conclusion told on the Blues who had regathered momentum through the middle stages and looked as though they would reverse their recent troubles.

“Just individually we had too many mistakes and could not apply pressure over the distance of time,” captain Ali Williams said. “Sometimes you think it can just happen but we have got to get back to the basics.”.- NZH

• Canterbury crashes Auckland have romped to the final of the Ford Trophy after a sparkling century from Colin Munro proved far too much for Canterbury to overcome in yesterday’s preliminary final. Playing at Hamilton’s Seddon Park due to Eden Park’s unavailability, Munro transformed what could have been an average Auckland score by smacking 118 from 81.

He helped the Aces compile 314-9 from their 50 overs before Chris Martin’s five-wicket bag restricted Canterbury to 186 all out. The 128-run victory will see Auckland host the competition final next Sunday, with the identity of their opponent in the showpiece to be determined on Wednesday. Having finished second in the competition, Canterbury earned another life and will host Wellington after the Firebirds crushed Northern Districts yesterday. Whoever wins the right to face Auckland will face a fierce test against the team that finished the round robin top of the table.

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Black Caps in the box seat more sedate Joe Root dominated the middle session, Boult roared back after tea with three wickets in 13 balls.

Three lbw decisions in the morning session - two won with New Zealand referrals, the other, Ian Bell, would have survived had he chosen to seek a second opinion - undermined England’s innings and may yet prove to be the decisive period in the match.

Both Boult and Southee have had their moments, as recently as Colombo late last year, but not consistently enough.

Yesterday they showed their capabilities.

“The last couple of days it felt pretty good. There’s a little bit of swing out there, which is nice,” Boult said.

“There are a couple of signs of a little bit of up and down going on [in the pitch]. That’s always pretty exciting to see from a bowling point of view.”

Operating to a fuller length than England had certainly helped.

“That’s our traditional length,

By David Leggat England rattled New Zealand’s cage late in the day but New Zealand are in charge of the deciding test at Eden Park with two days remaining.

A 239-run first innings lead will do that.

New Zealand start the penultimate day of the ANZ international series today on 35 for three, ahead by 274 overall and on a pitch which offered more yesterday to the bowlers than the previous three days had.

They took control through their seamers Trent Boult and Tim Southee, who were outstanding, finding movement where England hadn’t.

Left armer Boult finished with career-best figures of six for 68 off 25 overs as England fell for 204.

Southee, equally impressive, took three for 44.

They had the tourists 92 for five The Black Caps help Trent Boult celebrate another England wicket at lunch, and although Matt Prior, through aggressive means, and the at Eden Park yesterday. Boult finished with six for 68.

myself and Tim. There’s no doubt you’ve got to give it every opportunity to swing, and by pitching it up you’re encouraging that.”

Prior quipped that maybe “they had a better box of balls”.

However the wicketkeeper insisted England will fight on.

“We know we have the skill and ability to get something out of this game. There’s still a lot of cricket to play,” he said.

Prior has had a strong series and his 73 yesterday revived a sagging innings. From his dismissal, clipping Neil Wagner to point to his mortification, England lost five for 31 - the last four for four after tea.

Unlike England at Wellington a week ago, New Zealand didn’t enforce the follow on.

They want to bowl last.

In any case their seamers needed to put their feet up.

Broad and James Anderson then put the skids under New Zealand, trimming their second innings to eight for three, before Peter Fulton

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and Dean Brownlie negotiated the final hour together.

This has been a cracking contest, the majority of which New Zealand has bossed. They can shut the door on England today.

New Zealand haven’t won a home test against a major nation since November 2009 - Pakistan at Dunedin. The last 11, excluding Bangladesh and Zimbabwe, have produced six draws and five wins.

England have scored over 300 to win a test just three times, but this is no time for New Zealand to get ahead of themselves.

However smart, assertive cricket over the next two days can bring a rich reward.

What is this person famous for?

* * * Best test figures for New Zealand v England 7-74: Lance Cairns, Leeds, 1983 7-143: Lance Cairns, Wellington, 1984 6-26: Richard Hadlee, Wellington, 1978 6-52: Chris Cairns, Auckland, 1991-92 6-53: Hadlee, The Oval 1983 6-54: Daryl Tuffey, Auckland, 2001-02 6-67: Jack Cowie, Old Trafford, 1937 6-68: Trent Boult, Auckland, 2013 - NZH

Who said it?

“New Yorkers love it when you spill your guts out there.

Spill your guts at Wimbledon and they make you stop and clean it up.”

Crusaders hit top gear

Today’s sports trivia question

It is hard to remember why there were concerns about the Crusaders a few weeks back.

This is the team that can suddenly do no wrong.

The Kings, always ripe for a proper going over, got exactly that at AMI Stadium on Saturday night, to the tune of 55-20.

They endured a long night where their defensive line was passive and their impact at the collision non-existent.

No one could survive against the Crusaders playing like that. They didn’t need space to get going but as the Kings were kind enough to supply it, they milked every inch.

The intensity and passion for the contest was pretty much all it should have been and finally, the accuracy and clinical execution that had escaped them this season, came on tap. They were lethal and yet it felt as if they had plenty more to come.

They emptied the bench early because they are off to Africa and it made sense to rest a few senior legs.

Their lineout was exemplary and they played largely off the quality of the ball they took off the tail. The runners came in waves and the rhythm was easy and hypnotic.

The Crusaders have sharpened their attacking game.

They used more dummy runners, worked the ball around the corner and went from touchline to touchline. The Kings were stuffed - they couldn’t cover the ground of block the holes and it only took the Crusaders half an hour to nab the bonus point.

The Kings were shell-shocked - they hadn’t encountered anything like that in their Super Rugby experience so far.

They hadn’t seen a player like Kieran Read at full noise before. The Crusaders captain really does look increasingly like Richie McCaw in the way he leads by example; by the way he takes the game to the opposition.

- HOS Wyatt Crockett crashes over for a try during the Crusaders’ rout of the Kings at AMI Stadium on Saturday night.

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THURSDAY: Cloudy periods morning and night. Northerly breezes.

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Day to day Canterbury High Country

WEDNESDAY: Cloudy periods morning and night. Northerly breezes.

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TODAY: Thick high cloud, few spots of rain. Light winds.

TOMORROW: Cloudy periods. Southerlies dying out.

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Mystery person: Jacques Potgieter joined the Bulls in 2011 and has made a big impact with his play, enough for the Springbok selectors to take notice and launch his international career in 2012.

Quote: Jimmy Connors Trivia question: One (in his very first innings)

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FZL: Above 3000m

Rain near the Divide with some heavy thunExtensive high cloud, with a few spots of dery falls, scattered rain further east. Rain rain. Northwesterlies dying away, southerlies easing in the evening. south of Banks Peninsula at night.

Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, dying away from afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW gale 70 km/h, tending TOMORROW W 30 km/h from afternoon.

Some patchy early rain clearing, then cloudy TOMORROW FZL: Above 3000m periods. Southerlies dying away during the Some patchy rain clearing early morning, morning, northeasterlies developing about then cloudy periods and fine spells. the coast in the afternoon.

Wind at 1000m: NW breezes.

Wind at 2000m: Light W, tending S during WEDNESDAY the afternoon.

Fine apart from coastal low cloud morning and night. Northerly breezes.

THURSDAY

NZ Situation Fine apart from coastal low cloud morning A ridge remains slow moving over the North Island and night. Northerly breezes. through to Friday. A weakening front moving onto the southern North Island tomorrow morning should FRIDAY fade away, allowing a high to re-form over the South Island. This anticyclone should then lie over Fine with northwesterlies. most of the country on Wednesday and Thursday.

WEDNESDAY Becoming fine early morning. Light winds at all levels.

THURSDAY Fine with northwesterlies developing, freshening about the tops later.

FRIDAY Fine. Northwesterlies, becoming strong about the tops.

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River Levels

cumecs

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:45 pm, yesterday Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday Sth Ashburton at 9:15 am, yesterday Rangitata Klondyke at 9:15 am, yesterday

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Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Ashburton Airport

min grass 16 hour Mar 2013 min to date to date

Temperatures °C

Rainfall mm

Wind km/h

max gust

23.0

9.4

4.6

0.0

39.2 135.4

W 22

Christchurch Airport 24.2

7.1

4.5

0.0

19.0 77.0

NW 17

Timaru Airport

9.3

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0.0

26.4 105.4

N 17

Average

20.6

Average

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20.1

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21.1

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7.1

19.4

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124

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Fair fishing Set 4:58 am Rise 6:08 pm

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Good fishing Set 6:04 am Rise 6:37 pm

Last quarter 3 Apr www.ofu.co.nz

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Rise 7:43 am Set 7:32 pm Good

Good fishing Set 7:12 am Rise 7:07 pm

New moon 10 Apr

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