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Cezarne Rogers, Allan Johnstone, Merv Brenton and Neil Brown at a makeshift wreath-laying ceremony yesterday.

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FAST-FOOD FRENZY

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Those craving their fast-food fix throughout lockdown were able to have those cravings satisfied when stores re-opened under Alert Level 3 on Tuesday.

Fast-food outlets were able to re-open for contactless service or delivery once the country moved to Level 3, and many hungry punters were keen for someone else to do the cooking after more

than four weeks in lockdown.

There was a queue of hungry customers waiting in their cars at 5am at the Ashburton McDonald’s, but for franchisee Dave Whalley being able to have his team of around 80 staff back to work and their jobs secure was the most important part of being back open on Tuesday.

“We’ve got 80-odd people employed here and they are all back to work and everyone is really

happy and the morale is great,” he said.

Whalley said they had not been forced to lay off any staff, and that having the store back operating ensured their job security.

Customers were queued at the store when it re-opened at 5am, with a steady flow of customers throughout the day with an increase around lunchtime.

“It’s been a massive effort from our suppliers to get everything up

and going again,” he said.

“We are running a limited menu at the moment but over the next few days and weeks we should be able to expand it back to normal.”

For Whalley, who has been involved with McDonald’s for more than 30 years, it was a strange experience shutting down the restaurant for more than four weeks, only popping in to do security checks.

KFC Ashburton was another

fast-food establishment to reopen its drive-through on Tuesday, and after a few early teething issues, customers were flowing through quickly, franchise manager Brad Haskett said.

“It’s been nice and steady so far,” he said.

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By Sue Newman

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Ashburton RSA vice-president Allan Johnstone.

Ashburton Cadet Unit commander Major Cezarne Rodgers.

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The fallen still remembered

By Matt Markham

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It may have come a few days late, but the time-honoured tradition of laying a wreath at the base of Ashburton’s cenotaph wasn’t lost to the Covid-19 lockdown yesterday.

While normally, the wreath laying ceremony would be conducted on Anzac Day, restrictions in place because of the pandemic

and the fact New Zealand was in Alert Level 4 meant that usual traditions were cancelled for the year.

But a return to Alert Level 3 yesterday created an opportunity and a few select groups took it and used it as the perfect opportunity to pay their respects.

Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, Ashburton RSA President Merv Brenton and vice-president Allan

Johnstone along with Ashburton Cadet Unit commander Major Cezarne Rodgers, took part in the small and short ceremony yesterday morning.

Led onto the Cenotaph by Brenton, Brown, Johnstone and Rogers all placed a wreath in remembrance of those who fought for New Zealand and stood while The Last Post was played while Brenton quoted the Ode of Re-

membrance.

The quartet observed social distancing rules throughout the ceremony.

Initially it was hoped that the wreath laying may have still been able to take place on Saturday, but advice from Local Government New Zealand was that the Ashburton District Council shouldn’t and instead wait until Alert Level 3.

Fast-food frenzy as we enter Alert Level 3 From P1 With some fast-food stores around the country having issues with long queues of traffic, Haskett said they had not encountered any issues yet and

had been able to keep customers moving through quickly.

Staff have had to adapt to the way they operate, each working in their own zones, with contactless eftpos machines positioned

outside of the serving windows to cut out contact with customers.

“Everyone has new procedures to follow but they are working well and all the staff have done

training through online courses and conference calls before they came back,” he said.

“We can probably improve our efficiency still but that will come in the next few days.”

With many people still not back at work after the Covid-19 level 4 lockdown, a rates bill in the mail is the last thing many will be wanting, but this instalment from the Ashburton District Council comes with a little light relief.

A letter from chief executive Hamish Riach has been included with the rates instalment account and in it he spells out the council’s plan to ease the rate bill pain.

The council decided earlier this month that it would waive penalty fees on late rates payments for anyone in need.

This rates instalment is due for payment by May 20, but the council has decided that anyone facing hardship and struggling to pay the instalment by due date can apply to have the late payment fee waived.

Under normal circumstances the late fee waiver can only be applied once every two years, but for this instalment it is available to every ratepayer, Riach said.

An application to have the penalty fee waived can be made on line, by emailing the council or by phoning the council office.

“We will then discuss setting up a direct debit or making a payment plan with you to help you stay on top of your rates going forward,” he said.

As part of its efforts to help ratepayers deal with the financial hit many my have taken from the Covid-19 lockdown, the council has also reviewed next year’s budget and reduced its planned rate increase to 2.5 per cent.

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Café culture heart jumps back to life

By Susan Sandys & Sue Newman After almost five weeks of deathly silence, Mid Canterbury’s coffee scene lurched back into action yesterday.

Smiles were wide on the faces of customers who milled back to their favourite haunts, most of which were operating in some form as the country came out of Covid-19 lockdown and opened for contactless trade.

And while times have been tough and will remain so for at least the next two weeks with restrictions at Alert Level 3, café owners are confident their businesses will survive.

Somerset Grocer owner Mark Milmine was trading over a table at the café’s alleyway door and said they’d been serving a steady line of customers from early morning.

“We’re not flat-tack, but it’s ticking along.

It’ll take people a couple of days to get used to the idea,” he said.

Day one was also about staff getting comfortable with the new service requirements, but the system of delivering pre-orders to the table, stepping back while customers tapped their eftpos card and collected their goods was working smoothly, he said.

While theirs is a family-owned business, Milmine said several staff were back at work.

“We needed to have good baristas on and it’s good to have staff back, so they have some normalcy in their lives,” he said.

It was the same story at Taste Café. Technically Kim Baynes and her team weren’t open for business until 8.30 but “urgent” texts came from early customers desperate for a coffee on their way to work.

Business on day one had been steady all day, with a few spikes where orders were coming thick and fast, Baynes said.

She’s split her staff into bubbles of three to ensure everyone has some time at work under Level 3 requirements, she said.

The Taste team has gone for a short menu that offers most of the staples and the items that are always in demand.

Baynes said she had been heartened by the huge response from people who were texting, and sending messages on Facebook saying they were pleased she was open again.

“The number of people contacting me has been amazing and while we were closed we sold huge amounts of SOS vouchers and

Jane Grace receives her coffee from Lee Whiteside at Cafe Arabica yesterday.

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been “very tough” for the business, but he was confident it would survive with support from locals. And his landlord had been very helpful in offering heavily discounted rent for the period.

Customer Jane Grace said, as she picked up her order at Arabica’s outdoor serving window, that she was “ecstatic” to be back getting takeaway coffees for herself and her family.

Dame Lynda Topp at Topp Country Café said trim and soy lattes were the popular choice among the dozens who had come to the café yesterday morning.

She believed people were focusing on be-

ing healthier as they had had time to focus on their diet during lockdown.

“It’s been fun and it’s been nice to just catch up with some locals,” Dame Lynda said.

It was all from a safe distance and adhering to the contactless trade rules.

Wife Donna said they had chosen to wear face-masks, and while customers could not see their smiles, they could see their smiling eyes, which said it all.

She said the café would survive the tough times.

“We are determined to survive and the locals are really looking after us,” Donna said.

they’re starting to be cashed in.”

Her team were excited to be back on deck and getting back to some kind of normal working life, she said.

In Methven, Arabica owner-operator Ranga Wijesinghe said over one dozen orders had come in for takeaway food and coffee by yesterday morning.

He was excited to be back.

“That’s my place to be in the kitchen, I’m very happy to be there,” he said.

Not that he had been bored during the lockdown, he and wife Katrina have a newborn so he had plenty to keep him busy.

He said the enforced closed period had

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A litter-finding family on a mission Heather Mackenzie

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Since the lockdown began, the Holland family, Anna, husband Simon and their three boys, Noah, 9, Charlie, 7, and Hagley, 5, have been biking around their local area of Tinwald.

Part of their 5km loop takes them along the Ashburton River track leading out to Lake Hood. After a couple of outings the Holland children began to notice the build-up of rubbish about the place.

Anna said eldest son Noah had made a mobile for Earth Day as part of his school studies.

“After that we were wondering what else we could do for the environment and came up with collecting rubbish along the track.”

Armed with a homemade rubbish picker each, a broom handle with a nail taped to the end, the family set off on foot to cover a 2km stretch of the track and in no time at all they had filled three big black rubbish bags.

Anna said they picked up the usual rubbish suspects like cans, fast food wrappers, plastic bags, milk containers and glass bottles.

“There were lots of alcohol bottles and

cans, people must have chucked them out of the car on the way back from Lake Hood or where ever.”

Five-year-old Hagley has proved to be an inventive little litter collector. Anna said he has tied a plastic milk bottle to the back of his bike.

“It looks a bit crazy bouncing behind him as he bikes along, but he’s happy, so we leave him to it.”

Not content with just the bouncing milk bottle, Hagely’s bike is now sporting some colourful cans between the front spokes, again picked upon his rubbish retrieval travels.

“By the time he’s finished his bike will look like a recycling ad, however it’s cheap entertainment for him.”

Anna is proud of her boys for coming up with the rubbish collecting idea.

“Through doing this, care for the environment will stay with them their whole lives.

“As we go round we have had lots of people toot, wave and yell out words of encouragement.”

Bev Skates from Litter-Free Ashburton extended a helping hand to the Holland family, when she supplied them with disposable gloves and rubbish bags.

Right – The rubbish-collecting Holland family. Hagley Holland, 5, stands proudly by his Dad Simon, with Charlie, 7, in the front giving a thumb’s up, and Noah, 9, behind him. Mum Anna was on photo taking duties.

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Ashburton businesses, we’re all in this together.

We understand that as business owners you have a lot on your minds right now, so we wanted to let you know that we’ll do our best to take care of your banking.

Here are just a few ways Westpac can help your business: • Temporary overdrafts are available for up to 90 days.

• Repayment relief on loans to help manage cash flow over this period.

• Business Support Loans to help you meet liquidity and financing requirements.

• A range of solutions including waiving minimum monthly merchant service fees for the lockdown period (from 1 April), and contactless debit fees for eligible small businesses for six months. Plus, we’re temporarily increasing the PIN limit for contactless payments.

For more information on the ways we can help with your business banking, please contact your Relationship Manager or visit westpac.co.nz Yours faithfully, Keith Allan Westpac Area Commercial Manager.

Eligibility, lending criteria and terms & conditions apply. See westpac.co.nz/covid19business for details. Westpac New Zealand Limited.

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How to keep your bubble safe at Alert Level 3 Keeping your bubble small is the best way to keep the people in your household protected. It helps keep other people safe too.

Because the more contact you have with other people, the more opportunity the virus has to spread.

Keeping it small means restricting your bubble to your immediate household, and maybe extending it a small amount if you need to – perhaps by one or two people maximum.

This could mean reconnecting with close family, bringing in a caregiver, or supporting an isolated person.

Information about keeping your bubble small: Are neighbours allowed to merge bubbles?

Not for social reasons. Unfortunately, we all need to say ‘no’ to a beer with the neighbour until COVID-19 is under control. You can, however, support someone who is isolated and needs help.

Can I visit my family if they are spread out across more than one other bubble?

You can’t join multiple family bubbles together. The way to stay safe is to limit your exposure to other people as much as possible, including family members. As mentioned, you can visit someone who is isolated or needs help. However, you should make sure you’re the only one joining their bubble.

Can our flat extend our bubble to another flat?

At Alert Level 3 this is not allowed. It would open up the potential for the virus to spread. Remember, the more people in your bubble, the greater the risk.

I moved into my parent’s house for the lockdown. Can I now return to my flat?

You can return to your flat, but you must only move once, and in one direction (i.e. you can’t live across two properties or return to your parent’s place multiple times).

Can I visit my girlfriend, boyfriend or partner at Alert Level 3?

It is okay to re-unite with your partner if you were separated during Alert Level 4, as long as they are living in the same region as you.

Can I extend my bubble to include a person that’s in a different suburb or region?

Extending your bubble to someone in another suburb is okay.

However, you cannot if they are in another region.

Am I allowed to extend my bubble to someone I met on Tinder?

At Alert Level 3, you cannot extend your bubble for purely social reasons.

How big can our bubbles be to still stay safe?

Keeping your bubble exclusive is the best way to keep those in your household protected. This is especially important if anyone in your household is elderly or has a medical condition.

How do bubbles work with shared custody arrangements?

Children can move between bubbles to spend time with both parents. But only travel where you need to and keep travel to a minimum.

Can I leave a bubble if I’m unsafe?

If the situation in your bubble is unsafe you can leave your bubble immediately, and seek help. If possible, ask a trusted neighbour or friend for help, then call Police on 111 or Women’s Refuge.

Thank you delivery drivers We really appreciate you working so hard over the last few weeks to provide the essentials.

And thanks for staying vigilant and keeping a 2-metre distance when you leave us our packages and deliveries now that we’re in Alert Level 3. Your actions are protecting us all!

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Environment Canterbury – we’re here to help During the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all having to adapt to new ways of working. Our main focus, as for all New Zealanders, is taking every possible step to keep family, staff and colleagues safe and healthy at home.

our website – www.ecan.govt.nz – will be key as we navigate the different alert levels. You can also call our customer services team on 0800 324 636 with any questions you may have.

There have been several legislative changes and decisions that impact Environment Canterbury’s daily operations – ‘essential’ and otherwise. We’ve highlighted the key changes below, and where to find the most up-to-date information. Referring to

We are also looking at COVID-19 recovery projects and what contribution can be made through those projects to the wider regional and national recovery post-lockdown.

COVID-19 information The first place for information regarding what can and cannot be done at the different alert levels under COVID-19 is the Government website: www.covid19.govt.nz. This is the central source of information.

Several activities Environment Canterbury has oversight of contribute to the health of your families and the community, particularly under alert level restrictions and as we head into winter. As well as the information provided below, rolling updates with more detail are available on the Environment Canterbury website www.ecan.govt.nz:

• Home heating: While we know that smoke from wood burners is a

contributor to urban air pollution, it is essential for people to stay warm in their homes. If you are using a wood burner, regardless of its age, we advise you to use good burning technique and good quality wood. Wood burner upgrades, where applicable, should continue once alert level restrictions allow.

• Outdoor burning: Fire and Emergency NZ is asking people to

refrain from any outdoor burning while we are at Alert Levels 3 and 4. This is to help limit the exposure and risk to their crews responding to calls.

• Essential services: These include (but are not limited to):

natural hazard event monitoring; flood response; remote air quality monitoring; and public transport.

• Compliance monitoring and enforcement: Many of our normal

processes relating to CME will continue, but with some changes related to alert level restrictions.

We’re mindful that the COVID-19 restrictions have placed unexpected financial strain on many businesses and individuals that we deal with regularly, and that consent holders in particular may still be required to pay for services that continue during this period. Please know that staff are available to discuss options for those of you experiencing financial hardship.

Facilitating sustainable development in the Canterbury region

Kia atawhai, kia haumaru | Be kind, be safe

Get in touch with us • Facebook: @EnvironmentCanterbury • Customer services: 0800 324 636 • Public transport: metro@ecan.govt.nz • Snap Send Solve app Public Transport Some of you going back to work or school during Level 3 will need public transport as an important part of your day. Our greater Christchurch network is now operating a Saturday timetable running Monday – Saturday, and a Sunday timetable running on Sundays, for most services. No fares are being charged. In Timaru the MyWay on-demand service is operating alongside the Timaru Link. Visit metroinfo.co.nz for more detail and updates as alert levels change or email metro@ecan.govt.nz

Civil Defence Many of our staff are involved with the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management response to COVID-19, responsible for supporting the nationally-led response at a regional level. Civil Defence staff play a vital role in responding to both local, regional, and national emergencies. They fill a variety of roles across planning, intelligence, operations, logistics, welfare and public information functions to help ensure the community is safe. Keep up-to-date on Facebook: @CanterburyEM

Key contacts for COVID-19 Government website: www.covid19.govt.nz and helpline 0800 779 997 Canterbury helpline: 0800 24 24 11 Healthline: 0800 358 5453 Need to talk? Call or text 1737 or www.allright.org.nz/campaigns/getting-through-together Essential business enquiries: 0800 22 66 57 or essential@mbie.govt.nz Financial support: 0800 559 009 or www.workandincome.govt.nz Reporting breaches of Alert Level restrictions: 105.police.govt.nz Queries about transport: essentialtravel@transport.govt.nz

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■■ TALES FROM THE BACK SEAT

They really are pests Guardian motoring correspondent, Bernard Egan is well known around these parts.

Over the next few weeks, he’s agreed to share with us some of his tales from yesteryear.

Some will be his own telling while others will come directly, or indirectly from others.

The whole truth of some, can be left for public opinion. Readers are invited to share tales with Bernard by emailing geegeeber@gmail.com

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ormer Guardian colleague Grahame Kelly has kindly shared this experience with

us.

In the late 60s, before Japanese cars were common on our roads and we relied heavily on English or American models even though money was short at times, this driver purchased a 1957 Standard 8.

It was a very economical small car but with little power being only 8 horsepower.

One excursion in particular comes to mind though.

It was a rather enjoyable outing, although some distance, all the way down to Clinton in Otago to visit a relative.

This particular relative had one of those old, large power cable reels at his property with netting surrounding the reel and a wee cut-out at the core for housing young pet possums, of which he had two.

He asked if my son would like one, and so it was, with an apple box with some netting over it we headed back home with a little possum in the boot of the Standard 8.

I call it a boot, but it was not a conventional boot as it could only

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be accessed through the back seat of the car – the backs of which folded down and with a small gap between the seats.

There was no boot lid, just a small opening above the bumper where the spare wheel was stowed.

Anyway we called in at friends at Oamaru on the way home and I went down to the local for a beer with them.

When we got back I decided to show them what I had in the boot.

I retrieved the apple box, but the possum had escaped and was nowhere to be seen.

I asked my mate if he had seen a possum escape out the door of the car whilst it was open when we were getting in or out during our excursion to the pub.

He looked at me like I was a bit sus but said he hadn’t seen one.

We noticed some orange skins in front of the passenger side of

the front seat and on further investigation found that the possum had got an orange out of a paper bag in the open glove box of the car and found a cavity under the front seat to eat most of the orange.

The cavity was a small oval opening so I couldn’t get the possum out so decided to leave it there until it came out itself.

Well we arrived home rather tired and next morning I decided to check if the little possum had got out of its hidey-hole.

It had disappeared again.

More searching found the little critter snuggled right up amongst the wiring behind the dashboard.

Not wanting to grab the animal and yank it out with half the wiring I resorted to coaxing it along to the passenger end and retrieving it through the open glovebox.

The possum became a fine little pet until it decided there was a whole wide world out there for it to explore.

So Grahame concludes this delightful story by saying “See, they really are pests!”

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OUR VIEW

Matt Markham

EDITOR

It feels a little like a free-for-all

H

ow do we think we all did?

Day one, out of the blocks and racing, it seemed.

A renewed vigour for life after four weeks in lockdown. Our first thoughts, seemingly not family nor friends, but in fact fast food and takeaway coffee.

Some of life’s greatest treats, again it seemed.

I’m not going to get up on the soap box and tell people what they should or shouldn’t be doing.

It’s up to each individual, but it has to be said that it was pretty disappointing to see what was seen yesterday around the streets of Ashburton.

Alert Level 3 isn’t a return to the normal. It’s a safe step forward on the path to getting out of this.

It doesn’t mean you and your mates should congregate on couch benches enjoying a bourbon during the middle of the day, it doesn’t mean that as a boy racer you can do hot laps of the Ashburton CBD. It means, if you can stay home – stay home and keep this pandemic at bay.

It was always going to feel a little different in the heart of the town.

After a month or more of quiet streets and only a handful of people about, a new influx of the workforce brought life to the sleepy streets.

That was nice to see. Everyone seems happy to see and interact with people again which is great as long as the distancing rules are being applied.

The only thing we can hope is that the behaviour of some doesn’t ruin it for everyone else.

I know a lot stayed at home yesterday, just as they have done for the past five weeks or so and there was no real change to their day-to-day life.

If that’s what is required, then that is good.

Coffee and a cheeseburger are a great addition to life again, but as long as it doesn’t come at a cost and the rules are bent so much they break and we’re back to square one.

Thought of the Day: Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

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Connectivity investment would unleash regions’ potential A

s the financial toll of containing Covid-19 becomes apparent it seems every person and their dog are offering suggestions on how to keep the economy moving and assist in a recovery.

So, with my daughter’s trusty golden retriever Elsa asleep at my feet, here is my take.

The first and most obvious impact of Covid-19 has been the near collapse of our tourism industry and its unlikely recovery anytime soon.

Even when we get a vaccine, it will take a while for international tourism in particular to get back even close to where it was. That alone is going to have an impact of around $14 billion less coming into our economy.

That, along with fiscal fallout from other sectors that have been disrupted, is the hole we’ll need to fill.

The government is planning to borrow billions to restart the economy. This isn’t free money; it will be paid back for generations to come, so we need to ensure it is invested wisely, and that the priority is those projects that drive earnings and sustained employment, and improvements to our way of life into the long term.

The risk we run is a big lolly scramble that may generate some short-term jobs but leave

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

us with a bunch of bridges to nowhere. Or worse yet a bunch of committees that can’t even build a bridge to nowhere.

Agriculture is once again being looked at as the backbone to our economy. So what are the ways we can grow productivity in our sector and hope to fill some of that earning hole?

One of the best investments that the government could make is in connectivity. The Rural Broadband initiative is running behind schedule, and even when it’s finished there will remain significant gaps – including in many rural areas.

Beyond the obvious stimulus of getting additional people working by being more ambitious with the work programme, this would also provide improvements to on-farm productivity.

Some might query how on earth better internet connectivity and cellphone coverage make the grass and the crops grow more, make the cows milk better, and the cattle and sheep put on more

weight.

The answer is that the farmer gets the information he or she needs more quickly, with less physical effort, and the data is packaged in such a way that allows for better decision making.

This allows more time for doing the high-level tasks that will generate that increased performance.

There is lots of information that we record on farm but unfortunately a lot of it is in silos – not the steel ones with the barley, but digital ones.

The connectivity to be able to send that information off farm into the cloud is only one part.

We also need to be able to shift that data between various programmes, with simple systems that ‘talk’ to each other.

Not only will this provide better business information but also reduce the compliance burden.

Often doing the right thing environment-wise is the easy part, the hard part can be proving you did it.

By enabling the connectivity, we also enable the potential for programmes and remote devices that we haven’t even dreamed of yet that can help further drive farm performance. That potentially leads to more innovative Kiwi businesses like Gallagher, which can export our agri tech to

the world.

Improved connectivity to the regions will also help with attracting people to work outside our major urban areas, easing pressure on city infrastructure.

Connectivity can help overcome the physical distance for many, it also provides for enhanced educational opportunities.

Around the world there are many people who have learned that they can do their jobs from a remote location. Those people might look at the chaos this pandemic has wreaked in their countries, and New Zealand might look like a pretty smart option, so long as they can communicate and do business with the world.

So rather than first build lots of train sets to take people into the cities, why not just improve the connectivity in the regions and you might find with what we have learned to do, we don’t need to hop on the trains in the first place as much.

Andrew Hoggard is the vice-president of Federated Farmers of NZ The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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Westpac predicts negative OCR rate

By Liam Dann NZME

A deeper economic downturn will force the Reserve Bank to cut the official cash rate (OCR) below zero in November, according to new forecasts by Westpac economists.

“We expect the RBNZ will reduce the OCR to -0.5 per cent in November 2020,” Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens said.

But while a negative OCR would help keep mortgage rates low, it would not be expected to flow through to negative mortgage rates, he said.

“In overseas jurisdictions with negative official interest rates, retail rates have almost always remained positive,” Stephens said.

“The lower the OCR goes, the less marginal impact it would have on retail rates such as mortgage rates ... a 75 basis point cut from 0.25 per cent to -0.50 per cent would bring mortgage rates down, but not by anything like as much as 75 basis points.”

The timing was not certain and would largely be dependent on when the trading banks’ systems will be ready to deal with a nega-

tive OCR, Stephens said.

In March the Reserve Bank also made a commitment to holding the OCR at 0.25 per cent for 12 months.

Stephens argued that a change to that stance would be well understood by the market given the extraordinary nature of the Level 4 lockdown.

He acknowledged cuts already made by the Reserve Bank which reduced the OCR by 75 basis points to 0.25 per cent and has committed to buying $33 billion worth of government and local government bonds.

But more was needed with inflation likely to drop below 1 per cent without further large scale fiscal and monetary policy response.

“Monetary policy not only needs to come to the party, it needs to spike the punch,” Stephens said.

Even prior to the Covid-19 pandemic Reserve Bank Governor Adrian Orr had indicated a negative OCR was possible in New Zealand.

“Zero is no magic number,” Orr told media last year.

Negative interest rates had been

Westpac chief economist Dominick Stephens. operating just fine around the world and should be viewed as an extension of traditional monetary policy, he said.

Yesterday’s report from Westpac economists constitutes a significant downgrade to their outlook.

“We now expect a deeper decline in June quarter GDP of 16

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per cent, because the Alert Level 3 restrictions are tighter than we previously allowed for,” Stephens said.

Westpac also allows for a quicker move to Level 2 than previously assumed, resulting in a “more vigorous“ third quarter rebound.

However, on balance, Stephens

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t was a soft week for most equity markets, with investors taking a more cautious stance after some very strong performances of late.

The S&P 500 in the US was down 1.3 per cent, while shares in the UK and Europe posted smaller declines. The local NZX 50 fell more sharply, finishing 3.3 per cent lower after a record gain the previous week.

Property stocks were the top NZX 50 movers last week, with Goodman Property (+6.6 per cent), Argosy Property (+3.8 per cent) and Property for Industry (+3.2 per cent) rising most. Vista Group (-17.5 per cent), Sky City (-16.2 per cent) and Tourism Holdings (-14.9 per cent) were the weakest.

Across the Tasman, the ASX 200 in Australia was down 4.5 per cent for the week.

However, most equity markets are still set up to finish the month strongly.

With just a few trading days to go, the S&P 500 is up 9.8 per cent in April, putting it on track for the best monthly performance since October 2011.

Similarly, the NZX 50 is 6.4 per cent higher, which would make for the best month since July 2016.

Interest rates fell slightly last week. The US 10-year Treasury yield declined from 0.64 per cent to 0.60 per cent and the domestic five-year swap rate slipped six basis points to 0.46 per cent.

US crude oil finished 7.3 per cent lower at $US16.94, amid an exceptionally volatile week. Oil remains down more than 70 per cent compared to where it began

now expects the recovery phase will be slower, taking longer to overcome the damage done by unemployment and business failures.

“We are now allowing more for permanent damage to the economy, as the legacy of Covid-19 will sap productivity growth in the 2020s,” Stephens said.

This was due to factors including: reduced investment, lost skills due to unemployment, domestication of supply chains and increased barriers to trade and travel, as well as higher taxation required to repay Government debt incurred during the crisis.

“Nevertheless, we still think the recovery will be more rapid than in past recessions,” he said.

Westpac’s latest forecasts see Government debt rising to 50 per cent of GDP by 2024.

Unemployment is tipped to peak at 9.5 per cent, with only a slow return to below 5 per cent.

House prices are forecast to fall 7 per cent this year and will remain subdued throughout 2021.

However, Wespect expects they will rise very rapidly over 2022 and 2023 in response to ultra-low interest rates.

Jeremy Flood

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the year, and energy has been the weakest of all equity market sectors by far during 2020.

Looking ahead, Covid-19 headlines will again dominate sentiment, with some countries set to relax their lockdowns this week.

New Zealand moved to Level 3 yesterday, and while it won’t feel much different for many of us, this is a crucial development for many businesses that will be able to begin trading again in some form.

Investors will also be watching activity levels in some US states, with the likes of Georgia, Texas, Oklahoma and South Carolina set to re-open over the coming days.

The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are all due to announce rate decisions, while several major economies (including the US) will release GDP numbers for the March quarter.

The March quarter GDP report is due on Thursday in the US, with markets expecting annualised GDP to fall by 3.7 per cent for the quarter. That compares with an increase of 2.1 per cent during the December quarter, and it would be the first contraction since the first quarter of 2014, six years ago.

This is likely to prove a fairly modest decline compared to what we will see for the June quarter,

where the brunt of the shutdown will be felt.

Some of the numbers being talked about for the June quarter are scary, although we should point out that the US (unlike most other countries) annualises its quarterly GDP readings.

Perhaps most importantly, it will be an absolute monster week for earnings reports.

The global reporting season really ramps up over the coming days, with almost 30 per cent of the S&P 500 (about 140 companies) set to announce results.

Some of the global heavyweights set to release earnings this week include Adidas, 3M, Google, Starbucks, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and Visa.

So far, 25 per cent of S&P 500 companies have reported. The blended earnings decline is currently sitting at -15.8 per cent (compared with -4.5 per cent a week ago), and 60 per cent of companies have reported positive earnings and revenue surprises.

April ISM index also likely to look downbeat.

The ISM manufacturing index for April is out in the US on Friday, and markets are expecting this to collapse to 36.1, down from 49.1 last month. This would be the worst reading since the 34.5 that was registered in December 2008, and it isn’t a whole lot better than the record low of 29.4 that was reached in May 1980.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

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Trump can’t keep away Just hours after his own White House officially cancelled his planned appearance yesterday, the lure of the cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist.

To the surprise of exactly noone, President Donald Trump resumed his daily coronavirus news briefings yesterday, just two days after tweeting that they were “not worth the time & effort” and just hours after his own White House officially cancelled the planned appearance.

The lure of cameras in the Rose Garden proved too hard to resist.

For a president who relishes the spotlight and spends hours a day watching television, the idea of passing on his daily chance to get his message out turned out to be untenable despite his anger over his coverage.

And so he was back, defending his handling of the pandemic and promising to reopen the country soon.

The on-again, off-again, onagain session was on the more sedate side of the spectrum seen in the six weeks since the president began commanding a slice of the homebound nation’s viewing attention almost every day right before family quarantine dinners.

But even as he talked about the crisis that has killed almost as many Americans as the Vietnam War, Trump attacked “Sleepy Joe” Biden, complained about being persecuted and made some of his favourite false claims.

He promoted his administration’s record on responding to the pandemic despite widespread criticism, blamed China for not stopping the virus in the first place, suggested he was open to suing states for imposing restrictions embraced by his own public health advisers and predicted an “incredible fourth quarter” of economic growth and recovery from the collapse of the economy.

He largely avoided the sort of anger he had displayed in recent days, even for questions that would often provoke a sharp response.

Asked if a president should

Chrissy happy to be square Chrissy Teigen says her “square” figure has rewarded her handsomely. The 34-year-old model has hit back at a social media troll who criticised her appearance, revealing that she and her husband John Legend both love the way she looks. Chrissy wrote on Twitter: “Everyone used to ... surgically-enhanced curves.

I’ve been a square my whole life and let me tell you, it’s paid off nicely in many ways! “Imagine if one day I showed up with hips and an a**. Ooooo you guys would be p***ed then too! I’m happy, John’s happy, we all doing a-okay! (sic)”

Paris expands vocabulary President Donald Trump just can’t keep away from the microphone. be re-elected after so many Americans died in a matter of weeks, he argued that he had prevented it from being worse.

“Yeah, we’ve lost a lot of people,” he said.

“But if you look at what original projections were, 2.2 million, we’re probably heading to 60,000, 70,000.

“It’s far too many. One person is too many for this.

“And I think we’ve made a lot of really good decisions.”

Pressed on his off-hand suggestion last week that ingesting or injecting disinfectant could counter the virus, a comment that set off warnings by health agencies that doing so could be fatal, the president brushed it off quickly and moved on.

“I can’t imagine why,” he said

when told that some Americans might try it, putting their lives at risk. Asked if he took responsibility, he said, “No, I don’t.”

The furore over the disinfectant comments, which the president later claimed were sarcastic, prompted deep anger last week.

Trump then spent much of the weekend railing on Twitter about the news media, including The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and even the usually friendly Fox News when it proved insufficiently loyal by airing even a bit of criticism.

He opted not to hold briefings on Saturday or Sunday even though for the most part he has been doing them seven days a week.

“There has never been, in the history of our Country, a more vicious or hostile Lamestream Media than there is right now, even in the midst of a National Emergency, the Invisible Enemy!” Trump wrote on Twitter on Monday morning. “FAKE NEWS, THE ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE!” he added.

Kayleigh McEnany, the newly appointed White House press secretary, told reporters that briefings would probably resume later in the week, perhaps in a different format.

But Trump hates being seen as managed by his staff, and once he saw some of the television coverage reporting that his own aides thought he should hold fewer briefings, he decided to host a briefing anyway.

Paris Hilton has announced she has trademarked a new word. The 39-year-old heiress revealed her new slang word to pop star Charli XCX during a Zoom chat, likening her new creation to her iconic “That’s hot” catchphrase. “This week, I did an absolutely epic Zoom conference.

I did a Zoom conference with Leigh-Anne Pinnock from Little Mix and the one and only iconic Paris Hilton. And she told me that she has trademarked a brand new word called sliving, which is a cross between slaying and living.”

■■LATIN AMERICA

Infection fears spreading through prisons The spreading spectre of the new coronavirus is shaking Latin America’s notoriously overcrowded, unruly prisons, threatening to turn them into an inferno.

The Puente Alto prison in downtown Santiago, Chile, had the largest of Latin America’s largest prison virus outbreaks so far, with more than 300 reported cases.

The prison’s 1100 inmates are terrified.

Social distancing is hard to practice in jail.

“They are all in contact with each other,” said prison nurse Ximena Graniffo.

Latin America’s prisons hold 1.5 million inmates, and the facilities are often quasi-ruled by prisoners themselves because of corruption, intimi-

dation and inadequate guard staffing.

Low budgets also create ideal conditions for the virus to spread: There is often little soap and water and cell blocks are crowded.

So far, national officials have reported close to 1400 confirmed cases of Covid-19 among inmates and prison staff.

The worst hit country has been Peru, with 613 Covid-19 cases and at least 13 deaths, though the extent of testing to determine the full scale of infections differs from country to country.

Human Rights Watch says conditions are even worse in some of the poorer countries like Haiti, Bolivia or Guatemala.

‘Inappropriate conduct’ After announcing they’re divorcing after ten years together, Kristin Cavallari has now accused Jay Cutler of “inappropriate marital conduct”. The Very Cavallari star cited the reason for their divorce as both “inappropriate marital conduct” and “irreconcilable differences”. Kristin listed their date of separation as April 7, whilst in his own papers, Jay dated their split as April 21. Kristin, 33, alleges Jay “is guilty of such inappropriate marital conduct as renders further cohabitation unsafe and improper”.

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■■CRICKET

Smith awarded Sutcliffe Medal Sophie Devine, Devon Conway and Ian Smith are the recipients of the first New Zealand Cricket awards to be announced.

The awards are being presented electronically for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions.

Smith received the Bert Sutcliffe Medal for Outstanding Services to Cricket, while the Wellington pair of Devine and Conway received the domestic Super Smash T20 honours.

White Ferns captain Devine spearheaded the Blaze’s run to their third straight T20 title with 365 runs and 12 wickets, topping the six-hitting table (25) and strike-rate charts (184.5) in both the men’s and women’s competitions.

“It was a fantastic effort from the team,” reflected Devine.

“We knew there was the pressure of expectation on us and to go through the season unbeaten was really satisfying.

The Blaze T20 title winning exploits were backed up on the same day at the Basin Reserve by their male counterparts the Firebirds, who downed the Auckland Aces by 22 runs to seal a capital city double.

As he had done all season, lefthand opening batsman Devon Conway led the way in the final, top-scoring for his side as he finished the competition with a commanding total of 543 runs at an average of 67, including a century against the Otago Volts.

“I really enjoyed batting up the order this year,” said Conway.

“T20 can be a bit hit and miss at times, but we managed to put together a really consistent campaign full of memories I’ll cherish.

“The final was such a special day.

“To see all the Wellington people who came out and braved the

Ian Smith has been a major figure in New Zealand cricket for many years, while Sophie Devine and Devon Conway are the current big stars on the field in the T20 arena.

weather to be at the Basin Reserve to watch both the Blaze and the Firebirds claim victory was just awesome.”

Former New Zealand wicket-keeper turned broadcaster Ian Smith played 63 tests and 98 ODIs for his country, but it’s perhaps

behind the microphone that he has made his greatest impact – calling in many of New Zealand’s greatest cricket moments of the

past two decades and commentating on a whopping 112 tests at home.

“I’m so grateful,” Smith said.

“It makes me quite emotional actually to think about joining the list of people who have already won this award.

“The playing aspect was the realisation of a dream.

“I fondly remember the times keeping to Sir Richard Hadlee, watching Martin Crowe bat sides into submission and all the other guys playing their part as well.

“I’ve loved every minute of calling test cricket.

“Brendon (McCullum’s) 300 will live forever in my mind; test wins at Lord’s, Hobart, Ross Tayor’s 290, the draw at Eden Park with so much drama against England, and of course the World Cup Final at Lord’s last year.

“I dedicate this award to my wife Louise.

“Anyone who’s been involved with touring and cricket will know you have to have a base and Louise has been fantastic the whole time, and has brought up three great sons in Jarrod, Jake and Angus.

“I also want to thank my teammates throughout my playing career who made it all possible to have the success that I had.

“Also, the people I’ve worked with and, in particular, the people over the past two decades at SKY television who have provided cricket coverage.

“I was part of it from day one right to the very end and I will never forget the friends I’ve made and the hard work they put in.

Smith joins a distinguished list of former internationals to win the award including Walter Hadlee, Merv Wallace, John R Reid, Graham Dowling, Sir Richard Hadlee and Ewen Chatfield.

■■USER PAYS

Sport’s survival may depend on higher fees

By Felicity Reid The survival of sport at all levels this year could come down to parents digging deeper into their pockets, says an accountant.

Dr Carolyn Cordery has been poring over the books of New Zealand sporting organisations and by her calculations some will only last six months on the money they have in the bank.

However, a willingness by parents and social members to pay more to play than they have in previous seasons could help soften the blow to sports’ financial reserves from Covid-19, she said.

Dr Cordery is an associate professor in the School of Accounting and Commercial Law at Victoria University of Wellington and her research focuses on not-for-profit organisations’ accounting and accountability, including charities and sports clubs.

Her previous research covered the financials of football, golf, rugby, hockey and netball in New Zealand but it is other sports that could feel the financial impact of the coronavirus first.

“Depending on the lockdown level as each sport’s season comes in, the ability of individuals and families to continue paying membership to their local club and for national affiliation is in doubt due to the economic hit on people’s jobs, and of course people may not want to play particularly team sports that have contact.”

Generally, non-profit sports clubs live a fairly season-to-season existence and Dr Cordery said the ability of these clubs to develop reserves to enable them to withstand financial shocks is very limited.

“They try to keep costs low so that they can keep membership fees low, but they fail to ‘sell the

benefits’ well to those who participate,” she said.

“For example, you have children paying $50 to $60 for a season of 18 to 20 football games, a shirt and a photo and often the parents stand on the sideline drinking takeaway latte and then take the kids for a takeout lunch.

“The clubs don’t want, in effect, to charge more than $3 for a game but the parents do have discretionary income and perhaps do not think too much about the value that they could add to the club if the fees went up.”

When social team sport is allowed again, Dr Cordery said any raise in fees would help those clubs at the bottom of the chain and could keep funds ticking over a little longer at the regional and national offices of sporting organisations too.

The membership fees that national sporting organisations re-

ceived from clubs and grassroots members did not cover the wages that national level organisations pay for any longer than six months, she said.

“It’s really important for the national organisations to get through for the sports to survive, but without membership income it will be hard.”

Netball Mainland was an early casualty of New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown when the zone was put in liquidation in April, citing “unprecedented financial pressure” brought about by Covid-19.

The financial woes of the zone, which governed netball in Canterbury and the upper South Island, were long-standing and had previously led to a review of the organisation by Netball New Zealand.

But with an uncertain timeline about when community and high

performance sport would resume this year, the zone’s board decided it could not carry on.

Netball New Zealand had a backstop of $3.4 million of reserves at the end of the 2019 financial year and said it was working with the other zones and centres to prevent more folding.

However, if no netball was played this year the governing body said the entire pool of revenue in the netball system would drop from $47 million to an estimated $24 million.

Netball New Zealand asked all ANZ Premiership players to take a pay cut in line with what Netball New Zealand staff took.

Netball was not the only sport with players or front office staff reducing pay packets to keep the sport afloat at all levels.

“With a fresh economic shock, sports facilities even for non-contact sports, are likely to struggle”.

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The heart and soul of racing

By Matt Markham

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rowing up one of the things I admired most in horse racing was the deeds of those from within the Mid Canterbury region.

Regardless of code, be it harness, thoroughbred or greyhounds – a Mid Canterbury-trained starter was like my own.

Names like Jan Hay, Pam Gerard, Snooky Cowan, Craig Roberts, Ricky May, Carl Middleton and anyone with the last name O’Reilly – just to name a few.

They were all from where I was from.

They won, and I won.

This region was a hotbed of success.

We had champions of all forms walking amongst us and we held our heads high on the national stage.

Nowadays that success is a little more limited, but by no means depleted.

Think the efforts of the Peter Corbett and Terrill Charles team at Riccarton last Cup Week, or the rise and rise of young harness stars like John Morrison or Sarah O’Reilly.

We’re still there, and perhaps we now punch even further above our weight considering the numbers are so much smaller than what they used to be. And I’m only thinking in my lifetime.

Racing industry leaders need to remember where the game’s roots lie, says Matt Markham PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

It’s a legacy to be proud of.

But it’s also a legacy, right now that is under sufferance.

Racing, as we know it, is inevitably about to change.

It’s been in the pipeline for a few years now, but Covid-19 has rapidly advanced it.

No longer is the once-a-year country meeting going to be looked upon fondly, irrelevant of the huge number of punters it might bring in the gates.

It’s going to be seen as a cost.

A trip to somewhat out-ofdate facilities, trekking millions of dollars worth of gear to beam

coverage across Australasia and bringing in the best in the business to produce and present that coverage may well become too much for the industry to handle.

And so, streamlining the racing product becomes a very real potential outcome.

For the next few months, racing across all three codes, is going to be limited to just a handful of venues.

That’s venues with the facilities and the means with which to host a plethora of racing with minimal cost to an industry on its knees.

And Mid Canterbury and the vital cogs that make it tick will need to be ready to prove they deserve to belong once the new season rolls around in August and talk of a new-look calendar is begun.

We are fortunate in that we have a fully-functional public training facility at the Ashburton Racecourse.

It’s got two very good racing surfaces for either horse code and provides home to many trainers, stable hands and horses each year.

Up the road in Methven, you’ll

find one of the best grass track harness racing surfaces in the world.

That’s not bias, it’s fact and the big fields and good crowds that attend are testament to its success and reputation.

But they both run on the smell of an oily rag, largely by racing participants who wish to give back to their sports by serving time on committees to ensure those functions remain in place.

It’s volunteer work.

Done for the love of the game.

Cut the industry at its knees by reducing stakes and limiting the opportunities to race at other venues outside of the main metropolitan racing centres and you run the serious risk of those heart-and-soul, bread-and-butter people of the industry walking away in disillusionment, and all of a sudden just functioning as a venue becomes a battle.

Yes, those in charge of racing should be looking at cutting costs in every way possible – and perhaps the salaries of some of those in high positions could be a good start – but they’d also do well to remember that all three codes are borne from the grass roots.

Big stables come and go, but it’s the little guys and girls who are the real beating heart of the game and if you want to run the risk of wiping them out through refocusing the industry to main centres, then you run the risk of that beating heart stopping.

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Formula One targets July return-to-racing date The Formula One season could start in July despite the first 10 races being canceled or postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, F1 chairman Chase Carey said yesterday.

The French Grand Prix yesterday cancelled its race scheduled for June 28 rather than postponing it, making July 5 the targeted start date at the Austrian GP in Spielberg.

“We are now increasingly confident with the progress of our plans to begin our season this summer,” Carey said in a statement.

“We’re targeting a start to racing in Europe through July, August and beginning of September, with the first race taking place in Austria.”

The 2020 schedule was already stretched to 22 races, with the inaugural Vietnam GP added to the calendar and the Dutch GP hosting its first race since 1985 as the German GP dropped out.

The season-opening Australian GP on March 15 and the iconic Monaco GP on May 24 were also canceled.

Carey hopes that 15-18 races can take place in Europe through September before moving to “Eurasia, Asia and the Americas.”

The season would conclude in the Gulf with the Bahrain GP – initially set for March – and the Abu Dhabi GP. “We expect the early races to be without

fans but hope fans will be part of our events as we move further into the schedule,” Carey said.

“We still have to work out many issues like the procedures for the teams and our other partners to enter and operate in each country.”

The British GP is set to follow Austria on July 19 and organisers said they are talking to the government about the viability of holding it without fans.

F1’s finances have taken a hit with so many races called off, and smaller teams especially face an uncertain future.

This has led to several discussions about reducing the budget-cap level.

“We have also been working hard with (governing body) FIA and the teams to strengthen the long term future of Formula 1 through an array of new technical, sporting, and financial regulations,” Carey said.

A budget cap of $175 million was agreed last year but teams want it lowered to $150 million for next year – excluding driver salaries and engine costs.

But McLaren wants it reduced to $100 million, an initiative which Ferrari opposes.

Some leading drivers, including sixtime world champion Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Ferrari, are in the final year of their contracts.

Formula One fans might see cars on the track at the Austrian Grand Prix in July.

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Golfers hit the fairways

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Golfers in Mid Canterbury were greeted with superb conditions yesterday as many took up the opportunity for a long awaited hit-out.

The country downgraded to Covid-19 Alert Level 3 yesterday which allowed golfers to return to courses, albeit under stringent health and safety protocols with players only able to play in their bubbles.

Ashburton, Methven and Tinwald golf clubs are limited to club members only and each club had teams of volunteers monitoring throughout the day.

Mike Markillie was the first to tee off at Methven at 9am yesterday, playing nine holes.

“It was such a lovely morning, the course is in good order for what we’ve been through,” he said.

He said he did not play too badly considering he had not been on the course for more than a month.

“I went OK. “It’s just a practice round because you’re on your own.

“It’s just great to get out.”

Methven Golf Club president Peter Wood said players were pleased just to get out there.

“Naturally some members have said it’s not the same playing on your own and no it’s not, but we’re open.”

However, Wood said players had opted to wait a few weeks including himself.

“I’m waiting for another two weeks.

“Being part-Australian I’m quite good at sledging and if I’m playing by myself it’s not much fun,” he joked.

Ashburton Golf Club opened at midday yesterday and would be open at 8am today.

Board chairman Chris Robertson said the course was fully booked until Sunday.

“There’s a helluva lot of excitement which is really cool,” he said.

“We’ve implemented people in their bubbles and made 12-minute spacings.

“Players are keen to be back out there and playing.”

Tinwald Golf Club president Cameron Miller said the club had seen a good response.

He acknowledged some players were back at work this week.

Comments from some Tinwald members when the club shared Covid-19 Level 3 guidelines on its Facebook page indicated a preference to wait a few more weeks.

Mike Markillie was very happy to get back out on to the Methven course yesterday.

■■OPINION

Super Rugby, as we know it, is dead and gone

By Patrick McKendry

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uper Rugby as we know it is finished – its demise hastened by a pandemic which has not only halted almost all international travel for the foreseeable future but has also forced businesses and organisations to focus on what is truly necessary for their survival.

Right now in New Zealand and Australia in particular, staying local is better, and that is likely to be the direction New Zealand Rugby goes in once it has finished yet another review under chief executive Mark Robinson, this one an investigation into Super Rugby in New Zealand – in particular how it engages fans, makes money and prepares future All Blacks.

What this last five weeks has highlighted is how the best businesses have adapted in order to keep their consumers happy and in many cases attracted new consumers.

Those led by flexible thinkers willing to change have thrived and will continue to do so.

Will this force NZ Rugby to do likewise?

It is a perfect opportunity and I have one idea in particular in terms of engagement that I will come back to.

In the meantime, it doesn’t take a genius to suggest NZ Rugby’s review doesn’t bode well for the

four South African franchises or Argentina’s Jaguares, and with Air New Zealand cancelling its direct flights from Argentina and with little hope of those routes being re-opened, the writing is on the departure board.

Without getting into finances, the maintenance of links between Sanzaar partners and what the Rugby Championship might look like, a trans-Tasman competition now appears the only option for NZ Rugby given the close links between the countries and the likelihood both are on track to eliminate Covid-19.

The reality is including South Africa in a weekly competition

hasn’t worked for New Zealand (or Australian) audiences because of the time difference between the countries.

If you can’t engage fans when games are kicking off in the early hours of the morning, you certainly can’t hope to attract new ones.

Compounding matters has been the diluting of talent across South Africa.

Yes, the Cheetahs and Kings have gone, but while the Lions have made gains recently in making the grand finals in 2017 and 2018 (losing to the Crusaders at home and then away), teams from the Republic have not done

well here on a consistent basis and they are not big drawcards as far as crowds go.

Nothing should be off the table as far as NZ Rugby’s review goes, including how teams and players are presented to the public through the media.

Both groups are described as “stakeholders” by NZ Rugby but both have been taken for granted for too long.

That cannot continue.

Unfortunately, the coronavirus has taken a huge toll on the latter group, and the effects are likely to be felt for some time.

Similarly, the first casualties when franchises seek to cut costs

are usually their communications people.

But in the early days of Super Rugby when the competition was new and extremely popular, the media access to the players was on a different scale to what it is now. In 1997, after the Blues beat the Brumbies in front of a packed Eden Park to win the Super Rugby grand final, the media were allowed into the victorious team’s changing room.

I distinctly remember interviewing midfielder Lee Stensness and fullback Adrian Cashmore while the pair were sitting in a spa bath. They may have been drinking out of a Champagne bottle.

Strangely, I definitely remember that the song loudly playing on the team’s tape deck was Purple Haze by Jimi Hendrix.

It may be too much to hope for, but such access – and it’s mandatory in many professional American sports – would do wonders for how teams and players are viewed by supporters (consumers).

Looking back, that song in that triumphant and happy changing room, when the future seemed so bright, seems about apt for these times.

Purple haze all in my eyes Don’t know if it’s day or night You got me blowin’, blowin’ my mind Is it tomorrow, or just the end of time?

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Cleary joins NRL bad boys club Penrith halfback Nathan Cleary is in hot water after photos emerged showing the young gun breaking social distancing restrictions.

A day after Melbourne winger Josh Addo-Carr and Rabbitohs fullback Latrell Mitchell apologised for ignoring social distancing rules, NSW State of Origin playmaker Cleary has been caught in a storm of his own.

Channel 9 reported friends visited Cleary’s house on Anzac Day, where the 22-year-old was photographed with at least five females.

It is forbidden in NSW to gather in groups of more than two people you don’t live with.

Cleary and the women in the photos were not staying 1.5m away from each other as required, either.

Under NSW guidelines, people can only leave their house for work, essential shopping, exercise, medical appointments and compassionate visits.

Nine rugby league reporter Danny Weidler said: “He (Cleary) has explained to me that they are some of his friends.

“They popped into his place on Anzac Day on their way to getting an Uber.

“He realised pretty quickly that this was not a situation that he should be in and after a short stay they left.

“He is very, very apologetic about what has happened.

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“Nathan Cleary has apologised already to his teammates and the entire Penrith club.”

The Daily Telegraph reports the females are friends of Cleary’s sister and in a statement the Panthers said they reported the incident to head office and “the matter is now in the hands of the NRL”.

This development is just what the NRL doesn’t need after a dramatic start to the week in which Addo-Carr and Mitchell were fined $1000 by NSW Police for breaking social-distancing laws as investigations began into an alleged firearms breach.

Mitchell and Addo-Carr both apologised for a weekend gathering at a property near Taree, with Mitchell admitting the Kangaroos stars had “slipped up”.

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vestigations, as police revealed Addo-Carr had also previously been warned for breaking the Public Health Act. Photos posted by Addo-Carr showed the pair with 10 other men around a fire, prompting the NRL to label the pictures as “disappointing” and “unacceptable”.

He was also seen shooting a gun and riding a dirt bike without a helmet, while NRL-contracted Newcastle fringe player Tyronne Roberts-Davis is seen in one of the photos.

All NRL players agreed to health and safety protocols when the competition was stopped for the shutdown.

Such behaviour from the footy trio will no doubt anger the NRL, which is attempting to convince the government it can safely resume its season on May 28, ahead of other major codes.

Proposed NRL biosecurity rules for the season resumption will make players stay home, with no visitors allowed, except when training, playing, making visits to the doctor and doing essential food shopping.

The NRL has threatened teams with the loss of points and heavy fines if any player breaks the rules, and say they will further educate players before next week’s planned resumption of training.

■■CRICKET

Hadlee has the answer the supervision of umpires in long-form New Zealand cricket great Sir Richard matches, players may be permitted to do Hadlee has a suggestion to fix cricket’s so until the coronavirus is contained. post Covid-19 big problem, that may have But Hadlee, New Zealand’s great bowler fellow fast bowlers rubbing their hands having taken 431 test wickets and 158 ODI with glee. scalps, has another idea.

One potential threat to cricket’s return Make the seam bigger. following the Covid-19 pandemic is the Speaking to the Today’s Tale website, fabled tradition of “shining” the ball.

Hadlee suggested ‘ Seam bowlers use saliva and sweat to “Using saliva on the ball is part of the make one side of the ball shinier than game and bowlers use it to help shine and the other, causing it to swing through buff up the ball. the air.

Sir Richard Hadlee “Yes, I used it (saliva).

Considering that a cricket ball goes “Everyone did,” Hadlee said. through the hands of at least 24 people during the “If it is deemed to be a health hazard and medically course of a match, one of the game’s indispensable customs becomes a genuine health hazard amid the unsafe, it may need to be banned.

“Whilst that may not sit comfortably with bowlers or pandemic.

On Friday, ESPNcricinfo assistant editor Daniel fielders they may have find other legal ways of shining Brettig reported the ICC is considering the possibility the ball,” Sir Richard added.

“Perhaps ball manufactures may need to find a way of allowing the use of artificial substances to help polish a cricket ball, eradicating the need to apply saliva for the leather on the ball to last longer and keep its shine. and sweat.

“A big challenge for them.

The Laws of Cricket clearly state “no artificial sub“Maybe the cricket ball could have an enlarged seam stance” can be used to polish a match ball – doing so is commonly referred to as ball-tampering – but under to give the bowlers more assistance”.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve a terrific instinct for which change to make. One habit shift can be life-altering. Just imagine how things could be in six months’ time if you were to start now.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re a busy person juggling to get things done when the circumstances of life have tied your hands.

The limitation is what makes you remarkable.

Give yourself credit.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Physical clutter represents mental clutter. Clear one and the other clears up, too. None of it will be hard for you to figure out once you dive in. If you can’t dive, ask someone to give you a little push.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): If you can find a lot of compassion in your heart and then heap it onto yourself, that’s what’s needed for this time. It does absolutely no good to be critical. Cheerlead instead.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ve a curiosity and a desire to investigate new avenues. Don’t think about it too much now. The answers aren’t in your own head. Research. Explore what’s out there for you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Get personal. Show your face.

Tell stories. Reveal yourself. When you let people connect with you, what follows will be a relationship, which is something far greater than a role.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): When you see people showing signs of nervousness and apprehension, help them relax. Do or say something to reduce their worry and yours will be significantly and simultaneously dialled down.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): What stands between you and success? Indecision. Don’t agonise. Just choose. Jump in with the confidence that many before you made the same choice and it worked out just fine.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Stop putting so much pressure on yourself. It’s not wrong to overachieve, but it’s only worthwhile if you’re enjoying yourself. Give yourself some grace.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Alter egos are a creative invention but also a discovery -- and not just for pop stars, sports moguls and comic book heroes. If you haven’t explored your alter ego, this is a day to get curious.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re on the right path.

Let yourself dream a little, not of the big picture but the next milestone. The more vivid your vision, the more momentum you’ll gather in the weeks ahead.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll be testing something out, committing to a small order, just enough to get a feel for the bigger picture.

This is the wise route, as there’s no reason to rush in.

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HENDERSON, Lionel Bryce – January 3, 1963 Passed away suddenly in Rakaia, Mid Canterbury on April 23, 2020, aged 57 years. Much loved son of Athol and Kathleen (Kaye) Henderson (both deceased), and loved only brother of Jo (Blenheim).

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Invercargill

fine

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

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Full moon

Fair fishing Rise 2:29 pm

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River Levels

cumecs

1.25

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

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 262.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

4.36 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

7.20

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

112.2

Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday

386.2

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Canterbury Readings

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21 11 20 6 19 6 20 8 17 13 17 7 21 5 15 5 17 3 18 3 17 3 19 8 18 8

Palmerston North fine

Greymouth

8:21 2:29 8:48 3:05 9:20 3:24 9:44 4:04 10:15 4:22 10:40 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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fine

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2:09

Napier

Blenheim

2

0

fine

Forecasts for today

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6

Hamilton

fine

SATURDAY

Wednesday 9 noon 3

fine

Nelson

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing 6

Auckland

fine

Cloudy with showers about the divide, and isolated falls spreading farther east. NW.

World Weather

overnight max low

Wellington

Cloudy about the divide, but fine elsewhere.

Northwesterlies, becoming strong about exposed high ground.

Fine. Northerlies.

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NZ Today

Fine with some high cloud toward evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h at times.

Wind at 2000m: Rising to NW 45 km/h.

Fine. Northwest breezes.

SUNDAY

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TOMORROW

Fine with increasing high cloud.

Northeasterlies.

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Fine, apart from patches of cloud or fog morning and night. Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h.

Fine. Northeasterlies developing.

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A large anticyclone straddles New Zealand for the next few days. A northerly flow builds over the South Island late tomorrow, strengthening Friday ahead of a front approaching the country from the west, then moving across the South Island on Saturday and the North Island on Sunday.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 17.5 18.2 Max to 4pm 1.2 Minimum -1.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 18.4 Avg Apr to date 48 2020 to date 131.8 217 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 17 At 4pm Strongest gust E 26 Time of gust 1:24pm

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6am Breakfast 9am Les Mills BodyBalance 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Andrea offers Sam and Lydia an opportunity; Tracy decides to investigate further; Moira makes a careless move. 0 1pm Coronation Street 3 Alya quizzes Geoff about Yasmeen; Sarah must focus on her wedding preparations; Beth and Kirk mess up big time. 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PGR 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Highway Cops 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Jamie – Keep Cooking And Carry On 0 8pm Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 0 8:20 L Lotto 8:25 Kirstie And Phil’s Love It Or List It 0 9pm Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport 0 9:25 Coronation Street 0 9:55 Episodes AO 0 10:30 Seven Sharp 0 11pm Criminal Minds AO 3 0 11:50 F Queen Sugar PGR The Bordelon family unites at Trudy Bordelon’s grave, determined to face an uncertain future together. 0 12:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

Jamie – Keep Cooking and Carry On, 7:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Get A Room With Carson And Thom PGR 3 10:55 Snapped PGR 3 11:50 The Kelly Clarkson Show 12:50 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 1:45 Below Deck PGR 3 2:45 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PGR 3 3:45 Wahlburgers 3 4:10 The People’s Court 3 5:10 Judge Jerry 5:40 Hoarders 3 6:30 Love It Or List It 7:30 Hoarders 3 8:30 999 – What’s Your Emergency? AO 9:30 Young, Dumb, And Banged Up In The Sun AO Welsh born Dan Palmer thought Thailand was the perfect place to escape troubles at home, but a bike accident leads him to over-stay, a major offence in Thailand and, when Thai immigration police arrest him, he must manage to raise enough funds to set himself free.

10:30 Snapped PGR 3 11:20 Killer Couples AO 3 12:10 Infomercials 3

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6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 0 6:40 MyaGo 3 0 6:50 Bluey 0 7am The Jungle Bunch To The Rescue! 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 7:50 Wacky Races 3 0 8:15 Moon And Me 3 0 8:35 Mickey And The Roadster Racers 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:25 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1:05 Judge Rinder PGR 3 2:10 Home And Away 3 0 2:35 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:05 Les Mills Born To Move 3:30 Get Clever 0 3:55 The Lodge 3 0 4:40 Friends 3 0 5:10 The Simpsons 3 0 5:35 Home And Away An emotional farewell leads to a new beginning in the Morgan house; Willow’s breakup causes her to lash out at friends; the town discovers Jasmine’s news; Maggie tells Roo her secret. 0 6:05 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown AO Team captains Jon Richardson and Sean Lock are joined by Greg Davies, Holly Walsh, and Rachel Riley.

8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? 0 9:20 Selling Houses Australia 0 10:20 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 10:45 Mom PGR 3 0 11:05 Wentworth AO 3 0 12:55 Cougar Town PGR 3 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:45 Scandal AO 3 3:30 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 4:15 The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air 3 4:40 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Weather Gone Viral 8:30pm on Prime

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Parking Wars PGL 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Storage Wars PG 8:50 Storage Wars PG 9:15 Hardcore Pawn PG 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Parking Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy!

PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 Trucking Hell M 1:40 Outback Truckers M 2:25 Hawaii Five-0 MV 3:10 Parking Wars PGL 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Hardcore Pawn PG 6pm Storage Wars PG 6:30 Storage Wars PG 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 8:30 FBI MV 9:30 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 10:30 SVU MV 11:15 Storage Wars PG 11:40 Storage Wars PG

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12:05 Parking Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 2:50 FBI MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Hardcore Pawn PG 4:50 Hawaii Five-0 MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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6am The AM Show 6am Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 6:50 Hank Zipzer, The World’s 9am The Café Greatest Underachiever 3 0 10am Infomercials 7:15 Trulli Tales 3 0 7:30 Atomic 11:30 Amped Puppet 3 0 7:40 Teenage Noon Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 12:55 Dr Phil PGR 8:05 The Thundermans 3 0 1:50 The House That £100k 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 Built 3 9am 100 Things To Do Before A look back at the houses that High School 3 0 9:30 Portrait featured in the series. 0 Artist Of The Year 3 0 2:55 Restoration Man 10:30 The Chase Australia 3 0 Ten years after buying a remote 11:30 Everybody Loves Scottish ice house, Laird Henderson Raymond 3 0 Noon Making plans to live onsite in a caravan while New Zealand 3 0 1pm Penn he converts the 19th-century stone And Teller – Fool Us PGR 0 fridge into an idyllic hideaway. 0 2pm Celebrity Antiques Road 3:55 Chris Humfrey’s Animal Trip 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune Instinct 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm The Sun – Winter Sun 3 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm News 6pm Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Project 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 3 0 7:30 Bondi Rescue PGR 0 7:30 Traffic Cops PGR 0 8:30 9-1-1 AO Debris from a 8:30 Weather Gone Viral PG meteor shower crashes into Extreme weather caught on an apartment building; a camera as told by survivors, dangerous fire is caused by a meteorologists, and severehazardous-waste-truck crash weather specialists. 0 inside a tunnel. 0 9:30 Extreme Love Stories AO 0 9:20 Rebuilding Paradise With 10:30 The Late Show With Paul Henry Stephen Colbert PGR 9:50 NewsHub Late 10:20 Designated Survivor AO 3 11:10 Millionaire Hot Seat 12:05 Infomercials

11:30 Love Island UK AO In the beach hut, Nas admits to thinking about Demi; Callum and Molly get to know each other better; Nas tells Eva he finds her attractive.

12:30 Closedown

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6:58 If Beale Street Could Talk MVLS 2019 Drama.

KiKi Layne, Stephan James.

8:58 Kin MVLC 2018 Action.

Myles Truitt, Jack Reynor.

10:43 Dropping The Soap 16LS 2017 Comedy. Jane Lynch, Paul Witten. 12:20 Lancaster Skies PGVL 2019 War. Jeffrey Mundell, David Dobson.

2pm Bigger MC 2018 Drama.

Tyler Hoechlin, Julianne Hough.

3:48 Destination Wedding MLS 2018 Comedy.

Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder.

5:15 Mile 22 16VL 2018 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Iko Uwais. 6:50 Palm Beach ML 2019 Comedy.

Richard E Grant, Sam Neill.

8:30 Encounter MVLSC 2018 Sci-fi. When an otherworldly organism crash lands on Earth, a group of friends must overcome a recent tragedy and face their fear of the unknown. Luke Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison.

10:04 Tolkien MV 2019 Drama. Nicholas Hoult, Lily Collins.

11:54 After MS 2019 Drama. Josephine Langford, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin.

6:50 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama.

Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland.

8:30 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Christopher Walken.

10:15 The Hangover 16LSC 2009 Comedy. Bradley Cooper.

11:55 Rush Hour 3 MVS 2007 Action. Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan. 1:25 Taking Lives 16VLS 2004 Crime Drama.

Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland.

3:05 The Sapphires PGVLS 2012 Biographical Comedy. Jessica Mauboy, Deborah Mailman, Chris O’Dowd. 4:45 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama.

Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin.

6:20 The Ninth Gate 16VS 1999 Thriller. James Russo, Johnny Depp. 8:30 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi.

One thousand years after cataclysmic events led humans to leave Earth, a crash landing leaves a teenager and his father stranded on Earth.

Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

10:15 Bad Neighbours 16LSC 2014 Comedy. Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne.

11:50 Anger Management MLS 2003 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson.

Thursday

1:38 Director’s Cut 18VLSC 2018 Horror. Penn Jillette, Missi Pyle. 3:03 Bigger MC 2018 Drama. Tyler Hoechlin, Julianne Hough. 4:51 People Interview – Jennifer Lopez 2016 Featurette.

5:41 Destination Wedding MLS 2018 Comedy.

Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder.

Thursday

1:35 Scream 4 16VLC 2011 Horror. 3:25 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. 5am The Ninth Gate 16VS 1999 Thriller.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:10 Tamariki Haka 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 ZooMoo 7:40 Te Nutube 7:50 Darwin + Newts 3 8am Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:30 My Country Song 3 9am Pete And Pio 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am The First Voice 3 10:30 Tapatahi 11:15 Nga Tamariki O Te Kohu 3 12:15 Someday Stories PGR 3 12:30 Game Of Bros PGR 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 3:30 Playlist 4pm Swagger 5pm Waiata Mai 5:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 3 5:40 Tamariki Haka 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 Pipi Ma 6pm ZooMoo 6:10 Te Nutube 6:20 Darwin + Newts 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm 7:30 8pm 8:30 9:30

R&R With Eru And K’Lee Kai Safari 3 Ahikaroa AO 3 Marae DIY Haka At Home Showcase of some of the best kapa haka from around Aotearoa, performing on their marae, and sharing their history and stories through their songs.

10:30 Te Matatini Ki Te Ao 3 11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 Closedown

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6am Baby Animals Around The World 7am Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 7:30 Choccywoccydoodah 8am Big Cat Country 9am Best Cake Wins 9:30 Bangers And Cash 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 George Clarke’s Old House New Home 1:30 Help! My House Is Falling Down 2:30 Restoration Man 3:30 Equator From The Air In Africa, Gordon flies to see how a growing human population is affecting wildlife, from flamingos and elephants in Kenya to humpback whales off the coast of Gabon.

4:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 5pm Flour Power 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 Gem Hunt 7:30 The Curse Of Oak Island PGR Following a childhood dream, brothers Rick and Marty Lagina set out to find treasure on Oak Island, off the south shore of Nova Scotia, Canada.

8:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls 9:30 Alone PGR 10:30 Gem Hunt 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Gino’s Italian Escape 1am Flour Power 1:30 Best Cake Wins 2am Extreme Wives 3am Equator From The Air 4am Alone PGR 5am Mysteries At The Museum

UKtV

6:22 Instant Family M 2019 Comedy. Mark Wahlberg, Rose Byrne. 8:19 Steve McQueen – The Man And Le Mans MLC 2015 Documentary.

10:14 Slender Man MLC 2018 Horror. Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles.

11:49 Another Kind Of Wedding MLSC 2018 Comedy. Kathleen Turner, Kevin Zegers. 1:18 Duplicate 16VS 2018 Drama.

Ansel Elgort, Suki Waterhouse.

3pm Phoenix, Oregon 16L 2019 Comedy. James Le Gros, Jesse Borrego. 4:50 The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall 16C 2017 Drama. Logan Lerman, Elle Fanning. 6:50 Escape Room MVL 2019 Thriller.

Taylor Russell, Logan Miller.

8:30 Dear Dictator MLS 2017 Comedy. When political turmoil forces a BritishCaribbean dictator to leave his island nation, he seeks refuge with a rebellious teenaged girl in suburban America.

Michael Caine, Katie Holmes.

10:05 Benchwarmers 2 – Breaking Balls MLSC 2019 Comedy. Chris Klein, Jon Lovitz.

11:35 Dumb – The Story Of Big Brother Magazine 16VLC 2017 Documentary.

6:50 Insert Name Here PG 7:25 The Graham Norton Show M 8:15 The Bill MVC 9am Inspector George Gently M 10:30 Grantchester M 11:20 Doc Martin PG 12:10 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:55 The Bill MVC 2:45 Lewis M 4:25 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:20 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 6:20 Qi MLS 6:55 Insert Name Here PG 7:30 Qi M With Rich Hall, Josie Lawrence, John Sessions, and Alan Davies.

8pm Would I Lie To You? PG With guest panellists Gareth Malone OBE, Amanda Abbington, Richard Osman, Phill Jupitus, and Greg Davies.

8:35 The Coroner PG A window cleaner is found dead next to a sports car he does not own.

9:30 Holby City MC Mo returns from maternity leave and announces a surprise.

10:35 Keeping Up Appearances PG 11:10 Midsomer Murders MVC

12:55 School Spirit 18VLSC 2018 Horror. 2:20 Extremity 16VLC 2018 Horror. 4am Close Up – Jennifer Lawrence PG 4:32 Phoenix, Oregon 16L 2019 Comedy.

12:55 Qi MLS 1:25 Qi M 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 3:25 The Coroner PG 4:10 Holby City MC 5:10 Prime Suspect M

Thursday

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Cutlass Lowrider 2/2.

7:30 Wheels That Fail PG 7:55 Wheels That Fail PG 8:20 BattleBots PG 9:10 Expedition Unknown 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Expedition Unknown PG Yamashita’s Gold. 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Web Of Lies MVLSC California Scheming.

1:20 Blood Relatives M Rocking the Cradle. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Hunt for Hidden Gold. 3:50 Gold Rush PG From the Ashes. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Big Red Caddy 1/2.

5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Elements of Survival.

8:30 Alaskan Bush People PG Noah’s Animal Ark. 9:25 Abalone Wars MC Into the Storm.

10:15 Moonshiners MLC Enemy at the Gates.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Meltdown in Bolivia.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

Thursday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Wheels That Fail PG 1:10 Wheels That Fail PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners MVL 3:15 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 4:05 Expedition Unknown PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Sport

20 Ashburton Guardian

Cricket dishes out the gongs

Racing’s heart and soul

P13

P14

Holding pattern for Combined

The Mid Canterbury Combined 1st XV turn on a stirring pre-match haka.

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury Combined 1st XV coaching staff are excited for future prospects despite uncertainty around schoolboy rugby this season.

Some pivotal changes have been implemented by management during the off-season to ensure the squad is prepared for the upcoming season.

An emphasis on fitness, training and recruitment had invigorated the young squad of 30 players as they zero in on improved fortunes on the paddock this year.

It would not be until the team played a few games as to whether those efforts were realised.

Head coach Shane Enright has confirmed a significant addition to the coaching staff.

He said it was disappointing that Covid-19 had foiled the team’s preparation following some positive signs in pre-season.

“We’ve made huge progress.

“The culture was outstanding and we were just starting to move into our patterned play, and outside training and we were about two weeks away from our

pre-season so it was really disappointing.”

As the country went into lockdown, ensuring the squad remained focused was an ongoing challenge.

“They’ve been out running, doing sit-ups and press-ups,” Enright said.

“I challenged them to 50 of those a day and we put all those videos up on our Facebook page.

“Out of all the boys about 60 to 70 per cent are still training daily so hopefully we’ll be in good shape.

“We’ve improved just by

watching them.”

The UC Championship competition remains up in the air as sporting organisations navigate through Covid-19 alert level categories.

The recruitment of 18-year-old talent Michael Hennings from Suva was another key undertaking by the head coach.

During Enright’s previous schoolboy coaching stint he and Mid Canterbury Rugby Union chief executive Ian Paterson were instrumental in bringing the likes of Seta Koroitamana and Nete Caucau to the region.

A further acquisition was Mid Canterbury Heartland coach Jason Rickard coming on board to coach the forwards.

Enright said it was a silver lining for the Combined squad following the cancellation of the Mitre 10 Heartland Championship last month.

Rickard had been doing some set-piece work alongside Enright prior to the lockdown.

“It’s really exciting.

“To have someone like that get involved and be happy.

“We’ve got a really good management team.”

Super Rugby dead and gone, opines Patrick McKendry

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