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Many Mid Canty families struggling A nationwide wave of financial insecurity is being felt in Mid Canterbury.

It is a problem so concerning that Ashburton Budget Advisory Service co-ordinator Carol Brown says she is worried about the situations some locals are finding themselves in, including living in poor, mouldy conditions while others have been trying to dig themselves out of credit debt by taking out new cards with other banks.

The Ashburton service has also experienced its highest number of clients per month ever, up 12 per cent on the previous year.

“People must get their priorities right. First buy food, pay the rent or mortgage and power, then plan your meals and shop accordingly,” Mrs Brown said.

Financial worries are rife throughout the country.

Financial research agency Canstar found last week that 44 per cent of the 2240 people asked lived “pay cheque to pay cheque”.

Also, 34 per cent of respondents said dealing with money made them feel stressed or overwhelmed.

Ms Brown said she was not surprised at the figures after seeing more Mid Cantabrians reach out for help, something which was concerning but also encouraging because people realised their strife.

She put it down to poor money management, made harder with the high rental price in Ashburton

which also was not being matched by the accommodation supplement for beneficiaries.

“Whether they are individuals or families, those renting older houses are finding the homes very costly to heat with heat pumps,” Mrs Brown said.

“We have had reports of a family having to throw out bedding because of mould. These people have no choice but to stay where they are, even if they could find somewhere else, it would mean paying higher rent.”

The service had also seen the number of people seeking assistance about mortgages jump from 12.9 per cent to 14.7 per cent during the past year.

Mrs Brown said it was about managing money and keeping tabs on where it goes.

“Take note of every dollar you spend, you will be surprised at where you are wasting your money,” she said.

Digging deeper, Ms Brown said she had noticed there was a gap in financial education, which desperately needed patching up.

“We are currently experiencing clients who have never been taught budgeting skills at home or at school. We are attempting to address this by offering budgeting classes at schools. We have programmes for Year 7 through to those who will be flatting next year.

“What we offer will give young people something to consider and may prevent them falling into the debt trap.”

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Four youngsters set for one starring role Among Variety Theatre of Ashburton actors rehearsing for the company’s upcoming production Miss Saigon are four young boys. Luke Watson, 4, Nicholas Robins, 5, Jonny Thorpe, 6, and Will Watson, 6, have been busy learning the role of Tam, son of main characters Kim and Chris. The four play just one character, alternating their appearances. There will be two on deck each night, and they will take turns on stage to ensure they get enough rest time between scenes. Publicity officer Bridget Danielson said the part did not require any speaking, but they needed to learn plenty of other things, such as to not be scared by the sound of pretend gun-fire and to make sure they knew who their on-stage parents were.

And by all accounts, there was not a shy bone amongst the four Tams. They were practising being on stage, and were looking forward to being in front of large audiences. “Some of them are very showy,” Mrs Danielson said.

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Big jump in new homes The number of new houses built in the Ashburton District over the past 12 months has grown by 35 per cent.

Ashburton District Council building consent figures show that for the year to February 28, 222 consents for new homes were issued with a total value of $70.238 million. For the year to February 28, 2012, 164 home consents were issued with a value of $46.713 million.

Milking shed numbers and values were down, however, going from 32 worth $14.076 million

to 24 worth $10.945 million.

Total consents for the year to February were 1169, worth $142.151 million, compared to 1089 worth $100.618 million last year.

February this year saw fewer consents issued (98 against 109) but the total value of those consents was much higher – $10.362 million last year against $16.686 million this year.

Home builds were well up, with 24 consents worth $7.5 million issued compared to 19, worth $5.4 in February last year.

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Don’t be misled by the flat terrain, that was just a brief respite to the up-and-down nature of the track more than 500 mountain bikers tested their skills on yesterday during the eighth Mt Somers Bike Race.

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It might have been delayed a week, but yesterday’s perfect autumn conditions made competing in this year’s Mt Somers Bike Race more pleasure than pain for the 500 riders.

Organisers were forced to postpone the race from its original April 21 date because torrential rain had turned the track into a muddy mineTo see more or field. They knew the one-week delay might cost them numbers, but one of purchase photos the organisers, Brent Murdoch, said he was delighted with the big turnout.

Riders competed over three categories and three distances, with the youngest rider, a six-year-old, completing the recreational section on a tandem bike. The oldest in the field was an 80-year-old in the veterans’ section.

Mr Murdoch said the delay meant the track was in excellent condition, with just enough mud to provide a few challenges. The nor’ westerly wind, however, provided some challenges of its own.

The fastest male rider was Logan Horn who completed the 35k classic challenge in 1 hour 34.11 and the fastest woman home was Fleur Pawsey in 1 hour 59.44.

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LAMB, Margaret – Passed away peacefully on 26th April 2013 at Ashburton. In her 98th year.

Dearly loved wife of the late Douglas Lamb. Dearly loved mother and mother in law of the late Noel and the late Bernadette, Yvonne and Sinclair Manson, the late Marion, and Leonard.

Dearly loved grandmother of Jason, Donella and Darren, John and Susan. Much loved great grandmother and great great grandmother. ‘Will be sadly missed by all’. ‘You can shed tears that they have gone, or you can smile because they have lived’.

Messages to P.O. Box 472, Ashburton, 7740. Margaret’s Funeral service will be held in Our Chapel, Corner East and Cox Streets, Ashburton tomorrow Tuesday, commencing at 1.30pm. To be followed by Interment at the Ashburton Lawn Cemetery Paterson’s Funeral Services.

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LAMB, Margaret (Ma Lamb) – On Friday April 26, 2013.

Much loved and respected mother and mother-in-law of the late Marion and Len Durry and friend of Shona Durry. Dearly loved grandmother of John and Natasha; and Susie. Adored great grandmother of Ashleigh, Jake, Shaun and Tiberius; Sara and Katy and great grandmother of Alexis.

Special friend of Cheri.

Gran, you will be loved and remembered always by us all xxx

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Thirty injured in deck collapse A number of people have reportedly been hospitalised after a deck collapsed in West Auckland on Saturday night.

About 30 people were on the deck at the Pleasant Road property when it collapsed.

Emergency services were called and there were a number of injuries.

One woman reportedly broke her ankle and another had surgery yesterday.

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Keep your computer safe

By Sam Morton Connecting to the internet potentially connects you to a dark world of hackers and you might be just minutes away from being scammed, a local expert warns.

Thousands use the internet every day, to check Facebook and other sites, to co-ordinate internet banking or even to shop online – but with each activity comes serious exposure.

According to industry expert Craig Hansen, using the internet can be a real risk and scamming happens more than some people may think.

Mr Hansen, of Computing Solutions, deals with viruses and compromised systems on a daily

basis, but even he isn’t invincible to cyber-hackers.

“I see this stuff all the time, but to be honest I’ve been caught out too,” Mr Hansen said.

“It can happen to anyone and at any time, so that’s the scary part.

People need to be aware of the risks that are out there and take the right steps to prevent it or at least make it harder for hackers to succeed in their goals.”

Mr Hansen was quick to point out cyber-hacking has become a career for some people, with most making a comfortable living, operating from their home overseas.

“This is a serious business, people grab all the information they can get - credit card details, passwords, internet banking numbers

and they sell a large list on to the highest bidder right around the world. It happens all the time and sometimes you may never know, until it’s too late,” Mr Hansen said.

“But it’s not all doom and gloom.

Banks are very proactive nowadays and have a serious fraud agency working and looking out for anomalies such as location of sign-in and amount of transaction, and those sort of things can really give a hacker’s game away.

“They can also trace IP addresses and if they have any suspicion, they will more likely than not intervene the transaction and take further tracking action,” he said.

However, Mr Hansen is urging users to think about their current passwords and firmly encourages

them to make the passwords more robust and harder to hack.

“As painful as it is, the best method is to change your password regularly – no matter how inconvenient it is.

“It would pay not to have the same password for all your internet based activities and a little notebook, secure with your passwords, stored in a safe place would also be a good idea,” Mr Hansen said.

“You can only do so much, but if people are aware of the risks, then they will be much more likely to put some thought into their internet use and password selections, so highlighting this issue is a great idea.” * For further tips on how to secure your computer, visit, netsafe.org.nz

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Stay secure • Ensure your password contains both lower case and upper case characters and some numbers.

• Change your password regularly to lessen the chance of being hacked.

• Invest in professional virus detection software and password security programmes.

• Don’t have the same password for everything – this is highly advised.

• Keep a small notebook with all your passwords in and store in a secure place.

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When Cheapskates Skate Skool set up in business at Ashburton’s Skatepark on Saturday, crowds of skaters of all ages turned up, some to learn new tricks and others to learn the basics of skating.

Chief instructor Scott Buckner was impressed with the calibre of some of the senior skaters and said the Ashburton park was a fantastic facility for the district.

“We had lots of beginners there and that’s why we run these events. It’s something the new skaters can come along to and use our boards and learn some basics. We always have plenty of instructors there who are good at engaging with the kids,” he said.

While the event was about getting new skaters into the sport, part of the day was also set aside for the district’s top skaters to show of their skills in a tricks competition.

And there were plenty of top quality tricks on show, Mr Buckner said.

“You’ve got quite a few good skaters; it’s a great skate scene in Ashburton and there’ve been some really good skaters come out of the district in the past.”

The learn-to-skate schools are run across Canterbury, but for senior skaters, the challenges come in October when the Canterbury regional championships are held.

The top two skaters from the Christchurch event go on to compete in the nationals in November.

Ashburton skaters were lucky to have a high standard park and the involvement of the council and businesses would take it up a notch in terms of cleanliness, he said.

During the Saturday school mayor Angus McKay donned a helmet and tried his hand at skating and while he didn’t run any rails or attempt any jumps, he demonstrated good balance on flat terrain, Mr Buckner said.

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Four-year-old Lewis Wade proved you don’t have to be big to be a skateboarding star when he turned out to the Cheapskates Skate Skool session in Ashburton on Saturday. Lewis learned the basics of skating under the eye of instructor Scott Buckner.

Army charged over soldier’s death The New Zealand Defence Force has been charged for failing to ensure the safety of a soldier who died when when his rifle apparently knocked him unconscious as he fell from an inflatable boat.

Private Michael Ross disappeared into Lake Moawhango, near Waiouru, in September last year and his body was found a week later.

A Defence Force spokesman said the NZDF was facing a single charge of failing to take all practicable steps to ensure the safety of Private Ross.

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“No further comment will be made at this stage, as it may prejudice the maintenance of the law.”

Private Ross, 29, was only weeks away from being discharged from the Army when he drowned in the lake during a training exercise.

His family believe he was unable to inflate his lifejacket because he was unconscious after being hit by the butt of his gun.

NZDF safety practices came under the spotlight after a court of inquiry report found a number

of safety factors were to blame for the death.

Labour Party defence spokesman Phil Goff told Parliament the report had found a “catalogue of errors”that led to Private Ross’ death.

These included the boat he was travelling in was not fully inflated, leading to him being thrown out; the boat’s engine was not functioning correctly which meant it had difficulty returning to pick him up; the gas canister that would have inflated his life jacket was empty and hadn’t been checked; he was

wearing a navy lifejacket that was unsuitable for use by army personnel; there was not an accompanying safety boat; and when the safety boat arrived it did not have the full complement of crew necessary to provide assistance.

There were a number of inquiries into Private Ross’s death, including by the Military Police, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, police and the Coroner.

Private Ross had planned to leave the military to work as a plumber.

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Protesters erect mock toll booth

By Heather McCracken Protesters at the National Party’s Mainland Region conference say their mock toll booth was so wellreceived it may be used again.

Keep Our Assets Christchurch members put up a toll booth on the Wairau River bridge, on the road to Hanmer Springs where the

conference was being held, saying the bridge had been “privatised”.

The move aimed to highlight opposition to the government’s privatisation of state assets such as Mighty River Power. About 20 members also protested outside the conference venue in Hanmer Springs.

Member Steve Howard said the toll booth was well received, with

Liam gets nod It was four yeses for Ashburton’s Liam Kennedy-Clark on TV3’s The X-Factor last night.

The 15-year-old country music artist stunned the show’s four celebrity judges with his talent, singing Take It Easy.

Judge Melanie Blatt told Liam that he was exactly what she had been waiting for in the competition, while fellow judge Stan Walker told him a country singing friend of his would “melt” if she saw him perform.

Liam is now off to boot camp.

some motorists even offering to pay a toll.

“Of course we weren’t in a position to receive money off people, that’s not what we’re about, so we said ‘no thank you’,” he said.

“Most people thought it was very funny. Nine out of ten people smiled and waved and thought it was an amusing way to present the argument.”

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Mr Howard said the protest followed a march in Christchurch yesterday.

The toll booth was dismantled about 12.30pm yesterday, but may be used again elsewhere.

“We got such a good positive reaction from the public we will consider what other uses we can put it to.”

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While West Indies star batsman Chris Gayle smashed himself into the record books with 100 runs off 30 balls, some Mid Cantabrians may have forgotten the feat had already achieved by a local cricketer.

Last week Gayle wooed the cricketing world when he smashed 17 sixes and 13 fours to reach 175 not out for his Royal Challengers Bangalore side in the T20 Indian Premiere League (IPL), chalking up his 100th run when he faced just his 30th ball.

While Gayle might be revelling in the glory, he may not know Mid Canterbury cricketer Matthew Fine did the exact same thing almost 12 years ago.

According to Bob Bruhns, a cricket scorekeeper for more than 30 years, on December 15, 2001, Fine, too, smashed 100 runs off just 30 balls in a two-day Hawke Cup match against the West Coast in Greymouth.

Going on to make 109, Fine punished the West Coast bowlers for 10 sixes and nine fours, scoring his first 50 in 21 balls while his second half of the century came off just 12 deliveries.

His achievement was made sweeter by the fact he contended with a field that had no restrictions and batted on a pitch that was most likely prone to nipping away – unlike the batter-friendly pitches played on in the IPL. “It was once-in-a-lifetime stuff, that is something you rarely see,” Bruhns, who was at the match, said.

“He played 26 scoring shots for his hundred.”

Mid Canterbury went on to win the match by an innings and 55 runs.

West Coast posted 145 in their first innings, before Mid Canterbury came out to bat scoring 341/6 declared.

The Mid Cantabrians bowled strongly, with the West Coast only managing 141 in their second innings and left to admit defeat.

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

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

• Controlled purchase Ashburton police are giving licensed premise operators in the Ashburton District a pat on the back.

An urban and rural controlled purchase operation on Friday night saw 17 licensed premises visited by police but no sales were made to minors.

And that outcome is pleasing, said senior sergeant Grant Russell.

“I’m stoked about this. It’s the biggest one we’ve done where we’ve had no sales so the message is obviously getting through.”

• Trespass notice A 17-year-old male was trespassed from a Beach Road property on Friday night after an altercation with his girlfriend.

• Violence charges A local male in his early 20s was arrested at 2.30pm on Friday and charged with multiple family violence offences. Police had been trying to locate the man for some time and he is now in custody awaiting an appearance in the Ashburton District Court.

• Drink-driving Two people were stopped early yesterday morning and found to be driving with excess breath alcohol. One was a male who gave a reading that was almost double the legal limit and the second an 18-year-old. Both will appear in the Ashburton District Court.

• CAPS operation In conjunction with Crown Public Health, Ashburton Police stopped 71 motorists on Saturday night and only one, a 45-year-old woman who was stopped at Hinds, was found to have a high breath alcohol reading.

• Composting info If you want to learn how to get the best out of your composting efforts, the Eco Education Centre at the Ashburton Recycling Centre is running a free class today.

The Fee and Easy composting demonstration will show how easy it is to compost food waste using either bokashi or a worm farm. You will also learn how to plant a compost garden with winter greens.

• Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1351 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 9, 13, 17, 18, 23, 35.

Bonus number: 39.

Powerball winning number: 2.

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Ashburton tourism missing out

By Susan Sandys Mid Canterbury tourism operators are justified in being upset at a new focus by Geraldine and Timaru visitor information centres, says Experience Mid Canterbury.

Geraldine visitor information centre is no longer taking bookings for attractions outside of South Canterbury, after dropping out of the nationwide i-SITE network, and has moved off the main road.

Timaru remains part of the

i-SITE network but is also favouring promotion of its own region.

Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Nigel Birt said the new focus by Aoraki Development, Business and Tourism (ADBT), which ran the Geraldine and Timaru i-SITEs, to favour promotion of their own district was fundamentally flawed.

“Whilst I support ADBT in exploring new models in running visitor information services, I disagree with the solution they have proposed and feel it is fundamentally set for failure at a

number of differing levels,” Mr Birt said.

Mr Birt said while it was standard practice across the i-SITE network nationwide for i-SITEs to focus on their own district’s operators “first and foremost”, there was also a responsibility to enhance tourists’ visitor experience, Mr Birt said.

The route between Christchurch airport and Tekapo had the highest volume of campervans nationwide, and historically Geraldine i-SITE had been “very good at feeding information” to travellers coming into Mid Canterbury

from Queenstown, Mt Cook and other southern areas.

“Now they are probably just going to pass them a brochure,” Mr Birt said.

Mid Canterbury i-SITEs had frontline consultants who had a “bigger picture approach” and were happy to tell tourists about, and take bookings for, attractions nationwide.

“The decisions made by ADBT from my understanding are likely to be a cost saving measure, however the actions from what I have heard are upsetting not only tourism operators in Mid

Canterbury, but also operators within the Timaru district,” Mr Birt said.

The strength of the i-SITE network, the country’s official visitor information network marketed strongly by Tourism New Zealand and featuring 81 visitor centres, was in the fact it was “exactly that, a network”. It had a strong brand and consistent service provision. i-SITE Network executive manager Paul Yeo in Wellington said yesterday it cost centres from $1500 to $2500 per year to belong to the network, depend-

ing on their size.

Besides Geraldine, other centres to have pulled out of the network recently included Lake Tekapo, and some Auckland centres after local government amalgamation.

While many centres were under pressure financially the network had a strong future, even in today’s wired world where tourists sourced information and made bookings on line.

“We still believe there’s a need for face to face, that’s what we deal in, local knowledge and local expertise,” Mr Yeo said.

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NZ’s soft brew coffee champ ing was something of a return to the past, and while it may not have pushed aside the espresWhen Guy McCracken head- so machine in New Zealand, in ed to photography school in many parts of the world it is the Christchurch the last thing he preferred brewing method. imagined doing was winning a Apart from the different brewNew Zealand title for brewing ing method, there is also a sigcoffee. nificant difference in the coffee But now well settled into life used, with soft brew focused as owner of Café on Oxford in on single source beans while Nelson, Mr McCracken this year espresso machines often use pulled out all stops, entering the blends. first New Zealand competition for Mr McCracken’s preferred soft brew coffee, winning himself beans are from Panama and the national title. he’s counting himself lucky his And that means he’s off to importer is from Melbourne. That Melbourne next month to com- might give him an edge when it pete against the world’s best at comes to the world champs, he creating the perfect cup of coffee, said. sans espresso machine.

Any filter can be used for Mr McCracken said soft brew- soft brew and in the nationals, he chose to use the old-fashioned plunger system. He said the key to success is finding the right match of coffee and device. He also used a double filter to ensure a clean cup – no gritty bits left in the bottom.

At the world championships he will be required to create three perfect cups of coffee for three judges over two rounds, one with all competitors given the same beans and the second round using beans of his own choice. In the second round competitors are required to talk about their brew.

As a café owner, Mr McCracken said he won’t be lacking in opportunities to practice and refine his skills as he’s generally on deck from 7am most Photo supplied days, running up Ex-Ashburtonian Guy McCracken is the New to 300 coffees a day.

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Gardening entrepreneur Jade Temepara at the opening of Te Hub, signalling the end of a long journey that has turned a derelict building into a gathering spot for Ashburton’s gardeners.

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To see more or purchase photos All of those achievements, however, haven’t taken Mrs Temepara away from her original goal – helping people learn how to grow vegetables and how to become self-sufficient. Te Hub is seen as another step in that journey.

Her dream is for the building to become a place where gardeners of all skill levels can go to learn, to exchange ideas, to swap plants and simply to talk.

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came true and the big crowd that turned out to the opening of Te Hub made the hard work worthwhile, she said.

“This is now open for the whole community to use.”

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Months of hard work wrapped up on Friday for Jade Temepara when she celebrated the opening of Te Hub, the gardeners’ gathering spot that will form the new home for her entrepreneurial project Hand Over a Hundy.

The project that matches novice gardeners with gardening mentors has wrapped up its third year and along the way it has taken Mrs Temepara from suburban mum to national gardening star.

Her project has spread to several parts of New Zealand, she’s won NZ Gardener magazine gardener of the year and has starred at the Ellerslie Flower Show.

10am to noon and 1pm to 3pm.

“Tuesday’s workshops will be about making terrarium with native flora and fauna. I want to let children explore different textures and held them understand the way they fit into the world.”

And on Friday she will work with youngsters on a seed saving project where they will plant pots of seeds and take these home.

Building a seed saving network among gardeners is high on her list of must-dos. Te Hub has the largest stock of heritage seeds in the South Island.

While she plans to open Te Hub just two days a week, Mrs Temepara said the building will be available for community groups to use.

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If you want to lead, stand up and be counted I

n less than six months’ time we could be starting a new working week with a new mayor and a new team of district councillors.

Local body elections will be over for another three years and it’s anyone’s guess who might make up the leadership team at the top of the Ashburton District Council.

As voters, we don’t even know who among the current crop might or might not be throwing their hats in the ring for re-election.

OUR VIEW When they were asked by the Guardian who would be standing again and who would not, mayor Angus McKay and just four of the 12 current councillors were prepared to make a commitment.

Given the importance of the job and the commitment it requires, it seems more than a little odd that the rest say they’re still thinking about it – or in one case, that they hadn’t

thought about it.

With the huge inroads council work makes into an individual’s life and the very low rate of pay, it’s not a commitment to be taken lightly, but one would have thought, it’s not a decision to be made at the last minute either.

With some of the incumbent councillors, it seems a last minute decision is exactly what we’ll get.

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While some sitting councillors may have their future with the council hinging on decisions in other areas of their lives, others appear to be hedging their bets, perhaps waiting to see who

else puts their name in the hat or from which quarter any challengers may come.

It’s a bit more difficult identifying who the new players will be, but if they’re at all serious, they too should be making their intentions known whether they’re chasing the mayoralty or a councillor’s seat.

If you’re lining up first time round, it shouldn’t be a spur-ofthe-moment decision, it needs to be made for all the right reasons.

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Lest We Forget Run/Walk With Anzac Day now past I would like to express my thanks to those hearty souls who turned out in dreadfully wet conditions to support the Lest We Forget Run/Walk. We couldn’t have got a worse day. Last week we presented the Ashburton RSA $580 towards the Poppy fund.

Special thanks must go to the following groups for their support and sponsorship in various degrees. Westside Copy, Elite Embroidery, The Rotary Club of Ashburton Inc, Brian from the Ashburton Guardian, Port

FM, Newstalk ZB, the Ashburton Guardian for all the advertising sponsorship and to all the sponsors who placed an advert around the feature story about the event.

We will do this event again next year, as this will be the 100 year anniversary of the Great War and this time hope the weather treats us a lot more kindly.

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Anzac service Anzac service at cemetery.

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of remembrance, celebration and culture a day I and many others will certainly never forget.

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Frustrating corner Would other motorists appreciate right turning arrows at McDonald’s-Mitre 10 corner? A very frustrating corner.

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Modern world Teenagers don’t need to face other teens any more – that’s what they have computers and mobile phones for. That’s the world we now live in. It’s pretty sad.

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Salvation Army may have to cut jobs The Salvation Army may be forced to cut 20 budget advisor jobs when a temporary fund ends this winter.

Funding from the Community Response Fund, set up in response to the recession, is set to end in

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attending a council meeting see is a pretty sanitised summary.

Whether this year’s candidates come from sitting councillors or challengers, it’s time to show your hand, to put your name out there and to start campaigning.

Let’s hope the lead-up to this year’s election is a vibrant and exciting one and that come election day we, as voters, understand who we’re voting for and what they believe in.

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councillors and they’ll tell you that winning at the ballot box is the start of a huge learning curve.

Time is running out if you want to stand as an informed candidate.

The very least potential councillors should be doing is turning up at council meetings to see how things work, where the power lies.

Unfortunately, most of the business of council is carried out in workshops and by sub committees and often all those

July. Twenty budget advisor jobs created through the temporary funding were at risk, the Salvation Army said.

Demand for social services had risen dramatically, with food parcel distribution up 76 per cent and

budget services up 187 per cent since the start of the recession in 2008.

“This demand has largely remained constant for the past few years and has brought a growing number of working people to our

door for the first time.”

The Salvation Army said with the end of the fund, this year’s Red Shield Appeal, starting today, would be its most important in decades. The demand for food parcels had also increased. - APNZ

Analogue TV switches off in South Island Analogue televisions in the South Island showed nothing but static yesterday after a switch to digital overnight.

A Go Digital spokeswoman said about 98 per cent of South Island households which had televisions had already made the switch, so were not affected when the change occurred at 2am yesterday.

The digital switch-over occurred for Hawke’s Bay and the South

Island’s West Coast in September last year, the rest of the South Island switched yesterday, and the rest of the North Island will make the change in stages later this year.

Most of the country had already converted to digital television, with about nine out of 10 households in Auckland having made the change, the spokeswoman said.

Previous concerns that install-

ers would be unable to deal with the backlog of people wanting to install digital television had abated, and there did not appear to be any outstanding issues.

Digital TV promises better picture and sound quality, more channels, and other features such as on-screen TV guides.

Households that have Freeview or Sky are already watching digital TV so don’t need to do anything, unless they have other TV

sets which have not gone digital.

Those watching analogue TVs don’t need to get a new television to go digital, but may need to buy a set-top box and possibly a new aerial or satellite dish, depending on their existing equipment and where they live.

The lower North Island and the east coast of the North Island go digital on September 29 this year, followed by the upper North Island on December 1. - APNZ

he LabGreen coalition’s, “coincidentally announced”, proposal to nationalise the electricity industry has ignited political passions like no other.

“Economic sabotage,” splutter Nats”. “A master stroke” counters Labour spokesperson and former Labour eminence grise, Mike Williams. Somewhere between those two conflicting views must lie a middle way.

Well…possibly but it’s not immediately obvious.

Mark Warminger, Portfolio Manager with Milford Asset Management has his own strictly financial opinion of the LabGreen’s intervention. Says Mr Warminger: “To save $700m per annum from our total electricity bill the direct and indirect costs of such a scheme would be in the order of $2.5bn in additional debt servicing costs, $450m reduction in dividends… and a reduction of $100m of dividends each year to New Zealand shareholders.” And there’s more in the same vein where that came from.

Meanwhile, JB Were, the company involved in the allocation of shares purchased by New Zealand’s legendary - heroic?

- “Mums and dads” in Mighty River Power (MRP) and other such State Owned Enterprises (SOE) have indicated they will go elsewhere should the threatened Nationalisation come to pass.

Darkly, it’s mouthpiece adds, “We doubt we would be alone in making this judgement”.

Beehive. From the Beehive itself come the dismissive comments of Mr Steven “I’ll fix Novopay even if it kills me” Joyce. He describes the “proposal” as “‘lala land” and a “failed policy of 40 years ago.”

It is also, opines National’s multipurpose trouble-shooter, “political opportunism at its worst”. But then isn’t political opportunism the very stuff of political life?

Don’t all members of the House of Representatives - even the totally undemocratic List MPs - strive constantly to “out opportune” those sitting opposite? Certainly, LabGreen seems to be doing its best to derail the Government’s share float in MRP so LabGreen supporters might characterise their plan as political opportunism “at its best”.

Labour Deputy leader, Grant “Only a Heart Beat from Glory” Robertson (GR), argues that power prices here have risen far faster than anywhere else over the past 20 years - a long bow? “New Zealanders deserve a fair go and the National Government is not prepared to give it to them.”

In passing it’s hard not to point out that most of the increase in those power prices took place on Labour’s watch and neither Ms “Steely” Clark nor Dr “Guru” Cullen saw fit to do much about them.

World-weary. It also seems highly probable to the world-weary commentator that the figures being exchanged over this flashpoint issue are of the “plucked from the air” variety and then massaged to suit. More certain, the jitters the LabGreen “master stroke” has, deliberately, caused the “thinking of investing in MRP” and those who already have. However, despite all the doubts, the underminings and the Maori protestations such investment are still thought to be long-term winners, with a considerable percentage return “almost” guaranteed.

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Are you brave enough to take the risk? It’s only money, after all.

Polls. Elsewhere, the week has offered us two contradictory polls from which you can extract the result which best suits your political predilection. Colmar Brunton (CB) on TV 1 would have us believe the skids are under National, the shemozzle over the GCSB (Government Communications Security Bureau) and the vast figure of Mr Dotcom having eroded significantly confidence in the Government to deal effectively with such matters.

No doubt, Mr Key’s casual and quickly forgotten call to his “friend” Ian Fletcher to apply for the directorship of the agency didn’t help but the damage might have been worse had we known Messrs Key and Fletcher also munched meusli together over breakfast at a plush Wellington hotel. On that occasion the possibility of Ian joining the gang at GSCB was not - we are incredibly informed mentioned but had it been it would also have been forgotten long since.

No memory lasts forever.

CB thus postulated a LabGreen coalition, forming an uneasy alliance government come November 2014.

Other side. On the “other side” though, 3News was simultaneously telling us it was more or less “business as usual” with National still up at almost 50 per cent in the ratings, a figure which would enable it to retain office in that same election without even the help of the Maori Party - just as well in view of that Party’s heavily predicted demise. Mr Key may have lost a few popularity points but at nearly 40 per cent as “Preferred PM” Mr Shearer’s 10 looks as forlorn as it is. I would happily hazard a guess that his deputy (GR) would poll better than his boss if their roles were reversed.

“Pays your money…..”. So, as so often, you pays your money and takes your choice. Mr Key and his senior people may feel it is time he took full “ownership” of his life and, if necessary, kept a privately-written diary from which his notoriously unreliable ability to recall even recent events might be overridden. Ill-chosen cups of tea and secret breakfasts with the “wrong” companions could yet bring him down and thus open the way to LabGreen nationalisation of all the “means of production” a la Socialism of the past. In the process, Labour could be seen to be casting off the last cloying vestiges of Rogernomics, the “doctrine” that first led to the appearance of the “corporate” and from which many Labour voters believe the rot set in.

Newsflash. Mr Shearer now in London meeting his British opposite number, Ed Miliband.

From there it’s across the Atlantic to the UN and to his own Svengali figure, UN Administrator and predecessor as MP for Mt Albert, Ms Helen Clark. Finally, an audience with Mr Ban Ki-Moon, the Secretary General himself, beckons.

Where will it all end?

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Quake bill at $40b

By Heather McCracken The estimated cost of the Canterbury rebuild has been increased by $10 billion to $40 billion, Prime Minister John Key said yesterday.

Treasury has revised its estimate of the total capital cost of the rebuild from $30b since the December halfyear fiscal update.

The new figures, which will be included in next month’s budget, were released at the National Party Mainland Region conference in Hanmer Springs yesterday.

Mr Key said the budget would also show the estimated net cost of the earthquakes to the Crown would rise from about $13b to about $15b.

The total capital cost figures include costs incurred by commercial entities as well as the Crown.

Despite the increase, he said the Budget would still show the Government was on track to a surplus in 2014/15.

The rebuild was the largest and most complex single project in New Zealand history, Mr Key said.

“That always meant that it would

• Surprise call-out Firefighters attending what they thought would be a fire at an Auckland nightclub yesterday arrived to find a woman who had spent the night locked inside. Police said the woman must have fallen asleep in the Desi Lounge on Karangahape Road and woke to find herself locked in.

Inspector Danny Meade said the woman had tried banging on the doors and walls of the club to attract attention but, when that proved unsuccessful, she set off the fire alarm shortly after midday. - APNZ

• Billboard outrage DB Breweries says a controversial new Tui billboard is “a nod to the recent passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill”. The new Wellington billboard reads ‘Dad’s new husband seems nice - Yeah right.’ DB says it’s a topical spin on an age-old situation, Newstalk ZB reported. Many people have expressed outrage on the Tui Facebook page at the latest billboard, with some saying it is homophobic and offensive, or that they won’t be buying Tui again. A statement from DB, which brews the beer, says the intention is to highlight the common situation when someone’s new parent remarries, but with a nod to the recent passing of the Marriage Amendment Bill legalising same sex marriage.

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‘We will do what it takes to rebuild our second largest city, and that commitment will be unwavering’ - John Key be difficult to get an exact handle on the total estimated cost straight away.

“The estimate increases are due in many cases to more precise information becoming available about what the actual costs are across a range of areas, from housing and social investment to infrastructure and commercial development.

“These estimates will continue to be updated from time to time, but they do not change the Government’s commitment to Christchurch and Canterbury.

“We will do what it takes to rebuild our second largest city, and that commitment will be unwavering.”

The estimate hike was no surprise, said Peter Townsend, Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce, who had previously predicted that the rebuild

costs would reach $40 billion.

About 60 per cent of the total would be related to housing, Mr Townsend said.

“That is funding coming from the insurance industry,” he said.

“On a per capita basis, this is one of the biggest insurance events in the world, because it’s low population and high cost.”

Mr Townsend said the insurance industry would be looking to establish a firm cap for total rebuild costs.

“They’ll be looking to understand exactly what their total liability is, to be able to build that into their balance sheet.”

Cost estimates were getting more accurate, but Mr Townsend said he still expected the total would creep above $40 billion.

Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker said the positive side of the cost

upgrade was the level of private sector investment in Christchurch.

“It’s a good sign, it shows that people are ready to reinvest and there are a lot of opportunities for investment here,” he said.

He said between 80 to 90 per cent of the costs of the rebuild would fall on the private sector, and while a large amount would be funded by insurance, there was also new investment coming into the region.

“We know that some of the insurance money has left the city, we’re not surprised by that, but we equally see new investment coming in.

“If you come to Christchurch and invest in something like an accommodation project we can say you would get something in the order of 10 per cent on that investment at the moment, and we can substantiate that.”

Mr Parker said the council’s costs were estimated at about $2b, and while he expected the odd area to see an increase, “we’re very confident we’ve built in the flexibility in our financial arrangements to cope with that”.

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Actor puts name forward for Mars has attracted sceptics but is backed by Dutch Nobel laureate Gerard ‘t Hooft, Former Shortland Street who won the 1999 prize for star Karl Burnett is bidphysics. ding to boldly go where Sci-fi fan Burnett, from no man has gone before Auckland, paid $24 to sub– Mars. mit a hilarious, self-filmed The 37-year-old actor is video to organisers outlinthe first New Zealander to ing why he should be choapply for a one-way trip to sen. Ten thousand people the red planet, planned for from 100 countries have 2022. already applied to take the The makers of a Dutch free trip.

Karl Burnett reality show are accepting In his promo clip, Burnett applications from people to jokes he wants to be the take a trip to Mars. The $7 billion pro- first human to poo on another planet ject called “Mars One”was launched in and be installed as an evil dictator.

New York last week.

“I’m told Mars is inhospitable, miserThe non-profit “Mars One” scheme is able and lifeless – just like Palmerston seeking six groups of four astronauts. North but with better weather,” he told The first crew would blast off in 2022 the Herald on Sunday. and a new quartet would make the “I’m now worried I will be picked to journey every two years. The project go because it will take seven months

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to get there and there is no way back if you don’t like it.

“Another concern is as soon as I set foot on the surface my bones will turn to dust because the gravity is different to Earth.”

Burnett, who quit Shortland Street in 2005 after playing drug-taking rebel Nick Harrison for 13 years, said he would take some earthly items with him in case of any close encounters.

“I was thinking of taking a few Shortland Street DVDs, but I wouldn’t want extraterrestrials to form the impression we humans are a depressing race of beings that nothing good ever happens to,” he said.

Burnett will next play a baddie in sci-fi comedy movie This Giant Paper Mache Boulder Is Actually Really Heavy. He said he expects to hear within the next few months if he has been shortlisted for the first space crew - APNZ to Mars.

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Helen farewells her hair Retired woman Helen Nicholas gave even the hair from her head towards fighting child cancer, saying a last goodbye to her locks at the Shear Dimension Salon on Saturday at the hands of hairdresser Jenny Manton. She managed to raise more than $400 for the Child Cancer Foundation, and will now brave the winter months without the protection of her hair.

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• Wind on its way Strong winds buffeting Southland and Otago eased, as the wild weather made its way up to Canterbury. Wind gusts of up to 100km/h were recorded in Southland yesterday, and parts of Otago received gusts of up to 90km/h. The worst of the wind was on Stewart Island, where gusts reached 150km/h. MetService meteorologist Chris Noble said the weather system would move to Canterbury, but it wouldn’t be as severe. - APNZ

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• Bomb a hoax A bomb scare at an Auckland library yesterday was a hoax, police say. About 50 people were evacuated from Three Kings library as a precaution after a suspicious object was found in a public area nearby, and the Defence Force bomb disposal team was called in to investigate. Police can not reveal what the suspicious object was. Senior Sergeant Gary Barber said it was a hoax, and police did not want to say what the object was to avoid copycats.

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Good crowd for memorial league match April Leef looks to fend off the defence during the Sina Solomona memorial women’s league match on Saturday at Collegiate South. A good crowd turned out to watch the local women play Woolston in memory of Solomona, the 22-year-old mother who was found dead at her Cass Street home in December last year.

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A pastry chef has shocked Gordon Ramsay by getting his autograph tattooed on her arm. The top UK chef used a marker pen to write his name on the arm of Rangiora woman Sharron Dobby – and she had the signature inked the next morning. At the fundraising dinner at the Vodafone Events Centre, Manukau, on Friday night, the 1000 guests were invited to text in a question to ask Ramsay. Just five questions were read out – including Dobby’s request for a signature she could later get tattooed. Dobby said when it came time to have the autograph, Ramsay smiled and asked “Are you sure?”.

Less than 12 hours later, the penned autograph was inked - APNZ into her skin.

The simplest way to be sure you’ve gone digital is to check you have an on-screen programme guide and at least 13 channels. If you don’t, it may be as easy as connecting up your Freeview TV to the right aerial, or checking on your subscriptions for pay-TV. Unless you have Freeview, IGLOO or SKY by 28 April*, you won’t be watching anything. Now’s a good time to make sure friends, neighbours and family have also gone digital — or they may find themselves going without TV.

Find out more at www.goingdigital.co.nz or call 0800 838 800.

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Syria chemical claims rejected Syria has dismissed as a “barefaced lie” US and British claims it may have used chemical arms, with staunch ally Russia warning against using such fears to launch a military intervention.

The developments come with at least 10 people killed in shelling on the town of Douma, northeast of the capital Damascus, and renewed fighting in other areas yesterday.

“I want to confirm that statements by the US secretary of state and British government are inconsistent with reality and a barefaced lie,” Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zohbi said in an interview with the Kremlin-funded Russia Today.

“I want to stress one more time that Syria would never use (chemical weapons) – not only because of its adherence to the international law and rules of leading war, but because of humanitarian and moral issues.”

UN chief Ban Ki-Moon has called on Syria to approve a UN mission of inspectors to probe the alleged use of deadly chemicals in the spiralling conflict that erupted in March 2011.

But Zohbi told RT Damascus could not trust UN inspectors from Britain and the United States.

“We ... do not trust their qualifications,” he said.

“Their aim is to juggle with facts.”

But he said Syria would accept Russian inspectors.

Along with China, Russia has blocked several UN Security Council draft resolutions threatening sanctions against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime.

US President Barack Obama has warned Syria that using chemical weapons would be a “game changer,” after the US, Israel and Britain cited signs that Assad’s regime attacked with the deadly agent sarin.

But Obama said Washington must act prudently, and establish exactly if, how and when such arms may have been used, promising a “vigorous” US and international probe into the latest reports.

Russia warned against using the reports for a military intervention.

“We must check the information immediately and in conformity with international criteria, and not use it to achieve other objectives,” deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Saturday.

The Syrian opposition has stepped up pressure by urging the UN Security Council to take immediate steps, possibly even by imposing a no-fly zone on Syria.

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Italy unveils government

By Ella Ide Italy’s prime minister has finally unveiled a new government, breaking a two-month stalemate that shook market confidence in the recession-hit country and tested the patience of its European partners.

Centre-left moderate Enrico Letta at the weekend named as his deputy Angelino Alfano, from the centre-right party of former premier and billionaire tycoon Silvio Berlusconi.

Fabrizio Saccomanni, a director at Italy’s central bank, was handed the post of finance and economy minister, tasked with dragging the eurozone’s third-largest economy from its worst recession in 20 years.

Emma Bonino, a former European commissioner, will be the new foreign minister in a new government with a “strong female element”, Letta noted.

Alfano will also hold the post of interior minister while his predecessor in that job, Anna Maria Cancellieri, will run the justice ministry.

The new cabinet is expected to be officially sworn in today.

The 46-year-old leftist moderate Letta also officially accepted the role of prime minister, as the constitution requires, after forging the hard-fought deal between his Democratic Party (PD) and Berlusconi’s People of Freedom party (PDL).

President Giorgio Napolitano, 87, who agreed to serve an unprecedented second term as head of state, said it was “the only government possible and we could not wait for it to be formed”.

He said the “grand coalition”-style government formed between the bickering two main parties from the right and left should clear the way for it to win a vote of confidence on Monday in Italy’s two main chambers of parliament.

Grasping Letta’s hands, he called for “the greatest possible cohesion” in the new team.

Letta has said he wants to move quickly to tackle the social fallout of a painful recession and Napolitano had urged him to include younger ministers and women in his cabinet to help renew the country’s tired political scene.

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Tsarnaeva. The Tsarnaevs are ethnic Chechens who emigrated from southern Russia to the Boston area over the past 11 years.

Even if the FBI had received the information from the Russian wiretaps earlier, it’s not clear that the government could have prevented the attack.

In early 2011, the Russian FSB internal security service intercepted a conversation between Tamerlan and his mother vaguely discussing jihad, according to US officials who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to discuss the investigation with reporters.

The two discussed the possibility of Tamerlan going to Palestine, but he told his mother he didn’t speak the language there, accord-

ing to the officials, who reviewed the information Russia shared with the US. In a second call, Zubeidat Tsarnaeva spoke with a man in the Caucasus region of Russia who was under FBI investigation. Jacqueline Maguire, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s Washington Field Office, where that investigation was based, declined to comment.

There was no information in the conversation that suggested a plot inside the United States, officials said.

It was not immediately clear why Russian authorities didn’t share more information at the time. It is not unusual for countries, including the US, to be cagey with foreign authorities about what intelligence is being collected.

Jim Treacy, the FBI’s legal attache in Moscow between 2007 and 2009, said the Russians long asked for US assistance regarding Chechen activity in the United States that might be related to terrorism.

“On any given day, you can get some very good co-operation,” Treacy said. “The next you might find yourself totally shut out.”

Zubeidat Tsarnaeva has denied that she or her sons were involved in terrorism. She has said she believed her sons have been framed

by US authorities.

But Ruslan Tsarni, an uncle of the Tsarnaev brothers and Zubeidat’s former brother-in-law, said he believes the mother had a “big-time influence” as her older son increasingly embraced his Muslim faith and decided to quit boxing and

school. After receiving the narrow tip from Russia in March 2011, the FBI opened a preliminary investigation into Tamerlan and his mother.

But the scope was extremely limited under the FBI’s internal procedures.

After a few months, they found no evidence Tamerlan or his mother were involved in terrorism.

The FBI asked Russia for more information. After hearing nothing, it closed the case in June 2011.

In the fall of 2011, the FSB contacted the CIA with the same information. Again the FBI asked Russia for more details and never heard back. At that time, however, the CIA asked that Tamerlan’s and his mother’s name be entered into a massive US terrorism database.

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Japan tsunami boat confirmed in California

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The 20-foot fishing boat that washed up in Crescent City, California is believed to be the first piece of debris to land on California shores from the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

Bangladesh rescuers find nine people alive

By Julhas Alam And Chris Blake Bangladesh rescuers located nine people alive inside the rubble of a multi-storey building that collapsed five days ago, as authorities announced they will now use heavy equipment to drill a central hole from the top to look for survivors and dead bodies.

At least 362 people are confirmed dead in the collapse of the eightstorey building that housed five garment factories. The death toll is expected to rise further, but it is already the deadliest tragedy to hit Bangladesh’s garment industry, which is worth $US20 billion ($A19.52 billion) annually and a mainstay of the economy.

Wednesday’s collapse and previous disasters in garment factories have focused attention on the poor working conditions of workers who toil for as little as $US38 a month to produce clothing for top international brands.

Army Major General Chowdhury Hasan Suhrawardy, the co-ordinator of the rescue operations, said they will try to save the nine people first by manually shifting concrete blocks with the help of light equipment such as pick axes and shovels.

“But if we fail we will start our next phase within hours,” which would involve manual efforts as well as heavy equipment, including hydraulic cranes and cutters to bore a hole from the top of the collapsed building, he told reporters.

The purpose is to “continue the operation to recover both survivors and dead bodies. In this stage, we have no other choice but to use some heavy equipment. We will start it within a few hours. Manual operation and use of small equipment is not enough,” he said.

The work will be carried out carefully so as not to mutilate bodies, he said. All the equipment is in place, “from a small blade to everything.

We have engaged many private sector companies which supplied us equipment, even some heavy ones”.

On Saturday, police took six people into custody, including three owners of two factories who were placed under arrest. Also under detention are the wife of the building owner who is on the run and two government engineers who were involved in giving approval for the building design. The owner had the approval to construct five floors but he added three more illegally.

A huge crack appeared in the building, Rana Plaza, on Tuesday, but the owner, Mohammed Sohel Rana, assured tenants it was safe to go inside. A bank and some shops on the first floor shut their premises on Wednesday after police ordered an evacuation, but managers of the garment factories on the upper floor told workers to continue their shifts.

Hours later the Rana Plaza was reduced to rubble, and most victims were crushed by massive blocks of concrete and mortar falling on them.

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A Japanese fishing boat washed across the Pacific following the 2011 tsunami has been confirmed as the first piece of debris to reach the coast of California.

The six-metre skiff, found this month near the northern Californian coastal town of Crescent City, belonged to the Takata High School in the Japanese city of Rikuzentakata, in Iwate Prefecture.

Japan’s consulate in San Francisco helped the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration confirm where the boat came from, after it was spotted washed up on a local beach.

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State University also helped to identify it, said NOAA spokeswoman Keeley Belva.

The vessel is the 27th item of debris so far confirmed on the US West Coast, and the first in California. Other items have been found washed up in the states of Alaska, Washington and Oregon further up the coast.

One of the biggest items so far, a 20-metre floating dock, washed up in June in Oregon, after a 15-month trip across the Pacific from the port of Misawa, in Japan’s Aomori prefecture.

A year ago, the US Coast Guard fired on and sank a deserted Japanese “ghost ship” off the coast of Alaska, after it was deemed to be a potential danger to shipping.

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By Verena Dobnik A rusted piece of plane landing gear discovered near the destroyed World Trade Centre has been confirmed as coming from the type of Boeing jet used in the September 11 attacks.

Detectives have been in contact with officials at Chicago-based Boeing who confirmed the wreckage was from a Boeing 767.

Police say the landing gear had a clearly visible Boeing identification number.

The American Airlines and United Airlines planes hijacked by Islamic extremists in 2001 were Boeing 767s.

Boeing spokesman John Dern said he could not confirm whether the ID matched the American Airlines plane or the United Airlines plane.

Workers discovered the landing gear part between a luxury loft rental building and a mosque just blocks from ground zero.

On Saturday, yellow police tape blocked access to a metal door that leads to a hidden alley behind the mosque, which the medical examiner’s office plans to search for September 11 human remains.

The chief medical examiner’s spokeswoman, Ellen Borakove, said the area first

• Philip ‘well’ Buckingham Palace has played down fears about the Duke of Edinburgh’s health after he was pictured with a badly bruised eye. Prince Philip, 91, was photographed in Canada with the mark below his right eye during his first major foreign trip since his time in hospital with a bladder infection last August.

It is understood he did not fall and simply woke up with the bruising a few days ago.

A palace spokeswoman said on Saturday: “He is well and is currently undertaking an engagement in Canada.”

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• DJs blamed The British nurse who died last year after being the victim of a prank by two Australian DJs left a note to her employers saying their action had led to her death. The London Sunday Times reports that the hand-written note also asks the two Australians to pay her mortgage. Jacintha Saldanha, a 46-year-old mother of two, died in December after taking a prank phone call from Mel Greig and Michael Christian who were inquiring about the Duchess of Cambridge’s pregnancy.

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• Princess on trip Japan’s Crown Princess Masako, who has been undergoing treatment for a stressinduced illness for a decade, departed for the Netherlands yesterday in her first trip abroad in nearly seven years.

Accompanying her husband, Crown Prince Naruhito, the 49-year-old former diplomat left Tokyo yesterday on an official visit to the Dutch capital of Amsterdam to attend the coronation of WillemAlexander on April 30. It is her first overseas trip since Naruhito’s family spent about two weeks at a retreat in the Netherlands in August 2006 at the invitation of Queen Beatrix. It is also her first official visit abroad in nearly 11 years since the couple went to New Zealand and Australia in late 2002.

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• Parole denied An incarcerated member of punk band Pussy Riot has lost her bid for parole in Russia. A lawyer representing Nadezhda Tolokonnikova filed an appeal at Moscow City Court on Friday demanding an early release so the musician could look after her five-yearold daughter, but authorities rejected the request. According to USA Yesterday, the ruling was made after penal colony officials said Tolokonnikova has been “decisive, insensitive to ethics and conscience and thinking only about herself”.

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A piece of landing gear that authorities believe belongs to one of the airliners that crashed into the World Trade Centre on September 11, 2001. will be tested as part of a standard health and safety evaluation for possible toxicity. Sifting for human remains is to begin tomorrow.

The twisted metal part was jammed in a 46cm-wide, garbage-laden passageway.

It has cables and levers on it and is about 1.5 metres high, 43 centimetres wide and 1.2 metres long.

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Ryan Seacrest has dismissed rumours Mariah Carey has been ousted from American Idol. The Hollywood Reporter claimed last week that producers had planned to replace the diva with former judge Jennifer Lopez in a bid to save floundering ratings on the show, which airs on Network Ten. According to Seacrest, who hosts the televised singing competition, there’s no truth to the gossip. Fellow judge Jackson says reports that producers want Carey out are ludicrous.

Network executives at Fox have dismissed the claims.

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In another conversation, the mother of now-dead bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev was recorded talking to someone in southern Russia who is under FBI investigation in an unrelated case, officials said.

The conversations are significant because, had they been revealed earlier, they might have been enough evidence for the FBI to ini-

tiate a more thorough investigation of the Tsarnaev family.

As it was, Russian authorities told the FBI only that they had concerns that Tamerlan and his mother were religious extremists.

With no additional information, the FBI conducted a limited inquiry and closed the case in June 2011.

Two years later, authorities say Tamerlan and his brother, Dzhohkar, detonated two homemade bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, killing three and injuring more than 260.

Tamerlan was killed in a police shootout and Dzhohkar is under arrest.

In the past week, Russian authorities turned over to the United States information it had on 26-year-old Tamerlan and his mother, Zubeidat

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Set on the banks of the Bora river, the five-lodge Sanctuary Baines’ Camp has been constructed with minimal disruption to the environment and is staffed by local communities.

Wild nights in the Okavango Delta I wake up with a jolt, stirred by the crunching of fallen branches metres from my pillow. A heavyfooted intruder is on the prowl and he isn’t doing a very good job of disguising his tracks.

Since I fell asleep, two hours ago, the beaming full moon has traced a perfect arc across the sky, like a ball-bearing swinging on a pendulum.

The thin gauze net wrapped around my four-poster bed billows in the warm night breeze, offering the only protection between us and the lively savannah.

Sharing a bedroom with a herd of elephants may not be every newlywed couple’s idea of bliss, but for a growing number of honeymooners eschewing schmaltzy romance for a spirit of adventure, it’s a match made in heaven.

Besides, as guests at Sanctuary Baines’ Camp in Botswana’s wildlife-rich Okavango Delta, we’re hardly roughing it: sleeping under the stars on the deck of a luxury lodge is just one of the many intimate safari experiences at which this hotel excels.

Set on the banks of the Bora river, part of the Delta which spreads like a bony hand across north-west Botswana, the fivelodge camp has been constructed with minimal disruption to the environment and is staffed by local communities.

The combination of top-class camps, diverse game viewing (the region is home to 450 birds and 90 mammal species) and far fewer tourists than neighbouring countries makes Botswana an appealing option for safari seekers. With a new international airport terminal due to open in the region’s main town, Maun, in two years, its popularity is only set to rise.

The safari begins as soon as our light aircraft takes off from Maun. During the 10-minute ride, 150m above ground, we sight

Going on safari is becoming an increasingly popular option for adventurous honeymooners. Sarah Marshall headed to Botswana and the Sanctuary Baines’ Camp to find out what all the fuss is about herds of elephant, zebra and wildebeest marching across parched scrubland, dotted with spore-like mounds of vegetation.

We’re greeted at the airstrip by a welcoming committee of inquisitive buffalo, who raise their heads to catch our scent, and a procession of sombre marabou storks, cloaked in black.

Oddly, the Delta floods in dry season (peaking from June to August) reshaping the terrain, creating new islands and submerging tracks. Our local guide, Tuello, expertly navigates our 4WD truck through the ever-changing landscape, bumping over mud mounds and blasting through puddles almost a metre deep.

Jittery impala (whose availability as prey has earned them the nick-

What a way to end the day watching the sun set, sipping champagne in an outdoor cast iron bath overflowing with bubbles.

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ARIES (Mar 21st Apr 20th) This week begins with the Sun and Saturn in direct opposition.

Gloves off star-lovers, this is a really tricky angle which can drain and deplete us. Do not expect anything to come easy at this time. Hard work, dedication and limitation are the order of the day and early this week. And yet with the Sun starting to connect with Pluto, good can emerge from this.

name ‘McDonald’s of the bush’) fly from the path of our vehicle, their hooves barely touching the ground. A family of baboons grapple with pendulous seed pods hanging from ubiquitous sausage trees, while the cacophonous call of a blacksmith bird adds an oddly industrial clatter to the soundscape.

And all this before we’ve even reached the camp.

Wildlife viewing is the highlight of a visit to the Delta, but Baines’ Camp also provide opportunities to learn about local ways of life and survival - from weaving baskets with river reeds, to harvesting water-lily roots to make a dense, earthy stew, and steering a traditional mokoro boat (dug-out canoe) through the labyrinth of shallow

waterways. Our guide, Tuello, regales us with stories of countless nights spent sleeping in the bush and using the red root of a star apple tree to clean his teeth.

He demonstrates his ability to follow animal tracks on a frantic hunt for lions. Weaving through bulbous baobab trees and towering termite mounds, Tuello promises us, with confidence, that despite the blistering midday heat, he’ll find two lions, reported to be in the area.

Hitting the brakes occasionally to examine faint paw prints on the ground, we drive in tense silence until Tuello casually points to a lioness and her juvenile cooling off in the water.

Of all the animals in the Delta, though, elephants prove to be the most charismatic. More than a quarter of Africa’s 400,000 elephant population live in Botswana, with 80,000 in the Delta - the largest concentration in the world.

Eating up to 200kg a day, these mighty creatures bulldoze their way through trees, bushes, bullrushes, water lilies and even safari lodges.

Run by the Living With Elephants foundation, the Walking with Elephants experience allows guests to learn more about the animals in a controlled environment. For the past 27 years, American zoologist Doug has dedicated his life to caring for three orphaned elephants - Thembi, Morula and Jabu.

He eats what they eat (almost poisoning himself on occasion) and confesses he hasn’t left their side - even to visit the dentist - for two years.

During our morning with the elephants, we learn about their behav-

Join hippos on an early morning boat trip along the Boro river, iour (an emotional memory means they grieve just like humans) and intelligence (their sensitive trunks can pick up something as small as a pea or as large as a person).

The session ends with a picnic shared with the elephants - they graze on tree twigs, we opt for chicken drumsticks. As I leave, Jabu, the bull of the herd, wraps his trunk around my shoulder and plants a sloppy kiss on my cheek.

Of course, there are plenty of conventional opportunities for honeymooners to enjoy romantic moments at Baines’ Camp: join hippos on an early morning boat trip along the Boro river, orange sunlight dancing on the large papyrus reeds; or watch the sunset, sipping champagne in an

GEMINI (May 22nd Jun 21st) This is not a good time to be slapdash about any basic element of life. If you have a natural dislike of detail and the repetitive tasks that life often demands, this can be more obvious at this time. Oddly, others may seek to increase their demands and expectations of you.

However, if you can, try to rest as much as possible or go to bed early.

CANCER (Jun 22nd - Jul 23rd) Work harder at getting across your natural warmth today. You may not feel quite so free in your own personal expression and may more easily seem stilted in what you say. In ordinary day-to-day affairs, this is unlikely to be much of an issue.

However, things between you and a partner or friend may lack their normal spontaneity.

LEO (Jul 24th - Aug 23rd) The need to grapple with household issues could rear its head.

This may require some maintenance work or repairs. If you are living in less than ideal conditions, sharing with unfriendly flat mates or with tricky people next door, or your accommodation is too cramped, all these kinds of issues can close in.

Relatives may also be more demanding.

VIRGO (Aug 24th Sep 23rd) All modes of transportation and communication could be subject to glitches or delays at this time.

Things just may not flow as sweetly as you’d like. If you have been putting off writing an important letter or dealing with outstanding claims or paperwork, don’t delay. Get stuck in and make things happen.

However, do choose your words carefully.

If you go GETTING THERE: Botswana is in southern Africa. Sanctuary Baines’ Camp has a private airstrip, about 45 to 60 minutes from the camp.

When water levels are high, guests travel from the airstrip by boat to camp, about 50 minutes away.

STAYING THERE: Sanctuary Baines’ Camp is built on raised platforms near Moremi Game Reserve. It consists of five luxuri-

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PLAYING THERE: Other romantic safari experiences in Africa include the new Norman Carr Safaris camp at Chinzombo, Zambia. It opens mid-June and has been heralded as the first ‘wildly luxurious’ sustainable bush camp in the Luangwa Valley. Visit www.normancarrsafaris.com.

There is also Segera in Kenya.

Set on the Laikipia Plateau, the property looks out to Mount Kenya.

Check out www.wilderness-collection.com.

If you’re on a budget, try Hippo Hollow in South Africa. It’s a 10-minute drive from Kruger National Park. Go to www.hippohollow.co.za.

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TAURUS (Apr 21st May 21st) If a love relationship is not working well at this time, or you are single and not enjoying your solo status, you can become much more aware of both during this time.

You may even feel resentful, especially if you feel that others have it easier than you. Don’t load too many expectations onto your partnership hopes. Try to be realistic.

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LIBRA (Sep 24th Oct 23rd) This is not a great time to splash out money, at least not without a great deal of forethought. You are someone who loves to enjoy a few luxuries, nice clothes and even yummy foods. Yet if you can take a more Puritan approach to indulgences, even if it niggles you a bit, by later this week you will see why it can be a good thing.

SCORPIO (Oct 24th - Nov 22nd) If need be, dig down into your inner resources today.

You might not get a great deal of encouragement or pats on the back. In fact, the responses from others can be quite stilted.

Because Saturn is transverse your zodiac sign and today opposes the Sun, expect to get very little, and then if responses are better you can celebrate.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23rd - Dec 21st) Psychologically, you may feel at a lower ebb. Little things that you normally shrug off could have a habit of getting under your skin. However, life does go on, and even if you feel drained, withdrawn, delicate or not quite yourself, you need to get through the day. One good way to do so is to fortify yourself with some quiet time.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22nd - Jan 20th) Arrangements that seemed to be hard and fast could be subject to changes.

Perhaps it will be you making them. You often bring a great sense of fun to situations but you may not feel quite as sparkling as usual today.

Also your longerterm hopes may not seem to make much progress. It would be easy to become discouraged by events.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21st - Feb 19th) It may be hard to pinpoint exactly why, but you may feel more unsure of yourself at this time, especially around any worldly interactions. A line manager can put the squeeze on, or seem underwhelmed with your contribution. A parent can also seem overbearing.

Any form of government institution or department can seem daunting to deal with.

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10.00am. ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF ASSOCIATION. Members will contest the McPherson Shield. Gross/Net in grades. Methven Golf Club.

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Worrying times at the Crusaders.

The Rebels, supposedly a side ideally suited to run the Crusaders into form, gave Todd Blackadder’s men the biggest of frights in Christchurch yesterday.

On the hunt for a four-try bonus point victory which would have catapulted them into the top six, they were outscored three tries to two by the Rebels, who famously upset them last year.

The narrow win pushed the Crusaders into seventh place, but for a team desperate to make a statement about their finals hopes, it won’t cause the Brumbies - their next opponents in Canberra on Sunday - too much unease. “We’re going to have to really up our game,� admitted captain George Whitelock.

“We started well but then we took the foot off the throat and let the Rebels right back in. Our defence was pretty passive so that’s one thing we’ll have to sharpen up on.�

A midfield reshuffle which saw Robbie Fruean miss the match-day squad altogether and Tom Taylor and Ryan Crotty at second-five and centre, paid off in at least one respect - the superb goalkicking from Taylor, which effectively saved the Crusaders.

It was a winning return for Dan Carter, who played the final 30 minutes after being out for a month due to paternity leave and a strained hamstring, but there was no triumph at the final whistle at AMI Stadium. “We gave away five or six or possibly more penalties at the end so that’s something we’re going to have to look at,� a disappointed Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham said.

Remarkably, and following the trend in all of the New Zealand sides’

SCOREBOARD Results Basketball NBA playoffs Collated results from the National Basketball Association opening-round playoffs yesterday (all series best-of-seven): Eastern Conference at Chicago: Chicago Bulls 142 Brooklyn Nets 134(OT) (Chicago Bulls leads series 3-1) At Atlanta: Atlanta Hawks 90 Indiana Pacers 69 (Indiana Pacers leads series 2-1) Western Conference at Memphis: Memphis Grizzlies 104 L.A. Clippers 83 (Memphis Grizzlies 2 L.A. Clippers 2) At Houston: Oklahoma City Thunder 104 Houston Rockets 101 (Oklahoma City Thunder leads series 3-0)

Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Newcastle United 0 Liverpool 6 (Agger 3, Henderson 17, 76, Sturridge 54, 60, Borini 74) Southampton 0 West Bromwich Albion 3 (Fortune 6, Lukaku 67, Long 77) Stoke City 1 (Adam 46) Norwich City 0 Wigan Athletic 2 (Boyce 11, McManaman 49) Tottenham Hotspur 2 (Bale 9, Boyce 89 og Everton 1 (Pienaar 16) Fulham 0 Manchester City 2 (Aguero 28, Y Toure 83) West Ham 1 (Carroll 90+4) Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester United 34 27 3 4 78 35 84 Manchester City 34 21 8 5 61 31 71 Arsenal 34 18 9 7 65 35 63 Chelsea 33 18 8 7 66 35 62 Tottenham Hotspur 34 18 8 8 60 43 62 Everton 35 15 14 6 52 38 59 Liverpool 35 14 12 9 67 42 54 West Brom Albion 34 14 6 14 46 44 48 Swansea 33 10 12 11 43 42 42 West Ham 35 11 9 15 41 49 42 Fulham

35 10 10 15 44 53 40 Stoke City 35 9 13 13 31 41 40 Southampton 35 9 12 14 47 57 39 Norwich City 35 8 14 13 33 54 38

Sunderland Newcastle United Aston Villa Wigan Athletic QPR Reading

34 9 10 15 38 45 35 10 7 18 43 66 34 8 10 16 36 63 34 8 8 18 39 62 34 4 12 18 29 56 34 5 9 20 37 65

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Rugby Super Rugby Round 11 STORMERS 18 (Gio Aplon, Michael Rhodes tries Joe Pietersen con 2 pens) bt HURRICANES 16 (Matt Proctor, Andre Taylor tries Beauden Barrett 2 pens) at FMG Stadium. Referee: Steve R. Walsh.

QUEENSLAND REDS 12 (Quade Cooper 4 pens) bt BLUES 11 (Jackson Willison try Albert Nikoro, Chris Noakes pens) at Suncorp Stadium. Referee: Craig Joubert.

CHIEFS 37 (Tim Nanai-Williams 2, Bundee Aki, Asaeli Tikoirotuma tries Gareth Anscombe 4 cons Anscombe 2, Aaron Cruden pens) bt SHARKS 29 (Derick Minnie 2, Keegan Daniel, Lubabalo Mtembu tries Patrick Lambie 3 cons pen) at Waikato Stadium.

Referee: Chris Pollock.

BRUMBIES 41 (Henry Speight 2, Tevita Kuridrani, Jesse Mogg, Siliva Siliva, Joseph Tomane tries Christian Lealiifano 4 cons pen) bt WESTERN FORCE 7 (Matt Hodgson try Jayden Hayward con) at Canberra Stadium. Referee: Angus Gardner. Crowd: 12,517.

BULLS 30 (Francois Hougaard, Morne Steyn tries Steyn con 6 pens) bt NSW WARATAHS 19 (Israel Folau, Bernard Foley, Paddy Ryan tries Brendan McKibbin 2 cons) at Loftus Versfeld. Referee: Francisco Pastrana. Crowd: 21,114.

CHEETAHS 26 (Lappies Labuschagne, Willie Le Roux, Raymond Rhule tries Burton Francis con 3 pens) bt SOUTHERN KINGS 12 (Demetri Catrakilis 4 pens) at Vodacom Park. Referee: Jonathan White.

CRUSADERS 30 (Tyler Bleyendaal, Zac Guildford tries Tom Taylor con 6 pens) bt MELBOURNE REBELS 26 (Scott Higginbotham, James O’Connor, Ged Robinson tries O’Connor con 3 pens) at Christchurch Stadium. Referee: Nick Briant.

Bye-Highlanders NZ Conference P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Chiefs

9 6 0 3 277 198 79 7 35 Blues

8 4 0 4 200 152 48 8 32 Crusaders

9 5 0 4 243 187 56 6 30 Hurricanes

9 5 0 4 215 220 -5 4 28 Highlanders 8 0 0 8 150 236 -86 2 10

matches this weekend, the result was in doubt until the final minutes - Zac Guildford’s tackle on Rebels captain Scott Higginbotham causing the No8 to lose the ball, and with it any hope of a victory.

It was a tough way for Higginbotham to finish. He and the Melbourne-based Rebels played extremely well after conceding two tries in the opening 11 minutes. With Higginbotham in commanding form and James O’Connor pulling the strings at first-five, they gained confidence and put the Crusaders under enormous pressure.

They were assisted in this by the constant errors from the home side, and the strangely passive performance at the breakdown will also concern Blackadder.

O’Connor, dangerous throughout, scored the try after the break to give the Rebels a real sniff of victory. It narrowed the score to 19-21 and a well-worked lineout move put hooker

Standings P W D L PF PA PD BP Pts Brumbies

10 7 2 1 281 163 118 4 40 Chiefs

9 6 0 3 277 198 79 7 35 Bulls

9 6 0 3 236 190 46 4 32 Queensland Reds 10 7 1 2 203 189 14 3 37 Blues

8 4 0 4 200 152 48 8 32 Cheetahs

10 7 0 3 225 213 12 3 31 Crusaders

9 5 0 4 243 187 56 6 30 Sharks

9 5 0 4 207 164 43 4 28 Hurricanes 9 5 0 4 215 220 -5 4 28 Stormers

8 4 0 4 172 169 3 4 28 NSW Waratahs 9 4 0 5 206 250 -44 1 25 Melbourne Rebels 9 2 0 7 188 288 -100 4 20 Western Force 10 2 0 8 169 249 -80 4 16 Southern Kings 9 2 1 6 178 282 -104 1 15 Highlanders 8 0 0 8 150 236 -86 2 10 Leading Tryscorers 7: Henry Speight (Brumbies) 6: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs) 5: Raymond Rhule (Cheetahs), Jesse Mogg (Brumbies), Frank Halai (Blues), Alfie Mafi (Force), Israel Folau (Waratahs)

Rugby league NRL results standings Round 7 SYDNEY ROOSTERS 34 (M Jennings 2 M Aubusson M Kennedy A Minichiello D Tupou tries J Maloney 5 goals) bt ST GEORGE ILLAWARRA 10 (M Cooper J Nightingale tries J Soward goal) at Allianz Stadium. Referee: Shayne Hayne, Gerard Sutton. Crowd: 40,752.

MELBOURNE 28 (W Chambers 2 M Fonua B Slater S Waqa tries C Smith 4 goals) bt WARRIORS 18 (B Henry S Johnson B Tupou tries S Johnson 3 goals) at AAMI Park. Referee: Matt Cecchin, Henry Perenara.

Crowd: 25,480.

SOUTH SYDNEY 20 (B Champion G Inglis J Sutton tries A Reynolds 4 goals) bt MANLY 12 (D Cherry-Evans A Watmough tries J Lyon 2 goals) at Brookvale Oval. Referee: Phil Haines, Ashley Klein.

Crowd: 20,510.

NORTH QUEENSLAND 30 (M Bowen A Graham G Hall M Morgan B Tate tries J Thurston 5 goals) bt CANBERRA 12 (E Lee J Wighton tries J Croker R Robinson goals) at 1300SMILES Stadium. Referee: Gavin Badger, Alan Shortall. Crowd: 13,240.

BRISBANE 20 (M Gillett 2 J Hodges C Norman tries C Parker S Prince goals) bt WESTS TIGERS 10 (S

Ged Robinson in only moments later.

It was superbly converted from the sideline by O’Connor for a 26-21 lead.

Taylor kicked a difficult penalty to narrow the gap and added another shortly after to re-take the lead.

Another three-pointer eased the Crusaders out to a four-point advantage, but anxious moments remained for the home side.

It was an extraordinary beginning to the match - the Rebels held the ball from the kick-off and patiently built phase after phase until spilling it and allowing the Crusaders to launch, giving Guildford his first try of the season.

Another try followed less than 10 minutes later from Tyler Bleyendaal.

It suggested a long and arduous afternoon was in store for the Rebels but, as the Chiefs showed in Hamilton on Saturday night, sometimes a good start can backfire and so it proved with the Crusaders.

- APNZ

Spence M Utai tries C Sironen goal) at Campbelltown Sports Stadium. Referee: Gavin Morris, Ben Cummins.

NEWCASTLE 30 (J McManus 2 D Fa’alogo T Tahu A Uate tries K Gidley 5 goals) bt GOLD COAST 6 (A Kelly try A Sezer goal) at Skilled Park. Referee: Jared Maxwell, Luke Phillips. Crowd: 14,201.

Standings Rd 7 P W D L B PF PA PD Pts 1 Melbourne 7 7 0 0 0 187 104 83 14 2 South Sydney 7 6 0 1 0 157 117 40 12 3 Sydney Roosters 7 5 0 2 0 178 76 102 10 4 Manly

7 5 0 2 0 151 74 77 10 5 Newcastle 7 5 0 2 0 158 91 67 10 6 Brisbane 7 4 0 3 0 126 100 26 8 7 Gold Coast 7 4 0 3 0 136 120 16 8 8 North Queensland 7 3 0 4 0 128 122 6 6 9 St George Illawarra 7 3 0 4 0 100 156 -56 6 10 Canberra 7 3 0 4 0 108 181 -73 6 11 *Cronulla 6 2 0 4 0 88 91 -3 4 12 *Parramatta 6 2 0 4 0 109 145 -36 4 13 Wests Tigers 7 2 0 5 0 103 163 -60 4 14 *Penrith

6 1 0 5 0 98 148 -50 2 15 *Bulldogs 6 1 0 5 0 68 137 -69 2 16 Warriors 7 1 0 6 0 104 174 -70 2 *(denotes teams yet to play) Top point scorers (tries, goals, field goals, points): James Maloney (Roosters) 4 27 - 70 Cameron Smith (Storm)

- 25 - 50 Adam Reynolds (Souths) - 24 1 49 Jamie Lyon (Sea Eagles) 2 19 - 46 Jarrod Croker (Raiders) 3 15 - 42 Michael Gordon (Sharks) 3 14 - 40 Johnathan Thurston (Cowboys) - 20 - 40 Chris Sandow (Eels)

1 18 - 40 Shaun Johnson (Warriors) 3 14 - 40

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Today’s Waipa RC fields, form, riders Waipa RC Venue: Te Awamutu Meeting Date: 29 Apr 2013 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 11.55am TE AWAMUTU TAB ON CAMBRIDGE ROAD 1580 MDN $7000, MDN, 1580m 1 5434x Hold The Dream (3) 58.5........... A Collett (a) 2 9x Attaboy 58.5.................................. Scratched 3 6x62 Leonidas (6) 58.................... R Hutchings (a) 4 7 King Laria (4) 58..................... A Forbes (a1) 5 Romeo Whiskey (1) 58............B Hutton (a3) 6 x009x Miss Indy (2) 56.5.................. A Morgan (a3) 7 2286 La Spinetta (5) 56..................... A Taylor (a3) 8 0x40 She’lblitzem h (7) 56.................B Grylls (a3) 2 12.32pm EKRAAR @ LINWOOD PARK 1580 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1580m 1 66910 Shaky h (8) 58........................ A Forbes (a1) 2 0780x Te Kingi tm (1) 58..................... A Taylor (a3) 3 678x0 Postage tdm (9) 57.5............... P Turner (a1) 4 24075 Already Perfect h (7) 57........... D Turner (a3) 5 52537 Rampantexcuse (5) 57.......... A Morgan (a3) 6 41669 Sarah Pour (3) 57................. M Cheung (a4) 7 000x0 Trabaldy h (11) 57.......................V Gatu (a4) 8 x6497 Molto Grato tmh (4) 56.5..........B Grylls (a3) 9 x3809 Nolawood (10) 55.................... K Leung (a3) 10 4809x Taats m (2) 55...................... R Hutchings (a) 11 0690x Winnipeg (6) 54.5....................B Hutton (a3) 3 1.02pm MAGNUM INDUSTRIES LTD 2000 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 61228 Diamond Pete t (6) 59.............. D Turner (a3) 2 9x714 Mr Nobody (1) 58................. R Hutchings (a) 3 48562 Re Deel (3) 58......................... P Turner (a1) 4 2208x He Kin Talk (4) 57....................B Hutton (a3) 5 x5852 Affaire D’Honneur tb (7) 56.5.... A Taylor (a3)

6 32277 Istilane (5) 56.5.........................B Grylls (a3) 7 0464x Marvon Downs b (2) 56....... M Dravitzki (a2) 4 1.38pm RACE IMAGES 2000 MAIDEN $7000, 2000m 1 45x24 Now Weretalkin’ 58.5.................... Scratched 2 22932 Ryan John (3) 58.5.................... A Collett (a) 3 152x7 Rosetown Joe m (1) 58.5.K Kalychurun (a3) 4 3 Macan (6) 58........................ R Hutchings (a) 5 00x84 I’m All Yours (5) 58................... P Turner (a1) 6 95 Sergios (7) 58...........................C Wong (a2) 7 7 King Laria (8) 58 8 84348 Anyx 56......................................... Scratched 9 574 Manacor (2) 56....................... A Forbes (a1) 10 44655 Rompers h (4) 56......................B Grylls (a3) 5 2.14pm MEDIA PA 1150 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 x6226 Command (1) 58.................. R Hutchings (a) 2 Metaphor (7) 58....................... P Turner (a1) 3 66430 Lasting Touch (9) 56.5........... A Morgan (a3) 4 09x37 Water Nymph (10) 56.5..........K Chiong (a4) 5 800x7 Catlike (5) 56.5................ K Kalychurun (a3) 6 Ready At Eight (2) 56.5...........B Hutton (a3) 7 2005x Universal (8) 56........................C Wong (a2) 8 Flying Orca (6) 56.....................B Grylls (a3) 9 Lady Phoenix h (3) 56............ A Forbes (a1) 10 0x Valorephin (4) 56................. M Dravitzki (a2) 6 2.50pm CRAIG’S TAKEAWAYS @ WHANGAMATA 1150 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1150m 1 749x Rio Capinski (9) 58.5................ S Wong (a4) 2 Carrigaholt King (4) 58.5...........J Oliver (a4) 3 Cee Tee Are (7) 58.............. R Hutchings (a) 4 0 Wahoo Dan h (1) 58................ D Turner (a3) 5 268x Lady Rosetta (10) 56.5........ M Dravitzki (a2) 6 4x Perfectly Clever h (6) 56.5...... A Forbes (a1) 7 32737 Going Places h (2) 56.................V Gatu (a4)

8 800x0 Chapel Bells 56............................. Scratched 9 Istirose (8) 56............................ A Taylor (a3) 10 Okay Annie h (3) 56................. K Leung (a3) 11 Waitomo (5) 56.........................B Grylls (a3) 7 3.25pm RICOH 1400 MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1400m 1 8. Skeen h (4) 58.5.............. K Kalychurun (a3) 2 9x Attaboy 58.5.................................. Scratched 3 00x7x Dandee Boy (12) 58.5........... M Cheung (a4) 4 00x St Rhythm h (10) 58.5............ A Forbes (a1) 5 080x The Last Star Way (5) 58.5......R Smyth (a3) 6 6. Whatwasthat (3) 58..................B Hutton (a3) 7 29x06 Istis Lass (7) 56.5...................... A Collett (a) 8 056x7 Maeve Davone (11) 56................C Dell (a1) 9 665. Eva Diva (2) 56........................ P Turner (a1) 10 5 Inarush 56..................................... Scratched 11 5800x Fair Fleet (9) 56....................... K Leung (a3) 12 Music (8) 56......................... R Hutchings (a) 13 She Waits (6) 56 14 Waitomo (1) 56.................... M Dravitzki (a2) 15 0 Wahoo Dan 58.............................. Scratched Emergency: Wahoo Dan 8 4.01pm COUPLANDS TRANSPORT 1400 RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 50426 Gendarme d (10) 59............... A Forbes (a1) 2 367x3 Chivvy mb (1) 57.5.................. K Leung (a3) 3 x7448 Baldovino dm (11) 57........... R Hutchings (a) 4 90x83 Caipirinha th (4) 57...................B Grylls (a3) 5 x570x Justagem d (7) 56.5................... A Collett (a) 6 39217 Walsburgs Flight td (3) 56.5....K Chiong (a4) 7 26614 Day Walker tdh (9) 56.5........... D Turner (a3) 8 0x175 Dreams Maker td (2) 56........ M Cheung (a4) 9 17003 Deecruz td (5) 54................. M Dravitzki (a2) 10 206x9 Clareen d (6) 54........................C Wong (a2)

11 65655 La Pinnicle m (8) 54................. P Turner (a1) 12 21545 Foxy Belle 54................................ Scratched 9 4.37pm VE VETERINARY SERVICES 1150 RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1150m 1 64421 Celtic Star h (7) 59......................V Gatu (a4) 2 x550x A Cool Change th (4) 58.......... K Leung (a3) 3 5320x Roll With Pulse (6) 58.............. D Turner (a3) 4 95655 Brokash (14) 57.5................... A Forbes (a1) 5 27136 Eveready b (5) 57.5..................B Grylls (a3) 6 53615 O’Right Zen (10) 57.5..............B Hutton (a3) 7 48x09 Snow Line tdm (11) 57...........K Chiong (a4) 8 4300x Cool Genie (8) 57.................... P Turner (a1) 9 8108x Oscarsgold mh (13) 57............. A Taylor (a3) 10 62773 Sumotori (2) 57.......................... A Collett (a) 11 5397x Rosie Rules m (15) 56.................C Dell (a1) 12 41568 Costume (9) 55.5................. R Hutchings (a) 13 97644 Poppas Delight (3) 55.......... M Dravitzki (a2) 14 186x9 Meadows (1) 54.5....................R Smyth (a3) 15 04957 Ebony Dream d (12) 55.5 Emergency: Ebony Dream Blinkers on : She’lblitzem (R1), Water Nymph (R5), Whatwasthat (R7), Dreams Maker (R8) Blinkers off : Te Kingi, Winnipeg (R2), Perfectly Clever (R6), Dandee Boy (R7) SELECTIONS Race 1: Leonidas, La Spinetta, Hold The Dream, King Laria Race 2: Molto Grato, Shaky, Rampantexcuse, Postage, Taats Race 3: Diamond Pete, Mr Nobody, Re Deel, Affaire D’Honneur Race 4: Ryan John, Rompers, Manacor Race 5: Flying Orca, Command, Universal, Water Nymph, Metaphor Race 6: Lady Rosetta, Perfectly Clever, Going Places, Waitomo Race 7: Maeve Davone, Waitomo, Whatwasthat, Eva Diva Race 8: Walsburgs Flight, Chivvy, Baldovino, Gendarme, Day Walker Race 9: Roll With Pulse, Sumotori, Celtic Star, A Cool Change

to it under strong driving by Mat Rue, beating Terror To Love ($4.20) by 1-3/4 metres in a sizzling 1:50.5s.

The only other two mares to win have been New Zealander Robin Dundee who claimed the inaugural Miracle Mile in 1967 and Norms Daughter, the 1996 winner.

Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse will consider legal action against former family friend John Singleton over serious allegations he was aware More Joyous could not win at Randwick on Saturday.

Singleton publicly sacked Gai Waterhouse as his trainer after

the race, saying he had been told by friends her son Tom was aware of a problem with More Joyous which finished second last in the Group One All Aged Stakes.

Tom Waterhouse denied Singleton’s claims on various media outlets yesterday before later tweeting he was seeking legal advice.

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Baby Bling upsets in Miracle Mile Baby Bling has caused an upset to become just the third mare to win the rich Miracle Mile, holding out New Zealander Terror To Love at Menangle yesterday.

The Brendan McCarthy-trained mare was sent out at $33.90 but once she had the lead, she held on

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The race was robbed of one of its attractions when Gaius Caesar was scratched by stewards. A security guard reported seeing the horse being given an oral syringe at 9.40am, well after the 8am deadline for any treatment. Stewards then ordered the horse to be withdrawn. - AAP

Singo’s comments regarding @ GaiWaterhouse1 and me. They are completely false and wrong.

I’m meeting with lawyers today,” he said.

Racing NSW stewards opened an inquiry on Saturday into the performance of More Joyous before learning of the comments made by Singleton in on-course television interviews. - AAP TURF

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1 2 2-1 Terror To Love (10) R May

5-4 Pure Power (1) B Fitzpatrick 3

Also: 1-2 Excel Stride, 3-3 Mach Alert, 6-6 Chariot King, 4-5 Mah Sish. 1L, 1/2L. Time: 1:50.50. Win: $31.50. Places: $3.90, $1.20, $2.20.

Quinella: $62.70. Trifecta: $847.80 (3,10,1). First4: $2992.80 (3,10,1,8).

Quaddie: $324.30 (10+/1+/8+/3). Double: $26.10 (8+/3), $3.20 (8+/10).

Trainer: Belinda McCarthy, Cobbity. Breeding: 5 m Western Terror (USA)-Alldatglittersisgold.

Palmerston North greyhounds Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Apr 2013 NZ Meeting number : 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.02pm (NZT) AWAPUNI STAKES C0 C0, 457m 1 42423 Thrilling Olive nwtd.......................... K Walsh 2 74225 Another Fantasy nwtd................J McInerney 3 8x737 Matisse nwtd U &........................ McCracken 4 72534 Mighty Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 5 45634 Just Like Prince nwtd.......................S Maher 6 42335 Flirt Academy nwtd U &.............. McCracken 7 432 Bigtime Tip nwtd...............................L Ahern 8 52532 Opawa Royal nwtd L &....................... Wales 9 37274 Black Hennessy nwtd F &...............Turnwald 10 1 What’s Up Gee (c1) nwtd..................L Ahern 2 12.22pm WOODVILLE SPRINT C1 C1, 375m 1 33373 That’s King 22.36........................ B Hodgson 2 56684 Rebel Joe 22.41................................ A Clark 3 52232 Aykroyd nwtd S &..............................Bonnett 4 15323 Cawbourne Renee nwtd C &........D Roberts 5 22113 Shanghai Sam 21.36........................L Ahern 6 x1261 Stock Taker (c2) 21.40......................L Ahern 7 33737 Uno Orange nwtd.............................S Maher 8 42153 Bizarro nwtd S &..............................B Evans 9 84327 Nina Be Good nwtd............................. L Bell 10 35442 Yeah Nah nwtd.....................................L Udy 3 12.45pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 1 5x561 Dasher Rum 21.78............................R Waite 2 12111 Eruza 21.45......................................L Ahern 3 58871 Homebush Colt nwtd.................J McInerney 4 43454 Asher 22.11......................................R Waite 5 17225 Armour nwtd.....................................G Quirk 6 21253 Kezz 22.06...............................T McCracken 7 47387 Jimmy Jurante nwtd...................J McInerney 8 21446 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd S &..............Bonnett 9 23267 Winsome Achiever nwtd................A Speight

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1 75345 Know Thought (c4) nwtd................ G Cleeve 2 25324 Know Class (c5) nwtd.................... G Cleeve 3 11856 Opawa Swede (c4) 26.10 J &..........D Fahey 4 51376 Thrilling Ransom(c5) 26.14.............. K Walsh 5 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 6 27111 Sammy James (c4) 26.01.................L Ahern 7 43255 Rodriguez (c4) 26.79...........................A Lee 8 55272 Not A Know (c5) nwtd...................A Waretini 5 1.30pm NZRS HEAT 2 NZRSq, 457m 1 13413 Opawa No Ear (c4) nwtd J &...........D Fahey 2 36131 Mick Mania (c4) 26.10................ G Hodgson 3 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 4 22223 Thrilling Ella (c5) nwtd..................... K Walsh 5 25316 Know Escape (c5) 26.36................ G Cleeve 6 Box Vacant2.................................. Scratched 7 22332 Drysdale (c5) nwtd...............................A Lee 8 42184 Louie Machall (c5) 26.12 A &.............. J.Hall 6 1.48pm NZRS HEAT 3 NZRSq, 457m 1 51431 Stolen Money (c5) nwtd................. G Cleeve 2 17366 Space Race (c4) 26.49..................... S Clark 3 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 4 51464 Thrilling Vegas (c5) nwtd................. K Walsh 5 334x5 Admire (c5) nwtd A &..........................Seque 6 Box Vacant2.................................. Scratched 7 11656 Backyard Bully (c5) 26.08........... G Hodgson 8 61323 Know Chaos (c5) nwtd................... G Cleeve 7 2.07pm NZRS HEAT 4 NZRSq, 457m 1 41114 Opawa Webby (c4) nwtd L &.............. Wales 2 33832 Bee Rabbit (c4) 26.36.......................L Ahern 3 Box Vacant.................................... Scratched 4 46365 Another Breeze (c5) nwtd..........J McInerney 5 22113 Barry’s Way (c5) nwtd.......................R Waite 6 Box Vacant2.................................. Scratched 7 41353 Go Housie (c5) nwtd...................... G Cleeve

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3 33425 Ode To Liberty 26.42........................R Waite 8 26261 Thrilling Blitz (c5) 26.14.................... S Clark 8 2.38pm MANAWATU RACEWAY SPRINT C4 C4, 375m 4 51117 Fulla Torque 27.02 C &.................D Roberts 5 23182 Red Crystal nwtd........................ B Hodgson 1 65775 Know Mistake 21.31...................... G Cleeve 6 14141 Charlie’s Choice(c4) nwtd A &............Seque 2 42538 Go Fern Go 21.95........................A Turnwald 7 22271 Opawa Casper (c4) nwtd L &............. Wales 3 43518 Ever So Hopeful 21.63 G &................Denby 8 46673 Run Junior Run nwtd...................A Turnwald 4 77414 Juke Box Boy 21.46................. L MacDonald Emergencies: 5 22118 Starla 21.64...............................J McInerney 9 36787 Chelseas Babe (c2) nwtd............. T Downey 6 41576 Gem’s Conquest 21.62.....................G Quirk ACROSS DOWN 10 73878 Sharkie’s Dream 26.64....................S Maher 7 25536 Moody Man 21.73..............................D Edlin 12 4.15pm ASHURST STAKES C3(12) HEAT 2 C3q, 457m 8 15242 Emma Marie 21.77.......................

T Downey 1. Festering (12) 1 67746 Opawa1.Midnight Condition 26.34 S &..............B Evans 9 57577 Sassafras 21.68 U &................... McCracken 7.

Collapse (5) 2.

Epoch (3) 2 66655 Kango Klink 26.47..........................B Mitchell 10 82854 Krussian 21.59...................................D Edlin Dosh nwtd F (6) &.....................Turnwald 8. Lamp Briefly 9 3.05pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTO FINSH C5 C5,(5) 375m 3 6x632 Monty3.

Legend 26.77..................

1 77146 Jennings 21.78 S &..........................Bonnett 9. Before (3) 4 5 21116 Speed 4.

Loquacious (9) B Hodgson 11117 Ostapchuk 26.18...............................L Ahern 2 63887 Thrilling Buddy 21.73.....................M Gowan 10.

Bravery (9) 5.

Should (5) 6 21812 Bone Nerd 26.02.......................... M Roberts 3 33888 Another Raewyn 21.98..............J McInerney .......................................

L Bell 11. Referee (6) 7 82733 Decado6.nwtd.

Stamina (7,5) 4 22122 Complicit nwtd F &..........................Turnwald 8 72177 Just Mac 5 11412 Llamedos 21.59................................G 12. Strip Quirk of silk (6)Emergencies: 7. 26.35...........................

Inexpensive (5) B Hodgson 6 12113 Daddy Lowe 21.17............................L Ahern 15. Make barren (9) 10.Melody Decorated (9) 9 67764 Missing 25.98.......................G Quirk 7 3558x Our Beowulf nwtd S &......................Bonnett DiegoFetch 25.95 C(5) &..................D Roberts 17. Little devil (3) 10 56866 Dyna13.

8 16232 Darlek Khan 21.42......................G M Clarke Emergencies: 18. Fraction (5) 14. SELECTIONS Native American 9 22818 Uno Allegro 21.74.............................L Ahern Race 1: Bigtime Tip, Thrilling Olive, Opawa Royal, Flirt Academy 19.

Incorrect (5) dwelling (6) 10 35224 Cool Izmir nwtd F &........................Turnwald Race 2: Cawbourne Renee, Shanghai Sam, Stock Taker, Aykroyd 21.

Offence (12) 16.

Boredom (5) Rum Race 3: Eruza, Armour, Kezz, Asher, Dasher 10 3.36pm RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C4/5 C4/5, 457m Race 4: Thrilling Ransom(c5), Know 1 16114 Tepirita Rita 25.94........................A Turnwald 20. Eggs (3)Class (c5), Opawa Swede (c4) Race 5: Thrilling Ella (c5), Opawa No Ear (c4), Louie Machall (c5) 2 37x58 Fizzle Bale nwtd C &....................D Roberts Race 6:TO Thrilling Vegas (c5), Backyard Bully (c5), Stolen Money (c5) 3 4x853 Adulterous (c4) nwtd C &..............DSOLUTIONS Roberts PUZZLE No 12,173 Race 7: Thrilling Blitz (c5), Barry’s Way, Bee Rabbit (c4), Go Housie 4 53184 Bigtime Latte (c4) 26.16...................L Ahern Across:K Walsh 4 Skilful; Race 8 Uneven; 9 Bravery; Superb; 11 Man 8: Know Mistake, Go Fern Go,10 Emma Marie, Moody 5 F3225 Fancy Idol nwtd................................

Race Lowe, Complicit, Darlek Khan, Thrilling Buddy Single;Turnwald 12 Disclose; 189: Daddy Specious; 20 Arrest; 21 Impose; 6 33733 Sam I Am 26.33...........................A Race 10: Idol, Tepirita Rita, Cob Webber, Sam I Am 7 52532 El Jetta (c4) 26.41............................L Ahern 22 Infancy; 23 Oodles; 24Fancy Shatter.

11: Sir Richie, Charlie’s Choice(c4), Opawa Casper (c4) 8 81422 Cob Webber 25.91 F &...................Turnwald Down: 1 Subsidy;Race 2 Despise; 3 Petrol; 5 Kerosene; 6 Race 12: Ostapchuk, Bone Nerd, Opawa Midnight, Monty Dosh, 11 3.54pm FOXTON STAKES C3 HEAT 1 C3q, Loving; 7 457m Unruly; 13 Obstacle; 14 Monocle; 15 Asperse; LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 1 52853 Bound By Pride nwtd........................G Quirk 16 Drench; 17 Depart; First19 StartCommon.

This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 2 11112 Sir Richie 26.16................................L Ahern

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There was plenty of drama in Mid Canterbury’s 5-3 win over Selwyn in division one football at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

Mid Canterbury’s Giuseppe Vassalini had an up-and-down day; starting the game at centre back he defended strongly throughout the first half before he moved forward and scored a double, only to sit out the final 20 minutes after being red carded for a head butt in an action packed second half.

The match opened with an even 15 minutes before Mid Canterbury started to assert their authority.

Greg Feutz caused the visitors a lot of problems with his runs and turns creating several shooting opportunities, however, the Selwyn goalkeeper was up to it, making several fine saves.

The keeper was called into action in the 30th minutes when Vassalini curled in a free kick that looked destined for the top corner, but the keeper somehow tipped the ball over.

The hosts finally broke the deadlock five minutes before the interval when from a half cleared corner, Feutz lobbed the keeper to give the home team a well-deserved halftime lead.

Mid Canterbury started the second half well, creating several more scoring opportunities but again the Selwyn keeper was equal to each effort.

The game was turned on its head when Selwyn scored twice in a fiveminute spell as the home team gave the ball away and defended poorly.

Then man-of-the-match Vassalini

moved from centre back to join Feutz in the attack and quickly scored a double with two finely taken goals, the second one a left foot curler into the top corner, to make it 3-2.

There was drama to come in the 70th minute when Vassalini turned from hero to villain with a head-butt on the Selwyn attacker after he had aggressively brought down the Mid Canterbury goalkeeper.

Referee Owen Wylie quickly restored order and Mid Canterbury was reduced to 10 men, needing to survive another 20 minutes.

Despite being a man short, the players appeared re-invigorated and continued to press forward, with Elliott Jones adding the fourth from a Ricky Barbosa delivered set piece.

As Selwyn tried to get back into the game, they were hit with a fifth as Diego Inacio latched onto an Aaron Leckenby through ball to calmly place the ball past the keeper, giving the home team a 5-3 lead.

The 10 men defended resolutely for the remaining minutes to ensure the valuable three points with Mid Canterbury coach Peter Roberts “proud of the lads” for the win.

“We played some great football and they showed tremendous fighting spirit at the end after going down to 10 men.

“And, despite an out of character moment of madness from Vassalini, his first half performance and those two fine goals made sure he was a worthy man of the match.”

In other games, Mid Canterbury Masters beat Parklands 4-3, the division four Mid Canterbury Eastern drew 0-0 with Parklands and Methven International beat Selwyn 3-1 in division five.

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Mid Canterbury’s Giuseppe Vassalini beats the Selwyn goalkeeper to score one of his two goals on Saturday.

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Hampstead’s Villiami Iongi breaks into open space on the counter-attack against Glenmark on Saturday.

Draw follows last-gasp charge down

By Jonathan Leask Despite some last-play heroics Hampstead and Glenmark couldn’t be separated, playing out a 27-all draw in the fifth round of the combined Country cup rugby competition on Saturday.

After conceding a last gasp try Hampstead came up with a big play to salvage a draw, while Southern remain without a win as Lincoln returned to the top of section two with a 29-8 win, and Celtic was the fifth team to beat Ohoka with a resounding 48-0 result. Ashley continued their unbeaten run with a 26-10 win over Waihora and Darfield beat Prebbleton 39-15.

In section one a late fight back from Methven fell short, suffering their fourth loss to Oxford.

Defending champions Southbridge bounced back from their first loss to beat Kaiapoi 38-16, Saracens surprised West Melton 29-13 and Burnham beat Dunsandel-Irwell 40-20, with Rakaia on the bye.

Hampstead conjured up a charge down on fulltime to salvage a 27-all draw with Glenmark.

Hampstead produced five minutes of furious defence looking to hold onto their 27-22 lead, but Glenmark managed to get across the line with time up to level the scores.

The conversion was from a handy range but just as Glenmark was looking to celebrate a win Hampstead raced off their line and charged down the kick, keeping the scores at 27-all.

“I thought we had it won but Glenmark kept coming and snuck in at the end,” Hampstead manager Nicki Woods said. “The boys did well to get the charge down, a draw was better than a loss, and we also got the bonus point.”

Hampstead scored two tries in the first half as Villiami Iongi scored a

double, but the sides went to the break level.

Alex Hifo and Mafua Ula scored in the second half with Josh Nonu finishing up with two conversions and a penalty, but Glenmark was also able to score four tries a penalty and two conversions.

They should have had three conversions but after the disappointment of conceding the equalising try Hampstead dug deep to deny the visitors the win, claiming the rare charge down.

Standings P W D L BP F/A Pts Section 1 Southbridge 5 4 0 1 4 111 20 Oxford 4 4 0 0 1 22 17 Saracens 5 3 0 2 4 37 16 Rakaia 4 3 0 1 3 22 15 Kaiapoi 4 1 1 2 1 -21 7 West Melton 4 1 0 3 3 -22 7 Dunsandel/Irwell 4 1 1 2 1 -32 7 Burnham 4 1 0 3 2 -46 6 Methven 4 0 0 4 1 -71 1 Section 2 Lincoln 5 5 0 0 5 135 25 Ashley 5 5 0 0 4 161 24 Glenmark 5 3 1 1 3 56 17 Celtic 5 3 0 2 2 43 14 Waihora 5 3 0 2 2 6 14 Darfield 5 2 0 3 3 6 11 Hampstead 5 1 1 3 2 -49 8 Prebbleton 5 2 0 3 0 -79 8 Southern 5 0 0 5 3 -66 3 Ohoka 5 0 0 5 0 -213 0

Lincoln v Southern It was frustrating day for Southern as they slumped to a fifth consecutive loss, beaten by last year’s runners up Lincoln.

Southern coach Nathan Hellyer described it as his side’s best performance to date but said they struggled with the referee’s interpretations throughout the match.

“It was a pretty good performance but unfortunately we couldn’t get our head around his interpretations,” Hellyer said.

“We kept getting penalised, which meant we couldn’t get a roll on and couldn’t really get in the game,” Lee Armstrong kicked an early penalty and South African midfielder Gideon Lambrechts crossed for a try as Southern competed well in the early stages, but the penalty count started to rise and Lincoln got the upper hand.

Southern was dished out three yellow cards for their repeat offending, playing with 13 at one stage, and Lincoln was able to make the most of it, scoring four tries in the 29-8 win.

“The score doesn’t look like it was a close game but even when we were a man down we were taking it to them.

“But we kept letting them off the hook. Our kick chase was a poor and we let them counter-attack too easily and get back into a good position.

“Still I think it was our best effort as a team so far.”

Celtic v Ohoka Celtic chalked up a convincing win 48-0 bonus point win over the hapless Ohoka.

Heading into the match Ohoka had conceded 165 points from four games and scored just the one try, but the bottom of the ladder side still put up a fight before being overcome.

“We scored eight tries all up so it was pretty comprehensive, but we needed to wear them down,” Celtic coach Dave McCrea said.

“They had some big guys up front so we wore them down up front and then took them on out wider in the second half.”

The battle was waged up front in the first half and Celtic came out three tries ahead with forwards Will Hintz, Allan Dampney and Dan Hurley scoring, with two conver-

sions from Nathan Wolf making it 19-0.

After grinding down the Ohoka pack in the first half Celtic sped up the game and took a wider approach and ran away with the game scoring five tries.

Mark Summerfield, Tukulua Tolu, ben Devolt, Tevita Tupou and Sean Strange got on the score sheet, with two further conversions to Wolf completing the 48-0 rout.

Oxford v Methven A late run by Methven was stopped short as Oxford scored with the final act of the game to win 31-22.

Down 24-8 in the second half, replacement Max Bullivant sparked a comeback with two intercepts to put Methven within two points, but Oxford had the final say.

Methven opened with a Davey Maw penalty, but a string of mistakes saw Oxford put on two tries and three penalties to race out to a 19-3 lead.

A high tackle saw Oxford down to 14 men and Methven crossed through Maw, but Oxford finished the half with a penalty to be up 21-8.

Oxford started the second half with another penalty but when Bullivant came off the bench the game flipped on its head.

At 24-8, Bullivant latched onto an intercept and scored under the posts, converted by Maw, and then minutes later snared another which was finished off by Ollie Topham, also converted by Maw. Bullivant limped off with a hamstring strain but in the five minutes he was on the field had brought Methven back to 22-24.

Maw then had a long range shot go wide that would have put Methven in the lead, but Oxford conjured up a last minute play down the blind to score a try and the sideline conversion robbed Methven of a bonus point.

Tightening defence key for the Chiefs

By Patrick McKendry Having re-discovered their attacking magic, next on the agenda for the Chiefs is tightening up a defensive line which assistant coach Wayne Smith says was breached too often and too easily by the Sharks.

In what was a thrilling match at Waikato Stadium on Saturday won 37-29 by the Chiefs, Smith’s men scored four tries - three in the first 20 minutes - but the Sharks then

up and scored four of their own.

Smith said he could see parallels to last year, when the Chiefs started to get away from their defence-first mentality only to stumble against the Reds in Brisbane where they also leaked four tries.

This bonus point victory snapped a two-match losing streak, but in the end it was a little too close for comfort.

“We’ve got highly talented players with real optimism,” said Smith. “Sometimes it’s our nemesis,

Sin-bin review possible

By Steve Jancetic Referees boss Daniel Anderson says the NRL rules committee will discuss the prospect of using the sin-bin for repeated incidents of foul play, a move which could prevent a repeat of the attack South Sydney star Greg Inglis endured on Friday night.

Inglis was dumped on his head on three separate occasions in the Rabbitohs win over Manly at Brookvale Oval, Sea Eagles prop Richie Fa’aoso twice finding himself on report for lifting the Bunnies’ No.1.

While Fa’aoso could be in line for an extended period on the sidelines when the NRL match review committee hands down its findings today, Anderson admitted on ABC radio yesterday that consideration had to be given to the idea of sin-binning players for repeated acts of foul play.

“I know there’s repeated infringement sin-bin for hands on the ball or misdemeanours in the game. There isn’t a current policy or process for continued foul play going in the sinbin,” Anderson said.

“It’s something that we will have a chat about. We’re always looking to make the game safer for the players.”

Having conceded the referees erred by not sending Krisnan Inu off for his dangerous throw on Inglis in round four, Anderson backed the decision not to march Fa’aoso.

“It’s a big decision to sin-bin someone and it’s a big decision to dismiss them from the field,” Anderson said.

“The referees on Friday night, they tried to apply the same indicators to the Richie Fa’aoso tackle, and it wasn’t the same tackle. We don’t want spear tackles but, in the end, they thought putting it on report was the right way.”

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Andrew Nicholson took control at the Kentucky three-day event yesterday, after two brilliant cross country rounds put him into first and second places. The world No 1 eventer sits on his dressage scores of 38 penalty points aboard Quimbo and 40.8 on Calico Joe after a pair of clear runs. Nicholson is chasing not just victory at Kentucky but also the chance to earn the US$350,000 Rolex Grand Slam, for a rider who manages to win Burghley, Badminton and Kentucky in succession.

With Burghley already in the bag, Nicholson needs victory at Kentucky followed by Badminton next weekend.

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because if you play like that on attack it can loosen up your whole game.

“Sometimes it carries over to defence once the game loosens up.

“It was exactly the same issue last year.

“We went from being a tight, structured, hugely-defensive, physical, team to giving away four tries to the Reds and being a bit loose.

“We need to really re-focus and understand if we’re going to win this title we’re going to win it on the back

of defence, and that understanding is critical for us.”

Having started slowly in their defeats to the Reds and Waratahs the Chiefs failed to score a first-half point in Sydney - the home side appeared to put the game out of the Sharks’ reach in the first quarter, only to ease up.

“It can become your worst enemy.

It was a bit like touch rugby, some of our tries, and you can subconsciously slacken off a wee bit. We just loosened up. It started with

a couple of really poor penalties which were totally avoidable and they kicked into the corner and got tries from drives. All of a sudden they are back in the match.

“We started how we wanted to start but lost a bit of composure once they got back in the game and turned it into a bit of an arm wrestle in the end.”

Apart from the five competition points, one positive for Smith was the performance of centre Tim NanaiWilliams - and his honesty afterwards.

“What people don’t see often is his work in the dark places and the contesting of rucks. He’s not quite as prevalent as Rene Ranger in that area, but he’s close to it and they’re probably the two best in the country.

“He did fall off some tackles which I thought blighted his performance ... a measure of him was that he was pretty down in the changing room after having a man of the match performance.

“All he could remember were the tackles he fell off.”

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New Zealand Olympic 1500m silver medallist Nick Willis won the mile race at the renowned Drake Relays meeting in Des Moines, Iowa yesterday. Willis won in a time of 3 minutes 55.70 seconds, more than three seconds clear of second-placed American Miles Batty, who finished second in the recent Queen St Mile in Auckland. The time ranked as the 12th fastest of Willis’ 24 sub-four minute miles. Willis is now unbeaten in seven starts in 2013 as he heads towards his major running goal for 2013, the Moscow World Championships in August. Willis’ next race will be in Shanghai at the IAAF Diamond League meeting on May 18. He will run in the 1500m in a field that will also feature young Kiwi Zane - APNZ Robertson.

• Warm-up for Parker Rookie professional heavyweight Joseph Parker is being lined up for his first high-visibility fight in Burbank, California, next month as a warm-up for his June bout against South African heavyweight Francois Botha.

Wary of putting Parker in against such a seasoned pro as Botha without effective lead-up fights, promoters Duco and trainer Kevin Barry are trying to arrange a May 16 fight at the well-known Englebrecht Promotions event at the famous Lakeside Golf Club - known as the “Rumble On The Range”. The golf course was originally founded in 1924 and was a favourite haunt of US comedy icons Bob Hope and - NZH crooner Bing Crosby.

• Neutral refs unlikely Despite neutral referees being non-negotiable in almost every other international sport, they are unlikely to be fixtures at this year’s Rugby League World Cup. The recent Anzac test, in which the Kiwis were on the wrong side of at least three highly contentious decisions which markedly affected the momentum of the match, revived calls for neutral officials. As well as referee Ashley Klein, at Canberra Stadium both touch judges and one of the two video referees were Australian.

New Zealand’s only representative was former Warrior-turnedwhistler Henry Perenara as a video referee. “We understand and like the principle behind neutrality,” says Rugby League International Federation chairman Scott Carter, “but we are most supportive of having the best available referee.” - NZH

• Issues ‘all resolved’ Despite the results, rumours and ructions of recent weeks, Mystics captain Maria Tutaia says all is well between her and coach Ruth Aitken and insists the Auckland franchise can still make the ANZ Championship top four play-offs. There has been talk of unrest out west since Aitken was appointed late last year. Players were disappointed by the lack of consultation and some had qualms about the decision itself. The unease has been accentuated by their start to 2013, where they lost their first four games, conceding more than 70 goals a game. But Tutaia, handed the armband for the first time since high school, says the dynamic is ‘honest and - NZH healthy’.

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Vickerman identifies lofty goals Dean Vickerman has barely been in the job 48 hours but the new Breakers’ coach is already casting an eye to future.

Vickerman was confirmed as Andrej Lemanis’ successor on Saturday, a promotion forecast from the moment the three-time champion applied for the Australian national team job.

Vickerman was only just beginning to ease into Lemanis’ giant shoes when he laid out a series of serious targets for his tenure in charge of New Zealand’s most successful sporting franchise.

Winning a fourth straight championship, becoming sustainable and successful enough to justify their own stadium, creating a succession plan as pain-free as the one from which he profited - it certainly doesn’t sound as if Vickerman plans to tread water.

That must have been tempting having entered waters so settled, but the 41-year-old instead wants the club to continue its current upward curve, and there’s no reason to doubt that happening during his initial three-year contract. “[Lemanis’] record is right up there with the best teams ever in this league,”

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Vickerman said. “My job is to try to continue that.

“The club’s put itself in a fantastic situation, where the support structure around the coach is so good.

There’s a lot of consultation with management and a lot of feedback.

“When you’ve got that and everybody’s pulling in the same direction and trying to make you better, you can only succeed.”

Vickerman will have fellow Lemanis lieutenant Judd Flavell pulling with him, and he hopes to recruit former favourite son Paul Henare to join them.

Along with that pair, Vickerman wants to add another bright young Kiwi coach in a new role aimed at player development. Ross McMains, a former intern at the Breakers and currently working with the Sacramento Kings in the NBA, has been specifically targeted to help provide Vickerman with a support structure as solid as the base Lemanis built around.

“With them, I can develop a succession plan for after me,” Vickerman said. “There’s obviously going to be a bunch of Kiwis under me in the coaching scheme and hopefully I can get one of those guys ready to be the first Kiwi coach of this club since [inaugural coach] Jeff Green.” - APNZ

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Wakanui Black’s Sam Bennett hits the ball up field in spectacular fashion against Northern Hearts on Saturday.

Table-top clash down to the wire

By Jonathan Leask Wakanui Black fought back for a 4-3 win over rivals Northern Hearts in the Mid South Canterbury hockey competition on Saturday in Ashburton.

The men’s grudge match between the two unbeaten sides was a high-quality end-to-end affair that saw the lead seesaw and finish in Wakanui Black’s favour.

“It was a high quality game with neither side giving in and it made

for a fight to the final seconds,” Wakanui Black’s Mark Bennett said.

Black made the best start, going up 2-0 after 15 minutes with Matt Marshall and Andrew Moore scoring the goals, then Hearts put the heat on.

“We had a hell of a time holding them out until halftime. It was just wave after wave of attack and they eventually got one in.”

Down 2-1, Hearts carried on their assault at the start of the second half to draw level, and

then went up 3-2 midway through the half.

Black responded with a goal to Ryan Wilson to level the scores at 3-all with 10 minutes to play, and put the pressure on Hearts as the clock wound down with Marshall grabbing his second with two minutes on the clock to put Black ahead.

A frantic final few minutes unfolded but Black held firm for the win to move them to the top of the table as the only unbeaten team.

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Earlier the Hampstead women’s side had gone down 2-4 to Geraldine.

Geraldine opened the scores but Hampstead returned fire through Georgia Clarke only for the visitors to go up 2-1 before the break.

Geraldine made it 3-1 before Clarke was able to find the back of the net again, but Geraldine resumed control and added a fourth before full time.

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Bumper list of no-shows really hurts The bulging casualty ward is perhaps the place to start when it comes to trying to understand the lack of conviction from New Zealand’s Super Rugby franchises.

Of the 32 players who toured Europe last year with the All Blacks, almost half have not played, barely played or sporadically played this year because of injury.

Tony Woodcock has been a ghost at the Highlanders thanks to a hamstring strain; Charlie Faumuina is out for the campaign with knee damage, while Keven Mealamu has only just returned from sabbatical.

Luke Romano missed more than a month with a rib injury, Victor

they look better than they really are because the New Zealand sides have regressed as a consequence of missing key personnel. It also does much to explain why standards at the Chiefs, Crusaders and Hurricanes have not consistently been as high as they were last year.

Take significant numbers of the best players out and every franchise will suffer. Lose international players and the quality is eroded; crucial decisions under pressure don’t get made. The little touches of magic that buy an extra metre or change the angle of the attack - they dry up.

Had Read and Carter been on the park against the Force, might the Crusaders have won? The Hurricanes, had Jane not damaged

his knee so badly, would probably be higher up the table than they are.

There is depth of talent in New Zealand but not enough that almost half the national squad can be removed and the quality of Super Rugby performances remain.

But that’s not the full explanation for the current malaise. As John Kirwan rightly mentioned, the prospect of playing against the Lions is a huge carrot for Australians. It was the same in New Zealand in 2005 everyone knew they had to perform in Super Rugby to win selection.

That’s not really how it is in New Zealand this year. For all the success Steve Hansen has enjoyed since taking the head coaching job, might he now be guilty of sending senior players, in particular, strong

signals their All Black places are already secure?

It’s almost accepted these days that Ma’a Nonu, for instance, rarely delivers for his franchise but always delivers for the All Blacks. It’s not that anyone has been guaranteed selection but, when the All Black coaches have already been around the franchises talking to those on their radar and a leadership group has met to discuss plans for 2013, the edge of uncertainty is removed.

Hansen, as a devout believer that experience is critical, accepts there is leniency afforded to those who have proven themselves in the test arena. No one will be discarded on a whim.

Yet this notion that senior players don’t necessarily need to perform

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well in Super Rugby is not one that he’d like to encourage. If there is indeed a comfort blanket available, then it’s one that will be whipped away after August this year.

“Form can be tricky to gauge at times,” says Hansen. “Sometimes things can run interference - something may not be quite right which affects the form of an individual.

We have to make sure that players still want to improve, are ready to evolve and adapt and keep giving.”

Super Rugby form will almost certainly become more of a focus next year, in that senior All Blacks not delivering will run a higher risk of being assessed as past their best.

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Vito has barely been on the field, Kieran Read missed the African leg and more with a damaged toe while Richie McCaw won’t play at all. Tawera Kerr-Barlow has a broken jaw, Daniel Carter has missed more than half the games through paternity leave and injury, Israel Dagg has been on-off with a hamstring complaint and Cory Jane and Tamati Ellison are serious long-term casualties.

That does much to explain why Australian franchises are enjoying a rare period of domination in transtasman clashes. The Australian franchises have looked more cohesive, better organised at the breakdown and more prepared to be conservative and patient.

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Becoming cloudy and rain developing. Fresh northerlies dying out.

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Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 110 km/h in exposed places.

Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 110 km/h.

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Wind at 1000m: NW, gusting 80 km/h in exposed places dying away during the morning.

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