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While there would never a good time for dairy farmers to be forced to cull their herds, if there was, this time of year would probably be it, dairy farmer and Ashburton District deputy mayor Neil Brown says. He said given the end of the dairy season was approaching, it would give those farmers whose properties were infected with mycoplasma bovis time to dispose of their stock, clean and disinfect their

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property and then leave it empty for the required 60 days before repopulating it in August – in time for the start of next season. However, he said, it would still be very difficult for farmers who did have to cull stock. “It won’t be easy for them. Those cows have been part of their business, sometimes for years.”

Brown did not expect sourcing cattle to repopulate farms would prove to be a significant problem. He said there were more than 5 million dairy cows in New Zealand, which meant the just over 22,000 animals that have to be destroyed represented only about 0.5 per cent of the national herd, so finding replacements should not be too difficult.

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Hot cross bun fever takes over Ashburton

Keep your cool over Easter By Katie todd

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Whether travelling near or far this Easter weekend, authorities are urging drivers to remember road safely is everybody’s responsibility. “Don’t get all hot and cross, drive safely,” is the message from NZ Police, the NZ Transport Agency and ACC. “Last Easter, poor driver behaviour and speed were the main contributing factors of crashes,” said Assistant Commissioner for Road Policing Sandra Venables. “The most common factors were people not driving to the conditions, driving under the influence of alcohol, or being distracted. We want all road users to take care of themselves and their passengers.” NZ Transport Agency Safety and Environment Director Harry Wilson said because there will be more people on the roads over the holiday weekend, it’s important to plan ahead and be patient if you are caught up in traffic. Ashburton, in particular, had been highlighted as an area expecting high traffic volumes as people head south to Warbirds Over Wanaka and Ed Sheeran. Other nearby Easter weekend hot-spots include SH79 near Geraldine and SH1 north of Christchurch. “We don’t want to see people getting impatient and taking unnecessary risks such as dangerous overtaking manoeuvres or following too closely,” said Wilson. “Plan your journey and plan to take regular breaks and share the driving where you can.”

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The safety messages absolutely apply to motorbike riders who are even more vulnerable, said ACC Chief Customer Officer Mike Tully. “We’ve had lots of riders out enjoying the fantastic weather over summer, but sadly 19 riders and two pillions have lost their lives so far this year. As we move towards winter, and more challenging conditions on the roads, we want people to ride within their capability; at a pace that feels comfortable, and to wear good quality safety gear,” he said.

“Motorcycle riding is acknowledged as high risk, but knowing how to handle the conditions can reduce that risk.” Earlier this week, AA released a new report highlighting the importance of the safe system approach to reducing deaths and serious injuries on New Zealand roads in the long term. The AA Research Foundation study, based on detailed reports from 300 passenger serious vehicle crashes, found that ‘reckless behaviour’ like drink-driving and speeding contributed to around

half of the fatal crashes studied, while around three quarters involved drivers who were generally obeying the road rules but crashed after making a mistake. Wilson said the findings confirm the need to create a safe transport system which accommodates for human error so that simple mistakes don’t result in avoidable deaths and injuries. “Rather than blaming the road user for causing a crash, it acknowledges that even responsible people sometimes make mistakes.”

It is hot cross bun mayhem in Ashburton bakeries as Easter approaches. “Can you get some more hot cross buns in the shop, we are starting to run low,” was the instruction across the shop floor from Matthew Harvey, of Harvey’s Bakehouse on Creek Road, to one of his workers yesterday morning. It was only 10.45am, but already shoppers were buying up big and beginning to put a dent in the 300-dozen quota for the day, some of which had been baked for a school fundraiser. Today is to be an even bigger day, with about 600 dozen to come out of the bakery’s ovens. Harvey had yesterday been a slave to those ovens since midnight, and he was looking forward to the afternoon when he would be able to go home for a few hours sleep. Last night he was to begin today’s shift – at 8pm. He joked that what he liked most about hot cross buns was pulling the last tray from the oven as the Easter period wound down. However, he added there was nothing quite like the smell of a toasted hot cross bun, with its unique set of spices which included cinnamon and ginger. “I’m quite partial to a few hot cross buns myself,” he said.

Cull won’t be easy for farmers: Brown What would be a problem, he said, was the quality of the stock those farmers were likely to get to repopulate their properties. “Farmers will have spent years building up the quality of their

stock and what they get won’t be at the same level. They will effectively be starting from square one.” Brown said he felt for those farmers caught up in the outbreak and he urged people around them to offer their sup-

port during what would be a very difficult time. Although the cull, which includes more than 3000 cows on four Mid Canterbury farms, was bad news for those farmers on infected properties, it did offer the industry as a whole some good

news, he said, as the Ministry for Primary Industries would not have ordered the cull if it did not believe eradicating the disease was not possible. “Let’s hope they can find the source and the industry can get back to where it was.”

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Police nab two after boaters burgled By Katie todd

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Seed secrets on US ambassador’s programme United States Ambassador to New Zealand Scott Brown (right) was taken on a tour of the South Island Seed Dressing and Storage operation by company director Brent Clarke (left) during a visit to Ashburton yesterday. Brown and his wife Gail also met with Ashburton District mayor Donna Favel and a group of councillors during visit, while he also spoke to local Rotary Club members last night. A full report on Brown’s visit will appear in Saturday’s Ashburton Guardian. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 280318-CW-001

Eastfield hotel takes giant step forward By Sue NewmaN

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The first official peg has been driven into the ground ahead of the construction of Ashburton’s new inner town hotel. An application for a resource consent has been lodged for the Eastfield Scenic Hotel and that represents a giant milestone for a project that will see the multi storey hotel open for business in late 2019, said Eastfield Investments chairman Brian Davidson. And while there is still plenty of work to do before construction can start late this year, Davidson

said that reaching the resource consent stage was a significant moment on the project’s timeline. “In terms of the public’s perception of the hotel, the resource consent application puts something of a peg in the ground,” he said. While a concept plan for the new hotel has been prepared, architectural and building plans are still to be completed for the project that is likely to have a completion cost of $40 million. The 75-room, four-star hotel will front Burnett Street and will

be the anchor project in the Eastfield development that will include hospitality and retail businesses as well as a large, central green space that will be accessible from several laneways. The hotel will include a first floor events centre able to cater to groups of up to 200. This will be accessed by a central staircase that overlooks the central piazza. A dining laneway will provide a sheltered connection between the restaurant, café and bar and the development’s public spaces. The central piazza will provide

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a sunny, sheltered, central focus for retail and food business as well as the hotel. It will also provide an open civic space that can be used casually or for events. The Ashburton District Council now has 20 working days to process the application and it will determine whether the project can proceed as an non-notified consent or whether the consent needs to be publicly notified. Eastfield is a co-operative development involving several landowners including the Ashburton District Council.

Two individuals have been arrested and charged with burglary from Tu Meke Dragon Boaters, after proceeding to burgle the Mayfield Golf Club wearing distinct caps stolen from the dragon boating team. Ashburton Police arrested two people at around 3am on Tuesday morning in relation to the two burglaries, along with “other dishonesty-related matters.” They also executed a number of search warrants throughout Tuesday and yesterday and recovered a quantity of property stolen by the offenders. Tu Meke president Peter Mitchell said the news comes as a positive outcome for the Christchurch-based dragon boating team, who were devastated to lose their fundraising money among other personal possessions when the Allenton Scout Hall was burgled on the weekend. “We’re pretty happy, and it’s nice to have been able to help other people in Ashburton,” he said. Mitchell said two crucial pieces of evidence which led to the arrest were the caps which the offenders were seen wearing at the Mayfield Golf Club, and the positive identification provided by two girls who returned early from the prize giving and glimpsed the offenders in the Scout Hall kitchen. “I suppose our unfortunate situation has helped the wider Ashburton community, to prevent it happening again.” During the search warrants, Ashburton Police said they also recovered a surfboard “where there appears to be no report relating to it being stolen.” Police are asking anyone to contact them if they have information that could identify where the surfboard was stolen from.

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The Big Little Theatre Company is preparing to leave Ashburton audiences in stitches with their biggest and best performance yet. From left: Ben Harris (Alan Dangle), Penny Nell (Dolly), Elise Heffernan (Pauline Clench), Caleb McNulty Burns (Lloyd), Magdalene Haugh (Charlie ‘the duck’ Clench) and Lucy Barns (Harriet Dangle). PHOTO KATIE TODD 280318-KT-014

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Nothing but fun with the Big Little Theatre Company By Katie todd

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The Big Little Theatre Company’s latest project comes oozing with thick cockney accents, slapstick choreography and live 1960s music and dancers to boot. As they prepare to celebrate a decade of the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, the group is hard at work rehearsing “one of the funniest productions in the history of

London Theatre” – One Man, Two Guvnors. The internationally acclaimed comedy follows the story of the permanently ravenous Francis Henshaw, a man attempting to keep two jobs, protect a fugitive, unite two lovers, earn a crust and win a girl’s love. Drawing from the ancient form of commedia dell’arte, which emphasises stage entrances and ex-

its, the show is bound to get everyone laughing, BLTC committee member Tanya Hulme said. While Henshaw’s tumultuous journey plays out on stage, local musicians, including Wayne Pannett, will provide toe-tapping 1960s accompaniment. The Waynettes, a group of younger actors will perform 1960s dances in A-line dresses, and musicians will attempt to make mu-

sic from spoons and car horns. Former BLTC actress Greta Casey-Solly will take time out of her Wicked rehearsals in Christchurch to come and teach the Waynettes, while slapstick comedy experts and accent coaches have also worked with the rest of the crew. “It’s a show you’ve got to do really well, if you’re doing it,” company director, Jackie Heffernan,

said. “I guess I just wanted to showcase what we can produce, to full capacity … and it’s the funnest thing I’ve ever done.” Tickets for One Man Two Guvnors are now available from Ticket Direct, and three performances will be held from April 20 to 22. More information can be found on the Ashburton Trust Event Centre website.

■ BUILDING INDUSTRY

Apprenticeships going begging By Sue NewmaN

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The jobs might be there but young school leavers are not flocking to take up apprenticeships, says building company owner John McIntosh. He’s advertised for both qualified tradespeople and apprentices in recent weeks and said those advertisements yielded some unexpected results . “We were quite surprised; we had a big turnout of qualified people apply but the number of ap-

prentices was disappointing. Four or five years ago we’d have had 20 applicants for apprenticeships,” McIntosh said. Those qualified applicants were a good cross section of locals, out of towners and potential immigrants. Like most building companies, McIntosh employs a number of immigrants from a range of countries. “I couldn’t speak highly enough of them. They’re great people to work with, they’d do anything for

ployed across all of its branches. While there might be talk of a slowdown in the building industry in some parts of Canterbury, McIntosh said his company was extremely busy and that generally appeared to be the case in the industry locally. By comparison there had been less work coming through for the pre-cast company, largely driven by a slowdown in work in Christchurch. That had resulted in increased competition with some of the bigger city pre-cast

companies starting to look for work in Mid Canterbury. Pre-cast work, however, often crossed district boundaries, with McIntosh’s company supplying and installing panels for the Christchurch Boys’ High – Avonside Girls’ build at QE II in Christchurch. Looking ahead, he anticipates work will remain pretty steady in the residential sector this year, but said home builds could soon be stymied by the lack of new subdivisions coming on stream.

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■ CLASSIC CAR COMPLAINT

Scam victim wants recourse By SuSan SandyS

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Classic car scamming victim Kelvin Boult is intending to privately prosecute the man who left him $45,000 out of pocket. In his role as a computer repairman at his Ashburton business KJB Systems Limited, Boult is used to dealing with scam victims on a regular basis. However, that did not help him when he himself bought a classic car from America which never arrived. Boult was put in touch with classic car dealer Bill Johansson about three years ago, to buy a 2012 750Hp supercharged Camaro, custom built by Ron Hodgson Chevrolet but the car was never delivered. Boult has been on a mission to warn others about Johansson ever since. He was not the only classic car purchaser to complain about Johansson and at least two other Kiwis have been left out of pocket. “I know my money is gone, just like all the other victims’ money is gone, but I want Bill to be held accountable for all the lives he

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Easter walk Methven’s annual Walk of Witness will begin 9.30am at the Methven Catholic Church on Good Friday. Parishioners from Methven’s churches will walk between each parish, with the leader carrying a cross, representing Jesus’ crucifixion journey. The Walk of Witness will finish at Mt Hutt Elim where a service will be held at 10am. Church services are being held by parishes throughout the district including on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, as Christians gather to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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Kevin Boult wants to prosecute a scammer and is needing donations. has ruined, and prevent him from scamming more car enthusiasts,” Boult said. He has now set up a Givealittle page to raise money to pay for an American-based expert highly trained in the art of gathering the evidence needed to take a suc-

cessful private prosecution. This was following the New Zealand Police not taking any action, as they stated they would have difficulty proving intent to defraud. Johannson is a Kiwi residing in Australia and without instruction from New Zealand

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Baby’s father faces charges The man charged with repeatedly harming a 4-month-old baby girl admitted to hospital with 16 fractures from her skull to her legs has appeared in court. He is her father. The 28-year-old Howick man appeared in the Manukau District Court yesterday on a charge of wounding the infant with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. A 30-year-old woman – the baby’s mother – has also been charged. She will appear in court today on one count of attempting to pervert the course of justice. The father was granted interim name suppression to protect his child’s identity. Court documents reveal the charge relates to the alleged harming of the baby girl between October 14 last year and February 18 this year - the day she was admit-

ted to hospital with multiple injuries of various ages. Police allege the child was hurt on multiple occasions in her first four months of life. A number of family members were in the courtroom to support him. He smiled at them from the dock, where he stood with his hands clasped in front of him. The man was remanded on bail until April 18 and ordered to surrender his passport and have no contact with his daughter or her mother. Earlier this month the Herald revealed the baby girl was injured over a period of time and when she was finally admitted to hospital she had fractures to her skull, arms, legs and ribs. Police described the injuries as “significant”. - NZME

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report which found it should have been done through an open tendering process, the business case was not written specifically for SmartHealth, and there was no investigation into other options. In October last year the Herald revealed the business case, which has never been released to the public, was rushed through board approval by former chief executive Dr Nigel Murray and former board chairman Bob Simcock. In the submission, dated February and March 2018 and signed by association chair Dr Margot Rumball, doctors criticised the lack of detail, transparency and timeline of the procurement in mid-2015. - NZME

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NZers’ remains to come home The families of up to 36 New Zealand soldiers and their dependants who died overseas decades ago will have the remains of their loved ones returned by October this year. The Government will also put $1000 towards a memorial for each of those repatriated, Veterans Minister Ron Mark said. “I know it’s incredibly important for the whanau of our service personnel to know their loved ones are looked after,” Mark said. The previous Government had approved the repatriation of soldiers and their dependents who were buried in Malaysia and Singapore. The Cabinet has decided to expand that to now include soldiers and their dependents who died in Fiji, American Samoa, the United Kingdom and Korea. The remains of 36 people are eligible for repatriation: 29 in Malaysia and Singapore, two in Fiji, one in American Samoa, two in the UK and two in Korea. The repatriation was triggered by a petition on behalf of the group Families of the Forgotten Fallen, from former soldiers Paul Thomas and Andrew Peters, call-

Veterans Minister Ron Mark says the soldiers’ remains will return. ing for the Government to bring home the bodies of New Zealand soldiers and their children who are buried in non-Commonwealth war cemeteries. Thomas served the Defence Force in the 1960s and 1970s, including in Vietnam. The petition came after a request from his mother to bring home his brother Adrian, a member of the original SAS squad, who was killed in action and buried in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 1956.

Peters also served in Vietnam, and is related to soldier Ike King, buried in Terendak, Malaysia. Previously, repatriation was publicly funded for burials after 1971. Between 1955 and 1971, families had to cover those costs, and before that, personnel were buried close to where they died and not repatriated. The previous National-led Government changed the policy, and decided to put $10 million towards the repatriation.

Cable banned WorkSafe has banned a potentially dangerous cable from being manufactured, imported, sold and installed in New Zealand. Two prohibition notices were yesterday posted online in the New Zealand Gazette about the TPS cable marked with the certificate number: EESS-150102-0. It’s the same cable that WorkSafe warned all electrical workers across the country about on August 14 last year, telling them not to install it and to report it if they found it on sites. Tests had found the cable to be “significantly non-compliant” and that its insulation could become brittle and break within 3-5 years. The life span of such a cable is usually 45 years. - NZME

Mark said $10m had been set aside, but he expected the process to cost no more than $7m. “The repatriations are planned to begin in May and all going well will be completed by October. We want to make this process as dignified and as peaceful as possible for the families,” Mark said. Last year, Vice-Chief of Defence Force Air Vice-Marshal Kevin Short told the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade select committee in November that 25 Army and two Air Force personnel and one child buried in Singapore and Malaysia would be coming home this year. Five families had decided not to repatriate, Short said. He said at the time that service medals for the fallen were also being considered. New Zealand disinterment teams – including archaeologists, forensic anthropologists and dentists – are working with the Malaysian armed forces to reconcile the remains of the 28 bodies. “It is a big issue for Malaysia, because they recognise that these people have died in support of their independence,” Short said. - NZME

Cold case arrest The Auckland man accused of a cold case murder in Australia can now be identified as Paul Beveridge Maroroa. Maroroa, who was extradited from New Zealand to Australia, appeared in the Adelaide Magistrates Court this week. Maroroa tried to hide his face in court using a T-shirt, local media site the Advertiser reported. He is charged with the murder of Robert Sabeckis, who was gunned down in a car park south of Adelaide in January 2000. Maroroa, 43, who lived in Piha, has been linked Maroroa to the murder using DNA technology. - NZME

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Keeping it colourful for book week Check out the dress-ups adorning Fairton’s pupils during book week – some familiar characters were seen mixing and mingling on the school’s courts.

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It’s all happening at Hampstead Above left and above – The lush ﬁelds of Hampstead School played host to a number of schools for the Mid Canterbury Schools’ Triathlon earlier this month. Budding sports stars who had previously proven their talents at their own school competitions brought their A game to the swim, bike and run sections.

Far left, left and above – Hampstead also delivered $404 to the local Cancer Society after an enormously successful day. School principal Peter Melrose said “yellow was the colour of the day as students and staff raised funds for an organisation that we feel very supportive of”.

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Farmer optimism increasing – survey New Zealand’s farmers have started the year with increasing optimism, with rural confidence edging higher after two consecutive sharp declines recorded in the second half of 2017. The first quarterly Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey for the year – completed earlier this month – has shown the nation’s net farmer confidence index inched up to +15 per cent, from +13 per cent recorded in the December 2017 survey, primarily driven by an optimistic outlook among horticulturalists. While the latest survey found the number of New Zealand farmers expecting the agricultural economy to improve in the year ahead had declined slightly to 27 per cent of those surveyed (compared with 29 per cent in the previous quarter) – those expecting agricultural economic conditions to worsen had fallen to 12 per cent (from 16 per cent previously). Rabobank New Zealand general manager for country banking Hayley Gourley said farmer sentiment had stabilised after concerns about government intervention and policies had driven confidence significantly lower in the previous two quarters. The latest results showed worries about government policies and intervention – while still a concern – were now weighing less on the minds of the nation’s farmers, she said. “Of the farmers who are expect-

Rabobank New Zealand general manager for country banking Hayley Gourley says farmer sentiment has stabilised. PHOTO SUPPLIED ing the agricultural economy to worsen this survey, government policy and intervention was nominated as a reason by 42 per cent, compared with 80 per cent in the previous quarter,” she said. Other factors causing concern were falling commodity prices, cited by 31 per cent, and drought, cited by 11 per cent. For those New Zealand farmers with an optimistic view of the

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“This highlights a cautious optimism among farmers about how the economies of New Zealand’s key trading partners are performing, and how our agricultural products are positioned to take advantage of expected increases in demand.” Looking by sectors, the survey found a significantly different picture when it came to sentiment reported in the horticulture and dairy sectors. Net confidence among dairy farmers had fallen from +18 per cent in the previous survey to +11 per cent, the lowest level in this sector since mid-2016. Horticulturalists however, recorded the largest lift in confidence this quarter, with net confidence rising to +34 per cent, from +16 per cent previously. Net confidence remained steady among sheep and beef farmers at +11 per cent. “While commodity pricing remains strong for dairy, beef and sheep meat products, the comparatively lower confidence among dairy and sheep and beef farmers suggests that these groups have greater concerns than horticulturalists over how macro-economic factors such as government legalisation and the trade outlook will impact the overall agricultural economy.” Conducted since 2003, the Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey is administered by independent research agency TNS, interviewing a panel of approximately 450 farmers each quarter.

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t’s been a big week for cattle farmers. First we had the announcement on Monday that the Ministry for Primary Industries had determined that all cattle on properties infected with mycoplasma bovis must be culled. Then yesterday came the news that three properties – one in the North Island and two in the South – had been searched in relation to the ministry’s M. bovis investigation and potential breaches of legislation that may have been involved in the disease’s arrival in New Zealand. Searching properties, which may be but are not necessarily farms - they could potentially be associated with breed societies or genetics companies - is a big step to take but after months of watching and waiting, the majority of farmers must now be pleased to see some action from MPI. They just want answers. While we may never know exactly how the disease got here in the first place, the searches at least indicate MPI is getting somewhere with its investigation and is willing to act to find out more, which should be applauded. Some might say action should have come sooner but ministry officials would have wanted to make absolutely sure they had strong grounds on which to act before conducting property searches. During all this activity it’s more important than ever that we don’t forget those who will see their entire herd destroyed. Although it might be seen as a positive for the dairy and beef industries overall, the cull of more than 22,000 animals across 28 infected properties, will have an immense impact on the farmers and families involved. So it’s more important than ever that the

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rural community supports these people in their hour of need. They would have been doing it tough anyway but to have it confirmed that all their stock must go will be heartbreaking. It can only be hoped that MPI has got its compensation act together and that earlier frustrations some farmers have felt around compensation are not repeated. There have been plenty of claims that the ministry was dragging the chain over making payments, which was only adding to farmers’ frustrations at a time where they were under significant stress. There’s even been one reported case of a farming couple leaving the country, still without compensation, because the stress got too much. To be fair, MPI said earlier this week it was strengthening its compensation team. While that might be too late for some, hopefully it will speed up the process for those told this week their cattle must be destroyed. So to those four Mid Canterbury farmers and their families, look after yourselves, we are thinking of you. And to their friends, neighbours and others in the rural community, keep an eye out and an ear open for them. Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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TranzAlpineHoney’s Yuriy Soshnikov gave a presentation about the company’s history and achievements during this week’s organic certification anniversary celebration. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 260318-CW-015

Searches relate to M. bovis response Warranted officers from the Ministry for Primary Industries’ compliance investigations team ran simultaneous searches at three locations on Tuesday as part of an investigation associated with the mycoplasma bovis response. The searches were conducted in both the North and South islands. Manager of compliance investigations, Gary Orr, said the searches related to potential breaches of legislation related to the M. bovis response. “We recognise there is strong interest in the rural sector concerning how mycoplasma bovis may have entered New Zealand,” Orr said. “We will ensure the outcome of these investigations is communicated to farmers as soon as we are able to provide that information,” he said, adding that the ministry was unable to provide substantive comment while investigations continue. Meanwhile, farming groups have unanimously come out in support of MPI’s decision to cull all cattle on properties infected with the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis Carol Barnao, DairyNZ general manager policy, said it would not have been an easy decision to make. “Although removing these animals from the 28 infected properties is a considered and sensible approach, we should not underestimate how it will affect the farmers involved to lose the herds they’ve managed for years. “According to MPI, the bulk milk testing has identified only one new infected property to date, and this gives us some reassurance that M. bovis is not endemic in New Zealand. “This is an extremely positive sign,” she said.

“DairyNZ feels this gives dairy farmers some certainty for the future. For farmers who have been living with uncertainty and the accompanying stress, this allows them to plan for the future.” Kimberly Crewther, Dairy Companies Association New Zealand (DCANZ) executive director, said DCANZ welcomed MPI’s confidence that M. bovis is not well established in New Zealand. “The national surveillance programme has been a major undertaking and we’re pleased to see it contributing to the information necessary for moving forward with response decisions.” Barnao said DairyNZ wants MPI to have good systems and processes in place to support affected farmers. “We are working with MPI on the compensation package and the support the government is providing New Zealand’s farmers.” “Eradicating this bacterial disease from New Zealand needs help from every single farmer. And some simple biosecurity measures on-farm can make all the difference. “Farmers across the country must comply with NAIT requirements, and complete records on their farms for all animal movements. This is vital if we’re to track animal movements and understand the potential spread of disease in the future,” Barnao said. The decision to cull was also supported by Beef + Lamb New Zealand. “The MPI decision that cattle on all infected properties will be culled provides clarity to farmers that have been living with this uncertainty,” said Dave Harrison, general manager policy and advocacy at B+LNZ.

Ashburton honey producer TranzAlpineHoney this week celebrated 25 years of organic certification. Key customers from around the country, along with representatives from organic certifier BioGro New Zealand, joined members of the TranzAlpineHoney team for a tour of its Stranges Road factory, honey tasting and drinks, and a presentation and lunch at the Lake House. TranzAlpineHoney is owned and operated by the Newton family, which boasts more than 100 years in beekeeping and was one of the two families the company can trace its roots back to. Today the family connection continues with Derek Newton, a beekeeper since 1987, who was at Monday’s celebration. TranzAlpineHoney’s Yuriy Soshnikov told those present that the company, which has 3500 beehives, was one of only three organic honey producers in New Zealand.

He said that being organic was more than just producing honey without chemicals, it was also about making sure it was produced in a sustainable and eco-friendly way, and being able to trace exactly where its bees had been. Spreading the goodness of organic honey has led TranzAlpineHoney to diversify, and these days it also produces a range of bee-related health products and dietary supplements. As well as being available at a number of New Zealand outlets, the company’s products are also exported into 26 countries, predominantly in Europe but also Asia and the Middle East. Speaking at Monday’s event, BioGro chief executive Donald Nordeng congratulated TranzAlpineHoney on what he described as “an amazing achievement”, given how difficult it was to become certified as an organic honey producer. “There’s not many places worldwide and they’re becoming fewer and fewer,” he said.

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Surefooted, agile - and swift

he arrival of this Brand New 3rd Generation Suzuki Swift Sport builds on the Legend and takes the Hot Hatch ethos to even greater heights. With its light weight platform and lower stance, this Swift is surefooted, agile and precise. With the new honeycomb grille, side skirts, rear spoiler, back diffuser, new style diamond-cut silver and black alloy wheels and twin exhausts, the new Sport is easy to spot, while inside special features distinguish the car from other Swift models. Form-fitting black and red stitched front seats with the Sport insignia embossed into the top centre, a flat-bottomed steering wheel and alloy pedals add a touch of class. There are steering wheel controls for the adaptive cruise control, speed limiter, audio and phone. The Sport has a reversing camera, climate control air conditioning plus a colour LCD display that includes, a turbocharger boost gauge, oil temperature gauge and engine performance screens that were once only the preserve of expensive high performance cars. Swift Sports boosterjet turbo engine is a masterpiece, combining power authority and ruthless efficiency. The handling is superb and combined with abundant torque make it utterly compelling. Its meaner, leaner and swifter. This hot hatch has super style with as-

sertive angles and quicksilver curves, there is no mistaking this iconic Swift Sport Design. The Sport Swift delivers on cutting edge technology featuring state of the art safety, a 5 star Ancap safety rating with adap cruise control, radar breaking, lane departure and much more.

Once inside you simply enter another realm of existence with endless possibilities. The ride can only be described as exhilarating and the proclamation will be coming to a sliding stop, “Wow, What a Ride!” The Sport Swift is available in a huge

range of colours, manual or auto and a selection of additional accessories enables you to customise the vehicle and make it your own. With Suzuki’s Real Value Pricing and backed by Hollands Exclusive Cost Free Servicing , you simply won’t buy better anywhere.

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Classics still in demand

lassic Car Auctions held its biggest sale of the year last weekend at the Practical Classics Classic Car & Restoration Show where 130 out of 161 cars classics on offer were sold, resulting in an impressive 81 per cent sales rate. The total value of the cars sold reached £2.1 million over the twoday sale at the NEC in Birmingham on March 24 and 25. While there was frenetic bidding for many cars, notable lots included the highest price paid at the auction for a restored 1972 Alfa Montreal which sold above its upper estimate for £59,400. It was followed by another Montreal project car from the same year which sold for £28,600 to an internet bid from New Zealand, again above its upper estimate. Meanwhile, a stunning a stunning 1948 Jaguar 3.5-litre Mark IV Drophead Coupé stole the limelight on day two of the sale when it sold for more than twice its upper estimate for £40,700, to an on-line bidder in the Czech Republic. Proving that good things come in small packages was a 1964 Morris Mini Cooper 970 S in a very rare original shade of blue which sold for £40,700, almost £10,000 above its upper estimate. Other cars which caught the attention of bidders and selling above upper estimate

while a 1995 BMW E38 750iL previously owned by rocker Francis Rossi OBE fetched £7150 and a 1985 Bentley Turbo R, once the property of global superstar Sir Elton John CBE, sold for £10,120. Gary Dunne, sales manager, Classic Car Auctions, said: “This is a fantastic start to the year for CCA and we’re absolutely delighted with the results, as well as the huge turn-out in the auction hall.” “There was a lot of variety in the cars on offer and demand proved high across the board, and from across the globe. “The dust may have only just settled on this sale but we’re straight onto the next, so I encourage any prospective vendors to come forward early to avoid disappointment.”

included a rare 1975 Vauxhall Firenza 2.3 ‘Droopsnoot’ which sold for £18,150, and a 1975 Jensen Interceptor SIII 7.2-litre which was hammered away for £56,100. Fast Ford fever was high with a 1987 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands Turbo Technics selling above its upper estimate at £26,400, while other modern classics also achieved strong results, including a 1973 Datsun 240Z sold for £10,000 above its lower

estimate for £24,750 and a 1990 Porsche 911 (964) Carrera Targa 4 which sold well above its upper estimate for £36,850. Celebrity cars were also not to be outdone. A 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL once owned by music legend Sir Barry Gibb sold above its upper estimate for £17,600,

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Game changer

exus has stretched its RX mid-sized luxury SUV to fit a third row of seats for greater versatility to meet the demands of growing

families. “This is the first time we have had a full-sized, seven seat family SUV in this price range,” said Paul Carroll, the Senior General Manager of Lexus New Zealand. “The benefits of seven-seats for family life are substantial. For larger families taking one vehicle to sports events, recitals and restaurants is a game-changer.” “Taking young children and their friends anywhere is less hassle when you have the room to do it in a seven seater,” he said. “The RX L is the epitome of a luxury vehicle for families that require more than five seats.” The third-row seat will provide two more seats in two variants, the hybrid RX 450hL Limited and the V6 petrol RX 350L Limited. With the body being extended 110 mm at the rear, the RX 350L and RX 450hL retain the model’s bold styling and sleek interior features. A steeper tailgate window ensures good headroom and substantial luggage space behind the power folding third row seat, which has a 50:50 split for greater versatility.

Children can be accommodated in the third row which has 3-zone climate control and is set slightly lower than the second row seat to provide more leg room. When folded flat the third row seat provides a flat extended luggage area, accessed through a hands-free powered tailgate by waving a hand over the Lexus badge, provided the key is carried on the person. Access to the third row is made easy with a one touch lever that folds and slides the second row seat forward. A smaller power tilt and slide moon roof in the seven seat models replaces the panoramic moon roof used in the five-seat models. The five-seat RX will continue to be available in six variants with a choice of hybrid and 3.5 litre V6 powertrains in standard, F Sport and Limited specifications. Revisions to the 2018 five seat RX see the alloy wheels on all models now having the black centre caps with a chrome Lexus logo previously only fitted to the F Sport model. The 3.5 litre V6 engine used in the RX 350 provides 221 kW and 370 Nm. The engine is mated to a smooth eight-speed sequential –shift intelligent automatic transmission.

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Covering all the options W

hoa! What a quite amazing, and for some at times puzzling array of SUV type vehicles that are now available. And with sizes, power, style and pricing to meet most peoples wants, needs or aspirations. Holden’s new medium sized Equinox range covers a lot of options with its nine model line-up – right from the $35,990 LS to the flagship $56,990 (diesel is $59,990) all-wheel-drive LTZ-V in which a four-up road trip to Dunedin and thereabouts took place. Of course, under the bonnet of the petrol LTZ-V (as is for the LT and LTZ and the new Commodore) there’s a strongly performing, 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder twinscroll turbo-petrol engine that delivers not only 188kW, but 353Nm of torque from 2500-4500rpm. Now that’s impressive, especially so when you factor in the excellent ninespeed (yes, nine) auto with its ever-quick and seamless changes that it’s paired with. The combination meant, despite being loaded up with people and gear, that overtaking was quickly and safely dealt with, and the many hills effortlessly climbed. The Equinox was also was quick away from standing starts, and if you wish and can reach 100kmh in a little over 7 seconds. While the stated overall fuel use is 8.4L/100km, that indicated for our trip was a still decent 9.2L/100km. Although our Equinox is based on the latest generation of North American models, Holden’s Australian engineers were much involved in its development and

modifications to suit driving conditions in our part of the world. The result – stiffer springing, front and rear sway bars, different shock absorbers and much more direct, electric power steering. That combination shows in the manner it turns into and then flows through corners, irrespective of the road surface, where it always remained nicely composed, yet passenger-wise comfortable. The Equinox proved easy to drive and park around the city as well, although the turning circle is a little wider than you expect. The quite plush, contemporary cabin proved to be convenient and spacious with plenty of room and comfort for four, their luggage and results of some retail therapy. As well the well-shaped and padded black leather seats (the front with both heating and ventilation – the rears with heating) proved themselves long distance comfortable. Quiet at cruise to, because of the active noise-cancelling technology whose four microphones in the roof lining detect wind/road/engine noise and starts a frequency generator which transmits counteracting sound waves through the speakers and sub-woofer. Of course being top of the range, the LTZ-V has lots of goodies including an 8-inch touchscreen with dedicated satnav as well as Bluetooth, Apple Car-play/ Android Auto connectivity and lots of USB and other charge points. There’s keyless entry, push button and remote start, dual zone climate air front/ rear, park assist/camera, rain-sensing

a bit disconcerting at times) of a possible collision threat. Bright LED daytime lights and headlights as well.

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wipers,wireless phone charging, a Bose sound system, a huge two-panel panoramic sunroof, heated steering wheel and more. Lots of luggage was easily stacked in via the hands-free, high lifting rear door, then for long loads there’s a one-touch action to fold the rear seats. A space-saver spare sits below the luggage space floor. We did encounter some decidedly greasy road conditions and slips where the clever on demand all-wheel drive system was both reassuring and definitely useful. There’s also hill-descent control, which brings to mind the other safety gear on board. As well as a full complement of airbags and aforementioned driver assist stuff, there’s Holden’s latest safety technology package which includes autonomous emergency braking, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, forward collision alert with head-up warning, as well as blind spot and rear cross traffic alerts. However active cruise control is not included. There’s also a driver’s seat alert, which uses a variety of sensors and cameras then vibrates the seat as a warning (this feels

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FINALE On the assumption it’s still politically correct to say so, the “trump” card of this spacious, well packaged, smooth driving Equinox is the contribution made by the combination of the sweet and powerful 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine and nine-speed auto!

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Can’t beat the original

he BMW M5 is the original model that started the high performance super saloon genre. Now an all-new sixth generation of the BMW M5 Saloonhas been launched, equipped with an enhanced V8 engine, a new M-specific, all-wheel drive system known as M xDrive and performance statistics that surpass all previous incarnations. Key to this heightened level of performance is the introduction of M xDrive and its adaptability thanks to a central control module and the variety of different dynamic modes that can be selected. When first started, the car is in four-wheel-drive mode with the Dynamic Stability Control (DSC) switched on. But it comes with various driving

dynamics modes, up to a track-friendly pure rear-wheel drive without DSC. Power comes from the latest 4.4-litre V8 engine with BMW M TwinPower Turbo technology. It delivers a maximum torque of 750Nm, accelerating the new M5 from zero to 62mph in just 3.4 seconds, making it the fastest M5 yet. Power is transferred to the road via a new eightspeed M Steptronic transmission with Drivelogic. All of this performance is wrapped in a design that adheres to the form follows function mantra of all BMWs. The front design serves to splice the oncoming air in the most aerodynamic fashion while at the same time providing the breathing and cooling requirements for a 600hp engine and its braking system, and the downforce required

$150m meet-up T

his is the moment 300 petrolheads lined up a supercar collection worth more than £75million ($NZ150 million) at a top-secret meet. Members of the Supercar Driver club took their exotic vehicles to the Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground, Leicestershire, for their first meeting of the season. The front row totalled more than £20 million of cars which included a Ferrari FXX and Aston Martin Vulcan, each worth more than £2million. Other front row cars included two Koenigsegg Ageras, worth £1.2 million, two £750,000 Ferrari F50s, a Ferrari Enzo worth around £2 million, a £1million Bugatti Veyron, a £1 million Pagani Zonda F and an Aston Martin One-77 which could fetch as much as £2.5 million. One row of vehicles celebrated the best of British engineering, featuring three Eagle E-Types, worth £500,000 each, a TVR Speed 12, Jaguar XJ220, and a Noble M600. The third row contained more expensive supercars including a £1.3 million Porsche 918 Spyder, the only Farboud GT in the world which is priceless, a Ferrari F12tdf, which cost around £350,000. In total, more than 300 supercars arrived at the event, with Supercar Driver club organisers estimating the total value of the fleet was in excess of £75million. The meeting raised around £22,000 for the Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice.

of a high performance saloon. Thanks to various tuning enhancements, the latest BMW M5’s 4.4-litre V8 M TwinPower Turbo is more powerful than ever. It develops a maximum torque of 750Nm from just 1,800rpm through to 5,600rpm – a 70Nm increase over the previous M5. The engine characteristics can be changed by pushing the Drive Performance from the basic setting ‘Efficient’ to ‘Sport’ and ‘Sport Plus’, both of which provide a faster turbo response. BMW’s M engineers have developed new turbochargers and a higher injection pressure of up to 350bar. This allows shorter injection times and better fuel atomisation, making it both faster and more efficient. Improved lubrication and cooling systems include an oil pan with a small

front silencer and an indirect charge air cooler, which is more powerful than its predecessor, despite its smaller size. The oil supply, which is operated by a variable pump, is designed for racing track applications and allows high G acceleration with no risk of oil starvation. The exhaust manifolds have also been modified to ensure the best transfer of exhaust gas energy into the two turbochargers. Through the use of a resonator between the two rear silencers, the M engineers have also reduced the car’s mass. The exhaust note is flap-controlled and is influenced by the different driving modes to enhance the driving experience further. An M Sound Control button allows the driver to reduce noise levels at the push of a button.

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ism industry our target is premium leisure,’’ said Wallace. Chicago will be the fourth nonstop mainland route to the United States and the first direct flight linking New Zealand to the northeast. Tourism New Zealand chief executive Stephen England-Hall said the new Chicago route made New Zealand more accessible than ever to one of the country’s most important tourism markets. More than 222,000 holiday visi-

tors a year contributed more than $850m to the economy. The United States market was continuing to show strong interest in New Zealand, with a 11.3 per cent increase in holiday visitor arrivals for the year to February. Chicago O’Hare Airport is the major hub of Air NZ’s partner United Airlines, which connects to around 100 cities in the northeastern United States region and Canada such as New York, Boston, Toronto and Montreal.

Queen Vic market revamp rejected A $250 million revamp of the Melbourne tourism hotspot, Queen Victoria Market, has hit a hurdle with the state’s heritage authority rejecting controversial redevelopment plans. Custodians City of Melbourne will appeal Heritage Victoria’s decision to veto plans to restore the site’s 140-year-old sheds and excavate for an underground car park. Council was “blindsided” and “baffled” by the rejection, with acting Lord Mayor Arron Wood claiming the move would put

thousands of construction jobs at risk. “This is a major blow to the renewal, but we will appeal the decision,” Cr Wood said. Planning Minister Richard Wynne urged council to go back to the drawing board and work with government and Heritage Victoria to find an “appropriate solution” by submitting a revised plan. “This is one of only a handful of open-stand markets left in the world,” Mr Wynne told reporters. “We want to continue working

with (council) to ensure that we do redevelop the Queen Victoria Market in a way that is both sympathetic and absolutely respectful of the rich heritage.” But the council has rubbished the heritage body’s concerns the integrity of the sheds couldn’t be guaranteed. Heritage Victoria had been considering the plan since September and received thousands of objections as local traders organised a high-profile protest rally in December.

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The already booming United States tourism market is set for a boost at the end of the year with Air New Zealand’s new Auckland to Chicago route. The new three-times a week service will provide more than 85,000 seats on the route and it is estimated it will inject around $70 million into the New Zealand economy each year. Air NZ chief revenue officer Cam Wallace said the airline would target the premium leisure market in the United States northeast. It was expected that there would be a reasonably even split between inbound US tourists and Kiwis heading to Chicago and beyond. Across all its international routes, the airline has a higher proportion of New Zealanders heading overseas. “We will start marketing very aggressively in the Chicago region to stimulate the demand and get people to New Zealand. Importantly for the New Zealand tour-

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events such as sports could be broadcast to all viewers, live and concurrently, in 4K or even 8K,” Chorus said. “As such, Chorus anticipates the service will be of interest to local broadcasters who are looking for a way to provide their content to viewers without requiring an ISP partner or developing an over the top application that runs over the public internet and therefore makes quality control more challenging.”

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sold by IMG Media on behalf of Rugby World Cup. Sky has the SANZAAR rights through to 2020, including All Blacks tests, Super Rugby and the Mitre 10 Cup. Chorus announced this week that it was looking to trial 4K broadcasting directly to customers homes, which would mean higher definition streaming. “A strength of the proposed Chorus service is that it can provide guaranteed capacity, which would ensure major cultural

Air New Zealand is demanding tougher rules for drone operators after a near-miss at Auckland Airport involving a flight with 278 people onboard. NZ92 from Tokyo was coming into land at Auckland when it encountered a drone estimated to be just five metres away from the 777-200 aircraft on Sunday. The incident is the second example of reckless drone use potentially endangering passenger safety this month, with flight operations at Auckland Airport halted for 30 minutes on 6 March when a pilot reported a drone in controlled airspace. - NZME

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remains in play should those negotiations fail,” Sky said. “We are not at liberty to provide further detail of the bid process at this stage.” The rights to the World Cup are separate to the SANZAAR rugby rights which would be negotiated in the coming months. Sky said sports broadcasting was a competitive business and while they were disappointed to not be the preferred party, their bid would remain in case other negotiations failed. “While the Rugby World Cup is great content and we put forward a strong bid for it, it is an incredibly expensive event that plays once every four years for six weeks,” they said. The company said its business was built on offering sports fans content across the year. “For 52 weeks of the year they will also watch the Warriors and the NRL, the Cricket, Netball, Supercars, Golf, Cycling, Football, Basketball, Moto GP and Boxing, to name a few,” they said. Rugby World Cup rights are

The cost of postage is set to increase as New Zealand Post continues to struggle with a significant loss of income from fewer letters being sent. The stateowned postal operator announced yesterday a price hike for all postage from July 1, which will see the cost of sending a standard letter within the country increase from $1 to $1.20. Chief marketing officer Bryan Dobson says that to maintain the postal network of 880 outlets and 1.98 million delivery places NZ Post has to increase prices. - NZME

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Sky Television is not the preferred bidder to broadcast the 2019 Rugby World Cup. The Herald understands Spark and TVNZ have made a joint bid and are the leading bidder. When contacted by the Herald, neither Spark nor TVNZ would comment. Sky shares plunged 7 per cent as the market responded yesterday to the news. If successful, it is expected Spark would stream matches over the internet, with TVNZ providing free-to-air coverage. It is understood that the announcement from Sky came as a surprise to those involved in the bidding process. The Rugby World Cup event will be held over six weeks in Japan between September and November in 2019. Sky said it would let the market know if things changed but as negotiations were still under way, it could not comment further. “We have been informed that negotiations are under way with the preferred party, and our bid

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Sometimes you just need faith T

oday we’re on the cusp of one of the most significant Christian celebrations, Easter. In some quarters tonight will be a Maundy Thursday event marking the last supper of Jesus with his disciples. Tomorrow, Good Friday, many will quietly observe as the day Jesus died on the cross and come Sunday there will be celebrations that mark the resurrection, the day Jesus rose from the dead. That’s what Easter is about. That’s what’s been celebrated for centuries by all Christians. In the fading years of the 20th century, however, religious observance was waning and Christian celebrations became secular celebrations. Today we’ve reached a place where long Christian weekends are simply long weekends, an op-

portunity to pack up the car, the kids and the dog, to put the cat in the cattery and head for a holiday spot along with hundreds of thousands of other Kiwis. And there’s nothing wrong with that. Holidays are the glue that binds our working weeks together, that provide opportunities for time-poor families to share family time. They provide an opportunity to simply stop and regroup. We celebrate, relax and return home refreshed. What few of us do is to stop and think about

what Easter is actually about. Many probably do not know. Yes, Easter is about eating warm hot cross buns dripping with butter tomorrow morning and it’s about eating our fill of Easter eggs on Sunday. Each year dwindling numbers attend church services at Easter – or at Christmas, both times that even the most tardy of Sunday church attenders turned up to a few decades ago. Church attendance no longer fits the mould of most busy lives and when the two big occasions on the Christian calendar roll around, most of us are too busy doing other things for church attendance to even flicker on the edges of our radar. We are now well into the third millennium since Christ’s death and for many, many Kiwis, the words Before Christ (BC) or

After Death (AD) mean very little other than as a way point on an historical time line. As our ability to travel, to understand other cultures, to read, to learn and to question has grown, we’ve challenged many fundamental beliefs, we’ve taken the stories, fables, facts and myths of the past apart, applied new thinking and come to new conclusions. And that’s put the most basic of Christian beliefs under the microscope. To many, those beliefs have been found wanting because they cannot be measured and they cannot be tested and proven and therefore they are untrue and must be discarded. However, there is this basic human characteristic and it’s called faith. We all have it. As children we have absolute, unquestioning faith in our

parents to do what’s right for us, we have faith in our teachers to instil the knowledge we need and as adults, we have faith that we’ll fall in love with someone who’ll love us in return. If we’re lucky we have faith in ourselves. Life’s not always fair and too often that faith is shattered time and again and we’re left to glue our lives back together. We do, we get on and we try again. That’s called having faith in the future. Having faith is what makes us human, it allows us to build relationships with other humans. We all have faith, but when it comes to the big Faith, the one with a capital letter, it seems few of us any longer have faith in the Christian beliefs of birth, death and life after death. We just live in the moment.

In 1971, A jury in Los Angeles recommended the death penalty for Charles Manson and three female followers for the 1969 Tate-La Bianca murders. (The sentences were later commuted.) In 1973, the last United States combat troops left South Vietnam, ending America’s direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. In 1992, Democratic presidential front-runner Bill Clinton acknowledged experimenting with marijuana “a time or two” while attending Oxford University, adding, “I didn’t inhale and I didn’t try it again.” Ten years ago: Zimbabweans voted

in an election seen as the biggest test of Robert Mugabe’s 28-year rule. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai claimed victory, but the Election Commission ordered a run-off; Mugabe claimed victory in that contest, which was widely denounced as a sham. Five years ago: President Barack Obama promoted a plan to create construction and other jobs by attracting private money to help rebuild roads, bridges and other public works projects during a visit to a Miami port that was undergoing $2 billion in upgrades paid for with government and private dollars. One year ago: Britain filed for

divorce from the European Union as Prime Minister Theresa May sent a six-page letter to EU Council President Donald Tusk. Today’s birthdays: Author Judith Guest is 82. Former British Prime Minister Sir John Major is 75. Comedian Eric Idle is 75. Composer Vangelis is 75. Basketball Hall of Famer Walt Frazier is 73. Singer Bobby Kimball (Toto) is 71. Actor Bud Cort is 70. Actor Brendan Gleeson is 63. Actor Christopher Lawford is 63. Actress Marina Sirtis is 63. Actor Christopher Lambert is 61. Rock singer Perry Farrell (Porno for Pyros; Jane’s Addiction) is 59. Comedian-actress Amy Sedaris

is 57. Model Elle Macpherson is 55. Rock singer-musician John Popper (Blues Traveler) is 51. Actress Lucy Lawless is 50. Country singer Regina Leigh (Regina Regina) is 50. Country singer Brady Seals is 49. Actor Sam Hazeldine is 46. International Tennis Hall of Famer Jennifer Capriati is 42. Actor Chris D’Elia is 38. Rhythm and blues singer PJ Morton is 37. Actress Megan Hilty is 37. Pop singer Kelly Sweet is 30. Thought for today: “The fate of love is that it always seems too little or too much.” — Amelia Edith Barr, American author and journalist (1831-1919). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, March 29, the 88th day of 2018. There are 277 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 29, 1943, World War Two rationing of meat, fats and cheese began, limiting consumers to store purchases of an average of about two pounds a week for beef, pork, lamb and mutton using a coupon system. On this date: In 1638, Swedish colonists settled in present-day Delaware. In 1790, the 10th president of the United States, John Tyler, was born in Charles City County, Virginia. In 1792, Sweden’s King Gustav III died, nearly two weeks after he had been shot and mortally wounded by an assassin during a masquerade party. In 1867, Britain’s Parliament passed, and Queen Victoria signed, the British North America Act creating the Dominion of Canada, which came into being the following July. In 1912, British explorer Robert Falcon Scott, his doomed expedition stranded in an Antarctic blizzard after failing to be the first to reach the South Pole, wrote the last words of his journal: “For God’s sake look after our people.” In 1936, German Chancellor Adolf Hitler claimed overwhelming victory in a plebiscite on his policies. In 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted in New York of conspiracy to commit espionage for the Soviet Union. (They were executed in June 1953.) The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical The King and I opened on Broadway. In 1962, Jack Paar hosted NBC’s Tonight show for the final time. (Johnny Carson debuted as host the following October.)

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History in great hands Peter Mac

PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

to have the locomotive towed to Ashburton and dropped off for further delivery to the Plains Railways Tinwald base. What. A. Monster. Over the years it was steamed and ran on the remaining section of the Mt Somers branch railway line that connects to the society’s Tinwald base. Always inspring awe. But in recent years, requiring some fairly serious remedial maintenance, the beast fell silent ... and motionless. Enter a new breed. A spirited, talented, youthful gang at The Plains – most of whom were not only not born when JA 1260 was acquired for the museum, but were decades away from conception. In the age of iPads and digital tech, these people have somehow managed to catch the “Steam Bug” and not only have they caught it, they’ve become thoroughly competent practitioners of a skill-set born eons before their time. They tackled the complex mechanical restoration of the locomotive giving the impression it was second nature to them. Countless man-hours and thousands of dollars later, job done. So one recent day, getting wind of a pending visit by the hallowed “boiler inspector” from the North Island, I gatecrashed the party and quietly observed a very special day. Back in the early 1970s, no thought would have been given to the likely guardians of JA 1260 in nearly 50 years time. But here they were in front of me. I call her the “big sister” of the lads but she prefers “Steam Mum” – Lorayne Oakley, one of the real drivers behind the Plains complex these days, passionate about the history, warm, personable and gets things done. The young steam family – Bryce Chisnall, Stefan van Vliet, Liam Greer and balancing the age spectrum, former pilot turned steam nut, Neil Salter. Salter has even gone to Steam School and completed all his theory, and is now waiting to finish his practical exams. Cos steam’s a serious business. Fire, water and intense pressure means that safety is paramount.

YOUR VIEW Domain charges Re: the increased charges for the use of the green playing areas in the domain. The domain was set aside by our wise forebearers to be used by everybody. A green area in the middle of town – what amazing foresight. Being a gardener, I can walk around the domain and enjoy the trees, gardens and flowering plants for free. I don’t have to pay a cent to be able to do this. So why are we even charging the sporting people to use the green areas for their enjoyment. I understand that if they use lights or buildings of specialised services then they need to pay for these, but the actual green grass should be free. That’s what our town founders put it there for. The grass has to be mown no matter what happens on it so why should have to pay and others, like me, don’t. Another way of looking at the charges for the domain areas; How does the charges affect specialised sporting codes with their own areas ie tennis, bowls, hockey and croquet – presumably they look after their own patches. Also, now the Gypsy Fair people, and don’t get me started on the EA Stadium. It is there to be used, that’s what sponsors wanted. B. Glassey

’m not much of a gatecrasher usually – but I am prepared to make exceptions. So when word filtered through that a sleeping giant was about to be awoken from its years and years of slumber, I fronted up, uninvited, to revel in the occasion. Back in 1972, as the age of steam power drew to a close on New Zealand Railways, the few remaining locomotives looked to a new master. Most found it with the scrap man, but a handful, the lucky few, survived in the hands of groups and, in some cases individuals, who didn’t want to see a golden age of industrial splendour disappear entirely, forever. As I recall, it was all Cliff’s idea. One Wednesday night, upstairs in the suite of meeting rooms above the Ashburton Public Library, the members of the Ashburton Railway and Preservation Society, then still in its infancy, met to discuss the pressing matters of the day. Among those attending that night was local identity, the late Cliff Horrell, known by everyone in Ashburton as simply “Cliff”, the owner of a local engineering firm and an avid enthusiast of industrial history. “I reckon the society should buy one of those JAs coming out of service. I think we could get it for its scrap value and I reckon I can raise the money.” The society at that stage leased and had restored a tiny ancient 11ton steam shunter that had once plied its wagons at the Fairton Freezing Works of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company. But this proposition of Cliff’s was to take on a behemoth of staggering size, at nearly 100 tons heavier than the tiny Dubbs shunter. And have it live out its future with the emerging collection of buildings, rolling stock and industrial history at what was to become The Plains Railway. “Let’s do it,” was the consensus in the room, “All those in favour ... CARRIED” – and Cliff’s audacious and outrageous plan was put into effect. In no time at all Mr Horrell had knocked on doors, called in favours, twisted arms and the required purchase amount, $1300 for 109 tons of scrap metal, had been raised. And negotiations with the Railways Department secured the last steam locomotive to haul an overnight express train between Christchurch and Dunedin, the thundering, black, sooty JA 1260. Arrangements were made

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CONTACTS The new young-ish steam family in charge of our district’s history. Not to put too finer point on it, you’re basically dealing with an unexploded bomb. But these guys know their stuff, they absolutely do, and watching them all day with inspector Peter George from Taranaki was a real treat. Slowly, this motionless, cold lump of metal came to life over three hours as heated water turned to steam and the pressure gradually built. She wheezed and hissed and the huge Westinghouse pump thrust its syncopated bursts signalling power and glory coming to a climax. The young-ish engine crew guys of the fledgling days, the likes of John French, Bob Anderson, Mick Crowley, Dennis Harris ... have now passed the baton to a new breed. Some of whom are barely in their twenties. One is only in his teens and this giant engineering jewel in the Ashburton crown has been with the museum for the best part of half a century now. “Come for a ride,” said the crew as I joined them on the

foot-plate of a machine of which I had been privy to the purchase process all those years ago. The experience as we chuffed up the old Mt Somers Line was way beyond special. My admiration for these young, gifted people who are taking this history into the future for the benefit of all of us and our kids’ kids, is immense. So satisfying. And you can see what I’m talking about for yourself at The Plains Railway over this Easter weekend. Cliff Horrell – thanks for the vision, your initiative and persuasive powers – and thanks for giving us a living steam masterpiece to enjoy and marvel at for decades to come. Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■ RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS EXPELLED

World laughs at NZ stance New Zealand is being called an international laughing stock for claiming there are no Russian spies here to expel. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said that the NZ Security Intelligence Service has told her there are no Russian “undeclared intelligence officers” in New Zealand, but if there were, she would kick them out. New Zealand has garnered international headlines for not following other countries that are expelling Russian diplomats in protest over the use of a Russian nerve agent to poison former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia Skripal. Twenty-six countries have reportedly expelled Russian envoys in the past few days, among them New Zealand’s Five Eyes security partners Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. It comes after the UK’s initial move to boot out 23 diplomats – a move that was matched by Russia. Ardern said New Zealand was in step with its security partners on the issue. “We’ve gone through the SIS to ensure we don’t have any of those present in New Zealand. If we did, they would be expelled in the same way our partners have.” But security analyst Paul Buchanan said Ardern’s claim that there were no Russian spies in New Zealand was laughable. “Unbelievably silly thing to say, and it has made New Zealand a laughing stock,” he told Radio NZ. He said not all of those who were expelled were spies. “This was a symbolic gesture. This will reduce Russian intelligence collection capabilities in the targeted countries, but this is mostly about repudiating Russia’s actions abroad. “Certainly the [Russian] Embassy has intelligence officials. They are known to the New Zealand authorities, and those are exactly the people that are being expelled in other countries.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

Beyonce nipped? The speculation is wide, rumours numerous and denials firm. And the crime? Somebody allegedly bit Beyonce on the face at a party back in December. Tiffany Haddish, in GQ magazine, didn’t nail the culprit but set off Beyonce’s social media Beyhive of die-hard fans and a whole lot of internet sleuthing. The mystery, natch, has a hashtag: #WhoBitBeyonce? The latest nugget came this week when TMZ reported multiple sources it did not identify by name as saying Haddish told them partygoer Sanaa Lathan is the biter. She denied it. - AP

Russian Ambassador Grigory Logvinov arrives to speak to reporters brieﬂy in Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday. Russia’s Embassy has accused Australia of blindly following Britain by deciding to expel two Russian diplomats. PHOTO AP lists 17 diplomats and staff in the Russian Embassy based in Wellington, including Ambassador Valery Tereshchenko. Buchanan said Ardern’s comments would not compromise the daily intelligence sharing with other Five Eyes nations, but he expected that the Government would “wind up having to hastily expel somebody, just to keep up appearances”. He said Ardern’s claim could hurt New Zealand’s international image, following Foreign Minister Winston Peters’ previous

■ CHINA

Kim, Xi portray strong ties after leader’s visit North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping sought to portray strong ties between the neighbours and long-time allies despite a recent chill, as both countries on Wednesday confirmed Kim’s secret trip to Beijing this week. China’s official Xinhua News Agency said Kim made the unofficial visit to China from Sunday to Wednesday at Xi’s invitation in what was in his first trip to a foreign country since he took power in 2011. Xi held talks with Kim at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing and he and his wife Peng Liyuan hosted a banquet for Kim and his wife Ri Sol Ju, Xinhua said. They also watched an art performance together, the news agency said. Official media reports from both countries sought to portray warm ties between the sides and counter the narrative that relations have chilled recently because of Kim’s development of nuclear weapons and long-range missiles. For China, the visit reminds that Beijing remains one of North Korea’s most important allies and is a player not to be

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, right, and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his wife Ri Sol Ju, pose for a photo. sidelined in denuclearisation talks. Xi hailed Kim’s visit as embodying the importance with which the North Korean leader regarded ties with China. Analysts say Kim would have felt a need to consult with his country’s traditional ally ahead of his planned meetings with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Donald Trump in the coming weeks. - AP

comments in which he appeared to take a soft stance on Russia. He noted that Peters has questioned Russia’s involvement in the shooting down of flight MH17 over the Ukraine in 2014, whether it had meddled in the US election, and Peters’ initial reluctance to name Russia as the prime suspect in the nerve agent attack. After the poison attack, Ardern said New Zealand would no longer restart free trade talks with Russia. - NZME

Deadly slide designer charged A water park company co-owner accused of rushing the world’s tallest waterslide into service and a designer accused of shoddy planning have been charged in the decapitation of a 10-year-old boy on the ride in 2016. With the latest charges, three men connected with Texas-based Schlitterbahn Waterparks and Resorts and its park in Kansas City, Kansas, have been indicted by a Kansas grand jury, along with the park and the construction company that built the ride. Caleb Schwab died on the 17-story ride when the raft he was riding went airborne and hit an overhead loop. The Kansas attorney general’s office said Schlitterbahn co-owner Jeffrey Henry, 62, and designer John Schooley were charged with reckless seconddegree murder, along with Henry & Sons Construction Co., which is described as the private construction company of Schlitterbahn. Second-degree murder carries a sentence of 9 years to 41 years in prison. - AP

Royals enjoy stroll Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall will take a public stroll through Brisbane’s Botanic Gardens before attending the opening of the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast. The Royal couple will be formally welcomed to Australia at Old Government House on Wednesday, with a 21-gun salute planned to mark the occasion. The Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla will then walk through the City Botanic Gardens, where people will be able to gather at designated meeting points to catch a glimpse. - AAP

Daniels pulls viewers CBS’ 60 Minutes proved it still has the moves in its 50th year to dominate the ratings. The news magazine’s interview with Stormy Daniels, the adult film star alleging a 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump, was the most-watched prime-time program for the week with 22.1 million viewers. That’s double the nearly 11 million viewers the show has been averaging this season and gave 60 Minutes its best showing since 2008, when 25 million tuned in to see President-elect Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle. - AP

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Allenton Bowling Club Summer bowls is drawing to a close and it has been a very good season for club members at all levels. Special thanks to those members who have participated in club competitions and contributed in any way to the everyday running of the club. Congratulations to G. Bishop & P. Whinham winners of the Sub-Centre CoC senior men’s pairs. Runners up S. Holdom & A. Sargisson in the Senior Women, D. McEvedy & D. Thorne in the Junior Men & J. Mitchell & C. McFarlane in the Junior women. Also to the following CoC singles winners - D. McEvedy Junior men, J.Mitchell Junior Women, and W. Lloyd Colts. A great effort by all players. Progressive Pairs played on March 18 – Skips – 1st J. Bruce 2 wins & 1 draw, 2nd D. Thomas/T. Johnson 2 wins. Leads – 1st M. Watson 3 wins, 2nd P. Gibson 2 wins & 1 draw. Winners of our Easter Raffle were – 1st A. Reid, 2nd W. McCarthy, 3rd R. Johnston. Closing Day for Summer bowls is to be held on April 7 beginning with the official opening of the All Weather Green at 2pm. Presentation of Trophies at 3pm followed by afternoon tea. Whites to be worn please. Winter bowls competitions start on May 1 however the green is available for play during April. Winter bowls subs are now due. Have an enjoyable and safe Easter break and we look forward to seeing you all at the start of the winter season.

Ashburton Bowling Club The season has ended with some good results for some of our members. Brentton Donaldson winning the Sub-Centre Junior Singles on Saturday but falling at the last hurdle on Sunday in the final of the Ch of CH Junior Singles. Not only but also Wendy Suttie won the Final of the Senior Women’s Singles with a brilliant last shot sitting her bowl besides the Jack in the ditch. Also, Alistair Mac & Merv Campbell putting up a good fight in their games. First game of singles for Merv. Well done to those players. Closing day Bird Cup 1st J Kewish, J Mills, U Crack & M Watson with 2 wins 12 ends 21points and 5 against 2nd G Eder, D Prendergast, S Taylor & Merv Champell,2-12-21-6 .3rd R Herriott,O Collins, M Wilson & Monica Barnes with 1.5 wins. Winners from the annual prize giving were as follow:-Ladies Champion Singles W. Suttie. Runner up H. Goodall. Champion Pairs H. Goodall, N. Woods. Runner up M. Eder, R. O’Sullivan. Champion Triples D. Gutberlet, O. Collins, A. Gibbs. Runner up W. Suttie, N. Mackenzie, L. Spargo. Champion Fours D. Gutberlet, D. King, G. Crack, A. Gibbs. Runner-up N. Mackenzie, H. Goodall, L. Spargo, W. Herriott. Club Fours M. Eder, G. Crack, M. Watson, W. Herriott. Club Triples S. Taylor, C. Muir, A. Gowan. Club Singles D. King. Most Improved Player M. Watson. Men Junior Singles B. Donaldson. Junior Pairs B. Donaldson, C. Arnst. Champion Singles A. Mackenzie. Runner-up R. Gutberlet. Champion Pairs R. Gutberlet, G. Sparks. Champion Triples G. Eder, W. Lee, B. Donaldson. Champion Fours M. Anderson, M. Hill, A. Mackenzie, J. Kewish. Runner up C. Leech,

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J. Smart, J. Ryk, D. Kinvig. Handicap Singles M. Anderson. Handicap Pairs J. Ryk, T.Watson. Graded Triples M. Anderson, D. Taylor, R. Ford. Graded Fours R. Gutberlet, T. Watson, R. Ford, I. Blackwood. Runner up M. Anderson, T. Blain, H. Kemp, C. Rooke. Most Improved Player B. Donaldson. Other Trophies. Club Classic G. Taylor, D. Prendergast, B. Donaldson, A. Gowan. Club Mixed Pairs J. Mills, L. Mills. Murray Gray J. Ryk, R. Lowe, A. Blain. Quaich G. Body, K. Muir, R. Diamond. Dorothy Cup A. Mackenzie, P. Quinn, H. Gray. Saturday aggregate M. Wilson. Fair play J. Kewish. Whistlers Cup G Sparks. Please remember Winter Cards start Monday April 9 and Wednesday 11, 1:15pm. Our trip to Cashmere was a most enjoyable success with Ashburton winning the trophy 12 – 9. Thanks to those members that went.

Ashburton Bridge Club This hand from a recent Club night is a good example of possible options from both declarer and defenders as play develops. Dealer, North, will open the bidding with 1 Diamond, East will probably overcall with his 5 card Heart suit, South shows his Spades, West supports his partner’s Hearts and eventually South will play in 4 Spades, game contract, with only 21 high card points on offer. West, on lead, will probably choose the Heart K, although the Spade J is another option. When North’s hand goes down as dummy, South should immediately recognise the need to pitch the third Diamond loser from his hand, and his best chance is that West holds the Club A, thus promoting the Club K in dummy to take care of this problem. Should West choose to open with the Heart K and a third round of Hearts is led, Declarer’s problem is now of a different nature, as he discards a Diamond from his hand, and ruffs with the Spade 2 in dummy. However, he now has to get back to his hand after playing the Spade A to draw the remaining trumps. Having reduced the Diamonds in his hand to 2, he no longer needs to promote the Club K in dummy, and can lead a small Club to his J. West will win with the Club Q, but now, as the cards lie, South’s 4 Spade contract is safe, and would be, even with a 3-1 Spade split against him.

Ashburton Combined Friendship Club March 2018 A new member was inducted and the new Constitution and Bylaws for the club were adopted. A clipboard was circulated for the bus trip to North Canterbury. The AGM was then held. Outgoing President Robin Bruce reported that during the year the club had become a Combined Club open to women. Several women have since joined and total membership has increased. The club confirmed its affiliation to FNZI. Robin thanked Richard for his work on organising a wide range of speakers, Tony for the successful bus trips, thanked the other committee and club members for their support, and extended his best wishes to incoming President Errol Kingsbury. President Robin proposed that Mervyn Jones be made a Life Member of the club.

The Irish Leprechauns who entertained at the tea meeting to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. From left: Les Briggs, Jim Martin, Ron Paterson and Peter O’Neill. Seated is Pearl Woods who accompanied them on piano. PHOTO NOEL LOWE This was seconded by Ron Wootton who said Mervyn had been a club member since 1994, has served on the committee, is a Past President and has served as Financial Reviewer since 2005. In the 35 year history of the club there have been only 6 life members. Carried by acclamation. Guest speaker Kevin Crequer spoke on his recent travels to Myanmar, previously known as Burma, and Sri Lanka. Myanmar is bordered by India, Bangladesh, China, Thailand and Laos. It is noted for spectacular gilded pagodas, street markets and areas where many people live in pole houses complete with gardens over lakes. Sri Lanka is noted for cricket, elephants and railways. Kevin illustrated his talk with an interesting selection of slides. Meetings second Tuesday of month, Senior’s Centre 206 Cameron St, 9.30am. Visitors welcome. Phone Robin 308 8069. ashcomboclub@gmail.com

Ashburton Horticultural Society President Trevor Gamblin welcomed 13 members to our March meeting. Our guest speaker John Tavendale gave an informative talk on the Black Currant industry from the planting of cuttings by hand through to the final processing and packaging of the fruit for market. Table Show results: Pat Tarbotton 6 firsts, 8 seconds, 3 third, Shona Thomas 4, 4, 5 Rosemary Case 4, 2, 0, + 1 decorative, Brian Glassey 9, 7, 2, Cyril Keen 1, 1, 1, Maureen Randall 5, 3, 2 Joy Jaine 3, 1, 1 Surrey Lamont 1, 0, 1 Premier award went to Brian Glassey for 3 Chrysanthemums The raffle was won by Maureen Randall Next meeting will be on Monday April 22 at 7:30pm at the Sports Pavilion, Walnut Avenue with Guest Speaker Robyn Kilworth from Trotts Charitable Trust. New members and visitors most welcome.

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President Joe welcomed a good number of members and visitors to the March meeting of the Pakeke Lions Club. Apologies were read and clipboards were circulated to collect names for the Bowls Tournament on April 12 and Golf Tournament on April 15. Lion Joe Butchard gave a very comprehensive talk on our Club’s Health & Safety procedures with regard to our projects and social occasions and a set of forms were adopted by the Meeting for this purpose. 1st VP Ron reported on the recent successful Charity Garage Sale which raised in excess of $9,000 for local charities & thanked all members, wives & social ladies for their effort in enabling this project to be so successful. Lion Bob Crean gave a report on the re-

cent trip by 26 of our members to Kaikoura via the Inland Route calling at Rodin Cars north of Waiau to be shown through their new factory that produces Sports & Race Cars. Also to view their amazing three trial racetracks on the property. This was a most interesting and informative visit. The group was hosted by the Kaikoura Lions at their evening meeting and were shown around the Kaikoura District the next day before returning down the Coast Road. The evening’s entertainment was an Irish theme to celebrate St. Patricks Day including an Irish Quiz, followed by the singing of several songs lead by four leprechauns and pianist Pearl Woods. Tailtwister Bob extracted a few dollars for misdemeanours by members. The Monthly Craft Morning is to held at Elizabeth Horrell’s home on Monday October 9 at 10am. All Welcome. A very entertaining evening was concluded with the singing of the National Anthem.

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most interesting and in depth talk by Mr John Syme, Beekeeper Extraordinaire. His insights into his experiences locally and nationally proved most insightful and honest. We have just concluded helping Methven Lions with gatekeeping duties at the Methven Show. The first Saturday in the month of May sees our club catering for the Swap Meet run by the Vintage Car Club, as well as providing gate keeping duties for this event. For the first time this year, our food trailer will be operating along with our usual food marquee over two different sites to give patrons wider scope! Wednesday June 6 is our club’s Changeover night when hopefully, as per last year, Ashburton College Phoenix Rising choir will be entertaining our guests. Changeover this year sees current President Garth Bateup hand over presidency to Lance Schubert. Outgoing President Garth can reflect on a successful and productive year. Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday April 4 and this will be a partners’ night featuring some well-known sporting guests.

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Plains Ladies Friendship Club President Vera welcomed members to the Annual General Meeting. The minutes of the previous meeting were read. Vera gave her Presidents Report followed by the financial report given by Valmai. Barbara Harris is to be the new examiner for the club. Audrey Lowe took the chair for the election of officers as follows: President Val Dellow, Vice President Jeanette Crutch, Secretary Alison Doig, Treasurer Valmai Mitchell. Committee: Vera Smellett, past President, Sue Jackson, Shirley Paterson, Isla Jones, Nancy Costin, New committee: Rosemary Ashton, Margaret Eason, Merrill Dudley. Retiring Committee: Wilma Breading, Ann Marsden and Vera were presented with a flower arrangement. Members asked for more information on monthly meeting sheets. Audrey to be replaced as Area representative by Errol Kingsbury. Then she spoke to the meeting about information and outings of the different clubs been held. Vera was thanked for her year as President and then she gave a talk about a bus trip of the combined clubs taken recently to Kaiapoi visiting aeroplanes and morning tea etc. Joan continued the day out with lunch and looking around the shops and stopping at Heller’s Meats on way home. All enjoyed their day out. Vera reminded members that the Annual Subscriptions are due for payment. The next meeting is to be held in the RSA (not in the Doris Linton Lounge) on April 23.

RSA Women’s Section President Colleen Hands welcomed members on Thursday March 21. The President elect of the R.S.A. Merv Brenton was congratulated. He spoke briefly to us. Apologies were received. Hope McIntosh played the piano while the R.S.A song was sung. No birthdays this month. Sympathy was given to anyone who has sadly lost a loved one. Sick members were wished better health. Ayleen Beatty who has retired from organising Poppies was thanked for many years work. Heather Robertson has taken over this very important job. Poppy Day is Friday April 20. Some members put their names on the roster. Good wishes to the members sent by Margaret Halket. It was agreed to continue with Housie Days. An invitation was received to the Women’s Suffrage Breakfast – one member will attend. Due to bookings of the R.S.A. complex our April meeting will be one week earlier on Thursday the 19. Annual Meeting: The Rosebowl was presented to competition winner, Colleen Wederell. Runner up Margaret Morgan. Secretary Catherine read the minutes of the 2017 Annual Meeting – confirmed.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018 Colleen read her very detailed President’s report. Claire read the financial report. Both reports were accepted. As President, Secretary and Treasurer are to remain the same, the only voting was for the committee. President Colleen Hands, Secretary Catherine Smith, Treasurer Claire Wesley, Committee: A. Beatty, K. R. Blackburn, M. Coley, J. Peck, J. Tarbotton. Hope McIntosh congratulated officeholders and committee on their last years work. We were then entertained by Peter Brophy – keyboard and Peter Johnston playing accordion. Lovely tunes, some had a sing at times. The two Peters were thanked for coming along. Raffles were won by Joy Tarbotton and Marilyn Coley. Hostesses Elaine and Kelly-Rose served afternoon tea to end a busy afternoon.

Run and Walk Ashburton On Saturday March 24 three runners met at Frontrunner at 7.30am for the Rise and Shine Saturday run. They had a good run down the River Track. Later in the day the Ashburton Social Meets left at 1.30pm from the Domain Oval Pavilion, runners again choosing the River Track and eleven walkers in two groups went either longer or shorter distances around the town streets. The weather was cool which made the activity very pleasant.

Target Shooting Mid Canterbury Encompassing the Coronation Target Shooting Club and the Phoenix Target Shooting Club. Annual General Meetings of all three bodies have taken place and it is pleasing to note that all positions have been filled. A major project carried out over the off season was the replacement of bullet catchers with a modern system designed to increase safety and to facilitate the 100% recovery of lead bullets. As part of the project the wall in front of the catchers, where the targets are positioned, was rebuilt. The Lion Foundation and Ashburton Rotary assisted with the funding for this project and many, many hours of labour were invested by club members. As the result of a very successful open day held recently the clubs are expecting a number of new comers, when the season officially opens the week after Easter, the coaching team will be holding a refresher/up-skilling course for all coaches in the very near future. In another exciting move the Coronation club has decided to trial a new format for club nights with a much heavier emphasis being placed on training as opposed to practice. The intention is to raise the skill level of members with a more varied and enjoyable approach. By improving the skill level of senior shooters there will be flow down benefits for new and junior shooters with better coaching available. In all, an exciting year ahead.

Members of Run and Walk Ashburton ready to go.

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Sodhi in for Astle Legspinner Ish Sodhi has been called into the New Zealand squad for the season-ending second test against England, starting in Christchurch tomorrow. The Northern Districts bowler replaces Cantebury’s Todd Astle, who has withdrawn due to a side strain. Astle was a key figure in New Zealand winning the first test at Eden Park, taking three for 39 in England’s second innings. New Zealand coach Mike Hesson said it was unfortunate timing. “Through some incredibly hard work, Todd’s already overcome some injuries this summer, so for this to happen now is a cruel blow. “Todd played a major role in helping us win the game at Eden Park, so it’s disappointing for him and the team that he’s forced to the sideline.” However the injury has opened a door for cult figure Sodhi, who played the last of his 14 tests against India at Kanpur in September 2016. Sodhi’s test figures are ordinary – 38 wickets at 46.6 apiece since his debut against Bangladesh at Chittagong in late 2013. His T20 return has been outstanding, and lifted him to No 1 on the world rankings. But he’s always harboured the ambition of getting back into the test side and making it count. Sodhi’s chances have been limited by two factors: it’s rare for New Zealand to play two spinners in a home test and he was clearly rated below Mitchell Santner in the Black Caps’ spinning ranks. Santner is out with a long-term

Ish Sodhi is desperate to transfer his white-ball form to the test arena for the Black Caps. knee injury for possibly nine months. In this season’s Plunket Shield – on limited appearances due to his New Zealand team involvement – he’s taken 28 wickets at an impressive 13.9 each. This week Sodhi had match figures of 12 for 62 as he helped Northern Districts flatten Wel-

lington by an innings and 56 runs. It is rotten luck for Astle, who had just completed his third test in almost six years. He took important wickets on the final day at Eden Park, including getting last man Jimmy Anderson caught at mid off to secure the test win by an innings and 49 runs. - NZME

Disbelief over Lehmann claims The cricket world has reacted with disbelief after Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland fronted the media yesterday to explain the preliminary findings of an investigation into the ball-tampering scandal that has rocked the sport. Sutherland confirmed Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were the only players with knowledge of the plot to change the condition of the ball in the third Test against South Africa in Cape Town. They were charged with breaching Cricket Australia’s Code of Conduct and will fly home to Australia tomorrow to be replaced in the touring party by Matthew Renshaw, Joe Burns and Glenn Maxwell. Darren Lehmann was reportedly not involved in discussions to cheat and will continue in his role as coach. Tim Paine will captain the side in the fourth and final Test in Johannesburg. Plenty of former cricketers took to social media to express their disbelief at Sutherland’s assertion only three members of the Aus-

tralian team knew what was going on, suggesting more members of the visiting camp had to be aware of what was planned. Ex-England test stars Michael Vaughan, Matt Prior and James Taylor were among those to lay the boot in. Former Australian captain Michael Clarke – who spoke publicly on Australian TV on the weekend about how shattered he was to learn of this horrible development – was following Sutherland’s press conference and had some strong words of his own. He appeared to suggest the whole story has not yet been revealed and said Australian cricket is in “deep s***” until the public is made aware of everything that happened and those in power take appropriate action. Despite reports emerging from the UK yesterday Lehmann was set to resign within 24 hours, the head coach hasn’t been found guilty of any wrongdoing, backing up Smith’s claim at a press conference after day three that none of the coaching staff were involved. However, the 48-year-old has

received plenty of criticism for overseeing a deterioration of the culture within the national team that has led to one of the darkest days in Australian cricket history. Kevin Pietersen had previously tweeted saying Lehmann’s position was “untenable” and that he and bowling coach David Saker had to be “pretty instrumental in all of this”. He was dumbfounded at the claim Lehmann was in the dark over the whole affair. Former English quick Bob Willis shared that view. “I find that almost unbelievable and I think Lehmann is very lucky to survive,” Willis said. “I find it remarkable that he didn’t know anything about this and he has been exonerated. Surely the head coach has to be part of the leadership group of an international cricket team?” Exact punishments were not yet revealed, but Sutherland revealed the sport’s governing body would announce “significant sanctions” in the near future. He said “urgency must be balanced with the need for due process”. - AAP

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Champs huge experience Ashburton swimmers, have returned from the Division 11 swimming championships having gained a huge amount of experience on one of the bigger stages of the sport for juniors. Competing in Rotorua at the competition against 584 other swimmers from around New Zealand, the Ashburton contingent performed admirably. An annual age group competition held by Swimming New Zealand, this year’s event being held at the Rotorua Aquatic Centre. The Division 11 is a short course 25 metre event, but swimmers are able to qualify for National Age groups long course that are held in Auckland later in April. Bailey Tait was in particularly good form, gaining three gold medals. She won both the 50 and 100 metre freestyle events and also was selected to swim in the zone relays where they also won gold. She couldn’t quite make it a clean sweep of the free-style events, grabbing a silver 200 metres. The win in the 100-metre freestyle was enough for Tait to qualify for the National Age Group Championships held in Auckland in April. Aimee Elliot was also on the podium at the meeting, claiming silver in the 400-metre freestyle. Although she didn’t pick up a medal, Leigh Harrison swam well and gained some great experience from the competition.

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Joshua ‘too angry’ says Parker

■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club March 27 Women’s Division LGU Silver: Christine Kinita 88-19-69, Bronze 1: Colleen Linney 99-22-77, Bronze 2: Barb Cochrane 103-30-73. Murray Young Property Broker #2 Colleen Linney, Sims Bakery #6 Joyce VanderHeide, Mac & Maggie #12 Linda McClea, Outdoor Adventure #16 Barb Cochrane. 9 Hole Competition LGU Betty O’Neill: 60-20-40, Margaret Pawsey 61-21-40

■ Shooting Mt Somers Rifle Club Nic Ewart 81.1, Brendan Ridgen 79, 93.3, Hunter Lill 77, 90.2, Marcus Ewart 87.2, Jess Heaven 91.1, 88.1, Lachlan Rooney 75, 74, Archie Rooney 86.2, 81.1, Hart William 66, Jeremy Jones 81, Josh Jones 84, Eddie Millichamp 91.1, 92.2, Stephen Millichamp 94.1, 94.2, Julian Evans 89, Dave

er and Joshua staring each other down until Joshua twice broke eye contact – a small victory for the New Zealander. But Parker was more surprised at Joshua’s fury bubbling just beneath the surface. Baited early by Parker’s promoter David Higgins, who told the notoriously tardy 28-yearold: “First, I’d like to thank Anthony Joshua for being punctual today – we appreciate it”, Joshua appeared calm through-

out the 28-minute set piece watched by hundreds of media before subtly making his feelings known to Parker as the pair faced each other. Later, Joshua sent a social media message which featured a picture of the pair’s face-off and the words: “Ooooooooooo, scary”. “They told us to face off, then told us to split,” Parker said. “He wouldn’t move and then I wouldn’t move either. They said

‘move’, and I thought ‘he’s not moving, I’m not moving, I’m staying here’. I don’t know if that’s winning or not. He backed away. He seemed real angry, like seriously angry – I could feel it. “Being angry before a fight – I don’t know if that’s the best way to approach a fight. That’s tension that you shouldn’t be wasting on being angry or upset. If he’s angry, then let him continue to be angry – I hope he gets angrier.” - NZME

Millichamp 95.2, Andy Oram 95.4, Wayne Tubb 92.3, Kevin Fews 91.2.

C grade Darian Miller 45.3, 49.6, 48.4, 47.0, 73.3, 72.4, 334.20, Sam Kershaw 44.1, 46.1, 48.2, 39.0, 73.4, 68.2, 318.10, Brian Hawksby 44.1, 49.2, 40.0, 44.1, 63.4, 67.4, 307.12 FTR Chris Brown 59.3, 59.5, 58.1, 56.2, 88.7, 85.7, 405.25, Murray Cook 56.3, 56.2, 55.4, 54.2, 85.4, 83.3, 389.18, Mark Alexander 59.3, 59.4, 56.3, 55.1, 76.1, 74.1, 379.13, Daniel Alexander 48.3, 56.4, 57.1, 50.1, 82.3, 85.6, 378.18, Brian Graystone 54.1, 58.0, 49.1, 54.2, 83.4, 78.4, 376.12, Pete Carter 50.2, 51.0, 50.1, 52.4, 83.2, 78.1, 364.11 FO Mike Chui 60.8, 59.7, 58.7, 59.5, 88.7, 85.3, 409.37, Phil Nicol 44.1, 53.1, 48.0, 49.0, 72.3, 69.1, 335.6

April 2 Turkey Trott, individual stbdf-mixed day, Report 11.30 – 12. April 3 Mid-week Ladies, Rnd 2 Tucker Trophy, Report 9 am Starters P Bell 0276065194, S Hastie 0273299566. April 5 Nine Hole Men & Women Rnd 2 medal – stroke, Report 9.30 Convenor W Smith 3089207, E Langford 3081559. Club Captain Sally Lemon 0274054910.

Mayfield Rifle Club Robert Spencer Jnr 94.2, Fernando Torres 97.2, John Fleming 96.5, Ben Nordqvist 92.2, Martin Fleming 98.5, Carl Nordqvist 95.1.

Canterbury Autumn Meeting At Ashburton March 24 and 25 Day one, ten shots to count at 300, 500, 600 and 700 yards. Day two 15 shots at 600 and 700 yards. A grade Allan White 50.6, 50.8, 47.4, 50.4, 75.12, 75.7, 347.41, Malcolm Dodson 50.5, 49.7, 50.5, 48.4, 73.4, 70.4, 340.36, John Snowden 48.6, 50.8, 48.6, 48.2, 74.11, 69.4, 337.37, Chris Kershaw 49.5, 49.7, 47.4, 46.0, 72.5, 74.4, 337.25, John Miller 50.6, 49.7, 48.4, 47.4, 72.4, 69.7, 335.32, Bevan Mehrtens 48.2, 46.3, 94.5 B grade Chris Burgess 49.5, 50.3, 49.4, 46.2, 68.3, 70.2, 332.19, Megan Snowden 48.3, 48.2, 47.0, 43.1, 72.5, 67.2, 139.7, John Fleming 43.1, 47.5, 44.2, 36.0, 71.3, 69.3, 310.14, Bruce Plant 45.1, 48.3, 30.1, 39.2, 68.3, 68.2, 298.12, Coby Snowden 46.1, 44.1, 47.3, 40.1, 61.2, 60.0, 297.8, Robbie Gilchrist 46.5, 50.7, 46.4, 43.1, 185.17

Silver Ferns defender Kayla Cullen has been ruled out of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games having failed to recover sufficiently from an ongoing knee injury. The versatile defender, who has 47 test caps for the Silver Ferns, will miss the Gold Coast event on advice from the medical team and has been replaced by mid-courter Claire Kersten. New Zealand netball team coach Janine Southby said it was a major blow for both Cullen and the team which departs for Australia tomorrow. - NZME

For backrower Tahu Harris, there’s no magic formula for shackling master playmaker and former team-mate Cooper Cronk. What’s needed when the Warriors take on the Sydney Roosters in Sydney on Saturday will be a full team effort. “I don’t think there’s a way to shut him down,” Harris said. “He’s proven that time and time again – teams have tried different things to stop him. Everyone just has to make sure they are doing their job defensively to limit his options.” - NZME

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RESULTS

Cullen out of Games

Cronk a major problem

Right – Bailey Tait was in good form at the recent Division 11 swimming championships in Rotorua.

Joseph Parker says he could feel the anger radiating from Anthony Joshua in the face-off at the end of yester’s press conference which he feels is an emotion that will backfire on the Englishman if he takes it into the ring on Sunday. The expected metaphorical fireworks between the rival camps at Sky Sports UK’s giant west London complex didn’t transpire, but there was tension in the traditional face-off – Park-

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DRAWS ■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 31 Weekend Ladies Keig & Coasters Cups – mixed greensome. Report morning T Off 8am, afternoon 12 – 12.30. Convenors S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366.

Tinwald Golf Club April 3 Women’s Division 1st Ailsa Jary 1st Twilighters (65+) No 1 9.30 J Vander Heide M. smith 9.35 T. Clarke C. Shanks M. Smith J. Undy 9.40 S. Lane D. Wellman M. Kennedy I. Divers No 10 9.30 D. Bell B. Harris V. Prendergast 9.35 D. Lowe S. Gutsell B. Cochrane 9.40 J. Beardsley B. Jackson K. Young No 13 9.30 K. McAuliffe J. Bruhns S. Vucetich 9.35 J. Peacock C. Linney M. Moore 9 holes 2 J’s Cup Stroke & Putting No 10 M. Pawsey N. Costin B. Irvine No 17 P. McAndrew J. Early B. O’Neill 2nd L. Glassey M. Colville D. Ellery Starters M. Kennedy B. O’Neill, Cards D. Bell V. Prendergast, Kitchen S. Vuectich, Draw steward J. Bruhns

Manly have shown they’re ready to move on from their NRL salary cap scandal with in-form hooker Api Koroisau on the verge of re-signing with the embattled club. The 25-year-old has been widely tipped to break into the NSW State of Origin side this year and his impending contract extension is a massive shot in the arm for the club while they’re at their lowest ebb. The Sea Eagles on Monday had $330,000 slashed from their salary cap as part of the NRL’s sanctions for systematic breaches. - AAP

Boult on the charge Trent Boult’s pink ball heroics have lifted him five places to seventh on the world test bowler rankings, one spot ahead of team-mate Neil Wagner. Boult took match figures of 9-99 across the first test against England in Auckland, including a destructive spell on the opening morning which set the platform for a thumping win. Black Caps captain Kane Williamson also climbed on the batting list, leapfrogging English counterpart Joe Root to third. - NZME

Kyrgios crashes out Nick Kyrgios will tumble out of the world’s top 20 after failing to defend big rankings points at the Miami Open. Kyrgios suffered a 6-4 6-4 fourth-round loss to Alexander Zverev, a year after losing a pulsating semi-final to Roger Federer in one of the matches of 2017. It was his second straight loss to Zverev, having fallen to the German in Australia’s Davis Cup defeat. - AAP

Rockets fire up Eric Gordon scored 31 points and tied a career high with eight threepointers as the Houston Rockets trounced the Chicago Bulls 118-86 in the NBA yesterday. Leagueleading Houston rested James Harden but still cruised to their 10th successive win. Dwyane Wade blocked a pair of shots by LeBron James as part of a stifling defensive effort in the Miami Heat’s 98-79 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. - AP

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In brief Savea out, Fifita in Tender ribs have forced the Hurricanes to leave flanker Ardie Savea and centre Matt Proctor out of their Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels. In more positive injury news, Vaea Fifita is back from a shoulder niggle and will start Friday’s match in Melbourne against the tabletopping Rebels. Coach Chris Boyd confirmed Savea and Proctor had both suffered rib damage in last week’s 29-12 defeat of the Highlanders. - NZME

Changes for Chiefs The Chiefs have unveiled three changes for their Super Rugby home match against the Highlanders while influential back Charlie Ngatai will make his return from injury off the bench. Veteran flanker Liam Messam is the only change to the pack for tomorrow’s clash, replacing Lachlan Boshier. Brad Weber is back at halfback while Sean Wainui is on the wing, with Solomon Alaimalo shifting back to the No.15 jersey in place of Marty McKenzie. - NZME

Dixon gets a start

Brent Mayson will be a part of the Methven quartet vying for national glory next month.

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■ BOWLS

Busy time for top bowlers Mid Canterbury bowlers have been plying their trade with some success on the bigger stages of Canterbury and further afield in recent weeks. As the bowls season draws to a close, things are only just starting to heat up for many of our top line bowlers, including a quartet from Methven who will head to the National Centre Finals in

Auckland next month. The foursome, comprising of Brent Mayson, Rob Fensom, Craig Carter and Bruce Redmond won the Canterbury Centre Mens Fours on Final Day at Woolston Park back in January and then were successful in winning the zone playoff on the West Coast to qualify them to head to the National Final.

It’s a big achievement considering some of the powerhouse clubs the four have had to tackle on their path just to get to where they have. Meanwhile, Sandra Keith has played a pivotal role in helping her Canterbury side win the Women’s National Intercentre Bowls Competition in Christchurch.

Keith, who was playing the singles alongside a very strong women’s team, secured victories in the quarter-finals and semi finals with wins against Auckland and Counties Manakau but lost her final match. However, her team-mates managed to win the other two fixtures to give Canterbury the overall victory to be crowned national champions.

Highlanders coach Aaron Mauger has responded to his team’s first loss of the Super Rugby season by making four starting changes and a host of bench tweaks. Injury has accounted for one change ahead of Friday’s match in Hamilton, with hooker Liam Coltman sidelined by concussion. Co-captain Ash Dixon will start in his place. Other changes from the side who ran out in the 29-12 loss to the Hurricanes involve promotions for centre Matt Faddes, lock Josh Dickson and prop Siate Tokolahi. They take the respective places of Teihorangi Walden, Tom Franklin and Tyrel Lomax. - NZME

Tupou escapes ban Welcome news for the Queensland Reds as Wallabies prop Taniela Tupou has escaped with an official warning for a late tackle in the Super Rugby loss to the Stormers. Tupou fronted a SANZAAR Judicial Committee on Tuesday over his tackle on Stormers winger Craig Barry in the eighth minute of the match in Cape Town. - AAP

■ RUGBY

Lam puts hands up as next All Blacks bolter By GreGor Paul It has taken five weeks for Ben Lam to go from being a bloke with a famous surname and not much more to someone who is smack bang in the middle of the All Blacks’ selection radar. New Zealand has a ridiculous number of players already competing for berths in the All Blacks’ back three – and now they have one more. Lam has suddenly emerged as a potential test footballer having been quite spectacularly good for the Hurricanes in the last few weeks. The All Blacks selectors could hardly not have noticed him.

The first alert would have come against the Crusaders when he took a pass from Beauden Barrett with three red jerseys in front of him and 60 metres to the tryline. Lam took off, backed himself to have the pace to go outside David Havili and did just that. There aren’t many in the world game – Rieko Ioane probably being the only other – who have the top end pace to get past defenders without needing to fend or bump. However impressive that was, Lam topped it last week against the Highlanders when he scored two tries, both of which illustrated his phenomenal power and awareness.

Twice he was able to score when he had three defenders on him. His second was incredible, as he found a way to barge through the tackle of Waisake Naholo and stretch his full 1.94m frame to place and slide the ball over the line. It was a big moment because he easily came out on top of a oneon-one confrontation with a regular All Black wing. Slightly worrying for Naholo, he looked a bit overwhelmed by Lam, who at 105kg is indeed a big man. And that’s what will have grabbed the attention of the All Blacks coaches – the total package that Lam offers. He’s a natural athlete with a

rugby player’s instincts. Test football doesn’t offer much in the way of space or time so any wing who can convert what wouldn’t even be considered quarter chances, is immediately of high interest. Lam’s excelling on the hard grounds with a dry ball, but when the weather turns in the coming weeks and the rugby stiffens, Lam will need to show his worth under the high ball. Even if he can keep ticking the boxes, it won’t necessarily enough to make the cut because the All Blacks have so many options. Ben Smith, Israel Dagg, Ioane and Naholo are just four of the men in the mix. There is also Jordie Barrett,

Havili, Julian Savea and Matt Duffie with Nehe Milner-Skudder to return from injury as well. There’s a long way for Lam to go, but for now he’s probably the most compelling story in Super Rugby because who thought he would emerge the way he has? Bad luck has burdened Lam in the last few years. He’s had major knee injuries that have required surgery and he’s also mixed his time between playing sevens and fifteens. He’s enjoyed a prolonged run of fitness and with that he’s been able to get his speed back. There’s no real mystery, other than seeing just how good Lam could be. - NZME

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PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

Addington Dogs

Today at Addington Raceway THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT

$1,685, C2, 295m Trainer

1 F1223 Debbie Baxter 17.34 1 4 2 53617 Homebush Sloan 17.53 3 3 34461 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 4 41123 Auros Advantage 17.67 5 3463F Sozin’s Emperor 17.54 2 6 31322 Mitcham Reado nwtd 7 54243 Barellen Panther 17.56 8 284X4 Jaded Affair 17.41 9 63247 Miss Dupre 17.39 10 62777 Koputara 17.37 12:21PM

I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT

1 53547 Watta Gunn 17.32 2 1 2 48272 Edge Of Town nwtd 4 3 22471 Fiery Fagan 17.29 4 36242 Genetic Marlow 17.42 5 1437X Opawa Robynann 17.64 6 13384 Fabre’s Lass 17.32 7 13211 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 3 8 11142 Dove Love 17.39 9 71452 Sozin’s Fortune 17.35 10 74173 Botany Alan 17.85 12:40PM

$2,035, C3, 295m

R Adcock R Adcock R Casey M Grant R Wales R Blackburn J McInerney C Weir J McInerney J McInerney

HAPPY EASTER STAKES

1 54515 Andrea’s Magic 30.43 1 2 2 14215 Classy Witch 30.49 3 45225 Smash Calling 30.78 4 25362 Amy Bale 30.89 5 43183 Bossy Affair 31.42 6 51682 Bluey Fields 31.07 3 7 63462 Know Answer 30.19 4 8 68211 Token Vikkers 30.79 9 66X15 Rockstar Kobe nwtd 10 78771 Ketchikan Blue 30.56

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J McInerney J McInerney J Tanner S & B Evans J McInerney J McInerney C Roberts L Waretini B Dann J M Jopson

$2,860, C2, 520m

B Dann G Cleeve M Grant C Roberts L Waretini Hart & Taylor G Cleeve R Wales C Roberts J Dunn

1 1 3 2 2 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 9 10

A Bradshaw S & B Evans J McInerney C Roberts A Waretini M Grant C Weir J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney

THURSDAY PLACE PICK STAKES

R Wales Hart & Taylor

2:08PM

J McInerney Hart & Taylor

March 29, 2018

9 X0554 Our Wonder (6) 66 E & JJ Rayner 1 4 10 Dancing Auriole 11 6428X May We All (11) 66 B Thurlow 12 Regal Rock 2 13 65 Duellicious (7) 66 B Revell 14 9 Let It Roar (5) 66 S Gordon

A Kuru SCRATCHED S Fannin (1.5) SCRATCHED S Karnicnik (1.5) M Gibbs-Manssen (3)

KAISA EARTHWORKS PH.0272073323 DISTANCE

12431 Opawa Waihemo 17.33 56136 Settle Grettel 17.32 23111 Zipping Lance 17.60 43646 Gotcha Penny 17.37 27461 Sweet Abby Lee 17.19 32653 High Return 17.31 87657 Coco Bango 17.27 34444 Technic 17.21 71452 Sozin’s Fortune 17.35 47815 Star Bucking 17.34

2:26PM

1 3 $1,685, C2, 295m 2 1 3 M Robinson C Roberts 4 J McInerney 5 2 6 M Grant 4 7 J McInerney G Cleeve 8 C Weir 9 J McInerney 10

77377 My Bro Michael 17.43 31318 Jitterbug Jewel 17.44 23312 Cosmic Jase nwtd 68331 Cathy Maree 17.17 15731 Homebush Scribe 17.36 42163 Know Approval 17.32 12421 Sunlit Johnny 17.32 87135 Mertz 17.49 55678 Botany Whisper 17.77 62787 Culvie Lass 17.45

1 12214 Kia Tere 38.48 3 1 2 347X7 Ring The Bell nwtd 2 3 53223 Shreddin’ nwtd 4 4 42422 He’s All Power nwtd 5 77262 Little Bit Funny 38.60 6 23414 Goldstar Miley 38.41 7 25337 Allen Mack nwtd 8 35687 Pirate’s Curse nwtd 9 77658 Take By Storm nwtd

FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS DASH

Today at Wanganui

KEVIN MYERS STABLES 2040

1:51PM

1 3 $3,325, C3, 520m 2 C Weir 1 3 J McInerney 4 B Dann 2 5 C Roberts 6 C Roberts 7 S & B Evans 4 8 A Bradshaw 9 J & D Fahey 10

13878 Swirling Pearls 30.34 16313 Dave’s Dot 30.24 16437 Full Speed 30.03 21115 Dyna Dave 30.46 11247 Allen Hadrian 30.24 36243 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 82768 Crotty 30.41 54327 Egomaniacal 30.17 43644 Opawa Plum 30.45 31783 Martha Magic 30.42

1:33PM

1 4 2 2 3 4 5 6 1 7 3 8 9 10

$2,390, C4, 295m

25775 Nozzno Fear 17.38 15126 Dusky Brew 17.35 16678 Sergess 17.28 75415 Magic Mike 17.16 41183 Jinja Brian 17.15 88262 Smash That 17.21 11655 Midnight Bolt 17.36 17153 Queen Kong nwtd 34444 Amino Trouble 17.25 48437 Homebush Banker 17.36

1:16PM

1 4 2 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 3 8 9 10

Wanganui Races

$10,000, JMP HWT, 2040m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

12:57PM

March 29, 2018 KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT

81438 Invincible Sue 30.15 72115 Must Be Rusty 30.24 13111 Lord Louie nwtd 53411 Bookie Monster 30.41 14536 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 41164 Opawa Purdie 30.19 41321 Perfect Result 30.46 15417 Homebush Boden 31.90 54327 Egomaniacal 30.17 31783 Martha Magic 30.42

2:43PM

$4,620, C1/2d, 645m

J & D Fahey R Adcock J & D Fahey J & D Fahey J & D Fahey S & B Evans C Roberts J & D Fahey A Bradshaw

S Fannin (1.5) G Walsh W Gordon (3) S Karnicnik (1.5) J Seivwright (3) T Harris H McNeill (3) A Kuru D Jensen (3) S MacNab K Veenendaal (1.5) M Cropp

R Wales J Tanner R Adcock J McInerney R Blackburn M Grant J McInerney Hart & Taylor J McInerney J McInerney

R Adcock J McInerney R Adcock J Dunn S & B Evans J & D Fahey R Adcock J McInerney J & D Fahey Hart & Taylor

4:03PM OPT 901

16882 Jack No Lag 21.60 36477 Zimmer Frame nwtd 23126 Ruamahunga Hero 21.89 65476 Ali Ali Ali 21.42 67765 Opawa Velocette 21.81 27251 Kiwi Gal 21.35 26657 Tabulam Girl 21.61 15632 Fancy Chap nwtd 24858 Aussi Joshy nwtd 75478 Twelve Gauge nwtd

4:28PM 902

OPT

1 52414 Feed The Need 21.65 1 2 56367 Secret Babe nwtd 4 3 17786 Kaeshius nwtd 4 12536 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd 2 5 76733 Was Just Saying 21.65 3 6 32221 Just A Matthew nwtd 7 78877 Surge Ahead 22.02 8 88677 Dyna Bevlin nwtd 9 X5758 Lytworx 21.35 10 78868 Magnetude Eight nwtd 4:48PM 903

OPT

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Today at Cambridge Raceway 8 1 $1,450, C1, 375m 9 Trainer 10

WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY SPRINT

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 4 2 3 3 4 5 1 6 7 2 8 9 10

Y Castro R & L Udy Ray & Hunt G Farrell W & T Steele Udy & Cottam W & T Steele D Schofield S Clark M Black

1 3 4 2 3 4 1 5 2 6 7 8 9 BOX 1 GOLD SPRINT $1,450, C1, 375m 10 P & J Cleaver W & T Steele S Clark Ray & Hunt R & L Udy M Black R & L Udy Udy & Cottam D Schofield R McPhee

D Schofield R & L Udy W & T Steele T Green R & L Udy Howe & Woods H Mullane

1 3 2 2 3 1 4 5

6 4 7 8 9 FOND FOODS LTD STAKES C Henley S Clark B Craik

$2,505, C1, 457m

T Green Ray & Hunt D Schofield Udy & Cottam D Schofield Udy & Cottam P & J Cleaver T Green T Green W & T Steele

FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES

13353 San Tan Samson nwtd 74211 Eye Kno nwtd 11647 Caveman Sam nwtd 15125 Salvarotti 25.99 65247 Jinja Roman 25.85 47457 Vince Fawn nwtd 56281 Beaumont 25.58 36638 Trevor Gibbs nwtd 686F3 Barwon Annie 25.93 46736 Bigtime Dazzler 25.49

6:04PM 906

OPT

65444 Out Of Paper nwtd 46244 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd 88787 Blazing Spirit 25.60 13154 Jinja Bailey nwtd 31427 Fancy Fox 25.95 85126 Jinja Might nwtd 15547 Don Morocco 26.47 23134 Crackling Gal 26.08 45787 Home Bound 26.28 26787 Deception Diva nwtd

5:33PM 905

OPT

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21235 Sisco Kid 21.22 32168 Token Jasper 21.30 84255 Bark De Triomphe 21.31

5:05PM 904

OPT

1 3 2 3 2 4 4 5 6 1 7 8 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT 109 $1,685, C2, 375m

41116 Zipping Andre 21.52 85725 Bigtime Moola nwtd 14522 Jinja Mongo nwtd 55513 King Shaq 21.22 62715 Unconscionable 21.55 46324 Mahala Bay nwtd 32562 Epic Force nwtd

Cambridge Dogs

$3,325, C2/3, 457m

T Green Howe & Woods B Hodgson D Schofield W & T Steele S Codlin B Craik W & T Steele D Schofield E Potts

GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT

46824 Hallo Star 21.08 71381 Allegro Cody 21.32 88775 Unileven 21.19 54463 Shot Gun Harry 21.40 57126 Jinja Mia 21.37

$2,035, C3, 375m

R & L Udy Ray & Hunt D Schofield H Mullane W & T Steele

51268 Opawa Loyal 21.34 66157 Nangar Panther nwtd 15336 Stranger Things 21.49 17588 All Hail Caesar 21.71

6:35PM OPT 907

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12

S Clark D Schofield B Craik Udy & Cottam

SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO DASH $2,390, C4, 295m

J McInerney R Wales M Grant R Blackburn A Bradshaw J McInerney B Dann J McInerney A Bradshaw S & B Evans

LIVAMOL SPRINT

$2,860, C5, 295m

22672 Opawa Sheldon 17.07 14261 Hey Jude nwtd 14462 Vikings nwtd 54612 Cawbourne Britty 17.36 47514 Botany Cold 17.22 21228 Flower Bomb 17.23 18515 Ohoka Clare 17.17 13438 Danziger 17.10 71575 Macey Baxter 17.22 26738 High Dreamer 17.24

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

R Wales J McInerney J & D Fahey C Roberts J McInerney A Bradshaw L Waretini R Blackburn J McInerney M Grant

2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2-3-4-5-6-7

3 X0X24 Lodi (1) 55.5 Benner/Wynyard 2 3 4 86 Dana’s Prophecy (6) 55.5 G Haigh 5 6X La Soeur (4) 55.5 W Marshment 1 6 Galway Lil (2) 55.5 A & H Bull 7 0706X Her Destiny (5) 55.5 R Frost 8 7X Three Way Cut (3) 55.5 B Lammas 4:42PM 617

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8:03PM 910

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T Harris R Hannam T Allan S O'Malley (a4) J Parkes C Dell T Johnson (a2) J Fawcett (a2) R Myers A Shin (a4) S Collett A Collett

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11

6 42133 Classy Impact nwtd 7 34432 No Time Toulouse nwtd 2 $2,390, C4, 375m 8 46324 Bigtime Blackie nwtd 9 658X5 Zipping Kirby 25.81 Udy & Cottam 10 21535 Cawbourne Mezza nwtd G Farrell B Craik H Mullane R & L Udy Udy & Cottam S Clark S Clark H Mullane

L Allpress C O'Beirne (a3) D Bradley R Hannam

$10,000, MDN, 1340m

1 8542X Tuscan Whistler (1) 58.5 S Crawford 2 2 90595 Boy Soldier (7) 58.5 D Parry 3 3 05X Thutmosis (3) 58.5 E & JJ Rayner 1 4 09856. Post Graduate (9) 58.5 G Hacche 1 5 52332 Piriwai (13) 56.5 C Bothwell 6 04063 Dancing Auriole (6) 56.5 A Clement 4 7 57X Midnight Story (2) 56.5 T Keegan 8 8X8 Black Anasta (10) 56.5 P Pascoe 9 0X Blue Rata Anna (12) 56.5 T Keegan 10 X5987 Garment (5) 56.5 L Pickford 11 77509 Nancees Gold (8) 56.5 M Loveday 12 X0X24 Lodi (4) 56 Benner/Wynyard 13 09 Great North Road (11) 56 A Parkes 1 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

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RAYNERS STABLES MAIDEN 1340

THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT

1 72765 Wong Way 21.50 4 2 33343 Ekali 21.28 3 3 35214 Brotastic 21.34 4 83423 See Eye Be 21.40 5 66111 Raging Demon 20.99 6 1X888 Ima Lucky Zarr nwtd 2 7 57246 Pat Tama 21.35 1 8 42741 Mad Harry 21.25 9 13786 Noah Who 21.35

C Roberts S & B Evans M Grant M Grant C Weir C Roberts B Dann J Dunn L Waretini J McInerney

67675 Cosmic Richie 17.30 33513 Opawa Binge 17.31 33712 Smash Attack 17.22 56343 Inside Affair 17.41 42676 Nicey Spicey 17.11 31277 Homebush Miles 17.42 17788 Believe 17.10 58245 Think Tank 17.51 34444 Amino Trouble 17.25 15375 Justin Ryan 17.27

3:17PM

1 2 3 2 1 3 4 5 6 4 7 8 FLAIR EASTER DASH FINAL 9 $3,000, C5f, 295m 10

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1 3 1 2 2 3 4 4 5 6 7 8 9 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC FEATURE $3,200, R/A, 520m 10

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1650m; Straight: 325m; Rail: True; Weather: Few Showers

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 71173 Platinum Marshal 17.15 2 3 2 18114 Aussie Hoon 17.21 3 71271 Smash Bomber 17.23 4 37334 Smash Wild 17.08 1 5 61212 Custom Paint 17.06 6 78X52 Howie Bale 17.17 4 7 11511 Fired Up Jasper 17.20 8 12233 Timely Affair 17.22 9 18515 Ohoka Clare 17.17 THE TURF BAR SPRINT 10 58245 Think Tank 17.51 $2,035, C3, 295m

3 146. Windsor (6) 58.5 R Bergerson 1 J Parkes 4 P359X Nom du Beel (3) 58 G Temperton C O'Beirne (a3) 2 5 X578X Regal Winks (8) 57.5 E & JJ Rayner 1 L Allpress 3 6 X2144 Book Smart (7) 57 F Auret M Hudson (a3) 7 2561X Magicella (4) 57 T Keegan J Riddell T Johnson (a2) 2:17PM COOKSON RACING MAIDEN 1200 8 93024 Fascino Lass (5) 56.5 R Patterson OPT 613 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 9 27500 Exhibit (2) 55.5 D Goldsbury A Collett 2 1 55X2 The Chaser (10) 58.5 Autridge/Richards S Rusof 10 37772 Incantation (10) 55.5 H Mathews R Myers 2 29884. Turfshaker (12) 58.5 J Wallace S Collett NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES F&M 1340 $12,000, 4 3 5X Verbalizer (11) 58.5 S Crawford T Harris 3:27PM OPT 615 R65 Benchmark Fillies and Mares*, 1340m 4 86. Benson (5) 58.5 N Marshall 1 S MacNab (a2) 1 1 16442. Miss Doherty (1) 59.5 R Bergerson J Parkes 1 5 Fredefender (2) 58 W Marshment 1 L Allpress 2 31791 Smoken Hot (2) 59.5 R Patterson T Johnson (a2) 3 6 X6733 Crafty Crim (1) 56.5 T Keegan D Hirini (a1) 3 1527X Kool Connection (7) 58.5 S Crawford T Harris 7 94772 Midnight Poetry (9) 56.5 T Keegan A Collett 2 4 10605. Starossa (6) 58.5 T Furness J Fawcett (a2) 1:42PM LISA LATTA RACING STABLES MAIDEN 1600 8 3277X Play The Field (8) 56.5 S Gordon J Parkes 4 5 04903 Helenaoftroy (5) 58 W Jones R Myers $10,000, MDN HWT, 1600m OPT 612 9 95X80. Destiny One (3) 56.5 K Buttimore C Waddell (a4) 3 6 00X35 Ballet Choux (8) 57.5 T Riddell J Riddell 1 1 222 Sligo (8) 68 R Bergerson T Harris 10 369X0 Fiftyshadesofpink (4) 56.5 A Clement C Dell 7 46586 Pincanto (4) 57.5 P & T Ebbett A Collett 3 2 23377 Cullen Bohannon (10) 68 G Vile G Walsh 11 0 Stocking (7) 56.5 E Rennie C O'Beirne (a3) 8 9574X Allure (9) 57 T Bambry S Collett 3 9265X Mister Geronimo (12) 68 T Keegan J Riddell 12 00X Estefania (6) 56 R McKenzie J Bassett (a4) 9 65524 Martinelli (3) 54 K Lawrence L Allpress 4 6264X Venerate (3) 68 H Wilson W Gordon (3) 5 43PLX Kangaroo (4) 68 K Myers 1 J Seivwright (3) 2:52PM IG & RJ HACKETT FARRIER AND RACING 1200 4:07PM TINA EGAN RACING MAIDEN 1340 6 9X La Jungles (2) 68 S Beatson D Jensen (3) OPT 614 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m OPT 616 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1340m 7 90X00 To Sir With Love (9) 68 L Tanner 1 1 2223X Baxstreetboy (7) 57.5 D Goldsbury H McNeill (3) 1 87321 Prawn Star (9) 59 K Myers 1 S MacNab (a2) J Parkes 8 X5580 Toby’s Choice (1) 68 K Gray 4 2 6X1 Pacific Coast (1) 58.5 Autridge/Richards 4 2 S MacNab S Rusof Yakety Yak (8) 57.5 K Gray C Waddell (a4) 1 111X7 Tallyho Twinkletoe (9) 71 K Myers 1 3 2 51PPX Just Ishi (3) 70 G Temperton 1 3 5248X It’s A Wonder (12) 69.5 H Wilson 4 4 223PX Mendoza (11) 69.5 J Wheeler 2 5 14FX4 Sea King (6) 68.5 K Myers 1 6 6LP7X Yardstick (5) 65 J Wheeler 7 3800X Thatz David (10) 65 A Davies 1 8 6633X Tizza Secret (1) 65 B Thurlow 9 6P0FX Cullister (7) 65 G Temperton 10 5412X Mailly (2) 65 K Myers 1 11 3151X The Big Opal (4) 65 K Myers 1 12 4117X Pukeake Sam (8) 65 D Wickham 1

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MIKE STENT DECORATORS NEW ZEALAND DERBY GROUP 1 $45,420, R/Af, 457m

1 21713 Avenger Bale nwtd 4 C Roberts 3 2 11231 Shallay Pallay 25.49 J & D Fahey 3 33512 Bigtime Levi nwtd L Cole 2 4 18311 Bigtime Paddy 25.30 L Cole C Roberts 7:04PM TERESSA MCDONALD MEMORIAL CUP (GROUP 2) FINAL 5 12342 Allen Ablett 25.30 1 6 17112 Dirk Bale nwtd C Roberts OPT 908 $15,825, C2df, 747m J & D Fahey 2 1 128X1 Dusty Gambler nwtd K Walsh 7 21611 Opawa Rooster 25.60 B Craik 4 2 36863 Very Choosy nwtd P Henley 8 43873 Beautiful Boy 25.51 L Cole 3 12631 Opawa Timo nwtd J & D Fahey 9 62653 Bigtime MacDaddy nwtd J & D Fahey 4 51453 Translator nwtd J & D Fahey 10 12214 Kia Tere 25.76 3 5 64133 Thrilling Flo 43.20 K Walsh HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC STAKES 6 12416 Thrilling Raider nwtd K Walsh 8:33PM $4,735, C4/5, 457m 1 7 84113 Trip To Eden nwtd D Schofield OPT 911 8 32413 Nitehawk Rose nwtd B Hodgson 4 1 26224 Bigtime Caleb 25.60 L Cole 9 44855 Vicki Keeping nwtd J & D Fahey 2 2 31285 Light ’em Jax 25.31 K Walsh 10 52575 Gray Bale nwtd M Roberts 3 77443 Zipping Vito 25.68 D Schofield 7:34PM LOIS HENLEY MEMORIAL TROPHY (GROUP 2) FINAL 4 16814 Bigtime JayJay 25.73 L Cole OPT 909 $15,825, C5f, 457m 5 11186 Nangar Dream 25.65 D Schofield 1 81472 Bigtime Mia nwtd L Cole 6 52125 Cactus Jack nwtd J & D Fahey 3 7 32761 Thrilling Billy 25.48 1 2 25421 Quistis Bale 25.38 P Ferguson M Roberts 4 3 78323 Sue Zooki 25.70 1 8 22515 Jimmy’s Rocket 25.47 T Green S Clark 4 11611 Bigtime Tears 25.65 L Cole 9 72776 Snoop Junior nwtd K Walsh 3 5 633X4 Cristiane Cyborg 25.46 D Schofield H Mullane 10 658X5 Zipping Kirby 25.81

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Palmerston Nth Harness Today at Manawatu Raceway

March 29, 2018

2 3176X The Hulk (1) A Matthews T Fensom (J) P Ferguson & R42–R49 & R51 SpecHcp, 2500m 3 61300 Clover Kate (2) S Dickson 4 58958 One Night Out (3) B Weaver B Weaver PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 1 5 90362 Lovely Bundy (4) P & V Blanchard D Ferguson (J) 1 1 50722 Lone Star Lad (1) C & J DeFilippi K Marshall 3 6 22128 Caitlin’s Surprise (1) P Fleming K Marshall 4 2 Mums Star (2) R Paynter T Mitchell 2 7 84351 Monseigneur (2) R Paynter T Mitchell 3 3 83220 Rave Nation (3) R Paynter D Butcher 8 74847 Sol Invictus (u1) J Abernethy J Abernethy 4 Littlebitoflove (4) J Abernethy J Abernethy 5 75089 Rarangi Opal (1) G Neill S Abernethy TOD SEEDS PACE $10,000, NON-WINNERS 6 36645 Above The Rest (2) W Fleming K More 6:45PM 2YO+, 2000m 7 01398 Brooks Belle (3) J Abernethy S Phelan OPT 504 8 02000 Beg For Chevron (4) S Doody J Curtin 1 Carrera Sky (1) D Gale K Marshall 2 9 02333 Mekong Princess (u1) M House B Orange 2 American Legend (2) A Matthews J Abernethy 10 00070 Secretofthesea Smile (u2) D Jones D Jones 1 3 Mainland Reactor (3) M House B Orange A Pyers SILVESTER CLARK PACE $10,000, 3YO+ Up–& 4 68607 Santanna Legend (4) A Pyers 5:44PM Cool And Calculating (5) M Berger P Butcher including R55, 2500m 5 OPT 502 N Delany (J) 1 57847 Rangi Rangdu (1) W Fleming K More 6 5280X Lincoln Street (6) M Salaivao 2 7 33632 Toppatherock (7) B Weaver S Abernethy 3 2 35842 The C E O (2) M Berger P Butcher Barrier 3 75284 Lynton Creek (3) D Butcher D Butcher J Curtin 4 22187 Helix (4) J Abernethy T Mitchell 8 24076 Delia May (21) D Gale 3 9 42 Rock N Shard (22) A Donnelly S Phelan 5 42237 Jenora (5) G Neill S Abernethy 4 10 About Turn (23) M Berger T Mitchell 6 61017 Magical Miss (6) S Phelan S Phelan Eagle Dancer (24) M Berger D Butcher Our Wicklow (7) P Fleming K Marshall 11 7 13577 Barrier RICOH PACE $10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2 8 03632 Waingaro Mara (21) D Gale J Curtin 7:15PM 2500m 9 3190 Bill Haley (22) J Abernethy J Abernethy OPT 505 4 10 47276 Kiwi Tintin (23) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 1 08678 Proud Bromac (1) M House B Orange 1 11 19033 Idealagain (24) M House B Orange 2 77576 Azza (2) S Phelan S Phelan 12 X9210 The Hawke (u1) P Fraser S Doody 4 3 36454 Hunter Red (3) D Gale K Marshall BILL & SYDNEY BOYD TROT $10,000, 3YO+ 4 00 Last Touch (4) B Weaver 6:14PM S Abernethy R54–R66 DiscrHcp, 2500m 5 OPT 503 Arty Pharty (5) M Berger P Butcher 4 1 51063 Monaro Mia (u1) G Neill S Abernethy 6 69845 Go Paddy (6) A Pyers A Pyers 5:13PM OPT 501

MANAWATU ITM TROT $10,000, NON-WINNERS

h M7

5:23PM 701

Forbury Park Harness

Today at Forbury Park JUST ESSENCE CATERING TROT

$6,500, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

1 70X80 Missalyssa (1) A Faulks 2 42845 Pat The Monarch (2) S Lock 3 9 Notta Success (3) P Luzumova 4 4 88P03 Masies Pride (4) W Stapleton 2 5 989 M’Lord Mackendon (5) K Barclay 3 6 60622 Pat The Monkey (6) E Lamb 1 7 800P Glendhu Gem (7) B Norman 8 09404 Katiki Lad (8) R Allen 9 80956 Dream Of Pat (9) G Woodhouse 10 07 Our Emirate (u1) L Bond 11 00709 Bonny Reece (u2) A Hoffman 1 12 47003 Zoned Scarlett (u3) D Simpson

A Faulks N Williamson P Luzumova B Williamson T Dewe (J) J Morrison (J) D Dunn G Smith R McIlwrick B Barclay T Williams M Williamson

9 88964 Tom Rule (21) P Robertson 4 10 90204 Chain Reaction (22) T McMillan 11 60060 Afro Dizzy Yak (u1) B Gooch 12 X0009 Thisladyrocks (u2) G & J Knight 13 77006 Theodora Hope (u3) A Paisley 6:54PM 704

OPT

March 29, 2018 B Williamson T McMillan M Hurrell (J) R McIlwrick A Beck

PICK 6 STARTS NOW PACE $6,500, NONWINNERS 2YO+ MR46–MR50, 2200m

1 06342 Armstrong (1) G & J Knight 1 M Williamson 2 0427 Blarney Babe (2) M Saunders T Williams 3 3 76442 Mach O’Melley (3) E Murphy A Armour 4 950 Official Cullen (4) A Hoffman N Williamson 2 5 20932 Coolhand Easton (5) G Anderson D Dunn 6 Ohoka Chopper (6) D Mitchell G Smith 4 7 896X5 Better Galleon (7) R Wilson M Anderson (J) Kate’s Carrera (8) K Barclay S Walkinshaw 8 9 Barrier 5:54PM FORBURY PARK BAR & BISTRO PACE $9,000, 3YO+ 9 38593 Bettors Atom (21) M Horton C Ferguson OPT 702 R56 & faster DiscrHcp, 2700m 10 470X8 Betstars Blue Jean (22) M Saunders M Hurrell (J) 1 67725 Gunpowder (1) P Robertson B Williamson 11 6 Just Another Legend (23) M Saunders B Barclay 4 2 61132 Pembrook’s Passion (2) G Smith G Smith 12 8 Heartbreaker (24) R Swain R Swain 2 3 06155 Bettor Enforce (3) A Beck A Beck 13 90850 Trompeur (25) D Mitchell B Williamson 4 04741 Archman (4) G & J Knight M Williamson PARK & EVENT FUNCTION CENTRE MOBILE PACE 3 5 72472 Run Boy Run (1) M Kerr D Dunn 7:25PM $7,000, R40 to R45 MOB. PACE, 2200m 1 6 32163 Fiery Ferret (2) G & J Knight R McIlwrick OPT 705 1 00009 Eastwood Chieftain (1) D Mitchell M Anderson (J) 6:25PM KIDS EAT FREE ON SUNDAY PACE $6,500, NON- 2 60000 Caesar Rocks (2) L Sinnamon R McIlwrick OPT 703 WINNERS 3YO+ MR40–MR45, 2200m 3 00040 Franco Nixon (3) B McDonald R Swain 2 1 24339 Honour The Bet (1) C Ferguson C Ferguson 4 09664 Red River Lochee (4) A Hoffman T Williams 2 00073 Bullys Princess (2) L Sinnamon B Munro (J) 5 50777 Passion Flower (5) R Wilson D Dunn 3 00007 Fleur Galleon (3) S Lock S Lock 6 57002 Aveross Ferrari (6) D O'Connell M Hurrell (J) 4 0X977 Rake (4) R Wilson 1 7 06812 Sky City King (7) T McMillan S Tomlinson (J) J Campbell (J) 3 5 35660 Firstjoy (5) W McEwan N Williamson 8 47090 Mickey Jay (8) E Latimer B Williamson Barrier 1 6 04342 Easton Foxglove (6) B Norman D Dunn C Ferguson 7 05700 Nicky Anew (7) C Morrison J Morrison (J) 9 05508 Chief Kapai (21) E Latimer 2 10 96055 Beaudiene Gambler (22) D Paterson N Williamson Franco Hatton (8) L Smart T Williams 8 00000 Barrier 4 11 L0980 Tuherbs Two (23) S Matheson S Tomlinson (J)

d M10

3:05PM OPT 101

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

3 1 4 2 3 4 5 1 6 2 7 8 9 10

72237 Cawbourne Buckle nwtd 33115 Avedon Film nwtd 83325 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd 72174 Rowdy Ruby nwtd 21434 Cawbourne Owen nwtd 52111 Bigtime Steve 23.66 61322 Dyna Hadvar nwtd 51465 Bigtime Chloe nwtd 21367 Three Amigos nwtd 67331 Bigtime Monty nwtd

3:22PM 102

OPT

3 1

62723 Bigtime Clyde 26.38

g M6

Palmerston Nth Dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

2 22164 Ocean Gambler nwtd 4 $1,800, C2, 410m 3 43656 Mister Ebby 26.09 2 4 56455 Bigtime Brucie 26.20 Trainer 5 62445 Apricity nwtd J & D Bell 6 44353 Gunnar Blueblood 26.45 M Flipp 7 54476 Cawbourne Ridge 26.47 J & D Bell 1 8 5X311 Argus Filch 26.14 S Kite 9 35748 Gentleman Tim nwtd K Gommans 10 28756 Yella Ella nwtd

THANK YOU KEVIN PRATT C2

March 29, 2018

A Turnwald A Turnwald L Cole A Turnwald J McInerney J & D Bell A Turnwald A Turnwald A Turnwald

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 900m; Weather: Few Showers

7 1 2 8 3 9 10

Riverton Races Saturday at Riverton

1 TODD&CO REALTY & INSURANCE BROKERS ALLIANCE HCP

March 31, 2018

77334 Womeninleague (21) A Donnelly 293 Afortunado (22) A Matthews 56547 Wynberg Jewel (23) M Berger

7:44PM 506

1 2 3 4 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 1 9

A Harrison (J) J Abernethy D Butcher

PALMERSTON NORTH GOLD CUP FESTIVAL MOBILE PACE $14,000, R61 to R88 MOB. PACE, 2500m

P3143 Madiba (1) D Morrison 12375 Mister Harris (2) W Fleming Ultimate Desire 10263 Delightful Zen (3) S Telfer 39824 C A Penny (4) A Shutkowski 12112 Classie American (5) R Richardson 44411 Marshal Star (6) S Dickson Barrier

32166 Black Chevron (21) D Gale 41153 Shillelagh (22) M House

8:13PM OPT 507

1 1 3 2 3 4 5 2 6 7 4 8 9

T Mitchell

Barrier

OPT

S Doody S Phelan SCRATCHED B Butcher (J) J Curtin D Ferguson (J) D Butcher J Abernethy B Orange

T MARKET FRESH MOBILE PACE

$10,000, R40 to R45 MOB. PACE, 2000m

88845 Arcano (1) M Pash 80237 Nerve Of Steel (2) M House 30736 Brainstormer (3) D Gale 90554 Pure Desire (4) W Devenport 50709 Trixie Bromac (5) B Weaver 09622 Amaro (6) J Gommans 07700 Strawberry Moose (7) K Goss

P Ferguson B Orange J Abernethy D Butcher S Abernethy S Phelan D Ferguson (J)

Barrier

98033 Jack Bates (21) F Mitchell 66266 Toll Gate (22) A Pyers

K Marshall A Pyers

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1007m; Weather: Mainly Fine

12 13 3 14

05096 Alexy (24) D O'Connell Jay FM 30463 Martin McGuinness (25) L Bond

7:54PM OPT 706

D O'Connell SCRATCHED M Williamson

8:23PM 707

OPT

B Barclay C Ferguson D Dunn M Williamson N Williamson B Williamson B Munro (J) M Hurrell (J)

S Walkinshaw R McIlwrick S Tomlinson (J) T Williams SCRATCHED

FORBURY PARK SPORTS BAR HANDICAP TROT

$8,000, R40 to R76 DiscrHcp TROT, 2700m

54225 Thrilling Rory nwtd 65313 Bigtime Lady 26.29 47422 Cawbourne Lick nwtd 54283 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 35748 Gentleman Tim nwtd

4:18PM OPT 104

54722 Mila Mila 26.50 56456 Me Jane 25.94 33733 Cosmic Odette nwtd 82857 Bigtime Ottey nwtd 25723 Bigtime Rise 26.12 8625P Bigtime Eve 25.93 13418 Cawbourne Trixy 26.17 21535 Cawbourne Mezza nwtd 11186 Bigtime Kate nwtd

SCRATCHED J Morrison (J) A Beck R Swain M Williamson G McLay SCRATCHED B Barclay N Williamson SCRATCHED L McKay (J) B Williamson M Anderson (J)

A Turnwald L Cole J & D Bell G & S Fredrickson A Turnwald

SILVER STAR TROPHY C5 $5,000, C5, 457m

A Turnwald L Cole J McInerney L Cole L Cole L Cole M Roberts M Roberts L Cole

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1650m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Out 5m; Weather: Showery

15 0 Orepuki Lad (4) 58.5 Graham & Michael Eade 1 0 16 Jontys Ace (18) 58 M & M Pitman 0 17 9 Haywood (9) 58.5 A Hewitson 2:41PM ELMWOOD CATERING POURAKINO HANDICAP 18 Park Ranger SCRATCHED OPT 605 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2147m 1 043X1 Olaf (10) 59 S McKay 19 Miss Catherine SCRATCHED 2 1 63926 Ablaze (5) 59.5 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a3) 2 7X59X Civic Reception (9) 58.5 A Schwarz K Mudhoo (a1) 0 20 690X7 Doppelganger (12) 58.5 L Beck 1 2 59423 Wild Jack (8) 57 S Blair-Edie 1 L Callaway 3 05102 Majic El (14) 58.5 C Anderton 4 3 12240 Teddytwinkletoes (2) 56.5 A Dickson 1 K Kwo (a3) 4 4 53224 Road To Redemption (6) 58.5 A Schwarz D Bothamley 1:31PM BUPA CARE SERVICES FRANCOLIN STAKES 4 Villa Elba SCRATCHED 3 5 84285 Galway Garry (8) 58 K Tyler 1 B Murray (a3) OPT 603 $40,000, F&M, 1400m 5 13241 The Quiet Man (1) 56 S Blair-Edie 1 6 Slammer SCRATCHED K Mudhoo (a1) 4 1 76615 Twoznotenough (1) 60 L and Richard Didham R Cuneen 6 21559 Rock Solid (6) 54 J Gordon 7 40773 Fulltothebrim (3) 57.5 B Laking J Laking B Murray (a3) J Lowry 7 X7500 Tilly Dunnage (7) 54 K Tyler 1 8 170X6 Letsbringiton (13) 57 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a2) 2 73917 Fascinate (2) 57 B & S Anderton 8 3X791 Friday Knight (3) 54 B Tapper R Beeharry (a3) 1 3 41322 Elfee (3) 56 M & M Pitman 9 45263 Pacific Tap (12) 57 K & I Taplin 3 9 27562 Southern Dancer (4) 54 J & K Parsons T Comignaghi (a2) 2 4 58253 Flying Sardine (7) 54 K Tyler 1 B Murray (a3) 10 20767 Prince Ransom (2) 57 M & M Pitman 3 5 12521 Nightcap (9) 54 Bros/Dennis T Comignaghi (a2) 3:19PM 2 11 7X244 Shirley Maude (7) 56.5 L Vaughan T Moseley CARRIERS ARMS HOTEL RIVERTON CUP 6 83434 Whispering (8) 54 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 12 60X05 Bravo Supremo (4) 56.5 Harris/Moore L Callaway OPT 606 $60,000, OPN HCP, 2147m 7 71619 Macy (6) 54 T Kennedy 13 30445 Vino Tinto (1) 56 S Price 3 1 12324 Gallant Boy (14) 60 B & S Anderton J Lowry 8 00104 Dezzies Delight (4) 54 S Kirkland C Campbell (a3) 1 14 96663 Lizzie Bordon (5) 55 S McKay 2 21230 Come Fly With Me (6) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 1 J Laking 9 01975. Stellacanto (5) 54 S Blair-Edie 1 A Bohorun (a3) 0 15 00300 Sunset Girl (11) 54 Harris/Moore 3 28051 Motorboat Mike (3) 56 S Price 0 16 0X006 Casing The Joint (15) 55 B Howden K Mudhoo (a) 2:06PM EWAN ALLAN HONDA FAIRFAX HANDICAP 4 01597. The Gordonian (9) 55.5 J Gordon C Campbell (a) $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 5 31078 Lochan Ora (5) 54.5 K Tyler 1 12:56PM SOUTH PACIFIC MEATS MAIDEN OPT 604 4 6 67465 Timy Tyler (12) 54 K Tyler 1 B Murray (a) OPT 602 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 83156. Shakti (4) 62 J Gordon K Mudhoo (a1) 1 7 54441 Son Of Zac (1) 53 K & P Hughes C Barnes 2 1 32927. Riding High (14) 58.5 B & S Anderton 1 J Lowry 2 61324 Barabas (14) 59.5 M & M Pitman 2 8 22X85 Stokers Rock (11) 53 J McKay 2 35427 Jin Lu (11) 58.5 L and Richard Didham 2 3 03772 Thought That (7) 58.5 E Winsloe J Laking T Comignaghi (a2) 9 51182 Accidental Offside (4) 53 E Winsloe T Moseley 3 46248 Tussock (8) 58.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 4 31380. Willow (10) 58 B & S Anderton J Lowry 10 83117 Taniwha (7) 53 J Curran J Morris 4 95553 Yes You Did (1) 58.5 G Mee 5 61000. Indiana Pearl (8) 57.5 S McKay 11 14743 He Ain’t Heavy (13) 53 S Blair-Edie 1 L Callaway 5 02046. Get Rythm (13) 58.5 S Blair-Edie 1 L Callaway 6 58531. Docket (5) 57 B Tapper R Beeharry (a3) 12 01861 Villa Elba (2) 53 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a) 1 6 00X62 Itstolate (7) 56.5 M & M Pitman 7 31944 Katango (9) 56.5 B Laking J Laking 13 01561 Larrikin (8) 53 R Mauger K Kwo (a) 4 7 9X472 Opio Rose (3) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 1 3 8 72171 Classic Warrior (3) 56.5 M & M Pitman A Bohorun (a3) 14 13241 The Quiet Man (10) 53 S Blair-Edie 1 A Bohorun (a) 3 8 43 Jim’s Gift (6) 56.5 S McKay 9 38683 Gold’nguru (13) 56.5 L Beck S Muniandy WAIAU HOTEL APARIMA HANDICAP 9 6720X Ruby Marie (5) 56.5 J Gordon T Moseley 10 65021 Nesta (1) 56.5 S Blair-Edie 1 L Callaway 3:54PM $35,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 10 50438 Mahana (16) 56.5 M & M Pitman 4 11 06251. The Czar (11) 56.5 K Tyler 1 B Murray (a3) OPT 607 T Comignaghi (a2) 11 58490 Rubymoon (17) 56.5 B Smith 12 41623 Zabay (12) 55 B & S Anderton C Campbell (a3) 1 6143X Irish Excuse (9) 60 E Winsloe 3 2 4X633 Jazzman (7) 57.5 M & M Pitman 12 60578 Lil Miss Swiss (10) 56.5 K Tyler 1 C Campbell (a3) 13 43116 Crispin (2) 54.5 B & S Anderton C Barnes 2 3 31162 Johnny Jones (5) 57.5 J & K Parsons 13 930 Scandalous (2) 56 S Prince G Jogoo (a1) C Barnes 14 18555 Sally Getcha Gun (6) 54 J Curran J Morris 15 4 4 11556. Shaara (1) 54.5 J Gordon 14 50 Molly Polly (15) 56 K Tyler 1 Sniparinda SCRATCHED S Muniandy B Murray (a3) 12:21PM 601

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

70097 Manihiki Pearl (23) M Salaivao 08478 Show Business (24) G Neill

8:43PM 508

OPT

N Delany (J) M Bryers

M & M MASTER BUTCHERS PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R46–R57, 2000m

1 64327 Grey Skies (1) S Dickson 3 2 10877 Get The Rhythm (2) M House 3 08160 Sauchiehall (3) M House 4 4 72145 Itsokbeingbetter (4) F Mitchell 5 62355 Volando Denario (5) A Donnelly 6 29473 Franco Lennox (6) A Donnelly 1 Delightful Kas (7) S Doody 7 55911 Barrier 8 1X886 Franco Empire (21) S McRae 2 9 62159 Racketeers Boy (22) D Butcher

9:12PM 509

OPT

1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 8 9 1 10

B Butcher (J) B Orange T Mitchell K Marshall S Phelan A Donnelly J Curtin P Ferguson D Butcher

FESTIVAL CONTINUES @ AWAPUNI ON SATURDAY PCE $10,000, 3YO+ R56–R68, 2000m

Franco Lennox Sauchiehall 22912 Gotta Moment (1) D Gale 4P261 Captain Kirk (2) S Doody 9191P Homebush Lad (3) S Doody 26421 Ardent Lustre (4) S Telfer 66312 Stars Delight (5) D Butcher

SCRATCHED SCRATCHED J Abernethy P Ferguson D Ferguson (J) B Butcher (J) D Butcher

Barrier

73547 Extra Guinness (21) B Weaver 11589 Sheeza Sport (22) M Jones 10311 Caviar Star (23) J Curtin

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

S Abernethy S Phelan J Curtin

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

14 Sundons Wish 1 15 10810 Miracle Rising (1) G Smith 4 16 X7011 Its Elvis (u1) D Simpson $7,500, 3YO+ R52 to R58 MOB. PACE, 2200m

1 Scarlett Lane 2 8PX09 Barham Belle (1) R Hanson 1 0 3 990X8 Topnotch Eagle (2) L Veint 4 03686 Bono Hest (3) R Hanson 1 5 16429 Sky Tower (4) B C Wallace 6 X7955 Armori (5) G McLay 7 Don’t Look Back 8 54003 French Desire (6) A Malcolmson 9 36155 Holdon Toyaspurs (7) M Prendergast 10 Bourbon And Dry 11 0P407 Och Aye The Noo (u1) M Denton 2 12 01533 Jeddy R Ya Ready (1) B Williamson 3 13 70224 Spotlight The Valley (2) R Wilson

6 3 7 8 9 10

10 11

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

SCRATCHED G Smith D Dunn

SPEIGHTS MOBILE PACE

1 65401 Zenola’s Art (1) K Barclay 2 71381 No More Change (2) C Ferguson 2 3 62001 Linton Shard (3) G Anderson 4 0600X Changesaw (4) A Hoffman 3 5 197 Donegal Mary Francis (5) C Dalgety 4 6 39351 Calendar Girlz (6) P Robertson 7 X4012 Reddington (7) D Trainor 1 One Direction (8) B McLellan 8 34060 Barrier 9 85335 Franco Huntington (21) D McLachlan 10 8P918 Allandale (22) G & J Knight 11 04097 Balius (23) S Matheson 1 12 4X628 Alta Shelby (24) M Kerr 13 Fear Rockn

1 4 1 2 3:42PM GRAEME HAYDEN HOLMES MEMORIAL FINAL 3 OPT 103 $2,700, C1f, 457m 4 4 1 63321 Cawbourne Web nwtd J & D Bell 5 2 56734 Bradam Begins nwtd 3 6 A Turnwald M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C1/2 1 3 51331 Bigtime Wendle 26.18 2 7 L Cole 2 4 11162 All About Space 26.04 E Duganzich 8 $2,860, C1/2, 457m L Cole 5 53227 Bigtime Mike 26.65 L Cole 9 L Cole M Flipp L Cole M Roberts L Cole

2 Ryans Gal (7) R Paynter

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

8:53PM 708

OPT

1 2 2 3 3 1 4 5 4 6 7 8 9

$20,000, 3YO Fillies MOB. PACE, 1700m

Barrier

93063 Repartee (21) K & J Price

9:23PM 709

WEDNESDAY IS ‘2 FOR 1 SCHNITZEL NIGHT’ MBL PACE $7,000, R46 to R51 MOB. PACE, 2200m

S Walkinshaw T Williams M Williamson D Dunn B Barclay S Tomlinson (J) M Hurrell (J) R McIlwrick

Barrier

087P0 Motu Speedy Star (21) E Latimer 55552 Rozzano (22) C Ferguson 97008 Aveross Rustler (23) A Faulks Navajo Art

J Morrison (J) C Ferguson A Faulks SCRATCHED

1-2, 4-5 3-4-5 2-3-4-5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

62234 Rapper Tilly nwtd

4:38PM 105

OPT

S Kite

GROUP 2 PALMERSTON NORTH GOLD CUP FINAL $15,000, C5f, 457m

1 73774 Bigtime Doug 25.93 3 1 2 21113 Fusion Cronulla 25.81 3 52686 Spare Some Time 25.95 4 11871 Arden Emgrand 26.17 5 26757 Bigtime Vanessa 26.15 6 84444 Bigtime Flyer 26.04 2 7 13145 Nature’s Gent 26.43 4 8 24532 Cawbourne Palmer 25.93 9 54722 Mila Mila 26.50 10 53X41 Rover Bale nwtd DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

4:29PM 608

5:04PM 609

$22,500, R65 Benchmark*, 1200m

A Bohorun (a3) D Bothamley T Moseley R Firdhaus (a2) S Muniandy C Barnes B Murray (a3) R Beeharry (a3)

WINTONS TOP PUB WAIPANGO HANDICAP

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m

1 56681 Friar Tuck (5) 59 B Howden 2 1 2 0L022 Our Teddy Boy (7) 58.5 S Tyler 4 3 09001 Richie Rox (4) 58.5 Harris/Moore 3 4 62562 Jakob Gambino (11) 58 B Tapper 5 7330X Napoleon Dynamite (6) 58 G Tippett 6 46139 Plowshare (8) 58 S Prince 7 7X510 Little Miss (10) 57.5 B Tapper 8 22879 Mia Mamma (2) 57 J & K Parsons 9 5X1 Shine Bright (9) 57 K Tyler 1 10 47801 Magic Note (1) 56.5 M & M Pitman 11 10687. Leila Eve (3) 55.5 J Gordon

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R Beeharry (a3) J Morris R Cuneen C Barnes

MIKE HURRING&WATSON LOGGING EXCELLENCY

1 48241 Waimate Bill (5) 60 S Blair-Edie 1 1 2 2 44310 Don’t Be Cheeky (3) 58.5 M & M Pitman 3 93345 Our Charlie (2) 58 L Vaughan 4 66737 Sweet Chastity (6) 57.5 Harris/Moore 5 35725 All Dressed Up (1) 57 J Gordon 3 6 X35X1 Black Label (10) 57 S Tyler 4 7 03952 Knutquacker (11) 57 E Winsloe 8 17X Eckse (7) 56.5 S McKay 9 42958 Promising (4) 55.5 K Tyler 1 10 05354 Supatwista (8) 55 B Tapper 11 70668. Tapilize (9) 54 K & I Taplin OPT

L Cole A Turnwald L Cole A Turnwald L Cole L Cole A Turnwald M Roberts A Turnwald C Roberts

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9

5 6614X Five Kings (6) 54 B Tapper 6 18420 Passito (3) 54 S Prince 7 54566. Secret Power (8) 54 A Hewitson 1 8 49253 Raise You Ten (2) 54 B & S Anderton 9 11357 He’s Mi Brother (4) 54 S Blair-Edie 1 OPT

T Williams C Ferguson G Smith D Dunn B Barclay M Anderson (J) N Purdon (J) M Williamson N Williamson

41700 Kagee VC (1) D McLachlan 90857 To Ri Alby (2) A Hoffman 98920 Earthbound (3) A Hoffman 19000 Honour Scroll (4) B Norman 97506 Dali Bread (5) C Barron 24560 Playboy Prince (6) E Latimer 26907 Annie Fitz (7) R Wilson 21250 Lis Amore (8) G & J Knight

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4

NEVELE R STUD SERIES FILLIES HEAT 6 MOBILE PACE

25321 Delight In Me (1) Purdon/Rasmussen 49002 Bridesdale Robyn (2) R Wilson 12274 Shebang (3) G Smith 51143 Bettor Joy (4) C Dalgety 22920 I’mallaboutthebase (5) S Baucke 0P621 Come Dance With Me (6) M Kerr 20372 Bettor Trix (7) Purdon/Rasmussen 76167 Raksbet (8) C Barron

OPT

1 3 2 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 2 10 11 12

Compiled by

G Jogoo (a1) C Campbell (a3) L Callaway R Beeharry (a3) J Lowry J Morris C Barnes T Comignaghi (a2) B Murray (a3) T Moseley

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

In brief

■ AUSSIE HARNESS

Powerful Kiwi flavour By AdAm HAmilton Former buzz Kiwi pacer King Of Swing headlines a very strong Kiwi flavour through Australia’s bumper Easter weekend of racing. New trainer Gary Hall Sr is thrilled with the way King Of Swing has bounced-back from a cold and can’t wait to line him up in tonight’s WA Derby prelude at Gloucester Park. “He went so well in his Pinjarra trial last Sunday and has come through it in great style,” he said. “A week ago I thought we really up against it, but he seems right back on track.” King Of Swing will dominate

betting from gate three with another talented former Kiwi, Ocean Ridge, the other key runner from gate five. It will be the son of Rocnkroll Hanover’s first run since running ninth to Chase Auckland at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve. In his new home state of NSW, Miracle Mile winning trainer Tim Butt carries the Kiwi flavour into Saturday night’s stellar Bathurst Gold Crown meeting. But he is supported by former star Kiwi pacer Franco Nelson, who will dominate betting despite gate 10 in the Lord Mayor’s Cup for Shane and Lauren Tritton. Butt has emerging two-year-

old filly Glenledi Babe (gate seven) as second favourite at $5.50 on the Aussie TAB behind Mick Stanley’s Desirable Stride ($1.90, gate one) in the $100,000 Group 1 Gold Tiara final. Butt’s three-year-old filly Lady Chatto also looks an each-way chance from gate five in the Group 2 Gold Bracelet final. That race has been thrown wide-open with NSW Oaks runner and NZ Oaks hopeful Soho Burning Love drawing outside the back row (gate 14). Also on Saturday night, former talented pacers Motu Meteor (gate nine) and Messini (11) head the betting in the $30,000 Ararat Cup from gate nine. - HRNZ

Future uncertain for 3YO An overseas trip hasn’t been ruled out for Awapuni black type contender Bel Ragazzo. His performance in Saturday’s Gr.3 Higgins Concrete Manawatu Classic will decide the remainder of his threeyear-old future. “If he happened to win impressively then we might look at the South Australian Derby, but I’m probably leaning toward turning him out,” trainer Shane Crawford said. “I’m really happy with the horse, and since the Derby he’s really come on.” - NZME

Sargent likes chances

Trainer Gary Hall Snr

John Sargent is bullish about the prospects of his New Zealandbred filly Luvaluva in Saturday’s Gr.1 Vinery Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. The expat Kiwi trainer produced last season’s Wakeful Stakes winner to add the Kembla Grange Classic to her record last time out. “She’s going the right way after the win at Kembla. She’s improved since then and the 2000m is right up her alley.” - NZME

Campaign winding up

■ MATAMATA

Byzantine scores poignant victory

Byzantine and Opie Bosson go clear at Matamata yesterday.

Emotions ran high in the Matamata birdcage after Byzantine won yesterday’s two-year-old event in the hands of Opie Bosson. Jockeys wore black armbands in respect of the recent passing of Gloria Autridge, whose son Stephen trains the successful son of Savabeel in partnership with Jamie Richards. “It means a lot to me to win this race in memory of Gloria, she was a big part of my life growing up,” Bosson said. Byzantine made the running in the Paul Jones 1200m before he was headed at the top of the straight by So Taken, but when Bosson asked for an effort from his charge they drew clear to account for the favourite Santa Catarina and Sahar. “He got easy sectionals across the top and really quickened up for me,” Bosson said. Byzantine was the only runner in the lineup with race day experience, having finished second on debut at Trentham earlier this month. “He’s a lovely colt who went through some growing pains and was shin sore in the summer. “He might be a 2000 Guineas colt,” Richards said. “The trip away (to Trentham) helped him and it’s very fitting to win this race. “It’s been a tough week for the stable and Opie and Steve are pretty close.” - NZME

■ WANGANUI

Trainer gives Tuscan Whistler the nod Shane Crawford will have three fresh runners at Wanganui today and, while the trio will improve with their runs, they are forward enough to give good accounts of themselves. The Cambridge trainer expects Tuscan Whistler in the Rayner Stables Maiden (1340m) to be his best winning chance. “He shouldn’t be a maiden really, things haven’t gone right for him yet and he should be hard to beat,” Crawford said. Tuscan Whistler has finished in

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the money in six of his seven starts and hasn’t been seen since he finished runner-up in August. Like his stablemates, the fouryear-old trialled last week at Taupo and all three will be ridden by the in-form Troy Harris. His first mount for Crawford will be Verbaliser in the Cookson Racing Maiden (1200m) and he will make his first appearance since his debut fifth at the Taupo meeting where Tuscan Whistler was in action. “He’s been a slow-maturing

horse and he’s not overly big,” Crawford said. “The 1200m might be a bit sharp for him, but he’ll be running on and once he gets up to 1400 or 1600m he should be winning a maiden pretty quickly.” Kool Connection has a win and five placings from her 11 starts and will resume in the New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Race. “She’s really honest and again the distance might be a bit sharp for her, but it’s a Pearl Series Race so it’s worth having a go,” he said.- NZME

Washdyke trainer Michael Daly will give his talented sprinter Don Carlo one more outing this season. “He’ll go to Riccarton on April 7 for the 1000m race and then he’ll probably go to the paddock,” he said. “He’ll come back and we’ll be looking at Cup week at Christchurch and after that we might think about Trentham.” Don Carlo is unbeaten in two outings this year and the winner of seven from 13 career outings. - NZME

Stallion on the market Waikato Stud are preparing to farewell their blue-blooded Group One producer Rios with the son of champion sire Hussonet offered for sale online at www.gavelhouse. co.nz. “He’s a wonderful horse to do anything with and his strike rate has been extremely admirable, but we feel it’s time to let someone else have a chance with him,” stud principal Mark Chittick said. Despite light representation he has achieved success at the highest level with his son Gaultier winning the Gr.1 Levin Classic. - NZME

Youthful duo ready The prospect of a step up in distance on a rain-affected track at Awapuni isn’t expected to bother stablemates She’s A Thief and Bocce on Saturday. The two-yearolds head into unfamiliar territory distance-wise when they shoot for Group One honours in the Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes. She’s A Thief has enjoyed a rewarding first campaign with two wins and stakes placings in the Matamata Breeders’ Stakes and the Eclipse Stakes. - NZME

Singapore trip all on

Jockey Troy Harris

A nervous wait for Pukekohebased jockey Alysha Collett has come to a dream end. Her longheld hopes have been fulfilled with confirmation that she has been granted a licence by the Singapore Turf Club. “I’m really stoked, I applied about two months ago so it’s been quite nerve-wracking,” Collett said. “I found out this morning so I haven’t got all the details yet, but I’ll be going for six months after I originally thought it might have been three.” - NZME

This week’s draw

SUPER RUGBY

2018

Times may be subject to change.

DATE

GAME

VENUE

30 Mar

Chiefs v Highlanders

Hamilton

7:35 PM

30 Mar

Rebels v Hurricanes

Melbourne

9:45 PM

31 Mar

Blues v Sharks

Auckland

7:35 PM

31 Mar

Brumbies v Waratahs

Canberra

9:45 PM

01 Apr

Bulls v Stormers

Pretoria

3:15 AM

02 Apr

Lions v Crusaders

Johannesburg

2018 rules

TIME(NZ)

12:30 AM

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Fri, 7.30pm

Thur, 7.30pm

Tickets: Adult: $28* Unwaged: $25* (seniors & students) Family: $81* (2 adults 2 children)

Open Hat night

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Daily Events THURSDAY 9.30am and 10.45am (2 sessions). ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Fit Kidz for 0-5 year olds and caregivers. Mixed ages, gold coin donation. 48 Allens Road. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. All ages and abilities welcome, racquets available. E A Network Centre Stadium, 20 River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street, in the Triangle. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

FRIDAY (Good Friday) 6am BOOTCAMP. Catering for all levels of fitness. Walnut Avenue Pavilion. Contact Georgia 0276888686 or Aleisha 0278489309 (not public holidays). 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Good Friday Worship, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

SATURDAY 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton. 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park. 9.30am - 12.30pm THE ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY

Hopetoun Brown & the genius of Finn Scholes

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APRIL

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MAY

20, 21, 22

Fri & Sat, 7.30pm Sun, 2pm

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The Big Little Theatre Company Inc are proud to bring this award winning crazy comedy to our stage. From live music to riotous slapstick comedy to delight the young and young at heart. You will be entertained by the antics of the permanently ravenous Francis Henshall and his attempts to keep two jobs, protect a fugitive, unite two lovers, and win the girl. All this while being hampered by an old waiter with a dodgy ticker and a hapless band of helpers.

Horn-heavy duo Hopetoun Brown are joined on stage by arguably the country’s ﬁnest trumpet player Finn Scholes. These three multi-instrumentalists travel with a boot-load of exotic instruments. Bass clarinets, tubas and trombones are swapped for trumpets, saxophones and an assortment of strange keyboard instruments throughout the two stomp-heavy sets their repertoire spanning blues, soul, funk, jazz, Americana and stomp.

March 29, 30 & 31, 2018

10.15am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for Arthritis. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays). 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. TINWALD - Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Holy Spirit Catholic Church rooms, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES. ALLENTON- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. St Peters Anglican Church, Harrison Street, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN, SAYGO EXERCISES.

CENTRAL- Gentle exercises for muscle strength and balance in a friendly supportive environment. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street, Ashburton. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of may aircraft from past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, everyone welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 7pm ASHBURTON R.S.A. DARTS. Players of all experience who are interested are urged to come along and have a go. R.S.A. Cox Street. 7pm ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Maundy Thursday Holy Communion, Park Street. 7.30pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Maundy Thursday Worship, 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Good Friday service at Baring Square Methodist Church, Baring Square, no service at St Paul’s. 9.30am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Good Friday Service, Sinclair Centre, Park Street. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN

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INC. Open for toy exchange, 106 Victoria Street in the Triangle. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86

Maronan Road, Tinwald. 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 11am - 4pm. THE PLAINS RAILWAY. Open for Steam train rides, machinery displays and much more. Maronan Road, Tinwald.

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GARAGE sale, Victoria Street, Easter Saturday, March 31, 9am start. Household items, garden tools.

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Thursday, March 29, 2018

CHURCH SERVICES

Easter Church Services

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH in ALLENTON Allens Road

Cnr Cass & Havelock Sts Phone 308 5409 www. ashburtonbaptist.co.nz

‘Servicing Christ in the community’

Maundy Thursday Worship

Good Friday 9.30am Easter Sunday 10am

March 29 at 7.30pm

Good Friday Worship

March 30 at 9.30am

Sunday Easter Day Worship and Communion

Speaker: Pastor Rob Davison

April 1 at 9.30am

Email address oﬃce@st.davids.org.nz

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ALL VERY WELCOME

ASHBURTON ANGLICAN PARISH

Mid Canterbury Catholic Churches

EASTER SERVICES

Ashburton, Methven, Rakaia, Tinwald

HOLY THURSDAY – March 29 at 7.30pm at Our Lady of the Snows, Methven at Holy Name Church, Ashburton

GOOD FRIDAY – March 30 at 3.00pm at St Ita’s, Rakaia at Our Lady of the Snows, Methven at Holy Name Church, Ashburton

EASTER VIGIL – March 31 at 7.30pm at Holy Name Church, Ashburton

EASTER SUNDAY – Sunday, April 1

8.30am at Holy Spirit, Tinwald 9.00am at Our Lady of the Snows, Methven 10.00am at Holy Name Church, Ashburton 6.00pm at St Ita’s, Rakaia.

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Weekend Services MEDICAL SERVICES

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DUTY DOCTORS

For all urgent medical calls phone 0800 700 155 at any time. IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111. This service is for emergency medical care only. Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID. Moore Street Medical, Moore Street, will be the duty practice for Good Friday until 8am Saturday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make an appointment please phone 0800 700 155. Ashburton Health First, 308 Havelock Street, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Easter Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make an appointment please phone 0800 700 155.

Ashburton Rest Homes

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Office Ph 308 8042 Weekdays 9am - noon

Good Friday, March 30 9.30am in the Sinclair Centre

Easter Sunday Services April 1 10am morning worship in the Sinclair Centre

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797). Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days. Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

Easter Day

Sunday, April 1 At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton 8am. Holy Communion - 10am. Holy Communion At St Andrew’s, Thomson St, Tinwald 10am. Holy Communion At St Peter’s, Harrison St, Ashburton 9am. Holy Communion Come celebrate Easter Parish Office: Phone 308 5438 Email: stephash@xtra.co.nz

Parish AGM Sunday, April 8 After the Parish Service at 10am at St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Bus Departures

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service. Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802. The Ashburton and Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will be BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm. Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm. closed on: Good Friday (March 30) and Easter Sunday (April 1). Rakaia Resource Recovery Parks will also be closed on: NIMAL ERVICES Easter Monday (April 2).

RESOURCE RECOVERY PARKS

Art Gallery

Ashburton Museum

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Direct dials to a volunteer. For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm 8105 for details on how to access the after-hours service outside of these hours leave a message. each weekend. Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 10am - 1pm Good Friday, from 9am - 1pm Saturday, and from 5pm - 7pm both days.

Cnr Havelock St. & Park St.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

March 30 at 10am. At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton At St Andrew’s, Thomson St, Tinwald

Presbyterian Church

HELPLINE SERVICES Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Good Friday

ST ANDREW’S

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133. Open daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

Methven & Rakaia Area

Pharmacies

Holy Week Thursday, March 29 at 7pm. Holy Communion At St Stephen’s, Park St, Ashburton

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890. Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm. Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24h service.

Mid Canterbury SPCA

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter Contact - President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Steve Williams. Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm. Public Holidays 10am - 5pm. ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Mail Closing Times Full emergency service all weekend. ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 POST DELIVERY CENTRES noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies. Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL

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animal emergency service. To use this service please phone

Methven - Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until your vet as usual. 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Scouser turned villain, prude will show (12) 8. Saying one is willing to make a sacrifice (8) 9. Military cap would make a weapon with halves switched (4) 11. Have a go at including one in Italian city (5) 12. Only a slight wound may make one withdraw from race (7) 13. Food for an infant for us kids to hold (4) 15. Is a long way off zero in a game of chance (4) 19. Devious, the way woman holds visa back (7) 20. Following out of fear around end of engagement (5) 22. Was told one sounded sad for the team (4) 23. Seize one’s goods in raid the street is involved with (8) 24. Immediately give way at this being made with rag (8,4) DOWN 2. Gather Hell suffers no loss (5) 3. Message run – or ran – in Red revolution (6) 4. Make one suffer for his pun perhaps (6) 5. State of rest I retain somehow (7) 6. Being next door might be being in rough (12) 7. Noisy spirits set poet’s girl in a whirl (12) 10. Crocodile partly given up by killer whale (3) 14. Malicious gossip as one left one living in Pacific, say (7) 16. How to hold down 4 1/2 gallons of ale? (3) 17. The sort of fixation he’s fit for (6) 18. Text chanted in the human tradition (6) 21. Papal dignity and the air at its position (5)

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WordBuilder

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

Quick crossword 1

8 9

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 18 Excellent – 1 Amazing – 26

Previous solution: CAPITALS 11

12 13

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Sudoku

ACROSS 1. Commotion (2-2) 3. Delighting in (8) 9. Made possible (7) 10. Pants (5) 11. Generously (12) 14. Recede (3) 16. Approaches (5) 17. Snow runner (3) 18. Instantly (2,1,9) 21. Greeting (5) 22. Give rise to (7) 23. Typographical error (8) 24. Allows (4)

DOWN 1. Shook (8) 2. Haggard (5) 4. Gesture of approval (3) 5. Institution (12) 6. Taunts (7) 7. Praise enthusiastically (4) 8. The last possible minute (8,4) 12. South American animal (5) 13. Mental suffering (8) 15. Bunches (7) 19. Evade (5) 20. Utterance to clear the throat (4) 22. Livestock holding area (3)

Previous solution: hin, hint, hit, ink, kin, kit, kith, knit, nit, nth, thin, think, tin.

Ashburton Guardian

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): With the solar energy coursing through you these days, you’re like a warrior without a king. To plot out your own mission will be your job and your pleasure today. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Maybe you’re not the first one to have the idea, but that shouldn’t stop you from acting on it. The inventor is celebrated yet often not paid nearly as well as those who use and/or market the idea well. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The little decisions – such as what to drink (water is best) where to sit (front row) and whom to talk to (the one in charge, or the one paying the most attention) – will make the biggest difference to your destiny. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Boredom could bring things to a screeching halt. An exciting diversion is just what’s needed to get things back on track. After the hoopla, new energy can be marshalled to fuel the next beats of your project. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): For thousands of years, humans have naturally organised into tribes, and they still do. While a shared culture is a source of well-being, it can also be quite the opposite. Today you’ll need equal time with the group and away from it. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You long to be a freelancer. With only your own expectations to answer to, you feel you could break out of a mould to deliver more exciting and relevant results. You’re right about this, so be bold. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): The fault and credit have had unpredictable landings recently. They have been handed to you or eluded you undeservedly. But today will be straightforward. You’ll be held directly responsible. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The discipline that will help you most today is compartmentalisation. Everything in its place. Like all manners of discipline, it will take effort in the beginning and then get easier as it becomes engrained. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): No matter how big or small your group is, you want to be something special to your people. You want to make a difference. You want to be “famous to the family.” This intention will take you far. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Keep trying different things. You’re about to find your purpose, your edge and your advantage. You’re very close to figuring out how to deliver what’s needed in an entirely different way. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): What’s right, useful and joyful isn’t always what’s readily available and accepted as “normal” in the group. You’ll benefit from wandering out on your own a bit today in search of different options. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You will draw people close to you without consciously realising what you are doing or why. This natural magnetism is always in you, but you tone it down sometimes. Today, leave it strong.

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Guardian

Family Notices 45 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

ROBERTSON, Isabel Agnes Rae (Bell) – On March 26, 2018 peacefully surrounded by family at Christchurch Hospital in her 88th year. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Jennifer, Jeffrey and Angela, Marian, David, Shelley, Fiona and Chris, Ken, and Andrew, loved grandma of Jessica and Katie; Karl and Hayley; Chris, Nick, and Hannah; Lou, and Aarna; Samantha, and Christie. Special thanks to the staff of Ward 24 and Chatswood Rest Home for all their loving care and support to Isabel and her family. The funeral service for Isabel will be held at the Linwood Avenue Union Church, 378 Linwood Avenue Christchurch, TODAY Thursday, March 29 at 11.30 am. Private Cremation thereafter. JR FUNERAL DIRECTORS PH: 033799920

Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz

to ensure publication. To place a notice during office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more information Any queries please contact 0800 ASHBURTON (0800-274-287)

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OVERNIGHT MIN

Midnight Tonight

SUN PROTECTION ALERT

11:10 – 4:05 AM

PROTECTION REQUIRED Slip, Slop, Slap and Wrap Data provided by NIWA

Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

Fine spells increasing. However, isolated showers until evening. Southerlies dying out in the afternoon.

Areas of morning cloud, then fine. Wind at 1000m: Light winds. Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h, changing SW 20 km/h afternoon.

TOMORROW

FZL: 2800m, rising to above 3000m at night

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine with northwesterlies. A few showers spreading north with a southerly change from afternoon.

Showers about the divide from afternoon, but remaining fine further east. Wind at 1000m: NW 30 km/h developing, rising to gale 65 km/h at night. Wind at 2000m: Becoming NW 30 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h at night.

SUNDAY

SATURDAY

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

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

Rain becoming heavy about the divide, with scattered rain further east, clearing everywhere but the foothills in the evening. Severe gale NW, changing gale SW in the afternoon.

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Thursday

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8:53 3:04 9:14 3:34 9:41 3:55 10:05 4:23 10:29 4:44 10:55 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:45 am Set 7:29 pm Good

Good fishing Set 4:31 am Rise 6:33 pm

Full moon 1 Apr

few showers

Hamilton

few showers

Napier

few showers

1:38 am

Rise 7:47 am Set 7:27 pm Bad

Rise 7:48 am Set 7:26 pm

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Bad

Set 5:42 am Rise 7:05 pm

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Bad fishing Set 6:53 am Rise 7:36 pm

Last quarter 8 Apr

6 2 14 26 13 10 9 24 -9 19 20 15 11 5 5

New moon

7:19 pm

16 Apr 1:58 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

shower

Timaru

shower

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

shower

Invercargill

fine

River Levels

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cumecs

2.73

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 426.7 Nth Ashburton at 10:10 am, yesterday

5.72 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

11.4

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:55 pm, yesterday

207.1

Waitaki Kurow at 2:08 pm, yesterday

341.4

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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Auckland

Forecasts for today

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A high gradually builds over the South Island, nudging a weak front slowly northwards over the North Island. A ridge moves onto northern New Zealand tomorrow, as an active front approaches the lower South Island from the Tasman Sea. This front moves north over the South Island and reaches the lower North Island by late Saturday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Fine, with high cloud, light rain developing in the south. Northwesterlies.

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Whanau Living 10:30 Four In A Bed 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Guess This House 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Ready For Take Off 3 In Melbourne, Airport Customer Experience Manager Mara Bianchi has had a day where everything goes wrong, especially with QF93 to Los Angeles. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Karena And Kasey’s Kitchen Diplomacy 0 8pm Topp Country 0 8:30 Our Dream Hotel 0 9:30 Coronation Street 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

11pm F Billy Connolly’s Tracks Across America PGR Billy arrives in Texas for Friday night, which means football; in Louisiana, he meets the frog princesses of Rayne; a tribute to Hank Williams. 0 12:05 Undercover Boss USA 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Who’s Doing The Dishes? 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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6am Shimmer And Shine 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:40 Monsters v Aliens 3 8:05 Max Steel 3 8:30 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:55 The Moe Show 0 9:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Escape To The Country 3 12:40 Ed PGR 0 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

7pm Ten 7 Summer PGR 0 7:30 M Transformers PGR 2007 Action. A war erupts on Earth between two robotic clans, the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, leaving the fate of mankind uncertain. Shia LaBoeuf, Megan Fox. 0 10:15 F Highway Patrol 0 10:45 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 N Roseanne 0 8pm Modern Family PGR 0 8:30 M Immortals PGR 3 2011 Action. 0 10:40 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Death In Paradise PGR 3 When a tourist returning to the island claims to be an alibi for a convicted killer, DI Jack Mooney must revisit the case files of his first investigation on the island. 0 8:35 Bull PGR 9:35 60 Minutes PGR 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:15 Ten 7 Summer 3 0 11:40 This Is Us 0 12:30 Food Fighters 0 1:15 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1:40 Car Crash Britain – Caught On Camera AO 0 2:30 Scandal AO 3 4:05 F Car Crash Britain – Caught On Camera AO 4:55 Regular Show 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos

11:10 Motive AO 3 0 12:10 M Fatal Acquittal AO 3 2014 Crime Thriller. Joely Fisher, Patrick Muldoon, Denise Richards. 1:35 M Primal Doubt PGR 3 2007 Crime Mystery. 0 3am M Like Mother, Like Daughter AO 3 2007 Thriller. 0 4:30 M A Nanny’s Revenge PGR 3 2012 Mystery. 0

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. Midnight Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:35 Baby Driver 16VL 2017 Action. Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm. 8:25 Race PGVLS 2016 Biography. Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis. 10:35 Suffragette MVL 12:20 Goon – Last Of The Enforcers 16VLSC 2017 Our Dream Hotel Roseanne Comedy. Seann William Scott, 8:30pm on TVNZ 1 7:30pm on Three Alison Pill. 2pm Backup Boyfriend 16VLSC 2015 BRAVO SKY 5 Comedy. James Pumphrey, 6am Last Man Standing 10am Say Yes To The Rachel Melvin. 3:25 Baby PG 6:25 Modern Family Dress Atlanta3 10:30 Say Driver 16VL 2017 Action. PG 6:50 The Simpsons Yes To The Dress Atlanta Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm. PG 7:15 Border Security M 3 10:55 David Tutera – 5:20 Amanda And Jack Go 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The Glamping 2017 Comedy. Celebrations 3 11:48 The Dish 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 Force MC 8:55 Helicopter ER David Arquette, Amy Acker. M 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU 6:55 5 To 7 MLS 2014 Romantic 12:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:38 The MV 11:35 Last Man Standing Comedy. Berenice Marlohe, PG Noon Modern Family Dish 3 1:40 Vanderpump Anton Yelchin. 8:30 Wonder PG 12:30 Crisis On Earth-X Rules 3 2:35 The Real Woman MV 2017 Action. M 3/4. 1:25 Crisis On Housewives Of Beverly Hills When an American pilot crash 3 3:33 The Dish 3 3:35 How Earth-X M 4/4. 2:15 NCIS lands on her island and warns PGV 3:05 Border Security M Do I Look? 4:35 Say Yes To of a global conflict, Diana sets The Dress Atlanta 3 5pm Say 4pm The Simpsons PG out to stop the threat while 4:30 Last Man Standing PG Yes To The Dress Atlanta discovering her true destiny as 5pm Modern Family PG 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Wonder Woman. Gal Gabot, Vancouver 6:30 David Tutera 5:30 Helicopter ER M Chris Pine. 6:30 The Force MC – Celebrations 7:28 The 10:55 Wish Upon 16VC 7pm Pawn Stars PG Dish 3 7:30 Snapped 2017 Thriller. Joey King, 7:30 Crisis On Earth-X M 4/4. Jonathan Shannon. PGR 3 8:30 60 Days In AO 8:30 CSI MV 9:30 Babies Behind Bars PGR FRIDAY 9:30 NCIS PGV 10:30 Intervention Canada 12:25 Walk Of Fame 10:30 SVU MV AO 11:20 Snapped PGR3 MLS 2015 Romantic 11:25 Helicopter ER M FRIDAY Comedy. Scott Eastwood, 12:15 Snapped PGR FRIDAY Laura Ashley Samuels. 3 1:10 Snapped PGR 12:20 Border Security M 1:50 Directors – Martin 3 2:05 Snapped PGR 1:20 Pawn Stars PG 1:50 CSI Campbell PG 2:20 5 To 7 3 3am Botched PGR 3 MV 2:40 Crisis On Earth-X M MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 3:50 Million Dollar Decorators 3:30 SVU MV 4:20 The Force 3:55 Wish Upon 16VC 2017 PGR 3 4:40 Beverly Hills Pawn MC 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The Thriller. 5:25 Walk Of Fame 3 5:10 Tabatha’s Salon Simpsons PG MLS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

MOVIES GREATS 7am The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 8:35 The Pink Panther 2 PGS 2009 Comedy. Steve Martin, John Cleese. 10:05 Rushmore ML 1998 Romantic Comedy. Bill Murray, Brian Cox. 11:40 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 1:20 Hellboy MV 2004 Action Fantasy. Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair. 3:25 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 5pm The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 6:55 I Give It A Year MLS 2013 Romantic Comedy. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 8:30 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. When his brother vanishes, and the police show little interest, a man takes matters into his own hands. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck. 10:30 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy.

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12:05 True Grit MV 2010 Western. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld. 1:55 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. 3:50 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. 5:45 I Give It A Year MLS 2013 Romantic Comedy.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Huhu 7:20 He Rourou 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka (HLS) 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Cube 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 F Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Huhu 3:50 He Rourou 3 4pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4:10 Kia Mau 3 4:20 Cube 4:30 Patapatai 5pm Voices Of Our Future – VOOF 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Kitchen Kura 3 8pm KTK – Next Level 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9pm The Ring Inz PGR 3 9:30 Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 10pm Ka Tu Ka Korero 10:30 Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 KaweKorero 3 Inside news from at home and around the globe. Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am #Skyspeed 6:30 Motorcycling – FIM Superbike World Championship (HLS) Thailand – Race One. 7am Motorcycling – FIM Superbike World Championship (HLS) Thailand – Race Two. 7:30 Motorsport – Formula One (HLS) Australian Grand Prix. 8am Motorsport – Nascar Cup Series (HLS) STP 500. 9am UEFA Champions League Magazine Programme 9:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC. 10am ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 11:30 A-League Hour 12:30 Timbersports – International Championship (HLS) 2pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 2:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Jaguares v Lions. 4:30 The Breakdown 5:30 Super Rugby Kick And Chase 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sunwolves v Chiefs. 8:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 9pm Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders. 11pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Bulls. 11:30 InCycle

FRIDAY

Midnight Cycling – Dwars Door Vlaanderen (HLS) 2am UFC Ultimate Knockouts 2:30 UFC Main Event 3:30 Fight Night On Sky 5:30 ICC Cricket 360

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

6am The French Collection 7:30 Love Nature – Bears Of The Last Frontier 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Food Safari – Earth 10am Cheese Slices 10:30 Flipping Bangers 11:30 Saving Lives At Sea 12:30 American Pickers 1:30 Wild Australia With Ray Mears 2:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour 3:30 Love Nature – Killer Jellyfish 4:30 Gourmet Farmer 5pm Valentine Warner’s Wild Table Valentine Warner boards a boat in New Brunswick to find scallops, and travels to Saskatchewan to cook lamb with local mustard. 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Bondi Vet 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 Sarah Off The Grid 9:30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor Michael Mosley finds out why fizzy drinks make people eat more, and why coconut oil can lower cholesterol; GP Dr Zoe Williams investigates whether caffeine boosts physical performance. 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Gourmet Farmer Midnight Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Bondi Vet 2am Love Nature – Killer Jellyfish 3am Wild Australia With Ray Mears 4am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 5am Sarah Off The Grid

SKY SPORT 2 6am AFL Weekly Highlights 6:30 Cycling – Dwars Door Vlaanderen 8:30 Cycling – Gent Wevelgem 9am Rugby League – NRL Raiders v Warriors. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL Friday. 10am Rugby League – NRL Saturday. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL Sunday. 11am Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – First Test, Day Five. Noon The Cricket Show 12:30 Cycling – Gent Wevelgem 1pm The Golf Show 2pm Golf – World Championship Dell Technologies Match Play. 3pm The World Sailing Show 3:30 UEFA Champions League Magazine Programme 4pm Football – A-League Wellington Phoenix v Brisbane Roar FC. 4:30 ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 5pm Football – A-League Shootout 6pm Football – A-League Hour 7pm Rowing – Maadi Cup 8pm Kiwi League Show 9pm L Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Panthers. 11:45 The Late Show With Matty Johns FRIDAY 12:30 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 1am Kickboxing – King In The Ring 2:30 Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Panthers. 3am Cricket – International 4am Football – ISPS Handa Premiership 29Mar18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Cold War. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Range Riding. 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:40 Swamp Murders M Gospel Girl. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Cradle to the Grave. 1:20 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M The Black Monday Murder. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Winter is Coming. 4:45 Outback Opal Hunters PG 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG Beyond the Wall. 7:30 Gold Rush PG Lost Gold. 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Moonshiners M 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M The Black Monday Murder. FRIDAY 12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Bering Sea Gold PG

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6am Praise Be 6:30 The Foster And Allen Show – By Request 0 7:30 Instant Gardener 0 8:20 Choose The Right Puppy For You 0 9:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 9:55 Whanau Living 10:20 F Four In A Bed 10:45 M Austenland PGR 2013 Romantic Comedy. Keri Russell, JJ Field. 0 12:25 F Guess This House 1:10 M You’ve Got Mail 1998 Romance. Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks. 0 3:10 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:20 Ready For Take Off In Melbourne, a small faulty valve causes a large delay. 0 5:10 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm M Calendar Girls PGR 2003 Comedy. 0 8:50 F Doc Martin AO 0 9:40 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:30 F Doctor Doctor AO 3 0

11:25 Castle AO 3 Castle and Beckett team up to find the killer of a celebrity who was in town starring in Hamlet; Kevin is carried away by his daughter’s kindergarten play. 0 1:45 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 2:10 Infomercials

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6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Sesame Street 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 New Looney Tunes 0 7:15 Be Cool ScoobyDoo! 3 0 7:40 Beyblade Burst 3 8:05 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:25 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 8:50 M Rango PGR 2011 Animated. 0 10:40 Neighbours 3 0 11:05 Hope And Faith 3 0 Noon M The Odd Life Of Timothy Green PGR 2012 Family Drama. 0 1:50 Home Improvement 3 0 2:40 Home And Away 3 0 3:05 The Simpsons PGR 3 0 3:40 Chuggington – Little Trainees 3 0 3:45 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble 3 0 4pm Fanimals 0 4:30 Wallace And Gromit – A Grand Day Out 0 4:55 Wallace And Gromit – The Wrong Trousers 0 5:30 Wallace And Gromit – A Close Shave 0 6:05 Wallace And Gromit – A Matter Of Loaf And Death 0 6:35 Neighbours 0

7pm M Charlie And The Chocolate Factory PGR 2005 Adventure. 0 8:50 M Lethal Weapon 2 AO 1989 Action. Two mismatched Los Angeles police officers deal with South African drug smugglers. 0 10:45 Mom PGR 0 11:10 8 Simple Rules 0 11:30 Scrubs 3 0 11:55 Less Than Perfect 3 0 12:20 F Galavant PGR 3 0 12:45 Infomercials 1:45 Recovery Road PGR 3 0 2:30 The Fosters PGR 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Grandfathered PGR 0

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6am Minute To Win It 3 6:45 M Kicking And Screaming 3 2005 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall. 0 8:15 M Unleashing Mr Darcy 3 2016 Romantic Drama. Cindy Busby, Ryan Paevey, Frances Fisher. 0 9:45 M 16-Love PGR 3 2012 Romantic Comedy. 0 11:10 Entertainment Tonight 3 11:30 Family Feud Australia 3 Noon Dr Phil PGR 3 12:45 M A Midsummer’s Hawaiian Dream PGR 3 2016 Romantic Comedy. 0 2:10 M When Sparks Fly 3 2014 Comedy Drama. 0 3:40 New Girl 3 4pm Family Feud Australia 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:50 Wipeout 0 5:35 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies PGR 3 2015 Adventure. Bilbo and company go into battle to stop the Lonely Mountain falling into the hands of a rising darkness. 0 9:30 M Mr Pip AO 3 2012 War Drama. 0

6am Shimmer And Shine 3 6:25 Ben 10 – Alien Force 6:50 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 7:15 Kid v Kat 3 7:35 Monsters v Aliens 3 8am Max Steel 3 8:20 Bella And The Bulldogs 3 8:45 The Moe Show 9:10 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 9:35 Jeopardy 3 9:55 The Doctors PGR 10:40 Hot Bench 11am Escape To The Country 3 11:50 Ed PGR 12:35 Married With Children PGR 3 1pm Olympic Winter Games – Figure Skating Gala 3 3:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3:50 Jeopardy 4:10 Antiques Roadshow 5:05 Frasier 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Antiques Roadshow 3

11:40 M All Is Lost AO 3 2013 Drama. During a solo voyage in the Indian Ocean, a man fights for survival against the elements after his yacht collides with a stray shipping container. Robert Redford. 0 1:20 Infomercials

11:35 The Late Show With 11:15 This Week PGR Stephen Colbert PGR The best of 12:15 Closedown Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more. 12:25 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England. The second test match, at Christchurch’s Hagley Park. 1:25 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:50 Amanda And Jack Go Glamping 2017 Comedy. David Arquette, Amy Acker. 8:25 5 To 7 MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Berenice Marlohe, Anton Yelchin. 10am Wish Upon 16VC 2017 Thriller. Joey King, Jonathan Shannon. The Hobbit – The Battle of King Kong 11:30 Walk Of Fame the Five Armies, 7pm on Three 8:30pm on Prime MLS 2015 Romantic Comedy. Scott Eastwood, BRAVO SKY 5 Laura Ashley Samuels. 6am Last Man Standing 6am Worst To First 3 12:55 Wonder Woman PG 6:25 Modern Family 6:50 How Do I Look? MV 2017 Action. Gal Gabot, PG 6:50 The Simpsons 3 7:40 How Do I Look? Chris Pine. 3:15 Matters PG 7:15 Border Security M 3 8:30 How Do I Look? Of The Heart PGLS 2015 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The 3 9:20 How Do I Look? Drama. Patrick Wilson, Force MC 8:55 Helicopter ER 3 10:10 Say Yes To Amy Smart. 4:35 Now You M 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:35 SVU The Dress Atlanta 3 MV 11:25 Last Man Standing See Me – The Second Act 10:35 Say Yes To The Dress MV 2016 Action Comedy. PG 11:50 Modern Family Atlanta 3 11:05 David Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, PG 12:15 Crisis On Earth-X Tutera – Celebrations Woody Harrelson. 6:40 The M 1:05 CSI MV 1:55 NCIS 3 11:55 Snapped Legend Of Tarzan MV 2016 PGV 2:45 Supernatural PGR 3 12:45 The Real Action. Alexander Skarsgård, MVS 3:35 Border Security Housewives Of New York Rory J Saper, Christian Stevens. M 4:25 The Simpsons PG City 1:35 60 Days In PGR 8:30 Everything, Everything 4:55 Last Man Standing 3 2:25 Babies Behind Bars PGL 2017 Drama. Two teenagers PG 5:20 Modern Family PGR 3 3:15 Beverly Hills begin a relationship despite a PG 5:45 Helicopter ER M Pawn 3 3:40 Beverly Hills rare auto-immune disease and 6:35 The Force MC 7pm Pawn Pawn 3 4:05 How Do I Stars PG 7:30 Crisis On Earth-X an abusive father. Based on the Look? 4:55 Say Yes To The novel by Nicola Yoon. MVS 8:20 Supernatural MVS Dress Atlanta 3 5:20 Say 10:10 The Meddler MLC 2016 9:10 NCIS PGV 10pm SVU Yes To The Dress Atlanta Comedy. MV 10:50 Helicopter ER 3 5:45 Love It Or List It – 11:55 The Archer 2017 M 11:40 Border Security M Vancouver 6:35 David Tutera – Celebrations 7:28 The SATURDAY 12:05 Border Drama. SATURDAY Dish 7:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Security M 12:30 Pawn 1:20 Matters Of The Heart 8pm Beverly Hills Pawn Stars PG 1am Helicopter ER PGLS 2015 Drama. 2:40 Now 8:30 M Meet The Fockers M 1:50 Supernatural MVS You See Me – The Second MS 2004 Comedy. 10:33 The 2:40 Crisis On Earth-X MVS Act MV 2016 Action Comedy. Dish 10:35 Intervention 3:30 SVU MV 4:20 The Force 4:45 The Legend Of Tarzan AO3 11:20 Snapped PGR 3 MC 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The 12:10 Infomercials 3 MV 2016 Action. Simpsons PG

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Team Umizoomi 3 7:40 F Kia Mau 7:50 He Rourou 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 KaweKorero 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Team Umizoomi 3 4:10 F Kia Mau 3 4:20 He Rourou 3 4:30 F Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Native Affairs 7pm Qi PGR 7:30 Experience PGR 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 M Honey PGR 2003 Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Drama. A music-video Hammond, and James May choreographer’s career is present a compilation of their threatened when her mentor finest moments, including promises to blacklist her their attempt to design and unless she sleeps with him. produce a new ambulance. Jessica Alba, Li’l Romeo, 8:30 M King Kong PGR 3 2005 Mekhi Phifer. Adventure. 0 10:15 Te Kaea 3 2 10:45 Black As AO 3

MOVIES GREATS 7:25 True Grit MV 2010 Western. Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Hailee Steinfeld. 9:15 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. 10:55 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 12:50 Out Of The Furnace 16VLC 2013 Thriller. Christian Bale, Casey Affleck. 2:45 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie. 4:35 SpiderMan 2 MV 2004 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. 6:50 The Hangover Part II 16LS 2011 Comedy. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms. 8:30 When In Rome PGS 2010 Romantic Comedy. A young New Yorker, disillusioned with romance, takes a trip to Rome and plucks coins from a fountain of love, igniting the passion of an odd group of suitors. Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel. 10:05 28 Days Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror. Christopher Eccleston, Brendan Gleeson, Cillian Murphy.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Sky Rugby – Team Talk Scotty Stevenson and friends present a full preview of the weekend’s Super Rugby fixtures. 6:30 The Darts Show 7am L Darts – Premier League Belfast. 10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day One. 1:05 Sky Rugby – Team Talk 1:35 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day One. 6:30 The Cricket Show 7pm L Rugby – Super Rugby Chiefs v Highlanders. From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton. 9:40 L Rugby – Super Rugby Rebels v Hurricanes. From AAMI Park, Melbourne.

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Midnight The World Rugby Show 12:30 #Skyspeed 1am ICC Cricket 360 2am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day One. 3am The Cricket Show 3:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders. SATURDAY 4am Rugby – Super Rugby Midnight Twister PGV 1996 (HLS) Rebels v Hurricanes. Drama. 1:50 Wanted 16VL 4:30 The World Rugby Show 2008 Action. 3:40 People 5am InCycle Interview – Matthew McConaughey 4:40 28 Days 5:30 The World Sailing Show Later 16VL 2002 Sci-fi Horror.

6am The French Collection 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Killer Jellyfish 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Gourmet Farmer 10am Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 10:30 Bondi Vet 11:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 12:30 Sarah Off The Grid 1:30 Castles – Britain’s Fortified History 2:30 Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan Dom sets out across Florida in search of a close encounter with a shark. 4:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 5:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Best Laid Plans Architectural designer Charlie Luxton and property developer Sophie Morgan join forces to help UK home improvers. 9:30 Gardeners’ World 10:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 11:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am The Living Room 2am Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 3am Castles – Britain’s Fortified History 4am Best Laid Plans 5am Gardeners’ World

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6am Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Panthers. From 1300Smiles Stadium, Townsville. 6:30 Kiwi League Show 7am Super League Fulltime 7:30 L Rugby League – Super League Wakefield Trinity v Castleford Tigers. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Cowboys v Penrith Panthers. 12:30 Kiwi League Show 1pm The Late Show With Matty Johns 2pm Rugby League – NRL Cowboys v Panthers. 2:30 Hook Me Up 3:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Wakefield Trinity v Castleford Tigers. 5:30 L Rugby League – NRL Rabbitohs v Bulldogs. From ANZ Stadium, Sydney. 8:30 Super League Fulltime 9pm Kiwi League Show 9:30 L Rugby League – NRL Sharks v Storm. From Southern Cross Group Stadium, Cronulla. 11:45 The Professor’s Farewell Tour

6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Winter is Coming. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Moonshiners M 11:40 Swamp Murders M Chain Reaction. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Buzz Kill. 1:20 The Perfect Murder M A Shot in the Dark. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Swimming with the Fishes. 3:50 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Mountain Lodge Oasis. 4:45 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Paradise On the Bay. 5:40 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG In Hot Water. 6:35 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG Fiesta de Laguna. 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Blowing Up History PG 10:15 What On Earth? PG 11:05 Evil Lives Here PG 11:55 The Perfect Murder M

12:15 Kiwi League Show 12:45 L Rugby League – Super League Hull KR v Hull FC. 3am L Rugby League – Super League St Helens v Wigan. 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS)

12:45 Blood Relatives M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Bering Sea Gold PG

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Rakaia’s Seta Koroitamana will be an ever-lurking presence in their clash with Springston tonight. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 050516-TM-0171

Rakaia spoilt for choice BY MATT MARKHAM

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Rugby is one of those cliché sports and Wayne Foxcroft had plenty of them to describe Rakaia’s first-up victory against Rolleston last weekend, but he’s hoping he can remove them from the repertoire tonight after their second match, against Springston at Rakaia. Last season’s Combined Country Rugby Competition runners-up were, by Foxcroft’s explanation, rusty and in need of a good blowout of the cobwebs – although there are five competition points in the bank to show for their effort in the 57-5 win. “Points on the board were the main objective and we ticked that box, but it wasn’t real pretty rugby,” Foxcroft said. “We were pretty rusty across the board for

good parts of the game, but you kind of expected that for the first round. “Hopefully with that game out of the way we can be a bit slicker this week and get things right a bit more.” With a powerhouse squad at his fingertips, Foxcroft is still working through what is going to be his best combinations and is spoilt for choice when it comes to selection in some points. The combination of Tom Hanham-Carter and the powerful Nete Caucau has the potential to cause some major damage to any team in the competition while there’s the ever-lurking presence of Seta Koroitamana to contend with as well. Rakaia came through Saturday’s encounter relatively unscathed with a corked thigh to the experienced Andrew Letham the only

real injury concern, but he expected him to be back in the mix for tonight’s clash. “We don’t know an awful lot about Springston, being a new team to the competition, but I do wonder with the extra teams in the competition if some of the Ellesmere teams are going to struggle a bit with some many teams coming from the one catchment. “We just need to worry about our game this week and try and get our things right – there was a lot of encouraging stuff last weekend and it will be how we grow from that and improve. “It’s a quick turn-around, but we trained well on Tuesday night so here’s hoping.” Meanwhile, Methven will be hoping to bury the demons of a 79th minute penalty that saw a first-round victory slip from their

hands last Thursday night when they head to Christchurch to play Hornby tonight. There was a lot of promise in the Methven side though compared to the same stages in the past two seasons and coach Andy Pearce’s job this week has been ensuring that his lads don’t let the head drop ahead of a match that they should probably win. How Pearce selects his side for the match will be one of the more interesting aspects, particularly in the mid-field with some strike players in the arsenal. Putting the right men outside Davey Maw and also inside speed merchant Hugh Griffiths will be critical. Southern were set to play Prebbleton last night while Celtic and Hampstead, who come off very different results last weekend will clash on Saturday afternoon.

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