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Talk about taking a few jabs – of the verbal kind. Covid-19 response minister Chris Hipkins, pictured, and those in charge of the vaccine rollout in Mid Canterbury, have come under attack. Ashburton District councillor John Falloon has led the way, saying: “(The) Ministry of Health had six months to have this all in plan and they’ve failed miserably.”

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 26, 2021

Fergusons triumph over Sky Tower challenge By Malcolm Hopwood

As Amy Ferguson ran up 51 flights of stairs she passed firefighters hunched over with fatigue. But she didn’t stop. She was determined to complete the Sky Tower Stair Challenge in Auckland on Saturday without a break. Amy, an Ashburton firefighter, was attempting the sponsored challenge for the first time and was part of a Mid Canterbury contingent which included her dad, John Ferguson, also a first-timer. She reached the top, climbing 1103 steps in 16 minutes and 25 seconds. John completed the challenge in 17 minutes, 38 seconds. “Dad also managed to keep going and not stop,” Amy said. Firefighters had to carry 25kgs of gear and Amy found levels 15 to 30 the toughest. “It was the middle part of the challenge and the heat from wearing a suit started to affect me,” she said. “I talked myself through it. I told myself to keep putting one foot in front of the other.” With 20 flights of stairs left, she knew she “had enough in the tank to get there” even though she was passing firefighters who’d stopped and were hunched over at every flight. “I was exhausted by the time I reached the top but, after about 10 minutes, I felt better. “It showed that my training worked.” Amy, 29, said on Friday she wanted to make Ashburton proud and she did. She also made herself proud. Now she wants to attempt the Sky Tower Stair Challenge again next year. “I want to beat my time,” she said. However, John, 57, is not so sure, but Amy is confident she’ll talk him into it, plus a few more of her Ashburton crew. On Saturday $1,364,311 was raised for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer NZ.

Amy Ferguson finishes the Sky Tower Stair Challenge, exhausted but proud she’d completed it. PHOTO SUPPLIED Amy isn’t finished with contests. In October she’s going to attempt Mission Mount Somers – her first full marathon –

A triumphant gesture fro m John Ferguson on his way to the top of the Sky Tower.

with partner, Daniel Brown. “I have to have a challenge to keep me going,” she said.

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Ashburton councillor slams vaccine rollout in Mid Canty By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

An Ashburton District councillor has labelled the vaccine rollout as a miserable failure of the health sector during an update by the district’s health leaders. Questions were raised around the ongoing development of procedures and protocols to administer the vaccine to the region by some of the elected members during a briefing led by Ashburton health bosses and a pharmacist at the latest council meeting. A lack of clear-cut plans around the circulation of the vaccine throughout the Ashburton district came under the microscope by Ashburton Ward councillor John Falloon. Ashburton Heath Services manager Berni Marra defended the sector’s vigilance in ensuring processes were as secure as possible. “It will step up,” she said. “We don’t have all the details of how that is going to look.” Falloon asked Marra why after six months there was further red tape around the vaccine distribution, whilst lambasting the Ministry’s vaccine rollout during discussions. “Is it due to poor planning, lack of vaccinators or when the timing the vaccines will come into the country? “Ministry of Health had six months to have this all in plan and they’ve failed miserably.” Marra said whilst it may seem like red tape, planning had been led with clinical cautiousness. “Not all the answers were available to the ministry at the same time,” she said. “Whilst we can’t go back six months, we can go forward and make sure we’re organised and

Ashburton Ward councillor John Falloon queried the lack of clear cut plans around the vaccine rollout in Mid Canterbury. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Ashburton Health Services manager Berni Marra. pushing through the next phase for our community.” Last week, Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins emphasised the government’s tentative approach in ensuring everything in the rollout was safe, in response to the latest Ministry of Health survey. The survey showed 77 per cent of people are likely to get the vaccine. A total of 520 hospital staffers and primary health care workers in Ashburton have been vaccinated. Three spots in Ashburton are

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want to drive to Ashburton,” she said. Further planning around the wider district was continuing, Marra said. Life Pharmacy Ashburton co-owner Rachel Eaton admitted at the presentation that the pharmacies were having struggles with an overrun national booking system. Although the logistics around the rollout meant pharmacies were often left with free bookings in which pharmacy administrators would target “older residents” for a vaccine.

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 26, 2021

New addition worth wait By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

Mt Somers Springburn School pupils are delighted they can finally play on their new playground. One they helped design. Having an agonising wait watching the space be transformed, they were finally let loose on the new play space on Monday. The development of the new playground started when teachers and students visited other schools in the district and looked at their playgrounds, as part of a learning module. The process of building their own wasn’t really thought of until after the Covid-19 lockdown, when the school became eligible for funding through the Ministry of Education’s school investment package. The funding was for schools to accelerate property upgrades that usually would go on the back burner, principal Sean Wansbrough said. Using the outcomes of the playground learning module, the Board of Trustees (BOT) consulted with the pupils on what they wanted to see in the playground. “One thing the kids really wanted was to keep the old playground there,” Wansbrough said. “Our old playground has been here since some of our BOT members went to this school themselves. “But our old playground is still good for pupils up to Year 4, and now the new playground is a bit more of a challenge for our older students.” Wansbrough said that the project would not have been as successful without the community of Mt Somers village and surrounding area, the BOT, as well as groups and organisations that donated, shipped, and stored the pea gravel and timber. He said that he has had a few comments from pupils about leaving some of their ideas out of the final product. “One of our students wanted a flying fox from the top of our new playground all the way to the staff room, we compromised and put in a smaller flying fox in the playground,” Wansbrough said.

Calls to reduce tobacco retailers By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Mt Somers Springburn pupils (from left) Jack Gorrie, 11, Adam Forbes, 11, and Emily Heaven, 11, testing out the school’s new playground.

Tobacco is easier to find than staple food items. Cancer Society Ashburton health promoter Mandy Casey says a recent survey found “tobacco was by far easier to buy than bread and milk”. She is urging the public to have their say on the Government’s Smokefree Aotearoa 2025 Action Plan in a push to limit where tobacco products can be sold. The reginal survey of the Rangitata electorate showed that of the 113 retailers, 89 sold tobacco while only 68 sold milk and bread. Casey said the figures made for scary reading considering tobacco is the most harmful consumer product in history, killing about 13 New Zealanders every day. “Yet tobacco can be sold anywhere and by anyone. “There is no regulation. Anyone can sell tobacco. “Even though it’s an R18 product, it’s sold with everyday grocery items.” Casey pointed to the example of there being several retailers all offering tobacco products at the Allenton shops, across the road from Allenton school. Significantly reducing the number of places selling tobacco she said will prevent smoking uptake, support people to quit, and greatly accelerate reaching New Zealand’s Smokefree 2025 goal. Submissions close on May 31 – World Smoke free day. As well as submitting on the smokefree action plan, Casey said the Cancer Society is also currently running a petition asking for the government to pass legislation that significantly reduces the number of tobacco retailers. It closes on Friday.

Garden gnome sent postcards to Garner Wayne By Malcolm Hopwood

Reggie Lancaster has a lot to answer for. When Irene, the daughter of Ashburton country and western legend, Garner Wayne, was having boyfriend problems, her dad came and comforted her. Irene was a young teenager and “the path to true love wasn’t running smoothly” for her. Lancaster was the subject of her teenage crush and, visibly upset, she went to the chook house at the end of their Aitken Street property and confided in the hens. She cried fowl play and gave

them the bird. “They couldn’t reply, but they cheered me up,” Irene said 55 years later. Garner found her in tears, comforted her and explained that chooks have their problems too. To assist her grieving, he resembled Big Bird from Sesame Street and wrote the immortal song, Love In A Fowlhouse. Garner was a country and western singer, one of New Zealand’s finest. It’s important to point out that Lancaster, whose behaviour indirectly inspired the song, probably never knew what he’d caused. He didn’t appear before the beak for his actions. “I did go out with him later, but

it didn’t work out,” Irene said. However the song, released 55 years ago, and the chooks helped her over her teenage crush. “It was a bit silly, but it cheered me up,” Irene said. “Dad was devoted to Nancy, my mum, and anytime he went to sing, I’d go with her because dad liked her in the audience.” Irene preferred his song, Birthday Wishes, which Garner dedicated to Nancy. It’s great that Irene was never hard-boiled about the incident, neither did she want to grab Lancaster’s head and pullet. Instead she’s always loved chooks. “They lay their eggs and cluck around,” she said.

In the days when the family lived at Aitken Street and Irene attended Hampstead School, they had six or seven chooks that laid lots of eggs. After the song came out, they probably had to. Garner and Nancy’s grand-daughter, Mandy Woods, remembers them in their Tinwald home, surrounded by pink flamingos and garden gnomes. One day one of the gnomes was stolen and to add insult to injury, they received postcards sent from the gnome around New Zealand. Thirty years later, Mandy would still like it returned. “Grandad was quite annoyed someone had stolen it, but couldn’t help seeing the funny

side,” Mandy said. To mix metaphors, it was the top of his pecking order to have it back in his garden. “He was a loving grandfather and he and grandma were devoted,” Mandy said. When she married Shane, 16 years ago, Love In A Fowlhouse was sung at their wedding. Garner’s songs are played on country radio today, especially Birthday Wishes and Love In A Fowlhouse. Mandy still gets paid royalties from his music. “It’s not a huge amount, but regularly about four times a year I get paid,” she said. “Grandad lives on in his music. He still has a following.”

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Methven Care Trust hits pause to refocus By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Janine Holland “It’s a good time to say this is where we are at and reset where we are going. “While we are invested in the design, if there is a better way of doing it or different ideas, we need to be receptive to that.” Holland said the trust thought the best option would be simply to front foot the questions – around the plans, timeline, cost and location – and gauge where the community was at by having open meetings in June and July as well as circulating a survey. “This is a community project and is only going to succeed if the community is behind it.” To start construction they need to get closer to the mid-way mark, Holland said as currently they can’t apply for community grants until building has commenced – as they require the money to be spent within 12 months of being issued. “So we need to be closer to the point, that point where we can safely say we have more than enough funds so we can start to build now feeling confident of securing community grants and having potential donors to ensure we can finish the project. “We need to do it right and make sure the project isn’t caught short and left carrying debt.” The trust’s fundraising is now on hold while they hit the reset button, aiming to have a revised direction and plan in place by the end of the year. Holland said through the consultation process the trust also hope to add some new faces to the committee, which currently only numbers five, at the AGM in August.

Methven Care Trust revealed concept plans for a new 20-bed resthome to replace the current 13bed Methven House back in 2015. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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The Methven Care Trust is hitting pause on its plans. The trust is approaching the mid-way point of its fundraising efforts and have decided to take the time to review its plans with the community before surging ahead. “We are not going into hiatus, just a temporary pause to reflect on where we have got to and where we are going,” interim chair Janine Holland said. “Reset, consult, firm up the vision again, and then go hard at it. “It’s about getting us over the halfway hump and that we really know what we are going to do and ensure the community is behind us.” Launched in 2015, the trust aims to build a new aged care facility in Methven on land donated by the Lochhead Trust. The recent sale of its new build investment in Methven’s Camrose complex has raised the trust’s net assets to almost $1.9 million, Holland said, as it works towards the estimated $5.6m required for the project. As well as cash in the bank and the gifted land in Camrose Estate, the trust has purchased additional adjacent sections to have a future-proofed site ready to go, she said. All they need to do now is lock in the plans and continue the sizable fundraising efforts. “It’s a big fundraising target and you can’t expect to get there overnight. “Five years ago we were probably thinking it would be attainable to be building by now, but no-one could have foreseen the events in the intervening years. The trustees have decided that approaching the halfway stage is an ideal time to revisit the project’s plan. “We have the design we drew up five years ago that we presented to the community and we had a really positive response. “But in the last five years since then, a lot has a happened. “We had a downturn in the dairy price that impacted some of our key supporters, and we are really aware of the farming sector being under pressure and then we had Covid-19 come along.” After a six-year slog, Holland said it felt like the time was right to take a moment to consider their options moving forward, before it was too late to change course.

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Closure for Dad Year-long Covid memorial service wait finally ends By Daryl Holden daryl.h@theguardian.co.nz

Former Ashburton woman Ngaire Boniface says there will be “a lot of tears’’ when she and her husband from Perth finally get to attend a Covid-delayed family funeral service. Boniface and husband Ken touched down in Christchurch from western Australia yesterday morning and headed straight to Invercargill.

When your father passes away, you usually go to your family and spend special quality time with your family. This has been horrible A celebration of the life of Ken’s late father – rather than a funeral as such – takes place in Invercargill next Monday. And it would be a special occasion because May 31 would have been Jim Boniface’s 91st birthday. He actually died in April last year and was privately cremated, but pandemic-enforced lockdown rules and border closures meant a

family funeral or memorial service was not possible. Until now. “We will both be relieved, especially my husband,’’ Ngaire said. “And even more so when he gets to hold his Mum. I’m positive there will be a lot of tears.’’ Relief at making it to the service to properly grieve with family and friends would be even more significant for Ngaire and Ken. Because Ngaire said they received a “scare’’ when the much-awaited travel bubble between New Zealand and Australia was recently paused for three days because of another Covid-19 outbreak in Perth. “... we were thinking we were never going to get home to finally have the service for Dad that he deserves,’’ Ngaire said. They were also grateful to have been able to spend some time with Jim about a month before he died and before the borders closed. But in no way did that dim the pain of not being able to fly back to New Zealand when he did pass away. “It was very emotional, especially for Ken,’’ she said. “It’s not normal, aye? “When your father passes away, you usually go to your family and spend special quality time with your family. This has been horrible.” Ngaire said Monday’s service would remember a “lovely fun man’’. Personally, the trip home would also allow Ngaire to finally reconnect with family in Ashburton, including one special bundle of joy. “I can’t wait to meet my grandchild Zoey,’’ she said of the latest family addition, born on May 14.

Happier times: Perth-based Ngaire and Ken Boniface with a much loved photo with the late Jim Boniface. “It will be a celebration of his life,’’ Ngaire said of the memorial service for her father-in-law, which had to be delayed for over a year because of Covid-19.

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Storytellers inspire local students By Maddison Gourlay maddison.g@theguardian.co.nz

It was all things books and illustrations for Mid Canterbury schools as the Storylines Story Tour made a stop on Friday. Run by the Storylines Children’s Literature Charitable Trust, authors David Riley and Susan Brocker and illustrators Ned Barraud and Giselle Clarkson visited Ashburton Christian, Hampstead and Rakaia schools, as well as Ashburton College. The tour was created to promote the importance of reading for children and young adults and getting children excited by meeting the creators and contributors of books they have enjoyed. Ashburton College’s library stocks a sizeable collection of Riley’s books and he gave a talk with the college’s Pasifika students. College’s head of English faculty Michael Clark said it was a collaborative effort between staff and Riley. “That is his main focus, working with Pasifika students,” Clark said. “He grew up in South Auckland and taught in South Auckland up until last year. “He writes about Pasifika topics such as Tongan and Samoan heroes. It was a positive experience for the students to hear how Riley got into writing, and to talk to him about his processes and goals. “It was massively important, not something to be underestimated,” Clark said. Riley grew up in South Auckland and had been a secondary school English teacher there for 23 years before resigning last year to pursue writing fulltime. “I would take my students to the library to do silent reading and many of them would come back to me saying they couldn’t

Left – David Reily visited Ashburton College and told students that anyone could be an author if they wanted to. PHOTOS MADDISON GOURLAY

Below – Giselle Clarkson introducing herself to Hampstead School pupils.

find a book they wanted to read,” Riley said “So I wrote books on the topics that they would want to read about.” Riley shared with students that he even employs a former

student to illustrate some of his books. “This kid used to always sit in the back of the class and draw. He was so good even back then. “He has illustrated a few of my books now, it just goes to show

you guys can make a career out of any passion you have,” he told the college’s Pasifika group. “Once I stopped visualising writers only as people who wore fancy suits, I realised anyone could do anything, myself in-

cluded.” Meanwhile, Hampstead School was visited by freelance illustrator Giselle Clarkson, who talked to them about drawing for a job. The pupils’ eyes were glued to the colourful pages of every drawing and every book that Clarkson showed them. “I think I am the luckiest adult because this is my job,” Clarkson told them. “When I was in school I never thought this was a job.” When she asked the group who had read Joy Cowley’s Gobbledegook Book, rows of hands shot up high which was followed by shocked faces to learn she was responsible for all the pictures in the book. “It was always a goal for me to have my art be a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards, it was even more special it was an illustration for Joy Cowley’s book,” she said. She said the best thing about being a freelance illustrator was that she gets to meet amazing people, travel, and draw for a job, but the best part of it was “it takes 20 seconds to get out of bed and I am at work”.

Left – Overall winners in the Methven A&P winter feed competition were (from left): Alistair Maxwell, Hamish Marr, James Anderson and Karl Henderson. PHOTO ANDREW ORAM

Fodderbeet beats them all Fodderbeet crops dominated in the Methven A&P winter feed competition, taking all three top placings. Marr Farms of Highbank were overall winners with Bangor fodderbeet, with James Anderson second and Al Harkness third. The judge’s choice was James Anderson with Goliath rape, with honourable mentions to A. Maxwell (swedes) and B. Todhunter (Feldher beet). Best dryland crop was Marr Farms with fodderbeet. Category results:

Kale, Begg, 1, B. and C. McIntosh, 2, G. Lilley, 3. Rape, J. Anderson, 1, B. Holmes, 2, K. and M. Henderson, 3. Oats, K. and M. Henderson 1, G. Lilley, 2, R. Maw, 3. Swedes, A. Maxwell, 1, B. Todhunter, 2, R. Bowmar and J. Ensor 3. Grass, M. Lock, 1, W. Bell, 2, A. Maxwell, 3. Mixed, Marr Farms (oats/rape), 1, A. Harkness (grass/herb mix), 2. Fodderbeet, Marr Farms, 1, J. Anderson 2, A. Harkness, 3.

Ross Bowmar of Redcliffs Station in the Rakaia Gorge holds a mighty-sized swede during judging in the Methven A&P winter feed competition. Bowmar was third-placed in the swede category. PHOTO ANDREW ORAM

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KICKSTART

Two decades of shaping our future leaders By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s Kickstart Leadership Course has been going strong for 21 years. Shaping the district’s future leaders has been the role of Ray King for over two decades. His annual week-long Kickstart course started around the same time as Plains Rotary helped launch the Youth Institute of Ashburton District Charitable Trust. King said the local youth aid officer at the time, John Conway, gave a talk at Rotary around youth issues which had Trevor Johnson, the managing director of the beef feedlot, see the need to have an organisation that focused on helping youth. “Trevor thought that some of the Rotarians, if they got together, could do something to help youth,” King said. The Youth Institute was created in 1999 and it has been a strong supporter of youth focused initiatives over the years, including King’s Kickstart leadership course that started in 2000. “When I finished the first one I was already looking forward to the next one.” For King, a former school principal, it is simply about giving youth an extra helping hand. “These kids are the future leaders. “The better we train them and the more we do for them, the better off we are going to be.” In its 21st year, 43 primary school pupils from throughout Mid Canterbury got their turn to experience the programme – which King said was the highest attendance so far. “I had a similar number last year, but usually it has been around 30 to 35.” King gets the schools to nominate pupils that are in leadership roles or display leadership qualities. “I’ve been lucky the schools are supporting me.

Ray King running a session at the Kickstart Leadership Course at the Ashburton Raceway. “It is free of charge, as the Youth Institute carries the bill, but the schools keep supporting the course and sending pupils

Millie Sullivan and Thomas Patterson. The course is designed to give the pupils some guidance in handling the responsibilities of

These kids are the future leaders. The better we train them and the more we do for them, the better off we are going to be along each year.” Over the course of 21 years, a large number of graduates of the course have gone on to be head students at secondary school level – including both Ashburton College’s current head students

leadership roles in the school environment, but also later in life. “The idea is to give them inspiration and set goals that they can attain that leadership if they work. “I just try to teach them skills that are going to help them in the

future, not only at being a leader [at school], but as an adult.” King calls on a network of local leaders in the community who freely and willingly give up their time to help the future leaders. This year that list included Sport Canterbury regional manager Jan Cochrane, renowned public speaker Matt Marshall, former Fonterra Woman of the Year Jessie Chan, EA Networks chief executive Roger Sutton, Seales Winslow’s Tyler Stuthridge, Kerry Clough from ANZ Bank, and the Ashburton College head students. “I’m lucky and can’t give enough praise to these people for their willingness to contribute.” King said the course has remained relatively unchanged

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Ray King over the 21 years, with a few tweaks and modifications along the way. But this year he is trying something new, inviting all the attendees back in term 3 for a revisit.

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Uncertainty over milling wheat By Heather Chalmers heather.c@theguardian.co.nz

Sowings of milling wheat – a staple crop for many Canterbury arable farmers – may fall amid uncertainly around a new procurement system. The new system abandons the traditional contracting arrangement between growers and flour millers, with growers instead being asked to deal with global commodity trader Wilmar Trading on an individual basis. A meeting held by Federated Farmers in Ashburton last week and attended by Wilmar Trading, aimed to inform growers about the new procurement process, grains chair Brian Leadley said. “What we didn’t get was any clarity around pricing, preferred cultivars, milling grades, or tonnages. “I don’t think it has provided any real comfort for farmers around the procurement process. That is what it is and we will have to see how it pans out.” Wilmar will buy for two major mills AB Mauri and Goodman Fielder. “So the opportunity and demand is there, but the process is causing confusion and concern and lowering the confidence of some growers.” It was also causing uncertainty amongst growers around what milling wheat varieties and areas to grow, with most planting decisions for the 2022 harvest already made. “Once it is in the ground,

A new procurement process for milling wheat is causing uncertainty for arable farmers. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

you can’t change it. “We are hearing of some growers potentially swinging more to feed than milling wheat. Hopefully that won’t be the case. As we go into winter sowings, some dual-purpose wheat varieties can go milling or feed.” Greater areas of grass seed were being grown, as bigger volumes were being contracted this year. The uncertainty comes just as milling wheat growing areas had been increasing as part of a campaign to source more volumes domestically. About 100,000 tonnes of milling wheat was grown in each of

the last two seasons, predominantly in Canterbury. The Arable Food Industry Council has set a goal for New Zealand to be self-sufficient in milling wheat by 2025 and consumers were becoming more aware about sourcing products made from domestically-grown wheat, Leadley said. “The reality is demand for New Zealand’s milling wheat is still the same. That is why we are fearful of a drop in volumes, as we would dearly like to see more domestic production rather than losing that opportunity to offshore supply.” Indications from flourmills,

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bread makers and other bakers was that New Zealand-grown wheat was high quality. Leadley said that traditionally, flour mills purchased the wheat and sold the milled flour to bakers. Under the new arrangement Wilmar would be purchasing the wheat and have it milled into flour for bakers. “So effectively, some of the flour mills are becoming toll processors and won’t own the product. So it is quite a change in the arrangement.” Cereals were a key crop in the rotation, as these provided isolation between other cross-pollinating crops, and spread the risk

and workload, Leadley said. Wilmar Trading, based in New Zealand and Australia, accumulates milling wheat for major flour millers. It trades more than one million tonnes per annum of grains, seeds and pulses. It is an arm of Singapore-based Wilmar International which has over 500 manufacturing plants and has business activities including oil palm cultivation, oilseed crushing, sugar milling and refining, and flour and rice milling. Federated Farmers’ Mid Canterbury president David Clark said the new arrangement meant there were limited options to sell milling wheat outside of this consolidated group. “Gone too is the forward contract system that gave growers confidence that if they planted a particular variety, then a sale could be made to the mill. “This forward contract system appears to be replaced with a piecemeal purchasing system whereby the buyer will accumulate wheat as and when it suits them throughout the year, either prior to harvest or after the crop is in the silo. “This gives virtually all the strength to the buyer from the point the crop is planted onwards and gives them the opportunity to play local growers off against the world market and effectively make a play to purchase the cheapest wheat in the world, wherever it may come from,” Clark said.

Synlait forecasting a loss Covid-19 related disruptions continue to batter Canterbury-based Synlait Milk, with the dairy exporter saying it now expects to record a $20 million to $30m loss for the full year. In its half-year result in late March, Synlait said it expected to break even. Since then both its chief executive Leon Clement and chief financial officer Angela Dixon have left the company. Synlait was hit by a sudden drop in infant nutrition demand after its cornerstone customer and shareholder The a2 Milk Company was impacted by disrupted “daigou” unofficial trade channels into China. Chief financial officer Rob Stowell said three key issues were impacting on its full year forecast. The first was an expectation of ongoing shipping delays, which will result in the sale

of some ingredient products occurring post the FY21 balance date. “At the end of July, we will have up to 10,000 tonnes of ingredient products which we would have normally sold by year end.” It would also achieve lower prices for ingredient products than Synlait would normally expect to achieve relative to prevailing market prices through a combination of sales phasing and volume pressure. It had also adopted a more conservative approach to year-end inventory volumes and valuation. Synlait co-founder and interim chief executive John Penno said Synlait’s banking syndicate continued to be supportive and has granted a waiver of relevant covenants in FY21. The company is working with the syndicate to ensure it has the appropriate funding for FY22.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

RURAL 11

The water finder ADVERTORIAL

ete Donald, CEO, Aquifer Loca�ons Ltd. aka, “Pete the Water Wizard,” is about 85 years of age. He was born in Timaru before moving to Ashburton, and se�ling in Methven with his twin brother Jack in 1950. Contrac�ng and farming in Mid Canterbury, Jack and Pete owned Pudding Hill Sta�on in Mid Canterbury and other farms; they kept the snow oﬀ the road going up

Q: What is the success rate for your water divining business? Pete: We have over 80% success rate from drilling for water for over 40 years. Q: Can you highlight the most important tui�on lessons from the past 40 years of water divining? Pete: Forty years ago, we had 95% purity of our water quality sources in New Zealand. We were forced to change our direc�on because the water quality was decreasing at a rate of 1% per year on big aquifers. Smaller aquifers were not worth drilling because purity levels were unacceptable. The most important lesson is what I discovered as water pressure points. A water pressure point is a water movement under pressure sourced at depths of 1 K - 100 K and deeper. Some�mes 4000 psi of pressure can be at the source and may be on average 2,000 psi pressure at ground level. All these pressure at an average of 20 cumics per second. Purity readings of 100%, under pressure, ﬁltered water by Mother Nature. The pressure allows us to use the water without pumping water and requiring electricity. Actually, the opposite occurs as we tap the water under pressure, turn a turbine and create electricity to sell back into the grid. We are working with Cross Tech engineering out of Christchurch to be�er develop this concept even further. The water can then be used for irriga�on, drinking, power genera�ng, and returning water to streams and rivers, etc. I discovered water pressure points

to Mt. Hu� and played rugby for Methven for many long and enjoyable seasons. They were never idle throughout their forma�ve years. One contract for the NZ Post Office in 1965 changed everything, when the brothers were contracted to lay a cable from post office to post office across Canterbury. They had two major problems. There

with a li�le help from “Divine Interven�on”. It is Mother Nature’s way of trying to help society with clean water. Iden�fying water moving ver�cally is a diﬃcult and �me-consuming process. I have developed a proprietary technology over the course of 40 years that allows me to iden�fy and source water pressure points to provide clients with clean, drinkable water. However, it is important to note that Mother Nature is doing the cleaning. It is the same pa�ern all over the world from my global studies. It is not rainwater; it is ver�cally discovered and delivered worldwide and available even in arid and desert regions in abundance. Most water diviners are focused on horizontal water movement. The challenge with this source is the ongoing deteriora�on of water purity from rainwater sources. Hence, this forced us to further develop new sources of drinking water. I’m only focused on ver�cal water ﬂow under pressure and 100% purity. Despite the COVID-19 lockdown in the past year, I have hit four (4) water pressure points while carrying out new drilling opera�ons. The reason for the ongoing degrada�on of aquifers and water quality is based on several human-made ac�vi�es from farming to broken sewage pipes caused by earthquakes, and a lack of supervision by councils across the country to maintain a proper working pipe distribu�on system which results in raw sewage going directly into aquifers, streams, rivers, and lakes.

was copper wire in the ground and they had to ﬁgure out how not to dig it up? This forced a rethink and was the beginning of a long career in water divining that eventually grew into the sourcing of drinking water and irriga�on. Addi�onally, they also partook in providing health advice regarding water ﬂow under peoples bedrooms and how all this impacted energy levels.

Q: In the past 70 years, what has had the biggest impact on the Mid Canterbury water business? Pete: The Rangitata Diversion Race or RDR is a combined irriga�on and power genera�on scheme that diverts water from the Rangitata River to irrigate over 100,000 hectares of farmlands in Mid Canterbury, New Zealand. For over 50 years, this water may have saved farming in the district. However, for the past 20 years, it has sadly contributed to the degrada�on of the district’s water supply. I advised over the years to leave the water in the rivers. I’m on record in both the public and private sectors advising the industry to leave the water in the rivers and streams. The reason for this is that we are taking bad water from the Rangitata River and via farm irriga�on systems; we distribute bad water that impacts the quality of drinking water across Mid Canterbury all the way into the Rakaia River. “We are recycling crap and reducing the quality of the aquifers at a rate of 1% per year.” The solu�on is simple; I can provide 100% pure water at 100 cumics per second and replace the current source from the Rangitata River. As the saying goes, “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”

I have been advising Queenstown, Otago rate payers about the broken effluent pipes flowing into Lake Waka�pu and of the ongoing E coli issues currently ongoing. It has impacted water quality and resulted in poor air quality. In Canterbury, the main reason for poor water quality in Lake Ellsmere is broken sewage pipes. I offered to fix the broken pipes with the assistance of a registered plumber and was advised it was “against council protocol”. Hence, the broken pipe is s�ll not fixed. This is the ongoing human error which only serves to make ma�ers worse. Q: We understand the Ashburton District Council claims the Methven Township, within its jurisdic�on, but provides only poor quality drinking water sources. Have you done anything to help educate the Ashburton District Council? Pete: Yes, I offered to locate water source and lease the land. I also offered to drill at no risk to the council. It was a no cure, no pay contract. I was willing to educate the council that we had sufficient quality drinking water sources. My offer was never taken up, because the consul�ng planners tabled a $4.5 million solu�on for 2,000 people that s�ll involves taking bad water, adding chemicals, and increasing taxes!

Q: If you run an analysis what is the biggest threat to maintaining clean On the part two of this interview, we drinking water? will discuss with Mr. Donald on the topics Pete: Broken pipes from earthquakes, of reducing pollution and the health lack of maintenance, lack of pipe tes�ng, impacts of water underneath people’s and basically human error. For example, homes

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s quiz 1: How many winks are shot into a cup by a player in order to win a game of Tiddlywinks? a) Four b) Six c) Eight 2: What is the chemical symbol for boron? a) B b) Bo c) Br 3: In the animated show The Jetsons, what was Mrs Jetson’s first name? a) Judy b) Jess c) Jane 4: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor came on what day of the week in 1941? a) Friday b) Saturday c) Sunday 5: What was the name of Boney M’s biggest hit from 1978 called, topping our charts for 14 weeks? a) Rivers of Babylon b) Rasputin c) Daddy Cool 6: Who won English football’s FA Cup this season? a) Manchester City b) Chelsea c) Leicester City 7: Mawhero is the Maori word for what colour? a) Red b) Pink c) Orange 8: The Bardigiano, Haflinger, and Lusitano are all breeds of what animal? a) Horse b) Donkey c) Antelope

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6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Families PG 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Your Garden Made Perfect 0 8:45 10 Years Younger In 10 Days PG Cherry and the team provide advice to an exhausted single mother; a woman who has spent 10 years fostering young adults to help them grow in confidence, finds her own self-esteem is at rock bottom. 0 9:45 Coronation Street PG 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0 11:15 The Apprentice Aotearoa M3 The teams are challenged to create a social media campaign that sells the virtues of Hamilton. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:40 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:50 Talking Tom And Friends 0 8:15 Kiddets 3 0 8:25 Code Fun 0 8:40 Rainbow Rangers 3 0 9am Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Core 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Popstars PG 3 0 Noon God Friended Me 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 3 0 2pm Murphy Brown 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGL 3 0 3:35 F Almost Never 0 4:05 Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Friends – The Reunion The cast of one of the most iconic sitcoms revisit old sets, test their trivia and sit down for an unscripted interview, 26 years after it all began. 8:40 Shortland Street PG Rani strikes back; Tess takes a walk on the wild side; Tillie gets in over her head. 0 9:15 Police Ten 7 PG 0 9:45 48 Hours Film Festival 0 11:45 Police Ten 7 PG 3 0

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Zoo 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Fixer Upper 0 1pm M A Mother’s Crime PG 2017 Thriller. April Bowlby, Jenny Gabrielle. 2:55 Celebrity Family Feud PG 0 3:55 Travels With The Bondi Vet 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Celebrity IOU Singer Michael Bublé pays tribute to his grandfather by fulfilling his final wish, to provide his caretaker with a place to live. 0 8:30 7 Days 16 9pm New Zealand Today 16 Guy heads to his hometown of Nelson to investigate conspiracy theories surrounding 5G technology, then goes undercover to avoid preferential treatment as he stays at the worst reviewed motel in the country. 0 9:30 2nd Chance Charlie PG We visit the Charlies at their local rugby clubs to see them in action. 0 10pm Funny Girls 16 3 0 10:30 Newshub Late 11pm NCIS M 3 0 Midnight Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:50 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 7:15 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Game Shakers 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am Landscape Artist Of The Year 3 0 11am Hot Bench PG 3 11:30 The Spanish Princess M 3 0 12:30 Five Bedrooms M 3 0 1:30 Just Shoot Me PG 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm First XV Rugby Revision 6:30 Football – A-League 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 F Young Rock PG As Election Day 2032 approaches, Dwayne reflects on the ups and downs his family endured during his childhood in Hawaii, Pennsylvania and Miami. 0 8pm The 2000s PG 3 0 9pm M The Equalizer 18VLS 2014 Action. 10pm L Basketball – NZNBL 11:55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG

6am Ainsley Eats The Streets 7am Giada Entertains 7:30 Giada At Home 8am Animal Nation With Anthony Anderson 9am Cash In The Spare Room 10am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 10:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PGL 1:30 Idris Elba – No Limits PGC 2:30 Ice Vikings PGCLV 3:30 Big Cat Country 4:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 5:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Forged In Fire PGC It is double the competitors and double the heat in this first ever team challenge. 8:30 Dual Survival PGC Shipwrecked on an island in the South China Sea, castaways Grady and Josh show their resourcefulness by repurposing garbage on the beach and ultimately signal for rescue. 9:30 Flipping Bangers 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL

Friday

12:15 Around The World By Train 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am Dating #NoFilter M 3 10:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 3 3:40 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish PG 3 5:30 Top Chef Masters PG 3 6:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 7:30 Tattoo Fixers 2 Vicky celebrates her family with an animal tribute tattoo; Abby’s cringe-worthy celebrity crush is covered; Jordan needs to lose the ink he got to win an argument. 8:30 Below Deck Sailing Yacht M Natasha is frustrated with Daisy’s constructive criticism, so she whips up a showstopping dessert that has the guests raving and leaves Daisy speechless. 9:30 The Real Housewives Of New York City M 10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 12:15 Infomercials

Friday

12:20 F Vegas 16VL 3 0 1:15 Gordon Ramsay’s 24Hrs To Hell And Back 16L 3 0 2am Shortland Street PG 3 0 2:30 Infomercials 3:25 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:40 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars PG 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Ax Men ML 8:25 Border Security PG 8:50 Truck Night In America PGL 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 Pawn Stars PG Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 FBI – Most Wanted MV 1:40 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 2:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 Jeopardy! 4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Truck Night In America PGL 7pm Border Security PG 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 8:30 Borderforce US – The Bridges PG 9:30 Seal Team MV 10:30 CSI MV 11:30 Ax Men ML

Friday

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security PG 1:50 Seal Team MV 2:40 Borderforce US – The Bridges PG 3:30 Truck Night In America PGL 4:20 CSI MV 5:10 Hawaii Five-0 MV

Friday

12:55 Infomercials 3 3:55 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

6:15 Follow Me 16VLC 2020 Horror. Keegan Allen, Holland Roden. 7:45 Force Of Nature 16VLC 2020 Action. Mel Gibson, Emile Hirsch. 9:26 Stockholm MVLC 2019 Crime Comedy. Ethan Hawke, Noomi Rapace. 10:58 The Legend Of Baron To’a 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees. 12:43 Gemini Man MVL 2019 Action. Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 2:40 Locusts 16VLSC 2019 Thriller. Ben Geurens, Jessica McNamee. 4:05 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman. 6:30 Ad Astra MVLC 2019 Adventure. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones. 8:30 The King Of Staten Island 16LC 2020 Comedy. An unemployed man in his mid-20s has his world upended when his mother starts dating a firefighter. Pete Davidson, Marisa Tomei. 10:47 Just Getting Started MVLSC 2017 Comedy. Morgan Freeman, Tommy Lee Jones.

6:10 Draft Day MVL 2014 Drama. Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner. 7:55 The Magnificent Seven MV 2016 Action Western. Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke. 10:05 Mad Max – Fury Road 16VC 2015 Action. Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron. 12:05 8 Mile MVLS 2002 Drama. 2pm Watchmen 16VLS 2009 Action. 4:40 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. 6:45 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 8:30 The Water Diviner MV 2014 Drama. After the end of the First World War, a grieving man travels to Gallipoli to find the bodies of his three sons who were missing in action. Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko. 10:25 Changeling 16VC 2008 Drama. In the 1920s, a mother deals with corrupt police when she hunts for answers to her son’s disappearance, only to be confronted by a truth that will change her. Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich.

Friday

12:22 Doctor Sleep 16VLC 2019 Horror. 2:52 Locusts 16VLSC 2019 Thriller. 4:17 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama.

Friday

12:50 Watchmen 16VLS 2009 Action. 3:30 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. 5:35 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy.

Friday

12:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 2am Into The Wild – India 3am Big Cat Country 4am Dual Survival PGC 5am The Great Food Truck Race PGL

SKY SPORt 1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 6:50 Mahi Pai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Miharo 3 2 8:30 Pukana 3 9am Pacific Island Food Revolution 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am On The Ladder 3 11:30 Huro Pepi 3 Noon Billy T James PG 3 12:30 Game Of Bros 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 2pm Toku Reo 3 3pm Korero Mai 3:30 Polyfest 2018 3 4pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Tamararo 3 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takoha 3 5:15 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 5:20 Mahi Pai 3 5:30 Kid’s Kai Kart 3 5:40 Te Nutube 3 5:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 6pm Darwin + Newts 3 6:10 He Rourou 3 6:20 Kia Mau 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Huro Pepi 8pm Lucky Dip 8:30 5 Minutes Of Fame Hosted by Turanga Merito. 9:30 Ahikaroa MLC 3 Koro’s funeral is underway and Dylan is out for revenge. 10pm The Ring Inz MCL 3 Sina and Roland’s friendship is at breaking point; Fanny tries to strengthen her relationship with Waha in a quest for a grandchild. 10:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG 3 11pm Haka Ngahau A-Rohe – Tamararo 3 11:30 Closedown

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6:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bristol Bears v Gloucester Rugby. 8:30 European Rugby – Challenge Cup (RPL) Final – Leicester v Montpellier. 10:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (HLS) Brumbies v Highlanders. 11am Heineken Cup (RPL) Final – La Rochelle v Toulouse. 1pm First XV Rugby Revision 1:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Force v Highlanders. 3:30 French Top 14 (RPL) Bordeaux Begles v Montpellier. 5:30 All Access 6pm Rugby Nation 6:30 Playmakers – Rugby Stories 7pm First XV Rugby Revision 7:30 GrassRoots Rugby 8:30 Rugby Club 9pm NPC Archives (RPL) Division One 1999 Final – Auckland v Wellington. 11pm GrassRoots Rugby

6:30 EastEnders PG 6:55 The Graham Norton Show MS 7:45 The Bill MVC 8:35 A Touch Of Frost MVC 10:15 Grantchester M 11:05 Death In Paradise M 12:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 1:45 The Bill MVC 2:35 The Singapore Grip ML 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:20 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Kate Winslet. 6:20 QI M 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI PG 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG 8:30 All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 9:30 The Graham Norton Show MLS A selection from previous shows, featuring Chris Pratt, Anthony Joshua, Dame Judi Dench, Keira Knightley and Sir Ian McKellen. 10:25 Grantchester M 11:15 Midsomer Murders MVC

Midnight Rugby Club 12:30 The Breakdown 1:30 Rugby Heaven 2:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Hurricanes v Rebels. 4:30 Japan Top League (RPL) Final.

12:55 QI M 1:25 QI MS 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:30 All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 4:25 The Graham Norton Show MLS 5:15 Death In Paradise MVC

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6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters International Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Bering Sea Gold PG 11:15 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 12:10 House Hunters International Renovation PG 1:05 House Hunters International PG 1:30 House Hunters International PG 2pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:55 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Gold Rush PG 9:30 Undercover Billionaire PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid MLC

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Schitt’s Creek, at 9:40pm

The Amazing Race Australia, at 7:30pm

The Fast And The Furious, at 7:30pm

NCIS – New Orleans, at 8:30pm

The Great Food Truck Race, at 5:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 F Britain’s Brightest Celebrity Families 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The Repair Shop PG 0 8:30 F Interior Design Masters With Alan Carr The two finalists are challenged to transform luxury holiday villas in Cornwall. 0 9:40 Schitt’s Creek ML Moira and Roland find themselves in a compromising situation; Alexis drives a wedge between David and Patrick. 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0 11:10 Coroner M Jenny investigates a dismembered body that is found in the woods, while Ross struggles to deal with the death of his father. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:40 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:50 Talking Tom And Friends 0 8:15 Kiddets 3 0 8:25 Code Fun 0 8:40 Rainbow Rangers 3 0 9am Infomercials 9:30 Religious Programming 10am Les Mills Body Balance 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Station 19 PG 3 0 Noon God Friended Me 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 3 0 2pm Murphy Brown 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:35 The Bureau Of Magical Things 3 0 4:05 Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGC 0 7:30 The Amazing Race Australia M The teams make their way to Australia’s first legal casino and must build a house of cards five storeys high. 0 9pm 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 0 9:55 Patriot Brains 16 3 0 11pm Taskmaster NZ 16L 3 0

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Zoo 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Fixer Upper 1pm M Secrets In The Woods PG 2020 Thriller. A woman discovers a horrifying secret about her boyfriend’s father during a romantic getaway in the woods. Brittany Underwood, Jim Klock. 0 3pm Celebrity Family Feud PG 0 3:55 F Travels With The Bondi Vet 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 M The Fast And The Furious M 3 2001 Action. Undercover police infiltrate Los Angeles street car racers to apprehend thieves who have been stealing electronic equipment. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 0 9:40 Paramedics – On The Front Line PG Paramedics rush to a 10-year-old boy suffering a major epileptic fit; an elderly woman struggles to breathe; paramedics are called to a man with extreme anxiety. 0 10:35 Newshub Late 11:05 7 Days 16LC 3 11:35 Love Island – Australia ML 3 0 12:25 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:50 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 7:15 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Game Shakers 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am Landscape Artist Of The Year 3 0 11am Hot Bench PG 3 11:30 The Spanish Princess M 3 0 12:30 Five Bedrooms M 3 0 1:30 Just Shoot Me PG 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars PG 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Pawn Stars PG 0 8pm Border Security – Australia’s Front Line PGC 0 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV Pride and the team continue their investigation into an officer’s assault and the murder of her therapist. NCIS zero in on a suspect who has been working the system for years. 0 9:30 Raw PGV 10:30 Football – A-League Highlights 11:35 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Cowboys v Warriors.

6am Ainsley Eats The Streets 7am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 8am Big Cat Country 9am Cash In The Spare Room 10am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 10:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Forged In Fire PGC 1:30 Flipping Bangers 2:30 Dual Survival PGC 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 5:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL The competition begins under the Hollywood sign where host Tyler Florence greets the eight teams. They are challenged to sell a signature dish in Beverly Hills, before heading to San Francisco. 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 8:30 The Restoration Workshop 9:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL

Saturday

12:10 Blindspot MV 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am Dating #NoFilter M 3 10:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:35 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 3 3:35 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish PG 3 5:30 Top Chef Masters PG 3 6:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 7:30 M The Girl In The Bathtub M 2018 Drama Mystery. Based on the real life mystery surrounding the death of Julia Law, a young paralegal whose body was found in the apartment of her boss and lover, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer. Caitlin Stasey, Kate Isaac. 9:25 Killer Motive M 3 A killer targets a town’s law enforcement community. Will he be caught before he strikes again? 10:25 Snapped M 3 11:20 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 12:15 Infomercials

Saturday

Midnight Paranormal Caught On Camera PG 3 0 12:45 Wellington Paranormal PG 3 0 1:10 Shortland Street PGC 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Brain Busters 3 0

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars PG 7:10 Storage Wars PG 7:35 Ax Men ML 8:25 Border Security PG 8:50 Truck Night In America PGL 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Pawn Stars PG Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 Borderforce US – The Bridges PG 1:40 Seal Team MV 2:30 Crazy On A Plane MVLC 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 Jeopardy! 4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PG 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Truck Night In America PGL 7pm Border Security PG 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 8:30 World’s Wildest Weather PGC 9:30 Crazy On A Plane MVLC 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Ax Men ML

Saturday

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security PG 1:50 Crazy On A Plane MVLC 2:40 World’s Wildest Weather PGC 3:30 Truck Night In America PGL 4:20 The Cops MV 5:10 Hawaii Five-0 MV

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:42 Ad Astra MVLC 2019 Adventure. Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones. 8:42 The King Of Staten Island 16LC 2020 Comedy. 10:59 Just Getting Started MVLSC 2017 Comedy. 12:34 Doctor Sleep 16VLC 2019 Horror. 3:04 The Good Liar 16VLSC 2019 Drama. 4:55 Book Club MLSC 2018 Comedy. 6:40 Birds Of Prey 16VLSC 2020 Action. Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor. 8:30 The Burnt Orange Heresy 16VLSC 2019 Action. An art critic is hired to steal a masterpiece from one of the most enigmatic painters of all time, but nothing about the mission is as it seems. Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki. 10:10 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. In Gotham City, a mentally troubled comedian begins a slow descent into madness, eventually transforming into the criminal known as Joker. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro.

Saturday

12:13 Nomadland MVLSC 2020 Drama. 2:03 The Good Liar 16VLSC 2019 Drama. 3:56 Book Club MLSC 2018 Comedy. 5:43 Birds Of Prey 16VLSC 2020 Action.

Saturday

1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 2:35 Infomercials 5:35 Closedown

MOVIES GREAtS 7:10 The Water Diviner MV 2014 Drama. Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko. 9:05 Changeling 16VC 2008 Drama. Angelina Jolie, John Malkovich. 11:30 Sherlock Holmes MV 2009 Action. Robert Downey jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams. 1:40 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 3:20 Source Code MVL 2011 Thriller. 4:55 The Young Victoria PGV 2009 Drama. 6:45 Rings MVC 2017 Horror. Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe. 8:30 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy. Based on the true story of a man who goes a year without saying no. Jim Carrey, Rhys Darby. 10:15 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. A computer disc containing the history of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two gym employees, who attempt to sell it. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt. 11:55 Source Code MVL 2011 Thriller. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan.

Saturday

1:30 The Young Victoria PGV 2009 Drama. 3:20 Rings MVC 2017 Horror. 5:05 Yes Man MLS 2008 Comedy.

Saturday

12:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 1:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 2am Into The Wild – India 3am Hope For Wildlife 4am The Restoration Workshop 5am The Great Food Truck Race PGL

SKY SPORt 1 6:30 First XV Rugby Revision 7am Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Bath Rugby v Sale Sharks. 9am Rugby Club 9:30 Playmakers – Rugby Stories 10am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 10:30 First XV Rugby (RPL) Kelston Boys’ v St Kentigern. 12:15 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (HLS) Blues v Waratahs. 12:30 Rugby Club 1pm NPC Archives (RPL) Division One 1999 Final – Auckland v Wellington. 3pm GrassRoots Rugby 4pm Super Rugby TransTasman (HLS) Highlanders v Reds. 4:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (HLS) Chiefs v Force. 5pm Super Rugby TransTasman (HLS) Crusaders v Brumbies. 5:30 Rugby Club 6pm All Access – Ngani Laumape 6:30 L Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Hurricanes v Force. From McLean Park, Napier. 9:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Hurricanes v Force. 11:30 GrassRoots Rugby

Saturday

12:30 Rugby Club 1am Rugby Heaven 2am Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Hurricanes v Force. 4am Playmakers – Flashback Game

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 An animated series for tamariki based on Pipi Ma, the world’s first Maori-speaking dolls. 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 6:50 Mahi Pai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Miharo 3 2 8:30 Pukana 3 9am Cam’s Kai 3 9:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am On The Ladder 3 11:30 Huro Pepi 3 Noon Wehi Na Upload PGC 3 12:30 Game Of Bros 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Polyfest 2018 3 4pm Grid 3 4:30 Miharo 3 2 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takoha 3 5:15 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 5:20 Mahi Pai 3 5:30 Kid’s Kai Kart 3 Students at Nga Puna o Waiorea make homemade fish and chips. 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 6pm Paia 3 6:10 Huritua 3 6:20 Kia Mau 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Pacific Island Food Revolution An organic food challenge is set for the two remaining teams in Samoa. 8:30 M Just Like Heaven PGS 2005 Romantic Comedy. A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the woman who used to live in his apartment. Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo. 10:30 Te Ao Marama 11:30 Closedown

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6:15 EastEnders PG 6:45 The Graham Norton Show MLS 7:35 The Bill MVC 8:25 A Touch Of Frost MVC 10:05 Grantchester M 10:55 Death In Paradise M 11:55 Midsomer Murders M 1:35 The Bill MVC 2:25 The Singapore Grip MV 3:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:10 The Graham Norton Show MLC 5:05 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Katherine Ryan. 6:10 QI MLSC 6:45 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLSC 7:20 QI MLSC 7:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS Jimmy Carr hosts as Sean Lock and Johnny Vegas take on guest team captain Katherine Ryan and Joe Lycett. 9:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 10:20 All Round To Mrs Brown’s ML 11:15 Midsomer Murders M

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters International Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Gold Rush PG 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:10 House Hunters International Renovation PG 1:05 House Hunters International PG 1:30 House Hunters International PG 2pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:55 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Gold Rush PG 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:30 Demolition Down Under PG 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid MLC

Saturday

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:35 Moonshiners MC 4:25 Gold Rush – Dave Turin’s Lost Mine PG 5:15 Outback Opal Hunters PG

12:55 QI MLSC 1:25 QI MLSC 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:15 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 5:05 All Round To Mrs Brown’s ML 28May21

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Call The Midwife, at 8:30pm

Pompeii, at 9:35pm

A Dog’s Way Home, at 7pm

Weather Gone Viral, at 8:30pm

Jade Fever, at 7:30pm

6am Te Karere 3 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Rural Delivery 0 7:30 Infomercials 8:30 Religious Programming 9am Eat, Shop, Save 3 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Class Act PG 3 0 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon Cowboy Builders – Updates PG 0 1pm The Living Room 0 2pm The Apprentice Aotearoa PG 3 0 3pm F Drop A Stone In A Month 3 0 4pm Eat Well For Less NZ 3 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Jamie’s Easy Meals For Everyday 0 7:30 Fight For The Wild 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 Fight For The Wild Continued. 0 8:30 Call The Midwife PG Sister Frances treats an expectant mother whose behaviour masks deep psychological trauma; Trixie is compelled to publicly speak out on an important issue. 0 9:50 Doctor Doctor MLC 0 10:50 F Dinner Date 0 11:50 N Upright 16L A down-at-heel musician must drive his cherished piano from Sydney to Perth, but his plans are thrown into chaos when he crashes his ute. 0 Sunday 12:30 Britain’s Got Talent – The Champions 3 0 1:55 Coronation Street Omnibus PG 3 0 3:05 Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programming

6am The Adventures Of Paddington 0 6:10 The Wiggles’ World 3 0 6:20 Tinpo 3 0 6:30 Esme And Roy 0 6:50 Love Monster 0 7:05 Scooby Doo! Guess Who 0 7:30 Beyblade Burst Surge 0 7:50 Transformers Cyberverse 3 0 8:15 Monkie Kid – Hero Is Born 0 9am Monkie Kid 0 9:10 Power Rangers Ninja Steel PG 3 0 9:35 The Simpsons 3 0 10am Fresh 10:30 Full House 3 0 11am Little Big Shots 0 Noon The Amazing Race Australia PGL 3 0 1:25 Friends Top 25 Omnibus 8:30 RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under 16LSC The queens put their marketing hats on as they are given the challenge to create and market a product. 0 9:35 M Pompeii AO 2014 Action. In 79 AD, a slave-turned-gladiator must save his true love, who has been betrothed to a corrupt Roman Senator, as Mount Vesuvius erupts, threatening the city of Pompeii. Kit Harington, Emily Browning, Kiefer Sutherland. 0 11:45 M Speed MVL 1994 Action. Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, Dennis Hopper. 0

6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 Newshub Nation 10:30 Life Of Kai 0 11am Love At First Bite PG 0 11:30 Married At First Sight NZ PG 3 0 1pm Before And After 1:30 Australian Ninja Warrior 3 0 3:25 The Rebound PG 3:55 Restoration Man PG 3 0 5pm Bondi Vet PG Has Gussie the cat been bitten by a deadly snake? Izzy has swallowed rat bait and Alex has to act quickly to try and save her. 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm M A Dog’s Way Home PG 2019 Family. A dog goes on an epic journey home after she is separated from her beloved human. Bryce Dallas Howard, Ashley Judd. 0 8:55 M The Layover 16 3 2017 Comedy, Romance. Best friends Kate and Meg find themselves competing for the same man while waiting for their plane to take off from St Louis. Kate Upton, Alexandra Daddario, Matt Barr. 0 10:45 M Ladies In Black PGL 2018 Drama. A student’s life is changed after meeting the glamorous Ladies in Black. Julia Ormond, Angourie Rice. 0

6am Butterbean’s Café 3 0 6:25 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 6:50 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:15 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 0 7:40 Justice League PG 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 3 0 9am Samurai Jack PGV 3 0 10am SmackDown MVC 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon Whose Line Is It Anyway? PGC 0 1pm NRL Try Time 2pm Rugby League – NRL (DLY) Broncos v Storm. 4pm Judge Judy PG 4:30 Fishy Business PGC 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Celebrity Trawlermen PGL 0 7pm Rescue – River Deep Mountain High PG 0 7:30 The Cruise PG 3 0 8:30 Weather Gone Viral PG Extreme weather caught on camera as told by survivors, meteorologists, and severe-weather specialists. 0 9:30 The Cult Of The Family 16VLC 3 After a young girl escapes from a remote Australian compound she triggers a raid of the property to rescue her brothers and sisters. 0 10:45 The Clinton Affair M 3 0 11:45 NXT PGV

6am Best Cake Wins 6:30 Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen 7:30 Hope For Wildlife 8:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 9:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10:30 Rick Stein’s Long Weekends 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1:30 The Restoration Workshop 2:30 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PGL 3:30 How Do Animals Do That 4pm Kai Safari 4:30 Choccywoccydoodah Starstruck 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Jade Fever PGC 8:30 Lost And Found PGC Kyra Hansen’s father was a seaman from Germany who returned home and never contacted his daughter again. 9:30 Alone – The Arctic PGCV 10:30 Choccywoccydoodah Starstruck 11:30 How Do Animals Do That Sunday Midnight Kai Safari 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Best Cake Wins 2am Into The Wild – India 3am Jade Fever PGC 4am Lost And Found PGC 5am Salvage Hunters

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am Dating #nofilter PG 3 10:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 11:30 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry PG 3 12:25 Masters Of Flip 3 1:25 Masters Of Flip 3 2:30 M The First Wives Club PG 3 1996 Comedy. Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, Diane Keaton. 0 4:35 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 5:30 Celebrity Undercover PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY PG 7:30 Botched 3 8pm The Circus Marie, Harry and Kiarnna call upon Louis who retired from the circus two years ago when he made the tough decision that he is too old to perform his incredibly dangerous human canon ball act. 8:30 Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours To Hell And Back 16 0 9:30 The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City M 10:30 Killer Motive M 3 11:25 Snapped MLS 3

Sunday

12:15 Infomercials 5am Love It Or List It 3

Sunday

1:50 M Live By Night 16VLS 3 2016 Crime. Ben Affleck, Elle Fanning. 0 4:05 2 Overnight 5:05 Fresh 3 5:30 Religious Programming

SKY 5 6am Making New Zealand PG 7am Truck Night In America PGL 8am Outback Truckers M 8:55 The Simpsons PG 9:20 Rooster And Butch PGC 10:10 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC 11am NXT PGV Noon SmackDown Live MVC 2:05 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Ax Men ML 4:05 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC 5:05 Truck Night In America PGL 5:55 Outback Truckers M 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 Pawn Stars PG The team heads to Oregon to outfit Rick’s off-the-grid ranch with some new equipment. 8:30 Storage Wars PGL 9pm Ax Men ML 10pm Making New Zealand PG 10:55 Piha Rescue PG 11:20 A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC Sunday 12:20 Outback Truckers M 1:20 The Simpsons PG 1:45 Pawn Stars PG 2:30 Storage Wars PGL 2:55 Piha Rescue PG 3:20 NXT PGV 4:05 Ax Men ML 5:05 Making New Zealand PG

Sunday

1am Infomercials 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

Sunday

12:45 Infomercials 3:45 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:33 The Burnt Orange Heresy 16VLSC 2019 Action. Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki. 9:13 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro. 11:17 Nomadland MVLSC 2020 Drama. Frances McDormand, David Strathairn. 1:07 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Horror. Bill Murray, Adam Driver. 2:55 Death And Life Of John F Donovan 16LS 2018 Drama. Kit Harington, Natalie Portman. 5pm All Nighter 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. 6:30 Resistance MVLSC 2020 Drama. Jesse Eisenberg, Clemence Poesy. 8:30 Jumanji – The Next Level PGVL 2019 Adventure. The gang returns to Jumanji to rescue one of their own. However, they soon discover the game has changed and nothing is as they expect. Dwayne Johnson, Jack Black. 10:35 Outback MVLC 2020 Thriller. Lauren Lofberg, Taylor Wiese. Sunday Midnight Dark Waters MLC 2019 Drama. 2:05 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Horror. 3:50 Death And Life Of John F Donovan 16LS 2018 Drama. 5:50 All Nighter 16VLSC 2018 Comedy.

6:45 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. 8:20 Source Code MVL 2011 Thriller. 9:50 The Young Victoria PGV 2009 Drama. 11:40 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 1:15 The Iron Lady PG 2011 Biography Drama. 3pm The House Bunny MLS 2008 Comedy. 4:35 Last Flag Flying MLSC 2017 Drama. 6:45 The Queen ML 2006 Drama. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. 8:30 Non-Stop MVL 2013 Thriller. After being left at the altar, a woman has a brief liaison with a handsome stranger on a plane that puts her, and everyone on the flight, in danger. Lacey Chabert, Veronica Cartwright, Betsy Russell. 10:20 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Historical Drama. In 1863, in a New York ruled by street gangs, the son of a gang leader is determined to avenge his father’s death. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel DayLewis, Cameron Diaz. Sunday 1:05 Are We Officially Dating? 16LS 2014 Romantic Comedy. 2:45 The Iron Lady PG 2011 Biography Drama. 4:35 The House Bunny MLS 2008 Comedy.

SKY SPORt 1 6am First XV Rugby Revision 6:30 L Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup Munster Rugby v Cardiff Blues. From Thomond Park, Limerick. 8:35 Rugby Club 9am Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Hurricanes v Force. 11am GrassRoots Rugby Noon First XV Rugby Revision 12:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Hurricanes v Force. 1pm L First XV Rugby Otago Boys’ High v King’s High School. From Dunedin. 3pm First XV Rugby Kelston Boys’ v St Kentigern. 3:30 L Rugby Club 4pm All Access 4:30 L Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Waratahs v Crusaders. 7pm L Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Blues v Brumbies. 9:30 L Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Reds v Chiefs. Sunday Midnight Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 12:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 12:55 L Gallagher Premiership Harlequins v Bath. 3am Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 3:25 L Gallagher Premiership Northampton Saints v Wasps. 5:30 Super Rugby TransTasman

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Huritua 3 7am Haati Paati 3 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 Mahi Pai 3 7:30 He Rourou 3 An instructional cooking series for tamariki and whanau. 7:40 Paia 3 7:50 Polyfest 2018 3 8:20 Te Nutube 3 8:30 Pukana 3 9:30 Korero Mai 3 Series using drama to teach te reo Maori. Noon Sidewalk Karaoke 3 Te Hamua Nikora searches the streets for karaoke talent. 1pm Haka At Home 3 2pm Haka Global 3 2:30 The Ring Inz 3 3pm Waka Ama Championships 3 4pm Game Of Bros PG 3 4:30 Fresh 5pm The Hui 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau – Te Waiponamu 3 Showcasing Maori language excellence as native speakers share their stories. 6:30 Waiata Anthems 3 Featuring Drax Project. 7pm M Mirai 2018 Adventure. A boy encounters a magical garden that enables him to travel through time. Voices of Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho. 8:40 M Testament Of Youth MVC 2014 Biographical Drama. A British woman recalls a story of young love and the futility of war during the First World War. Based on the memoir of Vera Brittain. Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington. 11:10 Gamesnight 11:40 Anika Moa Unleashed M 12:10 Closedown

UKtV 6:05 Death In Paradise M 7:05 QI MS 7:35 QI MSC 8:05 QI MS 8:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:10 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 10:15 The Bill MVC 11:05 The Bill MVC 11:55 The Bill MVC 12:40 The Bill MVC 1:30 The Bill MVC 2:20 Casualty PG 3:05 Doc Martin PG 4pm Holby City MC 5:05 Inspector George Gently M 6:50 Grantchester M 7:40 Casualty PG 8:30 Midsomer Murders MVC The Midsomer Literary Festival opens with a real-life murder. Barnaby and Scott discover that the village highbrows have been busy. 10:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M With Joe Wilkinson as guest team captain and David O’Doherty in dictionary corner. 11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Daniel Radcliffe. Sunday 12:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 1:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 2:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:20 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:20 Midsomer Murders MVC 29May21

DISCOVERY 6:05 How It’s Made PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:45 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:15 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Homestead Heartache. 2pm Aussie Salvage Squad PG 2:55 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG Frenemies. 4:45 Gold Rush PG Resurrecting Monsters. 5:40 Gold Rush PG Got Your Six. 6:35 Gold Rush PG Freddy to the Rescue. 7:30 House Hunters Down Under PG Reuniting with Mom in Sydney. 8pm House Hunters Down Under PG Active Family in Auckland. 8:30 Logheads PG 9:30 Moonshiners MLC Sweet Corn Revenge. 10:30 Once Upon A Bite PG 11:25 Mysteries At The Museum PG Sunday 12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Naked And Afraid XL MC 1:55 Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:45 What On Earth? PG 3:35 What On Earth? PG 4:25 What On Earth? PG 5:15 What On Earth? PG

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Heaven And Hell – The Centrepoint Story, at 8:30pm

The Mountain Between Us, at 8:30pm

Bumblebee, at 8:05pm

Attenborough’s Global Adventure, at 7:30pm

BBQ Pitmasters, at 4:30pm

6am Rural Delivery 0 6:25 Building Giants 3 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:40 Praise Be 3 8:10 The Living Room 3 0 9am Q+A With Jack Tame 0 10am Marae 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Seven Worlds, One Planet 3 0 Noon Attitude 0 12:30 Fair Go 3 0 1pm Sunday 3 0 2pm Secret Scotland 0 3pm Inside Taronga Zoo 3 0 4pm The Dog House PG 3 A two-year-old Pomeranian arrives at Wood Green after a life spent on a puppy farm; could an affectionate Staffie win the heart of father-of-two Paul? 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 Sunday 0 8:30 Heaven And Hell – The Centrepoint Story 16C Former members of the 1970s Centrepoint commune tell their stories in this intimate and harrowing insight into New Zealand’s most infamous cult. 0 10:40 F Anika Moa Reunited ML 0 11:35 Black Sails 18VLSC 0 12:45 Infomercials

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Muppet Babies 3 0 6:45 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:55 Lego Friends Girls On A Mission 0 7:05 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:30 Bunnicula 3 0 7:55 Kai Five Tasty and easy meals to make with only four ingredients. 0 8am What Now? Challenges, interviews, reviews and entertainment for younger New Zealanders. 10am Regular Show 3 A blue jay and a raccoon deal with their mundane jobs as groundskeepers at the local park. 0 10:10 Shortland Street Omnibus PG 3 Prince does not heed good advice; Maeve looks out for Tess; Drew’s love backfires on him. 0 Noon The Voice UK 3 0 1:25 Friends Top 25 Omnibus 8:30 M The Mountain Between Us PG 2017 Drama. After a plane crash, two strangers must travel across the remote wilderness in search of survival. Kate Winslet, Idris Elba. 0 10:40 M The Exorcist 16VLC 1973 Horror. When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by the devil, her only hope is an exorcism. Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Max Von Sydow, Lee J Cobb. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 9am Classical Destinations 3 9:30 The Hui 3 0 10am Newshub Nation 3 0 11am Wild Uganda 3 0 Noon F Shark Wranglers 0 1pm Motorsport – Muscle Garage 1:30 Motorsport – New Zealand Championship Formula Ford Championship. 2pm Motorsport – DTM 2020 Season Review 3pm Superboats – Australian V8 Championship Round One – Keith. 4pm Monster Jam 4:55 Bondi Lifeguard World Adventures PG 0 5:25 2nd Chance Charlie PG 3 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Masked Singer NZ PG 0 8:05 M Bumblebee PG 3 2018 Action. Damaged in the Cybertronian War, Bumblebee finds refuge in a Californian junkyard, where he meets a girl trying to find her way in the world. Hailee Steinfeld, John Cena. 0 10:20 Murder, Lies And Alibis 16 3 2/2. Reporter Mark Llewellyn grills a prime suspect in the cold case murder of teenage beauty queen Bronwyne Richardson. 0 11:25 Hawaii Five-0 M 0 12:20 Infomercials

6am Religious Programming 6:30 Believe It Or Not 7:30 Religious Programming 10am Golf – LPGA Event (HLS) Pure Silk Championship. 11am NXT PGV 3 Noon Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Brumbies v Blues. 2pm The Diagnosis Detectives PGC 3 0 3pm Hot Bench 3 3:30 GrassRoots Rugby 4:30 Rugby Nation 5pm Honey Wars PGL 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Richard Wilson’s Highland Fling 3 0 7pm Storage Wars PG 3 0 7:30 Attenborough’s Global Adventure Although in his mid-80s Sir David Attenborough launched a new era of natural history filmmaking, using technology to explore nature from a different perspective. 0 8:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (DLY) Pulse v Magic. From TSB Bank Arena, Wellington. 10:05 MacGyver M When two American tourists go missing while doing a scavenger hunt the team goes undercover as backpackers to bring them home alive. 11pm SmackDown MVC Monday Midnight Extreme Salvage Squad ML 3 1am Infomercials 4am Closedown

6am Travel Man – 48 Hours In 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Key Of David 8am Hugh’s Three Hungry Boys 8:30 Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy 9:30 Restoration Home 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Finest Interiors 12:30 How Do Animals Do That 1pm Kai Safari 1:30 Antiques Roadshow 2:30 Jade Fever PGC 3:30 Little Giants 4pm Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 4:30 BBQ Pitmasters PGL The Godfather of Ribs, Johnny Trigg, challenges his closest friends and fiercest rivals to compete in an all-rib shootout. 5:30 Antiques Roadshow 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 F Ben Fogle – Return To The Wild PGC 8:30 People Magazine Investigates – Cults MCLSV 9:30 Murder In The Heartland MCV 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Ben Fogle – Return To The Wild PGC Monday 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 2am Discovering 3am People Magazine Investigates – Cults MCLSV 4am Murder In The Heartland MCV 5am Finest Interiors

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It 3 6:50 Love It Or List It 3 7:40 Love It Or List It 3 8:30 Love It Or List It 3 9:20 Clean House PG 3 10:05 Clean House PG 3 10:55 Botched 3 11:20 The Circus 3 11:45 Body Fixers PG 3 12:35 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 1:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 2:25 Hoarders PG 3 3:20 Catfish PG 3 4:15 Catfish PG 3 Kimiko Glenn joins Nev in helping Matthew find his elusive Instagram love. 5:05 Catfish PG 3 Nev and Kamie help a lovestruck Navajo girl on her quest to find the Zuni man she loves. 6pm Love It Or List It 7pm M Wayne’s World PG 3 1992 Comedy. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. 0 9pm M Ted MLS 3 2012 Comedy. After a man’s wish to bring his teddy bear to life comes true, he must choose between the teddy bear and his girlfriend. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane. 0 11:20 Shahs Of Sunset MLS 3 12:10 Infomercials

Monday

1:05 F Ambulance Australia – Ultimate Emergencies PG 3 0 2:20 2 Overnight 4am Infomercials 4:30 Religious Programming 5am Infomercials

SKY 5 6am A1 – Highway Patrol MVLC 7am Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 7:55 NXT PGV 8:50 Mountain Men PG 9:35 Piha Rescue PG 10am Pawn Stars PG 11am Storage Wars PGL 11:30 FBI MV 12:30 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 1:30 RBT MC 2pm Raw PGV 4:45 NXT PGV 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 8:30 FBI MV Maggie and OA rush to track down an active sniper with an elusive motive as the body count continues to rise. 9:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV While on a sunrise jog, Pride is grabbed by two masked men who order him to complete a series of tasks in order to save Wade and his father, Cassius Pride, who are being held captive. 10:30 MacGyver M 11:25 Mountain Men PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Prison First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 2:40 Mountain Men PG 3:30 MacGyver M 4:20 FBI MV 5:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:16 Jumanji – The Next Level PGVL 2019 Adventure. 9:21 Outback MVLC 2020 Thriller. 10:46 Dark Waters MLC 2019 Drama. 12:55 Tentacles 16VLSC 2020 Horror. 2:23 The Grudge 16VC 2020 Horror. 4pm The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy. 5:50 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. 8:30 Danger Close 16VL 2019 War Drama. A company of young and inexperienced Australian and New Zealand troops fight to hold off an overwhelming force of North Vietnamese soldiers. Travis Fimmel, Richard Roxburgh. 10:30 Blood Moon 16VLSC 2020 Horror. 11:50 Sniper – Assassin’s End 16VL 2020 Action. Monday 1:25 Tentacles 16VLSC 2020 Horror. 2:50 The Grudge 16VC 2020 Horror. 4:25 Elvis Goes There – Paul Feig MC 2019 Documentary. 5:17 The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy.

MOVIES GREAtS

SKY SPORt 1

6:15 The Queen ML 2006 Drama. Helen Mirren, Michael Sheen. 8am Non-Stop MVL 2013 Thriller. Lacey Chabert, Veronica Cartwright, Betsy Russell. 9:50 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Historical Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel DayLewis, Cameron Diaz. 12:35 Sherlock Holmes 2 – A Game Of Shadows MV 2011 Action. 2:45 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. 4:35 The Butler MVL 2013 Drama Biography. 6:50 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. Kevin James, Rosario Dawson. 8:30 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. The lives of three people who have profound experiences with death intersect, changing them forever. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard. 10:40 The Other Boleyn Girl MS 2008 Drama History. Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana.

Monday

12:40 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. 2:30 The Butler MVL 2013 Drama Biography. 4:40 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy.

6am Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Blues v Brumbies. 8am L Major League Rugby New England Free Jacks v Toronto Arrows. From Union Point Stadium, Weymouth. 10am Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Waratahs v Crusaders. Noon Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Hurricanes v Force. 2pm L Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Highlanders v Rebels. From Sir John Davies Oval, Queenstown. 5pm L Basketball – NBL Hawks v Adelaide 36ers. From Win Entertainment Centre, Wollongong. 7pm L Basketball – NBL Breakers v Bullets. From Spark Arena, Auckland. 9pm Rugby Nation 9:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Highlanders v Rebels. 11pm First XV Rugby (HLS) Otago Boys’ High v King’s High School. Monday 12:25 L Gallagher Premiership Exeter Chiefs v Newcastle Falcons. From Sandy Park, Exeter. 2:30 GrassRoots Rugby 3:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Waratahs v Crusaders. 5:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Reds v Chiefs.

Are you ready for ‘A Better Everyday’?

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Huritua 3 7am Mahi Pai 3 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 Children share their stories about kapa haka. 7:20 Mahi Pai 3 7:30 He Rourou 3 An instructional cooking series for tamariki and whanau. 7:40 Paia 3 7:50 Polyfest 2019 3 8:20 Te Nutube 3 8:30 Whanau Living 3 9am Oranga Ngakau 3 10am Huro Pepi 3 10:30 Te Ao Tapatahi 3 11:30 Te Ao With Moana Noon Home, Land And Sea 3 12:30 Pukuhohe 3 1pm Waka Ama Championships 3 1:50 M Mirai 2018 Adventure. A boy encounters a magical garden that enables him to travel through time. Voices of Rebecca Hall, Daniel Dae Kim, John Cho. 3:30 Pio Terei Tonight 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Te Ao Toa 6pm Waka Huia 2020 Iconic archival series documenting the unique stories and histories of Maori. 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Eating Up Easter The people of Rapa Nui from Easter Island use lessons learned from their past to solve environmental and social challenges brought on by tourism and development. 8:30 M Sometimes Always Never PG 2018 Drama. A man searches for his missing son, whom he has not seen for years. Bill Nighy. 10:20 My Party Song 3 10:50 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 11:20 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6am Death In Paradise M 7am Holby City MC 8am EastEnders PG 8:25 EastEnders PG 8:50 EastEnders PG 9:15 EastEnders PG 9:45 Heartbeat MVC 10:35 The Graham Norton Show MLS 11:25 All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 12:20 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 1:05 Midsomer Murders MVC 2:55 Keeping Faith M 3:55 Death In Paradise M 5pm Heartbeat MVC 5:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 7:25 Keeping Faith M 8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Adil Ray. 9:35 Inspector George Gently M After a woman’s body is found, brutally attacked Gently wants to catch the killer. 11:15 Keeping Faith M

Monday

12:15 Casualty PG 1am Keeping Faith M 2am Grantchester M 2:50 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:50 Inspector George Gently M 5:25 The Singapore Grip MVLC 30May21

6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How Do They Do It? PG 6:55 Mysteries At The Museum PG Missing Toe Murderer Air Locked Out and Trenches T. 7:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Homestead Heartache. 9:25 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 10:20 Undercover Billionaire PG The Manifesto. 12:10 Gold Rush PG Freddy to the Rescue. 1:05 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2pm Undercover Billionaire PG Cocktail of Chaos. 3:50 Undercover Billionaire PG Dumpster Fire. 5:40 Undercover Billionaire PG Wake Up Call. 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Naked And Afraid XL MC Crossbow and a Cross to Bear. 9:30 Undercover Billionaire PG The Manifesto. 11:25 Gold Rush PG Freddy to the Rescue. Monday 12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 1:55 Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid XL M 3:35 Naked And Afraid XL M 4:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:15 Naked And Afraid MLC

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Monday, May 31, 2021 tVNZ 1

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The Apprentice Aotearoa, at 8:30pm

27 Dresses, at 8:30pm

The Wrong Babysitter, at 1pm

Riddick, at 8:30pm

Inside The QE2 Hotel, at 7:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Country Calendar 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Beat The Chef 0 5pm The Chase 3 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Fair Go 0 8pm Highway Cops Constable Alex comes head-to-head with a driver on a one-lane bridge; bald tyres do not make for a smooth ride in Otaki. 0 8:30 The Apprentice Aotearoa M The apprentices are tasked with promoting and selling artisanal ice cream at one of Auckland’s inner-city farmer’s markets. 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0 11:05 Manifest PGV 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:40 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:50 Talking Tom And Friends 0 8:15 Kiddets 3 0 8:25 Code Fun 0 8:40 Rainbow Rangers 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am Les Mills Grit Cardio 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Station 19 MSC 3 0 Noon God Friended Me 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 3 0 2pm Murphy Brown 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGC 3 0 3:30 Bluey 0 3:40 The Bureau Of Magical Things 3 0 4:05 Brain Busters 0 4:35 Friends 3 0 5:05 The Big Bang Theory 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 Popstars PG 0 8:30 M 27 Dresses PG 2008 Romantic Comedy. After serving as a bridesmaid 27 times, a woman must deal with the idea of watching her sister marry the man with whom she is secretly in love with. Katherine Heigl, James Marsden. 0 10:45 Frickin Dangerous Bro On The Road ML 0 11:15 Two And A Half Men M 3 0 Tuesday 12:40 The Gloaming MC 0 1:35 Shortland Street PG 3 0 2am Infomercials 3am 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Zoo PG 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Fixer Upper 1pm M The Wrong Babysitter M 2017 Thriller. When a girl goes missing while being looked after by a neighbour her mother will have to revisit her husband’s death in order to rescue her. Daphne Zuniga, Sean Gallagher, Lisa Caruk. 0 3pm Celebrity Family Feud PG 0 4pm House Crashers 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Masked Singer NZ PG The final five Masked Singers take to the stage. 0 8:30 911 M The 118 races to save the lives of workers trapped in a factory fire; Maddie reveals a painful family secret that causes Buck to confront his childhood. 0 9:25 911 – Lone Star M Judd is shocked at the latest victim of an emergency call; a horrific motorway crash threatens the lives of a father and daughter. 0 10:25 Newshub Late 10:55 The Hui 11:30 Newshub Nation 3 0 12:35 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Henry Danger 3 0 6:50 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 7:15 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Game Shakers 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am Landscape Artist Of The Year 3 0 11am Hot Bench PG 3 11:30 100 Day Renovation 3 0 12:30 Five Bedrooms MLSC 3 0 1:30 Just Shoot Me PG 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Prime News 6pm Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Perth Glory. 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers PGC 8:30 M Riddick 16VLS 3 2013 Action. With time running out, and a storm on the horizon, Riddick’s hunters will not leave the planet without his head as their trophy. Vin Diesel, Karl Urban. 0 10:55 Motorsport – Supercars (HLS) Winton SuperSprint. Tuesday 12:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 1:05 Infomercials 4:05 Closedown

6am River Cottage Every Day 7am Alex Polizzi’s Secret Italy 8am Little Giants 8:30 Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 9am Cash In The Spare Room 10am Rachel Khoo – My Swedish Kitchen 10:30 Ben Fogle – Return To The Wild PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Little Giants 1pm Nature’s Strangest Mysteries Solved 1:30 Antiques Roadshow 2:30 BBQ Pitmasters PGL 3:30 Dodo Heroes 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 5:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 Inside The QE2 Hotel The hotel team are on a tight deadline to relaunch the ship’s most important restaurant, the historic Queen’s Grill. 8:30 World’s Greatest Hotels 9:30 Egypt’s Lost Pyramid 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL Tuesday 12:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 1:30 Rachel Khoo – My Swedish Kitchen 2am Discovering 3am Dodo Heroes 4am Inside The QE2 Hotel 5am The Great Food Truck Race PGL

Tuesday

12:05 Q+A With Jack Tame 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 1:40 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3

BRAVO

SKY 5

6am Infomercials 10am Dating #nofilter PG 3 10:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:35 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 3 3:35 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish PG 3 5:30 Top Chef Masters PG 3 6:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 7:30 Snapped M After an endearing Second World War veteran and family man is laid to rest from apparent natural causes a surprise witness surfaces with murder accusations. 8:30 Injustice With Nancy Grace M A young veteran from Georgia mysteriously disappears after a bipolar episode. When the case goes cold, Nancy Grace joins the investigation. 9:30 Killer Motive M 10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 12:15 Infomercials

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:35 Ax Men ML 8:25 Border Security PG 8:50 Truck Night In America PGL 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Pawn Stars PG Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 MacGyver M 1:40 NCIS – New Orleans MV 2:30 Hawaii Five0 MV 3:20 Ax Men ML 4:10 Jeopardy! 4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PGL 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Truck Night In America PGL 7pm Border Security PG 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 8:30 The Force MC 9pm Surveillance Oz PGV 9:30 Helicopter ER M 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Ax Men ML Tuesday 12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security PGC 1:50 Helicopter ER M 2:40 Surveillance Oz PGV 3:05 The Force MC 3:30 Truck Night In America PGL 4:20 The Cops MV

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:07 Once Upon A Time In Hollywood 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt. 9:47 Danger Close 16VL 2019 War Drama. Travis Fimmel, Richard Roxburgh. 11:47 Blood Moon 16VLSC 2020 Horror. 1:12 Sniper – Assassin’s End 16VL 2020 Action. 2:48 Just Mercy MC 2019 Drama. 5:05 Force Of Nature 16VLC 2020 Action. 6:45 The Legend Of Baron To’a 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. Uli Latukefu, Nathaniel Lees. 8:30 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy. When the 2008 economic collapse cuts into their profits, a group of strippers devise a scheme to take their lives back. Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez. 10:22 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama. When a renowned crime novelist is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, Detective Benoit Blanc investigates. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans. Tuesday 12:32 Follow Me 16VLC 2020 Horror. 2:02 Just Mercy MC 2019 Drama. 4:19 Force Of Nature 16VLC 2020 Action. 5:59 The Legend Of Baron To’a 16VLSC 2019 Comedy.

6:20 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard. 8:25 The Other Boleyn Girl MS 2008 Drama History. 10:25 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. 12:15 Zookeeper PGL 2011 Comedy. 1:55 A Walk Among The Tombstones 16VLS 2013 Thriller. 3:45 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. 5:55 Prisoners 16VLC 2013 Crime. 8:30 Scott Pilgrim v The World MVLS 2010 Comedy Fantasy. Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil former partners in order to win her heart. Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 10:25 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. A girl raised in the African bush by her zoologist parents thinks she knows about survival of the fittest – until she enters public high school. Lindsay Lohan, Tina Fey, Rachel McAdams. Tuesday 12:05 A Walk Among The Tombstones 16VLS 2013 Thriller. 1:55 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. 4:05 Prisoners 16VLC 2013 Crime.

SKY SPORt 1 6am First XV Rugby (HLS) Otago Boys’ High v King’s High School. 6:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Highlanders v Rebels. 7am Rugby Nation 7:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Blues v Brumbies. 9:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Waratahs v Crusaders. 11:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman (RPL) Hurricanes v Force. 1:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Reds v Chiefs. 3:30 Super Rugby TransTasman (RPL) Highlanders v Rebels. 5:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Sale Sharks v Bristol Bears. 7:30 French Top 14 Highlights Show 8pm Rugby Nation 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 All Access – Anton LienertBrown 10pm Gallagher Premiership 11pm The Breakdown Tuesday Midnight Major League Rugby New England Free Jacks v Toronto Arrows. 12:30 All Access 1am v First XV Rugby (RPL) 2:45 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman Waratahs v Chiefs. 3am The Breakdown 5am French Top 14 Highlights Show 5:30 All Access – Anton Lienert-Brown

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 An animated series for tamariki based on Pipi Ma, the world’s first Maori-speaking dolls. 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 6:50 Mahi Pai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Miharo 3 Educational series for tamariki. 2 8:30 Pukana 3 Award-winning children’s Maori language show. 9am Oranga Ngakau 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am On The Ladder 3 11:30 Eating Up Easter 3 12:30 Game Of Bros PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Polyfest 2018 3 4pm Pukana 3 4:30 Miharo 3 2 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takoha 3 5:15 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 5:20 Mahi Pai 3 5:30 Kid’s Kai Kart Students at Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rakipaewhenua make nachos with kumara crisps and watercress avocado guacamole. 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 6pm Paia 3 6:10 Huritua 3 6:20 Kia Mau 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Skindigenous 8pm Te Ao With Moana 8:30 M Whitney M 2018 Documentary. An in-depth look at the life and career of singer and actress Whitney Houston, featuring previously unseen footage. 10:45 Marae 2 11:15 Ki Tua 3 11:45 Closedown

UKtV 6:15 Mrs Brown’s Boys MLSC 6:50 The Graham Norton Show MLC 7:40 The Bill MVC 8:30 A Touch Of Frost MVC 10:10 Grantchester M 11am Death In Paradise M Noon Midsomer Murders M 1:40 The Bill MVC 2:30 The Singapore Grip MVLS 3:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:20 The Graham Norton Show PG 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Paul Merton. 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI MLSC 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Joining the teams are Richard Hammond, Sean Lock, Judy Murray and Trevor Noah. 8:30 Death In Paradise M 9:35 Keeping Faith M Faith struggles to cope with her break-up and work commitments. 10:40 DCI Banks 16

Tuesday

12:20 Midsomer Murders M 2am QI MLSC 2:30 QI MLSC 3am Would I Lie To You? PG 3:35 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 4:35 Death In Paradise M 5:35 Keeping Faith M 31May21

DISCOVERY 6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters International Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Undercover Billionaire PG 10:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:15 Naked And Afraid XL MC 12:10 House Hunters International Renovation PG 1:05 House Hunters International PG 1:30 House Hunters International PG 2pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:55 Gold Rush – White Water PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Richard Hammond’s Big PG 8:30 Fast N’ Loud PG 9:30 Street Outlaws MLC 10:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid MLC Tuesday 12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:35 Moonshiners MLC 4:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG 5:15 Outback Opal Hunters PG

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6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Fair Go 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 4:30 Beat The Chef 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Eat Well For Less NZ Michael and Ganesh will need all their skills to rein in two empty nesters who are overdoing takeaways. 0 8:30 The Dog House PG A three-legged Labrador seeks a new best friend; a nine-year-old stray Westie and Staffie cross tries to win over a mother and son. 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Sunday 3 A weekly in-depth current-affairs show hosted by Join Miriama Kamo. 0

6am Les Mills Born To Move 0 6:25 Masha And The Bear 3 0 6:40 In The Night Garden 3 0 7am Ranger Rob 3 0 7:25 Teen Titans Go! 0 7:50 Talking Tom And Friends 0 8:15 Kiddets 0 8:25 Code Fun 0 8:40 Rainbow Rangers 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am Les Mills Core 0 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Popstars PG 3 0 Noon God Friended Me 3 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 3 0 2pm Murphy Brown PG 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:30 Bluey 3 0 3:40 The Bureau Of Magical Things 3 0 4:05 Brain Busters 0 4:35 Friends 3 0 5:05 The Big Bang Theory PGC 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 Popstars PG The four final acts perform their newly released singles at the iconic Powerstation music venue. 0 8:30 Have You Been Paying Attention? M 0 9:35 Naked Attraction 18LSC Wrestler Iain is looking for the perfect partner to pin him down; graphic designer Leon wants to share his new body with a special someone. 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls M 3 0 12:25 All Rise PG 0 1:10 Shortland Street PG 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 2 Overnight 4:15 The Middle 3 0 4:35 Neighbours 3 0 5am Infomercials

6am Jeopardy 3 6:25 Henry Danger 3 0 6:50 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 7:15 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 0 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 8:05 Game Shakers 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series PGVC 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am Landscape Artist Of The Year 3 0 11am Hot Bench PG 3 11:30 Instinct MVSC 3 0 12:30 Seal Team MVC 3 0 1:30 Just Shoot Me PG 3 0 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Netball Zone 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Michael Palin – Travels Of A Lifetime PG Michael reaches Everest Base Camp and explores the magical mountain kingdom of Bhutan before descending to sea level in Bangladesh. 0 8:30 FBI MV 0 9:30 CB Strike – Lethal White 16VL 0 10:45 The Breakdown 11:55 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG

6am River Cottage Every Day 7am Hugh’s Three Good Things 8am Dodo Heroes 9am Cash In The Spare Room 10am Rachel Khoo – My Swedish Kitchen 10:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 11:30 Wheeler Dealers 12:30 Egypt’s Lost Pyramid 1:30 World’s Greatest Hotels 2:30 Inside The QE2 Hotel 3:30 Scaled 4:30 Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 5pm Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet 5:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL 6:30 Wheeler Dealers 7:30 The House That £100K Built 8:30 Building The Dream Charlie is meeting Lloyd and Caroline who plan to build a sustainable home in Leicestershire. 9:30 Property Brothers – Forever Home 10:30 Wheeler Dealers 11:30 The Great Food Truck Race PGL

Midnight F Living With The Boss 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

6am The AM Show 9am Infomercials 10:30 The Zoo PG 11:30 Newshub Live At 11:30am Noon Fixer Upper 1pm M My Baby Gone PG 2017 Thriller. A pregnant woman becomes friends with her new neighbour who is also expecting and both look forward to the arrival of their new babies. Elisabeth Harnois, Anna Van Hooft. 0 3pm Celebrity Family Feud PG 0 3:55 House Crashers 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 David Lomas Investigates PG Courtney Boderick wants to find out more about her donor father; Allan McDonnell wants to find the children he was told he fathered as a sperm donor. 0 8:30 NCIS M When members of a training team are killed during an explosion, Special Agent Jessica Knight, the lone surviving member, helps crack the case using hi-tech body armour. 0 9:30 NCIS – Los Angeles M Callen is assigned he case of his former foster brother and his wife, who, upon reentry into the US, are framed for smuggling drugs. 0 10:30 Newshub Late 11pm Westside 16 3 0 Midnight Infomercials

Wednesday

BRAVO 6am Infomercials 10am How To Look Good Naked – USA PG 3 10:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M 3 2:35 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 3 3:35 Hoarders PG 3 4:35 Catfish PG 3 5:30 Top Chef Masters PG 3 6:30 Celebrity Ghost Stories PG 7:30 Botched M Dr Nassif and Dr Dubrow check in with some of their favourite patients to find how what happened to them after they left their office. 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills M After months in isolation, the friends glam it up for a Beverly Hills ‘barbecue’ at Dorit’s house. Kyle’s sister, Kathy Hilton, introduces the group to Crystal Minkoff, wife of Hollywood director Rob Minkoff. 9:30 Killer Siblings 16 10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 The Real Murders Of Orange County M 3 12:15 Infomercials

Wednesday

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 Pawn Stars PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:35 Ax Men ML 8:25 Border Security PGC 8:50 Truck Night In America PGL 9:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Pawn Stars PG Noon Raw Live MVC 3:05 Ax Men ML 4:05 Jeopardy! 4:35 Wheel Of Fortune 5pm Storage Wars PGL 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Truck Night In America PGL 7pm Border Security PGC 7:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV In a crossover with NCIS – LA, Sam and Callen team up with Danny and Chin Ho in Hawaii to track down a suspect who is threatening to release a deadly virus. 8:30 Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 9:30 Outback Truckers M 10:30 The Cops MV 11:30 Ax Men ML

Wednesday

12:30 Wheel Of Fortune 1am Jeopardy! 1:25 Border Security PGC 1:50 Outback Truckers M 2:35 Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 3:30 Truck Night In America PGL 4:20 The Cops MV 5:10 Hawaii Five-0 MV

Wednesday

12:55 Infomercials 3:55 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:27 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez. 9:13 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama. Daniel Craig, Chris Evans. 11:19 The Rest Of Us 16LS 2019 Drama. Heather Graham, Sophie Nelisse. 12:37 It Chapter Two 16VLC 2019 Horror. James McAvoy, Jay Ryan. 3:21 The Peanut Butter Falcon MVL 2019 Adventure. 4:55 Bombshell MLSC 2019 Drama. 6:40 The Informer 16VLSC 2019 Action. Joel Kinnaman, Clive Owen. 8:30 Monsoon MLSC 2019 Drama. A British man of Vietnamese heritage returns to Ho Chi Minh City for the first time since his family fled in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. Henry Golding, Parker Sawyers. 10pm Into The Ashes 16VLSC 2019 Thriller. Just when a former convict believes he has settled into an honest life, his former associates find him, looking for retribution. Luke Grimes, Robert Taylor. 11:35 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. Ansel Elgort, Nicole Kidman.

6:35 Scott Pilgrim v The World MVLS 2010 Comedy Fantasy. 8:30 Mean Girls MC 2004 Comedy. 10:10 A Walk Among The Tombstones 16VLS 2013 Thriller. Noon Prisoners 16VLC 2013 Crime. 2:35 Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror. 4pm The Patriot 16VC 2000 War Drama. 6:40 Draft Day MVL 2014 Drama. Kevin Costner, Jennifer Garner. 8:30 Alien v Predator MV 2004 Horror. Archaeologists discover a giant prehistoric pyramid in Antarctica, only to learn it is inhabited by a race of predators that breed aliens for training purposes. Lance Henriksen, Sanaa Lathan. 10:15 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. Searching for his missing sister, a young man and his friends go to Crystal Lake, but soon encounter Jason Voorhees, armed with a razorsharp machete. Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker. 11:55 Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror. Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs.

2am All That We Destroy 16VLSC 2018 Horror. 3:23 It Chapter Two 16VLC 2019 Horror.

1:20 The Patriot 16VC 2000 War Drama. 4am Draft Day MVL 2014 Drama. 5:50 Alien v Predator MV 2004 Horror.

Wednesday

12:30 Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 1am Rachel Allen – All Things Sweet 1:30 Rachel Khoo – My Swedish Kitchen 2am Discovering 3am Scaled 4am Property Brothers – Forever Home 5am The Great Food Truck Race PGL

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6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takoha 3 6:45 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 6:50 Mahi Pai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Miharo 3 2 8:30 Pukana 3 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Mura O Te Ahi PG 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am On The Ladder 3 11:30 Huro Pepi Noon Skindigenous 3 12:30 Game Of Bros PG 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Polyfest 2018 3 4pm Wiki Ha 3 4:30 Miharo 3 2 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takoha 3 5:15 He Paki Taonga I A Maui 3 5:20 Mahi Pai 3 5:30 Kid’s Kai Kart 3 5:40 Te Nutube 3 5:50 Taki Atu Taki Mai 3 6pm Darwin + Newts 3 6:10 He Rourou 3 6:20 Kia Mau 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Strait To The Plate 8pm Home, Land And Sea 8:30 Animal Instincts 9:30 Hunt With Me PG Angler Shannon Neho and his friend are at the Rangiputa entrance soft baiting for snapper; hunter Gavin Wairau shows us why he is at the top of his game. 10pm Hunting Aotearoa M 3 Pete saddles up with stock manager Jaden Street in search of wild pork along the Whanganui River. 10:30 Waka Ama Championships National sprint championships at Lake Karapiro. 11pm Whawhai 3 11:30 Closedown

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6am Super Rugby TransTasman Blues v Brumbies. 6:30 Super Rugby TransTasman 7am Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 7:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 8am Super Rugby TransTasman 8:30 French Top 14 Highlights Show 9am All Access – Anton LienertBrown 9:30 Rugby Nation 10am The Breakdown 11am Super Rugby TransTasman 1pm French Top 14 Highlights Show 1:30 The Breakdown 2:30 First XV Rugby 4pm All Access 4:15 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman 4:30 Gallagher Premiership 6:30 Gallagher Premiership Highlights 7:30 The Breakdown 8:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 9pm Rugby Nation 9:30 French Top 14 Highlights Show 10pm Rugby Heaven 11pm All Access – Anton Lienert-Brown 11:30 Super Rugby Trans-Tasman

6:35 EastEnders PG 7am The Graham Norton Show PG 7:50 The Bill MVC 8:35 A Touch Of Frost M 10:15 Grantchester M 11:05 Death In Paradise M 12:05 Midsomer Murders M 1:45 The Bill MVC 2:35 The Singapore Grip PG 3:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown MLS 4:20 The Graham Norton Show MVLS 5:15 Who Do You Think You Are? PG Sharon Osbourne. 6:20 QI MLSC 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 QI MLSC 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Joining the teams are Jack Dee, Romesh Ranganathan, Gaby Roslin and Tinchy Stryder. 8:35 Heartbeat MVC A young mother is neglecting her daughters after she met her new boyfriend, which is concerning for PC Mason and Nurse Cassidy. 9:30 Grantchester M 10:25 Doc Martin MC 11:15 Midsomer Murders M

Midnight Aotearoa Rugby Pod 12:30 Rugby Nation 1am Gallagher Premiership Highlights 2am Guinness Pro 14 Rainbow Cup 4am Super Rugby TransTasman

12:55 QI MLSC 1:25 QI MLSC 1:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:30 Who Do You Think You Are? PG 3:30 Heartbeat MVC 4:20 Grantchester M 5:10 Doc Martin MC

Wednesday

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6:05 How Do They Do It? PG 6:30 How It’s Made PG 6:55 House Hunters International Renovation PG 7:45 House Hunters International PG 8:10 House Hunters International PG 8:35 Top Gear PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:20 Fast N’ Loud PG 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:10 House Hunters International Renovation PG 1:05 House Hunters International PG 1:30 House Hunters International PG 2pm Outback Opal Hunters PG 2:55 Gold Rush – White Water PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum PG 9:30 Mystery At Blind Frog Ranch PG 10:30 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 11:25 Naked And Afraid MLC

Wednesday

12:15 How It’s Made PG 12:40 How Do They Do It? PG 1:05 What On Earth? PG 1:55 Deadliest Catch PG 2:45 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:35 Moonshiners MLC 4:25 Gold Rush – White Water PG 5:15 Outback Opal Hunters PG

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): There are a lot of different ways to get the job done. Your way is the most efficient. But if they don’t all adopt it, it’s only because everyone needs to feel in control of their own part of the show. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Your needs will be so elegantly and generously met, you’ll be moved to help others, which only serves to grow the bounty coming your way. This is an excellent start to the year. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): “No games,” says the internet dating profile, and yet how could a romance fly without them? Playfulness, positioning, status, resources, the managing, showing and hiding of assets... makes relationships fun. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are two sides to the story, they say, grossly reducing the multifaceted complexity of the narrative. Of course, there are abundantly more sides, but if you listen to too many you will grow so tired of the story. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll do enough of the thing to realise you want help, are missing the right tools or need to find a better method. Push on anyway, as these are growing pains that must be worked through either way. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You continue to be the main power in your life. Authority figures have influence, but it’s mostly what you’ve internalised and tend to reflect back to yourself in moments of decision. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To an uneducated eye, the situation may seem like a drag or a grind. But you look at it as a game. Some of the elements will be easier to manage after you’ve pictured them laid out on a board. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Being good at something is not the highest form of talent. The highest form of talent is desire that burns regardless of innate ability. It burns through the night. It burns down obstacles. It burns on and on. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It’s funny because you thought they were listening when you told the story, stated the facts. Now their blank stares suggest differently. No need for blame and doubt, only repetition. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There is finite time to complete the task. And yet, pretending that you’ve an infinite supply of minutes will align you with the mythological gods who are made powerful by the luxury of immortality. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): To know what a thing is you have to know how it’s used. You’ll keep your mind open as you watch how people operate the structures of their lives. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Sometimes, you don’t know what you need to hear until you hear it. Not so today. You’ve a strong inclination toward the word combo that will activate your better angels. Say it aloud. Post it everywhere.

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 26, 2021

OUR VIEW

Hot stuff for charity By Daryl Holden daryl.h@theguardian.co.nz

’ve never met Amy and John Ferguson, but I love their attitude. The father and daughter combo seem like real go-getters, bloody good sorts, who like mucking in for others. And in this case, those others have been Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand. The Fergusons were among nearly 1000 firefighters, who thundered up Auckland’s Sky Tower on Saturday in the annual firefighter charity stair challenge. We’re talking about powering up 1103 steps. While wearing 25kg of firefighting equipment on their back. Sound like fun? Yeah, nah. Thought so. But this wasn’t about fun for the Fergusons from Mid Canterbury. They had a purpose and were driven to achieve it. The volunteer firefighters wanted to show their support for anyone, including family members, who have been hit by cancer and related blood conditions. It doesn’t get much better or more inspirational than that. “We have a close family. I’m doing it for them,” John, 57, said. So up they went. All 51 flights of stairs, weighed down with that firefighting gear, and they cracked it in under 20 minutes. Amazing really, especially when you consider some of my staff moaned and groaned when they had to haul themselves up three small flights of stairs – while holding cups of coffee admittedly – when the lift at work shut down a few weeks ago. They know I’m only joking. Sort of. But this is about the Fergusons and all those volunteer firefighters from Mid Canterbury and beyond who toppled the tower. Yes, it would’ve hurt for a while. But Amy and John know that their pain on Saturday was nothing like those with cancer have to put up with – and often on a daily basis. Amy and John did it for them. Bravo to the Fergusons. And one more thing. A reader with a sense of humour sent in this light-hearted Covid-19 piece: It is with great sadness that I have to mention the loss of a few local businesses as a result of Covid-19. A local bra manufacturer has gone bust. A submarine company has gone under. A manufacturer of food blenders has gone into liquidation. A dog kennel has had to call in the retrievers and a company supplying paper for origami enthusiasts has folded. The local strip club has gone tits up and interflora is pruning back its business. Fortunately, the barber shop has stayed open, but it was a close shave.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

OPINION 23

Latest data shows positive signs for our district

he tumultuous nature of our pandemic-affected world right now has been a real adjustment and one that we continue to push through. As our national Covid-19 vaccination programme begins gaining momentum, our local economy too is showing some good signs. Last week, we received the latest Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor for the district, which captures what has been happening in the third quarter of this financial year. The numbers do indeed reflect some of what you’d expect from a global pandemic and subsequent disruption to our way of life, but they aren’t all doom and gloom. For instance, while Ashburton’s economy has declined 2.1 per cent and local employment is down 1.4 per cent largely due to a decline in agriculture, manufacturing and transport, there are glimmers of positivity. We also appear to be performing a little better than the national average on a number of fronts. Our commercial vehicle registrations, for example, are up 15.5 per cent – a very different

By Neil Brown

ASHBURTON’S MAYOR

story to what is happening nationally where commercial vehicle registrations have actually declined 16.5 per cent. In Infometrics’ eyes, this result points to a degree of business confidence in our district. Consumer confidence too may have some positive signs, with car registrations also slightly up (0.5 per cent). Again, this is a very different picture to our regional and national figures where they are seeing declines of 42.8 per cent (Canterbury) and 19.2 per cent (national). Non-residential consents are up 56.9 per cent, driven largely by the consenting of the new Ashburton Library & Civic Centre, and residential consents are also pointing up. As Chief Executive, Hamish Riach reported last week, the real growth in these consents is likely yet to be seen in the economic data, as

consenting often has a lagged reporting time. The building service desk at Council has been running hot of late with lots of requests for information and consent applications. And as house prices are skyrocketing around the country, we are also seeing significant growth here. Our house values are up 14.2 per cent, with the

average value now sitting at $429,000 – about half the national average. Of course, we are not yet a picture of perfect health, but there are aspects of our district’s data that are quite reassuring to see. If you haven’t had a chance yet, make sure to review the full Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor that is freely available

on the Council website ashburtondc.govt.nz. It is a useful tool to help guide your next steps. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

Budget peeves and sticking it to the millennials By Jamie Mackay NZME

he Budget, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Phil Mickelson and a 162-year-old farm walk into a bar! No it’s not a bad joke. It’s a good yarn. And it’s been at the forefront of my mind for the past week. Let’s start with the Budget. It gets a big tick for aspiration. Any document that aspires to bring children out of poverty should be applauded. But as a business plan to grow the economy out of our all-encumbering Covid debt, it has about as much imagination as the attack coach of an Aussie Super Rugby side. Let’s be frank here. This Winston-free Budget was never about growing the economy or encouraging the productive sector. It was all about equity and equality for the have-nots. And I’m fine with that, providing someone, hopefully Grant Robertson, has figured out how to pay for it without dis-incentivising the wealth creators of our economy. My two personal hobby horses for the Budget were not addressed. Looking out for the “working poor” and bringing in essential migrant labour to do the jobs that Kiwis can’t, won’t, or are too lazy to do.

The Country radio host Jamie Mackay The Agriculture Minister, the affable Damien O’Connor, has been inhaling too much of his home turf’s “Golden Bay Hay” if he reckons this Budget is going to get our crops harvested, fruit picked and cows milked in the coming season. But if you think some of the drones in the Beehive are somewhat removed from the realities of the real world, our politicians have nothing on the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) across the Tasman, who hit it out of the park last week. Rural Australia, so often decimated by drought, is currently being destroyed by a mouse plague of biblical proportions. According to the PETA plonk-

ers the mice are merely “bright, curious creatures” looking for food to survive and “they shouldn’t be robbed of that right because of the dangerous notion of human supremacy”. According to these extreme animal welfare activists, “instead of poisoning the innocent rodents, farmers should set up humane traps to gently catch and release the mice unharmed”. I rest my case. As for Phil Mickelson, his was a victory for the ages. And a victory for the aged! The PGA Golf Championship was the ultimate “take that you big-hitting millennials” to the younger generation snapping at his heels.

Although just five years a pre-Boomer, Big Phil fired a shot in anger (or in his case, 282 of them) for all of us on the wrong side of 50. Millennials! I work with two of them and we certainly have our fair share of inter-generational office banter. They accuse me of being self-serving, greedy and a Boomer property pig. I accuse them of being self-serving, needy and lazy. Seems we only have self-serving in common. Most of it is in good humour but on this occasion the Boomer got the last laugh thanks to Gen-Xer Phil. And there’s only one thing better than old golfers giving it to millennials and that’s old farms being recognised for 100 years or more under the ownership of one family. On Saturday evening in the quaint South Otago hamlet of Lawrence – famous for the gold rush at Gabriel’s Gully in 1861 and for being where our national anthem originated – there will be the second of two Century Farm and Station Awards celebrations. A Covid postponement in 2020 meant two functions are needed this year to recognise many of the Kiwi farms commemorating 100 years or more as Century Farms. Honour for the oldest goes to the Lindsay family of Golden

Bay, whose tenure stretches back to 1859. To put it into historic perspective, this farm predates the American Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s presidency by two years! The family farm has long been the backbone of our primary sector. Up until the economic reforms of the 1980s, there was nothing unusual about a farm being in the name of one family for 100 years. Back then, farms were moreoften-than-not Dad and Dave operations, passed down from one generation to the next. Rogernomics, ballooning land values, economies of scale, corporate farming, high-tech, environmental reforms and David Parker have changed all that. I hope like hell I’m wrong, but I’d be most surprised if, in 100 years hence, there’ll be a Century of Farms celebration. All the more reason to celebrate these wonderfully enduring farming families in 2021. They truly are the backbone and cash cow of our nation. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 26, 2021

NEGATIVE RESULT

Drug test clears Laking By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

An investigation will be launched into how Ashburton-based jockey Jason Laking returned a non-negative drug test result, which has now been cleared. The senior hoop was stood down from riding at a recent meeting in Southland after he and fellow jockey Corey Campbell both returned a non-negative result to methamphetamine and benzodiazepines. Both jockeys immediately denied taking the substances, and tests were sent away for final analysis, with Laking hearing yesterday that his, as he’d expected, returned negative results. But as he reflected on the whole ordeal yesterday afternoon, Laking couldn’t help but think of the toll it had taken, not only on himself but also his family and friends. “It’s been a pretty horrible situation really,” he said. “You know, you get stood down from riding at the meeting – my dad and my sister were both there too which made it worse – and there’s nothing you can do about it. “I knew I hadn’t taken anything, but then people start talking about you and all of a sudden your own mind starts wondering what if there was a chance that something had happened.

“I actually went and asked if I could go to the hospital down there on the day to get blood tests or a hair sample taken and tested but they wouldn’t let me.” After being denied by racing officials the opportunity on the day of the meeting, Laking got himself back to Ashburton then headed up to Christchurch the next day to have a further test taken by the same agency which conducted the initial testing at the race meeting. His test, less than 24 hours after the first, returned negative. “I was tested early in the day, before my ride in the first and it was a pretty lonely time for a while there. “But when Corey returned a non-negative too, I knew that something was up; he’s a really good young jockey and anyone who knows him would know he wouldn’t do something like that, so something was clearly wrong in the testing process.” With a clear test provided less than 24 hours later, and the Racing Integrity Unit themselves starting to wonder about the validity of the tests, Laking was allowed to return to the saddle to ride at the trials last week, and then took two rides at Timaru last Thursday. “I didn’t want to take too many rides in case something happened, but the fact that they let me ride in the first place would suggest they knew what the out-

Jason Laking has had a tough few weeks after a non-negative drug test result returned at a recent race meeting was on Monday confirmed as being a false test. PHOTO SUPPLIED come of the final test was going to be.” But now, with the negative test result returned, Laking is looking forward to getting back to what he does best this week, with rid-

ing opportunities both at Wingatui and Timaru. “It’ll be good to get back into it, that’s for sure – and with a clear name. “People talk and it doesn’t help

In brief

HARNESS JEWELS

Locals chase Jewels riches By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Just two Mid Canterbury-trained horses will fly the local flag at the rich Harness Jewels meeting in Cambridge next week, but there will be plenty of local interest across the meeting with a number of Mid Canterbury owned horses set to take their place. Sunday’s meeting at Rangiora was the final meeting in which stake monies could be accumulated in an effort to make the top 12 in the nine respective divisions at the annual race day and with the final 12, plus ballots, now confirmed, preparations have been ramped up to chase the $900,000 worth of stakes on offer on the day. Three-year-old trotter Maui for David McCormick, and threeyear-old filly Sweet Belle for Gerard O’Reilly are the only two Mid Canterbury horses to have made the cut for the day. And for Sweet Belle, it’s a case of heading into the Group One Diamond, hot off the back of a standout performance in last Friday night’s New Zealand Oaks at Addington. The daughter of Sweet Lou ran a slashing race to finish third in the event for O’Reilly and her connections, taking up some ground on the first pair late in the race.

when you’re trying to get rides and things like that so it’s good to have it off my back.” Laking said that he probably couldn’t have got through the whole ordeal without the support of his partner Lou and their children, who, like him, had endured a pretty tough few days over the course of the investigation. “I’ve been a bit of an arsehole this past week or so, just with everything that’s been going on and it playing on my mind, but Lou has been amazing, her and the kids have been right there and put up with me through it all, I’m bloody lucky in that respect.” The Racing Integrity Unit will launch an investigation into the testing in an effort to ensure that no-one has to go through what Laking and Campbell have been through over the past week and a bit. General manager, Mike Godber told media that the investigation would be done with the Drug Detection Agency who conducted the testing. “It’s the first time ever we have had a situation where the indicative test hasn’t proven to be validated in the final test ... after about 15 or 20 years of drug testing,” he said. “I am upset for the two jockeys. “It’s not nice for them and we obviously need to find out what we can, to make sure we don’t get this again in the future.”

O’Reilly suspended Friday night’s slashing run for third in the New Zealand Oaks by Sweet Belle was slightly tempered for trainer/driver Gerard O’Reilly after he was suspended for five meetings for his use of the whip during the race. Using the ruling that O’Reilly used his wrist with more than a flicking motion, he was suspended until the eve of the Harness Jewels, meaning he’ll come in fresh to drive Sweet Belle on one of harness racing’s biggest days of the year.

Local success on track Goose Healy’s win at Addington last Tuesday wasn’t the only one to get the Mid Canterbury locals smiling. Owners, Katrina Glass, Geoff Webb and Ross McCutcheon found themselves in the winners’ circle at the meeting too when Glassy Webb was victorious for trainer Tony Barron. In the cart was another local, John Morrison, who produced a peach of a drive to get the four-year-old home.

MSA Drinkers get win Highgrove, who is owned locally, is a leading contender at next week’s Harness Jewels meeting in Cambridge. “She’s gone super. “She got quite keen, I couldn’t believe we’d gone as fast as we did,” O’Reilly said. Prominent local racing enthusiasts, Alan and Ian Neumann will have a big hand in Jewels day, with three runners making their respective divisions, including two-year-old trotting hotpot, Highgrove. They race the showy chestnut

with Vinnie Neumann, Emma Hintz and Brent Clarke from the Robert Dunn stable. The brothers also race One Majic Kenny with Clarke; that horse will contest the Four-YearOld Ruby and Two-Year-Old Diamond contender, Dance Till Dawn who is owned by the same ownership group as Highgrove, plus Stu Langdon and Jonathan Slack.

Gavin Douglas will also have an interest in the meeting, with his up-and-coming pacer Samhara, who made it three straight wins on Friday night at Addington, qualifying for the Three-Year-Old Emerald. The Hayden Cullen-trained pacer has been the late mover in the division, with his last three performances suggesting he’s a horse on the rise and ready to take on the likes of the superstar, Krug, over the flying mile at Cambridge.

The MSA Drinkers syndicate played the patient game, but were well rewarded with a victory last week at Timaru when Namibia Miss was victorious. The strong group of enthusiasts, who race both thoroughbreds and standardbreds, had enjoyed a good run with the mare where she’d run second in her last two starts. Last Thursday she broke through under Kylie Williams to give them extra reason to toast for trainer Andrew Carston.

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian RUGBY

80th minute penalty nets Methven Senior B victory By Matt Markham

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By Matt Markham

It took a last-minute penalty attempt, but Methven maintained their unbeaten run in Mid Canterbury Rugby’s Senior B competition, locking away the first piece of available silverware for the season in the process. An 80th-minute penalty from the boot of first-five Louis McDonald buried the hopes and dreams of Allenton, and that was not long after they’d fought back from being down by 12 to grab the lead 36-34 in the dying stages of the game. The match carried the added pressure of being for the Michael Duff Memorial for the first round of the competition, with the two sides leading the way on the standings before the match. With Methven also holding the Bruce Beckley Challenge Shield there was even more to play for, and in front of their home crowd, the Methven side were ecstatic to get the win. With the Michael Duff Trophy in the cabinet, Methven will now turn to trying to make it two-fortwo as the competition enters the Centennial Mug for the second half of the season. They’ll face off with Southern this weekend, who were rounded up by Celtic on Saturday, losing 63-33. Celtic ran in 11 tries in the

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Mt Somers Toby Nisbett on the charge during his side’s victory over Collegiate Hampstead Combined on Saturday. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 220521-AB-2533 match with Jesse Whitcombe accounting for four of them. He was joined on the score sheet by Oliver Adlam, Juan Gray, Albert Hobson, Oliver McKain, Steve Paese, Ryan Stokes and Iwan Williams. Williams added a conversion, while Jake Tull added two. In a high-scoring encounter,

giate Hampstead Combined in Ashburton. Mt Somers won the game 2419, with winger Caleb Taylor nabbing a hat-trick of tries and Jack Dwyer their fourth, and Sam Pollock landed two conversions. For Collegiate and Hampstead, it was a case of close but no cigar. They scored tries through Ben Moore, Richard Stevens and Satisi Taufa, while Liam O’Connor added two conversions.

Southern scored five tries of their own, with Elgan Pugh scoring three and adding one conversion, while William Green and Levi Hart grabbing one each while Harry Watson added three conversions. In Saturday’s other match of the round, Mt Somers continued their good form with a strong, but close-fought win over Colle-

BOWLS

Season of change continues By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton Indoor Bowls’ season of change and adaption took another step last week with a new-look tournament gathering plenty of new faces and good numbers. In an effort to attract new players to the sport, the Association held a triples tournament at McNally Street on Thursday night in which teams had to consist of one non-playing bowler. A total of 14 teams entered into the tournament for the night, and in good spirts the tournament was hailed a great success, with the new bowlers all enjoying their night on the mats. At the end of proceedings, Gaylene Smith, Peter O’Brien and Judy Parnell emerged the winners ahead of John Gibbs, Ken Mackenzie and Kalani Lawson, while Rob Webb, Jacqueline Webb and Steve Smith were third. The night capped a busy few days for players with the Masters Fours held on Saturday at the McNally Street Stadium and then the annual Leo Ashbury Trophy rep fixture against North Canterbury on Sunday in Rangiora.

Raewyn Robin was a part of the winning quartet in the Masters Fours on the weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 150521-HM-0416

Dual national masters champion Mark Sheard led his team of himself Cecil Tubb, Neil Atkinson and Raewyn Robin to success in the fours on Saturday, taking out the title ahead of Geoff Laird, Bill Allnut, Georgina Black and Bernice Laird. Then on Sunday, Ashburton extended their unbeaten representative season to three with a strong victory over North Can-

terbury. Twenty players from the district travelled to the north of Christchurch for the event, with the Ashburton side in a dominant mood taking control of the fixture early on to lead by a big margin, and never looking back. As selectors look to build and foster combinations ahead of some important representative fixtures on the calendar, like matches against Canterbury and

the annual Paterson Trophy, the weekend was a strong opportunity for players to get on the mat together and work towards the later season goals. It’s another busy week ahead on the mats this week, with the annual Scottish Society Fours on Thursday night, the Henselite Singles on Saturday and then the Mixed Pairs event played on Sunday.

Round one victory will count for nothing when it comes to the business end of the Mid Canterbury Netball season, but it’s certainly a good advantage to have on your side at the end of the first third of the season. And tomorrow tonight, that team will be found in Premier 1 action – potentially straight after the first game of the round when Hampstead take on Ashburton College A in the early match. That’s because if Hampstead win that match, they’ll put themselves in the box seat and pile the pressure on United to register a massive win in order to run them down. Hampstead enter the night tied on points with the United side after they defeated them early on in the round. But a 35-goal differential advantage in favour of the Hampstead ladies has them rated as the hot favourites to claim first round honours. Even if Hampstead were to sneak past College and win by just one goal, United would need to put a 36-goal margin between themselves and Celtic in the final match of the night, and considering the tightness of this year’s competition thus far, it does seem unlikely. But Hampstead will need to be wary. They’re coming up against a College side likely scorned by the fact that irrelevant of tomorrow night’s result they’re destined for relegation to Premier 2 for the middle round of the season. With nothing to lose, they’ll throw it all out on the court and at times during the four rounds played so far, they’ve looked more than capable of testing any team when in full flight. So, Hampstead will need to negate that, using their experience to get the win and claim the honours. Methven will be out to build some lost momentum in the middle game of the night when they take on Southern in what should be a really good match. Southern’s physicality will push the Methven side and they’ll be cautious not to let their opposition bully them out of the match. The final game of the night sees United take on Celtic, in what should be the match of the round. Two evenly-poised teams who have produced good results through the first four weeks and with plenty of bragging rights and mental advantages to be gained, both sides will be out to stamp their mark on the competition.

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Southern leading the local charge RUGBY

By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Southern and Methven will represent the Mid Canterbury catchment in the Combined Country Rugby championship top eight, after contrasting wins on the weekend. Southern made light work of their challenge against Lincoln to grab a bonus-point win 33-19 to finish top of Pool B, while for Methven it was a lot tougher, with a 14-all draw against Waihora proving just enough to see them through to the top flight of the competition. Beaten just once thus far, Southern needed to win to keep their top-billing in a strong and competitive pool and managed to get the job done, running in four tries to beat a valiant Lincoln side who also needed to win, but instead it was in order to give themselves a shot at making the top three. Petero Tuwai grabbed his ninth try of the season in the win, while Anthony McAtamney, Angus McKenzie and Atunaisa Takubu also crossed over. James Hastings was given the early kicking duties, landing two conversions and a penalty before Mid Canterbury’s leading points scorer, George Williams came on and landed two more penalties to extend his points haul for the season to 63. Moving to the knockout stage of the competition, Southern also secured a home quarter-final with their win, and will host Darfield on Saturday for a spot in the semi-finals. Up in Methven, it was a lot less comfortable. The home side needed to win to keep themselves in the hunt, but thoughts of a draw being enough weren’t even considered until the final stages of the match. On face value, Waihora should have won the match quite easily. Only some stoic defence when backed up on their own line kept Methven in the match. The visitors opened the scoring with a try in the 26th minute, but Methven bounced back with a penalty immediately from Reuben Early to keep the game within grasp. Waihora had a man sent to the bin near half-time after a long run of penalties and a number of head-high tackles, but instead of Methven gaining an advantage, that saw the lead extended. Early grabbed his second penalty from the yellow-card infringement, but Waihora snapped back with a try of their own right on half-time and went into the break up by 14-6. Methven started the second half well, with Early’s third penalty of the match drawing them within a converted try of taking the lead – but Waihora threw everything they had at the Methven line COMING UP THIS WEEKEND

Championship

Southern v Darfield at the Hinds Domain Southbridge v Methven at Southbridge Rugby Club

Plate

Hampstead v Ohoka at Hampstead All Sports Ground

Plaque

Rakaia v Woodend at Rakaia Domain Celtic v Hornby at Celtic Rugby Club

Methven sneak into the top eight

Hampstead’s Semisi Lei breaks off the back of a ruck and starts a run that led to a try in his side’s win over Rakaia on Saturday. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 220521-AB-2726

for a period of more than 15 minutes, and it looked like they would surely score. But the Methven defence stood tall, in particular some try-saving efforts on big men within the red zone by Tim Lawn and Hugh Griffiths denied the Waihora side, and then the course of the game changed. Methven managed to march their way up the field, and Hugh Griffiths grabbed an opportunity in the 35th minute to score out wide to bring the scores to level, with Early’s conversion attempt sailing wide. It was then the hosts’ turn to throw everything they had at Waihora, and a late penalty from close to 50 metres gave them a shot at victory, but it too missed the mark and the match closed out a draw. Methven’s challenge now is to try and put as strong a team as possible on the paddock for their quarter-final clash with the high-flying Southbridge, over the river, this Saturday. What was apparent from the weekend’s game is that they have a long list of walking wounded. Regular starters, Mitchell Pannett, Michael Hennings, Luke Gilbert and Brenton Connell were on the injury list before Saturday’s game, but injuries to Tyler Blackburn, Randal Beswick on Saturday, and on-going niggles with Tait Chisman and Tim Lawn only add to the concerns. Meanwhile, away from the do-or-die rugby action, Rakaia and Hampstead fought out a battle royale at Hampstead on Saturday afternoon, with the home side emerging victorious to take their place in the third-tier plate semi-finals this weekend. Hampstead won the match 29-17, with a 14-point haul from Junior Esae setting the tone for the match. He scored a try, kicked three of the side’s four conversion and added a penalty too while Semisi Lei, Taumaoe Touli and Mala-

ki Tupou also made their way over the line. Rakaia scored three tries of their own through Todd Boag, Angus Mackenzie and Kane Peters, while Thomas Whittaker added a conversion. Rakaia will head down into the plaque section of the knockout stage of the competition this week where they will be joined by fellow locals, Celtic who were unable to overcome Prebbleton on Saturday afternoon. But while beaten 26-34, Celtic showed they’re not far off the mark, pushing a side who will be favoured to go far in the top eight of the competition, scoring four tries in the process, with the only advantage for Prebbleton being more points from the boot during the game.

Their effort included a hat-trick for barnstorming winger Raitube Vasurakute, who grabbed tries five, six and seven for the season, while Liam McCormack grabbed his first and Nathan McCloy landed three conversions. It’s a tough pill for Celtic, who have been very good against the three sides in their pool who made it to the top eight, but it also gives them a good opportunity to build some confidence ahead of the Watters Cup. They’ll host the winless Hornby this weekend in Ashburton while on the same side of the plaque draw, Rakaia will play host to Woodend. In the Plate section, Hampstead will get an extra game at home too when Ohoka come to visit.

Rakaia winger Lomio Taufa looks to return the ball.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS 220521-AB-2707

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FOOTBALL

Big weekend on home grounds By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury based football sides will be looking forward to a big weekend of home matches this weekend, after another mixed bag of results from the last weekend of play. A large number of local sides will be in action on both the Ashburton and Methven domains this Saturday ahead of the Queen’s Birthday long weekend, and many will be out to get important victories on the board with the business end of the season approaching. The Mid Canterbury United Seniors have the most to gain this weekend when they take on Waimak United in the main game of the weekend. Currently at the bottom of the standings in the New World Championship, the task doesn’t get any easier for the blue and reds, with Waimak the current competition leaders. They went down 1-2 to Parklands on the weekend in a hardfought encounter that could have gone either way. Mid Canterbury opened the

scoring through Millar McLauchlan to grab the lead early in the second half, but Parklands managed to get two past the keeper to grab the win late in the match. It was a tough day for the Reserves side too, who also suffered defeat, going down 1-3 to Parklands. Captain Ben Sutton managed to give his side hope with a goal, but Parklands proved too strong on the day. The Reserves will be out to make the most of their home match this week against Waimak, with the two sides split by just one competition point in the middle of the standings. A win this week would see the side in with a sniff of grabbing a spot in the top four in the competition. It was a more positive day for the club’s Division Four side, who picked up another win to move to second on the standings in their group. They beat Coast Spirit 3-0 in a dominant performance, with Noel Carcamo grabbing a brace for the match and Keegan Gentle snaring their third. They too will be at home this week and out for another vic-

A large number of Mid Canterbury based football sides will be in action on home turf this weekend. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 10521-HM-8876 tory when they take on the 10th placed Halswell United. The form team of the district though is the Mid Canterbury United 15th Grade side who are proving to be the dominant force in their grade – picking up another big win on the weekend, 10-3 over Nomads.

The match was a battle of the top two teams in the competition, but the 15th grade lads made light work of the assignment. Elliot Ward continued his goal-scoring ways with four for the match while Kingsley Olawale was in good form with two for the day.

The side’s other four goals came courtesy of Muzzamil Khan, Donnie Ross, Xavier Paris and Riley Green. This week they also play at home against the bottom-placed Ferrymead Bays side. On Sunday, the Mid Canterbury United Women’s side suffered their second defeat of the season going down to table-toppers, Western Rebels 3-5, but the ladies still managed to maintain their place in second on the standings. They scored goals through Karla Harris and Georgia Hamsley on the weekend and will be out to get back on track this weekend when they take on Waimak United Red who have just one win next to their name for the season. Methven’s Division One side had a tough day out too, in their match against Cashmere Technical. The newcomers to Div 1 football went down 0-4, but like others get a chance to get things back on track when they take on Waimak United this weekend at the Methven Domain. The two sides sit beside each other on the standings and the winner of the match will firm themselves a spot in the top four.

BOWLS

Keith Canterbury’s most consistent By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury faces featured prominently at the Bowls Canterbury Awards evening last weekend. After a great season on the green, Mid Canterbury clubs, teams and individuals were celebrated for their successes by being asked onto stage to receive their awards from the season just gone. With many awards decided on the green during the season there were two surprise awards during

the evening for local players with Sandra Keith being named Bowls Canterbury’s most consistent female player of the year for the second time, while Jock O’Connor was awarded the representative player of the year title for someone who has played for less than five years. In a strong region of female players, including a number of New Zealand representatives, Keith’s achievement is incredibly noteworthy, and caps off a huge season for her in which she’s featured prominently in a large number of events both in a representative format, a club format

Sandra Keith was named Bowls Canterbury’s most consistent player for the 2020-2021 season. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Craig Carter will feature in a very strong Country Men’s side when they take on Town in Christchurch on Sunday.

and as an individual. The Allenton Bowling Club featured prominently throughout the evening with a number of victories from the club acknowledged. They received trophies for the Division One Women’s Fours – a team which consisted of Keith, Rosemary Bennett, Annette Sar-

gisson and Sandra Holdom, the Men’s Division 2 Sevens which is played over a number of weeks during the season and also the Ladies Pennants. Keith was also back on stage again to receive the award for the Champion of Champion pairs title which she won with clubmate,

Rachel Davies late in the season. Methven’s Craig Carter received his award for winning the Canterbury Over 60s Singles early in the season while Scott Hyndman from the Hampstead club also made his way onto the stage for winning the pre-Christmas Division 2 Under 5 Singles.

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Ashburton Guardian Wednesday, May 26, 2021 garet Shearer and Alan Wright & Maryke Blignault, 2nd Wendy & Eric Parr and Peter Wilson & Pat Jordan, 3rd Rosemary McLaughlin & Kay Robb and Heather & Bruce Sim.

SPORTS RESULTS

■■ Bridge

Ashburton Bridge Club

Monday Evening May 17, Welcome to Learners: N/S 1st Bruce Leighton & David Fisher, 2nd Ruth Logan & Fiona Williamson, 3rd George Brown & Eric Parr. E/W 1st Sue Smith & Dee Murdoch, 2nd Mary Bruce & David McCormick, 3rd Karen Chettleburg & Amanda Evans. Tuesday Evening May 18, Duplicate: 1st Peter Downward & Audrey Rooney, 2nd Trish & Maurice Small, 3rd Mary Buckland & Trish Downward, 4th Leigh Wackrow & Bill Kolkman, 5th Graham Gilbert & Maryke Blignault, 6th =John McDonald & Sonia Gill and Sue Rosevear & Alan Wright Wednesday Afternoon May 19, Duplicate: N/S 1st Janet Cuttle & Mary Buckland, 2nd Evelyne Taylor & Peter Wilson, 3rd Kay Robb & Ian Doel. E/W 1st Rewa Kyle & Maree Moore, 2nd Trish Downward & John Irwin, 3rd Peter Downward & Jill Browne Thursday Evening May 20, Duplicate: N/S 1st Linda Baker & Maree Moore, 2nd Kay Robb & Rosemary McLaughlin, 3rd Eric & Wendy Parr. E/W David Sewell & Alan Wright, 2nd Pat Jordan & Bill Kolkman, 3rd Peter Downward & Audrey Rooney. Saturday May 22, Ashburton Pairs: 1st John & Mar-

■■ Cycling

Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers

16km, 31 riders. 22nd May 21. 1st Dave Shurrock 33m03s. 2nd Paul Hands 33m 04s. 3rd. Alan Johns 33m 05s. 4th Lucy Reeve 28m 10s. 5th. Jack Templeton 32m 02s. 6th Sarah Gould 32m 03s. 7th. Debbie Skinner 29m 35s. 8th. Kerry Clough 32m 05s. 9th Daniel Gould 28m 30s. 10th Kenny Johnston 29m 59s. 11th. Paul Houston 30m 01s. 12th Andy Skinner 32m 31s. 13th. Ron Kennedy 30m 02s. 14th. Brent Kircher 28m 42s. 15th. Michael Templeton 21m 48s. F/T. 16th Larry Neal 21m 50s 2f/t. 17th. Steven Hands 21m 50s 3f/t. 18th Tony Ward 21m 51s. 4f/t. 19th Michael Gallagher 21m 52s. 5f/t. 20th. Rob Hooper 23m 33s. 21st. Ross Templeton 23m 41s. 22nd. Ged Wall 25m 45s. 23rd Nick Grijns 25m 46s. 24th. Neil Wylie 25m 50s. 25th. Don Morrison 25m 51s. 26th. Charlotte Cox 25m 52s. 27th Roger Wilson 26m 25s. 28th. Doug Coley 25m 46s. 29th. Richard Kirwan 25m 47s. 30th. Merv Grewar 37m 52s. 31st. Mike Hansen 27m 59s.

Tinwald Cycling U17 Development

23rd May 21. Open Handicap 8 km. 1st. Cody Rollinson CT. 18.16. HT. Go. RT. 18m 16s. 2nd. Ryan Gallagher CT.19.45.HT. 4.30m. RT. 15m 15s F/T. 3rd. Eliza McKenzie CT19.47. HT. 4m. RT. 15m 47s 2f/t. 4th. Logan McKnight CT.20.128. HT. 1.20m. RT. 18m 58s. 5th. Zoe Nicholls CT.20.50. HT. 3.10m. RT. 17m 40s. 3f/t. Graded Results. A. Ryan Gallagher, 2nd Eliza McKenzie, B. Zoe Nicholls, C. Cody Rollinson ,2nd. Logan McKnight. 2km Time Trial Open. 1st. Ryan Gallagher 3m 47s. 2nd. Eliza McKenzie 4m.02s. 3rd. Zoe Nicholls 4m 16s. 4th. Cody Rollinson 4m 18s. 5th. Logan McKnight 4m 30s. Graded Results. A. Ryan Gallagher, 2nd, Eliza McKenzie, B. Zoe Nicholls. C. Cody Rollinson, 2nd. Logan Mcknight.

■■ Rugby

Mid Canterbury

Results, May 22 Senior: Hampstead 29 v Rakaia 17, Methven 14 v Waihora 14, Prebbleton 34 v Celtic 26, Lincoln 19 v Southern 33. Senior B: Celtic 63 v Southern 33, Collegiate/Hampstead 19 v Mt Somers 24, Methven 37 v Allenton 36. Senior Women: University Canterbury 42 v Celtic 5

Hospice Mid Canterbury in association with Midlands presents

Colts Combined: Hampstead/Southern Combined v BDI (Default), Methven 0 v Waihora 70, Prebbleton 15 v Celtic 43. 1st XV UC Championship: Mid Canterbury Combined 3 v Christ College 100 Under 18 Combined: Prebbleton 26 v MCRU Alps 34 Under 16 Combined: MCRU Alps 50 v Dunsandel/BD 34, MCRU Plains v bye. Under 14.5 Combined: Methven 22 v Waihora 7, West Melton 39 v MCRU Plains 15, Rolleston Jaguars 10 v MCRU Alps 54.

■■ Shooting

Target Shooting Mt Somers Rifle Club

Peyton Fews 84.1, 89.1, Archie Rooney 87.1, 89.1, Jac 83.1, Henry Murphy 74, Milan Jade Holland 64.0, Billy Philpot 80.0, Liv Fews 94.4, Zoey Reveley 75.0, Gabby Brown 86.1, 87.1, Jess Heaven 87.2, 91.1, Emily Heaven 86.2, Bree Greer 85.1, Brent Frame 98.4, 98.5, Eddie Millichamp 97.4, 95.3, Tim Greer 95.4, 97.3, Kevin Fews 94.1, 93.1, Julian Evans 90.3, Stephen Millichamp 95.3, 98.5, Dave Millichamp 97.2, 90.4, Peter Patello 86.1, 83.0, Wayne Tubb 91.2, 89.0.

Mayfield Rifle Club

Robert Spencer 97.1, 94.2, Tessa Boyd 61.0, Lisheia Barrett 77.1, Brooke Wheeler 81.1, Logan Wheeler 76.1, Lillian Snowden 75.0, Dylan Boyd 63.0, John Snowden 98.7, Martin Fleming 100.6, 98.7, 98.5, Carl Nordqvist 98.4, 96.5, 99.8, John Fleming 93.3, 90.3, Hamish Dalzell 97.5, 97.3, 96.4, Andrew Donaldson 91.1, Alan Wakelin 93.2.

■■ Squash

Celtic Squash Club

Results from the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition games last week: Team NZ Farmers Livestock beat Team J&N Hedge-cutting 12-8: Nick Marshall lost to John McDonnell 2-3, Rob Giles beat Chris Thompson 3-2, Heather Bowker beat Neil Thompson 3-0, Gary Stratford beat Andre de Beer 3-0, Alex Forbes lost to Henry Ross 1-3. Team Kirsty Clay Property Brokers drew with Team Campbell Contracting 9-9: Scott Broker lost to Jimmy Hunn 2-3, Riley Broker lost to James Bowker 1-3, Kirsty Clay beat Nicky Dryland 3-0, Chrissie Stratford beat Maggie Clark 3-0, Kate Cochrane lost to Cara Bowker 0-3. Team Robbies Speedy Exhaust & Brake Shop lost to Team Alps Continuous Spouting 11-14: Nick Marshall beat Ben Kruger 3-1, Nathan Forbes lost to Phil Andrew 2-3, Jordy Hooper lost to Brendan Clark 1-3, Hamish O’Reilly beat Matt Cassineri 3-1, Anja Liemburg lost to Craig Henshilwood 2-3, Taylor Moore lost to Mika Donkers 0-3. Team McCrea Paint & Decorators lost to Team EuroAgri 10-12: Paul Cousins lost to Jason Feutz 2-3, Chris Lima lost to James McCloy 0-3, Neil Keenan lost to Hamish Trott 1-3, Ian Dolden beat Hayden Robinson 3-0, Meagen Bell lost to Chrissie Stratford 1-3, Kate Willians beat Jacinda Ryan 3-0.

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SPORTS DRAWS

■■ Golf

Ashburton Golf Club

May 30: Finals of the Watson Cup and Newton Trophy: Number 1 Tee: Newton Trophy: 12.00pm: Paul May & Ken Clucas v Steve McCloy & Stephen Lee. Watson Cup: 12:08pm: Dave Fisher & Robert Pawsey v Kevin Smith & Barry Jury. All Saturday Golf: Morning report 7:45am for 8:00am Tee Off, Afternoon report 11:30am for 12:00pm Tee Off: 9 Holers report 12:30pm for 1:00pm Tee Off.

■■ Hockey

Mid Canterbury Hockey

May 31 to June 6 Div 1 Women Monday 31 May 6.00 pm Methven v Hampstead (C Hastie, B Gray) 7.30 pm Tinwald v Wakanui (C Watson, K McIntyre). Div 1 Men Tuesday 1 June 6.00 pm Wakanui Black v Wakanui White (S Muir, C Watson) 7.30 pm Allenton v Tinwald (S Moore, J Gray). Kwik Sticks Wednesday 2 June 3.45 pm Wakanui Black v Collegians/Rakaia (B Greer, E Shapland) 4.55 pm Allenton v Tinwald Bonnington Painting (G Oates, L Ellis) 6.05 pm Methven White v Tinwald Engineering Solutions (Wakanui Div 2 Men, Allenton Div 2 Men) 7.15 pm Methven Black v Wakanui Blue (Hampstead Lowcliffe Div 2 Men, Tinwald Div 2) Men. SSL Girls Grading Pool 1 Draw unknown (Umpires supplied) Kiwi Sticks (Yr 5 & Yr 6) Friday 4 June No play (Queens Birthday) Div 2 Women No play (Queens Birthday) SSL Boys Div 1 No play (Queens Birthday) Saturday 5 June Mini Sticks & Fun Sticks No play (Queens Birthday) Snr Men (Canterbury Div 1 Men Champs) No play (Queens Birthday) Div 2 Men Sunday 6 June No play (Queens Birthday)

Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Ashburton Guardian

Ashburton Bridge Club North 83 AJ87543 West AQ4

East AJ96

Q96

984 QT83

T962 QT763

KJ75

T AKJ52 K42 South

The usual play for the player who is to produce the 2nd card to a trick is to play a low card, but there are occasions when this is not the best use of your cards. When the lead from dummy is an honour card, with 2 or 3 much lower cards under it, it is a good move for you, as 2nd player, to cover the honour if you can. The reason being that you hope to promote tricks for your partner in that suit – it could be the J or 10 that benefits from your action. However, if the honour card led is top of a sequence such as Q, J, 10 or even Q, J, then you hold off til the second or third play, if you are able. If declarer is leading towards dummy, and you hold higher cards than the dummy hand, then you will play them – say A, K, xx in your hand, and the Q, x displayed in dummy, with say the 6 led from declarer, then you quickly take both you’re A and K, snuffing out dummy’s Q. By the same token, should you hold Q, J, 10 and the A, K, 9 are displayed in dummy, with a small card led towards them, you can confidently force with one of your sequence, knowing that the 9 is always accounted for from your holding. The hand shown here differs slightly from any of the previous examples. North is in a 4 Heart contract after dealer, South opens 1 Diamond, with the heart 10 being the side trump card in dummy. When North leads a low Heart from his hand, East plays his K which takes the trick. Now, North cannot come through West’s hand with a trump, and eventually West’s Heart Q will take a trick. If you had chosen not to play the Heart K the Heart Q would have taken the trick, but your Heart K will fall under the Heart A and you make 1 less trump trick. Should East have chosen the opening lead of a Spade the 4 Heart contract will go one trick light, but should a Diamond be led North will very happily make an extra trick as he pitches his 2 losing Spades on dummy’s A and K of Diamonds!

Allenton Bowling Club

Wednesday May 19 was the first round of the Kiddey Cup Aussie Pairs Format. Played Started at 12 noon is to be played every fortnight. The successful top three teams in first round were: First: Barry Molloy, Murray Palme r. 3 Wins 16 ends 31 points. Second: Graeme Bishop, Millie Foggo. 3 wins 30 points. Third: Murray Anderson, Fay McKnight 3 wins 13 ends 23 points. Saturday 22nd May was 2nd round of the Bishop Plate Two Bowl Triples Format. Play started at 11.00amand is to be played every fortnight. The successful top three teams were as follows: First: Bernie Osborne, Dennis McEvedy, Bruce Hopwood, 3 wins 17 ends 30 Points. Second: Murray Anderson, Heather Goodall, Millie Foggo 2 wins 1 draw 19 ends 32 points. Third: Wendy Watson Garry Blackwell, Wendy Blackwell 2 wins 1 draw 17 ends 31 points Next events of the winter programme; Tuesday 25th May rollup has been shifted for this week only to Wednesday 26th May names in by 12.45 pm before the 1.00 pm start. Friday May 28 3 Bowls Triples 12 noon Start. Saturday 29th May Aussie Pairs 12 noon start. On Sunday 23rd May the presentation of the trophies for the 20-21 season took place and congratula-

tions to all those that were recognised for excellent bowling. Following on from this the AGM of both the Bowling and Sports Club was held and a thanks to all who attended as well a special thanks to those who have taken on roles in the respective clubs.

Ashburton Electronic Organ And Keyboard Club

Our May club night programme was organised by the Accordion Group. Michael introduced each item. Play in: was a selection of lovely music played by Alison on the piano. Some popular favourites “Maggie” and “Old Rugger Cross”. Then it was Michaels’s turn and he played the Technics GA3. Gee he really knows how to get the best out of that organ. “Autumn Leaves” and “In the Chapel in the Moonlight” and many more favourites. Barbara played the keyboard “White Rabbit” to just name one of the four tunes. Lovely as usual. Followed by Irene and Cushla on the accordions, “Teddy Bears Picnic”, “Sorento Thoughts”. Thanks ladies, we enjoyed your items. The Accordion Group with 10 playing Accordions and Bernard on the Keyboard. Wow, they were great. “Pearly Shells” and “I love you because” are old favourites that our club members joined in. Bernard then entertained us on the keyboard with four catchy tunes “It’s a small world after all”. We all loved that one. Alison and Suzie played together for the first time. Gee what a polished performance. They both played accordions and then Suzie played the piano. She sure knows how to play that! Lastly the Accordion Group ended the night with “China Town” to just name one. A talented group to say the least. Raffles were won by Jackie, Rose, Lynette and Dennis. Thanks to John for overseeing the coppers. Supper was served by Margaret, Brian and Suzie. Thanks team. Our next club night is 7.30 pm on June 21 at the Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street. All are welcome.

Ashburton Golf Club

Apologies for missing last week’s prattle and having to cancel the inter provincial meetings at late notice, but a case of shingles can knock you around a bit. Back on the mend but typing this on my phone so I hope it reads ok. Not being able to visit the course I have had my roving reporters send me tid bits of news, so if the “facts” are not actually factual. I apologise. Ha, who am I kidding; when has this column ever worried about facts. Last Saturday we had the Watson and Newton semi-finals, and be all accounts we had 3 great games and one shellacking. In the Watson David Fisher and Robert Pawsey booked a finals berth with a good win over Paul Greer and Brian Fauth. They will now face Barry Jury and Kevin Smith who overcame the two Chris’s, Lovelock and Ralston. The final is too close to call. Kev has won a few times before with different partners. Can he do it again? In the Newton the two Steves, McCloy and Lee, snuck past Hamish and Tom. Then by all accounts Lefty wielded his putter like Excalibur, threw Ken over his shoulder and single handedly smashed Jordy and Dylan 8 and 7. I’m told you can still find the pups in the corner of the locker room rocking back and forth muttering nonsense. Another great final looks in store. Good luck to all the finalists. In the other games of the day Paul Clark took out the American stableford with a great 59 points just pipping Guildford Lane and Bruce Ferriman. Well done boys. In other news. It seems that the Terminater movies are coming true with the “Rise of the machines”. We have had a spate of intelligent robots raging against their owners in the past few weeks. Dave

SPORTS DRAWS

■■ Rugby

Mid Canterbury

Wednesday May 26: U15 School Boys: Ellesmere College v Ashburton College, 3:30pm, Ellesmere College. Thursday May 27: Mount Hutt College Middle Quad: 10am – 2.15pm Saturday May 29 2021 Seniors – Combined Competition Division 1: Quarter Finals and Playoffs: QF 1: Southbridge v Methven Kalifa Faalogo, QF 2: Southern v Darfield, Hinds 1, 2:45pm, Russell Lane – AR1 Hamish Grant – AR2 Jock O’Connor Plate Section: Hampstead v Ohoka, Hampstead 1, 2:45pm, Rob Goodman - AR1 Jeremy Robinson – AR2 Gary Clement. Plaque Section: Rakaia v Woodend,

Barrie Begg and Chris Pannett won the Duff Trophy at the Methven Golf Club on the weekend. Robertson’s electric trundler obviously thought he needed more bunker practice, so took all of his clubs and dumped them in the nearest one. The lovely Mrs McGregor was spotted hareing across country in pursuit of hers and it seems that Rosco’s trundler was so sick of watching poor golf that it committed Hari Kari and jumped into the rubbish bin. I reckon Matt could make a fortune running remedial electric trundler lessons. Oh well until next time; Good golfing.

Ashburton Horticultural Society

President Joy welcomed 10 members to our May meeting. We started the afternoon with an enjoyable Pot Luck Lunch. Brian Glassey showed the various varieties of Chrysanthemums he grows – Exhibition singles, anenome centres, spray, small pom pom, fantasy, incurving, and reflex types. Many of these are grown for showing and can last for 3 weeks. Brian has between 200–300 plants and grows early and late types for show entries and takes 6 cuttings from each plant in spring. Members had a general discussion on the care and watering of plants during winter. Table show results – 27 entries, 4 points winners, 12 classes with no entries. Brian Glassey – 8 firsts, 2 seconds, 1 third, Surrey Lamont – 3, 1, 0, John Hoogweg – 2, 1, 2, Joy Jaine – 1, 2, 1. Premier Award: Brian Glassey, Class 11 -1 Chrysanthemum bloom – Xenia Noelle. Raffle was won by Joy Jaine. Next meeting will be our Annual General Meeting with a Pot Luck Lunch on Friday 20th August at 12.30 pm at Domain Pavilion, Walnut Ave. New members welcome.

Methven Golf Club

The Duff Trophy ‘giant killers”, Barrie Begg and Chris Pannett have won the Trophy. In the final against Peter Harper and Mark Gazzard it was a close and tight affair until the 14th hole. Begg and Pannett won it to go 2 up.

Rakaia 1, 2:45pm, Nathan Forbes – AR1 Ant McGirr AR2 Graham Shaw, Celtic v Hornby, Celtic 1, 2:45pm, Justin Currie - AR1 Geoff Barr – AR2 Charlie Kelland. Senior B: Celtic v Mt Somers, Celtic1, 1:00pm, Collegiate/Hampstead v Allenton, Collegiate1, 2:30pm Simon Bennett , Southern v Methven, Hinds11, 1:00pm Joc O’Connor. Senior Women: Christchurch v Celtic, Chch2, 1:00pm Colts Combined: Celtic v Springston, Celtic2, 1:00pm Geoff Barr, Waihora v Hampstead/Southern, Default, West Melton v Methven Comb, WestMelt1, 1:00pm. 1st XV Miles Toyota Championship: MC Combined v Roncalli, Hinds1, 12:00pm Hamish Grant – AR1 - AR2 Gary Brown. Under 18 Combined: MCRU Alps v Oxford, Collegiate1, 1:15pm Jeremy Robinson Under 16 Combined: MCRU Alps v RHS Gold, Hinds1, 1:15pm Phil Everest, MCRU Plains v West Melton, Collegiate1, 12:00pm Simon Bennett.

After halving the 15th, the victory was then sealed on the 16th hole. The lowest qualifiers were able to enjoy the moment and reflect on their achievement. “We had plenty of luck.” Pete Wood and Piers Rolton combined well to win the Middleton Trophy. They defeated last year’s winners, Michael Kemp and Ben Rutter. Such was the winner’s dominance they did not concede a hole in the match. The match was won at the 14th. In the semi-finals the previous week, all four finalists had played well. In the Duff Trophy, Barrie Begg and Chris Pannett continued their unbeaten run to come from behind to beat Frank Sandys and Eric Grimwade. They, however, had a bit of golfing luck on the par 3 17th. Pannett’s 2nd shot hit a tree branch on the right-hand side of the fairway. The ball then deflected on to the green. This allowed Pannett to halve the hole and maintain a 1 up lead. They duly won the 18th to reach their first Duff Trophy final. In the other semi-final was just as tight between Peter Harper, Mark Gazzard and Paddy Helmore, Geoff Rhodes. In a thriller Harper and Gazzard finally prevailed on the 19th. In the Middleton semi-finals defending champions, Michael Kemp and Ben Rutter, combined well to defeat Steve Schwass and Jim Rooney in a close match. In the other match Pete Wood left his best to last with the winning putt on the last hole to win with Piers Rolton. Gavin Santy and Mike Gray fought hard but their efforts were not quite enough.

Mid Canterbury Central Friendship Club

President Ken welcomed 76 members and received 13 apologies. He also inducted Don Reith and welcomed him as a new member. Our mini speaker was Allan Smith who was bought up on his parents farm at Springburn. He attended primary school

Under 14.5 Combined: Lincoln v Methven, Lincoln3, 11:30am, MCRU Alps v Rolleston Leopards, 11:45am, Hinds2, Moon Tuilaepa, Leeston v MCRU Plains, Leeston1, 1;00pm. Under 13: Rakaia v Celtic, Rak1, 1:15pm, Southern Comb v Methven, Hinds5, 1:00pm Liz Bell, Collegiate v Darfield, Coll1, 11:00am. Under 11.5: Celtic G v Hampstead, Celtic3A, 1:00pm, Celtic W v Allenton, Cel3B, 1:00pm, Collegiate/ Rakaia v Methven B, Coll2, 1:15pm, Southern v Methven W, Hinds3, 1:30pm Tinwald v Methven R, Tinwald3, 1:15pm. Under 10: Collegiate v Celtic, Coll2, 12:15pm, Rakaia v Allenton, Rak4, 1:15pm, Southern v Methven, Hinds3, 12:30pm, Tinwald v Hampstead, Tinw3, 12:15pm. Under 9: Celtic G v Methven/MtSomers, Celt4, 1:00pm, Rakaia v Allenton, Rak4, 12:15pm, Southern v Methven, Hinds3, 11:30am, Tinwald v Hampstead, Tinw4, 1:15pm, Celtic W.

CLUB NEWS 29 at Springburn and one year at Methven High before coming back to work on the family farm, receiving pocket money and keep, as wages. He learned to play the bagpipes and joined the Methven Caledonian Pipe Band. He also learned to shear at home with blades and crutching with the machines, then when 21 years old he took off with 3 others to shear in Australia but as there no demand for blade shearers he and another, took on various jobs, These included a cattle ranch, sawmilling, a steelworks before eventually getting some machine shearing. Back in Sydney on the way home, unable to get accommodation they decided to sleep on a park bench but a friendly cop gave then a bed in the jail (with the door unlocked). Back home he continued blade shearing, at Hakatere, Cleardale, Glenfallock and Lake Heron where he shore 127 full wool wethers in a day, (a record which still stands). In 1955 when his father purchased the neighbours farm he came back in partnership with him and two brothers. He married Erna in 1957 then in 1972 he took over the home farm until later in the 70s when his eldest son Stuart joined him. They farmed deer as well as sheep. Later when another son, Graeme, joined them, they purchased another farm at Alford Forest. When Stuart moved on, their youngest son Kerry joined them and today the 2 boys dairy farm both properties. Deer stalking was a great pastime taking him into Fiordland and the West Coast, as well as the local gorges. Allan played rugby for Methven and Mid Canterbury he took up golf, and he and his wife have travelled many places playing golf. He also plays bowls and was a member of the Windwhistle Curling Club. He now resides at Lochlea. Our main speaker was Matt Jones who is the managing director of Ag-Staff. He was born in Ashburton and educated at Ashburton College and Hagley High in Christchurch. His early working life was on farms eventually leasing a place and took in stock for grazing. One particular deal was settled by a handshake, which wasn’t honoured by the other party was an early lesson in business. He contracted himself out as a casual farm worker and couldn’t meet the demand so, against the advice of his accountant, started hiring out other casual workers to farmers, getting off-season freezing workers then students, to fill the positions. So in 2001, Mid Canterbury Casual Employment Services Limited was set up and they started getting casual workers from Ireland. Today they have 6 offices in New Zealand and others in Sydney, the Philippines’ and London. They have a farm in Kirwee and as his wife and 2 daughters are lactose and gluten intolerant, he looked into alternative milks. This led to a new phase of business, Sheep milk. After trialling different breeds they settled on a breed from France and with a bit of tweaking, have come up with a ewe with coloured legs and black hooves that is suited to the South Island climate and is a great producer. They have also installed a 12 a side herring bone milking plant and milk 600 ewes on the farm. The sheep are housed in a barn which has a conveyer belt feeding system but the sheep can also roam outside at will. The lambs are taken off the mother after 4 days and weaned after 25 days at 15 kg. They also have a processor on the farm and now buy in milk from other sheep milking farms. Some of the by-products from this business include body wash, skin care, and hand and face creams. Recently they have developed a site at the North Park Industrial Site to also operate there. Matt was thanked by Roger Paterson before the meeting was closed with the singing of the National Anthem.

Under 8: Celtic v Methven/MtSomers, Celt4, 12:00 noon, Rakaia v Allenton M, Rakaia2A, 1:15pm, Southern B v Allenton G, Hinds4, 11:30am, Southern W v Methven, Hinds4, 1:30pm, Tinwald v Collegiate, Tinwald4, 12:15pm. Under 7: Celtic W v Mt Somers, Celtic1A, 12:15pm, Rakaia v Allenton, Rakaia 2B, 1:15pm, Southern B v Collegiate, Hinds4, 12:30pm, Southern R v Methven, Hinds5A, 12:15pm, Southern W v Hampstead, Hinds5B, 12:15pm, Tinwald B v Celtic G, Tinwald1A, 1:00pm, Tinwald O bye. Under 6: Celtic W v Mt Somers, Celtic 1B, 12:15pm, Rakaia B v Allenton G, Rakaia2A, 12:30pm, Rakaia W v Allenton M, Rakaia 2B, 12:30pm, Southern B v Collegiate, Hinds5A, 11:30am, Southern R v Celtic G, Hinds 5B, 11:30pm, Southern S v Methven W, Hinds 1A, 11:00am, Southern W v Methven B, Hinds1B, 11:00am, Tinwald B v Tinwald O, Tinwald1A, 12:15pm, Tinwald Blue v Hampstead, Tinwald1B, 12:15pm.

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Wednesday: Fine with morning frosts. Northeast breezes. Thursday: Fine apart from areas of morning cloud about the coast and high cloud later in the evening. Early frosts inland. Northeasterlies. Friday: Fine during the day with light winds. Early frosts. Cloud and showers developing south of Christchurch with southwesterlies towards evening.

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Thursday: Fine with morning frosts. Wind at 1000m: Northwest 40 km/h developing in the morning, rising to 60 km/h by evening. Wind at 2000m: Northerly 35 km/h developing in the afternoon. Freezing level: Lowering to 1600m about the divide and to 2200m further east.

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HENDERSON-PURDOM, James Peter – With much sadness James passed away on May 23, 2021, aged 4 months. Adored son of Mike and Alyshia and special brother of Leo, and Isaac. Very much loved by his grandparents, aunts, and uncles. “A little soul gone too soon”. Messages to the Henderson-Purdom family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for James will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox streets, Ashburton on SATURDAY, May 29, commencing at 11am.

SCOTT, Patricia Agnes (Patty) – Peacefully at Elloughton Gardens, on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Aged 93. Dearly loved wife and best friend of the late Pat for 63 years. Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Gerard and Barb (Kerrytown), Catherine and Hadyn Ellis (Upper Moutere) and Stephen (Mildura, Australia). Dearly loved nana of Lucy, Ingrid, Finian, and Conor Scott; Amy, Hannah, George, and Sam Ellis, and Olivia Scott. Great grandmother of Libby, Annie, Ellie, and Grace. A Funeral Mass for Patty will be held at St Thomas Catholic Church, Mountainview Road, Timaru, on THURSDAY, May 27, at 11am followed by burial at the Temuka Cemetery. The Family wish to acknowledge the wonderful care and love given to Patty over the past eight years at Elloughton JEMMETT, Brian Valentine Gardens. You are a (Barney) – wonderful team. Messages On May 21, 2021, Barney to the Scott Family, 470 passed away bravely at Arowhenua Road, Waipapa Hospital Kerrytown, RD 5, Timaru. Christchurch, aged 75 years. Dearly loved husband of Judith (Judy) and much loved father and father-in-law of Dayle and Rachel, Garth and ex-wife Nerida, Lyall and Anna. Loved and special grandfather (Bahwarp) of Angus, Lachie, Wil, Poppy, Freya, Lucas and the late Jacob. Much loved son of the late George and Ida and son-in-law of the late Stan and Joy. Brother and brother-in-law of Connie WHITE, Bruce (deceased) and Harvey Douglas – Spence, the late Dulcie and Passed away peacefully at Jack Whyte, Eileen, Ray his home in Ashburton, (deceased) and Helen, dearly loved brother-in-law of Shirley (deceased) and John and Kathleen Lawler. R.I.P. Graeme Behrnes, Doreen and Brian Wilson, Allister (deceased), David FUNERAL Ownsworth (deceased), FURNISHERS Sandra and Glenn Grey. MASTER Barney will be missed by his nieces and nephews, their MONUMENTAL MASON partners and families. E.B. CARTER LTD Messages to the Jemmett For all your memorial family c/- PO Box 472, requirements Ashburton 7740. A special New headstones and designs thank you to the staff at Renovations, Ward 1, Ashburton Hospital Additional inscriptions, who respected and cared for Cleaning and Concrete work Carried out by qualified him. In lieu of flowers tradesmen. donations to the Allenton Cricket Club would be much 620 East Street Ashburton appreciated and may be left Ph/Fax 308 5369 at the service. A celebration or 0274 357 974 of Barney’s life will be held at ebcarter@xtra.co.nz NZMMMA Member the Hotel Ashburton, Racecourse Road, on Friday May 28, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Seafield Lawn, Seafield Road, Ashburton Cemetery.

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Stars on national stage

Ashburton Pickleball players who travelled to Auckland last weekend to compete with great success. By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Its rapid rise in Ashburton has seen the sport of pickleball picked up by a number of locals in the past few years, and now Mid Canterbury players are starting to get noticed on the national stage. A 14-strong contingent of local players travelled north last weekend to Auckland to compete in a national tournament hosted

in Albany – and they came back with success to celebrate too. With their own major tournament, the Mid Canterbury Winter Classic, the next major event on the national pickleball calendar, the tournament on the weekend was a great opportunity for players to get on the court and endure some tough encounters throughout the weekend. The highlight of the weekend was the success of David Bishop and Murray Kerr, who claimed the gold medal in the Men’s Super

Doubles category, and then Bishop went within a whisker of making it two for the weekend when finishing in the silver medal position in the Mixed Super Doubles with wife, Karen. Local pickleball administrator, Ruben Garcia said players put themselves in good positions to battle it out for further medals, but a tournament rule stopped a number of players from grabbing bronze medals. “Several Ashburton teams had the potential to battle it out for a

bronze, however this tournament event did not award third place standings,” he said. Alongside the Bishops and Kerr, the team who trekked north consisted of Garcia, Donald Shearer, Alison Shearer, Adrienne Mitchell, Diana Leonard, John Roy, Jane Brosnahan, Gavin Begg, Don Banks, Teresa Sinclair and Shyamal Ram. Garcia said there is plenty of interest in the upcoming Winter Classic which will be held over three days, July 16-18 at the EA

Networks Centre in Ashburton. “It is expected to be the biggest pickleball competitive event in the country this year,” he said. “It will attract players from all over New Zealand and will also be the first to be New Zealand Pickleball Association sanctioned, awarding players rating points.” On a local level, players will get the chance to warm up for the tournament in a five-week doubles competition on Friday nights at the EA Networks Centre beginning on July 11.

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