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Minimum wage hike forces cuts By Susan Sandys

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An Ashburton café owner says she has had to make staff cut backs following minimum wage increases. Mid Canterbury businesses are divided on Government increasing the minimum wage to $17.70 per hour, a figure set to rise to $20 by 2021. The café owner, who did not want to be named, said the increase had resulted in her giving reduced hours to her employees. She felt this had been the only recourse of action in the face of not being able to increase costs to customers. “We can’t put our prices up 10 per cent to compensate,” she said. The Government says the rise reflects its commitment to improving the well-being and living standards of all New Zealanders, but the Opposition claims some 8000 jobs may be lost. Bob McDonald at Health 2000 believed the increase would result in job losses in the district and an increase in the cost of living. And it would put pressure on employers to up wages

overall. “It will force good employers that are paying $2 to $3 above the minimum wage up to $20, you can’t have someone walking in brand new out of school starting on the same money.” School leavers would find it harder to get jobs. It would lead to some winding their businesses down, and paying people under the table. Mid Canterbury café employee Sharlene van Leerdam said she believed the increase did not make sense for people aged under 18. The mum of four was happy to be earning above minimum wage herself, but believed the increases would put pressure on businesses to up all wages. “When kids are put to $20 per hour, that’s horrendous, it just puts a lot of pressure on the employers.” Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury president Mike Salvesen said small producers in Mid Canterbury, as well as casual labour users, would be hit quite hard.

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Three killed in crash named By Jaime Pitt-MacKay

Left – A police officer inspects the wreckage of one of the cars involved in the fatal crash on the outskirts of Ashburton on Monday.

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The three people killed in a serious crash on the outskirts of Ashburton on Monday have been named. They were 30-year-old Chante Alissa Harmer, 19-month-old Te Awanuiarangi Shayelous-Jay Matenga Tapiata-Harmer and eight-month-old Wysdom Amara Francis Tony Jane Tapiata-Harmer. The deceased were killed after the green Holden Astra they were travelling in north along Hepburns Road was involved in a collision with a white Ford Ranger, which was heading west along Mitcham Road. The Ranger driver suffered minor injuries and a teenager, who was also travelling in the Holden Astra, who is understood to be a member of the deceased partner’s family, was taken to Christchurch Hospital with critical injuries. A Givealittle page has been set up by Harmer’s cousin, Ashleigh Harmer, with any donations to be used in transporting the bodies to the Hawke’s Bay, covering funeral costs and supporting her four surviving children. On the Givealittle page Harmer said her cousin was kind, caring and generous with the little that she had. “She is and will always be known as a person who had the biggest heart,” she said. “Chante and her two youngest children will be reunited and laid to rest with Chante’s son who passed away due to SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) in 2006. “They are survived by Chante’s four remaining children and partner.” Senior sergeant Matt Emery confirmed investigations in to the crash are still ongoing and are expected to take some time due to

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Below – Chante Harmer (left) and two of her six children were killed in a motor vehicle accident in Ashburton on Monday.

stream and Junction roads) was at a give way sign as well.” The Ashburton District Council says the lines on the road were replaced recently as part of the council’s regular road maintenance programme, and that the signs were well placed at the intersection. The crash played its part in what was a horror day on roads across the nation. Five family members died when their car slammed into a tree south of Kinleith, while a person passed away following their vehicle crashing into water near Auckland Airport. Monday’s nine deaths follow five road fatalities at the weekend. A motorcyclist died following a crash in Brightwater, Tasman about 3.20pm on Sunday.

the large amount of analysis required by the serious crash unit. Emery said any safety recommendations made by the serious crash unit’s report and any changes to the intersection resulting from those would be in the hands of the Ashburton District Council as they control road intersections in the district. “People need to be aware of the road layout ahead and it is the driver’s role not to be distracted, not that I am saying that is the case here as we do not know yet,” he said. “Mid Canterbury, as a district, is covered with intersections like this and we saw only a couple of weeks ago the crash out in Coldstream (where one woman died in hospital after a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Cold-

A mother and child were killed after a crash on State Highway One near Kaipara at 8.50pm on Sunday. Two others, one a child, were taken to hospital in serious condition.

Another two people were also killed in a crash in Hawera about 8.25pm on Saturday. Monday’s accident brings Mid Canterbury’s road toll to five for 2019.

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S ister Act cast and crew back on track Susan Sandys

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Sister Act cast and crew members are back on track with rehearsals after a stomach bug laid some low recently. “It’s better to get it now, instead of show week,” said spokesperson Bridget Danielson. At a recent main rehearsal on Sunday there had been eight people away with the bug. But all were now well and back on track, stronger than ever. The Variety Theatre Ashburton production will hit the stage at Ashburton Trust Event Centre May 24 to June 1. Danielson said the production was at an exciting stage, as the director came on board and the wardrobe was rolled out. Director Regan Jackson was pleased with how the show was coming together as he combined all the elements of singing, acting

and dancing, working alongside musical director Jo Castelow and choreographer Jessie Thomson. Because it was a consortium show, there were format wardrobe and set items which had to be used. The wardrobe had arrived in a 20-foot container last month. “It’s a bit like Christmas when you open it because you are not too sure what you are going to get,” Danielson said. Now many adjustments were being made to individual items to ensure they fitted cast members. With about 32 cast members this was a big undertaking. “By Sunday everyone should be fitted into their costumes,” Danielson said. Next month there would be another container arrive, this time 40-foot with the set items inside. Sister Act will star Sharleyne Diamond as the sassy and irrepressi- Singing, dancing and acting elements of Sister Act are coming together well as Variety Theatre ble Deloris Van Cartier. Ashburton prepares to bring the production to audiences next month. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE

Second TB case ‘no cause for concern’ By Susan Sandys

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Ashburton District has had a second case of tuberculosis (TB) notified from last month. However, the second case has yet to be confirmed, and is not related to the first case, health authorities said. While TB occurs throughout New Zealand, rarely is there a case from Mid Canterbury. There were 320 cases notified in New Zealand in 2017, while on

average in Mid Canterbury there has been zero to one case per year over the last few years. Medical officer of health Dr Cheryl Brunton said the first case notified from Ashburton District last month was not infectious, and the second case notified last week has not yet been confirmed. “The occurrence of a second notified case of TB in the Ashburton District is a coincidence and there is no reason for Ashburton District residents to be con-

cerned,” Dr Brunton said. Worldwide, TB remains the world’s deadliest infectious killer, according to the World Health Organisation. About half those with active TB will die if they do not receive treatment, and almost 4500 people lose their lives daily to the disease. It is caused by bacteria which spreads through microscopic droplets released into the air from an infected person coughing, sneezing or talking.

Minimum wage hike forces cuts from page 1 The increases could lead to more automation in agriculture and other fields as employers would be incentivised to look at ways of avoiding employing people. However, Russell Ellis at Kitchen Express welcomed the increase despite the fact it would impact on some businesses. “People have to be able to live, and if you are doing a fair day’s work, you should get a fair day’s pay,” Ellis said. Thirty-eight employees at the

Ashburton District Council have received a shift in their hourly rate as a result of the minimum wage increase. Affected positions included after-school student roles, some cleaning or assistant roles, and those currently training to be lifeguards or learn to swim instructors. Given the part-time nature of all the affected positions, such cost increases will be managed within existing budget provisions, a council spokesperson said.

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Reid hits Irish dancing big time By Susan Sandys

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Ashburton’s Kelly Reid has come a long way from trying out some moves while watching a Riverdance DVD in his lounge room. Today he is about to embark on a tour of New Zealand as part of the acclaimed Rhythms of Ireland show. Rhythms of Ireland will tour New Zealand from April 14 to May 8, and be in Ashburton at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on April 18. Reid began his affair with Irish dancing as a five-year-old, following in the footsteps of his two older brothers. It was in the 1990s, following the Riverdance craze, and Reid and his siblings would watch the DVD of the show over and over again. Their mum swept them off to dance lessons in Ashburton at their request, where Reid and his brothers and younger sister excelled, and they ultimately joined the O’Neill School of Irish Dance in Christchurch. They competed nationally and travelled the world, going to Ireland and Philadelphia for world championship events, and Australia for Australasian championships. Reid has many a win under his belt, having won four national ti-

Kelly Reid of Ashburton is about to put his dancing shoes back on and tour New Zealand with the elite of Irish dancing. PHOTO SUPPLIED tles and placing in the top 10 at the worlds. Today Reid is 24 and studying a masters in psychology at the Uni-

versity of Otago. He hung up his dancing shoes after graduating from Ashburton College, but put them back on last year when a

teacher began Irish dance lessons in Dunedin. He heard about performing with Rhythms of Ireland when the Kiwi

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lead who had been chosen sent him a Facebook message. Ashleigh John asked him if he would be interested in joining the cast, so he emailed the producers, and they asked him to send them a video of him dancing. The rest is history as they say, and this week Reid left for Sydney for rehearsals with fellow cast members. He is one of six Kiwi dancers who have been selected to join the cast, featuring Ireland’s most outstanding and elite company of dancers. It is Rhythms of Ireland’s tenth anniversary show, and the first time back in New Zealand since a sellout tour in 2010. Reid said it was the realisation of a dream to be part of the countrywide tour, and he could not wait to hit the stage, particularly in his home town of Ashburton. “It’s cool, I’m dancing with people who are from different backgrounds because each school does things differently, and it’s such a good group,” he said. He was looking forward to learning from fellow performers and improving his repertoire of tricks, such as intricate footwork and jumps. He will be taking his study with him, and ultimately plans for his career path to include teaching Irish dance as well as psychology research.

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Harrison heads for the stars By Linda Clarke

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Mount Hutt College student Harrison Hydes will be pondering life beyond earth at a prestigious astronomy school these holidays. Harrison, 17, will be joining 20 other bright young science minds at the school, which is funded by a private donor and organised by the University of Canterbury. The Year 13 students will get together from April 13 to 17 and spend two of those days in Tekapo at the Mt John Observatory. There they will explore the cosmic neighbourhood with modern star-gazing equipment, then, back at the university’s Ilam campus, they will talk about the universe, the life cycles of stars, planet exploration and extra-terrestrial life. Harrison says the world of astronomy is new to him and he is looking forward to the learning experience. He is a passionate science student, with a love of physics and computing. “I saw the astronomy school come up on my Facebook feed and I applied. It seemed interesting … and I was lucky enough to

Mount Hutt College student Harrison Hydes is expanding his science learning at a University of Canterbury astronomy school later this month. PHOTO LINDA CLARKE have my application accepted.” Harrison said competition was hot for the 20 places and he hoped to catch up with several students who he met at a science forum in Auckland in the previous school holidays. He said Mount Hutt teacher

Bevan Clark was enthusiastic about the subject of physics and had encouraged his science interest. He is planning a tertiary education that will include both computing and physics and sees himself one day in technology hot

spots like Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. For now though, he is focused on the astronomy trip, which will also include a session with the Department of Conservation and a guided tour to the Hooker Glacier in the Mount Cook National Park.

Harrison said it would be interesting to observe how the recent weather bomb had affected the park’s glaciers. Back at UC for the second part of the astronomy school, the students will be able to sit in on presentations being held as part of the annual conference for the New Zealand Institute of Physics. Harrison said he was looking forward to hearing from some of the best in the physics business. “We get to go to some lectures and talk to some of them.” Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said the school was proud of Harrison, who had come a long way in developing his passion for the sciences. “He went to the Rotary science forum in Auckland and it is interesting how one opportunity leads to another. We are proud of him.” Harrison is also a deputy house captain at the school and a keen mountain biker. He lives in Ashburton with his parents Craig and Michelle. The Elaine P Snowden Astronomy School is a five-day event for Year 13 students interested in studying astronomy or physics at university.

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■■ HONEY

Cloud cover hits beekeepers By Linda Clarke

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Mid Canterbury beekeepers are coming off a lean season, with cloudy weather affecting honey production and pollination. Beekeeper Geoff Bongard said a period of 20 cloudy days in a row and generally more days without sun in early summer meant bees had stayed in their hives. That had translated to lower volumes of white honey to be extracted at this end of the season. It was likely clover seed crops would also be down, he said. Sunny weather later in the season meant carrot seed crops were less affected. “The whole of Canterbury was sitting under a huge cloud bank so there’s been very little in the way of honey.” Bongard said the poor season was on the back of a good season last year, and beekeepers were managing weather challenges and price volatility. Hive management remains top priority in the fight against varroa and American foul brood disease. Varroa was discovered in New Zealand hives in 2000 and came to the South Island in 2006. He said hives now needed to be treated three times a year for the mite, which killed bees. “We have to do that to make sure the bees survive.”

A bee working on a carrot seed crop during a sunnier time of the past season. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Controlling varroa was taking more time, money and labour, especially if other beekeepers or hobbyists were not managing their hives properly. Re-infestation was a problem. “Varroa will kill hives if you don’t treat it and your actions will affect your neighbouring beekeeper.” American foul brood also needed to be managed and beekeepers were doing their best to educate those new to the industry about hive hygiene. Bongard said beekeepers, like farmers, needed to make sure their stock management was top-notch. The Ministry of Primary In-

dustry’s (MPI) annual survey of beekeepers says annual hive losses for the 2018 season was 10.2 per cent, with most bee colonies lost put down to queens disappearing or not laying eggs, suspected varroa infestation, starvation caused by weather and wasp attacks. Bongard said his company operated with less than 2 per cent losses. A lack of regulation within the industry has made life more difficult for commercial apiarists, as inexperienced beekeepers fail to properly manage their hives. Hives should also be registered and checked annually, but many were not.

In Mid Canterbury new beekeepers are being encouraged to attend education sessions about American foul brood which are run by Rae Butler. Bongard said he had yet to see clover yields from this season. Crops had looked good at the end of November, but then long periods of cloud, including 20 straight days, had interfered with pollination. Beekeepers are currently extracting white honey and will then move on to honeydew extraction. The market for honeydew had also fallen this season, presenting more challenges for those new to the industry.

■■ MENTAL HEALTH

Get ready to gumboot up this Friday Mid Canterbury people are being reminded to clean off their gumboots for Gumboot Friday this Friday. New Zealander of the Year Mike King and the I Am Hope organisation are asking all Kiwis to wear gumboots to work or school on Friday for a gold coin donation. It’s being seen as a positive and fun way to join in the mental health conversation, while raising money to provide free

counselling for young people in need. King says that for many, having depression or anxiety can feel like walking through mud every day. By wearing gumboots and spending a day walking in someone else’s shoes, New Zealanders could show people who were struggling that they were not alone. “Now, more than ever, we need Kiwis to reach out to friends and

whanau. On Gumboot Friday, we want Kiwis to have lots of fun and take the opportunity to ask those you’re closest to if they’re okay.” Gumboot Friday aims to raise $2 million to fund counselling for school-aged kids. King says he’s received plenty of support for the project and is confident the target will be met. King was named Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year in February and says he and the

I Am Hope organisation have been overwhelmed with the response to Gumboot Friday, with schools, sports clubs and individuals around the country planning events. “The amazing messages of support we’ve received from New Zealanders show how much we all care, and that Kiwis want to do more to help each other when our friends and whanau are going through rough times.”

In brief Free alarms a success The Methven Fire Brigade are well on the way to making houses in the town more fire safe after delivering smoke alarms to nearly half of the town on Saturday. Members of the brigade, along with members of the Methven Lions, delivered one free smoke alarm to approximately 300 houses, along with fire safety advice. “It was a good thing we were able to do fire safety checks as well and just give people a few reminders about things,” station officer Ash Pace said. “We checked a few existing smoke alarms and discovered they were faulty which was good.” Firefighters and the Lions will be back out in the streets this Saturday, and will be going around again on their training night on April 8.

Staveley house fire Firefighters from Alford Forest, Methven and Mt Somers spent several hours dampening down hotspots after an area around the outside of a house caught fire in Staveley. Methven chief fire officer Brent Anderson said the fire was mainly contained to the garden around the house and did not spread to the house proper. “Fortunately the family was home and they were able to contain it before Alford Forest arrived otherwise things could have been much worse,” he said.

Accused sentenced A resentful and bitter man who murdered his ex-wife as she cradled their toddler during the brutal but calculated attack has been jailed for life. Rotorua farm worker Ephraim Joseph Beazley, 33, last month admitted to murdering his ex-wife Xi Wang at her Flat Bush home. Wang, 34, was holding the estranged couple’s 2-year-old son in her arms when Beazley stabbed her to death on December 10. He appeared in the High Court at Auckland yesterday and was jailed for life by Justice Simon Moore. In the public gallery was Wang’s mother and best friend who had travelled from China for the hearing. Wang’s parents said in a statement their only hope was for their grandson to be raised as “a person his mother, our daughter would like him to be — an honest and loving person”. – NZME

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■■STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND

Family poverty numbers up The number of children living in poor households had been decreasing since 2015, but rose in the year to June 2018, latest figures from Statistics NZ show. About 254,000 children were in low-income homes after housing costs were deducted, up 0.4 per cent from the previous year; while 183,000 children lived in low-income homes before housing costs were deducted. This was a 2.3 per cent jump on the previous year. About 148,000 children were living in material hardship. These three figures, released yesterday by Statistics NZ, are the Government’s main child poverty measures and will be the baseline rates for current and future governments to assess ongoing progress. There are six additional measures, four of which showed an increase in child poverty in the year to June 2018, compared to the previous year. Minister for Children Tracey Martin said the child poverty rates were too high. “We are committed to halving them ... Yesterday’s figures from Stats NZ are part of that process. We can now finalise our child poverty reduction targets and get on with meeting them.” The Government passed its child poverty reduction legislation at the end of last year with cross-party support, except for Act. The passing of the law was a key focus of Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who acknowledged the support of the National Party at the bill’s third reading and said reducing child poverty was

now “Parliament’s collective challenge”. The legislation requires governments to have transparent reporting on poverty levels, a comprehensive strategy on the wellbeing of all children up to 18, and accountability by setting targets for three and 10 years. The four main measures for the year ending June 2018: • Low income before housing costs (below 50 per cent of median income, moving line) – 16.5 per cent of children, or 183,000 children

• Low income after housing costs (50 per cent median, fixed line) – 23 per cent of children, or 254,000 children • Material hardship (missing out on items that could be expected in a typical household) – 13.3 per cent or 148,000 children • A persistence measure that will look at the length of time in poverty, to be reported from July 2025 The numbers for material hardship include a large sample error, Stats NZ household statistics sen-

ior manager Jason Attewell said. The six additional measures for the year ending June 2018: • Low income before-housing-costs (60 per cent of median, moving line) – 281,000 children, up 3.2 per cent from the previous year • Low income after-housing-costs (60 per cent of median, moving line) – 341,000 children, up 2.2 per cent from the previous year • Low income after-housing-costs (50 per cent of median, moving line) – 254,000

children up 1.4 per cent from the previous year • Low income after-housing-costs (40 per cent of median, moving line) – 174,000 children, down 0.5 per cent from the previous year • Severe material hardship – 65,000, down 0.8 per cent from the previous year • Both low income and material hardship (using 60 per cent AHC moving line and the material hardship measure from the primary list) – 98,000, up 1 per cent from the previous year “Together the nine measures reported in yesterday’s release provide a comprehensive picture of child poverty in New Zealand that one measure alone cannot provide,” Attewell said. Martin said the Government will have an initial picture of the impact of its policies — including the Families Package — on child poverty by early next year. Statistics NZ has also increased the sample size from between 3000 and 5500 to 20,000 households to ensure more robust results from next year. This would allow Stats NZ to publish estimates at a regional level and by ethnicity. “In the meantime, we used additional data sources and methodologies to produce estimates for the year ended June 2018 that are as robust as possible,” Attewell said. “This ensures that the baseline estimates released yesterday are robust enough to be used by Government for setting 3- and 10-year targets for reduction of child poverty for three primary measures specified in the Act.” – NZME

Winter Energy Payment mistake costly A mistake in the Winter Energy Payment legislation means that more than 25,000 people were mistakenly paid the entitlement, costing taxpayers $3.4 million. But the Ministry of Social Development’s (MSD) deputy chief executive Simon MacPherson says the Government has no plans to recoup the money it mistakenly gave away. Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni admitted a mistake had been made but said the Government was working to fix the issue before the next round of Winter Energy Payments (WEP) in May so it would not happen again. Yesterday, the Auditor-General – which acts as the watchdog of Government spending – revealed there were two instances between July and December of last year where Government spending was not “properly authorised”. One was with the Winter Energy Payment (WEP) and the other was with the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF). On the Winter Energy Payment, the Auditor-General said

MSD had: “made payments to recipients whose circumstances are expressly excluded from eligibility under the Act”. In a statement to the Herald, MacPherson said when the legislation passed in 2017, it “didn’t fully align with the policy intent of who should be paid – meaning the WEP didn’t cover everyone it was meant for”. “There was an error in drafting the legislation and it wasn’t picked up in time to be corrected during the legislative process.” The error meant that 25,760 people – or 3.3 per cent of the 774,200 people who received the WEP – were collectively paid $3.4 million they were not entitled to. People who received Government funding for long-term residential care or residential care services, but were not eligible for subsidies in those areas, were mistakenly paid the WEP. As were people who were absent from New Zealand for more than four weeks during the time the WEP was paid out. MacPherson said the Govern-

ment was in the process of fixing these issues with a bill, expected to pass in May, which would ensure people are “lawfully able to be paid the WEP as originally intended”. But he said MSD would not be seeking to recover the payments. “Although unauthorised, payments were consistent with policy and were at no fault of the people getting the WEP.” When asked about the error, Sepuloni said: “You never want to make mistakes, but we’re not the first Government that’s had a drafting error”. “This is a drafting error under us, there have been drafting errors under previous Governments – it’s always disappointing when a mistake is made, but you fix it as quickly as you can.” The Auditor-General also pointed out issues with payments around the PGF, saying an “error in the paperwork” meant that “authority to spend could not be granted until the paperwork was corrected”. A spokesman for the Provincial Development Unit said in

August last year, the Minister of Finance, Grant Robertson, approved funding for Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) of $18 million to “ensure effective administration of the Provincial Growth Fund”. “MBIE incurred expenditure against this appropriation in good faith,” the spokesman said. But in mid-September, the Provincial Development Unit discovered that the August paper included an error which meant the approval of the funding was not done wrong. “The Minister of Finance approved the new appropriation on October 7 last year, correcting the previous error,” the spokesman said. Shane Jones, the Minister in Charge of the PGF, said this morning he was getting a briefing from MBIE about this issue. “With a $3 billion fund, there is always going to be a bit of bump and grind in expeditiously allocating that fund and we have to be respectful of the Auditor-General’s concerns.” – NZME

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ne of the great things about living and working in a relatively small community is the opportunity you get to meet and engage with people frequently. Live in Auckland and the chances of you running into the same person on the street during a lunch break from day-to-day are minimal due to the sheer number of people, but take a walk around the CBD of Ashburton or Methven on any given day and there’s a good chance you’ll run into the same people. Because of that, I like to take a walk each day around Ashburton. It gets me out of the office and gives me a chance to interact with people from within the

community and over the couple of years I’ve been back working in Ashburton, I’ve got to know a few of the familiar faces quite well and could almost definitely tell you where they might be around the lunch break on most days of the week. But what I enjoy most about those lunchtime wanders is the random approaches from people around the CBD. Sometimes the conversations are good, nice and

friendly and other times they’re not. I appreciate both. As I’ve said before, the Ashburton Guardian is your newspaper. We want it to contain things you want to read about and the only way we can measure if we’re getting that right, is if we’re told. Likewise the other side of the coin, the only way we will ever know if we do something wrong is if we’re informed. So, please, tell us. The good, the bad and, most certainly, the indifferent. What led me to this editorial was a conversation I had yesterday while taking a walk around the streets. It wasn’t a negative conversation, nor was it really positive. In fact, it’s probably best de-

scribed as inquisitive. This person was keen to understand how we choose photos which run in the newspaper, particularly when they are of a sensitive nature – in particular our front page image in yesterday’s paper of the horrific scene following Monday’s triple-fatal accident. I wish I could stand here with my hand on my heart and say there is a steadfast way in which we go about choosing images – but I can’t. Truth is that we have to take each situation as it comes and take into account a wide-ranging number of factors that could impact on the decision. More often that not we get it right, but sometimes we do get it

wrong. I can without fear or favour say that the impact a decision might have on the community who will view it is something very much at the forefront of all discussions. After being allowed into the crash site, alongside other media, on Monday, I can tell you we had far more powerful and emotive images that we could have used on the front page. But out of respect we chose not to and I’m very happy now we used what was still a very powerful image, but far less emotive than what we could have. Yes, our job is to tell news and sell newspapers, but we are still humans who are impacted by significant events just as much as the next person.

designed to help European allies rebuild after World War Two and resist communism. In 1965, the United States launched the SNAP-10A nuclear power system into Earth orbit; it was the first nuclear reactor sent into space. In 1968, North Vietnam agreed to meet with US representatives to set up preliminary peace talks. In 1974, deadly tornadoes began hitting wide parts of the South and Midwest before jumping across the border into Canada; more than 300 fatalities resulted from what became known as the Super Outbreak. In 1996, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his remote Montana cabin.

In 2003, Atlantic magazine editor Michael Kelly, 46, became the first American journalist to be killed while covering the Iraq war. Ten years ago: An ethnic Chinese from Vietnam, Jiverly Wong, opened fire inside an immigrant community centre in Binghamton, NY, killing 13 people, most of them immigrants, before taking his own life. Five years ago: The Associated Press reported that the US government had masterminded the creation of a Cuban Twitter designed to undermine the communist government in Havana. One year ago: A woman opened fire with a handgun in a courtyard at YouTube

headquarters in San Bruno, California, wounding three people before fatally shooting herself; family members said she was upset with the company’s handling of her videos and believed she was being deprived of income and views. Today’s birthdays: Actresssinger Doris Day is 97. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 85. Actor William Gaunt is 82. Actor Eric Braeden is 78. Actress Marsha Mason is 77. Singer Wayne Newton is 77. Singer Tony Orlando is 75. Folkrock singer Richard Thompson is 70. Country musician Curtis Stone is 69. Blues singerguitarist John Mooney is 64. Rock musician Mick Mars is 63.

Actor Alec Baldwin is 61. Actor David Hyde Pierce is 60. Rock singer John Thomas Griffith is 59. Comedian-actor Eddie Murphy is 58. Rock singermusician Mike Ness is 57. Rock singer Sebastian Bach is 51. Rock musician James MacDonough is 49. Actress Jennie Garth is 47. Actor Adam Scott is 46. Comedian Aries Spears is 44. Actor Matthew Goode is 41. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 34. Actress Amanda Bynes is 33. Actress Hayley Kiyoko is 28. Rock musician Sam Kiszka is 20. Thought for today: “The world is not black and white. More like black and grey.” — Graham Greene, English author (born 1904, died this date in 1991). – AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2019. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that “I’ve been to the mountaintop” and “seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!” (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin’s bullet at the Lorraine Motel.) On this date: In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. (The delivery system lasted only 18 months before giving way to the transcontinental telegraph.) In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1942, during World War Two, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. In 1943, in New Zealand, hundreds of soldiers and civilians slugged it out on the streets of Wellington during the Battle of Manners Street, the most infamous clash between New Zealanders and American servicemen during the World War Two. In 1944, the US Supreme Court, in Smith v Allwright, struck down a Democratic Party of Texas rule that allowed only white voters to participate in Democratic primaries. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan,

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Unity more important than ever Donna Favel

MAYOR’S MESSAGE

nly a few short weeks ago, New Zealand as we knew it changed forever when 50 people were senselessly taken from us in an act of terror in Christchurch. In the days and weeks that have passed, we have been trying to come to terms with what has happened and how we move forward through our grief, hurt and shock. The nation’s response in the hours that followed the attacks on March 15 was immediate and swift. An out-pouring of love and support for those affected was expressed from every corner of the country, and indeed, around the world. The Government did not delay in rejecting the hate and division that the attacker had sought to promote when he took the lives of members of our Muslim community in their time of worship. Within days, it was announced that New Zealand’s gun laws would change and a Royal

Commission of Inquiry into the country’s security agencies would take place. On a community level, tributes and condolences flowed. People gathered to remember and stand in solidarity. They left flowers and made donations for the families who were affected. Here too in the Ashburton District, we came together to support our Muslim community and grieve for those we knew who had been lost, leaving tributes outside the Tinwald Masjid and gathering for a public vigil in the Ashburton Domain and in Methven. In times of terrible sadness and shock, it can be difficult to see a path forward, but I was

very humbled and inspired by the voices we heard at the vigil. Leaders from within religious, political and community groups joined me in sharing our grief and solidarity. They spoke of standing together and of unity. I believe this sentiment really is such an important message to take on as we attempt to move forward. We need to embrace our diverse community and celebrate the strength and opportunities it gives us. We must continue to foster understanding and acceptance, through reaching out to our neighbours - both new and existing, introducing ourselves, asking questions and getting to

know the people who live here. The Tinwald Masjid has announced it is planning to hold an open day, which would be a wonderful opportunity to do just that and make new connections in our community. Unity also means not standing idly by when words of bigotry and hate are cast around, whether meant as a ‘joke’ or to bully and harass. I encourage you to please call out this behaviour, and reach out to support the people those words target and offend. I was at the National Remembrance in Christchurch last Friday, as thousands of people came together to honour and remember. It has left me with a feeling of hope that we can pull through this tragedy, and while we will never forget those who lost their lives, we can work together to make a more peaceful future for our people. 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

Holding strong together By Sahera Laing

ur lives are forever taking unexpected turns. There are so many things out of our control. And try as we might we insist on keeping a tight rein on everything to create an illusion of control. Change is inevitable. The weather changes, plans change, events happen and we have no influence on them and no power to alter them. That’s hard to take on board, because we crave certainty and a level of predictability. We want to be certain we’ll get home safe, that we will have a job to go to in the morning. Yet, nothing in nature is fully predictable. Everything grows, changes, evolves. A tree doesn’t get to a certain height and suddenly decide to stop there because it’s reached ‘perfection’. A storm can rip its branches and still it will aspire to regrow because to give-up is to begin to wither and die. It’s not an option, the survival instinct is too great. We can resist the change – the storm. We can demand that we will not accept it and we’ll stand

our ground in complete denial. Eventually we will be exhausted - the constant fight is too stressful to maintain. At some point the change becomes the new normal and we have to step down from our battle stance and regain equilibrium. The change is far bigger than ourselves. Acceptance is a gracious place to get to, but not always easy to find. Our natural reaction is to resist, to demand our comfort zone not be altered, and if we are to step out of it, we would prefer to make those arrangements ourselves. There will be times our comfort zone is stripped away from us and we feel powerless. This is an awful feeling … being powerless. We have all felt it. We have no idea where we are or what the hell is happening and nothing is right. It’s the most dreadful feeling. How long do we remain powerless? We could wallow in it for eternity or we could bravely push through it and reclaim our strength. We don’t have to forget what has happened but we can choose

to no longer to be a victim. The road to acceptance allows us to rebuild our safe zone again. It doesn’t mean we don’t still yearn for how it was, because we will. Yet to continue, we must find our new comfort zone, our new norm. And in that space create more than we had before, be more prepared, more resilient, have more courage, more patience and more love. Because with more we can be stronger than before – a different strong. That strength takes unity. Through unity we build courage, we inspire, we heal, we create a steadfastness so that if another wave of change happens we are prepared and we are tougher. We need each other for that. We could take the opportunity to consider what do I get from this – me first. Or we could consider how we might be the best version of ourselves in this moment so we can support those around us, so we get to grow. When we all work together, love one another, want the best for each other we flourish. Problems faced together opens the

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opportunity for many possible solutions, solutions that can create more than we ever imagined possible. In nature we rarely find one plant growing by itself. Plants grow in a community, creating a network for environmental support so everything can grow together, feeding each other, creating the right conditions for growth. We need each other, no matter how independent we may wish to be. Unity, collaboration, encouragement and love make us stronger and makes us human. Sahera has a background in engineering, with two engineering degrees that provided her with a strategic way of thinking and is now a strategic intervention coach, clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner. 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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Brexit alternatives rejected Britain’s exit from the European Union remains deadlocked after the House of Commons failed to agree on any alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal, rejecting all indicative vote options. After a tumultuous week in which May’s divorce strategy was rejected by lawmakers for a third time, despite her offer to quit if it passed, the future direction of Brexit remains mired in confusion. In a bid to break the impasse, lawmakers on Monday voted on four alternative Brexit options, but all four options were defeated. The four options included remaining in a customs union with the EU; membership of the single market with a customs arrangement; putting any agreed deal to a second referendum; and halting Brexit altogether if necessary to avoid leaving the bloc without a deal. The option that came closest to getting a majority was a proposal to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU, defeated by three votes. Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay told the House of Commons the default legal position is that the UK will leave the EU in 11 days’ time, and that to secure an extension Britain must provide a “credible” plan. Barclay said that if the House of Commons is able to agree a

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Anti-Brexit demonstrators with an effigy of British Prime Minister Theresa May near the Houses of Parliament in London. PHOTO AP deal this week, it would still be possible to avoid European Parliament elections in May. Conservative former minister Nick Boles, raising a point of order, said he can “no longer sit for this party” as it was incapable of compromise, and resigned. A proposal for a confirmatory referendum on any deal – a People’s Vote – got the most votes, but was defeated 292-280. Last Friday, the third defeat of May’s withdrawal agreement left one of the weakest British

leaders in a generation facing a spiralling crisis over Brexit, the United Kingdom’s most far-reaching policy change since World War Two. Her government and her Conservative Party, which has been trying to contain a schism over Europe for 30 years, are now riven between those who are demanding that May pilot a decisive break with the bloc and those demanding that she rule out such an outcome. If May were to throw her weight behind either camp, she

would risk tearing her party apart and bringing down the government. Britain had been due to leave the EU on March 29 but the political deadlock in London forced May to ask the bloc for a delay. As things stand, Britain will now depart at 2200 GMT on April 12. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said it was “disappointing” that none of the options had won a majority, but said MPs should have a chance to consider them again on Wednesday. – Reuters

US committee may subpoena Mueller report The Democratic-led US House Judiciary committee says it will vote on whether to authorise subpoenas to obtain Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report investigating Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Lawmakers will also consider subpoenas for underlying evidence from Mueller’s investigation and from five former aides to President Donald Trump. Democrats have become increasingly frustrated over US Attorney General William Barr’s plan to share only a redacted copy of the nearly 400-page

investigative report with Congress. The committee will vote on a resolution to allow House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler to issue subpoenas at his own discretion. The Mueller report describes his office’s 22-month probe, which did not establish that members of Trump’s campaign conspired with Russia but also did not exonerate Trump on obstruction of justice, according to a four-page summary Barr released on March 24. Barr said Mueller’s team had not found enough proof to

warrant bringing obstruction charges against the president. Trump and the White House have hailed the conclusions as a victory for the president, but Democrats have taken issue with Barr’s intervention. “Congress, not the attorney general, has a duty under the Constitution to determine whether wrongdoing has occurred,” Nadler wrote. Barr said he would issue his redacted version by mid-April or sooner. Democrats say Republicans helped set a precedent for Congress to obtain underlying

investigative material during their investigation into Democrat Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, meanwhile, is seeking an order to release the grand jury material after Barr indicated that information would not be part of the public release of the report. Barr said he is bound by obligations of the Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure to maintain the secrecy of the grand jury materials. – AP

Shane Rimmer, a Canadian actor known for his leading voice role as a pilot on the series Thunderbirds and who appeared in multiple James Bond movies, has died. He was 89. According to the official website of Gerry Anderson, who created Thunderbirds, Rimmer’s widow confirmed that he died on Friday in his home. Rimmer provided the voice of Scott Tracy in the TV series Thunderbirds between 1965 and 1966, and he also starred in three different James Bond films, including You Only Live Twice, Diamonds Are Forever and The Spy Who Loved Me. He appeared in over 100 films in all including the Superman films.

Heart surgery for Jagger Mick Jagger will undergo surgery to replace a valve in his heart, Rolling Stone confirmed. As a result of the procedure and recovery period, the Rolling Stones postponed the North American leg of their tour. Jagger said in a statement, “I really hate letting you down like this. I’m devastated for having to postpone the tour but I will be working very hard to be back on stage as soon as I can.” The procedure will take place later this week in New York and that Jagger is expected to make a full recovery and return to touring during the northern hemisphere summer.

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Blood test for endometriosis developed A pioneering blood test that can detect up to 90 per cent of cases of endometriosis has been developed by UK scientists. The simple test looks for tiny DNA fragments in the blood and could spare women needing to undergo keyhole surgery to diagnose the condition. According to the charity Endometriosis UK, it takes an average of seven-and-a-half years to get a diagnosis from the first onset of symptoms. Experts now hope to speed up this process through a new blood test, with laboratory results available within a few days.

Developed by MDNA Life Sciences and experts at the University of Oxford, the test will be available privately in the UK within nine months and may be accessible on the NHS in the near future. The Mitomic Endometriosis Test, which was developed at MDNA’s Newcastle lab, looks for biomarkers of endometriosis in the blood through the close examination of mutations in mitochondrial DNA. A study published in the journal Biomarkers in Medicine found that these newly-identified biomarkers can accurately detect endometri-

osis in blood samples in up to nine out of 10 cases, even in the early stages of the condition. The company has already developed a blood test for prostate cancer and is looking to release tests for ovarian cancer and pancreatic cancer next year. Dr Christian Becker, from the Nuffield Department of Women’s and Reproductive Health at the University of Oxford, said: “Endometriosis not only causes enormous suffering to the affected women, but also brings a tremendous medical and economic burden

to bear on society. “There is a long lag phase between the onset and diagnosis of the disease, mainly due to its non-specific symptoms and because it can only be diagnosed invasively by laparoscopy. A specific, non-invasive test to aid diagnosis of endometriosis is certainly an unmet clinical need.” Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to the lining of the womb starts to grow in other parts of the body, such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes. It is the second most common gynaecological condition after fibroids. – NZME

Husband surprises Clarkson Kelly Clarkson received the sweetest surprise on her final tour stop. During her Meaning Of Life Tour concert in South Carolina, the singer performed her 2015 single Piece by Piece, during which she was surprised by her husband Brandon Blackstock, who walked onto the stage with a guitar in his hands. Clarkson didn’t notice her husband had taken the place of her guitarist until she turned around and was totally taken by surprise. Blackstock, who is the stepson of Reba McEntire and music manager of Blake Shelton, remained on stage and strummed his guitar as she finished her performance, occasionally bursting into laughter.

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Kiwis on Forbes 30 Under 30 hot list Six New Zealanders have made the Forbes Asia 30 Under 30 list of the hottest “game-changing” entrepreneurs. The business publication identified 30 game-changes – or GCs, if you will – in 10 categories (making it a 300 Under 30 exercise, if you want to be pedantic). The Kiwis to make the cut were: • Florence Van Dyke, a star triathlete and corporate lawyer when her sister Chloe founded CHIA, a healthy energy drink brand that produces bottled juices with hydrated chia seeds. After the Nelson brewery where they bottled their range closed on short notice last year, the sisters had just four weeks of stock and faced the prospect of going out of business. “We had to decide whether to pack up shop or leap forward,” Florence Van Dyke explains. The sisters set about lining the roof with 30 solar panels that can produce more than16,000kW of energy, installed bottling equipment designed in partnership with Massey University and Callaghan Innovation and expanded their range to include Bottled by the Sun, a range of fresh pressed New Zealand fruit juices.

Wrestler co-founders and co-owners Ben Forman and Kat Lintott. • Ezekiel Raui, founder of TuKotahi (Stand as One), a programme designed to tackle youth suicide and mental health issues through youth workshops where young people are given peer counselling services. • Elinor Swery, a senior solutions architect at Soul Machines, the virtual assistant startup behind 3D avatars such as ANZ’s Jamie,

Air NZ’s Sophie, Mercedes-Benz’s Sarah. • Kimbra Lee Johnson, aka Kimbra, the Grammy-winning musician who recently made her acting debut in the musical-drama Daffodils. • Lewis Gyson, a Trade Me alumnus who now heads Ant, a San Francisco maker of process automation software for retailers; and

• Ben Forman, co-founder and chief executive of Wrestler, a three-year-old independent creative agency specialising in video production, virtual reality and augmented reality. Wrestler, which has 15 staff, was also 47th in the New Zealand Deloitte Fast 50 index and 330 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific.

Forman said the 30 Under 30 list is compiled from nominations. He was nominated by someone on last year’s list. He knows who but doesn’t want to reveal the name. His company’s bragging rights include campaigns for the likes of Singapore Airlines, NZ Post and Wellington NZ – for which it made the fully immersive WellTown, billed as the first “gamified” virtual tour of a city (the six WellTown experiences include one that lets you fire coffee shots at caffeine deprived morning zombies). Forman (29) says he has ambitions to conquer the globe, but wants to do so from Wellington. His company made its bones with a “360 video” campaign for woollen shoe startup All Birds, which took viewers on a trip from the Northburn station in South Canterbury to fabric milling in Milan to milled to assembly in South Korea to the finished product in San Francisco. That opened doors to hot startups in New York, but Forman says he found the culture too hardnosed and jarring. - NZME

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Zuru chief executive Nick Mowbray.

Toymaker in legal stoush with Lego Days after celebrating a copyright victory of its own, Kiwi toymaker Zuru Toys is now fending off more legal action, this time from Danish toy giant Lego. The dispute is over figurines produced by both companies being sold at Walmart stores and online. In a lawsuit filed Friday (NZ time), Lego claims the Zuru products copy the distinctive look of Lego Minifigures, and would confuse consumers into thinking they were Lego toys, reports Bloomberg. Lego is asking a federal judge in Connecticut to prevent Zuru from selling some of its Max Build More and Mayka lines of construction toys, according to Bloomberg.

Zuru chief executive Nick Mowbray said they paid $US5 million for the rights to Mayka. “Lego didn’t create the brick, there are numerous of other companies making bricks. “Our goal is to use our advantages in automation and Lean model to be able to deliver families around the world a construction play experience which doesn’t cost an arm and a leg – making it more accessible. “Mayka tape was licensed after a huge Indiegogo campaign and was touted by US today as one of 2017’s best inventions – was also in publications across the globe – nothing to do with Lego or close to any product they ever made!” According to a filing with the US

courts Lego said “while the Lego Group welcomes fair competition, Zuru’s nationwide launch [of its Max Build More products in October] was anything but fair play.” In December, Zuru won $US12.5m damages from USbased Telebrands in a jury trial after it was found the Telebrands had ripped off its hit Bunch O Balloons product, which allows multiple balloons to be filled with water at once. And in a March 27 ruling the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas has granted Zuru’s application for enhanced damages, bumping up the penalty to $US24.5m and awarding $US4.8m in costs. - NZME

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Potato and chicken curry 2T oil 2 onions, chopped 6 cloves garlic, crushed 2T grated ginger 1t cumin seeds 1t mustard seeds 1/2 t fenugreek seeds 2T curry powder 1/4 t chilli flakes 6-8 chicken thighs, skin removed 8 curry leaves 1 chopped tomato 2C water 2 large potatoes, cubed 1 aubergine, cubed 2T coriander, to garnish ■■ Heat the oil to a medium heat in a large pot. ■■ Add onion and garlic then cook for 3 or 4 minutes until soft. ■■ Add ginger, cumin, mustard seeds, fenugreek, curry and chilli. ■■ Stir until fragrant, about 2 minutes. ■■ Add the chicken, curry leaves, tomato, water, potatoes and aubergine. ■■ Bring to a simmer. ■■ Cook for 30-40 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables soft. ■■ Garnish with chopped coriander and serve with homemade roti.

Bombay potatoes 1t vegetable oil 1 onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed 2T medium curry paste or 1T medium curry powder 4 medium boiling or new potatoes, skin on and cut into small cubes 300-400g cauliflower, cut into small florets 1 x 400g can chopped tomatoes 1 1/4 C beef stock 1T fresh coriander, roughly chopped 1 handful baby spinach ■■ Heat oil in a large heavybased saucepan. ■■ Add onion and garlic and stirfry for 1-2 minutes. ■■ Add curry paste or powder and stir-fry for 1 minute. ■■ Add potatoes and cauliflower and mix, stir-frying for 1-2 minutes. ■■ Add tomatoes and stock, bring to the boil, cover, reduce heat and simmer for 1520 minutes or until the potatoes are soft. ■■ Stir through coriander and spinach and serve.

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Kumara, potato gratin 2 large potatoes, peeled and sliced thinly 2 large kumara, peeled and sliced thinly 1 onion, sliced 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1t chopped thyme 200ml cream 1/2 C grated parmesan Salt and freshly ground pepper ■■ Set oven to 170°C. Lightly grease a 20x20cm ovenproof baking dish. Place a layer of potatoes in the dish, then layers of kumara and onion. ■■ Season with a little salt, then repeat the layers until all ingredients are used. ■■ Sprinkle with garlic and thyme. ■■ Season again with salt and pepper and pour cream over. ■■ Cover with aluminium foil and bake for 50 minutes. Remove foil and sprinkle over the parmesan. ■■ Continue to bake for 30-40 minutes until cooked. Remove and allow to sit for 10 minutes.

Potato tortilla 1 white-fleshed onion, thinly sliced 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 4T olive oil 6 eggs, beaten 1 1/2 t flaky sea salt 600g potatoes, boiled or roasted and thinly sliced 2 grilled red capsicums, thinly sliced 2 spring onions, thinly sliced 2t lemon juice 12 basil leaves, torn ■■ Caramelise the onion and garlic in half the olive oil in a medium-sized pan. ■■ Beat the eggs with salt and some coarsely ground black pepper, ■■ Stir in the onion mixture and potatoes. ■■ Put pan back on medium heat and add remaining oil. ■■ Once oil is hot, tip in potato mixture and leave to cook for 30 seconds without stirring. ■■ Give the mixture a stir then place a lid on the pan and cook over low heat until set. ■■ Carefully flip tortilla over and cook other side briefly. ■■ Once tortilla is cooked, slide it on to a plate. Leave to cool. ■■ Mix the peppers with the spring onion, lemon juice and basil. ■■ Cut tortilla into pieces and spoon pepper salsa on top.

Hint: When shopping for potatoes, look for potatoes that are firm and smooth. Avoid potatoes with wrinkled or wilted skins, soft dark areas, cut surfaces, and those that are green in appearance.

Potatoes and lamb 500g lamb shoulder chops 6 potatoes, washed and diced 1 onion, peeled and diced 2 carrots, diced 2C vegetable or tomato juice Pinch salt Freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 bulb Shanghai bok choy, leaves, sliced 2-3 sprigs coriander ■■ Preheat oven to 160°C. ■■ Place chops, potatoes, onion, carrots, juice, salt and pepper in a large baking dish. ■■ Cover, place in preheated oven and cook for 1 1/2-2 hours, or until the meat is very tender. ■■ Remove from the oven and stir through the bok choy leaves. ■■ Spoon off any fat, and serve garnished with coriander.

Potato and feta bake 800g boiling or new potatoes, sliced into 1cm slices 1 red onion, peeled and sliced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped 250g cherry tomatoes 2T vegetable oil 50g pine nuts (optional) 125g feta, crumbled Freshly ground black pepper, to taste ■■ Preheat oven to 200°C. ■■ Place potatoes, onion, garlic, tomatoes, oil and pine nuts in a large baking dish and mix well. ■■ Bake for 25 minutes, turning once during cooking. ■■ Stir in the feta and cook for a further 5 minutes or until the potatoes are tender. ■■ Add pepper and serve hot.

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In brief Ross to retire Newcastle will announce popular winger Nathan Ross’ retirement from the NRL in the coming days because of a groin injury. Ross is set to be medically retired after failing to recover following off-season surgery, however it’s expected that any announcement may take up to a week. The club must receive clearance from the NRL before ticking off on the 30-year-old’s decision to end a 60game career. Ross was famously told by former Knights coach Wayne Bennett he would never make it as a first-grader before making his debut as a 26-year-old in 2015. - AAP

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Desperate measures Ollie Topham from Mt Somers attempts, unsuccessfully, to get the ball across the line for a try during the opening round of Mid Canterbury Rugby’s senior B competition on Saturday. Mt Somers came to town to play Hampstead in round one of the Michael Duff Memorial and lost 26-24, while Rakaia picked up the biggest win of the day, downing Methven 45-17. Collegiate beat Southern 29-10 and Allenton beat Celtic 29-17 in the day’s other games. PHOTO ERIN TASKER 300319-ET-0070

Brisbane’s ‘Ferrari’ James Roberts will miss tomorrow’s NRL clash with the Sydney Roosters as he battles achilles soreness. The Broncos centre trained with the reserves at Red Hill on Tuesday in an attempt to manage the ongoing complaint. The NSW Origin star has shown glimpses of his brilliance already this season despite battling back and ankle soreness. But he won’t front up against the Roosters, with captain Darius Boyd confirming that Gehamat Shibasaki would replace Roberts. “He’s a bit of a Ferrari old Jimmy; he runs fast and we need him to be at his best,” Boyd said. - NZME

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ABs’ problems ‘fundamental’ By Gregor Paul

few months before the last two World Cups, the All Blacks had the big questions answered. They knew by April, mostly, their likely starting XV, the probable make-up of their bench and the variations they would pick to mix things tactically if required. The intrigue ahead of the 2015 tournament, in particular, was minimal in regard to the final make-up of the squad as the uncertainties were all on the periphery. The All Blacks had known their first choice pack since early 2014. Aaron Smith and Daniel Carter had been together since 2012. Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith since 2008 and Ben Smith was going to be fullback with Julian Savea on the left wing. The only thing not known was who, between Nehe Milner-Skudder, Waisake Naholo or Colin Slade, would end up playing on the right wing. It wasn’t so different in 2011 either in that the All Blacks had the majority of their matchday 22 worked out long before the tournament kicked off. The only unknown in the starting side was on the left wing, a position filled late when Richard Kahui was picked in the squad as a midfielder only to convert ahead of the first game. The bigger drama, and it really

Liam Squire and Beauden Barrett. did end up being a drama, was finding a credible back-up option to Carter. The build-up to 2019 is shaping somewhat differently as there are important questions that have not yet been answered by the All Blacks. Most pressing is finding the right player at blindside as a race that in the middle of last year appeared to be all but won by Liam Squire has suddenly become an open field again. Squire may yet cross the line first and be handed the No 6 jersey for the big games in Japan as he has the critical advantage of experience. He’s also, when he’s fit and fresh, the most consistently dynamic and destructive blindside

in the country. But there are also now a number of negatives against his name, starting with the not insignificant problem that he hasn’t played this year and won’t for another month or so yet. His form in the last few tests of 2018 wasn’t great and he’s signed a contract with a Japanese club for 2020 which won’t preclude him from being selected for the World Cup but could become a factor in a close decision. Perhaps, though, the real danger of his impending offshore move is that it indicates that his body is creaking and has suffered plenty already which may leave the All Blacks coaches wondering whether Squire has enough left in him to get through a World Cup.

Jackson Hemopo, who was a convincing dark horse after impressing in a couple of test cameos last year, has virtually killed his chances by announcing he too will be off to Japan next year. Jordan Taufua is probably also going to be eliminated for the same reason – he’s heading to England, which means that Shannon Frizell, Vaea Fifita and the fast emerging Tom Robinson are all genuinely in the frame. Each of them ticks a number of boxes, but not all. Fifita is an incredible athlete and can damage any team if he’s left to roam wide. He’s been playing well for the Hurricanes and offering that rugged physicality that’s imperative, but the selectors will want to see him impose himself every week in the back half of the season to start feeling confident that he’s an all of the time bruiser and not just some of the time. Frizell is the closest in style to Jerome Kaino but his accumulated game time in Super Rugby is low and he’s not a seasoned footballer by any means which creates an element of nervousness about the depth of his rugby understanding. Robinson is forcing his way into contention on the back of his work rate, effectiveness at cleaning out rucks and willingness to be involved. He has surprising pace and agility and at 1.98m he would bring plenty to the All Blacks lineout.

But he’s only seven weeks into his first Super Rugby season and there is a giant unknown about whether he has the mentality and ability to be the player he appears to be at test level. With about five and a half months until their first game at the World Cup, the All Blacks don’t know who will be wearing their No 6 jersey against South Africa. They also don’t know for certain who will be lining up in their midfield although with one brilliantly angled run and offload last Saturday, Sonny Bill Williams provided the most compelling reminder why he’s the coaches’ preferred No12. Jack Goodhue is now without question the country’s best centre and while he’s only played two tests in partnership with Williams, this combination is probably shaping towards being the first choice. It’s only probably, though, and two tests together hardly makes them an experienced pairing in the mould of Nonu and Smith. The team hasn’t learned to attack and function around this critical combination and doesn’t have many of the default safety mechanisms that were ingrained in the Nonu-Smith partnership. This isn’t cause for panic but it certainly means the All Blacks are coming into the 2019 tournament with more fundamental problems to solve than they did in either 2015 or 2011. - NZME

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RESULTS ■■ Croquet Aoraki Secondary Schools Golf Croquet Regional Final of Aoraki Secondary Schools Golf Croquet March 27 – Played in Timaru A Grade: 1st Mt Hutt College C Smith & T Henderson, 2nd Waitaki Boys High H Wilson & S Mcmaster, 3rd Mt Hutt College C Hall & H Lil; B Grade: 1st Ashburton College C Clifford & A Homer, 2nd Timaru Boys High H Delaney & B Shikkur, 3rd Timaru Boys High M Amett & H Stayt. March 31 and April 1 Interclub Teams Event - played in Timaru Golf croquet, winners Awamoa/Gardens, runners-up Aorangi Association play winners Aorangi, runners-up Awamoa/Gardens

Lining up a winner Lining up a shot during the Mid Canterbury Bowling Sub Centre’s Champion of Champion fours competition at the Methven Bowls Club on Sunday was Cecil Tubbs. Coming out on top on the fast Methven greens in the senior men’s final was Hinds, downing Hampstead 21-19. In the senior women’s section Rakaia took it out, beating Allenton 20-10 in the final, while Allenton took out the junior men’s title, beating Methven 17-16 in the final. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE

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Adams nominated for major award Kiwi NBA star Steven Adams has been nominated for a major NBA award thanks to his selfless efforts on court. Adams is one of 12 players in the league to be nominated for the Twyman-Stokes Team-mate of the Year Award which will be presented at the NBA Awards in June. Nominees are selected by a panel of former NBA players, with the player “deemed the best teammate based on selfless play, on- and off-court leadership as a mentor and role model to other NBA players, and commitment and dedication to the team,” decided by votes. The award, which was first introduced six years ago, includes a $25,000 cheque to be donated to a charity of the winner’s choice. Adams is well known for his leadership and team-first attitude, very rarely basking in the glory of his own accomplishments to instead credit the work of his Oklahoma City Thunder teammates. Previous winners of the award include Chauncey Billups, Shane Battier, Tim Duncan, Vince Carter, Dirk Nowitzki and Jamal Crawford. Meanwhile, the Thunder se-

Steven Adams is one of this year’s nominees for the Twyman-Stokes Teammate of the Year Award. cured their NBA playoffs spot over the weekend by clinching a top-eight finish in the Western Conference. As the conference stands, the Thunder sit in eighth place on the ladder which would see them match up with the reigning NBA champion Golden State Warriors

in the first round. However, the scenario is more than likely to change over the coming week. Of the eight teams confirmed for the playoffs in the Western Conference, the bottom four are separated by just two games in the wins column. - NZME

Bolden stakes his claim Jonah Bolden is ready to build on the best game of his young NBA career as he stakes his claim for a playoffs role with the Philadelphia 76ers. The 23-year-old has experienced a roller coaster first NBA season as he battled multiple injuries and spent time in the NBA G League. But with the playoffs less than two weeks away, the Australian is finding form at the most important time for the 76ers, who are primed to feature strongly. Starting in place of superstar centre Joel Embiid, Bolden excelled in Philadelphia’s victory over Minnesota on Saturday, finishing with 19 points, eight rebounds, three blocks and three assists in a season-high 31 minutes of action. Embiid didn’t play because of left knee tendinitis and he has also been ruled out of upcoming games. That may provide Bolden with extra opportunity to impress the coaching staff and stake his claim for a larger role when the playoffs begin. It is something he is keenly aware of. “When it comes down to crunch time, playoff time, the rotation does shorten up,” Bolden said. - AAP

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 30 and April 2 3rd Round Templer Trophy: Nicky Gill 69 Rnd 2 Longbeach Cup: Vicki Moore 68, Sue Hastie 69, Hilary Ward 70 Nearest the Pins: No 4 Gabites Vicki Moore, No 8 House of Travel Leigh Wackrow, No 12 Lynn’s small Salon Brenda Whittaker, No 14 Todds of Ashburton Sue Hastie, No 4 Somerset Grocer 2nd shot Margaret Bean, No 18 2nd Shot to Green Brenda Whittaker March 28 - Nine Hole Rnd 1 Heather Smith Trophy Women Tonee Hurley 24, Bev Blair 23; Men Don McLeod 20, Tong King 20.

■■ Pigeon racing Ashburton Pigeon Club Race This week we held our first young bird race for the season from Kaikoura - 7 flyers sent 201 birds, the winning bird flew the 227 km in 2 hours, 30 minutes and 43 seconds. 1st M Davidson - 1512.000 mpm, 2nd L Davidson – 1511.499, 3rd B & G Kirwan – 1416.612, 4th T Drummond - 1417.075, 5th N Martin – 1407.940, 6th E Westgarth – 1407.185

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Summer League March 25 – Team 7 lost to Team 5 7-8 James McCloy 1 v Chris O’Reilly 3, Ron Carlson 3 v Nathan Forbes 1, Tim Kuipers 0 v Shane Muckle 3, Amy Muckle 3 v Michelle Boleyn 1. Team 1 lost to Team 6 6-8 Kevin Milne 3 v Harry Stanway 1, Rob Giles 0 v Pete Blacklow 3, Kirsty Clay 0 v Reece Wallington 3, Sam Kuipers 3 v Guy Stanway 1. Team 8 lost to Team 4 6-7 Jimmy Hunn 0 v Scott Broker 3, Julie Smith 2 v Chris Thompson 1, Neil Keenan 1 v Melissa Wilson 3, Charlotte Smith 3 v Sian Hurley 0. Team 3 beat Team 9 9-5 Billy Nolan 3 v Ben Kruger 1, Craig Campbell 3 v Chris Lima 0, Heather Bowker 2 v Brendon Clark 2, Jane Kingan 1 v Robbie Kok 2. Team 2 lost to Team 10 4-10 Paul Cousins 3 v Mick Hooper 1, Jordy Hooper 1 v Ian Dolden 3, Rebecca Abernethy 0 v Steve Devereux 3, Jan Lee 0 v Chrissie Stratford 3.

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Steel Dust outguns rivals The Terry McMillan trained and driven Steel Dust (outside) holds too many guns for Far From True and David White at yesterday’s Mid Canterbury Trotting Owners Association Trials at the Ashburton Racecourse. An unraced maiden, Steel Dust is a half-brother for McMillan’s top former trotter Tornado Valley who earlier this year won the Inter Dominion Grand Final for Australian trainer, Andy Gath. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM

Offer too good to refuse A tempting offer from American interests was too good to refuse for the connections of unbeaten Canterbury filly, Dixie Star. The daughter of Bettor’s Delight left New Zealand on Friday bound for New Jersey. “She’s gone to Peter Tritton’s stable,” said her trainer Stephen Boyd, husband of co-owner, Angela Boyd. “It’s a shame, because she’s a really nice horse and it was a pretty hard decision for us to make. “But when the moneys there you’ve got to take it because it gets a lot harder when you race against the good ones, like Princess Tiffany.” Dixie Star debuted with a dominant five-length win at Winton on February 17, where she rated 1.56.2 for the mile, before backing that up with another win a fortnight later, at Ascot Park. She wasn’t long home before she was booked on the next flight to North America. “It was a good, quick sale and all wrapped up pretty quickly.” Also, on the flight was two-time Group 2 winner, Dibaba, in-form West Auckland mare Misty Memory, and handy Canterbury filly, Sezana. Boyd confirmed, too, that his stable star, exciting three-yearold colt Ive Already Told You, had been turned out for a spell and would not be seen for the rest of the season. “He just started to get a crack in his hoof which could have turned in to a quarter crack and he was just going to miss too much work before the Derby. “So, we’ll miss the Jewels and bring him back up for the Cup meeting.” The winner of four races to date, and one of only three by his

In brief Big future tipped While Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman didn’t take out the Gr.1 Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni last Saturday, they are excited for the future with talented two-year-olds Aretha and Holy Mongolemperor. Aretha finished runner-up in the twoyear-old feature, and while Holy Mongolemperor ran home late to finish eighth, their trainers believe both runners have big futures ahead of them. “She’s a good filly, Aretha,” Baker said. “Her four starts have all been in Group races and she has won or placed in them all. “Holy Mongolemperor is very green. He lost his way a bit on Saturday unfortunately. We know he is a bit rough around the edges, but I am sure next season he will certainly be a horse to follow.”

Johnson refreshed Dixie Star has been sold to American buyers. sure, Prodigal Seelster, to even qualify, will make a big impression next season, Boyd reckons. “He’s a very nice horse and will improve a hell of a lot with this break. “I’ve worked most of the good All Stars horses and he’s right up there with them, to be fair, and I expect he’ll come back a pretty nice four-year-old.” Having him to go on with made the decision to sell Dixie Star a little easier, too. “He would lap her, to be fair, and that’s no slight on her either. “But he’s a flying machine and I reckon eventually he’ll be awesome around somewhere like Menangle.” Comparisons to the All Stars stable horses trained by Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen are common place for Boyd, who is now firmly entrenched as their breaker and pre-trainer.

He is about to do the last batch of their yearlings, which will bring the total over 30, though that’s less than one third of his total output. “I think we’ll end up breaking in about 100-odd,” he said. “The last seven are arriving for Mark and Natalie tomorrow, plus I have done or will do horses for Mitch Kerr, Phil Williamson, Sara Smith, Nathan Williamson and a few others.” Boyd said the All Stars batch was hard to fault at this stage, and there was one stand out among them, and it should come as no surprise. “They were all good; a really nice bunch.” One stood out, though, and that was the next filly out of Adore Me, by Sweet Lou. “She felt like a machine. Everything she did, she just did it so easily.”

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On top of his breaking in and pre-training business, Boyd is escalating his training operation, mainly thanks to one client. “I’m training a lot more thanks to Philippa Hanley. “Quite often in the past, after breaking them, owners would ask me to train them too and I would say no thanks and pass them on. “But Philippa has bred and bought quite a few nice young horses, including one out of De Lovely.” Accordingly, Boyd is about to roll out a whole swag of juvenile race horses. “I think we’ll have about seven two-year-olds up and racing by June, and maybe 14 or 15 race horses all together.” Fair to say then that success has bred success for Boyd, who just three seasons ago had just three starters all season. - NZ Harness News

A holiday in Rarotonga has Awapuni jockey Tim Johnson keen to resume his riding career. Johnson ended his apprenticeship last October and continued to kick home winners with his total standing at 74, of which 12 have come this season. But he hasn’t ridden since the Wellington Cup meeting in January. “I was finding it tough constantly needing to waste to ride at 54 and a half kilos week in and week out so I needed a break,’’ he said. “It was wearing me down, but just having the week in Rarotonga has got me focused again. I just need to work on my weight a bit. I put a bit on during the break and I just want to lose it the right way.” The highlight of Johnson’s career has been two black-type wins, the first aboard Longchamp in the Listed Opunake Cup (1400m) at New Plymouth in July 2016. His second black type win came three months later on Underthemoonlight in the Gr.3 Taranaki Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Hawera. - NZ Harness News

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Pike’s Sacred promise to Lane Tony Pike will be honouring a promise to Golden Slipper-winning jockey Damian Lane at Randwick on Saturday. Lane added the Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) to his CV when successful on Kiamichi last month and will be out to win at the top level for Pike when the Cambridge trainer legs him aboard Surely Sacred in the Gr.1 Australian Derby (2400m) at Randwick on Saturday. “I owe Damian a Derby ride,’’ Pike said. ‘’He rode Sacred Elixir

for me in Melbourne a few years ago and won a couple on him, but he didn’t get to ride him in the Victoria Derby (Gr.1, 2500m) as we had Zac Purton booked for that. “I told him I’d give him a Derby ride one day and he’ll have his chance on Surely Sacred on Saturday. I’m looking forward to it.’’ Pike secured Lane’s services for Surely Sacred when the Rock ‘N’ Pop three-year-old made his Australian debut in the Gr.1 Rosehill Guineas (2000m) last start.

Surely Sacred drew wide when he finished fourth, five and a half lengths behind the boom threeyear-old The Autumn Sun, on a rain-sodden Rosehill track and Pike is hoping for a better draw for the Derby. “He had to make a long-sustained run and the way the track was playing he almost got there too soon,’’ Pike said. ‘’He was off the bridle the last bit and just ground away. ‘’It’s been the same in his last three runs. He’s had to make long

sustained runs. But if he gets a good draw and can race a bit handier, he can be held up for the last crack at them. He sprints very quickly.’’ Surely Sacred showed that sprint when he flashed home from last to win the Gr.2 Auckland Guineas (1600m) at Ellerslie in just his third start before an unlucky fifth in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). He then took off before the home turn and was in front soon after straightening when win-

ning the Gr.2 Avondale Guineas (2100m) at Ellerslie and had to make a long sustained run from the back when fifth in the Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m), the Ellerslie performance which secured his trip to Sydney. Pike is happy with Surely Sacred’s progress since the Rosehill Guineas and is confident he will be right in the firing line over the final stages of Saturday’s Australian Derby. - NZTM

9 04097 Miss Diorella d (3) 56..........G Saejorhor (a4) 10 88000 Tantella td (4) 56.......................... C Johnson 11 09508 Red Tiara t (1) 55.........................L Callaway 9 4.39pm PARK HILL STABLES AND MORE FM MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 94505 Tacktheflag (4) 58.5....... K Chowdhoory (a3) 2 45540 Bannock (1) 58.5.......................D Bothamley 3 04457 Grant (9) 58.5............................... C Johnson 4 00 Bahhgoofy (3) 58.5......................L Callaway 5 24023 Hard But Fair (6) 56.5......................S Collett 6 60982 Cinto Bay (5) 56.5............................J Laking 7 68x04 Latasso (8) 56.5..................... S Toolooa (a4) 8 05565 Nifty (2) 56.5....................T Comignaghi (a2) 9 4887x Sheezoff h (7) 56.5.......................T Moseley 10 5.14pm CLEARVIEW PARK STUD STAYERS $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 17887 Friday Knight h (4) 59.5........R Beeharry (a3) 2 34614 Producer d (8) 58.5................. B Murray (a2) 3 65160 Run Forrest Run tdh (12) 58.........T Moseley 4 1008x Additup tdmh (2) 57.5............ S Toolooa (a4) 5 05537 Baban td (5) 57............................ C Johnson 6 04488 Vee Twelve (6) 56.5..................T Jonker (a2) 7 34819 Adventuress (3) 56...........T Comignaghi (a2) 8 30x75 Sitarist (7) 56....................... C Campbell (a2) 9 0x050 Thailand (10) 55.5............................S Collett 10 4L59x Irish Dude th (11) 55....................L Callaway 11 x204x Paddy Owen mh (1) 55.. K Chowdhoory (a3) 12 04068 Lady Em dh (9) 54..................J Fawcett (a1) Blinkers on : Miss Atomic Bomb, Smoke ‘Em Wilson (R1), Smoke ‘Em Wilson (R2), Tatters (R3), King Of The Dance, Mr Insanity, Succoso Segreto (R7), Tantella (R8), Bannock (R9) Blinkers off : Rothacker, Jiminy Cricket (R1), Highland Lady, Miss Tanira (R2), Amour La Vie (R3), Miroslava, Mimimac (R4), Eliza Long (R7), Friday Knight (R10) Winkers on : Alfie River (R1), Miss Tanira, Montreux Miss (R2), Miroslava (R4), Nathan Detroit (R5), Eliza Long (R7), Bahhgoofy (R9) Winkers off : Succoso Segreto (R7), Sure Is (R8), Bannock (R9) Pacifiers off : Lucy Overmire (R5) LEGEND:

Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Cailin, Miss Atomic Bomb, Midsummer Magic, Raff, Recommended Flight Race 2: Alonzo, Ocean Of Champagne, Viva La Blues, Exclaim, Nero Race 3: Clara, Beneficial, Touch The Sky, Miss Brahmos, Elana Rose Race 4: Starmaker, Fly To The Sky, Magic Note, Sammi Lou, Frankie The Fox Race 5: Zurafaa, Fine And Dandee, Sentito, Lunar Lady, Per Form Race 6: Welcome, Pinup Coup, Mamma Sans, Gloss, Entree Race 7: Rivaldo, Reliable Glow, Shock Prospect, Champagne On Ice, King Of The Dance Race 8: Sebring’s Delight, Splendior, Miss Diorella, So Natural, Sure Is Race 9: Grant, Hard But Fair, Cinto Bay, Nifty, Tacktheflag Race 10: Producer, Sitarist, Run Forrest Run, Baban,

1 7774F Queen Kong nwtd......................J McInerney 2 517F4 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 3 51466 Sedgebrook Saint 17.96......................F Kite 4 61242 Bigtime Cutie 17.92.............................L Cole 5 44447 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 6 73576 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 G &....... S Fredrickson 7 21325 Articulator 17.90...........................B Hodgson 8 32385 Mini Mansion 17.86............................M Flipp 9 58847 Homebush Clint nwtd................ K Gommans 10 47888 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 8 2.08pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 7x672 Alamein Dip 17.95 K &.......................Phillips 2 88542 Bigtime Luna 18.03.............................L Cole 3 865x3 Idol Duke nwtd...................................M Flipp 4 55868 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 5 26355 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 6 27662 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney 7 63224 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 8 76355 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 9 78576 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 10 36858 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 9 2.30pm FIRST SECURITY C1 HT1 C1q, 520m 1 87x85 Bigtime Fred 30.29..............................L Cole 2 28245 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...........................B Mitchell

3 58767 Iris Allen 30.51 G &................. S Fredrickson 4 77465 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 5 22313 Bigtime Archie 30.93...........................L Cole 6 58663 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 7 74686 Go Slick 30.73..................................... N Udy 8 58158 Lizzy O’Shea 30.87......................B Hodgson 9 68758 Zara Petal nwtd..................................M Flipp 10 57488 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell 10 2.47pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 HT2 C1q, 520m 1 54486 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 2 27461 Bigtime Serena 30.58.........................L Cole 3 73754 Midnight Molly 30.46....................B Hodgson 4 34843 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 5 23263 Bigtime Shadow nwtd.........................L Cole 6 45763 Collect A Dream nwtd........................M Flipp 7 27225 Jax Jewel nwtd..............................M Roberts 8 73767 Go Show 31.45................................... N Udy 9 68758 Zara Petal nwtd..................................M Flipp 10 57488 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell

1 37874 Sly John 17.99 J &...............................D Bell 2 56735 Cassia 18.03............................. S Gommans 3 24678 Sahara Penny nwtd............................M Flipp 4 x4644 Gotcha Aussie nwtd...................J McInerney 5 28753 Smash Rock nwtd........................... L A Hunt 6 87336 Rising Hawke 17.99.........................C Morris 7 85685 Indy’s Boy 17.95..................................W Kite 8 1 Shrewdy 18.14....................... L E Dunkerton 9 58847 Homebush Clint nwtd................ K Gommans 10 48875 Sozin’s Roar 17.95.....................J McInerney 5 4.14pm PRESIDENTS DASH C1 C1, 305m 1 52417 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 2 68488 Leger’s Magic 18.71...........................M Flipp

3 85448 Spark ‘Em Up nwtd................... S Gommans 4 44374 Hotdog Shannon 17.98....................C Morris 5 86416 Punch On Ruby 18.11................J McInerney 6 11565 Fifi 17.38......................................J McArthur 7 52467 Auros Advantage nwtd.................... T Pilcher 8 67547 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy 9 78576 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 10 38888 Alamein Tiger 17.80.................. K Gommans

Timaru gallops Today at Phar Lap Raceway

South Canterbury Racing Club Venue: Timaru Meeting Date: 03 April 2019 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 11.57am (NZT) 3 VALLEYS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 93633 Raff b (11) 58.5...................... S Toolooa (a4) 2 x30x0 Rothacker (12) 58.5.................T Jonker (a2) 3 04488 Jiminy Cricket h (13) 58.5.T Comignaghi (a2) 4 x60x0 Alfie River (8) 58.5...............J Anderson (a4) 5 x8282 Feel The Breeze (15) 56.5...............S Collett 6 50356 Cailin (5) 56.5.......................... B Murray (a2) 7 20x9x Indulgent (14) 56.5 8 x4560 Rita Aura (10) 56.5.......................L Callaway 9 269x0 Midsummer Magic (2) 56.5...... K Asano (a4) 10 3 Quella Ragazza h (9) 56.........J Fawcett (a1) 11 00x Miss Atomic Bomb (6) 56..............T Moseley 12 0 Jewel Heights (1) 56..................B Hong (a3) 13 7x70 Overcoat (3) 56............................ C Johnson 14 8x Recommended Flight (4) 56...........S Wynne 15 8x0x0 Smoke ‘Em Wilson h (7) 58.5 Emergency: Smoke ‘Em Wilson 2 12.32pm WHITE ROBE LODGE SPRINT MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 9x370 Louvres (9) 58.5............................. C Barnes 2 09 Nero (15) 58.5........................K Mudhoo (a1) 3 55327 Alonzo b (14) 58 4 x940x Ocean Of Champagne (12) 58.. D Bothamley 5 0023x Highland Lady b (4) 56.5..................S Collett 6 02x Wanderin Over (1) 56.5...................S Wynne 7 4x00x Miss Tanira h (3) 56.5................... C Johnson 8 9x Jingo (8) 56.5......................... S Toolooa (a4) 9 x509x Izalloyd (5) 56.5.................... R Mudhoo (a3) 10 4x328 Viva La Blues b (11) 56..............B Hong (a3) 11 4894x Exclaim (7) 56...............................T Moseley 12 95980 Montreux Miss (10) 56.....................J Laking 13 7x059 Bellarosina (2) 56.............T Comignaghi (a2) 14 0 Pushyaluck (6) 56........................L Callaway 15 8x0x0 Smoke ‘Em Wilson h (13) 58.5 Emergency: Smoke ‘Em Wilson 3 1.07pm ONCEUPONATIME AT BELMONT PARK DASH $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m

M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 03 April 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.06pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 HT1 C0q, 305m 1 Blazing Diamond nwtd...................B Mitchell 2 45356 Bigtime Ava nwtd................................L Cole 3 33544 Bigtime Mila nwtd................................L Cole 4 54386 Final Straw nwtd................................. N Udy 5 84575 Two Percenta nwtd J &.........................D Bell 6 56242 Bigtime Stella nwtd.............................L Cole 7 74653 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 8 76752 Yee Coo Coo nwtd.....................J McInerney 9 687 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris 10 588 Cawbourne Rhys nwtd J &...................D Bell 2 12.23pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 HT2 C0q, 305m 1 Bigtime Coco nwtd..............................L Cole 2 77 Ball Chants nwtd................................M Flipp 3 85466 Skeldale nwtd J &................................D Bell 4 65447 Sefton Brew nwtd................................ N Udy 5 368 Bigtime Ace nwtd................................L Cole 6 78725 Tuff An’ Spicy nwtd.........................B Mitchell

M9 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 03 April 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.08pm (NZT) ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 HT3 C1q, 520m 1 65426 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 2 28687 Bigtime Bret 30.55..............................L Cole 3 63372 Opawa Tai 30.66................................. N Udy 4 53437 Bigtime Benji 30.44.............................L Cole 5 26762 Tuff Temptress nwtd.......................B Mitchell 6 88577 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 7 77x77 Go Ring 30.71....................................M Flipp 8 68677 Making It Up 30.66...........................C Morris

1 2110x Beneficial d (3) 59.5......................T Moseley 2 3151x Miss Brahmos tdm (6) 58.................S Collett 3 25404 Vice Marshall tdmh (9) 57.5....T Comignaghi (a2) 4 0x312 Clara db (1) 56............................. C Johnson 5 x010x Elana Rose (5) 55.5........................S Wynne 6 22419 Touch The Sky (2) 55.5........... B Murray (a2) 7 6566x Thom Brown td (7) 54.5...... C Campbell (a2) 8 0027x Amour La Vie h (10) 54.................. C Barnes 9 2207x Tatters dh (4) 54...................R Beeharry (a3) 10 00097 She’stoohottotrot mh (8) 54......T Jonker (a2) 4 1.42pm PEAR TREE FARM 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 40859 Admiral Rous d (15) 60..............B Hong (a3) 2 18462 Fly To The Sky d (16) 60...............T Moseley 3 0610x Take Me There tdm (13) 59..............J Laking 4 76801 Seduttore d (4) 58.5..................D Bothamley 5 58x37 Villeret 58.5................................... Scratched 6 61368 Where Angels Walk d (8) 58........ C Johnson 7 18x46 Frankie The Fox d (1) 57.5.... R Mudhoo (a3) 8 936x4 Sammi Lou (5) 57...................J Fawcett (a1) 9 58x15 Savelle d (3) 57................................ J Morris 10 0x221 Funny Face (17) 56.5.......... C Campbell (a2) 11 16936 Magic Note d (9) 56.5.... K Chowdhoory (a3) 12 37013 Starmaker d (2) 56.5........T Comignaghi (a2) 13 31682 Frosted (7) 55.5................................S Collett 14 42762 Fascino Lass (10) 55.5....................S Wynne 15 95286 Swiss Eire td (6) 57.5 16 6x00x Black Pearl m (12) 55.5 17 08560 Miroslava (11) 54 18 0x7x9 Mimimac d (18) 54 19 00097 She’stoohottotrot mh (14) 54.5 Emergencies: Swiss Eire, Black Pearl, Miroslava, Mimimac, She’stoohottotrot 5 2.17pm WILLOW GLEN STUD MILE MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 904x Steele Canyon (1) 58.5........... B Murray (a2) 2 44999 Diplomat (8) 58.5..........................T Moseley 3 5860 Nathan Detroit (9) 58.5...........B Morgenrood 4 Whereabouts (10) 58.............K Mudhoo (a1) 5 692x3 Zurafaa (3) 56.5...........................L Callaway 6 64642 Fine And Dandee (5) 56.5...............S Wynne

7 00384 Lunar Lady (12) 56.5...... K Chowdhoory (a3) 8 87277 Per Form (11) 56.5....................... C Johnson 9 54200 Sentito (4) 56...................................S Collett 10 3 Too Ferlaxed (13) 56........... C Campbell (a2) 11 505 Llovizna (6) 56.................T Comignaghi (a2) 12 0 Lucy Overmire (7) 56 13 08 Volvik (2) 56.....................................J Laking 6 2.52pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark Fillies & Mares, 1600m 1 25321 Welcome d (1) 59......................... C Johnson 2 6x405 Entree t (3) 58.5......................J Fawcett (a1) 3 x4134 Mamma Sans td (6) 58.5.T Comignaghi (a2) 4 44286 Pinup Coup d (4) 58.5.....................S Wynne 5 38401 Supatwista h (5) 58.5...........R Beeharry (a3) 6 25209 Gloss td (2) 56............... K Chowdhoory (a3) 7 66310 Quaintrelle d (7) 56 7 3.29pm INGLEWOOD STUD MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x000x Ripinhet (1) 58.5......................T Jonker (a2) 2 8x Baccio (13) 58.5.........................B Hong (a3) 3 4x780 King Of The Dance h (10) 58.5.J Fawcett (a1) 4 500x Mr Insanity (14) 58.5............. R Mudhoo (a3) 5 8276 Rivaldo b (9) 58............................L Callaway 6 0 Champagne On Ice (4) 58......B Morgenrood 7 98862 Lively Interest (5) 56.5......................J Lowry 8 5x26x Smart Garden h (11) 56.5.............T Moseley 9 46030 Reliable Glow (12) 56.5. K Chowdhoory (a3) 10 0950x Rockwithme (7) 56.5..............K Mudhoo (a1) 11 90490 Eliza Long (6) 56.5................. S Toolooa (a4) 12 95 Quick Kiss (8) 56.5...........................S Collett 13 04 Shock Prospect (2) 56................D Prastiyou 14 5869 Succoso Segreto (3) 56...... C Campbell (a2) 8 4.04pm BEAUFORT DOWNS HANDICAP $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 20430 Splendior td (8) 59.............. C Campbell (a2) 2 5x214 Sebring’s Delight (2) 58.5................S Collett 3 50697 So Natural th (5) 58.5..............B Morgenrood 4 43619 Mowenna (9) 58...................... B Murray (a2) 5 00260 Sure Is (6) 57.5................T Comignaghi (a2) 6 77090 Ride The Storm (7) 57.5.K Chowdhoory (a3) 7 6980x Dowry Duty m (10) 57..............T Jonker (a2) 8 7x00x Sebring Dragon h (11) 57.............T Moseley

Vee Twelve

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

7 8337 Bigtime Leo nwtd................................L Cole 8 66 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 9 88875 It’s Timmy nwtd..........................J McInerney 10 8768 Bigtime Otis nwtd................................L Cole 3 12.41pm AON CPF C0 C0, 520m 1 43553 Hopcorn nwtd...................................... N Udy 2 63661 Bigtime Puma nwtd.............................L Cole 3 5x675 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 4 57474 Bigtime Silver nwtd.............................L Cole 5 76422 Opawa Marcie nwtd...........................M Flipp 6 62764 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 7 36454 Race Me Home nwtd...................B Hodgson 8 56787 Euphamistic nwtd.........................B Hodgson 4 12.58pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 77287 Prettiest Eyes 18.08.........................M Olden 2 76532 Flying Huey 18.09..................... K Gommans 3 22438 Gotcha Pixie nwtd......................J McInerney 4 67786 Ngakawau 17.82........................J McInerney 5 22842 Viking Ash 18.16................................. N Udy 6 28356 Secret Indy 18.11...............................M Flipp 7 82785 Set The Limit 17.72..........................S Maher 8 111 Bigtime Fantasy 17.57........................L Cole 9 78576 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite

10 67857 Crackle 17.94..................................... B Hunt 5 1.16pm RIVER CITY GAS C1 C1, 305m 1 76567 Spot Woodstock 17.86 K &................Phillips 2 27653 Scoobasi 17.68..................................M Flipp 3 x2852 Night Howler 18.25...................E Duganzich 4 28684 Homebush Rieko nwtd...............J McInerney 5 75648 Hurricane Al 17.85...........................C Morris 6 42331 Zara Jinx nwtd..................................... N Udy 7 63215 Bigtime Elvis 17.99.............................L Cole 8 x2687 Watch My Back nwtd...................B Goldsack 9 58847 Homebush Clint nwtd................ K Gommans 10 38768 Niamh’s Way 17.81.......................P Blanche 6 1.33pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 33621 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 2 68548 Alamein Panda 17.90 K &..................Phillips 3 18455 Idol Jan 17.81....................................M Flipp 4 73666 Opehu Express 18.03.......................R Waite 5 23456 Bigtime Hunter 17.58..........................L Cole 6 15443 Just Like Harry 18.02.......................... N Udy 7 77878 Homebush Demi 18.02..............J McInerney 8 74564 Breed Apart 17.75............................M Olden 9 58847 Homebush Clint nwtd................ K Gommans 10 37787 Bigtime Bev 17.70.....................E Duganzich 7 1.51pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 68758 Zara Petal nwtd..................................M Flipp 10 57488 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell 2 3.23pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 HT4 C1q, 520m 1 55643 Hashtag Blessed nwtd..................M Roberts 2 68578 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J &.................D Bell 3 13573 Bigtime Paige 30.63............................L Cole 4 35842 Tuff Treasure nwtd..........................B Mitchell 5 53662 Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 6 34755 Arthur’s Crown nwtd..........................R Waite 7 75745 Idol Alan 30.89...................................M Flipp 8 81888 Bigtime Jasper nwtd............................L Cole 9 68758 Zara Petal nwtd..................................M Flipp

10 57488 Opawa Henry 30.53 J &.......................D Bell 3 3.40pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 77558 Alf Tupper 17.97.............................. L A Hunt 2 62656 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd................J McInerney 3 27663 Bigtime Kaea 18.01 J &.......................D Bell 4 54346 Idol Patches 17.71.............................M Flipp 5 46774 Bigtime Clever nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 6 17524 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 7 14484 Lightning Lu 17.83 S &...............C Blackburn 8 37448 Captain Kate 18.28..........................C Morris 9 78576 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95......................F Kite 10 56887 Homebush Shea 17.91............. K Gommans 4 3.57pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Wednesday, April 3, 2019

■■OPINION

In brief

Cheering on our netballers A

s I pulled into the car park ready to head into work yesterday morning, two other mums had just done the same. We’d no doubt all come from school or pre-school drop-offs and were getting our things together, trying to get to our respective jobs as quick as we could. Me, I was running 15 minutes late. That wasn’t an unusual occurrence, but this time it was because I’d been multi-tasking. I had been standing on the footpath outside school doing a quick interview with someone I had been intending to ring during the day. While grabbing my handbag and laptop bag out of the car, my mind went back to that footpath interview just a few minutes earlier. It was about netball, and while it was about netball, it was also about – in a nutshell – how awesome women were. It was about how amazing the women who played netball around here were, because for a fair chunk of them, it was a bit of a mission getting out onto the court. We live in a country, and a

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town, where rugby often seems to be the main focus. Talk around the water cooler on a Monday morning is more likely to be about how the Crusaders went at the weekend, rather than the Tactix. But in Mid Canterbury, netball is big business and we have some really talented women taking to the court. The development of Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre, which allowed netball to be moved inside, meant that today there’s so many more people playing netball than there was a few years ago in Mid Canterbury. While some sports are struggling to attract new young players, or keep existing ones, netball seems to be going in the other direction. Both their competitive and social grade numbers in recent seasons have

gone through the roof. Last season, a new team emerged in Mt Somers A. A team made up largely of past premier grade players who maybe hadn’t played for some years, they had a fair few kids between them. They were busy people and they didn’t want the pressure of trials and trainings, but they still wanted to play at a top level, so they formed a team and they did well, being one of the six teams who ended the season in the premier one grade, after starting out in premier two. Scattered through the numerous other teams that made up Mid Canterbury’s premier, senior and social grades, there are countless other busy mums performing juggling acts to ensure they are able to get out onto the court. In order to play, they need to be organised, and they also need support. They need a supportive partner, husband or just someone at home looking after their kids so they could play. When you’re a mum, it isn’t as easy as just putting your shoes on and heading out the door – either you need childcare, or you pack the kids into the car too.

Like anything else when you’re a mum, fitting sporting commitments in around life is a real balancing act, and it’s one that’s about to begin again. On Sunday, netball in Mid Canterbury will kick off for another season. Many of Mid Canterbury’s premier one and premier two grade players will be joined by teams from around the wider Canterbury region, for what’s become an annual inter-centre competition. This season it will be played at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre and if past competitions are anything to go by, some absolute cracker games will play out. So if you’re at a loose end at all over the next couple of Sundays, pop along to check it out, and cheer on some of the many fabulous women who help make Mid Canterbury Netball the success it is. 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

The Black Caps have earned $734,000 for finishing second in the world test rankings at the April 2 cut-off date. They were eight points shy of India who took the crown – and a one million US dollar purse – for the third consecutive year. The International Cricket Council’s world test championship begins in August, with nine nations taking part in 71 matches spread across 27 series to reach a 2021 final. “It’s an awesome achievement for our side to finish second in the ICC Test Team Rankings and as a team we should be very proud. It’s come off the back of a lot of hard work and perseverance; not just by the 11 guys on the field, but the entire squad and support staff,” skipper Kane Williamson said. - AAP

Foran ruled out Injury-plagued Canterbury playmaker Kieran Foran has suffered a heartbreaking blow, with an ankle sprain ruling him out of the NRL for up to to three months. Foran will undergo surgery after suffering a high ankle sprain in Sunday’s pressure-relieving win over the Wests Tigers. It’s another blow for the 28-year-old former Kiwis playmaker, who has battled injury and personal problems in recent years. “Kieran Foran is to undergo surgery for a high ankle sprain, meaning he is likely to miss 10 to 12 weeks,” the club said via a statement. - AAP

Edwards to return

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Kearney wields axe in bid to halt woes Young Warriors half Adam Keighran will spend time in reserve grade this weekend, with Chanel Harris-Tevita set to make his NRL debut. After jostling with Keighran for the starting spot to begin the season, Harris-Tevita will get his chance this weekend against the Gold Coast Titans as the Warriors look to move on from their recent woes. Warriors captain Roger Tuivasa-Sheck said Harris-Tevita would be coming into the squad “It’s part of the business. Everyone knows how this game works. The positive side is we give someone else an opportunity,” Tuivasa-Sheck said. “Now that Chanel gets a shot with us, we;re looking forward to see how he goes in the top side.” The side started the season with a dominant win over the Canterbury Bulldogs, but have been thoroughly outplayed in their past two outings with losses to the Wests Tigers and Manly Sea Eagles. As a result, coach Stephen Kearney hinted that things would change in his line up. “On the back of a couple of disappointing performances there will be some adjustments to the side,” he said. “When you find yourself in a bit of a hole, which is where we are at the minute, you’ve got to work hard to get yourself out of it.” In the last fortnight, the Warriors have struggled to match

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Penrith fullback Dylan Edwards has been guaranteed a shot at atoning for his horror night night in Bathurst when he faces the Wests Tigers next week. Playing in just his 27th match of his career, Edwards made a career-high six errors in their 32-2 humbling at the hands of Melbourne. Two led straight to the Storm’s first two tries, the second of which broke the Panthers’ back and allowed the visitors to run away with the match. And while Edwards still led his side with 182 metres and three tackle busts, Cleary admitted it was a tough night for the 23-year-old. “You feel for anyone when they go through a night like tonight,” Cleary said. - AAP

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Coach Stephen Kearney hinted that things would change in the Warriors’ line up. it with their opponents have leaked points. Against Manly and Wests, the team conceded 80 points – including 14 tries – missed a combined 78 tackles and committed 23 errors. For anyone who hadn’t seen the games, the statistics alone don’t paint a pretty picture. Kearney chose not to make changes after an ugly 34-6 loss to the Tigers in round two, but after

an equally unappealing result in Manly, the Warriors coach has sought a change in personnel to address some of the concerns in the team’s performance. “We understand with the last two performances … there’s a certain expectation that we have in the footy team,” Kearney said. “At the end of the day, if there’s going to be some adjustments, I’m doing what I think is going to

be best for the footy team to get a performance on Friday night. “For everyone, that’s the business we’re in – performance. It’s no different every week.” Issac Luke and Nathaniel Roache will both be unavailable for the Titans clash, opening a spot in the match day squad for former Titan Karl Lawton, who will share hooking duties with Jazz Tevaga. - NZME

Greg Norman has thrown his support behind a ground-breaking golf tournament that has male and female pros competing against each other for the same prize money and trophy. This week’s Jordan Mixed Open features a 123-player field including 40 players from each of Europe’s Ladies, Challenge and Senior tours at Ayla Golf Club in Aqaba, Jordan. The crucial factor to level up the 54-hole strokeplay event in Jordan will be the use of three sets of tees – one for each of those tours. - AAP

Jets give up on finals Newcastle Jets coach Ernie Merrick has given up hope of making the A-League finals. With four games remaining, the seventhplaced Jets are seven points adrift of Melbourne City in sixth spot. “I don’t think we’re going to make the finals and we’re very disappointed by that,” Merrick told said. - AAP

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Black Caps to spring surprises By Niall Anderson The inclusions of Ish Sodhi and Tom Blundell are set to be the major talking points when the Black Caps reveal their Cricket World Cup squad this morning. The Herald understands that the pair have won their respective races to book their trip to the United Kingdom in May, with their names to be read out at 11am today at the Black Caps’ squad announcement in Christchurch. In one of the more debated selections, Sodhi has beaten Todd Astle in their competition for the second spinning spot alongside Mitchell Santner, while Blundell has come from nowhere to take the back-up wicketkeeping role behind Tom Latham. While displaced by Henry Nicholls as Martin Guptill’s opening partner, Colin Munro will travel as a back-up batsman and part-time medium pace option, while Colin de Grandhomme and Jimmy Neesham will join Santner as the all-rounders in the squad. Matt Henry and Lockie Ferguson’s strong summers with the ball will see them join the experienced pair of Tim Southee and Trent Boult as the Black Caps’ premier seam options in the UK, with Doug Bracewell missing out and Adam Milne plagued by injuries. Most of the decisions would have been made easy for the selectors after the Black Caps played 14 ODIs over the summer, but the debates over the merits of Sodhi and Blundell’s inclusions would have been lengthy between coach Gary Stead, selector Gavin Larsen, and captain Kane Williamson. The battle between Sodhi and Astle was the most curious subplot of the one-day summer. Astle was picked for the final ODI series before the World Cup against Bangladesh, with the reasoning that the selectors wanted to see more of him after recovering from a knee injury. However, he was then only

Standing proud. Members of the Black Caps cricketing team. selected in just one of the three encounters, and while he offers more with the bat, Sodhi has higher upside with the ball. The Northern Districts spinner was genuinely excellent against Sri Lanka, bowled well in one of his two ODIs against India, and then responded to his international snubs by taking 24 wickets in three four-day games last month. Sodhi, who has taken 39 wickets in 30 ODIs, also has some element of pedigree in ODI cricket, something Blundell cannot lay claim to. The Wellington gloveman has never played an ODI, and doesn’t

even have a solid domestic oneday record, averaging just 23.8 at a strike rate of 79. He missed this season’s domestic one-day competition, and has only played one List A game since February 2018, for New Zealand A against Pakistan. As a result, he looked to be well down in the pecking order behind Northern Districts’ Tim Seifert, who showed his immense potential by blasting 84 off 43 balls and 43 from 25 balls against India in the Twenty20 series. However, a broken finger suffered by Seifert in the Plunket Shield last fortnight complicated matters.

Although Seifert will recover in plenty of time to be fit for the World Cup, there have been doubts cast over whether his glovework is up to international standard, a trait Blundell – the back-up test wicketkeeper – is deemed to possess. Several other wicketkeeper-batsmen would have provided more versatility than Blundell if required as a specialist batsman, with Seifert especially capable of batting anywhere in the order, but the Black Caps are likely banking on Latham playing every game regardless, with Blundell’s glovework seen as the sound option in case of a crisis.

Seifert could still be on call as an injury replacement if required, while several other players who missed out on the Cup cut will still be part of the Black Caps’ three camps in Christchurch this month, as well as their three warm-up matches against Australia in Brisbane in May. The likely Black Caps World Cup squad: Kane Williamson, Martin Guptill, Henry Nicholls, Ross Taylor, Tom Latham, Colin Munro, Tom Blundell, Colin de Grandhomme, Mitchell Santner, Jimmy Neesham, Ish Sodhi, Matt Henry, Lockie Ferguson, Tim Southee, Trent Boult. - NZME

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Cup challenger already facing ‘moment of truth’ A late entry into the 2021 America’s Cup, the leaders of the Netherlands’ challenge admit they are facing a tough task to make up ground. While Emirates Team New Zealand, Luna Rossa, Ineos Team UK and American Magic have been working on their campaign since early last year, DutchSail were one of three late entries to fleet. As a result, their campaign began months behind the initial four teams leaving them plenty of

ground to make up. “We started in November with a backlog and we are working hard to make up lost ground,” DutchSail general manager Eelco Blok said. “We are facing killer deadlines, but as long as there are chances, we won’t give up.” The three late entries – which also included Stars and Stripes Team USA, and Malta Altus – needed to come up with a 25 per cent instalment of their $US1m

entry fee this week, with the balance to be paid by the end of the month. Stars and Stripes were believed to be well on track in their preparations to get a boat on the water as soon as possible. DutchSail skipper Simeon Tienpont has expressed his eagerness to put together his team and get the building process underway, and said: “We have to get down to work with the boat and the team; we cannot delay any longer. We need

to take the water.” Teams are now allowed to launch their first fullscale race boat, however it was expected none of the sydnicates would be ready to do so until the middle of the year. Malta Altus have been quiet in their progress and were thought to be under enormous pressure to get their challenge into gear. DuthSail turned to crowd funding to help raise NZ$3.9 million in a bid to put together a competitive challenge. The team added a

tab to their team website asking supporters to buy “certificates of support” at 100 Euros ($NZ165) per month, for the 24 months leading in to the 36th America’s Cup. “It will be incredibly exciting to put together the funding,” Blok said. The 36th America’s Cup will be the first in the 167-year history of the event that will feature a challenge from the Netherlands. - NZME

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): If you’re going to forget something about an interaction, forget the bad parts. That won’t be the natural thing to do, but it will be the move that will make you happier and more effective. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Don’t mix up mistakes and crimes. Give yourself and others the wide margins for error that everyone needs when learning something new. This awkward phase will be over soon enough. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s a strange thing to ask yourself to consider your emotions from a less emotional perspective, but some detachment will benefit you as you sort through recent happenings and decide how to react. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Getting out, active and moving in the world will be so crucial to your mood and progress. You’ll need the influence of other people, as well as some fresh air and sunshine, to be your best self. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Swap nostalgic stories with people you’ve known awhile – it cements the bond, brings good cheer and lends a healthy perspective of time to everyone’s mindset. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The goal is no longer seeming doable, but this is not a sign that you should drop the goal. Change up your action steps. A different approach yields different results. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re not thinking about your own interests as you go into today’s venture, ready to do whatever you can to make things better for everyone else. It just works out that by helping the others, you wind up helping yourself. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Remind yourself of your own happy history. You’ve much to be proud of. It’s one of those days when the active efforts you take to bring yourself up will work well to keep your heart buoyant and your mood resilient. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Tune in to what’s going on inside you. When you can find peace in your own heart, there is nothing to worry or fear about any other place on the Earth. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Decision paralysis is caused by having too many options to choose from. But when you really analyse your choices today, there are far fewer that make real sense for you. In fact, there are but two. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You don’t absolutely have to complete each and every daily task in order to feel happier, but it helps! Things left undone weigh disproportionately on your mind, and handling them gives you a lift. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Negotiations ensue. The values on the table being haggled over are not the sum total of what is at stake. With wisdom, this can work better than expected for all involved.

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DEATHS SCOTT, Michael Andrew – Age 71 years, passed away March 31, 2019, at home in Ashburton, surrounded by his loving family. Formerly of Ross and Kowhitirangi and in the last 20 years, Ashburton. Much loved husband of Kate. Loved and much respected Dad and father-in-law to Nicola and John McDonnell (Ashburton), Ryan Scott and Mimi Remolador (Ashburton), Natasha and Jason Baxter (Te Pirita). Granda of Jordon, Meeah, Scarlett, Lucia, Jack, Lachie, Emmett, and Ezra. Son of the late Stan and Cath Scott (Ross), brother and brother-in-law of John and the late Janet Scott (Dunedin), Terry and Maureen Scott (Dunedin), Helen Daisley (Dunedin), the late Robin and Judith Scott (Christchurch), Christopher Scott and Andrea Bontje (Brisbane), Helen and the late Bill Huaki (Hamilton), Allison and Gary Ford (Timaru), Rhonda Halstead (Dunedin). Special Uncle and great Uncle to his many nieces and nephews. Much loved and respected friend of Norman and Dot Andrews, and family. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ashburton Riding for the Disabled or Ashburton Cancer Society would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Michael’s life will be held at the Church of the Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, April 5, commencing at 11.00am followed by a private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. Era i roto i te rangimarie

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Fine at first with northwesterlies, but rain spreading north later with a strong southerly change. Snow possibly lowering to 1000m at night. Wind at 1000m: NW 35 km/h from morning, changing SE 40 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 30 km/h from morning, easing to light SE in the evening.

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Fine at first, but rain spreading north from afternoon. Northeasterlies, changing strong southwesterly in the evening.

FRIDAY

Rain easing to isolated showers early. S, strong about the coast at first, easing.

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

Mainly fine, isolated morning showers in the north. Wind becoming light.

Rain easing to isolated showers early, snow possible to 1000 metres at first. Strong southerlies easing.

Mainly fine. Northeast breezes developing.

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 323.7 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

4.14

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

6.96 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

135.6

Waitaki Kurow at 2:11 pm, yesterday

400.6

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DUNLEA, Donald William (late of Rakaia) – Passed away peacefully at Christchurch Hospital on March 28, 2019, aged 73 years. Dearly loved husband of Colleen and a dearly loved Dad of Carmen, and Craig and Helena. Most dearly loved Grandy of Malaika, Tayla, Josh, and Cody. Loved son of the late Grace and Ken, brother of the late Ross, and Jill, and Ian and Sharon. Loved Uncle to all his nephews. Loved son-in-law of Eric and the late June Gardiner and brother-in-law of Jeanette and Bernard Doody, and a loved Uncle. Special thanks to all those who cared for Donald in the recent months. Messages to 18 Elizabeth Avenue, Rakaia 7710. In lieu of flowers donations to the Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade would be much appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Donald’s life will be held at the Rakaia Community Centre, Elizabeth Avenue, TOMORROW Thursday, April 4, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium. At Peace.

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Sam Orr celebrates after taking his first wicket for the Ashburton College Combined Second XI side on Saturday.

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AshColl finish on a high By Erin Tasker

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An outstanding performance with both bat and ball by Angus Jemmett helped the Ashburton College 1st XI to a win over St Thomas of Canterbury’s 1st XI to finish their season on Saturday. Ashburton College headed into the second day of their final

two-day match of the season in Christchurch with a lead of 100 runs, with Jemmett at the crease on 40 not out, and by the time his wicket fell on day two he had amassed 122 runs and helped his side through to a second innings total of 216/7 declared. St Thomas of Canterbury needed 246 runs to win, but fell

short, all out for 217 with Jemmett backing up his fine batting effort with a haul of 7/86 with the ball in hand. He also took three first innings wickets giving him 10 wickets for the match. The win saw the young Ashburton College side finish the season behind the Christchurch Boys’ High School second and

third XIs, which occupied the top two spots on the Youth 1st XI Cup two day competition table. Meanwhile the Ashburton College Combined Second XI took on Rangiora High School’s second XI on Saturday in Ashburton, and the visitors made 123 batting first. Hamish O’Reilly took 2/2 off

Kearney wields axe in bid to halt Warriors’ woes

one over for the home side, while Sam Orr – making his debut for the team – took 2/11 off three overs, and Seb McMillan took 2/15 off five overs. Ashburton College were then bowled out for 112 in reply, falling just short of the target. Lachie Jemmett top-scored for the side with 46.

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