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Ashburton’s future as a home for refugees could be squarely in the hands of Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel. At Thursday’s Ashburton District Council meeting Favel told councillors the district met all criteria as a refugee settlement town. “I’ve asked what the criteria is and

it’s about how the district is situated to cope with refugees. Because we’re close to Christchurch, have available jobs and houses and space in schools we could be considered,” she said. She asked councillors whether it was something they wanted to put their hand up for. The response surprised her. Some were against the idea, others were cautiously in favour and some

couldn’t decide. Russell Ellis wanted to know how much involvement the council would need to have if three or four refugee families settled in Ashburton.

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Second take on Lions charity garage sale By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

If you missed out on the chance to snap up some second-hand goods at the Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market Garage Sale on Saturday you will get a second chance this Friday evening. After being inundated with donations of items last week, the club have been left with plenty of items to sell and will be hosting a twilight sale this Friday from 5pm to 7pm at the Ashburton Racecourse. Despite still having plenty of items to sell, organiser Dave Bennett said this year’s sale was still incredibly successful. “We would be up about $3000 on last year,” he said. “We had a lot more donations this year so we have had more sales.” The majority of the funds will be used in purchasing a defibrillator for Tuarangi Home. Some of the more interesting items sold at the market included a sausage maker, a unicycle and a horse saddle. While donated goods were the main attractions of the sale, stalls were also open outside

Shoppers browse the many items on offer at the Ashburton Pakeke Lions Charity Market Garage Sale on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 020319-HM-0184 selling craft items and baking, while a bouncy castle provided entertainment for kids and

the sausage sizzle did a roaring trade. The clearance sale will have

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Three hurt in Hinds crash By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Three people were injured, one seriously, after a serious crash in rural Hinds yesterday morning. Just after 10am emergency services were called to the intersection of Coldstream Road and Junction Road to reports of a two-car crash. The driver of one vehicle had to be extracted using specialist gear by firefighters, and was flown by helicopter to Christchurch Hospital in a serious condition. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle were in a moderate condition and were transported to Ashburton Hospital by ambulance. Hinds Volunteer Fire Brigade chief Dave Kingsbury confirmed the vehicles had come to rest in

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an irrigation ditch. “There are a lot of waterways around the area and irrigation races and fortunately the one the car came to rest in was a dry one,” he said. Kingsbury said the only other issue they had at the scene of the accident was unhelpful passing motorists. “We had to ask one person to stop as we had closed the road for safety reasons,” he said. “When the road is closed it is closed, it is not a decision we make willy-nilly, and it is there for a reason. “It is there for privacy and safety and these things have to happen for the sake of a few minutes of your time.” Senior sergeant Matt Emery confirmed the serious crash unit would be investigating the crash.

Car erupts in flames A former Ashburton resident has done his bit and tried his hand at emergency services work after the car in front of him caught fire on the northern motorway out of Dunedin on Sunday. Kerry Quartermaine was driving along when he noticed the car in front of him pulling over in to the slow car lane. “It just pulled off to the side and I didn’t think anything of it then a big ball of flame came out from underneath the engine.” “I threw my hazards on and pulled over and went to help get the driver out of the car, she hadn’t even realised that the car was on fire.”

“We were able to save a few personal belongings out of the car in the few seconds that we had,” he said. “The oil that was spilling out underneath the car was on fire as well and the car was completely engulfed pretty quickly. “The traffic was really good and kept moving and people were good as well. Someone threw me a high-viz vest as they drove past.” Quartermaine said he has helped out at the scene of car accidents before and was just doing his bit. “The lady contacted me today to say thanks, so that was nice,” he said.

Tepid response to refugee plan From P1 Favel told him the involvement would be with government agencies rather than the council. “If that’s the case, if it happens it happens. It doesn’t matter what happens around the council table,” Ellis said. Diane Rawlinson admitted she was sitting on the fence on the issue but wanted to know what would happen if the settlement didn’t work, would the community have to deal with any issues. Favel assured her that funding and agency involvement would be at government level. Stuart Wilson was far from enthusiastic and suggested councillors should have been consulted before the mayor went down the refugee track. “Has your hand gone up purely for a social reason for your benefit, do you want us to be seen to be leading the pack? I want us not to promote ourselves, not to negate ourselves, let the Government decide.” Favel told him she’d made no commitments. “And I wouldn’t do this until I spoke to councillors,” she said. Leen Braam said whether or not Ashburton received refugees was a government decision. “If they think Ashburton is the right place, then I’d be happy,” he said. Mark Malcolm was all for the idea. “I think we should be welcoming these refugees. They have the opportunity to come to this country and we have the opportunity to welcome them,” he said. Neil Brown was concerned. He was concerned that refugees would have an easier track to citizenship than immigrants who came on work visas. Their comments left Favel confused. “The question is, ‘am I, on behalf of the council, saying we are ready or are we not’,” Favel said. Five towns including Timaru, Masterton, Blenheim, Levin and Invercargill have been allocated refugees this year and one more town will be added to that list. Favel was testing councillors’ support for Ashburton to become that town. With no clear answers given, she said it would ultimately be her decision whether or not to put Ashburton’s name forward. A decision on the sixth refugee town will be made later this year.

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Special national award hijacks annual dahlia show By LiNda CLarke

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The Ashburton Dahlia Circle’s annual show took a covert turn on Sunday when one of its longtime members was presented with a special national award. Graham Gunn, 81, has been growing and judging dahlias for 60 years and the National Dahlia Society of New Zealand marked that special milestone with a special membership award. Gunn, patron of the Ashburton circle, had been asked along to present certificates to winners at the annual show, which is a combined event with Ashburton and Christchurch dahlia growers. But he found himself the centre of attention when he received the 60-year award from national president Garfield Andrew. Ashburton Dahlia Circle publicity person Joyce Read said Gunn’s award was the highlight of the show, which attracted several hundred visitors once judging was complete and the blooms available for public viewing. Read said eight Ashburton growers and 10 from Christchurch produced about 200 vases for judging. Pat and Rex Tarbotton won the novice bloom award while Ashburton’s Brian Glassey won

the intermediate vase of three blooms, and single bloom. John and Jeanette Cuthbertson, of Hinds, won the premier bloom and vase. Read said dahlias were a popular flower and grew from tubers, in a huge range of colours and types – from miniature pompoms to blooms as big as a dinner plate. She said the blooms on show at the Tinwald Hall on Sunday were the best from members’ gardens. It has been a brutal growing season for those in search of the perfect flower, with high daytime temperatures and cold nights burnishing the flowers and causing petals to drop. “But that is part of the challenge of growing flowers.” Read said visitors to the show were “wowed” by the colours and growers were on hand to take questions and share their knowledge. The Ashburton circle recruited at least one new member at the show and is keen to expand its numbers. Anyone keen to know more about the art of growing dahlias can come along to monthly meetings, which are held in the Tinwald Hall usually on the third Tuesday of the month.

Alison and Ray Garforth, of Ashburton, check out one of the 200 vases at the Ashburton Dahlia Circle’s annual show on Sunday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 030319-HM-0151

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Speedsters put children at risk By Sue NewmaN

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Inappropriate speed limits on an urban street mean motorists are making it unsafe for children in some parts of Ashburton to walk to school or school bus stops. Toni Green has lived on Johnstone Street for several years and said there appeared to be an anomaly in the street’s signage, with a 50 kilometre speed sign changing to 100km/h without the normal 70km/h transition.

What makes the abrupt speed change more difficult to understand is that it governs a stretch of dead-end street that runs for just 800 metres. The distance might be short, but most motorists are quick to accelerate up to the limit as they leave the 50km/h area, Green said. Attempts were made in the past to have the speed limit changed, but approaches to the Ashburton District Council yielded no re-

sults, she said. There are around 15 homes in the open speed zone, many owned by families with children. Green has written to the street’s residents asking them to sign a letter of concern she plans to send to the council. The letter asks the council to reduce the speed limit in the area and the quick response from many home owners indicated the level of concern, she said. Johnstone Street appeared to

be out of step with other streets in the area, with both Wilkin Street/ Road and Carters Terrace having speeds that increased from 50km/h to 70km/h. “This is about safety as there are plenty of children and dogs using this street and there’s only a grass verge, no footpath,” she a said. Traditionally the council has set speed limits on local roads and streets and has reviewed these triennially, however a na-

tional review of all speed limits is underway. The council, however, is keen to stick with its own review cycle. As an interim step it is considering bringing work on urgent areas forward but leaving any non urgent changes until the outcome of the national review is known. A report on roads considered in urgent need of speed limit changes will be presented to the council’s bylaw and policy sub-committee in March.

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Guilty plea to drug growing, selling charges An Ashburton man who grew cannabis in his garage admitted offering to sell it to friends and workmates, the Ashburton District Court was told yesterday. Stanly Karl Tahiri Pokipoki, 28, had pleaded guilty to charges of cultivation and selling the illegal drug. He was remanded by Judge Joanna Maze to May 27 for sentence. Police prosecutor Sergeant Ian Howard said a property manager who inspected Pokipoki’s Kitchener Street rental in February last year found a grow tent, with heat lamps, in the garage. Twelve plants were being cultivated. Pokipoki disposed of the plants soon after, and when police visited later they found a notebook with tick lists. Examination of Pokipoki’s phone showed he had offered to supply cannabis from his home 27 times in February. He told police he grew the cannabis for

his personal use and offered it to friends and workmates to offset the cost of his personal habit. Malcolm Wichman, 45, pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman, resulting in a 5cm cut to her forehead. He was sentenced to six months supervision, with orders to attend drug and alcohol counselling, and domestic violence counselling. Wichman was also ordered to pay $300 to the woman he hit back in July last year. Police said the pair had been drinking and an argument developed. The woman threw a can at him and he retaliated with a single blow to the face, while holding a can. Judge Maze said the assault was close to becoming an assault with a weapon. She accepted there had been some provocation and that the nasty cut had no long-lasting scarring. FLOORINGXTRA.CO.NZ

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It is time for Mid Canterbury to start talking about what it can do to stop family violence, says David White. PHOTO NEW ZEALAND HERALD

Family violence – it’s a killer By SuSan SandyS

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Silence around family violence is reaping a dreadful death toll on New Zealand, says campaigner David White. His daughter Helen Meads was murdered by her husband Greg on their Matamata property in 2009, after leaving him following years of physical and psychological violence. White is on Kiwi road trip raising awareness of the issue which is wrecking lives from the inside out, wanting to force the topic out into the open. On Thursday night his venue is Hotel Ashburton, where A Father’s Story is being hosted by Safe Families Ashburton at 7pm. The morning after he will be having breakfast with Safe Families personnel as well as local MPs, Andrew Falloon and Jo Luxton. “The reason I pick on the MPs is they can stand up in public and talk,” White said.

“Quite often I will ask them what the biggest killer in this country is, they umm and ahh and say cancer and things like that, but the biggest killer is actually our own silence,” White said. Police say they respond to about 20 per cent of family harm incidents. The extrapolated figures suggest there are more than half a million incidents each year. And family violence murders on top of the hidden toll of suicides due to abuse in families, would total more than the road toll. “The death rate from family violence is much higher than a road toll and yet we spend much more on road safety,” he said. White’s crusade has involved him writing to each of the 71 electorate MPs challenging them on what they are doing for their electorates. He was disappointed to receive a poor response, however, Mid Canterbury’s MPs of Falloon and Luxton are in his good books as they look forward to their meeting with him on Friday. See also editorial, P8

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In brief Seven measles cases Two further cases of measles have been identified in Canterbury bringing the total of confirmed cases to seven. The two new cases are from Christchurch – a preschool-age child and a woman in her 40s. Measles is a serious, highly infectious, potentially life-threatening disease. Medical Officer of Health Dr Ramon Pink advises that people are infectious from five days before the onset of the rash until five days after the rash appears. “People should stay in isolation from the time that they may have become infected until five days after the rash first appears. “If you have had two MMR vaccinations or were born before 1969, you are considered immune to measles. Everyone else may be vulnerable to infection,” he said.

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SEEDS volunteers at the Ashburton Domain this week (from left), Jocelyn Thomson, Margaret Eason, co-ordinator Marie McAnulty, Heather van der Kley and Tania King. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 040319-SS-0019

Passing on parenting skills to others By SuSan SandyS

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It takes a lot to run a happy household. And tasks such as cooking a healthy meal on a tight budget, or successfully getting a child off to sleep, do not always come easy. That’s where Ashburton’s SEEDS family wellbeing volunteers can step in, and the service is seeking new volunteers.

SEEDS stands for Sharing Everyday Experiences and Drawing on Skills. It is a Safer Ashburton initiative matching families, which have children under 10 years old, with experienced and trained volunteer parent support workers. There are about 14 volunteers at the organisation, and they all enjoy passing on their knowledge. Take Tania King, who was

once a single mum herself, and has now been a volunteer for about seven years. “I like meeting people, and it’s fantastic to see the pride people have when they achieve something that they usually think they can’t,” King said. She had recently helped a working single mum with a disability plan meals on a budget. Fellow volunteer Margaret Eason had recently helped a family

settle a child into better sleep patterns. Co-ordinator Marie McAnulty said there were plenty of families struggling with household skills which many take for granted. Anyone wishing to volunteer could get in touch with her on 308-1395 or 0273111227. The volunteers met up this week in the Ashburton Domain for a get-together.

A person was trapped in their car after it rolled on SH25 near Tairua in the Coromandel Peninsula yesterday. Emergency services attended the crash about 2km south of Pumpkin Hill. Firefighters freed the person from the vehicle and the person was transported by ambulance to Thames Hospital in a moderate condition. A police media spokesperson said police were called to the crash just before 3.30pm. The car had rolled in a single vehicle crash leaving the person trapped. - NZME

Fiery crash Two vehicles burst into flames after a fiery three vehicle crash near Kawhia yesterday that injured three people. The crash happened at 2.50pm on State Highway 31 near Otorohanga. A vehicle caught fire and it spread to another vehicle before setting alight nearby vegetation. A campervan was also involved in the crash, a police spokesperson said. St John transported one person in a serious condition and another in a moderate condition to Waikato Hospital by ambulance. A third person in a serious condition was assessed by rescue helicopter staff at the scene. - NZME

Sexual assault support on hand By Sue newman

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Sexual assault can happen to anyone, at any age. For victims, the impact can be devastating, the effects long lasting and often the opportunity to talk with experts can be the first step on the path to healing. In Ashburton, one of the agencies providing support for sexual assault victims is a relative newcomer to the district, Aviva. Since 2014 the organisation has been operating Canterbury’s sexual assault support service and last year won a contract to bring that service to Ashburton. The service is staffed by trained social workers and trained volunteers and offers help across several levels. Each tier of help is available to people in the Ashburton District, operations manager Gwenda Kendrew said.

Those services include advocacy and support where a specialist crisis support worker is available where possible 24/7 to support a victim through treatment or other processes immediately following a crisis. Emergency face-to-face sessions, including crisis counselling are also offered. This is where a support worker will provide face-to-face or remote crisis counselling, support sessions and referral to other services. They will also help with informed decision making and with arranging access to other resources. There is also crisis social work support where a victim and their family receive support during the crisis period. “We’ll support and help people to link into every service they’ll

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SASSC direct (24 hours): 03 377 5402 SASSC email: sasscadmin@ avivafamilies.org.nz Aviva freephone (24 hours): 0800 AVIVA NOW (0800 28482 669) Aviva website: www.avivafamilies.org.nz Safe to talk (MSD sexual assault support line; 24 hours): 0800 044 334

need, help them navigate the process,” she said. The depth of need in the Ashburton District is not known, and in the few months the service has

been available, numbers seeking help have not been large, Kendrew said. Numbers aside, it was important a service was available and that people knew it was there and that help was always available at the end of the phone, she said. The need for support for victims of sexual assault could relate to a current event, or it could be that help was needed for an historic event. Regardless of the time frame, help was available, Kendrew said. People could access Aviva’s service themselves or they could be referred through other agencies or through the police. Aviva is contracted to provide a service to anyone over the age of 17. While staff would support people under this age, they would be referred to the appro-

priate service for ongoing assistance, she said. While the service is based in Christchurch, a call from Ashburton will see an immediate response with a range of options offered. Social workers will travel to Ashburton if needed or people accessing the service can attend a clinic in Rolleston or Christchurch. The most important thing was that people were accessing the service, asking for help and staff would do whatever was required to meet a client’s needs, Kendrew said. And because sexual assault is no respecter of time, the support service can be accessed 24/7 for critical care. “We want people to know they’re not alone, there are people out there who will support you,” she said.

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Govt help for Kiwi jihadist ‘severely limited’ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says there is little the Government can do for a man known as the Kiwi Jihadist who has been in Syria fighting for Isis. But New Zealanders would be kept safe and the man could face up to 14 years in jail if he returned to New Zealand. Mark Taylor, a former New Zealand solider who only has New Zealand citizenship, has surrendered to Kurdish forces because life under Isis had become unbearable. The ABC reported that he was now being held in a Syrian prison. Taylor, also known as Mohammad Daniel and Abu Abdul Rahman, told the ABC he had been with the extremist group for five years. He reportedly burnt his New Zealand passport after going to Syria, and had claimed he had contacted the New Zealand Government to try to get a new one. Ardern said the Government’s ability to help New Zealanders in Syria was “severely limited” because New Zealand had no diplomatic presence in Syria, and its travel advisory was simply not to travel there. “New Zealanders should not travel to Syria ... if you do we cannot help you return. New

Mark Taylor, a Kiwi who joined Islamic State and is detained in a Syrian prison could face legal action in New Zealand, says Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Zealand does not have a presence in Syria.” She said Taylor would have to make his way to a New Zealand consulate office to obtain a travel document, and the nearest one was in Turkey. The Government did not have any contact with those holding Taylor, and she did not know what his living conditions were like. She would not say if Taylor’s

family had been in contact with the Government. While she would not comment on specifics or hypotheticals, Ardern suggested that Taylor would likely be taken into custody under the Terrorism Suppression Act if he returned to New Zealand. Under the act, anyone who participated in a terrorist group can be jailed for up to 14 years. Participation is defined as en-

Shipley steps down from board Former Prime Minister Dame Jenny Shipley will step down from the board of China Construction Bank New Zealand in the wake of the Mainzeal court decision where she and other directors were found liable for creditor losses. In a statement she said she believed it was in the best interests of the bank that she retire from the board at the end of March, which coincided with the end of the current reporting cycle. She said she intends putting her energy into dealing with personal and legal matters related to the Mainzeal case and to spending more time on her private busi-

ness and philanthropic interests. Last week Shipley was ordered to pay $6 million to creditors of Mainzeal, as part of a $36 million award by the High Court against the company’s directors. Mainzeal was one of the country’s largest construction companies when it went under in February 2013, owing unsecured creditors $110 million. Just under half of the money was owed to unpaid subcontractors, including tradespeople working on Mainzeal projects. Shipley was a director of Mainzeal from 2004, and chair of the company when receivers were appointed. - NZME

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hancing the group’s ability to carry out a terrorist act. Meanwhile, Geopolitical and security analyst Paul Buchanan told Newstalk ZB if he was brought back to New Zealand, an example could be made of Taylor. “I think the best course of action is to bring him back here, put him on trial and let the world see New Zealand’s standards of justice when it comes to returning jihadis,” he said. “If he returns, it would be a good way of demonstrating as this is a cautionary tale for the other wannabe jihadis that are still out there. “I’m sure [Taylor’s] got plenty of harrowing things to say, that might serve as a good deterrent for others.” Taylor told the ABC that he would be surprised if New Zealand did not take him back, though he said it was likely he would have to spend some time in prison. Ardern said she was confident that New Zealanders would be kept safe if Taylor came back. Although she would not detail the Government’s contingency plans, she said it involved police and she was confident police would do the right thing. - NZME

Sea of plastic after concert A Wellington man was shocked by the “sea of plastic” left behind after Eminem’s concert at Westpac Stadium on Saturday. Peter Steele was at the concert with friends and took a photo of the mess left behind by the 46,000 attendees. “I just saw a sea of plastic, it looked like it had hailed,” he said. “The conversation just started with ‘what a mess, what pigs, where do they go, that’s appalling’.” Steele said so much fuss was being made over plastic bags at supermarkets when massive amounts of plastic cups were being used at such events. He believed there would have been at least 100,000 cups. He and his friends discussed music festival Coastella, and how attendees had been able to purchase a $3 cup which they used throughout the festival and were able to return for a refund at the end. Anyone who didn’t want to wait in line for their refund could put the cups in a bin, and charities could collect the refunds for their cups. Steele questioned whether such a measure could be taken at Westpac Stadium. A stadium spokeswoman said the amount of rubbish collected by the post-event cleaning crew was standard for a concert of this size. “All rubbish was cleared on the night of the concert. All waste is collected and sorted by our post event clean-up crew and plastic and other recyclable products are sent for recycling locally.” Organisers have already put in place processes to reduce waste, and are looking for other alternative sustainable solutions. - NZME

Scrap over expensive school uniforms A former Macleans College student is locked in a scrap with his old school over plans to sell second-hand uniforms online. Jayson Fong, who graduated from the Bucklands Beach school in 2017, said the uniforms sold by the official supplier were too expensive and he wanted to under-cut them to provide students with a better deal. But the school is fighting back – and is reviewing how Fong was able to get hold of a large number of students’ emails that he used to promote his business. The stoush has threatened to get ugly, with Fong claiming he was threatened with deportation by a school staff member. When he was a student, he had struggled to afford school uniforms, Fong said, adding the only place to purchase them was expensive. Pricing for new uniforms can be found on the school’s website – a new blazer costs $230, but students can purchase a second-hand option for $120, or rent one for $80 a year, the website says. Fong, seeing a gap in the market, collected around 60 sets of uniforms in 2018 with the intent to sell them cheaper. Soon after he began spreading the word on Facebook he alleges he received a call from a school staffer. He alleged he was threatened to be reported to Immigration and advised he may get deported. “[The staff member] told me if I don’t stop [they] will contact Immigration and get me deported,” he said. Scared of deportation he ceased the practise and gave the uniforms away, but a year later he decided to pick it back up. Fong claimed he made no profit from the sales, and did it solely to provide competition for the uniform shop. Now, a second-year engineering student at University of Auckland, he had developed an app that he describes as “Trade Me for second-hand clothing”. Last month, to get the message out to students at Macleans, he said he used the school email address of a friend who graduated in 2018 to send a message to all students. The school then deleted the email from all student email inboxes that received it. He then sent another email to the school via a personal Gmail account which he said were deleted before he was blocked from the school domain. The day after the final email was sent, principal Steve Hargreaves called Fong to discuss the issues, a call that Fong secretly recorded. At the end of the conversation, Hargreaves offered to hear out Fong in six months and reconsider his business proposal then. - NZME

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Depp accuses Heard Johnny Depp has accused Amber Heard of being unfaithful with Elon Musk a month after they got married. The 55-year-old actor has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against his ex-wife following an article she wrote for the Washington Post newspaper, in which she identified herself as a domestic abuse victim, and in his legal papers, the Pirates of the Caribbean star claimed the 32-year-old actress embarked on a “new relationship” with the Tesla founder in March 2015.

A vacant commercial building along highway 50 in Columbus, Mississippi, sits in ruins after a tornado struck the area. PHOTO AP

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Tornadoes catastrophic A sheriff confirmed at least 14 people were killed by a possible tornado in Alabama on Sunday as severe storms destroyed mobile homes, snapped trees and left a trial of destruction and weather warnings extending into Georgia, Florida and South Carolina. Dozens of emergency responders rushed in to assist in Lee County, Alabama, after what appeared to be a large tornado struck as part of a powerful storm system raking the Southeast. “I can say that at this time we have 14 confirmed fatalities,” Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones said. “And again the search continues. We still have some people that are reported missing.” Authorities warned that the death toll could rise further as search efforts continued in the small community of Beauregard and surrounding areas. Jones said that the storm’s path of destruction stretched for miles through his rural county, and in places was

about a hundred metres wide. He didn’t have an immediate account of how many were believed missing. Several people in Lee County were taken to hospitals, “some of them with very serious injuries,” Jones said. Rita Smith, spokeswoman for the Lee County Emergency Management Agency, said about 150 first responders were assisting in the storm’s aftermath. Multiple homes were destroyed or damaged in Beauregard, about 95km east of Montgomery, Smith said. “We’ve still got people being pulled out of rubble,” Lee County Coroner Bill Harris said yesterday. “We’re going to be here all night.” No deaths had been reported from storm-damaged Alabama counties outside Lee County, said Gregory Robinson, spokesman for the Alabama Emergency Management Agency, but he said crews were still surveying damage in

several counties in the southwestern part of the state. Radar and video evidence showed what looked like a large tornado crossing the area near Beauregard shortly after 2pm Sunday (US time), said meteorologist Meredith Wyatt with the Birmingham, Alabama, office of the National Weather Service. Numerous tornado warnings were posted across parts of Alabama, Georgia, Florida and South Carolina as the powerful storm system raced across the region. In rural Talbotton, Georgia, about 130km south of Atlanta, a handful of people were injured by either powerful straight-line winds or a tornado that destroyed several mobile homes and damaged other buildings, said Leigh Ann Erenheim, director of the Talbot County Emergency Management Agency. News footage showed smashed buildings with rooftops blown away, cars overturned and debris everywhere.

Trees all around had been snapped bare of branches. “The last check I had was between six and eight injuries,” Ereheim said in a phone interview. Henry Wilson of the Peach County Emergency Management Agency near Macon in central Georgia said a barn had been destroyed and trees and power poles had been snapped, leaving many in the area without power. Authorities said a tornado was confirmed by radar in the Florida Panhandle. A portion of Interstate 10 on the Florida Panhandle was blocked in one direction for a time in Walton County in the aftermath, said Don Harrigan, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Tallahassee. When you have a mature line of storms moving into an area where low level winds are very strong, you tend to have tornadoes developing. “It’s a favourable environment for tornados.” - AP

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Bushfire ‘wiped Tonimbuk off the map’ An entire township has been all but wiped out by devastating bushfires in Victoria’s southeast. Tonimbuk, which borders Bunyip State Park, was in the direct path of a massive fire that swept through over the weekend.

A map of the area from the Country Fire Authority shows a large section of black over the township. Cartoonist Mark Knight is from Tonimbuk, 70km from the Melbourne CBD. He told 3AW radio he spent the weekend trying to protect the fam-

ily property but “the place has just been wiped clean”. Network 10 journalist Candice Wyatt tweeted: “It’s believed the township of Tonimbuk has been all but wiped off the map”. At the last census, Tonimbuk was home to 208 people.

Winemaker Andrew Clarke is among them. As bushfires ripped through the region, he could do nothing but stare at a screen in horror and disbelief on live TV when he saw the aerial footage of his Tonimbuk vineyard explode into a ball of flames. - AAP

Oprah chimes in In the wake of the controversial documentary Leaving Neverland – an inside look at the alleged abuse suffered by two men at the hands of Michael Jackson – Oprah Winfrey is set to interview the two men at the centre of the claims. “Twenty five years of the Oprah show I taped 217 episodes about sexual abuse,” Oprah says. “I tried and tried and tried to get the message across that sexual abuse was not just abuse, it was sexual seduction. But for me, this moment transcends Michael Jackson, it is much bigger than any one person.” After Oprah first interviewed Michael Jackson in 1993 she recalled: “I can tell you I really, really liked him,” she says. “After this interview, I thought I could be his friend, because I felt that he was really honest.”

Roseanne fires up bigtime Roseanne Barr has lashed out in a shocking new interview, in which she has called originators of the #MeToo movement “hos” and blamed them for sexual assault and harassment. On the Candace Owens Show, Barr said: “They’re pretending that they didn’t go to trade sexual favours for money”. She added: “I know a ho when I see one.” She also went on a rant against Kamala Harris, the California Democrat running for president. “Look at Kamala Harris, who I call Kama Sutra Harris,” she said. Referring to Harris’ prior relationship with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown, Barr added: “We all know what she did, she slept her way to the bottom.”

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t never occurred to David White that the husband of his daughter, the father of his grandchild, was a criminal. He was afterall reassured somehow that it would never happen again. Greg Meads would not beat his daughter, he would stop reading her phone messages, he would stop his controlling behaviour. White was not to know just what a terribly dangerous situation his daughter, Helen Meads, was in, and that he should have called the police. He was woken up to this terrible fact once she was murdered – shot in the throat at close range in the stables of the couple’s

Matamata property in 2009. Helen had earlier worked up the courage to leave, but was dead four days later. In situations like this one can not blame White for not realising the absolute criminality of the situation his daughter was in, and the huge risk to her life. Both he and Helen, as well as Helen’s children and other fami-

ly members, were victims of one person’s pathology, exhibiting as rage and violence. Most people don’t have this problem, so when they are in situations with people who do, they fail to recognise it for what it is. Unfortunately it is often the case with domestic violence, that victims very often believe it will never happen again, only later coming to realise that it is not so much a matter of if it will happen again, but when. At the heart of verbal, emotional, psychological and physical violence in domestic relationships there is denial. Perpetrators somehow see themselves as victims. The word

sorry may pass their lips, but somehow they are unable to take responsibility for their own actions. Now White realises that women in violent relationships are four times more likely to be murdered in the week they decide to leave. He knows now he should have called the police. He will be in Ashburton this Thursday night as he takes a road tour raising awareness, trying to prevent others from going through what he has. The Helen Mead case fits the classic stereotype of domestic violence, a woman killed by a man. But as we know, stereotypes

do not do justice to the reality. The fact is that anyone can be a perpetrator and women can be violent to their partners as well, and their children. The message is to not let someone else’s dark secret, their own problem with anger, become your secret as well. White’s advice is to phone a friend if you are in a bad space, and your relationship has become violent and controlling. “If you can’t remember your friend’s number and are afraid to call, then call my friend. It’s an easy number to remember, it’s 111.” That is sage advice, from someone well qualified to give it.

a rented bungalow in Hollywood; he was 33. In 1998, NASA scientists said enough water was frozen in the loose soil of the moon to support a lunar base and perhaps, one day, a human colony. In 2002, President George W. Bush slapped punishing tariffs of eight to 30 per cent on several types of imported steel in an effort to aid the ailing US industry. In 2003, In a blunt warning to the United States and Britain, the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Russia said they would block any attempt to get UN approval for war against Iraq. In 2013, New Zealand’s five-yearly census finally got under way after it had been scheduled for March 8, 2011. But after Canterbury’s

devastating February earthquake, Government Statistician Geoff Bascand and Statistics Minister Maurice Williamson announced that it would not go ahead. Ten years ago: As thousands demonstrated outside, California Supreme Court justices listened to legal arguments over the passage of Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. NATO agreed, after intense internal debate, to restore normal relations with Russia seven months after it had frozen ties in response to Moscow’s invasion of Georgia. Five years ago: The former Internal Revenue Service official at the heart of the controversy over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups, Lois Lerner,

once again refused to answer questions at a House hearing. One year ago: The Nielsen company announced that the Academy Awards viewership had plunged to a record low of 26.5 million, down 20 per cent from a year earlier. Today’s birthdays: Actor Paul Sand is 87. Actor James B. Sikking is 85. Actor Dean Stockwell is 83. Actor Fred Williamson is 81. Actress Samantha Eggar is 80. Actor Michael Warren is 73. Actor Eddie Hodges is 72. Singer Eddy Grant is 71. Rock musician Alan Clark (Dire Straits) is 67. Actresscomedian Marsha Warfield is 65. Magician Penn Jillette is 64. Actress Adriana Barraza is 63. Actress Talia Balsam is 60.

Rock singers Charlie and Craig Reid (The Proclaimers) are 57. Actor Paul Blackthorne is 50. Rock musician John Frusciante is 49. Singer Rome is 49. Actor Kevin Connolly is 45. Actress Eva Mendes is 45. Actress Jill Ritchie is 45. Actress Jolene Blalock is 44. Model Niki Taylor is 44. Actress Kimberly McCullough is 41. Actress Karolina Wydra is 38. Singer-songwriter Amanda Shires is 37. Actress Dominique McElligott is 33. Actor Sterling Knight is 30. Actor Jake Lloyd is 30. Actor Micah Fowler is 21. Thought for today: “More tears have been shed over men’s lack of manners than their lack of morals.” — Helen Hathaway, American writer (1893-1932). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, March 5, the 64th day of 2019. There are 301 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 5, 1963, country music performers Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas and Hawkshaw Hawkins died in the crash of their plane, a Piper Comanche, near Camden, Tennessee, along with pilot Randy Hughes (Cline’s manager). On this date: In 1770, the Boston Massacre took place as British soldiers who’d been taunted by a crowd of colonists opened fire, killing five people. In 1868, the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson began in the US Senate, with Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase presiding. Johnson, the first US president to be impeached, was accused of “high crimes and misdemeanors” stemming from his attempt to fire Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton; the trial ended on May 26 with Johnson’s acquittal. In 1933, in German parliamentary elections, the Nazi Party won 44 per cent of the vote; the Nazis joined with a conservative nationalist party to gain a slender majority in the Reichstag. In 1946, Winston Churchill delivered his Iron Curtain speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, in which he said: “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an ‘iron curtain’ has descended across the continent, allowing police governments to rule Eastern Europe.” In 1953, Soviet dictator Josef Stalin died after three decades in power. In 1955, Elvis Presley made his television debut on Louisiana Hayride carried by KSLA-TV Shreveport. In 1966, BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707, crashed into Japan’s Mount Fuji after breaking up in severe turbulence; all 124 people on board were killed. In 1970, the Treaty on the NonProliferation of Nuclear Weapons went into effect after 43 nations ratified it. In 1982, comedian John Belushi was found dead of a drug overdose in

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ast week, in two strokes of the pen, the Government proposed sweeping changes to high country pastoral lease land. The Crown owns approximately 1.2 million hectares of Crown pastoral land, most of which is in the South Island’s high country. The Crown began leasing out this land to farmers in the 1850s, with the harsh land not considered viable for non-farming purposes. Over time, the Crown passed the lessee ownership of any improvements, such as buildings, fences, and improvements to soil on that land. Leases became perpetually renewable, extending significant rights to leaseholders. That came with responsibilities, including the lessee being required to spend significant money, time and resources keeping on top of pests and weeds. Until now the only way the government could effectively get back full rights to that land, was to either buy it back or trade other parts of land for it, as part of the voluntary tenure review process. The government just proposed two major changes that affect leasehold land. The first was that it was ending tenure review. The minister had flagged this previously, so not a huge surprise.

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The next was that a range of further changes to the management of Crown pastoral lease land was now open up for public consultation. In our view, the cessation of tenure review – alongside alternatives, options and repercussions – should have been part of this consultation. The package of changes proposed could significantly toughen a leaseholder’s ability to get discretionary consents to carry on activities beyond grazing, including opening up any such proposals to submissions from a range of environmental and other interested parties. It is also proposing a lot more monitoring, and giving greater powers to the Commissioner for Crown Lands, who would become more accountable to whoever was the Government of the day. This could become an erosion of the commissioner’s independence. Even more disappointing, despite referencing QEII covenants

as an invaluable tool to protect land, this government has decreased funding to this critical entity, reducing the ability of those landowners that want to do the right thing and covenant the special parts of their land. While there has been public criticism at the profits made by some landowners benefiting from the outcome of previous tenure review processes, the government’s ending of tenure review doesn’t right those wrongs, or redress that situation. Nor does it acknowledge the huge range of positives, such as the expansion of the conservation estate or improved public access, which have resulted from previous tenure review processes. Tenure review has not caused all current problems, nor will its removal solve them all. The Resource Management Act provides the regulatory basis of sustainably managing New Zealand’s land, air and water. Most districts and regions are well into producing second-generation plans. Environmental groups and the Director General of Conservation have been heavily involved in these processes – including challenging many council decisions in the Environment Court – with mediated agreements approved as sufficient and appropriate.

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These new endorsed plans have not yet had a chance to show the benefits to landscape and biodiversity protection, so it is misleading to imply that current measures are not sufficient. What is evident from both announcements is that the government’s desire to protect biodiversity and landscapes on leasehold land remains, but the desire to compensate for this may not. There is a risk that large amounts of leasehold land could potentially become a quasi-conservation estate, funded, managed and maintained by private leaseholders, without the option of tenure review. People have until April 12 to submit on these proposals and we strongly encourage landowners and leaseholders across New Zealand to sit up and pay attention to what is being proposed, and to have your say. It is high country under the spotlight today, but could well be you tomorrow. Kim Reilly is Federated Farmers South Island regional policy manager. 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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Fonterra future-proofing BY TIM CRONSHAW

Left – Fonterra has no qualms with investing in bio-engineered food and traditionally produced milk.

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Dairy giant Fonterra has dipped a toe in the bio-engineered food game by taking a stake in a United States company. The co-operative’s undisclosed investment in Motif Ingredients, a company that develops and commercialises bio-engineered animal and food ingredients, is a step in a new direction away from its traditional base of natural milk. Fonterra global consumer and foodservice head Judith Swales said the move was part of the co-operative’s commitment to its farmer-owners to stay at the forefront of innovation. The investment would allow it to understand and meet the changing preferences of consumers, she said. “Farmers expect their co-op to get the most value from every drop of their milk and also keep an eye on tomorrow to futureproof their co-op for generations to come. Dairy nutrition will always be at our core, but we also want to explore how we can capture more value from new types of nutrition.’’ Alternative nutrition produced from plants, insects, algae and fermentation is fast evolving. She said the “complementary nutrition’’ category could co-exist alongside animal proteins, including cows’ milk. “It’s not a case of either/or, but both,” she said. Fonterra would not disclose the size of its investment, other than saying it was a minority stake in the business. Swales said the population would increase by two billion more mouths to feed in the next 30 years and there would not be enough food to go around using

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today’s methods. “A combination of traditional and complementary nutrition sources will be required to meet the world’s increasing need for food, especially protein. “Consumers around the world will continue to want natural, grass-fed dairy as a premium source of nutrition. “At the same time, we recognise that no two consumers are the same. As diets and preferences continue to evolve, we want to be there, providing people with choices.’’ Motif was set up by organism company Ginkgo Bioworks. Using a process similar to how insulin, vitamins and beer are

made, a team of biotech experts will harness genetic science and fermentation technology to re-create and sell animal proteins and food ingredients, including those similar to dairy ingredients. Motif Ingredients chief executive Jonathan McIntyre said Motif would help propel the next food revolution for affordable, sustainable and accessible ingredients through biotechnology and fermentation that would meet the standards of chefs, food developers, and visionary brands. Other investors in Motif Ingredients apart from Ginkgo Bioworks are Breakthrough Energy Ventures, Louis Dreyfus Companies and Viking Global Investors.

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MARKET REPORT BY GUY TRAFFORD An interesting ‘innovation’ is taking place in the Waikato River catchment which may be of interest to farmers in the Canterbury region. The Waikato River Authority (a crown/ iwi organisation set up in 2010 to oversee improving the wellbeing of the Waipa and Waikato rivers) launched an ambitious plan to raise funds to purchase 12-18 dairy farms in sensitive areas with the aim to convert them to organics to reduce potential pollutants flowing off the farms into the rivers. Launched in November, the aim was to invest $100 million into organics. To date interest has come from local investors as well as from Europe, with a European-based 6000 cow dairy company getting its organic certification and presumably looking to expand into New Zealand. There has also been interest from a sheep milk supply company and a company considering constructing a dryer for A2 and organic milk. CEO of WRA Bob Penter said: “We have had the whole of the [dairy] supply chain come and touch the opportunity.” While the issues regarding nutrient flows into water in the Waikato are not the same as in Canterbury, there are enough similarities to make the idea worth a second look. It would at least give the opportunity to those who criticise dairy farming to put some money where their mouths are and help go some way to fixing the problem.

Markets Store markets are holding surprisingly well considering the dry weather but are on a downward trend. With the exception of the cow and venison schedules, the free fall we have been observing for the past 3-4 months seems to be arrested. For the cow schedule, the continuing fall coincides with the increased supply coming off dairy farms as farmers get rid of low-priority animals. Ironically, the US market is showing an upturn with a lower local kill and Australia also down, driving greater US demand. The fall in the venison prices, at first glance, is harder to fathom.

On just a dollar-to-dollar value the prices have dropped nearly 20 per cent from the high of September. On top of that the NZ dollar has also slid nearly 10 per cent over the past 12 months. It is hard to imagine markets have changed that dramatically in six months. However, when looking back over 14 years, Deer Industry New Zealand chief executive Dan Coup says: “It is simply a return to a typical seasonal pricing pattern, albeit at a much higher level and with a less of an autumn dip than has been the case in the past.” He appears to be correct, with last autumn being the abnormality, with the continuing rise through the season and not the usual dip in prices. The lamb schedule showed a similar trend, with autumn prices kicking from last season when there is usually a fall sometimes of around 30 per cent. The big difference between this season and the last is the rainfall. Last season, once we got through the Christmas period, rainfall came on a regular basis, where this year the reverse is the case. Unfortunately, despite some works being co-ops, it doesn’t seem to flow into their purchasing behaviour with supply being as big of a driver of the schedule as is demand and the weather influences that more than anything. Dairy With the mixed forecast coming out of Fonterra last week responses have been varied. Farmers are generally happy with the lift ($6.30-$6.60) in the farm gate price, but the reduction in the share dividend from 25c-35c to a 15c-25c range has drawn a sharp response from investors with the Fonterra share price dropping from $4.74 at the start of February to a record low of $4.20 on March 1. Although likely to have a small rebound when trading opened yesterday, the share price has had a fairly steady decline since its recent peak in January, 2018, and nothing likely to help improve the situation on the near horizon. International prices for dairy products are holding steady with cheddar cheese showing a surprising lift.

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Burger King NZ up for sale Group was banned from hiring migrant workers for a year for breaching the Minimum Wage Act. The ban extends until July this year. Burger King was also ordered to pay an Auckland woman $3500 for failing to pay her minimum wage on three occasions during her employment as a trainee manager – employed on a salary of $37,500. Salaried workers on $41,000 per year would be paid less than the minimum wage if they worked just one extra eight-hour shift a fortnight, an investigation by the Labour Inspectorate found. Earlier last year Burger King workers staged a number of strikes, picketing for higher pay and better working conditions. Negotiations between Antares and the union which represents its workers lasted more than a year. The fast-food operator refused to attend mediation meetings for three weeks the Herald reported in June last year. - NZME

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embark on a number of initiatives to address the imbalance. That included the Reserve Bank imposing specific leverage restrictions on Auckland property investors, who have been blamed for much of the rapid price appreciation. About 2.7 per cent of Barfoot’s sales were north of $2 million, and another 27.8 per cent were $1-2 million. About 12.7 per cent were below $500,000. Thompson said the top end of the market tends to have a quieter start to the year, with new listings expected to show up in late February and early March. - BusinessDesk

Jeuneora’s huge bet on hemp pays off Christchurch supplements company Jeuneora took a huge bet on hemp, long before legislation passed permitting the consumption of the plant. The company bought more than one tonne of hemp protein from an Ashburton farm in July last year – everything it had – in the hope New Zealand would follow America, Canada and the United States in permitting the consumption of hemp. Legislation passed in November and by January it had products on the market. Now, Jeuneora, which creates collagen protein powders and various oil products, hopes the superfood will steer it through its next phase of growth. Jeuneora has experienced exponential growth in the past two

years. Between its first and second year it experienced growth of 750 per cent. From last year until now its has experienced growth of 340 per cent. It took the company two years to reach its first $1 million in sales, then six months more to reach its second $1m – not bad for a company that started as founder Monique Kaminski’s side project. Kaminski says updated legislation opens an exciting new industry for the New Zealand, which can easily cultivate the plant for multiple uses. She says Jeuneora was set on having a hemp protein powder so it could service the plant-based part of the market who can not consume its marine collagen products. “People really have embraced

it [but] there’s still a bit of education needed,” she says. “We saw what was happening overseas and knew it was a great product. Our customers were wanting a plantbased product and so we selected hemp because it’s a new and exciting industry for New Zealand – we were keen to be involved from the start.” The company currently exports to the UK and around 15 per cent of its sales are global, sent from the company’s Christchurch distribution centre. Jeuneora has used social media influencers and smart marketing to market collagen products which were traditionally seen for an older market to a younger demographic. In the past 18 months it has gone from sending out 100 orders a week to around 200 per day. - NZME

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than accept lower offers. “The market is progressively hardening into a buyers’ market with a number of vendors preferring to take their property off the market when they cannot achieve their asking price,” he said in a statement. Barfoot attracted 1563 new listings in February, down from 1747 a year earlier. By the end of the month, it had 4660 properties on its books, compared to 4648 in February 2018. Auckland is ground zero for the property market because it has a shortage of stock to meet the needs of an expanding population, prompting policymakers to

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Auckland realtor Barfoot & Thompson had its quietest month in more than 10 years in February, with sales down 28 per cent from a year earlier. Barfoot sold 474 houses last month, down from 665 in February 2018, the lowest monthly turnover since December 2008, a time when New Zealand’s mezzanine finance sector was in the process of collapsing and the global financial crisis was in full swing. Despite the lack of activity, prices held up, with the median sale price down 2.3 per cent at $801,000. Barfoot managing director Peter Thompson said vendors preferred to pull listings rather

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - The first email message was sent in 1971. a. True b. False 2. Helsinki is the capital of which country? a. Greece b. Norway c. Finland 3 - Who partnered with Bob Geldof to co-write Do They Know It’s Christmas? a. David Bowie b. Midge Ure c. Leonard Cohen 4 - The spinning jenny was originally designed to assist in ... what? a. Weaving b. Printing c. Car production 5 - Which US state has the smallest capital by land area? a. Maryland b. Kentucky c. New York 6 - A positive electrode is known as a/an...? a. Anode b. Diode c. Cathode 7 - Which of these is not an official boxing weight category? a. Super middleweight b. Light featherweight c. Super lightweight 8 - What does penurious mean? a. Poor b. Injured c. Worried

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A family affair The Coldstream team of 1980-81 was a family affair. The middle row has four Davidsons in it, although only two are brothers. There are also a few father-son combinations, with Neil (N. W.) Scott and son S. N. Scott, and Duncan Smith and his sons Roger and Barry. Coldstream is one of only four Mid Canterbury open grade teams left. There was a time when there were 23 open grade teams in NZ.

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Answers: 1. True 2. Finland 3. Midge Ure 4. Weaving 5. Maryland 6. Anode 7. Light Featherweight 8. Poor.

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Left – Collections registrar, Apryl Morden with the Tilson Flag repacked into a large textile box. Right – Joanne and Sam Greenlees looking at the flag. George Tilson is Sam’s great great great uncle.

Above – The caption sewn into the flag states that the flag was gifted to Hinds School by George Tilson in 1915. Right – The very large Union Jack flag only half folded out but taking up two trestle tables.

From an old home to a new one BY ROSIE TWAMLEY Making sure objects are well looked after is something that the team at the Ashburton Museum takes pride in, especially as the rich history of the district means that we have many thousands of objects that we look after and preserve. When visitors come in and ask to do family research you never quite know what you might find hidden away in our collection, just like a couple of weeks ago, when members of the Greenlees

family came in to learn about their Tilson relatives. After a quick search through our records we were able to locate and bring out a World War One Union Jack flag for our Greenlees family visitors. The flag had belonged to Ashburton local, George Tilson, whose four sons had served in Gallipoli, and had been donated to Hinds School in 1915. Word of mouth stated that the flag itself had flown at Gallipoli, making this a very special and nationally significant flag that we

take care of in our collection. A new home What we found when taking the flag out, is that the box the flag had been living in was not the best one for it. When opening the flag, creases could be seen and the labelling of the object was not the best that it could be. From this inspection, our collections registrar, Apryl, and I decided to give the flag a new and improved home, so that in another 100 years the flag will still be in

a good condition. The first step of this process was to get a box that would better fit this large flag. Once we had this, we then started to fold the flag carefully. We put pieces of folded acid-free tissue paper where the flag folded to create a cylinder like shape, called a bolster, which acts like a rounded barrier, so that no creases will be created. As we were folding we continued to do this where the flag folded. We also put tissue in between the layers where the flag was folded, so that the fabric of the flag

did not touch itself. Once the flag was protected with the tissue paper the next step was to tie the flag together gently, using cotton tape ties to keep the tissue paper in place, as well as helping keep the flag neatly folded. We then placed the flag in its box, wrote its collection number on the front and put the flag back in its old home, in a fresh new box. Now the flag is ready to live on, being well protected for future relatives to come and see it in all its glory.

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Hampstead Bowling Club February 22 Friday Half Day Triples results - Proudly Sponsored by the Devon Tavern 1st Place M. Quinn, R. Bennett, W. Watson 3 wins, 17 ends, 29 points; 2nd Place J. Ryk, A. McKenzie 3 wins, 16 ends, 35 points; 3rd Place R. Mitchell, J. Withell, D. Lysart 2 wins, 16 ends, 29 points.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club February 25 Flaxmere & King Trophies N/S 1st Ann Gilbert & Linda Osborne, 2nd Janine Havis & Debbie Seddon - Sewell, 3rd Georgina Black & Maryke Blignault E/W 1st Colin Clemens & Hilda Blee, 2nd Ruth Logan & Pauline Scott, 3rd Pat Wise & Graham Gilbert February 26 Robinson Salver N/S 1st Trish Downward & Alan Wright, 2nd David Sewell & John McDonald, 3rd Melva Stowell & Pat Jordan. E/W 1st Sue Rosevear & Pauline Fergus, 2nd Val Ferrier & Maurice Small, 3rd =Jim Rooney & Mike Holdaway and Audrey Rooney & Annette Blain February 27 Individual Ladder N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & Judith Edmond, 2nd David Sewell & John McDonald, 3rd Val Palmer & Melva Stowell. E/W 1st Trish Downward & Mary Buckland, 2nd Rewa Kyle & Kay Robb, 3rd John Shearer & Edna Segers Thursday Evening –February 28th, 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st Mary Buckland & Judith Edmond, 2nd Pat Jordan & Raylene Phillips, 3rd Maureen Kolkman & Lois Rose E/W 1st Jim Rooney & Bill Kolkman, 2nd Kay Robb & David Sewell, 3rd Rewa Kyle & Trish Small.

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers February 27 Wednesday Night McGee & Social Wheelers Cup & Trophies Seriess 1st Tim Craig CT.28.43. HT.Go. RT. 28m 43s. 2nd Brent Hudson CT. 28.49. HT. Go. RT. 28m 49s. 3rd. Nick Grijns CT.29.50. HT.2.00m. RT. 27m 50s. 4th Nigel Chatterton CT.30.25. HT. 2.00m. RT. 28m 25s. 5th Oliver Davidson CT. 30.32. HT.6.00m. RT. 24m 32s. F/T. 6th Paul Macfie CT.30.45. HT. 4.00m. RT. 26m 45s. 3f/t. 7th Paul Sinclair CT.30.47. HT. 6.00m. RT. 24m 47s. 2f/t.

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club Tara Trust sponsored Getaway Tournament Sunday 10th March 9.00am. Team entry $80.00 includes BBQ lunch skips entered; I. Kaye, J. Withell, T. Inwood, G. Eddington, G. Eder, M. Grice, W. Watson, C. Cleghorn, Hampstead, B. White, B. Mayson, Hinds 1, W. Suttie, C. Carter, M. Behrns ,R.K, P[ease note parking available Nicholson Street. Skips entered M.S.A Bowling Clubs Friday Triples sponsored by Skip2ItFlooringXtra March 8, 12.30pm D. Muir, R. Mitchell, D. Kinvig, G. Sparks, B. Williams T. Inwood, R.K. N. Atkinson, B.Harrison, B. Hopwood, R. Anstiss E. Maw, A. MacKenzie, D. Hickman, M. Anderson, L. Muir. Team entry $18.00 Club shirts or whites to be worn

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 9 A teams Ambrose will be played.

8th Don Summerfield CT.31.08. HT. 4.00m. RT.27m 08s. 4f/t.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club March 1 Midlands Seed Social Teams Top Team: Rate Players 95 – Geoff Rhodes, Hernando Morilla, Sandy Hogg, Katelyn Hogg, Men: Cunning Studs 90.5, Wez-R-Good 88.5, ACL Hackers 1 88, Pakeke Pros 88, Women: Great Blend 90.5, Busines Birdies 88.5, Mixed: MACAS 92.5, Country Classics 89.5, GIIFA 89.5, Top Lady: Sandy Hogg 35, Top Man: Paul Houston, Bruce Henderson 33.5 Nearest the Pins: Templeton Motors Kendall Lowe, Paul May Motors Lindsay Williams, Gabites Ltd Peter Lee, Mac & Maggies John Fechney, Gabites Lucky Player Erin Porter Twos: Adrian Hopwood, Paul Houston, Sheryl Reid, Kevin Smith, Lindsay Williams. NB. The course is closed this week for maintenance so no Tuesday teams play. Course open at 3pm on Friday 8th. March 2 The Radius Care Player of the Day Jeff Williamson 83-21=62. Other winning scores in the stroke round were: Jeff Hewitt 66, James MacFarlane 66, Ron Carlson 67, Peter Morgan 68, Chris Ralston 69, Ivan Blain 70, Jason Overend 70, Adrian Hopwood 70, Matt Tait 71, Craig Bain 71, Hamish Niles 71. Twos: Ivan Blain, Jeff Williamson, Blair Franklin and Chris Robertson. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Paul Houston; Rothbury Insurance: Sue Hastie; Allenton Meat Centre: Jeff Hewitt; South Island Seeds: Kirk Schimanski: Property Brokers #6: Adrian Hopwood; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Murray Wackrow; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Murray Wackrow. Birdie Jackpot #10, Nett Eagle #5 Nine Hole Winner: Peter Wright on 20pts by c/b from Paul Houston, Kevin Hurley and Hughie Murchie also 20pts. A two for Paul Houston as well.

Mayfield Golf Club February 28 9 Holes Stroke and 1st Stableford Men 1st John Greenslade 53-18-35, 19 Stablefords, 2nd Eddie Graham 57-16-41, 14 Stablefords Ladies: 1st Jo Cook 66-19-47, 9 Stablefords Greg Sim Building & Excavating No 2: John Greenslade, Mayfield Transport No 5: John Greenslade March 2 Skibio Trophy Winner John Sim net 68 Other good scores Bill Allan 69 James McCormick 70 Andrew Lake Gaven Smith 71 Nearest Pins: No 2 Aon Insurance: not

Starting Times: Morning: Morning players at 8am; Afternoon report at 12.00 noon for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report at 1.00pm for a 1.30pm start.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis March 9 Junior Tennis All games to start at 9am sharp Junior A Grade – Dorie Jnr A v Methven Gold at ATTC; Hampstead Jnr A v Methven Bronze at Hampstead; Allenton Hawks v Methven Silver ATTC; Allenton Eagles v Southern Sharps at ATTC. Junior B Grade Pool 1 – Methven Black v Southern Steel at ATTC; Methven White v Southern Slammers at Methven Domain. Pool 2 – Dorie Jnr B v Allenton Keas at ATTC; Tinwald Jnr B v Dorie Hampstead at Hampstead Keas at Allenton; Bye – Allenton Falcons. Junior C - Duty Team Methven Yellow Southern Stars v Methven Red at ATTC; Tinwald Jnr C v Allenton Kiwis at Allenton; Methven Blue v Hampstead Jnr C at ATTC; Allenton Tuis v Methven Yellow at ATTC. Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308-3020 as soon as possible.

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 struck, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Andrew Lake, No 5 Marilyn Cross Property Brokers: Kerry Read, No 14 ANZ Bank: Ian Beach, 9&18 second shot: James McCormick Twos: John Sim Rosehope Rommey Player of the Day: John Sim 86/18/68

Methven Golf Club February 27 Ladies Division Nancy McCormick 36 Hole Foursomes. Winners: Jenny Senior & Wendy Wareing AM 66.5, PM 71.5 = 138 AM Winners: Robyn Maw & Bev Isherwood 67; PM Winners Lynn Worsfold & Sharon Bree 74.5 18 Hole Stroke: Sally Jones 98-25-73, Ellen Kemp 97-23-74 Nearest the Pins. Open over the field 6# Aribica: Denise Dixey, 17# Cinema Paradiso: Sharon Bree, 4# Methven Foursquare: Wendy Wareing, 13# Methven Travel: Jenny Senior, 6# Sat Girls Methven Pharmacy: Ellen Kemp March 2 Men’s Division Medal round, 1st round Callaghan Trophy Senior/ Intermediate: John McGettigan 8713-74. Junior A: Mike Gray 89-19-70by lot. Junior B: Dave Puckett 98-26-72 Other Good Scores: 70 Ron Hanna. 72 Gary Kermode. 73 Peter Kemp. Two’s: Paul Plimmer, Peter Harper, Mike Gray. Dubliner Best Nett: Mike Gray 70 by lot. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Ron Hanna. Methven Travel Best Gross: Gary Foy 86. Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: John McGettigan. Hunters Wine No 6: Philip Johnson. Ski Time No 13: Sam Fitzgibbon. Green Parrot No 17: Keith Middleton. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ron Hanna. Next Week March 9: 3rd round Roger Harris, 1st Round Green Jacket.

Tinwald Golf Club February 28 Twilight Par- Alternate tees Leading scores in Thursday’s twilight par round with men playing off the yellow tees and women off the red: -6; Steve Moorehead 6 up, Wayne Mellish 4 up, Steve Anderson 3 up b/l 7-10; Ben King 5 up b/l Mitch VanderKrogt 5 up, Matt

Stoddart, Ryan Fahey, John Schofield, Paul Lane 4 up. 11 plus; Keith Bonnington 6 up b/l, Alec Bec 6 up, Ben Stoddart 5 up, Selwyn Munro, Graham Mills 4 up. Women: 0-14; Sue Gutsell 5 up b/l Leen Bell 5 up. 15 plus; Cynthia Bonnington 1 up. Nearest the pin: # 2 Dave Allan. # 12 Michael Thomas. Twos; John Smitheram, Paul Boon, Phill Hooper, Steve Moorehead, Dan Joho, Michael Thomas. Radio Hokonui hacker of the night was Cameron Miller by lot with 3 down. Saturday March 2 Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round. -12; Poko Paraia 66, Gordon Rennie 69. 13-18; Neil Connelly 66, Wayne Ross 70.19 plus; Ray Kirdy 63, Ross Preece 64, Des Green 70. Women; Jacqui Beardsley 69. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Gluyas Ford # 6; Pete Marshall. House of Travel # 12; Myson. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Snow Pierce. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Maeva Timote. Two’s; Struan Scott, Rod Harris, Alan Anderson. Net Eagle; # 7 not struck.

■ Petanque Ashburton MSA Petanque Club March 1 - New Zealand Women’s Triples held in Dunedin Winner: Pat O’Shea (Christchurch), Marilyn Bunce (Alexander), Stefany Frost (Dunedin); Runners up: Marion Harrison (Ashburton), Jan Guilford (Ashburton), Mavis Thompson (Timaru); Plate Winner: Annette Williams, Gretchen Preston, Sandra Downes (Taieri); 2nd Lani Taraunu, Tasha Storey, Leolani Mailei (Panmure); 3rd= Karen Bensdorp (Ashburton), Nadine Simpson (Dunedin), Diana Glamuzina (Northcote) March 2/3 National Triples held in Dunedin Ashburton placings Championship consolation: 3rd= Karen Bensdorp (Ashburton), Nadine Simpson (Dunedin), Diana Glamuzina (Northcote); Plate winners: Richard Browne (Ashburton), Brian Westerbeek (Christchurch), Bob Bridge (Hibiscus) National Women’s Pointing Contest Winner: Marion Harrison (Ashburton), Runner up: Nadine Simpson (Dunedin)

Ashburton Guardian 15 National Men’s Pointing Contest Winner: Richard Browne (Ashburton), Runner up: Morgan Choveaux (Hataitai)

■ Softball Hampstead Softball Slow Pitch S & Giggles 13 - 9 Demolition, Marines & Angels 11 - 11 As Good As It Gets, Laser Attack 10 - 9 Social As As, Hawkies Hawks 30 - 13 Pitch Slappers Final Placings: 1st (Hampstead Slow Pitch Major Winners) S & Giggles, 2nd Demolition, 3rd Marines & Angels, As Good As It Gets 5th (Section 2 Winners), Laser Attack, 6th Social As As, 7th Hawkies Hawks, 8th Pitch Slappers, 9th Super Sluggers

■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Chris O’Reilly lost to Billy Nolan 0-3, Blair Horrell lost to Craig Campbell 1-2, Chris Lima beat Hamish Trott 2-1, Michelle Boleyn beat Jane Kingan 3-0. Paul Cousins beat Harry Stanway 3-0, Ron Carlson lost to Pete Blacklow 1-3, Rebecca Abernethy beat Reece Wallington 2-1, Jan Lee beat Guy Stanway 3-1. Mick Hooper lost to Ben Kruger 1-2, Julie Smith lost to James Bowker 0-3, Neil Keenan beat Brendan Clark 3-1, Charlotte Smith beat Robbie Kok 3-2. James McCloy drew with Mick Hooper 2-2, Ron Carlson beat Ian Dolden 2-1, Tim Kuipers drew with Steve Devereux 2-2, Amy Muckle beat Chrissie Stratford 2-1. Scott Broker lost to Kevin Milne 0-3, Chris Thompson beat Rob Giles 3-1, Melissa Wilson drew with Kirsty Clay 2-2, Sian Hurley lost to Sam Kuipers 0-3.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis February 27, Twilight Hackers 18 v What’s The Score 15, Tridents 21 v 3 Kiwis 1 Pom 12, Famous Grouse 15 v Hit & Run 18, Council Crew 13 v We Are Stihl Suzuki 20, Hit 4 Brains 19 v Slice Girls 14, Grand Slammers 19 v Miracles 14, Courtiers 17 v Mighty Meerkats 17, Run Like the Winded 14 v Let’s Play 19

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Punter wins big By Michael Burgess An Auckland man has won the football bet of a lifetime, turning a punt of $20 into more than $200,000. It’s believed to be the largest ever payout the New Zealand TAB has recorded on a football exclusive multi-bet, with eventual odds of over 10,000 to 1. The 36-year-old self-employed Manchester United fan, who asked to remain anonymous, successfully predicted the number of first half goals in eight European football matches over the last three weeks to collect a total of $210,000. The games included two English Premier League games, four UEFA Champions League matches and a Spanish Cup match. A multi-bet cumulatively increases with each successful prediction, but one wrong pick and everything is lost. After getting the first six legs correct, his potential haul hinged on the final two games, Tottenham against Chelsea, as well as a titanic battle between Real Madrid and Barcelona, both played last Thursday morning. Before those matches he was offered a chance to ‘cash out’ his bet, with the TAB looking to mitigate their potential liability. “They offered me $16,000 and stuff before the game and I said ‘no, leave it for now’,” the man told the Herald. “I didn’t want to cash it out – I thought I would try my luck.” Despite his best intentions, he watched both matches simultaneously on split screens, which turned into an agonising 45 minutes or so, given the possible fortune that was at stake. He had wagered

that both games would be goalless at halftime. In the London derby Chelsea striker Gonzalo Higuaín hit the post from 12 yards, then missed another gilt-edged chance, while Spurs midfielder Harry Winks later struck the woodwork with a long range effort. There was also a ton of chances in Madrid, as the home side besieged the Barcelona goal in the first half. “There were a lot of ‘almost’ goals, heaps, but they didn’t go in,” said the punter. As the half progressed, agonisingly, minute by minute, the man also had to weigh up more offers from the TAB, of between $30,000 to $40,000, all the while knowing that a single goal in either match would render his bet null and void. “During the [first half] they were offering good money to [cash out] at that time, but I didn’t take it,” said the man. The halftime whistle was blown in Spain, with the score at 0-0 and the seventh leg of his multi was secured. However the first half at Stamford Bridge still wasn’t over. “Real Madrid and Barcelona finished first,” said the man. “But the Chelsea match was still going. Then [the fourth official] displayed one minute extra time and when I saw that my heart started racing.” The windfall had come at a good time for the punter, and he admits his partner is “very happy”. “We are not rich so we need the money,” he said. “It’s fair to say we are both over the moon. We plan to pay off some bills and other things and then probably go on a holiday, maybe to Bangkok or Japan. And eat a lot of KFC!” - NZME

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Taylor top super saloon driver in the south Timaru’s Richie Taylor was crowned the CTRA (Circle Track Racing Association) South Island Super Saloon Champion after a big day of racing at the Ashburton Speedway on Sunday. It was the first time super saloons had raced at the Ashburton Speedway in more than a decade, and they were the big attraction at Sunday’s meeting. Taylor won the title with Trevor Elliott second and Roger Nees third. The next meet at Ashburton Speedway would take place on April 7 and it will be their Memorial Meeting, where drivers would race for the CTRA Limited Saloons Title. Their next meet after that will be their big Wheels Week meeting where national titles go on the line over two days. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 030319-HM-0242

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Red Bull on Mustang alert Even Holden doyen Roland Dane admits it may take a few rounds before his all-conquering team Red Bull Racing (RBR) reins in Ford driver Scott McLaughlin’s new Mustang. DJR Team Penske’s McLaughlin made an ideal start to his title defence by producing a dream return for the Ford Mustang and clean sweeping the Supercars opening round in Adelaide. He has a perfect 300-point championship lead going into the second round at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne in two weeks ahead of RBR’s Shane van Gisbergen (258pts) and his team-mate, seven-time series champ Jamie Whincup (234pts). McLaughlin convincingly won both 250km races on Adelaide’s tough street circuit in a Mustang that replaced Falcons in all six of Ford’s teams this season, their first sighting on the grid since 1990. RBR have claimed six of the last eight championships but Dane admitted they were playing catch-up after McLaughlin’s stunning start. “It was interesting. “There is a bit to sort out and hopefully over the next few weekends we can make some inroads. “We have some work to do.” RBR star van Gisbergen – who finished third in both season-opening races – admitted his

The 2019 Mustang is fast. Very fast. team may not make an impact until the fourth round at Phillip Island. “Phillip Island is going to be the real test for us to see how much we have improved,” he said. “We had some big gains with the car but we didn’t have the pace (in Adelaide). There are a few areas where we are deficient. We were nowhere (in qualifying) – the cars were very average.” To his credit McLaughlin wasn’t getting ahead of himself despite his perfect season start. “You always hope and believe in your team. “I felt we punched above our weight last year (to win the title),” he said. “But re-setting with a new car

this year was just what we needed. “Still, I walked into this weekend thinking maybe a couple of top fives would be great.” Meanwhile, few could complain about young gun Cameron Waters’ brave runner-up result in the second race in Adelaide. But his Ford team boss Tim Edwards had plenty of gripes about his other star driver Chaz Mostert’s treatment after a controversial pit-lane incident. Waters gained redemption after backing up from a dead-last finish in Saturday’s season opener following a cool suit malfunction that scuppered his chances. Waters was forced to pit on lap 20 of the season-opening 78-lap

race after his cool suit failed in scorching conditions. Waters bounced back to finish second on Sunday behind Scott McLaughlin but not after battling the side effects of his cool suit malfunction. His right foot was still painfully burned from the opening race. While Edwards had no complaints about Waters, he was seething over Mostert being painted as the bad guy in the pitlane controversy. Mostert was in a top five spot, at one stage setting a new race lap record but had his winning chances soured by a pit-lane penalty for his role in the chaos that ensued after the sole safety car. After the safety car was called when Holden’s Jack Le Brocq came to a halt at turn 11 on lap 27, most teams hit pit-lane where Mostert ploughed into Nissan’s Rick Kelly blocking the exit. Mostert later apologised to Kelly but Edwards was adamant his star had done little wrong. “No one was really focusing on what was coming down pit-lane because we were too busy pushing the car back so it was a very difficult situation,” he said. “To be honest, I blame Rick. “Because that was the dumbest thing, just driving straight into the side of Chaz at full steam.” Mostert finished 15th. - AAP

In brief Not a bad average Australia are still searching for an answer as to how they unsettle one of the world’s most unflappable batsmen MS Dhoni. Dhoni’s overall batting average from a staggering 339 ODIs is 51 but his recent record against Australia is nothing short of remarkable. The 37-year-old’s average from his past four onedayers against Australia is 252. “He’s just stayed calm and backed himself to take it deep,” Usman Khawaja said. “Then when he needs to, he hits a boundary, you can tell he sort of changes gears. He does that really well, that’s experience.” - AAP

Leading from the front South Africa captain Faf du Plessis scored an unbeaten century to lead his side to an eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the opening ODI at The Wanderers. After winning the toss and electing to field, South Africa bowled the visitors out for 231 in 47 overs before chasing down their victory target for the loss of two wickets and with 67 balls remaining. Kusal Mendis (60 from 73 balls) topscored for Sri Lanka before he was one of a trio of victims for leg-spinner Imran Tahir (3-26 in 10 overs), the pick of the home bowlers. Du Plessis’ century was his 11th in ODI cricket. - AAP

Baz gives his blessing Brendon McCullum, the Black Caps great who led New Zealand to the Cricket World Cup final four years ago, couldn’t be prouder of the team and has offered some wise words as they gear up for this year’s tournament McCullum was impressed with them both on and off the field and says they have a realistic chance at taking out the World Cup. “I think they’re flying,” he says. “The last couple years they’ve been superb [under] Kane Williamson’s leadership and also the seniors within that team as well. They’ve really stood up and performed brilliantly over the last few years. They’re going into the World Cup with a realistic chance and that’s fantastic.” - NZME

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Crunch meeting looms World Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont has called a meeting to discuss the future of the game at international level following widespread criticism of the governing body’s proposals for a world league. Leading figures from all of rugby’s tier-one countries, along with Fiji, Japan and player representatives, will meet at the end of the month with Beaumont insisting that no decisions have yet been taken about the league. In a statement from World Rugby yesterday, Beaumont, the former England captain, said: “In light of continued speculation and commentary, I am convening a meeting of chairmen and CEOs from tier one unions, Fiji and Japan and player representatives in Dublin later this month to consider the way forward for an annual international competition. “Contrary to reports, no decisions have been made. “This is an ongoing and complex process with multiple stake-

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Ex-England captain Bill Beaumont is chairman of World Rugby. holders, some with differing views. “Only by working together in the interests of the global game can we achieve something truly impactful in this important area

for rugby’s future global growth. “I am looking forward to a constructive debate with my colleagues and productive outcomes.” Beaumont’s move comes amid

media reports that player welfare could be compromised by an increased programme of internationals in a planned global league and that smaller rugby nations, like Georgia and Pacific island teams, could be marginalised. Pacific Island players are considering a motion to boycott this year’s World Cup in Japan after media reports suggesting a proposed shake-up of the international game could exclude minor nations. The Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) body said on Saturday that their 600-strong membership of mostly Europe-based professionals were “discussing and debating” a motion brought by senior test players. On its website, the PRPW said “the call for a boycott is a ‘legitimate player protest’ at World Rugby’s reported plans to exclude the Pacific for as long as 12 seasons from a new TV-driven world league of the top 12 test teams.” - NZME

USA beats AB Sevens The USA is becoming a semifinal roadblock for the All Blacks Sevens this season. New Zealand squandered an early lead to lose to hosts 24-19 at the Las Vegas Sevens yesterday, the third time they’ve been defeated by the USA at the semi-final stage this season. The hosts and defending Las Vegas champions then drubbed Samoa 27-0 in the final while New Zealand claimed third by beating Argentina 26-19. England claimed fifth by shading Fiji 19-15. - NZME

Patu cited for biting Australian women’s rugby captain Liz Patu is facing accusations of biting an opponent during a Super W match. Patu could miss the rest of the competition after allegedly biting Wallaroos teammate Rebecca Clough on the arm in the 70th minute of Saturday’s second-round match between Queensland and Rugby WA in Brisbane. Rugby WA lock Clough complained to referee Lara West, pointing to what she said was a bite mark. West didn’t have television footage available to verify the cause of the mark but Rugby Australia officials saw enough to schedule a hearing last night in Brisbane. - AAP

Chiefs already staring at wooden spoon By Patrick Mckendry If the Blues are a broken armchair in your lounge – familiar, overstuffed but not quite fit for purpose – the Chiefs are a new kitchen table which collapses just as you’re about to eat your dinner. The struggles of the Blues over the past seven or eight years are so well known that unfortunately there is almost a sense of comfort in them starting a new Super Rugby season with three losses, a streak which stretches to five if you factor in the end of last season. But for the Chiefs to lose three in a row – including leaking 50 points to the Brumbies and now, incredibly, losing 30-15 to the Sunwolves in Hamilton – makes you wonder if there has been a glitch in the rugby matrix. It was the Sunwolves’ first away win in the four years of their existence. And they could have won by more. They beat the Chiefs all over the Waikato Stadium pitch but what will concern coach Colin Cooper and their supporters the most is that the perennial battlers based in Japan just looked more up for it. The Chiefs’ metamorphosis from relative easy-beats to competition winners in 2012 and 2013 was based on the selection of players who worked hard and who wouldn’t concede a centimetre. They used to be particularly tough in the contact areas, and pushed the laws to the limits and beyond. But there was little of that on display on Saturday. It was a stunningly poor way

Damian McKenzie makes a despairing tackle as the Sunwolves run in yet another try. for the players to mark the celebration of lock Brodie Retallick’s 100th game for the side and his presentation afterwards in front of a rapidly dwindling crowd was toe-curlingly awkward. He deserved far better. There are few expectations at the Blues following the installation of Leon MacDonald as head coach other than improvement, no matter how small. There were some good signs in round one but they have quickly reverted to type and for them to make the playoffs now would require another glitch in the matrix. But given the Chiefs’ draw over

the next four weeks – four difficult away matches, including a trip to South Africa and Argentina – the question is, can the Blues avoid the New Zealand conference wooden spoon this year? Will it be the Chiefs who take that dubious honour? In what is looming as a crucial game in the context of the booby prize, the two teams play each other on April 13. The spotlight has already fallen on Chiefs coach Cooper, who is in his second year of a three-year deal. Cooper did well to take an injury-ravaged side to the Super Rugby playoffs last year but there is unlikely to be a repeat of that

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in 2019 and the pressure will be building. Asked about the team’s performance this year and Cooper’s future, Chiefs boss Mike Collins said: “What I’d say is that Colin’s our head coach and we just need to chuck all the support and resources round the whole coaching team that we can. “It’s way too early and too distracting to be talking about anything else at this point in the competition.” And yet, the questions that the Blues board have had to consider over the past seven years have suddenly become relevant at the Chiefs headquarters in Ruakura –

how bad does it need to get and when do you pull the trigger? “I don’t want to comment on that and provide a distraction,” Collins said. “We’ve got a massive week coming up against the Crusaders. We’re fully behind this group at the moment. We’ll go through this campaign and see where we are at the finish.” The fight for the Kiwi wooden spoon: Chiefs’ next five matches: Crusaders (a), Hurricanes (h), Bulls (a), Jaguares (a), Blues (h) Blues’ next five: Sunwolves (h), Highlanders (h), Stormers (h), Waratahs (h), Chiefs (a) More questions: Why did referee Rasta Rasivhenge award a try to Ofa Tuungafasi against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires, saying the big prop had grounded the ball on the line, only to change his mind when seeing a replay? And if only the “clear and obvious” rule it out, why did the television match official suggest he do so when the TMO couldn’t see a grounding? Sanzaar has admitted the match officials got it wrong when they ordered Crusaders first-five Richie Mo’unga from the field against the Reds in Brisbane, leaving the visitors with 14 men for the final six minutes. Mo’unga, who started the game, had replaced Mitch Hunt after Hunt suffered a head injury. For whatever reason, the officials decided Hunt’s injury wasn’t head-related and that Mo’unga couldn’t replace him. Why wouldn’t the officials listen to the Crusaders? - NZME

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In brief Bott smashes it The Football Ferns earned their first win of the inaugural Cup of Nations in stunning fashion, defender CJ Bott notching one of the most spectacular goals ever scored by a Kiwi on the international stage in a 2-0 win over Argentina in Brisbane on Sunday night. It wasn’t a flawless performance but Bott’s stunning second-half strike and an earlier effort from Katie Rood were enough for Tom Sermanni’s side to bounce back from an opening day defeat to hosts Australia and get three points on the board. “It was a little bit scratchy but the positives are that we won the game and came away with a clean sheet,” Sermanni said. - NZME

Balotelli brilliant Mario Balotelli has scored a superbly acrobatic volley and Florian Thauvin added a penalty to give Marseille a 2-0 French in Ligue 1 win over a toothless Saint-Etienne. The win lifted Marseille above their visitors and into fourth place. Mercurial striker Balotelli held off Loic Perrin and twisted his body to volley the ball home from a corner in the 12th minute, before he celebrated by grabbing a mobile phone from a photographer in the Stade Velodrome to record a selfie of the moment. - AAP

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Rachel Davies plays a shot on the way to a fifth sub-centre title at the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 020319-HM-0345

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Champions on the greens Ashburton’s champion of champions triples combinations for the 2018/19 bowls season have been found. The Mid Canterbury Bowling Sub Centre’s champion of champion triples competition was held at the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club on Saturday with a team from Methven taking out the senior men’s title, a team from Allenton winning the senior women’s title, and the junior title going to

a team from the Ashburton Bowling Club. For the men, the Methven trio of Craig Carter, Tim White and Jeff Nowell beat Ashburton 22-15 in the semi-finals to book themselves a spot in the final alongside the Allenton Bowling Club team of Rodney Greaney, Pete Whinham and Tom Sutton. The Allenton trio had beaten Rakaia 17-15 to earn their spot in the final, and at the end of anoth-

er tight one that was the score in the final too, although on that occasion the three Allenton players weren’t on the winning end of it. Meanwhile, the women’s title was won by Allenton’s Sandra Keith, Rachel Davies and Annette Sargisson, who downed Methven’s Melva Middleton, Raiona Isherwood and Di Callaghan in the final 24-3. Earlier the Methven ladies had just squeaked past Rakaia 20-19

in the semi-finals, while Keith and her Allenton team-mates won their semi-final 22-12 over Ashburton. The win also earned both Keith and Davies a sub centre silver star, with it being Keith’s 10th sub centre title and Davies’ fifth. Ashburton’s Brentton Donaldson, Aaron Allred and Raymond Suttie beat the John Moffat skipped Ashburton MSA trio 23-4 to take out the junior men’s final.

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Warriors upgrade Luke’s NRL contract The Warriors have ensured they’ll keep Issac Luke for the entirety of the NRL season after getting the hooker to agree to a modified contract. Chief executive Cameron George offered Luke improved conditions to stay in Auckland after reports emerged Parramatta were chasing the 31-year-old’s services. The injury-prone Luke had re-signed with the Warriors on a cut-price deal late last year, but only after a handshake agree-

ment that he could leave if another club approached with a superior offer. George said while a formal approach from the Eels was never received, the club decided to guarantee the Kiwis hooker stayed put. The new contract is for better money – using some of the salary cap space opened up by Shaun Johnson’s departure – and removes the get-out clause. Luke is still rehabilitating from off-season shoulder surgery

and is in a race to be fit for the opening-round match against the Canterbury Bulldogs, having missed Saturday’s final trial against the Wests Tigers. Coach Stephen Kearney is more relaxed than previously about the hooker berth following the return to fitness of Nathaniel Roache, who impressed in both trial wins over the Melbourne Storm and the Tigers. Roache, 22, hadn’t played since undergoing back surgery 18 months ago and is already

hitting the sort of form that had him touted as a rising star when signed in 2016. “I was really pleased for Nate to get through a couple of trials,” Kearney told reporters. “You can see that he is not far away from splitting the defence open. “He poked his nose through a couple of times (on Saturday). “It’s just about him getting comfortable and getting some confidence with his own game.” - NZME

Canterbury coach Dean Pay scoffs at suggestions injury-plagued NRL playmaker Kieran Foran is well past his best. And he says there’s no reason why the former NRL premiership winner’s best years aren’t in front of him. After three years in which the 28-year-old has been restricted to just 38 games, Foran is undoubtedly the key man in the Bulldogs’ rebuild this season. The Bulldogs’ $800,000-a-season marquee man has spent the past several years – including his maiden season at Belmore in 2018 – plagued by back, hamstring and shoulder problems. - AAP

Eels upgrade Brown Parramatta have upgraded rookie five-eighth Dylan Brown to the club’s top squad to ensure he can make his NRL debut in round one against Penrith. Brown’s meteoric rise is highlighted by the fact the Eels only listed him as a development player outside of their 30-man roster in November. However, the exit of Corey Norman to St George Illawarra has made 18-year-old Brown coach Brad Arthur’s first-choice No.6 after two impressive trials. - AAP

Roosters motivated Since being appointed Roosters coach in 2013, Trent Robinson has guided the club to one of its most successful eras in what’s an already illustrious history. Two NRL premierships, three minor premierships, two World Club Challenge titles and three trips to the preliminary final represent a magnificent haul of achievements for the 41-yearold. It’s one Robinson believes is capable of emulating last year’s success and becoming the first team in over a quarter of a century to retain their title. “In the six years we have had here we’ve built a team and a club around a certain ethic and style and it was really good to execute that on the biggest stage last year.” - AAP

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Hard yards behind glamour By Michael Guerin Nights like this make it all worthwhile for Mark Purdon. Because it’s not the money or the glory that keeps Purdon away from home all summer. It is the satisfaction he feels when things go right and Purdon and partner Natalie Rasmussen can get the best out of their horses and do the right thing by their owners. And things went all the way right on Saturday night at Menangle. The All Stars trained four winners, three at group one level and most importantly the quinella in the $1 million Miracle Mile as Spankem outsped stablemate Thefixer. It was Purdon’s first driving success in the Mile, a race his brother Barry and brother-in-law

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Tony Herlihy had both driven the winners of before so Mark was thrilled to join the family honour roll. “It is a race I’m glad I finally won because it is one I always wanted and it would have annoyed me if I retired one day not having got it,” says Purdon. But personal glory is not what motivates Purdon to spend three tiring months on the road, with the Hall of Famer admitting his gruelling summer has sapped him. “It has been hard,” says Purdon. “I think the only time I have been home since early December was for the yearling sales and while it is great to have all these horses and to win big races traveling all the time isn’t easy. “I think people see nights like what we had on Saturday and

Mark Purdon see the glamour but it has been a testing summer in some ways. “But when you see the horses race that well and the thrill the owners and the staff get out of it, it is very, very satisfying.” As dominant as horses like Our Princess Tiffany (NSW Oaks) and Our Dream About Me (Ladyship Mile) were, Purdon still needed

his rarest of training skills to get them there. Both of that pair and Spankem were in doubt for this carnival just three weeks ago and part of Purdon’s mastery is his self-belief to change his plans at the last minute to suit how a horse feels. Three weeks ago Spankem was coming home to New Zealand with a hoof abscess, now he is the Miracle Mile champion, with delayed flights also helping. “I wasn’t surprised he won because his work last week was so good and his gate speed was a huge asset,” says Purdon. “But he still had to be good to hold out Thefixer.” As for Purdon, he will make it part of the way home, flying into Auckland to put the finishing touches on his team for Derby night at Alexandra Park on Friday. The machine rolls on. - HRNZ

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 05 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 2.23pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C0, 295m 1 53555 Tonkawa nwtd M & .............................. Smith 2 8576 Blazing Speed nwtd .................. A Bradshaw 3 47781 Know Cause 17.29.........................G Cleeve 4 33x2 Barrel Runner nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 5 3 Raquel Allen nwtd ........................C Roberts 6 57583 Vik Vikkers nwtd ...........................C Roberts 7 72x54 Know Burden nwtd .........................G Cleeve 8 57842 Goldstar Vegas nwtd S & ................B Evans 9 885 Tickel Up nwtd........................... M Dempsey 10 7F678 Knows No Better nwtd .............. M Dempsey 2 2.41 HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHARON HINDSON STAKES C0, 520m 1 F5436 Stumpy Bill nwtd........................ M Dempsey 2 47882 Opawa Roy nwtd .............................R Wales 3 4x251 Lennox Heads 30.20 J & .................D Fahey 4 586 Sefton Joy nwtd...............................R Wales 5 66x72 Absent nwtd ...................................G Cleeve 6 Our Hemi nwtd ................................R Wales 7 63665 Our Bonnie nwtd .............................R Wales 8 44568 Opawa Dani nwtd ............................R Wales 9 66677 Opawa Pauline nwtd .......................R Wales 3 2.59 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C1, 295m 1 x5477 Jingili Jill 17.55 M & ............................ Smith 2 57276 Dyna Elliot nwtd ...........................C Roberts 3 16328 Goldstar Avalon 17.64 S & ..............B Evans 4 37652 Koroibete 17.92 H & ............................Taylor 5 55188 Thornado 17.47......................... A Bradshaw 6 26x66 Butterface 17.51 ..............................J Tanner 7 46223 Tubby Kevie 17.37 J M .................... McCook 8 21856 Crushington 17.77.....................J McInerney 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 46786 Cannonball Bolt 17.45.....................R Casey 4 3.17 KAISA EARTHWORKS PH 0272073323 DASH

Last year’s Sydney Cup (3200m) runner-up Zacada is being aimed to replicate his autumn exploits of last year when he heads across the Tasman to compete in the $2 million feature next month. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained six-year-old finished runner-up behind stablemate Gundown over 2200m at Ellerslie on Saturday, his last start in New Zealand before his Sydney campaign. - NZME

Group One for Supera Group three-winning mare Supera will head to Te Aroha next month in an attempt to add a Group One victory to her resume. The Ken and Bev Kelso and Mark Donoghue-trained four-year-old will line-up in the Gr.1 Fiber Fresh NZ Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m) off the back of an unplaced run in the Gr.1 Haunui Farm WFA Group One Classic (1600m) at Otaki last month. Ken Kelso cited the state of the Otaki track as the main contributor to that last start result. - NZME

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue Ascot Park Race- 5 5 62144 Trajan nwtd................................J McInerney 6 72542 Homebush Finn nwtd ................J McInerney Box Vacant way Meeting Date: 05 Mar 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Dou- 6 24362 Eyrewell Turbo nwtd ....................... H Cairns 6 86114 Go Stopper nwtd .............................R Wales 7 26267 Homebush Skip 22.76...............J McInerney bles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 7 35251 Lord Louie nwtd ............................R Adcock 7 41544 Punch On Scooby nwtd ............J McInerney 8 13838 Nikko Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 8 23575 Punch On Jessie nwtd ..............J McInerney 9 88768 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner 8 16762 Zefside 22.57 ............................J McInerney 1 12.10pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 4 1.02pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH021657001 7 1.55pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEAN ANDERSON C3, 10 2.49pm FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C1/2, CO.NZ C0, 390m C3/4, 390m 390m 390m 1 46761 Punch On Buzz nwtd ................J McInerney 1 5835F Mitcham Faye 23.02 ..................J McInerney 1 62413 Reign Of Fire 23.25...................J McInerney 1 18572 Cosmic Jase 22.90 ...................J McInerney 2 47668 Collete Baxter nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 57132 Shanly Star 22.72 .....................J McInerney 2 32534 Opawa Waihemo 22.66 ...................R Wales 2 88788 Homebush Fued 22.57 .............J McInerney 3 57627 Lucky Scar nwtd..............................R Wales 3 46115 Princely Gold 22.49...................J McInerney 3 41167 Homebush Indi 22.60 ................J McInerney 3 51645 Half Silver Fern 22.74 ...............J McInerney 4 Bartholomew Cub nwtd .....................B Eade 4 62178 It’s A Joke 22.60........................J McInerney 4 32563 Botany Alan 22.42.....................J McInerney 4 688x8 Nicky Baxter nwtd .....................J McInerney 5 65656 Opawa Hannah nwtd.......................R Wales 5 67136 Joe Bonanza 22.74 ...................J McInerney 5 56347 Homebush Boden 22.51 ...........J McInerney 5 78538 Homebush Tasha 23.09 ............J McInerney 6 25286 Lucy Lingers nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 2865x Invincible Sue nwtd .......................R Adcock 6 61177 Nippa Eel 22.82 ........................J McInerney 6 18475 Avalanch City 22.66 ..................J McInerney 7 1 Homebush Boots nwtd ..............J McInerney 7 57538 Sozin’s Blue 22.68 ....................J McInerney 7 18762 Homebush Maycee 22.64 .........J McInerney 7 36671 Nippa Martino 22.66 .................J McInerney 8 34248 Punch On Rex nwtd ..................J McInerney 8 42831 Homebush Carl 23.32 ...............J McInerney 8 7861F Black Dan 22.68........................J McInerney 8 27833 Homebush Comet nwtd ............J McInerney 9 8x866 Kowloon Lights nwtd ......................J Guthrie 9 88768 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner 9 76448 Eyrewell Tango nwtd ...................... H Cairns 9 76448 Eyrewell Tango nwtd ...................... H Cairns 10 68537 Lightning Crash 22.33 ...................R Adcock 10 68537 Lightning Crash 22.33 ...................R Adcock 11 3.07 BODYAUDITSOUTH@GMAIL.COM C1, 390m 2 12.27pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C0, 390m 1 4 Homebush Velma nwtd .............J McInerney 5 1.20pm CONGRATULATIONS RUFUS C2/3, 457m 8 2.13pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 457m 1 15721 Kiwi Gunn nwtd .............................R Adcock 2 8 Homebush Diego nwtd ..............J McInerney 1 31313 Opawa Lara nwtd ............................R Wales 1 35461 Homebush Izzy 26.84 ...............J McInerney 2 16886 Tricode Boy 22.84 ......................... B Conner 3 54644 Guilty Rogue nwtd..........................J Guthrie 2 61217 Shift The Blame 25.94...............J McInerney 2 87858 Luciastar 26.03 .........................J McInerney 3 67837 Forbury Flyer nwtd ....................J McInerney 4 23358 Black Bobby nwtd.......................... B Conner 3 53471 Cosmic Stu nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 65386 Bruiser’s Day 26.37 ....................... B Conner 4 67527 Punch On Woody nwtd .............J McInerney 5 F78 Punch On Meg nwtd .................J McInerney 4 18624 Blazing Banjo nwtd ...................J McInerney 4 84736 Storming Mack 26.13 .................... B Conner 5 35672 Ben Vane King nwtd ..................J McInerney 6 877 Mitcham Matt nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 64614 Opawa Al 26.55...............................R Wales 5 63875 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 6 25887 Homebush Mikey 23.13 ............J McInerney 7 68577 Duke Bruce nwtd.............................R Wales 6 38553 Opawa Abbie Joy 26.41 ..................R Wales 6 57555 Jinja Jake nwtd.................... A R J Tregurtha 7 15676 Zipping Jen 22.65 ......................... B Conner 8 31 Doomsday nwtd ........................J McInerney 7 67455 Bashful Buffy 26.40 ...................J McInerney 7 3x732 Eyrewell Ebony nwtd ...................... H Cairns 8 73642 Homebush Austin 22.87 ............J McInerney 9 8x866 Kowloon Lights nwtd ......................J Guthrie 8 36722 Eyrewell Bentley nwtd .................... H Cairns 8 54221 Sozin’s Emperor 26.35 ..............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 576F4 Eyrewell Martin 26.39 .................... H Cairns 3 12.45pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH 9 2.31pm SOUTHERN LIGHTS AT STUD C1/2, 390m 9 88768 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner C5, 390m 6 1.37pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 54724 Cosmic Marty 22.96 ..................J McInerney 12 3.24pm RACING AGAIN 12TH MARCH C1, 390m 1 56176 Debbie Baxter 22.57 .................J McInerney 1 23642 Dream Stone Jade nwtd ...................S Keen 1 67776 Homebush Miles 22.44 .............J McInerney 2 48687 Jealous Much 22.57 ..................J McInerney 2 61366 Chasing Fame 22.40 .........................S Keen 2 12 Fickle Mistress nwtd ......................R Adcock 2 47573 Darlek Ian nwtd .........................J McInerney 3 32154 Jinja Cody 22.57 .......................J McInerney 3 62567 Must Be Rusty 22.38.................J McInerney 3 32653 Koputai nwtd ..................................J Guthrie 3 75473 Chasing Great nwtd ..........................S Keen 4 5377x Hey Jude 22.84 .........................J McInerney 4 53715 Opawa Jumper 22.36 ......................R Wales 4 41456 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 4 21231 C’Mon Benny Boy 22.89 ................J Guthrie 5 54861 Homebush Scorpio 22.79 .........J McInerney

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34478 Homebush Sloan 22.50 ............J McInerney 78576 Awesome Annie nwtd.................... B Conner 75428 Homebush Razor nwtd..............J McInerney 65485 Flying Canary nwtd ...................J McInerney 88768 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner 13 3.46pm FAREWELL TREVOR KEEN C1, 390m 1 76254 Chunk 22.86..............................J McInerney 2 82137 Southern Ranger 23.55...............R Hamilton 3 56666 Gotcha Rocky 22.92 .................J McInerney 4 88456 Glass Harpoon nwtd ......................J Guthrie 5 57x76 Zipping Mia nwtd ........................... B Conner 6 57762 Elland Road 22.80 ....................J McInerney 7 8657x Homebush Ivana nwtd ..............J McInerney 8 74565 Homebush Razz nwtd ...............J McInerney 9 88768 Dream Hard nwtd .......................... B Conner SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bartholomew Cub, Punch On Buzz, Punch On Rex Race 2: Black Bobby, Homebush Velma, Punch On Meg Race 3: Lord Louie, Opawa Jumper, Eyrewell Turbo, Zefside Race 4: Shanly Star, It’s A Joke, Mitcham Faye, Joe Bonanza Race 5: Shift The Blame, Opawa Abbie Joy, Opawa Al Race 6: Fickle Mistress, Go Stopper, Trajan, Punch On Scooby Race 7: Opawa Waihemo, Homebush Boden, Homebush Maycee Race 8: Eyrewell Ebony, Luciastar, Raylene, Storming Mack Race 9: Cosmic Marty, Jealous Much, Hey Jude, Jinja Cody Race 10: Nippa Martino, Avalanch City, Homebush Carl Race 11: Homebush Austin, Forbury Flyer, Tricode Boy Race 12: Darlek Ian, Flying Canary, Homebush Razor Race 13: Chunk, Elland Road, Zipping Mia, Gotcha Rocky LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway C1, 295m 1 56467 Rion King 17.45 .............................. M Grant 2 63348 Mamma Rose 17.73........................R Casey 3 24572 Raptor Attack 17.58 .................. A Bradshaw 4 86463 Ohoka Magic 17.45 ...................... L Waretini 5 17356 Natural Echo 17.60 J M .................. McCook 6 54527 Goldstar Diesel 17.46 S &...............B Evans 7 88437 Levee Bank 17.68 S & ....................B Evans 8 81833 Homebush Pierce 17.83 ...........J McInerney 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 36868 Camside Rose 17.84 M & ................... Smith 5 3.34 FOX & FERRET@THE PALMS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 73577 Opawa Pam nwtd ............................R Wales 2 23312 Know Charisma nwtd .....................G Cleeve 3 52578 Homebush Ellie 17.39 ...............J McInerney 4 57388 Leanne’s Way 17.70 J M ................. McCook 5 23146 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06 .................S Hindson 6 67873 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43 ................... L Waretini 7 23552 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &...............B Evans 8 6x577 Paringi Pam 17.43 M & ....................... Smith 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 46786 Cannonball Bolt 17.45.....................R Casey 6 3.57pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 52768 Know Other 30.53 ..........................G Cleeve 2 35785 Mick The Mower nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 3x425 Opawa Hilary 30.32 ........................R Wales 4 22737 Cawbourne Taber 30.49 ...............C Roberts 5 81F34 Opawa Nemo 30.51 ........................R Wales 6 76353 Galway Gal nwtd S & ......................B Evans 7 35422 Ohoka Carsen 30.88 .................... L Waretini 8 56777 Go Mufasa 30.84.............................R Wales 9 27377 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 10 678x7 Opawa Hope 31.36 .........................R Wales 7 4.16 POWER FARMING CANTERBURY DASH C1, 295m 1 17447 Smash Achiever 17.46 .................... M Grant 2 61574 Another Cold One 17.40 J M .......... McCook 3 571 Never Knew 17.72...............................A Lee 4 26362 Homebush Hazel 17.52.............J McInerney

5 15135 M’Lady Sadie 17.38 .................. A Bradshaw 6 63868 Goldstar Power 17.51 S &...............B Evans 7 F3675 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 8 42342 Okuku Billy 17.48 ............................R Casey 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 36868 Camside Rose 17.84 M & ................... Smith 8 4.34pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL STAKES C1, 520m 1 47544 Goldstar Montana nwtd S & ............B Evans 2 87316 Opawa Hop 30.29 ...........................R Wales 3 43645 Bossy Affair 30.29 ........................ L Waretini 4 77518 Opawa Queen 30.67 .......................R Wales 5 16333 Tradition 30.53 J & ..........................D Fahey 6 36515 Blue Sky 30.62 H & .............................Taylor 7 56233 High Sparrow nwtd.................... A Bradshaw 8 22355 Our Rick 30.20 ................................R Wales Emergencies: 9 35765 Nuclear Jewel nwtd ......................C Roberts 10 678x7 Opawa Hope 31.36 .........................R Wales 9 4.51 MURRAY WIGLEY@RAY WHITE PH021480250 DASH C1, 295m 1 45467 Goldstar Spotty 17.52 S & ..............B Evans 2 8x711 Chortle 17.49 ................................... B Dann 3 22655 Right On Time 17.54 ..................H Anderton 4 75273 Abacus Magic 17.39 .................... L Waretini 5 24664 Epic Mate 17.41 J M ....................... McCook 6 47626 Know Dollars 17.51 ........................G Cleeve 7 86451 Smash Hurricane 17.58 .................. M Grant 8 57835 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 46786 Cannonball Bolt 17.45.....................R Casey 10 5.11pm FLAIR STAKES C1, 520m 1 73473 Black Eye Bill 31.05 .................. M Dempsey 2 13434 Know Denying 30.48 ......................G Cleeve 3 11227 Opawa May 30.21 J & .....................D Fahey 4 35653 Little Secret 30.44 ........................ L Waretini 5 85333 Our Simba 30.85 .............................R Wales 6 31848 Our Lenny 30.59 .............................R Wales 7 26744 Goldstar Scooby 30.97 S &.............B Evans 8 77166 Opawa Kong 30.81 .........................R Wales

9 64x76 Token Pick 31.15 .............................R Wales 10 85574 Midnight Maggie nwtd S & ..............B Evans 11 5.27pm ISLINGTON TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 38777 Andrea’s Magic 17.30 ...................R Adcock 2 63556 Bombinate 17.88 .............................. B Dann 3 33358 Goldstar Tasman 17.74 S & ............B Evans 4 72585 Okuku Mistress 17.85 .....................R Casey 5 63445 Lonely Baxter 17.32 ..................J McInerney 6 23455 Cornali 17.47 J M ............................ McCook 7 21687 Smash Ocean 17.50 ...................D Kingston 8 221 Colbert 17.71 ............................R Blackburn 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 38668 Goldstar Hurley nwtd ................... L Waretini 12 5.46pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES STAKES C1, 520m 1 11362 Opawa June 30.25 ..........................R Wales 2 86876 Sly Rose 30.96................................R Wales 3 54348 Chat Ya Later 31.41 S & ..................B Evans 4 15758 Heated Threat 30.73 .................... L Waretini 5 28211 Goldstar Whitey 30.35 S & ..............B Evans 6 88x68 Poppy Rocket 30.47 ......................R Adcock 7 24556 Our Jolene 30.68 ............................R Wales 8 3121 Ester 30.33 J & ...............................D Fahey 9 35765 Nuclear Jewel nwtd ......................C Roberts 10 65686 Know Leave 30.73 .........................G Cleeve 13 6.04pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 68534 Venetia 17.46 ............................... K Cassidy 2 2F837 Epic Boom 17.47 J M ...................... McCook 3 57552 Goldstar Charger nwtd S & .............B Evans 4 48575 Allen Hadrian nwtd .......................C Roberts 5 55272 Okuku Terra 17.59...........................R Casey 6 45433 Smash Gator 17.39 ......................... M Grant 7 84844 Homebush Flynn 17.30 .............J McInerney 8 81676 Magic Tracey 17.42 ................... A Bradshaw 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 38668 Goldstar Hurley nwtd ................... L Waretini 14 6.22 CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47666 Sefton Jay nwtd.........................J McInerney

2 88715 Evie Rose 17.49 J M ....................... McCook 3 56683 Call Me Joe 17.44 .................... A Botherway 4 313x1 Country Gent 17.28................... A Bradshaw 5 x6424 Say Cheese 17.45...............................A Lee 6 16783 Goldstar Renee 17.42 S & ..............B Evans 7 18 My Girl Sofia 17.56 .......................R Adcock 8 73267 Memphis Jewel 17.41 ..................C Roberts Emergencies: 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 38668 Goldstar Hurley nwtd ................... L Waretini 15 6.39pm RE-ENERGISE DASH C1, 295m 1 12142 Aquiver 17.59 ................................... B Dann 2 88765 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ......................J McInerney 3 33823 Goldstar Galaxie 17.66 S & ............B Evans 4 46648 Epic Fantasy 17.41 J M................... McCook 5 446F4 Jealous Affair 18.13 ..................... L Waretini 6 18264 Smash Grenade 17.59 .................... M Grant 7 65736 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 8 22454 Native Scout 17.44 ..............................A Lee 9 56668 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................... L Waretini 10 58788 Goldstar Bindi 17.57 S &.................B Evans SELECTIONS

Race 1: Know Cause, Raquel Allen, Know Burden, Tonkawa Race 2: Lennox Heads, Opawa Roy, Stumpy Bill, Absent Race 3: Dyna Elliot, Goldstar Avalon, Thornado, Koroibete Race 4: Goldstar Diesel, Natural Echo, Ohoka Magic Race 5: Know Charisma, Goldstar Auburn, Ohoka Pheobe Race 6: Opawa Hilary, Opawa Nemo, Ohoka Carsen, Galway Gal Race 7: Smash Achiever, Another Cold One, Never Knew Race 8: Opawa Hop, Tradition, Bossy Affair, High Sparrow Race 9: Chortle, Abacus Magic, Goldstar Spotty, Right On Time Race 10: Opawa May, Our Lenny, Our Simba, Little Secret Race 11: Lonely Baxter, Smash Ocean, Goldstar Tasman Race 12: Ester, Goldstar Whitey, Poppy Rocket, Our Jolene Race 13: Venetia, Epic Boom, Smash Gator, Allen Hadrian Race 14: Country Gent, Call Me Joe, My Girl Sofia, Evie Rose Race 15: Aquiver, Goldstar Galaxie, Jealous Affair, Smash Grenade 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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Thunder in a thriller Russell Westbrook turned back the clock a bit yesterday. Oklahoma City’s All-Star point guard scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, and the Thunder rallied from a 13-point deficit in the final seven minutes to snap a four-game losing streak with a 99-95 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Westbrook shot 3 of 13 in the first three quarters, then went 4 for 7 in the fourth. It was similar to the late-game scoring binges he went on during his MVP season two years ago. The Thunder needed every bit of it – forward Paul George, the NBA’s No. 2 scorer and league leader in steals, missed his third straight game with a sore right shoulder. Oklahoma City supported Westbrook’s late surge by holding the Grizzlies to 6-for-21 shooting in the fourth. “One of the things we talked about that I said before the game tonight is that we’ve got to create a defensive identity regardless,” Thunder coach Billy Donovan said. “We have to defend at a higher level every single night. “Offensively, we struggled to get any kind of flow or continuity there, but I give our guys credit – they still tried to work as hard as they could to defend, even though offensively, we had our challenges.” It was the first time since January 6 that the Thunder failed to score at least 100 points. “With Paul out, certainly offensively, it’s been a challenge the last several games,” Donovan said. “I’ve been trying to find a way to keep helping our guys offensively in order to create an identity with him being out.” Dennis Schroder added 17 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, and Steven Adams had 13 points and 22 boards for the Thunder. Avery Bradley scored 27 points, Delon Wright had 17 and Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points and 13 rebounds for the Grizzlies. Memphis led 75-67 heading into the fourth, and the Grizzlies were up 89-76 before the Thunder found their footing.

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A 3-pointer by Westbrook cut the deficit to 91-86 and led to a Memphis timeout. Westbrook hit another 3 to tie the game at 93 with 1:04 to play, then a jumper from near the free throw line to put the Thunder ahead 95-93 with 31.9 seconds left. Wright missed a 3 and Schroder made two free throws at the other end with 14.9 seconds remaining. After Wright made a layup to trim the Thunder’s lead to two, Oklahoma City’s Terrance Ferguson hit two free throws with 6.5 seconds left to seal the win. - AP

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Mustang sweeps Adelaide P16

Rachel’s team a winner P18

Mollie Gibson and one of her Ashburton College crews head out onto the water during the weekend’s Canterbury Junior Rowing Regatta at Lake Hood. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 030319-HM-0013

Maadi on the radar With just three weeks to go until the most prestigious event in New Zealand secondary school rowing – the Maadi Cup – gets under way, Ashburton’s young rowers are starting to hit their straps. A number of young Ashburton crews were in action at Lake Hood over the weekend, when the lake played host to the Canterbury

Junior Regatta, and it was another successful meet, resulting in three medals to Ashburton crews. Mollie Gibson was the star, teaming up with Aidan Elvines to take gold in the girls’ under-18 pair and bronze in the girls’ under-18 double, as well as claiming silver in the girls’ under-18 single. Ged Wall just missed out on a

podium finish, crossing the line in fourth in the boys’ under-16 single, and finishing sixth in the boys’ under-17 single. Elvines also picked up a sixth placing, in the girls’ under-18 single. Wall also teamed up with Paddy Dekker for the boys’ under-17 double where they made the B fi-

nal and finished second. Near perfect conditions for rowing contributed to a fantastic weekend of rowing at Lake Hood, and Ashburton College’s young rowers now hoped that the good weather would hang around for a few days, with a big weekend of rowing awaiting them in Twizel. Crews are set to head south

this weekend, with the South Island Secondary Schools’ Rowing Championships being held at Lake Ruataniwha from Friday until Sunday. The big one – the national secondary schools’ Maadi Cup – would then be held at Lake Karapiro near Cambridge, from March 25.

World Rugby meeting to discuss ‘future of the game’

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