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Michael Hayes resplendent in an historic firefighter’s uniform, ready to ring the bell to start the opening ceremony for Ashburton’s Fire Museum extension. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 130419-HM-0321

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When World War Two ended Michael Hayes was an eight-year-old school boy who became the boy who signalled the war’s end to the people of Ashburton by ringing the fire station bell. And on Saturday he rang that bell again to signal the beginning of a ceremony to open the exten-

sion of the Ashburton Fire Museum at the Plains Village. With the end of the war imminent, Hayes said there was a sense of anticipation around Ashburton. There was just one air-raid signal in town, on what was then the Ashburton Power Board’s Kermode Street building. When it sounded, Hayes said everyone poured out of schools,

shops and houses. He however had things other on his mind, he wanted to get to the fire station first, he wanted to be the boy who rang the bell. “I remember running to the fire station. I was held up to reach the handle of the bell and I rang the hell out of it,” he said. Hayes admits that as a young lad he was fascinated by the fire service, but was never a firefight-

er. Instead he was involved on the administration side of both the Burnham Military Camp and as a founding member of the Fire Museum at Ferrymead. He retained a fond memory of his moment signalling the war’s end and 50 years to the day the war ended, he was travelling through Ashburton and decided to call in at the Plains.

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“I decided I’d have a look at my old bell and I gave it a bit of a tinkle and then I thought, maybe before I leave this mortal coil I’ll give it a third tinkle,” he said. And knowing that was a long held wish, the Ashburton Brigade asked him to do the honours at Saturday’s opening, ringing the bell to signal the start of the opening ceremony.

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Gilpin recognised for his local body service By Susan Sandys

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Methven Community Board members returned from the national community boards’ conference in New Plymouth on Sunday with an award for one of their members. Deputy chair Hamish Gilpin was just one of four members from the 160 throughout New Zealand attending who received a Certificate of Excellence. The New Zealand Community Board executive committee chose the four recipients from nominations. Methven chairman Dan McLaughlin said he and fellow members had nominated Gilpin due to the huge amount of work he did behind the scenes. Gilpin had been deputy chair to himself and former chairwoman Liz McMillan, and served on the board for 12 years. “He’s out in the community talking to people, and understands the grassroots of what we actually do and gets the community’s opinion,” McLaughlin said. McLaughlin presented the award to Gilpin at the board’s meeting yesterday . Earlier in the meeting, members talked about highlights of the conference, attended by

McLaughlin and fellow members Ron Smith and Sonia McAlpine, as well as McMillan in her role as an Ashburton District councillor. McLaughlin said he had received good feedback from members on how good the previous national conference had been in Methven two years ago. McMillan said it had been good to see a higher representation of young people as board members, with the youngest attending in their 20s. One of the workshops she had herself attended was on empowering youth, and it had been interesting to see some boards being clever at getting this demographic engaged in local body politics. One of the methods of doing this had been holding meetings at night, as that was when they would be more likely to be able to attend. McAlpine said she had also found the topic of engaging elderly interesting, considering a large proportion of the country’s population would be aged over 65 in coming years. McLaughlin said the board members attended the conference using funds they had raised themselves, so it was at no cost to ratepayers.

Methven Community Board member Hamish Gilpin (left) is presented a Certificate of Excellence by chairman Dan McLaughlin on behalf of the New Zealand Community Boards. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 150419-SS-0346

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Detention for selling stolen goods A father of two convicted of selling jewellery stolen in a Beach Road burglary was sentenced to four months’ community detention yesterday. Cameron Roger Leahy, 26, was also ordered to do 250 hours community work. Ashburton District Court Judge Kevin Phillips said Leahy had admitted a charge of receiving stolen goods but it was obvious he was connected closely to the burglary, in which $20,000 in electron-

ic goods, jewellery and cash was taken. He said the fact that Leahy was in Christchurch the day following the burglary visiting pawn shops with the stolen property was suspicious. Leahy has refused to name the person who supplied the property. Judge Phillips imposed a 7pm to 7am curfew to go with the community detention, which will be carried out at Leahy’s Tinwald

home, and ordered reparation of $275 to the pawn shop owners. Police said the Beach Road property was burgled on September 17 last year and jewellery, cash and iPads worth a combined $20,000 taken. The next day Leahy sold a Pandora bracelet and charms worth $600 to a Christchurch pawn shop for $60. On September 19, he sold a Tissot watch valued at $1200 to a pawn shop for $215.

He told officers at the time he had received the items from a friend and knew they were stolen, but he needed money for cigarettes. Leahy later told a probation officer he had trusted his associate and while he felt something was “not right”, he did not believe the items to be stolen. Judge Phillips said Leahy was clearly connected to the burglary and had been happy to sell the items for a tenth of their value.

For Leahy to claim later he did not know they were stolen was “rubbish”. He said Leahy had a long history of dishonesty and had committed a number of burglaries. A probation report seemed to whitewash his previous offending. “The reality is, I should be talking about whether you are going to prison for 12 months.” Judge Phillips said any further dishonesty offending would result in a full-time custodial sentence.

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Lighter held to baby’s cheek A 22-year-old man held a lighter to a baby’s cheek causing a burn, the Ashburton District Court was told yesterday. The Guardian has chosen not to name the Ashburton man, for fear the infant could be identified. The man pleaded guilty to wounding with reckless disregard using a lighter. He was remanded to May 27 for sentence.

Crown prosecutor Helen Bennett said the man was looking after the nine-week-old baby in Christchurch on April 10 last year. He was in a relationship with the infant’s mother. Unable to keep the baby from crying about 9pm, he stepped outside for a cigarette. He ignited the lighter, then pressed it to the baby’s cheek with enough force to

extinguish the flame, she said. The next morning he sought medical help for a small circular burn. The prosecutor said plastic surgery might be needed in the future. The man’s lawyer Tony Garrett said the summary of facts was accepted though it was highly likely the flame had been extinguished

before the lighter touched the baby’s skin and the heat of the lighter had caused the burn. His client had no previous convictions, he said. Judge Kevin Phillips granted the man bail but said that was no indication of the final outcome. He asked for reports about the suitability of sentences including home detention and community

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Sporty Justices of the Peace sworn in By Linda Clarke

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Former probation officer Andre Bennett was back in the Ashburton District Court yesterday, this time to be sworn in as a Justice of the Peace. Bennett and retired accountant David Fisher were both sworn in as JPs by Judge Kevin Phillips, who said JPs were important cogs in the wheels of the judicial system, especially country courts like Ashburton. The pair both took an oath of allegiance and an oath of office to carry out their JP duties properly. Judge Phillips said that JPs had been part of the judicial system since the days of King Edward when they travelled with high court judges to assist in their work. “The role played in modern society is much more encompassing. In a country court like Ashburton, JPs are used regularly for remand courts and also sit in on the day-to-day guiding of offenders.” The role was unique because it was also voluntary, he said. Another important part of the work is being available to witness documents and assist people. Bennett works for Ashburton law firm Russell Moon & Fail and has a background in accounting, emergency planning and estate administration. She was a probation officer before joining the

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detention. He said the offending was serious and sentencing would need to take into account denunciation, deterrence and the protection of children. Judge Phillips also asked for an emotional harm report, a statement on behalf of the victim and whether the parties could meet in a restorative justice conference.

Firefighter taken to hospital By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton Justices of the Peace (from left) Ian Moore, Andre Bennett and David Fisher with district court Judge Kevin Phillips following the special swearing-in ceremony yesterday. firm and is a regular visitor to the Ashburton court in that capacity. She is also well known in sporting circles, having represented Mid Canterbury in both basketball and netball. She continues to play both sports today and has been a loyal member of the Hampstead Netball Club for 35 years, spending much of this time on committee. Fisher came to Ashburton in 1983 to work for accountants Brophy Knight. He had been working

for the Inland Revenue Department after graduating from the University of Canterbury with a Bachelor of Commerce in 1979. He became a partner in the Ashburton firm in 1993 and three years ago sold his interest to work as a consultant, leading to retirement. He is also a keen sportsman, playing golf, tennis and bridge. He has spent many years playing hockey and has been treasurer of Mid Canterbury Hockey since

1990. Fisher was on the board of trustees at Allenton School while his children attended and he is a member of Ashburton Round Table. Last year, he became a trustee of Presbyterian Support Upper South Island, representing the Ashburton area. Ashburton JPs’ representative Ian Moore presented both with a certificate and badge of the New Zealand Royal Federation of Justices.

An upper Rakaia Gorge firefighter is recovering at home after collapsing at a first aid course which resulted in a helicopter ride to Christchurch Hospital. South Canterbury principal rural fire officer Rob Hands confirmed a firefighter had collapsed during a training exercise with St John. “They were concerned he had a heart turn so he was evacuated by helicopter to Christchurch Hospital,” he said. “He is home now and it wasn’t as bad as they first thought so he was fine. “He was very jovial when I spoke to him and he has appreciated the support from everyone.” Hands said he could not remember an event like this ever occurring, while the St John staff who were there had said they had never encountered something like that before. A St John spokesman confirmed that on Sunday a patient in a moderate condition was transported to Christchurch Hospital by helicopter.

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Donation boost for St John By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton St John has received a funding boost thanks to a donation from the Masonic Lodge. Ashburton St John received a donation of $9900 as part of a wider donation of $22,500 from the Mid and South Canterbury branches of the Masonic Lodge. Area executive officer Elaine Vallender said donations like this were vital to the organisation. “We absolutely rely on donations and without them we simply couldn’t exist,” she said. “To get a donation of that size is always fantastic.” The donation is expect-

ed to be put forward towards the sizeable costs of the ongoing developments being undertaken at the station in town. The Tancred Street station is currently undergoing a $700,000 upgrade that is expected to take around three-and-a-half months to complete. Pressure on the capacity at the station has come from St John’s goal to double crew all road ambulances by 2021. “Every little bit helps,” Vallender said. The upgrade will add more bedrooms, offices, ambulance parking and storage space to the station, while living areas will be upgraded with a new kitchen and bathroom.

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Heartwarming photo goes viral By Susan Sandys

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Two Ashburton residents have become overnight Twitter sensations. John Falloon and one of his neighbourhood cats are the subject of a heartwarming and amusing photo which has gone viral. Falloon’s son Andrew, who is the MP for Rangitata, tweeted the image of the cat cuddling up to his father, on Sunday at 10.47pm, with the words “My Dad is recovering from an operation. Mum went out and left a door slightly ajar. My parents do not have a cat.” Less than 24 hours later, at 3.30pm yesterday, the post had had more than 12 million views, as well as 242,890 likes, 39,369 retweets and 3500 comments. Andrew said yesterday he had been surprised when he woke up yesterday morning to see the reaction. “Cats are fairly popular on the internet,” he said. Falloon himself does not have a social media presence, and thought it was “ridiculous” that the photo could receive so much attention. “I have a Facebook one, but I never use it and my photo is not even on it.” He said he had been asleep when his

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wife Shirley took the photo, but seeing it afterwards did not surprise him as the cat would sometimes just come inside and jump up on the sofa beside him. He understood the cat’s name was Ziggy, but he did not know who its owner was, just that it came from the general vicinity near his home in Philip Street. “When you are walking down the street it will roll on its back wanting a rub, even to people he doesn’t know,” Falloon said. Ziggy would also visit the Ashburton Domain on Wednesday nights to watch children playing sports. Andrew said it was fantastic to see his dad recovering well from the surgery, and it had been nice to see the friendly feline pop in at that time. “My parents haven’t had a pet for a few years, it’s quite nice the cat chose that day to pop around,” he said. Right – Andrew Falloon tweeted this image with the caption “My Dad is recovering from an operation. Mum went out and left a door slightly ajar. My parents do not have a cat.”

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PM’s objections ‘a surprise’ NZME The Red Cross says it is surprised by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s objection to kidnapped Kiwi nurse Louisa Akavi’s name being released. Akavi, a 62-year-old nurse, was working for the Red Cross when she was taken hostage in Syria by the Islamic State five and half years ago. Her captivity was kept quiet as part of a five and a half year agreement between successive governments and media because of concerns she would be killed by her captors. But she was named in the New York Times yesterday – and subsequently in New Zealand media – with confirmation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which issued a plea for any information that could lead to her location. Islamic State territory was wiped out with the fall of Baghouz last month, but security forces have not yet been able to find Akavi or get confirmation of whether she was still alive. Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the Government did not want Akavi’s name in the public domain, standing by the longheld position that doing so could endanger her life. Ardern said that this position was made clear to the ICRC, but the ICRC, which took the initial lead in efforts to find Akavi, decided to make a public plea for information. The Government is continuing to work on the basis that Akavi is still alive, but disagreed with the decision to name Akavi publicly.

Kidnapped Kiwi nurse Louisa Akavi ICRC director of operations Dominik Stillhart yesterday defended that call and said every decision since the abduction in 2013 was to maximise the chances of Akavi’s freedom. “That included the difficult decision we make now to go public.” He said she was still not found despite a sighting of Akavi in December last year and the collapse of Isis territories. “We continue to look for her.” He said every decision was made in co-ordination with the New Zealand Government. Some ransom demands were

made, but the ICRC did not have a policy of paying ransoms. He said the NZ Government was fully aware of the ICRC decision to name Akavi. “I am confident the decision was made in full transparency and co-ordination with the NZ Government.” He said the NZ Government agreed with the decision, and he was surprised by Ardern’s comments about objecting to Akavi’s name coming out. “When I woke up this morning and I saw that that was the information that came out of New Zealand, I was slightly sur-

prised.” He said the ICRC had been in constant contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The decision was made over the last six to seven weeks, he said. “Every decision, including this one, was to maximise the chances of winning Louisa’s freedom.” “We would not have made that decision without the support of the New Zealand Government.” He said there were Red Cross people on the ground in Syria and Iraq looking for information about Akavi, and he strongly believed she was still alive. The last credible sighting was in December last year, he said. Stillhart said the decision to go public was linked to repeated information about potential sightings, and because Isis lost its territory. He had heard rumours of rescue attempts, and the ICRC network has tried to find her over the last years. “This is also the way we got some of our own information about Louisa’s whereabouts and what she is doing.” He said the ICRC had a strong operational presence in Syria and Iraq to look for Akavi, but would not into any details about efforts to find her. He said he had a relationship of “trust and confidence” with the New Zealand Government. He stood by his decision to make her name public yesterday. He said Akavi’s family also supported the ICRC’s decisions. “This is the longest kidnapping crisis in 156 years of the ICRC.”

More arrests in Comanchero gang crackdown NZME Police have arrested three further people following a major operation targeting the Comanchero gang and will seek the extradition of one of those people from Australia.

Last Thursday, search warrants were carried out at 10 properties across the Auckland region as part of the second phase of Operation Nova. Six people were arrested and nearly $4 million worth of assets were seized as a result.

On Friday evening, a 40-yearold New Zealand national was arrested in Sydney with the help of Australian Federal Police. He faces a number of drug and money laundering related charges. Yesterday, two further search warrants were carried out in

Auckland as part of the operation. A 37-year-old woman was arrested and charged with importing methamphetamine and money laundering. A 48-year-old man has also been arrested and charged with importing methamphetamine.

Mosque shootings A Christchurch businessman yesterday appeared in court on charges of distributing footage of the mosque shootings. Philip Arps, 44, appeared in the Christchurch District Court facing two charges of sharing the shooter’s livestream. He wore an orange jumpsuit – nodding, smiling and winking at members of the public from the dock. Arps is the director of Beneficial Insulation – which has come under scrutiny in the past for using white supremacist imagery. This includes having a sun wheel as its logo – a symbol best known for its use by neo Nazis. Arps was remanded in custody until April 26. He iwas one of six people appearing yesterday on charges of distributing the disturbing footage. All of the others currently have name suppression. Judge Stephen O’Driscoll says some have had death threats made against them – and people need to let justice take its course. - NZME

Tramper dies The tramper who died at Arthur’s Pass appears to have fallen to his death. The man became separated from his friends on Saturday afternoon when they were climbing Mt Lancelot. SAR coordinator Sergeant Phil Simmonds said the group became separated due to going at different paces. When the man failed to return to Crow Hut on Saturday night, his friends activated an emergency beacon at about 7.20pm. Search crews located his body about 2km north of the hut in the Mt Lancelot area about 3.20pm on Sunday. - NZME

Baby taken A newborn baby who needs urgent medical care has been removed from a South Auckland hospital sparking a public police appeal for his return. Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Hassall said police were appealing to the public for help finding a missing two-dayold baby boy who is believed to be with his mother Dorothy Opetaia. Police are concerned for the wellbeing of the infant, who was removed from Middlemore Hospital but requires urgent medical assistance. Police believe the baby is likely to be in the South Auckland area. - NZME

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Begum ‘in morality police’ NZME The young Jihadi bride who fled the UK to join Isis was “a member of the feared Isis morality police in Syria”, the Telegraph has reported. Shamima Begum, 19, who joined Isis as a 15-year-old, has always claimed she was just a housewife during her four years under the brutal Islamic State. But now it has been alleged the teenager spent her days assisting suicide bombers by stitching them into suicide vests, carried a Kalashnikov rifle and enforced strict dress code as part of her role in the feared Isis morality police department. The latest information about Begum was obtained by an allied spy agency and presented to British Prime Minister Theresa May and Home Secretary. It is believed the information came from the CIA and Dutch Military Intelligence – during interrogation of other Western Isis converts. A senior intelligence source told the Mail on Sunday: “She was involved and her former comrades have grassed her. “She was literally stitching the vests, stitching them into the vests.” Begum’s father Ahmed Ali has since broken his silence following the allegations, saying: “If she has done anything wrong, she should be brought to England and punished. “As far as I know she was a housewife when in Syria.” The Begum family’s lawyer, Tasnime Akunjee, has demanded to see any evidence held against the teenager, adding: “On behalf of the family, we would like to see this evidence, given that it has been leaked, and have it tested in proceedings in due course rather than through hearsay.” Following the collapse of Isis, Begum was found in a Syrian refugee camp by journalists where the 19-year-old told media she’s never done anything dangerous, and begged to be allowed back in the UK. “When I went to Syria, I was just a housewife. “I just stayed at home and looked after my kids,” she said. “I didn’t do anything dangerous. “I never made propaganda, I never encouraged people to come to Syria. They don’t have proof that I did anything dangerous.” Begum’s UK citizenship was revoked, blocking her return to Britain, but a row sparked when her two-week-old son Jarrah died of pneumonia in a Syrian camp. Jarrah was born a British citizen on February 16, shortly before Home Secretary Sajid Javid stripped his mother of her passport. Begum’s British family had begged Javid to allow safe passage for Jarrah to come to London.

SZA coming back R&B superstar SZA has confirmed she will return to New Zealand for one big headline show after appearing at Australia’s Splendour in the Grass festival. The hitmaker is headlining the Aussie festival, but will come to play Spark Arena in July. She did the same thing last year, but only played a small gig at the Logan Campbell Centre where according to reviews, the venue let her down. Reviewer Chris Schulz noted that the 28-year-old “struggled with technical difficulties throughout the night, interrupted by wonky ear pieces, a meddling stage handler and a dodgy audio mix”.

‘We are not together’ One of the most controversial couples on this season’s Married At First Sight has officially split, but not after yet another cheating scandal rocked the pair. In an uncomfortable interview over the weekend, Dan said the couple had split despite Jess’ efforts on another radio station claiming they were working through their issues. “Me and Jess have split, let’s get that straight. We have broken up,” Dan confirmed. “There’s allegations coming out that we’re still together. She’s saying we’re still together. We are not together.”

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Woman had 64 dead cats on her property NZME A Minnesota woman who was found to have 64 dead cats, 43 live cats, a 400-pound pig and several other animals on her property has been sentenced. Twenty-five-year-old Caycee Bregel, who ran an animal rescue nonprofit out of her home south of the Twin Cities, pleaded guilty this week to 13 counts of animal cruelty. Bregel was ordered to serve 200 hours of community service, two years

of probation and 90 days of electronic home monitoring. She must also receive a psychological examination. Court documents say complaints about the pig running loose led investigators to the house. They found numerous cats and dogs in poor health and said they emitted an “overpowering smell of urine and faeces”. Dead cats were found in shallow graves across the backyard, in freezers and refrigerators, and in the garage.

Millions watching GoT It’s taken 67 episodes and 4000 pages of George R.R. Martin’s iconic books, but at long last the end of Game of Thrones is finally here — meaning there’s only six episodes to watch until winter has come and gone forever. More than 12 million viewers tuned in to the season seven finale, with 4 million more streaming it the same night and many millions more in the following days. In comparison, the last episode of MASH – considered the most watch TV series finale of all time – attracted more than 105 million views in 1983. The final of Cheers in 1993 recorded an audience of 84 million.

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The Tiger roars again at Augusta In layman’s terms, it was nothing more than a game of golf, but what unfolded yesterday morning at Augusta will go down in history as one of the greatest sporting achievements ever. But not everyone will be all that happy about it. Mainly because of who won one of golf’s greatest prizes. Some won’t care for the fact that it’s golf, but most will know, or at least have heard of Tiger Woods and therefore the impact of him bursting back onto the world stage by winning a major golfing event is worthwhile news. Tiger is one of the sporting identities that some people love to hate. His skill and talent on the golf

course is unparalleled, but what happens off the course is where people often draw their line of judgement, meaning that despite what he can achieve on the greens, he’s always going to be clouded in controversy. His misdemeanours centre around extra-marital affairs, ones that blew up in his face a few years back when they became public knowledge and threatened

to curtail one of the most remarkable careers in world sport. Tiger went to ground for a while. Quite a long time in fact - the public pressure and intensity so fierce that even the most unflappable of folk would have struggled to deal with its backlash. Then came injuries, some so horrific that it appeared his playing day’s were over. But yesterday, after 11 years in the wilderness of golf major victories, he broke the duck and rose back to the top of the heap in world golf - securing himself a coveted green jacket in the process. Some corners were hailing it the greatest comeback in world sport. And when you look at some

of those who have said he’d never be competitive in the top echelon of the sport again, it’s easy to understand why. He’s battled his demons and a fair share of detractors, but has somehow risen above it all to the point where he has now reached the pinnacle and any smart punter’s money would, without doubt, favour him to carry on with it now that he’s back where he belongs. What his efforts show us is that despite personal turmoil there is always hope of returning to happier times. You can go through some of the worst moments in your life, moments that you may never think you’ll come back from. But Tiger showed yesterday that

where there is a will, there is most definitely also a way. But it’s going to take work and hard work at that. Relying on natural ability and personality to get you back to where you belong isn’t enough. The hard yards are required and setbacks will come and trip you up, but if you’re prepared to stick at it, ignore the rubbish behind your back and focus on that end goal, anything is possible. Yesterday, and what Tiger achieved might not have meant a lot to many people across the globe, but the sight of seeing Tiger roar again as he made his way down to that historic eighteenth hole was a special moment to witness for many more.

Allan Thomas was found guilty – for the second time – of the 1970 murder of his neighbours Harvey and Jeanette Crewe at Pukekawa. In 1986, dispelling rumours he was dead, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on television to condemn the US raid on his country and to say that Libyans were “ready to die” defending their nation. In 1996, Britain’s Prince Andrew and his wife, Sarah, the Duchess of York, announced they were in the process of divorcing. In 2008, the Supreme Court upheld, 7-2, the most widely used method of lethal injection, allowing states to resume

executions after a seven-month halt. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama issued a statement saying CIA officials who’d used harsh interrogation tactics during the Bush administration would not be prosecuted. The crew of the cargo ship Maersk Alabama, who’d thwarted pirates off the Somali coast, returned to the US; ship’s captain Richard Phillips, held hostage for five days, arrived in Kenya aboard the USS Bainbridge. Five years ago: More than 300 people, mostly students, died when a South Korean ferry, the Sewol, sank while en route from

Incheon to the resort island of Jeju; 172 people survived. One year ago: The New York Times and The New Yorker won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for breaking the Harvey Weinstein scandal with reporting that galvanised the #MeToo movement. Today’s birthdays: Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI is 92. Actor Peter Mark Richman is 92. Singer Bobby Vinton is 84. Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II is 79. Former Massachusetts first lady Ann Romney is 70. Rock singer and former politician Peter Garrett is 66. Actress Ellen Barkin is 65. Actor Michel Gill is 59. Rock

musician Jason Scheff (Chicago) is 57. Singer Jimmy Osmond is 56. Rock singer David Pirner (Soul Asylum) is 55. Actorcomedian Martin Lawrence is 54. Actor Jon Cryer is 54. Rock musician Dan Rieser is 53. Actor Peter Billingsley is 48. Actor Lukas Haas is 43. Actress-singer Kelli O’Hara is 43. Actress Claire Foy is 35. Actress Sadie Sink is 17. Thought for today: “The only graceful way to accept an insult is to ignore it; if you can’t ignore it, top it; if you can’t top it, laugh at it; if you can’t laugh at it, it’s probably deserved.” — Russell Lynes, American writer (19101991). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, April 16, the 106th day of 2019. There are 259 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On April 16, 2007, in one of America’s worst school attacks, a college senior killed 32 people on the campus of Virginia Tech before taking his own life. On this date: In 1789, President-elect George Washington left Mount Vernon, Virginia, for his inauguration in New York. In 1862, during the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill ending slavery in the District of Columbia. The Confederacy conscripted all white men between the ages of 18 to 35. In 1892, as rugby increased in popularity, it became more important to standardise the administration of the game in the colony. Despite some opposition, a New Zealand Rugby Football Union was founded. In 1945, during World War Two, a Soviet submarine in the Baltic Sea torpedoed and sank the MV Goya, which Germany was using to transport civilian refugees and wounded soldiers; it’s estimated that up to 7000 people died. In 1947, the cargo ship Grandcamp, carrying ammonium nitrate, blew up in the harbour in Texas City, Texas; a nearby ship, the High Flyer, which was carrying ammonium nitrate and sulfur, caught fire and exploded the following day; the blasts and fires killed nearly 600 people. In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. wrote his Letter from Birmingham Jail in which the civil rights activist responded to a group of local clergymen who had criticised him for leading street protests; King defended his tactics, writing, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”. In 1972, Apollo 16 blasted off on a voyage to the moon with astronauts John W. Young, Charles M. Duke Jr. and Ken Mattingly on board. In 1973, Waikato farmer Arthur

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Capital Gains Tax – the fairness illusion

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ne of the key arguments made by supporters of a capital gains tax is that it will make the tax system fairer. But will it? Each of us will have a different idea of what fairness means. With tax, most people would agree the more you earn the more tax you should pay. But what about a tax system that results in the top 11 per cent of income earners paying 42 per cent of income tax and the bottom 19 per cent paying virtually zero? That’s how our current tax system works, even before taking into account Working for Families and independent earner tax credits which skew the numbers even more. Is income alone a fair reflection of ability to pay? Should we also consider on fairness grounds taxing income from capital? Many – perhaps most – would say yes. But remember that we already do, both indirectly and in some cases directly. Business assets and land used for business purposes is liable for tax on the income generated from those assets and land. Those who buy and sell assets and land for a living as traders will also pay tax on the proceeds. Property owners also pay rates to their local councils. So do we need a capital gains tax on top of that? Quite a few people think so, but the biggest fairness problem with the proposed capital gains tax is that it will be a blunt instrument that will hit some people hard and leave others unscathed.

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! It is strange logic to suggest a capital gains tax will be fair when business assets will be captured while owner-occupier housing and personal items like boats, art collections, and jewellery will not. How would it be fair that the sale of a $5 million owner-occupied luxury home in Auckland or Queenstown will be exempt while the sale of a $4 million farm will be captured? One would provide a tax-free retirement income on sale and the other will not. Farmers have been attacked for allegedly not paying enough income tax and that a capital gains tax is needed to address this. The reality is that the amount of tax farmers pay will sometimes be low and will sometimes be high. This is because farmers’ incomes and especially their profitability are highly volatile, much more so than for any other business or any wage and salary earner. As John F Kennedy said, farmers are the only businesses that buy retail and sell wholesale. They are at the mercy of global economic forces and the vagaries of the weather. These ill-informed attacks also

ignore the substantial amount of tax farmers pay in GST and in excise taxes as well as being unpaid tax collectors in the form of their employees’ PAYE, ACC levies and other source deductions. And don’t get farmers started on their rates bills. Most farmers would rather be making a decent return while they are farming. But for many the only way they can justify their businesses, to themselves, to their families and especially to their banks, is the expectation that when they sell they will be able to pay off their debt and retire with some reward for many years of what is hard and often stressful work. This stress is not being helped by government policies being promoted across a number of fronts. Freshwater management, climate change, indigenous biodiversity, employment, immigration, and now tax are all causing much anxiety. Many farmers are feeling beleaguered and embattled and are not feeling understood, let alone supported, by the public, the media and by politicians.

It’s little wonder that various business and farming confidence surveys (including Federated Farmers’ own six-monthly Farm Confidence Surveys) are so negative and that word has been filtering through of farmers who are under severe mental and emotional stress. Farmers are finding it increasingly tough to reconcile their view of fairness with those of the proponents of a capital gains tax or other government policies that will make life even harder for them. So the next time a politician stands up and talks about fairness, take a moment to think about what this often used and arguably abused term actually means to those on the receiving end.

ing very apt. On behalf of the executive committee and members of the RSA we would like you all to accept this as a huge big thank you … to the public for your donations, to the many volunteers and the Ashburton Army Cadet Unit who braved the bleak, cold start standing on street corners and in drafty doorways as col-

lectors, your combined involvement is invaluable and very much appreciated. Thanks to Enterprise Mid Canterbury for the use of the old i-SITE building as a warm, comfortable base, also a bonus this year was the Subway lunchtime shout which was very well received, thank you to Tony and his team.

To the many shops and businesses around town that still have Poppy Boxes on their counters thank you, I apologise if I have missed anyone out, it is not intentional, could just simply be an age thing. Hope to see you at one of our three services of remembrance on April 25. Merv Brenton. RSA president

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‘M. bovis’ effects force family to walk NZME Graham Hay is preparing to walk off the land his family has farmed for nearly a century. The Hakataramea Valley property has been in the family since his grandfather took over in 1921 and Hay has lived there all his life. It is gut-wrenching to hear his voice choking as he explains how he and his wife Sonja have had no choice but to sell their farm. Already under financial pressure coming out of an irrigation development phase, he believed they could have farmed through that. But mycoplasma bovis destroyed their business and it had got to the point where they could not fight anymore, he said. The farm has been sold and the family has no idea where they will go, or even whether they will continue farming. With land values dropping 20 to 30 per cent in the past 18 months, it was not a time he would have chosen to sell, he said. Hay recently emailed Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern to highlight the effects M. bovis had on their business. He questioned how many other farming lives would be “destroyed” during the eradication process. “The decision to eradicate M. bovis was made and a lot of money invested to do so. From what I see the majority of this is to run the eradication process, with compensation for those who need it difficult and drawn out, but the worst thing that I think is being overlooked is the human cost. “Is the human cost going to be worth it and, if so, why aren’t the affected being looked after properly?” he said. The Hays, who had a dairy grazing business, have been affected by M. bovis for the past 17 months. When one of their three graziers had a positive test for the disease,

Hakataramea Valley farmer Graham Hay outlines the impact of mycoplasma bovis to Waitaki MP Jacqui Dean last year. their own property was placed under a notice of direction in December, 2017. After three months of testing, they were cleared of having the disease and left to try to restart their business. But that was not possible due to the timing and availability of stock for that type of business, Hay said. The only option was to buy stock to finish, which they did from April to mid-June. That was their third year after an extensive irrigation development, so they had never budgeted on borrowing more money to buy stock – they had budgeted on grazing other people’s stock. It was difficult to get finance. The bank was not interested and they were not able to get enough stock to be comparable to their previous grazing position.

In mid-August last year, they were told they had 21 trace animals to M. bovis. After three months of testing, they were told they were clear of M. bovis but “in the next sentence” were told they had four more trace animals. As a result of that, they were made a restricted property and were in the process of depopulating 745 animals. Because of the irrigation development, it had put the Hays in an “impossible position”. Hay was one of the drivers of Haka Valley Irrigation Ltd, a group of farmers who brought water to the traditionally dry valley. His grandfather started irrigating in 1921 and the development of irrigation over the generations was a natural progression. It is now fully irrigated, which had taken about 20 years to get

through the investigation, consents and finally construction process. Hay acknowledged the couple were under financial pressure – “we’re not trying to run away from that” – and they had gone through the development process with their “eyes open”, knowing the risks. But they still believed they could have worked their way through that. They had been pushing up numbers for grazing and “all of a sudden that stopped”. The last 17 months had been spent “just going backwards”. “I was at a meeting in Ashburton some time ago and told we, the affected farmers, are ‘taking one for the team’, that the industry benefit will far outweigh our losses and we [the affected] are, on the whole, only a small percentage of the total agricultural industry. “I came away thinking I have never played in a team where we leave any team members behind, but in this case it seems so. “At another meeting I attended, affected farmers were scared to speak out publicly about the effects M. bovis is having on their businesses, with the concern that they get penalised through the compensation process if they do. “Because they don’t speak out and reporting about the direct effect on farmers isn’t done, a skewed picture is created. “This picture, I fear, leads to the assumption that everything is fine within the farming community when, in reality, families like ours are having to sell up, losing their business, income and home.” Compensation did not cover the true cost associated with the effects of M. bovis to the farmer. “We keep getting chucked back in our face what legislation won’t allow Government to compensate for in this situation. “Our Government has recently

shown that they can change legislation within a very short time, when there is a collective will. “Why hasn’t our industry pushed harder for legislative changes, to support those affected by government-enforced restrictions due to M. bovis, rather than a proposed time-consuming review of the legislation?” Many people had worked very hard for the Hays in the Ministry for Primary Industries – and others had “gone beyond what we could ever expect or wish for” – especially now, as it was clear theirs was one of the more badly affected properties. “But their frustrations are ever present about the processes they have to deal with while trying to help us. “Most farmers just want to get on with their normal business but M. bovis has changed everything and being tied up in this process, I think, is more concerning for the individual farmer than the disease. He acknowledged MPI had “stepped up” in latter times and was doing more for affected people’s welfare. He hoped by highlighting their situation that other farmers who were affected would speak out to share their experiences and effects of M. bovis. “Otherwise nothing will change and the pain will continue.” When asked for comment on the Hays’ situation, mycoplasma bovis programme director Geoff Gwyn said being out of business was the “worst possible outcome” and the last thing MPI wanted to happen. MPI had worked “long and hard” with the couple and he had meetings with them. He believed MPI had done everything it could to support them. He believed the Hays had faced challenges in their business model and M. bovis “hasn’t helped”. “It’s a terrible outcome.”

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MARKET REPORT By Guy Trafford A recent article by John Maudlin in interest.co.nz prompted me to look at some of the background data he quoted regarding competition within agriculture in the US where 85 per cent of the steer kill resides with four companies. While there are over 60 companies existing in the US they are decreasing at a reasonably rapid rate as the big buy up the small. The latest buy-up was Harris Ranch Beef being acquired by Central Valley Holding Co, making it seventh in size of US beef packers. While some may say these amalgamations into larger and larger companies creates more processing efficiencies and are a natural part of competition within a capitalist system, there is a growing risk that both producers and consumers miss out as competition moves into monopolies. Despite this the evidence is that there has not been an obvious reduction in cattle farmer profits and, while not hugely profitable, farmers have been making a reasonable living. That said, the last two seasons have trended downwards. The general farming trend in the US, not just cattle, is that over 46 per cent of farms are not making profit with the moderate to smaller-sized farms most at risk. As with New Zealand the trend is for farms amalgamating and getting larger with the number of farms reducing. Meat company ownership is similar in New Zealand, with four companies dominating the scenery. The mix however, differs between lamb and beef. For beef, Silver Fern Farms has by far the largest share at 30 per cent followed jointly by Anzco and Affco on 19 per cent each, with Alliance at 9 per cent making up the top four and covering approximately 77 per cent of the meat processing share. Alliance takes over as top processor with lamb with 27 per cent of production share followed by Silver Fern Farms with 21 per cent, Affco 15 per cent and Anzco 10 per cent, the four making up 73 per cent of processing share. Given last year’s purchasing battles it does appear that this mix can sustain healthy competition at least as long as there is a reasonable level of farmer cooperative ownership in the mix. From a consumer perspective, when purchasing food, the biggest issue is not at the production or processing end but with retail. Having an effective duopoly with Progressive (Countdown and Fresh Choice) plus Foodstuffs (New World, Pak ‘n’Save, Four Square and Raewards) means

that there are few options for the average consumer to choose from. Foodstuffs claim to have 47 per cent of the New Zealand market share and Progressive cannot be too far behind. This has led to a situation where New Zealand food is on average 10 per cent more expensive than other OECD (including Australia) countries. Australia’s field changed with the arrival of a third player, low-cost rival Aldi and prices dropped 37 per cent. From a producer’s point of view perhaps it’s not the ideal situation as they may push down what supermarkets pay producers for food. But for consumers it would be a welcome addition. However, whether New Zealand has the size to support another larger brand player is a moot point. There has been a rise in specialty grocer stores. Foodstuffs to a degree have ‘stolen’ this ground in Christchurch with Raeward Fresh as part of its stable. A proliferation of farmers’ markets exist in Christchurch, however, they only supply limited local ranges and are not all that well supported for produce purchasing despite the numbers of public attending.

Markets Sheep Schedules have started to move upwards as the numbers of available lambs start to shrink. With high numbers being processed in February and March, gaps are now starting to appear in booking schedules, which is driving works demand. This is not flowing through to the store market as yet, a likely indication that feed levels are still down after the drier second half of summer and early autumn. An increasing trend for both cattle and sheep is the widening gap between the North Island and South Island prices being paid. Unfortunately, in favour of the North Island. Wool Little finer wool was sold at the last Napier sale, but the coarser wools and lambs wool had a small lift. Beef Low numbers of prime animals are coming through the yards at present, but sales on a per kg basis are slightly down. Calf sales are well under way and while a few top lines are exceeding the $1000 mark most are remaining under. Prices are similar but slightly under last year’s. Venison Is continuing its slow decline with no price rises now for 28 weeks.

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Auction prices … u SI WOOL indicator prices (c/kg, clean) Mid mic (23.1-31.5) 953 921 Fine Xbrd (31.6-35.0) 484 488 Coarse Xbred >35 mic 322 318 Merino 2,387 2,596

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 102.11 17.5 kg YX SI 115.28 19.0 kg YX SI 125.16 21.0 kg YX SI 138.34 Local trade (c/kg) SI 700 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 102.59 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 478.0 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 340 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 448 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 500 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 444 AP Stag 60kg SI 539 AP Stag 80kg SI 718

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 418 420 Wheat, feed 418 420 Barley, feed 410 412

International market prices … u LOGS indicator prices, $/tonne Forest index March-19 131.00 138.00 131.00

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Transforming tax system By Tamsyn Parker

know – and that was part of taking this in small stages, taking over part of the system, making sure we knew how to do this. “We have also done something like over 90,000 tests for this release alone. We have run three full mock go-lives which is like a practice run and “everything went really smoothly in those”. “There will be some glitches – there will be something that happens that we didn’t foresee.” “We still have a handful of issues we are smoothing out but

out of 90,000 tests that is nothing. “In a big operation like ours – there are things that happen all the time. So we will work our way through.” This change is a big one for the general public as it will mean salary and wage earners no longer have to put in a tax return as refunds and bills will be automatic. From mid to late May all salary and wage earners will hear from the tax department with around 1.6 million people expected to be due a tax refund of which around

440,000 people will be getting a refund for the first time. The refunds will come direct into people’s bank accounts and people are being urged to check their account details are correct in their myIR account before the end of May. On the flip side 240,000 will be told they have tax to pay (unless it’s under $50) – of those, about 86,000 also will have had no recent contact with Inland Revenue over their tax. Those with a tax bill will have until February 7, 2020 to pay it but after the switchover to the new technology people will be able to set up automatic payments themselves online to pay it off in instalments ahead of the deadline. The new system will also allow people to upload receipts for donations like school fees and charity donations to their online MyIR account as they come in rather than waiting until the end of the tax year to send the information by email or post.

Low sector growth New Zealand’s services sector activity grew at its slowest pace in more than six years in March, potentially signalling a slowdown in the domestic economy. The BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services index fell 0.7 of a point to a seasonally adjusted 52.9 compared to February and was 6.5 points lower than in March 2018. That’s the lowest reading since December 2012. The index remains below the long-term average of 54.5. A reading above 50 indicates expansion. - NZME

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is $85 for the first person and $25 for every additional person – so average of $40 per month, per person. If you’ve got a company or are part of an organisation, it’s always worth pushing for a better price than what a telco lists on its website – even if you’re mid-contract. Take advantge of the competition. We’ll get to true unlimited mobile one day, but that day could well be after Spark, Vodafone and 2degrees upgrade their mobile networks to 5G, with all the extra mobile network capacity that it will provide. 5G upgrades should start next year, but expect it to be restricted to a handful of CBDs at first. It’ll take a couple of years for coverage to broaden nationwide.

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‘Unlimited’ concept nearing We’re making progress. Last year, Spark, 2degrees and Vodafone launched “unlimited” mobile data plans that had so many qualifiers that they caught the attention of the Commerce Commission (yesterday, a spokesman for the regulator said its investigation is “ongoing”.) All throttled speed after you used a certain amount of data, and none would allow hotspotting or tethering (sharing a phone’s internet connection with other devices) – a really useful feature, especially for travellers. Vodafone also restricted video streaming to your “unlimited” mobile to standard definition (480p), at a time when most streaming video services – including Netflix, which is offered free with some Vodafone plans, offer high definition (HD) or even ultra high definition (aka 4K). 2degrees’ new unlimited plan offers hotspotting and tethering as standard (as opposed to some of the extra-cost options that have crept in). And while it will still choke your speed, it will only do so after 40GB of data has been downloaded (the previous cap was 22GB). 40GB sounds like a lot – and it is if you’re just web surfing and emailing. But bear in mind that Netflix HD video will chew through 3GB of data per hour, and Netflix 4K video more than 7GB per hour. Once you do hit 40GB, then your speed is throttled to a crummy 1

Queenstown Airport is forecasting a 13 per cent increase in flight capacity through its peak winter period. The airport, owned by Queenstown Lakes District Council and Auckland International Airport, says additional flights being offered by Qantas and Jetstar will help increase the total number of available seats by 176,234 in the six months through September. The biggest increases are in July, August and September at 16, 18 and 17 per cent respectively, the company says. Queenstown Airport handled 2.28 million passenger arrivals and departures in the year through February. - NZME

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The head of the tax department says she expects some glitches as it completes its biggest switchover in 30 years to a new technology system but in the main it will go smoothly. The Inland Revenue is shutting down its services from Thursday at 3pm until 8am Friday April 26 in the third stage of its $1.6 billion transformation of the tax system. The latest iteration will include all personal tax as well as family support payments like Working For Families and follows an update on GST and business tax undertaken in the previous two years. IRD Commissioner Naomi Ferguson says the change will see 19 million tax records migrated in a process which has around 670 tasks that must be done in a specific order. But after two previous shutdowns she has confidence in the process. “It is the third one so we do

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p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

9,846.35

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – Which lake is closest to Ashburton? a. Lake Emma b. Lake Camp c. Lake Clearwater 2 – Who was the first Prime Minister of Australia? a. Alfred Deakin b. Edmund Barton c. Andrew Fisher 3 – How many native species of butterflies and moths are there in New Zealand? a. 500 to 600 b. 1300 to 1400 c. Around 2000 4 – In which of these countries would you find George Town? a. Malaysia b. Singapore c. Indonesia 5 – The Bessemer Process introduced the mass production of...? a. Plastics b. Concrete c. Steel 6 – Most of the 266 popes so far have come from which country? a. France b. Poland c. Italy 7 – How old is Princess Anne? a. 68 b. 72 c. 74 8 – What does the Maori word motu mean? a. River b. Sea c. Island

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Stunning NZ Starting at the Bealey Village, these photos were taken while tramping the Bealey Spur Hut Track in the mighty Arthur’s Pass National Park. The track winds up a ridge to the Bealey Spur Hut. It only takes around two hours to get to the hut, so is easy as a day walk if you don’t want to stay the night. PHOTOS MARG BROWNLIE

Answers: 1. Lake Emma 2. Edmund Barton 3. Around 2000 4. Malaysia 5. Steel 6. Italy 7. 68 8. Island.

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Images from the Halma Collection alongside the colourised version created through the programme devised by London-based Kiwi, Andrew Jones.

Our people in colour By Tanya Zoe Robinson

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hen Ashburton Museum staff began working on the newly discovered Halma Collection – a vast collection of over 760 portraits of Ashburton locals found under a shed – they were captivated by the details of the people seen in the images. It was as if past Ashburton residents had come to life, seeing their faces, expressions, and interests captured frame-by-frame on glass plate negatives. Yet sometimes, seeing images like these also makes it easy to imagine that the past mostly happened in shades of grey, black and white. Of course, we know this isn’t true, as the variety of garments and colourful objects in the museum collection shows, colour was just as abundant in people’s lives in the past, as it is today. While it’s not yet possible

to bring back all the colourful details of the Halma Collection portraits, new digital technology is leading the way. Museum staff have been very proud to be part of an international project that is bringing Ashburton people back in splendid colour. The project begins The colourisation project has been undertaken by Andrew Jones, a London-based Kiwi working in the field of artificial intelligence. In March this year, the museum team read an article by Aaron Goile on the Stuff news website about how Jones had colourised images of historic All Blacks. The results were spectacular – bringing these famous sportsmen back to life in colour to show them as we had never imagined them to look before. For the first time, people could see historic players such as George Nepia, Dave Gallaher and Cyril Brownlie

in more detail than ever before. Museum staff contacted Jones, hoping he might do something similar for a few images from the Halma Collection. It was a big ask – and very exciting when he said “yes”. Originally from Matamata, Jones is a graduate of Victoria University in Wellington. He has been working on analytics and data science projects for the past decade, including for companies like Amazon and Sony PlayStation. We are very fortunate to be working with him and helping our community gain from his expertise. Over the past few weeks Jones and museum staff have been sending images in batches across the world to bring back details of this extraordinary collection. These images have come from the scans of glass plate negatives, converted to positive digital images. Just a few of the results can be seen on this page.

Artificial intelligence To colour black and white images, Jones has developed a programme using artificial intelligence. He uses an algorithm to colourise the photos that have been created from scans of the Halma Collection negatives. To colour each image pixel, Jones must programme his computer to recognise up to 16.7 million colour options, which in the black and white images appear only as shades of grey. Every pixel is made up of a mix of red, green or blue. These three colours each represent a value from zero to 255, and the combination of the three values determines the final colour that the programme will apply to that pixel. It is because there are so many options across the three colour combinations that over 16 million colour variations are the result.

The programme is also taught to recognise features such as faces, plants and so forth to improve the colour recognition. This has resulted in the programme being able to distinguish that the details of plants but not faces are shades of green, with remarkable accuracy. Jones’ programme is based on an artificial intelligence model, called a neural network. It’s a mathematical model built to try and mimic how our human brains learn. It’s an ever evolving programme and project for Jones, to turn abstract data that a computer understands into the familiar faces of people who have been loved, lived and rediscovered in Ashburton. More of this project, and the full collection of images from the Halma Collection, can be seen in Snap! The Glass Plate Negative Project at Ashburton Museum until Sunday, May 12.

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RESULTS ■■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club April 8 B & C Ladder N/S 1st Mary Francis & Jan McClelland, 2nd Bruce Leighton & Linda Osborne, 3rd Pauline Scott & Colin Clemens. E/W 1st Janine Havis & Debbie Seddon- Sewell, 2nd Ruth Logan & Sheila Lyons, 3rd = Mary Bruce & Bev Blair and Jackie Chisnall & Averil Leckey April 9 2 rds, diff ptr N/S 1st Rosemary McLaughlin & John Fechney , 2nd Maureen Kolkman & Audrey Rooney, 3rd Val Ferrier & Trish Downward. E/W 1st Kay Robb & Ian Doel, 2nd Raylene Phillips & Beth McIlraith, 3rd Rewa Kyle & Trish Small April 10 3 rds, diff ptr ea rd 1st Rewa Kyle & Pauline Fergus, 2nd Kay Robb & Edna Segers, 3rd Melva Stowell & Beth McIlraith April 11 Duplicate N/S 1st Rona Brownlie & Jim Rooney, 2nd Kay Robb & Pat Jordan, 3rd Melva Stowell & Paul Fergus. E/W 1st David Sewell & Mike Holdaway, 2nd Edna Segers & Pauline Fergus, 3rd Audrey Rooney & Bev Turton

■■ Croquet South Canterbury v Otago Golf Croquet Inter-provincial Match April 14 Played in Oamaru Winners South Canterbury (216 hoops) from Otago (210 hoops) Winning players B Allnutt, S Lamb, P Reith Waireka, S Cleveland Geraldine, D Verdonk, E Scott Awamoa/Gardens, L Fox, T Ponsonby Waimate.

■■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers April 13 Winter Series 23 riders 1st Home Janette Hooper CT.32.28. HT. Go.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club April 20 The Easter Saturday mixed Greensome will be played for the Keig Cup (family pairing) and the Coasters Cup (any pairing) – a mixed day. Starting Times: Morning players at 8am; Afternoon report at 11.30 for a 12.00pm start, (earlier afternoon start). Nine hole golfers report at 12.30 for a 1.00pm start. April 22 The Easter Turkey Trot will be played as an individual stableford, a mixed day. Report at 11.30 for a 12noon start

■■ Rugby Mid Canterbury Rugby April 18 Luisetti Seeds Section B Methven Wareings v Rakaia Senior 19:00 Methven: 1, Matt Gallagher, Jock O’Connor, Gary Clement Luisetti Seeds Section C Celtic Darryl Phillips Motor Company v West Melton: West Melton Div 1 19:00 Celtic: 1 Kalifa Faalogo, Simon Bennett, Nathan Forbes April 19 Seniors – Luisetti Seeds Section A Stu Tarbotton Contracting v Devon Tavern Hampstead 13:00 Hinds: 1, Kevin Opele, Hamish Grant, Graham Shaw Women’s Senior Premier No Rugby Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy No Rugby April 20 Combined Colts Prebbleton: COLTS V Methven/Rakaia Combined 12:00 Prebb: 1 Confirmed 1st XV Mid Canterbury Combined v St Andrews, Methv1, 12:00pm, Joc O’Connor Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Under 14.5 No Rugby Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury Under 16 No Rugby

RT. 32m 28s. 2nd. Debbie Skinner CT.32.29. HT.Go. RT. 32m 29s. 3rd. Kevin Opele CT.32.36. HT.8.15m. RT. 24m 21s. 3f/t. 4th. Rob Hooper CT. 32.36. HT. 8.15m. RT. 24m 21s. 4f/t. 5th. Gerard Morrison CT. 32.36. HT. 8.15m. RT. 24m 21s. 5f/t. 6th. Drew Titheridge CT.32.37. HT.6.15m. RT. 26m 22s. 7th. Nick Grijns CT.32.37. HT.6.15m. RT. 26m 22s. 8th. Matt Marshall CT.32.37. HT. 8.15m. RT. 24m 22s. 6f/t. 9th. Roger Wilson CT.32.38. HT.4.30m. RT. 28m 08s. 10th. Emma Hudson CT.32.39. HT.4.30m. RT. 28m 09s. 11th. Shona Proctor CT. 32.39. HT.6.15m. RT. 26m 24s. 12th. Kerry Clough CT. 32.39. HT.2.00m. RT. 30m 39s. 13th. Nigel Chatterton CT.32.40. HT.6.15m. RT. 26m 25s. 14th. Tony Ward CT.32.58. HT. 9.00m. RT. 23m 58s F/T. 15th. Brad Hudson CT.33.01. HT. 9.00m. RT. 24m 01s. 2f/t. 16th. Brian Ellis CT. 33.08. HT. 4.30m. RT. 28m 38s. 17th. Andy Skinner CT.33.11. HT.4.30m. RT. 28m 41s. 18th. Doug Coley CT. 33.11. HT.6.15m. RT.26m 56s. 19th. Liz Wylie CT.33.13. HT.4.30m. RT.28m 43s. 20th Ross Proctor CT.33.15. HT.2.00m. RT.31m 15s. 21st Tim Craig CT.33.16. HT.6.15m. RT.27m 01s. 22nd. Brent Hudson CT.33.16. HT.4.00m. RT. 28m 46s 23rd. Ron Kennedy CT.38.51. HT.2.00m. RT.36m 51s.

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■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club April 13 The Radius Care Players of the Day Wilson Hii and Steve Vivian with a combined stableford score of 81 on c/b from Adrian Hopwood and Paul May. Other winning scores were: Josh Ackerley and Hiro Kekeda 79, Chris Ralston and John Power 78, Richard McKernan and Robbie Bell 77, Greig Sparrow and Pat Turton 77. Twos: John Power, Robert Pawsey, Richard McKernan, James McFarlane, Chris Lovelock and Paul Morrison. Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Hiro Kekeda; Rothbury Insurance: Richard McKernan; Allenton Meat Centre: Peter Wright; South Island Seeds: John Power: Property Brokers #6: Matt Tait; Charming Thai Longest Putt: Bill Mason; Tinwald Tavern Spot Prize: Dylan Stoddart. Birdie Jackpot: #15, Net Eagles Jackpot: #10 Nine Hole The Harvey Bakehouse winner of the day: Paul Houston. Other winning scores were: Brian Lester 23pts, Hughie Murchie 19, Terry O’Reilly 19. A two to Tufuga Sa.

Mayfield Golf Club April 10 Mid-Week Stableford Charlie Rapsey 39 stablefords, Kerry Read 39, Alan Dixon 39, Gordon Duthie 36, Mark Greenslade 36.

Methven Golf Club April 10 Ladies Division Coronation Cup: Jenny Senior 88-15-72, Sara Gallagher 91-16-75 Aotearoa Cup: Nola Hydes 100-31-69, Ruth Smith 94-23-71 Vets Medal: Nola Hydes 100-31-69, Jenny Senior 88-15-72 Aqua Japanese Best Nett of the Day: Nola Hydes 69 Nearest the Pins: #6 Silver Methven Pharmacy Sara Gallagher, #17 Bronze A Arabica Jan Lane, #4 Bronze B Cinema Paradiso Fay Redfern, #13 Open Methven Foursquare Jenny Senior, #14 Sil/Br A 2nd shot Supervalue Jenny Senior, #17 Sat Girls Methven Travel Sally Jones Twos and Nett Eagles: Lynn Worsfold. Gail Limbrickx2.Nola Hydesx2. April 13 Men’s Division 2nd Round Duff Trophy Senior: Piers Rolton 74-9-65. Intermediate: Paddy Helmore 81-15-66. Junior A: Geoff Kelk 91-23-67. Junior B: Gary Kermode 9525-70 by lot. Other Good Scores: 68 Bernard Walsh. 70 Barry Wackwitz, Chris Pannett. 71 Michael Kemp, Mark Gorman, Max Ferris, Simon Wareing, Dayle Lucas. 72 Peter Kemp, Geoff Rodes. Two’s: Simon Wareing, Paddy Helmore. Eagle: Piers Rolton # 12 Dubliner Best Nett: Piers Rolton 65. Methven Foursquare Second Best Nett: Paddy Helmore 66. Methven Travel Best Gross: Piers Rolton 74. Closest to the Pin-Aqua Japanese Restaurant No 4: Paddy Helmore. Hunters Wine No 6: Simon Wareing. Ski Time No 13: Roger Callaghan. Green Parrot No 17: Paddy Helmore. Cinema Paradiso 2nd shot No 14: Ian Lucas. Next Week April 20: Stroke Round. April 22 is a mixed event the Wilson/Dick-

Looking to get the ball to her shooters during the opening day of junior netball at Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre on Saturday is Adasyin McLean from the Allenton Crusaders. Mid Canterbury Netball administrator Aimee Cosgrove said player numbers across the board this season were pleasing with an overall increase, which was bucking the national trend. “Social continues to grow with another five teams added in the social competition bringing this competition to 24 social teams,” Cosgrove said. The growth meant an increased workload for umpires, and Mid Canterbury Netball was now offering umpires and coaching right down to the Year 6 grade. “There are a lot of fresh new umpires starting on their umpiring pathway which is very exciting to see,” Cosgrove PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 130419-HM-0279 said. son Trophy.

Rakaia Golf Club April 10 Ladies Division Connelly Cup – Extra Medal – Aotearoa Cup – Coronation Medal etc Sally Smith 103 – 28 – 75, Freda Birema 109 – 33 – 76, Sandra Quinn 94 – 17 – 77 9 Hole Players Best Gross Trophy Val Bell – 52 – 17 – 35 Railway Hotel – 2nd shot No 3 – Sandra Quinn, Rakaia Seed Cleaning -2nd Shot No 6 – Marg Lloyd, Val Bell Nearest the Pin No 8 – Not Struck, Chertsey Spraying 2nd Shot No 15 – Val Sisson, S. Quinn 2nd Shot No 17 – Not Struck

Tinwald Golf Club April 13 4BBB and Stroke Leading scores in the Findlay Cup 4BBB qualifying round played on Saturday. Mark Banks and Lindsay Jackson 60, Steve McCloy and Brian Rouse 61, Des Green and Alec Millar 63. Stroke round: Nick Wilson 62, Ross Preece 68, Wayne Ross, Graham Hortin 71 b/l. Women; (stroke) Sue Newman 75, Jo Peacock 77. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Nick Wilson. Gluyas Ford # 6; Wayne Smith. House of Travel # 12; Wayne Smith. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Dave Rush. G & R Seeds 2nd shot # 11; Randall Feutz. Two’s; Robin Simms (2), Wayne Smith, Alec Millar (2), Dave Rush. Net Eagle; # 10 not struck.

■■ Petanque Ashburton MSA Petanque Club April 13 Autumn Drawn Triples played at Christchurch Championship winners: Ellen Pithie (Ashburton), Lyn Wilson (Ascot), Ron Paterson (Ascot); Runners up: Rewa Kyle (Ashburton), Mavis Thompson (Timaru), Maurice Burley (Ascot) Plate Winners: Marion Harrison (Ashburton), Carol McNarey (Woolston), Tilo Petschick (Ascot); Runners up: Betty King (Ashburton), Pauline Morgan (Ascot), Paul Stewart (Christchurch) Bowl winners: Kay Morrison (Papanui), Carole Walker (Ascot), Nicolas Xavier

(Christchurch); Runners up: Shelagh Field (Ashburton) Bill Garth (Ascot), Janet Wilkinson (Ascot)

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Mid Canterbury Rugby April 13 Luisetti Seeds Combined Comp Waihora 27 v Stu Tarbotton Contracting 31 Devon Tavern Hampstead 31 v Ashley 17 Rolleston 29 v Methven Wareings 39 Springston 30 v Rakaia 14 Celtic Darryl Phillips Motor Company 10 v Saracens 67 Women’s Senior Premier Kaiapoi: Womens 32 v Celtic B’s Barber Women 0 Senior B – Michael Duff Memorial Trophy Allenton v Southern Wholesale Seeds, Celtic Kelly’s Cafe & Bar v Rakaia Collegiate v Mt Somers Hampstead v Methven R & R Spreading Combined Colts Celtic EuroAgri Colts 31 v Ashley 31 Darfield Colts 52 v Methven/Rakaia Combined 7 Waihora 110 v Southern: Colts 0 Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury Under 14.5 Dunsandel Irwell Combined 17 v Mid Canterbury ALPS 59 Waihora 24 vs Mid Canterbury Plains 27 Ellesmere/Mid Canterbury/North Canterbury Under 16 Waihora 20 v Mid Canterbury APLS 32 Mid Canterbury Plains 5 v Saracens 39

■■ Run & Walk Run and Walk Ashburton April 13 Hagley Memorial Baton Relay, held at North Hagley Park, Christchurch Walkers - 4.2km each lap Lap 1: Judith Crozier 30:03; Lap 2: Lori Rusbatch 31:42; Lap 3: Lynda Bayne 33:19 - Total team time = 1:35:04 (2nd place) Judith Crozier second fastest individual time overall. Lap 1: Rob Beale 28:26; Lap 2: Marie Batty 33:27; Lap 3: Karen Hodgson 37:43 - Total team time = 1:39:36 (3rd Place) Rob Beale fastest individual time overall. Runners - 4.2km each lap Lap 1: Gary Whiting 18:54; Lap 2: Gabby Simpson 19:28; Lap 3: Tam Grant 19:31; Lap 4: 19:05 - Total team time = 1:16:58.

■■ Shooting April 14 Champion of Club Champions At Ashburton, ten shots counting at 300, 500 and 600 yards. TR, A grade, Allan White, 50.7, 50.9, 50.5, 150.21, John Snowden 50.6, 50.7, 50.3, 150.16, Chris Kershaw 48.3, 48.2, 50.3, 146.8, John Miller 46.2, 50.1, 48.4, 144.7. B grade, Daniel Alexander 50.4, 49.4, 48.3, 147.11, John Fleming 47.2, 46.4, 46.2, 139.7. FTR. Mark Alexander 60.4, 57.1, 58.3, 175.8, Peter Carter 58.1, 56.4, 56.5, 170.10, Murray Cook 56.1, 56.3, 55.2, 167.6, Brian Graystone 53.1, 53.1, 53.0, 159.2. FO. Mike chui 58.7, 59.4, 59.5, 176.16. Other scores, Megan Snowden 49.7, 50.5, 47.3, 146.15, Brian Hawksby 48.6, 47.2, 48.4, 142.12, Coby Snowden 45.1, 41.1, 86.2, Conor 42.1. FTR, George Cuthbert 51.0, 52.2, 43.0, 146.2.

■■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s winter league competition: Team 1 beat Team 2 11-10: Nick Marshall lost to John McDonnell 0-3, Harry Stanway beat James McCloy 3-0, Julie Smith beat Blair Horrell 3-0, Shane Muckle lost to Brendon Clark 1-3, Rebecca Abernethy lost to Reece Wallington 1-3, Julian Syme beat Jan Lee 3-1. Team 3 beat Team 8 16-7: Adam Clement lost to Jason Feutz 1-3, Ben Kruger beat Pete Blacklow 3-2, Chris Thompson beat Jordy Hooper 3-1, Rob Giles beat Kirsty Clay 3-0, Tim Kuipers beat Charlotte Smith 3-0, Sam Kuipers beat Chrissie Stratford 3-1. Team 4 beat Team 7 15-8: Kevin Milne beat Chris O’Reilly 3-1, Mick Hooper beat Jimmy Hunn 3-1, Ian Dolden lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Chris Lima beat Mike Keen 3-0, Robbie Kok beat Michelle Boleyn 3-1, Hayden Robinson beat Jane Kingan 3-2. Team 5 lost to Team 6 10-14: Paul Cousins lost to Billy Nolan 0-3, Ed Harrison lost to Ron Carlson 1-3, Steve Devereux beat James Bowker 3-2, Neil Keenan beat Melissa Wilson 3-2, Amy Muckle lost to Hamish Trott 0-3, Sian Hurley beat Kate Williams 3-1.

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Baabaas victorious on home soil By Erin Tasker

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At half-time of their Canterbury Rugby League division one game against the Woolston Rams in Ashburton on Saturday, the Ashburton Barbarians were well and truly staring down the barrel. They were behind on the scoreboard 20-4 and their coach Steve Gamble admitted he was a bit worried. But his players rallied and mounted a comeback that had the home crowd on their feet, eventually taking it out 33-24. Gamble said all of the hard work his players had put in during the build-up to the season paid off, with superior fitness and a few key players stepping up to the mark getting the Barbarians across the line. “Woolston came out really firing and our boys took awhile to settle into the game, but it really showed at the end of the game, the pre-season training the boys did,” Gamble said. “ They just kept ticking away and in the last 15 to 20 minutes they stepped up and as Woolston tired, we just stepped up.” Despite being a little concerned by the 16-point deficit at half time, Gamble had faith. “ I was hoping that we could

get it back but we just calmly said to the boys to just keep ticking away and do your best, and after half time they came out and decided they really wanted to win the game,” Gamble said. The Barbarians scored just after the break, and Woolston matched them with another try of their own, but from there on in it was all the Barbarians. Gamble said some of the side’s more experienced players really made their mark on the game, including the oldest man in the team, Hemi Witehira – who Gamble said was in his 40s. Gamble said he put in a man of the match performance, and Seamus Smyth did a stellar job at hooker before moving to 13 during the game and picking up where he’d left off. The win in round two followed a loss to the defending champion Burnham Chevaliers in round one, and this weekend the Barbarians were due to head to Christchurch to take on Halswell in round three. To get their opening win of the season on home turf at Robilliard Park was great, Gamble said. “It was a great crowd and I was just happy we could come away with the win for them.”

Arron Heke from the Ashburton Barbarians takes on the Woolston Rams defence on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 130419-HM-0590

Inglis calls time on stellar career NZME Greg Inglis has announced his immediate retirement from rugby league. The Rabbitohs captain revealed his decision yesterday, calling it quits on his glittering career nearly two years earlier than he’d planned to. The 32-year-old, who has claimed multiple premierships alongside a lengthy representative career, arrived at South Sydney headquarters to deliver the news. “I think it’s time and it’s the right decision for me,” an emotional Inglis told the media. “I’ve been contemplating it for a while now. “As of today, it’s official. “There’s been a lot of speculation out there. My body hasn’t given up on me, but I think it’s time for me. It’s time for me to enjoy life and look after my four horses. “It’s been an incredible journey ... a remarkable ride. One of the most decorated players of the 21st century, Inglis has been battling a serious shoulder problem and hasn’t played since he was injured in round two against St George Illawarra. He ends his tenure on the field with 263 games under his belt, not including 32 Origin appearances and 39 Kangaroos caps. “Most of the boys were pretty shocked even though they knew it was coming,” Inglis continued. “They were taken aback by it. What I’ll miss most is the dressing shed.” Inglis was thrown a curveball midpress conference with a reporter asking him why he chose to play for Queensland in State of Origin despite being born on NSW’s mid north coast.

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“I chose to go to Queensland because I was happy up there and felt more at home. I felt wanted and felt I belonged there,” he said. The legendary back squashed any thought of him jumping on the winning side, reminding fans he joined the Maroons in a slump. “NSW was on the brink of winning four straight,” he said. Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett reflected on the Queensland great’s career and declared him one of the finest NRL players of his generation. “It’s the hardest part in a footballer’s life to know when your time is up. “Through conversations with people around him, he’s been able to come to a decision he is comfortable with. “He has a wonderful reputation and is one of the finest players of his generation.” The end was always in sight for Inglis but it was never meant to come this soon. Still Queensland’s State of Origin cap-

tain, he planned to bid farewell to the representative arena in 2019 before ending his NRL career at the end of next season. Instead though, a poor range of movement in his left shoulder has him struggling to lift his arm above his head or away from his body. Inglis made his name as Melbourne began their dominant era in 2006 and remained part of the Storm’s success until forced to leave amid the salary cap scandal. He landed at Redfern desperate to end the Rabbitohs’ title drought, doing so in the 2014 grand final as he scored the final try and sent the burrow into delirium. He was just as dominant at representative level, forming arguably the greatest centre-wing combination in State of Origin history with Darius Boyd on Queensland’s left edge. There he scored the majority of his 18 Origin tries, while also crossing the line 31 times in 39 Kangaroos appearances.

Records were smashed and benchmarks set as Hayden Paddon showed his star class, powering to an emphatic victory on the Otago Rally at the weekend. The Cromwell-based rally professional broke all but one stage record as he steered his Hyundai i20 AP4+ to a massive 7min 16sec win over fellow Kiwi drivers Ben Hunt and Dylan Turner. While expected, Paddon’s win – his seventh at Otago – was anything but dull for the hundreds of fans who turned out to watch as drivers headed south of Dunedin on Saturday, and then into North Otago on Sunday. Instead, the absolute commitment of Paddon and co-driver John Kennard as they powered flat-out over the event’s most difficult crests and through its most challenging bends drew gasps of awe and admiration in equal measure; where others lifted off, if only for a fraction of a second, Paddon was hard on the gas, and even when he did not look the most spectacular, he was still quickest by far. His final tally stood at 14 special stage wins, nine of which set record times for the stage concerned, and five of which set benchmarks for stages being used for the first time. All that stood between Paddon and a clean sweep of special stage wins was a puncture on the Anzac Ave superspecial late on Saturday. While the 26 seconds lost was inconsequential in the context of his lead, Paddon’s misfortune left the way clear for former national champion Hunt to top that stage’s times in his Subaru Impreza. By the rally finish, Hunt was standing one step below Paddon on the podium.

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Mid Canterbury forced to fight back By Erin Tasker

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Mid Canterbury United came back from two goals down to draw with Selwyn United in the Mainland Football division one competition on Saturday. It was an unfamiliar position that the Mid Canterbury players found themselves in at Foster Park in Rolleston. They couldn’t be beaten in 2018 and earned themselves promotion from division two to division one, and started their life as a division one side with a win in last weekend’s opening round. But on Saturday, they had a real fight on their hands. Playing away, and with no official referee, Mid Canterbury United coach Marty Fitzgerald said the task was always going to be more difficult for his side to gain the three competition points from the game. But, Mid Canterbury started well with large periods of possession and dominated the game, but they were lacking the finishing that served them so well in their opening round win. Selwyn’s only real counter attack of the first half resulted in the game’s opening goal, and the home side held on to that 1-0 lead at half-time. During the break, Fitzgerald told his players they needed to be more patient and unified in their efforts across the park. He said it was difficult to score when Selywn were playing a defensive style and at times not even managing to get out of their own half. Despite that, Mid Canterbury soon found themselves down 2-0 after play restarted, after an uncharacteristic mistake by their keeper. Mid Canterbury rallied though and took the game to Selwyn, finally breaking through with a goal to Luciano Drudi, and with

Lachlan Gardner tries some fancy footwork during his Mid Canterbury 13th grade football side’s game on Saturday at the Ashburton Domain. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 130419-HM-0215 not much time left on the clock they found the equaliser via Luke Martin. They quickly set about trying to find the winning goal before time was up, but the clock ran out. Fitzgerald said it wasn’t his side’s day, despite having 70 per cent of possession and large peri-

ods of time in the opposition half, and the man of match was Tom Dudley at centre back. Meanwhile, Mid Canterbury United’s division six side was also on the road on Saturday. They took on the CTFC Newbies in Christchurch and came away with a 5-4 win, after also finding

themselves with a fight on their hands having at one stage led 3-0. One Mid Canterbury United team that did have home ground advantage, playing at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday, was the 13th grade side who took on a team from the Future Pride Development Squad.

The visiting side put on a fine display, but Mid Canterbury were able to hold their heads high after coming back from 2-0 down to level the scores in the second half, only to be denied the draw by a fine Future Pride goal scored from out wide in the last few minutes which gave them the win 3-2.

Who will replace McKenzie in Japan?

Cheika ‘won’t pick Folau for Wallabies’

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Damian McKenzie’s ruptured knee ligament, which will keep him out of all rugby for the rest of the year, will force the All Blacks selectors to up their search for the country’s next-best first-five, an individual who is not immediately obvious. They will want to take another specialist No.10 to the World Cup in Japan which starts in September to cover for Beauden Barrett and Richie Mo’unga, and the beauty of McKenzie was his impact value from the bench and his ability to cover fullback as well. It goes without saying that his extended period on the sidelines following the ACL injury which he sustained while trying to tackle Otere Black during the Chiefs’ 3329 thriller will also hinder a franchise which has re-found its mojo over the past three weeks.

Brett Cameron, Mo’unga’s back-up at the Crusaders and a replacement in the test against Japan last year, is the only other capped first-five specialist currently playing in New Zealand and his form this season, particularly when starting in his team’s defeat to the Waratahs in Sydney, suggests he has plenty of developing to do yet. Other possibilities are Black, a 23-year-old New Zealand Maori player and former under-20s representative, and Josh Ioane and Bryn Gatland, also both 23, at the Highlanders. Stephen Perofeta, 22, has yet to play a competitive match for the Blues this year after suffering a pre-season chest injury, a latest problem in a fairly long list. Had he been fit at the end of last year he probably would have gone to Japan instead of Cameron, while Blues’ team-mate Har-

A distraught Damian McKenzie

ry Plummer, 20, has promise but isn’t ready. ‌Of them all, it is perhaps Black who strikes as the best bet for his composure and consistency over the past couple of weeks when starting for the Blues. His recent rise ahead of Plummer has clearly given him confidence and he is thriving on the

responsibility and game time. The selectors could be forgiven for casting a rueful glance at 28-year-old Hayden Parker, the former Highlanders first-five now doing incredible things for the Sunwolves with not only his goalkicking, but his general play for the perennial battlers. Parker isn’t eligible for the All Blacks as he isn’t playing for a Kiwi franchise. For McKenzie, who didn’t attend the All Blacks’ foundation day in Wellington yesterday, the news will be devastating and it has a strange echo to four years ago when Aaron Cruden suffered the same injury almost to the day. “He’s done an ACL so it looks like he might be out for eight to nine months which is a real shame for him,” said All Blacks coach Steve Hansen in announcing McKenzie’s diagnosis. “His Word Cup opportunity is gone.

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has confirmed that he won’t pick Israel Folau any more, following the player’s religious-based attacks on various people including drunks, homosexuals, adulterers and atheists. Folau has been stood down by New South Wales and Rugby Australia intends to terminate his contract. Speaking to media Cheika stated Folau won’t be playing for the side which is a major blow in a Rugby World Cup year. Cheika said he had attempted to contact Folau several times since the player posted on social media last week. “No I haven’t spoken to him,” Cheika said. “If I’m honest my reaction was that we’d had that discussion and that line has been crossed.”

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Aussie selectors cast a wide net NZME

Patrick Reed helps Tiger Woods with his green jacket after Woods won the Masters in Augusta yesterday.

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Tiger rolls back history AP Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar, was never more stunning. It was only two years ago at Augusta National that Woods needed a nerve block just to hobble upstairs to the Champions Dinner, unsure he would ever play another round of golf. He had a fourth back surgery with hopes of simply playing with his two children, not chasing Jack Nicklaus in history. And now it’s all pieced back together – his life, his back, even golf. A fallen hero, a crippled star, Woods is a Masters champion again. He won his fifth green jacket, his 15th major, but never with this much raw emotion. The most ferocious fist pump was when he walked off the 18th green, scooped up 10-yearold son Charlie, and embraced his mother and his 11-year-old daughter Sam. “For them to see what it’s like to have their dad win a major championship, I hope that’s something they will never forget,” Woods said. Who can ever forget this day? “It’s hard to really feel bad about how I played because I just witnessed history,” said Xander Schauffele, one of three players who finished second. “It was really cool coming down the stretch, all the historic holes, Tiger making the roars. I feel like I got full Masters experience.” The comeback goes beyond

the two-shot deficit he erased before a delirious audience that watched memories turn into reality. It had been 14 years since he last won the Masters – no-one had ever gone that long between green jackets. He had gone nearly 11 years since his last major, the 2008 US Open at Torrey Pines on a shattered left leg. This was bigger. Woods never missed a shot that mattered over the final seven holes, taking the lead with a 5-iron to the fat of the green on the par-5 15th for a two-putt birdie, delivering the knockout with an 8-iron that rode down the ridge by the cup and settled 2 feet away for birdie on the par-3 16th. He tapped in for bogey and a 2-under 70, and the celebration was on. “WOOOO!!!” Woods screamed as he headed for the scoring room with chants of “Tiger! Tiger! Tiger!” He had never hugged more people, everyone in his camp who stood by him through a public divorce, an embarrassing mug shot from his DUI arrest when he took a bad mix of painkillers and the four back surgeries, the most recent to fuse his lower spine. “I had serious doubts after what transpired a couple of years ago,” Woods said. “I could barely walk. I couldn’t sit. Couldn’t lay down. “I really couldn’t do much of anything. ... To have the opportunity to come back like this, it’s probably one of the biggest wins I’ve ever had for sure because of it.”

President Donald Trump, who has played with Woods at his Florida course, had two tweets of congratulations. Fenway Park posted the news on the scoreboard. A comeback for the ages? It rates among the best because Woods has meant so much to so many in a sport he ruled for so long. Whether he can dominate it again is still to be determined. Woods needed some help to win this Masters. Six players had a share of the lead at some point on the back nine, and there was a five-way tie at the top when the final group was still on the 15th fairway. “You couldn’t have had more drama than we all had out there. And now I know why I’m balding,” Woods said. “This stuff is hard.” It didn’t look that way when he was younger, healthier and the most popular sporting figure in the world. Woods lost his impeccable image to a sex scandal, one of the swiftest and most shocking downfalls in sports. He lost his health to back problems. He went two years without even playing a major. Now the comeback is truly complete. And the race is on. “A big ‘well done’ from me to Tiger,” Nicklaus tweeted. “I am so happy for him and for the game of golf. This is just fantastic!!!” Woods now is three short of the gold standard – 18 majors – set by Nicklaus. “I think 18 is a whole lot clos-

er than people think,” Brooks Koepka said. Joe LaCava, the caddie who stayed with Woods even when he didn’t play for the better part of two years, said they have talked about the record. “We’re on 14 and I said, ‘Let’s get to 15.’ You can’t be on 14 and thinking about 18,” LaCava said. “But now we can start talking about 16. So we’re getting closer.” It was the first time Woods won a major when trailing going into the final round. Francesco Molinari, the 54hole leader, was still up two shots heading into the heart of Amen Corner. And that’s when all hell broke loose. Molinari’s tee shot on the par-3 12th never had a chance, hitting the bank and tumbling into Rae’s Creek for double bogey. Until then, Molinari had never trailed. And then it seemed as though practically everyone had a chance, until Woods delivered the key shots at the big moment, just like the old days. Schauffele failed to birdie the par-5 15th and scrambled for pars the rest of the way for a 68. Dustin Johnson made three straight birdies late in the round, but he got going too late and had to settle for a 68 and a return to No. 1 in the world. Woods became, at 43, the oldest Masters champion since Nicklaus won his sixth green jacket at 46 in 1986. That has stood as Augusta’s defining moment for years. This one is sure to at least rival it.

Marcus Harris appears in the box seat to open in the Ashes but selectors will have the chance to look at 16 hopefuls in England before settling on Australia’s batting line up. Selectors yesterday revealed their squads for the one-day and four-day Australia A tours of England, but opted to leave the majority of county players with their clubs in the lead up to the Ashes. In all, 16 Australian batsmen will be given their chance to press their claims for Ashes berths, across the one-day World Cup, County cricket and Australia A games. Cameron Bancroft will be forced to do it the hard way while still captaining Durham, while Matt Renshaw (Somerset) and incumbents Joe Burns (Lancashire) and Marnus Labuschagne (Glamorgan) will also stay in the County Championship. Harris – who is favoured to partner David Warner in the Ashes – is then the only opener in the Australia A squad, where Kurtis Patterson, Will Pucovski, Travis Head, Peter Handscomb and Mitch Marsh will all fight for Ashes spots. Matthew Wade has also been given a shot at returning to the Test team through the Australia A squad after controversially missing national selection this summer. Warner, Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Marcus Stoinis and Shaun Marsh will then also feature in the World Cup that runs concurrently. From that, selectors will then announce Australian and Australia A squads to play in a tour match beginning July 23 in Hampshire, before the final Ashes squad is announced following that and just days before the first test. “We made it well known to everybody around the country that we may leave players who have county contracts playing county cricket,” chief selector Trevor Hohns said. “That will not affect their chances of being chosen in the Ashes squad or the Australia-Australia A game. That’s been very made clear to them.” The Australia A sides will play five one-dayers against England county teams in June and July, while the four-day squad then faces Sussex and the England Lions. Australia’s bowling line-up for the Ashes is far clearer, with Josh Hazlewood left to return from a back injury in the A squads. James Pattinson also looks to be in the mix after being pulled from his county side Nottingham to play for Australia A, where he will be joined by Jackson Bird and Chris Tremain. Meanwhile Australia’s frontline bowlers of Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Jhye Richardson and Nathan Lyon will all play in the World Cup.

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Classic win for A G’s White Socks

NZ Harness News Relief was the overwhelming emotion driver Ricky May felt after A G’s White Socks ended his season with a swooping win in the Rangiora Classic on Sunday. A vintage May drive helped the Greg and Nina Hope-trained pacer reel in Thefixer to win the $30,000 group 3 feature. The victory meant the Rock N Roll Heaven five-year-old would go to the paddock on a high note before he is prepped for a New Zealand Cup and Interdominion campaign. A frustrating season meant A G’s White Socks was in the winner’s circle for just the second time this term on Sunday. The pacer had to settle for second placing seven times this season, with six of those coming via just a head or a nose margin. “I was rapt for the horse and everyone today, he really deserved that,” May said. May landed A G’s White Socks an early one-one sit, before settling him off a good speed set up by The

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Apr 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.14pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR DASH C0, 295m 1 78F57 Knows No Better nwtd............... M Dempsey 2 64455 Smash Out nwtd.............................. M Grant 3 3x He’s Scandalous nwtd J &...............D Fahey 4 37483 Ineffable nwtd.................................... B Dann 5 85838 Tickel Up nwtd........................... M Dempsey 6 778x2 Goldstar Dayton nwtd S &................ B Evans 7 88484 Opawa Dani nwtd............................. R Wales 8 F668 Smash Burton nwtd......................... M Grant 9 47886 Goldstar Shiloah nwtd S &............... B Evans 2 3.32 A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 SPRINT C1, 295m 1 75668 Tikao Jackie 17.63 M &........................ Smith 2 56352 Hey Jude nwtd...........................J McInerney 3 24411 Special As 17.81 J M....................... McCook 4 65232 Goldstar Auburn nwtd S &............... B Evans 5 88165 Call Me Dolly 17.63................... A Botherway 6 888x2 Inky Lord 17.53.............................S Hindson 7 86443 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H &....................Taylor 8 588x6 Lord Protector 17.41......................... B Dann Emergencies: 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 87678 Sly Rose nwtd..................................R Wales 3 3.51 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STKS C0, 520m 1 Jinja Nice nwtd J &...........................D Fahey 2 Born Tasha nwtd.............................. R Wales 3 Go Diego nwtd.................................R Wales

M3 Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Apr 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.10pm FORBURY PARK FIRST 4 SPRINT C0, 310m 1 52333 Homebush Diego nwtd...............J McInerney 2 4P55 Elite Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 3 85 Eric Blueblood nwtd...................J McInerney 4 73347 Sefton Double nwtd.......................... R Wales 5 7748 Elsa Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 6 33424 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 7 Opawa Lowie nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 67674 Unhinged nwtd.......................... P Hammond 9 66676 Kowloon Lights nwtd.......................J Guthrie 10 5577 Starr Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 2 12.27pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 310m 1 12871 Fickle Mistress nwtd.......................R Adcock 2 88853 Cosmic Ryder nwtd....................J McInerney 3 33231 Punch On Buzz nwtd.................J McInerney 4 51564 Zipping Jen 18.56.......................... B Conner 5 37762 Jinja Cody 18.47........................J McInerney 6 81213 Ma Chere nwtd........................... A Bradshaw 7 85263 Homebush Skip 18.76................J McInerney 8 87764 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 9 77828 Homebush Mikey nwtd...............J McInerney 10 34456 Lonely Baxter nwtd....................J McInerney 3 12.45pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES C1, 545m 1 55136 Black Bobby nwtd........................... B Conner 2 77847 Opawa Al 32.90...............................R Wales 3 35454 Dave’s Dot 32.22........................J McInerney 4 46265 Know Leave 33.62..........................G Cleeve

fixer and Alta Orlando, who duelled in the lead over the last lap. The reinsman pulled A G’s White Socks out for his finish on the point of the home bend, and he went whoosh. “He really sprinted hard today, he has been doing that lately.” “That is the way we are going to have to drive him.” “He can really fly off the gate and he can do work, but when he is saved up like that he is even better.” Thefixer fought hard after leading and was denied by just a nose at the finish. Chase Auckland and Ashley Locaz both produced good warm up runs ahead of the upcoming fouryear-old features at Alexandra Park when running third and fourth, respectively. Didjabringthebeers continued his march through to open class by winning the feature trot at Rangiora on Sunday. Kimberly Butt gave the John Howe trained five-year-old a perfect run in the trail and he scored his fifth win of the season.

Ricky May and A G’s White Socks down the All Stars army in Sunday’s Rangiora Classic.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 43334 Stumpy Bill nwtd........................ M Dempsey 5 25522 Little Apple nwtd J &........................D Fahey 6 26533 Our Bonnie nwtd.............................. R Wales 7 54328 Jinja Sneak nwtd...............................A Joyce 8 35746 Jay Spencer nwtd.......................... L Waretini 9 37277 Opawa Hypo nwtd............................ R Wales 10 67776 Opawa Pauline nwtd........................ R Wales 4 4.08pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 12517 Busy Rocca 17.44............................ M Grant 2 52737 Koroibete 17.92 H &.............................Taylor 3 38346 Black Eye Bill 17.68................... M Dempsey 4 18172 Doomsday 17.37........................J McInerney 5 26428 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 6 42642 Abacus Magic 17.39..................... L Waretini 7 41668 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 8 22644 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &..................... B Evans 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 88788 Opawa Hunter nwtd......................... R Wales 5 4.27pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH 0272719588 C1, 520m 1 41242 Go Belle 30.96.................................R Wales 2 77256 Bossy Affair 30.29......................... L Waretini 3 45314 Goldstar Alaska nwtd S &................ B Evans 4 68x8x Opawa Silver 30.55.......................... R Wales 5 25244 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 6 13221 It’s A Trick 30.13 J &.........................D Fahey 7 26463 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S &................. B Evans 8 46735 Matariki 30.92...................................A Joyce 9 84878 Our Lenny 30.59..............................R Wales 10 8x677 Know Talent 30.75...........................G Cleeve 6 4.46pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT C1, 295m

1 62375 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson 2 65764 Opawa Pam nwtd............................. R Wales 3 76536 Know Approval 17.32......................G Cleeve 4 85854 Heated Threat nwtd....................... L Waretini 5 32857 Call Me Joe 17.44..................... A Botherway 6 x6846 Hannah Rhiannon 17.33 S &........... B Evans 7 58845 Chop Shop 17.32.......................J McInerney 8 48854 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 77678 Stompin’ Ground 17.60 S &............. B Evans 7 5.03pm POWER FARMING CANTERBURY DASH C1, 295m 1 7x832 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47..................B Freeman 2 76348 Chat Ya Later 17.96 S &...................B Evans 3 25767 Sefton Jay 17.46........................J McInerney 4 48615 Smash Grenade 17.59..................... M Grant 5 5512 Culvie Ness 17.51 H &.........................Taylor 6 33433 Jingili Jill 17.55 M &............................. Smith 7 67487 Evie Rose 17.49 J M........................ McCook 8 73737 Gotcha Penny 17.37........................C Steele Emergencies: 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 7x777 Cee Ash 17.60................................G Cleeve 8 5.21pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C1, 295m 1 86556 We Rocking 17.44 H &.........................Taylor 2 62684 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 3 53837 Goldstar Charger nwtd S &.............. B Evans 4 68637 Step Inside Love 17.74.....................A Joyce 5 88865 Okuku Mistress 17.85......................R Casey 6 33385 Half Silver Fern 17.39................J McInerney 7 21266 Homebush Velma 17.46.............J McInerney 8 17658 Shaw Winner 17.52 J M................... McCook

9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 77678 Stompin’ Ground 17.60 S &............. B Evans 9 5.38pm FOX & FERRET @ THE PALMS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 85133 Tonkawa 17.86 M &.............................. Smith 2 61437 Bombinate 17.41............................... B Dann 3 85554 Goldstar Hurley nwtd.................... L Waretini 4 25551 Crushington 17.51......................J McInerney 5 46784 Midnight Bolt 17.36 J M................... McCook 6 84756 Fiery Fagan 17.29............................R Casey 7 72756 Mr Black Magic nwtd.......................J M Lane 8 76485 Homebush Indi 17.47.................J McInerney 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 7x777 Cee Ash 17.60................................G Cleeve 10 5.56pm CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO STAKES C1, 520m 1 46522 Goldstar Montana nwtd S &............. B Evans 2 x2181 Opawa Rockstar 30.26 J &..............D Fahey 3 54552 Amelia Rob 30.58...................... M Robinson 4 58641 Opawa Roy 31.28............................ R Wales 5 43455 Platonic Affair 30.83...................... L Waretini 6 47885 Panel Beater 30.51 S &................... B Evans 7 34655 Galway Gal nwtd S &....................... B Evans 8 16 Afridi 30.87 J &.................................D Fahey 9 84878 Our Lenny 30.59..............................R Wales 10 27876 Eyrewell Bentley 31.04.................... H Cairns 11 6.13pm COALGATE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 23558 Idol Georgie 17.31............................. J Rush 2 85348 Jealous Much 17.50...................J McInerney 3 57553 Goldstar Vegas 17.62 S &................ B Evans 4 64235 Okuku Terra 17.59............................R Casey 5 47264 Ohoka Pheobe 17.43.................... L Waretini

6 77622 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce 7 51477 Know Burden 17.60........................G Cleeve 8 15768 Blue Sky nwtd H &...............................Taylor Emergencies: 9 27876 Cannonball Bolt 17.45......................R Casey 10 87678 Sly Rose nwtd..................................R Wales 12 6.32pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C2, 295m 1 74431 Right On Time 17.54...................H Anderton 2 65361 Goldstar Liberty 17.32 J M............... McCook 3 47567 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &................ B Evans 4 54767 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 J M.................... McCook 5 23224 Cisco Reign 17.58......................... L Waretini 6 6631F Aquiver 17.59.................................... B Dann 7 36523 Broken Penniless 17.45..................G Cleeve 8 43723 Jaded Affair 17.35......................... L Waretini 9 63352 Hatfield 17.28................................ L Waretini 10 17346 Epic Boom 17.47 J M....................... McCook SELECTIONS

4 22635 Lightning Crash nwtd.....................R Adcock 5 43236 Sierra Delta 18.58 S &..................... B Evans 6 56661 Cosmic Jase 18.43....................J McInerney 7 37416 Nikko Baxter 18.71.....................J McInerney 8 26885 Black Tori 18.86.......................... A Bradshaw 9 67776 Botany Alan 18.46......................J McInerney 10 75858 It’s A Joke 18.42.........................J McInerney 10 2.47pm DUNEDIN CUP FINAL C5f, 545m 1 17147 Shift The Blame 32.60................J McInerney 2 12465 Joe Bonanza nwtd.....................J McInerney 3 44336 Sarcasm nwtd.................................G Cleeve 4 5x171 Carltonian 32.82 J &........................D Fahey 5 25331 Goldstar Ashton 32.90 S &.............. B Evans 6 46152 Must Be Rusty 32.41..................J McInerney 7 26642 Egomaniacal nwtd.........................D Roberts 8 24637 Zefside nwtd...............................J McInerney 9 47238 Barge Bale nwtd............................D Roberts 11 3.06pm HAPPY EASTER SPRINT C4, 310m 1 64437 Torpedo Tuck nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 2 32324 Miss Dupre nwtd...........................D Roberts 3 14412 Goldstar Dodge 18.72 S &............... B Evans 4 25863 Shanly Star 19.04......................J McInerney 5 81817 Nicky Baxter 18.94.....................J McInerney 6 52663 Reign Of Fire 18.59....................J McInerney 7 23183 Little Krakatoa 18.76.................. A Bradshaw 8 24714 Homebush Finn nwtd.................J McInerney 9 34355 Go All Lin 18.87......................... A Bradshaw 10 17475 Mitcham Faye 18.75...................J McInerney 12 3.23pm KEEN KENNELS DASH C5, 310m 1 33112 Hankenstein 18.48..................... A Bradshaw 2 66114 Nozzno Fear 18.44.................... A Bradshaw 3 32121 Chasing Fame 18.40..........................S Keen 4 82146 Disobedience 18.79 S &.................. B Evans 5 22315 Wildebeest nwtd......................... A Bradshaw

6 81643 Princely Gold 18.31....................J McInerney 7 22324 Mitcham Reado 18.52................J McInerney 8 123F7 Homebush Boden 18.60............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 11344 Opawa Jumper 18.35....................... R Wales 10 45115 Magic Jess Lass 18.65...................C Healey 13 3.41pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 30TH APRIL C1, 310m 1 661 Elton Blueblood nwtd.................J McInerney 2 85771 Zip Zap Zoe 18.92......................J McInerney 3 485x4 Flying Canary 19.20...................J McInerney 4 16782 Homebush Sloan 18.54.............J McInerney 5 33642 Homebush Austin 18.62.............J McInerney 6 55662 Smokey Dodger 18.94.............. P Hammond 7 37413 Thornado 18.97......................... A Bradshaw 8 86813 Dream Hard 19.03......................... B Conner 9 64648 Gotcha Rocky 18.60..................J McInerney 10 54465 Punch On Scooby 18.91............J McInerney SELECTIONS

Race 1: He’s Scandalous, Ineffable, Opawa Dani, Smash Out Race 2: Inky Lord, Hey Jude, Special As, Lord Protector Race 3: Jinja Nice, Go Diego, Born Tasha, Our Bonnie Race 4: Busy Rocca, Justin Ryan, Abacus Magic, Epic Mate Race 5: It’s A Trick, Go Belle, Opawa Silver, Goldstar Alaska Race 6: Know Approval, Heidi Hates Rap, Hannah Rhiannon Race 7: Chat Ya Later, Culvie Ness, Jingili Jill, Sefton Jay Race 8: We Rocking, Homebush Velma, Half Silver Fern Race 9: Crushington, Bombinate, Tonkawa, Goldstar Hurley Race 10: Opawa Rockstar, Afridi, Amelia Rob, Panel Beater Race 11: Rum Gin Mixer, Jealous Much, Okuku Terra, Know Burden Race 12: Goldstar Liberty, Cisco Reign, Right On Time, Hatfield 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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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 5 46657 Melting World nwtd..........................J Guthrie 6 54825 Midnight Maggie 33.16 S &.............. B Evans 7 54565 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 8 78682 Homebush Izzy nwtd..................J McInerney 9 18865 Dream Stone Jade nwtd....................S Keen 10 88776 Darlek Ian 32.43.........................J McInerney 4 1.02 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 87783 Homebush Ellie nwtd.................J McInerney 2 78687 Magic Jean Lass nwtd....................C Healey 3 26574 Avalanch City 18.80...................J McInerney 4 64652 Punch On Rex nwtd...................J McInerney 5 13574 M’Lady Sadie nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 6 31463 Rainy River nwtd...........................D Roberts 7 3212 Ezra Blueblood nwtd..................J McInerney 8 75428 Homebush Razor 19.00.............J McInerney 9 17687 C’Mon Benny Boy 18.73.................J Guthrie 10 46x55 Valyrian Steel 18.73...................J McInerney 5 1.20 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C2, 310m 1 87782 Homebush Maycee 18.55..........J McInerney 2 14445 Blazing Banjo 18.78...................J McInerney 3 81216 Homebush Boots nwtd...............J McInerney 4 21128 Punch On Woody 18.84.............J McInerney 5 83433 Chasing Great 18.77..........................S Keen 6 87315 Homebush Flynn nwtd...............J McInerney 7 53463 Homebush Carl 18.85................J McInerney 8 26211 Raptor Attack 18.94................... A Bradshaw 9 42483 Gracie Lee nwtd.........................J McInerney 10 67752 Sozin’s Blue 18.69.....................J McInerney 6 1.37 ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C2, 310m 1 45178 Homebush Tasha nwtd...............J McInerney 2 63211 Digger Ace 18.93...........................R Adcock 3 65721 Forbury Flyer nwtd.....................J McInerney 4 18722 Punch On Jessie 18.62..............J McInerney

5 23728 Gotcha Zena 18.91....................J McInerney 6 15344 Homebush Scorpio 18.41..........J McInerney 7 45815 Homebush Miles 18.46..............J McInerney 8 87226 Aroha 19.09....................................B Pringle 9 46764 Homebush Comet 18.73............J McInerney 10 x6765 Opawa Purdie nwtd.......................... R Wales 7 1.55 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES C2/3, 545m 1 33753 Hard Questions nwtd......................G Cleeve 2 14364 Know Conclusion 32.66..................G Cleeve 3 64313 Opawa Abbie Joy nwtd.................... R Wales 4 51571 Trajan nwtd.................................J McInerney 5 61865 Chunk 32.91...............................J McInerney 6 47238 Barge Bale nwtd............................D Roberts 7 38265 Kia Tere nwtd S &............................. B Evans 8 87846 Black Dan 32.67.........................J McInerney 9 72467 Classy Witch 32.54.........................G Cleeve 10 x6765 Opawa Purdie 33.04........................ R Wales 8 2.12pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE SPRINT C3, 310m 1 45758 Debbie Baxter 18.44..................J McInerney 2 84516 Nippa Eel 18.86.........................J McInerney 3 21335 Opawa Waihemo 18.63.................... R Wales 4 47556 Mulberry Minx 18.96......................R Adcock 5 33125 Boston Powers 19.00................. A Bradshaw 6 21621 Goldstar Spotty nwtd S &................. B Evans 7 67116 Homebush Pierce 18.66............J McInerney 8 74348 Invincible Sue nwtd........................R Adcock 9 67776 Botany Alan 18.46......................J McInerney 10 76858 Cosmic Ruben 18.50.................J McInerney 9 2.30 PETER SINTON PLUMBING SPRINT C3, 310m 1 84728 Nippa Martino 18.53..................J McInerney 2 78334 Homebush Hundy 19.18............J McInerney 3 17343 Goldstar Jay Jay 18.73 S &.............. B Evans

Race 1: Homebush Diego, Opawa Lowie, Sefton Double Race 2: Fickle Mistress, Ma Chere, Zipping Jen, Jinja Cody Race 3: Dave’s Dot, Darlek Ian, Black Bobby, Elland Road Race 4: Ezra Blueblood, Homebush Ellie, Punch On Rex Race 5: Homebush Boots, Punch On Woody, Blazing Banjo Race 6: Digger Ace, Punch On Jessie, Homebush Tasha Race 7: Know Conclusion, Hard Questions, Abbie Joy, Kia Tere Race 8: Debbie Baxter, Boston Powers, Homebush Pierce Race 9: Nippa Martino, Goldstar Jay Jay, Nikko Baxter Race 10: Carltonian, Egomaniacal, Sarcasm, Shift The Blame Race 11: Little Krakatoa, Shanly Star, Goldstar Dodge Race 12: Hankenstein, Opawa Jumper, Nozzno Fear Race 13: Thornado, Dream Hard, Zip Zap Zoe, Elton Blueblood 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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Portland takes first blood AP After eight straight playoff losses over the past two years, the Portland Trail Blazers finally got a win. Damian Lillard scored 30 points and the third-seeded Blazers opened their series against the No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder yesterday with a 104-99 victory. “We know how it feels to win again,” Lillard said. “Now we can just kind of move on from that and stay focused on this series.” Portland was swept by New Orleans last season and the Warriors the year before. Enes Kanter added 20 points and a career playoff-high 18 rebounds for the Blazers, who were making their sixth straight postseason appearance. Russell Westbrook had 24 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds for his ninth career postseason triple-double. Paul George, who was a game-time decision because of a sore shoulder, added 26 points and 10 rebounds despite a rough shooting night. Westbrook appeared to hurt his right ankle in the final quarter and grimaced while trying to walk it off. Trainers attended to him on the bench at the next timeout but he returned and his layup closed the gap to 91-87 with just under 4 minutes left. Asked about it afterward, Westbrook said: “We’ll see.” After trailing by as many as 19 points in the first half, Oklahoma City pulled within as 93-92 on George’s 3-pointer with 2:44 left. Lillard answered with a long 3-pointer

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to keep the Blazers ahead and Al-Farouq Aminu made free throws to extend Portland’s lead to 98-92. George made a 3-pointer with 8.2 seconds remaining to get the Thunder within

100-97 but Portland hung on. “We knew it was going to be a fight all night long. “Even at the beginning of the game when we were up like 17 at one point, I wasn’t looking at the scoreboard like, ‘Let’s put them away.” I was like, ‘Let’s just stay solid, keep competing, keep playing hard,’ Lillard said. “And then when they make their runs, and when they get back in the game, (you) just weather those storms.” It was the first postseason meeting between the teams since the Thunder moved from Seattle to Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City beat the Blazers in all four meetings this season, including a heated 129-121 overtime victory on March 7. The Thunder have been to the playoffs for eight of the last nine seasons, but they haven’t gotten past the opening round for the past two. George was nursing a sore right shoulder and was considered day-to-day for yesterday’s game but he started. However he was just 1 of 6 from the floor in the opening quarter. For the game, he made four of 15 3-point attempts. “Four days ago I couldn’t even lift my shoulder,” he said. “Then fast forward to today this is the first day I’ve even shot the ball, so for me it’s just rhythm.” The Thunder rallied from a 19-point deficit in the first half to trail by just 54-48 at the break. But they struggled from 3-point range, making just two of 18 attempts. “It’s a series. First to four. They won the first game,” Westbrook said. “Now we make adjustments, come back, play harder next game and try to take it.”

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The salesman keeps dropping the price because he knows that once you leave the showroom, chances are you won’t be back. For clarity, get distance between you and the final decision. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You are fun to be around, and people like working with you. Try other modalities out, too, though, especially when it’s your turn to be in charge. Overusing “fun” could hurt your ability to lead. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): To put your best into things that matter most to you, a small sacrifice will be made. Probably, this has to do with giving up a habit, attitude or possession. It won’t hurt. In fact, it will free you. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Returning to the things you did when you were less experienced will bring perspective and reassurance. You’ve adapted to deal with all that happened. Yet, at your core you’re still the same person. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Should you say “no” to the things clearly outside of your expertise, or should you say “yes” and stretch to the challenge? To experience something new for an hour will be worth the inconvenience. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You make people comfortable, and therefore they are more likely to say yes to you. This has to do with consistency of action and attitude... also your way of explaining things so people understand. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): One way to test a relationship is to move furniture together, or execute another task that requires teamwork. If it goes well, it’s something to celebrate. If it’s a major pain, there might be issues to work out. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Your options may seem frustratingly limited, but there are choices that have nothing to do with ones you are considering. If it weren’t for the things in front of you, what else would you choose? SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It’s a day of working out minor differences, which you’ll do like a champ. Then, a good question to ask is, “How can I support you going forward?” The answers will surprise you. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’re excellent at reading people, especially when something is bothering them. You’re not afraid to gently open up a dialogue. Because of this, you’ll facilitate connection and maybe even healing. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): As you make your pitch, go for gold. Not all “yes” answers are equal. Some mean “no” and others “maybe”. A committed “yes” is an answer and a line of action. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Even though you are not responsible for a situation, you take full responsibility for your reaction to it. Note that cameras may be involved, as they so often are these days.

ACROSS 1. One such as Gabriel, found in a Russian port (9) 5. It’s a tailless pinniped, in the main (3) 7. How to fleece one for a castle (4) 8. It can transport cone, very awkwardly (8) 10. Was flattered to find one’s toast had been spread (8) 11. Put it away, or he’ll get away without having bought a ticket (4) 13. Gratuity given to a favourite for a fur cape (6) 15. When small Reynard might box and endlessly cuff him (3-3) 18. A right to employ a piece of trickery (4) 19. Being against one’s frame, it will fight infection (8) 22. Affable way cigars are handed out around the Open University (8) 23. Money order that will disappear when one is right inside (4) 24. It is expected to be what one is owed (3) 25. Plant, ever-changing, is widespread (9) DOWN 1. Tumbler from the bar, and coat provided for one (7) 2. A nail that’s not to be cast till May is out (5) 3. He produces plants in a long row ergonomically (6) 4. It is vivid, not being recorded (4) 5. Checking bleeding in City street, using phosphorus (7) 6. It points the way coming from Bow perhaps (5) 9. Control of the pound always follows it (5) 12. One might fool with a large-format book (5) 14. What it costs to mail a postal order gets complicated (7) 16. Refuse to deal with a land agent in Ireland (7) 17. Put up with the rude topless men who move around (6) 18. I’d followed the well-boring plant without bending (5) 20. Oil one used when in love maybe (5) 21. Drag leg out of the meal I’m preparing (4)

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PM

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Waimate

NZ Situation

Wind km/h fine

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAY

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud. Isolated morning showers north of Mt Hutt. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: S 30 km/h, dying out in the morning.

Cloudy periods, with isolated showers clearing around the middle of the day. Southerlies dying out in the afternoon.

TOMORROW

TOMORROW

Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine, areas of morning cloud or frosts. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

THURSDAY

Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds, but northeasterlies about the coast.

Mainly fine, areas of morning and evening cloud. Light winds.

FRIDAY

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

Becoming cloudy with isolated showers. Turning to rain from Mt Cook southwards with a southwesterly change.

Mainly fine, some cloud morning and night. Northeasterlies easing.

SATURDAY

SATURDAY

Cloud increasing, with a few showers spreading from the south with a southwesterly change.

World Weather

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

fine fine showers fine showers showers fine thunder fine thunder fine fine fine drizzle cloudy

Rain about the divide, with scattered falls further east. Some heavy and possibly thundery falls. Southwesterlies.

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

20 5 28 1 17 22 14 25 7 26 24 25 24 4 6

fine drizzle fine thunder showers thunder cloudy thunder thunder cloudy showers fine fine fine thunder

17 13 25 23 29 28 29 24 34 15 20 22 27 12 31

5 4 12 20 21 17 25 13 24 6 13 8 16 0 24

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

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

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

Tuesday 6

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

6

9 noon 3

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6

9 noon 3

6

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1:02 7:14 1:32 7:43 1:55 8:07 2:25 8:33 2:47 8:59 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 7:07 am Set 5:58 pm Good

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

cloudy

Good fishing

Rise 7:08 am Set 5:56 pm Good

Set 2:27 am Rise 4:37 pm

Good fishing Set 3:43 am Rise 5:09 pm

Rise 7:09 am Set 5:55 pm Bad

Bad fishing Set 4:58 am Rise 5:39 pm

Full moon

Last quarter

New moon

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27 Apr 10:19 am

5 May 10:47 am

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6 8 17 27 7 11 7 25 -1 15 19 12 9 5 3

20 20 17 16 14 17 18 18 15 15 17 14 14

Palmerston North fine Wellington

clearing

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

clearing

River Levels

10 5 11 6 11 10 4 7 3 3 4 7 2

cumecs

2.48

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 146.8 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

5.61 nc

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

6.57

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:25 pm, yesterday

70.9 434.5

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

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overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

31 15 35 14 27 29 26 36 23 33 33 34 29 10 10

Tuesday, 16 April 2019

A high lies over New Zealand through until Thursday. A trough moves onto the lower South Island on Friday, then spreads across to the remainder of the South Island on Saturday.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 14.3 14.7 Max to 4pm 8.3 Minimum 7.9 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm April to date 58.4 Avg Apr to date 26 2019 to date 186.8 194 Avg year to date Wind km/h E7 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 24 Time of gust 10:56am

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THREE

PRIME

MAORI

CHOICE

6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Ellen is joined by David Spade and Sara Bareilles. 0 10am Tipping Point 0 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale Graham self-destructs; Ellis is set up for a fall; Jacob’s resentment intensifies. 0 1pm Coronation Street Catch-Up PGR 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Funny You Should Ask 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Thomas And Friends 0 6:40 Kiddets 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 7am M The Lego Movie PGR 2014 Animated Adventure. Voices of Will Ferrell, Chris Pratt. 0 8:55 Peppa Pig 9am Infomercials 10am The Middle 3 0 10:25 Neighbours 3 0 10:55 My Kitchen Rules PGR 3 0 12:35 Jeremy Kyle PGR 3 1:35 Judge Rinder 2:35 Home And Away 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Gamer’s Guide To Pretty Much Everything 3 0 4pm Fanimals A visit to the sharks at Kelly Tarlton’s Aquarium; day two for the dogs at Dog Camp; another pup takes on the dogstacle course in Kuri Totika. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:30 DailyMailTV PGR Noon Face The Truth PGR Nicole and Latrice do not know why former band mate Joy will not talk to them, and why they were not invited to her wedding. 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 1:30 Dancing With The Stars NZ 3 2:30 Wipeout 3 0 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 3 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 6:25 Krypto The Superdog 0 6:50 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:15 The Loud House 7:40 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 8:05 League Of Super Evil 3 0 8:30 The Thundermans 3 0 8:55 Tiki Tour 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 Seal Team PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm The Chase Australia 3 0 5pm Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Million Dollar Minute 6:30 Storage Wars 3

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 N Inside Hotel Chocolat Chocolatier Kiri pitches her new Lady Marmalade chocolate, hoping to get it into stores. 0 8:30 The Bad Seed AO 0 9:30 20/20 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules PGR Can proud Perth siblings Amanda & Blake turn their humble beginnings into a grand finale? Josh’s table manners go from bad to worse as the home schoolers refuse to learn a lesson. 0 9:10 Grey’s Anatomy 0 10:10 The Extreme Diet Hotel PGR

7pm The Project 7:30 N Lost And Found PGR After being sent to a Russian orphanage, Vika wants to know why her mother abandoned her; a former gang member wants to find his father. 0 8:30 NCIS AO 0 9:30 N NCIS – LA AO 0 10:25 NewsHub Late 10:55 Tin Star AO 0

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 0 7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Angelo’s Outdoor Kitchen 7:30 Great British Bake Off 0 3 8:35 F CB Strike AO 8pm School Of Training 3 The killer continues to taunt 8:30 Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR Robin and Strike as they 9pm Wild Kai Legends AO move closer to the truth. 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 9:50 Mayday AO 10pm Whawhai 10:50 The Late Show With 10:30 Te Ao – Maori News 3 Stephen Colbert PGR

11pm Sunday 3 0 Midnight Nigel Latta – The Trouble With Booze PGR 3 Continuing his series addressing the major social issues facing New Zealanders, Nigel Latta takes a serious look at NZ’s drinking culture. 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:15 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 11:45 Hell’s Kitchen USA 12:35 Love Island Australia 0 1:35 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 2am Infomercials 3:05 Blackish 3 0 3:25 Jeremy Kyle AO 3 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:55 The Blacklist AO Liz and Ressler investigate a Blacklister who offers to erase gambling debts at a deceptively high price; Dembe becomes worried as Red tests the loyalties of their associates. 0 12:35 Infomercials

11:50 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 12:20 Closedown

Inside Hotel Chocolat 7:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Beverly Hills Pawn 3 10:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Cheshire 1:30 Britain’s Next Top Model PGR 3 2:30 Million Dollar Listings Los Angeles PGR 3 3:30 Four Weddings UK 3 4:30 Catfish 3 5:30 Top Chef 3 The three remaining chefs go to the finals in Las Vegas to compete in a high-stakes challenge of cards and cuisine. 6:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:28 The Dish PGR 7:30 Bachelor In Paradise Former Bachelor and Bachelorette contestants in a second-chance quest to find true love. 9:10 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 10:13 The Dish PGR 10:15 Mexican Dynasties AO 11:15 Intervention AO 3

Wednesday

12:05 Beverly Hills Pawn 3 12:30 Infomercials 3

Secrets of Life in the Wild 3:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away PG 8:05 Shipping Wars UK PG 8:30 Supergirl MVS 9:15 Parking Wars PGL 9:40 NCIS LA MV 10:25 CSI – Miami MV 11:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away PG Noon Raw Live MVC 3:05 NCIS LA MV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Parking Wars PGL 6pm Supergirl MVS 7pm The Force MC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 Guiltology MVC 9:30 Prison – First And Last 24 Hours MVLC 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:20 Supergirl MVS

Wednesday

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:10 Autumn Stables PG 2018 Romance. Cindy Busby, Kevin McGarry. 8:35 Stronger 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tatiana Maslany. 10:30 Wraith MV 2017 Horror. Jackson Hurst, Ali Hillis. 12:10 Blade Runner 2049 16VLSC 2017 Action. Ryan Gosling, Harrison Ford. 2:50 Apartment 212 16VLC 2017 Horror. Penelope Mitchell, Sally Kirkland. 4:30 Slipaway PG 2017 Drama. Elaine Partnow, Jesse Pepe. 6pm The Shape Of Water 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Sally Hawkins, Michael Shannon. 8pm It 16VLC 2017 Horror. Seven outcasts band together to fight an ancient, shapeshifting evil that takes the form of a clown. Based on the book by Stephen King. Jaeden Lieberher, Bill Skarsgard. 10:15 The Mountain Between Us MLS 2017 Drama. Kate Winslet, Idris Elba.

6:05 Good Night And Good Luck MC 2005 Drama, History. David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson. 7:40 Bridesmaids 16LSC 2011 Comedy. Kristen Wiig, Rose Byrne, John Hamm. 9:45 Walk The Line MC 2005 Biography. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon. Noon Looper 16VL 2012 Sci-fi. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis. 1:55 A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama. Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe. 4:10 Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy. 6pm Silver Linings Playbook MVLS 2012 Comedy Romance. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence. 8pm The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Comedy. A congressman embroiled in personal scandal faces a no-holdsbarred challenge from a naive newcomer funded by two unscrupulous billionaire lobbyist brothers. Will Ferrell. 9:30 Django Unchained 16VL 2012 Western. A slave turned bounty hunter sets out to rescue his wife from a plantation owner. Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio.

Wednesday

12:05 Infidelity In Suburbia 12:05 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take MC 2017 Thriller. Sarah Butler, It Away PG 12:55 Wheel Of Marcus Rosner. 1:35 The Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! Shape Of Water 16VLSC PG 1:40 The Force MC 2017 Drama. Sally Hawkins, 2:05 Prison First And Last 24 Michael Shannon. 3:35 It 16VLC Hours MVLC 2:50 Guiltology 2017 Horror. Jaeden Lieberher, MVC 3:40 CSI – Miami Bill Skarsgard. MV 4:25 Parking Wars PGL 5:50 The Mountain 4:50 NCIS – LA MV Between Us MLS 2017 Drama. Kate Winslet, Idris Elba. 5:35 The Simpsons PG

Wednesday

12:10 The Waterboy ML 1998 Comedy. 1:40 Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Comedy. 3:30 The Campaign 16VLS 2012 Comedy. 5am A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama.

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Te Nutube 3 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Huhu 3 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Pukana 3 2 8:50 Kete Korero 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Hangi Pit Masters 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 Noon World Forklift League PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm Taha Tauiwi 3 1:30 Finding Aroha PGR 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Te Nutube 3 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Huhu 3 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Swagger 5:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 6pm Tangaroa With Pio 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

11pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Nga Whetu o Te Kohu. 11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Super Rugby Wrap 6:55 Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (HLS) 7:55 Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show 8:55 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Highlanders. 9:25 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Blues. 9:55 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Stormers. 10:25 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Brumbies v Lions. 10:55 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Round Nine. 11:25 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Sharks v Jaguares. 1:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 3pm Super Rugby Extra Time 4pm Rugby – Gallagher Premiership (HLS) 5pm Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day One. From Singapore. 6:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. From Singapore. 8pm The 1014 Rugby Show 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Crusaders v Highlanders. From Christchurch Stadium, Christchurch. 10pm Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show

Wednesday

Midnight Rugby Nation 12:55 Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Chiefs v Blues. 3am Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day One. 4:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Two.

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

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6am Caribbean Pirate Treasure 6:30 Tales From Zambia 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am M Fly Me To The Moon 2008 Animated Adventure. Voices of Tim Curry, Robert Patrick. 9:30 Location, Location, Location 10:30 Location, Location, Location 11:30 Hotel Impossible 12:30 Treasures Decoded 1:30 Ireland With Simon Reeve 2:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 3:30 Secrets Of Life In The Wild Wildlife footage reveals what animals really do when they are alone, in the privacy of their dens, or relaxing away from the rest of the world. 4:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 5pm Food Safari – Earth 5:30 Posh Pawn 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 8:30 My Dream Home 9:30 Building The Dream 10:30 American Pickers

11:30 Posh Pawn 12:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 1am Doctor In The House 2am Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 3am Sand Masters 3:30 Celebrity Motor Homes 4am Real Story Of… AO 5am Shed And Buried

SKY SPORT 2 6am NRL 360 7am Big League Wrap 8am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Raiders v Eels. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Stars v Steel. 11am Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Tactix. 11:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Broncos v Tigers. Noon Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Rabbitohs v Warriors. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 1pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. 1:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday. 2pm Golf – The Masters (HLS) Round Four. 3pm Big League Wrap 4pm Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Rabbitohs v Warriors. 6pm NRL 360 7pm Big League Wrap 8pm Super League Fulltime 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 The Fan 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 NRL Try Time 11:30 Super League Fulltime

Wednesday

Midnight Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 12:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Saturday. 1am Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sunday. 1:30 The Back Page 2:30 A-League Hour 3:30 Football Shootout 4:30 Golf – The Masters (HLS) Round Four. 5:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership (HLS) Magic v Tactix. 16Apr19

DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How It’s Made PG 7:30 Deadliest Catch PG Dead in the Water. 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Flugtag Flyer; Wicked Wayfarer. 9:10 Jay Leno’s Garage PG Prodigies. 10am Shifting Gears With Aaron Kaufman PG Wildwood or Bust. 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M Secret Rendezvous. 12:30 Blood Relatives M The Widowmaker. 1:20 Evil Lives Here M Fear Thy Father. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 1971 Cool Kingwood; Retro Replicar. 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 American Chopper M Senior’s Moment. 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 BattleBots PG The Gears Awaken. 9:25 Expedition Unknown PG 10:15 Strange Evidence PG Vampire Down Under. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Evil Lives Here M Fear Thy Father.

Wednesday

12:45 Deadliest Catch PG 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Treehouse Masters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Gold Rush PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG

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End of the line for Inglis

Vintage Ricky at Rangiora

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TIGER ROARS

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Late goal sinks Methven FC Methven FC’s first actual outing in Mainland Football’s division three competition finished in a 3-2 loss for the newly promoted side on Saturday. After being defaulted to in round one, Methven headed to Christchurch to take on Burwood FC and found that two weeks of no football had an effect, with the side definitely not itself. Methven FC gained the upper hand early and halfway through they were up 1-0 thanks to a grand delivery from Gareth Saltimer, who delivered the ball beautifully into the box where Liam Hett sent the ball home with panache. But Methven were put on the

back foot as Burwood delivered the equaliser, and as Methven set about picking up the pieces an opportunity arose when Burwood’s keeper parried a speculative free kick into the path of an approaching Hett, who doubled his tally to give his side a 2-1 lead. Half-time came and went and Methven looked lethargic, finding it hard to even string simple passes together. They almost saw the game out, but disaster struck late. An in-swinging corner appeared to be claimed by Methven’s keeper, James Wasley, but he failed to get enough purchase and in the confusion the ball end-

ed up in the back of the net off the striker’s head to make it 2-2. Wasley’s nightmare afternoon wasn’t finished, as the veteran spilt a tame effort to the feet of the Burwood striker. The front man shanked his shot but it still trickled into the bottom corner – an ugly goal concluding a disappointing performance from Methven. Methven FC will now need to pick themselves up ahead of their next game – a home fixture at the Methven Domain against Christchurch United Presidents at 2.30pm on Saturday. It wasn’t great news for the Methven FC Reserves in the

Mainland Football division six competition either, with their win in round one followed up with a 3-2 loss to the Hornby United Pressies. After a forgettable first half, both sides came out with more aggression in the second half and Hornby broke the deadlock, and added another soon after to put Methven’s backs against the wall. The Methven boys decided to go for broke and were rewarded when goal machine Juan Fissore clawed one back to make it 2-1 and it was game on. With fire in their bellies and more effective passing they were soon back on level terms thanks

to a goal to Dylan Sheer. Unfortunately though the turnaround was not to be completed as mistakes crept in again and a soft goal in the dying moments gave Hornby the win. Next Saturday the Methven FC Reserves are set to return to Avonhead Park to play the FC Twenty 11 Army. Meanwhile the Methven FC 14th grade side gave the club something to cheer about on Saturday, beating Selwyn United FC 14th Black 9-0. Their next game will be at the Methven Domain against Ferrymead Bays 14 Blue after the Easter break, on April 27.

Baabaas in huge comeback from massive deficit

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