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“It’s beautiful,” says Pat Healey as he sees the locomotive he used to ride on as a child restored to its full glory.

Steam express back on the rails

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After being under maintenance for five years, JA 1260 steamed her way into the hearts of Plains Railway visitors at the weekend. Among those overjoyed to see the spectacle of the largest coal-fired operating steam locomotive in the South Island making its debut was Pat Healey. It was the first time since he was a child he was able to get on board the locomotive, which his late father Frank Healey had driven for New Zealand Railways on the return Invercargill-to-Dunedin Express in the 1950s. “She’s a beautiful engine. When we were kids we used to hop up on the fence and watch it go past, the blowing of the whistle; in those days steam was a big thing and railways were very, very busy,” Healey said. “The Plains Railway have kept it origi-

nal. I take my hat off to them. The way it is, it will be good for another 100 years,” he said. Healey was among about 800 riding the trains at Plains Railway’s steamfest at the weekend, and he had travelled from his home in Temuka to be there. Plains Railway shop manager Lorayne Oakley said the group generally staged its steamfests on long weekends, and this had been the biggest for many years. Having steam engines running had been the drawcard, with the JA 1260 operating alongside the smaller K88 on Sunday. On the Saturday the JA 1260 operated alongside the railway’s diesel rail car. Railway volunteers were looking forward to holding open days with the machine in future, and expected more bookings for groups, schools and events. The JA 1260 has undergone about $12,000 of maintenance work over the

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past five years at Plains Railway. It is a relic from decades gone by, having hauled its last passenger carriages in 1971, from Christchurch to Oamaru as a night express. Plains Railway bought it from the government railways’ organisation in 1972, and it underwent a major restoration from the 1980s to the 2000s. Plains Railway then had to return it for maintenance in 2013, after a few more problems were discovered. Among those leading the restoration was Bryce Chisnall, who is a driver and also a fireman responsible for the “hot and dirty” job of loading the engine fire with coal. Chisnall said it had been “astonishing” to see so many people turn out at the weekend, and rewarding after the challenging process of getting the JA 1260 back on track. “It was a great relief to get it back working,” he said.

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Israeli woman loving life as an Ashburton GP By Sue NewmaN

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When Israeli couple Eti and Adi Avnit looked for a place to call home, New Zealand came top of the list. As a GP, Dr Avnit could have had her choice of practices in virtually any part of the country, but when they searched for the right place to settle and raise their two boys, they found Ashburton. Fifteen months down the track they say they knew from the day they moved a world away from Israel that they’d made the right decision, she said. The couple lived in a town near the Gaza Strip and while that might have been home, they knew they wanted their children to grow up in a country that was peaceful and quiet. “New Zealand is one of the most beautiful places in the world and we wanted our kids to grow up in a better place.” Unlike many doctors who relocate, Avnit elected to take the long route to gaining residency, rather than entering New Zealand on a working visa. They’d decided the move would be permanent and in spite of regular pleas from practices in Israel to return home, she’s adamant New Zealand is now home. “I am so happy we’ve chosen this place. People are amazing, they’re so nice and always so willing to help. “People in Israel are stressed but here people stop and they smell the roses. “You have supportive family and friends and we now find ourselves having good friends here and people who sincerely want to help. I love working here, it’s so different, but in a good way.” She’s now part of the team at the Tinwald Medical Centre and has also taken on the role of GP spokesperson on medical issues and community health. “I love doing this. For me this is the way for GPs to communi-

Mid Canterbury GP spokesperson, Eti Avnit. cate with their community and the team at Tinwald is wonderful. They made me feel immediately at home.” It’s a role she’s looking forward to expanding, saying the more communication there is between doctors and the community the better. Avnit is an advocate for GPs building strong relationships with their patients. “That’s the joy of being a GP. It’s one of the most beautiful pro-

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fessions in the world. A surgeon sees a patient with problems and then they go their separate ways. A GP is part of the community. Ashburton has wonderful GPs.” The path to becoming a GP in New Zealand is long and involves comprehensive testing and form filling. “This is good because we want New Zealand to have good doctors. The medical council makes you jump through lots of hoops which is good.”

In Israel, Avnit said her life was one of constant motion, from the time she graduated with her third degree until the day she stopped running two medical practices to move to New Zealand. The only down side of the move is that her earning power is much less, but the trade-off for lifestyle makes that worthwhile, she said. “And that shows up in people living longer because their quality of life is so much better,” she said.

■ HUNTING ACCIDENT

Hunter dies after being shot in chest A hunter has died after being shot in the chest in the Kaimai Range. Waikato Senior Sergeant Mike Henwood said police received a call about a hunter being shot about 10.15am. Henwood said the area was very remote and had no communication. The hunter was shot in forest near Wairakau Road, about 15km south of Te Aroha. It comes during the beginning of the roar, a favoured hunting period, for many parts of the country. The roar is when stags are most vocal, calling to attract the attention of females and are less cautious than other times. The roar lasts about four weeks, and stags are the most vocal in the middle two weeks. Red deer roar from late March through April. A fellow hunter called emergency services about 10.15am. The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter was sent to the remote spot and a paramedic winched down to work on the man, who was about a two-hour hike from the carpark. Police would conduct inquiries on behalf of the coroner. The Mountain Safety Council said it was also working with police to understand what happened. The Kamai Range has a variety of game species for hunters, but pig and deer are most popular. “It is heartbreaking news. Our condolences are with the family and friends of the hunter,” a spokesman said. MSC chief executive Mike Daisley said the “vast majority of firearms-related hunting incidents can be traced back to a firearms safety rule not being followed”. An average of 195,098 hunters participated in New Zealand each year, according to the MSC’s report “A Hunters Tale”, which was a comprehensive exploration of hunting participation and incidents in New Zealand. - NZME

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■ FUNDING GRANTS

$1.45m in grants from gaming machine profits By Sue NewmaN

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Learning to swim will become less of a financial challenge for Mid Canterbury school children thanks to a $70,645 gift from the Ashburton Trust Lion Foundation. Through its regional grants process, the trust granted the Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust Mid Canterbury funds that will be used help children learn to swim. The money will be used by 18 out of 22 primary schools enrolled in the EA Networks Centre swim programme. Without this support, Ashbur-

ton Trust chairwoman Faye Watson said the number of schools able to participate in the learn to swim programme would drop. “The programme teaches children to swim and also gives them the survival skills to keep them safe if they experience a waterrelated incident,” Watson said. The Hakatere Marae Sports Trust also received $70,645 in the funding round and this will be used towards the development of the marae wharenui interior, including design, carvings tukutuku panels and other works. It will also help fund mattresses for the wananga for whanau to use when staying in the wharenui.

Grants made by the Ashburton Trust Lion Foundation Regional Grants Committee from gaming machines operating in Ashburton Trust premises totalled $231,342 and were distributed to nine organisations. Grants were made to the following organisations: Ashburton Art Gallery Inc $25,000 for projectors and signage, Ashburton College $19,430 Chromebooks and televisions; Ashburton Toy Library $12,197 rent, insurance and a heat pump, Big Little Theatre Company Inc $8000 venue and equipment hire,

Canterbury West Coast Sports Trust Mid Canterbury $70,645 learn to swim and water safety programmes; Filipino Dairy Workers in NZ Inc $2070, venue hire, Hakatere Maori Komiti $75,000 wharenui carvings and mattresses; Hospice Mid Canterbury Trust $16,000 counselling, massage therapy, and reiki therapy; Water Ski Lake Hood Inc $3000 radios, batteries and generator. For the year to March 31, the foundation has given $1.45 million out in grants a wide range of organisations supporting the community, sports, education and health initiatives.

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In brief Crash victims named The two young Hamilton boys killed in a crash on the Desert Road have been named by police. A crash between two truck-trailer units and two cars happened north of Waiouru on Friday afternoon. Four-year-old Arteen Mosaferi died at the scene while two-month-old Radeen Mosaferi died at Starship Hospital on Sunday from injuries sustained in the crash. - NZME

Serious injuries One person has been flown to hospital in a serious condition after a two-car crash on a South Island highway near Mt Cook. Emergency services were called to the crash at 10.45am on Tekapo-Twizel Road (State Highway 8), near the Mt Cook Road turnoff, a police spokeswoman said. The road has reopened. - NZME

Roads busy Traffic was building around the country yesterday as commuters headed home from their Easter break. The New Zealand Transport Agency asked motorists to be patient on the roads. There were delays around Timaru and between Hinds and Ashburton traffic was queued for at least a kilometre. Traffic was due to people returning from Warbirds over Wanaka and Ed Sheeran concerts in Dunedin at the weekend. - NZME

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Left - Taking a quick break behind the scenes at the Plains Railway are (from left) Paul Gray, Don Robertson and Darryl Nelson. After being under maintenance for five years, the steam engine JA 1260 steamed her way into the hearts of visitors at the weekend. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 310318-RH-051

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The family of the man fatally shot by police north of Auckland has asked that the release of his name be delayed until after his funeral this week. Police have agreed, saying it’s a difficult time for the family and to release his name now would cause undue stress. The man’s relatives have also requested privacy while they grieve over “the loss of a much loved family member”, police have said. The 29-year-old, who police say was wielding a machete, was shot on State Highway 1 near Pohuehue in the early hours of Saturday and died at the scene. The man, who had been travelling on SH1 at speeds of up to 150km/h, had his car spiked around 3.50am. Police say the first officers go out of their patrol car and the man came towards them with a machete. - NZME

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The best solution ... period BY KATIE TODD

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It’s a subject typically considered too icky or delicate for discussion. But, when it comes to periods – and more specifically “period poverty” – Olie Body declares there’s no “womb” for taboo. The 23-year-old mover and shaker from Methven is making waves across the nation with her social enterprise aimed at culling the cost of menstrual products and the waste they typically produce. Less than a year since founding menstrual cup brand Wa Collective, it has garnered the support of six universities and hundreds of Kiwi girls across the country. “We have had an overwhelmingly positive response, and, it’s surprised us all. We expected much greater pushback, simply because we are dealing with a taboo,” Body said. People she said, are amazed with just how much easier Wa Cups make their periods – and being able to help them “is one of the most rewarding things out”. It all began with a survey of Body’s Wellington student peers last year, which revealed to her the extent socio-economic issues like financial hardship, the housing shortage and inflation impact on period poverty. Of 1000 students in Wellington, one-third of menstruators admitted skipping class because they did not have access to menstrual products. Those results blew us away, Body said. And as she shifted from student life to self-employment, she knew it was time to put in a lot of work and find a solution. “When we discovered that menstrual cups were, in fact, the best solution not only to period poverty but in managing periods themselves and helping our land, we then put months of research into finding the best menstrual cup globally. “We wanted to know exactly what is in our Wa Cups and ensure they are the most user-friendly design – and, they are.” To ensure they’re within financial reach, Body has negotiated to provide student discounts for her cups, which are available on

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campuses for $15. Online and elsewhere, Wa Cups sell for $49. Compared with the $100 to $300 most people spend on other menstrual products each year Body said the cup is life-changing. And the sales speak a similar success story. “We have now sold over 400 cups since our launch a couple of weeks ago,” she said.

“This equates to saving these people $40,000 and preventing 100,000 menstrual products from going to landfill each year. One Wa Cup alone has such momentous impact.” Now, having recently moved to online sales and a number of other retailers, it’s only up from here for Body. She said she is grateful to the network of individuals around her

to help and guide her, “both as part of the Wa crew and as part of the greater network of wonderful humans around us”. Also on board with her social enterprise are people like Methven artist Vashti Johnstone, who has helped design the artwork on boxes and stocks Wa Cups at her Methven gallery, Undercoat. Body’s parents too, have been in-

tegral in helping support her passions. “From a young age, I have always perceived myself educating, making a valuable contribution to communities and being self-employed,” she said. “I just never dreamed that this could happen so soon and that that passion would be around correcting menstruation perceptions!”

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Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor must provide certainty to farmers on what compensation they’ll receive as a result of Mycoplasma bovis, says Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon. “Since the announcement from the Ministry for Primary Industries that culling of infected herds will resume, I’ve had calls from a number of affected farmers about what compensation they’ll receive. “I’m pleased the right decision has finally been made. We have only one chance to get rid of Mycoplasma bovis from our dairy and beef herds, and the recent delay in culling from Damien O’Connor hasn’t helped. “What’s really troubling is that the Gov-

ernment haven’t been at all clear with farmers about what compensation they’ll receive for their losses. “Nearly all of the affected farmers have done nothing wrong. They deserve fast and fair compensation for their stock that are culled to limit the spread of the disease, and it’s disappointing that Mr O’Connor has so far refused to give that assurance. “As the local MP for several affected farmers, and a good portion of New Zealand’s dairy and beef industries, I’ll continue to advocate for the affected sectors and work with National’s spokesperson for Biosecurity and Agriculture Nathan Guy to hold MPI and the minister to account for their actions,” Falloon says.

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Talented hunter remembered Friends shocked by the death of a much loved Ashburton family man and talented hunter have helped raise more than $10,000 for his family. Glenn Ralston was just 40 years old when he passed away last month in hospital, after suffering a major heart attack while guiding a hunting trip near Fairlie. The long-time Bradford’s foreman and parttime hunting guide was one of the founders of the successful Mid Canterbury Hunting Competition, which attracted about 240 entrants at its 10th annual event in Ashburton last year. Ralston was in his third consecutive year as president of the Ashburton Deerstalkers’ Association. Fellow member Kelvin Williams, who was best man for Ralston’s wedding earlier this year, said his friend had been an exceptional and very talented hunter. Ralston’s reign as president had followed a previous two-year stint in the role about 10 years ago. “Generally we have a rule that after two years a new president takes over, but we all wanted Glenn to keep doing it,” Williams said. His friend’s generosity of spirit and passion for hunting also saw him always keen to take out younger members wanting to learn more about the sport. Ralston was vice-president and an up-andcoming president of the Ashburton Range User Association, and a key driver behind

getting the new Ashburton rifle range established. Spokesperson Coby Snowden said while her husband, Commonwealth Games sports shooter John Snowden, had undertaken the design work for the project, Ralston had led the practical side. “Glenn was the major force behind getting it done, he could just drum up people for working bees, he was just a doer,” she said. Friend and former workmate Matt Reveley paid tribute to Ralston’s top organisation skills, as he had worked both underneath and alongside Ralston at Bradford’s. Ralston had been one of those managers who respected those underneath him, he was a good organiser and “always had everything under control”. His friends had been like family to him, and his sudden loss had hit everyone hard. “He was a generous all round good guy and he would do anything for anybody,” Reveley said. Ralston has been remembered as a good family man who married the love of his life, Keri, earlier this year, and as an adored dad to his two children aged seven and four. On Givealittle, family friend Lucy Sewell said his passing had left the family devastated. Eighty people had donated $8170 by yesterday morning, and on a similar page at Gofundme, 21 people had donated $2270. About 550 people turned out for a memorial service for Ralston at Hotel Ashburton on March 26.

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aster is a special time of year. It is not only an important religious occasion for many, but being an extra long weekend it gives an opportunity for spending time with family and friends, and doing pre-winter chores such as gardening and stacking firewood. However, it is also marred by rampant consumerism as retailers and manufacturers capitalise on our weakness for all things sugary and colourful. As delicious as chocolate is, and as good as it is to recognise the importance of Easter by buying something for others, Easter eggs are incredibly overpriced and over-packaged. The price of chocolate in the form of Easter eggs is often more than triple the per gram price one would pay in just a normal block

of Cadbury or Whittaker’s, while the packaging around them is excessive in the extreme. Manufacturers may use the excuse they are just meeting consumer demand, but I do not buy that argument, as people are simply going to choose from what is presented to them upon supermarket shelves. Quoted in Australian publication The New Daily, Deakin University hazardous materials expert Dr Trevor Thornton said shoppers are paying a premium

at Easter for fancy packaging, at the expense of the environment. He pointed out the fact that many Easter eggs were packaged in cardboard with clear plastic windows. This was defined as plastic composite packaging which was more tricky to recycle, and thus more likely to end up in a landfill. In New Zealand, we consume about 735,000 tonnes of packaging every year, but only recycle about 58 per cent of that, according to the Packaging Council of New Zealand. It is not only in its disposal that packaging represents a threat to the environment, but in its manufacture as well. In the United Kingdom Liberal Democrat Jo Swinson, in her aptly titled report Choc Horror, has called on manufacturers to

eliminate plastic in next year’s Easter eggs. It is always heartening to see big brand names take a stand based on values. A recent example would be McDonald’s and Subway switching from battery eggs to those from noncaged hens. Surely as we become more aware of our carbon footprint and environmental impact, it is time for Easter egg manufacturers, and food manufacturers in general, to put their commitment to the environment on show, rather than flash packaging.

the first nuclear reactor sent into space. In 1996, Unabomber Theodore Kaczynski was arrested at his remote Montana cabin. In 2003, Atlantic magazine editor Michael Kelly, 46, became the first American journalist to be killed while covering the Iraq war. Ten years ago: NATO allies meeting in Bucharest, Romania, gave President George W. Bush strong support for a missile defense system in Europe and urged Moscow to drop its angry

opposition to the program. Model Naomi Campbell was arrested at London Heathrow Airport after getting into an altercation with police during a dispute about lost luggage. Five years ago: The White House announced President Barack Obama would return 5 per cent of his salary each month to the Treasury in a show of solidarity with federal workers smarting from government-wide spending cuts. One year ago: A suicide bombing

aboard a subway train in St Petersburg, Russia, left 16 people dead and wounded more than 50; authorities identified the bomber as a 22-year old Kyrgyz-born Russian national. Today’s birthdays: Actress-singer Doris Day is 96. Conservationist Dame Jane Goodall is 84. Singer Wayne Newton is 76. Singer Tony Orlando is 74. Comedy writer Pat Proft is 71. Blues singerguitarist John Mooney is 63. Rock musician Mick Mars is 62. Actor Alec Baldwin is 60. Actor David

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, April 3, the 93rd day of 2018. There are 272 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On April 3, 1968, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. delivered what turned out to be his final speech, telling a rally of striking sanitation workers in Memphis, Tennessee, that “I’ve been to the mountaintop” and “seen the Promised Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight that we, as a people, will get to the Promised Land!” (About 20 hours later, King was felled by an assassin’s bullet at the Lorraine Motel.) On this date: In 1776, George Washington received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Harvard College. In 1860, the legendary Pony Express began carrying mail between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. In 1882, outlaw Jesse James was shot to death in St Joseph, Missouri, by Robert Ford, a member of James’ gang. In 1936, Bruno Hauptmann was electrocuted in Trenton, New Jersey, for the kidnap-murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr. In 1942, during World War Two, Japanese forces began their final assault on Bataan against American and Filipino troops who surrendered six days later; the capitulation was followed by the notorious Bataan Death March. In 1946, Lt. Gen. Masaharu Homma, the Japanese commander held responsible for the Bataan Death March, was executed by firing squad outside Manila. In 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Marshall Plan, designed to help European allies rebuild after World War Two and resist communism. In 1965, the United States launched the SNAP-10A nuclear power system into Earth orbit; it was

Hyde Pierce is 59. Comedianactor Eddie Murphy is 57. Actress Jennie Garth is 46. Actor Jamie Bamber is 45. Actor Adam Scott is 45. Rock-pop singer Leona Lewis is 33. Thought for today: “Our firmest convictions are apt to be the most suspect, they mark our limitations and our bounds. Life is a petty thing unless it is moved by the indomitable urge to extend its boundaries.” — Jose Ortega y Gasset, Spanish philosopher (1883-1955).

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ew Zealand is under attack and an AgResearch scientist has called on farmers to get in the front line to help repel the invaders. Insects, nematodes, bacteria and pest plants are causing “hundreds, if not thousands, of millions of dollars every year in costs and lost production,” John Kean, Senior Scientist Biocontrol and Biosecurity, told the Future Farmers conference in Palmerston North recently. A slide he displayed showed that seven pest invertebrates alone (in descending order of destructiveness – grass grub, black beetle, nematodes, porina, slugs, clover root weevil, Argentine stem weevil) were costing the dairy and sheep and beef industries a combined total of at least $4.4 billion a year. The cost of Mycoplasmas bovis is at $90 million and climbing. And we still don’t know exactly how it arrived in New Zealand. It has certainly been a wakeup call to some farmers to step up their own measures to protect their herds and livelihoods, cleaning down machinery and the boots of visitors that come on farm, instituting a buffer zone on perimeter fences, and so on. Kean told the conference that our border protections, and the layers of biosecurity pursued by MPI and regional councils, are crucial. But a “step change” in this battle could happen when more farmers get more biosecurityconscious. One pathway for unwanted pests is airports. Kean and fellow scientists decided to talk a look at several

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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Facebook us! facebook.com/ ashguardian Senior Scientist Biocontrol and Biosecurity John Kean shows what has been found in dirt scraped off shoes and tents of people arriving at our international airports. months’ worth of dirt and debris collected at airports from passengers’ boots, shaken out from tents, etc. The findings? One hundred per cent of samples contained living bacteria, at an average of 30 million per gram, and 16 per cent of the samples had bacteria from taxa on MPI hit lists. “For fungi, it was a similar story. Half of the samples contained live seeds…a lot of them [seeds] we specifically don’t want in New Zealand. A million live seeds would come through the border each year if MPI were not scraping shoes.” Kean said nematodes and even live mites were “pouring in”. That’s just airport arrivals. Unwanted invaders also ride on used machinery, stock feed, seeds for sowing, golf bags – “have you ever seen what can accumulate in the bottom of golf bags? Disgusting!” As more of us turn to on-line shopping, the “packaging pathway” for bacteria is a growing concern. A nematode has taken hold at Hagley Oval in Christchurch fol-

lowing an international cricket tournament. “Nematodes are really hard to control and this one damages pasture, so watch this space on that one.” Kean listed incursions where we’ve had success, often because government agencies, farmers and the wider community pulled together to take action – pea weevil in the Wairarapa (only two weevils were found in tests last year); the great white butterfly in Nelson, hydatids tapeworm. All of us farmers need to listen to Kean’s advice on stepping up our own biosecurity. Have a plan, and make sure your family, your staff, your farm visitors know about it. If you have international visitors, don’t let them go out on your property until they have washed their clothes. Wash down machinery, boots, etc, when they are coming from off-farm, and importantly allow some time for drying after the wash. Think about what moves on and off your property. Scientists were initially puzzled by the big jumps clover weevil was

making around the South Island until it was traced to movement of hay from one farm to another. Agriculture has upped its game on healthand safety, so Kean suggests bundling that together with Biosecurity in terms of warning signage, induction training and accountability. As well as limiting farm access points, there should be quarantine paddocks for new stock, and arrivals should be kept there for at least 24 hours so that anything they’re carrying in their gut has a chance to be excreted. We all have a role to play. Kean said if these sorts of actions are taken by one farm, when all the neighbours are apathetic, there’s not going to be much progress. Makes sense to me. Andrew McGiven is president of Waikato Federated Farmers.

an hour. Workers on the minimum wage, who struggle hard to support their families, will be better off. Furthermore, the money will be spent here, benefiting our local businesses.

The increase is perhaps not as much as required, but it is a beginning to improve the lot of many. Workers on $16.50 an hour will earn $660 gross for a 40-hour

week, which no one can consider a great reward for honest and productive work, but it is $30 a week more than it was last week. Well done, Jacinda. Jonathan Everist

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Six die in prison riot Six police officers have died from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a fire while resisting an effort to transfer dangerous inmates out of a prison in Mexico’s Gulf coast state of Veracruz, authorities say. Veracruz Governor Miguel Angel Yunes said a seventh person died but it was unclear if he was an inmate or prison guard. Yunes said four “highly dangerous” inmates had been helping run criminal networks in the area around the La Toma prison in the town of Amatlan de los Reyes, so officials had decided to transfer them to a maximum-security federal prison. Yunes did not name the criminal gang involved, but the area was long dominated by the Zetas cartel. When local police, in support of state police, went into the prison to get the four inmates for transfer, they were apparently ambushed by prisoners, who blocked their escape and lit a fire that suffocated six officers, the governor said. “The six police officers were attacked and were enclosed in an area with no exit. The inmates started a fire, and with the smoke, they caused the asphyxiation and death of the six police officers,” Yunes said. The seventh dead man was not wearing a uniform, and could have been an inmate or guard, Yunes said. His body was being examined.

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Baby number two Congratulations are in order for one of New Zealand’s favourite foodies, Nadia Lim, who is pregnant. This week the former MasterChef NZ winner and My Food Bag co-founder and her husband Carlos Bagrie confirmed they are expecting a sibling for 2-year-old son Bodhi. “Yes, we are expecting baby number two in October, we are very excited,” Lim said. The pair reportedly banked $11 million in 2016 when My Food Bag was sold to private equity firm Waterman Capital. - NZME Seven inmates were injured, two seriously, and 15 police officers were hospitalised, one with serious injuries, authorities said. Mexico’s largely antiquated, over-crowded and poorly guarded prisons have been the scenes of frequent riots and uprisings. - AP

Above - Inmates’ relatives wait for access to La Toma prison in Amatlan de los Reyes, Veracruz state, Mexico, after six police ofﬁcers died from smoke inhalation after prisoners started a ﬁre. PHOTO AP

■ UNITED STATES

Couple to remarry 50 years after divorce

Harold Holland and Lillian Barnes were married in 1955 and divorced in 1968, and are getting married again 50 years later on April 14. PHOTO AP

A half century after getting a divorce, a Kentucky couple plans to get married again. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports 83-yearold Harold Holland and 78-year-old Lillian Barnes will exchange wedding vows on April 14 in Lexington. Their grandson will perform the ceremony at a local Baptist church. Holland and Barnes first were married on Christmas Eve in 1955. They had five children together before splitting up. Holland says his job kept him away from the family before the breakup. Both remarried and their spouses died in 2015. After that, Holland and Barnes attended a family reunion, and by last December, they were talking marriage again. Holland says, “We decided we want to walk the last mile together.” - AP

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Zac, Erin moving in Bachelor NZ star Zac Franich has found love outside reality TV and he’s ready to take things to the next level. Speaking to Woman’s Day, Franich has revealed he and his new partner Erin Simpson are moving in together, just three months into their relationship. He says despite the short relationship, the move feels right and Simpson adds: “When you know, you know. People used to say that to me and I was like, really? But I totally understand it now. I just feel like the little girl who has found her Prince Charming.” Franich spent five months with the winner of The Bachelor, Viarni Bright, after the show but the pair called it quits in November. - NZME

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M. bovis eradication ‘difficult’

A report into the Ministry for Primary Industries response to the mycoplasma bovis outbreak has found that although eradication of the disease remains technically possible, it will be difficult, time-consuming and costly. The report was produced by a technical advisory group (TAG) that MPI director of response, Geoff Gwyn said provided an independent perspective on the work the ministry had done, along with the best possible course of action going forward. “The group has found the significant work undertaken by MPI and industry to understand the disease and limit its spread meets internationally-recognised standards,” Gwyn said. “The report also suggests enhancements to our work programme that could be made as the response continues. This is the purpose of the report and most of the recommendations have been actioned,” he said. The report said that despite clear links between infected properties, the extent of the infection, along with the complexity of diagnostic tests and deficiencies in recordkeeping around animal movements, will make the task of eradication difficult and expensive. The group’s updated advice found a minority of group members felt successful eradication was less likely than had been assessed in an earlier December report, due to the likelihood of undetected spread since potentially 2015, the scale of tracing

required, and the failure of NAIT (the National Animal Identification and Tracing scheme) to fully track animal movements. However, Gwyn said a range of options remain for consideration before a final decision can be made. “The TAG’s advice will help us as we consider whether to proceed with eradication or pursue other options for managing the disease in the longer-term. “There is critical work being done to model the potential spread of mycoplasma bovis under different scenarios and in understanding the costs and benefits of decisions around eradication. “We are confident the disease is not well established in New Zealand and we now need to complete our analysis and planning. “The decision (last week) to depopulate infected farms will reduce disease pressure and put us in the best position to eradicate or move to long-term management when that decision is made. “We are taking the appropriate time to reach the right decision. There is much to consider, including the cost benefits and the effects on farmers and their families and on animal welfare. We all want to eradicate mycoplasma bovis – but it has to be technically possible, practically achievable, and affordable for everyone.” The group will reconvene in the next few weeks to discuss next steps.

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Entry pathway inconclusive In addition to the TAG report, MPI’s analysis of potential entry pathways for the disease has also been released. It examines seven potential routes of entry – imported live cattle, other imported animals, imported frozen semen,

imported embryos, imported veterinary medicines and biological products, imported feed, and imported used farm equipment. The analysis does not reach any conclusion about the likelihood of any of the seven risk

commodities being responsible. Completed in late November as a snapshot, based on information known at that time, the analysis was only released late last week. MPI continues to examine potential entry pathways.

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Focus on rural communities

Recently elected Beef + Lamb chairman Andrew Morrison says although strong meat prices and recent trade gains are positive, the organisation needs to continue to work hard for farmers. PHOTO SUPPLIED

New Beef + Lamb chairman Andrew Morrison’s focus will be on the strength of rural communities. These communities reflect the health and prosperity of the farming sectors that surround them so for Morrison, red meat sector growth is helping rural communities thrive – and this is increasingly recognised as a success story within this country and around the world. Morrison, who was formally elected by the board on March 23, will be leading B+LNZ as the levy-funded organisation implements a revised strategy. Released last year, this strategy puts more emphasis on enhancing farmers environmental position, unlocking market potential and greater government and public insight engagement – while still supporting farming excellence. “I am a huge supporter of the B+LNZ strategy and committed to delivering on it,” Morrison said. “Alongside continuing our investment in extension programmes and ongoing research and development

to support farmers, our key priorities are the launch of the environment strategy and Red Meat Story “The environment strategy and the Red Meat Story are critical to setting up the sector for a strong future. “If we get these right, they will go a long way to achieving our ultimate goal of profitable farmers, thriving rural communities, valued by all New Zealanders.” Andrew knows all about rural communities because he lives in one. Along with his wife Lisa, Morrison farms a total of 1030ha of breeding and finishing units spread between Southland and Otago. He actively farms the couple’s 150ha home farm near Gore – although Lisa is in charge of the day-to-day management. The couple has two children Bryn (19) and Kelly (15). “I love the sector we operate in and it has treated us very well. It is not always easy, but it is a truly great values-based sector to be part of.” He says while the strong meat prices and recent trade gains are

positive, B+LNZ needs to continue to work hard for its farmers. One of the most important elements of the new strategy and recent structural changes is the focus on developing insights. “B+LNZ is now constantly looking ahead, undertaking research and developing thinking to position the sector for future challenges and opportunities. “The alternative proteins report is an example of the kind of substantive work we want to produce more consistently and there is further work in the pipeline - particularly around the environment.” He said that while the red meat sector is in a strong position with an unprecedented global demand for protein, New Zealand needs to leverage its competitive advantage of producing natural grass-fed hormone- and antibiotic-free sheep and beef. Morrison takes up the reins after previous Chairman James Parsons stepped down at B+LNZ’s annual meeting on March 22.

■ RESERVE BANK ACT

Changing act a ‘step too far’ The Government’s decision to proceed with adding employment to the Reserve Bank’s monetary policy mandate is a step backwards for New Zealand, Federated Farmers says. Feds economics spokesman and vice president Andrew Hoggard said Federated Farmers has no problem with a goal of reducing unemployment, but forcing the Reserve Bank to be concerned about it is not the way to improve it. “Putting an employment consideration into the Policy Targets Agreement is one thing, as previous PTAs have included a number of factors the Reserve Bank should take into account when setting monetary policy. “But putting a formal dual mandate through a change to the Reserve Bank Act is a step too far.” New Zealand’s monetary policy has operated at world’s best practice since 1989 and reviews in 2001 and 2007 confirmed this. “Our monetary policy system is not bro-

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ken. Let’s not put it under pressure by trying to use it to do things it’s not designed to do.” Feds would like to know how, or who, will decide what “maximum sustainable employment” looks like, Hoggard said. “We are concerned it adds a potentially contradictory measure that could cause confusion as to what the Reserve Bank’s focus actually is. “It could result in overly loose monetary policy if employment is given an unduly high priority. It also opens up the Reserve Bank to greater political interference, as politicians weigh in on what they think is maximum sustainable employment,” he said. “And rural New Zealand’s view of what constitutes ‘maximum sustainable employment’ is likely to be quite different from what is tolerated in urban centres.” The Reserve Bank Act is a crucial cornerstone of economic policy that has served New Zealand well. “It is a pity to see it being undermined.”

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Plantain shows potential Using an alternative plant type like plantain in grazed pastures could help lower a farm’s greenhouse gas emissions, AgResearch scientists have found. The scientists, with funding from the New Zealand Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Research Centre, set out to compare emissions of the potent greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide, from soils containing different types of forage – perennial ryegrass, white clover, plantain and lucerne - over different seasons at a dairy farm in Waikato. Agricultural soils, and the urine deposited by grazing animals, are the main source of nitrous oxide emissions globally and are a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions resulting from human influence. “A significant finding from this study was that in autumn and winter, nitrous oxide emissions were 39 to 74 per cent less where plantain was planted, compared to perennial ryegrass,” senior scientist Dr Jiafa Luo said. “Lucerne also saw lower emissions compared to the ryegrass in winter and au-

tumn, but smaller reductions than in the case of the plantain. In summer, we found emissions from the plantain and lucerne were actually higher than the ryegrass, which is something that needs to be explored further.” Luo said previous studies have shown plantain can reduce the amount of nitrogen excreted in the animals’ urine, however in this latest study the same urine type (from animals fed ryegrass and white clover) was applied to all of the plant types tested. “So other factors may be involved, and one may be that plantain releases biological nitrification inhibitors into the soil which reduce the nitrous oxide emissions.” “What this research tells us is that incorporating plantain into grazed pastures could be an approach to reducing emissions. However, we do need to do further work to examine the process by which the emissions are reduced, and how this is impacted by different conditions across the different seasons.”

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Bugs, Rust and Dust Bunnies By Kathleen Stringer

e hope you enjoyed Easter. While some no doubt commemorated the religious festival, others will have seen the long weekend as an excuse to gorge on chocolate. Like Christmas, Easter doesn’t seem to make any sense to those who live in the Southern hemisphere. It’s all so topsy-turvy. Easter in the Northern hemisphere heralds spring, while we here in New Zealand can feel the autumn chill and complain that the nights are getting shorter. While Christmas invokes images of cold and staying inside, Easter is abounding with bright and colourful images of rabbits, chickens and eggs. It is the connection with spring and new life that explains why chickens, eggs and fast-breeding rabbits are so numerous in secular Easter imagery. Here at Ashburton Museum we too are thinking about rabbits – or at least bunnies. We are embarking on an innovative and interactive exhibition programme entitled Bugs, Rust and Dust Bunnies. (For those who don’t know, a dust bunny is a collection of fluff, hair and other debris, found in corners or under beds.) Our exhibition intends to inform people on how best to care

Above - A before image of a mounted photograph. Below - The after photo of nurses removed, showing the effect of light damage on the acidic backing. A rusty tin from the Ashburton musuem collection. for their treasures – from photographs and wedding dresses to medals and tools, and everything in-between. It is a visual journey, taking “stuff” from a typical “dad’s shed” and ending up with it being cleaned, boxed and well stored. Visitors will be able to identify evidence of damage they may

have in their collections (such as acid marks, foxing and mould marks) as well as how to combat it, just by viewing the exhibition and collecting handy info sheets that we have on offer. We are also running workshops throughout the period of the exhibition that deal with specific types of collections and treasures.

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Honouring the Fallen During the period of the First World War, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton Plains, has erected in front of the Museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. An original flag is on display in the museum. This week the Ashburton Museum honours:

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Tall Blacks don’t mind air time New Zealand’s basketballers have added nearly 3000km to their travels in the Commonwealth Games build-up, but they believe the air points are worth accruing. Basketball preliminary matches are being played in Cairns, 1460km from the Gold Coast, before the semi-finals move back to the main Games centre. Rather than fly straight to Cairns, the Tall Blacks men’s side spent 48 hours in the Games village over the weekend, before flying north to Cairns on Monday morning. They have four days to prepare for first-up foes Nigeria on Friday. The Tall Ferns women, who spent five days training on the Gold Coast, touched down in Townsville – the venue for the women’s preliminaries – on Monday ahead of their Malaysia game on Thursday. “While we don’t have much time together in the lead-up to our first game, we weighed up the importance of having some familiarity with the Gold Coast village against settling straight into preparation in Cairns,” men’s coach Paul Henare said. “I have no doubt we have made the right decision.” The sides had knocked off a number of “firsts”, using the Gold Coast training venue, accommodation and dining hall, Henare said. “When we return later in the tournament, we will be that

In brief Volleyballs and babies Elite-level coaches and support staff changing a baby’s nappies courtside is not what you expect to see at a locked-down Commonwealth Games venue just days out from competition. But such is the case for Vanuatu’s beach volleyball team, who are juggling wet wipes and prams with the demands of gunning for a gold medal. Miller Pata is the mother of seven-month-old Tommy, her second child, and she’s also the on-court partner of Linline Matauatu as the pair attempt to win a medal for the first time in the country’s history. And they are in with a decent chance, with Australia’s Mariafe Artacho del Solar - one half of the gold medal favourites - ranking them alongside Canada and New Zealand as the home side’s biggest threats.

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much more prepared and ready to go.” The only player who missed out on scoping the Games village was Melbourne United’s Tohi Smith-Milner, an Australian NBL finalist, who joined his teammates last night. Australia’s Boomers meanwhile have been told to check

their egos at the door. That’s the secret behind the Boomers’ quest to win basketball gold. While devoid of the nation’s growing array of NBA talent, the Boomers do possess the best of what is available in the NBL. The challenge for coach Andrej Lemanis is converting those

talented individuals - who shine at club level in a system built around their skills - into a cohesive unit at international level. So far it seems to be working, but it will remain a constant for Lemanis as he embarks on a Commonwealth Games campaign his team is expected to dominate. - AAP

Kiwi Nyika seeks to emulate gallant Parker David Nyika hopes the Kiwi Commonwealth Games boxing team can take a leaf out of Joseph Parker’s book and impress on the world stage in this month’s Gold Coast campaign. Professional heavyweight Parker pushed star opponent Anthony Joshua through all 12 rounds in Sunday’s unification mega-bout in Cardiff, only to lose via unanimous decision. He thus relinquished his WBO

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heavyweight title belt, held since December 2016 and defended twice in 2017 bouts. The 22-year-old Nyika – a men’s 81kg gold-medallist at the 2014 Glasgow Games – said he was galvanised by Parker’s display. He felt the eight-strong Kiwi boxing team could deliver similarly stirring displays on the Gold Coast and bring home medals. “The referee had a much larger

impact than he should’ve in that fight,” Nyika said of Italian referee Giuseppe Quartarone, who frequently intervened in Parker and Joshua’s brawling. “But I enjoyed watching it and I think us Kiwis are ready to do New Zealand proud again. “Joseph did everything in his power to make it a good fight.” Sporting freshly-bleached hair, Nyika will lead New Zealand’s boxing tilt on the Gold Coast,

stepping up to the men’s 91kg class. And with Tuesday’s tournament draw unseeded, the Hamilton-born Nyika will cross his fingers for a straightforward early match-up. But he said he’d be prepared either way. He was well acquainted with several fighters in the 91kg class, having returned in February from a training stint with the British Lionhearts boxing team. - AAP

Three people have been placed in isolation after being diagnosed with influenza at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games’ athlete’s village. The village’s medical command centre confirmed on Monday the trio were being treated in conjunction with the Gold Coast public health unit and tamiflu had been provided to athletes who had been in close contact with the patients. Authorities are yet to confirm whether those affected are athletes or officials, and which nation they come from.

Weather a worry Commonwealth Games boss Peter Beattie admits he’s anxious about wet weather dampening tomorrow’s opening ceremony, as a cyclone reforms off the Queensland coast. Cyclone Iris reformed on Monday in the Coral Sea about 330km northeast of Townsville. The category one cyclone is moving southwest at 13 kilometres per hour and the Bureau of Meteorology says it won’t have an impact on the Games on its forecast path. Nonetheless, Beattie says he’s keeping an eye on weather forecasts ahead of the ceremony. “A little bit of rain is not going to ruin the opening ceremony ... it does cause us a bit of anxiety but we’re confident that the event, even if it gets a bit of rain, will be a great success,” Beattie said.

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Crusaders leading NZ table The Crusaders finally made their dominance count as they ground out a 14-8 win over the Lions in a repeat of last year’s Super Rugby final. Trailing 5-0 at halftime in Johannesburg, converted tries to lock Sam Whitelock and centre Jack Goodhue in the space of three minutes midway through the second spell proved decisive. Elton Jantjes landed a penalty for the fast-finishing hosts but it wasn’t enough to prevent them sinking to a third loss from their last four games. The defending champion Cru-

saders’ fourth win from six lifts them level at the top of the New Zealand conference although they’ve played one more game than the Hurricanes. The Lions (4-3) sit atop the overall standings, one point ahead of the leading Kiwis and alongside the Melbourne Rebels (4-2). It was a clinical first-half performance which carried the Crusaders to their 25-17 win in the competitions decider at Ellis Park eight months ago. Yet it was their finishing that let them down in the opening stanza

on Monday morning, botching a handful of try-scoring chances. Instead, Lions winger Madosh Tambwe bagged the only early points through a well- worked try. It clicked after the break for the visitors, with All Blacks lock Whitelock powering over from close range before Goodhue benefited from a Manasa Mataele half-break and offload. Rising centre Goodhue, who also scored in last years final, strained a hamstring as he powered across and was replaced. He is in doubt for the Crusaders’

next game against the Jaguares in Buenos Aires. The win was the fourth in succession on South African soil for the Crusaders, something the eight-time champions have never previously achieved. They have won nine of their last 10 matches against the Lions. A Lions team featuring eight changes continue to play without the confidence that has taken them to the last two finals. They remain top of the South African conference but look fragile, having conceded a competition-high 35 tries.

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Sacrifices in elite sport are usually more physical or mental than financial. But at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, veteran boxer Alexis Pritchard is one of 150 self-funded Kiwi athletes often forced to extreme lengths to fund medal aspirations. In Pritchard’s case, one avenue involved baring all. Dipping into her pocket is nothing new for Pritchard. The full-time physio has funded sporting endeavours for 15 years, a timespan that’s seen her attend three major events and become the first New Zealand female boxer to win a bout at the 2012 London Olympics. Her gloves were hung up following the 2016 World Championships, only to mount a comeback with the return of the 57kg weight class at these Games. Qualifying involved Pritchard and husband Cameron Todd, who doubles as her coach, travelling to Texas and raising over $45,000 in the last 18 months just to step in the ring this week in Australia. Prichard and Todd run Auckland gym Wreck Room and time away doesn’t stop the bills flowing.

Ashburton multisport athlete Gary Whiting (right) is making a bit of a name for himself down at the Southern Lakes. Whiting travelled down south last weekend to compete, for the third time, in the Southern Lakes Half Marathon and for third consecutive year, he came away as the winner of the 60-60 age bracket. Starting on Cardrona Valley Road, nearby to the infamous Cardrona Valley Hotel, the race is regarded as one of the fastest in New Zealand. Whiting completed the course with a time of one hour and 38 minutes and 45 seconds, almost a full minute up on his closest rival in the 60-69 age bracket. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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The dark sunglasses Joseph Parker wore on a clear and fine Cardiff day after his exertions of the night before couldn’t hide his tiredness as he prepared to return to New Zealand, but a new target – to become a world champion again - is in clear sight. The next few months will be crucial. How, once the 26-yearold returns to Auckland, will he cope with this unanimous defeat to Anthony Joshua, the first of his professional career, which relieved him of his WBO world heavyweight title? He said all the right things in the immediate aftermath; disappointed but determined to come back bigger and better, and in theory this experience in front of a partisan and in some cases unpleasant crowd of 78,000 should make him a better fighter. Many of his extended team were too nervous to eat on the day of the fight but Parker was so relaxed he had a two-hour sleep in the afternoon. And he has apparently already told his father, Dempsey, that the weight gains of the past won’t happen this time after he worked himself into career-best condition during an intense threemonth camp in Las Vegas. After the Hughie Fury fight last year he ballooned to 121kg. He shed 14kg for this. More of that could shorten his career, so for him to recognise that is a positive, but the proof will be in the pudding, as it were. The other aspect is that after earning more than $10 million for his efforts, the drive to get back to the daily grind of training may not be quite as appealing, but again, his message after the fight was “I’m going to be bigger and better. Sign me up.” He wasn’t quite good enough on the night against a fighter in Joshua who keeps surprising with his ability to improve.

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In brief Lucky to be alive Australian rugby sevens captain James Stannard says he’s heartbroken but not angry after injuries resulting from a onepunch attack ruled him out the Commonwealth Games. The veteran was allegedly struck by a British man in an unprovoked attack outside a Coogee kebab shop, in Sydney’s east, in the early hours of Good Friday. “I’m very lucky ... I’m not angry, I’m just a bit heartbroken,” Stannard told reporters yesterday. “I’ve got a fractured skull with a little bit of bleeding. I don’t really know the full extent to be honest, I’m not a doctor, but that just sounds bad to me.” The 35-year-old, who is expected to make a full recovery, hopes to make it to the Gold Coast to support his teammates in the Games but says rest comes first. Stannard is hopeful he’ll be able to train again in about six weeks.

Cleary in recovery

Catherine Knight (left), Ginny Bolderston and Sharon Bradford will be joined by Pauline Bell (absent) in the Aorangi team at the NZ Masters team golf event. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Golfers primed for masters Three Ashburton female golfers will head to New Plymouth later this week to take on some of the best New Zealand has to offer at the 2018 NZ Masters team golf competition. Ashburton Golf Club members, Catherine Knight, Sharon Bradford and Pauline Bell have been selected in the Aorangi team to compete at the three-day event at the Inglewood Golf Course near New Plymouth which is played for over the course of Fri-

day, Saturday and Sunday. The tournament sees the best female golfers, aged 40 and over, compete in teams of four with each team using the best three scores from a round to combine for their total. The Ashburton trio will be joined by Ginny Bolderston from Geraldine. Fourteen districts from across the country will compete in the competition with the Aorangi side holding a strong record of

results in recent years. After finishing third in 2016, they were fourth last year and will be looking to finish equal to, if not better than, past finishes. The event is played over four rounds of golf with a unique format using the gross stableford system, where everyone plays off a scratch handicap. An albatross is worth five points, an eagle four, birdie three, par two, bogey one point and our points for a double bogey or worse.

Not one member of the Aorangi team has played the Inglewood course before – providing an interesting challenge due to the uniqueness of the course. It has the unusual set up of 10 par fours, six par threes and just the two par fives. Covering just 4400 metres, the course is considered short but it is very tight with narrow fairways and a large number of trees. The team travels north tomorrow for a Friday start.

Tiger Woods seizing second chance on life It says so much about Tiger Woods and his remarkable comeback from the brink of retirement that he is monopolising the headlines ahead of the Masters despite the absurdly strong competition. The experts assure us that what makes the 82nd Masters the most eagerly anticipated ever is the fact that all the stars have aligned at the same time. But we all know

it all revolves around the redshirted one, the very life force of the sport. Rory McIlroy is at last back in winning, strutting form and aiming to become just the sixth player in history to complete the career grand slam. Phil Mickelson is seemingly back to his swashbuckling best, having lifted his first title in five years and is gunning to become

the oldest-ever Masters champion. Justin Thomas is the hottest player in the game and can wrest the No 1 role if winning his second major in as many attempts. Then there’s Justin Rose, Bubba Watson, Paul Casey and more ... all who would usually top the billing. But not this year. Not when Woods himself is calling himself “a walking mira-

cle”. Woods had been an agonised, dishevelled mess for more than two years before the operation in April, which fused his spine at the same time as promising to link two unbelievable chapters together. Tiger thought he was done, we thought he was done. But as he says, “I have a second chance on life”. And that refers to so much more than simply his golfing career.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Squash Celtic Squash Club Results from the final round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Team 1 beat Team 2 10-6: Nick Marshall beat Adam Clement 4-0, Rob Giles beat

Rebecca Abernethy 2-1, Jan Lee beat Hannah Mowat 4-1. Team 3 beat Team 10 8-6: Mick Hooper beat Billy Nolan 3-0, Ron Carlson beat Brendan Clark 4-0, Amy Muckle lost to Melissa Wilson 0-4, Charlotte Smith lost to Chrissie Stratford 1-2. Team 5 beat Team 8 12-5: Chris O’Reilly beat Paul Cousins 4-0, Nathan Forbes lost to Jimmy Hunn 1-3, Kirsty Clay beat Heather Bowker 3-1, Rebecca McCloy beat Kate Williams 4-1. Team 6 drew with Team 7 7-7: John McDonnell beat James McCloy 4-0, Julie

Smith lost to Harry Stanway 0-3, Reece Wallington beat Di Ness 3-0, Sian Hurley lost to Maria O’Reilly 0-4. Team 4 beat Team 9 9-6: Harry Stanway lost to Ben Kruger 2-3, Jordan Hooper lost to Jimmy Hunn 0-3, Shane Muckle beat Charlotte Smith 4-0, Robbie Kok beat Jane Kingan 3-0. Final teams result of summer league; Team 5 (Chris O’Reilly, Nathan Forbes, Kirsty Clay, Rebecca McCloy) finished on 78 points, as did Team 10 (Billy Nolan, Brendan Clark, Melissa Wilson, Chrissie Stratford).

Team 7 and Team 8 shared third place on 74 points.

■ Golf Mayfield Results of the Mayfield Golf Club’s MidWeek Stableford Competition held on Wednesday, March 28. John Low. 41 Stableford Points. Dan Van Der Salm, 38. Wayne Vessy, 36. Nearest the Pin, Roger Lake. Two’s Christen Ross, John Low, Dan Van Der Salm.

NSW are breathing a sigh of relief after Nathan Cleary declared he was aiming to be back from a knee injury in time to prove his fitness before State of Origin I. In news that will be music to the ears of Blues coach Brad Fittler, the Penrith halfback said he had circled the Panthers’ round-11 NRL clash with the Wests Tigers as his targeted return to the field. Should he be back in time to face the Tigers, who are fittingly coached by his dad Ivan, it would give him two games before Fittler reads out his team for the May 6 Origin series opener. “I’ll see how I go when I’m running but at this stage I’m aiming for round 11, that’s a realistic goal,” Cleary told AAP.

Title bid balanced Central Districts’ title bid is delicately balanced after Northern Districts allrounder Scott Kuggeleijn took a career-best 7-48 as the Plunket Shield leaders were skittled for 99 in Napier. On an opening day in which 20 wickets fell, CD looked to have gained the upper hand early on when they dismissed Northern for 134. Paceman Seth Rance took advantage of the Stags’ decision to send the opposition in by producing his best first-class figures of 6-26. But the home side made a disastrous start to their reply. Kuggeleijn, having top-scored for Northern with an unbeaten 48, followed up with the ball, twice being on a hat-trick. At stumps on Monday, Northern were 2-0 in their second innings, a lead of 37 runs.

Fanning through Mick Fanning’s Bells Beach swansong is tracking perfectly as some of the biggest names in surfing wipe out around him. The Australian great progressed to the fourth round with his thirdround heat win yesterday morning, but world No.1 Julian Wilson and defending Rip Curl Pro champion Jordy Smith were the latest high-profile casualties. Wilson and Smith bookended Monday’s six heats with major upset losses before competition was called off for the day. In the women’s draw, reigning world champion Tyler Wright and world No.1 Lakey Peterson also were eliminated.

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NZ ponder last-day survival

Tongans finalise deal to purchase Warriors

New Zealand have a full day’s batting to endure against England to draw the second Test in Christchurch and clinch a series win. Bad light was England’s enemy late on day four yesterday as play was called off with 24 overs still scheduled to be bowled. The Black Caps were 0-42 off 23 overs in their second innings when the players left Hagley Oval at 4.12pm on Monday. Play was abandoned an hour later. The clouds only darkened from there, much to the frustration of the tourists, who still need 10 wickets to square the series 1-1. A draw is enough for New Zealand, who are unlikely to make any genuine bid to reach the 382 required to win. Play will start early today, with England granted a maximum allotment of 98 overs. The tourists must find a way to prise out openers Tom Latham (25) and Jeet Raval (17), who staved off a taxing English new ball onslaught from Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad before tea. They were limpet-like in the 11 overs possible in the final session, offering only one opening when James Vince at third slip spilled a tough chance from Latham off Anderson. An out-of-form Raval showed grit to still be there. Beaten numerous times early on, the lefthander was in obvious pain after he was struck in the ribs by a rising ball from Broad.

New Zealand’s Jeet Raval reacts after he was hit while batting during play on day four of the second cricket test against England at Hagley Oval in Christchurch yesterday. PHOTO AP Earlier, England declared their second innings at 9-352 an hour after lunch. It left New Zealand with a target which, if achieved, would be the seventh- highest successful chase in Test history.

Resuming at 3-202 the English need for quick runs was stymied when captain Joe Root (54) and Dawid Malan (53) departed in quick succession just before lunch. First-innings centurion Jonny

Bairstow rattled off 36 to help Root make a declaration which, in hindsight, came later than needed. Black Caps seamer Colin de Grandhomme found some movement to finish with 4-94.

■ MOTUKARARA

Promising Samskara extends Orange lead She lacks the real class of the best three-year-old fillies in the country, but there’s still plenty to like about impressive Motukarara winner, Samskara. The Nigel McGrath-trained filly showed a bit of class to beat a handy enough field of experienced pacers later on in proceedings at the grass track meeting - withholding a mid-race attack to casually stroll on by in the hands of Blair Orange. The daughter of Christian Cullen continued the good run of fillies jumping out of Nevele R Fillies heats into normal races for good results with her victory, the second of her 11-start career. And while she might not mix it with the best of the best, Orange was of the opinion she’s capable of continuing to do a good job. “She’s just not quite up the best of them unfortunately,” he said. “But she showed today she’s capable of coming into these sorts of races and being very competitive.” Still very much the raw product, Samskara looks to have has the potential and with continued improvement, and time on her side, she could work her way through the grades.

Samskara showed class to beat a field of experienced pacers at Motukarara yesterday. PHOTO SUPPLIED

“She’s not the easiest horse to handle, but she does have raw speed.” Bred, owned and raced by Paul and Pauline Renwick, Samskara looks destined for a career in the broodmare paddock with her bloodlines, but she should be

able to further her credentials before then. “She’s probably going to be a broodmare at some point but on what she did today she could grab another couple of wins for sure,” said Orange. Samskara was one leg of a

winning double for Orange who extended his lead in the driving premiership via that win and also that of maiden trotter In Sequence, who won the opening race of the day for the Ken and Tony Barron stable. - NZ Harness News

A Tongan-US consortium say they have reached a verbal agreement to buy the Warriors and are working to finalise the deal in writing. A Fairfax report yesterday declared the NRL club has been sold with the foreign group, headed by CEO and Hawaiian businessman Richard Fale, beating the Auckland Rugby League’s rival bid to buy the Warriors from current owner Eric Watson. Fale expects the agreement will be formalised in the coming days but admits they are yet to gain exclusivity, however Warriors chairman Jim Doyle denied the sale had been finalised. “We have a verbal agreement on the sale right now and we are still definitely the biggest offer on the table,” Fale said. “We are not in any exclusivity now until we sign these documents which will probably happen in the next three days or so. “There’s still a couple of details in there that have to be hammered out but nothing that we foresee that would be a dealbreaker.” Doyle maintains a deal has not been done and it’s understood both prospective buyers remain in the race to claim the club’s ownership. “The potential sale of the club remains private and confidential but no deal has been finalised at this point,” Doyle said. Fale’s group have been in discussions to buy the Aucklandbased franchise for weeks, with Watson reportedly seeking $24 million for the club he first purchased back in 2000. The ARL last week submitted their own proposal to Watson’s representatives and are understood to have made a cash offer for $20 million, but were still working through details around their sale and purchase agreement. Mystery surrounds the full make-up of Fale’s syndicate, which involves a pair of former NFL players and Super Bowl-winning brothers, Ma’ake and Chris Kemoeatu. Fale has said that current NFL stars are also involved in their bid but he was unable to confirm who, as they are still to clarify with the NFL whether contracted players are allowed to be involved with a rival sporting organisation. “We still haven’t got complete clarity on that yet,” Fale said. “There may be a little bit of touchiness around that and we don’t want to hurt any of the guys that are in our group if there’s any kind of tension or issues with that. I would have thought they would have been able to sort that out sooner rather than later because it is in the off-season.” - NZME

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In brief

Colt sends admirers winning message More Wonder has been courting offshore attention and his popularity will have been further boosted by his performance at Rotorua. The youngster posted a deserved victory in Monday’s Have Your Function at Arawa Park 2YO (1215m) after finishing in the money in all four of his prior appearances. “I think he might be off to Hong Kong, there’s a few people interested in him,” said part-owner Graeme Rogerson, who trains the Mossman colt with wife Debbie and grand-daughter Bailey. He had finished runner-up at Matamata last month and he had no trouble going one better in the hands of Chris Johnson, who also won the opening event aboard Donna Anne Billy. The champion jockey settled More Wonder toward the back of the small field before a strong closing 100m saw them home comfortably.

“He’s just got better and better and he’s got a beautiful nature, he’ll suit Hong Kong,” Rogerson said. “He’s not a natural two-year-old and I think he’s got the makings of a pretty good horse.” More Wonder had a length and a-quarter to spare at the post on the favourite Nirvana In Fire, who made the running, in his first appearance since tailing the field home in the Karaka Million (1200m). “He got a bit keen in the Karaka Million and over-raced,” said Andrew Scott, who trains in partnership with Lance O’Sullivan. “The idea today was to be positive out of the gates. He’ll learn a bit more from this.” The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-prepared debutant Madison County finished on to cut his stablemate Arnage, who was also making her first appearance, out of third money. - NZ Racing Desk

Go Nicholas strengthened trainer Shelley Hale’s hand in the upcoming Gr.2 Easter Handicap (1600m) when he came from last to win at Rotorua yesterday. Under 59.5kg in the Carters Your Building Partners 1400m, the Danroad six-year-old improved around runners near the turn for rider Grant Cooksley and quickly put the issue beyond doubt in the straight. “I was a bit anxious about being at the back with the big weight and then come around them, but he got the job done,” said Hale, who also co-bred and part-owns Go Nicholas.

Mare delivers win

More Wonder is gathering attention.

Local trainer Bill Pomare broke a lengthy run of outs on his home track when Donna Anne Billy was successful in the opening event at Rotorua yesterday. “It’s about time, I can’t even remember my last win here,” he said. The mare was ridden by Chris Johnson.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 3.21pm LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES C1, 520m 5 65876 Culvie Yogi 17.38 H &..........................Taylor Raceway Meeting Date: 03 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting num- 1 6F883 Magic Tracey nwtd..................... A Bradshaw 6 82466 Venetia 17.53 ............................... K Cassidy ber: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 2 47244 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 7 15 Dahteste 17.31................................. B Dann 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 3 32644 Raylene 31.01 ...............................R Adcock 8 25558 Sozin’s Roar 17.64 ....................J McInerney 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 9 8857x Unfounded 17.43........................J M Jopson 4 11817 Platonic Affair 30.83 ..................... L Waretini 1 2.23pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 5 48463 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 S &..............B Evans 10 68678 Opawa Minstrel nwtd.......................R Wales 6 57186 Loose Donald nwtd ................... M Dempsey 8 4.36 GARRARD’S HORSE HOUND STKS C1, 520m 1 14685 Kushka 17.69 ................................R Adcock 7 51 Jinja Jake nwtd.................... A R J Tregurtha 1 77658 Take By Storm 31.05.................A Bradshaw 2 74748 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 8 31533 Opawa Lawsey 31.06 J & ...............D Fahey 2 25282 Dunk It nwtd ..................................... B Dann 3 84665 Hatfield 17.44 ............................R Blackburn 9 33876 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 3 48x87 Forza nwtd ................................ M Robinson 4 13333 Smash Ocean 17.58 ....................... M Grant 4 51617 Eyrewell Martin 30.77 .................... H Cairns 5 6235x Fiery Jen 17.61 ................................ B Dann 10 77488 Velvet Girl 30.55 ............................... B Dann 5 2736x Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 6 68233 Broken Penniless 17.49 .................G Cleeve 5 3.36pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 6 53375 Allen Mack nwtd ...........................C Roberts 7 27758 Chief Doug 17.55 ......................J McInerney 1 27667 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 7 73754 Draxler 30.31 J & ............................D Fahey 8 67632 Goldstar Sawyer 17.60 S & .............B Evans 2 75546 Sweet As Brad 17.41 ................R Blackburn 8 45145 Zara Zoe 30.85 ...............................R Wales 9 7487x Leanne’s Way 17.81 ...................J M Jopson 3 34745 Epic Style 17.65 .........................J M Jopson 9 33876 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 10 67867 Opawa Val nwtd ..............................R Wales 4 62286 Homebush Ellie 17.39 ...............J McInerney 2 2.43 ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE DASH C1, 295m 5 78583 Opawa Sledge nwtd ........................R Wales 10 45766 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 6 35683 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 .................B Freeman 9 4.57pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 67733 Black Tori 17.49.........................A Bradshaw 7 75544 Vasterbottenost 17.47 .........................A Lee 2 85F45 Smash Damage 17.30 .................... M Grant 1 72237 Dyna Vernon 30.86 ......................C Roberts 8 15686 Goldstar Power 17.65 S &...............B Evans 3 43265 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 2 64574 Goldstar Spotty 30.57 S & ..............B Evans 9 84878 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 4 62321 Call Me Flo 17.52 ..................... A Botherway 3 13365 Shoe Fly nwtd ............................J M Jopson 5 42668 Feral Whanau 17.95 .....................M A Butler 10 46787 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey 4 14442 Know Equal 31.03 ..........................G Cleeve 6 42657 Mr Black Magic nwtd S & ................B Evans 6 3.55 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 5 155 Jinja Ellie 31.40 ................................A Joyce 7 25873 Dime Diva 17.55..............................J Tanner 6 71361 Torpedo Tuck 30.98 ...................A Bradshaw 1 55885 Lavarno 17.72 S & ..........................B Evans 8 51652 Jinja Cody 17.65 .......................J McInerney 7 48555 Vicki Keeping nwtd J &....................D Fahey 2 x3787 Little Snicko 17.54 .....................J McInerney 9 8857x Unfounded 17.43........................J M Jopson 8 53522 Go Belle 30.96 ................................R Wales 3 67188 Tikao Jackie 17.63 M & ....................... Smith 10 37887 Inky Lord 17.53 ............................S Hindson 9 33876 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 4 56554 Cee Ash nwtd.................................G Cleeve 5 7F687 Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 10 27868 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 3 3.01 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON SPRINT C1, 295m 6 37347 Ohoka Pheobe 17.64 ................... L Waretini 10 5.12 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 26744 Batty Who 17.73 M & .......................... Smith 7 75444 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 1 15368 Epic Owen 17.53........................J M Jopson 2 858x6 Opawa Spirit nwtd ...........................R Wales 8 53462 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 .......................M A Butler 2 7246x Hasta Luego Rama 17.51 ...............J Tanner 3 26442 Goldstar Bryton nwtd S &................B Evans 9 8857x Unfounded 17.43........................J M Jopson 3 83855 Dapper Danny 17.56 ................... J McMillan 4 74586 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 4 22513 Hi Ho Tonto 17.66 ...............................A Lee 5 44755 Poetik 17.59 S & .............................B Evans 10 85688 Goldstar Renee nwtd S & ...............B Evans 5 45211 Culvie Chairman 17.47 H & ................Taylor 6 34442 Know Sweat 17.39 .........................G Cleeve 7 4.12pm ISLINGTON TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 6 27666 Unverified 17.56 ........................J McInerney 7 63473 Snickerdoodle 17.48 ........................ B Dann 1 17723 My Ginger Kiss 17.80 S & ...............B Evans 7 44623 Goldstar Scooter 17.52 S & ............B Evans 8 16887 Renegade Comet nwtd H & ................Taylor 2 75427 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 8 57856 Tilt 17.39 ...................................... L Waretini 9 7487x Leanne’s Way 17.81 ...................J M Jopson 3 87857 Goldstar Bindi 17.89 S &.................B Evans 9 84878 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 10 28488 Bursar 17.40 ................................ K Cassidy 4 33532 Chippy Jordy 17.37 .........................J Tanner

Hale’s stocks boosted

10 67867 Opawa Val nwtd ..............................R Wales 5.31 DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH 033796195 DASH C1, 295m 1 53583 Idol Star 17.50.................................R Wales 2 26577 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.62 S & .............B Evans 3 2F556 Know Dollars 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 4 66232 Smokey Action 17.49 S & ...............B Evans 5 28722 Smash Gator 17.79 ......................... M Grant 6 78175 Mitcham Moody 17.37...............A Bradshaw 7 68345 Koroibete 17.92 .................................J Dunn 8 58886 Stormy Sunday 17.50 ...............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 7487x Leanne’s Way 17.81 ...................J M Jopson 10 28488 Bursar 17.40 ................................ K Cassidy 12 5.53pm MY BRO FABIO STAKES C1, 520m 1 44721 Black Eye Bill 31.05 .................. M Dempsey 2 74646 Jealous Affair nwtd ....................... L Waretini 3 27267 Opawa Al 30.75...............................R Wales 4 47532 Amelia Rob 30.90 ..................... M Robinson 5 63725 Majestic Action 30.00 S & ...............B Evans 6 38326 Twizel Storm 31.17.......................... M Grant 7 x1462 Cerrone Bale nwtd .......................C Roberts 8 54474 Peekay Shout 30.89 J & ..................D Fahey 9 33876 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 10 88855 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 13 6.12 SPECTATOR’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT C1, 295m 1 77586 Jinno Gino 17.51 ......................... J McMillan 2 47455 Senorita Julie 17.44 ..................J McInerney 3 71888 Graeburn 17.61 .........................A Bradshaw 4 x1257 Aroha 17.42 ..................................R Adcock 5 12878 Gordy Junior 17.51 ....................J M Jopson 6 4566x Opawa Pam nwtd ............................R Wales 7 22838 Distinctive Miss 17.60 ......................A Joyce 8 24587 Kalonga 17.42 S & ..........................B Evans 9 8857x Unfounded 17.43........................J M Jopson 10 86878 Homebush Jasper nwtd ............J McInerney 14 6.27 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 66875 Dave’s Pick nwtd .......................J McInerney

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77847 Mac Wagger 17.87 .................... M Dempsey 75653 Know Bias 17.75 ............................G Cleeve 74475 Sierra Delta 17.47 S & ....................B Evans 45668 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush 25642 Belfast Delanie 17.59 H & ...................Taylor 12124 Native Scout 17.44 ........................... B Dann 23486 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 7487x Leanne’s Way 17.81 ...................J M Jopson 78588 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 15 6.47pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47875 Smash Rebel 17.59 ........................ M Grant 2 47556 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 S & ..............B Evans 3 77388 Idol Eve 17.43 .................................R Wales 4 4426x Summer Salt 17.57 .........................J Tanner 5 34456 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 6 1743x White Not Wong 17.53 ...............J M Jopson 7 13735 Cold Affair 17.84 .......................... L Waretini 8 24567 Homebush Scorpio nwtd ...........J McInerney 9 84878 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................B Evans 10 45788 Billy Frost 17.61 ........................ M Dempsey SELECTIONS

Race 1: Kushka, Smash Ocean, Broken Penniless, Fiery Jen Race 2: Smash Damage, Call Me Flo, Jinja Cody, Dime Diva Race 3: Know Sweat, Snickerdoodle, Goldstar Bryton, Poetik Race 4: Know Potential, Platonic Affair, Jinja Jake, Magic Tracey Race 5: Jinja Cream Fizz, Sweet As Brad, Vasterbottenost Race 6: Feral Kaiaka, Tubby Kevie, Lavarno, Cee Ash Race 7: Dahteste, Chippy Jordy, Just James, Sozin’s Roar Race 8: Draxler, Dunk It, Eyrewell Martin, Zara Zoe, Allen Mack Race 9: Dyna Vernon, Torpedo Tuck, Goldstar Spotty, Vicki Keeping Race 10: Goldstar Scooter, Hi Ho Tonto, Hasta Luego Rama Race 11: Idol Star, Mitcham Moody, Smash Gator, Goldstar Jay Jay Race 12: Cerrone Bale, Opawa Al, Amelia Rob, Majestic Action Race 13: Senorita Julie, Distinctive Miss, Gordy Junior, Opawa Pam Race 14: Native Scout, Goldstar Po, Know Bias, Leanne’s Way Race 15: Smash Rebel, Cold Affair, Whose He, Summer Salt 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

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Race- 8 67462 Jealous Much 18.80 ..................J McInerney way Meeting Date: 03 Apr 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Dou- 9 74766 Ohoka Tess 19.11 .....................J McInerney bles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 10 x2888 Opawa Leigh 18.99 .........................R Wales 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 4 12.50 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES C1, 545m 1 12.01pm (NZT) OGRC MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 33223 Malaga Molly 32.90 ...................J McInerney 1 43643 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S &..............B Evans 2 37843 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 2 54621 Shanly Star nwtd ................................C Weir 3 66847 Extra Salsa 33.88 S & .....................B Evans 3 64886 Kowloon Lights nwtd ......................J Guthrie 4 7x748 Waimac nwtd.............................J McInerney 4 Chasing Fame nwtd ..........................S Keen 5 55513 Goldstar Scooby nwtd S & ..............B Evans 5 43334 Homebush Tasha nwtd..............J McInerney 6 23334 Know Leave 33.62 .........................G Cleeve 6 88865 Tartan Watch nwtd .........................J Guthrie 7 64522 Cosmic Stu 33.20......................J McInerney 7 38242 Cosmic Ryder nwtd ...................J McInerney 8 14723 Lightning Crash nwtd ....................R Adcock 8 65875 Four Twenty nwtd ......................J McInerney 9 17784 Darlek Ian 32.43........................J McInerney 9 Dream Stone Jade nwtd ...................S Keen 10 44764 Homebush Ragna 33.00 ...........J McInerney 10 84858 Springheel Jack nwtd .....................J Guthrie 5 1.07pm FORBURY NOVICE SPRINT SPEC, 310m 2 12.17pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ 1 21367 Southern Fantasy 18.90.................B Healey C0, 545m 2 42136 Mounga nwtd ............................J McInerney 1 42547 Lucky Blair nwtd ..............................R Wales 3 78881 Magic Wilma 18.95....................J McInerney 2 777 Sefton Girl nwtd ..............................R Wales 4 62718 Koputai 18.73 .................................J Guthrie 3 43464 Glass Harpoon nwtd ......................J Guthrie 5 63664 Homebush Pansy nwtd .............J McInerney 4 248x Token Pick nwtd ..............................R Wales 6 87878 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie 5 35233 Melting World nwtd.........................J Guthrie 7 85727 Homebush Ivana nwtd ..............J McInerney 6 8542 Cossie Cooper nwtd...........................C Weir 8 68324 Zip Zap Zoe 18.92.....................J McInerney 7 526 Oh So Nitro nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 9 8x676 Smash Prince nwtd .....................D Kingston 8 88x51 Forbury Flyer nwtd ....................J McInerney 10 57767 Magic Velvet nwtd .......................D Kingston 3 12.33 BRAMWELL SCAFFOLDING SPRINT C1, 310m 6 1.24pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 1 64224 Seeking Baxter 18.41................J McInerney 1 12231 Debbie Baxter 18.79 .................J McInerney 2 48721 Leo’s Son 18.60 ........................J McInerney 2 68521 Another Message 18.40 .............J M Jopson 3 42777 Homebush Patriot 18.77 ...........J McInerney 3 71352 Mertz 18.75 ...............................J McInerney 4 52226 Goldstar Linkin 18.60 S & ...............B Evans 4 53617 Homebush Sloan 18.54 ............J McInerney 5 32132 Mitcham Faye nwtd ...................J McInerney 5 11235 Auros Advantage 18.70 S & ............B Evans 6 54464 Black Dan 18.86........................J McInerney 6 55822 Chop Shop 19.09 ......................J McInerney 7 52266 Homebush Hundy 19.18 ...........J McInerney 7 42744 Homebush Hazel 18.77.............J McInerney

5 47882 Detective Dash 18.75 ................J McInerney 8 41331 Disclaimer 18.53 ...........................R Adcock 6 54534 Know Respect 18.42 ......................G Cleeve 9 83858 Gotcha Majenta nwtd ................J McInerney 7 36468 Gotcha Penny 18.66 .................J McInerney 10 55678 Botany Whisper 18.64 ...............J McInerney 7 1.41 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STKS C1/2, 8 24315 Opawa Waihemo 18.63 ...................R Wales 9 437x4 Opawa Robynann nwtd ...................R Wales 545m 1 34625 Know Answer 32.72 .......................G Cleeve 10 14525 Sozin’s Fortune nwtd.................J McInerney 2 15427 Gorm The Great 33.43 ................D Kingston 10 2.35pm ST KILDA VET CENTRE STAKES C3, 545m 1 38788 Swirling Pearls nwtd ...........................C Weir 3 F5863 Melan nwtd S & ...............................B Evans 2 45362 Goldstar Ashton 32.92 S & .............B Evans 4 23538 Shift The Blame 32.60...............J McInerney 3 54178 Homebush Boden 33.32 ...........J McInerney 5 33886 Goldstar Dodge 33.16 S & ..............B Evans 4 67224 Hard Questions nwtd .....................G Cleeve 6 34148 Goldstar Miley 32.59 S & ................B Evans 5 41733 Botany Alan 32.81.....................J McInerney 7 34461 Know Conclusion 33.74 .................G Cleeve 6 63136 Dave’s Dot 32.75 .......................J McInerney 8 42156 Classy Witch 32.71 ........................G Cleeve 7 13216 Perfect Result 32.28 ......................R Adcock Emergencies: 8 66657 Princely Gold nwtd ....................J McInerney 9 56456 Heritage Watch 32.93 ....................J Guthrie 10 15875 Luciastar 32.67 .........................J McInerney 11 2.54 GREEN ISLAND BARBER SPRINT C4, 310m 8 1.58 BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C2, 310m 1 71534 Queen Kong 18.40 ....................J McInerney 1 21634 Know Approval nwtd ......................G Cleeve 2 31277 Homebush Miles 18.46 .............J McInerney 2 46871 Frosty Action 18.47 S & ..................B Evans 3 65276 Homebush Rufus 18.42 ............J McInerney 3 57316 Homebush Scribe 18.66 ...........J McInerney 4 48437 Homebush Banker 18.50 ..........J McInerney 4 13224 Mitcham Reado 18.68 ...............J McInerney 5 35136 Opawa Binge 18.36.........................R Wales 5 86515 Pip Baxter 18.85 .......................J McInerney 6 75186 Sozin’s Blue 18.69 ....................J McInerney 6 2421F Sunlit Johnny nwtd .............................C Weir 7 21155 Must Be Rusty nwtd ..................J McInerney 7 33123 Cosmic Jase 18.63 ...................J McInerney 8 51262 Dusky Brew nwtd S & .....................B Evans 8 463F6 Sozin’s Emperor nwtd ...............J McInerney 9 58245 Think Tank 18.57 .......................J McInerney Emergencies: 10 16558 Midnight Bolt nwtd..............................C Weir 9 83858 Gotcha Majenta nwtd ................J McInerney 12 3.13pm FAREWELL & THANK YOU CHRIS BOYD 10 55678 Botany Whisper 18.64 ...............J McInerney DASH C4/5, 310m 9 2.15 ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS SPRINT C3, 310m 1 42617 Hey Jude 18.57 .........................J McInerney 1 31113 Zipping Lance 18.46 .....................R Adcock 2 26724 Opawa Sheldon 18.35.....................R Wales 2 32117 Sozin’s Angel 18.65 ..................J McInerney 3 71575 Macey Baxter 19.09 ..................J McInerney 3 47815 Star Bucking 18.57....................J McInerney 4 12121 Custom Paint 18.31............................C Weir 4 86816 Homebush Austin 18.74 ............J McInerney 5 31263 Wheelchair Norm 18.09 ............J McInerney

6 55134 Sarcasm nwtd ................................G Cleeve 7 81144 Aussie Hoon 18.68 S & ...................B Evans 8 75143 Botany Cold 18.73 ....................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 66787 Sergess 18.66 ...........................J McInerney 10 53754 Justin Ryan 18.51 S &.....................B Evans 13 3.28 RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 17 APRIL C1, 310m 1 88548 Nicky Baxter 18.94 ....................J McInerney 2 57637 Joey Baxter 18.74 .....................J McInerney 3 5x744 Randy Fields 18.78 .......................R Adcock 4 55481 Avalanch City 18.80 ..................J McInerney 5 56526 Homebush Skip nwtd ................J McInerney 6 83887 Magic Janet Lass nwtd .............J McInerney 7 54668 Homebush Fued 18.51 .............J McInerney 8 11163 Goldstar Diesel 18.91 S &...............B Evans 9 44764 Homebush Ragna nwtd ............J McInerney 10 82557 Rib Curler nwtd ..................................J Allen SELECTIONS

Race 1: Chasing Fame, Goldstar Tasman, Homebush Tasha Race 2: Oh So Nitro, Cossie Cooper, Forbury Flyer, Sefton Girl Race 3: Leo’s Son, Mitcham Faye, Goldstar Linkin, Black Dan Race 4: Lightning Crash, Opawa Shay, Know Leave, Cosmic Stu Race 5: Zip Zap Zoe, Mounga, Magic Wilma, Homebush Ivana Race 6: Disclaimer, Another Message, Mertz, Auros Advantage Race 7: Classy Witch, Melan, Know Answer, Goldstar Miley Race 8: Mitcham Reado, Know Approval, Homebush Scribe Race 9: Zipping Lance, Sozin’s Angel, Detective Dash, Gotcha Penny Race 10: Perfect Result, Goldstar Ashton, Dave’s Dot Race 11: Must Be Rusty, Queen Kong, Think Tank, Opawa Binge Race 12: Wheelchair Norm, Hey Jude, Aussie Hoon Race 13: Goldstar Diesel, Avalanch City, Homebush Fued 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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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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

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ACROSS 6. Slow to understand (6) 7. Change or improve (6) 10. Accept as true (7) 11. Leans to one side (5) 12. Consumes (4) 13. Underground pipe (5) 16. Not as many (5) 17. Duo (4) 20. Drama set to music (5) 21. Car frame (7) 22. Joshed (6) 23. Average (6)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

ANDREW, Peggy Doreen – On April 1, 2018. Passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, aged 91 years. Much loved wife of the late Bert. Dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Trevor and Lyn, Gerry and Shelley, and Marlene and Peter Cockburn. Loved Nana of Mark; Phillip and Alisha, and Chris; Kane, Nardine, and Michael. Messages to the Andrew family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Thank you to Dr Penny Holdaway and the staff at Radius Millstream for their loving care of Peggy. A service for Peggy will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Street, Ashburton on Thursday April 5, commencing at 11am. Followed by interment at the RSA Section, Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

MILLER, Lorraine Frances – On March 30, 2018. Passed away peacefully at Ashburton, with her family. Aged 75 years. Much loved wife of the late Ross. Dearly loved Mum of Nicola and Dean Crossan, Andrew Teale and partner Karen, and loved Grandma of Anna, and George; and Kadyn. Messages c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Lorraine’s life will be held at Our Chapel, cnr East & Cox Streets, Ashburton on Wednesday April 4, commencing at 2pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

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TODAY

Auckland

fine

High cloud and isolated showers. Gusty northerlies, changing southeasterly for a time late morning and afternoon.

About the Divide: Rain with heavy and possibly thundery falls, clearing from the S during the morning and early afternoon. Elsewhere: High cloud, and a few spots of rain until evening. Wind at 1000m: NW gale 70 km/h, easing to 55 km/h for a time. Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 100 km/h, easing to gale 75 km/h in the afternoon.

Hamilton

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Napier

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TOMORROW FZL: Above 3000m in NE, 2500m in SW

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World Weather

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FZL: Above 3000m

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Nelson

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5:44 11:55 6:10 12:24 6:32 12:45 7:01 1:13 7:25 1:35 7:54 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.

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Bad fishing

Set 9:15 am Rise 8:06 pm

Last quarter

8 Apr

7:19 pm

Rise 6:53 am Set 6:18 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Set 10:18 am Rise 8:39 pm

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Rise 6:54 am Set 6:17 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 11:19 am Rise 9:16 pm

First quarter

23 Apr 9:47 am

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16 13 15 15 14 12 8 11 9 8 10 13 13

cumecs

2.07 nc

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

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 3:00 pm, yesterday 180.0 Nth Ashburton at 1:15 pm, yesterday

4.76

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

7.44 nc

Rangitata Klondyke at 4:00 pm, yesterday

77.0

Waitaki Kurow at 3:05 pm, yesterday

215.7

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River Levels

Forecasts for today

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24 23 26 22 21 22 24 20 26 19 18 20 18

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A few showers gradually clearing. Light southerlies.

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Fine with increasing high cloud and showers developing in the south. Northwesterlies turning southerly.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 18.2 18.6 Max to 4pm 5.1 Minimum 0.6 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm April to date 0.2 Avg Apr to date 3 2018 to date 364.2 172 Avg year to date Wind km/h N 15 At 4pm Strongest gust N 31 Time of gust 2:18pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am Commonwealth Games Preview Show 0 10am Tipping Point Quiz show in which players take on a machine, hoping to win its jackpot. 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR (Part 2) 0 1pm Instant Gardener 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Ready For Take Off During a full moon, Melbourne experiences delayed flights, angry passengers, and a heart-attack scare. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F The Wall Husband and wife Rosanna and Laurie hope to win big. 0 8:35 F Murder Uncovered AO 0 9:45 20/20 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am New Looney Tunes 0 7:25 Be Cool Scooby-Doo! 3 0 7:50 Beyblade Burst 3 8:15 Henry Hugglemonster 3 0 8:35 Miles From Tomorrowland 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am My Kitchen Rules 3 0 12:05 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:05 Judge Rinder 2:05 Home Improvement 3 0 2:35 Home And Away 3 0 3:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Marvel’s Avengers Assemble PGR 3 0 4pm Fanimals A chance to win a PlayStation 4; Max, Callum, and Bree show how to be Wetland Warriors in Aotearoa Superheroes; Bertie the cat has a story to tell in SPCA Diaries. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

11:10 Major Crimes AO When Major Crimes discovers a one-man-geek-squad in his living room with his throat cut, suspicion falls on his roommate and unwitting customers. 0 12:05 F Secrets And Lies AO 3 0 1am Te Karere 3 2 1:25 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 32

11:15 Mom AO 3 0 11:45 How To Get Away With Murder AO 3 0 12:35 The Whispers PGR 1:20 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:45 Scandal AO 3 4:20 Hope And Faith 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 My Kitchen Rules 0 8:50 M Iron Man AO 2008 Action. When a wealthy industrialist must build an armoured suit after a lifethreatening incident, he decides to use its technology to fight against evil. Robert Downey jr, Gwyneth Paltrow. 0

THREE 6am The AM Show 9am The Café 10am Infomercials 11:35 Entertainment Tonight 3 12:05 Dr Phil AO 1:05 M Black Widow PGR 3 2008 Thriller. A photo journalist begins to suspect her best friend’s new love interest could be linked to the murders of wealthy men. Elizabeth Berkley, Alicia Coppola, Adriana DeMeo. 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 Family Feud Australia 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 The Block Australia It is guest-bedroom week, and a chance for the couples to put the experience they have gained over the past eight weeks into practice. 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 N American Idol Idol auditions begin in New York, Los Angeles, and Nashville. 0 9:25 SVU AO The squad searches for Benson’s missing son. 0 10:20 Newshub Late 10:50 The Blacklist AO 3 0 11:50 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

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BRAVO 10am Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 10:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 11am David Tutera – Celebrations 3 11:55 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:40 Relative Success With Tabatha PGR 3 2:35 Little Big Shots – Forever Young 3 3:35 How Do I Look? 4:30 Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5pm Say Yes To The Dress Atlanta 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 6:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 7:28 The Dish 7:30 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 8:30 Botched 9:30 Dating Naked AO 10:23 The Dish 10:25 Intervention AO 3 11:15 Snapped PGR 3 12:10 Infomercials 3

PRIME

7:05 People Interview – Blake Lively 7:30 Magellan PG 2017 Sci-fi. Brandon Ray Olive, Matthew Mercer. 9:15 The Lennon Report MVLC 2016 Drama. Richard Kind, Rolling Stone – Stories from David Zayas. 10:40 Frank v God MVLC 2014 Comedy. the Edge, 9:35pm on Prime Henry Ian Cusick, Ever Carradine. SKY 5 12:20 Misconduct MVL 6am Last Man Standing 2015 Thriller. Josh Duhamel, PG 6:25 Modern Family Anthony Hopkins. 2:05 5 PG 6:50 The Simpsons To 7 MLS 2014 Romantic PG 7:15 Scorpion Comedy. Berenice Marlohe, ML 8:05 MacGyver Anton Yelchin. M 8:55 Helicopter ER M 3:40 Magellan PG 2017 9:45 NCIS PGV 10:40 SVU MV Sci-fi. Brandon Ray Olive, 11:35 Last Man Standing Matthew Mercer. 5:25 Army PG Noon Raw Live MVC Of One MLC 2016 Comedy. 3:15 Border Security M Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand. 4:05 The Simpsons PG 6:55 Everything, 4:35 Last Man Standing PG Everything PGL 2017 5:05 Modern Family PG Drama. Amandla Stenberg, 5:35 Helicopter ER M Nick Robinson. 8:30 Sausage 6:30 The Force MC Party 16VLSC 2016 Animated 7pm Pawn Stars PG Comedy. A sausage is in Rapper Flavor Flav brings in an pursuit of the meaning of its OJ Simpson statue with a sixexistence, but the truth is so figure price tag. frightening it plots the escape 7:30 Supergirl MVS of all its grocery-food friends. 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVS Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, 9:30 NCIS PGV Jonah Hill. 10:30 SVU MV 10:05 Take Down 16VLSC 2016 11:25 Helicopter ER M Action Drama. 11:50 A Cure For Wellness WEDNESDAY 16VLSC 2017 Thriller. 12:20 Border Security M 1:20 Pawn Stars PG WEDNESDAY 1:50 NCIS – New Orleans 2:15 Army Of One MLC 2016 MVS 2:40 Supergirl MVS Comedy. 3:45 Directors – 3:30 SVU MV 4:20 The Force Ridley Scott PG 4:15 Take MC 4:45 NCIS PGV 5:35 The Down 16VLSC 2016 Action Simpsons PG Drama.

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

11:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day Five. From Christchurch’s Hagley Park. 12:40 The Crowd Goes Wild PGR 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 1:10 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:35 Behind The Candelabra MLS 2013 Drama. Michael Douglas, Matt Damon. 9:30 I Give It A Year MLS 2013 Romantic Comedy. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 11:05 People Interview – Chris Pratt 2016 Featurette. 11:35 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga. 1:15 Zero Dark Thirty MVL 3:50 Aeon Flux MVL 2005 Action. Charlize Theron, Marton Csokas, Jonny Lee Miller, Frances McDormand. 5:20 This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. 6:55 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 8:30 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. When a lazy stoner becomes the only witness to a murder, he panics and dumps his rare new strain of marijuana at the scene. But can it be traced back to his dealer? Seth Rogen. 10:25 Hellboy MV 2004 Action Fantasy. Ron Perlman, John Hurt, Selma Blair.

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12:25 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening. 2:20 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2:50 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen. 4:25 Pineapple Express 16VL 2008 Comedy. Seth Rogen.

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6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 F Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:40 Pukana (HLS) 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Te Taumata Kapa Haka 3 9am Swagger 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Ora 3 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Billy T James AO 3 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3:10 F Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 4:10 Pukana 3 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 Fresh 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Te Kaea 3 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm KaweKorero 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 8pm The Topp Twins – Do Not Adjust Your Twinset 3 8:30 School Of Hard Knocks PGR 9pm F Songs From The Inside AO 3 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Whawhai 10:30 SmackDown AO 3 11:30 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Aussie Rules – AFL (RPL) North Melbourne v St Kilda. 9am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day Four. 10am L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day Five. 12:35 The Cricket Show 1:05 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day Five. 6pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders. 6:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Bulls v Stormers. 7pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Rebels v Hurricanes. From AAMI Park, Melbourne. 7:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Sharks. From Eden Park, Auckland. 8pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Lions v Crusaders. From Emirates Airline Park, Johannesburg. 8:30 The Breakdown 9:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v England – Second Test, Day Five. From Hagley Oval, Christchurch. 10:30 Fox Sports News 11pm Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Chiefs v Highlanders. 11:30 The Breakdown

WEDNESDAY

12:30 Rugby Nation 1:30 Rugby – Super Rugby (HLS) Blues v Sharks. 2am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Rebels v Hurricanes. 4am Rugby – Super Rugby (RPL) Bulls v Stormers.

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6am The French Collection 7am Junk Gypsies 7:30 Love Nature – Jungle Atlantis 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites 10am Luke Nguyen’s Food Trail 10:30 Treasures Decoded 11:30 Vikings 12:30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters 1:30 Heritage Rescue 2:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 3pm Love London 3:30 Love Nature – Catching The Impossible 4:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure 5pm A Taste Of South Africa 5:30 Cash Cowboys 6:30 Animal Park

7:30 Location, Location, Location Phil is at the seaside, and Kirstie is in the countryside as they take on the Norfolk property market to find homes for two sets of house hunters. 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers 9:30 Money For Nothing 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Jimmy’s Australian Food Adventure Midnight A Taste Of South Africa 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Animal Park 2am Love Nature – Catching The Impossible 3am Heritage Rescue 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Widnes Vikings v St Helens. 8:30 Rugby League – Super League (RPL) Catalan Dragons v Huddersfield Giants. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Tigers v Eels. 12:30 NRL 360 1:30 Rugby League – Big League Wrap 2:30 Motorsport – British Superbike Championship 3:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Roosters v Warriors. 4pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Coverage of Rabbitohs v Bulldogs and Sharks v Storm. 4:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Sea Eagles v Raiders. From Lottoland, Brookvale. 5pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) 5:30 Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Roosters v Warriors. 7:30 Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Tigers v Eels. 8pm Rugby League – NRL (HLS) Friday. 8:30 NRL 360 9:30 Rugby League – The Fan 10pm Queenslanders Only 10:30 Rowing – Maadi Cup Event (HLS)

WEDNESDAY

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Proving Grounds. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Model A Madness. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 10am Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Motorcycle Mayhem – Packing a Packard for Pebble 1/2. 10:50 Diesel Brothers – Power Hour PG Muscle Cars. 11:40 Swamp Murders M Drive Me Crazy. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Devil Went to Georgia. 1:20 Evil Lives Here M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Raw Deal. 4:45 What On Earth? PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Awesome Aussies and Olds. 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Motorcycle Mayhem – Packing a Packard for Pebble 2/2. 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 What On Earth? PG 9:25 Street Science PG 9:50 Street Science PG No Gravity, No Problem. 10:15 Moonshiners M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Evil Lives Here M

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12:45 Blood Relatives M Midnight NRL Try Time 1:35 How Do They Do It? 12:30 NRL Fulltime 1am NRL PG 2am How Do They Do It? 360 2am Rugby League – PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last The Fan 2:30 Queenslanders Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Only 3am Rugby League Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse – NRL (HLS) Sea Eagles v Raiders. Masters PG 4:55 How It’s 3:30 Rugby League – NRL Made PG 5:20 How Do They 4am Rugby League – NRL (RPL) Do It? PG 5:45 MythBusters PG Roosters v Warriors. 3Apr18

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Keep Jewels in speed capital H

arness Racing New Zealand’s pondering of taking the Harness Jewels away from Ashburton and relocating them to Addington next year belittles everything that the great day was intended for. The Jewels were designed to bring something different to the table than what is already on offer. It was intended to be hosted at venues that aren’t our major racing centres and to bring some real community buy-in to an event that is without doubt one of the best racing days on the annual calendar. But now, they are considering taking it up the road to Addington and deleting the history, mystique and purpose of the

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day’s racing. Anyone who has been to Cup Day at Addington knows exactly what the day has become. The racing has become somewhat of a poor second cousin to what happens off the track with more emphasis seemingly placed on seeing big ticket names in the crowd and the entertainment levels at an absolute maximum. The racing purist in me de-

spises Cup Day for what it has become. I go, although I refused to last year, to see the best horses racing for some of the best money – not to keep a running tally of how many broken stilettoes I might come across or how many heads in rubbish bins I’ll find. There’s no doubt that Addington knows how to throw a good party. But from a racing perspective, their motives and intentions leave a lot to be desired and a move for the Harness Jewels to that venue would ultimately send it even further down into despair as it would slowly become just another feature race meeting at the venue known, affectionately among some, as the

concrete jungle. When the Harness Jewels were introduced – they were designed to bring high class racing to a place where it often didn’t reside. Ashburton and Cambridge were the chosen venues and despite not having all the necessary people and infrastructure to pull off the day – they’ve done a sterling job for more than a decade. They have learnt, listened and adapted to what the industry has requested for enhance the day and there’s a certain aura about how the Jewels are run at either venue that adds to the appeal of each race day. Ashburton is the speed capital of New Zealand. It’s mile racing is second to none in the country and there’s a

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fair opportunity for everyone, no matter where they draw or who they’re up against. Many a good horse has been run down on the long and testing straight by those who have sat off the speed. Something you won’t get at Addington. At high speed, unless you are in the first half a dozen turning for home – you get nothing. The board meeting at Harness Racing New Zealand this month will be an interesting occasion with the vote, so I’m told, set to go either way. Let’s hope those who are charged with the responsibility of making such a decision do the right thing and allow one of our more unique racing days to remain where it rightfully belongs.