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Falloon targets recidivist crims

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Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon has introduced a Private Member’s Bill aimed at ensuring people who commit a number of serious offences, but only serve prison time for one, don’t get off so lightly.

If passed into law the bill, entered into a parliamentary ballot yesterday, will limit the availability of concurrent sentencing.

Concurrent sentences are given for multiple offences that can be served col-

lectively (at the same time), while cumulative sentences, also for more than one offence, accumulate and any prison terms must be served successively.

Falloon, who is on the Justice Select Committee, said his Sentencing (Restriction of Concurrent Sentencing) Amendment Bill will mean serious, recidivist criminals do not receive a discount on sentences for multiple crimes.

“Concurrent sentencing is a logical option for judges to consider when sentencing offenders who have committed a

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“However, the Sentencing Act allows for concurrent sentencing even when the offending spans a number of separate and unrelated incidents, and in the case of offending while on bail, potentially weeks or months after the initial offence.”

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Roads victims of high temps Roads around the Ashburton District have had one of their toughest years on record.

Heavy rain in July saw many road surfaces wrecked as water weakened surfaces and gouged out potholes; now days of searing heat are seeing vehicles tear up melting surfaces.

And some of those roads under heat stress were already causing headaches for the council, said roading engineer Brian Fauth.

Over the past two years the council has used emulsion rather than bitumen as a road surface and for some reason on some roads this is failing, he said.

“Emulsion has been used successfully in the Mackenzie where there are similar temperatures and this is the way the industry is moving. We went with this, but for some reason some of these sites haven’t taken at all.”

The current spell of excessively hot weather was exacerbating the situation on those failing roads creating a situation where the emulsion was moving. Vehicles travelling those roads were then flicking chip off the surface, Fauth said.

Two major problem areas were the Pudding Hill and LismoreMayfield roads, however there

were a number of other roads where heat was causing issues, he said.

To minimise damage to both roads and vehicles council con-

tractors were spreading chip on roads where surfaces were moving.

On rural roads where surfaces were soft, motorists should try to travel at 50 to 60km/h to minimise

the chance of picking up tar and flicking stones off the road surface, Fauth said.

“Speed and heavy vehicles turning and screwing up the road at

entrances to properties are the biggest problems in this heat.”

With heavy rain forecast over the next day or two, there was a perfect roading storm waiting in the wings, he said.

Roads already under stress from vehicle traffic over melting bitumen would be more susceptible to water moving under the surface and creating potholes.

It’s been a year where the council’s contingency roading fund has faced high use.

Last week’s heavy rain caused significant issues on back country roads, with two major creeks washing out sections of Double Hill Run Road, isolating residents.

The road was closed for some time and has now partially reopened, but Fauth is concerned rain forecast over the next few days will see more washouts.

There was a high cost in time and dollars in keeping open a small number of roads that were used by a very small number of people, Fauth said.

He anticipates the council will need to look at the viability of spending roading money on some of those roads.

“The costs are high and we may have to ask, should we maintain them,” he said.

Falloon targets recidivist criminals From P1 Falloon said his bill would ensure offenders on bail for an existing offence receive a cumulative sentence for a subsequent offence; would remove concurrent sentencing for offenders who commit crimes while in custody and on parole; and would specify that offenders who commit multiple offences of sexual violation must receive cumulative sentences for those offences.

“Rape and serious sexual offences have a particularly harmful effect on victims, who carry

the scars with them the rest of their lives,” he said.

“Offenders shouldn’t receive any reduction in sentence for offending against more than one person.”

Falloon said the Bill was a reflection of conversations he has had with people throughout the community and their concerns about the length of sentences.

“There’s a particular unease about criminals committing a series of serious offences and potentially receiving no additional time in prison than someone

who committed one crime,” he said.

“Restricting the ability of repeat offenders to receive concurrent sentencing will provide a greater deterrent to breaking the law, and mean longer sentences for those who do commit multiple crimes.”

The Bill was not out of step with overseas sentencing options, he said.

“Internationally there are a wide range of sentencing provisions in place. Some jurisdictions offer concurrent sentencing, while others restrict it in the way

my Bill does.

“Other jurisdictions are looking at additional restrictions on concurrent sentencing.

“In Australia there’s a proposal in the State of Victoria to abolish concurrent sentencing for offenders on bail or parole.”

Although overall crime in Mid Canterbury was falling, Falloon said domestic violence remained stubbornly high, while youth crime continued to be a problem.

He said there were a number of reasons for that.

“Most families in our commu-

nity lead productive and crimefree lives, but unfortunately a small percentage do run into problems. There’s a range of causes, from alcohol abuse through to generational unemployment in a small number of households.

“That’s why it’s important that we’re tough not just on crime, but also the causes of crime.

“A huge amount of work has been done in recent years to highlight the issue of domestic violence and the effect on its victims, and that needs to continue.”

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Maternity Hospital first home for many babies each year

By Sue NewmaN

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In any given year, more than 300 women begin their first hours as mothers of new born babies in Ashburton Hospital’s maternity unit.

The unit, a primary health care facility under the umbrella of the Canterbury District Health Board, is unique in Canterbury its midwife manager Julie Dockrill said, because it offers a wide range of services to both pregnant women and to families with new born babies.

The unit might not be the place of delivery for all Ashburton women, but for most who may deliver in Christchurch, it is the place they return to, to begin their lives as mothers of new babies, Dockrill said.

Taken on their own, delivery numbers for Ashburton show that around 140 to 150 women a year give birth in Ashburton. That tells just part of the picture, she said.

“More than 50 per cent of women who book to deliver here do give birth here but some who are committed to birthing at the primary unit find that something happens and they can’t continue to birth here and they’re transferred to Christchurch Women’s.”

Because Ashburton was a primary unit where lead maternity carers were midwives, there were national primary birthing unit guidelines

Ashburton Maternity is unique in Canterbury in the services it offers mothers and their babies, midwife manager Julie Dockrill said.

PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 210118-SN-001 around who can book and deliver in a primary maternity unit.

Any concerns are discussed with their lead maternity care midwife and they will discuss and plan for the best outcome with Christchurch Women’s, Dockrill said.

“We make sure they are safe

to deliver here, but anything can happen during a delivery. If you look at the birth numbers it doesn’t give the full clinical picture because what we’re seeing is that out of everyone from Ashburton who births in Christchurch, 98 per cent of them transfer back here as soon

as possible and use our facility.”

For all primary birthing units, raising the understanding of what those units offered was key, and the role of each differed according to how far they were from Christchurch Women’s, she said.

“A lot of people choose to deliver

there because they believe they’re safer but we have very stable and experienced staff in maternity in Ashburton, and safety is always our number one priority. Maybe 10 per cent of our transfers to Christchurch could have stayed here but there are two lives involved.”

This month, 14 mothers delivered in Ashburton and another 12 delivered in Christchurch and then transferred back to Ashburton. The hospital has one midwife rostered on each shift and there are nine lead maternity carer midwives working in the community and delivering babies in the unit.

“We’re practising safe midwifery and getting the best outcomes for everyone.”

Delivering in Ashburton was very family focused, with husbands able to sleep over in the unit and if needed, women without other support were able to bring their children to the unit during delivery, Dockrill said.

“It’s a very personalised service we offer, whether it’s helping them through their labour or starting them on their journey into parenthood.”

Most new mums stayed in the unit for two or three days post delivery, but with any who needed more support there was the flexibility to stay longer, she said.

Ashburton also offers breast feeding support and pre-delivery assessment admissions.

Glitch in Dromore water supply

By Sue NewmaN

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When a contractor cut through a supply pipe on the Dromore water supply, several households found themselves with taps that were dry.

Initially the lack of supply had Ashburton District Council assets manager Andrew Guthrie scratching his head because not only were several households without water, but usage on the scheme had suddenly skyrocketed.

An immediate total ban on anything but essential household use was imposed on the 30 properties on the scheme.

It took 24 hours to find the source of the problem and yesterday council staff were on site locating the broken pipe and running repairs.

The conservation measure will remain in place until repairs are completed and the supply is back to normal, Guthrie said.

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important residents continued conserving water until council is confident that the supply has stabilised.

“The combination of water conservation and repairing the leak has helped in providing an adequate flow of water to all connected properties.

“The system now needs time to replenish itself to normal levels and we are continuing to monitor the system. While this is under way, we ask that residents continue only using the water for

essential purposes,” he said.

Apart from that glitch on the Dromore scheme, the district’s household supplies had held up well during an extremely hot January, he said.

Other schemes are on level two restrictions, hosing alternate days between 6pm and midnight and consumption on all schemes was sitting well under the consented level.

“We’re pleased with the way consumers are conserving water and that means restrictions

are working well, all kudos to the community for working with us on that,” Guthrie said.

While January had been exceptionally hot, it had also been exceptionally wet, with 110mm of rain recorded and that had gone a long way towards easing pressure on the council’s supplies, he said.

“It’s set us up quite nicely and while I’d like us to be able to get back to just alternate days, we can only do what we can do at this point.”

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Watercolour class On the third and final day of an Ashburton Society of Arts watercolour class at the Short Street Studio yesterday, students (pictured left) Judith Smith (front) and Sharon Bull share what they have learned.

Tutor Bernadette Parsons (below) is an award-winning

painter from the Waikato and said she had very much enjoyed seeing her 14 students developing their own style in the “spontaneous medium”.

“The thing is getting people to lose that fear, to be brave enough to work with it,” Parsons said.

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Distance study on the increase

By Katie todd

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Ashburton students are among those opting for distance study options, as ARA Institute of Canterbury notes a 500 per cent increase in enrolments for their online course system over the past 12 months.

ARA teamed up with a number of other tertiary providers around New Zealand to launch TANZ E-campus in 2016, offering 40 courses in subjects such as administration, teacher education, business, IT, retail, design and project management.

Since then, they said they have received hundreds of enrolments from rural learners, mature students with family commitments, and people wanting to do more flexible part-time study alongside fulltime work and have doubled the number of courses on offer.

Chief executive of TANZ eCampus Pamela Simpson said the growth seen over the past year is indicative of an exciting and promising trend.

“Everyone at TANZ eCampus is striving for student success and we are so excited when we hear this has been achieved,” she said.

“To help people achieve their goals and dreams, work better and smarter, and have a great work-life balance is a real privilege.”

At the ARA campus in Ashburton distance learning also occurs in a different form: classes taught through video conferencing.

Road to be widened finally

By SuSan SandyS

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Methven Community Board members are pleased they finally have agreement on a request to widen a 100-metre stretch of the Methven

Chertsey Road. The board last year requested the project, following a previous approved widening of an adjoining part of the road, from the Methven Cemetery gates east towards a fertiliser plant.

The second section is 100 metres from the gates going west, to the rugby club.

Members were pleased to have agreement from the Ashburton District Council’s service delivery

committee when it reported to them at their six-weekly meeting this week. Initially the council recommended the board’s request be declined, citing the section of road was not showing the same level of

damage as the first and a concern over having to shoulder the cost.

However, board members were informed that half of the $3060 widening cost was now to be paid for by adjacent property owners.

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Weather bomb on its way Swimsuits may need to be swapped for ski jackets as a weather bomb looks set to wipe out the sweltering heatwave, even leaving parts of the South Island dowsed in snow.

The unseasonable storm is expected to bring snow to as low as 1000m in some areas just days after it reached 37.6°C in Clyde – New Zealand’s hottest January temperature in 14 years.

MetService yesterday issued a swathe of heavy rain and wind warnings across all of the South Island and bottom of the North Island for the coming two days.

And batten down the hatches because a severe weather watch was issued for the Canterbury Plains, covering the possibility of winds reaching severe gale force.

MetService says the storm will come from the Category One Tropical Cyclone Fehi, which formed near New Caledonia earlier on Monday, and will smash into the South Island today and early tomorrow bringing heavy rain and gale-force winds up to 100km/h.

The heaviest rain is expected in Westland and Fiordland where 200 to 400mm of rain could accumulate from last night to early tomorrow.

Heavy rain is also expected for Mt Taranaki and Tararua Range.

The combination of strong winds, heavy swells and high tides could cause coastal inundation on the West Coast and Nelson today.

Snow is expected to fall on many of the South Island’s skifields.

Cardrona Alpine Resort marketing manager Nadia Ellis said the changing weather was “crazy”.

“It is so unseasonable. From the

extremes of 35°C in Wanaka earlier this week, to snow predicted, makes it all very interesting.

“At Mt Cook they are predicting greater snowfall this week than at Whistler Blackcomb in Canada, which is in the middle of winter.”

While MetService is predicting 8cm of snow to fall on the Cardrona Skifield today, Ellis says the continuing warm weather means it is unlikely to settle enough for people to be able to get on their

skis and snowboards.

Over the summer months Cardrona opens up to mountain bikes and carts, which Ellis expects could make for some “interesting rides” in the snow.

The MetService issued severe weather warnings yesterday for the Canterbury high country.

Heavy rain and damaging winds were expected as a front moved on to the lower South Island.

A major storm was to approach

from the north overnight last night and cross the South Island today.

In addition a severe weather watch, which is not as serious as a weather warning, was issued for the Canterbury Plains.

Gale force winds were expected for southern and central New Zealand, initially from the north last night, then from the north-west about the middle of today, and changing south-westerly this afternoon or evening.

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Cocky cockatoo cruises around NZ A cocky cockatoo is enjoying a luxury sail around New Zealand after stowing away on a cruise ship out of Brisbane.

However, it hasn’t all been smooth sailing for the Australian galah after it was captured, confined to its own cabin and refused entry into the country.

The drama started on January 25 when the cruise ship alerted the Ministry for Primary Industries about its feathery stowaway as it approached Milford.

MPI’s Andrew Spelman says strict confinement was needed to prevent the galah flying the coop on arrival and potentially spreading avian diseases. “The only way for the ship to enter New Zealand was to have the bird euthanised or secured and bonded to the vessel,” he said.

Thankfully for the galah, crew members were able to capture and secure it in an unoccupied cabin.

“We needed photographic evidence of its containment and the name of an officer responsible for looking after the bird. There was also a requirement for MPI officers to check on the bird and its containment facilities at every new port visit in New Zealand,” Mr Spelman said.

– NZN

Are English’s days numbered as Opposition leader?

Opposition leader Bill English has delivered his state of the nation speech in Wellington, focusing on holding the Government to account against the benchmark of a strong economy – but it was overshadowed by speculation about the party’s leadership.

English even acknowledged

the speculation at the beginning of his speech, at the Intercontinental Hotel in Wellington, with some humour: “A bit of leadership speculation certainly turns out the journalists.”

Speaking to media after his speech, English said he did have the confidence of his caucus.

ernment through to Opposition”.

“I’d be surprised if there was any caucus where there wasn’t talk about who’s next, or who’s third or fourth in line. But the conflation of that into some threat on my leadership is ridiculous.”

English said the only decider

on whether he would remain in Parliament was his own performance.

The National leader also did not believe there was an issue with his deputy Paula Bennett, saying she was a “robust politician” and was used to not being liked by some quarters. – NZME

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This year’s Guardian Summer Photo Competition has turned up some great photos.

We will be regularly running some of these great offerings.

Entries close today, February 1, at 5pm.

Above – Mya and Kayne enjoying a ski on Lake Benmore. Photo taken by Jocelyn Johnston Top left - Liam Robertson, 6, really enjoying his first ever fishing experience at Lake Waitaki. Photo taken by Dean Robertson.

Left – Ruby, 10 months old, enjoying a Marmite sammie after a swim in a friend’s pool in Tinwald. Ruby has loved her first summer.

Photo taken by Taryn Stevens

Above – Keeping an eye on everyone while he enjoys a swing at the Ashburton Domain, Fletcher, 11 months old. Photo taken by Stacey Stoddart.

Above – Kayne, 10, carving up Lake Benmore.

Photo taken by Jocelyn Johnston

Above – Not a bad day up the Rangitata Gorge. From left – Dave, Hannah, Hudson, Declan, Courtney, Hamish. Photo taken by Hannah Leslie.

Below – Gibbston Valley Winery Concert 2018. Photo taken

by Barry Linwood.

Above – Keisha, 7, and Aaliyah, 4 months old. Taken Christmas Day in Timaru. Photo taken by Shontelle Fahey.

Above – Jenna and Zac enjoy a unique way of beating the heat. Photo taken by Maree Moore.

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Cape Town facing big dry

Cape Town South Africa’s drought-stricken tourist metropolis of Cape Town has reduced its daily water consumption by 60 million litres a day, pushing back the day it is predicted to run out of water.

“Day Zero”, the day the city will turn off the taps, has been moved back by four days to April 16, mainly as a result of residents saving water, said Mmusi Maimane, who heads the Democratic Alliance (DA) opposition party that runs Western Cape province.

“It might not seem a lot, but it’s significant,” Maimane told journalists at DA headquarters in Cape Town.

“It shows that we can beat Day Zero and we will.”

Cape Town is suffering the worst drought in recorded history, with dam levels falling to 24.5 per cent this week from 25.3 per cent the previous week, and from nearly 38 per cent a year ago, according to a weekly update from the department of water affairs.

The city’s 4.5 million residents have been using 540 million litres of water per day but need to reduce consumption to

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People queue for water at a natural spring in Cape Town, South Africa.

450 million litres daily to avert Day Zero.

While reducing household consumption, the city is also implementing an emergency plan for desalination, groundwater and water reuse to make more water available.

From early February, Cape Town will receive an additional 67 million litres of water per day from the private Palmiet Kogelberg Dam near Cape Town, Maimane said.

By May, the various water augmentation projects should

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supply the city with 120 million litres daily, Maimane added.

Cape Town, located in the southern hemisphere, is currently in mid-summer, with the rainy season expected to start in May or June.

– DPA

She’s expecting her first child – a daughter - in February with boyfriend Travis Scott. And Kylie Jenner is planning on leaning on her mum Kris Jenner and her sisters once she gives birth. The 20-year-old pregnant star “hasn’t hired a nanny” yet because she’s “worried about new people around her baby”, reports said. Insider reports claim that “at first she only wants [Mum Kris Jenner] and her sisters to help with the baby”. Her older sisters Kourtney Kardashian and Kim Kardashian have three children each; Kourtney is mum to Mason, Penelope and Reign, and Kim is mum to North, Saint and newborn Chicago.

■■GERMANY

Merkel gets deal on refugee family reunion German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc and the Social Democrats (SPD) have come to an agreement on refugee family reunions, overcoming a key hurdle on the way to forming a coalition government.

Family reunions for refugees wishing to bring relatives to Germany will be suspended until July 31, after which the number is to be capped at 1000 people per month, sources from the parties’ negotiating teams said.

The cap will be subject to

some exceptions in cases of extreme hardship, they said.

Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU), their Bavarian CSU sister party and the SPD already agreed to the monthly limit on family reunions in a draft coalition deal earlier this month.

But the debate was reopened following the launch of formal coalition talks, some four months after an inconclusive election in September.

The parties have yet to explain whether family reunions will be available to people who

■■UNITED STATES

Trump signs order to keep Guantanamo open President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order to keep the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay open, The White House says.

Trump said during his campaign that he wanted to keep Guantanamo open and “load it up with some bad dudes”.

But the White House announcement just before a State of the Union address marks a formal reversal of President Barack Obama’s eight-year effort to close the detention centre.

The order preserves military detention as a counterterrorism tool by keeping the prison open.

President George W Bush opened Guantanamo after September 11 to hold and interrogate suspected enemy combatants.

At its peak in 2003, it held about 680 detainees.

Bush transferred about 500 out before leaving office.

Obama transferred 197 detainees out, leaving 41.

– AP

have been granted partial protection as asylum seekers.

The exact details are to be hashed out during talks in the coming weeks.

The centre-left SPD had previously been pushing for the right to family reunions for all refugees, but made concessions in the initial coalition blueprint following exploratory talks.

The negotiators were under pressure to come to an agreement on family reunions for those with temporary protection, as legislation is set to run

out in mid-March and German members of parliament must legislate on the issue this week.

In 2017, only a few dozen asylum seekers with partial status were allowed to bring family members to Germany.

Family reunions for refugees is one of the major sticking points in the coalition talks, which have been tense because of pushback from the SPD’s grassroots support amid pressure on the party to go into opposition after its disastrous election result.

– DPA

Black Panther reviews well “Incredible” and “kinetic” are just a few of the loving words that people are using to describe and praise Marvel’s Black Panther. The film had its first screenings this week with a premiere in Los Angeles.

Official reviews aren’t out until February 6, but audiences at the select screenings were able to share non-spoiler reactions on social media. Los Angeles Times writer Jen Yamato wrote that it is the first Marvel movie about something real. “’Black Panther’ is incredible, kinetic, purposeful,” Yamato wrote. The film features a largely black cast including Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan.

Mistaken missile alert worker loses job A mistaken missile alert that caused widespread panic and confusion in Hawaii has led to the resignation of the state’s emergency management leader and the firing of the worker who sent the false warning.

Major General Joe Logan, the state adjutant general, says Hawaii Emergency Management Agency administrator Vern Miyagi resigned on yesterday.

The employee who has been fired, mistakenly sent an emergency alert to mobile

devices and TV and radio stations warning of an incoming missile strike on January 13.

Regulators say he mistook a drill for the real thing.

Logan says a second worker has quit before disciplinary action was taken and another is being suspended without pay.

A corrected alert was not sent to mobile devices for nearly 40 minutes because state workers had no prepared message for a false alarm.

– AP

Glee actor Mark Salling dies Mark Salling, an actor who played a supporting role in the TV show Glee, has died at age 35, his attorney said, weeks before his March sentencing on child pornography charges. Salling’s attorney, Michael Proctor, confirmed the death but would not comment on a report on celebrity website TMZ that said law enforcement sources called it an apparent suicide. Proctor also did not immediately provide the cause of death. Salling was arrested in 2015 after he showed child pornography on his computer to a girlfriend and she reported it to police.

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Bill seeks to restrict concurrent sentencing

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angitata MP Andrew Falloon’s introduction of a Member’s Bill to limit the availability of concurrent sentencing will be welcomed by many in the community.

There’s a growing number of people who firmly believe that those who commit serious crimes should serve the time for each and every one of them separately, rather than having the option to serve their sentences at the same time, meaning they effectively only serve one.

While not removing concurrent sentencing altogether, Falloon wants to ensure that serious, recidivist criminals do not receive what he describes as a discount on sentences for multiple crimes.

Those who feel that the current judicial system is far too lenient in terms of some of the punishments handed out will applaud Falloon’s move as a way to make sure that those who commit a crime do the time.

Of course there will be people who say there’s no proof that tougher sentences will lead to a reduction in crime and that the nation’s prisons are full to overflowing anyway, so putting people away for longer won’t really act as a deterrent and in fact will do nothing more than put an extra strain on the taxpayer.

And for sure there is an argument to be made there.

However, what Falloon seems to be doing with his bill is targeting is those who commit offences while already on bail for other ones, or removing concurrent sentencing as an option for those already on custody or on bail, moves which I think most people would be hard-pressed to argue against.

If you’ve been charged over one incident and end up back in trouble before that’s been dealt with, you’re your own worst enemy and deserve whatever you get.

Concurrent, rather than cumulative, sentencing should be viewed more as a privilege than a right and the sooner that happens the better.

Sometimes it seems that the rights of the accused are given higher priority than the victim, or in this case, victims.

If there are multiple victims across multiple crimes, but in the end only one real sentence is served, where’s the justice in that?

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I’m hearing ya ! “

Everyone has a cross to bear.”

So said my grandmother many years ago and I think she was right.

Now let me state right off the bat, this is not a sympathyseeking exercise in the slightest . . . in fact my cross was a bit unique in that nobody, not me, my family or anyone even knew about my situation until I got into my primary school years.

It was quite painless, it was . . . nothing. I had not the faintest idea.

I was oblivious, completely unaware of my situation, in the main because you never miss what you never had.

Right?

And I had been missing this from birth, day one . . . since the beginning of time – well, my time anyway.

Most normal people had two, they had it in both, but I only had it in one. I was . . . deaf in one ear.

DEAF IN ONE EAR. I think it was at school that a teacher picked up that I wasn’t responding sometimes to questions fielded of me.

She alerted mum and dad to a potential problem and there ensued a visit to the doctor and in turn, a hearing clinic.

I may have been six or seven at the time, I had certainly been at school a while already and I can recall the visits to the hearing specialist in Christchurch.

It was quite fascinating really.

Placed in a small sound proof booth with headphones in place, whilst an audio technician fed a series of beeps, buzzes and sounds at various frequencies and various volumes into my ears.

The verdict?

Brilliant . . . full hearing.

In Peter’s left ear.

In the right ear? Nothing.

Nought, nawt.

Surely a bit? No, nothing. Anything? No. (Cue looks of pity).

Honestly – don’t cry for me Ashburton-tina, the truth is I never heard you, all through my left ear, but not the right ear, etc (apologies to Julie Covington, Evita).

Grown-ups became immediately concerned.

What on earth had happened to the boy? Whereas for me, it was just business as usual.

My leg wasn’t falling off, I didn’t have an incurable disease.

I’d seen the movie The Five Pennies with Danny Kaye and Louis Armstrong about a young girl with polio.

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PETE’S PERSPECTIVE

That didn’t look much fun at all and I didn’t have that.

Life was okay. So I couldn’t hear out of my right ear. Who cares? I had no idea what hearing through both ears might be like, so I simply didn’t care.

So what caused it?

Forceps at birth was one theory, which was only recently questioned.

Once the years had passed and my opportunity to receive some sort of monetary compensation for this huge life inconvenience had passed, I gave up on the idea of winning compensation lotto and just sucked it up and got on with it.

The worst part of it?

People have often thought I’m an ignoramus for ignoring them.

The truth is – to each and every one of you – I simply didn’t hear you.

If there is ambient noise, everyday sounds to my left and you yell out to me across the road on my right, I’m sorry I just have no idea you are there. Particularly if I can’t see you.

It’s an invisible disability and that’s the hardest thing.

I don’t walk with a limp.

People can’t actually SEE anything wrong with me.

Parties are hell.

Having a conversation is awkward without turning toward you if you are on my right and staring down the back of your blouse.

No my name is not Harvey W. I just have to do that to hear your side of the conversation.

Passenger seat in the front of the car is the same. All I hear is the road noise unless you yell your conversation to me.

Between here and Dunedin, that can be tiresome. For both of us.

So I avoid situations.

Wedding dances are a living hell. I just go home.

Years ago in Timaru at after work drinks one Friday night, I made up a cardboard sign with a bit of string and hung it over my right ear.

It read – Sorry, out of order. I did it as a joke, but a joke with a message nonetheless.

In the early days, running a Saturday Scoreboard

programme on the radio with multiple split feeds for cues for Race Six from Te Rapa in one ear and the programme you at home could hear calmy flowing through the other became a trick.

The two-eared announcers had their work cut out . . . I had to get extra creative to pull it off, but I did.

When the radio industry started to morph from AM to FM stereo, people couldn’t grasp how a man deaf in one ear could work on a stereo station.

No sweat, I hear the same information, but all through one ear. Mono. Monaural. That’s me.

No sweat.

Some people, I guess after being a bit shocked to hear there’s no one home in the right, blurt out (and this has happened MANY times), “oh my husband has that problem”.

No, your firkin husband doesn’t.

Please don’t diss this affliction as selective hearing.

I aint got no bloody choice about it, but I’ve lived with it and if it’s the worst thing that happens to me, I will

have got off pretty lightly. No complaints here.

I guess I thought I’d write about it this week, for no other reason than to offer up the thought that some disabilities (cos that’s really what it is) are invisible.

None of us truly has a clue what some people are carrying.

So next time someone ignores you at a function or on the street, cut them some slack.

They may be one of me, or worse, have little or no hearing at all.

Then again it could just be your husband . . .

You know, the one with selective hearing.

Cheers Ears.

Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network.

The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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Learning pathway initiative explored “For this to be acknowledged with the opportunity to be assessed for the diploma would add additional value to entrants in our programme.”

DairyNZ Strategy and Investment Leader for People and Business Mark Paine said the organisation has assessed the skills required in the industry over the next couple of decades and identified that farm management skills are the most critical for the future.

“This initiative with Dairy Industry Awards will recognise the new farm management skills acquired by our next generation of farming leaders,” Paine said.

Primary ITO chief executive Dr Linda Sissons said the organisation was thrilled at the opportunity to help talented share farmers link their award prepa-

The New Zealand Dairy Industry Awards have got together with Primary ITO and DairyNZ to launch a pilot initiative in its Share Farmer of the Year programme.

The aim of the pilot is to gauge whether the programme could be a recognised pathway of learning for the New Zealand Diploma in Agribusiness Management.

“This is a very exciting initiative for the NZDIA as it will explore the pathway of learning outside the classroom,” says NZDIA executive chairwoman Rachel Baker.

“There is a significant amount of learning, effort and development undertaken by our entrants in preparation for their judging in the share farmer programme.”

ration to a recognised qualification and gain an in-depth understanding of the core elements and functions required to run a successful business.

“As well as being designed to fit around work on-farm, the learnings from the diploma can be applied immediately – whether it’s learning to talk budgets like a bank manager, how to set goals today and reach them tomorrow, or how to grow a team that will grow the business,” Sissons said.

In this first year of the pilot, the Share Farmer category will be assessed in the Hawke’s Bay/ Wairarapa, Waikato, Southland and Canterbury regions, with the opportunity becoming available to entrants in other regions if the pilot programme progresses.

Left – Primary ITO chief executive Dr Linda Sissons supports the idea of linking award preparation to a recognised qualification.

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n increasing number of farmers and industry commentators are questioning whether it will be possible for the Ministry for Primary Industries to achieve its goal of eradicating mycoplasma bovis.

That’s not to say they wouldn’t like to see the disease gone from these shores, just that despite the ministry’s best efforts, the horse may have already bolted.

News late on Monday that two more properties have now been added to the list of those infected – bringing the total to 20 – will have done little to allay those fears.

Although only two of the overall number of farms are in Mid Canterbury, the farmers I’ve spoken to recently fully expect there to be more than that.

It seems to have gone from a fear of discovery to discussion about how far and wide the dis-

Left – David Yard said MPI’s approach to the M. bovis outbreak was validated by a team of international experts.

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ease may have spread, which will of course have a direct impact on just how difficult MPI’s stated aim of eradication is.

The general consensus seems to be that given the amount of cattle movement that occurred before any restrictions were put in place in the middle of last year, it’s more than likely there will be many more properties to be added to the list yet.

Which is why some are saying maybe it’s time to consider what it would be like living with the disease.

Honorary Professor of AgriFood Systems at Lincoln University, Keith Woodford, certainly thinks it’s a discussion we should be having.

He pointed out in a recent opinion piece that just about every other cattle farming nation in the world manages to get by, despite M. bovis being present within their borders, so there was no reason we couldn’t here.

Only time will tell whether that will be necessary.

Yesterday was the second and final day of a milk testing programme being run by MPI and milk companies that targeted “discard” milk from around Mid Canterbury.

Mycoplasma bovis is more easily identified in milk taken from otherwise sick animals, which makes testing of discard milk a valuable surveillance tool for the ministry in its efforts to get a handle on the spread of the disease.

MPI will point to this week’s

discoveries of the latest two properties, in Gore and Waimate, and say they are proof that its current tracing programme is working.

Those who attended the public information meetings on the disease held in Methven and Ashburton last month may also remember hearing incident controller David Yard say the ministry’s approach had been validated by a team of international experts, especially when the cases found are only in small clusters that can be linked by animal movements.

The question is, what happens if and when discoveries of the disease no longer fit that pattern?

Colin Williscroft is the Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter

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Drought classification extended The medium-scale adverse event classification for the drought in some parts of the country that was announced just before Christmas has been extended to the whole of Southland, plus Otago’s Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago and Clutha districts.

The classification triggers additional funding of up to $130,000 for the local Rural Support Trusts and industry groups to co-ordinate recovery support.

Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities, Damien O’Connor, said officials have been working with local farming groups, councils and Niwa to monitor how the drought has been progressing and the impact on the farming communities.

“Anticipated rain that could have provided respite just hasn’t fallen in the right areas to mitigate the effects of the early hot, dry summer,” O’Connor said.

“Farmers have been unable to grow sufficient feed for winter and have been using stored feed and buying in supplements for stock, as well as selling off animals.

“Some useful rain is predicted for this week, however, the drought has already taken its toll on farms and will take time to recover from.

“While rain now would allow pasture to grow, this can take a month to translate into feed for animals and many are now well behind in preparing for winter.

“So the recovery assistance measures are as important as ever, even when we finally get decent rain.”

The formal request for the classification was made by drought committees and rural communities earlier in a letter to O’Connor – in which they highlighted this was an extremely unusual event for Southland.

“Organisations in the regions are gearing up to assist farmers with feed budgets, technical information and farm management, and stress management.

“The early start to a hot, dry summer has now taken its toll on the groundwater and rivers in the south of the country, and farmers are working hard to look after their animals in a very challenging climate.”

Minister of Revenue Stuart Nash has welcomed the activation of Inland Revenue’s income equalisation discretions for this drought and Inland Revenue will also consider hardship situations. Farmers should contact their accountants in the first instance.

The drought was originally classified as a medium-scale adverse event in the North Island across Taranaki, western parts of Manawatu-Whanganui and Wellington, and the Grey and Buller districts of the South Island’s West Coast over the Christmas period.

Significant rain has improved soil moisture in some of those areas, but recovery from the drought is an ongoing process.

Left – Minister for Agriculture and Rural Communities, Damien O’Connor says many farmers are well behind in efforts to grow sufficient feed to get them through winter.

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Oil price rise may affect global economy Higher oil prices could knock the global economic resurgence off course, analysts have warned, as the price has jumped by more than 50 per cent since its most recent low point in June 2017.

British firms JP Morgan and Barclays have both raised their forecasts for the oil price over the next year, and Morgan Stanley analysts warn it poses “upside risks” to inflation forecasts, as higher oil prices typically lead to higher energy and fuel costs which feed through into higher prices for other goods and services.

Rising inflation is seen as a key risk to economic growth in part because it could force central banks to hike interest rates more quickly, putting the brakes on business and household spending, and on stock markets.

The strong global economy itself has contributed to the rise in prices by increasing demand for oil.

JP Morgan analyst Abhishek G Deshpande predicts this growth will take demand up from 98.6m barrels per day now to 101.1m by the end of the year.

But factors including the crash in Venezuelan supply, Opec’s moves to withhold supply and

risks in the Middle East have contributed just as much to the rise in prices, JP Morgan believes.

Higher prices should encourage shale and other producers to ramp up supply of oil.

“US producers will eventually respond to stable higher prices with new tight oil drilling that will likely result in a hangover for oil prices in the following quarters,” said Michael Cohen at Barclays.

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cussions globally.

“A negative supply shock of similar magnitude to this year’s could push prices up a further 20 per cent and shave 0.5 percentage points off of global growth,” said JP Morgan economist Bruce Kasman.

So far the rise in prices appears to have been outweighed by rising consumer confidence, low unemployment and rising wealth,

which have kept the global economy accelerating – though this too may not last forever, as unemployment in countries such as the US will struggle to fall much lower.

Currently analyst Abhishek Deshpande at JP Morgan expects oil to rise to $US78 per barrel in the coming months before falling back towards $US60 in the final quarter of the year.

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“Furthermore, current price levels are likely to encourage additional drilling elsewhere in the world as producers seek to take advantage of attractive economics.”

But if that fails to materialise, or any other unexpected pressures squeeze supply further, it could send oil to around $US84 (per barrel, the highest level since late 2014 – with more serious reper-

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Vodafone needs to spend less on flashy advertising and more on sorting out its service, says Consumer New Zealand chief executive Sue Chetwin.

Chetwin’s comments come after the telco came in last for both mobile and broadband services in the latest Consumer NZ survey.

About three-quarters of Vodafone’s broadband customers reported spending a long time on the phone waiting to speak to a representative with nearly half of those surveyed saying the service was poor when they finally got through.

“Vodafone was the only provider that rated below-average on all our performance measures – from customer support to value for money,” Chetwin said.

The company also ranked in last place in the previous survey in 2017.

Competitor Spark was also up for slow response times, coming in below average overall in the survey.

Consumer NZ said the “dismal” performance of the country’s two largest telcos dragged down average overall satisfaction scores to 54 per cent for mobile providers and 49 per cent for internet service providers (ISPs).

“Smaller providers returned better results than the big guys,” Chetwin said.

“Best in show for mobile providers was Spark-owned Skinny, with a satisfaction score of 75 per cent. 2degrees also clocked above-average results, sitting on 61 per cent.”

Vodafone rated 48 per cent overall with Spark only slightly higher on 49 per cent.

Flip was rated the top internet service provider with an overall

satisfaction score of 70 per cent, however it didn’t offer fibre.

Among ISPs that do, Skinny customers reported fewer problems than others.

The survey showed fibre was now the most common type of residential internet connection, although for many households the installation process had been difficult.

“One in three fibre customers encountered issues during installation,” Chetwin said.

“Twenty per cent said agreed time frames weren’t met, while 12 per cent told us their property had been damaged or not restored properly during installation.”

Chetwin said customers who weren’t happy with their mobile or internet providers had options and should consider switching.

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■ BUDGET 2018

Government sets date for first Budget The government has set Thursday, May 17 as the date for its first Budget.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the document would build on the mini-Budget package of measures introduced before Christmas, which cancelled the previous government’s April 1 tax cuts in favour of a more generous package of measures for lower income households that will take effect from July 1.

The Budget would “make progress on a wide range of priorities”, including improvements to the public services; reducing child poverty and homelessness; sup-

Grant Robertson porting the regions; and tackling climate change and other environmental challenges.

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ing allowance for recurring programmes of $2.6 billion a year and a capital spending allowance in the 2018 Budget for new one-off projects in areas such as schools, hospitals and public transport of $3.4 billion.

“While making these investments, we will remain responsible fiscal managers, with the Government’s Budget Responsibility Rules ensuring net debt falls to 20 per cent of GDP within five years of taking office, expenditure is controlled, and surpluses are delivered across the economic cycle,” said Robertson.

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Allenton Bowling Club Good news for the Allenton Bowling Club – our artificial green is now finished and was christened on Tuesday night with the 1st round of the McIntosh Evening Pairs being played.

Well done to all the voluntary help from our men members who have got everything looking ship-shape again – it looks great.

Allenton teams continue to do well in locally run tournaments. Congratulations to B. White and N. Woods for winning the Sub-Centre Pairs Title. This win gave Noeline her Gold Star which is awarded when you win five Mid Canterbury SubCentre titles. A fantastic effort.

Congratulations also to the teams of R. Bennett, R. Tonks, S. Doig and G. Clarke who won the Doug Hood Open fours Trophy at Methven and G. Bishop, M.

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Thursday, February 1, 2018 Smallridge and J. Mitchell for winning the inaugural Terrace View Retirement Village Open Triples Trophy at Ashburton – great results.

Results from our Ladies drawn pairs on January 23 – 1st - R. Bennett and V. Whinham – 3 wins, 11 ends and 23 points. 2nd – R. Johnston and B. Anderson – 3 wins, 9 ends and 25 points.

Another Ladies Club Champion was found on Monday night. The two Sandras battling it out again for the singles title with Sandra Keith prevailing 2316. Great bowls were played by both women in front of a good gathering of spectators.

Congratulations to the following club members who have been selected as part of the Mid Canterbury Representative teams to play against North Otago in Ashburton on Saturday.

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Senior Men- G. Bishop, A. Crawford, R. Greaney, R. Kane, M. Quinn, M. Smallridge and B. White. Junior – D. McEvedy.

Senior Women – S. Holdom, J. Kingsbury, A. Reid, W. Watson and N. Woods.

Development team – S. Doig, M. Foggo, C. McFarlane, J. Mitchell, L. Osborne and V. Whinham.

Upcoming events – Motz Trophy Open Triples Waitangi Day February 6 at 10.30am and Anama Tray Aussie Pairs on February 10.

Ashburton Golf Club A big crowd joined in the fun last Saturday, with over 100 golfers gracing the fairways, or the rough, in my case. Matt held one of his Pro shop days, with a good format and great prizes.

Some notables for the day were James Macfarlane’s awesome net 56, young Braden shooting his best ever 75 for a net 60.

John Fechney hitting his second shot on 17 from further back than when he teed off, and Vince Carr getting hit by an errant “Spud” Missile on the 12th. It all happens down the Brandon.

Entries now being taken for the Harvey Norman Classic, contact the club or there is an entry sheet in the clubhouse.

If you can’t play both days but still want to be involved then please contact Bruce, as we need starters, raffle sellers and sausage burners so any little bit you can do would be greatly appreciated.

Before that on February 10 we are holding the inaugural Brandon Open, a 36 hole stroke round off the Blue Tees, open to any golf club member. We will be teeing off from 7.45am, with gross and net prizes in grades, for men and women.

Grades will be dependent on entries.

Cost will be Ashburton members $10, and non Ashburton $20 which includes $10 green fee. We would love to have early entries, so we can get a draw organised before the day.

You will be able to enter on the day, but early entries will get preferential draw times. To be in the draw you can put your name on the sheet in the clubhouse or contact Paddy on 027 2244 228.

There will be normal 18 hole golf on the day with usual morning and afternoon start times.

This Saturday we have a mixed day, playing an individual stableford round for the Gordon Blacklow Memorial Trophy, get yourself down there and give it a nudge. Good golfing.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club The New Year has started well and most days in spite of the hot weather we are getting good numbers for our club days on a Tuesday and Thursday, and Wednesday evening practise nights are still being supported.

On January 20, eight of our members took part in the Arthur Diaper Triples held at Papanui where we played in temperatures of over 30 degrees. Marion Harrison was in the team that was runner-up in the Championship, and Christine Carr’s and Val Partleton’s teams were 3rd= in this section.

Mick Little was in the team 3rd in the Plate.

Ellen Pithie and John McKay were in the team who won the Bowl, and Jan Guilford and Jonathan Crum’s, teams were 3rd= in this section.

January 27 we had 11 players take part in the Alan Pickard Doubles played at Ascot. Jan Guilford (Ash) and John Mc-

■ GOLF

Trump ‘cheats like hell’ Donald Trump “cheats like hell” at golf and routinely lies about his score, a professional who plays regularly with him has claimed.

Suzann Pettersen, who has known Trump for more than 10 years, said she laughs at the US President’s scores because they bear no relation to reality.

Pettersen, a former LPGA Tour winner who has often played with Trump, said he usually skips his final putt in case he misses it.

The Norwegian former world number two even hinted that Trump pays his caddies to return balls he has hit towards the woods back onto the course.

Trump is an avid golfer and is estimated to have spent more than 90 days playing the sport since he entered office.

The president has claimed he has achieved scores of 68, which would class him as a highly skilled golfer, particularly at the age of 71.

But Pettersen said although “golf is the only thing the man thinks about”, he is not quite as skilled as he would like people to believe.

“He cheats like hell, so I don’t quite know how he is in business,” she told Norwegian newspaper Verdens Gang.

“They say that if you cheat at golf, you cheat at business.”

Revealing some of his techniques, she said Trump often opts to add a shot without actually taking his final putt, probably because his putting is not

Kay (Ash) won the championship and runners-up were Val Partleton (Ash) and Bruno Falco (Chch).

Plate winners were Marion Harrison (Ash) and Brian Monks (Asc) and Runners up were Neville Bensdorp (Ash) and Gladys Norrie (Asc).

On Tuesday, February 6 some of our players will be taking part in the Waitangi Day Tournament in Christchurch where I am sure they will do well.

On Sunday, February 11 we will be playing Petanque in the Ashburton Domain on the path next to the West Street carpark. If you want to have a go join us there at 1.30pm.

Ashburton Woodworkers Merv Peck welcomed 25 members to the January meeting. Merv held a forum to discuss the year’s programme and calling for ideas and suggestions.

As the club has collected items no longer required it was decided to offer these items to members first then hold a garage sale to dispose of what’s left.

Show and Tell: Geoff Brown a walnut bowl, lignum vitae platter.

Ken Neale a scroll saw marquetry item.

Dave Strong a red beech bowl.

David Ford three lidded containers, a platter and rolling pin.

John Smart two small bowls, an intricate decorated container.

Kevin Challis two ebonised bowls and a painted platter.

Gary Maxey two small bowls.

Dave Busby a natural edged cherry bowl and produced an old police truncheon once handled by his grandfather.

Merv Peck Huon pine lidded container with ceramic cap.

Roger Scammell shared photos of a large TV stand he made.

RESULTS ■ Golf Ashburton County Veterans Association Round one. Heartland Championship.

Ashburton Golf Course 1st Murray Beach with 45 Stableford points, 2nd Colin Sheehan 44, 3rd Stewart Dunlop 43, 4th Malcolm Fechney 42, 5th Dave Tilson 41, 6th Brian Sivier 40, 7th = Kevin Sissons, Norm Andrews, Terry Molloy 39, 10th = Mike Gray, Les Linton, Peter Walker, John Christie. 38.

Twos: John McArthur, Colon Sheehan.

Nearest the pins: Peter Walker, Clarrie Whiting, John Richards, Colin Sheehan.

Tinwald Golf Club January 30 Opening Day Gwen Forbes Salver Joan Undy 72, Val Prendergast 73, Diane Lowe 74, Marilyn Bennett c/b 74.

Murray Young Property Broker #2 Marilyn Bennett, Sims Bakery #6 June Bruhns, Mac & Maggie #12 Not Struck, Outdoor Adventure #16 Lyn Bird.

9 Hole Competition Sylvia Williams Tray Lesley Glassey 32, Jan Fitzgerald 36

DRAWS Suzann Pettersen, who has known Trump for more than 10 years, said she laughs at the US President’s scores because they bear no relation to reality. very good. She said: “He always says he is the world’s best putter.

But in all the times I’ve played him, he’s never come close to breaking 80.

“But what’s strange is that every time I talk to him he says he just golfed a 69, or that he set a new course record or won a club championship some place.

I just laugh.”

Pettersen said that she got on well with Trump because she

does not take “everything he says literally”.

“You’ll never meet another person who loves himself as much as he does,” she said, “but I know how much he cares”.

Before he was president, she added: “He called me once a month and asked how things were going. It was always about golf.”

Trump has also been extremely helpful when she asked him

for business advice, she said.

The 36-year-old said whenever Trump appeared he would discuss the golf matches they had played against each other.

She added: “And then he would say that [Norwegian businesswoman] Celina [Midelfart] was his greatest love. He has told that same story a hundred times. If you would ask her, the story is no doubt completely different.”

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 3 - Weekend Ladies Blacklow Trophy – mixed stabfd, Report 8.15am Convenor S Bradford 0211590983, B Fechney 0211305366 February 6 - Mid-week Ladies Waitangi day – Vauxhall salver mixed Canadian foursome.

Report mid-day to pro shop.

February 8 - Nine hole men and women Rnd 1 Jean Drummond Trophy – putting, Report 9.15am Convenor W Smith 308-9207, E Langford 308-1559

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In brief Bledisloe ‘top priority’ New Rugby Australia CEO Raelene Castle says regaining the Bledisloe Cup is top priority. Castle says she has spent most of her first couple of weeks listening rather than talking and had a great and candid conversation with Wallabies coach Michael Cheika. “Until we win the Bledisloe Cup it won’t be seen as a successful Wallaby season, so that’s No.1 on our priority list,” Castle said yesterday.

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Harden scores 60 James Harden has become the first player to score 60 points in the current NBA season and helped Houston topple Orlando.

Scores were tied in Texas with two minutes remaining before the All-Star starter led a seven-point run to overcome the middle-ofthe-table Magic. Harden’s total betters LeBron James’ 57 against Washington in November and is the highest in a single game since Devin Brooker scored 70 for Phoenix in March.

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Bid on record Hot, humid conditions have convinced Matthew Glaetzer he can shatter his own 1km time trial world record at the Track National Championships. South Australian Glaetzer became the first man to break the one-minute mark at sea level (59.970 seconds) last November at the Manchester World Cup. But the 25-year-old is confident he can rewrite the history books again today at the Anna Meares Velodrome, where he will return in April for the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.

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Ashburton rowers, including Grace Wilson, were again in good form at the South Island championships at Ruataniwha on the weekend.

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■ ROWING

Locals shine at SI champs

By Matt MarkhaM

Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton rowers again made their presence felt at a major rowing meet with a good medal haul at the South Island championships on Lake Ruataniwha at the weekend.

Locals grabbed four of the gold medals on offer including a double to superstar, Veronica Wall in the women’s under 19 and women’s premier single sculls.

One of the highlights of the weekend however was the continued emergence of a group of

four young men who look destined to produce good results for the remainder of the season.

The men’s intermediate four of Wyatt Burrows, Michael Wall, Caleb Pierre and Jared Mattson, along with Isabella Wall have been touted as a crew to watch by coach Justin Wall in the past and they produced a strong effort at the weekend to claim gold.

“They’re a strong crew, we have some good expectations of them,” Wall said last week.

Also grabbing a gold medal on

the weekend were Matt Rae and Haxby Hefford in the men’s club double sculls.

Hefford has worked his way up through the College rowing scene and consistently produces strong results while Rae has returned to the Ashburton Rowing Club this season.

Others to produce strong results over the weekend in A finals were Charlotte Cox who picked up bronze in the women’s masters single sculls, Mollie Gibson who finished third behind Wall in the women’s under 19 single

Marshall reaches out to troubled Tomic ously I’m talking about having depression and being in the spotlight,” he said in a video on 20FOUR. “’I don’t know Bernard, but I’m always here to talk.

“We need to get around our athletes and help out were we can, and to all the people around Bernard hopefully he has that support because times do get tough in the spotlight, even I’ve been there.”

Tomic revealed to fellow contestant Jackie Gillies that “half the time during the day he was depressed” and that he “never really had time to think about his thoughts”.

“Everything’s slowed down in the last few days. I don’t want to spend half my time depressed here ... thinking about how I played last year and where I should be,” said Tomic.

“I wasted this whole last year of not playing a lot of tennis and being professional.”

“I need to be competing and playing in what I do best and that’s why I’ve decided to leave.”

On Tuesday, Australian captain Lleyton Hewitt told a press conference that a return to the Davis Cup fold appeared “highly doubtful” for Tomic.

Prior to the announcement

Cameron Smith will need to make one of the most difficult leaps on golf’s world rankings from a handful of events if he is to lock up an invitation to the Masters. At No.58, the Queenslander sits just outside the world’s top 50 golfers who secure automatic entry to the Masters when the field for Augusta National is all but finalised on March 26. With Smith likely to play four US PGA Tour events before the year’s first major in April, the 24-year-old will need to make every one count, starting with this week’s Phoenix Open.

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sculls, Michael Wall and Wyatt Burrows picked up bronzes in the men’s intermediate double sculls, Harrison Davies secured bronze with a good third in the men’s under 19 single sculls and Grace Wilson, Olivia Gibson, Fran Connelly-Whyte and Mollie Gibson were third in the women’s open fours.

Fellow local rower and Olympian, Emma Dyke was also in action at the meeting picking up a gold medal in the women’s open coxless fours and a silver in the women’s premier coxless pairs.

■ TENNIS

Kiwi rugby league star Benji Marshall has reached out to Bernard Tomic after the troubled tennis star pulled out of a reality TV show, revealing his battle with depression.

The troubled tennis player brought his stint on Channel 10’s I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here to an early end after he revealed his time in the jungle had brought focus to his battle with depression.

On Wednesday, Marshall said he “felt sorry” for Tomic while addressing the topic of depression in sport.

“I actually feel really sorry for him after watching it, obvi-

Crunch time for Smith

that Tomic was leaving the jungle, former teammate Sam Groth said the former world No. 17 was “not in a good place”.

“He’s definitely in a strange place. I think a lot of people tuned into TV the last few nights just to see where he’s at ... he’s not in a good place,” Groth told Melbourne radio station SEN. “I think he’s got some deepseated issues that he needs to talk to someone with. Whatever he’s struggling with right now, I don’t know if coming back on the tennis court is really going to help.”

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In brief Ticket warning A warning has been issued to avoid unofficial retailers when buying rugby tickets for the upcoming Super Rugby season.

New Zealand Rugby has urged rugby-goers to be sure they’re purchasing from official retailers and avoid sites like Viagogo and on-selling pages on Facebook.

“Viagogo is an unauthorised ticket reseller which often sells tickets at inflated prices and the validity of any tickets purchased from Viagogo cannot be guaranteed,” said New Zealand Rugby. - NZME

Simmons snubbed

Brittany Fowler and Apsley Backchat Kid are on their way to a winning performance at Horse of the Year after kicking off the year with top championship performances.

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■ EQUESTRIAN

Walker tributes flow

Horse-rider bond aids success

By SuSan SandyS

susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

The bond between rider and horse is an important element of a winning duo, says Lauriston dressage champion Brittany Fowler.

The 16-year-old has come out on top after a month of competing throughout January.

At the premier South Island Festival of Dressage at McLeans Island at the weekend she received the Level 2 Pony Champion for 2018, won three out of four tests, and qualified for Horse of the Year in Hastings next month.

This followed a stellar performance at the New Zealand Pony Club Association Dressage championship at McLeans Island earlier in the week.

Brittany was a member of the winning Canterbury Area Pony Club team, and also put in a top individual performance. On day one she won her individual class, was second in the South Island, and overall in New Zealand was fourth. On day two she was first in the South Island and third nationally.

Charlotte Roberts and Brookfields Panache put in a top performance on the Ashburton/South Canterbury/North Otago team at the New Zealand Pony Club Association Dressage championships.

PHOTO SUPPLIED Brittany began dressage at the age of 10, and has loved it ever since, becoming an even bigger fan when Apsley Backchat Kid, aka Reuben, came into her life in early 2014.

“He’s awesome, he always tries

really hard,” she said.

“I think it really brings out the bond you have, because you have to be both on the same page of what is happening.”

Their dressage achievements followed success in show jump-

ing, at the NZPCA South Island Show Jumping championships at Mosgiel on January 16 to 18.

Riding up a level in the senior ring for a metre five, Brittany achieved a fourth and fifth place.

Brittany’s success reflects a high achieving Mid Canterbury contingent in dressage.

At the New Zealand Pony Club Association Dressage championship won by the Canterbury team, the Ashburton/South Canterbury/North Otago team beat teams from throughout New Zealand to come third, behind Waikato which took out second place.

Team members included Mid Cantabrians Charlotte Roberts, of Methven, and Ruby Thomas, of Rakaia.

Roberts’ success in the team preceded a top performance at the New Zealand National Showcase Championships at the weekend, where the 16-year-old won an array of awards including champion derivative Arabian led, champion derivative Arabian ridden and champion pony 138 to 148 centimetres.

Mark Webber says he will never forget the late Ron Walker as identities from across the motoring world pay tribute to the “titan” of Australian motorsport. The man who brought Formula One to Melbourne and then chaired the Australian Grand Prix Corporation for two decades, died on Tuesday aged 78. A close ally of former F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone, Walker also influenced the sport globally as the founding chairman of the sport’s promoters’ association.

“Today we lost an incredible man,” nine-time Grand Prix winner Webber tweeted. Formula One management said Walker was a huge supporter of the sport for many decades while constructor McLaren labelled him a “titan”.

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ODI recall ‘unlikely’ Veteran batsman Cameron White concedes the door may have again closed on his recently-revived international career after he was dropped from Australia’s one-day side. After a three-year exodus from national duties, the 34-yearold earned a shock recall during the ODI series against England when Chris Lynn was ruled out with injury. He was axed in favour of Glenn Maxwell for the final match in Perth.

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Another Swansea scalp

■ AMERICAN FOOTBALL

What Madden says – The only Super Bowl prediction Go ahead and take the New England Patriots to win their sixth Super Bowl title with Tom Brady, who’s on the cover of Madden NFL 18, to earn his fifth MVP award.

Those are the predictions of EA Sports using their Madden NFL 18 simulation for Sunday’s Super Bowl between the New

Ben Simmons has again been snubbed by NBA All-Stars selectors, missing out to Andre Drummond to replace the injured guard John Wall. Star Philadelphia point guard Simmons was thought a chance to be called up after Washington’s Wall was sidelined from the February 18 showpiece game with a knee injury. After missing out on initial selection despite a high fan vote, Simmons’ hopes of becoming the first Australian All-Star have again been dashed after being overlooked for Detroit centre Drummond. The 21-year-old Simmons ranks third in the league for number of tripledoubles this season.

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England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles.

For those who doubt the accuracy, EA Sports has predicted 10 of the 14 Super Bowl winners since the company started simulating the game in 2004.

Madden NFL predicted the Patriots would rally late in the fourth quarter of last year’s Su-

per Bowl, including overcoming a 10-point deficit in the third quarter. The game also predicted Matt Ryan would throw two touchdowns and the final score.

The simulation wasn’t perfect, missing Falcons receiver Julio Jones with his 87 yards receiving with a prediction of 89 yards.

The simulation also missed

Jones scoring a touchdown.

Madden NFL also predicted the final score in February 2015 of the Patriots’ 28-24 win over the Seahawks. That included New England trailing 24-14 in the third quarter before rallying along with Julian Edelman scoring the game-winning TD. - NZME

Swansea City climbed out of the Premier League relegation zone yesterday with a deserved 3-1 win over Arsenal. Sam Clucas scored twice as Swansea jumped up three spots from the bottom of the table to 17th. The win follows the Welsh side’s defeat of Liverpool a week ago and was their third victory in five league games since Carlos Carvalhal took over as manager last month. “To win against Arsenal after beating Liverpool, I’m more than proud of my players,” Carvalhal said after the game.

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Jones creates ‘constant fear of being watched’ The obsessive nature of Eddie Jones has been revealed by players and coaches as he drives England towards trying to topple the All Blacks from their perch.

With 22 wins from 23 games, Jones would appear to be on the right path. But those who know him best have painted a portrait for the BBC of a man almost tortured by the fear that there are holes in the plans.

The BBC’s chief sports writer Tom Fordyce sums up the Jones effect by saying England’s players and coaches will continue to live with “the early starts, and the late finishes, and the constant nagging fear of being watched and assessed, wherever they are”.

Jones – the former Wallabies coach who went on to better things with South Africa, Japan and now England – loves to keep everyone on edge. Forward Maro Itoje, a rising star of world rugby, said even players who are regular selections never feel comfortable.

But within the BBC story lies warnings that the Jones method doesn’t always work, pointing out the tough times he endured not only when sacked as the Wallabies coach in 2005, but troubled spells with the Queensland Reds and Saracens.

Everything is humming along nicely for now, however.

Wing Jonny May said: “Eddie’s not like anybody I’ve met before.

He puts you in a position where he makes or breaks you.

“He’s tested me mentally and physically. He’s constantly on to me about the big things, the small things, constantly demanding more. He can be intimidating. Sometimes he can be hard at you.

“He’ll stop a training drill if it’s not good enough. He’ll completely pull the plug on it.”

Centre Jonathan Joseph called him the “hardest task-master I’ve known” more than willing to hand out a “good kicking” to anyone not working hard enough.

“You always have hard days in a week, but a hard day with England is right up there,” Joseph said.

“It’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. He’s everywhere.

Eddie Jones ... looking happy and relaxed here, but it’s a different story behind closed doors.

He’s at every game, and if he can’t get to it he’ll watch it on his laptop.

“He calls and texts. When I see his name come up on my phone, I hope it’s a good message. Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn’t.

“He could be watching you in your club game, and after 72 minutes he’ll spot you doing something he likes or dislikes, and he’ll text you there and then.

“It might be that I’ve worked really hard getting back on a kick-chase – I might not even have got the ball, but if he likes the effort, he’ll message you.

“You’ll come into the changing room and see when he’s texted you, and know that he’s definitely been watching. He’s pretty invincible – he lives and breathes rugby, and he knows exactly what he wants from his team and his individual players.

He knows every single bit. And he loves it.”

Itoje says the number of test

caps is irrelevant to Jones.

“No-one looks comfortable to me. Those who appear on the team-sheet more often than not – if you speak to them you’ll find that they don’t feel comfortable.”

Assistants paint a similar picture with England’s high performance boss Neil Craig – who came form Aussie Rules – says he constantly wants to now what is new in elite sport.

Defensive coach Paul Gustard described Jones as “restless, a workaholic ... and curious. Underpinning all that is an overwhelming desire to win.”

Gustard, who was with Jones at Saracens, says the 59-yearold has changed from being very structured to very destructured.

“He’s restless. A workaholic.

And curious. Underpinning all that is an overwhelming desire to win,” Gustard said.

“We could be on a training plan that we sign off in the evening, and that could be version

15, and then the next morning we’ve already got two different versions, because he’s slept on it and thought about it on the cross-trainer in the gym at 5.30am, and he’s not happy with it.”

“The thing that he’s probably best in the world at is that he moves with the game. He’s always trying to problem-solve things that are ahead. That’s what drives him. The biggest change is that he now changes day to day.”

Specifically, Jones wants May to improve his ability under the high ball, and be more vocal on defence. Jones wants Joseph to use more depth with his attack, so he can utilise his good feet and vision.

May said: “You never fully know where you stand with him – but that’s a good thing. He knows how to build you up as well. You want to play for him and the team.”

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Robertson warning for Sunwolves The Tokyo-based Sunwolves won’t know what’s hit them when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on April 21.

Because Crusaders boss Scott Robertson says he’ll get a glut of injured All Blacks regulars back in time for the Super Rugby clash.

Robertson has an injury list larger than most other Super Rugby clubs heading into the 2018 campaign and his side’s title defence.

Test captain and loose forward Kieran Read is nursing a back injury, fullback-cum-winger Israel Dagg has been out of the game since early September with a knee issue and props Joe Moody and Owen Franks are also crocked.

Robertson said he expected the quartet to return to action by the time of the Sunwolves clash, which follows a bye week.

“As a football player it’s about managing your body – if you’re 100 per cent, you’re pretty blessed,” Robertson told reporters.

“All our All Blacks that have long-term injuries, they’re recovering really well, they’re on track for their return-to-play dates.”

Read underwent surgery on a prolapsed lumbar disc in his back in December, having sat out the All Blacks’ season-ending clash against Wales in Cardiff.

He’ll miss the start of the Super Rugby campaign as a result, just as he did 12 months ago when recovering from a wrist injury.

Robertson said the 32-yearold No.8 nevertheless remained inside the Crusaders’ camp and was giving tips to other players in pre-season.

“He’s doing all his lower ab work, made some really good progression recently and he’s on track, the surgeon is really happy,” Robertson said.

“Backs come back in different ways (and) he’s an athlete that’s had a bit of contact over the years but he’s looking sharp.

“He’s at meetings and contributing, he’s involved and says he loves it.”

Robertson also demurred on the future of flanker Jordan Taufua, who is reportedly considering his career options and offers in France or Japan.

He said discussions with Taufua were ongoing.

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Bateman to lead understrength pre-season Crusaders side The Crusaders will look for style over substance in their first preseason clash of 2018 against the Hurricanes in Greymouth.

Coach Scott Robertson has picked a heavily understrength squad for Friday’s clash on the West Coast, with his All Blacks regulars to miss out.

In a team including 16 reserves, Robertson has selected veteran recruit Mike Delany at first-five, with Maori All Black

Bryn Hall at halfback.

Of the selected side, only Hall, Ben Funnell, Michael Alaalatoa, Pete Samu and George Bridge took part in last year’s Super Rugby final triumph.

The Crusaders defeated a 14man Lions side 25-17 in last year’s Super final in Johannesburg to claim their first title in nine years.

Robetson told reporters he wasn’t seeking the same heights

in Friday’s match, and simply wanted his young side to stick to their blueprint.

“Pre-season is not so much about the winning side – you spend it with your structures, processes and getting skill-sets put under pressure,” Robertson said.

“It’s a great opportunity for some young men.”

Veteran midfielder and Maori All Blacks stalwart Tim Bateman

– a West Coast native – will captain the side in the absence of Sam Whitelock.

Robertson could think of no better choice.

“He’s as much of a coach as a player, Tim – understands the game well, makes great decisions and is clear on his delivery and he’s smart,” Robertson said.

CRUSADERS: George Bridge, Manasa Mataele, Braydon Ennor, Tim

Bateman (c), Jone Macilai, Mike Delany, Bryn Hall, Pete Samu, Billy Harmon, Ethan Blackadder, Quinten Strange, Hamish Dalzell, Michael Alaalatoa, Ben Funnell, Ezekiel Lindenmuth. RESERVES: Harrison Allan, Andrew Makalio, Reuben O’Neill, Ben Morris, Will Tucker, Heiden Bedwell-Curtis, Tom Christie, Jordan Manihera, Jack Stratton, Brett Cameron, Tima Faingaanuku, Nathan Vella, Dylan Nel, Richard Judd, Dallas McLeod, Tomas Aoake.

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Riding luck to secure fillies Owner Ger Beemsterboer has experienced the swings and roundabouts at Karaka during New Zealand Bloodstock’s Book 1 Sale.

On Tuesday, he purchased Waikato Stud’s Sacred Falls filly out of Nadel Dame for $210,000 with racing partner Sarah Green and during the final session on Wednesday they went to $650,000 for a daughter of Zoustar out of Landsdowne Park’s draft.

“We paid a bit more than we thought for the Sacred Falls and got this one for a bit less, you have to be lucky,” Beemsterboer said.

Both fillies will be entered in the Karaka Million two and three-year-old events with the Sacred Falls to be trained at Riccarton by Neill Ridley, while the Zoustar filly will be prepared by the Byerley Park husband and wife team of Peter and Dawn Williams.

Beemsterboer and Green have enjoyed great success with the Williams, having won the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) with Planet Rock and the Gr.2 Sir Tristram Fillies’ Classic (2000m) with Vavasour.

“We sold the first two foals of Planet Rock and we’ve got one

by More Than Ready, which we’re keeping,” Beemsterboer said.

“Vavasour’s got a Lonhro filly and we’ll keep her as well.”

Their daughter of dual Group

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Smart performance tip Tracey Preston is expecting the well-travelled King Of Smarts to give a strong account of himself in his New Zealand debut at Hastings today. The Levin horsewoman has been pleased with the sevenyear-old’s progress ahead of the Awesum Organics Handicap (1200m). “I’ve had him about four months and he’s had two jumpouts,” Preston said. “In his first one over 850m he flew home for second and in the second one on a heavy track over 1000m he deadheated for first.” King Of Smarts trialled in Australia before he was gelded and sent to Hong Kong where he won once over 1200m, in the hands of former New Zealand apprentice Kei Chiong, for trainer Derek Cruz before his relocation.

Tribute at Karaka

Ger Beemsterboer and Sarah Green with their Zoustar filly.

One winner Zoustar is out of the Zabeel mare Snow Blitz, a daughter of the Gr.1 Golden Slipper (1200m) winner Polar Success.

“Peter really liked her and the father was good, it’s another bloodline we wanted to have,” Beemsterboer said.

The sale provided Landsd-

owne Park principal Dave Duley with a stunning surprise.

“It’s a huge result, it’s just unbelievable,” he said. “I certainly never expected that sort of money, it’s life-changing.

“I pinhooked her out of Inglis for $A130,000. I just loved her as a weanling, she was so athletic and she had everything I

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look for in a horse and she has obviously grown into a beautiful yearling.

“It means a lot to us, building from where we have come from to this point now, selling a yearling for $650,000, it’s just so good. It’s the highlight of my yearling sales career.”

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Lazarus draws well in Hunter Cup Kiwi star Lazarus is a shortpriced favourite to extend his impeccable Tabcorp Park Melton record on Saturday night in the $A500,000 A G Hunter Cup. The son of Bettor’s Delight, unbeaten in three starts at the venue, has drawn perfectly at barrier three for the feature.

Commenting at the barrier draw function, co-trainer Mark Purdon said he would be comfortable coming off the mobile arm and looking for the lead with his star pacer.

In brief

“I think you can use him off the gate as he’s capable of doing it at both ends,” he said.

His main adversary for the lead will be former New Zealander Tiger Tara, who had a couple of good battles with Lazarus in the Perth Inter Dominion series before Christmas, even toppling him once he had the front at Bunbury.

Lazarus reversed the result over the longer distance of the final, but Tiger Tara’s trainer, Kevin Pizzuto, said they won’t

die wondering this week.

“He has the speed to hold anyone out early.

“This race is 2700m and that suits him.

“He’s strong and he got outsprinted in the Inter Dominion, but that’s not the case this time.

“We’re going to try and outstay them from that draw.”

After sitting at $2.10 pre-draw, Lazarus opened at $1.40 once the dust had settled, quickly moving in to $1.30.

His stablemate, Heaven

Rocks, is the second elect at $5.50 after drawing the second line.

Last week’s Great Southern Star runner-up, Temporale, has again drawn the inside of the second row, this time in Saturday night’s $A50,000 V L Dullard Trotters Cup. Fellow Kiwi Hey Yo, third last week, has drawn gate two, while Speeding Spur is missing from the field after disappointing last week.

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Day four of the 92nd National Yearling Sale started on a poignant note as those present at the Karaka complex saluted the achievements of legendary Cambridge Stud principal Sir Patrick Hogan. Hogan and wife Lady Justine announced the sale of Cambridge Stud to Brendan and Jo Lindsay, who take ownership in April this year, with their 2018 Karaka yearling consignment to be the last under the Stud’s banner.

In a special presentation led by New Zealand Bloodstock chairman, Joe Walls, Sir Patrick and Justine Lady Hogan were presented with a specially engraved trophy bearing the details of their 24 sale toppers.

Al Hasa Guineas goal A Group One three-year-old target has already been set for the Karaka Million (1200m) runner-up Al Hasa.

“He’s gone for a spell – he’s our 2000 Guineas colt for the spring,” Te Akau principal David Ellis said.

Al Hasa is trained by Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards.

Bowman sweating Hugh Bowman’s bid to have a suspension reduced so he can ride the champion mare Winx in her return will be heard by the Racing New South Wales Appeal panel, but he still has to confirm a date for another appeal in New Zealand. He was suspended at last Friday’s Warwick Farm meeting and he was hit with another ban at Ellerslie the following day. The NSW judiciary body will hear Bowman’s appeal on Monday.

Hawke’s Bay gallops Today at Hastings

Hawkes Bay Racing incorporated Venue: Hastings 10 57202 Real Savvy (8) 56 ..............S Weatherley (a) 9 62546 Unfazed d (1) 55.5 ........................M McNab Meeting Date: 01 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 2.12pm AWESUM ORGANICS 1200 $10,000, Rating 6 3.57pm WAIMEA NURSERIES 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 0x21x Zavistic d (4) 59 ..........................C Lammas 1 x9449 Exonerate (1) 58.5 .....................R Elliot (a1) 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.02pm (NZT) MACALEA 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2 5990x King Of Smarts d (3) 58.5 ...............S Collett 2 369 Keyser Soze (2) 58.5 .........S Weatherley (a) 2000m 3 x6962 Pakapunch tdh (2) 58 ........................ T Allan 3 6x7 Going Pro (3) 58.5 .....................M Coleman 1 90234 Aigne (8) 58.5 4 1360x Maestro Max d (5) 57.5 ..............M Coleman 4 43x Gundown (6) 58 .........................M Cameron 2 0x055 Smiling Assassin (4) 58.5 ..........R Elliot (a1) 5 45362 Saignon dm (1) 55.5 ..................R Elliot (a1) 5 4x Sacred Day (5) 58 .........................M McNab 3 633 Sacred Party (3) 58 ....................M Coleman 4 2.47pm TUMU TIMBERS 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 6 3x Delgatie Pearl (4) 56.5 ....................R Myers 1 0x Jaques (6) 58.5 4 2. Uncle Bro h (9) 58 ...........................S Collett 7 50 More Cheers (7) 56.5 ......................A Collett 2 Abrahams (3) 58 ........................M Coleman 5 98x53 Silver Missile (7) 58 .......................M McNab 8 Detonate 56 ................................. Scratched 3 489x Strut h (2) 56.5 ................................D Turner 7 4.37pm ORORA KIWI PACKAGING $10,000, MDN 6 08 King Of The Dance (5) 58 ..S Weatherley (a) 4 56x0. Just Georgie (4) 56.5 ............ H Andrew (a1) 3YO, 1300m 7 7x8 Perfecto (10) 58 1 7 Ponsonby Road (5) 57.5 5 3384 Pownce (8) 56 8 52434 Kane (2) 56.5 2 7. The Revenant (3) 57.5 ...............R Elliot (a1) 6 Stella Daze (1) 56 .......................... J Bayliss 9 646 English Rose b (6) 56 .................C Lammas 3 3. Silhouette Beauty h (4) 55.5 ...........S Collett 7 If Only I Knew h (7) 56 10 777 Mamba (1) 56.............................M Cameron 2 1.37pm PROFRUIT 2000 $10,000, Rating 65 Bench- 8 4 Parvina (8) 55.5 ............................M McNab Rumour Has It (5) 56 5 3.22pm BOSTOCK NEW ZEALAND 1400 $10,000, 5 mark*, 2000m Cead Mile Failte (7) 55.5 .................R Myers 1 08163 Kirkenes td (5) 60.......................M Cameron Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 6 Detonate (1) 55.5 .................. H Andrew (a1) 1 6301x Nessun Dorma t (5) 59.5 2 75831 Suffice To Say (7) 59 ..................R Elliot (a1) 7 Etoile D’Amour (2) 55.5 2 06337 Ichiban dm (3) 59 .......................R Elliot (a1) 3 0x005 Troup Road t (4) 58.5 8 Skaaboom (6) 55.5 ....................M Coleman 3 5x721 Jewel Of Patch d (8) 58.5............... J Bayliss 8 5.12pm EVERFRESH TRANSPORT MILE $10,000, 4 81994 Tautu h (2) 58 ..................................D Turner MDN, 1600m 4 4x10 Hartley (2) 58 5 19480 Outstanding (10) 57.5 ..............J Nason (a2) 1 63694 Gates To Rio h (9) 58.5 ...................D Turner 5 x1432 Lady Amadeus b (7) 57.5................S Collett 6 13760 O’Hara (3) 56.5 2 222 Lillet Rose b (10) 56.5 6 03x29 Just You (6) 57 7 86160 Real Beach th (1) 56.5 ..................M Tanaka 3 45x75 Briar Rose (12) 56.5...................M Cameron 7 14465 Pincanto (4) 56.5...........................D Bradley 8 75033 Royal Ruby (6) 56.5 ........................S Collett 4 732x0 Our Wonder (1) 56.5 ......................... T Allan 8 77744 Chouxperb dh (9) 56.5 ....................D Turner 9 53147 Spree (9) 56.5 -

5 375 La Estrella (4) 56.5 6 4 Onawing (5) 56.5 7 66x5 Kathy’s Lincoln (3) 56.5 8 82 Le Sablier (2) 56 ...........................M McNab 9 557. Makeitrain h (8) 56 ........................M Tanaka 10 6 Okoto (6) 56 ...............................M Coleman 11 098. Champagne Bride h (11) 56............S Collett 12 69 Realm (7) 56 Blinkers on : Mamba (R1), King Of Smarts (R3), Pownce (R4), More Cheers (R6), La Estrella (R8) Blinkers off : Gates To Rio, Realm (R8) Winkers off : Outstanding (R2), Strut, Just Georgie (R4) Pacifiers off : King Of Smarts (R3) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined

age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Aigne, Sacred Party, Silver Missile, Uncle Bro, Kane Race 2: O’Hara, Kirkenes, Spree, Real Savvy, Outstanding Race 3: King Of Smarts, Pakapunch, Zavistic, Maestro Max, Saignon Race 4: Stella Daze, Pownce, Abrahams, Rumour Has It, Just Georgie Race 5: Lady Amadeus, Hartley, Chouxperb, Unfazed, Pincanto Race 6: Gundown, Delgatie Pearl, Sacred Day, Going Pro, Keyser Soze Race 7: Parvina, Silhouette Beauty, Skaaboom, Cead Mile Failte, The Revenant Race 8: Lillet Rose, Onawing, Le Sablier, Okoto, La Estrella

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 6 82833 Captain Chilly 17.34 ...........................C Weir Raceway Meeting Date: 01 February 2018 NZ Meeting 7 35777 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 8 81884 Zephaniah 17.45 .......................A Bradshaw 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 4 5.24pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 86234 Star Bucking 17.34....................J McInerney and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.24pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR 2018 CBRY 2 23146 Jinja Brian 17.15 ..........................A Waretini FUTURITY SPRINT R/Aq, 295m 3 52712 Justin Ryan 17.27 S &.....................B Evans 1 53357 Know Dollars 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 4 35585 Princely Gold 17.39...................J McInerney 2 111 Jinja Mongo 17.37 J & ....................D Fahey 5 21122 Botany Cold 17.32 ....................J McInerney 3 61825 Treville 17.48 .............................R Blackburn 6 28151 Chop Shop 17.32 ......................J McInerney 4 11743 Timely Affair 17.33 ............................J Dunn 7 13317 Koputara 17.37 M & ..........................Jopson 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 8 53451 Smash Wild 17.32 ........................... M Grant 6 11484 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ...................A Bradshaw 9 78361 High Return 17.31 ........................... M Grant 7 33141 Nicey Spicey 17.36 ...................A Bradshaw 10 52473 Technic 17.21 H & ...............................Taylor 8 78711 Secret Indy 17.40 ............................R Wales 5 5.48pm NINA’S GIRL DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 2 4.44pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR 2018 CBRY FUTU- 1 45413 Opawa Plum 38.46..........................R Wales RITY SPRINT R/Aq, 295m 2 31267 He’s All Power nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 1 64277 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 3 71634 Opawa Cheviot 38.11 S & ...............B Evans 2 43125 Elodea 17.78 .............................R Blackburn 4 81514 Translator 37.82 J & ........................D Fahey 3 36856 Inside Affair 17.41 .....................R Blackburn 5 14211 Runway Bono 37.98 J &..................D Fahey 4 25314 Ohoka Clare 17.21 ....................... L Waretini 6 37746 Ride Ain’t Over nwtd ....................C Roberts 5 71467 Black Tori 17.49.........................A Bradshaw 7 41235 Goldstar Jagger 38.58 S &..............B Evans 6 31144 Opawa Jumper 17.17 ......................R Wales 8 51232 Opawa Racer 38.14 ........................R Wales 7 72443 Ice Princess 17.39 ....................A Bradshaw 9 73788 Opawa Sophie nwtd ........................R Wales 8 52666 Goldstar Sawyer 17.60 S & .............B Evans 6 6.11pm THE TURF BAR DASH C3, 295m 3 5.04pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR 2018 CBRY FUTU- 1 15423 Giancana 17.36............................S Hindson RITY SPRINT R/Aq, 295m 2 58665 Ohoka Magic 17.45 ......................A Waretini 1 15118 Danziger 17.10..........................R Blackburn 3 57413 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 ......................R Casey 2 2122x Opawa Tab nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 4 86421 Homebush Banker 17.36 ..........J McInerney 3 24188 Zara Daiken 17.47...........................R Wales 5 54362 Magic Mike 17.16 .........................C Roberts 4 17583 Flower Bomb 17.23 ...................A Bradshaw 6 23214 Umbridge Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts 5 21485 Mulberry Minx 17.50 .....................R Adcock 7 62551 Epic Mango 17.18 M &......................Jopson

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6 668x6 Opawa Al 31.12...............................R Wales 8 33416 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ......................A Waretini 7 44687 Goldstar Scooby 31.09 S &.............B Evans 9 71817 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.19 ......................J Tanner 8 52744 Pat Tama 30.82 ................................ S Clark 10 43416 Homebush Miles 17.42 .............J McInerney 7 6.38pm KAISA EARTHWORKS PH 0272073323 10 7.51pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO 2018 CBRY STAKES C3/4, 520m FUTURITY HEAT R/Aq, 520m 1 11653 Hilton Forabet 30.46..................A Bradshaw 1 74251 Eyrewell Turbo 30.65 ...................... H Cairns 2 73656 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 2 76214 Classy Witch 31.03 ........................G Cleeve 3 13848 Mina Allen 30.08 ..........................C Roberts 3 86523 Opawa Rooster 30.08 J & ...............D Fahey 4 22317 Barellen Panther nwtd ..................C Roberts 4 18853 Bookie Monster 30.47 .......................J Dunn 5 27713 Swirling Pearls 30.44 .........................C Weir 5 25255 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 6 65635 David’s Legacy 30.15 ................ M Robinson 6 84511 Viktoria Vikkers 30.46 ..................C Roberts 7 76236 Little Bit Funny 30.59 J & ................D Fahey 7 66387 Eyrewell Martin nwtd ...................... H Cairns 8 35622 Replica Yella 30.48 .......................... M Grant 8 11421 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 9 44772 Think Tank nwtd ........................J McInerney 11 8.22pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO 2018 CBRY 10 x4767 Melan 30.53 S & .............................B Evans FUTURITY HEAT R/Aq, 520m 8 7.04pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO 2018 CBRY FU- 1 13676 Perfect Result 30.58......................R Adcock TURITY HEAT R/Aq, 520m 2 867 Eyrewell Bentley nwtd .................... H Cairns 1 43788 Eyrewell Lucy 31.14 ....................... H Cairns 3 14315 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 S & .............B Evans 2 23611 Trevor Gibbs 30.65 J &....................D Fahey 4 42712 Kia Tere 30.50 J & ...........................D Fahey 3 45251 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............B Evans 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 4 72272 Dream Kay 30.29 ............................R Wales 6 66186 Martha Magic 30.42 H & .....................Taylor 5 Box Vacant ................................... Scratched 7 87243 Zara Zara 30.98 ..............................R Wales 6 65675 Jakalberry Jewel nwtd..................C Roberts 8 17378 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 7 111 Lord Louie nwtd ............................R Adcock 12 8.49pm A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 8 53225 Eyrewell Ebony nwtd ...................... H Cairns 0800222583 DASH C5, 295m 9 7.22pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO 2018 CBRY FU- 1 62426 Wow Madonna 17.19 M & ...............P Binnie TURITY HEAT R/Aq, 520m 2 31111 Sheza Rippa 16.92 J & ...................D Fahey 1 41612 Opawa Purdie nwtd J &...................D Fahey 3 52181 Swimming Goat 16.79........................C Weir 2 25281 Know Conclusion 30.75 .................G Cleeve 4 41551 Platinum Marshal 17.15 ...............C Roberts 3 73661 Eyrewell Tango 30.80 ..................... H Cairns 5 65153 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 4 76677 Eyrewell Vienna nwtd ..................... H Cairns 6 43634 Fired Up Jasper 17.21 ..................... B Dann 5 11315 Andrea’s Magic 30.43 ...................... B Dann 7 21672 Rosa Tee 16.91 .............................R Adcock

8 53331 Seriously Grand 17.23 .......................C Weir 9 12374 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 10 33816 Know Scrutiny 17.24 ......................G Cleeve LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Nicey Spicey, Jinja Mongo, Timely Affair, Secret Indy, Treville Race 2: Ohoka Clare, Opawa Jumper, Inside Affair, Ice Princess, Know Approval Race 3: Danziger, Opawa Tab, Flower Bomb, Captain Chilly, Fiery Affair Race 4: Star Bucking, Justin Ryan, Smash Wild, Jinja Brian, Botany Cold Race 5: Runway Bono, Translator, He’s All Power, Opawa Racer, Opawa Plum Race 6: Umbridge Bale, Epic Mango, Rick’s Treasure, Homebush Banker, Magic Mike Race 7: Hilton Forabet, Swirling Pearls, Replica Yella, Little Bit Funny, Boston Billy Race 8: Lord Louie, Trevor Gibbs, Dream Kay, Goldstar Marvely, Eyrewell Lucy Race 9: Opawa Purdie, Andrea’s Magic, Pat Tama, Know Conclusion, Eyrewell Tango Race 10: Opawa Rooster, Full Speed, Viktoria Vikkers, Classy Witch, Bookie Monster Race 11: Kia Tere, Perfect Result, Goldstar Ashton, Martha Magic, Zara Zara Race 12: Sheza Rippa, Swimming Goat, Rosa Tee, Seriously Grand, Wow Madonna

Forbury Park harness Today at Forbury Park

Forbury Park Trotting Club Inc Venue: Forbury Park Meeting Date: 01 February 2018 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 5.36pm (NZT) FORBURY PARK BAR & BISTRO MOBILE PACE $6250, non-winners mr40 to mr43 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 80008 Von Richthofen (1) fr ......................D Dunn 2 x7540 Bullys Princess (2) fr............... C Ferguson 3 90000 Fleur Galleon (3) fr............ M Anderson (J) 4 x0800 Benz Buy (4) fr ........................ C Purvis (J) 5 00855 Katies Nightmare (5) fr..........M Williamson 6 60x86 Rev Me Up (6) fr .................... M Hurrell (J) 7 26462 One Off (7) fr ................................J W Cox 8 87458 Particular (8) fr .......................C Faithful (J) 9 35636 Lis Amore (21) fr ......................R McIlwrick 10 03600 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr ............ B Williamson 2 6.01pm JUST ESSENCE CATERING TROT $6250, non-winners 2yo+ trot, stand, 2200m 1 08 Robbie Royale (1) fr ...................B Norman 2 69364 Still Eyre (2) fr .......................M Williamson 3 0 Our Foxy Lady (3) fr .............. B Williamson 4 Christmas Babe (4) fr .................... A Clark 5 x4278 Beat The Heat (5) fr ......................J W Cox 6 05x05 Prestissimo (6) fr....................... J Versteeg 7 99598 Cuddly Trouble (7) fr .....................R Swain 8 P49x0 Katiki Lad (8) fr ..............................D Dunn 9 x9078 Dream Of Pat (9) fr ..................R McIlwrick 10 9597 Be Bee Lass (U1) fr ................... C Buchan 11 33623 Nathan D (U2) fr .........................A Armour 12 87056 Pat The Monkey (U3) fr ........J Morrison (J) 3 6.26pm THE PARK & EVENT FUNCTION CENTRE MOBILE PACE $6250, non-winners 3yo+ mr45 to mr50 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 x6520 Gear Change (1) fr ...............M Williamson

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2 0x080 Circuit Breaker fr ........................Scratched 3 55940 Honour The Bet (2) fr ........ S Tomlinson (J) 4 0x Jamies Bad Boy (3) fr ................ C Buchan 5 Blarney Babe (4) fr ................ M Hurrell (J) 6 06083 Blue Chip Lady (5) fr ............. B Williamson 7 64x0 Duff McKagan (6) fr .................R McIlwrick 8 6400x Aidan Junior (7) fr .......................B Orange 9 67 Vigoroso (21) fr ..............................D Dunn 10 00x06 Jilaire’s Mac (22) fr ......................K Larsen 11 0x99 Classie Princess (23) fr ............ T Williams 12 005 Chain Reaction (24) fr...............T McMillan 4 6.51pm DUAL CODE AT WINGATUI 26 MARCH MOBILE PACE $8000, r40 to r43 mob. pace, mobile, 2200m 1 92527 Glenisthebettor (1) fr ...................K Butt (J) 2 P3847 Mickey Jay (2) fr...................... C Ferguson 3 77780 Alexy (3) fr ..............................D O’Connell 4 x0600 Caesar Rocks (4) fr..................R McIlwrick 5 50077 Happy Styx (5) fr ............................D Dunn 6 60659 Nerve Of Steel (6) fr ................M Lewis (J) 7 58090 Rostriever Victory (7) fr .................J W Cox 8 74670 Tubby Jim (8) fr .....................M Williamson 9 44445 Twitter Bromac (21) fr .................B Orange 5 7.16pm PICK 6 STARTS NOW HANDICAP TROT $9000, r56 to r70 discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 3x795 Armori (1) fr .................................G McLay 2 43899 Moniburns fr...............................Scratched 3 29x00 Daiquiri (2) fr ......................... B Williamson 4 040x0 French Desire (3) fr.......................R Swain 5 91786 Didjabringthebeers (4) fr ...............J W Cox 6 x8098 Delestic (U1) fr ......................M Williamson 7 67877 Spotlight The Valley (1) 10 ........ T Williams 8 21594 Sundons Wish (2) 10 .....................D Dunn 9 32534 Trouble Giero (3) 10 ...................S McNally 10 0216x Its Elvis (U1) 10 ..........................B Orange

11 188x0 My Amour (U2) 10 ............ M Anderson (J) 7.40pm MYERS MARKETING CO LTD PACE $6250, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2700m 1 04 Franco June (1) fr ............. M Anderson (J) 2 544 Hedonist Franco (2) fr .............E Barron (J) 3 82508 Proud Bromac (3) fr .............J Morrison (J) 4 60x86 Rev Me Up (4) fr .................... M Hurrell (J) 5 506x Arizona Highway (5) fr .............. T Williams 6 0x080 Circuit Breaker (6) fr 7 93667 Crimson Lane (7) fr...............S O’Reilly (J) 8 Righteous Winsome (8) fr .........D Reardon 9 02979 Limoso (9) fr ............................M Lewis (J) 10 Lite Piccolo (10) fr .......................B Orange 11 56x28 Rafa Novak (11) fr................... B Munro (J) 12 846 Jack Pack (12) fr ............................D Dunn 13 x0800 Benz Buy fr ................................Scratched 14 9 Trompeur (13) fr .................... B Williamson 15 0x22P Dying To See You (14) fr .......M Williamson 16 35230 Tact Denzel (15) fr ........................R Swain 17 40080 Akris (16) fr ..............................R McIlwrick 18 03600 Afro Dizzy Yak fr .........................Scratched Emergencies: Rev Me Up, Circuit Breaker, Benz Buy, Afro Dizzy Yak 7 8.06pm SPEIGHTS JUNIOR DRIVERS TROT $7000, 4yo+ r40 to r55 trot jun.d, stand, 2200m 1 50162 Imran Khan (1) fr.....................E Barron (J) 2 33832 Holdon Toyaspurs (2) fr........... C Purvis (J) 3 06555 Heavenly Love (3) fr 4 96385 Don’t Look Back (4) fr ..............C Jones (J) 5 70440 Bono Hest (5) fr ....................S O’Reilly (J) 6 22076 Sea Rover (6) fr ...................J Morrison (J) 7 040x0 French Desire fr .........................Scratched 8 26104 Geena’s Girl (7) fr ............. M Anderson (J) 9 296x0 Another Delight (8) fr ........ S Tomlinson (J) 10 91786 Didjabringthebeers (9) fr

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BILE PACE $7000, r40 to r60 mob. pace, mobile, 2700m 1 75674 Bound To Impress (1) fr ............ J Versteeg 2 33008 Sauchiehall (2) fr ...................... T Williams 3 35893 Sky City King (3) fr ...............J Morrison (J) 4 2910 Frankie D (4) fr ..............................J W Cox 5 23821 Hot Off The Press (5) fr ........ B Williamson 6 95732 Motu Time To Shine (6) fr ..............D Dunn 7 00710 Mr Midnight (7) fr .............. M Anderson (J) 8 64565 Bontz (8) fr ..................................B Orange 9 81785 Fiery Ferret (21) fr....................R McIlwrick 10 10006 Quite Ideal (22) fr ..................M Williamson 11 P1719 Raphoe (23) fr ........................ C Ferguson LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

3 84554 Bigtime Moola nwtd R & ................... L Udy 4 17874 Victini 21.54 ................................. C Henley 5 45388 Uncomplicated 21.37 ......................S Clark 6 F8337 Cosmic Rover 21.73 ......................T Green 7 34522 Emoji nwtd ......................................B Craik 8 32334 Unconscionable 21.55 R & ............... L Udy 9 24746 Agistri 21.37 .................................G Farrell 10 75586 Zimmer Frame nwtd R &................... L Udy 9 2.55pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 52168 Tullabung Googar 26.21 .......... P Ferguson 2 82517 Barwon Annie 25.93 ................ D Schofield 3 37886 Fantastic Zoe nwtd .................. D Schofield 4 68187 Salvarotti 26.11........................ D Schofield 5 38556 Jimmy’s Rocket 25.47 .....................S Clark 6 76785 Bobanuska 25.39...........................L Martin 7 52531 Sovereign Jody 25.77 ..................... S Ross 8 65362 Little Moo nwtd U & ........................ Cottam 9 56311 Amy Amy nwtd..............................G Farrell 10 68541 Rolling 25.97...................................S Clark 10 3.12pm FARMLANDS HAUTAPU STAKES C4/5, 457m 1 51472 Zipping Ringo 25.89 R & .................... Hunt 2 21211 Sue Zooki 25.71 ............................T Green 3 44326 Thrilling Raider 25.45 ....................K Walsh 4 68x43 Thrilling Surge 25.48 .....................K Walsh 5 42516 Jinja Roman 25.85 W & ................ T Steele 6 11656 Thrilling Billy 25.48 .................. P Ferguson 7 11378 Zipping Arnold 25.60 ............... D Schofield

8 55284 Raging Demon 25.62 R &................. L Udy

SELECTIONS: Race 1: One Off, Katies Nightmare, Particular, Lis Amore Race 2: Nathan D, Still Eyre, Our Foxy Lady, Beat The Heat Race 3: Aidan Junior, Blarney Babe, Vigoroso, Blue Chip Lady Race 4: Glenisthebettor, Twitter Bromac, Alexy, Mickey Jay Race 5: Sundons Wish, Trouble Giero, Its Elvis, Spotlight The Valley Race 8: Sweet Mary, Smooth Mara, Gunpowder, Gotta Minute Race 9: Jakira, Rozzano, Ever Ready, Silver Dale

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge raceway

Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge 3 56676 Jetsun Bear nwtd ......................... G Wilson Raceway Meeting Date: 01 February 2018 NZ Meeting 4 8 Xena Foot nwtd ................................J Foot number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 5 25227 Feed The Need nwtd P & ............J Cleaver 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 6 557 Snoopy’s Bro nwtd R & ....................... Hunt 1 12.36pm (NZT) HAUTAPU VETERINARY CLINIC 7 72767 Surge Ahead nwtd R & ..................... L Udy SPRINT C2, 375m 8 87355 Sky Ryder nwtd ............................. M Black 1 36353 See Eye Aye nwtd ......................H Mullane 4 1.28pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES 2 24518 It’s Electric 21.32 ......................... C Henley HEAT 1 C1q, 375m 1 24648 Hot Machine 21.91 ........................T Green 3 13838 Wairoa Bonnie 21.24 ..................H Mullane 2 76577 Microphone 21.85 .........................G Farrell 4 26366 Noah Who 21.35.........................H Mullane 3 641 Suspicious Minds 21.43..................B Craik 5 33321 Coruba Cate 21.24 .......................G Farrell 4 F6184 Just Jiggle 21.52 U &...................... Cottam 6 64123 Alex Attack nwtd U & ...................... Cottam 5 32163 Katcha Ninja nwtd...........................B Craik 7 15642 Electric Dee Eye 21.36 ................. P Green 6 31478 Atlas Shrugged nwtd ..................H Mullane 8 74731 Ali Ali Ali 21.42..............................G Farrell 7 36884 Finkle Foot Fred nwtd R & .................. Hunt 9 42564 Umaga Rama 21.34 ...................... M Black 8 12365 Mobility Scooter nwtd .................... M Black 10 13486 Bigtime Bakagain nwtd ...............H Mullane 2 12.53pm WGRC REWARDS SPRINT C0, 375m 9 86788 Doug Deep 21.67 R & ...................... L Udy 1 86 Billy Bright nwtd ........................B Littlejohn 10 4888x Tiger Jim 22.01 .........................W Toomath 2 788x7 Kaeshius nwtd ................................S Clark 5 1.46pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SERIES 3 87466 Phuket Paul nwtd .......................... S Codlin HEAT 2 C1q, 375m 1 24231 Ruamahunga Hero 21.89 R & ............ Hunt 4 83555 Oloroso nwtd U & ........................... Cottam 2 11F83 Bark De Triomphe 21.64 .................B Craik 5 44352 Don Morocco nwtd P & ................J Cleaver 3 34887 Twelve Gauge nwtd ....................... M Black 6 2365F Jetsun Swan nwtd ....................... G Wilson 4 67446 Zarzuella nwtd .............................. S Codlin 7 888x Crackling nwtd ..................................J Foot 5 14577 Zara Storm 21.57 .........................G Farrell 8 434 Just A Matthew nwtd ..................... M Black 3 1.11pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT 6 22221 Token Jasper 21.30 ........................S Clark C0, 375m 7 45362 Swift Order 21.79......................... C Henley 1 8 Dagny nwtd.................................H Mullane 8 77158 Vanos 21.40................................H Mullane 2 67563 Warrior Tony nwtd U & .................... Cottam 9 7648x Girl Queenie 21.77 ...................W Toomath

10 4888x Tiger Jim 22.01 .........................W Toomath 2.03pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER HENLEY STAKES C1, 457m 1 57554 Out Of Paper nwtd .........................T Green 2 11132 Cameo Syd 26.08 ...........................B Craik 3 41787 Opawa Silver nwtd ..........................S Clark 4 25187 Hitch A Ride 26.09.........................T Green 5 43765 Barwon Babe nwtd .................. D Schofield 6 55267 Thrilling Riot 26.09 U & .................. Cottam 7 24678 Goldstar Holly nwtd ......................G Farrell 8 22211 Nangar Dream 25.65 ............... D Schofield 9 F4672 Cosmic Barwon nwtd ............... D Schofield 10 84774 Jetsun Stampede nwtd ................ G Wilson 7 2.21pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 72573 Thrilling Lola 21.10 ........................K Walsh 2 33137 Tumbalaioo 21.20 .................... P Ferguson 3 25281 Shot Gun Harry 21.40 ................H Mullane 4 x1134 Timma Turtle 21.13 .....................H Mullane 5 35642 Bruce Banner 21.12 ...................H Mullane 6 31111 Danny Dee 20.94...........................K Walsh 7 11342 Nitrology 20.86 ...............................S Clark 8 67561 Hallo Star 21.08 R & ......................... L Udy 9 21161 Elouera Mist 21.43................... P Ferguson 10 x2716 Sonic Attack 21.04................... M Mathews 8 2.38pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 46321 Brotastic 21.46................................B Craik 2 44444 King Shaq 21.22 ............................T Green

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LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Electric Dee Eye, Coruba Cate, See Eye Aye, It’s Electric, Noah Who Race 2: Don Morocco, Just A Matthew, Oloroso, Kaeshius, Phuket Paul Race 3: Feed The Need, Warrior Tony, Surge Ahead, Dagny, Jetsun Bear Race 4: Suspicious Minds, Katcha Ninja, Microphone, Hot Machine, Just Jiggle Race 5: Token Jasper, Bark De Triomphe, Ruamahunga Hero, Swift Order, Zara Storm Race 6: Nangar Dream, Cameo Syd, Hitch A Ride, Out Of Paper, Opawa Silver Race 7: Danny Dee, Nitrology, Thrilling Lola, Tumbalaioo, Timma Turtle Race 8: Brotastic, King Shaq, Emoji, Victini, Bigtime Moola Race 9: Jimmy’s Rocket, Tullabung Googar, Sovereign Jody, Bobanuska, Little Moo Race 10: Thrilling Raider, Zipping Arnold, Thrilling Billy, Thrilling Surge, Sue Zooki

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Routines let us relax and, at the same time, be stronger and work harder within the confines of what we’re doing, knowing that we don’t have to search for or fear what comes next.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Since the treasure of this day is hidden inside the dirt of relationships you may have to dig for it a bit. Do what it takes to connect. Mostly this will involve letting someone else be the star.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People are wary of emotionalism, over-righteousness and anything with too much “sound and fury.”

That’s why your very subtle and classy pitch will get serious traction today.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It doesn’t seem fair that some days seem to rush and blur on their way to nowhere. But nothing lasts like yesterday, on and on and on. Some yesterdays last longer than others.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Use your creativity and you’ll get more. You can never run out, actually. The only way you’ll stop being creative is if you believe you have no more ideas, but that belief would be false. Don’t believe false things.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): When you get it wrong, it’s not the end of the world. Take it from your sign mate Bill Murray: You die in the improv set five times out of nine. When you get over your fear of dying, nothing scares you anymore.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Figure out the story and the general direction of your message and then deliver it from the heart. This is how you let people in on who you are and make them come to love and trust you.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): When you get really close to success, you’re likely to panic. This is normal. It’s just the brain’s way of telling you you’re about to enter a new level. Breathe, and keep going. The doors will open.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You don’t have to invent anything to solve today’s problem.

Recombine the existing ideas until you come up with something that feels fresh to you; then try it out.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your loyalty will be rewarded. Your optimism will prove wellplaced. And the care you give others will help them and make you 10 times happier, too.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You resist distraction and opt to look inside yourself instead with the question, “What is it I’m trying to avoid?”

This is powerful, and the answer will come to you because you’re ready for it now.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Weird new problems crop up – good. These are the type that require you to slip into an innovative part of your brain, and you’ll love playing around in there.

ACROSS 1. Plot to bear out that one can take it with one (8) 4. Some way off, an incomplete armed service can return to it (4) 8. Get shot of a doctor who holds one back (3) 9. A musician quietly engaged in seaside entertainment place (5) 10. Make fun of one shaft in a feather (3) 11. Sell, now that it’s been made larger than usual (7) 12. Fold sewn in a pelt when it’s made up (5) 13. They burn one in conspiracy who has slight disagreement (5,6) 17. Footways in the past could include the beginning of history (5) 18. Observer shows what credit may be arranged around the East (7) 20. Go quickly if there’s a general call on the bank (3) 21. Fetters one presses flat (5) 22. Put clothes on a gentleman in Spain (3) 23. Look for a way to understand work finally (4) 24. Sin of the grown-up starts early, renouncing youth (8) DOWN 1. Area of church concern makes capital by end of a month (6) 2. Send signal if one is seen in the wrong road (5) 3. Bloom one will endlessly pull up when at home (5) 5. Men fret about causing such agitation (7) 6. Something one gets back might be rate of exchange (6) 7. Multiplies, using paper got as necessary for it (10) 9. Phosphor will spoil different item of bedlinen (6-4) 14. Deeply emotional way one may have got away from the Nineties (7) 15. Extra wheels are available in spins, in having left (6) 16. Spirit will mark one as a boy finally (6) 18. Courted one with energy when among the trees (5) 19. It won’t answer directly where privet is concerned (5)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

CLEMETT, Neil – Passed away suddenly, at Ashburton Hospital on January 31, 2018 after a short illness. Dearly loved husband of the late Shirley.

Loved father of Wayne and Jenny, Danny and Rebecca, Riki and Marie, Tracey and Lance. Dearly loved grandad of Bonnie, Tenille, Jack, Billy, Holly, Jayden, Jonah, Taylor, Laiana and great grandad of Fynn and Arlo. Messages to Clemett family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Funeral details to follow.

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6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Puppy Pals 3 0 8:35 Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am N The Amazing Race 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Ultimate Spider-Man 0 4pm N The Lodge 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours Gary’s gaffe has significant consequences; Shane’s dreams hit another roadblock; Mishti’s job complicates her personal life. 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Farmer Wants A Wife 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 House Rules PGR 3 0 12:50 M Norbit PGR 3 2007 Comedy. A mild-mannered man, who is engaged to a monstrous woman, meets the woman of his dreams and schemes to find a way to be with her. Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton. 0 3pm Now That’s Funny! PGR 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

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7pm The Project 7:30 Modern Family PGR Luke goes missing after a night out; Haley wants to get an interview with a popular lifestyle website. 0 8pm 9JKL PGR 0 8:30 M Oblivion AO 3 2013 Sci-fi. 0

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4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 8:30 60 Days In As the participants continue their stay in Clark County Jail, some find themselves feeling isolated and alone, while others fear for their lives.

9:30 Killing Season Josh and Rachel continue searching for the Eastbound Strangler in Atlantic City, visiting the motel where the bodies were dumped, and touring the site with a man who was the police’s person of interest.

10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

The Truth About Alcohol 9:30pm on Choice

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CHOICE 6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Love Nature – Wild Mississippi 8:30 Auction Hunters 9am American Restoration 9:30 Gordon’s Great Escape – Southeast Asia 10:30 Sacred Rivers With Simon Reeve 11:30 Tiny House Hunting Noon Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 1pm Alone AO 2pm Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 3pm Luxury Uncovered 3:30 Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 4:30 Gourmet Farmer 5pm Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 5:30 Shed And Buried 6pm Auction Kings 6:30 10 Puppies And Us

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 The Powerpuff Girls 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Father Brown PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 Wheel Of Fortune 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Huhu 7:20 He Rourou 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka (HLS) 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Cube 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Huhu 3:50 He Rourou 4pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4:10 Kia Mau 4:20 Cube 3 4:30 Project Whenua 3 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Mana Kuratahi – Primary Schools’ Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Man With A Plan PGR 0 8pm Superior Donuts PGR 0 8:30 Silent Witness AO 0 9:35 Louis Theroux – Dark States: Trafficking Sex AO 10:50 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

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11:50 Football – English Premier League Chelsea v Bournemouth.

From Stamford Bridge.

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11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Koroua 3 A series of conversations profiling some of the last remaining Maori male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori from before urbanisation to the present day.

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7:20 People Interview – Melissa McCarthy 2016 7:40 The Magnificent Eleven MLS 2012 Comedy.

Robert Vaughn, Sean Pertwee.

9:10 The Space Between Us MC 2017 Drama. Gary Oldman, Asa Butterfield. 11:10 A Royal Night Out MSC 2015 Comedy.

Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley.

12:45 People Interview – Melissa McCarthy 2016 1:05 Goodbye To All That 16LS 2014 Drama. Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey. 2:30 The Shallows MLC 2016 Drama Thriller. 3:55 The Magnificent Eleven MLS 2012 Comedy. 5:25 Submerged 16VLC 2016 Thriller. 7:05 Yoga Hosers MVSC 2016 Comedy.

When an ancient evil threatens a teenager’s party, two yoga enthusiasts use their skills to ensure their social lives do not suffer. 8:30 Kong – Skull Island MVL 2017 Action. After the Vietnam War, a team of soldiers and scientists set sail for a fabled Pacific island where they find equally fabled creatures.

10:30 Friends Effing Friends Effing Friends 18VLSC 2016 Comedy.

11:50 Her Secret Sessions MLSC 2016 Drama.

6:50 Broken City 16VL 2013 Crime. Mark Wahlberg, Russell Crowe, Catherine ZetaJones. 8:35 Nothing But Trailers M 8:50 Ocean’s 13 PGV 2007 Crime Thriller.

Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon. 10:50 Connie And Carla PGS 2004 Comedy. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny.

12:25 In Time MVLC 2011 Sci-fi. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried. 2:15 True Story Of Angelina Jolie MSC 3:10 The Girl Next Door 16LS 2004 Comedy.

Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant. 4:55 The Last Station MS 2009 Drama. Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer.

6:45 What Just Happened MVLS 2008 Comedy.

Robert De Niro, Sean Penn.

8:30 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. A homicide detective with nothing left to lose, embarks on a quest to find his daughter’s murderer.

Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone.

10:30 Jack And Jill PGVL 2011 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Katie Holmes.

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Robert De Niro, Sean Penn.

Effing Friends Effing Friends 18VLSC 2016 Comedy. 3:50 Edge Of Darkness 16VL 2010 Thriller. 5:45 Jack And 4:55 Her Secret Sessions Jill PGVL 2011 Comedy.

MLSC 2016 Drama.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – Australia v Afghanistan.

7am Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final Two – Pakistan v India.

8am Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Seventh v Eighth – New Zealand v England.

9am Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Fifth v Sixth – South Africa v Bangladesh.

10am L Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Third v Fourth – Afghanistan v Pakistan.

2:35 L Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Third v Fourth – Afghanistan v Pakistan.

6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fifth ODI. 7pm Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Third T20.

7:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United.

8pm ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 8:30 A-League Hour 9:30 Ice Hockey – NHL (RPL) Washington Capitals v Philadelphia Flyers.

11:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day Three.

FRIDAY

1am Basketball – NBL (HLS) Perth Wildcats v NZ Breakers.

1:30 Basketball – NBL (RPL) Sydney Kings v Melbourne United. 3:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Semi-final One – Scorchers v Hurricanes.

4am Ice Hockey – NHL (RPL) Washington Capitals v Philadelphia Flyers.

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11pm Auction Kings 11:30 Gourmet Farmer Midnight Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 12:30 What’s For Sale…

With A View! 1am 10 Puppies And Us 2am Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 3am Tiny House Hunting 3:30 Luxury Uncovered 4am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 5am Hyper Evolution – Rise Of The Robots PGR

SKY SPORT 2 6am Motorsport – TR Series (HLS) 7am Motorsport – TR86 Championship (HLS) 8am Motorsport – Asian Le Mans Series (HLS) 9am Squash – PSA Tour (HLS) JP Morgan Tournament of Champions – Women’s Semi-final. 10am Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Hamilton Wanderers v Auckland City.

Noon NZ Football Weekly Show 12:35 Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) Day 14.

1:35 Netball – Quad Series (RPL) South Africa v England.

3:05 Netball – Quad Series (RPL) Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds.

4:35 The Cricket Show 5:05 L Cricket – Women’s Big Bash Semi-final One – Thunder v Scorchers.

8:35 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Fifth v Sixth – South Africa v Bangladesh.

From John Davies Oval, Queenstown.

9:35 L Cricket – Big Bash Semi-final One – Scorchers v Hurricanes.

FRIDAY

1:30 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Third v Fourth – Afghanistan v Pakistan.

2:30 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – Australia v Afghanistan.

3:30 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final Two – Pakistan v India. 4:30 Netball – Quad Series (RPL) Silver Ferns v Australian Diamonds.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Hell’s Bells. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Myth Evolution. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Homestead Rescue PG The Bears and the Bees. 10:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:40 Web Of Lies M Fatal Friendship.

12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Lookin’ for Souls to Steal. 1:20 Murder Calls M Death at the Door. 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 Lunatic Fringe.

4:45 Bering Sea Gold PG Special – Luck of the Irish.

5:40 MythBusters PG Trail Blazers.

6:35 Gold Rush PG Son Dethrones Father.

7:30 Gold Rush PG Colorado Strikes Back. 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Special – Gold Fever.

9:25 Moonshiners M 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Washed Out. 11:55 Murder Calls M Death at the Door.

FRIDAY

12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Sport Ngatai move confirmed French rugby outfit Lyon have confirmed the signing of one-Test All Black Charlie Ngatai from the end of 2018. Chiefs midfielder Ngatai told reporters on Tuesday that the coming season would be his last in New Zealand, but wouldn’t identify which club he’d join. That has since been confirmed as Top 14 side Lyon. “LOU Rugby is pleased to announce the signing of Charlie Ngatai (for) next season – welcome to Lyon Charlie,” the club wrote on Twitter. The 27-year-old played his lone Test off the bench against Samoa in 2015.

Sprint car racer Matt Honeywell had to wait until his return to Ruapuna to get his season back on track.

PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

Matt gets back on track

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

After a bit of a horror run of luck, local sprint car star Matt Honeywell got things back on track in a big way at the weekend.

The Rokeby farmer, who mixes life in the fast lane with a slightly slower version of transportation on the top of a header at this time of year, finished in third place in the coveted Gold Cup at Ruapuna on Saturday night – mixing it with some of the big names of the sport in the process.

“We had a great run and things went right for once which was nice,” Honeywell said.

“This season not a lot has fallen into place for us so to get back

on track and get things going forward again is pleasing.”

Honeywell’s return to form coincided with a return to the Mainland following a stint in the North Island which included a crash and some plain bad luck at the National Championships at Western Springs two weekends ago.

“The nationals were just one of the races where not much went right and everything went wrong.

“But on the weekend that all turned around, and it was great to be able to mix it with some of the really big names that come down to contest that race each year.”

With an impressive list of

achievements on the resume there’s no sign of slowing down for the 41-year-old either.

“I still love being out there and getting the rush that comes with racing.”

Honeywell said just getting onto the track was a time-consuming effort and he was lucky to have a good support crew with him as well as the financial support of Plains Irrigators, Miller Tractor Spares and Methven Trucking.

“It takes a big effort from a heap of people and is a costly exercise, so I’m really lucky to have some good backing which allows me to do it.

“I wouldn’t be able to do it

without them.”

Harvest has taken control of things this week, but Honeywell expects to be back on the track and taking part in the South Island Sprint Series as soon as he possibly can to continue to build the momentum he gathered at the weekend.

“I’ll be kept pretty busy with harvest for the next wee while I would imagine, but I’ve got my eye on a few different races in the South Island Series coming up as well as building toward some other local events too.”

Saturday night’s event was taken out by Jaime McDonald who six weeks ago was involved in a crash that nearly claimed his life.

OKC Thunder have winning streak snapped The Oklahoma City Thunder’s league-high eight game winning streak has been grounded, handed a 102-96 loss by a shorthanded Washington Wizards side.

The Thunder were favoured to take the win in Washington.

But despite Steven Adams posting his 18th double-double of the season with 16 points and 12 rebounds (six offensive), the

Thunder were unable to capitalise.

It was a tight affair throughout, with OKC taking a one point lead into the halftime break.

The intensity kicked up a notch in the third quarter as neither side was able to pull away from the other.

Neither side got the better of the other in the third quarter, scoring 22 points each. With 12

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minutes to go it was anyone’s game.

There was no give in either side as they fought back and forth, trading leads.

It wasn’t until the final 40 seconds that the match was won.

With the scores tied at 96, Thunder forward Josh Huestis tried to find Adams in the paint but the pass was intercepted. Huestis then committed an unneces-

sary foul to send Wizards guard Tomas Satoransky to the free throw line, where he nailed both free throws.

That put the pressure on the Thunder to score, but they were unable to.

After two more intentional fouls sent the Wizards back to the line, the game got away from the visitors.

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Siblings in Games team Siblings Oliver (above) and Susannah Leydon-Davis will join forces for the New Zealand badminton team at this year’s Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, taking part in the mixed doubles event. As the only two Kiwis in the badminton stakes, the LeydonDavises will carry New Zealand’s medal hopes on their shoulders but have plenty of pedigree. The pairing came in 17th at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014 and went on to finish second in last year’s US International Challenge.

Bledisloe match in Japan New Zealand Rugby has confirmed this year’s third Bledisloe Cup test will be staged in Yokohama, Japan. The match on October 27 is expected to see the New Zealand and Australian rugby unions pocket a healthy payday. “We’re delighted to confirm that a Bledisloe Cup test match will be played in Japan for the second time in the history of this great rivalry,” NZR chief executive Steve Tew said. “The last match in 2009 was a fantastic event but this year’s test will be at another level.”

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