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Above – Ashburton firefighter John Ferguson’s fellow Kiwi volunteers fight a blaze at Laguna in New South Wales.

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Smoke from the deadly Australian bushfires shrouded Mid Canterbury and the rest of the South Island on the first day of 2020 yesterday.

It enveloped the district with an ominous orangey-tinged grey high-cloud haze, and turned residents’ thoughts to the devastation unfolding across the Tasman in New Year’s blazes.

And for Ashburton firefighter John Ferguson, it brought back memories of fighting the fires just last month.

“I feel sorry for the firies over there, we saw it first-hand, how stretched and stressed they are for resources,” Ferguson said.

“The people we were with had been fighting fires for weeks, you could see it on their faces, they were under stress,” he said.

Ferguson was in the country as part of a Kiwi strikeforce contingent, alongside fellow Ashburton fireman Dean Carr and three other Mid-South Canterbury area firefighters. They were fighting fires in the Cessnock area inland from Newcastle, protecting houses in valleys in the small town of Laguna.

They were there for two weeks, putting in 17 to 18 hour days, and succeeded in not losing any homes.

Official temperatures climbed into the 40s, which saw the mercury at the fire front skyrocket to 56°C. “You drink a lot of water,” Ferguson said.

“We didn’t see the sun either because the smoke was filtering it out, so you don’t get the direct heat from the sun.”

He said it was likely he would go back to Australia alongside fellow Kiwis

sometime over the next two months, answering the call to help in the face of the ferocious and unprecedented fires.

“You just want to help your neighbours,” he said.

The haze in the atmosphere which over-arched Mid Canterbury yesterday replaced the fine weather initially forecast for New Year’s Day, completely blocking out the sun by afternoon, and hiding the iconic Southern Alps from Ashburton.

The hazy conditions began to set in upon the sun rising on New Years Day, following the creating of a blood red moon on New Year’s Eve. MetService meteorologist April Clark said the smoke had been brought to the South Island by a northwest flow from Australia. It was expected to begin dissipating from today with a southwest change expected.

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One year shy of a half century of teaching, Mark Gleason is signing off from Ashburton College’s payroll and heading for retirement.

WITH THE THIRD GENERATION OF SOME FAMILIES STARTING TO ARRIVE AT COLLEGE, GLEASON SAID IT WAS A CLEAR SIGNAL IT WAS TIME TO RETIRE

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hen Mark Gleason arrived in Ashburton back in 1971 he intended to stay one year and then head back to Christchurch; 49 years later he’s signing off from his only job in the education sector, teaching students at Ashburton College.

American-raised Gleason arrived in New Zealand as an 18-year-old. His parents decided providing the tertiary education they wanted for their five children in New York was too expensive, but New Zealand offered good, affordable opportunities.

They travelled the length of the country, looking for the right place to settle, found it in Christchurch and Gleason enrolled at Canterbury University. A masters degree and teacher training later, he graduated and began searching for his first job.

“In those days the government subsidised teacher training so there were lots of good quality candidates, you couldn’t be too selective. Jobs were tight in Christchurch, but I decided Ashburton was pretty close,” he said.

He won a job teaching English and history and decided what he perceived as a small country town would do for his first year in the

classroom.

“But once I was here I found it had most of the things I wanted. I stayed because it was close enough to Christchurch and my family. It had all the Christchurch facilities and house prices were a lot cheaper.”

It was the lure of home ownership that sold wife Lesley, a speech therapist, on the move, he said.

“We did it in Ashburton within a year. We were making $4000 a year and we bought two sections and a house for $6000 so it was very easy for us to get traction.”

The Gleasons were in Ashburton to stay and raise their four children.

He might be something of a rarity in the teaching world, remaining at one school for all of his career, but Gleason says he has no complaints about life at the college.

“I found the facilities, even though people complain about them to be quite adequate and I’ve enjoyed the leadership of the principals I’ve had.”

As he arrived the transition from two schools and two sites was under way, with construction of the new college close to completion. That meant a year of teaching at two and sometimes

three sites.

“It was quite taxing going from site to site by car. At least we could see the end of it, but you began every period on the back foot as you were often late and often had to leave a class early.”

The vehicles used were offcasts of the Ministry of Education and were not required to have a warrant of fitness. That meant most were far from reliable.

With the third generation of some families starting to arrive at college, Gleason said it was a clear signal it was time to retire.

Looking back over 49 years in the classroom, he said students today were significantly different to those he taught back in 1971.

“They’re much more sophisticated and worldly wise. That makes it easier and harder. You don’t have to explain so much, but with modern technology it’s a bit frustrating at times because they’re hard to supervise when you have a room full of computers.”

While technology is a useful tool, Gleason said it does have negatives – students who are constantly on their phones and don’t communicate verbally as much as they did in the past.

“And it’s very uneven now with some who have the absolutely

latest and others who do not.”

As he prepares to leave the college, Gleason said he will miss conversations with his colleagues and the exchange of ideas with his Year 13 students.

“They’re very positive and knowledgeable and discussions with them could be with university students.”

College staff had always been supportive and you always felt part of a team, he said.

Highlights over the years have come through coaching college sports teams – basketball, softball and athletics.

“Some of the most rewarding relationships have been with pupils. It’s out of the classroom and some of them – boys in particular – didn’t shine in the classroom, but they did at sport.”

In the early 1980s Gleason was part of a curriculum change team that shook up the status quo and reshaped how schools were run.

New subjects were introduced and the junior curriculum became more standardised. Staffing economies were also part of the change.

He’s reserving his judgement on the modern learning environment, saying he experienced this

in the college’s early days as T block was designed for team teaching and he can see the drawbacks.

“It can be done, but it can also be just chaos. It has to be very well managed.”

And he’s not a fan of a more relaxed attitude to spelling, grammar and punctuation.

“It’s attitudinal, but these things do matter.”

Given the shortage of teachers today, Gleason believes a return to the old system of paying for teacher training and then bonding teachers for two years to a school would go a long way towards encouraging more people into the sector.

The other issue that would improve teacher numbers would be improving pay rates – they’ve never been flash, he said.

He remembers receiving his first pay cheque – the hourly rate was less than half what he earned working in the Christchurch glassworks while he was studying.

“But I’ve got no regrets, it’s been a very good and very rewarding career.”

He doesn’t plan on being a retired teacher who becomes a long-term reliever as retirement will eventually bring a move to Christchurch for the couple.

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Generations of tradition plus fun at hut day In the 1960s Donald and Jean Tasker bought a bach at the north Rangitata Huts, sparking a tradition of holidaymaking that would pass down the generations.

Donald has since passed away, but Jean, at the age of 93, was among about 200 hut holders and visitors who gathered at the site for the annual New Year’s sports day yesterday.

And she had her daughter Jocelyn Kilday, grandchildren and great grandchildren by her side.

Kilday said her parents started the Rangitata holiday tradition in 1964.

“My mum and dad bought the bach,” she said.

Today her grandchildren were enjoying the same activities she and her children had enjoyed in their childhoods at the site.

“Everything,” she said of what they liked about the area, which is not far from their Ashburton home town.

“We like the fishing, just socialising, it’s a good, healthy lifestyle,” she said.

Kilday was holding back on entering in sports events, however,

leaving that for the younger ones.

“I’m a bit more sensible now,” she said.

As a smoky haze from the Australian bush fires blocked out the sun at the sports day, it did not take any of the shine off the fun and festivities.

Young and old participated in running races, skipping races, sack races and marathons, not to mention some hotly contested lolly scrambles and a very well-supported raffle.

Rangitata Hut Holders Association president Trevor Isitt said the number attending was a little down on some of the busier years. As salmon fishing opportunities at the river mouth had declined over the years, this had perhaps kept some holidaymakers away.

“The trout have been very good lately, all the camp kids have been out catching them,” he said.

Sea fishing was also popular, where elephant fish and rig were the targets.

There would be a prizegiving day held soon and among the awards would be and award for the first salmon catch of the season, which would go to Gary Strachan.

Max Hamilton streaks into the lead (with some parental assistance) at the Rangitata Huts sports day sack race yesterday.

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Above left – Four generations of holiday fun – Jean Tasker, 93, and her daughter Jocelyn Kilday, on her right (in chairs back row), are surrounded by family members.

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Above right – Esther Hamilton, with mum Lauren, is jumping high in the sack race.

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Right – New Year vibes kept people happy at the Rangitata Huts, including (from left) Sandy Gottermeyer, Leonie Molloy and Logan Budd.

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A tragic year on our roads The Ashburton District experienced one of its worst years in decades for road deaths, with nine people being killed on our roads in 2019.

This is the second worst year since 1990, with the worst coming in 1994 where 15 people died on our roads.

The year started tragically with fatal accidents in three consecutive months.

Deaths resulted from crashes in February and March before three people lost their lives in a horror smash on April 1.

A ute and a small hatchback collided at the intersection of Mitcham and Hepburns Roads, resulting in the deaths of Chante Alissa Harmer, 30, 19-monthold Te Awanuiarangi ShayelousJay Matenga Tapiata-Harmer and eight-month-old Wysdom Amara Francis Tony Jane Tapiata-Harmer.

The force of the impact broke the vehicle the deceased were travelling in into two separate pieces.

The crash led to changes being made at the intersection.

“We already have planned work on this intersection to remove the concrete barriers

Nine people were killed on roads in Mid Canterbury during 2019. as the ditch has dried up and is no longer in use,” Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann

said at the time.

“The ditch will be filled in and related fences may be pushed back to the property lines or

removed altogether.”

On June 4, 2019, Darrel Raymond Blair and Maria Charles Blair were killed when

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Petition calls for rapist to remain jailed NZME A petition to keep child rapist Raurangi Mark Marino behind bars for life has reached more than 120,000 signatures.

Marino, who was 16 at the time, was drunk when he came across a five-year-old sleeping in a Turangi campground and attacked her in December 2011.

Marino, whose father was a Mongrel Mob member, was sentenced to 10 years’ prison but was released after serving seven of those years.

The crime was described by the Parole Board as a “particularly horrendous rape” of a young child “involving significant violence”.

In the Parole Board decision that released Marino it was noted he had completed the Te Piriti Sex Offender Treatment Programme and the Drug Treatment Programme (DTP): “Therefore he had completed all the rehabilitation programmes required of him.”

He had also strengthened his release plan as asked, and had people who would support him in the community, according to the report.

“Overall, Mr Marino has done all that has been asked of him in terms of reintegration.”

The Parole Board applied onerous conditions when releasing him early.

They included: Not to possess, use, or consume alcohol, controlled

Raurangi Mark Marino at the time of his sentencing in 2012.

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drugs or psychoactive substances except controlled drugs prescribed by a health professional.

To comply with the requirements of electronic monitoring.

To obtain the written approval of a Probation Officer before starting/changing employment.

Not to communicate or associate with any person

known to associate with gangs unless with prior written approval of a Probation Officer.

However, the petition asks: “Why should a convicted violent offender, who chose to brutally rape an innocent 5-year-old child, be given the right, the privilege of early release?

“Why does Marino deserve his freedom when he stole everything from an innocent vic-

tim and her family?”

Marino’s horrific crime stunned the nation, with New Zealanders donating gifts and money totalling $62,000 to the victim’s family, who were from overseas.

The family in turn donated $20,000 of that money to several organisations including $5000 to Taupo District Council to go toward playground equipment in Turangi.

At the time they said in a statement: “We were amazed at New Zealanders’ generosity. We in no way blame the Turangi community for what happened and so we wanted to give something tangible back.

“We understand they are fundraising for a new children’s playground and so we want $5000 spent on a piece of equipment that young people in Turangi can enjoy.”

The rest of the money was donated to paediatric surgical instruments and items for the children’s ward at Waikato Hospital, as well as support for ECPAT Child Alert NZ Ltd and Victim Support Hamilton.

At his sentencing in 2012, the court heard how Marino had come from a troubled, violent background and dysfunctional family and was drunk at the time of the attack and could recall little of it.

He had been bullied, abused, had attempted suicide and began taking drugs and alcohol from an early age.

their vehicle they were travelling in was struck by a stock truck at the intersection of SH77/ Waimarama Road and SH72 at around lunchtime.

On August 21 emergency services were called out in the morning to a singlevehicle accident between car and a power pole on Lismore Mayfield Road that claimed the life Valentine Theodore Matiu Samuel.

The most recent death occurred in the district on a quiet road in Rakaia when Warren Victor Galbraith died from injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash.

He was an experienced rider, but was not wearing a helmet at the time.

Tragically Mid Cantabrians have also passed away on roads outside of the district, most notably Tayla and Sunmara Alexander who died when the vehicle they were travelling in crashed in the Port Hills late at night on November 27.

Tayla was killed instantly in the crash, while Sunmara passed away later in hospital from her injuries, including significant burns.

Two White Island survivors just weeks from going home NZME Two American tourists who suffered severe burns in the Whakaari/White Island tragedy could be just weeks away from being flown home.

Family members of Ivy Kohn Reed and Rick Reed have revealed the pair are making good progress in the burns unit at Auckland’s Middlemore Hospital.

The pair were among a tour party which was heading towards a jetty on the volcanic island off the Bay of Plenty coastline when it erupted on December 9.

Family members recently arrived in Auckland to be at their bedside, providing an update on a GoFundMe page set up to raise funds for their care, and to cover expenses as they recover.

An earlier update posted on the fundraising page by Rick’s son, Mike, read it was unlikely the pair would have to undergo any more “major” surgeries.

“All of Dad’s grafting has taken except for a tiny part of his finger, but this is minor,” Mike said.

“Ivy had a bit more operating on her hands recently but this seems to have all taken properly.

“So at this point, a few weeks of rest before they can be flown to DC/Maryland medical care is what the most current prognosis is. We don’t want to set specific dates, as we don’t want to give anyone false hopes of an exact return home.

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Love of baking shared Jasmine, from the Chris Ruth Foundation, had been baking up a storm for a couple of weeks.

Several businesses around town had been lucky enough to have some goodies dropped off.

Also on her list of recipients was Marlene Crequer.

Marlene was thrilled when she received not one, but four containers of Jasmine’s delicious creations, to share with her

grandchildren.

Jasmine loves baking and sharing it with others.

“What is the point in baking just for the sake of it?,” she said. “It should be made and given away.”

Left – Helping to deliver baking to Marlene Crequer (at back) are Jasmine (right) and Levon.

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Graham’s simple wish for some baking Last year Graham’s Christmas wish was to have his over flowing gutters cleaned out, this year his wish was a little closer to the ground.

He asked for some home baking to enjoy with friends over a cuppa.

It made his day when local school

girls Abbie, Catelyn and Chloe knocked on his door, homemade goodies in hand.

A familiar face in dahlia and local church circles, Graham will have plenty of people to share his baking with.

Graham Gunn was grateful for the Christmas baking which was delivered by Abbie, Catelyn and Chloe.

Left – Hinds locals Bev Williams (right) and Jeanette Cuthbertson.

Hinds locals enjoy a day in Ashburton Hinds resident Bev Williams decided it would be lovely to have a trip into Ashburton for a spot of shopping and a chat.

When fellow Hinds local Jeanette Cuthbertson read her Christmas wish, she didn’t

hesitate to grab her car keys and pick up Bev. The two of them had a wonderful time together, wandering around the shops and finishing off with a trip to Columbus Coffee for a Christ-

mas pud muffin and a cuppa.

Whist the two did not know each other before their outing, the parting words of “Have a nice Christmas,” and “See you soon,” were exchanged.

Clean enough to bake in Right – Diana Bruce with Sally Smith (right) in one of Diana’s aprons.

Diana Bruce decided that if she was to make a bacon and egg pie to share with her family at Christmas, she better have her oven cleaned.

Sally Smith knew she was the

Lesley Ballard with her flowers ready to place on her parents’ grave.

Remembering those gone before right person for the job and didn’t hesitate to put her hand up to help Diana out.

Sally sprayed oven cleaner on it and then returned the next day to finish the job.

With an oven now sparkling and fresh, Diana was able to bake as many iconic bacon and egg pies as she pleased, without fear of reprisals from a dirty oven.

Christmas is often a time when we think of loved ones no longer with us.

Lesley Ballard has lost both her parents and a sister.

It is important to her to show they are not forgotten by putting flowers on their graves.

No longer able to drive, Lesley really appreciated Francis O’Connor’s offer

of transport.

Not only did Francis drive to the Ashburton Cemetery, her detective skills also came in handy in locating the graves too.

Flowers placed, Lesley was delivered back to home, feeling all the better for having said “hi” to her family members.

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A year of weath Mid Canterbury had its fair share of weather action in 2019.

The district lurched from one extreme to another, and there was a mammoth flood, hammering hail and a marine heatwave.

Susan Sandys reports.

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anuary 2019 kicked off with plenty of soil moisture in the ground, on the back of Mid Canterbury’s wettest year for 40 years.

Ashburton recorded 1009 millimetres of rain in 2018, the wettest year in the town since 1978.

But, by mid February, there was a dry spell gripping Mid Canterbury, following high temperatures and less than half the average rainfall for the year.

There had been a week of consistent highs over 25 degrees, and just 0.8 millimetres of rain so far for the month.

Farmers were happy, having had ideal hot and sunny con-

ditions for harvest, but were starting to consider employing strategies used in any hot and dry summer, of having to feed out to aid pasture conservation.

A stormy weekend came along and solved the problem, and the district ended up surpassing its average rainfall for February, following more than 40 millimetres falling over three days. The storm also resulted in an unseasonal half a metre of fresh snow on Mt Hutt, which had skiers buzzing as the mountain’s summer open day approached.

Discover Mt Hutt organisers were able to offer not only traditional mountain biking and walking, but for the first time visitors

could bring along their skis and snowboards as well.

As summer came to a close, NIWA reported it had been a season marked by marine heatwave conditions for New Zealand, which “scorched our seas for the second consecutive year”. This was in addition to several areas of the country suffering ongoing drought conditions, including Nelson-Tasman where there were prolonged wildfires, and a state of emergency was declared.

In Mid Canterbury, March saw a return to balmy temperatures, and the town of Ashburton recorded its highest ever daily minimum air temperature for the month, of 21.1 degrees.

Skiers and snowboarders were pleased when snow fell prior to Discover Mt Hutt in February.

NIWA’s New Zealand climate summary showed March was the equal second warmest March on record. It was part of an ongoing trend, one remarked upon by scientists for its association to national and global climate change.

NIWA principal climate scientist Dr Brett Mullan said the increasing frequency of warm months versus cold months was clear evidence of a warming climate.

“Greenhouse gas increases are the driving factor behind the progressive warming for New Zealand and the globe,” Dr Mullan said.

“We can expect high temper-

ature records to be broken with increasing frequency over the coming years.”

At the end of autumn, NIWA reported autumn to be New Zealand’s fourth warmest autumn on record and temperatures across the country were mostly above average.

Winter got off to a good start for Mt Hutt, with a snowfall prior to opening in June, but once again warm conditions set in and Ashburton recorded its highest ever mean temperature for the month of July.

NIWA reported an unusually warm month for July nationwide.

The nationwide average temperature was 9.6°C, making it the

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her extremes second warmest July on record.

Ashburton recorded a mean air temperature of eight degrees, which was 2.3 degrees above normal and the highest ever mean for the month in the town since records began in 1927.

Mt Hutt went on to have a successful ski season regardless.

It relied on snowmaking, following no snowfalls for weeks after opening in June, but then there were regular top-ups, and all together, natural snowfall measured three-and-a-half metres. This compared to the season average of four-and-a-half to five metres.

The lower-than-average snowfall was concentrated in the second half of the season, ensuring wall-to-wall coverage right up until closing day in October.

The lack of snow in the Southern Alps at the start of the season affected the outdoor Staveley ice rinks, as the frosts in the foothills below the mountains were not hard enough. The ice got thick enough for a few rounds of curling, but for the fourth year in a row the skating rinks were not able to open to the public.

On November 18, it was the one-year anniversary of a tornado north of Ashburton hitting headlines when it stunned motorists on State Highway One and knocked over five spans of irrigators and a tractor mower.

The weather gods were perhaps marking the occasion when they delivered thunder, lightning and hail. The electrical storm which swept through Mid Canterbury shortly after midday cut off power to hundreds of rural households.

Two days later, an even more spectacular storm hit.

It entered the district via Hinds, and with hail up to the size of golf balls, smashed through clear corrugated roofing and went on to dent the panels of thousands of cars.

Hail measuring up to two

Flooding in the Rangitata River in December cut off access to the lower South Island. centimetres in diameter slowed the Ashburton CBD almost to a standstill as shoppers sheltered from the icy stones pummelling down with deafening force.

Office and retail workers gathered around windows to watch, while lightning interfered with computers and phone lines.

EA Networks linesmen, numbering over one dozen, took to the roads, which were laden in white icy balls, so they could begin repairs to the power network. They reported lightning had blown up more than a dozen transformers and about 200 rural customers had lost power.

Damage to crops in affected Mid Canterbury areas tallied into

the millions of dollars.

In December the district made international headlines when a once-in-20-year flood hit the Rangitata River and cut the South Island in half.

There was 350 millimetres of rain overnight December 6 and through the next day in the river’s upper catchment, causing it to break its banks, flood farms and properties and take out the crucial State Highway One bridge, as well as the alternative access on Route 72.

The year ended with Ashburton having recorded 760 millimetres of rain, just slightly above the long-term average of about 700 millimetres.

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Hail hit parts of the region hard in November.

Hot and dry summer conditions favoured outdoor activities, such as this mud- Summer was kind to Mid Canterbury crop farmers. slide held for the public by Mania-o-roto scouting groups.

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September 2019 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Kate White was at Borough School helping students brush up on their Te Reo for Maori Language Week.

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Police scoured the Rakaia River in the hunt for clues in relation to the death of Tony Waldron.

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Mid Canterbury Riding For the Disabled celebrated being up and running for 45 years.

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There were trucks as far as the eye could see at the annual Ashburton Truck Show.

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Right – Viv Barrett plants a commemorative tree at the unveiling of a new visitor information panel for the RDR at Klondyke.

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Bibliophiles packed into the Sports Hall for the opening day of Bookarama.

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Iraq replies to US airstrikes AP Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the US Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory.

American guards fired tear gas, and palls of smoke rose over the embassy grounds.

An Associated Press reporter at the scene saw flames rising from inside the compound and US soldiers on the roof of the main embassy building with their guns pointed at protesters.

A man on a loudspeaker urged the mob not to enter the compound, saying, “The message was delivered”.

There were no reports of casualties.

The breach followed US airstrikes at the weekend that killed 25 fighters of the Iranbacked militia in Iraq, the Kataeb Hezbollah. The US military said the strikes were in retaliation for last week’s killing of an American contractor in a rocket attack on an Iraqi military base that the US blamed on the militia.

President Donald Trump blamed Iran for the embassy breach and called on Iraq to protect the diplomatic mission.

By early evening, the protesters had retreated from the compound but set up several tents outside where they said they intended to stage a sit-in.

Dozens of yellow flags belonging to Iran-backed Shiite militias fluttered atop the reception area and were plastered along the embassy’s concrete wall along with anti-US graffiti. American Apache helicopters flew overhead and dropped flares over the area.

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The developments also represent a major downturn in Iraq-US relations that could further undermine US influence in the region and American troops in Iraq and weaken Washington’s hand in its pressure campaign against Iran.

Iraq has long struggled to balance its ties with the US and Iran, both allies of the Iraqi government. But the government’s angry reaction to the US airstrikes and its apparent decision not to prevent the protesters from reaching the embassy signalled a sharp deterioration of US-Iraq relations.

Iraqi security forces made no effort to stop the protesters as they marched to the heavily fortified Green Zone after a funeral for those killed in the airstrikes. The demonstrators were allowed to pass through a security checkpoint leading to the area.

The marchers, many of them in militia uniforms, shouted “Down, down USA!” and “Death to America” and “Death to Israel” outside the compound, hurling water and stones over its walls. The mob set fire to three trailers used by

security guards along the wall.

AP journalists saw some try to scale the walls.

Others then smashed the gates used by cars to enter, and dozens pushed into the compound. The protesters stopped in a corridor after about 5 meters, and were only about 200 meters away from the main building.

The protesters taunted the embassy’s security staff, which remained behind glass windows in the gates’ reception area. They hung a poster on the wall declaring “America is an aggressor” and sprayed graffiti on the wall and windows reading, “Closed in the name of the resistance.”

A video obtained by the AP showed militiamen trashing the reception area and taking away paperwork.

The embassy, on its Facebook page, urged American citizens not to approach the compound and “to review their personal security and emergency preparedness”.

An Iraqi employee at the embassy told the AP that the embassy’s security team had evacuated some local staff from a rear gate while others

left by helicopters and the rest remained inside “safe” areas within the embassy. The employee spoke on condition of anonymity because of not being authorised to speak to journalists.

Some commanders of militia factions loyal to Iran joined the protesters outside the embassy in a strikingly bold move.

Jaafar al-Husseini, a spokesman for Kataeb Hezbollah, said the protesters had no intention of storming the embassy. He told the AP that the sit-in will continue “until American troops leave Iraq and the embassy is closed”.

The US airstrikes and the subsequent calls by the militia for retaliation, represent a new escalation in the proxy war between the US and Iran playing out in the Middle East.

The attack also outraged the Iraqi government, which said it will reconsider its relationship with the US-led coalition – the first time it has said it will do so since an agreement was struck to keep some US troops in the country. It called the attack a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty.

Being a member of the British royal family isn’t the easiest job on earth, if TV shows and movies provide accurate pictures. But how much do the royals work? According to official records, prominent members of the royal family worked an average of 84.5 days this year, or about a third of the 253 working days in the UK Queen Elizabeth II’s only daughter, Princess Anne, was the hardest-working royal for at least the third year in a row, putting in a total of 167 days. Heir to the throne Prince Charles came in second with 125 days of official duties. The 93-year-old queen herself worked 67 days, four more than in 2018.

Disney 2019 box office No1 Every movie year offers up a parade of hits and flops. But in 2019, no winner was in the same galaxy as the Walt Disney Co. In today’s IP-driven movie world, one studio is in a league of its own. In 2019, Disney dominated American movie going more than any studio ever has before — roughly 38 per cent of all domestic movie going.

The year’s top five films were all Disney movies, and it played a hand in the sixth.

Disney’s Marvel Studios produced the Sony Pictures release “Spider-Man: Far From Home.” Despite Disney’s considerable firepower, overall ticket sales in US and Canada theatres were down 4.4 per cent from the year before.

Wildfires continue to devour Australia NZME The decade closed in an inferno in Australia with holidaymakers huddled on the beaches, whole towns devoured, dozens of homes destroyed and at least two lives lost on the deadliest day of the worst bushfire season on record.

More than 100 fires burnt across NSW. In Victoria, 20 major fires continue to burn, four people are missing and thousands of homes have lost power as the Defence Force moves in to help evacuate people.

RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons confirmed three people have died in the wake of devastating fires on the South Coast.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Fitzsimmons said a fourth individual is still

A helicopter tackles a wildfire in East Gippsland, Victoria.

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unaccounted for.

“We have confirmed overnight that we’ve identified three people having lost their lives as a result of these fires and another person we still have grave concerns for and limited access to the remote

area to try to identify and confirm one way or the other the status of that person,” he said.

Police confirmed a father and son died trying to defend their home on New Year’s Eve from the devastating Cobargo fire that almost completely

destroyed the historic NSW village. Another man was reported missing.

Authorities say another four people are missing in Victoria and the total death toll now stands at 12.

Military personnel are expected to hit the ground in Victoria’s east yesterday after fires burned through 400,000 hectares.

Defence force aircraft including Black Hawk helicopters were also tipped to land yesterday with other aircraft and naval vessels due in the coming days.

More than 20 bushfires are now burning across Victoria, with flames ripping through more than 400,000 hectares in East Gippsland.

Requests for 70 firefighters have also been made to Canada and the United States.

Bieber to host docu-series Justin Bieber is launching a docu-series about creating his new album on YouTube, the platform where the singer originally got his start in music over a decade ago.

YouTube announced that “Justin Bieber: Seasons” will debut January 27. The 10-episode series will follow the pop star while he records his first new album since 2015. Before releasing his debut song in 2009, Bieber gained popularity from posting his performances of cover songs on YouTube. “When I was getting started, YouTube provided me a platform and a community where I could share music, experiences and moments with my fans,” Bieber said in a statement.

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What is happiness? How do we get it?

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ell that’s another festive season all but done and dusted.

Christmas presents have been exchanged and either put away neatly or listed on Trademe, depending on individual tastes.

New Years Eve plans have been made and carried out.

Plans that saw some revellers celebrating into the wee small hours, while others were happy to be at home by 8.30pm, curled up on the couch watching telly.

Which raises an interesting point about being happy – what is happiness, how do we get it and more importantly keep it?

For some of us the perfect New Years Eve is to be at home

watching Bruce Willis single-handedly solve the world’s problems in under two hours, whereas for others that would be too embarrassing for words.

So, clearly happiness is an individual preface and the pursuit of it is a personal thing.

A friend once told me that happiness is a choice.

To a certain extent I agree with the sentiment, but then, when you’re in the midst of a personal disaster, it is nigh on impossible to stop and smell the roses and/ or notice a sunset.

However, even in dark times, each day can be littered with bright spots; a smile from someone in the street, the person who lets you go ahead of them in a café, or the pet who somehow knows you’re sad and sits beside you.

Perhaps happiness is noticing all these little moments and choosing to let them build up into one big happy bundle.

As we head into the next decade, true happiness may or may

not be harder to find.

Certainly, when faced with lots of chat around climate change, pollution and destruction of ecosystems, it is easy to feel overwhelmed and pessimistic.

But then this is where the choice component comes up again.

Choose to do your bit for the planet. If we all do our bit to help make the world less polluted, collectively we could make a huge difference.

Optimism over pessimism – good choice.

Do things make us happy?

The old wants verses needs conversation can be reserved

for another editorial, however American author Tom Bodett put it really well when he said, “They say a person needs just three things to be truly happy in this world: someone to love, something to do and something to hope for.”

A deceptively simple concept, but one that says a whole lot about how to be happy.

So whether you’re the seemidnight-in-with-a-huge-bangand-party-all-night type, or the head-home-and-watch-movies type, choose to notice the little bright spots of happiness around you in 2020, be grateful for them and smile your way through the next decade.

was eventually rescued. The roof of a skating rink collapsed in the German town of Bad Reichenhall, killing 15 people.

In 2018, NBC News announced that Hoda Kotb would be the co-anchor of the first two hours of the Today show, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing due to sexual misconduct allegations.

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama, in his weekly Internet and radio address, said an al-Qaida affiliate in Yemen apparently ordered the failed Christmas Day bombing plot against a US airliner.

Five years ago: The United States imposed fresh sanctions on

North Korea, targeting the North’s defence industry and spy service in an attempt to punish Pyongyang for a crippling cyberattack against Sony.

California began issuing driver’s licenses to immigrants who were in the country illegally.

One year ago: At a closed-door meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders, neither side budged on Trump’s demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the US border with Mexico, as the partial government shutdown continued through a 12th day.

Apple CEO Tim Cook, in a letter to shareholders, said demand

for iPhones was declining and that revenue for the last quarter of 2018 would fall well below projections.

Today’s birthdays: TV host Jack Hanna is 73. Actress Wendy Phillips is 68. Actress Cynthia Sikes is 66. Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 59. Movie director Todd Haynes is 59. Actress Tia Carrere is 53. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. is 52. Model Christy Turlington is 51. Actor Taye Diggs is 49. Actress Renee Elise Goldsberry is 49. Rock musician Scott Underwood is 49. Rock singer Doug Robb is 45. Actor Dax Shepard is 45. Actress Paz Vega is 44. Country musician

Chris Hartman is 42. Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr. is 41.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Kelton Kessee is 39. Pop singer-musician Ryan Merchant is 39. Actress Kate Bosworth is 37. Actor Anthony Carrigan is 37. Actor Peter Gadiot is 35. Jazz singer-musician Trombone Shorty is 34. Singersongwriter Mandy Harvey is 32.

Rhythm-and-blues singer-rapper Bryson Tiller is 27.

Thought for today: “Love doesn’t grow on trees like apples in Eden – it’s something you have to make. And you must use your imagination too.” – Joyce Cary, Anglo-Irish author (1888-1957).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, January 2, the second day of 2020. There are 364 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 2, 1960, Sen. John F Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency.

On this date: In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.

In 1900, US Secretary of State John Hay announced the “Open Door Policy” to facilitate trade with China.

In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.

In 1938, the first official New Zealand airmail to the United States left Auckland for San Francisco on the Pan American Airways’ Samoan Clipper.

In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War Two. In 1959, the Soviet Union launched its space probe Luna 1, the first man-made object to fly past the moon, its apparent intended target.

In 1967, Republican Ronald Reagan took the oath of office as the new governor of California in a ceremony that took place in Sacramento shortly just after midnight.

In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of conserving gasoline in the face of an OPEC oil embargo.

In 1981, police in Sheffield, England, arrested Peter Sutcliffe, who confessed to being the Yorkshire Ripper, the serial killer of 13 women.

In 1983, the original Broadway production of the musical Annie closed after a run of 2377 performances.

In 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy, Jr,

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A need to accentuate the positive

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ead of Analytics at NZX Julia Jones calls for the farming industry to focus on the positives.

It’s no wonder confidence is super low right now. Seemingly constant “reports of doom” are calling for an imminent end of days for animal protein – articles trying to reinforce this are being published daily – and social media is heaving with corresponding messages of “doom”.

Not to mention the media missiles calling for change and negative perception messaging coming at us from all directions.

I presented recently in Singapore on the value of the New Zealand dairy sector at the NZX Global Dairy Seminar and, interestingly, was asked by international companies why New Zealand farmers feel so down about their industry.

It may surprise you to know that within international markets people still value, admire and respect the passion and processes with which we produce – they think we should be cartwheeling!

Remember, we have the advantage of smaller scale, we are less than one per cent of the global food system, and we don’t rely on getting volume out the door – we just need to make sure we continue to produce value.

“Creative” reporting Let’s look at those reports of doom. These reports are produced by those seeking funding for the technology and the economic analysis behind them is what could best be described as “creative”. The authors neglect to factor in social displacement, which would lead to extreme political calamity – but why worry about facts, right?

Yes, alternative protein sources complement animal protein and are important to the world, but there is still a strong demand for natural animal protein.

We need to realise that, although essential fresh water and carbon proposals have been communicated in less than constructive ways, and some of the “fine print” needs correcting,

through a global, big-picture lens, these proposals totally support the evolution needed to keep New Zealand animal protein relevant and valuable to the world.

The regulations may need some refinement, but they are not trying to kill rural communities; they’re actually in line with what consumers want and if we stop and look for the opportunities within them, this could, in fact, be crucial to saving our communities.

A self-fulfilling prophecy?

Have we as New Zealanders forgotten how to celebrate when good things happen and how to appreciate small victories?

Yes, I know business confidence in ALL sectors is at an all-time low; I keep reading about it and hearing about it, and my confidence drops, so does this make it a

self-fulfilling prophesy?

Confidence is built through action and effort; it’s something we must consciously focus on to rebuild.

I’m no stranger to adversity, I have seen some really dark days personally, so I get the pain of feeling like your world is crashing down around you. It’s scary, it’s hard and you may need to call in others for support and guidance.

Adapt, recharge and rebuild But the rebuild needs to start with us. The success of our industry is absolutely up to us; let’s stop disempowering ourselves and over-empowering those who are telling us to fight progress.

Let’s use our amazing energy to adapt, recharge and rebuild – not fight inevitable change.

As we spend all our time fo-

cusing on what isn’t working or what might happen, we lose sight of what is really going well and where we are succeeding.

Let’s not be suspicious of success and start turning what is good into bad because it suits our narrative better.

Bad stuff will happen, change will continue, disruption will keep rolling in like a storm and when it does, we need to face it head-on.

But let’s not spend so much time anticipating the bad that we miss the good; we miss the precious moments of joy with family and the wonderful opportunities ahead.

I get knock-backs and negativity and have many critics, but I’m in love with our industry and I choose to stay in it and help find solutions. I won’t give up; I’m

determined to proactively look for positives and opportunities because I believe in its potential success.

All I ask is that you take a moment to believe in your ability to adapt and create opportunities from whatever comes your way.

You are more capable than you think you are, and you have more choices than you realise.

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Millennials behind bio wine growth NZME Health-conscious millennials are behind the rapid growth in organic, sustainable and vegan suitable wines, and more needs to be done to foster this market as demand for traditional NZ wine plateaus, according to industry experts.

Data from liquor retail chain The Trusts West Auckland shows a 45 per cent sales lift in naturally produced or organic wines over the past 12 months alone.

Figures from the same period suggest an otherwise flat traditional wine market.

The Trusts hospitality development manager Jenny Mukerji said globally the organic wine category was growing even faster, with estimates suggesting consumption will reach 1 billion bottles per annum by 2022.

Mukerji said one in every 20 bottles sold in their stores was organic, sustainable or vegan and while growing across all age groups,

they were particularly popular with millennials looking for wines which were aligned with their health and environmental philosophies.

She said there was a diverse range of niche wines and subcategories emerging to cater to this new market.

“In addition to the organic wines which have been certified as made from grapes grown without chemical additives, we also have ‘natural wines’ which are fermented without commercial yeast and/or chemicals.

Mukerji said the growth in the category represents a significant export opportunity for Kiwi winemakers as the traditional wine market begins to plateau.

“Local vineyards are producing some excellent innovative products and it is becoming increasingly important for them to understand the millennial segment who have reduced their consumption in other parts of the market.”

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New Zealand (and Australia) named as hosts of the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023 You never know with FIFA. You just can’t rule anything out with that mob.

The inspection takes place early next year with the decision to be made in June.

Colombia, Brazil and Japan are the other contenders. Japan might be the favourites – but you can’t hold everything in Japan, surely.

Fingers crossed.

Top commentator Ian Smith

Sparks flying in the cricket commentating department Spark’s securing of rights to major cricket in this country will change the way it is covered.

For starters, Ian Smith is staying with Sky, which removes one of the game’s most influential commentators from a significant part of the action.

Rumours are flying, with the Alternative Commentary Collective – Jeremy Wells and co. – rumoured to be in the frame.

The big question: where will stalwarts like Simon Doull fit in?

Men like Smith and Doull are central to quality control.

That Smith wasn’t even approached by Spark is significant.

Stay tuned.

Box office Deontay Wilder and Tyson Fury drew their previous bout, but there’s always a winner in the pay-per-view boxing era: the promoter.

The numbers are eye-watering, but their re-match set for February will be one of the highest grossing heavyweight clashes ever.

Oh yeah – apart from a lot of cash, the winner gets the WBC belt and a likely date with Anthony Joshua. I’m picking a Wilder win.

Curtainraiser The America’s Cup AC75 boats take to Auckland’s waters for their World Series in December, the final precursor to the Big Show in early 2021.

In a departure from the recent trend, there will be no points carrying into the America’s Cup itself.

But there will definitely be a lot at stake, and the series is some-

thing of a conundrum.

Decent fleet racing will suggest a thrilling America’s Cup contest but the possibility New Zealand will lose the prized cup.

If Team New Zealand clears off into the distance, the euphoria will come with fears that technology has created a boring, lopsided contest.

Someone else wins a grand slam tennis tournament Hard to believe at their age, but the Big Three have won all of the last 12 Grand Slams.

When it comes to playing best of five sets tennis, Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have got the field covered.

We’ll go with the young Greek giant Stefanos Tsitsipas to break the stranglehold.

Someone from the younger brigade needs to step up. The one man who has had a bit of Grand Slam success in the past six years, Stan Wawrinka, is sliding.

Eddie Osei-Nketia and Arthur Porritt The teenage sprinter with rugby aspirations was big news in bursts during 2019. His bid for Olympic glory should be a massive story in 2020.

He has the credentials to become just the second Kiwi to make an Olympic 100m final, and the first to break the 10 second barrier. It’s a long shot, but if he does make the final Olympic lineup he will join 1924 bronze medalist Arthur Porritt in a rather small Kiwi sprint pantheon.

It might also be a chance to reflect on Porritt’s amazing life.

Nathan Brown

Nathan Brown for Stephen Kearney New Warriors owner Mark Robinson has been publicly blunt about his expectations, and it doesn’t bode all that well for coach Stephen Kearney’s tenure.

The Warriors targeted a number of players as key signings last year and missed out on the lot, which hardly helped the club’s image and prospects.

Among the assistants called in late 2019 was the former Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown, ostensibly as a specialist assisting the hookers.

But with Kearney on shaky ground, Brown’s presence must raise the possibility that he is being lined up to take over as coach.

This desk has been told that Kearney will have about six matches to show he is on the right track.

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Another stellar year in Supercars looms for Scott McLaughlin. against Newcastle Knights (a), Canberra (Eden Park), Manly Sea Eagles (a), Wests Tigers (h), St George Illawarra Dragons (a) and Sydney Roosters (h).

On 2019 form they will be lucky to win more than one of those.

Ian Foster One way or other, Ian Foster is going to be big news.

In theory, he deserves a bit of leeway as the new All Black coach, as he builds a new side with a new coaching team. A handful of greats have retired from tests, and Brodie Retallick is unavailable in 2020.

But Foster was not a universally popular choice ahead of Scott Robertson, and there was widespread suspicion over the New Zealand Rugby coaching appointment process.

Foster needs to hit the ground running against Wales and Scotland.

On one hand, their dismal record against New Zealand suggests Foster will get off to a winning start.

On the other, poor performances or dare we say it a defeat would put him under huge public pressure.

Captain Not So Fantastic Naming the All Black captain for the past 15 years has involved little more than sticking out a press release, with reaction at a minimum.

Tana Umaga, Richie McCaw, Kieran Read. Easy.

New coach Foster faces a tricky choice between Sam Whitelock and Sam Cane. Whitelock, who turned 31 in October, won’t be an automatic selection by the next World Cup. Cane isn’t even an automatic choice now.

The previous coaching regime, which included Foster, used him as an impact forward in the World Cup semi-final loss to England.

Three-peat Same results with more fanfare and less criticism.

At a guess, that’s how Supercars superstar Scott McLaughlin would like the 2020 season to pan out.

The 2019 season could hardly

have gone any better for the Kiwi, who wiped out the opposition when it counted, including at Mt Panorama, as he won his second successive title.

But the continual snipes from some opponents took a bit of gloss of his extraordinary defence of the title he first won in 2018.

He will be hot favourite to win a third consecutive title, but it’s hard to pick how David Reynolds and co. will react.

There are some in Supercars obsessed with denigrating McLaughlin and DJR Team Penske and it’s hard to see the hardnosed Aussies quietening down.

Unfinished business The Black Ferns did their best to rationalise their Olympic silver medal in Rio, but everyone knows that deep down missing out on gold hurt.

Sarah Hirini, Portia Woodman, Michaela Blyde, Ruby Tui and co. have got back to winning ways under new coach Allan Bunting, even though he took a mysterious break this year.

Bunting and Cory Sweeney will be co-coaches in the Olympic year – the last time New Zealand tried that arrangement was for the men’s World Cup in 1991 and that didn’t turn out too well.

But history is made to be broken.

Rugby, rugby, rugby ... it is certain to draw a lot of the Olympic attention for Kiwis. The women will be hot favourites, while the men are much better prepared than Rio but face more of a lottery.

Finally Liverpool will win their first Premier League title – even their most cautious fans must feel that this time the lead is already insurmountable.

They won the last of their 18 first division title 30 years ago – hard to believe. The new Premier League competition was introduced in 1992.

Steven Adams will finally pull on the black singlet Yes, we’re going bold with this one.

It’s a risky call because our only current Kiwi NBA player has held out for a long time, supposedly over perceived ill-treatment in this country early in his career.

It’s an all or nothing Olympic moment for the Oklahoma City Thunder centre, as new Tall Blacks coach Pero Cameron prepares a team for the June qualifying tournament in Serbia (after the NBA season).

Cameron is a giant of Kiwi basketball – his presence will surely be a lure.

Maybe Adams’ sister Valerie – the Olympic shot put legend – could put in a call as well.

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Oar-some Olympics If the 2019 world rowing championships are any indication, New Zealand will have a field day on the water at the Olympics.

New Zealand snared four golds, all to the women, in Austria.

Grace Prendergast, Kerri Gowler and co. could become household names on their exploits in Japan.

And there’s a redemption story on offer from Emma Twigg, the single sculler who retired briefly after finishing fourth in Rio. Career defining Shot put star Tom Walsh’s place in the New Zealand sports pantheon is already assured. He has won gold in all the right places except the Olympics, and is ranked number one in the world.

Should he win this country’s first field gold Walsh – our only Olympic field medalist – will reach legendary status.

Sonny Bill Williams

Sonny Bill makes the news Even based in Toronto, where he is playing for the local Super League side, he’s more than capable of generating a few headlines down under.

If he does decide on a return to international league, we’re picking it will be for Samoa against England in Sydney rather than with the Kiwis.

SBW loves a cause, and the promotion of Samoan and PI sport is a worthy one.

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‘Up there with Hadlee’

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Australian Pat Cummins produced the most dominant year by a fast bowler since Sir Richard Hadlee in 1985 after taking 59 test wickets in 2019.

Cummins, who had an average of 20.14 over the last 12 months, finished 14 wickets ahead of team-mate Nathan Lyon who ended 2019 with 45 wickets.

No player has had such a bigger margin over the next best bowler since Hadlee’s staggering 1985 season, when the New Zealand great took 28 wickets more than any other bowler.

Black Caps bowler Neil Wagner was tied third on 43 wickets despite playing half as many tests as Cummins.

Tim Southee finished with the sixth most test wickets in 2019 taking 33 in eight tests.

Australia and England dominated the runscorers with Marnus Labuschagne the only player to crack the 1000 mark, scoring 1104 in 2019 at an average of 64.94.

Steve Smith and Labuschagne both scored three centuries along with India’s Mayank Agarwal and Rohit Sharma and New Zealand opener Tom Latham.

Ross Taylor was the best of the Black Caps with the bat scoring 607 in eight tests at an average of 55.18. Latham scored 601 runs at an average of 50.08.

Kane Williamson’s tour of Australia has gone from bad to worse, with the Black Caps captain absent from training yesterday with flu-like symptoms.

Williamson, who has made just 57 runs in four innings so far on tour, and has come under criticism for his captaincy decisions, missed the Black Caps’ first hitout at the Sydney Cricket Ground ahead of the third test, which starts tomorrow.

That problem was compounded by fellow batsman Henry Nicholls also missing training with flu-like symptoms.

The Black Caps have limited batting cover on tour, with outof-form opener Jeet Raval the only batsman waiting in the wings, with bowlers Todd Astle, Kyle Jamieson, Matt Henry and Will Somerville the other squad options who didn’t play in Melbourne.

However, Black Caps bowling coach Shane Jurgensen was confident the pair – who both turned up to training before being sent back to the team hotel to avoid any symptoms spreading – would be fine for the final test of the tour.

“They’re just not feeling really good today, I’m sure they’ll be back training tomorrow, they’re pretty tough.

“It’s been a big last two tests so

Coach Gary Stead says Williamson will return to his best form.

I think it’s just a good opportunity to have a day off and they’ll be here tomorrow.”

Williamson’s potential absence would be the biggest blow, even though the skipper is currently in the midst of his worst return over a four-innings stretch since the disastrous tour of South Africa in January 2013, where New Zealand were infamously rolled for 45 on their way to two heavy defeats.

Had Joe Denly not committed one of the worst drops in the history of cricket when Williamson was on 62 against England in

Hamilton, Williamson would be averaging just 19.8 in his last 10 innings, and his captaincy is coming under closer scrutiny as well.

Williamson’s decision-making in the field has been criticised during the lengthy spells the Black Caps have been forced to spend in the scorching sun – including criticism from former skipper Brendon McCullum, who suggested he wasn’t enjoying being captain as much as he had in the past.

Jurgensen believes that having an extra day away from the grind of the tour could potentially be

helpeful for Williamson.

“I’m sure Kane would have struggled to go home, he loves batting – he’ll be thinking about his batting,” Jurgensen joked.

“When you’ve had a couple of tough losses, it’s good to get a bit of extra time away whenever you can – it’s not always the best to keep working hard and working hard.

“So it’s a good opportunity for him to take a bit of time out and reflect and have a big last test to finish off the tour.”

Neither Williamson nor New Zealand coach Gary Stead would be drawn on whether Williamson’s captaincy in all formats was too high a workload – Williamson did acknowledge it was “a challenge” – but Stead had no doubts that his skipper would soon return to his best.

“It’s not just Kane; many of our players have had a pretty tough time over here.

“The dismissal [in the second innings], it was pretty unlucky I thought, on another day he carries on and he could have got a hundred – it changes that quickly.

“Kane’s fine, like all players you go through ups and downs at times, this is obviously a challenging part of his career.”

Hopefully for the Black Caps, Williamson will recover in time to get the chance to make amends.

■■UFC

Israel Adesanya is writing his own legacy

By Christopher Reive In the space of 20 months, Israel Adesanya went from ‘unlockable character’ to UFC middleweight champion.

Anyone who wasn’t familiar with the Kiwi prospect had to wait until they saw him walk to the ring to get a glimpse of him as, at the time, the UFC’s website used a generic silhouette on fight cards to show a fighter was on debut.

Once he stepped inside the octagon, he didn’t waste any time in announcing himself to the UFC audience.

Overcoming a grappling attack in the first round, Adesanya turned Australian Rob Wilkinson into a punching bag to claim a second round TKO on the preliminary card at UFC 221 in Perth on February 11, 2018.

Outspoken, confident and undefeated, Adesanya joined the UFC as a much hyped prospect, and his debut was everything the company could have hoped for.

He showed glimpses of his skill, and didn’t waste the opportunity to show his talents on the microphone after the bout either, announcing: “Middleweights – I’m the new dog in the yard, and I just pissed all over this cage.”

It was the only bout of his UFC career to date that would feature on a preliminary card.

His next bout, a split decision win over Italian Marvin Vettori, was his main card debut and in just his third UFC fight, the Nigerian-born fighter was booked in a headline spot.

It was his clinical dismantling of then No.10-ranked Hawaiian Brad Tavares over five rounds that saw his star soar rapidly, before a TKO win over American Derek Brunson at Madison Square Garden in New York saw him end 2018 ranked just outside the top 5 fighters in the middleweight division.

In 2019, Adesanya ticked off milestones.

First, he beat the consensus greatest middleweight of all time Anderson Silva, before winning the interim middleweight title against Kelvin Gastelum in a bout that will one day be a contender to be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame, and finally become undisputed champion when he knocked out Robert Whittaker in front of 57,127 people – the largest-ever crowd for a UFC event - at UFC 243 in Melbourne in October.

With seven fights since the start of 2018, Adesanya has been one of the most active in that time frame, along with the likes of Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone (7), Thiago Santos (7), and Eryk Anders (7).

Now, with the belt strapped around his waist, the 30-year-old is arguably the most marketable

Israel Adasanya is a self-proclaimed hype train. star the UFC has on its roster and heads into a year where he will be fending off the rest of the pack.

There is some uncertainty over when Adesanya might step back into the octagon however, with incumbent challenger Paulo Costa out of action until at least April and the next best available option, No.3-ranked Yoel Romero, having won just one of his last four bouts.

While it’s unusual for the company to book a title fight for a con-

tender on a losing streak, the fact that Adesanya wants to get back to work and has actively been asking for the Romero fight has the UFC looking into making it happen.

UFC boss Dana White told ESPN he had a timeframe in mind for the fight, but there was nothing official to announce yet.

“We’re looking at Yoel Romeo,” White confirmed. “(Israel) wants that fight. He wants to fight Yoel Romero.

“Nobody wants to fight Yoel

Romero. Nobody’s screaming I want Yoel Romero. He is.”

Romero has made a name for himself as one of the middleweight division’s toughest competitors, despite having never held the title. A former Olympic silver medal wrestler, the Cuban presents Adesanya with an elite level of wrestling that he has yet to experience in his career in the octagon.

Romero appears to be the only option should Adesanya wish to get back to work as soon as possible, with the next best ranked fighters Whittaker (1) and Jared Cannonier (4) booked to fight at UFC 248 in Las Vegas in March.

It is rumoured the UFC is trying to book Adesanya against Romero as the main event on the same card.

“It’s harder to stay champ than it is to be champ,” Adesanya said after beating Whittaker.

“You see a lot of people just fall off after this, because they’ve done what they’ve set out to do.

“I’ve done one thing that I’ve set out to do which is become the UFC champion.

“Now it’s about defending that actively. I’m going to write my own legacy – not compared to anyone else – I’m going to carve my own way.

“I’m still all hype, by the way.

“Don’t worry; I’m just a hype train.”

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■■AUCKLAND CUP

■■AUCKLAND CUP

Start blunder blights Cup

New star emerges

Platinum Invador’s victory in the Gr.3 SkyCity City of Auckland Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie yesterday was a bittersweet result for trainer Lisa Latta.

The Palmerston North conditioner’s other runner Sentimental Miss was late scratched from the race along with race favourite Justamaiz and Roger That, after a false start was declared due to the field being released with Pinmedown still at the back of the starting gates, waiting to be loaded.

Platinum Invador’s jockey Leith Innes was aware of the situation and was ready to pull up his charge upon hearing the false start siren, however, other mounts weren’t so lucky.

“It is frustrating that you travel the horses all the way up here for that to happen,” Latta said.

“You feel for all three horses that did get late scratched.

“James (McDonald, Sentimental Miss’ jockey) didn’t hear the siren and got all the way around to the 1000m.

“Platinum Invador did get pulled up early and it was a good ride by Leith.”

Latta said she was confident with the four-year-old son of Redwood heading into yesterday after his runner-up performance behind subsequent race favourite Concert Hall in the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup (2300m) last month.

“I was very confident with both of them.

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Leith Innes and Platinum Invador take out the City of Auckland Cup yesterday.

“He still had improvement in him from the Manawatu Cup and he is on his way up.”

Platinum Invador recorded a comfortable win in the end, running away to a 2-3/4 length victory over Savy Yong Blonk, with a further long head back to The Good Fight in third.

Innes was pleased with the

win and said being able to pull his horse up so early in the piece after the false start was a major benefit.

“I realised the horse (Pinmedown) wasn’t in the gates and as soon as they hit the buzzer, I was one of the first ones to pull up,” he said.

“He has been going some really

good races and has been knocking on the door.

“He got a little bit worked up before the start, but once he was in the race I couldn’t get in halfway down the straight so I had to drop him back. He got there nice and early (the lead down the home-straight), but he was too good.”

Self Assured’s only worry became one of his most potent weapons on his way to an effortless victory in Tuesday night’s $250,000 Trillian Trust Auckland Cup. The exceptional four-year-old blasted straight to the front from the standing start and 3200m later added his name to the list of Cup legends, strolling clear of stablemate Thefixer and Triple Eight to complete his ascension to the top of the pacing ranks.

Pre race trainer-driver Mark Purdon had warned that Self Assured could be vulnerable from the standing start, as had been the case in his only two career defeats when he was slow away.

Those doubts and a wave of money for Thefixer stunningly saw Self Assured actually start second favourite, and those who were on him at the eventual $2.80 odds would have been beaming when he stepped not only safely but fast.

That enabled him to hold the inside line over another fast beginner Classie Brigade to the first bend and while there were movers the leader and trailer were always going to dominate.

The most surprising aspect of the finish was just how easily Self Assured strode clear of a New Zealand Cup winner in Thefixer, suggesting with recent Inter Dominion winner Ultimate Sniper injured, Self Assured will be favourite for any major race he is set for.

Central Otago harness Today at Omakau Raceway

Central Otago Trotting Club Inc Venue: Omakau Racecourse Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.16pm (NZT) ALEX. NEW WORLD/SCAPEGRACE GIN AMATEUR MBL PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r55, upr69 +claimers., mobile, 2000m 1 98079 Pat Campbell (1) fr.............................C Wigg 2 09790 Xmas Bay (2) fr............................M Stratford 3 69900 Koromiko Eyre (3) fr...........................M Love 4 72224 Glacier Coaster fr.......................... Scratched 5 95909 Vigoroso (4) fr................................. C Negus 6 06749 Gabby’s Star (5) fr..................... G Sinnamon 7 93129 Romanite (6) fr...................................S Wigg 8 39135 Rah De Rah (7) fr....................... G Anderson 9 91046 Motoring Major (21) fr.................... B Wilmott 10 27977 Royal Jester (22) fr...........................N Munro 11 25080 Russian Express (23) fr.....................A Edge 2 12.46 DUNCAN AGRICULTURAL/OMAKAU AUTO TROT $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2000m 1 6264x Kahress (1) fr.................................R Holmes 2 2 Kiwitrix (2) fr............................. N Williamson 3 0x000 Dora Explorer (3) fr.............. D D McCormick 4 09x0 Bev K’s One (4) fr......................... B Hope (J) 5 King Of The North (5) fr..................K Larsen 6 0x202 Simone De Beauvoir (6) fr................S Ottley 7 0309x Rain Mist And Muscle (7) fr.............. G Smith 8 6900x Mainland Pat (8) fr.....................B Williamson 9 03354 Listen Easy (9) fr............................B Orange 10 33506 Whangamata (10) fr.....................B McLellan 11 75229 Susies Way (U1) fr......................R McIlwrick 12 095 It’s Summertime (U2) fr................. J Douglas 13 8Px3 Tease My Tartan (U3) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 3 1.16 FLOORING XTRA/PAUL GALLAGHER FAMILY MBL PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo., mobile, 2000m

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1 6 Bring Back Leah (1) fr.......................S Ottley 2 Southern Starr (2) fr.......................R Holmes 3 Mossdale Lottee (3) fr.................. B Hope (J) 4 5 Itz Alldown To Luck (4) fr..................... R May 5 5 Scotlynn Beach Boy (5) fr.................R Close 6 0047 Hold Thumbs (6) fr................... N Williamson 7 Glassy Webb (7) fr.............................J Dunn 8 Dyslexic (8) fr.................................B Orange 9 07x0 Mighty Reactor (21) fr.............. M Williamson 10 450 Asian Elvis (22) fr......................B Williamson 4 1.50pm BECKERS TRANSPORT/SAMUEL FENCING F&M MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile, 2000m 1 Mossdale Lottee (1) fr.................. B Hope (J) 2 Melishka (2) fr.......................... M Williamson 3 3982 Hells Shadow (3) fr...........................R Close 4 3 Silver Lady (4) fr.............................B Orange 5 70069 Nicole (5) fr....................................R Holmes 6 74604 Indulgence (6) fr..............................K Larsen 7 0x0P0 Shadow Dancer (7) fr....................... G Smith 8 04 Ballroom Beauty (8) fr.............. C D Thornley 9 670 Wicked Witch (21) fr............. D D McCormick 10 08707 Shezdawon (22) fr.....................B Williamson 11 222 Baileys Diamond (23) fr.........B Laughton (J) 12 6 Bring Back Leah (24) fr.....................S Ottley 13 7 Truehawk (25) fr....................... L McCormick 14 Sherwood Maggie (26) fr............C Ferguson 15 7 Her Majesty fr................................ Scratched 16 3 Miss Mucho (27) fr................S Tomlinson (J) 5 2.25 SKEVINGTON/SOUTHERN WIDE REAL ESTATE MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 4yo+., 2000m 1 03x9 Matau Meg (1) fr..................... J Morrison (J) 2 9x328 Makasar Boy (2) fr............................S Ottley 3 00 Edge Sheeran (3) fr.......................R Holmes 4 Seamark (4) fr...................................R Close

5 90 The Rhythm Of Life (5) fr......... C R Thornley 6 95893 Lucys Delight (6) fr.......................B McLellan 7 90999 Forty Wives (7) fr...................K Tomlinson (J) 8 6x998 Schnitzel Von Krumm (8) fr.............K Larsen 9 9085 Carter (21) fr...............................J R Bennett 10 47x02 Sunset Red (22) fr................................G Lee 11 44877 The Mighty Cullen (23) fr......... M Williamson 6 3.00 MACCA LODGE/C&M MCNEILL JUNIOR DRIVERS MBL PACE $9000, 4yo+ r40-r55. jun.d, 2000m 1 04305 Senorita Margarita (1) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 2 72224 Glacier Coaster (2) fr.................E Barron (J) 3 78487 Donegal Gilbert (3) fr..............K Newman (J) 4 50x40 Altimeter (4) fr.......................S Tomlinson (J) 5 5250x The White Rabbit (5) fr..........K Tomlinson (J) 6 x9519 Champagneandwine (6) fr...... J Morrison (J) 7 48771 Off The Edge (7) fr.................B Laughton (J) 8 1 Kensington Bill (8) fr..................... B Hope (J) 9 97x90 Maurice (21) fr...................... K McNaught (J) 7 3.36 CENTRAL LAKES AUTOS/COCKBURN CONSTRUC’N HCP TROT $10,000, 3yo+ r40-r63 spechcp, stand, 2600m 1 001 Madam Sass (1) fr.............................J Dunn 2 50x22 No Fears (2) fr......................... J Morrison (J) 3 21990 Sunnivue Phileah (3) fr....................... R May 4 1472P Sierra Gold (4) fr............................R Holmes 5 44366 Clyde (5) fr............................... C D Thornley 6 x8645 Big Iron (6) fr..................................B Orange 7 06610 Dream Of Pat (7) fr....................B Williamson 8 510 Miss Jessica (8) fr..................... T Robertson 9 061x9 Amulet (9) fr..................................... G Smith 10 288x7 Kiwi Crusher (U1) fr 11 120x1 Aladdin Sane (1) 15M.......................R Close 12 03112 Only One Way (2) 15M............. M Williamson 13 11x6 Chinese Whisper (U1) 15M...... N Williamson 8 4.11pm MCLARENS TRANSPORT/RD PETROLE-

UM MBL PACE (G3) $30,000, ffa., mobile, 2000m 1 09216 Swamp Major (1) fr........................B Orange 2 22231 Heisenberg (2) fr................................J Dunn 3 11642 Franco Santino (3) fr................ N Williamson 4 11026 Jazzy Star (4) fr........................ C D Thornley 5 73124 Nandolo (5) fr....................................R Close 6 03415 Smokin By fr.................................. Scratched 7 110x1 Vintage Cheddar (6) fr..............B Williamson 8 81155 A G’s White Socks (7) fr...................... R May 9 4.46pm HOUSE OF TRAVEL/ANDREW MAY CONTRACTING MBL PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r53-r61., 2000m 1 42441 Stingray Tara (1) fr.................... M Williamson 2 90x65 Sounds Bettor (2) fr....................M Hurrell (J) 3 4118 Major Watson (3) fr.................. N Williamson 4 370x2 Mossdale Art (4) fr....................... B Hope (J) 5 256x1 William Wallace (5) fr.........................J Dunn 6 41498 Good On Ya Kiwi (6) fr....................R Holmes 7 141x Mistacullect (7) fr................................. R May 8 07650 Aveross Rustler (8) fr 9 9x711 Wolfenstein (21) fr.....................B Williamson 10 8x780 Benio Ben (22) fr...............................S Ottley 11 x1347 Nemera Franco (23) fr.............. C D Thornley 12 00664 Chiller Bay (24) fr.............................M Jones 13 x7317 Glen Elgin Tomson (25) fr..............B Orange 10 5.21 FULTON HOGAN/WEDDERBURN TAVERN MOBILE TROT $15,000, ffa., mobile, 2000m 1 30x41 One Apollo (1) fr.................................. R May 2 19057 King Cassidy (2) fr................S Tomlinson (J) 3 76898 Splash Cola (3) fr..............................R Close 4 21170 Globe Trekker (4) fr....................... A Lethaby 5 3680P Didjabringthebeers (5) fr......................K Butt 6 Dx901 War Machine (6) fr..............B Orange 7 30651 Pres The Belle (7) fr...........................J Dunn 8 1x755 Great Things Happen (8) fr.............. G Smith 9 25x16 Smokey Mac (21) fr................. J Morrison (J)

10 47654 Theodosia (22) fr................................. C Butt 11 70003 The Dominator (23) fr............... C D Thornley 12 40x12 Heavyweight Hero (24) fr.....................B Butt 13 35780 Monty Python (25) fr................ M Williamson 11 5.51pm FAST TRACK INSURANCE/ALEX FOUR SQUARE MBL PACE $9000, 3yo+ r40-r50., mbl, 2000m 1 38810 Allandale (1) fr.............................R McIlwrick 2 69x86 Ohoka Chopper (2) fr........................S Ottley 3 06000 Alexy fr.......................................... Scratched 4 86740 Adam Patron (3) fr........................ B Hope (J) 5 05453 Iwanadancewitsumbody (4) fr.. M Williamson 6 05279 Star Ruler (5) fr....................... J Morrison (J) 7 97600 Honour Scroll (6) fr................K Tomlinson (J) 8 64766 Tetrick (7) fr..................................B McLellan 9 18x70 Better Galleon (21) fr.....................B Orange 10 21x Luella (22) fr........................................ R May 11 x4442 Jimmy Richter (23) fr.................B Williamson 12 83879 Tartan Robyn (24) fr................. N Williamson 13 93003 Star Reactor (25) fr................ G Thornley (J) SELECTIONS

10 P8564 Payment Plan (22) fr........................S Doody 11 794P5 Our Wicklow fr............................... Scratched 4 12.36pm OSBORNE CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS MOBILE PACE $7500, non-winners., mobile, 2000m 1 09439 Aurelia Cotta (1) fr.............................A Pyers 2 60x59 Tommy Tahi (2) fr.......................... P Fleming 3 60x99 Trooper Cooper (3) fr.......................S Doody 4 Gouda fr........................................ Scratched 5 6P525 Hey Good Lookin (4) fr.................. D Butcher 6 x0073 Zip Code (5) fr............................S Abernethy 7 5x665 With Revenge (6) fr.................... J Abernethy 8 37786 Carse O Fern Cully (7) fr.....................S Quill 9 6 Inquisito (21) fr..................................B Taylor

10 35x34 Sport Mental (22) fr............... D Ferguson (J) 11 64935 Drum Beat (23) fr..................... J Cowden (J) 12 84462 Razcal Alley (24) fr..........................M House 13 296P3 Jive (25) fr..................................... S Dickson SELECTIONS

Race 1: Rah De Rah, Romanite, Gabby’s Star, Pat Campbell Race 2: Kahress, Bev K’s One, Simone De Beauvoir, Kiwitrix Race 3: Mighty Reactor, Itz Alldown To Luck, Dyslexic Race 4: Miss Mucho, Baileys Diamond, Mossdale Lottee Race 5: Makasar Boy, Seamark, The Mighty Cullen Race 6: Kensington Bill, Senorita Margarita, Off The Edge Race 7: Chinese Whisper, Aladdin Sane, Only One Way, Big Iron Race 8: A G’s White Socks, Nandolo, Heisenberg, Vintage Cheddar Race 9: William Wallace, Nemera Franco, Major Watson Race 10: Pres The Belle, Didjabringthebeers, War Machine Race 11: Luella, Iwanadancewitsumbody, Tartan Robyn 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

Wairarapa harness Today at Tauherenikau Raceway

Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Venue Tauherenikau Racecourse Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4 1 11.06am LARNOCH STUD MOBILE PACE $7500, r53-r59,r78 w/c., mobile, 2000m 1 39655 Ideal Tiger (1) fr................................S Doody 2 56668 Sweet Maggie Ryan (2) fr..........S Abernethy 3 03219 Masada fr...................................... Scratched 4 44188 Onedin Punter (3) fr............................S Quill 5 72538 The Kapiti Express (4) fr............ J Abernethy 6 71526 Rake (5) fr.......................................M House 7 02955 Frankie Jones (6) fr....................... D Butcher 8 452xP The Night Hawk (7) fr J Cowden (J,..........Cl)

9 x6943 Pats Dragon (21) fr................ D Ferguson (J)

2 11.36am LEVIN WOOLBUYERS MBL PACE $7500,

r40-r46., mobile, 2000m 1 3892x Ideal Lincoln fr............................... Scratched 2 06724 He’s Gratis (1) fr................................B Taylor 3 296P3 Jive (2) fr....................................... S Dickson 4 x576P Iamthedream (3) fr..........................M House 5 90375 Lincoln Lovely (4) fr..........................S Doody 6 88550 Red River Dash (5) fr.................S Abernethy 7 5x773 Pure Desire (6) fr.......................... P Fleming 8 409x0 Waingaro Mara (7) fr................ J Cowden (J) 9 x8799 Mr Asia (21) fr............................... D Butcher 10 57495 Amaro (22) fr.......................................S Quill

11 76x74 Port Delight (23) fr...................... J Abernethy 12 58327 Martin McGuinness (24) fr.... D Ferguson (J) 3 12.06pm CONNIE STEWART SOTHERBY’S INT REALTY MOBILE PACE $7500, r45-r54., mobile, 2000m 1 6x388 Uncle Drew (1) fr.................................S Quill 2 43120 Molly Dooker (2) fr................... J Cowden (J) 3 66546 Maria Kirilenko fr........................... Scratched 4 979x0 My Mate Ben (3) fr..........................M House 5 03242 Artfilly Crafted (4) fr....................S Abernethy 6 x1233 Play Ball (5) fr....................... D Ferguson (J) 7 24427 Matai Minky (6) fr.......................... D Butcher 8 83700 Lincoln Moment (7) fr................. J Abernethy 9 x7621 Sheikh Yabooty (21) fr................... P Fleming

Race 1: Pats Dragon, Ideal Tiger, Frankie Jones, Onedin Punter Race 2: Port Delight, Mr Asia, Pure Desire, Waingaro Mara Race 3: Molly Dooker, Play Ball, Artfilly Crafted, Payment Plan Race 4: Razcal Alley, Jive, Sport Mental, With Revenge 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

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■■DEE AND GEE

Auckland Cup in their sights The decision to bypass Waikouaiti on New Year’s Day with Dee And Gee to concentrate on the Wellington Cup Carnival means Ashburton trainers Terrill Charles and Peter Corbett will trek north to Wellington with a team, headed by their Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) winner, early next week and start Dee And Gee in the Gr.3 Trentham Stakes (2100m) on Saturday week as a prelude to her main mission, the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation & Sport Wellington Cup (3200m), a week later.

“We felt the Waikouaiti track wouldn’t suit her that well, especially with its tight first bend,” Charles said.

“She can run in the Trentham Stakes and we’re not worried about her backing

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“She won the New Zealand Cup on her and knows her well.”

Providing Dee And Gee acquits herself well at Trentham, she will then head north for a tilt at the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7, just as she did last season.

Dee And Gee was narrowly defeated

by Gorbachev in last season’s Wellington Cup and two starts later she finished a creditable fourth to Glory Days in the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m).

“I had set my sights on winning the New Zealand Cup and now she’s done that I’ve raised the bar and would love to win the Auckland Cup,” Charles said.

“Whether she does it or not, I’d love to see her run in it again.”

Happy trainers Terrill Charles and Peter Corbett.

Wairarapa gallops Today at Tauherenikau Raceway

Wairarapa RC Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 2 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.06 WAIRARAPA TIMES AGE R72 1000M $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1000m 1 82x0x Handfull (5) 61.5.......................B Ansell (a3) 2 1355x Grand Mayson m (1) 61....... C O’Beirne (a2) 3 0x852 Magico d (2) 57..............................L Allpress 4 x7177 Desert Magic m (3) 57............... D Hirini (a1) 5 54x00 Dawn Jessie (4) 54 2 1.41pm VALLEY PLUMBING MDN 1000M $10,000, MDN, 1000m 1 x857x He’s A Gold Digger (5) 57.5................. M Hill 2 Me (3) 57.5...................................... J Parkes 3 Lisa Marie (8) 57.............................. M Singh 4 Mini Maxine (7) 57.........................L Allpress 5 Ode To Joy (6) 57......................B Ansell (a3) 6 Showbourne (1) 57............................L Hemi 7 5x3x8 Meritorious (2) 55.5..........................R Myers 8 Infared (4) 55.5............................ R Hannam 3 2.16 THE HITS &LIFE MEMBERS R82 2050M $11,000,

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up just a week later in the Cup. “She did it at Riccarton when she ran second in the Metropolitan before winning the New Zealand Cup.” In her sole start since realising Charles’ dream by winning the New Zealand Cup, Dee And Gee finished last of five runners in a pipe-opener sprint at Ashburton, but was doing her best work late.

She then furthered her preparation for Trentham with an exhibition gallop with stablemate Head Office between races at Timaru on Saturday.

“She went a good 1600m in the exhibition gallop and she’s fit and ready to go,” Charles said.

“Leah (Hemi) rode her in the gallop and she’s riding her at Trentham, too.

Rating 82 Benchmark, 2050m 1 63750 Balham t (7) 59............................... J Parkes 2 241x0 Look Out m (5) 59..........................H Andrew 3 02520 Hank Moody t (2) 56 4 66240 Amorata (4) 55.................................R Myers 5 0x748 Commanding Prince (1) 55....M Hudson (a3) 6 6x960 Trending (6) 54.5............................D Bradley 7 968x1 Lincoln Fury (3) 54....................... R Hannam 4 2.51pm PUKEMANU BAR & EATERY MDN 1300M $10,000, MDN, 1300m 1 3x302 Outa Cash (1) 58.5..........................J Riddell 2 25 Vineyard McPhee (6) 58.5...............R Myers 3 4 Horopito (7) 58.5............................H Andrew 4 0x Blarack (4) 58.5 5 Mick (2) 58.5................................... J Parkes 6 5643 Streak Of Power (5) 57......................L Hemi 7 3566x Authentic Charm (3) 56.5............. R Hannam 8 9x Silent Approach (9) 55...................L Allpress 9 Sunlit Lane (8) 55 5 3.26 COTTER & STEVENS MDN 3YO 1400 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m

1 26x42 Regal Reward (5) 57.5......... C O’Beirne (a2) 2 5643 Streak Of Power (4) 57.5...................L Hemi 3 Incanto Bay (2) 57.5........................ J Parkes 4 Velarde (6) 57.5.............................L Allpress 5 3 Ginger Jane (9) 55.5................. R Goldsbury 6 9655 Colyton Sky (1) 55.5..............M Hudson (a3) 7 7 Amor Amor (7) 55.5.......................H Andrew 8 0x Coming Up Roses (8) 55.5 9 Sunlit Lane (10) 55.5 10 7x Voralto (3) 55.5................................R Myers 6 4.01 BOULCOTT SUITES CHALLENGE MDN 2050M $10,000, MDN, 2050m 1 065x Piccolo Toro (4) 58.5........................J Riddell 2 87 Ammons (3) 58.5................. C O’Beirne (a2) 3 07x7 I Am A Craftsman (2) 58.5.................L Hemi 4 El Torres (8) 58.5............................H Andrew 5 6077 Take Control (12) 58.5................. R Hannam 6 72 Take That (7) 57.............................. J Parkes 7 98634 Altar Boy (9) 57................................ M Singh 8 0 Emirate (10) 57 9 43372 Run Lee b (1) 56.5...........................R Myers

10 7 Pearly Shells (11) 56.5......................... M Hill 11 x3349 La Mia Sirena (5) 55......................D Bradley 12 7x7x0 Platinum Touch (6) 55....................L Allpress 7 4.36pm SOUTH WAIRARAPA VET SERVICES MDN 1600M $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 27x45 Yeah Right (5) 58.5........................L Allpress 2 44909 Double Act (1) 58.5......................... J Parkes 3 869x8 Whiteout (6) 58.5...........................H Andrew 4 27 Dalmatia b (9) 57.............................J Riddell 5 543 Den Bosch (3) 57......................... R Hannam 6 All Might (10) 57.............................D Bradley 7 x9863 Love Potion (8) 56.5.........................R Myers 8 5x8 Capellasstar (2) 56.5........................ M Singh 9 7 Enchanting Pearl (7) 56.5..................L Hemi 10 9655 Colyton Sky (4) 55 8 5.11 JACKSON ST BAR R65 1600M $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 5x044 You’re Welcome (6) 58.5..................R Myers 2 3277x Master Lincoln (4) 57.......................J Riddell 3 54435 Ritzy Sparkle (9) 56.5....................L Allpress 4 70x19 Punta Mita d (7) 56.............. C O’Beirne (a2)

5 59103 Super Girl (3) 56.............................. M Singh 6 4996x Maidstone Park m (2) 55.5........... R Hannam 7 50x05 Leighs Mate (5) 55.5............... T Taiaroa (a3) 8 50x95 Artaxerxes dm (1) 55.........................L Hemi 9 09070 Dance For Money (8) 54........S Macnab (a2) Blinkers on: Grand Mayson (R1), Hank Moody (R3), Colyton Sky, Coming Up Roses (R5), Take That (R6), Whiteout, Colyton Sky (R7) Blinkers off: Dawn Jessie (R1), He’s A Gold Digger (R2), Streak Of Power (R4), Streak Of Power (R5), Platinum Touch (R6), You’re Welcome (R8) Winkers on: Streak Of Power (R4), Streak Of Power (R5), La Mia Sirena (R6) SELECTIONS

6 85 Mersey Beat (4) 57......................T Thornton 7 7 Angaria (1) 57............................. L Satherley 8 22242 Soft Hearted b (6) 56.5 9 76x55 Henley Road (8) 56.5...................... S McKay 10 Angry Bird (3) 56.5........................... A Jones 11 9 Sesto (9) 55..................................... C Grylls 12 08x87 Tennessee Rock (11) 55 7 4.22pm OASIS BAR AND GRILL GREERTON 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 83 Son Of Sasanof (12) 58.5................ R Jones 2 49 Remember O’Reilly (16) 58.5.T Yanagida (a2) 3 Candid Camera (15) 58.5................ S Spratt 4 50050 War Path (3) 58.5.........................T Thornton 5 6070 Fired (1) 58.5.............................. L Satherley 6 x500x Pumbaah (4) 58.5.......................J Whiteside 7 2 Osaka b (11) 57 8 7 Mac’s Express h (17) 57................. S McKay 9 07254 One Way Street (14) 56.5 10 0 Amelia Grace h (13) 56.5.......... D Danis (a2) 11 Dark Marble (8) 56.5...............J Fawcett (a1)

12 40x Desert Mirage (9) 55.................... D Johnson 13 0 Geejayroc (7) 55.........................M Cameron 14 Jelina (6) 55.....................................S Collett 15 Angry Bird (10) 56.5......................... A Jones 16 Commotion (2) 56.5 17 0x Coming Up Roses (5) 55 Emergencies: Angry Bird, Commotion, Coming Up Roses Blinkers on: Iffraajinator (R2), Butterfield, Paul’s Super Ariki, Angaria (R6), Coming Up Roses (R7) Blinkers off: Man Oh Man (R1), Rhaegar (R3), Model Aye (R4), Fired, Pumbaah (R7) Winkers on: Model Aye (R4), Fired (R7) Winkers off: Paul’s Super Ariki (R6) SELECTIONS

3 33553 Spring Mechanic nwtd R &...................L Udy 4 24134 Thrilling Peta 20.93.......................... K Walsh 5 42344 Go All Lin 21.54.............................. S O’Neill 6 52111 Bigtime Kiss 21.04..............................L Cole 7 12632 Athenais 21.19...................................S Ross 8 35332 Typical 21.25......................................S Ross Emergencies: 9 8x157 Noah Who 21.03......................... M Prangley 10 12325 Does He Exist 21.33........................R Roper 9 6.58pm THRILLING BRAT DISTANCE FINAL C2df, 650m 1 11341 Thrilling Nina 37.66.......................... K Walsh 2 32753 Student Loan nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 3 16344 Gao Gao 37.81............................... G Farrell 4 43524 Little Teegs nwtd........................ A Lawrence 5 33312 Shaynee 38.34..................................S Lozell 6 56163 Odnoc Ankie nwtd.......................P Ferguson 7 63432 Opawa June nwtd........................A Turnwald 8 31371 Emgrand Rose 37.80...................A Turnwald 9 72354 Go Angel 38.17............................... G Farrell 10 55515 Gray Bale nwtd..............................W Woods 10 7.18pm FARMLANDS VIRKON WAIKATO CUP FINAL C5f, 457m 1 53684 Opawa Light nwtd..............................E Potts 2 23133 He’s All Shine nwtd...........................S Lozell 3 34423 Thrilling Amigo 24.96....................... K Walsh 4 23341 Opawa Viking 25.54.........................S Codlin 5 51122 Bigtime Shadow nwtd.........................L Cole 6 21142 Bigtime Bret nwtd................................L Cole 7 61734 Our Rick 25.62...................................E Potts

8 12211 Bigtime Brody 25.21............................L Cole 9 11125 Bigtime Tank nwtd...............................L Cole 10 56435 Ringside nwtd................................R Adcock 11 7.38pm FARMLANDS COPRICE WAIKATO CLASSIC FINAL R/Af, 457m 1 21312 Opawa Toddy nwtd J &....................D Fahey 2 36331 Big Time Seth 25.74............................L Cole 3 62223 Thrilling Stomp 26.05....................... K Walsh 4 12122 Archie John Hill nwtd J &.................D Fahey 5 11111 Seve 25.39.........................................D Lane 6 32413 Zoro 25.81.................................. A Lawrence 7 11311 Melita Vella 25.37................................L Cole 8 62732 Go Vegas nwtd J &...........................D Fahey Emergencies: 9 11213 Bolty nwtd..........................................D Lane 10 44874 Bigtime Annie nwtd.............................L Cole 12 7.58 FARMLANDS NO 1 RURAL SUPPLIER STKS C4, 457m 1 42444 Bigtime Levi 25.87..............................L Cole 2 2F335 Cheeseball nwtd.................................L Cole 3 36621 Jinja Bailey 25.95 U &........................Cottam 4 56435 Ringside nwtd................................R Adcock 5 65564 Bigtime Bruno nwtd.............................L Cole 6 12x51 Thrilling Winter 25.61....................... K Walsh 7 4x254 Jinja Murphy nwtd W &....................T Steele 8 31132 Tuff’s My Mum 25.93..........................S Ross 9 66546 Robson 25.51..............................P Ferguson 10 84117 Keysile 25.56...............................P Ferguson

Race 1: Grand Mayson, Magico, Desert Magic, Handfull Race 2: Meritorious, Showbourne, Me, Lisa Marie, Infared Race 3: Commanding Prince, Balham, Amorata, Trending Race 4: Vineyard McPhee, Outa Cash, Authentic Charm, Horopito Race 5: Regal Reward, Velarde, Amor Amor, Ginger Jane Race 6: Take That, Run Lee, Altar Boy, Take Control Race 7: Den Bosch, Dalmatia, Love Potion, Yeah Right Race 8: Ritzy Sparkle, Punta Mita, Super Girl, Dance For Money

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Racing Tauranga Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.56 GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 x6324 Man Oh Man (9) 58.5 2 52477 Charred (6) 58.5...............................S Collett 3 90935 Prestigious Lad (8) 58.5.................. A Calder 4 08358 Hosel Rocket (3) 58.5 5 5x544 Piping Hot (2) 58.5......................M Cameron 6 x6887 Marbuzet (1) 58.5................S Weatherley (a) 7 7x009 Not Usual Heaven (5) 58.5........... D Johnson 8 88573 Shocking Penny (4) 55 9 79458 Altar Girl (7) 55.....................................C Dell 2 1.27pm REAL CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2100 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 x0433 Fluorobus (2) 59.............................. A Calder 2 32x23 Robusto m (8) 58.5........................O Bosson 3 x8350 Apellido (7) 58.5..........................M Cameron 4 x7941 Patsys Lass (6) 57.5........................R Smyth

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Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.07pm (NZT) FARMLANDS TOGETHER STRONGER SPRINT C1, 375m 1 24152 Thrilling Dora 21.52.......................... K Walsh 2 68718 Mr Felix nwtd.....................................M Black 3 58158 Tango Miss 21.46............................. T Green 4 131 Thrilling Brax nwtd........................... K Walsh 5 47537 Thrilling Arnold 21.48.......................S Codlin 6 74766 Agbeze nwtd.....................................M Black 7 54637 Black Bridge 21.72...........................R Roper 8 86822 Master Brady 21.90..........................S Codlin 9 47172 My Bro Bobby nwtd....................... H Mullane 10 56837 Stellar Babe 22.10.........................P Cleaver 2 4.29 FARMLANDS TE AWAMUTU DISTANCE C1/2d, 650m 1 14126 Hot Platter nwtd...........................A Turnwald 2 28728 Kamada Park 37.92.....................A Turnwald 3 11421 Emgrand Park 37.61....................A Turnwald 4 17635 Djay Dynamix nwtd.............................L Cole 5 21543 Ask King Jeff nwtd..............................L Cole 6 33646 Waitohi nwtd.................................A Turnwald 7 33612 Tradition nwtd J &.............................D Fahey 8 73676 Vibe nwtd.....................................A Turnwald 3 4.54 COPRICE WORKING DOG CHICKEN SPRINT C2/3, 375m 1 21155 Stay Rich 21.46 M &......................... J Smith 2 11373 Machine Gunn nwtd.......................R Adcock

5 007x5 Motuman mh (4) 57.5................ D Danis (a2) 6 0x010 Trip To Freedom (5) 56.5 7 5x720 Winklebelle m (1) 56.................... D Johnson 8 6677x Iffraajinator (3) 55.5..........................S Collett 3 2.02pm TE PUKE AND MOUNT MAUNGANUI NEW WORLD 1300 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1300m 1 05521 Byzantine (8) 60 2 5x363 Roll The Gold (6) 58................J Fawcett (a1) 3 109x4 O’Guy d (4) 57.5 4 x4705 Rhaegar (7) 57............................. D Johnson 5 9x663 Salt Bay (3) 56.5 6 30654 Savette (5) 56.5....................................C Dell 7 11x Pinched d (1) 55.5...............S Weatherley (a) 8 03057 Bit Lippy (2) 55 4 2.37 STE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 8500x Model Aye h (3) 59........................... C Grylls 2 x3332 She’s Fearless b (1) 58.5............M Cameron 3 1 Not Ideal (5) 58.5 4 56756 Cameahotfriday tm (9) 58.5......... D Johnson

5 46x10 Indah (7) 58 6 32x13 Caribbean Rose (4) 57.5 7 39x73 In Fashion (8) 56 8 96947 Taree dm (2) 56 9 9x908 Tappy’s One t (6) 56 5 3.12pm NEW WORLD SUMMER CUP $15,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 1 7000x On The Rocks t (1) 61.5 2 58x44 Le Castile tdh (5) 54......................... C Grylls 3 x0037 Pasabahce tdm (2) 54.................M Cameron 4 3x548 Honneur Noir d (3) 54 5 51623 Saignon dm (4) 54 6 13x28 Blood Warrior 54........................... Scratched 6 3.47pm BULK LINES LIMITED 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x4523 Butterfield b (5) 58.5...........S Weatherley (a) 2 329x5 Caught The Eye (10) 58.5............ D Johnson 3 F360x Anhedonia h (12) 58.5.....................S Collett 4 8x098 Master Oakleigh (7) 58.5................. R Oliver 5 x5690 Paul’s Super Ariki (2) 58.5......J Fawcett (a1)

Race 1: Shocking Penny, Piping Hot, Charred, Hosel Rocket Race 2: Robusto, Fluorobus, Winklebelle, Apellido Race 3: Pinched, Byzantine, Savette, Roll The Gold, Salt Bay Race 4: Not Ideal, Caribbean Rose, Indah, In Fashion Race 5: Pasabahce, Le Castile, Saignon, On The Rocks Race 6: Butterfield, Soft Hearted, Mersey Beat, Caught The Eye Race 7: Osaka, Son Of Sasanof, Candid Camera, War Path

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 3 18T13 Sovereign Pride 21.37.......................S Ross 4 32251 Don Morocco 21.33........................P Cleaver 5 18637 Luke Skywalker nwtd...................... L A Hunt 6 63356 Idol Ajay 21.44 W &..........................T Steele 7 8168x Lennox Heads 21.46 W &................T Steele 8 17131 Mad Jack 21.42................................ T Green 9 68478 Grunt 21.20 W &..............................T Steele 10 88132 Fancy 21.71................................ M Prangley 4 5.16 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C1, 457m 1 1756x Thrilling Morris nwtd......................... K Walsh 2 43866 Just Maddie nwtd..............................M Black 3 52522 Tucker nwtd........................................D Lane 4 77385 Jinja Jake nwtd W &.........................T Steele 5 62311 Thrilling Murphy 25.60..................... K Walsh 6 23212 Looby’s Story 26.21................... A Lawrence 7 18525 Paddy Fast nwtd M &........................ J Smith 8 55146 Baileys Nice 25.94..................... A Lawrence 9 42676 Afridi nwtd W &................................T Steele 10 31486 Fall Gracefully nwtd..................... M Prangley 5 5.37pm COPRICE WORKING DOG BEEF SPRINT C4/5, 375m 1 74818 Raging Demon 20.99 R &....................L Udy 2 14777 See Eye Be 21.04....................... M Prangley 3 8x157 Noah Who 21.03......................... M Prangley 4 12325 Does He Exist 21.33........................R Roper 5 11136 Sakichi 21.14..............................P Ferguson 6 23337 Cheese And Chalk nwtd.....................L Cole 7 42222 Kiwi Gal 21.27 U &.............................Cottam 8 63117 Suspicious Minds 20.89.....................B Craik

9 28573 Sophia Noir 21.18...................... A Lawrence 10 41648 Barossa 21.38............................ A Lawrence 6 6.01 VIRKON*S DISINFECTANT STAKES C2/3, 457m 1 313F3 Waiterimu Ripper 25.94 R &................L Udy 2 21128 Silenci 25.65...............................P Ferguson 3 87478 Frosty Blaze 26.16........................... T Green 4 44874 Bigtime Annie nwtd.............................L Cole 5 83154 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 6 46747 Crackling Gal 26.08 U &....................Cottam 7 45364 Tommy The Jett nwtd...................A Turnwald 8 15212 Aussie Muscle nwtd W &..................T Steele Emergencies: 9 11214 Big Time Jackson nwtd.......................L Cole 10 14827 Dignity Dented nwtd......................... T Green 7 6.21pm MIGHTY WAIKATO MAIDEN SERIES FINAL C0f, 457m 1 1 Big Time Mac 25.79............................L Cole 2 2x1 Thrilling Rosa 25.33......................... K Walsh 3 232 Thrilling Baxter nwtd........................ K Walsh 4 42 Pebble Beach nwtd............................D Lane 5 3 Big Time Baby nwtd............................L Cole 6 26624 Big Time Harley nwtd..........................L Cole 7 14 Holy Grail nwtd J &..........................D Fahey 8 3 Allegro Curtis nwtd..............................L Cole 9 45345 Fool’s Russian nwtd............................L Cole 10 x52x5 Birds Fly High nwtd.........................P Henley 8 6.38pm DENIS COLE MEMORIAL SPRINT FINAL C5f, 375m 1 11111 Trojan Hoarse 20.98............................L Cole 2 15153 Captain Kev 21.09 W &....................T Steele

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The highs and lows of 2019 W

By Hamish Bidwell

hat a sporting year it’s been.

It hasn’t really, but you’re kind of obliged to express those sorts of sentiments.

This year definitely had its moments, though, so let’s start with the few highlights and carry on from there.

Highlight of the year: Seeing Tonga beat Great Britain and Australia in rugby league test matches on consecutive weekends.

The whole scenario had a bit of everything, starting with the team having to play under the Tonga Invitation XIII banner after all and sundry fell out with Tonga’s ruling rugby league body.

Individually Great Britain and Australia were far superior to Tonga, and yet neither could match them as a team.

And then there are Tonga’s fans, who’ve brought joy and colour and hymns to an Australasian sporting environment that can be pretty boorish at times.

Long may the whole thing continue, and here’s also hoping that more players in rugby and rugby league choose their tier-two nation of origin, rather than the riches that come from representing New Zealand and Australia.

And an honourable mention goes to: Noeline Taurua.

Never mind the Silver Ferns.

They were (and still would be) going nowhere without Taurua.

Without her Laura Langman’s not coaxed back into the national fold, nor Casey Kopua.

No coach before Taurua has ever got much out of Ameliaranne Ekenasio and now she’s the premier goal attack in the world.

Taurua’s performance as Silver Ferns coach was nothing short of remarkable and Netball New Zealand owe her a debt that can never be repaid.

Dignity in defeat: The Black Caps aren’t a great

The Tongan supporters brought a welcome breath of fresh air to the rugby league scene. cricket team.

They battle away, and we admire them, but they aren’t actually that good.

They did exceedingly well to scrape into the Cricket World Cup final and then to take red-hot favourites England to the brink of a humiliating home defeat.

The mechanism by which the title was eventually decided was highly unsatisfactory, but you can’t complain about how the Black Caps took it.

Led by captain Kane Williamson, the team demonstrated extraordinary dignity and you have to commend them for that.

Disappointment of the year: There’s actually two, but seeing as we’re talking cricket we’ll start here.

New Zealand’s test tour to Australia has been awful.

Williamson, for all his talent with the bat and fine human qualities, has been shown up as a captain, while a few players been

badly exposed too.

You have to go back to the 1988 Rugby League World Cup final to think of a New Zealand team who have failed to live up to expectations quite so spectacularly.

Disappointment of the year (2): The All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup semi-final loss to England seemed cause for celebration.

New Zealand hadn’t been hard done by.

The right team won and the defeat meant the end of a successful, if slightly tiresome, All Blacks era.

Change is good for all of us and the All Blacks’ exit surely meant that Ian Foster could not possibly succeed Steve Hansen as head coach.

Foster’s eventual appointment came as no surprise, given how New Zealand Rugby tend to operate, but it was certainly a crushing disappointment.

No, that’s not quite fair.

Noeline Taurua revitalised a Silver Fern team that was on the canvas.

The fact NZR could not attract any credible alternatives to Foster, nor even give the illusion

that this had been a contestable process, was actually the greater disappointment.

Unintentional comedy moment of the year: Crusaders chief executive Colin Mansbridge comparing his footy team to Kate Sheppard, Tariana Turia and Greta Thunberg.

It’s still hard to know whether to laugh or cry.

Bore of the year: Recency bias plays a part here, but how tiresome and irrelevant are all these best of the decade lists?

Not to mention New Year Honours.

Surprise of the year: That people, on each side of the argument, got so wound up about whether Spark’s Rugby World Cup streaming service was seamless or blighted by technical issues.

And, finally, grump of the year: I absolutely love Roy Keane.

Didn’t care for him as a player, but can’t get enough of him now as a football pundit.

There aren’t many talking heads prepared to give you the unvarnished truth about sport.

The All Blacks crashed in the World Cup semi-final.

Kane Williamson, along with many of his players, have been shown up in Australia.

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September 2019 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Above – Ashburton College’s Junior Boys Basketball side were off to Wellington to test themselves against the best schools in the area.

Above left – Siaola Fifita is one of the experienced campaigners who returned to the Chertsey Oilers for another crack this season.

Left – It was club championship season for local golf clubs, and at the Ashburton Golf Club play hit quarter-finals stage.

Among those taking part was Sean Strange.

Below – The New Zealand boat crew, including Ashburton’s Emma Dyke (second from left), reacts after winning the Women’s Eight final at the World Rowing Championships in Austria.

Above – It was a blustery old day to be out on the lawns, but that didn’t hold back players at the Allenton Croquet Club.

Among those taking part in the afternoon of croquet was Georgina Black.

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1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

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Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

Weekend Services

Medical ServiceS

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS Ashburton Health First, Havelock Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Thursday (New Year Holiday) until 8am Friday. Consultation will be by appointment only. Please call ahead for an appointment.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

Pharmacies

Lifeline

Ashburton Rest Homes

coMMunity ServiceS

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 10am - 1pm Thursday (New Year Holiday).

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Bus Departures

Art Gallery

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday: 10am – 7pm 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

aniMal ServiceS Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Helpline ServiceS

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter

Alcoholics Anonymous

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Veterinarians

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

Mail Closing Times ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Jonathan Christian.

Information Centre Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL Methven - Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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DEATHS LINTON, Leslie Stewart (Les) – On December 26, 2019, suddenly at his home, Methven. Aged 67 years.

Dearly loved son of the late Joe and Doris. Loved brother and brother-in-law of the late John, and Annabel, Geoff and Sylvia, the late Wally (Fred), Polly and Ken Darrell, Ray, Roger and Carol and a loved uncle and great uncle of all his nieces and nephews, and friend of Pam, and Trish. Messages to the Linton family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service for Les will be held at the Methven Golf Club, Hobbs Road, Methven, TOMORROW Friday, January 3, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by a private family interment.

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HARNETT, Anthony Francis (Tony) – On December 23, 2019, peacefully in his sleep at Tuarangi Home, Ashburton.

Aged 84 years. Dearly beloved husband of Marie for 57 years. Loved father and father-in-law of Robert and Jane, Belinda and Joe and the late Randall, Jack and Helen and Rebecca and Richie. Very much loved granddad (Tony) of Patrick, Felix, and Cleo; Hannah, and Joe Peters; Brooke; Sinnead, Dominic, and Frano.

Messages to the Harnett family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Very special thanks to the staff at Tuarangi Home and Ashburton Hospital for their wonderful care of Tony. A Requiem Mass to celebrate Tony’s life will be held at the Church of The Holy Name, Sealy Street, Ashburton TOMORROW Friday, January 3, commencing at 11.00am.

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Noon Glass MVC 2019 Drama.

SKY 5 James McAvoy, Bruce Willis.

6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel 2:05 Daughter Of The Wolf Of Fortune PG 6:50 The 16V 2019 Action. Gina Carano, Simpsons PG 7:15 Charmed Richard Dreyfuss. 3:35 6 Days M 8am Border Security 16VL 2017 Action. Jamie Bell, – Australia’s Frontline M Mark Strong. 5:10 Supercon 8:25 Ice Road Truckers ML 16VLSC 2018 Action.

9:15 Storage Wars – Texas PG Maggie Grace, Clancy Brown.

9:40 CSI MV 10:25 SVU MV 6:55 Mile 22 16VL 2018 11:10 Charmed M Action. Mark Wahlberg, 11:50 Jeopardy! PG Iko Uwais.

12:15 Wheel Of Fortune PG 8:30 The Hustle MLS 2019 12:40 Piha Rescue PG 1:05 Piha Rescue PG 1:35 The Comedy. Two female con artists, one low-rent, the other Force MC 2:25 CSI MV 3:10 Charmed M 4pm The high-class, team up to defraud Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! a young, naive tech billionaire PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG in the South of France.

5:30 Storage Wars – Texas Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson.

PG 6pm Ice Road Truckers 10:05 The Meg MLC 2018 ML 7pm Border Security Action. Jason Statham, – Australia’s Frontline M Cliff Curtis.

7:30 CSI MV Friday Midnight Elvis 8:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV Goes There – Ryan Coogler 9:30 Valor MV 10:30 SVU MV MC 2019 Documentary.

11:15 Ice Road Truckers ML 12:55 The Golem 16VC 2018 Friday Horror. Hani Furstenberg, 12:05 Charmed M Ishai Golan. 2:27 Willed 12:50 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:15 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border To Kill M 2012 Drama.

Security – Australia’s Frontline Sarah Jane Morris, Dylan Bruce.

3:59 The Meg MLC 2018 M 2:05 Valor MV 2:55 Hawaii Action. Jason Statham, Five-0 MV 3:40 SVU MV Cliff Curtis. 5:48 Supercon 4:25 Storage Wars – Texas 16VLSC 2018 Action.

PG 4:50 CSI MV 5:35 The Maggie Grace, Clancy Brown.

Simpsons PG

MAORI

6am Ben 10 3 0 6:30 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7am Krypto The Superdog 3 0 7:30 Danny Phantom 3 8am Game Shakers 3 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 0 Noon Just Shoot Me PGR 3 0 12:30 Elementary PGR 3 0 1:30 Frasier 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In The Sun International real-estate show where property experts search the world help house hunters find their perfect patch of paradise.

5pm Third Rock From The Sun 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars 3 7pm Storage Hunters PGR 0 7:30 SpeedWorks Motorsport 9:30 Extreme Salvage Squad AO 0 10:30 Ballers AO Spencer must give Travis some mentorship while dodging the ghosts of his financial past; Charles must deliver some bad news; Ricky is confused by his father.

11:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:40 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:27 Love, Rosie MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Lily Collins, Sam Claflin.

9:12 Nothing But Trailers M 9:27 Fast And Furious 6 MV 2013 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson.

11:35 Prometheus 16V 2012 Sci-fi Mystery. Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Idris Elba. 1:40 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Kevin James.

3:20 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi. Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

5pm Dracula Untold M 2014 Action. Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Sarah Gadon.

6:30 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo. 8:30 Dallas Buyers Club 16VLSC 2013 Biography Drama. When a Texan electrician learns he has Aids, and only 30 days left to live, he begins to smuggle alternate therapies into the US to sell on to other patients.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto.

10:30 The Hundred-Foot Journey PGL 2014 Drama.

Helen Mirren, Manish Dayal.

Friday 12:30 Space Cowboys PGL 2000 Comedy.

Clint Eastwood, James Garner, Donald Sutherland, Tommy Lee Jones. 2:37 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi.

Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

4:15 Dracula Untold M 2014 Action. 5:45 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama.

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6:30 Paia 6:40 My Mokai 7:10 He Rourou 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 E Ki E Ki 7:30 Haati Paati 3 7:40 Huhu 3 7:50 Huritua 8am Ariki 8:30 Road To The Nats 3 9am Native Kitchen 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Waiata 3 10:30 Fitness In The Whare 3 11am F Tautohetohe 3 Noon IVF World Sprints 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Celebrity Playlist 3 1:30 Opaki 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Paia 3:10 My Mokai 3:40 He Rourou 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 E Ki E Ki 4pm Haati Paati 3 4:10 Huhu 3 4:20 Huritua 4:30 Globe 3 5pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 5:30 Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 6pm F Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Gardeners’ World 7am Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 7:30 Forever Summer With Nigella 8am Tribes, Animals, And Me 9am Gourmet Farmer 9:30 Alone AO 10:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour 11:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 12:30 Mine Hunters 1:30 Lost Worlds – Deeper Into The Black Sea 3:30 The Family Farm 4:30 Hairy Bikers’ Chicken And Egg The Hairy Bikers set out to find the best chicken and egg recipes in the world. Biking across Europe, the Middle East and America, they celebrate the versatility of both chicken and egg.

5:30 Flipping Bangers 6:30 American Pickers

7pm Tangaroa With Pio 7:30 Whanau Bake Off 3 8pm Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9pm Haka Life PGR 3 9:30 Rere Te Whiu AO 3 10pm Nanakia PGR 3 10:30 Jimi’s World AO 3

7:30 Yukon Gold PGR 8:30 Adele – Live In London Adele performs some of her world-famous classic tracks in front of a studio audience and, between songs, Graham Norton talks to her about her career and her life to date.

10pm Live Well For Longer PGR

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 Closedown

11pm American Pickers Series that follows two skilled pickers as they look for objects with historical, collectible, and pop-culture value.

Midnight Flipping Bangers 1am Hairy Bikers’ Chicken And Egg 2am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3am The Family Farm 4am Live Well For Longer PGR 5am Flipping Bangers

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Pro14 – Cardiff Blues v Dragons (RPL) 8:30 Pro14 – Scarlets v Ospreys (RPL) 10:30 Pro14 – Ulster v Connacht (RPL) 12:30 Pro14 – Benetton v Zebre (RPL) 2:30 Pro14 – Edinburgh v Glasgow (RPL) 4:30 Pro14 – Munster v Leinster (RPL) 6:30 Maori All Blacks U20 v Fiji U20 (RPL) From Rotorua.

8:30 Maori All Blacks v Fiji (RPL) From Rotorua.

10:30 Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show 11:30 Gallagher Premiership Highlights Show

Friday 12:30 French Top 14 Highlights A wrap up of all the tries and main talking points from every game of the round.

1am Maori All Blacks U20 v Fiji U20 (RPL) From Rotorua.

3am Maori All Blacks v Fiji (RPL) From Rotorua.

5am Gallagher Premiership Highlights Show

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Australia v Blackcaps Second Test Wrap.

From Melbourne Cricket Ground.

8am Big Bash League (RPL) Heat v Scorchers.

11:30 Big Bash League (HLS) Stars v Strikers.

Noon Big Bash League Hurricanes v Stars.

12:30 Big Bash League (HLS) Strikers v Thunder.

1pm Big Bash League (HLS) Heat v Scorchers.

1:30 Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Hinds v Blaze.

From Pukekura Park, New Plymouth.

2pm Super Smash (HLS) Stags v Firebirds.

From Pukekura Park, New Plymouth.

2:30 Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Kings.

3pm Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Sparks v Magicians.

3:30 L Women’s Super Smash Hinds v Sparks.

From McLean Park, Napier.

7pm L Super Smash Stags v Volts.

From McLean Park, Napier.

10:30 Super Smash (HLS) 11pm Big Bash League (HLS) Heat v Scorchers.

11:30 Super Smash (HLS)

Friday

Midnight Australia v Blackcaps Second Test Wrap.

2am Big Bash League (HLS) Strikers v Thunder.

2:30 Big Bash League (HLS) Heat v Scorchers.

3am Super Smash (RPL) 2Jan20

DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Low Riding Lincoln. 7:30 Wheels That Fail PG 7:55 Wheels That Fail PG 8:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Boat Rescue Mission. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People PG Fowl Weather Friends. 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Sinkholes – Swallowed Alive PG 12:30 Blood Relatives M Death is in the Heir. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Clues from the Body.

2:10 Wheels That Fail PG 2:35 Wheels That Fail PG 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Parker v Backhoe.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG I’m the Captain. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Frankensteined Ford.

5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Weather Top Tens PG Top Ten Doomsday Disasters.

7:30 Gold Rush PG Rise of the Machines. 8:30 Finding Escobar’s Millions PG Family Jewels. 9:25 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:15 Alaskan Bush People PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Friday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Moonshiners – Whiskey Business PG 3:15 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Sport

24 Ashburton Guardian

Amazing year for Noeline

Auckland Cup on the radar

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The Tech Stags are making a habit of catching their rivals out this season.

Stags denied shot at glory A funding cut by New Zealand Cricket has halted the chances of Ashburton’s leading cricket side taking on their big brothers from up the road this weekend.

On Saturday, the Tech Stags were supposed to step up to the plate and play the winners of the Metro competition in the annual National Club Championships, but the match has been cancelled following a decision by New Zealand cricket to discontinue their funding model which allowed for such matches to be played.

It’s a disappointing result for the very much in-form Stags, who would have fancied themselves a good chance of ruffling a few feathers had they been given the opportunity.

“It’s unfortunate,” club spokesperson Bevan Ravenscroft said.

“I think with our best side we would have given it a pretty good shake to be honest, we’ve got a really strong side who are playing really good cricket.”

A decision by Mid Canterbury Cricket earlier this year to

disestablish the local senior cricket competition on Saturday afternoons has seen the side plying their trade largely on the other side of the Rakaia River in the Canterbury Country Cricket Associations, Combined Competition.

A level down from their premier grade, the Stags have been the form side of the competition during the first half of the season and are yet to taste defeat, having look almost untroubled in all of their matches.

From nine matches they have won eight and had one match abandoned due to weather, and up until their last match before the Christmas break hadn’t really been pressured.

They took on Oxford, who are part of the northern half of the competition, in a cross-over match between the two divisions and after setting a total of 223 all out, they were forced to fight hard, with Oxford showing resolve with the bat to get through to 206/8 before they ran out of overs.

Their results will almost certainly see them offered the opportunity to move up to the top grade next season, should the decision be made to allow the Mid Canterbury sides the options of still playing in the competition.

The competition starts back up on Saturday, January 18 where Tech will host Greendale in Ashburton and Mid Canterbury’s other side, Allenton, will take on Peninsula Harbour on the wicket next door at the Ashburton Domain.

Chris Rattue’s sporting predictions for the new year

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