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Lowcliffe farmer Kevin Jackson has been on high alert following dog attacks, and ﬁnally managed to shoot the culprits on Tuesday night. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 030118-SS-021 Inset: Fifty-two sheep were killed in the ﬁrst attack. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Lowcliffe farmer Kevin Jackson has lost 55 sheep and many more will have to be euthanised after two dogs went on a killing spree. In the midst of an attack on Tuesday night, Jackson shot two Staffordshire bull terriers, which he suspects were also the culprits of an earlier attack. “I was surprised there was no noise, they were just busy doing their thing,” he said. The two were savaging sheep on the crop and livestock property about 7.30pm when Jackson snuck up on them with his gun. He and his wife Jo and farm manager

Steve Tocker had been on high alert, after finding 52 sheep mauled to death on December 30. They had been taking turns keeping watch on the flock, and Tocker was the one who noticed the silent attack under way on Tuesday night and alerted Jackson. Jackson said the two dogs had been working in unison, picking on one sheep at a time and chasing it, taking it to the ground, mauling, then letting it go and chasing another one. “They were playing and it just got out of hand, they didn’t know when to stop,” Jackson said. He had seen the dogs around the property from time to time and not only

suspected them as culprits of the earlier attack, but also of two incidents of 200 calves breaking over a gateway on December 24 and December 27. At the time, Jackson had not approached the owner of the pet dogs, who lived nearby. This was even though he thought he knew who the owners were, as he could not confirm their animals were responsible. He had informed the owner once the dogs were killed, and the owner had apologised.

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■ LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

AGMARDT scholarship put to international use By Colin WillisCroft

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A Mid Canterbury farm consultant will be the only non United Kingdom resident at a UK agriculture leadership development programme beginning next month, partially thanks to an AGMARDT scholarship he was awarded late last year. Julian Gaffaney, a consultant and director at Macfarlane Rural Business, was one of five agribusiness professionals nationwide to win one of the scholarships, which aim to help develop future primary sector leaders. Gaffaney will use his to help cover the costs of attending the Institute of Agriculture Leadership Development Programme, run out of the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, about 150 kilometres north-west of London. He said the annual programme, which only accepts one participant from outside the UK for each intake, was an exciting opportunity that will give him a unique look at agriculture from a UK viewpoint. It will allow him to compare New Zealand’s agriculture situation with that of Europe, while at the same time providing a better understanding of where

New Zealand sits globally in international agribusiness. Run over three five-day blocks, the programme begins at the university at Cirencester in late February, followed by a second block in the EU headquarters of Brussels, before finishing up in London in April. Gaffaney said given the current Brexit negotiations, the time in Brussels will be particularly interesting. As part of the AGMARDT scholarship application process Gaffaney had to propose a personal development programme, including detail on courses he would like to attend and how they would assist his leadership goals. The UK course required a separate nomination and application process, including an interview. It won’t be the first time Gaffaney has looked at farm management processes in the UK, as in July last year he attended the biennial International Farm Management Association conference in Edinburgh. He said the event, which gave him the opportunity to look at agricultural systems in that part of the world and how subsidies affected the market environment.

Macfarlane Rural Business farm management consultant Julian Gaffaney has been selected to attend an agricultural leadership programme in the United Kingdom. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 221217-CW-015

From P1 There were three dead sheep from the latest attack, and many more walking wounded, and sheep with dog bites would have to be euthanised as they could not be sent to the works. He believed this would leave him with only about 62 animals from the original 180. Jackson said he had discovered 56 sheep from the initial attack in a pile against a fence. They had been “mauled, suffocated and chewed”. He managed to pull four live sheep from the pile. The cost of the lost sheep alone was likely to add up to more than $10,000. He had not decided whether to pursue charges and did not think he was covered by insurance. Ashburton District Council environmental monitoring manager Rick Catchpowle said the case was being investigated. Under the Dog Control Act 1996, stock and poultry owners are entitled to destroy dogs “running at large among that stock or poultry”. “Owners of dogs are also required by the Act to keep dogs under control on their property and in public.”

Deluge of responses follows Filipino documentary By sue neWman

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A whirlwind visit by a Filipino television film crew to the Ashburton District has generated a deluge of responses after the first two documentaries in a series of three were shown in their home country.

Ashburton District councillor Thelma Bell arranged the visit by the GMA Network team and accompanied them as they filmed in scenic locations, captured action on high country stations, visited schools, attended a citizenship ceremony, visited a dairy farm and an api-

ary and spent time with Filipino living and working in the district. The first episodes in the series screened on Filipino television on December 21 and 28 and the reaction had been immediate, Bell said. “GMA were inundated with

messages. They were blown away by the response and I’ve had so many messages from people asking how they can come to New Zealand to work.” The third episode, showing the scenic attractions of the district is to screen tonight and Bell is expecting a similar response,

this time from people wanting to visit New Zealand. “They were only planning to show two episodes but they took so much footage they decided to show three,” she said. Once the third documentary has screened, Bell said a full copy will be sent to the council.

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Gearing up for annual garden competition By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton’s summer garden competition started in 1960, but after 58 years, this year could be its last. The event is run by the Ashburton Horticultural Society with president Trevor Gamblin saying the organisation’s membership was dwindling along with the number of people who wanted to enter the competition each year. The society is in its 128th year and receives little in funding other than membership fees. The garden competition is a significant drain on that small pool of money, Gamblin said, although this year grants have been given by the Ashburton Trust and the Community Trust of Mid-South Canterbury. “If we don’t get a bit more support from the members, it’ll fold, we’re down to about 15 or 18 now. After this next one, this could be it and I feel sad about that, it’s been an institution really,” he said. The society is, however, doing everything it can to spark interest in this year’s competition, creating a new category, easy care gardens, that caters for the modern, minimalist gardens that are now regularly seen around town. “Gardening styles have changed

and we have to accept that. People are busy and the easy care garden works for people when they’re both working,” Gamblin said. The competition will retain its traditional judging sections – new, (for gardens never judged before); open, for gardens that have been judged but have not won first prize; premier, for previous winners of the open section; flats and town houses; best street or cul de sac. Entering is as simple as a phone call to a society member but they’lll also be touring town, looking for gardens they believe are worthy entrants and approaching their owners, he said. Gamblin’s garden is proof that a section doesn’t have to be large to be home to an attractive display of flowers. He and wife Anne won the open section with their Bird Street property several years ago, but say they have always gardened for pleasure rather than with a competition in mind. They will be entering their town house garden in this year’s event. Judging in this year’s summer garden competition takes place on February 11. Gardeners can enter by contacting Gamblin on 308-9141.

Ashburton Horticultural Society president Trevor Gamblin gearing up for this year’s Ashburton garden competition. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 030118-SN-003

■ MID CANTERBURY REAL ESTATE

House prices remain steady By Sue NewmaN

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The past year broke no real estate records and long time sales agent Hamish Niles expects 2018 will be little different. As 2017 ended there was a surge of new listings on the market, Niles said, and he expects that to translate into solid activity over the coming weeks. “There were fewer buyers around late last year and even though we weren’t run off our feet there was certainly reasonable activity,” he said.

If the first few days of the new year are any indication, Niles suggests the industry could have a positive start to the year. Inquiries had been coming in to agents over what was traditionally the industry shut down period, he said. “I think this coming year will be steady as it goes, I don’t see things changing a lot over the past year. We don’t seem to have the highs and lows that some markets have and that is a good thing.” The new government had settled in and that hadn’t brought any real change on the local mar-

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ket, he said, with changes to loan to value ratios unlikely to have any significant impact locally. Over the past five years the average selling price shown in Quotable Value data shows houses have risen from $310,411 in 2013 to $345,615 last year. The average selling price for that period peaked in 2016 at $350,000. Prices might be climbing slowly and that gave a degree of comfort to both sellers and buyers as it showed a stable market, rather than one marked by big surges and equally large drops in prices,

Niles said. Over the past three months Quotable Value’s property data shows that 101 homes changed hands around the Ashburton District with the majority, 26, in Allenton. There were 14 home sales in Hampstead and 13 in Tinwald with 11 in the inner Ashburton area. Nine houses changed hands in both Netherby and Rakaia and eight were sold in Methven. The remaining sales were scattered across the district’s villages. Huntingdon (Lake Hood) was home to the most expensive prop-

erties sold at an average price of $587,000 followed by Elgin (rural Ashburton), $467,000. In Ashburton, Allenton had the highest median sale price at $333,500 but this was eclipsed by Methven, $341,500. The latest valuation of the district was completed in July 2015 and in all areas except central Ashburton, houses sold, on average, above their capital value. The strongest growth was in Chertsey, 16 per cent above CV, Rakaia, 13 per cent and Mt Somers, 12 per cent.

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■ WANAKA

In brief

Blaze threatens holiday park Holidaymakers at a Wanaka camping ground have been told to be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice as firefighters continue to battle a big blaze nearby. Four helicopters with monsoon buckets and fire crews from Wanaka, Luggate and Hawea are battling the fire, which had burnt through between 120ha and 160ha of vegetation, at the western end of the Central Otago town yesterday. Flames could be seen moving rapidly up the side of Mt Alpha at the end of Bill’s Way, above the Wanaka Top 10 Holiday Park. A reporter at the scene said the blaze was still burning, but looked to be largely under control. A person in the camping ground, who wished to remain anonymous, said holidaymakers there had been told to pack their cars and be ready to evacuate at a moment’s notice. Central Otago assistant area manager Steve Jones said the fire had burnt between 120ha and 160ha of vegetation. Up to eight appliances and between 30 and 40 firefighters were battling the blaze, Jones said. The cause of the fire remained unknown. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said the service was first alerted to the blaze about 2.50pm. The fire is visible from central Wanaka and crowds of people

Extensive enquiries are continuing in the search for missing woman Tia McRae, who police have said may be in the Methven area. The 18-year-old was reported missing from Manapouri at 4pm on January 1. A police spokesperson said police have concerns for her wellbeing, and were making extensive enquiries to find her. McRae was last seen wearing a denim shirt, grey sweat top and Converse or Vans shoes, and may be driving a blue 1993 Toyota Cynos, registration number YT8493.

One killed in crash One person is dead following a crash on Dyers Pass Road in Christchurch last evening. The crash, between a car and a motorcycle, happened just after 5pm. Another person has suffered serious injuries. Meanwhile, crashes in Huntly and near Papakura in Auckland earlier yesterday caused delays on State Highway 1. The incident in Huntly, which occurred around 12.30pm, left traffic backed up in both directions on SH1, while the crash under the Beach Road overbridge just before 2pm blocked the northbound lane, causing heavy congestion back to Ramarama. - NZME

Couple come forward are watching. An Arrowtown Council worker has posted to Facebook to ask residents to stay away from Mt Aspiring Road to allow emergency services full and clear access to the fire. Helen Grant,

who is holidaying in Wanaka, said locals were speculating that the fire had started within the campground. “There’s a nice breeze taking it away from the town at the moment but ... you can smell smoke

across the town, definitely,” she said. “It’s got a good head of steam ... They’re miles off being on top of it,” Grant said. “It’s so dry down here – the ground is just parched.”- NZME

Thief returns number plate after Facebook post A Wellington woman was pleasantly surprised to find her stolen number plate returned to her car after posting about the theft on Facebook. Niamh Corr made a post on the Facebook page Vic Deals on New Year’s Day after discovering someone had swiped her front number plate from her car overnight. “[I] woke up on New Year’s to go to work and realised my car

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looked weird and then noticed the plate missing, looked around the street and noticed two other cars had their plates gone too,” Corr said. “Someone had obviously gone on a plate-stealing rampage.” Corr put her Facebook post up that night, “not really expecting it back”. Her post questioned whether anyone knew about plates being stolen on Roxburgh St, and said

missing, so I’ll have to get that fixed, but better than having to report it to the police.” She wasn’t sure whether the other cars had their plates returned as they weren’t parked on her street anymore. Corr put an update on her Facebook post with a photo of the returned plate. “Thank you for bringing [it] back anonymous plate person,” she wrote. - NZME

Bail granted A driver accused of car-jacking a tourist’s rental car while wielding a baseball bat and leading police on a one-hour pursuit before he was Tasered and bitten by a police dog has recovered from his injuries to appear in court yesterday. Michael Tyrone Harding-Reriti was granted bail after appearing at Christchurch District Court via audio visual link. - NZME

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she just wanted the plate back, “no questions asked”. Corr woke up again the next morning to find the missing plate perched on her windscreen. She believed the thief had seen her Facebook post and returned it, saying it was “too much of a coincidence for it to just randomly appear again”. “I was pleasantly surprised but it’s still a pain as the screws are

A couple who fled the scene of a fire that destroyed an historic homestead at the Skippers camping area on New Year’s Day are “embarrassed’’, police say. The man and woman, who are believed to have been staying in Mount Aurum Homestead on the night of the fire, contacted police on Tuesday, after a public plea for information on their whereabouts. No arrests had been made, but the police were not seeking anyone else in relation to the fire. - NZME

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October 2017 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

Above – Locals were treated to some spectacular acts when the Extravaganza Fair rolled into town. Right – Libby Higson channelled her inner Adele to win Stars In Your Eyes.

Above – Methven Primary School principal, Chris Murphy was awarded the prestigious Woolf Fisher Fellowship. Right – The sun shone on the annual Ashburton A&P Show.

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Above – More than 40 jet boats took to the Rakaia River for the World Championship Jetboat Marathon. Left – Big crowds ﬂocked to the Methven Showgrounds for the annual Methven Rodeo. Below – Mid Canterbury was on show to the rest of New Zealand when the Lochore Cup Final was played in Methven.

Above – Hundreds turned out to a rally in support of Tony Todd’s campaign to see the i-SITE reopened. Left – Brooke and Anika Thomson were on hand to check out the ﬁnal day of the annual Bookarama. Right – Lauriston school’s Jump Jam team jumped their way to success at the national championships.

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OUR VIEW

Our activity levels are not good enough Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

e’re a lazy lot, according to a recent survey by the Ministry of Transport. According to the ministry’s latest Household Travel Survey, published last month, eight out of 10 New Zealanders won’t walk 100 metres over the course of their day. Although that figure does not include distances walked while at work, including on farms, that’s still pretty disappointing. Of those who did walk, most clocked up less than 30 minutes, with only 11 per cent of us travelling by foot for more than an hour. The news isn’t much better when you throw cycling into the mix. On an average day, only 2 per cent of those surveyed reported any time on a bike. Of those who did, only one in five managed to get up over the hour mark. There’s all manner of reasons given for why we are becoming increasingly less active, whether it be more pressure on our time, increasing urbanisation, or the importance of quick and convenient in today’s society. Of course before I criticise anyone, I should put my hand up and say I need to get my own act together. Around 10 or so years ago, when I was living in Wellington, I used to walk to and from work most days, a journey of an hour each way and, being Wellington, one that involved a few hill climbs. Today the only walking I do when it comes to going to work is the walk from the house to the car, and then from the carpark to work. Not something to be very proud of. Even when I get into work, rather that walking up the three storeys to the office I take the lift, a process I reverse on the way home. It’s probably not doing my health any good and I bet I’m not alone in that. I’m sure it’s no coincidence that at the same time as our activity levels drop, as a nation we are becoming increasingly obese, with other health problems following suit. Given the time of year, maybe I should make a promise to myself to get out and about more and make a real effort to be more active. Maybe you should do the same.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Question of the day: If you didn’t need to work to earn a living, how would you spend your day? Elizabeth Just had this discussion with hubby. Gardening and working on our self sustainability of our wee plot. Making quality non rushed memories with our children.

a campervan and any other spare time making dolls clothes and the joy of seeing smiles on children’s faces when they put them onto their dolls whether it be a boy or girl doll as I make clothes for both

Shirley Helping the Elderley

Sian I would still work anyway. I love what I do. Love the relationships I build. Love to think I might make a SMALL difference in someones day, bring a smile, be an advocate, do a small task that a person is unable to do.

Caz I don’t need to work I’m retired the government pay me to stay home. its called a pension but I still go hunting and gold mining

Tania Definitely travelling

Trisha relaxing at home, having trips around New Zealand first, then other countries, making sure my family and friends are looked after , of all sorts of things,,,... can I retire now please

Kirsty Same as I do now. Cleaning up after kids Paul Fishing, driving fast cars, travelling, charity work

Kate Travelling & helping others to create their own freedom too - I’m fortunate to be already doing this.?? Don’t wait until you win lotto or retire to live your life, nothing’s promised so start today!!

Matt Firefighting. Best hobby ever Nicola Traveling the world Grahame You mean like retirement??? Plenty of things to do depending on your interests: Gardening, cycling, drinking, resting, drinking, resting, drinking, resting etc. Madeleine Visiting the elderly in rest homes who do not get any visits or very few visits from family. Leanne Horse riding! Travelling watching rodeos Ruth Cruising around New Zealand in

Lillian Seeing all the secret wee places around our super beautiful country

Kimberly Travelling the world Wendy help others not so fortunate Melissa Possum trapping Tracy Cruising Karen Reading

Melissa Seeing new places and experiencing new things Adelle Volunteering at a rest home Annette Spending time with my kids, gardening and helping others Nicky Camping. fishing.and riding horses and motobike riding were ever I want

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appy New Year and congratulations. If you are reading this you have made it to 2018, a privilege denied to many, and a scan back over the long list of people we lost to this world in 2017 makes sobering reading. 2017 was a happy place for some, and a year fraught with confronting difficulty for others. Pretty much like any other year, it all depends on the individual, fate, luck and personal circumstances. Some of those within and others beyond our control. It’s called life. And it was never constructed to be fair all the time. It is what it is. Sometimes a situation arises, a happy coincidence occurs which brings together something truly special which goes on to make an enduring impact in the world. Something like that happened nearly 51 years ago, in the basement of Walter Parazaider’s parents house in Illinois, USA. Walt, a young, classically trained reeds player, gathered together a bunch of classically trained musicians with a rock ’n’ roll sensibility to put together a new concept, a new sound ... a rock ’n’ roll band with horns. And not just the traditional thing where the horns were a supporting feature or blowing answering parts to the vocals, these horns were going to be prominent, up front, and full-on. It worked, and a new sound was born. The front line of trumpet, trombone and saxophone was typical but sounded different, sounded special, sounded unique.

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And that was all down to the classically trained trombonist James “Jimmy” Pankow and his magical horn arrangements. Pankow was the Colonel Sanders of the band, he had a formula for arranging that three horn sound and when it came together it was heavenly. He unlocked the secret herbs and spices. Years later fate intervened again, but this time, rather incredibly, I found myself in the picture. A promoter had organised for Robert Lamm, Chicago founding member, vocalist and keyboard player and the writer/ singer of Saturday In The Park, among a host of other smash hits, to come to New Zealand as a side project and record a oneoff show at Sky City Theatre in Auckland. “Peter, would you be interested in having a chat with Robert?” Glory be, here’s a guy I had literally worshipped since discovery, who had sold over 100 million albums, had dozens and dozens of hit records, a guy I had revered and he was interested in giving up valuable time to talk to me? You bet. What a lovely bloke. He was warm, he was sincere, extremely generous with his time and

after first recording an extended interview by phone for what was then Lite FM, forerunner to The Breeze in Christchurch, I was invited out to meet him in person following band rehearsals in Christchurch. I walked into the room and there he was. I felt like I was meeting Jesus Christ. He made it all incredibly easy and I was struck by his sense of good grace and his calm warm demeanour. Near the end, as we were wrapping up, I produced a collectors box set of four early Chicago albums and kind’ve awkwardly asked if he’d mind signing it for me. Sensing my awkwardness, he smiled and brushed it off with, “don’t worry, my wife has me signing stuff all the time”. That was back in the early 2000s. Last year in 2017 the band celebrated 50 years with four of the originals still in place. Not only that, they never went away and amazingly over half a century, never missed a gig. Year in, year out, that band toured the USA and the world, rarely taking longer than a three month break. Their longest ever I believe was about six months. That’s one hell of a record. In recent times Walt Parazaider, through health issues and the demands of heavy touring, has been replaced by a new guy brought in. But Walt still sits in for signature shows and takes his place again. Over the holiday break, I noticed an announcement online that Chicago was booked to do an extended series of shows in

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Las Vegas at the fabulous Venetian Theatre. Man, what a blast that would be I thought but filed it quietly away. Then I noticed an airline promoting a ridiculously cheap return flight from Christchurch to Los Angeles. $860. I checked the dates, they lined up, and because I don’t want to die with regrets, I’m off. In six weeks. Can’t wait. Because, as Robert Lamm wrote in his 1969 smash hit, Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?, the only thing we have is the gift of now and we have to live each day as if it might be our last. One day it will be. And because at heart I’m also a big kid I’m cramming a first time visit to Universal Studios and a mad-dash half day visit to Disneyland as well. All this within a week, including the flying. If in the future you see a picture somewhere of a crowd scene at Disneyland with an old bugger running awkwardly down Main Street USA with a dripping ice cream in one hand and a hot dog with sauce splodges dripping down the front of his shirt, that will probably be me. But who cares, ... it has to be done. And I made it this far, so it will be done. Broadcaster Peter Mac is Ashburton born and bred and the afternoon host on the Hokonui Radio Network. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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■ FARMSHED REPORT

Supply growth ‘biggest risk’ to dairy markets

Good year for meat sector

The “rising tide of milk” has seen sentiment in the global dairy industry begin to wane, as growth in exportable surpluses across key milk-producing regions gains momentum, according to Rabobank’s latest Dairy Quarterly report. The report says the global market will “confront a wave of exportable surplus” in coming months, estimated to be 3.2 billion litres higher year-on-year (in liquid milk equivalents) for the six-month period October 2017 to March 2018. “The recent growth in global milk supply, which peaked in the last quarter of 2017 with the Oceania spring peak and a return to growth in Europe, is taking its toll on global commodity prices,” Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey said. “Supply growth is emerging as the biggest risk for global dairy markets”, he said, with the entire dairy complex witnessing weakness. “Even butterfat prices, which had been defying gravity, have fallen in recent months. However the low stocks of butter and robust demand are expected to support prices well above the five-year average. “Meanwhile skim milk prices remain depressed, with the closure of the European intervention scheme removing the floor and allowing prices to soften further.” While there is no immediate end in sight for weak skim milk powder prices, which have dragged the whole milk price lower, Harvey said the global cheese market has “fared best” with the buoyant importing of cheese in countries like Japan and China providing support. He said with pressure expected to build on global commodity prices, the first signs of weaker milk prices (in local currency) have emerged in a number of

Rabobank senior dairy analyst Michael Harvey says recent growth in global milk supply is taking its toll on global commodity prices. PHOTO SUPPLIED export regions. “In New Zealand, Fonterra revised its current full-year milk price lower during December, down by $NZ0.35/kgMS to $NZ6.40/kgMS. Rabobank’s forecast payout for the 2017/18 season has also been revised slightly lower to $NZ6.30/kgMS, down $NZ0.20/kgMS on previous forecasts and below Fonterra’s current forecast.” While the growth in global exportable surpluses is likely to place pressure on the global dairy complex through to the middle of 2018, Harvey said “exportable surpluses are not expected to completely overwhelm global markets, helped by strategies to limit supply growth from processors”.

“China will also play a key role in ensuring global markets remain ‘fairly balanced’, with their import purchasing demand, assisted by lower-than-expected milk supply and some improvements in demand, expected to remain active throughout 2018. Harvey said there is unlikely to be a smooth recalibration of the dairy complex, however Rabobank is forecasting a gradual tightening of exportable supplies through the second half of 2018. “Much will hinge on production trends in Europe, and while supply growth is set to continue, an easing of milk prices and efforts to contain supply growth in some regions is likely to constrain growth,” he said.

Dairy policy interventions in the EU will be a key “watch factor” in 2018, Harvey said, as well as the risk of a US exit from NAFTA, and geopolitical tensions – all of which could create volatility in global dairy markets. In contrast to other key export regions, New Zealand’s milk production has been disrupted by unfavourable seasonal conditions, Harvey said, with the country enduring a wet winter followed by a dry spring and early summer. “Milk production during August and September was impacted by seasonal conditions, and while milk production was more solid in October and November, the season-to-date production is up by just 1.7 per cent. “Milk flows have now peaked and production levels during the remaining months of the season will hinge largely on weather conditions. The latest profiling from NIWA shows moisture levels well-below average and the threat of drought and weather disruption present significant risk to milk flows.” He said New Zealand dairy export volumes were sluggish from August through to October and were 12 per cent back on the same period in 2016. “This overall drop in export volumes on the previous year is largely attributable to a significant decrease in shipments to Algeria, with export volumes to this market down 80 per cent on the same three months in 2016, a reduction of 40,000 tonnes,” he said. “The fall in New Zealand dairy exports to Algeria has been partially offset by increased volumes into China. Exports to China totalled 133,000 tonnes between August and October, a jump of 24 per cent in comparison to the same period in 2016.”

Last year was marked by surprises and comebacks, according to the latest Farmshed Economics report by ASB. The December report said that it was a particularly good year for the meat sector, with lamb prices surging past the $7/kg mark, reaching their highest level since 2011, which surprised some commentators.. It was also a good year for beef, with prices consistently high over the year, the report said. “For both beef and lamb, we expect the good times to roll on. Although we would caution that there is a risk that drought could spoil 2018’s party.” In the dairy sector, butter and milk fat prices had a stellar year, with both butter and anhydrous milk fat prices setting multiple dairy action records in 2017, the report said. “Our milk price forecast has reflected butter’s movements over the year,” it said. “For most of 2017 we held our forecast at a healthy $6.75/kg as butter prices continued their surge. “However, as consumers began to resist the sky-high prices we dropped our forecast to $6.50/kg. Either way, the 2017-18 season is shaping as a second successive positive one for dairy farmers.” In contrast to the commodities, it was a quiet year for the financial markets, the report said, with interest rates remaining low and the New Zealand dollar tracking within a relatively tight range either side of $US0.70. The news was better for rural land prices, which rose during 2017, although the report noted that it was, somewhat surprisingly, the non-dairy sectors that drove the price rise. “Heading into 2018, we expect broad strength across a range of rural sectors to dive land prices higher still.”

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Forecast shortage raises prices Dairy product prices rose at the Global Dairy Trade auction on Tuesday night, as whole milk powder increased on the outlook for reduced supply from Fonterra, the world’s top dairy exporter. The GDT price index rose 2.2 per cent from the previous auction two weeks ago to $US3124. About 25,400 tonnes of product was sold, down from 29,592 tonnes two weeks ago. Whole milk powder rallied 4.2 per cent to $US2886 a tonne. “Last week Fonterra announced that it now expects its milk intakes for the 2017-18 season to be about 4 per cent lower than last season as dry conditions limit pasture production,” Amy Castleton, AgriHQ dairy analyst, said in a note. “It also advised that it had started to reduce the volume of whole milk powder (WMP) available on the GDT platform in response to the lower outlook for its milk supply.” “The reduction in the volume of WMP available at this auction and subsequent GDT events led the market to believe

a substantial lift in price would occur,” Castleton said, adding that the NZX Dairy Derivatives market had closed for the New Year holiday period before Fonterra advised the cut in its milk production forecast. “The direction of the price movement was aligned with market expectations, although the lift in the price of regular grade WMP for March delivery of 3.5 per cent was well below the 6 per cent anticipated by NZX Dairy Derivatives market participants,” according to Castleton. At the latest GDT auction, skim milk powder gained 1.6 per cent to $US1699 a tonne, while butter rose 0.6 per cent to $US4501 a tonne. Meanwhile, butter milk powder dropped 7.3 per cent to $US1866 a tonne, while cheddar fell 2.1 per cent to $US3317 a tonne. Rennet casein fell 1.1 per cent to $US4419 a tonne, while anhydrous milk fat slipped 0.2 per cent to $US6405 a tonne. No prices were available for lactose. - NZME

A forecast shortage of product due to the current dry conditions forced prices up at the latest Global Dairy Trade auction.

Fonterra lowers its NZ milk collection forecast Fonterra expects to collect 4 per cent less milk from its New Zealand suppliers this season as dry weather hurts grass growth and lowers milk production. The co-op has revised its forecast for its New Zealand milk collection for the 2017/18 season to 1480 million kilograms of milksolids, down from its November forecast of 1525 million kgMS and 4 per cent lower than its milk collection in the 2016/17 season, it said in a statement on December 29. It said wet conditions experienced by farmers at the beginning of spring improved from late October and into November, but recent dry weather continued to affect soil moisture and pasture quality across the country. Dry conditions are ex-

pected to continue, and even if the rain forecast for early in 2018 eventuates, it will not be enough to bring production back to previously anticipated levels, it said. The price of whole milk powder rallied 4.2 per cent to $US2886 a tonne in the Global Dairy Trade auction earlier this week after Fonterra said it had begun to take volumes of whole milk powder off the auction platform in response to the lower milk supply. It said it would carefully manage sales on and off GDT for the rest of the season as a result of the current weather conditions. Last week Fonterra said it planned to reduce the volume of whole milk powder that it aimed to sell on GDT in 2018 by 10,011 tonnes, or 1.6 per cent, from its previous forecast. - NZME

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Energy efficient goods save millions Latest figures show that the uptake of energy efficient appliances saved $24 million for New Zealand consumers and businesses over one year, according to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (EECA). Standards and regulations manager Eddie Thompson said analysis of sales data shows 6.1 million energy efficient appliances were sold in the year ending March 2017. “Savings from the uptake of energy efficient appliances over one year in New Zealand are equal to the energy used by 25,000 homes. The reduction in carbon emissions is equivalent to taking 37,780 cars off the road each year.” Thompson said New Zealand worked closely with Australian regulators on minimum energy performance standards which remove the worst performing products from the market. “This approach harmonises standards across both countries, with significant benefits to New Zealand.” Since the trans-Tasman programme began in 2002, 66 million energy efficient products have

been sold with savings to New Zealand of $848m – along with carbon reductions of 1.4 million tonnes. Some of the biggest gains in energy efficiency have come from improvements in the energy efficiency of heat pumps and domestic fridges, Thompson said, and the data included commercial and domestic heat pumps,

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fridge-freezers, storage heaters and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). The number of appliances sold in the year ending March 2017 is about the same as the previous year. Heat pump and fridge-freezer sales increased but sales of CFLs have declined, with retailers reporting people moving to LED

could save the country between 15 per cent and 20 per cent of annual energy costs. It is seeking feedback on its proposed energy levy-funded activities for the coming financial year where it receives part of its funding from levies collected from the engine fuel, electricity and gas sectors. The authority is proposing to deliver programmes including technology demonstrations, a low emission vehicles contestable fund, electric vehicle information campaign, work with large energy users to help reduce and decarbonise energy use, investment in improving the energy efficiency of commercial buildings and a programme to regulate the energy efficiency of appliances. Energy savings examples: Fridge-freezers – Depending on the model you choose, the running cost of a new fridge/freezer over a 10 year period could be between $600 and $2000. LED lightbulbs – A new LED lightbulb costs from $8 and can provide a saving of up to $20 a year in running costs compared to an incandescent bulb (including purchase price). – NZME

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Bank wrongly charges customers A computer glitch saw 12,000 customers of The Co-operative Bank wrongly charged an average of $20 each on Boxing Day. The bank has refunded and apologised to affected customers, who collectively paid somewhere in the region of $240,000. The Co-operative Bank chief executive David Cunningham said the error occurred in the small hours of December 26. “We became aware of the error pretty early on Boxing Day and swung into action so for almost all of those customers the fees were reversed the next day. There were a handful more reversed on December 28 and a small number that were a bit more complicated that have been reversed today.” Customers who had more than

$25,000 of lending or borrowing with the bank were automatically exempt from transaction fees, which were paid by other customers on the 26th of every month. “The programme that recorded the relationship size didn’t run correctly and as a result they weren’t recorded as being exempt

from fees,” Cunningham said. “We just had two or three people work through methodically what had gone wrong and then corrected it.” The bank had messaged and apologised to the customers via internet banking or email as soon as the error was identified. –NZME

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Mountford new Methven tapware CEO Tapware designer Methven named Jannine Mountford as chief financial officer and company secretary. The tapware firm said it was confident the former NZ Rugby and Fletcher Building executive would help drive long-term profitable growth. Mountford replaces Deidre Campbell, who departed last month after 16 years with the Auckland-based company. Mountford was CFO at the NZRU for four years until December 2016 and before that spent almost five years as commercial manager for Fletcher’s

Jannine Mountford Roof Tile Group. She was group financial controller at Hynds Pipe Systems between February 1999

and July 2008. According to her Linked In profile, she was CFO-designate at AWF Madison between February and June 2017, however in May last year AWF said Mountford had resigned and wouldn’t take up that CFO job. In November, Methven told shareholders that profit growth stalled in the first half because of restructuring costs but was expected to rise on a constant currency basis in 2018. The shares last traded at $2.33 and have declined 11 per cent in the past 12 months. - NZME

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Bus plunges off cliff At least 36 people were killed when a bus tumbled down a cliff onto a rocky beach yesterday along a narrow stretch of highway known as the Devil’s Curve, Peruvian police and fire officials said. The bus was carrying 57 passengers to Peru’s capital when it was struck by a tractor trailer shortly before noon and plunged down the slope, said Claudia Espinoza with Peru’s voluntary firefighter brigade. The blue bus came to rest upside down on a strip of shore next to the Pacific, the lifeless bodies of passengers strewn among the rocks. “It’s very sad for us as a country to suffer an accident of this magnitude,” Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said in a statement. Rescuers struggled to pull out victims from the hard-toreach area in Pasamayo, about 70 kilometres north of Lima. No road leads directly to the beach, complicating rescue efforts, Espinoza said, though police and firefighters managed to transport six survivors with serious injuries to nearby hospitals by helicopter. Traffic accidents are common along Peru’s roadways,

Paris Hilton engaged Paris Hilton has confirmed she is engaged to Chris Zylka. The 36-year-old heiress “immediately said yes” when her boyfriend popped the question on the ski slopes during their holiday in Aspen, Colorado, over the weekend, and couldn’t stop shaking when she put the ring on. She told PEOPLE magazine: “I am so excited to be engaged to the love of my life and my best friend”. “I have never felt so happy, safe and loved. He is perfect for me in every way and showed me that fairytales really do exist. I was so excited and surprised. I immediately said yes.” Firemen recover bodies from a bus that fell off a cliff after it was hit by a tractor-trailer rig, in Pasamayo, Peru. PHOTO AP with more than 2600 people killed in 2016. More than three dozen died when three buses and a truck collided in 2015 on the main costal highway. Espinoza said the passengers in yesterday’s crash included many returning to Lima after celebrating the New Year’s holiday with family outside the city.

The highway is known as the Devil’s Curve because it is narrow, frequently shrouded in mist and curves along a cliff that has seen numerous accidents. Police said the bus fell an estimated 80 metres. Miguel Sidia, a transportation expert in Peru, said that while road conditions in the

Andean nation have improved in recent years, lack of driver education and little enforcement of road rules still lead to many fatalities each year. He called on authorities to immediately conduct studies into building a new highway farther from the cliff where the accident occurred. - AP

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Brown snake eggs found in school sandpit A concerned child raised alarm bells when he saw mysterious eggs in a school sandpit on NSW’s mid-north coast. And it’s a good job they did because wildlife volunteers made a hair-raising discovery when they swooped in to investigate. After three days of digging at the school in Laurieton, the team uncovered seven nests and 43 eggs from the extremely venomous brown snake.

“Even when they are newlyhatched, brown snakes can still be very dangerous to humans,” said Yvette Attleir, a Fawna Wildlife Rescue volunteer who participated in the dig. “The venom is not quite as potent as it would be in an adult snake, but if a child was bitten then they would have to go straight to hospital.” The volunteers visited the sandpit the day the call came in – on December 20 – and re-

moved 12 eggs. But, that same afternoon, more eggs were discovered buried in another part of the pit. Attleir said volunteers cordoned off the pit to thoroughly search the area and remove the eggs. She said the eggs could have hatched within two weeks of the discovery. “It was a huge sandpit, so it took three mornings of digging to remove all the eggs,” she

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Taylor Swift is struggling to sell out the concert tour for her latest album Reputation – and fans believe it’s due to the exorbitant cost of tickets. Swift has not managed to sell out any of her 33 North American dates for the Reputation tour. Tickets have been on sale since December 13. By comparison, all dates on Swift’s 1989 tour in 2015 “sold out within minutes,” according to concertsandsports. com. Fans believe it’s because prices for the new concerts have been considerably marked up. “I paid $150 for my ticket with amazing seats for the 1989 tour,” wrote Twitter user @swiftieloves. “Now for the same seats I have to pay about $500 for the Rep tour ... Damn well it looks like y’all can catch me in the nosebleeds with my binoculars.”

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October 2017 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.

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Surging Celtics set for Cavs Australian centre Aron Baynes is part of the fresh look giving the Boston Celtics confidence going into a big NBA showdown with the Cleveland Cavaliers today. LeBron James and the Cavs have had the Celtics’ measure in recent seasons, including the last eastern conference finals series. They also won by three points when the teams last met in their season opener back on October 17, when the Celtics lost star signing Gordon Hayward to a horror ankle dislocation and leg fracture in the opening minutes. But much has changed since for a Boston squad with a host of season newcomers, including Baynes, who has become a defensive stalwart in the rotation. After losing seven of their first 12 games as they got used to playing together, the Celtics have won 19 of the last 21 and now boast an NBA-best 30 wins to top the eastern conference, while the Cavs are third in the east. “This is a whole new team,” Jaylen Brown, one of four returnees from last season, told the Celtics website following practice on the eve of the home clash. “It’s the same coaching staff, but a whole new team with 11 new players. “I don’t think anybody has any fear. I think everybody’s even keeled about this game. We think we’re the better team; we just want to come out and show it.” Forward Al Horford admitted the extent of the Celtics’ success this season was unexpected after their rocky start. “This team’s really getting after it, really playing well,” Horford said. “We never expected this after Gordon going down. It’s really a good surprise.” Having switched to the Cavaliers in the off-season, former Celtics point guard Isaiah Thom-

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday January 6 The fifth and final qualifying round for

England playmaker Owen Farrell is the best rugby player in the world according to Rugby World magazine with only two All Blacks making the top 10. The English publication has ranked the 100 top players in the world in its latest edition with Farrell given the top spot ahead of All Blacks number 10 Beauden Barrett who was named World Rugby player of the year last month for a second straight year. Fiji and Racing 92 lock Leone Nakarawa was ranked number three ahead of English star Maro Itoje and Wallabies fullback Israel Folau who rounded out the top five.Brodie Retallick was the only other All Black to crack the top 10, with the veteran lock ranked in 10th place.

Bevin ruled out Title contender Patrick Bevin will miss this week’s New Zealand National Road Championships after picking up injuries in a training crash. Bevin crashed last weekend while training in New Zealand but was fortunate not to suffer any serious injuries. The 26-year-old is a new recruit to the US-based BMC Racing Team and will now be hoping to make his racing debut with his new team at the Santos Tour Down Under, Australia’s premier road race. The team’s chief medical officer Dr Max Testa said Bevin was lucky to escape relatively unharmed.

Too many games? LeBron James and his Cavalier team-mates have had the measure of the Celtics, but will that continue? PHOTO AP as made his long-awaited debut for the club against Portland this week. He got a standing ovation and scored 17 points in 19 minutes coming off the bench as the Cavs snapped a three-game losing streak with a 127-110 win over Portland.

But he wasn’t expected to back up against his old team so quickly so early in his comeback from a hip injury. It means fans will likely have to wait for a mouth-watering match up between Thomas and Kyrie Irving, the ex-Cavs star who is leading the way for the Celtics

after changing clubs in the same deal. Celtics spokesman Christian Megliola said there would be no tribute video for Thomas “at his request”. Thomas said on Twitter that he wanted to hold off until he was ready to play, and have his family there. - AP

Non-Handicap – Net; John Cameron. Twos: Dave Cockburn, Andy Rattray, John Schofield, Andrew Barrie, A VandenHandel, (2), James Lyttle, Adrian Hopwood. Twilight December 28 Stroke – Alternate tees Leading scores in the stroke round played on Thursday where men played off the yellow and women off the red tees: -6; Steve McCloy 31, John Smitheram 33 b/l. 7-10; Tom Wing 30 b/l Andy Rattray 30, John Schofield 33, Neil Rayner, Kerry Whiting 34 b/l. 11 plus; Roger Bruce 30, Richard Lee 32 b/l. Women: -14; Maxine Whiting 31 b/l, Leen Bell 31, Barb MacGregor, Elizabeth Collins 32. 15 Plus; Betty O’Neill 30, Nancy Costin 31. Nearest the pin: # 2 Tom Wing. #12 Steve Anderson. Eagles; Leen Bell. South African Stableford December 30 Leading scores in the South Africa stableford played that day: Sally Lane and Roger Bruce 89, Alec Millar and Dave Allan 81, Jo Peacock and Bruce Collins 79, Neil Connelly and John Harris 77, Joyce VanderHeide and Leen Bell 76. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Barb Harris. Gluyas Ford # 6; Pete Marshall. Bed-

rock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Gordon Rennie. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Sonja Mee. Twos; Barb Harris, Net eagle; # 6 not struck.

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS

ABs snubbed

the Property Brokers Shootout, a stableford will be held. A two round score of at least 79 will be required to qualify. Starting times: Morning 8.00am. Afternoon report to the Pro shop at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.

RESULTS ■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club New Year Tournament – Stableford, January 2 Senior – 0-16: Brock Peddie 42 c/b Adrian Hopwood 42, Phil Elliott 40, Paul Hefford 39, John Robb 39, Stu Wilson 38, Steve Anderson 38, Wayne Mellish 37 Junior – 17 Plus: Phil Cushnie 43, Mike Holmes 41, Ian Beach, Clarrie Whiting, Dave Cockburn, James Small, Neil Connelly 39, Steve Kircher 38 c/b. Women: Heather Middleton 43, Marilyn Bennett, Trish Cates, Christine Kinita 38, Bronwyn Flannery 37, Ina Divers 36, Wendy Wareing 36, Leen Bell 35 c/b.

Ashburton Golf Club December 30 The winner of the Radius Care Player of the day was: Tim Newton 77-15 = 62 nett and 46 pts. Other winning scores: Bruce Leighton 42; Peter MacAulay, Brian Hawksby, Brendon Davidson and John Wills 41, Murray Wackrow and Josh Ackerley 40; Bill Mason 39 on c/b Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Richard Leith: Rothbury Insurance: Tony Bennett, Allenton Meat Centre: Josh Ackerley, South Island Seeds: Murray Moorehead, Charming Thai (longest putt) Clarrie Galway. Twos: Rhonda Gallagher, Josh Ackerley, Richard Leith and Tim Newton

Mayfield Golf Club Results of the Mayfield Golf Club’s Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition held on Wednesday December 27. Ian Beach 20, Stableford Points. Jack Allan, 20. Anne-Maree Blair, 19, Christine Ross, 19. Brian Fielder, 19. Wayne Blair, 19 Don Ingold , 19. Andrew Peck 19. John Low 18. Nearest the Pin, Andrew Peck. Twos, Andrew Peck.

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has hit out at the amount of games played in the Premier League over the festive period, saying the schedule is going to “kill” the players. City was one of the teams to play four games in 11 days across Christmas and the new year, with the last two matches — away to Crystal Palace and at home to Watford — coming just two days apart. “What I saw, what everybody sees, in the last weeks is how many injuries the players have,” Guardiola said. “We are going to kill them (the players). The federation — whoever the bosses are — have to reflect. It’s not normal.” Guardiola’s ire might have been caused by the sight of right back Kyle Walker holding his groin in the final minutes of the 3-1 win over Watford yesterday. The City coach said Walker “might have a little bit of a problem.”

Murray in doubt Andy Murray’s long-term hip injury has forced him out of the Brisbane International, cast serious doubts over his participation in the Australian Open and has him contemplating surgery. Former No. 1-ranked Murray pulled out of the Brisbane event after failing to practice Tuesday, two days ahead of his scheduled return to competitive tennis for the first time since July. “I came here with every intention of making a strong start to the year, but sadly my team and I don’t feel that I’m where I need to be just yet to compete at the highest level,” the two-time Brisbane International champion said. In an emotional post on Instagram, Murray said he didn’t realise how much he loved playing tennis until he spent so much time off the court recently.

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Hammers deliver exciting season By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

One of the best teams on paper for a few years, a former All Black, plenty of young, exciting talent ... this year’s Mid Canterbury Hammers promised a lot and delivered a trophy, with plenty of drama inbetween. The green and golds played their first game mid-way through the Watters Cup, travelling to Kirwee to take on Ellesmere. It was what you would expect from a first season hit-out, with a close but also scrappy game playing out, with the Hammers eventually getting the win. A couple of tough pre-season games followed, including a thrashing at the hands of Southland, which was just a taster of what to expect when they hosted Canterbury in a Ranfurly Shield challenge. The Canterbury side boasted many players that played a role in their dominant season in the Mitre 10 Cup, and were clearly a class above the part-time Mid Canterbury players, and showed it through the scoreboard, taking the victory 69-7. Maleli Sau was the Hammers’ try-scorer, a small indication of the incredible season he was going to have. The rocky pre-season continued, with a disappointing loss to the West Coast before the start of the Heartland Championship a concerning point. The nerves were soon calmed after the first game however, with the Hammers comfortably accounting for Poverty Bay at the Ashburton Showgrounds. Despite the large margin of victory, there were some worrying signs in the performance, including some poor finishing and ball handling, something that would cause them a lot of trouble in their next two games. A road trip down to Oamaru the next week delivered a disappointing result, with poor finishing letting the Hammers down as they lost to North Otago 31-25. The next week they had the chance to earn back the Hanan Shield from neighbours South Canterbury, but the team that finished top of the table at the end

Mid Canterbury captain Jackson Donlan lifts the Lochore Cup.

of the round robin proved too strong, outclassing the Hammers 31-16. The Hammers bounced back however, winning their next three games, including a last-gasp winning penalty from Jarred Percival to secure a victory against defending champions Wanganui. The game that proved to be the most important game of the season was when they faced Buller in the second to last round of the season. The Hammers roared out of the gates in miserable conditions at the Ashburton Showgrounds to hold a strong lead at halftime. In the second stanza it was a

completely different story, with the competition’s top points-scorer James Lash driving his team to a miracle comeback, with the visitors winning 40-32, denying the Hammers what would have been a vital bonus point. They finished the round robin in a three-way tie with the West Coast and Wanganui, with Wanganui finishing in the final Meads Cup spots courtesy of their superior points difference. The Hammers finished fifth on the table, booking themselves a Lochore Cup semifinal game against Poverty Bay. It was a simple game for the Hammers who were running red

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hot, winning 56-22. The stage was now set for the final against the West Coast, with the game being played in Methven due to a clash with the Ashburton A&P Show. With the Southern Alps providing a stunning backdrop, things looked to be going pear-shaped early on for the Hammers, with Sau earning a red card for a high tackle, while captain Jackson Donlan had to take a seat for 10 minutes after it was ruled he had deliberately knocked the ball on. The Hammers’ class eventually showed however, as they cut the Coast to shreds in the wide areas to win the game 47-15.

Several Hammers players were recognised for their contributions to the competition, with Maleli Sau, Eric Duff, Jarred Percival and Seta Koroitamana all being selected for the Heartland XV in their game against a NZ Marist. Sau missed the game due to the suspension he was given for his red card in the final, but a lastminute call up for winger Willie McGoon kept Mid Canterbury’s representatives at four. Recently Duff was able to rub shoulders with all the big names at the New Zealand Rugby awards through his nomination for the Heartland player of the year award.

Jarryd Hayne breaks silence on assault accusations Eels star Jarryd Hayne has spoken publicly for the first time since he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in America while playing in the NFL. Hayne returned to Parramatta training for the first time in more than three years yesterday before holding a scheduled press conference. He said he has not yet spoken to Parramatta officials about the rape accusation and reiterated a previous declaration that he denies the allegations made against him in a civil suit. Hayne also opened up about the personal toll the claims have

taken on him personally and his family. “It’s been tough for them,” he said when asked how his family and friends have handled the accusations. “It’s been pretty emotional too. Just seeing them get ambushed and I guess, that sort of thing was pretty disappointing and hard to watch and listen to them. “They’re strong. They’re getting through it and we’ll get through this.” Hayne said he is not able to address the allegations and repeatedly told reporters they would have to speak to his lawyers over

their questions about the ongoing case. “If yous want to talk about football I’m more than happy,” he said. “I think yous need to understand and make it very clear that the situation that’s going on, I can’t talk about it. So yous can ask whatever it is yous want to ask, but I’m just going to avoid it and deflect it and talk about my lawyers. At the end of the press conference, Hayne’s lawyers released a statement in which they stated Hayne has found the accusation “personally distressing”. The statement, issued by Madi-

son Marcus Law Firm, also declared Hayne is yet to receive any formal documentation associated with the civil suit filed in the Santa Clary County court. “The last week or so have been personally distressing for not only me, but my family and friends, as civil proceedings making serious allegations have been publicly aired, and in certain media have followed me on a personal preplanned trip to the other side of the world,” Hayne said. “I was not given any notice of these proceedings prior to any media reports. “I confirm that I unequivocally

and vehemently deny the allegations made against me and I will be vigorously defending the matter. As everyone should understand, I cannot publicly discuss anything relating to this matter as it is now the subject of legal proceedings in the United States. “I’d like to thank all the family, friends and fans who have both privately and publicly sent messages of support.” The Eels’ first training session of 2018 was the first time Hayne has worn Parramatta’s blue and gold since he left the club to pursue a career in the NFL at the end of 2014. - AAP

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■ HARNESS

In brief

Surgery possible for Alta Maestro The connections of three-yearold speedster Alta Maestro have a difficult decision to make in the coming few days. After he was pulled up in the $225,000 Sales Series Final at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve, trainer Robert Dunn set about finding out what was wrong with his star. “When he ran 41 lengths last the start before, I had a feeling it might have been his wind, but when we scoped him there was no inflammation or any signs to suggest so. “This time it was the same, but Blair Orange, who was in front of him, said he heard him flip his palate twice during the race.” There are two options for Dunn and connections to consider – fitting the horse with a Cornell Collar, or laser surgery on his airway to fix the soft palate dorsal displacement. A Cornell Collar stabilises the larynx in an upward position during strenuous work whereas the surgery is relatively noninvasive and has a recovery time of days, not weeks, but only has a 60 per cent success rate long-term. “We have to decide which one we want to go with and I’ll sit down with Johnny (Dunn) and the Leadleys in the next few days when I get back to Christchurch and we’ll make the call. “I’ve had an incredible success rate with wind operations in my stable; probably 90 to 95 per cent of them being perfect results.” Alta Maestro has the Northern Derby back in Auckland on March 9 and the New Zealand Derby at Addington on April 6 as

Livin’ On A Prayer will return to the scene of her latest triumph in her quest for higher honours. “She’ll run in the Westbury Classic to try and get some black type for her,” Matamata trainer Wayne Hillis said. The Group Two event will be run over 1400m on January 27 at Ellerslie where Livin’ On A Prayer won the Dunstan Feeds Championship Final (1500m) on Boxing Day.

Panning for gold Alta Maestro could go under the knife to ﬁx his breathing problems. his next two targets. Successful, complication-free laser surgery would not impact his ability to be ready for either. “If we go the surgery route, I am confident he will be back in time for both Derbies,” said Dunn. “It would be lovely to get him back to his best – he’s shown already this season what he can do when he leads. It takes a serious horse to get past him when he’s at his best, as they found out when he won the Sires Stakes heat at

Addington a few months ago. “He can roll along at 28 quarters pretty easily and most horses will struggle to get beyond his wheel.” But the lead isn’t always there for Alta Maestro and the result has been some rather inglorious performances when raced in behind or parked. Compounding matters has been a constant and ongoing battle with tying up. “He’s had tie-up issues all the

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way through; they’ve been a nightmare for us. “They’re his worst enemy and can come out of the blue. “He’ll work or race super and then all of a sudden he’s tied-up chronically. “In all my years as a trainer, I’ve never seen a horse be affected by it like him. “He couldn’t walk at one point.” Alta Maestro has won six of his 16 starts for in excess of $125,000. - NZ Harness News

fectly,” trainer Wayne Hillis said. Bit Lippy finished runner-up on debut in the Listed Ashford Lodge Stakes (1100m) at Pukekohe before he ran third in the Gr.2 Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) at Trentham. On New Year’s Day at Ellerslie, the son of Showcasing came from last to finish second behind the unbeaten Melt with She’s A Thief and Al Hasa third and fourth respectively.

“He made up a lot of ground and beat a couple of good ones as well,” Hillis said. Bit Lippy’s autumn programme will take in the Gr.1 Sistema Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie and the Gr.1 Courtesy Ford Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m) at Awapuni. “The distance of the Manawatu race will suit him the best.” Meanwhile, stablemate Nothing Trivial will today shoot for an-

other Coastwood Homes Lockwood Thames Cup (2000m), a race he won in 2015. The Group placed stayer, who has also won over hurdles, was successful in the Taupo Cup (1950m) at his most recent appearance. “He’s trained on well since then,” Hillis said. “He’s always been an honest horse and he’s been unlucky a few times as well.” – NZ Racing Desk

Happy New Year to all, just a quick catch up. The Property Brokers Shootout leader board is really taking shape, and it is proving to be the toughest year ever to qualify. After 4 rounds you need to have at least 79 points to get yourself in the top 19. Last Saturday Tim Newton put all the flags just where he wanted them and shot a wonderful 46 points to put himself into 2nd place on 83. The final round is this Saturday, is there a 40+ pointer just waiting for you? Only one way to find out, come down and give it a bash. After Saturday’s game we will have the

Quality Central Districts’-trained three-year-old Dijon Bleu is set to tackle the Gr.3 Wellfield Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) at Trentham later this month. The multiple stakes winning daughter of Burgundy, who hasn’t finished further back than third in her six appearances this season, has returned from a short spell after her last-start runner-up performance in the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1550m). “We put her in the paddock for a couple of weeks after the Eulogy,” trainer Lisa Latta said. “She has just come back in on Sunday and she is nice and bright and will head to the Desert Gold. “She is going well, we have been giving her little freshen-ups after each big race and she seems to be doing well from that.”

Picaro on trial The Gary Portelli-trained Picaro will endeavour to qualify for the Karaka Million (1200m) at Ellerslie on January 27 when he steps out for the first time on raceday in the TAB Handicap (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. “It will all come down to what he does on Saturday,” Portelli said. “He’s a son of Pierro and Louis Mihalyka of Laurel Oak Bloodstock bought him last year. “He’s always shown ability. We unfortunately had to geld him early as he was just too bully and we couldn’t control him, but we’ve made a racehorse out of him now.”

Omakau rescheduled

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A decision has yet to be made whether Heroic Valour runs again before the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) at Trentham later this month. The Group One winner missed the Gr.1 Railway (1200m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day due to the slow track conditions. “He was spot on and it was disappointing when the rain came,” co-trainer Stephen Autridge said. “There’s a race for him in a fortnight’s time, but we’ll have to wait and see whether we run him.”

Ellerslie return

Classic next on youngster’s programme Winner in waiting Bit Lippy is in line for another trip to the central districts. The Matamata youngster has placed in all three of his starts, each time in black type company, and the Gr.3 Phoenix Park 2YO Classic (1200m) at New Plymouth on February 3 will be his next assignment. “He’ll go down to Taranaki, he’s already had a trip to Wellington and he handles everything per-

Build-up undecided

final 19, I will then hopefully have a form guide out by Tuesday, this can then be perused at your leisure, an auction will be held for the finalists in the clubhouse next Saturday 13th after club opening day results, about 5pm. Then the big race will start 10am prompt on Sunday January 14, where we will see who has the guile, skill and pure damn luck to pick up a club sub for the year. Once again thanks to Hamish and the gang at Property Brokers. Good Golfing.

Ashburton Dahlia Circle Welcome to another flowering season of the beautiful dahlias. It is always exciting watching the first blooms come

out and the array of colours they display. Still many to come into flower but the buds are just ready to pop, as are all the lilies. The Ashburton Dahlia Circle are happy to have had so many new members join for this season. Our first activity will be on Sunday, January 7 at 16 Baker St, from 5pm with a finger food pot luck meal at 6pm. It will be a great time to share our growing knowledge and tips to get the best from the dahlias, before the first table show at the end of the month. Family and friends are most welcome to join in the evening activities, and members of the public who just love

Dahlias are invited to pop in from 4 -5pm for a garden walk. Any queries call 02102458001

The Central Otago meeting at Omakau has been rescheduled to this Friday. The meeting was to have been run yesterday, but due to a wet area at the 350m mark the meeting was abandoned following a course inspection by Racing Integrity Unit and club officials. The first race will be run at 12.14pm. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing (NZTR) has asked the Racing Integrity Unit to investigate the circumstances that led to the Central Otago meeting at Omakau not being held on Wednesday. “We have asked the Racing Integrity Unit to investigate how a section of the track was over-watered,” officials said.

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Roxburgh harness

Thames gallops

Today at Roxburgh Raceway

Roxburgh Trotting Club’s meeting at Roxburgh Raceway. Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2018. 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 1.03pm (NZT) RD PETROLEUM TROT $8000, nonwinners 3yo+ trot, stand, 2180m 1 626 Make My Day (1) fr........................ B Barclay 2 72674 Pat The Monarch (2) fr ................A Suddaby 3 77x90 Pure Emotion (3) fr........................... D Dunn 4 90896 Muscle Pat (4) fr .......................B Williamson 5 00678 Rue Daunou (5) fr .........................R Jenkins 6 Kiwi Heir (6) fr ...............................B Orange 7 54233 Our Gracie (7) fr ...................... M Williamson 8 84305 Ed Wood (8) fr ..................... D D McCormick 9 426x Ash (9) fr ................................. N Williamson 10 Delmara (10) fr ............................... G McLay 11 00780 Spur Me On Gently (U1) fr ....... T Robertson 2 1.38pm MACCA LODGE/MCINTYRE FLANNERY TAIT MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 7 Theodora Hope (1) fr .......... K McNaught (J) 2 0 Fun Sponge (2) fr .......................... K Barclay 3 65x62 Zealand Star (3) fr ......................... B Barclay 4 Vigoroso (4) fr .................................. D Dunn 5 Be Holme By Three (5) fr ........ N Williamson 6 6880x Pacific Hilight (6) fr .....................R McIlwrick 7 432 Maahes (7) fr.................................B Orange 8 P084 Ripsnorter (21) fr ......................R Rogers (J) 9 07 Sherwood Ashlyn (22) fr ......... M Williamson 10 059 Carlo Gambino (U1) fr.................B McLellan 3 2.13pm REMARKABLES ORCHARD/NEW WORLD

ALEXANDRA PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ pace, stand, 2180m 1 89569 Lady’s Lass (1) fr...................... T Robertson 2 3 Yankee Miss (2) fr ......................C Ferguson 3 35 Tact Denzel (3) fr .............................R Swain 4 0x255 Franco Rebel (4) fr .................. M Williamson 5 32932 Like Ya More (5) fr ................... L McCormick 6 Driftin Away (6) fr .....................C Faithful (J) 7 44008 Akris (7) fr ...................................A Suddaby 8 54 Hedonist Franco (8) fr ...................... D Dunn 9 06F08 Buster Brown (9) fr ........................ B Barclay 10 Scented Pockets (10) fr ............B Williamson 11 86036 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr .............. N Williamson 4 2.48pm VAN DER VOORT FAMILY/HARLIWICH HOLDINGS MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 Minerva Miss (1) fr ........................B Orange 2 0x000 Fine Sophie (2) fr .................... C R Thornley 3 32699 Razcal Alley (3) fr .....................B Williamson 4 8x035 Lis Amore (4) fr ..........................R McIlwrick 5 25x6 Liberty Rose (5) fr ...........................M Jones 6 Hurrania Three (6) fr ........................ D Dunn 7 06997 Fleur Galleon (7) fr ....................M Hurrell (J) 8 34 High Line (21) fr ............................ B Barclay 9 56900 Evangeline Franco (22) fr ............A Suddaby 10 x5233 Excellent (23) fr ....................... N Williamson 5 3.21pm GRANDTAVERN/AON INSURANCE/DANIEL BATH CONTRACTOR $10,000, r40 to r55 trot, stand, 2700m 1 43164 Sky Tower (1) fr ....................... M Williamson

2 55841 Playboy’s Brother (2) fr.............B Williamson 3 24628 Ruthless Success (3) fr ............. L McKay (J) 4 70869 Scarlett Lane (4) fr .................. N Williamson 5 2x219 Landora’s Lassie (5) fr ..................B Orange 6 33x79 Armori (6) fr .................................... G McLay 7 07044 Bono Hest (7) fr...................... J Morrison (J) 8 58849 Overcast (8) fr ............................R McIlwrick 9 54389 Moniburns (9) fr................................ D Dunn 10 38424 Belmont’s Greatest (10) fr ..........C Ferguson 11 60x50 Justamollyarcher (11) fr ................R Jenkins 12 32440 Sugar Cane (U1) fr.............. D D McCormick 6 3.52pm SGT DAN STOCKFOOD LTD JUNIOR DRIVERS MOBILE PACE $9000, 4yo+, with cond. mob. pace jun.d, mobile, 2180m 1 52024 Ideal Conquest (1) fr ............M Anderson (J) 2 26524 Cast A Shadow (2) fr.................M Hurrell (J) 3 46323 Hot Off The Press (3) fr ..............B Munro (J) 4 80221 Miss Waikiwi (4) fr ................S Tomlinson (J) 5 06046 Paddington Central (5) fr ............ D Keast (J) 6 08695 Aveross Ferrari (6) fr ..................... K Butt (J) 7 8x810 His Royal Harness (7) fr ......... J Morrison (J) 8 32932 Like Ya More fr.............................. Scratched 9 80376 Annie Fitz (21) fr ....................... C Purvis (J) 10 00006 Mandolin (22) fr ........................C Faithful (J) 11 03000 Just Wish fr .................................. Scratched 7 4.27pm MARSH’S HONEY/REDPATHS PACE $9000, 3yo+ up to & including r55 pace, stand, 2700m 1 78742 Groomsman (1) fr...........................H Hunter 2 x0132 Sweet Loress (2) fr........................ K Butt (J) 3 47607 Vera’s Delight (3) fr......................B McLellan 4 94060 Franco Nixon (4) fr .....................R McIlwrick

5 01 Rock N Joy (5) fr .............................M Jones 6 31935 Essence Of Easton (6) fr.................. D Dunn 7 09502 Sportscaster (7) fr ............................. A Beck 8 17024 Highview Justice (8) fr ............. M Williamson 9 61940 Hit The Sky (9) fr ...........................B Orange 10 53643 Idealistic Lass (10) fr ............... N Williamson 11 05004 Franco Caliph (11) fr .....................R Holmes 12 07097 A Smart Excuse (12) fr .............E Barron (J) 8 5.02pm KEA WAI BUILDING LTD HANDICAP TROT $12,000, r67 & faster discrhcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 35215 Sundons Wish (1) fr .............S Tomlinson (J) 2 30678 Spotlight The Valley (2) fr ..............B Orange 3 57576 Stylish Duke (U1) fr ................. M Williamson 4 x9443 Ottawa (U2) fr..................................M Jones 5 21431 Mass Invasion (1) 10 .................E Barron (J) 6 985D8 Pyramid Magic (2) 10 ................ C Purvis (J) 7 86460 Golden Gate (U1) 10..................R McIlwrick 8 11212 Smokey Mac (U2) 10 .................... B Barclay 9 x5225 Grey Power (1) 20 ................... N Williamson 10 63049 Arran Chief (2) 20 .......................... A Faulks 11 21110 War Machine (U1) 20 ....................... D Dunn 12 89344 Father Christmas (U1) 30.........B Williamson 9 5.37pm PETERS GENETICS ROXBURGH CUP HANDICAP PACE $14,999, 3yo+ r60 & faster discrhcp pace, stand, 2700m 1 x9065 Sagwitch (1) fr ............................C Ferguson 2 70x27 Ossessione (2) fr........................R McIlwrick 3 25139 Shortys Mate (3) fr ............................ A Beck 4 65239 Betta Go Fernco (U1) fr .......... N Williamson 5 4031x American Spirit (1) 10 ...................B Orange 6 14808 It Ain’t The Money (U1) 10 ............ B Barclay

7 8 9 10

46144 Bevan’s Cullen (U2) 10 ...................M Jones 44710 Six Diamonds (1) 20 ................B Williamson 59121 Royal Bengal (2) 20 ......................... D Dunn 16511 Delishka (1) 30 ........................ M Williamson 10 6.08pm BEARING REPLACEMENTS MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r40 to r52 mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 60436 Living Legend (1) fr ..............S Tomlinson (J) 2 05510 Jetenara (2) fr 3 07860 Nerve Of Steel (3) fr .................B Williamson 4 70708 Comic Book Hero (4) fr ..................H Hunter 5 00980 Miss Ethel Sunshine (5) fr .............B Orange 6 1x900 Mr Handleman (6) fr ....................B McLellan 7 006x8 Magnetic Watch (7) fr ......................R Swain 8 00877 Alexy (21) fr ...............................D O’Connell 9 15624 Nightmarch (22) fr ............... K McNaught (J) 10 72850 Senorita Margarita (23) fr ...........R McIlwrick 11 30409 Smooth Mara (24) fr ......................... D Dunn 12 400x4 Shardan Suzie (U1) fr ............... C McDowell 11 6.39pm COMBINED SPONSORS MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r53 to r59 mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 90984 Mr Woodlea (1) fr .................... M Williamson 2 60436 Living Legend (2) fr 3 314P4 Gunpowder (3) fr .............................M Jones 4 82710 Arden’s Winstar (4) fr ....................B Orange 5 1x700 Thaboyz Toy (5) fr ................M Anderson (J) 6 33371 Lorretta Franco (6) fr ................B Williamson 7 61090 Aveross Rustler (7) fr .................R McIlwrick 8 41860 Erin Jaccka (21) fr ......................... B Barclay 9 41824 Calendar Girlz (22) fr .................C Ferguson 10 5x957 Motu Time To Shine (23) fr ............... D Dunn

Today at Thames

Thames Jockey Club’s meeting at Thames. Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2018. NZ Meeting number: 2. Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7. Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 1.22pm (NZT) NORMANS TRANSPORT-MORRINSVILLE 2000 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 27922 Staccato m (1) 60........................ C Johnson 2 95128 Swissta (3) 59.5 ..............................A Collett 3 x0643 Princess Davone (4) 55.5.....T Newman (a3) 4 4x219 Libretti b (5) 54 ................................S Collett 5 61070 Marissa (2) 54 .......................H Marzuki (a3) 2 1.57pm KOPU ENGINEERING & KOPU MARINE MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 454x Eeny Meeny Miny Mo (9) 57.5 ....T Thornton 2 5x7x4 Swiss Eire (4) 57.5 .....................M Cameron 3 5x Coup Bradman b (5) 57.5 4 8x87 Ellison (14) 57.5 .......................... C Johnson

5 0x Maska (13) 57.5 .......................J Nason (a2) Rating 85 Benchmark, 1200m 1 61341 Ferrando tdm (4) 62 ...................M Cameron 6 7x5. Take Me There (1) 57.5 2 51049 Saber tdm (1) 56 .........................T Thornton 7 Vincentius (15) 57.5 ........................S Collett 3 132x4 Ja Ja Binks d (2) 55.5 .....................S Collett 8 Blanco Canyon (11) 57.5 ........... L Satherley 4 x1011 Gift Of Power dm (5) 54 9 Lucky For Some (8) 57.5....S Weatherley (a) 5 12233 Straight Sets dm (3) 54 ............... C Johnson 10 4x6x6 Super Hunter 55.5........................ Scratched 6 2290x Fortune Patch 54.......................... Scratched 11 6x5x8 Poppin’ Bubbles (7) 55.5 7 47269 Rich Billie Marsh tdm (6) 54 ............ S Spratt 12 Indie Rock (12) 55.5 13 Palamedes (6) 55.5 ................... M D Plessis 4 3.07pm GRAHAMSTOWN BAR & DINER 1200 14 Surveillance (10) 55.5 .................... J Bayliss $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 15 Thee Madame 55.5 ...................... Scratched 1 00633 Ichiban dmb (3) 59.5 ................... C Johnson 16 x589x Barbello (16) 55.5 ...........................A Collett 2 0x632 Eprouvez d (2) 59........................... J Bayliss 17 5x09x Shezallpower (3) 55.5 3 56156 Caesour’s Dream (4) 56.5 ..........M Cameron 18 807x Sunday Rose (2) 55.5 4 523x1 Silver Cloud d (5) 56.5 ....................S Collett Emergencies: Thee Madame, Barbello, Shezallpower, 5 2316x Combat Warrior m (1) 56 ............T Thornton Sunday Rose 6 7x070 Showpin d (7) 56 ............................. S Spratt 3 2.32pm PAK N SAVE THAMES SPRINT $20,000, 7 0x077 Precision Miss (6) 54 .........S Weatherley (a)

Christchurch dogs

Wanganui dogs

8 070x0 William Tell (8) 54 ....................... L Satherley

5 3.42pm GOLDRIDGE MARINE FARM 2000 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 x5771 Desert Storm d (9) 59 2 x5146 First Nephew (2) 59 3 78082 Doubtless Princess m (5) 58 ....... C Johnson 4 52335 Take It Out (1) 57.5 .........................M Vance 5 60545 Tobi (4) 57.5 ........................................C Dell 6 x0209 Defer (10) 56.5 ................................S Collett 7 0x008 Masu (6) 56.5 .............................M Cameron 8 x1787 La Foi m (7) 55.5 .............................A Collett 9 0568x Rub It In m (8) 55 ....................... L Satherley 10 05727 Fort Street Dancer (3) 54.5 S Weatherley (a) 11 86739 Donna Anne Billy (11) 54 ................ S Spratt 6 4.17pm COASTWOOD HOMES LOCKWOOD THAMES CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 2000m

1 60x51 Nailed It m (5) 60 .......................M Cameron 2 x3067 Call Me Royal dm (4) 59.5 3 63361 Tomelilla m (3) 58.5..................... C Johnson 4 34844 Brighton (2) 58.5 .............................S Collett 5 91861 Nothing Trivial td (6) 55 ......S Weatherley (a) 6 x8145 Link Road (1) 54 .............................A Collett 7 69099 Arite Guru m (7) 54 ................... R Scott (a3) 7 4.52pm VERSATILE HOMES $10,000, MDN, 1830m 1 57583 Suffice To Say (5) 58.5 ................ C Johnson 2 03564 Measured Twice (4) 58.5 ....S Weatherley (a) 3 75x0 Von Zipp (1) 58.5........................A Sims (a3) 4 0x000 All Trumped Up (9) 58.5 ..................M Vance 5 x0080 Pistol Pete (6) 58.5..........................A Collett 6 25243 Kane (8) 56.5 ................................. J Bayliss 7 x5333 Hello Sailor b (2) 56.5 ..................... S Spratt 8 90x78 Miss Sequoia (7) 56.5 ............... R Scott (a3) 9 66x97 Louisiana (3) 55 ..........................T Thornton

Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Add- 3 12.37pm CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C2, ington Raceway. Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2018. NZ Meet295m ing number: 3. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 1 36x78 Frosty Action 17.51 S & .................. B Evans 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 2 21447 Broken Penniless 17.49 ................ G Cleeve 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 3 72188 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................ A Waretini 1 12.02pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT 4 88112 Miss Dupre 17.39 ............................. B Dann 5 66787 Cannonball Bolt 17.49.....................R Casey C2, 295m 1 2x142 Barellen Panther 17.78 ................ C Roberts 6 83535 Homebush Kelso 17.04 ..........J T McInerney 2 12884 Midnight Bolt nwtd..............................C Weir 7 61535 Coco Bango 17.27 .................J T McInerney 3 33215 Fired Up Jed 17.44 .......................... B Dann 8 33186 Hilton Hangover 17.39 .............. A Bradshaw 4 47743 Homebush Miles 17.42 ..........J T McInerney 9 67826 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner 5 45472 Know Salute 17.29 ........................ G Cleeve 10 76287 Jinno Gino 17.51 ......................... J McMillan 6 58572 Stu On It 17.47 M & ............................ Smith 4 12.55pm ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN STAKES C3, 7 61126 Lonely Baxter 17.41 ...............J T McInerney 520m 8 33456 Sparkling Terra 17.23 ......................R Casey 1 16618 Martha Magic 30.42 H & .....................Taylor 9 67826 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner 2 33332 Hard Questions 30.01 ................... G Cleeve 10 34884 Smokey Action 17.49 S & ............... B Evans 3 x1511 Sheza Rippa nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 2 12.20pm RON’S MUZZLE REPAIRS PH.0272916330 4 33363 Valyrian Steel nwtd ................J T McInerney 5 33136 Perfect Result 30.58 ...................... R Adcock STAKES C2, 520m 1 12572 Swirling Pearls nwtd ...........................C Weir 6 14154 Goldstar Marvely 30.17 S & ............ B Evans 2 32823 Majestic Action 30.00 S & ............... B Evans 7 55532 Allen Hadrian 30.29 ..................... C Roberts 3 12114 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 8 18287 Viktoria Vikkers 30.46 .................. C Roberts 4 22232 Umbridge Bale nwtd..................... C Roberts 9 55568 Helski Bale 30.37 ......................... C Roberts 5 63457 Shift The Blame 30.47............J T McInerney 5 1.12pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C3, 295m 6 21431 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 S & ............. B Evans 1 18271 Gotcha Majenta 17.41........................C Weir 7 11214 Mulberry Minx 30.68 ..................... R Adcock 2 x4415 Red Margin 17.43 ........................... M Grant 8 12118 Opawa Rooster 30.08 J & ...............D Fahey 3 61856 Hannah Rhiannon 17.33 ............... R Adcock 9 27356 Ana Dior 30.77 .............................C Roberts 4 58741 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 .......................A Joyce 10 475F5 Tamara May 30.26 .......................... M Grant 5 43665 Magic Mike 17.16 ......................... C Roberts

6 48622 Botany Cold 17.32 .................J T McInerney 7 11761 Timely Affair 17.40 ............................J Dunn 8 61217 Abacus Magic 17.43 .................... L Waretini 9 7F338 Another Cruise 17.32 M &.................Jopson 10 24783 High Return 17.32 ........................... M Grant 6 1.30pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C2, 295m 1 12818 Bookie Monster 17.55 .......................J Dunn 2 31714 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 3 28525 Steel The Gold 17.29 ................D A Roberts 4 16716 Treville 17.48 .............................R Blackburn 5 33613 Jealous Much 17.67 ...............J T McInerney 6 53463 Ohoka Angel 17.41 ...................... A Waretini 7 61146 Epic Mango 17.18 M &......................Jopson 8 33857 Rick’s Treasure 17.24 ......................R Casey 9 67826 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 ...................J Tanner 10 85567 Leo’s Son nwtd.......................J T McInerney 7 1.47pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH.0272719588 DASH C3, 295m 1 57713 Homebush Banker 17.41 .......J T McInerney 2 12535 Know Sweat 17.39 ........................ G Cleeve 3 53184 Platinum Marshal 17.15 ............... C Roberts 4 76264 Settle Grettel 17.41 .........................J Tanner 5 14252 Jinja Rules nwtd .....................J T McInerney 6 56615 Smash Wild 17.32 ........................... M Grant 7 54351 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & ............... B Evans 8 75724 Ice Princess 17.39 .................... A Bradshaw 9 15853 Genetic Marlow 17.42 ..................... M Grant 10 16682 Captain Chilly 17.34 ...........................C Weir

8 2.05pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 32226 Tom Tee 29.96............................... R Adcock 2 45135 Replica Yella 30.48 .......................... M Grant 3 11433 Nicey Spicey nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 4 17213 Junk Mail 30.23 J & .........................D Fahey 5 74335 Princely Gold nwtd .................J T McInerney 6 53127 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 7 11737 Opawa Shackley 29.86 J & .............D Fahey 8 61211 Hilton Forabet 30.46.................. A Bradshaw 9 78617 Opawa Kevin 30.16 ......................... R Wales 10 34628 Think Tank nwtd .....................J T McInerney 9 2.22pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C4/5, 295m 1 56178 Howie Bale 17.17 ......................... C Roberts 2 53662 Wow Madonna 17.19 M & ...............P Binnie 3 11314 Fired Up Jasper 17.21 ..................... B Dann 4 22152 Swimming Goat 16.79........................C Weir 5 31236 Inside Affair 17.41 .....................R Blackburn 6 41866 Saraya Jayde 17.25 ..................... L Waretini 7 22623 Express Gunn 17.30 ..................... R Adcock 8 31356 Amino Trouble 17.25 ................. A Bradshaw 9 32255 Technic 17.21 H & ...............................Taylor 10 31247 Homebush Rufus 17.34 .........J T McInerney 10 2.40pm NZ RACING SERIES ADVANCED HEAT 2 NZRSq, 520m 1 17165 David’s Legacy 30.15 ................ M Robinson 2 61281 Invincible Sue 30.15 ...................... R Adcock 3 12441 Nozzno Fear 30.32.................... A Bradshaw

8x737 Vikings 29.99 J & ............................D Fahey 61166 Fair Pippa 30.09 J &........................D Fahey 23136 Crotty 30.41 .............................. A Bradshaw 52551 Opawa Timo 30.21 J & ....................D Fahey 42142 Opawa Cheviot 30.20 S & ............... B Evans 78617 Opawa Kevin 30.16 ......................... R Wales 34628 Think Tank nwtd .....................J T McInerney 11 2.57pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C4/5, 295m 1 71778 Believe 17.10 ................................... B Dann 2 51372 Sarcasm 17.28 .............................. G Cleeve 3 21613 Custom Paint 17.06............................C Weir 4 51145 Watta Gunn 17.32 ......................... R Adcock 5 37731 High Dreamer 17.24........................ M Grant 6 17425 Ohoka Clare 17.21 ....................... L Waretini 7 33843 Seriously Grand 17.23 .......................C Weir 8 12271 NippaOfSambucca 17.30 .......J T McInerney 9 32255 Technic 17.21 H & ...............................Taylor 10 31247 Homebush Rufus 17.34 .........J T McInerney 12 3.12pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 53352 Odin Slayer 17.41 ..................... A Bradshaw 2 12451 Star Bucking 17.34 .................J T McInerney 3 31643 Sergess 17.42 ........................J T McInerney 4 16143 Know Scrutiny 17.29 ..................... G Cleeve 5 83252 Smash Attack 17.22 ........................ M Grant 6 11252 Speedy Return 17.07 H & ...................Taylor 7 22721 Danziger 17.34..........................R Blackburn 8 21116 Dissident nwtd.............................. C Roberts 9 32255 Technic 17.21 H & ...............................Taylor 10 31247 Homebush Rufus 17.34 .........J T McInerney

2 768 Sozin’s Diamond nwtd............J T McInerney 3 74526 Cawbourne Rob nwtd J & ...................D Bell 4 55224 Homebush Demi nwtd ............J T McInerney 5 67847 Blackfort Down nwtd ....................C J Morris 6 38653 Yoko Rama nwtd .............................L Doody 7 Jericho Warrior nwtd ........................R Waite 8 78238 Azandei nwtd ....................................D Edlin 9 8857 Eight Oh Three nwtd .........................M Flipp 10 68688 Star Secret nwtd ..........................K Williams 9 7.38pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 78756 Conquest Girl nwtd ...........................M Flipp 2 23363 Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .......................... L Bell 3 22635 Cawbourne Frost 17.59............... P C Morris 4 x2313 Opawa Bear nwtd............................... N Udy 5 17867 Ivanhov 17.81 K & .............................Phillips 6 22121 De Blonde 18.05 ............................... B Hunt 7 1125 Bigtime Emma 17.93..........................L Cole 8 63156 Judge Me Jackie 18.13 .................. L Pearce 9 21771 Bigtime Blast 17.81 ............................L Cole 10 37723 Piko Piko Dawn 18.03 ..................... C Brider 10 7.56pm AON CPF C1 C1, 520m 1 51555 Blackie Chan 30.20 .......................B Mitchell 2 87342 White Comet nwtd......................... D Donlon 3 44455 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 4 43651 Opawa Mine 30.77 ............................. N Udy 5 54457 Bigtime Forecast 30.41 I H & ........W Woods 6 82768 Thrilling Rocky nwtd ......................M Gowan 7 6414 Bigtime Jorja nwtd..............................L Cole

8 74337 Cawbourne Merl 30.51 J & .................D Bell 9 76554 Rising Hawke nwtd.......................C J Morris 10 56466 Cawbourne Muzza 30.42 J & ..............D Bell 11 8.18pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 42236 Nic’s Fab 17.67 J & .............................D Bell 2 42881 Bacon My Heart 18.14 .......................L Cole 3 54667 Fear The Beard nwtd.........................M Flipp 4 47726 Wellington Wind 18.02 K & ...............Phillips 5 13543 Uno Eleven nwtd ................................ N Udy 6 32214 Crackle 18.12 .................................... B Hunt 7 87868 Scott Some Ticka 17.85 .....................L Hunt 8 7215 Bigtime Kalani 18.06 ..........................L Cole 9 27334 Snow Ball Chance 17.72..........E Duganzich 10 35426 Retail Mayhem 18.14 ..................... L Pearce 12 8.43pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 72123 Alamein Stryda 18.11 K & .................Phillips 2 44124 Bigtime Sienna 17.75 .........................L Cole 3 11743 Bigtime Spark 17.86...........................L Cole 4 57783 Bigtime Buster 18.08 G & ...... S Fredrickson 5 74757 Opawa Tigger nwtd ...........................M Flipp 6 8x887 Thrilling Berry 17.79................. K Gommans 7 62228 Botany Dianne 17.79 .............J T McInerney 8 36162 Luke Skywalker 17.79 ........................L Hunt 9 42381 Slick Star 17.74 ...........................B Hodgson 10 88362 Just Like Ma 17.89 J & ........................D Bell

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Today at Hatrick raceway

31 Bigtime Mike nwtd ..............................L Cole Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Hatrick 1 7 33533 Rubbed Out 30.38.......................B Hodgson 4 Tuna Speed nwtd .....................E Duganzich Raceway. Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2018. NZ Meeting num- 2 8 55656 Thrilling Wilson nwtd .......................... N Udy 77 Bigtime Roll nwtd ...............................L Cole ber: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 3 9 87583 Graemes Pick nwtd ......................... C Brider Starburst Alfie nwtd ............................L Cole 10 26736 Cawbourne Bettsy 30.99 J & ..............D Bell 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 4 5 34536 Bigtime Sassy nwtd......................K Williams 6 6.34pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C0 C0, 305m 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.39pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 6 88 Bigtime Charlie nwtd ..........................L Cole 1 46487 Sky Ryder nwtd ................................M Black 7 Bigtime Pickit nwtd .............................L Cole 2 44887 Alamein Panda nwtd K & ..................Phillips 520m 8 55 Bigtime On Track nwtd .......................L Cole 3 77848 Shark And Tayty nwtd ................B Goldsack 1 62 Bigtime Logan nwtd ...........................L Cole 9 68 Bigtime Wayno nwtd...........................L Cole 4 7268 Magic Jean Lass nwtd ...........J T McInerney 2 74 Bigtime Kera nwtd ..............................L Cole 4 5.47pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C0 5 78 No Mug nwtd ................................C J Morris 3 44 Millie Prince nwtd ...............................L Cole 6 37 Bigtime Kendall nwtd..........................L Cole 4 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich C0, 305m 7 85573 Lucha nwtd........................................D Edlin 1 8843 Magic Jess Lass nwtd ............J T McInerney 5 38682 Cawbourne Chops nwtd J & ...............D Bell 8 645F4 Smiling Sid nwtd ..............................S Stone 2 35668 Surge Ahead nwtd R & .......................L Udy 6 54 Bigtime Zoe nwtd ...............................L Cole 9 8857 Eight Oh Three nwtd .........................M Flipp 3 Homebush Belle nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 256 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd..........................L Cole 4 8 Plan Stan nwtd ............................... L Pearce 10 77678 Bigtime Olivia nwtd ......................K Williams 8 63 Bigtime Panther nwtd .........................L Cole 5 2635 Dark Syrah nwtd ..............................R Waite 7 6.55pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 9 68 Bigtime Wayno nwtd...........................L Cole 1 43441 Caveman Sam nwtd ....................B Hodgson 6 36671 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 2 4.57pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 2 11232 Thomas William nwtd ...............D W Denbee 7 84633 Subway Kay nwtd.......................B Goldsack 1 7575 Hurricane Al nwtd P & .....................C Morris 3 64457 Cawbourne Web 30.23 J & .................D Bell 8 3477 Kellydean nwtd .............................C J Morris 2 86765 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd J & ................D Bell 4 12124 Bigtime Lily 30.37...............................L Cole 9 8857 Eight Oh Three nwtd .........................M Flipp 3 Bigtime Kaea nwtd .............................L Cole 5 42325 Opawa Lyon nwtd............................... N Udy 4 78x48 Knock Knock Mary nwtd G R &....... S Voyce 10 77678 Bigtime Olivia nwtd ......................K Williams 6 23238 Bigtime Lonestar 30.53 G & ... S Fredrickson 5 8 Hardaway Chief nwtd .............J T McInerney 5 6.14pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 520m 7 23123 Bigtime Bucko 30.70 ..........................L Cole 1 12832 Midnight Daydream nwtd R & .............L Udy 6 4484 Mobility Scooter nwtd .......................M Black 8 12344 Dermott Brown 31.45 .........................W Kite 2 31648 Bark Rosanowski 30.45 .....................L Cole 7 52652 Carefree Highway nwtd ................K Williams 9 77535 Erasmus 30.91 ................................L Doody 3 35433 Mischief Viking nwtd........................... N Udy 8 87666 Bright Concept nwtd R &.....................L Udy 4 33547 Toki Girl nwtd ...........................D W Denbee 10 46x62 Cawbourne Lick 30.38 J & ..................D Bell 9 8857 Eight Oh Three nwtd .........................M Flipp 5 42315 Bigtime Kylie 30.88 ............................L Cole 8 7.15pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C0 C0, 305m 10 75888 African Violet nwtd .................J T McInerney 1 57522 Cool Wolf nwtd .............................. D Donlon 6 24276 World Freakshow 30.47 ..................M Olden 3 5.24pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C0 C0, 520m

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Kevin Bloody Wilson Almost Awesome Tour

Time Travellers “Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School”

JANUARY 12 &13

FEBRUARY

HIStory Show

FEBRUARY

Wed, 8pm

Fri, 7.30pm Sat, 2pm & 7.30pm

Show restricted to 18yrs and over. Content contains sexual references.

Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School will bring you a veritable feast of music from some of the earlier musicals to the current day hits of Broadway. Producer/Musical Director Jo Castelow and Director Alice Sollis guide these talented performers to develop their craft and excel in their performance.

The outrageously funny Kevin Bloody Wilson returns to New Zealand with his “Almost Awesome Tour” in February featuring special guest artist, Jenny Talia from Australia. He’s irrepressible and irreverent and guaranteed to make you laugh with his unique brand of humour, a must-see for anyone wanting to see absolute original Australian comedy.

MARCH

Thu, 8pm Tickets: Adult: $59*, Child: $30* (12yrs & under), Group 6+: $54*pp

Tickets: Adult: $59.90*

All tickets: $25*

Rado and Raybon Save The World

The Michael Jackson

Celebrate Michael Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with a riveting live performance through accomplished impersonator Dantanio-electrifying in his role as Jackson plus a live band, choreographed dancers, authentic costumes, state-of-the-art sound and theatrical lighting, vision and effects. Truly a mind-blowing stage production - do not miss it!

TRAVEL

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ KAIKOURA DAY TRIP January 16 departing 7.30am. See the amazing rebuild work on SH1 to Kaikoura. The changes in the foreshore and the rebuilding the town Kaikoura needs our support. For bookings phone 308 7646

TRADES, SERVICES

Tue, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $27* Student: $20* Door Sales: $30* Leading comedians Raybon Kan and Nick Rado team up to perform a two hour show in which stand-up gives way to Rado & Raybon solving questions posed by the audience. The ﬁrst half is a stand-up set by each comedian. In the second half, they take the stage together and answer questions, throwing fuel on the burning issues as determined by the audience on the night.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Southberry CLOSING TODAY AT 6PM Raspberries Red and Black Currants Freshly picked and PYO No Eftpos 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road Phone 3081338

HEALTH & BEAUTY

SHELLY – health massage. Open 10am - 10pm. Chinese girl. Ashburton. Phone 022 684 1692.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

GYPSY – blonde, slim. Two days only. January 3 and 4. Phone 021 0856 3949. $$ SPECIAL now. Asian lady, sexy model figure. Busty 40 DD. Friendly, good massage. Phone 021 088 37954.

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

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

Quick crossword 1

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Previous cryptic solution Across 1. Ineffective 7. Subside 9. Fowl 11. Allot 12. Savant 14. Promulgated 18. Relate 20. Utter 22. Cave 23. Outback 24. Proliferate Down 2. Nebular 3. Ever 4. Viola 5. Usual 6. Cloth 3 4 8. Intimate 10. Catapult 13. Fly 15. Entrant 16. Truck 9 17. Brake 19. Lover 21. Wolf 4 8 2 Previous quick solution 8 4 Across 7. Allied 8. Pester 10. Titular 7 11. 4 Pence 12.8Soon 13. Bagel 17. Daubs 18. Coma 22. Reads 23. Afflict 6 8 24. Annual 25. League 5 6 Down 1. Baptise 2. Glutton 3. Newly 4. Perplex 5. Stink4 2 6. Cried 9. Dreamboat 14. Marshal615. Foliage 16. 1 Partner 19. Break 20. Faint 21. Offer

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 9 Excellent – 12 Amazing – 15

Previous solution: FINALIST 11

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DOWN 1. Arterial swelling (8) 2. Song text (5) 4. Thus far (3) 5. Advancements (12) 6. Excursions (7) 7. Despatch (4) 8. Warlike attitude (12) 12. Relative by marriage (2-3) 13. Severe privation (8) 15. Agitated (colloq) (2,1,4) 19. Haggard (5) 20. Male admirer (4) 22. Offer (3)

Previous solution: are, arm, art, ate, ear, eat, era, eta, mar, mare, mart, mat, mate, mater, meat, met, ram, rat, rate, ream, rem, ret, tam, tame, tamer, tar, tare, tea, team, tear, term, tram.

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian

RANGIORA

LAKE COLERIDGE

Weather

Thursday, January 4, 2018

MORRIS, Graham Roderick (Doc) – On January 2, 2018 at Christchurch Hospital. Aged 76 years. Loved son of the late Essie and Alec. Loved brother and brother-in-law of Ellen-Mary and Allan Butland, and the late Gwen. Loved uncle of John and Marina, and Paul and Meg, and loved great uncle of Kelsey, and Jacob; Joe, and Hebe. Messages to the Morris family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to celebrate Doc’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on FRIDAY, January 5, commencing at 2.00pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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MARTIN, Betty – With love we remember. A wonderful wife and mother. Sadly missed. Never forgotten. The Martin family.

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Data provided by NIWA

NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

rain

snow

hail

Thursday, 4 January 2018

A northeast flow strengthens over the country today as a deepening low approaches the west of the North Island from the Tasman Sea. The low heads southwards over central New Zealand tomorrow, and away to the southeast on Saturday, leaving a trough over central New Zealand, and a ridge over the upper North Island.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

60 plus

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

overnight max low

TODAY

Auckland

rain

Hamilton

rain

Napier

rain

TOMORROW

Morning cloud clearing. Scattered showers developing during the morning, some heavy with thunderstorms and isolated downpours. Wind at 1000m: Light. E 50 km/h developing north of Arthur’s Pass in the evening. Wind at 2000m: N 30 km/h dying out in the morning. E 30 km/h but 50 km/h north of Arthur’s Pass in the evening.

TOMORROW

SUNDAY

World Weather

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

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

FZL: Above 3000m

showers

Nelson

showers

Blenheim

showers

Periods of rain, easing at night. Wind at 1000m: S developing, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: S developing, gale 80 km/h in the evening.

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

SATURDAY

Queenstown

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Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing m am 3 3

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Rise 5:56 am Set 9:18 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 5:57 am Set 9:18 pm

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Rise 5:58 am Set 9:18 pm

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Set 9:18 am Rise 11:39 pm

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17 Jan 3:18 pm

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Bad fishing

Set 10:30 am

Set 8:04 am Rise 10:58 pm

Last quarter

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First quarter

25 Jan 11:22 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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cumecs

1.17

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:05 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 142.5 Nth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

4.48

Sth Ashburton at 12:15 pm, yesterday

6.94

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

66.2

Waitaki Kurow at 2:05 pm, yesterday

401.9

Source: Environment Canterbury

Canterbury Readings

Saturday

River Levels

Forecasts for today

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Palmerston North showers Wellington

Cloudy with scattered rain, clearing late. Southerlies gradually dying out, but strong about the tops at first.

Fine spells. Cloud increasing later. Northerlies picking up for a time.

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Waimate

Cloudy with scattered rain, clearing later. Southwesterlies, strong about the coast, dying out later.

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Periods of rain, easing at night. Southerlies developing.

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SUN PROTECTION ALERT

Areas of low cloud or fog morning and night, otherwise mainly fine with high cloud. Scattered showers developing about the foothills during the morning, some heavy with thunderstorms and isolated downpours afternoon and evening. Rain north of Banks Peninsula at night. Light winds.

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OVERNIGHT MIN

SATURDAY: Cloudy periods, a few showers. Strong southerlies easing.

AKAROA

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LYTTELTON

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DEATHS

MAX

CHRISTCHURCH

METHVEN

TODAY: Cloud morning and night, otherwise fine. Winds mainly light.

DARFIELD

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Ashburton Forecast

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When Magic Goes Horribly Wrong, 7:30pm on TVNZ 2

THE BOX

10am Four Weddings USA 3 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 10:55 Millionaire 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Robot Matchmaker 3 Wars PG 7:40 Doctor Who 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 PGV 8:30 The Simpsons PG 12:45 The Real Housewives 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Of Beverly Hills PGR Unit MV 9:45 Can’t Pay? We’ll 1:40 Vanderpump Rules 3 Take It Away! MVL 10:40 The 2:35 The Real Housewives Cops MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Of Beverly Hills 3 Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 3:40 Catfish 3 12:25 Pawn Stars – Australia 4:30 Four Weddings USA PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 5:30 Hoarders 3 1:20 Robot Wars PG 2:10 CSI 6:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 – Miami MV 3:05 Doctor Who 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 8:30 60 Days In 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Isaiah, a 19-year-old from a Of Fortune PG 5:30 Robot rough neighbourhood, and Wars PG 6:30 Counting Cars PG Maryum, a social worker 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI and the eldest daughter of – Miami MV 8:30 Hawaii Muhammad Ali, join the Five-0 MV 9:30 NCIS – LA MV programme. 10:30 SVU – Special Victims 9:30 Homicide For The Unit MV 11:25 CSI – Miami Holidays When a couple are shot in their bed during what looks like a home invasion, the police soon discover the true motive for the double homicide. 10:30 Intervention Canada AO 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

MV FRIDAY 12:20 Robot Wars PG 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:50 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 Hawaii Five-0 MV 4:45 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 Counting Cars PG

MAORI

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 3:55 Jeopardy 4:20 Tennis – ASB Classic: Women’s Week (HLS) Day three at ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Man With A Plan PGR 0 8pm Superior Donuts PGR 0 8:30 Silent Witness AO 0 9:35 Fear The Walking Dead AO 10:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:40 Football – English Premier League Arsenal v Chelsea. At Emirates Stadium. 1:40 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:50 10 Days To Destruction MVL 2012 Drama. James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt. 8:30 Madame Bovary MS 2014 Drama. Mia Wasikowska, Paul Giamatti. 10:25 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone. 11:55 Me Before You PGL 2016 Drama. Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin. 1:45 10 Days To Destruction MVL 2012 Drama. James D’Arcy, Alicia Witt. 3:25 Eye In The Sky MVL 2015 Thriller. Alan Rickman, Helen Mirren. 5:05 Out Of The Wild MV 2016 Drama. John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly. 6:35 Mother’s Day ML 2016 Comedy. Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston. 8:30 Ghost In The Shell MV 2017 Action. A cyberenhanced woman is a super soldier who fights against corruption, but a secret from her past threatens her work. Based on Japanese manga. Scarlett Johansson, Juliette Binoche. 10:20 Fist Fight 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. Ice Cube, Charlie Day. 11:50 Lap Dance 16LSC 2014 Drama. Ali Cobrin, Robert Hoffman. FRIDAY 1:35 Out Of The Wild MV 2016 Drama. John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly. 3:05 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 3:20 Mother’s Day ML 2016 Comedy. Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston. 5:15 Ghost In The Shell MV 2017 Action. Scarlett Johansson, Juliette Binoche.

6am Magic In The Moonlight PG 2014 Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. 7:35 Last Night ML 2010 Romantic Comedy. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington. 9:10 Before I Go To Sleep MVL 2014 Thriller. Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth. 10:45 The Way, Way Back MS 2013 Comedy Drama. Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney. 12:25 Cloverfield MV 2008 Action. Lizzy Caplan, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel. 1:50 Magic In The Moonlight PG 2014 Comedy. Colin Firth, Emma Stone. 3:25 Last Night ML 2010 Romantic Comedy. Keira Knightley, Sam Worthington. 5pm Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin. 6:40 Red MVL 2010 Action. Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman. 8:30 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. An accidentprone secret agent must rescue the crown jewels from a French business magnate. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia. 10pm Contagion ML 2011 Thriller. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet. 11:45 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. FRIDAY 1:30 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. 3:10 The Directors – Rob Marshall PG 3:40 Red MVL 2010 Action. 5:30 Contagion ML 2011 Thriller.

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CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7am Huhu 7:10 He Rourou 7:20 Polyfest Kapa Haka 7:30 Pukana 2 7:40 Avatar 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Cams’ Kai 3 10:30 The Big Sing 3 11am Kapa Haka Whanau 3 Noon Game Of Bros PGR 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:30 Huhu 3:40 He Rourou 3 3:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4pm Pukana 2 4:10 Avatar 3 4:30 Project Whenua 3 5pm Hakataetae 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Wildlife SOS 7am Roar Of The Wild 7:30 Love Nature – Guardians Of The Wild 8:30 Auction Hunters 9am American Restoration 9:30 Gordon’s Great Escape – India 10:30 Charley Boorman’s Extreme Frontiers – USA 11:30 Getaway Noon Guy Martin – Robot Car 1pm Monkeys Revealed 2pm Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 3pm Baby Animals 3:30 Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 4:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together Nigel looks at bite-sized dumplings from around the world. 5pm Paul Hollywood City Bakes 5:30 Shed And Buried 6pm Auction Kings 6:30 The Story Of Cats

7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Kai Ora 3 8pm Whats Up With The Tumoanas? PGR 3 8:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 9pm Sisters 3 9:30 Ahorangi Next Generation 3 10pm Te Matatini 3 10:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3

7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 8:30 Escape To Costa Rica 9:30 Doctor In The House The doctor helps a working mother whose partner is also seriously at risk. 10:30 Shed And Buried

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

11pm Auction Kings 11:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together Midnight Paul Hollywood City Bakes 12:30 Roar Of The Wild 1am The Story Of Cats 2am Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 3am Getaway 3:30 Baby Animals 4am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 5am Escape To Costa Rica

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 6:30 Inside Cricket 7:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (RPL) Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. 11am Inside Cricket Noon Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v West Indies – Second T20. 3:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. 4pm L Cricket – T20 Super Smash Central Stags v Auckland Aces. 7:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. From Bay Oval, Tauranga. 8pm Inside Cricket 9pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers. 9:30 L Basketball – NBL Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. 11:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. FRIDAY Midnight Fox Sports News 12:30 Tennis – Second Serve 1am Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International (HLS) Day Three. 2am Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International (HLS) Day Four. 3am Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International (HLS) Match Of The Day – Day Four, Day Session. 4:30 Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International (HLS) Match Of The Day – Day Four, Night Session.

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 Basketball – NBL (RPL) Adelaide 36ers v NZ Breakers. From Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide. 8am Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come. 8:30 Forged In Fire 11:30 L Cricket – Ashes Build Up Fifth Test, Day One. 12:30 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. 2:35 Australian Cricket Show Fifth Test, Day One. 3:05 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. 8pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash (HLS) Melbourne Renegades v Sydney Sixers. From GMHBA Stadium, Geelong. 8:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (HLS) Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat. From the MCG, Melbourne. 9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. From Bludstone Arena, Hobart.

FRIDAY

1am Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 1:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Sydney FC v Newcastle Jets. 3:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (HLS) Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. 4am Fight Night 4Jan18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Decision Time. 10am Homestead Rescue PG Homestead of Horrors. 10:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Day the Homestead Almost Died. 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M The Devil Wears Sneakers. 1:20 Murder Calls M The Dark Horse. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Bering Sea Gold PG Down and Out. 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG Special. 8:30 Bering Sea Gold PG Penny Dreadful. 9:25 Moonshiners M The Fast and the Fearless. 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Day the Homestead Almost Died. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M All or Nothing. 11:55 Murder Calls M The Dark Horse. FRIDAY 12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Thursday, January 4, 2018

Sport Starc likely starter Mitchell Starc has pulled up well and is expected to play the Ashes series finale that starts at the SCG today. Steve Smith opted against naming a team in his pre-Test press conference yesterday but flagged Starc, who missed the fourth Test because of a bruised heel, as a likely inclusion. “Starcy pulled up pretty well. He says he’s ready to go,” Smith said. The skipper all but confirmed that leftarm spinner Ashton Agar, who was added to Australia’s squad for the fifth Test, would be left out of the XI for the fifth Test.

Hammer down

Pacemen out of BBL

FULL STORY P17 Mid Canterbury loose forward Kurt Polson makes a charge for the try-line in rugby’s Lochore Cup ﬁnal between Mid Cantebury and the West Coast in Methven last year. The season was one of excitement and drama, the side eventually delivering a trophy. See inside, where sports reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay looks back the highlights of 2017. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Perth’s undefeated BBL title defence will continue without star pacemen Nathan Coulter-Nile and Jason Behrendorff for the rest of the season. The pair, who’ve both represented Australia in limited overs cricket, have failed to overcome back injuries. Coulter-Nile endured a recurrence of a stress fracture soon after playing for a Western Australia XI against England in November. Left-armer Behrendorff last played in a Sheffield Shield game in late November and has since succumbed to lower back pain, an issue he previously had been managing.

■ ASB AUCKLAND CLASSIC

Wozniacki cruises on Caroline Wozniacki’s imperious Auckland Classic form has shown no signs of abating, helping her crush Croatian secondround opponent Petra Martic 6-2 6-2 in yesterday’s action and book herself a quarter-final berth. Fresh off Tuesday’s straightsets demolition of Madison Brengle, the Danish world No.3 again made easy work of her opponent, winning within an hour. At times, Wozniacki’s groundstroke play was breathtaking.

She repeatedly pulled winning shots out of the bag as she earned an early first set break over Martic, and then secured another at 5-2 to win the set. Croatian world No.90 Martic, who showed plenty of mettle to beat Czech prodigy Marketa Vondrousova in the first round, didn’t give up. She took an early break from Wozniacki and went ahead 2-0 in the second set, but soon found herself under a Wozniacki onslaught and relented.

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Wozniacki broke three successive times to seal the match, and will face Sofia Kenin in the quarters after the American’s win over Varvara Lepchenko. Kenin won 6-4 7-6 (8-6) earlier. Wozniacki has now made the quarter-finals on each of her four appearances in Auckland, but has yet to claim the title. This year, she has claimed clear favouritism, such is the ease of her victories, with neither win taking more than an hour. Victory in Auckland could also

send the 27-year-old Wozniacki back to the top of the tennis world, depending on the results of current No.1 Simona Halep at the Shenzhen Open and world No.2 Garbine Muguruza at the Brisbane International. Sachia Vickery has also continued her impressive run, with the qualifier making the quarterfinals after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Veronica Cepede Royg. Barbora Strycova is also through, with a three-set win over Johanna Larsson. - AAP

Young blood to tour? England will consider blooding three young batsmen when they name their squad next week for the two Tests against New Zealand that end their winter. Liam Livingstone, Dan Lawrence and Joe Clarke are all in the frame as England look to find more emerging players to take them forward at the end of another series loss in Australia. That means James Vince, in particular, will be playing for his Test future when England make one last attempt to defeat Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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