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School rolls a mixed bag BY SUE NEWMAN

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Over the past 17 years, roll numbers for schools in the Ashburton District have fluctuated significantly, with some trebling the number of students on their books while others can count their roll in falling numbers. Ministry of Education data

shows that over that period the most significant roll growth was at Wakanui School where in 2007 there were just 54 students on the roll. At the end of 2017 there were 121. Over the same period Rakaia School’s roll doubled, from 101 students in 2007 to 202 last year as did Lauriston’s from 44 to 85.

Other rural schools to make significant growth over the past 17 years were Dorie, 43 to 68; Hinds, 125 to 152. Urban schools have also been under pressure from growing rolls since 2000 with Borough growing the most, up 25 per cent. Allenton and Hampstead both

watched their rolls grow by 16 per cent over the past 17 years while Hampstead’s student body grew almost 20 per cent and Carew-Peel Forest from 36 to 82. While its growth has been steady over the past 17 years, Ashburton Intermediate had a surge in numbers last year, up

11.5 per cent to reach 422. Methven Primary grew from 224 to 294 over that time and Mt Somers Springburn from 63 to 88.

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■ MANIA-O-ROTO’S SCOUT ADVENTURE CAMP

Scout camp a fun-filled experience By Colin WillisCroft

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Staveley Camp is a hive of activity this week, as it again plays host to Mania-O-Roto’s Scout Adventure Camp. More than 270 young people and 150 support staff are taking part in the event, which is held every three years. This year’s camp is proving to be a fun-filled experience for the 11 to 18-year-olds taking part, thanks to the 34 different activities available – both onsite and around the district – for them to choose from. Activities organiser Brenda Lynch said there was something to suit everyone, from abseiling to electronics, flying to stone carving, jet boating to wagon rides at Erewhon Station. While most of the 11 to 18-year-olds taking part are from Canterbury, they have been joined by three scouts from Switzerland, one from Australia, another from Wanaka and a whole troop from Wellington. Lynch said preparations for the camp started 18 months ago, with a team arriving in Staveley on December 27 to get everything set up.

Jonathan Schwass, 13, gets the hang of riding a motorbike under the watchful eye of activities leader Chris Burt at the Staveley Adventure Camp. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 040118-CW-080

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Consents up, value down By sue neWman

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A rush of last-minute consent applications for new log burners was responsible for a significant rise in the number of building consents issued last year by the Ashburton District Council. For the year the council issued 1293 consents, well up on the 960 issued during 2016, but new logburner applications were responsible for 796 of those consents. The previous year, fire

place consents numbered just 390. October 31 was the cut-off date for applications to be lodged for consents for the installation of low emission log burners. All log burners aged 15 years and older were required to be replaced with low emission models under ECan’s clean air plan. Property owners who failed to lodge a consent for a replacement burner by October 31 will now have to install a more expen-

sive ultra low emission burner. Once a consent is issued a home owner has one year to install their new log fire. While consent numbers were up, their overall value was down on the previous year, largely because so many were for the lower value burners, building services manager Michael Wong said. Consents issued last year had a total value of $115.6 million, compared to $129.7 million in 2016.

There was a significant drop in the number of building consents issued for new homes last year, down from 177 with a value of $62.6 million in 2016 to 155 valued at $57 million last year. In spite of the larger number of consent applications, Wong said 99.3 per cent of those were issued within the required time frame. Staff achieved a similar level with clearing code of compliance certificates, 99.1 per cent, he said.

School rolls a mixed bag From P1 For several primary schools, the past 17 years have been seen roll numbers slump. In 2007 Chertsey’s roll sat at 54; last year it had 32 students. Mayfield and Fairton also had lower rolls in 2017 than they did in 2007 – Mayfield down from 97 in 2007 to 71 last year and Fairton down from 42 to 34. Our Lady of the Snows had a roll of 55 in 2000, rising to 68 in 2013. Last year it sat at 32. In the past Fairton, Chertsey, Dorie and Wakanui were the targets of a Ministry of Education review that proposed amalgamating all four schools, possibly on a new site. This was vigorously opposed by the four school communities and was eventually abandoned. The district’s two secondary schools have maintained steady rolls over those 17 years with Ashburton College ending 2000 with 1133 students on its books and 1187 in 2017. Over those years the college roll peaked at 1209 in 2014. Mt Hutt College moved from 314 to 461 over the 17 year period, peaking at 503 in 2012. The number of schools in the district has remained static over that time, except for the closure of Lowcliffe in 2011. Many schools in the district counted 2017 as their strongest in terms of roll numbers with some seeing roll growth in numbers equivalent to a full classroom of students. Allenton added 30 students to its roll in the past year and St Joseph’s an additional 21.

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or more than a decade Tony Harnett drank himself to oblivion on a daily basis, but for more than 53 years he’s been the sober and quiet mentor to many hundreds of people who struggled with alcohol addiction. Recently he was recognised in the mayor’s awards for his contribution to the community through alcohol addiction counselling. He’s modest about what he’s achieved, but admits that when you’re on the addiction recovery treadmill there’s an awful lot of giving and taking that goes on. He was a teen who started drinking, a young man who headed to Australia’s Snowy Mountain gold mines in the late 1950s and an alcoholic who came home, married and continued drinking until his life was in tatters. Looking back Tony says, Snowy River was probably the worst place he could have gone, pubs at every turn, pubs open 24 hours of the day. “We had a pretty high life there, drank every day. Then one day my Uncle Willy came to see me and asked me if I was drinking too much,” he said. And his uncle was one who would have known. He was a recovered alcoholic whose life was turned after Tony’s father made him face up to his problem. Tony wasn’t interested. He was an alcoholic in top gear. He headed home in 1961, met the woman who would become his wife, Marie, married, settled into farming life – and continued drinking. In a very short time alcohol cost the couple their Kaikoura farm. They took stock and with their three-week-old baby, moved to Ashburton. And the drinking cycle began over again. “My brother was here. He’d sobered up and we thought it could help. Eventually it did.” But between the move and sobriety there were to be plenty of tough times. Tony lost his licence and reckons he was barely hanging on to his marriage licence. He was still managing to work, but at that point he was drinking a bottle of whisky a day. “I’d have drunk Holy Water if it had alcohol in it,” he said. The struggling young couple

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Tony Harnett was one of the first recipients of the Ashburton District Council’s highest honour, a mayoral award for services to the community. He shares with Sue Newman the harrowing story behind that award.

In brief Missing woman found The 18-year-old woman being sought by police in the Methven area has been found near Te Anau. Police had concerns for the wellbeing of Tia McRae after she was reported missing from Manapouri at 4pm on January 1. McRae was found by a member of the public on Wednesday.

Praise for toilets Local authorities are accustomed to receiving more brick bats than bouquets but Ashburton District Council service delivery manager Neil McCann had a pleasant start to the new year when he opened an email from a traveller who praised the town’s East Street toilets. ‘They were without doubt the cleanest toilets in New Zealand. I nearly took a photo. Thanks so much to whoever has done this sterling job. It was a pleasure to go into …”

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Tony Harnett, mayoral award recipient. moved house and found themselves with a neighbour who was to prove a lifeline. “I was drinking like a fish and this chap, he was a farm advisor. He had knowledge, education and the guts to tackle this headon,” Tony said. Phone calls were made and Tony stepped off the self destructive path of alcoholism onto a new path towards sobriety. At 29 he had his last drink. 53 years later, at 82, he’s never had another. Staying dry all those years had everything to do with the support he received from his sponsor, from others in his meeting circle

and from closely following the 12 steps towards recovery. “My sponsor, Frank, was the best thing that ever happened. He was pretty much part of our house for around five years and through him I learned to live through the 12 steps programme. Frank was a recovered alcoholic himself and he had a lot to give out and it always bounced back.” Tony realised he could not have broken with booze without a strong support network and that inspired him to make his own time available to people struggling to beat addiction. Over the years he’s lost count of the times the phone has rung and he’s

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become someone’s lifeline. He shares his story, he builds up trust and rewriting their story becomes Tony’s mission. The time it takes is immaterial; helping someone’s recovery is his reward. Over the years he’s spoken to schools, service clubs and at meetings around New Zealand. He’s served time on national alcohol support organisations. And 53 years after his first meeting he still attends a weekly support group. And if he’s managed to change lives along the way then he says he’s so much richer for the experience.

Mark the date, the blood moon or blue supermoon is coming in a rare lunar event which happens only every 150 years. Three separate celestial events – a supermoon, a blue moon and a full lunar eclipse – will occur simultaneously on January 31. Just weeks after 2018’s first supermoon of January 1 and 2, this astronomical rarity of events is being called a super blue blood moon eclipse. This particular blue moon will likely look red in some areas, because of the total lunar eclipse which can give the moon a red tinge, giving it the name blood moon. This confluence of events has not happened since the second half of the 19th century. - NZME

Crash victims named The names of two men believed to have been killed in a plane crash near Dargaville have been released. They were plane owner and pilot Dean Voelkerling, 53, of Kamo and friend Paul Fabien Rawiri, 45, of Leamington. Police said formal identification procedures were still under way. “Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the families during this difficult time,” a police spokeswoman said. The duo were in the plane that was seen to break up before it crashed into farmland at Te Kopuru soon after midday on Monday. - NZME

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The highs and lows of the r Cattle disease causing concern

otentially the biggest and most disruptive event of the year came in December, when the Ministry for Primary Industries announced that it strongly suspected a farm near Ashburton had mycoplasma bovis. About 150 people turned up at a public meeting in Ashburton a couple of days before Christmas to find out more about the disease, along with advice about biosecurity measures they could take to help keep their farms disease-free. Although there was no official Ministry for Primary Industries presence at the meeting, those there were told the latest tests at the Ashburton property were negative, but that the disease was notoriously difficult to detect and could turn up a number of negative tests. Ever since the cattle disease was first discovered on a South Canterbury farming operation Mid Canterbury farmers had been nervously looking south in the knowledge that stock movements prior to the first discovery could easily mean the disease would find its way here. If that happens, it’s hard to judge just what the overall impact – and its cost – would be. At the time of writing MPI was reconsidering its earlier policy of culling all herds with positive tests, but that is yet to be confirmed. What is likely is cattle movements between farms will probably never be the same, especially the practice of farmers driving herds down the road past other properties.

Plant closure cost 350 jobs One of the big disappointments of the past 12 months was undoubtedly the closure of Silver Fern Farms’ Fairton meatworks, with the resulting loss of around 350 jobs. Declining lamb numbers being

Last year was filled with ups and downs for Mid Canterbury farmers, with the positive effects of relatively good farmgate prices dragged down by ever increasing costs, regulations and criticism. Ashburton Guardian’s rural reporter Colin Williscroft takes a look back at the year that was.

Wakanui arable farmer Eric Watson, checking this season’s AgriTonic crop with PGG Wrightson Seed rep Shane Butler, attracted national attention early in 2017 when he and wife Maxine set a new world wheat growing record of 16.791 tonnes per hectare, beating the previous record of 16.519 tonnes. PHOTO SUPPLIED processed at the plant since 2010 was finally too much for the coop’s board to stomach any more, chief executive Dean Hamilton said when the announcement was made back in May. Last year the plant processed just over 325,000 lambs in a sixmonth season, well down on the more than a million it used to do prior to 2010. The number of dairy conversions in Mid and North Canterbury since that time had led to a large drop in the South Island sheep flock, which meant fewer lambs for processing.

Hamilton said the co-op expected sheep numbers to consolidate at current levels of around 14 million, which meant there was no room for Fairton. Instead, lambs that would have normally gone to Fairton will instead head down the road to SFF’s Pareora plant, which has had its capacity ramped up by a $7 million investment. Most of those meatworkers affected by the closure were up for redundancy payout, and there were also roles available at SFF’s Belfast, Hokitika, Pareora and Hokitika plants.

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Farmgate prices generally positive However, in general sheep farmers in the region will have gone into this season feeling pretty positive. Demand from China and the US was strong, and heading into the chilled European season in October it was expected farmgate prices would hold up nicely. Unfortunately, the struggles for strong wool continue, with no real end in sight. Beef farmers would also have been reasonably satisfied with

their year from a processing perspective, with overseas demand for New Zealand beef standing up, particularly while there was a shortage of supply. The success story among the red meat proteins was venison, which has been riding high for months, particularly as it went into the European chilled season in October. Mountain River Venison marketing manager John Sadlder told a recent deer farmer workshop just north of Rakaia that the United States market was also growing strongly, which bodes well for the

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rural year future. As for dairy farmers, most would have been reasonably pleased with last season’s payout, and although Fonterra recently lowered its forecast for this season, it still stacks up against many of recent years. The latest industry survey for the nation’s cereal growers revealed a resurgence in feed barley with planting returning to regular, historical levels. Late last month Federated Farmers grains vice chairman Brian Leadley said signs are better for the industry as a whole after the previous two seasons, which were indifferent

Public perception needs addressing There were other issues on the minds of many Mid Canterbury dairy farmers this year. Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury dairy chairman Nathan Currie told a meeting in May that there were serious challenges ahead, particularly when it came to dealing with public perception. “One of the biggest concerns for us in Mid Canterbury is securing the right to continue to farm. The way it’s going public perception is heading in a very negative direction for us.” Much of the problem is around fresh water quality, which was a significant issue during the general election campaign, with farmers copping much of the blame. That was a shock for many, and illustrated the need for farming groups to put more effort into getting their stories into the public domain, particularly the measures they take to address the environmental impact of farming. In the past there has been a reluctance by farmers to put their heads above the parapet and talk about the measures they take on-farm for the good of the environment, instead preferring to just get on with the job. After the events of the past 12 months most will

understand that attitude has to change.

Plan change mediation ongoing Another change to the Mid Canterbury farming landscape during 2017 came in the form of Environment Canterbury’s Plan Change 5, which contains regulations that are going to become part and parcel of their working lives from now on. Around the middle of the year seven companies and organisations – including DairyNZ, IrrigationNZ and Federated Farmers – appealed against different aspects of the plan, which at its heart seeks to introduce new rules to the Land and Water Regional Plan, setting minimum standards that all farms must operate at. As the year drew to a close High Court mediation between ECan and those groups and organisations was ongoing. On a positive note, despite initial reluctance and frustration by quite a few farmers over the “work in progress” nature over some of the new rules, ECan reported a few weeks ago that most farmers had bought into the concept and were heeding the strict new land use consenting requirements, with more than 90 per cent of farmers in the ECan catchment having taken some sort of action towards compliance.

Many of those who lost their jobs when Silver Fern Farms closed its Fairton meatworks felt they had been left out in the cold. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN throughout Mid Canterbury, restoring them to levels not seen for a few years. Unfortunately the big wet was followed by an extremely dry couple of months through to the middle

of November, which hit all farmers hard. It was bad enough for Valetta farmer David Clark to declare that he had never seen conditions in the region this dry before Christmas – and

he’s been farming here since 1994. The lack of rain was taking a toll on many farmers’ crops and pasture, with fears being expressed for both feed supplies and the harvest in the first months of the new year.

Weather woes from all sides It’s been a year of weather that most farmers would rather forget, with a wet autumn and winter resulting in mid-year flooding. It put particular pressure on many of the region’s arable farmers and wet paddocks meant many crops were late going in. On the bright side, the wet autumn and winter replenished groundwater levels

A very wet winter was followed by a very dry end to 2017, which left many farmers worrying about potential feed shortages. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Most snow in three decades A brutal winter storm smacked the coastal Southeast US with a rare blast of snow and ice, hitting parts of Florida, Georgia and South Carolina with their heaviest snowfall in nearly three decades. Forecasters warned that the same system could soon strengthen into a “bomb cyclone” as it rolls up the East Coast, bringing hurricaneforce winds, coastal flooding and up to a foot of snow. At least 17 deaths were blamed on dangerously cold temperatures that for days have gripped wide swathes of the US from Texas to New England. A winter storm warning extended from the Gulf Coast of Florida’s Big Bend region all the way up the Atlantic coast. In Savannah, snow blanketed the city’s lush downtown squares and collected on

It was a snow day all the way down to the beach in South Carolina. PHOTO AP branches of burly oaks for the first time in nearly eight years. Dump trucks spread sand on major streets in Savannah ahead of the storm and police closed several bridges, over-

UK cleans up after storm Eleanor hits Clean up efforts continue in Britain after Storm Eleanor brought gale-force winds, plunging tens of thousands of homes into darkness and disrupting travel. Heavy rain and gusts of up to 145km/h swept across the UK overnight Tuesday and into Wednesday evening. Forecasters warned that more severe weather is on the way, with a cold snap this weekend bringing plummeting temperatures and widespread frost. Storm Eleanor caused power cuts to tens of thousands of homes. Fallen trees caused a number of road closures and injuries, including to a man in Worcestershire and another in Wales, according to the Met Office.

passes and a major causeway because of ice. By the time the morning’s dreary sleet and rain turned to fluffy snow, Savannah came out to play. The National

Weather Service recorded 3 centimetres of snow — Savannah’s first measurable snowfall since February 2010 and the first that exceeded 2.5 centimetres in 28 years. Airports shut down in Savannah, Charleston and elsewhere as airlines cancelled flights The weather service said the winter storm will probably intensify into a “bomb cyclone” that could dump more than 20 centimetres of snow on the Boston area and at least 15 centimetres of snow in the New York City region. Blizzard warnings were issued from Rhode Island to Maine. “It’s sort of akin to a hurricane travelling up the coast,” says Ryan Maue, a meteorologist at the private firm Weather.US. Florida’s largest theme parks announced that water attractions were closed. – AP

Rare TV appearance The Queen will look back on her coronation and share fond, personal memories in an upcoming television documentary to commemorate her enthronement. The Coronation – an hour-long programme to air on the BBC – will feature her majesty talking to royal commentator Alastair Bruce about the 1953 ceremony. She will also reflect on her father George VI’s coronation in 1937 when she was 11. The Queen was 25 during her accession to the throne, which came at time when the nation was suffering from post-war austerity. “I’ve seen one coronation, and been the recipient in the other, which is pretty remarkable,” she said (via BBC).

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A harbour wall collapsed in Portreath, Cornwall, and a respite centre was set up for seafront residents at risk of flooding although the high tide was not as bad as feared. The Severn River Crossing and the Orwell Bridge in Suffolk were closed in the early hours due to strong winds. Flooding risks could remain for coastal areas for several days, the Environment Agency has warned, as it urged people not to attempt “storm selfies”. The Thames Barrier was closed to protect London from flooding. Nationwide rail services, including one of the main routes into London, were also disrupted by debris fallen on tracks and damage to overhead wires. – PA

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un reopened a key crossborder communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years Wednesday as the rivals explored the possibility of sitting down and talking after months of acrimony and fears of war. In his New Year’s address Monday, Kim said he was willing to send a delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea. But he also said he has a “nuclear button” on his desk and that all US territory is within striking distance of his nuclear weapons. The recent softening of contact between the rival Koreas may show a shared interest in improved ties, but there’s no guarantee tensions will ease. There have been repeated attempts in recent years by the rivals to talk, but even when

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they do meet, the efforts often end in recriminations and stalemate. Outside critics say Kim may be trying to use better ties with South Korea as a way to weaken the alliance between Washington and Seoul as the North grapples with toughened international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programmes. Kim’s latest announcement, which was read by a senior Pyongyang official on state TV, followed a South Korean offer of high-level talks with North Korea to find ways to co-operate on next month’s Winter Olympics in the South and discuss other inter-Korean issues. South Korea quickly welcomed Kim’s decision and later confirmed that the two Koreas began preliminary contacts on the channel. – AP

Page and Portner marry Juno star Ellen Page has married her partner Emma Portner. The actress announced the news on Instagram with a series of photographs captioned: “Can’t believe I get to call this extraordinary woman my wife.” One photograph shows both their hands wearing wedding rings, while another shows the couple leaning in for a kiss. Portner, who is a dancer, also shared the pictures, as well as another shot of her kissing Page’s hand while they are cuddling. The couple have been open about their romance on social media, with Page frequently sharing posts about Portner’s work. They also share videos of their own choreographed dance routines to pop songs.

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November 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 – Big numbers ﬂowed through the gates for the Trotts Garden open day. Right – Punters spent up large on the 2017 edition of the Melbourne Cup.

Above – Mullet Man was a popular feature at the annual Rakaia Fireworks night. Right – Local girl Megan O’Reilly landed a dream role as the lead in Sweet Charity in Auckland.

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Above – Hundreds of children took part in the biggest ever Hakatere Cultural Festival. Left – Tempers ﬂared over the closure of the i-SITE at the Experience Mid Canterbury AGM. Below – Ashton Trumper was one of many competitors at the Ashburton Go-Karts ﬁnal day of the year.

Above – The ﬁrst ever Methven Freaky Friday Fright Night was hailed as a huge success. Left – Otis McKerchar was one of many competitors who took part in the annual Longbeach Coastal Challenge. Right – 88-year-old George Crack was preparing to jump out of an airplane for charity.

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Do the wealthy get off lightly? Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

hould the rich pay higher fines for speeding tickets? University of Canterbury sociologist Dr Jarrod Gilbert certainly thinks so. Or, at the least he thinks we need to talk about it. Gilbert put the case for the affirmative in a column in the New Zealand Herald this week and I can see some merit in his arguments. But only some. Gilbert quite rightly points out that fines are meant to act as a deterrent and a fine of $120 will mean very little to someone earning $100,000 a year – but for someone on the minimum wage it would be a whole different story. So, is that a deterrent to the person with more money? And is it fair? Well, no to the first question. However, the second one opens up a real can of worms. Sure, I agree with Gilbert’s point that while imposing the same fines for the same offence does not lead to egalitarian outcomes, given that the poor are hit significantly harder than the wealthy. The problem is, once you adopt the principle of adjusting penalties to the affect it might have on people, how far do you go? For instance, should it also apply to prison terms rather than just fines? If so, would it follow that a person who has never been incarcerated would be more significantly affected than someone who has? And does that mean their penalty should be adjusted because of that? One you go down the path of ratcheting up, or down due to income and/or affect, you’re on a slippery slope and who knows where you’ll end up? One rule for all sounds much more straightforward to me. That said, as Gilbert points out, there are Scandinavian countries that have levied speeding fines relative to income and it seems to work just fine (excuse the pun) – unless you’re rich. Of course some will argue that the wealthy already get the best end of the punishment deal thanks to the fact they have the wherewithal to be able to afford the best lawyers, thereby giving them a better chance of, if not getting off scot-free, then at least receiving a more lenient punishment than those without that sort of money. But that’s a whole other argument.

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NZ shares up, Ryman, Stride gain performer, down 2.7 per cent to $6.91, with Air New Zealand falling 1.6 per cent to $3.16 and Sky Network Television dropping 1.4 per cent to $2.80. Outside the benchmark index, Tower gained 2.3 per cent to 68 cents. A substantial product holder notice filed on Wednesday shows National Australia Bank ceased to be a substantial shareholder on December 28, when it sold down half its stake in the general insurer, leaving it with 3.7 per cent. Plexure Group plunged 21 per cent, or 5 cents, to 19 cents. The company yesterday said it continues to comply with NZX disclosure rules after a price enquiry from the stockmarket operator. The NZX enquiry came after Plexure shares jumped 55 per cent, or 8.6 cents, to 24 cents over the course of Wednesday. - NZME

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Paymark said. The biggest day of the month was the Friday before Christmas, up 2.7 per cent on the peak of 2016. Paymark said it again noticed spending growth slowdown in major centres. Spending was up 3.3 per cent in Auckland/Northland, 3.9 per cent in Wellington and 4.1 per cent in Canterbury.

That compared with growth in Marlborough of 18.6 per cent, of 10.5 per cent on the West Coast and 10.3 per cent in Wairarapa. Spending through Paymark across 2017 totalled $60b – up 5.4 per cent on 2016. This was slightly below the 5.8 per cent average annual growth of the past five years. - NZME

Therese Singleton, AMP’s general manager advice and sales, believed the difference was partly cultural with more women going back to work after having a family in America on the back of poor parental leave entitlements and holiday pay. “The New Zealand culture is very much around lifestyle.” She said the gender pay gap was much higher in the US at around 17 per cent while here it was 9 per cent. Research by Westpac released last year found while women make up roughly half of the workforce

they hold just 29 per cent of management roles. Singleton said obviously those management roles were the ones that paid more and while it would be good for more women to get into senior positions she didn’t “want to change the flexibility of women being able to have a career and family”. Singleton said AMP saw the greatest losses of women in their 30s who were at the pinnacle of getting into senior management and then went and had children. - NZME

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Nearly 60% of women earn less than partners Kiwi women are lagging behind their American counterparts when it comes to earning more than their partners. Research by Boston Consulting Group found one-third of married woman in the United States earned more than their husbands. But Statistics New Zealand data based on the 2013 census shows just 18.6 per cent of women in married or de facto relationships earn more than their partner. A further 23.1 per cent earned about the same as their other half while 58.3 per cent earned less.

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Paymark says spending growth in major centres such as Auckland and Wellington continued to come off the boil in December. The Eftpos provider, which processes more than 75 per cent of the country’s electronic card transactions, said aside from that cooling 2017 ended on a positive economic note. About $5.9 billion was spent through Paymark’s network in December, up 4.9 per cent on the same month in 2016. Underlying spending was up 0.5 per cent in November, Paymark said. “December was marked by strong growth early in the month, including 8.1 per cent annual underlying growth through Paymark in the first seven days, continuing on from the spending surge of late November. “More moderate growth rates were recorded during the rest of the month, including 6.4 per cent annual growth on Boxing Day,”

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New Zealand shares gained, led higher by Ryman Healthcare and Stride Property, as Plexure Group dropped following a price enquiry. The S&P/NZX50 Index rose 18.59 points, or 0.2 per cent, to 8,443.5. Within the index, 26 stocks rose, 19 fell and five were unchanged. Turnover was a light $89 million. “The market has had a positive start to the year with good leads from offshore,” said Greg Easton, adviser at Craigs Investment Partners. “There’s quite a lot of optimism coming out of the US – the tax changes, the economy is growing, jobs news has been good.” Ryman Healthcare led the index higher, up 2.5 per cent to $10.91. Stride Property rose 2.3 per cent to $1.79, with Auckland International Airport gaining 1.7 per cent to $6.69. Synlait Milk was the worst

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+0.30%

At close of trading on Jan 3, 2018

p Nikkei 225 index

23,437.7 +672.7 +2.96% At close of trading on Jan 4, 2018

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

London – $US/ounce

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Source: BNZ As at 4pm January 4, 2018

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - What gender of African elephants have tusks? a. Male b. Female c. Both 2 - Where on your body would you find your philtrum? a. On your nose b. On your forehead c. On your eyebrow 3 - In what year did New Zealand’s last hanging take place? a. 1957 b. 1962 c. 1967 4 - Which of these is not a David Walliams book title? a. Bad Dad b. Awful Auntie c. Demon Daughter 5 - In ancient Egypt, a cubit was a measure of ...? a. Length b. Time c. Weight 6 - Which of the following is not a gift box of Cadbury chocolates? a. Roses b. Quality Street c. Favourites 7 - How many legs does a lobster use for walking? a. 8 b. 10 c. 12 8 - Cork is harvested from the bark of what kind of tree? a. Oak b. Birch c. Pine

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Golfers reaching the 19th hole at the Tinwald Golf Club’s annual New Year’s Tournament on January 2 were greeted with a bountiful afternoon tea, thanks to volunteers Teresa and Mary.

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EASY SUDOKU

Lemon chicken with potato salad 600g chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed 1 1/2 T vegetable or olive oil 2T warm water 1/4 C lemon juice 2 garlic cloves, crushed 3t Dijon mustard 2t dried oregano leaves 600g baby potatoes, halved 2 spring onions, thinly sliced 1 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthwise, thinly sliced 1 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley

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saucepan, cover with cold water and bring to the boil. ■ Boil for 8 minutes or until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a heatproof bowl. ■ Add 1/4 cup reserved lemon mixture to potatoes and toss to coat. Cool for 5 minutes. ■ Add spring onions, cucumber, parsley and remaining lemon

mixture, toss to combine. ■ To cook the chicken, preheat barbecue to a moderately high heat. ■ Cook chicken for 3 minutes each side or until browned and cooked. ■ Serve chicken with potato salad. Recipe courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz

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Motoring January 5, 2018

BMW X2

DETAILS

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A new breed hits the big stage T he BMW X2 is more than just a new BMW X model. With its unmistakable design and sporty, urban genes, it makes a confident impression both in its class and within the BMW X model family. The Sports Activity Coupe goes above and beyond any rival in bringing joy and driving pleasure to the segment. Its inimitable character appeals most strongly to young, extrovert and active people who attach great value to individuality, genuine fun at the wheel and lifestyle matters, without wanting to leave themselves short on functionality. The car’s chassis and xDrive intelligent all-wheel-drive system promise undiluted driving fun, and cutting-edge engines strike the ideal balance between sporting dynamics and exceptional efficiency. The digital services from BMW ConnectedDrive and BMW ConnectedDrive Services – both of which are now available in freshly updated form – add further intensity to the overall BMW X2 experience. The bold, uncompromising nature of the new BMW X2 is evident at first sight. Even next to its bigger brothers, the BMW X4 and X6, the BMW X2 makes a wholly distinctive impression. The main contributing factor is the car’s exterior design, which essentially combines the fast-moving body language and low-slung proportions of a coupe with the robust construction of a BMW X model. On the road, the BMW X2 has the poise

of an athlete in peak condition. This is true for the basic version and even more so for M Sport and M Sport X models. The BMW X2 M Sport X combines design elements from BMW M and the BMW X family. Above all, it is the BMW X2’s proportions which create its expressive, dynamic demeanour.

It is shorter and more than seven centimetres lower than the BMW X1 yet has the same wheelbase. Featuring short overhangs, it also has a stretched, coupe-style roofline and slim window graphic. Many of the new model design details emphasise the BMW X2’s standalone nature while simultaneously and unequivo-

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THE BMW DEMONSTRATOR SALE. Don’t get left behind, the BMW Demonstrator Sale is on now with exceptional opportunities across a range of 2016 and 2017 model year demonstrator BMW’s. Our expert sales team will be on hand to give you the best prices and provide flexible finance options to suit your needs. Be careful not to leave it too late - stock is strictly limited. Visit CHRISTCHURCH BMW today to find out more. Sale ends 27th January. Christchurch BMW 30 Manchester Street, Christchurch, 03 363 7240. chchbmw.co.nz Offer available on selected vehicles only. See dealership for details. Availability of vehicles shown cannot be guaranteed. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Demonstrator vehicles include on-road costs. Limited period offer.

cally signalling its membership of the X family. The time-honoured BMW kidney grille is just one example, turning the familiar trapezoidal shape on its head and instead widening from top to bottom. This is the first time this design detail has seen the light of day on a modern BMW.

The Ultimate Driving Machine

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hile the 228kW and 400Nm of torque produced by the Civic Type R’s 2-litre turbo is so much greater, the 140kW and 240Nm delivered by the 1.5-litre turbo used in the CR-V (and optional for the Civic), is still impressive. All models in this fifth generation, CR-V range use this engine. The range includes the 2WD Touring costing $37,900, the AWD Touring $40,700, the 7-seat 2WD Sport at $44,900 while the the AWD Sport Sensing as driven costs $47,900 (all prices+ORC). The new CR-Vs come with quite bold new looks, even better furnished cabins with more space courtesy of a longer wheelbase, and a host of new features and technologies. Standard gear for all the 2018 models includes LED head and daytime running lights, 18” alloys with full size spare, roof rails, a powered tailgate (remote or touch activated) smart entry/push button start, 7-inch touch screen with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto and dedicated sat-nav, dual-zone climate control, auto headlights, front & rear parking sensors, a multi-angle reversing camera, lane-watch camera, active noise cancellation, hill start assist and more. The Sport models add leather furnished interiors with heated front seats (the driver’s has power adjustment/ lumbar support and memory function)

with the AWD Sport Sensing having an additional comprehensive, active safety technology package including adaptive cruise control. We enjoyed the benefits of all those during a weekend in Hanmer, where the opportunity also arose to try it on some rougher shingle roads. The impressive driving refinement, cabin quietness, ride comfort, confident handling and body control as experienced on SH1 was repeated. The increased ground clearance was very much tested as well! The suspension consists of MacPherson struts at the front and a multi-link rear. This together with the variable ratio, electric power steering proved to be very well setup to deliver quick, turn-in and predictable, irrespective of the road surface, flat cornering. Of course the upgraded on-demand AWD system, which now feeds additional drive to the rear wheels, not only means the CR-V is just more capable on rougher tracks, but for all driving conditions and weather. As already hinted the new exterior design is complemented by the smart, comfortable cabin, and extra space now therein arising from the extra width and longer wheelbase. There’s 9cm more legroom for those very comfortably seated in the rear. Though dropping the rear seats defi-

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nitely wasn’t necessary to stow my golf gear and weekend luggage, doing this was so easy, for there’s now a new one-motion drop-down for the 60/40 split rear seat to give a totally flat floor behind the front seats. But what about this larger CR-V having just a 1.5-litre engine, you may ask. Well I expected to immediately notice this, but didn’t! This typically Honda high-tech turbo just so quietly and responsively delivers its maximum 240Nm of torque right from 2000 to 5000rpm. The engine is mated to a smooth shifting, seven-step CVT, which during day to day driving shifts very smoothly and appropriately. There’s also paddles that actually allow you to precisely select the well spaced steps and get to 100kmh in under nine seconds. This combination of the engine/transmission and the aerodynamic body shape show very favourably in the claimed overall fuel use figure of 7.4L/100km.

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Pricing: from $37,900 to $47,900 for AWD Sport as driven (plus ORCs) Engine: 1.5-litre direct injection VTEC, four-cylinder turbo petrol, - 140kW and 240Nm from 2000 to 5000rpm Transmission: Seven-step CVT. Front/ on demand all-wheel-drive depending on model. Dimensions: length 4596mm, wheelbase 2660mm. Turning Circle: 11.4m. Tows: 1500kg Economy: 7.4L/100km Warranty: 5 Year, Unlimited km Safety: Rear view camera/parking sensors; front, side and curtain airbags, traction/stability control and more. 5 star ANCAP rating.

FINALE The CR-V range, with its fresh new looks, spacious and versatile, cabin, smart, efficient power-train, its host of features and technologies and pricing is very well set up for the ultra competitive SUV market.

Honda CR-V AWD Sport Sensing

The Hyundai SUV Family

From

$ 31,990 + ORC’s

There is no better time to get yourself into one of Hyundai’s range of SUV’s, now from only $31,990 + ORC’s. The intrepid new Kona offers class leading styling combined with the latest safety technology. Those who desire adventure will love the award winning Tucson available from RSP $36,990 ORC’s* and the kiwi favourite Santa Fe offers the versatility of 7 seats and go anywhere ability from RSP $49,990 + ORC’s**. To Book A Test Drive Call 09 262 2700. Hyundai Mid Canterbury 91 Archibald Street, Tinwald, Ashburton www.midcanterburyhyundai.co.nz | 03 307 2415 *Recommended Selling Price shown is for a Santa Fe 2.4 Petrol GDi AWD 7S. Model shown is a Santa Fe Limited 2.2 Diesel AWD 7S. 7S. **Recommended Selling Price shown is for a Tucson 2.0 MPi 2WD A6. Model shown is a Tucson 1.6T Petrol Elite AWD. Offer available whilst stocks last.

NZ’s favourite family wagon

Santa Fe RSP from

$ 49,990 + ORC’S

Great features include: • • • • •

7 Seater with All Wheel Drive Daytime Running Lights (DRLs) 17” Alloy Wheels Reversing Sensors and Camera Bluetooth Handsfree

The Santa Fe has all you need from a Kiwi family wagon. Seven seats, all-wheel drive and advanced smart technology offers comfort, safety and space for the entire family to travel. That’s why, year after year NZ’s favourite family wagon continues to win hearts and minds. Get into your local Hyundai dealer today and experience. To Book A Test Drive Call 09 262 2700. Hyundai Mid Canterbury 91 Archibald Street, Tinwald, Ashburton www.midcanterburyhyundai.co.nz | 03 307 2415 Recommended Selling Price shown is for a Santa Fe 2.4 Petrol GDi AWD 7S. Model shown is a Santa Fe Limited 2.2 Diesel AWD 7S. Not available in conjunction with any other offer. On Road Costs not included. Excludes Fleet, Government and Rental related sales. Offer available for a limited time.

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VW into the millions

y the end of 2017, Volkswagen had produced more than six million vehicles, setting a new record. The largest model offensive to date in the history of the Volkswagen Group’s core brand, combined with growing demand from customers across the globe, have led to the new record. The Volkswagen Jetta, Golf, Santana, Passat and Polo lead the brand’s global production rankings. Thomas Ulbrich, Member of the Board of Management of the Volkswagen brand responsible for Production and Logistics, sees a clear signal: “More than six million vehicles produced in 12 months – there is one thing that this shows above all: our plants and employees are continually improving their production competence. “We have top teams in production which successfully master growing demand from customers.” This development is driven by the longstanding best-sellers Jetta, Golf, Santana, Passat and Polo, growing demand for the Tiguan and recently launched products such as the new Polo, Arteon and T-Roc. Overseas models have also contributed to the production record. The Chinese Santana sedan is an especially popular model. The Volkswagen brand produces vehicles at more than 50 plants in 14 countries. Since series production started with the original Beetle 72 years ago, more than 150 million Volkswagens have rolled off the production lines. The brand’s global product portfolio now includes over 60 models. Within the framework of the TRANSFORM 2025+ strategy for the future, the Volkswagen Group’s core brand is stepping up its model offensive. In 2017 alone, Volkswagen launched more than 10 new models throughout

the world. Over the next few years, the entire product range is to be renewed and expanded in core segments such as SUVs and e-mobility. In this first phase, especially the brand’s presence in the SUV segment is to be boosted. By 2020, the brand will offer 19 SUV models throughout the world and will

increase the share of SUVs in the overall model range to 40 per cent. In the second phase, from 2020 onwards, the brand is to build up a comprehensive family of full-electric vehicles on the basis of an entirely new electric architecture. The I.D. will be the automobile future of Volkswagen.

The family will include the I.D., I.D. Crozz and I.D. Buzz. These three models are part of the initial formation which Volkswagen will be introducing at rapid intervals from 2020 onwards to launch its worldwide electric offensive. In 2025, one million electric Volkswagens are to reach the roads.

Le Mans GT40 trifecta recorded for history

his book tells the story of a car that appears in one of the most famous snapshots in motorsport history, the finish of the 1966 Le Mans 24 Hours, when Ford scored its first victory there in the third year of trying and GT40s crossed the line together in first, second and third places. Distinctive in its gold-and-pink colour scheme, this Ford GT40 Mark II, chassis number P/1016, gave Ford its clean sweep at Le Mans ’66 by taking third place. Driven by Formula 1 driver Ronnie Bucknum and NASCAR racer Dick Hutcherson, 1016 followed home the similar cars of Bruce McLaren/Chris Amon and Ken Miles/Denny Hulme. With a monstrous 7-litre V8 engine, the Mark II was an evolution of the original Ford GT, and Bucknum played a big part in its development. So too did another Californian, Richie Ginther, who shared 1016 with Bucknum in the 1966 Daytona 24 Hours. This book traces the car’s development and the engineering role of the Holman & Moody team who ran the car at Le Mans in ’66. In a short but distinguished career, 1016 was also driven by such notable names as Bruce McLaren, AJ Foyt, Mark Donohue and Peter Revson, before becoming a star exhibit at the famous Harrah Motor Museum in Reno, Nevada. Today it is part of Claude

Nahum’s fine collection, restored to the specification and appearance it had at Le Mans in ‘66. Story highlights Participation in the 1966 Daytona 24 Hours in the hands of Ronnie Bucknum and Richie Ginther, who both also raced for the Honda Formula 1 team that year. Driven in the 1966 Sebring 12 Hours by Bucknum and then-double (later quadruple) Indianapolis 500 winner AJ Foyt. Third place at Le Mans in 1966 in the hands of Bucknum and Dick Hutcherson, who had won nine NASCAR races the previous year. Raced at Daytona in ’67 by two more toprank American drivers, Mark Donohue and Peter Revson, both apparently destined for stardom until killed in Formula 1 accidents. Driven at the ’67 Le Mans Test Weekend by another driver influential in the GT40’s development, Bruce McLaren. The role in the Mark II’s development by legendary NASCAR team Holman & Moody, whose long-standing relationship with Ford included winning 48 of 55 NASCAR races in 1965. The author A motorsport commentator on Eurosport TV for 25 years, Mark Cole was previously the press attaché for the FIA World Sports Car Championship. Earlier in his career Mark was club editor of Autosport magazine, and press officer at Thruxton and Silverstone circuits.

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Volkswagen’s Golf GTI TCR is a hardcore track-only weapon.

Petrolhead heaven

aking place from January 11 to 14 at the NEC in Birmingham alongside Autosport International, the Performance Car Show will give petrol-heads the chance to see a selection of the newest, rarest and most desirable models in the metal.

2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR

Making its UK debut on the Motor1.com feature is the 2018 Volkswagen Golf GTI TCR. The car at the show is a development on last year’s series-winning race car. Created for customer sports racing, the GTI TCR is a hardcore track-only weapon, with wide body, 18-inch racing wheels and adjustable aluminium rear wing among many high-performance features. Powered by a 2.0-litre race-prepared turbo engine, the GTI TCR is the latest development of Volkswagen’s extensive racing heritage.

Jaguar XE SV Project 8

The most powerful road legal Jaguar ever built, XE SV Project 8, is set to take pride of place on the Motor1.com feature. No more than 300 Project 8s will be handbuilt, all with an astonishing 592bhp from a thunderous 5.0-litre supercharged V8. It is sure to be an instant hit with crowds across all four days of the show, having recently been crowned the fastest production-spec saloon car to ever lap the infamous Nürburgring Nordschleife.

a sure-fire favourite on the Motor1.com feature.

McLaren 570S GT4

Visitors will also be able to get up close to the gorgeous McLaren 570S GT4 which lines up on the Motor1.com feature in Hall 19. Its innovative carbon fibre construction and reworked exterior package, 562bhp twin-turbo V8 and host of cutting-edge technology makes the 570S a jewel within the Sports Series line-up. The GT4-spec aero package includes a large rear wing for increased levels of downforce along with a sculpted front bumper and large front splitter. It also comes equipped with lightweight magnesium alloy wheels and Pirelli slick tyres.

BAC Mono

Briggs Automotive Company (BAC) is returning to the Performance Car Show for the sixth time. Mono is the world’s only single-seater, road-legal supercar that’s earned plaudits around the globe for its blistering performance and one-of-a-kind characteristics. The Liverpool-based manufacturer will be showcasing the 2018 Mono that includes a whole host of new standard technology – including a lightweight, lithium-ion battery. The 2018 Mono’s arrival at the Performance Car Show is its first ever public showing.

URBAN Automotive Velar

URBAN Automotive, the automotive customiser, modifier and dealer of unique vehicles, is to reveal its brand new creation at the Performance Car Show – the URBAN Velar. URBAN will be bringing to the event a Velar fitted with their latest styling package, which consists of an all new front bumper, inspired by their renowned V2 Sport and Vogue styling packages, a re-worked rear diffuser, and a set of the exclusive URBAN x Vossen collaboration forged wheels. In true URBAN style, there are sure to be carbon fibre touches throughout. Social media stars Yiannimize and LennyTheGeeza will also be on the URBAN Automotive stand across the four-day event at Birmingham’s NEC. A unique Lamborghini Aventador S and Huracan will be displayed by Nero Design Ltd – a new collaboration from the management teams of Yiannimize and URBAN Automotive, bringing to market an exclusive range of sports and supercar focussed products.

Liberty Walk EU

Liberty Walk EU is set to unveil a

never-before-seen, specially-commissioned Lamborghini Aventador in front of crowds at the annual Performance Car Show in Birmingham between 11-14 January 2018. One of the biggest names in supercar tuning, Liberty Walk EU is also bringing its bespoke Ford Mustang. The 5-litre V8 Mustang which boasts a 0-60 time of 4.6 seconds and power output of 418 bhp has the very latest 2018 kit specification and is sure to be a massive hit with visitors to the show who can get up close to the two personalised supercars.

2018 Q500 Enforcer

Steeda is one of the most renowned Ford specialists in the world, and is debuting its stunning 2018 Q500 Enforcer at the Performance Car Show. The first GT V8-based turnkey SSV (Steeda Serialised Vehicle) car available in the UK forms the centrepiece of Steeda’s stand. It draws on 30 years of racing and improving Mustangs, the Q500 Enforcer is the latest in its famed SSV range, features an array of powertrain, chassis and design upgrades to create a stylish and capable Mustang you can use every day.

Porsche 991.2 GT3

Alongside the British muscle car is the much-hyped Porsche 991.2 GT3, with its 493bhp Cup-derived 4.0-litre engine. The GT3 continues the legacy of the Porsche GT models as unparalleled driver’s cars. With its wailing 9,000rpm redline, class-leading chassis and suspension, the GT3 has quickly taken the top spot on many a Porsche wish list and will be

Liberty’s bespoke Ford Mustang is bound to be a hit at the show.

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Friday, January 5, 2018

Miura Roadster a mystery

beautiful one-off. The Lamborghini Miura is an automotive icon and arguably the world’s first supercar. It put Lamborghini on the map and challenged Ferrari in the high performance arena. Despite the car’s global fame, very few know of the mysterious Miura Roadster. Officially dubbed the Lamborghini Miura P400 Roadster, the car made its debut at the 1968 Brussels motor show. More than simply a Miura with its roof hacked off, the Roadster featured a redesigned body by Bertone. This elegant shape featured a heavily raked windscreen, lower roofline, large side-mounted intakes and its 394bhp V12 engine was now on display. The Roadster was well received but Lamborghini declined all requests for a production car. Late in 2008 the supercar was sold for an undisclosed figure, but estimates at the time pegged its value at around £7 million. It has remained in private hands to this day with a brief outing in 2015 when Lamborghini borrowed it for a classic car display. The reason for Lamborghini not putting the Roadster into production remains a mystery, as does the current whereabouts of the car.

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12:14pm opt 161

PX #

Today at Omakau

January 5, 2018

2 6X095 Ye s You Did (8) 58.5 G Mee 4 3 768 Line dance king (3) 58.5 J & K Parsons Jockey 4 9070X Ne the rtown Expre ss (2) 58.5 T Kennedy 5 00X Tony Two Chips (1) 58.5 B & S Anderton T Jonker (a3) 2 6 4 Cze choslovakia (5) 57 M & M Pitman S Wynne 7 Egyptian Lad (4) 57 M & M Pitman S Toolooa (a4) 3 8 8X605 Lil Miss Swiss (6) 56.5 K Tyler B Murray (a3) 1 9 25 Smile (7) 55 M & M Pitman C C ampbell (a3) Lake C halice SC RATC HED 10

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1 X7X73 Roc Le one (6) 58.5 B Verlinden 1 2 996X9. Itz My One (4) 58.5 G Gibson 3 8 Kinde rgarte n Cop (1) 58.5 N & B Blatch 4 Our Boy Scotty (5) 58.5 K Tyler 5 7054 The De Boy (3) 57 R McKenzie 6 Guvnor 4 7 0X234 Ve rify (2) 56.5 G Robinson 3 8 6750X Quiz (8) 56.5 K Tyler 2 9 4493 Anzac Coup (7) 55 M & M Pitman 10 Miroslava

G Jogoo (a1) K Kalychurun C Johnson SC RATC HED

1:59pm 164

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B Hong (a4) G Jogoo (a1) S Muniandy C Barnes C Johnson S Wynne B Murray (a3) SC RATC HED

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1 66X45 Accide ntal Offside (7) 59 E Winsloe 3 S Wynne 2 2 65904. Elfe e (8) 58.5 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) 4 3 2297X Waylay (3) 57.5 B & S Anderton C C ampbell (a3) 12:49pm WS HICKEY AND SON MAIDEN T Jonker (a3) opt 162 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 4 27063 Hot Te mpo (9) 57 M Tapper 1 5 01205 Why Me (4) 57 M & M Pitman B Hong (a4) 1 33400 Maks Le ge nd (4) 58.5 J Phillips C Barnes C Barnes 1 2 25 Pulau Pinang (6) 57 M & M Pitman C Johnson 6 X6127 Taie ri Ge m (5) 56 B & S Anderton 3 6 Qashqai (2) 57 R McKenzie C C ampbell (a3) 7 40157 Zayzay (6) 54 M Tapper B Murray (a3) 4 8 Coup Dre amwood (7) 57 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 8 46X06 The Czar (1) 54 K Tyler C Johnson 4 5 0 He be rite (9) 57 B & S Anderton S Muniandy 9 0X909 Bushido (2) 54 J & K Parsons K Kalychurun 3 6 X8424 Missing Hazard (3) 56.5 S McKay R Firdhaus (a2) 10 0X806 Dan Cugat (10) 54 T Foley 2 7 6748 Mowe nna (1) 56.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 2:35pm KAIMAI GRASSLANDS/DUNCAN AGRICULTURE 8 44675 Night Lady (8) 56.5 E Winsloe S Wynne opt 165 $10,000, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 2000m 9 Mahana SC RATC HED C Johnson 10 7 Ygritte (5) 55 B Verlinden T Jonker (a3) 1 28109 Madam De Soir (9) 59 J Phillips 2 2 74X06. Southe rn Dance r (4) 58 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 1:24pm LEMPRIERE WOOL NZ MAIDEN 3 8107 Jakaya (8) 57.5 J & K Parsons R Mudhoo (a4) opt 163 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 3 4 72741 Vino Tinto (3) 57.5 S Price S Wynne 4 5 4X039 Franconi (6) 57.5 G Robinson 1 0X39 Re d Major (9) 58.5 G Gibson L C allaway

g M6 1 REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

1:07pm 611

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Otaki Races Today at Otaki

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1 00X32 Shockool (2) 58.5 P Stevens 4 2 79544 He za Duke (4) 58.5 H Mathews 1 3 3 X4298 Turfshake r (1) 58.5 J Wallace 4 098 Post Graduate (6) 58.5 G Hacche 2 5 56325 Hard But Fair (7) 56.5 R Bergerson 1 6 58X92 La Phyta (5) 56.5 F Auret 7 Northern Delight 8 4957 Howzange l (3) 55 T Bambry

T Allan M McNab C Waddell (a4) R Myers J Parkes SC RATC HED S C ollett

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6 82 Lisbe th (6) 55.5 G Vile 7 5 Balanto (7) 55.5 S Brown 3 8 Darsharp Prince ss (8) 55.5 F Auret 9 58X68 De uce Coupe (5) 55.5 S Gordon 10 The de vilwe arsprada (2) 55.5 K Little 2:52pm 614

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S C ollett J Parkes M McNab M Singh (a2)

AQUASHIELD ROOFING MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m

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2:33pm 801

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1 89088 Masie s Pride (1) W Stapleton 1 2 502 Pe ggy Nova (2) J Wheeler 3 685X5 Supe rfast Maggie (3) H Westrum 3 4 6290X Love youtodoit (4) R Dunn 2 5 38X4 Be at The He at (5) J Howe 6 0 He Was Rome o (6) R Cameron 4 7 Show Gait (7) R Todd 8 00693 Still Eyre (8) R Allen 9 Ke n’s Dre am (9) L Dobbs 10 Le anne Castle ton (u1) L Marshall 11 Ne ve rne ve rland (u2) K Robertson

G O'Reilly J Wheeler J Keast J Dunn J W C ox R C ameron S Ottley M Williamson R May D Dunn C DeFilippi

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3 62008 Scotlynn Justis (3) D Taylor 3 4 64570 Maninthe mirror (4) M Jones 4 5 02003 Classie Margare t (5) H Galway 6 96300 Be audie ne Gamble r (6) W Stapleton 7 27567 Going To California (7) B Ward 8 89658 Rostrie ve r Victory (8) R Crawford 9 350X9 Handsome He ro (9) G Kelk Barrier

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820P3 Micke y Jay (21) E Latimer 99859 Classie Culle ct (22) W Stapleton

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C DeFilippi S Ottley B Orange S McNally R C lose J W C ox G O'Reilly

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33589 Sky City King (1) T McMillan 38448 Re gal Suzy (2) W Stapleton

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40551 Magical Matty (21) J Lethaby 58956 Garry’s Le gacy (22) C Kennedy

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8 X0039 X ce ssory (1) 54 G Vile 4:07pm 616

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J Parkes J Waddell SC RATC HED D Turner H Andrew (a2) S C ollett M Singh (a2) A Shin (a4) M McNab T Allan A C ollett R Myers

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

9 870X9 We e Biskit (2) 55.5 K Duncan 10 41006 So It Was (13) 55 R Bergerson 11 9X300 Dande e de e (4) 54.5 M Breslin 4 12 37705 Cape Du Je u (10) 54 G Vile 13 100X0 Fistfulofdollars (12) 54 D & E Haworth 14 080X0. Ke e ping Faith (5) 54 G Haigh 5:17pm 618

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SPEIGHTS TROT $8,000, 3YO+ R51–R70

1 29178 Didjabringthe be e rs (1) J Howe 4 2 1708X Be g For Che vron (2) D & C Butt 3 38730 Ede n Cre e k (3) L Mosely 4 80796 Don’t Look Back (4) D Gillespie 1 2 5 59353 No Fe ars (5) P O'Reilly 6 910 Noble Lavros (u1) H Westrum 7 20048 Insignificant (u2) B Hutton 1 8 8273X Castle re agh (1) M Jones 9 78585 Te ssa’s Rocke t (u1) R Rennie 10 Trouble Giero 3 11 96679 Re d Hot Poke r (1) G Telfer 6:35pm 808

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J W C ox B Butt T C hmiel M Williamson G O'Reilly J Keast J C urtin S Ottley R C lose SC RATC HED D Dunn

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

8 1 9

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N McGrath T C hmiel B Orange D Dunn S Ottley SC RATC HED S McNally

M Tanaka H Andrew (a2) SC RATC HED

B Butt SC RATC HED

17 JAN 2018 PACE R57–R60, R61–R65 with cond., 9 $7,500,NEXT4YO+MEETING-WEDNESDAY

1 90888 Pay Me Visa (1) A Stuart 4 1 2 00350 Christmas Toyboy (2) B White 3 71500 Franco Exe te r (3) W Low 4 0X607 Scotlynn Mach (4) D Taylor 5 7597X Hope ful Harrie t (5) R Todd 6 9000X Banzie (6) D Feast 7 66080 Boome r Baile y (7) G Telfer 8 7X807 Igottastar (8) T Cleave 3 9 30773 Zimfande l (9) B Negus

B Orange S McNally D Keast (J) S Tomlinson (J,C l) R C lose A Lethaby J Dunn J Morrison (J,C l) S O'Reilly (J)

10 95741 Que e n Of Glory (21) B Negus 2 11 4000X King Cyril (u1) A Stuart

D Dunn A Stewart (J,C l)

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7:40pm 810

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1 49770 De Lancome (1) R Dunn 3 2 Gle nle di Ange l (2) B Hill 3 0 Make Up Artist (3) B Hutton 4 4 PX002 Limoso (4) J Wederell 5 008 Jacko’s Big Colle ct (5) M Fuller 1 6 X5268 Spicy Girl Be cqui (6) T & G Chmiel 7 49070 It’s A De al (7) R Cameron 8 C C Jones LONE PINE BUILDING PACE $8,000, 3YO Up–& 9 0X0 Gle n Torran (8) G Telfer

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C Waddell (a4) S C ollett S MacNab (a2) T Allan SC RATC HED R Myers D Bradley J Parkes M McNab SC RATC HED T Johnson (a2)

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10

144 Doitson (7) D & C Butt

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M McNab C O'Beirne (a3)

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S MacNab (a2) R Myers D Hirini (a1)

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1 32432 Handyman (2) 58.5 K Gray 4 2 0X428 Star Quality (6) 58.5 S Walsh 3 500X5 Toby’s Choice (9) 58.5 K Gray 4 X8878 Tre bbiano (7) 58.5 H Mathews 1 5 The Mitigator 1 6 66 Original Gangste r (3) 57 R Bergerson 4:42pm EL CHEAPO CARS HANDICAP Massive Missive (8) 57 R Frost 1 opt 617 $10,000, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 2100m 7 1 Alfie Dee SC RATC HED 8 P7 Re d Cloud (1) 57 F Auret 2 6X009 Napole on (3) 58 R Frost 1 2 9 5934. Makamojito (10) 56.5 D & E Haworth D Bradley 2 3 X3824 Brakbar (8) 57.5 E Holmes 10 Onawing T Johnson (a2) 1 4 X1X80 Commanding Prince (6) 57.5 F Auret A C ollett 11 X7X00 Te rase e da (4) 56.5 L Tanner 5 X3522 Hot In High He e ls (11) 57 P Stevens 12 306X8 Word Savvy (11) 56.5 M Oulaghan 3 6 42040 El Jodi (9) 56 J Guilford 3 13 3 Missy Miu Miu (5) 55 J Wallace T Allan 7 X0197 Ste llacanto (7) 56 D & E Haworth J Parkes 14 65 Lincoln Me lody (12) 55 L Latta 8 44606 Mr Darce e ’s Gold (1) 56 M Loveday 15 Justamaiz H Andrew (a2)

D Dunn C DeFilippi G O'Reilly

53970 Bird Of Paradise (9) B Ward

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:22pm opt 168

1 64456 Darci Mac (8) 60 A Sharrock 2 2 54635 Dynamic (1) 59.5 M & M Pitman K Gundowry 1 3 39942 Timy Tyle r (2) 59.5 K Tyler B Murray (a3) 4 715X5 Ne ws Flash (6) 57.5 B & S Anderton C C ampbell (a3) 4 5 74X61 Shaara (7) 57 J Gordon G Jogoo (a1) 3:10pm WHITE ROBE LODGE/AGRICENTRE MEMORIAL GOLD CUP 3 6 X3272 Johnny Jone s (4) 56.5 J & K Parsons C Johnson opt 166 $12,000, Rating 85 Be nchmark, 2000m 7 45456 Se cre t Powe r (5) 54.5 A Hewitson C Barnes 1 Flag The Groom SC RATC HED 8 35592 Thought That (3) 54 E Winsloe S Wynne 4 2 84786 No Emotion (3) 58 M & M Pitman P Shaikh (a2) R D PETROLEUM/RANFURLY LION HOTEL 3 153X6 Ablaze (1) 55.5 B & S Anderton C C ampbell (a3) 4:59pm $10,000, Rating 65 Be nchmark*, 1400m 1 4 22176 Indiana Pe arl (5) 54 S McKay C Johnson opt 169 Lukander SC RATC HED 3 5 0X355 Consolidate (2) 54 E Winsloe S Wynne 1 4 2 32198 Robin Charle s (1) 60 J Phillips C Johnson 2 6 8X421 Te ddytwinkle toe s (4) 54 A Dickson C Barnes 3 Galway Garry SC RATC HED 3:50pm BREEN CONSTRUCTION/JAMIES JEWELLERS/ODT 2 4 X4304 Prince Ransom (4) 58.5 M & M Pitman A Morgan (a1) MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 2000m 5 70X74 Alottatow (3) 57 J McKay opt 167 K Kalychurun 2 1 62335. Little Bossing (7) 58.5 Michael & Nikki White 1 L C allaway 1 6 880X3 Re d Ace (8) 57 N & B Blatch L C allaway 1 2 X3292 Riding High (9) 58.5 B & S Anderton 3 7 7X861 El Famoso (7) 56.5 S McKay C C ampbell (a3) S Muniandy 3 3 X4664 Be am Me Up Scotty (8) 58.5 J Dalton G Jogoo (a1) 8 10X0X All The Drama (10) 56 A Frye B Murray (a3) 4 45X50 Midnite Kaos (2) 58.5 A Dickson S Wynne C Barnes 9 55965 Knutquacke r (2) 55.5 E Winsloe 4 5 9X5 Shanzino (1) 58.5 M & M Pitman S Toolooa (a4) S Wynne 10 52699 Lizzie Bordon (11) 55.5 S McKay 6 X89X9 Flag Duty (4) 58.5 B & S Anderton 11 Alakazam SC RATC HED C C ampbell (a3) 7 X8935 Portumna Lass (3) 56.5 S McKay C Barnes C Johnson 12 00X06 Gre ta Valle y (9) 54.5 A Dickson 0 13 40157 Zayzay (5) 57 M Tapper 8 70L74 Macario (5) 56.5 M & M Pitman T Jonker (a3) A Morgan (a1) 9 8X008. Minnie Pins (6) 55 Michael & Nikki White 1 R Firdhaus (a2) 0 14 799X7 Le tthe thunde rroll (6) 54 S McKay

10 06314 Ask Me Art (21) M House 1 11 14078 Enchante e (22) N Le Lievre 12 1X0X6 Casino King (23) W Stevenson

$7,500, R40 to R50 TROT, 2600m

ELECTRICAL TIMARU MOBILE PACE R40 to R49 MOB. PACE, 2600m 3 $7,500, 4YO+LASER

B Murray (a3) S Muniandy SC RATC HED S Toolooa (a4) T Jonker (a3) C Barnes C C ampbell (a3)

S Ottley P Davis J Geddes T C hmiel L O'Reilly R C lose R Alfeld B Orange J W C ox

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1 27007 Mr Midnight (1) D Mitchell 1 2 2 02548 Bucke ye (2) J & J Geddes 3 05066 Mogul (3) J & J Geddes 3 4 09P20 Laytons Lass (4) T & G Chmiel 4 5 15936 Sounds Lika Ge m (5) L O'Reilly 6 X2518 Posse nte Cavallo (6) R Todd S Tomlinson (J) 7 77770 Sans Le Sou (7) R Alfeld L O'Reilly 8 1X85P For The Corz (8) K & T Barron PORT FM TROT 9 291 Frankie D (9) Butt/Cox

1 90097 Wande ring Star (1) A Lowe G O'Reilly 2 Troy C astleton SC RATC HED C D Thornley 3:08pm TOM WALSH CONGRATULATIONS PACE 3 7015P Paradise Spur (2) W Stevenson J Keast opt 802 $7,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2600m 4 57906 Mr Maje stic (3) H Westrum 1 C ome And Go SC RATC HED 5 56475 Ste llar Succe ss (4) M Heenan S Ottley 2 2 04 Magical Moe (1) L Hanrahan R May 6 38007 Wot Up (5) M Howard T C hmiel 3 08740 Franco Hatton (2) L Smart J W C ox 1 7 43400 I’ldoitmyway (6) B Williams J Morrison (J) 1 4 6X62 Home bush Lad (3) D & C Butt B Butt 3 8 05200 Missie Castle ton (u1) B White M Lewis (J) 5 Gle ngarry Knight (4) B Zampese T C hmiel 2 9 01330 Tijuana Taxi (u2) C Harrison B Orange 6 559P9 Diamond Eyre (5) C Kennedy J Dunn 4 10 29238 Whatasista (u3) C McLeod M Williamson 3 7 29445 Honour The Be t (6) K Chapman S Tomlinson (J) 11 09000 Fira (u4) S McNally S McNally 8 4 Art Colle ctor (7) G Kelk G O'Reilly NIGHT ‘N DAY PARK MOBILE PACE 4 9 34093 Crimson Lane (8) T McMillan S O'Reilly (J) 4:53pm opt 805 $7,500, 4YO+ R50 to R52 MOB. PACE, 2600m 0 10 000 Adjudicator (9) M Cations M C ations 2 1 76971 Diamond Life (1) T May R May 11 Lets Hustle SC RATC HED 3 2 89308 Le ading The Way (2) W Stapleton S McNally 12 Elianna Franco SC RATC HED 4 3 30564 The Pe rsuade r (3) E Latimer S Tomlinson (J) 13 03000 Me ga Watt (10) J Curtin J C urtin 1 4 27063 We star Sam (4) C & J Kennett C DeFilippi 14 76X9P Star Attack (11) D Hari J Morrison (J) 5 501X0 Dodge Phoe nix (5) T McMillan T McMillan 15 34X65 Ge ar Change (12) N Taylor M Williamson 6 40800 Earthbound (6) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 16 7 Yanke e X mas (13) D Moore S McNally 7 8010 Jingle s Bromac (7) B Hutton J C urtin 17 95434 Waikari Fire (14) K James R C lose 8 0X001 Te xas Rule r (8) B Hutton B Orange opt

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J Dunn R May B Hutton J W C ox R C lose T C hmiel R C ameron SC RATC HED G Telfer SC RATC HED S Ottley T McMillan SC RATC HED J C urtin B Orange C DeFilippi

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■ GLOUCESTER PARK

Lazarus gets the gun draw By AdAm HAmilton

Newly-crowned Inter Dominion champion Lazarus will stifle betting from an ideal draw at his return to racing tonight. The Gloucester Park meeting also marks the return to race driving for Mark Purdon from suspension. Lazarus has gate two in a field lacking any real big names over 2230m. Most interest will centre around the start of the race where noted Tasmanian speedster Devendra, who returned to winning form in a weaker race last week, will try to spear out and lead from gate six. It will be interesting to see how serious Purdon wants to get at the start from his gun draw. Popular local Vultan Tin, who ran the race of his life for fourth to Lazarus in the Inter Dominion final, has the pole. He impressively won his only subsequent run at Gloucester Park. Purdon is using this race to prime Lazarus for the $350,000 Fremantle Cup on Friday week and the $450,000 WA Pacing Cup another week later. Tonight’s meeting also sees the return to racing of Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen’s Golden Nugget winner Ultimate Machete. The superstar four-year-old is drawn wide (gate eight) in the fourth race, but looks to have loads of class over his rivals. If he wins as expected, interest will focus on whether Purdon is tempted to have a crack at either the Fremantle and/or WA Cups. The other highlight of Aussie racing this week is the return to Melton of megastar three-year-old Lumineer, who is a $1.15 favourite to stretch his unbeaten record to seven starts in the 3YO Classic tonight. He is a clear nominal favourite for the upcoming Victoria Derby now Purdon and Rasmussen have ruled the race out for their unbeaten threeyear-old Chase Auckland. - HRNZ

In brief Another abandonment The Thames Jockey Club’s cup day fixture has ended in disappointment. The meeting was called off before the third event after jockeys reported their mounts had slipped 750m from home in race two. “We had an inspection and there were a few significant slip marks and unfortunately for the club and everybody else concerned the meeting had to be abandoned,” stipendiary steward Alan Coles said. - NZME

Classic start up for grabs Success at Otaki today will boost Rock On Wood’s prospects of a Group One opportunity. The threeyear-old will take on the older horses in the Vets On Riverbank in a bid to earn a crack at the best of his age group. “He’s got a nomination for the Levin Classic, but he’s way down the list so he would have to go pretty well,” part-owner and trainer Leanne Elliot said. He is currently at $51 in the market for the Group One feature. - NZME

Party time for Pike

Lazarus should make a winning start to the year at Gloucester Park tonight.

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike is heading north to Ruakaka on Saturday with seven runners and rates Sacred Party as his best chance. The Excelebration three-year-old will line-up in the Remembering Ila Johnson (Grandma J) and Pike believes improved racing manners will see him better his last-start third at Tauranga. “Sacred Party is a nice progressive horse,” he said. “He’d have to beat Tavlin, but he has been a work in progress. He has still done a bit wrong in his two races to date, but from gate seven I think he is one of my better chances for the day.” - NZME

Scream Park on trial

■ AWAPUNI

Cup hope returning to track action Fresh is best for Gobstopper, who will continue his march toward an autumn feature with another away trip tomorrow. The well-related son of Tavistock makes his first appearance since his outstanding front-running victory in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup (3200m) in the Listed Gallagher Marton Cup (2100m) at Awapuni. “My feeling is that he’ll probably need a run. “It’s been seven weeks between races, but he’s well and he’ll give them a run for their money,” trainer Andrew Campbell said. “He’s one of those horses that needs his races spaced, we tried to back him up a couple of times in the past and he was awful. “He’s clean-winded and this race fits in well to get him ready for the Auckland Cup. “He’s looking good.” The brother to the multiple Hong Kong Group One winner Werther is likely to have his final lead-up run in the Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m) at Te Rapa on February 10. Highden Park will offer a sister (Lot 48) to Werther and Gobstopper in the Book 1 Sale at Karaka on January 28. Campbell is also bullish about the chances of stablemate Athlet-

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The Chris Waller-trained three-yearold Scream Park tackles the ATC Owners Benefit Card Handicap (1400m) at Randwick tomorrow in his final lead-up to the Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie in Auckland on January 27. The son of Ocean Park, purchased at the 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock Premier Yearling Sale for $185,000, has won his last two starts at Warwick Farm over 1400m and a mile respectively. “Coming back in distance is the big query,” Waller said. - NZME

Rest for Beastmode The connections of the promising two-year-old Beastmode won’t be chasing further prize-money that would guarantee a Karaka Million start. He has been placed in two of his three starts, but the Spirit Of Boom colt tailed the field home in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. “We took the gamble of backing him up and it didn’t work. He’s having a breather and if he doesn’t make the Million field he’ll probably go to New Plymouth,” Campbell said. - NZME

Rangipopo out

Gobstopper demonstrates his best form taking out the New Zealand Cup at Riccarton. PHOTO RACE IMAGES

ica in Saturday’s Prout Products Pty Premier (1400m). “He’s running out of his grade to try and get his rating up to make the Karaka 3YO Classic field,” Campbell said.

Athletica won on debut at Awapuni before unplaced runs in the Gr.2 Hawke’s Bay Guineas (1400m) and the Gr.2 James & Annie Sarten Memorial (1400m). “He got too far back at Hastings

and in the Sarten he got shunted wide on the turn and made up ground,” Campbell said. “His work has been super all week and I think he’ll be a big chance.” - NZME

Cambridge conditioner Tony Pike was pleased with Rangipo’s fourth in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day, but has opted not to run the five-year-old gelding in the Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile at Trentham later this month. “It was a very brave effort,” Pike said. “We will probably miss the Thorndon Mile and head to Counties for the open 1600m race there on January 26. - NZME

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In brief

■ OPINION

Plenty still to work on for Black Caps

f you look purely at results, it looks like it is going to be an exciting summer of cricket for us here in the land of the long white cloud. In every completed game, the Black Caps defeated the West Indies, including a crushing defeat in the final T20 on Wednesday night. It would be easy to say that it is a sign that the Black Caps are playing really well, which they are, but I just can’t help but feel there is not that much to get excited about. Watching them live or on the television, it can be quite easy to see their heads are just not in the game.

The visitors start off with plenty of excitement, such as in the second T20 when Sheldon Cottrell delivered his trademark salute after dismissing Martin Guptill. However, as soon as Munro started launching missiles for the orange-clad goons in the crowd to attempt to catch, things just seemed to drop for the Windies. It is clear a few of their players have talent, and a team with Chris Gayle can always present a threat, but they just never seemed to click while they were on our shores. When you look at the quality of the opposition we have visiting the rest of the summer, we will

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only really know where the Black Caps are at after the Pakistan series. Colin Munro has showcased some serious firepower, and becoming the first T20 player to score three centuries is always going to deserve a tip of the hat. He might now be in courtesy of an injury to Doug Bracewell, but George Worker showed a lot

of promise at the top of the order, and should give the selectors a good headache with Guptill and Munro in the ODIs. It would be no surprise at all to see Southee and Boult amongst the wickets, but seeing Ferguson and Astle establish themselves in the team would be fantastic, along with Matt Henry and Ish Sodhi all more than able when they pull on the silver fern. The depth of New Zealand cricket is looking great at the moment, we just need to put these performances together against the big teams. It will be a good summer, but there is a lot of work to do yet.

■ CRICKET

Gayle ‘not finished yet’ West Indies cricket coach Stuart Law has defended out-of-form star Chris Gayle, saying critics who suggest his international career may be over “write him off at your peril”. The 38 year old Gayle scored only 38 runs in four innings on the West Indies’ disastrous tour to New Zealand which ended Wednesday with a 119-run loss in the third Twenty20 international. The tourists lost the two-match test series 2-0, the three-match one-day series 3-0 and the Twenty20 2-0 with one match washed out. Gayle looked largely disinterested, missing one of the one-day matches with a reported virus. He was out for a duck in his latest innings on Wednesday, throwing up his gloves to defend himself against a relatively innocuous short-pitched ball from Tim Southee. Gayle came to New Zealand immediately after scoring 146 from 69 balls for the Rangpur Riders in the final of the Bangladesh Premier League, after which he proclaimed himself the best T20 batsman in world cricket. His subsequent performances in New Zealand led to speculation he may soon retire from international cricket to continue his career in more lucrative professional leagues. But Law said Gayle still has much to offer the West Indies. “Right now it probably doesn’t look like it but there’s plenty of cricket left in the big man,” Law said. “He can destroy any attack, it doesn’t have to be a minnow. “He’s central to the way this dressing room ticks and commands a lot of respect. “He’s just got to start performing in the middle again. “He didn’t click in this series. “He had a viral infection in the one-dayers and, while T20 is probably his best format,

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Worker gets his shot Doug Bracewell will miss the first two games of New Zealand’s oneday international series against Pakistan after straining his right hamstring in the final T20 International against the West Indies. Bracewell suffered the injury while fielding and will undergo further medical assessment to determine his recovery. George Worker will replace Bracewell in the 13-man squad, which has been named for the first two matches of the fivegame series. - NZME

Atkinson smashing it The form that gained Georgia Atkinson a spot in the Central Districts Hinds has carried through for her Wairarapa side in the Cricket Express Girls Under-18 Development Tournament in Wanganui this week. The 17-year-old Hinds leg spinner hit major form with the bat this week helping her team to remain unbeaten and a spot in today’s final at Victoria Park. On Tuesday Atkinson smashed the pink ball out of the park 14 times on her way to 98 not out. On Wednesday Atkinson hit 50 from 47 balls, including seven boundaries, while yesterday she saw the attack out with an unbeaten 118. - NZME

Catching controversy A simple solution seems at hand to avoid most of the dangers in the Tui Catch A Million promotion. With 24 shots clearing the boundary at Mt Maunganui, safety has become paramount. Gangs of orange T-shirted human cannonballs are diving one-handed among patrons, each seeking a potential $50,000. The most logical solution came from Jimmy Neesham, a man accustomed to creative thought, when he tweeted: “Potentially there should be designated areas for the t shirts. Someone will get badly hurt and it will look like the dumbest thing ever in hindsight.” - NZME

No pressure, says Lynn Injury plagued power hitter Chris Lynn can see an opportunity to cement a place in Australia’s shorter-form cricket teams, but won’t be putting pressure on himself after an unexpected recall. Lynn was named in the Australian one-day squad for the five-match series against England starting on January 14. Plagued by shoulder issues over a number of seasons, the 27-year-old Queenslander gave a timely reminder of his matchwinning capabilities by smashing 63 off 46 balls in Brisbane Heat’s BBL victory over Melbourne Stars at the MCG on Tuesday. - AAP

Bizarre end to match Chris Gayle still has the power to destroy any bowling attack, says coach Stuart Law. he just didn’t get the starts he wanted. “He’s played this game long enough. He knows how to do it. “He was pretty good in England a few months ago.” Law said the West Indies’ form in New Zealand was disappointing but was due in part to the absence of a number of senior players who were key contributors to the team’s win in the World T20 two years ago. “It was a pretty disappointing tour,” Law said.

“New Zealand played good, disciplined cricket but we fell short. “We need to do a lot of hard work, planning and understanding. “That means some soulsearching by looking in the mirror and asking if we gave it everything to change a game, get into a game and win a game.” Law said that was made worse by the unavailability of players. “They know this format inside out.

“It’s difficult trying to organise players when they pull out at the last minute. “It’s almost impossible trying to sort visas and flights from the Caribbean in 24 hours. “Those decisions didn’t help, but the players we had were good enough to play with passion and pride to show we can play the game. “Sometimes you have to go to the bottom before you move forward. “Everyone’s feeling down.” - AP

Renegades captain Amy Satterthwaite admits she was frustrated but learnt a valuable lesson in what constitutes a dead ball after a dramatic WBBL super-over win against the Sydney Sixers. Needing three for victory off the last ball, Sarah Aley squeezed an inside-edge for what appeared to be a single. Britt fired the return to keeper Emma Inglis who started celebrating before the ball was officially deemed dead – and without breaking the wicket. Aley scampered through for a second run to tie the scores and set up the super over – ultimately won by the Renegades. - AAP

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In brief Taunts mar football Disgraceful fan behaviour has marred two football games in Britain this week. Premier league team West Ham United could issue a lifetime ban to a supporter accused of taunting West Bromwich Albion midfielder Jake Livermore over the death of his baby son. And Scottish club Falkirk says it will take action against fans who threw fake eyes at a Dunfermline player who had an eye removed 12 years ago. Livermore confronted a fan after he was substituted in West Brom’s 2-1 defeat on Wednesday, reacting over remarks made about his son, who tragically died shortly after birth in 2014. - PA

Wenger unrepentant

Mark’s bunker-buster Mark Argyle does well to extricate himself out of a very tight spot during the Tinwald Golf Club’s annual New Year’s Tournament on Tuesday. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 020118-SS-070

■ MOTOR RACING

Superbikes rev it up

By Andy McGechAn The 2018 New Zealand Superbike Championships kick off in Christchurch this weekend and so will begin the battle to find the nation’s best motorcycle road racers across half a dozen separate bike categories. The nationals kick off at Mike Pero Motorsport Park, Christchurch, on January 6-7, with rounds to follow at Timaru’s Levels International Raceway on January 1314 and at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park near Meremere on March 3-4, before wrapping up in Taupo on March 17-18. Most eyes will no doubt focus on the premier superbikes class, where the winner of the recent Suzuki Series, Taupo’s Scott Moir, could be favoured, especially with 2017 superbike champion Tony Rees, of Whakatane, sidelined with injury. Other frontrunners are likely to include Wellington’s 2016 national superbike champion Sloan Frost, Glen Eden’s Daniel Mettam, Whakatane’s rising star Mitchell Rees, Christchurch’s Alastair Hoogenboezem, Invercargill’s Jeremy Holmes, New Plymouth’s Hayden Fitzgerald and Tauranga’s Jay Lawrence, among others, but it will be equally intense in the other bike classes too. Perhaps of prime interest will be to see if Christchurch’s Dennis Charlett can succeed in his bid to clinch the Superlites (Formula Three) title. If he can win this class he will

Nathanael Diprose will be a huge threat in the Superlites at Mike Pero Motorsport Park this weekend. PHOTO ANDY MCGECHAN be the first rider to become a New Zealand champion in all the various bike classes. He was national Lightweights champion in 2016, superbike champion in 2014 and 600cc supersports champion in 2012, adding to his 600cc sports production, 125GP, 250cc production class titles before that. He won the 650 Pro Twins class last season and all that remains for him to be New Zealand’s most successful all-round racer is to win the Superlites trophy. But it won’t be easy for the 49-year-old Kiwi legend, with 23-year-old Aucklander Nathanael Diprose a first-timer in the Superlites class but already a

proven title contender. Diprose dominated the F3 class in the Suzuki Series in December, winning five out of six races, fending off attacks from equallytalented riders Gavin Veltmeyer, of Auckland, Whanganui’s Ashley Payne and Hamilton’s Jacob Stroud, and any of these men are also capable of taking the national crown. Both Charlett and Diprose will be campaigning similar machines – basically they will be on GSX-R600 bikes, with one of the four cylinders closed off to make them 450cc triples – and so it will all come down to pure riding talent and perhaps just a little luck. Canterbury’s Charlett and Huia

resident Diprose have not raced against one another before, so this weekend’s first showdown in Christchurch could set the tone for the series. “Dennis will be on his home turf and I’m not so familiar with the place, but I think I’ll do okay,” says Diprose. “I haven’t done much riding in the South Island before. “I’ll certainly be happier on the North Island tracks. I set a lap record at Taupo (during the Suzuki Series) and I always feel good at Hampton Downs too. “I raced this same machine as a 600cc bike last season and so I do feel comfortable on it. “I’m familiar with the suspension, brakes and handling ... it’s just got a little less power now and that’s not such a bad thing.” All the various other classes – 600cc supersport, supersport 300 (previously known as lightweight production), 650 pro twins, 250cc production, 125GP and 250 Mono and sidecars – are overflowing with talent and it is almost impossible to pick a winner and perhaps even less so in the newly-created GIXXER Cup class, reserved for riders aged between 14 and 21 and all on identical Suzuki GSX150F bikes. Also included as support classes in 2018 will be Formula One (basically last season’s superbikespec bikes on harder-compound tyres), supersport 600 B, Superlite B, supersport 150 (at the Christchurch round only) and the Carl Cox Motorsport Hyosung Cup (at rounds three and four only).

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger intends to contest a charge of misconduct from the Football Association, but then added further criticism of officials following their 2-2 draw with Chelsea. Wenger was charged following his conduct in the ref’s changing room after their game against West Brom. Wenger was furious with referee Mike Dean, who had awarded West Brom a late penalty for a handball. Wenger spoke after a pulsating and controversial 2-2 draw with Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium. - PA

Phillies sign a Kiwi Young Diamond Blacks pitcher Kyle Glogoski has signed on with Major League Baseball outfit the Philadelphia Phillies. Glogoski, who turns 19 on Saturday, will head to Florida for spring training in March but in the meantime will continue pitching for the Sydney Blue Sox in the Australian Baseball League. Baseball New Zealand said Glogoski had been sought by a number of MLB clubs and universities in the United States, but committed to the Phillies just before Christmas. - NZME

76ers down the Spurs Ben Simmons claimed honours over Patty Mills in a high-scoring battle of the Australian NBA guards as Philadelphia were victorious 112-106 over San Antonio. Both had a game-high 26 points in a mouthwatering display, with Boomers veteran Mills coming off the Spurs bench to register a season high. The experienced Mills showed his composure with a three-pointer to give the visitors a one-point lead with 2.49 minutes remaining. Simmons helped secure the result with a clever cut and dunk 21 seconds from full-time for the match-winning margin. - AAP

Rare Sunday tip-off The New Zealand Breakers are looking forward to a rare Sunday afternoon match in basketball’s NBL against the Cairns Taipans. The 11-6 Breakers, who sit third in the standings, have had a tense rivalry against the Taipans and their matchup at Spark Arena this weekend is expected to be no different as they kick off the new year. The two sides have clashed on 58 previous occasions, with the Taipans holding a narrow 30-28 advantage, but the Breakers have lost four of the last five to the Australian outfit in Auckland. Cairns won their last meeting, a defeat that spurred the Breakers on to a nine-game winning streak. - NZME

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Organisers are contemplating having players take the court three times in a day at the ASB Classic. That’s an extreme, remote scenario, but that’s what continual rain delays have caused at the Classic, with organisers needing to make up time to see the tournament concluded by Saturday. Play didn’t get under way yesterday, with the day session called off at 5.00pm, and only the most optimistic holding out hope of play in the night session. An early start could be in store today, and the end result could see players doubling up with at least two games in a day, with the quarter-finals still to get under way.

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interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven. 10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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If the weather is fine today, players could play both their quarter-final and semifinal, though semi-finals cannot be held before 5.00pm. Another possibility could see semi-finals and the final both being held on Saturday. “We’ve done it before,” said tournament director Karl Budge. “There’s been times where three matches have been played on a day as well.” That would be one of the unwanted scenarios for the tournament, as is a potential Sunday finish, but Budge is not looking that far ahead. “We’ve just got to hope the tennis gods start being kind to us.” - NZME

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

No wildcard for Tomic BY DARREN WALTON Bernard Tomic is quietly plotting to defy the doubters and qualify for the Australian Open after being snubbed for a wildcard into his home grand slam. Tennis Australia boss Craig Tiley – who doubles as the Open’s tournament director – yesterday ended months of speculation when he formally ruled Tomic out of wildcard contention. “He’s not going to get a wildcard. He’d have to go through qualifying,” Tiley said of the fallen star and long-time former Australian No.1. “Qualifying starts next week ... and I would hope that Bernie would want to put himself in a position to play, but he’s indicated that that’s likely not going to be the case.” Tomic, though, remains on the qualifying entry list and is said to be “fired up” to play, undoubtedly motivated to prove the critics wrong. The 25-year-old former Wimbledon quarter-finalist has been on the outer since

making himself unavailable for Davis Cup after last year’s Open. Tomic’s exile was believed to be over a family funding dispute with Tennis Australia, with his coach and father John upset with TA over the governing body’s level of support for his talented 18-year-old daughter Sara. It remains unknown whether Tomic even requested a wildcard, or always planned on trying to earn his own way into the main draw after plummeting from No.27 to 140th in the world rankings in 2017. Either way, Tiley has made it clear the one-time world No.17 will need to survive three best-of-set qualifying matches to make the 128-strong draw for a ninth straight year, a decade after hoisting the junior trophy in Melbourne at just 15. Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt and TA’s head of performance Wally Masur, who ultimately decide on wildcard calls, had forecast Tomic would miss out after opting out of last month’s wildcard playoff and then withdrawing from Brisbane International qualifying. - AAP

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January 13

Salmonella Dub Featuring the Return of Tiki Taane Hagley Park North, Rolleston Ave, Christchurch From their very first live appearance in 1993 to the forthcoming 25th-anniversary tour, passion, creativity, energy, driving bass beats and pure joy are the signature hallmarks of one of New Zealand’s most successful bands. Salmonella Dub and Tiki Taane will be joined onstage by Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6 when they perform at Christchurch’s Hagley Park. GA: $89.00

11.00am–4.00pm

January 14

January 12 – January 13

Time Travellers - Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School Ashburton Trust Event Centre The Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School will take to the stage in January for its 18th Year. A Musical Theatre Course whose theme this year is ‘Time Travellers’. 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. The calibre of these young singers is very high and you will hear some of the brightest rising stars in music theatre today. The Mid-Canterbury Summer Singing School boasts a scholarship alumni that can be seen working all around NZ and Australia in the musical theatre field. Many of these professional performers ‘developed their craft’ through these weeks in January. Producer/Musical Director Jo Castelow from Ashburton and Director Alice Sollis from Timaru have a wealth of knowledge and expertise between them and ensure a fabulous concert experience is had by all. Don’t miss these spellbinding shows, a favourite with Canterbury audiences. If you have never been before, you certainly won’t miss them ever again! January 12 7:30pm January 13 2:00pm January 13 7:30pm

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January 21

Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm Artist Talk, Elfi Spiewack Join contemporary jeweller Elfi Spirwack on Sunday 14 January 2018 at 2:30pm for a floor talk of her exhibition ‘In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed’. This striking exhibition explores jewellery as a marker of self- expression and invites viewers to reconsider preconceived ideas around the value of jewellery and objects of adornment. All welcome to attend this free event. 2.30pm

January 19

the connection and selflessness of Zen meditation into the world we share with all others. Using the six paramitas, we will investigate the cultivation of specific qualities that encourage our walking the bodhisattva path with wisdom, skillfulness, equanimity, and the grace that arises in the midst of spiritual work. Arrival: registration will be at 5pm, Friday 19 Jan. There will be a light dinner served at 6pm. To preserve the harmony of the retreat, participants are asked to stay until the conclusion on Sunday lunchtime. If you have questions about this retreat, please contact the Christchurch MRO Zen group at: christchurch@zen.org.nz

Weekend Zen Retreat Staveley Campsite, Sawmill Road Perfect From Now On: Working with the Paramitas as Skillful Means. Held at Staveley Camp at the foot of the Southern Alps, “Perfect from Now On” is a study of what it means to bring

Mill Creek Pony Club Show Show classes in the morning and jumping in the afternoon. Grigg Park, Trevors Road, Ashburton 8.30am

January 22

Silent Zen Meditation Retreat (Sesshin) Staveley Campsite, Sawmill Road Sesshin is a week-long meditation intensive that is unique to the Zen tradition. In sesshin, we can experience the deep stillness that lies within each one of us. If you are a first-time sesshin participant, you will be interviewed by phone before the retreat. This is to help ensure that sesshin is a good fit for your personal circumstances. For those arriving for the start of sesshin, registration will be at 5pm, Monday, 22 Jan. There will be a light dinner served at 6pm. For those with less available time, or readiness to commit to a full week, you are welcome to join sesshin at any time, up until Friday night. To preserve the harmony of the retreat, participants are asked to stay until the conclusion of sesshin at Sunday lunchtime. If you have questions about this retreat, please contact the Christchurch MRO Zen group at: christchurch@zen.org.nz

January 25

RELAY for LIFE Fundraiser See ‘Downsizing’ on opening night and help us raise funds for Relay for Life. Tickets are $20

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February 4 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

February 10

Mill Creek Pony Club Show Show classes in the morning and jumping in the afternoon. Grigg Park, Trevors Road, Ashburton 8.30am

8.30pm–10.30pm Rise Against Horncastle Arena, Christchurch The politically-charged, punk four-piece will play two shows – their biggest headline shows in our country to date - in celebration of their charttopping eighth studio album Wolves (out now via Universal New Zealand). Joining Rise Against in NZ will be special guests SWMRS. 8.00pm

February 22

Michael Jackson HIStory Show Ashburton Trust Event Centre A musical tribute and live concert experience that journeys through Michael Jackson’s vast and incredible catalogue of work including his beginnings as a member of the Jackson 5, his groundbreaking theatrics in the 80s and his evolution onward into the 21st century. 8.00pm–10.30pm

23 February – 28 March

February 11 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

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Kevin Bloody Wilson “Almost Awesome Tour” Ashburton Trust Event Centre Kevin Bloody Wilson’s show is not just a concert, for many it’s a full-on special event providing the chance to laugh and sing along again with an hilariously familiar friend, while for others it’s the opportunity to put a tick against “see Australia’s most unique international comedy legend” on their Bucket Lists.

Royal New Zealand Ballet: The Piano: the ballet Wellington, Napier, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North. Inspired by Jane Campion’s award winning film The Piano (1994), central character Ada McGrath is given a powerful new voice in dance within this captivating tale of desire and hope is set against the rugged landscape of mid-19th century New Zealand. This brand new full-length work by revered Czech choreographer Jiří Bubeníček is presented in association with the NZ Festival and Auckland Arts Festival and includes excerpts from the original film score, and

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March 10 TMC Trailers Trucking Industry Show 2018 Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch It’s a great family day out. Be prepared to be there all day because there is going to be so much to see. It’s very hard not to get excited when you see over 400 working trucks that have been polished back to new condition. There is something for everyone at this show, so don’t miss out! Free admission. 9.30am – 5.00pm Hokitika Wildfoods Festival 2018 Cass Square, Hokitika 2018 will see the 29th annual Hokitika Wildfoods Festival which will continue to captivate all of your senses with its unique mix of tastes, sights, smells, sounds and touches, which are all a key part of the famous West Coast hospitality. Visit wildfoods.co.nz for more information.

March 18 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

April 27

Foster & Allen - Golden Years Ashburton Trust Event Centre Legendary Irish folk music duo Foster & Allen are number one stars across the globe, having 30 new-release charting albums over a 40-year career, the only act in the world to do so. 7.00pm–9.30pm

211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700 * Fees apply

Time Travellers “Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School”

JANUARY 12 &13 Fri, 7.30pm Sat, 2pm & 7.30pm All tickets: $25*

Kevin Bloody Wilson Almost Awesome Tour FEBRUARY

HIStory Show

Wed, 8pm Tickets: Adult: $59.90* 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.

Rado and Raybon Save The World

The Michael Jackson

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.

FEBRUARY

MARCH

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

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.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Observation is your cosmic gift of the day. No one will accuse you of missing the forest for the trees. You’ll see the trees, the forest, the continent, the curve of the planet... TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): How far should you take an idea? Should you put your money behind it? Test the concept first. See what you can do without investing much. If it’s a good idea, you’ll get a sign. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): All subtlety will be lost, and you’re not in that kind of mood anyway. Use your loud, clear voice; write in big letters. You’ll be dealing with people who can take anything you have to give, so give is straight. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Like an athlete building toward being a contender, you’ll dedicate yourself to consistent, daily work. You’ll sweat through the discomfort, inconvenience, whatever mood descends. This is what it takes. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When facts come to light or memories resurface, there’s a reason. If you don’t know the purpose, make a detective note of what happened. It might help you later. This is all part of the case. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You love your people, but you don’t always want to talk to them. You need time to yourself. If you don’t get enough alone time you’ll feel resentful of those who “stole” it from you. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): An extroverted introvert is a person who is proactively outgoing to avoid being rude though they prefer plenty of time to themselves to recharge and enjoy the hours however they please. Can you relate? SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The pile of paperwork needs your attention. Same with a pile of emotions. There’s nothing too awful in either pile, so reach in and deal with it one item at a time. In a few concentrated hours you’ll be free. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): When you know it’s for you, you really know. You dive right in. You commit yourself without an ounce of regret or reservation. Your confidence will attract friends and followers. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Knowing what needs doing is more important than doing it today. You’re wise not to start on anything without a plan. It may take several hours to plot out the journey, and this will be time well spent. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Empathy has no words. It’s receptive. It holds open an emotional catcher’s mitt. It receives with eyes of kindness, an encouraging face and open body language. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve been the frequent recipient of kindness, and now you’ll be paying it forward. It feels good to be the mastermind of someone else’s kismet. You might even prefer to do this anonymously.

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Cloudy periods. Showers, easing in the afternoon. Southwesterlies, strong about the coast, easing in the afternoon.

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Cloudy with occasional showers. Wind at 1000m: S gale 65 km/h, easing to 50 km/h in the morning and to 30 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: S gale 80 km/h, easing to 65 km/h in the morning and to 50 km/h in the evening.

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Cloud clearing and becoming fine, but high cloud developing later. Northerlies.

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Cloudy periods, with isolated showers. An early southerly change, then turning northeast later.

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Periods of rain with possibly heavy falls, easing at night. Wind at 1000m: E 50 km/h, turning S 50 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: E 50 km/h, turning S 55 km/h, rising to gale 80 km/h in the evening.

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6am Who’s Doing The Dishes? 3 7:05 May The Best House Win Abroad 0 8:05 Dickinson’s Real Deal 9:05 The Ellen DeGeneres Show PGR 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 F Border Security International 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Food Truck 3 Michael van de Elzen sets out to recreate a romantic, pop-up, sit-in Italian dining experience down a hidden Auckland alleyway. 0 4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The X Factor UK The final, where the finalists perform two songs, including a duet with a special guest. 0 9pm Coronation Street Leanne is delivered a baby surprise; three’s a crowd on Todd and Billy’s date night; Kylie plays cupid. 0 10:25 Castle AO 3 0 12:10 The Ellen DeGeneres Show With special guest Michael Pena. 1am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:25 Infomercials

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6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 7:35 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 I Didn’t Do It 0 11:20 Black-Ish 3 0 11:40 The Amazing Race 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:25 Judge Rinder 2:20 M Ella Enchanted PGR 2004 Family Comedy. Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Joanna Lumley. 0 4pm Lightning Point 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 N The Middle Against Axl’s wishes, the family drives him to college to help him move into his dorm. 0

7pm Home And Away 0 7:30 M Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire PGR 2005 Adventure Fantasy. In Harry’s fourth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, he is selected to compete in a multi-wizardry school competition. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson. 0 10:10 Bromans 0 11:05 2 Broke Girls AO 0 12:05 Mike And Molly PGR 0 12:25 Claude’s Roxanne 0 12:50 Clipped 0 1:10 Home And Away 3 0 1:35 Infomercials 2:40 Nightcap AO 3 3:20 The Fosters PGR 4:45 Baby Daddy 3 5:10 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:35 Jessie 3 0

THREE

7:30pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:55 Millionaire Matchmaker PGR 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:40 60 Days In 3 2:35 Homicide For The Holidays 3 3:35 Catfish 3 4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Millionaire Matchmaker 3 7:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Yossi and the team shop for movie memorabilia to expand their collection. 8pm Beverly Hills Pawn 8:30 M Blue-Eyed Butcher AO 2012 Biography Crime. A woman seems to have a fairytale life with a loving husband, two children, and close family and friends but, six years into their marriage, her husband is found buried in the backyard of their home. Sara Paxton, Justin Bruening, W Earl Brown. 10:25 Intervention Canada AO 3 11:20 Snapped PGR 3 12:10 Infomercials 3

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 Women’s quarter final from Auckland’s ASB Tennis Arena. 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm Storage Wars PGR 3 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 Rookie Cops AO Weeks into training, the rookies realise learning on the job can mean making mistakes in full view of a critical public. 9:30 Sleepy Hollow AO 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:15 The Night Shift AO 3 A serious car crash results in two teens and a pregnant woman arriving at the hospital, pushing the night shift staff to their limit. Midnight Infomercials

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. Midnight Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

7am Fist Fight 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. Ice Cube, Charlie Day. 8:30 Lap Dance 16LSC 2014 Drama. Ali Cobrin, Robert Hoffman. 10:15 Out Of The Wild MV 2016 Drama. John Diehl, Jean Louisa Kelly. 11:45 Mother’s Day ML Rookie Cops 2016 Comedy. Julia Roberts, 8:30pm on Prime Jennifer Aniston. 1:40 Ghost In The Shell MV 2017 THE BOX Action. Scarlett Johansson, 6am Wheel Of Fortune Juliette Binoche. PG 6:25 Jeopardy! 3:25 Fist Fight 16VLSC PG 6:50 Robot Wars 2016 Comedy. Ice Cube, PG 7:40 Doctor Who PGV Charlie Day. 4:55 The 8:30 The Simpsons PG Bounce Back MLSC 2016 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Romance. Shemar Moore, Unit MV 9:45 Hawaii FiveNadine Velazquez. 0 MV 10:40 NCIS – LA 6:40 Septembers Of MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Shiraz 16VLC 2016 Thriller. Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG Salma Hayak, Adrien Brody. 12:25 Pawn Stars – Australia 8:30 Lights Out MV 2016 PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG Horror. A woman must 1:20 Robot Wars PG 2:10 CSI understand her little brother’s – Miami MV 3:05 Doctor experiences, which once tested Who PGV 4pm The Simpsons her sanity, bringing her facePG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG to-face with an entity attached 5pm Wheel Of Fortune to their mother. Teresa Palmer, PG 5:30 Robot Wars PG Gabriel Bateman, Maria Bello. 6:30 Counting Cars PG 9:55 A Few Less Men 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI 16LS 2016 Comedy. – Miami MV 8:30 Tin Man M Dacre Montgomery, (Part 3) Xavier Samuel. 10:20 Limitless MV 11:35 Fatal Flip MVC 2015 11:20 SVU – Special Victims Thriller. Dominique Swain, Unit MV Mike Faiola.

7:15 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson. 9am Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia. 10:25 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin. 12:05 Red MVL 2010 Action. Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman. 1:55 Contagion ML 2011 Thriller. Matt Damon, Kate Winslet. 3:40 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson. 5:25 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker. 7pm Easy A MS 2010 Comedy. A cleancut high-school student relies on the school’s rumour mill to advance her social and financial standing. Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes. 8:30 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Undercover police infiltrate Los Angeles street car racers to apprehend thieves who have been stealing electronic equipment. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 10:20 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller. Denzel Washington, John Travolta.

12:20 CSI – Miami MV 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:50 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:35 Pawn Stars PG 3am Supernatural 16VS 3:45 Limitless MV 4:30 Tin Man M

12:05 Picture Perfect M 1997 Comedy. 1:45 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. 3:20 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. 5:05 The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 16VL 2009 Thriller.

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MAORI

6am Infomercials 7am The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 3 7:55 Minute To Win It UK 3 8:50 American Ninja Warrior 3 (Part 2) 9:45 Entertainment Tonight 3 10:05 Infomercials 11:35 Family Feud Australia 3 12:05 Wipeout 0 1:05 M Black Friday PGR 3 2007 Crime Drama. Amy Carlson, Judd Nelson, Thomas Ian Griffith. 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:25 M The Tale Of Despereaux 3 2008 Animated Adventure. Voices of Matthew Broderick, Emma Watson, Dustin Hoffman. 0 5:30 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Modern Family PGR 0 7:30 M Jurassic Park III PGR 3 2001 Action Adventure. 0 9:15 Best Of Graham Norton Show AO 3 10:20 Road Cops 3 0 10:50 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3

MOVIES PREMIERE

Jurassic Park III

PRIME

SATURDAY

1:05 The Bounce Back MLSC 2016 Romance. 2:50 Septembers Of Shiraz 16VLC 2016 Thriller. 4:40 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 4:55 Lights Out MV 2016 Horror.

SATURDAY

CHOICE

6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Sign High 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Cams’ Kai 3 10:30 The Big Sing 3 11am Tupaia’s Endeavour 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 Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Team Umizoomi 3 4pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 4:30 Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari PGR 8pm Total Combat PGR 8:30 M The Naked Gun – From The Files Of Police Squad AO 1988 Comedy Spoof. Incompetent police officer Frank Drebbin has to foil an attempt to assassinate Queen Elizabeth II. 10:05 Corp And Anam AO 3 11:05 M Fright Night AO 2011 Horror. A high-school senior discovers his new neighbour is a vampire. Anton Yelchin, Colin Farrell. 1am Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. 6:30 Cricket – Super Smash Otago Volts v Northern Knights. 7am Cricket – Super Smash Central Stags v Auckland Aces. 7:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 8am Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. 8:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash Hobart Hurricanes v Adelaide Strikers. Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Cricket – Super Smash Central Stags v Auckland Aces. 4pm L Cricket – Super Smash Canterbury Kings v Northern Knights. 7:30 The Cricket Show 8pm Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 8:30 Golf – PGA Tour Sentry Tournament of Champions – Round One. 9pm Inside The PGA Tour 9:30 L Basketball – NBL Cairns Taipans v Brisbane Bullets. 11:30 World Rugby Show

SATURDAY

Midnight Fox Sports News 12:30 Cricket – Super Smash Canterbury Kings v Northern Knights. 1am Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day Two. 1:30 Tennis – Second Serve 2am Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International 3am Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International 4:30 Tennis – ASB Classic Women’s International

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

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6am Wildlife SOS 7am Roar Of The Wild 7:30 Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 8:30 Shed And Buried 9am Auction Kings 9:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together 10am Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 The Story Of Cats 11:30 Getaway Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Escape To Costa Rica 2pm Doctor In The House 3pm Baby Animals 3:30 Love Nature – The Big Dry 4:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 5:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 6:30 American Restoration 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Craft It Yourself A Cuban theme breathes new life into a dining room; Clem makes a woven bench; Ant tries painting tiles; Robin makes a beaded chandelier. 9:30 Before And After 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 12:30 Roar Of The Wild 1am American Restoration 2am Love Nature – The Big Dry 3am Getaway 3:30 Baby Animals 4am Craft It Yourself 5am Before And After 5:30 Gardeners’ World

SKY SPORT 2 6am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats. From Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide. 8am Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come. 8:30 Darts – World Championship (RPL) Day 15. From Alexandra Palace in London. 10:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 11am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day One. 11:30 Cricket – Ashes Build Up Fifth Test, Day Two. 12:30 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day Two. 2:35 Australian Cricket Show Fifth Test, Day Two. 3:05 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Fifth Test, Day Two. 8pm Forged In Fire 9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers. From the Gabba, Brisbane.

SATURDAY

1am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – Third T20. 1:30 The Cricket Show 2am Tennis – Brisbane International (RPL) Quarterfinal One. 4am Tennis – Brisbane International (RPL) Quarterfinal Two. 5Jan18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Taiwan Revealed – Green Savers PG 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M Raised Wild. 10am Bering Sea Gold PG Penny Dreadful. 10:50 Moonshiners M The Fast and the Fearless. 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M No Average Troublemaker. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Rigor Mortis. 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 Lost at Sea. 4:45 Gold Rush PG Special. 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Garage Rehab PG Grapevine Automotive. 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG Western Australia. 9:25 American Monster M The Wrong Man. 10:15 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M The Real Fatal Attraction. 11:05 Blood Relatives M 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M

SATURDAY

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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Sport

There’s money in football Runaway English Premier League leaders Manchester City are packing more financial power than any other club in world football, according to a new study. The Soccerex Football Finance 100, which ranks the world’s top teams based on both their playing and fixed assets, money in the bank, owner potential investment and debt, says Arsenal have APS766m worth of fixed assets – following their move from Highbury to Emirates – more than any other club in world football, while only Manchester United have more money in the bank (APS307m) than Arsenal’s APS300m.

Maxwell splits opinions Glenn Maxwell’s surprise omission from the Australian one-day squad has divided opinion, with Jeff Thomson arguing “he can’t play” in a scathing assessment. But fellow former fast bowler Rodney Hogg expressed confusion around the Victorian’s non-selection for the fivematch series against England starting January 14. “We might need another batsman in South Africa. Great time to play him in ODIs but not picked. The mind boggles,” Hogg tweeted.

Fours on fire Former Black Jack Sandra Keith has been going great guns with her foursome at the BLK National Open Bowls championships, at will tackle post-section play today. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 200315-JJ-6 BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Only of a handful of Mid Canterbury bowlers have made it through to the post-section of what is proving to be a tricky BLK National Open Bowls Championships. It was the women who have upstaged the men on the greens so far, with only John Drayton making post section play, while Cait Bassett, Sandra Keith, Sandra Holdem and Wendy Watson all find themselves in the pointy

end of the tournament. Drayton qualified for postsection play after finishing third in his qualifying section, winning three out of his four games, with his only loss coming in a heavy 8-21 defeat against Peter Belliss. In the fours, alongside William Clarke, Richard Kane and Neil Atkinson, they were less fortunate, only winning one game and finishing 13th in their section. Former Black Jack Sandra

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Keith qualified for both the fours and pairs, but was knocked out in the first round of pairs 17-13. Her foursome of Amy McIlroy, Serena Matthews and Selina Goddard were dominant throughout qualifying play however, only dropping one game and winning the others by at least 10. Cait Bassett has made it through her first singles game in post play, narrowly defeating Leanne Chinery 21-20. She struggled in both the pairs

and fours however, finishing seventh and eighth respectively. Sandra Holdem and Wendy Watson with Jenny Hamilton and Avis Gill (both Lincoln) also qualified for fours post play after finishing third, winning four of their six games played. Both the men’s and women’s fours will continue play today, with all three formats being played on the remaining three days of the competition, with the tournament wrapping up on January 8.

Landry’s future unsure Miami coach Adam Gase has delivered a stinging critique on Jarvis Landry’s behaviour in the NFL season finale, leaving the excitable receiver’s return to the Dolphins doubtful for 2018. Landry and team-mate Kenyan Drake were ejected following a fourth-quarter brawl with the Buffalo Bills. Gase said the fight was embarrassing, and that the team’s best players needed better selfcontrol in the heat of the moment. Landry, who led the NFL with 112 receptions, can become a free agent this offseason.

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