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Water plan alarms farmers BY MICHELLE NELSON MICHELLE.N@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers and industry groups are scrambling to deal with a new set of rules aimed at improving water quality – which they fear will halt farm development. Environment Canterbury announced yesterday that controls on the leaching of nitrates will, for the first time, be set by the Land & Water Regional Plan, which covers a wide range of land-use activities with an impact on the quality of water. While ECan says the plan covers urban and rural settings, farmers feel they have been targeted. Hearing commissioner Peter Skelton says that once the rules are in full effect next year, farmers and land users will be required to manage and improve their environmental performance to reverse the decline in water quality.

“This is a core focus of the plan because activities in rural areas greatly affect the quality of our water, much of which is found underground,” professor Skelton said. Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers provincial chairperson Chris Allen was unavailable for comment yesterday. He has been involved in a group which included Federated Farmers, DairyNZ, and the Foundation for Arable Research which made submissions on the plan prior to notification. It is understood he was in a meeting to discuss the ramifications yesterday. On a number of occasions, Mr Allen has said farmers were not opposed to nutrient limits but were concerned about the Overseer tool used to measure nitrogen leaching.

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Sharon Osbourne has written an open letter accusing her estranged brother of trying to cash in on her son Jack’s multiple sclerosis. Osbourne fell out with her brother David Arden following their father’s death in 2007. This week Arden, who also has MS, said he was desperate to help his nephew but was not able to get close to the family. His public plea did not go down well with Osbourne, who has taken aim at Arden in an open letter posted to her Facebook page. She accuses Arden of trying to make money from her dysfunctional family. “Now, you appear again, having sold a two-part story to the Daily Mirror, claiming you want to help Jack with his MS,” she writes. “That’s as low as it gets, making money off my son’s MS.” – WENN

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Tassy devils’ new home in NZ zoo Wellington Zoo is making a home for four Tasmanian Devils which are due to arrive there this week. The arrival of the Devils – following a seven-day stint in quarantine – will mark nearly 100 years since the species was last housed at the zoo. A specially constructed exhibit within the zoo’s Australian walk-through precinct Neighbours will house the three males and one female when they arrive. The zoo is a partner of the Save the Tasmanian Devil Programme, which was established in 2003 in response to a rare contagious cancer that decimated Tasmanian Devil populations, reducing their numbers in the wild by approximately 80 per cent. The programme, which involves institutes and zoos around the world, and was set up by the Tasmanian Government, has enabled the number of Tasmanian Devils living in zoos and wildlife parks across Australia to reach 550. – APNZ

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Santa tracked by Microsoft, Google The competition between Microsoft and Google is stretching to the North Pole as the internet search rivals vie to be top Santa tracker this Christmas. Google on Wednesday launched a google. com/santatracker website offering reindeer games, elf antics and updates on beloved gift-giver Kris Kringle as children worldwide count down to Christmas eve. “A team of Google engineers are working hard to track Santa’s sleigh with the most advanced maps and holiday technology available,” self-titled Elf Creative Director Sandy Russell said in a blog post. – AFP

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Surgeons remove 25kg tumour Surgeons in Spain successfully removed a giant benign tumour weighing 25 kilograms from the womb of a 47-year-old woman. The head of obstetrics and gynaecology at Torrevieja Hospital in eastern Spain, Eduardo Cazorla, said that in his 20-year career he had “never treated such a case”, the hospital said in a statement. It said that scientific publications recorded only about five cases of such giant tumours – defined as bigger than 11.3kg – in the world. The woman was referred to the hospital by her family doctor after complaining of discomfort and weight gain in her torso. Doctors detected a “giant cystic tumour”, 41cm long, and removed the woman’s womb and both ovaries in a two-hour operation, extracting the entire growth in the process. “This type of operation is highly complex, given the distinctive size of the tumour,” the hospital said. “After five days in hospital and about three weeks’ rest, the patient completely recovered.” – AFP

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Hi-tech bra for overeaters Microsoft researchers have designed a smart bra which monitors a woman’s mood in an attempt to prevent emotional overeating. The bra contains several removable sensors which monitor heart rate, breathing, skin activity and movement. In theory, the bra could determine when a wearer is stressed and likely to look to food for relief, Microsoft researchers wrote in a research paper. It would feed the data to a smartphone app via bluetooth and provide interventions such as deep breathing exercises to help the wearer overcome their urge. The researchers said the bra predicted emotions “significantly better than chance” after testing it on four women for four days. They compared the physiological data to the women’s self-reported emotions. “Based on these results, we conclude that building a wearable, physiological system is feasible,” they wrote. – AAP

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■ TINWALD INCIDENT

Calls for stranger danger talks BY MYLES HUME

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A young Tinwald School pupil was forced to flee to her home in fear after two teenagers in a black vehicle harassed her earlier this week. The incident has sparked calls for parents to talk to their children about “stranger danger”, after the pupil, aged 8, was followed on her bike while on her way to school in the morning by two teenage males in a black

utility vehicle with graffiti painted on it. The drivers were also seen doing burn outs on Melcombe Street at the time. It is the second time the school has been on high alert during the past year after a man exposed himself to two pupils on their way home from school in November last year. Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone has sent a letter to parents and referred the incident to Ashburton police who

are now seeking information about the people involved. “She was on her way to a friend’s place before school near Nixon Street when the two males followed the pupil and drove alongside her, trying to get her attention. “She thought she needed to get out of there and ignored them, biking straight home,” he said. “The student did the right thing.” He said the girl was shaken,

but returned to school the day of the event. The school has not heard of any sightings of the teenagers since. “The attitude of these males was very arrogant, and they might think this kind of behaviour is acceptable but it’s not; to dominate a person through fear is despicable,” Mr Livingstone said. He said the event highlighted the importance of parents warning their children about

the risks of suspect strangers in the community. “It’s just so important that parents sit down and talk to children about what to do in these situations, parents can’t wait for schools to cover it in class because things like this are only timetabled in during the year.” He also stressed how important it was for parents to supply schools with up-to-date contact details so they can easily be contacted during such incidents.

■ LOADER FALLS OFF TRAILER IN TINWALD

Fire brigade members called in to clear fuel spillage A loader fell off the back of a freight truck, causing fuel to spill across State Highway One yesterday. Traffic was reduced to one lane for about an hour from noon when a northbound truck carrying a loader had to immediately stop after the machine fell off its trailer on Archiblad Street in Tinwald, Ashburton police said. The loader hit the road, causing the fuel tank to rupture and spill across the road. Firefighters from the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade helped contain the spill and direct traffic, while contractors were called in to spread sand across the affected area. Ashburton police were also at the scene and took statements from the driver and witnesses. Senior Sergeant Grant Russell, of Ashburton, said it was too early to know if charges would be laid. Traffic was opened back up to two lanes about 1pm.

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■ PISA RANKINGS DIVE

Parata blames ‘system issues’ By Myles HuMe

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A major shift in the way primary schools taught maths and difficulty around finding quality science and maths teachers may be responsible for a slip in New Zealand’s education rankings, a Mid Canterbury principal says. This week the 2012 Programme for International Student Achievement (PISA) showed New Zealand’s ranking had fallen from 7th to 18th in science, 12th to 23rd in maths, and 7th to 13th in reading out of all OECD countries.

The study compared the performance of 15-year-olds across all countries, including 4000 Kiwi teens. The dramatic drop has sparked serious concern among opposition parties, unions and Education Minister Hekia Parata herself admitted “longstanding system issues” may have played a part. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said it was “worth taking note of the rankings”. He was keen to point out a major shift in maths which put intense focus on numeracy, tak-

ing time away from other aspects such as geometry, measurement and statistics. He said the 15-year-olds in the study would have been in primary school at the time of that change. “We had some students that may have struggled to find the area of a shape because they didn’t have the knowledge, I think things have settled down a bit since but may be that could have caused a blip,” he said. Mr Schreurs said quality maths, physics and chemistry teachers are hard to come by, and it was sometimes difficult

to strike the balance between employing a good teacher with sufficient knowledge. Yesterday, criticism was leveled at primary schools for not having teachers who had enough specialist knowledge in maths and science. Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Neil Simons questioned whether the intensified focus on numeracy would be responsible, saying, “you need numeracy as a base for other aspects of maths”. He blamed Government funding cuts for a drop in science rankings, as schools could no

longer afford to bring in science teaching specialists, putting more onus on teachers. Mid Canterbury schools also had limited access to science equipment, he said. “Primary schools absolutely play a part in this (rankings), we are responsible for preparing these students as best we can for the next part of their life,” he said. Ms Parata said the PISA study showed New Zealand performed higher than the OECD average, but “the whole education system needs to be better geared to support all students”.

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Cunliffe to visit Ashburton By Myles HuMe

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■ ASHBURTON SILVER BAND CAROLS

Spreading cheer ahead of Christmas Ashburton Silver Band members Annette Hunt (left), Christine Harper and Peter Muir are taking some Christmas cheer to the streets in their annual road trip around town. The eight person ensemble, and their helpers, have been out on the streets of Ashburton playing Christmas favourites to members of the public keen to come out on the street. Mrs Hunt said the band members would target different streets on Mondays and Wednesdays until Christmas. Photo Kirsty Clay 051213-02

■ LAKE HERON CONSERVATION GROUP

Trapping programme up for conservation award By erin Tasker

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The people behind a successful pest trapping programme in the Mid Canterbury high country are finalists for a top conservation award tonight. The Lake Heron Conservation Group is a finalist for the

Canterbury Aoraki Conservation Board Award, which will be handed out at a function at the Christchurch Department of Conservation (DOC) office in Christchurch. Group member Ross Gordon said the trapping programme was born from a desire to see the native blue duck return to

the Lake Heron area. The first move was to get rid of predators from around the lake. That was four years ago and now they have around 140 traps around Lake Heron and to date have caught more than 600 critters – including cats, stoats, weasels, ferrets and hedgehogs. Mr Gordon said the group

was a three-way partnership between DOC, the Lake Heron landholders – in particular Philip and Anne Todhunter and the Wareings of Arrowsmith – and the community. The Lake Heron Conservation Group will be represented by two members at tonight’s awards.

Labour Leader David Cunliffe will be making a whirlwind visit to Ashburton today. Mr Cunliffe is expected to arrive in Christchurch about 2.30pm before making several appointments in the Rangitata electorate and heading on a fishing trip in Moeraki. Mr Cunliffe’s long-time friend and Rangitata Labour electorate committee chairman Glen Cameron said the new opposition leader would speak to the Guardian about 4pm before meeting with Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay. However, Mr Cameron said he would not be addressing members of the public. He will then pick up his mother from Timaru and head to a function in Temuka where he will meet with Rangitata Labour party members and affiliates to talk about policies and the party direction heading into next year’s general election. Mr Cameron said he and Mr Cunliffe would then drive south to Moeraki for a fishing trip until Sunday afternoon when the Labour leader returns home. Mr Cunliffe was brought up in Pleasant Point and has close ties to the electorate.

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Aoraki polytech cuts Goff’s member’s bill to tighten up rules jobs, more to come By Myles HuMe

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Aoraki Polytechnic this week decimated 24 jobs, and yesterday proposed to make further cuts including two roles at the Ashburton campus. On Wednesday, academic and schools staff were told 38 roles would be disestablished and replaced by 14 after a lengthy consultation period. The polytechnic’s four separate schools will be formed into one. The four head of school positions will be turned into a single role, while eight portfolio positions will be made. Office manager roles and administration positions will also go, among other significant changes. But yesterday, the polytechnic told staff it wanted to cut further jobs, this time in the corporate and campus area. It is believed seven jobs are on the chopping block as it wants to

disestablish a number of roles and replace some with new positions. The Ashburton campus manager and Ashburton campus administrator are among those set to be restructured. The campus manager role at Oamaru is also proposed to collapse, and a single position will incorporate the two roles. The campus administrators at Christchurch, Oamaru and Dunedin, along with Ashburton, are proposed to be scrapped. However, it proposes a new high skilled administrative position for the Ashburton and Oamaru campuses. If Aoraki Polytechnic’s corporate and campus restructuring proposals are given the green light at the end of the January after the consultation period, it could see 31 jobs cut in total through the two restructuring periods. Tertiary Education Union

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organiser Kris Smith said it appeared her members’ voices weren’t being heard and “the cuts were too deep”. She said the job cuts were concerning, as key academic staff had minimal involvement in developing the final structure, which she believed was based on the decisions of acting chief executive Alex Cabrera and consultancy firm Deloittes. Ms Smith said the consultation period for current corporate and campus structure was also too short. It comes as Aoraki Polytechnic experienced major operating deficits during the past three years, with forecasts of a $1.6 million loss and 400 fewer full time students this year. Mr Cabrera was “sincerely sorry” for the job cuts announcement. He hoped to put affected internal staff back into new positions to “mitigate the impact”.

A member’s bill put forward by Labour’s Phil Goff which would tighten up rules for foreigners buying rural land will be debated in Parliament after it was drawn from the ballot yesterday. Earlier this week the issue was highlighted in Mid Canterbury with the sale of a large dairy farm to Italy’s Barilla family, founders of the world’s largest pasta company. The Barillas purchased the Rakaia dairy farm belonging to Federated Farmers dairy chairman Willy Leferink and his wife Jeanet for $25m. The bill which is line with longstanding Labour policy, would amend the Overseas Investment Act by limiting the discretion the responsible minister has to approve applications to buy rural land. Labour believed “New Zealanders’ widespread concerns

■ MATCH FIXING ALLEGATIONS

Cairns: ‘I was in the dark’

Former New Zealand allrounder Chris Cairns is one of three players being investigated by the ICC over allegations of match fixing. Bowler Daryl Tuffey and batsman Lou Vincent are the others. Neither the ICC nor NZC have been able to confirm the names as yet. Cairns has given a brief statement to Fairfax Media, for whom he writes a column. “We need to let the investigation by the ICC run its course,’’ he reportedly said. Meanwhile, Vincent confirmed he is co-operating with the ICC investigation. “I wish to let everyone know that I am co-operating with an ongoing ICC AntiCorruption investigation that has been made public today.” “This investigation is bound by a number of rules and regulations that mean I am unable to make any further public comment.” “I will personally talk to the public when I am able to. In the meantime I cannot comment. Please respect me and my family’s privacy until such time.” Cairns was working for Sky TV as a commentator in Dunedin before a sudden unannounced departure yesterday afternoon. Tuffey is believed to be living with his partner in Sydney while Vincent’s whereabouts is unknown at the moment. Sky TV spokesperson Kirsty Way said Cairns left the ground shortly after he was named. “This was news to Sky and we understand it was news to Chris,” she said. “He has elected to stop commentating on the current test match and come back to Auckland to be with his family. Sky

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will be talking to him over the coming days.” No charges have been laid. Chris Cairns, speaking last evening at Auckland Airport, said he hadn’t been aware of the allegations against him until yesterday, and his “heart sank” when he heard about them. He said he stood by the libel case he won in Britain last year after allegations against him were previously made. “Absolutely, it’s there for everyone there to see.” Cairns said he had had no contact with any ICC investigators. He said he would be talking to his lawyers. “I’ll be taking the relevant advice and going from there. But as I said in very much in the dark.” - APNZ

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about farm sales to foreign buyers are valid”, Mr Goff said in the bill’s explanatory note. The bill would narrow significantly the type of acceptable investment in blocks of rural land over 5ha in two ways. It would require that investment “to deliver benefits that would be over and above what a New Zealand investor would produce”. “Secondly, it ensures that substantial job creation and increases in exports are the most important factors to be considered.” Mr Goff said his bill represented a significant toughening up of the rules around approving the purchase of rural land over and above additional “economic interest” criteria introduced by Finance Minister Bill English two years ago. Mr Goff ’s bill will get its first reading early next year. - APNZ

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■ YEAR NINE, 10 PUPILS OUT IN COMMUNITY

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One school plays, the other works By Myles HuMe

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Mid Canterbury’s secondary school pupils were out in force yesterday. More than 800 Year nine and 10 pupils from Ashburton and Mount Hutt College took time away from class and engaged in a raft of activities as they wind down towards their summer break. However, both groups had somewhat contrasting focuses. Mount Hutt College held its annual Community Services Day, seeing pupils give back to those who have contributed so much to them throughout the year. Pupils took part in activities such as maintaining the Mt Hutt Mountain Bike Park, planting at the Ashburton Lakes and shifting more than three tonnes of shingle, among several other tasks, all for a good cause. “It’s an annual event we have been doing for the past 10 years or so that’s about being active in the local district and paying it forward,” Mount Hutt College deputy principal Kaylib Gorrie said. Ashburton College held its Get Out there Day, which allows pupils to seek new challenges and forge new relationships within the school. Their events included an aerial obstacle course in Christchurch, surfing, Italian cooking and dog training, among many others. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs saw the irony in the day. As his pupils worked

Mid Canterbury volunteer firefighters were called out twice early yesterday morning. The first call, shortly after midnight was for Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade members to assist the St John Ambulance lifting a patient, while the second was to a small vegetation fire on the side of the road at Valetta. Ashburton firefighters were also called to that, but members of the Mayfield volunteer rural fire unit dealt with it first and turned Ashburton back.

Ashburton College pupil Madison Bensdorp, 14, took time to train Molly as part of the college’s Get Out There Day. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 051213-tM-054

Man dies in fire A 36-year-old man has died after his makeshift shelter burnt down overnight Wednesday. Police said the man was the only person staying in the shelter in Marton near Wanganui when the blaze occurred. It is understood a lit candle may have been the cause of the fire. Police say the fire happened some time between 11pm on Wednesday 8.30am yesterday. - APNZ

Right: Year eight Mount Hutt College pupil Alex Blake helps clean up a Methven alley way as part of the school’s Community Services Day yesterday. Photo suPPlied 051213

on the Mt Hutt Mountain Bike Park, some Ashburton College pupils were riding down it. “I guess that’s part of living in a community like ours,” he said.

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Properties reclassified; 237 now red zoned A zoning review in Christchurch’s Port Hills has resulted in 237 properties being reclassified from green zone to red zone, and 33 going from red to green. The announcement would give property owners certainty and provide options for people to move on from areas posing a serious risk to life, said Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee. Zoning in the Port Hills is based on life risk from rock roll or cliff collapse. Owners of eligible properties in the Residential Red Zone may decide to accept a Crown offer to purchase the affected properties. The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) completed the zoning review

A woman and her son were rushed to Ashburton Hospital after the car they were in smashed into a tree on a bend near the Thompsons Track and River Road intersection last evening. Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Gary Blackwell said it appeared the woman driving the southbound vehicle lost control on loose gravel on the newly sealed road, causing her to crash into the tree about 5pm. Methven firefighters, Ashburton and Methven police and a St John first response unit attended the scene. He said they pair were flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, but suspected it was precautionary.

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following a Court of Appeal judgment released earlier this week in regard to a legal challenge by the Quake Outcasts group. The judgment found CERA’s zoning process was lawful, and that the Crown needed to review any offers made to owners of uninsured properties and vacant land to ensure they were consistent with the purpose of the Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Act. Labour’s Earthquake Recovery spokeswoman Ruth Dyson described the zoning review as an “inexplicable bombshell for many residents, coming a year late and with little warning”. Mr Brownlee conceded it had been a long and frustrating wait for Port Hills property owners. “We had to wait for clarifica-

tion from the courts about our zoning process, and we needed to make absolutely sure the final zoning decisions are correct, not just for those who live in the area now, but to protect people in the future. “Some of the property owners had indicated they wanted their land zoning to change from its initial status. But many did not actively seek a review, and it is these people who may be surprised by the outcomes of today’s announcement.” Of the properties that had changed in the review, nine were originally zoned red and the former owners had settled with the Crown. The former owners had the option of buying purchasing back their properties from the Crown, Mr Brownlee said. A further nine properties that

would be rezoned green were previously eligible for a Crown offer as red zone properties. The owners of those properties were able to continue with that offer process, despite their properties changing to be zoned green. The zoning review was undertaken by a panel led by Dr Keith Turner, who also led the panel which undertook the zoning review for the flat land in Christchurch. Mr Brownlee said CERA had produced specific information for the 44 different areas in Port Hills that had zoning implications to make it easier for property owners to understand their own situation. Each of the 44 areas and their zoning implications can be found here [www.cera.govt. nz/port-hills]. - APNZ

The wife of a man who died while checking his crayfish pots on Tuesday says her husband loved nothing more than his garden and fishing. The body of Auguste Robin Reinke, 79, was recovered in Whaler’s Bay shortly before 11am on Wednesday not far from where his companion Ronald Clarence Monk, 75, was found on Tuesday morning. The pair set off in a 5-metre boat about 7am on Tuesday to check crayfish pots.

Costly messages An Oamaru man who scrawled offensive messages on his census form has been fined $480. In the Oamaru District Court yesterday, Rodney Ian Telke, 34, freezing worker, admitted defacing a census form between March 5 and August 1 under a charge laid by the Statistics Department, represented by counsel Nyssa Willcocks. He was fined $200, court costs $130 and solicitor’s fee $150. - APNZ

Chimney topples A historic chimney which has stood in Blackball for over a century has collapsed. The Department of Conservation believes the old Blackball Mine chimney, visible from the Roa Road, came down about three weeks ago. DOC ranger and heritage expert Jim Staton said he was saddened by its demise. -APNZ

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Volunteer Geoff Horrell carves the ham at last year’s Ashburton Christmas Community Lunch. photo kirsty clay

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Ashburton’s Christmas Community lunch organisers need volunteers to help run the annual event. Interested committee member Trevor Hurley said a meeting had been called for today to get more members on board to help long-standing organiser Maureen Bishop continue the event which had grown each year. “We are looking to get a committee to help out with running this great project that Maureen has been involved with.” The meeting will be at Community House at 1pm although anyone wanting

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■ ECAN’S LAND AND WATER PLAN

In brief

Water plan alarms farmers Continued from page 1 ECan’s Land & Water Plan will set nutrient limits, but local water management groups – such as the Ashburton water zone committee, can impose more or less restrictive sub-rules. The committee is currently working on rules for the land south of the Hinds River. Farmers will use the Overseer tool developed to measure nitrogen leaching to work out how much urea (nitrogen) can be applied – if the amount breaches limits set in the plan resource consent will be required. “Declining water quality is a major issue in Canterbury and one that could take a long time to reverse in some areas,” Professor Skelton said.

He claims the plan enables economic activity, focusing on outcomes rather than inputs. “The focus is on outcomes rather than inputs,” Professor Skelton said. “Land users know their own businesses so they won’t be told what to do with their land. Whatever they do, however, they will need to meet the rules.” Federated Farmers meat and fibre chairperson Jeanette Maxwell, who farms at Mt Hutt, has a different opinion. She said ECan policy makers had failed to consider the implications of the plan, and fears it could lead to a moratorium on farming. Mrs Maxwell and her husband Alister operate a foothills sheep and beef farm, where there is sufficient rainfall to

offset the need for irrigation. But if they changed land use, by switching entirely to beef for example, they would have to apply for consents. However the farm is in a water red zone, the over-allocated Chertsey scheme, which would pose problems gaining consent. “The (hearing) commissioner will say this is only a fallback until we get to the zone committees – but some zone committees will ratchet down harder (on nutrient limits) and some will push back, there’s no telling which way it could go,” she said. Mrs Maxwell would like to see improved cooperation and engagement in the future direction of the plan, saying submissions made by the group chaired by Mr Allen were vir-

tually ignored. “The plan is the same as it was two years ago – no wonder ECan refused to sign a MOU (memorandum of understanding) with Feds,” she said. Despite the apparent focus being on rural activities, the plan also deals with water quality issues in urban areas and a variety of land-use activities, ranging from on-site wastewater to storing hazardous substances. Stormwater and sewage overflows are also touched on. Having accepted the commissioners’ recommendations, council’s decisions will be notified on January 18. The plan will then become operative later in the year, subject to any appeals on points of law.

■ ABDUCTION THREAT

Police release photo of suspect Investigators have released a photo of a man being sought over the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl who was dragged off her bicycle into bush near Timaru. Police have named Washdyke man Blaine Ross Hughes, 20, as a person of interest and say he is is believed to have information Blaine Ross Hughes that may help with their inquiries. The alleged abduction attempt on Tuesday in Washdyke, near Timaru, was stopped by a nearby resident who saw the attack and went to the girl’s aid. Detective Senior Sergeant Marion Neill said Hughes may be driving a green Isuzu Bighorn, registration YA9089, which was reported stolen yesterday from a Washdyke address. “This man may still be in the South Canterbury area, but he is also known to have associates in Christchurch and other parts of the South Island,” she said. “We are appealing for him to contact us, or for anyone who knows his whereabouts to pass that information on to police.” Police have described the alleged offender as a solidly built Caucasian, aged in his 20s, about 1.7m tall. He was clean-shaven with dark hair and dark complexion. The man was reported to be wearing a cap, a white hoodie with a grey triangular pattern and maroon jeans. Timaru police said they were continuing to appeal for information from anyone who was around Sir Basil Arthur Park between 7.45pm and 8.20pm on Tuesday, or who had information about the incident. The girl had been riding her bike on State Highway 8 near the park when she was allegedly approached by the man. A short time later he dragged her off her bike, across a fence and into an area of bush, Ms Neill said. A witness from a nearby property went to help her and the assailant ran away. A police dog team was unable to find him. - APNZ

Free for five hours An investigation will be conducted into how a “dangerous” criminal fled police custody in central Dunedin on Wednesday afternoon, sparking a five-hour manhunt. Tolu Maanaiama (27) escaped custody from the Dunedin Central Police Station about 3.30pm and was located by police at an associate’s residential address in the city about 8.30pm. He was arrested and charged with escaping police custody, kept in custody overnight was due to appear in the Dunedin District Court yesterday. -APNZ

Te Kanawa swansong Dame Kiri Te Kanawa will make what could be her swansong performance in Dunedin next year, as part of a re-branded Otago Festival of the Arts. The June 1 concert would be a curtain-raiser for the renamed Arts Festival Dunedin, festival director Nicholas McBryde said yesterday. “It’s a real endorsement from Dame Kiri that she has chosen Dunedin as the only South Island engagement on her 70th birthday gala tour,” he said. “Since the following day is a public holiday, we’re anticipating crowds from all over the South Island to be in Dunedin for, what could be, Dame Kiri’s final performance. -APNZ

Vandals hit trail Vandals have targeted the Beaumont section of the new Clutha Gold Trail, causing thousands of dollars of damage. Over the past three weeks, six signs, four bollards and a 1km marker post have been damaged on the cycle and walking trail, leaving the trust behind the project “absolutely disappointed”. Clutha Gold Charitable Trust chairman Rod Peirce said the damage amounted to more than $5000 and appeared to have involved a four-wheel drive vehicle. - APNZ

British pensions British expats in New Zealand who have money in UK pensions have been warned to transfer their pensions to New Zealand soon to avoid losing big chunks of their savings to the taxman. The Taxation (Annual Rates, Foreign Superannuation, and Remedial Matters) Bill which sets out simplified new tax rules on overseas superannuation schemes passed its second reading in Parliament yesterday. Much of the bill deals with the 70 per cent of New Zealand residents who have overseas superannuation schemes who have not been paying the right amount of tax, when they withdraw money. - APNZ

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■ PLAINS FUNDRAISER

Fresh peas on the menu It’s pea picking time at the Plains Railway and making the most of the opportunity yesterday was Ian Paterson. Every year, members at the Plains plant crops of peas and potatoes and in the lead up to Christmas members of the public are welcome to head along and pick or dig their own. It’s a fundraiser for the Plains and the peas are expected to last until next week, while the potatoes are expected to be available around December 16. Photo tetsuro MitoMo 051213-tM-024

Revelations about Nigella Lawson’s drug use have not deterred New Zealand’s most trusted company from reflecting fondly on its association with her this year. British celebrity chef Nigella Lawson 53, admitted at a London court this week to twice using cocaine and occasionally cannabis, but dismissed claims she was a drug addict. Chocolate-maker Whittaker’s signed Lawson last year to promote the company’s new 5 Roll refined chocolate in a TV ad campaign. - APNZ

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Seed release a threat to native birds By Michelle NelsoN michelle.n@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury’s native birdlife is under threat from an unusual source. Beech trees are flowering prolifically, signalling the biggest seeding event in a decade, and the Department of Conservation fears it could lead to a plague of predators threatening

rare bird populations. Beech usually seeds every four to five years but climatic conditions over the past two summers — a cool summer followed by a warm one — appears to have triggered the onset of a bumper seed or beech mast year. There are significant beech stands in the Mid Canterbury foothills, and DOC is concerned large quantities of seed falling

onto forest floors next autumn will attract mice, rats and larger animals, such as stoats and wild cats that predate on rodents. “Our biggest concern is that when seed supplies run out next winter, large numbers of rodents and stoats will turn on vulnerable species like threatened forest birds, endangered bats and New Zealand’s unique giant land snails,” DOC spokes-

person Lou Sanson said. In Mid Canterbury, fantails, robins, tomtit, riflemen, bellbirds and possibly tui could be threatened. DOC scientist Graeme Elliott says that prolific beech flowering could be at least as big as the beech mast in 2000, which reduced mohua in a Fiordland population from several hundred to about 12 birds and

wiped out an entire population in the Marlborough Sounds. DOC scientists will be closely monitoring the beech forests to track both seed production and rodent numbers. This work builds on lessons learnt from DOC’s Operation Ark species protection programme in response to damaging South Island rodent and stoat plagues in 2006 and 2009.

■ HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL LIP-SYNC

Pupils put their skills to the test at lip-sync Hampstead School pupils put their dance and singing skills under the spotlight on Wednesday night. Pupils Kelly Ratapu and Wiremu Keefe-Paul, both 5, were among numerous pupils representing each class who took the stage at the Ashburton Intermediate hall to round off their dance unit with a lip-sync and dance performance in front of friends and family. The school has been focusing on different types of dancing, including hip-hop where a professional dance teacher visited for lessons over the course of five weeks.

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■ WOMAN’S PLEA HAS REESE HOOKED

Wellington man hopes to find Katie from DC “Find me,” she said, before slipping away into the dawn of New Year’s Day. “Yeah, I’ll find you,” he said, before realising all he had to go on was her first name, Katie, and the fact she was from “DC” - presumably Washington. Reese McKee, 25, is hoping the magic of Christmas and the power of social media will reunite him with the mystery woman he met in Hong Kong last New Year’s Eve. The Wellington man said he was in Hong Kong when he ran into Katie after they both became lost earlier in the night. “I was just walking around and admiring the lights and found this girl just crying on the side of the road.

“I went and tried to help her out. She was lost. She’d lost all her friends. “I just cheered her up. I sort of have this undeniably bad sense of humour that no one can resist laughing at.” They went out drinking later and eventually reunited with her friends before parting ways at 6am, he said. Although he never got a contact number or email address, Katie’s final words, “find me”, stuck with him. After meeting Katie, Mr McKee said he spent weeks searching for her. “But it was pretty fruitless because I had nothing to go on. “I got the idea to use Facebook in June but the timing

Reese McKee has a name and a photo and not much else, but he hopes to find Katie this Christmas. Photo New ZealaNd herald

wasn’t right. I think this time of year people have hope for the magic (of Christmas). If nothing else, it would just be great to get in touch with her and say

‘thank you’. To say ‘Hi, how are you doing?’.” He hoped a Facebook campaign he started this week would improve his chances.

“The amount of positive feedback and comments that are flowing, it’s boggling.” The page had been shared with more than 4000 people. Aside from her first name, the only identifying details he had of Katie was a photo of her he found on his phone the next morning. Mr McKee conceded he is “a bit of a realist” and wouldn’t be surprised if Katie was seeing someone else. However, he was “foolishly optimistic”. “The chances are billions to one, but I like those odds. “Even if I could just find her and say thanks, because it’s been a life-changing year and it all started that night, really.” - APNZ

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OUR VIEW

Will Key go for survival at all costs? Coen Lammers EDITOR

ext year’s general elections will be a tight race as the National Government’s coalition partners continue to disintegrate. Prime Minister John Key is still on top of the opinion polls and Labour leader David Cunliffe has struggled to make a real dent into his popularity. Despite a number of new Labour policies failing to get traction, Mr Cunliffe may find himself in the box seat after the next elections without having to make much of an effort. The other current or potential coalition partners for John Key are doing such a successful job of alienating voters, that Labour and the Greens may just be the last ones standing and get the numbers to form a coalition. John Banks’ committal to trial on fraud charges is likely to be the end of the ACT party, which has only been making headlines for the wrong reasons. Colin Craig’s Conservatives could be a potential partner for Mr Key but many Kiwis will feel very uncomfortable with an extreme right-wing party with ultra-conservative and, at times, bizarre viewpoints becoming part of any Government. Still, with the Maori Party’s infighting threatening to make them irrelevant and Peter Dunne’s squeaky clean image fatally tarnished, Mr Key must be starting to become desperate. Cometh the hour, cometh Winston Peters. The leader of New Zealand First has been written off more often than a zombie in a horror movie, but keeps bouncing back and is again shaping up as the kingmaker in 2014. Mr Key refused to consider Mr Peters as a coalition partner in the past two elections, stating that it was a matter of political principle, stating that “we just do not find NZ First acceptable”. Mr Key gained a lot of credit for distancing himself from Mr Peters, but backed into a corner the Prime Minister is changing his tune and may end up taking a leaf out of Winston Peters’ book of broken promises and survival at all cost.

YOUR VIEW Second bridge Before the elections the mayor conceded that communications were a major issue. After the elections the mayor said that because the Citizens Association candidates polled so high compared to the others, council would need to take notice of their views. At his first opportunity he did the opposite. It seems as though the mayor is not only part of the communications problem, he’s not even listening to himself. To make matters worse he has declared he is more concerned about Transit NZ rather than the ratepayers. It seems as if Angus McKay is working for the wrong people. I do hope that our seven councillors who are working for the ratepayers will put in a vote of no confidence in Angus McKay, because that is what he deserves. Ross Hawthorne ***** Congratulations to Murray Anderson for his very good letter in Tuesday’s Guardian. He hits the nail on the head as the saying goes. My only critisim is that the word RUBBISH is far too mild and not the one I have been thinking of since the council meeting. Not too hard to guess who sent the email either! The person involved should own up if

even to clear the names of the other councillors. While on the subject of letters to the Guardian, I believe most people agreed with your requirement that people who sent letters to your paper should sign their names.We believe it is a backward step to now accept text messages and sometimes not even that. R. Bassett ***** In Tuesday’s Guardian Johnathon Salter from Simpson Grierson is quoted as saying that “one of the circumstances could be how recently the decision maker was actively involved in opposing the decision under consideration”. Which of course means that if the decision maker was recently actively involved in approving the decision under consideration it would not be a conflict of interest? Pardon me! If it looks like a fish and smells like a fish then it is definitely fishy. I would say that the whole thing was a jack-up by the mayor, the town clerk and the lawyer and their impartiality in all matters to do with our town needs investigating. At the very least a new lawyer is needed - one that is truly independent of the characters involved. John Taylor *****

I like living in NZ. One of the benefits of this is that we are a democratic nation where freedom of speech and the right to challenge is a given opportunity. Not so in many countries around the world. It was therefore unfortunate to read that councillor Urquhart has been challenged for precisely this opportunity. The BAG (Bridge Action Group) committee was a result and only exists primarily, because of the council’s inability to demonstrate an indepth decision on such an important infrastructure – that being a second bridge. It was spurred on by a newspaper article showing Mayor O’Malley shaking Brent Ennor’s hand congratulating him on the designation of land for a retirement village he planned to build. The following week the council had whipped that decision from under Mr Ennor’s feet to give the go ahead for a bridge instead. A presentation at the Tinwald Memorial Hall followed in which council presented their findings. After furtive efforts to cajole the audience into believing that handing them the biggest, fattest, hairy lemon was the right thing, democracy kicked in and concerned residents and ratepayers voted with their voices and their feet – the result – the BAG committee of which Mr

Urquhart was a member, along with many others. Obviously the end result is that Mr Urquhart is now councillor Urquhart voted in by a due and diligent process. If you Google “conflict of interest” it states that “a conflict of interest is a set of circumstances that creates a risk that professional judgment or actions regarding a primary interest will be unduly influenced by a secondary interest”. It is interesting to note from this that the land designation granted to Mr Ennor and then withdrawn by council at the time would have sat comfortably within that statement. It would explain why that particular case then went to court. It leaves councillor Urquhart’s time on the BAG committee as a “blip on the landscape” in comparison to council’s actions in the past. It is also interesting to note that councillor Urquhart was not the only councillor sitting around the table that had been a member of the BAG committee. In this respect I congratulate you Mr Dalziel for drawing the autocratic wild card and following in your predecessor’s footsteps. I also congratulate Mayor McKay for his empty promises. Welcome to politics councillor Urquhart – after all it is the shabby side of democracy! Sue

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he silly season has well and truly kicked in and it’s been a very busy couple of weeks. We had our “warm up” Christmas work do on Sunday. A lovely dinner at Braided Rivers, then it was off to the Strassman show at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. I haven’t seen the ventriloquist perform before and I must admit I was a little worried about whether or not I would enjoy it. I needn’t have worried! What an incredibly talented man and FUNNY! It was great to see the Event Centre full to the brim as well. So that’s the warm up out of the way, now on to the main event. We are joining forces with the Ashburton Trust team and having a Master Chef Cooking Competition at Jen’s Kitchen on Saturday night. Should be heaps of fun and I’m sure I’ll have some good stories to tell on the radio on Monday morning. Talking Master Chef, I had the pleasure of hosting the CRT Ladies night a couple of weeks ago at the Hotel Ashburton. Although daunting (big crowd) it would have to be one of the easier MC-ing nights I’ve had. Jax Hamilton and Brett McGregor were stars and had the ladies captivated. I can assure you from first-hand experience, they are both very talented chefs as well. That’s another good segue

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to my next wee story. The St Joseph’s School leaving dinner on Tuesday night. My eldest, Joshua is finishing up his final year at St Joe’s before he heads off to Ashburton College next year. Ah the “terd” form memories or should I say Argh!!!! What a fantastic night! First up was a Mass for the senior students with extended family, well delivered by Father Jeff. Then out to the Celtic Clubrooms (where else) for dinner with just the students and their parents. The kids presented a very touching speech, thanking their

teachers and going over some of the highlights of their senior year. They then presented a Power Point display of their time at St Joseph’s School. The teachers and principal spoke of their pride of the senior students and of course wished them well in the future. I’m not aware of any other schools that have a similar event, but would highly recommend it. I’m pretty sure we can’t overdo telling our kids how proud we are of them. Which leads me nicely to this (segue city today); Carol in my office popped her head into the studio at 8.50am on Monday

with a note to call my old tap dancing teacher Elsie Morriss, when I was off air after 9am. I must admit and apologise to Elsie, that I immediately thought, “Oh my god, it’s that time of the year, have we got a reunion coming up or is she putting together some sort of performance for Christmas”. Thank goodness, that wasn’t the case, Elsie wanted me to know that she reads this column every week (that’s three readers and seven listeners I’ve got now) and she especially enjoyed last week’s one about the true meaning of Christmas. She said: “I can’t believe the little fella I used to teach was now 45.” Elsie also gave me a small flea in the ear about bagging my tap dancing years, she said my brothers and I were a pleasure to teach and never complained once to her. Then she finished the chat with this: “Phillip the main reason for my call is I wanted to tell you how proud I am of you”. How cool is that? (Yes I maybe got a wee bit of something in my eyes briefly). Elsie, thank you so much! You made my week. The silly season, a perfect time to give someone special to you (especially your kids) a squeeze and tell them how proud you are of them. Till next week. Hoo Roo Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Classic Hits. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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UK braces for wild weather Large parts of Britain have been warned to brace themselves for terrible weather conditions, with gale-force winds and the most serious tidal surge for 30 years threatening to flood the east coast of England. Commuters could face major delays as winds of up to 144km/h batter Scotland and northern and eastern England, forecasters said. The Environment Agency (EA) warned that huge tidal surges could top flood defences bring “significant coastal flooding”. In some places, sea levels could be as high as those during the the devastating floods of 1953, the EA said, although flood defences since then, including the Thames, Deptford and Hull barriers, should provide better protection than 60 years ago. Disruption is expected on a number of rail routes in northern England and Scotland. Areas most at risk of flooding include the North Sea coast from Northumberland down to the Thames Estuary and Kent. The EA has issued a severe flood warning - the highest category, warning of danger to life

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Britain is preparing for possible flooding on a huge scale in the next few days.

- to homes and businesses near The Quay in Sandwich, Kent, for high tides between 12.45am and 1pm on Friday. The tidal reaches of the River Trent, Nottinghamshire, could also be affected today. On the west coast, severe gales and large waves combined with high water levels are also expected from Cumbria down to Cheshire. The Thames Barrier was closed on Wednesday night to

protect London, and other defences have been activated at Colne in Essex and in Hull. Natural Resources Wales is urging people along the north Wales coast between eastern Anglesey and Liverpool to be prepared for flooding today. The Met Office has issued a wide range of weather warnings, with winds expected to gust to more than 128km/h as they swing north-westerly in midmorning, with gusts of more

than 144km/h in exposed parts. Much of Scotland faces “be prepared” warnings for wind and lesser “be alert” warnings for snow, while northwest and northeast England, Yorkshire and Humber, the Midlands, and the east of England are under “be prepared” warnings. Only south Wales, and the southwest and southern parts of England will escape the high winds, which will ease during the afternoon. - PA

Biden urges China to end tensions US Vice President Joe Biden says China’s air zone had caused “significant apprehension” and Beijing needed to reduce AsiaPacific tensions to protect its growing stake in regional peace and stability. Biden, speaking to about

A Queensland man who dissolved his wife’s body in acid told police his young, beautiful Chinese wife was great, apart from her personality, a court has heard. Klaus Andres, 70, is on trial in the Supreme Court in Cairns over the alleged murder of his wife in October, 2011, at the couple’s Cairns home. Andres admitted he caused Li Ping Cao’s death, bought 60 litres of acid and then dissolved her body in a wheelie bin. He pleaded guilty to interfering with his wife’s corpse but said her death was an accident. - AAP

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■ BEIJING

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60 US business leaders in the Chinese capital yesterday, expressed alarm over the country’s move to expand its military influence in the skies over the East China Sea, and said he discussed the issue during more than four hours of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “China’s recent and sudden

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announcement of the establishment of a new air defence identification zone has, to state the obvious, caused significant apprehension in the region,” Biden said. “And I was very direct about our firm position and our expectations in my conversations with President Xi.”

China declared last month that it had established an air defence identification zone over an area off its southeast coast that includes a group of islands disputed with Japan. It says all aircraft within it must obey its instructions or risk unspecified “defensive emergency measures”. - AFP

■ BANGKOK

Thai king calls for peace Thailand’s revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej has urged the nation to work together for “stability” in a speech on his 86th birthday, marked with a lull in tensions after violent anti-government protests. The kingdom remains on edge following several days of street clashes during demonstrations aimed at overthrowing Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and curbing the political influence of her brother Thaksin.

Demonstrators and police in Bangkok have been observing a temporary truce since Wednesday ahead of the birthday celebrations for King Bhumibol, who is treated as a near-deity by many Thais. At a formal ceremony yesterday attended by Thai dignitaries, including the embattled premier, her political rivals and the nation’s military heads, the king said the country “has been peaceful for a long time because

everybody worked together. “Every Thai should be aware of this and should perform their role for the benefit of the country, which is the stability and security of the country,” he said in the speech broadcast on all Thai television channels. The streets near the king’s seaside palace were a sea of yellow as thousands of people wearing his signature colour turned out to celebrate in the central coastal town of Hua Hin. - AFP

The UN Security Council will vote on a measure authorising thousands of African and French troops to end anarchy in the Central African Republic, where massacres have led to warnings of genocide-style strife. As the council prepared for the vote, shots rang out yesterday and blasts from heavy weapons rocked several districts of the Central African capital. The UN resolution, which envoys say is certain to be passed unanimously, also orders an arms embargo against the huge, impoverished nation where chaos has reigned since rebels forced the president to flee in March. - AFP

Bushfires in WA Firefighters are battling to create containment lines around an out-of-control bushfire with flames up to eight metres high in Western Australia’s Mid West region. The Department of Fire and Emergency Services said 70 volunteer firefighters were at the scene protecting assets, including homesteads. The blaze, started by lightning, was reported north of Dongara just after 8am (WST). The fire jumped the Brand Highway and was initially moving fast in a southwesterly direction. About 600 hectares have been burnt. - AAP

Bikies banned from bars Publicans in Brisbane’s nightclub district have turned their backs on outlaw bikies. The Valley Liquor Accord, which represents 50 bars and clubs, doesn’t want to risk a fine or put off other customers. Since late October, licensed bars and restaurants in Queensland can be fined $11,000 if they knowingly allow a member of the state’s 26 outlaw gangs on their premises wearing club patches and logos. If bikies refuse to leave when asked, they face a $41,250 fine. If they’re caught a second time they’ll be slapped with a $47,750 fine or six months’ imprisonment. - AAP

Court using Twitter The British government will issue guidance for Twitter and Facebook users about how they can avoid “inadvertently breaking the law” by revealing banned information from court cases. Legal advisories previously sent only to the mainstream media will be published on social media networks in recognition that newspapers and television no longer have a monopoly on news. There are strict rules in place in Britain on what can be reported or publicly discussed about a court case, with heavy fines levied on those deemed to have prejudiced a fair trial.AFP

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Postie Plus plans to sell SchoolTex By Tina Morrison

Shares in the clothing retailer have lost two-thirds of their value this year as the company’s annual loss ballooned out to $13 million after it wrote down $4 million of inventory because it failed to get stock out to its stores as a result of it outsourcing its distribution centre as part of a move to Auckland from Christchurch to be closer to its major market.

The company wants to invest in its clothing, health and beauty products ranges but is struggling under a debt load of $21.1 million, it said yesterday. “The proposed sale of SchoolTex is a substantial step towards resolving the issue,” chief executive Richard Binns said in the statement. “The SchoolTex sale is forecast to cut PPGL’s debt load

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“A lot of the activity came shortly after the auction with conditional bidders negotiating with our sellers to achieve results,” Mr Lindsay said. “What was interesting was that most of our successful bidders came from outside Mid Canterbury, so in terms of generating more interest in second hand agricultural machinery from this district Circle Auctions has certainly achieved its aim. We’re pleased for our sellers that the first event delivered more than $800,000. It cer-

tainly reinforces our belief that a state-of-the-art online auction platform featuring quality inventory can generate excellent returns for agricultural machinery traders.” Mr Lindsay said farmers are increasingly looking for better ways to buy and sell used agricultural machinery than is currently offered at traditional clearing auctions. With the success of the first auction behind them, Circle Auctions is now working on its next auction lot planned for February.

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On-line second hand machinery auctions attract overseas bidders New Zealand’s first auction company specialising in second hand agricultural machinery has delivered more than $800,000 in sales within 48 hours of opening. Ashburton-based Circle Auctions, offers both traditional and real-time online auctions of used farming and large machinery, and the inaugural auction saw online bidders registering from as far away as Pakistan, the United States, the United Kingdom and both ends of New Zealand. “The selection of an industryleading online auction management company was a critical ingredient,” general manager and auctioneer Chris Lindsay said. Any fears that Kiwi farmers would be nervous about bidding on the internet were quashed when the opening bid on the first lot was placed online. “To be honest I was a little surprised that the first bid we received happened via the internet,” Mr Lindsay said. Online bidding continued through-out the sale, with the top price paid for a single machine during the auction coming in at $115,000 (including buyer’s premium), purchased by a bidder from the North Island. Additional sales claimed several tractors and these are now heading south to Otago buyers.

offsetting the loss of SchoolTex’s $11.3 million annual revenue, while improvements in operating costs and better product mix will lift earnings. “It is estimated that an additional $5 million in annual sales will enable the core Postie brand to return to a break even position for FY15 and then future profitability,” the company said in a notice to shareholders. Should the sale not go ahead, Postie Plus would be more dependent on support from its bank and would look to restructure to cut costs, it said. Shares in Postie Plus last traded at 9 cents. - APNZ

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Postie Plus Group, the worst performer on the New Zealand stock exchange this year, has agreed to sell its school uniform business SchoolTex for $9 million to reduce debt in an attempt to return the company to profitability. Postie Plus will seek agreement from shareholders for the sale at its annual meeting on December 20, the Aucklandbased company said in a statement. It didn’t disclose the proposed buyer which it said is a well-known New Zealand company.

to $12.2 million.” Outside the peak uniform-buying seasons, SchoolTex, which supplies uniforms to more than 1500 schools, is only marginally relevant to the company’s broader product range and places significant capital demands on the business with investment in inventory, Binns said. Exiting the business would allow Postie Plus to stock products that have the potential to increase average basket size and provide comparable or higher margins year round, he said. The company estimates the changes would generate an extra $5 million in sales, partially

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Preventing worker burnout BY DANICA KIRKA Volkswagen turns off some employees’ email 30 minutes after their shifts end. Goldman Sachs is urging junior staff to take weekends off. BMW is planning new rules that will keep workers from being contacted after hours. This surge in corporate beneficence isn’t an indication that employers are becoming kinder and gentler: It’s about the bottom line. After years in which the ease of instant communication via e-mail and smartphones allowed bosses to place greater and greater demands on whitecollar workers, some companies are beginning to set limits, recognising that successful employees must be able to escape from work. “Industry is now responding,” said Cary Cooper, a professor of organizational psychology and health at Lancaster University, who says the imperative to be constantly reachable by iPhone or tablet is taking a toll on the work delivered at the office. “Employees are turning up, but they’re not delivering anything.” After seeing colleagues lose their jobs during the Great Recession, workers are more inclined to come in to work, even when sick, surveys show. After hours, physical presence is replaced by the next best thing - a virtual one. Many employees fear switching off, instead deciding to work on vacation, during dinner and in bed with the help of smart phones, laptops and tablet computers. People also have more data than ever to process - whether they ask for it or not. Information overload cost American businesses just under $1 trillion in employee time lost

to needless emails and other distractions in 2010, according to Jonathan Spira, chief analyst of the New York research firm, Basex. The cost of replacing employees who leave in search of better work conditions is also a concern. A study from the Center for American Progress put the cost of turnover at just over a fifth of the employee’s salary for people making up to $75,000 a year. That goes up exponentially for top managers, with turnover costs as high as 213 percent of salary for very highly paid positions. After worrying about trimming staff numbers during the recession, employers are focusing on how to keep those who are left from burning out. One strategy, which Goldman Sachs has been trying, is to make people feel less at risk in their jobs. That’s not easy in most companies, much less so in investment banking, infamous for its competitive environment and gruelling work hours. To keep junior analysts from burning out in the attempt to prove their worth, the bank has decided to start hiring firstyear analysts as permanent employees, instead of taking them on as contract workers. It is also encouraging them to not work weekends. “The goal is for our analysts to want to be here for a career,” said David Solomon, global head of investment banking at Goldman Sachs. “This is a marathon, not a sprint.” Work conditions in banking came under scrutiny after an intern at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in London died from an epileptic seizure that may have been brought on by fatigue. The case prompted the

Ultra-fast going ahead Prime Minister John Key says the timetable for the ultra-fast broadband rollout will not be changed, despite a report saying Chorus is not delivering on its contracts. Communications Minister Amy Adams said yesterday that she had been given an initial report from consultants Ernst & Young Australia into whether Chorus could deliver on its contracts. The preliminary conclusion was that copper price changes would have significant impact on Chorus’ financial position. Mr Key told said he did not expect this to affect the time it took to complete the rollout, which has been one of his Government’s flagship projects. - APNZ

Funding for Triplejump Auckland-based software firm Triplejump, which is planning to make its stock exchange debut next year, has secured close to $1m in research and development funding. Chief executive Ian Black said the technology project grant from Callaghan Innovation, the Government’s new high-tech research institute, was “very significant”. It would be used to develop new functions for the company’s cloudbased online platform that automates the process through which institutions - such as banks and insurers - provide business protection advice and insurance to small and medium-sized companies. The latest cash injection was the second round of Government funding the firm had received, following a $200,000 grant - APNZ last year.

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bank to review work conditions for junior employees. “The HR people now talk about regrettable turnover. We cannot afford to lose our best people because we have fewer people,” said Cooper, the professor. “We will lose them to companies with better work/life balance, where they don’t have to work 19-hour days.” Though technology has helped boost worker productivity over the past few decades, it has come with related costs, like stress. Technology, for example, is eliminating the downtime or slack that used to be built into the day - such as the time one took going to the library to do research that can now be completed online, says Edward Tenner, author of “Why

Things Bite Back: Technology and the Revenge of Unintended Consequences.” Those minutes used to act as a buffer that prevented people from working constantly. “So it’s as the Red Queen said in ‘Through the LookingGlass,’ it takes all the running you can do to keep in the same place,” Tenner said. Volkswagen addressed the issue in a blunt, if effective, manner - by deactivating some workers’ email accounts once their shifts were over. Rival BMW plans this week to unveil new rules to foster a management culture that “values the limits of work hours and reachability.” The company declined to offer specifics, insisting that employees should learn the details before the media. - AP

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Coming off a shock loss to Coldstream, the Tech Sharks face their old foe Allenton in round four of the Pritchard Shield in Mid Canterbury senior cricket. The defending champion Sharks put the Bevan Stroud Memorial Challenge Trophy on the line, as well as the crucial win against a fellow shield contender. Both sides have suffered losses in the opening three rounds, and Allenton scraped home with a one-run win last week following their loss to Lauriston. Lauriston have back-to-back wins after their own opening round loss to Methven but they and Coldstream will be without some key contributors for their clash, with Coldstream’s Bo Houston and Lauriston’s Bevan Ravenscroft on Hawke Cup duty. After falling short if the win over Allenton Methven chase their second win when they host the Tech Stags.

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Open grade tennis Dorie take a commanding lead into their bye week in Open A grade tennis sitting 14 points clear of second placed Hinds after four completed rounds. Hinds come off their bye to meet Hampstead, Allenton’s first scalp of the season last weekend. Allenton will be after back-to-back wins when they take on bottom of the table Tinwald. Top meets bottom in A reserve grade as the unbeaten Allenton go up against a winless Rakaia, who have lost their last two matches on count back. The Hampstead derby has second placed Blue look to extend their lead on third placed Ferns, while Methven meet the Foothill Flyers.

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Premier show Ashburton is hosting the three-day South Island Premier Championship Show at the Ashburton Showgrounds starting today. It is the first time the event has been held in Ashburton, shifting from its usual base at the Christchurch Showgrounds. It is the biggest show for lead and ridden horses and ponies in the South Island with competitors travelling from all over the South Island to compete for the numerous showing titles on offer.

Jessie cleans up After a clean sweep at the Canterbury Junior Track Championships, Jessie Barlow-Todd is looking to carry some strong form into the Southland Championships this weekend. Competing in the 15-yearold girls’ grade Jessie won gold in all five events, the flying 200, sprint derby, points and scratch as well as her 500m time trail time being the fastest across all the women’s grades. She now has her sights set on a repeat effort in Invercargill starting tonight.

McIlroy a happy man Rory McIlroy insists he didn’t “need” a win, but admits reeling in Masters champion Adam Scott at the Australian Open felt pretty good. The two-time major winner started 2013 at the top of the golf world but endured a frustrating season before finally finding his way to the winner’s circle for the first time in more than 12 months. “Did I need the win? Probably not,” McIlroy said yesterday as he prepared to tee it up in the World Challenge hosted by Tiger Woods. - AFP

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Karen Bishop was again the dominant player in Mid Canterbury Badminton this year, collecting five trophies. Bishop won the Masters Combined Cup, the ungraded Dou-

bles with Eung Donaldson, the mixed doubles with Kees Looij and despite beating them regularly her fellow players voted her in for the Sportsmanship Award. Bishop was unable to extend her A grade women’s singles streak, which stands at eight

years in a row and a total of 16 wins, but she still holds the trophy after they were unable to complete the competition. Antony White won the Men’s A grade singles with Looij and Daniel McCracken taking home the men’s doubles trophy while

the under 21 singles was won by Tim Mui. The most improved went to Joy Wilson. Badminton resumes in 2014 on January 30th with the first of the Thursday morning session before the Tuesday night sessions start on February 4.

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Strong finish for Aorangi golfers There was a delayed start to day three of the national men’s interprovincial golf championships yesterday, but it was a winning finish for the Aorangi representatives at the North Shore Golf Club. Aorangi notched their first win beating Hawkes Bay 4.50.5 yesterday. Their number one Cameron Grant was all square at the midway point, but then pulled

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Aorangi had proved no match for the defending champions Bay Of Plenty, beaten 4-1 in their only match on Wednesday, with Josh Smith providing the sole Aorangi victory beating William Howard 4/3, following losses to Taranaki and Wellington on day one. Today Aorangi will face up to the strong Waikato and Auckland sides.

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G Cleeve Grant/Hurd

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

1 4 Magic Emily nwtd 4 Hart&Taylor 1 2 3232 Cawbourne Tip nwtd C Roberts 3 8476 Finance Tommo nwtd Lane&Wales 3 4 Token Ray nwtd Lane&Wales HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES 2 5 Louisa’s Girl nwtd J&D Fahey 12:59 PM $1800, c0, 520m 6 68X Wigmore nwtd D T Barnes 1 62587 Max Steel nwtd M Flipp 7 Junior Cleeve nwtd L Waretini 1 2 Gladys Emmanuel nwtd M&J Hill 8 44632 Runaway Taxi nwtd McCook&Jopson THE MILLER BAR & CAFE STAKES 4 3 2758X Oche nwtd D Stapleton 9 77246 Radical Rufus nwtd B Dann 2:32 PM $2200, c2, 520m 4 Homebush Kizzy nwtd J McInerney 10 356X7 Cawbourne Monaro nwtd Weir&Nissen 1 1 26651 Laudable 30.64 R Adcock 5 62456 Uno Nosey nwtd A Joyce 2 2 37148 Mr. Jimmy 30.81 R Adcock ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH 3 6 Ohoka Joka nwtd L Waretini 1:54 PM 3 3 25442 Girl Racer 30.42 Hart&Taylor $1100, c0, 295m 7 66767 Tai Baxter nwtd J McInerney M&J Hill 3 1 Homebush Pepper nwtd J McInerney 4 22655 Rob’s Mate nwtd 2 8 Blue Hobo nwtd J Dunn 5 86885 Gee Cee Bee 30.70 H Anderton A Joyce 9 4473 Mitchell Dean nwtd M Grant 2 78X86 Summer Love nwtd 6 67336 Thrilling Sound 30.68 S&B Evans B Dann 10 Castle Eden nwtd M&J Hill 3 82557 Harper’s Bizarre nwtd Lane&Wales 4 43453 Cedric Baxter nwtd J McInerney 7 77447 Opawa Bro 30.48 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT 4 8 43627 Pukeko Prowler 30.64 B Healey 1 5 36531 Tepirita Snoop nwtd B&T Shaw 1:18 PM $1400, c2, 295m J McInerney 4 6 Macgyver Rama nwtd Poutama&Doody 9 43652 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74 Lane&Wales 2 1 31264 Team Dream nwtd Casey&Fagan 7 37455 Archie’s Comet nwtd McCook&Jopson 10 75264 Opawa Jean 30.73 2 75267 New York Affair 18.08 Joyce&May 2 8 Cherry Crusher nwtd M&J Hill CTV SPRINT 1 3 6X112 My Foolish Heart 17.79 Hart&Taylor 9 Motley Man nwtd J Dunn 2:49 PM $1400, c2, 295m 4 35186 Bank Roller 17.76 M Flipp 10 4473 Mitchell Dean nwtd M Grant 1 1 44384 Cawbourne Crazy nwtd 5 41525 Mulberry Brook 17.59 C Roberts K Cassidy BARRON’S SUPPLIES SPRINT 3 2 31636 Smash Rumour 17.42 6 27567 Smash Dora 17.53 M Grant M Grant 2:13 PM $1400, c2, 295m 3 36375 Hazza’s Got Swag nwtd 3 7 5535F Opawa Albie nwtd C Roberts D Stapleton 4 4 317X5 Mildred Lillian 17.47 4 8 37574 Another Snazza 17.56 J McInerney 1 32164 Rite Round Range 17.72 A Bradshaw M Flipp

Invercargill Harness

$6000, 2yo+ c0, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

3 3 4 5 1 6 2 7 8 9 10

December 6, 2013

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

2 895 Bettakatethanneva (2) TKilkelly N Williamson 3 3 Bobbie McArdle (3) WAdams T Williams 4 46364 Trusting (4) HHunter H Hunter 2 5 64 Shards Phoenix (5) TStratford M Williamson 1 6 92043 Pay Me Quick (6) MGBrown A Armour 7 3890X Newmans Jet (7) WMcEwan K Barclay 8 00X Boucle (8) C Laurenson B McLellan Barrier 9 64650 Neat N Petite (21) DMcLachlan S Walkinshaw 4 10 42X42 Megie May (22) MHunter C Ferguson (J) 11 0 Vedika (23) ESwain A Beck

December 6, 2013

3 150X0 Bellavita (3) Katrina&JohnPrice N Williamson 4 2 4 5X226 On Ice (4) BGray B Barclay 5 46456 Vera’s Delight (5) BMcLellan B McLellan 3 6 60503 Princess Delight (6) APaisley M Williamson 1 7 2X125 Van Eva (7) SCook K Barclay McArdle Meg (8) PHunter P Hunter 8 07318 Barrier 9 2228X Luminesce (21) WAdams T Williams

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

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

2 168X0 Lucie de Gerolstein (2) Cox/Hoffman J W Cox 3 50903 Conrock (3) Shirley/Larkins A Beck 1 06X96 Lebron James (1) FService F Service 3 4 81938 Continental Boy (4) Paul&ShayneKelly TWilliams 1 2 D86X Danny Cool (2) PWilliamson B Williamson (J) 5 87086 Speedy Success (5) AClark A Clark 3 8XPX Golden Gate (3) JRyan J Ryan 6 90469 John Henry Galleon (1) CGerken A Armour 4 878DX Mokosun (4) CLaurenson B McLellan 7 X0373 Anothersuperstar (2) AShaw R Norman 3 5 230P9 American Holiday (5) DMcLachlan SWalkinshaw G Lee LINCOLN FARMS MOBILE PACE 8 63345 Moon Countess (3) G&CLee 2:55 PM 4 6 9 Sunstar (6) AClark A Clark B Shirley $6000, 3yo+ c0, 2200m 9 29766 Sun Shine Whiz (4) BShirley OPT 806 7 07786 Sundon Invasion (7) GMcEwan G McEwan 10 78007 Starlight Invasion (5) D McLachlan S Walkinshaw 2 Euromaxx (8) KMcRae R Swain 3 1 2 Cream It Cullen (1) Cox/Hoffman J W Cox 8 23733 Barrier 4 11 51974 Royal Squeeze (6) TStratford B Williamson (J) M Williamson ATTORNEY GENERAL AT LINCOLN FARMS 2 7854 Milligan (2) RWilson 2:00 PM 1 12 2122X Nickelson (u1) NWilliamson N Williamson 2 3 Love Filly Dale (3) MGBrown A Armour MOB PACE $8000, 3yo+ c1, 2200m INVERCARGILL CUP DAY 25TH JANUARY MOB PACE OPT 804 1:05 PM 2 13 62118 Hubie Hudson (1) CDalgety M Williamson 4 3004 Three Tricks (4) APaisley B Barclay 2 1 X9832 Kentucky Girl (1) BShirley A Beck OPT 802 $6000, 4yo+, c1 with cond., 2200m 5 8X962 Jetrange (5) BShirley N Williamson 4:05 PM HARVEY TANKS HANDICAP PACE $9000, 3 2 43364 McArdle Royale (2) APaisley T Williams 4 2 1 28032 Shinko (1) BShirley N Williamson 6 0 Elma Fitz (6) PHunter P Hunter 4yo+ c3-oc spechcp, 2700m 1 2 07081 Go The Stags (2) TKilkelly A Beck 3 30X31 Ernesto Bertarelli (3) MGBrown A Armour 7 Heretic Franco (7) KMcRae R Swain OPT 808 1 4 11 Music (4) BNegus N Williamson 8 3 1 0X242 Ted West (1) Faithful/Sherborne T Williams 3 3 X7364 Its Bella (3) TBarron M Williamson 9 Father Ted (8) BShirley A Beck 5 Righthere Rightnow SCRATCHED 2 11881 Theo Bos (2) MSwain S Walkinshaw 4 28006 Sixonenine (4) HHunter Barrier H Hunter K Barclay 9 9X Lights Out (21) KLarsen B Williamson (J) 5 X6730 Shadoogie (5) RHope K Barclay 6 0700X Bricky McGowan (5) DKelly K Larsen 3 0X719 Tulach Ard (3) BGray 4 7 44926 The Empire’s Sister (6) K McRae R Swain 2 4 8X122 Press On (4) G Hunter M Williamson 4 6 04L21 Pure Christian (6) Cox/Hoffman J W Cox 1 10 Pat’s Legacy (22) HHunter S Walkinshaw Majestic Lustre (7) AStack B Barclay 11 0X058 Doves Veecee (23) BMorris 4 5 7X113 Twilight Franco (5) GHunter B Barclay 7 37537 Chief Kapai (7) APaisley B Barclay B Morris 8 04X95 Barrier 1 6 110X5 Awesum Teddy (u1) MGBrown A Armour Simply Genius (8) IGoodman S Walkinshaw 12 585X5 Dazzling Arden (24) TKilkelly K Barclay 8 88X07 Barrier J W Cox 13 950 Great Abbey (25) HHunter H Hunter 7 11113 Montecrengle (1) GAnderson

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Track Information Weather: Partly cloudy

5 13776 Coalpit Mick 17.50 2 6 11232 Billy West 17.46 7 7266X Jed Norton 17.36 8 16447 Sarah’s Domain nwtd 9 32487 Homebush Cruden nwtd 10 82478 Sea Spray Tich 17.50

A Williams M K Dempsey G Cleeve J McInerney J McInerney Casey&Fagan

3:05 PM

FLAIR DASH

$1400, c2, 295m

$2200, c2, 520m

1 18585 Blickling Bridge 17.53 4 2 2 41631 John Dory 17.58 3 3 22442 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 4 74666 My Little Oah 17.35 5 7484X Silvia Sue nwtd 6 45564 Cec Divine 17.49 1 7 15124 Rusty Knife 17.32 8 31777 Que Tee Chicks 17.32 9 72757 Cawbourne Hurdo 17.43 10 834X7 Visual Illusion 17.38 3:25 PM

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

A Joyce J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney A Bradshaw G Cleeve Weir&Nissen McCook&Jopson Grant/Hurd G Cleeve

SPEIGHT’S STAKES

21871 Opawa Natty 30.85 63116 Girl Pride 31.01 33363 Blushing Belle 30.63 37154 Know Taste 30.85 12114 Kaino 30.75 33642 Starburst Benny 31.67 82525 Bob’s Eye 30.73 54336 Rambunctious 30.63 43652 Cawbourne Kesha 30.74 27756 Opawa Paul 30.64

Lane&Wales R Adcock Lane&Wales G Cleeve Hart&Taylor M Grant J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney Lane&Wales

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Fine

2 4 Man To Man (2) BGibson-Smith B McLellan 1 3 41X62 Jango Fett (3) KLarsen K Larsen 4 767X Tellthetruth (4) BMorris B Morris 5 03353 Astro Boy (5) HHunter S Walkinshaw 2 6 6X782 Outrageous El (6) WMcEwan K Barclay 7 Phoenix Warrior SCRATCHED Franco Joaquin (7) TKilkelly N Williamson 8 065X6 Barrier 9 Conical Hill SCRATCHED 10 X4433 Jay Tee (21) KLarsen A Beck 11 80007 My Guy Mac (u1) RWilson C Ferguson (J) 5:05 PM OPT 810

LINCOLN AT LINCOLN FARMS MOB 10 SIRPACE

$8000, 4yo+ c0, 2200m

1 Jaccka Lonny (1) BGray T Williams 2 38735 Sammy The Bull (2) BMcLellan B McLellan 1 3 60X13 Its Ollies Excuse (3) CBarron B Barclay 2 4 4X094 Shak’n Cullen (4) G&CLee G Lee 4 5 70X Don’t Die Working (5) R&JMcEwan G Thomas 6 007X0 Fortyseven Cruiser (6) AKyle A Kyle 3 7 Set Me Ablaze (7) DBaynes I Jamieson MCKNIGHT & BROWN F&M MOB PACE 2:25 PM 8 96X52 Just Rusty (8) D Baynes A Beck ALLAN CHAMBERLAIN MEMORIAL 3YO Barrier ASCOT PARK HOTEL HCP TROT $7000, 4:40 PM $8000, 3yo+ f&m c1-c2, 2200m 3:30 PM REGENT CAR COURT F&M MOB PACE OPT 805 1:30 PM MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo c0, 2200m 9 000X Dannys Legacy (21) BShirley 4yo+ c1-c3 spechcp, 2200m OPT 809 OPT 803 $7000, 3yo+ f&m c0, 1700m 1 B Shirley 1 Platinum Princess (1) Cox/Hoffman J W Cox OPT 807 1 Acolyte (1) HHunter H Hunter 10 0X466 Data Base (22) HHunter 1 8 Benio Billie (1) PHunter S Walkinshaw P Hunter 2 4590P Caesars Gamble (2) GDavis B Barclay 3 A Beck 1 1D0X8 Makarewa Jake (1) TBarron

gM6

Canterbury Racing

Today at Riccarton Park

December 6, 2013

C Barnes (a2) 5:28 PM CANSTAFF OPEN HANDICAP RANGIORA NEW WORLD RATING 65 6 28X40 Groover (4) 57 NCoulbeck 3:42 PM A Frye (a1) OPT 614 OPT 611 $8000, R65 benchmark*, 1400m 7 5110X Squash (8) 55.5 J&KParsons $15,000, opn hcp, 1250m 8 9X410 Asaint Sheaint (5) 54 T & L Prendergast D Bradley 3 1 110X8. Dr Dee Bee (2) 59 JHay J Wong (a3) PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 2 X9301 Our Premonition (6) 56 Kevin&PamHughes 4 1 54373 Coup Rotorua (5) 59 MPitman A Morgan (a3) 3 9 5X185 Ketchme (9) 54 Kennedy/Furlong R Hannam 1 S Wynne (a3) 2 08X39 Delirium (1) 58 DCrozier J Wong (a3) 4:55 PM KINGFISH LODGE FAR NORTH BOUTIQUE 3 4509X Woodyeva (1) 54.5 J&KParsons A Frye (a1) 3 3 1X Coup Secrecy (3) 58 Champion/Murphy AFrye(a1) OPT 613 WATERFRONT ACC $8000, mdn, 1400m 2 4 93X33 Never Die (4) 54 Kennedy/Furlong R Hannam 1 4 71X43 Da Best Coup (6) 57.5 TRae J Bullard 4 1 5433X Evidence (13) 58.5 BGliddon A Frye (a1) 4 5 5X62X Georgies Girl (3) 54 TRae R Bishop 5 60105 Umshini Wami (4) 57.5 Kevin&PamHughes 2 072X0 Royalty (9) 58.5 T&LPrendergast D Bradley 6 35864. Light’s Up (5) 54 MWeastell C Barnes (a2) R Hannam 3 70. Bobby Buckle (6) 58.5 PRobson S Wynne (a3) GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND OPEN HCP 6 8558X Bella Vi (9) 55.5 T&MStokes M Cropp (a3) 4 0 For Shaw (5) 58.5 SLaming L McKay (a3) 6:05 PM OPT 615 $15,000, opn hcp, 1600m 7 7X506 Gallant Babe (7) 55.5 DFrye D Bradley 5 8X Kings Pal (8) 58.5 BSmith J Bullard 2 1 9X608 Captain Todd (1) 59 T&MStokes M Cropp (a) 8 0X060 Gervasio (8) 55.5 MPitman B Pitman (a1) 6 Putt For Cash (3) 58.5 M Daly C Barnes (a2) 3 2 53228. Needastar (6) 58.5 DCrozier J Bullard 2 9 4X230 Lightning Lucy (2) 54 T&MStokes K Williams 7 00 Thorn Lane (7) 58.5 NRidley K Walters 3 415X6 Ya Dreamin Jonesy (2) 58 GDobbs J Morris 3 8 60X20 Hi Yo Ko (11) 56.5 VMackle M Cropp (a3) 4 1156X Stormy Rain (3) 57.5 MDaly PLOUGH HOTEL RATING 75 4:15 PM A Frye (a) OPT 612 $10,000, R75 benchmark, 1400m 2 9 339X0 Ellure (12) 56.5 JHay K Williams 5 X1851 Ishimine (5) 54 D&DLogan D Bradley 1 6 5X215 Emerald Queen (4) 54 Kennedy/Furlong RHannam 2 1 71X77 Fragrant (6) 59 MPitman R Cuneen (a4) 10 00X49 Our Memoir (10) 56.5 LRobinson T Moseley 4 7 X2992 Lamaze (7) 54 CTrembath T Direen (a) 2 90X07. Summer’s Boy (1) 59 PRudkin S Wynne (a3) 11 69X75 Pentarose (4) 56.5 K&LRae J Bates 4 3 73081 Ashburn Lane (2) 57.5 LLatta J Bates 12 5067X Chapelle D’Or (14) 56.5 DFrye T Direen (a1) 6:45 PM TUSCANA MOTOR LODGE MAIDEN 1 4 415X0 Kostalot (7) 57.5 NCoulbeck J Morris 13 8 Kaapfleur (1) 56.5 CHarris R Bishop OPT 616 $8000, mdn, 1800m 5 120X9 Vanilla (3) 57.5 MPitman 1 14 4X823 Double Blue (2) 55 Kevin&PamHughes RHannam 2 1 55732 Why Wait (1) 58.5 LLatta A Morgan (a3) D Bothamley

h M5

5:20 PM 501

1 THE ALEX BAR & EATERY HCP TROT

Auckland Harness Today at Alexandra Park

$14,999, 4yo+ c1-c2 discrhcp, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT

6:25 PM 503

OPT

3 JACOBSEN HEADSTONES TROT

$14,999, 4yo+ c1-c2 discrhcp, 2200m

1 21422 Torbjorn (1) RBrosnan 2 P Ferguson 2 21506 Bruno Paillard (2) TGrayling M McKendry 3 3 69X72 Holdon Toyaspurs (3) NEdge C DeFilippi 4 6X060 Our Super Ram (4) PYoung P Young 5 40730 Sunbird Bella (u1) DBalle D Butcher 6 88588 St Pierre (u2) John&JoshuaDickie J I Dickie 7 09X32 Saffron Castleton (u3) WTaylor Z Butcher 1 8 21122 Be Seein Ya (1) D&CMcGowan T Macfarlane 4 9 10914 Alta Charisma (2) EDowney R Downey 10 25799 Equulei (3) AMatthews J Abernethy

6 LADYSHIPPETERMBLPACEBRECKON MEM CADUCEUS CLUB

$75,000, 3yo F, 2200m

1 13427 Sweet Art (1) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 4 2 11232 Lincolns Megastar (2) RGreen R Downey 1 3 11X31 Venus Serena (3) GDunn J Dunn 4 26211 Molly O’Shea (4) THerlihy T Herlihy 2 5 023X2 Rocknroll Arden (5) Purdon/Rasmussen BOrange 6 511 Ideal Belle (6) BPurdon Z Butcher 7 18 Charleston Belle (7) JStormont J Stormont Angelina Jolie (8) DKaa D Butcher 8 05X21 Barrier MITAVITE MOBILE PACE $20,000, 4yo+ 9 6X241 Raksdeal (21) CBarron C Barron c4-c5, c6 with cond., 2200m 3 10 111 Millie Sampson (22) John&JoshuaDickie JIDickie

1 17890 Viking Girl (1) GDempsey R Downey 4 2 33431 Brookby Prince (2) TGrayling T Grayling 3 3 43353 Ivanov (3) LChin L Chin 4 97477 Kip Keino (4) RBrosnan R Brosnan 5 42438 Springfield Legacy (5) DMann S Abernethy (J) 6 4PX29 Sapphire Castleton (6) WTaylor P Butcher 7 7000P Getaway Doug (u1) CWilson Z Butcher 8 19558 Meander With Pegasus (1) AGoryl B Orange 9 66181 McConway (2) CButler N Chilcott 6:57 PM OPT 504 1 10 51124 Duchess Diedre (3) THerlihy T Herlihy 1 51134 Randalstown (1) THall P Butcher 2 11 81102 Trouble Whiz (u1) KSefonte D Butcher 2 8X640 Alta Capone (2) NEdge C DeFilippi 3 0X553 Five Card Draw (3) B Purdon Z Butcher GOTTA GO CULLEN MOBILE PACE 5:55 PM 3 8X225 Charge Forward (4) Reid/McMullan S Lawson OPT 502 $14,999, 3yo+ c1, 2200m 54 2X634 Windinherhair (5) SPhillips N Chilcott 1 27142 Lislass (1) JYoung M McKendry 1 6 21223 Franco Nelson (6) RDunn J Dunn 1 2 2313X The Fascinator (2) THerlihy 4 7 25658 Jarcullembra (7) GSmall T Herlihy T Macfarlane 8 44704 Kiwi Ideal (8) Reid/McMullan T Herlihy 3 220X8 On A Promise (3) D&CMcGowan T Macfarlane Barrier 2 4 9X333 Martine Maguire (4) Reid/McMullan J I Dickie 2 9 31921 Give The Wink (21) GSmall D Butcher 5 2205X Justalittlebettor (5) D&CButt B Butt ROSSLANDS LYELL CREEK STAKES FFA 4 6 X2156 Medley Moose (6) RGreen R Downey 7:27 PM MOBILE TROT $40,000, ffa, 2200m 3 7 41X7X Better Klik (7) GDunn B Orange OPT 505 Hawkeye Bromac (8) RGreen S Lawson 1 10848 Harry Johnson (1) Wallis/Hackett T Mitchell 8 72210 Barrier 2 21108 Boizel (2) TGrayling M McKendry 1 3 3X123 Stent (3) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi 9 23341 Hot Mach (21) GSmall D Butcher 2 4 36987 Dr Hook (4) P Nairn B Orange 10 44X59 Ajaye (22) D&CButt Z Butcher 4 5 06X31 Realmein (5) MPemberton S Phelan 11 72569 Speak Up (23) GNoakes J Stormont Irish Whisper (6) THerlihy T Herlihy 3 6 671X1 Barrier 12 X3129 Return To Sender (24) RDunn J Dunn

7:57 PM 506

OPT

December 6, 2013

8:27 PM 507

OPT

CO-OP TAXI NORTHERN 3YO MBL PACE 7 STAKESAUCKLAND

$25,000, 3yo, 2200m

1 2124X Maxim (1) BPurdon 1 Z Butcher 2 73107 Regulus (2) CDalgety J Dunn 3 3 24162 Someardensomewhere (3) Purdon/Rasmussen

4 5604 Elroy Jetson (4) KSefonte 5 41122 Threestones (5) DKaa 4 6 21111 Te Kawau (6) SDoody 2 Sky Major (7) BPurdon 7 2113X Barrier 8:57 PM 508

OPT

B Orange M McKendry D Butcher T Mitchell T Herlihy

MANAGEENGINE HCP TROT $20,000,

4yo+ c3-c5 spechcp, 2700m

1 X2631 Lotalov (1) PNairn 4 B Butt 2 84454 Whitney (2) GDunn J Dunn 3 968X7 Superbowlcheerleader (3) Purdon/Rasmussen

B Orange

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

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

2 X6402 Red Ripper (8) 58.5 K&LRae 3 J Bates 1 3 75X63 My Rules (12) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong R Bishop 4 2905. Handsome Dax (13) 58.5 SWoodsford AFrye(a1) 5 X0X55 Mr Wiz (10) 58.5 LLatta D Bradley 6 0 Capet Royale (6) 58.5 NRidley S Wynne (a3) 7 5698X Lone Wolf (11) 58.5 TFoley T Moseley 8 02808. Prince Eden (3) 58.5 DFrye R Hannam 9 4533X Seraphim Falls (9) 56.5 MMcCann SMuniandy 10 Honor And Cherish SCRATCHED 11 X80X0 Are You Mine (2) 56.5 SHewitt M Cropp (a3) 12 9. McMay (5) 56.5 T&LPrendergast R Doherty (a1) 13 7X509 Seduisante (4) 56.5 NRidley J Wong (a3) 4 14 509. Southern Pride (7) 56.5 JHay K Williams

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Out 4m; Weather: Partly cloudy

6 03497 Ask My Wife (9) 55.5 DCrozier 2 7 4X602 Barbara Jennie (6) 54 SLaming 4 8 33702 Pamina (8) 54 Kevin&PamHughes 9 72305. Unrelenting Lady (5) 54 PRudkin 7:45 PM 618

OPT

J Morris J Bates R Hannam D Bradley

8 DUNSTANR65FEEDS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER

$8000, R65 bmk*, 1800m

1 X6142 Torque It Up (9) 59 T&MStokes A Frye (a1) 2 4 2 64300 Commanding Oak (12) 58 MPitman BPitman(a1) 1 3 24282 Vaporetto (1) 57 JHay K Williams 4 8410X Dire Straits (6) 57 MMcCann S Wynne (a3) 3 5 X1607 ChampagneKatie(10) 55.5 K&PHughes JWong(a3) 6 6X160. Lovin Connection (8) 55 MPitman AMorgan(a3) JOHN WHITE BLOODSTOCK RATING 75 7:15 PM 7 X0050. Mister Spiderman (7) 55 LLatta T Moseley OPT 617 $10,000, R75 benchmark, 1800m 8 939X0. SeekingRedemption(13) 55 J&KParsons SMuniandy 3 1 50X07 George Almighty (4) 60.5 J&KParsons JWong(a3) 9 X6087 Willow Park (4) 54 Champion/Murphy J Morris 1 2 94757 Confederate (7) 58.5 Kennedy/Furlong J Bullard 10 66704 Showbrera (5) 54 SLaming L McKay (a3) 3 83X97 Kohi Road (3) 56.5 J&KParsons A Frye (a1) 11 80X49. Evancho (11) 54 JHay R Doherty (a1) 4 7X021 Stingray (2) 56 T&MStokes M Cropp (a3) 12 73849 Chair Up (3) 54 LLatta J Bates 5 74X30 Ishipal (1) 55.5 NRidley C Spittles S Wynne (a3) 13 780X9 Lezani (2) 54 J&KParsons

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 PICK 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-12 $40,000

4 53723 Jasinsky (4) LChin L Chin 5 01124 Oh Nova (5) T&GChmiel 3 G Chmiel 6 10256 The Doctor (u1) NEdge D Butcher 7 1D638 Ace Moment (u2) Wallis/Hackett T Macfarlane 8 7X802 Pretty Sunday (u3) PBurrows J Abernethy 1 9 311X1 Prime Power (u4) TMitchell T Mitchell 10 27X67 Kowhai Whiz (1) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi 11 0X001 Sunny Kash (2) Derek&AdeleJones CDThornley 2 12 X2223 Yankee One (u1) PWilliamson T Herlihy 13 17360 Sol Invictus (u1) MHouse S Lawson 14 320PX CommanderGalleon(u2) Reid/McMullan PFerguson

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1006m; Weather: Fine.

2 41335 Lets Elope (2) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry 2 3 11261 Besotted (3) RGreen R Downey 3 4 17502 Easy On The Eye (4) Reid/McMullan P Ferguson 5 54872 Four Starzzz Flash (5) KChapman J I Dickie 1 6 7X441 Pembrook Benny (6) BPurdon Z Butcher Hurricane Bromac (7) RDunn J Dunn 7 7X771 Barrier 10:25 PM OPT 511

PARK GRADUATION SERIES FINAL PACE 11 MBLALEXANDRA

$14,999, 3yo+ c0-c1, 2200m

1 33421 Asuka (1) BPurdon 1 Z Butcher 2 63555 Youbetteryoubet (2) RDarby T Macfarlane 3 68767 Lite G N T (3) MNicholas M Nicholas 4 42223 Maddys Star (4) TGrayling M McKendry I Brownlee CADUCEUS CLUB NORTHERN BREEDERS STAKES 5 39874 G J Seelstar (5) IBrownlee 9:25 PM 4 6 4X43 Lost In Bangkok (6) GDixon T Mitchell MBL PACE $30,000, 4yo+ M, 2200m OPT 509 3 7 234 Russley Haste (7) THerlihy T Herlihy 3 1 371X3 Nokomai (1) THerlihy C DeFilippi 8 6X832 Valentino Rossi (8) RDouglas R Downey 2 3212X Splendour (2) Macfarlane/Sharpe T Macfarlane Barrier 2 3 123X1 River Polka (3) THerlihy T Herlihy 2 9 42221 Extreme Machine (21) GSmall D Butcher 4 Windinherhair SCRATCHED 10 46735 Strawberry Miss (22) BPurdon S Phelan 5 04X22 Spirit And Desire (4) MCollins D Butcher FLY WITH IRT MOBILE PACE 6 21159 Pemberton Shard (5) BMowbray J Dunn 10:50 PM $20,000, 3yo+ c2-c3, 2200m 1 7 11X01 Adore Me (6) Purdon/Rasmussen B Orange OPT 512 Better To Be Bad (7) SAshton P Butcher 1 325X9 With A Vengeance (1) TVince D Branch (J) 8 90928 Barrier 2 56663 Brydon Delight (2) TGrayling T Herlihy 4 9 118X7 Lulli Midfrew (21) PBurrows B Thomas (J) 2 3 22034 Cyamach (3) Telfer/Garlick S Phelan 10 12822 Delightful Song (22) NEdge M McKendry 3 4 21X21 Elios (4) RDunn J Dunn 5 34476 Bettorbeastar (5) MMcKendry M McKendry PAK’N SAVE LINCOLN NORTH FRANKLIN 9:55 PM 1 6 11111 Locharburn (6) KChapman J I Dickie CUP MBL PACE $40,000, ffa, 2700m OPT 510 4 7 3214X Mighty Flying Mac (7) CDalgety B Orange Barrier 4 1 25658 Jarcullembra (1) GSmall D Butcher

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RunnerName

Barrier

SCRATCHED

Oamaru Harness (Grass) Tomorrow at Oamaru (Grass)

December 7, 2013

7 83930 Spanish Lustre (7) ICourt C D Thornley 8 84952 Dana Dynasty (8) THealy N Williamson 3 Rio Bromac (9) PYoung G O'Reilly PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 9 7954 Barrier 1 00X05 Cheeky Charlie (1) JClementson K Butt (J) 10 07704 Lottie Franco (21) MBeckwith M Williamson 2 9 Jilly Trouble (2) MHeenan M Heenan 11 Gene Time (22) DHeffernan C Barron 4 3 6353 Valmagne (3) JKennett C Kennett 12 07 Aidan’s Rocket (23) NWilliamson K Barron D 4 0000X Pat’s First Sun (4) MJones 2 13 2X Franco Tyrone (24) DReardon P Butcher E 5 09X Springfield Blush (5) WStapleton 14 07902 Cheyenne Warrior (25) CKennedy L O'Reilly 6 4X0 Eli (6) AStuart B Orange FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT DRIVERS 1:12 PM 7 X4570 Donny Wood (7) RHolmes R Holmes OPT 703 SERIES TROT $7000, 4yo+ c1 inv.d, 2000m 8 900X6 The Wicket Keeper (8) ASutherland R Close (J) 1 69870 Continental Halo (1) MEdmonds C D Thornley 2 9 5709X See Ya (9) L&JSmith J Smith 2 87086 Speedy Success (2) AClark K Barron 10 Give Me Strength SCRATCHED 2 3 22604 Pyramid Monarch (3) PWilliamson D Butcher 11 0 Very Persuasive (10) PWilliamson A 4 5098X French Desire (4) AMalcolmson P Williamson 5 000X4 Gee Itsa Boy (5) McCormick/Kentish J Dunn 1 12 00460 Ottawa (11) CMiddleton C Middleton 4 6 25521 Sappy’s Brite Star (6) CBuchan L O'Reilly 13 460X7 Gorilla Playboy (12) CMcKay D Butcher B 7 7586X Clifden Clowers (7) SMounce 14 X9662 Merilane (13) BNegus M Williamson 8 040X3 Trick Star (8) TMcMillan N Williamson C 15 70X Wingham Well (14) RHanson 9 86517 Lady Hest (9) AFaulks C Barron 3 16 3 Springfield Eyre (15) BNorman B Norman 10 03943 Trade Me Now (10) BNorman P Butcher 1 11 09X24 The Bog (11) NMcGrath 17 M Williamson Ode To Success (16) PKerr M Kerr B Orange 18 X88D8 Bet’s Sun (u1) PWilliamson B Williamson (J) 12 70497 Maldarna (12) KRobertson C 13 08980 High Distinction (13) ALowe A 19 90X Shell Harbour (u2) MPrendergast G O'Reilly M Prendergast 14 009X1 Eltsunami (u1) DSimpson 20 386X3 Cum Laude (u3) CWalsh C Barron 3 15 24633 Sunny Vacation (u2) KTownley C R Thornley

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 3:32 PM OPT 707

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 FAT SALLY’S PUB DRS SERIES MBL PACE

8 Jagged Wings (8) LWilson B Orange 4 Midnight Prowler (9) DThompson S Thompson 9 Barrier 2 10 00X0 American Chopper (21) DThompson L O'Reilly $8000, 4yo+ c2 inv.d, 2000m 11 The Shakey Mistress SCRATCHED 4 1 62216 Madiba Magic (1) TButt C R Thornley 12 X0700 Earthshaker (22) PBurrows G Smith 2 88662 Mighty Peruvian (2) G&NHope P Butcher 13 008X0 Gracetown (23) D&CButt B Butt 3 31347 Ideal Arden (3) BHutton L O'Reilly 3 4 8X727 Robyn’s Raider (4) RDunn N Williamson FAT SALLY’S PUB DRS SR HCP TROT $8000, 2:22 PM 1 5 X4124 Major Moment (5) PBurrows D Butcher OPT 705 4yo+ c2 & faster discrhcp inv.d, 2000m 1 65285 Marchesa (1) BNorman M Williamson 6 50X04 Delgado (6) GSmith K Barron 2 74866 Speedy Earl (2) KCameron C Barron A 7 037X0 Black Parade (7) G&NHope 3 94217 Joltin Joe Demagio (3) MHeenan 8 1716 Pay Me Art (8) AStuart G O'Reilly N Williamson Montenegro (9) BHutton C Barron 9 63021 Barrier 4 4 54740 Amy’s Invasion (4) MHjalmarsson K Barron 1 5 36753 Franco Nadal (u1) BWaldron G O'Reilly 10 49196 VC’s Honour (21) BNorman J Dunn 6 X4422 Space Ace (u2) AMalcolmson C R Thornley 11 00X82 Franco Harrison (22) G&NHope C D Thornley 7 68466 Pammys Boy (1) MEdmonds D Butcher 12 99710 Aveross Rustler (23) AFaulks B Orange 2 8 13511 Barry (2) MEdmonds J Dunn 2 13 263X2 Kid Galahad (24) LHanrahan M Williamson 9 16767 Southland Reflector (3) CBuchan B Orange 10 X1105 Another Love (1) CMiddleton P Butcher 4:07 PM FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT DRS SERIES MBL PACE $7000, 4yo+ c1 inv.d, 2000m 3 11 28X45 Miss Pegasus (1) PWilliamson C D Thornley OPT 708 4 1 115 Rocky Road (1) NWilliamson B Orange ONE SMART COFFEE HCP PACE $9000, 2:57 PM 2 9998X Cabo Wabo (2) R Dunn P Butcher OPT 706 4yo+ c3 & faster discrhcp, 3000m J Dunn 4 1 52717 Live Lea (1) GMcStay R Holmes 3 41090 Independent Anvil (3) RAustin 2 19419 Franco Tiago (2) BWaldron C D Thornley 4 98960 Supreme Sign (4) JBennett C R Thornley 1 5 5X28P Mossdale Conner (5) G&NHope G O'Reilly 3 46594 Roxy Bromac (3) PYoung J Young (J) 6 06995 Selester (6) GCook N Williamson PM FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT DRIVERS SERIES 1:47 4 97577 Rome’s Burning (1) R Dunn G Smith FAT SALLY’S PUB & RESTAURANT DRS SERIES 12:37 PM 7 44045 Fiery Lustre (7) ICourt M Williamson TROT OPT 704 $7000, 4yo+ c1 inv.d, 2000m MBL PACE $6000, 4yo+ c0 inv.d, 2000m OPT 702 3 5 42231 Captain Peacock (2) DTaylor R Todd 8 483X3 Washington Express (8) LHanrahan D Butcher 4 1 2P0 Tangos Delight (1) PBurrows C R Thornley 3 1 5 Provocative Prince (1) DMitchell J W Cox 6 0X880 Sonnetsson (3) MNyhan P Davis 2 Raphoe (2) PKerr M Kerr Maybe Flyin (9) RNeedham L O'Reilly 2 57579 Sombrero Man (2) McCormick/Kentish 1 7 32573 Reklaw Supreme (4) G&NHope R May 9 30446 Barrier R May D Butcher 3 6X680 Be Me (3) BWaldron 8 50058 Eyre County (5) M Brown L Lester (J) A 10 39600 Redmaro (21) GCook 4 00095 Kynsley Star (4) RDunn B 3 0X070 Travelling Man (3) JDalgety J Dunn M Williamson 3 11 11635 Even Flo (22) BWaldron C D Thornley 1 5 30 Macy Blue Chip (5) NMcGrath N McGrath 9 88060 Vic N Art (u1) ELatimer 4 X2986 Waihemo Art (4) GSmith J Dunn 2 10 32318 Blazin N Cullen (1) RDunn J Dunn 12 40581 Spirit Of Chronos (23) ELatimer C Barron 1 5 5308 Garibaldi (5) JWederell G Telfer B Orange 6 6X Lusty River (6) GTelfer 7 50X69 Comeback Anna (7) KNeilson M Cations 11 9X490 Buy Chevron Direct (2) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 2 13 2153X Ready For Takeoff (24) MJones K Barron A 6 69 Keep On Smiling (6) MWard 12:07 PM OPT 701

WAITAKI WOODTURNERS GUILD/MONARCHY TROT $6000, 3yo+ c0, 2000m

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12:27 PM 401

Wellington Races

Tomorrow at Trentham

PHIL CATALDO BLOODSTOCK PREMIER

$20,000, 2yo hcp, 1000m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1 1 2 3

4 4 2 5 6 7 3 8 9

OPT

21 Vespa (5) 59 JBenner M Du Plessis 2 The Jeuneyman (4) 57 SCrutchley J Parkes Candid Man (7) 56 G&DRogerson R Hutchings (a) Cousin Colin (2) 56 LLatta R Hannam Improvise (6) 56 Busuttin/Young D Bradley 5 All Charm (1) 55.5 WMarshment R Myers Listowel (8) 54 Busuttin/Young K Myers Coachella (3) 54 McVean/Browne D Johnson Eyesonyou (9) 54 RManning M Coleman

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4 3 1 5 6 2 7 8 9 10 11

46446 Double O Seven (8) 57 Lowry/Cullen M Dee (a2) X5005 Duke Of York (10) 55.5 WBolton R Hutchings (a) 97646 Miss Isle (11) 55 FRitchie M Coleman 45325 San Pedro (5) 54.5 PNelson D Walker 27232 Pirinitete (4) 54 GTemperton R Myers 08078 Kipkeino (9) 54 LdeLautour K Myers 43851 Straight Ahead (7) 54 SBrown J Parkes 50367 Sunday’s News (2) 54 JBary S Doyle X0465 King Of Rock (1) 54 SEllis A Taylor (a2)

2:12 PM 404

OPT

TUI - BACKING A WINNER SINCE 1889 4 PREMIER

$30,000, R85 bmk, 1400m

December 7, 2013

10 11

Porotene Chance SCRATCHED 9X7 Tequila Sunrise (9) 54 JMillar K Smith

3:22 PM 406

OPT

PORTLANDER BAR AND GRILL PREMIER R75 $25,000, R75 bmk, 1600m

78201 Torricella (13) 59 G&DRogerson R Hutchings (a) 2 00X31 Slah (3) 56.5 GVile J Parkes 1 3 46113 Gwynethanne (5) 56 KZimmerman D Turner (a2) 2 4 23332 Locket (7) 55.5 J&KParsons N Harris 5 54X09. Saint Kitt (8) 55.5 KBurne S Doyle 6 6X866 Wiggle (9) 55.5 GLaursen T Russell 7 0X66X Angel Mine (4) 54.5 MOulaghan M Coleman 8 X4541 Floral Scent (6) 54.5 Walsh/Gregory A Taylor (a2) 3 9 08X81 Lustre (12) 54 JWheeler R Myers 10 86402 Stella Bella (2) 54 LLatta R Hannam 11 75X08 Right Royal Rose (1) 54 RFrost V Johnston 12 71535. Kayzed (11) 54 SBrown K Myers 13 50X50 Canso (10) 54 HRenall M Dee (a2)

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1 20541 Iamishwara (2) 61.5 AKaye A Taylor (a2) 2 MILLS REEF PREMIER RATING 75 2 4X103 L’Amour (3) 60.5 LLatta 1:02 PM OPT 402 $25,000, R75 benchmark, 1200m 3 62673 Aldebaran Star (10) 58.5 TRiddell J Riddell 1 Forefront SCRATCHED 4 47252 Authentic Paddy (7) 57.5 LLatta R Hannam 1 5 08X32 Better Keeper (4) 56.5 TEgan R Hutchings (a) 4 2 38014 Urunga (11) 61 ABull M Dee (a2) 1 3 50X12 Regalia (7) 59.5 G&DRogerson M Dravitzki (a2) 4 6 X4164 Dillinger (6) 56.5 J&KParsons H Tinsley 4 770X2 Beyond Belief (1) 59.5 PCampbell A Taylor (a2) 7 1X219 Dame Margot (5) 56 SCookson J Parkes 3 8 2X215 Shezgorgeous (9) 56 PCampbell M Dee (a2) 5 19432 Duntoilin (4) 57.5 RSherwin H Tinsley K Myers 3:57 PM SUPER SATURDAY 18TH JANUARY 2014 2 6 4X811 Written Command (5) 56.5 MEales D Walker 9 38014 Urunga (8) 56 ABull M Du Plessis OPT 407 PREMIER $20,000, sp cond, 1600m 7 X02X0 Madam Lincoln (6) 56 LLatta K Myers 10 87210 Atozed (1) 54 GSearle 2 1 46X21 Maccool (7) 58 RFrost K Smith 8 53617 Princess Lincoln (10) 55 LLatta D Bradley 2:47 PM THE CURRAGHMORE 3YO PREMIER J Riddell 9 X5114. Tinka Tinka (9) 55 JBoon J Parkes OPT 405 $20,000, 3yo sw+p, 1400m 2 24721 Landlord (14) 58 A&KSharrock 3 10 X7X21 Shroud (2) 54 M&MBrown R Hutchings (a) 1 1 1X24X Recite (1) 58.5 JBary O Bosson 3 8X1. Sampson (12) 58 HMathews D Turner (a2) 11 49180. Bazinger (8) 54 RAllen D Johnson 2 2 2 Kawi (3) 56 A&KSharrock J Riddell 4 X4223 Broadwalk (17) 57 Lowry/Cullen 12 X5723 Racey Red (3) 54 BLines 1 V Johnston 3 24. Lamborghini (2) 56 Lowry/Cullen J Parkes 5 X0252 The Nancho Express (11) 57 GSharrock M Dravitzki (a2) D Bradley ALLFINANZ CHALMERS TWO MILE PREMIER 4 24 Mr Frankey (6) 56 LLatta 1:37 PM 1 6 6X432 Master Thomas (8) 57 TCollis M Du Plessis D Johnson R85 $30,000, R85 bmk, 3200m 5 73 Pelletier (4) 56 RBergerson OPT 403 D Bradley 3 6 9X201 Red Melody (7) 55.5 LLatta K Myers 7 99426 Hunter Street (2) 57 LLatta 1 16244 Hydrogen (3) 59 Katie&DaleBussey 4 8 7X425 I’ve Got This (3) 57 JMillar O Bosson M Du Plessis M Du Plessis 7 6X715 Redline (8) 55.5 SGillies N Harris 8 30X31 True Spirit (5) 55.5 JWheeler R Hutchings (a) 9 2X208 Mack (16) 57 PMcKenzie 2 24666 Pump Up The Volume (6) 58 RManning L Whelan (a1) 4 9 24. Catalina De Lago (10) 54 MOulaghan R Myers 10 04X05 Antonio (10) 57 SKay O Bosson

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Methven Harness (Grass) Sunday at Mt Harding Racecourse

December 8, 2013

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4 PICK 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-10 $75,000

SEED PRODUCTION LTD TROT

$7500, 3yo+ c0, 2400m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver

17 18

5958 Nicky’s Dynamic (28) BMowbray C D Thornley 8673 The Grinder (29) WLake C Markham

OPT

408

R65 benchmark*, 1400m

1 07X13 Pinocchio Boy (13) 59 MJohnson

M Dravitzki (a2)

2 0563X Bam A Lam (7) 58 MO'Malley O Bosson 3 46X17 Bill Breaker (8) 58 KMyers L Whelan (a1) 4 24X51 Clan O’Ceirin (6) 58 SCookson D Walker 4 5 X3364 Itsa Tru Story (4) 57.5 KRohloff J Parkes 6 00X30 Temple View (12) 57.5 SHamill T Russell 1 7 13 Meursault (5) 56.5 LLatta M Du Plessis 2 8 16X65 Macnamara (10) 56.5 HMathews H Tinsley 3 9 4X102 Word’s Out (14) 56 LLatta J Riddell 10 X5941 Dragon Beauty (1) 55 GVile R Hutchings (a) 11 418X8 La Clairette (3) 55 GHaigh R Myers 12 106X8 Wild About Me (9) 54.5 ACampbell M Dee (a2) 13 0X682 Slippery Mistake (2) 54 SBrown D Johnson 14 Bellacat SCRATCHED 15 9X887 Edensong (11) 54 LLatta R Hannam DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIE FIRST 4

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 METHVEN PANEL & PAINT HCP PACE

4:42 PM 709

OPT

BALLANTYNES SHOWCASE JEWELLERS PACE $6000, 3yo+ c0, 2000m

1 0009X Manchester Tom (1) MPrendergast MPrendergast A 2 0090X Lucy Holmes (2) RBeale J Thomas (J) 3 3 Alta Jerome (3) PKerr M Kerr 4 4 2 Light Up Boss (4) GArgyle T Chmiel 5 7 Significant Anvil (5) D&CButt B Butt 2 6 29X43 Ohoka Benson (6) G&NHope R May 7 PX800 Sky Ruler (7) RHolmes R Holmes 8 07006 Maybe Foxy (8) MHeenan S Ottley (J) 9 Leonardo (9) DHeffernan N Williamson 10 76606 Sounds Like Us (10) MNyhan P Davis 11 62550 Hot Lips Brogden (11) KCameron K Cameron B 12 008X0 Hotmamalinemypockets (12) TWebster C R Thornley

13 45065 Aces Fella (13) WStapleton G O'Reilly 14 50X97 Never Pay Retail (14) MWard S Golding (J) 15 8X552 Highland Reign (15) BNegus B Orange 16 Shington Lad (16) MHeenan L O'Reilly 1 17 X264X Scotty’s Image (17) DHari M Williamson 5:17 PM OPT 710

10 SOUTHERN WINES/CHANGEOVER PACE $7000, 3yo+ c1, 2000m

1 80080 Killawatt (1) TSoal 2 S Ottley (J) 2 04X09 I C U Darling (2) RDunn J Dunn 3 3 48771 Back Pay (3) GSmith G Smith 4 88260 Crackapaca (4) MNyhan P Davis 1 5 731X Sage Creek (5) MJones B Orange 6 769X0 Szybka Brat (6) GTelfer G Telfer 7 09509 Riverboat Princess (7) LSmart D Butcher 8 400X8 Westburn Florid (8) ICourt S Golding (J) 9 4566X Tango Lady (9) MLawrence B Williamson (J) 10 70058 Jaspers Blue Jean (10) ELatimer MWilliamson 4 11 X41X6 Glamar Girls (11) G&NHope R May 12 Quick As I Can SCRATCHED Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2000m; Straight: 450m; Rail: True; Weather: Mainly fine 5:07 PM

5:46 PM OPT 410

10 2014PLATINUMHOMESWN CUPCARNIVALR65

RYDGES WELLINGTON CAPTAIN COOK

11 8X558 Cold Hearted (5) 57 ADavies J Shackleton (a2) OPT 409 STAKES $200,000, wfa, 1600m 12 28X07 Blame de Angels (6) 57 GInnes D Johnson 2 1 X1320 Nashville (2) 59 ABull K Myers 13 021 Teddytwinkletoes (9) 56.5 JRathbone 2 11X14 Shuka (3) 59 P&DWilliams D Johnson D Walker 3 3 81931 Survived (5) 59 JBary O Bosson 14 4X361 Twilight Doll (4) 56 GHaigh J Parkes 4 X8813 Brave Centaur (8) 59 LNoble M Coleman 15 X5673 Red Sunset (1) 55 MOulaghan R Myers 1 5 34141 Final Touch (1) 57 J&KParsons N Harris 16 43070 Mrs Clooney (15) 55 DClisby M Dee (a2) 6 1X211 I Do (10) 57 A&KSharrock J Riddell 7 14822 Postmans Daughter (7) 57 DWalker D Nolan 3 17 49X41 Celtic Woman (13) 54.5 JWheeler 4 8 18X12 Viadana (6) 57 LNoble C Grylls R Hutchings (a) 9 05613 Zennista (9) 57 LLatta M Du Plessis HIREMASTER PREMIER R65 $20,000, 10 31432. Soriano (4) 57 G&DRogerson R Hutchings (a) 4:32 PM

7 008X0 Gracetown (7) D&CButt A B Butt 8 6X970 Washington Diva (8) T&GChmiel T Chmiel 9 9750 Rockahula Arden (9) GPayne G R Payne 3:40 PM RAY MAYNE HOSE & FITTINGS LTD MOBILE $9000, c2-c3 spechcp, 2400m Barrier 1 0X084 Price Of Fame (1) TTrathen T Trathen 1:00 PM PACE $7000, 4yo+ c1 jun.d, 2300m 10 1 81335 Jeans Mattjesty (1) G&NHope R Close (J) 0 Nothingtolaughabout (21) PRobertson 2 00070 Filigree Sheree (2) KFord A Tomlinson 1 15528 Mach’s Gladiator (1) PBurrows B Thomas (J) 2 2 17X60 Jerry Garcia (2) LO'Reilly L O'Reilly C D Thornley 2 D 3 Independent Anvil SCRATCHED 11 Cracker Comet (3) GRich 1 3 22X64 Graduate Under Fire (3) RDunn J Dunn 07 Highview Aria (22) MGreen J Dunn 4 X00X0 Strathfield Sun (4) NMunro 3 40347 Batini (2) RDunn J Thomas (J) 12 X0499 Starry Delight (23) KHadfield C DeFilippi T Chmiel G O'Reilly 4 7556X Franco Revel (4) T&GChmiel 5 X8824 Contella (5) BFord D Stratford (J) B Ford 4 6069X Will He Rule (3) JReedy S Ottley (J) 3 13 69 Keep On Smiling (24) MWard C Ward 5 X6188 Top Brass (5) WStevenson L Lester (J) 14 09038 Is This Love (25) MJones C 6 Celeste Franco (6) PAnderson P Anderson 5 27809 Drover’s Eyre (4) MBrown J Hay K Butt (J) 6 1X163 Star Black (6) JHay M Anderson (J) 7 5 Sunbloc (7) JSmolenski J Smolenski 6 51660 Steal A Grin (5) RHolmes D Dunn 4 15 25608 Major Talk (26) PKerr M Kerr 7 0074X Johnny Mick (u1) JRogers 2 7 143 Clarisa (6) JParsons S Ottley (J) 8 004 Lavros Segil (8) PAnderson 3 8 46594 Roxy Bromac (1) PYoung B Orange J Young (J) TEXTILE BAG & SACK PACE 9 X3817 Debs Pal (u1) PBurrows 4 8 X2739 Eva Sophnally (7) MEdmonds J Anderson (J) 2:30 PM 1 9 7257X Trouble Rieu (9) BWhite G Smith S McNally $7500, 3yo+ c0, 2400m K Butt (J) 10 X210P Alta Tallyho (u2) G&NHope 10 7539X Henley Park (10) BBorcoskie B Borcoskie 9 0X005 Shantahlia’s Star (8) GLamb R May 1 5 Royal Chance (1) R Winter D Dunn Barrier 4 11 1P617 Comenche (u3) RDunn J Thomas (J) A 11 Monkey Luck (11) KCameron K Cameron D 2 9 Highview Jimmy (2) P Bagrie T Bagrie (J) K Cox (J) 12 600 Jean Sebastien (12) CMarkham J Markham (J) 10 185X Match Point (21) DTaylor J Dunn METHVEN 4 SQUARE SUPERMARKET GREEN 3 11 00123 Firebreak (22) G&NHope R Close (J) 3 22023 Threebee (3) MSmolenski 4:15 PM 3 13 94033 Total Exposure (13) DNyhan D Nyhan 4 4 40034 Classiegent (4) GKelk MILE MBL TROT $14,999, ffa, 1609m G O'Reilly A 12 95608 Lockey (23) C McDowell S Golding (J) 14 0000X Pat’s First Sun (14) MJones M Jones L O'Reilly 5 00X Arcano (5) TTwidle R May 1 94009 Trip’s On Me (1) CMiddleton 13 01753 Ireby Betty (24) G Court C Hunter (J) 2 15 04806 Never Fear (15) PO'Reilly P O'Reilly 6 03X90 Kotare Vernon (6) MSmolenski S Ottley (J) 2 8X6D3 Dixie Commando (2) J&JGeddes J Geddes 14 71X09 Perissa (25) A Stuart V Atherton (J) 16 0X370 Waihemo Angus (u1) Hannah/Chappell R Close (J) 3 7 Hayleys Comet (7) RWinter S McNally 3 57793 Donaldson (3) G&NHope 1 15 43332 Lumos (26) RDunn M Purvis (J) S Smolenski D Nyhan 2 8 World Famous (8) RHolmes R Holmes 4 3023X With Intent (4) DNyhan 16 08529 McArdles Smooth (27) T & G Chmiel A Veint (J) 4 17 00X32 Sueno (u2) SRoulston G O'Reilly 2 5 617X1 Royal Aspirations (5) FFletcher S Smolenski 1 9 0 That Guy Finn (9) JHowe C DeFilippi B 18 079X Ton Tine (u3) RAnderson R Anderson 6 0X009 Pink Diamond (6) CMiddleton C Middleton CHRISTIAN CULLEN CANT’Y MARES SERIES HT MBL B 10 26550 That’s Hunting Pink (10) DTaylor 19 59559 Breeny’s Smile (u4) MHeenan M Heenan 1:30 PM 7 97957 Uncas (7) BHeron PACE $9000, c0-c5 with cond., 1609m C 11 B Thomas (J) Tuxedo Max (11) MJones 1 480X5 Woodlea DJ (1) TTwidle G Archer D Dunn 12 4400X Diamond Rule (12) JReedy B Butt 8 14306 Quality Invasion (8) BGraham PLACEMAKERS ASHBURTON MOBILE PACE 12:30 PM 9 X2080 Clover Don (9) C&JDeFilippi C DeFilippi S McNally 13 969X Shivarji (13) MHeenan M Heenan $7500, 3yo+ c0, 2300m 2 X1108 Speedy Ideal (2) DMoore Barrier 3 47667 Tubbys Sister (3) DSwanston A Lowe 14 8 Snowden (14) KEstreich C Markham 1 Magical McGyver (1) KFairbairn J Dunn R May 4 30013 Cullen’s Mercy (4) RDunn J Dunn 15 70 Good Deed (15) JHay J Hay 10 X5104 Phil’s Gift (21) G&NHope 3 2 26924 Betabeeasy (2) PEllis K Barron 1 11 X1141 Master Lavros (22) MJones M Jones 61339 Maiden Rome (5) REarle S Golding (J) 16 808X2 Lifestyler (16) KCollins T Woodward 1 3 342 Franco Salisbury (3) RHolmes T Woodward 3 56 7324X 4 12 0X365 King Charlie (23) NMcGrath N McGrath Strata Star (6) RTodd M Jones 17 30400 Westburn Elite (17) Keast/Westrum J Keast 4 09 Albuquerque (4) GPearson C DeFilippi 3 13 42262 The Fiery Ginga (24) AClark A Clark 7 3735X Little Miss Sunshine (7) RHolmes R Holmes 18 67084 Taia’s Kid (18) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin B 5 6000X Shantahlia Hero (5) GLamb K Cameron 2 8 8X375 Still Laughin (8) KBarron K Barron 19 570X8 Freezer Bay (19) NPerkins L O'Reilly SMITH SEEDS LTD MOBILE PACE 6 57X4 The Mighty Falcon (6) PBagrie T Bagrie (J) 4 9 5X076 Supreme Gem (9) JMcDermott C D Thornley 4:50 PM $8000, 3yo+ c1, 2300m D 7 50X97 Never Pay Retail (7) MWard S 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Windies launch fightback By DaviD Leggat The West Indies were scrapping hard to stay alive in the first test against New Zealand yesterday. At stumps on the third day, having been asked to follow on 396 runs behind, the West Indies were 168 for two. They still trail by 228 runs with two days remaining. Darren Bravo will start this morning on 72, in sight of a fifth test hundred, while Marlon Samuels is on 17. Earlier veteran Shiv Chanderpaul was the one saving grace for the tourists as they were dismissed for 213. He hit 76, was barely troubled, until shouldering arms to be lbw to left armer Trent Boult. That was the end of the West Indian resistance as they lost their last five wickets in the middle session for 39 runs in the space of 51 balls. Chanderpaul reached 11,000 test runs during the innings, the seventh batsman to pass the milestone. Tim Southee and Boult did the bulk of the damage. Southee finished with four for 52 and Boult three for 40, while legspinner Ish Sodhi took two for 63. Following on, the West Indies lost Kieran Powell early but half centuries from Kirk Edwards and Bravo put the innings on a firmer footing. At one point Bravo took four boundaries in successive Southee deliveries. However Edwards went lbw to a smart piece of bowling from Sodhi for 59, having added 117 with Bravo. Samuels survived a tight lbw appeal from the same bowler, which used up New Zealand’s two review appeals until the 80th over is completed. The New Zealand bowlers also visibly tired, reigniting the debate over the wisdom of enforcing the follow on, as opposed to giving the bowlers a chance to put their feet up before the - NZH second innings.

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A youthful Mid Canterbury side heads to Alexandra for their opening Hawke Cup two-day cricket match against Otago Country tomorrow. Matt Winter will captain the side featuring seven players that have graduated from the successful Ashburton College 1st XV in the past few seasons. Of the 11, five played in the same fixture last season which saw Otago Country win by 58 runs in Ashburton, while five players were also involved in the six wicket outright win the last time Mid Canterbury went to Molyneux Park in Alexandra. The experienced Bevan Ravenscroft will spearhead the bowl-

Warm welcome likely The Breakers face their toughest test of the season in Perth tonight, but the battle on the court won’t be the only competition taking place. The game against the league leaders will mark Gary Wilkinson’s return to the wild west, a player the locals love to hate. Wilkinson has no illusions about the warm welcome he will receive at Perth Arena - though he thinks a teammate may compete for the role of villain. “[Daryl Corletto] and I have a bet going to see who gets the best reception,” Wilkinson said. “It’s a hostile environment but it’s a good environment in terms of energy. You expect a lot of jeers and a lot of things coming from that direction.” - APNZ

Merrick’s patience tested It’s lucky Ernie Merrick is a patient man. The new Wellington Phoenix coach has not lashed out at his underperforming side despite the fact they’re yet to find their maiden win of the A-League season under his stewardship. Four draws and three losses have been all the Phoenix have to show for a squad overhaul and a new style of play since the Scotsman came to the capital. Merrick has acknowledged the time has come for some marks to be etched in to the win column. They head to Perth tonight when the Phoenix meet a depleted Glory outfit who have experienced their own struggles of late. - APNZ

Cantabs take charge

West Indies’ Darren Bravo ducks a bouncer in front of New Zealand keeper B J Watling on the third day of their match yesterday.

Youth to the fore for Mid Canterbury By Jonathan Leask

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ing attack with fellow seamers Jack McDonald and Harry Jones while Matt Tait, who took ten Otago Country wickets last season, and Kurt Polson provide bowling options. Ben Mably and Tom Meyrick form a spin bowling tandem that proved highly successful in their Ashburton College days, and they are both handy with the bat. South Canterbury used spin to take a 27-run Hawke Cup win over Otago Country at Aorangi Oval last weekend, with South Canterbury’s two spinners combining for 13 wickets. Mid Canterbury XI: Matt Winter©, Robbie Polson, Ben Mably, Bo Houston, Will Southby, Matt Tait, Tom Meyrick, Kurt Polson, Bevan Ravenscroft, Harry Jones, Jack McDonald.

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Australian batsmen miss first day opportunities By greg BuckLe The home side’s batsmen have failed to convert halfcenturies into big scores on a lifeless Adelaide Oval pitch in what could prove to be a costly start to the second Ashes Test. After choosing to bat first, Michael Clarke’s men were 5-273 at stumps on yesterday’s first day of play in front of a sell-out crowd of almost 34,000. The home side had been cruising at 1-155 on a good batting track which offered little for the England quicks and some turn for the spinners.

Chris Rogers (72), Shane Watson (51) and George Bailey (53) all got themselves out with dubious shot selection after appearing set for hefty totals. Clarke was unbeaten on 48 at stumps with Brad Haddin not out on seven. Haddin was fortunate to survive after England’s Michael Carberry dropped a simple chance at backward point off the bowling of spinner Monty Panesar in the third-last over of the day. Bailey had reached his maiden half-century with a magnificent pull shot for six off Stuart Broad’s bowling. - AAP

Canterbury look set to earn their second Plunket Shield victory of the season after another dominating day against Wellington in Rangiora. The hosts headed to stumps at the halfway point with a 285-run lead and four wickets in hand, edging closer to setting an insurmountable fourthinnings chase for the Firebirds. After Wellington resumed on 27-6 following a disastrous opening with the bat in reply in Canterbury’s 223, Luke Woodcock (30) and Michael Papps (44no) at least saw their side to double figures. But the visitors’ total of 130 was always insufficient, especially after Tom Latham and Dean Brownlie combined in a 108run stand for the second wicket to help Canterbury through to 192-6 at the close of play. - APNZ

Whincup haunted Only once has Jamie Whincup not walked away from the Sydney 500 as V8 Supercars champion. And it’s a final round the Holden driver admits he cannot forget. “We came here in 2010, we had a good car and then the rain bucketed down,” recalled Whincup on the eve of one of championship’s most closely-contested season finales on the Sydney Olympic Park street circuit. “We all got gobbled up by the late shower and ended up in the wall. It cost us the championship. It was devastating. That was a moment in my career which still haunts me to this day. I just hope the circuit is kinder to me this weekend.” The 30-year-old Whincup once again heads into the last round of the season within arm’s reach of a V8s title - potentially his recordequalling fifth in six years. - AAP

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PLANTS, PRODUCE FOR SALE - New potatoes Osprey Purple Passion at Farmers Market Saturday morning. Come and see Farmer Brown and his tractor. NEW POTATOES, digging daily. $2 kg - 3kg $5 - 5 kg $8. Christmas Orders Taken, Bennett, 22 Melrose Road, phone 308 4015.

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Daily Events Friday

11.00am - 3.00pm TE HUB. Seeds, seedlings, workshops, enviro centre. 35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm R.S.A. Euchre, R.S.A. Cox Street, Ashburton.

9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Exhibition by local artists Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes. Main Street, Methven.

9.30am - 11.30pm ST ANDREWS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in centre, St Andrews Anglican Church hall, cnr Thomson and Jane Street Tinwald.

10.30am ASHBURTON PARENTS CENTRE. Playgroup, all welcome, free. Netherby Shopping Centre, Chalmers Avenue.

1.00pm ASHBURTON CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY LUNCH MEETING. New committee members required, can you help? Community House (behind Westpac, Tancred Street) or call/text 027-435-799.

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New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Exhibition by local artists Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes. Main Street, Methven.

10.00am - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. 14km road race. Register from 1pm. Fords Road, near the sale yards.

10.00am - 12.00pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

12.50pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet singles. The domain, Philip Street.

1.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet doubles, change partners. The domain, Philip Street.

9.00am - 12.00noon ASHBURTON DISTRICT FARMERS MARKET. Weekly farm fresh produce, plants, coffee, food and more. North end of the West Street car park. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open today. New members always welcome. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE.

10.00am - 1.00pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Saturday’s in the West Street Car park.

1.00pm - 7.00pm TINWALD SWIMMING POOL . Outdoor swimming pool open. Tinwald Domain, Maronan Road.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) With Mercury gone from your financial sector months of extreme and at times intense focus on money matters has run its course. TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Embrace a sense of adventure in the air, especially with life about to become busier and staying that way for the next 8 months. GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With Monday’s New Moon having already created a need for a fresh start, today is all about doing whatever it takes to get your head in the game. CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) Venus should be long gone, but the fact that she’s still here is your first real indicator that something different is developing on the relationship front. LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) The Moon and Venus’ alignment in your work sector is your first real sign that something big is developing, with a need to trust your heart and instincts. VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) The Moon and Venus align to give your heart and emotional responses a voice today, making it important to listen to what both are telling you. LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) In his first full day in your communication sector Mercury is not only bringing a sense of urgency, but a chance for a fresh start. SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) With your financial desires banked, the solar spotlight on your options and a smart head for money to work with, you are no longer waiting for anything. SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) A mix of intuition and logic, imagination and intelligence is giving you an edge to start playing like you mean it. Start walking the talk. CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) While the Sun has been focused on winding down and bringing home your current solar year for several weeks, it’s now urgent. AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) On the social front you have a chance to make up for lost time, just as you move into the season for Christmas get-togethers. PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) It’s time to start bringing your professional year home, aware of what you want, what you have to work with and what your options are.

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Fine, apart from areas of morning fog or low cloud. Northerlies.

Fine at first with areas of morning fog. A few showers developing about the divide during the morning, turning to rain in the evening. Wind at 1000m: NW, gusts rising to 80 km/h in exposed places in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 40 km/h gradually rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the evening.

Hamilton

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Wellington

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TOMORROW Fine, apart from a few spots of rain about the foothills. Gusty northwesterlies.

SUNDAY Scattered showers developing in the morning and winds changing southwest.

MONDAY Showers clearing and southwesterlies dying out.

TUESDAY Mainly fine. Northeasterlies developing.

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Rain about the divide with some heavy falls, scattered rain further east. Snow above 1700 metres. Wind at 1000m: NW 80 km/h, gusting severe gale 100 in exposed valleys, easing at night. Wind at 2000m: Severe gale NW 100 km/h, easing at night.

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SUNDAY

Queenstown

mainly fine

Rain and snow about the divide easing to showers in the morning, and showers developing further east. Northwesterlies dying out in the morning.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 11am Coach Trip PGR Fourteen tourists are brought together for an epic coach trip across the continent. 0 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Val and Pollard have put Amy to work; Cameron feels awkward; Nicola is impatient. 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me 3 2pm May The Best House Win 3pm Dickinson’s Real Deal 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 Ellen With guest Garth Brooks. 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire. 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Coronation Street Paul has a disaster; Katy has trouble with Joseph; Rosie still has not been honest with Jason. 0 8:30 Restoration Man PGR 0 9:30 Location Location Location 0 10:35 One News Tonight 0

11:05 Life’s Too Short AO 11:40 Enlightened AO 3 12:15 Harry’s Law AO 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Cheese Slices 7am Home By Novogratz 7:30 Tales From River Cottage 8am My Kitchen Christmas Special 8:30 James And Thom’s Pizza Pilgrimage 9am Turkish Delights With Allegra McEvedy. 9:30 Yard Crashers 10am Carter Can 11am Pawnbrokers 11:30 Tales From River Cottage Noon Cheese Slices 12:30 Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British 1:30 Days Of Our Lives PGR 2:20 Hairy Bikers’ Mum Knows Best 3:30 Home By Novogratz 4pm From Birmingham To Bombay 4:30 Simply Italian 5pm Fantasy Homes By The Sea With Jenni Falconer. 6pm Bondi Vet 6:30 House Crashers 7pm American Restoration Mike and Frank travel the country looking for antique gold. 7:30 Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style 8:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10pm The Edible Garden 11pm American Restoration 11:30 Hairy Bikers’ Best Of British

SATURDAY

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Home By Novogratz 1:30 Mr Sunshine PGR 2am Kirstie Allsopp’s Home Style 3am Fantasy Homes By The Sea 4am Bondi Vet 4:30 House Crashers 5am Dream Jobs PGR 5:30 Madhur Jaffrey’s Curry Nation

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 0 6:55 Pac-Man And The Ghostly Adventures 0 7:20 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 0 8:15 Franklin 3 8:40 Mike The Knight 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 F 2 Broke Girls PGR 0 1pm Jeremy Kyle 2pm Bethenny 3pm F Suburgatory PGR 3 0 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm F Girl v Boy 3 0 4:30 The Erin Simpson Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 F Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 The Middle 0 8pm The Big Bang Theory PGR 3 0 8:30 M Troy MV 2004 Action. Adaptation of Homer’s epic The Iliad, about a combined Greek attack on the city of Troy and the fate of the leading protagonists. Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom. 0 11:50 Hell’s Kitchen AO 3 0 12:50 The Cult AO 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 Fringe AO 3 0 4:25 Nikita AO 3 0 5:10 Jonas (LA) 3 0 5:35 Sonny With A Chance 3 0

TV THREE

FOUR

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:30 The Shopping Channel 3 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon 3 News 12:30 Dr Phil AO 3 Family members of a human-trafficking victim who murdered her alleged pimp reunite; Mira Sorvino discusses her role in a film about human trafficking. 1:30 The Dr Oz Show PGR 3 2:30 Rachael Ray 3 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Interviews with daytime star Eric Braeden, actress Alyson Hannigan, and country performer Thomas Rhet. 4:30 Big Brother Australia Jade’s princess birthday party; the housemates speculate whether Rohan has a secret task of his own. 6pm 3 News 7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The X Factor USA PGR Following the live performances, the elimination will leave seven acts remaining. 8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 9:30 7 Days AO 10pm Jono and Ben at Ten AO 10:35 Nightline

11:15 The Big Game PGR Professional poker. 12:20 CSI – Miami AO 3 1:15 Chaos PGR The agents enlist the help of a retired spy to help them investigate whether moles are being placed in US embassies. 2:10 Infomercials

PRIME

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Pingu 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Beyblade – Metal Fury 3 7:55 Planet Sheen 3 8:25 Chuggington 3 8:35 Care Bears 3 8:55 Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 9:05 Bob The Builder 3 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Peppa Pig 3 9:35 Wonder Pets 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Peppa Pig 3 3pm Sticky TV Featuring – Lalaloopsy and Max Steel. 4:30 Four Live 6pm Sabrina – The Teenage Witch 3 0 6:30 Everybody Hates Chris 3 7pm Just Shoot Me! PGR 0 7:30 American Ninja Warrior 8:30 M Public Enemies 16V 3 2009 Crime. Based on Brian Burrough’s book about government agent Melvin Purvis and his attempt to stop gangster John Dillinger and his gang in the 1930s. Johnny Depp, Christian Bale. 0 11:15 Rove LA AO 3 Improvising with Rove on the set are comedians Joel McHale, Wendi McLendonCovey, and Wayne Brady. 12:20 Entertainment Tonight 12:45 Infomercials

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 7am Deal Or No Deal 3 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 1pm The Jeff Probst Show 2pm A Gypsy Life For Me PGR 3 When two diva-like judges upset corporate sponsors, the talent show is in for a rough ride. 3pm Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK 3 4pm The Late Show With David Letterman 3 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted by Eddie McGuire. 7pm 7:30 8:30 9:35

THE BOX

7:30 Hockey – FIH Women’s World League (Replay) Quarter-final One – Netherlands v New Zealand. 9pm Red Bull Chronicles 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10pm Surfing – ASP Men’s World Championship Tour (Highlights) Hurley Pro USA. 10:30 Cricket – International New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Four.

11pm The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show. Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 2am Home Shopping

12:30 Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – Second Test, Day Two. 2:30 Basketball – NBL (Replay) Perth Wildcats v New Zealand Breakers. 4:30 Gridiron – Lingerie Football League Philadelphia Passion v Cleveland Crush.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Tribe PGR A music video series with clips from Aotearoa and around the world. 8pm Whanau Factor 8:30 My Country Song 3 9:30 Survive Aotearoa PGR 3 (Part 1) 10:30 Project Matauranga 3 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6:30 River Monsters PG Hidden Predator. 7:30 Top Ten Sharkdown PG 8:30 Adrift – 47 Days With Sharks PG 9:30 Mysteries Of The Shark Coast PG 11:30 Sharkzilla PG 12:30 Adrift – 47 Days With Sharks PG 1:30 Top Ten Sharkdown PG 2:30 River Monsters PG Hidden Predator. 3:30 Mysteries Of The Shark Coast PG 5:30 Adrift – 47 Days With Sharks PG 6:30 Sharkzilla PG 7:30 I Escaped Jaws PG Stories of people who survived shark attacks. 8:30 Air Jaws Apocalypse PG 9:30 Great White Appetite PG 10:30 Top Ten Sharkdown PG 11:30 Top Five Eaten Alive PG

12:30 The Pretender PG 1:20 CSI – Miami MV 2:05 Law And Order MV 3:05 SVU MV 3:55 SVU MV 4:45 The Pretender PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

12:30 Shark City PG 1:30 I Escaped Jaws PG 2:30 Air Jaws Apocalypse PG 3:30 Great White Appetite PG 4:30 Top Five Eaten Alive PG 5:30 Top Ten Sharkdown PG

SATURDAY

Home and Away

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6am CSI – Miami AO 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 The Pretender PG 8:55 Chuck MVS 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:40 CSI – Miami MV 11:30 CSI – New York MV 12:20 CSI MV 1:30 Chuck MVS 2:20 CSI – Miami MV 3:10 The Pretender PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Chuck MVS 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 SVU MV 9:30 SVU MV 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

SATURDAY

6am The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller. Sharon Stone, Billy Zane. 7:35 Swinging With The Finkels MLS 2011 Comedy. Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman. 9am Firelight PGC 2012 Drama. Cuba Gooding jr. 10:35 Tell Tale 16VLS 2011 Thriller. Josh Lucas, Lena Headey. 12:10 The Expendables 2 16V 2012 Action. Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham. 1:55 The Mule 16VLS 2012 Thriller. Sharon Stone, Billy Zane. 3:30 To The Mat PGV 2011 Comedy. Ricky Schroder. 5:05 Teenage Bank Heist MC 2012 Thriller. Abbie Cobb, Maeve Quinlan. 6:30 Looper 16VL 2012 Thriller. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis. 8:30 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Pena. 10:20 The Code MLVS 2009 Crime. Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas.

SATURDAY

12:05 The Task 18V 2011 Horror. Alexandra Staden, Victor McGuire. 1:40 To The Mat PGV 2011 Comedy. Ricky Schroder. 3:15 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime. 5:05 The Code MLVS 2009 Crime.

MOVIES GREATS 6:45 O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. John Turturro, George Clooney. 8:30 Happy Gilmore ML 1996 Comedy. Adam Sandler, Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen. 10am The Departed 16VL 2006 Crime. Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson. 12:30 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo. 2:30 O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. John Turturro, George Clooney. 4:15 Proof Of Life MVL 2000 Action. Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe. 6:30 My Cousin Vinny PGL 1992 Comedy. Joe Pesci, Ralph Macchio, Marisa Tomei. 8:30 The Fugitive MV 1993 Action. Tommy Lee Jones, Harrison Ford. 10:40 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Crime Drama. George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson.

SATURDAY

12:40 Hairspray PGS 2007 Comedy Musical. Nicki Blonsky, John Travolta. 2:35 My Cousin Vinny PGL 1992 Comedy. 4:30 The Fugitive MV 1993 Action.

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SATURDAY

2am Football – A-League (Replay) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix. 4am The Crowd Goes Wild 4:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies. First Test, Day Four. 5am L Football – Fifa World Cup Draw

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The Crowd Goes Wild The Kiwi Dream Undercover Boss UK PGR Elementary AO 3 Sherlock gives Joan her own case; he investigates a case involving a wealthy philanthropist with an incurable illness. 10:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v West Indies – First Test, Day Four. From University Oval in Dunedin.

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Mid Canterbury captain Jon Dampney was named the Heartland Player of the Year at the Steinlager Rugby Awards in Auckland last night. Dampney became the first Mid Canterbury player to receive the award, in the same season he became the first Mid Canterbury captain to lift the Meads Cup. He beat out team-mate Dwayne Burrows and South Canterbury captain Andrew Scarlett for the award, taking two trophies off Scarlett this season after Mid Canterbury won the Hanan Shield The 30-year-old loose forward has been a regular standout for Mid Canterbury, but under the tutelage of new

head coach Glenn Moore and taking over the captaincy he stepped up another level this season, and should be in line to be the 22nd player to play 100 games for Mid Canterbury. He led from the front and was a goto man in the lineout, and ultimately got to hoist the Meads Cup at the end of the season, after scoring a try in his side’s 26-20 win over North Otago. He was selected to the New Zealand Heartland XV, as was Burrows, and was named the Mid Canterbury Heartland Player of the Year after leading the team to the union’s first piece of national silverware since they won third division in 1998. Now he has made it two trophies in the same season.

Mid Canterbury captain Jon Dampney, leading his team out for the Meads Cup ﬁnal against North Otago last month, was named the Heartland Player of the Year last night. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON

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Read, All Blacks, Hansen scoop awards BY PATRICK MCKENDRY The All Blacks, Kieran Read and Steve Hansen enjoyed a fitting conclusion to their perfect season when they were recognised at last night’s Steinlager Rugby Awards in Auckland. Read and Hansen took the player of the year and coach of the year awards, respectively, with the All Blacks winning team of the year all three won the same prizes at this week’s International Rugby Board’s awards. The recognition at Sky City in front of their peers puts a seal on the All Blacks’ 14 victories from 14 tests in 2013 - the first time a major rugby

nation has done so in the professional era. No8 Read was a standout player, particularly throughout the Rugby Championship and recent Northern Hemisphere tour. The latter produced three hardfought victories over France, England and Ireland. The judging panel included former All Blacks captains Andy Leslie and Graham Mourie, broadcaster Grant Nisbett and the NZRU’s Brent Anderson. Also in the running for team of the year were Super Rugby champions the Chiefs, who won back-to-back titles, the national sevens team who won the World Cup, and Canterbury who won the national provincial title

for the sixth year in a row. Canterbury halfback Andy Ellis won the ITM Cup player of the year. Portia Woodman, in her first year of rugby, won the NZ women’s sevens player of the year. 2013 Rugby Awards winners: New Zealand Rugby Age Grade Player of the Year: Ardie Savea (Wellington) Charles Monro Rugby Volunteer of the Year: Rob Jones (Manawatu) New Zealand Rugby Referee of the Year: Chris Pollock Heartland Championship Player of the Year: Jon Dampney New Zealand Rugby Women’s Sevens Player of the Year: Portia Woodman Richard Crawshaw Memorial Sevens Player of the Year: Kurt Baker Sky Television Fans Try of the Year:

Selica Winiata/Black Ferns ITM Cup Player of the Year: Andy Ellis Super Rugby Player of the Year: Ben Smith Tom French Memorial Maori Player of the Year: Liam Messam New Zealand Rugby Women’s Player of the Year: Kelly Brazier New Zealand Rugby Coach of the Year: Steven Hansen Team of the Year: All Blacks Steinlager Salver: Graham Mourie Kelvin R Tremain Player of the Year: Kieran Read. - APNZ

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