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Move over Travolta When theatre success-story Tainui Kuru swung by his hometown this week, it was in full-on 1970’s style.

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Drinking water top of the line BY SUE NEWMAN

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The Ashburton District Council could be ahead of the game when it comes to ensuring its drinking water supplies meet and in many cases exceed National Drinking Water Standards. A second stage inquiry report was released this week into the disease outbreak in Havelock North that was linked to the town’s water supply and it called for a universal treatment of drinking water. This would likely include chlorination. While some local authorities are now counting the cost of chlorinating sup-

plies, all of Ashburton’s 12 drinking water schemes are already chlorinated. Chlorination is the first line defence against E.coli. With the case being pushed for chlorination of all supplies, council assets manager Andrew Guthrie said the council could feel a bit vindicated now because there had always been some resistance from consumers to chlorination. The option of ultra-violet disinfection equipment for water supplies has also been tagged as a likely change and five Ashburton District supplies already have this equipment in place.

Ashburton won’t escape a tightening of water quality measures without some changes needed however, Guthrie said. “We’ll have to up the frequency of our monitoring. It’ll have to be full time monitored using technology rather than doing it manually.” The improvements needed to Ashburton’s supplies would be more around details rather than significant improvements and expenditure, he said.

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Harold Jordan, hale and hearty and celebrating his 100th birthday yesterday with son Ken and daughter Barbara Redmond. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 071217-SN-007

Celebrating 100 years in style By Sue NewmaN

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Age is just a number for the Ashburton District’s latest centenarian, Harold Jordan. He might be a little hard of hearing and a little slower on his feet, but he still has a keen interest in life and the activities of his family. At 93 he moved out of his family home and into Tuarangi Home, but until then he was still the family’s chief Christmas cake maker. At the age of 90 he baked 18 cakes that were given to friends, family and local organisations. As one of nine children, Harold was born in Rangiora but spent his early school years on a dairy

farm in Patutahi, near Gisborne where he recalls writing on a slate. The Jordan family came to Ashburton in 1924 where his father bought a bakery, laying the foundations for Harold’s lifelong love of baking. He became well known in horticultural circles as a nurseryman, owning Tinwald’s G&C Clark’s Nursery from 1946 until 1976, but admits this was something of an accidental career. He trained and worked as an accountant but after he returned from World War Two and married Natalie Clark whose two brothers had been killed in the war, he decided a change of career was in order.

“We thought we’d keep the nursery going in memory of the two boys in a way,” he said. Together the couple developed the business, specialising in lilies and earning a reputation nationally as growers of repute. Harold was an active committee member of the lily, rhododendron and camellia societies. He was also patron of the New Zealand Lily Society for many years. Harold and Natalie had three children the late Pamela, Barbara and Kenneth. Eventually he handed over ownership of the nursery to son Kenneth. The changing generation also saw a name change to Jordan’s Nursery. Harold’s interest in horticul-

ture remained and with Ken and grandson Simon the family trio all won trophies at a camellia show in 2009. When he wasn’t growing things, Harold was a keen sportsman, playing cricket for Tekau and as a member of the Mid Canterbury rep team. As a county senior he continued playing top level cricket until 1956. He was also a member of Ashburton South Rotary for many years. Tomorrow Harold will celebrate his 100th milestone with daughter Barbara and husband Barry, son Ken and wife Jenny and his grandchildren, great grand child, extended family and friends.

From P1 Currently seven of the district’s supplies are sourced from secure groundwater bores but this classification may be removed and this could see the council forced to install ultra-violet treatment equipment on all supplies. This could come at a cost of up to $50,000 per plant, more than $500,000 in total. Since the Havelock North event, the council had been looking at its drinking water schemes and considering where changes might be needed, so there should be no real surprises, Guthrie said. “We had already been given an indication of things that would change before the recommendations came out and one of those was below the ground bore heads. We’ve recognised this and we’ve budgeted to lift these.” This will affect eight boreheads across the district at a cost of around $25,000 per site. “For us this has effectively been a case of reading between the lines and councillors have listened to staff when we’ve made recommendations and they’ve taken those on board.” There were some concerns that with increased treatment requirements there would be less focus on the quality of the water source itself, Guthrie said, but the council was very aware that nothing could change in the security of supply. The Canterbury Drinking Water Reference Group, of which Ashburton is a member, has welcomed the report. It was formed after the Havelock North event and is made up of representatives from Environment Canterbury, all Canterbury councils and the Canterbury District Health Board Medical Officer of Health. The group meets regularly to discuss Canterbury’s public drinking water supplies, share knowledge and highlight any issues in the region.

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Maronan hall awaiting demolition machinery By Sue NewmaN

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In spite of multiple attempts to find a new owner, the Maronan Reserves Board has abandoned its efforts to sell its elderly hall. The hall began its life as the district’s school and when the school closed, it continued to serve the community as the district’s social hub. Those days are long gone and the hall has now lost its identity and will be transferred to the Hinds Reserve Board. It’s been more than 10 years since the hall was used and with no one willing to buy and relocate the building, the Ashburton District Council stepped in and decided to discharge the Maronan Reserves Board and transfer the hall, the land on which it sits and the small amount of money in its bank account to the Hinds board. Its life as a school began in 1921 but only lasted for 15 years. It opened in February 1921 with one teacher and 14 students and by the end of 1922 the roll had hit 39. Currently the hall is used for storage but does not have a maintenance schedule. A sign is being prepared that will be erected on the hall site to recognise the former reserves board and the contribution of the families in the area. The $5700 in the reserves board account will transfer to the Hinds Reserve Board but will be tagged for use in the Maronan district if needed in the future. With the option to buy and relocate the hall now off the table, its future will be demolition.

Maronan residents Frank Fletcher and Gaby Jansen at the Maronan Hall that is now in the hands of the Hinds Reserve Board. PHOTO KIRSTY GRAHAM 100408-KG-037

■ FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY

Road shelving ‘growth handbrake’ By ColiN williSCroft

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Concern that shelving proposed investment in a four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch will have a detrimental effect on the district’s economy has been echoed by Business Mid Canterbury. Earlier this week, during Parliament’s question time, Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon asked Transport Minister Phil Twyford to confirm whether or not the new coalition government will go ahead with National’s plan to extend State Highway 1 between Ash-

burton and Christchurch to four lanes. According to Hansard, Twyford’s response was “it’s under consideration”. However, that lack of support did not sit well with Falloon. “A four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch is needed. “With a growing Mid Canterbury economy there’s more and more traffic on the road, both passenger vehicles and trucks,” he said. “That’ll grow even more over the next few years with the growth of the inland port at Rolleston, and

the success of PrimePort in Timaru. “Delays on the road will impact on productivity and will be a handbrake to growth in the district. “We need to keep investing in critical infrastructure to keep our local economy moving. “Sadly Labour aren’t interested in that. By not confirming they’ll go ahead with the road they’re once again showing their focus is rail projects in Auckland, and ignoring regions like Mid Canterbury,” Falloon said. Business Mid Canterbury board

member Neil Pluck agreed with Falloon, saying that delays on the highway were already affecting productivity. The road works around Rolleston were already slowing traffic, he said, which meant that business people or freight travelling between Ashburton and Christchurch were already delayed by five to 10 minutes for every trip, which soon added up over multiple journeys during a week. When other delays, such as trucks carrying big loads and repairs being done to damage to the road, were added to the mix, busi-

nesses that relied on good road links were already suffering in terms of productivity, Pluck said, and increasing traffic flows would only make that worse. Studies had shown that Rakaia had 14,000 traffic movements through the town daily, he said, and that would only increase, not fall. However, even when the National government made its promise to four-lane the road during the recent election campaign, Pluck wasn’t holding his breath for work to be completed quickly, describing it as an “election lolly”.

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Students take to the surf at Sumner By Katie todd

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Ashburton College tasked junior students to Get Out There on Tuesday – and that’s precisely what hundreds of Year 9s and 10s did. The college’s annual activity day sent busloads of students around the region, undertaking options of their choosing. Eighteen different activities in total were on offer this year – from cooking classes to dog training, surfing, volleyball and ten pin bowling, from here in Ashburton to Christchurch. Organising teacher Hayley Wards said the day went really well. “They came back excited and tired – everyone had great days,” she said. Teachers jumped on board to help with the activities and many took part, she said, including in the paintball and Adrenaline Forest. The day hailed the fast approaching end of the academic year.

Surf’s up at Sumner Beach: A group of Ashburton College Year 10s take a lesson in surfing on Tuesday. PHOTO SUPPLIED Senior students wrapping up NCEA exams celebrated the start of holidays last week on De-

cember 1. Year 10 students concluded their school year after prizegiving yesterday. School’s

out for summer for the remaining Year 9 students today, after their prizegiving in the morning.

They might no longer be part of a national organisation, but for the group of people who have provided decades of care for sick, injured and unwanted animals in the Ashburton District it will be business as usual. Earlier this year the National body of the SPCA decided to establish a new organisation that would bring every branch under its umbrella. This is now known as One SPCA. Individual branches could refuse to be part of the national organisation but if they did they would no longer be able to use the name SPCA. Ashburton voted to remain outside the official body and has now formed its own organisation.

Ashburton Police are warning people to be aware of an increase in phone scam calls. They say as soon as people are aware the caller is wanting access to their computer, bank details or trying to sell iTune cards, the best thing to do is not engage in any conversation and hang up.

The late John Keeley was the district’s SPCA inspector and the organisation’s mainstay for many years and he believed that as a strong branch, Ashburton had too much to lose if it became part of the national organisation. It was his belief that the assets of the local branch had been paid for by the community, its funds were raised by the community and that was where ownership of the branch should remain. The national organisation, however, believed the welfare of animals would be better served by one single organisation with a strong national voice. The amalgamation of SPCA branches was to be signed and sealed last month. Following Keeley’s death, the organisation continued its com-

American authorities have stopped a New Zealand teenager at LAX Airport from entering the US to meet a registered sex offender. US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intercepted a 17-year-old male New Zealand citizen on Monday. The teen said he had met the man on social media around four years ago and they had never met in person. CBP officers found out the man was a registered sex offender and was also convicted of second degree sexual assault. The offender was convicted for sexual conduct with a person under 13-years-old in 2001. Authorities sent the teenager home to his caregiver. New Zealand Police said they were aware of the incident and enquiries were ongoing. - NZME

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■ MID CANTERBURY ANIMAL WELFARE CENTRE

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mitment to remaining independent and his widow Rallou Keeley said a decision was made last month by the organisation’s committee that it would become a new, standalone organisation. It will now operate under the name Mid Canterbury Animal Welfare Centre but the decision to stand alone was not made lightly, she said. “The way we will be working now is that any donations we receive and all funds we have will stay within our community. We feel it is very important for us to do this,” she said. If Ashburton had voted to become part of the One SPCA organisation all of the funds given to the branch over the years would have been given to the national body and that body would

then administer each group and put in a paid manager, Keeley said. “We felt the funds should be spent on the animals as we have always done in the past.” The organisation might have changed its name locally but it would continue to operate as it had in the past, looking after the animals in the community, she said. “What it does mean is that we cannot have a warranted inspector; only the SPCA is allowed to have these but it will not stop us continuing the work that John did for many years.” v Keeley said she hoped the community would continue to support the organisation to ensure local animals could be given the attention they deserved.

The prison population is expected to soar to more than 12,000 by 2026, Corrections has revealed to its new minister. The Corrections briefing to newly-appointed Minister Kelvin Davis outlines plans to cope with an increasing population of inmates as one of the main issues facing the agency. The current prison population sits at more than 10,200 and had grown by more than 700 inmates this year alone. That figure is set to rise steadily over the next decade. - NZME

Surprise in pie A Naenae woman took a bite of her pie only to find a horrifying mystery ingredient – a clump of hair. Elena Vulu was having a steak and cheese pie from the local dairy. While taking her second bite, she realised something wasn’t right. She saw two small hairs poking out of the gravy. So she pulled on it a little ... and what she saw made her completely lose her appetite. “It was a chunk of hair.” Vulu has contacted the pie maker and it is analysing the sample and will get in touch with her. - NZME

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■ SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER

Local star plays at home for one show only By Katie todd

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When the touring musical Saturday Night Fever hit town this week, it was home-grown talent which took front and centre stage. The lead role of Tony Manero was played by Tainui Kuru, an Ashburton local who has crafted a successful full time career from the performing arts. The production has been touring New Zealand for around three weeks, delivering iconic tunes and classic 1970’s storyline at all the main centres in the North and South islands. The show is often remembered for its disco, yet Kuru said it also deals with some “pretty heavy stuff”. “It’s set in Brooklyn at the lower end of society … and in a similar political climate to now, so that’s kind of interesting,” he said. In Ashburton it stopped for one show only on Wednesday night – giving Kuru a quick chance to reacquaint with his old stomping ground before hitting the road again. The 2009 Ashburton College head boy and NASDA graduate now lives in Auckland and is always on the go when it comes to showbiz. He’s racked up an impressive repertoire of roles in performances over the past eight years and is a self-confessed “triple threat”– a dancer, a singer and an actor. But despite having his face feature on posters in green rooms around the country, Kuru said Saturday Night Fever is by far the busiest show he’s starred in yet. “I’m on stage in every scene. In fact, I think I’m off stage for a maximum of five minutes …

there’s some pretty crazy costume changes.” It’s also mammoth in tour length, with 26 performances in total. The show’s national tour launched in mid-November and will wrap up at the end of next week in Whangarei, after more than a month on the road. “It is a long time to be performing,” Kuru said. “But it’s slightly different each time. We just treat every show as brand new.” And it’s an opportunity to see all his favourite spots around New Zealand. “I always love going to Oamaru, because I like being in an old theatre and having that history.” Most enjoyable of all? Obviously Ashburton. “It’s the most supportive crowd, with all my family and friends.” Next on the cards for the successful Tainui is another tour in the new year – this time for a group called Operatunity, delivering a Rat Pack tribute to the greatest artists of the 20th century in a series of daytime concerts. It’s all go, but the hard work and love of theatre runs in Kuru’s blood. “I grew up in a family where labour was the norm – working for something was just part of the family,” he said. “Theatre takes so much hunger and drive – but it’s worth it.” Right – Born and bred Ashburtonian Tainui Kuru has taken on a groovy new lead role in the nationwide tour of Saturday Night Fever. PHOTO SUPPLIED

■ EASTFIELD CARPARK

Parking fines just business as usual By Sue NewmaN

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A number of central Ashburton workers were dismayed this week when they discovered they’d incurred a $40 parking fine for parking up for the day in the Eastfield carpark. They’d been parking there for months without paying a cent

and several have contacted both the Guardian and the Ashburton District Council challenging what they believe has been a change to the area’s parking rules. The fines, however, are quite legitimate and will have to be paid, said council regulatory manager Rick Catchpowle. “This area has always been a

pay and display car park. You come into the carpark from Cass Street and everyone passes a pay and display machine and signs. The whole of this Cass Street park is pay and display,” he said. At times when demolition of buildings in the area has been under way some of the parking signs may have disappeared, but

that didn’t change the status of the overall car park. The pay and display regime was well advertised at the car park’s entrance, Catchpowle said. “The issue is that people have been getting away with not paying for some months and now they’re getting fined and they’re not happy. This is about being fair

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to everyone – why should some get away with not paying?” The fines had not come about because of any changes to parking charges in the area, they were just part of the council’s business as usual approach to ensuring all areas where parking fees were charged were appropriately monitored, he said.

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■ ASHBURTON REAL ESTATE

House prices remain flat BY SUE NEWMAN

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Growth in Ashburton’s house prices has stalled for almost a year, with the average current value, $345,615 now 1.5 per cent lower than it was in November 2016. Quotable Value’s November report shows the average value of houses sold has remained largely unchanged over the past three months, but the district has one of the greatest losses in value of any area in the South Island. The current market might be flat but values are still well above the 2007 market peak by 23.5 per cent. The greatest rise in values over the past 12 months in the South Island has been in Mackenzie, 24.5 per cent followed by Southland 19.9 per cent. Queenstown Lakes remains the most expensive place to buy in the south with an average val-

ue of $1.105 million and Buller ($179,500) and Grey ($208,417) the cheapest. Nine areas of Auckland now have average values that exceed $1 million, with the most expensive place in the country to buy a home in Auckland city’s east, $1.570 million Ruapehu, Tararua and Kawerau all have average values below $200,000. Over the past 12 months South Wairarapa has seen the strongest growth in values, 25 per cent with Southland having the strongest three month growth at 7.8 per cent. The average current value there, however, is just $218,929. Nationally values increased 6.4 per cent in November and 3.6 per cent over the past three months. The average value of a home in New Zealand is now $664,485, 60.4 per cent above the 2007 market peak.

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Body bag ‘flies through’ intersection A shocked motorist has described the moment he thought he saw a body fall out of the back of a hearse at a busy Auckland intersection. The driver, who captured the macabre moment on dashcam footage, and a nearby petrol station worker said they believed a body was on the gurney as it rolled through the busy intersection. However, the funeral company is adamant the body bag was empty at the time. Dashcam footage shows a hearse with its boot flying open

as it rounded a corner at the intersection of Sandringham and Balmoral Rds on Wednesday. Following closely behind is what the motorist thought was a body wrapped in a black body bag on a gurney, which rolls through the intersection at speed before coming to a halt at the side of the road. The hearse, its boot still open, pulls up in front of the gurney and the driver runs out with his phone pressed to his ear. The driver then picks up the body bag and puts it back in the

hearse. He is helped by a passing motorcyclist. However, managing director of Davis Funerals Craig Little said there was no body inside. He could understand why people might think there was a body inside, he said. “We have a vinyl square pillow to lay people’s head and at the foot-end of that stretcher there is a metal bar that can look like people’s feet,” he told the Herald, explaining the shape of the body bag. - NZME

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Elderly Christmas Wish 2017 A little smile, a word of cheer A bit of love from someone near A little gift from one held dear Best wishes for the coming year These make a Merry Christmas! The Ashburton Guardian wants to make the festive season a little brighter for our district’s elderly by having their Christmas wishes granted by a supportive community. Help us make someone’s Christmas extra special. We would like to invite our older residents to send to us their wishes. It could be help with your garden, a coffee date or some fresh home baking. Then we will ask people in the community to volunteer to make these wishes come true. Send us your Christmas wishes by Friday, December 8 By mail: PO Box 77, Ashburton, 7740 By email: reception@theguardian.co.nz Or drop it in: Level 3 Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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Fury greets Trump decision President Donald Trump shattered decades of unwavering US neutrality on Jerusalem, declaring the sorely divided holy city as Israel’s capital and sparking frustrated Palestinians to cry out that he had destroyed already-fragile Mideast hopes for peace. Defying dire, worldwide warnings, Trump insisted that, after repeated peace failures, it was past time for a new approach, starting with what he said was his decision merely based on reality to recognise Jerusalem as the seat of Israel’s government. He also said the United States would move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, though he set no timetable. Harsh objections came from a wide array of presidents and prime ministers. From the Middle East to Europe and beyond, leaders cautioned Trump that any sudden change on an issue as sensitive as Jerusalem not only risks blowing up the new Arab-Israeli peace initiative led by Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, but could lead to new violence in the region. No government beyond Israel spoke up in praise of Trump

The Old City of Jerusalem as seen trough a door with the shape of star of David. PHOTO AP or suggested it would follow his lead. Israelis and Palestinians reacted in starkly different terms. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed Trump’s announcement as an “important step toward peace,” and Israeli opposition leaders echoed his praise. But Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Trump’s shift serves extremist groups that want religious war and signals US withdrawal from being a peace mediator. Protesters in

Gaza burned American and Israeli flags. Trump’s declaration of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital is a powerfully symbolic statement about a city that houses many of the world’s holiest sites. Trump cited several: the Western Wall that surrounded the Jews’ ancient Temple, the Stations of the Cross that depict Jesus along his crucifixion path, the al-Asqa Mosque where Muslims say their Prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven.

And there are major ramifications over who should control the territory. Trump said he wasn’t delivering any verdict about where an Israeli-Palestinian border should lie. Instead, he described his Jerusalem declaration as recognising the reality that most of Israel’s government already operates from the city, and he suggested the US ally should be rewarded for creating a successful democracy where “people of all faiths are free to live and worship”. US embassies and consulates around the world were put on high alert. Across the Middle East and Europe, they issued warnings to Americans to watch out for violent protests. There was little in Trump’s statement to encourage the Palestinians. Although he recited the long-standing US position that Jerusalem’s borders must still be worked out through negotiation, he made no recognition of the Palestinian claims to east Jerusalem. For the first time, Trump did appear to endorse the concept of an independent Palestine existing alongside Israel. – AP

Australia’s same sex bill nears final vote “Just bloody hell get on with it.” That was the plea from John Parker, a close gay friend of Liberal MP Sarah Henderson, in one of their last conversations before his death earlier this year. And – despite some delays – it seems federal parliament is. The last of around 120 speeches by MPs on a private bill to legalise same-sex marriage wrapped up late on Wednesday night, paving the way for a potential final vote in the lower house yesterday. Sitting hours were extended for the second straight day to give extra time for debate, after it was interrupted by an attempt to refer nine MPs to the

High Court over their citizenship. MPs will now get the chance to propose and consider amendments, before voting on the legislation itself. Henderson – a supporter of same-sex marriage – was brought to tears remembering Parker, whom she had known since she was 12. “He was gay and it was something he had a lot of struggles with,” she told parliament. “One of the last conversations I had with him, he just said to me: ‘Hendo, just bloody well get on with it, ok?’ I say to my dear beloved friend who I miss dearly: JP, that’s what we are doing.”

May death plot accused in court A 20-year-old man has appeared in court accused of plotting to kill British Prime Minister Theresa May by first detonating an explosive device to get into her Downing Street office. Naa’imur Rahman, of north London, has been charged with preparing to commit acts of terrorism. He was remanded in custody after a brief appearance at Westminster Magistrates Court.

Prosecutor Mark Carroll told the court Rahman planned to detonate an improvised explosive device at the gates of Downing Street and gain access to May’s office in the ensuing chaos and kill her. “The secondary attack was to be carried out with a suicide vest, pepper spray and a knife,” he told the court. Rahman was carrying two inert explosive devices when he was arrested last week, the court heard. – DPA

Henderson’s emotional speech followed soon after colleague Kevin Andrews, who is against the change. The former cabinet minister reiterated his view that marriage was a “natural arrangement” between a man and a woman and pre-dated politics. He believes the bill contains very little protection for religion and belief, limited only to the conduct of a marriage ceremony. “To claim that there will not be a range of adverse consequences for the freedom of speech, religion and parental rights ... is wrong,” Andrews said. Several government MPs,

including Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, have said they will support – or at least consider – amendments to be put forward by their conservative colleagues – namely Andrew Hastie and Michael Sukkar. Labour will oppose any change, as will cabinet minister Christopher Pyne who branded some of the amendments “superfluous” and “unnecessary”. If the bill passes unchanged from the one that cleared the Senate last week, it will become law. If changes are successful, the bill will have to return to the Senate for approval. – AAP

US VW boss gets seven year sentence A Volkswagen senior manager has been sentenced to seven years in a US prison for concealing software that was used to evade pollution limits on nearly 600,000 diesel vehicles. Lawyers spent roughly 90 minutes giving different views about Oliver Schmidt’s culpability in the scandal. But Judge Sean Cox sided with prosecutors, calling Schmidt a “key conspirator” who viewed the cover-up as

an opportunity to “shine”. Schmidt led VW’s engineering and environmental office from 2012 to early 2015. He met with key California regulators in 2015 but didn’t disclose the rogue software. The government says he later misled US investigators and destroyed documents. Schmidt’s lawyers argued that his role only heated up in 2015, years after others at VW hatched the scheme. – AP

Elton pays tribute to mum Sir Elton John paid tribute to his mum Sheila at his first show since her death – dedicating his 1970 hit Your Song to her. The singer, 70, told the audience: “It’s a hard day for me because my mother passed away. I’m glad to say she passed away peacefully, with no pain. Maybe sooner than she should have done – I was quite shocked.” Speaking in Germany, he said to the crowd: “I was thinking how I can pay tribute to her tonight and what song I should choose. Well this next song I wrote at her house or her apartment. I can remember every single minute of writing this song with Bernie.”

Cowell threatened Simon Cowell reportedly had to be saved by police after his neighbour went nuclear and threatened him with a golf club. Furious over parking issues in their exclusive cul-de-sac in West London, the man apparently threatened to smash up the luxury cars outside Cowell’s home, and yelled, “I’ve had enough of Simon Cowell”. Police are said to have been called, and the neighbour subsequently stood by his actions, branding Cowell as “t***” in a rant. According to a paper, it all kicked off on Tuesday night when Cowell’s chauffeur turned up in a black Rolls-Royce to take him to a party.

Serena gets speeding ticket Serena Williams has reportedly been cited for speeding near her home. The 36-yearold tennis star – who recently returned home following her honeymoon in the Bahamas with husband Alexis Ohanian – was pulled over by the police for driving at 86 miles-per-hour in a 65 miles-perhour zone. As a result, Serena was cited for the unlawful speed, and ordered to pay a $281 fine. The Grand Slam-winning ace was the lone occupant of her 2016 Mini Cooper. The citation came shortly after Serena and her husband enjoyed a nine-day honeymoon on a private island in the Caribbean. The loved-up duo tied the knot on November 16.

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t’s always an indication of confidence in their newly arrived vehicles when car companies arrange a challenging launch drive. Which is just what Holden, who for such events are happily now always up for a challenge, did for the launch of the petrol-powered and now available, medium size, Equinox range. And it is hard to think of a better 300km test drive than a “Grand Tour” circuit, starting and returning to New Plymouth taking in the remote and empty steep and rolling countryside of southern King Country, the ghost town like Ohura, then on to great driving roads of the Forgotten World Highway, leading into and out of the Republic of Whangamomona. This new five-seat Equinox range starts with the $35,990 LS model with a 1.5-litre turbo petrol that develops a healthy 127kW of power and 275Nm of torque. It’s front-wheel drive, has a 6-speed auto and quoted fuel use of 6.9L/100km. It sits on 17-inch alloys, has a 7-inch touchscreen with Apple Car-play/Android Auto, push button start, rear park assist/ camera and a full complement of airbags, to which the $39,990 LS+ adds Holden’s latest safety technology package. This includes autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, lane-departure warning, forward collision alert with headup warning, as well as blind spot and rear cross traffic alerts.

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Interestingly there’s also a driver’s seat alert, which uses a variety of sensors and cameras then vibrates the seat warning of a possible collision threat. The $43,990 LT gets the very responsive combination of a 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbo petrol four-cylinder engine which generates 186kW of power and 350Nm of torque. Its slick-shifting, 9-speed auto makes optimum use of this; as well allows it to achieve 8.2L/100km. Like the LS, the LT is front-wheel-drive, but sits on18inch alloys. Inside there’s a larger 8-inch touchscreen, heated front seats, remote start, dedicated sat-nav and front park assist. As well there’s a one-touch action to fold the rear seats and four USB charge points throughout. Want an all-wheel-drive 2.0-litre petrol model? Well then you will be looking at either the $52,990 LTZ or the top of the range LTZ-V, which costs $56,990. The LTZ comes with 19” alloys, LED

head and tail-lights, hands-free power tailgate, rain-sensing wipers, wireless phone charging, front and rear seat heating and a premium Bose sound system. The LTZ-V adds to that a huge two-panel panoramic sunroof, ventilated front seats, power adjustment for the front passenger seat, plus a heated steering wheel. It also has hill-descent control. While prices for LTZ and LTZ-V turbodiesel versions with a 1.6-litre four cylinder engine developing 100kW and 320Nm of torque have been announced as $55,990 and $56,990 respectively, they won’t be available until early 2018. Naturally there’s a contemporary feel about the cabin, which in all models is fitted out to comfortably and quietly accommodate five adults. Quietly too, even on the sometimes very rough, heavily shingled roads driven, because all have new active noise-cancelling technology. This relies on four microphones in the roof lining detecting wind/road/engine noise and prompting an on board frequency generator to create counteracting sound waves through the sound system’s speakers and sub-woofer. Also it was no wonder the ride, roadholding ,handling and comfort was very impressive over all the decidedly varied roads driven, for the suspension set-up for OZ is the celebration of an excellent transPacific partnership with Holden’s Austral-

ian engineers being given a free hand to modify that as used for the Equinox (Chevrolet) sold in the US. So “our” Equinox has unique suspension hardware including front and rear sway bars, different shock absorbers and re calibrated electric power steering. All of which Tony Mextaxas, Holden’s lead development engineer, who was present on the drive said: “For me this is the first fun-to-drive SUV on the market”. While the 1.5-litre engine showed itself to be a keen performer, the 2.0-litre unit (which will also appear in the new Commodore) in concert with its 9-speed auto was rather quick! It is said to get to 100km/h in the low 7-second bracket. The Equinox, as do all other new Holden models come with there years of free servicing, roadside assistance and warranty.

FINALE What became clear during our Grand Tour, which gave such a varied, all-round driving experience, was that Holden NZ and dealers alike will most certainly be celebrating the arrival of the Equinox range! And should the chance of driving the Forgotten World Highway ever rise, just do it!

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organ Motor Company has announced its most extreme roadgoing model to date; the race-inspired Aero GT. Using lessons learned from Morgan’s GT3 race victories, the Aero GT is based upon the lightweight aluminium Aero 8 but with an all-new hand-worked, aerodynamically honed body which reduces drag but significantly increases downforce. Conceived initially during the development of the 2015 Morgan Aero 8, the aggressive Aero GT variant never saw the light of day. But, in 2018, the final eight Aero 8 cars to roll out of Morgan’s Pickersleigh factory will be Aero GT variants. With close consultation between head of design, Jon Wells, and Morgan’s uniquely talented metal workers who have perfected their skill over a lifetime, every panel of the bespoke Aero GT is reworked by hand with new wing top louvres, deep side impressions and a drastic rear diffuser. Contradicting the styling department’s usual approach to maintaining fluid forms, the designers embraced these new body enhancements. All eight Aero GT models – already accounted for by existing Morgan customers – will be individually tailored to each owner. Individually numbered cars will each leave the factory with bespoke customer-requested additions, in line with Morgan’s hand-crafted approach. Fitted with a 367bhp 4.8-litre BMW V8 and six-speed manual gearbox, also found in the Aero 8, the Aero GT sprints from 0-62mph in 4.5 seconds, hitting a top speed of 170mph. With the engine no longer in produc-

tion, the Aero GT is not only a last hurrah for the current Aero 8 but for the naturally aspirated BMW engine, too. The Aero models marked a new era for Morgan when the Aero 8 was first unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in 2000. A bold new design and lightweight aluminium construction ushered in a new level of performance for the Morgan brand, which has reached its latest and most extreme evolution in the Aero GT. Jon Wells, Head of Design at Morgan Motor company said: “The beauty of working so closely with talented sheet metal workers and coachbuilders is that designers are relatively unrestrained in their ability to challenge the forms and their functions. “Unlike many, we are able to make truly special limited edition vehicles that really exercise the imagination of the designer and the ability of the craftsman. The Aero range has always offered Morgan the platform to explore the boundaries of mechanical and styling design and I am delighted the family has allowed one of our wildest ideas to become a reality.” Steve Morris, Managing Director said: “One of our greatest strengths is our ability to be responsive and create a hand-built car which is truly bespoke to each customer. I am a proud owner of an Aero 8 myself; it has been a stalwart of the brand and offers an exceptional driving experience, that only gets better in Aero GT guise. “A great deal of emotion is invested in every decision and this experience is only enhanced by the joy of then driving such powerful and unique vehicles. The Aero GT is the ultimate ensemble of this formula.”

Classics from the 80s hot sellers

lassic Car Auctions successfully closed the curtains on a recordbreaking year by hammering away a fantastic 80 per cent of the cars on offer at its December Sale last weekend, for a premium inclusive total of £1.8 million. The strong results bring to a conclusion the best year yet for the auction house. Indeed, in 2017 CCA successfully found homes for more than £6.1 million worth of ‘everyman’ classics. While demand was strong across all vehicle marques at the December Sale, it was two ‘80s Porsches that were the top sellers on the day. The most expensive, a 1989 911 Carrera Supersport (SSE) sold for a fantastic £71,500, more than £11,000 over its lower estimate. Meanwhile a 1985 911 3.2 SSE Targa followed closely, selling for £68,750. The cars were two of nine Porsches successfully hammered away in the sale. Demand for Fast Fords has been one of the big stories of 2017, a theme which continued through the sale with 10 cars from the blue oval successfully finding new homes. A concours condition 1987 Sierra RS Cosworth sold for nearly £6000

over its lower estimate, fetching £37,950. However, a number of other potentially canny investments were also snapped up including a 1988 XR3i cabriolet which sold for £12,650, a 1986 Escort RS Turbo Series I which fetched £10,120 and a 1983 Escort RS1600i which sold for £9900.

But it was another ‘80s icon which attracted the longest bidding war of the day. A lovely concours-winning 1987 Volkswagen Golf GTi convertible, formerly owned by Sir David Jason OBE, eventually sold for £17,820, almost £7000 over its lower estimate.

Another 80s car which enjoyed a great deal of pre-sale interest, a 1984 Opel Manta 400, sold for just over its upper estimate, at £50,600. More German metal from both BMW and Mercedes-Benz also proved extremely popular with buyers. A 2007 E61 M5 Touring was the most expensive of 14 BMWs which sold, selling for £22,800. Meanwhile a superbly presented 2005 SLK55 AMG was the highest selling Mercedes-Benz, fetching £15,400. Home grown classics from the 60s also attracted strong bidding. A 1969 E-Type Series II 2+2 was the highest priced Jaguar, fetching £38,500, while a real slice of The Italian Job, a 1965 Mini Cooper S, which has appeared twice on Chris Evans’ Famous Five trips for Children In Need, sold for £38,500. “What a fantastic way to end the year!” remarked Gary Dunne, Classic Car sales manager. “Demand for ‘everyman’ classics remains incredibly strong and we’re delighted to have achieved some great prices for our vendors. We’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been involved in 2017 and we look forward to seeing you all again next year.”

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hristchurch car enthusiasts will have the chance to view a £1 million ($NZ1.76m) sports car, one of just nine re-made after a factory fire stopped production 60 years ago. Often referred to as the world’s first supercar, the XKSS was originally made by Jaguar as a road-going conversion of the Le Mans-winning D-type, which was built from 1954-1956. In 1957, nine cars earmarked for export to North America were lost in a

fire at Jaguar’s Browns Lane factory in the British Midlands; meaning just 16 of the planned 25 examples of the XKSS were built. Hollywood actor Steve McQueen was one of the car’s most famous owners. McQueen bought one in 1958, and when he later sold it – he missed it so much he bought it back. The XKSS will be displayed at Air Force Museum of New Zealand as part of the Jaguar Art of Performance Tour on the December 4-7.

Paul Scott Hewitt, Archibalds Jaguar brand manager says the chance to see the XKSS is too good to miss. “The Jaguar XKSS is synonymous with the style of the 1950s and we are thrilled to bring this legendary sports car to local fans of the era for the first time,” he says. John Edwards managing director, Jaguar Land Rover Special Vehicle Operations who is in New Zealand to deliver the car says the XKSS is arguably the most iconic of all Jaguar models. “Bringing the XKSS back to life has

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Time to confront pain at the pump Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

etrol prices have risen so quickly in recent years that it’s got to the stage that something has got to be done. Can’t happen soon enough, I hear you say, especially given that during the last 10 years New Zealand has gone from having some of the cheapest premium petrol prices in the OECD to some of the most expensive. Petrol companies excuse the increases by saying they are due to the falling value of the New Zealand dollar and rising international commodity prices. However, that’s not washing with most people. The Automobile Association has been saying for a while now that recent rises cannot be justified, while a 2017 Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Report questioned whether the market was competitive, and that prices could be viewed as unreasonable. Even new Energy Minister Megan Woods has weighed in, saying the government would not sit back and do nothing. However, in reality, there’s only so much it can do. There’s no way it will go down the path of price setting, because of the message that sends, or precedent it sets. We live in a market economy so the market will be left to decide what’s fair and what’s not. That won’t change. What could and should happen is that the Commerce Commission is given increased powers to enable it to do a proper investigation into the retail petrol market, something it currently does not have the teeth to do properly. The way things are set up, the government cannot ask the commission to act, as the commission is an independent Crown entity and so not subject to government direction. However, apparently Kris Faafoi, minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, has asked officials to look at increasing the commission’s powers to enable it to undertake a much more detailed investigation of the sector than it is currently able to, due to constraints about what it can ask companies. However, these things take time, and that’s not likely to happen for at least 12 months. So, in the meantime, brace yourself for more pain at the pump – it will be with us for a while yet.

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YOUR VIEW Pipe band excessive noise I am appalled to read in this week’s Courier that the Ashburton District Council issued an Excessive Noise Direction Notice to the Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band on Monday night. First they removed the i-SITE, now they are targeting the pipe band, I wonder who will be next. I wonder if the Silver Band was issued the same Excessive Noise Direction Notice last night when they played around the Allenton area on the back of a truck, I think not. As for the seizure of their own instruments, I would like to know what part of the Resource Management Act states that the Ashburton District Council can legally seize private property. As for the resident/s of Creek Road who complained, come on, give them some slack, they are doing a service to the community by playing at resthomes and the hospital this time of year to cheer people up and don’t need to be knocked down by a couple of people who don’t appreciate great music. Karen Banks Ashburton District Council regulatory manager Rick Catchpowle replied: We would firstly like to point out that everyone is entitled to make a complaint if their own peace and enjoyment is disturbed by unwanted noise and,

on investigation, it was agreed that the noise level was excessive. If the silver band were playing on the back of a truck, this matter would relate to the Resource Management Act. Under Section 326 of the Act, excessive noise is any noise that is under human control and of such a nature as to unreasonably interfere with the peace, comfort and convenience of any person. If noise produced by a band on the back of a truck led to a complaint being made, then officers would act accordingly and investigate. If they found that the noise was excessive, then yes, a notice would be issued. At the time of writing this however, we are not aware of any complaints being made. Under Section 328 of the Act, we do have the authority to seize and remove any instrument that is producing excessive noise. However in saying this, while we do treat all noise complaints seriously, we also consider all avenues to remedy the situation. Seizing an instrument is quite an excessive measure, and we would attempt to find another solution before considering this option.

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itting down watching telly on Sunday night, feet up and relaxing, eyelids getting heavier and heavier. My reminder goes off on my phone, it’s 8pm, that means, if I want eight hours sleep (Tui billboard), I should be asleep now. I say to Manda, “It feels like I haven’t had a weekend at all”. I’m sure she thought to herself, ‘would you like some cheese and crackers with that whine’ but she politely replied, “How come”? Friday night Peter Mac and I were the MCs for the Light up the Night festival at Baring Square. Wasn’t it super to see such a great turn out? It had a really good community feel about the evening. I asked a few people on the night and since, what they think of the new tree and they pretty much all said, “Better than nothing but a bit underwhelming, we expected more blinking coloured lights”. I want to congratulate Vincie and the team at the council for updating the Christmas

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features in town. I am liking the East Street overhead displays more and more, each time I drive under them. I think they actually look better during the day than they do at night time, as they sparkle in the sun. Once again I wish they had more blinky (very descriptive huh?) colours in the dark. The tree at the West and East Street merging near Gluyas Ford looks great with its coloured (unblinky) lights. The LED lights on the clock tower, East Street toilets and i-SITE building look funky. The subtle lighting on the cenotaph and domain flagpole is perfect. I reckon, any newcomers to town driving through at night,

might just think to themselves, “that Ashburton place looks alright, I think we should stop there sometime soon”. Hopefully when they do they spend up large in our cafes and shops, eh? I was talking to a goodlooking but accident-prone, local engineer at the lighting festival and I get the feeling he has some ideas brewing (like a Hobbs kettle) about how the size of the tree could be increased, so watch this space. Saturday was the Hyundai Santa Parade and although the thought of dressing up as a Banana in Pyjamas on a 30°C day is not at all appealing, the look of joy on hundreds of kids’ faces as you wander past makes it well and truly worthwhile. That and dropping a kilo or two inside the suit. Saturday afternoon and evening was spent celebrating Maddy’s cousin Zac’s first birthday, aka rehydrating. Sunday I teamed up with three local athletes, Kieron Gray, Shane Webster and Deb Boon and played in the Help Nina

Fight Cancer golf tournament. I know what you’re thinking, “there is no way that those four finely tuned specimens would get beaten” but alas we did. We finished well down the field, but had a super day. There was a great turnout which meant the round was a slow one, but I’m sure it raised a nice amount of money for a lovely lady. For some crazy reason I then agreed to a bike ride up the river track with the brother-in-laws that evening. “It will just be a quiet ride” they said. Yeah right. Eighteen kilometres with the taste of three Brown Bombers and a Jack Daniels regularly appearing in my mouth later, I made it home. Nek minnit, weekend over. Till next week, Hoo roo, Phill Hooper Ashburton’s busiest man Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. 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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Fonterra cuts milk price Fonterra has cut its farmgate milk price to $6.40/kg of milksolids from its previous forecast of $6.75/kg. Fonterra chairman John Wilson said the fall in the New Zealand dollar had partly offset the steep decline in Global Dairy Trade prices but said a cut in the forecast was a prudent step. The GlobalDairyTrade price index rose 0.4 per cent in this week’s auction, after four consecutive declines, although the gain came on lower volumes sold. Fonterra’s revised forecast still sits above DairyNZ’s latest estimate of breakeven, of $5.20$5.25/kg, and compares with last year’s price of $6.12/kg. Wilson said the cut reflected ongoing volatility in global dairy prices and cited a 10 per cent drop in the price of whole milk powder since August 1. “What is driving this forecast is that despite demand for dairy remaining strong, particularly in China, other parts of Asia and Latin America, we are seeing

strong production out of Europe and continued high levels of EU intervention stockpiles of skim milk powder,” he said. The impact on Fonterra was being partly offset by a weaker New Zealand dollar, he said. Fonterra also cut its forecast New Zealand milk collection for this season, by 1 per cent to 1525 million kilos of milksolids from the 1540m it projected in October, which itself was a downgrade. The cut reflected “ongoing challenging weather conditions”. Revenue in the first quarter rose 4 per cent to $4 billion although sales volumes dropped 20 per cent to 3.9b liquid milk equivalent. Gross margins fell to 16.7 per cent. Chief executive Theo Spierings said Fonterra started the year with record low inventory after the second straight year of low spring milk collections because of wet weather. “This has challenged our in-

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Living pay to pay The number of Kiwis living pay day to pay day has jumped in the past nine months and fewer people say they have money set aside to cover emergencies, says the BNZ. In February 30 per cent of people surveyed said they were living pay cheque to pay cheque but in November it jumped to 41 per cent in the bank’s Financial Futures research. Those who said they had enough money put aside to cover unexpected expenses fell from 70 per cent to 59 per cent. The research found one in five people had no money at all set aside for emergencies and nearly half had less than $1000. - NZME

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gredients business where we had lower volumes to sell,” he said. “As a result, sales were down 19

Italy’s antitrust agency said yesterday it had fined Unilever’s Italian unit more than €60 million for abusing its dominant position in the country’s ice cream market. It said Unilever had abused its position in single-wrapped so-called impulse ice creams, intended for immediate consumption, which it sells through its Algida brand. Authorities started the probe in 2013 when a small producer of organic fruit lollies called La Bomba accused Unilever of forcing local retailers not to sell its popsicles. - NZME

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per cent to 3.6 billion liquid milk equivalents [LMEs].” The gross margin from ingredients fell to 8.1 per cent from 12.1 per cent. Consumer and food service recorded “strong sales volumes in our key markets across Greater China and Asia with, overall, just a 3 per cent decline to 1.3m LMEs in total volume compared to the record levels at the same time last year,” Spierings said. The gross margin in consumer and food service fell to 24 per cent in the first quarter from 31 per cent a year earlier. Spierings said Fonterra is confident of meeting its full-year forecasts following revisions after the recent Danone announcement. Last week Fonterra cut its forecast for 2018 earnings per share to a range of 35 to 45 cents, from 45 to 55 cents after an arbitration tribunal in Singapore ruled that it must pay 105m euros to Danone for 2013’s whey protein recall. - NZME

Ice cream giant fined

As at 4pm Dec 7, 2017

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

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0.9273 0.8983 4.8433 0.5978 1.4905 0.5239 79.14 1.8378 9.4444 22.78 0.7026

TT sell

0.8964 0.8651 4.2511 0.5719 1.3545 0.5056 75.82 1.6079 9.0998 21.69 0.6775

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ecember is traditionally a positive time of year for markets, with analysts classifying it as the Santa Claus Rally. Since 1950, the S&P 500 has returned a positive performance in December 75 per cent of the time and has averaged a 1.62 per cent gain. It is the top performing month on average for the US, with November the second best with an average return of 1.55 per cent and April the third with an average return of 1.45 per cent. With numerous economic indicators pointing to a continuation of growth and corporate earnings continuing to show growth, there is every chance that 2017 could continue with this Christmas tradition. However, markets have had a rocky start to the month. Global markets have been under pressure from a tech sector sell off to start the month. The tech sector has been the top performer for the year to date, driven by strong earnings and increasing technologies. So unsurprisingly we are seeing investors take profits. New Zealand is no exception to either phenomenon. Traditionally December is a strong month for the NZX50, logging a monthly decline only four times since 2001. However, the start of December has been lacklustre, with investors looking to take profits after 11 months of gains. The latest Global Dairy Trade auction held this week broke the four auction losing streak by ek-

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

ing out a 0.4 per cent gain. Dairy prices have been under significant pressure over the last couple of months, pulling back some 11 per cent since the highs in June. However, there has been a significant rebound from the lows of last year, and the dairy sector is far more upbeat. The recent weakness in the global dairy price has seen analysts questioning Fonterra’s farmgate forecast payout, and this week Fonterra announced that they were trimming this from $6.75 to $6.40 for the 2017/18 season. Although this sounds like a significant drop, it is important to put it into context. This is the highest the farmgate milk price has been since the exceptional 2013/14 year. It is also above what DairyNZ says is the breakeven price for farmers, which is just above $5.00. Also capturing our attention has been the last trickle of the results from the November reporting season. This is a quiet reporting season, however it has not been without its surprises. Overall, the reporting season has been reasonably upbeat, however, there have been some shocks that have stolen headlines and taken investor attention. Tegel has been the shocker for

the week, reporting yet another disappointing result with earnings decreasing from the prior comparable period. Although the company maintained guidance, the market is sceptical that it will be able to meet these after such a weak first half. The share price fell more than 14 per cent following the result. Across the Tasman, there has been plenty of economic data to process. Firstly, the Reserve Bank of Australia confirmed that they will be keeping rates on hold again. This was not at all a surprise and expectations are that this is likely to remain the norm for another 12 months at least. The Central Bank acknowledged that the economy was continuing to grow, but weak inflation and low wages remain a headwind. Later in the week, the Australian third quarter GDP figure was released and this missed expectations on both a quarterly and a yearly basis. For the September quarter, economic growth was 0.6 per cent, just below the 0.7 per cent expected and below the June quarter reading. For the year, GDP grew 2.8 per cent, a marked increase on the second quarter reading but still below expectations. The Australian dollar fell sharply following this announcement. Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners. This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M9 4:39PM

Wanganui Dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

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

67368 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 25234 Culvie Den 17.80 41611 Who’s John Galt 17.82 36856 Cawbourne Chezzy 17.78 51172 Bigtime Break 17.57 11123 Blitzing Arbee 17.57 61136 Wetchester 17.77 17778 Takeaway 17.70 33266 Opawa Blair 17.53 66217 If It Fitz 17.74

5:04PM

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

J & D Bell L Bell L Cole J & D Bell L Cole A Turnwald L Bell C J Morris N Udy M Flipp

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C4/5 $2,860, C4/5, 305m

35564 Allegro Lass 17.50 17673 Allegro Gun 17.07 14835 Thunderation 17.48 86145 Bigtime Mark 17.60 63462 Hypocritical 17.32 68368 Sozin’s Blue nwtd 28283 Scooter’s Rose 17.47 55718 Bigtime Champ 17.66 88247 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 35746 Bigtime Jane 17.54

5:28PM

L Cole L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Cole M Roberts J T McInerney M Flipp L Cole J & D Bell L Cole

PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C2 $2,860, C2, 520m

1 21153 Bigtime Forest 30.55 4 2 2 33118 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 1 3 25278 Bigtime Lady 30.09 3 4 21818 Bigtime Wild 30.42 5 55526 Bigtime Boy nwtd 6 36842 Ana Dior nwtd 7 66445 Allegro Beaty 30.26 8 33446 Bigtime Monty 30.28 9 8755X Bigtime Michelle 30.65 10 44556 Thrilling Wilson nwtd

L Cole M Gowan L Cole L Cole M Goodier C Roberts L Cole L Cole L Cole N Udy

6:01PM

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

$2,860, C4/5, 305m

12117 Vee Marina 17.71 11112 Danny Dee 17.32 61313 Homebush Minnie 17.61 11143 Rosa Tee nwtd 13352 Bigtime Doug 17.28 21123 So Over It 17.49 31414 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 54241 Cawbourne Mezza 17.41 88247 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 86786 Sozin’s Noir nwtd

6:33PM

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

December 8, 2017 WANGANUI CHRONICLE C4/5

FIRST SECURITY C3

$3,325, C3, 520m

63512 Soft Gambler 30.34 23611 Amy Bale nwtd 42373 Bigtime Caleb 30.33 86126 Golden Pixel 30.50 62F73 Bigtime Dazzler 30.44 11282 Bigtime Rise 30.11 61124 Edge Of Town nwtd 43554 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 36355 Bigtime JayJay 30.55 44648 Bigtime Fred 30.29

7:04PM

A Turnwald C Roberts L Cole G Hodgson L Cole L Cole R Adcock L Cole L Cole L Cole

LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

1 11576 Zoie Willow 17.30 1 3 2 51148 Cawbourne Pottsy 17.58 3 55125 Leroy Spirit 17.88 4 4 33414 Uno Again 17.71 2 5 4X852 Cheap Shot Matty 17.41 6 52618 Feel The Force 17.54 7 31188 Nippa Eel 17.86 8 13267 Brilliant Jayla 17.53 9 76537 Bigtime Summer 17.53 10 35378 Homebush Rocky 17.61

g M10 Matamata Races

12:42PM 101

OPT

Today at Matamata

FAIRVIEW MOTORS LTD MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN, 2000m Jockey

PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer

A Turnwald K Walsh J T McInerney R Adcock L Cole C J Morris L Cole M Roberts J & D Bell J T McInerney

1:52PM 103

OPT

J & D Bell J & D Bell A Turnwald N Udy L Pearce S Gommans J T McInerney P C Morris L Cole J T McInerney

December 8, 2017

GREGORY EQUINE MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN, 1400m

1 24X Boomerang (17) 58.5 R James L Innes 2 6640X Plimmer (13) 58.5 P McKay 1 S McKay (a) 4 1 322X6 Tensile (4) 58.5 T Riddell M Hills 3 080X5 Amen Corner (15) 58.5 K Coxon 1 C Lammas 2 45X09 Duke Street (5) 58.5 J Pender S Weatherley (a) 4 Merzario SCRATCHED 3 Daytona Red SCRATCHED 5 8 The Magnate (11) 58.5 R James V Colgan 4 5X000 Baxfull (10) 58.5 M Brooks S Collett 6 De Koning SCRATCHED 5 8097 Tokoroa (11) 58.5 Hanley/Whiting D Prastiyou 7 655X7 Jewel Of Patch (8) 57 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 S Weatherley (a) 6 904 Iffraajinator (9) 57 K Fursdon 1 6 Swissky (10) 57 Baker/Forsman M Cameron A Jones 8 4 9 X48X6. Kariokka (1) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 C Grylls 2 7 737 Pukerua (6) 57 L Noble L Innes 1 1 0 3. La Estrella (4) 56.5 Moroney/Gerard 1 J Bayliss 8 X52L9. Keep The Moment (3) 56.5 S Manning T Thornton 1 1 X39X3 Secret Dreams (9) 56.5 G Brick L Satherley 3 9 35X37 Queen El Jay (13) 56.5 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 1 10 20X75 Press My Buttons (2) 56.5 Moroney/Gerard 1 J Bayliss 3 12 5 Dazed And Confused (16) 56.5 Autridge/Richards 1 M McNab Fluken (18) 56.5 Alfred & Jacqui Teague M Hills 11 6X596 Royal Touch (1) 56.5 B Hawtin M McNab 13 T Thornton 12 08X0 Cool Story Bro (7) 56.5 A Meikle R Elliot (a1) 14 X3963 Ivy’s Dream (7) 55 G Old 1 2 15 Chill (12) 55 D Guy 1 M Coleman 13 80 Shuzuru (8) 56.5 M Blackie J Nason (a2) 14 978 The Last Tsunami (12) 55 N Elliott L Satherley 16 8X6 Expedition (20) 55 P Stevens 1 0 17 9X Buffit (2) 57 P Mirabelli S Collett 0 18 0X Wilson (19) 58.5 C Mortimer A Jones 1:17PM ROBERT HARRIS CAFE MAIDEN 0 19 906X9 Taringamotu (3) 58.5 House/Douglas OPT 102 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 0 20 57X08 Flying Trapeze (14) 58.5 Richardson/Parker 1 0 21 0X0X0 Love The View (5) 56.5 B Hawtin 1 4X894 Matuzalem (1) 58.5 P McKay 1 S McKay (a) 0 22 9X Bugs Moran (6) 58.5 S Ralph 2 X4436 Fabio (10) 58.5 R Priscott R Elliot (a1) 2 3 Billy Bremner (2) 58.5 M Brosnan 1 T Thornton 2:27PM PROPERTY BROKERS LTD MAIDEN 4 $10,000, MDN, 1600m Keyser Soze (15) 58.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 J Bayliss OPT 104 5 75X Von Zipp (11) 58.5 P Mirabelli J Fawcett (a3) 4 1 805X2 Deejay Mac (15) 58.5 S Manning L Satherley 3 6 2X Le Brassus (16) 57 M Brooks R Elliot (a1) V Colgan 2 2595 Bilbao (2) 58.5 K Zimmerman C Lammas 7 Inigo Montoya (6) 57 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 C Grylls 3 66035 Measured Twice (8) 58.5 W Hillis 1 8 Double Jay Dee’z (3) 57 J Dalley B Morgenrood 4 000X3 Shockool (4) 58.5 P Stevens 1 0 Wrinkle (13) 58.5 M Lupton 1 T Thornton 9 Happy As (14) 57 D Venn V Gatu 5 0 Vinaros (5) 58.5 P McKay 1 S McKay (a) 10 36 Goodnight Irene (5) 56.5 P & J Brosnan 1 A Jones 6 1 7 34X52 Al Vandaam (9) 56.5 S Marsh S Collett 11 00X7X Sailing (9) 56.5 L Ansley L Satherley 2 8 3X353. Spree (14) 56.5 D Guy 1 M Coleman 1 12 4X Lily The Pink (12) 55 Baker/Forsman M Cameron 9 6X533 Hello Sailor (11) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 M McNab 13 No Finer Pins SCRATCHED 10 Over Torque SCRATCHED 14 6 Jessie May (13) 55 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 M McNab 11 Don’t Lie To Me SCRATCHED 0 15 48 Clarios (4) 58.5 S Dowling 1 12 005X4 She’s Ice Cold (7) 56.5 M Brosnan 1 R Jones 0 16 9X40X Naples (8) 58.5 K Fawcett 1 13 69X4 Vickezzlepin (6) 56.5 S Marsh D Johnson 4 17 5X Politely (7) 55 C Wood 14 Sound Of Music (16) 56.5 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 S Weatherley (a)

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2:45PM OPT 601

Riccarton Park Races Today at Riccarton Park

December 8, 2017

KING HOUSE REMOVALS MAIDEN

RANGIORA NEW WORLD MAIDEN

$10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1100m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey

1 337X5. Bob’sthejob (6) 58.5 D Crozier 2 3466X Vinsanity (5) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 3 Jin Lu (2) 58.5 L and Richard Didham 4 7X Mr Tool (1) 58.5 F Robertson 1 5 5X Lantau Island (8) 57 M McCann 3 6 Our Foreman (12) 57 N Ridley 7 46X44 Sweet Chastity (13) 56.5 Harris/Moore 8 3787X Hand Of Aces (3) 56.5 R & Ashley McKay 9 To Love You (10) 56.5 D Frye 10 36X70 Firestarter (11) 55 K & P Hughes 11 Perfidia (4) 55 J & K Parsons 12 Anythingcouldhappn (7) 55 S Woodsford 2 13 98. Lake Chalice (9) 55 Kennedy/Furlong

A Collett A Morgan (a1) J Morris B Hong (a4) S Muniandy S Wynne K Williams K Mudhoo (a1) L Callaway T Jonker (a3) C Johnson T Moseley K Kwo (a3)

3:53PM OPT 603

$10,000, MDN, 1600m

1 X5763 Damanaka (6) 58.5 D Crozier 3 4 2 X7594 Ferocious (10) 58.5 M McCann 3 Beauden Bee (11) 58.5 S Clark 4 090X0. El Bee Dancer (2) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay 5 8X376 Zah Wanted (9) 57 P Rudkin 2 6 4X523 Los Cabos (12) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong 1 7 08X72 Lady Byron (3) 56.5 D Frye 8 0599X Nancy (8) 56.5 K & P Hughes 9 8X550 Dowry Duty (7) 56.5 Harris/Moore 10 58X75 Hannah Marene (5) 56.5 A Carston 11 0070L Macario (1) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 12 088 Pamir (4) 56.5 J Luxton 4:27PM 604

OPT

K Mudhoo (a1) S Muniandy L Callaway K Kwo (a3) T Moseley J Laking K Gundowry S Wynne J Morris C Johnson A Morgan (a1) R Firdhaus (a2)

SKELTON BROTHERS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m

1 X2665. High Play (1) 58.5 M McCann 4 S Muniandy 3 2 X0548 Shangold (6) 58.5 T Rae A Collett 3:18PM WASHINGTON ALLEN CLASSIC MAIDEN R Cuneen OPT 602 $10,000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1100m 3 X480X Oh Nova (3) 58.5 A Carston 4 00X75 Producer (5) 58.5 B Court C Johnson 1 4X929 Smoke ’Em Wilson (11) 58.5 L Stewart A Morgan (a1) 5 50 Troy Boy (13) 58.5 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) 2 649X8. Chorister (1) 58.5 I Rogers K Mudhoo (a1) 6 69X99 Louvres (7) 58.5 P Craw K Williams 3 X07X5 Dale (4) 58.5 Harris/Moore C Johnson 2 7 44292 Quaintrelle (11) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 K Gundowry 4 Fly To The Sky (5) 57 L Robinson J Laking 1 8 4X336 Red River Rock (12) 56.5 A Carston T Moseley 1 5 57X Opouri (6) 57 N Ridley R Cuneen 9 327X0. Royal Mistress (4) 56.5 S Woodsford L Callaway 6 Richie Rich (13) 57 D Crozier J Lowry (a) 10 799. Jewell Of Jumeriah (10) 56.5 G & T Shaw K Mudhoo (a1) 4 7 00250. Miacoca (7) 56.5 T & L Prendergast K Williams 11 Ticky Tu (9) 56.5 K & P Hughes B Hong (a4) 8 2X00X The Rosy Glow (12) 56.5 A Carston R Firdhaus (a2) 12 8630 Mamma Sans (2) 55 Kennedy/Furlong K Kwo (a3) 9 77X40 Sammi Lou (9) 56.5 S Woodsford A Collett 13 69X8. Raven Darkholme (8) 55 N Wigley S Wynne 10 20X09. Swiss Dream (10) 56.5 D Crozier S Wynne DUNSTAN FEEDS 1500 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 3 11 08X0X Vendima (3) 56.5 N Ridley H Bennet (a3) 4:58PM $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 2 12 4 Anzac Coup (2) 55 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) OPT 605 13 7. Known To Flirt (8) 55 L and Richard Didham 1 1 20108 Rideitlikeustoleit (5) 59 P Collins J Morris

7:31PM

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

1 32836 Devil’s Tongue 17.77 3 2 14748 Cawbourne Stick 17.54 2 3 37115 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 4 8711F Another Flag 17.68 5 35886 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 1 6 86333 Lover 17.30 4 7 15313 Rapper Tilly 17.73 8 4X264 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 9 77168 Deman Blue Blood 17.65 10 838X8 King’s Call 17.48 7:58PM

S Stone J & D Bell G & S Fredrickson M Flipp P C Morris A Turnwald S Kite J & D Bell J T McInerney R Waite

8:28PM

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

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 8:58PM

1 2 2 3 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 THE ROCK 95.2FM C4 9 $4,030, C4, 520m 10

1 61513 Bigtime Phantom 30.18 4 2 87116 Cawbourne Trixy 30.02 3 12344 Jinja Loren 30.22 3 4 44753 Quistis Bale nwtd 2 5 8455X Bigtime Jason 30.06 1 6 62711 Bigtime Mia 30.22 7 78128 No Time Toulouse 30.21 8 32127 Oity Allen nwtd 9 57645 Bigtime Flyer 30.51 10 74823 Cawbourne Buckle 30.39

9:28PM

$15,825, C5f, 305m

9:58PM

R Adcock A Turnwald H Mullane K Walsh M Gowan L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Cole M Roberts K Walsh

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1628m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly Fine

15 73. Fine And Dandee (17) 55 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 3 16 5620 Replica (1) 55 Baker/Forsman 17 Mygigi 18 Counting Crows 0 19 068X0 Monica Belle (18) 56.5 M Brosnan 1 0 20 777 Salient (3) 55 Sanders/Sweeney 0 21 070X0 Embeya (12) 58.5 Moroney/Gerard 1 0 22 080X8 Amelia (10) 56.5 House/Douglas

C Grylls M Cameron SCRATCHED SCRATCHED

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

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) FINAL

52782 Letron James nwtd 13532 Thrilling Raider 30.04 12341 Allen Ablett 29.82 11881 Dirk Bale 29.99 11111 Nature’s Gent 29.68 16642 Bigtime Paddy 29.79 11712 American Warrior 29.98 62281 Me Jane 30.00 16123 Light ’em Jax nwtd 17673 Allegro Gun 29.92

L Cole M Roberts Ross/Voyce M Roberts L Cole L Cole L Cole M Roberts L Cole M Roberts

1 3 2 4 3 4 1 5 2 6 7 8 9 10 DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) FINAL

15131 Birdie Tee 17.50 45151 Mila Mila 17.52 12131 Highland Laddie 17.55 42111 One Cold Foot 17.46 87341 Butterball 17.59 43251 Bigtime Stu 17.48 44252 Bigtime Redfoo 17.52 81642 Bigtime Ellie 17.42 63462 Hypocritical 17.32 11112 Danny Dee 17.32

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$45,420, C5f, 520m

C Roberts K Walsh C Roberts C Roberts A Turnwald L Cole J & D Fahey L Cole K Walsh L Cole

WANGANUI TOYOTA C4

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C4

12837 Polly Cracker 17.67 77167 Kirkham Jasper 17.60 21587 Opawa Crystal 17.57 45164 Doosh 17.59 16466 Bigtime Blue 17.36 68856 Bigtime Trev 17.55 14774 Bear Inda Square 17.29 48354 Bigtime Pink 17.43 88247 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 35746 Bigtime Jane 17.54 63784 Bigtime Basher 17.41 15765 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 27352 Frisky Gambler 17.63 17882 Harry Brown 17.48 34427 Fabrelee nwtd 72758 Cawbourne Kaz 17.65 11731 Bigtime Thinker 17.36 36326 Daisy Lara 17.35 88247 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 85567 Box Of Fluffies 17.41

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 4:12PM OPT 107

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Pearce J & D Bell M Flipp J T McInerney L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole J & D Bell L Cole

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Cole L Cole A Turnwald L Cole S Lozell M Roberts L Cole L Cole J & D Bell G & S Fredrickson

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

$10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m

1 92241 Culzean (10) 59 G & D Rogerson R Elliot (a1) 2 3X887 Amastar (9) 58 S Marsh 4 3 3 719X9. Glass Slipper (12) 58 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 S Weatherley (a) 4 224X5 Simply Classic (4) 57.5 C Mortimer A Jones 3:04PM ANCROFT STUD 5 7809X Roc Me (11) 57.5 T Autridge 1 S McKay (a) $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 6 9X05X Solomon (6) 57.5 K Fawcett 1 OPT 105 J Fawcett (a3) 1 34778 Doubtless Princess (13) 59.5 G & D Rogerson R Elliot (a1) 7 X020X Avec Moi (7) 56.5 Moroney/Gerard 1 J Bayliss 4 2 10X66 Rainbow Song (6) 59 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 M Coleman J Bayliss 8 2X750 Elettra (1) 56.5 K & B Kelso 1 1 2 3 0X523 Take It Out (12) 59 J & B Vance 9 7X826 Orphea (5) 56.5 L Noble L Innes M Vance 10 Nucleonic SCRATCHED 4 0X007 Black Lace (1) 58 N Bishara T Wenn (a3) 5 92920 Its A Kinda Magic (10) 57.5 P & J Brosnan 1 J Nason (a2) 11 010X6 Belle Hope (8) 56 S Ritchie D Johnson 6 56610 Marissa (5) 57.5 S Ralph H Marzuki (a3) H Marzuki (a3) 12 00890. Scusa (13) 55.5 D Ferguson 13 Showtenaire SCRATCHED 1 7 01 Gris Dame (7) 57 Autridge/Richards 1 M McNab 3 8 50X63 Hot Saki (2) 57 S Ritchie J Nason (a2) S Collett 14 800X0 Kaharoa Rose (2) 54.5 J Pender 9 44798 Embraceable You (9) 56.5 P & J Brosnan 1 A Sims (a3) 2 15 13X47 Aquilo (3) 57.5 Autridge/Richards 1 C Lammas 10 47X00 Lady Roseanne (8) 56.5 G & D Rogerson T Thornton 11 47X57 Real Savvy (11) 56 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 S Weatherley (a) 4:47PM A.P GOLLAN 12 Sea Home SCRATCHED OPT 108 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 13 49380. Gangsters Lass (3) 55.5 J Revell C Lammas 14 978X4 Star Ella (4) 55.5 K Fursdon 1 A Jones 1 1 00X01 Rosso Corsa (4) 59.5 J Bell J Bayliss 3:37PM BAY INSURANCE & DAWSON INSURANCE 2 66415 Battle Royal (2) 58.5 V Prendergast 1 J Fawcett (a3) OPT 106 $11,000, Rating 70 Benchmark, 1600m 3 33X91 Darci Deniro (8) 58.5 Richardson/Parker 1 C Grylls 1 1 460X0 Cha Siu Bao (4) 59 O'Sullivan/Scott 1 J Bayliss 4 11X00 Brookbars (13) 58 B McKeagg J Nason (a2) 2 0X127. Joe Cargo (9) 59 P Stevens 1 2 5 5X453 Fashionably (6) 58 Autridge/Richards 1 S Collett M McNab 3 53186. Sasanof’s Hero (6) 59 J Collett 1 T Abel (a4) 6 11X00 Keen To Keeper (11) 58 S Manning T Thornton 2 4 83131 Dr Hank (2) 58.5 P Hollinshead M McNab 7 X1440 Rodmar (9) 58 S Ritchie M Vance 3 5 13310. Hay Tiger (8) 58.5 G Old 1 R Jones 8 55917 Chachi Arcola (7) 57.5 J Wadham S Collett 4 6 55232 Pasabahce (10) 57.5 G & D Rogerson T Thornton 9 54X76 Don Blanco (5) 57.5 K Zimmerman L Innes 7 5X331 Asama Blue (3) 57 Ramsay/Ritchie D Johnson 10 73045 Equilibrium (3) 57.5 R Kramer M Cameron 8 07X81 Link Road (7) 57 J Price 1 3 11 2X352 Hot In High Heels (10) 56.5 P Stevens 1 S Weatherley (a) C Lammas 4 12 1X675 Misty Music (1) 56.5 R James 9 13X57 Dangerous Pony (5) 56.5 S Ritchie M Coleman M Cameron 10 66006 Barnaby (1) 55.5 J McKay 1 H Marzuki (a3) S McKay (a) 13 39656. Leica Warrior (12) 56.5 B Hedley 14 11 Sea Home SCRATCHED Korakonui SCRATCHED J Bayliss

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Good; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: Rail out 10m; Weather: Mainly Fine

2 6642X The Real Deal (4) 59 D Crozier 3 2 3 38101 Why Me (3) 58 M & M Pitman 1 4 9X100 Hover (6) 54.5 Champion/Murphy 4 5 49076 I’m Horace (7) 54.5 P Rudkin 6 X45X0 Masabio (2) 54.5 R Simpson 7 1027X Lady Bealey (1) 54 S Woodsford

B Hong (a4) P Shaikh (a2) S Wynne T Moseley K Mudhoo (a1) A Collett

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6 6:38PM OPT 608

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9 HELSTON & ASSOCIATES

$16,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1800m

1 10012 Forged (6) 59 M McCann 1 K Mudhoo (a1) 4 2 90X34 Vantaa (1) 58 T & L Prendergast K Williams 2 3 52101 Pendleton (11) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong J Laking 4 08603 Honor That (4) 56 P Rudkin T Moseley 5:33PM GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND OPEN HANDICAP 3 5 7X033 Suzerain (7) 56 D Crozier S Wynne $15,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 6 6X682 Oligarch (8) 55 M Harris OPT 606 C Johnson 2 1 X4478 Batman (5) 60 N Ridley J Morris K Williams 7 50541 Sunset Girl (10) 54 Harris/Moore A Collett 2 3627X Absolut Excelencia (4) 55 K & L Rae T Moseley 8 0X082 Shocktillyoudrop (2) 54 A Carston R Beeharry (a4) 3 X5053 Boots ’N’ All (3) 55 L Robinson S Wynne 9 80X90. Mystery Man (9) 54 J & K Parsons C Campbell (a3) 1 4 32X65 Riding Shotgun (7) 54.5 T Rae A Collett 10 06496 Fergie (5) 54 S Laming C Barnes 3 5 141X8 Dressedtokill (2) 54 P Robson L Callaway 11 069X0. Lookherepal (3) 54 A Carston 6 1X18X Mulberry (1) 54 N Ridley K Kwo (a3) 7:08PM BARRY RITCHIE FAREWELL 4 7 555X5 Bonaparte (6) 54 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) OPT 609 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 02X00 Stonemason (13) 60 A Carston K Williams 6:08PM TELTRAC COMMUNICATIONS 3 2 80X77 Moreira (8) 58 K Hampton K Mudhoo (a1) $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m OPT 607 2 3 5975X Nelson Park (4) 58 N Ridley J Lowry (a) C Johnson 1 1 2216X Hoofbeat (6) 59 J & K Parsons C Johnson 4 170X0. Tantella (1) 57 J & K Parsons K Kwo (a3) 3 2 26597. Wolff Spirit (4) 58.5 N Ridley H Bennet (a3) 5 330X9 Placid Princess (6) 55.5 L Robinson S Wynne 3 2530X Waipari Lad (8) 58.5 N Ridley T Moseley 6 58X95. Royal Road (10) 55.5 N Ridley 1 7 4X246 Show Lover (16) 55.5 A Carston R Cuneen 4 5X321. Stitch (10) 57.5 N Coulbeck S Wynne 8 X9568 Taxihome (9) 55.5 R & Ashley McKay C Campbell (a3) 4 5 309X5 Cinderella (11) 57 K Hampton K Mudhoo (a1) T Moseley 2 6 13623 Sacred Desire (12) 57 T Rae A Collett 9 6X450 On Debut (12) 55 L and Richard Didham 4 K Gundowry 7 Wesley Hall SCRATCHED 10 03360 Savannah Gem (2) 55 N Ridley 11 1X600. Sharp Elle (17) 55 A Carston R Firdhaus (a2) 8 5X447. Goodtago (9) 56.5 M McCann S Muniandy 12 2900X Ivanskavinskyskvar (14) 55 A Carston C Barnes 9 267X0. Still Waters (3) 56.5 L Robinson J Lowry (a) 13 8397X Elvera (11) 54.5 S Clark L Callaway 10 20100 Lily Grecia (1) 56 Kennedy/Furlong K Kwo (a3) 14 33759 Lindis Pass (7) 54.5 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) 11 103X0. Olympia (2) 56 N Ridley L Callaway 15 7X008 Contessa Belle (15) 54 Kennedy/Furlong A Collett 12 1770X Windermere Lass (5) 55 J Blackadder T Jonker (a3) 0 16 50541 Sunset Girl (3) 57 Harris/Moore 13 X5988 Daifuku (7) 54 C Spittles K Williams 0 17 49076 I’m Horace (5) 57.5 P Rudkin

d M9 4:39PM

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

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

5:04PM

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

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer J & D Bell L Bell L Cole J & D Bell L Cole A Turnwald L Bell C J Morris N Udy M Flipp

L Cole L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Cole M Roberts J T McInerney M Flipp L Cole J & D Bell L Cole

PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C2 $2,860, C2, 520m

h M8

RunnerName

SCRATCHED

Barrier

Today at Hatrick Raceway

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

$2,860, C4/5, 305m

Wanganui Dogs

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C4/5

5:28PM

L Cole M Gowan L Cole L Cole M Goodier C Roberts L Cole L Cole L Cole N Udy

6:01PM

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

$2,860, C4/5, 305m

6:33PM

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

December 8, 2017 WANGANUI CHRONICLE C4/5 A Turnwald K Walsh J T McInerney R Adcock L Cole C J Morris L Cole M Roberts J & D Bell J T McInerney

FIRST SECURITY C3

$3,325, C3, 520m

7:04PM

A Turnwald C Roberts L Cole G Hodgson L Cole L Cole R Adcock L Cole L Cole L Cole

LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

Forbury Park Harness

Today at Forbury Park

J & D Bell J & D Bell A Turnwald N Udy L Pearce S Gommans J T McInerney P C Morris L Cole J T McInerney

December 8, 2017

2 07065 Kaka Point Chris (2) A Milne 4 A Milne Rock N Joy SCRATCHED WIN & R40 with cond. SpecHcp, 2200m 3 J W Cox PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 4 90 Lilbitbettor (3) C Chalmers Futura Easton (4) B Norman B Norman 1 46689 Pegasus Hanover (1) O Lawrence R McIlwrick 5 2 6 Ripsnorter (5) M Swain B Orange 2 96472 Pat The Monarch (2) S Lock A Suddaby 3 Be Bee Lass (3) C Buchan C Buchan 7 P Easton Foxglove (6) B Norman M Anderson (J) 4 4 92450 Shona Mary (4) K & T Barron B Orange 8 94400 Akris (7) S Lock A Suddaby 1 5 522X2 Landora’s Lassie (5) A Hoffman T Quate (J) 3 9 03 Allandale (8) G & J Knight R McIlwrick 2 6 52335 Our Gracie (6) P Williamson P Williamson 10 09860 Afro Dizzy Yak (u1) B Gooch R Close 7 8X87 Pat The Monkey (u1) E Lamb 1 M Williamson 3 8 28933 Sage Trouble (u2) M Heenan M Heenan 7:38PM ROOFINGSMITHS MOBILE PACE 9 09009 Wandering Star (1) A Lowe A Lowe OPT 814 $7,000, R40 to R50 MOB. PACE, 2200m 10 45899 Cocktail Waiter (2) C Buchan B Williamson 2 1 7X085 Highview Illusion (1) B Graham M Lewis (J) D O'Connell 6:43PM NEXT MEETING 21 DECEMBER PACE $6,250, NON- 2 20000 Alexy (2) D O'Connell 1 3 72796 To Ri Alby (3) A Hoffman B Orange OPT 812 WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m 4 4 46890 Tubby Jim (4) B Gooch R Close 2 1 Elianna Franco (1) M Jones M Jones 1 2 M Jones CC Jones (2) P Court B Orange 5 90896 Rostriever Victory (5) R Crawford 3 X4993 Easton Karere (3) B Norman M Anderson (J) 3 6 26789 Chief Kapai (6) E Latimer B Williamson 4 4 47X25 Possente Cavallo (4) R Todd R Close 7 00408 Aveross Ferrari (7) D O'Connell M Hurrell (J) 5 06860 Fleur Galleon (5) S Lock A Suddaby 8 64170 Highview Justice (8) A Hoffman M Williamson 6 Lis Amore SCRATCHED Barrier 3 7 XP272 Star Ruler (6) G & J Knight R McIlwrick 8:07 PM ROOFING SOLUTIONS TROT Millwood Charity (7) M Prendergast C Purvis (J) 8 5000X Barrier $7,000, R40 to R50 TROT, 2200m OPT 815 9 9 For Regal (21) A Milne A Milne 4 1 63830 Troy Castleton (1) B White S McNally 10 65400 Jemima Franco (22) N Munro B Munro (J) 2 07640 Heavenly Love (2) M Edmonds D Simpson 11 0X00X Straka (23) D Cummings J Morrison (J) 3 3 09X03 Holdon Toyaspurs (3) M Prendergast C Purvis (J) 12 0 Carlo Gambino (u1) B McLellan B McLellan 4 7333X Armori (4) G McLay G McLay J Morrison (J) 7:13PM DUNEDIN HOLIDAY PARK & MOTELS PACE 5 0X070 Bono Hest (5) R Hanson 1 0 6 09009 Wandering Star (6) A Lowe $6,250, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2700m OPT 813 A Lowe 1 1 350X2 Dying To See You (1) N Taylor P Williamson M Williamson 7 89055 Playboy’s Brother (7) C McKay 6:14PM OPT 811

FORBURY PARK BAR & BISTRO TROT $6,250, NON-

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Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park

December 8, 2017

7 X187X Lockyer (5) P Brown Z Butcher 6:24PM NZ STAFF HANDICAP TROT 2 OPT 501 $17,000, R61 to R87 SpecHcp TROT, 2200m 3 8 74254 Bopper Jet (u1) R Brosnan R Brosnan PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 1 9 154 Baquero (u2) A Donnelly S Phelan 3 1 74333 Red Castleton (1) R Brosnan P Ferguson Barrier 2 22737 Makarewa Jake (2) Wallis/Hackett J Dunn 7:48PM JOHN ANDERSON MEMORIAL PACE $12,000, NONWINNERS 3YO+, 2200m 2 3 26272 Lovely Bundy (3) P & V Blanchard Z Butcher OPT 504 2 1 0222 Conway Beach (1) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 4 85574 Charlemagne (1) C Butler K Marshall 1 2 5580X A Lister (2) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 4 5 53444 George (2) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 3 36564 Eye Lash (3) P Screen S Phelan 6 21541 Bro Fawkes S (3) R Darby R Argue (J) 4 Bettathanapokeindeye (4) P Screen D Dunn 7 4570X Rare Opportunity (1) R Downey M McKendry 5 Harpagus SCRATCHED 1 8 13061 Shady Sadie (2) J Stormont J Stormont 6 Storm Prince (5) P Court J I Dickie 6:53PM AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 300-3000 NORTHERN PACE 4 7 3245 Sweet N Fast (6) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane OPT 502 $25,000, 3YO, 2200m Bettor Edition (7) J Robinson J Robinson 1 21265 Recco Lover (1) R Green Z Butcher 8 5X46 Barrier 2 Royal Lincoln SCRATCHED 3 9 3380X Harmony Blue (21) T Herlihy B Mangos 3 3 X1434 All U Need Is Faith (2) Purdon/Rasmussen N Rasmussen 10 44295 Whitehaven Beach (22) R Green Z Butcher 4 4 111 Triple Eight (3) S Telfer D Butcher 11 Bettor Step Aside SCRATCHED 1 5 21X42 Ashley Locaz (4) Purdon/Rasmussen T Williams 12 954 Bit Of A Tiger (23) P Turner M McKendry 6 Dance Time SCRATCHED 8:18PM CADUCEUS CLUB NORTHERN BREEDERS MARES PACE 2 Alta Maestro (5) R Dunn J Dunn OPT 505 $30,000, 4YO+ Mares R40–R130, 2200m 7 65103 Barrier 1 82945 American Empress (1) J Young S Abernethy 7:23PM HYDROFLOW PACE $14,500, 3YO+ R50–R66, 2 27174 Three Kisses (2) Hollis/Robertson L Hollis OPT 503 2200m 4 3 3X231 Shezacullengirl (3) P Ellis B Mangos 4 1 X4176 Hunter Bromac (1) S Telfer D Butcher 4 14222 Opoutama (4) B Purdon Z Butcher 2 35026 Happy Magic (2) S Telfer B Butcher (J) 5 10X45 Gotta Go Dali Queen (5) Cooney/Hopkins M McKendry 3 Lynbar Rose SCRATCHED 6 69X71 Seaswift Joy (6) J Stormont J Stormont 4 Robb Stark SCRATCHED 7 X3377 Lusty Mac (7) M Berger P Butcher 5 98861 M T Pockets (3) T Vince J MacKinnon (J) 8 52X15 American Tart (8) R Dunn J Dunn 6 31847 Ardent Lustre (4) S Telfer A Poutama

Barrier

7:31PM

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C3 $2,035, C3, 305m

S Stone J & D Bell G & S Fredrickson M Flipp P C Morris A Turnwald S Kite J & D Bell J T McInerney R Waite

$4,030, C4, 520m

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

L Cole M Roberts Ross/Voyce M Roberts L Cole L Cole L Cole M Roberts L Cole M Roberts

DASH FOR CASH (GROUP 2) FINAL $15,825, C5f, 305m

R Adcock A Turnwald H Mullane K Walsh M Gowan L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Cole M Roberts K Walsh

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1007m; Weather: Few Showers

8 9P029 Lundqvist (8) B Williamson 0 9 45899 Cocktail Waiter (9) C Buchan 2 10 P0X05 Missie Castleton (10) B White 11 22474 Jeddy R Ya Ready (11) B Williamson 12 07805 Imran Khan (12) A Hoffman 13 087X0 The God Botherer (u1) N Munro 14 50409 Gorilla Playboy (u2) C McKay 1 15 00003 Highland Star (u3) R Paterson 16 55256 Larch (u4) G McClymont

M Williamson C Buchan M Lewis (J) B Williamson B Orange B Munro (J) C McKay R McIlwrick A Suddaby

9:28PM

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

$45,420, C5f, 520m

C Roberts K Walsh C Roberts C Roberts A Turnwald L Cole J & D Fahey L Cole K Walsh L Cole

WANGANUI TOYOTA C4

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C4

9:58PM

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

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12 SPION ROSE (GROUP 1) FINAL

8:58PM

1 2 2 3 3 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 THE ROCK 95.2FM C4 10

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

63784 Bigtime Basher 17.41 15765 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 27352 Frisky Gambler 17.63 17882 Harry Brown 17.48 34427 Fabrelee nwtd 72758 Cawbourne Kaz 17.65 11731 Bigtime Thinker 17.36 36326 Daisy Lara 17.35 88247 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 85567 Box Of Fluffies 17.41

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Pearce J & D Bell M Flipp J T McInerney L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole J & D Bell L Cole

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Cole L Cole A Turnwald L Cole S Lozell M Roberts L Cole L Cole J & D Bell G & S Fredrickson

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

9 98X94 Ottawa (u2) M Tapper 9:37PM 818

OPT

A Milne

TELFER ELECTRICAL PACE $10,000, R60 & faster

DiscrHcp, 2700m

1 61X53 Rocknroll Magic (1) Butt/Cox 1 J W Cox 2 655X9 Motu Time To Shine (2) G Anderson A Suddaby 3 17X80 Igottastar (3) T Cleave P Williamson B Williamson 8:36PM FAIRFIELD TRANSPORT JUNIOR DRIVERS PACE $8,000, 4 40X90 Sagwitch (4) S Breen 2 5 02199 Real Torque (5) M Jones M Jones OPT 816 4YO+ Mares R40–R60 JUN.D, 2200m 1 72304 No More Change (1) C Ferguson G Telfer M Purvis (J) 6 70066 Boomer Bailey (6) G Telfer 4 2 69P43 Passion Flower (2) R Wilson B Orange B Munro (J) 7 80020 Compliant (u1) K & T Barron 3 20733 Lorretta Franco (3) S Breen R McIlwrick J Morrison (J) 8 00190 Mr Woodlea (u2) G & J Knight 3 9 04461 Bevan’s Cullen (u1) D Simpson 2 4 93572 It’s All Over Now (4) C Ferguson M Williamson M Hurrell (J) 4 10 127X8 Eamon Maguire (1) G Anderson 5 4X268 Rozzano (5) C Ferguson M Anderson (J) S Tomlinson (J) 3 6 601X8 For The Corz (6) K & T Barron S Payne (J) MYERS MARKETING CO LTD MOBILE PACE Share The Road (u1) M Swain M Anderson (J) 10:05PM 1 7 1XP32 Barrier $8,000, 3YO+ R51 to R60 MOB. PACE, 2200m OPT 819

9:06PM OPT 817

PW ENGINEERING HANDICAP TROT

1 X7319 Essence Of Easton (1) B Norman $10,000, R51 to R70 DiscrHcp TROT, 2700m 4 2 79P17 Raphoe (2) A Hoffman 1 3187X Och Aye The Noo (1) M Denton R McIlwrick 3 0998P Playboy Prince (3) E Latimer 3 2 325P1 Dream Big (1) M Tapper M Tapper 4 91619 Hit The Sky (4) K & T Barron 3 25105 Sheza Trendy Monarch (2) N Taylor B Orange 3 5 91805 Westar Sam (5) C & J Kennett 1 4 11718 Breenys Cullen (1) N Taylor M Williamson 6 X9068 Clifton Tactic (6) M Denton 5 00P96 Red Hot Poker (2) G Telfer G Telfer 2 7 14760 Vera’s Delight (7) B McLellan 6 65867 Valmagne (3) C & J Kennett B Williamson Barrier 4 7 X3303 Trouble Giero (4) B White 8 Fiery Ferret S McNally 2 8 03X21 War Machine (u1) T Stratford 1 9 51305 The Persuader (21) E Latimer M Jones Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Mainly Fine

9 43448 Valor Lustre (21) S Telfer 10 91X82 Rocknroll Princess (22) S Telfer 2 11 4X221 Bonnie Joan (23) C Dalgety 3 12 3113X Partyon (24) Purdon/Rasmussen 1 13 X1125 Better B Amazed (25) S Telfer 8:48PM 506

OPT

A Poutama B Butcher (J) D Dunn N Rasmussen D Butcher

ALABAR SIRES STAKES FILLIES SERIES HT4 MBL PACE

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 07908 Alta Shangri La (1) R Green 1 2 51 Kotare Cullen (2) R Dunn 4 3 135 Delight In Me (3) Purdon/Rasmussen 4 X2742 Caitlyn Clarke (4) T Macfarlane 5 29X04 New York Rain (5) J & J Dickie 3 6 2114X Bettor Joy (6) C Dalgety 7 333X3 Shandance (7) M McKendry 8 766X3 Purest Silk (8) B Mangos

A Poutama J Dunn T Williams T Macfarlane S Lawson D Dunn M McKendry B Mangos

Barrier

9 035X1 Come Dance With Me (21) M Kerr 10 3 Tiger Swift (22) T Macfarlane 2 11 213 Somethingaboutmary (23) J & J Dickie 12 78X20 Shenandoah (24) Purdon/Rasmussen 0 13 3380X Harmony Blue (25) T Herlihy 14 X8631 Sea Of Gold (26) R Green 0 15 61X35 Harpagus (27) B & G Hughes

Z Butcher J Stormont J I Dickie N Rasmussen

Barrier

9:48PM 508

OPT

10:13PM 509

K Marshall D Butcher A Harrison (J) J I Dickie

LBG BUILDERS 2017 SUMMER CUP HANDICAP PACE

$30,000, R80 to R125 SpecHcp PACE, 2200m

1 39X32 Forgotten Highway (1) M Kerr 3 2 27254 Max Phactor (2) M Berger 3 1X3X4 Brydon Ideal (3) J Young 2 4 511X1 Star Galleria (4) S Reid 4 5 54316 Northview Hustler (5) R Green 6 Better B Amazed 1 7 X5310 Heaven Rocks (u1) Purdon/Rasmussen

OPT

SCRATCHED B Williamson

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

4 54215 My Generation (4) D Balle 4 5 63129 Ideal Roman (5) S Telfer 6 90221 Imajollywally (6) A Donnelly 2 7 X23P1 Mongolian Storm (7) P Court

$22,000, 3YO Fillies MOB. PACE, 1700m

M Anderson (J) R Close M Williamson B Orange S McNally R McIlwrick B McLellan

D Dunn P Butcher M McKendry Z Butcher D Butcher SCRATCHED N Rasmussen

9 NEW YEARS EVE AUCKLAND CUP TWILIGHT RACES TROT $14,500, R50 to R57 TROT, 2200m

D Butcher P Butcher

1 096X1 Magnafique (1) Wallis/Hackett 1 3 2 610 Majestic Spirit (2) J & J Dickie 3 2235D Jomo (3) J Robinson 9:18PM CROMBIE LOCKWOOD PACE $14,500, 3YO+ OPT 507 R71–R88, 2200m 4 98452 Dauntless (4) Ted & Brett Edwards 3 1 8X333 Rhythm N Blues (1) S Telfer A Poutama 5 25054 The Crown Jewels (u1) N Chilcott 2 17126 Delightful Zen (2) S Telfer 2 6 90X01 Master Merlin (u2) A Donnelly B Butcher (J) 1 3 X2220 The Devils Own (3) Purdon/Rasmussen 4 7 8X0X3 Alta Venetia (u3) I Moody T Williams

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In brief

■ INTER DOMINIONS

Pizzuto holds all the aces By AdAm HAmilton It’s Inter Dominion final time, so the rumours are flying thick and fast as usual. Most of them surround polemarker Tiger Tara’s wellbeing and/or tactics from the prized pole draw. Trainer Kevin Pizzuto has been sitting back and listening to speculation and theories from the experts all week. One he will knock on the head is that Tiger Tara is feeling the effects of five runs already in this past month as well as all the travel to and from NZ and across to Perth. “That’s rubbish. I’m telling you know he’s thriving on it,” he said. “I keep hearing how big a task I’ve set him, but he’s never been better. “I know this will be his sixth run for the month, but I’m telling you now he’s as good as I’ve ever had him.” So what about the tactics now Tiger Tara has the draw most others dreamed about getting? “I’m not telling anybody what we’re doing,” he said. “We’ve got the draw which gives us all the options – leading or handing-up. “Everyone can speculate, but nobody but Todd (McCarthy, driver) and I will know until they let the gate go. “We’ve got a huge tactical advantage from the draw. “Why would we show our hand?” Most expect Tiger Tara to hold the lead given his great frontrunning form and love for small tracks like Gloucester Park. If that happens, Chicago Bull gets the gun run on his back and the likes of Lazarus, Soho Tribeca and Lennytheshark have to jostle for spots outside him and in the running line. But, if Tiger Tara takes a trail,

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Charles on right road Loftier goals await one of last season’s better three-year-olds following a return to form at Pukekohe. Charles Road bounced back to his best with a comprehensive defeat of a competitive Rating 85 line-up over 1600m on Wednesday to confirm plans to a future return to black type racing. “It’s really encouraging going into the summer months and some of the better mile races,” said Andrew Scott, who trains the gelding with Lance O’Sullivan. - NZME

The quiet approach Tony Pike’s challenge with Haussmann is to get the capable threeyear-old to settle better in his races. The Cambridge trainer will run the son of Pour Moi in tomorrow’s Gr.3 Hynds Holdings Limited Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) off a two-month break. “He’s well but he gets too keen,” Pike said. “We’ll be riding him quietly at Ellerslie. He’s in the Derby, whether he’ll stay I’m not sure but we’ll be giving him every opportunity.” - NZME

Scream Park in the mix

Tiger Tara from the ace draw is a massive threat to hotpot LaRACE 6 1.00am (NZT) TAB INTER DOzarus in the InterDom final at Gloucester Park in Perth early MINION GRAND FINAL MOBILE PACE tomorrow morning. $A1,100,000, m0+, mobile, 2936m the race changes – big time. It would potentially put Chicago Bull back in an awkward three pegs spot. And then Lazarus, Lennytheshark and Soho Tribeca would be a chance of getting the lead, which would significantly boost their chances. In the case of Lazarus, you would think leading would make him close to unbeatable.

On one hand it’s surprising Pizzuto isn’t just declaring his hand and saying Tiger Tara is definitely leading and holding the front. On the other, by not doing so he’s got everybody guessing ahead of the best and the most intriguing Inter Dominion final in modern harness racing history. Bring it on. - HRNZ

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Chris Waller is hoping for a return home for Ocean Park’s son Scream Park. The expatriate New Zealand trainer is keen on a start in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie on January 27 for the colt, who on Wednesday at Warwick Farm was successful over 1400m in his third race day appearance. Scream Park was purchased at Karaka last year for $185,000 from the Premier Sale draft of Lime Country Thoroughbreds. - NZME

All’s well with Story Injury-troubled Group One performer What’s The Story is making slow and steady progress. He was a two-time winner and finished runner-up in last year’s Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) from Stephen McKee’s stable before he suffered a tendon injury more than a year ago. Now with Stephen Marsh, What’s The Story is in light work. “We’ll step up his work next week, but there’s no set plan with him at this stage.”- NZME

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■ MATAMATA

Mare making the most of her opportunities Asama Blue has an opportunity at Matamata to add another winning strike to her record before beginning the second phase of her career. The well-related Fastnet Rock mare, who was successful last time out at Awapuni, will step out in the Bay Insurance & Dawson Insurance Benchmark Rating 70 (1600m) and will be ridden by Danielle Johnson. “She’s in foal to Tavistock and that often gives them a natural lift so we feel that she’s going to be pretty competitive again,” said part-owner Sir Peter Vela’s racing manager Garry Cossey. “She’s very well at the moment.” Bred in Ireland, Asama Blue was a debut winner in England before she travelled to New ZeaAsama Blue will be ridden by Danielle Johnson at Matamata today. land and had finished in the

money in her first four starts for trainers Steven Ramsay and Julia Ritchie before breaking through last time out. Meanwhile, the stable also has high hopes for Maltese Ruby at Trentham in Saturday’s The Informant Premier (1600m). The Darci Brahma mare is unbeaten in two starts this preparation and her fortunes will also be guided by Johnson. “She’s up in the Rating 75 grade now so she looks really well placed in a special conditions race,” Cossey said. “It seemed the logical step to take. “She started off in Australia, but didn’t really measure up there so she came home and Steven and Julia put her aside after a couple of trials. “She was quite weak and she’s really strengthened up.” - NZME

Jason Warren has a rich summer target for lightly raced Bel Sonic if the three-year-old can live up to the trainer’s expectations. Warren has a high opinion of Bel Sonic who races for the first time in 13 weeks in tomorrow’s O’Connor Beef Handicap (1000m) at Pakenham. Bel Sonic is being aimed towards the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast. - AAP

Rodd on Blue Book Trainer Kelly Doughty is hoping history repeats itself when international jockey Michael Rodd rides promising two-year-old Blue Book tomorrow. Blue Book will be aiming to make it three wins from three starts in the Sky Racing Handicap (1200m) at Doomben. Jeff Lloyd rode Blue Book at his first two wins but he is on holidays. Doughty quickly snapped up Rodd, who has been riding in Singapore where he finished third in the premiership, as a replacement. Rodd will be in Brisbane representing NSW in the Origin Jockeys’ series. - AAP

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■ CRICKET

Root bears the brunt England’s fifth day collapse has again turned the spotlight on England captain Joe Root’s disastrous decision to send Australia in to bat on day one after winning the toss. Root defended his controversial call during the post-match presentation, saying he expected more from his bowling attack on day one with the pink ball. “I don’t regret it,” Root told BT Sports. “You want to give your bowlers the best chance – I fully expect those guys to take 10 wickets. “There’s a lot of things you can look back on and say you want to do different, but I don’t think that’s one of them.” Ashes commentators seem to disagree. Shane Warne tweeted: “Terrific test match under the lights here in Adelaide. Pretty even these two teams but England just got it horribly wrong at the toss when they sent Aust in & they declared at 8/442. The next 3 innings of the match were 227,138 & 233 ! Aust now 2-0, England need Wood & a miracle” From Rahul Puri: “Root will curse his decision to bowl. He will also curse the repeated collapses. 5-0 is on. Make no mistake about it. #Ashes.” Mitchell Starc claimed three wickets in 14 deliveries after taking the new ball to run through England’s tail to deliver a famous Aussie win in the second test. Starc knocked over Jonny Bairstow for 36 runs with a ball that snuck in between the keeper’s bat and pad. The wicket gave Starc a fivewicket haul, finishing with 5/88. It left Jimmy Anderson stranded on zero and gave Australia a 120 run win. Batsman Shaun Marsh was named man of the match for his

Piers Morgan has been brutally trolled by Australia stars David Warner and Steve Smith after the hosts wrapped up victory in the second Ashes test. The journalist – and massive cricket fan – has been very outspoken during the series … and copped a return serve from Australia’s captain and vice-captain. Morgan shared a screenshot of a direct message sent to him on Twitter by Smith and opening batsman Warner, showing the pair smiling broadly. - NZME

Starc sounds warning Mitchell Starc has issued a chilling warning to England that Australia’s in-form bowling attack is only just warming up as the hosts move in for an Ashes series kill at the WACA. Starc laughed off England coach Trevor Bayliss’s claim that Australia were carrying “some scars” from their second test win in Adelaide and said an unassailable 3-0 lead was on the agenda heading to Perth. Starc insists it’s the tourists who will be hurting after collapsing to a 120-run loss in the “easiest time to bat” on day five. - AAP

Sri Lanka forces draw

England skipper Joe Root has plenty to ponder as they face a possible Ashes whitewash. PHOTO AP

first innings knock of 126 runs. Meanwhile former captains Bob Willis and Michael Vaughan believe England are heading towards a 5-0 Ashes defeat after losing the second test in Adelaide. Willis said the tourists’ lack of competitiveness for most of the first two matches has proved Australia are the superior side. “England are fighting as hard as they can, but the bald fact is they are up against a better side in these conditions,” Willis told the UK’s Sky Sports. “The glaring differences are that Australia have express pace in the seam department and a world-class spinner. “We have neither.

“At this rate, you wouldn’t be surprised if it was 5-0, as Adelaide probably represented England’s best chance to chalking up a victory.” Vaughan, the lead run-scorer in the losing 2002-03 tour of Australia, suggested England had neither the skill nor resilience to win a match. He said England competed strongly only when their backs were to the wall. “This was the week we all fancied England to take something from,” Vaughan said. “In Perth, the ball won’t swing like this. “We are now looking at – like we did in 2013, like we did in

2006-07 – you look at this England side, and realistically, can you see them winning a test match? “How do you win test matches with those kinds of scores? “You haven’t got 20 wickets yet. I think it’s going to be very difficult to win a test match on this tour.” Root has insisted this series did not resemble the lopsided 5-0 thumping that unfolded in Australia four years ago. “We showed throughout the two games for periods that we can outperform Australia,” he said. “I don’t think that we’re as unevenly matched.” - PA

Windies roll in the heavy artillery

Windies superstar Chris Gayle

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Batting big guns Chris Gayle and Marlon Samuels will boost the West Indies for their two limited overs series in New Zealand. Separate squads were unveiled for the three-match one-day international series starting on December 20 and the subsequent three-match Twenty20 series from December 29. Proven batsmen Gayle and Samuels will play in both, adding experience and strike power to the tourists, who are 1-0 down in the two-match test series. Gayle, 38, is renowned as one of the world’s most destructive batsmen. He hasn’t played a test for more than three years. Both were part of the team who beat England in a one-off T20 in September but were then swept 4-0 in the ODI series in England. Allrounder Kieron Pollard and spinner Sunil Narine are named in what is a fullstrength T20I squad. Uncapped fast bowlers Ronsford Beaton and Rayad Emrit are in line to make their T20 debuts.

Both impressed with their wicket-taking prowess in this year’s Caribbean Premier League in the Windies. Left-arm spinner Nikita Miller is recalled for the ODI series only, having last played for the West Indies nearly three years ago, at the 2015 World Cup. Selection chairman Courtney Browne says Miller’s return is with next year’s World Cup qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe in mind. The West Indies must contest that tournament in March after their world ranking slipped to ninth, meaning they don’t automatically qualify for the 2019 World Cup. “So these matches [in New Zealand] will be used to help us identify the players that will play during the qualifiers, and this is why we have also taken the opportunity to introduce Ronsford Beaton,” Browne said. “Though, he is more known for his pace and variations in T20 cricket, we believe he can add value within our ODI bowling unit.” - NZME

Debutant Sri Lankan Roshen Silva batted for 184 minutes on day five of the third test between India and Sri Lanka in Delhi to force a draw. Chasing 410, Sri Lanka were placed at 299-5 when play was called off with seven overs remaining in the mandatory hour of play. At stumps, Silva was unbeaten on 74 while Niroshan Dickwella was 44 not out. India had scored 536-7d and 246-5d in their two innings. Sri Lanka had made 373 in the first innings. India won the three-match series 1-0. - AP

Test berth still a dream Injured WA paceman Jason Behrendorff was so sore last week he struggled to put his shoes on but the pain hasn’t convinced him to give up on his test dreams. Behrendorff may miss the rest of the Sheffield Shield after suffering a flare-up of an old back injury in WA’s draw against Queensland. The 27year-old faces a race against time to be fit for the start of the Scorchers’ BBL campaign, which kicks off in just over two weeks. - AAP

Tale of two tweakers The Ashes is turning into a tale of two tweakers. One, Australia’s Nathan Lyon – test cricket’s most successful bowler this year who is tormenting the tourists. The other, England’s Mooen Ali – who not only has become Lyon’s bunny when batting, but is battling to buy a wicket. Lyon has 11 wickets at an average of 22.72 in Australia’s two Ashes test triumphs. Ali has two wickets at 98. - AAP

Marsh back in the mix With older brother Shaun providing the perfect example, allrounder Mitch Marsh is ready to make his mark at test level if called into the Australian team for the third Ashes clash. Marsh has been mostly underwhelming with bat and ball in 21 tests, but a recent Sheffield Shield knock of 141 batting at No.4 for WA clearly impressed the Australian selectors, who included him in the 13-man test squad for the WACA. - AAP

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■ OPINION

More Wagner, more wickets, more wins

t is a crying shame really, that we will only get to see one of New Zealand’s best bowlers in three more games this season. Neil Wagner proved last week what had been looming for a long time, that the Black Caps immortal pairing of Trent Boult and Tim Southee are not untouchable. While Southee was away awaiting the birth of a child, Wagner and Southee both had very different effects on the first test against the West Indies, or should I say lack of effect. While he lobbed the ball at-

tempting to find the swing that wasn’t there, Wagner just went for it, as Wagner does. Surely one of either Boult or Southee are the best bowlers we have, but if they get outperformed pretty consistently in one form of the game, it takes that kind of shine of it. It might be a bit bold to say he is New Zealand’s best bowler considering his style would clash with the shorter forms of the game, but what he can do on the test stage needs to be noted. Whether he should be given a shot in the one day game is an interesting debate, but one

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I ultimately think he should be given. He certainly doesn’t suit bowling in the death, but when you have Southee and Boult, that isn’t an issue when they have proven they can be as cool as cucumbers when it reaches the pointy end.

What he could offer is an unrelenting presence in the middle overs to keep the batsmen on their toes. I was talking to a cricket coach the other day who stressed the importance of being able to change plans when you need to, and Wagner gives you that variation. He is an expert at making batsmen uncomfortable, and while he may concede a few runs with some short stuff, he will make chances. I say, we need more Wagner, and fingers crossed we end up seeing more of him this summer.

Doing the hard yards Neil Wagner’s “unique” test cricket prowess has been hailed by coach Mike Hesson ahead of what shapes up as his last Black Caps appearance for more than three months. Hesson is hopeful the man of the match in the first test demolition of the West Indies in Wellington can be just as destructive in the second starting in Hamilton tomorrow. Having never played a limited-overs international, the leftarm seamer’s exertions at Seddon Park will almost certainly be his last until the two-test home series against England from mid-March. The 31-year-old bagged career-best figures of 7-39 (innings) and 9-141 (match) at the Basin Reserve. Once again it was based around a short-pitched approach, something Hesson says requires more skill and ability than some critics realise. “There are a lot of players out there who aren’t as fit as Neil,” Hesson said. “He has a lot of heart in terms of being able to sustain that barrage of short-pitched bowling. “What he does, some other

guys can do for maybe an over or two. “He’s unique because he can bowl a whole spell and at times an extended one.” Wagner is set to climb higher than his current ranking of ninth among test bowlers. He is rated fifth among seamers. As well as consistent success at test level, Wagner has excelled on the first-class cricketing scene. A three-month stint with Essex helped propel them to the English county first division title. He was then highly effective in four first-class appearances with Otago before his bristling performance against the West Indies on an unhelpful surface. “He’s a competitor. “The thing that we like is that when the game’s hard, that’s when he’s at his best,” Hesson said. “Neil also can swing the new ball if conditions suit. “But he tends to get it when it’s a bit old and crusty and generally bowls into the wind. “He does the hard stuff and he loves it.” - NZME

The Tui catch a million promotion is back for the New Zealand summer of cricket. After a two-year hiatus, Tui brewery is stumping up a total prize pool of $1,150,000 which will be split across all Black Caps short format matches against the West Indies, Pakistan, Australia and England. Punters who catch a six one-handed during any of the 23 one day internationals or T20 matches while wearing the new Tui Catch-a-Million t-shirt will be rewarded with $50,000. - NZME

Stokes in ODI team Ben Stokes and Alex Hales have been named in England’s one-day cricket squad for the five-match series against Australia in the new year, but are no guarantee to play. Stokes remains unavailable for selection until Britain’s Crown Prosecution Service decide whether to charge him for an incident outside a Bristol nightclub in September. Stokes remains part of England’s Ashes squad despite not travelling with the team. - NZME

Sleeping pill required Steve Smith took a sleeping pill to settle his nerves but still only managed four hours’ kip as he obsessed over his decision not to enforce the follow-on in Adelaide. The Australian skipper’s relief was palpable after his side snared six wickets in the opening session on day five to claim a 120-run victory and a 2-0 lead in the five-test Ashes series. Smith’s contentious call to not make England bat again was compounded when he burned two reviews in quick succession and dropped a catch in the slips. - AAP England coach Trevor Bayliss is likely to stick with the same XI for the third Ashes test, claiming they created “a few scars” for Australia to worry about. England trail 2-0 in the five-test series, meaning they will hand over the urn in if defeated in the Perth contest that starts next Thursday. Moeen Ali’s offspin was largely ineffectual in both Brisbane and Adelaide; he’s captured two wickets at 98 in the series. Moeen is the only member of the test side playing in a twoday tour game that starts in Perth tomorrow but the prospect of the allrounder, one of England’s best batsmen, being dropped isn’t on the cards. - AAP

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Hesson wary of Windies’ bounceback Edgbaston in their most recent test series against England in August. A week later, they were celebrating a five-wicket victory in the second test at Leeds. “They are a proud team and we saw how they bounced back after losing that first test against England – so we’re fully prepared for that,” Nicholls said. He admitted the team would bring a different dynamic after losing skipper Jason Holder to a one-match ban for this team’s slow over rate in Wellington and

The Tui catch is back

England mulls options

Right – Neil Wagner is an invaluable weapon for the Black Caps.

The West Indies have form when it comes to fighting back from a disastrous first test, leaving the Black Caps feeling edgy. Coach Mike Hesson and toporder batsman Henry Nicholls both warned the West Indies are a better team than that which capitulated by an innings and 67 runs at the Basin Reserve and they expect a bounce-back in the second test starting in Hamilton tomorrow. The tourists were humiliated by an innings and 209 runs at

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hinted that leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo might come into the team. Hesson was wary that the five key players who delivered that victory in Leeds were in the current team: batsmen Kraigg Brathwaite and Shai Hope, pace bowlers Kemar Roach and Shannon Gabriel, and spinner Roston Chase. All are set to play at Seddon Park and Hesson believes they and others will step up from their efforts at Wellington. “We’ve seen how well the West Indies have bounced back in

previous series, so we certainly expect them to do that,” he said. “History suggests they are [a threat]. In England, they got dealt a pretty severe blow and then came back and beat England. “We’re certainly expecting them to sustain pressure over a longer period of time.” New Zealand will be boosted by the return of Tim Southee, who has shapes as an obvious straight swap for Matt Henry, linking with long-time new ball partner Trent Boult. - NZME

Sri Lanka’s cricket board has complained to the sport’s governing body about the poor air quality in which its players have been compelled to play a test match in the Indian capital New Delhi. Sports minister Dayasiri Jayasekara said Sri Lanka Cricket made the complaint to the International Cricket Council, saying “we can’t play like this as four players had vomited” due to the pollution. - AAP

Clarification The Guardian wishes to apologise for the failure to mention Jeremy Duckmanton (Rakaia) in the story in Thursday’s Guardian in regards to the TORO Interprovincial tournament, where Duckmanton is a reserve for Aorangi.

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■ RUGBY

Smith ‘re-energised’ By Patrick Mckendry A couple of things to take out of Ben Smith’s impressive return to training with the Highlanders even though he’s technically on holiday. One, he’s a true professional who is probably rarely out of condition, and, two, how much better would the top All Blacks be if they were allowed a proper pre-season rather than missing Super Rugby’s first game or two and playing catch-up from then on? It’s little surprise that, after being given the chance to rest mind and body over the past four months, Smith has returned to his job re-energised and apparently posting personal bests in training. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has long called for a global season to be introduced in order for his players to be given a 14-week break, and a proper pre-season, but it’s not likely to happen in the near future and instead we get an ad hoc solution where our top players are missing from the first weeks of Super Rugby. The game is far poorer as a result. Spare a thought for Sam Whitelock at the end of a long year for him. The All Blacks lock was the Crusaders’ skipper as Scott Robertson’s team won the competition for the first time since 2008 and had a huge workload for the All Blacks in the three tests against the British & Irish Lions, Rugby Championship and northern tour (he started in 12 tests and was rested in the two against Argentina). Whitelock is probably well overdue for a proper break, but will presumably retain his role as Crusaders captain and be due to return for the red and blacks in their opening game of the new season against the Chiefs on February 24. In order to be fit for that, Whitelock will have to begin training in earnest by early January, mean-

Freeski halfpipe specialists BeauJames Wells and Nico Porteous have successfully qualified for finals in a high-calibre World Cup field at Copper Mountain in the US. Just two months out from the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, 16-yearold Porteous finished second behind Sochi gold medallist David Wise (US) in qualifying. His best effort was an impressive 90.60 on his second run, increasing his amplitude as he worked his way down the pipe and finishing with back-to-back double 1260s at the bottom. - NZME

F1 calendar approved Formula One races in Bahrain and China will swap places early in the season following the final approval of the 2018 F1 calendar. Motor sport’s governing body FIA confirmed the proposed switch, with Bahrain taking place at the Sakhir circuit on April 8 and the Chinese GP in Shanghai a week later. As usual, the F1 season begins with the Australian GP in Melbourne on March 25. - AAP

Liverpool into last 16 Five-time continental kings Liverpool have qualified for the Champions League knockout phase with a 7-0 hammering of Spartak Moscow. They were joined in the last 16 by Sevilla, Shakhtar Donetsk and Porto on the final matchday of the group stage. A first Reds hat-trick from Philippe Coutinho, a brace from Sadio Mande and singles from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah at Anfield ensured Liverpool topped Group E. - DPA

Headbutting claims Ben Smith was sorely missed at the back for the All Blacks on the northern tour. ing he will have had a break of only about six weeks following the last All Blacks’ test of the year against Wales on November 26. Last year, when Hansen was asked to explain the impressive early-season Super Rugby form of several All Blacks, he said: “If you go back through time, after every World Cup where they finish early in November and get a great pre-season they play well. “It’s just another indicator why we need a global season that al-

lows our players to get at least 14 weeks’ break. “When they do that they can recharge batteries, fix up their wee niggles and come back and play the way we want them to play.” Hansen probably won’t be surprised that Smith, his vicecaptain and one of his most consistent peformers, has wanted to return early to training, or that the 31-year-old has posted impressive numbers.

He and All Blacks supporters should be happy about the latter, in particular. The All Blacks badly missed Smith’s composure and gamebreaking ability at the back this year, and should the world’s best fullback start the 2018 season with the Highlanders fully fit and enthused then that bodes well for the All Blacks too. It’s just a pity few others are given the same opportunity. - NZME

■ BASKETBALL

LeBron stars as Cavs go 13 straight LeBron James finished with 32 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers tied a franchise record with their 13th straight win, 101-95 over the Sacramento Kings yesterday. James also had 11 rebounds and nine assists, helping the Cavs rally from a 14-point deficit in the third quarter. With 15 seconds left and the Cavs clinging to a two-point lead, James hit his fifth three-pointer to seal the game. James said he won’t consider the winning streak as anything special until the Cavaliers nearly double it.

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“Twenty-five,” he said when asked where the streak needs to get to before becoming significant. “Because you’re getting close to 33, that’s the all-time record. We ain’t nowhere near close. “We got close in Miami. We got to 27 and lost to Chicago.” Elsewhere, the New York Knicks beat the Memphis Grizzlies 99-88, led by 24 points from Courtney Lee. Kristaps Porzingis scored 18 points for the Knicks, in his return from a sprained right ankle and illness.

There was mixed news for Orlando as Evan Fournier scored 27 points but injured his right ankle in the Magic’s 110-106 overtime win against Atlanta. The Magic hit six of 10 shots in overtime, five of them layups against a tired and ineffective defence. Kevin Durant’s 35 points helped the Golden State Warriors to beat the Charlotte Hornets 101-87 without injured pair Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. It was Durant’s first triple-double of the season and his second since joining the Warriors.

The Milwaukee Bucks used a strong start to the fourth quarter to beat the Detroit Pistons 104100. Khris Middleton had 21 points, including four free throws in the final 20 seconds to help the Bucks win for the fourth time in five games. LaMarcus Aldridge scored 18 points as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Miami Heat 117-105. In the day’s other results, Indiana edged out Chicago 98-96, Boston beat Dallas 97-90 and New Orleans defeated Denver 123-114. - AP

British challenger Gary Corcoran has accused Jeff Horn of headbutting Manny Pacquiao and expects more of the same in their WBO welterweight world title fight in Brisbane on Wednesday night. Unheralded Corcoran sensationally claimed Horn was known for leading with his head, saying the Australian headbutted 11-time champion Pacquiao in his shock July world title triumph at Suncorp Stadium. - AAP

Raiders sign Havili Canberra have signed Tongan international Siliva Havili in an effort to ease their hooking crisis following Josh Hodgson’s serious knee injury. Havili was signed on a year-deal for the 2018 NRL season after coach Ricky Stuart’s rake stocks were decimated in recent weeks. The former Warriors and St George player joins Craig Garvey as the Raiders’ No.9 options for next year. - AAP

Cotton hits the mark Wildcats coach Trevor Gleeson hopes Bryce Cotton’s training form translates into NBL match-day fireworks after the American import unleashed a three-point masterclass on Wednesday. According to Wildcats skipper Damian Martin, Cotton nailed 105 of his 110 three-point attempts during a long-range competition between the duo. The second-placed Wildcats host the third-place Adelaide 36ers at Perth Arena tonight, and Gleeson said it’s now up to his players to ensure Cotton gets enough good looks from long range during the game.

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DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available. Phone 027 220 9997.

BUYER of unwanted Phone 3081338 animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals. FOR SALE We also sell pet food. Call ASHBURTON Society of Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 Arts, Christmas Show, Short 621, A/H 03 348 9439. Street Studio. Local members exhibiting. Guest Wayne LET OR LEASE Patrick. 10am - 3pm Saturday, Sunday, Monday, RETAIL for lease – Approx Wednesday, Thursday when 350m² of retail space sign out until December 17. available on East Street adjacent to NZ Post. Could CONTAINERS for sale or suit retail or office type uses. hire, ex shipping: general and Reasonable rental and insulated. Sidelifter available flexible terms. For more for delivery. Wilson Bulk details please phone 0274 Transport, Phone 308-7772. 836 202. DEADLINES - Ashburton Guardian RUN-ON GARAGE SALES classifieds close at 4.30pm, GARAGE sale, 9am - 12 DISPLAY classifieds close noon Saturday, December at 2pm. Every week day, 9. Manchester Street, and on the day prior to insertion. Phone 03 307 Ashburton. 7965.

WINDOW TINTING. For cars, homes and offices. Quality window films for privacy, UV (fading) and heat. Follow facebook. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347, 0800 TINTER or 027 258 0884 at SUN CONTROL Window Tinting. Member of Master Tinters NZ.

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES Phone: ..................................................................................... • Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Freshly picked and PYO No Eftpos

TRAVEL

◊ COURT THEATRE “Chicargo”

Raspberries Ranui Tay Berries Blackberries

Please contact Laura

CJs Concrete Pumping Ltd

December 29. Features Luke Kennedy. Member of The Ten Tenors and finalist on Australias The Voice.

Open 7 days 9am - 6pm

If you are and would be interested in placing your address on a Christmas Lights Map in the Ashburton APP

Phone Chris 027 933 1872

◊ CAROLINE BAY CONCERT

Southberry

Are you decorating your house with Christmas Lights?

If you have a full car licence, have an interest in machinery, trucks, hydraulics, heavy equipment, concrete and not afraid of hard work this could be the job for you.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

Christmas Lights

Concrete Pump Operator (Trainee)

Beckley Coachlines Programme

Ashburton Guardian

Friday, December 8, 2017

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS EXCELLENT fundraising opportunity - free to hire. Community fundraising BBQ situated at Mitre 10 Mega. Visit our customer service counter today to book and for details. – Phone 308-5119.

PLANTS, PRODUCE NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose Road, Ashburton.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

LYN, attractive and busty. Available every day until Xmas Day. Day and night. Night and day. No texting please. Genuine callers only please. Phone 021 044 0698.

Birthday Greetings Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

Conor Rogers Happy 11th Birthday to our special guy. Hope you have a great day. Lots of love Mum, Dad, Dillon and Iona. xxxx Conor Rogers Happy Birthday to our big 11 year old. Enjoy you day. Lots of love Nana and Grandad. xx

December 8 & 9, 2017

Friday

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am - 11.30am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane Street.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, West Street.

5pm - 7pm ST DAVID’ S UNION CHURCH. Kidz Club, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Saturday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday. Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East. 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald. 10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (draw) Golf croquet, casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street. 1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play association or golf croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton. 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park.

What’s On 36 Ashburton Guardian Every Thursday Ashburton Social Latin Dance Group Salsa, Cha cha cha & some ballroom. Please enquire for location, as it is changeable. All welcome, including beginners. Note: the group usually meets on licenced premises, so must be 18 or over. See our Facebook page for more information: fb.com/ SpringSalsaSessions2016/ 7.30pm – 9.00pm

December 9 Love Letters, the worldwide acclaimed play Ashburton Art Gallery Love Letters explores the bittersweet relationship of Andrew Makepeace Ladd III, lawyer and politician, and Melissa Gardner, a free-spirited artist, as told solely through the letters, notes and cards they wrote to each other over fifty years. This play was originally written by A.R. Gurney this performance has been arranged by Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd, on behalf of Dramatists Play Service Inc, New York. Starring Karen Elliot as Melissa and Kevin Soster as Andy.

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Friday, December 8, 2017 Please see the Love Letters events page on our website regarding parking information for attending this event. Don’t miss this unique Ashburton Art Gallery fundraiser. Perfect for your Christmas function. $50 GA or $45 Friends of the Gallery. Tickets available from the Gallery shop. Two performances- 2:30pm afternoon tea performance and 7:30pm bubbly and dessert performance. International potluck dinner party A potluck with a twist... Unique locations (revealed after registering), amazing food and people from around the world. Visit http://tinyurl.com/ MCNNpotluckdecember for more information. 6.30pm

December 10 The Marvellous Mayfield Christmas Market The Mayfield Memorial Hall A real country market featuring over 60 stalls selling all variety of quality items. Great for Christmas shopping in a friendly, relaxed country setting.

Free entry. Delicious food and refreshments. Follow us on Facebook. . 10am - 3pm Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

December 11 – December 22

project has been run by Altrusa International of Ashburton for several years, proving popular with the public as well as providing funds for Palliative Care. A special Christmas Tree will be available in the Arcade to receive messages written on a star. The stars sell for $2 each. 10.00am – 4.00pm

December 16

Topp Lodge Xmas Concert Topp Lodge, 12 Burgess Road, Staveley Featuring Topp Twins - Cam Luxton and; Phil Doublet and Amelia James. For more information visit our Facebook page fb.com/ topptwins/ Tickets $45 7.30pm

Maiden England

Mt Peel Lily Day Mt Peel Station Church of the Holy Innocence will also be open for the day, it’s all repaired now from earthquakes etc At the day will be: Artists working in the garden, Morris dancers, a historic talk by Johnny and Rose Acland, Opera singer Carolyn McAtamney, and tea and coffee available $15 per adult, kids free, proceeds to Anglican Parish of Geraldine. 10.00am – 4.00pm

December 18

Ali Harper: Christmas Joy Ashburton Trust Event Centre Join Ali at this special time of the year and capture the spirits of Christmas in this heartwarming concert. Following on from her popular shows last year, Ali’s special guests this year are The Voices Co. Youth Ensemble. Tickets: Adult: $29* Child: $18* (0-16yrs) Conc: $25* (65yrs+) (*fees apply

Featuring Andy Gilmour

7.30pm

December 19

Saturday, December 9, 7.30pm

Yusuf - Cat Stevens - 50th Anniversary Tour Horncastle Arena, Christchurch Yusuf - Cat Stevens toured New Zealand in 2010 for the first time ever, and the shows had the critics raving.

Members, guests and affiliates all welcome. 231 Burnett Street, Ashburton Ph 308 7149 www.ashburtonclub.co.nz

7.00pm

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January 13

Hot Rod & Classic Car Show

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

The Blue Pub, Methven The hot rods and classic cars are once again coming to Methven for a show. Public can view all the cars on display around the Blue Pub car park. Proceeds will be going to Methven Charities. Any enquiries ring Gerard McCloy - 027 417 2067 or email - g.a.mccloy@xtra.co.nz or check out the Facebook page ‘Rods at Methven’. Door Sales Only – Adults: $5.00, Children: $2.00 10.00am – 3.00pm

2.00pm

January 3 Shabby Chic Market Day

December 17

Christmas Tree of Remembrance The Arcade Ashburton residents will have the opportunity to remember family members or friends who will not be with them at Christmas and at the same time provide funds for Palliative Care in Ashburton. This

December 30

Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch Heaving Trestles with Vintage items, linens, clothes, costumes, jewels, collectables, retro, Kitsch and kitchen, antiques, craft works, furniture, restored, revamped and recycled items. Books, toys, art, homewares, Bric a Brac and assorted fancies - All in The Shabby Chic theme. 5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa. Look for the Signs off Ferry Road and Rutherford Street Corner. 11.00am – 3.00pm

January 14 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

January 7 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group

February 4

For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802.

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

11.00am–4.00pm

Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided.

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211A WILLS ST, ASHBURTON, 7700 * Fees apply

7 Days Live

SOLD OUT DECEMBER

Fri, 7.30pm

Ali Harper: Christmas Joy DECEMBER

Mon, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $29* Child: $18* (0-16yrs) Conc: $25* (65yrs+)

The 7 Days Live crew will smash out a quick-ﬁre burst of standup comedy brilliance before unleashing a no-holdsbarred 7 Days show that you won’t forget! Thanks to our show sponsor, the good guys at Grant Hood Contracting for helping us bring 7 Days to the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Join Ali at this special time of the year and capture the spirit of Christmas in this heart-warming concert. Following on from her popular shows last year, Ali’s special guests this year are The Voices Co. Youth Ensemble.

Time Travellers “Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School”

JANUARY

Kevin Bloody Wilson Almost Awesome Tour FEBRUARY

12 &13

Wed, 8pm

Fri, 7.30pm Sat, 2pm & 7.30pm

Tickets: Adult: $59.90*

All tickets: $25*

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

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

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

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Puzzles

Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Friday, December 8, 2017

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Q: Who tries things a thousand unsuccessful ways before getting a winner? A: Winners. You’re attempting something that’s not guaranteed, and easy results are not a part of this endeavour. Keep going anyway. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The aim is to make decisions based on your vision for your life, not the moment-to-moment minutiae of moods. This is made much easier when it’s a strong, juicy vision. You’ll work on that today. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Some will be very aware of rank and order and who’s coming in first place and last place, etc., but be assured your gut feeling is 100 percent correct: It’s not about all that. It’s about the work. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Though you’ll be tempted to take on a task that is as challenging as it is ridiculous, consider this wise saying first: Don’t teach a pig to sing; it frustrates you and annoys the pig. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Even though you’re the cat of the zodiac – i.e., the top predator and, it follows, king of the jungle – you have a merciful side. That’s what will come into play today as you walk out more the shepherd than the lion. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Everyone has a secret – something to remember when you’re bored with social interactions. Persist. Guaranteed, there is something interesting to know here if you hang in and pay attention. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Though it’s not wise to measure your progress by someone else’s standards, it’s also the way the world works, more or less, in the practical order of things. Think about what they’ll be judging, and gear up for it. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Are you getting the feeling that the perfectly right moment you’re waiting for is never going to happen? You’re right. It’s information that could also be your golden ticket to move forward regardless. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Since you have baggage around being socially accepted today, you can act out (without trying, because it’s just who you are), and you can enjoy the way it pushes everyone’s boundaries, including your own. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): To notice then react – this is how an awake world operates. To notice and not react – well, that’s the usual. You’re different. Prove it today. There’s a lot at stake, actually. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You’re not so worried about becoming something these days. It’s more about un-becoming those things that were imposed on you. Things that served other people’s interests, not yours. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve mined the gold in your mistakes before,. It’s a good time to look back and consider how you might have done it differently, and how you’ll do it next time.

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WordBuilder

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

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

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Previous solution: KINSFOLK 8/12

Previous Cryptic solution Across 1. Homing pigeon 8. Nineties 9. Film 11. Turin 12. Dispose 13. Epee 15. Keep 19. Whistle 20. Ultra 22. Reed 23. Cocksure 24. Satisfactory Down 2. Owner 3. Intent 4. Greedy 5. Epitome 6. Number 1 Exigent 16. Sty 6 plates 7. In other words 10. Use 14. 17. Verona 18. Bucket 21. Truer 3 Previous Quick solution 2 4 7 3 Across 1. Bistro 5. Utopia 9. Sacred 10. 3 One-off 8 11.4Live 9 12. Interior 14. Settle 16. Insect 19. Colossal 21. Cull 7 25. Tasted 3 9 22. Upbeat 23. Garage 24. Beyond Down 2. Imagine 3. Torment 4. Old-timers 9 66. Tense1 3 7. Promise 8. At first 13. Tail light 6 14. Succumb 15.2Tallboy 4 8 17. Secures 18. Cologne 20. Slain

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 15 Excellent – 21 Amazing – 27

Previous solution: alb, alto, bat, blat, bloat, blot, boa, boat, bolt, bot, lab, lat, lob, loa, lot, oat, tab.

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Sudoku

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

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ACROSS 1. Small tuft or lock (4) 8. Not trustworthy (10) 9. Moan (8) 10. Press (4) 12. Leave empty (6) 14. Reverberated (6) 15. Debacle (6) 17. Not uttered out loud (6) 18. Cosy (4) 19. Downcast (8) 21. Large storage buildings (10) 22. Settles a debt (4)

DOWN 2. Creative thinking (10) 3. Puree (4) 4. Fold (6) 5. Hurried look (6) 6. Disappears (8) 7. Zealous (4) 11. Unequally (3-7) 13. Allotted (8) 16. Very likely (4-2) 17. Unfair (6) 18. Stitches (4) 20. Point of transition (4)

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

DOWN 1. Language to put across, to his confusion (7) 2. From which to drink in a stick-up (3) 3. How quietly man will go round a tree (5) 4. Draconian way to rid Cats of this arrangement (7) 5. Something put on Alpha to provide rest of the letters (3) 6. Sails into the wind, which gets one in stitches (5) 10. Own up to it after turning mad (5) 11. Was neatly put away as one went in crocodile (5) 13. Apes Grinling as a wood-carver (7) 14. Thanks to sharp attack of pain, is getting the flavour (7) 16. Yearned to be put ashore and be lost (5) 18. It is in the fashion of being in quest of something (5) 20. Words signalling one to form a line, so we hear (3) 21. Make a wry face but get the lawn cut (3)

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Family Notices 38 Ashburton Guardian ANNIVERSARIES ARNST-ADAIR Richard (Dick) and Robin

Congratulations 50 years of marriage 8 December

DEATHS

Canterbury owned, locally operated

Patersons Funeral Services and Ashburton Crematorium Ltd Office and Chapel Corner East & Cox Streets, Ashburton

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Weather

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Please note all late death notices or notices sent outside ordinary office hours must be emailed to:

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A high maintains a ridge over the North Island. Meanwhile a front moves onto the South Island during the day and then weakens and becomes slow moving over central New Zealand tomorrow. A second front also weakens as it crosses the country on Sunday. A ridge builds over the South Island during Monday.

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High cloud, with a few spots of rain, mainly in the south. Northeasterlies developing afternoon.

Increasing high cloud, with rain developing about the divide, possible heavy falls. Scattered rain developing in the afternoon further east. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h, rising to 50 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW 50 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening.

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Rain about the divide, with some heavy and possibly thundery falls, with scattered falls elsewhere. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h. Wind at 2000m: NW gale 65 km/h.

Areas of morning cloud about the coast clearing, then fine with increasing high cloud. Northerlies.

Partly cloudy, then a few showers with a brief southerly change. Fine spells with isolated afternoon showers inland. Light winds and afternoon sea breezes.

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SUNDAY Rain, heavy falls about the divide; scattered falls elsewhere, easing to a few showers. Gale or severe gale NW changing lighter SW.

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New moon

18 Dec 7:31 pm www.ofu.co.nz

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26 Dec 10:21 pm

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am The Chase 0 11am F Four In A Bed 11:30 F Coach Trip – Road To Ibiza 3 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm MasterChef Australia PGR 3 0 2:25 Border Patrol 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point Lucky Stars 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me Daytime 4:55 M The Chase AO 1994 Action Comedy. A wrongly accused criminal takes an industrialist’s daughter hostage, while being hunted by both vigilantes and the law. Charlie Sheen, Kristy Swanson, Josh Mostel. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Zak Storm 0 7:50 Pokemon – Sun And Moon 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am The Amazing Race 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Home And Away 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Liv And Maddie 0 4pm Lightning Point Kiki and Zoey enrol in classes and attempt to use the school’s satellite dish to beam a signal to their home planet. The signal is undetectable to humans… or is it? 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 3 0

6am The AM Show News, interviews, and humour to start the day. 9am The Café A lifestyle and entertainment show. 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Wipeout 0 12:55 M The Christmas Consultant PGR 3 2012 Comedy. A sought-after holiday consultant is hired by a workaholic mother to get her family through the holidays. David Hasselhoff, Caroline Rhea. 0 2:50 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:25 Entertainment Tonight 4:55 The Best Of Family Feud 0 5:30 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 World Of Quest 3 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

6:30 Takoha 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Hip-Hop – New Zealand Nationals 8am Morena 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 9am Kawe Korero – Reporters 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Sachie’s Kitchen 3 10:30 My Reggae Song 3 11am F Tupaia’s Endeavour PGR 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 Billy T James PGR 1pm Tribe 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Team Umizoomi 3 4pm Hip-Hop – New Zealand Nationals 4:30 Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2

7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 The X Factor UK Part 1. The top 14 take on the theme Viva Latino, and one contestant will win a recording session with a Grammy-awarded producer. 0 9:10 Coronation Street 0 10:40 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Love Connection Two singles are sent on three blind dates each, with the hope of finding a love connection. Then they discuss it in front of a studio audience, as their dates also react. 0 8:30 Take Me Out PGR 0 9:35 Bromans 0 10:35 2 Broke Girls PGR 0

7pm The Project 8pm The Graham Norton Show PGR Graham’s guests are Sir Elton John, Stephen Fry, Carey Mulligan, Robbie Williams, and P!nk. 0 9pm 7 Days AO 9:45 Bruno Mars – One Night At The Apollo PGR 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 Soundtracks – Songs That Defined History PGR 0 9:30 Sleepy Hollow PGR 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

7pm Kawe Korero – Reporters 7:30 Tao 3 8pm Real Husbands Of Hollywood 3 8:30 M Colombiana AO 2011 Action. 10:35 M I Know What You Did Last Summer AO 1997 Horror.

11:10 Castle AO 3 Castle and Beckett investigate a murder on a popular late-night sketch-comedy show. 0 12:10 Rizzoli And Isles 0 1:05 Te Karere 2 0 1:30 Infomercials

11:05 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11:35 Family Guy PGR 0 Midnight Scrubs 3 0 12:25 Less Than Perfect 3 0 12:50 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:15 Infomercials 2:20 Nightcap 3:05 The Fosters PGR 3 4:35 Regular Show 3 0 4:50 Baby Daddy PGR 3 0 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Jessie 30

11:15 Bob’s Burgers PGR 11:45 American Dad AO 3 Roger tries to pose as actress Julia Roberts after Stan hurts his feelings. 12:15 The Project 3 News and entertainment show. 1am Infomercials

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

12:25 Te Kaea 3 12:55 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 7am Army Of One MLC 2016 Comedy. Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand. 8:30 The Forest MVC 2016 Horror. Natalie Dormer, Eoin Macken. 10:05 Gold ML 2017 Drama. Matthew McConaughey, Edgar Ramirez. 12:05 Keanu The X Factor UK Sleepy Hollow 16VLC 2016 Comedy. 7:30pm on TVNZ 1 9:30pm on Prime Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish. BRAVO THE BOX 1:45 Nothing But Trailers 10am Four Weddings USA 3 6am Wheel Of Fortune 2pm Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller. 10:55 Masters Of Flip 3 PG 6:25 Jeopardy! 3:40 Army Of One MLC 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 PG 6:50 Robot Wars 2016 Comedy. Nicolas Cage, 12:45 The Real Housewives PGV 7:40 Doctor Who Russell Brand. 5:10 The Of Beverly Hills PGR PGV 8:30 The Simpsons PG Vatican Tapes MV 2015 1:40 Leah Remini – 8:55 SVU MV 9:45 Hawaii Horror. Olivia Taylor Dudley, Scientology And The Five-0 MV 10:40 NCIS – LA John Patrick Amedori. Aftermath 3 6:40 Barbershop – The MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG 2:40 Escaping Polygamy Next Cut MLS 2016 Comedy. Noon Wheel Of Fortune PGR 3 Ice Cube, Regina Hall, PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 3:35 Catfish 3 Anthony Anderson. 12:50 Counting Cars PG 4:30 Four Weddings USA 8:30 Nerve MC 2016 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI 5:30 Hoarders 3 Adventure. An interactive – Miami MV 3:05 Doctor Who A woman needs help or else game allows people to enlist PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG faces the loss of her home and as players or watchers, and the 4:30 Jeopardy! PG daughter. players enter into a series of 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:30 Masters Of Flip 3 acts that are manipulated by 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 7:30 Snapped PGR 3 the watchers. Emma Roberts, 6:30 Counting Cars PG A nurse’s turbulent marriage Dave Franco. flatlines when her husband 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI 10:10 La La Land ML dies from a lethal dose of liquid – Miami MV 8:30 The 2016 Musical Comedy. morphine. Shannara Chronicles MVLS Emma Stone, Ryan Gosling. 8:30 M A Very Brady 9:30 Limitless MV SATURDAY Sequel PGR 3 1996 Comedy. 10:30 SVU MV 12:15 Teacher Of The A man claiming to be Carol 11:25 CSI – Miami MV Year MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Brady’s long-lost first husband SATURDAY Matt Letscher, Keeganarrives at the suburban Brady 12:20 Robot Wars PGV Michael Key, Sunny Mabrey. residence one evening. 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:35 Nothing But Trailers Shelley Long, Gary Cole, Tim Matheson, Christine Taylor. 1:50 SVU MV 2:40 Pawn Stars MVLSC 1:50 Barbershop – The Next Cut MLS 2016 10:30 Intervention Canada PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 Limitless MV 4:45 The Comedy. 3:40 Nerve MC 2016 AO 3 Shannara Chronicles MVLS Adventure. 5:20 La La Land 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3 ML 2016 Musical Comedy. 5:35 Counting Cars PG

MOVIES GREATS 6:15 Hostel 18VLSC 2005 Horror. Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson. 7:45 Mystic River 16VL 2003 Drama. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon. 10am The Green Hornet MVL 2011 Action. Seth Rogen, Cameron Diaz. 11:55 Before I Go To Sleep MVL 2014 Thriller. Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth. 1:25 The Banger Sisters MLS 2001 Comedy Drama. Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn. 3pm Hostel 18VLSC 2005 Horror. Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson. 4:35 Along Came Polly MS 2004 Romantic Comedy. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston. 6:05 The Help MC 2011 Drama. Emma Stone, Viola Davis. 8:30 Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi. During summer 1979, when six friends see a train crash while making a Super-8 movie, they investigate the subsequent unexplained events in their small town. Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler. 10:25 Horrible Bosses 16LS 2011 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Anniston.

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Midnight Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks. 1:40 Along Came Polly MS 2004 Romantic Comedy. Ben Stiller, Jennifer Anniston. 3:10 Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi. Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler. 5am The Help MC 2011 Drama.

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SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – International Australia v England – Second Test, Day Five. 6:30 Cricket – International India v Sri Lanka – Third Test, Day Five. 7am Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – Second Test, Day Four. 8am Basketball – NBL New Zealand Breakers v Brisbane Bullets. 8:30 Hockey – FIH Men’s World League Quarter-final Three – England v Argentina. 10am Hockey – FIH Men’s World League Quarter-final Four – Germany v Netherlands. 11:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup Final – Australia v New Zealand. Noon Rugby League – World Cup Final – Australia v England. 12:30 ICC Cricket 360 1:30 Golf – European Tour Joburg Open – First Round. 2pm Golf Central 2:30 Cricket – International Australia v England – Second Test, Day Five. 3pm Basketball – NBL 5pm Motorsport – TR86 Championship 6pm The World Rugby Show 6:30 Rugby – International 7pm The Cricket Show 7:30 Cricket – International 8pm Cricket – International 8:30 Cricket – International 9:30 Basketball – NBL 11:30 L Basketball – NBL Perth Wildcats v Adelaide 36ers.

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1:30 The World Rugby Show 2am Football – UEFA Europa League 4am Football – UEFA Europa League

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

6am Antiques Roadshow Detectives 6:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7:30 Love Nature – Wild Arabia 8:30 Shed And Buried 9am Auction Kings 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens – Food 10am Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 Operation Arctic 11:30 Getaway Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm The Life Swap Adventure 2pm Staying Healthy – A Doctor’s Guide 3pm Outback Wrangler 3:30 Love Nature – Polar Bear Town 4:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes The contest for the title of Aussie BBQ Heroes begins. 5:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 6:30 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 7:30 American Pickers 8:35 Better Homes And Gardens 9:45 Gardeners’ World 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb Three homeowners who want to sell have the chance to look around each other’s houses before competing for one buyer. 11:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 12:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 1am Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 2am Love Nature – Polar Bear Town 3am Getaway 3:30 Outback Wrangler 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:15 Gardeners’ World

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 L Football – UEFA Europa League Atlanta v Lyon. 9am L Football – UEFA Europa League Arsenal v BATE. 11:30 Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) From match-day six of the group stage. 1:30 Sky Sport TBC 3:45 Football – UEFA Champions League (HLS) From match-day six of the group stage. 5:45 Football – UEFA Europa League (RPL) Atlanta v Lyon. 7:45 Football – UEFA Europa League (RPL) Arsenal v BATE. 9:45 L Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Adelaide United. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.

SATURDAY

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 12:35 L Hockey – FIH Men’s World League Semifinal – Teams TBC. From Bhubaneswar, India. 2:50 L Hockey – FIH Men’s World League Semifinal One – Teams TBC. From Bhubaneswar, India. 5am ICC Cricket 360 The latest cricket news and recent cricket action. 8Dec17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Shark-Croc Showdown PG 7:30 Devil Sharks PG 8:20 Air Jaws – Hunting By The Moon PG 9:10 Jaws Of The Deep PG 10am Isle Of Jaws PG 10:50 Shark-Croc Showdown PG 11:40 Devil Sharks PG 12:30 Sharks Among Us M 1:20 Monster Hammerhead M 2:10 Shark School With Michael Phelps PG 3pm Phelps v Shark PG 3:50 Great White Bite M 4:45 Super Predator M 5:40 Bride Of Jaws M 6:35 Isle Of Jaws 7:30 Return To The Isle Of Jaws PG Scientists discover more about a great white shark hangout spot full of all-male sharks in Australian waters. 8:30 Shark Vortex PG Scientists study the annual migration of 30 species of sharks as the warm Gulf Stream pushes north into the waters of southern New England. 9:25 Great White Bite M 10:15 Island Of The Mega Shark M 11:05 Mythbusters v Jaws M 11:55 Shark After Dark PG Stranger Fins.

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12:20 Shark Vortex PG 1:10 Island Of The Mega Shark M 2am Mythbusters v Jaws PG 2:50 Return To The Isle Of Jaws PG 3:40 Shark Vortex PG 4:30 Great White Bite M 5:20 Shark After Dark PG 5:45 Island Of The Mega Shark M

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Fonseca channels Zorro Shakhtar Donetsk have advanced to the knockout stage of the Champions League with victory over Manchester City, prompting the club’s coach to attend his news conference dressed as Zorro. Paulo Fonseca appeared in a black hat, cape and mask after his team had ended the English club’s unbeaten record in all competitions this season. He was fulfilling a promise he’d made to dress up as the fictional vigilante if Shakhtar qualified from a group containing City and Napoli. “This is the most joyful press conference of my career,” Fonseca said.

NRL goes poaching

Christian Vainerere will captain the Mid Canterbury sevens side at the Southern Regional Sevens tournament this weekend. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 020917-JP-035

Rugby league is preparing to steal away the country’s best female athletes, says Jillaroos captain Ruan Sims. The announcement that the NRL will in 2018 host an inaugural national Women’s Premiership is a game-changer for the code and the Australian sporting landscape, Sims believes. The NRL will also host a national women’s tournament designed to attract some of the country’s best talent from other sports in the hope of luring them over.

Tough pool for sevens BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Despite having a youthful edge, Mid Canterbury sevens coach Sean Carter is looking forward to tackling the big boys at the Southern Regional Sevens tournament this weekend. “We have had young fellas from all over the show coming in to the team,” Carter said. “They have developed really well and there are some big changes in the style of the 15 man game to the sevens, where it is more about targeting the space than the man, but they have picked it up really well.” Eight teams will contest the tournament, with familiar Heartland foes South Canter-

bury and North Otago joining the mix, while the most challenging games will come against the heavy hitters like Otago, Tasman and Canterbury. “We do have a fairly hard pool but we were expecting it,” Carter said. The green and golds will start off the tournament against big brothers Canterbury, before playing Otago and North Otago. Finishing top five at the tournament would book the side a place at the national sevens tournament, which is the main goal of the team. “It is challenging but if we can make the top five in our pool and keep our heads up throughout, that would be good,” he said.

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While there is plenty of young experience in the side, there are also two experienced and talented Heartland players who will lead the team from the front. “We have Christian (Vainerere) who will be captain and Seta (Koroitamana) who are good players,” Carter said. “We did have Isireli (Masiwini), but he had to head home and won’t be back till after Christmas sadly.” Still early into his Heartland career, Carter said he was very pleased to see how Vainerere had developed as a player and as a captain. “At the tournaments we have been to so far he has developed into a very good captain,” he

said. “He is still a young boy but watching him in his club rugby and in his rep rugby he has just gotten better and better.” When the side takes on Canterbury they may see a familiar face in the form of Dan Fransen who scooped up Canterbury sevens player of the year award recently. The tournament will run for the entirety of Saturday, with all games being streamed on the South Canterbury Rugby Union Facebook page. Game 1: Canterbury v Mid Canterbury, 10.40am. Game 2: Otago v Mid Canterbury, 12.40pm Game 3: North Otago v Mid Canterbury, 2.20pm

Never doubt Federer In awe of Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, retired great Lleyton Hewitt is refusing to discount the prospect of the two tennis titans continuing to defy history in 2018. At 36 and 31 respectively, Federer and Nadal overcame age and lengthy injury layoffs to split the four grand slams two apiece for the first time in a magically retro 2017 season. Despite losing all four times to his great rival, including an epic five-set Australian Open final, Nadal edged Federer to snare the year-end No.1 ranking, while Federer took an eighth Wimbledon crown.

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