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Council active in flood response By Susan Sandys
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The Ashburton District Council is encouraging Mid Canterbury accommodation providers to contact its Civil Defence Welfare Unit during an emergency event. Chief executive Hamish Riach was responding to the suggestion of Methven Resort owner-operator Ole Wallis, that there needed to be a point of contact for where to redirect guests when they had to turn them away due to being booked out. Riach agreed there needed to be a
co-ordinated approach, but said this was in fact in operation at the weekend, via the council’s emergency management activities it had undertaken. When the Rangitata flooded, cutting off road access south, the council’s emergency management team had quickly evaluated the need to open its Civil Defence Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). This operated on Saturday and Sunday, for the purpose of providing logistical support and communication to the community and all relevant stakeholders.
And one of its main functions had been welfare support. “While the council understands that the public, and specifically displaced travellers, do actively seek out their own accommodation options as required, there is an opportunity to make information available to those affected,” Riach said.
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Frustration in desperate fight for life-prolonging medication By Susan Sandys
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Andre van Rooyen and his family are fed up with Pharmac and the Minister of Health as they desperately seek funding for a much-needed medication. Since being diagnosed with stage four lung cancer in May, the dad of two has had huge success with the drug crizotinib. However, the family has been “fobbed off” as it seeks subsidisation of the drug, which has a $10,000-per-month price tag, via letters and questions in Parliament. “Patients’ lives are at stake and they need this medicine,” van Rooyen’s wife Debbie said. “I ask the government – what is my husband’s life worth?” Debbie said patients with the form of lung cancer Andre had – Non Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) with the Ros 1 mutation – went from having a life expectancy of three to six months on chemotherapy, which was the current funded treatment option, to living well with a managed chronic illness on crizotinib. “Patients’ life expectancy according to the latest research document by Pfizer puts average life expectancy for these patients at around five years,” Debbie said. She questioned why Pharmac should fund one treatment and not another, referring to the government agency recently subsidising alectinib. “Alectinib has no efficacy in the treatment of NSCLC with the Ros 1 mutation. For this type of NSCLC, crizotinib is the most effective treatment option.”
Andre van Rooyen is desperately seek funding for a much-needed medication. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
over $60,000 we have raised so far has come from the Ashburton community. If we hadn’t had this community standing behind us, crizotinib wouldn’t have been a treatment option for Andre and
She was grateful for Ashburton’s kindness in raising the money required, but questioned how much longer should the community be expected to do this. “More than $50,000 of the just
we would now be arranging his funeral. Instead we have a husband and father who is living well and still contributing as a volunteer to this precious community.” Pharmac operations director
Lisa Williams said new cancer medicines took a large portion of the government agency’s expenditure. Since July this year it had started funding an additional three cancer medicines including alectinib, with two new ones approved for funding in the New Year, while a further two which were already funded were approved for widened access. Pharmac had received a funding application from Pfizer, the supplier of crizotinib, for advanced anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive non-small cell lung cancer. “This is the same indication for which alectinib was recently funded,” she said. “Unfortunately, Pharmac is unable to provide a definitive timeframe for if, or when, a funding decision will be made about funding crizotinib,” Williams said. “This is because the relative priority of funding one medicine compared with other medicines can change over time. “Details like the relative health benefits, the amount of funding available, the success of negotiations with the suppliers and/or new clinical data are all examples of factors that may change the relative priorities of funding choices.” Pharmac worked within a fixed budget and could not fund every available medicine. “Pharmac will continue making the best choices we can; using a robust, evidence-based approach to expand available treatments and achieve the best health outcomes we can for all New Zealanders.”
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Helicopter rescue for tractor Council By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
When the farmer he was doing fencing work for rang him to say the Rangitata River had burst its banks and there was water running past his tractor, Adam Graham was not expecting anything major, and certainly was not expecting to hire a helicopter to get the machine out of rising flood waters. “He rung me on Saturday morning to say I don’t want to alarm you but the river has just burst its banks and is going past your tractor,” he said. “I figured I had better go down for a look and I did and the water was rising and the farmer said it was much higher than it had been.” Graham said he weighed up whether the water would rise any further and looking at river flow data he decided getting the tractor out of the flood water was the best course of action. With water flowing too high to drive his truck in, he decided to enquire about the helicopter
Adam Graham being dropped off on top of his tractor to rescue it from rising flood waters on Saturday morning. PHOTO SUPPLIED
parked up down the road. “I was thinking is it going to be worth it so I rang the guy and he
said no problem,” he said. The flight only took a couple of minutes and Graham was
dropped off on to the roof of the tractor. “I figured he was going to drop me in the water beside it and I would walk across but I figured he knew what he was doing,” he said. “It was a wee bit of a thrill.” The tractor started up first time and after a quick oil change on Monday is back running better than ever. A minute-long video documenting the entire journey was shared far and wide on social media and was picked up by both major television news stations. “When I go on to Facebook it shows me how many people it has reached which is 160,000 which is a lot of people,” he said. While the tractor made it out unharmed, other fencing equipment such as posts and wire were not so lucky and were swept away. “There was also 1k of a 2k fence I was doing that was completely gone, so I guess that is in the ocean now or somewhere else,” he said.
More rain ahead may cause further problems By Matt Markham
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Fears that more rain forecast for later in the week have forced workers into overdrive as they mend breaches in stop-banks caused by the significant flooding over the weekend which saw the South Island cut in half. As of last night it was still unclear when State Highway 1, which passes through Rangitata and across both the northern and southern branches of the river, would reopen to the public with NZTA saying yesterday that it was still unsafe. “Until the water is divert-
ed properly and a key repair is completed near the railway line, the highway is not safe to be opened,” Transport Agency System Manager, Pete Connors said. The Timaru District Council announced yesterday that the changeable nature of what they were dealing with was not a surprise to them. “It is not unexpected after this level of flooding that the river will continue to scour out and enter other low areas. This is leading to new flow patterns,” they said yesterday. While fine weather would ultimately help with the clean-up
of water, significant flows were expected to continue down the south branch for at least another two days. NZTA teams were yesterday working closely with engineers from Environment Canterbury to mend breaches in stop-banks with more rain scheduled for later in the week bringing its own risks. The Timaru District Council kicked right back into gear yesterday morning issuing an extended evacuation notice around the Rangitata township due to increasing river levels and changing river flows.
With a massive body of water still encompassing the area, any small change could have a significant impact on anyone in the area, even those who had previously been cleared to return to their homes. Traffic flows through Route 72 at Arundel were a lot smoother for travellers yesterday after a rushed and at times frantic line of movement following its reopening on Monday. Those who took the route took to social media to heap their praise on those responsible for getting it back up and functional in such a timely manner.
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From P1 “To this extent, council officers and volunteers worked over the weekend, making contact with accommodation providers to ascertain the number of beds available for displaced people within the district where possible. “This information was then shared in frequent updates on the council’s website, Facebook page, and text alerts.” In addition a Civil Defence Information Centre was opened on the Sunday, at EA Networks Centre, providing a location for displaced travellers to visit and/or call to receive information or assistance. He added that Civil Defence had a Memorandum of Understanding with AirBnB, where displaced people and relief workers could get free, temporary housing in the aftermath of a disaster. These co-ordinated activities were part of the council’s standard operating procedures for emergency events. He added that it would strengthen the council’s co-ordination efforts if accommodation providers contacted the Civil Defence Welfare Unit. In addition, providers should subscribe to the council’s text alert service, so they could receive up-to-date information and also share this with displaced persons they may come into contact with.
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Fibre miracle for Community House Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Something as simple as a hot drink can be enough to calm the nerves in a stressful situation, and the services based out of Ashburton’s Community House will have access to the latest smart coffee machine thanks to Chorus. As part of Chorus’ little fibre miracles tour, Community House was gifted a smart coffee machine. The little fibre miracles tour is to celebrate the completion of the first major stage of the ultra-fast broadband roll-out which is one of the largest national infrastructure projects in New Zealand and will build fibre-to-the-home networks covering 87 per cent of the population by the end of 2022. Ashburton is fully connected as part of the scheme now and was selected as one of 12 locations nationwide to receive a gift. Community House marketing manager Jess Ross said she received a call from Chorus a couple of weeks ago saying they would be receiving a gift and what would be suitable. “We are eternally thankful to get this,” she said. “It will be really beneficial for our tenants as they are often in
stressful situations dealing with people and being able to offer a cup of coffee will create a really welcoming atmosphere.” Staff will be able to download an app and input their desired coffee instructions. “Hopefully there won’t be too many queues for it,” she said. The tour started a week ago in the North Island and their next stop is in Mosgiel, though flooding in the Rangitata River was making travel plans difficult. The 12th and final gift recipient will be selected by voters from Mediaworks’ AM Show. Members of the show were at Community House yesterday morning filming the present handover. Ed Hyde, Chorus’ Chief Customer Officer said the end of UFB1 is a significant milestone and a major step forward in New Zealand’s goal to be a truly connected nation so it’s only fitting it marks the milestone in an appropriate way during the season of giving. “This is a big moment in New Zealand’s history – one of the largest national infrastructure projects New Zealand has ever seen and one of the biggest public private partnerships, delivering a world-class fibre network,” he said.
Staff from Ashburton’s Community House were the recipients of a Chorus little fibre miracles gift yesterday morning. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Tractor trek sees off the weather By Heather Mackenzie
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The Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s annual tractor trek took place on Saturday. As the day dawned overcast and rainy, it meant only tractors with cabs ventured out to visit Cullimore Engineering, with the non-cab tractor drivers opting to travel by car. After a good look around and a chat to the staff, the group went back to the shed for lunch. The shed being the club’s new A&P showgrounds building. Thankfully the sun came out after lunch, so everybody could join the tractor trek to Talley’s factory for the afternoon visit. Twenty tractors plus some vintage cars and trucks made an impressive sight as they left Ashburton heading to Talley’s near Fairton. Past club president John Hall said getting out and looking at local businesses was an informative experience for everyone. “Both Cullimore Engineering and Talley’s are big local businesses. You don’t realise how big their operations are until you get to go behind the scenes. It was very interesting,” he said. “All our club outings are al-
ways well supported. I had to ring Talley’s back a couple of times to let them know the numbers increased.” He said they seemed surprised that just under 50 vintage machinery people would be interested in what they did. Originally Hall thought around 20 members would visit the factory, but as word spread about the trip more and more signed up. “We ended up with 47,” he said. With the club having over one hundred members all their outings and functions are well supported. “The club is doing really well. We have lots of successful outings throughout the year.” The newly introduced Tuesday coffee and chat meeting has proved to be another success story. Made possible because the new building has a kitchen, the group has been growing in numbers each month. They will take a break over Christmas but will start up again in February next year. “Everyone is welcome,” Hall said. “If you feel like a cuppa and a yarn feel free to join us on a Tuesday at 9.30am.”
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Alistair Cameron on his International tractor enjoying the Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club’s Tractor Trek. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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■■WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION
Police launch criminal investigation NZME
A criminal investigation has been launched into the deaths and injuries of those on the island in the White Island eruption. Police Deputy Commissioner John Tims announced the investigation at the latest media briefing in Wellington. “We believe everyone that could be taken from the island yesterday (Monday) were rescued in the evacuation,” Tims said. No signs of life were seen during numerous flights yesterday. “We understand the desire of family and locals to remove their family around the island. “We are working around the clock.” Port of Tauranga confirmed the cruise ship the Ovation of the Seas did not leave the city last night, as planned. The cruise ship, which has passengers among the dead, hurt and missing from the eruption, was scheduled to sail out at 6.15pm yesterday. A port spokeswoman confirmed the ship will stay due to police operational matters. Thirteen people are believed killed and others are fighting for their lives with serious burns after the devastating White Island eruption – and experts are warning of more volcanic activity. Five people are now confirmed dead and eight others presumed to have perished when the country’s most active volcano exploded in a
‘People ran into the sea . . . everyone was burnt’ NZME
A still taken from video shot from a tourist boat next to White Island just as the volcano erupted about 2.15pm on Monday. PHOTO ALLESSANDRO KAUFFMAN shower of steam, rock and ash just after 2pm on Monday. Experts warn there is a 50 per cent chance of another eruption within 24 hours. A 5.3 magnitude quake struck the east coast on Tuesday afternoon, leaving residents rattled, but GNS experts said the shake was not related to the eruption. Many of the White Island victims may have been knocked out
almost instantly by toxic gases, experts say. Police have confirmed that 47 people were on White Island when it erupted, 38 of them were tourists from the cruise ship Ovation of the Seas. Thirty-four injured people and five bodies were whisked off the volcano in the aftermath of the eruption by rescuers who are being labelled heroes.
Eight others remain unaccounted for and police say there were “no signs of life” on the island during flyovers yesterday. They believe anyone who could have been taken from the island alive was rescued at the time of Monday’s evacuation. The tragedy has rocked the local community and made global headlines. Local iwi placed a rahui on Whakaari/White Island yesterday.
Rescuer ‘nothing less than a hero’ By Anna Leask NZME
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A local boat skipper has been hailed a true hero for his efforts in helping tourists escape the fatal explosion on White Island. Paul Kingi was a skipper on the White Island Tours boat, working alongside his friend Hayden Marshall-Inman, who died in the explosion. Details emerged of how Kingi put his own life in danger to save others. In a post on the Pursuit Fishing Charters page owner Rick Pollock detailed the dramatic incident. “As with most disasters there will be people who step up, heroes and heroines if you will,” he wrote in a public post. “Sometimes these people will be the ones you expect, strong individuals in character and strength. “Other times it’s ones you least expect who take control of an arduous situation to the benefit of all involved. “Yesterday was no exception with one man standing out, one Paul Kingi.” He said Kingi was experienced on the water and his
Paul Kingi on the island with a young tourist. PHOTO SUPPLIED
“enthusiasm and love of fishing was only superseded by his skill level”. Kingi worked for Pollock for five years and the pair formed a strong friendship. “He’s just an outstanding man and he’s amazingly resourceful. And he’s the guy if you were ever in a bother, he’s the one you’d want on your shoulder. Pollock said Kingi left the island “only minutes before the eruption”. When it happened he was
“the first back on, rescuing and assisting numerous injured back onto the waiting boats”. “He went back again and again, ignoring the toxic environment and personal risk, until he was satisfied there were no more obvious survivors remaining,” Pollock explained. “This superhuman effort doesn’t surprise me in the least. “I’d like to recognise Paul for what he is on this occasion, nothing less than a hero.”
A Hamilton man who gave first aid to those critically injured in the Whakaari/White Island eruption has spoken of the horror. Boatload after boatload of survivors were pulled onto the man’s boat, as those helping poured water over their scalded skin. Geoff Hopkins, 50, said some drifted in and out of consciousness as he tried to tell them that everything was alright. He now worries that those he helped are among the dead. “They were just so massively burnt,” he said. Hopkins had been given the trip to Whakaari for his birthday by his daughter. He believes they might have been the only Kiwis on their trip. After they’d visited the island itself, their boat moved around to get one last look at the crater. “As we turned to start heading back, there was just this gasp across the boat and I looked up. “I could just see this plume of white and grey rising quite high and quite quickly,” Hopkins said. And yet, it was silent. “At that moment, it was quite beautiful – we were watching a volcano erupt in front of our very eyes. “But then the ash just rolled up over the rock face and as it rolled over, it just suddenly became quite menacing.” As the ash fell and the blue sky returned, they could see people who’d run into the sea to escape the eruption. The crew launched the inflatable and rushed over to pull the people out of the water. In the background, Hopkins could see the destroyed helicopter and said it looked like it had been spray-painted grey. When the first boatload came back from the island, someone yelled: “Is anyone a doctor?” There were two – one from England and another from Slovenia – while Hopkins, a pastor from Hamilton, and his daughter Lilliani are trained in first aid. That was when it sunk in how serious the situation was. The outside decks were used for first aid, while those who’d been on the boat and were unhurt – about 30 – stayed indoors. Boatload after boatload of injured people were ferried back from the island. “I don’t think there was anyone that came off who wasn’t badly burnt.” “Everyone was horrifically burnt. People were in shorts and T-shirts so there was a lot of exposed skin that was massively burnt. “Their faces were massively burnt.”
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Patxi a rising star in Leeston By Jonathan Leask jonathan@selwynapp.nz
Leeston’s most well-known resident is a four-month-old magpie named Patxi. The family pet has been swooping in for visits all over town with his owner, former Methven resident, Felicity Cuff, constantly having to find her feathered escapee. “There have been so many messages of people around Leeston saying ‘I’ve found a magpie’ and me having to say ‘that’s mine, where are you’,” she said. “It’s happened so often now that most people know who she belongs to.” Felicity said her husband Ben Cuff, a former teacher at Mount Hutt College, and his brother Adam found the magpie on the side of the road near Fairlie earlier this year. “They found her on the side of the road looking pretty ragged and right on the edge of the road and they decided to rescue it. The magpie became a family pet which has been an entertaining experience to say the least. “There have been a few issues with the school – getting calls from the school and me thinking ‘what have my boys done now’ and it’s been about the magpie.” Patxi even hopped the back fence to attend Ellesmere College’s athletics day, lining up for a long jump, Cuff said.
After being a far-too-regular attendee at school, the fledgling magpie spread her wings and started popping up all over town but has always found her way home thanks to a yellow tag on her leg and the power of social media. Unlike the more familiar swooping magpies, Cuff said Patxi is more prone to strolling through open doors. “She’s too friendly and just bowls on into people’s houses which is how she has met so many people.” However, on her latest escapade – to the pub – she returned home with clipped wings so will not be the frequent flyer she once was for a while. Instead, it will spend more time with its best friend, a cat called Sass, who has on more than one occasion been guilty of attempted murder but most often the duo can be found snoozing together in the sun. Felicity said baby magpies usually stay with their parents for two years and the plan is to, as the adoptive parents, raise it to a point of maturity that it can go out on its own. “She will probably stay in the area as they are territorial but ideally it will get to a point where she will just fly away and might only come back to visit occasionally,” Felicity said.
Found on the side of the road, Patxi the magpie is now a permanent resident at the Cuff home in Leeston. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Alleged Christchurch mosque Hero officers named shooter excused from court NZME
NZME The man accused of carrying out the Christchurch mosque shootings did not personally appear in court for another pre-trial hearing yesterday. Brenton Harrison Tarrant’s case is proceeding to a trial scheduled to begin in Christchurch on June 2 next year. Yesterday, at the High Court in
Christchurch a further pre-trial hearing began at 10am. The content of yesterday’s hearing and the issues it is dealing with is not able to be reported. The 28-year-old alleged shooter did not appear in court after his Auckland-based lawyers Shane Tait and Jonathan Hudson asked Justice Cameron Mander that his attendance be excused. The judge granted the move.
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Around 30 survivors and victims of the March 15 shootings, along with family members, were in attendance, along with seven translators. The accused has pleaded not guilty to murdering 51 people during the attacks at two city mosques on March 15. He has also denied 40 charges of attempted murder and one charge laid under the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002.
Two hero cops who stopped the suspected Christchurch mosque gunman can be named for the first time. The pair who apprehended the alleged shooter were Senior Constable Jim Manning and Senior Constable Scott Carmody of Canterbury. An interim name suppression order was lifted by the courts yesterday. They managed to ram the vehicle to a halt and arrest the suspect on March 15. “From our perspective we were
doing our job and I know our colleagues would have done the same thing in that situation,” Manning and Carmody said in a joint statement issued by police. “Our actions are reflective of who we are as police officers and as Kiwis. Manning and Carmody were visited by the commissioner and the Duke of Cambridge and presented with the Commissioner’s Gold Merit Award. “Such honours are very humbling but this award is for all police officers who put themselves in harm’s way every day,” the officers said.
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OUR VIEW
A year to probably not remember W
hen the clock rolls around in a couple of weeks and it’s time to sit back and reflect on the year that has been, don’t be alarmed if you’re going to be pleased to see the back of 2019, chances are you won’t be alone. In terms of 12 month periods where things can go wrong, this past year has been one out of the box, both locally and certainly around the rest of this country we call home. The events on Monday at White Island have literally capped a horror year – a year of a horrific mass murder in Christchurch at the hands of a white supremacist activist who felt it his right to play God, a year in which we’ve been witness to
some horrible stories of murder and suicide – each as unwarranted as the next. Here in Ashburton we’ve made national headlines for all the wrong reasons too through some heinous acts by people who called our district home. And It would be remiss not to forget our road toll. Had the events of Monday afternoon not occurred, then chances are the focus for the ear-
ly stages of this week would have been the fact that 13 people lost their lives on New Zealand roads in a short time frame last week. Instead, it’s been pushed into the briefs column and barely given another thought. Our road toll sits at 325 for the calendar year and we pray to God it doesn’t get anywhere closer to last year’s figure of 350, but even if it doesn’t it’s still no cause to celebrate because just four years ago that number was under 300. We’ve had a horror run here locally too with a number of local fatalities and local people involved in fatalities outside of the district. We can only hope for no more and then for better when 2020 rolls around.
I, for one, will be pleased to see the back of the past 12 months. We’ve covered more heart-breaking stories and situations here than we would ever want to. Some might say it’s great for us because dramatic stuff like that helps sell newspapers, which is true – but it never gets any easier to push those emotions aside and realise that behind every horror situation there is a story to tell too. Monday might have just really capped it off. A group of innocent people, taking in one of the natural beauties of our fine country, taken, so dramatically and so bluntly, in one cruel act of mother nature. There’s not much we can do about those situations, sadly they
became the last two men to date to step onto the lunar surface. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter signed legislation creating a $1.6 billion environmental “superfund” to pay for cleaning up chemical spills and toxic waste dumps. In 1997, more than 150 countries agreed at a global warming conference in Kyoto, Japan, to control the Earth’s greenhouse gases. In 2004, doctors in Austria said that Ukrainian presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko had been poisoned with dioxin, which caused the severe disfigurement and partial paralysis of his face. In 2017, chef Mario Batali stepped away from his restaurant empire
and his cooking show The Chew as he conceded that reports of sexual misconduct “match up” to his behaviour. Ten years ago: Tiger Woods announced on his website that he was taking an indefinite leave from golf to try to save his five-yearold marriage to Elin Nordegren. (However, the couple ended up divorcing in August 2010.) Five years ago: CIA Director John Brennan, responding to a US Senate torture report, acknowledged that “abhorrent tactics” were used on terror detainees but said it was “unknown and unknowable” whether the harsh treatment yielded crucial intelligence that
could have been gained in any other way. One year ago: A man who had been flagged as a possible extremist sprayed gunfire near the famous Christmas market in the French city of Strasbourg, killing three people and wounding 13 others; the suspect died in a shootout with police two days later. (A fourth person wounded in the attack later died.) Today’s birthdays: Actor JeanLouis Trintignant is 89. Actress Rita Moreno is 88. Pop singer David Gates is 79. Actress Donna Mills is 79. Singer Brenda Lee is 75. Actress Lynda Day George is 75. Actress Teri Garr is 72. Actress Bess Armstrong is 66.
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are going to happen from time to time, but in order to ensure that the next 12 months isn’t as tough on everyone as what the past 12 months have been perhaps we can look at the things we can control. Having a beer or a glass of wine with that friend you’ve been meaning to catch up with for ages, but never quite get around to it, might just save a life. Just like being prepared to be that little bit later to your destination when out on our roads and paying a little more attention might mean that a few more people make it to this time next year. That’s in our control. That’s something we can actually make a difference in.
TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, December 11, the 345th day of 2019. There are 20 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On December 11, 2001, in the first criminal indictment stemming from 9/11, federal prosecutors charged Zacarias Moussaoui, a French citizen of Moroccan descent, with conspiring to murder thousands in the suicide hijackings. (Moussaoui pleaded guilty to conspiracy in 2005 and was sentenced to life in prison.) On this date: In 1792, France’s King Louis XVI went before the Convention to face charges of treason. (Louis was convicted and executed the following month.) In 1844, the first experimental use of an inhaled anesthetic in dentistry took place as Dr. Horace Wells of Hartford, Connecticut, under the influence of nitrous oxide, had a colleague extract one of his teeth. In 1907, the Parliamentary library escapes fire. The country narrowly avoided a great library bonfire in 1907, when fire swept through Parliament Buildings in Wellington. In 1917, British Gen. Edmund Allenby entered Jerusalem two days after his forces expelled the Ottoman Turks. In 1931, Statute of Westminster passed. The British Parliament passed the Statute of Westminster, confirming the complete autonomy of its six Dominions. Australia and New Zealand held back from adopting this status, but in 1947 New Zealand became the last of the Dominions to do so. In 1936, Britain’s King Edward VIII abdicated the throne so he could marry American divorcee Wallis Warfield Simpson; his brother, Prince Albert, became King George VI. In 1941, Germany and Italy declared war on the United States; the US responded in kind. In 1972, Apollo 17’s lunar module landed on the moon with astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt aboard; they
Singer Jermaine Jackson is 65. Rock musician Mike Mesaros is 62. Rock musician Nikki Sixx is 61. Rock musician Darryl Jones is 58. Actor Ben Browder is 57. Singermusician Justin Currie is 55. Rock musician David Schools is 55. Actor Gary Dourdan is 53. Actresscomedian Mo’Nique is 52. Actor Max Martini is 50. Rapper-actor Mos Def is 46. Actor Rider Strong is 40. Actress Xosha Roquemore is 35. Actress Karla Souza is 33. Actress Hailee Steinfeld is 23. Thought for today: “Every man has his dignity. I’m willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to.” — Denis Diderot, French philosopher (1713-1784). - AP
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atural disasters and emergencies seem to have a very effective knack for pointing out our vulnerabilities and this past weekend was a case in point for the South Island. But in the face of the difficulties presented to us, our community and emergency response agencies really stepped up to deal with the situation at hand. When severe flooding breaches the banks of our major rivers or the bridges are damaged, the South Island is effectively broken into a series of smaller islands, cutting connections and bringing our movements and economy to a jarring halt. When heavy rain fell in the upper catchment of the Rangitata River on Friday night (December 6), increased river flows prompted safety concerns for those downstream. The response from Ashburton and neighbouring councils was swift: Campers and hut holders close to the river-mouth were directed to evacuate or
prepare to leave. While there was insufficient reason to declare a Civil Defence emergency here in the Ashburton District given the flood damage was all south of the Rangitata River, the Timaru District declared on Saturday morning. By 10.30am on Saturday, we announced with other local authorities that the Route 72/Arundel bridge had closed, followed by the bridge on State Highway 1 not long after. What ensued was a weekend of stranded travellers and residents who were now trapped on either side of the newly created islands unable to return home, get to their appointments, continue on their journey or access the milking sheds for milk pickup and delivery. Despite some comments in the media that the Ashburton District Council was absent or behind the eight-ball, throughout the weekend, our people set up an Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) where they monitored the unfolding
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situation, liaised with local accommodation providers to assess where stranded travellers could stay and communicated via our social media, website, text alert system, media releases and flyers to keep the community informed. By early Sunday afternoon, armed with new information that the event could continue for longer than was initially expected, it was determined that a Civil Defence Information Centre was needed to help dispense information and to assess the welfare needs of displaced people. At 2pm that day, the EA Networks Centre became a physical information point for people affected by the flooding and
road closures, where they were able to learn what accommodation was available in the district. Regular updates were provided throughout the weekend, and information flyers were distributed to stranded drivers around the road closures. These flyers continue to be updated and dispensed to drivers at the SH1 closure who have mistakenly driven through the road barricades. Although the disruption is by no means over, I’d like to thank and acknowledge everyone who has stepped up to look out for each other: the people who offered up their homes and gave necessities to those stranded in our district, the businesses who provided accommodation, emergency service personnel, the roading contractors who worked tirelessly to reopen Route 72/Arundel and man the road closures, and the countless people involved in the Civil Defence response, both here and across in Timaru.
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‘Beyond desperate’ In Australia’s vast interior, rivers and lakes are disappearing. “We’re starting to glimpse what the future is going to be like,” one scientist said. Fleur Magick Dennis has stopped showering every day, allowed her vegetable patch to die and told her four sons to let the dishes pile up. Sometimes, all her family has is bottled water, and they have to preserve every drop. A year and a half ago, the reservoir in their town, Euchareena, went dry, leaving the family and some other residents without running water. “I didn’t think I’d be in this position, trying to fight for water for basic human needs in Australia,” Magick Dennis said. As a crippling drought and mismanagement have left more than a dozen Australian towns and villages without a reliable source of water, the country is beginning to confront a question that strikes at its very identity: Is life in Australia’s vast interior compatible with the age of climate change? In the outback – a landscape central to Australian lore, far removed in distance and spirit from the coastal metropolises – rivers and lakes are disappearing, amplifying fears that wide swaths of rural territory may eventually have to be abandoned. Euchareena and Australian towns like it are far from alone.
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Hrdlicka’s exit upsets investors also supportive of the strategy that she and the senior leadership team had developed. “The board will work closely with [former CEO] Geoff Babidge to prosecute the current strategy whilst searching for the right fulltime candidate to take the company forward,” Hearn said. But the company’s unwillingness to elaborate further on the departure is disappointing, particularly if there are termination payments to be disclosed in future. Babidge’s return to CEO will appeal to those who were displeased with Hrdlicka. He held the role from 2010 to mid-2018 and was instrumental in identifying and developing the personal shopper “Daigou” channel in China, which a2’s success was built on. However, Babidge is not the long-term solution for where a2 is headed and the company will need to move quickly to find a replacement for Hrdlicka. One thing is sure, a2’s future is once again delicately poised.
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson is expected to announce billions of dollars of new infrastructure spending today, as the coalition begins to loosen the purse strings. Today Treasury will release the half-year economic and fiscal update, a half-year report on the state of the Crown’s balance sheet. The forecasts are likely to be overshadowed by details of the “significant” increase in spending which Robertson signalled at the Labour Party conference in Whanganui in November. While he gave no details of how large the package could be, Robertson has since indicated that the Government is moving from a target of having debt below 20 per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) in its first five years in office, to a range with debt of up to 25 per cent GDP. Previously the 20 per cent target was expected to remain in place until 2022. Economists said the new range could give the coalition headroom to increase its spending commitments by around $20 billion over the next five years, however most are predicting a smaller announcement this week. ANZ senior economist Miles Workman said Robertson could announce billions in additional spending while leaving a buffer to lower the risk that debt would rise beyond the upper limit. “We think the Government could comfortably bump up spending by $5-15 billion, but it might want to hold something back for Budget 2020 and the 2020 election,” Workman said. Robertson’s speech last month came amid increasing calls for
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n the manuals of CEO departures Jayne Hrdlicka’s sudden exit from market darling a2 Milk is not a good look. After just 18 months in the job, during which she progressively sold down millions of dollars’ worth of shares, Hrdlicka is gone, out the door having “agreed to step down”. It’s those four words that ring the loudest and give cause for investors to speculate there might be more to this than the stress of the job and a desire for more family time instead of travelling with the company’s growth prospects. As the New Zealand Shareholders Association rightly points out, Hrdlicka should have known there would be lots of travelling when she took on the job. More likely she either had a major falling out with the board, or they simply grew too far apart to reconcile their differences and the pressure of institutional shareholders who did not agree
with the way the company was being run was brought to bear. With their noses already out of joint from Hrdlicka’s share sales, some of those shareholders were displeased after the full year result in August which undershot analyst estimates and talked about boosting marketing spend at the expense of 2020 revenues. The stock was hammered on the day, falling 14 per cent and while it had since recovered, the angst remained among investors as the company faced more competitive pressure in China. Some investors remained concerned about Hrdlicka’s leadership style and a management restructure she engineered earlier this year that resulted in new faces that had worked with her previously. Chairman David Hearn was at pains to point out that Hrdlicka’s departure was not performance-related and there was nothing at all lurking in the books for investors to be worried about. The company statement was
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Bacon has the X-factor The smell of bacon cooking can set your mouth watering, even if you’re not hungry. It’s at its best cooked crisply over a barbecue, but bacon is also a great addition to many dishes. Its heavy hit of flavour also means you can pack a fair amount of taste punch without using large amounts.
Bacon and broccoli pasta 500g shaped pasta 1 head broccoli, about 300g, cut into small florets 8 rashers smoked bacon, cut into large pieces 5T pesto Grated parmesan
Sundried tomato, feta and bacon rolls 1 egg, beaten 1 pkt puff pastry For the filling 10 streaky bacon rashers, finely chopped 100g sundried tomatoes in oil (about 12-16), finely chopped 100g feta cheese, crumbled Small bunch fresh basil ■■ Heat oven to 200°C. ■■ On a lightly-floured surface, roll out half the pastry into a long rectangle, about 9 x 45cm. ■■ Scatter half the filling ingredients along the pastry, towards one edge. ■■ Brush the other edge with egg. ■■ Fold it over the filling, pressing the pastry edges to seal into a long sausage roll. ■■ Brush the top with more egg, then cut into 3cm-long rolls. ■■ Use scissors to snip little ‘V’ shapes in the top of each roll. ■■ Repeat with the remaining pastry and filling. ■■ Arrange the rolls on baking paper-lined trays. ■■ Bake for 15-20 mins until golden brown.
Mushroom, bacon and zucchini fettucine 1T olive oil, plus 1T extra 2 rashers smoky bacon, diced 1 garlic clove, sliced 4 field mushrooms or 8 button mushrooms, sliced 2 zucchini, peeled into ribbons 3-4 portions fresh fettuccini pasta or similar 200g sour cream Salt and cracked pepper ■■ In a large frying pan heat oil and sauté bacon and garlic for 2-3 minutes. ■■ Add mushrooms and fry 3-4 minutes until tender, remove from pan and set aside. ■■ Cook fettuccini until al dente and drain. ■■ Clean frying pan and add extra oil and sauté zucchini ribbons until just tender and bright green. ■■ Add pasta and sour cream and, lastly, add back mushrooms and bacon. ■■ Gently heat through and season to taste. ■■ Serve garnished with Italian parsley and shaved parmesan.
■■ Bring a large pan of water to the boil and cook the pasta according to pack instructions. ■■ About 3 minutes before the pasta is cooked, throw in the broccoli. ■■ When everything is done, drain, reserving about 100ml of the cooking water. ■■ While the pasta is cooking, grill the bacon for 6-7 minutes until crisp, then cut into bite-sized pieces. ■■ Tip everything into the pasta pan, toss together well and loosen with a little of the cooking water, if needed. Sprinkle over the parmesan and serve.
Corn and bacon rolls 3 rashers streaky bacon 410g can cream-style corn 1C grated cheese 1/2 loaf white or wheatmeal sliced sandwich bread Melted butter (optional) ■■ Cook bacon and finely dice. ■■ Mix with the corn and cheese. ■■ To make bread easier to roll up, give each slice a light roll with rolling pin. ■■ Spread the corn mixture thickly on slices of bread and roll up. ■■ Brush with melted butter, if wished. ■■ Place under the grill on high heat until the outside is golden and the filling is hot. Serve immediately.
Cauliflower and bacon pasta
Bacon and roast onion salad 1 red onion, cut into 8 wedges, root left intact 2T olive oil, plus extra for drizzling (optional) Handful of peas (fresh or frozen) 1t sherry vinegar 1t dijon mustard 2 slices smoked streaky bacon 1 slice of bread, cut into cubes 1 Baby Gem lettuce, leaves torn ■■ Heat oven to 220°C. ■■ Arrange the onion wedges on one side of a baking tray. ■■ Drizzle with 1/2 T of the olive oil and season. ■■ Put in the oven and roast for 15 mins. ■■ Meanwhile, cook the peas in boiling water for 2 mins, drain and rinse in very cold water. ■■ Dressing: Mix together another 1/2 T of the oil, the vinegar, mustard and seasoning. ■■ Turn the onions, and put the bacon slices and bread next to them on the baking tray. ■■ Drizzle the remaining oil over the bread. ■■ Return the tray to the oven for 12 mins more, until the bacon and bread are golden. ■■ Put the lettuce and peas in a bowl, add the dressing and toss to combine. ■■ Arrange the onion and bread on top. ■■ Break up the bacon slightly and scatter over. ■■ Drizzle with a little more olive oil, if you like, and eat straight away.
200g streaky bacon 300g dried pasta 1 cauliflower, cut into large florets 25g butter 25g plain flour 300ml milk 1t dijon mustard 140g cheddar cheese, grated 1 soft wholemeal roll, whizzed to breadcrumbs Salad, to serve (optional) ■■ Heat the grill to high and bring a large pan of salted water to the boil. ■■ Grill the bacon slices for 5 minutes or until crispy, then drain on kitchen paper and cut into small pieces. ■■ Cook the pasta following pack instructions. ■■ Add the cauliflower to the pasta pan for the final 8 minutes, so that it is just tender. ■■ Drain, reserving 2T of the cooking water. ■■ Melt the butter in a small pan over a low heat, then stir in the flour and cook for a couple of minutes. ■■ Gradually stir in the milk, mixing well between each addition. ■■ Bring to a simmer, then cook for a few mins until thickened. ■■ Season, add the mustard and half the grated cheese. ■■ Stir until the cheese has melted and the sauce is smooth. ■■ Tip the pasta and cauliflower back into the pan along with the reserved cooking water. ■■ Stir through the cheese sauce and bacon, then transfer the mix to a baking dish. ■■ Mix together the breadcrumbs and remaining cheese, then sprinkle over the pasta. ■■ Cook for 5 minutes under the grill until browned. Serve with a salad, if you like.
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■■RUGBY
Thorne, Brown get promoted
Christmas on the greens Des Green, one of the oldest members of the Tinwald Golf Club, walks towards a tricky wee putt to finish off a hole at the Christmas Tournament played at the club on Saturday. Green’s name didn’t feature in the winners’ list, but as always was enjoying his round. Played in a stableford format, Junior Tare walked away victorious in the men’s division with 50, well clear of his nearest rival Brent Holmes, 42 and then Arthur Pawsey 40. In the women’s event Jo Peacock was the winner with 42 stablefords ahead of Belinda Kirdy with 40 and then Barb Harris and Leen Bell with 35. Brent Holmes and Dave Allan both registered twos on the day while Andrew Barrie picked up a net eagle on the fourth hole. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 071219-HM-0185
■■CRICKET
Smith sounds a warning over Perth wicket Australian cricket star Steve Smith has provided a warning about what to expect from the Perth pitch as the Black Caps and Australia prepare for the first test tomorrow. While the wicket at Optus Stadium will have comparatively little scrutiny when compared to the Melbourne Cricket Ground’s pitch problems ahead of the Boxing Day test, Smith still noted what he was expecting from the Perth pitch – and how it can mess with a batsman’s confidence. “We’ve seen here in the past – the cracks come into play late in the game. “If it’s as hot as it says it’s going to be, they could potentially come into play. “It’s something that plays on your mind. “You look down and you see these things [but] gener-
ally the balls that get you out don’t touch the cracks, they’re sort of just playing on your mind.” The fact that the test is a day-night pink-ball encounter could also make things interesting, Smith said. “It’s just different – how the pink ball responds. “Sometimes when the wicket’s really hard, it can soften that ball up. “It can be 10-15 overs when the ball’s new which can be hard work, but then good for batting for 50-60 overs. I think it’ll be about us just summing it up and seeing how it plays and adapting really quick. “I’m sure the first few days it’ll hold together really well.” Smith also commented on the MCG pitch, after a Sheffield Shield game was abandoned after the wicket was
deemed ‘unplayable’. Despite concerns over what he had seen in the clash, Smith hoped that the game would still be held at the MCG. “It’s a really tough one. “The wicket down there for some time has been really flat and they’re trying to get a bit of life into it to make it an even contest between bat and ball. “This time there was a bit of moisture in the wicket from what I’ve heard … and when it hardened up the divots took over and it became dangerous. “It’s a really fine line … they’ll be trying really hard to get a wicket that is suitable. “I’d love for it to stay (at the MCG). “It’s part of tradition in Australian cricket.”
The Canterbury Rugby Football Union (CRFU) has announced the appointment of co-coaches to lead the Canterbury Mitre 10 Cup side from 2020. Current assistants Reuben Thorne and Mark Brown will share the head coach position vacated by Joe Maddock at the end of the 2019 campaign. “We are thrilled to appoint Reuben and Mark to lead our Mitre 10 Cup programme,” Canterbury Rugby CEO Tony Smail said. “We were fortunate to have a number of quality applicants, but Reuben and Mark stood out with their vision for the role, their combined skill set and the valuable cohesion they offer as existing members of the coaching group. “While the CRFU didn’t embark on this recruitment process with a particular coaching structure in mind, Reuben and Mark’s joint application was compelling, and we believe their combined leadership qualities will be hugely beneficial through the next provincial season and beyond. “Now that we have confirmed the coaches who will lead our programme, we’re excited to work with them as they structure the remainder of their coaching team in preparation for the 2020 campaign,” Smail said. Reuben Thorne represented Canterbury 71 times between 1996-2011, including as a member of the national title winning sides in 1997, 2001, 2004 and 2011. He captained both the Crusaders and the All Blacks during his career, leading the Crusaders through their unbeaten Super Rugby season in 2002, and captaining the All Blacks to 20 wins in 23 matches. Thorne’s transition to coaching included a senior rugby role with High School Old Boys in 2011 and 2012, and time as technical advisor with Honda Rugby in Japan. He has assisted in a number of position-specific coaching roles with the Crusaders and Canterbury sides, and has been forwards coach with the Mitre 10 Cup side since 2018. “This provincial union means a lot to me, and to be given the opportunity to step up to the role of head coach is an honour,” Thorne said. “Consistency and cohesion in our group is important, and Mark and I are really aligned on our direction for the Mitre 10 Cup programme moving forward.”
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■■INTER DOMINION
Dickie daring to dream at Interdoms By Michael Guerin John Dickie thought his chance to win at Inter Dominion was gone. Which makes having Paramount King in the $150,000 trotting final at Alexandra Park on Saturday night that much more special for the South Auckland trainer. Dickie is a trotting man. He and son Joshua also train pacers and do that well, but for decades the Dickie name has conjured up images of talented squaregaiters in their maroon, green and gold colours. Of John’s 581 career wins in New Zealand, 288 have been with trotters. That is just under half but almost all of his flagbearers have been unhoppled heroes. But the Dickies haven’t won an Inter Dominion Final and in 2012 a crazy decision left John thinking he never would.
The trotting series was canned after that year, with a case made that with it heading to NSW and then West Australia a trotting series wouldn’t fly there. And there was some concerns about brand confusion with people unable to get their heads around by having two Inter Dominion Finals. It was, of course, nonsense and thankfully the trotters returned last season, with the Dickies eventually running second in the final with Speeding Spur, albeit a promoted one. Dickie’s sometimes unrequited love of the Inters dates back further, to when Great Life finished fourth to Tussle at Addington in 1987. “He actually dead-heated on the points table with one of Wes Butt’s trotters so the two sets of owners were called into a room and they tossed a coin to see who started in
the final. We won the toss and ran fourth in the final.” With the series now back from the dead, this Saturday will be extra special to the father and son team. Alexandra Park is their home track these days and John loves having first-night national record setter Paramount King up against the other kings of the gait. They will all be there: Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, Barry Purdon, Phil Williamson, Michelle Wallis and Bernie Hackett, Tony Herlihy, Paul Nairn and even Robert Dunn has emerged as a trotting training force. Add in two Aussies and this is a real Inter Dominion Final. “I thought that chance was gone for us,” says Dickie of the 2012 scrapping of the series. “So to have it back, to still have a chance of winning it means a lot to me and now Josh.
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Trainer John Dickie “We know that might not happen this Saturday, with the second line draw not helping but you can’t win if you aren’t in.” Paramount King has been the greatest surprise of this series, a former age group talent who has risen to new heights and he is rated one of the six or seven winning chances in the final. But Dickie, as you might expect
from a man who has spent decades piecing together the puzzle that is a trotter, is realistic about what Saturday may hold. “I am not sure if we can win, especially from the second line,” he offers. “He should be better this week because the first night took a little sting out of him but he might still be a year or two away from winning an Inter. “To be honest, Winterfell might be a moral. He and Habibi Inta, who we haven’t seen the best of, are the two in the final I think can work and win so maybe Winterfell will be too good from his draw. “But even if that happens we will be happy. It is great to have the trotting series back and back at Alexandra Park. “They are special things. They bring a lot of different people and horses together. It is the Inter Dominion. It is just different from a normal race.”
Today at Hastings Raceway
Hawkes Bay Ri Venue: Hastings Meeting Date: 11 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 3.01pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE 2000 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 7x072 Franklin h (7) 60..................S Weatherley (a) 2 x6318 Resolution th (4) 58.5.......................J Riddell 3 64192 Sagunto d (5) 58.5.......................... S McKay 4 0x063 Uncle Bro h (3) 57........................... J Parkes 5 751x0 Sheza Beach Babe t (6) 56.5........... M Singh 6 82550 That’s Funny m (2) 56.................. R Hannam 7 x3685 Vannoss h (1) 56................................L Hemi 2 3.34 THORNHILL HORTICULTURAL CONTRACTING MAIDEN 2000 $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 3x233 Krakadeel b (4) 58.5........................J Riddell 2 08944 Jonny Russ h (11) 58.5.................... M Singh 3 5x54 Piping Hot (8) 58.5..............S Weatherley (a) 4 40x05 Heza Big Hope 58.5...................... Scratched 5 758 Ripemgini (1) 58.5..........................H Andrew 6 8x666 Count Conti h (7) 58.5..................... S McKay 7 90 Unionhall h (3) 58.5...................... D Johnson 8 x0089 War Of Words h (6) 58.5......... T Taiaroa (a4) 9 75660 Cristal Bubble (9) 56.5.................... J Parkes 10 07 Sweetchildofmine (5) 56.5........ R Goldsbury 11 x3349 La Mia Sirena (2) 55..........................R Elliot
M3 Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 11 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.05pm TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 305m 1 54553 Big Time Camila nwtd A &...............Williams 2 74 Sedgebrook Comet nwtd.....................F Kite 3 3376F Zara Jewel nwtd........................ S Gommans 4 38622 Giraffe Club nwtd................................L Cole 5 24636 Yarn Sister nwtd...............................C Morris 6 33555 My Emmett nwtd................................M Flipp 7 Noah Rapper nwtd...........................B Marsh 8 48666 Goldstar Malone nwtd............... K Gommans 9 7773 Freckle nwtd...............................J McInerney 10 68 Small Dukie nwtd A &......................Williams 2 12.22 TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 520m 1 5354 Big Time Jackson nwtd.......................L Cole 2 662 Big Time Vegas nwtd...........................L Cole 3 243 Bigtime Bailey nwtd.............................L Cole 4 544 Big Time Gwyn nwtd...........................L Cole 5 35246 Young Dumb Broke nwtd..................M Olden 6 Alfie Daman nwtd.............................. P Clark
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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 11 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.06pm (NZT) LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 305m 1 26335 Goldstar Auburn nwtd............... S Gommans 2 58188 Taranaki Brie 18.16.......................... C Brider 3 67543 Big Time Ricky 18.10 A &................Williams 4 6x256 Leslie Albert 18.06......................B Goldsack 5 63464 Lucy Lingers nwtd......................J McInerney 6 87888 Thrilling Denzel nwtd A &.................Williams 7 33241 Paris End 17.66..................................L Cole 8 87465 Yee Coo Coo 18.01....................J McInerney 9 46886 Prettiest Eyes 18.02.........................M Olden
MDN, 1600m 1 67x00 Not Usual Heaven (9) 58.5 2 09x90 Rocco Valenti (3) 58.5..................... R Kozaki 3 432 Ripper Of A Dream (10) 57..............J Riddell 4 Red Sunday h (1) 57....................... J Parkes 5 5 Miss Wrigley h (11) 56.5......... J Bassett (a4) 6 8 Aya Sofya (7) 56.5.............................L Innes 7 0x00 Mi Jakky h (8) 56.5........................... M Singh 8 60x72 Sheer Elegance h (5) 56.5.................L Hemi 9 76x05 Power’s That Be (2) 55.................C Lammas 10 55 Combat Queen (6) 55.................. D Johnson 11 7x5 Visenya (4) 55................................L Allpress 6 5.54 DIVA BAR HOME OF OFFICIAL AFTER PARTY 4 4.44pm BRAMWELL BATE MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1300m MDN, 1200m 1 560x3 Matt Cain h (6) 58.5................J Fawcett (a1) 1 47x73 Chalk h (2) 58.5...................... J Bassett (a4) 2 28x25 Holy Mongolemperor b (3) 57..........J Riddell 2 Westfield (4) 58.5.............................J Riddell 3 79x3 Not Usual Litening 57.................... Scratched 3 6x962 Patch Prince (3) 57......................... J Parkes 4 Not Ideal (2) 57..................................L Innes 4 0x Reliable Hunter (6) 57.........S Weatherley (a) 5 0x Reliable Hunter (8) 57 5 Pas De Geant h (8) 57..................... M Singh 6 465 Oceans Eight b (9) 56.5............... D Johnson 6 3x34x Spirit Of Galway b (9) 56.5........... D Johnson 7 3294 Riverfalls 55.................................. Scratched 7 x4363 Qiji Melody (1) 55...........................L Allpress 8 60x35 Wasp (5) 55..................................C Lammas 8 Brahma Sunset (7) 55........................L Innes 9 Gallardo (1) 55...................................R Elliot 9 Tuppence (5) 55.................................R Elliot 10 Alexandrite (7) 55 5 5.19pm TREMAIN GROUP MAIDEN MILE $10,000, 11 Always Sacred (4) 55 -
12 05765 Seven Seas (12) 55...........................L Innes 13 0 Cabasset (10) 55...........................L Allpress 3 4.09pm ROGER BRITTIN MEMORIAL $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 68748 Resurrect dm (5) 60................ J Bassett (a4) 2 457x6 Memories Only d (3) 59.5................ M Singh 3 8x249 Vinnie’s Volley h (4) 59.................... J Parkes 4 x0552 Byzantine db (7) 58...................... D Johnson 5 415x4 Born To Fight (6) 57.5..................C Lammas 6 47x87 Maria Dior tdh (2) 55.5...................L Allpress 7 x1013 Penny Royal h (1) 55.5.................... S McKay 8 321x4 Je Suis Tiger td (8) 54.............J Fawcett (a1)
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MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 28x25 Holy Mongolemperor 57.5............. Scratched 2 79x3 Not Usual Litening (11) 57.5............J Riddell 3 3063 Red Hussar (2) 57.5........................ J Parkes 4 5 Americo (4) 57.5............................. S McKay 5 Grand Prospect (6) 57.5................D Bradley 6 9 Lucky Shark (8) 57.5.................... D Johnson 7 Not Ideal (10) 57.5 8 Monlula 57.5................................. Scratched 9 Tavashore (1) 57.5 10 20x44 Star Ellipse 55.5............................ Scratched 11 3 Kabu 55.5...................................... Scratched 12 8x Caramel Popcorn (9) 55.5..................R Elliot 13 70 Istina (5) 55.5...............................C Lammas 14 008 Sigourney Heights 55.5................. Scratched 15 Gallardo (7) 55.5 16 Alexandrite (3) 55.5.............S Weatherley (a) Emergencies: Gallardo, Alexandrite 8 7.05pm DUNSTAN FEEDS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x540x Jewel Of Patch td (10) 60................ J Parkes 2 15x04 You’re Welcome (7) 58.5.............. D Johnson 3 53209 Rippin dmh (9) 58................... J Bassett (a4)
4 7200x Takeitlikeaman (3) 57..........S Weatherley (a) 5 0x375 Yossarian th (5) 57........................... M Singh 6 40x04 Bravissimo (2) 56.5.................J Fawcett (a1) 7 213x0 Red Red Robin (8) 56.5.................H Andrew 8 x046x Indah d (1) 55.5..............................L Allpress 9 139x7 In Fashion (4) 55................................R Elliot 10 82540 Zappeur h (6) 54.5.................. T Taiaroa (a4) Blinkers on: Ripemgini (R2), Aya Sofya (R5), Holy Mongolemperor (R6), Red Hussar, Lucky Shark (R7) Blinkers off: Sheza Beach Babe (R1), Matt Cain (R6) Winkers on: La Mia Sirena (R2), Caramel Popcorn (R7) Winkers off: Aya Sofya (R5) SELECTIONS
Race 1: Sagunto, Franklin, Uncle Bro, Vannoss, That’s Funny Race 2: Krakadeel, Piping Hot, Ripemgini, Jonny Russ Race 3: Vinnie’s Volley, Memories Only, Byzantine, Je Suis Tiger Race 4: Patch Prince, Qiji Melody, Spirit Of Galway, Chalk Race 5: Ripper Of A Dream, Visenya, Sheer Elegance, Aya Sofya Race 6: Matt Cain, Oceans Eight, Not Ideal, Gallardo Race 7: Tavashore, Caramel Popcorn, Americo, Not Ideal Race 8: In Fashion, Indah, Yossarian, You’re Welcome LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
7 226 Big Time Harley nwtd..........................L Cole 8 345 Fool’s Russian nwtd............................L Cole 9 26725 Big Time Pluto nwtd............................L Cole 10 448 Life Is Good nwtd.............................M Olden 3 12.40pm QUALITY INN WANGANUI C0 C0, 305m 1 62644 Sideline Sally nwtd.....................J McInerney 2 Belmonts nwtd....................................L Cole 3 Derry Blues nwtd.............................. P Clark 4 5764 Telltale Signs nwtd...........................M Olden 5 7 Silly Salmon nwtd.................................F Kite 6 F Sedgebrook Mini nwtd........................W Kite 7 5 Sub Twenty Three nwtd.......................L Cole 8 57752 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 9 56783 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 10 F8 Oma Rapeti nwtd.............................C Morris 4 12.57pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2 C2, 305m 1 56214 Bigtime Baxter 17.67................... D P Symes 2 52524 Big Time Prickle 17.92 A &..............Williams 3 24112 Hypothetical 18.13...........................M Olden 4 37734 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 5 23426 Butterball 17.59..............................M Gowan 6 34551 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 7 31553 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 8 4214F Auros Advantage 18.01................... T Pilcher
9 53388 Guru’s Choice 17.76 A &.................Williams 10 68177 Homebush Maxi 17.89...............J McInerney 5 1.15pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 520m 1 51121 Big Time Spot 30.96............................L Cole 2 43544 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 3 F31 Classic Rapper 30.79...........................S Kite 4 11 Big Time Odette 30.32........................L Cole 5 86465 Bigtime Mike 30.42 A &....................Williams 6 42152 Bigtime Diesel 31.16 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 56525 Cavatate nwtd J &................................D Bell 8 18F58 Kongs Out Again 31.15....................M Olden 9 76767 Peekay Shout nwtd............................J Black 10 43887 Brazil Cambara 30.65 G &...... S Fredrickson 6 1.32pm RIVERCITY GAS C2 C2, 305m 1 58218 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 2 76211 Nuclear Jewel 17.99........................L Doody 3 43716 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 4 43858 Arthur’s Crown 17.82........................R Waite 5 45281 No Mug 17.90..................................C Morris 6 31332 Gotcha Marshall 17.96...............J McInerney 7 75346 Bigtime Maci 17.67..............................S Kite 8 53177 Cawbourne Moss 17.66................M Roberts 9 35835 Bigtime Jamie 17.71...........................L Cole 10 67584 Mitsuta 17.61.....................................D Edlin
7 1.50pm HATRICK DASH C2 C2, 305m 1 82743 Big Time Clare 18.02..........................L Cole 2 122P5 Sedgebrook Sally 17.90.......................F Kite 3 48328 Shamrock Green 17.88...............B Goldsack 4 12235 Tazia nwtd..................................... D Denbee 5 88214 Mahala Bay 17.75..........................W Woods 6 72176 Mister Booze 18.09......................J McArthur 7 37327 Tiger Uppercut 17.89........................... L Bell 8 55472 Idol Duke 17.80..................................M Flipp Emergencies: 9 78681 Bigtime Dean 18.06 A &...................Williams 10 44458 Running Freer 17.69........................M Olden 8 2.07pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 1 86546 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 2 47765 Clansman Douglas 18.16............B Goldsack 3 78677 Go Show nwtd A &...........................Williams 4 64233 Idol Jan 17.80....................................M Flipp 5 34212 Big Time Rose 17.94 A &.................Williams 6 76754 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 7 4F516 Morning Sun 18.00....................J McInerney 8 56666 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 9 5877F Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 10 27867 Empty Pocket 18.08............................ N Udy 9 2.28pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m
1 21664 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 2 8x858 White Comet 17.75........................ D Donlon 3 24417 Gemmas Dilemma 18.25...........J McInerney 4 57538 Nippa-A-Spot 17.82...................J McInerney 5 16763 Black Widow Baby 18.07..............M Roberts 6 52547 Smalltime Johnny 18.07 A &............Williams 7 86874 Blue Whizz 18.16........................B Goldsack 8 63334 Jay Wendy 18.04................................. N Udy Emergencies: 9 5877F Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 10 67867 Bigtime Wayno nwtd A &..................Williams 10 2.43pm ACCELL THERAPY C1 C1, 520m 1 85825 Jetlag Jag 31.34.........................J McInerney 2 161 Big Time Brie 30.30............................L Cole 3 65845 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 4 65842 Stormy Jay 30.55................................W Kite 5 87574 Three Of Hearts 30.82.................B Hodgson 6 26136 Big Time Elsa 30.61............................L Cole 7 33422 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 8 47473 Bigtime Kate 30.43 G &.......... S Fredrickson 9 76767 Peekay Shout nwtd............................J Black 10 46676 Jay Grim nwtd J &................................D Bell
4 4.14pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 305m 1 44523 Homebush Shea 17.91............. S Gommans 2 34846 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &...................Williams 3 16583 Xanthe Jewel 18.12......................P Blanche 4 74372 Killer Frost 18.19...............................P Taylor 5 64427 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 6 35782 Big Time Eilish 18.21....................... C Brider 7 33668 Homebush Minnie 17.61............J McInerney 8 35856 Bigtime Boy 17.76........................ P B Briggs 9 66787 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 10 77777 Cawbourne Symsy 17.78 J &...............D Bell 5 4.34pm ACCELL LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY C1 C1, 305m
1 75722 Bigtime Toby 17.96............................ P Clark 2 6876x Rocky Top 18.08...............................P Taylor 3 88748 Small Paige nwtd A &.......................Williams 4 63257 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 5 75865 Bigtime Sam 17.96 G &.......... S Fredrickson 6 8x6x7 Bigtime Bridget nwtd........................ C Brider 7 68867 Sly Cath nwtd.....................................J Black 8 66725 Slam It nwtd...............................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 66787 Duke Bruce 17.94............................... N Udy 10 67868 Big Time Ivy 18.00......................... M Gowan
LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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10 87878 Inky Dinky Jewel nwtd......................L Doody 2 3.23pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 14562 Idol Wilson 18.19................................M Flipp 2 18571 Bees And Birds 17.97.........................L Cole 3 87776 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson 4 78x35 Subway Kay 18.28......................B Goldsack 5 64244 Three Amigos 17.55 J &......................D Bell 6 25878 Poppy Rocket nwtd........................... P Clark 7 62754 Elsa Blueblood 18.11.................J McInerney 8 76644 Bigtime Claws nwtd A &...................Williams Emergencies: 9 68568 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon
10 47778 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite 3.49pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 C1, 305m 1 75786 Double Change nwtd................ K Gommans 2 F5744 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 3 35484 Slick As Jewels 18.75............ L E Dunkerton 4 61468 Opal Nora 18.30.........................J McInerney 5 42455 I’ll Be Loyal 18.10.........................B Hodgson 6 73372 Raining Sixes 18.32....................B Goldsack 7 86825 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 8 68413 Criminal Justice 17.89......................M Olden 9 68568 Cool Wolf 17.86.............................. D Donlon 10 88588 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell
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Luptons savour stakes success Matamata owners Mark and Cath Lupton are hoping their dream run will continue in Saturday’s Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. The Luptons’ quality mare Yearn will chase back-to-back stakes wins in the fillies and mares’ feature, having claimed a career-best victory in the Gr.2 Auckland Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1400m) at Pukekohe on November 23. In between times, the Luptons celebrated a victory in Saturday’s A$300,000 Pakenham Cup (2500m) as co-breeders and part-owners of Etah James. “It’s been a bit of a shock, I keep pinching myself,” Mark Lupton said. “It’s unusual enough to have one high-quality horse performing strongly in these sorts of races, but two at the same time is just unbelievable. “We can’t really believe it, but we just hope it continues.” The Pakenham Cup was the seventh win in a 26-start career for Etah James, who has now earned more than A$450,000 in stakes for the Luptons, Terry Reid and Gary Howes. The Raise the Flag mare is trained by Matt Cumani at Ballarat, but returned to New Zealand for four starts from Lupton’s Matamata stable earlier this year. “The win on Saturday really
vindicated what we did,” Lupton said. “We decided to bring her home for a few months and sort out a few little issues that she had. “It’s nice when a plan comes off so well, it doesn’t always happen. “But she’s a good staying mare. She deserved another good win, and it was a terrific performance on Saturday. “We’re having a lot of fun racing her with Terry Reid and Gary Howes, two friends of ours who actually went through law school together. “Terry’s a businessman in Sydney with the Asian Development Bank, doing a lot of work with governments around the Asia-Pacific region, while Gary is a pharmaceutical lawyer in London.” There is a chance that Etah James may return to this side of the Tasman later this season, with a nomination for the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7. “It’s an option, but we’ll see what happens,” Lupton said. “We’ll definitely go for the Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day, and then we’ll make a plan from there. “We could come back for the Auckland Cup, but Adelaide might be more likely – races like the Lord Reims Stakes (2600m), which she won in 2018, and Adelaide Cup (3200m).
Yearn will be chasing back-to-back stakes wins on Saturday. “On her performance on Saturday, we think she’s got even more ahead of her over these longer distances.” Etah James is not the first horse the Luptons have raced successfully in partnership with Reid and Howes. They also won eight races with her close relative Tickle, headed by the Gr.3 Rotorua Challenge Plate (1900m) and BTC Labour Day Cup (2020m).
“The dam of Etah James is a full-sister to Tickle, who we raced,” Lupton said. “Unfortunately she broke down in the Doomben Cup (Gr.1, 2000m) and we lost her. “Not long after that, I saw that Jim Barlow was selling some of his stock at the broodmare sale at Karaka. I ended up being able to buy Etah, in foal to Alamosa, for $10,000. That’s turned out to be
Daily Events WEDNESDAY 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton. 8am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Lyttelton and Diamond Harbour, all welcome. Phone Jenny 308 6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West. 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St David’s Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am WALKING GROUP. One hour walking varying fitness levels. Meet Walnut Avenue by the College Auditorium carpark.
THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCERN EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11am BALMORAL HALL LINE DANCERS. Join our friendly group for fun exercise during term time. Balmoral Hall, Cameron Street. 9.30am - 11.30am MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB DAY TIME SECTION. New members very welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy
incredible value.” Etah James is among a quartet of winners for the Danasinga mare – all of her four foals to race. Amuse, by Savabeel, won twice, while Alamosa gelding Sniper collected three wins. Redeemer, by He’s Remarkable, has been a winner in Australia this season. “She’s been great, producing four winners from four to race,” Lupton said. “We’ve now got a really nice Reliable Man three-year-old in work, and an Alamosa two-year-old. “She has a full-brother to Etah James at foot, a lovely foal by Raise the Flag, and she’s had a positive test to U S Navy Flag.” Now the focus switches back to Yearn, who is heading into Saturday’s Te Rapa feature in outstanding order for trainer Karen Fursdon. “She seems to be thriving,” Lupton said. “She was flying in her work last week. Karen is rapt with her, and from what I’ve seen myself, I think she’s actually improved since Counties. “It doesn’t sound like the placegetters in that race, Media Sensation and Princess Kereru, will be there this time, but I’m sure there’ll be some others in the field who will be hard to beat. “These sorts of races are never easy to win, but hopefully our luck will continue.”
Dec 11 & 12, 2019 9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 9.45am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting, Doris Linton Lounge, RSA, Cox Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street. 10am - 11am HIP HOP FOR SENIORS. Join a great group, enquiries to Jessie, 029 944 0168. $5. Balmoral Hall, door along East side of building with ramp (not school holidays). 10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for
the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street. 10am - 3.30pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet, Tasmanian doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the domain, Philip Street. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL ASHBURTON INC. Write a message for a loved one and place on our Tree of Remembrance, cost $2. Ashburton Arcade, Burnett Street end. Last messages Friday, December 20. 10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 10.30am - 12pm ASHBURTON OPEN COFFEE MORNINGS.
Every Wednesday, come for a coffee and chat, child friendly location, all welcome. Phone Adi 027 220 8791 or Sue-ann 021 679 348. 10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 10.45am ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.
1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street. 1.30pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 6.30pm (registration 6pm) MID CANTERBURY SOCIAL WHEELERS. Ford’s Road, Tinwald. 7pm - 9pm ASHBURTON UKELELE CLUB. Club night, phone 027 696 2607. Savage Club Hall, Cox Street. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Sequence dancing, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Corner Queens Drive and Creek Road.
hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle. 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. Come and join fellow sheddies for some fun and fellowship make/fix something in our new workshops. 8 William Street. 9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN SHOP. Opportunity shop open daily, donations welcome. 129 Tancred Street. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.
Fit Kidz for preschoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road. 10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street. 10am - 4pm ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL ASHBURTON INC. Write a message for a loved one and place on our Tree of Remembrance, cost $2. Ashburton Arcade, Burnett Street end. Last messages Friday, December 20. 10.15am MSA TAI CHI. Beginners refresher and learning of Tai Chi for arthritis. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays).
10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities. MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (not school holidays). 11am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church. Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. Boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. St
Peters Church, Allenton. 1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge rooms, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road. 7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time/sequence dancing. Learn to dance. everyone welcome. Allenton Scout Den, Melrose Road.
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We currently have a position available in our busy flooring and window furnishing business. Key tasks would include: • Accounts Receivable Invoicing • Preparing quotes • Ordering product • Booking in jobs • General clerical work • Assisting customers The person we are looking for would have an enthusiastic personality and who enjoys dealing with customers and working in a team environment. A natural ability for detail is essential. Computer and/or retail experience would be preferred however full training will be provided. This position is full-time Monday to Friday and also some Saturday mornings. We will also consider a job-share position. Please forward your application to: AR Vacancy Skip-2-It Flooring Xtra 24 Tarbottons Road, Ashburton Or email jen.muir@flooringxtra.co.nz Applications close Wednesday, December 18, 2019. Start date would be early January 2020.
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The lunch is being held at the Tinwald Hall, cnr Graham and McMurdo Streets, Tinwald at 12.30pm on Christmas Day and there is no charge. This lunch is for anyone who would like to share Christmas Day with others. If you have any questions please phone Ann 308 0333 and leave a message.
You are warmly invited to share this special time with us.
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PETERSON, Eileen Hume – Please note all late death On Friday, December 6, 2019 notices or notices sent at Terrace View Retirement outside ordinary office Village, Ashburton. Loved hours must be emailed to: wife and friend of the late Allister Grigor Peterson. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication. Special ‘aunt’ of Blair and Sheryl Maconie and John To place a notice during Maconie, and Penny Read. office hours please contact Messages to Blair Maconie, us on 03 307 7900 for more 10 Heath Street, Timaru information. 7910. Many thanks to the Any queries please staff at Terrace View for the contact 0800 wonderful care of Eileen over ASHBURTON the last five years. At Eileen’s (0800-274-287) request a private service has been held.
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30 to 59 fog
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Canterbury High Country
TODAY
TODAY FZL: 2800m in the S, about 3000m elsewhere
Auckland
fine
A fine day. Northeasterlies changing southerly by afternoon.
Mainly fine with high cloud, then isolated afternoon and evening showers. Wind at 1000m: NW 40 km/h, becoming light in the morning. Wind at 2000m: W 45 km/h, becoming light in the morning.
Hamilton
fine
Napier
fine
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TOMORROW
World Weather fine rain fine cloudy fine thunder cloudy fog fog thunder thunder fog rain showers fine
FZL: Rising above 3000m morning
Rain spreading north about the divide with northwesterlies. In the east, fine at first, then a few showers with a southerly change.
Mainly fine, but a few late showers in the south with a southerly change.
Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi
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drizzle showers showers fine showers rain cloudy drizzle thunder rain fine showers fine rain thunder
4 7 23 22 28 21 28 22 34 9 19 11 20 2 31
0 -3 10 16 21 5 25 14 25 3 10 2 12 2 23
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snow thunder fine rain cloudy fine rain showers rain cloudy cloudy cloudy cloudy rain showers
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Fair fishing Set 5:00 am Rise 7:57 pm
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Nelson
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fine
Christchurch
fine
Timaru
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Queenstown
showers
Dunedin
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Invercargill
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Good fishing Set 5:36 am Rise 9:04 pm
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2 6 20 25 2 11 7 23 -5 18 16 12 7 -1 -2
Rise 5:44 am Set 9:10 pm Good
Good fishing Set 6:19 am Rise 10:08 pm
New moon 26 Dec 6:14 pm
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River Levels
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cumecs
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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday
Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 553.9 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday
23.8
Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday
33.7
Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday
379.7
Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday
884.9
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Palmerston North fine
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NZ Today
Partly cloudy and afternoon or evening showers. Wind at 1000m: Light, rising to NW 45 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: Light, rising to NW 30 km/h in the morning, and to 50 km/h at night.
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A ridge lies across central New Zealand today while a low approaches from the northeast, and a front stalls over the far south. The ridge continues to cover central New Zealand tomorrow. Meanwhile, a broad low affects the northeast of the North Island and another front approaches the South Island from the west.
mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers
Cloudy periods and a few showers near the foothills. Light winds.
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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 21.5 22.2 Max to 4pm 4.7 Minimum -0.1 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm December to date 12.0 Avg Dec to date 19 2019 to date 701.4 656 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 22 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 35 Time of gust 3:46pm
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Ollie Collins sends a bowl down the green at the Ashburton Bowling Club on Sunday during the Pairs and Fours tournament.
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Down to the wire By Matt Markham
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An intense day of play at the Ashburton Bowling Club at the weekend saw the Ashburton Pairs and Fours tournament go right down to the wire, with a last round result needed to determine the victors. Twelve teams took to the greens for the tournament which is played in a format where over two full rounds, each team plays two
games of fours and two games of pairs. The team consisting of Gavin Eder, David Muir, Margaret Eder and Kath Muir emerged on top of the strong line-up of players after winning five of their six games during the day and drawing the other. But the result could have gone any of three ways at the halfway stage of the day. After the first round of fours
and two games of pairs, three teams sat atop of the leaderboard undefeated. Eder’s team had waltzed through the morning untroubled while sides skipped by Bob Holdom and Roger Gutbertlet were also well in contention. When Gutbertlet’s side lost their afternoon game of fours and Eder’s team picked up a draw, Holdom’s side went clear, but wins in both games of pairs,
including a match-up with a pair from Holdom’s team, for the Eder skipped side saw them home with a half game advantage. Meanwhile, the Hampstead Ladies’ Rosebowl last week was also a closely fought affair. Two teams ended the day with a total of three wins, with Pat McElwain, Shirley Pagey, Lyn Fensom and Di Callaghan winning with 16 ends and 29 points ahead of Jill Harris, Michelle Fos-
ter, Marg Lloyd and Linda Currie who had three wins, 12 ends and 29 points. Leonie Spargo, Wendy Suttie, Gaynor Crack and Wendy Herriott were third with two wins, 12 ends and 26 points. This weekend will see teams competing in the Stuart Gordon Fours in Methven on Saturday and the Milsom Cup Men’s Triples on the Ashburton greens on Sunday.
Smith sounds a warning over Perth test pitch
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