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No objections to proposed boundaries The Representation Commission has received 332 objections to electoral boundary changes proposed last year, but none for the proposed changes to the Rangitata electorate.

The proposed changes would see the Rangitata Electorate have its northern boundary extended out to the Rakaia River.

This will mean that the towns of Rakaia and Chertsey and the areas of Lauriston, Barrhill, Highbank, Mitcham, Seafield and Pendarves will once again be in the Rangitata electorate.

Residents in those areas were dismayed in 2014 when the Representation Commission sliced off the northern margin of Mid Canterbury and put it into the Selwyn electorate.

“The proposed electorates that we’ve received the most objections about are around Auckland and in Otago and Southland,” Representation Commission chair Judge Craig Thompson said.

“Some of the objections are about keeping communities together.

“Other objections are about the names of some electorates and we’ve received suggestions for

names that people feel better reflect those areas.”

People can comment on the objections from January 10 to 24.

“We’ll be taking all submissions into account before finalising the electorate boundaries and names in April for the 2020 and 2023 elections,” Thompson said.

Manukau East was the electorate that attracted the most boundary objections (64) on community of interest grounds.

The main concern is the inclusion of the area around Panmure in Manukau East, separating Panmure from Mt Wellington.

In Christchurch, 122 people signed a petition opposing the inclusion of Bromley up to Linwood Avenue in the Christchurch East electorate.

In Clutha-Southland a number of objectors suggest creating a Central Otago or Southern Lakes electorate with a focus on tourist areas and in Invercargill objectors oppose the inclusion of Winton in the Invercargill electorate.

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon had previously made it clear to the Representation Committee that the Ashburton District should be in one electorate.

“It’s positive there’s been no local objections to the proposed boundaries for the Rangitata electorate. Everyone I’ve spoken to sees the sense in having all of the Ashburton District in one electorate, and that’s why I lobbied the Representation Commission to make the change,” he said.

“There’s a requirement for them to consider communities of interest, and that’s the argument I put to them over areas like Rakaia, Chertsey, Lauriston, Dorie and Pendarves being included with Ashburton rather than Akaroa and Rolleston.

“Over the last couple of years

Selwyn MP Amy Adams and I have operated a ‘no wrong door’ policy, which has meant that people in those communities can come to my office in Ashburton rather than travelling through to Amy’s office in Templeton if it’s easier for them.

“There’s now a counter-submission process to go through but, all going well, by the end of the year the Ashburton District will be part of the same electorate, and if I’m privileged to be elected I look forward to being a strong voice for the whole district.”

Several objections were received from Geraldine residents

lobbying to have the town included in the Rangitata electorate, but Falloon said it would be challenging to include the town in the district.

“Geraldine is in a similar position where for a number of years they’ve been part of the Timaru District but not in the same electorate as Timaru itself, so I can completely understand their desire to be part of the Rangitata electorate,” he said.

“Unfortunately the requirements around population are very tight, so it’s difficult to see how Geraldine can be included without major changes elsewhere.”

Holiday season issues similar to previous years for police

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Family harm and burglary levels stayed around the same as previous years over the New Year break with police focusing on those areas and road safety.

“The Christmas and New Year period can be a wonderful time of year, but it can also be a difficult one for many,” acting senior ser-

geant Janine Bowden said.

“Family harm and other offending such as burglary have been comparable to previous years and, as always, road safety is front of mind.”

Road traffic increases over the holiday period, with locals heading out around the country with many others visiting the Ashburton District or passing through,

making the roads a big focus.

“Police will continue to maintain a strong focus on road safety for the remainder of the summer holiday period,” she said.

“The key message is for motorists to be patient and watch their speed.

“Our job is to keep everyone safe and prevent harm from occurring, however, we can’t do it alone.”

There were no deaths on the district’s roads during the holiday period, though nationwide six people were killed during the official holiday road toll period.

Spikes in burglaries are often common, and Bowden said people should remain mindful of security – at the most basic level that means locking your vehicle and home.

“If you’re going away, make arrangements for your mail to be collected, set lights on a timer and remember that burglars have access to social media too,” she said.

“Also, look out for your neighbours and others around you. If you see something suspicious, please report it to police by calling our 105 number.”

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Helping Aussie firefighters

By Susan Sandys

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Mid Cantabrians are invited to contribute to care packages for Australia’s exhausted firefighters at a craft day in Methven today.

Behind the idea is NZ Gifts of Love and Strength’s Vicki-Anne Parker, along with Methven resident Wendy White.

Parker said yesterday she founded NZ Gifts of Love and Strength following the mosque attacks in Christchurch last year. The group, which is now a registered charity, delivered home-cooked meals to those affected, going to hospitals, homes and accommodation places. She and other members would also make up care packages with food items and toiletries to give to victims and their families.

Since then the charity had helped victims of trauma, such as those who had lost family members in accidents or who had lost their house in a fire.

Parker said the seeds of NZ Gifts of Love and Strength were sewn many years ago when she herself was a victim of the Canterbury earthquakes. While she grew up at Bankside near Rakaia, she now lived in Christchurch. She had lost friends at the CTV building, and herself became ill after being admitted to hospital due to liquefaction.

NZ Gifts of Love and Strength’s Vicki-Anne Parker with her dog, Chloe.

She remembered being the recipient of kindness when the Pike River fire crew turned up to help demolish chimneys in her beleaguered area.

“That was probably one of the biggest acts of humanity I have ever seen from another community that’s hurting at the same time,” she said.

At the time she joined the Baking Army to deliver home-baked goods to those affected by the

quakes, and seeing the reaction of people’s smiles was something that had stayed with her for all these years.

“I always wanted to re-establish and pay it forward,” Parker said.

Parker and her bichon poodle Chloe, who is a registered therapy dog, will be at the Methven craft day today, with Chloe wearing her free hugs dress.

Parker said local celebrity Lynda Topp was also planning on pop-

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The idea of the day is to create and collect items for packages to send to Australian volunteer firefighters, who have been grappling with seemingly endless and extensive bushfires, and their families.

There would be a fundraising sausage sizzle and raffle, and people would be able to make cards to go in the packages. In addition, there would be sewing machines to make items for recovering an-

imals in wildlife centres, such as fabric joey pouches.

People were invited to bring along items suitable for care packages. These could be anything that was reasonably small and light, including toiletries such as new flannels, lip gloss, soaps, handcream, as well as stationery items such as colouring-in books and pencils, and non-perishable food, including items such as coffee sachets and small chocolates.

“Anything that you would like to receive as a nice treat, it doesn’t have to be expensive at all, it’s the thought that counts,” Parker said.

Parker said she would be collecting items for the packages through to the end of January, before sending them in a container to Australia next month. She hoped she would be able to send hundreds of the packages.

Meanwhile, White said she had been inundated with items for victims of the fires, enough to fill about 60 banana boxes, after setting up drop-off depots at Methven Resort in Methven and Miyabi Restaurant in Ashburton. People had donated non-perishable food items, clothing, toys and linen, as well as items for firefighters such as toiletries and lollies.

The craft day is 10am to 5pm at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methven.

Mid Canterbury feeling the sting of climate change

By Susan Sandys

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NIWA’s 2019 climate summary shows Mid Canterbury was among places recognised for tipping long-standing weather records last year.

The fourth warmest year for the country last year has been remarked upon by climate scientists as a continuation of a warming trend, both nationally and globally.

NIWA listed extremes of high daily minimum temperatures for the year, which showed that on March 26, Ashburton had a

minimum temperature of 21.2 degrees, which was the highest ever daily minimum recorded for the month since records began in 1928.

And in terms of weather extremes, the district made mention in NIWA’s December weather summary, for the Rangitata River’s rapid rise due to rain in the headwaters, which flooded the lower plains and shut State Highway One and Route 72.

“Nine Transpower pylons crossing the Rangitata River were damaged, with one of these towers swept away by the floodwaters.”

as a whole, contributing to the pattern of dry conditions in the north and east of the North Island and wet conditions in the west of the South Island.

“This pattern is what we are likely to see more of as the climate changes this century, with more frequent drought, and increased fire danger, in eastern regions and in the northern North Island,” Renwick said.

“Heavy rainfall events were peppered around the country as usual, with quite a few thunderstorm events with hail and lightning. The average amount of

There was also a strong wind gust at the Winchmore weather station on December 4, of 100km/h, the equal-highest gust for the month since records began there in 1970.

Climate scientists have long warned of increasing extreme weather events and warming overall temperatures due to rising greenhouse emissions worldwide.

Victoria University climate scientist Professor James Renwick said the westerly winds that blew across the country were a little stronger than normal for the year

moisture, or water vapour, in the air is strongly related to temperature so, as the climate warms, heavy rainfalls become heavier and flooding becomes more common.”

NIWA meteorologist Ben Noll said the warming trend was something the whole world was seeing.

“Certainly, that trend is not our friend in this case,” he said.

“Winter is becoming shorter, summer is becoming longer, and things like temperature extremes, people are going to become more and more accustomed to with time.”

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New Year boost for toy library

​Only one case of whooping cough recorded

By Susan Sandys

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The New Year got off to a happy start for the Ashburton Toy Library courtesy of a $1000 donation from the Ashburton Masonic Lodge.

Lodge master Max Cawte was on hand to pass the cheque over to the toy library’s Anthea Moore.

The funds are raised through the lodge’s raffles held throughout the year, with the lodge master responsible for choosing where the funds are donated.

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Apprenticeships an option with councils

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

They might not be your classic apprenticeships like building or plumbing, but councils are getting onboard with offering apprenticeships.

The Ashburton District Council and the Hurunui District Council both run apprenticeships for staff, with the North Canterbury council currently employing two and looking for a third to join their building services team.

Locally, the Ashburton District Council currently has two apprentice employees working towards gaining Level 4 qualifications with the Open Spaces team.

Ashburton District Council people and capabilities manager Sarah Mosley said there were

two other graduate positions within council, and two recent appointments had been made of people who have recently completed their studies.

“Additionally, the council provides employment opportunities for university students every summer. This year, we have a total of nine students working within a variety of teams, including strategy and policy, roading, projects and operations, open spaces, assets, property, and the museum,” she said.

Following the success of the Ashburton Employment Exchange held last year, the council has also continued to work with the Ministry of Social Development and has since employed one limited service volunteer in a permanent role

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within the open spaces team.

“Another two individuals have been offered a 3-month work experience opportunity within the museum,” she said.

“Our sports facility workforce ranges from secondary school students to industry professionals. Development opportunities are provided to all and structures training is available for those who want a career within the sports industry.”

In Hurunui, the new Building Officer Cadet will be placed within the council’s building department.

The role will include unit standards and on the job experience over four years – earning while learning.

The successful cadet will finish with a National Diploma in Building Surveying and a solid

start to any career in the industry.

Kerry Walsh, the council’s team leader in building controls, explained the new role is the council doing its part to give a leg up to those starting a career journey and also support the industry.

“Building officers are in very short supply New Zealand wide.

It’s really important that we look at the bigger picture and do our part to put more qualified individuals out into the local industry,” he said.

“It’s a great career and the cadet role offers job competency as well as the official qualification.

In many instances we have taken people on from other related professions and trained them, now we are offering a qualification from the very beginning as well”.

Mid Canterbury recorded just one case of whooping cough for 2019 as a nationwide epidemic came to an end.

A child contracted the illness, and the case was notified in December.

The level of the disease in Ashburton District has dramatically decreased.

Cases over the last five years peaked in 2017 when there were 36, followed by 16 in 2018. There were 12 cases in 2016 and five in 2015.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton said epidemics of pertussis occurred in New Zealand every three to five years, and several thousand cases, which were mostly in young children, were reported during each epidemic.

“The last of these epidemics began in 2017,” she said.

The Ashburton numbers showed this pattern, as they had risen to double figures from 2016 to 2018 before dropping back last year.

Brunton said the symptoms of the illness were more obvious in children, because babies and adults were less likely to make a whooping sound with the cough.

“Pertussis, commonly known as whooping cough, is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis. It causes severe bouts of coughing, which may be accompanied by vomiting and a whooping sound. Pertussis can last up to three months and is sometimes referred to as the hundred-day cough,” she said.

Babies under one year old were the most vulnerable to severe complications of the infection. The best protection was for their mother to be vaccinated during pregnancy followed by on-time immunisations for the baby beginning at six weeks.

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Summer School 2020 finishes This year’s Methven Summer School officially closed for another year yesterday capping a huge week of learning.

Heather Mackenzie was there over the last couple of days to capture some of the action.

Right – Kathryn Nicholson puts the finishing touches on her cake decorations.

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Left – Michelle Chambers and Sue Bell work on their cake decorating skills.

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Below – Di Callaghan works on her Paverpol creation.

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Above – Jennifer Lalor takes part in the distressed furniture class.

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Right – Marilyn Meadows and Janete Cuttle take part in the pastels workshop.

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■■FIRE SAFETY

Late-night log fire

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Firefighters are reminding people to ensure unattended fires are properly extinguished after a fire in a pit spread to some nearby logs in the early hours of Friday morning.

Members of the Rakaia and Pendarves Fire Brigades were called to a Chertsey address just before 3am on Friday.

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■■WATER SAFETY

Reminder to keep kids supervised Following an increase of pool incidents over the summer Recreation Aotearoa and Water Safety New Zealand are warning parents of the dangers at the pool and remind them of their supervision responsibilities around children and water safety.

Lifeguards are an important safety feature, but they are not intended to replace the close supervision of parents or caregivers, Water Safety NZ CEO Jonty Mills said.

“There were seven preventable drowning fatalities in 2019 involving under-fives. Every one a tragedy for a family and a community that has a profound impact on society,” Mills said.

“We need every parent and caregiver to remember that constant active adult supervision of babies and toddlers around water is the only way to keep them safe.

It takes less than a minute for a child to drown.”

It is just over a year since a toddler died after drowning on a rural property on Maronan Valetta Road.

In 2019 Recreation Aotearoa and Water Safety NZ released a video campaign featuring water safety advocate and Silver Fern, Ameliaranne Ekenasio.

The videos are designed to remind parents and guardians that accidents can happen in seconds and constant supervision is vital to saving lives.

“Even if there are plenty of lifeguards at a pool, putting down your cellphone and making sure there are no distractions can mean the difference between life and death. As a caregiver you should support the lifeguard by giving the kids your full attention,” Ekenasio said.

A local video was also produced in combination with the Ashburton District Council and a number of local irrigation companies.

Recreation Aotearoa delivers the Poolsafe programme with Water Safety NZ, providing a way of assessing public pools to ensure that their operations and facilities are safe.

Currently, over 150 public pools in New Zealand are members of the scheme.

Officer Tyrone Burrowes said embers had jumped out of the pit and on to a nearby collection of logs.

“It was good that there was no wind and lucky that it had not spread further,” he said.

The fire was spotted by a member of the public who was driving past and saw the fire.

“It had been burning for some time,” he said.

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Massive Lotto win remains unclaimed NZME The winner of a massive $17.1 million Lotto draw is yet to come forward and claim their prize 12 days since it was drawn on December 28.

And while Lotto expects the new multi-millionaire to step forward soon, they were prepared to throw the kitchen sink into efforts to find them.

Channelling in their inner spy agent, Lotto could drill down specific information about the winning ticket such as when and where it was bought and whether an Eftpos or credit card was used.

“We will make every effort to find the $17.1 million winner if they don’t claim within the next few weeks,” head of communications Marie Winfield said.

“We’re assuming they are enjoying an extended summer holiday and what a lovely surprise they have waiting for them.”

But there’s no rush for the winner to step forward, as winners had 12 months from the time of the draw to claim their prize.

However, most winners claimed their earnings within a month of the prize draw, with 98 per cent of Lotto, Powerball and Strike winnings claimed.

All profits from Lotto NZ went back to the community so the

unclaimed money always went to good causes, Winfield said.

In the past seven years, only three division one prizes were not claimed before the money was taken away.

A $1 million Lotto First Division prize from Pam’s Corner Dairy on Auckland’s North Shore went unclaimed in 2015.

Meanwhile, two $200,000 Strike prizes were unclaimed in 2017 – one from Pricecutter Four Square Raetihi and the other from Paremata New World in Porirua.

Winfield revealed three First Division prizes from 2019 hadn’t been collected and were still up for grabs.

• $200,000 from Countdown Westgate, draw 1894 from September 28.

• $166,667 from Whitcoulls Chartwell, draw 1898 from October 12.

• $166,667 from Countdown Otorohanga, draw 1920 from December 28.

“We’d love to be able to pay these prizes – so now is the time to check,” Winfield said.

“We strongly encourage anyone who purchased tickets from these stores to check their drawers, wallets, glove boxes and all of their other hiding places as they could be oblivious to the fact that they have won a big prize.”

The winner of $17.1 million is yet to come forward to claim their Lotto prize.

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Every day the $17.1 million goes unclaimed, the winner is losing thousands of dollars in potential interest.

If the money was sitting in the bank in a 12-month term deposit rather than in Lotto’s coffers, the

winner could be earning an interest rate as high as 2.9 per cent per annum.

Based on a straight calculation, this would equate to $493,000 in pre-tax interest in the first year.

This equates to around $1350

in potential pre-tax earnings every day.

Given the money has remained unclaimed for 12 days, the winner has already inadvertently lost more than $16,000 in pre-tax earnings.

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A report on the death of a university student whose body was not found for several weeks says one factor in the delay was the closure of an on-site office, which reduced contact between staff and students.

Retired judge Kit Toogood was commissioned by the University of Canterbury to look into the death of 19-year-old Mason Pendrous in the University’s Sonoda hall of residence last year.

Toogood said one of the reasons Mason’s death went unnoticed was the office closure by the accommodation provider, Campus Living Villages, at the start of 2018.

He said staff at that office would other-

wise have been onsite during the day, and could have established regular face-toface contact with each student.

Toogood said another factor was the lack of without-cause checks at the site – the kind of checks made at other student accommodation by residential advisers or cleaners.

The report said that Mason Pendrous had very little to do with his flatmates, who saw him so infrequently that they assumed he was out of the building.

In fact, he was often shut in his room on his computer for long periods overnight, and sleeping during the day.

He was also not eating meals in the Sonoda dining room or in the university hall dining room.

The groceries we buy Christmas Eve NZME If you hear this each Christmas Eve – “Quick, head down to the supermarket and buy some extra berries and cream!” – you’re not alone.

They were two of the most popular products bought before closing on Christmas Eve at New World stores around the country, Clubcard data reveals.

Strawberries were the main focal point across the Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury and Otago regions between 4pm and closing.

And somewhat strangely, telegraph cucumbers were the most frequently bought product in the Wellington region.

Other high-flyers on the last-minute shopping list were Cadbury Favourites, Nestle reduced cream, onion soup mix,

milk and fizzy drink.

Gift wrap was also commonly sought throughout the North Island, whereas in the South Island customers loaded up on energy drinks.

The average age of customers also dropped the closer things got to the wire, suggesting older, more experienced customers, were better prepared.

New World’s Clubcard data showed specialty cheeses, especially blue cheese, were commonly bought alongside bubbly wine.

But cheese preferences changed between islands, with South Islanders leaning towards brie or camembert, and North Islanders going for the mozzarella or goats’ cheeses.

The data also showed most Kiwis did their biggest shops of the year within a fortnight of Christmas.

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■■SPORTS BETTING

Streaming stoush being closely watched

■■TENANCY TRIBUNAL

Tenants fined for breaking lease NZME Two Auckland tenants, who sought to break an annual fixedterm tenancy agreement within just two months of signing, were fined more than $2600 after buying a house and trying to escape their obligations.

Last June, Gourav Ahuja and Isha Isha rented a Mt Wellington property managed by Barfoot & Thompson, signing a fixed-term agreement through to July 2020.

But two months later, on August 29, they told the agency they were buying their first home and wanted to escape their lease, claiming an unforeseen change in circumstances.

“They therefore urgently wanted to end the fixed term tenancy so they could move to their new home and pay just their mortgage and avoid paying rent,” the tribunal noted.

“There was clearly a change in the tenants’ circumstances: they had contracted to buy a house and it was possible that decision threatened severe financial hardship for them given they were also contracted to pay the rent.”

But the change was entirely

foreseeable and avoidable and they bought their first house knowing they were bound to rent the premises until July this year, the tribunal said.

“It was the tenants themselves who changed their circumstances,” it said.

Ahuja and Isha made an application to the tribunal, saying they were inadequately informed.

They knew they would have to pay a break fee but not that they would be liable for any deficit in rent the landlord suffered in trying to find new tenants.

The two said they agreed to pay $700 plus GST for the break fee.

The tribunal noted how last September, the agency began marketing the new premises to new tenants.

But Ahuja and Isha were “scathing” about early efforts to find new tenants, levelling accusations of “unprofessional and ignorant behaviour” at the managers.

Advertising only mentioned one carpark when there were three, interior pictures were incorrect, potential tenants were brought in for viewing without proper notice, no set viewing times were advertised and there

was a lack of communication, the two claimed.

But the property manager said the place was advertised on a number of platforms, effective ways to arrange viewings were made and the photographs were unlikely to deter a genuine prospective tenant.

The tribunal found that the managers had made reasonable attempts to find new tenants in a timely way.

The tenants were ordered to pay $2657 in rent due till October 30 last year when it was declared the tenancy ended.

The tenants’ bond of $2400 should also be paid to the agency, the tribunal ordered.

The landlord was ordered to pay the tenants $257 in compensation for not being given proper notice for entry on several occasions.

A spokesperson for the agency said: “We property managers, we always look to make these situations as financially amicable as possible for both parties.

“That said, the owners shouldn’t have to forgo rental income when a tenant decides to move on from a fixed-term contract. The tribunal ruled correctly and fairly.”

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Spark Sport head Jeff Latch told a pre-World Cup media briefing that it was an area he was monitoring.

And Justin Tomlinson – who was parachuted into Sky last year as a special adviser for digital products – said at an August briefing on Sky’s expanded sports channels and new Sky Sport Now streaming app that he was assessing potential sports-betting partnerships.

And Spark has been here before, to a degree. When the telco briefly owned half of NZ sports streaming pioneer PremierLeaguePass, the TAB came on as a sponsor.

Could it be a case of back to the future? One to watch in 2020.

Meanwhile – while investors have yet to show any appreciation – Sky’s efforts to re-focus on streaming are starting to turn around its subscriber numbers.

The company partially reversed recent losses to register a 1 per cent gain in total subscribers to 779,000 in 2019 as a 50 per cent jump in those paying for its streaming services outweighed a decline in its traditional satellite business. Sky finished its financial year with 161,000 active streaming subscribers.

Spark said it had 186,000 Spark Sport subscribers as the 2019 Rugby World Cup wrapped up, but would not say how many were Spark broadband or mobile customers who had qualified for a freebie.

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A sponsorship barney in the UK will be watched closely by Spark and Sky here – both of whom have made noises about possible sports-betting partnerships to bolster revenue from their sports streaming services.

Downing Street is urging Football Association executives to sever ties with online betting outfit Bet365 after campaigners queued up to condemn an arrangement that sees free access to streaming – but only if they bet on games.

If you follow English Premier League football, then you’ll know that online gambling has become a huge element – to the degree that this season nearly every club outside the Big Six now has a betting outfit as its shirt sponsor.

And with the sharp end of the FA Cup approaching, there’s been fresh controversy.

UK viewers complained this week after online betting agency Bet365 heavily advertised its rights to stream 23 FA Cup third-round matches last weekend (the first that saw seeded top-tier clubs join the competition).

Those who downloaded the app discovered matches were only available to watch if the customer had placed a bet or put £5 in an account in the 24 hours before kickoff.

It has since emerged the firm is

among seven UK betting websites live-streaming FA Cup matches, along with Betfair, William Hill, Coral, Ladbrokes, Unibet and Paddy Power, as a result of an estimated £3 million-a-year deal between the FA and production partner IMG. Two years ago, the Football Association pulled out of a Ladbrokes sponsorship deal worth £4m a year. That move followed criticism from Burnley player Joey Barton, who was banned by the FA from all football for 18 months after he admitted to placing wagers on some 1260 games.

Barton said it was hypocritical of the FA to impose such a ban while entering new, lucrative streaming partnerships with gambling companies.

Sports Minister Nigel Adams said this week: “The gambling landscape has changed since this deal was signed in early 2017. All sports bodies need to be mindful of the impact that problem gambling can have on the most vulnerable.”

But Football Association is reportedly set to ignore Downing Street’s direction to axe the streaming arrangement.

UK pundits are now watching closely to see what will happen next and local streaming contenders Spark Sport and Sky will be, too.

Insiders at both Spark and Sky have said that online gambling is a potential source of revenue for their sports streaming operations.

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Saturday, January 11, 2020 Sarah Barlow, Mosi Lau and son Asher Lau, 9, turning garlic.

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Mosi Lau and son Asher share a hug in garlicdrying room.

All the plants on Full Circle Farm are grown from seed.

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Organic farming is on the rise and Mid Canterbury couple, Sarah Barlow and Mosi Lau are leading the charge here locally through their Full Circle Farm. The Guardian’s Heather Mackenzie caught up with the pair to find out what it was all about.

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s far as learning curves go, they don’t get much steeper than the one first-time organic farmers, Sarah Barlow and partner Mosi Lau set themselves two-and-a-half years ago.

The Christchurch earthquakes played a big part in the couple eventually leaving the city and choosing to move their young family to Highbank looking for a more down-to-earth lifestyle.

“When the earthquakes hit, I realised how reliant on others we had become,” Lau said.

“I was an adult with a well-paid job and yet, in those first few days following the February quake, I was unable to supply my family with the necessities of life.”

That was a feeling that he or Barlow never wanted to feel again, so when Lau’s parents put their five-acre block at Highbank on the market, the couple jumped at the chance to purchase it.

“We wanted to have a more sustainable lifestyle for ourselves and our two boys, Asher and Flint, as well creating something economically viable for us to live off,” he said.

The first thing to be done was to give their business a name.

Full Circle Farm New Zealand was what they settled on as it matched their farming philosophy perfectly.

“Everything goes in a circle here,” Barlow said.

“For example, our biodegradable waste goes into the compost bin, which in turn goes back on to the land, and so it goes around.”

Full Circle, however, is about more than just growing plants and returning their nourishing goodness to the soil.

It’s about working alongside the seasons and using the natural cyclic patterns to their advantage.

“If we plant cabbages at the right time, they will be ready to harvest before the white butterfly season gets too bad, that way nature does some of the pest control for us,” Lau said.

Once settled in their new Highbank home, Lau and Barlow set about creating plans to set out their small, efficient enterprise.

With a to-do list a mile long Lau started on building garden beds.

The meticulous-minded Lau had everything covered. He thought about walking distances, vital on a small operation like theirs.

“You don’t want to spend time and energy needlessly walking.”

He planned for getting his wheelbarrow down the rows and thought about what would grow

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Ashburton Guardian

Flint Lau, 6, loves living on the farm

The Full Circle Farm is both a commercial venture and a family home. Sarah Barlow and Mosi Lau have worked hard to create a beautiful space for their boys Flint, 6 (left) and Asher, 9, to enjoy being part of. best in each particular area.

When he finished Lau stood back and admired his handiwork with the kind of pride that only comes from creating something completely from scratch.

That pride stayed with him until he went to mow between the newly installed gardens for the first time.

Lau had failed to measure the width of the lawnmower.

“Do you know how frustrating it was to find out that the lawnmower was only about 10cm too wide to fit between the beds?”

Because of those errant 10cm he had to spend valuable time and energy on the end of a weedeater.

“I never made that kind of mistake again,” he said.

“I’ve made plenty of others since then, just not that one.”

He has since altered the beds to accommodate the mower.

Garden bed issues sorted, the pair then turned their attention to the wayward orchard.

Over the years it had been planted by Lau’s father Charlie in a kind of ad hoc plonk-it-in-and-hope-itgrows kind of system.

However, his natural untamed way of orcharding, meant it had

never been sprayed and had only been pruned once – that Lau can remember – so that fitted into their organic plan nicely.

Finding the right person to help them prune the trees turned into a bit of a mission.

“The fruit trees planted weren’t your standard kind, so we needed a professional who could work with lesser known varieties and not just tell us to pull them all out and start again.”

Luckily a friend of a friend knew someone who could help and pretty soon the trees were looking as they should, plus Lau learned a lot by tagging along and asking questions.

Learning is important to both Lau and Barlow.

“We want to teach our boys where food comes from and for them to appreciate what goes into producing food,” Lau said.

Spending time together as a family is also something that is high on Lau and Barlow’s list of priorities.

“When we were in Christchurch, Mosi could go for days not really seeing the boys,” Barlow added.

She explained how they would be in bed when he left for work and

asleep again when he got home.

“Now, even though he is working more hours on the farm than he did in Christchurch, the boys get to hang out with him and help.”

The learning doesn’t stop with teaching their sons about origins of food.

“When you are working with nature you are always learning,” Lau said.

Getting used to the timing of plants and what will be ready when, is also something Lau and Barlow had to learn about in a short time.

“We pride ourselves on supplying a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, and have a limited amount of storage, [so] that means planting different crops that come ready at the same time so we can offer variety,” Lau said.

“If we muck it up and a crop spoils, it’s big part of our profit gone, because we are so small.”

Finding out what customers will and won’t purchase has been another learning journey for them.

The broad bean glut of 2019 is a classic example.

“We grew lots of the most beautiful beans, but only one person bought them,” Barlow said.

They put buyer resistance down to people retaining childhood memories of being made to eat bitter-tasting boiled-to-death beans.

“Ours weren’t like that at all, they were small, sweet and really tasty.”

However, Full Circle has stepped away from the broad bean market for the time being.

Barlow has also gone into the soap-making business.

“I looked around the bathroom and realised that was where a large amount of our plastic was coming from.”

In order to start making soaps for the family she had to buy the ingredients in bulk.

“So, why not sell them too, plus I wanted to supply our customers with good quality soap cheap enough for them to use as an everyday soap.”

The beautiful Full Circle Farm is set to grow in the future.

“We have plans to move into growing and supplying more herbs to the local market and maybe make our own teas,” Barlow said.

Lau is well aware of how fortunate they are.

“We are both grateful to have this opportunity. I know a lot of other people would love to do what we are doing, but will never get the chance.

“This is a major learning curve for us year on year, but what a great lifestyle we are living.”

Full Circle supplies edible flowers to a restaurant in Methven.

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celebrates 140 years of service Stories wri�en by Malcolm Hopwood

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RIGHT PERSON, RIGHT SKILLS, RIGHT PLACE

usan Sandys was drawn to journalism through a love of reading and wri�ng.

Originally from Sydney, Susan came to New Zealand in 1988 to manage Pinedale Lodge in Methven, partowned by her family. It was to be a working holiday, but she stayed and stayed. There was something about New Zealand she loved.

As well as a background in hospitality, she enjoyed wri�ng and, when she visited friends, the local newspaper was always lying around. “I picked it up and became absorbed in it, cover to cover – plus the classifieds,” Susan recalls.

“I thought to myself, I’d love to do that. Imagine ge�ng paid to write for the Guardian.”

But first she needed qualifica�ons. The opportunity came without her needing to step out of Methven. In 1991 the Methven Summer School held an Introduc�on to Journalism course, tutored by Brian Priestley, the head of the Post Graduate School of Journalism at Canterbury University.

He ins�lled some discipline, a love of people’s stories and taught her how to connect with readers. At the end of the course, Susan knew what was going to enrich her life. But to achieve it she had to be the right person in the right place at the right �me.

Back in Ashburton, Guardian editor, Maureen Bishop, needed a part-�me Methven-based reporter and contacted the Summer School to see if they had a likely candidate. They did. Susan recalls a fast journey to the editor’s office and by May she was working as the Guardian’s Methven reporter. Thank you Brian, thank you Maureen and thank you Guardian.

“The appointment enabled me to break out of my boundaries, meet incredible people, tell their stories and connect with readers,” she said. “It fulfilled my desire to be a crea�ve writer.”

Progress in the IT world came slowly. Susan started at home and then, three years later, she moved to the Methven satellite office. There were no satellites or galaxies, but the office had a desk, phone and a fax machine at the nearby Methven Informa�on Centre.

Landlines were costly so the Guardian purchased a cellphone for Susan. It was the size of a brick and weighed about as much, but it was progress. There was no email, tex�ng or messaging so, if reporters couldn’t meet the people they were interviewing, they talked on the phone.

At first Susan had a manual typewriter, then an electric model. Whole forests disappeared as reporters wrote single paragraphs on small pieces of paper with a carbon inbetween. Each story required a photo. Susan had a camera and was provided with cut-off ends of film by Guardian photographer, Peter Hight.

But as technology advanced so did computers, laptops, fax machines and email. Susan became full-�me, was based in Ashburton and developed other rounds as well as Methven.

THE SULTANA OF SUSPENSE CAME FROM HERE H

Susan Sandys Family some�mes interrupts a career and, when in 1995 and 1998, Susan entered the office to break the news, Guardian editor, Sue Newman, seemed to know.

“I remember going to see her and, before I opened my mouth, she said ‘you’re pregnant’.” There’s not much the Guardian doesn’t know about. For six years Susan worked at home for the adver�sing department, wri�ng ad features and farming pages. But by 2004, she’d returned.

“It was good to be back. There’s nothing quite like wri�ng daily news stories,” she says.

Susan has been a loyal Guardian reporter for 29 years. There’s never a dull day. She considers it’s an absolute privilege to tell people’s stories. “Reporters are there for the good �mes when someone wins an award or achieves something worthy and the bad �mes when someone has a complaint or something tragic happens,” she says.

“To be the messenger in these situa�ons, the one who’s entrusted to get across that person’s story, is something I never take for granted.”

Neither has Susan taken wri�ng for granted. She has always sought to improve her skills. Together with a science degree from the University of New South Wales, she now has a Master of Journalism from Massey University.

She’s also proud her children have grown up reading the Guardian. Francis, 24, reads the newspaper online from Wellington and Brooke, further away in New York, uses it as her lifeline to Mid Canterbury.

“The Guardian is really important to me. It’s the lifeblood of the community,” she says.

“Everyone has a story and I want to keep telling them as long as I can.”

er obituary was in the New York Times.

She was an author of historical, suspense and gothic novels and, from her base in London, was read throughout the world. She made a successful living out of wri�ng and was spoken of when people list their “queens of crime”.

You could find a Dorothy Eden book in every library or Red Cross book sale. Her �tles such as Let Us Prey and Lamb To The Slaughter were sinister, scary and invi�ng. But what many people don’t realise is that she lived most of her life in Mid Canterbury.

Her fame and success was publicised in the pages of the Ashburton Guardian.

I thought of Dorothy when I visited the gravestone of Dame Ngaio Marsh. I’d travelled with Kathi, my wife, and Roger Buchanan from Ashburton to Peel Forest just a�er Christmas. We’d gone to see the impressive Church of the Holy Innocents built by the Acland family in the late 19th century.

There were a few interes�ng gravestones surrounding the church. One, in par�cular, caught my eye. It read Edith Ngaio Marsh. Three words only. I guess she wanted it that way. It could have read crime writer, theatre director, actress, interior decorator and Dame Commander of the Bri�sh Empire, but it didn’t.

A�erwards I thought how fortunate Canterbury has been with its writers of na�onal and interna�onal acclaim, Ngaio Marsh, Paul Cleave, Errol Brathwaite and Dorothy Eden.

Dorothy was born in 1912 in rural Mid Canterbury and worked for many years as a legal secretary in Ashburton. A�er wri�ng hundreds of legal documents and 10 novels while living here, she moved to London and spent the final years of her life there.

She was a prolific author, wri�ng more than 40 books, short stories and magazine ar�cles.

We know she never forgot Ashburton and 21 of her �tles were donated to the Ashburton Library from her personal collec�on in 1987.

She was described as being “renowned for her ability to create fear and suspense”. What was it about Ashburton that taught her that? Her books were described as “page turning novels of unparalleled roman�c suspense”.

One reviewer gave her five stars for Let Us Prey. “What appears to be pulp fic�on turns out to be an engaging thriller, well wri�en and suspenseful,” he said. One phrase pops up constantly – she was the Sultana of Suspense. I’d like to know more and I’m hoping this column in The Guardian will encourage more informa�on about Dorothy.

One final postscript. There was another gravestone at Peel Forest that also turned my head. On it was the name, Ian Smith, the ini�als were IST but he was remembered as Spooky Smith, the Gimmerburn Ghost.

Spooky played 24 games for the All Blacks, including nine tests. He helped beat the 1965 Springboks by scoring two tries in the fourth test victory. I saw him play at Athle�c Park. In a soliloquy of speed, he displayed a symphony of sidesteps.

He was Dorothy Eden and Amadeus Mozart in a jock strap.

“Tomorrow’s another day, another issue, another milestone on our journey.

It’s also one where we want to take you with us” – BRUCE BELL

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■■BRITAIN

Royal fall-out continues NZME Meghan Markle has reportedly upped and left London during one of the biggest royal storms in history, leaving Prince Harry to deal with the mess.

According to the Daily Mail in London, the Duchess of Sussex flew to Canada yesterday where she is said to have left her eightmonth-old baby Archie with a nanny and her mother, Doria Ragland.

This seemingly signals Meghan, 38, always intended to flee in the wake of the bombshell news Thursday that she and Harry would be stepping down as “senior” royals and dividing their time between the UK and North America as they work to become “financially independent”.

Meghan and Harry only arrived back in London on Monday after a six-week break in Vancouver over the Christmas-New Year period.

The Duke of Sussex is thought to have remained in London where he is holding crisis talks with the Queen and other members of the British royal family.

He is also set to host the Rug-

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

by League World Cup 2021 draw next week.

A source told The Sun, “It was only a flying visit for Meghan.

She wanted to get back home to Archie,” adding Meghan didn’t want her baby to get jet lag.

The Queen is said to have tasked her teams to work rapidly to negotiate Meghan and Harry’s

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exit from the British royal family, which could be a few weeks away from being finalised.

It comes amid multiple reports the Queen had asked Harry not to issue the mid-week statement, but he defied her orders and went ahead with it anyway.

No other members of the royal family were consulted before the

shock statement was issued.

The pair posted on Instagram that they planned to “step back” from royal duties and split their time between Britain and abroad – with Canada expected to be their second home.

The couple said they would be “financially independent” in their new lives but would still support the Queen and take money from Prince Charles’ Duchy of Cornwall Estate.

A Buckingham Palace statement released shortly after the bombshell announcement said discussions were “at an early stage”, adding: “We understand their desire to take a different approach, but these are complicated issues that will take time to work through.”

Frustrated aides have accused the couple of wanting to “have their cake and eat it”.

The couple now faces huge questions about how their “progressive” new role will work.

Their new website makes no mention of giving up royal titles or protection and says they will remain living in Frogmore Cottage – which has recently been given a $4.56 million taxpayer-funded renovation.

■■UNITED STATES

Three hours from alert to attacks NZME Intelligence that foreshadowed the Iranian attack set off a tense, often confusing afternoon in the White House Situation Room.

The alert came to the White House shortly after 2pm Tuesday, a flash message from US spy agencies that officials sometimes call a “squawk”. In the coming hours, it warned, an Iranian attack on American troops was almost certain.

A blizzard of potential threats had already come throughout the day – of attacks with missiles and rockets, of terrorist strikes against Americans elsewhere

in the Middle East, even one warning that hundreds of Iranbacked militia fighters might try to assault Ain al-Asad Air Base, a sprawling compound in Iraq’s western desert.

But the specificity of the afternoon’s latest warning sent Vice President Mike Pence and Robert O’Brien, the White House national security adviser, to the basement of the West Wing, where aides were assembling in the Situation Room. President Donald Trump joined shortly after wrapping up a meeting with the Greek prime minister.

Three hours later, a hail of ballistic missiles launched from Iran

crashed into two bases in Iraq, including Ain al-Asad, where roughly 1000 American troops are stationed. The strikes capped a frenetic day filled with confusion and misinformation, where at times it appeared that a dangerous military escalation could lead to a broader war. Trump spent hours with his aides monitoring the latest threats. Military planners considered options to retaliate if Iran killed American troops.

The early warning provided by intelligence helps explain in part why the missiles exacted a negligible toll, destroying only evacuated aircraft hangars as they

slammed into the desert sand in barren stretches of the base. No Americans or Iraqis were killed or wounded, and Trump, who indicated to advisers he would prefer to avoid further engagement, was relieved.

Afterward, the president and vice president spoke to Democratic and Republican congressional leaders, and some urged Trump to try to dampen the crisis.

This account of the tense hours surrounding Tuesday’s attacks is based on interviews with current and former American officials and military personnel in both Washington and Iraq.

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Drug dealer promises 10 per cent to bushfire appeal NZME An Australian drug dealer has made a pledge to his customers that he would donate 10 per cent of his cocaine earnings to the bushfire relief appeal.

In a text message sent to customers, the dealer encouraged his customers to dig deep and “get in quick” while revealing his family had been impacted by the fires.

The dealer reassured customers it wasn’t a joke and said the donations would “mean a lot”.

“Cracka pearl batch NEW AMAZING PEARL. THE SMELL OF HEAVEN IS BACK... GET IN QUICK TO TRY THE BEST GOING AROUND #CRACKKKKKAAAAAA. “We will be donating 10 per cent of all purchases this weekend to the bushfires ... as a lot of my family have been affected ... not a joke.

Actually being legit thank you all.

“Hopefully you guys can also donate would mean a lot thank you.”

The word pearl is often slang for the drug cocaine.

The dealer’s text messages soon went viral online, with many people praising the person’s honesty.

“Good to see small business supporting Aussies in need,” one person wrote.

“Feels good donating,” another joked.

“A modern Robin Hood,” one suggested.

It is not expected the dealer will be revealing their identity any time soon.

So far the bushfire season has taken the lives of 26 people and destroyed almost 2000 homes.

The Insurance Council of Australia said claims worth $A700m had already been filed and the figure was expected to climb significantly.

Numerous celebrities have donated to the bushfire appeal, including Elton John who pledged $A1 million, Chris Hemsworth, Nicole Kidman, Pink, Keith Urban, Ellen DeGeneres, Metallica and more.

Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest also pledged $A70 million to the bushfire relief and recovery mission.

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OUR VIEW

It’s hard to argue with common sense I

t’s hard to object to something when, at the end of the day, it’s simply common sense.

With that in mind there should be no shock that there have been very few, if any, objectors to the proposed change to the electoral boundaries which would see the northern parts of Mid Canterbury fall into line with their green and gold bedfellows.

Population might be the basis – and you can see how it might work better in larger centres, but in areas like ours where the landscape is vast and wide and incorporates many little intricate parts, having the Ashburton District sitting together as one in

the same electorate really was the only logical answer.

What probably hasn’t helped is the lack of a clearly defined boundary. But with the Rakaia River the new proposed boundary line, it’s clear and precise for everyone and now people won’t have to scramble for the map each time someone asks which electorate they sit within.

It must have been a difficult

situation, although they’d never probably admit to it, for elected members of parliament, or list MPs in our case, standing for either electorate when there is so much overlap between the two.

But to their credit, over this past term, Amy Adams, Andrew Falloon and Jo Luxton have made it work in the best possible fashion and none of their constituents from this side of the Rakaia river should feel hard done by.

They’ve not only had the services of their elected member, but also in many cases had the services of one or two others to call on as well – now, under the proposed changes, who represents them in the big house in

Wellington is clear and defined.

While the decision to extend the boundary has made a lot of sense in our neck of the woods, and there haven’t been any notable objections through the official process, it hasn’t quite been the same in other parts of New Zealand.

A series of submissions shared on social media underlined that a lot of people don’t understand the reasoning behind electoral boundaries and that, in some particular cases, just because you don’t like the people who live in the next suburb, it doesn’t mean you can try and get shifted from being in the same electorate.

While looking positive, the

process isn’t quite completed yet with a counter-submission stage to now work through, which could take a little bit of time, but it would seem that by the end of this year, we’ll be all together as one again which, considering the outcry when the boundary line was changed, is going to be a welcomed decision by most in our little corner of New Zealand.

The next question is though – at what point will we be deemed big enough to stand alone and our electoral boundary is from the southern side of the Rakaia river to the northern side of the Rangitata and everywhere in between?

Perhaps that’s a discussion for another day.

when a Colombian DC-9 jetliner crashed as it was preparing to land near the Caribbean resort of Cartagena – however, 9-year-old Erika Delgado survived.

In 2001, the Army acknowledged that US soldiers killed an “unknown number” of South Korean refugees early in the Korean War at No Gun Ri, but said there was no evidence they were ordered to do so.

In 2003, calling the death penalty process “arbitrary and capricious, and therefore immoral,” Illinois Gov. George Ryan commuted the sentences of 167 condemned inmates, clearing his state’s death row two days before leaving office.

Ten years ago: A federal judge in San Francisco began hearing arguments in a lawsuit aimed at overturning Proposition 8, California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage. (Chief US District Judge Vaughn R. Walker later overturned the ban; his ruling was upheld on appeal to the US Supreme Court.) Miep Gies, the Dutch office secretary who defied Nazi occupiers to hide Anne Frank and her family for two years and saved the teenager’s diary, died at age 100.

Five years ago: More than a million people surged through the boulevards of Paris behind dozens of world leaders walking

arm-in-arm in a rally for unity against three days of terror that killed 17 people and changed France.

One year ago: Florida Gov Ron DeSantis and the state’s threemember Cabinet granted posthumous pardons to four African-American men who’d been accused of raping a white woman in a 1949 case that had come to be seen as a racial injustice.

Today’s birthdays: Former Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chretien is 86. Actor Mitchell Ryan is 86. Actor Felix Silla is 83. Country singer Naomi Judd is 74. Singer Robert Earl Keen is 64. Actress Phyllis Logan is 64.

Musician Vicki Peterson is 62.

Actress Kim Coles is 58. Actor Jason Connery is 57. Former child actress Dawn Lyn is 57.

Rock musician Tom Dumont is 52. Movie director Malcolm D. Lee is 50. Singer Mary J. Blige is 49. Musician Tom Rowlands is 49. Actor Marc Blucas is 48.

Actress Amanda Peet is 48.

Actor Rockmond Dunbar is 47.

Actress Aja Naomi King is 35.

Actress Kristolyn Lloyd is 35.

Pop singer Cody Simpson is 23.

Thought for today: “Je sais que je ne sais pas ce que je ne sais pas.” (I know that I don’t know what I don’t know.) – Marguerite Youcenar, French author (1903– AP 1987).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, January 11, the 11th day of 2020. There are 355 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 11, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt proclaimed the Grand Canyon a national monument.

On this date: In 1846, The Ruapekapeka pā was occupied by British and Māori forces. The battle at Ruapekapeka, a sophisticated pā built by the Ngāpuhi chief Kawiti, ended the Northern War. Debate soon raged as to whether the fortress had been deliberately abandoned or captured.

In 1861, Alabama became the fourth state to withdraw from the Union.

In 1913, the first enclosed sedantype automobile, a Hudson, went on display at the 13th National Automobile Show in New York.

In 1935, aviator Amelia Earhart began an 18-hour trip from Honolulu to Oakland, California, that made her the first person to fly solo across any part of the Pacific Ocean.

In 1943, the United States and Britain signed treaties relinquishing extra territorial rights in China.

In 1964, US Surgeon General Luther Terry issued Smoking and Health, a report which concluded that “cigarette smoking contributes substantially to mortality from certain specific diseases and to the overall death rate”.

In 1977, France set off an international uproar by releasing Abu Daoud, a PLO official behind the massacre of Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics.

In 1978, two Soviet cosmonauts aboard the Soyuz 27 capsule linked up with the Salyut 6 orbiting space station, where the Soyuz 26 capsule was already docked.

In 1989, nine days before leaving the White House, President Ronald Reagan bade the nation farewell in a prime-time address, saying of his eight years in office: “We meant to change a nation and instead we changed a world”.

In 1995, 51 people were killed

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rump is at it again! Assassination, threats, bombast and creeping megalomania. In his television past, people – to his obvious satisfaction – were “fired”.

Now, to his obviously even greater pleasure, his “enemies” are, “taken out” or, better still, “terminated”.

The language of gangsterism comes easily to the mind – such as it is – and mouth of the current POTUS. That a man in his position should resort to such crude and oafish language is an indication of the dangers we – as firm allies of the once noble United States of America – face. Hence the “nervousness” of my title to this piece.

As the genuinely great William, the Bard, Shakespeare once so aptly put it, via the tongue of the inherently evil Macbeth, “... all is smothered in surmise/ And nothing is but what is not”.

That comment from Macbeth was caused by the self-imposed dilemma he confronted, as his overwhelming and irresistible ambition drove him to thoughts of murdering King Duncan and taking the throne himself.

It seems likely the present tenant of the White House would have no problem identifying with the Scottish general. After all, Macbeth is but a seventeenth century version of the megalomaniac.

There have been any number since, one, in particular, quite recently.

Meanwhile, we here in peace-

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ful, non-threatening Aotearoa, New Zealand, find ourselves allies of a once massively stable nation now changed by a rouge leader into one of doubt and disbelief.

In that regard, the recent words of Golriz Ghahraman, the Green Party Defence spokeswoman, bear respect.

She says, in summary – we should not continue to attach ourselves to allies who are a threat to peace. As an Iranian herself, she is speaking with both heart and mind.

To have Trump on one’s side is clearly a very mixed blessing and quite likely to end in tears – or something very much worse.

Our 45 strong military presence in Iraq should be withdrawn at once and, in the event of war between Iran and the USA – for which Trump is clearly itching – we should have nothing to do with it.

As Helen Clark once did so should we now, reject any suggestion from the US that should there be such a conflict we contribute troops to the “allied cause”. Presumably, few – if any – New Zealanders would disagree with that.

So, the so-called silly season, this year, looks like being more

of a very serious one; not a lot of light relief on the horizon.

However, the political wheels here keep turning as Election 2020 hoves into view.

The question is, will National take a leaf from Labour’s muchthumbed manual and soon appoint a new leader, in a coup of cosmic proportions, and install a girlish leader – with or without a baby – to take on Jacinda, Neve and the First Man. At about this stage in 2017, Andrew Little, you will recall, made the ultimate selfless call and, realising he was not going to win the upcoming election for Labour, nobly, stood down in favour of someone he felt might.

And how right he was.

His sacrificial gesture was rewarded by the sudden onrush of Jacindaism, which swept the country and the seas beyond – now Pacific Person of the Year.

Somehow National must follow suit if it is to have any chance of ending Jacinda’s reign in the Beehive.

“But to whom do they turn?” I hear you cry.

Is there someone modestly hiding her light under a bushel waiting for the moment to emerge from the political undergrowth, and sweep the board clean, leaving Jacinda struggling in her foaming wake.

I once thought Amy Adams – the New Zealand politician, not the American movie star of the same name – might be the one, but her impending retirement has put paid to that.

The latest opinion poll showing Miss Ardern with 51 per cent

support as most preferred Prime Minister, compared with five per cent for both Simon Bridges and Judith Collins seems to say it all.

What’s more, the National Party vote has sunk to 40 per cent with Labour on 43 per cent.

It just may be we are dealing here with a foregone conclusion and that only the sudden and entirely unexpected appearance of a National Joan of Arc can save National’s day.

Personally, I very much hope matters become considerably less straight-forward than that.

We gurus thrive on the eccentricities of politicians and their followers so foregone conclusions are not what we are looking for.

Perhaps there are skeletons in parliamentary cupboards just waiting to be discovered which will throw the whole political melting pot into convulsions.

As the steam clears, there will emerge from the mist The Saviour of the National Party.

Jacinda’s number will be up! and pigs might well fly!

At this stage of the saga I can see no other outcome for National than another, soul destroying stint on the opposition benches.

But then, miracles do happen.

(I’m told).

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Athletes up for the challenge A group of young Mid Canterbury athletes have been busy preparing for next week’s Colgate Games.

By Matt Markham

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A group of young Ashburton athletes have been working hard over the holiday break as they begin their final preparations for next weekend’s annual Colgate Games in Christchurch.

Members of the Ashburton Athletics Club will travel up to the new Nga Puna Wai Sports Hub to compete across Friday, Saturday

and Sunday and Sally Ross says the excitement is really starting to build.

“They are getting pretty excited about it, for sure,” Ross said.

“There’s been a lot of work go in and it’s now a case of going out there and enjoying it.”

All counted 17 youngsters will compete at the games, which are held annually at various venues across the South Island, with more

then 1200 youngsters taking part.

The event is open to young, aspiring athletes, aged between seven and 14 years of age and while the number of locals might be slightly down on last year, it does fluctuate.

“We see changing numbers each year really, last year we might have had 24, but it ebbs and flows a wee bit.”

A number of those heading up

to compete will be in action today at the Lovelock Classic at Aorangi Park in Timaru, using the meet as a final chance to blow out any cobwebs before next week’s premier meet of the season.

Athletes will compete in all forms of competition throughout the three days, from sprint and long distance running through to high jump, discus and shot put.

Ross made mention of a special

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event, which is always a highlight for those who compete, and it’s the medley relay.

“It’s quite the spectacle,” she laughed.

“It’s five kids and is run like a normal relay, but the distances are 800m, 400m, 200m and two at 100m and it can be run in any order, which can make it a bit hard to follow if you’re watching, but the kids really love it.”

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Young stars to make debut

By Matt Markham

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A strong mix of youth and experience makes up the 11 players who will tackle Mid Canterbury’s first Hawke Cup match of the season when they take on Otago Country in Alexandra today.

The match, which was supposed to be the second in the Hawke Cup season, is now officially the first after Mid Canterbury’s first match was abandoned due to the flooding in Rangitata cutting off access for the baggy green and golds to get to Timaru for the match.

Coach Garfield Charles has chosen a starting 11 which boasts some in-form players from agegroup representative cricket, plus some proven performers who will be asked to step up and lead by example, laying a solid platform for the new players.

The side hit the road during the middle of the day yesterday to head to Central Otago for the match and did so with some new faces in the van.

Sixteen-year-old Angus Jemmett has been given the opportunity to further his potential with a call-up into the side, making him one of the youngest debutants for Mid Canterbury in Hawke Cup history.

Jemmett, who hails from one of Mid Canterbury’s strongest cricketing families had a strong Under 17 representative tournament for Mid Canterbury prior to Christmas, finishing in the top 10 run scorers for the tournament as well as making the top 10 wicket takers list as well.

Despite his youth, the Ashburton College student possesses a cool head out in the middle and the experience of the most elite of regional cricketing competitions will only further enhance his prospects for the future.

He’s joined by fellow young-

Angus Jemmett will replace the blue and red of Ashburton College for the whites of Mid Canterbury when he makes his Hawke Cup debut today against Otago Country in Alexandra.

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Jemmett and Flannery got a taste of senior representative cricket earlier in the season when they were both part of the Rob Biggar Memorial winning side against South Canterbury.

Experienced shoulders such as the Southby brothers, James and William, will be tasked with leading the way and joined by other

familiar names; Nick Gilbert, Des Kruger, Archie Redfern, Matt Tait, Richard Turpie, Jay Houston and Shaun Stagg.

Otago Country will be wary of the threat Mid Canterbury pose, especially when the ball is thrown in the direction of Turpie, who 12 months ago produced one of the most remarkable spells of bowling in Mid Canterbury cricketing history when he ripped through their batting line-up taking 8-13 off nine overs, including a hat-trick.

That spell took Otago Country from being in a position to push for success, to absolute desperation as Mid Canterbury went on to win and book a Hawke Cup challenge against Southland.

From that match against Southland, there have been three changes to the side.

Jemmett, Graham and Flannery come into the side replacing, Alex Hooper, Matt Winter and Deon Biggs.

The two-day match kicks off this

morning and will run into Sunday with a win for either side going a long way to helping them book a spot for a Hawke Cup challenge later in the season.

Mid Canterbury: James Southby (C), Nick Gilbert, Des Kruger, Archie Redfern, William Southby, Matt Tait, Richard Turpie, Jay Houston, Shaun Stagg, Will Graham, Angus Jemmett. Devon Flannery (12th man). Coach: Garfield Charles, Manager: Mike Southby, Scorer: Bob Bruhns.

Warne’s baggy green fetches more than $1 million NZME Shane Warne’s baggy green auction to raise money for bushfire relief reached record levels with the cap going for more than $1 million.

Shortly after 10am on Friday when the deadline arrived, the winning bid stood at a whopping $1,007,500.

That total has smashed the price earned for the cap of Sir Donald Bradman, which went for $425,000 in 2003.

There was a bidding frenzy for Warne’s baggy green on Thursday night as two keen combatants went blow for blow to push the amount from $650,500 at 9.20pm to north of $850,000 by 11pm — and they resumed hostilities just after 7am on Friday to drive it even higher, surging past the $1 million mark.

While Warne famously preferred to wear his widebrimmed floppy hat on the field,

he decided to donate his baggy green to raise money for the bushfire appeal.

Bidding for Warne’s cap, which will come with an autographed certificate of authenticity, hit $200,000 an hour after opening and climbed higher in the following days before reaching seven figures.

Warne, who was named one of Wisden’s five cricketers of the 20th century, took to Twitter to thank all those who helped push the price up.

Warne joined the liked Ash Barty, Daniel Ricciardo and many others on a long list of high-profile members of Australia’s sporting community to announce fundraising measures.

The AFL has also announced the resurgence of the State of Origin between Victoria and the All-Stars, with funds raised from that iconic clash to go towards the bushfire appeal.

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Junior bowlers chase success

By Matt Markham

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Ten of Mid Canterbury up and coming male bowlers will travel over the river this weekend with the hope of bringing back a significant trophy to throw into the cabinet.

The Mid Canterbury Junior Men’s representative side will head to Ellesmere today to compete for the Clark Beveridge Quadrangular Tournament where they will face players of similar experience from North Canterbury, Malvern and Ellesmere.

Junior men’s selector, Bruce Harper has had to make one significant change to the side he originally named with gun singles player, Brentton Donaldson having to withdraw from the side due to being elevated into the Canterbury Development side for their representative fixture this weekend.

“It’s a fantastic outcome for Brentton,” Harper said.

“We use this side as a way to show these players that there is a pathway to higher honours and to see that being achieved is exactly what we are after.”

Regan Broker will be given the task of taking on the singles challenge for the day.

The pairs will be skipped by Shane Calder who will be joined

by Wayne McCarthy while Scott Hyndman, Jock O’Connor and Manu Otene make up the triples.

The fours side is made up of Wayne Lloyd at skip with Mick Buchanan, Kelvin O’Connor and Dave McDonnell.

Butler fined England wicket keeper Jos Buttler has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee and handed one demerit point after a foulmouthed verbal volley aimed at South Africa batsman Vernon Philander during the second test at Newlands. Buttler was heard swearing at Philander through the stump microphone on day five as the South African batted to save the test for the home side, who succumbed to a 189-run defeat to leave the four-match series level at 1-1.

Williams hat-trick Canterbury bowler Will Williams took five late wickets including a dramatic hat-trick to snatch a memorable three-run victory over Wellington in their T20 Super Smash clash at the Basin Reserve.

The Firebirds were well in control in their chase of 149 courtesy of another half-century to the in-form Devon Conway (51 off 39) and a handy contribution from Fraser Colson (37 off 29). When Williams entered the attack in the 18th over the Firebirds needed just 24 to win off 18 balls with six wickets in hand. He turned the match in spectacular fashion with a twoover spell. After taking a hat-trick in his first over, Williams closed out the match with wickets off the last two balls of the innings to finish with 5-12.

Manu Otene will lead the Mid Canterbury junior men’s triples side tomorrow in their Quadrangular representative fixture in Ellesmere.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN Players will play in three matches against each other sub centre with the winning side at the end of the day determined by the side with the most victories at the completion of play.

Meanwhile, a number of Mid Canterbury ladies will be in action on two Mid Canterbury greens tomorrow when the Country Women’s Quadrangular tournament rolls into town.

Both the senior and junior womens’ sides will be in action with the Seniors playing at the Ashburton MSA Bowling Club and the juniors in action at Allenton.

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Professional referee hangs up his whistle

Former golden boot turned New Zealand professional referee, Glen Jackson yesterday announced he is hanging up the whistle, and retiring from professional refereeing after an on-field career that has spanned 25 years.

The five-time New Zealand Referee of the Year was the first Kiwi to both play and referee 100 first class fixtures.

A former Maori All Black, and Chiefs first five-eighth, Jackson began his rugby career in his home province of Bay of Plenty, he went on to play 60 matches for the Chiefs in Investec Super Rugby before venturing north and making 159 appearances for Saracens in the Guinness Premiership.

During his successful career abroad, Jackson won the coveted Golden Boot award for most points scored in the premiership in 2006/07.

After retiring from playing rugby in 2010 he returned to New Zealand where he continued his transition into refereeing. He debuted with the whistle in New Zealand at a Heartland Championship fixture in 2010 and climbed the ranks quickly, officiating his first Super Rugby match in 2011. His first taste of inter-

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Glen Jackson . . . hanging up the whistle. national rugby refereeing was in 2012 when he took charge of the England v Fiji match at Twickenham in London.

Jackson’s career includes refereeing 32 test matches, 88 Investec Super Rugby matches and 60 Mitre 10 Cup matches, including eight Ranfurly Shield fixtures.

Jackson, who has been involved in some coaching with the Bay of Plenty Union, said he hopes to continue his involvement in rugby after he steps back

from refereeing in March.

“I feel extremely privileged to have worked as a professional referee for New Zealand Rugby over the last 10 years but I feel the time is right to finish and move onto something different but hopefully still be involved with rugby.

“I would like to thank Lyndon Bray and Bryce Lawrence for everything they have done for me and their support in making this decision. I think New Zealand

refereeing is in a positive space with great leaders and fantastic young referees who I will miss working with,” said Jackson.

New Zealand Rugby National Referee Manager Bryce Lawrence said Jackson leaves a legacy as one of New Zealand’s best.

“Glen changed the shape of refereeing in our country when he became the first top class player to become a professional referee through the player scholarship system. Glen brought rugby nous to refereeing, strong relationships with players and coaches both domestically and internationally, and he added so much to our referee team culture by being a great team man.

“Glen has had a fantastic career in rugby, after 25 years at the top level it is time for his wife Fiona and children Payton and Ella to have more time together and I thank his family for their amazing support which has allowed Glen to travel internationally and referee on the biggest stages,” said Lawrence.

Jackson will travel to South Africa this weekend to attend a SANZAAR referee camp and will continue to support the New Zealand refereeing group through to the end of March.

Kane injured Tottenham have confirmed striker Harry Kane will undergo surgery to repair a ruptured tendon in his left hamstring, with the England captain expected to return to training in April. Kane suffered the injury during the 1-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton January 2, with specialists recommending an operation was needed. The news presented another headache for Spurs boss Jose Mourinho, who has also seen midfielder Moussa Sissoko sidelined until April after undergoing knee surgery.

Woods return coming Tiger Woods will have his first crack at securing a record-setting 83rd PGA Tour victory in two weeks in the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego.

Woods, who tied Sam Snead at the top of the all-time PGA Tour wins list when he triumphed at the Zozo Championship in Japan last October, has won eight times at Torrey Pines with his most recent triumph there coming at the 2008 US Open. The tournament, which will be held from January 23-26, has been Woods’ usual first start to the year.

Sainz extends lead Spaniard Carlos Sainz extended his Dakar Rally lead with a second stage win in five days while Britain’s Sam Sunderland, motorcycle champion in 2017, crashed out in the Saudi desert.

Sainz, a two-times Dakar winner, finished almost three minutes ahead of closest rival and defending champion Nasser Al-Attiyah to forge five minutes and 59 seconds clear of the Qatari. French driver Stephane Peterhansel, a record 13-times Dakar winner on two wheels and four, was third overall but nearly 18 minutes behind team mate Sainz.

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Why France should break protocol for Scott Robertson NZME Having missed out on the All Blacks’ head coaching role, Scott Robertson will settle into the task of regenerating the Crusaders and gunning for a fourth consecutive Super Rugby title.

The Crusaders’ head coach is contracted to the franchise until 2021 and will be off-contract later that year.

He may have another shot at the All Blacks coaching gig halfway through the next World Cup cycle if New Zealand Rugby’s succession planning goes south.

However, the demise of the All Blacks over the next two years to the point where the coaching staff is cleaned out is a very unlikely scenario. Foster is at short odds to get a contract extension if he can maintain a strong home record and keep losses at two or fewer a year.

That would mean Robertson will have to look elsewhere if he is to coach at the next World Cup – but that might allow him to tick the box seemingly required in order to coach the All Blacks at a later date.

Despite winning a major title in all but one year of his coaching career so far, one sticking point that is argued against Robertson getting the All Blacks’ top job is his lack of overseas coaching and international-level experience.

Of all the overseas landing spots on offer, the most attractive international coaching destination is France, where the national side has underperformed for nearly a decade but still holds ‘sleeping giant’ potential.

As the hosts of the 2023 World Cup, France will have a desire to be in the best shape possible.

Unique circumstances call for unique measures.

What could be a more perfect situation for Robertson to prove his international credentials than by taking France deep into the World Cup as the host nation?

There are few countries that have national playing pools that can provide the depth that top-level coaches want. France, with its own domestic Top 14 league, is one of them.

Despite being known for splashing cash on the global superstars of the game, the Top 14 has cracked down on foreign-player numbers in recent years, forcing teams to field more French-eligible players.

And despite all the criticisms lobbed at France for their haphazard play over the last decade, French rugby is on an upswing.

They have won the last two World under-20 Championships, proving that they still possess some of the world’s best age grade talent. Many of this crop will be filtering through to the top side by the next World Cup. Their Six Nations squad for 2020 includes some brilliant young stars as they have finally moved on from some elder statesmen following their quarter-final exit

Scott Robertson will be focused on the Crusaders and a bid for a fourth straight Super Rugby title. in Japan. Louis Carbonel, Romain Ntamack and Mathieu Jalibert will fight over the vacated 10 jersey left

by Cammy Lopez.

Even Toulon’s talented flyhalf Anthony Belleau hasn’t made the squad this year.

Antoine DuPont is the French version of Faf de Klerk and is a halfback who can become the best in the game. Along with DuPont, a number of Toulouse’s spine has become an integral part of France’s next generation, including hooker and new captain Julian Marchand, and fullback Thomas Ramos.

There is no shortage of dangerous outside backs in Damian Penaud, Teddy Thomas, Gael Fickou and Virimi Vakatawa, who are all brimming with attacking potential.

What they have lacked in recent years, besides the right selections at times, is a coach who can find the balance between tactical smarts and the French ‘firebrand’ style of attack.

The side is consistently inconsistent and is always a risk to offer a limp performance. Too often the national side has made comical errors that have turned the team into a laughing stock.

Rugby evolved and the French lackadaisical approach got left behind.

There is huge untapped potential within the side to be achieved over the next few seasons, which is why Robertson would be a radical but excellent choice to make that happen.

He has proven to be able to lift his players and keep them operating at a high level, bringing a

France is considered to have ‘sleeping giant’ potential. fresh approach to an international game largely coached by an older generation. He could be the motivational type to ignite French rugby and get them to understand the finer details that matter.

The energetic coach has expressed a desire to return to France at some point to coach, having played at Perpignan in the sunset years of his playing days.

The FFR vehemently holds a desire to employ a French coach for the national side. Language bar-

riers aside, sometimes exceptions should be made.

If Robertson comes on the market and France haven’t lifted their performances in the first two seasons under Galthie, the FFR should break the bank and go after Robertson. Even if 2020 is underwhelming, perhaps they could push for a release by the Crusaders to give him a three-year runway.

The recent record of Southern Hemisphere coaches in the Northern Hemisphere adds weight to

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the decision. Wales, Ireland, and England all captured three Six Nations titles each over the 2010s.

New Zealanders Warren Gatland and Joe Schmidt, and Australian Eddie Jones were in charge of seven of them.

There wouldn’t be a side more feared, particularly in New Zealand where many thought he should have got the All Blacks’ job, than a resurgent France coached

by Robertson peaking in 2023 for a home World Cup campaign.

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■■AMERICA’S CUP

Dispute over wind causes trouble NZME

Both Caroline Wozniacki and Serena Williams have advanced to the semi-finals of the ASB Classic.

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Serena into the semis NZME The real Serena Williams is on her way back.

The American is into the last four of the ASB Classic, with a convincing 6-4 6-3 victory over German Laura Siegemund yesterday.

It wasn’t perfect, but it was by far her best display of the week, especially in the second set, where she mixed heavy hitting with some delightful touch play, and showed she is finding her

rhythm. At times it was thunder and lightning tennis – and Siegemund was caught in the storm.

The power Williams generated at times was frightening, even from positions where she was off balance or out of position.

It was a tricky test, in blustery conditions, as the wind from earlier in the week returned.

The world No. 75 Siegemund fought gamely, and broke Williams in both sets, but was gradually overwhelmed.

Earlier in the opening game

on centre court, Frenchwoman Alize Cornet fell behind early against American Jessica Pegula.

Pegula took the first set 6-0 before Cornet retired in the second set due to an upper right thigh injury.

Two-time defending champion Julia Goerges was playing long-time Classic attendee Caroline Wozniacki in the third singles quarter-final of the day.

Goerges had a winning record against Wozniacki, taking six of their previous 10 matches. But

Wozniacki brought that ledger slightly back toward being even when she accounted for the Spaniard 6-1 6-4.

The night session featured the last singles quarter-final between third seed Amanda Anisimova and wildcard Eugenie Bouchard, followed by the doubles semi-final between Williams and Wozniacki and the pairing of Kirsten Flipkens and Alison Van Uytvanck.

Both matches were held outside of Guardian deadlines.

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Breakers’ winning streak comes to an end RNZ The New Zealand Breakers fivegame winning streak is over following a 85-79 loss to the Taipans in their Australian NBL clash in Cairns on Thursday night.

The Taipans fifth straight win lifts Cairns to third while the Breakers are sixth, outside the top four play-off spots.

The Snakes have a 12-9 record and are now in line for their first play-off action since the 2016/17 season.

The Breakers led 78-71 with half a quarter to play, but Cairns fought back to close out the game on a 14-1 scoring run.

Taipans coach Mike Kelly said this scalp was massive in terms of their play-off push.

“That was a massive game to-

night. New Zealand is playing good basketball: they run good stuff, they attack, they’re really tough to defend, their bigs can shoot and they’ve got guys who can get on the rim,” he said.

“That would be way ahead of ourselves to start saying we’re in the finals, but we can see it from here. And the belief is building.”

The Breakers’ playoff hopes are now hanging by a thread, with Sunday’s home game against Brisbane a must-win.

Right – Thomas Abercrombie of the Breakers shoots during the round 14 NBL match between the South East Melbourne Phoenix and the New Zealand Breakers at the State Basketball Centre in Melbourne.

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Emirates Team New Zealand and Luna Rossa’s relationship appears to be on rocky waters.

The challengers are entering arbitration over the wind range to be enforced for the 36th edition of America’s Cup – a dispute set to significantly impact the design for the boats to be sailed in Auckland.

Team New Zealand want the top end limit to be 24 knots whereas Luna Rossa are set on 20 knots.

Under the protocol, the Challenger of Record is responsible to represent the views of all challengers.

However, Luna Rossa, who represents American magic, Stars and Stripes USA and INEOS Team UK have reportedly acted independently on the issue.

In a clarification statement, Team New Zealand said they were “surprised” over Luna Rossa’s stance.

“The defender’s position on the wind limits is what is needed to ensure a quality event in Auckland for the benefit of the New Zealand public, international visitors and the world audience,” they said.

“The defender does not deal with the other challengers direct on such issues but works on the basis that the Challenger of Record is presenting the collective position of the challengers when undertaking such negotiations, not just the view of its own sailing team, Luna Rossa.”

Under the protocol, “the Challenger of Record has the responsibility to represent all challengers and that responsibility involves consulting with other challengers before taking a position with the defender on issues such as race conditions”.

However, American Magic skipper Terry Hutchinson, who told AP 20 knots seemed “soft,” said that they’ve had no say in the issue.

“To be crystal clear, these decisions are between the Challenger of Record and defender, and we have zero say in it,” he said.

“We just want to be told. Like most of these things, as a challenger, what we want to avoid is being surprised. Withholding the match conditions is exceptionally disappointing as a competitor.

“They’ve had 2 to 2 1/2 years to sort it out. It’s consistent with most of the negotiations between Luna Rossa and Team New Zealand.”

Late last year, an Emirates Team New Zealand rules adviser, Russell Green, told Sail-World.com that wind limits were the only point of disagreement between them and the Challenger of Record.

The issue has therefore been referred to the arbitration panel for mediation.

If unsuccessful, the protocol requires the Arbitration Panel to make a decision on the issues of disagreement by March 20.

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Karaka king Opie Bosson will trim to ride Probabeel

Beaten, but still admired

By Michael Guerin

NZ Racing Desk

The king of the Karaka Million says he will make the weight to ride superstar filly Probabeel when she tries to create history at the Ellerslie mega meeting in 14 days’ time.

Opie Bosson has been the hero of the industry’s biggest night for the last three years, riding Melody Belle, Avantage and Probabeel to win the Karaka Million.

Each time that has meant trimming down to his rock bottom riding weight of 54.5kg, which he will need to do again if he wants to ride Probabeel in the $1 million Karaka Classic Mile for 3-year-olds.

After riding the outstanding filly to win her comeback race at Awapuni on Saturday, Bosson says he will make the weight.

“Riding a horse like her and heading toward a big night like this I realise the opportunity I have been given,” Bosson said.

“And I will be riding her. I am confident I can make the weight because I have done it the last three years.”

Bosson says that means changing his eating habits from around about now, rather than upping his exercise load.

“It is more about the eating for me. You can’t exercise too much more because you run out of energy.

“But I am confident I can make it.”

Probabeel is looking to become the first horse to win both the Karaka Million and the Classic, two of only three $1 million races held in New Zealand.

She should take significant improvement out of her ultimately easy win at Awapuni, one which would had $1.15 punters feeling a touch nervous in the middle stages as Bosson had to

Riodini may have been beaten for the first time in his career in the Auckland Guineas at Ellerslie on New Year’s day, but he lost no admiration from trainer Nigel Tiley.

The South Auckland horseman was pleased with his runner-up effort behind Dragon Leap and said he was a victim of how the race was run.

“I was really happy with it. I thought he got beaten by a very smart horse. He just had to do the donkey work for the rest of the field and drag them up to the leader, so he was a sitting duck for something to finish over the top of him.”

Tiley is looking forward to contesting the mile distance once again today with Riodini when he lines-up in the Levin Classic at Trentham.

While confident with his charge, Tiley is lamenting his outside barrier in the seven horse field.

“I just wish he had a better barrier draw because we would like to ride him for a little bit of cover,” he said.

“We are probably going to have to come back a little further than we want to, just to try and get some cover with him.”

The Group One feature has attracted a small but select field, with Harlech a $2.40 favourite with TAB bookmakers ahead of Travelling Light at $2.90, with Riodini the third-favourite at $3.40.

“It’s a shame that for a Group One three-year-old race you can only get seven runners, but it’s a good field,” Tiley said.

Riodini is set to have a freshen-up before his next assignment, which could be the BCD Sprint at Te Rapa next month.

“Depending on how he runs and how he comes through Saturday there is a possibility we might have a look at that 1400m Group One race at Te Rapa with him.”

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Opie Bosson will trim his weight to ride Probabeel encourage Probabeel to hold her spot one off between horses.

“That is her, she is lazy like that,” he explains.

“She was half a length back between two horses and it was quite tight and usually I would have pulled out of that and let her settle but she was the best horse in the race so I wanted to keep her there.”

Probabeel will have learned something from the race, shouldering her way clear at the top of the straight and then changing gears when balanced up, winning going away.

“I can’t wait to ride her over 2000m one day,” Bosson added.

She is the $1.60 favourite to complete the Million double but while she is all class she will have some quality Australian opposi-

tion after Conqueror confirmed his trip to Ellerslie by winning at Caulfield on Saturday.

A $1m Karaka yearling, as you might expect for a good-looking son of Fastnet Rock and Diademe, Conqueror has only won two of his 10 starts but has played with the big boys in Melbourne this season, finishing sixth around some class acts in the Caulfield Guineas.

He was dogged to the line winning over 1400m on Saturday and is trained by the Hayes/ Dabernig stable who won the Karaka Classic last season with Long Leaf.

The stable indicated the Conqueror ride will be offered first to Saturday’s jockey Damien Oliver which would add some bonus international glamour to Karaka

Million night should he accept.

Bosson will ride Cool Aza Beel, who races at Ellerslie next Sunday, in the Karaka Million as he tries to win the race for the fourth year on end, with trainer Jamie Richards confirming he will only have the two starters in the juvenile.

As good as Probabeel was on Saturday she will have to settle for second in the performance of the day rankings after Beauden’s incredible win in the $55,000 Marton Cup. Having quickly found himself carrying a 59kg top weight, Beauden also found himself wide for the majority of the 2200m listed event but still bolted in, confirming he is one of the elite middle distance horses in the country.

Wellington gallops Today at Trentham

Wellington Racing Club Venue: Trentham Meeting Date: 11 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.45pm (NZT) GEE & HICKTON FUNERAL DIRECTORS PREMIER $30,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 19x23 Skyphyta dm (2) 60............................R Elliot 2 x2423 Creative Genius d (6) 59.5..................M Dee 3 90255 Miss Contessa (8) 57.5........ C O’Beirne (a2) 4 80x66 Real Beach d (1) 57.5..................... J Parkes 5 12x30 Hoist m (5) 57.5...............................D Turner 6 63x33 Our Hail Mary b (10) 56.....................L Innes 7 62261 Hinepara m (9) 55.5.......................D Bradley 8 313x7 La Soeur (4) 55.5...........................L Allpress 9 44351 Ritzy Sparkle d (7) 55.5...................R Myers 10 63070 Sunburst d (3) 54.5.....................M Coleman 2 1.20pm RACEFORM PREMIER $30,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 41011 Go James d (6) 60.................. T Taiaroa (a3) 2 65164 Stand Tall d (2) 59.5.......................D Bradley 3 x0216 The Swiss Maestro td (5) 58.5.......M McNab 4 x8522 Magico tdb (1) 57.5.............. C O’Beirne (a2) 5 10x31 Kapinos d (4) 57.5..........................L Allpress 6 x7230 Riding The Wave (3) 57.5...................L Innes 7 x8725 Maria Dior d (7) 56.5.................... C Johnson 3 1.55pm WILLIAM THE PROTECTOR PREMIER $30,000, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 3L1x Piaggio (8) 57.5..............................L Allpress 2 1 Trident 57.5................................... Scratched 3 52 Gentleman Jack (3) 56................. C Johnson 4 Boomer Hill (5) 56..........................M McNab 5 Platinum Rain (4) 56........................J Riddell 6 Tavirock 56.................................... Scratched 7 Wertheimer (7) 56............................ C Grylls

8 1535 Ohio Showgirl 55.5........................ Scratched 9 21 Opalescence (1) 55.5.......................S Collett 10 156 Platinum Dubai (2) 55.5.....................L Innes 11 4 Power Of The Kitty 54................... Scratched 12 8 Leeside (6) 54.....................................M Dee 4 2.31pm WELLINGTON SEAMARKET PREMIER $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1400m 1 x900x More Wonder d (5) 61.5.....................R Elliot 2 0x008 Hugo The Boss td (8) 59.................. C Grylls 3 24322 Satu Lagi b (9) 59...................C Burdan (a3) 4 11512 Tavi Mac tmb (4) 59.......................J Waddell 5 34506 Sir Nate tmb (7) 58...........................J Riddell 6 70298 Lady Kartel d (1) 57.5....................L Allpress 7 2x0x4 Handfull (10) 56.5............................D Turner 8 74341 Lincoln Hills dm (6) 56.................... J Parkes 9 81351 Ohceedee d (2) 55.5...........................M Dee 10 57895 Sugar Rush d (3) 54...........................L Hemi 5 3.06pm GRANT PLUMBING PREMIER $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 x6005 Waisake td (3) 60.............................S Collett 2 03623 He No Opilio (4) 59...................... C Johnson 3 x7206 Head Office d (6) 59.....................C Lammas 4 93661 Saltbush Bill (10) 59.......................O Bosson 5 35534 Hocico Blanco (5) 58.5.......................R Elliot 6 x9307 Gerda t (1) 58...................................R Myers 7 42440 Rex Royale b (9) 58..................... R Hannam 8 00952 Prince Turbo (11) 57.......................D Bradley 9 73134 Valmur d (2) 56.5................S Weatherley (a) 10 x0036 Cleaver (7) 56.5.............................. J Parkes 11 00534 Platinum Spirit tm (12) 56................J Riddell 12 60335 Hypatia d (8) 55.5..............................L Hemi 6 3.41pm BARNESWOOD FARM TRENTHAM STAKES (G3) $70,000, OPN-SW&P, 2100m 1 09749 Jacksstar tdm (3) 57.......................M McNab 2 34483 Dolcetto tm (7) 55.5.........................R Myers

3 30172 Fiscal Fantasy d (4) 55.......................L Innes 4 00101 Camino Rocoso (8) 55................. C Johnson 5 x8025 Hunta Pence tdm (6) 55...................S Collett 6 74182 Sergeant Blast tm (11) 55..............L Allpress 7 x2132 Masetto (2) 55..............................C Lammas 8 29768 King Of The Dance db (5) 55.............R Elliot 9 85506 Kamanda Lincoln (9) 55......S Weatherley (a) 10 35215 Dee And Gee d (10) 54......................L Hemi 11 38616 Artiste dm (1) 53.............................. C Grylls 12 62401 Amorata (12) 53........................... R Hannam 7 4.16pm WOODRIDGE HOMES LEVIN CLASSIC (G1) $225,000, 3YO SW, 1600m 1 12122 Harlech (1) 56.5..................................M Dee 2 x1112 Riodini b (7) 56.5.........................M Coleman 3 61272 Callsign Mav (2) 56.5....................... C Grylls 4 42111 Mascarpone t (5) 56.5........................R Elliot 5 02216 Our Creed d (6) 56.5....................C Lammas 6 25x25 Holy Mongolemperor (4) 56.5........O Bosson 7 11131 Travelling Light m (3) 54.5................S Collett 8 4.51pm BLUESTAR ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP (G3) $70,000, OPN-SW&P, 1600m 1 74x37 Scott Base tdm (12) 55..................M McNab 2 34615 Magnum d (15) 55..............................L Innes 3 0x971 Beefeater td (13) 55........................ J Parkes 4 22719 Cutting Up Rough db (14) 55......M Coleman 5 05453 Son Of Maher db (11) 55....S Weatherley (a) 6 62104 Owen Patrick d (4) 55........................R Elliot 7 28531 Pep Torque td (6) 55............... C O’Beirne (a) 8 42011 Germanicus d (9) 55...........................M Dee 9 x6460 Hinerangi tdm (8) 53.5..................... R Oliver 10 88263 Jessiegee td (7) 53........................L Allpress 11 12612 Guillada d (3) 53............................D Bradley 12 71253 Tinkalicious tm (1) 53.......................R Myers 13 7x651 She’s Not Bad (2) 53.................... C Johnson 14 9x011 Sinarahma 53................................ Scratched

15 03946 La Bella Rosa (10) 53........................L Hemi 16 6x101 Indah d (5) 53................................... C Grylls 9 5.26pm SUPER FENCE PREMIER $30,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 540x2 Jewel Of Patch d (3) 60..................J Waddell 2 762x5 Ofa Orsome d (7) 60............... T Taiaroa (a3) 3 28x12 He’s Done A Runner (15) 59.5........ J Parkes 4 46249 Virtuoso Lad 59.5.......................... Scratched 5 x0765 Abbey Road td (6) 59.....................O Bosson 6 x9314 Maduro td (1) 59............................L Allpress 7 x5291 Semper Magico d (11) 58.5............. C Grylls 8 33217 Making Waves d (9) 58.......S Weatherley (a) 9 x7066 Mister Mocha (12) 58.....................M McNab 10 58504 My Father’s Gun (17) 58..................J Riddell 11 88x24 Powerball d (2) 58........................ C Johnson 12 37000 Mal Dee (14) 57...............................R Myers 13 27031 Flying Surf d (4) 56.5.........................L Hemi 14 69037 La Landonne m (5) 56.5....... C O’Beirne (a2) 15 00410 Rosso Cavalla d (10) 56.5............C Lammas 16 37390 Platinum Wild Card d (16) 56.5 17 20x65 Lincoln’s Gal (8) 56...................... R Hannam 18 61907 Capelyn d (13) 54.5................C Burdan (a3) Blinkers on : Sugar Rush (R4), Waisake (R5), Mal Dee (R9) Blinkers off : Our Hail Mary (R1), Sir Nate (R4), Rex Royale (R5), Jessiegee (R8) Winkers off : Sugar Rush (R4), Hocico Blanco (R5), Mal Dee (R9) 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

Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Our Hail Mary, Skyphyta, Creative Genius, Ritzy Sparkle, Miss Contessa Race 2: Go James, The Swiss Maestro, Maria Dior, Riding The Wave, Kapinos Race 3: Opalescence, Piaggio, Gentleman Jack, Platinum Dubai Race 4: Tavi Mac, Satu Lagi, Sir Nate, Sugar Rush, Lincoln Hills Race 5: Hocico Blanco, Waisake, He No Opilio, Valmur, Rex Royale Race 6: Fiscal Fantasy, Dolcetto, Camino Rocoso, Hunta Pence, Jacksstar Race 7: Travelling Light, Riodini, Harlech, Callsign Mav, Mascarpone Race 8: Scott Base, Indah, Guillada, Tinkalicious Race 9: Ofa Orsome, Maduro, Making Waves, Jewel Of Patch, La Landonne

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Benner opts for Trentham excursion Otaki trainer Johno Benner has an enviable record in the Karaka Million but he’s putting no pressure on himself with his 2020 candidate Piaggio.

Benner and his partner Hollie Wynyard had Piaggio entered for both the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race at Ellerslie on Sunday and the William The Protector Premier at Trentham on Saturday but have opted for the latter assignment this weekend.

Piaggio, a son of Benner’s 2014 Karaka Million winner Vespa, sits just outside the final field for the Karaka Million 2YO at Ellerslie on January 25 and needs to earn prizemoney this weekend to push his way up the order of entry to secure a start.

“He’ll run really well and realistically he needs to run one or two if we want to get a start in the Karaka Million,” Benner said.

“We’re not stressing about it. We’ve decided to run at Wellington. We’ve found that all our two-year-olds have run really well first time around Ellerslie before and we’re not too concerned about not having a run there first if we do get there.

“If he was to have run at Ellerslie this weekend, it would have meant two trips which would have been hard enough on him. We’d rather chance our arm at Wellington, closer to home.”

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Piaggio (outside) winning at Wairarapa. and Wynyard with Piaggio, a five-length trial winner before finishing third to Karaka Million contenders Cool Aza Beel and De La Terre at Wanganui on debut.

He then dropped rider Jason Waddell soon after the start at his second appearance when sent out a $1.50 favourite at Otaki and while he followed up with a trial win and a raceday win at Tauherenikau, he

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was late scratched at Awapuni last month after he spun around in the barriers and got his front legs over the back of the gates.

Piaggio got the approval of stewards to return to the races when he ran second in a jump-out at Levin on Wednesday under a strong hold from raceday rider Lisa Allpress.

“It was a pretty tidy jump-out. Lisa had

plenty of horse left at the finish,” Benner said. “We rode him a bit quieter at the jump-outs and that seemed to agree with him so that means we do have options from his wide gate on Saturday.

“He’s a very capable horse and we just need everything to go smoothly. If he does, he’ll be right in the thick of things. He’s a horse we’ve got a lot of time for. He’s got a lot of ability.”

Piaggio could be Benner’s fourth runner in the Karaka Million after Vespa, Touche (Third in 2013) and Kingsman (third in 2016). He is currently a $31 shot in the TAB’s Karaka Million futures market.

While the cut-off for earnings is likely to lift, it currently sits at $10,000, with Piaggio’s earnings on $7250.

Saturday’s first prize of $18,750 would ensure the winner a start in the Karaka Million if eligible, while Sunday’s first prize at Ellerslie of $13,500 should do the same, with Cool Aza Beel needing to boost his tally of $9000.

Sunday’s two-year-old race features 10 Karaka Million hopefuls with only Vernazza not eligible.

Bordeaux Le Rouge, Trident, Hasstobemagic and Dragon Queen all sit inside the top 14 of New Zealand Bloodstock’s conditional order for the Karaka Million leading into weekend racing.

Auckland gallops Tomorrow at Ellerslie Raceway

Auckland Racing Club Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 12 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.52pm (NZT) AUCKLAND CO-OP TAXIS 1200 $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1200m 1 x2174 Equinox dm (5) 59.5.......................O Bosson 2 2124 Run To Perfection (4) 57.5.............J Waddell 3 32111 Romantic Lady d (1) 57.5.............C Lammas 4 11 Madam Hass td (6) 56.5....................R Elliot 5 83107 Avadane d (3) 56.5.............................L Innes 6 43631 Qiji Melody d (2) 55.5.....................L Allpress 2 1.27pm SWISS DELI 1200 $40,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 5x120 Media Sensation td (8) 60...........M Coleman 2 x5328 Ronchi tdm (5) 57.5.........M Hashizume (a3) 3 x1321 Rock ‘N’ Affair d (3) 56...................L Allpress 4 8x442 Le Castile tb (1) 55.5.......................V Colgan 5 41x21 Born Dragon td (4) 55.5................... S Spratt 6 4626x Howbowdat td (2) 54.5.................... S McKay 7 13x90 Santa Catarina tm (6) 54.................. C Grylls 8 x8745 Short Fuse d (7) 54........................M McNab 3 2.02pm BARFOOT & THOMPSON 1500 $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1500m 1 10631 Pimlico m (2) 58.5..........................J Waddell 2 47054 Rhaegar t (8) 57.5..........................M McNab 3 413 Ginger Too b (6) 57.5.....................O Bosson 4 610x6 Vibrato m (4) 57.5............................ C Grylls 5 5232 Tibetan (1) 56..............................M Cameron 6 56143 Hasstobegood (3) 55.5...................V Colgan

M9 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 12 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.18pm (NZT) SPEEDMAPS @FORMPRO RATINGS SPRINT C0, 318m 1 23754 Fear The Fur nwtd................................S O’Neill 2 68x8 Small Dukie nwtd A &...........................Williams 3 45534 Big Time Camila nwtd A &....................Williams 4 7x Night Ace nwtd.................................G Pomeroy 5 58567 Xena Poppy nwtd R &...............................L Udy 6 7x8x Mrs. Opal nwtd R &.......................... N O’Regan 7 8 Little Mermaid nwtd W &.......................T Steele 8 56678 Indi Shae nwtd.....................................S O’Neill 9 778 Kapai Stewie nwtd W &.........................T Steele 2 1.36pm FOLLOW AUCKLAND GRC ON FACEBOOK SPRINT C1, 318m 1 73426 Small Boy nwtd A &..............................Williams 2 78387 In Focus nwtd..................................... P Cleaver 3 63773 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &..........................Williams 4 17231 Madam Bucks 18.86........................G Pomeroy 5 81563 Bailey And Cream 18.96 R &....................L Udy 6 68416 Magic Eight Ball 18.96 R &.............. N O’Regan 7 76645 Agbeze 18.98........................................ M Black 8 1F Medusa Who 18.97..........................M Prangley 9 11348 Botany Thommo 18.64..........................P Green 10 77545 Not Shackley nwtd W &.........................T Steele 3 1.53pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C1/2, 318m 1 66154 Guru’s Choice 18.71 A &......................Williams 2 57x76 Ma Chere nwtd....................................S O’Neill 3 77F64 Talkabout Izzy 18.61................................D Ray 4 35231 Bigtime Gal 18.92 R &..................... N O’Regan 5 82735 Dignity Dented nwtd..............................T Green 6 x5463 Nexus 18.60......................................... G Farrell 7 51257 Sweet Clover 18.81......................... K T Herbert 8 42422 Express Emporium 18.72 W &..............T Steele

7 x2162 Amal Rose b (7) 55.5.........................R Elliot 8 21 Brahma Sunset (5) 55.5.....................L Innes 4 2.37pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE 1200 $22,500, 2YO SW+P, 1200m 1 21 Bordeaux Le Rouge t (1) 57.5........M McNab 2 14 Cool Aza Beel mb (4) 57.5.............O Bosson 3 3L1x Piaggio 57.5.................................. Scratched 4 1 Trident t (8) 57.5..............................V Colgan 5 8 O’Canada (3) 56.............................. S Spratt 6 22 Hasstobemagic (7) 54........................R Elliot 7 32 Dragon Queen (9) 54...................C Lammas 8 83 Tango Love (2) 54...............S Weatherley (a) 9 3 Vernazza b (10) 54.............................L Innes 10 Helsinki (6) 54................................L Allpress 11 8 Leeside (5) 54 5 3.12pm BESTAFF 2100 $30,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m 1 01165 Lincoln King td (5) 59.5..................J Waddell 2 25012 Church Road t (8) 59.......M Hashizume (a3) 3 54x08 Caballero (3) 58.5............................J Riddell 4 84526 Steven James (1) 58.5...................M McNab 5 50302 Farm Boy td (9) 58.......................T Thornton 6 24043 Scaglioni m (4) 58............................ S Spratt 7 1x236 Take It Out td (7) 56.5...................... C Grylls 8 6P595 Firoden (6) 54.5...............................S Collett 9 x0432 Stilton d (2) 54................................L Allpress 10 88700 Gabriel d (10) 54......................... A Schwerin 6 3.47pm MONSTAVISION 2100 $40,000, OPN HCP, 2100m

1 81357 Tiptronic t (1) 60......................C Burdan (a3) 2 49x94 Highlad dm (2) 58........................... S McKay 3 47225 Roger That m (4) 57.5...........T Newman (a3) 4 77x95 All In Vogue d (11) 54.....................L Allpress 5 08374 All Roads d (10) 54.....................M Coleman 6 06955 Felaar td (3) 54...........................M Cameron 7 x7684 Mongolianconqueror b (9) 54.........M McNab 8 x6x95 India (7) 54....................................... C Grylls 9 8x945 Azaboy dm (5) 54.............................S Collett 10 x4392 Intrigue dm (6) 54...............................R Elliot 11 10717 Soda m (8) 54.....................S Weatherley (a) 7 4.22pm PEGASUS EQUINE 1400 $35,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1400m 1 40x04 Sasanof’s Hero td (4) 59.........C Burdan (a3) 2 81771 Money Trail tdm (7) 58................M Cameron 3 x7417 Crafty Jess tdmb (3) 57..................O Bosson 4 x1262 Gino Severini tdb (2) 57...M Hashizume (a3) 5 50133 Raposa Rapida d (5) 57.................J Waddell 6 8x904 Cyber Attack (1) 56.5.....................M McNab 7 63x43 Cha Siu Bao d (8) 55....................... C Grylls 8 x7552 Rocket Fuel m (6) 54...................C Lammas 9 22x58 Stacey Ann td (9) 54....................T Thornton 8 4.57pm OTAKIRI RESERVE MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 64x22 Foodie King (1) 58.5........................ S Spratt 2 23334 Krakadeel (2) 58.5...........................J Riddell 3 64 Oceana Lad (3) 58.5......................O Bosson 4 0x77 Lucky Century (9) 58.5.....................S Collett 5 x9090 Rocco Valenti 58.5........................ Scratched

6 0x22 Reliable Hunter 57........................ Scratched 7 533 Americo 57.................................... Scratched 8 524 Playsameanpinball b (10) 57......M Cameron 9 854 Mersey Beat (11) 57....................T Thornton 10 x8x80 Mister President 57....................... Scratched 11 63223 Dawnlight b (12) 56.5.....................M McNab 12 0x352 Kiwianna (6) 56.5...........................J Waddell 13 x5734 Sardonia (4) 56.5................S Weatherley (a) 14 x8637 Sweet Dreams (7) 56.5................C Lammas 15 33 Communique (8) 55......................... C Grylls 16 3 Sacred Caga (5) 55............................L Innes Blinkers on : Media Sensation, Ronchi (R2), Bordeaux Le Rouge, Hasstobemagic (R4), Playsameanpinball (R8) Blinkers off : Equinox (R1), Intrigue (R6), Sasanof’s Hero (R7) Winkers on : Amal Rose (R3), Tango Love (R4), Intrigue (R6) Winkers off : Santa Catarina (R2) 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 Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Madam Hass, Romantic Lady, Equinox, Run To Perfection, Avadane Race 2: Media Sensation, Born Dragon, Rock ‘N’ Affair, Howbowdat, Le Castile Race 3: Hasstobegood, Pimlico, Brahma Sunset, Tibetan, Ginger Too Race 4: Cool Aza Beel, Hasstobemagic, Bordeaux Le Rouge, Dragon Queen, Trident Race 5: Church Road, Stilton, Lincoln King, Steven James, Take It Out Race 6: Tiptronic, Intrigue, Highlad, Felaar, Roger That Race 7: Gino Severini, Raposa Rapida, Money Trail, Sasanof’s Hero, Rocket Fuel Race 8: Foodie King, Sacred Caga, Communique, Mersey Beat, Dawnlight

10 3.56pm QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C3/4, 318m 1 63662 Prerogative 18.73 U &............................ Cottam 2 71463 Manila Bala 18.24 R &..................... N O’Regan 3 55327 Thank You Next 18.63............................ B Craik 4 22874 Ashen 18.42........................................... B Bond 5 72344 Zugzwang 18.54..................................S O’Neill 6 11545 Last Star 18.56..................................D R Laing 7 71656 Podium Phobia 18.81............................. B Craik 8 72221 Guru Secret 18.61 A &..........................Williams 9 15576 Stay Rich 18.55 M &..............................J Smith 10 6668x Bigtime Hunter 18.83 R &................ N O’Regan 11 4.12pm MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES C4/5, 527m 1 62174 Jinja Bailey 30.36 U &............................ Cottam 2 66546 Robson 30.32................................. P Ferguson 3 53517 Spring Mechanic 30.79 R &......................L Udy 4 17347 Our Rick 30.53....................................... E Potts 5 22225 Kiwi Gal 30.40 U &................................. Cottam 6 11364 Sakichi 30.57.................................. P Ferguson 7 66717 Puzzle Tin 31.03 W &............................T Steele 8 11358 Ti Amo 30.73......................................... B Craik 9 18665 Dig Dig Dig 30.60.................................S O’Neill 12 4.32pm SNICKO SPRINT C5, 318m 1 11121 Carbon Tiger 18.45 W &.......................T Steele 2 41356 Call Me Leo 18.69.................................T Green 3 88128 Kelly’s Girl 18.44..............................G Pomeroy 4 31176 Native Scout 18.66................................P Green 5 F4541 Your Valentine 18.50.............................. B Craik 6 46133 Electric Dancer 18.48 W &....................T Steele 7 85146 Cosmic Meteor 18.56.........................D R Laing 8 73717 Kiwi Boy 18.18 U &................................ Cottam 9 3357x Quara’s Yoshi 18.45........................... P Cleaver 13 4.48pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C1, 318m 1 14867 Fall Gracefully nwtd.........................M Prangley 2 37416 Botany Rifles 19.00...............................P Green

3 32643 Big Time Ricky nwtd A &.......................Williams 4 51322 My Snuggles nwtd............................... G Farrell 5 15825 Tango Miss 18.73..................................T Green 6 66352 Smash Out nwtd R &................................L Udy 7 43857 Bigtime Claws 18.88 A &......................Williams 8 58377 Rion King nwtd R &...................................L Udy 9 18755 Snoopy’s Hero 18.63................................D Ray 10 18748 Mr Felix 19.01....................................... M Black LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Night Ace, Little Mermaid, Big Time Camila, Fear The Fur, Xena Poppy Race 2: Madam Bucks, Bailey And Cream, Bigtime Mike, Small Boy, In Focus Race 3: Express Emporium, Nexus, Bigtime Gal, Guru’s Choice, Dignity Dented Race 4: Riccitelli, Rod’s Girl, Get Me Home, Dobby Who, Forego Race 5: Opawa Delight, Kai Nan, Massimo Osti, Enjoy The Perks, Opawa Big Race 6: Noise Maker, Paddy Fast, Bigtime Champ, Just Nia, Tamantha Race 7: Pliskova, Fancy, Blocker, Choo Choo, Kuridrani Race 8: Bigtime Jacob, C’est L’Amour, Mad Jack, Waiterimu Ripper, Ford Man Race 9: Jinja Nice, Boyka, Ginny Weasley, Birds Fly High, Jinja Babe Race 10: Prerogative, Manila Bala, Ashen, Last Star, Thank You Next Race 11: Kiwi Gal, Sakichi, Robson, Our Rick, Spring Mechanic Race 12: Carbon Tiger, Electric Dancer, Kiwi Boy, Kelly’s Girl, Your Valentine Race 13: My Snuggles, Botany Rifles, Big Time Ricky, Tango Miss, Smash Out

3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Raceway 9 58673 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &........................Williams 10 x3448 Platinum Spirit nwtd............................... S Clark 4 2.11pm TROPHIES PLUS SERIES FINAL C0f, 318m 1 6645 Loudred nwtd...................................M Prangley 2 26 Get Me Home nwtd U &......................... Cottam 3 32233 Riccitelli nwtd........................................ M Black 4 73 Thea Who nwtd................................M Prangley 5 62 Rod’s Girl nwtd U &................................ Cottam 6 55787 Cambodian King nwtd R &............... N O’Regan 7 424 Dobby Who nwtd..............................M Prangley 8 86484 Forego nwtd.....................................G Pomeroy 9 68x8 Small Dukie nwtd A &...........................Williams 10 7x8x Mrs. Opal nwtd R &.......................... N O’Regan 5 2.28pm SPORTS BOWL FUNCTION CENTRE STAKES C2, 527m 1 15662 Kai Nan 30.79...................................... G Farrell 2 44371 Opawa Delight 30.83............................. B Craik 3 115x1 Massimo Osti 31.39........................ P Ferguson 4 47881 Frosty Blaze 30.57................................T Green 5 76437 Pam Arising 30.74................................S O’Neill 6 42472 Enjoy The Perks nwtd......................... P Henley 7 23124 Opawa Big 30.91................................. G Farrell 8 51883 Monsoon Malabar 30.93 U &................. Cottam 9 24645 Opawa Nemo 30.96 W &......................T Steele 6 2.46pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SPRINT C1, 318m 1 5F435 Just Nia 18.89....................................... M Black 2 62442 Noise Maker 18.70................................P Green 3 74435 Smash Burton 19.12 R &..........................L Udy 4 33747 Tamantha 19.04..................................... B Bond 5 25718 Paddy Fast 18.76 M &............................J Smith 6 86831 Bigtime Minnie nwtd A &.......................Williams 7 5757F Tilly’s Silly 18.95 R &................................L Udy 8 72346 My Bro Bobby 18.80........................M Prangley 9 18448 Bigtime Champ 19.01 A &....................Williams 10 35447 Hi Ho Tonto nwtd...................................P Green

7 3.03pm LAST ONE STANDING 26 JANUARY SPRINT C1/2, 318m 1 42451 Pliskova 18.78........................................ S Clark 2 13264 Fancy 19.00.....................................M Prangley 3 66228 Asserting Power 18.77.........................S O’Neill 4 x2145 Tribal Conquest 18.80 R &........................L Udy 5 53573 Blocker 18.52 R &............................ N O’Regan 6 14554 Kuridrani 18.65...................................... M Black 7 36777 Choo Choo 18.65................................. G Farrell 8 25242 Big Time Prickle nwtd A &.....................Williams 9 68555 Shambi’s Girl 18.96......................... K T Herbert 10 57586 Smalltime Johnny 19.02 A &.................Williams 8 3.21pm $15,000 GUARANTEED PICK6 SPRINT C3, 318m 1 57411 Ford Man 18.90 R &..................................L Udy 2 43414 Bigtime Jacob 18.70.............................. B Craik 3 31345 Mad Jack 18.51.....................................T Green 4 77643 C’est L’Amour 18.67............................... B Craik 5 87878 Raptor Attack nwtd...............................S O’Neill 6 3F357 Waiterimu Ripper 18.51 R &.....................L Udy 7 38872 Audrette 18.45....................................... B Bond 8 45484 Pat Tama 18.70...................................... S Clark 9 58537 Big Time Rusty 18.92 A &.....................Williams 10 15585 Gain Capital 18.53................................. B Craik 9 3.38pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD STAKES C1, 527m 1 46634 Boyka nwtd.......................................... G Farrell 2 73666 Bigtime Dean nwtd A &.........................Williams 3 38323 Ginny Weasley nwtd.............................. E Potts 4 72223 Jinja Nice 31.08..................................... E Potts 5 67485 Jinja Babe 31.03...................................P Green 6 52x51 Birds Fly High 31.00........................... P Henley 7 34761 Talkabout Sophie 30.95........................ M Black 8 36742 El Narco 30.69......................................P Green 9 41457 Little Moo 30.50 U &.............................. Cottam 10 61777 React Respond 30.77...........................R Roper

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R&A to fund projects as golf gears up for climate change Golf’s governing body the R&A are investing up to $1,285,000 in various sustainability projects as the sport attempts to safeguard itself from the effects of climate change.

With rising sea levels, intense rain and increased droughts widely predicted as a result of a warming climate, golf courses will increasingly find themselves exposed to the threats.

The R&A, who run the sport worldwide along with the United States Golf Association, launched Golf Course 2030 in 2018, an initiative to address the challenges posed by a global warming.

A particular focus will be on coastal change, with some of Scotland’s iconic links courses vulnerable to erosion and flooding from even minimal rises in sea levels.

The Climate Coalition, which represents more than 130 organisations in Britain studying the effects of climate change, used the historic Montrose Links in its 2018 report Game Changer as an example of the threat.

According to research published by Dundee University, the North Sea has moved 70 metres closer to the course in 30 years.

The R&A’s funding will finance projects looking into coastal management approaches, erosion mitigation and a study by St Andrew’s University into how

much carbon is locked up in some of Scotland’s oldest courses.

Other studies will include threats to native flora and fauna from diseases and pests, irriga-

tion and drainage.

“This marks our initial investment in research, education and communication projects in support of our Golf Course 2030 initiative,” Steve Isaac, Director of

Sustainability at the R&A said in a statement.

“The results of the projects being funded will contribute significantly towards meeting the aims of Golf Course 2030 and provide

Daily Events SATURDAY 9am ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot drinks and more. North end West Street carpark.

SUNDAY 8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Woolshed Creek - Rhyolite ridge. All welcome.

Phone Jenny 308 6862. Meet Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Henry Mbambo. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

MONDAY 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

insights to the golf industry as we consider how to address the challenges and opportunities presented by a changing climate, resource constraints and regulation on course management.”

January 11, 12 & 13, 2020 9am - 12pm CRAFT MARKET. Woodwork, jewellery, Rawleighs products etc.

West Street car park.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating

NZ’s comedy duo. West Street Ashburton.

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.

10am ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. Combined morning worship led by Rev Johanna Warren at Hakatere Parish, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am HAKATERE PRESBYTERIAN PARISH. Combined morning worship led by Rev Johanna Warren, 127 Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Combined service at Hakatere Presbyterian Parish, all welcome, 127 Thomson Street, (cnr Graham Street) Tinwald.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy duo. West Street Ashburton.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

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.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School hall).

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy West Street Ashburton.

12pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Weekly lunch, available at Baptist Church, Cass St.

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.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome. Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

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Reporter The Ashburton Guardian has a great opportunity for a reporter with several years’ experience in the newsroom of a daily newspaper who wants to take their career to the next level.

We are a small news team, working in a fast paced environment. As a member of our team your daily workload could include anything from breaking news to community news and everything in between. Your working day will be varied and no two days will be the same.

The person we are seeking will be a highly motivated self-starter who can produce several stories each day, both from their own rounds and from their contacts within the community. You will have a passion for news and must be able to produce fast, accurate and engaging copy.

Please email application and CV to Matt Markham:

For the right person, there could be an opportunity to move into a more senior role in our news team.

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz or post to Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Closing date January 27, 2020.

We offer the successful applicant an opportunity to live in a progressive district with a wide range of sport and cultural facilities, easy access to some of New Zealand’s best skiing, tramping and aquatic activities and affordable housing.

The new member of our news team must hold a current driver’s licence and must relocate to Ashburton.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for to further your career, contact Matt Markham, Ashburton Guardian.

WANTED CHINA, Aynsley orchard gold or Royal Worcester, fruit pattern.

Phone Tom 027 390 0225.

Full and Part-Time Positions Available Service Deli/Seafood Assistants

Dairy / Frozens 2IC

Sub-Editor

ARE YOU LOOKING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER?

We are seeking energetic and motivated applicants to join the team in our Service Deli / Seafood Department.

The Ashburton Guardian is looking for a skilled subeditor to join its newsroom.

The work environment is busy and dynamic and will require the applicants to be able to work fast and efficiently, while maintaining excellent customer service. Some heavy lifting is required in this role and the hours will include an evening and a weekend shift.

Working in the fast-paced world of news, in this role no two days are the same, working across the multitude of platforms and publications produced by the Guardian newsroom.

To succeed in this position you will need to: • Demonstrate dedication to customer service • Be able to work well under pressure • Demonstrate a passion for food preparation and presentation • Be a team player and be able to effectively communicate • Be able to comply with our Health & Safety and Food Safety programmes

With options available on part or fulltime work, we’re on the look-out for someone with skills in graphicbased design and layout programmes, with a strong understanding of the English language.

We offer a friendly, positive environment, along with full training.

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Ideally the candidate will have an eye for detail and page design, and demonstrate proficiency in subbing copy for readability and style.

On-the-job training will further unlock your talents.

Checkout Operators We are looking for friendly, ‘customer focused’ people to join our busy Checkout team.

This is an excellent opportunity for people who have the personal qualities already associated with providing excellent customer service and working in a team. Both full time and part time positions are available. Successful applicants will be required to do one evening and one weekend shift.

To apply please email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz and include a current CV and covering letter.

Overseas applicants must have New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand permanent residency, or a valid New Zealand work permit.

Applications close on January 26, 2020.

Call the Guardian today for your advertising requirements.

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We are a locally owned organisation that is committed to serving the community, and who is dedicated to ensuring our customers receive unbeatable service and quality products. We offer a fun and fast paced work environment, where your contributions are encouraged and valued.

You will be honest and reliable with a good level of fitness and have no problem working in a cold environment.

The days and hours will be: Tuesday to Saturday – 6am to 3pm.

Previous experience in a similar position would be an advantage, but ongoing training will be provided – including the opportunity to undertake industry specific training in nationally recognised qualifications.

If you are really passionate about a career in the retail food sector, we would like to hear from you.

Apply in the strictest confidence by email to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz and include a current CV and covering letter.

MOTORING

Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz or post to Box 77, Ashburton 7740

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737

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Applications need to be in by January 27, 2020.

LOST, FOUND LOST iphone, 10 East Street shops on Friday, January 3. Reward for return. Phone 027 6363 465.

In Ashburton for 2 DAYS ONLY! SELL YOUR OLD STAMPS AND COLLECTABLES

Hinds Mechanical Services are looking for a mechanic.

Hours are Monday to Friday 8am - 5.30pm.

Contact Ian on 021 0290 5347 or at hindsmechanical@hotmail.co.nz

Buying or selling a vehicle?

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RURAL TRADING POST FOR sale – Meadow hay, very good quality. Pick up from close to airport.

Shed stored. Conventional bales $6.50 each. Cash only. Phone 308 6745.

Applications close: January 22, 2020.

Please apply in writing with CV to:

Personal attributes required are: • Good communication skills • Ability to work well in a team • A positive work ethic and attitude • Physical fitness • Motivation to learn new skills While previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage, training will be provided.

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RELIEF MILKER Required 40 HB aside with cup removers 620 cows.

Farm is located in Wakanui, Ashburton.

Wanted: Stamps, Coins, Postcards, Military History, Sports Memorabilia, Banknotes, GOLD and all things collectable.

Retail Shop from Christchurch.

Licensed 2nd Hand Dealers.

This Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12

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Unit 2, The Academy Lodge Motel, 782 East Street, Ashburton

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FOR SALE FIREWOOD - Green old man pine $160, 3.6m³.

Green blue gum $200, 3.6m³. Split and delivered.

Phone Shane James Firewood 027 611 3334.

PEA STRAW - conventional bales $6 delivered. Pea straw - medium square bales $45 delivered. Pea vine hay - round bales $90 delivered.

Enquiries, please phone Andrew 020 402 33792.

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To advertise here contact Karen on 021 309 973 Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

Weekend Services

MEDICAL SERVICES

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday.

Consultation will be by appointment only.

Tinwald Medical Practice, Archibald Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday from 10am to 12 noon and 6pm to 7pm. No appointment necessary.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Pharmacies

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency Lifeline

Ashburton Rest Homes

Art Gallery

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday: 10am – 7pm

Emergency Dentist

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

HELPLINE SERVICES Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Bus Departures

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday and from 5pm - 7pm both evenings.

COMMUNITY SERVICES

Ashburton Public Library

ANIMAL SERVICES Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Veterinarians

Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

Mail Closing Times ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Maisie Fleming.

Information Centre Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL Methven - Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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6am Takaro Tribe 3 0 6:10 Custard’s World 3 0 6:25 The Wiggles, Emma! 0 6:35 PJ Masks 3 0 7am The Insectibles 3 0 7:10 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Super Dinosaur 0 7:55 F Pokemon – Sun And Moon: Ultra Legends 3 0 8:20 Ninjago 0 8:40 Justice League 0 9:05 Regular Show 0 9:15 F Dragon Ball Super 0 9:45 The Simpsons 3 0 10:40 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11:05 Suburgatory PGR 3 0 11:35 Doctor Who 3 0 12:55 Australian Survivor PGR 3 0 4:35 House Rules 0 6:05 The 100k Drop 0

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 Malaysia Kitchen 3 Alvin makes sticky Cantonese-style spare ribs, and a fruit salad with a savoury sauce.

10am Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen 3 10:30 Survivor – Heroes v Healers v Hustlers 3 11:30 Face Off – All Stars PGR 3 12:30 The Good Sh*t PGR 3 0 1:30 F All Aussie Adventures PGR 3 0 2pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 2:55 The Goldbergs PGR 3:25 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3 3:50 A Life Among Monkeys 3 4:55 Grand Designs UK 3 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Spartan – New Zealand v 7pm Country Calendar 3 0 Australia 0 7:30 F Britain’s Got Talent – 8:30 M Hall Pass The Champions AO 2011 Comedy. When The grand final, where the two men show signs of winner will be crowned the restlessness at home, their Ultimate Champion. 0 wives grant them a hall pass, 8pm L Lotto one week of freedom to do 8:05 Britain’s Got Talent – whatever they want. 0 The Champions 10:35 M Lethal Weapon AO Continued. 0 1987 Action Thriller.

9:30 N Trust Me AO 0

7pm M Happy Feet 2 PGR 2011 Animated Family.

Mumble’s son, Erik, must realise his talents in the emperor penguin world; Mumble and his friends discover a new threat to their home. 0 9:05 M Deep Blue Sea PGR 3 1999 Action Adventure. 0

6am Country Calendar 3 0 7am Start Me Up 0 7:30 Infomercials 0 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Pacific Island Food Revolution 0 11am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 11:55 A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0 1pm F Kath And Kim PGR 3 0 1:30 F Coast v Country 3 0 2:30 Design Junkies 3 0 3:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 0 4:30 Embarrassing Pets The experts help Alfred the basset hound, who mounts his owners’ legs when they walk past him. 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

11:50 F All Round To Mrs Brown’s AO 3 Agnes and her family are joined

by Alan Davies, pop power couple Marvin and Rochelle Humes, and Wayne Bridge, who gives a football masterclass despite Dermot and Buster’s best efforts. 0 1:55 Coronation Street Catchup PGR 3 0 3:55 Infomercials

Hall Pass

8:30pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 10am Mom’s A Medium 3 10:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 11:40 Dance Moms 3 12:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 1:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 2:30 Dress To Impress 3 3:30 Dress To Impress 3 4:30 The People’s Court 3 5:30 The People’s Court 3 6:30 The People’s Court 3 7:30 Botched PGR 3 8:30 Vanderpump Rules AO Jax, Brittany, Schwartz, Katie, Sandoval, and Ariana move into their first ‘grown-up’ houses; Stassi must rebuild her broken friendship with Kristen.

9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey AO 10:30 Murder And Justice – The Case Of Martha Moxley AO 3 11:30 Dress To Impress 3

Sunday

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3

12:35 M Sex And The City 2 AO 2010 Comedy.

Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon.

3:05 M Sex Tape AO 2014 Comedy. Jason Segel, Cameron Diaz.

4:40 Home Improvement 3 0 5:30 Religious Infomercials 0

11pm M Seduced AO 3 2016 Thriller. A woman is conned by a man who uses online dating ads to rob women.

Elisabeth Rohm, Jon Prescott. 0 12:50 Infomercials 3 5am Hillsong TV 5:30 Charles Stanley

11pm Football – A-League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Western Sydney Wanderers FC. 11:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PGR Midnight The Selection AO 3 1am Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6am World’s Wildest Weather PGV 6:50 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 9:35 World’s Wildest Weather PGV 10:35 Blood And Treasure MV 11:25 Arrow MVS 12:15 The Flash MVS 1:05 Ax Men ML 2pm SmackDown Live MVC 4:05 Main Event MV 4:50 Blood And Treasure MV 5:35 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 World’s Wildest Weather PGV 8:30 Counting Cars PG 9pm Ax Men ML 10pm Classic Pawn Stars PG 10:30 World’s Wildest Weather PGV 11:20 The Simpsons PG 11:45 The Simpsons PG 12:15 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG 2:10 Counting Cars PG 2:35 The Flash MVS 3:20 Main Event MV 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Ax Men ML 5:15 Chicago PD 16V

6:06 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn.

8:01 Silver Linings Playbook MVLS 2012 Comedy Romance. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence.

10:01 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson.

11:46 If I Stay M 2014 Drama. Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley.

1:30 Nothing But Trailers M 2pm The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action. Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

4:30 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo.

6:30 Dallas Buyers Club 16VLSC 2013 Biography Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto.

8:30 How To Be Single MLS 2016 Comedy Drama.

A group of young adults navigate love and relationships in New York City.

Dakota Johnson, Rebel Wilson, Leslie Mann.

10:25 Inception MV 2010 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page.

1:35 The Dark Tapes 16VLC 2018 Horror. Emilia Ares, David Banks.

3:11 McKellen MLS 2018 Documentary. 4:40 Drunk Parents MVLSC 2019 Comedy.

Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek.

7pm on Three

SKY 5

Sunday

Sunday

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 My Mokai 7:10 Huhu 3 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Huritua 8:30 Pukana 3 2 10am Swagger 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am School Of Training 3 11:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3 Noon IVF World Sprints 3 1pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 3 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm The Pits TV 3 4pm Tangaroa With Pio 4:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero Series which aims to help participants overcome their fear of public speaking.

5pm My Country Song 3 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Gardeners’ World 6:30 Monty Don’s French Gardens 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 8:30 Dream Gardens 9am The Water Brothers 9:30 Carver Kings 10:30 James Martin’s American Adventure 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Building The Dream 1:30 Escape To The Chateau – DIY 2:30 American Idol 4:30 Food Safari – Fire Maeve explores the ancient art of smoking, a cooking technique originally used as a preservative, which is now applauded for its ability to impart flavour and texture.

5pm Food Safari – Earth 5:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 6:30 Mysteries At The Museum

7pm M Beethoven’s 2nd 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing 7:30 The Sixties PGR 3 0 1993 Family Comedy.

Spaces 8:30 M The Lincoln Lawyer Beethoven the giant Saint 8:30 Antiques Roadshow AO 3 2011 Thriller.

Bernard has met another dog, 9:30 Jack Irish AO A sleazy defence attorney has and has a family, but when A parcel returned to sender a crisis of conscience when his mate is dog-napped, the leads Jack Irish to a new he represents a wealthy client family must rescue her. mystery. with a foolproof plan to beat 8:30 M Ex Machina 10:30 Discovering the system.

AO 2015 Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Marisa Tomei. 0 Te Motu 3

7:14 Glass MVC 2019 Drama.

James McAvoy, Bruce Willis.

9:19 Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary.

10:14 Five Feet Apart ML 2019 Drama.

Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse.

12:09 211 16VL 2018 Action.

Nicolas Cage, Sophie Skelton.

1:35 Glass MVC 2019 Drama.

James McAvoy, Bruce Willis.

3:40 McKellen MLS 2018 Documentary.

5:10 Drunk Parents MVLSC 2019 Comedy. Alec Baldwin, Salma Hayek.

6:45 Final Score 16VL 2018 Action. Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan.

8:30 Support The Girls MLSC 2018 Comedy. The manager a sports bar with curves has her faith, in her girls, her customers and herself, tested over the course of one trying day. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson.

10:05 Unbroken – Path To Redemption PGV 2018 Drama.

Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson.

11:45 I Feel Pretty MSC 2018 Comedy. Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams.

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6am Ben 10 3 0 6:25 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 6:50 Max Steel 3 0 7:15 Youth Olympic Games (HLS) Day Two. From Lausanne, Switzerland. 0 7:40 Legion Of Super Heroes 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 0 8:30 Batman – The Kids And Family Series 0 9am Justice League Unlimited PGR 9:30 Samurai Jack PGR 0 10am SmackDown PGR 3 10:55 Tennis – Women’s Classic (HLS) Day Five. 0 12:05 Hot Bench 3 12:30 L Cricket – Super Smash Otago Sparks v Central Hinds.

4pm L Cricket – Super Smash Otago Volts v Central Stags.

11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:30 You Can’t Ask That AO 3 Midnight Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Pro14 – Ulster v Munster (RPL) From Kingspan Stadium.

8am Sevens – World Series (HLS) From Infinity Park Glendale, Colorado for Day One. 9:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day Two from Infinity Park Glendale, Colorado.

11am Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day One. 12:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day Two. 2pm Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day Three.

3:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day One. 5pm Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day Two. From Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town.

6:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Day Three.

From Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town.

8pm Sevens – Ignite7 (HLS) 9:30 Sevens – Ignite7 10:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) From Infinity Park Glendale, Colorado for Day One.

Sunday

Midnight Women’s World Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 1:30 Gallagher Premiership Sunday (RPL) Gloucester v Bath.

12:50 A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama. Jennifer Connelly, 3:30 Gallagher Premiership Russell Crowe. 3:05 Nothing (RPL) Leicester v Bristol.

5:30 Gallagher Premiership But Trailers M 3:35 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action. (RPL) Saracens v Worcester Warriors.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

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

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1am Antiques Roadshow 2am Hasselhoff v The Berlin Wall 3am Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 4am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 2 6am Super Smash (HLS) Hearts v Spirit.

6:30 Super Smash (HLS) Aces v Knights.

7am India v Sri Lanka (RPL) Third T20.

From Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Gahunje.

10:30 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Stars.

11am Super Smash (HLS) Aces v Knights.

11:30 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Stars.

Noon Super Smash (HLS) Hearts v Spirit.

12:30 L Super Smash Sparks v Hinds.

From University of Otago Oval, Dunedin.

4pm L Super Smash Volts v Stags.

From University of Otago Oval, Dunedin.

8:05 L Big Bash Thunder v Hurricanes.

From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

11:05 L Big Bash Scorchers v Heat.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

Sunday

2:30 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Stars.

3am Super Smash (HLS) Hearts v Spirit.

3:30 Super Smash (HLS) Aces v Knights.

4am India v Sri Lanka (HLS) Second T20.

From Holkar Stadium, Indore.

5am India v Sri Lanka (HLS) Third T20.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:10 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 Expedition Unknown PG Cracking the Secret. 1:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Greener Pastures. 2:10 Raising Wild PG A Windmill and a Prayer.

3pm Finding Escobar’s Millions PG Pablo’s Inner Circle.

3:50 Weather Gone Viral PG 4:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 5:40 Weather Gone Viral PG 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 8:30 Secret Space Escapes PG 9:25 Gold Rush PG Epic Fails.

10:15 The Day I Ran China PG 11:05 BattleBots PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG

Sunday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Expedition Unknown PG 1:35 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 2:25 Weather Top Tens PG 3:15 Weather Top Tens PG 4:05 Weather Top Tens PG 4:55 Weather Top Tens PG 5:45 Weather Top Tens PG

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6am Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport 0 6:45 F Tiny House Nation 3 7:30 Tagata Pasifika 3 8am Praise Be 3 0 8:30 Yours Faithfully 3 0 9:15 How Not To Get Cancer 3 0 10am Waka Man 3 0 10:30 Waka Huia Summer Series 11am Secret Scotland 3 0 11:55 The Job Interview 3 0 12:55 Ugly House To Lovely House 3 0 1:50 Outback Truckers PGR 3 0 2:50 Building The Ultimate 0 3:50 Magical Land Of Oz 3 0 4:55 The Family Chase Family teams of four must answer quick-fire questions, with each correct answer earning them $2,000 as they seek to stay one step ahead of the chaser. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The Casketeers PGR 0 7:30 Seven Worlds, One Planet Asia, where rarely seen animals roam the hottest deserts and highest mountains. 0 8:40 World On Fire AO Will there be a warm welcome home for Harry? 0 9:50 Motorbike Cops 3 0 10:25 Pure AO 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:20 Thomas And Friends 0 6:30 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 6:55 Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:05 Masha And The Bear 3 0 7:15 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 7:35 Elena Of Avalor 0 8am M Tarzan And Jane 3 2002 Animated. Voices of Michael T Weiss, Olivia d’Abo. 0 9:15 Walk The Prank 3 0 10am Regular Show 3 0 10:10 M The Goonies PGR 1985 Family Comedy. Corey Feldman, Josh Brolin, Martha Plimpton.

12:05 M The Horse Whisperer PGR 1998 Drama. Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas.

3:15 Kevin Can Wait 0 3:45 Toddlers Make You LOL 0 4:45 House Rules 0 6:05 The 100k Drop 0 7pm M Cinderella PGR 2015 Family Fantasy.

Ella escapes from a life of drudgery by way of a magical fairy godmother. 0 9pm M The Age Of Adaline PGR 2015 Romantic Drama.

A woman who stopped ageing after an accident meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into. 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 3 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 3 9:30 Getaway 3 10am Sara’s Australia Unveiled 3 10:30 Sandcastles 3 11am Tasty Conversations 3 11:05 Big Angry Fish PGR 3 0 Noon Ocean Bounty 3 0 1pm Motorsport – Muscle Garage 1:30 Motorsport – Formula E – Street Racers 2pm Motorsport – World Speedway 3pm Motorsport – Whanganui Street Race 4pm Motorsport – Monster Jam 4:55 Gone Fishin’ 5:25 Fish Of The Day 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PGR 0 8:30 M Fast Five AO 3 2011 Action. 0 10:55 Blue Bloods AO Erin and Anthony must keep a prominent community activist from being deported; Frank must determine whether the NYPD should participate in a high-profile gang raid. 0

11:10 Catch 22 AO 3 On a surreal trip, Yossarian begins to realise the magnitude and influence of Milo’s business empire. 0 12:05 Vanity Fair PGR 3 Becky Sharp charms her way through Hampshire, making friends with almost everyone in her new family. 0 1am Coronation Street Catchup PGR 3 0 3am Infomercials

11:10 M A Nightmare On Elm Street 2 AO 1985 Horror. 0 12:45 Famous In Love PGR 3 0 1:30 Claws AO 3 0 3:10 Infomercials 3:45 Religious Infomercials 4:15 Home Improvement 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:50 Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 While Max prepares to say goodbye, the team investigates a murder during a police convention on the island. 0 12:40 Infomercials

World on Fire

8:40pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 6:45 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:35 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 8:20 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 9:10 Dress To Impress 3 10am Dress To Impress 3 10:50 Botched PGR 3 11:40 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:30 Dance Moms 3 1:20 Dance Moms 3 2:15 Dance Moms 3 3:10 The People’s Court 3 4:05 The People’s Court 3 5pm Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 6pm Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7pm M Shout PGR 3 1991 Romantic Drama. John Travolta, Gwyneth Paltrow, Heather Graham.

9pm M America’s Sweethearts AO 3 2001 Comedy. 11:15 How To Look Good Naked With A Difference PGR 12:10 Infomercials 3

Cinderella

7pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Counting Cars PG 6:25 The Flash MVS 7:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV 7:55 Main Event MV 8:45 The Amazing Race PG 9:35 The Flash MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Counting Cars PG 2pm The Amazing Race PG 3pm Raw MVC 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 8:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 Chicago PD 16V 11:25 The Amazing Race PG

Monday

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD 16V 2:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:35 The Amazing Race PG 4:25 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 Criminal Minds 16VS

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:14 Final Score 16VL 2018 Action. Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan. 7:55 Close Up – Christoph Waltz PG 8:25 Support The Girls MLSC 2018 Comedy. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson.

10am Unbroken – Path To Redemption PGV 2018 Drama.

Samuel Hunt, Merritt Patterson.

11:40 I Feel Pretty MSC 2018 Comedy. Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams. 1:30 Final Score 16VL 2018 Action.

Dave Bautista, Pierce Brosnan.

3:15 Supercon 16VLSC 2018 Action. Maggie Grace, Clancy Brown. 5pm Ocean’s 8 ML 2018 Action.

Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett.

6:50 Little Pink House ML 2017 Drama. Catherine Keener, Jeanne Tripplehorn.

8:30 Alita – Battle Angel MVLC 2019 Action. A cyborg is rescued from a scrapyard by a compassionate doctor and, unable to remember the past, she goes on a quest to discover who she is. Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz.

10:35 The Quiet One (Bill Wyman) MC 2019 Documentary.

6:05 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo. 8:05 Nothing But Trailers M 8:35 Dallas Buyers Club 16VLSC 2013 Biography Drama.

Matthew McConaughey, Jennifer Garner, Jared Leto.

10:35 Inception MV 2010 Action. Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page. 1pm A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama. Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe. 3:15 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

4:45 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

6:50 Legally Blonde PGS 2001 Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. 8:30 Legally Blonde 2 – Red, White And Blonde PGL 2003 Comedy.

Elle postpones her wedding to work for a Congresswoman so she can get a bill banning animal testing passed.

Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Bob Newhart.

10:10 Fifty Shades Of Grey 18LSC 2015 Drama.

Jamie Dornan, Dakota Johnson.

Monday

12:15 Pet Sematary 16VLC 2019 Horror. Jason Clarke, John Lithgow. 1:55 Close Up – Christoph Waltz PG 2:25 Supercon 16VLSC 2018 Action. Maggie Grace, Clancy Brown. 4:10 Ocean’s 8 ML 2018 Action.

Monday

MAORI

6am Religious Programming 6:30 Youth Olympic Games (HLS) Day Three. From Lausanne, Switzerland.

7:30 Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box Noon 100 Day Bach 3 0 12:30 Hot Bench 3 1pm Heroes And Survivors PGR 3 0 1:55 Mad About You PGR 3 2:20 Tennis – Women’s Classic (HLS) Day Six. 0 3:30 Antiques Road Trip 3 4:30 The Great Australian BakeOff 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great Escapers Guests begin to arrive at a complex run by a couple from Jersey; a family from Northumberland expand their restaurant dream.

7pm Storage Wars PGR 0 7:30 Pilgrimage – The Road To Rome PGR 0 8:30 M Step Brothers AO 3 2008 Comedy. When two men must live together as stepbrothers after their parents marry, their narcissism and laziness threaten family togetherness.

Will Ferrell, John C Reilly. 0 10:30 SmackDown PGR 11:30 60 Minutes PGR Lesley Stahl interviews the chairman and CEO of America’s largest bank.

The head of a news site speaks of how she has been arrested and threatened for reporting on Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

12:30 Closedown

12:11 Riding Giants ML 2004 Documentary. 1:53 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy.

3:18 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

5:19 Legally Blonde PGS 2001 Comedy.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Tamariki Haka 3 6:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Huritua 8:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3 9am Globe 3 9:30 Swagger 10am Cam’s Kai 3 11am Ride Or Die PGR 11:30 Waka Man 3 Noon Toa – Toa O Aotearoa PGR 3 12:30 IVF World Sprints 3 1pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 3 2pm M Beethoven’s 2nd 1993 Family Comedy.

3:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 4:10 Off The Grid With Pio 3 5pm Ipukarea 3 5:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm Off The Grid With Pio 3 7:30 Target Zero 3 8:30 M A Serious Man AO 2009 Comedy.

10:20 Te Ao – Maori News 3 10:50 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

11:20 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1

6am Gardeners’ World 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Food Safari – Fire 8am Food Safari – Earth 8:30 Hasselhoff v The Berlin Wall 9:30 Mysteries At The Museum 10:30 Better Homes And Gardens Noon Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 2:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Rick Stein Tastes The Blues Rick Stein has loved the blues since the early 1960s and, years later, is fascinated by the dishes ingrained in its lyrics.

5:30 Toy Hunter 6pm Storage Wars – New York 6:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 7:30 Outback Vet 8:30 M The Mercy AO 2018 Drama.

With his business and house on the line, an amateur sailor hesitantly leaves his family behind and sets sail on a soul-searching adventure.

Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz.

11pm Bondi Vet Midnight Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1am Rick Stein Tastes The Blues 2am Reindeer Family And Me 3am Outback Vet 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Storage Wars – New York

SKY SPORT 2

7:30 European Game Of The Week (HLS) 8am French Top 14 Highlights A wrap up of all the tries and main talking points from every game of the round.

8:30 Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show 9:30 Gallagher Premiership Highlights Show 10:30 Black Ferns Wins (RPL) Canada v Black Ferns.

From Chula Vista Elite Athlete Training Center in California.

12:30 Black Ferns Wins (RPL) Black Ferns v USA. 2:30 Black Ferns Wins (RPL) Black Ferns v England.

4:30 Black Ferns Wins (RPL) Black Ferns v Australia.

From Perth.

6:30 Black Ferns Wins (RPL) Black Ferns v Australia.

From Eden Park, Auckland.

8:30 All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Wallabies – Second Bledisloe Cup Test.

From Eden Park.

10:30 All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Pumas.

From Estadio José Amalfitani in Buenos Aires.

6am Super Smash (HLS) Sparks v Hinds.

6:30 Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Stags.

7am Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Stars.

7:30 Super Smash (HLS) Sparks v Hinds.

8am Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Hurricanes.

8:30 Australia v Blackcaps (HLS) Third Test Wrap.

10:30 Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Stags.

11am Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Heat.

11:30 Super Smash (HLS) Sparks v Hinds.

Noon Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Hurricanes.

12:30 L Super Smash Spirit v Magicians.

From Bay Oval, Tauranga.

4pm L Super Smash Knights v Kings.

From Bay Oval, Tauranga.

8pm Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Hurricanes.

8:30 Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Heat.

9:05 L Big Bash Stars v Sixers.

From Melbourne Cricket Ground.

12:30 All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Tonga.

2:30 NZ Barbarian Legends v Pacific Island Legends (RPL) 4am Pro14 Weekly Highlights Show 5am Gallagher Premiership Highlights Show

12:30 Super Smash (HLS) 1am Super Smash (HLS) 1:30 India v Sri Lanka (HLS) Third T20.

2:28 L West Indies v Ireland Third ODI. From Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados.

Monday

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

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DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Secret Space Escapes PG 8:20 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 9:10 BattleBots PG 10am Expedition Unknown PG Cracking the Secret. 10:50 Raising Wild PG A Windmill and a Prayer.

11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Greener Pastures.

12:30 Alaskan Bush People PG The Chaos Before the Storm. 1:20 Gold Rush PG 2:10 Sydney Harbour Patrol 3pm Sydney Harbour Patrol 3:50 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 4:45 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 5:40 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 6:35 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG 7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 8:30 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 9:25 Masters Of Disaster PG 10:15 Incredible Engineering Blunders – Fixed PG 11:05 Expedition Unknown PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG Monday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Naked And Afraid XL MLC 1:35 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:15 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Naked And Afraid MLC

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BURROWES, Ivan Stanley – 31.01.1948 to 8.01.2020 Passed peacefully surrounded by family. Dearly loved and cherished husband of Sue. Much loved father and father-in-law to Simon and Jennie, Sara. Step-father and father-in-law to Becky and Craig and Chris. Super grandad to Reuben, Saskia, Corrin, Jin, Benjamin, Maddy, Evie and Kit. Beloved son of Nancy and the late Jim Burrowes.

Much loved brother to Jeanette, Polly, Beverley, Lynda and Alister and loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers donations to the Nelson Tasman Hospice and New Zealand Flying Doctor Service (info@nzflyingdocto rs.co.nz) would be much appreciated and can be taken at the service. A funeral service to celebrate Ivan’s life will be held at St John’s Worship Centre, Edward Street, Wakefield on THURSDAY, January 16 at 2pm.

A long battle bravely fought by a true gentleman.

LINTON, Alexander Kenneth (Ken) Reg No: 442198 LAC WWII – On January 3, 2020, at McKenzie HealthCare, Geraldine, aged 94 years.

Dearly loved husband for 69 years of June. Loved father and father-in-law of Marie and Malcolm Lill, Graeme and Sue, Sandra Totty and Peter Stephenson, Rodger and Sheryn. Loved Grandad and Great Grandad Ken of his seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

A memorial service to celebrate Ken’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Church, Cox Street, Geraldine on MONDAY, January 13, 2020 commencing at 2.30pm. In lieu of flowers donations to St John Geraldine would be appreciated and maybe left at the service.

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LILL, Donald John Cunningham – On January 10, 2020, peacefully at Ashburton Hospital, after a short illness.

Beloved husband and soulmate of Elizabeth, loved father and father-in-law of Mike and Florence (France), Geoff and Julie, Felicity and Doug, Cate and Ben and cherished Grandpa of Kaelan, Alexanne, George, Ben, Hamish, Sophie, Alex, Georgie, Ella, Joe, Charlie and loved brother of Margaret. Messages to Unit 80, Lochlea, 25 Charlesworth Drive, Ashburton 7700.

Donations to Ashburton St John would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A special thanks to the wonderful staff at Ashburton Hospital who helped ensure Donald’s last days were full of family time, love and expert care. The family welcome you to a celebration of Donald’s life at St Stephens Anglican Church, 60 Park Street, Ashburton, on TUESDAY, January 14, commencing at 11am. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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FZL: Above 3000m

Heavy rain about the main divide at first, easing to a few showers by afternoon and clearing later east of the divide: Scattered rain in the morning then becoming fine.

Wind at 1000m: NW severe gale 90 km/h, easing to gale 80 km/h in the afternoon and 60 km/h later.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 130 km/h, easing to 90 km/h in the evening.

TUESDAY

Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud.

Northeasterly breezes.

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Fine, areas of morning and evening cloud.

Morning southerlies, then light winds.

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Rise 6:06 am Set 9:16 pm Bad

Set 7:04 am Rise 10:34 pm

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Bad fishing Set 8:18 am Rise 11:14 pm

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 148.5 Nth Ashburton at 11:45 am, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

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Cloudy periods. Light winds.

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

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Cloud increasing, and rain developing about the divide in the afternoon with heavy falls possible in the evening. Cloud increasing further east, then scattered rain developing in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: NW rising to gale 75 km/h, and to severe gale 95 km/h from afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 90 km/h in the morning, and 130 km/h in the afternoon.

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Fine and warm. Cloud increasing in the afternoon. Northeasterlies turning strong northwest in the afternoon, gale in exposed places from evening.

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A high over the eastern Tasman Sea is moving northeastwards and should lie over Northland later this morning. An active front, preceded by a strengthening northwest flow moves across the south Tasman Sea and onto the South Island this afternoon.

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WHYTE, Myra Dulcie (Dulc) – On January 9, 2020, peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton.

Treasured wife of the late Jack. Dearly loved Mum of Graeme and Michelle, and Barry. Loved Gran of Nathan, Simon and Skye, Matt and Aleysia, and Emily. A loved sister, sister-in-law, and aunt.

Messages to the Whyte family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Donations to the Ashburton Cancer Support Group would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service for Dulc will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets, Ashburton on WEDNESDAY, January 15, commencing at 1.30pm.

Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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BODY, Valerie Marilyn (nee Campbell) (Val) of Rangitata and Ashburton – Passed away peacefully at Nurse Maude Hospice, Christchurch, on Wednesday January 8, 2020. Aged 77 years. Much loved wife of Lester. Loved mum and mother-in-law of Simon and Belinda, Matthew and Denise, James and Erin. Loved Nana of Jensen and Corbin, Kiera and Zachary, Lucy, Imogen, Abigail and Elijah. Loved daughter of Colin and Mary.

Loved sister of Rae and Colleen. Many thanks to the staff at Ashburton Hospital, Christchurch Women’s Hospital and Nurse Maude for all their loving care of Valerie.

Messages to the Body family, c/- 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In lieu of flowers donations to the Cancer Society NZ would be appreciated and may be made online only at https:cancernz.org.nz/ A service to celebrate Valerie’s life will be held at St Andrew's at Rangi Ruru Presbyterian Chapel, 16 Merivale Lane, Christchurch, on MONDAY, January 13, 2020 at 11.00am followed by a private cremation.

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Cryptic crossword

Saturday, January 11, 2020

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your identity isn’t something you always think about, which is healthy.

However, changing times cause you to consider yourself more than usual and make decisions about who you want to be.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): No matter how well you know someone, you can always learn more.

Today, you’ll jostle a relationship about a bit and something new will pop out like the secret compartment of an old jewellery chest.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You need help; someone needs to give you help. All is aligned perfectly for you to build your pitch.

Highlight many benefits that will surely come to any assistant of yours.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’re happy to negotiate, if you do it for the right reasons. The best one will be that other people’s contributions are worth the effort. However, you’ll regret any compromise that’s made to please or placate.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Your feisty disposition makes you an exciting person to be around today, although there are always lines to be walked and crossed. Your tolerance for risk might be a little higher than is good for you.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Though you will experience a strong psychic connection and know just what another person needs without hearing it verbally expressed, taking action on this will be a delicate and tricky matter.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ve selected interesting people and highlighted their best qualities, weaving together truly inspired social life.

Any time you spend developing friendships contributes to this work of art.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There is a rather powerful intimacy in conflict, be it run-of-the-mill drama, arguments, power struggles or any disagreement. Consider carefully how you want to involve yourself in this way.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You could pull out the stops and show the full force of your talent.

Will they be blown away? Probably. Also they’ll be jealous and threatened. Diplomacy is showmanship. Hold back a little something.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Knowing you’re not in control can be frightening or frustrating, especially when the situation is one you would normally handle without a problem. Try not to resist life’s little natural spontaneous changes.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): People who are easy to be with give you a break from having to do emotional work. Laughter is restorative as is the idea that you’re accepted for who you are, no pretence or cover necessary.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Your joy cannot be derailed today. You plan for it, stay focused, and don’t even bother to turn your head toward anything that might detract from your happiness.

ACROSS 1. Meetings that are for talks, and pears (11) 7. Is not employed correctly, and is thought about (7) 9. A cleaner cuppa maybe (4) 11. A dandy who will get louder (5) 12. Traps for various reasons, nothing less (6) 14. I trust it: one can get replacement for it (11) 18. Bible distributor showed how I’d gone wrong (6) 20. Invest one with nude form (5) 22. Move slowly sideways to the brink (4) 23. Before he was George IV his style was seen in architecture (7) 24. If cold, Tyne may include the North with assurance (11) DOWN 2. Old boy found part of the act blue (7) 3. Soundly repented being so discourteous (4) 4. It is there tail-first, in the clear upper air (5) 5. A sect shows him as being different (5) 6. It is barely earned − even by loafers? (5) 8. The act of dissolving an explanation (8) 10. Is furrowing one’s brow when working with wool (8) 13. In short, it indicates the others (3) 15. It may be first as a service-book (7) 16. Is eager to change and be in harmony (5) 17. Such as emerald for her? (5) 19. When lying hidden, the Alsatian will leave (5) 21. The air swirls around on day that’s parched (4)

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Previous solution: degu, due, duel, dug, eld, gel, geld, glue, glued, led, leg, leu, lud, lug, luge, luged

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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’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Verywords Good of 14 three Excellent 18 How 10 many 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’s atsolution: least one five-letter word.

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TINWALD 10.45-11.15am ......................................... 4 Anne Street

SATURDAY

TINWALD 10.30-11am .................................. 16a Johnstone Street 11.15-11.45am ....................................4 Whiteoak Grove

ASHBURTON 10-10.30am ............................................... 9 Oak Grove 10.45-11.15am .............................42 Charlesworth Drive 11.30-12noon .................................... 376 Wakanui Road

ASHBURTON 10-10.30am ......................................22b Charles Street 10.45-11.15am .................................... 86 Burnett Street 10.45-11.15am .................................... 88 Burnett Street 10.45-11.15am ......................................28 Glassey Drive 11.30-12noon .................................... 12 Kelvin Crescent 11.30-12noon ................................. 47a Elizabeth Street 12.15-12.45pm ................................... 14 Parkdale Close

SHOW HOME

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12noon–3pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Whiteoak Grove

SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY SUNDAY

TINWALD 8am–5pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Whiteoak Grove

MONDAY - FRIDAY

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SOUTH RAKAIA HUTS 3.30-4pm .......................................... 59 Dolphin Drive

LAKE HOOD 1.45-2.15pm ........................................ 2 Penbury Close

SUNDAY

Ashburton

Open Homes SATURDAY

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