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Mid Canty man guilty of rape A Mid Canterbury man has been found guilty of raping two young girls over a three-year period. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identities of the children, was found guilty by a jury in the Timaru District Court this week, following an eight-day trial. He has been remanded in custody for sentencing on March 2. The man denied six representative charges of sexual violation and the jury returned guilty verdicts on five. Jury members had heard how the man regularly raped the two young
girls, sometimes in their own beds. The victims said the offending happened before they went to school and one was bribed with money. Judge Joanna Maze said jury members had to consider if the children, aged between 6 and 10 at the time of the offending, were telling the truth or if they had been influenced by others. Crown prosecutor Andrew McRae called on DNA and medical experts and said in his closing address that the children had been convincing witnesses. He pointed again to the man’s DNA evidence found on electric blankets on
the girls’ beds which suggested the man had had sex with someone on both girls’ beds. Defence counsel Craig Ruane said the man stood by his explanation that he had had sex with his partner near the blankets while doing housework. There was no evidence elsewhere in the children’s bedding. A medical examination found one of the girls had HPV and genital wards. Ruane said that did not prove she had been sexually assaulted. The man had denied the charges from the outset, he said.
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■ HOTEL ASHBURTON
Tax battle, but it’s business as usual
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Its owners might be heading into a court battle with the IRD over unpaid tax, but for its customers it will just be business as usual at the Hotel Ashburton, says owner Peter Whittaker. Earlier this month the Inland Revenue made an application to the High Court to put the Hotel Ashburton 2016 company into liquidation, but that’s an issue over tax, rather than trade, Whittaker said. “At the end of the day we have some tax to pay, we owe the tax department some money and we’re working through the issues to get it paid,” he said. “We have to sort it out and pay the money by the end of January.” He acknowledged the tax issue related to the Hotel Ashburton. Whittaker stopped short of saying that business was booming at the hotel. It had been a tough trading winter, he said,
but there were plenty of indications the hotel was heading into a very strong summer. “We’re looking forward to getting these tax issues resolved and for the hotel, it’s just business as usual.” The application will be heard in the Christchurch High Court on January 25. The hotel lease was sold to the Whittaker family in October last year as its owner the Ashburton Trust changed its business model to become a landlord only. It also sold Speights Alehouse, The Somerset Grocer and the Tinwald Motel and Tavern complex. The Hotel Ashburton was sold with a nine-year lease with what trust chairwoman Fay Watson described as a carefully prepared lease that would ensure the community’s asset was protected. The Whittaker family also owns Arrowtown’s New Orlean’s Hotel and Micky Finns in Christchurch.
Ian Simcox makes sure the new safety fence around the Ashburton Domain paddling pool is secure and childproof. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 2112717-SN-005
■ DOMAIN PADDLING POOL
Correct pool fence being installed The Ashburton Domain paddling pool woes are just about over. Over the past month the pool has been open for only a few days while issues around its security fence were resolved.
For years the pool had been considered safely enclosed, but a recent audit indicated the pool fence fell just short of meeting pool fencing requirements. A temporary fence was erected while a solution was found and
the pool was able to open for business. On Monday the pool was closed again while permanent fencing was installed and this is anticipated to be completed today with the pool ready to open for Christmas.
Making Christmas special By Katie todd
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This morning, around 100 Ashburtonians will be greeted with a knock at the door and a generous Christmas delivery, thanks to the Salvation Army. Teams of volunteers and benefactors have been working to assemble hampers of Christmas Day necessities and treats for families and individuals in need.
And this year with the help of Whitcoulls staff and shoppers, dozens of families with young children will receive a cuddly extra in their hamper. Shoppers at Whitcoulls were asked if they would like to purchase v and donate a teddy bear to a local in need, and around 50 said yes. Salvation Army Food Bank Manager Judith Lilley said it had been a big, team effort to assemble
the parcels for those in need, but would help provide them all the essentials for Christmas Day. “We’ve been working basically since Toot 4 Tucker to get this together,” she said. Lilley said one generous benefactor, who could not be named, had donated around $500 to $600 extra worth of treats and “frills” like Christmas crackers to make the parcels extra special.
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■ EA NETWORKS CENTRE
Taking the heat out of the pool complex By Sue NewmaN
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The horror days of high humidity and searing temperatures in the EA Networks Centre pool complex have gone with the installation of new air cooling equipment. When the complex was built, air coolers were the victim of cost cutting, but that was a decision pool users have been regretting over the past two summers. Because the pool area was cooled by air drawn from outside the building, if the air temperature was high, so too was the temperature inside the pool hall, said complex manager Steve Prescott. On one occasion last summer the pools were closed because the area was simply too hot but there were many other occasions when complaints were coming thick and fast, he said. Determined to fix the problem, Prescott made a case to the Ashburton District Council for money to install air coolers. His case was good and the project was given the tick. The coolers are now in place, Prescott said, and the air temperature sits at a constant 26.5 to 27 degrees. “We commissioned them on Friday and gave them a day or two to sort themselves out. They’re now running and it’s great,” he said. This week he’s been fielding plenty of positive comments from pool users about the constant temperature in the pool hall. The chillers came with a price tag of just under $400,000.
Following a spend of $400,000 on cooling equipment, overheating problems at the EA Networks Centre pool complex should be a thing of the past. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL
Top council job up for grabs By Sue NewmaN
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The chief executive’s position at a local authority might be a well paid job, but it can never be a job for life. The Local Government Act 2002 spells out very clearly the duration of a chief executive’s contract and what a council’s options are around renewing, rolling over or re-advertising the job. With Andrew Dalziel’s contract in the top job ending in August
next year, Ashburton District councillors had the option of extending this for two years or readvertising the position for a five year term. It has opted to readvertise. With continuing growth in the district, the council was looking for long-term stability in a role that councillors saw as key for the district, mayor Donna Favel said. “We’re mindful that the council needed a robust and contestable process for appointing a chief ex-
ecutive for the next five years so in the new year we will engage an experienced recruitment provider to assist us to run a thorough process to appoint the best person for the role,” she said. “In the meantime, while the recruitment process was under way, Andrew has our complete support to carry out his responsibilities.” Elected members had expressed confidence in and respect for Dalziel’s efficient and
effective management, governance advice, and professionalism, Favel said. Dalziel took up his role in September 2013. He was previously employed as Hurunui District Council’s chief executive. His predecessor Brian Lester completed one seven year term in the top job but when councillors signalled they would go to the market when his second five year term expired, Lester signalled he would not be reapplying.
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Trust back in the black By Sue NewmaN
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When the Ashburton Trust puts its accounts out for public scrutiny next month it will have something to celebrate. After years of running in the red, the trust’s annual accounts show it has $423,000 in the bank and that’s a direct result of changing its business model, says trust chairwoman Fay Watson. This year the trust sold off all of its hospitality businesses apart from the Devon Tavern and has
become a landlord only entity. And that’s shown huge benefits in terms of bottom line, Watson said. This year’s accounts are unusual in that they have a significant number of adjustments to take into account the business sales and before those adjustments, the profit sat at $3.9 million. “Once you get rid of all of those account adjustments we’re left with what I’d call a normalised profit of $423,000,” she said. Taking the adjustments out
of the equation meant the trust had a profit figure it could use to measure future years against, Watson said. “The last thing we want to do is hide behind unreal numbers. This is a total turnaround from what our position has been for a number of years and it supports the board’s decision to change the business model. It shows we have a good platform going forward.” With the proceeds from business sales, the trust had repaid all
of the trust parent company bank debt. It still carried debt on Somerset House and this was on schedule to be repaid within 10 years, Watson said. “What we’ve got now is sensible debt and that leaves us with opportunities for the future, it’s wide open and it offers us flexibility to do much more than we could before.” The trust’s annual meeting will be held on January 18 at 5.30pm at the Devon Hotel.
Israeli trio jailed after $3.6m of Ecstasy found Three Israeli men have been jailed for attempting to smuggle an estimated $3.6m worth of Ecstasy into New Zealand using secret suitcase compartments. The trio were busted at Auckland Airport in January after officials found large packs of the drug MDMA stashed in their false-bottom suitcases. Yesterday, Victor Borisenko, Vladislav Pischako, and Guy Shalom, all aged in their midtwenties, were convicted for importing a Class B controlled drug and were each sentenced to eight years and three months in prison. Borisenko, Pischako and Shalom arrived from Singapore on January 3, but were soon caught after the drugs were picked up in X-ray scans. Weighing a total 8.7kg, and with a purity level of around 77 per cent, the drugs have an estimated street value of up to $3.6m. The price of MDMA or Ecstasy in New Zealand is among the highest in the world, which makes smuggling a lucrative business for criminal syndicates or opportunists. The New Zealand Customs Service’s Auckland Airport passenger operations manager Peter Lewis said the result was a great example of vigilance at the border, at what was a busy time of year.
In brief Pedestrian killed An elderly woman is dead after being hit by a truck in Hamilton. The 91-year-old woman was at a pedestrian crossing controlled by traffic lights on Ruakura Road, Hamilton East, when the crash happened. Waikato police Senior Sergeant Simon Cherry said the serious crash and commercial vehicle investigation units are now investigating, along with CIB staff. He also confirmed the woman had been a resident at the adjacent Hilda Ross Retirement Village. The crash occurred just outside the village at 11.14am. Police were now contacting the woman’s next of kin. - NZME
Port worker injured A 28-year-old port worker from Gisborne is in Tauranga Hospital’s intensive care unit after falling eight metres during the loading of a log ship at the port. The man fell from the Pakhoi around 7.15pm on Tuesday. Two St John Ambulances were dispatched to the Mount Maunganui side of the port. A hospital spokesperson said the man was in a stable condition. Maritime New Zealand spokesman Mark Dittmer said the stevedore received serious injuries and work was stopped on the ship to allow an investigation to begin. - NZME
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The drugs were revealed by x-ray scans. “Criminal syndicates may think they can get away by sending drug couriers during peak travel times because Customs is focused on clearing passengers.
“While this is true for our legitimate travellers – we wear two hats and are just as focused on catching criminals.” “The methods Customs uses, both at the frontline and be-
hind the scenes, and our partnerships with border agencies – such as the Ministry for Primary Industries in this case – means there is every chance they will get caught.”
A trampoline took flight and floated over three properties before crash-landing into the roof of a house 50m away yesterday, leaving a Tauranga neighbourhood stunned and a meteorologist puzzled. Megan Lacy and her daughter Georgia, 16, could only say “oh my God” as the trampoline hovered – spinning rapidly, metres in the air – in front of the firststorey deck of their Grange Road home in Otumoetai. “It was like a UFO, just sort of coming towards us like it was possessed,” Megan said. “It was just the oddest, funniest thing,” she said of the trampoline’s 30-second flight. Shortly after 1pm, the pair had been on the deck enjoying another day of sunshine and light summer breezes when they saw the “once in a lifetime” sight. The circular trampoline, about 3m wide with tall safety netting, took flight from the front yard of a property the next street over. - NZME
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■ CLASS REUNION
Old classmates get together again By Sue NewmaN
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The ‘ag’ class of 1961 could hold a New Zealand record they’re not even aware of, Fifty-six years ago 47 young teens started their secondary school lives at Ashburton Technical College. They were the Ag Class of ’61. Today all but two of those are still living and meet regularly. Many still live in the Ashburton District but a reunion this week saw ex-classmates from as far afield as Southland, Nelson and Australia make it home for a Christmas get-together. Philip Crozier has been the glue that has bound the ‘boys’ together. He maintains a contact list for every classmate and he’s the person masterminding each reunion. And this week’s get-together was one of the biggest yet with two teachers – Alan Packman and Bill Corbett also there to share classroom stories. Students in the 1961 Ag Class were: Geoff Linton, Graham
Harris, Lloyd Robinson, Brian Davidson, Brian Digby, Keith Hood, Colin Reeves, Colin Maw, Ian Cartwright, Kevin Connolly, Keith Girvan, Ian Vessey, Philip Crozier, Alan Haslet, Alan Proctor, Rex Green, Graham Wells, Jim Petrie, Ian Lilley, John Knox, Alister Sutherland, Neil Connelly, Ian Joyce, Greg Prendergast, Alister Bird, Wayne Robertson, Larry Watson, Trevor Pawsey, Peter McMillan, Kevin Cartwright, Owen Haack, John Stewart, Michael Bartlett, Richard Reddicliffe, Graham Bishop and Tom Gundry, John Hands, George Brown, Neil Clucas, Bryan Wilkins, Peter Hulme, Murray Nordqvist, Wendy Blackler, John Linton, Derrick Connelly, Kenneth Chaney and Mathew Kirdy. Right – Ashburton Technical College Ag Class of 1961 reunion organiser Philip Crozier (left) with classmates Lloyd Robinson (seated) and Trevor Pawsey who travelled from Australia to attend. PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 201217-SN-001
High profile inmate forcibly transferred to Waikeria Prison High-profile inmate Arthur Taylor kicked up a fuss while being transferred from his long-term home at Auckland Prison to a residential unit at Waikeria Prison on Wednesday. The transfer came as Taylor approaches his next parole hearing in March 2018. A Corrections spokesperson said Taylor was moved from the maximum security prison on Wednesday after he was advised in early November that he was being transferred. Taylor was not made aware of the specific date of his transfer for operational security reasons, including his history of escaping from custody, the spokesperson said. When it came to his transfer, the
self-styled bush lawyer was noncompliant with the instructions of staff and physical force had to be used. “Mr Taylor was non-compliant with the instructions of staff, and actively resisted being moved,” the spokesperson said. “In line with section 83 of the Corrections Act 2004 staff were required to physically move him to the escort vehicle due to his resistance. “He was moved in a dedicated prisoner escort vehicle and accompanied by custodial staff and a nurse. “The journey went without incident and Mr Taylor is now residing in a residential unit at Waikeria Prison.” The spokesperson said Correc-
tions carried out about 500 interprison movements each month, and Taylor’s transfer was standard protocol for an inmate due for parole. “As offenders become eligible for parole, our job is to make sure they have access to the rehabilitation and reintegration opportunities that will reduce their likelihood of reoffending. “We are confident that this move will provide Mr Taylor with the best opportunity to live crime free on his return to the community.” Taylor had been held in the east division of Auckland Prison for more than 11 years. The 60-yearold has spent almost 40 years of his life behind bars. He has more than 150 con-
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victions which date back to the early 1970s and include aggravated robbery, conspiring to deal methamphetamine, kidnapping, possession of explosives and firearms, fraud and escaping custody. He applied for a review of the Parole Board’s decision not to release him back in March, claiming Corrections withheld crucial information about him that could have resulted in a different outcome. This was his 18th appearance before the board. He is currently serving a sentence of 17 years and six months for serious violent and drug-related offending. Taylor became infamous in 1998 after he escaped from the maximum security prison at Pare-
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moremo north of Auckland with three others, including double murderer Graeme Burton. The group made their way to the Coromandel, where they hunkered down in luxury holiday homes and the bush to evade authorities. In recent years he has been in the headlines for his role as a “jailhouse lawyer”, taking a number of legal actions against the Department of Corrections, including challenging the legality of the prison smoking ban and inmates’ voting rights. He was also behind the private prosecution of Witness C, a secret jailhouse witness whose evidence was a key component in the double-murder trial of David Tamihere. - NZME
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Christmas elderly wishes 2017 Christmas generosity makes second visit By Katie todd
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A group of volunteers were so happy helping Ruth Cunningham on Tuesday that they returned to grant her a second serving of generosity. Xavier and Carmen Cole and Cushla Harborne were helping clean Ruth Cunningham’s windows to crystal clear perfection when Xavier spotted Ruth’s Christmas tree and resolved to put more presents below it. Xavier’s brother Sebastian, who is also helping complete Christ-
mas wishes, delivered two packets of baking to a delighted Ruth on Wednesday night. “They’re very, very nice people,” said Ruth. “I’m really happy with everything they’ve done.” She said they had done a “jolly good job” of making her house look lovely. “It was just the tops,” she said. With no family in New Zealand, Ruth is looking forward to spending a few days at Rosebank village, sharing Christmas with new friends.
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A helping hand for vibrant garden By Katie todd
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Joan Strachan’s Tinwald property welcomes visitors with the full force of hundreds of happy, healthy flowers. But maintaining such a big, vi-
brant garden is no small task, particularly among other demands of the silly season. “There’s always something to do,” said Joan. So it was with gratitude that Joan welcomed Christmas wish volunteer Josie Hill to deadhead
some of her roses. Josie had read about the Christmas wishes in the Ashburton Guardian and wanted to help out and it was with enthusiasm she arrived on Thursday armed with secateurs and gloves.
Quick check for swim spot safety By Sue NewmaN
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If you’re looking for a fresh water swimming spot this summer and want to check the water quality, there’s a new online tool that provides all the answers. The Can I Swim Here website provides instant answers on the safety of hundreds of swimming spots around New Zealand. Rivers and lakes are given a safe, swim with caution or do not
swim here rating according to water quality. Ashburton has three spots on the safe to swim list – Lake Clearwater west of the huts, Lake Camp’s main beach and Bayliss Beach at Lake Hood. The Ashburton River is graded unsafe for swimming. The online tool launched by Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA) shows the most up-to-date water quality information for nearly
100 sites across Canterbury. The website uses data collected by ECan staff during their weekly summer-season water quality monitoring. ECan chief scientist Tim Davie said that information was collected from 99 Canterbury sites and sent to an independent lab for water quality testing. “We’re interested in the bacteria concentrations in rivers and the coast, as these indicate the
risk to human health. The results are shown on LAWA’s Can I Swim Here? website, with unsafe for swimming bacterial levels marked red and good levels marked green,” Davie said. In freshwater swimming spots, scientists also look for toxic algae, a mat-forming Cyanobacteria called Phormidium. The LAWA website also contains information for families on other swim smart things to
look out for before taking a dip. This includes advice on checking if the water is clean and clear, avoiding swimming for two days after heavy rainfall, and looking out for other possible hazards. After Christmas ECan will launch its “where’s good to swim today?” campaign to help people know where to find safe swimming information. The new swim safe tool is available on www.lawa.org.nz/swim
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Tourist had $10.8m in coke A French tourist has been caught in Paihia with 24kg of cocaine – worth up to $10.8 million. Customs officers found the drug on a cruise ship and a French national, aged 26, has been charged. The cocaine seizure is one of the largest in this country’s history and the drug had a street value of between $6.8m and $10.8m. The tourist was charged with possession for supply of a class A drug, and faces a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. Customs investigations manager Bruce Berry said the seizure was the result of liasing with police and Australian authorities. “This is an example of trans-national crime syndicates attempting to use new routes to import drugs. Customs is aware of this. It doesn’t matter if it’s a cruise ship, a plane or container, we look for risk everywhere. “Yesterday’s (Wednesday) seizure and arrest is a great example of partner agencies working together to disrupt transnational organised crime groups who are attempting to profit from a drug that would cause significant harm in our communities.” No pleas were taken when Alexander Steeve Yelengwe Yonkwa-
Deane Begbie, police Field Crime Manager and Bruce Berry, Customs Investigation Manager, with the 24kg cocaine haul. Dingom, 26, briefly appeared in the Whangarei District Court yesterday and was remanded in custody. He is facing one charge of pos-
session of cocaine for supply and another of failing without reasonable excuse to assist a police constable exercising a search power when requested to do so under the
Search and Surveillance Act 2012. According to court documents, Yonkwa-Dingom hails from Pau, a city in south western France. - NZME
■ RECORD OF UNDERSTANDING
Mt Taranaki to be granted special legal status Mt Taranaki will be granted the special status of a legal personality, meaning the mountain will effectively own itself and have the same protections as a citizen. The Crown and eight Taranaki iwi signed a Record of Understanding yesterday over Egmont National Park (Taranaki Maunga), which will see it become the joint responsibility of local Maori and the Government. All Crown-owned land within the National Park will be vested in a legal personality, meaning the land will own itself – a special legal status that has previously been granted to Te Urewera and
the Whanganui River. The concept was considered groundbreaking and was used to neutralise the controversial issue of ownership. Instead of human ownership over the environment, it embraces the Maori relationship with the land and recognises its cultural and spiritual significance. “As a New Plymouth local I grew up under the gaze of the maunga so I’m particularly pleased with the respect accorded to local tangata whenua and the legal protection and personality given to the mountain,” Treaty Settlements Minister Andrew Little said.
It follows a Waitangi Tribunal report from 1996 that said there was no valid basis for Mt Taranaki’s confiscation from Maori. Under the Record of Understanding, the Mount Egmont Vesting Act will be repealed and a new joint Crown-Iwi governance entity will be created that will look after the interests of the maunga. The record notes that the maunga, including the mountain, are an ever-present and personified ancestor that “transcend our perception of time, location, culture and spirit”. “Their presence pervades our
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A man who asked then-Prime Minister John Key to pay his dinner bill, has been awarded $750 compensation. Kent Boyd originally sued the police for $30,000 for unjustified arrest, following the 2012 incident. Boyd and a friend were eating at the Green Parrot in Wellington in 2012, when they saw Key also dining there with two other people. It started with a friendly exchange and a request for a photo with Sir John, but police were involved after Boyd asked the Prime Minister to pay for their $82 dinner bill. Boyd claimed that when he asked Sir John to pay for his dinner, the Prime Minister said “absolutely”. Sir John denied that at the time and has repeated that denial in a sworn statement to the court. He said he responded with “yeah lots of people say that”. When leaving the restaurant, Boyd told Green Parrot staff that Key’s table would be paying his bill. The Crown said a “dispute” arose at the front desk, and eventually a diplomatic protection officer approached to tell them the Prime Minister wasn’t paying the bill. As they were becoming concerned about the disturbance, the officer then took Boyd outside. He was detained and eventually arrested on suspicion of theft of the meal he had eaten. A charge of breach of bail was added later, as officers suspected Boyd had breached his bail conditions by drinking alcohol. Police withdrew the charges some days later. Boyd took his case to the Wellington District Court under a mix of common law and Bill of Rights claims, saying he shouldn’t have been arrested, and that the force used to arrest him was excessive. Fairfax reports Boyd has now been awarded $750 in compensation for the incident. In the report, Judge Chris Tuohy upheld one of Boyd’s three legal claims, that he was unlawfully detained by Constable Gregory Betham. - NZME
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Sperm to be taken from dead man A precedent-setting High Court decision has allowed the removal of sperm from a dead man so his partner can have his baby. A woman, identified only as “Long” in the report, had made an urgent application to the High Court to extract the sperm from her partner of 20 years, known as “Lee”, to undergo fertility treatment. At the time of Lee’s death, Long was pregnant with their first child. They had told close family and friends that they wanted to have another baby to give their first born a sibling. At present there are no statutory or regulatory provisions that deal explicitly with the ability for a person in Long’s position collect and use sperm from a dead partner. Sperm needs to be taken within 48 hours from a body. Recognising the small window of opportunity the court granted an interim order allowing the sperm to be taken and stored pending a substantive hearing. At the hearing on October 30 Long asked the court to permit the extraction and storage of Lee’s sperm and to authorise the
release of his sperm into her possession on the basis she used it for her own fertility treatment or exported it to be used for her own fertility treatment in a country where such treatment can be carried out. Whether Lee is authorised to use her partner’s sperm for her
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lawfulness of the initial removal, storage and custody of her partner’s sperm. The court sought to determine whether the court had jurisdiction to make orders of the type Long sought and, if so, what order should be made and on what terms.
In a decision made public yesterday Justice Heath noted that “while the circumstances giving rise to the application are inherently personal, the legal questions are of public importance”. The court decided that a wife or partner, such as Long, was entitled to apply and the nature of the relationship would be considered. It was held that the court was the appropriate body to “control” the use of the sperm. It was held that when an application was granted, the people extracting the sperm do so as agents of the court. Any application to export the sperm, or use it in any other way, must therefore be made to the court for determination at a later stage. As a result, the court found there was jurisdiction to authorise the coroner to engage a pathologist to extract sperm from Lee’s body after his death. The sperm is held by Fertility Associates as agent of the court. Long may apply to the Ethics Committee for approval of an assisted reproductive procedure to enable Lee’s sperm to be used to impregnate her. - NZME
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Above – Brothers Dan and Davey Maw get ready to slug it out at the Dubliner Fight Night in Methven. Left– Ashburton College welcomes its new principal, Ross Preece. Below – Charles Galbraith, Jaime Reid and Dion Reid, all 12, enjoy the sun at the Ashburton Skate Park.
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Lorde under fire Kiwi music sensation Lorde has been criticised for scheduling a concert in Israel with many fans demanding she boycotts the country completely. The Royals singer won’t be joining a range of other artists who are part of the Boycott Divestment Sanctions Movement which is making a stand against Israel’s oppression of Palestinians. Lorde announced her world tour on Twitter, confirming she’ll perform in Tel Aviv next year on June 5. The announcement has been hit with a wave of fresh criticism.
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Biological weapons tests North Korea is conducting biological weapons experiments to test the possibility of loading anthrax-laden warheads on its intercontinental ballistic missiles, it has been reported. Japan’s Asahi newspaper reported citing an unidentified person connected to South Korean intelligence, that North Korea was conducting biological weapons experiments to test the possibility of loading anthrax-laden warheads on its intercontinental ballistic missiles, according to the Daily Mail. The Asahi report said the US Government was aware of the tests, which were meant to ascertain whether the anthrax bacteria could survive the high temperatures that occur during warheads’ re-entry from space. North Korea vehemently denied the allegation and said it will “take revenge” on the US for saying it is developing biological weapons. In a statement issued via the state Korean Central News Agency, the regime said it was party to the Biological Weapons Convention and as such “maintains its consistent stand to oppose development, manufacture, stockpiling and possession of biological weapons”. It went on that the more the US clings it its anti North Korea stance “the more hardened the determination of our entire military personnel and people to take revenge will be”. The news that North Korea
may have been testing anthrax-laden warheads comes as South Korean President Moon Jae-in is seeking to soothe relations with China and the North before the Winter Olympics in South Korea in February. He suggested he was prepared to postpone military drills with the United States. Pyongyang sees the joint exercises as preparation for war, while Beijing is still angry about the deployment of a US anti-missile system, commonly known as THAAD, by South Korea. China believes the system’s powerful radar can see far into its territory, but Seoul argues it needs it to guard against the threat posed by North Korea’s missile and nuclear programmes. Seoul has proposed the potential delay in drills to Washington, which was also discussed during a summit last week between Moon and Chinese President Xi Jinping, an official from the presidential Blue House in Seoul said. China has in the past proposed a freeze for freeze arrangement under which North Korea would stop its nuclear and missile tests in exchange for a halt to the exercises. However, Washington has rejected the idea and Pyongyang has shown little interest in negotiations. US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said in Ottawa he was unaware of any plans to “alter longstanding and scheduled and regular military exercises”.
North Korea has stepped up its missile and nuclear tests to an unprecedented rate this year, and any new provocation from the North would inevitably have an impact on the exercises, the Blue House official said. “It is a display of the president’s strong message that North Korea must not conduct any provocation [during the Olympics],” the official told reporters. North Korea has also been hit with increased international sanctions over its missile and nuclear tests this year. The United States has given China a draft resolution for tougher UN sanctions on North Korea and is hoping for a quick vote on it by the UN Security Council, a Western diplomat said, however Beijing has yet to sign on. Details of the draft given to China last week were not immediately available, but the United States is keen to step up global sanctions to pressure North Korea to give up a weapons programme aimed at developing a nuclear-tipped missile capable of hitting the United States. China resumed some restrictions on group tours into the South, South Korea’s inbound travel agency said. What is anthrax and how can it be used as a weapon? Anthrax is a disease caused by the organism bacillus anthracis. It is possible to use anthrax as a military weapon by placing it in missiles, rockets or bombs.
Anthrax spores could also be released by planes which could spray it over large areas and once present the spores can remain dormant for decades. The deadliness of an anthrax attack depends on the quantity of spores and the effectiveness of a delivery system. An initial phase of flu-like symptoms can usually last for one to three days, before the patient enters a second phase of high fever, chest pains, severe breathing problems and shock. Death usually follows within two days. A wave of attacks occurred in the US in late 2001 with the spores placed in envelopes which killed five people. The first mass use of anthrax spores as a weapon in war is said to have taken place during the Japanese occupation of China from 1932 to 1945. The Japanese allegedly experimented with the use of anthrax and other biological weapons in Manchuria, and some 10,000 deliberately infected prisoners are thought to have died as a result. Britain experimented with anthrax as a weapon in the 1940s and the US made some for military use in the 1950s and 1960s. The Soviet Union also weaponised anthrax and Iraq admitted to doing so in 1995. The World Health Organisation estimated that, should 50kg of anthrax be released from an aircraft over an urban population of five million, there would be 250,000 cases of the disease. - PA
Gruesome discovery Margot Robbie has revealed she once discovered a severed human foot on a beach in Nicaragua. The I, Tonya actress, 27, was compelled the share the gruesome experience after a director asked the cast and crew of a film she recently worked on to write about the ‘craziest thing that has happened to them’. “Someone had been engaged to the princess of Zanzibar. Someone else had been in a plane crash where only 10 people survived. I once found – and no one guessed that this was me – I found a human foot on the beach in Nicaragua.”
Eva pregnant at 42 Eva Longoria and Jose “Pepe” Baston are expecting their first child together. The 42-year-old actress is four months’ pregnant with the 49-year-old media mogul’s child, a rep confirmed to US Weekly. That wasn’t all the happy news as the insider told the publication that the happy couple are expecting a boy. Baston already has a 22-year-old daughter Natalia and 14-year-old twins Mariana and Jose with ex-wife Natalia Esperon. Eva may have been hinting at her happy news just weeks ago at the Paris 12th Annual Women Of Worth Event on December 6. The former star of Desperate Housewives kept touching her stomach while posing.
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Donald Trump will do very nicely out of his tax reforms. acknowledged that the overall impact on his finances could be more complicated. “In some ways, particularly on the personal side, the president will likely take a big hit,” she said. “But on the business side he could benefit.” A half-dozen tax attorneys, professors and former congressional tax drafters told The Washington Post that Trump would undoubtedly benefit from the legislation, which Congress passed on Wednesday and sent to his desk for a final signature. In a statement yesterday, Trump said, “I promised the American people a big, beautiful tax cut for Christmas. With final passage of this legislation, that is exactly what they are getting.” The financial benefits that the new tax law will provide Trump and his family contrasts with the GOP promise that new corporate tax cuts in the measure will lead directly to job creation. Major planks of the legislation, including a deduction for the kind of “pass-through” business Trump is known for, explicitly advantage owners of companies with highly
valued assets but few actual employees. Tax experts said any increase in the president’s taxes would likely come from the bill’s reduction of the state and local tax deduction, which has largely benefited residents of high-tax states such as California, New Jersey and the Trump family’s home state of New York. But Trump will benefit from the plan’s lowering of the top tax rate for America’s wealthiest people from 39.6 per cent to 37 per cent. Forbes magazine estimated in October that Trump was one of the country’s richest people, with a net worth of more than $3 billion. The state or local tax changes would also likely be heavily outweighed by the potential benefits offered to Trump on the business side, tax experts said. A major provision in the bill, added last week, offers a 20 percent tax deduction for the owners of so-called pass-through businesses, which do not pay corporate taxes but pass through income to their owners’ individual income taxes.
Nearly all of the more than 500 private businesses Trump has claimed on his financial disclosure documents – including his umbrella company, the Trump Organisation – are passthroughs, so the bulk of his income will likely see an immediate tax break. An earlier version of the tax plan had given bigger passthrough deductions to businesses with bigger workforces or higher payrolls. But the new version allows companies like Trump’s – which own valuable property but pay few to no employees – to also reap the benefits. Tax experts said real estate, rental and leasing businesses will benefit more than any other industry. That change alone could save Trump millions, based on documents from Trump’s 2005 tax return, which were revealed earlier this year by journalist David Cay Johnston. That year, Trump said he had made $67 million from rental real estate, partnerships and other pass-through companies, as well as an additional $42 million in business income. Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center at the Urban Institute, said “the benefit will be immense” for Trump. “The bottom line is the taxes he pays today are higher than the taxes he will pay in the years in the future,” he said. Those business-tax changes will also benefit Trump’s family, including his adult sons, Donald Jr. and Eric, who now manage the Trump Organisation, and his daughter and son-in-law, Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, who work in the White House but also have private ownership stakes in clothing and real estate companies. The new plan will also reduce the estate tax, which affects the inheritances of a few thousand of America’s wealthiest families, including Trump’s. But the biggest chunk of the plan offers a stark and permanent tax cut for American companies, dropping the corporate rate from 35 per cent to 21 per cent. - PA
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Car mows down pedestrians; driver arrested At least five people have been mowed down by a four-wheel drive in the centre of Melbourne. Emergency services are at Melbourne’s Flinders Street station, where a car has reportedly hit and injured a number of pedestrians. A spokesperson for Victoria Police said in a statement: “Police
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Trump ‘will save millions’ President Donald Trump, who won the White House on a wave of populist promises, will likely save millions of dollars thanks to Congress’ approval of a tax plan he pledged was designed for the middle class. Trump, who said he would be a “big loser” if the bill passed, stands to gain immensely from the Republican tax overhaul, including through a lower top tax rate and lucrative deductions for top-earning households, according to attorneys and tax experts who reviewed the final bill. Trump could also take advantage of benefits that will lift specific business sectors, including a last-minute tax deduction that helps many owners of high-value commercial real estate, the industry where he first made his fortune. The tax plan’s transformation into law crystallises the contrast between Trump’s populist rhetoric and the private fortune he made by marketing condos, hotels and golf resorts to a wealthy clientele. The Republicans’ first legislative triumph of 2017 will ensure a financial windfall for the president and his family in a way that is virtually unprecedented in American political history, experts said. “I’m not even aware of a single provision in the bill that disadvantages him or his family, other than the change to state and local tax deductibility,” said Daniel Shaviro, a tax professor at the New York University School of Law who worked for Congress’ Joint Committee on Taxation during the country’s last major tax overhaul in 1986. “It’s so clear that he is financially much better off than previously,” he said, adding, “I’d be at a loss as to how they could even dare to argue” otherwise. Exactly how much the president could save under the plan is unknown, since Trump has broken with 40 years of White House precedent by refusing to release his tax returns. The White House has claimed repeatedly that the tax bill could cost the president “a lot of money,” without providing evidence. On Wednesday, press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders
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between Elizabeth and Swanston streets where a vehicle has collided with a number of pedestrians. “Police have arrested the driver of the car. Extent of injuries are not known at this stage. Ambulance Victoria said in a statement yesterday afternoon: “Paramedics were called to a report of pedestrians being hit by
a car at the corner of Elizabeth Street and Flinders Street in Melbourne at 4.41pm this afternoon. “Paramedics are on scene.” Witness Lauren Lopatko tweeted: “Something just happened outside Elizabeth st tram stop outside Flinders St station. “Avoid area if you can. I saw ppl screaming & smoke.” - AAP
Chilling suicide note The deputy headteacher who murdered his wife and three children before killing himself said he was sorry in a note found at the scene. Alan Hawe, 40, killed his sons Liam, 13, Niall, 11, and Ryan, 6, in the family home, an inquest found. He also murdered his wife Clodagh, 39, before he killed himself in August last year. In a note found at the home in Ballyjamesduff in County Cavan, Ireland, and published by the Irish Daily Star, Hawe wrote: “I am sorry for how I murdered them all but I simply had no other way.” - PA
FIne for email hack A Swiss woman has had her conviction upheld for reading her husband’s emails, in which she discovered details of various extramarital affairs. The woman, who was not named in local Swiss media reports, was charged with unauthorised intrusion into her husband’s data after temptation got the better of her to log in to a new email account he had created on their shared computer. The couple shared many passwords and had noted some of them down next to the computer, the court heard, according to the Aargauer Zeitung newspaper. - PA
Jail term avoided Local media reports say the former Korean Air executive whose onboard “nut rage” tantrum delayed a flight in 2014 will avoid jail as South Korea’s top court upheld her suspended prison term. Yonhap news agency says South Korea’s Supreme Court made the ruling Thursday on Cho Hyunah, who is the daughter of the company’s chairman. The court couldn’t immediately confirm the report but previously said the ruling would be final and could not be appealed. Cho achieved notoriety after she had an onboard tantrum after a first class flight attendant served her nuts in a bag instead of on a dish. - PA
Turtle worth $72.2m A sea turtle was rescued by US Coast Guard officials after they discovered it floating in the Eastern Pacific Ocean attached to more than 816kg of cocaine. Officials aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis came across the turtle in international waters on November 19 while on a 68-day patrol that ended on Saturday (local time). Crew members spotted a “debris field” and launched a small boat to investigate - only to find drug packages surrounding the entangled sea turtle, according to the the Daily Mail. - PA
Asian shares lower Asian share markets were mixed yesterday after the final congressional approval of a sweeping U.S. tax revamp. Chinese markets advanced after leaders promised to increase imports and reduce risks in the country’s financial system amid slowing economic growth and pressure from trading partners to open its markets wider. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 lost 0.1 per cent to 22,866.10 and South Korea’s Kospi sank 1.6 per cent to 2,433.69. The Hang Seng in Hong Kong gained 0.5 per cent. - PA
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‘This could put us under’ By reBecca Howard Aad van Leeuwen found himself at the centre of a storm when he reported an outbreak of Mycoplasma bovis in his South Canterbury herds but said the bacterial cattle disease didn’t originate on his farms and if government compensation doesn’t come through soon his operation could go under. “It’s been devastating,” the owner of Van Leeuwen Dairy Group told BusinessDesk. “We are struggling at the moment. “Because we notified the disease we are eligible for compensation, but it’s a battle. It’s not coming through. The government is very slow and confusing. “This could put us under if it doesn’t come through. It’s as simple as that.” Van Leeuwen Dairy is a largescale, high-performance dairy business in the South Island with 16 farms and associated business, including silage. The disease poses no food safe-
ty risk but can hit hard at cattle, causing udder infection, abortion, pneumonia, and arthritis. There is no cure. The outbreak reported by Van Leeuwen Dairy in July was New Zealand’s first official citing of a disease that has been prevalent in other countries for decades. The Ministry for Primary Industries moved to contain it,
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About 100,000 New Zealand customers and drivers were caught up in a mass hack on ride-sharing company Uber; a security breach that was kept quiet for more than a year. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner said for nearly all individuals, the downloaded files included name, email address and mobile phone number. A spokeswoman said: “We also understand that there is no indication that trip location history, credit card numbers, bank account numbers, or dates of birth were in the files that were downloaded.” - NZME
Bitcoin bombshell Coinbase says it will investigate potential insider trading among its employees in the wake of a sharp price increase in bitcoin cash hours before the digital currency was added to the platform. The world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange sent the price of bitcoin into freefall with the announcement it was adding support for the rival currency. Coinbase said its more than 30 million customers would immediately be able to buy, sell, send and receive bitcoin cash. Bitcoin cash is an offshoot of the main bitcoin line, created in August this year, designed to allow for faster and cheaper transactions.
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locking down properties, ordering the cull of about 4800 cattle on seven farms and carrying out 60,000 tests on cattle and milk samples to date. Van Leeuwen, who owns the company with his wife, said all the farms remain under “restricted place notices” or quarantine, although the outbreak was initially reported on three farms – all out-
door. He doesn’t know how long the quarantine will be in place. Most of the culled cows are from his properties. Prior to the culling, the group was milking around 12,000 cows. He estimates some 1400 to 1800 of his milking cows have been culled. The remainder are young stock or stock owned jointly with share-milkers, he said. There is no insurance for the loss of stock or the loss of production. However, affected farmers are eligible for compensation if MPI’s exercise of legal powers has caused a verifiable loss as a result of damage to or destruction of the person’s property, or as a result of restrictions imposed on the movement or disposal of the person’s goods. Van Leeuwen said his company has applied for compensation but “we are dealing with a bureaucratic machine,” he said. The cumbersome system will make any farmers think twice about reporting outbreaks, he warned. - NZME
In brief
q S&P/NZX 50 Gross
8,364.44 –19.12 –0.23%
q S&P/NZX 20 index
5,593.01 –13.44 –0.24%
q S&P/NZX All Gross
9,090.26 –17.58 –0.19%
p Rises 43 q Falls 67
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6,060.4
–15.2
–0.25%
At close of trading on Dec 21, 2017
q Dow Jones Indust.
24,726.7
–28.1
–0.11%
At close of trading on Dec 20, 2017
q FTSE 100 index
7,525.2
–18.9
–0.25%
At close of trading on Dec 20, 2017
q Nikkei 225 index
22,862.8
–29.0
–0.13%
At close of trading on Dec 21, 2017
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Source: interest.co.nz
p Gold
1,264.55
London – $US/ounce
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+0.33%
p Silver London – $US/ounce
16.18
+0.06
+0.37%
p Copper London – $US/tonne
6,925.0
+80.0
+1.17%
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Country
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TT buy
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TT sell
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The dry start to summer has pushed hydro lake levels down and spot electricity prices up as generators use more expensive fuel. A group representing big users warns that higher prices had the potential to damage the productive sector. The Major Users Electricity Group says the high spot prices continue the trend for the year when there was a dry winter, the driest since 2008. “If the current drier than usual inflows continue we expect to see individual suppliers and retailers modify their behavior and mitigate any need for emergency measures. However, higher prices hurt the productive sector and we’ll be watching the dry risk closely,’’ the group says. While not approaching risk levels, the long-range forecast was for a dry summer for the hydro lakes. In November, inflows into southern hydro lakes were 68 per cent of average. Spot prices of electricity yesterday spiked at $227 a megawatt hour and averaged around $150MWh during the past week. Throughout the year the spot price is typically around $70 to $80MWh. About 60 per cent of New Zealand’s electricity comes from hydro generation, mostly based in the South Island. When generators use gas or coal the price of power increases. Meridian generates nearly a third of the country’s power and its general manager of wholesale,
Mike Roan, said his company had exercised a “swaption’’ arrangement it had with fellow gentailer, Genesis, unusually early this year. This allowed Meridian to get power from Genesis – which owns the Huntly gas and coal plant – below the spot rate. By doing it before Christmas if conditions remained dry over the holiday period “we come back to a situation that is entirely manageable.’’ Roan said heavy rain in the South Island – which could happen in the middle of summer – could change the storage picture within days. ‘’You find in a couple of weeks’ time a massive storm takes away from any challenge. We’re watching it but drought is a part of our industry and this one is no bigger than what we’ve seen before.’’ More expensive generation would feed into higher prices for big users on the spot market in the first half of next year but residen-
tial customers on long term contracts would not be, he said. Flick Electric has about 24,000 small customers exposed to the spot market and says there have been “colliding factors’’ which had pushed up prices, including the dry weather and generation equipment out for maintenance. Chief executive Steve O’Connor said because energy costs were a relatively small part of bills, customers were not badly affected by the spot price spikes and his customers were in contracts for long term benefits. While spot prices were high in winter for nine weeks, customers were worse off for an average of $12 each. Transpower convenes dry winter planning and John Clarke, general manager of system operations said power from thermal generation in the North Island was being sent back to the South Island at off-peak times, such as weekends. - NZME
Our Elderly wishes are nearly all complete We would like to sincerely thank the members of the community, and our own staff, who have come together to make 40 of the 41 wishes come true. With only one wish remaining we hope someone has the time to clean an oven for Lorraine. It’s been humbling to read the stories and see the amazing photos of people coming together to help each other out. And if you are reading this and wish you had reached out for some help, it’s not too late, we’ve plenty of willing volunteers here if you need a hand or if that niggling job is just too much for you to handle.
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From everyone at the Ashburton Guardian We wish you all a harmonious and happy Christmas and New Year To help us make the remaining wish come true please contact us now
reception@theguardian.co.nz or 03 307 7900
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Ashburton Guardian
Friday, December 22, 2017
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OUR VIEW
Trust still an important part of community Matt Markham
EDITOR
I
t’s been a bit of a journey, but the Ashburton Trust can raise a glass to success this Christmas by the looks of it. After a sustained period of time where they have operated on the wrong side of the ledger, the trust looks set to post a sizeable profit when the final pennies are counted and, for the future of the Ashburton District, that’s good news. Although they are now less prolific in their roles within the community following their scaling back of operations, the trust is still an integral part of our community which gives back and provides for those who need assistance. And we are bloody lucky to have it. The change of business model obviously had an interesting impact on the community of Ashburton but things seem, for now anyway, to be running reasonably smoothly. New faces have taken control of some of our more popular venues and are doing their best to provide the continued service that we have come to know and expect of them. Those changes have obviously played a big part in the turn-around on the ledger and it’s hard to see, unless there is something major in the pipeline, how it will be any different, if not even better, when we look again in 12 months’ time. What is probably the most pleasing aspect of how the trust operates, however, is its local involvement. The group are made up of Ashburton District locals who know what this region is all about and not a group of suits sitting up in a big office in Auckland who have no idea of how this region ticks. It is mentioned in the story within today’s Guardian that the profit does create some opportunities for the trust moving forward, but just what they might sink their teeth into, or throw the cheque book at to be more precise, will be interesting to discover. The annual meeting for the trust is early in the New Year and let’s hope there’s some exciting and profitable ventures waiting to be unleashed in the wings. There’s no doubt the Ashburton Trust needs the people of the Ashburton District. But equally, the Ashburton District needs the Ashburton Trust.
YOUR VIEW Pipe band I note on the Ashburton District Council website that excessive noise is termed any noise that disturbs the peace, comfort and convenience of any persons. It also states that every day activities such as lawn-mowing are allowable as long as they are carried out within reasonable hours. The Ashburton Pipe Band is 112 years old and has operated from its Creek Road hall since 1950. In that time practice has always been on a Monday evening. This is clearly an “everyday activity”. A pipe band promotes [and] teaches Scottish music. It also serves the district voluntarily, attending parades [and] shows, as well as private functions. I understand the band had tried to contact council to discuss the issue, but with no response. Thursday’s paper states that the band has to find the solution. This should not be the case. The complaint was lodged with
council. Council have to show a common-sense remedy to this. In the meantime, the people of Ashburton have made their views very clear. The fact is, that one anonymous individual can lay a complaint to the noise control officer with the result of antagonising most of our residents. A democratically-elected council should consider the interests of the majority, not one individual. Is common-sense a lost art form? Ross Tait ***** The current pipe band debacle is somewhat like those people who buy a house near an airport and then complain about the noise of the planes. It boils down to who was there first. I’m not blaming the council, they have processes and regulations they have to follow, but for the council’s noise control contractor to say he could hear the
noise from Havelock Street was ridiculous. I was outdoors in Philip Street, two blocks closer, at the time the band was playing in the college grounds and heard no pipes playing. Every year our street is closed off while the pipe bands hold their street marching competition and there are no complaints, in fact it is something to look forward to. The person making the complaint needs to get a life, or if they have some good reason for complaining, such as a medical or shift work issue, then they need to come out and say so. M. Hanrahan
Raffles Now that the final ‘doing’ week of 2017 is winding down, I’d like to thank those in our community that have stopped and bought raffle tickets from the many organisations that have strived to [raise money for] their various clubs, organisations and just
plain charity. To help them ... step back into their clubs etc in the new year and carry on just being a part of our town. I have helped sell tickets four times in the past weeks and am amazed at the folks who actually stop and buy tickets from us knowing it is only a donation, and I don’t know how many of you realise how your purchase of these tickets help our clubs and charities. We could not survive without it. In many cases, the members themselves contribute beforehand and our raffles are a way to ease the pressure of running our venues and meeting our expenses. We have talked with and met so many people as they stop by our tables and help us out. On behalf of everyone out there who have been involved in the above, thank you. Some of you just stop and put money on the table and just continue on. You are lovely and congratulations to those whose names are drawn out. I. Taylor
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Friday, December 22, 2017
My erection is as solid as it ever was!
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Phill Hooper OFF THE AIR
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o the lady in the green car, I saw you chuckle at me on Wednesday night when you drove past as I was rearranging the trailer full of camping gear. You saw it didn’t you? The huge ugly canvas beast that is the bane of my life at this time of the year. You were chuckling in a “you poor bugger” kind of way. Yes, Wednesday evening we erected our tent city at Rangi. I bloody hate the erecting process! It didn’t help that we misplaced the instructions! And ‘blokes’, before you start with the real men don’t need instructions, that does not apply to canvas beast erecting! Why do four tent poles, that slot into each other to form say the top of a wall need to be a three, a four, another three and a four. Why can’t there just be four fours or better still ‘top wall’ in writing larger than the average size of your regular molecule. Oh no that would be far too easy eh? The instructions should start with (in large bod print): ■ Warning this erection could be harmful to your health. Heart rate and stress levels can increase rapidly during this erection. ■ DO NOT compare your erection with your fatherin-law’s and brothers-inlaw’s. Size doesn’t matter as long as your partner/wife is happy. Further instructions should read as follows: ■ Gather all the enclosed tent pegs and, using two hands, carefully place them in the nearest red-lidded wheelie bin. Now go and buy replacements that won’t buckle in two after a couple of taps with a mallet. ■ The tent pegs you have purchased are now an extremely proficient way of locating buried rocks, generally only once you have the ‘rock locator’ 87 per cent into the
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earth. ■ Make sure you have the main entrance to the canvas beast more than 37cm away from the boundary hedge, especially when it’s Christmas time, because it isn’t going to get any easier to squeeze your lard butt through that gap! ■ Make sure your erection is as far away as possible from noisy campers, like Skip, Waynesie and Morgie. Unless you have a couple of one-year-olds in your site, then you will be the noisy campers and should have plenty of room around you. ■ Your erection can cause some camping ground managers to laugh and make comments like “I was sure I’d see a caravan this year, after the fuss you made in the paper a couple of years ago Hoops”. I wasn’t sure if I was going to get it out again this year, after having last year off. But it’s up now! It took a couple of hours and I’m not ashamed to admit, I did need some help to get it up. Most importantly Manda is happy with it and she thinks it should stay up for a week to 10 days. Happy days! I hope you have an awesome Christmas. Hoo roo.
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Motoring December 22, 2017
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Type-R cleans up awards T he Honda Civic Type R has been awarded the New Zealand Performance Car Category Awards across multiple automotive and press publications. In a hotly contested year for new models to the market it is true recognition of the Type R’s hot hatch credentials to win the overall Car of the Year award from AMI NZ AutoCar. “The Type R’s overall score … made it a clear winner on the day. Judges praised the Honda’s handling and ultimate grip levels, and that its performance was easy to extract. The latest Type R delivers blistering performance and soulful driver interaction” NZ AutoCar. The local awards include: Car of the Year – AMI NZ AutoCar Performance Car of the Year - AMI NZ AutoCar Finalist Car of the Year – AA Motoring Writers Guild Top Performance Car of the Year – stuff.co.nz Finalist Car of the Year – Driven Lotto Winner’s Choice (Performance Vehicles) - Driven The global awards list for the Type R continues to grow, including the prestigious Car of the Year - BBC Top Gear’s Magazine, Hot Hatch of the Year - BBC Top Gear’s Magazine, International Editors’ Car of the Year - BBC Top Gear’s Magazine, Best Performance Car - Women’s World Car of the Year, Hot Hatch of the Year - Auto Express UK and Best Car of the Year - www.digitaltrends.com Global demand has surpassed Honda’s expectations with over 10,000 global back orders. In NZ orders have exceeded the first half year’s target of 30 with 85 secured to date. Honda New Zealand Ambassador, the world famous Indy Car Champion, Scott Dixon is coming home early next year to put the new Civic Type R through its paces and share his thoughts on the new Type R with NZ. Dixon will be a Honda VIP guest at the Leadfoot Festival on the 3rd & 4th February and will be racing the Type R up the renowned hill climb.
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t’s been turning heads around the world since its launch, and now the Škoda Kodiaq is New Zealand’s Car of the Year for 2017. The judging panel, made up members of the New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild and the AA, agreed that the Kodiaq ticked every box for a familyorientated seven-seat SUV. For it offers technology and features that go above and beyond the expectations of it’s price point. The Kodiaq lined up against the nine other finalists for the coveted Car of the Year trophy awarded to a new model released to the market between 1 October 2016 and 30 September 2017. The others were: BMW 5 series, Holden Astra, Honda Civic hatch, Hyundai Ioniq, Land Rover Discovery, Mazda CX-5, Subaru XV, Suzuki Ignis and the Suzuki Swift. When announcing the winner, New Zealand Motoring Writers’ Guild President Robert Barry said the Kodiaq more than lives up to the brand’s tag line of being Simply Clever. For it is more refined than many luxury SUVs, with great design ideas, excellent packaging and competitive price points. He said : “It has made the Skoda brand come of age in New Zealand and reach critical mass, it is therefore no surprise it has won the accolade of 2017 New Zealand Car of the Year.” To which AA Motoring Services General Manager Stella Stocks added “ because the Kodiaq was forced to line up alongside a collection of very worthy and varied contenders this year, this win for Škoda is even sweeter”. “Škoda has presented the world with a great all round vehicle. “While it’s clearly been built with the family in mind, the Kodiaq’s configuration, spaciousness and technology ensures the market has an affordable versatile choice that will endure,” Ms Stocks says. “SUVs remain the most popular segment in the Kiwi motoring market and Škoda’s entry into the 7-seater space with the Kodiaq, which also has a 5 star safety rating from ANCAP means we’re well served by the brand,” she added. Alongside the Car of the Year award are 12 best in class categories (including a new category for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids) for any new car available on sale in New Zealand. The Best in Class winners, together with the judges comments are:
Micro/light car – Suzuki Swift. Bigger, bolder and better than ever, the
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new Swift offers a great blend of driver assistance systems and other new technology, yet it’s lighter, safer, and still fun to drive.
Small/compact car – Holden Astra. The Astra brings fresh new design, new generation engines and excellent driving dynamics and ride quality as well as competitive price points across the hatch, sedan, and station wagon models. Medium/large car – Volkswagen Arteon. By wanting to lure buyers away from luxury car brands with its comprehensively equipped and stylishly designed Arteon, this vehicle is changing people’s perceptions of the Volkswagen brand elevating it into a new realm. Luxury car – BMW 5 Series. The 5-series deservedly lifts the luxury crown this year thanks to its introduction of new technology such as gesture control, parking assistant plus, and wireless telephony charging as well as a suite
smooth transmission, high levels of specification, and an SUV heritage other brands would love to emulate.
of all-new highly efficient powertrain options.
Sports car – Mazda MX-5. More than one million owners can’t be wrong. Not only is the Mazda MX-5 the top selling two-seat sports car around the globe it has retained it fun to drive factor through four generations Small SUV – Toyota CH-R. While it’s unique on road presence won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, the Toyota CH-R impresses with a comfortable ride,
Medium SUV – Skoda Kodiaq. See comments above. Large SUV – Mazda CX-9. The Kodo-designed Mazda CX-9 is also a massive leap forward from it’s predecessor model in technology, efficiency, safety, and driver enjoyment and is fully deserving of this best in class award. Luxury SUV – Land Rover Discovery. The new Discovery not only offers outstanding packaging and comfort for seven people, it maintains it’s unique off-road capability and performance while bringing levels of Range Rover-like quality and refinement to the market at a lower price point.
Birthday for mechanics’ bible
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ne of the world’s longestestablished vehicle manual publishers, Haynes Manuals, will soon celebrate five decades as a specialist motoring
publisher. The company’s ‘how to’ manuals have been used by mechanics, professional and amateur, throughout the world since the first was published in 1960. It has sold more than 150 million manuals worldwide since, covering automotive and motorcycle repair, maintenance and customising.
The founder, John Haynes, wrote and published his very first book, on building an Austin 7 Special, while he was still a pupil at school back in 1956, although the company says that the first ‘proper’ Haynes Manual, for the Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite sports car was published in 1965. It was based on the teardown and rebuild of a project vehicle, and with extensive use of step-by-step photographs, the first manual set the standard for generations of Haynes Manuals that have followed.
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Utility – Ford Ranger. The Ranger continues to be New Zealand’s top selling new car for the third year in a row, proving that the vehicle’s popularity is undiminished amongst media and the new vehicle buyers. EV/Plug in hybrid – Hyundai Ioniq. The Ioniq is the deserving winner of this new award thanks to its blend of form and function as well as the electric versions anxiety-bashing travelling range on a full charge, and the speed at which it can recharge. Safest car – Mercedes-Benz C-Class Cabriolet. After the success of the GLC in the Safest Car category in 2016, Mercedes-Benz scores a back to back win with its C-Class Cabriolet narrowly beating off close competition from the Toyota Prius. People’s choice – Suzuki Swift. It’s the one that the NZ public voted for and over 50,000 people had their say ...
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nother year has gone by faster than a formula one car setting a new lap record. It’s been a pleasure to bring you motoring stories throughout 2017 and we hope you’ve enjoyed them. We are grateful to those who make our motoring pages possible – our advertisers, the manufacturers who provide test vehicles, enthusiasts who share their stories and readers who encourage us. We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and really good times in the New Year.
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Agility, dynamism and safety
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he roar of an engine pierces the morning calm. Down a winding road which has been closed to traffic speeds the new SEAT Leon CUPRA R, the brand’s most powerful model, driven by racer Jordi Gené, who relates how it feels to drive this vehicle for the first time: “In CUPRA mode, with 0 to 100 km/h acceleration in 5.7 seconds, some of the first impressions felt while sitting at the wheel are agility, dynamism and safety”, says the SEAT driver and brand ambassador. Before turning on the ignition, Gené selects the new CUPRA mode from the SEAT Drive Profile to increase and enhance the driving experience. “It provides you with a quicker engine response, goes from 800 to 1000 rpm and lends greater stiffness to the steering”. Better grip when cornering: One of the aspects he highlights on this model is how easily it handles when entering curves, and once inside, its ability to remain on course. “This is thanks to its VAQ self-locking differential, which transmits 100 per cent of available torque to a single wheel. “In addition, it completely prevents negative effect on steering response when accelerating out of a sharp bend”, he explains.
Blind trust: “You feel safe when driving it”, assures this racing expert. The SEAT Leon CUPRA R excels with its aerodynamic package featuring carbon fibre details on the body and new spoilers. In fact, its downforce has been im-
Only 799 units of this vehicle are going to be launched. This very special limited edition stands out for it exclusively designed 19-inch wheels and the personalised detailing in copper on the door mirrors, steering
proved by 12.5 per cent, which in turn enhances efficiency, dynamic performance and safety. “In my opinion, this is a unique car, in both drive performance and design”, adds Gené.
wheel, the side mirrors and the front grille. In addition, and for the first time, it is available with Matt Pyrenees Grey body paint. The interior of the vehicle also features
a laser-engraved inscription on the centre console as a further reminder that it is an exclusive limited edition. SEAT is the only company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets cars in Spain. A member of the Volkswagen Group, the multinational has its headquarters in Martorell (Barcelona), exporting 81 per cent of its vehicles, and is present in over 80 countries through a network of 1700 dealerships. In 2016, SEAT obtained an operating profit of 143 million euros, the highest in the history of the brand, and achieved worldwide sales of nearly 410,000 vehicles. SEAT Group employs more than 14,500 professionals at its three production centres – Barcelona, El Prat de Llobregat and Martorell, where it manufactures the highly successful Ibiza, Leon and Arona. Additionally, the company produces the Ateca and the Toledo in the Czech Republic, the Alhambra in Portugal and the Mii in Slovakia. The multinational has a Technical Centre, which operates as a knowledge hub that brings together 1000 engineers who are focussed on developing innovation for Spain’s largest industrial investor in R&D. SEAT already features the latest connectivity technology in its vehicle range and is currently engaged in the company’s global digitalisation process to promote the mobility of the future.
Dorsoduro delivers fun. Oodles of fun.
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could take the easy way out on this and just sum the new Aprilia Dorsoduro 900 up in three words: Pure. Unadulterated. Fun. But I won’t. Aprilia is a master of lustful bikes (you just need to listen to its flagship V4 motors to get hooked), so it’s unsurprising it has done a bang-up job of making the Dorsoduro a bike so focused on fun. You can’t help but get swept away with it. We already knew the brand to be capable of this from the previous generation of Dorsoduro, which made use of the 750cc V-twin found in the Shiver of the time. It was a brilliantly fun machine, and the 900 builds on this and turns up the volume to 11. The 2018 bike still features the same supermoto inspired styling, with a gorgeous red trellis frame holding the fantastic sounding V-twin in pride of place. The only downside to the styling of the Dorsoduro is a firm seat – which harks back to the dirt bike routes of the genre – and lack of tie-down points for luggage. A long distance tourer this is not. Aprilia’s new 900cc V-twin, which is also found in the new Shiver 900 is, in fact, not an all-new engine, with Aprilia finding the 750cc V-Twin to be such a reliable performer it instead used it as the base for the new 900. In order to bump up the capacity by 150cc, Aprilia’s engineers stroked the engine, increasing it by 11mm to 67.4mm but
leaving the bore unchanged at 92mm. The result is a slight increase in power but, more importantly, torque is now a thumping 90Nm which the rider can fully make use of. As usual, an increase in performance is usually matched by some tweaks to the electronics, and the Dorsoduro is no exception. Along with the new engine, there is a cutting edge TFT dash – which greets you with the Dorsoduro 900 logo at each turn of the key – and it reads crystal clear as TFTs tend to, switchable ABS, and multiple
traction control modes. The new TFT display is beautiful to look at, and is easily readable, but, oddly, despite its ability to display all the technical info under the sun, it doesn’t display a fuel gauge. The rest of the electronics are top notch, and seemingly are much quicker to flick between using the familiar toggle on the left-hand bar than the previous generation. Everything apart from ABS can be adjusted on the fly – including the Aprilia Traction Control – meaning you can tailor your ride as it happens.
Want to wheelie? Turn the ATC down to zero and lift away. Rain starting to fall? Swap modes to rain and up the ATC. It’s all incredibly easy. But it’s the hardware that puts the Dorsoduro on the map. There’s the quality 41mm adjustable KYB forks and a similarly adjustable monoshock out back absorbing bumps, but the standouts are the front brakes. I would think twice before switching the ABS off and grabbing a handful of the twin, 320mm four-piston anchors up front. With the ABS on, I decided to put those brakes to the test. After all, they’re not the monobloc Brembos you often see on Italian machinery. The result was what felt like the biggest stoppie in my riding history as I rapidly came to a halt. You can literally stop the Dorsoduro on its nose if you’re not careful. Regardless of its little “Italianisms”, the Dorsoduro is fun incarnate. If you can see past the Supermoto styling and its lack of practicality, you are in for a grin of a time riding the Dorsoduro through our tight, twisty roads. - By Mathieu Day-Gillett
Aprilia Dorsoduro 900 Price: $16,790 Engine: 90-degree V-twin engine, Max power: 71kW at 8750 rpm Max torque: 90 Nm at 6500 rpm Pros: Crystal clear TFT display, great engine, incredible brakes Cons: No fuel gauge, firm seat
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Turn the heat up with chilli Some like it hot, and I’m one of them. I love chilli. The hotter the better as far as I’m concerned. And, I know I’m not alone. Every time we’ve mentioned chilli plants on the Awapuni Nurseries Facebook page there’s been a lot of excitement from other die-hard, and not-so-die-hard, chilli fans. For quite a while now we’ve sold bhut jolokia (also known as ghost pepper) which until 2007 was the world’s hottest chilli. And in the last couple of years we’ve added more varieties like chilli red hot pepper, jalapeno, jalapeno red flame and habanero red (measured at more than 200,000 Scoville Heat Units for those who are interested). But what’s really got people talking is the addition to our plant range of Carolina Reaper. This chilli, named for the shape of its tail, is the current holder of the ‘world’s hottest chilli’ title and measuring an incredible 1,569,300 SHU. Though there is a pretender to the throne called dragon’s breath waiting in the wings. Carolina Reaper is in fact a hybrid of bhut jolokia and habanero red and, as I write this, I’m nibbling one I’ve grown at the nursery. Great flavour! What I also like about growing chilli, other than the taste of course, is that you don’t need a lot of space for them and once planted they don’t require much care. They grow well in confined spaces (including in pots) and thrive with little watering.
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Easy as – how to lay a concrete pad Getting Started
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Selecting and preparing the site
When you are deciding where to place your shed you need to allow enough distance from hedges and fences.
Boxing
Boxing is the outer framework that is pegged in place on the ground that holds your concrete in place. This can be made out of any old timber you have lying around. If the timber is not straight it can be easily straightened with your pegs. Ensure to use enough pegs to support the boxing so when the weight of the concrete is loaded up against it, it will not ‘blow out’. Using 100x25mm rough sawn untreated timber, nail the boxing timber together and place on your selected site. Measure the diagonals to make sure they are both the same to ensure your boxing is square. Use your stringlines and dazzle to mark out where the perimeter of your concrete pad is going. Do all necessary soil removal prior to placing your boxing timber and base course down. A concrete pad can be level with the ground or raised above it. For this job we are laying the pad level with ground.
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Leave the nails sticking out so the boxing timber is easier to remove at the end of the job.
Preparing the site
This shed requires a total depth of 150mm. This depth can vary depending on the job or terrain. Generally speaking, a floor slab or a driveway will be 100mm minimum basecourse and sand, and 100mm concrete. Before commencing work, check with your local council as you may require a permit. Peg the boxing timber in place. Make sure it is level so your shed sits flat, and
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then fix the pegs to the boxing timber. Rake and remove any loose dirt. For this shed we are going to create a rebate. This is a step around the edge of the concrete pad which the shed will sit into. We do this just for the purpose of water tightness. Attach pieces of 20x25mm timber to the inside of the boxing timber to create the rebate in the pad that the walls of the shed slot onto. Add 75mm of basecourse and compact it. Add a 10 to 20mm layer of sand and give it a rake. This is to stop the polythene being punctured by the basecourse. Place a sheet of polythene over the sand and tuck it in neatly around the edges. This will act as a moisture barrier. If you are laying mesh, use small concrete blocks or mesh chairs to hold it to the polythene, so it sits in the middle of the concrete slab. A concrete pad this size doesn’t require mesh but anything larger or heavier will.
The mix
Mix your concrete in a mixer according to the instructions on the pack and then pour it into the boxing timber. Spread it out and
Placement of concrete
Start in the corner and work your way along the edge. Ensure to occasionally lightly tap the side of the boxing timber to remove any air bubbles. For a shed this size, you can place all your concrete in and
Curing
A pad this size will need around 48 hours to cure but keep an eye on it. Concrete that dries too fast can crack and shrink, so in sunny conditions you might want to give the concrete a light mist with your hose to prevent this. Alternatively you can also use wet sacks to retain the moisture.
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then give the boxing timber a tap with your hammer to settle the concrete and get rid of any air bubbles. Machine mixing - this is better for larger quantities. Hand mixing - hand mixing is appropriate for small volumes. 1. Measure out the sand and builder’s mix into a heap on a hard surface or in a wheel barrow. 2. Make a crater in the centre of the heap and add the cement. 3. Mix the materials together thoroughly, aiming for a uniform colour. 4. Make a crater in the mixed heap and add some of the water. Bring the dry material to the water from around the edge of the crater. Keep mixing and adding water until the whole pile is mixed well.
For the first stage of the finishing process, use a straight piece of timber to screed the concrete off. It is best to have a little excess concrete in your slab so you have a little extra to work with which will make for a more uniform finish. Next, use a magnesium (mag) trowel. This stops drawing the water up and out of the concrete too soon. How long you wait for this to dry is entirely weather dependent. You may need to test the concrete a couple of times to ensure it has dried enough for you to hit it with the steel trowel but not so dry that you can’t work with it. The final stage is with a steel trowel for a nice, smooth finish. You can repeat this final step to create a smoother finish if that’s the look you want.
Simply add water. 40kg.
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84765 Goldstar Sawyer nwtd 4324 Dunk It nwtd 77 Boston Powers nwtd 67 Sierra Delta nwtd 78852 Pip Baxter nwtd 22486 Homebush Razz nwtd Culvie Chairman nwtd 8 Hardaway Chief nwtd 75878 Just Ernie nwtd 768 Sozin’s Diamond nwtd
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$1,365, C0, 295m Trainer S & B Evans B Dann A Bradshaw S & B Evans J T McInerney J T McInerney Hart & Taylor J T McInerney H Anderton J T McInerney
$1,365, C0, 295m
J T McInerney S & B Evans S & B Evans J T McInerney C Roberts B Dann Hart & Taylor R Blackburn H Anderton J T McInerney
SPECTATOR’S BAR & BISTRO STAKES $2,390, C0, 520m
2 Disobedience nwtd 54 Goldstar Whitey nwtd Go All Lin nwtd 256 Torpedo Tuck nwtd 43 Lucky Blair nwtd 24354 It’s A Must nwtd 65435 Know Equal nwtd Sefton Girl nwtd 66675 Opawa Pauline nwtd 888 Loose Donald nwtd
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN HERBERT DASH
67666 Homebush Asher nwtd 48587 Goldstar Raven nwtd 887 Auros Advantage nwtd 8542T Magic Janet Lass nwtd 56825 Tubby Kevie nwtd 56773 Lord Protector nwtd Blue Sky nwtd 3 High Violet nwtd 75878 Just Ernie nwtd 77681 Macey Baxter nwtd
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S & B Evans S & B Evans A Bradshaw A Bradshaw R Wales J & D Fahey G Cleeve R Wales R Wales M K Dempsey
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1 7268 Magic Jean Lass nwtd 3 2 2 67382 Goldstar Power nwtd 3 88655 Reedy Set Go nwtd 1 4 44734 Olliebollon nwtd 4 5 77 Dig Dig Dig nwtd 6 8688X Homebush Bow nwtd 7 75467 Where’s Snoopy nwtd 8 6774 Jingili Jill nwtd 9 75878 Just Ernie nwtd 10 77681 Macey Baxter nwtd
$1,365, C0, 295m
J T McInerney S & B Evans J T McInerney B Dann McCook & Jopson J T McInerney M K Dempsey Mitchell & Smith H Anderton J T McInerney
88786 Devon Baxter nwtd 3 Oliver Black nwtd 776 Mr Black Magic nwtd 76765 Magic Brodie nwtd 26455 Homebush Pansy nwtd 736F8 Sass ’Em Up nwtd 57756 Cosmic Britney nwtd 75878 Just Ernie nwtd 768 Sozin’s Diamond nwtd
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J T McInerney A Botherway S & B Evans N C W Wanhalla J T McInerney A Bradshaw M K Dempsey H Anderton J T McInerney
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Ashburton Races Today at Ashburton
December 22, 2017
MOLLOY AGRICULTURE LIMITED MAIDEN 2100M
Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1876m; Straight: 382m; Rail: Rail true; Weather: Mainly Fine
9 09X53 Cinderella (3) 57 K Hampton 4 10 5761X Kowhai Kerry (8) 57 D Green 11 Whackomaco 12 9277X Minutes To Midnite (5) 56 K & P Hughes 13 6508X Lady Em (13) 55 B Inglis 14 770X5 Windermere Lass (6) 55 J Blackadder
A Collett C Barnes SCRATCHED P Shaikh (a2) R Firdhaus (a2) T Jonker (a3)
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12
16578 Secret Indy nwtd 13612 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 32143 Opawa Abbie Joy 30.62 24164 Goldstar Chief 30.85 43436 Goldstar Dodge 30.72 64337 Black Eye Bill nwtd 63684 Spring Sam 30.74
$2,390, C0, 520m
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1 64882 Amy Boy nwtd R Wales 2 2 2 Little Krakatoa nwtd A Bradshaw CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO SPRINT 1:06PM 3 3 6434 Andrea’s Magic nwtd B Dann $1,365, C0, 295m 3 Lucky Mick nwtd R Wales 4 1 68 Magic Wilma nwtd J T McInerney 4 A Joyce 2 66865 Jinja Ninja nwtd McCook & Jopson 5 67352 Matariki nwtd 1 6 Token Vikkers nwtd R Wales 2 3 56552 Homebush Brodie nwtd J T McInerney 3 4 46426 Snickerdoodle nwtd 5 Mitcham Faye nwtd J T McInerney B Dann 7 5 686 Smash Ocean nwtd 4 8 54551 Extra Salsa nwtd M Grant S & B Evans 6 47276 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S & B Evans 9 66675 Opawa Pauline nwtd R Wales 1 7 53321 Nicky Baxter nwtd J T McInerney 10 888 Loose Donald nwtd M K Dempsey 8 74685 Goldstar Oakley nwtd S & B Evans A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH 9 75878 Just Ernie nwtd H Anderton 2:16PM $1,685, C1/2, 295m 10 887 Batty Who nwtd Mitchell & Smith 2 1 55285 Steel The Gold 17.29 D A Roberts JINGLE BELL’S XMAS DASH 1 2 55212 Homebush Sloan 17.53 J T McInerney 1:24PM $1,365, C0, 295m 3 15874 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37 A Joyce 4 1 84346 Homebush Jasper nwtd J T McInerney 4 61543 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & B Evans 1 2 542 Goldstar Jay Jay nwtd S & B Evans 5 88828 Rand 17.19 McCook & Jopson 2 3 736 Call Me Joe nwtd A Botherway 4 6 X6782 Cut The Ribbons 17.44 J Tanner 4 35486 Classy Baxter nwtd J T McInerney 3 7 24454 Know Salute 17.29 G Cleeve 5 8843 Magic Jess Lass nwtd J T McInerney 8 75566 Tip The Babe 17.44 R Casey 6 78556 Half Pie nwtd S & B Evans J T McInerney 3 7 53 Raylene nwtd R Adcock 9 22226 Homebush Hundy nwtd 1 0 33321 Unverified nwtd J T McInerney 8 76687 Socket To Em nwtd K M Grant 9 75878 Just Ernie nwtd H Anderton LITTLE BROWN JUG STAKES 10 887 Batty Who nwtd Mitchell & Smith 2:33PM $2,505, C1, 520m CHRIS & LISA EARL SPRINT 4 1 8877X Renegade Comet 31.03 Hart & Taylor 1:41PM 2 2 12143 Goldstar Ashton 30.45 $1,365, C0, 295m S & B Evans 4 1 77545 Goldstar Alfie nwtd S & B Evans 3 12138 Darlek Ian nwtd J T McInerney
9 6673X Justrush (8) 56.5 K & P Hughes M Cameron 1 10 5X346 Platinum Raider (14) 56.5 A Carston R Firdhaus (a2) $10,000, MDN, 2100m G Jogoo (a1) PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 11 67. Mowenna (1) 56.5 J & K Parsons 12 0X Zante (11) 56.5 S Woodsford A Collett 1 1 9X594 Painted Angel (1) 58.5 M Price G Jogoo (a1) 13 046. Dark Poppy (5) 55 Champion/Murphy S Wynne 2 2 05484 Shangold (11) 58.5 T Rae A Collett 14 Pinup Coup SCRATCHED 3 00X Bannock (13) 58.5 B Middlewood C Johnson 0 15 09. Skedaddle Skedoo (13) 57 J Burrows T Jonker (a3) 4 9X995 Louvres (7) 58.5 P Craw K Williams 0 16 00. Roullette (18) 58.5 M Osborne 5 Bal Harbour (4) 58.5 B McDonald T Moseley 0 17 500 Troy Boy (15) 58.5 K & P Hughes 6 480X0 Oh Nova (10) 58.5 A Carston M Cameron 0 18 46X06 Epee (19) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 3 7 8360. Oreo (12) 56.5 Champion/Murphy S Wynne 0 19 68677 Galisini (9) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 4 8 80905 Beaver Las Vegas (9) 56.5 Charles/Corbett J Lowry (a) 0 20 0X098 Swiss Dream (12) 56.5 D Crozier 9 55066 Dowry Duty (6) 56.5 Harris/Moore R Cuneen RITCHIE MCCREA PAINTERS AND DECORATORS OPEN 10 7999 Jewell Of Jumeriah (14) 56.5 G & T Shaw K Mudhoo (a1) 2:25PM 1400 $15,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 11 9X88X Molly Pond (8) 56.5 L Dobbs K Kwo (a3) OPT 613 12 0760. Sulcifera (15) 56.5 Champion/Murphy J Morris 1 1 2X651 Riding Shotgun (1) 60 T Rae A Collett 13 0 Ticky Tu (2) 56.5 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) 2 0X760. Maid Of Steel (3) 58.5 A Carston M Cameron 14 X7009 Fivewayeight (5) 55 M & W Coles P Shaikh (a2) 3 3 X2277 Volcano (2) 57 L Robinson S Wynne 0 15 90X00 El Bee Dancer (3) 58.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 4 4 1276X Clara Jane (5) 54 N Coulbeck C Johnson 16 Nancy SCRATCHED 2 5 642X1 The Real Deal (4) 54 D Crozier B Hong (a4) 1:15PM OPT 611
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$1,685, C1/2, 295m
1 86612 Abacus Magic 17.53 2 4 2 51744 Know Conclusion nwtd 3 3 1348X Umbreon Bale nwtd 4 84537 Come Sunday 17.35 5 81187 Chop Shop 17.32 6 43855 Leo’s Son nwtd 7 76547 Draxler nwtd 1 8 13611 Epic Mango 17.18 9 22226 Homebush Hundy nwtd 10 23321 Fired Up Jed 17.44 3:21PM
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L Waretini G Cleeve C Roberts A Lee J T McInerney J T McInerney J & D Fahey McCook & Jopson J T McInerney B Dann
MERRY CHRISTMAS DASH $1,685, C1/2, 295m
1 42615 Coco Bango 17.27 3 1 2 21176 Timely Affair 17.40 3 65857 Stu On It 17.47 4 24646 Culvie Jay Dee 17.53 5 86558 Must Desire 17.17 2 6 34145 Know Approval 17.32 7 55167 Gordy Junior 17.51 4 8 57628 Jinno Gino 17.51 9 22226 Homebush Hundy nwtd 10 332X1 Barellen Panther 17.78 DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6
J T McInerney J Dunn Mitchell & Smith Hart & Taylor G Cleeve G Cleeve McCook & Jopson J McMillan J T McInerney C Roberts
2-3, 4-5, 6-7 2-3-4, 5-6-7 1-2-3-4, 4-5-6-7 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 2-3-4-5-6-7
2 27240. Mr Conductor (3) 58 D Crozier 1 J Lowry (a) 4 3 55X56 Bonaparte (5) 57 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) 4 21270 Hot Tempo (4) 56.5 M Tapper K Williams 5 60X01 Flytime (8) 56.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 K Mudhoo (a1) 2 6 115X0. Twinkles (6) 56 Kennedy/Furlong J Laking M Cameron 3:37PM NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN 7 X18X7 Mulberry (10) 55.5 N Ridley T Moseley $12,000, MDN 2YO&UP F&M, 1200m 8 3X800. Elusive Boxers (7) 54 A Carston OPT 615 3 9 36231 Sacred Desire (1) 54 T Rae A Collett 2 1 02502 Miacoca (17) 57.5 T & L Prendergast K Williams C Johnson 2 3X98X Buffalo Rose (16) 57.5 M Simons C Barnes 10 7130X Fully Charged (2) 54 R Yuill 3 3 X00X3. Khorabella (7) 57.5 A Carston M Cameron BEVAN, GILBERT AND NORM RATING 65 2100M 4 8X0X3 Vendima (4) 57.5 N Ridley H Bennet (a3) 4:47PM 5 30040. Our Nina (13) 57.5 M McCann K Mudhoo (a1) OPT 617 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 6 7X406 Sammi Lou (9) 57.5 S Woodsford A Collett 3 1 X6120. Larrikin (11) 59 R Mauger K Williams 4 7 65 Rockapan (6) 57.5 D Williamson T Moseley K Kwo (a3) 8 6 To Love You (12) 57.5 D Frye L Callaway 2 72003 Precious Percy (14) 58.5 L Dobbs 1 3 X0336 Suzerain (7) 58 D Crozier J Laking 9 8 Mystical Eyes (11) 57.5 J & K Parsons R Beeharry (a4) 2 4 X0473 Opihi Jade (10) 57 M & W Coles L Callaway 10 355X Madam Swiss (3) 56 A Carston C Johnson 1 11 44 Anzac Coup (5) 56 M & M Pitman C Johnson P Shaikh (a2) 5 X3648. Pickup (12) 57 K James 1:50PM MCCORMICK SPRAYING MAIDEN 1400M 3:00PM R D PETROLEUM RATING 65 1400M 12 984 Lake Chalice (14) 56 Kennedy/Furlong J Laking 6 95682 Taxihome (6) 57 R & Ashley McKay 1 A Collett $10,000, MDN, 1400m OPT 614 OPT 612 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 13 Known To Flirt SCRATCHED 4 7 44317. Hell Bound (9) 56.5 S Robertson J Lowry (a) 1 4 Miss Diorella (10) 56 Sarah & Matthew Smith 1 J Lowry (a) 4 1 3 Jin Lu (2) 58.5 L and Richard Didham 8 54100 Sunset Girl (4) 56 Harris/Moore G Jogoo (a1) T Jonker (a3) J Morris 1 3961X Tenfold (2) 59 J & K Parsons 0 15 8X Mahana (2) 57.5 M & M Pitman 2 75949 Ferocious (17) 58.5 M McCann 3 2 X6024 Ruby Row (7) 58 E Wilson 1 9 8X958 Royal Road (8) 55 N Ridley J Laking S Wynne K Mudhoo (a1) 0 16 5666X Three Shots (8) 57.5 S McCarty 3 3 7X575 Dale (6) 58.5 Harris/Moore 10 69X08 Lookherepal (1) 55 A Carston R Cuneen 3 45X04 Masabio (1) 58 R Simpson K Mudhoo (a1) M Cameron 0 17 6X708 Firestarter (1) 56 K & P Hughes 4 7 Linedanceking (3) 58.5 J & K Parsons 1 4 61545 Lay Off (4) 57.5 J & K Parsons 11 0X909 Mystery Man (2) 55 J & K Parsons C Johnson M Cameron G Jogoo (a1) 0 18 787X0 Hand Of Aces (15) 57.5 R & Ashley McKay 1 2 5 X3216 Stitch (12) 57.5 N Coulbeck 12 004X0. Bahhare Babe (5) 54.5 S Hampton 1 5 7X9 Mr Tool (16) 58.5 F Robertson B Hong (a4) S Wynne J Morris 2 6 X3764 Zah Wanted (7) 57 P Rudkin HINDS RIDGE FARM, STACKHOUSE FARMING CO LTD R75 13 0000X Feral Ice (3) 54 G Eatwell T Moseley 6 5127X Tuilana (11) 57.5 N Coulbeck C Johnson 4:12PM K Mudhoo (a1) 7 $11,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 14 64967 Fergie (13) 54 S Laming K Williams OPT 616 R Cuneen Strad (10) 57 A Cowan 1 J Laking 7 X7401 Zayzay (9) 57.5 M Tapper 15 8 8308X Ancient (4) 56.5 S Laming Nancy SCRATCHED 10 Abraxos (10) 57 D Williamson L Callaway 1 5X804 El Bee Darci (9) 61 R & Ashley McKay 1 S Wynne L Callaway 8
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Today at Addington Raceway
December 22, 2017
5 5520X BJ Lindenny (5) D Bennett R Close 4 6 49X45 Well Defined (6) K Townley D Dunn $10,000, 4YO+ R40–R52, Up–R69 +Claimer, 2600m P Wakelin PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 7 07077 Thank U George (7) Wakelin/Noble 1 8 620X2 One Over Da Skye (8) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 1 6X030 Aveross Brachole (1) D Pearce N Munro Speedy Command (9) T Trathen T Trathen 2 05050 Franco Caliph (2) D Taylor R Sissons 9 793 Barrier 1 3 00603 Red River Lochee (3) J McDermott J McDermott 10 080X0 This Way Comes (21) D Burrows D Burrows 4 99079 Earthquake (4) S Smolenski P Wallace 2 11 Light Year Franco (u1) S McRae C D Thornley 4 5 30078 Nerve Of Steel (5) D Williamson W Low 6 33098 Bettor Backim (6) S Blake VISIT PASCOES JEWELLERS THIS CHRISTMAS PACE $10,000, P Cook 4:38PM 7 8050X Flamboyant (7) D Taylor 4YO+ Up–& including R55 JUN.D, 2600m T Sissons OPT 804 1 81004 The Tin Soldier (1) B Mowbray S Whatuira (J) 8 0X827 Going To California (8) B Ward B Wilmott 4 2 67636 Claus (2) S Moore B Munro (J) 2 Eja Patron (9) B Mowbray M Maynard 9 78803 Barrier 1 3 15062 Dundee Lady (3) P Burrows M Purvis (J) 10 04568 Red Under Fire (21) S Blake 4 51040 Airpark Flyer (4) P McClelland S Tomlinson (J) W Frost 11 27604 Living Legend (22) B Negus M Anderson (J) M Stratford 5 40504 Burning Rubber (5) B Hill 12 74500 Russian Express (23) A Edge 6 X7444 Twitter Bromac (6) J Gameson B Laughton (J) A Edge 3 13 69574 Queen Of Glory (24) B Negus A Fitzgerald (J) C Wigg 7 08126 All Nuts N Bolts (7) D Pearce 14 09400 Pat Campbell (25) B Negus J Morrison (J) C Negus 8 37697 Diamond Life (8) T May 9 1X000 Christian Who (9) J Whittaker J Whittaker (J) 3:41PM HAPPY BIRTHDAY WORMY PACE $13,500, NONBarrier WINNERS 3YO+, 1950m 10 86109 Aveross Rustler (21) A Faulks OPT 802 M Hurrell (J) 2 1 34032 Still Of The Night (1) H Westrum D Keast (J) 11 80008 Van Laddie (22) K & T Barron S Payne (J) 4 2 0825 Proud Bromac (2) J Gameson J Curtin 2 12 156X2 Unico Enchantress (23) G & N Hope B Hope (J) 1 3 2 Kiwis Are Flying (3) R Holmes R Holmes 3 13 38095 Sportscaster (u1) A Stuart D Keast (J) 4 8 When I See You (4) P Court B Orange EPS PANEL SYSTEMS SANTA’S SCAMPER PACE $10,000, NON 5 37879 Acuto (5) B Hill R May 5:05PM WINNERS & Up–R50 with cond. SpecHcp, 2000m 6 87455 Machsgain (6) M Ward C Ward OPT 805 3 1 344 Nimah Franco (1) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel 3 7 223 Playa Vista (7) R Winter S McNally J Gray 8 Tribeca (8) A Fitzgerald A Fitzgerald (J) 2 04009 Yukon Cloud (2) J Gray 2 3 24926 Pembrook’s Passion (3) G Smith G Smith Governor’s Bay (9) T Bagrie D Dunn 9 0 Barrier 1 4 59372 Si Si Senor (4) M Jones M Jones D Dunn 10 X4977 De Lancome (21) R Dunn J Dunn 5 25208 Editorial (5) T Bagrie 6 56000 I’m Sick Of Excuses (6) F Baigent R Curtin 11 8X King Of Heroes (22) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 4 7 92996 Unfinished Business (7) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 12 7 Tres Vite (23) M Jones M Jones 8 38330 Corena Lea (8) G McStay R Holmes 13 With The Band (24) C McDowell L O'Reilly 9 90898 The Kingpin (u1) T Healy J Dunn 14 906 Lilbitbettor (u1) C Chalmers J W Cox 10 48990 Redmaro (1) S Blake S Ottley J Curtin 4:06PM EPS PANEL SYSTEMS TROT $10,000, NON- 11 09807 Nova Time (2) J Gameson B Orange OPT 803 WINNERS 3YO+, 1950m 12 07009 Live To Tell (3) S Blake 1 3 40449 Ildivo (u1) S Hale J W Cox 1 0X009 Lady Tanya (1) J Gray J Gray 2 24503 Shona Mary (2) K & T Barron B Orange 5:34PM WESTFIELD RICCARTON OPEN LATE CHRISTMAS TROT 3 3 80006 Still Eyre (3) R Allen M Williamson OPT 806 $10,000, Up–& including R63 F&M, 1950m 4 004 Skyline (4) G Dunn G O'Reilly 1 08564 Stellar Success (1) M Heenan R May 3:06PM OPT 801
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2 00999 Shpeedy (2) J Harrington 3 80050 Rocknpop (3) K Ford 4 22923 Whatasista (4) C McLeod 3 5 27324 Sugar Cane (5) D McCormick 4 6 2136X Di’z Luck (6) G Smith 7 77858 Tessa’s Rocket (7) R Rennie 8 32286 Ruthless Kayla (8) K Fairbairn 2 Another Chapter (9) J Whittaker 9 X1712 Barrier 10 67215 Chivasion (21) M Edmonds 1 11 01102 Jaw D Nancy (u1) C & A Edmonds
J Harrington (J) C Ford M Williamson D D McCormick G Smith R Close S Ottley J Curtin
DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10
11 01X85 For The Corz (22) K & T Barron 2 12 90033 Bettor Chance (23) R Dunn 13 360X0 Nic Mac Willy (u1) S Hale 7:08PM 809
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PERFECT PORTABLE BUILDINGS HANDICAP TROT
$10,000, R50 to R70 DiscrHcp TROT, 2600m
1 187X0 The Bloss (1) B Borcoskie B Borcoskie 4 2 02096 Michelle (u1) M Jones S Ottley 3 519X0 One Over Da Stars (u2) B White S McNally 6:06PM EPS PANEL SYSTEMS PACE $14,400, 3YO+ R56–R72 4 0P9X0 Lightworkofit (u3) D Burrows D Burrows OPT 807 DiscrHcp, 2600m 5 90480 Jerry Garcia (u4) L O'Reilly L O'Reilly 1 11000 The Bus (1) M Jones M Jones 6 06870 Majestic Moment (u5) S Smolenski S Golding 4 2 1X538 Rocknroll Magic (2) Butt/Cox J W Cox 7 61147 BK Dawn (1) Wakelin/Noble P Wakelin 2 3 515X9 Go Davey (3) D Taylor S Ottley 8 63098 Redwood Invasion (2) R Holmes R Holmes 4 10515 Every Option (4) M Smolenski J Curtin 2 9 048X2 Lavros Texas (3) M Jones A Lethaby 5 62314 Gunpowder (5) P Robertson D Dunn 10 8637P Dusky Eyre (4) R Allen R May 6 0X853 Bird Of Paradise (6) B Ward R Close 1 11 3X001 Mr Fahrenheit (5) L Jones D Dunn 1 7 X1301 Bettor’s Heart (7) P Bagrie J Dunn 12 06100 Woodstone (u1) R Dunn J Dunn 8 06608 Boomer Bailey (8) G Telfer G Telfer 13 17187 Breenys Cullen (1) N Taylor M Williamson 9 64140 Enchantee (9) N Le Lievre C DeFilippi 3 14 P9667 Red Hot Poker (2) G Telfer G Telfer 10 9977X Just Ben (10) K Williams M Williamson 3 11 24821 Romanite (1) A Edge R May 7:33PM MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE FROM ADDINGTON PACE 12 4353X Four Starzzz Shiraz (2) B Mowbray C Purvis (J) OPT 810 $10,000, NON-WINNERS 4YO+, 2600m 13 0X046 Shezza GNP (3) K & T Barron B Orange 4 1 23477 Dios Del Fuego (1) K Nyhan R Close 14 01571 Spondulicks (4) R Dunn G Smith 3 2 0205 The Director (2) P Bagrie D Dunn 15 128X0 Bakari (u1) K Chapman S Tomlinson (J) 3 94X Denstown (3) Butt/Cox J W Cox J Curtin 6:37PM DIAMOND CREEK FARM PACE $13,500, 3YO+ Up–& 4 00 Jacko’s Big Collect (4) M Fuller 1 5 338 Sounds Bettor (5) K O'Reilly L O'Reilly including R60, 1950m OPT 808 1 88500 Sicilian Secret (1) I Schwamm I Schwamm 6 0 Complicate (6) K & T Barron B Orange 3 2 47226 Glengarry Rose (2) G Dunn 2 7 05332 The Go To Man (7) J Wederell G O'Reilly M Williamson 8 4 3 808X1 Selena Franco (3) S McRae The Kingpin SCRATCHED C D Thornley 4 77777 Sans Le Sou (4) R Alfeld R Alfeld 9 74907 It’s A Deal (8) R Cameron R Cameron Barrier 5 16905 One Direction (5) R Todd R Close C DeFilippi 6 49101 Idealagain (6) J Gameson J Curtin 10 4X908 Tom Me Gun (21) M DeFilippi C D Thornley 7 30X36 Master Moonlite (7) C Dalgety R May 11 00X Eastwood Kite (22) R David A Faulks 8 511 Nota Bene Denario (8) T & G Chmiel T Chmiel 12 970 Shot In The Dark (23) A Faulks 13 Trendy’s Bad Girl SCRATCHED Compliant (9) K & T Barron B Orange 9 00202 Barrier 14 X8294 Honour The Bet (24) K Chapman S Tomlinson (J) 1 10 X6311 Fizzing (21) C Dalgety D Dunn 15 087 Get The Rhythm (25) J McDonald R May
7
M Edmonds J Dunn
10
8
d M9 4:25PM
1
1 1 4 2 3 4 5 3 6 2 7 8 9 10
2
SCRATCHED
Today at Hatrick Raceway
ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2
$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer
31351 Wait For Us 17.77 57512 Cawbourne Hint 17.74 77217 Making It Up 17.79 25642 Leroy Spirit 17.88 28232 Mitsuta 17.63 51145 Bigtime Bev 17.70 58316 Celestial Action 17.82 26621 Bad Movies 17.80 53718 Niamh’s Way 17.81 14348 Sasha McBell 17.60
4:54PM
RunnerName
Barrier
Wanganui Dogs
PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time
1 2 2 3 1 4 3 5 4 6 7 8 9 10
#
A Turnwald J & D Bell C J Morris A Turnwald D Edlin L Cole K Gommans S Stone P Blanche J T McInerney
WANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 $1,685, C2, 305m
22562 Bigtime Danger 17.85 11F86 Another Flag 17.68 51644 You’re The Best 17.90 51288 Thrilling Mia 17.61 12773 Mikachu 17.82 55112 Lightning Lu 17.83 61127 Who’s John Galt 17.82 21364 Cawbourne Web 17.78 2F848 Britt Baxter nwtd 64178 Celtic Rover 17.90
L Cole M Flipp N Udy J & D Bell A Turnwald S & C Blackburn L Cole J & D Bell J T McInerney M Gowan
5:44PM
1 4 3 2 3 4 5 6 2 7 1 8 9 10
4
77253 Autumn Lights 38.14 61622 Gentleman Tim nwtd 46444 Vince Fawn nwtd 21515 Tranquil Blossom 38.47 74823 Cawbourne Buckle nwtd 25183 Cawbourne Kai 38.48 68511 Mija Sydney 37.90 11133 Nature’s Gent nwtd 56667 Dyna Linus nwtd 16452 Cawbourne Trixy nwtd
6:16PM
1 4 1 2 3 2 4 5 3 6 7 8 9
December 22, 2017 LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1/2 D $4,620, C1/2d, 645m
A Turnwald A Turnwald A Turnwald A Turnwald M Roberts M Roberts A Turnwald A Turnwald M Roberts M Roberts
5
6
7:44PM
1 4 FIRST SECURITY C5 2 $2,860, C5, 305m 3 3 4 G & S Fredrickson M Roberts 5 L Cole 1 6 L Cole 2 7 C J Morris 8 L Cole 9 J T McInerney 10
48353 Thunderation 17.48 46212 Hypocritical 17.32 25127 Bigtime Stu 17.48 17241 Bigtime Shaker 17.54 12375 So Over It 17.49 31133 Bigtime Thinker 17.36 31366 Homebush Minnie 17.61 64313 Daisy Lara 17.35 15871 Opawa Crystal 17.57
6:46PM
2 755X1 Bigtime Michelle 30.65 2 3 65134 Meteor Vege 30.41 1 4 F2231 Tyson’s Quest 30.22 3 5 88X13 Mister Ebby nwtd 4 6 42227 Bigtime OnFire 29.94 7 18358 Bigtime Tyson 30.45 8 53445 Pat Patterson nwtd 9 48276 Thrilling Rocky nwtd 10 1731 Bark Rosanowski 30.45
L Cole M Flipp
LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C3
8:03PM
1 $2,035, C3, 305m 3 2 L Cole 2 3 J & D Bell 1 4 W Kite N Udy 5 4 6 M Gowan A Turnwald 7 J T McInerney 8 G & S Fredrickson 9 J & D Bell 10
8
66413 Kirkham Coby 17.41 86786 Sozin’s Noir nwtd 85217 Cheap Shot Matty 17.41 47241 Bear Inda Square 17.29 56267 Bigtime Trev 17.55 62453 Zoya Bale 17.48 52222 Frisky Gambler 17.63 71872 Bigtime Champ 17.66 24757 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 58865 Hotdog Shannon 17.98
9
78748 Kirkham Webby 17.58 83734 Polly Cracker 17.67 65375 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 84543 Bigtime Basher 17.41 83688 Sozin’s Blue nwtd 33155 Lover 17.30 25263 Bigtime Redfoo 17.52 88286 Harry Brown 17.48 24757 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 18838 Nippa Eel 17.86
L Cole E Duganzich B Marsh A Turnwald L Cole L Cole M Flipp M Gowan L Cole
3 2 4 1 5 6 4 7 8 9 J P PRINT PETONE C3/4 10 $2,390, C3/4, 305m
7
h M5
6:26PM 501
1
Alexandra Park Harness Today at Alexandra Park
JOHN ROSS ‘RACE NIGHT STEWARD’ TROT $12,000, 3YO+, NON-WINNERS & Up–R41, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT
1 86363 Commando One (1) S Doody 2 2 34X09 All Over The Stars (2) T Cameron 1 3 P3452 Swinging (3) T Vince 4 4 3X Missy Moo (4) G Dixon 5 57532 A Glass Of Tanqueray (5) M Hjalmarsson 6 90905 Monarchy Invasion (6) Wallis/Hackett 7 05880 Mon Archie Way (7) A Holdaway Te Kouka Breeze (8) M Nicholas 8 24435 Barrier 9 27 Caroline Wozniacki (21) J Abernethy 3 10 05226 Luck Of The Moment (22) P & V Blanchard
A Poutama T Cameron (J) T Herlihy S Lawson M McKendry B Hackett R Argue (J) M Nicholas J Abernethy D Butcher
7:24PM 503
OPT
December 22, 2017
3 HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNEMARIE PIDWELL PACE
1 17266 The Thug (1) B Purdon 4 2 61586 Positano (2) Cooney/Hopkins 3 82493 Makers Mark (3) A & L Neal 4 77538 My Cash (4) S Argue 5 21754 Lynbar Rose (5) J Young 2 6 47251 Hot Flush (6) T Herlihy 3 7 21033 Gotta Moment (7) T Herlihy Tennyson Inlet (8) J Stevens 8 X7476 Barrier 1 9 17622 Hunter Bromac (21) S Telfer 7:53PM OPT 504
4
$14,500, 3YO+ R43–R55, 2200m
Z Butcher J I Dickie P Ferguson R Argue (J) M McKendry T Herlihy T Cameron (J) D Ferguson (J) D Butcher
THE PLAYHOUSE PRE-SCHOOL PACE $14,500, 3YO+ R58–R72, 2200m
1 Will Take Charge SCRATCHED A Poutama 6:56PM SWEET LOU AT WOODLANDS STUD PACE $12,000, 2 77132 Madiba (1) D Morrison Z Butcher NON-WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 2200m 3 X963X Freedom Fighter (2) B Purdon OPT 502 2 4 1X31 Sheriff (3) N McGrath S Phelan 3 1 35 Tiger Swift (1) T Macfarlane J Stormont 5 00913 Classie American (4) R Richardson P Ferguson 4 2 05564 First Class Lady (2) B Purdon Z Butcher 6 26X71 Gimmegold (5) G Dixon S Lawson 3 Eye Lash SCRATCHED 3 7 X7424 Zadaka (6) G Small G Small 4 33X30 Shandance (3) M McKendry M McKendry 1 Triple Eight (7) S Telfer D Butcher 8 1113 Barrier 5 75 Dianne Lorena (4) Hollis/Robertson L Hollis 4 9 19010 Missinmemate (21) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) 6 7 Bettathanapokeindeye (5) P Screen S Phelan K Marshall 7 36422 CD Express (6) S Doody A Poutama 10 9X967 Mo Casino (22) S Reid 11 25416 Bopper Jet (u1) R Brosnan R Brosnan 8 3 Monkey Princess (7) R Dunn J MacKinnon (J) Barrier 8:24PM DUNSTAN SUMMER SERIES HANDICAP TROT 1 9 380X3 Harmony Blue (21) T Herlihy T Herlihy OPT 505 $14,500, R47 to R57 SpecHcp TROT, 2700m 2 10 252X8 Ruebe Star (22) B Mangos J Stormont B Mangos 1 39273 Sunny Pegasus (1) R Brosnan
2
5
h M7
12:10PM 711
Winton Harness
Tomorrow at Central Southland Raceway December 23, 2017
1 NIGHTCAPS HOTEL/MCNEILLS POULTRY FARM LTD TROT
$8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ TROT, 2400m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver OPT
1 46739 Cuddly Trouble (1) L Bond 4 2 0X War Admiral (2) T Stratford 3 Majestic Galleon (3) P Williamson 3 4 P Bonny Reece (4) C Barron 5 66898 Pegasus Hanover (5) O Lawrence 1 6 09P03 Nathan D (u1) S Armour 7 X0007 Spur Me On Gently (u2) T Robertson 8 47X74 Nottingham K Two (u3) G Orr 9 0PX5 Thunder Buddy (u4) B C Wallace 2 10 24590 Crusher Collins (u5) L Bond
R Swain D Dunn M Williamson B Orange R McIlwrick A Armour T Robertson G McEwan B Wallace N Williamson
11
Champagne Bromac
SCRATCHED
10
2:27PM 715
OPT
4
5
2 1780X Opawa Speed (2) D Iremonger 3 9783X This Sky Rox (3) I Brownlee 4 45260 Dauntless (4) Ted & Brett Edwards 4 5 00724 Stow (5) R Brosnan 6 00570 Speedy Lavros (u1) S Argue 7 0X01D Master Merlin (u2) A Donnelly 3 8 235D2 Jomo (1) J Robinson 1 9 21032 Musculus (2) P Iggo 2 10 266X6 Sertorius (u1) J & J Dickie
4YO+, Up–R58 with cond. JUN.D, 2400m
1 4X51 Quartz (1) D Baynes 3 C Purvis (J) 2 73857 Bettor B Ready (2) B Gray M Purvis (J) 12:40PM HIGHWAY SERVICES LTD F&M PACE $8,000, NON- 3 18557 Misty Memory (3) H Hunter C Faithful (J) OPT 712 WINNERS 3YO+ F&M, 1609m 4 710X9 Dali Bread (4) C Barron E Barron (J) 2 1 Ferritts Sister (1) G & J Knight R McIlwrick 1 5 X2652 Cast A Shadow (5) B Nicol S Tomlinson (J) 1 2 0X523 Excellent (2) N Williamson N Williamson 2 6 82382 Canardly Remember (6) B Shirley M Hurrell (J) 3 88X Articulate (3) R & E Drake B Rae 7 46520 Ideal Conquest (7) B Gray M Anderson (J) 4 47300 Iechyd Da (4) B McIntyre M Williamson 4 Fern Lea (8) W Adams J Morrison (J) 8 184X9 Barrier 5 Giftofjoy (5) C Barron B Orange 3 6 54305 Motu Belle Du Jour (6) C Barron D Dunn WILLY’S FLOORING LTD PACE $8,000, NON 7 Doves Su (7) S Lock A Suddaby 3:05PM OPT 716 WINNERS 3YO+ MR48–MR52, 2400m 8 624X I’mallaboutthebase (8) S Baucke M Purvis (J) 1 Lisa Rocks (1) E Swain E Swain Barrier Poldark (2) D McLachlan A Suddaby 4 9 3 High Line (21) B Gray B Barclay 2 Got Another Lover (3) H Hunter K Larsen 10 00648 Iwanadancewitsumbody (22) H Hunter H Hunter 3 4 2000 The Heart Rulz (4) B Gray B Barclay 1:15PM WINTON NIGHT ‘N DAY FOODSTORE PACE 2 5 344X Triroyale Brigade (5) N Williamson N Williamson $8,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2400m OPT 713 3 6 80X25 Franco Rebel (6) G & J Knight M Williamson 1 79895 Lady’s Lass (1) T Robertson T Robertson 1 7 4 The Bull Pen (7) B McIntyre D Dunn 2 PX587 Particular (2) C Faithful C Faithful (J) 8 9624 Doc Seelster (8) D Reardon D Reardon Barrier 3 P0 Ripsnorter (3) M Swain B Orange A Armour 1 4 78022 Miss Waikiwi (4) M G Brown S Tomlinson (J) 9 0X436 Fast Profit (21) W Bryant 4 10 48882 Major McRae (22) M Swain B Orange 2 5 Walk Like A Man (5) N Williamson N Williamson P2 Broadway Banner (u1) H Hunter H Hunter 4 6 Archman (6) G & J Knight R McIlwrick 11 7 70360 Bettor Option (7) A Black M Purvis (J) 3:38PM TRANSPORT SERVICES LTD PACE $8,000, Up–MR48 8 86754 Handsome Mac (8) H Hunter H Hunter OPT 717 +Claimer, 2400m 3 9 3X389 Bettors Atom (9) M Horton J Morrison (J) C Ferguson 1 07X L J’s Jet (1) W Adams 10 1 2 79943 Gotta Good Looker (2) A Paisley Hedonist Franco (10) P Ellis D Dunn R McIlwrick
2
6
3
7
11813 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 12642 Golden Pixel 30.50 11214 Bigtime Donny 30.32 51712 Midsomer Magic 30.32 82355 Bigtime Rise 30.11 14265 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd 16452 Cawbourne Trixy 30.02 34476 Jinja Loren 30.22
M Gowan G Hodgson L Cole E Duganzich L Cole J & D Bell M Roberts Ross/Voyce
11
9:02PM
WANGANUI TOYOTA C3 $2,035, C3, 305m
1 3 2 2 1 3 4 4 5 6 THE ROCK 95.2FM C3 7 $3,325, C3, 520m 8 L Cole 9 A Turnwald 10
D Ferguson (J) S Lawson B Edwards R Brosnan R Argue (J) A Donnelly J Robinson P Iggo J I Dickie
12
9:29PM
MERRY CHRISTMAS DASH C3 $2,035, C3, 305m
6175P Chair Up 17.48 48211 Electric Dandy 17.68 51223 Viva La Vixen 17.72 41357 Cawbourne Nath 17.74 35378 Homebush Rocky 17.61 67688 Kirkham Jasper 17.60 41475 Uno Again 17.71 6537F Bigtime Summer 17.53 24757 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 18838 Nippa Eel 17.86
DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6
6 3 7
S Kite S Gommans N Udy L Cole G & S Fredrickson R Waite J & D Bell J T McInerney J & D Bell J T McInerney
2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9 2-3-4-5, 6-7-8-9 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 4-5-6-7-8-9
51618 Destined For Heaven (5) Hollis/Robertson 55629 Pakipaki (6) Hollis/Robertson Barrier
9:47PM 508
OPT
8
M Flipp B Hunt A Turnwald M Roberts J T McInerney J & D Bell N Udy L Cole J & D Bell J T McInerney
L Hollis P Butcher
LIL’ORBITS HOT DONUTS HANDICAP TROT
$17,000, R60 to R84 SpecHcp TROT, 2700m
1 43334 Red Castleton (1) R Brosnan R Brosnan 2 2 41355 Angus Burga (u1) K Sefonte P Ferguson 8:52PM DAWSON HARFORD & PARTNERS HANDICAP PACE 3 87P18 Roi Des Gitans (1) B Mangos B Mangos $17,000, R76 to R96 SpecHcp PACE, 2700m OPT 506 1 4 1175X Heavyweight Hero (2) T Macfarlane T Macfarlane 4 1 31294 Ideal Roman (1) S Telfer D Butcher 3 5 06134 Shady Sadie (1) J Stormont J Stormont 2 8X353 Fleeting Grin (2) C Webber P Ferguson 6 55741 Charlemagne (2) C Butler K Marshall 3 02213 Imajollywally (3) A Donnelly A Harrison (J,Cl) 4 7 36772 KD Hall (u1) T Vince T Herlihy 3 4 42151 My Generation (u1) D Balle K Marshall 5 3X448 Brydon Ideal (1) J Young M McKendry 10:16PM NEW YEARS EVE AUCKLD CUP TWILIGHT RACES PACE 6 Mongolian Storm SCRATCHED OPT 509 $12,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m 2 7 X7175 Seaswift Joy (2) J Stormont J Stormont 1 48884 Rock N Roll Patron (1) D Iremonger D Ferguson (J) 1 8 1X129 Motown (u1) J & J Dickie J I Dickie 2 3X638 Bugalugs (2) J Stevens P Ferguson 9:17PM DUNSTAN SUMMER SERIES F&M PACE $14,500, 3YO+ 4 3 95465 Bit Of A Tiger (3) P Turner M McKendry F&M Up–& including R73, 1700m 4 3486X Banner Of Art (4) I Brownlee OPT 507 T Macfarlane 2 1 713X Gooddealehemily (1) B & G Hughes T Macfarlane 3 5 56 Storm Prince (5) P Court J I Dickie 1 2 94530 American Empress (2) J Young S Abernethy 2 6 4042 Machbrad (6) T Herlihy T Cameron (J) 4 3 1P2 Ideal Lass (3) S Telfer D Butcher 1 7 5734 The Big Cheese (7) T Herlihy T Herlihy 4 06541 Queen Lostris (4) T Herlihy T Herlihy 8 56407 Eye Lash (8) P Screen S Lawson 5 Gupta’s Cullen SCRATCHED Barrier
6
9
7
Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1407m; Weather: Fine
RYAL BUSH TRANSPORT LTD GOLD CHIP FINAL HCP TROT $12,000,
PANSPACIFICFLIGHT AT MACCA LODGE J/D PACE $9,000,
L Pearce L Cole L Cole J T McInerney A Turnwald G & S Fredrickson L Cole J & D Bell J T McInerney
Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Right-handed; Length: 1006m; Weather: Few Showers
3 7X9 Ohoka Waz (3) D Larkins 2 4 34328 T C Business (4) P Ellis 3YO+ Up–& including R63 DiscrHcp, 2400m 5 0X657 Dreaminsover (5) R Austin 1 63170 Prince George (1) K Larsen K Larsen 6 X6030 Lily Ducket (6) B Swain 2 70007 Eyre’s A Rag Doll (2) G McEwan G McEwan 7 9X0 Raffy Roo (7) D Baynes 4 3 340X0 Makarewa Rum (3) C Barron B Orange 8 99 Harrydahorse (8) M G Brown 3 4 09431 Sky Tower (4) B C Wallace M Williamson Barrier 5 34777 Takenoprisoners (u1) N Williamson N Williamson 4 9 0X3 Elva Jaccka (21) B Gray 2 6 821 Miss Moppet (u2) N Williamson M Purvis (J) 3 10 24265 Jacks N Jazz (u1) G & J Knight 1 7 0X311 King Cassidy (1) C Gerken B Barclay 11 05 Carlo Gambino (u2) B McLellan 1:50PM OPT 714
J & D Bell J T McInerney L Pearce L Cole L Cole M Roberts A Turnwald L Cole J & D Bell P C Morris
1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12
1 31362 Rapper Tilly 17.73 2 2 52618 Feel The Force 17.54 4 3 32661 Opawa Blair 17.53 1 4 26114 Bigtime Break 17.57 3 5 11523 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65 6 838X8 King’s Call 17.48 7 24571 Polly The Dolly 17.71 HATRICK DASH C3/4 8 77188 Homebush Bailey 17.70 $2,390, C3/4, 305m 9 24757 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 J & D Bell 10 18838 Nippa Eel 17.86
1 56465 Allegro Lass 17.50 1 PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1/2 2 48366 Cawbourne Stick 17.54 5:15PM $2,860, C1/2, 520m 2 3 34451 Watch Your Back 17.86 1 1 51141 Eye Kno 31.25 Howe/Woods 4 24431 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 2 45565 Thrilling Wilson nwtd N Udy 3 5 41767 Butterball 17.59 3 24166 Cawbourne Steele 30.71 J & D Bell 6 56741 Spelling Misteak 17.51 4 18578 Bigtime Wild 30.42 4 7 16484 Doosh 17.59 L Cole 3 5 36774 Bigtime Dazzler 30.44 L Cole 8 55678 Box Of Fluffies 17.41 2 6 84657 Bigtime Welldone 29.88 L Cole 9 24757 Cawbourne Dora 17.60 P C Morris 4 7 66251 Charlie Bo Bo 30.34 B Hodgson 10 58865 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 8:35PM 8 65155 Blackie Chan 30.20 B Mitchell ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS WANGANUI C1/2 9 48276 Thrilling Rocky nwtd 1 73416 Extrapolate 30.27 M Gowan 7:16PM $2,860, C1/2, 520m 3 10 62536 Luke Skywalker nwtd L Hunt 1 17877 Erasmus 30.91 L Doody 2 23164 Blitzing Arbee nwtd
3
DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6
B Orange D Dunn R Austin N Williamson A Beck S Tomlinson (J)
DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6
4 14
31172 Franco Tai (1) T & G Chmiel
5:15PM 720
OPT
2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11
10
M Anderson (J)
MCNEILLS POULTRY FARM (2006) LTD PACE $10,000, 3YO+ R50–R58, 2400m
1 124 Kilowatt Kid (1) A Black 1 M Purvis (J) B Barclay 2 2 34186 Erin Jaccka (2) B Gray B Barclay M Williamson 3 3 77515 Delight My Soul (3) S Baucke M Williamson B McLellan 4 4 89071 Some Excusesomewhere (4) C Barron B Orange M Anderson (J) 4:15PM SOUTHLAND VEHICLE SALES TROT $10,000, R56 & 5 05270 Westar Sam (5) C & J Kennett C Faithful (J) OPT 718 faster DiscrHcp, 2400m 6 03107 Tiziano (6) H Hunter B McLellan 1 8X608 Just A Dude (1) S McRae C D Thornley 7 31X90 Mr Handleman (7) B McLellan Maidonthebeach (8) H Hunter H Hunter 2 36543 Moniburns (2) P Ellis B Barclay 8 07148 Barrier 3 003P5 Rydgemont Milly (u1) Mark & Debbie Shirley D Shirley M Hurrell (J) 4 06077 I’ve Got This (u2) P Williamson M Williamson 9 30536 Jabali (21) R Hope I Goodman 2 5 44214 Mass Invasion (1) C Barron E Barron (J) 10 350X8 Dachy (22) I Goodman A Suddaby 1 6 X3521 Sundons Wish (2) I Jamieson D Dunn 11 30345 Franco Huntington (23) D McLachlan P Hunter 3 7 86733 Valmagne (3) C & J Kennett M Anderson (J) 12 L7149 Bold Ruler (24) P Hunter N Williamson 8 5P306 Spotlight The Valley (1) R Wilson B Orange 13 00X05 The Honey Badger (25) B Shirley G Lee 9 36985 Pyramid Magic (1) P Williamson C Purvis (J) 14 13X60 Magnate Mara (26) G & C Lee 10 15X52 Grey Power (2) N Williamson N Williamson 5:45PM SBS BANK PACE $8,000, R40–R49, R50 with 4 11 12893 Father Christmas (u1) P Williamson P Williamson OPT 721 cond., 2400m
8
4:50PM OPT 719
9
OTAUTAU FOUR SQUARE SUPERMARKET WAIRIO CUP PACE $14,999, R60 & faster DiscrHcp, 2400m
1 170X2 Ossessione (1) A Black 2 0X003 Roxy Dale (2) M G Brown 3 3 15023 Jayedgar (3) M Swain 2 4 92513 Shortys Mate (4) A Beck 5 31186 Benio Ben (5) T Stratford 6 0X906 Sagwitch (6) S Breen 7 84X51 Machjagger (7) P Ellis 1 8 6X354 Franco Tristan (1) S McRae 9 2X148 It Ain’t The Money (2) A McVicar 10 26316 Steiger (3) L Veint 11 X1225 Hopes And Dreams (4) G Anderson 12 6X081 Bettor Buy It (5) D Baynes 13 X6867 Gotta Del (u1) C Barron
M Purvis (J) M Williamson R Swain A Beck D Dunn C Ferguson C Faithful (J) C D Thornley B Barclay K Larsen N Williamson B McLellan B Orange
11
1 57263 Grace Burns (1) K Barclay 1 B Orange 2 0509X Jersey Joe Walcott (2) Mark & Debbie Shirley M Shirley 2 3 90772 Gunslinger Bromac (3) C Thomas J Morrison (J) 4 70300 Just Wish (4) M G Brown S Tomlinson (J) 5 89998 Pat’s Legacy (5) H Hunter H Hunter 6 09475 Man I’m Good (6) A Kyle A Kyle 4 7 34156 Nightmarch (7) M Kerr B Barclay 3 Wayward Roc (8) T Stratford D Dunn 8 68282 Barrier 9 00707 Comic Book Hero (21) H Hunter C Faithful (J) 10 270X0 My Georgie Boy (22) P Hunter P Hunter 11 X3869 Ansett Flight (23) P Hunter N Williamson 12 42054 Highland Girl (24) L Pearson L Pearson 13 X3688 Northview Betta (25) B Gray R Swain 14 77728 Senorita Margarita (26) K Barclay R McIlwrick
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Friday, December 22, 2017
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Big day for punters By GreG Jones Patrons can enjoy a pleasant afternoon at the Ashburton Raceway this afternoon with the seven race programme starting at 1.15pm. Apart from the open 1400m event the fields are full and excellent contests are expected. Locally trained horses are involved in some of the races and as usual they are expected to pick up some of the stakes on offer. The track is in excellent order thanks to track convenor Gary Chamberlain and committeemen. A $500 incentive for trainers is on offer courtesy of Ritchie McCrea with the highest points scorer getting the reward. With Addington harness starting at 3.00pm there is plenty of racing action for the enthusiasts to follow. The first race is a maiden 2100m event, with Shangold appearing to have an edge in class over most of these. While it will be the first attempt at the distance, solid recent efforts and the pedigree point to the gelding being hardest to beat. Louvres also has some solid form against stronger opposition and is another likely candidate. The second event is a maiden 1400m and the possibilities are more extensive. Interest will invariably be on the debutant Strad trained by Snooky Cowan, who has a record second to none of getting horses ready first up. Dark Poppy also has strong credentials and will appreciate the drop in class from last start. Jin Lu, Zah Wanted and Plati-
Maid Of Steel will have Matt Cameron aboard in the Ritchie McCrea Painters and Decorators Open at Ashburton today. PHOTO RACEIMAGES
num Raider are others worthy of putting into the multis. The race for the highest rated horses is the third on the programme and a disappointingly small field of five will contest the 1400m event. Riding Shotgun and Volcano look the two to fight out the finish on paper and a special ride from either of the first class jockeys, Alysha Collett or Sam Wynne, might be the difference in the end. The Real Deal may adopt tearaway tactics as it did last time and set up a great finish.
Race 4, the first leg of the quaddie has an open look about it. The Emily Wilson-trained Ruby Row is perhaps the best horse here but is returning to 1400m after racing boldly over 2000m. If she can race midfield expect her to be powering home to win. Most opposition seems likely from Stitch, ZayZay who bolted in last start and Tuliana who while fresh-up, raced against some good ones last campaign and can cope with this class. A NZ Bloodstock Pearl series event is race 5 and these are always well supported due to the
higher than usual stake. This is no exception. Anzac Coup was heavily backed last time and seemed to resent being hemmed in for much of the running. She seems good enough to allow another chance. Madam Swiss showed good pace as a 2-y-o and can use the good draw to receive a favourable passage while Vendima was a very strong finisher at Riccarton in her first start down south for the Barneswood Farm team. Race 6 contains a few that like to go hard early including Bonaparte and a few strong finishers like Sacred Empire. Luck in the running may play a part in the final result. The McKay-trained El Bee Darci will appreciate the class drop and could dispute the finish while Mr Conductor is another who has the ability to be in the judge’s call. The last of the day ay 4.47 is a 2100m event for staying types. Suzerain is likely to be hardest to beat after some sound recent runs in better company. Taxihome showed quick improvement when stepped up in distance last time and if allowed to roll forward again will be difficult to head off. Larrikin has generally shown a liking for these events and another solid effort should ensue. Pickup has always looked capable of going through the grades and with champion jockey Chris Johnson on board to plot the path, it would be unwise to overlook its chances. Best Bet: Shangold (Race 1) Next Best: Anzac Coup (Race 5) Longshot: Platinum Raider (Race 2)
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In brief Vogue Cup contender Courage is All In Vogue’s chief attack weapon, according to the last-start Wanganui Cup winner’s jockey Leah Hemi. She had her first ride aboard the Kevin Gray-trained Pins mare at Wanganui and couldn’t have been more impressed. A winner of six, as well as finishing second in the Listed New Zealand St Leger, All In Vogue tackles tomorrow’s Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup at Awapuni, carrying 2kg more than she did in the Listed Wanganui Cup. - NZME
Vile playing hardball Gary Vile believes he has the right product to capitalise on lucrative summer racing spoils. The Awapuni trainer will produce exciting Burgundy three-year-old Hard Merchandize in tomorrow’s Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes at Awapuni, the second leg of a fourrace summer campaign. “People might say New Zealand racing is buggered. Well, this horse will race for $1.4 million in stakes in his four starts this summer. That’s pretty good money,” Vile said. - NZME
Purdon appeal today Mark Purdon’s appeal against a 26-day suspension handed down for his drive on Ultimate Machete in the Group 1 Golden Nugget in Perth last week will be heard today. Purdon is appealing both the conviction and the severity of the suspension from stewards in an effort to be able to drive on New Year’s Eve at Auckland. - NZHN
Lothario joins Bob Butt Smart trotter Lothario has been transferred to the Woodend Beach stable of Bob Butt. The son of Love You, who hasn’t raced since finishing down the track at the Orari meeting earlier this month hasn’t enjoyed the most fruitful of season after looking like an open class star in the making. - NZHN
■ TOP PACER SIDELINED AGAIN
Locharburn’s comeback hits another snag
Locharburn and regular driver Dexter Dunn completing a warm-up lap.
The career of outstanding pacer Locharburn is back on ice again. The former New Zealand Derby winner was set to race at Addington last week but another injury has struck the troubled gelding and he won’t be seen again until well into the New Year. The latest injury only further adds to the frustration for the pacer’s trainer, Kevin Chapman who has put plenty of man hours into rehabilitating the horse from previous injuries. “Just when we thought we were getting back on track, something else strikes,” Chapman lamented. “And it’s not an old injury, it’s a new one higher up on the tendon. “Luckily it’s not really a big issue but it’s enough to not want to put any extra pressure on him at this stage.” Locharburn hasn’t raced since April of this year, when he finished fifth in the Gordon Roxburgh FreeFor-All behind Lazarus. But he had been enjoying a good
build-up to a return to the track before the latest injury struck. He’s on ice now until the middle of January, when the picture will be a lot clearer as to what Chapman is dealing with. “He’ll be scanned again a couple of weeks into the New Year and we can then make a decision whether we press on with the plans or back right off again. “He’s a seven-year-old now, but he’s still reasonably lightly raced so time isn’t an issue yet. “On what he was feeling like at home, the power is still there.” A winner of 14 races and close to $400,000 in stakes, Locharburn’s return to the open class pacing ranks would be a welcome one at any point in the season. And, although it’s too early to clearly determine the seriousness of the injury, Chapman gave the impression that if everything went well that the Easter Cup could be an initial target once they are back on deck. - NZHN
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www.guardianonline.co.nz Left – Ashburton claimed two new national champions in Neil McCann and Andre van Rooyen who tasted success at the NZ Tennis Senior National Championships.
January 2017 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce.
Above – Mark Breach eyes up his opponent at the Dubliner Fight Night held in Methven. Right – Izaac Otene fires one down in Ashburton club softball.
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Above – A large number of golfers turned out at the Ashburton Golf Course for the opening day of the year.
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Some of the best show jumping talent in Canterbury, including Katie Meredith, were in action at the Grand Prix Show Jumping and Show Hunter Show.
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Friday, December 22, 2017
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In brief
Big names go missing in action I thought I had my Saturday set after my mate flicked me a message the other day. “You keen to come to the cricket in Christchurch on Saturday,” he said. Quite simply, hell yes I was. Getting to see the big booming Chris Gayle in action, the cool head of Kane Williamson controlling a run-chase and Tim Southee ripping in some worldie in-swinging yorkers. However, Mike Hesson has decided to put his clever clogs on and will be resting both Williamson and Southee for the remaining ODIs. To be quite frank, it feels like he has aimed one of the clogs
right at my Simon Doulls and given them a hard boot. It is the first time I’ve heard of a cricketer being rested for the sake of it, and especially at the start of the summer. People were really questioning Steve Hansen when he rested certain players during the rugby championship, despite them already having had a congested Super Rugby season alongside a few games against some lions. It turned out to be a stroke of genius on Hansen’s part, with many of the players pulling right through till the last game of the season. The Black Caps have played
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two easy-peasy test matches against the West Indies, and had a little holiday to India a couple of months ago. The domestic competition hasn’t been up and running for long, so they can’t be getting tired from that. Yes it is a good chance to rotate some players, but it doesn’t seem like there is anybody
bursting to get in to the team at the moment. Bracewell was a surprising call-up in the absence of Colin de Grandhomme, while Tim Seifert grabbed the headlines with his great knock in the T20 competition the other day. The season ahead does not seem too strenuous, and with the lack of test matches thrown into the mix, so just let the big name players play. I am sure Saturday will be a great time, having heard a lot of great things about the Hagley Oval, and there is still plenty of quality in the Black Caps side (maybe not so much with the West Indies).
■ CRICKET
Gayle to be assessed Destructive opener Chris Gayle will be assessed by West Indies medical staff after feeling the effects of illness during the opening one-day international loss to New Zealand. Gayle didn’t take the field during the Black Caps’ successful run chase and earlier looked below his best with the bat. “I’m not a doctor,” coach Stuart Law said soon after his team’s five-wicket loss. “I can’t give you any more, so I apologise. We should get a full appraisal tomorrow.” - NZME
Starc ‘just bruised’ Mitchell Starc has received good news on the injury front but Australia’s spearhead knows he might yet endure more Boxing Day heartbreak. Starc returned home on crutches after bowling under duress on days four and five of the WACA test. Scans confirmed team medicos’ early diagnosis that the left-armer had a bruised heel rather than a stress fracture. - AAP
IPL riches looming
Worker pushing barrow By DaviD Leggat New Zealand batsman George Worker is hoping to give the selectors a headache with a series of strong performances against the West Indies. The Central Districts lefthander got 57 in New Zealand’s fivewicket win in the first game of the three-match ODI series against the Windies at Whangarei on Wednesday. It was his first game opening in his fifth ODI appearance. It produced his second half century and lifted his average in the format to 41.25. Worker and Colin Munro put on a rattling 108 for the first wicket, Munro contributing 49 off 36 balls to continue a good recent run of international form. Worker’s chances have been limited due to the presence of the world class Martin Guptill while others such as Tom Latham and Munro have had an opportunity going in first. But Worker is keen to stake a claim. Guptill is due to return from a hamstring injury in the near future. It could be Worker and Munro finish up vying with each other to be Guptill’s partner. Worker, 28, is philosophical about the situation. “Obviously Gups, he’ll come back at some stage,” he said. “He’s been world class for the Black Caps for a number of years in the one-day format. I’m not worrying about that too much. “I’ll just concentrate on the next two games, and do as well as I can and I guess give the selectors a bit of a headache.” The next two matches in the series are at Christchurch’s Hagley Oval tomorrow and Monday, and Worker likes the ground and has good memories of past performances there. He’d especially think back to early November when he took Canterbury for 111 in their Plun-
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Australia’s five best players look set to reap the rewards of the most lucrative Indian Premier League auction to be held on January 27 and 28 in Bangalore. With a new broadcast deal worth $A3.2 billion, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith and David Warner can all expect handsome salaries. Ben Stokes was sold for $A2.8 million last year to become the event’s highest-paid foreigner, But those figures are expected to be eclipsed with franchises now able to shell out $A16.28m on their squads – ten times the Big Bash League cap. - AAP
Heat withstand storm The Brisbane Heat have weathered a Marcus Stoinis storm to prevail in their Big Bash League opener against the Melbourne Stars at the Gabba. Chasing 207, the Stars were in all sorts at 3-38 before Stoinis (99 from 51) arrived and gave the visitors a sniff before falling 15 runs short. Stoinis was run-out going for his 100th run in the final over, in which the Stars needed 24 to win. - AAP
Lynn’s return delayed The much-hyped return of Chris Lynn is likely to be pushed back a week, with the Brisbane blaster unlikely to travel with the side to Melbourne. Lynn was a late scratching from the Heat’s side for Wednesday’s Big Bash win over the Melbourne Stars, with hamstring soreness rather than his surgically repaired shoulder to blame. That tightness is likely to keep him on ice for the Heat’s Saturday clash with the Renegades. Brendon McCullum is expected to play despite a finger injury. - AAP
Astle ‘anonymous’
George Worker is in fine form, giving the Black Caps’ selectors a welcome headache. ket Shield clash, helping set up an innings and 86-run victory. The match also had the unusual sight of four opening batsmen all being lefthanders.
Three of the four had memorable days. West Indian Evin Lewis struck a classy 76, while Worker and Munro had notable contributions.
Only Chris Gayle, the best known of the four by a street, missed out. He scored 22 then failed to appear in the field. - NZME
New Zealand legspinner Todd Astle believes he hasn’t got long to plunder on the international stage before opponents start working him out. Astle produced the best spell of any bowler in the first one-day international against the West Indies on Wednesday, claiming 3-33 at Cobham Oval in Whangarei. An apparent struggle to read his deliveries created some big problems for the tourists. - NZME
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In brief Boost for NZ rugby New Zealand Rugby are set to profit from a record $NZ367 million payout from World Rugby because of the decision to stage the 2023 World Cup in France. The Telegraph reported 10 tier-one countries were expected to get a share of the payout, at around $NZ37 million each. Despite World Rugby suggesting South Africa host the tournament, France was given the nod and it was revealed they had promised the highest financial return of £350m to the sport’s governing body. - NZME
Bristol upsets Man U Socceroo Bailey Wright has captained unfancied Bristol City to a stunning last-gasp upset over Manchester United to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals. Midfielder Korey Smith’s 93rdminute goal handed the Robins a 2-1 win at home yesterday. Bristol went ahead through Joe Bryan in the 51st minute before star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovich equalised for the holders seven minutes later. But Smith’s late effort, assisted by a through ball from Matty Taylor, sent Bristol into a showdown with runaway English Premier League frontrunners Manchester City. - PA
City eye premiership
The 2017 Mid Canterbury Badminton Daytime trophy winners (from left) Janine Havis, Nicola Tupper, Carole Sivier, Cynthia Martin, Deanna Watson, Karen Bishop, Alison Shearer, Hanne Badger, Donald Shearer (absent Robert Mann, Issac Langley, Jenni Slade and Gill Williams. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Trophy time on the court By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
The Mid Canterbury Daytime Badminton club has wrapped up its season for 2017, with plenty of trophies to go around for those
at the top of their game. Cynthia Martin was a big winner, taking home three trophies, one for the mixed doubles with Alison Shearer, in the graded doubles with Hanne Badger and in the ungrad-
ed A doubles with Karen Bishop. Bishop was another big winner, also taking home the A grade women’s trophy. Issac Langley won the men’s singles trophy, and also secured
the men’s doubles with Robert Mann. Deanna Watson was awarded the most improved player award, while Janine Havis won the sportsmanship award.
■ TENNIS
Ex-Kiwi’s switch to England paying off He’s the one that got away. Cameron Norrie’s decision to switch allegiances from New Zealand to Britain is starting to pay dividends big time. The 22-year-old has spent the past three weeks practicing in Argentina with the likes of world number 11 Juan Martin Del Potro and 26th ranked Diego Schwartzman. Norrie was born in South Africa but moved to New Zealand as a toddler and made it into the top 10 in the world junior rankings under the New Zealand flag. But in 2013 he switched to Britain, eligible because his parents were both born in the UK.
“They have great coaches over there and tennis is a big hub in Europe. They have great physios and nutritionists. “I was lucky enough to get wildcards into some of the big tournaments like main draw Queens and Wimbledon this year. Everything is going well for me now.” Norrie said. Norrie went through the US college system at Texas University before turning pro earlier this year. He was ranked 277 in July but had a phenomenal first few months on tour since going pro to end the year ranked 114. “I am really stoked with how I am doing and playing. I was still
at college for the first five months of the year so I am a bit surprised with how well I did so early.” “My game has just been a steady progression.” Norrie said. “The biggest improvements have come with my concentration and match practice. I have got a little bit bigger physically and I am using that and competing really hard week in and week out and it’s paying dividends.” Norrie is coached by an Argentine, Facundo Lugones who organised the off season training camp in Buenos Aires. “The last couple of days I have been hitting with Del Potro who hasn’t said too much to me but
we have had high level practices. “I have also been hitting with Diego Schwartzman, who is top 30, (Leonardo) Mayer, these guys play a great level every day,” Norrie said. Norrie, who would possibly have been offered a main draw wildcard into Auckland due to his Kiwi heritage, won’t be back however. “The plan was to come back and play the ASB Classic but I missed out on the main draw of the Australian Open by about 10 spots.” Norrie said. He will have to play qualifying in Melbourne the week of the ASB Classic. - NZME
Melbourne City still believe they can trump Sydney FC to the A-League premiership this season, setting an ambitious course to reel in the league leaders. And that begins tomorrow night against arch-rivals Melbourne Victory. City slumped nine points behind Sydney with a 3-1 defeat last Friday night, denting their title hopes. But their first-half performance at Allianz Stadium left little doubt among Warren Joyce’s men that they deserve to be at the pointy end of the table. - AAP
Adams back for OKC Kiwi big man Steven Adams made a triumphant return from injury on Thursday as the Oklahoma City Thunder shocked the Utah Jazz to run out 107-79 winners. The Kiwi big man had missed the team’s past two matches due to a concussion, but returned to take his spot in the starting line up after clearing the NBA concussion protocols. In Adams’ absence, the Thunder staggered to a one-point win over the Denver Nuggets, and were soundly beaten by the New York Knicks. - NZME
Loeb back for WRC WRC legend Sébastien Loeb will return to the FIA World Rally Championship in 2018 with Citroën. Loeb, who won nine consecutive world titles between 2004 and 2012, will drive a C3 World Rally Car at three rounds – on Mexico’s gravel (March 8-11), on Corsica’s asphalt (April 5-8) and at Spain’s mixed surface fixture (October 25-28). - NZME
Ban starts over again Cyclist Karl Murray must re-start his two-year ban after he was found to have coached two young cyclists while banned for an antidoping rule violation. The Switzerland-based Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday has ruled in favour of Drug Free Sport New Zealand, who alleged he coached the pair in breach of the rules. - NZME
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us as we light the Christmas tree, hear the Christmas story in a surprising and new ways as we journey to Christmas and as we enjoy the wonder and excitement of Christmas Eve. 11.00pm – 12.15am
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Evening Christmas Market 80 Carters Terrace Food, drinks, stalls, Father Christmas, entertainment. 5.00pm – 8.00pm Carols for Christmas at Holy Name lawn, corner of Winter and Sealy Streets Friday, December 22, 7pm Hosted by Ashburton Christian Ministers’ Association Bring your own seats. (If wet, venue will be the Holy Name Church, Sealy St) 7.00pm
December 30 Hot Rod & Classic Car Show The Blue Pub, Methven The hot rods and classic cars are once again coming to Methven for a show. Public can view all the cars on display around the Blue Pub car park. Proceeds will be going to Methven Charities. Any enquiries ring Gerard McCloy - 027 417 2067 or email - g.a.mccloy@xtra.co.nz or check out the Facebook page ‘Rods at Methven’. Door Sales Only – Adults: $5.00, Children: $2.00 10.00am – 3.00pm
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A Christmas Journey Christmas Eve Service The Sinclair Centre A special Christmas Eve service featuring singing of Christmas Carols, meditations and music. This family friendly service is very popular. Come and join
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January 3 Shabby Chic Market Day Rochester Villa, 21 Connal Street, Christchurch Heaving Trestles with Vintage items, linens, clothes, costumes, jewels, collectables, retro, Kitsch and kitchen, antiques, craft works, furniture, restored, revamped and recycled items. Books, toys, art, homewares, Bric a Brac and assorted fancies - All in The Shabby Chic theme. 5 Rooms to Explore inside The Historic Rochester Villa. Look for the Signs off Ferry Road and Rutherford Street Corner. 11.00am – 3.00pm
January 7 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm
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January 13 Salmonella Dub Featuring the Return of Tiki Taane Hagley Park North, Rolleston Ave, Christchurch From their very first live appearance in 1993 to the forthcoming 25th-anniversary tour, passion, creativity, energy, driving bass beats and pure joy are the signature hallmarks of one of New Zealand’s most successful bands. Salmonella Dub and Tiki Taane will be joined onstage by Fat Freddy’s Drop and Ladi6 when they perform at Christchurch’s Hagley Park. GA: $89.00 2.00pm
January 14 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm Artist Talk, Elfi Spiewack Join contemporary jeweller Elfi Spirwack on Sunday 14 January 2018 at 2:30pm for a floor talk of her exhibition ‘In Splendour Moot, Adornment Re-framed’. This striking exhibition explores jewellery as a marker of self- expression and invites viewers to reconsider preconceived ideas around the value of jewellery and objects of adornment. All welcome to attend this free event. 2.30pm
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February 11 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm
February 14 Kevin Bloody Wilson “Almost Awesome Tour” Ashburton Trust Event Centre Kevin Bloody Wilson’s show is not just a concert, for many it’s a full-on special event providing the chance to laugh and sing along again with an hilariously familiar friend, while for others it’s the opportunity to put a tick against “see Australia’s most unique international comedy legend” on their Bucket Lists. 8.30pm–10.30pm
February 17 Rise Against Horncastle Arena, Christchurch The politically-charged, punk four-piece will play two shows – their biggest headline shows in our country to date - in celebration of their charttopping eighth studio album Wolves (out now via Universal New Zealand). Joining Rise Against in NZ will be special guests SWMRS. 8.00pm
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The outrageously funny Kevin Bloody Wilson returns to New Zealand with his “Almost Awesome Tour” in February featuring special guest artist, Jenny Talia from Australia. He’s irrepressible and irreverent and guaranteed to make you laugh with his unique brand of humour, a must-see for anyone wanting to see absolute original Australian comedy.
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Tue, 7.30pm Tickets: Adult: $27* Student: $20* Door Sales: $30* Leading comedians Raybon Kan and Nick Rado team up to perform a two hour show in which stand-up gives way to Rado & Raybon solving questions posed by the audience. The first half is a stand-up set by each comedian. In the second half, they take the stage together and answer questions, throwing fuel on the burning issues as determined by the audience on the night.
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Family Notices 46 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS
CAMPBELL, Shelley Marie – Peacefully at Coldstream Rest Home, Ashburton on 20 December 2017, aged 54 years. Dearly loved Mum of Garry and Beth, and Kurt and Kate. Cherished nana of her six grandchildren. Beloved daughter of George and the late Linda, and stepdaughter of Mum-Ma Mary. Loved sister of Sandra and Steve, Garry, Wayne, and Paul, and a loved aunty of her nieces and nephews. Special thanks to Dr Tarry, and to the wonderful staff at Coldstream Rest Home for their loving care. Messages to: Campbell family, PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742. A memorial service for Shelley will be held at Memory Funerals Lounge, 22 Moore Street, Ashburton on SATURDAY (TOMORROW), December 23, at 1.00pm.
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7am The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 3 8am Minute To Win It Australia 3 9am American Ninja Warrior 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon Wipeout 0 1pm M Merry Ex-Mas PGR 2014 Comedy Drama. Dean Cain, Kristy Swanson, Lochlyn Munro. 2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news. 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Donkey’s Carolling Christmas 3 0 5:10 The Madagascar Penguins In A Christmas Caper 3 0 5:30 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 0 7:30 M Jurassic Park PGR 3 1993 Adventure. Dinosaurs are cloned for a theme park, which suffers a major security breakdown, letting them loose. 0 10pm The Best Of The Graham Norton Show PGR 3 0
11pm NewsHub Late 11:20 Bob’s Burgers 3 An animated series that follows the daily life of working-class man, Bob, and his family who, together run the restaurant Bob’s Burgers. 11:45 The Night Shift AO 3 12:45 Infomercials
MOVIES PREMIERE 6:45 Money Monster MVLS 2016 Thriller. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell. 8:25 Hello, My Name Is Doris ML 2016 Comedy. Sally Field, Max Greenfield. 9:55 Tell Me How I Die 16VC 2016 Thriller. Kath and Kim Harry Potter and the Chamber Nathan Kress, Virginia Gardner. 11:40 Arrival ML 2016 Drama. of Secrets, 7:30pm on TVNZ 2 8:20pm on TVNZ 1 Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner. 1:35 Fist Fight 16VLSC 2016 BRAVO THE BOX Comedy. Ice Cube, Charlie Day. 10am Four Weddings USA 3 6am Wheel Of Fortune 3:05 Money Monster MVLS 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 10:55 Masters Of Flip 3 2016 Thriller. George Clooney, 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell. 12:45 The Real Housewives 7:40 Doctor Who PGV 4:45 Solace 16VSC 2016 8:30 The Simpsons PG Of Beverly Hills PGR Crime. Anthony Hopkins, 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Jeffrey Dean Morgan. 1:40 60 Days In... 3 Unit MV 9:45 Hawaii 6:25 Gods Of Egypt MV 2:35 Homicide For The Five-0 MV 10:40 NCIS – 2016 Action Adventure. Holidays 3 LA MV 11:35 Jeopardy! Brenton Thwaites, 3:35 Catfish 3 PG Noon Wheel Of Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, 4:30 Four Weddings USA Fortune 12:25 Pawn Gerard Butler. Araceli exchanges vows Stars PG 12:50 Counting 8:30 Before I Fall ML 2017 in a romantic garden; Kale Cars PG 1:20 Robot Wars Drama. A popular high-school rents an ultra-modern event PGV 2:10 CSI – Miami girl with a bright future finds space; Christa keeps it simple MV 3:05 Doctor Who PGV herself stuck re-living the with black and white décor; 4pm The Simpsons PG same day over and over, not Jennifer’s guests cruise around 4:30 Jeopardy! PG knowing how to break free. San Francisco Bay. 5pm Wheel Of Fortune Zoey Deutch, Kian Lawley. 5:30 Hoarders 3 5:30 Robot Wars PGV 10:10 Bridget Jones’s 6:30 Masters Of Flip 3 6:30 Counting Cars PG Baby MLS 2016 Comedy. 7:30 The Great Christmas 7pm Pawn Stars PG Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth. Light Fight 7:30 CSI – Miami MV SATURDAY 8:30 M Journey Back To 8:30 Tin Man M (Part 1) 12:10 Miss Sloane MLS 2016 Christmas PGR 2016 Drama. 10:20 Limitless MV Drama. Jessica Chastain, A nurse from the Second 11:20 SVU – Special Victims Gugu Mbatha-Raw. World War is transported Unit MV 2:20 People Interview through time to 2016. SATURDAY 12:20 CSI – Bryan Cranston Candace Cameron Bure, – Miami MV 1:20 Wheel Of 3:15 Solace 16VSC 2016 Oliver Hudson, Brooke Nevin. Fortune 1:50 SVU – Special Crime. Anthony Hopkins, 10:25 Intervention Canada Victims Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Jeffrey Dean Morgan. AO 3 Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 4:55 Miss Sloane MLS 2016 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 16VS 3:50 Limitless MV Drama. Jessica Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw. 4:40 Tin Man M 12:15 Infomercials 3
CHOICE 6am Antiques Roadshow Detectives 6:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 7:30 Love Nature – Secret Life Of The Wombat 8:30 Shed And Buried 9am Auction Kings 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens – Food 10am Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 Tigers About The House – What Happened Next? 11:30 Getaway Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Flying Scotsman With Robson Green 2pm Trust Me I’m A Doctor 3pm Wildlife SOS 3:30 Love Nature – Polar Bear Town 4:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 5:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 6:30 American Restoration
6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars
6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 HipHop – New Zealand Nationals 3 8am Sign High 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Korero Mai 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Tradition On A Plate 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Nga Uri O Ruku Te Kapa – B Company 28th Maori Battalion 3 Noon Total Combat PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm This Is Piki PGR 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Team Umizoomi 3 4pm HipHop – New Zealand Nationals 3 4:30 Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2
7pm Modern Family PGR 0 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 A Big Lego Christmas 0 9:40 Sleepy Hollow AO 10:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR
7:30 American Pickers 7pm Paepae 3 8:35 Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Tao A Better Homes and Gardens 8pm Haka Life PGR 3 Christmas street party. 8:30 M Billy Madison AO 9:45 Gardeners’ World 1995 Comedy. To inherit his family’s fortune, a man must 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb go back to school and pass Three homeowners who the grades he originally failed. want to sell have the chance 10:10 M Night Of The Living to look around each other’s Dead AO 1990 Horror. The houses before competing for unburied dead return to life one buyer. and seek human victims. 11:30 Aussie Barbecue Heroes 12:15 Closedown
11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 12:05 Closedown
MOVIES GREATS 7:25 The Making Of Jumanji PG 2017 Featurette. 7:35 Priest MV 2011 Action. Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet. 9am Lord Of War 16VLS 2005 Crime. Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Ethan Hawke. 11am The Help MC 2011 Drama. Emma Stone, Viola Davis. 1:25 The Losers MVL 2010 Action. Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans. 3pm Priest MV 2011 Action. Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet. 4:25 The Break-Up MLS 2006 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn. 6:10 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Sci-fi Adventure. Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth. 8:30 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. A computer disk containing the history of a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two gym employees, who attempt to sell it. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt. 10:10 Valkyrie MVL 2008 Drama. Tom Cruise, Kenneth Brannagh.
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SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby – International South Africa v All Blacks. 6:30 Basketball – NBL Sydney Kings v NZ Breakers. 8:30 Rugby League – NRL Qualifying Final Two – Roosters v Broncos. 9am Rugby League – NRL Qualifying Final One – Storm v Eels. 9:30 Rugby League – NRL Elimination Final Two – Sea Eagles v Panthers. 10am Rugby League – NRL Elimination Final One – Sharks v Cowboys. 10:30 Rugby League – NRL Semi-final One – Broncos v Panthers. 11am Rugby League – NRL 11:30 Rugby League – NRL Noon Rugby League – NRL 12:30 Rugby League – NRL 1pm A-League Hour 2pm Football Shootout 3pm ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 3:30 Football – A-League 5:30 Basketball – NBL 6pm The World Rugby Show 6:30 Rugby – Mitre10 Championship 7pm Darts – World Championship 7:30 Basketball – NBL 9:30 L Basketball – NBL Melbourne United v Adelaide 36ers. 11:30 Motorsport – Supercars Championship
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1am Basketball – NBL 1:30 Basketball – NBL 3:30 Cricket – Big Bash 4am Netball – ANZ Premiership 4:30 Netball – ANZ Premiership 5am Netball – Quad Series 5:30 Fox Sports News
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
12:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 1am American Restoration 2am Love Nature – Polar Bear Town 3am Getaway 3:30 Wildlife SOS 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:15 Gardeners’ World
SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 7am Inside Cricket 8am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. 8:30 Cricket – International (RPL) India v Sri Lanka – First T20. Noon Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. 3:30 ICC Cricket 360 4pm Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. 4:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 5pm Inside Cricket 6pm ICC Cricket 360 6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First ODI. 7pm Cricket – Super Smash Northern Knights v Auckland Aces. 7:30 The Cricket Show 8pm Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – First T20. 8:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars. 9pm Cricket – Big Bash Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades. 9:35 L Cricket – Big Bash Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Thunder. SATURDAY 1:10 The Cricket Show 1:50 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – First T20. 2:20 L Cricket – International India v Sri Lanka – Second T20. 22Dec17
DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Antacid Jail Break; Driving in the Dark. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Prodigal Daughter Returns. 10am Gold Rush PG Wagers and Wars. 11:40 Evil Lives Here M My Secret Nightmare. 12:30 Evil Kin M Road Kill. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Skin Deep. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Whip It Good. 3:50 Gold Rush PG Wagers and Wars. 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Hell Camino. 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Robson Green’s Australian Adventure PG South Australia. 9:25 American Monster M The Craigslist Killer. 10:15 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M 11:05 Shadow Of Doubt M Mergers and Inquisitions. 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Skin Deep. SATURDAY 12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Moonshiners M
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Sport Vela goes out in style Carlos Vela scored in his last appearance for Real Sociedad as they beat Sevilla 3-1 in La Liga. It was the Mexican forward’s 73rd goal in his 250th, and last, match before he leaves the club to join Los Angeles FC in January. When Martinez crossed from the left on 90 minutes Vela converted for a fairytale end to his time at the club. The result leaves Real Sociedad eighth on the same points as Getafe who earlier won 2-0 at home to Las Palmas with two goals in the first quarter hour.
Steyn on comeback trail Paceman Dale Steyn continued his return to fitness for a South Africa XI in a three-day tour match against Zimbabwe as he gears up for a test comeback. The 34-year-old, who has taken 417 wickets in 85 tests, recently returned to action following more than a year on the sidelines with a shoulder problem. He may be included in the Proteas’ XI for the test against Zimbabwe which starts on Boxing Day. After the Zimbabwe series the Proteas take on Australia, where they hope the paceman will be back to his fiery best.
New Zealand secondary schools’ golf croquet champions Christopher Spittal and Kaleb Small were unable to back up their success at the New Zealand under-21 golf croquet championships, finishing runners-up. PHOTO JAMIE PITT-MACKAY 011017-JP-004
Croquet kids dominant BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
Mid Canterbury’s young army of golf croquet players have kept their dominance of the game in New Zealand alive after attending the New Zealand under-21 championships. Edmund Fordyce, Christopher Spittal, Kaleb Small, Jakob Smith, Caitlin Smith and new players Kristie Hunter-Letham, Bella
Seque, Connor Hall and Neil Alombro all took to the greens at the United Croquet Club in Christchurch to battle the best in their age-grade. Defending secondary schools’ doubles champions Kaleb Small and Christopher Spittal were unable to add to their successful year, finishing runners-up, losing to Felix Webby and Alex Bennett 5-7, 7-4, 7-6.
Fordyce, the 2017 NZ GC Nationals champion defeated World U21 GC champion Felix Webby (Taranaki) 1-7, 7-5, 7-2, becoming the first person to hold the NZ U21 and national singles GC titles concurrently. In the playoff for third, Small defeated Australia’s Charlie Sharpe on the 13th, both with very strong performances throughout the top-16 knockout stages.
They were also able to fill out many of the places in the top-15, with Spittal securing sixth, Jakob Smith 10th, and Caitlin Smith in 11th place. The new players, Kristie Hunter-Letham, Bella Seque, Connor Hall and Neil Alombro all put in strong performances in their first New Zealand under-21 tournament, with some upset wins over higher ranked players.
Raonic raring to go Fit-again former world No.3 Milos Raonic is banking on an extended preparation to help him go deep into the 2018 Australian Open. The big-serving Canadian endured a wretched run with injuries in 2017, missing the US Open after undergoing wrist surgery and struggling with a calf complaint. Raonic confirmed he would skip an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament to stay in Australia to focus on his preparation for the season-opening grand slam.
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