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Roadside drug testing By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Proposed legislation allowing police to test drivers for impairing drugs is being welcomed by a local alcohol and drug agency, but the timing is being questioned by a local MP. Associate Transport Minister Julie Anne Genter announced last week that police will be given new powers to conduct random roadside oral fluid drug testing to deter, detect and prosecute drugged drivers

in order to save lives. The change will allow police to test drivers for the presence of drugs and impairing medication anywhere, any time, just as they can for alcohol. “Drivers who test positive for the presence of drugs will be fined and immediately suspended from driving for a minimum of 12 hours,” Genter said. “Drivers will also face criminal penalties if they fail a compulsory impairment test and blood tests confirm impairing levels of drugs in their system.”

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service general manager Chris Clark welcomed the announcement. “It is really good news, we know there are people out there taking drugs and we know that they are going to be driving,” she said. “Up until now that has been hard to detect. Driving impaired is still driving impaired whether it is impaired by alcohol or drugs.” Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon said he is supportive of roadside drug testing, but as

the Government have not released the legislation more details about the process are not known. “Roadside oral fluid testing for drugs is in place in the UK, Canada and Australia, we tried to pass similar legislation last year but it was voted down by the Government,” he said.

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Postal changes coming in Methven By Sue Newman

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Methven’s postal services will soon be on the move, with NZPost seeking a new partner for its Post Shop business. Currently both the Post Shop and mail depot are run from Gifts Galore in the Methven town centre, but from the end of January the gift store will close and postal services will be available from a yet to be named location. Gift shop owner Callie McAndrew has held the agency for around 11 years and when her shop closes next month she will continue with mail delivery and the courier run. “Closing the shop was quite a big decision for me but it’s definitely right. The courier side is now so busy, that’s where it’s at,” she said. The town’s post boxes are currently at Gifts Galore, but they will be relocated. The place tipped most likely to pick up the postal agency was the Methven i-SITE based in the Methven Heritage Centre with Experience Mid Canterbury general manager Bruce Moffat confirming the organisation had given it serious consideration. “We looked at the option but decided not to proceed. There really

wasn’t enough revenue in it for us to do it,” he said. A full study was undertaken by the board around costs and revenue and while there were minimal costs involved in the set up and ongoing running, there just wasn’t enough in it to make it worthwhile, Moffat said. The Post Shop deal did not include the courier business but did include the option of relocating the Methven post boxes into the i-SITE. While there could have been some increase in foot traffic with the postal agency, Moffat said most of that would have come from locals. “When we looked at the overall big picture of what we’d make it didn’t really stack up. We looked at the concept but found it wouldn’t work for us.” A New Zealand Post spokesperson confirmed the company ‘s current services partner was making changes to its business and that a new partner agency would be needed. The change will take place from the end of January and while deals had yet to be done the company was in discussions with interested parties. Nothing could be confirmed at this point, the spokesperson said.

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Widening the Rakaia Bridge in Jo Luxton’s sights By Sue Newman

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If Jo Luxton has her way, the Rakaia Bridge will receive top priority when it comes to carving up the government’s transportation budget. The Rangitata Labour List MP is pushing for a big ticket investment in widening the Rakaia Bridge to future-proof what she describes as an important gateway into and out of the Ashburton District. “I’ve recently written to the Minister of Transport, seeking

his support to widen Mid Canterbury’s Rakaia River Bridge, as a result of several closures and one too many crashes,” she said. The latest closure of the bridge over several nights for maintenance work highlighted the fragility of a bridge that played a critical role in traffic movement across Canterbury, Luxton said. “The consistent issues plaguing the structure of the bridge have also contributed to the crashes that have taken place on the bridge over time. The impact of these crashes must not be under-

played and ensuring long-term safety for all users must be paramount.” Two weeks ago Luxton experienced first-hand how easily accidents can happen on the narrow bridge. “I was travelling to Christchurch and a wide vehicle, a truck and trailer, were coming the other way and I don’t know what happened, but he had to slam on his brakes and the trailer swung across the bridge into the other lane.” The vehicles in that lane managed to avoid the trailer, but on a

narrow bridge that was not easy she said. “That bridge was built at a time when vehicles were smaller and slower.” While widening or other improvements would be hugely expensive, they had to be measured against the cost of doing nothing in terms of accidents and the significant impact of closures on businesses and individuals, Luxton said. “Even if we can’t get it widened something needs to be done to future-proof it. I talked with the minister (Phil Twyford) about the

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bridge. He asked for more information on the issues to get a picture of what’s going on.” In the new year, Luxton said she would continue raising awareness of the need for improvements to the bridge. It is the longest road bridge in New Zealand at 1.7km long and opened in 1939. Luxton is also picking up the cause of the long-running Tinwald lights saga. “That corridor through Tinwald needs to be pushed and I am certainly going to keep harping on about this one,” she said.

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Christmas mince pies by the 1000s By Sue Newman

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Carmen Ross with a selection of Christmas mince pies that are in hot demand at Sims’ Bakery.

Speed and booze fueled crash death By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

A coroner has found that multiple injuries caused the death of an Ashburton electrician resulting from a high-speed crash in Ashburton last year. Timothy Joshua Michael Walker died on May 19, 2018 after crashing the vehicle he was driving at an estimated speed of around 200km/h on an urban Ashburton street. His blood alcohol content was 266 milligrams per 100 millilitres of blood. The legal blood alcohol limit is 50 milligrams per 100 millilitres. The narrative set out by Coroner David Robinson said that Walker had been out drinking with two associates since the early evening on May 18. They visited a number of establishments in Ashburton, with Walker’s partner a designated sober driver for the group, driving them to the different establishments. Robinson said none of the parties had clear recollection of what occurred that evening which may be attributable to the high speed crash and the amount of alcohol consumed by Walker’s associates. After collecting food from McDonalds at the end of the evening, it appears the group drove around the area before parking on Wakanui Road. There appeared to be some sort of incident between Walker and one of the associates, with the associate variously being described as a “dick” and a “smart arse” to Walker, which appears to have culminated in Walker leaning back between the vehicle seats and attempting to punch the associate. Walker then got out of the front seat of

the vehicle and grabbed the associate’s leg, which was described by the other associate as “play-fighting”. Only one associate had a recollection of what happened from that point up until the crash. “The next thing I remember is seeing the street lights and we are going past houses, thinking ****, we’re going fast,” he recalled. “Then I remember looking forward and feeling the car brake and I just reached up for the handle and grabbed the seat to brace for the crash. “I remember the sound of the wheels on the road and then hitting the curb and getting instantly flipped.” At some point prior to the crash, Walker took over the driving from his partner. “When or why that occurred is simply not known,” Robinson said. The vehicle crashed at high speed in to a property, with the owner going out in to the yard to find the car upside down and on fire. He doused the fire with a garden hose and rendered what assistance he could pending the arrival of emergency services. The police serious crash unit investigated the crash and found that the vehicle velocity was between 196 and 203 kilometres per hour. Coroner Robinson said the death could have been prevented by Walker simply adhering to the applicable drink-drive limit and the posted speed limit of 50km/h. Robinson made no recommendations in relation to the death, and declared the manner of death accidental. “I extend my deepest condolences to Mr Walker’s family and friends,” he said.

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When your working day starts at 1am and you’re still on the job more than nine hours later, that’s called dedication. But that’s what you do when you’re a baker, it’s Christmas time and there are Christmas mince pies to be made and countless trays of goodies to be baked for morning tea shouts around Ashburton. The team at Sims’ Bakery have been putting in long hours for most of December, turning out traditional Christmas fare with manager Carmen Ross saying she’d lost count of the number of Christmas mince pies that had been made. She knows it runs into the thousands. Baking of the traditional pies started in early December and the last batch will come out of the oven on Christmas Eve. Most are bought over the counter by the dozen, but there are also orders to fill, she said. While Ross’ dad Manny Sim owns the bakery, she’s now leading the team and said when he handed over the reins this year, his instructions were “never to change the recipes,” she said. The Christmas mince pies might be a seasonal favourite, but the festive season also brings a surge in demand for morning tea platters, with dozens of orders lined up every day that needed to be filled and out the door early morning. For the Sims’ team there will be little rest this year, just the stat days off and Ross anticipates demand will be heavy from travellers over the holiday period. The bakery opens its doors at 5am with demand for breakfast pies starting shortly after.

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Firearm amnesty ends The Minister of Police has thanked around 33,000 firearms owners for helping make New Zealand a safer place by participating in the gun buyback. The six-month firearms buyback and amnesty drew to a close on Friday night. “Police were processing some latecomers well into the evening,” Stuart Nash said. “When we started the buyback and amnesty we had one objective, to make our country a safer place. We focused on the type of assault rifles, high-capacity firearms and military style semi-automatics used in the terror attack 40 weeks ago, on March 15. “We are now moving to the next phase, to ensure firearms cannot fall into the wrong hands. This is the objective of the proposed gun register and tighter licensing system. We are not done

with efforts to remove unlawful firearms from circulation. “The firearms buyback was unprecedented in New Zealand history.” At the four events held in the Ashburton District which included one in Ashburton, two in Rakaia and one in Methven, a total of 397 firearms were handed in. A total of 1221 parts were also handed in, all by a total of 262 people. Nationwide 56,250 handed in during the buyback or amnesty, while 2717 have been modified by approved gunsmiths, at the government’s expense to make them lawful. One-thousand-five-hundredand-seventy-seven prohibited firearms are awaiting validation and collection from gun dealers, while 363 unique prohibited firearms are going through an

independent valuation panel to determine compensation. “I want to thank police for their hard work in carrying out this huge logistical exercise. I am grateful for the commitment, professionalism and empathy shown towards firearms owners by all police staff,” Nash said. “Firearms owners did not need a lot of convincing to do the right thing. More than 5000 firearms were handed in or declared for surrender before the buyback and amnesty even officially got under way in June. “The number of firearms handed in or still being processed is within the range estimated by KPMG, who provided independent advice to police.” Nash said police have consistently warned the problem is that they just do not know exactly how many guns are out in the community.

“This is why we need a register, to enable police to better track firearms,” he said. “Police are now preparing to follow up firearms licence holders who are known to still hold prohibited guns. My strong advice to these people is to voluntarily surrender them or face risk of prosecution, loss of licence and firearms, and five years’ jail. “Police will also keep up their focus on gangs and other criminals who unlawfully hold firearms. “Around 1800 firearms have been seized from gangs and other offenders since March, during search warrants, vehicle stops, and callouts to family harm incidents.” If anyone has concerns about someone with a banned firearm, they can alert police by calling 105 or anonymously through Crimestoppers, on 0800 555 111.

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Roadside drug testing planned From P1 “It’s unfortunate timing that the Government are progressing with the referendum on legalising marijuana for recreational purposes ahead of bringing legislation in to deal with drug impaired drivers.” Genter said she plans to introduce the bill to Parliament early next year to allow the fluid testing to be introduced in 2021. The threshold for a criminal offence will be aligned with that for alcohol. This means a blood test that identifies impairing medication or drugs at or above an amount equivalent to the criminal drink driving limit (80mg of alcohol to 100ml of blood) will result in a criminal offence. The oral fluid devices will initially test for THC, methamphetamine, opiates, cocaine, MDMA (ecstasy), and benzodiazepines which are the most prevalent and high risk drugs and medications used by drivers in New Zealand. Police will continue to use the compulsory impairment test to screen for other impairing drugs. Oral fluid tests will check for some impairing prescription drugs. However, a medical defence will be available in instances where people have taken medication in accordance with their prescription. The government will work with health practitioners to ensure patients are appropriately warned if they should not be driving on their prescription.

In brief Belt Road break-in Police received reports of a vehicle break-in on Belt Road at 8.47pm on Saturday. The victim reported that their wallet is missing. Police completed a forensic examination and inquiries are ongoing.

Search resumes Searches resumed yesterday between Whakaari/White Island and the mainland, for the remaining two people from the eruption nearly two weeks ago. It’s presumed the bodies of 40-year-old tour guide Hayden Marshall-Inman and 17-year-old Australian tourist Winona Langford were washed out to sea. Police observers, a co-ordinator and local Coastguard volunteers were involved in yesterday’s efforts. The eruption on December 9 left 16 people confirmed dead, with the two people still unaccounted for. At the time, 47 people were on the island. Many were Australian - NZME tourists.

Child dies in driveway A child has died after being struck by a vehicle in a Mataura driveway in Southland. Emergency services were called to the scene in Oakland Street at 4.50pm on Saturday and said that one person had died. Senior Sergeant Brian Benn, of Dunedin, yesterday confirmed that the victim was a child. Police from Invercargill were at the scene investigating, he said. - NZME

Sudden death Police were at a Mt Eden address yesterday where a person died suddenly. Officers were called to a house on Edwin Street just before 9am. A spokeswoman said police were making inquiries but at this stage there was no indication as to the nature of the death. - NZME

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Christmas craft at the library Coloured card, glue and an assortment of decorations were the order of the day at the Ashburton Library on Friday for the final school holiday Christmas craft programme. While the pre-Christmas programme has wrapped up an I-Spy challenge will run over the summer holidays. This challenges children to collect a sheet containing a range of questions and to find the answers around the library. Right - Kira Nel, 7, (left) and Meridah Venter, 6. 201219-SN-0012

Three people have been admitted to hospital after they were rescued from a sinking boat near Christchurch on Saturday night. At 11.10pm, police received a report of a boat in distress. Staff tracked the boat to a location off Waimairi Beach, and about 11.35pm an officer at the beach spotted a boat that appeared to be struggling about 2km offshore. The boat ran aground offshore about midnight, and a Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched. Shortly before 1am the helicopter airlifted three people to safety two from the boat and one from the water. All three were taken to hospital, two in a serious condition. Police yesterday asked the public to avoid swimming at the beach. “There is a small amount of fuel and debris which poses a safety risk to swimmers,” said a spokesperson. “Police and other agencies are working to clear this as quickly as possible.” - NZME

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Ashburton Trust Event Centre this week, keep an ear out for the hard-working vocal chords of 149 Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School (MCSSS) students. The group launched into a week of practice yesterday before they bring a musical theatre production to the stage on Friday and Saturday. It’s the biggest production yet for the MCSSS, which has been operating each January for 18 years and is musically helmed by Ashburton singing tutor Jo Castelow. “We now have people from all over, from as far as Timaru and Christchurch, and each time brings a new mix of voices,” said Castelow. Some singers have been involved in the week-long course for more than 10 years, she said,

to 21 years and includes members of NAZDA and first-year university students. This year’s production is themed Time Travellers and will cover musical theatre and tunes from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Bing Crosby to recent hits like Hamilton and Moana, along with everything in between, Castelow said. “Among the juniors everyone knows the songs from Moana, but they find that they love singing the older ones just as much,” she said. And not only does the theme provide something for everyone in the audience, she said, but gives the young singers the opportunity to learn about various musicals. The group received their music a month ago, and auditioned for solo positions on unSunday. They are currently un dergoing two days of musical

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A number of older buildings around the Ashburton District will shortly be sporting signs that spell out how they rank against new building standards. As part of the on-going drive to ensure all buildings will be earthquake safe, the Ashburton District Council will be sending signs to owners of buildings built prior to 1976 and will be asking them to display those signs prominently on the outside of their property. The public notification is part of the council’s drive to ensure every older building has been inspected by engineers and that where required, strengthen-

ing work is either carried out or planned in the future. It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month. The placards would serve a two fold purpose – making the public aware of a building’s compliance level and encouraging owners to carry out necessary strengthening work. Wong anticipates there will be about 150 sent out in February to owners of non-compliant buildings. “These are the building’s we’ve

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practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said. Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said. There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said. The consultation process ensured there was no date change

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally. If a building is required to have THE a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said. Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards. Details on the placard-bearing buildings will be held on a public register with the Ministry of Building and this is accessible to anyone.

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Getting pitch perfect for their production later this week are Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students (from left): Lucy Clough, EJ Stockman, Emily-Jane Farr and Annah Casey-Solly.

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noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

Honesty boxes targeted From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night. While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box. All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”. However, with new security methods for Raisbeck and an ultra-secure honesty box for Billie, both stalls are continuing to operate.

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Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven. Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River. Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week. “Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said. “They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.” They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven. “It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said. Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays. The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taking a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park. Among those undertaking Te Araroa is American Clayton Beckett. His trail name is Chef, he has a travel blog at chefspecial5.com and is from Connecticut. The 26-year-old is walking the South Island section, south to north, and was in Methven at the weekend. He said he ended up staying two nights instead of one at Snow Denn Lodge because he needed the rest, and the fact it of-

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fered a Hikers’ Special made it all the more attractive. “My feet were pretty banged up, so I decided to hang out for just one more day,” Beckett said. He flew into Auckland in midDecember, and had his cellphone stolen in his first two days. He flew to Queenstown and shuttled to the southern end of Te Araroa at Bluff, and walked 555 kilometres north to Twizel over the next fortnight, staying in high country huts and his tent. With last week’s storm system forecast he decided to skip the next section and he

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hitchhiked to Methven, and left at the weekend aiming to hitch to north of Lake Coleridge to resume the trail. Beckett said the trail to date had had many river crossings, and some mountainous terrain, as well as farm tracks and dirt roads. Besides the road walks, which he did not like as they lacked the wilderness appeal of true trail walking, and a lack of markers in some areas, he was enjoying the scenery and meeting lots of people. Of the few fellow hikers he had met, most were walking north to

south. “A lot of Kiwis don’t even know about the trail,” Beckett said. He was not worried about being without a cellphone. “If you don’t have service it’s not going to help you and you are not going to get that in the mountains,” he said. He was confident enough from previous trail walking in Chile and America not to worry about an emergency locator beacon. In the 12 months to July last year, 550 people walked the full length from Cape Reinga to Bluff,

compared to 350 in 201 and 210 the year before. Te Araroa Trust chairma vid McGregor said the trail, takes five months to com and officially opened in 201 attracting people from all w life. “From students and youn ple taking a gap year to r and workers taking an ext holiday. “It’s a great way to conne New Zealand and to really know the landscapes, peop climate,” McGregor said.

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Paralysed by wildfires AP Australia’s most populous state was paralysed by “catastrophic” fire conditions at the weekend amid soaring temperatures, while one person died as wildfires ravaged the country’s southeast, officials said. “Catastrophic fire conditions are as bad as it gets,” New South Wales Rural Fire Services Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said. “Given we have a landscape with so much active fire burning, you have a recipe for very serious concern and a very dangerous day.” Areas in western Sydney were forecast to hit 47°C. Cooler air was expected to move through New South Wales, although authorities warned that strong winds could push fires in dangerous new directions. New South Wales is in a seven-day state of emergency, with around 2000 firefighters battling 100 wildfires. Two firefighters died last week battling blazes southwest of Sydney. Geoffrey Keaton, 32, and Andrew O’Dwyer, 36, were in

a truck convoy southwest of Sydney when a tree fell and caused their vehicle to roll off the road. Authorities confirmed that one person died and 15 homes were destroyed in South Australia as a wildfire ravaged the Adelaide Hills on Friday, just 40 kilometers from the state capital of Adelaide. Another person was critically injured after fighting to save his home from the fires. That follows the death of a 24-year-old man in a road crash in South Australia on Friday, which sparked a fire in the area of the Murraylands. Authorities said 23 firefighters and several police have also suffered injuries, as more than 40,000 hectares burned across South Australia. “It is going to be a real scene of devastation, especially for those people in the Adelaide Hills who have been most affected,” South Australia Premier Steven Marshall said. “We know that in addition to the buildings and vehicles lost, there are very significant losses in terms of livestock, animals,

crops, vineyards.” The annual Australian fire season, which peaks during the Southern Hemisphere summer, started early after an unusually warm and dry winter. Around three million hectares (7.4 million acres) of land has burned nationwide during a torrid past few months, with nine people killed and more than 800 homes destroyed. The devastation has put pressure on Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who has received criticism for going on a family vacation in Hawaii during the wildfire crisis. He has apologised for any offence “caused to any of the many Australians affected by the terrible bushfires by my taking leave with family at this time”. Morrison cut short his vacation and returned home on Saturday night. He was due to visit the New South Wales Rural Fire Service headquarters yesteday. Debate has reignited on whether Morrison’s conservative government has taken enough action on climate change. Australia is the world’s largest exporter of coal and liquefied natural gas.

Celebrities present the true meaning of Christmas by giving to their favourite charities in Celebrity Bake Off NZ on TVNZ 2 tonight. Spy has been leaked some gossip from the show that suggests Parliament’s own home-baker Paula Bennett and Hits’ host Toni Street are the ones to watch. Bennett is as fierce in the bake-off as she is in the debating chamber – she doubles up on recipes and there are accusations of foul play. Others on the show are Bachelorette host Art Green, ZM’s Bree Tomasel, comedian Dave Fane and comedian Jackie van - NZME Beek.

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Still in hospital Prince Philip is expected to stay in hospital a few more days, where he is receiving treatement relating to a “pre-existing condition”. The Duke of Edinburgh will stay in hospital in London a few extra days after a spell of ill-health. The Queen is not expected to make any changes to her Christmas plans, following the duke’s admission to King Edward VII’s Hospital in central London. Uninformed police officers continue to stand guard outside the hospital as camera crews set - AP up across the road.

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Bill to bar religious exemption for shots stalls AP New Jersey’s Assembly has passed a measure to eliminate religious exemptions for vaccines for schoolchildren, but the bill stalled in the state Senate as opponents shouted so loudly they drowned out the session. The Democrat-led Assembly passed the bill 45-25, with six abstentions, but the Democrat-controlled state Senate postponed a vote because there weren’t enough yes votes, according to the bill’s sponsor and Senate President Steve Sweeney. For hours, loud chants from opponents disrupted the state Senate session, with protesters shouting shouted “We do not consent,” and “In God we trust”. Sweeney said he will post the bill for a vote again before the legislative session

expires next month, but he downplayed the role the protests played in the decision to postpone a vote on the legislation. “We’re not done with it. They can cheer all they want,” he said. “It’s the right policy decision.” If signed into law, the measure would end religious exemptions to required immunisations for public and private school children as well as for child care centres. The Democrat-led Assembly and Senate have set votes for this week, with the Assembly passing the legislation 45-25, with six abstentions. If approved the bill would go to Democratic Governor Phil Murphy’s desk. His office declined to say what he would do with the bill. New Jersey would join a handful of states, including New York and California,

in doing away with the religious exemption, if the bill becomes law. Every state requires some vaccines for students, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures, but exemptions differ from state to state. Forty-five states and the District of Columbia allow for religious exemptions to immunisations, according to the conference. The New Jersey bill gained traction this year, which the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention says has seen the greatest number of measles cases reported since 1992. The measure preserves exemptions in cases where doctors can cite medical reasons to forgo vaccines. Opponents argue that the measure infringes on their rights as parents to decide what’s best for their children.

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JLo’s secret weapon When the two superstar Latinas of the pop world, Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, take to the stage at next year’s Super Bowl, one will have a secret Kiwi weapon in their dance-off. Choreographer Parris Goebel has been picked by J.Lo to create her dance moves for the half-time extravaganza of the United States’ biggest sporting event. Goebel’s manager and father, Brett, is secretive on any moves his daughter may bring to the stage - but confirms she is already in Miami rehearsing with dancers and Lopez. He says each singer and dance troupe will have six minutes. - AP

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or most Kiwis this week the focus will be on Wednesday, with presents to be opened, excess amounts of food to be eaten and afternoon naps to be had. Chat to a lot of people though, and it feels like there are even more people who will be packing their bags to cross the ditch and take up a seat at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for the Black Caps’ Boxing Day test against the Australians. I might just have a lot of cricket-loving friends who have access to a passport, but just about everyone I have been speaking to over the past couple of weeks has been talking about attending the game.

Whether they are flying out before Christmas Day or will be spending Christmas Day evening in the comfort of an airport, a lot of people have their bags packed. To people who don’t know the difference between a yorker or a knuckle ball or square leg or silly mid off the idea of abandoning Christmas festivities for a game of cricket.

But for the cricket tragic, this is a game for the ages. It is the first time the Black Caps will set foot on the MCG on Boxing Day since 1987. It is a game that signifies what is oh so good about New Zealand’s grudge against Australia. For years New Zealand tours have been shunned away from the Boxing Day slot in favour of big money spinning matches like those against India or England, but now the Kiwis get their shot once again. For the nearly 20,000 estimated Kiwis crossing the ditch to watch the game live, this will be the first time they have seen the Black Caps play a Boxing Day test at the

MCG. Being perfectly honest, the Black Caps are facing a massive uphill battle to get a result in this game. At home the Australians are the best test team in the world, with their tall fast bowlers extracting bounce aplenty from the wicket while their top order batsmen make mincemeat of visiting bowlers battling with often flat wickets. But there is a saying in sport that the form book goes out the window in a derby, and there is no derby match with more meaning behind it for New Zealand cricketers than this game. Taylor and Williamson are classy operators, while Latham

and Nicholls have shown themselves as top-tier test batsmen, while Tom Blundell opening the batting will experience something along the lines of a baptism of fire, but he has plenty of talent to make the most of the opportunity. It would be great to see more Boxing Day tests for the Black Caps in the future, and the best way to guarantee that would be to pick up a win in this game. Sting the Aussies, and let them know this is a fixture they need to respect. It has been a year of heartbreak mixed with success for the Black Caps, and I hope this game gives a great finish to the year.

killed 446 people, more than half of them children, during a yearend party being held near the children’s school. In 1997, a federal jury in Denver convicted Terry Nichols of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing, declining to find him guilty of murder. (Nichols was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.) In 2001, Time magazine named New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani its Person of the Year for his steadfast response to the 9/11 terrorist attack. Ten years ago: Richard and Mayumi

Heene, the parents who’d pulled the balloon boy hoax in hopes of landing a reality TV show, were sentenced by a judge in Fort Collins, Colorado, to jail. Yitzhak Ahronovitch, captain of the Exodus during a 1947 attempt to take Holocaust survivors to Palestine, died in northern Israel at age 86. Five years ago: The movie The Interview was put back into theatres when Sony Pictures Entertainment announced a limited release of the comedy that had provoked an international incident with North Korea and outrage over its cancelled showing.

One year ago: Amid criticism and fallout from the resignation of Defence Secretary Jim Mattis, President Donald Trump pushed the Pentagon chief out the door two months earlier than planned; in a series of tweets, Trump appeared to question why he had put Mattis in his Cabinet in the first place. Today’s birthdays: Actor Ronnie Schell is 88. Former Emperor Akihito of Japan is 86. Pro and College Football Hall of Famer Paul Hornung is 84. Actor Frederic Forrest is 83. Rock musician Jorma Kaukonen is 79. Rock musician Ron Bushy is 78. Actor-comedian Harry Shearer

is 76. Actress Susan Lucci is 73. Singer-musician Adrian Belew is 70. Rock musician Dave Murray is 63. Actress Joan Severance is 61. Singer Terry Weeks is 56. Rock singer Eddie Vedder is 55. The former first lady of France, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, is 52. Rock musician Jamie Murphy is 44. Jazz musician Irvin Mayfield is 42. Actress Estella Warren is 41. Actress Elvy Yost is 32. Actress Anna Maria Perez de Tagle is 29. Actor Spencer Daniels is 27. Thought for today: “Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money.” – Author unknown.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, December 23, the 357th day of 2019. There are eight days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On December 23, 1968, 82 crew members of the US intelligence ship Pueblo were released by North Korea, 11 months after they had been captured. On this date: In 1783, George Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army and retired to his home at Mount Vernon, Virginia. In 1805, Joseph Smith Jr, principal founder of the Mormon religious movement, was born in Sharon, Vermont. In 1913, the Federal Reserve System was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed the Federal Reserve Act. In 1941, during World War Two, American forces on Wake Island surrendered to the Japanese. In 1948, former Japanese premier Hideki Tojo and six other Japanese war leaders were executed in Tokyo. In 1953, Queen Elizabeth II, the first reigning monarch to visit arrived for a royal tour of New Zealand. In 1954, the first successful human kidney transplant took place at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston as a surgical team removed a kidney from 23-year-old Ronald Herrick and implanted it in Herrick’s twin brother, Richard. In 1972, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Nicaragua; the disaster claimed some 5000 lives. In 1975, Richard S Welch, the Central Intelligence Agency station chief in Athens, was shot and killed outside his home by the militant group November 17. In 1986, the experimental airplane Voyager, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, completed the first non-stop, non-refuelled round-the-world flight as it returned safely to Edwards Air Force Base in California. In 1995, a fire in Dabwali, India,

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bury-based exporters in the agriculture, agritech and manufacturing sectors, supporting them to grow their business offshore. Nicola will be accompanying me to a number of public events in Selwyn during the coming months. While Nicola is hoping to be chosen by voters to be the next Member of Parliament for the Selwyn region at next year’s election, the size and shape of the electorate is likely to be quite different to the electorate that I currently represent. In late November the Representation Commission released its recommendations regarding proposed boundary changes to take effect from the

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With your hard work and kindness we’ve helped make some Christmas wishes come true for the district’s elderly. All wishes are either fulfilled or under way and it’s all down to the kindness of people in this community.

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A unique take on a Christmas tradition A couple of years ago, seven-year-old William Carnell heard his mother complaining yet again about how the pine needles from live Christmas trees were making a big mess in the living room, and he decided to do something about it. Being an eco-kid, William was both using up an old pallet, and saving a new tree in the process, when he produced this masterpiece of a Christmas tree, and it’s been used during the festive season every year since. The pet pigeon (who William says actually doesn’t like him very much!) has also decided the unique tree is an asset to the household. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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In a city that loves pushing the boundaries, Helsinki’s hottest new showpiece is the Central Library, Oodi. Many design elements were adopted by Christchurch’s brand-spanking new library, Turanga.

Having Finn fun in Helsinki

n the depths of winter, Helsinki resembles a snow-caked wonderland with vast sheaths of ice stretching across the bay to the island fortress of Suomenlinna. Come summer and Helsinki harbour gleams in near-perpetual sunlight, as locals gleefully leap into the Baltic Sea. I was visiting in May and there

Helsinki’s communion with nature is self-explanatory, with the waterfront capital’s assortment of 300 rocky islands and skerries studding the ocean, as Mike Yardley discovered. was no mistaking the perky spirit suffusing the city as locals embraced spring’s arrival. As a first-timer to Helsinki, I was struck by its gritty yet elegant skyline, where the architecture

speaks to its Russian and Swedish colonial influences. Helsinki’s neoclassical core took its design cue from the imposing grandeur of St. Petersburg, intermixed with the stately

Design store Marimekko was founded in 1951 and is famed for its eye-catching patterns and colours. The product range spans clothing, bags, tableware and interior textiles.

low-rise ambience of Stockholm. The Art Nouveau ornamental nature-inspired detailing on the facades of the late 19th century buildings projected a growing self-confidence in forging a national identity and a yearning for independence, unshackled from being the plaything of Sweden and Russia. Finland only achieved independence 102 years ago, cleaved out of the embers of revolution sweeping Russia. Helsinki is far more intimate and compact than the other Scandinavian capitals, making this harbour city of Nordic cool a winner in the walkability stakes. Fronting the harbour, Market Square was abuzz with activity in the gentle spring sunshine, with stallholders peddling an emporium of fresh produce. The air was thickly laced with the scent of fleshy slabs of fresh bream, sea salt, billowing mounds of glossy blackberries and Arctic brambleberries. Finns are besotted with berries and one of my favourite meals was the local delicacy of Baltic herring, seasoned with juicy cloudberries. The Old Market Hall is an evocative gem, brimming with wooden booths laden with gourmet goodies, and sit-down eateries. Lappish cuisine is a must try here, tucking into cuts

of reindeer and elk. I passed on the bear meat, but the moose meatballs were delicious. I also tucked into some local fare at Story, a bustling eatery. Order up a plate of potato waffle and shrimp Skagen. Gazing over the waterfront ferries zipping travellers out to the necklace of islands, I ambled past the Presidential Palace and then up the small rise to Uspenski Cathedral. A potent symbol of Russia’s impact on Finnish history, the 1868 red-brick church and its 13 golden cupolas is the largest Orthodox cathedral in Western Europe. From there, stroll through the Tori Quarter, en-route to Senate Square, humming with Finnish design boutiques. Speaking of Finnish design, Marimekko’s flagship store is nearby on Keskuskatu Street. Founded in 1951 and famed for its eye-catching patterns and colours, the product range spans clothing, bags, tableware and interior textiles. Eye-candy galore. Balmuir on Pohjoisesplandi Street is another essential stop, renowned for its luxury ethical products. Homewares and accessories are its mainstay, with a growing line in premium natural cosmetics and fashion items made from cashmere, Alpaca wool and reindeer leather.

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Oodi, the central library, is a stirring calling-card of Finnish architecture, complete with living black olive trees between the book shelves. Helsinki’s historic central square is Senate Square, edged by stately stone buildings including Government Palace, built in 1818. It’s crowned by Helsinki Cathedral, built in 1852, an understated landmark which also doubles as the locals most common meeting-up-point. From there I headed to one of Helsinki’s most striking constructions, the Church in the Rock. Hillock-like mounds of granite outcrops pepper-pot the city, which have been thoughtfully built around – not blown to bits. These vestiges of the last ice age struck me as a metaphor for the Finnish love-affair with nature. Temppeliaukio Church was the winning entry in a design competition in the 1960s, which brought about the construction of an edgy church within the existing granite rock. An impressive giant disc of copper wire ( 22km of it) serves as the ceiling, while light streams in through 180 windows that serve as the joining point between the rock walls and the copper cover. It’s a staggering spectacle, a triumph of daring integrated design – and it heaves with hordes of sightseers.

A more recent erection is Kamppi Chapel, a giant eggshaped wooden chapel that was developed to celebrate Helsinki’s stature as a design capital in 2012. Dubbed the chapel of silence, this striking urban retreat was designed to be a quiet space of contemplation, where central city workers could pop in to download the day’s aggravations and worries, so as not to take their stresses home to their families. Many locals told me that the chapel has helped reduce the incidence of family violence. But in a city that loves pushing the boundaries, Helsinki’s hottest new showpiece is the Central Library, Oodi. Opened just six months ago, many design elements were adopted by Christchurch’s brand-spanking new library, Turanga. A stirring calling-card of Finnish architecture, complete with living black olive trees between the book shelves, Oodi functions as Helsinki’s living room. It was a birthday present to the city, to celebrate a century of independence. The range of facilities is astonishing, from free-to-hire audio

The old Market Hall is an evocative gem, brimming with wooden booths laden with gourmet goodies.

and video recording studios to 3D printers, sewing machines, kitchens, lecture spaces and gaming consoles, along with 100,000 books. I watched a happy local using the 3D printer to make a replacement handle for their fridge at home. Making my way back to the waterfront, I had a date with that insatiable Finnish pastime, the sauna. Literally dipping into the water, Allas Sea Pool is another daring new development, that seemingly floats in the harbour. After baking yourself in the sauna, you’ve got three outdoor pools at your disposal, including a lap pool which is heated year-round, alongside the filtered sea water pool, which is typically bone-chilling. Underscoring Finland’s obsession with sauna, the adjacent skywheel features a sauna cabin. If you want an old-school sauna experience, complete with birch-slapping, head over to Kallio district and Kotiharjun Sauna. This is Helsinki’s last public wood-fired sauna, dating back to 1928, with separate fully naked saunas for men and women. www.myhelsinki.fi

Allas Sea Pool is another daring new development, that seemingly floats in the harbour. After baking yourself in the sauna, you’ve got three outdoor pools at your disposal.

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One of Helsinki’s most striking constructions, the Church in the Rock. An impressive giant disc of copper wire (22km of it) serves as the ceiling, while light streams in through 180 windows that serve as the joining point between the rock walls and the copper cover.

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A Watters Cup for the ages

There have been some incredible sporting achievements during 2019 by local stars. As part of a series across the festive season, the Guardian takes a look back at some of the massive moments on the sporting fields of the Ashburton District. A hundred minutes of all-out warfare, that’s what it was. The battlefield was the Ashburton Showgrounds main rugby paddock. The adversaries were two great country rugby sides, Rakaia and Methven while the unknown quantity was some inclement weather that ultimately turned the thoughts of a free-running Watters Cup final into an all out, muddy, slugfest. The Watters Cup final has a proud history of being a brutal affair. There are stories of intense encounters throughout the history, but few would match up to what the two country bedfellows produced on that day where it was Rakaia who had the last say, winning the match in extra time. After an intense season in the Combined competition, where both side’s exited feeling like they had a bit more to offer and then an equally as intriguing local competition, it was the end-

Rakaia players celebrate the final whistle on Saturday. ing to beat all endings. Three first half tries, one to Rakaia and two to Methven saw the boys from under the mountain in front for 70 minutes of the match - and for the majority, looking like the winners. But as rugby can do, a few surprises thrown into the mix turned things around. A penalty try. A yellow card. A Rakaia onslaught on the Methven line like no other and

all of a sudden it was 12-all and game on. When the final whistle blew, they couldn’t be split. So, unlike Cricket World Cup finals where it comes down to how may boundaries you’ve scored, they slugged it out for another 20 minutes, neither side giving an inch to the other and a huge crowd, ignoring the weather around them, were gripped to their seats. It was Rakaia who stood the

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tallest of all though and fittingly, through one of their elder statesman, Kody Nordqvist, crashed over half way through the extra time, the Watters Cup became Rakaia’s Cup once more. Perhaps it was a true match where there didn’t deserve to be an overall winner. But history will show that it was Rakaia who dug the deepest and won what many described as just a muddy good game of footy.

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Goodhue compares World Cup losses Jack Goodhue would rather lose in heartbreaking fashion, like the Black Caps at the Cricket World Cup, than get “outplayed” by the opposition. Speaking to Radio Sport, the All Blacks midfielder reflected on the year and said he’s excited to re-join Scott Robertson and the Crusaders next year. When asked if he would prefer losing the way he did with the All Blacks in their semifinal against England, or like the Black Caps in their agonisingly close Super Over defeat, Goodhue maintained that his experience was worse, in his view. “A lot of people said before ‘we just got outplayed by England that day so it kind of made it better’, but I hate getting outplayed,”

he told the Radio Sport Breakfast show. “I’d rather it be like a ‘you know you’re the best team and you’ve [been] heartbroken’. “It doesn’t really matter because losing is losing at the end of the day.” Goodhue also spoke about his Crusaders coach Scott Robertson, who recently missed out on the All Blacks job to Ian Foster. “I haven’t actually talked to Razor (Robertson) yet,” Goodhue said. “Of course he would be disappointed. He’s very driven and ambitious and rightly so. “He works hard to get to where he wants to be and where he is. “He’ll be disappointed but no doubt he’ll be excited again for

the Crusaders season. “It’s just pre-season at the moment so when I get back down there we’ll just get around him and get excited for the Crusaders season with him.” The 24-year-old added that he expects Robertson to continue to thrive with the Crusaders, despite the disappointment. “I think he always coaches passionately. “I don’t think he’s necessarily driven by proving a point. “He more just wants to do the best thing for his team and have fun. “I don’t think it’ll change too much about the effort that he puts in. I think he’ll just be focusing on doing something special Jack Goodhue takes the hard next year with the team.” way against England.

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Bringing back the fear for All Blacks After almost a decade in the wilderness, Greg Feek has returned home and brought with him some knowledge of the opposition that could benefit the All Blacks. The former All Blacks prop was named as the new All Blacks scrum coach this week, joining Ian Foster’s coaching team for at least the next two years. Feek joins the fray having spent the last nine years plying his trade in Ireland and Japan, working alongside Joe Schmidt with the Ireland national team for the past two years. Speaking to the Herald, Feek said his experiences overseas would benefit him in his new role in a number of ways. “I might be able to give some insights into how they think. “Sometimes that can help your preparation and I think respect for certain players and how they do things, where they might decide to say have a big scrum or attack a lineout and how they’ve evolved their game,” Feek said. “I’ve got a huge amount of respect for what those teams up in the northern hemisphere are doing now, particularly in the clubs. I think that’s one thing you’ve got to have and I suppose for me as well, talking to [forwards coach John Plumtree], we want to bring that fear back of what the All Blacks are about, and stamp our mark.” The 10-test All Blacks prop turned to coaching after being forced to retire as a player in 2006 due to a problematic neck injury. After working as the Hurricanes forward coach in 2008 and 2009, Feek was recruited by Irish club Leinster, joining them in 2010. It was the same year Schmidt took over as Leinster head coach and, from there, the two went on to have great success with the national team. Now set to tackle a new venture, Feek said he felt privileged to take over as the All Blacks’ scrum coach. “I’ll certainly be doing a lot of watching and listening and just taking things in for the first wee while and just treating it with respect of what the players and previous coaches have done. “I think part of living overseas is you definitely learn by doing. “After being over there for so long I’m hoping to be able to bring in some stuff here that will help us and grow us.”

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Chris Thornley asks Mocha (inside) to burn out of the mobile gate at the Mt Hutt Trotting Club workouts on Saturday morning. More than 100 horses went around at the meeting with many using the day as a chance to have a final hit-out before a busy few weeks of racing over the festive season. Plenty of local charges were in action throughout the day. The weekend was the start of a busy racing period with local focus turning to tomorrow’s Christmas Eve meeting at Ashburton. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 211219-HM-0159

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Blundell likely to come in for Raval After their struggles with the bat in Perth, the Black Caps have indicated they will be making a change at the top of the order for the Boxing Day test against Australia. Tom Blundell was given the nod to open in yesterday’s tour game against a Victoria XI in Melbourne, at the expense of Jeet Raval, and made the most of it, making 59 before retiring to give the other Black Caps batsman a hitout. Raval was dismissed for one in both innings in Perth – continuing a dismal run which sees him average 7.3 in his last nine test innings – and now it seems by trialling Blundell at opener in the warm-up match, Raval is almost certain to be dropped for the test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Australian bowler Mitchell Starc predicted as much with a brutal sledge during the first test. “Wouldn’t wanna ruin it – the last chance of your career,” Starc taunted Raval, three balls before getting him out. “Christmas is pretty good when you have it off though,” Starc added, referring to the Boxing Day test in Melbourne. “They do good lunches for

Tom Blundell seems likely to be tossed into the furnace at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Christmas in Melbourne.” Blundell, who walked out to open the batting alongside Tom Latham in the warm-up match, played two tests against the West Indies in 2017 and scored 136 runs across three innings, including a century on debut. He has been utilised as batting cover – without playing – for the test squad for some time now, but has never opened in his firstclass cricket career, and is set to be thrown into the fire come Boxing Day. The Black Caps will need a

much better showing with the bat in Melbourne, and will have to deal with a new Australian weapon as well, with Australia calling James Pattinson into the squad as a replacement for the injured Josh Hazlewood. The sight of Pattinson on the team list will bring no relief for the Black Caps after the tall Victorian destroyed the side in their last series on Australian soil. Making his test debut in 2011, Pattinson took 14 New Zealand scalps in two matches at an average of 14.00, including the

wicket of Ross Taylor in three of his four appearances in those matches. Indeed, Pattinson was named player of the match as part of Australia’s nine-wicket win in Brisbane that saw New Zealand sitting at 28-5 in their second innings – Pattinson taking every one of those wickets. Meanwhile, Trent Boult’s recovery continues on pace for the Boxing Day game, with the seamer joining the Victoria XI to get through some overs in the match yesterday.

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Classic success for Bird Ashburton rider Kimberley Bird and her 10-year-old mare Cera Cassina has bagged a career highlight with victory in the fourth round FEI World Cup at the Taupo Christmas Classic. It was just their second start in New Zealand’s toughest showjumping series with 13 of the nation’s best lining up to be challenged by the Gary Sinclair-designed course. And challenge them he did, with none going clear in the opening round. Sitting on four faults were Bird (Ashburton), Melody Matheson (Hastings) aboard Cortaflex Graffiti MH, Robert Steele (Dannevirke) on LT Holst Bernadette and local teen Briar Burnett-Grant with Fiber Fresh Veroana. Six combinations on eight faults and less came back for the second round where Bird notched the only clear of the class to finish on four faults in a time of 65.92 seconds. It put all the pressure on Robert Steele and Briar Burnett-Grant. Steele added four at the triple bar and it looked like Briar was going to take the class on her bouncy 11-year-old roan gelding, until the last fence fell. However, she still held on to second place with her speedy 62.99-second time, with Steele third in 68.4. “What just happened,” said a stunned Bird, who has been campaigning in the North Island since mid-November. “That’s just amazing. The mare really stepped up for this class and honestly, I would have been happy with second. “It is very surreal.” Twenty-three-year-old Bird is in her fourth season with the grey Holsteiner. “She can be difficult and a bit of a hot-head, so you’ve got to work with her. I thought that course would suit her though, being big and spacious with nice forward striding.” She extended a big thanks to her mother Kate who was travelling with her and her dad Alan. “It is a huge team effort.” The World Cup Series now moves to Dannevirke early January for the grand final where there are pointsand-a-half on offer. However, just the best four scores count for riders, and each of the four in contention for the series crown carry a drop score. The winner of the league has the opportunity to represent New Zealand at the World Cup Final in Las Vegas next year.

Kimberley Bird

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Southern mare springs an upset Underrated southern mare Kiwi Ida scored her biggest career victory when she upset the favourites in Saturday’s Gr.2 Kamada Park Manawatu Challenge Stakes at Awapuni. The John and Karen Parsons-owned and trained five-yearold has been a standout in southern racing, winning twelve of her 39 career starts prior to Saturday with two at stakes level including the Gr.3 Canterbury Breeders Stakes (1400m) at Riccarton last year. Saturday’s contest represented just the second time she had ventured to the North Island following

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 11.35am THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C0, 295m 1 47584 Ohoka Megan nwtd....................... L Waretini 2 34 Sneaky Snitch nwtd H &......................Taylor 3 52747 Cancun nwtd...............................N Wanhalla 4 866 Marakesh Max nwtd...................J McInerney 5 Know Farewell nwtd........................G Cleeve 6 77883 Impressive Gift nwtd..................J McInerney 7 86474 Ginger Cracker nwtd.................. M Dempsey 8 87757 White Roxy nwtd........................ M Dempsey 9 7x687 Blushing Pete nwtd..........................R Wales 10 88868 Homebush Odette nwtd.............J McInerney 2 11.53am KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C0, 295m 1 88683 Homebush Marissa nwtd...........J McInerney 2 36877 Mulberry Tip nwtd......................... K Cassidy 3 26563 Jinja Twinkle nwtd.............................A Joyce 4 882 Goldstar Beau nwtd S &...................B Evans 5 45644 Shoelace Jack nwtd................... M Dempsey 6 66675 Grey Wind nwtd...........................N Wanhalla 7 558x7 Sozin’s Rhapsody nwtd..............J McInerney 8 58758 Chelsea Smile nwtd......................C Roberts 9 57777 Impressive Mood nwtd...............J McInerney 10 6878x Go Kiki nwtd.....................................R Wales 3 12.11 HAPPY BIRTHDAY COOPER CLARIDGE STKS C0, 520m 1 6 Opawa Dawn nwtd...........................R Wales 2 73262 Haze Adams nwtd J M..................... McCook 3 73354 Max Volume nwtd.......................A Bradshaw 4 75563 Ain’t He Lucky nwtd....................N Wanhalla 5 53 Culvie Numb Boy nwtd H &..................Taylor 6 4 Opawa Gonzo nwtd..........................R Wales 7 8 Opawa Rod nwtd.............................R Wales 8 84872 Trevor Wilks nwtd........................N Wanhalla 9 7 Carlos nwtd......................................R Wales 10 46878 Opawa Pauline nwtd........................R Wales

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.02pm (NZT) TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 410m 1 24687 Young Dumb Broke nwtd..................M Olden 2 37563 Star Way nwtd..................................C Morris 3 5457 Sub Twenty Three nwtd.......................L Cole 4 5 Idol Andy nwtd...................................M Flipp 5 42475 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 6 7 Idol Leo nwtd......................................M Flipp 7 67834 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 8 4486 Life Is Good nwtd.............................M Olden 9 36874 Free Thinker nwtd............................M Olden 10 54568 Trudy Remarkable nwtd...................C Morris 2 12.20 TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C2/C3 C2/3, 410m 1 67288 Bigtime Thor 23.38..............................L Cole 2 2315F Big Time Tatum 24.32.........................L Cole 3 56384 Johny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 4 3F665 Bigtime Charlote nwtd.........................L Cole 5 16516 Elouera Mist 23.90 J &.........................D Bell 6 44322 Bigtime Jasmine 23.51........................L Cole

Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4 1 3.04pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C2 C2, 410m 1 21574 Hashtag Blessed 23.63....................... N Udy 2 42342 Naharis nwtd......................................D Edlin 3 32412 Bigtime Daisy 23.61............................L Cole 4 21118 Big Time Spot 23.69............................L Cole 5 4x216 Triple What 23.66.........................A Turnwald 6 12374 Nuclear Jewel 24.34........................L Doody

an unplaced run at Trentham as a two-year-old, with punters mostly overlooking her claims for the Group Two feature despite her impressive career record. Progressive miler Rock On Wood was sent out a warm favourite in the contest off the back of a four-race winning streak and looked to have the contest in safe keeping when he burst to the front early in the run home. Rider Chris Johnson had been biding his time on Kiwi Ida towards the rear of the field in the early stages and tracked the favourite into the race approaching the home turn.

Johnson angled his mount off the back of Rock On Wood at the 200m and she responded with a sustained burst that carried her to the finish line in front by a head from Rock On Wood with Shadows Cast and Secret Allure close up behind the pair. Johnson was his usual understated self as he described the way the race had panned out for him. “I got back past midfield but got out at the right time,” he said. “She came into it nicely and I ended up behind the right horse turning in. She found enough to hold him off. “She’s honest and you just have

to look at her record as she hasn’t missed many times. “She was trained to the minute and although we had a bit of trouble getting up here, she seemed to cope with it.” Along with her thirteen victories, Kiwi Ida has also been placed on 14 occasions, with six of those in black type company and has earned just under $393,000 in prizemoney. A full brother to Kiwi Ida will be offered from the Highline Thoroughbreds draft during Book 1 at the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka next month.

Chris Johnson

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 12.29 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STKS C0, 520m 1 57625 Jinja Toni nwtd...................................A Joyce 2 44485 Bobble nwtd J &...............................D Fahey 3 386 Opawa Nash nwtd............................R Wales 4 7 Bugsy Brown nwtd...........................R Wales 5 x2557 Punters Choice nwtd........................R Wales 6 74727 Billy Ray nwtd.............................N Wanhalla 7 8 Opawa Jaws nwtd............................R Wales 8 3 Stylish Stepper nwtd........................ M Grant 9 7 Carlos nwtd......................................R Wales 10 46878 Opawa Pauline nwtd........................R Wales 5 12.46pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH 0272719588 DASH C1, 295m 1 74626 Gadzooks 17.44................................ B Dann 2 77586 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 3 83644 Macey Baxter 17.22...................J McInerney 4 565x6 Goldstar Flora nwtd S &...................B Evans 5 52337 Smash Gator 17.39.......................... M Grant 6 61847 Denuto 17.52.................................R Adcock 7 65365 Know Majority 17.44.......................G Cleeve 8 83532 Pooran’s Jadeja 17.74 J M............... McCook 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 66755 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &................B Evans 6 1.04pm SWIMMING GOAT @ STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 33438 Mulberry Brit 17.60....................... K Cassidy 2 54355 Homebush Comet 17.55............J McInerney 3 77353 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 4 67133 Sydneys Sox 17.30....................... L Waretini 5 44336 Pacemaker 17.54.......................A Bradshaw 6 81x25 Goldstar Tawny 17.60 S &................B Evans 7 81667 Precious Payton 17.49 S &..............B Evans 8 36662 Horse Range Gold 17.71................. M Grant 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 15486 Absent nwtd....................................G Cleeve 7 1.21pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 28744 Smash Ocean 17.50....................D Kingston 2 58457 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson 3 21282 Calm Inferno 17.60........................... B Dann

4 7x472 Dagny 17.38 J M.............................. McCook 5 21352 Mulberry Rock 17.48..................... K Cassidy 6 33874 Goldstar Wynter 17.36 S &..............B Evans 7 25231 Opawa Di 17.10 J &.........................D Fahey 8 23544 Impressive Flash 17.53..............J McInerney 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 38684 Jinja Sneak 17.36.............................A Joyce 8 1.38pm JINGLE BELL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 44454 Gotcha Pixie 17.64 S &....................B Evans 2 48238 Raquel Allen 17.76........................C Roberts 3 24321 Carl Spackler 17.73.......................R Adcock 4 8TF16 Know Tactics 17.61.........................G Cleeve 5 46474 Elite Blueblood 17.69.................J McInerney 6 31721 Two Be Frank 17.33.......................... B Dann 7 84765 Right On Time 17.52...................H Anderton 8 43536 Goldstar Hurley nwtd.................... L Waretini 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 56675 Goldstar Clover 18.20 S &...............B Evans 9 1.59 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SANTA DASH C1, 295m 1 64713 Opa’s Dream 17.58..........................R Casey 2 14 Retallick 17.33....................................C Weir 3 53664 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 4 67388 Rosies Choice 17.81...................N Wanhalla 5 56434 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 6 65264 Jingili Jill 17.42 M &............................. Smith 7 53765 M’Lady Sadie 17.38...................A Bradshaw 8 747x4 Homebush Pierce 17.54............J McInerney 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 37837 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 10 2.17pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STKS C1, 520m 1 22313 Opawa Cutie 30.83..........................R Wales 2 32665 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 3 56533 Shermo Bale 30.57.......................C Roberts 4 44645 Goldstar Truman 30.85 S &..............B Evans 5 21327 Longshanks 30.75......................A Bradshaw 6 32236 Haidee Bale 30.59........................D Roberts 7 133 Macadoodle 30.55 J &.....................D Fahey 8 44144 Goldstar Dawson nwtd S &..............B Evans

9 x4663 Boyka nwtd J &................................D Fahey 10 78746 Our Nala 30.70.................................R Wales 11 2.35 CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO STKS C1, 520m 1 1512 Xabil Bale 30.12............................C Roberts 2 43121 Mr Blackjack 30.38 J &....................D Fahey 3 12 Opawa Dan 30.65............................R Wales 4 54336 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 5 43783 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 6 24762 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 7 63276 Goldstar Scooby 30.65 S &..............B Evans 8 43454 Black Stockings 30.75................A Bradshaw 9 51587 Go Rap nwtd....................................R Wales 10 74875 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 12 2.53 MURRAY & HANNAH@RAY WHITE CASHMERE XMAS STAKES C1, 520m 1 25F74 Hustle Ace 30.72.........................N Wanhalla 2 25x58 Born Tasha 30.65 J &.......................D Fahey 3 63628 Goldstar Chief 30.83 S &.................B Evans 4 54486 Know Talent 30.75...........................G Cleeve 5 73122 Lethal Lettie 30.92.....................A Bradshaw 6 17446 Queena Bale nwtd........................C Roberts 7 45252 Tucker 30.63.......................................D Lane 8 63753 Dream Kay 30.29.............................R Wales 9 51587 Go Rap nwtd....................................R Wales 10 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 13 3.11 CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 56x52 Cisco Reign 17.58.........................D Roberts 2 33682 Punters Kirsty 17.40.........................R Wales 3 55387 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 4 36572 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 5 14257 Billy Budd 17.51........................ A Botherway 6 22232 Homebush Rehaina nwtd...........J McInerney 7 14177 Goldstar McQueen 17.58 S &..........B Evans 8 58x85 Just James 17.43........................H Anderton 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 45848 Batty Who 17.73 M &........................... Smith 14 3.31pm BEACH CAFE & WINE BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 45573 Tremonti 17.78.................................. B Dann

2 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 3 73663 Memphis Jewel 17.40...................C Roberts 4 41547 Frosty Kate 17.71....................... M Dempsey 5 22314 Mitcham Pru 17.44.....................A Bradshaw 6 77728 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 7 14566 Goldstar Spook 17.67 S &...............B Evans 8 24525 Jinja Liv nwtd J M............................. McCook 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 35875 Paringi Pam 17.39 M &........................ Smith 15 3.52 MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM CHRISTCHURCH GREYHOUND CLUB C1, 295m 1 14 Ever Rested 17.53.....................A Bradshaw 2 23423 Jinja Dylan nwtd................................A Joyce 3 16773 Aroha 17.19.............................. A Botherway 4 65458 Goldstar Charger 17.72 S &.............B Evans 5 7187x Dyna Wink nwtd............................C Roberts 6 78734 Tearaway Tara 17.43 J M................. McCook 7 36888 Know Legend nwtd.........................G Cleeve 8 F7882 Mulberry Sox 17.87....................... K Cassidy 9 68268 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 10 15477 Curly Bill 17.59........................... M Dempsey SELECTIONS

2 21636 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 3 11222 Boys Get Paid 26.01....................A Turnwald 4 32754 Bigtime Forest 25.97...........................L Cole 5 35525 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 6 63112 Big Time Elsa 26.20............................L Cole 7 11754 Double What nwtd........................A Turnwald 8 45132 Electrical Storm 26.30...................M Goodier Emergencies: 9 47837 Big Time Benny 26.58.........................L Cole 10 38668 Tuff Treasure 26.52........................B Mitchell 8 2.06pm DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C2/3, 457m 1 74536 Tommy The Jett 26.09..................A Turnwald 2 24375 Bigtime Alfie 26.25..............................L Cole 3 42222 Rivalries nwtd J &............................D Fahey 4 85363 Spring Fox nwtd D &...................J MacAuley 5 56843 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 6 64x25 Bigtime Acacia 26.09..........................L Cole 7 74771 Bigtime Benji 26.11.............................L Cole 8 14577 Buddy Loaded 26.23................... G Hodgson 9 57367 Vibe nwtd.....................................A Turnwald 10 47837 Big Time Benny 26.58.........................L Cole 9 2.24pm OUTBACK TRADING CO. TERMINATING PICK 6 C4/C5 C4/5, 457m 1 85287 Fare Dodger 26.01........................M Goodier

2 42154 Ask King Jeff 25.78.............................L Cole 3 55442 Turanza’s Terror 25.98..................A Turnwald 4 7x635 Thrilling Trev 26.10.................... K Gommans 5 47234 Bigtime Rod 26.04..............................L Cole 6 62F33 Cheeseball 26.11................................L Cole 7 16163 Hey Fernando nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 8 14244 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole Emergencies: 9 28366 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 10 85876 Bigtime Lilah 25.75.............................L Cole 10 2.42pm NANCY COBAIN (GROUP 2) FINAL C2df, 660m 1 81412 Hot Platter 38.72..........................A Turnwald 2 24621 Mighty Muscle 38.26 J &..................D Fahey 3 51763 Djay Dynamix nwtd.............................L Cole 4 41131 Gem 38.49 J &.................................D Fahey 5 x3361 Tradition 38.53 J &...........................D Fahey 6 12872 Kamada Park 38.53.....................A Turnwald 7 11142 Emgrand Park nwtd......................A Turnwald 8 27513 Max Dancer nwtd J &.......................D Fahey 9 26343 Opawa June 38.41.......................A Turnwald 10 71134 Thrilling Nina nwtd........................... K Walsh

4 26368 Shrewdy nwtd........................ L E Dunkerton 5 37341 Zipping Romeo 23.91 J &....................D Bell 6 33441 Jay Wendy nwtd.................................. N Udy 7 54584 Arm Turner nwtd.........................J McInerney 8 22171 Giraffe Club nwtd................................L Cole Emergencies: 9 45566 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 10 67585 Plan Stan nwtd................................ L Pearce 4 3.58pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C1 C1, 410m 1 18743 Summer Glee nwtd....................J McInerney 2 44578 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone

3 47231 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 4 24745 Retail Mayhem 23.85...................... L Pearce 5 21215 Big Time Vegas 23.35.........................L Cole 6 78222 Big Time Eilish nwtd......................... C Brider 7 68366 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney 8 12561 Bees And Birds nwtd...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 66663 Opehu Express nwtd.........................R Waite 10 646x8 Choice Lass 24.17...........................C Morris

Race 1: Know Farewell, Cancun, Ohoka Megan, Marakesh Max Race 2: Goldstar Beau, Jinja Twinkle, Shoelace Jack, Go Kiki Race 3: Opawa Gonzo, Opawa Dawn, Max Volume, Haze Adams Race 4: Opawa Jaws, Bugsy Brown, Opawa Nash, Bobble Race 5: Pooran’s Jadeja, Know Majority, Goldstar Flora Race 6: Sydneys Sox, Pacemaker, Goldstar Tawny Race 7: Opawa Di, Impressive Flash, Mulberry Rock, Dagny Race 8: Carl Spackler, Raquel Allen, Gotcha Pixie, Know Tactics Race 9: Retallick, Opa’s Dream, Goldstar Galaxie, M’Lady Sadie Race 10: Macadoodle, Haidee Bale, Longshanks, Shermo Bale Race 11: Xabil Bale, Mr Blackjack, Ohoka Carsen, Black Stockings Race 12: Tucker, Lethal Lettie, Queena Bale, Hustle Ace Race 13: Punters Kirsty, Homebush Rehaina, Goldstar McQueen Race 14: Mitcham Pru, Tremonti, Memphis Jewel, Jinja Liv Race 15: Dyna Wink, Jinja Dylan, Tearaway Tara, Aroha LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 46831 Bigtime Molly 23.81.............................L Cole 8 83551 Bigtime Jamie nwtd.............................L Cole 9 36777 Dyna Lenny nwtd...................... K Gommans 10 38582 Arthur’s Crown nwtd..........................R Waite 3 12.37pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C4 C4, 410m 1 64153 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 2 31783 Big Time Nash 23.39...........................L Cole 3 32116 Bigtime Caleb 23.56............................L Cole 4 35658 Big Time Frosty 23.37.........................L Cole 5 72111 Idol Duke 23.52..................................M Flipp 6 67413 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole 7 77234 Bigtime Banjo 23.49............................L Cole 8 32586 Big Time Billie 23.47...........................L Cole 9 64877 Bigtime Bronx nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 4 12.55pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C4/5, 410m 1 x1268 Trophy Trophy 23.32.....................A Turnwald 2 54124 Funky Facts 23.27 G &........... S Fredrickson 3 87128 Bigtime Pearl nwtd..............................L Cole 4 75316 She’s For Us 23.48.......................M Roberts 5 72377 Bigtime Emjay 23.56 G &........ S Fredrickson 6 74718 Bigtime Ziggy 23.44............................L Cole 7 68461 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 8 61542 Bigtime Eve 23.21...............................L Cole

9 18375 Big Time Lebron 23.38........................L Cole 10 64877 Bigtime Bronx nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 5 1.12pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 457m 1 31338 Big Time Chad 26.50..........................L Cole 2 52752 Bigtime Diesel 26.18 G &........ S Fredrickson 3 83364 Waitohi 26.05...............................A Turnwald 4 136 Belmonts nwtd....................................L Cole 5 33482 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 6 37447 Big Time Trae 26.11............................L Cole 7 81822 My Pablo nwtd..................................... N Udy 8 1144 Dangerous Di nwtd................ L E Dunkerton 9 73647 Bigtime Kate 26.13 G &.......... S Fredrickson 6 1.30pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 457m 1 47556 Diamond Geezer 26.93.................M Goodier 2 23F67 Valve Bouncing nwtd........................... N Udy 3 46514 Big Time Gwyn 26.42..........................L Cole 4 41112 Big Time Jackson 26.13......................L Cole 5 35623 Woman No Cry 26.43..................A Turnwald 6 32143 Jay Mike 26.28.................................... N Udy 7 58364 Grunty Mama 26.80 S &............C Blackburn 8 42487 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &......... S Fredrickson 9 73647 Bigtime Kate 26.13 G &.......... S Fredrickson 7 1.48pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C2, 457m 1 1611 Silent Dismissal 26.11..................A Turnwald

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 23543 Tazia 23.53.................................... D Denbee 8 42426 Barbarossa Boy 23.98................B Goldsack Emergencies: 9 62455 Harpoon Harry 23.91 D &...........J MacAuley 10 15465 Tuff Temptress 23.72......................B Mitchell 2 3.24pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C1, 410m 1 22487 Tuff Mr. Tee nwtd....................... S Gommans 2 65376 Opawa Flash nwtd.............................. N Udy 3 42772 Choice Sister nwtd...........................C Morris 4 13172 Paris End nwtd....................................L Cole 5 18827 Taranaki Brie nwtd........................... C Brider

6 54663 Always Dizzy nwtd.....................J McInerney 7 24347 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 8 52252 Slam It 23.93..............................J McInerney Emergencies: 9 78637 Double Change nwtd................ K Gommans 10 46676 Jay Grim 24.10 J &..............................D Bell 3 3.41pm PNGRC SECTIONAL TIMES @ PNGREYHOUNDS.KIWI C1 C1, 410m 1 16423 Morning Sun 23.62....................J McInerney 2 87175 Mickey Mowhawk 24.23................ D Denbee 3 24788 Goldstar Dayton nwtd.......................S Stone

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Above – Dragon boat racing came to Lake Hood.

Above – Tessa McCann and Cameron McCracken won their re170319-ET-0068 spective Gala Cup tennis titles.

Below – Sean Reith ripped up the ground of Pendarves when the Ashburton Family Karting Club was in action.

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Above – For the first time in their 98 year existence, Celtic formed a women’s rugby team. Left – Lachlan Leadley was one of many who took part in the Ashburton Duathlon and Triathlon. 240319-HM-0053

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Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or Previous solution: MOISTENS anticlockwise. Previous solution: MOISTENS

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ACROSS 1. Summit (4) 3. Resign (8) 9. Intimidate (7) 10. Dodges (5) 11. Failings (12) 13. Range (6) 15. Entreaty (6) 17. Spread widely (12) 20. Farewell (5) 21. Performer (7) 22. Stiffness (8) 23. Experienced (4)

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Across: 1. Horse 4. Hosanna 8. Tight 9. Cresset 10. Out 11. Embezzler 12. Pant 13. Plea 18. Laundered 20. Sea 21. Embargo 22. Irene 23. Strides 24. Gusts 9 5 3 Down: 1. Hot gospellers 2. Righten 3. Esteem 4. Hecuba 5. Sneeze 6. Nasal 7. Actor managers 5 14. Listens 6 1 15. Adored 16. Brooks 17. Adding 3 419. Umber

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DOWN 1. Catered (8) 2. Stadium (5) 4. Strengthen (colloq) (4,2) 5. Brainwash (12) 6. Lacy hem (anag) (7) 7. Simple (4) 8. Secure (4,3,5) 12. Incline (8) 14. Labouring (7) 16. Effect (6) 18. Flavour (5) 19. Just (4)

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Across: 1. Parameters 7. Clues 8. Galleon 10. Inequity 1 17. To-do 18. Hate mail 11. Loin 13. Embody 15. Loofah 21. Laughed 22. Ocean 23. Skinflints 5 8 7 Down: 1. Pause 2. Resounds 3. Mighty 4. Talk 5. Reel off 6. Accidental 9. Nonchalant 12. Comedown 14. Bad luck 3 2 5 6 16. Vandal 19. Abets 20. Thin

Previous solution: ads, and, ant, ants, ats, dan, dans, sad, san, sand, sat, stand, tad, tads, tan, tans

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Where can you get fresh air, fantastic ideas, blood flow, soul healing and a metabolism boost without buying a single thing? Walking outdoors. It’s where the best things will happen today. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Ultimately, you choose how you spend your time. It’s easy to lose sight of this when you’re with dominant people who would like you to join their agenda. It’s fun when it’s your choice and you feel in control. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ve all but forgotten about that little chunk of good karma you generated years ago, though it hasn’t forgotten about you. It will circle back right when it will be most profound to receive it. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You’ll be prolific, producing much more than you thought you would, so apply yourself where you are most needed or where you are certain to enjoy yourself as you work. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You want something you haven’t articulated yet. Maybe you’ve been afraid to say it out loud. Regardless, it’s go time. State the deal. Things will only start happening after you eliminate ambiguity in a relationship. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You don’t like to be teased unless the teasing is so playful or interesting that it’s somehow its own reward. Movie trailers sometimes fit the bill. One thing that doesn’t is being told, “I’ll tell you later.” LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’ll be good at figuring people out and finding a place that works well with the entire group. It will probably mean chipping in even when you don’t feel ready or holding back when you feel overqualified. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You can’t go any faster or do any more than your best. Expecting yourself to is unloving. There is no need to punish yourself nor is there a gain from doing so that makes any sense. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You require things of your relationships, things that are not spoken about, but are nonetheless clearly conveyed to the observant counterpart. The nonobservant counterpart will be utterly lost. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If you gain by losing and lose by gaining, you’ll be on par with most people today. If you can celebrate this with enthusiasm and gratitude for the funny way life works out, you’ll be in a league of your own. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Those willing to compromise to make an arrangement work are more invested in the success of the arrangement than they are in their personal satisfaction or ego gratification. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): What one person considers awkward is a comfortable family tradition to someone else. You’ll read the signals in the microexpressions that tell the inside story.

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Wind km/h less than 30 fine

fog

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

rain

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60 plus

Canterbury Plains

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

A cloudy morning, then fine spells increasing about the coast. Isolated showers about the foothills. Light winds.

TOMORROW

Areas of morning cloud, then fine apart from isolated afternoon and evening showers about the foothills. Northeasterlies. Cloudy with occasional rain, mainly in the south. Northeasterlies.

FRIDAY

Partly cloudy, isolated showers. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

Hamilton

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Napier

showers

TOMORROW

Palmerston North fine

FZL: 2800m lowering to 2400m

THURSDAY

Fine with increasing high cloud and northerlies. A few spots of late rain with a southerly change.

fine drizzle fine drizzle fine showers fine fog fog thunder thunder fog fine fine cloudy

fine

Mostly cloudy with occasional rain south of Mt Hutt, and snow to 1800m possible. Partly cloudy with afternoon showers farther north. Light winds.

A cloudy start with patchy rain or drizzle at first, then becoming fine. Northeasterlies.

Morning cloud and patchy rain or drizzle, then becoming fine. Light winds.

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8:10 2:24 8:32 2:51 9:03 3:16 9:22 3:45 9:55 4:06 10:12 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

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Nelson

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Blenheim

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Greymouth

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Christchurch

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Timaru

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Queenstown

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Dunedin

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Invercargill

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Rise 5:47 am Set 9:16 pm Good

Rise 5:48 am Set 9:17 pm

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Rise 4:10 am Set 7:05 pm

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River Levels

2.66

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 290.4 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

24.3

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

17.9

Rangitata Klondyke at 3:00 pm, yesterday

168.9

Waitaki Kurow at 3:02 pm, yesterday

811.0

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 24.3 24.9 Max to 4pm 10.5 Minimum 9.3 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm December to date 69.6 Avg Dec to date 41 2019 to date 759.0 678 Avg year to date Wind km/h NE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 43 Time of gust 2:33am

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By Matt Markham

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They might not have figured at the pointy end of the competition, but the Mid Canterbury Under 15 cricket side at least walked away from last weekendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regional tournament with their heads held high after a strong win to finish the week. The tournament, which saw sides from South Canterbury, Mid Canterbury, Canterbury Country, Buller and two Christchurch Metro sides, was held in Timaru throughout the course of last week and apart from an abandoned game early in the competition, all other games were completed.

The Mid Canterbury side had a tough start to the week, losing first up to Metro Red. Chasing 124, they were all out for 70, with only two players managed to reach double figure scores. They then took on the host region, South Canterbury and despite a handy effort with the bat from Lachie Jemmett (73) and Jack Irwin (30), who posted a 110run partnership, they were unable to get the win on the board. Their match against Buller was abandoned due to the inclement weather before they took on neighbours, Canterbury Country, in what turned out to be a grip-

Lachie Jemmett was in amongst the runs for the Mid Canterbury Under 15 side last week at their regional tournament. PHOTO DOUG BOVETT ping match. Mid Canterbury batted first and posted a competitive 174 with the bat, with Toby Robinson (58) and Patrick Currie (29) contributing well with the bat. In the Country run chase, the Mid Canterbury bowlers did their job well but were unable to get that last wicket, with Country chasing down the target with one wicket to spare. Hugh Sanders was the pick of the Mid Canterbury bowlers, taking 3-35 off his five overs. It was another close affair in the match against Metro Black.

Again Mid Canterbury batted first and posted 184. Jemmett (63), Robinson (47) and Currie (51) were all in on the runs again but just like their previous match, the Mid Canterbury bowlers were unable get the wickets on the board with Metro chasing down the target with five wickets remaining. Nicholas Stringer was excellent with ball in hand, taking 2-25 off five overs. Mid Canterbury rounded out their tournament week in style though by beating Buller on the

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last day of the competition. Batting first, Mid Canterbury made the most of their opportunity scoring an imposing 210 all out. Again, Currie was in the runs, scoring 82 to round out the week as Mid Canterburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading run scorer, while Seb McMillan was also in on the action scoring 33. He then turned around and did the damage with the ball as well, taking 3-26 off six overs, while Sanders and Jack Middleton each took a brace as Buller were rolled for 141.

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