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Higher fees may empty stadium BY SUE NEWMAN

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If the push to increase fees at the EA Networks Centre is successful, its owner, the Ashburton District Council, could find itself with a community facility that noone can afford to use, says its manager Steve Prescott. The stadium and pool complex already has some of the highest fees in New Zealand and those rises by the pro-

posed amount would put it almost at the top of the list and create a facility few could afford to use, he said. During discussions on the council’s long-term spending plan, councillors agreed to a proposal to change the charging formula for the complex. Currently 60 per cent of costs are carried by the council with 40 per cent coming from users. The proposal is for costs to be shared 50/50 and this would be

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achieved by lifting the stadium’s court hire by 40 per cent and fees to use the gym, pool and for classes by 9 per cent. And that could see the complex’s largest user, Mid Canterbury Netball, taking its competition back outdoors, said association president Karla Newlands.

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■ WINCHMORE CHURCH

Fate hangs in balance By Katie todd

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Church members are nervously waiting to hear from investigators and insurers to determine the fate of the historic Winchmore Church. The 107-year-old building was gutted during a suspicious fire on Saturday night, less than two weeks after it had been sold, and one week before the chattels were due to be auctioned off for charity. Property Brokers agent Greg Jopson said the property was still legally owned by the church at the time of the incident, despite a Canterbury artist being confirmed as the buyer. “The sale hadn’t reached settlement date, so legally it’s still in the possession of the church and it’s up to them to sort the insurance and get the legal advice they can,” he said. “Though, I have spoken with the buyer and they were obviously very upset.” Church members met with insurers yesterday to begin discussions, but said there was little else they could do but wait and hope. They had cancelled the auction of the chattels on Saturday. Prior to the sale, long-time parishioner Brian Reesby had worked to prepare and restore the building. He had been treasurer for 30 years after inheriting the job from his mother, who was treasurer for the 28 years prior. “It didn’t have to happen like this,” he said. “We just hope that the authorities can catch the devils who did this, for the lit-

The future of the scorched Winchmore Church remains up in the air. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 210118-TM-044

tle relief it would bring.” Police were yesterday continuing to investigate the fire, and were seeking the assistance of the public for any suspicious sightings in and around the area at the time. A hedge-fire on the same property and a letterbox fire on the same road had also occurred around the same time

frame on Saturday night, and were also being treated as suspicious. Police said no arrests had yet been made. Police urged anyone with any information to get in touch by calling Ashburton Police on 03 307 8400 or by anonymously calling Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

Stolen bike returns via Trade Me 7 years later By SuSan SandyS

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A Methven woman buying a bicycle at the weekend realised after delivery it was the same one she had had stolen seven years ago. Sally Roome purchased the Avanti Hybrid on Trade Me. The mum of two, who is currently living in Christchurch, said when looking at the seller’s pictures, she thought the bicycle looked like one she had had stolen last year. This was also an Avanti Hybrid, which she had purchased to replace the bike stolen in 2011.

When she went to inspect the bicycle at the seller’s home, she checked it against the serial number of her second bike, but found it was not the same. She ended up winning the auction, buying the bike for $130. Looking at it again after delivery, she thought she would uncover the insurance documentation for her first bike, and found the numbers matched. “To be honest it wasn’t a shock, I had suspected it was the second one and was really disappointed when it wasn’t,” Roome said. She reported the incident to the po-

lice, but was not sure that they would be able to do much, thinking the bicycle had most likely had at least a few owners since being stolen from outside her call centre workplace on Manchester Street in 2011. The bike she had had stolen last year was stolen in a similar fashion, with the lock cut through, from outside the Northlands Hoyts. She was happy to be back on wheels again. “I didn’t mind that I have had to pay, at least it’s only $130,” Roome said. “It’s my mode of transport, I just always have a bike, I don’t use a car very much.”

From P1 “This will certainly have an impact on netball and whether we’d continue with the stadium. We were always of the understanding this would be affordable and we certainly never imagined we’d be paying the amount we’d have to pay to stay at the stadium,” she said. If the fees rose as proposed, Newlands said the association would have to look at which part of the competition it kept at the stadium and which games could be played elsewhere. “We don’t want to go back outdoors, but if we’re forced to we would. Our members are already saying the costs are too high.” Stadium users will meet in early February and the proposed fee hike is likely to be top topic for discussion, she said. “We’ll certainly be encouraging our members to make submissions on the long term plan.” Prescott said that netball’s reaction demonstrated what was likely to be a general user group reaction. “This is going away from the community facility concept. It was built to be used by everyone and accessible by everyone, but if they go down this path it won’t be, it’ll be elitist,” he said. Netball currently pays $32 per court per hour; the new regime would see it paying $44 per court per hour, an increase of $48 an hour if all courts were in use. While the big users would let the council know how they viewed such a large increase in fees, Prescott is concerned the changes will slip under the radar with many users of the pool and gym areas. If fees went up by 9 per cent it would cost $4.36 for a child to swim rather than $4 and $6.54 for an adult. Those fees would be among the highest in New Zealand and would significantly cut pool user numbers, he said. “Only four other swimming pools in New Zealand charge $4 for a child, if we go up we’ll be right at the top for the country. How will mum and dad on a lower income be able to afford for their kids to come swimming?” Putting up fees might be seen as a way to bring in more income but income would actually drop if users walked away, Prescott said. The Selwyn Aquatic Centre will increase its admission prices in February for only the second time since it opened in June 2013. In setting the new prices the Selwyn District Council analysed fees at a range of other pools and took into consideration other increasing costs such electricity, wages, chemicals and maintenance. The council has the objective, a 50:50 cost ratio, the same as the Ashburton District Council. Selwyn will charge $3.50 for a child to swim, $6 for an adult and $15 for a family. Ashburton currently charges $4 for a child, $6 for an adult and $15.50 for a family. The proposed new rates would be $4.36 for a child, $6.54 for an adult and $16.90 for a family.

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Mission accomplished – The Aotearoa New Zealand Ross Ice Shelf Programme conquers unchartered terrain, courtesy of (from left) radar and technical support Lawrence Kees, field safety Richie Hunter, radar and technical support Dan Price, and traverse lead Rob Teasdale. PHOTO SUPPLIED

■ ANTARCTIC TRAVERSE

Epic Antarctic adventure By SuSan SandyS

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They were about to embark on the first large Kiwi traverse from Scott Base since Edmund Hillary led a team on Massey Ferguson tractors in 1958, but Rob Teasdale and his three fellow team members were not fazed. Each had been hand-picked by Antarctica New Zealand to prove a safe route across largely unchartered terrain to the Siple Coast, an area deep in the southern continent. After countless meetings examining all of the worst case scenarios, they decided it was time to just do it. “At a certain point you have to accept you have done all the preparations you possibly could for every scenario, and you have to trust that the people you have put on the team are well qualified, and are going to make good decisions

about everything,” Teasdale said. His role was traverse lead, in charge of the two Pisten Bully snow cats and heavy equipment. As Mt Hutt Ski Area’s permanent fleet co-ordinator and having worked in Antarctica previously, he had plenty of field experience to bring to the role. Teasdale and the journey’s field safety officer, Te Anau mountain guide Richie Hunter, were in the second Pisten Bully, following the lead vehicle equipped with ground penetrating radar. In this vehicle were the scientists – radar and technical support Lawrence Kees, and Dan Price, who had been responsible for planning out the route after extensive examination of targeted satellite imagery, and accompanying Kees in radar and technical support. The group were part of the Aotearoa New Zealand Ross Ice Shelf Programme which focuses

on the scientific study of processes and interactions in the area, particularly in relation to climate change. After their epic journey the way is now paved for Antarctica New Zealand to set up a hot water drill site at the Siple Coast, planned for next summer. Each Pisten Bully snow cat was equipped with a small unit with two bunk beds and microwave and water heaters. Team members lived on boil-in-bag food, and towed their toilet cubicle behind them. There was no such luxury as showers, temperatures plummeted as low as minus 30 degrees, and it was flat and white as far as the eye could see. “Once you leave Scott Base that’s the last mountains you see for as long as you are there,” Teasdale said. The monotony of the landscape belied the treacherous nature of

what was beneath. The team, travelling at a maximum of 10 kilometres per hour, found large crevices where expected, as identified in the satellite imagery, but came across others detected with the ground penetrating radar. “They were small enough that we could either drive across or the snow bridge over them was so big that it wouldn’t cause us any problems,” Teasdale said. It was a great relief to the team that the journey ended up being relatively “straight forward”, with quick rescue in such an isolated area being possible only by air in good weather where there is a landing strip. They had decided early on they would not be pushing any unrealistic boundaries, and if they couldn’t go forward, would just turn around and come home. “We were just committed to taking our time and making good de-

cisions,” Teasdale said. But as they got closer they could not hide their enthusiasm. “We knew we were getting towards the end, it was actually all going really well and there was nothing that was going to stop us, so the team was in fantastic spirits. We finished the trip ahead of schedule and feeling on top of the world.” They were about 1000 kilometers from Scott Base, and it had been 12 days since they left their last stop of the programme’s existing hot water drill camp threeand-a-half days from Scott Base. In his two months in Antarctica, Teasdale travelled 3650 kilometres. “First shower and shave was pretty special,” he said upon his return to Scott Base. “Even using a knife and fork to eat a meal instead of a spoon was quite exciting.”

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Emergency services were seen speeding southbound through Ashburton yesterday, after a two-car crash occurred on State Highway 1. A station wagon and a sedan collided around 12.20pm several kilometres south of Ashburton in a 100km/h zone. A police spokesperson said nobody was trapped or injured in the crash. Although the road was not blocked by the incident, traffic became backed up in both directions as cars slowed to pass. Ashburton Police, Fire and Emergency Volunteers and St John Ambulance crew attended the scene, and a tow truck helped to clear the wreckage. The collision appeared to be a noseto-tail incident.

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Right – A nose-to-tail collision took place on State Highway 1 south of Ashburton yesterday afternoon. PHOTO KATIE TODD 220118-KT-221

■ ENVIRONMENT CANTERBURY

Gulls culled in riverbed

Endangered black-billed gulls and their chicks like these will have a better chance of survival after a control operation on Southern black-backed gulls, who are known predators of braided river birds. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 220118-SS-158 to the point it is causing problems for a range of species in Canterbury waterways. It is now

Violent assault Ashburton Police have asked the public for help following a violent assault in the early hours of Sunday morning. Between 2am and 5.30am a 19-year-old local woman was the victim of a violent physical assault somewhere between the CBD and Archibald Street, Tinwald. Police would like to know of any suspicious sightings or sounds of a violent struggle between those locations and times. Information can be supplied directly to the Ashburton Police on 03 307 8400 or anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. The victim is recovering from her injuries at home.

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Around 650 black-backed gulls have been killed in an Environment Canterbury culling operation on the Ashburton River that should boost survival chances for their endangered cousins, the black-billed gulls. The control operation involved laying poisoned bait along the riverbed east of Ashburton and ECan Ashburton zone manager Janine Holland said the aim was to reduce colony numbers from 1300 to 260. “While 650 is less than hoped, we are still happy with the outcome as we have removed half the colony.” Black-backed gulls are a known predator of the eggs and chicks of braided river birds. While hawks also prey on these birds, they are not present in large numbers, Holland said. “The Southern black-backed gill is a considerably larger bird whose population has grown

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deemed a pest.” Fewer black-backed gulls in the Ashburton River means a

greater chance of survival for some of the nationally threatened species that nest at the lower Ashburton River, including black-billed gulls as well as black-fronted terns, banded dotterel and wrybill. Prior to the operation early December, ECan installed signs in the river and advised nearby residents and others affected. Holland said ECan staff had fielded a small number of inquiries about the operation but most people understood the reasons for it and supported the programme. Endangered black-billed gulls have returned to the Ashburton River near the State Highway 1 bridge to continue nesting. Around 2000 chicks perished when the river flooded early January but the birds have returned for one last attempt at breeding before the season ends soon.

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern isn’t quite ready to spill the beans on the gender of her baby. During a press conference yesterday, she denied giving the sex away earlier that day on a radio show. “No I did not. And I know in defending myself we could get into a whole other conversation, but no I did not. I imagine we will be playing this game for some time now.” She said she would now be clearly articulating her words. Ardern announced she was pregnant with her first child, due in June, on Friday. - NZME

Vitamin D deficiency Researchers are calling for full government funding of vitamin D supplements following a study showing southern New Zealand women and their babies are at high risk of vitamin D deficiency. The study from University of Otago is the first of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. It recruited 126 women through Dunedin’s Queen Mary Maternity Centre from 2011 to 2013. The findings found 65 per cent of mothers and 76 per cent of babies were vitamin D deficient, and three of the babies had evidence of rickets. - NZME

Serious assault One person has been hospitalised with serious injuries following an assault in Christchurch. Police are investigating a serious assault that occurred on Sewell St, Linwood on Sunday. The assault occurred around 11.10pm and the victim is now in Christchurch Hospital with serious head injuries. - NZME

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Art exhibition showcases students’ work By Colin WillisCroft

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An exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery that draws together the work of current and post secondary school students aims to highlight the value of art programmes in the school curriculum. depARTment features a collection of work created by students of former teacher and current Ashburton district councillor Selwyn Price, who taught at both Ashburton College and Li Po Chun United World College of Hong Kong, along with portfolios of work by Year 13 NCEA students at Ashburton College last year and Mount Hutt College students from 2010 to 2017. The Ashburton College students’ work is laid out on the floor so it is viewed in the same way as those who mark the work see it. Price said most of the 48 works he had supplied were from his personal collection, although a number of his former students had also sent recent works. They cover a wide variety of mediums, from photography to painting, mixed medium to video. One of his former Hong Kong pupils whose work features in the exhibition is cartoonist Maddie Dai, who spent some time living in Wellington and is now based in London, and has had her work published in New Yorker magazine. The exhibition runs until February 24. Right – Selwyn Price addresses those at the opening of the depARTment exhibition on Sunday afternoon. PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 210118-CW-070

■ EMERGENCY SERVICES FUNDRAISER

Emergency services on show By Katie todd

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They’re not new to working alongside one another at the scene of major accidents. But when local emergency services gather at Ashburton Showgrounds on March 3, it will be the first time they have ever joined forces in the name of fun and fundraising. Rakaia Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) have been organising a unique emergency services fundraiser to raise money for the volunteer side of operations, and it’s set to deliver entertainment for the whole family.

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Rakaia LandSAR Chairman Murray Bowden said rural and urban fire crews, police, ambulances and LandSAR will be putting on four main shows between 9.30am and 3.30pm and treating

crowds to spectacles including a monsoon bucket show and vehicle displays. A range of interactive entertainment will give people the chance to meet the search and rescue

dogs, try out a fitness course based on the pre-entry requirements for police and other organisations, or see teams compete in a UFBA-based rescue competition. Civil Defence and SAR’s Alpine Cliff Rescue team will also be present at the event. Bowden said he and a colleague came up with the idea about six months ago, and LandSAR members have been working hard to bring it to fruition. “It’s been a lot of work, but it’s going to be quite a sizeable kind of thing,” he said. As well as generating valuable

fundraising for the groups, he hopes it will provide local youth with inspiration to get involved. “We’ve all been to events growing up where emergency services are in attendance,” he said. “But no one’s ever had them all together … and the kids now will be us in 20 years’ time.” Entry will be $5 for adults and a coin donation for children, or children can partake in a colouring competition for free entry. The event is being put on with the sponsorship of Talbot Security, and more details will follow after an official launch kicks off next week.

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Initiative targets doctor shortage Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

was interested to hear that Auckland University is this week launching a regionalrural medical programme in Taranaki to help find some sort of antidote to the chronic shortage of health professionals in areas outside urban centres. The university is working with the Taranaki District Health Board to provide its students with an opportunity to experience clinical training in regional and rural environments. Its aim is to have at least 30 per cent of its students working outside urban centres and it’s recognised that to achieve that goal it needs to have partnerships in place with regional health boards, rural hospitals and general practices. It’s a good idea and the sort of thing we need to see more of in the future, as it’s one of those win-win situations. Not only do the students themselves get to experience practising medicine outside the big hospitals, it increases the chance that some will choose to work in those types of areas once they have completed their training. That’s been shown by a number of overseas initiatives. Take, for instance, Canada’s Northern Ontario School of Medicine. When it was created it followed the principle that if you train doctors in rural and remote communities, they will be more likely to practise there. It’s paid off, with almost 70 per cent of its graduates opting to work in those types of areas. I’m not saying that that sort of rate would be replicated in New Zealand, especially for GPs, as rural practice equates to long hours, spending a great deal of time on-call, and a struggle to find cover when doctors try to get away for much needed time off. However, we have to do something to increase the number of medical professionals working in rural areas. When it comes to GPs, the average age of those working in rural areas is alarming, and in terms of doctors actually trained in New Zealand, it’s a situation that’s getting worse, not better. I’ve been told that if it wasn’t for the number of overseastrained doctors coming to this country who are prepared to work in rural areas, the shortage would be verging on acute. Let’s hope the latest initiative has some success in addressing that.

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s most New Zealanders relaxed in the sunshine over the festive break, all arable farmers had one eye on summer crops and the other on the sky. They wait with trepidation to see what the results of eight months of hard work will bring at harvest time. I anticipate most crops will produce average yields, though there will be exceptions (both good and bad). In South Canterbury, I am about a fortnight away from starting harvest, whereas in Mid Canterbury farmers have already started harvesting barley, specialist small seeds, ryegrass and pea crops. Once harvest is complete, thoughts will soon switch to getting paddocks turned around as quickly as possible to plant crops for harvest in summer 2019. One of the best ways to prepare a good seed bed is to undertake a crop residue burn. An agricultural crop residue burn also reduces fuel loads in

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rural areas as crop residue is a high fire risk. Agricultural crop residue burning is done by farmers to clear straw, chaff and other plant material residues prior to planting the next crop. It is particularly important for the removal of cereal crop residues before planting smallseeded, high value crops. Agricultural crop burning is one of the most effective non-chemical means of weed management for arable crops. But this practice has become under increasing pressure in recent years, as some begin to question the need and rationale behind this practice in terms of the smoke that is released, and the risk flames might spread.

The fact that a very small minority of farmers operate outside the accepted rules for crop residue burning doesn’t help. Federated Farmers has been working hard to advocate for farmers in the face of some stiff resistance for the continuation of crop residue burning. Environment Canterbury’s new Air Regional Plan implements tougher rules for crop residue burning to manage any adverse effects on neighbours and urban residents. All farmers are now required to complete a smoke management plan for any burning, while those living within four kilometres of Ashburton need a consent to burn. Fire Emergency New Zealand is now responsible for the safe use of fire as a land management tool. They allow crop residue burning in Mid Canterbury without a permit in a restricted season provided farmers comply with the updated agricultural code of practice. As arable farmers, we need to

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Shutdown costing millions The US Senate has adjourned for the night without a deal to end the government shutdown, and a vote has been postponed until noon today. The government shutdown will continue into the workweek after frantic efforts by a bipartisan group of moderate senators yesterday failed to produce an agreement to reopen agencies Monday morning. “We have yet to reach an agreement on a path forward that is acceptable to both sides,” Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he would be willing to start debating immigration legislation if an agreement was not otherwise reached by early February. Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown had rested on the frantic efforts of a bipartisan group of moderate senators who aimed to broker a deal Sunday to reopen agencies before the start of the work week. But by evening the proposal – which would link a threeweek extension of government funding to the consideration of an immigration bill in the Senate – proved not enough to quickly break the impasse without the support of top party leaders or President Trump, who showed no sign of backing off his hard line on immigration. A shutdown that continues into today is expected to mean hundreds of thousands of workers will stay home and key federal agencies will be affected. Politicians pointed fingers, states scrambled to fill the gaps and people across the country rolled their eyes at yet another example of US government gridlock. But for the Washington region, which boasts the largest concentration of federal employees and contractors in the

The sign at the Ellis Island ferry queue informs visitors that there was no access to the island or to the Statue of Liberty, due to the government shutdown. - PHOTO AP country, the shutdown could have particularly serious consequences. Like farmers with their eyes to the sky during a drought, many in the region began nervously wondering how long the shutdown would last, and how much it would cost them. “No one has more to lose from shutdown brinkmanship than the capital region,” Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., said in an email. “If you viewed this as a company town, it’s like the factory shut down, and we don’t know

when it’s going to reopen,” Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., said. Up to a quarter of the region’s workforce of 3.2 million people could be affected by the shutdown, according to Stephen Fuller, an economist at George Mason University. He noted that 367,000 federal employees and 450,000 federal contractors live in the Washington area. He said 25 per cent to 30 per cent of the region’s economy is dependent on federal payroll and procurement spending.

“It’s hard to point to an economy in the country where one company represents between 25 and 30 per cent of local GDP,” said Fuller. Connolly cited statistics showing the region could lose an estimated $US200 million per day in economic productivity, including the losses for small businesses catering to government employees. “You know if you were running a lunch shop near the IRS and 80 per cent of the IRS workforce is not going to work, you’ve lost a lot of your business for the duration of the shutdown,” he said. “They really have no recourse. Some of these are family-run businesses.” The bipartisan group scrambled for a compromise, but the decision ultimately belonged to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.). Trump wrote that if the “stalemate continues,” then Republicans should use the Nuclear Option to rewrite Senate rules and try to pass a longterm spending bill with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes needed to pass most legislation – a notion Trump has previously floated to McConnell’s repeated dismissal. Democrats said they made a significant concession over the weekend, agreeing to put major funding behind Trump’s promised border wall, something that has been anathema to liberals since the 2016 election. Schumer said that in a Friday meeting, Trump “picked a number for the wall, and I accepted it.” “It would be hard to imagine a much more reasonable compromise,” he added. “All along, the president saying, ‘Well, I’ll do DACA, dreamers, in return for the wall’. He’s got it. He can’t take yes for an answer. “That’s why we’re here.” - AP

Who’s the bombshell? Hayley Holt’s Breakfast co-host has admitted “packing a little bit of a sad” when he found out she was joining the show. The upbeat presenter yesterday took over from Hilary Barry on the TVNZ 1 morning news show, co-hosting with Jack Tame. Yesterday’s first show kicked off without a hitch, until Tame revealed weather presenter Matty McLean had had a mini-meltdown over the show’s changes. “Matty wasn’t thrilled,” Tame revealed. “When Matty found out you were coming he packed a sad. You know what he said to me? ‘I’m the blonde bombshell’.” McLean quickly countered, saying it was “a joke”. Holt didn’t waste any time replying: “You can be the princess if you like.”

Best Tomato rating ever A film starring a talking bear has scored the best critical rating ever recorded on Rotten Tomatoes. Paddington 2 currently has a 100 per cent rating on the review aggregate site. The film is the follow-up to the 2014 original which was based on Michael Bond’s children’s books, and is yet to get a bad review. With 164 positive reviews, it replaces Toy Story 2’s 163 reviews to take out the No. 1 spot. The film’s director, Paul King, called his Paddington films “a real labour of love”.

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■ OXFAM REPORT

Huge wealth gap in New Zealand

A mere 10 per cent of New Zealanders own more than half the nation’s wealth and the inequality gap had widened significantly in the past year. sets while hundreds of millions of people struggle to survive on poverty pay, Oxfam NZ executive director Rachael Le Mesurier said. “This gap is extreme. It’s not reducing, so that’s a real concern. Inequality is really bad for democracy. “People of the poorest popula-

tion tend not to vote. “Extreme inequality also fractures our society creating ‘us and them’, the haves and the have nots. This is not okay. Fundamentally it’s trapping millions of people in poverty globally.” Last year, Oxfam’s research revealed two New Zealanders had

more wealth than the poorest 30 per cent of the adult population; this statistic remains the same. Le Mesurier said trickle-down economics – a theory that benefits for the wealthy such as tax cuts trickle down to everyone else – weren’t working. “Kiwis love fairness, not inequality,” she said. “Governments can tackle extreme inequality here and globally by ensuring the wealthy and multinationals pay their fair share of tax by cracking down on tax avoidance – then using that money to make our country and the global economy a fairer place. “To end the global inequality crisis, we must build an economy for ordinary working people, not the very few rich and powerful.” Le Mesurier believed New Zealand needed to have a national conversation about tax to examine the fairness of the structure. “Labour’s Tax Working Group ... is a huge opportunity to ensure our economy reflects the fairness that is innately Kiwi. “It also offers an opportunity for New Zealand to provide an exam-

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Rocket Lab’s ‘Still Testing’ rocket above the earth, shortly after separation. PHOTO SUPPLIED evidence of the huge amount of work and perseverance required to get into space.” San Francisco-based satellite company Spire Global, which partners with Rocket Lab said, “Speechless. Just like that, Rocket Lab reaches orbit and sets a new bar for launch by reaching orbit on just their second test. Today is a huge win.” Kris Walsh, former project manager at United Launch Alliance and former director of all NASA launch programmes for Boeing said it was wonderful to see a smooth launch. “The industry will be watching Rocket Lab’s ability to meet schedule, but this is a milestone for Rocket Lab.” Sunday’s launch followed the company’s first launch last May, in which the rocket got to space but did not make it to orbit after range safety officials had to kill the flight. Rocket Lab earlier said it had pinpointed the problem that meant its first Electron rocket was killed before it got to orbit, with

the company saying at the time that it was confident the fault had been ironed out. Beck said reaching orbit on a second test flight was significant on its own but successfully deploying customer payloads so early in a new rocket programme was almost unprecedented. “Rocket Lab was founded on the principle of opening access to space to better understand our planet and improve life on it. Today we took a significant step towards that,” he said on Sunday. In the coming weeks, Rocket Lab engineers would analyse data from the launch. Rocket Lab currently has five Electron vehicles in production, with the next launch expected to take place in early 2018. At full production, Rocket Lab expects to launch more than 50 times a year and is regulated to launch up to 120 times a year, more than any other commercial or government launch provider in history. - NZME

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The world responds to launch Space company Rocket Lab has been inundated with messages from around the world after successfully launching its Electron rocket into orbit. At approximately 2.45pm on Sunday its second rocket Still Testing was launched from Mahia peninsula, successfully reaching orbit before deploying eight and a half minutes later. Chief executive Peter Beck said the day marked a new era in commercial access to space. “We’re thrilled to reach this milestone so quickly after our first test launch,” Beck said. “Our incredibly dedicated and talented team have worked tirelessly to develop, build and launch Electron. I’m immensely proud of what they have achieved today.” There would be a third test launch – into Sun-synchronous orbit of between 300km and 500km above the Earth’s surface – before the company could move into commercial missions. International scientists and organisations were quick to congratulate the company on its success. George Sowers, former chief scientist and vice-president of United Launch Alliance – a joint venture of Lockheed Martin and Boeing – welcomed New Zealand to what he said was a short list of countries with a successful launch system. “Very nice launch. My heartiest congratulations to the Rocket Lab team.” “After 30 years in the launch industry with hundreds of launches, each one is still a thrill. “And I must say, the geographic setting of the launchpad is the most scenic in the world. The obvious excitement of the team is

ple to many developing countries in using a fairer tax system to reduce the gap.” Oxfam’s report includes a list of recommendations, backed up by experts, for both governments and multi-nationals to decrease the wealth gap. The research forms part of a global report released to coincide with this week’s annual meeting of political and business leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. New Zealand Trade Minister David Parker is scheduled to attend the gathering, which focuses on global politics, economics and social issues. Oxfam’s 2018 report is the most recent in a series of reports that have analysed economic inequality and its drivers. Each year the report has included an analysis of wealth inequality which draws on data from the Credit Suisse Global Wealth Databook and the Forbes list of billionaires. This Credit Suisse Databook is produced annually and is widely recognised as providing the best available data on global wealth. - NZME

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The richest 1 per cent of Kiwis have bagged 28 per cent – $42 billion – of the wealth created in a single year. Meanwhile, the poorest 1.4 million people (30 per cent of the population), got barely 1 per cent – $1.5b – of all the wealth created in 2017. Credit Suisse data showed wealth grew by $148b in New Zealand in 2017 to a total $1.597 trillion from $1.449t in 2016. These figures were released by Oxfam, ahead of their report Reward Work, Not Wealth revealed yesterday afternoon. The report discussed how the global economy enabled a wealthy elite to keep accumulating vast wealth by avoiding taxes, driving down workers’ wages and prices paid to producers, and investing less in their businesses. The research also showed a mere 10 per cent of New Zealanders own more than half the nation’s wealth and the inequality gap had widened significantly in the past year. The wealthy elite have continued to accumulate their as-

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Red clover pest ‘widespread’ By Colin WillisCroft

FAR seed research manager Richard Chynoweth says farmers should be monitoring their red clover crop for signs of red clover casebearer moth.

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A red clover pest first formally identified in New Zealand just 15 months ago, has now been found right across New Zealand, including Mid Canterbury. FAR seed research manager Richard Chynoweth says the red clover casebearer moth was discovered in Auckland in October 2016, setting off alarm bells and prompting a nationwide monitoring campaign. Special pheromone traps were imported and distributed to red clover growers up and down the country over this summer’s clover growing and flowering period. “Traps were placed on farms from the lower North Island to the south of the South Island. “The results are not good news for red clover growers, with moths being found on farms, roadsides and other areas everywhere from Wairarapa to Southland.” Chynoweth said there was no doubt that it was in Mid Canterbury. “It’s widespread. Everywhere we put a trap we caught them. We thought it might be localised but that’s not the case.” He said the moth had the potential to have a devastating effect on the red clover crop. Last year some paddocks hit by the moth

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were not harvested at all, while others only produced about one tenth of what farmers had been expecting. Red clover casebearer is a small moth (about 8mm long) and is very similar to two other species of clover casebearer moth that are already well established in white clover in New Zealand. However, in this case, its principal host is red clover.

Adult moths lay eggs on developing red clover flower heads and once hatched, the larvae tunnel into the florets to feed, destroying the growing seed. As the larvae grow, they adhere themselves to a chewed off floret, using it like a cape or case for protection and camouflage. Feeding damage to seeds can severely impact on crop yields. Chynoweth said this was the

time of year when farmers should be starting to monitor their red clover crop for the larvae. He said they should inspect flowers looking for millimetre sized holes chewed into the base of individual florets, and distinctive black droppings, also at the base of the florets. Farmers may also be able to see the case bearing larvae, which look like small red-brown cigars

on the flowers. Laboratory-based insecticide trials held last year showed some insecticides currently registered for use in clover crops are effective against red clover casebearer moth. The best time to spray was prior to flowering, Chynoweth said, and many farmers would be approaching peak flowering about now. As not a lot is known about red clover casebearer moth in New Zealand, researchers have a lot of work on their hands. “We will continue to monitor its spread, but more importantly, we need to understand its life cycle and exactly how that links with the red clover growth cycle. “Once we have a clearer idea of that, we can start to consider control options, so that arable farmers can continue to grow this specialist crop.”

Feds call for patience and realism over M. bovis Federated Farmers says speculation around the cattle disease mycoplasma bovis and its origin is just adding more stress to worried farmers. The disease was first detected on a South Canterbury farm by the Ministry for Primary Industries

last July. Since then, 17 farms have been identified as having animals with M. bovis, including two in the Ashburton District, with a further 34 properties nationwide placed under restricted notice. Federated Farmers national president Katie Milne said in the

current circumstances “patience and a dose of realism” is required. “Of course there is curiosity among farmers and the media as to how mycoplasma bovis started as it has never been detected before in New Zealand to our knowledge. “This is a complex disease

and there is a significant amount of resources going into testing and surveillance carried out by MPI and the industry. “Farmers also have a role to play making sure traceability is up to scratch, ensuring NAIT tagging and recording of all cattle and deer.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy After the rains have removed the worry of irrigation restrictions, the situation on the farm would be “business as usual” if it were not for the increasing concerns around the mycoplasma bovis outbreaks. Despite reassurances from MPI that they are on top of things, rumors abound around where it stemmed from and, if they are to be half believed, the dairy industry has a problem for a while yet. Fonterra has reported a 5.5 per cent drop in national production for December, and looking at a drop of 3 per cent from last year’s figures. This is what has driven the last GDT result but increasing volumes coming out of the US may put pressure on the upward trend. The next GDT auction is on February 6.

Lamb Store market prices have lifted as a result of the recent rains, which have also meant lamb numbers coming forward have dropped off as farmers feel more comfortable holding on to their lambs for a while yet. However, some pressure on the Canterbury store markets may appear from Southland, as farmers there seek to unload stock as their record driest year continues into 2018 with only a minor respite with the recent rainfall and not enough to turn things around. The shenanigans currently going on in the US with Congress failing to agree on spending and immigration resulting in government funding stopping will do nothing to stop the current trend of a weakening US dollar. Processors have been light on reducing lamb schedules, but the impact may be felt soon. Beef, with a stronger reliance on the US market, has shown greater reductions. Mutterings have been heard from some would-be breeding ewe buyers that the prices are a bit hot, especially given the recent memories of droughts and low schedules. Some are viewing extra lamb trading in-

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stead, which, if they can take them past autumn, probably offer a more secure return.

Wool Last week’s North Island wool auction saw most prices hold or slightly improve on the previous, fortunate with the rising dollar. There was no South Island wool sale last week so it will be interesting to see if the finer wools can hold the ground they made at the last Christchurch sale. Given lambs wool is still strong – although experiencing a 3-4 per cent drop at Napier – apparel grade wools are being treated better by buyers than the stronger wools. Thirty-seven microns and stronger took another 6 per cent drop last week, although a relatively small sector of the sale.

Beef Drops in the beef schedules have been more targeted on prime animals although manufacturing hasn’t been totally spared. The reduced demand due to heavy supply on the New Zealand domestic market is put as the reason for primes reductions. The widespread rains should help improve this situation. Store markets for all cattle are still strong but, as with lamb, numbers of livestock coming forward have reduced. Based upon US imported 95CL bull, this season is still running up to 10 per cent ahead of last year at the same time and, subject to the US prices, should be strong compared to the five-year average.

Deer Prices were maintained, again, for venison prices as this industry is experiencing a real rosy period. Processors have warned though that consumer pressure is likely to build and prices may be forced down to maintain sale volumes. Stag sales are in full swing with the top price noted being shared by Arawata and Peel Forest Est both achieving $46,000 for their top stags.

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The big bang theory ... BY KATHLEEN STRINGER

ne of the more difficult radios to install in our exhibition, Sounds Like Us, was the atom radio. I guess that is appropriate, dealing as it does with the achievement of New Zealander, Ernest Rutherford, who as everyone knows, split the atom. While people who know something about science may recognise the radio is in the shape of an atom, younger visitors to the exhibition might recognise the design as a reoccurring motif in the comedy series, The Big Bang Theory. For those who haven’t seen the series, it revolves around a group of friends who are scientists (and one engineer) and their partners, plus Penny a very pretty, but dim, former waitress. One of the characters is Dr Sheldon Cooper, who takes great delight in correcting or educating his friends, especially Penny. While Sheldon’s pedantry is always a cause of annoyance and frustration for those he meets, quite often you end up learning something interesting. Sometimes, I can relate to Penny’s plight, as some of the jokes on the show require you to have some understanding of science. Luckily, I often watch episodes with someone who can understand all their jibber jabber and quite useful conversations can result. Split infinitives One such occasion Rutherford, and his internationally important experiment, was fleetingly referred to on the Big Bang Theory. My companion just happened to state, “Of course you know he didn’t actually split the atom?” That was news to me, although I must admit I never really thought about it in depth. It transpires that what he did, in layman’s terms, was knock a proton (a name he invented) out of the nucleus of an atom. If, like me and Penny, you find that hard to understand, it has been likened to playing marbles, and using a bomber to knock a smaller marble out of the circle. Actually two of Rutherford’s protégés, both Irishmen, John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton, finally succeeded in splitting the atom much later than Rutherford’s 1917 effort.

1 – Friends of the Rutherfords, the Andrew sisters. Clara is front left.

2 – Local physicist Stanley McCallum, Rhodes Scholar and Fellow of Oxford. Stanley’s ﬁeld of research included electricity and magnetism. 3 Ernest as a young boy, not much like the man on our $100 note. 4. The Atom Radio, one of the designs in the exhibition, Sounds Like Us, at the Ashburton Museum.

However, Rutherford’s understanding of the atom and its potential, led the way for a number of scientists to explore the intricacies of the world we live in. Much has been written about Ernest’s achievements: his scholarships and awards, his work at McGill and later Cambridge Universities and his Nobel Prize in 1908. Split decisions Less is written about his earlier work in such fields as investigating X-rays and electromagnetism; a field that Ashburton man, Stanley McCallum, also played an important role in advanc-

ing. Almost nothing, however, is written in detail about his early life. This, I think, is a great shame, as it highlights the focus of the exhibition – the ‘can do’, or ‘why not?’ attitude of Kiwis. Ernest was one of 12 children born to an average couple in Spring Grove, near Nelson. Not from a rich family, he developed a motto early on in his life of, “We haven’t the money so we have to think”. His father was a wheelwright and later a flax miller in Brightwater, his mother, a teacher. Both his parents encouraged their children to think. His mother is reported as espousing the belief that “all

knowledge is power”. Like many Kiwis who have “made it”, Ernest never doubted that a boy from a tiny remote, township could develop theories that would change science. He was not a political man, but supported causes that he believed in, such as the equality of women. Ernest was a proud Kiwi. After he received his knighthood he chose a Kiwi and Maori warrior as the emblems on his crest. He made regular trips back to New Zealand to visit his parents and siblings, which became opportunities to speak on his ideas and to also encourage the funding of science.

sApart from the connection with Stanley McCallum the Ashburton Museum holds a very loose link to the Rutherfords of Spring Grove. Ernest’s cousin, Harriet, was a friend of Clara Andrews and in 1874 she presented Clara with a book when she and her family moved from Spring Grove to Ashburton. As the book has a number of clippings pertaining to the Rutherford family, including about Ernest, we can safely assume that the Andrews family and the Rutherfords knew each other. A fact that I’m sure Sheldon Cooper would find mildly inter-

Honouring the Fallen During the period of World War One, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. This week the Ashburton Museum honours: January 25: Horace David MATUSCHKA

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RESULTS ■ Bowls MSA Bowling Club Ashburton MSA Bowling Club’s Half Day Triples Sponsored by Skip2itFlooringXtra held January 19 1st D. Muir, M. Quinn, R. Petrie 3 wins 17 ends 36 points 2nd C. Leech, D. Kinvig, D. Prendergast 3w 15e 24p 3rd. B. Mayson, P. Collins, G. Sparks 3w 12e 21p.

Ashburton Bowling Club January 20 Saturday Roll Overs 1st Bruce Ching and Murray Patterson 1 win 1 draw 8 ends 13 points

■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers January 17 16 Km. 17 riders. 1st Cameron Harcourt. CT. 29.55. HT. 2.45m. RT. 27m 10s. 2nd Roger Wilson CT. 29.56. HT. 2.45. RT. 27m 11s. 3rd Ben Aldridge CT. 30.06. HT. 2.45m. RT. 27m 21s. 4th. Martin Hyde. CT. 30.48. HT. 5.00m. RT. 25m 48s. 5th Mark Summerfield. CT. 30.49. HT. 5.00m. RT. 25m 49s. 6th Kevin Opele CT. 30.53. HT. 5.00m. RT. 25m 53s. 7th Richard Kirwan. CT. 31.01. HT. 7.10m. RT. 23m 51s. F/T. 8th Paul Sinclair CT. 31.01. HT. 7.10m. RT. 23m 51s. 2f/t. 9th Dave Knight CT. 31.05. HT. 7.10m. RT. 23m 55s. 3f/t. 10th Gerard Morrison CT. 31.08. HT. 7.10m. RT. 23m 55s. 4f/t. 11th Matt Marshall CT.31.09. HT. 7.10m. RT. 23m 59s. 12th Kerry Clough CT. 31.53. HT. GO. RT. 31m 53s. 13th Lucy Clough CT. 31.54. HT. GO. RT. 31m 54s. 14th Tony Ward CT. 32.18. HT. 7.50m. RT. 24m 28s. 15th Brad Hudson CT. 32.32. HT. 7.50m. RT. 24m 42s. 16th Paul Summerfield CT. 32.38. HT. 5.00m. RT. 27m 38s. 17th Brent Hudson CT. 33.02. HT. Go. RT. 33m 02s.

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Southampton 1 (D Sanchez 15 og) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Kane 18), Manchester City 3 (Aguero 34, 63pen, 83) Newcastle United 1 (Murphy 67), Burnley 0 Manchester United 1 (Martial 54), Leicester City 2 (Vardy 39 pen, Mahrez 90+1) Watford 0, Everton 1 (Niasse 70) West Bromwich Albion 1 (Rodriguez 7), Stoke City 2 (Allen 53, Diouf 69) Huddersfield Town 0, Arsenal 4 (Monreal 5, Iwobi 10, Koscielny 13, Lacazette 22) Crystal Palace 1 (Milivojevic 78), West Ham 1 (Hernandez 73) Bournemouth 1 (Fraser 71), Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Chelsea 4 (E Hazard 3, 77, Willian 6, Moses 89).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester City 24 21 2 1 70 18 65 Manchester United 24 16 5 3 49 16 53 Chelsea 24 15 5 4 45 16 50 Liverpool 23 13 8 2 54 28 47 Tottenham Hotspur 24 13 6 5 47 22 45 Arsenal 24 12 6 6 45 31 42 Leicester City 24 9 7 8 36 32 34 Burnley 24 9 7 8 19 21 34 Everton 24 7 7 10 26 39 28 Watford 24 7 5 12 33 44 26 West Ham 24 6 8 10 30 42 26 Bournemouth 24 6 7 11 25 36 25 Crystal Palace 24 6 7 11 22 37 25 Huddersfield Town 24 6 6 12 19 41 24 Newcastle United 24 6 5 13 22 34 23 Brighton Hove Albion 24 5 8 11 17 33 23 Stoke City 24 6 5 13 25 50 23 Southampton 24 4 10 10 24 35 22 West Brom Albion 24 3 11 10 19 31 20 Swansea 23 4 5 14 14 35 17 Leading goalscorers: 21: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 18: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 16: Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 14: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 11: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United) 10: Alvaro Morata (Chelsea), Jamie Vardy (Leicester City), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Wayne Rooney (Everton) 9: Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Anthony Martial (Manchester United) 8: Eden Hazard (Chelsea), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City), Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City), Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur)

■ Golf Ashburton Ladies County Vets January 19 Tinwald Stroke Round 1st Di Bell nett 65, 2nd Trish Cates 72 on C/B from Marilyn Bennett 72, 3rd June Bruhns 73. N.P. on No 12 Di Bell, 2nd Shot on No 2 Maree Moore Two’s: Trish Cates. Nine Hole winner: Nancy Costin Nett 36

Ashburton Golf Club January 20 The Radius Care players of the day: Brian Fauth & Brayden Wood with a 4BBB score of 57 nett on C/b from Shane Beavan & Gordon Crawford, also 57. The Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy will be shared by the two pairs. Other winning scores: Paul May & Ken Clucas, Noel Sutton & Greig Sparrow and Ivan Blain & Beavan Rickerby all 59: Brent MacGregor & Brent Clarke, Bill Hetrick & Terry O’Reilly and Jamie Stone & Murray Wackrow all 61. Nearest Pins: Braided Rivers: Tufuga Sa; Rothbury Insurance: Brent Clarke; Allenton Meat Centre: Paul May; South Island Seeds: Tufuga Sa; Charming Thai (longest putt) John Fechney. Twos: Brendon Davidson (2), Sean Strange, Phil Kerr and Brent Clarke. Birdie Jackpot: # 11, Nett Eagles: #15 Nine Hole Results: The winner was Gordon Clinton with 20pts. Other winning scores were: John Lyons 19, W Suttie, J Smart, G Taylor, W Watson, B White, B Williams, M Wilson. 1 more team needed please. For information contact: G. Eder 307-7498

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January 24 Terrace View Retirement Village Triples 12.30pm start, Whites or Club colours to be worn. The following Skips have entered teams. M Anderson, J Argyle, N Atkinson, R Bennett, G Bishop, W Blackwell, T Blain, G Body, G Clarke, P Collins, D Duff, G Eder, R Gutberlet, B Harrison, R Herriott, B Holdom, C Leech, A Mackenzie, E Maw, B Mayson, M Reid, N Sharplin,

January 27 PGA Professional Matt Davis will be running a Pro Shop Day with a modified Stableford competition off the White Tees, Men’s and Women’s Sections. Entry Fee $10.00 Starting times: Morning 8.00am. Afternoon report to the Pro shop at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 Hughie Murchie 17, Peter Woods 17 on c/b from Kevin Hurley.

Mayfield Golf Club January 17 Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition Christine Ross 21 Stableford points, Allan Dixon 21, John Low 21, Bill Allan 20, Thomas Wing 18. Nearest the Pin: Arnold Rushton Two’s: Wayne Blair.

Tinwald Golf Club January 18 Twilight, Stableford Leading scores in the stableford round. -6; Brock Peddie 22, John Smitheram 21, Paul Morrison 21.7-10; Mitch VanderKrogt 22 b/l Eugene Davis, Pete Trembath 22, Tom Wing 21, Paul Hefford, Pete Summerfield, Richie Watson, Jamie Conway 20. 11 plus; John Young 21 b/l Gordy Carter 21. Women: -14; Elizabeth Collins 20 b/l June Bruhns 20 b/l. 15 plus; Barb Cochrane 18 b/l Marg Pawsey 18. Nearest the pin: # 2 Gordon Smith. # 12 Joyce VanderHeide. Twos; Joyce VanderHeide, John Smitheram, Elizabeth Collins. January 20 Combined stableford Leading scores in the summer season closing combined stableford round: Men; Jason Mactier & Wayne Ross 78, Chris Hart & Pete Marshall 76, Arthur Pawsey & John Harris 73, Ray Wards & Des Green 72. Mixed; Keith Bonnington & Jenny Harrex 78, Steve Kircher & Barb Harris 75, Cawte Whiting & June Bruhns 75.Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Maxine Whiting. Gluyas Ford # 6; Gary Lee. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Ben Hobson. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Adam Marshall. Two’s; Leen Bell, Pete Summerfield. Net eagle; # 2 Gordon Rennie

CareerBuilder Challenge Final round scores from PGA TOUR event, the CareerBuilder Challenge yesterday (par-72). 266: Jon Rahm (ESP) 62 67 70 67 (won on fourth playoff hole), Andrew Landry (USA) 63 65 70 68 268: Martin Piller (USA) 64 67 67 70, John Huh (USA) 68 69 65 66, Adam Hadwin (CAN) 66 67 67 68269: Kevin Chappell (USA) 71 64 67 67, Scott Piercy (USA) 68 65 66 70270: Jason Kokrak (USA) 63 67 71 69, Brandon Harkins (USA) 64 68 68 70, Sam Saunders (USA) 70 67 69 64271: Seamus Power (IRL) 70 66 65 70, Harris English (USA) 67 68 70 66, Jhonattan Vegas (VEN) 65 69 68 69272: Austin Cook (USA) 63 70 64 75, Bud Cauley (USA) 67 68 71 66, Grayson Murray (USA) 65 68 67 72273: Aaron Wise (USA) 64 69 72 68, Andrew Putnam (USA) 69 66 69 69, Peter Uihlein (USA) 70 64 70 69274: Stewart Cink (USA) 68 69 65 72, Zach Johnson (USA) 67 64 73 70, Brendan Steele (USA) 71 69 66 68, Nick Taylor (CAN) 68 71 69 66, Charles Howell III (USA) 67 70 66 71, Ricky Barnes (USA) 71 65 68 70, Beau Hossler (USA) 64 69 73 68, Brian Harman (USA) 65 68 70 71, Ryan Palmer (USA) 69 67 67 71275: Hudson Swafford (USA) 66 68 70 71, Tom Lovelady (USA) 73 64 71 67, Russell Knox (SCO) 69 64 71 71, Lucas Glover (USA) 66 68 71 70, Richy Werenski (USA) 67 67 71 70, Nate Lashley (USA) 67 71 68 69, Kevin Streelman (USA) 67 69 68 71276: James Hahn (USA) 68 66 72 70, Jason Dufner (USA) 69 69 70 68, Tyrone Van Aswegen (RSA) 68 71 65 72

Abu Dhabi Championship Final round scores from European Tour event, the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship yesterday (par-72). 266: Tommy Fleetwood (ENG) 66 68 67 65268: Ross Fisher (ENG) 67 67 65 69270: Matthew Fitzpatrick (ENG) 68 70 63 69, Rory McIlroy (NIR) 69 66 65 70271: Chris Paisley (ENG) 69 67 66 69, Thomas Pieters (BEL) 67 65 67 72272: Alexander Levy (FRA) 69 65 70 68273: Henrik Stenson (SWE) 70 68 70 65274: Fabrizio Zanotti (PAR) 67 69 68 70, Dustin Johnson (USA)

72 64 68 70, Andrew Johnston (ENG) 68 68 66 72, Paul Casey (ENG) 70 65 69 70, Thomas Detry (BEL) 70 68 64 72275: Jorge Campillo (ESP) 69 64 72 70276: Bernd Wiesberger (AUT) 67 68 69 72, Wang Jeunghun (KOR) 71 67 67 71, Tyrrell Hatton (ENG) 69 70 69 68, Branden Grace (RSA) 72 64 67 73277: Paul Dunne (IRL) 68 70 65 74, Dylan Frittelli (RSA) 69 67 67 74, Richard Sterne (RSA) 68 72 67 70278: Mikko Korhonen (FIN) 73 68 68 69, Wu Ashun (CHN) 71 67 72 68, Kiradech Aphibarnrat (THA) 70 70 68 70, Justin Rose (ENG) 71 71 67 69, Scott Hend (AUS) 71 69 69 69279: Martin Kaymer (GER) 69 68 71 71, Han Seung-Su (KOR) 73 67 69 70, Lasse Jensen (DEN) 70 71 70 68280: Thomas Bjorn (DEN) 73 69 69 69, Matteo Manassero (ITA) 70 71 70 69281: Nicolas Colsaerts (BEL) 69 70 71 71, Robert Karlsson (SWE) 71 70 70 70, Sam Brazel (AUS) 67 68 70 76, Matt Kuchar (USA) 72 70 69 70, Matt Wallace (ENG) 71 68 72 70, Benjamin Hebert (FRA) 72 68 69 72, Kristoffer Broberg (SWE) 69 69 70 73, Ryan Fox (NZL) 70 66 72 73282: Michael LorenzoVera (FRA) 71 71 69 71, Rafael Cabrera (ESP) 72 70 73 67, Darren Fichardt (RSA) 73 67 71 71, An Byeong Hun (KOR) 71 70 70 71, Adrian Otaegui (ESP) 70 69 73 70.

■ Shooting Ashburton District Rifle Club January 21, Club day scores TR, John Snowden 50.9, 50.7, 100.16, Richard Rowlands 49.5, 50.6, 99.11, John Miller 50.3, 49.5, 99.8, Brian Hawksby 48.4, 49.5, 97.9, John Fleming 47.4, 49.5, 96.9, Megan Snowden 47.4, 49.3, 96.7, Coby Snowden 47.4, 46.1, 93.5. FO, Mike Chui 59.7, 58.5, 117.12, George Cuthbert 53.1, 57.2, 110.3, Dean Marcon 49.1, 43.0, 92.1. FTR, Brian Graystone 60.5, 56.4, 116.9, Murray Cook 58.6, 57.3, 115.9, Mark Alexander 57.5, 57.1, 114.6.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis January 18 Ladies Go Girls 6 v In with a Shot 0, Wanna Bees 4½ v RMF/TP – You’ve Been Served ½ Division 1 Lakers 4 v Coasters 2, Heineken Openers 5½ v Cates Grain & Seed ½, Carrfields 1 1 v Fairton Turkeys 5, Double Faults 2 v Serve n Volley 4, AFC 5½ v Geraldine ½ Division 2 Carrfields 2 5 v Winchmore 1, Ball Wackers 3½ v Backspin 2½, Ruapuna 5½ v Faultless ½, Golden Flyers 2 v New Boys 4 Division 3 Rough Enough 2 v B Team 4, Farm & Kitchen ½ v Miss Hits 4½, Read Revellers 5 v I’d Hit That 1, What a Racquet 3 v Willies Wonkers 3.

Australian Open Early results from Australian Open at Melbourne Park yesterday (prefix denotes seeding). Men Round 4 19-Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt 25-Fabio Fognini (ITA) 6-1 6-4 6-4. Women Rd 4 17-Madison Keys (USA) bt 8-Caroline Garcia (FRA) 6-3 6-2. Men’s Doubles Rd 3 Marcus Daniell (NZL)/ Dominic Inglot (GBR) bt Hans Podlipnik (CHI)/Andrei Vasilevski (BLR) 6-4 6-3. Men’s Doubles Rd 3 1-Lukasz Kubot (POL)/Marcelo Melo (BRA) bt 16-Rajeev Ram (USA)/Divij Sharan (IND) 3-6 7-6(4) 6-4. Women’s Doubles Rd 3 6-Gabriela Dabrowski (CAN)/Xu Yifan (CHN) bt 11-Shuko Aoyama (JPN)/Yang Zhaoxuan (CHN) 7-6(6) 6-1. 1-Latisha Chan (TPE)/Andrea Sestini Hlavackova (CZE) bt 14-Chan HaoChing (TPE)/Katarina Srebotnik (SLO) 6-3 6-2.

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End of the Spurs’ win streak Victor Oladipo scored 19 points and the Indiana Pacers defeated San Antonio 94-86 yesterday, snapping the Spurs’ 14-game home winning streak. Darren Collison added 15 points for Indiana, which snapped a three-game losing streak in San Antonio. The Spurs lost at home for the third time this season and the first since Nov. 10 against Milwaukee. Pau Gasol had 14 points to lead San Antonio. With Manu Ginobili, Rudy Gay and Kawhi Leonard out with injuries, the Spurs opted to bring Tony Parker off the bench for just the 14th time in 1165 career games. Parker responded with 12 points and five assists, but LaMarcus Aldridge struggled without the veteran point guard, scoring a season-low 10 points. Elfrid Payton had 22 points and Orlando won for just the third time in 20 games, overcoming Kyrie Irving’s 40 points as the Magic beat the Celtics 103-95. Orlando snapped a 14-game losing streak at Boston. The Magic had lost 10 in a row on the road overall since early December. Irving sat out Boston’s previous game to rest a sore left shoulder. Despite his efforts, the Celtics dropped their season-worst third straight home game. Evan Fournier added 19 and Aaron Gordon had a doubledouble with 11 points and 12 rebounds for the Magic. Jordan Clarkson had 29 points and 10 assists, Julius Randle added 27 points and 12 rebounds, and Los Angeles got their sixth win in eight games, beating the Knicks 127-107. Kyle Kuzma added 15 points for the Lakers (17-29), who continued their midseason surge of solid play. New York slipped to 2-2 on its seven-game trip. The Knicks couldn’t keep up down the stretch with the Lakers, whose up-tempo offense flowed throughout their highest-scoring game in two weeks. Spencer Dinwiddie’s jumper with 0.9 seconds left lifted the Brooklyn Nets to a 101-100 win over Detroit, the Pistons’ fifth straight loss. After a basket by Andre Drummond put the Pistons ahead with 4.7 seconds left, Dinwiddie took the inbound pass, drove to 14 feet and drained a jumper against his former team-mates. - AP

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In brief Daniell into quarters Kiwi tennis star Marcus Daniell has progressed to the Australian Open doubles quarter-finals alongside British partner Dominic Inglot. Daniell and Inglot trumped unseeded Chilean-Belarusian duo Hans Podlipnik-Castillo and Andrei Vasilevski 6-4 6-3 in yesterday’s third-round action. The pairing broke late in both sets to secure the match, and produced a service-game masterclass to never face a break point. - NZME

Big names to clash Something must give today when two of the summer’s hottest stars collide for a place in the Australian Open semi-finals at Melbourne Park. Pre-title favourite Elina Svitolina and unseeded Belgian Elise Mertens are both unbeaten in 2018 and hungry for grand slam spoils in the most inviting of Open draws in years. With no Serena Williams and stars dropping like flies, opportunity knocks for 22-year-old Mertens, the first woman ever to defend her Hobart International crown, and 23-yearold Svitolina, who also warmed up for Melbourne with title glory in Brisbane. - AAP

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Madison Keys makes a backhand return to France’s Caroline Garcia during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne yesterday. PHOTO AP

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Keys blasts into quarters By Melissa Woods American Madison Keys has charged her way into the Australian Open quarter-finals with a crushing win over Caroline Garcia. Seeded 17th Keys overpowered the French eighth seed 6-3 6-2, firing 32 winners on Rod Laver Arena yesterday. Keys, a semi-finalist at Melbourne Park in 2015 who made the US Open final last year, has yet to drop a set this tournament. The 22-year-old missed the Australian Open last year after undergoing wrist surgery and said she was relishing being back. “I am really excited and think I am playing well,” Keys said. “Especially in tight moments, I’m handling my emotions well.” Keys, who will face former world No.1 Angelique Kerber in her final 16 showdown, said the injury-enforced break made her realise how much she loved the game. “It definitely made me realise how much I love it and how much pressure I put on myself,” she said. “In this last year, I feel like I am playing with no pressure and I’m happy to be back here and not at home in a cast.” Former Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber has survived a big scare from Taiwanese veteran Hsieh Su-wei to

advance into the quarter-finals. Germany’s Kerber was rattled by the crafty 32-year-old but regrouped for a 4-6 7-5 6-2 victory. The former world No.1, who has dropped to No. 16 over the past 12 months, will take on inform American Keys in the final eight. The win was Kerber’s 13th of the year, including four at the Hopman Cup and five more while winning the Sydney International. That title boosted her ranking back up inside the world top 20. The 30-year-old said Hsieh, who hit 42 winners, played an “unbelievable match”. Doubles specialist Hsieh plays double-handed on both sides and confounded Kerber with some dinky drop shots amongst her repertoire. “I was running everywhere and she always had the answer,” Kerber said. “She was playing a lot of corners and drop shots and I was just trying to run behind the ball and get them back.” Kerber’s fitness was key to the victory and she believed it would hold her in good stead against Keys. “It’s another tough match but I am in the quarter-finals right now and just trying to continue how I played last week,” Kerber said. “I know she is a tough oppo-

nent but I am feeling good here.” Meanwhile big Czech Tomas Berdych has advanced to the quarter-finals at the Australian Open for the seventh time in the past eight years with a straightsets rout of Italian Fabio Fognini. The 19th-seeded Berdych won 6-1 6-4 6-4 against the No.25 seed from Italy, who had been bidding to reach the last eight at a major for only the second time in 39 attempts. “He is a very tough opponent,” said Berdych after yesterday’s match, which lasted a tick over two hours. “You need to stay very focused from the first point to the last because you never know what’s going to come up.” Berdych advances to a semi-final showdown against either defending champion Roger Federer or unseeded Hungarian Marton Fucsovics. Berdych has not beaten Federer since 2013, with the Swiss master having won their past eight encounters, including back-toback Australian Open triumphs at Melbourne Park in 2016 and 2017. “I’m going to get myself ready – that’s all I can do,” said the 32-year-old Czech. Tennis greats are hoping Nick Kyrgios has turned the corner after the polarising talent departed the Australian Open without the

trophy but with his reputation restored. The young hot-head won over a new legion of fans this summer with his largely incident-free run to the Brisbane International title and fourth-round Australian Open showing. Unlike last year, when he was booed off Hisense Arena for his childish second-round collapse against Andreas Seppi, Kyrgios received a standing ovation after a gallant four-set loss to world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov. The 22-year-old’s commitment to underprivileged children through the establishment of his NK Foundation and his hitting up with a terminally ill nineyear-old girl hours before his Melbourne Park blockbuster on Sunday night have also earned widespread praise. But it’s Kyrgios’s newfound focus on court that has been most impressive. Australian Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt and fellow former world No.1 Jim Courier hope the evolution continues. “Nick has matured a lot in the way that he’s handled adversities on the court,” Hewitt said during his fighting display against Dimitrov. “I think he’s learning about himself in these stressful situations, high-profile situations, things he didn’t deal well with in Australia (in the past).” - AAP

Unheralded Brit Kyle Edmund says he’s not in the Australian Open quarter-finals to make up the numbers and believes he has what it takes to win his first grand slam title. The world No.49 has a finaleight berth booked today against world No.3 Grigor Dimitrov, who ousted Nick Kyrgios. Edmund had a tight four-set win over Andreas Seppi in the fourth round, only managing one straight-sets win en route. The 23-year-old is the first British man apart from Andy Murray to reach the last eight in Melbourne since John Lloyd on the grass in 1985 – and the first other than Murray at any slam since Tim Henman 14 years ago. - AAP

Ferns under pressure The Silver Ferns are just one loss away from their longest losing streak of all time, as their struggles against the rest of netball’s top echelon continue. A 64-57 extratime defeat to England in their Quad Series opener meant the Ferns slumped to their fifth straight loss, and extended a poor run against the world’s top sides under coach Janine Southby. The Ferns now hold a 6-12 record against Australia and England under Southby’s tutelage, who labelled their most recent defeat as being “very disappointing”. - NZME

Warriors working hard A genuine fitness gap existed between the Warriors and their 2017 NRL opponents, according to coach Stephen Kearney. But it won’t be the same in 2018. Armed with former Melbourne and Brisbane fitness guru Alex Corvo, Kearney says he’s whipping his troops into shape like never before. The side – which finished last year’s disappointing NRL campaign 13th – have been back on the training paddock since early November, when most of their players were beginning their Rugby League World Cup run. The World Cup contingent returned to duty in the new year. - NZME

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In brief Messi, Suarez roll on Two goals each from Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez gave Barcelona a rousing 5-0 win over Real Betis in La Liga yesterday, as they moved 11 points clear at the top of LaLiga. Messi made it 2-0 just five minutes after Rakitic had struck and Suarez’ effort in the 69th effectively ended the contest. Messi added his second with 10 minutes remaining. They are 19 points ahead of fourthplaced Real Madrid and extended their unbeaten run in the league to 27 games. - PA

Mixed day for Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice but had to leave the pitch with his face covered in blood as Real Madrid eased their domestic crisis by hammering Liga strugglers Deportivo La Coruna 7-1 yesterday, to reclaim fourth place. The stumbling La Liga champions went on to record their biggest win of the season in all competitions with two goals apiece from Gareth Bale and Nacho Fernandez as well as Ronaldo and a long-range strike from Luka Modric. - PA

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Marty Cuttle rode a smart race on his home turf on Sunday, winning the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 45km handicap event. PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 140118-RH-104

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Home ground advantage Marty Cuttle made the most of home ground advantage by taking victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s 45km handicap event around the roads of Methven on Sunday. With the Dean Cooksley Memorial Trophy up for grabs, there was plenty of motivation for the riders to dig deep in the muggy conditions. Cuttle and his co-markers rode strongly throughout the race, steadily making inroads into the front markers. In the final kick to the line, Cuttle showed strength to draw clear

and take the victor’s spoils. Paul Williams continued his consistent good run of results, charging into second place. Michelle Knight produced another top shelf ride to take the final podium position. Shona McGrath-Proctor showed she is getting back into some good biking form, securing the fourth place spoils. Glen Marshall and Sarah Hewson rounded out the top six. Darrell Kircher had the best of a tight sprint to claim fastest time honours riding the course in 64.48.

Co-markers Tony Ward and Hayden Jefferson took second and third time. The juniors and division 2 competed over 15km. Ethan Stanger was rewarded for some good racing of late with the win and third fastest time honours. Paige Keisanowski continued her good form of recent weeks, taking second place. Ashton Stanger stormed into third place and in doing so also took second best time. Back marker Bree Roderick secured fourth place and fastest

time honours, riding the course in 26.59. Chloe Keisanowski took fifth place. Debbie Skinner kept the chasing riders at bay to secure division 2 spoils. Husband Andy Skinner had the best of a tight finish to take second place from Brian Ellis and Janette Hooper. Jason Stanger was close behind in fifth and also claimed fastest time. Next week the club travels to Rakaia to contest a 48km handicap event.

Alexis Sanchez’s transfer to Manchester United is inching closer after the Chilean striker posted video on Instagram of him boarding a private jet. The 29-year-old is widely expected to complete his move to the Red Devils today, with Henrikh Mkhitaryan heading in the opposite direction. Sanchez is set to become United’s best-paid player, with some reports putting his salary at STG400,000 per week, and Steve McClaren has warned that salary could create dressingroom disharmony at United. - PA

Big week in A-League The red-hot race for the Asian Champions League qualification and lukewarm battle for the premier’s plate will intensify this week as the A-League’s top four do battle. In a semi-final preview based on current positions – Melbourne City host Newcastle Jets on Thursday and Melbourne Victory welcome Sydney FC 24 hours later in a mouth-watering week of action in round 18. After Newcastle were humbled 3-2 by bottom-of-the-table Phoenix, the opportunity is there for City to cut the gap to second to just a point.

Bennett exceeds expectations in Tour Down Under Leading Kiwi cycling George Bennett has opened his World Tour season with a meritorious 11th placing at the Tour Down Under in South Australia. Bennett exceeded expectations with a solid performance in which he featured consistently near the front for his LottoNLJumbo team across six stages. He slipped three places overall during the last two stages but was nevertheless pleased, having undergone surgery two months ago to alleviate a side stitch problem. The 27-year-old crossed the line 20th in Sunday’s processional final street circuit stage in Adelaide. It was won by German sprinter Andre Greipel.

Bennett, who made New Zealand cycling history by winning last year’s Tour of California, placed 24 seconds behind South African tour winner Daryl Impey. Three other Kiwis in the field were more than 20 minutes off the pace. They were Tom Scully (81st), Patrick Bevin (87th) and Alex Frame (121st). Impey’s stunning triumph has the South African cycling star dreaming of European classics glory. His major early-season goal will be the Amstel Gold race in the Netherlands on April 15, at the start of Ardennes week. The 33-year-old also wants to

claim his first title in the road race next month at the South African championships. Winning the Adelaide tour marked a significant change for Impey at the Australian Mitchelton-Scott team. While he also wore the leader’s yellow jersey for two days at the 2013 Tour de France, Impey was better-known as a domestique, or support rider. Now Impey has proved if he has a team working for him, he can deliver. “It is a step up in my career, you get these little stepping stones and you reach bigger milestones and I’ve proved to myself now, as I’ve always had a little bit of self-

doubt,” he said. “I’ve ridden for guys who have been in this situation and it is a lot easier riding for someone else. “So to come in and take the pressure for a change and have a go, I am very happy to have been able to do that.” It is the fourth Tour Down Under title for Mitchelton-Scott, following Simon Gerrans’ wins in 2012, ‘14 and ‘16. Gerrans is now the road captain for fellow Australian star Richie Porte at BMC. Porte finished level on time with Impey, but the South African won the Tour Down Under title on a countback of stage placings. - AAP

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Black Caps cruise home By Andrew Alderson New Zealand marched to a 13th consecutive victory across all formats, defeating Pakistan by seven wickets with 4.1 overs to spare to open the three-match Twenty20 series in Wellington. The visitors reached 105, offering few answers to the hosts’ interrogation after getting sent in. They served up nine catches, a stumping and a highest partnership of 30 on a pitch whose qualities for unfettered batsmanship were debatable. Pakistan placed New Zealand’s order under pressure early at eight for two, but Colin Munro (49 not out from 43 balls) and Tom Bruce (26 from 22 balls) delivered a partnership of 49 for the third-wicket which steadied and ultimately ensured the win. Munro took a knock to the right wrist from a run out shy, but was undeterred. The left-hander helped add 49 further unbeaten runs with Ross Taylor (22 from 13 balls) to complete the win, courtesy of a Hasan Ali wide from the final ball. The result was observed by a sparse 8688-strong crowd on the province’s anniversary day, raising further questions whether New Zealand’s success is breeding apathy ahead of Australia and England’s arrival next month. New Zealand had effectively decided the contest before the halfway point in Pakistan’s innings with their bowling and fielding menace.

Colin Munro was man of the match yesterday. A flood of wickets saw the tourists reduced to 38 for six after 9.2 overs. They could not drive any momentum through New Zealand’s checkpoints. Only Babar Azam (41 from as many balls) and Hasan Ali (23 off 12) offered respite. At the forefront of the local effort was Anaru Kitchen. In his fourth T20, the 33-yearold featured in three of the opening four wickets. He took two catches to dismiss

both of the Pakistan openers. The second, running back from cover point, gave the impression he was bobbling an overfilled bag of groceries. Kitchen then bowled one over, in which he dismissed Haris Sohail – Pakistan’s most effective batsman in the final ODI – for nine. He looped one of his left-arm orthodox deliveries up, and Haris drove it to Bruce at short cover. Stand-in captain Tim Southee (three wickets for 13 runs) and

Seth Rance (three for 26) delivered impressive spells but Mitchell Santner (two for 15) arguably made the biggest difference. He combined with Glenn Phillips to execute the stumping of captain Sarfraz Ahmed and coaxed an edge from Shadab Khan. Sarfraz was stranded centimetres short while employing a splits manoeuvre to rival Nadia Comaneci; Shadab’s tickle had Phillips juggling the ball as if he moonlights in the circus. Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur lamented their lack of top order progress after the final one-day international, having gone down 5-0. “[They] haven’t done the job this series. “Sometimes losing allows a bit of soul searching to rejig the team and ensure you’re on the right page … particularly in foreign conditions. It’s so incredibly frustrating at the moment. “They’re used to scoring off the front foot and square of the wicket. In New Zealand you score predominantly off the back foot and, if you get on the front foot, you generally hit straight.” It’s hard to imagine Arthur’s mood lightening in the wake of that performance. Kane Williamson was absent for New Zealand with what management described as a “stiff side”. He was replaced by Taylor, as occurred when the team met the West Indies at Nelson in late December. - NZME

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Supercars champ thinking retirement in 2019 Reigning Supercars champion Jamie Whincup has signed an extension to his deal with Red Bull Holden Racing, but admits he could retire after the 2019 season. The seven-time title winner added an extra year to his current deal, which will keep him with the Queensland-based outfit until the end of next year. After that however, Whincup could be prepared to walk away from the sport despite being the most successful driver in the history of the category. “I’m 35 this year. “I definitely wanted to drive next year, but I’m not sure about 2020 at this stage,” he told Motorsport.com. “I’m committed to 2019 but there’s no real commitment after that. “I’ll assess this year whether 2020 is something I want to do, or whether I give the seat to a young bloke who’s going to give it everything that they’ve got. “Two years is a long time. “One year is a long time. “I’m just looking forward to the challenge of the next couple of years.” Whincup began his Supercars career in 2005 but it wasn’t until 2006 that he linked with Triple Eight Racing that he started his era of dominance. That partnership has yielded the most race wins in the category’s history, seven championships and four Bathurst titles. - NZME Right – Jamie Whincup has had a stellar career in Supercars, but is thinking about retirement at the end of next season.

King wins, Coll loses Kiwi squash No.1 Joelle King has recovered to beat Egyptian qualifier Heba El Torky in four sets to kick-start her campaign at the Tournament of Champions in New York. Ninth seed King stuttered before prevailing 11-3 8-11 11-3 11-4. It sets up a clash with eight-time world champion and tournament sixth seed Nicol David of Malaysia. King is the only Kiwi remaining at the $US330,000 tournament after Paul Coll and Campbell Grayson were eliminated. - NZME

Maxwell in T20 squad Glenn Maxwell will make his return to the Australian colours as part of a hard-hitting Twenty20 squad for the tri-series against New Zealand and England. Controversially overlooked for the one-day side earlier this month, Maxwell has been named as part of a 14-man squad that will be captained by David Warner. D’Arcy Short has also been named to make his Australian debut. - AAP

U19s ready for Afhganis New Zealand are determined not to get ahead of themselves as they prepare for the quarter-finals of the Under-19 World Cup this week. The pool play went smoothly, with three wins over defending champions the West Indies, Kenya and South Africa. Now New Zealand are preparing for a last-eight clash with Afghanistan in Christchurch on Thursday. - NZME

Aussies seek answers Steve Smith will ask for his top squad to be available for the final two one-day internationals after Australia fell to their first home series defeat in seven years with a 16-run defeat to England. After a Jos Buttler century powered England to 6-302, Australia struggled to lift when required and ended the chase with four wickets still in the sheds to give the visitors an unassailable 3-0 series lead. Needing 22 from the final over, Australia managed three before their hopes were dashed when Marcus Stoinis was caught. The result makes for the Aussies’ worst start to a limited overs summer since 2001-02. - AAP

Novalak surprises field Kiwi driver Marcus Armstrong has retained his lead in the Toyota Series despite a French rival upsetting the field in the main race in Invercargill. Teenager Clement Novalak powered to victory at Teretonga on Sunday, leading from start to finish and showcasing the skill that took him to two karting world titles. Armstrong was second, seeing off key rivals Robert Schwartzman and Richard Verschoor to extend his series lead after two of five rounds. - NZME

Pocock return on hold David Pocock’s much-anticipated return to Super Rugby will be delayed because of a knee surgery. Pocock went under the knife on Saturday to repair damage to his meniscus in what the Brumbies management described as a minor procedure. But it will be enough to rule the Wallabies No.8 out of the start of the Super Rugby season after a recent playing stint in Japan and a year-long sabbatical from the game. - AAP

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In brief

The best laid plans ... New Plymouth trainer Allan Sharrock went agonisingly close to pulling off a Group One masterstroke at Trentham on Saturday. He who dares wins was so nearly the theme after his bold play with Kawi went agonisingly close to top honours in the Telegraph (1200m). Savabeel’s star son produced a huge performance under jockey Jason Waddell to come from the back of the field to finish a close second behind the southern longshot Enzo’s Lad. “There were a few detractors, but it was a massive effort,” Sharrock said. “I tried to create a bit of history and we came up a short neck short. If he had been one pair closer in the running he could have done it, but I’m just so proud of the horse – a huge run. “He had to come down the slowest part of the track as well, the inside was hot all day.” Sharrock said Kawi has breezed through Saturday’s effort and the next step is the BCD Sprint at Te Rapa on February 10. “He never left an oat so that’s the obvious race and at weightfor-age you’d think he’d have them on toast.” “I might even give him one crack at 2000m before his season ends – Jason gets him to settle so I wouldn’t rule out of the New Zealand Stakes.”

Woodville on Thursday The Woodville-Pahiatua meeting has been re-scheduled for Thursday. The original fields will remain with all scratchings re-instated and the first race will be at 12.10pm. NZ Thoroughbred Racing made the decision after consulting with the club and regional chairmen. - NZME

Stolen Dance retired Stolen Dance has left the Cambridge stable of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman to begin the next stage of her career. The Alamosa mare, who is in foal to Tavistock, signed off in perfect fashion when she triumphed in Saturday’s Thorndon Mile. “She went off this morning,” Baker said. “It was a really satisfying win, she’s a valuable broodmare now.” - NZME

Bowman on Cup hope Hugh Bowman has picked up another quality ride at Ellerslie on Saturday. Already confirmed for Al Hasa in the Karaka Million, the top Sydney jockey has been booked by trainer Lisa Latta for her Auckland Cup contender Five To Midnight. Placed in the event last year, Five To Midnight won the Waikato Cup two runs back before finishing third in the Avondale Cup. - NZME

Family success

The seven-year-old has seven Group One wins to his credit, one shy of the domestic record held by two-time New Zealand Horse of the Year Mufhasa. Kawi’s collection of elite titles ranges in distance from 1200m

to the 2000m of the Zabeel Classic with two over 1400m (Makfi Challenge Stakes, twice) and four (Thorndon Mile, Windsor Park Plate, Haunui Farm WFA Classic, Captain Cook Stakes) over a mile in between. - NZME

Kawi with Jason Waddell aboard just missed the big prize in the Telegraph on Saturday after a making huge run from the back of the field. PHOTO RACE IMAGES

New Zealand trial winner Most Favorite has continued Singapore trainer Shane Baertschiger and breeder-owner Jerry Sung’s success with the son of O’Reilly’s family. They had enjoyed victories with siblings Just Nini, Simple Pleasures, Jelly Bean and Creamy Custard before the son of O’Reilly and Always Special won on Sunday.

Heaven Rocks provides some good news for All Stars Enigmatic star Heaven Rocks proved the somewhat unlikely tonic for the All Stars’ rotten week. Setbacks to stable headliners Lazarus, Vincent and Ultimate Machete and an inglorious flop by Have Faith In Me was the story of a

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 23 Jan 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 12.30pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 57871 Secret Indy 17.71 ............................R Wales 2 34314 Lord Protector 17.85 ........................ B Dann 3 26427 Know Approval 17.32 .....................G Cleeve 4 12483 Unverified nwtd ...................John McInerney 5 61378 Chief Doug 17.55 ................John McInerney 6 3122 Oliver Black 17.51 .................... A Botherway 7 45825 Road Block 17.49.............................A Joyce 8 85437 Cawbourne Leaha 17.61..............C Roberts 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 88644 Amy Baxter nwtd .................John McInerney 2 12.48pm KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C1, 520m 1 64554 Bossy Affair nwtd ......................... L Waretini 2 56351 Know Leave 30.90 .........................G Cleeve 3 74251 Eyrewell Turbo 30.65 ...................... H Cairns 4 x2112 Allen Mack nwtd ...........................C Roberts 5 35311 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 6 23234 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 S &..............B Evans 7 71446 Homebush Ellie 30.49 .........John McInerney 8 88724 Zara Zara 30.98 ..............................R Wales 9 54485 Verta Bale 30.65 ..........................C Roberts 10 x4747 Cheese Please 31.14..........................A Lee 3 1.06pm GLENBYRE TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 12551 Dusky Brew 17.41 S & ....................B Evans 2 53786 Come Sunday 17.35 ...........................A Lee 3 56786 Leo’s Son nwtd....................John McInerney 4 51465 Jinja Cody 17.65 .................John McInerney 5 34138 Hatfield 17.44 ............................R Blackburn 6 76876 Ohoka Pheobe 17.64 ................... L Waretini 7 43414 Smash Damage 17.30 .................... M Grant 8 22214 Epic Rose 17.64 M & ........................Jopson 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 25845 Bluey Fields nwtd H & .........................Taylor

rare week of pain for the Purdon/ Rasmussen team. But Heaven Rocks, so often the horse causing them angst, gave Purdon and Rasmussen one of their more rewarding wins in the $100,000 Ballarat Cup (2710m).

Queries about how he would handle being back in the barrier draw and starting from the pole were quickly answered when Heaven Rocks not only scored-up well, but led easily. Those who know him best real-

ised that was pretty much the end of the race, especially without stablemate Vincent to test him. Rasmussen still had her hands full, especially when Heaven Rocks paced a 28.5sec first quarter of the last mile, but instead of

fighting him, she let him roll. And roll he did. Heaven Rocks paced his last mile in 1min52.9sec, which gave nothing else a chance. Heaven Rocks now heads to the Hunter Cup where he firmed to $4.50 behind Lazarus. - HRNZ

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

4 1.27 A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH 0800222583 4 23353 Avalanch City 30.83 ............John McInerney 5 61545 Promise To Keep 30.67 .......................A Lee STAKES C1, 520m 6 75545 Luciastar 31.03 ...................John McInerney 1 14323 Go All Lin nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 7 81885 Bookie Monster 30.47 .......................J Dunn 2 2F253 Smash Calling 31.56 ....................... M Grant 8 22173 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 31625 Matariki 30.92 ..................................A Joyce 9 54485 Verta Bale 30.65 ..........................C Roberts 4 41131 Andrea’s Magic 30.43 ...................... B Dann 10 14666 Extra Salsa nwtd S & ......................B Evans 5 35616 Skitzer nwtd .................................C Roberts 6 4161 Opawa Purdie nwtd J &...................D Fahey 8 2.37pm FLAIR INC. SPRINT C1, 295m 7 88646 Darlek Ian nwtd ...................John McInerney 1 46725 Idol Star 17.50.................................R Wales 8 52736 Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 2 57257 Super Stevie 17.36 M & ....................Jopson 9 54485 Verta Bale 30.65 ..........................C Roberts 3 67344 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton 10 7651x Amelia Rob 30.90 ..................... M Robinson 4 61333 Snickerdoodle 17.48 ........................ B Dann 5 1.45 SPECTATOR’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT C1, 295m 5 34251 Nicky Baxter 17.44 ..............John McInerney 6 24228 Elora 17.37................................R Blackburn 1 27686 Opawa Minstrel nwtd....................... R Wales 7 84114 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 ................... A Bradshaw 2 15266 Goldstar Sawyer 17.60 S & .............B Evans 8 8777x Homebush Ivana nwtd ........John McInerney 3 62734 Butterface 17.73 ..............................J Tanner 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 4 26652 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 5 77136 Homebush Hundy nwtd .......John McInerney 10 57772 Ohoka Tess nwtd.......................J McInerney 6 55785 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 9 2.56pm THE TURF BAR STAKES C1, 520m 7 83172 Sozin’s Roar 17.64 ..............John McInerney 1 57732 Steel The Gold nwtd.....................D Roberts 8 52554 Distinctive Miss 17.60 ......................A Joyce 2 34321 Peekay Shout 30.89 J & ..................D Fahey 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 3 17463 Homebush Ragna 30.47 .....John McInerney 10 24188 Zara Daiken 17.47...........................R Wales 4 7x216 Renegade Comet 31.03 H & ...............Taylor 5 16655 Kelly’s My Name nwtd .................... H Cairns 6 2.02 CULVIE BOY’S SYNDICATE DASH C1, 295m 6 44431 Cosmic Stu 30.81................John McInerney 1 51358 Homebush Jasper nwtd ......John McInerney 7 14x2 Know Potential 30.71 .....................G Cleeve 2 27426 Goldstar Bryton nwtd S &................ B Evans 8 42314 Vasterbottenost nwtd ..........................A Lee 3 7686x Starburst Emma 17.30 .................... M Grant 9 54485 Verta Bale 30.65 ..........................C Roberts 4 4256F Gotcha Rocky 17.83 ..........................C Weir 10 75244 Rock Bottom 30.42 M & ....................Jopson 5 11271 Aussie Hoon 17.31 J &....................D Fahey 6 74F45 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 10 3.12 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 7 34676 Joey Baxter 17.41 ...............John McInerney 1 11 Jinja Mongo 17.53 J & ....................D Fahey 8 63323 Venetia 17.53 ............................... K Cassidy 2 42547 Disclaimer nwtd.............................R Adcock 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 3 36748 Magma 17.60 ..................................R Casey 10 36872 Ester Action 17.52 S & .................... B Evans 4 64736 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ................John McInerney 5 F6422 Senorita Julie 17.44 ............John McInerney 7 2.20pm CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO C1, 520m 6 53544 Coco Bango 17.27 ..............John McInerney 1 11423 Hankenstein 30.67 .................... A Bradshaw 7 24312 Elodea 17.78 .............................R Blackburn 2 212x1 Egomaniacal 30.17 J & ...................D Fahey 8 33643 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ......................B Evans 3 57621 Classy Witch 31.03 ........................G Cleeve

9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 5763x Talk Soon 17.55 ..................................A Lee 11 3.35 ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 56264 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 2 56834 Koroibete 17.92 ............................... D Voyce 3 21447 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.70 S & .............B Evans 4 73526 Rockin’ Robyn nwtd......................... M Grant 5 T1452 Magic Janet Lass 17.48 .......John McInerney 6 66658 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 7 32665 Wong Answer 17.43 M & ..................Jopson 8 74588 Homebush Riley 17.42 ........John McInerney 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 7176 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 .......................M A Butler 12 3.54 DURASTEEL STRUCTURES PH033796195 STAKES C1, 520m 1 22528 Know Conclusion 30.82 .................G Cleeve 2 73661 Eyrewell Tango 30.80 ..................... H Cairns 3 16727 Homebush Boden nwtd .......John McInerney 4 33334 Ming Ming nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 5 57566 Shift The Blame 30.47.........John McInerney 6 42317 Gorm The Great nwtd .................D Kingston 7 45252 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................B Evans 8 57778 Jon Snow Lives 30.40 ..................C Roberts 9 54485 Verta Bale 30.65 ..........................C Roberts 10 37474 Black Eye Bill nwtd .................... M Dempsey 13 4.16pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 1 748x6 Opawa Bucks Eye 17.26 ............H Anderton 2 73641 Call Me Joe 17.83 .................... A Botherway 3 18886 Cosmoholic 17.53 ........................A Waretini 4 37128 Sozin’s Emperor 17.54 ........John McInerney 5 38x21 Dime Diva 17.55..............................J Tanner 6 25346 Kalonga 17.42 S & ..........................B Evans 7 23373 Homebush Indi 17.55 ..........John McInerney 8 42721 Token Ace 17.26 ............................... J Rush 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 83568 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 .................B Freeman 14 4.37 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 12363 Know Panic 17.36 ..........................G Cleeve

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12665 Lonely Baxter 17.41 ............John McInerney 48728 Gordy Junior 17.51 M & ....................Jopson 15477 Rion King 17.45 .............................. M Grant 84227 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 35777 Fiery Affair 17.32...............................J Dunn 54353 Goldstar Scooter 17.52 S & ............B Evans 67533 Homebush Skip 17.55 .........John McInerney 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 21877 Europe Who 17.70 .................... A Bradshaw 15 4.55pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 41481 Pip Baxter 17.43 .................John McInerney 2 21468 Kushka 17.69 H & ...............................Taylor 3 54177 Goldstar Whitey nwtd S & ...............B Evans 4 48245 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush 5 76457 Homebush Hazel 17.71.......John McInerney 6 31784 Feral Whanau 17.95 .....................M A Butler 7 22774 Bing Bong 17.84 ....................... A Bradshaw 8 25335 Know Dollars 17.63 ........................G Cleeve 9 23378 Opawa Shay nwtd ...........................R Wales 10 44577 Smash Gator 17.79 ......................... M Grant SELECTIONS

Race 1: Secret Indy, Know Approval, Cawbourne Leaha, Road Block Race 2: Allen Mack, Goldstar Liberty, Raylene, Verta Bale Race 3: Dusky Brew, Come Sunday, Leo’s Son, Smash Damage Race 4: Andrea’s Magic, Go All Lin, Smash Calling, Verta Bale Race 5: Cathy Maree, Opawa Minstrel, Butterface, Sozin’s Roar Race 6: Aussie Hoon, Starburst Emma, Homebush Jasper, Joey Baxter Race 7: Egomaniacal, Hankenstein, Classy Witch, Promise To Keep Race 8: Sass ‘Em Up, Nicky Baxter, Elora, Snickerdoodle Race 9: Know Potential, Peekay Shout, Steel The Gold, Verta Bale Race 10: Jinja Mongo, Senorita Julie, Coco Bango, Elodea Race 11: Goldstar Jay Jay, Verbena, Koroibete, Rockin’ Robyn Race 12: Know Conclusion, Verta Bale, Ming Ming, Goldstar Chief Race 13: Call Me Joe, Dime Diva, Homebush Indi, Sozin’s Emperor Race 14: Know Panic, Fiery Affair, Jinja Cream Fizz, Gordy Junior Race 15: Pip Baxter, Kushka, Goldstar Whitey, Idol Georgie 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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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road. 9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (9.45am draw), (1.15pm draw). Morning singles Golf croquet, afternoon handicap singles Golf Croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

Wednesday

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road. 9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady As You Go Exercise group. Meet at 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

Jan 23 and 24, 2018 10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street. (excludes school and public holidays). 10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven. 10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60years, for more information ring 308-6817. Cameron Street.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road . 6pm INTEGRATIVE YOGA. Weekly yoga classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN 206 CLUB. Monday Tuesday and Wednesday each week, 60 years and older. More information ring Age Concern 308-6817. Cameron Street. 10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Seated exercises suitable for people with limited mobility. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street. (excluding school holidays).

1pm - 3pm ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Drop in and pre loved clothing shop. Cnr Thomson and Jane streets, Tinwald. 1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf Croquet doubles, Phillip Street. 6pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Practise and coaching evening, anybody welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

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Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Today will present a “try before you buy” situation in the form of an item or an idea you can play around with awhile before it’s decision time. You might be surprised about what makes the cut. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Steer clear of the “amateur therapy zone,” in which under-qualified people are attempting to fix emotional matters. Leave it to the professionals. You can learn a lot more in the “zone of casual observing.” GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It is easier to be kind and loving when you feel safe. That’s why an imaginary bubble of psychic protection around you will help your interactions. You’ll be open and empathetic and deflect negativity. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): You won’t shy away from confrontation; rather, you’ll strive to face it the most effective way you can find. You won’t mind playing “bad cop” to someone’s “good cop” if it keeps the peace in the end. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): It’s a little weird when spending your money becomes a group activity. However, weird can be good! And anyway, today this committee approach will be way more fun than spending your money alone. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Funny thoughts can be wise, and serious thoughts can be foolish. A great thing about today is that it won’t be necessary to categorise your thoughts in any terms other than “helpful” or “not helpful.” LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You are stepping into the gravitational pull of a different sphere of influence. It could be a new crush that will get you orbiting, or it could be a project or attractive interest that draws you ever nearer. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): There will be a strong inclination to rate yourself. If you must, then grade solely on what you’ve learned. Note that it would be ridiculous to grade yourself on money and resources you don’t have. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Maybe you don’t really have bad habits after all. Maybe you just have a few different versions of yourself vying for ultimate power over you, each trying to do what will serve its unique purpose. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You are always creating yourself. Sometimes this occurs in obvious, socially supported ways. But most efforts you make are quiet and internal – decisions to be braver, more compassionate, patient. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You feel limited in a situation, but it’s unclear whether these limits are real. Test them. If it causes an unexpected reaction, the boundary may be false. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): The kind of change you want doesn’t just drop down from the sky or naturally occur if you wait long enough. It has to be made. That’s the main reason you’ll be so busy today.

WordBuilder

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

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

Quick crossword 1

Previous cryptic solution

Across 1. Hatch 4. Serpent 8. Reprehensible 10. Extol 11. Ugly 12. Lame 16. At all 17. Round the clock 19. Ladders 20. Swept Down 1. Horticultural 2. Top 3. Heeded 7 4.9Sheets55. Result 3 6. Embarrass 7. Theatre ticket 9. Half-pound 13. Handle 3 2 4 7 5 14. Lashes 15. Places 18. One

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 8 Excellent – 12 Amazing – 15

Previous solution: FOLLICLE

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Sudoku

6 2

ACROSS 1. Cease (11) 8. Lap (7) 9. Light-headed (5) 10. Concluded (4) 11. Spellbind (7) 12. Neither (3) 13. Opera song (4) 15. Assist in wrongdoing (4) 17. Flour-dusted bun (3) 19. Style and flair (Fr) (7) 20. Taken advantage of (4) 23. Correct (5) 24. Paper art (7) 25. To an extreme degree (11)

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22 23

9 7

Previous quick solution

12 13

Your Stars

ACROSS 1. Fixes one’s habits if one pays bill on day now put out (7,4) 8. Process of feeding data to tin up for review (5) 9. To thrive in the correct way around the South (7) 10. Give one a severe beating from the counter (7) 11. Enter on the list Nero compiled with Latin (5) 12. Liquid medicine for an animal will give one a soaking (6) 14. Wanton destroyer at front, and youngster who made it back (6) 18. Get more dandy (5) 19. Succession of rulers to dry right out, which is unpleasant (7) 21. Furnish a professional sort of dive (7) 23. Turn greedy to start with maybe, and sound piggish (5) 24. Make false notes to battle it out, as can be put out of mind (11) DOWN 1. His deft manoeuvring got it moved (7) 2. First-class way to hoe plot (3-4) 3. Divulge that the French is not up to it (3,2) 4. Purse quietly laid out for a meal (6) 5. Mine-sweeping float put out in poor sea (7) 6. Writer turned up a name for catmint (3) 7. Deep orange-pink looks right in black standard (5) 13. Cell Rio provides for one working with coal (7) 15. Agitate the rust in offer made over (7) 16. Yet let a change be made in baby clothing (7) 17. How dare he not come away from it? (6) 18. Savoury dip, as it’s served up (5) 20. Euphemistically, death will come before the dawn (5) 22. No cultured person removes the top of the bread (3)

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DOWN 1. Physician (6) 2. Twilled woollen fabric (5) 3. Musical composition (4) 4. Giggle (6) 5. Bedtime drink (8) 6. Express support for (7) 7. Monarch’s family (6) 12. Drug (8) 14. Go back on a deal (7) 16. Thinly spread (6) 17. Previously (6) 18. Quirk (6) 21. Informal language (5) 22. Popular small car (4)

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3 6

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Previous solution: ire, nip, pen, per, peri, pie, pier, pin, pine, piner, rein, rep, repin, rip, ripe, ripen.

9 8

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8 5 1

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4 8 6

4 7

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1 8 6 5 5

MEDIUM

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7 5 9 8 4 1 6 3 2

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2 4 3 7 1 5 9 6 8

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3 6 8 9 2 5 1 4 7

2 4 9 7 1 3 6 8 5

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9 8 2 3 7 4 5 1 6

7 9 3 6 4 2 8 5 1

5 1 6 8 3 9 4 7 2

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Guardian

Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

SMYTH, Elwyn Mae – On January 20, 2018, peacefully at Terrace View, Ashburton. Aged 74 years. Dearly loved wife of Donald. Loving mother and mother-inlaw of Todd and Julie, and Jenny and Skip Muir. Treasured Nana of Ella and Isaac, and Georgia, Caitlin, Daniel and Olivia. Loved sister and sister-in-law of Don and Isobel Roberts, Margaret and Neil Smith, Shirley Jones and Alister Smyth. Messages to Smyth family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ostomy Society would be appreciated. A service for Elwyn will be held at St David’s Union Church, Allenton TOMORROW Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 1.30pm followed by a private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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NZ Situation

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

60 plus

TODAY

Fine for most. Isolated afternoon showers about the foothills. Southeast breezes developing.

FZL: Above 3000m

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Partly cloudy. Showers developing at night. Light winds.

FRIDAY

THURSDAY

Partly cloudy, isolated afternoon and evening showers in the east. Strong southwesterlies easing in the afternoon.

Mostly cloudy, with a few showers mainly inland, gradually clearing. Northeasterly developing.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

Partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon and evening showers. Light winds, but southwesterly about the summits.

Partly cloudy, with showers about the foothills. Northeasterlies dying out.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

fine rain showers drizzle fine showers cloudy fine fine fine rain drizzle fine fine drizzle

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

15 4 24 -1 21 23 12 14 21 21 24 9 12 6 6

cloudy fine cloudy fine showers fine drizzle thunder thunder rain fine fine fine snow thunder

8 4 10 3 25 14 21 16 28 21 22 2 29 25 30 16 33 24 14 4 24 8 17 4 23 15 -7 -12 32 23

New York Paris Perth Rarotonga Rome San Francisco Seoul Singapore Stockholm Sydney Taipei Tel Aviv Tokyo Washington Zurich

rain drizzle fine rain fog fine fine thunder fine fine fine rain fine rain cloudy

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9 pm am 3

Wednesday

9 noon 3

9 pm am 3

9 noon 3

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9:10 3:25 9:37 3:45 10:02 4:17 10:29 4:39 10:57 5:12 11:23 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.

Rise 6:19 am Set 9:09 pm

Good

Good fishing

Rise 12:02 pm

First quarter

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rain

Hamilton

rain

Napier

rain

Rise 6:20 am Set 9:09 pm

Good

Rise 6:22 am Set 9:08 pm

Good fishing

Good

Set 12:18 am Rise 1:07 pm

Full moon

1 Feb www.ofu.co.nz

Good fishing Set 12:47 am Rise 2:14 pm

2:28 am

Last quarter

8 Feb

4:55 am

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27 26 27 26 25 26 29 23 26 29 29 28 29

Palmerston North showers Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

fine

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

River Levels

1.92

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 188.5 nc no data

Nth Ashburton Sth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

7.95

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:15 pm, yesterday

82.8 433.2

Waitaki Kurow at 2:09 pm, yesterday Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 21.0 22.1 Max to 4pm 14.6 Minimum 11.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 114.0 Avg Jan to date 41 2018 to date 114.0 41 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 13 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 20 Time of gust 3:48pm

to 4pm yesterday

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Canterbury Readings

Thursday

13 6 12 6 33 21 30 25 15 4 13 9 -8 -13 33 24 0 -6 31 22 20 13 17 12 11 -1 19 5 10 5

overnight max low

Auckland

Forecasts for today

30 9 32 5 33 31 19 27 36 31 29 22 21 11 11

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NZ Today

Cloud at times. Isolated afternoon showers. Wind at 1000m: NW 50 km/h, easing to 30 km/h. Wind at 2000m: W gale 70 km/h, easing to 40 km/h.

THURSDAY

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Areas of morning cloud, then fine. Chance afternoon showers. Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h, rising to 50 km/h from afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h, rising to gale 70 km/h from afternoon.

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TODAY

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rain

Tuesday, 23 January 2018

A shallow trough covers the North Island while a ridge moves on to the South Island from the Tasman Sea. A ridge of high pressure lies over much of New Zealand from tomorrow. A couple of weak fronts move over the South Island tomorrow and Thursday, followed by another ridge.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Areas of morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterly breezes.

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Wind km/h

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FRIDAY: Mostly cloudy, with a few morning showers. NE developing.

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MAX

OVERNIGHT MIN

THURSDAY: Partly cloudy. Late showers. Light winds.

AKAROA

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TODAY: Morning cloud, then fine. Northeasterly breezes.

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6am The AM Show 9am F American Ninja Warrior 3 10am Infomercials 11:25 Family Feud Australia 3 11:55 House Rules PGR 3 0 1pm M Love Exclusively PGR 2017 Comedy Drama. Haley Webb, James Maslow. 2:55 Now That’s Funny! PGR 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news. 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 0 3:25 Code 1 PGR 3 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Through The Seasons 3 Annabel Langbein shows how little time and effort are needed to put together a menu featuring speedy salmon with Vietnamese dressing and udon noodle salad. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Puppy Pals 3 0 8:35 Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Neighbours 3 0 11am Reno Rumble PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 0 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Ultimate Spider-Man 0 4pm Girl Meets World Riley avoids helping Topanga at the bakery to stay home and binge-watch her favourite TV show. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm The Extreme Cake Makers 0 7:30 The Celebrity Chase 0 8:30 National Treasure (Miniseries) Paul’s wife Marie begins to question why she stayed with her husband after an encounter with one of his victims. 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm The Project 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 House Rules PGR 7:30 The Great Australian Bake 7:30 Family Food Fight 0 After a race to the finish, it is Off 0 8:40 Instant Hotel 0 time for the first exterior and 8:35 Harry Potter – A History Of 9:50 What Really Happens In garden reveal, after which the Magic Bali AO teams return to home base, 9:40 Guiltology AO A diverse mix of Australian where the judges will score 10:35 The Late Show With holidaymakers go inside Bali’s each zone. 0 Stephen Colbert PGR busiest emergency rooms 9:05 Lost And Found PGR 3 0 to see what really happens 10:05 Road Cops PGR 3 0 there. 0 10:35 NewsHub Late 10:50 2 Broke Girls AO 0

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11:20 Mom PGR 3 0 11:50 Agent X AO 0 1:25 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 Army Wives PGR 3 0 4:20 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:05 The Blacklist AO Red draws the attention of a manipulator; Liz’s quest leads her to study the methods of one of the Blacklist’s most dangerous criminals. 0 12:05 Infomercials

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BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:50 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:40 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 3 2:35 World Of Dance PGR 3 3:35 Catfish 3 4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 7:30 Tabatha’s Salon Takeover 3 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne Janet, Jackie, and Sally visit Chyka’s new country estate and share the latest the gossip; Gina and Gamble’s catch-up leaves them no closer to resolving their differences. 9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

Harry Potter – A History of Magic, 8:35pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 7:40 Border Security PG 8:05 Border Security PG 8:40 The Simpsons PG 9:05 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:55 Criminal Intent MV 10:45 Criminal Intent MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars – UK PG 12:50 The Force MC 1:15 NCIS PGV 2pm Raw Live MV 5:15 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:40 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:30 The Force MC 7pm Pawn Stars – UK PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Border Security PG 9:30 Outsiders 16VLSC 10:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 11:25 NCIS PGV

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12:20 Border Security PG 12:50 Border Security PG 1:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 The Simpsons PG 3:30 The Force MC 3:55 Border Security PG 4:45 Outsiders 16VLSC 5:35 The Force MC

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Danger Mouse 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 The Coroner PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 Wheel Of Fortune 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 12:05 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

6:10 Cloverfield MV 2008 Action. Lizzy Caplan, TJ Miller, Mike Vogel. 7:35 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2018 Featurette. 8:05 Undercover Brother MVL 2002 Comedy. Eddie Griffin, Denise Richards, Dave Chappelle. 9:30 The Way, Way Back MS 2013 Comedy Drama. Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney. 11:10 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster. 12:55 Bedazzled PGS 2000 Comedy. Brendan Fraser, Elizabeth Hurley. 2:30 Picture Perfect M 1997 Comedy. Jennifer Aniston, Jay Mohr, Kevin Bacon. 4:10 Kingdom Of Heaven 16V 2005 Action. Orlando Bloom, Eva Green, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Neeson. 6:30 Ocean’s 13 PGV 2007 Crime Thriller. Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Matt Damon. 8:30 The Ghost Writer MVL 2010 Thriller. A ghostwriter hired to complete the memoirs of a former British prime minister uncovers secrets that put his own life in danger. Ewan McGregor, Pierce Brosnan. 10:40 What Just Happened WEDNESDAY 1:15 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. MVLS 2008 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, WEDNESDAY Meghan Falcone. 2:45 The 12:25 The Illusionist MVS Whole Truth MVLSC 2016 2006 Drama. 2:15 People Crime. Keanu Reeves, Interview – Ryan Renee Zellweger. 4:20 Dance Reynolds 2016 Featurette. Academy PG 2017 2:55 Kingdom Of Heaven Drama. Xenia Goodwin, 16V 2005 Action. 5:15 Picture Jordan Rodrigues. Perfect M 1997 Comedy. 7am Me Before You PGL 2016 Drama. Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin. 8:50 Infidelity In Suburbia MC 2017 Thriller. Sarah Butler, Marcus Rosner. 10:20 Stop The Wedding PG 2016 Romantic Comedy. Rachel Boston, Niall Matter. 11:50 The Light Between Oceans MS 2016 Drama. 2pm IT MVLS 2016 Thriller. Pierce Brosnan, James Frecheville. 3:35 Me Before You PGL 2016 Drama. Emilia Clarke, Sam Claflin. 5:25 B-Roll MLC 2016 Comedy. Josh Brener, Karan Soni, Meghan Falcone. 6:55 The Whole Truth MVLSC 2016 Crime. Keanu Reeves, Renee Zellweger. 8:30 Dance Academy PG 2017 Drama. A dancer sets her sights on fulfilling her dance dreams in New York, but the pursuit proves harrowing. Xenia Goodwin, Jordan Rodrigues. 10:15 Dear Diary, I Died MVC 2016 Thriller. John J York, Katherine Kelly Lang. 11:40 Beautiful Beast PG 2014 Romance. Shona Kay, Brad Johnson.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7:10 Te Mana Kuratahi 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 Huritua 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Morena 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Cam’s Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon Waka Warriors 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:40 Te Mana Kuratahi 4:10 Kia Mau 4:20 Huritua 3 4:30 Swagger 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Whanau Kai 8pm Funny Whare PGR 3 8:30 School Of Training 3 9pm Kairakau PGR 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 3 10:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3

11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 6:30 Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First T20. 10am Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf Championship. 10:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) CareerBuilder Challenge. 11:30 Surfing – World Surf League (HLS) Vans Triple Crown of Surfing. 12:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. 4pm Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First T20. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 7:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Week Two. From La Paz to Córdoba. 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) CareerBuilder Challenge. From Stadium Course in La Quinta, California. 9:30 The Golf Show 10:30 Hook Me Up! 11:30 Fox Sports News

WEDNESDAY

Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) CareerBuilder Challenge. 1:30 Football – ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 2am Football – Shootout 3am A-League Hour 4am Football – A-League (RPL) Sydney FC v Central Coast Mariners.

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

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6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Love Nature – Wild Birds Of Australia 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites 10am Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 10:30 Caribbean Pirate Treasure 11am David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 11:30 Tiny House Hunting Noon Treasures Decoded 1pm The Hector – Canada’s Mayflower 2pm The Story Of Egypt 3pm Luxury Uncovered 3:30 Martin Clunes – A Man And His Dogs 4:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 5:30 Cash Cowboys 6:30 Expedition Unknown

7:30 Restoration Man George returns to Thrum Mill, where Dave and Margaret have faced flooding and serious illness to restore an abandoned water mill. 8:30 Building The Dream Charlie Luxton travels Britain helping couples build their dream homes. 9:30 Big House, Little House 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 12:30 What’s For Sale… With A View! 1am Expedition Unknown 2am Martin Clunes – A Man And His Dogs 3am Tiny House Hunting 3:30 Luxury Uncovered 4am Restoration Man 5am Building The Dream

SKY SPORT 2 6am Hook Me Up! 7am Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) Day Eight. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Cricket – U19 World Cup (HLS) New Zealand v South Africa. 9:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First T20. 10:15 L Cricket – U19 World Cup Quarter-final. 2:35 L Cricket – U19 World Cup Quarter-final. 6:30 Netball – Quad Series (HLS) England v Silver Ferns. From Copper Box Arena, London. 7pm Hook Me Up! 8pm Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Grand Final – Knights v Stags. 8:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First T20. From Westpac Stadium, Wellington. 9pm Fox Sports News 9:35 L Cricket – Big Bash Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. From the SCG, Sydney.

WEDNESDAY

1:10 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Quarter-final One. 2:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – First T20. 3am Motorsport – TR86 Championship (HLS) 4am Netball – Quad Series (RPL) South Africa v Australia. 5:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 23Jan18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Prodigal Son. 7:30 Secrets Of The Pangolin PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Birds in a Truck. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Cutlass Lowrider 2. 10:50 Garage Rehab PG Blue Ribbon Automotive. 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M The Message in Red. 1:20 Blood Relatives M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG The Ultimatum. 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 MythBusters PG Western Myths. 6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Cutlass Lowrider 2. 7:30 Shark Tank PG 8:30 Shark Tank PG 9:25 What On Earth? PG Forbidden Cities of the Maya. 10:15 Moonshiners M 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Blood Relatives M

WEDNESDAY

12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Sport

Magic move BY LINDA CLARKE

LINDA.C@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Excited Ashburton netballer Kate Lloyd is packing her bags for Hamilton this week for a season with the Western Bay of Plenty Magic. Lloyd, 20, was named in the squad last August after returning from the Netball Youth World Cup in Botswana with the triumphant New Zealand Under 21 side. Since then the 192cm defender has been finishing her studies and hitting the gym so she is ready for the tough season ahead. Lloyd and her mum Sharon will be driving up on Thursday and Lloyd will live with three other Magic players for the duration of the ANZ Premiership season. Last year she was part of the Mainland Tactix line-up, spreading her time between the top team and the Beko development league team. Following the world cup, she concentrated on her studies at Lincoln University, where she is on a netball scholarship. She is studying towards a Bachelor in Sport and Recreation Management, and loving it. The university has given her the flexibility to study around her netball commitments and she will focus on her books outside the main season. For the past few months in Ashburton, she has been working on fitness and weight training, as well as attending some training weekends in Hamilton with her new team-mates. The gym sessions are aimed at building muscle, power and speed. Lloyd says the work is paying off and she sees muscle tone on her former “stick” body. She is keen now to begin the next phase of her netball career, under the guidance of coach Marg Forsyth and former New Zealand defender Casey Kopua, who is in her 15th season for the Magic. Lloyd said she has a great opportunity to play alongside and learn from Kopua. “I think of her as a mentor and another coach. She is a pretty cool girl and great to talk to.” Forsyth rates Lloyd’s range and mobility and says the Magic squad

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Steve Smith insists Australia still have the cattle and tactical nous to find success in one-day cricket, despite their worst start to a limited-overs Australian summer in 16 years. Several questions have been raised over Australia’s credentials less than 18 months out from their World Cup defence in England, following losses in 10 of their past 11 completed games. Australia have now slipped to a 26-24 record since the last World Cup, well below that of chief rivals England, New Zealand, South Africa and India.

has a strong balance of experience and youth that is important for future seasons as well. Lloyd’s family and friends plan to be courtside for as many Magic games as they can and the former Ashburton College player says that support means a lot. “There’s a little bit of Vegas in me every time I take the court.”

King only Kiwi left standing

Skipper staying postive

Kate Lloyd in her Tactix gear from last season.

Kiwi shares in big win Tall Ferns guard Micaela Cocks has grabbed a third Australian WNBL championship title with the Townsville Fire in four years after they beat the Melbourne Boomers in Sunday’s decider. Townsville prevailed 70-57 on their home court to clinch the best-of-three grand final series after Melbourne won the second game 58-57. It was a fifth grand final appearance in six seasons for ex-University of Oregon star Cocks.

Brady to the rescue Tom Brady shook off a hand injury and threw two touchdown passes to Danny Amendola to rally the New England Patriots back to the Super Bowl with a 24-20 comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the AFC championship yesterday. Brady, wearing a black bandage on his right hand, showed no signs of being hampered. With the game, and possibly the season on the line, the Patriots star came up big again.

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