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90-day trial end ‘a shame’ BY KATIE TODD

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Mid Canterbury’s large businesses are voicing disappointment – and smaller businesses voicing relief – after adjustments to the 90-day trial period for new employees. Under sweeping amendments to employment law unveiled by the Government yesterday, meal breaks and rests will be guaran-

teed, employers will no longer be able to opt out of multi-employment collective agreements and the 90 day trial will be scrapped for employers with 20 or more employees. Laser Electrical Ashburton owner Megan Christie said her company fell just above the 20-employee threshold. While the other changes had little impact

on her company, she thought the loss of the 90 day trial was “quite a shame”. “I never looked at it to be anything but positive. It worked well, and it worked both ways for employee and employer,” she said.

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Disease fears close show classes BY COLIN WILLISCROFT

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Two popular Mid Canterbury heifer competitions have been cancelled and a significant North Island dairy event is refusing to take entries from the South Island – all in response to ongoing concerns about the spread of mycoplasma bovis. The Mayfield and Methven A&P associations have both canned their annual on-farm dairy heifer competitions in an effort to help local farmers maintain high standards of biosecurity, while organisers of the annual New Zealand Dairy Event, to be held in Feilding next week, said they would only accept entries from the North Island for similar reasons and that their decision had the backing of both the Ministry for Primary Industries and DairyNZ. Martin Williams, past president of the Mayfield A&P Association and convener of its heifer competition, said the cancellation was the least the association could do. He said it was a shame because the competition was extremely popular, attracting a large number of entries every year. However he was quite confident the right move had been made. “We have to be brave enough to do our bit to help,” he said.

Dairy heifer competitions will not be held in Mid Canterbury this year as the farming community steps up the ﬁght against mycoplasma bovis. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN “Dairying is such a massive part of our community. If we stuff up now it could be dire for the community long-term.” Williams said he supported moves made by other South Island A&P associations, such as Otago Taieri, Winton and Southland, to cancel cattle competitions at their shows. He would like to see other associations, particularly those in

Canterbury, like the Oxford show at Easter, follow suit. “We have to band together,” he said. “I hope they’re brave enough to do that.” Meanwhile New Zealand Dairy Event organisers said their decision was made as a result of advice received from DairyNZ and MPI. They said last week event chairman Lawrence Satherley received a letter from DairyNZ chief ex-

ecutive Tim Mackle that said although NZDE was considered to be low risk, DairyNZ’s advice was to avoid the intermingling of cattle between the North and South islands. A call was also received from MPI supporting that advice. “Consequently the NZDE committee has made the decision to request South Island exhibitors (to) withdraw their show and sale entries.

“This is a huge disappointment for New Zealand’s premier dairy show.” Williams said many South Island farmers planning to take part in the North Island event would be annoyed, particularly as the decision had come so late. However, he supported the event organisers, adding that they were making a stand with the industry’s future in mind.

End of the 90-day trial period ‘a shame’ From P1 “It was always a good opportunity to sit down at the end of the trial period and talk – because sometimes when you start a job it’s not quite what you expect. It worked.” The 90-day trial, which was introduced by National in 2009, allowed employers to dismiss workers without cause within the first 90 calendar days of their employment. It was introduced to encourage employers to take on higher-risk job seekers, and will now be scrapped in a bid to create stronger conditions for workers. “Getting rid of it could be a bit of

a loss,” said Tinwald Tavern owner Greg King. “It means the whole process – if someone is not what you expect them to be – will be a lot more complicated.” Compliance Partners Consultant Jane Fowles said realistically, she did not often see the trial period used to dismiss employees in the Mid Canterbury District. However, the majority of Mid Canterbury employers with less than 20 workers say they are happy the option will still be available to them after the government backed down on its original plan to scrap it completely. The Somerset Grocer owners

Mark and Nicky Milmine said they had not yet needed it, but also felt it worked for both sides, and helped them keep a local pool of employees. KB Panel and Paint owner Kieran Breakwell said he had been able to take on employees he was less sure about, and comfortably give them time to show the business what they could do. “It’s a good thing. It’s important for employers,” he said. Fowle said the larger firms would now have to act “smarter” throughout the recruitment process. “They will have to review their

$16.50 an hour by April, and extending paid parental leave to 26 weeks by 2020. The bill encompassing the 90day trial, meal breaks and multiemployment collective agreements is expected to have its first reading on February 3. Among the many changes it will also give employers the ability to engage in low-level industrial action without the threat of pay deductions, the right to the same conditions as other workers on a collective agreement as a new employee, and guaranteed pay and conditions, if considered a vulnerable worker.

recruitment practices, and though they cannot use the 90 day trial, a probationary period is still available to them,” she said. While it might restrict the pool of employees available to the firms, she said she did not foresee a lot of change. With a number of employment adjustments taking place, and more in the pipeline, Fowle said it was in fact a good time for all employers to review their employment agreements and stay aware of their obligations. Other workplace policies have already been put into law, such as lifting the minimum wage to

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Population rise likely to spark more school zones By Katie todd

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Ashburton’s burgeoning population could see more local schools drawing boundary lines around enrolment zones. With an additional 7200 people expected to call the Ashburton district home in the next 25 years, including 1500 under the age of 15, Ashburton Borough School has become the latest to enter negotiations with neighbouring schools and the Ministry of Education about the possibility of establishing a zone. For principal Sam Winterbourn, it’s a necessary move to keep up with the local growth and ensure more steady, sustainable class sizes. “Our natural catchment zone is the riverbed, the town centre and the domain,” he said, “But the problem is, that’s not where people live … 80 per cent of children already bypass another school to come here. Ashburton is growing and our current catchment is not necessarily going to reflect that.” Currently, four of the district’s schools operate enrolment zones: Hampstead School, Tinwald School, Methven Primary School and Longbeach School. Tinwald School principal Peter Livingstone said it was “no surprise” that other schools like Borough would be wanting to bring in zones, despite potential overlap with current zones.

“I think most principals would expect it, and if Borough School didn’t do it soon the ministry probably would have tapped them on the shoulder at some point anyway,” he said. “Zones are a good way to try and balance the numbers and can help keep the class numbers at certain levels.” While overlap between school zones in Ashburton was inevitable, he said principals are “not interested in drawing lines in the sand anymore,” and were usually interested in working together. He said Tinwald School and Longbeach School currently operate overlapping enrolment zones around the Lake Hood area without any issue. Likewise with Ashburton Borough School, overlap was likely – but we’ll talk and we’ll reach an agreement, he said. Winterbourn said an important thing to bear in mind is that children who live in the zone for a school are not obligated to attend that school. “While the child becomes entitled to go to the school, the power lies with the parent,” he said. “And that choice matters. I think there’s a need for more community understanding about that. You do have a say if you have a particular interest in where you send your child.” Borough are now waiting to hear back from the Ministry of Education with the final say on their zone proposals.

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Perfect time for students to brush up on road safety skills By Katie todd

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As the countdown to term one begins, police say it’s prime time for schoolkids to brush up on road safety skills. They’re urging parents to sit down with their children before the end of the holidays and have a conversation about road safety rules. “The summer holidays are long and that means some children might have forgotten some of the basic rules they need to follow to keep themselves safe,” said Manager of Operations for Road Policing Inspector Peter McKennie. “Add to that their excitement about returning to school and seeing their friends and this can mean they will be less alert to the

traffic dangers around them.” McKennie said this is particularly important if your child will be travelling to school on their own. “Help them to choose the safest route to get there and do a few practise walks or bikes with them so they are familiar with the route and the safest places to cross … it is important to remind them that any time they are crossing the road they must stop, look, and listen for any cars, bikes, or cyclists before they step out.” Police are also urging parents to remember that “your kids will follow your actions”. “If you break the rules – kids will think it is okay to as well and that can put lives in danger … for that reason we need parents to stick to the road rules.

“Try parking a bit further away from school and walking if there aren’t any free parks close by, make sure you don’t park on yellow lines. For motorists, he urged them to remember to keep your speed down and be extra alert in case a child runs or bikes in front of you without warning. “Even small increases in speed result in a much greater increase in your stopping distance, and that can mean the difference between life and death for pedestrians, so it’s vital you slow down around schools.” “Children make mistakes, but they don’t deserve to pay for them with their life,” he said. “How you drive makes the difference.”

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Hut’s beds oversubscribed By Linda CLarke

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The Department of Conservation is investigating a booking system for Woolshed Creek Hut on the Mt Somers Track as user numbers boom. The hut is one of two on the track and trampers currently use an honesty box ticket system, but over the busy summer months beds are oversubscribed. Mt Somers Walkway Society chairman Barry Austin said up to 5000 people used the track annually and numbers were growing because trampers could not book into popular Great Walks like the Heaphy, Routeburn, Kepler or Milford. “Woolshed Creek hut is often overcrowded and DOC is now working to create a booking system. People often take a pup tent as they know it is so busy. The hut can take 26 people and on one occasion recently there were 65 people sleeping in and around the verandahs.” Austin said the growing popularity of the Mt Somers network of tracks gave impetus to a small group of volunteers who maintained the track to keep making improvements. There are several projects planned: Information boards will be erected in the carparks at Woolshed Creek and Staveley, a bigger water tank will be installed at the toilets at Woolshed Creek carpark, gravel repairs will be made on parts of the walking track and broom and gorse will continue to be sprayed out. Wasp control will also continue. Austin said the volunteers were planning to use drones to spot broom and other noxious weeds so they could go directly to the spot and deal to them. Wasp control had already been effective over the past two years, reducing numbers to around 10 per cent of previous populations, and would continue along the foothills and into Awa Awa Rata scenic reserve. Austin was introduced to the Mt Somers track 30 years ago through the Jaycee service organisation. Ten years ago he became walkway society chairman and he and other volunteers spend hundreds of man hours maintaining and improving the track. “In the last 10 years it has seen big growth. It is a beautiful track and there is hardly a school in Canterbury that does not use it. We are trying to cater for these kids with the track condition.” He said a hard core group of eight or nine did most of the work, in conjunction with DOC, but the volunteers were growing older and needed new helpers – on a one-off or longer term basis. “You don’t have to come along to meetings,

Sexual assault An 18-year-old woman has been attacked near an alley in Timaru. Detective Senior Sergeant Richard Quested said the woman was walking alone on Pukaki Street when she was attacked by a male near the alley leading to Tekapo Street at about 12.20am yesterday. She managed to fight the man off and escaped, running towards Glenwood Avenue. A police investigation is ongoing. - NZME

Freedom camper ban Queenstown Lakes District Mayor Jim Boult says his council is set to ban freedom campers from the northern end of Lake Hayes and the Shotover Delta. Mr Boult said the ban was a response to the significant growth in freedom camping in the district this summer. “These pressure points are seeing overcrowding, risks to public health due to human waste, and potential damage to our environment with people bathing and washing dishes or clothes in the lakes or rivers,” he said. The council would expand an existing freedom camping area near the Shotover Bridge as an alternative, and toilet facilities would be built there. - NZME

Line strung across road A motorbike rider claims he was almost killed while riding in west Auckland when he rode into a piece of fishing line that had been deliberately strung across the road. The man posted to a Kumeu social media group that he was riding on Old North Rd in Kumeu when he encountered two early teens holding fishing line at neck height from one side of the road to the other. The line “almost killed me”, he wrote. “Now I’ve a stuffed bike, oil pissing out, broken indicator and no back brakes.” - NZME Volunteers built steps into a slippery part of the Mt Somers Track last year near the Blackburn Mine to make it safer for users. PHOTO SUPPLIED but you may be able to help with the physical work, like transporting gravel up the track.” The walkway society is hoping for an act of charity from the New Zealand Air Force or a local rugby club looking for some pre-season training to help move a volume of gravel in the next month or so. “It is an ideal way to maintain fitness and you are doing it in the mountains, where the scenery is outstanding.” Austin said the area behind Woolshed

Creek hut held hidden gems including water caves, a natural hydroslide, pools and the remnants of an old Irish fencers’ camp – which most trampers did not know about. The society is planning a celebration in March to mark 35 years since the track became official. The weekend will include a meal and memories night, and a picnic on the Sunday at Woolshed Creek Hut. Transport is being arranged for those whose legs might not manage the walk in.

Police car rammed A Mangonui man fleeing from the police didn’t let driving through road spikes stop him. He reversed into a police car, injuring the officer in it and causing extensive damage to the police car. He now faces a raft of charges. Police in Northland sighted the man travelling on Inland Rd in the Karikari Peninsula at excessive speeds at 2.45pm yesterday. Police then tried to pull over the man but he failed to stop. - NZME

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Left – Jo Swan’s family in Balmoral on the 3rd June. Right – Holly Trotter, 13, Gracie Trotter, 11, at Wharariki Beach having fun. Taken by Reece Trotter

This year’s Guardian Summer Photo Competition has turned up some great photos. We will be regularly running some of these great offerings. Left – Kayaking at Lake Hood. Kathryn Mackay and Daniel Mackay. Taken by Lois Eaton Right – Zoe Harris, 12. Taken by Taylor Harris Far right – Larissa Reid. Taken by Meg Hooper

Left – Liam Robertson, 6, really enjoying his first ever fishing experience at Lake Waitaki. Taken by Dean Robertson Right – Here fishy fishy. Karen Watson. Taken by Stephen Watson

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Water to be chlorinated Christchurch’s water will be temporarily chlorinated to prevent the risk of it becoming contaminated. City councillors voted yesterday after a lengthy and at times fiery discussion to chlorinate its 56 pump stations until work has been done to make all its wells secure. City councillors Sara Templeton, Aaron Keown and Mike Davidson voted against temporary chlorination because the risk was low, and they wanted the public to make the decision. They received applause from the public gallery, but were outvoted. City councillors made it clear they did not want permanent chlorination after the upgrades are done. The chlorination will take 60 days to start. It will cost $600,000 to do, as well as $20,000 a month in operating costs. In December, the city lost its secure bore status because assessments found 103 belowground wellheads were not sufficiently sealed to prevent surface groundwater contamination, especially in heavy rainfall. City council staff and medical

The chlorination will take 60 days to start. It will cost $600,000 to do, as well as $20,000 a month in operating costs. officials found out on December 22. Mayor Lianne Dalziel and elected members were not aware until January 15. A work programme is under way to upgrade city council wells by December. In a separate motion, city councillors unanimously voted to accelerate the programme, costing another $840,000.

The water would be chlorinated until the city got back to “secure” status, which is hoped to be done by October. They also asked for a report, through the infrastructure, transport and environment committee, on any additional costs, and an external review by chief executive Karleen Edwards about the whole situation.

It is currently safe to drink the water – the risk is the chance of future contamination. Cr Jamie Gough said to keep Christchurch water chlorine free in the future, they needed to do it temporarily now. In September 2016 the city council went against staff advice and decided not to temporarily chlorinate the water in the northwest of the city, while it upgraded its shallow bores. Ms Dalziel said she was not prepared to take the risk this time. “If you look at Havelock North, three to five people died and there were thousands infected. There would be hundreds or thousands potentially exposed here.” Cr Templeton asked if Medical Officer of Health Alistair Humphrey would have preferred the water be chlorinated last month when the risk was discovered. Dr Humphrey said yes but there had not been a large risk because of the delay. Dr Humphrey said there was no evidence chlorine at levels put in drinking water caused any health problems. - NZME

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Surge in demand for Police Eagle helicopter Nocturnal criminal behaviour is more under surveillance than ever by the Police Eagle Helicopter since it turned into a 24-7 operation. Over the past 114 days, the Eagle has attended close to 2000 jobs. The head of the unit, Sergeant Callum Young, says the surge in demand for it has been in the dead of the night, partly when it wasn’t previously in action. They’ve been involved in pursuing 222 fleeing drivers, locating 71 missing people and been involved with 128 robberies and

139 burglaries since October. He says they’ve quickly become one of the police’s fastest responding assets in the country. “If we happen to get a call for service whilst running administration in the office, it’s about four minutes to get to the helicopter and get skids off the ground,” he says. Young says anything’s possible for them now. “We fly generally around 60 to 70 hours a week. So a lot of the times when jobs come in, Eagle’s actually already airborne, which

makes our response time really really fast across Auckland.” He says they’ve had a few noise complaints but it was expected. “The vast majority of people who have raised concerns around the noise have ended up being incredibly thankful for the reasons why we were in their community trying to keep them safe.” Young says another kind of job they’ve become increasingly relied on for is water rescues. They’ve attended 54 incidents so far this summer.

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Rocket Lab’s disco ball ‘vandalism’ A Kiwi astronomer has compared New Zealand’s Rocket Lab with Donald Trump-era entrepreneurs, after the Peter Beck-founded company’s latest space launch. The New Zealand space company confirmed it had launched a flashing disco ball into orbit. Astronomer Ian Griffin tweeted that New Zealand’s first act as a space-faring nation has been to pollute the night sky for all mankind. He says people should enjoy the night sky while they still can, because it won’t be the same for the next nine months. Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck has put a geodesic sphere into orbit which he hopes will be one of the brightest objects in the night sky. The Humanity Star is an oversize carbon fibre sphere much like a disco ball that is one metre in diameter and should be visible with the naked eye anywhere in the world. What is effectively New Zealand’s first satellite, was launched on Sunday on the company’s Electron rocket which reached orbit carrying other payload as well. The Humanity Star has 65 highly reflective panels. The sphere spins rapidly, reflecting the sun’s light back to Earth, creating a similar effect as a disco ball that can be seen in the night sky. The reaction on social media was mixed, ranging from some suggesting it was a “stupid idea” to those who were “proud” of the feat. Rocket Lab’s calculations show Humanity Star will likely be visible in the night sky in New Zealand from late February, though it is still settling into its orbit so the company can’t pinpoint it just yet. Beck said he wanted the star to help people understand and improve life on Earth. The Humanity Star orbits the Earth every 90 minutes and is visible from everywhere on the planet at different times. - NZME

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Recovery ‘miraculous’ More than three months after she was shot in the head in the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history and put on life support, an Arizona woman is smiling and talking. Jovanna Calzadillas is demonstrating a recovery that doctors at a Phoenix hospital are calling miraculous. Calzadillas will leave Barrow Neurological Institute today and go home with her husband and two children. Arriving at a news conference yesterday in a wheelchair with her right side immobile, she smiled and said hello to reporters as she was lifted onto a seat in front of news cameras. Declining to take questions, she instead slowly read from her own short, prepared statements. “On October 1, a part of me changed that night,” she said. “Even though I will not be the same Jovanna, I will come back strong.” That night is when the 30-year-old mother and her husband, Frank, a police officer with the Salt River Police in metro Phoenix, were at the outdoor Route 91 Harvest Festival in Las Vegas. They were celebrating his recent return from an Air Force deployment in Afghanistan. They were cheering for country singer Jason Aldean when gunman Stephen Paddock opened fire on the crowd from his room on the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay resort. He killed 58 people and wounded 851 others before killing himself. A critically wounded Calzadillas was taken to University Medical Centre in Las Vegas.

Jovanna Calzadillas with her husband Frank. Three doctors told her husband there was nothing they could do and she had a “nonsurvivable injury”. While considering whether to take her off life support, Frank Calzadillas dreamed that his wife came to him. “She hugged me and kissed me and she said everything’s going to be okay. She just walked away,” he said. So Calzadillas’ family instead made plans to fly her back to Phoenix for medical care closer to home. She arrived at Barrow on October 19. One of her physicians, Dr Lindley Bliss, said Calzadillas could not breathe on her

own, was on a respirator and that her prognosis was “pretty grim”. The only positive sign, Bliss said, was that Calzadillas “was more alert than we expected”. Dr Christina Kwasnica, medical director of the institute’s neuro-rehabilitation centre, said the bullet hit the left side of Calzadillas’ brain, the side that processes language. So a medical team first focused on therapies for Calzadillas that didn’t require language comprehension but would at least strengthen areas of her body that still functioned. They also decreased pain medications and sedatives.

This led to Calzadillas becoming more responsive. By the beginning of November, she no longer needed a ventilator. Two weeks later, she could drink from a cup on her own and eat ice cream. She has since been going for short walks with the help of a device called an exoskeleton, a wearable robot designed to help patients with brain injuries walk. Her speech also began coming back. Her first words? “God damn it,” according to Frank Calzadillas. “Her dad told her ‘Don’t say that. You’re supposed to be the miracle child’.” Frank Calzadillas said he doesn’t blame any of the Las Vegas doctors for their initial prognosis. “Medical science is what it is,” he said. Now, the couple is looking forward to lounging on the couch and watching movies with their 11-year-old son and 3-year-old daughter. Calzadillas is also happy that she will “get to boss my husband around”. While the couple can laugh together now, Frank Calzadillas knows there’s a long road ahead. “The very first thing she remembers when she woke up was panic because she couldn’t talk. We still live those days,” he said. “We still have those hard times where it’s very emotional. It’s still a struggle.” Calzadillas will be doing out-patient therapy now. She is determined to do it for however long it takes to regain her strength and mobility. “My kids and my family – I will not quit on them and I will not quit on myself.” - AP

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Elton returning to NZ Elton John is heading back to New Zealand for what he promises will be his most extensive Kiwi tour ever – before he retires from touring for good. The music superstar announced his retirement yesterday, saying he hopes to go out “with a bang” as he embarks on a final, epic tour. The Farewell Yellow Brick Tour will see John hit the road for three years, coming to New Zealand in December 2019. “I’ve had a good run, I think you’d admit that,” the singer told media. He added that he wanted to “leave people thinking, ‘I saw the last tour and it was fantastic’.” John boasts having performed over 4000 times in 80 countries.

No comment, says Jeremy Jeremy Wells has reportedly been presented with a contract to replace Mike Hosking as host of TVNZ’s flagship current affairs show Seven Sharp Referencing a source “familiar with the negotiations” The Spin-Off website is reporting that Wells is close to signing. Wells had been rumoured to be in the running for the top job after reports of his screen testing surfaced. When questioned Wells, who currently cohosts Radio Hauraki’s popular breakfast show with Matt Heath, had no comment. “I’d love to comment but I have no comment,” he said.

Student’s Tinder date proves fatal A student was stabbed to death by a man she met on the dating app Tinder, just days after she reported him to the police, a court has heard. Molly McLaren, 23, was sitting in her car at the Chatham Dockside Outlet in Kent, England, when Joshua Stimpson repeatedly stabbed her in the neck and head just after 11am on June 29 last year. Maidstone Crown Court heard that McLaren and Stimpson started dating in November 2016, but briefly split four months later. Stimpson, 26, was described as “rather demanding”, with McLaren often trying to “put things right”. He himself said he had “intense emotions”. She finally ended the relationship on June 17, just 12

days before she died. In the intervening days, the warehouse worker posted photos and derogatory comments on Facebook about the University of Kent student and parttime barmaid. McLaren had blocked Stimpson on social media, but learnt of his comments and reported the posts to police on June 22. The previous day, McLaren had told a relative she feared Stimpson would hurt her. Describing him as “manipulative and turning nasty”, she said: “I am actually scared about what he might do. I’m scared he might hurt me. I don’t know how on edge he is.” During the killing, Benjamin Morton, a witness, tried to pull Stimpson off McLaren as she screamed.

Joshua Stimpson Morton later told police Stimpson was “continuously” stabbing McLaren, mainly in the neck area. He added: “It was like a frenzy, he was doing it again and again.” McLaren, who studied sport, exercise and health, had just been to a gym. Stimpson had been at the same gym and she

asked him: “Are you following me now?” She also sent a WhatsApp message to a group of friends at 11.02am, saying: “Feel like I’m f***ing looking over my shoulder all the time”. It was her last communication. Stimpson, who admits manslaughter but denies murder, was arrested at the scene, covered in blood. The court heard he had told a work colleague he suffered from bipolar disorder. Two days before the killing, Stimpson bought a Sabatier paring knife from an Asda store in Chatham. It was found on the driver’s seat of McLaren’s car after she died. Police also discovered a pick axe in Stimpson’s car. The trial continues. - PA

Camilia ﬁnding her feet Camila Cabello’s debut solo album was going to be all about her split from girl group Fifth Harmony. It had a single about betrayal and hurt, an equally onthe-nose title (The Hurting. The Healing. The Loving) and all the makings of a terrible first solo release. But while Fifth Harmony were making petty moves to distance themselves, Cabello released Havana, the success of which has to be the ultimate revenge. After that, the album title changed, the original single quietly disappeared and the resulting release is as if Fifth Harmony never existed. If this is Cabello finding her feet, there’s no knowing where she’ll go next.

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First think about how far out from your boundary or fence line you want the sleepers to go. If you want to gauge how it’s going to look, laying a hose where you intend the border to go, will help give you an idea. Check what length sleepers are available to buy and calculate how many you’ll need for your job. If you’ve got multiple sleepers in a row, you’ll need to run a string line to ensure you put them in a straight line. To do this, hammer a peg in the ground where you want the first sleeper to be. Measure the distance between your fence and the peg and then measure parallel at the other end, where you want the last sleeper to be, and hammer in your second peg. Run your string line between the two pegs. If your backyard is uneven or sloping, then adjust the height of your string line to the same height as the sleepers you’re using. This line will be used as your point of reference or ‘datum’ when finally laying down your sleepers and ensures they’ll look straight and are parallel to the ground. In this case our sleepers are 100mm high so this will be the height of our string line. It’s a good idea at this stage to lay the sleepers out along the string line. If you do need to cut one sleeper down we recommend you put this sleeper at the end where it will be least noticeable.

CUTTING AND JOINING THE SLEEPERS

To join sleepers you can use either a butt join or a lap join. We’ve used a lap join as this type of join is stronger, and will ensure your sleepers remain straight. It takes a little more work, but will look better and it will last longer. If you prefer to do a simple butt join, just cut the end of each sleeper square using a handsaw, mitre saw or circular saw and butt the two sleepers together.

Secure them by screwing a nail plate over the join on the back. For a lap join you need to cut a rebate into the end of each sleeper, so they can be overlapped and screwed together.

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Check the end of your sleeper is straight, if it’s not then you’ll need to correct this yourself. Use a pencil and square to mark a line just in from the end – this will be your new straight edge. Cut along this line using a handsaw, mitre saw or circular saw. • Mark a line 200mm in from the new end, then square this down the sides of the sleeper also. • Measure the width of your sleeper (ours is 100mm). • Using your square, mark a line half the width of the sleeper around the edges (ours is 50mm). • If using a circular saw, set the blade to the depth (ours is 50mm) and make a series of cuts approximately 5mm apart across the sleeper. • Take a large chisel (at least 40mm) and following the pencil line, hammer the chisel along the line. Using your hammer break out fins gently. • Clean up the join with your chisel. To secure the sleepers together use 90mm x 10mm galvanised coach screws. Mark on the sleeper where the screws need to be inserted. As our lap join is 200mm long, they need to be 100mm in from the end and 50mm from either side of the sleeper. To drill the hole for the coach screws, use a 28mm spade bit to drill holes 15mm deep. This size is slightly bigger than the washer of the screw, so that we can countersink the coach screw head tidily into the sleeper.

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Drill three evenly spaced holes 50mm deep on the bottom of each sleeper using a 10mm drill

bit. These are for the reinforcing rods. Use the same masking tape on the drill bit trick like earlier so that you don’t drill too far through. Take the 350mm length reinforcing rods and make a 90° bend at the 300mm mark — you want the rod to be 300mm long with a 50mm bend on the end. Use a cutter-bender to cut and bend the rod, or an angle grinder or hacksaw and a vice. Hammer the straight end of the rods into the predrilled holes. The 90° end will be set into the concrete. To set in concrete, use pegs to mark the position of the rods in the ground. Scrape out a channel, the length of your border, one spade-width wide and approximately 50mm deep. Where your pegs are, dig holes 250mm deep and one spade-width square ready for concrete. Mix concrete according to the packet instructions and place into the holes. Shovel scoria into the channel between each hole to a height of 50mm and level it off. This will help prevent the timber from being in direct contact with the earth and causing it to rot. Drop the sleepers into place, checking that they are aligned with your string line. Screw the coach screws in. Leave overnight to let the concrete set. To ensure the sleepers stay level and don’t slump into the concrete under their own weight, place some offcut timber underneath for support while it’s setting. Remove any sharp edges on the sleepers with a hand plane, and lightly sand them to smooth off any rough areas. If you want, you can stain sleepers to create your desired appearance. To tidy up you may need to backfill the lawn and garden with garden mix, and sow the area with grass seed. – Mitre 10 Mega Ashburton

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 To make sure you don’t drill deeper than needed, apply masking tape to the spade bit 15mm up from the bottom edges so that you can easily see how far you have drilled.  Drill through the centre of the 28mm spade holes with a 10mm auger bit to accommodate the coachscrews.  Lay down the sleepers in line with the string line and check that the joins fit together.  Now, using a 200mm x 7mm auger drill bit, pre-drill a hole through the hole in the top sleeper, into the bottom sleeper, so that the coach screw has plenty of bite.  When the sleepers are sitting in place, mark out the edge of the sleepers with a spade, and clearly number the sleepers in order. You now need to move your sleepers aside, but your numbering will ensure you put them back into place properly.  Use the chisel with bevel side facing down so it doesn’t eat into the timber.

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LEEKS ARE ANOTHER OF THOSE PLANTS THAT I OFTEN GET PEOPLE TELLING ME THEY STRUGGLE TO GROW. INSTEAD OF PRODUCING SOLID, LARGE LEEKS, THESE FRUSTRATED GARDENERS TALK OF SHRIVELLED, SPRING ONION LOOK-ALIKES.

Leeks are not a set and forget type of plant, they require a little love and attention, and if looked after will be a handy and tasty vegetable to have in the garden. And now is a really good time to plant them. They take a long time to grow, so in order to be ready during winter they need to be in the ground soon. Now’s also a good time because even though they need cold weather, they like to get started while the weather is still warm. Order your leek seedlings from www. awapuni.co.nz. Each regular sized bundle has 20 leek seedlings (which look a lot like chives) in it. Next find a good place to plant. They need to be grown in full sun and the soil needs to be well-drained. So if your soil is dense and compact, break it up with a garden fork and dig in some compost and well-rotted manure. This will help improve the quality and drainage.

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yundai New Zealand has added the much anticipated third component to its Ioniq range with the first examples of the plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version arriving in New Zealand a couple of weeks ago. The Ioniq PHEV joins the parallel hybrid and battery electric variants of the fivedoor hatchback which were launched in New Zealand early in 2017 and were winners of the 2017 Driven Green Car of the Year award. As expected the plug-in has been priced mid-way between the two existing Ioniq models with a $7000 premium above the hybrid model and $6000 advantage over the battery electric version. In standard specification the Ioniq plugin is priced at $53,990 while the Elite model with leather trim, proximity key access, LED headlights, power adjustable driver’s seat, heated front and rear seats and other technology features is $59,990 – the same price point as the entry level Ioniq EV. The plug-in version of the Ioniq has the same 1580cc Atkinson cycle direct injection petrol engine as the Ioniq hybrid with 77kW output and 147Nm of torque as well as the six-speed dual clutch transmission. The petrol engine is paired up with a more powerful 60kW electric motor (32kW for the hybrid) and a 8.9kWh lithium-ion battery pack (compared to 1.6kWh for the hybrid and 28kWh for the EV model).

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e had one of those! A recent family expedition had been planned for a while. We’d been looking forward to it and we knew it would be good. It was. The expedition had its origins last year when this writer’s niece Stephanie Dolphin and her husband David decided to embark on a lifestyle change for themselves and their children Alyssa and Keir. Quite a change. They decided to leave their home in Wellington and become mainlanders, where David has embarked on an exciting business venture and Stephanie will continue her teaching career. David left Wellington before the rest of the family who followed him up early in the New Year. The expedition involved Stephanie’s mother Judy, this writer’s sister, accompanying her daughter and the children when they drove down to connect along the way with David. And of course that was a great opportunity for this writer to catch up with the family, which we did in the village of Winchester. From there we went to a fabulous café on the Geraldine Fairlie Highway, which was the departure point for the Dolphin family to head to their new home in Cromwell and this writer and his sister to travel to Ashburton. Heading in different directions we had good trips; the Dolphins’ route was a bit more direct than ours. We decided – and we’re so glad we did to come back to Ashburton via Geraldine, Woodbury and Peel Forest, where we were glad to visit the now beautifully restored Church of the Holy Innocents. Post-earthquake repairs to the iconic church are an absolute testament to the skills of the people who carried out the work. All the places we visited are special especially to us for family reasons as well as for the scenery and we enjoyed being there. Finally we got to Ashburton and over following days enjoyed returning to some

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he Vintage Car Club have done it before and this weekend they’ll do it again. On Saturday the club will stage its 49th Annual Rally which leaves their headquarters on Maronan Road at 10.00am that day. Members of the public are most welcome to come along to meet members, see their vehicles and watch as they take off on one of two optional routes – a long run of 190 kilometres and the other 60 kms shorter.

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t’s not often that Welsh news manages to drift its way on to New Zealand shores, but a controversial stance by a Welsh principal hit here in tsunamilike fashion. Toby Belfield made international headlines this week when he went on record as saying that he would expel students at his school who have a boyfriend or a girlfriend as it distracts from their studies. Reading that was one of those head-shaking moments in life that you get every now and then. It just plain and simply beggared belief. The initial reaction was that 1930 was about to ring and say they were missing a principal and that was followed by more shock at what I’d just read. Not only did he threaten expulsion for students, but he also threw in the sweetener of poor references for university. Somebody clearly leads a very interesting life away from the school he presides over. While his intentions may have held some merit – after all he was seeking the betterment of his students – Belfield has clearly missed the boat on current society and quite possibly opened himself up to not only the ridicule of the world, but also potentially a few lengthy lawsuits to boot. I’ll admit to having no clear understanding of the inner workings of Welsh law, but one would naturally presume that his stance is illegal for the fact that anyone engaged in a relationship isn’t actually doing anything wrong. Now, had students been getting up to no good during school time – that might be a different matter and, more importantly, grounds for expulsion. But to just consider someone as your partner and be punished for it? Please. Quite rightly, Belfield’s stance has drawn criticism from all corners of the world and will continue to do so if he is true to his word and continues to maintain his current path. Surely society hasn’t got to the point where we are going to penalise young people for being in a relationship. I know what I’d be saying to the school if I was a student – and I’m picking a few of Belfield’s students will be thinking the same.

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wished. They could play outside until dark, and there were plenty of walks to go on. Best holiday I’ve had in years! Sonya Picked up daughter from airport when she came back from rangers jamboree in masterton Nick Took them to the naki 2 c there granparents Samantha Holiday in Dunedin. The new exhibits at the museum are amazing!

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Lake Hood We have for many years been occasional users of Lake Hood. Unfortunately, of late we have noticed an extreme amount of weed. In fact, yesterday we had to rescue a jet skier and his family that had broken down far from shore due to weed in his jet unit causing his motor to overheat. Just prior to this we were attempting to teach our son to water ski using a boat with an outboard motor which usually can handle a certain amount of weed, but this proved quite an issue. We have also noticed dead fish within the last two months. Question. What steps can be taken to remedy this major problem with this lake water to avoid further damage to boat and jet ski engines etc? Steve Watson

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ou know sometimes, out of the blue, you get a nice wee reminder of why it is kinda cool to live in a small town like Ashburton. This happened to us on Friday. One of my golfing mates, Nigel Heney, drops me a text: ‘Have you lost some money?’ To which I immediately responded: ‘Yes I have, how much was it?’ ‘It’s in an envelope’ came the reply. I thought I better fess up and say, ‘Not that I know of’. He calls me. Explains an envelope was found on Tarbottons Road. It looked like it had been through a lawn mower or washing machine cycle, but it had Amanda and Phill written on the outside of it and that was still visible, but only just. After initially responding with nope, I don’t know an Amanda and Phill, Nigel clicked “Hoops and Manda”. It turns out it was some money Manda’s lovely nana gave us for Christmas. So how did it get on Tarbottons Road? The only conclusion we can come up with is, on Christmas Day, on the way to the Hooper clan gathering at the Tinwald Domain, it blew out of the car window. It makes you wonder how many hands it passed through before it got to Nigel’s and then mine. It also makes you stop and think, isn’t it nice we still have some good honest people who don’t just go ahead and spend it. We obviously have far too much money and have to throw some of it away, unfortunately this is NOT reflected on our bank statements. Saturday was an awesome daddy-daughter day for Maddison and I. Manda had her hens’ party. Unlike us blokes, there was weeks of planning and shopping put into this event. Around 47,000 texts/Facebook messages were sent amongst the dozen or so hens prior to the day.

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Judging by the updates I received during the day, the state Manda arrived home in and her health the next day, it looks like they had a great time. I would like to apologise to everyone, that a certain hot blonde was chased with a rather large rubber appendage at Braided Rivers. Talking rivers, the weekend finished on a down note for me, literally! Manda’s brothers and I went for a blast up the river track on our mountain bikes, to build up a thirst before we sampled some bottles of craft beer purchased at the Brewery just outside of Geraldine. This was the first stop for the hen’s party the day before. Without going into all the gritty details, I took a corner too fast and ended up going over the handlebars like a very out-ofshape Superman. Of course it wasn’t on a reasonably soft-sandy part of the track, it was a stoney patch. As you can imagine an overweight Superman does NOT land lightly, so I have lost a fair amount of bark and have a fair amount of swelling and bruising. Luckily just to the arms, hands and legs and not the face. That would have not gone down well with wedding photos in eight days’ time. Till next week Hoo roo Phill Hooper Bruised Phill Hooper is the breakfast host of Ashburton’s Hokonui radio station. The views expressed in this column are his and do not reflect the opinion of his employer or the Ashburton Guardian.

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross

29/1

Company CODE

At close of trading on Thursday, January 25, 2018

22/1

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

p S&P/NZX 50 Gross

8,369.78 +45.69 +0.55%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

5,590.16 +35.99 +0.65%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

9,109.05 +43.23 +0.48%

p Rises 58 q Falls 58

WORLD MARKETS

q S&P/ASX 200 index

6,050.0

–4.7

–0.08%

At close of trading on Jan 25, 2018

p Dow Jones Indust.

26,252.2 +41.38 +0.16% At close of trading on Jan 24, 2018

q FTSE 100 index

7,643.4

–88.4

–1.14%

At close of trading on Jan 24, 2018

q Nikkei 225 index

23,677.2 –263.6 –1.10% At close of trading on Jan 25, 2018

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,353.70

London – $US/ounce

+19.3

+1.45%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

17.19

+0.21

+1.24%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,943.0

+38.0

+0.55%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ As at 4pm January 25, 2018

Country

quarter for a 3.2 per cent annual increase. Household energy prices, which includes electricity, gas and solid fuels, rose a quarterly 0.1 per cent and an annual 2 per cent. Food prices, meanwhile, fell 1.7 per cent in the quarter, with fruit and vegetable prices tumbling 11 per cent and meat, poultry and fish down 0.4 per cent. Food prices were up 2.3 per cent on the year. Lower prices for retail goods also weighed on the CPI in the December quarter, Stats NZ said. “This partly reflects changing retail prices structures, as major retailers have moved away from using short-term discounts or specials to holding some prices consistently lower.” Prices for household contents and services fell 1.5 per cent in the quarter and 1.1 per cent for the year. Within the category, glassware, tableware and household utensils prices fell 6.2 per cent while prices for small electrical household appliances were down 4.4 per cent. - NZME

Govt to strengthen worker protections

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Acting Reserve Bank governor Grant Spencer kept the official cash rate at 1.75 per cent as widely expected at the November review and signalled no change on the immediate horizon given the lack of inflationary pressure. The central bank’s forecasts show it does not expect to lift rates until mid-2019 at the earliest and yes-

terday’s data is unlikely to shake that view. Petrol prices rose 6.1 per cent in the quarter for an annual gain of 6.5 per cent, underpinning the increase in the CPI. Transport group prices – which includes airfares – increased 3.2 per cent in the quarter and 1.5 per cent for the year. “Petrol prices were up in the December quarter, following two quarters of falls,” Stats NZ prices senior manager Jason Attewell said in a statement. “Rising oil prices and a falling exchange rate pushed prices up sharply between July and November this year.” The average prices for 91 octane petrol hit $1.94 in the December quarter, up from $1.83 in the September quarter. Housing-related prices continued to increase, up 0.6 per cent in the quarter and 3 per cent annually. Actual rentals for housing rose 0.5 per cent in the quarter and were up 2.3 per cent on the year. Property rates and related services were unchanged in the

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TT sell

0.898 0.8942 4.3992 0.5834 1.4114 0.5089 79.02 1.6752 8.6031 22.52 0.7285

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The government will amend the Employment Relations Act to strengthen collective bargaining, reinstate minimum standards and employee protections, and prevent 90-day trials being used by big businesses. The amendments to employee rights roll back changes made by the previous National-led government. The bill seeks to restore statutory rest and meal breaks, with limited exceptions for workers like air traffic controllers; restrict the 90-day trial period to businesses with fewer than 20 employees; restore reinstatement as the primary legal remedy for unfair dismissal; and create further protections for workers in “vulnerable industries”. The bill would restore the duty to conclude collective bargaining, unless there is a good reason not to, and repeal the process to have bargaining declared over. It would restore earlier initiation timeframes for unions in collective bargaining, remove an optout where employers can refuse to bargain for a multi-employer col-

Iain Lees-Galloway lective agreement, and restore the 30-day rule meaning that, for the first 30 days, new employees must be employed under terms consistent with the collective agreement. It would also prevent employers from deducting pay for low-level industrial action, such as wearing t-shirts instead of uniforms, and restore union access to workplaces without prior employer consent, although that access is subject to requirements to access at reasonable times, and places having re-

gard to business continuity, health and safety. New rules the government seeks to introduce include putting pay rates in collective agreements, making employers provide “reasonable” paid time for union delegates to represent other workers, employers having to inform prospective employees about unions, and greater protections against discrimination for union members. Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Iain Lees-Galloway said the bill was part of Labour’s workplace relations programme, which includes minimum wage increases and pay equity legislation. “Many of the changes in the bill are focused on lifting wages through collective bargaining,” Lees-Galloway said. “Wages are too low for many families to afford the basics. This government believes everyone deserves a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work.” The bill is expected to have its first reading in early February. - NZME

Small business confidence plummets Small business confidence has plunged to its lowest level in nine years. According to ANZ’s quarterly Business Micro Scope survey, 29 per cent of small businesses were more pessimistic about the year ahead in the December quarter, a net fall of 43 per cent from the previous survey. The 43 per cent turnaround was the largest fall since 2000 and reflected views of both micro firms (0 to 5 employees) and mediumsized businesses (up to 20 em-

ployees). ANZ retail and business banking general manager Andrew Webster said small businesses were facing a lot of change, which was causing uncertainty. “A new Government, a softer housing market, tightening credit, a fall in dairy prices, capacity constraints and a topping out in previous economic drivers such as strong migration have all contributed to a backdrop of uncertainty at the end of 2017,” he said. Investment intentions across small firms fell 2 per cent, with

medium-sized firms showing the biggest decline in investment enthusiasm. Only one per cent of small firms expected to hire this year, the survey found. The activity outlook in retail was the lowest among all sectors, while the highest was in construction. Regulation remained the biggest concern for small business owners, followed by finding skilled workers – particularly in construction, manufacturing and retail sectors. - NZME

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SCRATCHED

Barrier

GUARDIAN

WEEKEND RACING GUIDE

d M3 12:16PM

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

1 4 3 2 3 4 2 5 6 7 1 8 9 10

1 43233 Go All Lin 27.00 2 3 2 77X12 Aroha nwtd 3 44316 Cosmic Stu nwtd 1 4 21122 Allen Mack 26.44 5 21737 Tubby Kevie nwtd 4 6 74633 Homebush Ragna 26.53 7 32546 Spring Sam 26.00 8 185 Go Angel nwtd 9 67862 Leo’s Son 26.66 10 77787 Jon Snow Lives 26.19

g M5

12:25PM 501

$1,365, C0, 390m Trainer

J McInerney J Guthrie J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney J McInerney J Guthrie

ADDED ENERGY STAKES

346 Go Slick nwtd 544 Go Belle nwtd 6362 Malaga Molly nwtd 75835 Glass Harpoon nwtd 24255 Bouncer Milos nwtd 68 Tartan Watch nwtd 8 Watch Levi nwtd Dyna Dave nwtd 84676 Koputai nwtd 88678 Springheel Jack nwtd

12:51PM

Today at Ascot Park Raceway

WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ

1 55 Mitcham Faye nwtd 4 2 54744 Melting World nwtd 3 Cosmic Jamie nwtd 4 Cosmic Ryder nwtd 3 5 33 Four Twenty nwtd 6 Cosmic Ruben nwtd 1 7 Dyna Bart nwtd 2 8 Cosmic Jase nwtd 9 4546X Homebush Tasha nwtd 10 84676 Koputai nwtd 12:34PM

Invercargill Dogs

1 3 2 1 3 4 5 2 6 7 4 8 9 10

$2,505, C1, 457m

3353F Avalanch City 26.15 62876 Botany Alan 25.88 14232 Hankenstein nwtd 81 Go Ash nwtd 56168 Skitzer nwtd 11 Lord Louie nwtd 13783 Chief Doug nwtd 33343 Ming Ming nwtd 68876 Stormy Sunday nwtd 77787 Jon Snow Lives 26.19

1:26PM

J McInerney J McInerney A Bradshaw R Wales C Roberts R Adcock J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney C Roberts

C Roberts J Guthrie J Guthrie

1:44PM

1 2 3 2 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ $2,505, C1, 457m 3 4 4 A Bradshaw R Adcock 5 J McInerney 6 C Roberts 7 1 8 C Roberts J McInerney 9 J McInerney 10

R Wales J McInerney C Roberts

GREEN CHARTRUSE CHALLENGE RACES 6 ,7, 9 & 10 $1,450, C1, 390m

R Adcock J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney R Wales J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J Guthrie

CONGRATULATIONS HUGH G $1,450, C1, 390m

56485 Botany Whisper nwtd

J McInerney

Pukekohe Races Today at Pukekohe Park MOUNT SHOP

1 30671 Call Me Royal (2) 60 T Mitchell 2 2 48936. King Krovanh (5) 59 Moira & Kieran Murdoch L Innes 3 7X658 Seventeen Seventy (10) 57 M/Rogers H Marzuki (a3) 4 4 X0352 Top Prospect (7) 56 R Collett A Collett 1 5 84181 Excalibur (1) 55.5 S Ritchie M Cameron 6 61217 Keep Up (3) 55.5 C Henderson S Collett 3 7 63611 Zanyetta (9) 54 Baker/Forsman M Coleman 8 47640 Uabasso (6) 54 C Evans T Thornton 9 00533 Brookbars (4) 54 B McKeagg S Weatherley (a) 10 63850 Four Degrees (8) 54 Richardson/Parker C Lammas

1:35PM 503

OPT

2:19PM

J & D Fahey

25474 Disclaimer nwtd 71283 Sozin’s Emperor 23.13 86467 Darlek Ian nwtd 35442 Coco Bango 22.71 66676 Opawa Val nwtd 64573 Homebush Hazel nwtd 65271 Homebush Pansy nwtd 42511 Nicky Baxter nwtd 68876 Stormy Sunday nwtd 18868 Sacred Opera nwtd

2:01PM

2 14811 Pip Baxter nwtd 1 3 58188 Zephaniah 23.32 4 23373 Homebush Indi 22.60 2 5 12455 Queen Kong nwtd 6 31724 Sozin’s Roar nwtd 4 7 26567 Jakalberry Jewel 23.08 3 8 66643 Trendy Blake 22.76 9 777X6 Homebush Ivana nwtd 10 18868 Sacred Opera nwtd

1 SUMMERTIME DISTANCE 4 2 $4,620, C2d, 630m 1 3 J & D Fahey 2 4 R Wales 5 R Wales 6 J McInerney 7 R Wales 3 8 J Guthrie 9 J Guthrie 10

1 21421 Runway Bono nwtd $2,390, C0, 457m 1 R Wales 2 87378 Opawa Sophie nwtd 4 3 34541 Opawa Plum nwtd R Wales J McInerney 4 55455 Luciastar nwtd 3 5 45123 Opawa Racer 37.10 J Guthrie J McInerney 6 46567 No Tinkerbell nwtd J Guthrie 7 7X866 Heritage Watch 38.05 2 8 18151 Translator 37.14 J Guthrie

$30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 2100m PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey OPT

1:09PM

January 26, 2018 DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER

January 26, 2018 McMILLAN EQUINE

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m

1 X4016 Breezon (6) 60 S McKee 4 A Collett 1 2 0X332 Elusive Empire (7) 58.5 M Da Cruz T Thornton 3 3 69217 Full Of Talent (2) 58.5 R Patel M Vance 4 54079. I Am Gracie (4) 58 Moira & Kieran Murdoch D Johnson 2 5 34614 Swissilicious (3) 57 C Wood G Cooksley 6 63X10. Midnight Runner (1) 57 Peter & Dawn Williams M Du Plessis 7 22275 Getalonghome Cindy (9) 56.5 S Ralph A Schwerin (a2) 8 4077X Heeznot (10) 56.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch A Jones 9 0755X Coat Of Honor (5) 54 R Liefting R Scott (a3) 10 8 Its All Fake News (8) 54 L Hall J Nason (a2)

2:36PM

1 3 2 3 2 4 5 6 1 7 4 8 9 10

71362 Homebush Hundy 23.22

2 3 3 4 4 1 5 6 7 8 RACING AGAIN 6TH FEBRUARY 9 $2,860, C4/5, 390m 10 A Bradshaw J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney R Wales J McInerney A Bradshaw A Bradshaw R Wales

J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney J McInerney J Guthrie

2 2235X Vin De Dance (5) 57.5 Baker/Forsman 1 3 18502 Morrie Ock (3) 57.5 R Yuill 4 10. Prior Engagement (7) 57.5 D Walker 5 2470 Unnameable (6) 56 J Bell 2 6 X0135. Swing Note (8) 55.5 Autridge/Richards 3 7 2651 Actressa (4) 55.5 L Noble 8 12563 Nuclear Fusion (1) 55.5 T Rogerson 3:19PM 506

M Cameron S Spratt A Collett T Yanagida (a4) M McNab L Innes R Elliot (a1)

FAMILY DAY AT THE RACES 11 FEB

$30,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1400m

1 67426 Irish Call (4) 59 T Mitchell 3 S Collett 4 2 34420 Camino Rocoso (3) 58 Baker/Forsman J Riddell 1 3 2731X Athena Baby (6) 57.5 J Bell J Bayliss 2:10PM FASTTRACK INSURANCE 4 769X0. Cheeky Boy (1) 57 Wallace/Peard G Cooksley OPT 504 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 5 430X4 Iwannadancelikehim (2) 57 L Hall M Coleman S Collett 1:00PM HAUNUI FARM 2YO 1 6480X Pappa Ragazzo (3) 59 B Autridge 2 6 51052 Odisha (5) 54 N Tiley 2 2 X2231 Howbowdat (1) 58 J & B Vance M Vance OPT 502 $22,500, 2YO SW+P, 1200m SSANGYONG 1 3 5111X Blue Shadow (5) 57.5 G Hughes S Spratt 3:54PM 1 1 Azugo (4) 57 S Cole A Collett $35,000, OPN HCP, 1600m 3 4 88741 Amastar (6) 55.5 S Marsh D Johnson OPT 507 1 1X897 Battle Time (9) 60 T & M Carter 3 2 J Riddell More Wonder (5) 57 T Rogerson R Elliot (a1) 4 5 07102 Spindle (2) 55 S McKee T Thornton 4 2 8X424 Matimba (11) 59.5 P Darvill 3 A Jones Gallagher (3) 57 J McKay S McKay (a) 6 43328. Danger Dee (4) 55 J McKay R Jones 4 1 3 4X321. The Justice League (1) 59.5 N Tiley Ready Now SCRATCHED S Spratt 2 4 0X511 Nailed It (6) 59 Baker/Forsman 4 5 7 Sweet Tavern (2) 57 M Forbes M Cameron M McNab 2:44PM LONE STAR PUKEKOHE $25,000, 3YO SW+P, 1400m 5 X1849. Meeska Mooska (7) 59 Thomas/Gillies 2 6 A Collett Magic Condor (6) 55 S Ritchie D Johnson OPT 505 3 6 00X44 Rangipo (5) 59 T Pike 7 4 1 211X Mission Hill (2) 58.5 Baker/Forsman L Innes Valalie (1) 55 Baker/Forsman S Collett D Johnson

d M9

4:35PM

1 43413 Stole Me Car 17.71 1 4 2 83168 Celestial Action 17.82 3 63537 Bad Movies 17.80 2 4 11682 Ndora 17.81 5 27261 Agent Anna 17.94 3 6 87X71 Set The Limit 17.72 7 88376 Uno Nathan 17.77 8 57513 Another Vespa 17.84 9 86543 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 10 34645 Butterball 17.59 1 2 1 3 4 5 2 6 3 7 4 8 9 10 1 2 4 2 1 3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

$1,685, C2, 305m Trainer

K Gommans K Gommans S Stone D Edlin S Stone S Maher M Flipp M Flipp P Morris M Gowan

LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C2/3

23758 Cawbourne Buckle 30.39 66517 Cawbourne Palmer 30.37 11213 Bigtime Bucko 30.14 23373 Golden Pixel 30.50 32457 Eye Kno 31.25 55216 Bigtime Michelle 30.28 66471 Bigtime Brucie 30.08 55133 Bigtime JayJay 30.55 35863 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 76478 Jinja Loren 30.22

5:32PM

Today at Hatrick Raceway

ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2

PX # REC Greyhound Fastest time

5:04PM

Wanganui Dogs

$3,325, C2/3, 520m

M Roberts M Roberts L Cole G Hodgson Howe & Woods L Cole L Cole L Cole M Gowan Ross/Voyce

PALAMOUNTIANS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION FINAL C1

22212 Pat Patterson 30.38 33752 Rubbed Out 30.38 13111 Bigtime Tears 30.07 87311 Bigtime Coffee 30.28 74527 Bigtime Forecast 30.41 21114 Bigtime Serena 30.58 11216 Bigtime Mike 30.43 75328 Thrilling Stan 30.40 12247 Bigtime Kylie 30.69 34224 White Comet nwtd

$2,605, C1, 520m

M Flipp B Hodgson L Cole G & S Fredrickson Howe & Woods L Cole L Cole D Edlin L Cole D Donlon

6:00PM

1 2 3 2 4 3 4 1 5 6 7 8 9 10

WANGANUI CHRONICAL C4/5 $2,860, C4/5, 305m

L Cole L Cole L Cole A Turnwald L Cole A Turnwald C Morris M Roberts G & S Fredrickson L Cole

7:25PM

1 1 2 3 3 4 4 5 6 2 7 8

ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2D

67531 Pacific Sunrise 38.18 65315 Electric Lotto 38.24 52856 Silky Sock nwtd 22322 Gentleman Tim nwtd 32113 Cawbourne Kai 37.78 44745 Vince Fawn nwtd 72637 Nitehawk Rose 37.71 16374 Joe Joe 38.00

7:56PM

1 83545 Bigtime Pink 17.43 2 FIRST SECURITY C4 4 2 66822 Homebush Minnie 17.61 $4,030, C4, 520m 3 72465 Bigtime Champ 17.66 L Cole 1 4 57422 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 C Roberts 5 11384 Idol Hot 17.39 L Cole 6 35116 Opawa Blair 17.53 M Roberts 3 7 X8411 King’s Call 17.48 L Cole 8 41244 Rapper Tilly 17.73 L Cole 9 18326 Guru Secret 17.67 L Cole 10 22788 NippaOfSambucca nwtd

18374 Bigtime Rise 30.11 13774 Ride Ain’t Over 30.00 46145 Bigtime Donny 30.32 22415 Cawbourne Trixy 30.02 14131 Allegro Beaty 30.26 58251 Bigtime Caleb 30.15 27887 Bigtime Jason 30.06 16713 Extrapolate 30.27 68684 Bigtime Mia 30.22 48687 Cosmic Odette nwtd

6:56PM

1 1 2 3 2 4 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

13614 Allegro Lass 17.50 21522 Bigtime Shaker 17.51 23413 Bigtime Doug 17.28 51563 Mila Mila 17.52 11121 Daisy Lara 17.35 51256 Lover 17.30 37537 So Over It 17.49 23632 Hypocritical 17.32 33174 Bigtime Redfoo 17.52 46644 Bigtime Blue 17.36

6:27PM

1 2 1 2 3 4 4 5 6 3 7 8 9 10

January 26, 2018

L Cole L Cole J McInerney

8:24PM

1 3 LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C2 2 2 3 $2,860, C2, 520m C Brider 4 1 5 L Cole M Gowan 6 4 7 B Marsh L Cole 8 D Denbee 9 L Cole 10

14136 Piko Piko 30.88 66246 Bigtime Monty 30.28 68127 Thrilling Rocky 30.68 12254 Tyson’s Quest 30.22 23637 Bigtime Forest 30.55 47134 Toki Girl 30.68 76147 Bigtime Liam 30.11 24256 Cawbourne Foxy 30.26 35863 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 857F2 Cawbourne Steele 30.71

P Morris M Gowan J & D Bell

$4,620, C2d, 645m

M Flipp G J Hore M Roberts A Turnwald M Roberts A Turnwald B Hodgson M Flipp

$4,735, C4/5, 457m

WWW.BODYAUDIT.CO.NZ $2,035, C2/3, 390m

62281 Chop Shop nwtd 78451 Viktoria Vikkers nwtd 36355 Valyrian Steel 22.82 55722 Ohoka Alex 22.63 27146 Black Tori 23.20 62615 Zugzwang 22.88 58257 Storming Mack 22.85 31672 Flaming Sambuca 22.65 84477 Think Tank 22.58 73212 Homebush Scribe 22.48

J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney R Adcock A Bradshaw R Hamilton B I Conner J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8 2-3-4, 6-7-8 1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 3-4-5-6-7-8

4:24PM 508

OPT

CRC MEMBERS 1600

$25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m

1 1131 Demonetization (3) 59.5 N Tiley 1 2 2 132 Endowment (6) 58 Logan/Gibbs 3 44X06 Blue Wagon (7) 57.5 S Marsh 4 60614 Irish Mist (8) 57 M/Rogers 5 23411 Project (12) 57 T Cole 3 6 X2124 Iffindoubt (14) 55.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch 4 7 30X23. Saffron Lady (2) 54.5 Moroney/Gerard 8 5X162 Polzeath (5) 54.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch 9 32120. Trail Blazer (13) 54 R Priscott 10 1X818. Pearlescence (9) 54 Baker/Forsman 11 49X24 Tavis Star (4) 54 Autridge/Richards 12 42X03 Jake The Muss (10) 54 Logan/Gibbs 13 40625 Soroc (1) 54 L Somervell 14 33737 Stacey Ann (11) 54 D Hollinshead DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

11333 Nature’s Gent 29.68 11121 Allen Ablett 29.82 44432 Thrilling Raider 30.04 12233 Quistis Bale nwtd 11312 Ridin’ Shotgun 30.18 81261 Dirk Bale 29.95 61522 Fusion Cronulla nwtd 41733 Me Jane 30.00 11442 Bigtime Levi 30.06

9:22PM

A Turnwald C Roberts K Walsh M Roberts K Walsh C Roberts A Turnwald L Cole L Cole

WANGANUI TOYOTA C3

BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C3

$2,035, C3, 305m

32333 Mikachu 17.66 31625 Brighteye’s Soul 17.79 21266 All In Berlin 17.44 14127 On Da Quest 17.72 27317 Guru’s Choice 17.87 28431 It’s The Lovely 17.58 53413 Who’s John Galt 17.82 48526 Dreamzone 17.52 46583 Polly Cracker 17.67 36367 Let’s Go Sprite 17.65

9:52PM

L Innes A Collett D Johnson S Spratt C Dell C Lammas J Bayliss S Collett M Coleman L Satherley T Newman (a3) M Cameron V Gatu M Du Plessis

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12

1 52612 Cawbourne Pottsy 17.57 2 2 65831 Kalisi 17.71 3 3 37252 Asteria 17.56 1 4 67423 Cheap Shot Matty 17.41 5 84434 Doosh 17.59 6 53647 Uno Again 17.71 4 7 11325 Wetchester 17.77 8 77881 Takeaway 17.70 THE HATRICK CLASSIC (GROUP 1) FINAL 8:54PM $27,465, C5f, 520m 9 26755 Bigtime Rapid 17.69 1 1 21311 Bigtime Paddy 29.79 L Cole 10 5X7X7 Stole Me Wallet 17.50

B I Conner A Bradshaw A Bradshaw A Bradshaw A Bradshaw J McInerney C Roberts R Hamilton B I Conner

7 X7033 Marky Mark (10) 55.5 Moira & Kieran Murdoch D Johnson 8 48444 Brighton (3) 55 N Tiley S Collett 9 17425. Imperium (8) 54.5 Autridge/Richards M McNab 10 X4537 Gravano (4) 57 Peter & Dawn Williams M Du Plessis 11 77310 Nicoletta (2) 54 Baker/Forsman M Coleman

$2,390, C4, 305m

L Cole L Cole H Mullane L Cole L Cole L Cole L Cole G & S Fredrickson L Cole L Cole

TONI@BODYAUDIT.CO.NZ PH 021657001

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 1 3 2 2 3 4 5 4 6 7 8 NZ RACING SERIES SPRINT FINAL (C0-C5) 9 $8,400, NZRSf, 305m 10

46313 Bigtime Jane 17.54 58452 Bigtime Stu 17.48 3F111 Highland Laddie 17.52 27114 Bigtime Blackie 17.48 25615 Allegro Gun 17.07 11823 Bigtime Ottey 17.61 1F111 Bigtime Narelle 17.54 35371 Thunderation 17.48 57422 Bigtime Sugar 17.31 21522 Bigtime Shaker 17.51

J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney R Adcock C Roberts J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney J Guthrie

84565 Zipping Clyde 25.87 21165 Hilton Forabet 26.48 41555 Nozzno Fear 26.16 68276 Crotty nwtd 21428 Hilton Open nwtd 75127 Must Be Rusty 26.13 62446 Avenger Bale 25.77 42134 Southern Lights 25.84 17778 Sea Fever 26.00

3:29PM

2 3 2 3 4 5 4 6 7 8 9 THE ROCK 95.2FM C4 10 L Cole J McInerney L Cole L Cole M Flipp N Udy R Waite S Kite K Williams J McInerney

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12 2-3-4-5, 9-10-11-12 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 7-8-9-10-11-12

75334 Homebush Skip nwtd 47368 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd 64223 Senorita Julie nwtd 53111 Raylene 23.10 53641 Bula Roberts nwtd 88644 Amy Baxter nwtd 86565 Homebush Scorpio 23.38 67862 Leo’s Son 22.84 18868 Sacred Opera nwtd

3:11PM

1 3 1 2 3 2 4 5 6 7 4 8 MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND $1,450, C1, 390m 9 J McInerney 10

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Righthanded; Length: 1900m; Straight: 520m; Rail: True

OPT

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 2 3 3 4 5 4 6 1 7 SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH 2 8 $1,450, C1, 390m 9

46765 Joey Baxter 22.65 13588 Homebush Jasper nwtd 75764 Dave’s Pick nwtd 67281 Macey Baxter nwtd 57772 Ohoka Tess nwtd 14658 Jinja Cody nwtd 41148 Sass ’Em Up nwtd 11467 Sozin’s Fortune 23.36 45888 Homebush Riley 22.73 18868 Sacred Opera nwtd

2:54PM

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22255 Odin Slayer 22.92 33558 Princely Gold 22.49 11115 Wheelchair Norm 22.08 34282 Hey Jude nwtd 62873 Puma Pants 22.14 61325 Opawa Sheldon 22.32 83274 Cosmic Richie 22.60 43314 Nicey Spicey nwtd 35663 Amino Trouble 22.60 24466 Opawa Waihemo 22.75

J McInerney A Bradshaw J McInerney J McInerney J McInerney C Roberts J McInerney J McInerney J Guthrie

Compiled by

A Turnwald N Udy B Marsh L Pearce K Williams K Gommans L Cole Kettlewell & Phillips L Pearce G & S Fredrickson

$2,035, C3, 305m

J & D Bell N Udy Ross/Voyce L Pearce J McInerney N Udy L Bell C Morris G & S Fredrickson K Gommans

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Addington Harness

Today at Addington Raceway

January 26, 2018

4 Jazzy Star (4) M House D Dunn C Ward $10,000, 4YO+ R40–R52, Up–R69 +Claimers, 2600m 5 74556 Machsgain (5) M Ward 4 6 94X23 Denstown (6) Butt/Cox J W C ox PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver 1 7 2 Onedin Reign (7) R Dunn J Dunn 1 09650 Live To Tell (1) S Blake S Blake 8 8X05 King Of Heroes (8) C & J DeFilippi C DeFilippi 2 86065 Nerve Of Steel (2) D Williamson W Low 9 Be Mine Tonight (9) H Westrum J Keast 4 3 36258 Living Legend (3) B Negus C Wigg Barrier 4 09808 Bettor Backim (4) S Blake P C ook 10 38002 The Doorman (21) D Thompson C D Thornley 1 5 00765 Pat Campbell (5) B Negus S Wigg 3 11 252 Kiwis Are Flying (22) R Holmes G O'Reilly 2 6 30218 Aveross Brachole (6) D Pearce N Munro 12 Still Of The Night SC RATC HED 7 000X0 King Cyril (7) A Stuart G Bull 13 080 Make Up Artist (23) B Hutton J C urtin 8 03830 Eja Patron (8) B Mowbray M Maynard 14 Bicton SC RATC HED 9 48210 Romanite (9) A Edge A Edge Barrier 6:45pm PI & GJ KENNARD BLOODSTOCK PACE $14,400, 3YO+ 10 70637 Westar Sam (21) C & J Kennett B White opt 804 R56–R59 , 19 50m 3 11 56727 Going To California (22) B Ward B Wilmott 1 17859 Port Delight (1) M House D Miller WOODLANDS STUD YEARLING SALES 12 FEB TROT 2 73258 Zimfandel (2) B Negus 5:50pm G O'Reilly $10,000, 3YO+ Up–& including R60, 19 50m opt 802 1 3 63113 Fizzing (3) C Dalgety D Dunn 1 1X539 Celtic Thunder (1) K & T Barron G Smith 4 11P8X Trendy Bromac (4) M House C D Thornley 1 2 1 Show Gait (2) R Todd D Miller 5 26315 All Nuts N Bolts (5) D Pearce S Payne (J) 4 3 22862 Ruthless Kayla (3) K Fairbairn M Williamson 3 6 79155 Acuto (6) B Hill R May 4 85831 Mystical Star (4) M House D Dunn 7 00210 Christian Who (7) J Whittaker J Whittaker (J) 3 5 91090 Noble Lavros (5) H Westrum J Keast 8 15007 Every Option (8) M Smolenski J C urtin 6 1327X Arnold (6) K & T Barron B Orange 9 02691 Western Delight (9) S Blair T C hmiel 0 7 X0006 Lightworkofit (7) D Burrows D Burrows Barrier 8 87X07 The Bloss (8) B Borcoskie B Borcoskie 2 10 586X1 Ocean Ridge (21) K & T Barron B Orange 9 10000 Westar Maggie (9) G & N Hope R May 11 07836 Enchantee (22) N Le Lievre C DeFilippi Barrier 4 12 69711 Diamond Life (23) R Todd J Dunn 10 2096P Michelle (21) M Jones M Jones 13 12023 Rah De Rah (24) Butt/Cox J W C ox 0 11 17970 Jedi Josh (22) K Adams C D Thornley 12 85857 Tessa’s Rocket (23) R Rennie R C lose 7:15pm BUY A SWEET LOU - 12 FEBRUARY PACE $13,500, 13 04850 Insignificant (24) B Hutton J C urtin opt 805 3YO+ F&M Up–& including R9 0, 19 50m 14 47513 Stellar Success (25) M Heenan G O'Reilly 1 X0581 Cindy Bromac (1) G & N Hope R May 2 15 48P32 Mekong Princess (u1) M House J W C ox S O'Reilly (J) 16 2P180 Crusher Collins (u2) L Bond J Dunn 2 48078 Highland Reign (2) B Negus 3 0X854 Art Courage (3) M House J W C ox 6:18pm BETTORS DELIGHT - SIRE OF STARS PACE $10,000, 4 7X327 Hopeful Harriet (4) R Todd R C lose opt 803 NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 19 50m 5 97021 Bird Of Paradise (5) B Ward M Williamson 1 43225 Maahes (1) A Stuart M Jones 6 22X0X Queen Bee Bardon (6) B Waldron C D Thornley 2 3 7 20004 Rocknroll Princess (7) S Telfer Adieu Flirt (2) G Bond S McNally J Dunn 2 3 552 Better Decision (3) K & T Barron 4 8 80615 Valor Lustre (8) S Telfer B Orange G Smith 5:23pm opt 801

BISHOPDALE&BUSH INNS TAB&TAVERN HAREWOOD PCE

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Riccarton Park Races Tomorrow at Riccarton Park

January 27, 2018

4 252 Pulau Pinang (9) 57 M & M Pitman 1 1 A Morgan (a1) J Laking $10,000, MDN, 1200m 5 536X2 She’s A Ripper (6) 56.5 S Woodsford R C uneen PX # REC Horse (Barrier) kg Trainer Jockey 6 0X329 Khorabella (13) 56.5 A Carston 7 X7255 Lady Byron (12) 56.5 D Frye K Gundowry 1 9X808 Chorister (4) 58.5 I Rogers K Mudhoo (a1) 8 8X035 Mahana (14) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 1 2 Guvnor (3) 57 B Wilson J Laking 2 9 960X4 Ataahuadreamsrfree (11) 56.5 N Ridley J Morris 3 El Campeador (7) 57 A Carston R C uneen 4 10 46930 Platinum Raider (3) 56.5 A Carston C Barnes 4 Jontys Ace (5) 57 M & M Pitman 1 S Wynne 11 46 Faux Pas (10) 56.5 S Robertson D Prastiyou 5 Vividredsky (1) 57 N Ridley K Kwo (a3) 12 87X05 Hand Of Aces (4) 56.5 R & Ashley McKay C C ampbell (a3) 4 6 50203 Miacoca (15) 56.5 T & L Prendergast K Williams 13 09896 Swiss Dream (8) 56.5 D Crozier K Mudhoo (a1) 2 7 3. Our Frankie (16) 56.5 Champion/Murphy R Norvall 3 14 032 Cardrona (5) 55 Kennedy/Furlong R Norvall 8 646 To Love You (11) 56.5 D Frye L C allaway 15 9848. Lake Chalice (2) 55 Kennedy/Furlong S Wynne 9 39568. Ready To Rock (13) 56.5 Kennedy/Furlong J Lowry (a) 10 255 Smile (10) 55 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 1:42pm NZB SOUTH ISLAND SALE ENTRIES CLOSE FEBRUARY 9 11 5200. Aquazurra (2) 55 M & M Pitman 1 A Morgan (a1) opt 604 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1600m 12 4 Ubetiam (12) 55 J & K Parsons 3 1 138X1. Londonderry Air (3) 59 B & S Anderton T C omignaghi (a3) J Lowry (a) 13 48X Tears In Heaven (6) 55 J Blackadder 1 2 90454 Elfee (1) 57.5 M & M Pitman 1 D Prastiyou P Shaikh (a2) 3 14 3 442X5 Speedy Jax (7) 57.5 K & P Hughes Miss Brahmos (14) 55 T Rae T Jonker (a3) 15 0 Sitarist (8) 55 J & K Parsons 2 4 00124. Forged (6) 57 M McCann G Jogoo (a1) K Mudhoo (a1) 16 7X0 Smoke ’N Pumpkin (9) 55 Harris/Moore J Morris 5 175X0 Lukander (5) 54.5 M & M Pitman 1 B Hong (a4) 4 6 60L16 Queen Serene (2) 54 M & M Pitman 1 K Gundowry NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE 12:34pm S Wynne $22,500, 2YO SW+P, 800m 7 X2001 Gloss (9) 54 M & M Pitman 1 opt 602 8 66075 So Brazen (8) 54 M & M Pitman 1 A Morgan (a1) 1 Express Rip (8) 57 N Coulbeck S Wynne 9 77X29 Minutes To Midnite (4) 54 K & P Hughes D Prastiyou 3 2 5X Our Prom King (3) 57 K & L Rae L C allaway 3 Stratton (11) 57 N Coulbeck J Laking 2:15pm LINDAUER ROSE 2 4 528 Miroslava (9) 55 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) opt 605 $25,000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 4 5 Exclaim (1) 55 L Robinson J Lowry (a) 1 X5611 Bonaparte (9) 61 K & P Hughes T Jonker (a3) 6 1 2 23613 Barabas (1) 59 M & M Pitman 1 Pick Me Up In Rio (12) 55 K James S Muniandy P Shaikh (a2) 1 7 Sugar Bomb (6) 55 T Rogerson R Norvall 3 0X733. Admiral Rous (6) 57.5 K McCauley H Bennet (a3) 8 4 4 2428X Enzedjewel (7) 57 J & K Parsons X pressmymind (13) 55 A Carston C Barnes T C omignaghi (a3) 9 2 5 33225. Strowan (2) 55 A Carston Hapi Ella (4) 55 K & L Rae R C uneen R C uneen 10 3 6 31100. Inanna (3) 54.5 K & L Rae Miss Atomic Bomb (2) 55 L Robinson K Williams L C allaway 11 Ophelia Rose (10) 55 S Clark J Morris 7 19022 Mia Mamma (5) 54.5 J & K Parsons G Jogoo (a1) 12 Paris Reign (7) 55 K & L Rae K Mudhoo (a1) 8 14513. Princess Athena (8) 54 D Crozier K Mudhoo (a1) 13 The Heat (5) 55 R Beckett K Kwo (a3) 9 05211 Sweet Chastity (4) 54 Harris/Moore K Williams 12:02pm opt 601

PUNTERS CHALLENGE APRIL 7 - ENTER NOW MAIDEN

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1193m; Weather: Cloudy periods

9 4X115 Bettor Joy (9) C Dalgety 1 Barrier 2 10 30114 American Empress (21) J Young 11 13212 Sweet Loress (22) P Anderson 12 13X21 Spirit Of Delight (23) R Todd 13 X0461 Shezza GNP (24) K & T Barron

D Dunn S Abernethy K Butt (J) T Williams B Orange

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10

7 21722 Santanna Mach (7) M House D Dunn 8 Bettor To Be Tricky SC RATC HED 1 Doitson (8) D & C Butt B Butt 9 14473 Barrier 7:46pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH TROT $14,400, 10 291 Frankie D (21) Butt/Cox J W C ox 11 When I See You SC RATC HED R60 & faster DiscrHcp, 2600m opt 806 1 2 66279 Gypsy’s Choice (22) B Mowbray M Williamson 3 1 6X191 Bonnie Highlander (1) R Dunn J Dunn 2 13 1 Anytime (23) R Dunn J Dunn 4 2 X0012 Mr Fahrenheit (2) L Jones D Dunn 14 Linton Shard SC RATC HED 3 33163 Valmagne (1) C & J Kennett M Anderson (J) 4 17121 Another Chapter (2) J Whittaker J C urtin PEGASUS SPUR SIRE OF SPEEDING SPUR MOBILE TROT 1 5 0X714 Monkey’s Way (u1) J Aarts R C lose 9 :14pm $14,400, FFA MOB. TROT, 19 50m 6 03313 Alvira Hest (u2) A Faulks M Williamson opt 809 2 7 00700 Lothario (1) B Butt B Butt 1 742X3 Le Lievre’s Gift (1) J Curtin J C urtin 8 30490 Arran Chief (2) A Faulks D Miller 4 2 38563 Tornado Valley (2) T McMillan G O'Reilly 9 X7219 BD Love (3) K & T Barron B Orange 3 3 50525 Arya (3) R Todd B Orange D Miller 8:14pm HIGHVIEW TOMMY AT WOODLANDS PACE $14,400, 4 P0347 Belles Son (4) K Chapman 2 5 15736 Doctor Bones (5) B Ford B Ford 3YO+ R62–R83, 19 50m opt 807 M Howard 1 51514 Burst Out Laughing (1) M House J C urtin 6 00164 Benchmark (6) M Howard 7 05983 Destiny Jones (7) D Hunter D Dunn 4 2 24691 Pirate Bay (2) S Smolenski J Dunn 1 Harriet Of Mot (8) C & A Edmonds J Dunn 3 19X09 Mighty American (3) K & T Barron R May 8 71213 Barrier 3 4 X3612 Master Moonlite (4) C Dalgety D Miller 5 Beachbabebeauty SC RATC HED 9 :44pm AMERICAN IDEAL DOMINATING GRAND CIRCUIT PACE 6 38421 Afterdinnerspeaker (5) K & T Barron G Smith opt 810 $10,000, 4YO+ R40–R49 , 2600m 7 77688 Franco Texas (6) D Taylor C DeFilippi A Russell 8 17204 Franco Tai (7) T & G Chmiel T C hmiel 1 79420 Earthquake (1) S Smolenski 2 500X6 Cullenz Diamond (2) T May R May 2 9 11164 Pat’s Delight (8) C Dalgety D Dunn 3 9800X Mustang GT (3) J Gameson T Williams Barrier R C lose 1 10 01231 Star Commander (21) N McGrath B Orange 4 76367 Claus (4) S Moore 5 X1400 Art I Am (5) J Howe B Orange 8:44pm HYDROFLOW/BRECKON FARMS PACE $13,000, 3YO+ 1 6 99252 Glenisthebettor (6) R Anderson R Anderson R40–R55, 19 50m 7 63300 Sauchiehall (7) J Gameson opt 808 D Miller 1 79471 Cullens Joy (1) I Court C Butt C DeFilippi 8 P0X08 Locked Out Of Heaven (8) C Butt 2 77040 Sans Le Sou (2) R Alfeld J Dunn R Alfeld 9 17P00 Devilicious (9) J Thomas Barrier 3 08819 Van Laddie (3) K & T Barron B Orange 2 10 18274 Bushido (21) Butt/Cox 4 4 07979 Gabby’s Star (4) R Holmes D Dunn G O'Reilly 3 11 22646 Glengarry Rose (22) G Dunn 5 27964 Madiba (5) D Morrison J C urtin G O'Reilly 4 12 0X430 Shardan Suzie (u1) C McDowell 3 6 05536 One Direction (6) R Todd C McDowell R C lose

Track Information Type: Grass; Expected: Dead; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 2400m; Straight: 400m; Rail: True | irrigating 12mm today; Weather: Fine

4 8847X Vice Marshall (10) 59 S Clark 2 5 66X18 Vinsanity (4) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 6 X1006. Hover (8) 57.5 Champion/Murphy 7 230X8 Pinsharp (7) 57 S Cunningham 8 X0X31. Vendima (11) 57 N Ridley 3 9 41675. Disruption (13) 57 Kennedy/Furlong 10 5460X Longford (9) 57 L and Richard Didham 11 77X46 Pinzano (3) 56.5 A Carston 12 10043 Lily Grecia (2) 55.5 Kennedy/Furlong 13 49885 Green Spirit (1) 54 Harris/Moore

S Wynne A Morgan (a1) D Prastiyou K Mudhoo (a1) H Bennet (a3) J Laking J Lowry (a) K Williams R Norvall C C ampbell (a3)

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10 1-2-3, 4-5-6, 8-9-10 2-3-4-5, 7-8-9-10 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 5-6-7-8-9-10

3 7681 Linedanceking (3) 59 J & K Parsons R Mudhoo (a4) 4 15093 Golden Bay (6) 58.5 C Trembath 3 J Laking 5 21 Thom Brown (12) 57.5 S Woodsford G Jogoo (a1) 6 16X88. Hoofbeat (9) 57.5 J & K Parsons T C omignaghi (a3) 7 X1006. Hover (11) 57.5 Champion/Murphy 8 98403 Richie Rox (14) 57.5 Harris/Moore J Morris 9 42421 Sensibility (2) 57 K & L Rae L C allaway 10 8X751. Hannah Marene (5) 56.5 A Carston D Prastiyou 4 11 87302 Saronic Miss (1) 56.5 M & M Pitman 1 A Morgan (a1) 3:28pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO DUNEDIN GOLD CUP TRIAL 12 7X026 Still Waters (17) 56.5 L Robinson J Lowry (a) opt 607 $35,000, OPN HCP, 2000m 13 3305X Smoke House Bay (16) 56 J Blackadder C Barnes 2 1 61322 Kaharau (3) 60 K & L Rae L C allaway 14 0X510 Windermere Lass (7) 56 J Blackadder C C ampbell (a3) 3 2 76036 Maid Of Steel (1) 55.5 A Carston C Barnes 15 X55X1 Major Ish Choux (15) 55.5 A Carston S Wynne 1 3 62254 Son Of Zac (7) 54 K & P Hughes S Wynne 16 X8310 Raven Darkholme (10) 55 N Wigley K Mudhoo (a1) 4 4 02441 Ruby Row (6) 54 E Wilson T Jonker (a) 0 17 77X29 Minutes To Midnite (8) 56.5 K & P Hughes 5 34325 Vantaa (4) 54 T & L Prendergast J Morris 6 61201. Larrikin (5) 54 R Mauger K Williams RACECOURSE HOTEL & MOTOR LODGE 7 X4013 Long Harbour (2) 54 S Woodsford G Jogoo (a) 5:04pm

3:58pm 608

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$50,000, OPN HCP, 1400m

$22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m

1 64824 Pickup (2) 59 K James 2 1 2 08216 Shocktillyoudrop (14) 58.5 A Carston 3 3 03367. Suzerain (7) 58.5 D Crozier 4 23212 Los Cabos (9) 58 Kennedy/Furlong 5 33621 Red River Rock (1) 58 A Carston 6 98906 Blue Print (12) 58 L Robinson 4 7 68264 Taxihome (6) 58 R & Ashley McKay 8 X0L68 Tenfold (15) 58 J & K Parsons 9 27082 Hot Fuss (13) 57.5 K & P Hughes 10 27X93 Tuilana (16) 57.5 N Coulbeck 11 27X54 Lady Bealey (3) 57 S Woodsford 12 29210 Quaintrelle (4) 57 M & M Pitman 1 1:07pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE ADDED STAKE MAIDEN 2:50pm NZB NATIONAL YEARLING SALES SERIES STARTS JAN 28 CALOUNDRA CUP TOUR 2018 - BOOK NOW 13 0X907 Placid Princess (5) 55.5 L Robinson opt 603 $15,000, MDN, 1400m opt 606 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1100m 4:31pm $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 14 00760 Sharp Elle (8) 55 A Carston 1 4 1 04572 Lucky Edie (5) 60 M & M Pitman 1 Jin Lu SC RATC HED P Shaikh (a2) opt 609 1 1 16176. Hee’s Our Secret (13) 60 A Carston R C uneen 15 2. Bal Harbour (10) 54.5 B McDonald 1 2 33225. Strowan (6) 60 A Carston 2 7X93. Mr Tool (7) 58.5 F Robertson R C uneen B Hong (a4) 2 2 32222 Zakynthos (4) 60 M & M Pitman 1 P Shaikh (a2) 16 0X978 Feral Ice (11) 54 G Eatwell 3 L C allaway Federer Express (1) 58.5 J Blackadder G Jogoo (a1) 3 43623 Augustace (12) 59 K & L Rae

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Invercargill Harness Tomorrow at Ascot Park Raceway

CRUICKSHANK PRYDE MOBILE PACE

$12,000, 2YO MOB. PACE, 2200m PX # REC Horse (Start pos) Trainer Driver opt

1 1 2 4 3 2 4 5 3 6

Tango Dancer (1) D Cummings Garta (2) R Dunn Last Waltz (3) R Dunn Stick Man (4) P Court The White Rabbit (5) K Larsen 35 Stun Gun (6) P Court Barrier

12:41pm opt 712

ZILCO PRODUCTS / INVERCARGILL WORKOUTS PACE

$10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+ PACE, 2700m

1 X6575 Dreaminsover (1) R Austin 4 2 07253 Hunterton (2) B McIntyre 2 3 84 Jack Pack (3) R Dunn 4 Von Richthofen 5 99442 Razcal Alley (4) D McLachlan 3 6 X3823 Elva Jaccka (5) B Gray 1 7 62 Ideal Draw (6) S McRae 8 49764 Handsome Mac (7) H Hunter 9 030 Fun Sponge (u1) K Barclay 1:18pm 713

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1:50pm 714

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R Austin M Williamson J Dunn SC RATC HED B Williamson B Barclay C D Thornley H Hunter B Orange

SBS BANK TROT $12,000, 3YO+ R50–R61

1 24053 Grace O’Malley (1) C Thomas 2 93432 Scarlett Lane (2) N Williamson 3 Ardee Trouble 4 1X493 Pres The Belle (u1) D Simpson 2 5 09064 Davey Mac (u2) P Williamson 3 6 19X61 Ace Commander (1) B Norman 1 7 X6161 War Admiral (2) T Stratford 8 31752 She’s Allthe Craze (3) N Williamson 4 9 41320 Jeddy R Ya Ready (4) B Williamson 10 9X809 Delestic (u1) N Williamson opt

R McIlwrick D Dunn J Dunn B Orange K Larsen R May

DiscrHcp, 2700m

P Hunter M Purvis (J) SC RATC HED B Orange M Williamson B Barclay D Dunn N Williamson B Williamson R McIlwrick

4 PENINSULAR BEACHFRONT RESORT MOOLOOLABA PACE $10,000, NON-WINNERS 3YO+, 2200m

43582 Henry Hubert (1) R Dunn 09 Char Ellie (2) D McLachlan 49943 The Bull Pen (3) B McIntyre

J Dunn R May M Williamson

1 8X312. Gallant Boy (7) 60 B & S Anderton 2 1 2 51175 Son Of Maher (9) 58.5 M & M Pitman 1 4 3 X6511. Riding Shotgun (6) 56.5 T Rae 4 05322 Boots ’N’ All (8) 56 L Robinson 5 63523 Dynamic (10) 55.5 M & M Pitman 1 6 19398 Flying Ibis (4) 54.5 M & M Pitman 1 7 12437 Laaffaire (11) 53 N Ridley 8 73518 Spider (2) 53 P Rudkin 9 44551. Disturbance (5) 53 Kennedy/Furlong 3 10 X3434 Vinevale (3) 53 Autridge/Richards 11 05211 Sweet Chastity (1) 53 Harris/Moore

January 27, 2018

4 48000 Von Richthofen (4) R Gutsell 0 5 0052 Archman (5) G & J Knight 6 86624 Shindal (6) S Lock 0 7 79000 Fleur Galleon (7) S Lock Tasha Jaccka (8) W Adams 8 0 Barrier 9 Vintage Cheddar (21) A Black 2 10 2 Duke Of Wellington (22) L Pearson 3 11 2524 Poldark (23) D McLachlan 12 Mach O’Melley 13 Doc Seelster 14 8 Pocket Call (24) K & T Barron 15 X5352 I’mallaboutthebase (25) S Baucke 16 Iwanadancewitsumbody

D Dunn R McIlwrick M Hurrell (J) M Anderson (J) N Williamson

C C ampbell (a) S Wynne J Laking J Lowry (a) K Gundowry A Morgan (a) K Williams G Jogoo (a) D Prastiyou C Barnes J Morris

Track Information Type: All weather; Direction: Left-handed; Length: 1029m; Weather: Mostly fine, chance shower

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98043 Two Ply (25) C Laurenson 34179 Chilli Franco (26) A Black

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ARDEN LODGE ROBIN DUNDEE CROWN MARES PACE

$14,000, 4YO+ Mares Up & incld R71, 1700m

1 80303 Dachy (1) I Goodman 2 60756 Vera’s Delight (2) B McLellan 1 3 5120X Especial (3) T Stratford 4 30506 Roxy Dale (4) M G Brown 4 5 22314 Tara Tutaia (5) S McRae 6 3785X Envious (6) J Baynes 2 7 X2310 Shezacullengirl (7) P Ellis Millwood Daisy (8) G Anderson 8 32118 Barrier 3 9 65222 Goodlookin Chick (21) N McGrath PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE 10 46456 Bontz (22) K Barclay B Williamson B Barclay S Walkinshaw SC RATC HED SC RATC HED B Orange M Purvis (J) SC RATC HED

B McLellan B Williamson B Williamson B McLellan D Dunn C Ferguson C D Thornley M Anderson (J) N Williamson J Dunn

DOUBLES TREBLES QUADDIES FIRST 4 PLACE 6

1 9

2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-9, 10-11 1-2-3, 5-6-7, 9-10-11 2-3-4-5, 8-9-10-11 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 6-7-8-9-10-11

07382 Robbie Burns (u1) R Dunn

5:26pm 720

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S Muniandy J Lowry (a) R Norvall J Laking R C uneen K Mudhoo (a1) C C ampbell (a3) T C omignaghi (a3) K Williams S Wynne G Jogoo (a1) K Gundowry C Barnes R Firdhaus (a2) D Prastiyou H Bennet (a3)

J Dunn

MCKNIGHT & BROWN PACE $14,000, 4YO+ R56–R72, 2200m

1 First Son SC RATC HED 2 54174 Franco Huntington (1) D McLachlan S Walkinshaw 3 Idealistic Lass SC RATC HED 4 7X114 Gotta Minute (2) D Baynes A Beck 5 20050 Gotta Del (3) C Barron J Dunn 1 6 X3116 Sheriff (4) N McGrath R May 7 80893 It Ain’t The Money (5) A McVicar B Williamson 4 The Big Boss (6) Faithful/Sherborne M Anderson (J) B Orange 8 52022 Barrier 2:24pm K Barclay opt 715 $12,000, with cond. MOB. PACE, 1700m 9 07118 Some Excusesomewhere (21) C Barron D Dunn 1 7X160 Bridesdale Robyn (1) R Wilson BRENDAN FRANKS FARRIER TROT $14,000, R66 & 10 37501 Rakarover (22) P Hunter C Ferguson 4:15pm M Williamson faster DiscrHcp, 2700m 4 2 4152 Lawrence (2) A Black B Williamson opt 718 2 11 16163 Funatthebeach (23) Purdon/Rasmussen B Barclay A Armour 1 3 36155 Tuapeka Trick (3) R Dunn J Dunn 1 11146 King Cassidy (1) C Gerken 12 246X1 Duplicated (24) Purdon/Rasmussen N Williamson B Orange 4 10049 Karmic Way (4) N McGrath R May 2 52159 Sundons Wish (2) I Jamieson 13 14777 Bettor Buy It (25) D Baynes B McLellan B Barclay 5 24241 Kilowatt Kid (5) A Black N Williamson 3 12125 Smokey Mac (u1) B Gray 3 14 1311 Ana Malak (26) K & T Barron B Orange C Purvis (J) 2 6 4X116 Born To Run (6) R Dunn M Purvis (J) 4 D8375 Pyramid Magic (1) P Williamson 5 22502 Grey Power (2) N Williamson N Williamson 5:51pm 3 7 27511 Gore Bay (7) N McGrath B Orange FORKLIFTS NZ PACE $10,000, 4YO+ R40–R50, Barrier 6 43108 Mass Invasion (3) C Barron E Barron (J) opt 721 R51 with cond., 2200m 7 46045 Golden Gate (u1) J Ryan R McIlwrick 1 97960 Tiziano (1) H Hunter H Hunter 3:04pm SHEET METALCRAFT PACE $12,000, 4YO+ R51–R55, 4 8 14753 Jen Jaccka (1) B Gray A Beck 2 24434 Nightmarch (2) M Kerr B Barclay opt 716 R56 with cond., 2200m 2 9 11011 War Machine (u1) T Stratford D Dunn 1 56814 Aveross Ferrari (1) D O'Connell 4 3 32382 Hot Off The Press (3) B Williamson M Hurrell (J) B Williamson 1 10 23232 Monty Python (1) P Williamson M Williamson 2 42245 Groomsman (2) H Hunter H Hunter 4 85578 Misty Memory (4) H Hunter C Faithful (J) 3 1 1 38221 Alderbeck (2) P Williamson B Williamson 5 40544 Martin McGuinness (5) L Bond 3 80169 Maidonthebeach (3) H Hunter N Williamson B Barclay 2 4 71926 Lilac Flash (4) T Stratford 2 6 48656 Hurricane Banner (6) S Matheson M Anderson (J) 4:51pm S Tomlinson (J) ASCOT PARK HOTEL INVERCARGILL CUP PACE $32,000, 3 5 67234 Jabali (5) R Hope R75 & faster DiscrHcp, 3200m 7 727X0 Ideal Breeze (7) D Baynes R May opt 719 A Beck 3 1 91212 Royal Bengal (1) K & T Barron D Dunn 8 24220 Cast A Shadow (8) B Nicol 6 55917 Franco Rebel (6) G & J Knight M Williamson M Williamson Barrier N Williamson 7 53602 Delight My Soul (7) S Baucke J Dunn 2 25153 Hopes And Dreams (2) G Anderson D Dunn H Hunter 9 50505 Senorita Margarita (21) K Barclay A Smart Excuse (8) C Barron B Orange 3 41953 Acolyte (3) H Hunter 8 97048 Barrier 4 X51P2 Machjagger (4) P Ellis R May 10 18068 RnR Windermere (22) J Tither R May 9 95573 Bold Ruler (21) P Hunter P Hunter 5 48178 Fiery Ferret (5) G & J Knight R McIlwrick 11 76351 Annie Fitz (23) R Wilson C Purvis (J) 4 10 91385 Ansett Flight (22) P Hunter N Williamson 6 84442 Mr Woodlea (u1) G & J Knight D O'C onnell M Williamson 12 77778 Alexy (24) D O'Connell 11 32571 Grace Burns (23) K Barclay 3 13 8X982 Honey Cullen (25) K Larsen 4 7 2511P My Wee Man (1) N McGrath K Barclay K Larsen B Orange 1 12 100X0 Mach’s Back (24) P Ellis 2 8 69347 Maverick (1) N McGrath 1 14 X6936 Son Of Brahma (26) B Gray D Dunn N McGrath B Orange

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In brief

■ ELLERSLIE

Chasing Karaka riches Cambridge trainer John Bell has a formidable hand to play at tomorrow’s Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie. Bell will produce exciting filly Kapoor in the $1 million Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) and talented sprinter Julius in the Gr.3 Brighthill Farm Concorde Handicap (1200m), convinced both are winning chances. In Kapoor’s case, Bell has found a million-dollar race that fits her Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) preparation in terms of timing and distance. “Her whole campaign is about having her at fever pitch for the Oaks, but this race fitted her programme and she’s eligible so we’re having a run,” Bell said. “She’s fit and well – and with any luck she might give them a fright.” Kapoor has had nine starts for just the one win, but has finished second on five occasions, including in her last two starts in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial (1500m) at Ellerslie and the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at the same track. “Her second placings could easily have been wins. She keeps getting forced out wider by her opponents,” Bell said. “Danielle [Johnson, jockey] has suggested riding her a couple of places further back and that way she can run at them rather than them running at us. “At the barrier draw function, a lot of her rivals’ trainers were saying they were going to push forward early so rather than follow the crowd, we’ll probably try and tuck in behind.” TAB bookmakers have Kapoor at $16 in a market headed by New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) winner Embellish at $3.30.

Punters miss the bus Impressive debut winner Matauri raced up to expectations at Avondale, despite being ignored in the betting market. The daughter of Group One winners Ocean Park and Calveen slipped under punters’ guards when she was successful on Thursday at odds of 28-1. “She’s a promising filly and we rate her quite highly,” co-trainer Murray Baker said. “We thought she would go close, she’s well-bred and we couldn’t believe the price.” - NZME

Beaten, not disgraced Sacred Star finished out of the money in the Gr.1 Telegraph at Trentham, but his performance encouraged trainer Tony Pike.“He couldn’t get across and was flushed wide at the crossing,” he said. “He was closing off, there’s still life left in the old boy.” Sacred Star will now be set for the Gr.1 BCD Group Sprint (1400m) at Te Rapa, a race he won in 2015. - NZME

Filly pleasing trainers

Kapoor is expected to give her rivals more than a fright in the Karaka Million tomorrow. PHOTO RACE IMAGES

“She’s a filly that’s a true professional,” Bell said. “She’s got no issues and she just goes and gets the job done – the kind of female you’d like to be married to.” Provided she gets safely through tomorrow’s race, Kapoor will step up in distance to either the Gr.2 Cambridge Stud Sir Tristram Fillies Classic (2000m) at Te Rapa on February 10 or the Listed Fasttrack Insurance Oaks Prelude (1800m) at

New Plymouth a week earlier. Earlier on Saturday’s card, Julius will start favourite in the Concorde, having resumed with a brilliant 3 1/2-length win at Ellerslie a fortnight ago. “He’s improved. “He’s really a big boy and he worked up nicely on his own this week. “Jake Bayliss has shed the weight to ride him at 53 kilos so that’s a good sign,” Bell said. “He’s a six-year-old, but he’s

still immature and still very much a big kid. “Big horses have their issues more than little ones, especially the really competitive ones so we’ve had to be patient with him. “This horse has muscle upon muscle and he takes plenty of massaging with coconut oil but he loves that too. “There’s some good horses in there, but on his run the other day, he’s got to be the horse to beat.” - NZME

David and Emma-Lee Browne are more than happy with their Karaka Million (1200m) hope Hattie Bee ahead of tomorrow’s event. The Bernardini filly has returned a cheque in each of her three lead-up outings to the big money feature at Ellerslie. “She’s done everything right all along and we’re just hoping it goes our way on Saturday,” EmmaLee Browne said. Hattie Bee will have plenty of support on track with a syndicate of 64 hoping their filly shocks the field and takes out the big feature. - NZME

Showboy wins again Former New Zealand galloper Showboy, who claimed the Wakefield Challenge Stakes (1200m) from Nigel Tiley’s stable, has won for the second time in Hong Kong. Now racing as Jade Fortune, the son of Showcasing was successful over 1650m at Sha Tin on Wednesday for trainer Manfred Man and rider Neil Callan. A half-brother (Lot 566) to Jade Fortune by Atlante will be offered by Mapperley Stud at Karaka next Wednesday. - NZME

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■ DAVID MILLER

Hall of Fame driver in big demand United States Hall of Fame harness driver David Miller is in for a busy working holiday. After driving at Alexandra Park last Friday, the American harness driver has secured seven drives at Addington on Friday night in which he will compete in his own set of racing colours. He’ll then venture on to new ground, quite literally, when he competes on the grass track surface at Motukarara in five races on Sunday. Not only will he face a grass surface, but he’ll have the unique opportunity to compete in a standing start event, a format not used in the USA and Canada. Two of Miller’s drives on Sunday will be in standing starts over 2810m, including a drive on Boomer Bailey in the Motukarara Pacers Cup, which will also be a

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new aspect given he predominantly races over one mile events in his homeland. Miller started driving at age seventeen in his home state of Ohio, before forging his way into the big time race circuits. He’s had remarkable success during his career, including three Little Brown Jugs, and became the tenth driver in North American history to reach 10,000 career wins. But the horse he will probably be most connected with in international harness folklore is when he combined with the world’s fastest pacer – Always B Miki. The duo scorched their way into the history books on the Red Mile surface in Kentucky in 2016, when Always B Miki paced 1.46 flat marking the fastest ever mile paced by a standardbred. - HRNZ

Talented three-year-old Astor is proving to be a willing, if impatient, student. “She can be quite fierce and likes to do everything a million miles an hour so we’re trying to get her to settle down and get to the line a bit stronger,” trainer Cody Cole said. The Gary Harding-owned Astor will make her first appearance for Cole in Saturday’s Gr.3 Mongolian Khan Trophy (1200m) at Ellerslie after beginning her career at Matamata with Danica Guy. - NZME

Stud keen on Karaka

Harness racing superstar David Miller in action.

Pride, passion and excitement are exuding from the Waikato Stud barn at Karaka this week ahead of New Zealand Bloodstock’s revamped National Yearling Sales Series which commences on Sunday evening. An army of 50 staff from the Matamata farm are on-site at Karaka this week parading the stud’s 80-strong Book 1 draft for potential buyers and Waikato Stud principal Mark Chittick is excited about the sales’ new structure. “I’m looking forward to the new concept – it should work well,” he said. - NZME

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In brief

Fed wary of Novak-clone By Michael RaMsey Roger Federer doesn’t know a lot about Hyeon Chung but he has seen enough similarities to Novak Djokovic to know he will be a fierce adversary in their Australian Open semi-final. The defending champion on Wednesday night booked his 14th semi-final berth at Melbourne Park with a dominant 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 6-4 victory over old foe Tomas Berdych. Federer was in imperious touch on Rod Laver Arena, firing off 61 winners and running his Czech rival ragged with some of his best shot-making of the tournament. For the 36-year-old, it was another satisfying chapter in a rivalry that dates back well over a decade. Tonight’s semi-final against South Korean prodigy Chung promises something different entirely. Federer has never played the ultra-athletic 21-year-old and admits he hasn’t seen much of him either. But Chung’s similarity in style to six-time champion Djokovic –who the Korean beat in straight sets in the fourth round – is already giving Federer plenty to think about. “I’ll definitely have to look into how I need to play against him because he has some great qualities, especially defensively, like Novak has,” Federer said. “One thing I know is I’m going to be playing aggressive. I don’t know how I’m going to do that exactly yet. “I don’t know exactly how he returns and how he serves. Those are two major aspects to the game. “I have to figure that part out a little bit tonight or tomorrow.” Federer was full of praise for Chung’s “incredible” win over Djokovic, which the youngster backed up with a straight-sets victory over American upstart Tennys Sandgren. “To beat him here is one of the tough things to do in our sport,” Federer said. “I don’t quite know exactly who else he beat throughout the tournament. But to bounce back from a Novak match and just

Living the dream He’s already beaten his boyhood hero, added $880,000 in prize money to his bank balance and become front-page news in Korea – but for Hyeon Chung the best could still be to come. The 21-yearold has an Australian Open semifinal against Swiss master Roger Federer tonight with a grand slam title decider beckoning. The braces-wearing, bespectacled world No.58 nicknamed “The Professor” is winning hearts with his boyish innocence, speed, athleticism and freakish retrieval skills. - AAP

Mclachlan out in semi New Zealand-born Ben Mclachlan and German doubles partner Jan-Lennard Struff have lost a three-set nailbiter in the doubles semi-finals at the Australian Open yesterday. Seventh seeds Oliver Marach of Austria and Croatian Mate Pavic outlasted Mclachlan and Struff 4-6 7-5 7-6 (4) in a battle which lasted two hours and 26 minutes on Margaret Court Arena. Queenstown-born Mclachlan, 25, plays for Japan, his mother’s nation, and was making his grand slam debut in Australia. - NZME

Kiwi sailors shine All four Kiwis taking place in the World Cup sailing regatta in Miami have earned top-eight berths after the second day of action. Tom Saunders – racing in the 70-boat Laser fleet – roared into contention yesterday, jumping from 35th to third after a solid day’s performance. Compatriot Sam Meech is just one spot behind in fourth. Elsewhere, Kiwi team Paul Snow-Hansen and Dan Wilcox remain in the hunt in the men’s 470 event, sitting in eighth after a string of decent scores. - NZME

Beale boosts ‘Tahs Roger Federer leaves the court after disposing of Tomas Berdych in straight sets. somehow get it done today, this afternoon, that’s tough. “That shows that he’s had good composure, a great mindset. “Also physically he must have recovered, because Novak is going to give you a bit of a workout.” Chung will be the first unseeded opponent Federer has come

up against in the final four at Melbourne Park since his victory over Marcos Baghdatis in the 2006 final. It’s a different challenge for the 19-time grand slam winner but one he believes is good for the game. “They’ve got to make a move,” Federer said of the ATP tour’s

rising stars. “I find it disappointing when their breakthroughs come at 27, because then we know them for seven years, let’s say. “I hardly know Chung. I’ve hardly spoken to him. “In a way I like it, because it’s really something totally new to me.” - AAP

Kurtley Beale’s highly anticipated return to the NSW Waratahs is already providing dividends for the playing group, according to their star five-eighth Bernard Foley. After spending the past year playing in the English Premiership, Beale is set to make his longawaited comeback next month when the new Super Rugby season kicks off. “Just his influence around this team, his knowledge, wisdom and ability to pick the culture and dynamic is something that’s second to none in this team,” Foley said yesterday. “To have him back, his enjoyment and his smile out there on the field is just great.” - AAP

Wozniacki beats Mertens to make Open final By Melissa Woods

Caroline Wozniacki

World No.2 Caroline Wozniacki is the first woman through to the Australian Open final after ending the undefeated summer run of unseeded Belgian Elise Mertens. Seeking her first grand slam title, the Danish star booked her place with a 6-3 7-6 (7-2) victory in one hour and 37 minutes on Rod Laver Arena yesterday. The 27-year-old will be contesting her third grand slam final after

losing the 2009 and 2014 US Open deciders, to Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams respectively. Wozniacki made an early statement against Mertens, breaking the 22-year-old who was making her first appearance at Melbourne Park in the fourth game of the semi-final. Wozniacki looked to be cruising to victory after taking the first set with ease and then going up 5-4 in the second and serving for the match. She took advantage

of Merten’s erratic play, with the world No.37 making 34 unforced errors. But two nervy double-faults handed Mertens the break back – and invitation back into the contest. The Belgian smelt a choke in the offing, reeling off seven straight points to go up 6-5. Mertens had two set points but couldn’t close it out herself, with Wozniacki belting a forehand to force a tiebreak.

With the pressure on both players, Wozniacki’s consistency and big-match experience proved key with the former world No.1 dominating the tiebreak. Before the match, Wozniacki admitted she was still haunted by her 2011 Open semi-final loss to Li Na when she blew a match point before eventually losing in three sets. This victory should go some way to atone for that disappointment. - AAP

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■ MOTOR RACING

Rally title ‘wide open’ Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon is predicting the most competitive World Rally Championship in history as the season begins at Monte Carlo today. The factory Hyundai driver is sitting out the traditional seasonopener as part of a horses for courses approach by the Korean manufacturer this year but will be keeping a close eye on the action. Five-time reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier will start the championship as the favourite but Paddon expects the M-Sport Ford driver to be pushed harder than ever this year. “It is certainly the most competitive world championship we have ever seen,” the 30-yearold said. “I think every driver on every team is capable of winning rallies this year so you are talking 12 potential winners. “As we saw last year it isn’t necessarily about winning rallies but being consistent and that is what Seb has been the master of in the past. “He certainly knows how to manage his speed and that is what we are all trying to use as a benchmark. If someone can match that consistency they will certainly challenge him in the championship.” Hyundai driver Thierry Neuville and Andreas Mikkelsen should be right at the pointy end of the championship battle while Toyota’s Jari-Matti Latvala, Ott Tanak and Citroen star Kris Meeke should also be contenders.

In brief NZ U19s thumped New Zealand have been knocked out of cricket’s Under-19 World Cup, comprehensively demolished by Afghanistan in the quarter-finals at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Afghanistan reached 309-6 after winning the toss, and the New Zealanders never looked likely to reach the daunting tally, falling 202 runs short. After losing their first four wickets inside seven overs, the young Kiwis battled to 107 all out, bowled out in 28.1 overs in a game dominated from start to finish by Afghanistan. The Kiwis had gone into the knockout phase of the tourney as favourites. - NZME

Lynn returns in style

Top Kiwi driver Hayden Paddon on the charge during last year’s series. The season begins with arguably the toughest test of the year when drivers are greeted with treacherous winter conditions in the hills around the principality of Monaco. “There is nothing worse being on sheet ice when you could potentially be on a slick tyre,” Paddon said. “It is literally taking driving on ice to the extreme. Changeable conditions in one stage – you can

go from bone dry tarmac to ice, to snow – all sorts of conditions and you almost never make the right tyre choice so it becomes a rally about compromise.” Promising Kiwi driver David Holder will leave New Zealand this week as he begins preparation for his maiden appearance in the Junior World Rally Championship. The 2016 New Zealand Rally Championship winner will

spend some time in Poland early next week learning the car with his new team. “It has definitely got pretty real,” Holder said. “We will do a test with the team and we will also do a day of training and learn about how the programme is going to run this year.” Having never competed on snow or ice before Holder will get some specialist training before his debut in Sweden. - NZME

Winterbottom feeling no Supercars pressure Despite a rare winless Supercars season, off-contract Ford star Mark Winterbottom says he is feeling no pressure to perform in 2018 and secure his future. While the likes of fellow veter-

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ans Todd Kelly and Jason Bright retired in the off-season, Winterbottom – 37 in May – is not concerned time is catching up with him after a 2017 to forget. Winterbottom finished sixth

in the championship after a disastrous start, ending the season without a win for the first time in his 12 years at his Ford factory backed heavyweight outfit rebranded Tickford Racing.

The 2013 Bathurst victor is now the only remaining star in Tickford’s four-driver garage not to have secured their future after Chaz Mostert this week re-signed for another two years. - AAP

■ CRICKET

Maxwell into Aussie squad By Steve Larkin

Glenn Maxwell

A year after his finest moment in Australian colours, Travis Head wants to reprise his role as a one-day opener in the wake of Aaron Finch’s injury. Finch has been ruled out of tonight’s fourth one-dayer against England in Adelaide because of a hamstring strain. Glenn Maxwell has been drafted into the Australian squad but Head is eyeing the opening batting slot vacated by Finch. The 29-year-old did his chances of a recall no harm on Tuesday, smashing 84 from 47 in the Melbourne Stars’ loss to the Sydney Sixers while Aussie coach Darren Lehmann watched on in commentary. It continues the Victorian’s best-ever domestic summer, after he appeared a

far more measured player as he topped the Sheffield Shield run-scorers’ list before Christmas. Maxwell now insists he is more than just the crash-and-bash hitter he was once known as. On Australia Day last year, South Australian captain Head opened the batting and struck his highest ODI score – 128 against Pakistan. “It was a special day to play my first one-day fixture in Adelaide and then to get some runs,” Head said yesterday. Head was dropped after consecutive failures in the series openers against England, who hold an unassailable 3-0 lead entering the fourth fixture. “If I get my opportunity tomorrow hopefully I can do the same (as last year). It’s a beautiful batting wicket and plenty of runs out there.” - AAP

Chris Lynn has proved his fitness the only way he knows how, blasting 83 from just 28 balls in a match that served as his comeback from a calf injury. Lynn batted twice at the University of Queensland on Wednesday against a Brisbane attack that felt his full wrath. A subdued 37 off 22 in the first game was followed by an outrageous knock in the second, with Lynn hitting eight of his first 16 balls for six. The Heat batsman was recalled to Australia’s one-day side this month, in what he admitted may have been a premature promotion after returning from shoulder surgery. - AAP

Comparisons ‘weird’ Lloyd Pope’s career as a leg-spinner began from imitating Australian great Shane Warne in the nets against his dad. But the young Australian says the comparisons between himself and the 708 test wicket-taker take him by surprise. Pope drew plenty of attention after finishing with 8-35 as Australia beat England to progress to the semi-final of the Under-19 Cricket World Cup. His performance saw him receive a lot of attention on social media, including from Warne himself. “Shane Warne tweeting about me - it’s all really, really, really weird.” - AAP

Poms eyeing history Allrounder Moeen Ali and his England team-mates want a slice of one-day international history. Never before have the Poms beaten Australia 5-0 in a one-day series. In 2012, on English soil, they defeated Australia 4-0 in fivematch series. And in 1980, England downed Australia won 2-0 in a two-game series in England - their only clean sweep to date. So Ali says the current batch of England’s white-ball cricketers have set their sights on an historic 5-0 sweep. “Everyone is keen to make history here,” Ali said. - AAP

Verma has an IPL fan Someone in the Indian Premier League cricket auction has taken a shine to Wellington pace bowler Anurag Verma. Of the 24 New Zealanders who have made the final cut for this weekend’s gavel-banging extravaganza, the right-armer is the only one without an international cap in any format. However, at least one of the eight franchises has swooned at Verma’s skite reel, meaning he has accrued cricket’s version of a Valentine’s Day secret admirer. Interest can come from anywhere on the chain from owner to scout, but once the original list was culled, Verma stayed in the auction as “Lot 518”.

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In brief

■ OPINION

Tiger remains a force in the golfing world J

ust when you thought you might have seen or heard the last of him, Tiger Woods is set to come crawling back out into the open this weekend. The former World No.1 who now carries a world ranking of six hundred and forty something has saved his latest comeback for a tournament on a course that has served him well in the past – the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines, which starts today. Woods has won eight times on the Torrey Pines fairways, including a US Open – so he’s no stranger to the way the course plays, but even he, after a 10-month injury layoff must be wondering what’s in store for him this morning when he

makes his way onto the tee. He’s been given a glowing recommendation from Jason Day who played a practice round with him recently that should hold some stead – but other than that the world of Tiger has been quiet. It has been coming up five years since he last won anything of note and his stocks have dropped so much in that time, in terms of his golfing ability, that it is hard to imagine him lifting anything worthwhile again, let alone slipping into a green jacket once more. Yet off the course, his stocks continue to soar. He is still the most marketable face in golf and the crowds and hordes of people still line up to

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follow him around the course. Whether that’s more in hope that he’s going to find his old form so they can say they were there the day Tiger got his mojo back or not remains to be seen – but his entry in any tournament looks to be worth quite a bit more through the gate for organisers. So, if you ran a major golf tournament – anywhere in the world – right now, wouldn’t you

be doing everything you could to try and secure him to play on your back door? Surely someone has made some enquiries from a New Zealand perspective – how good would it be to have him here again? But for now, the golfing world will just sit back and watch to see what the Tiger can do. For the sake of the game world-wide, let’s hope he fires and fires up well, but you can guarantee that no matter what coverage you watch, read, see or hear over the next few days – you’ll struggle to find a report that doesn’t mention how Tiger is going. That’s just the power of the man.

Costly caddy error Australian golfer Rhein Gibson has been caught in an ugly moment on US television after a caddie blunder cost him a chance at winning a Web.com Tour event in the Bahamas. Trailing by one shot going into the par-5 72nd hole, Gibson hooked his second shot into a hazard. But his caddie Brandon Davis picked up the ball while it was still in play before Gibson could reach it, incurring a one-shot penalty. Gibson took bogey and finished two strokes behind winner Adam Svensson. - AAP

Leishman ready to go Marc Leishman has challenged himself to finally finish the job at Torrey Pines after a series of near misses. The in-form Australian’s love affair with the famed seaside course includes two runner-ups and another top 10 from nine previous starts. Last year, Leishman held a share of the lead during the final round before fading away. “It’s time for me to step up on this course because I’ve had a few good finishes here and hopefully that’s this year,” Leishman said. “Last year I didn’t finish it off the way I wanted to on the back nine, but the things that didn’t work I feel I’ve fixed.” - AAP

Henare wary of Wildcats New Zealand Breakers coach Paul Henare is wary of a backlash from the wounded Wildcats when the two NBL teams clash in Perth tomorrow. The defending champions are battling back from three consecutive home losses, and Henare is pretty sure he knows how they’ll respond to that string of defeats. “I think they’ll come out, try and bully us, push and shove and get that 13,000 fanbase behind them and get some energy that way,” he said. “Whenever Perth teams of the past have been in a lull or slump, they respond with physicality or intensity and if we are not ready for a fight, it could be a long night.” - NZME

Triple double for Simmons

The popular High Country Golf Classic is now being organised by the Methven Golf Club, but nothing else is changing. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Winning formula to stay By Matt MarkhaM

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New organisers, but same golf – that’s the message from those at the helm of the High Country Classic golf tournament this weekend. After 13 years of being organised by Pete Woods and Dan McLaughlin, the popular event has changed hands and will, for the first time, be run by the Methven Golf Club when the

shotgun goes off at 9.30am tomorrow morning. “I think they were keen for a change,” Barry Wackwitz said. “After 13 years, they’ve done a great job organising each year and deserved to focus on some other stuff for a change.” But despite the new organisation group, those who will be on the course to contest this weekend won’t notice much difference.

The tournament is being run under the same guidelines as before with only one overall change. “We’ve changed the location of the dinner – that’s it.” Play begins tomorrow with a round up at Terrace Downs before heading down to Methven on Sunday for day two of the competition. Restricted to 40 teams of two players, the competition is run-

ning at full capacity once again and with good weather on the cards everything looks ready for two cracking days of golf. “We’re excited to get into it and get things going. “It looks like it will be a great weekend.” The competition is run on a team’s combined stableford points system with the best scores at the end of the two days play the winners.

Ben Simmons has rebounded from his NBA All-Star snubbing with the fifth triple-double of his rookie season as Philadelphia crushed Chicago. The Australian starred with 19 points, 17 rebounds and 14 assists for the 76ers in their 115-101 home victory yesterday, the day after being overlooked for an AllStar reserve spot. The 21-year-old, who’s been picked to play for the World against the USA in the AllStar weekend’s Rising Stars Challenge, racked up his triple-double inside the first minute of the second half. - AAP

Tigers on the attack Ivan Cleary will aim to bring back the Wests Tigers’ attacking flair of old mixed with a new-found determination as he stamps his authority on the NRL club. The Tigers scored the second least points in the NRL last year, a far cry from when they were one of the competition’s most exciting teams through their positive style and play. However that is set to change in 2018. Cleary will encourage a game plan that has new halves pairing Josh Reynolds and Luke Brooks playing either side of the ruck, while fullback Tui Lolohea will roam. - AAP

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What’s On 36 Ashburton Guardian January 21 – February 24 depARTment, past and present students of art Ashburton Art Gallery depARTment is an exhibition which draws together the artwork of current and postsecondary school students. It aims to highlight the value of art programmes in our school curriculum. All welcome to attend the opening on Sunday 21 January at 2:00. Exhibition available to view 21 January- 24 February 2018 ashburtonartgallery.org.nz/ exhibition/department/

January 26 Newcomers potluck dinner party Ashburton newcomers network. Location revealed after registration. http://tinyurl.com/ potluckjanuary2018 6.30pm

Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802.

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Robbie Burns Celebration Sinclair Centre Burns Celebration hosted by the Ashburton County Scottish Society Meal and Entertainment provided. BYO drinks Tickets $15 available from Ken McKenzie 3087818 or Susan Moore 3086299 6.00pm

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January 28 March 4 Heather Sarin, Forever Young Ashburton Art Gallery This exhibition of recent work by local artist Heather Sarin explores the wonders and excitement of discovering something new. Satin has made work across a variety of mediums including drawing, painting, collage and printmaking. This is a lively and colourful exhibition which includes works which encourage viewer interaction. This exhibition opens to the public on Sunday 28 January at 2:00pm and runs until Sunday 4 March 2018. All are welcome to attend the opening function. ashburtonartgallery.org.nz/ exhibition/forever-young/

Tiddlywinks Preschool Relay for Life Movie Fundraiser Premier screening of 50 Shades Freed! Raffles and spot prizes on the night $20 a ticket and they can be purchased from Tiddlywinks preschool 03 307 0420 8pm

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Mill Creek Pony Club Show Show classes in the morning and jumping in the afternoon. Grigg Park, Trevors Road, Ashburton

Women’s Coffee Club Somerset Grocer. Ashburton newcomers network. http://tinyurl.com/ womenscoffeejanuary2018

8.30am Twilight In the Vines CharRees Vineyard, 22 Laings Rd, Ashburton A fun night out with wine tasting and sales, live music and alfresco dining with Twentyfour Catering Co and Yes Chef catering. We will be running a courtesy coach within the Ashburton town bounds. No BYO, R18 sales only.

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Kevin Bloody Wilson “Almost Awesome Tour” Ashburton Trust Event Centre Kevin Bloody Wilson’s show is not just a concert, for many it’s a full-on special event providing the chance to laugh and sing along again with an hilariously familiar friend, while for others it’s the opportunity to put a tick against “see Australia’s most unique international comedy legend” on their Bucket Lists. 8.30pm–10.30pm

February 17 Rise Against Horncastle Arena, Christchurch The politically-charged, punk four-piece will play two shows – their biggest headline shows in our country to date - in celebration of their charttopping eighth studio album Wolves (out now via Universal New Zealand). Joining Rise Against in NZ will be special guests SWMRS.

catalogue of work including his beginnings as a member of the Jackson 5, his groundbreaking theatrics in the 80s and his evolution onward into the 21st century. 8.00pm–10.30pm

February 24 Ride the Rakaia Traffic R Us Ride the Rakaia. This amazing event is different to any other bike race because you can’t do what you can in this event any other day of the week. On Saturday the 24th February 2018 you will ride across the Rakaia River Bridge with up to 1,000 other cyclists all at once, the peloton will be approximately 1 kilometre long and will be in a controlled start until you have crossed the Rakaia River Bridge and the Rakaia Overhead Bridge on State Highway one. Two events: Traffic R Us Ride the Rakaia 100km Ride the Bridge, Recreation Ride - 22km

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Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes Founder’s Day Tinwald Plains Museum Starting with a church service in the Waterton Church at 11am followed by a BYO Picnic lunch and a stroll around this interesting local amenity. All WI members, family and friends most welcome.

Royal New Zealand Ballet: The Piano: the ballet Wellington, Napier, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North. Inspired by Jane Campion’s award winning film The Piano (1994), central character Ada McGrath is given a powerful new voice in dance within this captivating tale of desire and hope is set against the rugged landscape of mid-19th century New Zealand. This brand new full-length work by revered Czech choreographer Jiří Bubeníček is presented in association with the NZ Festival and Auckland Arts Festival and includes excerpts from the original film score, and music by Debussy, Arensky, Stravinsky, Schnittke, Brahms and Shostakovich. www.rnzb.org.nz

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March 3 Discover Mt Hutt Summer Open Day Mt Hutt Ski Area and Snow Centre, Mt Hutt Skifield Rd Discover Mt Hutt is an opportunity to explore Mt Hutt during summer. The community fundraising event offers spectacular alpine scenery for walkers and challenging trails for mountain biker. Discover Mt Hutt is a community fundraiser with members of the Methven Lions Club, Mt Hutt Ski Area staff, and the bus drivers of Methven Travel all giving their time to welcome visitors to the mountain. All proceeds are distributed to local community groups and causes by the Methven Lions Charitable Trust. Mt Hutt’s massive six-seater chairlift will carry families, walkers, bikes and bikers to the summit where, weather permitting, they will be able to enjoy unrivaled views of the Southern Alps and Canterbury Plains. Visitors will be able to descend on the chairlift or walk or bike down from the summit. Live music, market stalls, bar & cafe & BBQ, scenic helicopter rides, ski area inner-workings tour, and a super slip & slide will also entertain visitors. Mountain Biking: $30.00, Walking: $20.00, Children 10 and under: $0.00, Scenic Heli Flights: $79.00, Door Sales Only 10am-4pm

March 8 Age Concern - Positive Ageing Expo Ashburton Racecourse, Racecourse Road, Ashburton Exhibits, displays, and free parking Gold coin entry Light refreshments available on site All the information you need for services, support groups and hobbies – fun food and entertainment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817 10am – 3pm

March 10 TMC Trailers Trucking Industry Show 2018 Canterbury Agricultural Park, Christchurch It’s a great family day out. Be

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March 16 Mid Canterbury Federation of Women’s Institutes ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Morning tea at 10am. This will be held at the Seniors Centre, Cameron Street Ashburton. Competitions and Guest Speaker. Lunch provided at a small charge.

March 17 & 18 Manderley Home & Garden Festival Little River 140 boutique stalls, food, wine, craft beer plus fantastic entertainment www.manderley.co.nz

March 18 Plains Railway Combined Craft Group Plains Museum, 19 Maronan Road Spinning Weaving, Embroidery, Knitting, Card Making, Patchwork, Quilting, Crochet, Creative Fibre etc etc All craft people welcome to come along, bring your friends, make new friends, spend an enjoyable day with us. There is no charge, bring your lunch as tea and coffee provided. For more information please call Jenny Cook 308 5911, or Pam Whiteford 307 2802. 11.00am–4.00pm

April 27

Foster & Allen - Golden Years Ashburton Trust Event Centre Legendary Irish folk music duo Foster & Allen are number one stars across the globe, having 30 new-release charting albums over a 40-year career, the only act in the world to do so. 7.00pm–9.30pm

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Thu, 8pm Tickets: Adult: $59*, Child: $30* (12yrs & under), Group 6+: $54*pp Celebrate Michael Jackson’s creative genius and unsurpassed talent with a riveting live performance through accomplished impersonator Dantanio-electrifying in his role as Jackson plus a live band, choreographed dancers, authentic costumes, state-of-the-art sound and theatrical lighting, vision and effects. Truly a mind-blowing stage production - do not miss it!

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Leading comedians Raybon Kan and Nick Rado team up to perform a two hour show in which stand-up gives way to Rado & Raybon solving questions posed by the audience. The ﬁrst half is a stand-up set by each comedian. In the second half, they take the stage together and answer questions, throwing fuel on the burning issues as determined by the audience on the night.

He astounded people with his incredible ability to communicate with spirit in the hit TV series Sensing Murder. Acclaimed medium Kelvin Cruickshank passes on messages to as many people as possible from their loved ones in the afterlife. - Spirit willing. This is a rare opportunity to see Kelvin working with spirit and maybe even hear from someone you have loved and lost. Come and experience his amazing gift for yourself.

A new musical by Charles Dickens and Penny Aston. Following the sold out global successes of Promise and Promiscuity, Penny Ashton (Radio NZ The Panel, Hot Pink Bits) swaps Austen for Dickens and brings orphaned hero Olive, and a squalid gaggle of Victorian characters to pox ridden London life. One woman portrays 15 characters in an hilarious musical journey that will fulﬁl your greatest expectations..

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TODAY

Areas of morning cloud then mainly fine. However, showers about the divide in the afternoon and evening. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

TOMORROW

FZL: Above 3000m

Areas of morning cloud then mainly fine. However, showers about the divide during the afternoon and evening. Wind at 1000m: Light. Wind at 2000m: Light.

SUNDAY Mainly fine, isolated afternoon and evening showers about the foothills. Cloud increasing at night. Light winds.

SUNDAY

Mainly fine, afternoon and evening showers. Cloud increasing at night. Light winds.

MONDAY

Morning cloud then fine. Light winds.

TUESDAY

Fine with light winds.

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

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

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5 4 16 16 19 2 25 16 23 2 8 4 20 -7 23

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

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5:38 11:52 6:08 12:19 6:38 12:48 7:03 1:16 7:35 1:44 7:56 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 6:23 am Set 9:07 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 1:19 am Rise 3:24 pm

Full moon

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Napier Palmerston North Wellington Nelson Blenheim Greymouth Christchurch Timaru Dunedin Invercargill

2:28 am

Rise 6:24 am Set 9:06 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 1:55 am Rise 4:34 pm

Last quarter

8 Feb www.ofu.co.nz

4:55 am

Rise 6:26 am Set 9:05 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 2:38 am Rise 5:44 pm

New moon

16 Feb 10:07 am

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River Levels

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cumecs

1.59 nc

Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 11:05 am, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 166.2 no data

Nth Ashburton Sth Ashburton at 2:20 pm, yesterday

7.44

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:20 pm, yesterday

72.7

Waitaki Kurow at 2:07 pm, yesterday

354.4 nc

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Canterbury Readings

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Hamilton

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27 few showers 30 fine 28 fine 29 drizzle clearing 22 fine 26 fine 26 fine 24 drizzle clearing 22 drizzle clearing 21 fine 28 fine 21 fine 25 few showers

Queenstown

Mainly fine. Northwesterlies developing.

World Weather

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Auckland

FZL: Above 3000m

Patchy drizzle clearing during the morning and fine spells increasing inland. Remaining cloudier about the coast. Southeasterlies turning northeasterly in the afternoon. Areas of early cloud then fine. However, afternoon and evening showers about the foothills. Light winds.

Friday, 26 January 2018

A ridge stretches across the South Island this morning and the rest of the country this afternoon. Meanwhile, a very weak trough over central regions moves away to the east of the North Island by evening. A ridge of high pressure builds over New Zealand through the weekend, and remains through Monday.

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DEATHS

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 23.1 29.8 Max to 4pm 16.2 Minimum 17.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 114.0 Avg Jan to date 47 2018 to date 114.0 47 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 28 Time of gust 2:52pm

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6am Breakfast The Breakfast team presents news, interviews, weather, and information. 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Annabel Langbein The Free Range Cook – Through The Seasons 3 Annabel discovers buffalo yoghurt and cheeses, and puts them to good use in an al fresco lakeside meal, serving mozzarella with figs, and prosciutto and spiced stone fruit. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 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 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:30 Girl Meets World 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons Through hypnosis, Sideshow Bob turns Bart into a killing machine. 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours Paul’s move tests Mishti and Leo’s relationship; Shane protects Kirsha. 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Farmer Wants A Wife (Starting Today) 3 10:05 Infomercials 11:35 Family Feud Australia 3 12:05 Wipeout 0 1:05 M A Sister’s Revenge PGR 2013 Thriller. A restaurateur has a successful business, a beautiful house, and a loving family, until a femme fatale with an axe to grind enters his life. Brooke Burns, Tim Rozon, Ashley Jones. 3pm Now That’s Funny! PGR 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 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

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 The Powerpuff Girls 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:15 The Doctors PGR 11:10 Netball – Quad Series 12:45 The Coroner PGR 3 0 1:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:35 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

7pm F Highway Cops 0 7:30 Amazing Spaces Shed Of The Year George looks at workshops and studios. 0 8:30 Kath And Kim 3 0 9:35 Coronation Street PGR Sarah and David must confess; Phelan urges Eileen to cut the apron strings; The Bistro descends into chaos. 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm M Harry Potter And The 7pm The Project 8pm The Graham Norton Show Deathly Hallows – PGR Graham Norton is Part 1 PGR 2010 Adventure. joined by Tom Hanks, boxer As Harry works to destroy Anthony Joshua, Maisie the Horcruxes, he discovers Williams and First Aid Kit. 0 the existence of three of the most powerful objects in 9:05 Live At The Apollo AO 0 the wizarding world. Daniel 10:05 Fail Army AO 0 Radcliffe, Rupert Grint. 0 10:35 NewsHub Late 3 9:35 Instant Hotel 0 10:40 2 Broke Girls AO 0

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Best Of Top Gear PGR 8:30 Rookie Cops AO 9:30 Sleepy Hollow AO Team Witness has a glimpse into the dystopian world that could be if Dreyfuss comes to power, and must put a stop to the billionaire madman before it is too late. 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

11:05 Doctor Doctor AO 3 Heart surgeon Dr Hugh Knight receives a life-changing punishment from the Medical Tribunal, and is sent to work for a year as a country GP in his former home town, Whyhope. 0 Midnight Castle AO 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials

11:40 Mom PGR 0 12:10 Scrubs 3 0 12:35 Less Than Perfect 3 0 1am Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 The Fosters PGR 3 4am Regular Show 3 0 4:15 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0

11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. Midnight Closedown

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BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:55 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 N The Real Housewives Of New York City PGR 1:40 60 Days In 3 2:35 Killing Season 3 3:35 Catfish 3 4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 7:30 Beverly Hills Pawn 8pm Beverly Hills Pawn 8:30 M Did You Hear About The Morgans? PGR 2009 Comedy. When an estranged Manhattan power couple see a murder, they become the target of the contract killer and are forced together under a witness protection programme. Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker. 10:40 Intervention AO 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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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 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 CSI MV 10:40 NCIS – LA MV 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars – UK PG 12:50 The Force MC 1:20 Ice Road Truckers PG 2:10 NCIS PGV 3:05 Border Security PG 3:30 Border Security PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:30 The Force MC 7pm Pawn Stars – UK PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 David Blaine – Real Or Magic? M 10:20 Limitless MV (Part 1) 11:20 Limitless MV (Part 2) SATURDAY 12:20 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 1:20 NCIS PGV 2:10 David Blaine – Real Or Magic? M 3:55 Limitless MV 4:45 Limitless MV 5:35 The Force MC

11:05 Bob’s Burgers PGR 3 Louise’s school trouble means Linda must meet with Mr Frond, which could lead to her losing her position as Wagstaff bake-sale leader. 11:35 The Night Shift AO 3 A patient arrives with radiation poisoning, putting the clinic into lockdown. 12:30 Infomercials

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MOVIES GREATS

6am Chips 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Dax Shepard, Michael Pena. 7:40 Hacksaw Ridge 16VC 2016 Drama. Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington. 9:55 Love On Ice 2016 Romantic Comedy. Julie Berman, Andrew Walker. 11:20 The Standoff PGL 2016 Comedy. Olivia Holt, Ryan McCartan. 12:50 X-Men – Apocalypse MVLC 2016 Action Adventure. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence. 3:10 Chips 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Dax Shepard, Michael Pena. 4:50 Power Rangers MV 2017 Adventure. Dacre Montgomery, Naomi Scott. 6:50 Dare To Be Wild MLSC 2015 Drama. Emma Greenwell, Tom Hughes. 8:30 Morgan 16VL 2016 Sci-fi. After a hybrid ‘artificial’ human begins to display violent and unpredictable tendencies, a corporate risk-assessor is sent to investigate. Kate Mara, Anya Taylor-Joy. 10:05 A Royal Night Out MSC 2015 Comedy. Sarah Gadon, Bel Powley. 11:40 East Side Sushi MVL 2014 Drama. Diana Elizabeth Torres, Yutaka Takeuchi. SATURDAY 1:25 People Interview – Bryan Cranston 2016 2:15 Power Rangers MV 2017 Adventure. 4:15 Dare To Be Wild MLSC 2015 Drama. 5:55 East Side Sushi MVL 2014 Drama.

6:30 Wedding Daze MLS 2006 Comedy. Jason Biggs, Isla Fisher. 8am In Time MVLC 2011 Sci-fi. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried. 9:45 The Good Shepherd MVLS 2006 Drama. Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie. 12:30 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16VLS 2011 Crime Drama. Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer. 3:05 The Dictator 16LS 2012 Comedy. Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris. 4:30 Love Actually MLS 2003 Comedy. Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth. 6:45 Signs M 2002 Scifi Thriller. Mel Gibson, Joaquin Phoenix, Rory Culkin. 8:30 Pain And Gain 18VLS 2013 Action. Based on a true story, a group of bodybuilders becomes caught up in kidnapping, extortion and murder in their pursuit of the American Dream. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson. 10:40 The Blair Witch Project MLC 1999 Thriller. Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard.

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Midnight The Sentinel MV 2006 Crime. Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Eva Longoria. 1:45 Love Actually MLS 2003 Comedy. Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth. 4am Pain And Gain 18VLS 2013 Action. Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson.

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6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7:10 Penguins Of Madagascar 7:40 Kia Mau 7:50 He Rourou 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 Sign High 9am Whanau Living 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 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:40 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4:10 Kia Mau 4:20 He Rourou 3 4:30 Tribe 5pm Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Pete And Pio’s Kai Safari PGR 8pm Haka Life PGR 3 8:30 M Save The Last Dance AO 2001 Drama. After her mother dies, an aspiring ballet dancer goes to live with her father in Chicago, and it seems her dreams have been thwarted. 10:35 Corp And Anam AO 3 11:35 M Wolf AO 1994 Horror. When a man is bitten by a wounded wolf he tries to help, his body goes through some strange transformations. Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader. 1:55 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Netball – Quad Series South Africa v Silver Ferns. 8am Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 8:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. Noon Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 3:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 4pm Motorsport – TR 86 Championships (HLS) 5pm Motorsport – TR Series (HLS) 6pm World Rugby Show 6:30 Inside The PGA Tour 7pm Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Bahamas Classic – Round One. 7:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Farmers Insurance Open – Round One. From Torrey Pines Golf Club in San Diego, California. 8pm Golf – PGA European Tour (HLS) Omega Dubai Desert Classic – Round One. From Emirates Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. 8:30 L Golf – PGA European Tour Omega Dubai Desert Classic – Round Two. From Emirates Golf Course in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. SATURDAY 2:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Bahamas Classic – Round One. 3am Netball – Quad Series (HLS) South Africa v Silver Ferns. 3:30 Motorsport – TR Series (HLS) 4:30 Motorsport – TR86 Championship (HLS) 5:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Week Two.

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6am Better Homes And Gardens 7:30 Love Nature – Australia’s Deadliest Destinations 8:30 Shed And Buried 9am Auction Kings 9:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together 10am Valentine Warner’s Wild Table 10:30 10 Puppies And Us 11:30 Tiny House Hunting Noon George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 1pm Hyper Evolution – Rise Of The Robots 2pm The Truth About Alcohol 3pm Luxury Uncovered 3:30 Love Nature – Secret Life Of The Koala 4:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 5:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 6:30 American Restoration 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Craft It Yourself An ignored living room gets a stylish colour-block theme; Ant and Clem test their chemistry with resin; Robin weaves a rug on a traditional loom. 9:30 Before And After 10pm Gardeners’ World 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 James Martin’s French Adventure 12:30 What’s For Sale… With A View! 1am American Restoration 2am Love Nature – Secret Life Of The Koala 3am Tiny House Hunting 3:30 Luxury Uncovered 4am Craft It Yourself 5am Before And After 5:30 Gardeners’ World

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 6:30 Cricket – Big Bash Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 7am Football – A-League Melbourne City FC v Newcastle Jets. 9am Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Quarter-final Three – New Zealand v Afghanistan. 10:15 L Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Quarter-final Four – India v Bangladesh. 2:35 L Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Quarter-final Four – India v Bangladesh. 6:30 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup Quarter-final Three – New Zealand v Afghanistan. 7:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Netball – Quad Series South Africa v Silver Ferns. 9pm Fox Sports News 9:45 L Football – A-League Melbourne Victory v Sydney FC. SATURDAY Midnight The Crowd Goes Wild 12:30 Fox Sports News 1am Cricket – Big Bash Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Stars. 1:30 Cricket – Big Bash Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades. 2am Cricket – Big Bash Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. 2:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. 3am Cricket – International Australia v England – Fourth ODI. 3:30 The Cricket Show 4am Fox Sports News 4:30 Netball – Quad Series 26Jan18

DISCOVERY 6:35 Mythbusters PG 7:30 How’s It Made PG 8:20 Mythbusters PG 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Bering Sea Gold PG 10:50 Moonshiners M 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M 1:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Railroad Australia PG 8:30 Mega Trains PG 9:25 Blowing Up History PG Curse of the Blood Pyramids. Giant pyramids in Mexico reveal the secrets of a civilisation that vanished 1,400 years ago. 10:15 What On Earth? PG Forbidden Cities of the Maya. A boy makes international headlines when he uses satellite images to discover lost cities of the Maya. 11:05 Blood Relatives M 11:55 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Internal Trauma.

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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 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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New man at the helm Former Paralympics coach Gary Francis has taken on a newly created high-performance role with Swimming New Zealand. Francis will be a targeted athlete and coach manager, providing support to the country’s leading lights under a new SNZ strategy. Francis led Paralympics New Zealand’s athlete development programme and is a two-time Paralympics Games coach, at London 2012 and Rio 2016. Given the lack of success from Kiwi swimmers over the last 20 years, Francis accepts he faces a challenge when he begins at SNZ in February.

Real Madrid stunned

Veronica Wall will lead the charge for Ashburton at this weekend’s South Island Rowing Championships in Twizel. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Real Madrid have shockingly crashed out of the Copa del Rey after a 2-1 loss at the Santiago Bernabeu to strugglers Leganes. Madrid held a 1-0 advantage going into the game, but Javier Eraso scored after 31 minutes to make the home fans uneasy. Karim Benzema pulled a goal back for Real, putting Madrid 2-1 ahead on aggregate. But Gabriel Pires powered in a header for the guests 10 minutes into the second half to send them through. The home team was jeered off on the final whistle as Leganes celebrated.

Top rowers hit the water BY MATT MARKHAM

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Two of the biggest names in Mid Canterbury rowing will be in action this weekend at the South Island Rowing Championships at Ruataniwha. Golden girl Veronica Wall will be in action, looking to continue her domination of all things single sculls while Olympian, Emma Dyke will make a rare appearance on the water in the mainland too. Dyke, who finished fourth at the Rio Olympics as part of the women’s eight, is down to row as part of the Rowing New Zealand Summer Squad. She, along with three other members of the squad, will row in two pairs and then combine to row in a four.

There will be a few familiar, local faces, in action for Dyke at the regatta with the Ashburton Rowing Club sending down a contingent of 19 rowers for the championships – a notable increase of numbers on previous years. “It’s a good rise in numbers and we are seeing a lot make the transition from rowing for Ashburton College to rowing for club and a few who have returned to the club having been away,” Justin Wall said. A good weekend two weeks ago at the Canterbury Championships has the Ashburton rowing squad looking in fine fettle for this weekend’s assignment and Wall is hopeful of some big results, including a continua-

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tion from his daughter. “We’d expect Veronica to go very close to winning all of her races,” he said. “And for her and Grace Wilson to be very competitive in the premier double.” Wall and Wilson were beaten by two smart rowers at the Canterbury Championships from the Central Rowing Performance Centre which acts as a pathway to higher honours for rowers around the country. Wall believes the girls can turn the tables on the pair this weekend if everything goes their way. Not afraid to set high expectations of his squad, Wall is also predicting the club will have three rowers in the Under 19 Girls’ Single Sculls final with

Wall and Wilson to be joined by Mollie Gibson. “They are all capable of making that final and that would be a great result.” The premier single sculls and the premier double sculls will also act as pathways for rowers to grab at the attention of national selectors with those four races all under the guise of qualifiers for higher honours. The big question for Veronica will be whether or not she can reach the required level to earn a spot in the national under 23 programme. Action gets under way early tomorrow morning and rowers will be on the water until late on Sunday afternoon when the Championships come to a close.

Cornet missed drug tests French player Alize Cornet is under investigation by the International Tennis Federation after missing three doping tests in the past year. Under the whereabouts rules, players must make themselves available for out-of-competition testing for one hour every day and the 28-year-old could potentially face a lengthy ban. Cornet, who is ranked 42, has been removed from the French Fed Cup team for the first-round tie against Belgium next month to allow her to “prepare her defence”.

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