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Traffic signals get green light

By Sue Newman

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After years of delays, traffic signals will finally be installed at two critical Ashburton locations.

As part of the Government’s transportation package announced yesterday, traffic lights have been included for the Walnut Avenue-State Highway 1 intersection in Ashburton and for the State Highway 1-Lagmhor Road intersection in Tinwald.

After years of discussion and

community agitation, the stall button had been hit on both projects, but they are now listed as part of the $34 million suite of rural intersection safety improvements in the funding package.

While there are no time-frames around specific projects, the Canterbury rural package is listed as starting in 2021 and being completed by 2022/23.

While there would still be details to come, particularly on the Tinwald lights, Ashburton Mayor

Neil Brown said it was great news for the district that both projects had been included.

“These projects have been sitting around for so long and they’ve been frustrating for residents. It’s great news for the district and it’ll get the traffic flowing through town,” he said.

Plans for the Walnut Avenue intersection were already drawn up but were on hold because options around the opposite East Street intersection needed to be

resolved. The council has already designated land for the lights and while the Government will pay for installation and improvements at West Street, the council would foot 49 per cent of the bill for the East Street work.

Money for this work had been in the council’s budget and this would now need to be revisited, Brown said.

No design work had been done for the State Highway 1-Lagmhor Road intersection in Tinwald and

this was likely to generate plenty of discussion, he said. “It’ll be good to see the details on those.”

Across Canterbury $159 million will be spent on roading upgrades, including better links between east and west Rolleston, improving safety and traffic flows along Christchurch’s Brougham Street and on Halswell Road.

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Immigration wrangle stalls opening

By Sue Newman

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The ovens and furniture are in place, the signwriting has been completed but the doors to Allenton’s new pizza shop are still closed, thanks to Immigration New Zealand.

Business owner John McDonald has been battling for months to secure the pizza chef he needs to provide consumers with an authentic pizza experience. He’s found the chef – off shore – but Immigration New Zealand has declined his visa and McDonald’s business has been left in limbo.

He’s furious.

He appealed the decision in early December and he’s still waiting for an answer. Every week the opening is delayed he’s counting the cost in lost revenue.

With a pizza maker and master baker on the list of skills shortages, and with a number of suitable overseas applications for the job, McDonald believed he’d have little trouble gaining approval for his chosen candidate. He was stunned when the applicant was declined an essential skills visa.

“They said we didn’t conduct a market test and that he didn’t have New Zealand level four culinary qualifications,” he said.

The pizza chef he employed had been trained under two of Australia’s best, had worked there for 11 years and had given notice at his current position in anticipation of relocating to New Zealand.

The doors to Allenton’s new pizza shop are still closed.

Now he’s jobless and McDonald has a pizza business that’s sitting in a state of readiness.

“The economic loss to me is horrendous. The whole thing stinks. We’re ready to go but Immigration New Zealand is holding us up. It’s an unbelievable

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situation. There seems to be a disconnect between the economic policy of the government and Immigration New Zealand. We want to bring in a skill set that’s not available here and we’d also be teaching people new skills.”

Fed up with delays in securing a

visa for his chef, McDonald called in Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

He’s made inquiries, asked questions, but said the outcome was now in the hands of Immigration New Zealand through the appeal process.

It was clear that the business’

opening was being held up by the inability to source a person with the skills required within New Zealand, Falloon said.

“And it’s clear this is not about taking jobs from locals, this is actually holding up the employment of locals.”

Extra traffic signals finally get green light From P1 In announcing the infrastructure upgrade package, Transport Minister Phil Twyford said the investments in road and rail were designed to help future-proof the economy, get towns and cities moving and make the country’s roads safer.

“The New Zealand upgrade programme reflects the Government’s balanced transport policy with

$6.8 billion being invested across road, rail, public transport and walking and cycling infrastructure across New Zealand,” he said.

The programme would bring forward and fund significant projects, many of which had been talked about for a long time, Twyford said.

Across the country $12 billion will be spent upgrading roads, rail, schools and hospitals, including

NZ has overinvested in roads and motorways for decades.

- Phil Twyford, Minister of Transport.

$2.4 million to replace Ashburton Hospital’s coal-fired boiler.

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon said that after years of delays it was good to finally see some movement on Ashburton’s two traffic light projects.

“We’ve been pushing for this for a long time,” he said.

What was disappointing, however, was that in spite of State Highway 1 between Ashburton

help prepare the Ashburton District for the future.

Traffic lights at the two locations had been on her radar since she first began campaigning, Luxton said.

“I have been advocating and pushing for this positive outcome ever since. The upgrades will improve safety which we all will have seen is desperately needed,” she said.

Tell the Government to fund a four lane highway from Christchurch to Ashburton Not long after the last election the Government cut more than $5 billion from the state highway network to instead spend on rail and cycle projects in Auckland. It’s left less money available for important upgrades to our local highways. Now the Government have announced plans to borrow $19 billion, with $6.8 billion earmarked for rail and road projects. It represents an opportunity to send a message to the Government that the road to Christchurch, the second most dangerous stretch of highway in New Zealand for fatalities and serious crashes, needs upgrading to four lanes to make it safer.

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and Christchurch being the second most dangerous in the country, there was no indication that expanding this to four lanes was on the Government’s radar, Falloon said.

“Their failure to invest anything in this makes a mockery of their claim that they’re focused on road safety.”

Rangitata Labour list MP Jo Luxton said the investment would

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Bus service given thumbs-up by potential users

By Sue Newman

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Strong public support has been shown for the establishment of a community bus service running between Methven and Ashburton.

Ashburton’s deputy mayor Liz McMillan ran an online survey to gauge support and more than 60 people responded, all keen to see the service established.

“Everyone who responded was in favour of the service and most were people who didn’t drive very far any more or who were no longer driving. We certainly have enough interest to take the next step,” McMillan said.

Community buses are an established part of several Canterbury communities where public bus services are not available.

The service is funded through a rated Environment Canterbury transport levy.

The strong community interest shown means the project will

now move to the next stage. A meeting will be held next week with Safe Communities Ashburton to begin looking at the nuts and bolts of the project, she said.

“It’s now just about how it’s going to work and what the actual uptake is likely to be. We also need to get a board together to oversee the service.”

The community vehicle service would be available to anyone wanting to travel between Methven and Ashburton.

It’s a scheme run on a not-forprofit basis and often involves volunteers to manage and deliver the service. Users pay a small amount towards operating costs.

In other parts of Canterbury, where the community vehicle service was running, it was well supported and in some areas the number of vehicles in use had grown and it was likely this would happen in the Ashburton District and could involve other areas such as Rakaia, she said.

Drug charge arrest Armed police could be seen at a Tinwald address yesterday following the arrest of a man on a drug-related charge. A police spokesperson said they were looking for a person of interest at a Manchester Street address at 10.15am. The 25-year-old man was located and taken in to custody and will appear in the Christchurch District Court today.

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Fire burns through roadside vegetation

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

A vegetation fire in dense bushes along a fenceline in Eiffelton kept firefighters busy on Wednesday.

The fire burnt through 80m of vegetation alongside Russells Road, and units from the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Willowby and Hinds Volunteer Rural Fire Force responded after being called just after 11am.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Alan Burgess said dense toi toi bushes along the fenceline beside the road

had created difficulty for firefighters.

“It is always a bit of a challenge (putting them out) when you have limited water resources as they take some time to extinguish,” he said.

Burgess said they were unsure where the fire had started as when they arrived there were two sections of fire with a gap in between, and nobody had been present when the fire started.

“It might have been a machine driving along the road but we won’t know unless someone comes forward who was there,” he said.

Left – Firefighters from Ashburton, Hinds and Willowby deal with a vegetation fire in the Eiffelton area on Wednesday afternoon.

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4x4 safari fundraiser a hit

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

A fundraising safari through the high country has given a healthy boost to Mt Somers Walkway Society’s coffers, but they still have a long way to go before they can get things moving on their dream of re-opening the Sharplin Falls track.

The safari, which was held in conjunction with the Mid Canterbury 4x4 Drive Club saw around 80 vehicles make the trip along the Stour River and through Department of Conservation land and Mt Barossa Station.

Walkway committee member Robert Schikker said the route was typically only able to be accessed by foot, bicycle or horseback, so being able to get there by vehicle presented a rare opportunity for some.

“It is an interesting drive but not dangerous,” he said.

“They got to have a look through all the hills and the old musterers’ huts and even some parts of the Te Araroa trail.

“The Mid Canterbury 4x4 club supervised everything and they had one of their vehicles every 10 vehicles to keep an eye on things, so we are really grateful for their support and for the access from DOC, Mt Barossa Station and Lake Heron Station.”

Schikker said that the money would be used towards preparing reports for the planned new Sharplin Falls track, and despite the success of the event, they would still need to raise between $20,000 and $30,000.

“We would of course like DOC to fund everything, but unfortunately they don’t get the funds they need for these sorts of projects, so we are hoping to raise the money with them being so underfunded,” he said.

Around 80 vehicles tackled the fundraising 4x4 safari through the Canterbury high country on Saturday.

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MSD Service Centre and Eastfield Health take shape

By Susan Sandys

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A busy construction site in Ashburton’s CBD will soon turn into a bustling hub of health and social services.

A two-storey premises at the corner of Tancred and Cass streets is to be Eastfield Health by mid-year, while the building next

door will house the Ashburton Ministry of Social Development (MSD) Service Centre and open on February 10.

MSD regional commissioner for Canterbury, Diane McDermott, said the service centre would continue to have appointments at its temporary premises on the corner of Cass and Have-

lock streets until 5pm, February 7, and the new building would open at 12.30pm the following Monday.

“We’re looking forward to welcoming everyone at our new improved office,” McDermott said this week.

“Our new service centre will have a much more welcoming

feel and people will have more privacy. We can still be contacted during the interim on 0800 559009.”

Meanwhile, Sealy Street Medical Practice will become Eastfield Health when it shifts into its new building, which may be as early as April.

“Our current premises have

served the practice extremely well over the past 25-plus years, but more recently, growth has been limited by lack of space,” managers reported in a newsletter to patients recently.

“We will be going from three consulting rooms to eight consulting rooms and a procedure room.”

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Family first cautioned over logo use NZME

Ashburton’s Baring Square cenotaph is surrounded by scaffolding ahead of a six to eight week work project that will see it in top condition for Anzac Day services.

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Lobby group Family First has been cautioned for using the Smokefree logo in an anti-cannabis advertisement.

The full-page ad appeared in the Herald on Sunday and shows a hand with the Smokefree logo pulling a cigarette from a teen’s mouth and another hand replacing it with a joint.

But the Health Promotion Agency says it didn’t condone the use of its logo.

An agency spokesperson said they’d be talking to Family First about the “unauthorised use” of its logo.

National director of Family First, Bob McCoskrie, said they would remove the logo if “we legally have to”.

“We thought they’d appreciate the free plug.”

The New Zealand cannabis referendum will be held on September 19 at the same time as the general election.

The Government released the draft Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill last year which specifies a minimum age of 20 to use or purchase a recreational cannabis product, prohibits the consumption of cannabis in public spaces and limits use to private homes and licensed premises.

Spruce up for Baring Square cenotaph Ashburton’s Baring Square west cenotaph is sporting a new look, one it’s likely to be wearing for at least a month.

Yesterday scaffolding was erected around the cenotaph

and this will then be encased in a wrap. Work will then begin on a major spruce up of the memorial ahead of this year’s Anzac Day services.

The cenotaph, a memorial to

soldiers from the Ashburton District who fought and died during World War One, is owned and cared for by the Ashburton District Council.

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ager Neil McCann said the spruce up will include removing and replacing areas of crumbling mortar and removing years of moss and lichen growth. The structure will then be handwashed.

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Study finds Kiwis are recycling wrong by

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Kiwi households are churning through nearly two billion plastic containers a year with over a third of it by weight ending up in landfill.

New Zealand’s unhealthy addiction to plastic has been laid bare in a report that found households also put nearly 100 million plastic drink and milk bottles in their rubbish bins — instead of recycling them.

Waste Management Institute of New Zealand (WasteMINZ), which is behind the in-depth audit of household rubbish and recycling, says poor labelling and confusing rules across regions are largely to blame.

Sorting through kerbside rubbish and recycling bins of 867 New Zealand households from eight areas the report estimated 1.76 billion plastic containers

were being disposed of across the country each year – more than metal (767m) and glass (854m) combined.

The report also found 39 per cent – by weight – of household plastic bottles and containers that could be recycled were going to landfill, and 97 million plastic drink and milk bottles went directly into rubbish instead of recycling bins.

WasteMINZ TAO Forum chair Parul Sood said the findings highlighted issues with household sorting, collecting, and design of packaging.

An estimated 181 million containers showed no plastic identification code or recycling information.

Almost 26m plastic containers were likely not recycled by the processor due to a container’s plastic shrink sleeve.

Triggers and pumps – such as those on spray bottles – could

also often not be recycled.

Researchers also found confusion around the different types of plastic that could be recycled, with just 2600 tonnes of household grocery packaging made from plastics 3, 4, 6, and 7 disposed of via kerbside collections, compared with the estimated 41,300 tonnes of packaging made from plastics 1, 2 and 5.

“Improved labelling, the choice of plastic used when designing packaging, and standardising nationally the plastic packaging accepted for kerbside recycling to make it easier for Kiwis to know what can and can’t be recycled — all of these actions can improve our recycling rates,” Sood said.

Associate Minister for the Environment Eugenie Sage said the report was a “wake-up call”.

“It highlights the value of much better product design so products and their materials can be easily re-used or recycled, and

the need to reduce what we use, reuse what we can, and recycle properly.

“It’s a timely wake-up call for designers, manufacturers, retailers and marketers to shift towards more recyclable and re-useable packaging. There is a strong public demand for this.”

Industry group Plastics New Zealand’s CEO Rachel Barker said the report showed current recycling rates were not high enough, with just 65 per cent of plastics 1, 2 and 5 recycled.

“Many councils don’t collect polypropylene [5] even though there is a strong end market for this material. Increasing the rate of collection would hugely improve the recycling statistics and this valuable material could be reprocessed right here in New Zealand.”

There needed to be better education around proper recycling etiquette, with 8m soft drink bot-

tles with liquid in them, and 1.8m “stinky” milk bottles ending up in landfill, Barker said.

Plastics NZ also proposed improved labelling, allowing only natural or light plastic colours, and improved collection and sorting infrastructure.

The audit and report, supported by a $425,000 grant from the Ministry for the Environment over three years, was carried out late last year in partnership with councils in several cities and regional towns across New Zealand.

Sage said combined with the Chief Science Advisor (CSA) Juliet Gerrard’s recent report Rethinking Plastics in Aotearoa New Zealand, the audit provided solid information to help inform the Government’s work programme to reduce waste.

Following Gerrard’s report the Government announced a ban on more single-use plastic

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Aust, NZ joint evacuations AP New Zealand will join Australia in a plan to evacuate the nations’ citizens from the epicentre of the deadly coronavirus outbreak, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison today revealed his government was planning for an operation to move more than 600 Australians currently trapped in the city of Wuhan to the Christmas Island detention centre for quarantine.

The region has been on strict lockdown since the outbreak of the new virus that has killed 132. There have been more than 6000 confirmed cases worldwide.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade has confirmed there are now 82 New Zealanders registered as being in the region.

Ardern yesterday afternoon confirmed New Zealand would be working with Australia on a “joint ANZAC assisted departure” from Wuhan.

“Specific details of the evacuation plan, including the medical protocols that will be applied to returning New Zealanders, and access arrangements on the ground in China are being worked through by officials,” she said.

Morrison also indicated the operation was still only in its planning stages.

But Ardern has warned any plan to remove New Zealanders would be complex and difficult because of logistical issues, including tight travel restrictions imposed by the Chinese Government, pre-departure screening requirements and complying with any quarantine measures.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters told Newstalk ZB’s

McGlynn would like ‘evil role’ Coronation Street star Katie McGlynn has said she would like to take on an “evil” role after seven years of playing Sinead Osbourne on the cobbles. Katie picked up the Best Serial Drama Performance award at the British National Television Awards for her portrayal of Sinead, who passed away on screen in October after battling cervical cancer. Speaking to press including Digital Spy at the awards ceremony following her big win, Katie was asked what kind of character she’d like to play next. “I’d love to play, obviously not Harley Quinn because that’s already taken, but I’d love to play that kind of role,” she said.

The Christmas Island detention centre will be used for quarantine by Australia.

Heather du Plessis-Allan they don’t know how many New Zealanders in Wuhan are wanting to leave.

“We think we’re dealing with, at this point of time, well under 80,” he said.

“The details, of course, have gotta be worked through with the Chinese government. Including the reception of evacuation transport,” he said.

“You can’t use military aircraft because the Chinese government won’t accept that. Other contingency plans are being put in place as we speak.”

When asked whether it’ll be Australian or New Zealand aircraft, he said it could be both.

Peters says he can’t give any details about how these people will be quarantined, but said “we’ve already worked on that”.

New Zealand has joined Australia and Britain in warning citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to China, in addition to an earlier blanket warning against visiting Wuhan and surrounding Hubei province.

Peters said he was also consulting with the United States about joining its evacuation effort.

He was due to speak to US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien yesterday.

Kiwi citizens trapped in Wuhan have been pleading

to get out after being caught in the lockdown while visiting during the Chinese New Year.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade earlier said it was exploring various evacuation options with other countries.

“Options include the possibility of places being made available for New Zealanders on charter flights leaving Wuhan, or assisted departure

by NZDF which is more complex,” a spokesperson said.

But it warned New Zealanders in China they “must comply with all Chinese laws, rules and regulations including the travel restrictions imposed by the Chinese authorities to contain the virus”.

The Thing movie remake The Thing is officially getting another movie, with the remake being adapted from lost pages from the original book.

John Carpenter’s 1982 sci-fi horror and the 1951 film The Thing from Another World are both based on John W Campbell Jr’s novel Who Goes There?, and thanks to newly-discovered chapters from the author’s book, the iconic film will be getting a new adaptation. The remake has been picked up by Universal Studios and Blumhouse following a Kickstarter fund project from writer John Betancourt, who initiated the project to finance the release of Campbell’s lost novel Frozen Hell.

Large quake strikes between Cuba, Jamaica AP A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking a vast area from Mexico to Florida and beyond, but there were no reports of casualties or heavy damage.

The quake was centered 139 kilometres north-west of Montego Bay, Jamaica, and 140 kilometres west-south-west of Niquero, Cuba, according to the US Geological Survey. It hit at 2.10pm local time and the epicentre was a relatively shallow 10 kilometres beneath the surface.

Dr. Enrique Arango Arias, head of Cuba’s National Seismological Service, told state media that there had been no serious damage or injuries reported on the island.

The Cayman Islands were rocked by several of the strong aftershocks that followed in the area, including one measured at magnitude 6.1. Water was cut off to much of Grand Cayman Island, and public schools were cancelled for Wednesday Gov Carlos Joaquín González of Mexico’s Quintana Roo state, which is home to Cancun, Tulum and other popular beach resorts, said the earthquake was felt in multiple parts of the low-lying Caribbean state but there were no reports of damage or injuries.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre initially warned that the quake could generate waves 30 to 92cm above normal in Cuba, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands, Honduras, Mexico and Belize, but issued a later message saying the danger had passed.

The quake was felt strongly

in Santiago, the largest city in eastern Cuba, said Belkis Guerrero, who works in a Roman Catholic cultural centre in the centre of Santiago It was also felt a little farther east at the US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on the south-eastern coast of the island.

There were no immediate reports of injuries or damages, said J Overton, a spokesman for the installation, which has a total population of about 6000 people.

Several South Florida buildings were evacuated as a precaution, according to city of Miami and Miami-Dade County officials. No injuries or road closures were reported. No shaking was felt at the Hard Rock stadium in Miami Gardens, which will host the Super Bowl on Sunday.

In the Cayman Islands, the quake left cracked roads and what appeared to be sewage spilling from cracked mains.

There were no reports of injuries or more severe damage, said Kevin Morales, editor-in-chief of the Cayman Compass newspaper.

The islands experience so few earthquakes that newsroom staff were puzzled when it hit, he said.

Dr. Stenette Davis, a psychiatrist at a Cayman Islands hospital, said he saw manhole covers blown off by the force of the quake, and sewage exploding into the street, but no more serious damage.

Mexico’s National Seismological Service reported that the quake was felt in five states including as far away as Veracruz, on the country’s Gulf Coast.

First black Doctor Jo Martin, who will play the second female Time Lord, is the real thing, according to Doctor Who show-runner Chris Chibnall. Fans were astounded when a new Doctor arrived to compete with Jodie Whittaker’s version, even bringing her own Tardis. Chibnall said that Martin, who becomes the first black actor in the iconic role, is not playing a fake or phoney version. “The important thing to say is – she is definitively the Doctor,” he explained. “There’s not a sort of parallel universe going on, there’s no tricks. Jo Martin is the Doctor, that’s why we gave her the credit at the end which all new Doctors have the first time you see them.”

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Broadcasting decision agreed to RNZ Cabinet is forging ahead with the plan to create a new, super-sized public broadcaster, but ministers have taken some convincing.

It is understood they have signed off on a high-level decision to proceed and to commission a business case, after the Minister for Broadcasting, Kris Faafoi, presented a revised paper on Monday.

He was told to go back and do more work on the original plan, after taking it to Cabinet in December.

If that had gone ahead, the government would have been readying now to pass legislation under urgency to disestablish RNZ and TVNZ, and then proceed with a business plan later in the year.

That sequence of events has now been scrapped so ministers will have a substantive business case to consider before making any significant or irrevocable decisions.

RNZ understands there was pushback from some senior Labour and New Zealand First ministers about the way the preferred option was landed on, the implications for public broadcasting

if RNZ ceased to be a standalone company, and the speed at which it had been progressing.

However, this may not necessarily change the timetable - the plan was to work towards having the new media company in place by about 2023 and that appears to still be the goal.

RNZ has also been told the amended proposal puts a specific emphasis on the fact the new company will be primarily a public service media outlet, and to ensure that is made crystal clear in any legislation, and through a charter.

That would also help to alleviate some of the strongly expressed concerns some ministers had about a “culture clash” - namely the risk the public broadcasting ethos could be subsumed by an aggressive commercial imperative once the new company was established and operating in the media marketplace.

As in the original proposal, the company would still have the ability to fund some of its operations through commercial or advertising revenue.

The news late last year that MediaWorks was putting its television business up for sale in the face of

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some of the financial pressure on commercial players is also understood to be part of the mix.

It’s already taken Labour most of this term to get to this point; Clare Curran’s plans for ‘RNZ+’ were canned when she lost the Broadcasting portfolio in 2018 and Faafoi took over.

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The new entity would have a “mixed funding model” that would be funded both directly from the Crown, and from a range of “non-Crown” sources including advertising, sponsorship and subscriptions.

It would operate as a not-forprofit, and would have “statutory protection for editorial and operational independence”.

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The outbreak of coronavirus in China – New Zealand’s biggest trading partner – could have a far-reaching impact, local economists say.

China’s growth rate came to 6.1 per cent in 2019 – the lowest annual rate for 29 years – and economists said the outbreak was certain to hit growth in the first quarter of 2020.

The prospect of still lower economic growth in the China has already hit the “hard” commodities, with oil prices falling 10 per cent since the outbreak.

China has reported that the coronavirus has claimed 25 more lives, taking the death toll to at least 106.

More than 4000 people have been infected across China, the bulk of them in and around Wuhan, where the virus first emerged.

Those commodities directly connected to China’s economic growth – coal and iron ore – were expected to take a hit, and Australia’s big mining stocks BHP, Rio Tinto and Fortescue fell in response, later bouncing off their lows.

For New Zealand’s “soft” commodities – dairy and meat – the impact is likely to be less direct.

Nevertheless, those stocks with exposure to China – Fonterra, a2 Milk, Comvita, Tourism Holdings – all weakened.

Some economists had expected the Reserve Bank’s official cash rate (OCR) to level out at the current 1.0 per cent, but the outbreak could change that.

ASB Bank economists said the New Zealand economy remains well placed, but that the Reserve Bank should remain vigilant.

In the near-term, the corona-

virus represents something of a game-changer for financial markets, it said.

“Already, the economic impact on China looks like it will be severe and the virus is far from contained,” the bank said.

“Having gone off the idea of more OCR cuts over recent months, the market is now moving to price them back in, with a 25 basis cut close to fully priced in over 2020,” it said.

The Reserve Bank’s next review of the rate is due at the release of its monetary policy statement on February 12.

The already soft New Zealand dollar has dropped by about US1¢ over the last two days as international investors seek out safe haven currencies such as the Japanese yen.

Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie said he expected the food service industry would feel the brunt as Chinese authorities clamped down on people

congregating.

That would have an impact on Chinese hot-pot restaurants, which formed a big part of the success of New Zealand’s sheepmeat trade.

“I hope the authorities get on top of this quickly and stop the contagion,” Ritchie said.

“That is of absolute importance to us.”

China is New Zealand’s biggest market for both sheepmeat and beef.

Mark Lister, head of private wealth research at Craigs Investment Partners, the outbreak had potential flow-on effects for economic growth, tourism and consumer sentiment.

But he said the response on sharemarkets here and around the world had to be taken against the background of record high levels last year.

“The market has been very fragile to any bad news.”

BNZ economist Doug Steel said the lower currency would help to insulate the effects on the export trade to some degree.

“With parts of China being shut down, and with a whole lot of production and earning not happening, activity will be curtailed,” he said.

“That lowers growth and spending will be down,” Steel said.

“You usually see that come through in commodities prices.

“We have got to see how things pan out. You would imagine that the news will get worse before it gets better.”

ANZ said the outbreak presented downside risk to both meat and dairy prices in the near term and that the Kiwi dollar was likely to remain under pressure.

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OUR VIEW

When the hand that feeds you ...

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erhaps we should be used to it by now, but there’s something quite irritating about the lack of attention the little old Mainland often gets from the big guns of this country compared to our friends north of the Bombay Hills.

It used to be a joke that went around for a while that if you lived south of that point you really didn’t matter, you were basically just there to make the numbers and that the only way to make New Zealand great was to focus all attention and pour every cent into the Auckland region.

In an ideal world, we’d all be equal. After all, I’m pretty sure that the average person from outside of Auckland pays just as

much in tax each year as what someone who lives inside the Auckland bubble does.

So why then, does it seem like we’re so often left short.

Yesterday’s transport funding announcements made for interesting reading. Close to $5 billion allocated to the Auckland and Waikato region while significantly less allocated to other areas.

You could almost liken it to that

classic playground situation, back in the days.

You’d rush to the playground with the hope of getting the opportunity to play with all the good, new toys, only to find that the big kids were already there and they’d taken all that stuff leaving you with the little duck on a spring that just rocks backward and forward.

Yes, of course, we shouldn’t complain too loudly, at least this time around we’re getting a pretty good cut of the money here locally, but not surprisingly, the much-discussed option of a fourlane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch is off the table.

But did we really think that the Government leaders were going

to heed the word and feel the pressure of a first-term Member of Parliament from little old Ashburton (no offence, Andrew Falloon)?

We were dreaming if we did.

By adopting that suggested idea of widening one of the most dangerous stretches of road in the South Island, there would have to be some form of admission of defeat.

That it wasn’t a Government-based thought process, instead of being something largely pushed by the opposition, the outcome might have been a little bit different – but it is election year after all and an admission that perhaps someone on the other side might actually be right,

would almost be an admission of defeat.

There is a bit of positivity though.

The Tinwald corridor has been a disaster zone in waiting for many years and any further progressions or improvements to that heavily populated stretch of road is only going to be for the better.

News of work being planned for it will be welcomed by residents who use it frequently and for those who travel through our major township.

Something is always better than nothing, at the end of the day – but you’re never going to stop people from thinking and feeling like they deserve a little bit more.

headquarters in London; it was the group’s last public performance.

In 1972, 13 Roman Catholic civil rights marchers were shot to death by British soldiers in Northern Ireland on what became known as Bloody Sunday.

In 1974, President Richard Nixon delivered what would be his last State of the Union address; Nixon pledged to rein in rising prices without the “harsh medicine of recession” and establish a national healthcare plan that every American could afford.

In 1993, Los Angeles inaugurated its Metro Red Line, the city’s first

modern subway.

Ten years ago: China suspended military exchange visits with the United States in protest over $6.4 billion in planned US arms sales to Taiwan. (Those exchanges were reinstated in January 2011.) Thousands of demonstrators from across Japan marched in central Tokyo to protest the US military presence on Okinawa.

Five years ago: Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight was arrested on suspicion of hitting and killing a man with his truck and fleeing the scene of the crash near Los Angeles. (Knight is serving a 28-year sentence

after pleading no contest to voluntary manslaughter.)

One year ago: A California panel recommended that Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten be paroled after serving more than four decades in prison. (Governor Gavin Newsom over-ruled the decision, marking the third time a governor had stopped Van Houten’s release.)

Today’s birthdays: Actor Gene Hackman is 90. Actress Vanessa Redgrave is 83. Country singer Jeanne Pruett is 83. Chess grandmaster Boris Spassky is 83. Country singer Norma Jean is 82. Rhythm-and-blues musician William King (The

Commodores) is 71. Singer Phil Collins is 69. Actor Charles S. Dutton is 69. World Golf Hall of Famer Curtis Strange is 65. The King of Jordan, Abdullah II, is 58. The King of Spain, Felipe VI, is 52. Actor Christian Bale is 46.

Actress-singer Lena Hall is 40.

Actor Wilmer Valderrama is 40.

Actress Mary Hollis Inboden is 34. Actress Kylie Bunbury is 31.

Actor Jake Thomas is 30. Actress Danielle Campbell is 25.

Thought for today: “Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you’re scared to death.” — Harold Wilson, British prime minister (1916-1995).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, January 30, the 30th day of 2020. There are 336 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 30, 1933, Adolf Hitler became chancellor of Germany.

On this date: In 1649, England’s King Charles I was executed for high treason.

In 1911, bookies took their last bets on New Zealand racecourses. A 1910 amendment to the Gaming Act banned bookmakers from New Zealand racecourses, other public places and hotels. The bookies were farewelled after the last race at Takapuna, with a band playing appropriate tunes such as We Parted on the Shore.

In 1931, the Charles Chaplin feature City Lights had its world premiere in Los Angeles.

In 1945, during World War Two, a Soviet submarine torpedoed the German ship MV Wilhelm Gustloff in the Baltic Sea with the loss of more than 9000 lives, most of them war refugees; roughly 1000 people survived.

Adolf Hitler marked the 12th anniversary of his appointment as Germany’s chancellor with his last public speech in which he called on Germans to keep resisting until victory.

In 1948, Indian political and spiritual leader Mohandas K. Gandhi, 78, was shot and killed in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. (Godse and a co-conspirator were later executed.)

In 1962, two members of The Flying Wallendas high-wire act were killed when their seven-person pyramid collapsed during a performance at the State Fair Coliseum in Detroit.

In 1968, the Tet Offensive began during the Vietnam War as Communist forces launched surprise attacks against South Vietnamese towns and cities; although the Communists were beaten back, the offensive was seen as a major setback for the US and its allies.

In 1969, The Beatles staged an impromptu concert atop Apple

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Transforming education I

t’s that time of year when the summer holidays are over and Kiwi kids and teachers are returning to classrooms for another year.

Feet have grown, lunchboxes lost and shirts have shrunk, meaning potential financial difficulties for parents and caregivers.

The cost of uniforms, school lunches and stationery adds up quickly and can be a real strain on New Zealand families.

This Government is working hard to reduce this strain, and the financial pinch should feel a bit less than in previous years.

Our decision to increase funding for schools that don’t ask parents for donations takes a lot of pressure off.

Nationwide, 90 per cent of schools have opted into the donation scheme for 2020. The scheme is a win for parents and families. They know that their students at decile 1-7 schools will get to enjoy the benefits of extra funding for their schools without them feeling the pressure to find it within their own household budget.

The school donations scheme is just one of a number of Wellbeing Budget initiatives that will

Jo Luxton

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make a real difference in the coming year.

We’re also rolling out a free school lunches programme that will initially benefit 6000 students on the pilot schemes, and will extend to 21,000 students by the end of the year.

This year parents won’t face the prospect of fees for NCEA and scholarship exams, and new learning support co-ordinators will be starting in schools this year, including right here in Ashburton, providing a much needed boost to ensure all children and young people who need a bit of extra help get the support they need.

Kids and teachers can look forward to a much improved learning environment over the next few years as the benefits of the Government’s $400 million injection into school capital works starts to show.

Building quality learning envi-

ronments is a major priority for this Government.

Schools are the hubs of our communities and investing in schools is an investment in our communities. Making our schools great places to learn not only benefits those working and learning in them but it also creates jobs up and down the country.

Teacher aides, school administration staff, caretakers and ground staff, and all of the other people who keep our schools running, will also start the year in a much better position thanks to the Government’s commitment to pay at least the Living Wage to all school staff from the start of this year.

The combination of these changes will make a huge difference to students, their families, and local communities.

It makes me proud to be part of a Government that is focused on education and easing the burden for families.

I have always maintained that education is the one thing that overcomes every disadvantage with which a child might begin life.

Whether it is first, second, or third

chance education, it remains the most transformative influence in our lives, and that transformation benefits everybody.

I wish all of our local Mid Cantabrian students and teachers the very best for the year ahead and I look forward to visiting more local schools.

It is one of my favourite parts of the job, meeting with principals and teachers, being asked questions by students, and seeing the brilliant learning and education that is happening here in Rangitata.

Jo Luxton is a Labour list MP. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.

Having been born in Ashburton and lived there until I was 20 (I am now 61) I am always returning to visit family and friends and I wander up the streets in town many, many times and drive around the local area to see the changes that have happened over the 40 years I have been away.

I am disappointed that the traffic problem in Tinwald has never been addressed.

It is so hard to get back onto the main road and head back into Ashburton. Volume of traffic is horrendous. Surely one large roundabout or one set of lights would help the problem.

How long does it take to make a decision about building the second bridge?

Would love to see a large parking area for self-contained motorhomes, caravans etc within easy walking distance to the CBD. Maybe Mona Square could be utilised better or perhaps on West Street.

I saw many buses had stopped at the Ashburton Domain and were using the toilet facilities then continuing on through the town.

Was disappointed to see the information centre closed as any business building empty is not a good look.

Maybe it could be relocated to the parking area as well.

Obviously there would need to be restrictions on size, type and time limit.

I will be one of these New Zealand motorhome adventurers shortly and having done plenty of travelling elsewhere in my motorhome.

I know the need of big and easy parking, very close, and close walking distance to main shopping areas.

The local Australian councils are encouraging travellers to stop, stay and spend and are building these overnight areas to accommodate. If the parking is not there, the travellers, and their money, will continue through to the next town.

The amount of people caravanning around New Zealand is getting bigger every year.

I read the article in the Guardian with regard the changes to Tancred and Burnett streets and the use of the now vacant commercial district to bring locals back to the area to spend, great idea but most of that money will be spent in the area anyway.

Ways to encourage people from outside the district to stop and spend must be a priority for local council. It is a wonderful town and I enjoy many, many coffees, meals and buying gifts

etc from the local shops.

I look forward to my next visit and see the expansion happening around Tancred and Burnett streets.

Thanks again Ashburton.

Margaret Moore (Young)

Transport planning Last Thursday the Guardian reported Mr Falloon’s ongoing concerns of obtaining a four-lane highway from Christchurch to Ashburton.

I support his concerns and have given the reasons for many years why this should happen. At this stage it will happen for two reasons.

One: The numbers will justify it.

Two: Politics.

The Southern Arterial Route from Christchurch to Rolleston will be complete in approximately six months. This major project is an important step. It is a good example of forward planning and good engineering to get the desired result.

The four-lane highway will not stop when it reaches Ashburton it will continue on to Timaru.

Ashburton town must have a quality four-lane highway, with quality intersections enabling ease of movement on the present corridor.

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Mr Falloon, do you support council plans to transfer highway traffic from the present highway onto the town owned network, build a bridge and carry on through our residential streets?

At the beginning it is estimated to carry 12,000 vehicles per day, gradually rising to 25,000 per day.

This corridor has 45 residential intersections, several schools, several early learning centres.

Town planning at its worst.

Mr Falloon do you support council intention to spend multi-million dollars (huge) of ratepayers’ money to support this project?

If in doubt, ask our community, our ratepayers.

New Zealand legislation is in place that gives NZTA the responsibility for managing the highway network. Highways are built for volume traffic and if it needs more capacity it is normal to increase that capacity.

Because of their needs they are generally built and maintained at a better standard.

The highway network is funded by the government, by various taxes.

Improvements continue to be made on the highway, passing lanes etc, except Ashburton’s highway for 15 years.

Nothing.

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Another Mid Canty case of M. bovis

By Heather Chalmers

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Another Mid Canterbury dairy farm has tested positive for cattle disease mycoplasma bovis.

This was one of six new cases confirmed nationally last week – three each in both the North and South islands.

The Ashburton District has five active confirmed properties, four dairy and one beef. These have to complete a destocking, cleaning and disinfecting programme before being declared clear of the disease.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers president David Clark said it was not unexpected that additional properties were being found.

“This is a long process. However, this doesn’t discount the impact it will have on the individual farming families involved.”

Clark said he was confident that processes had improved, compared with the “shambolic start of this eradication process”.

He urged anyone involved in the eradication programme that was having issues to contact Federated Farmers. “We would welcome a phone call from anyone that is having difficulties.”

In the last year, the Rural Support Trust had been given more resources to assist farmers caught up in the M. bovis eradication programme.

Mid Canterbury farmers placed under active surveillance, considered as being a low risk of having M. bovis, can also receive support

from the Farmers’ Assistance Programme set up last year after a spike in potential cases.

As at January 24, 226 cases had been confirmed nationally, of

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To date, 134,925 animals have been culled and $125 million paid in compensation as part of the eradication programme.

Another tough season for cherries

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firmed properties including those in the Ashburton District. The type of active confirmed properties within Canterbury were: dairy (eight), beef (five) and one

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Central Otago cherry growers are reporting a tough 2019-20 season, with yields about half the normal size due to poor weather conditions.

The majority of cherries are harvested in the region between mid-December to early February.

Summerfruit NZ chairman and general manager of the cherry exporter 45 South, Tim Jones, said yields were about half, or maybe even a little bit less, of what a full crop would be in the district. It was the second tough season in a row for growers, he said.

“So two years in a row of low yields, I think growers will be looking forward to next year and [getting] back to some good volumes.”

Jones said the current season had been challenging due to poor weather during the pollination period in spring and a cool, wet start to summer. “[It has been] not until January that we’ve got some summer [weather] ... and some nice fruit to pick, but just not enough of it unfortunately,” he said.

Industry data from mid-January showed about 1250 tonnes of the fruit had been exported so far this season, which was lower than normal, Jones said.

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Aiming to make NZ self-sufficient in wheat Brian Leadley

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Importing wheat into the North Island from Australia does not sit well with the likes of Brian Leadley, but he believes it is possible to change that by 2025.

Leadley, the vice-chairman of Federated Farmers’ arable industry group, said the practice was largely down to costs at the end of the day.

“Importing wheat from Australia is happening because it’s possible for mills in the North Island to land wheat from pretty much any area of Australia cheaper than South Island farmers can send it up to them,” he said.

He and others in the arable industry are aiming to have New Zealand self-sufficient in milling wheat production by 2025.

The mills have to be in the North Island due to the heavier population base up there and this causes issues for the South Island producers.

“The problem is we have the biggest growers in areas with the

smallest population.”

Federated Farmers, the Arable Food Industry Council, the Foundation for Arable Research, and the New Zealand Grain and Seed Trade Association are supporting the industry to achieve that goal.

Leadley realises the 2025 goal is optimistic, however, it required a collective approach.

“If all parts of the industry work together – the millers, the bakers, the farmers and the growers – it is achievable.

“It’s all about communication,” he said.

Grain grown in the South Island has to move to the North Island to be processed and that attracts high freight costs.

“New Zealand is long and narrow, so everything has to travel up or down and across Cook Strait.”

Ideally the 2025 goal will address this freight problem and go a long way to making self-sufficiency possible.

“We need to look at different way of transporting grains up north.”

Leadley suggested coastal shipping as a conceivable solution.

Milling wheat is made primarily into flour for bread, biscuits and pastas.

“Bread, for example, is a staple part of the Kiwi diet.”

In order to meet the national demand for bread, the millers need a consistent supply of high-quality product. Conversely, growers need to know that they can sell the grain once it’s harvested.

“We need to make sure we create a sustainable market here for ourselves and stop Australia taking our market.

“There have been times in the past where Australia has struggled to meet their own needs for milling wheat and have had to resort to importing it themselves.”

New Zealand has a sound opportunity to market its paddock-by-paddock traceability, Leadley said.

“Traceability is not that possible with Australian wheat, because it comes into the country in such large tonnages. It can be traced to

a multitude of paddocks, but not in as much detail as we can.”

Leadley feels New Zealand has various options to increase the amount of milling wheat here.

“Milling wheat has the ability to fit in with other farming practices and crop rotation.”

For example, wheat could be grown on a rotation basis with peas.

“The demand for peas has gone up due to the move to vegetable-based meat products.

“It is not possible to grow peas in the same paddock. If that were to happen farmers would run the risk of soil quality depletion, crop disease and chemical resistance.”

Growing different crops in paddocks is the way to avoid that happening.

“Potentially milling wheat could fit into that rotation.”

Peas belong to the legume family, meaning they release nitrogen into the soil. Leadley explained how the rotation would be beneficial.

“The nitrogen produced would

then go into the next crop, rather than stay in the soil and that’s better for the environment.

“Dairy finishing units could grow milling wheat on say 15 per cent of their land.”

The crop would then utilise the nitrogen produced by the cows.

“That would grow a good wheat crop.”

Of course, in order for that to happen, farmers would need to be assured there is a market for the end crop.

“Farmers can grow any grains or seeds that are required. But what they don’t want to see is to grow something and can’t sell it or don’t grow it and find out they could have sold it.

“We would like to see New Zealand become self-sufficient in growing all grains, cereals and small seeds.”

However, Leadley realises that it is a matter of breaking it down and setting realistic goals and targets for each sector of the market.

“Milling wheat is the first cab off the rank,” he said.

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Ashburton Bowling Club At Ashburton Bowling Club this week, our members continued to play and compete in ever increasingly hot weather.

On Wednesday, 22, after a rewarding recruitment drive for couples, the Terrace View Retirement Village 2 bowl triples was played on a beautiful afternoon. In 1st place was Roger and Diane Gutberlet, J Kewish; 2nd was B Mayson, Manu, Milly; 3rd was Gavin and Margaret Eder, W Lee; 4th was S Holdom, R Howds, A Sargison; 5th M Reid, F McKnight, A Reid; and 6th was R Bennett, M Quinn, S Doig.

On the 24, the Friday Triples was played at MSA and our own M Anderson, J Kewish, G Crack came 3rd.

On Saturday the 25 on what became a very hot day, with only 9 bowlers in attendance at the Rollover Triples, 1st was T Watson and C Cross with 3 wins, 10 ends. 2nd was C Bird, B Wilson, Alison Gibbs with 1 win, 1 draw, 8 ends.

Also on Saturday 25 at Ashburton, in the Sub Centre Pairs Murray Anderson and Min Hill were eliminated in the quarter finals and Peter Collins and Gordon Sparks won their quarter finals, but were eliminated in the semis.

Well done to all four! And congratulations to the eventual winners.

On Monday 27, in the Club’s Men’s Championship Pairs Final, Alistair McKenzie and Min Hill played Gavin Eder and Winston Lee and Alistair and Min were the winners. Congratulations to Alistair and Min, but well played, gentlemen!

There will be no Club Rollover Triples this coming Saturday, February 1.

Good bowling everyone and stay cool!

Ashburton Horticultural Society Ashburton Dahlia Circle held their first meeting and Table Show for 2020.

Brian Glassey chaired the meeting to a smaller than usual group, due to holidays and harvest.

Apologies were accepted and a discussion re the great visit to Alistair and Joan Davey’s garden at Seadown. This was a very informative experience, as Alistair has been growing dahlias for 50 years, a horticulturist by trade and work as head propagator at the Timaru Gardens before taking over the care of the Roses at Caroline Bay. Alistair grows around 600 varieties of dahlias cultivating new varieties, propagating from cuttings and supplies dahlias throughout New Zealand.

Along with these he has a great collection of lilies (which were out in bloom) irises, and daffodils, a National Judge for Dahlias and Daffodils.

All this and more was topped off with a potluck meal supplied by members in their garden.

Back to our table show, some beautiful blooms on show, great to see Jackie Ryan able to grow dahlias again in their new garden too.

Judging was managed by Brian Glassey in the Open Section and Joyce Read in the Intermediate, Novice and Special classes. Thank you Pat Tarbotton for being our Steward for the various sections.

Novice Section: Heather McEvoy: bloom, Brenda Ryecroft Intermediate: Brian Glassey: 3 bloom class, Lemon Waterlily Alison Donald: Single Bloom, Giant - Cynthia Louise Open Section: Jackie Ryan: 3 bloom class, Analog Joyce Read: Single Bloom, Large Fimbriated - Cyril Higgo Champion of champions: Joyce Read, Cyril Higgo Amazing blooms for so early in the season, which has been off to a very slow start this year.

Special Date to Note. The South Island National Dahlia show will be held in the Caroline Bay Hall February 15/16.

Up to 1000 vases are expected to be on display.

Hall open to the Public Saturday 12pm-4pm and Sunday 11am–4pm.

Ashburton Golf Club Another great weekend at the Brandon, a big field took to the course on Men’s opening day playing for the Jim McKenzie trophy. Many played early morning, maybe worrying about the

Ashburton Guardian 13 Lion Jim Martin read the Ode to Robbie Burns with Lion Clarrie Galway informing all present on the life of this Scottish Bard and a Burns poem was read by Lion Derek Prebble.

The Haggis was then piped into the meeting and Peter Bain addressed the haggis with great enthusiasm and several nips of whisky were consumed in the process. Members then were given a sample of this Scottish delicacy in Gaelic tradition and a toast to Robbie Burns was honoured.

A medley of Scottish Songs were then sung by members, to the accompaniment of Moira Whiting on piano, led in turn by Diane Young, and Lions Les, Jim, Peter & Ron President Noel presented Peter Bain with a Certificate of Appreciation and Moira with a gift for their services.

Raffles were drawn and Tailtwister Lion Ron extracted fines in true Scottish tradition. Lion Bill then brought the thoroughly enjoyable evening to a close with the playing of the pipes to the singing of Auld Lang Syne and Flower of Scotland.

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Mania-o-roto Summer Holiday Programme Mania-o-roto’s summer holiday programme was held January 13–17. 25 youth participated, assisted by leaders and specialist instructors.

Attendees were kept busy with five days of activities.

Cycling to the Tinwald domain to visit the Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum’s extensive display

forecasted heat, and it seems like they were the optimum conditions, with the top three scores coming in before lunch. Peter and Paul Morrison picked up the trophy with a great net 58 just pipping Ron Carlson and Eric Parr and Steve McLoy with Derek Prebble. Well done to all.

A big crowd gathered on Sunday morning to view the spectacle of the 19 finalists teeing off in the Property Brokers shootout, everyone kept their drives on the course.

Pick of the bunch was a certain Mr Hunt who sent his drive at a 45 degree angle left, before putting a big dent in a tree and bouncing back into the middle, finishing ten metres in front of the ladies tee. He did however survive the first hole.

The ignominy of first faller went to Barry Jury, after a steady 6 net 5 was not enough to save him. Race favourite, or so he told us, Richard Mac played two wonderful holes then carved two balls out of bounds on the third to say goodbye.

One by one they fell, with 4 holes to play we had both ladies Sheryl and Bev along with Arkright, Dave and Tom. A duff chip, her first bad shot of the day saw Sheryl out on 15, a threeway chip off on the 16th took care of Tom. Not having a shot and finding the bunker on 17 put paid to Arkright.

Bev and Dave both found the 18th green in three shots, both sat around 20 feet and two-putted to tie 5 nett 4.

Then Hamish set a vicious chip off.

With the hole centre green on the edge of a precipice he gave them an 18 metre downhill chip, Dave chipped first, and left it about a metre and a half short. Bev elected to putt and struck a beauty, everyone thought it was great length, then it got to the hole rolled over twice more, caught the cliff edge and finished 5 metres down the hill. Dave Hewitt was champion after being runner-up last year and Bev was bridesmaid for the second time.

A great day played in wonderful spirit,

before taking a trip on the railcar and taking a dip in the pool. The weather was great for a trek up Mt Alford (and back down) with lunch along the way, everyone managed to make it to the top.

A great day spent at Lake Hood with canoes, paddle boats, yachts and rubber ducky, along with water safety instruction.

Tents were pitched for an overnight stay at Mania-o-roto, before the con-

many thanks to all the helpers, and of course Hamish and Karen and all the Property Brokers gang. Same again next year?

It just doesn’t stop at the Brandon.

This Saturday we have the Hydraulink 36 hole Open, teeing off from 7.45am.

The draw is on the website but may change with late entries. We will take entries on the day.

Josh Smith has his name down to defend his men’s title, and we are hoping for another big field. 18 and 9 hole golf is still on, report at normal times, come on down and enjoy the day.

The Harvey Norman Classic draw is filling up fast, so get your entries into the club and guarantee your start time. See you around the course, good golfing.

Ashburton Horticultural Society President Trevor welcomed 13 members to our January meeting. Trevor presented the 5 minute talk on Bokashi Fermentation system, which he has just started trialling. This is a process using food scraps with two containers, one inside the other, Trevor is using two 10 litre paint buckets, the bottom bucket collects juice from the fermenting food and can be used on the garden like worm tea. To help the food scraps to break down Bokashi bran can be purchased and sprinkled through the layers. Once the fermentation process is complete the black product can be used in the garden or mixed with compost. Garden Viewing coming up on Sunday 9th February.

Table Show results: Pat Tarbotton – 7 firsts, 10 seconds, 2 third, John Hoogweg – 5, 5, 3, Joy Jaine – 4, 1, 3, Rosemary Case - 3, 2, 0, Brian Glassey – 3, 1, 0, Surrey Lamont – 3, 0, 1, Cyril Keen – 2, 0, 1, Anne Gamblin – 1, 0, 0.

Premier award went to Surrey Lamont with a stem of blue hydrangea.

The raffle was won by Cyril Keen Next meeting will be our Awards Evening on Monday 24th February 2020 at 7.30 pm at the Sports Pavilion, Walnut

struction of a rope bridge between the trees which was enjoyed by the brave.

An early start the next day with youth and leaders heading to Hakatere Beach for a BBQ lunch, all with an idyllic view of an outlet of the Ashburton River going straight out to sea, and then we had ideal conditions for river crossing under excellent guidance. A busy and fun filled week experiencing the magnificence of nature was enjoyed by all.

Avenue. New members and visitors most welcome.

Ashburton Pakeke Lions Club The January Meeting was held at Hotel Ashburton and being Burns Night President Lion Noel Lowe and dignitaries were piped into the hall by piper Lion Bill Doak.

Lion Noel welcomed members and visitors to the Meeting and a minute’s silence was observed for Lion Members who have passed away.

He introduced Lion Jim Martin, the Master of Ceremonies for the evening’s entertainment who announced the format for the meeting.

Apologies were read by Lion Clarrie Galway and Lion Joe Butchard gave a projects report. Clipboards were circulated for help with the Heart Foundation Appeal, Waitangi on East, and the forth coming Charity Sale and also for those members attending the April Bus Trip to visit Cromwell Lions Club.

Lion Bill Doak was presented with his twenty-five year service chevron and Lion George Cartney recited the Selkirk grace before the meal.

With a full programme of items to be discussed, the co-chairperson welcomed a good muster of members to the recent meeting held at The Plains Museum. She also introduced a new member, Brenda Lester who has recently arrived in Ashburton.

The Almoner complimented the members on their good health for the start of the year and hopes it continues that way.

Our first area meeting with South Canterbury is on February 17, the day following our return from a Workshop Camp at Staveley. It is planned for February 12 – 16 and the club will provide the necessary equipment for you to dye your fibre using natural or commercial dyes. Dyes not supplied.

A bus trip to Christchurch is being organised for March 2. Plans sound for a good day out.

There will be four members attending the National Education Event in Nelson on May 7–10.

Planning for the Exhibition is underway with a request for assistance with ‘The Farm Yard’ diorama – making miniature people and animals pertaining to our theme. More information as we go along and an interesting time ahead.

There is to be a 50th ‘Birthday Bash’ on July July and hopefully, the release of the Staveley Camp Book of recipes and anecdotes. A display of members photos of themselves at 50 is planned – and for those under 50 an early photo of themselves to be displayed.

MSA Golf Section Nine members of the MSA golf section travelled to Christchurch to play in the Brown Brothers golf tournament held at McLeans Island last Sunday.

The ladies team of Marilyn Bennett, Judy Webb, Kay Fox and Maxine Carter played some great golf to win the Brown Brothers Cup closely followed

by Hornby with the other MSA team of Bruce Sampson, Steve Stratford, Richard Thompson and Steve Thomas picking up third place.

A great day was capped off with Trish Cates winning the ladies individual stableford competition with 38 points.

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Ioane surprise omission

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By Patrick McKendry NZME

Akira Ioane, a Blues ironman over the past two years – he played in every game and racked up big minutes in each one – is a surprise omission from Leon MacDonald’s team to play the Chiefs in Super Rugby’s first game of the season on Friday.

The loose forward, who has had to deal with the disappointment of missing last year’s World Cup, now has a new challenge with which to start the year: deposing the in-form Hoskins Sotutu for the No.8 jersey.

A fortnight ago Ioane mentioned in an interview that the fallout from his World Cup omission and reaction from some among the public and media had been difficult to deal with mentally. He also admitted he didn’t enjoy the Mitre 10 Cup and needed a break away from the game.

But MacDonald said Ioane’s absence had nothing to do with his physical condition or approach, merely that he couldn’t overlook 21-year-old Sotutu, the son of former Blues wing Waisake.

“Akira is unlucky,” MacDonald said. “He was one of the tough calls. He’s trained well, he was in good condition. He’s fit and hungry. But I talked about the competition in the squad and Hoskins has been one of the standouts as well.

“It’s a luxury to have two quality players to pick from. We said to the squad that form in pre-season is critical and we’re rewarding Hoskins for being outstanding. He’s got Aki breathing down his neck, so there is pressure on Hos to stay there and I know he’s excited about his opportunity.”

Sotutu, a standout in his team’s two pre-season wins over the Chiefs and Hurricanes, has the honour of starting at Eden Park against the Blues’ closest rivals, with Dalton Papalii at blindside flanker and debutant Tony Lamborn another surprise selection at openside. Blake Gibson is on the reserves bench as cover.

Tom Robinson, a loose forward with the ability to play lock, starts in the second row alongside captain Patrick Tuipoluto, with Rieko Ioane on the left wing and English test player Joe Marchant starting at centre. Stephen Perofeta, in sparkling form in the 29-28 pre-season win over the Hurricanes at Onewa Domain, starts at No.10 as predicted.

MacDonald is clearly looking for form, pace and mobility against a Chiefs team expected

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to be one of the competition’s major threats this season, but Akira’s absence from even the bench qualifies as a metaphorical eyebrow raiser.

“Aki is relishing the competition,” MacDonald added. “Hoskins has brought the best out of him. You can see it on the training field. It’s a good sign that we have genuine competition in all positions. It’s not because Aki is playing poorly because he’s not, he’s playing really well.

“He’s a competitor and he won’t like not playing and nor should he. You’d expect him to be a little disappointed not to play. Knowing him, he’ll keep putting his hand up.”

One of the reasons why Steve Hansen didn’t include Akira in last year’s World Cup squad was because he felt the loose forward was playing like a “tired athlete”. MacDonald obviously wants a positive start to the season – his second at the franchise – but he’s clearly playing a long game as well, as far as Akira is concerned, although keeping the 24-year-old engaged could be a challenge in itself.

“A lot of guys played a lot of minutes and in the end there was a form dip,” MacDonald said when reflecting on last year’s 13th finish

out of 15 teams.

He added: “It’s a tough competition and we felt we were in the fight last year. The challenge for us is to take that next step and making sure we’ve learned from those close losses last year.

“I’ve got a huge amount of confidence in this group. You’ve only got to watch how hard they train and the effort they put in on the field. There’s a real desire to do well. We’ve trained really well. We can only focus week by week, there’s no point in focusing on the final because we’re nowhere near it. This week is about starting well and we’re looking forward to that.”

Blues team to play the Chiefs at Eden Park on Friday, kick-off 7.05pm: 15. Matt Duffie, 14.

Mark Telea, 13. Joe Marchant, 12. TJ Faiane, 11. Rieko Ioane, 10. Stephen Perofeta, 9. Jonathan Ruru, 8. Hoskins Sotutu, 7. Tony Lamborn, 6. Dalton Papalii, 5. Tom Robinson, 4.

Patrick Tuipulotu ©, 3. Sione Mafileo, 2. Kurt Eklund, 1. Alex Hodgman.

Reserves: 16. Ray Niuia, 17. Karl Tu’inukuafe, 18. Ofa Tuungafasi, 19. Josh Goodhue, 20.

Blake Gibson, 21. Sam Nock, 23. Emoni Narawa.

CLUB NEWS – continued from P13 Plains Ladies Friendship Club The Plains Ladies met for the first time this year on Monday 27th January.

Jeanette welcomed everyone back and celebrations were acknowledged.

Once the meeting formalities, including a plea for a couple of new committee members were completed, the raffles were drawn and the film for next month Little Women was announced.

Joan Moore thanked the organisers for the wonderful day arranged for the Over 90s.

Jeni Wiggins was introduced and she spoke to us about a young couple Gayle and Mac, that she had worked for and the Australian film company had made a documentary about them following a terrible accident which had occurred on their cattle station in Central Queensland.

Jeni was able to show us the film that had been made.

The film showed how the life of this young couple had been changed in a matter of minutes and the power of the mind to overcome problems and pain.

Gayle and Mac had been putting in a new fence around their homestead when she had been caught in the power take-off of the posthole digger.

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She sustained serious injuries and it took the Flying Doctor more than an hour to get to her.

A neighbour, a nurse, who lived 15mins away rushed to give first aid before the medical team arrived and flew her to hospital. Gayle spent many months in hospital recuperating from the devastating accident and the film showed how she overcame both the physical and mental traumas with the help of a devoted husband, supportive family and a wonderfully caring community.

Her resilience in the face of such an uphill battle was remarkable to see and she never gave up hope of returning to a useful life on the cattle station which she is now able to take an active part in running.

Jeni was thanked by Jeanette and then we enjoyed morning tea together.

Isla Jones then took us on a wonderful train journey through China and Russia that she and her husband went on in winter.

They started in Beijing seeing all the famous attractions and then caught the Mongolian train through the countryside before changing boogies on the railroad so they could journey on the Trans-Siberian rail to Moscow.

It took two hours to complete the changeover. All the stations were clean and well cared for as were the towns

that they visited on stops on the way.

They saw vast expanses of cropping, wind farms and agriculture.

They slept in Yurts (tents) when they were not sleeping on the train. They visited National Parks and the highlights of all the well-known cities on the way. They even went to see Swan Lake in Moscow.

At all times they were accompanied by a Guide who informed them of the history of the area. It was the 50th anniversary of the Trans-Siberian Railway and it also coincided with Isla and Roger’s 47th wedding anniversary so celebrations all round.

Lack of time prevented us from hearing about Iceland. We’ll save that for another time. Next meeting February 24.

Wakanui Women’s Institute The first meeting of the Wakanui WI for 2020 was held at the home of President Juliana Protheroe and was followed by the Annual Meeting.

Motto for January was – Be kind to others and good to yourself now and again.

Members were reminded that subscriptions are now due – several paying at the meeting.

Juliana thanked members for supplying baking for Rural Support and Flowers

for the Hospital in December.

Following a letter from the National President it was decided to donate $100 to the Australian Bushfire Appeal which is to be forwarded to our sister organisation the Country Women’s Association of Australia.

Notices were given for delivery of Meals on Wheels on 29th January, Founders Day church service and picnic on 21st February and the Mid-Canterbury Federation AGM on 24th February at the Senior Centre.

President Juliana then closed the meeting and proceeded with the Annual Meeting.

Secretary Isabell Page read the Annual Report for 2019. It had been a busy year with meetings at a variety of venues and some interesting speakers. Major fundraising once again was from catering at the Annual Vintage Ploughing Match which allowed the WI to donate to several causes. A very successful year!

The election of Officers for the year resulted in all office bearers retaining their positions.

The Shierlaw Trophy for most points in competitions during the year was won

by Isabell Page.

The meeting closed and was followed by a delicious supper supplied by the committee.

In preparation for the new Super Rugby season, Beauden Barrett has been working on his kicking game with acclaimed elite performance coach Dave Alred.

The long-time kicking coach to Jonny Wilkinson has also worked with a variety of sportspeople across a number of sports, including golf’s Luke Donald.

But he has long been revered as one of the main contributors to the success of England’s World Cup-wining fly-half.

Barrett is yet another superstar of the rugby world to work with the Englishman, as he has also teamed up with Ireland fly-half Jonathan Sexton in the past.

Despite being named the World Rugby player of the year on two occasions, one area of Barrett’s game where he has received some criticism is his goalkicking.

This has been shown up on the biggest stages of all, namely the British and Irish Lions series in 2017, and while it is not necessarily a weakness per se, it is not as strong as the rest of the New Zealander’s game.

This resulted in Richie Mo’unga holding onto the No. 10 shirt for the All Blacks for the majority of 2019 to provide more reliability from the tee, while Barrett played at fullback.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Draw for Hydraulink 36 Hole Open Ashburton Golf Club, Saturday, February 1.

1st Tee: 7:45 Sue Hastie, Mary Lou Watson, Daphnie Hinton; 7:52 Angela Mowbray, Hilary Ward, Nicky Webb: 8:00 Paul Greer, Grant Hastie, Blair Snowball, Jake Sherratt; 8:07 Dan Snowball, Issaac Robertson, Greg Fleming, Chris Robertson; 8:15 Greig Sparrow, Jordan Bird, James MacFarlane, Alan Dennis; 8:22 Gavin Douglas, Murray Issaacs, John Fechney, Hamish Niles 10th Tee: 7:45 Gordon Crawford, Sam Clarke, Matt Tait, David Fisher; 7:52 Robbie Bell, Jeff Hewitt, Steve McCloy, Ryan Cockburn; 800 Owen Miller, Josh Smith, Adrian Hopwood, Blair franklin; 8:07 Terry Kingsbury, Dylan Stoddart, Chris Ralston, Ryan Stoddart; 8:15 Jason Overend, Brent Smith, Walker Lin, Brent MacKay; 8:22 Ken Clucas, Jussi Paricicali, Darren Lewis, Jacques Giliomee.

Entries still being taken, contact Paddy 027 2244 228

RESULTS Tinwald Golf Club 28 January Gwen Forbes Salver – Opening Day: Val Prendergast 65, Karen Young 67, Di Bell 68, Marilyn Bennett 69 c/b.

9 Hole: Sylvia Williams, Judith Smith 35 c/b, Diana Wellman 35, Pam McAndrew 36 Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Madeleine Smith, Sims Bakery #6 Leen Bell, Mac & Maggie #12 Karen Young, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Marilyn Bennett.

Twos: Marilyn Bennett

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Hewitt nabs shootout honours A busy weekend on the Ashburton Golf Course culminated on Sunday afternoon with a play-off to find the winner of the 2020 Property Brokers Shootout.

Nineteen players took to the course for the annual competition which sees the top scorers through a number of rounds play-off in a rapid fire round of golf where the player with the losing score on each hole drops off until a final is reached on the 18th hole.

This year, it was Dave Hewitt who emerged on top, but he had to do it the hard way, fending off the challenge of the always present Bev Chinn in a chip-off on the final hole to determine the winner.

Hewitt qualified 12th in the order of entry for the competition, while Chinn was ranked No.2 after the four rounds of qualifying.

The pair finished first and second ahead of Brent MacGregor who was third and Tom Blacklow who was fourth.

Meanwhile, on Saturday Paul and Pete Morrison took honours for the day in the Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy, which is competed for in a four-ball, best ball competition.

The father and son duo finished with a nett score of 58, one clear of Ron Carlson and Eric Parr, and Derek Prebble and Steve McCloy, who finished second equal with 59.

There was plenty of action at the Ashburton Golf Course over the weekend.

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Luna Rossa AC75 dismasts while undergoing trials at sea NZME “It’s a new boat and something like this can happen. If you don’t push hard you will never know your limits.”

That was the message out of Luna Rossa after their AC75 dismasted while out on a sea trial off the coast of Marina di Capitana, Italy.

No team member was injured in the incident, with the mast, sails and rig immediately recovered by the sailors onboard with the help of the shore crew on the support ribs.

“The reaction was impressive, considering that the guys delivered the mast back on shore and it was not an easy job at 32 kilo-

metres from the base,” team director and skipper Max Sirena said.

“Everyone joined the crew and did an amazing job. The sight of the mainsail still attached to the mast, all in one piece, was definitely a positive boost.”

The teams are currently preparing for the first leg of the America’s Cup World Series, which gets under way in Cagliari, Sardinia, in late April.

It will be the first time teams race their AC75s in a competition setting and, while teams are expected to launch their second race boats later in the year, it will give an indication as to where each team is at in preparations for the 2021 America’s Cup in Auckland.

While Italian syndicate Luna Rossa has the luxury of the first leg being close to home, America’s Cup defender Team New Zealand has already begun the process to get their first race boat Te Aihe shipped out to Europe. They will continue work on the water, however, after launching a scaleddown test boat last week.

Team New Zealand confirmed that Te Aihe had finished sailing in New Zealand and would be shipped out in the next few weeks.

The teams will compete in the World Series over three stops – April in Cagliari, June in Portsmouth and December in Auckland – throughout 2020, before the America’s Cup takes place in March 2021.

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Folau signs Super League deal with Catalans Dragons NZME Israel Folau is promising to refrain from publicly expressing his controversial religious beliefs after signing a one-year deal with French league club Catalans Dragons.

Rugby Australia reached a settlement agreement in December after terminating Folau’s $4 million contract last May for repeated code of conduct breaches.

The 73-test Wallabies star made several offensive social media posts, one in which he said hell awaits “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolaters”.

Last November Folau then linked bushfires in New South Wales and drought to Australia’s decision to legalise same-sex marriage and abortion.

Two days out from the start of the Super League season, Folau told the Perpignan-based club’s website: “I’m a proud Christian, my beliefs are personal, my intention is not to hurt anyone and I will not be making further public comment about them. I look forward to my return to the great game of rugby league with the Catalans Dragons.”

In announcing the signing Dragons chairman, Bernard Guasch, confirmed the agreement of a virtual gag order on Folau’s divisive religious views.

“We do not believe that those views should be publicly expressed, especially by a high-profile sports person,” Guasch said.

“We have a signed agreement with the RFL. Any transgression will trigger an immediate termination of Israel’s contract and a substantial fine for the club.

“We want to give Israel a new opportunity to shine on the pitch. We do not support or agree with Israel’s previously expressed and controversial views which are based upon his sincerely held religious belief.”

Despite objections from the majority of rival Super League clubs the Rugby Football League, which has the power to reject all player registrations, did not stand in the way of Folau’s signing.

Folau had a possible NRL return blocked by the Australia Rugby League Commission late last year.

At the time, ARLC chairman Peter V’landys said: “The game is inclusive. Israel’s comments are not inclusive.

“I have no tolerance for people that put other people’s lives [at risk] or [commit] violence. It’s a big statement to make. With due respect to Israel, what he says, young kids listen to. He is a role model. They act on it. And when you’re a kid at school and you get bashed up because you’re dif-

Israel Folau is off to play in the Super League.

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ferent, I don’t think that’s a good thing.”

After approving Folau’s signing, the RFL claimed it had been a difficult decision.

“The RFL places a high value on the sport’s reputation in prioritising inclusion and diversity – and deplores the player’s previ-

ous comments.

“However the moral responsibility for deciding whether to sign a player sits with individual clubs. The player has not been charged or found guilty of any criminal offence.

“However distasteful his previous comments, we don’t believe

that, under our current regulatory framework, these can prevent his participation in the sport.

“We have sought and received reassurances from both the player and the club regarding future behaviour.

“The RFL has taken and will continue to take action where

any player breaches expected standards of behaviour while registered with a club, and comments that conflict with our commitment to inclusion and diversity across the game will not be tolerated.”

Super League chief executive Robert Elstone heavily criticised the move: “Super League deplores the homophobic comments Israel Folau has made in the past, which squarely contradict our sport’s core values.

“I have sought the opinion of informed voices connected to our game, and the majority share my disappointment that one of our clubs has chosen to sign him.

“There is a strong feeling that the decision to sign him lets down many people connected to our sport. I made Catalans Dragons aware of those views.”

Elstone outlined that Super League does not have the authority to veto the registration of players and was satisfied by the due diligence carried out by the Rugby Football League.

“Israel Folau is a free agent, who has the right to work, and he has not been charged or found guilty of any criminal offence.

Catalans Dragons has assured Super League that strict guidelines are in place to prevent the player from repeating his comments.

“They have also assured us that his contract will be terminated immediately should he do so.”

In the wake of the Folau signing, Wigan Warriors immediately announced their round six fixture against Catalans on March 22 will now be Pride Day, as the Warriors look to support the LGBTQ+ community.

The game against the Dragons will see the club’s players wear rainbow socks and laces with LGBTQ+ groups, both locally and nationally, invited to be part of the day.

The Super League competition kicks off on Thursday and Catalans were desperately seeking a replacement centre after releasing Fiji international Brayden Wiliame to join St George Illawarra.

Cronulla star Josh Dugan and South Sydney’s Kiwi international Bryson Goodwin both turned down approaches from Catalans, which zeroed their focus in on Folau.

Folau will join Greg Bird and Sam Tomkins at the Steve McNamara-coached Dragons.

The 30-year-old is also set to square off against Sonny Bill Williams, who has signed a twoyear contract with the Toronto Wolfpack, but the Australian’s presence is sure to create an ongoing storm which threatens to overshadow the Super League season.

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■■OPINION

New beginnings and new challenges A

new year, a new decade, fresh challenges.

In many corners of the sporting world, this remains the outlook.

At the grassroots level, those challenges are more profound as the ongoing battle for many codes and clubs in preserving themselves in a changing world remains a big issue, offering up many organisations and governing bodies many questions and no easy answers.

It makes the role of the Ashburton Guardian that much more important in sports-mad Mid Canterbury when it comes to our coverage.

Adam Burns

SPORTS REPORTER

For me, as the new kid on the block, I am excited to come into the fold as the Guardian’s new sports reporter.

However, I am conscious that this will be no walk in the park, especially early on as I find my feet.

It has felt very much like opening the batting, the first

morning of a test, the ball moving around, a bit of cloud cover, and your technique constantly being brought into question.

I remain a fresh face around the district, and have relied heavily on Google Maps during my first week here.

Originally from that “other” island up north, I have come from the Otago Daily Times where I worked as a regions reporter in Alexandra.

I was fortunate where I was handed numerous opportunities to cover sport down south, including a two-week stint covering last year’s Winter Games event.

like the back of their hand, I believe coming in with a fresh set of eyes and an earnest love of sport is not necessarily a bad thing.

This is an opportune time to renew a call that the Guardian is an open door.

There are tales to be had and people doing incredible things under the radar, both on and off the field.

It is no different in this neck of the woods as I have already found.

So don’t be a stranger, make yourselves known.

Until then, I will see you on the sidelines.

Another highlight was filling in for veteran rugby scribe Bob Howitt during the business end of Central Otago’s club competition.

I vividly recall reading Howitt’s inspired coverage of the All Blacks’ historic 1996 season as a pint-sized 10-year-old.

Now I find myself in Mid Canterbury, where I am slowly coming to terms with the nuances of the area, the stories, the history, the characters, the club rooms.

Although there will be an undeniable dependence on the residents and community stalwarts who know the district

■■UFC

Fan favourite out of Auckland clash

By Christopher Reive NZME

The UFC’s return to Auckland has been dealt another blow just four weeks out from the event, with a returning fan favourite withdrawing from the card.

Rachael Ostovich is out of her scheduled flyweight bout against Shana Dobson on the February 23 fight night due to undisclosed personal reasons.

The 28-year-old Hawaiian was set to make her return to the octagon after a more than a year, but the UFC confirmed that would not be the case.

It’s the second time in the past 12 months that Ostovich has been removed from a card for undisclosed reasons, with Ostovich removed from a scheduled bout against Veronica Macedo in August last year.

Ostovich has not made an official comment on the situation, and her management did not respond when asked for one by the Herald. However, she vented her frustrations on Twitter just days before being officially ruled out of the card, alluding to the fact she

wouldn’t be fighting.

Ostovich is the third fighter to be removed for the card for Fight Night 168 in Auckland, after a scheduled light heavyweight bout between Australian Tyson Pedro and Brazil’s Vinicius Moreira was cancelled.

The bout would have been Pedro’s long awaited return after undergoing knee surgery early last year. However, the 28-yearold re-injured his knee in training camp and required surgery again.

With Pedro ruled out of the fight, the UFC ultimately decided not to replace him and removed Moreira from the card as well.

With Ostovich no longer fighting, her spot on the Auckland card will be filled by Priscila Cachoeira of Brazil. Cachoeira comes into the card on short notice looking for her first win inside the octagon after making her UFC debut in 2018.

Joining the UFC as an unbeaten prospect, Cachoeira has lost all three of her bouts in the UFC, against current flyweight champion Valentina Schevchenko, Molly McCann and Luana Carolina.

■■TENNIS

‘Clearly she speaks mixed’ NZME Even Roger Federer loses his cool every once in a while.

In the third set of his Australian Open quarter-final thriller against Tennys Sandgren on Tuesday night, Federer was caught cursing on the court.

But it was the way that he was caught that stunned the 20-time grand slam champion, who was handed a code violation after letting slip a “mixed” swear word in one of the eight languages he speaks.

The 38-year-old revealed in his postmatch press conference that he swore in a mixture of languages, admitting that he was frustrated by the way he received the penalty.

“Back in the day I feel like we could speak

to linespeople,” Federer said. “Nowadays they tell me, Go speak to the umpire. Okay, I’ll go speak to the umpire. I walk across the court because they are not allowed to speak to the players.

“It’s not like I’m known to throw around words and whatever. It’s not like the whole stadium heard it either. But no problem, I’ll accept it.”

Federer is also proficient in several languages – his native tongue is Swiss German, but also speaks fluent German, French and English, as well as some Swedish, Italian, Spanish and Afrikaans.

It turns out the lineswoman lives in Switzerland, which is how she caught him out.

“It was a mix,” Federer admitted when asked if the expletive was in English. “Clearly she speaks mixed. Didn’t know that.”

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Dickie to drive McLovin HRNZ

AG’s White Socks powers towards the finishing post in the 2019 Inter Dominions.

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Strong Kiwi presence lined up in Hunter Cup HRNZ Last start Ballarat Cup winner AG’s White Socks heads four Kiwi runners in Saturday night’s $500,000 Group 1 Hunter Cup (2760m) at Melton’s Tabcorp Park.

The other Kiwis to make the cut in the stellar field are: Chase Auckland, Triple Eight and Mach Shard.

The barrier draw for the Hunter Cup and Group 1 Great Southern Star was con-

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ducted on Tuesday night at a Caduceus Club function at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

As expected, emerging star Lochinvar Art adds some real X-factor to the cup after his blazing Group 1 4YO Bonanza at Melton last Saturday night.

“Bugger it, we’ve got nothing to lose,” Lochinvar Art’s trainer-driver David Moran said.

“He’s off his head at the moment and the world is his oyster. He doesn’t have to be driven tough if the draw doesn’t go

his way, but if he’s anywhere thereabouts he will be extremely dangerous.

“They’ll want to be on their game.”

NSW trainer-driver Jimmy Rattray decided to stay home and focus on the Miracle Mile with Ignatius, but it still wasn’t enough for last Saturday night’s sparkling 1min 48.8sec Menangle winner, King Of Swing, to make the field. He’s first emergency.

King Of Swing’s co-trainers

Craig Cross and Luke McCarthy still have three Hunter Cup runners with Bling It On, Alta Orlando and Cash N Flow.

McCarthy will drive Bling It On, while his brother, Todd, will have the pick of Alta Orlando and Cash N Flow after the draws. WA star Gary Hall Jr is on standby in case King Of Swing gains a start.

Kiwi pair AG’s White Socks and Chase Auckland share pre-draw favouritism at $3.50 on the Aussie TAB.

Josh Dickie’s Melbourne holiday just got a more exciting.

Dickie came to Melbourne with partner, Sammy Kilgour, to watch her star pacer Bling It On chase the Hunter Cup. But now Dickie has picked up a Group 1 drive himself, aboard the Andy and Kate Gath-trained McLovin in Saturday night’s $250,000 Great Southern Star at Tabcorp Park Melton.

Kate Gath was expected to wait until Tuesday night’s barrier draw to choose her drive, but has already committed to former Inter Dominion champion Tornado Valley.

“Kate’s definitely driving Tornado so we offered Josh (Dickie) the drive on McLovin,” Andy Gath said. “Josh helped look after McLovin for us when he was in NZ and the Dickies also gave Kate a drive on Speeding Spur during one of his trips to Melbourne.”

McLovin led and was rundown late when third to Temporale in the Group 1 Dullard Cup at Melton last Saturday night.

“We expected him to go a little better, but the lead time was quick and he had to really sprint-up down the back when Oscar Bonavena made his run at us,” Andy Gath said.

“Maybe we’d also been a bit kind on him going into it, so hopefully he’ll be better for the run. I’m sure he’s right up to the best ones if he’s right at his top.”

Tornado Valley skipped the Dullard Cup after galloping in the score-up, losing valuable ground and finishing second in the Cochran Cup behind Dance Craze on Ballarat Cup. That gallop in the score-up caused more of a headache than just the Ballarat defeat for the Gaths with Tornado Valley placed out of the draw and requiring two trials to be re-included.

“He’s had the first trial and will have the second at Melton tomorrow (Tuesday),” Andy Gath said. “Providing he does everything right in the trial, he’ll be back in the draw for this week, which is obviously crucial to his chances.”

A front row draw is vital for Tornado Valley, who is unbeaten in Australia when leading since he moved here two years ago.

Wyndham harness Today at Young Quinn Raceway

Wyndham Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Young Quinn Raceway Meeting Date: 30 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 4.53pm (NZT) RACES HERE THIS SUNDAY 2ND FEBRUARY MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ r52-r65., mobile, 1609m 1 6152P Dallas Grimes (1) fr...............S Tomlinson (J) 2 16420 Ronnie Pickering (2) fr...............E Barron (J) 3 53670 Franco Huntington (3) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 4 441x9 Ask Me Major (4) fr..........................J W Cox 5 42641 Freddiesam (5) fr........................M Hurrell (J) 6 P8843 Mach’s Back (6) fr.......................... B Barclay 7 67965 Ideal Draw (7) fr........................B Williamson 8 46048 Unloaded (8) fr................................ P Hunter 9 40600 Major Sass (21) fr.......................... K Barclay 10 53225 Dachy (22) fr............................ N Williamson 11 71134 Wolfenstein (23) fr.................... M Williamson 12 14510 Shadow Phantasy (24) fr........K Newman (J) 2 5.25pm LEES CAFE & DAIRY MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46., mobile, 2400m 1 99580 Rakanellie (1) fr.............................. B Barclay 2 00476 Hold Thumbs (2) fr................... N Williamson 3 48246 Indulgence (3) fr....................... M Williamson 4 0x322 Mighty George (4) fr...................E Barron (J) 5 68x70 Honour Before Glory (5) fr...............J W Cox 6 24577 Targaryen (6) fr...............................K Larsen

7 42460 With The Stars (7) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 8 84930 Top Pocket Chance (8) fr............R McIlwrick 9 27945 Sunset Red (21) fr................................G Lee 10 22283 Glenledi Captain (22) fr................... P Hunter 3 5.56pm BOOK YOUR TENT SITE KINDERGARTEN STAKES MBL TROT $9000, r40-r55., mobile, 1609m 1 70902 Miss Bamboocha (1) fr...............M Hurrell (J) 2 27946 Moniburns (2) fr.............................. K Barclay 3 87620 Helluva Way (3) fr.................... J Morrison (J) 4 9372P Alpine Retreat (4) fr....................E Barron (J) 5 2176 Hawaiian Hula (5) fr................. N Williamson 6 03133 Zoned Scarlett (6) fr..................B Williamson 7 31316 Lisa Marie P (7) fr.................... M Williamson 8 88x75 Kiwi Crusher (U1) fr.........................J W Cox 4 6.21pm MLT/THREE RIVERS HOTEL MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r50., mobile, 1609m 1 78356 Melton Mafia (1) fr................................G Lee 2 0x742 Groomsman (2) fr............................ P Hunter 3 89010 Holy Havoc (3) fr...................... M Williamson 4 52033 Lite Percussion (4) fr...................... K Barclay 5 66108 Tetrick (5) fr..................................B McLellan 6 01000 Kramer (6) fr............................ J Morrison (J) 7 07683 Annie Fitz (7) fr...........................C Ferguson 8 x7076 Better Galleon (8) fr...................E Barron (J) 9 71998 Delight (21) fr........................... N Williamson 10 79254 Star Ruler (22) fr...................K Tomlinson (J) 11 70460 Nightmarch (23) fr................ K McNaught (J)

7 7.40pm ‘CLASSIC CARS THIS SUN’ GOLD CHIP FINAL HCP TROT $15,000, non-winners w/c spechcp, 14/03 MBL PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to stand, 2400m mr50., mobile, 2400m 1 47243 Sunny Valley (1) fr.......................C Ferguson 1 73535 Yankee Shard (1) fr...................B Williamson 2 x2822 Galleons Future (2) fr.................E Barron (J) 2 8423 Raksjameson (2) fr.....................E Barron (J) 3 0x750 Make My Day (3) fr........................ B Norman 3 The Irish Lion (3) fr................... M Williamson 4 8x941 Tolkien (1) 30M...............................K Larsen 4 B Smart (4) fr........................... N Williamson 5 60x40 Matai Jetstar (2) 30M........................ A Milne 5 244 Forsure (5) fr...................................K Larsen 6 4x212 Richard The Third (3) 30M............. B Barclay 6 23329 Major Meister (6) fr......................... K Barclay 7 05659 Miss Jessica (4) 30M................ T Robertson 7 949 Nizzarda Franco (7) fr............. J Morrison (J) 8 35624 Emma Frost (5) 30M................ M Williamson 8 0x360 The Interceptor (U1) fr................... B Barclay 9 11 Andy Hall (6) 30M.................... N Williamson 6 7.16pm MLT/THREE RIVERS HOTEL JUNIOR DRIV- 10 59210 Count Eyre (7) 30M..........................J W Cox ERS MBL PACE $9000, 4yo+ r40-r55. jun.d, mobile, 11 77806 Cuddly Trouble (8) 30M.............B Williamson 2400m 12 79104 Dora Explorer (U1) 30M....... D D McCormick 1 087x6 Miss Waikiwi (1) fr.................S Tomlinson (J) 8 8.08pm MLT/PIONEER TAVERN MOBILE PACE 2 9757D Love The Blues (2) fr............... J Morrison (J) $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., mobile, 1609m 3 55470 Myrcella (3) fr......................... J Campbell (J) 1 Alexsjoy (1) fr.............................E Barron (J) 4 49920 Bottle Rock fr................................ Scratched 2 80 La Rocca (2) fr.................................. A Milne 5 20699 Magnetic Watch (4) fr...................... T Larsen 3 478 Von Art (3) fr................................C Ferguson 6 02109 American Mac (5) fr...................M Hurrell (J) 4 Arco (4) fr............................. K McNaught (J) 7 01267 Dangerous (6) fr....................... S O’Reilly (J) 5 54 Broadbeach (5) fr........................... B Barclay 8 31260 Hot Starff (7) fr.......................B Laughton (J) 6 472 Weren’t Watching (6) fr............ N Williamson 9 8x631 Delightful Gloria (21) fr..........K Tomlinson (J) 7 2855 Princess Jessie (7) fr.......................J W Cox 10 88098 Vin Scully (22) fr.........................E Barron (J) 8 76x69 Crosso’s Cullect (8) fr.............. J Morrison (J) 11 90386 Maurice (23) fr...................... K McNaught (J) 9 Insarchatwist (21) fr................. M Williamson 12 3214 Melody’s Mischief (24) fr.........K Newman (J) 10 9 Millwood Cleopatra (22) fr.....S Tomlinson (J) 12 37P3P Coolhand Easton (24) fr...................J W Cox

5 6.51pm KINDERGARTEN STAKES DAY SATURDAY

11 68 Sheza Babe (23) fr......................... K Barclay 12 74465 Rakarippa (24) fr............................. P Hunter LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Mach’s Back, Unloaded, Ideal Draw, Freddiesam Race 2: Glenledi Captain, Mighty George, Targaryen, Sunset Red Race 3: Hawaiian Hula, Lisa Marie P, Alpine Retreat, Zoned Scarlett Race 4: Lite Percussion, Groomsman, Coolhand Easton, Star Ruler Race 5: Raksjameson, Forsure, Major Meister, Yankee Shard Race 6: American Mac, Melody’s Mischief, Love The Blues, Dangerous Race 7: Count Eyre, Andy Hall, Emma Frost, Richard The Third Race 8: Princess Jessie, Broadbeach, Weren’t Watching, Rakarippa

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Play That Song back in tune again NZ Racing Desk Exciting juvenile Play That Song gave trainer Nigel Tiley the clear message that she is ready to tackle her next assignment when he went to see her in her paddock on Monday morning.

The Showcasing two-year-old filly tried her heart out when finishing second to quality colt Cool Aza Beel in Saturday’s Karaka Million 2YO with Tiley happy to give her a few days off after the massive effort she put into the race.

“I went down to see her in her paddock at home on Monday and she saw me coming and put on a real act,” he said.

“She was bucking and squealing and playing the fool so I can safely say she has come through her run in pretty good order.

“She went a mighty race and we couldn’t be happier with her.”

Tiley will now set his sights on the Sistema Stakes at Ellerslie on March 1 as the immediate mission for his charge.

“Now that she has come through the race so well, we’ll set

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 30 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.05pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 27121 Homebush Monkey nwtd.............. J McInerney 2 83565 Neelix 17.29................................. R Blackburn 3 83637 Cawbourne Britty 17.22....................C Roberts 4 13x52 Know Charisma 17.19....................... G Cleeve 5 21475 Homebush Comet 17.44.............. J McInerney 6 36627 King Kali 17.19....................................M Grant 7 54662 Punch On Buzz 17.28.................. J McInerney 8 41783 Opa’s Mate 17.47............................... R Casey 9 21577 Punters Last 17.41..............................R Wales 10 67275 Goldstar Dodge 17.26 S &..................B Evans 2 4.22pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARK GALLAGHER DASH C5, 295m 1 37417 Taieri Terra 17.31................................ R Casey 2 23321 Opawa Oscar 17.10............................R Wales 3 26313 Frizzled nwtd................................... M Roberts 4 58481 Super Over Drama 17.12 S &.............B Evans 5 62871 Homebush Alexei 17.41............... J McInerney 6 45134 Platinum Paisley 17.08..........................J Dunn 7 62368 Colbert 17.25........................................J Dunn 8 12611 Select Trick 17.00.................................. C Weir 9 18187 Culvie Ness 17.28 H &........................... Taylor 10 18585 Souffle Sue 17.19......................... J McInerney 3 4.44pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRAHAM VAN TONGEREN DASH C3, 295m 1 83126 Reign Of Fire 17.36...................... J McInerney 2 68851 Smash Damage 17.17........................M Grant

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 30 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.10pm (NZT) COOKIES KITCHEN SPRINT C0, 375m 1 56765 Xena Poppy nwtd R &............................ L Udy 2 64847 Forego nwtd...................................G Pomeroy 3 Portland Art nwtd..................................B Craik 4 23348 Riccitelli nwtd.......................................M Black 5 42673 Kapai Chris nwtd W &........................ T Steele 6 2 Portland Wonder nwtd..........................B Craik 7 3 Portland Ecklund nwtd..........................B Craik 8 73576 Thea Who nwtd............................. M Prangley 2 12.27pm YVETTE BODIAM PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINT C1, 375m 1 64635 Smash Burton nwtd R &......................... L Udy 2 31416 Thrilling Hudson 21.13....................... K Walsh 3 67154 Fall Gracefully nwtd....................... M Prangley 4 x1288 Softy Burgess nwtd............................... L Cole 5 56331 Grey Way 21.72..............................G Pomeroy 6 11666 Go Falcon 21.39 W &......................... T Steele 7 54423 Agbeze nwtd........................................M Black 8 18727 Paddy Fast nwtd M &.......................... J Smith 9 63272 Bailey And Cream nwtd R &................... L Udy 10 1F86 Medusa Who nwtd......................... M Prangley 3 12.45pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C4, 375m 1 26132 Thrilling Bruce 21.10.......................... K Walsh 2 34676 Call Me Leo 21.11.............................. T Green 3 41434 Big Time Clare 21.38............................. L Cole

her for the Group One at Ellerslie,” he said.

“The break between races will do her good as I think she was feeling the track a little on Saturday so that little bit of time will help with that as well.”

Play That Song will be joined at Ellerslie by stablemate Kissinger who impressed many with his win over 2200m at Te Aroha last Friday.

“He’s a smart horse and it was a good win the other day,” Tiley said.

“Leith (Innes) said he was just loafing a little in the straight but when he really asked him, he knuckled down and put them away nicely in the end.

“There’s a rating 72 2100m race for him on the first day at Ellerslie (February 29) which will suit him perfectly.”

Tiley also reported that quality three-year-old Riodini was enjoying a short break after finishing third in the Levin Classic at Trentham while former top juvenile Melt was back in work as she gets ready for an autumn campaign.

Smart filly, Play That Song.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 37263 Know Baby 17.27.............................. G Cleeve 4 23364 Homebush Rapper 17.47............. J McInerney 5 66556 Goldstar Major 17.24 S &....................B Evans 6 77474 Dyna Elliot 17.31..............................C Roberts 7 51552 Go Gunna 17.25..................................R Wales 8 6715x Cosmic Jase 17.42....................... J McInerney 9 74844 Billy Frost 17.37...................................M Grant 10 36663 Homebush Sayer 17.54................ J McInerney 4 5.02pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 54511 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &.................B Evans 2 13424 Belfast Demo 17.31 H &......................... Taylor 3 71472 Smash Grenade 17.38........................M Grant 4 14121 Jinja Dylan 17.18................................. A Joyce 5 41254 Know Debt 17.17............................... G Cleeve 6 35x88 Opawa Lawsey 17.29..........................R Wales 7 44337 Starr Blueblood 17.34.................. J McInerney 8 66218 Forehand Raid 17.19.............................J Dunn 9 86453 Homebush Finn 17.21.................. J McInerney 10 16861 King Toliman 17.32...........................C Roberts 5 5.17pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C5, 295m 1 83714 Fleur Dior 17.26....................................J Dunn 2 11x18 Sheza Rippa 16.91 J &.......................D Fahey 3 56711 Our Dazzel 17.00................................R Wales 4 18727 Beck Eleven 17.04........................... L Waretini 5 76186 Chanyaka 17.20...................................B Dann 6 16622 Smash Wild 17.07...............................M Grant 7 31345 Homebush Boots 17.20................ J McInerney 8 22116 Ketchikan Kim 17.03.............................J Dunn 9 47367 Lisa’s Boy 17.24................................. R Casey 10 18585 Souffle Sue 17.19......................... J McInerney 6 5.44pm MY BRO FABIO DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 1 51248 Alotta Talk 38.00 J &............................D Fahey 2 23824 Orina Allen nwtd...............................C Roberts

3 21745 Mighty Muscle 38.12 J &.....................D Fahey 4 22131 Classy Witch 38.53............................ G Cleeve 5 63653 Von Strass 38.07 J &...........................D Fahey 6 71733 Emgrand Rose nwtd....................... A Turnwald 7 26112 Hot Platter nwtd.............................. A Turnwald 8 13525 Goldstar Sydney 38.13 S &.................B Evans 9 28x84 Know Pudding nwtd.......................... G Cleeve 7 6.09pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH NZ ST LEGER HT 1 R/Aq, 520m 1 14423 Silent Dismissal nwtd..................... A Turnwald 2 17618 Pearls Are Us 29.97.......................... G Cleeve 3 31116 Longshanks 30.35.........................A Bradshaw 4 75543 Goldstar Yankee 30.54 S &..................B Evans 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 12132 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J &......................D Fahey 7 13534 Uthor Bale 30.00..............................C Roberts 8 82146 Opawa Nat 30.01 J &..........................D Fahey 8 6.42pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH NZ ST LEGER HT 2 R/Aq, 520m 1 42121 Ulyssa Bale nwtd..............................C Roberts 2 73257 Go Vegas 30.03 J &............................D Fahey 3 11322 Seve 30.14........................................... D Lane 4 38x25 Punters Bolt 30.67...............................R Wales 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 63842 Opawa Vinny 30.20 J &.......................D Fahey 7 26814 Electric Silk nwtd J &...........................D Fahey 8 16432 Goldstar Truman 30.54 S &.................B Evans 9 7.08pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH NZ ST LEGER HT 3 R/Aq, 520m 1 21131 Xabil Bale 30.03...............................C Roberts 2 22311 Punters A Hero 30.42 J &...................D Fahey 3 11415 Darla Bale 30.24..............................C Roberts 4 61741 Ozzie 30.21.......................................... D Lane

5 15312 New Note 30.23 J &............................D Fahey 6 16242 Opawa Deal 29.98 J &........................D Fahey 7 12463 Meandering nwtd............................ A Turnwald 8 11551 Goldstar Mauney 30.20 S &................B Evans 10 7.27pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 62412 Dyna Dave 29.67..............................C Roberts 2 61533 Ringside 29.84..................................R Adcock 3 84267 Opawa May 30.21...............................R Wales 4 12723 Opawa Sweet 30.23............................R Wales 5 32124 Spring Falcon 29.98 J &......................D Fahey 6 11834 Oster Bale 30.07..............................C Roberts 7 24343 She’s For Us nwtd........................... M Roberts 8 63661 Start The Show 30.02........................R Adcock 9 2x354 Sailor Allen 30.07.............................C Roberts 10 6x534 Dyna Monty 29.94............................C Roberts 11 7.54pm ANGLERS ARMS TAVERN DASH C5, 295m 1 67168 Nippa Martino 17.22..................... J McInerney 2 41853 Golden Bay 17.13 J M.........................McCook 3 22173 Archie John Hill 17.08 J &...................D Fahey 4 362F1 Hilton Forabet 17.16.............................B Dann 5 73168 Amuri George 17.33..................... J McInerney 6 25284 Martha Magic 17.33......................... L Waretini 7 25751 Pita Ramos 17.14..................................J Dunn 8 61112 Horse Range Jim 17.06......................M Grant 9 47367 Lisa’s Boy 17.24................................. R Casey 10 18585 Souffle Sue 17.19......................... J McInerney 12 8.19pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 23456 Treville 17.27.........................................J Dunn 2 76318 Busy Rocca 17.29...............................M Grant 3 6126x All Consuming nwtd J &......................D Fahey 4 57437 Fickle Mistress 17.36 H &....................... Taylor 5 44715 Special As 17.30 J M..........................McCook

6 64413 Jinja Ellie 17.24................................... A Joyce 7 14475 Double Speed 17.34.........................R Adcock 8 51466 Man Of Letters 17.19..............................A Lee 9 86453 Homebush Finn 17.21.................. J McInerney 10 76742 Hear This 17.30...................................M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Know Charisma, Homebush Monkey, Neelix, King Kali, Punters Last Race 2: Select Trick, Opawa Oscar, Super Over Drama, Frizzled, Platinum Paisley Race 3: Smash Damage, Know Baby, Reign Of Fire, Go Gunna, Billy Frost Race 4: Goldstar Trooper, Jinja Dylan, Know Debt, Belfast Demo, Opawa Lawsey Race 5: Sheza Rippa, Our Dazzel, Fleur Dior, Ketchikan Kim, Beck Eleven Race 6: Alotta Talk, Classy Witch, Von Strass, Mighty Muscle, Hot Platter Race 7: Opawa Toddy, Uthor Bale, Silent Dismissal, Pearls Are Us, Opawa Nat Race 8: Seve, Go Vegas, Electric Silk, Opawa Vinny, Ulyssa Bale Race 9: Xabil Bale, Opawa Deal, New Note, Punters A Hero, Goldstar Mauney Race 10: Dyna Dave, Spring Falcon, Oster Bale, Start The Show, Ringside Race 11: Archie John Hill, Horse Range Jim, Pita Ramos, Hilton Forabet, Golden Bay Race 12: All Consuming, Treville, Busy Rocca, Jinja Ellie, Double Speed

9 2.30pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 3366x Zipping Buddy 21.30............................B Craik 2 71153 Suspicious Minds 20.89.......................B Craik 3 33222 Captain Kev 21.09 W &...................... T Steele 4 11531 Trojan Hoarse 20.75.............................. L Cole 5 13281 Tuff’s My Mum 21.09............................S Ross 6 25243 Kiwi Gal 21.27 U &...............................Cottam 7 51763 Spring Mechanic nwtd R &..................... L Udy 8 26316 Athenais 21.19.....................................S Ross 9 17628 Bigtime Stella nwtd................................ L Cole 10 13365 He’s All Shine nwtd..............................S Lozell 10 2.47pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C2, 457m 1 86657 Big Time Benny nwtd............................. L Cole 2 76536 Crackling Gal 26.08 U &.......................Cottam 3 31111 Thrilling Brax 26.30............................ K Walsh 4 68836 Tuff Treasure 26.21...........................B Mitchell 5 51341 Tuff Knight nwtd................................B Mitchell 6 35274 Dignity Dented nwtd........................... T Green 7 51578 Don Morocco 25.70..........................P Cleaver 8 18113 Allegro Curtis nwtd................................ L Cole 9 85768 Zipping Monty nwtd...........................C Henley 11 3.05pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C5, 457m 1 41234 Opawa Viking 25.54...........................S Codlin 2 12535 Cheeseball 25.91.................................. L Cole 3 36412 Sakichi 25.38.................................P Ferguson 4 32617 Stefano 25.57................................A Lawrence 5 33664 Ask King Jeff 26.02............................... L Cole

6 31762 Big Time Seth 25.74.............................. L Cole 7 51316 Bigtime Annie 25.47.............................. L Cole 8 33511 Bigtime Bruno nwtd............................... L Cole LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Portland Wonder, Kapai Chris, Portland Ecklund, Portland Art, Riccitelli Race 2: Thrilling Hudson, Grey Way, Go Falcon, Agbeze, Bailey And Cream Race 3: Thrilling Bruce, Big Time Clare, Call Me Leo, Raging Demon, Sophia Noir Race 4: Big Time Jonie, Sovereign Pride, Gain Capital, Mad Jack, Jinja Bailey Race 5: In Focus, Unconscionable, Stellar Babe, Bigtime Silver, Tuff Jewel Race 6: Thrilling Baxter, Thrilling Morris, Smoochie, Little Teegs, Baileys Nice Race 7: Stay Rich, Bigtime Jacob, Kai Nan, Seven Sharp, Flying Huey Race 8: Big Time Jackson, Robson, Silenci, Bigtime Tank, Our Hemi Race 9: Trojan Hoarse, Suspicious Minds, Captain Kev, Kiwi Gal, Zipping Buddy Race 10: Thrilling Brax, Tuff Knight, Big Time Benny, Don Morocco, Allegro Curtis Race 11: Sakichi, Bigtime Bruno, Opawa Viking, Stefano, Bigtime Annie

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway

4 54255 Busy Flash nwtd W &......................... T Steele 5 37244 Sophia Noir 21.18..........................A Lawrence 6 86338 Relevance nwtd R &............................... L Udy 7 18572 Raging Demon 20.99 R &...................... L Udy 8 78321 Grunt 21.20 W &................................. T Steele 9 12778 Bigtime Thor nwtd.................................. L Cole 4 1.02pm VETORA CAMBRIDGE SPRINT C3, 375m 1 63414 Nexus 21.86.......................................G Farrell 2 13475 Sovereign Pride 21.37..........................S Ross 3 58533 Gain Capital 21.22................................B Craik 4 57212 Mad Jack 21.36.................................. T Green 5 74F34 Jinja Bailey nwtd U &............................Cottam 6 65671 Podium Phobia nwtd.............................B Craik 7 34225 Frosty Blaze 21.31.............................. T Green 8 12121 Big Time Jonie 21.20............................. L Cole 9 18366 Bigtime Coco nwtd........................ D P Symes 10 3x473 Sausage nwtd....................................... E Potts 5 1.20pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SPRINT C1, 375m 1 87778 In Focus 21.66..................................P Cleaver 2 74577 Hua Hua nwtd..................................R McPhee 3 37776 Rion King nwtd R &................................ L Udy 4 88787 Bold Diesel nwtd................................. T Green 5 48888 Unconscionable 21.45 R &..................... L Udy 6 777x8 Bigtime Silver nwtd............................... E Potts 7 26857 Tuff Jewel nwtd.................................B Mitchell 8 37888 Stellar Babe 22.10............................P Cleaver 9 26547 Looby’s Story 21.74.......................A Lawrence 10 47365 Jinja Lad 21.72................................R McPhee 6 1.37pm FARMLANDS COPRICE STAKES C1, 457m

1 23211 Thrilling Baxter 25.75......................... K Walsh 2 54427 Smoochie 25.85............................A Lawrence 3 43114 Little Teegs 25.83..........................A Lawrence 4 26547 Looby’s Story 26.21.......................A Lawrence 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 63433 Baileys Nice 25.94.........................A Lawrence 7 x2222 Thrilling Morris nwtd........................... K Walsh 8 4215 Cointreau Time 26.09....................A Lawrence 7 1.55pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY PETER HENLEY C2, 375m 1 62637 Kai Nan 21.63.....................................G Farrell 2 68386 Seven Sharp 21.56........................ W Toomath 3 11677 Flying Huey nwtd.................................M Black 4 76823 Stay Rich 21.46 M &............................ J Smith 5 54165 Thrilling Arnold 21.48.........................S Codlin 6 76347 Over Indulgence 21.66......................P Henley 7 41445 Bigtime Jacob 21.24.............................B Craik 8 58352 Tuff Temptress nwtd..........................B Mitchell 9 16657 Ford Man nwtd R &................................ L Udy 10 21454 Tribal Conquest nwtd R &....................... L Udy 8 2.12pm FARMLANDS VIRKON STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 23111 Big Time Jackson 25.54........................ L Cole 2 2F412 Our Hemi nwtd U &..............................Cottam 3 47231 Big Time Kobe nwtd.............................. L Cole 4 54425 Bigtime Tank nwtd................................. L Cole 5 83112 Silenci 25.65..................................P Ferguson 6 54632 Robson 25.51................................P Ferguson 7 27334 Bigtime Archie nwtd............................... L Cole 8 3211x Thrilling Audrey 25.68........................ K Walsh 9 87647 Bigtime Puma nwtd............................... L Cole 10 45424 Jinja Murphy nwtd W &....................... T Steele

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Jan 30 & 31, 2020

You’ll fit Right in.

ADMINISTRATOR ASHBURTON HOSPITAL • Permanent full-time and part-time positions • Hours to be decided with the successful candidate

Our Purpose: Why we do it When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you’re part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

The Team: What we do This high functioning team provide administration support to all services on the Ashburton Facility.

Being a part of this team will mean that you will enhance the patient journey by supporting clinicians and services with the excellent provision of administration delivery.

The Role: Where you fit in In this role, you will be responsible for: • booking outpatient appointments • meeting and greeting patients • confidentially maintaining patient records. Filing, updating and retrieving • supporting clinical staff administratively.

being a team player effective communication and interpersonal skills competent user of Microsoft suite enthusiastic, adaptable and keen to learn.

Our Culture: What matters to us Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi

Putting people at the heart of all we do Health is ultimately all about people. What’s important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.

Belonging Here: Becoming part of our story Being part of the Canterbury District Health Board, you will enjoy a fantastic benefits scheme, the opportunity for flexible working arrangements and ongoing focus on your career development.

ENTERTAINMENT

◊ SELWYN SOUNDS Brendan Dooley

All tickets Open Hat Mayhem! – Kids show 4.30pm and Cheeky, Quirky and Classy Adult Family Show at 6.30pm.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to expand the company’s much-loved regional touring programme in 2020, featuring works tailor-made for the RNZB by trail $12 at $27 blazing choreographers home in New Zealand and on the world stage.

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Ali Harper Burt Bacharach sound’s like no other ... Poignant, atmospheric and beautiful.

Spend an evening with award winning Ali Harper as she weaves through the Grammy award winner’s extensive collection from Say a Little Prayer to Walk On By, Ali is sure to entertain you.

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The Look of Love

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Fri, 4.30pm and 6.30pm

Lincoln, March 7 (transport only).

Tutus On Tour 2020

Comedy Magician Brendan Dooley is fast becoming the world’s top young magician being described by the New Zealand press as “a new generation of talent already snapping the heels of established acts”.

Recently received the New Zealand’s Top Comedy Magician Award, which makes him the youngest ever to receive it, these shows will beBOOK entertaining.

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TRADES, SERVICES

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Supergold discount card welcomed

Beckley Coachlines Programme

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If you are interested in this role please apply directly on our career site. Please note only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted.

Find out more about us at cdhbcareers.co.nz

PARISH CENTRE. Seniors’ coffee club, all welcome. Park Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street.

Closed most public holidays.

ENTERTAINMENT

If this role has interested you but does not match your skills then please visit our careers website and have a look at our roles that better suit your expertise.

Contact us on recruitment@cdhb.health.nz for additional information.

FRIDAY

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

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

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

10.30am ST STEPHEN’S

Your skills will include:

The Canterbury DHB believes that diversity and inclusion is key to ensure we deliver the best care for our diverse population. The Canterbury DHB is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer that welcomes and respects everyone.

Stretching exercises for all abilities to help with balance. $3 per session. MSA Social hall (excludes school holidays).

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club days Tuesday and Thursday. Boules will be supplied, all welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome.

Phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. Buffalo Lodge Hall. Cox Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages, and all abilities. Join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open every Thursday and Saturday with almost 1000 different toys to choose from for hire. 106 Victoria Street, The Triangle, Ashburton.

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

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

10.45am MSA TAI CHI.

BECAUSE YOU BELONG HERE

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THURSDAY

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Simply The Best Get the electrifying concert experience of Tina Turner with this full stage production brimming with Tina Turner Hits from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s. Featuring the powerful yet raspy vocals and thrilling stage presence of Caroline Borole complete with band including a brass section, backing vocalists and dancers.

Adult $71.50* Child 12 and under $31.50* Group 6+ $66* each

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Affordable Theatre made easy. Pay what you believe the show was worth following the show

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◊ “MY FAIR LADY” April 12, 4pm.

Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch.

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May 10, 7.30pm (featuring Geoff Sewell and Carl Doy), Christchurch Town Hall.

For bookings phone 308 7646

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

FIRST time Asian, pretty, 32 year old, lovely, size 6, slim, long hair, 38DD, friendly, very good massage.

Emily, phone 021 122 5663.

MIA, Asian lady, 34D busty, good service. In/out calls.

Phone 021 046 4314.

Puzzles www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You really don’t have to deal with negativity. There’s no point. You can do more to neutralise the situation by flowing love through your heart than you can by trying to hash out situations.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Usually, your to-do list is a fine thing to keep track of, just not today, as you might get discouraged by the mountain that it is. Anyway, you’ll handle a lot of things quicker than you could write them down.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): One way to look at it is that they either want what you’re dishing or they don’t. If they don’t, you gain little by having them as a customer. Extend the principle to all styles of relationships.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): That spinning, centrifugal ride at the fair might be fun at first, but if you stay on too long, you’ll get sick. It’s the same with circular thought processes. Recognise when you’re in one and hop off before it gets toxic.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Some things seem like good ideas in the dark and terrible ideas in the light of day. This is why artists try to look at things in lots of different lighting. You’re the artist of your life.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Think of last year’s Game of Thrones finale. The characters who made it through all the war and drama weren’t the mightiest, though many were clever and wise.

There is little more valuable than clear thought.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You are afraid that if you put more effort into what you’re great at, you’ll stand out in a way that will be hard to manage. Take heart. The attention won’t come all at once.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): One person, place or thing is not inherently more important than another person, place or thing. People make it so. The attention of people is a gift of significance. Use this.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Your feelings have a way of depleting your energy or giving you more energy to work with. You’ll manage them very well today, steering in the direction of healthy flow.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There are plenty of things you can lose in life, including relationships, jobs and possessions. This is why the things that cannot be taken from you are so wonderfully yours. Celebrate.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): For you, there is great excitement and pride in accomplishing something difficult. You’ll choose your pursuits accordingly. If it’s not hard enough, then you’ll move right along.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): There’s so much talk of mindfulness, and, generally, awareness seems to be the way of evolution. And yet, your mind is already an expert at things you don’t need to worry about. Trust this.

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Max Irons, Stefanie Martini.

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5:15 Swimming With Men ML 2018 Comedy. Rob Brydon, Jim Carter. 6:50 Stella’s Last Weekend 16LSC 2018 Drama. Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff.

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6:15 Nothing But Trailers M 6:45 Mama MVLC 2013 Horror.

Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj CosterWaldau, Megan Charpentier.

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Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman.

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12:12 Nothing But Trailers 12:10 The Guernsey Literary M 12:42 A Most Violent 12:05 CSI – Cyber MV And Potato-Peel Pie Society Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

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11:30 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup (HLS) Quarter-final One – India v Australia.

12:30 ICC U19 Cricket World Cup (HLS) Quarter-final Two – West Indies v New Zealand.

1:30 L White Ferns v South Africa Third ODI. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

10pm New Zealand v India (HLS) Third T20.

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11pm South Africa v England (HLS) Fourth Test Day – Five Highlights.

11:30 Big Bash – Renegades v Heat (HLS) From Docklands Stadium, Melbourne.

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Bowlers ready to roll up Mid Canterbury bowls selectors have named a strong squad across the board for their annual representative fixture with North Otago which will be played in Ashburton this weekend.

The 40-strong squad, which also includes reserves, will take on their southern counterparts on two greens throughout Saturday with the men playing at the Ashburton Bowling Club in the domain and the ladies playing out of the Allenton Bowling Club.

In the senior sides, the men’s team in particular is littered with in-form players.

Brent Mayson, Jeff Nowell, Graeme Bishop, Tim White and Craig Fowles make up one half of the side while Bruce Redmond, Linton Muir, Pete Whinham, Doug Kinvig and Dave McDonnell make up the other.

Bruce White and Craig Carter have been named as the side’s reserves.

The senior women’s side is made up of Wendy Watson,

Sandra Holdom, Leonia Spargo, Heather Goodall, Noeline Woods, Raylene Heads, Anne Reid, Jill Harris, Diane Vanderweg and Janet Kingsbury.

Brentton Donaldson will provide the lynchpin for the junior men’s side, he’s joined in the first team by Shane Calder, Wayne McCarthy, Craig Kellett and Manu Otene while last weekend’s sub-centre pairs winning lead, Mick Buchanan features in the second team with Jock O’Connor, Wayne Lloyd, Kelvin O’Connor and Dave McDonnell.

The development women’s side features; Colleen McFarlane, Lyn Hamilton, Jenny Mitchell, Linda Osborne, Lyn Currie, Lyn Fensom, Millie Foggo, Betty Beck, Donalda Watson and Margie Tonks.

The two representative sides will play four games throughout the day with fours and singles being played in the morning and then pairs and triples in the afternoon.

Play begins at 10am at both greens.

Brent Mayson will play a key role for the Mid Canterbury senior men’s bowls side this weekend against North Otago.

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Four All Blacks benched in shock Chiefs team

By Christopher Reive NZME

The Chiefs will begin the season with two players on debut in their starting XV and five All Blacks on the bench.

In his first team as Chiefs coach, Warren Gatland has made some surprising selections with Waikato Mitre 10 Cup star Quinn Tupaea given the start at centre while Kaleb Trask gets the nod in the No. 10 jersey for Friday’s clash against the Blues in Auckland.

The 21-year-old Trask gets the first shot in the vacant No. 10 role after an impressive Mitre 10

Cup campaign with Bay of Plenty. Armed with a strong kicking game and the ability to read the game and make plays accordingly, Trask will be thrust straight into the deep end to see how he handles the step up in competition.

In the pack, Sam Cane will move to No. 8, with Mitchell Karpik on the openside. Atu Moli, Angus Ta’avao, Brad Weber, Anton Lienert-Brown and Aaron Cruden will all start the year from the bench, while Mitchell Brown joins Tylor Ardon at lock and Aidan Ross gets the nod at loose

head prop.

“We have an exciting squad and we believe the team we have chosen reflects this,” Gatland said of his squad.

“It is a great opportunity for our rookies to pull on the Chiefs jersey for the first time in what is expected to be a great competitive derby between two rival sides. We know the Blues will be a good sturdy challenge first up but one the boys and fans are excited about.”

Lachlan McWhannell, Luke Jacobson, Michael Allardice, Nathan Harris, Reuben O’Neill and

Tumua Manu were all unavailable for selection, while there was no room in the squad for Shaun Stevenson.

As well as naming the squad for their opening match, the Chiefs confirmed hooker Nathan Harris would miss the entire 2020 season to recover from a shoulder injury.

As reported earlier this month, Harris underwent shoulder surgery to repair his rotator cuff, which followed on from an ankle fracture suffered during last year’s Mitre 10 Cup campaign.

He will be out of the Super Rug-

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by season, but is expected to return in time for the Mitre 10 Cup. Harris has been replaced in the Chiefs squad by Counties Manukau hooker Donald Maka.

Chiefs team to face Blues: Damian McKenzie, Sean Wainui, Quinn Tupaea, Alex Nankivell, Solomon Alaimalo, Kaleb Trask, Te Toiroa Tahuriorangi, Sam Cane (c), Mitchell Karpik, Lachlan Boshier, Mitchell Brown, Tyler Ardron, Nepo Laulala, Samisoni Taukei’aho, Aidan Ross.

Reserves: Bradley Slater, Atu Moli, Angus Ta’avao, Naitoa Ah Kuoi, Pita Gus Sowakula, Brad Weber, Aaron Cruden, Anton Lienert-Brown.

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