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BY GABRIELLE STUART GABRIELLE.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

If locals were looking for something to do at the weekend, they were spoilt for choice.

Thousands of people poured into Mid Canterbury from across the country and the world for the weekend’s events.

Visitors came from as far as China and the Czech Republic for the Flight 4 Life kite festival at Lake Hood on Saturday, while more than 1000 competitors gathered for the Longbeach Coastal Challenge yesterday, alongside support crews and plenty of spectators.

Motorbikes roared through town yesterday on their way from Timaru to Christchurch as part of the White Ribbon ride, raising awareness about issues around violence towards women, while the Ashburton Rock ‘n’ Roll Club celebrated their 25th birthday on Saturday with a bit of grooving.

Even Santa paid a visit to Mid Canterbury at the weekend, arriving by steam train at the Tinwald Christmas Festival yesterday, while Christmas was also celebrated early by the Ashburton Newcomers’ Network, which held a variety show on Saturday night.

The weekend was capped off by the fundraising Bayanihan variety concert, which raised close to $6000 for relief efforts in the Philippines.

Some of the kites featured at this year’s Flight 4 Life festival measured 30 metres in length, and came in all sorts of colours and designs.

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Dog saved from South African ‘Big Hole’ Rescuers have saved a dog trapped nearly a week down a gigantic artificial crater known as “Big Hole” in central South Africa. The canine explorer survived a dizzying plunge down the 200-metre hole in Kimberley in Northern Cape province, managing to swim across the lake at the bottom and take refuge on one of its sides. Kimberley’s main tourist attraction, “Big Hole” is a former diamond mine owned by the De Beers group and is claimed to be the world’s largest hand-dug excavation.

Local media reported step-by-step on the five-hour operation to rescue the labrador-style dog. The animal was “doing well”, rescue service spokeswoman Vanessa Jackson said after it was brought to safety.

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Erakovic denies asking for appearance fee Marina Erakovic says she never asked for an appearance fee from tournament director Karl Budge to enter this year’s ASB Classic.

In contrast, Budge says he told the tennis star they could not afford a fee but would try to arrange a package which gave her some benefits for supporting her home tournament. Both parties could be right. “I never asked for money, that’s not correct,” Erakovic said. “The reason I think this has come about was because I suggested some players have been paid to play in the past and I wasn’t. I’m not asking for money but I don’t want to be taken for granted either.”

He may still be strutting about onstage giving his fans Satisfaction - but at 70 the Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger (below) is about to become a great-grandfather.

The British singer’s grand-daughter Assisi, 21, is due to give birth early in the new year, her mother Jade Jagger confirmed yesterday. “It is true. I am going to be a grandmother,” the 42-year-old socialite told Sunday Times newspaper.

The Rolling Stones marked their 50th anniversary last year with huge stadium shows in Britain and North America. Despite all being old enough to collect their state pensions, they announced last week a fresh tour in Australia and New Zealand for 2014. Jagger has seven children by four different mothers.

Jade is his only daughter with his first wife Bianca Jagger.

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Collins cautions teen brides Veteran British actress Joan Collins (right) says she would advise teenagers not to get married.

Collins married her first husband, Maxwell Reed, when she was 18 and has since wed four more times. She’s currently married to fifth husband Percy Gibson, but is cynical when it comes to saying vows at a young age. “Anyone wanting to get married at 18, I would advise them it’s not a good idea. If you really think you’ve found your true love at that age and it will last, then fine. But remember, people change a lot between their teens and their fifties.” The 80-year-old claims she stopped believing in marriage after every divorce.

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Blur pull out of festival Britpop band Blur has pulled out of the 2014 Big Day Out festival. The band, which was headlining the festival with Pearl Jam and Arcade Fire, said on its Facebook page yesterday that it was “devastated” to report it won’t be performing. “It’s a shock that it has come to this,” the band posted. “Only eight weeks to go, the band feels that with the constantly shifting goalposts and challenging conditions of the organisers, they can’t let it drag on any longer and want to make this announcement, to be clear to Blur fans that they won’t be there.” The Big Day Out’s CEO, Adam Zammit, tweeted yesterday: “will announce replacement very soon”.

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Our Evolving New Zealand Culture, Ashburton Art Gallery - Annual Ashburton District Schools Exhibition. This year the exhibition will involve the children painting directly onto the Gallery walls while exploring the theme of Our Evolving New Zealand Culture. This is an exciting project that will see a great number of students taking part. Runs until 14 December.

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On the horizon - Headrush Dance Party 2013, Ashburton Trust Event Centre, December 14. Headrush are Antony Pickard, Luke Smillie, Stephen McDaid and Andy Genge. The Christchurch-based four-piece covers band that powers through the hits, the dance grooves, and the songs you know and love!

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■ LOCAL INPUT ON SEARCH GUIDELINES

New guidelines ‘on right track’

BY MYLES HUME

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Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan believes new guidelines for schools to search and confiscate banned items are now on the right track after resigning – and then rejoining - a group formed to set the rules.

Mr McMillan was asked to join the Ministry of Education’s surrender and retention of property and searches guidelines working party a month ago, but quit after he was unhappy with the “narrow and unrealistic” guidelines that were being created.

He was tasked to help set

guidelines, in response to recent changes to the Education Act, which included the searching of pupil property and seizing of banned items while providing clarity around schools’ power to deal with suspected cyber bullying.

But Mr McMillan believed the guidelines being drafted to take effect next year did not strike the right balance between the rights of pupils and the needs of schools, potentially jeopardising the safety of pupils and staff.

He resigned and former Secondary Principals’ Association president Patrick Walsh fol-

lowed, but both returned to the group recently after being asked by the Ministry of Education to play a bigger role in the setting of the guidelines.

“For me the guidelines were unnecessarily narrow and unrealistic and could lead to a whole lot of unforeseen consequences including risks to student safety and not allowing good practices in school such as breathalysing at the ball.”

He said they went as far to limit a primary school teacher’s power to look into a five-yearold’s bag to ensure they had their lunchboxes on a school trip.

But after coming back to the working group, Mr McMillan says he is feeling confident of the work being done before the guidelines are released in one to two weeks. “(But) I think there’s an opportunity to get them more workable - I don’t think we are out of the woods at all.”

Mr McMillan said it was hard to predict what would happen when they came into force next year, but said they could be tweaked as schools provided feedback after seeing them in practice Principals’ Federation president Phillip Harding was also

on the working party.

His biggest concern was the drafted guidelines were originally 47 pages long.

“Schools would need a lawyer on their shoulder to help interpret this properly ... our concerns are not only over legislation but also implementation of the practice. Common sense may lead to strife in some cases if it hasn’t been read properly.”

The Ministry of Education’s Katrina Casey said it was important time was taken to get the guidelines right, and Mr Walsh was now leading the process on behalf of the sector.

■ MID CANTERBURY KITE FESTIVAL

Sea of colour at festival

BY GABRIELLE STUART GABRIELLE.S@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

There was drama, there was excitement and there were plenty of happy faces at Lake Hood at the weekend, where Mid Canterbury’s second Flight 4 Life kite festival took place.

The sky was filled with colour on Saturday, packed with kites ranging from giant 30 metre creations designed by local craftsmen especially for the festival, to handmade paper kites children made on the day, assisted by local girl guide volunteers.

One of the highlights of the day was the local business Rokkaku kite battle, where local businesses fought it out to be the last kite in the sky and take home the prestigious winner’s trophy.

Matt Rollinson from Ashburton Turkish Kebabs and Magnifico Pizza took home the trophy this year after an action-packed final against Stefan Cook from Nosh Café.

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Five-year-old Lucy Boldy’s kite was one of the many that filled the skies over Lake Hood on Saturday.

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tiple times in the final, but the battlers managed to catch them before they hit the ground, and continued to fight it out with lines growing shorter and shorter.

Mr Rollinson said winning the competition was a complete surprise, as his was the first kite to be cut from the sky in last year’s battle, and with a new business keeping him busy he hadn’t had a chance to practise with the kite this year.

“My main goal this year was just not to be the first one out, so winning was definitely a surprise. I just put it down to a bit of luck.”

He took the trophy from last year’s kite battle winner, Everyprint owner Scott Tudor, who offered up a $200 voucher for services at Everyprint to the new winner.

Mr Rollinson said the day was a lot of fun, with great weather, a good crowd out at the lake, and some funds raised for charity at the end of it.

All funds raised on the day will go towards the work of Westpac Rescue Helicopters.

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■ FUNDRAISER FOR PHILIPPINES

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Smoke machine A smoke machine at a party prompted a call-out for the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade on Saturday night. The DJ’s smoke machine was being used at a party at the Ashburton Racecourse and it activated an alarm in one of the racecourse’s kiosks at about 11pm.

Firefighters returned to another Racecourse Road address shortly after 1am to a tree on fire. The cause of that fire was unknown.

Electrical fire Firefighters were called to a Smithfield Road house on Friday night, to an electrical fire.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade deputy chief fire officer Graeme Baker said the fault appeared to have been around the lights in the lounge and they went out, blowing a fuse at the switchboard.

There was minimal damage and an electrician was called to fix the problem. The fire occurred shortly after 5pm.

Orpah Sildo joined friends from Migrant Ashburton to perform a traditional hat dance at the fundraising concert.

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By GaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Performers gathered to open the Philippines fundraising concert on Sunday with the national anthem of both their home countries: New Zealand and the Philippines.

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Bayanihan is a Filipino term; literally it means “being a community”.

That was what Mid Canterbury proved itself to be at the Bayanihan fundraising variety concert last night, where the community turned out to support members of the Filipino community throughout Mid Canterbury as they danced, performed and sung of their love for their land.

The concert raised close to $6000 for Typhoon Haiyan relief work in the Philippines, where the death toll numbers in the 1000s and close to 11 million people have been displaced from their homes, according to UN estimates.

Many in the gathered audience were moved close to

tears last night, as the concert opened with a moving rendition of You Raise Me Up, sung by Earl Magtibay.

The concert continued with close to 20 acts on the night, ranging from very traditional folk songs, to young modern dance groups.

The concert has not ended the fundraising efforts from the Filipino community, with rebuilding the typhoon hit villages and towns in the Philippines likely to take more than a decade.

However, the local community’s determination to support their families was summed up in the opening words of the concert: “More important than the strength of the typhoon is the strength of the Filipino people.”

■ WELLINGTON KIDNAP

Teens in five-hour kidnap ordeal

By Matthew BackhouSe Three teenagers were allegedly held up at knifepoint, assaulted and forced to drive around Wellington by a younger group of teens during a five-hour kidnapping ordeal at the weekend.

Police said the young men, aged 18 and 19, were sitting in a car in the Lower Hutt suburb of Wainuiomata when they were approached by three other teenagers about 8pm on Saturday.

The offenders, aged 14, 15 and 17, then climbed into the vehicle.

One of them threatened the victims with a knife and made

them drive around different parts of the Wellington region for the next four or five hours.

Detective Sergeant Christiaan Barnard said the offenders took the victims’ wallets and mobile phones, which meant they could not call for help.

“Some friends of theirs became quite concerned for their welfare and contacted police, which resulted in the police launching an operation to try and locate them.”

Police found the group, with the offenders still in the vehicle, in the Lower Hutt suburb of Waiwhetu about 1.30am yesterday.

Officers arrested the younger

group of teenagers, who were interviewed by police yesterday.

All three would appear in the Hutt Valley Youth Court today, charged with kidnapping.

Other charges were yet to be determined.

Mr Barnard said the victims suffered minor injuries and were left shaken by the ordeal.

“They were feeling a little bit sore because they were subjected to some assaults during the course of the night. They were certainly quite relieved for it to be over,” he said.

“When weapons are involved there is always the possibility of a more serious outcome but thankfully, in this case, they

have only sustained very minor injuries.”

Mr Barnard said the offenders and victims were not known to each other, and the crime appeared to be opportunistic.

Police are seeking sightings of a blue 1993 Holden Astra, with six people inside, being driven around the Wellington region between 8pm on Saturday and 1.30am yesterday.

The group drove all over the Wellington region, including Porirua, Wellington City and Lower Hutt.

Anyone who saw the vehicle is asked to call Hutt Valley police on (04) 560 2600.

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Zonta Says No Zonta International wants to end violence against women and girls, and the Ashburton branch of the club is joining in with the The Zonta Says No campaign.

Ashburton club members will be outside the McGregor Real Estate office at 248 East Street, Ashburton 11am to 1 pm on November 29, with a display of 283 pairs of shoes to support and raise awareness of 283 cases of family violence reported to police in Mid Canterbury in a 12-month period. The campaign, which began in November 2012 and will continue through December 2013, will feature the service and advocacy actions of Zonta clubs and districts to prevent and end violence against women and girls in their local communities. Learn more about the international program at zontasaysno.com

Fertiliser factory fire A blaze at a Hastings fertiliser factory was fuelled by the presence of sulphur, the Fire Service says. The blaze, reported shortly before 8.30am yesterday, broke out in the corner of the Ballance fertiliser factory on Maraekakaho Road, Fire Service central communications acting shift manager Craig Dally said.

The blaze took about an hour to get under control.

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Light plane crashes A light plane crashed on Kumara Beach, near Hokitika, yesterday but the pilot walked away. A local man flying his Maule aircraft had attempted to land on the beach and struck some soft sand which caused the plane to tip over, Police, Fire and Ambulance reported. He was the only occupant and did not suffer any injuries. The plane was righted with the help of local residents.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1381 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 14, 26, 28, 30, 37, 40.

Bonus number: 23.

Powerball winning number: 1.

Strike: 37, 14, 26, 30.

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Licence-test abuse soars

Macdonald to make parole bid

By Cherie howie They’ve been assaulted, threatened, abused and offered bribes by failed applicants - and for driver licence testing officers, things are getting worse.

Fifteen incidents of verbal or physical abuse were reported in the year to October and 16 others last year, compared with one case each in 2009 and 2010 and three in 2011.

The spike follows changes in February last year, when tests for restricted licences were toughened in a bid to save young people from dying in crashes. Many learners said the rules were too strict - 62 per cent failed in the first month.

New Zealand Driver Licensing general manager Gerard Clark - whose company is contracted by the Transport Agency to run the tests - said some

Man in the doghouse

behaviour was disturbing.

“Some of the testers are gobsmacked at how people can treat them.”

In Waikato in 2010, an applicant who forgot to bring his learner licence for the test punched the testing officer, knocking him to the ground. In September last year, a failed applicant also punched an officer in the head.

Two months later, at Meadowlands in East Auckland, a failed applicant asked an officer if he would accept cash to give him a pass.

When he refused, “the applicant got more aggro”, the officer wrote in the incident report.

In May, an irate supporter of a failed applicant told an officer that “God would hurt my children”.

One applicant responded to a failed result by following the

testing officer home and having 15 pizzas delivered - with demand for payment - to his house late at night.

An officer in Kerikeri was told they should pay the failed applicant $30 for a previous unsuccessful test. “(He said) I’m a beneficiary and you owe me and I’m not moving until you pay me’,” the staffer reported.

Clark said staff were trained to walk away from angry applicants and call police when necessary.

He was not aware of any resigning because of applicants’ bad behaviour.

Transport Agency spokesman Andrew Knackstedt said assaults or threats against testing officers were rare - the 16 reported last year were from 164,000 practical driving tests.

“Driving tests can often be

stressful for applicants,” he said, but there was never any excuse for officers to be threatened or abused.

Lingcum Rota, 40, has just failed her restricted driving test.

As the driving test officer tells her why, she grimaces, then thanks him.

“I appreciated being told what I did wrong.”

The Papakura grandmother had crossed into an oncoming lane on a corner; drove through an amber light; and also drove at 70km/h in a 60km/h zone.

She’s disappointed, but she’d never react with anger, she says.

“It’s for people’s own safety that they know. I don’t want people ... being out on the road as dumb drivers. There’s already too many dumb drivers out there.”

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■ TINWALD CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL

By Cherie taylor A man who smashed his girlfriend’s window literally consigned himself to the doghouse - which is where police found him.

Joshua Rawlins, who appeared in the Masterton District Court last week on charges of wilful damage, had tried to hide in a neighbour’s dog kennel after an argument with his girlfriend.

Pleading guilty to a charge of wilful damage, the 18-year-old from Carterton was ordered to pay for the repair of the window, when he appeared before Judge Tony Walsh.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Garry Wilson said Rawlins was at his girlfriend’s Carterton home on August 25, when he became angry and was asked to leave.

Police found Rawlins hiding in a dog kennel on a neighbouring property, he said.

The sergeant requested the court order the defendant pay $290 for the repair of the window.

Lawyer Frank Minehan said his client was not in a good state of mind at the time and was remorseful for his behaviour.

From the dock, Rawlins offered instalments of $100 a week. Judge Walsh convicted Rawlins of wilful damage and ordered he pay reparation of $290 and court costs of $130.

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Four-year-old Bailey Imms-Protheroe had the chance to meet Santa at the Tinwald Christmas Festival yesterday.

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Santa arrives in style in Tinwald

By GaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Santa arrived in Mid Canterbury yesterday - by steam train.

The jolly old man ditched the traditional reindeer for a more comfortable form of transport as he paid a visit to the Plains Railway & Museum yesterday for the annual Tinwald Christmas Festival.

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they enjoyed ticipated by the gathered chilsteam train rides, View or purchase dren, who had photos online browsing stalls, the chance to and rides on the guardianonline.co.nz give Santa their miniature railway.

Christmas wish lists before he The day also returned to the provided a chance North Pole. for children to But he wasn’t splash in the Tinwald Pool, the only attraction that had which opened for the season families gathering at the Tinwald Domain yesterday, where over the weekend.

Ewen Macdonald will make his bid for an early release from prison when he appears before the Parole Board today.

The 33-year-old was acquitted of murdering his brotherin-law Scott Guy in a high-profile trial last year.

After a jury found him not guilty of murder, he was sentenced in September last year to five years imprisonment for a crime spree targeting neighbouring Feilding farms.

Macdonald pleaded guilty to six charges, including the slaughter of 19 calves with hammer blows to their heads, the theft and killing of two trophy stags, emptying a neighbour’s main milk vat of about 16,000 litres of milk worth tens of thousands of dollars, and burning down a 110-year-old whare.

The charges were not revealed to the murder trial jury, partly because they would have been prejudicial.

Macdonald will face his second parole hearing, at Christchurch Men’s Prison today.

In denying him parole a year ago, the board said Macdonald had “much to do” and would be required to undertake one-onone counselling with a psychologist. A psychological report described him as having “narcissistic traits”, while a personality test revealed a “marked tendency to portray himself as having socially desirable qualities” and “can be self-involved and overvalue his self-worth”.

He was not legally represented during his first hearing but APNZ understands a lawyer will act for him today.

Scott Guy’s father, Bryan Guy, said last week that knowing Macdonald would eventually be released meant he and wife Jo were realistic about how they would be when the moment finally arrived.

“You’ve still got to be courteous and polite and so on.”

Macdonald is the estranged husband of Bryan Guy’s daughter Anna, who is now living in Auckland with her new partner, Brent Jameson.

The couple are expecting their first child together. Ms Guy has four children with Macdonald.

Bryan Guy said the children often spoke about their father, and would have a relationship with him, although it would not change things dramatically for the rest of the family.

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In brief Hasty landing A pilot has been forced to make a hasty landing after colliding with a cow at a rural airstrip yesterday. Police said emergency services were put on standby at an airfield in Feilding, after a top-dressing plane had hit a cow during take-off from an airstrip in Pahiatua - about 40 minutes away by road. “It either damaged or lost one of the wheels.” Police central communications acting shift commander Bruce Mackay said when the pilot realised the collision had damaged his plane, he was instructed to land in Feilding.

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Tourist breaks leg

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Water hazards were all part of the fun at the Longbeach Coastal Challenge.

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1000 rise to the challenge

By Erin TaskEr

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They walked, they ran, they biked, and most of them went home tired, but happy.

More than 1000 competitors took part in yesterday’s annual Longbeach Coastal Classic – a race for mountain bikers or walkers across some of Mid Canterbury’s most picturesque farmland – the historic Longbeach Estate.

The big event – the 35km classic mountain bike race – was won by Logan Horn in a time of 1.16.41 hours, while the first female home was Kristine Marriot in 1.34.40 hours.

First across the line in the 23km ride was Grant Milner, with Debbie Sherratt the first woman, while the 12km recreational ride was won by Geoffrey Scott, with Samantha Titze the first woman home.

For the walkers, husband

and wife duo Graeme and Lyn Church were first across the line in the 12km walk – Lyn finishing just one second ahead of Graeme – while the 5km walk was won by Shane Blampied for the men and Taylor Lamont for the women.

Josh Sheridan was the first to finish for the men in the 5km run while Amalie Ehlers was the first woman home, just one second slower than Sheridan.

Honours in the 21km off road half marathon went to Stephen McCormick for the men and Lindsay Evans for the women.

The Longbeach Coastal Classic has been running since 2007 and has grown incredibly from the 257 competitors it attracted in the first year. It’s a fundraising venture run by the Hinds and Districts Lions Club and Longbeach School, with proceeds split between the two.

Wine winners Marlborough wine makers have reaffirmed their status as industry heavyweights - scooping a heap of top prizes at this year’s Air New Zealand Wine Awards. Nautilus Cuvée Brut NV - a sparkling wine from the region - won top honours at the annual award’s last night, receiving the prestigious Air New Zealand Champion Wine of the Show prize. The wine, described by the judges as having “a richness, length and complexity on the palate that finishes with a fine, persistent acidity” is the third sparkling wine in the 27-year history of the awards to take out the coveted prize. The wine, produced by Nautilus Estate, has won several awards in the past.

The Marlborough region also won five other trophies, including the Lake Chalice Marlborough Pinot Gris 2013, which won both the Guala Closures NZ Champion Pinot Gris Trophy and the New World Champion Open White Wine Trophy.

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No takers yet

Where’s Wally? Ben Sutton (left) and Harry Fleming dressed up for the Longbeach Coastal Challenge.

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LEFT: Cathal Guiney has his eyes on where he’s going during yesterday’s Longbeach Coastal Challenge.

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A ill-equipped German tourist wearing street shoes fell on Mt Ruapehu yesterday, leaving him with a bleeding, broken leg. At about 11.30am the man fell from near the top of the Te Heu Hue Valley on the mountain, police said. He slid some distance on the snow and ice and collided with an outcrop of rocks. The man used his shirt to help stem the blood loss and managed to apply a makeshift splint by tying his legs together below his knees with his shoe laces. He had lost his cellphone in the fall and was unable to phone for help. The man was located when another climber used his cellphone to call National Park Police and ambulance.

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An online ad for a professional “liar for hire” has had no takers, but its creator hopes an unfaithful partner or a job applicant with a dodgy CV might make use of the service.

The ad on auction site Trade Me offers “glowing truth-distortions” for a fee of $50. Suggested uses include job or flat references, a ruse for skipping work, or an alibi to use with a suspicious spouse or partner. The listing said customers would have a phone consultation to discuss specific details about their situation. The 33-year-old Christchurch man behind the service, who wanted to be known only as Mark, said he decided to do it after reading about a similar endeavour overseas.

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■ ALLAN TITFORD

Bieber impresses local fans Titford By gaBrielle Stuart gabrielle.s@theguardian.co.nz

Many fans were left less than impressed after teen pop singer Justin Bieber’s one night only concert in New Zealand on Saturday, at Auckland’s Vector Arena.

After keeping the 8000 fans waiting more than an hour for the concert to begin, several fans accused him of lipsyncing the entire show, with some walking out in disgust while others threatened to burn their Bieber tee-shirt collections.

However, Ashburton teens who travelled up for the concert were full of praise for the young singer’s performance.

Fourteen-year-old Tayla Hampton and 15-year-old Lauren Rattray travelled to Auckland for the concert, and said it was “awesome”.

Sitting just 15 rows back from Bieber, Tayla said the singer clearly wasn’t lipsyncing, and was really energetic, talking to the crowd and running around the stage.

And although screaming from the fans was so loud that parts of the performance could barely be heard, they did their part to contribute to the screaming

– halfway through the performance, Lauren had already lost her voice.

Although the teen singer has been involved in plenty of scandals throughout the past year, the pair said the media only showed the bad stuff and didn’t fairly represent Bieber.

“They never show any of the awesome stuff, like all the charity work that he does. He’s just so nice, and he’s a really good singer.”

Fellow fan Emma Jansen shared their sentiments, after travelling up to Auckland for the concert with her mum, Sadie Jansen.

Mrs Jansen said her daughter had a ball at concert, which was a good show and well worth the wait.

The teen singer also impressed local skaters during his visit to Auckland, where he spent much of the morning trying out the halfpipe at Auckland’s Victoria Skatepark.

It is rumoured that skating wasn’t all he did at the skate park, where fellow skaters claimed he left his mark, tagging the work “Bizzle” with spray paint on one of the walls of the park.

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CYF bungles number of child abuse cases

By Kathryn Powley and Keith ng New Zealand’s child abuse rates are higher than anyone ever realised, officials admit, after bureaucrats bungled the numbers for more than two years.

Child, Youth and Family is to reveal this week the true extent of abuse, after finding it has been under-reporting notifications by as much as 8 per cent.

The number in the past year is believed to be between 1,000 and 4000 more than the 49,398 reported.

A “sharp-eyed analyst”spotted the botched numbers and alerted executives in the over-arching Ministry of Social Development.

Child Poverty Action Group researcher Donna Wynd said she was “stunned” to learn of the massive under-reporting.

Social Development Minister Paula Bennett defended CYF when responding to questions from the Herald on Sunday.

“While a statistical reporting error is certainly not ideal, I’m pleased the department picked it up, was publicly upfront

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This statistical error has no impact on the way we work with children, nor does it impact staffing and resourcing

about it and quickly moved to fix the issue,” she said.

She was adamant the prolonged under-reporting had not jeopardised the well-being of children at risk.

“This statistical error has no impact on the way we work with children, nor does it impact staffing and resourcing,” she said.

The Herald on Sunday has discovered Bennett’s flagship White Paper on Vulnerable Children was compromised, as were the Ministry’s 2011/12 and 2012/13 annual plans.

Those documents and answers to parliamentary questions, an Earthquake Recovery Authority report on neglect in

post-quake Christchurch and research by the Child Poverty Action Group now contain inaccuracies due to a computer glitch. Since a 2011 computer upgrade, regular snapshots of data taken from CYF’s main computer system have not captured all the information available. The system was designed to pick up data for each month including information entered a month and two days after the month ended. Instead, the snapshot cut off two days after the month ended, meaning all late-entered data was left out.

The ministry believes that the error doesn’t contradict any statistical trends, but CYF’s statistics have been removed

from the website while they are recalculated and checked.

Ministry chief executive Brendan Boyle said data from 2011 onwards was affected.

“The initial review of data shows a margin of error mainly around 2 to 3 per cent, up to 8 per cent.”

Donna Wynd of Child Poverty Action said: “All they’re doing is keeping a tally. How you can make such a simple error?”

Wynd said abuse notifications data tended to be volatile, affected by high-profile child abuse cases and advertising campaigns encouraging public vigilance.

Knowing the problem stemmed from a computer upgrade was far from reassuring.

“They now want to upgrade their computers so they can share information. Can we trust them?”

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Allan Titford, convicted rapist, arsonist and child abuser, has a new partner and is a father again.

Titford, 53, has a 1-year-old child with Marcian Thomas, 42. The former farmer rose to prominence battling the Government and Northland iwi Te Roroa during a Waitangi Treaty claim over his farm at Maunganui Bluff, northwest of Dargaville.

This week he was sentenced to 24 years in jail with no minimum non-parole period on 39 charges, mostly related to violence towards his then-wife, Susan Cochrane, and their children, between 1987 and 2009.

In August 2012, Titford and Thomas had a baby boy while Titford was on bail awaiting trial.

Thomas’ mother, Annie Daly of Waihi, has mixed feelings about Titford, but said she felt sorry for her grandson who she knew would be missing his father.

“He loved his dad and, any time I went to visit them when they were here at Waihi, he was always by his dad.”

The couple had lived in the Waikato town while Titford was on bail, but Thomas had moved to Northland to be nearer him.

“I don’t think he’s as bad as what he’s been made out to be,” Daly said. “I quite like him in a way, but he tells a lot of b******* and you’ve got to pick out what’s true and what’s not. I do quite like him, but I’m a bit wary.”

He had never attacked her daughter, who had three grown children.

Cochrane said she feels guilty for not speaking out earlier.

“I didn’t protect my children when they were little.”

But she also feels some guilt for the ongoing impacts on the family.

“He’s my children’s dad, and he’s locked away. That’s not nice for them to know about their father.”

Thomas declined to comment and Titford maintains his innocence.

Titford stood unsuccessfully for Far North Mayor in the October local government elections.

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■ CHILDREN’S HEALTH

Call for investment in youth health

By Teuila FuaTai Investing more of New Zealand’s health dollar in young Kiwis will not result in shortcomings for the elderly, the head of a parliamentary committee into child health says.

Dr Paul Hutchison, chairman of the health committee which

this week made a raft of recommendations around early intervention health programmes, told TVNZ’s Q + A the Government needed to reprioritise the health budget to better address the needs of many young New Zealanders.

“This dollar spent very early on, not only improves the health

outcome of the younger, it gives them the chance to be productive and lead highly functional contributory lives.

“This is not about taking money from older people,” Mr Hutchison said.

While managing New Zealand’s health woes would always be an “issue of prioritisation”,

implementing recommendations made by the committee would create savings in the long-term, he said.

“I don’t think it’s actually going to cost all that more, if you think that in New Zealand, we have a tail of 15 to 20 per cent of children that are not succeeding, both physically and socially,

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and costing the country - even in their early years - for a whole range of conditions,” he said.

“If we do those things now, and it’s compelling that we do, those children will have more quality life years into old age.

“In the medium to long term, it will save money.”

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Ashburton echoed with the sounds of throaty motorcycles yesterday, as riders from across the country travelled from Timaru to Christchurch for the last leg of the White Ribbon ride.

Many of the riders have spent more than a week on the road, stopping at towns across the country to visit schools and take part in marches and events, to stand up against domestic violence in New Zealand.

Brent Garrett of the Mid Canterbury Family Riders’ motorcycle club was one of the many local riders who joined the ride through Ashburton yesterday, and said that domestic violence was something that

almost all the riders he knew had been close to.

“For some it’s a lot closer than others, but we’ve all had some experience of it. For a lot of guys it just means they’ve seen their mates hit their partners, and they haven’t said a word about it.”

He said people often perceived the bikie culture as a violent one, but in the close knit Family Riders’ club he wanted the riders to be able to be open and talk about issues around family violence.

“I told them this ride is compulsory – if you don’t want to do it, get out. We need people to have the guts to face this stuff, and we need more systems in place to help people deal with their issues before they take to

violence.” The local riders will travel up to Christchurch at around 6am today to join riders around the country for a White Ribbon march, brunch at the Christchurch police station and visit to several Christchurch schools.

The ride is just one of the many events taking place around the country as part of White Ribbon month, an international appeal that calls men to take ownership of the problem of violence towards women, and to actively be part of the solution.

One in three women in New Zealand will experience violence from a partner in their lifetime, and on average 14 women are killed every year by a member of their family.

WHITE RIBBON MARCH ■ The Ashburton White Ribbon march will kick off at noon today, assembling at the corner of East and Moore streets and travelling to the clock tower, before heading back to the chessboard in the town centre for a free barbecue.

■ Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew and Guardian editor Coen Lammers will be among those who join the march and make the pledge never to commit, condone or remain silent about family violence.

Children are becoming sick at one of the country’s most modern new schools, parents say, because for three years the board banned soap and hand towels, fearing that they harmed the environment.

The roll at Stonefields School, in an expensive new East Auckland subdivision, has soared to 300 since it opened in 2011.

The architecturally designed, decile-9 school is known for innovative education methods, and adherence to principles of environmental sustainability.

The school, which has Greenstar accreditation for environmentally friendly design, has a healthy attendance rate of 93.4 per cent, the board says, with no unusual illnesses.

But some parents say their children are suffering due to the school founders’ green philosophy and have complained to the board about their children’s repeated bouts of illness.

Stonefields has stocked only hand sanitiser in bathrooms since it opened in February 2011.

After an approach from the Herald on Sunday this month, board chairman Israel Vaeliki said the school would install hand driers and soap dispensers.

One mum, who asked not to be named, said she, her husband and their child had suffered gastro-intestinal illnesses this year.

The woman had raised the issue with the school but had been assured handwashing, with soap, was available in the children’s learning hubs.

Another parent said her daughter and classmates had suffered several bouts of gastroenteritis, due to the lack of soap and hand driers.

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Ballet fans in Ashburton have been spoilt for choice this month, as dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet prepare to take to the stage this week at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, where the Imperial Russian Ballet performed just days before.

But the Royal New Zealand Ballet have something quite different prepared for the Tutus on Tour performances in Ashburton, presenting an entertaining line-up featuring some childhood classics, including a newly released version of Peter and the Wolf.

The piece was choreographed by former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancers to mark the 60th anniversary of the company, and is narrated by New Zealand comedian and television personality Te Radar with a score

by Orchestra Wellington.

The Royal New Zealand Ballet has made their recording of Peter and the Wolf available online for free download, which managing director Amanda Skoog said would enable children to understand the story and enjoy the ballet even more.

“This wonderful story is ideal for families to listen to together on trips in the car or at home.

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Dancers from the Royal New Zealand Ballet performing Peter and the Wolf as part of their Tutus on Tour show, which they will perform over two days in Ashburton this week.

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We hope everyone enjoys listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.”

The Tutus on Tour performance will also include excerpts from Flower Festival at Genzano; FrENZy; Through to You by New Zealand choreographer Andrew Simmons;

Little Improvisations and the crowd pleasing Don Quixote pas de deux.

The dancers will continue their tour around the country over the next two weeks, performing in community theatres, town halls and school gymnasiums from Kaitaia to Stewart

Island. The Royal New Zealand Ballet performances will run over two days in Ashburton this week, with the first show on Tuesday from 7.30pm, and a second on Wednesday from 11am at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

A man is dead after a wall fell on him as he worked in his Blenheim garden on Saturday.

Police area commander Inspector Simon Feltham said the 62-year-old man died before emergency services arrived at the home in Murphys Road shortly before 3pm. He had been doing work on the wall, which was part of a water feature.

Family members, who were “obviously very upset”, were also home at the time. “It’s not a good situation at all,” Feltham said.

The man’s body was taken to Blenheim Hospital.

Police were still trying to contact extended family members.

The coroner had been notified and, although the death was not the result of a commercial activity, police had also contacted the Ministry of Business, Employment and Innovation as a matter of course, Feltham said.

Police would not release further information about the death or the man’s name until all his family members had been notified.

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amily violence is possibly the biggest problem facing New Zealand society.

Whether it is caused by alcohol, or aimed at women, children, or even men, the common denominator is violence.

We will only be able to turn the horrific statistics around if each of us decides to take responsibility to stop the violence, in our own homes or that of family and friends.

Statistics show that the violence is all around us and not just localised to certain areas or specific socio-economic or ethnic groups.

Whether people have a rough start in life, or are born with a silver spoon in their mouths, we can all become the guy (or girl) that can’t control their anger.

The fact that one in three women in New Zealand is a victim of violence during their lifetime is depressing, disgusting and embarrassing for this nation.

Over 80 per cent of victims suffer at the hands of men, and the arrested women have often only hit out in retaliation or self-defence.

That is why today’s White Ribbon march in Ashburton and other towns and cities around the country is a call to action to all men in New Zealand to become part of the solution.

Sadly, family violence is not just limited to the bad neighbourhoods of Auckland or Christchurch, but in this case Ashburton is just like every other town in the country.

Local police in the past 12 months attended 283 cases involving family violence, which is nearly one every day.

Across the country, the police attend a domestic incident 200 times each day, which is one event every seven minutes.

And probably the gloomiest statistic is that experts believe that less than 20 per cent of incidents come to the attention of the police.

If you translate that to Mid Canterbury, the real figure of domestic incidents each year in this district could be well over 1500.

Joining today’s White Ribbon March down East Street at noon would be a good signal to the community that the violence is appalling and has to stop.

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Direct democracy” (the people’s veto) or a non-binding indication of opinion?

We are about to be plunged into another bout of non-binding, very expensive voting in the form of a Citizens Initiated Referenda on the Government’s much-discussed, 49 per cent asset sales.

Always a contentious initiative this one is clearly more futile than most in view of the fact that three of the assets involved have already been sold.

PM John Key has also pointed out that such sales were a significant part of the National Party manifesto at the last election at which National received a substantial majority.

As far as he was concerned that was a vote in favour of the policy. There will be no turning back.

Once again, we face the issue of the validity or otherwise of the CIR. While, unlike Switzerland and California, it remains purely non-binding, with no obligation on the Government of the Day to take the result as anything more than an indication of public opinion, it hardly justifies the colossal expense of staging it. ($9 million of taxpayers’ money this time round).

People’s Veto. If it is really to be seen as some kind of popular “people’s veto”, an integral element of the way we govern ourselves, then, obviously, it has to be binding and the Government obliged to respond accordingly. Somehow, I doubt whether that’s what “the people” at large actually want.

“Direct Democracy” within the framework of MMP, with its

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apparent emphasis on greater political “transparency”, has an alluring appeal about it but one still easily resisted here.

Criticism. Despite the criticism, often of a vicious and personal nature, we still prefer the politicians to make the decisions. That’s why we voted for them, so we can get on with the day-to-day business of earning a living and looking after our corner of the nation. Thus the CIR, as we know it, is a toothless tiger, which, without implants or dentures, should probably be consigned to the bin of history.

However, if it is to be saved and given those missing molars, thus justifying the present vast expenditure of

hard-earned taxpayer funds, let a political party propose such a sea-change in its manifesto for the 2014 or 2017 election and see what sort of support it gets. Only then will we discover whether we wish to be the “Switzerland of the South Seas” and have a genuine and regular opportunity of keeping our politicians honest, preventing them from wandering too far from their advertised pathway or, where we feel it necessary, adding to the legislation we should like to see enacted.

To govern under such conditions and constant “people intervention” might be quite a challenge. As it is, MPs of all hues still regret / deplore having their wings clipped by

MMP so they might find this system unbearable.

For the record, there have been four successful petitions (out of 46) for a CIR - 310,000 genuine signatures - only one of which succeeded, the 1995 proposal by the fire fighters’ union for the number of professional fire fighters not to be reduced.

The other three, for the number of MPs to be reduced to 99, for serious offenders to be given hard labour and for the ban on smacking to be overturned all failed. Despite large popular majorities the governments were not moved to change anything.

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Simon McDonnell and 11 month old Magenta McDonnell enjoyed an ice cream at the Tinwald Christmas Festival on Sunday.

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Nigel Cavill and his daughter, 16 month old Indie Cavill, were among the spectators at Lake Hood enjoying the view at the Flight 4 Life kite festival on Saturday.

Performers from the Mid Canterbury Filipino community sung their hearts out at a fundraising concert on Sunday for the Philippines typhoon appeal.

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Mind control in slavery case New details have emerged in the bizarre case of three suspected female slaves allegedly held for 30 years, with police indicating the unusual household arrangement started as a collective of people with shared political beliefs.

While much of the case is still a mystery, British police said the two suspects — a man and a woman from India and Tanzania — bonded with two of the reported victims because of commonly held political views and lived with them in a communal situation, apparently in the Brixton area of south London.

“We believe that two of the victims met the male suspect in London through a shared political ideology, and that they lived together at an address that you could effectively call a ‘collective,’” said Metropolitan Police Commander Steve Rodhouse.

The collective eventually broke up, but the two women stayed on, for reasons the police say they do not yet fully comprehend. The third woman is a 30-year-old, who apparently spent most of her life under the control of the two suspects with only closely managed contact with the outside world.

“Somehow that collective came to an end and the women ended up continuing to live with the suspects,” Rodhouse said. “How this resulted in the women living in this way for over 30 years is what (we) are seeking to establish, but we believe emotional and physical

Iran struck a historic deal yesterday with the United States and five other world powers, agreeing to a temporary freeze of its nuclear program in the most significant agreement between Washington and Tehran in more than three decades of estrangement. The deal commits Iran to curb its nuclear activities for six months in exchange for limited and gradual sanctions relief, including access to $4.2 billion from oil sales. The sixmonth period will give diplomats time to negotiate a more sweeping agreement.

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abuse has been a feature of all the victims’ lives.”

The disclosure that a 69-yearold Malaysian, a 57-year-old Irish woman and a 30-year-old Briton were freed after three decades prompted questions about how such a tragedy escaped notice for so long. Many puzzles still remained yesterday.

Police have said the three victims were subjected to repeated beatings and kept in place by “invisible handcuffs” rather than physical constraints. They have indicated sexual abuse was not involved.

New information was also revealed Saturday about the two suspects, who have been freed

on bail until a court hearing in January. Rodhouse said they came to Britain in the 1960s.

The suspects, who have not been named or charged with any crime, are a male and female couple, both aged 67.

Rodhouse said a birth certificate for the 30-year-old alleged victim has been located but that no other official documentation about her life has been found.

Authorities have not indicated if she was allowed to attend school or whether she is related to either the suspects or either of the other two victims.

Police have said the three women may have been brainwashed.

Ian Haworth, who founded

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Britain’s Cult Information Centre, said he suspects the communal situation involved a cult of some type in which the victims were subjected to mind control techniques.

“Everything I’ve heard suggests it could well be a cult,” he said. “The use of the term ‘invisible handcuffs’ emphasised it. It’s a great description of mind control, thought reform, and psychological coercion.”

He said the victims, who apparently were not confined to the apartment and were sometimes allowed out in chaperoned situations, may have been programmed to think of the apartment as the only safe place on Earth.

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Harry prepares for trek Bodies mount after pipeline explosion Rescuers have found more bodies at the scene of oil pipeline blasts in eastern China, bringing the death toll in one of the country’s worst industrial accidents this year to 52.

Eleven other people are still missing following explosions from a ruptured oil pipeline owned by China’s largest oil refiner, Sinopec.

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Rescuer efforts were continuing, the information office said.

It said earlier that 136 people had been injured, 10 of whom were in critical condition.

The pipeline ruptured and leaked for about 15 minutes onto a street and into the sea before it was shut off. Hours later, as workers cleaned up the spill, the oil caught fire and ex-

ploded in two locations.

Sinopec apologised for the explosions that ripped slabs of pavements and overturned vehicles. It said it would investigate and “give timely reports.”

It was China’s second-deadliest industrial accident of the year, after a chicken factory fire in June that killed 121 people.

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Prince Harry has been getting used to life in the subzero conditions of the Antarctic ahead of his charity trek with wounded servicemen and women.

The 29-year-old made some final adjustments to the kit he will be taking with him on the 320km expedition and took part in some skiing training to acclimatise. Harry and the teams removed any non-essential items from the sleds they will haul to make them as light as possible.

The challenge will see the participants race across three degrees to the South Pole.

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A powerful storm system that has caused hundreds of accidents across the Western US has marched eastward with predictions of widespread snow, freezing temperatures and gusty winds.

The fierce weather has caused at least eight deaths. As thick, gray clouds covered the Southwest, forecasters said the storm would sweep across the South and toward the Atlantic coast next week, causing problems for holiday travellers.

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Catching Fire a hit The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is a scorching hit at the box office.

Lionsgate has released early numbers on what’s expected to be one of the biggest November openings ever. “Catching Fire” has grossed $70.5 million domestically and $64 million internationally, bringing its total to $135 million, the studio reported. Numbers were from opening day. Catching Fire is expected to bump two-week champ Thor: The Dark World out of the No 1 slot.

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Ice wine a first In a first for Western Australia, a south-west winery has created its own version of Canadian ice wine.

Wilyabrup-based Fraser Gallop Estate converted many who had previously shunned dessert wines with its 2013 Ice Pressed Chardonnay at the Margaret River Gourmet Escape festival over the weekend. The wine-making process involves freezing whole bunches of Chardonnay grapes, which allows only the most concentrated sugars to be pressed out. The juice is then fermented with indigenous yeasts in French oak barrels, producing a wine that balances sweetness with a crisp acidity. It is believed ice wine was first made in Roman times, then in Germany in 1794 and in Canada in 1972.

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Anti graffiti app A smartphone app is the latest weapon in the fight against graffiti in Queensland. The free software, launched by the state government on Sunday, makes it easy for people to report vandalism.

Local Government Minister David Crisafulli said the app allows users to send the exact location of the graffiti, along with photos and text, to Crime Stoppers in one simple process. The information will then be passed on to local councils.

“We’re hoping to get a younger generation of crime fighters involved in keeping their streets clean,” Mr Crisafulli said in a statement yesterday.

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Chania also has a vibrant market area, linking in with modern shops - so some shopping time was also enjoyed here between historical points of interest.

I would love to return to Crete, with time to retrace the steps of the Kiwi soldiers and to visit major archaeological sites.

In contrast, Rhodes left me a little disappointed. This Greek island outpost, which is actually closer to Turkey, has an amazing history, punctuated by the period when the Knights of St John (Knights Hospitaller) sought refuge there in the 14th century.

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We had taken a return taxi ride to the cemetery from Chania, which is 5km away.

Chania’s old town, which dates back to Neolithic times, was extensively bombed during World War Two but remains a beautiful place to visit.

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But it did allow a visit to the beautiful city of Chania and, as Kiwis, more importantly to Suda (or Souda) Bay War Cemetery. This is the final resting place of British Commonwealth soldiers killed during the Battle of Crete, one of the dramatic battles of World War Two. It was where the Maori Battalion established its reputation as one of the toughest and bravest of the war.

More than 16,000 of the Allied troops were evacuated to Egypt before defeat and surrender to the Germans, and the brave New Zealand contingent suffered heavily - 671 lost their lives and 2180 were captured.

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■ MID CANTERBURY TENNIS

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After years of dominance, Rhys Cromie’s stranglehold on Mid Canterbury men’s tennis came to an abrupt end at the weekend.

Neil McCann became the new Gala Cup men’s A grade singles champion when he convincingly beat Simon Jordan – who had earlier upset Cromie - 6-0 6-1 - in the final at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre yesterday.

Cromie – the defending Gala Cup champion who was gunning for his eighth title – failed to even make the semi-finals, beaten by Jordan 7-6 0-6 1-0 (10-5).

Jordan, who doesn’t play regular Saturday tennis anymore, went on to end his own five semi-final losing streak, beating Jason Feutz 6-3 6-1, while the other semi-final showdown between experienced campaigners Tony Brosnahan and McCann went the way of newcomer McCann 4-6 6-0 1-0 (10-5).

McCann then dominated the final to claim the crown in his first year playing tennis in Mid Canterbury.

He didn’t have it all his own way in the lead-up to the final though, being pushed to the limit by another non-regular competition player Greg Feutz, before winning in a tight third set super tie-break.

Youth may dominate A grade tennis this year, but three of the four men’s semi-finalists were aged over 40.

It was all about youth in the A grade women’s singles though.

All four entrants were teenagers, and it was Ashleigh Leonard who prevailed for the second year in a row, proving too slick for Stacey Hopwood in the what was effectively the final of the round robin, winning 6-2 6-2.

After his shock exit from the singles, Cromie’s bad tourna-

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Manny Pacquiao has declared his victory a symbol for his typhoon-ravage nation after defeating Brandon Rios by unanimous decision to take the WBO international welterweight title yesterday. Returning to the ring after almost a year’s absence following successive defeats, Pacquiao wore Rios down with his trademark combination punching and won 120-108, 119-109 and 118-110 on the scorecards at The Venetian casino in Macau.

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The V8 Supercars championship appears down to a two-man race between Holden teammates Jamie Whincup and Craig Lowndes after they blew away their rivals on Phillip Island yesterday. Fourtime and defending champion Whincup and three-time champion Lowndes shared the victory spoils from the two races to secure a buffer of more than 100 points from third-placed Ford driver Mark Winterbottom going into the season-ending round at Sydney’s Olympic Park circuit on December 6-8. Still chasing his maiden series title after a runner-up and four third placings, Winterbottom was left to reflect on another that may have got away after his strong weekend qualifying efforts - two poles and a third - produced just one podium finish, a second placing.

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Ko eight off the lead It was a third round of highs and lows for Kiwi golfer Lydia Ko at the LPGA titleholders event in Florida. Ko mixed five birdies with three bogeys and a double bogey to finish with an even 72. She’s two-under for her first professional tournament in a tie for 25th, eight shots off the pace.

Day gets Aussies home Defending champion Rhys Cromie plays a backhand during his loss to Simon Jordan at the weekend’s Gala Cup tennis championships.

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ment continued in the doubles draw.

He teamed up with his brother Jayden to defend the title they won last year, but failed to make the finals – beaten by Jason Feutz and Luke Glendining in a third set super tiebreak.

They took on Brosnahan and

Joseph Langley in the final and lost in three, 6-7 (7-5) 6-2 1-0 (11-9).

The women’s doubles saw A reserve and A grade combine, with Leonard and Hopwood combining to take the title.

Meanwhile the men’s A reserve singles was won by Edwin Dargue, with the second

seed toppling top seed Sam Bubb in the final.

Dargue and Hugh Rollinson combined to take out the doubles.

The A reserve women’s singles was won by Tessa McCann, who matched her dad’s A grade win by beating Erin Connelly-Whyte 6-0 6-1.

Johnson leads Aussies to 1-0 Ashes lead Mitchell Johnson holds the key to Australia’s Ashes chances after his stunning career resurrection led the home side to a drought-breaking first Test victory over England in Brisbane.

Australia took a commanding 1-0 lead after closing out an emphatic 381-run win by bowling England out for 179 late on day four at the Gabba.

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The second Test in Adelaide is set to be a spiteful affair, with Australian captain Michael Clarke getting into James Anderson’s face right before the final wicket fell, telling the England fast bowler, “Get ready for a f***ing broken arm” as he prepared to face Johnson.

Spinner Nathan Lyon came into his own yesterday and Johnson (5-42) capped off his stunning Test return to instigate another England collapse

of 4-9 within 21 balls - following a 90-minute rain delay - to bring the Ashes-holders to their knees.

After a tumultuous year on and off the field where they sacked a coach and went nine consecutive Tests without a win, Australia’s performance was a flashback to the glory years.

The series is a long way from being over, but only twice before has a side won the first Test in Brisbane and not gone

on to claim the Ashes.

After Johnson and the Australians decimated England with 6-9 in the first innings, it was deja vu in the final session on day four.

Second innings centurions David Warner and Michael Clarke will be considered, but Johnson has presented an overwhelming case to be named man-ofthe-match in one of Australian cricket’s most important victories.

- AAP

Golf’s World Cup winner Jason Day is proud he didn’t buckle in the face of family tragedy or his desperation to break through in Australia. And the 26-year-old believes his triumph at Royal Melbourne takes him a step closer to winning a major. With his grieving mother and his sisters watching on, the 26-year-old Queenslander stood firm over the tough closing stretch at Royal Melbourne yesterday to claim his first tournament win in more than three years, and first on home soil. Day and Adam Scott also comfortably delivered Australia the World Cup for the first time since 1989, the duo finishing 10 shots clear of the United States. - AAP

Bogut into a brawl Patty Mills claimed bragging rights in the battle of the Boomers backcourt during an eventful night for Australia’s basketball stars in the NBA. While Mills and Matthew Dellavedova played decent minutes as San Antonio thumped Cleveland 126-96, Andrew Bogut was lucky to stay on the court as long as he did after being issued with a technical foul for his role in a scuffle during Golden State’s 113-101 loss to Portland. Elsewhere in the NBA, the problems for Carmelo Anthony and the struggling New York Knicks continued with a 98-89 loss to the Washington Wizards.

- AAP

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In brief Last-minute defeat The wait for a win goes on - and it is hard to understand. The Phoenix should have won in Sydney on Saturday night but instead left with nothing after conceding a 94th-minute goal when pushing forward in search of the winner.

It was a horrible way to lose, the kind that can define a season.

The Wellington side had showed character to equalise in the 92nd minute through Kenny Cunningham, after dominating most of the second half. They will rue missed chances, especially from Jeremy Brockie and Vince Lia, while on several other occasions a poor final ball killed a promising build-up. The Phoenix look like a good team - and played some great football - but remain second-to-last on three points.- NZH

Good year for ‘Boks South Africa captain Jean de Villiers hailed his team as one of the best in the country’s history after they ended 2013 with 10 wins out of 12 Tests following a 19-10 victory over France. The Springboks put in a polished and controlled performance in Paris and never looked likely to lose to France after JP Pietersen’s second minute try after the wing had charged down Morgan Parra’s poor clearing kick.

It meant South Africa finished their November tour with three wins out of three and have only been beaten by one team this year, world champions New Zealand.

- AFP

Arsenal pull clear A calamitous mistake by Southampton keeper Artur Boruc set Arsenal en route to a 2-0 victory that sent the Premier League leaders four points clear yesterday. Arsenal had already hit the woodwork through Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey at the Emirates Stadium when Boruc attempted to outwit Olivier Giroud with some fancy footwork inside his penalty area in the 22nd minute.

The Poland international attempted one drag-back too many, however, enabling Giroud to steal possession and stab home the opening goal.

Giroud made sure of victory with four minutes remaining, registering his 10th goal of the season from the penalty spot. Victory left Arsenal four points above second-place Liverpool, while Chelsea leapfrogged Southampton to third after winning 3-0 at West Ham. - AFP

Wallabies grind it out Israel Folau emphasised his immense worth to Australian rugby by producing the million dollar touches for a grinding 21-15 win over Scotland in a Murrayfield bog.

Folau combined brilliantly with Quade Cooper to score a try, help set up another and save two as the Wallabies put a tumultuous week behind them with the relieving two-tries-to-nil win. Coach Ewen McKenzie predicted it would be a massive test of character and one of the side’s greatest challenges after he stood down five players for the match for drinking last week in Dublin. It turned out to be just that as the inspired Scots, with big lock Jim Hamilton showing the way in his 50th Test, pushed them throughout in front of a big Edinburgh crowd of 57,630. In all, Australia were forced to make almost twice as many tackles but their defence held firm to keep their goalline intact. - AAP

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■ CRICKET

Stags crush Coldstream

BY ERIN TASKER

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Losing Tim Penno’s wicket on the first ball of the innings was the start of a bad day at the office for Coldstream in Saturday’s third round of senior cricket’s Pritchard Shield.

Coldstream and the Tech Stags met at the Ashburton Domain, both searching for their first wins of the competition, and it was the Tech side which prevailed after Coldstream set a dismal 59 to win. Coldstream elected to bat and after losing Penno first ball, things went from bad to worse, all out for just 58 in 21 overs.

Bo Houston top scored with 44; extras was the next best scorer with eight and in all there were seven ducks, with Andrew Bennett also 0 not out at the end. Harry Jones was the main destroyer, taking 6/43. Tech lost just three wickets in reply, Robbie Polson top scoring with 20 not out and Hayden Sinclair 19.

In Methven, Tech’s other side – the Sharks – continued their winning ways, beating Methven by three wickets to make it two from two, but they made hard work of it. After dismissing Methven for just 87 the Sharks got there with seven wickets down.

Opening the batting, Davey Maw was the mainstay for Methven, finishing 57 not out, while Danny Hurley took 4/37 for the Sharks.

Hurley then saw his side home, finishing 28 not out with the bat.

Meanwhile Lauriston recorded its first win, narrowly beating Allenton by just eight runs.

After being sent in to bat on home turf, Lauriston’s shining light was Bevan Ravenscroft who top scored with 52 as his side made 127 all out off 39.1 overs.

Mark Andrew took three wickets for Allenton before opening the batting and helping his side to a promising start along with Josh Worsfold. They produced a handy 61-run opening stand and Allenton was in a strong position at 92/4 but lost their final six wickets for just 27 to finish all out for 119.

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Harry Jones and Morgan Gallagher celebrate as another Coldstream wicket falls.

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Pressure on Black Caps’ young guns

BY ANDREW ALDERSON With the 2015 World Cup less than 15 months away, the onus goes on five players to prove they can match the 50-over standards set by 1992’s ‘Young Guns’.

New Zealand Cricket has used 22 players in one-day internationals over the past 12 matches, dating back to the opening game of the England series on May 31. The matrices of different selections have produced four wins and six losses with two rained off.

Injury, conditions, selection whims and the unusual sending home of Ross Taylor and Brendon McCullum for ‘red ball practice’ mean the same team has taken the field just twice in those matches (versus Sri Lanka and Australia at the Champions Trophy).

However, the names Corey

Anderson, Tom Latham, Mitchell McClenaghan, Colin Munro and Jimmy Neesham beam off the team sheets as capable of assuming the mantle of their forebears.

Each has shown a capacity to deal with pressure; now it’s about doing it consistently after what, in whole, has been another disappointing New Zealand tour of the sub-continent.

All five have emerged since the country was ousted in the semifinals of the 2011 World Cup by Sri Lanka.

Each could form a vital component in New Zealand’s next campaign with the likes of Ross Taylor, Kane Williamson, Tim Southee and Brendon McCullum - if the captain’s fitness holds.

Of the quintet, McClenaghan has made the biggest strides.

He’s susceptible to injury but has tempered patience with

aggression as New Zealand’s bowler with a licence to unleash. When he was injured during the home series against England, McCullum said he was “gutted because he’s been a revelation for us ... and allowed us to attack in areas where we haven’t had that luxury in recent times”.

To put his record in context, McClenaghan has 35 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 20.08 and strike rate of 21.2.

Those ODI figures eclipse Shane Bond (20.88 and 29.2) and Sir Richard Hadlee (21.56 and 39.1), albeit over far fewer matches so far.

Anderson’s powerful striking as a No6 batsman holds promise, both in the test and limited overs arena.

The left-hander swings in a sweet arc through the onside and can bisect point and cover with aplomb.

NZC have invested heavily in Latham from age-group to international level and there are signs he is better than his 25.45 ODI average.

His first two international scoring shots - scything boundaries through cover and point in February last year against Zimbabwe - were an immediate indication of his talent, but this month’s 86 against Sri Lanka was proof of improvement.

Anderson has edged ahead of Munro and Neesham on the allrounder front but there could be a space in 2015 for one of them to join the likes of Nathan McCullum and, possibly, Daniel Vettori in a starting XI. Neesham has shown prominence in T20, but can make a play for ODI territory after strong performances, particularly his use of the slower ball and the yorker, while in Bangladesh.

- NZH

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■ PUKEKOHE

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In brief

Final Touch sets record straight That man Kevin Myers was at it again. The south’s glamour girl Final Touch had a long-standing score to settle at Pukekohe Park and she duly exacted her revenge on Saturday at the expense of a hot field of mares.

Last season’s champion sprinter was blocked for racing room when fourth in the NRM/ Auckland Breeders’ Thoroughbred Stakes 12 months ago and she took any luck out of the equation this time around with a resounding victory in the Group Two feature.

Final Touch went back in the field from an outside gate and settled kindly for her regular rider Chris Johnson, who made his move just before the home bend.

“She was travelling that nicely that I thought I would let her stride up,” Johnson said.

Final Touch was the widest

runner into the straight and after quickly taking control she held all challengers at bay in the closing 200 metres to win by three-quarters of a length.

“She hit the front a wee way out and the second horse (Postmans Daughter) fought hard, but she went to the line nicely,” Johnson said.

“She as honest as and always tries.”

Final Touch’s previous visit to Pukekohe was the springboard to multiple Group One honours in the Captain Cook Stakes, the Telegraph Handicap and the Waikato Draught Sprint and she will be returning to Trentham to defend the first of those titles.

“The Captain Cook is the next one again,” said breeder and owner Karen Parsons, who also trains the grand mare with her husband John.

- APNZ

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Chris Johnson hits the line on Final Touch at Pukekohe

Today at Phar Lap Raceway

2 079x6 Natkingcole d (2) 57.5 ............. L McKay (a3) 3 11x68 Gunnadoo d (7) 56 ........................D Bradley 4 93052 Davone Code tdm (1) 55.5 ....R Doherty (a1) 5 x7308 Ashburn Lane d (5) 55.5 ............. B Lammas 6 57550 Patrice td (3) 55............................... J Morris 7 6x736 Annabel Rose (4) 54 .................. A Frye (a2) 3 2.25pm D’CASH DASH RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 8x073 El Dorado Sun d (3) 59 ........... M Cropp (a3) 2 x6150 Ironworker d (8) 59........................K Walters 3 x0480 Vite Celebre d (7) 58.5 ............S Wynne (a3) 4 x7189 Dragon’s Glory tdm (2) 58.5 .. A Morgan (a3) 5 08x39 Delirium 58 ................................... Scratched 6 35x90 Refreshnly Vibrant d (1) 56.5 R Doherty (a1) 7 57x50 Gallant Babe (6) 56 .................... A Frye (a2) 8 7189x Revolutionary (9) 56 .....................K Williams 9 46x39 Sand’ior b (10) 55.5 ......................D Bradley 10 609x2 Mary Burke (4) 54.5 ........................ J Morris 11 9780x Lezani (5) 54 .................................C Spittles 12 960x8 Valgrey d (11) 54 ....................C Barnes (a2) 4 2.55pm LION BEVERAGES RATING 85 1600 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1600m 1 0415x Ya Dreamin Jonesy (6) 63 ....... M Cropp (a3) 2 23719 Voodoo td (4) 61........................J Wong (a4) 3 1530x Confused t (2) 57 ........................ B Lammas 4 x7664 Uppland m (7) 55 ....................S Wynne (a3) 5 4x299 Lamaze td (5) 54 .........................L Callaway 6 683x9 Kohi Road (1) 54 ........................ A Frye (a2) 7 23817 El Bee Dee tdm (3) 54 .................K Williams

Versatile mare Waterford will go into the Group 1 Railway Stakes at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day with an unbeaten record this preparation.

The four-year-old was successful when resuming at Ellerslie earlier this month and at Pukekohe on Saturday she added a further victory with a scintillating perfor-mance to run away with the Listed BNZ Partners Counties Bowl. “That was a super win and we’ll keep her nice and fresh now for the Railway,” co-trainer Tony Pike said. “We don’t want to risk a re-handicap and she’ll get in with 53.5kg and she’ll be a really good chance.” - APNZ

Gold Ace in Australia

M6 South Canterbury RC gallops

South Canterbury RC Venue: Washdyke Meeting Date: 25 Nov 2013 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7 1 1.15pm PORT FM MAIDEN $7000, MAIDEN 2YO&UP, 1200m 1 32234 Homeland (18) 58.5 ......................D Bradley 2 62750 Hand Of God (11) 58.5 .................K Walters 3 88440 D’Jake h (15) 58.5 ................... M Cropp (a3) 4 8x0x5 Fire Hawk (13) 58.5 .............. A Morgan (a3) 5 70x Seven On Broadway (2) 58.5 ..... A Frye (a2) 6 0 Thorn Lane (19) 58.5 ............... K Wong (a4) 7 For Shaw (12) 58.5 ................. L McKay (a3) 8 Milk It (6) 58.5 ..........................D Bothamley 9 5x Southern Power (5) 57 ................ B Lammas 10 x743x Sparks Fly (10) 56.5.....................K Williams 11 6 Rapt N Red (8) 56.5 12 6x409 O’Loughlin (9) 55 .........................T Moseley 13 48x7x Perfect Prospect (7) 55 ...........S Wynne (a3) 14 Whoo Tonight h (1) 55 ...............J Wong (a4) 15 Redesdale (14) 57 16 Peterbilt (3) 58.5....................R Doherty (a1) 17 Four Seas (17) 56.5 18 8x Kings Pal (4) 58.5 19 57x60 Masterzed h (16) 58.5 20 5067x Chapelle D’Or 56.5 ...................... Scratched Emergencies: Redesdale, Peterbilt, Four Seas, Kings Pal, Masterzed, Chapelle D’Or 2 1.50pm CENTRAL SI OWNERS & TRAINERS ASSN SPRINT R75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1200m 1 14686 Miss El Bee Dee tdm (6) 59 ....A McKay (a3)

Waterford on track

5 3.30pm LJ HOOKER GROUP MILE RATING 65 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 8x614 Torque It Up d (1) 59 .................. A Frye (a2) 2 2298x Carniva Boy (13) 57.5 ................. B Lammas 3 370x8 Sir Daniel d (4) 57 ........................T Moseley 4 x8280 Katie Jay h (3) 56.5 ................. M Cropp (a3) 5 42910 Samphire d (8) 56.5 ......................D Bradley 6 x6010 Umshini Wami (7) 56.5 ...................R Bishop 7 140x3 Question h (6) 56 ...................... S Muniandy 8 44639 Pretty To Watch m (11) 55 ............... J Morris 9 0x608 Willow Park (9) 55 .......................L Callaway 10 3983x Lord Yarborough h (10) 55 ....R Doherty (a1) 11 46670 Showbrera m (2) 54 ................ L McKay (a3) 12 73849 Chair Up (12) 54 .............................. J Bates 13 30040 Waiting t (5) 54 .............................K Williams 6 4.05pm PATAPAN MDN MILE $7000, MDN, 1600m 1 26424 Bogart (17) 58.5 ........................ S Muniandy 2 x7832 Dunroamin b (7) 58.5 .............C Barnes (a2) 3 33x88 Justacrusin (6) 58.5 ......................K Walters 4 4x300 Rule Breaker (18) 58.5................L Callaway 5 9x530 Gallant Trick (19) 58.5 ..................K Williams 6 5x640 Red Ripper (8) 58.5 ......................... J Bates 7 Capet Royale (3) 58.5 .............S Wynne (a3) 8 0x0x5 Mr Wiz (5) 58.5.........................D Bothamley 9 090x7 Double Irish (4) 58.5 .................. A Frye (a2) 10 50. Eyeofthestorm (12) 58.5 ............. B Lammas 11 75x6. My Rules (9) 58.5...........................R Bishop 12 3060 Brother Bowman h (1) 57 .............T Moseley 13 x3484 Honor And Cherish (10) 56.5 ........D Bradley 14 7x50 Seduisante (15) 56.5................ K Wong (a4)

15 Putt For Cash h (14) 58.5 16 9. McMay (16) 56.5 ...................R Doherty (a1) 17 7x0 Penny Kate 56.5........................... Scratched 18 509 Southern Pride (2) 56.5 19 57x60 Masterzed h (13) 58.5 20 5698x Lone Wolf (11) 58.5 Emergencies: Putt For Cash, McMay, Penny Kate, Southern Pride, Masterzed, Lone Wolf 7 4.40pm FAREWELL FOR NOW STEPH CLARK STAYERS RATING 75 $8000, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 641x6 Gold Leaf m (5) 59 .................... S Muniandy 2 50349 Ask My Wife m (4) 57 .................. B Lammas 3 45606 Kerrytown Lady (6) 56 ............. T Direen (a1) 4 64x60 Barbara Jennie d (3) 55 ................... J Bates 5 62437 Braehill tdmh (7) 54.5................. A Frye (a2) 6 02923 She’s Insatiable m (1) 54 .......C Barnes (a2) 7 48x05 Falena (2) 54 ................................... J Morris Blinkers on : Rule Breaker, My Rules (R6) Blinkers off : Gunnadoo (R2), Dragon’s Glory (R3), Ya Dreamin Jonesy (R4), Bogart (R6) Winkers on : Gunnadoo (R2), Dragon’s Glory (R3) Winkers off : Sparks Fly, O’Loughlin (R1), My Rules (R6) SELECTIONS Race 1: Homeland, Hand Of God, Rapt N Red, Fire Hawk Race 2: Gunnadoo, Annabel Rose, Davone Code, Miss El Bee Dee Race 3: El Dorado Sun, Revolutionary, Sand’ior, Mary Burke Race 4: Lamaze, Voodoo, Uppland, Kohi Road, El Bee Dee Race 5: Torque It Up, Showbrera, Sir Daniel, Willow Park Race 6: Dunroamin, Bogart, Honor And Cherish, Capet Royale Race 7: Gold Leaf, She’s Insatiable, Barbara Jennie, Braehill

M9 Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway

Palmerston North Greyhounds Venue: Manawatu Race- 8 16382 Joyville nwtd ..............................J McInerney 10 62586 Ninjago nwtd .................................... S Clark way Meeting Date: 25 Nov 2013 NZ Meeting number: 9 9 86542 Rich List ................................................nwtd 7 1.59pm ASHURST DASH C4 C4, 375m Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 10 55833 Opawa Leanne nwtd ........................ A Clark 1 54427 Toi Shan 21.61 ...........................D Schofield 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 4 1.05pm MANAWATU RACEWAY C2 C2, 375m 2 11122 Stiff Drink 22.01 F & .......................Turnwald 10, 11 and 12 1 22121 Kaiser Max nwtd .............................. S Clark 3 11356 Bulet Tooth Tony 21.65 .....................R Waite 1 12.05pm (NZT) AWAPUNI DASH C0 C0, 375m 2 35114 Ten Eleven 22.04 ............................... N Udy 4 75536 Bob’s Your Uncle 21.68 ..................... R Hunt 1 42364 Come On Mickey nwtd G & ............. J Clarke 3 64521 Alpinador 22.27 .................................D Edlin 5 34365 Ringa Ding nwtd........................J McInerney 2 2 Deathstar nwtd ..............................A Speight 4 13114 Lochinvar Blaze nwtd .................D Schofield 6 42734 Run Junior Run 21.69 .................A Turnwald 3 73231 Missy Sloy nwtd ...............................L Ahern 5 21287 All Too Hard nwtd ......................J McInerney 7 14472 Emma Marie 21.77....................... T Downey 4 262 Toxic Revenge nwtd ......................A Speight 6 25137 Cool Heir 21.80 .................................. N Udy 8 66242 Austin Wana nwtd .....................J McInerney 5 Lost in Light nwtd .............................L Ahern 7 23522 Ode To Liberty nwtd .........................R Waite 9 47464 Attire 21.52......................................... N Udy 6 525 Behemoth nwtd .............................A Speight 8 62221 Kotumba 22.03 L & ............................ Morris 10 65867 Cosmic Fury 21.65 ...........................L Ahern 7 78884 Snooky Bear nwtd B & ..................G Atwood 9 57143 Chelsea’s Beauty 21.75 ............... T Downey 8 2.18pm WWW.RACINGDOGS.CO.NZ C5 C5, 375m 8 43733 Opalescent nwtd G & ........................S Ross 10 43321 Jonesy’s Fortune nwtd F &.............Turnwald 1 35316 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 G & ............Denby 9 57 Sudden Explosion nwtd ............. B Johnston 5 1.24pm PETER SINCLAIR PHOTOS C2 C2, 457m 2 47377 Decado 21.57...................................... L Bell 10 57844 Vinny Doon nwtd B & ....................G Atwood 1 32513 Cognac Diamond nwtd G & ..............S Ross 3 5F217 Crystal Wave 21.54 .....................B Hodgson 2 12.25pm WOODVILLE SPRINT C1 C1, 375m 2 14643 Upahut Cindy 26.47 ....................B Hodgson 4 61516 Flirt Academy 21.45 ........................... N Udy 1 12772 Ruapehu 22.19 G & ........................ J Clarke 3 36526 Tenkay Down nwtd ....................J McInerney 5 41351 Sozin’s Comet nwtd ..................J McInerney 2 12521 She’s Top Notch nwtd.......................L Ahern 4 11275 That’s King nwtd..........................B Hodgson 6 21322 Real Vain nwtd ...........................D Schofield 3 54531 Charming Chuck 22.39 ....................L Ahern 5 11222 Bigtime Dasher 26.56 ......................L Ahern 7 51122 Daddy Lowe 21.17 ...........................L Ahern 4 67273 Another Drink nwtd ...................J McInerney 6 22314 Home Brewer 26.78 ......................A Speight 8 12471 Call Me Ralph 21.34 G & ................ J Clarke 5 78785 Groovy Shane nwtd B &................G Atwood 7 11257 Opawa Jay nwtd ............................... A Clark 9 16715 Ya Laughin’ 21.86 ..........................B Mitchell 6 37535 Mighty Monica nwtd ................. S Gommans 8 63248 Homebush Cruden nwtd ...........J McInerney 10 16532 Miss Foxy Minx 21.56 G & .................Denby 7 31211 Ngauruhoe 22.37 G & ..................... J Clarke 9 42626 Raveon nwtd .................................M Gowan 9 2.43pm NORTH ISLAND CHALLENGE STAKES HT 8 45314 Tongariro nwtd G & ......................... J Clarke 10 46623 What’s Up Gee nwtd ........................L Ahern 1 C5q, 457m 9 84426 Another Fantasy nwtd ...............J McInerney 6 1.42pm MARTON DASH C3 C3, 375m 1 43255 El Jetta 26.41 ...................................L Ahern 10 76436 Opehu Tiger 22.19 ...........................R Waite 1 1322F Captain Osti 21.80 ...........................G Quirk 2 76111 Graduation 26.33 .............................L Ahern 3 12.45pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 457m 2 45751 Swapan 21.76 .................................... N Udy 3 11661 Buck Alec nwtd J & .........................D Fahey 1 51462 Opie Bossman nwtd F & ................Turnwald 3 8x131 Wong Way Susie nwtd F & .............Turnwald 4 28534 Opawa Jed 26.70 J & ......................D Fahey 2 42262 Tepirita Tuiteka nwtd......................B Mitchell 4 34532 Addicted 21.96 .................................L Ahern 5 35357 Homebush Chopper nwtd .........J McInerney 3 23632 Sydenham Opal nwtd G & .............. J Clarke 5 54F48 Flying Blake 21.96 .............................. L Bell 6 58272 Riley’s Mate 26.10............................ S Clark 4 51542 Botany Dave nwtd .....................J McInerney 6 73258 Homebush Hell’s 21.66 .................... C Clark 7 51741 Jannik nwtd ................................D Schofield 5 22221 False Notion nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 7 12223 Time Fraud 21.89 8 33364 Superior Izmir 26.13 F & ................Turnwald 6 58372 Triple Aye 26.56 .........................W Hodgson 8 38554 Darlek Khan 21.42 G & ................... J Clarke 9 73576 Bigtime Jet 26.24 .............................L Ahern 7 51234 Kwasant nwtd....................................D Edlin 9 58246 Tricky Harry 21.85 .................... S Gommans 10 33464 Necter 25.85 ...............................B Hodgson

10 3.11pm NORTH ISLAND STAKES HT 2 C5q, 457m 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

16151 Jinjarango 26.39 J & .......................D Fahey 23177 Russell Hart nwtd......................J McInerney 21153 Mammy Brown 26.15 .......................L Ahern 61111 Opawa Swede 25.81 J &.................D Fahey 21161 Ate To Much 25.92 F &...................Turnwald 52424 Speed Legend 25.71...................B Hodgson 32122 Piggy Back nwtd .............................. S Clark 14227 Fancy Dasher 25.80 ...................D Schofield 73576 Bigtime Jet 26.24 .............................L Ahern 16244 Boston Chanel 25.95 F & ...............Turnwald 11 3.40pm NZRS NOVICE FINAL NZRSf, 457m 1 62251 Opawa Hog 26.62 L & ........................ Wales 2 51117 Thou Romeo 26.60 .......................... S Clark 3 1121 Thrilling Georga 26.11 .................... K Walsh 4 61221 Tifino 26.44 ..............................A Duganzich 5 12111 Bit Coin 26.75 ..........................A Duganzich 6 32221 All About Amy 26.73 A &..................... J.Hall 7 63415 Backyard Queen 27.03 .............. G Hodgson 8 1251 Thrilling Style 26.74 ........................ K Walsh 9 25412 Nose White nwtd ......................A Duganzich 10 84426 Another Fantasy 26.22 ..............J McInerney 12 3.58pm FOXTON STAKES C4 C4, 457m 1 22276 Ostapchuk 26.12 ..............................L Ahern 2 52538 Laugh Like Santa 26.07 ...................L Ahern 3 24187 Nonu Nonu Boom 26.29 ..................L Ahern 4 33464 Necter 25.85 ...............................B Hodgson 5 67x47 Rigs nwtd F &.................................Turnwald 6 16244 Boston Chanel 25.95 F & ...............Turnwald 7 22111 Viva Vane nwtd................................. S Clark 8 64782 Thrilling Havoc nwtd .........................G Quirk 9 51848 Hello Ello 26.12 .......................... B Johnston 10 46367 Chevy Volt nwtd................................L Ahern

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

One of the north’s best pacers has been lost to Australia for the summer as the exodus of talent grows. Last season’s New Zealand Free-For-All winner Gold Ace has joined the Belinda McCarthy stable and is likely to remain with the Sydney trainer until after the Interdominions there on March 2.

Trainer and co-owner Steven Reid says the move is logical as Gold Ace doesn’t like standing starts and is better placed to target group one glory in Australia, beginning with the A$400,000 Victoria Cup on December 14. “We are doing what is right for the horse and there is simply too much money over there to ignore,” said Reid.

- NZH

Discreet back for Millions As he sends stable star Better Than Ready for a summer break, trainer Kelly Schweida is looking to classy mare Discreet to step up over the next few weeks. She resumes racing at Eagle Farm on Saturday with Schweida plotting a course towards the Magic Millions carnival in January. Discreet will run in the Travel Associates but Schweida has yet to confirm a rider although Chris Munce and Ric McMahon will be considered.

The daughter of Show A Heart has yet to win first-up but Schweida still expects her to be highly competitive on Saturday.

- AAP

Trainers face charges Three trainers and a clocker are facing federal fraud and bribery charges over raceday medications and attempts to fix races at Penn National Racecourse in Pennsylvania. The three - Patricia Rogers, Sam Webb, and David Wells - have been charged with administering illegal raceday medic-ations. The clocker, Dan Robertson, was said to have taken payments from trainers and owners to falsify trackwork times. The indictment also said some of the horses for which he recorded times had not worked at the track. If convicted, the trainers could receive maximum sentences of 25 years in prison.

- AAP

Latta eyes up Karaka Fort Lincoln was an upset winner of the Karaka Million in 2011, but there will be no surprise factor about the stable’s current hope for top honours in the country’s richest two-year-old event. Trainer Lisa Latta produced Jackofall to win the Listed Murdoch Newell 2YO Stakes at Pukekohe Park on Saturday and will now reward the youngster with some time off before the $1 million event at Ellerslie on January 26.

- APNZ

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RAFFLES England’s James Graham is tackled by New Zealand’s Jesse Bromwich (centre) and Isaac Luke AP PHOTO (right) during their Rugby League World Cup semi-final match yesterday.

The Kiwis’ defence of the World Cup continues. But only just.

Staring at being ousted from the tournament with only 30 seconds remaining, halfback Shaun Johnson produced a piece of individual magic when he stepped around three defenders to level the scores 18-18. He then held his nerve to land the conversion from a handy position to hand the Kiwis the match 20-18.

It was an incredibly dramatic end to what had been an absorbing contest and worthy of the stage and venue.

It was one of the best games of rugby league for some time - better even than some recent Origin contests - and the Kiwis were able to withstand some incredible pressure.

They will now meet Australia at Old Trafford next weekend, after the Kangaroos dispatched Fiji 64-0 in the later semi-final at Wembley.

It looked like England would hold on for a famous victory as they defended their line in the final stages but it finally cracked.

“It was an incredible game,” New Zealand coach Stephen Kearney said.

“It was a real test match.

“We had an opportunity with a couple of minutes to go and we were good enough to take it. We always back ourselves.

“We were fortunate today but we hung in there and gave ourselves a chance. I’m very happy.”

They will have to improve considerably if they are to feel the same way next weekend. Their forwards were outplayed by a

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strong and committed England pack who dominated for large periods.

Sam Burgess, in particular, was outstanding as he ran for 206m and made 29 tackles and three offloads in a man-of-the-match performance. He also laid on one try and scored another in a display and left a number of Kiwis feeling battered and bruised.

The Kiwis will hope their win won’t come at a big cost.

Winger Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, who has been one of the undoubted stars of the tournament, will go for an x-ray on his right shin and would be a massive loss if he missed out, and there’s also still doubt around second-rower Frank Pritchard.

New Zealand will be better for being in a scrap and coming out on top.

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9.00am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am THE PLAINS LADIES PROBUS CLUB. Christmas function. Ruth Halls “musical farm” 629 Methven Highway.

9.00am - 4.00pm ASHBURTON BUDGET ADVISORY SERVICE INC. For free budget advice and workshop

9.30am - 10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Ladies exercise classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Tuesday

GOODWILL SHOP. Sell pre loved clothing. Methodist Church, Cnr Archibald and Jane Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Stretching exercise for all abilities. M.S.A. Social hall, Havelock Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON METHODIST PARISH

10.00am ASHBURTON NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Coffee morning, all welcome. NOSH Cafe, Ashford Village, West Street.

10.00am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Golf croquet singles, the domain, Philip Street, Ashburton.

10.00am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will play a Gross round in grades.

Mayfield Golf Club.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC3.

Seafield Road.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Exhibition by Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes.

Main Street, Methven.

6.00pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Real women circuit training in the hall. 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10.00am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Exhibition by local artists Judith Sommerville and Rebecca Hawkes. Main Street, Methven.

Seeds, seedlings, workshops, Enviro centre.

35 Dobson Street West, Biograins building.

10.45am M.S.A. TAI CHI CLUB. Maintenance class and exercises. M.S.A, Social hall, Havelock Street.

11.00am - 3.00pm TE HUB.

6.00pm ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

12noon - 3.00pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

Signing centre. Community house, rear of Westpac Bank, 122 Tancred Street.

12.50pm M.S.A. PETANQUE. Come and try Petanque, everyone welcome.

Racecourse Road.

Pot Luck tea with speaker marc Awarda.

Hockey pavillion, Walnut Avenue.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE. Euchre in the Parish Centre, Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

7.30pm ASHBURTON BIRD CLUB. Monthly meeting. Rover Den, Mania-o-roto Scout Park, Chalmers Avenue.

1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display including DC 3.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm R.S.A. CARDS “500” R.S.A. Cox Street.

7.30pm - 9.30pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON. Great fun, everyone welcome, racquets provided. Sports hall, 35 Tancred Street.

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YOUR STARS

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Just as you’re moving into some of your most important and busiest weeks of the year, playful forces are mounting some serious resistance.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) The first step towards turning financial desires into reality is getting real, but you’ve got to also remain confident, aware of what’s possible.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Just 3 days into the Sun’s month long visit to your relationship sector, there is some special support to ensure the communication lines are open.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) You are at a point where you’re ready to start wrapping up your 2013 professional year, get everything out in the open and bring things home.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) The Sun is shining the light on the importance of having a balance between work and play, with an intuitive sense today of how to pull that off.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Still in his early days in your home and family sector the Sun is shining the solar spotlight on things that matter, but also the things that need your attention.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Conversations might be turning to more serious matters today, but with this there is a chance to get real and for greater authenticity.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) It’s time now to start walking the talk. This is also a chance to put your professional and income objectives on the same page.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) You should have a sense of what you want from your new solar year and where your heart stands, which is the first step to taking your power back.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Making the time to slow down, go within when you get a chance and find time to hear yourself think is more valuable and important than you realise.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) With the Sun’s objectivity and the Moon’s emotional and intuitive responses this will naturally steer you towards connections that are real and authentic.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 20) As you gain a clearer sense of your professional realities, emotional and intuitive responses to work matters will provide even more perspective.

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Family Notices DEATHS CHAPMAN, Joan Elizabeth - Passed away peacefully at The Oaks Senior Care Centre, Christchurch, on Wednesday November 20, 2013, aged 96 years. Dearly loved wife of the late Albert (Bert). Loving mother and mother-in-law of Pam and Graeme Aldridge, Janice and Len Clarke, Barbara Milner, and Rodger and Lois Chapman. Much loved Nana, Grand Nana and Great Grand Nana to all her family.

Much loved sister to the late Bernard, Lewis, Alfred, Joyce and Lauris. Many thanks to Dr Tony Stoop and the staff of the West Wing (The Oaks) for their loving care and attention of Joan. Messages to the Chapman Family c/o 19 London Street, Christchurch 8013. In accordance with Joan’s wishes a private funeral has taken place.

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Messages may be addressed to The Family of the late Kath Clarke, c/- PO Box 39001, Christchurch 8545. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Kath to The Order of St John would be appreciated, and may be made at the service. A Funeral Mass for Kath will be held at Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Please note all late death Church, 56 Nicholls Road, notices or notices sent outHalswell, Christchurch, on side ordinary office hours TUESDAY, November 26, at must be emailed to: followed by deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz 11.00am, interment at Shands Road to ensure publication.

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am Ellen 3 11am Coach Trip PGR 3 0 11:30 Infomercials Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR Chas is relieved that Cameron is not having an affair; Andy has had enough; Paddy reflects on a successful night.

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7:30 Vacation, Vacation, Vacation 8:30 Rowing The Arctic In 1992, Scottish adventurer Jock Wishart was part of the first team to walk unsupported to the geomagnetic North Pole. Twenty years later he’s going back, but this time he’s rowing there.

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2:30 Rachael Ray 3 3:30 The Queen Latifah Show Queen Latifah speaks with Christina Aguilera; chef Curtis Stone makes comfort food; Boris Kodjoe and Duane Martin talk romance.

4:30 Big Brother Australia The first housemates are revealed.

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4:30 Four Live 6pm Sabrina The Teenage Witch 30 6:30 Everybody Hates Chris 3 0

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 Hamish and Andy’s Gap Year – Asia PGR Hamish and Andy’s journey continues through Asia. 0 8:30 M The Bourne Supremacy AO 3 2004 Thriller. Matt Damon, Joan Allen, Brian Cox, Franka Potente. 0 10:50 Nightline

7pm Just Shoot Me! PGR 0 7:30 Community PGR Britta fears someone in the group is a sociopath after her anonymous personality test turns up unsettling results.

8pm Parks and Recreation PGR 8:30 Nurse Jackie AO (Starting Today) 3 9:40 N The Big C AO 10:45 The Ringer AO

11:30 Bikie Wars – Brothers In Arms AO 3 0 12:30 Infomercials 5am Joyce Meyer 5:30 City Impact Church

11:40 Entertainment Tonight 12:05 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6am Home Shopping 6:30 Rugby – European Tour (Delayed) Ireland v All Blacks.

8:35 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR A talk show focusing on tough medical questions in an open forum.

1pm The Jeff Probst Show Survivor’s Jeff Probst gives a male perspective on audience questions.

1:55 Harry’s Practice 3 Series filmed on location at Dr Harry’s veterinary practice in northern Tasmania.

2:25 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? UK 3 3:25 Rugby – European Tour (Replay) Ireland v All Blacks.

5:30 Prime News 6pm Deal Or No Deal 6:30 Millionaire – Hot Seat Hosted

by Eddie McGuire.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Outnumbered Christmas Special The family wants to go away for Christmas, but Grandad is in hospital; should they go when Jane is their house sitter; was it wise to give Ben a metal detector as a present?

8:30 Downton Abbey PGR 9:35 60 Minutes PGR 10:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3

7:30 L Golf – LPGA Tour CME Group Titleholders – Round Four.

From The TwinEagles Club in Naples, Florida.

10am Rugby – European Tour (Highlights) Ireland v All Blacks. From Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

10:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix. From Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

11am Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Southampton. From Emirates Stadium, London.

2pm Rugby – European Tour (Replay) Ireland v All Blacks. From Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

4pm Snooker – Champion Of Champions (Replay) Final Session Two. From Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.

11:05 The Late Show With David Letterman A late-night comedy and talk show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

11pm Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – First Test, Day Five. 1am Cricket – International (Highlights) India v West Indies – Second One-Day International. 2am Golf – World Cup (Highlights) Round Four. 3am Snooker – Champion Of Champions (Replay)

MAORI TV 10am Korero Mai 3 11am Toku Reo Noon Korero Mai 3 1pm Toku Reo 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kete Aronui PGR 3 3:30 Miss Spider’s Sunny Patch 3 4pm Miharo (Starting Today) 3 2 4:30 Pukana 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 3 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm F Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu

THE BOX

7pm Arena Access A show that highlights upcoming pay-per-view events in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts.

7:30 Rugby – European Tour (Highlights) Ireland v All Blacks.

From Aviva Stadium in Dublin.

8pm Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Southampton. From Emirates Stadium, London.

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Joe’s World On A Plate 3 8pm Hoiho (Starting Today) 3 Annabelle Lee-Harris travels to Tolaga Bay. 8:30 Inshallah Football AO 3 9:30 The Nutters Club AO Aroha Hathaway.

10pm Poutiriao 3 10:30 The New Migration 3 2 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am NYPD Blue MVLS 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 The Pretender PG 8:55 Chuck MVS 9:45 Law And Order MV 10:35 CSI – Miami MV 11:25 SmackDown! MC 1:05 Danger Beach PG 1:30 Chuck MVS 2:20 NYPD Blue MVLS 3:10 The Pretender PG 4pm Pawn Stars PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Chuck MVS 6pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 6:30 Pawn Stars PG 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 CSI – New York MV 9:30 Hemlock Grove 18VLSC 10:30 Law And Order MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV

6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Yukon Men M 7:30 Korea Spirit PG 8:30 Ragin’ Cajuns PG 9:30 Inside The Catch – Deckhands PG 10:30 Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 11am Off The Hook – Extreme Catches PG 11:30 Hillbilly Handfishin’ PG 12:30 Blood Relatives M 1:30 Deadly Affairs M 2:30 Silver Rush PG 3:30 Yukon Men M 4:30 Gold Rush PG 5:30 Mythbusters PG 6:30 Bear Grylls – Escape From Hell PG 7:30 Auction Kings PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned PG 10:30 Auction Hunters PG 11pm Dates From Hell M 11:30 Dates From Hell M

12:30 The Pretender PG 1:20 NYPD Blue MVLS 2:10 Law And Order MV 3:05 CSI – New York MV 3:55 Hemlock Grove 18VLSC 4:45 The Pretender PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

Midnight A Haunting M 1am Auction Hunters PG 1:30 Auction Kings PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:30 Mythbusters PG 3:30 Dirty Jobs PG 4:30 Man, Woman, Wild PG 5:30 Dirty Money PG

TUESDAY

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TUESDAY

Community

7:30pm on FOUR

MOVIES PREMIERE

Outnumbered Christmas Special, 7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS

6am The Making Of The Bourne Legacy MV 6:25 Tell Tale 16VLS 2011 Thriller.

7:55 Goodnight For Justice PGV 2011 Western. Luke Perry.

9:25 The Hunger Games MV 2012 Action. Jennifer Lawrence.

11:45 Looper 16VL 2012 Thriller.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis.

1:45 Tell Tale 16VLS 2011 Thriller.

Josh Lucas, Lena Headey.

3:20 Profile Of A Killer 16VL 2012 Thriller. Joey Pollari, Gabriele Angieri.

4:55 Chronicle MV 2012 Sci-fi Drama. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell.

6:20 Jack Reacher MVL 2012 Action. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike.

8:30 The Code MLVS 2009 Crime.

Morgan Freeman, Antonio Banderas.

10:15 Men In Black 3 MV 2012 Sci-fi Comedy. Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones.

7:35 Directors – Michael Mann PG 2009 Documentary.

8:05 A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama. Russell Crowe.

10:20 Crimson Tide ML 1995 Action. Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman.

12:20 Walk The Line MC 2005 Biography. Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon.

2:35 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLS 2007 Crime Drama. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

4:35 Run, Fat Boy, Run ML 2008 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Hank Azaria.

6:15 Million Dollar Baby MC 2004 Drama. Clint Eastwood, Hilary Swank.

8:30 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Crime Drama. George Clooney.

10:30 Daylight MV 1996 Action.

Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman.

Midnight The Haunting Of Bryan Becket ML 2010 Thriller. Tim Daly.

1:30 Profile Of A Killer 16VL 2012 Thriller. Joey Pollari, Gabriele Angieri.

3:10 Chronicle MV 2012 Sci-fi Drama. Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell.

4:35 Jack Reacher MVL 2012 Action. Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike.

12:25 The Making Of Public Enemies M 12:40 Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead 16VLS 2007 Crime Drama. Philip Seymour Hoffman.

2:35 Michael Clayton MVL 2007 Crime Drama. George Clooney.

4:35 Daylight MV 1996 Action.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

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

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6am Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – First Test, Day Four.

Coverage of the last two hours from The Gabba in Brisbane.

8am L Snooker – Champion Of Champions Final Session Two. From Ricoh Arena in Coventry, England.

11am Cricket – International (Highlights) India v West Indies – Second One-Day International. From Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam.

Noon Cricket – The Ashes (Highlights) Australia v England – First Test, Day Four.

12:30 L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – First Test, Day Five. The morning session from The Gabba in Brisbane.

3:05 Sky Sport – What’s On A look at what is coming up on the sports channels over the next week.

3:35 L Cricket – The Ashes Australia v England – First Test, Day Five. The afternoon session from The Gabba in Brisbane.

8:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (Highlights) 9:30 Rugby League – 40/20 (Replay) 10:30 Inside Cricket 11:30 Rugby League – World Cup (Replay) Semi-final One – New Zealand v England.

TUESDAY

1:30 Arena Access A show that highlights upcoming pay-per-view events in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts.

2am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Adelaide 36ers v Perth Wildcats.

4am Basketball – NBL (Replay) Melbourne Tigers v Townsville Crocodiles. From the State Netball and Hockey Centre in Melbourne.

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Monday, November 25, 2013

Sport Up for the challenge More than 1000 people donned their running shoes or helmets yesterday for the annual Longbeach Coastal Challenge. They were competing in a number of races either on foot or on mountainbikes, ranging in distance from 5km to 35km.

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Sevens achieve nationals goal

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Mid Canterbury’s sevens side has qualified for nationals after winning two of its five games at the Southern Sevens qualifying tournament in Timaru on Saturday.

For coach Mark Cousins it was a case of first goal achieved, and his attention will now turn to keeping his squad match fit ahead of the January nationals.

“It’s mission accomplished really. That’s what it’s all about,

getting to nationals and getting that exposure for the players,” Cousins said.

Mid Canterbury began their campaign with a 28-12 loss to Southland before snatching a last minute victory over South Canterbury 21-19. Down 19-7, Mid Canterbury scored two late tries to tie things up. The second conversion won the game.

The day’s highlight came in game three, beating Otago – a team which has been in the top four in the country in years

gone by – convincingly 36-24.

Otago led 12-0 before Mid Canterbury ran in six tries in a row to lead 36-12. Cousins said it was a result which gave his side belief they could foot it with the best.

A slick Canterbury side ran away in the second half to beat Mid Canterbury 43-19 in game four, but there were some memorable moments for the green and golds in that match – including Peni Manumanuniliwa sidestepping Mid Canterbury born

and bred national sevens squad member Mark Jackman to score, and Niko Beuta’s solo effort running and fending off players for 50 metres before scoring under the posts.

They then lost to Tasman 2617.

The day featured impressive displays by two Ashburton College players, Nete Caucau and Seta Koroitamana, who Cousins said shone. He also singled out Jon Dampney as having a big impact on the side.

“We just held onto possession and some of the experienced guys in the squad really stepped up, but everyone had their moments,” Cousins said.

The nationals will be held in Rotorua in January.

“Our first goal was just to get there because that’s not easy.

Once we work out who we are playing we will reassess our goals,” Cousins said.

“Any win at nationals is a good win because everyone’s bloody good up there.”

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