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Community heroes acknowledged By Heather Mackenzie heather.m@theguardian.co.nz

The community police awards held yesterday honoured Christopher Poole and Maxine Watson. Christopher Poole was handed the Canterbury Police Community Member District Commander’s Commendation by District Commander, Superintendent John Price in recognition of his actions in February 2018. Witnessing an Ashburton commercial burglary in the early hours of February 1, Poole followed the offenders’ vehicle and as a result they were apprehended by the police and successfully prosecuted. Superintendent Price commended Poole for his actions. “You witness a crime and rather than do nothing, you put your personal safety aside and did something. You condone bad behaviour if you just walk on by.” Poole said he applied a mantra from his work to the situation that night. “The standard you work to is

the standard you set,” he said. Maxine Watson was awarded the Canterbury Police Certificate of Appreciation for her services to Victim Support spanning 18 years. After presenting the framed certificate Superintendent Price thanked Watson for her dedicated service and professionalism over the years.

Community awards done, next up were the Canterbury Police District Police internal awards. Sergeant Narbey earned himself the District Commander’s Commendation for his handling of the McDonald Street homicide in November 2019. Superintendent Price said Narbey coped extremely well when he single-handily dealt with

Thousands of people in Ashburton owe you a great debt of gratitude for what you have done for them “Thousands of people in Ashburton owe you a great debt of gratitude for what you have done for them,” he said. Watson then replied, thanking the police for the respect and support they have always shown her.

around 80 party-goers in various states of intoxication, whose emotions were running high. “Sergeant Narbey’s professional conduct and clear thinking in making sure witnesses remained on the scene and evidence was not lost plus his controlling of the

scene until further staff could attend was a credit to him.” “It was an interesting night,” admitted Narbey. In receiving the award Narbey’s courage and bravery were recognised as being in line with the traditions and standards of the New Zealand Police Force. Along with the certificate he was also presented with his 14 year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Superintendent Price told him to wear it with pride as it was well deserved. Rakaia police officer constable Trevor Gurney was also presented with his 14 year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. “When the public see the police in these rural places, they don’t see the rank, just the uniform, so to them you are like the Rakaia rural district commander.” Superintendent Price went on to thank constable Gurney for how he dealt with the public after the recent homicide in his area. “To begin with we didn’t know who the offender was, it could have been anybody, so by remaining visible to the public your

presence reassured them and made them feel safe,” he said. Senior Sergeant Leigh Jenkins rounded off the award list, when he was presented with his 21 years of service star. Aoraki Area Commander Inspector Dave Gaskin said the local station was pleased when they managed to poach Senior Sergeant Jenkins from the CIB and get him to join the real world of policing. “It is not easy being in charge of a station, but Leigh is doing a fantastic job. It is a better place for him being here, the station and the culture has a good vibe.” Superintendent Price wanted to thank the families of the officers who received awards. “These awards are just as much for you as they are for them. We ask a lot of our officers and you can’t do it without a strong family.” Superintendent Price also paid homage to the valuable contribution members of the public make to policing. “The police are the public and the public are the police,” he said.

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Marathon bowler: ‘I’d do it all again in a heartbeat’ By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Local bowls hero Dan Hopkins says he has been blown away by the support as he reflects on his 65-hour undertaking. The 42-year-old completed his final bowl at Hampstead on Saturday around noon, completing a two-and-a-half-day effort on the bowling green. His endeavour was to aid fundraising efforts for Cystic Fibrosis (CF) and raise awareness around the condition. More than $20,000 has been raised for Cystic Fibrosis NZ from the auction, with a Givealittle page still running until December 20. His 17-year-old daughter Caitlin was diagnosed with the condition when she was only 12 weeks. Hopkins, who is also hampered by an auto immune arthritis, said the final hour was an arduous experience. “I was really struggling,” he said. “Pain, leg cramps, it was a battle.” Despite contending with the physical toll, Hopkins overcame the final period as he cast his thoughts to why he was doing it in the first place. “I was thinking about my daughter, and I got to meet another person with CF who actually came down to the event and I got to meet them on the Friday night. “That spurred me on a lot too, knowing that I had met someone who was also going to benefit from what I was doing.” Numerous individuals came down on a revolving door basis to the Ashburton bowling green to bowl alongside a dogged Hopkins. “It was exactly what I needed.” It was somewhat fitting that the people alongside him on the greens during the final minutes were his wife Jess and son Matthew. Emotions flowed for the family at noon once the 65 hours were called. “The support from my wife was brilliant. “She was there doing so much work behind the scenes with the organising every day, she was there almost as often as I was.” A big cheer ensued at the club when

Dan Hopkins is embraced by wife Jess and son Matthew after completing his final bowl on Saturday. PHOTOS ADAM BURNS 051220-AB-7572 Jess got the “toucher” with her last bowl, matched by her husband doing the same with his last attempt. Emotionally and physically exhausted at the end, Hopkins agreed it was a surreal feeling. “It was a weird feeling knowing what I had just achieved, but in my head it didn’t feel like I had done it.” After a shower, and couple of hours of shut-eye, he managed to haul himself back down to the club where he was simply running on adrenaline. Hopkins said the whole experience which had snowballed from a small-time fundraiser had gone beyond what he expected. “It makes it worth it, and I’ll tell you now, I’d do it all again in a heartbeat.”

Hopkins sets himself to deliver his final bowl of his 65-hour effort.

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Hermione back home to roost By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

It survived a near death experience and now Hermione the little owl is happily home in Ashburton. For property owner Gerry Power, it was a highly anticipated homecoming for the little owl that is treated like one of the family. Hermione had spent almost two months recovering at the Oxford Bird Rescue, after Power found her in a bad way from a suspected magpie attack. Although her egg was not viable and her mate did not survive the magpie attack, Hermione now has the chance to find a new male companion and nest again in the future. The Oxford Bird Rescue delivered Hermione home at the end of November, with Power doing the honours of setting his owl free. “We released her at 11am and she flew straight off towards the business estate and was back in her normal place at 5pm,” he said. “The day it rained hard last week she was tucked up underneath the trees sitting there all day, but we haven’t seen her since. “I think she’s gone off hunting for a new mate.” After almost two months away, Power had some concerns about whether the owl would re-establish its home at the property, but was assured by the bird rescue that as owls are territorial she would most likely stick around. “She certainly seems to know where she is, and I assume she’s quite happy where she is. “It’s really cool to get her back and we aren’t concerned that she’s buggered off for a few days as quite often she’ll disappear for a few days and come back, so we’ll just wait and hope.” After the magpie attack, Power said he has been keeping an extra watchful eye on his owl to avoid a repeat, but there had been no signs of the troublesome magpies. After spending the weekend away, Power was mowing his lawns when he found the owl in a bad way. Power picked her up and drove her to Vetlife Ashburton where they performed the initial assessment – finding the egg on the X-ray, named the owl, and contacted the Oxford Bird Rescue. Power said he is extremely thankful to the Oxford Bird Rescue for their efforts to bring the owl back from the brink, rehabilitate her, and return her home to roost.

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Ashburton College student Zoe Kenny, winner of a Mid Canterbury choir scholarship.

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Music students win $100 scholarships Doing what they love earned two Mid Canterbury secondary school students a tidy windfall from the Mid Canterbury Choir. The choir awards two, $100 scholarships annually to students who sing and support others in their school choirs. This year’s winners were Penny Nell from Mount Hutt College and Zoe Kenny from Ashburton College. Penny has been involved in both theatre and choirs for many years, starting singing lessons as a five-year-old. She

sings in Latin, Italian and French and has developed a passion for classical repertoire. She is completing NCEA Level 2 in music, with voice and has achieved both solo and group performance standards at excellence level. Zoe has been a member of Ashburton College’s Phoenix Rising and Phoenix Chorus for the past four years. She became a senior choral member in 2018 and has been a leader for younger singers. She is a member of the senior music class and has studied voice this year.

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Parade attracts huge crowd By Sue Newman sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Huge crowds lined the streets on Saturday to watch the town’s Santa parade, proving it takes more than a little bit of rain to dampen Ashburton’s Christmas spirit. Saturday’s turbulent weather was no respecter of the annual Christmas parade, but organiser Carol Johns said the streets were still lined with families keen to kickstart the festive season by welcoming Santa to town. “It rained just as the parade was about to start so that was a bit of a trial, but everyone was still smiling and waving. They didn’t seem to be too worried by the rain,” she said. Spectators lined both East and Cass streets and appeared to be having a great time, Johns said. As organiser of the Christmas parade for several years, Johns has become Ashburton’s unofficial Mrs Christmas. It’s a job she loves and when one event is put to bed, she admits it’s only a few weeks before she starts planning the next festive event. This year a kiddy train that had been in storage for years, reappeared in the parade, decorated as the Candy Train and it will now be available for hire, Johns said. Other items from the parade are often loaned to community groups for their own festive celebrations. “The stuff I own really belongs to the community because I get a lot of support, so for me, it’s more about the time I put

Rain might have hit town as Ashburton’s Santa Parade hit the streets, but that did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of the hundreds who turned out to welcome Santa to town. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 051220-AB-7658 in,” she said. Looking ahead to next year’s parade, Johns said she’s keen to invite some of the

Trekking on their tractors The Mid Canterbury Vintage Machinery Club held their last event for the year on Saturday. Around 18 classic and vintage tractors, along with a few vintage cars and trucks made an impressive sight as they zig-zagged around the district, down to the coast and back. The day included visiting a couple of farms and then checking out an impressive local vintage tractor collection. Committee member John Hall said it was a great day and thankfully they all got back before the rain and hail set in. Machinery all safely tucked up at home, club members and families made their way back to the club headquarters for a barbecue and a social evening. Pictured: Neil Hydes (front) on his International tractor followed by Les Rushton on his Leyland. PHOTO STRUAN CHRISTIE

larger floats from the Christchurch parade to make a second festive outing in Ashburton.

“We need as many people as possible participating and I’d love a few more locals to get involved,” she said.

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Wet week has silver lining By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

A nightmare school camp has had a silver lining. The Ashburton Christian School (ACS) donated leftover funds from its ill-fated Year 9-10 school camp. The school camp was originally set to be in Wellington, but Covid-19 had the costs mount up and the decision was made to find an alternate South Island option. After working through several options they settled on Kaiteriteri but the weather was anything but settled. “It was torrential rain. “Our tents were all wet in the bottom of them so some of us ended up sleeping inside the kitchen area.” After two nights of being drenched they packed up and hit the road to Hanmer for two days. They even had a flat tyre thrown in for good measure on the trip home. Despite the changing venues, a strong fundraising effort meant the school camp still had money left over and the students decided to donate the money to Princes Court Lifecare. ACS has developed a strong relationship with the retirement home. Students are regular weekly visitors, but due to Covid-19 have been unable to keep up their regular appearances this year. That changed this week when

three student representatives – Johnny Stanway, Reneea Harris, Emma Roberts – and principal Tim Kuipers stopped in to present the donation of over $500. A Princes Court spokeswoman said they were delighted by

“the lovely surprise and would do something special for the residents with the money”. While the trip was less than ideal, it provided some great memories – including the waka ride in Kaiteriteri and jet boat-

ing in Hanmer, and finished on a positive note with the donation. As well as something good coming from the experience, Stanway joked that the lesson was “to make sure your teacher checks the weather”.

Above – Ashburton Christian School representatives (back) Johnny Stanway, Reneea Harris, and (front, from left) Emma Roberts with Princes Court Retirement Home residents June Howden and Shirley Stewart. PHOTO JONATHAN LEASK

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VOLUNTEERING SUPERSTARS THANKED Twenty-six volunteers and managers had a moovelous time at Community House on Monday. As a thank you for all their hard work in what has been a pretty crazy 12 months, Mid and South Canterbury Volunteering co-ordinator Dellwyn Moylan injected a little craziness of her own into the appreciation day.

Named ‘Thank moo for being udderly mooverlous volunteers’ Moylan handed out cow shaped cookies and Kapiti Ice-cream at morning tea. Attendees also went into the draw to win ice cream vouchers or an Anzco voucher. To (tip) top off their day of dairy inspired fun everybody left with a bag of milk bottle lollies

thanks to Oamaru’s Rainbow Confectionery and a table decoration they made using recycled ice cream lids and milk bottle tops. Enjoying morning tea are Janet Clinton from the Tinwald Red Cross (left), Patricia O’Brien, manager of the Tinwald Red Cross and Heather van der Kley who volunteers for SEEDS (right).

Bernard Egan is a well known man around these parts. Through Tales From the Back Seat he endeavours to put a light-hearted spin on tales from yesteryear.

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veryone loves a trier. The people who made these motoring insurance claims obviously thought judges and insurance assessors do too! “I was driving along the motorway when the police pulled me over on to the hard shoulder. Unfortunately I was in the middle lane and there was another car in the way.” “Going to work at 7am this morning I drove out of my driveway straight into a bus. The bus was five minutes early.” “The accident happened because I had one eye on the lorry in front, one eye on the pedestrian and the other on the car behind.” “I started to slow down but the

By Bernard Egan FROM THE BACK SEAT

traffic was more stationary than I thought.” “I pulled into a lay-by with smoke coming from under the hood. I realised the car was on fire so took my dog and smothered it with a blanket.” Q: Could either driver have done anything to avoid the accident? A: Travelled by bus? The claimant had collided with a cow. The questions and answers on the claim form were

Q: What warning was given by you? A: Horn. Q: What warning was given by the other party? A: Moo. “I started to turn and it was at this point I noticed a camel and an elephant tethered at the verge. This distraction caused me to lose concentration and hit a bollard.” “On approach to the traffic lights the car in front suddenly broke.” “I was going at about 70 or 80mph when my girlfriend on the pillion seat reached over and grabbed me so I lost control.” “I didn’t think the speed limit applied after midnight.” “I knew the dog was possessive about the car but I would not

have asked her to drive it if I had thought there was any risk.” Q: Do you engage in motorcycling, hunting or any other pastimes of a hazardous nature? A: I watch the Lottery Show and Faulty Towers. First car stopped suddenly, second car hit first car and a haggis ran into the rear of second car. Windscreen broken. Cause unknown. Probably voodoo. “The car in front hit the pedestrian, but he got up so I hit him again.” “I pulled away from the side of the road, glanced at my mother-in-law and headed over the embankment.” “The other car collided with

mine without giving warning of its intention.” “I collided with a stationary truck coming the other way.” “A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.” “In an attempt to kill a fly, I drove into a telephone pole.” “I had been shopping for plants all day and was on my way home. As I reached an intersection a hedge sprang up obscuring my vision and I did not see the other car.” Fast growing plants! And just to finish, medical misadventure? “I was on my way to the doctor with rear end trouble when my universal joint gave way causing me to have an accident.”

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Goodbye, old friend, it’s sad to see you go By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

t will be a little bit different walking through the East Street section of the Ashburton CBD today. It’s not the Christmas decorations hanging all around the place, or the constant buzz of work happening around the place, but in fact the disappearance of a mainstay overnight. A mainstay that became one of the most controversial buildings in the district in recent years, the former i-SITE building. In the dead of the night last night it was relocated to its new home at the Ashburton Airport, leaving behind an empty space where the building once stood. And while not surprised by the fact it’s gone – it’s been going to happen for quite some time, the finality of it all certainly does lend itself towards reminiscing. Not much has brought the community together in a manner in which that building and most important its location did. Public rallies, thousands of commentors, objectors and even supporters all made sure their voices were heard. We’ve been in the fortuitous position of being there for it all too. From our vantage point at Somerset House we look over where the building now once stood and have watched the process to get to here from the outset. It’s been a polarising tale, but one that has finally actually come to an end and while it might still be disappointing for many that it’s not the building it once was, the minimal fuss would suggest that people are moving on and getting on with it. The airport was a fantastic decision too. A new home for a building which is so well known to everyone, is sure to be well-looked after and given the opportunity to play a new role which will see hundreds of visitors to our district flooding through the door. And now we get to look forward to what East Street will look like once work has been completed on that stretch of the community. A fresh look and a new approach is just a continuation of all the good work that’s happening in and around the place currently.

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Great things achieved in 2020 By Neil Brown

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e are now just a couple of weeks away from the holidays and things are really starting to wrap up around the district as we get ready for a new year. Many are keen to see the end of 2020 and usher in what will hopefully be a slightly more normal year ahead. But as disruptive and tough as this last 12 months has been, there are many things we can still look back on and be proud of. In the council space, there are several highlights that come to mind. Ashburton’s brand new Library & Civic Centre is now on the cusp of starting construction as we look to award the building contract. The detailed designs were signed off in August and we were incredibly excited to receive a share of the Government’s shovel-ready project funding to put towards the build – an extraordinary $20 million. The two-year Ashburton CBD streetscape revitalisation is now one year into the programme and the results are already looking quite impressive. Cass Street is almost unrecognisable from what it used to be and upgrades on Tancred Street are almost finished as well. Rakaia now has brand new public toilets which will make a significant difference for resi-

The two-year Ashburton CBD streetscape revitalisation is now one year into the programme and the results are already looking quite impressive. dents, particularly when tourism numbers start picking up again. Applications council submitted to the Provincial Growth Fund for town halls and war memorials saw $181,000 approved for repairs to several Mid Canterbury facilities. These were the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Mt Somers War Memorial Hall, Seafield Hall and Ashburton Cenotaph – all very important venues

for our district. Council also replaced the three RDR bridges along the Inland Scenic Route which are now stronger than ever and capable of supporting heavy vehicles over 44 tonnes. After a year of restricted access, the full Lake Hood river trail will soon reopen as the last of the Ashburton wastewater pipe river crossing and pump

station project wraps up. This has been a vital project for Ashburton, ensuring that we have the infrastructure in place to meet the needs of our growing urban population in the decades to come. Similarly, the new Ashburton cemetery extension was opened in October and this will cater for our growing burial and remembrance needs for the next 30 to

40 years. 2020 has surely been one unforgettable year for some less than ideal reasons, but this hasn’t stopped some great progress being made on making our district the very best that it can be. I’m looking forward to seeing further achievements as we close the book on 2020 and welcome in a new year ahead.

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ith the government declaring a climate emergency, it’s timely to recap what actions farmers are taking to further reduce agriculture’s environmental footprint. I say ‘further reduce’ deliberately. We’re already ahead of many other dairy and meat producing nations on the greenhouse gas front. While the global average for emissions from milk production, processing, and transport is estimated at 2.4kg carbon dioxide equivalent per litre of milk, Kiwi dairy farmers are about 60 per cent more emissions efficient. The emissions from a litre of milk produced here are estimated at between 0.8kg and 0.9kg CO2-equivalent. The average for Europe and the United States is 1.3kg. Reports commissioned by Beef and Lamb show the production of a kilogram of New Zealand beef generates 22kg of carbon dioxide equivalent, and 1kg of lamb generates 19kg of CO2-equivalent. The global median is 26.6kg for a kilo of beef and 25.6kg for a

By Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM kilo of lamb. A 2009 study found New Zealand lamb exporting to the UK had a lower carbon footprint than the locally produced lamb – even after factoring in the emissions from shipping the meat to Europe. Despite these credentials, Federated Farmers supports the New Zealand economy and agriculture sector achieving the ambitious goal of becoming warming neutral by 2050. After all, our farmers are on the front line of feeling the impacts of climate change, with farmers battling through droughts, floods and fires in 2020. Last year, we were pleased to see the government accept the latest science that biogenic methane does not need to be reduced to net zero in order to

achieve warming neutrality, and a review is urgently needed to bolster confidence in the controversial alternative targets set for the short lived gas. While New Zealand farmers are already the most climate friendly farmers in the world, Feds are working in good faith with iwi/ Maori groups to make good farmers great and great farmers even better for the climate via the historic agreement known as He Waka Eke Noa The Primary Sector Climate Action Partnership. In tackling the climate change it is important that policies designed to reduce emissions complement (not contradict) those designed to adapt to the effects of climate change. Federated Farmers is concerned that mitigation and adaptation policies are being viewed in a silo to the detriment of rural communities. One prominent example is policies that have incentivised the rapid blanket aforestation of productive sheep and beef farms on the East Coast of the North Island while not adequately factoring the predicted

increased fire risk that will result from climate change potentially making the region hotter and drier. Another example of the current siloed nature of climate change policy in New Zealand is the reluctance from the government to support, or even to enable, infrastructure projects that improve community water security and generate renewable hydro-electricity (the government has invested quite a lot of dollars into getting a community water resilience project off the ground in the Wairarapa, but I understand were hamstrung by the Greens. Now the coalition no longer exists, I hope we can accelerate progress on that front. Water storage infrastructure projects have the potential to mitigate emissions (by producing renewable electricity) and to improve New Zealand’s ability to bolster community resilience in the face of climate change by storing water during times of plenty and drawing upon reserves during times of need. Overly draconian restrictions

preventing consumers and farmers from making up their own minds on the issue of gene editing are another example of a policy that has the potential to hamper New Zealand’s ability to reduce emissions while better preparing for the potential impacts of the climate emergency. We look forward to continuing to work with the Government and iwi/Maori as we seek to better measure, manage and reduce agricultural emissions while maintaining food production via He Waka Eke Noa. In order for climate policy to be long lasting and effective it must be carried out in good faith alongside farmers and not simply done to farmers. Andrew Hoggard is the president of Federated Farmers of NZ. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof

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2. Katie Laurie became famous for her efforts in what sport?

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a) Equestrian b) Cycling c) Cricket

3. Broccoli belongs to what family?

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a) Cabbages b) Artichokes c) Aubergines

4. Which of these countries has the most volcanoes? a) Japan b) Argentina c) Indonesia

5. What is measured in millimetres of mercury?

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They lined the streets and battled the weather, but the crowds who attended Saturday’s Christmas Parade through the middle of Ashburton didn’t leave disappointed. As usual, the appearance of the big man in the red suit was a highlight of the day for most.

a) Gravity b) Mineral density c) Blood pressure

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6. What is a mandrill? a) Fish b) Bird c) Primate

7. The left and right atrium can be found in what organ? a) Lung b) Heart c) Liver

8. Only one Zodiac sign is represented by an inanimate object, but which one? a) Libra b) Capricorn c) Aquarius

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■■ Add cooked macaroni elbows, remove from heat and add the mussel meat. Allow the mix to cool. ■■ Stuff the cooled mixture into additional mussels or serve the macaroni mix in reserved mussel shells. ■■ Sprinkle with parmesan and breadcrumbs and heat under a hot grill for 1-2 minutes before serving. Recipe courtesy of Seafood New Zealand www.seafood.co.nz

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Letters may be handed in to the Ashburton Guardian Office, 3rd Floor, Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street or posted to: Santa’s Little Helpers, c/- PO Box 77, Ashburton 7740 and must reach us no later than 12 noon, Friday, December 11.

This year again, along with Santa, we would like to make a special collection of Christmas gifts from Ashburton retailers and businesses to give to families in Mid Canterbury who may not be as fortunate as others. To do this Father Christmas needs two helpers who will each spend half a day with him, on December 15 and 16 , 2020, calling on our Christmas stores collecting gifts. Those gifts will be given to the local St Vincent De Paul, who will then distribute the gifts to families in Mid Canterbury. Our Santa’s Little Helpers will be photographed visiting local stores during the day with Santa and we will publish these photographs on Tuesday, December 22, 2020, in the Ashburton Guardian. All children in the Ashburton District are invited to write a letter stating why they would like to be Santa’s Little Helper and why they would like to help us collect gifts for other families.

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The Chase, at 5pm

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Christmas In The City, at 1:05pm

Extreme Love Stories, at 9:45pm

Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food, at 5pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Coronation Street Special – Battle-Axes PG 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 5 Gold Rings 0 8:20 L Lotto The Lotto draw. 8:25 5 Gold Rings Continued. 0 8:30 Whakaari – A Heroes Story The complex rescue of those stranded during the Whakaari/White Island eruption a year ago, with insight from two helicopter pilots who defied official orders and flew over the active volcano. 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Manifest MV 3 0

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Masha’s Spooky Stories 7am New Looney Tunes 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 8:40 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 9am Religious Programming 9:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:30 Murphy Brown (Part 2) 0 11am Dress To Impress PG Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 2pm The Middle 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:35 Power Rangers – Ninja Steel 0 4pm Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 Motorway Patrol PG 0 8pm Renters PG 0 8:30 Taskmaster NZ 16L Someone wants to take a call from Leigh Hart; the comedians must send just one text – but why? 0 9:35 Paranormal Caught On Camera M 0 10:35 Mad About You PG 0 11:10 2 Broke Girls PGS 3 0 11:40 The Twilight Zone PG 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café PG 10am Infomercials 11:35 Face The Truth PG 3 12:05 Flipping Vegas 1:05 M Christmas In The City PG 3 2013 Family Drama. With the threat of having to close her father’s candy store, a woman and her six-year-old daughter travel to the big city to save it. Ashley Williams, Ashanti. 0 3pm Bondi Vet 0 4pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Block Australia PG The Block parents face a difficult decision; a contestant is accused of dobbing. 0 8:35 9-1-1: Lone Star M The crew deals with a rattlesnake infestation; Owen adopts a dog with cancer; Michelle learns the truth about her sister’s disappearance. 0 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 M Fugitive hacker Aaron resurfaces to ask for help when his co-workers are murdered; Junior speaks at the parole hearing of the drunken driver who killed his sister. 0 10:30 NewsHub Late 11pm SVU 16 3 0 11:55 Infomercials

6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:25 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Justice League – Unlimited PGV 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PG 11:30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 12:30 FBI MV 3 0 1:30 Married… With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Diana – The Interview That Shook The World PG 0 8:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 0 9:45 Extreme Love Stories 16LSC Age is just a number for Hattie, a grandmother looking for a much younger lover; Angie and Michael hope to gain acceptance for their taboo relationship. 0 10:45 Pacific Brothers And Sisters 11:20 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Thursday 12:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 12:50 Closedown

6am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7am Choccywoccydoodah Starstruck. 8am Inside The Vets 9am Escape To The Chateau DIY 10am The Day The Rock Star Died PGC Janis Joplin. 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 George Clarke’s Old House New Home 1:30 Amazing Spaces – Shed Of The Year 2:30 Property Brothers – Forever Home 3:30 Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle 4:30 Nigella Bites 5pm Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food Using only five ingredients, Jamie’s recipes are perfect for those who love food, but do not have time for complicated cooking. 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Forged In Fire PGC 8:30 Alone – Million Dollar Challenge PGCV 10pm Hunting Aotearoa MLC 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Thursday

Midnight Take Two PG 3 0 12:55 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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Thursday

12:35 Marvel’s Cloak And Dagger MV 3 0 1:20 Shortland Street PG 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 2 Overnight 4:40 The Middle 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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10am How To Look Good Naked – UK PG 3 10:55 Snapped M 3 11:50 The People’s Court 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PG 3 2:30 Vanderpump Rules PG 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:30 Undercover Boss 3 0 5:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Hoarders PG For two decades, Carol has hoarded in her husband’s home. Now, with his failing health and the threat of the mansion being condemned, the family must save it and confront Carol about her behaviour. 8:30 Reported Missing M A five-year-old boy is reported missing by his father after a dispute with his mother; a missing teenager has left his mother a worrying note about a debt. 9:45 One Born Every Minute UK M Laura, 37, and Paul, 40, were friends for years, and then fell in love. Between them, they have nine children and another one on the way. 10:45 Snapped M 3 11:45 A Lie To Die For M 3 12:35 Infomercials 0

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:35 Storage Wars PGL 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Storage Wars PGL 11:35 Storage Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 Extreme Salvage Squad ML 1:40 The Cops MV 2:30 NCIS – LA MV 3:20 Storage Wars PGL 3:45 Storage Wars PGL 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 CSI MV 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:30 NCIS MV 11:15 NCIS MV Thursday 12:05 Storage Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:50 CSI MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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7:25 The Good Liar 16VLSC 2019 Drama. Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren. 9:15 Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters MVL 2019 Action. Kyle Chandler, Millie Bobby Brown. 11:25 Lost In London MLS 2017 Drama. 1:10 Child’s Play 16VL 2019 Horror. 2:40 The Beach Bum 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. 4:15 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. 6:40 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Constance Wu, Jennifer Lopez. 8:30 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Jay and Silent Bob set out to stop Hollywood from making a reboot of an old comic-book movie based on them. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith. 10:20 The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy. Through the bond with his human, a dog has gained insight into the human condition, and narrates his owner’s journey through life. Milo Ventimiglia, Amanda Seyfried.

6:15 Dreamgirls MC 2006 Musical Drama. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy. 8:30 300 16V 2006 Action. Gerard Butler, Lena Headey. 10:25 The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama Biography. Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw. 12:35 Insidious – Chapter 2 MV 2013 Horror. Rose Byrne, Patrick Wilson. 2:20 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. Denzel Washington, Angelina Jolie. 4:20 Manchester By The Sea MVLC 2016 Drama. Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams. 6:35 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 8:30 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. A hunter finds some dead bodies, a stash of heroin, and more than $2 million in cash near the Rio Grande. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 10:35 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. Thursday 12:45 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. 2:50 Manchester By The Sea MVLC 2016 Drama. 5:10 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action.

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12:10 Wild Rose MLS 2019 Drama. 1:50 The Beach Bum 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. 3:25 The Goldfinch MVL 2019 Drama. 5:50 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy.

Thursday

12:30 Nigella Bites 1am Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 1:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle 4am Alone – Million Dollar Challenge PGCV 5:10 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

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6am Autumn Nations (HLS) Georgia v Fiji. 6:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) Ireland v Scotland. 7am Autumn Nations (HLS) Wales v Italy. 7:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) England v France. 8am Gallagher Premiership (HLS) 9am Autumn Nations (RPL) England v France. 11am Ignite7 (HLS) Final Day. 12:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Exeter v Bath. 2:30 Gallagher Premiership (RPL) Worcester v Bath. 4:30 The Breakdown 5:30 Playmakers 6pm Autumn Nations (HLS) England v France. 6:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 7pm Gallagher Premiership (HLS) 8pm Pacific Brothers 8:30 Tri-Nations Australia v Argentina. 9pm Playmakers 9:30 Ignite7 Final Day. 11pm The Breakdown

Thursday

Midnight Mitre 10 Cup Championship Final – Hawke’s Bay v Northland. 12:30 Mitre 10 Cup Premiership Final – Auckland v Tasman. 1am Tri-Nations Australia v Argentina. 1:30 Playmakers 2am Ignite7 Final Day. 3:30 Aotearoa Rugby Pod 4am Currie Cup (RPL) Bulls v Cheetahs.

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

6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Germany Meet America. 7:30 What On Earth? PG Dracula’s Tomb. 8:20 Expedition Unknown PG Hunt for the Metal Library. 9:10 Mission Declassified PG Boston’s Unsolved Art Heist. 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 How It’s Made PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Swamp Murders MVLSC The Wrong Turn. 1:20 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade MVLSC The Milk Carton Murder. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Bering Sea Gold PG Second Wind. 3:50 Gold Rush PG Miners v Beavers. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Homestead Rescue PG 7:30 Homestead Rescue PG 8:30 Building Off The Grid PG 9:25 Barnwood Builders PG 10:15 Moonshiners MLC 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG

12:50 QI MLS 1:20 QI MLS 1:50 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:10 Call The Midwife MC 4:10 Holby City M 3 5:10 Keeping Up Appearances PG 5:40 Hypothetical MLS

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Top Tens PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners MC 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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6:30 Pipi Ma 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Tamariki Haka 8:10 Potae Pai 3 8:20 Zoomoo 8:30 Cube 8:40 Huritua 8:50 Paia 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 10am Whare Puoro 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Matangi Rau 3 Noon Billy T James PGC 3 12:30 Ride Or Die 1pm Whakaari – He Ra Whakamaumaharatanga 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Toku Whare Kohanga Reo 3 4pm Fresh PG 3 4:30 Miharo 2 5pm Pipi Ma 5:10 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 5:30 Tamariki Haka 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Zoomoo 6pm Cube 6:10 Huritua 6:20 Paia 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Easy Eats 3 8pm The Casketeers Francis deals well with the dead, but struggles to keep things alive at the funeral home; a grieving widow queries her husband’s appearance; a staff member experiences great personal loss. 8:30 The New Zealanders From the top of the North Island to the bottom of the South, series that visits the nooks and crannies of Aotearoa, giving an insight into the lives of the country’s diverse people. 9:30 Toku Whare Kohanga Reo 10pm Ka Pai Living PGL 10:30 Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 11pm Nga Whetu O Te Kohu 3 11:30 Closedown

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Naughty Nursery, at 8:30pm

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Finding Mrs Claus, at 1:05pm

Why Are We Fat?, at 7:30pm

Chasing Monsters, at 7:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Coronation Street Special – Scandals PGV 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces George is amazed by a couple’s plan to turn a coach into a mobile home, complete with a garage for their Mini; a pilot creates a garden den from a small plane. 0 8:30 Naughty Nursery (Part 2) A nursery created by child psychologist Laverne Antrobus to tackle the behaviour of some of the United Kingdom’s most challenging children. 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm The Late Cut Cricket Show 16C 11:35 20/20 3 0

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Masha’s Spooky Stories 7am New Looney Tunes 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 8:40 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 9am Infomercials 9:30 8 Simple Rules PG 3 0 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:30 Murphy Brown 0 11am Dress To Impress 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 2pm The Middle 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:35 Power Rangers – Ninja Steel PG 0 4pm Brain Busters 0 4:30 The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 Police Ten 7 PG A booze casualty has officers going round in circles; Road Policing has its hands full. 0 8pm Booze Patrol PG A man going home from a night out at the casino may have pushed his luck too far. 0 8:30 Australian Survivor – All Stars PG 0 9:45 F Police Code Zero 16VL 0 10:45 Police Ten 7 PG 3 0 11:15 F Emergence M 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café PG 10am Infomercials 11:35 Face The Truth PG 3 12:05 Flipping Vegas 1:05 M Finding Mrs Claus PG 3 2012 Romantic Comedy. Mrs Claus feels neglected by her husband, so goes to Las Vegas to help a girl with her Christmas wish. Santa follows her there to make amends, and puts Christmas at risk. Mira Sorvino, Will Sasso. 0 3pm Bondi Vet 0 4pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 Grand Designs New Zealand – Signature Series 3 Sky wants to build a remote, off-grid island sanctuary, where he and his family can escape the demands of mainland life. 0 8:30 The Graham Norton Show M Guests include Jessie Buckley, Bill Bailey, Octavia Spencer, Frank Gardner, David Walliams and Dermot Kennedy. 0 9:35 Live At The Apollo 16 3 Gina Yashere hosts and introduces Lost Voice Guy and Ed Gamble to the stage. 0 10:35 NewsHub Late 11:05 Blue Bloods M 0 12:05 Infomercials

6am Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 0 6:25 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Justice League – Unlimited PGV 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PGC 11:30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 12:30 FBI MV 3 0 1:30 Married… With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm American Pickers PGL 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Football – ISPS Handa Premiership 0 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Why Are We Fat? 3 Simon tackles exercise with experts, and discovers the link between diet and depression; he meets diabetes patients and learns about the groups most affected by obesity in New Zealand. 0 8:30 The Sounds MVLS Maggie is determined to find Zoe; Esther hears of the problems at the fishery, and creates more trouble; human remains are found at Matai Bay. 0 9:30 Evil MVC 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 Midnight Closedown

6am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7am Nigella Bites 7:30 Jamie’s Quick And Easy Food 8am Secrets Of The Bermuda Triangle 9am Escape To The Chateau DIY 10am The Day The Rock Star Died PGC Amy Winehouse. 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Forged In Fire PGC 1:30 Alone – Million Dollar Challenge PGCV 3pm Storage Wars – New York 3:30 Into The Wild – India 4:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 Chasing Monsters PGC Invited by the native Innu tribe to find giant lake trout below the ice, Cyril must deal with new challenges. 8:30 Supercar Megabuild 9:30 Project Impossible 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Friday

12:35 Life Flight PG 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PG 3 2:30 Vanderpump Rules PG 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:25 Undercover Boss 3 5:20 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 6:20 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Get Housewived The Real Housewives of Auckland, Gilda Kirkpatrick and Michelle Blanchard, set out to help a deserving Kiwi family. 0 8:30 Below Deck M Captain Lee returns to the Caribbean with a new crew, Eddie Lucas, but a critical injury sends him to hospital and threatens the charter season. 9:40 The Real Housewives Of Orange County M On their last day in Palm Springs, Gina, Emily, and Shannon must untangle Elizabeth’s ever-changing stories; Kelly warns Elizabeth the women are on to her. 10:40 Snapped M 3 11:35 A Lie To Die For M 3 12:25 Infomercials

Friday

12:15 Gotham 16V 3 0 1am Shortland Street PG 3 0 1:25 Infomercials 2:30 2 Overnight 4:40 The Middle 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:35 Storage Wars PGL 7:55 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Storage Wars PGL 11:35 Storage Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 CSI MV 1:40 Criminal Minds 16VS 2:30 NCIS – LA MV 3:20 Storage Wars PGL 3:45 Storage Wars PGL 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 NCIS MV 11:20 NCIS MV Friday 12:05 Storage Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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7:40 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith. 9:28 The Art Of Racing In The Rain M 2019 Comedy. 11:18 Wild Rose MLS 2019 Drama. 1pm Five Feet Apart ML 2019 Drama. 2:57 The Night Clerk 16VLSC 2020 Drama. 4:29 Berlin, I Love You MLS 2019 Romance. 6:31 Gemini Man MVL 2019 Action. Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 8:30 Bombshell MLSC 2019 Drama. True story of three newswomen who stood up to the man who made them famous – head of Fox News, Roger Ailes. Charlize Theron, Kevin Smith. 10:20 Daughter Of The Wolf 16V 2019 Action. When the son of a former military specialist is abducted, she captures one of the kidnappers and uses him in an attempt to find her boy. Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss. 11:48 Judy MLC 2019 Drama. Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley. Friday 1:48 Five Feet Apart ML 2019 Drama. 3:43 Unlovable 16LSC 2018 Drama. 5:03 Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary. 5:57 Berlin, I Love You MLS 2019 Romance.

7:10 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 9:15 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. 11:25 Manchester By The Sea MVLC 2016 Drama. 1:45 Speed Racer PGV 2008 Action. 4:05 The Great Gatsby MVS 2013 Drama Romance. 6:30 Bend It Like Beckham PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy. Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley. 8:30 I Give It A Year M 2013 Comedy. The trials and tribulations of a young, rather horribly mismatched couple during the first year of their marriage. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 10:10 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Greek general Themistokles faces invading Persian forces led by Xerxes and the naval commander Artemisia. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton. 11:50 Speed Racer PGV 2008 Action. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox.

Friday

2:10 The Great Gatsby MVS 2013 Drama Romance. 4:35 Bend It Like Beckham PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy.

Friday

12:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Into The Wild – India 4am Project Impossible 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

SKY SPORt 1 6am Gallagher Premiership (HLS) 7am Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Championship Final – Hawke’s Bay v Northland. 7:30 Mitre 10 Cup (HLS) Premiership Final – Auckland v Tasman. 8am Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team. 8:30 Autumn Nations (RPL) Wales v Italy. 10:50 L Condor Sevens Day One. From King’s College, Auckland. 6pm The Breakdown 7pm Currie Cup (RPL) Pumas v Griquas. 9pm The Aussie Rugby Show 9:45 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team. 11:15 Autumn Nations (HLS) England v France. 11:45 The Aussie Rugby Show

Friday

12:30 Autumn Nations (RPL) England v France. 2:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) Georgia v Fiji. 3am Autumn Nations (HLS) Ireland v Scotland. 3:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) Wales v Italy. 4am Autumn Nations (HLS) England v France. 4:30 Ignite7 (HLS) Final Day.

6:30 Pipi Ma 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Tamariki Haka 8:10 Te Nutube 8:20 ZooMoo 8:30 Darwin + Newts 3 8:40 Purakau 3 8:50 Paia 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Whare Puoro 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Matangi Rau Noon Whatta Beauty PG 12:30 Ride Or Die 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Toku Whare Kohanga Reo 3 4pm Fresh PG 3 4:30 Wiki Ha 3 5pm Pipi Ma 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 5:30 Tamariki Haka 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Zoomoo 6pm Darwin + Newts 3 6:10 Purakau 3 6:20 Paia 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Loading Docs A science superhero with pink hair wages war on Covid-19 to convince a nation to lock down. 7:40 Loading Docs An ageing table-tennis star sacrifices everything for a last chance of Olympic greatness. 7:50 Loading Docs A fun-loving 40-year-old wants to ditch her period cringe. 8pm Rage Against The Rangatahi 8:30 Reo Awhina 9pm Hamu And Tofiga PG 3 9:30 Takes A Village MCL 10pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 10:30 Haka Life 3 11pm Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata 3 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:25 QI MLS 6:55 EastEnders PG 7:25 The Jonathan Ross Show MLC 8:15 The Bill M 9:05 Lewis MC 10:40 Death In Paradise PG 11:40 Doc Martin MC 12:30 Midsomer Murders MVC 2:10 The Bill M 3:05 Traces MLC 3:55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 4:50 The Jonathan Ross Show ML 5:45 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 6:30 QI MLS 7pm EastEnders PG 7:30 QI MLS 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG With Lee Mack and David Mitchell, Tom Allen, Geoff Norcott, Vicki Pepperdine, and Esme Young. 8:30 The Graham Norton Show PG 9:10 The Jonathan Ross Show M 10:05 Fawlty Towers PG 10:40 A Confession MLC 11:30 Midsomer Murders MVC

Friday

1:05 QI MLS 1:35 QI MLS 2:05 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:40 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:25 The Graham Norton Show PG 4am The Jonathan Ross Show M 4:50 Holby City M 3 5:50 Call The Midwife MC 10Dec20

6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG 7:30 What On Earth? PG Hitler’s Lost Gold. 8:20 Homestead Rescue PG Fire and Gold. 9:10 Building Off The Grid PG Smoky Mountain Homestead. 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 How It’s Made PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Swamp Murders MVLSC Quillbillies. 1:20 The 1990s – The Deadliest Decade MVLSC Lone Star. 2:10 Top Gear 3pm Bering Sea Gold PG 3:50 Gold Rush PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 7:30 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 8:30 Demolition Down Under PG 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:15 Homestead Rescue PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Friday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Top Tens PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners MLC 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Miranda, at 9:30pm

Australian Survivor – All Stars, at 8:35pm

Spider-Man, at 8:30pm

Seal Team, at 8:30pm

Money For Nothing, at 8:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1pm Coronation Street PG 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas PG 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Coronation Street Special – Partnerships PG 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 F The Repair Shop Expert craftsmen pool their talents and resources to restore heirlooms and treasured antiques to prove that anything can be restored to its former glory. 0 8:30 The Secrets Of Santa’s Christmas Factory British documentary looking at how staples of the festive season get made, such as Christmas trees, Christmas crackers, tinsel, Christmas jumpers, and Christmas puddings. 0 9:30 Miranda PG 3 Miranda has decided to prove to herself and her friends she can officially be an adult. 0 10:05 1 News Tonight 0 10:35 F Ghosts PG 3 0 11:15 Blindspot MV 0 Saturday 12:10 The Crossing M 3 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Masha’s Spooky Stories 7am New Looney Tunes 0 7:25 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 9am Religious Programming 9:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:30 Murphy Brown PG 0 11am Dress To Impress 0 Noon Selling Houses Australia 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 2pm The Middle 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:35 Power Rangers – Ninja Steel PG 0 4pm Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory PG 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PG 0 7:30 F Best Of Travel Guides Australia PG 3 0 8:35 F Australian Survivor – All Stars M Three become two in the final challenge; arguments are made, and jury votes are cast to determine who will be the Sole Survivor. 0 11:20 Taskmaster NZ 16L 3 0

6am The AM Show 9am The Café PG 10am Infomercials 11:35 Face The Truth PG 3 12:05 Flipping Vegas 1pm M A Christmas Comeback PG 2019 Comedy. Beverley Mitchell, Catherine Mary Stewart. 0 3pm Bondi Vet 0 4pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 The Masked Singer PG A singing competition where celebrities perform while in costume completely concealing their identity until they are eliminated. 0 8:30 M Spider-Man M 2007 Action. Peter Parker has finally managed to piece together the parts of his life, maintaining a balance between his relationship with Mary-Jane and his responsibility as superhero SpiderMan, but more challenges are in store for him. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst. James Franco. 0 11:15 NewsHub Late 11:35 Bob’s Burgers PG

6am Top Wing 3 0 6:25 Butterbean’s Café 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Justice League – Unlimited PGV 3 0 9am A Place In The Sun 3 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PGC 11:30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 12:30 FBI MV 3 0 1:30 Married… With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm American Pickers PG 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Pawn Stars PG An ancient Roman coin comes into the shop; Chumlee deals with an original Mad Max movie poster. 8pm Border Security PG 0 8:30 Seal Team MV Bravo Team travels overseas for a foreign training exercise to disguise their true mission to rescue a highvalue target being held hostage. 0 9:30 Raw PGV The latest WWE action. 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 Midnight Closedown

6am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7am Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 8am Into The Wild – India 9am Escape To The Chateau DIY 10am The Day The Rock Star Died PGC Buddy Holly. 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Project Impossible 1:30 Supercar Megabuild 2:30 Chasing Monsters PGC 3:30 Surviving The Amazon 4:30 James Martin’s Great British Adventure 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 World’s Most Luxurious 8:30 Money For Nothing Sarah Moore saves three items from being thrown out, transforms them into bespoke and valuable pieces, and returns the profit to their owners. 9:30 Escape To The Chateau 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

BRAVO 10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK PG 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:25 The People’s Court 3 1:25 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PG 3 2:20 Vanderpump Rules PG 3 3:20 Hoarders PG 3 4:20 Undercover Boss 3 Identical twin brothers Ashley and Brandon, owners of a flamboyant franchise of LGBTfriendly restaurants, work undercover, watching each other via a live video feed. 0 5:15 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 6:10 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 M Ferris Bueller’s Day Off PG 1986 Comedy. A high-school student involves his girlfriend and his best friend in an adventurous day off school. Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Grey, Mia Sara. 9:40 Cults And Extreme Belief M 3 When Warren Jeffs was imprisoned, it left Mormon followers to fend for themselves in a world they were taught to fear. 10:40 Snapped M 3 11:35 A Lie To Die For M 3 12:30 Infomercials

Saturday

12:20 2 Broke Girls M 3 0 12:50 Little Divas – Tantrums And Tiaras 16L 3 0 1:40 Shortland Street PG 3 0 2:05 Infomercials 3:10 2 Overnight 4:50 The Middle 3 0 5:10 Neighbours 3 0 5:35 Andi Mack 3 0

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Storage Wars PGL 8:05 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 9:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Storage Wars PGL 11:35 Storage Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 NCIS – New Orleans MV 1:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 2:30 Pawn Stars PG 3:20 Storage Wars PGL 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 8:30 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:30 Pawn Stars PG 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:30 NCIS MV 11:20 NCIS MV Saturday 12:05 Storage Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Highway Thru Hell PG 2:55 Pawn Stars PG PG 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:45 Highway Thru Hell PG

Saturday

Midnight The Goldbergs PG 3 0 12:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 3

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MOVIES GREAtS

7:53 Gemini Man MVL 2019 Action. Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 9:46 Bombshell MLSC 2019 Drama. Charlize Theron, Kevin Smith. 11:32 Judy MLC 2019 Drama. Renee Zellweger, Jessie Buckley. 1:26 The Extraordinary Journey Of The Fakir ML 2018 Comedy. Dhanush, Erin Moriarty. 2:59 Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears MV 2020 Drama. Essie Davis, Ashleigh Cummings. 4:37 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama. 6:46 A Score To Settle 16VLSC 2019 Action. Nicolas Cage, Benjamin Bratt. 8:30 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. In Gotham City, a mentally troubled comedian begins a slow descent into madness, eventually transforming into the criminal known as Joker. Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro. 10:32 47 Metres Down – Uncaged MC 2019 Adventure. Corinne Foxx, Sistine Stallone. Saturday 12:01 The Lighthouse 16VLSC 2019 Drama. 1:47 Swimming With Men ML 2018 Comedy. 3:21 Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears MV 2020 Drama. 4:59 Knives Out ML 2019 Drama.

6:35 I Give It A Year M 2013 Comedy. Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall. 8:15 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Eva Green, Sullivan Stapleton. 10:05 Speed Racer PGV 2008 Action. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox. 12:25 The Great Gatsby MVS 2013 Drama Romance. Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton. 2:50 Mr Brooks 16VLS 2007 Thriller. Kevin Costner, Demi Moore, Dane Cook. 4:50 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman. 6:30 Chef ML 2014 Comedy Drama. Robert Downey jr, Jon Favreau, Sofia Vergara. 8:30 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. The lives of three people who have profound experiences with death intersect, changing them forever. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard. 10:40 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Historical Drama. Leonardo DiCaprio, Daniel DayLewis, Cameron Diaz. Saturday 1:25 Mr Brooks 16VLS 2007 Thriller. 3:25 The Bucket List ML 2007 Comedy. 5:05 Chef ML 2014 Comedy Drama.

Saturday

12:30 James Martin’s Great British Adventure 1:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Surviving The Amazon 4am Money For Nothing 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

SKY SPORt 1 6am The Breakdown 7am The Aussie Rugby Show 7:45 Autumn Nations (HLS) Ireland v Scotland. 8:15 Autumn Nations (HLS) Wales v Italy. 8:45 Condor Sevens (HLS) Day One. 10:15 L Condor Sevens Day Two. From King’s College, Auckland. 6:30 The Breakdown 7:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) Wales v Italy. 8pm Autumn Nations (HLS) England v France. 8:30 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team. 9pm All Blacks Throwback 11pm Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two.

Saturday

12:30 Playmakers 1am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 1:30 Autumn Nations (HLS) Georgia v Fiji. 2am TriNations (RPL) Pumas v All Blacks. 4am Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team. 5:25 NZ Barbarians U85 Club Cup Final (HLS) Eden Lizards v University Squids. 5:55 L Currie Cup Stormers v Pumas. From DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town.

6:30 Pipi Ma 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Tamariki Haka 8:10 Potae Pai 8:20 Zoomoo 8:30 Cube 8:40 Huritua 8:50 Paia 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Whare Puoro 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Taringa 3 Noon Nanakia PGC 3 12:30 He Aha To Say A picture says a thousand words. 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Toku Whare Kohanga Reo 3 4pm Fresh PG 3 4:30 Swagger 5pm Pipi Ma 5:10 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 5:30 Tamariki Haka 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Zoomoo 6pm Cube 6:10 Huritua 6:20 Paia 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Know Your Roots Eight urban New Zealand celebrities compete Maori and Pacific style, aiming not to be the Most Plastic Poly present. 8pm F He Aha To Say Is there a Naati dress code? Why commenting on the way the aunties dress can get lead to trouble. 8:30 M The Adjustment Bureau MLS 2010 Sci-fi Thriller. The affair between a politician and a contemporary dancer is affected by mysterious forces keeping the lovers apart. Matt Damon, Emily Blunt. 10:20 Rise MC 3 11:50 Closedown

UKtV 6:50 QI MLS 7:20 EastEnders PG 7:45 The Jonathan Ross Show ML 8:30 The Bill M 9:15 Lewis MC 10:45 Death In Paradise PG 11:45 Doc Martin M 12:35 Midsomer Murders MVC 2:15 The Bill M 3:10 Traces MLC 4pm 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:55 The Jonathan Ross Show MLC 5:45 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC 6:30 QI MLS 7pm All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG With Lee Mack, David Mitchell, Jo Brand, Simon Day, Kiri Pritchard-McClean, and Henning Wehn. S13 Ep8. 8:30 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 9:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 10:15 Hypothetical 16LS 11:05 Midsomer Murders MVC Saturday 12:45 QI MLS 1:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 1:50 Fawlty Towers PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC 3:05 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 3:55 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown ML 4:40 Hypothetical 16LS 5:25 All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 11Dec20

DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Hot Off the Pantera. 7:30 What On Earth? PG Fountain of Youth Found? 8:20 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Welcome Stranger. 9:10 Demolition Down Under PG 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:05 Swamp Murders MVLSC Murky Affairs. 12:55 The 1990s – The Deadliest Decade MVLSC The New Girl. 1:45 Top Gear – Patagonia PG 3pm Bering Sea Gold PG Closing the Gap. 3:50 Gold Rush PG Viking Voyage. 4:45 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Welcome Stranger. 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Towies PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 Demolition Down Under PG 10:15 Expedition Unknown PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Saturday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:25 Moonshiners MLC 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Gold Rush PG

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Coronation Street – Weddings, at 4:30pm

Eragon, at 7pm

Mega Zoo, at 7:30pm

Elizabeth, at 7:30pm

Heritage Rescue, at 9:30pm

6am Te Karere 3 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Te Radar’s Chequered Past 3 0 7:30 Infomercials 0 8:30 Religious Programming 9am People On Bikes 3 0 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Pacific Island Food Revolution 0 11am Cash Trapped 0 Noon Cowboy Builders PG 0 1pm The Living Room 0 2pm F Location, Location, Location 0 3pm Love Your Home And Garden 3 0 4pm Tom Kerridge BBQ’s PG 0 4:30 Coronation Street – Weddings PGV Celebrate the Street’s most memorable marriages. 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Extreme Cake Makers 3 0 7:30 M The Castle ML 3 1997 Comedy. A family fights the airport authority when their house is threatened with a compulsory acquisition order. Michael Caton, Sophie Lee, Eric Bana. 0 8pm L Lotto The Lotto draw. 8:05 The Castle Continued. 0 9:15 Dinner Date 0 10:15 World On Fire 16VL 3 0 11:30 The Family Law PGS 0 Sunday Midnight The X Factor – The Band 3 0 1:25 Coronation Street Omnibus PG 0 3:30 Infomercials 5:30 Religious Programmes

6am Thomas And Friends 0 6:10 The Wiggles’ World 3 0 6:20 Tinpo 3 0 6:30 PJ Masks 3 0 6:55 Love Monster 0 7am Zak Storm 3 0 7:25 The Amazing World Of Gumball 0 7:50 Dragon Ball Super PG 3 0 8:15 Bakugan – Battle Planet 3 0 8:40 Transformers – Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures 0 9:05 Ninjago 0 9:15 Pickle And Peanut 3 0 9:40 The Simpsons 3 0 10:05 My Wife And Kids 3 (Part 1) 0 11am Black-Ish PG 3 0 11:30 Michael McIntyre’s Big Show 3 0 12:45 Dog Almighty 3 0 2:50 The 100 PGV 0 3:45 God Friended Me 0 4:45 The Crystal Maze 0 5:50 Travel Guides Australia 3 0 7pm M Eragon PGV 3 2006 Action. A teenaged boy and his newly-hatched dragon must navigate an empire ruled by an evil king. Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich. 0 9pm M Hacksaw Ridge 16VC 3 2016 Drama. True story of a conscientious objector who worked as a medic on the front lines of the Second World War without ever firing or carrying a gun. Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington. 0 11:45 M Cloud Atlas 16VLS 3 2012 Drama. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry. 0

6am Charles Stanley 3 6:30 Infomercials 3 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10:50 Love At First Flight 0 Noon Arranged 3 0 1pm MasterChef UK 0 1:35 Secrets Of The Eel 0 2:45 N Unplugged Nation The Bastelli view three off-grid properties in Hawaii and choose to stay in one for three days before they make an official offer. 0 3:40 N Wild Lives A voice for the wild, from filmmakers who are inspiring us to care about the planet. 0 5pm Lego Masters USA (Starting Today) 3 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue 3 0 7:30 F Mega Zoo Baboon mum Qetesh needs a trip to the hospital, but will her baby cope with the separation anxiety? 0 8:30 M Battle Los Angeles PG 3 2011 Action Sci-fi. A squadron of US Marines becomes the last line of defence against a global invasion. Aaron Eckhart, Michelle Rodriguez. 0 10:50 M 10 Year Reunion M 3 2016 Thriller. Kacey Clarke, Kayla Ewell. 0

6am Top Wing 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Danny Phantom 3 0 7:40 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Batman – The Animated Series 0 9am Justice League PG 3 0 10am SmackDown PGV 3 11am Raw PGV 3 Noon Condor Sevens (HLS) 4pm Fish Of The Day 3 0 4:30 Hot Bench 3 5pm Surveillance Dashcam PGV 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Ice Road Truckers PGL 0 7pm WhichCar PG 0 7:30 Elizabeth 3 As she learned the ropes of the monarchy, Elizabeth faced many tough situations, including managing a critically ill prime minister and balancing her royal duties with her family. 0 8:30 Midsomer Murders MVSC Midsomer is buzzing with excitement at the arrival of the annual Paramount Dance Extravaganza. With the stakes so high, the desire to win can outweigh just about anything. 0 10:30 Bull M 3 0 11:30 NXT PGV 12:30 Closedown

6am Ultimate Sportsman’s Lodge 6:30 Discovering… The Who PGC 7am Discovering… The Police 7:30 Surviving The Amazon 8:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 9:30 Escape To The Chateau 10:30 James Martin’s Great British Adventure 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 World’s Most Luxurious 1:30 Money For Nothing 2:30 Forged In Fire PGCV 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Hairy Bikers’ – Chicken And Egg 5:30 Down East Dickering 6:30 Irish Pickers 7:30 Jade Fever PGC 8:30 Egyptian Tomb Hunting With Tony Robinson Tony travels the Nile, from Cairo to Aswan, to investigate tombs of all shapes and sizes. 9:30 N Heritage Rescue Located on the Central Plateau at the foot of Mt Ruapehu, Horopito Motors was the main location for Smash Palace and also scenes from the movie Goodbye Pork Pie. 10:30 Hairy Bikers’ – Chicken And Egg 11:30 Hope For Wildlife

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10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 Worst To First 3 11:30 Worst To First 3 12:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 1:30 David Tutera – Celebrations 3 2:30 M The Invention Of Lying PG 3 2009 Comedy. Ricky Gervais, Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe. 4:35 Hoarders PG 3 5:30 Songland PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PG 3 7:30 Body Fixers PG 3 8:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG Kim becomes too friendly with Khloe’s former partner so Khloe must put her foot down and set some boundaries. 9:30 Buried In The Backyard 16 3 10:30 Summer House M Kyle and Amanda turn the house into a petting zoo for Kyle’s frat-themed 37th birthday. 11:30 Snapped M 3

Sunday

12:20 Infomercials 3 5am The Profit 3

Sunday

2:55 M Passenger 57 MV 3 1992 Action Thriller. Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore. 0 4:20 You’re Back In The Room NZ M 3 0 5:30 Religious Programmes

Sunday

12:50 Infomercials 3 5am Brian Houston @ Hillsong 3 5:30 Charles Stanley 3

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6am The Amazing Race PG 7am Ice Road Truckers PG 8am Pawn Stars PG 8:30 Lazy Boy Garage PG 8:55 The Simpsons PG 9:20 The Amazing Race PG 10:10 Highway Thru Hell PG 11:10 Scorpion MV Noon Salvation MV 1pm NXT PGV 2pm SmackDown MVC 4:05 Ax Men ML 4:50 The Force MC 5:40 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:35 Lazy Boy Garage PG 7pm The Simpsons PG 7:30 The Amazing Race PG While driving to the Detour in Greece, one team ends up going the wrong way; a surprising U-turn causes friction between racers. 8:30 Counting Cars PG 9pm Ax Men ML 10pm Pawn Stars PG 10:30 The Amazing Race PG 11:20 The Force MC

7:05 A Score To Settle 16VLSC 2019 Action. Nicolas Cage, Benjamin Bratt. 8:46 Joker 16VLC 2019 Thriller. 10:44 47 Metres Down – Uncaged MC 2019 Adventure. 12:11 The Lighthouse 16VLSC 2019 Drama. 1:57 Shazam! MV 2019 Action. 4:04 Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters MVL 2019 Action. 6:11 Midway MVLC 2019 Action. Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson. 8:30 Late Night MLS 2019 Comedy. A legendary late-night talkshow host’s world is changed when she hires a female staff writer to smooth over diversity concerns. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling. 10:15 Queen And Slim 16VLSC 2019 Drama. An African American couple’s first date takes an unexpected turn when a police officer pulls them over and, terrified, they go on the run. Daniel Kaluuya, Jodie Turner-Smith.

12:20 Highway Thru Hell PG 1:20 The Simpsons PG 1:50 Pawn Stars PG 2:20 Counting Cars PG 2:50 Lazy Boy Garage PG 3:20 NXT PGV 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG 4:30 Ax Men ML 5:15 Chicago PD 16V

12:25 Long Shot MLS 2019 Comedy. 2:28 Elvis Goes There – Guillermo Del Toro MC 2019 Documentary. 3:22 Shazam! MV 2019 Action. 5:31 Godzilla II – King Of The Monsters MVL 2019 Action.

7:05 Hereafter MVL 2010 Drama. Matt Damon, Cecile de France, Bryce Dallas Howard. 9:15 Gangs Of New York 16VLS 2002 Historical Drama. 12:05 The Aviator PGC 2004 Biography. 2:55 It’s Complicated MC 2009 Romantic Comedy. 4:55 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action. 7pm Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror Thriller. Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. 8:30 Fool’s Gold MV 2007 Adventure. A new clue to the whereabouts of a lost treasure leads to a search that rekindles a married couple’s sense of adventure, and their romance. Matthew McConaughey, Kate Hudson. 10:25 Gridiron Gang MVL 2006 Action. A detention-camp probation officer creates a football team from a group of inmates, to teach them self-respect and social responsibility. Dwayne Johnson, Xzibit.

Sunday

12:30 The Aviator PGC 2004 Biography. 3:20 It’s Complicated MC 2009 Romantic Comedy. 5:20 Body Of Lies 16VL 2008 Action.

Sunday

12:30 Down East Dickering 1:30 Ultimate Sportsman’s Lodge 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Jade Fever PGC 4am Egyptian Tomb Hunting With Tony Robinson 5am Irish Pickers

SKY SPORt 1 8am The Breakdown 9am L Toa 10s Coverage of the inaugural Toa 10s invitational tournament where Maori players represent their Iwi. From the Hautapu Rugby Club in Cambridge, Waikato. Noon Maori All Blacks v Moana Pasifika (HLS) 12:30 L Toa 10s Coverage of the inaugural Toa 10s invitational tournament where Maori players represent their Iwi. From the Hautapu Rugby Club in Cambridge, Waikato. 4:45 Condor Sevens (HLS) Day One. 6:30 Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 8pm Currie Cup (HLS) Stormers v Pumas. 8:30 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Rugby Team. 10pm Toa 10s (HLS) 10:30 Currie Cup (RPL) Stormers v Pumas. From DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town.

Sunday

12:30 All Blacks Throwback 2:25 The Aussie Rugby Show 3:05 Currie Cup (RPL) Stormers v Pumas. 5am One Fern – One Hundred Years

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Te Nutube 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Purakau 3 7:20 Pukoro 3 2 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Tamariki Haka 8:30 Pukana 3 2 9:30 Korero Mai 3 Noon Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 1pm The Pits TV 3 2pm Poitukohu Nga Kura Tuarua 3 3pm Touch Rugby – National Championships (HLS) 4pm Shear Bro 3 Series following the Paewai-Mullins whanau through Main Shear, the busiest months in the shearing world. 4:30 Kai Safari 3 Sonia and Pio travel to some of New Zealand’s most remote areas to highlight the history of local communities. 5pm The Hui – Kaupeka Wha Maori current affairs presented by Mihingarangi Forbes. 5:30 F Matangi Rau 6:30 Nga Whetu O Te Kohu 3 7pm M Apple Of My Eye PGC 3 2017 Family. AJ Michalka, Amy Smart, Burt Reynolds. 8:45 Rise MC Savage Family, a militant native hiphop crew, recruits disenfranchised native youth using rap to reclaim cultural identity and incite resistance by any means. 9:30 M The Last King Of Scotland 18CLSV 3 2006 Thriller. Based on events of the Ugandan dictator Idi Amin’s regime, as seen by his personal physician during the 1970s. Forest Whittaker, James McAvoy. 11:40 Closedown

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6:15 Keeping Up Appearances PG 6:50 QI PG 7:20 QI MLS 7:50 QI MLS 8:25 Would I Lie To You? PG 8:55 Would I Lie To You? PG 9:25 Would I Lie To You? PG 10am The Bill M 10:50 The Bill M 11:35 The Bill M 12:25 The Bill M 1:10 The Bill M 2pm Casualty PG 2:55 We Hunt Together 16VLC 3:45 Holby City M 3 4:50 A Touch Of Frost MVC 6:40 A Confession MLC 7:35 Sanditon MSC A chance accident brings Charlotte Heywood to Sanditon, a seaside resort on the cusp of dramatic change. 8:30 Midsomer Murders MVC 10:25 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 11:15 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 11:55 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG

6:35 How It’s Made PG 7am How It’s Made PG 7:30 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Welcome Stranger. 8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10am Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Barnwood Builders PG Memory Lane. 1:20 Building Off The Grid PG Smoky Mountain Homestead. 2:10 Homestead Rescue PG Fire and Gold. 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 3:50 Homestead Rescue PG 4:45 Homestead Rescue PG 5:40 Homestead Rescue PG 6:35 Demolition Down Under PG 7:30 Pool Kings PG 8pm Pool Kings PG 8:30 Man Caves PG 9pm Man Caves PG 9:25 Mission Declassified PG 10:15 The Day I Ran China PG 11:05 Expedition Unknown PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG

12:40 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 1:20 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 2:05 Who Do You Think You Are? USA MC 2:45 Midsomer Murders MVC 4:30 Call The Midwife MC 5:30 Death In Paradise PG

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Naked And Afraid MC 1:35 Weather Top Tens PG 2:25 Expedition Unknown PG 3:15 What On Earth? PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 What On Earth? PG 5:45 What On Earth? PG

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Primates, at 7:30pm 6am Heathrow – Britain’s Busiest Airport 3 0 6:25 Biggest And Baddest 3 0 7:15 Tagata Pasifika 3 7:40 Praise Be 3 8:10 The Living Room 3 0 9am Attenborough’s Dynasties 3 0 10am F Marae 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Attitude 3 0 11:30 Fair Go 3 0 11:55 Paramedics PG 3 0 12:55 Around The World By Train 3 0 2pm F George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3 0 3pm Inside Oxford Street 0 4pm The Red Carpet Attitude Awards PG The 13th Annual Attitude Awards, celebrating the achievements of Kiwis in the disability community. 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar 0 7:30 F Primates A look into how we can protect the primates. 0 8:35 Deadwater Fell 16L (Miniseries) Armed with new evidence, the case looks cut and dried but a new revelation raises doubt. 0 10:40 F Mother Father Son ML 3 0 11:55 F Deep Water 16L 3 0 1am Infomercials

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Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, at 10:55pm 6am Blaze And The Monster Machines 3 0 6:20 Takaro Tribe 0 6:35 Ducktales 3 0 6:55 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7:10 My Little Pony – Pony Life 0 7:30 Bunnicula 3 0 7:50 M Teen Titans Go! To The Movies PG 2018 Animated Action. Voices of Greg Cipes, Scott Menville, Khary Payton. 0 9:15 Wallace And Gromit – A Close Shave 3 9:45 Wallace And Gromit – A Matter Of Loaf And Death 3 0 10:15 Shortland Street Omnibus PG 3 0 12:30 M Royal Hearts 2018 Comedy. James Brolin. 0 2:10 Home And Away Omnibus PG 3 0 4:35 Bob Hearts Abishola 0 5:05 America’s Got Talent 0 7pm M The Good Dinosaur PG 3 2015 Animated Adventure. Voices of Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla. 0 8:40 M Rampage 16VC 3 2018 Action. A genetic experiment gone awry turns a kind-hearted ape into a rampant creature of enormous size, resulting in a global crisis. Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris. 0 10:55 M Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street 16V 3 2007 Horror. A man sets up a London barber shop which is the basis for a sinister partnership with his fellow tenant. Johnny Depp. 0 Monday 1:15 M Before We Go M 3 2014 Romantic Drama. Chris Evans, Alice Eve. 0 2:50 2 Overnight 4am Cougar Town PG 3 0 4:25 Religious Programmes 4:55 Infomercials

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6am The Profit 3 6:45 The Profit 3 7:35 The Profit 3 8:20 The Profit 3 9:10 Get A Room With Carson & Thom PG 3 10am Get A Room With Carson & Thom PG 3 10:50 Body Fixers PG 3 11:40 World Of Dance 3 12:30 Dress To Impress 3 1:25 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 2:20 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 3:20 Judge Jerry 3 3:45 Judge Jerry 3 4:10 Judge Jerry 3 4:35 Judge Jerry 3 5pm 50 Ways To Kill Your Mum PG 6pm Undercover Boss 3 0 7pm M Wayne’s World PG 3 1992 Comedy. Mike Myers, Dana Carvey. 9pm M Gladiator M 3 2000 Action. When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he goes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 0

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Love Actually, at 8:30pm

Outback Opal Hunters, at 7:30pm

Inside The QE2 Hotel, at 11:30pm

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston @ Hillsong TV 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 9am R&R With Eru And K’Lee 3 9:30 Better Homes And Gardens 10:35 The Ultimate Rush 11:05 N Life At The Limits In the Amazon forest, animals must deal with high rainfall and periodic flooding. Meanwhile, the inhabitants of Sri Lanka must combat annual cycles of drought. 0 Noon Mega Zoo 3 0 1pm Motorsport – Muscle Garage PG 1:30 Motorsport – GT World Challenge Europe (HLS) Endurance Cup. 3pm Motorsport – DTM (HLS) Round Eight. 4pm Motorsport – Monster Jam 4:55 The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 5:25 Fish Of The Day 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PG 0 8:30 M Love Actually PG 3 2003 Comedy Drama. A look at the love lives of eight very different London couples in the month before Christmas. Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Billy Bob Thornton, Alan Rickman. 0 11pm The Rookie M (Starting Today) 3 0 11:50 Hawaii Five-0 M 3 0 12:55 Infomercials 3

6am Religious Programming 7am Nella The Princess Knight 3 0 7:30 Religious Programming 10am Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Volunteers of America Classic. 11am NXT PGV 3 Noon Traffic Cops PGVL 3 0 1pm Civilisations PGVC 3 0 2pm L UFC 256 Prelims Mixed martial arts is a full contact combat sport and will contain content that some viewers may find distressing. Viewer discretion is advised. 4pm Mighty Machines PG 3 0 4:30 The Channel PG 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Great Escapers 3 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 3 Pete and Mick’s mining operation grinds to a halt; Col’s crew head underground; the Rookies are in despair until mentor, John Dunstan, steps in with a last-minute lifeline. 0 8:30 Massive Engineering Mistakes PGC 3 Why are Chicago’s iconic buildings suffering massive flooding? What forced a grand railway station to be abandoned? In England, what can be done to stop houses from falling into the sea? 9:30 NCIS – New Orleans MVC 3 0 11:25 SmackDown PGV 12:25 Closedown

6am Ultimate Sportsman’s Lodge 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Key Of David 8am The Kindness Diaries 8:30 Phil Spencer’s 100 Homes 9:30 Cash Cowboys 10:30 Irish Pickers 11:30 Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens 12:30 Hope For Wildlife 1:30 Down East Dickering 2:30 Jade Fever PGC 3:30 Hope For Wildlife 4:30 Rick Stein’s Secret France 5:30 New Zealand From Above 6:30 Antiques Roadshow 7:30 Inside The QE2 Hotel The hotel team are on a tight deadline to relaunch the ship’s most important restaurant, the historic Queen’s Grill. It is having a major makeover to meet the demands of twenty-first century diners. 8:30 People Magazine Investigates MCLSV 9:30 Lake Erie Murders MCLSV 10:30 Antiques Roadshow 11:30 Inside The QE2 Hotel

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MOVIES GREAtS

6am Counting Cars PG 6:25 Mountain Men PG 7:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV 7:55 NXT PGV 8:50 Mountain Men PG 9:35 Rooster And Butch PGC 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Counting Cars PG 2pm Raw MVC 4:45 NXT PGV 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV (1/2). Pride assembles an off-the-books team to search for a loophole when he faces a grand jury indictment for abuse of power. 8:30 NCIS – LA MV Whilst investigating the death of a firefighter, the team discover someone has stolen sensitive navy hard drives from the scene. Callen and Sam go undercover as firemen to track them down. 9:30 NCIS – LA MV 10:30 Chicago PD 16V 11:25 Mountain Men PG

7:40 Midway MVLC 2019 Action. Ed Skrein, Patrick Wilson. 10am Late Night MLS 2019 Comedy. Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling. 11:45 Long Shot MLS 2019 Comedy. Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan. 1:50 10 Minutes Gone MVL 2019 Action. Michael Chiklis, Bruce Willis. 3:25 Lost In London MLS 2017 Drama. Woody Harrelson, Owen Wilson. 5:10 All Nighter 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. JK Simmons, Emile Hirsch. 6:35 Five Feet Apart ML 2019 Drama. Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse. 8:30 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama. A security guard saves thousands of lives from an exploding bomb but is vilified by the press who falsely report that he is a terrorist. Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell. 10:43 The Peanut Butter Falcon MVL 2019 Adventure. Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf.

7:23 Paranormal Activity 16L 2007 Horror Thriller. Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs. 8:45 Fool’s Gold MV 2007 Adventure. 10:35 It’s Complicated MC 2009 Romantic Comedy. 12:32 Black Snake Moan 16VLS 2006 Drama. 2:25 The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama Biography. 4:30 Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama. 6:20 Dreamgirls MC 2006 Musical Drama. Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Eddie Murphy. 8:30 Cop Out 16VLS 2010 Comedy. When a veteran NYPD police officer’s rare baseball card is stolen, he recruits his partner to find the thief, a memorabiliaobsessed gangster. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan. 10:20 Seven Psychopaths 16VLS 2012 Comedy. A screenwriter inadvertently becomes entangled in the Los Angeles criminal underworld after his oddball friends kidnap a gangster’s shih tzu. Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson.

12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD 16V 2:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:35 Mountain Men PG 4:25 NCIS – LA MV 5:10 NCIS – LA MV

12:23 Hellboy 16VL 2019 Action. David Harbour, Milla Jovovich. 2:23 10 Minutes Gone MVL 2019 Action. 4:01 Lost In London MLS 2017 Drama. 5:46 Five Feet Apart ML 2019 Drama.

Monday

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Monday

12:15 The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama Biography. 2:20 Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama. 4:10 Dreamgirls MC 2006 Musical Drama.

Monday

12:30 New Zealand From Above 1:30 Ultimate Sportsman’s Lodge 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am People Magazine Investigates MCLSV 4am Lake Erie Murders MCLSV 5am Monty Don’s Japanese Gardens

SKY SPORt 1 6am Maori All Blacks v Moana Pasifika (HLS) 6:30 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Team. 7am Currie Cup (RPL) Stormers v Pumas. 9am Currie Cup (RPL) Cheetahs v Lions. 11am Currie Cup (RPL) Sharks v Bulls. 1pm Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 2:30 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Team. 4pm Currie Cup (RPL) Stormers v Pumas. From DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town. 6pm Currie Cup (RPL) Cheetahs v Lions. 8pm Currie Cup (RPL) Sharks v Bulls. From Jonsson Kings Park, Durban. 10pm NPC Archive (RPL) Division Two Final – East Coast v Poverty Bay.

Monday

Midnight Condor Sevens (HLS) Day One. 1:30 Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 3am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 3:30 Playmakers 4am Tri-Nations (RPL) Argentina v All Blacks.

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Kia Mau 3 6:50 Potae Pai 3 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Purakau 3 7:20 Pukoro 3 2 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Tamariki Haka 3 8:30 Whanau Living 3 9:30 Hahana 3 10am Wehi Na Upload PGC 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 11am Te Ao Tapatahi Noon Life Of Kai 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PG 1pm Touch Rugby – National Championships (HLS) 1:50 M Apple Of My Eye PGC 3 2017 Family. After a horseriding accident causes a girl to lose her eyesight, a guide-dog trainer trains a miniature horse to be her companion and surrogate eyes. AJ Michalka, Amy Smart, Burt Reynolds. 3:30 Hangi Pit Masters 3 4pm Hangi Pit Masters 3 4:30 Tagata Pasifika 5pm Te Ao Toa 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Rise M 3 Brazil’s Krenak People struggle to survive in the wake of a massive toxic spill that has contaminated their drinking water, hunting ground and culture. 8:30 M Shadowlands PGC 1993 Drama. CS Lewis, a world-renowned Christian theologian, writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham from America. Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger. 10:10 Undertow M 3 11:20 Closedown

UKtV 6:30 QI MLS 7am Fawlty Towers PG 7:35 Holby City MC 8:35 EastEnders PG 9:05 EastEnders PG 9:35 EastEnders PG 10:05 EastEnders PG 10:35 Heartbeat PG 11:25 The Jonathan Ross Show M 12:15 The Graham Norton Show PG 12:45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 1:35 Midsomer Murders MVC 3:30 We Hunt Together MVLC 4:20 Death In Paradise MV 5:20 Heartbeat PG 6:15 Would I Lie To You? PG 6:50 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 7:40 We Hunt Together MVLC Freddy and Baba flee the city; Jackson and Lola make a breakthrough. 8:30 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG Actress Megan Mullally explores a shocking pattern of dysfunction in her father’s line. 9:15 A Touch Of Frost MV 11:05 We Hunt Together MVLC 11:50 Sanditon MSC Monday 12:40 We Hunt Together MVLC 1:30 A Confession MLC 2:20 Who Do You Think You Are? USA PG 3:05 A Touch Of Frost MV 4:50 Midsomer Murders MVC 13Dec20

DISCOVERY 6:35 How Do They Do It? PG 7am How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:20 Naked And Afraid MC Don’t Cave In. 9:10 Mission Declassified PG Boston’s Unsolved Art Heist. 10am Barnwood Builders PG Memory Lane. 10:50 Building Off The Grid PG 11:40 Homestead Rescue PG 12:30 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 1:20 Demolition Down Under PG 2:10 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3pm Aussie Salvage Squad PG 3:50 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 4:45 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 5:40 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 8:30 Ed Stafford – First Man Out PG 9:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 10:15 Demolition Down Under PG 11:05 Mission Declassified PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG Monday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Expedition Unknown PG 1:35 Weather Top Tens PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:15 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Naked And Afraid MLC

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My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas, at 9:45pm

Vacation, at 8:35pm

The Flight Before Christmas, at 1:05pm

Bent, at 8:30pm

Tutankhamun – Life, Death And Legacy, at 9:30pm

6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Country Calendar 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas PG 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Driving Test 3 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:27 Backing Business 0 7:30 F Fair Go Pippa Wetzell, Hadyn Jones and the Fair Go team present a consumeraffairs programme. 0 8pm F Motorbike Cops PG A group of young men are pulled over in a flashy car and tell an unbelievable story. 0 8:30 The Apprentice UK PGL The candidates must manufacture and sell upmarket donuts. 0 9:45 My Big Fat Gypsy Christmas ML 3 From planning a Christmasthemed wedding, to a gypsy-only Christmas party, nobody does Christmas bling quite like the gypsies. 0 10:45 1 News Tonight 0 11:15 Prodigal Son 16C 3 0

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Masha’s Spooky Stories 0 7:05 New Looney Tunes 0 7:30 M Hoodwinked Too! Hood v Evil PG 3 2011 Animated. Voices of Hayden Panettiere, Glenn Close. 0 9am Infomercials 9:25 8 Simple Rules 3 0 9:55 Neighbours 3 0 10:25 Murphy Brown PGC 0 10:55 Dress To Impress 0 11:55 Selling Houses Australia PG 0 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm The Middle 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PG 3 0 3:35 Power Rangers – Ninja Steel PG 0 4pm Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGVL 0 7:30 Dog Almighty The top four dogs film their first TV commercial. Which dog will take a huge advantage into the final Doggy Dome? 0 8:35 M Vacation 16L 2015 Comedy. A man takes his family to Walley World to spice up his marriage and reconnect with his sons. Ed Helms, Christina Applegate. 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PG 3 0 11:10 2 Broke Girls PG 3 0 11:40 Hell’s Kitchen 16L 0 Tuesday 12:40 Lethal Weapon M 3 0 1:25 Shortland Street PGVL 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 2 Overnight 4:45 The Middle 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

7am America’s Got Talent 3 0 9am The Café PG 10am Infomercials 3 11:35 Face The Truth PG 3 12:05 N Zombie House Flipping 1:05 M The Flight Before Christmas PG 2015 Romantic Comedy. Two strangers, both in marketing, share a room at a bed-and-breakfast when a snowstorm strands their flight in Montana on Christmas Eve. Mayim Bialik, Ryan McPartlin, Reginald Vel Johnson. 0 3pm Bondi Vet 0 4pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue 3 0 7:30 The Block Australia PG 0 8:45 Taranaki Hard 16 Russiaan takes a step forward in his new relationship; Russiaan’s sister Gervada reveals her internal struggles living in Waitara and her strong desire to move on with life. 0 9:45 Magnum PI M Magnum and Higgins go undercover as a couple on a romantic bus tour; someone on the trip is murdered; TC is shaken when he runs into his former girlfriend. 0 10:40 Newshub Late 11:10 M Dark Intentions PG 3 2015 Thriller. Sara Rue, Ashley Bell, Dean Geyer. 0 1am Infomercials 3

6am Top Wing 3 0 6:25 Butterbean’s Cafe 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Justice League – Unlimited PGV 3 0 9am Kids Say The Darndest Things 3 0 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PGVC 11:30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 12:30 Penn & Teller – Fool Us PG 3 0 1:30 Married... With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm American Pickers PGS 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers PGC In a Florida town steeped with carnival history, Mike gambles on the ultimate of must-have circus banners. 8:30 M Bent 16VLSC 2018 Crime. After his release from prison, a former detective enlists a plan of revenge for a drug bust gone wrong. Karl Urban, Sofia Vergara. 0 10:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild PG 3 Midnight Closedown PGC

6am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7am Phil Spencer’s 100 Homes 8am Hope For Wildlife 9am Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10am The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 10:30 Inside The QE2 Hotel 11:30 Antiques Roadshow 12:30 Hope For Wildlife 1:30 New Zealand From Above 2:30 Rick Stein’s Secret France 3:30 Big Cat Country 4:30 River Cottage – Christmas Special 2010 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 N Strip The City Explore the geological, architectural and technological foundations of the world’s largest cities. 8:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve 9:30 Tutankhamun – Life, Death And Legacy Many have viewed Tutankhamun’s treasures, but questions remain about how the teenage king died. Now, with the aid of forensic techniques, it may be possible to solve this ancient mystery. 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC Tuesday 12:30 River Cottage – Christmas Special 2010 1:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Big Cat Country 4am Mediterranean With Simon Reeve 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Tuesday

12:15 Les Miserables M 3 1:30 Te Karere 3 2 1:55 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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SKY 5

10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK 3 11:30 Snapped M 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PG 3 2:30 Vanderpump Rules 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:25 Undercover Boss 3 0 5:20 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 6:20 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Snapped M The American dream for a hard-working immigrant is suddenly cut short, when he is murdered in the streets of a Las Vegas suburb. 8:30 The Real Murders Of Orange County M The investigation into the brutal murder of three members of the same family, reveal the family’s dark secrets and a tragically OC motive. 9:30 Buried In The Backyard M A hike in the woods of the Hollywood Hills takes a terrifying turn when a dog digs up a female foot. 10:30 Snapped M 3 11:25 A Lie To Die For M 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 8:25 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 9:15 Pawn Stars PG 9:40 NCIS – LA MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Storage Wars PGL Noon Jeopardy! 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune 12:50 NCIS – LA MV 1:40 NCIS – LA MV 2:30 NCIS – LA MV 3:20 Storage Wars PGL 3:45 Storage Wars PGL 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV 8:30 RBT MC 9pm Traffic Cops MVLC 10pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 10:30 NCIS MV 11:20 NCIS MV Tuesday 12:05 Storage Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 2:05 RBT MC 2:35 Traffic Cops MVLC 3:35 SVU MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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MOVIES GREAtS

7:43 Richard Jewell MVLS 2019 Drama. Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell. 9:53 The Peanut Butter Falcon MVL 2019 Adventure. Zack Gottsagen, Shia LaBeouf. 11:33 Hellboy 16VL 2019 Action. 1:35 Crypto 16VLS 2019 Thriller. 3:20 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Horror. 5:05 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy. 6:55 The Beach Bum 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. Matthew McConaughey, Isla Fisher. 8:30 Booksmart 16LSC 2019 Comedy. After realising they should have worked less and played more, two over-achieving high schoolers cram four years of fun into one night. Kaitlyn Dever, Beanie Feldstein. 10:15 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. Jay and Silent Bob set out to stop Hollywood from making a reboot of an old comicbook movie based on them. Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith.

6:15 Cop Out 16VLS 2010 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Tracy Morgan. 8am Seven Psychopaths 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson. 9:50 The Blind Side PGL 2009 Drama Biography. Quinton Aaron, Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw. 11:55 Remember Me MVLS 2010 Drama. 1:45 Cop Out 16VLS 2010 Comedy. 3:30 The Last Exorcism 16V 2010 Horror. 4:55 We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. 6:30 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 8:30 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action. The human and intelligent ape survivors of a virus fight a war to decide Earth’s dominant species. Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Andy Serkis. 10:40 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube.

Tuesday

Midnight Overcomer PGV 2019 Drama. 1:55 Crypto 16VLS 2019 Thriller. 3:37 The Dead Don’t Die 16VLC 2019 Horror. 5:19 Hustlers 16LSC 2019 Comedy.

Tuesday

12:35 The Last Exorcism 16V 2010 Horror. 2am We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. 3:32 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. 5:30 Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes MVL 2014 Action.

SKY SPORt 1

6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Tamariki Haka 3 8:10 Potae Pai 3 8:20 Zoomoo 3 8:30 Cube 3 8:40 Huritua 3 8:50 Paia 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Taringa 3 Noon Nanakia PG 3 12:30 He Aha To Say 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 1:30 Ako 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukuhohe 3 4pm Fresh 3 4:30 Miharo 3 2 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Potae Pai 3 5:50 Zoomoo 3 6pm Cube 3 6:10 Huritua 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Gourmet Goes Tribal 3 With the belief that food can change people’s lives, Chef Pablo takes breath-taking journey to the far northeast of India. 8pm Off The Grid With Pio 3 8:30 M The Emperor’s New Clothes M 3 2015 Documentary. Comedian Russell Brand and filmmaker Michael Winterbottom explore the effects of economic policies on the world. Russell Brand, Geraint Anderson, Brigitte Bardot. 10:20 Ki Tua 10:50 Waka Huia 3 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

6am NPC Archive (RPL) Division Two Final – East Coast v Poverty Bay. 8am NZ Barbarians U85 Club Cup Final (HLS) Eden Lizards v University Squids. From Eden Park, Auckland. 8:30 Condor Sevens (RPL) Day One. From King’s College, Auckland. 3:30 Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two. From King’s College, Auckland. 5pm Currie Cup (RPL) Sharks v Bulls. From Jonsson Kings Park, Durban. 7pm Super Rugby 2011 (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs. From Carisbrook, Dunedin. 9pm Super Rugby Aotearoa (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs. From Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin. 11pm Condor Sevens (HLS) Day One. From King’s College, Auckland.

6:30 Doc Martin MSC 7:20 The Jonathan Ross Show MLC 8:05 The Bill M 8:55 Lewis MC 10:30 Death In Paradise PG 11:30 Doc Martin M 12:20 Midsomer Murders M 2pm The Bill M 2:55 We Hunt Together 16VLSC 3:45 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:40 The Jonathan Ross Show PG 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 6:30 QI M 7pm EastEnders PG 7:30 QI PG Stephen Fry mix and matches a melange of M-themed subjects. 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Host Rob Brydon and team captains Lee Mack and David Mitchell are joined by James Acaster, Dani Dyer, Oti Mabuse and Fred Sirieix. 8:35 Death In Paradise MVS 9:30 We Hunt Together 16VL 10:20 Lewis M

12:30 Currie Cup (RPL) Cheetahs v Lions. From Toyota Stadium, v Bloemfontein. 2:30 Currie Cup (RPL) Stormers v Pumas. 4:30 Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Team.

Midnight Midsomer Murders M 1:40 QI M 2:10 QI PG 2:40 Would I Lie To You? PG 3:15 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 4:10 Death In Paradise MVS 5:05 We Hunt Together 16VL 5:55 Doc Martin MC

Tuesday

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Demolition Down Under PG 7:30 What On Earth? PG Mafia Ghost Ship. 8:20 Ed Stafford – First Man Out PG Ed Versus Will Lord. 9:10 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Welcome Stranger. 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:05 Swamp Murders M 12:55 The 1990s – The Deadliest Decade MVLSC Death of an Angel. 1:45 Top Gear – Patagonia PG 3pm Gold Rush PG Final Fury. 4:15 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Richard Hammond’s Big PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Fast N’ Loud PG 9:25 Fast N’ Loud PG 10:15 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 10:40 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Tuesday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 2:45 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG 5:25 Gold Rush PG

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6am Breakfast 0 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show PG 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Chase 3 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale PG 0 1:30 Fair Go 3 0 2pm Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas PG 0 3pm Tipping Point Lucky Stars 3 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Driving Test 3 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Seven Sharp 0 7:30 Paramedics ML Can Ray save the life of a farmer with a dangerously blocked heart? Cam earns the trust of a toddler in trouble; a volatile patient puts Amanda in the line of fire. 0 8:25 Rose West And Myra Hindley – The Untold Story 16LC The previously untold story of how the two most notorious women in British crime, Rose West and Myra Hindley, became lovers in jail. 0 9:30 Coronation Street PG 0 10:30 1 News Tonight 0 11pm Putin – A Russian Spy Story M (Part 1) 0

6:30 Rescue Bots Academy 3 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 6:55 Masha’s Spooky Stories 0 7:05 New Looney Tunes 0 7:30 M Horton Hears A Who! 2008 Animated. Voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Seth Rogen. 0 9am Infomercials 9:25 8 Simple Rules 3 0 9:55 Neighbours 3 0 10:25 Murphy Brown 3 0 10:55 Dress To Impress 0 11:55 Selling Houses Australia PG 0 1pm Judge Rinder PG 2pm The Middle 3 0 2:30 Home And Away PG 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGVL 3 0 3:35 Power Rangers – Ninja Steel PG 0 4pm Brain Busters 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons PG 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6pm Neighbours 0 6:30 Home And Away PG 0 7pm Shortland Street PGL 0 7:30 F Dog Almighty The top four dogs take on the toughest Doggy Dome course yet in a bid to take home the title and win $100k. 0 8:40 M Just Go With It MS 2011 Romantic Comedy. A man enlists the help of a woman and her children to get the woman of his dreams. Adam Sandler, Jennifer Anniston. 0 11pm Will And Grace PG 0

7am America’s Got Talent 3 0 9am The Café PG 10am Infomercials 3 11:40 Face The Truth PG 3 12:05 Zombie House Flipping 1:10 M A Christmas Makeover PG 2018 Family. Haley puts her job above everything else, even during the holidays. When her boss worries about her lack of Christmas spirit, he decides to send her off to a Christmas Camp. Lily Anne Harrison, Bobby Campo, John James. 0 3pm Bondi Vet 0 4pm The Fishing Show Classics PG 3 0 4:30 Newshub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm Newshub Live At 6pm 7pm Bondi Rescue 3 0 7:30 The Block Australia PG 0 8:35 M Ride Along MVL 3 2014 Comedy. When a fast-talking man joins his girlfriend’s brother, a hot-tempered police officer, on a ride along, he becomes involved in the officer’s latest case. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart. 0 10:40 Newshub Late 11:10 N Tin Star M Jack arrives in Liverpool, hoping to reunite with Angela and Anna. His mission is to track down a list of names from his past and safeguard his family’s future. 0 12:20 Infomercials 3

6am Top Wing 3 0 6:25 Butterbean’s Cafe 3 0 6:50 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Ultimate Alien 3 0 8:05 Teen Titans 3 0 8:30 Justice League – Unlimited PGV 3 0 9am Kids Say The Darndest Things 3 0 10am The Doctors PGC 3 11am Hot Bench PGC 11:30 Ice Road Truckers MVL 0 12:30 Penn & Teller – Fool Us PG 3 0 1:30 Married... With Children PG 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3 3:30 Jeopardy 3 4pm American Pickers PGC 5pm Frasier 3 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 3 0 6:30 Shipping Wars PGL 0 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Life Cycles PGC 0 8:35 Salvation MV Grace forges a risky alliance with Alonzo; Harris and Darius must work together to confront Bennett’s militia. 9:35 Fear The Walking Dead 18VC 10:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PG 11:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 Midnight Closedown

6am The Great Interior Design Challenge 7am River Cottage – Christmas Special 2010 8am Big Cat Country 9am Escape To The Chateau – DIY 10am The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 11:30 Salvage Hunters 12:30 Mediterranean With Simon Reeve 1:30 Strip The City 2:30 Tutankhamun – Life, Death And Legacy 3:30 Inside The Vets 4:30 Choccywoccydoodah Starstruck. Jason Donovan challenges the team to create a ‘Priscilla Queen of the Desert’ themed cake that can be played as well as eaten, for the cast of the touring hit musical. 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC 6:30 Salvage Hunters 7:30 George Clarke’s Old House New Home 8:30 Property Brothers – Forever Home 9:30 Amazing Spaces Shed Of The Year 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum PGC

Wednesday

Midnight Te Radar’s Chequered Past 0 12:30 There And Back 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 1:30 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

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Wednesday

Midnight The Resident MC 0 12:55 Camp Twitch 16L 3 0 1:45 Shortland Street PGL 3 0 2:10 Infomercials 3:15 2 Overnight 4:40 The Middle 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

SKY 5

10am Judge Jerry 3 10:30 How To Look Good Naked – UK 3 11:30 Snapped 3 12:30 The People’s Court 3 1:30 The Real Housewives Of Orange County PG 3 2:30 Vanderpump Rules PG 3 3:30 Hoarders PG 3 4:30 Undercover Boss 3 0 5:30 Keeping Up With The Kardashians PG 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 3 7:30 Songland PG Meghan Trainor comes to Songland to hear unknown songwriters pitch their original material to be her next hit song. 8:35 Marrying Millions M A look at what life has been like for Bill and Brianna, and Gentille and Brian since Season One. 9:30 Killer Couples M A farmer husband and wife are brutally murdered, setting off an investigation that exposes a startling motive fuelled by lust and desperation. 10:30 Snapped PG 3 Nurse Michelle Michael thought she had the perfect plan to escape her life of boredom. She gave her sleeping husband a lethal injection, set fire to the house, and tried to collect the insurance. 11:25 A Lie To Die For M 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Jeopardy! 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 6:45 The Simpsons PG 7:10 Storage Wars PGL 7:30 Storage Wars PGL 7:55 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 8:20 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 9:10 Pawn Stars PG 9:35 NCIS – LA MV 10:20 SVU MV 11:05 Storage Wars PGL 11:30 Storage Wars PGL 11:55 Jeopardy! 12:20 Wheel Of Fortune 12:45 The Simpsons PG 1:10 Traffic Cops MVLC 2pm Raw Live MVC 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune 5:30 Pawn Stars PG 6pm Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away MVL 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 7:30 NCIS – LA MV (1/2). 8:30 Extreme Salvage Squad ML 9:30 Outback Truckers M 10:30 NCIS MV 11:20 NCIS MV Wednesday 12:05 Storage Wars PGL 12:30 Storage Wars PGL 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune 1:20 Jeopardy! 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline PGC 2:05 Outback Truckers M 2:50 Extreme Salvage Squad ML 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Pawn Stars PG 4:50 NCIS – LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREAtS

7:05 The Beach Bum 16VLSC 2019 Comedy. 8:37 Booksmart 16LSC 2019 Comedy. 10:16 Jay And Silent Bob Reboot 16LSC 2019 Comedy. 11:58 Overcomer PGV 2019 Drama. 1:53 The Poison Rose MVL 2019 Thriller. 3:27 Wild Rose MLS 2019 Drama. 5:04 Bad Samaritan 16VLSC 2018 Thriller. 6:51 Miss Fisher And The Crypt Of Tears MV 2020 Drama. Essie Davis, Ashleigh Cummings. 8:30 Mary 16VLC 2019 Horror. To strengthen their bond, a family of four intend to sail to Bermuda. However, they soon discover the ship they bought holds terrifying secrets. Gary Oldman, Emily Mortimer. 10pm Gemini Man MVL 2019 Action. An elite assassin is targeted and pursued by a young operative who can seemingly predict his every move. Will Smith, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. 11:56 The Farewell PGC 2018 Drama. Wednesday 1:36 The Poison Rose MVL 2019 Thriller. 3:11 Wild Rose MLS 2019 Drama. 4:51 Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary. 5:46 Bad Samaritan 16VLSC 2018 Thriller.

7:35 Three Kings 16VL 1999 Action. George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube. 9:27 The Last Exorcism 16V 2010 Horror. Patrick Fabian, Ashley Bell. 10:52 We Are Your Friends 16LSC 2015 Drama. Zac Efron, Emily Ratajkowski. 12:25 No Country For Old Men 16V 2007 Crime. Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem. 2:22 Speed Racer PGV 2008 Action. 4:32 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. 6:27 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. 8:30 Ex Machina MLSC 2015 Drama. A young programmer takes part in an experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a female AI. Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson. 10:20 Bend It Like Beckham PGL 2002 Romantic Comedy. A young and talented footballer rebels against her traditional Indian parents. Parminder Nagra, Keira Knightley.

Wednesday

12:15 Speed Racer PGV 2008 Action. 2:35 The Bone Collector MVL 1999 Thriller. 4:40 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy.

Wednesday

12:30 Choccywoccydoodah 1:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGC 2am Grand Slam Fishing 3am Inside The Vets 4am Amazing Spaces Shed Of The Year 5am Mysteries At The Museum PGC

SKY SPORt 1 6am Currie Cup (RPL) Cheetahs v Lions. 8am Charity Invitational (HLS) Blair Vining Invitational XV v NZ Parliamentary Team. 8:30 Condor Sevens (RPL) Day Two. 4:30 Super Rugby 2013 (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs. From Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin. 6:30 NZ Barbarians U85 Club Cup Final (HLS) Eden Lizards v University Squids. 7pm Currie Cup (HLS) Sharks v Bulls. 7:30 Currie Cup (HLS) Cheetahs v Lions. From Toyota Stadium, Bloemfontein. 8pm Aotearoa Rugby Pod 8:30 Currie Cup (HLS) Cheetahs v Lions. From DHL Newlands Stadium, Cape Town. 9pm NPC Archive 1999 Division 2 Final – Nelson Bays v Bay of Plenty. 11pm Super Rugby 2011 (RPL) Highlanders v Chiefs.

Wednesday

1am Aotearoa Rugby Pod 1:30 Currie Cup (HLS) Cheetahs v Lions. 2am Currie Cup (RPL) Sharks v Bulls. 4am NZ Barbarians U85 Club Cup Final (RPL) Eden Lizards v University Squids.

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6:30 Pipi Ma 3 6:35 Takaro Tribe 3 6:50 Waiata Mai 3 7am Te Ao Tapatahi 8am Tamariki Haka 3 8:10 Te Nutube 3 8:20 ZooMoo 3 8:30 Darwin + Newts 3 8:40 Purakau 3 8:50 Paia 3 9am He Kakano 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Sidewalk Karaoke 3 10:30 Whanau Living 3 11am Taringa 3 Noon Nanakia PG 3 12:30 He Aha To Say 3 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Ako 3 2 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Korero Mai 3 3:30 Pukuhohe 3 4pm Fresh PG 3 4:30 Waka Ama Sprints 3 5pm Pipi Ma 3 5:05 Takaro Tribe 3 5:20 Waiata Mai 3 5:30 Tamariki Haka 3 5:40 Te Nutube 3 5:50 Zoomoo 3 6pm Darwin + Newts 3 6:10 Purakau 3 6:20 Paia 3 6:30 Te Ao Marama 7:30 Marae Kai Masters Special 3 Marae teams from around New Zealand take part in a competitive cooking show to win prizes for their marae. 8pm Billy T James PG 3 Series showcasing Kiwi comedian Billy T James and his unique humour. 8:30 Intake M 3 9pm Piri’s Tiki Tour PGC 3 9:30 Hunt With Me MCV 3 10pm Hunting Aotearoa MLC 3 10:30 Marae 11pm Whawhai 3 11:30 Closedown

UKtV

DISCOVERY

6:45 EastEnders PG 7:15 The Jonathan Ross Show PG 8am The Bill M 8:50 Lewis PG 10:25 Death In Paradise PG 11:25 Doc Martin M 12:15 Midsomer Murders M 1:55 The Bill MVC 2:50 We Hunt Together 16VLC 3:40 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown M 4:35 The Jonathan Ross Show MLS 5:30 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 6:30 QI M 7pm EastEnders PG 7:30 QI MLS Stephen Fry corrects some misconceptions. 8pm Would I Lie To You? PG Rob Brydon, Lee Mack and David Mitchell return for an episode of previously unseen material. 8:35 Heartbeat MVC 9:30 A Confession MLC 10:25 Father Brown PG 11:15 Midsomer Murders M Wednesday 12:50 QI M 1:20 QI MLS 1:50 Would I Lie To You? PG 2:25 Who Do You Think You Are? Australia PG 3:25 Heartbeat MVC 4:15 A Confession MLC 5:05 Father Brown PG 5:50 All Round To Mrs Brown’s MLS 15Dec20

6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG PanTera’s Labyrinth. 7:30 What On Earth? PG Beasts of the Lost Jungle. 8:20 Fast N’ Loud PG Scout’s Honor. 9:10 Demolition Down Under PG 10am How Do They Do It? PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 How It’s Made PG 11:15 How It’s Made PG 11:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 12:30 Swamp Murders M 1:20 The 1990s – The Deadliest Decade MVLSC 2:10 Top Gear Special – Best Of British PG 3pm Gold Rush PG Wagers and Wars. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG The Pickup Artist. 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Salvage Squad PG 7:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 8:30 Expedition Unknown PG Nazis in Argentina. 9:25 Mission Declassified PG The Axeman of New Orleans. 10:15 Ed Stafford – First Man Out PG Ed Versus Will Lord. 11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 11:55 How It’s Made PG Wednesday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Gold Rush PG 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Gold Rush PG

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Sustainable irrigation trailblazers Leadership in sustainable irrigation and community water issues has led Mid Canterbury dairy pioneers Ted and Sue Rollinson to be recognised in a trans-Tasman competition. The couple are the New Zealand region winners of the inaugural Zimmatic Sustainable Irrigation Awards. The Rollinsons own a 380-hectare dairy farm at Dorie, south of the Rakaia River. Sharemilkers Tom and Leanne Heneghan have been on the farm for 11 years and milk 1500 cows on the property. The awards aim to celebrate excellence in sustainable irrigation and encourage Australian and New Zealand farmers to share ideas for achieving sustainable water management. The Rollinsons were recognised for upgrading their irrigation system several times as technology and efficiencies have improved. For Ted Rollinson, entering the awards was an opportunity to benchmark their irrigation system, which spans 360ha of their farm, against some of the best operators across New Zealand and Australia. He is quick to credit the farm’s success to partnership and teamwork. “The runs we’ve got on the board with our irrigation management have absolutely been the result of a 50/50 partnership with Tom and Leanne. We’ve all worked hard to get to this point. One hasn’t got the award without the other.” Tom Heneghan said he was grateful to the Rollinsons for their commitment to investing in the necessary infrastructure to do the job right. “Ted and Sue have invested heavily in the infrastructure on this farm when they could have easily cut corners and still had a productive and profitable business. As sharemilkers, we are incredibly appreciative of that.” They also acknowledged the input of Charlotte Glass from AgriMagic, who has been their environmental consultant for more than eight years. Awards head judge Keri Johnston said the Rollinsons were dedicated to continuous improvement and have been for many years. “Ted and Sue are just as passionate today as they were when they started. The fact that they have upgraded their irrigation system several times as technology and efficiencies have im-

Award winning sharemilkers Leanne and Tom Heneghan (left) with farm owners Ted and Sue Rollinson. proved, and are still looking for more opportunities, is testament to their commitment to being irrigation trailblazers.

ing research. The strength of their partnership was really evident to us.” Recognition from the awards

They are progressive, smart farmers, who are aware of their environment, the risks and opportunities it presents, and are a valued part of their community. “They are progressive, smart farmers, who are aware of their environment, the risks and opportunities it presents, and are a valued part of their local and wider community. And now, with Tom and Leanne, they have another generation coming through, bringing more ideas to the table, collaborating and do-

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version ourselves, re-contouring all paddocks and re-aligning the tracks using a 25-year-old 20 tonne digger and a 50-year-old grader.” Ted Rollinson first came to Mid Canterbury from Murchison in 1981 and was one of the first drivers of dairy in Canterbury. The word in the community at the time was that his dairying dream would only last six months before going belly up. Nearly 40 years later, dairy is now an integral part of the Canterbury economy. Over the years, Rollinson has been an advocate for fair and equitable water access in the region, including working with Environment Canterbury and gaining access for farmers to local irrigation schemes. He was also chair of the Rakaia River Users Group for many years. Rollinson said that while he’s had years of farming experience, there was always more to learn and the awards were a great opportunity to do that.

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Progress made, but 20 tonne yield returns remain elusive By Heather Chalmers heather.c@theguardian.co.nz

A goal of achieving wheat yields of 20 tonnes a hectare remains as elusive as ever, but progress has been made, researchers say. Established in 2012, the 20t/ha by 2020 programme aimed at increasing farm profitability by achieving the highest feed wheat yields in the world. Foundation for Arable Research senior researcher cereals Jo Drummond told the Crops Annual Expo at FAR’s research site at Chertsey that crop modelling in 2012 showed that a 20t yield was theoretically possible by extending the growing season by bringing sowing dates forward. This was based on the logic that crops sown earlier intercept more sunlight, grow more biomass and therefore have a higher grain yield potential. However, in reality, bringing sowing dates forward to February wasn’t successful. For a wheat crop to achieve early sowing yield potential it needed to have good standing power, a long growing season with a slower rate of development and excellent disease resistance. Early trials found February-sown crops could accumulate 3t/ha drymatter before winter, but the resulting bulky crop was prone to lodging (falling over) and highly susceptible to disease, Drummond said. By 2015, trials identified a late-March “sweet-spot” with yields around 16t/ha. However, robust plant growth regulators, fungicide and insecticide programmes were needed to maximise yield. By 2017, results showed that the highest grain yields were actually achieved from April sowings, although the lateMarch “sweet-spot” was still apparent at some sites and promising yields were achieved with early-March sowings. From 2018, the focus shifted to identifying germplasm with potential to produce high yields at early sowing dates. These varieties also performed well at mid to late April sowing dates. The combination of cultivar genetics

and perfect conditions through grain fill in the 2019-20 season contributed to the highest yields of the programme with individual plot yields of over 18t/ha and cultivar yields of 17.7t/ha from an April 24 sowing date. High yields were also achieved across autumn wheat cultivar performance trials and Mid Canterbury farmer Eric Watson’s world record of 17.4t/ha was achieved from a mid-April sowing date. “While we learned that very early sowing dates weren’t the answer, we also learned that new germplasm is capable of producing yields in excess of the early model predictions for mid to late April sowing dates. “These later sowing dates can reduce weed, pest and disease pressure and provide the opportunity to reduce management inputs.” Drummond said the production goal posts had shifted and it was not about achieving the highest yields at all costs. “While it still makes sense to aim for the highest possible yields, those yields must be achieved within environmental and regulatory boundaries.” Row spacings and sowing densities had also been investigated, but growers may be reaching the ceiling in terms of yields, Drummond said. “We’ve done the big jumps.” PGG Wrightson Seeds cereal breeder Steve Shorter said that while 20t/ha may be achieved in patches of paddocks it was challenging on any type of scale. “It is like the 100m record. You chip away at it, but you don’t suddenly get someone taking half a second off the speed. I don’t expect it to happen with wheat yields either.” PGG Wrightson Seeds’ breeding programme was focused on broadly adaptable cultivars that did well from one season to the next and could recover from setbacks. Disease resistance was also important, but challenging, as pathogens were constantly changing. “Future breeding is not about going for that absolute top yield when you can occasionally get it but having that consistent performance across diverse environments,” Shorter said.

Foundation for Arable Research senior researcher cereals Jo Drummond and PGG Wrightson Seeds cereal breeder Steve Shorter say further gains in wheat yields will be incremental rather than being achieved in big steps. PHOTO HEATHER CHALMERS

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CROQUET

Siblings swipe silverware By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

The McCorkindale brothers went two-for-two in Oamaru at the weekend, as the pair walked away with both key pieces of silverware. Continuing their stellar form on the greens, the siblings ensured it was nothing but the red of Waireka dominating at the the Windsor Richards Association Croquet handicap and Open Association Croquet Championships at Oamaru’s Awamoa Gardens. Logan McCorkindale was a comprehensive winner in the Open Championship playing and pegging out six games and numerous triple peels. The next best was Aorangi’s Graeme Simpson with four wins to his name. Following in his brother’s footsteps was Reece at the Windsor Richards event, winning all of his games 26-0 in a period of about 45 minutes. The Waireka youngster trumped hometown favourite Bob Wickenden, who had to settle for second. McCorkindale won the Croquet New Zealand silver award, getting 12 hoops without a break, and will now represent South Canterbury at the New Zealand Windsor Richards finals. The pair are in Nelson this week for the Croquet New Zealand South Island Association Croquet Championships doubles which begins today. Logan will then stay on for the singles event.

BOWLS

Locals on song in Stuart Gordon By Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

They might have stopped short of filling the green completely, but the 14 teams that took part in the Stuart Gordon Fours on the weekend wouldn’t have known any different. The annual Christmas tournament at the Methven Bowling Club was again a great success on Sunday. With a mixture of fine weather and some slightly cooler moments, the 56 players who took to the green all enjoyed a nice and relaxed day of competition. But when the dust settled, local knowledge proved the most fruitful. Only two teams ended the day with four wins from their four matches and it was Brent Mayson’s side that got the nod by just two ends from the Rosemary Bennett skipped side. Mayson was joined by Aaron Allred, Bruce Harper and Tom McLean and the quartet were on song all day producing some dominant performances. Former locals, Colin Taylor and Brian Smith formed one half of a Belfast side who finished third for the day with three wins while Alec Crawford’s Allenton team finishing fourth with two wins and a draw. A number of players will be back on the greens again this weekend, this time at the Ashburton Bowling Club in the Domain for the Milson Cup Men’s Triples.

Right – Celebrating their wins in Oamaru at the weekend are Logan (left) and Reece McCorkindale. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Dominating in the heat

Classy open class trotter The Dominator was too slick for his pacing rivals at yesterday’s trials at the Ashburton Racecourse. The Donna Williamson trained, Craig Thornley driven runner found the front early in his mobile heat and never looked back, travelling on nice tight lines right to the winning post to win untroubled. It was the perfect hit-out for the horse as the atten-

tion now points towards Sunday’s Methven Trotting Club meeting where he will tackle the Trotters’ Green Mile. He is one of 14 nominations for the $17,500 free-for-all event. Other notable nominations include, Majestic Lavros, Matua Tana, One Apollo and Heavyweight Hero. In the pacing equivalent Green Mile, 13 horses have been nominated including open class

horses Henry Hubert, Stylish Memphis and Classie Brigade alongside Geraldine Cup winner, William Wallace. All counted 214 nominations were received for the meeting with 11-races likely to be carded for one of the biggest days of racing in the Ashburton District for the year.

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TOP ORDER WOES CRICKET

Stags players celebrate the wicket of Celtic batsman Ben Davenport.

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Technical’s batting headaches returned in the shorter format as Celtic clinched a rain shortened T20 encounter on Saturday. The Timaru club won the match courtesy of the Duckworth-Lewis Method in Ashburton, after rain halted Celtic’s march towards victory. The result came off the back of a top order collapse for the Stags, after the hosts opted to set a total in the first innings. None of the top four could get into double figures as Tech slumped to 29/4 inside the first eight overs.

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There was a bit more stickability among the middle and lower order during the next few overs, as the Stags strived to set something semi-competitive. A sixth wicket stand of 26 between Richard Print (11) and Sam Bennett (22) between overs 8-15 was the closest thing the Stags got to momentum. A further 24 runs from Alex Veint (21) and Harry Jones during the final five overs was also handy, however Celtic were well on top at the break, having kept Tech to under 100 from their 20. The Stags began strongly as Print

trapped opener Sam Porter in front during the first over of the innings. Jones then picked up the wicket of Michael Lees to give the home team a sniff at 19/2. The Celts consolidated over the next handful of overs, before the Stags again dragged themselves back into the contest with two quick strikes to leave the visitors at 35/4. With the threat of rain, both sides were delicately positioned in the game. Celts’ pair Dan Laming and William Johnson then knuckled down with a

half-century stand to guide the South Cantabrians to within touching distance of the target. Rain arrived with the score at 93/4 in the 18th, before the match was awarded to the visitors. It was likely to have been Tech’s final cricketing outing before Christmas – the club have the bye in the T20 competition next weekend, and their scheduled one-day game against Timaru is in doubt, with the South Canterbury club reportedly withdrawing from the competition.

BOXING

Rumble in the jungle

A mix of brawn and ringside glamour took over Methven on Saturday for the long awaited Fight Night South event. Several amateur boxing bouts took to the ring, entertaining a bumper crowd at the Mt Hutt Memorial Hall. Organisers said everyone was a winner on the night, after competitors had undertaken a rigorous 12-week training programme. Dame Lynda Topp hosted the event as MC Ken for the evening, and Kiwi heavyweight star Shane Cameron was there to cheer on all the boxers and provide pep talks. Finishing off the night with a final explosive exhibition bout were Roman Prazak and Matt Stone, with the former conceding a 40 kg weight advantage to his friend and sparring partner. PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Cashmere too clinical TENNIS

By Adam Burns

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It was always going to be tough. However it was a clinical Cashmere outfit which ran out comprehensive winners on Saturday as the Christchurch club tightened its grip on the Canterbury premier men’s tennis race. Cashmere swept the Mid Cantabrians 5-0 to clinch a total of 14 competition points, running red hot throughout the day after only dropping the one set. It started promisingly on court for the home team, as Jack Tiller and Rhys Cromie secured an early lead in the doubles against Cashmere brothers James and Tim Meredith. But that would be the only joy for Ashburton as Cashmere took control for the remainder of the meet, as the Meredith brothers won the doubles clash after a third set tiebreaker. Meanwhile Cashmere’s Reece Falck and Johnny McHarg took out their doubles match in straight sets over the local pair of Nathan McKenzie and Ben Smith 6-2 7-5. It was one-way traffic in the singles, with Smith, McKenzie and Sam Bubb well beaten in their respective contests, as Cashmere’s impressive line-up reinforced why they’re the clear frontrunners for the title. There is now daylight between Cashmere and the chasing pack, in fact 22 points worth of daylight. Country Ashburton, who now slip to third in the standings, will have to brush themselves off ahead of their return bout with Elmwood this weekend.

Country Ashburton’s Ben Smith gets his backhand going during premier tennis doubles action on Saturday.

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OPINION

Growing a false sense of strength By Jonathan Leask jonathan.l@theguardian.co.nz

ew Zealand is proficient at winning cricket tests at home. The opening test demolition of the West Indies was no different. At home, we are proving to be giants. I want to see if we can stand up when we are the visiting team. Our test team has been going superbly for the past four summers. We have won seven of our last nine test series, to be second on the ICC test rankings. That span includes a 2-1 win over Pakistan in the UAE, but the other wins all came at home. The other results were a drawn series in Sri Lanka, and then there was the 3-0 capitulation in Australia. That, a series in Australia, is the true test of any team’s calibre, and we missed the mark by a long shot. We don’t get a test series in Australia that often, but after a good run of form from our boys I still remember that feeling of confidence heading into that most recent series, that this could be the time we really matched it with the big brothers across the Tasman. Australia at home is a big step

up from beating the next tier nations in New Zealand, and it showed. We looked then like the West Indies do now. Ducks on a different pond, struggling with the new surrounds. I’ve seen criticism of the West Indies that one of our provincial sides would beat them, and in New Zealand conditions that’s a possibility. I think we are again developing a false sense of the strength of our side. When we were outclassed by the Australians we didn’t adapt to the local conditions – the same way the West Indies struggled with the pace and carry at Seddon Park. The problem is that the Black Caps don’t get to play test series in Australia, South Africa, India, or England often enough. Actually, we don’t play enough test cricket full stop, but the times have changed. We last toured to South Africa in 2016 – losing the two-match series 1-0 which was followed by a 3-0 drubbing in India which was in 2016/17. Granted, that was a different team than the one we boast today. In Hamilton, Kane Williamson was all class on his way to an impressive 251, his third double century and second in Hamilton.

In the same conditions, the West Indies as an entire XI couldn’t match Williamson’s score in both their turns at bat. Our bowlers were on home conditions and the tourists were not used to them, but they put the ball in the right spots, and the West Indian batsman were guilty of playing poor shots to be rolled for 138 and then 247. It was a good win. Our seam attack is arguably the best we have had for some time with Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Neil Wagner and now Kyle Jamie-

son all chipping in with wickets. While not express pace, this is no longer the pop-gun bowling attack of Black Caps past. I just want to see how they would fare in foreign conditions. There are, as always, question marks over our opening pair. Tom Latham has cemented his spot at the top of the order and is needing a regular and consistently performing partner. With Williamson and Taylor the one-two punch in the middle we are often saved blushes of low scoring efforts.

This team is good, they just can’t be considered great yet without proving themselves offshore. At home, we look great, like when India was here last summer and we handled them with ease. We have two tests against Pakistan coming up that should prove a stiffer challenge, but that’s it for tests for this summer. Unfortunately, Covid-19 may restrict the opportunities for the Black Caps have to head offshore to test their mettle for a while.

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Batting deserts Allenton again CRICKET

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CRICKET Peninsula-Harbour 166 (39.1 overs) Toby Doyle 74 Harpreet Singh 26 Mana Singh 2-27 Sanjay Undre Singh 2-30 Manpreet Hakkla 2-39 Allenton 89 (27.3 overs) Sanjay Undre Singh 33 Kawalbir Singh 5-13 Sandeep Singh 2-18 Peninsula won by 77 runs

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

A second straight loss for Allenton’s senior cricketers has them fighting to keep pace with the competition frontrunners. The Mid Canterbury club fell to a 77run loss to Peninsula-Harbour on Saturday at Tai Tapu, leaving the team in a Canterbury Country Competition dogfight amid a three-team scrap for third spot. Just a few weeks ago Allenton were well out in front of the pack. Again it was the batting the cause for concern, bowled out for less than 100 in consecutive weekends.

A fifth wicket partnership worth 62 runs between Peninsula’s Toby Doyle (74) and Harpreet Singh (26) helped the home team to a total which was awkward enough for the visitors. Allenton would have been the happier of the two teams at the innings break, with Peninsula crumbling over the final six overs to be all out for 166, losing six wickets for 24 runs. The wickets were once again shared around Allenton’s industrious bowling attack with Mana Singh, Manpreet Hakkla

and Sanjay Undre Singh picking up two wickets apiece. After being blasted out for 44 in the previous week, Allenton required a steadier platform at the crease to give themselves a chance. Karmjeet Singh and Sanja Undre Singh got Allenton to 17 without any lapses before the skipper was caught. From that point they lost wickets at regular intervals. By the 11th over, Peninsula were well into Allenton’s middle order, and when

the team fell to 51/5 with Sanjay removed for 33, it was a swift decline. Mana Singh hung in there for 21, but none of the lower order could hold up the other end – Mana the last man out in the 28th over as Allenton were mopped up for 89. Peninsula’s Kawalbir Singh was the star of the show for the hosts, claiming superb figures of 5-13 from six overs. There is plenty of hard work for the Allenton side ahead of this weekend’s clash with Swannanoa in Ashburton. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 221120-HM-1015

CYCLING

Smitheram has the final say Mark Smitheram was the big winner on Sunday, as the Tinwald Cycling Club completed one last dress rehearsal before its blue ribbon events. Riders contested the McIntosh Group, 60km handicap

event around the Blackbridge block, seven days out from the club championships. Smitheram was rewarded for some good recent form, taking victory in a hard-fought three-up sprint to the line to lift the Eddie Ward Shield. Co-marker Marcel Smithers also continued her stellar season, securing second place spoils and receiving the Chris Ward Cup for the first woman home.

Paul Williams produced his best hit out of the season thus far to claim the final podium spot, and Wayne Whiting led the chasing bunch to claim fourth place. John Uden and Nick Grijns were in the thick of the finish to round out the top six positions. Scratch marker Steve Hands laid down another strong display to claim fastest time honours, riding the course in 84 minutes 43 seconds. Co-markers Tony Ward and Kyle Gray secured second and third times respectively. A good field of juniors and division 2 riders contested a 20km handicap event, with Mitch Brookland enjoying an immense outing. He rode through from the back mark to take the win and record

the fastest time, completing the circuit in 34 minutes 8 seconds. Zoe Spillane also produced a top drawer performance, catching all bar the victorious Brookland en route to second place. Tegan Marriott had a stand out ride to hold on bravely to clinch third place. Hot on her heels was the ever consistent Ryan Gallagher, with Honor Bradford and Penny Marriott next home. Kyla Smith had her first showing of the season take the win in division 2 and fastest time honours in a tight finish from Janette Hooper and Debbie Skinner. Next week the club will race for club championship titles around the Wakanui Beach block.

Tinwald’s 60km handicap event began along Surveyors Road on Sunday. PHOTO ADAM BURNS 061220-AB-8144

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Allenton Bowling Club

The first week of December has disappeared, in a blur of busyness with bowls and end of year functions. Wendy Watson and her team of merry men and ladies have been exceedingly busy, with the club facilities proving popular for those wanting to try bowls for their entertainment and a nice snack or BBQ to finish off the year. Our own end of year dinner was attended by forty members, the meal was very nice and it was lovely not to have to cook or do dishes. The men played 3x4s Inter club against Ashburton on Saturday winning two of the three games, with the aggregate being -1 the 2x4 teams played Papanui and won both games. Well done. The under 5s triples won two of their games, one loss, this team is playing very well and the future of the club is looking good in their hands. The men have picked their Sevens team. Congratulations to A Crawford, M Bassett, J Drayton, R Kane, J O’Connor, M Lawson, P Lawson, P Whinham also the Junior Sevens team of; W Lloyd C Harrison C O’Connor M Buchanan G Harrison D McDonald and D Watson, well done to you all, especially Donalda, keep those lads in line girl. The women’s Sevens team to represents us is; S Keith, R Davies, A Sargisson R Bennett W Watson, W Blackwell, S Holdom. Res. R Heads. Congratulations to you all as well. The Ladies 2x4s played Halswell on Saturday winning one of the two games and the aggregate. The Fives teams on Wednesday were not on their usual form when Div five lost both games to Parklands, Div 3 lost both to Papanui and Div 1 one each way with Methven. Last game of fives rounds on next Wednesday. My apologies for no report last week, even if I have been told the men won all their games sometimes family and life just beat you all. I wish you all good bowling at whatever level you play.

Ashburton Bowling Club

I can now report the results of our inhouse Quaich Trophy held on the 21st November. 1st with 3 wins, 12 ends were P Collins, D Prendergast, M. Watson. 2nd with 2 wins, 13 ends were A Hill, R Prendergast,

SPORTS RESULTS

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Monday Evening –November 30 Duplicate N/S1st Carolyn Cameron & Georgina Black, 2nd Paul Leadley & Janine Havis, 3rd Marjorie Hoar & Kathy Dunn. E/W 1st Pauline Scott & Mary Bruce, 2nd George Brown & David Fisher, 3rd Pat Wise & Joyce Johnson Tuesday Evening – December 1, Duplicate: N/S 1ST John Fechney & Jan de Jong, 2nd David Sewell & Debbie Seddon-Sewell, 3rd Beth McIlraith & Annette Blain. E/W 1st =Maryke Blignault & Peter Wilson, and Da-

A happy bunch of MSA golfers. G Sparks and 3rd with 2 wins, 8 ends were J Kewish, R O’Sullivan, O Gray. Last week, on Tuesday and Thursday our Ladies Championship Pairs were played. The standard of play was tremendous with extra ends abounding, sunshine and the only downside was someone had to come second! This week on Tuesday (it’s going to be hot!) the semi-finals will be played involving the teams of Diana King and Heather Goodall, Margaret Eder and Rosemarie O’Sullivan, Shirley Maw and Barbara Skilling. Play well ladies! Our Friday Triples on the 4th were played in lovely sunshine, and for the first time this season, were played on both our lovely greens. What a great pleasing sight! Reports were favourable. The results are as follows: 1st – R Gutberlet, D Gutberlet, G Sparks – 3 wins, 18 ends, 46 points: 2nd – M Quinn, W Watson, J Drayton – 3 wins, 16 ends, 37 points; 3rd – B Mayson, B Harper, D Callaghan – 3 wins, 14 ends, 33 points; 4th – C Dennis, J Argyle, C Cleghorn – 3 wins, 14 ends, 28 points; 5th – L Muir, D Muir,

Skip Muir – 2 wins, 16 ends, 37 points; 6th – M Reid, A Reid, D Watson – 2 wins, 13 ends, 31 points. Men’s Interclub ¾’s on Saturday, Ashburton played Allenton, winning the aggregate by a point, now just 2 points behind first on the ladder! Our Club Christmas Buffet on Saturday evening was a great success, but with a view of 2 flooded and hail covered greens not quite as edifying as the wonderful food on offer! About 50 happy diners attended. And a reminder that our first in-house evening competition – the Dorothy Cup – will be held on Thursday the 10th, starting at 5.30 pm – mufti. Names on the white board please. At time of writing 2 teams were still required for the Milsom Cup 2 ball Triples (men only) on Sunday, 13th December. Happy (Christmas) Bowling Everyone

vid Wilkinson & Derek Newton, 2nd Peter Downward & Maurice Small, 3rd Trish Small & Trish Downward Wednesday Afternoon December 2, Duplicate: N/S 1st David Wilkinson & John Fechney, 2nd David Sewell & Debbie Seddon- Sewell, 3rd Mary Buckland & Maryke Blignault. E/W 1st Sue Rosevear & Kay Robb, 2nd Jill McLean & Barry E Smith 3rd Beth McIlraith & Shirley Harris Thursday Evening –December 3, Kops Trophy: N/S 1st Val Ferrier & Alan Wright, 2nd Trish & Peter Downward, 3rd Maryke Blignault & Colin Clemens E/W 1st Paul Leadley & Janine Havis , 2nd =Val Palmer & Pat Jordan and Peter Wilson & Mike Holmes, 3rd

Trish & Maurice Small.

SPORTS DRAWS

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MSA Bowling Club

Skips entered MSA Bowling Club Half Day Triples, sponsored by Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra December 11 12.30 start: D. Muir, R. Mitchell, D. Kinvig, P. Collins, B. Williams, T. Inwood, G. Taylor, N. Atkinson, B. Harrison, E. Maw, B. Hopwood. H. Goodall, A. MacKenzie, M. Anderson, G. Clarke J. Argyle. Whites or club shirts to be worn. $21 team entry 12.30 start. If unavailable phone J. Argyle 308-5871.

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Milsom Cup Men only - Sunday 13th December - 9.30pm start - Our grateful thanks to our sponsors Patersons Funeral & Liquorland - Whites or club colours to be worn. The following skips have entered teams: M. Anderson, M. Behrns, T. Blain, G. Eder, R. Herriott, A. Hill, Hinds 1, Hinds 2, Hinds 3, B. Mayson, R. McGarry, M. Otene, J. Ryk, M. Skilling, M. Smallridge, R. Tonks, For information contact: G Eder 307 7498.

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Saturday 12 December: The Radius Care Christmas Salvers will be played for as individual stableford. This is a mixed day

One of the club’s favourite and most followed tournaments. Dates for this season are 5 qualifying rounds December 12th, 19th,26th then January 2nd and 9th with the final on Sunday Jan 24th. Property Brokers have once again come on board to sponsor this, so we can once again offer the overall winner a free club sub for 2021. Many thanks to Hamish, Karen and all the great gang at Property Brokers. Entry fee is a one off $10 this needs to be paid before your first round. You only need to get two rounds in or you can play all five. The top 19 two round scores qualify for the final. I think everyone knows the format by now. Just know, if you are of a nervous disposition then maybe the first tee in the final is not the place for you. Its great fun and a great spectacle. With the Radius Care salvers and Property brokers qualifying, I reckon this Saturday will be a very full field. Come along and give it a nudge. Notices. Tonight (Wednesday) at 5:30 we have a meeting in club house about next year’s Interprovincials, everyone welcome, and on Thursday we have our AGM, come along and have your say. See you around. Good golfing.

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The Pro shop day last Saturday was well supported when we played an Interna-

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South Canterbury

South Canterbury Open played in Oamaru on 5th & 6th December. Winner L. McCorkindale Waireka with 6 wins< runner up Graeme Simpson Aorangi with 4 wins. Windsor Richards Handicap even played in Oamaru on 6th December. Winner R McCorkindale Waireka 3 wins, runner up B Wickenden Awamoa/Gardens 2 wins.

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Social Wheelers

Friday, December 11 at Tinwald. 9am for 9:30am – AGM. Please bring finger food plate for shared afternoon tea also bring wrapped Chrismas gift value $5-$10.

Wed Night (McGee Cup & Mid - Canterbury Social Wheelers Summer Series) 15 Riders 2nd Dec. 1st Paul Brake 31m 03s. 2nd Nigel Chatterton 31m 11s. 3rd Simon Holland 31m 52s. 4th Shona McGrath 28m 31s 5th. Larry Neasl 24m 53s. F/T. 6th. Kyle Gray 24m 54s 2f/t. 7th. Dave Knight 27m 10s 4f/t. 8th. Mark Smitheram 29m 22s. 9th Jelle Hendriksen 26m 36s 3f/t. 10th Brent Hudson 34m 00s. 11th Nick Grijns 29m 15s. 12th Nick Squires 37m 48s. 13th Tom Beams 34m 19s. 14th. Roger Wilson 34m 19s. 15th. Mike Hansen Pun.

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Devon Tavern Hampstead Slow Pitch: Friday December 11. All games start 6.30pm: Devon Tavern D.1: S & Giggles vs Marines & Angels. Laser Electrical D.2: Laser Attack v Hakatere Hitters. First National Real Estate D.3: Hawkies Hawks v More Beer Than Gear. The Reigning Champs bye. Hampstead’s Mid Canterbury Draws: Saturday 12th December: T-Ball U 7s: 9.30am. T.1: Hampstead School vs Tinwald-Longbeach School T-Ball U,9s: 9.30am. T.4: Hampstead School vs Netherby School Under 13s: 9.30am. D.?: Regent Cinema Hampstead Braves vs Demons Under 16s: 11.00am. D.?: Ashburton Subway Hampstead All Stars vs Demons Senior Mixed: 1.00pm: D.?: Devon Tavern Hampstead Heat vs Demons Rebels 3.00pm: D.?: Devon Tavern Hampstead Phoenix vs Fairfield Ratbags

Saturday 5 December The winner of the Pro shop International Stableford round was Dylan Stoddart with 18pts. Other winning scores were: Kobus van der Westhuizen 12, Adrian Hopwood 12, Stewart Dunlop 12, Shane Beavan 10, Paul May 7, Greg Overall 7, Simon Lee 6, Leigh Wackrow 6, Blair Snowball 6, John Power 5, Paul Morrison 3, Brent MacGregor 3, Geoff Rhodes 5, Grant Smith 2. Twos: Blair Franklin, Jeff Hewitt, Ryan Cockburn, Dave King and Brian Fauth. Nine Hole Results: The Sega Golf Tournament winner was: Tonee Hurley with 5pts. Other winning scores were: Mitchell Lye 2pts and Dick Hansen -1pt. Midlands Seed Social Teams - 4 December Top Team: Swingers Club 95 – Connor O’Grady, Josh Strange, Jack Harrey, Sam MacAtamney. Men: Mikes Mob 89.5, Holes in Nunnes 88, Occasionally Available 88.

and the score will count as round 1 of the Property Brokers Shootout qualifying. Starting Times: Morning 8.00am and afternoon report at 12.00am for a 12.30am start. Nine hole golfers from 1.30pm

Ashburton Country Ladies Vets

Mid Canterbury

Ashburton Golf Club

tional stableford. The quirk in this, is that you can lose stableford points if you have a bad hole. This writer is all over those bad holes and snagged himself a -16 points. Before the game we reckoned zero points would be a decent score, and it certainly was, but a few golfers were on fire. Dylan Stoddart led the way with a very impressive 18 points, 6 points clear of Jakobus and the Hopster. It was a great fun day, with the morning players getting in before any of the weird weather kicked in. Thanks, Matt, for another great day, we certainly are blessed to have such a hardworking and involved Pro at the club. This week we turn to the Radius Care Xmas Salvers. Mens and Womens individual trophies to win. Stableford round, with $500 of Christmas cheer up for grabs, thanks to the lovely people at Radius Care. While you are there on Saturday you might as well throw your name in the Shootout. Yes, its that time of year again. Women: Golden Girls 85. Mixed: Vintage Wine 90.5, MACAS 86.5. Top lady: Eleanor Weir 31, Top man: Josh Strange 35, Nearest the Pins: Columbus Coffee – James MacFarlane, Mac & Maggies – Neil Macdonald, Paul May Motor – Hilary Ward, Gabites Ltd – Grant Smith. Twos: Brendan Davidson, Chris Ralston, Paul Morrison, Neil Macdonald

Ashburton Country Veterans Golf

Results from our Christmas Match 7th December 2020: 1st Brian McIsaac 39, 2nd = Trevor Kerr and Mike Holmes 38, 3rd = Owen Everest, John Cornelius and Robert Pawsey 37. Twos R Suttie, D Tilson, B MacGregor and D Fisher. Nearest the Pins D Osborn (2) and G Brown - First Games for 2021 Rakaia January 4th.

Tinwald Golf Club

Twilight - Thursday December 3rd - Stroke Leading scores in the stroke round played on Thursday: Men; -6; Chris Hart 35, Nigel Heney, Dave Morrison, Cawte Whiting 36 c/b. 7-10; Michael Thomas 33, David Quigley 34, Brian Rouse, Lawrence McCormick, Ross Preece, Phil Prendergast 35. 11 Plus; Nathan Frew 33, Matt Miller, Gary McCormick 34, Darryl McKibbin 35. Women; 14; Mara Kennedy 32, Phyllis Smith, Barb MacGregor 34. 15 Plus; Margaret Pawsey 32, Maree Moore 35 c./b. Nearest the pin; # 6 Phyllis Smith. # 16 Pete Ranson. Non-Handicap; Jo Preston 37. Two’s; Dave Morrison, Mitch VanderKrogt, Johnny Moore, Andy Peck, Glen Shurrock. Radio Hokonui Hacker; Shaun Hurley net 49. Saturday December 5 - Stableford Leading scores in the stableford round played on Saturday; Men; Snow Pierce 41, Selwyn Munro, Dave Rush 40, Gordon Rennie, Tony Sheppard, Bruce Collins, Pete Summerfield, Andrew Barrie, Lindsay Jackson 38, Steve Cowie 37. Women; Diane Bell, Tekopua Teremoana 39, Marilyn Bennett 38, Christine Kinita, Emily Wilson 36. Nearest the pin; Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Percy Kelsall. Gluyas Ford # 6; Clarrie Whiting. The Fine Lion # 12; Paul Hefford. Ace Automotive # 16; Marilyn Bennett. Two’s; Sally Lane, Marilyn Bennett, Steve Cowie, Wayne Mellish, Jeff Naish, Paul Hefford, Snow Pierce, Clarrie Whiting, Andrew Barrie. Eagles; Simon Ross #14, Dave Rush # 1. Net Eagle; # 1 Dave Rush, Ray Kirdy.

Ashburton MSA Golf Section

The MSA Golf section finished off their season with a round at the Ashburton Golf Club in ideal conditions last Sunday. After the golf everyone enjoyed a beautiful meal at the MSA followed by prize giving. Brent Smith played some great golf to take out top prize for the day closely followed by Roger Irvine and Bryan Donaldson. Next up to the prize table was Judy Webb, Tufuga Sa, Gary Stratford with Janice and Stewart Dunlop finishing seventh equal. Nearest to the pin prizes were awarded to Marilyn Bennett and Christine Ross. Trish Cates won the Under Dunn Cup and Steve Stratford the Well Dunn Cup for the best four rounds over the year. The Bill Heseltine Trophy was awarded to Judy Webb as ladies champion for 2020. Steve Stratford was awarded the Bruce Cup for the 2020 mens champion. Thanks to everyone for their help over the year and look forward to another great season next year.

■■ Shooting

Ashburton District Rifle Club

6 December at 700 yards. TR, Martin Fleming 50.7, 47.6, 97.13, John Snowden 48.2, 48.1, 96.3, Kevin Hooper 47.3, 47.3, 94.6, John Miller 47.5, 46.2, 93.7, John Fleming 37.0, 50.1, 87.1, Brian Hawksby 42.2. FO, Murray Cook 58.1, 56.3, 114.4, Mike Chui 57.2, 56.5, 113.7. FTR, Brian Graystone 54.4, 55.1, 109.5, Mark Alexander 54.1, 55.0, 109.1. FPR, Dave Smith 57.3, 58.3, 115.6.

■■ Softball

Mid Canterbury

Devon Tavern Hampstead Slow Pitch Results: Friday 4 December: Marines & Angels 11-8 More Beer Than Gear, S & Giggles 10-6 Laser Attack, Hakatere Hitters 20-2 The Reigning Champs. Saturday 5th December: Hampstead: Under 13’s: Regent Cinema Hampstead Braves 23-8 Fairfield. Under 16s: Ashburton Subway Hampstead All Stars 10-11 Fairfield.

■■ Squash

Celtic Squash Club

Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s spring league competition: Team 2 lost to Team 5 3-10: Chris Thompson lost to Jimmy Hunn 0-3, Neil Keenan lost to Chris Lima 0-3, Stacey Smith beat Amy Muckle 3-1, Andre De Beer lost to Jaydon Henshilwood 0-3. Team 7 beat Team 11 10-4: Ben Kruger beat Blair Horrell 3-1, James Bowker drew with Jordie Hooper 2-2, Hamish O’Reilly beat Gary Stratford 3-0, Rebecca McCloy beat Chrissie Stratford 2-1. Team 3 beat Team 4 9-3: Matt Speedy beat Mick Hooper 3-0, Craig Donaldson beat Hamish Trott 3-0, Rebecca Abernethy beat Nicky Dryland 3-0, Hailey Beevor lost to Tate Dryland 0-3. Team 8 lost to Team 10 5-7: Paul Cousins beat Nathan Forbes 2-1, Mike Keen lost to Shane Muckle 0-3, Kirsty Clay beat Guy Stanway 3-0, Jane Kingan lost to Sian Hurley 0-3. Team 1 beat Team 6 7-6: James McCloy beat Wouter Myburgh 3-1, Brendan Clark lost to Rob Giles 0-3, Hayden Robinson drew with Trudy Dalton 2-2, Sarah Forbes beat Maggie Clark 2-0.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The question will arise: “What have you done for me lately?” Even the best arrangements can go stale. The maintenance on relationships isn’t always obvious, but make the effort and you’ll figure it out. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The task seems beneath you, but you have to do it. You may as well change how you’re going to think about this. Give it a new title. Naming things helps you frame them differently. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’d love to trust the one who says, “Don’t worry, I got this.” Unfortunately, until it’s proven, it’s not easy. You’re better off trusting the one who admits not knowing but is also determined to figure it out. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are times when drama keeps things interesting, helps people bond and turns a relationship into a story. Then there’s today – when drama is tiresome and stands in the way of getting work done. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Transitions are so interesting. The in-between stage, when you know you can’t stay where you are but you don’t yet know where else to go, is awkward. Also, it’s exciting. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’re willing to adapt to your environment or do what it takes to work smoothly with the people around you. What you’re not willing to do is to stray from your principles. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): What you’re considering will be an uphill climb. But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tackle it. Know what you’re getting into. If you go forward, you’ll be working an entirely different set of “muscles.” SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Those who assume they are not biased have the worst bias. Those who admit that they, like everyone, have an agenda are more likely to make a fair assessment of the scene. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): If you don’t have enough laughter flowing through your days (and really, who does?) this is the time to take off in search of it. You won’t have to go far. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Your schedule is something to think carefully through. How well does it represent your priorities? Are you unfairly giving someone more of your time just because they demand the attention? AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Share your work. When you show people what you’re doing, you see it differently – more through their eyes than yours. Also, you inspire others to take risks and go in new directions. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You believe that people have good intentions, and it’s usually better to extend the benefit of the doubt. Even if someone disappoints you, believing in people feels better than doubting them.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Local Democracy Reporter – Ashburton Are you an outstanding reporter looking for a new challenge in public-interest journalism? Ashburton Guardian, with the support of RNZ and NZ On Air, is hiring a multimedia journalist to join the Local Democracy Reporting (LDR) programme. You will be covering local authorities and other publiclyfunded organisations, but also going out and talking to the people affected by these organisations’ decisions, sharing their stories, and coming up with your own stories on similar topics. You will report to Ashburton Guardian’s Editor. You will receive extra training and support from RNZ, and your work will be made available at the same time to all of the programme’s media partners, including RNZ. We are looking for someone with as many of the following qualities as possible. You don’t need all of these to apply, but you do need to have at least two years’ experience in daily news journalism. • • • • • • •

Able to spot a strong story and make it come alive for your audience Able to meet the highest standards of accuracy, fairness and balance Understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi / Te Tiriti o Waitangi Knowledge of te reo Māori Knowledge of local government processes Excellent writing skills

This is a full-time role for a fixed term. Assistance with relocation costs may be considered. Applications close 31 December 2020. Your CV, cover letter, work samples, etc should be sent to Matt.M@theguardian.co.nz Visit RNZ’s website for more information about the LDR service: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/ldr

NOTICE OF MEETINGS DECEMBER 2020 The following meetings will be held in December 2020 in the Council Chamber, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch. Tuesday 8 December Canterbury Water Management Strategy Regional Committee at 1.00pm Thursday 10 December Council Meeting at 11.00am Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 3, 10, & 17 December at 8.30am. Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting. Dr Stefanie Rixecker CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 9 6am SWEATY BETTY’S. Circuit training in St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 8.30am

ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB.

For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9am - 3pm

Truck Driver Canterbury Dried Foods are proud to produce some of the world’s finest dehydrated herb and vegetable leaf products. We grow our crops, harvest and transport to our unique facility based in Wakanui Ashburton. We are looking for Class 5 Truck drivers to join our team for the Harvest Season – 05 January 2020 to 30 March 2021. This positon is roster friendly with a great work life balance and may suit a semi-retired / retired person looking for some extra income. You must have a Valid New Zealand Class 5 Drivers License. Any inquires please HR Manager Lyn Foord (0223260883) or email lyn@canterburydriedfoods.co.nz

MEETINGS, EVENTS

WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

PLANTS, PRODUCE Smithfield Raspberries Now Open 8am - 5.30pm 7 Days P.Y.O. or freshly picked 90 Smithfield Road Sign at Gate ph. 3083498

ASHBURTON GOLF CLUB (INC)

ASIAN Angel, sweet, hot, sexy, busty 40DD. NEW Potatoes, dug daily Very good service, 125th Annual $3 per kg, 2 kg for $5. professional massage. Phone 021 0860 1853. General Meeting R Bennett, 22 Melrose Road. Phone 308 4015.

HIRE

THURSDAY, 10th DECEMBER, 2020 7.00pm in the Clubhouse.

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton All members U-Hire. 588 East Street. welcome to attend Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061. www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz ASHBURTON Society of Arts C h r i s t m a s Show, Short Street Studio. Starting Sunday 22nd November 11am - 4pm. Guest BLANCHE FRYER CERAMICS and a large group of members exhibiting PAINTINGS AND CRAFTS continuing until Sunday13thDecemberat4pm. Weekends 11am - 4pm, 73 Burnett St, Monday and Wednesday 10am - 1pm or when sign out. Ashburton Enquiries phone 308 4533.

PAUL’S Garden Nursery, 101 Harrison Street, Allenton, Ashburton. Leek plants available as of 1st December. Open 7 days. Phone 027 278 1354.

TRADES, SERVICES

SUN CONTROL WINDOW TINTING - Vehicles-homesoffices. Phone Craig Rogers 307 6347 - 027 258 0884 Member of Master Tinters NZ. Follow us on facebook www.windowtinter.co.nz

Guardian Real Estate

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM. Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 9.30am

2020 Holy Communion, Park Street. 10am - 3pm

1.15pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Golf Croquet doubles (30 minute games), new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street. 1.30pm

Association Croquet, new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street. 10am - 3pm

206 CLUB AGE CONCERN.

Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For information phone Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 10am - 4pm

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven. 10.15am

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Golf Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street. 10.30am

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street. 11.30am

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St David’s Union Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 9.30am Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am

ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH.

THURSDAY , DECEMBER 10 9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Toys to hire, the Triangle, 106 Victoria Street, look us up on facebook - Ashburton toy library. 9am - 2pm

ASHBURTON MENZSHED.

For men of all ages and abilities, join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street. 9.30am - 11.30am

MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Daytime section, all abilities welcome, rackets available. E A Networks Stadium, River Terrace. 10am

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

MSA GARDEN SECTION.

Meal and tour of the aviation museum, members only. Ashburton Airport Museum. 1.15pm

ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Open for viewing. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street, Methven. 11am

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald. 1pm

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL

FRIDAY , DECEMBER 11

Walnut Avenue. 10.30am

6am SWEATY BETTY’S. Circuit training in St David’s Union Church hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 10am - 4pm

ST STEPHEN’S PARISH CENTRE.

NZ ALPINE AND AGRICULTURE ENCOUNTER AND THE ART GALLERY.

Seniors’ Coffee Club, held 2nd and 4th Friday of each month, all welcome. Park Street. 12pm MID CANTERBURY CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERTS. 12pm and 5pm today. Admission $5 at door plus a gift for foodbank, musical director Kath Woodley, accompanist Deborah Sloper. St Stephen’s Church, Park Street. 12pm - 2pm

COMMUNITY WALKING GROUP.

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION.

Meet and walk from the Hockey Pavilion,

STEADY AS YOU GO FALL PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street. 1.30pm - 4pm

ASHBURTON WOODWORKS (INC). All interested and likeminded people welcome to come and take a look. Open Wednesday’s and Saturdays. Plains Railway, Maronan Road. 3pm

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Children’s after school programme. 48 Allens Road, Allenton. 6.30pm - 9pm

THE MID CANTERBURY LINEDANCERS.

6.30pm - 7.30pm Beginners learn to line dance following onto easy intermediate level, 7.30pm - 9pm. Instructor Annette Fyfe 0274 813 131. Tinwald Hall, Graham Street. 7pm - 9pm

ASHBURTON UKELELE CLUB.

Weekly club night, Savage Club Hall, Cnr Cox streets and William Street.

Association Croquet, Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH.

Fitz kidz for pre-schoolers and caregivers. 48 Allens Road. 10am - 4pm

WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. St Peters Church, Harrison Street, Allenton. 1pm

Open for viewing, Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, 160 Main Street Methven. 10.30am

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Daily Diary

ASHBURTON MENZSHED.

MOTORING

Got something to sell? Having a garage sale?

0800 324 636

Woolshed Creek, all welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet at the Ashburton Courthouse, Baring Square West. 9am - 2pm

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

PUBLIC NOTICES

PREVENTION.

Otago Medical School gentle exercises designed to strengthen muscles and improve balance in a supportive environment. Age Concern Ashburton 308 6817. Buffalo Lodge Hall, Cox Street. 1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 1.30pm

ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB.

Just turn up and have a go, everybody is welcome. 115 Racecourse Road. 1.30pm LITTER FREE ASHBURTON VOLUNTEERS. Volunteers needed to help pick up litter. Meet East Street chess board, opposite Burnett Street.

Signing Service, no appointments necessary and no charge, available Tuesday and Fridays. Community House, 44 Cass Street. 1pm - 3pm

ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSUEM.

Static displays, collection of aircraft and memorabilia on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road. 5pm

MID CANTERBURY CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERTS.

Admission $5 at door plus a gift for foodbank, musical director Kath Woodley, accompanist Deborah Sloper. St Stephen’s Church, Park Street.

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DEATHS

JESSEP, Harry Miles – Sadly passed away in Samoa on December 2, 2020. A dearly loved Son of Charlie and Kathleen Jessep (both deceased) and a precious brother and brotherin-law of Jeanette and the late Colin Tarbotton, the late Tom and Nancy Jessep, Rosemary and Noel Ashton, Raiona and David Isherwood and Robin and Pauline Jessep. A loved and respected uncle of all his nieces and nephews. Now at peace in the place he loved.

TERRY, Gerard Francis (Ged) – Passed away peacefully in Rotorua, December 6, 2020, 44 years. Dearly loved husband of Tarrin and much loved Dad of George and Henry. Loved son of David and Lynne (deceased). Loved brother of Steve and Ginny, Mathew and Kiri, Sarah and Graeme. Loved uncle to all his nieces and nephews and a loyal friend to many. A service to celebrate the life of Ged will be held on Thursday December 10 at 10.00am, Osbornes Funeral Director's Chapel, 197 Old Taupo Road, Rotorua.

STAPLETON, Thomas Inglis (Tom) – On December 5, 2020 at Terrace View Retirement Village, Ashburton. Aged 87 years. Dearly loved Husband of the late Edna. Much loved father of Diane and Mark. “This soldier has fought his last battle”. Messages to the Stapleton family c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A celebration of Tom’s life will be held at the Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street, Ashburton on THURSDAY, December 10, commencing at 1.30pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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TURNER, Leanne Margaret – Peacefully at Hospice South Canterbury, surrounded by her loved ones on 7 December, 2020; aged 53 years. Dearly loved wife and best friend of Andrew. Very loved daughter of Janet and Kelvin Love, and daughterin-law of the late Eleanor and Kevin Turner. Special sister and sister-in-law of Adele and Mark Voice, Melanie and Peter Hunter, and Craig Turner. Loving Auntie to Arrochar and Oban Voice and Taylor and Glenn Hunter. “A courageous lady now at rest.” A service to celebrate Leanne’s life will be held at Aoraki Funeral Services, 160 Mountain View Road, Timaru on SATURDAY, December 12, 2020, at 11am. A private cremation will follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice South Canterbury may be left at the service. Messages to the Turner family, C/- Aoraki Funeral Services, PO Box 4091, Highfield, Timaru 7942.

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Ashburton Weather

Wednesday: Fine with some high cloud. Afternoon sea breezes.

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A slow moving front over central New Zealand gradually moves northeast over the North Island today while an associated low develops over the central Tasman Sea. Another front moves onto the far south of the country tonight. A low with associated fronts moves across the North Island and central New Zealand on Thursday followed by a westerly flow, while a front moves onto the far south late Thursday.

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Wednesday: Fine with areas of high cloud. Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 45 km/h in the morning, dying out in the evening. Wind at 2000m: NW rising to gale 65 km/h, dying out in the evening. Freezing level: Above 3000m, 2600m south of Methven. Thursday: Mainly fine, then clouding over by evening with rain developing about the divide. Wind at 1000m: Light, then NW 40 km/h developing in the afternoon, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: Light, then NW 45 km/h developing in the afternoon, rising to gale 70 km/h in the evening. Freezing level: Above 3000m. Friday: Rain developing in the morning, with heavy falls possible about the divide, easing to isolated showers in the afternoon. Strong or gale NW changing strong or gale SW.

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MIDWEEK SPORT

REPS ROAR HOME

SCORECARD South Canterbury U17 250/6 (50 overs) Toby Clemett 154 Logan Sowden 27 Hugh Saunders 2-29 Lachie Gardner 2-39 Mid Canterbury U17 252/5 (43.5 overs) Toby Robinson 86 Lachie Jemmett 80 Angus Jemmett 22 Matthew Cairns 2-42 Mid Canterbury won by 5 wickets

The Mid Canterbury under-17 players celebrate a spectacular catch by Lachie Jemmett (far left). PHOTO ADAM BURNS 061220-AB-8049

By Adam Burns adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

An action-packed rep encounter at the Ashburton Oval finished with Mid Canterburyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s under-17s on the right side of the ledger. The age group selection won a gripping showdown with South Canterbury by five wickets, with a complete team performance trumping a star showing by the visiting captain on Sunday. The visitors racked up 250/6 batting first at the Domain Oval, off the back of a colossal turn at the crease by Toby Clemett.

Coming in at 20/1, the South Canterbury skipper hit 154 off 129 balls, which included 18 fours and a six. It may have been a different story had he had support around him, although the number three bat managed to dominate the strike and scoring in a third wicket century stand alongside Logan Sowden (27) and again in a fourth wicket stand of 73 runs. Hugh Saunders (2-29) and Lachie Gardner (2-39) were the pick of the Mid Canterbury attack.

It was a shaky start in reply for the hosts who lost Patrick Currie in the second over, bowled by Jarrod Phillips.

South Canterbury hit back with the wicket of Angus in the 10th over, to leave the hosts at 46/2. Devon Flannery added 10 before he was caught to leave the visitors on top. Jemmett and Toby Robinson then dug in to wrestle the advantage back in what was ultimately the decisive period of the match. The duo took Mid Canterbury past 100, before adding another 107 runs in a fourth wicket stand totalling 143. By the time Jemmett nicked behind for 80 in the 35th, the hosts

By the time Jemmett nicked behind for 80 in the 35th, the hosts were very much in the box seat Angus Jemmett was joined by brother Lachie at the crease, as the pair firmed up the pursuit during the first 10 overs.

were very much in the box seat, with just 44 required from the final 15 overs. Robinson took up the mantle to ensure his side would get home, dominating the scoring over the next few overs. He eventually fell for 86 with the win in sight, however his 80ball effort proved to be a match winner, alongside Jemmett who also took a spectacular one handed catch in the gully, diving away to his left in the first innings. The hosts got home in the 44th over, with five wickets and 37 balls to spare, to round out an outstanding win.

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