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District impresses visiting MP

By ColiN williSCroft

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Mid Canterbury people probably don’t realise how lucky they are living where they do, a visiting National MP says.

Matt King, MP for Northland, visited Ashburton on Friday. He was in town at the invitation of Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon.

Both men are members of Parliament’s justice select committee and they took the opportunity to meet with Safer Ashburton restorative justice co-ordinator Toni Sweetman.

Falloon said he hopes to get other members of the committee to visit the area so they gain a better appreciation of what the issues are in Mid Canterbury.

It was only the second time King had visited Ashburton but he was impressed with what he saw, describing it as a “different world” to what he was used to.

“It’s totally different. The landscape. There’s a lot of life. A lot of business and commerce going on.

There’s a lot of positives.

“It’s the way things should be.”

His own area of Northland faced some challenges, but there were also plenty of opportunities there, he said, pointing out its untapped potential.

“It’s only two-and-a-half to three hours from Auckland, with great scenery and climate. What it’s lacking is infrastructure.”

King acknowledged that Northland’s unemployment rate was

Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon (left) and fellow member of the justice select committee, Matt King, met with the Safer Ashburton restorative justice co-ordinator yesterday.

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much higher than Mid Canterbury’s, but he said it wasn’t that there were no jobs available in the region.

“There’s a lot of employment available. The trouble is finding the right people. People who are drug-free and have the right attitude.”

A friend of his runs a forestry

business in Kaikohe and King said that business could take another 50 people. “But he just can’t get them.”

A former police detective who worked in both South Auckland and Northland, King said he would bring a lot of practical experience to the justice select committee, which along with Falloon,

also includes former justice minister and current Selwyn MP Amy Adams and former police association president Greg O’Connor.

King was quite confident that any issue that came before the committee would be one he had seen or experienced before, or was at least well aware of, which would be to his advantage.

As MP for Northland, King was up against New Zealand First leader and Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters during the recent general election. He said no-one gave him much of a chance unseating Peters, despite the seat being a former National stronghold.

However, he spent 10 months campaigning the old-fashioned way, clocking up 35,000km around the electorate, door-knocking every business and as many houses as he could.

“I did the hard yards, although the mainstream media didn’t give me any coverage. They were more interested in him (Peters). He was mic’d up all the time, but the cameras avoided me like the plague unless I happened to be standing in shot in the background.”

Election night itself was a real rollercoaster, King said, with he and Peters trading the lead as the night progressed, before he pulled away at the end, winning by just over 1000 votes.

However, he never received a call on the night from Peters conceding defeat, although they have run into each other in Parliament.

“He shook my hand and said congratulations.”

For now though both King and Falloon are keeping busy with their select committee work and representing regional electorates.

“If you’re doing this job properly, no matter what you’re doing you’re on the job seven days a week. It doesn’t really stop.”

Barrhill heritage deal with council formalised

By Sue NewmaN

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For years there’s been something of an informal agreement between the Barrhill Hall Society and the Ashburton District Council but this has now moved on to a formal footing.

At this week’s council finance and business support committee meeting councillors Mark Malcolm and Peter Reveley were appointed as the council’s link with

the society to ensure the historic buildings under its care are protected and cared for.

Council commercial manager Colin Windleborn said the earthquake proneness of the buildings was being assessed and a residential tenancy agreement would be put in place for the school house that was part of the heritage buildings.

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tion of land in the village which houses a hall, school master’s house, library, public toilet, garage, an outbuilding and an outhouse with the society continuing to have day-to-day management of the site, he said.

“The council will assist in establishing an annual maintenance schedule and budget to help manage the ongoing upkeep and the society will also be able to apply for council funding and grants to go

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The district’s heritage values were an important consideration for the council and the community, Windleborn said.

“It’s imperative that these buildings are properly cared for so that they can be appreciated for years to come.”

The buildings are listed as heritage items in the district plan and are constructed of concrete. Their appearance is in generally good

condition for their age.

Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel said appointing two councillors to the society meant the council could get up to speed quickly in an area where it had been a little remiss for several years.

The Barrhill village was established in the mid-1870s after the original owner of Cowar, John Cathcart Wason, purchased 20,000 acres of land on the south bank of the Rakaia River in 1869.

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Methven’s alcohol ban boundaries shrink

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Ashburton District Council commercial manager Colin Windleborn (left) and finance and business support chairman and deputy mayor Neil Brown are pleased with the council’s purchase of 255 Havelock Street, finalised yesterday.

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Property purchase brings new civic centre closer

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Ashburton’s new civic centre building project is one step closer as the Ashburton District Council finalises purchase of 255 Havelock Street.

Business support group manager Paul Brake said yesterday the investment was a “strategic” one in its new library and council administration building plans.

Buying the land and building at 255 Havelock Street had not formed part of the initial site

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evaluation work for the building plans, Brake said, but served a strategic opportunity in providing additional land around the development site.

The brick exterior two-storey commercial property came onto the market recently when the council was in negotiations for two other nearby properties.

“This is a prudent investment and will assist council as development gets under way,” Brake said.

The building has been added to the council’s stock of com-

mercial buildings. It is tenanted by a physiotherapist downstairs and the council plans to find a tenant for upstairs.

The two other nearby properties are likely to soon come into council ownership, with conditional sale and purchase agreements signed.

They represent land around the historic Methodist Church, and Paul May Motors at 243 Havelock Street.

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Methven has been given a little breathing space in the areas where alcohol can be consumed as the Ashburton District Council rewrites its alcohol control bylaw.

Originally the town’s alcohol ban applied over most of urban Methven, but the council has decided this was overly restrictive and has narrowed the alcohol ban boundaries.

Council policy analyst Rachel Thomas said the original boundaries were imposed to cover drunkenness after the Labour weekend rodeo and had remained throughout the year. This could have the effect of criminalising otherwise law-abiding citizens who chose to have a drink in a public place without realising they were in an alcohol ban area.

The new policy will see the ban imposed on the Methven CBD only where the largest concentration of licensed premises are located.

Over Labour weekend, however, the ban boundaries will be extended to cover the original area.

Methven’s consumption ban will also come with changed hours to bring it into line with Ashburton – 9pm to 7am.

Ashburton’s alcohol ban boundaries remain unchanged.

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■ MID CANTERBURY CHOIR

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First of two Christmas concerts proves to be a hit

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By Katie todd

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The familiar melodies of the festive season were revived with vigour at St Stephen’s Church yesterday.

The Mid Canterbury Choir delivered the first of their two annual Christmas concerts featuring an assortment of the classics – from Mary’s Boy Child to Ding Dong Merrily on High, Gloria in Excelsis to Silent Night.

Choir manager Carol Gunn said the group were “really, really pleased” with how it all went.

“It was a very receptive audience. We had lots of old faithful concert-goers but also a few new faces which was lovely.”

The group were directed by Kathy McKimmie, accompanied

by Sylvia Watson and also joined by guest soloist Logan Keggenhoff from Geraldine High School.

Keggenhoff is an accomplished singer and cellist. He treated yesterday’s crowd to performances of Mary’s Boy Child and When a Child is Born.

The group will perform again tomorrow at St Mary’s Church in Geraldine.

Brother shoots brother Police are investigating an Eastern Bay of Plenty shooting. Emergency services were called to the incident where a gun was used on a family member about 2pm yesterday.

Police said in a statement: “One brother shot the other in the leg.

Both are known to police and the address is also known to police.”

The victim was flown to hospital by helicopter in a serious to moderate condition, police said.

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Sugar free policy draws flak

By Sue NewmaN

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Seven members of the public said “no” and four said “yes” when the Ashburton District Council put a sugar sweetened beverages policy out for public consultation.

If adopted by the council the policy would see the availability of sugar sweetened beverages limited in council workplaces, at events where the council provided funding and at events provided by council at councilowned facilities or on councilowned land. It would mean that at council events only healthy beverage choices would be available unless they were bought from food trucks, stalls or vending machines.

Several submitters opposing

the policy were council staff, with one, Mike Farrell choosing to speak to councillors at Thursday’s by-law and policy subcommittee meeting about his opposition.

Implementing a sugar sweetened beverages (SSB) policy was not the council’s core business, Farrell said.

“The impact on the community would be nil, it’s a waste of ratepayer money,” he said.

If the council implemented this policy it was taking away individuals’ choice, Farrell said.

“There are many things that need to be addressed across our district other than whether you drink sugar sweetened beverages or a healthier alternative.”

If the council wanted to target anyone it should be the large

scale suppliers such as supermarkets, dairies and entertainment centres.

Councillor Leen Braam said a policy like this was “holding hands with people who should be standing on their own two feet”.

Sugar bans were bigger than the council, they belonged with the government, Neil Brown said.

“We shouldn’t be doing this for the Ashburton District. It’s up to central government to decide what they will do and we’ll do what’s handed down to us,” he said.

Stuart Wilson agreed. It was about personal choice and once a council started interfering in that where did it stop, he said.

“And how would we police this?

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people? It would be a Clayton’s policy.”

Diane Rawlinson supported the council establishing a policy for its venues.

“I support this in principle through the government it will come our way and it’s good for us to be leading the way,” she said.

Russell Ellis was also in favour of the policy, saying it was a chance for Ashburton to show a lead to the rest of the country.

“It’s about offering more healthy options. We won’t be going out there and knocking people on the knuckles if they don’t get it right.”

Mayor Donna Favel also supported moving the policy forward and used her casting vote to ensure it went back to full council for further debate.

Myrtle rust has now spread to Wellington, days after the fungal plant disease was found in Auckland for the first time. The Ministry for Primary Industries’ laboratory confirmed infections in three ramarama plants in a Hutt Valley garden. The plants were heavily infected, myrtle rust response incident controller Catherine Duthie said.

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Trapping programme to resume Environment Canterbury will resume its trapping programme at the Ashburton River mouth following an internal review focused on safety.

The trapping programme provides protection from predators for endangered birds that nest in the area.

It is implemented by community volunteers under Environment Canterbury supervision.

As part of the review, the regional council spoke to the owners of a small dog which was caught in a pest trap on the south side of the Ashburton River earlier this month and subsequently died from its injuries.

Ashburton Zone Manager Janine Holland said staff and volunteers are very motivated to ensure the safety of people and their animals in the vicinity of the traps next to the Hakatere community and Ashton Beach.

“We now have clear signage on the southern and northern sides of the river mouth advising of the trapping programme. Additionally we have sprayed around, and highlighted, the trapping sites with pink ribbon to make their locations obvious.”

“Traps will be moved away from the carpark area at Ashton Beach and relocated closer to the river mouth. The aim is to provide a greater buffer zone between the public and our traps, while ensuring protection for the endangered species that nest in this area.

“Ashburton people understand how important this area is as a breeding ground for nationally endangered black fronted tern, nationally critical black-billed gull and nationally vulnerable wrybill.”

A recent bird count in the area found nearly 10,000 white-fronted terns are currently nesting at the river mouth, alongside more than 10,000 black-billed gulls. The terns are about halfway through hatching and the gulls about 90 per cent through hatching.

“Resuming our trapping programme during this sensitive nesting phase is critical to protect these birds,” Janine Holland said. “We encourage visitors to the Ashburton River mouth and surrounding beaches to maintain some distance from the bird colonies to allow the young chicks time to mature and leave their nests safely.”

Birds began to gather at the Ashburton River mouth a couple of months ago. There are now thousands more.

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■ CHRISTMAS WISHES

Time to spread some Christmas cheer

By Katie todd

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It spread glimmers of goodwill right throughout the Ashburton district last year – now, the popular Elderly Christmas Wish project is back.

The Ashburton Guardian initiative launched last year pairs big-hearted locals with older residents seeking a special little something during the festive season.

Last year saw 45 wishes granted. Home baking was delivered and gardens were groomed.

Residents relished new fences built in their backyards, trips out to the coffee shop, and even having their clothesline restrung.

One recipient had rehomed to Ashburton after the Christchurch earthquake, and said she felt surprised to be picked and very lucky to be lent a hand when a local washed her net curtains.

In Methven a school basketball team descended on a window-washing job, and at the Coldstream Villas eight residents indulged in tasty, hand-made treats.

Now, the next round of wish-granting is mere days away and individuals are being urged to get in touch.

The Guardian would like to hear from anyone seeking help with a task or a little gift to light up their day – with all wishes due by December 8.

Wishes can be sent to reception@theguardian.co.nz, dropped off at Level 3 Somerset House or posted to PO Box 77, Ashburton 7700.

Steve Stratford was hard at work with paint brush in hand last year to fix up Shirley May’s trellis.

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Elderly Christmas Wish 2017 A little smile, a word of cheer; A bit of love from someone near A little gift from one held dear; Best wishes for the coming year These make a Merry Christmas!

The Ashburton Guardian wants to make the festive season a little brighter for our district’s elderly by having their Christmas wishes granted by a supportive community. Help us make someone’s Christmas extra special.

We would like to invite our older residents to send to us their wishes. It could be help with your garden, a coffee date or some fresh home baking.

Send us your Christmas wishes by Friday, December 8

Then we will ask people in the community to volunteer to make these wishes come true.

By email: reception@theguardian.co.nz

By mail: PO Box 77, Ashburton, 7740 Or drop it in: Level 3 Somerset House, 161 Burnett Street

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“If you can dream it, I can bake it.”

That is Tharina Nel’s motto in her newly established Ashburton business, The Cakelady.

Nel and husband Stan have lived in the town since emigrating from South Africa in February, and she opened The Cakelady at her Allens Road home in September.

The pair came here for a better future for themselves and their 11-year-old twins, wanting to escape the high unemployment and high crime rate in their home country.

“It’s a beautiful country and it’s safe,” she said of New Zealand.

Stan is an electrician and they emigrated here after he gained a job at EA Networks.

Nel began her cake baking business in South Africa, opening it under a different name, Exclusively Handmade, about 10 years ago. She decided to change the name after realising everyone just seemed to call her The Cakelady.

She was initially a bookkeeper, but shut down this business after having her twins, who are a boy and a girl.

Needing something to do as they grew out of their baby stage, she took to baking.

She thought about turning it into a business, and found the idea took off after she went café to café to tell them about her work.

And after a while, orders for larger items such as wedding cakes started to come in.

“I didn’t know much about it, but I learned very quickly,” she said.

Her biggest job in South Africa was baking three gigantic cakes, using 500 eggs altogether, for shopping centre promoters who wanted everyone who visited the centre that day to receive a slice of cake.

Since being in Ashburton, she had baked a range of interesting creations, including a traction engine cake, and a truck cake for 80 people which took four days to make.

Nel said some people who received her cake creations did not want to cut them, such as one friend of hers who had a massive castle made for her young daughter.

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However, she always advised people to just take a photo of the cake, and then cut and consume.

The cake itself, under the icing, was too good to go to waste, as she always used natural and wholesome ingredients and delicious recipes.

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A chance encounter led Laurence Hanrahan to run into an old friend of his recently after having not seen him for more than 20 years.

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hance, as they say, is a wonderful thing. The game of racing horses is so often about chance. It’s a chance that you breed a champion. It’s a chance that you bet on the right horse. It’s a chance that the next horse to walk through your stable door is the best you’ll ever have.

And it was pure chance that led Winchmore horseman and highly-regarded harness racing trainer Laurence Hanrahan to meet up with a star from his past a few weeks ago.

For the past seven years, Hanrahan has been visiting a farm south of Ashburton and for those seven years, he’s been unaware that just beyond the farm gate an old mate of his has been standing in a paddock.

Hanrahan knew who it was straight away, but he couldn’t believe that the horse standing in

front of him was New Age Man. A pacer of immense talent, New Age Man took Hanrahan international as a trainer – winning 13 races from 13 starts before injury halted his career. And to see him again was something special.

“I think my jaw might have hit the floor when this farmer told me the name of the horse,” Hanrahan said.

“I certainly got a bit choked up that’s for sure.

“I never knew what happened to him after he finished racing, he went back to his owner and that was the last I heard of it.

“To be honest, I presumed that he had died.”

Hanrahan’s job away from the racing scene sees him driving around the countryside and visiting farms across the Ashburton district and further afield.

“I’d talked to the guy who owns

it a few times, but we got chatting about how he gets around the massive block of land that he’s got and he was saying how he uses horses and loves using standardbreds because they are so quiet.”

That conversation led to Hanrahan asking more questions about some of the horses he currently had and when the farmer mentioned an old gelding who he’d got “off a lady from Ashburton, who was named New Age Man” everything clicked.

It had been 20 years since Hanrahan had seen his old mate and he wasn’t about to pass up the opportunity for a catch up, so with the farmer’s permission he ventured into the paddock with the warning that the old boy could be a bit hard to catch.

“I walked through the gate and spotted him straight away and he went to run away.

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Left – Laurence Hanrahan and New Age Man back in 1996.

Right – Laurence Hanrahan was recently reunited with New Age Man after not seeing him for 20 years.

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“I yelled out to him ‘Harry you old bugger, get over here and do what you’re told’ and he stopped and turned around and came back to me.

“It was great to see him, he looks 25-years-old, but is still in pretty good nick.”

The moment was special because New Age Man took Hanrahan and his family on an incredible ride.

In his 13-start career, he was undefeated and claimed major race wins in the Round Up 4 Quarter Mile at Group One level and also by the Forbury 4YO Championship and the Superstars Championship at Addington at Group Two. He won the Four and FiveYear-Old Championship at Harold Park in 1997 as well and was a hot favourite to win the Chariots of Fire before he was injured and never raced again.

“He was a great horse and one I still consider myself very lucky to have trained.

“That he remained unbeaten was a testament to just how good he was, not many can go that many starts without being beaten.”

At 25 time is probably pretty limited for Harry and Hanrahan was keen to see that he lived out his life on his own accord.

“I actually asked that if he got to the point where he wasn’t well if I could come and pick him up and take him home so we could have him there and bury him when he passes away.

“But the farmer said that he’ll make sure he gets a really good spot up under the hills for him which I think is perfect.”

Hanrahan hopes though that there’s still a few more catch-ups with his old mate before it gets to that point.

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Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – What language does the festive word noel derive from? a. German b. Spanish c. French 2 – When was Leonardo da Vinci born? a. 1452 b. 1552 c. 1652 3 – Co is the chemical symbol for which element? a. Copper b. Chromium c. Cobalt 4 – Emma Bunton and Melanie Brown were members of which musical group? a. The Supremes b. Destiny’s Child c. Spice Girls 5 – What is the population of Brazil? a. 120 million b. 160 million c. 210 million 6 – Russet, red gold and yukon gold are types of which vegetable? a. Onion b. Potato c. Kumara 7 – The pituitary gland is found...? a. In the neck b. In the groin c. At the base of the brain 8 – In what year was the Battle of Passchendaele? a. 1914 b. 1917 c. 1920

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Death no place for insensitive comments Matt Markham

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’ve always been an advocate for freedom of speech on social media and that everyone is entitled to an opinion.

On Thursday night that opinion changed somewhat and unfortunately it was not for the better.

We had the unfortunate task of breaking the news that a toddler had drowned in a pond in rural Mid Canterbury on Thursday.

Absolutely horrific news that a young child could be taken away so suddenly and I think everyone’s hearts here at the Guardian broke a little for the young child’s family.

As is always the case with such news, it drew plenty of attention and comment on our Facebook page.

Many offered their condolences and were genuinely sympathetic.

In true Mid Canterbury style there were offers of support and questions from some asking what they could do to help.

In the face of darkness, it was quite heart-warming stuff.

Then a select group of posters went the complete opposite direction and decided that it was their right and their need to inform everyone of factually incorrect details and accusations which were not called for.

Reading the comments left me sick to my stomach and wondering what it must take for someone to even want to suggest such nasty and vitriolic things during such a difficult and sad time and also what sad lives those people must lead if they get their kicks out of making such comments.

Those who made the comments were banned and their posts were deleted – but the damage was done.

And by banning them we unfortunately will now encounter others in the future – but they will be others who can expect the same treatment.

We are in the business of trying to bring you the news, as soon as we can and across as many different platforms as we can. Some find it through the paper each day, others on Facebook or the Ashburton App but our hope is that anything of a sensitive nature that is being commented on is being shown the respect it deserves.

Compassion and humility are wonderful qualities for a person to have. Many people in our community have both.

Unfortunately, there are a few who do not.

YOUR VIEWS ON FACEBOOK Question of the Day: Where have you enjoyed your best New Year’s Eve celebrations?

Christine Many years ago while in Nelson for the beach racing on the back beach at Tahunanui we celebrated New Years Eve in fine style in Trafalgar Square. I’m those days you could get away with kissing policemen and drinking in public.

Adele The first street party we need to bring it back there’s nothing here now Carol I would definitely say Uptown Ashburton, a special family evening our children and ourselves will never forget, now we go elsewhere like everyone else that lives here. To me since then Ashburton’s lost its festive appeal and now Xmas in the park has gone. Our town needed these events to get us all involved as a community at a special festive time.

Tracey At the street party in ashburton loved the music the relaxing a really good night with family friends catch up always looked forward to the street party now its like ah just another night now bring back the street party Helen Years ago our street all gathered had wheel barrows races along Middle Road , Hughie Rainey blow all his

traction engines whistles that was when everything started up great times everyone supported

Bay in the 70’s and 80’s

Shirley East st Ashburton. Or our street party with all the neighbours and kids the annial wheel barrow race neighbour v neighbour up our sreet then the bbq

Sandy Caroline bay timaru ashburton is hopeless nothing here to keep you here

Kylie Definitely the street party in Ashburton! I say bring it back too!

Mike Central otago best place in the world Pauline Many years ago at Caroline

Deby Opononi hotel followed by a camp fire beside the Waimamaku river.

Jo Many years ago at Lake Camp when there was a band and bomfires you walked around having drinks at batch holders huts and having fun Stacey Sprinkling my baby boys ashes, surrounded with those that loved him as much as I did :)

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Here’s to our mums O

ur mothers are some of the most undervalued components of the education system we have.

While our children are picking up the rising buzz leading to Christmas, and while our dads are coping with long work hours pressures – especially when associated with the farming businesses in this town, our mums keep operating at the same level they have been on throughout the year, and now with more pressure.

At school we value the mums who keep it together when things aren’t going so well. There are the mums who get called in because their child’s behaviour has taken a turn for the worse.

Sometimes they are at work when they get a call from the school. Sometimes they are finally getting a break, or having time with a younger child when the phone rings.

Telling parents you need to see them is never easy. Most of the time it is the mum who comes in and talks through what has been going on.

Yes, they get angry and upset, but underneath it all, they want their child to be happy and succeed at school. It is hard for mums to have an impartial point of view at times, because this is their child, whom they have raised from birth.

When families fall apart and

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parents go their separate ways, it is our mums who almost always keep the children. They are the ones who must go about the mundane and the necessary aspects of daily life, keeping a brave face on, until the door is closed or they have a coffee with their friends.

At these times I have seen mums organise housing, quit jobs or have to find a job, arrange care for their children, struggle with the bills and worry about what the emotional impact will be on their children. I hate it when others, especially males run down solo mums. They know nothing of the grief and pressure our mums carry.

When our parents get older and need care and more attention, it often falls to our mums to step in.

Phone calls, visits, then visits to town or doctors’ appointments or more, become part of their life.

They carry the responsibility of reversing the roles and caring for their parents, while inside cry for the downward advance of the

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So it is no surprise that when the holidays approach, I can see the excitement of our children rise, while our mums pick up the pace and plan for the break they may not get.

School gives mums a six-hour break, whether it is for them to work or recharge, or take care of other matters. The holidays seem to just bring more and more jobs to do.

And when our mums do work, they are often in part time or shift work, with low wages and little recognition of what they do.

The bottom line is, our mums

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are an extremely important and valuable part of our schools because we work with their children.

So here is to our mums, I hope at some point someone says – “you’re doing a great job, keep going”.

If no one does then I want to say, thank you mum, it’s not easy but you are doing great.

Peter Livingstone is the principal of Tinwald School. The views expressed in this column are his and do not represent the views of his school, the Ashburton Guardian or the Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association.

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Let us not rush to Christmas O

ne evening I was walking from my office at St. David’s Church with our son and daughter when our son observed a Christmas tree and lights in a local shop and he made a comment – “where are people rushing to, it is still November and too early for Christmas trees to be up”.

I am sure that we have all observed that nowadays people start to think about Christmas from as early as October and by the end of November, Christmas trees are up and lights are brightly flickering.

One wonders why the rush to Christmas.

Christians have a special season just before Christmas which is observed annually.

This season is the season of Advent. Advent is a four-week period before Christmas. During this time, the church prepares for the celebration of the birth of Christ which took place over 2000 years ago.

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Advent is a season of waiting.

During this season, we also wait for the coming of Christ Jesus, the Hope of glory.

Advent then calls us to place our hope in the day when Jesus will return again to establish his kingdom where there will be complete healing and light.

As we wait to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, let us think and reflect on how we can share hope within our communities.

Let us share hope with people who are struggling with life issues.

I have observed that Christmas can be a time of loneliness for many people.

Where we meet people who are lonely, let us not rush away but spend time to comfort them and offer companionship. As

we look toward Christmas, let us not rush about but walk with each other so that we may be “joyful in hope, patient in affliction and faithful” in serving Christ and one another.

Christmas time can be a tough time for some people and so let us share hope which will get us through the tough times and keep us from giving up.

On behalf of St. David’s Church and the Ashburton Ministers’ Association, I would like to wish you a blessed Christmas and may the peace of Christ be with you. This week share hope.

Peace on earth Henry Mbambo is the minister at St. David’s Union Church 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

i-SITE closure Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel replies to Linda Bray’s letter published in Thursday’s paper: Dear Linda, We are in receipt of your letter.

Thank you, for the courtesy of sending a copy to councillors and myself.

The services you suggest are still available. There is still an i-SITE in the Ashburton District, it is located in Methven.

The staff are extremely capable and willing to provide this same information, for the entire Ashburton District, either over the counter, via email or over the phone.

As I’m sure you are aware, the Ashburton District Council (ADC), provide funding to Experience Mid Canterbury (EMC) for the management of tourism within the Ashburton District and I will direct your concerns onto the EMC chairman James Urquhart.

Nga Mihi, Donna Favel, Ashburton District Mayor

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Why Chinese house buyers love NZ

By Anne GiBson The Government’s planned foreigners house buyer ban has prompted a Chinese property website to reveal the top four reasons its citizens want our houses.

“Find out four reasons why Chinese buyers like New Zealand,” said Juwai.com which claims to be the No.1 Chinese international property website, commenting on Government plans to ban foreigners from buying existing homes but not from building them.

New Zealand ranks as the sixth most popular property buying destination for Chinese citizens, Juwai says, after the United States, Australia, Thailand, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Phil Twyford, Housing Minister, has expressed concerns about Chinese house-buying intentions here: “You can’t blame people for trying to make a dollar but it’s the Government’s job to ensure the housing market works for New Zealand. That’s why we’re stopping people who don’t have the right to live here from buying houses here.”

Juwai said the reasons Chinese

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Liveability: New Zealand ranks as one of the happiest countries in the world, Juwai said, resulting in one of the best qualities of life. “Life in New Zealand offers a healthier work-life balance and at a slower pace, which is a huge contrast to the high-pressure lifestyle in China.”

Environmental health: Chinese want clean air and high water quality. “New Zealand

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air is so sought-after by Chinese that it has given birth to air farmers such as Christchurch-based Breathe Ezy, who are literally making money out of thin air by harvesting fresh air from the mountains and valleys of New Zealand into cans to sell in China,” Juwai said.

Food safety: 77.3 per cent of Chinese consider food safety their prime concern and New Zealand is “famed for its food quality, integrity and strin-

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gent safety standards. It’s no surprise that Chinese would mark this down as one of the top reasons for liking New Zealand.”

Great outdoors: Beautiful clear skies, fresh air, pristine waters, rolling mountains and picture-perfect natural wonders like Milford Sound and Lake Taupo were listed as reasons for this drawcard and Juwai mentioned The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit films.

These factors were “more than enough to see why Chinese buyers, who increasingly desire a space to breathe and really live, are highly likely to continue to be enchanted with New Zealand – even with the new foreign buyer ban looming”.

Juwai predicted Chinese people would rush to buy properties here before the ban and afterwards, continue to enter the New Zealand property market by developing properties.

“Chinese homebuyers have shown a tendency in the past to speed up their plans to purchase overseas properties when new taxes or restrictions are on the cards, such as in Vancouver and Sydney when new foreign buyer taxes were announced,” Juwai said.

The Government’s KiwiBuild could benefit Chinese buying property here, it said.

“With the new Labour-led Government planning to build 100,000 new homes over the next 10 years under the KiwiBuild scheme, this means New Zealand could still be a viable choice for [Chinese],” Juwai said.

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The Government will cancel the previous administration’s tax cuts, slow debt repayment and weed out low-priority spending to fund its policies, with the details to be set out in the December 14 Budget update, says Finance Minister Grant Robertson.

He told an ANZ Breakfast in Auckland that by reversing National’s tax cuts, which were to kick in next April, the coalition government will create “$8 billion of fiscal headroom over the forecast period”.

That would “more-than meet the costs of the 100-Day Plan and provide further resources to invest in Budget 2018 and beyond,” he said in speech notes for the address.

The Government would also slow debt repayments, aiming to reduce net core Crown debt to 20 per cent of gross domestic product within five years.

That was among Labour’s policy pledges in its election campaign and pushes the target out to 2022 compared with National’s target of 2020.

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fund key infrastructure developments.

“We will, however, be providing the current estimates of the costs of the policies in the coalition and confidence and supply agreements at the time of the release of the Budget Policy Statement,” he said.

The high-level speech is short on detailed costings, but Robertson indicated he is taking an all-ofgovernment approach to finding the funding.

He had told all ministers “to assess their budgets against the new government’s priorities. If programmes are found that do not match these priorities then ministers should consider whether this funding can be re-invested in new, higher priority areas which match our strategy. This work is already under way and will contribute to Budget 2018 planning”.

Robertson said he wanted to move away from using GDP alone as a measure of New Zealand’s success.

While economic growth has been relatively impressive “it tells us only a fraction of the story.

Firstly, it is a measure of activity, not the quality of that activity. And secondly, on a per capita basis, our performance has been significantly less impressive than many of our

OECD counterparts”.

A broader framework was still being developed but would include core elements of lifting living standards and well-being. Those changes wouldn’t be made in time for Budget 2018, but he planned to give more details at that time.

Goals such as reducing child poverty would require amendment of the Public Finance Act, he said.

“Success for us will mean more than just a strong balance sheet – as important as that is,” he said. “It will be marked by how we improve the well-being of all our citizens.”

Repealing National’s tax cuts would also fund the Government’s Families Package, which aimed “to give low and middle-income workers a much-needed boost in incomes and address inequality and child poverty”.

Robertson said economists agree there will be some softening of economic growth over the next year “as the housing market remains flat and as net migration tapers off slightly”.

“Then, there is a consensus of a stronger growth track through 2019 and 2020 which is expected to be supported by government policies such as increasing R&D tax credits, increased wages and export growth,” he said. – NZME

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■ AUSTRALIA

Baby dies in hot car Sleep-deprived mum Emma Lane mistakenly thought she’d brought all her three children in from her car after a busy morning on a hot February day in Melbourne in 2016.

Nine-month-old Hugh, her “false memory” told her, was safely resting in his cot, where she had placed him after returning home.

About two hours later, when it was time to take her daughter to ballet, that she went to wake Hugh – but he wasn’t there.

Her worst fears dawning, the frantic mother ran screaming for help down the driveway only to find her baby still in the car severely distressed by the heat.

The temperature in the car was more than 40 degrees on the afternoon of February 4.

Emma screamed for help, and she and neighbours rushed the child inside to cool him with wet towels, water, a fan ... a packet of frozen peas, and called an ambulance.

Little Hugh died in hospital four days later.

State Coroner judge Sara Hinchey told an inquest into Hugh’s death that “there is no one to blame. It is simply a tragic accident”.

Emma Lane, she said, was

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not criminally responsible for the sad death.

She indicated she would not be referring the case to the Department of Public Prosecutions for criminal investigation.

The Mount Martha mum was juggling three children under the age of five as well as her part-time job as a radiographer. Hugh had been inadvertently left in the car when

Emma arrived home with her children at lunch time after taking them to kindergartens and swimming lessons.

After unbuckling and settling inside the house with her other two children, she returned to the car to collect wet towels from the boot, and went back inside, breaking her usual habit of taking all three together, the Coroner’s Court heard.

“At this time, Emma believed

she had put him in his cot,” counsel assisting the coroner, Jodie Burns said.

But “it then occurred to her that Hugh may still be in the car”, Ms Burns said.

“She screamed out for help – she was beside herself.”

Hugh suffered multiple organ injuries and had worsening cerebral swelling.

His life support was switched off four days later.

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Predators ‘everywhere’

■ UNITED STATES

Parents put son in the microwave A couple from Missouri, US, are accused of assaulting their infant son and putting him in the microwave for “a short period of time”.

Derick Boyce-Slezak and Mikala Boyce-Slezak, both 22, face felony child abuse charges.

Their son was under four

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months old at the time of the alleged assault in April when he was taken to hospital with a rash on his face which turned out to be a wound.

Court documents show the parents claimed the seconddegree burn had been caused by a cleaning agent. However, further tests showed the boy

Boyce-Slezak had previously said she would testify that the head wounds had been inflicted by the father.

The same employee also told court the mother believes Derick Boyce-Slezak put the baby inside the microwave and turned it on “for a short period of time”.

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In brief Smith hints at farewell Australia captain Cameron Smith has hinted Saturday’s Rugby League World Cup final against England could be a farewell for a number of Kangaroos – including himself. Both Smith and Billy Slater, who are the only remaining survivors of Australia’s 2008 World Cup team, have refused to commit to playing on in the green and gold beyond Saturday’s decider. Slater has already admitted the final could be his last test match. - AAP

Mind games begin Mal Meninga has responded to Wayne Bennett’s claim that Australia are using illegal tactics to slow the ruck ahead of tonight’s Rugby League World Cup final by providing pictures of England doing the same thing. Meninga laughed off the fact Bennett had given News Corp 26 examples of the Kangaroos using a third defender to slow the ruck by using spoiling tactics. “I might show you some pictures. It happens every week in the NRL – it’s just a bit of mind games,” said Meninga.

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Ferns make sacrifices

Methven’s Jarrad Hill will be hoping his side can bounce back from defeat last week when they take on Tinwald today in the Mid Canterbury Tennis interclub competition.

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■ TENNIS

Hampstead on a roll

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

With the dust settling on the first round of the Mid Canterbury interclub tennis competition, the long summer of tennis continues with round two kicking off today.

The competition will start at the earlier time of 11am today with the Canterbury Premier Interclub competition also being hosted at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, which begins at 1.30pm.

Hampstead took out round

one honours last week after a winner takes all encounter with Methven.

Hampstead came out on top, winning by four matches to two, and will be hoping to keep their winning run going this week when they take on Southern.

They will likely view the matchup as a chance to start the second round on the front foot, with Southern only able to collect one win in round one.

Aidan Mitchell and Pete Kirwan will likely be the standout

performers once again after narrowly losing their doubles match last week before winning both their singles, while the doubles pair of Jade Brosnahan and Mary-Anne Thyne will be wanting to continue their good form.

Methven will be hoping to bounce back from the disappointment of their loss last Saturday when they take on Tinwald.

Tinwald, alongside Allenton, were two teams who managed two wins in the first round, but

never looked close to touching Methven and Hampstead, and will need a very strong performance to get something out of this weekend.

In the last match up of the day, Allenton will play Fairton, which if the last time these two sides met is anything to go by, will be a close game.

Allenton narrowly took out the victory seven sets to six, and are coming off a win last week, while Fairton lost narrowly to Tinwald six sets to seven.

Beating the Australian Jillaroos will be a tough assignment but the Kiwi Ferns are used to overcoming adversity ahead of today’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup final in Brisbane. Each of the Kiwi Ferns 24-woman squad has had to make huge personal sacrifices in balancing their playing careers with work and family commitments during their buildup to the tournament over the last year. The players have had to get by on the minimum $30 daily allowance.

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Quantum leap needed Kiwi Ferns coach Tony Benson says his side need to make a “quantum leap” to get past the Australian Jillaroos in tonight’s Women’s Rugby League World Cup final in Brisbane.

The Jillaroos are favourites to retain the title they claimed with a historic win over the Kiwi Ferns in the 2013 tournament final, while New Zealand are desperate to avenge that loss and win a fourth World Cup after triumphs in 2000, 2005 and 2008. Benson is confident his team can do the job at Suncorp but believes they’ll need to find another level if they are to topple the Jillaroos who have dominated recent clashes between the two sides. “We have to make a quantum leap and I think in the girls’ minds they have.

I really feel like I’m here with a bunch of international rugby league elite athletes and they feel that way too.”

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In brief Heimgartner confirmed Kiwi Andre Heimgartner has confirmed a fulltime Supercars campaign with Nissan Motorsport in 2018. Heimgartner will join fellow New Zealanders Shane van Gisbergen, Scott McLaughlin, Fabian Coulthard and Richie Stanaway as fulltime drivers in the category with all in competitive machinery.

“I’m delighted to reveal that I’ll be joining Nissan Motorsport next year,” he said. “The team and the facility are world class. Rick and Michael both have heaps of experience, so I hope to learn a lot”.

- NZME

V8s to roar at Taupo

The Ashburton Speedway will be hosting their Christmas meeting this Sunday, with things starting off at 12.30pm.

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■ MOTOR RACING

Demolition derby returns

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

Sunday is looking to be a perfect day for petrol-heads with the Ashburton Speedway hosting its Christmas meeting.

The championship battle in the BNT V8s gets under way at Taupo again this weekend, and following the opening round at Pukekohe, Australian driver Jason Bargwanna leads the points table having taken the round one win. The 2000 Bathurst 1000 winner was buoyed by the performance of his Richards Team Motorsport Toyota Camry and is quietly confident as the championship moves to Taupo. “After last season, we had a few dramas early on which hurt us, but we finished strong,” said Bargwanna. “Championships are about dealing with all kinds of conditions, weather, mechanical, whatever gets thrown at you, and we demonstrated that at Pukekohe.”

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The raceway will be hosting the CTRA NZ Street Stock title, as well as a demolition derby.

“It is the first time in a while we have had a demolition derby,” president Graham Ackroyd said.

This is the first year the club has joined the CTRA, or the Circle Track Racing Association, which has opened up a range of opportunities.

“Before we were just left to our

Weekend Sports Box A look ahead to the sporting weekend, with a glance back over the shoulder at the week that was.

Out and about ….

Something a bit different this week, with a big day of racing at the Ashburton Speedway with the CTRA NZ Street Stock Title on the line and demolition derby.

Things get under way on Sunday at 12.30pm.

On the couch ….

The summer of cricket is under way once again, with the West Indies back in our neck of the woods, kicking off with a test in Wellington. The Basin Reserve always throws up some interesting games, so should be well worth the watch. Today will see the teams head out for the second day of the test, with hopefully New Zealand in a strong position.

The punt ….

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Quick quiz …

Mid Canterbury’s Des Kruger has started a bit of an unwanted trend in his past two games, getting dismissed for the same total two weeks in a row. What was it?

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own devices but now we have access to racing at three tracks in the South Island, which was the first time in 47 years the club had changed direction,” he said.

“It should be a good day out.”

Former Chelsea and Spors boss Andre Villas-Boas will contest the Dakar Rally in 2018 after quitting as manager of Chinese side Shanghai SIPG. Villas-Boas, whose uncle took part in 1982, will drive a Toyota Hilux in the 15-day rally which starts in Peru on January 6 and travels through Bolivia before finishing in Argentina on January 20. The 40-year-old considered tackling the gruelling race on a motorbike, but was persuaded to switch to the Hilux pick-up.

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Rush Hour debut New Zealand motorsport fans will get their first glimpse of Rush Hour racing this weekend at Taupo Motorsport Park.

The first major event of the New Zealand Summer Series will see the debut of the all-classes handicap format that is expected to be the feature race at each meeting.

The Rush Hour race will be the final race on the Saturday of each meeting with the leading cars from each individual category invited for a winner-takes-all hourlong endurance test.

“Rush Hour is a one-hour feature race with a twist and the twist is the pit stop,” promoter Geoff Short said.

“Instead of worrying about cars having parity the pit stop is almost the handicap of the car speed.

“We have got four categories – Porsche, V8s, GT cars and wildcard – we could have up to 40 cars on the grid – 10 from each category.

“All of those cars have a chance of winning outright.”

Cars must take a compulsory pit stop somewhere between the 20th minute and 40th minute of the race and they will spend a minimum amount of time stationary depending on the individual car’s speed.

“Mike Racing from Malaysia has his Mercedes GT3 car and let’s say it goes around Taupo in 1:25m and Paul Kelly has just bought a new 991 Porsche and maybe he is going around in 1:28m,” Short explained.

“It might mean that the Mercedes is stopped in the pits for a minute longer than the Porsche.

“The way we have calculated it they should all cross the finish line at the same time.”

The concept has drawn plenty of interest and will be livestreamed via the Speedworks website and app.

“We have 210 cars entered for the event so we have a full programme,” Short said of the race meeting. “We have 11 classes including Rush Hour.”

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First day goes to Black Caps

Bo Houston watches the ball intently. Tech will be hoping to pick up their second win of the Pritchard Shield when they take on Lauriston today, while Coldstream sit things out with a bye.

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Pritchard Shield wide open

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

The rollercoaster Mid Canterbury club cricket season is just rolling on, with no clear margin forming between the teams yet in the Pritchard Shield.

Currently three teams sit on two wins, with Lauriston, Allenton and Coldstream all on the magic number.

The two teams that contested the final of the T20 competition, Methven and Tech, are the Pritchard Shield strugglers so far.

Both sides only have one win each, with Methven winning in

the first round of the competition against Tech before only posting 70 runs in two consecutive games before having the bye.

Like most clubs, Methven will be missing at least one player to Mid Canterbury’s first Hawke Cup game this weekend, and will be hoping the rest of the team can get the job done against Allenton.

Allenton are beginning to show the form that allowed them to scoop nearly every piece of silverware last year, with a strong bowling attack supported by plenty of handy batsmen.

Sean Strange and Ryan Bell were standouts last week with the ball in hand, taking four and five wickets respectively., Allenton captain Jeff Naish will be pleased with how they performed last week, but will likely be looking for an improved batting performance after he had to put the run chase on his shoulders last week with a score of 42 while wickets fell cheaply around him.

In the other match of the day, Lauriston will travel away from their country home for the first time in two weeks when they

head to the Ashburton Domain to face Tech.

Despite their comprehensive loss to Allenton last week, Lauriston are performing strongly and have netted a big win against Methven and professionally dealt with an eight-man Coldstream side.

Tech have shown they can be a dangerous side, but will be hoping they can pick up the win this weekend to cement themselves in the competition in the run in to Christmas.

Coldstream sit this week out with the bye.

Neil Wagner’s test-best figures of 7-39 have given New Zealand control of the first Test against the West Indies – the tourists succumbing to the left-armer’s normal swag of short balls.

The 31-year-old bowled 15 overs in a row from the southern end of Wellington’s Basin Reserve in the early summer heat and the Windies wilted to 134 all out in their first innings.

In reply New Zealand were 85-2 at stumps on day one, Jeet Raval not out 29 and Ross Taylor 12.

Tom Latham had gone for 37, tamely pulling Jason Holder to Kemar Roach at midwicket before Roach snapped the prize wicket of Kane Williamson, caught in the gully for one.

The day belonged to Wagner, whose 7-39 outshone his previous best of 6-41 at Bulawayo last year and are the fourth-best figures by a New Zealand bowler.

Much of the pre-match talk was about New Zealand swing bowler Trent Boult and the possible debut of paceman Lockie Ferguson.

The West Indies had also talked about attaining consistency and scoring big runs.

Kiwi skipper Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bowl on the verdant Basin pitch.

However, he had to wait 90 minutes for the first breakthrough as top-scorer Kieran Powell (42) and Kraigg Brathwaite (24) – the only scores of note – put on 59 for the first wicket.

Wagner was the second change bowler and, as he has done many times before, bent his back to push the ball into the batsman with short balls. It was Wagner’s fifth five-wicket haul, in his 33rd Test. Boult finished with figures of 2-36.

- NZME

■ OPINION

Getting the right man to pull on that captain’s armband S port needs leaders, and generally the selectorial/coaching conglomerate come up with the right man for the job.

That leader has to exhibit high levels of people-managing, all the while having to keep up his/ her own performance intensity, and cope with all the off-field demands as well.

We’ve seen plenty of them in our national game over the years; in recent times Toddy always springs to mind as the man who would pull the Crusaders together; 20 points down with a minute to go, Toddy says follow me and the red and blacks would invariably respond, rolling over for one, two or three quick tries, whatever was required to get the job done.

There was another Cantab who didn’t do a bad job either, and that one went on to add a couple of World Cups to his resume.

But rugby certainly isn’t the only sport where the demonstration of courage, superior mental strength, physical power and a bit of motivational ability thrown in to get your team across the line is paramount.

Cricket has thrown up two shining examples in the last seven days.

First-up there was the Australian team wobbling a bit as the Poms put the pressure on, with Bancroft, danger-man Warner and Khawaja all back in the shed cheaply.

Enter SPD Smith. (the D stands for Devereux. True!)

More than eight hours of batting later, the Aussie innings was over, with SPD Smith not-out, 141 runs on the scoreboard beside his name.

It was easily the slowest century of his career, but surely one of

the most important, and inspirational.

This is the Ashes, the most significant cricketing contest on the planet in anyone’s language, and at the Gabba where the Englishmen gave themselves a fair shot at victory, the quintessential captain’s knock took his team from a likely 100-plus run deficit to a small but vital lead, and more crucially showed his men the path to victory.

While Smith is rightly regarded as one of the best batsmen of our time, and with a current test average of 61-point-something he’s likely to be well up there in the all-time pantheon, there’s another national skipper out there who matches him, all over the park.

When MS Dhoni began to wind down his illustrious career, millions of Indians the world over worried about the succession

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thing – they needn’t have.

Virat Kohli put his hand up for the job, and took to it like a duck to water.

His own game blossomed with the captaincy, and if he chooses to keep playing long enough, ‘unbreakable’ records owned by the Little Master himself are there for the taking.

This week against the Sri Lankans, Kohli came in, not with his team in peril at all, but still a long way from victory.

He judged the pace of the wicket and the ball for a while,

checked the big clock to see how the game was progressing – then launched.

A double century (his fifth) in quick time later, Sri Lanka was down and out.

Kohli doesn’t just excel with the bat. His team captaincy, and especially field placement (recognising his own top-line capabilities and using them appropriately) is peerless.

The only downside to watching that game was having to listen to Simon Doull commentating.

He’s becoming like Murray Mexted was; you get the feeling his fellow commentators would really like him to be elsewhere.

But back to the captains.

Let’s just hope, if called upon, Kane Williamson can step up to the plate in the same fashion for the Black Caps over the next few days.

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In brief

■ CRICKET

Hawke Cup quest begins

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

Cricket is a confidence game, and heading into the first round of the Hawke Cup, it is something Mid Canterbury are not lacking ahead of their clash with South Canterbury in Timaru this weekend.

“It is going to be a tough game and pretty tight,” captain Matt Winter said.

“We haven’t beaten South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup in a few years so it will be a challenge.”

The Mid Canterbury side are coming off two wins against Canterbury Country and North Otago, and have shown improvements with the bat in hand, an area they have struggled with in the past.

“Cricket is a confidence game and it is just one of those things where we have just got to carry on the good work we have been doing,” he said.

“Des (Kruger) has been batting very well and everyone has been chipping in and getting Bo (Houston) back is a big help.”

While playing for their clubs, most of the players are playing 45-over cricket before having to come to the two-day games that are contested in the Hawke Cup. “It is just about getting used to batting the time,” Winter said.

“It is difficult as we just get the 20-over stuff to the 45-over stuff where you are only there for a couple of hours, so there is a slight change in mindset.”

Winter top scored for Mid Canterbury last time out against North Otago with 57, while Houston picked up 54, alongside Kruger’s 49 as the main points of

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Concern over bouncers Jimmy Anderson raised concerns about “dangerous” short-pitched bowling to an umpire in the Ashes opener but Joe Root has no issues with the treatment dished out to England’s tail. Anderson was one of the tailenders peppered with bouncers throughout the first test in Brisbane, where the ploy worked beautifully for Australia. “I mentioned it to umpire Marais Erasmus but he didn’t think it was too bad,” Anderson told the BBC on the eve of the day-night test that starts in Adelaide today.

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Crane set for debut Legspinner Mason Crane could make his test debut at Adelaide Oval, with England waiting to see how much Moeen Ali’s cut spinning finger heals before settling on an XI. Crane, who impressed so much in Sydney grade cricket last summer that he played for NSW, is being mentored by Stuart MacGill and is highly rated by coach Trevor Bayliss. Blooding the 20-year-old tweaker in the pressure-cooker environment of the day-night clash that starts on Saturday would be a bold call from the tourists, who trail 1-0 in the series.

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Otago happy with Stokes

Mid Canterbury’s batting attack.

The side also has an injection of youth, with Tom Ravenscroft joining the XI after finishing up his time with the Ashburton College 1st XI.

James Speer and Deon Biggs will likely be the main dangers with the ball in hand for Mid Canterbury, with both picking up a three-wicket haul last week.

Mid Canterbury captain Matt Winter will be hoping for plenty of successful appeals in Timaru this weekend.

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Canterbury’s contentious call to sign Ben Stokes for the Ford Trophy has received an unexpected endorsement – from one of the players he could be lining up against over the weekend. Otago allrounder Mark Craig insists that Canterbury made the right call.

“Hats off to Canterbury, they’ve obviously looked at an opportunity to boost some ticket sales and he’s one guy that will definitely do that.

I think it’s exciting he’s playing and it’s up to Canterbury to take the step that they did. I think for our boys it’s exciting to know you’re playing against arguably the best allrounder in the game.”

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■ REVIEW

Bigsy leaves an indelible mark on Mid Canterbury rugby Bigsy McLay - In The Zone John McLay with Val Taylor

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n view of the tragic recent death of John Aitken McLay, this book will serve as a sort of memorial, but not only to him, but the generation of rugby players he represented.

Penned by Bigsy himself with a great deal of help from Val Taylor, the book not only tells the story of his rugby career, it reveals his standpoint on life itself, and that was to forever carry a positive mental attitude.

As the reader discovers, that attitude assisted him well throughout his rugby life, and also with every other part of his varied and interesting time on this earth.

The book is a mish-mash of stories, ideas, people and photographs, relating to all sorts events and happenings, with a single theme running right through it – Bigsy was a good man to have on your side.

We learn that no less than Steve Hansen himself urged Bigsy to put his words and philosophies on paper; the All Blacks coach obviously impressed with the attitude shown by this No. 8-turned-prop from little old Mid Canterbury.

We hear from plenty of other rugby (and

other) stars and personalities.

Grant Perry chimes in with his thoughts, relating how Bigsy was the powerhouse behind the Mayfield forward pack for years, and noting that Bigsy was the Cowboy Shaw of the Mid Canterbury team in their time together.

If anyone needed sorting out, Bigsy was the man to do it.

The book is dotted throughout with little factoids: quite possibly you weren’t aware that at a Mayfield community event, Bigsy once shore a sheep using scissors!

Nowdays when young men are often faced with a choice of ditching one of the two sports they’re really good at, finding out that Bigsy was actively involved in no less than 14 different sports at Lincoln College is an amazing occurrence.

The Mighty Men of Mid get some coverage, although I thought maybe they deserved more, but Murray Roulston, possesser of one of the finer rugby minds around, has plenty to say on their time together coaching junior teams in the late 1980s/early 1990s.

Bigsy’s mental skills training played a vital part in the successful development of many a young player, and that development often

extended to their lives off the rugby patch.

Mid Canterbury rugby legend Jock Ross has plenty to say too, including a fascinating trip down memory lane about how quite a few of the top players indulged in games of Aussie Rules in this town.

Bigsy might not have been quite the right shape to be good at that code, but he made up for that with sheer determination to be a winner.

That determination, along with the positive mental attitude thing, rubbed off on so many people close to Bigsy, both in his sporting and personal life, and that fact is reflected over and over in this book.

In fact Jock can have the last word: “If I was going onto a rugby field and it was going to be a battle, the first person I would want standing next to me was Bigsy McLay.” - Steve Devereux

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May ready to utilise home track

By Matt MarkhaM

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Ricky May has built his dynasty based on pulling the right reins at the right time, but the Methven horseman is hoping he’s pulled the right one in tomorrow’s Methven Green Mile.

The local legend had the choice of two drives in the Free-ForAll pace worth $17,500 – up and coming pacer A G’s Whitesocks or proven grass track toff Seel The Deal. After some serious deliberation when he was given the choice by trainers Greg and Nina Hope, May opted for the former.

track so you couldn’t really write him off.”

From barrier two May and A G’s Whitesocks will bounce from a handy draw and look to settle on the speed.

A multiple winner of workouts and trials on Ricky the Methven track, May isn’t predicting the grass surface to slow him down at all.

“He goes well on it and from a good draw and with a small field he should be right in the fight.”

The May and Hope combination will also be in action in the

“He’s a pretty exciting horse, it’s all in front of him really.

“I’ve been impressed with the way he has felt this time in, he’s gone to that next level and I think he’s a pretty serious chance of winning on Sunday.”

While excited about his own prospects, May was also wary about Seel The Deal who he knows plenty about.

“He’s a good horse when he’s right, but I have just felt that he’s not going quite as good this time in.

“Having said that he always goes great races on the Methven

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the speed and working into late.

They’ll run along a bit too which will help him, without doubt.”

May is in for a busy day on his home track with eight drives in the 10 races.

He has a big chance to start the day on the right note with Westar Maggie. Also trained by Greg and Nina Hope, the maiden trotter had her rivals in a world of hurt last Sunday at Motukarara before she galloped in the final 100 metres.

Other good chances for May at the meeting include Tracksarefortrains, Cullenz Diamond and Precious Sara.

Today at Ellerslie Raceway

Auckland RC Venue: Ellerslie Meeting Date: 02 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 2.30pm (NZT) BROOKBY STABLES 1100 $35,000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1100m 1 2130x Lewis Caroll db (4) 59.5 .............R Elliot (a1) 2 3x245 Selfie db (5) 58.5.............................S Collett 3 6x773 Mr Knowitall tm (6) 57.5 ........H Marzuki (a3) 4 15x1x Sweet Leader (7) 56 ................... P Moloney 5 1132x Ja Ja Binks t (9) 55.5 .................M Cameron 6 211x1 Ruby Bloom (1) 54 ...................... D Johnson 7 4x141 Vanilla Moon m (8) 54 ........S Weatherley (a) 8 x1761 Joy Anna tm (2) 54 .................... M D Plessis 9 64726 Rich Billie Marsh m (3) 54 ...........T Thornton 2 3.11 WITHERS & CO CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 1200 $27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 18697 Money Trail tdm (3) 59.5.............M Coleman 2 7x09x King’s Cross t (1) 58.5................. D Johnson 3 x517x Scaglioni d (4) 58.5 .....................T Abel (a4) 4 27553 Bombard (5) 57.5 ........................... J Parkes 5 263x1 Midnight Runner dm (9) 57.5 .... M D Plessis 6 1. Morrie Ock d (2) 57.5 ........................L Innes 7 46x40 Breezon d (8) 57.5 8 x3508 Winmotion d (12) 57.5.....................S Collett 9 1 Its Destinys Child d (11) 57 .............M Vance 10 21x43 Tattybogler d (13) 56.5 ................ P Moloney

11 55x33 Stacey Ann t (7) 55.5 ..................T Thornton 12 139x8 Excelleration (10) 55 .....................M McNab 13 20007 Getalonghome Cindy m (6) 54.5Fawcett (a3) 3 3.46 DUNSTAN FEEDS STAYERS CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER $30,000, R75 Benchmark, 2100m 1 47325 Clarify tdb (11) 59.5 ..................S McKay (a) 2 x8451 Magic Chai td (10) 58.5.....................L Innes 3 4x241 Collaborate d (6) 57 ...................M Cameron 4 x6607 Diesel tdm (8) 56.5.................... M D Plessis 5 0x114 Vittachi mb (3) 56.5 ....................M Coleman 6 83131 Dr Hank 56 ................................... Scratched 7 14x63 Four Degrees d (7) 56 .................... J Parkes 8 73x74 Dalezinga td (4) 55.5.................T Wenn (a3) 9 56832 Rough Cut (2) 55 ........................C Lammas 10 53141 Belle Testa dm (9) 54.5 ...................S Collett 11 1x818 Pearlescence m (1) 54 ................ D Johnson 12 10165 Rocanic d (5) 54..................A Schwerin (a2) 4 4.21pm REAL TIME ACCOUNTING 1600 $27,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 9x216 Stephen Bond d (12) 59 .............R Elliot (a1) 2 25120 One Prize One Goal (1) 58.5 ......... J Parkes 3 02x60 Rule The World (3) 58.5 .................. T Harris 4 243x0 Splendido (4) 58.5......................G Cooksley 5 539x7 Street Smart t (8) 58.5 ......................L Innes 6 50162 Lady Shabeel (7) 58....................C Lammas 7 1262 Kachhi (9) 57.5............................ D Johnson

8 659x5 Desert Storm (5) 57.5 ................M Coleman 9 0x441 Rocette Lady (10) 57 ...............J Nason (a2) 10 740x4 Volts t (13) 57 .........................J Fawcett (a3) 11 097x2 Princess Sapphire b (2) 56.5 .....M Cameron 12 8x632 Real Fun (6) 56.5 ............................S Collett 13 20004 Sea Home m (11) 55.5........................C Dell 5 4.56pm TREVOR EAGLE MEMORIAL 3YO $50,000 1 11 Demonetization m (4) 58.5.........M Cameron 2 41 Iago t (9) 57.5....................................L Innes 3 1 Motivation (3) 57.5 ........................M McNab 4 551 On The Rocks (1) 57.5 ................ P Moloney 5 051 Secret Ambition (6) 57.5 ........... M D Plessis 6 103 Warset (10) 57.5 7 23 Owen Patrick (12) 56 .........S Weatherley (a) 8 x2122 Kapoor (8) 55.5 ..........................M Coleman 9 1720. Charli Rose m (11) 55.5 .............. D Johnson 10 152 Hello It’s Me b (5) 55.5 ................C Lammas 11 5x81. Alternative Fact m (7) 55.5 ..............S Collett 12 x2931 Mongolian Beauty (2) 55.5 ............. J Parkes 6 5.30 DUNSTAN FEEDS 1500 CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER 1400 $30,000, R75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 423x0 Top Prospect tdb (8) 60................... T Harris 2 750x1 Romancer t (2) 58.5 .................. M D Plessis 3 0x4x3 Altius 57.5 .................................... Scratched 4 80x43 Bella Gioia (4) 57 ........................ D Johnson 5 0112. Descendant d (13) 57 ................R Elliot (a1)

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30x31 Neeson d (6) 56.5 .......................... J Parkes 90x11 Secret Stash dm (12) 56.5 .......... P Moloney 17x49 Terrifique tdb (5) 56.5 ................S McKay (a) x3721 Wide Awake 56 ............................ Scratched 5332x Cinematic tb (15) 55.5................M Coleman 019x8 Sacred Rhythm (3) 55 .......................L Innes 22x68 Thatsforsure td (11) 55...................V Colgan x2104 Princess Kereru 54.5 ................... Scratched 44x37 Princess Rihanna (10) 54 ..S Weatherley (a) 09021 Livin’ On A Prayer (16) 54 149x1 Rikki Tikki Tavi d (14) 54 11x74 Don’tblamethemusic b (1) 56 ........M McNab 1015x Sisterella 54 ................................. Scratched 689x0 Heart Beat t (7) 56 20x02 Bruce Arthur (9) 55 7 6.10pm EAGLE TECHNOLOGY STAKES $70,000, OPN-SW&P, 1600m 1 1x559 Volkstok’n’barrell td (4) 58 .................L Innes 2 2x211 Hiflyer dm (11) 56 .......................... J Parkes 3 59x51 Natuzzi td (5) 56.........................D Prastiyou 4 0x833 Splurge tdm (3) 56 ........................M McNab 5 x8125 Ronchi tdm (1) 55 ......................G Cooksley 6 187x4 Gravano tdm (13) 55 ................. M D Plessis 7 75261 He’s Cavalier tdm (2) 55..............T Thornton 8 9x876 Stolen Dance td (6) 53 ...............M Cameron 9 6x863 Endean Rose d (12) 53 ............... D Johnson

10 x5442 Rising Shot tb (9) 53 ..................M Coleman 11 57x52 Skyweka d (8) 53 ........................C Lammas 12 10x35 Tessastock (7) 53 ............................S Collett 13 523x4 Neala t (10) 53 ...........................J Nason (a) 8 6.50 DDB 2100 $27,500, R65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 66307 Late Decision (3) 60 ....................... J Parkes 2 1x666 Te Waewae Bay d (16) 60 ..........R Elliot (a1) 3 79243 Model Aye d (15) 59 .................. M D Plessis 4 85591 Narvick d (10) 59................S Weatherley (a) 5 x4432 Savapak b (7) 59 ............................. T Harris 6 12359 Outsider m (1) 58.5 ...............H Marzuki (a3) 7 321x9 Suliman dm (14) 58.5......................S Collett 8 9x793 Archduchess d (9) 58 ....................M McNab 9 36x02 Defer (12) 58 ...............................T Thornton 10 70503 Affogato d (6) 57.5 .................J Fawcett (a3) 11 1x876 She Brings Joy t (2) 57 ............... D Johnson 12 55631 Belle Volant d (17) 56.5 .......................C Dell 13 3x178 La Foi m (5) 56 ........................... L Satherley 14 74264 She’s All Clang m (11) 56 ........J Nason (a2) 15 1x650 Soul Sensation m (4) 55.5 .........M Cameron 16 1x066 Tourmaline m (13) 55 .................. P Moloney 17 05809 Duke Of Millfield m (8) 55 18 3x16 Mental Telepathy 59 ..................... Scratched 19 1x427 August Edition 56.5 ...................... Scratched Blinkers on: Owen Patrick (R5), Rising Shot (R7) Blinkers off: One Prize One Goal (R4), Neala (R7)

Today at Wanganui Raceway

Wanganui JC Venue: Wanganui Meeting Date: 2 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.25pm DAVE HOSKIN CARRIERS 2040 $10,000, MAIDEN, 2040m 1 84324 Handyman (7) 58.5 ...............C Waddell (a4) 2 0852 Cornerstone (3) 58.5 .........................L Hemi 3 46592 Mister Geronimo (12) 58.5 .................M Hills 4 6x845 Dal Kilchoan (10) 58.5 ......... T Johnson (a2) 5 7x79 Heza Duke (5) 58.5 ........................... T Allan 6 90x88 Trebbiano (1) 58.5 ...........................D Turner 7 69x84 War Hero 57 ................................. Scratched 8 05 Vee Twelve (8) 57 ......................A Chan (a2) 9 8x942 Hollypop h (11) 56.5.................... C Johnson 10 338 Rockoneve h (6) 56.5 ......................R Myers 11 59994 Nasheeta (4) 56.5 ....................M Singh (a3) 12 6x050 Witch Hazel (2) 56.5 .....................M Tanaka 13 0x608 Belladita (9) 56.5 ........................ A Shin (a4) 14 00880 Crystal Roc (13) 56.5 ............ H Andrew (a2) 2 1.00pm ALSCO 1200 $22,500, R 65 Benchmark* 1 65x47 Bruegel dh (9) 59.5 ..................... C Johnson 2 1x Our Dynamite dh (1) 59 ..................R Myers

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other feature, The Trotters’ Green Mile with consistent wee trotter, Everybody Knows.

Second to Great Things Happen in the New Zealand Trotting Free-ForAll during Cup Week, he’s a serious chance of May causing a minor upset from the inside of the second row in what is a very good field.

“It’s a good field, but he’s good enough to go close to winning it.

“We will need a bit of luck from the inside of the second row, but his best races are usually sitting off

1 2849x Savatag (5) 58.5.......................... C Johnson 3 40086 Brother One tm (6) 58.5 2 Benson h (4) 58.5 ...........................R Myers 4 77127 Exhibit db (8) 57.5 ................ T Johnson (a2) 3 6 Heart Of Fame (3) 58.5 .................M Tanaka 5 017x0 Flavouring dm (3) 57.5 ..................M Tanaka 4 0 Post Graduate (11) 58.5....... T Johnson (a2) 6 16 Pure Daze dmb (5) 57....................... T Allan 5 x3350 Platinum Edition (2) 57....................D Turner 7 44210 Son Of Surf d (4) 57 .................. D Hirini (a1) 6 37723 Play The Field (7) 56.5 .............M Singh (a3) 8 08034 Bigsie d (7) 56.5 ....................... E Smith (a3) 7 59 Shezacraftsman (6) 56.5................S Wynne 9 38x05 Perfect Shock (10) 56......................D Turner 8 70 Tavistella (1) 56.5 ...................... D Hirini (a1) 10 139x8 Excelleration 55 ........................... Scratched 9 Up In Smoke h (8) 56.5 ..................... T Allan 11 x7796 Floscee’s Gold (2) 54 ............ H Andrew (a2) 3 1.35pm GAS HEATING 1340 $10,000, MDN, 1340m 10 4x267 Sainted Pearl h (9) 55 .......................L Hemi Rough ‘N’ Tumble (10) 55 ...... H Andrew (a2) 1 54x73 Heineken Rocks (6) 58.5....... H Andrew (a2) 11 2 50x5 Prized Pins h (9) 58.5 .......... S MacNab (a2) 5 2.45pm AME ELECTRICAL 2040 $25,000, Rating 75 3 0 Over Think (1) 58.5 .........................D Turner Benchmark, 2040m 1 226x0 Bella’s Delight m (3) 59 .................D Bradley 4 309x6 Al Be Civics (2) 58.5 ....................... A Jones 2 87613 Animator m (9) 58.5 ............. T Johnson (a2) 5 0 Thutmosis h (4) 58.5 ............ T Johnson (a2) 3 62447 Amun Ra (2) 58...............................D Turner 6 84x44 Thats Amore (8) 56.5 ...............M Singh (a3) 4 82457 Gordys Gesture tm (1) 58 .... S MacNab (a2) 7 56x44 How’s That Girl (7) 56.5 ................M Tanaka 5 10x03 Star Of Greenbeel h (4) 58 .............R Myers 8 09409 Dancing Auriole (11) 56.5 .........A Chan (a2) 6 41x78 Hunta Pence (6) 56.5 .................. C Johnson 9 Live In Hope (5) 56.5......................... T Allan 7 43388 I Suggest m (10) 56 ......................M Tanaka 10 60 Glitzyrock (10) 55 ........................ C Johnson 8 50373 Go To Man tdh (5) 56 .....................S Wynne 11 Veneneuse (3) 55 ................ C O’Beirne (a3) 4 2.10 PALAMOUNTAINS 1340 $10,000, MDN, 1340m 9 606x0 Napoleon (8) 55.5 ........................... A Jones

1 90305 Blathwayt m (7) 60 .................. H Andrew (a) 10 0x394 Kairanga Lad t (7) 54 ...............M Singh (a3) 3.21pm LOADERS LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES 1600 2 33x64 Cruiser tm (9) 59.5 ........................D Bradley 3 07x18 Meeska Mooska (6) 59.5 ................ A Jones $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 4 x8581 Balham (1) 58.5 ..............................R Myers 1 2584x Razors Edge t (4) 59.5 ..................M Tanaka 5 0x862 Hushed (8) 57.5 .............................S Wynne 2 0710x Troup Road td (12) 59.5 ............. A Shin (a4) 6 0x223 Snow Secret b (5) 55.5 .............B Hutton (a) 3 237x2 Handfull d (5) 59 .............................D Turner 7 69162 All In Vogue (3) 54.............................L Hemi 4 x4227 Durham t (8) 58.5 ................. S MacNab (a2) 8 5x577 Effectav t (10) 53 ...........................M Tanaka 5 x8852 Terracotta Warrior d (14) 58.5 ...........L Hemi 9 76x93 Quintessentially b (2) 53 ............. C Johnson 6 3x225 O’Ceirins Choice (2) 58......... H Andrew (a2) 7 06387 Brave Kat tdm (10) 58 ...............A Chan (a2) 10 0x127 Joe Cargo (4) 53 8 41006 Adonis (6) 57.5.........................M Singh (a3) 8 4.31 WANGANUI STEELFORMERS 1340, R75 Benchmark 9 188x0 Figurable db (3) 57.5 ......................... T Allan 1 23703 Lord Ernesto tdm (6) 60 ........ H Andrew (a2) 10 6x8x1 En Suite h (7) 56.5 ..........................R Myers 2 15044 Perfect Harmonee tdmh (9) 59.5A Chan (a2) 11 92001 Rebel Rose m (15) 56.5 .................. A Jones 3 2x440 Bisou Bisou h (4) 58.5....................S Wynne 12 829x3 Dandeedee (16) 56 ................... D Hirini (a1) 4 38x48 Whispering (11) 58............... T Johnson (a2) 13 4710x Magic Wonder tdh (13) 56........... C Johnson 5 4913x All Charm h (7) 57.5 .................M Singh (a3) 14 50x63 Hot Saki 55.5 ............................... Scratched 6 5x002 Goodsav (2) 57 ........................... C Johnson 15 00440 National Asset dm (11) 57 7 579x6 Princess Belle (3) 55.5 ..................M Tanaka 16 3x800 Chic dh (9) 54.5 8 20511 Itellyouonething (5) 55 ..................... R Stam 17 3x670 Morris Lass (1) 54 9 37x02 Sweepstake (10) 55 ........................R Myers 7 3.56 CAMBRIDGE THOROUGHBRED LODGE WAN- 10 49241 Gladstone Belle td (1) 54 ..... S MacNab (a2) 11 114x5 Regal Winks th (8) 54...................... A Jones GANUI CUP 2040 $50,000, OPN HCP, 2040m

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Tomorrow at Cromwell Racecourse

Otago RC Venue Cromwell Meeting Date 3 Dec NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.25pm CHRISTMAS AT THE RACES DECEMBER 15 - WINGATUI! $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 x5943 Edward b (9) 58.5 ....................... C Johnson 2 47x50 Nakuru (2) 58.5 ...............................J Laking 3 846x0 Epee (10) 58.5 ......................K Mudhoo (a1) 4 80x99 Brunello (12) 58.5 ...................... J Lowry (a) 5 790 Runningthegauntlet (8) 58.5 .......L Callaway 6 The Mist (7) 58.5 .....................K Kalychurun 7 0x740 Zayzay (5) 56.5 ............................K Williams 8 00x58 Tap Dis (6) 56.5..............................S Wynne 9 09x60 Aunty Alice (3) 56.5 .....................K Kwo (a3) 10 90070 Macario (11) 56.5 11 0 Cardrona (1) 55............................. C Barnes 12 7 Chelsea Blue (4) 55 .....................T Moseley 13 770 Xpersei 55 .................................... Scratched 2 1.00pm LINDAUER $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 24224 Leuluai b (8) 58.5 ....................T Jonker (a3) 2 5. Meru (6) 58.5 ............................. J Lowry (a) 3 26867 Galisini (2) 58.5 .....................K Mudhoo (a1) 4 7 Linedanceking 58.5 ...................... Scratched 5 980x6 Never You Mind (9) 58.5 ................ C Barnes 6 0x8. The Flagon (10) 58.5 ...R Beeharry (a4) 7 325 Free And Easy (7) 56.5 ................T Moseley 8 64 Queen Jetsun (11) 56.5 ...............K Williams 9 6. Rockapan (1) 56.5 ......................L Callaway 10 067x8 El Famoso (3) 56.5.........................S Wynne 11 000x Platinum Recruit (4) 56.5 .....A Bohorun (a4) 12 x087x Raising Al (5) 56.5 .......................... J Morris

5 0603 Shotglass (11) 58.5 .........................J Laking 6 90x56 Herbie (4) 58.5 ................................ J Morris 7 42x63 The Style (13) 56.5 ..................... C Johnson Rating 85 Benchmark, 1220m 8 x7727 Vino Tinto (6) 56.5........................T Moseley 1 x4361 Mr Typhon (4) 59 .......................B Hong (a4) 9 28072 Fly The Flag (12) 56.5 ..................K Williams 2 45x80 El Bee Darci m (5) 57............K Mudhoo (a1) 10 29x89 Portumna Lass (1) 56.5 .................S Wynne 3 222x1 Starvoia m (3) 56 ........................ C Johnson 4 277x1 Celtic Cross (2) 54.5 ........... R Firdhaus (a2) 11 x0847 Metasequoia (3) 56.5 .............. G Jogoo (a1) 5 25123 Barabas (6) 54 ...............................S Wynne 12 8x809 Beaver Las Vegas (7) 56.5 ..........K Kwo (a3) 6 x5704 Lucky Edie (1) 54 ....................P Shaikh (a2) 13 7x700 Fivewayeight (2) 55 ............ C Campbell (a3) 797 Zentessa (14) 55 ........................... C Barnes 4 2.10pm CENTRAL LAKES EQUESTRIAN CENTRE 14 15 0x8. The Flagon (10) 58.5 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1220m Emergency: The Flagon 1 x6332 Strowan (5) 60.............................. R Cuneen 2 960x0 Flytime (1) 59 ........................K Mudhoo (a1) 6 3.20 KB CONTRACTORS $25,000, Rating 75 Bench3 7x090 Opihi Ranger td (7) 59 ...................S Wynne mark, 1400m 1 1386x Flying Sardine td (4) 59...............K Kwo (a3) 4 262x0 Pippi Rea (9) 58.5 ....................... C Johnson 2 6x426 Raise You Ten d (12) 59 ..... C Campbell (a3) 5 600x4 Prince Ransom (3) 58.5 ............B Hong (a4) 3 x7767 Residential d (11) 57.5 ............ G Jogoo (a1) 6 1. Abraxos (10) 57 ..........................L Callaway 4 42010 Rideitlikeustoleit d (9) 57.5 .............. J Morris 7 40241 Zabay (12) 57 ..................... C Campbell (a3) 5 52127 Hot Tempo dm (7) 57 ...................K Williams 8 x0026 Ellerstina (2) 56 .......................T Jonker (a3) 6 22015 Nowhere Man m (10) 57 .......... K Gundowry 9 3x478 Waimate Bill (11) 55.5 ..........A Bohorun (a4) 7 8x161 Hee’s Our Secret d (6) 56.5 ....... J Lowry (a) 10 0330x Promising m (8) 55..................K Kalychurun 8 6x321 Robin Charles d (2) 56 ................ C Johnson 11 7000x All Things Nice (13) 55 .................. C Barnes 9 01910 Wild Jack dm (8) 56 .............A Bohorun (a4) 12 4870x Alottatow (4) 55 ...................... K Cowan (a3) 10 32210 Entree d (1) 55 ...............................S Wynne 13 700x7 He’s Mi Brother (6) 55 .............P Shaikh (a2) 14 4500x Supatwista (14) 54.5 ...........R Beeharry (a4) 11 33458 Docket d (5) 54.5.................R Beeharry (a4) 5 2.45pm THE BROOKLYN BARBER $10,000, 2030m 12 040x8 The Brave One d (3) 54 ..........K Kalychurun 1 46233 Little Bossing b (8) 58.5 ..............L Callaway 7 3.55 CENTREPOINT LIQUOR SUPPLIES $35,000, 2 x3220 Sebring Dragon (15) 58.5 .......T Jonker (a3) OPEN HANDICAP, 1400m 1 218x3 Gallant Boy tdm (2) 60 ....... C Campbell (a3) 3 8x334 Maks Legend b (9) 58.5 ............... R Cuneen 2 60193 Flying Ibis d (9) 57.5 ................... C Johnson 4 0x603 Faltaine (5) 58.5 ......................... J Lowry (a) 3 54546 Dynamic dm (4) 57..................P Shaikh (a2) 13

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4 70x66 Magic Epic d (5) 54.5 ............. K Cowan (a3) 5 8x227 Volcano d (8) 54.5 ...................T Jonker (a3) 6 42x77 Thyme Zone dm (7) 54.................T Moseley 7 126x3 Johnny Jones d (1) 54 ............ G Jogoo (a1) 8 10545 Secret Power dm (3) 54 ...............K Williams 9 5x435 Thought That (6) 54 .......................S Wynne 8 4.30pm DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS $35,000, OPEN HANDICAP, 2030m 1 11x88 Tommy Tucker tm (11) 61.5 ........ J Lowry (a) 2 1x313 Patrick Erin b (2) 58.5 ................. C Johnson 3 62323 Princess Brook (13) 54.5 .............. C Barnes 4 48116 Come Fly With Me tdm (5) 54 .....L Callaway 5 44010 Sureasyouwereborn m (3) 54 ......T Moseley 6 5x834 Motorboat Mike b (6) 54 ............... R Cuneen 7 37522 Flag The Groom (1) 54............. K Cowan (a) 8 66847 No Emotion (10) 54 ...................P Shaikh (a) 9 65211 Who Dares Wins (12) 54 ................S Wynne 10 3x554 Odi Et Amo m (7) 54 ...............K Kalychurun 11 12151 Dee And Gee (14) 54 ................T Jonker (a) 12 8590x Show MacCool (8) 54 .............K Mudhoo (a) 13 117x0 Taniwha (4) 54 ................................ J Morris 14 x8281 Madam De Soir (9) 54..................K Williams 9 5.05 SPEIGHT’S $22,500, R65 Benchmark*, 2030m 1 6x536 Gazza The Guru m (6) 59 ........... C Johnson 2 7x954 Slammer (8) 58.5 ....................... J Lowry (a) 3 4x602 Ruby Row (11) 58 .................. K Cowan (a3) 4 000x3 Blue Flag (5) 57.5 ........................T Moseley 5 x10x0 Perceptive m (14) 57.5 ....... C Campbell (a3) 6 4F668 The Energizer tm (17) 57 ........K Kalychurun 7 56017 Keep The Lot (13) 56.5 ........... G Jogoo (a1)

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32703 Verna Audrey (12) 56.5 ................K Williams 8x047 Opihi Jade (10) 56.5 ......................S Wynne P6258 The Quiet Man (7) 56.5 ........A Bohorun (a4) 08283 I’llav Bubbles (15) 56.................... R Cuneen 85588 Victoryshallbemine m (4) 56 ...T Jonker (a3) 0x962 Higher Authority (1) 55.5 ............... C Barnes 0x800 Radiant (3) 55 .......................K Mudhoo (a1) 45x47 Tapilize (16) 54 x9568 Taxihome (9) 56 069x0 Lookherepal (2) 55.5 10 5.45 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR CROMWELL! $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 0x932 Zakynthos (3) 59 2 69x10 Hover d (8) 58.5 ........................... R Cuneen 3 7x017 Napoleon Dynamite (4) 58.5R Beeharry (a4) 4 70655 Travel Wise dm (7) 58.5 ..........T Jonker (a3) 5 300x7 Jakob Gambino d (1) 58..................J Laking 6 28615 Lay Off d (17) 57.5 ...................... C Johnson 7 35x52 Lizzie Bordon td (13) 57.5 ....... G Jogoo (a1) 8 799x0 Sally Getcha Gun d (12) 57.5 ......... J Morris 9 190x9 Majic El (11) 57.5 ...........................S Wynne 10 8x918 It’s Pandemonium d (6) 57 ......K Kalychurun 11 7x145 Princess Athena (15) 57 .......K Mudhoo (a1) 12 630x0 Wesley Hall dm (14) 57 13 5300x Greta Valley d (10) 55.5 ..............K Kwo (a3) 14 40x46 Miss Tuscan (2) 55.5 ....................T Moseley 15 60x90 Bushido d (16) 56.5 16 85699 Justice Well (5) 56 17 040x8 The Brave One 56.5 ..................... Scratched 18 3x478 Waimate Bill d (18) 56 19 700x7 He’s Mi Brother (9) 55.5 -

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Allenton Medical Centre, Harrison Street, will be the duty practice for Sunday until 8am Monday. They will hold surgery from 10am until 12.30pm and from 2pm until 5pm. Please phone 0800 700 155 for an appointment.

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays.

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24 hr Rape and Sexual

Assault Crisis Support. Ph: 03 364 8791

Pharmacies

Alcohol Drug Help Line

24 hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) For weekend and emergency services please phone 302 Direct dials to a volunteer.

8105 for details on how to access the after hours service Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm each weekend. outside of these hours leave a message.

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will be open from 9am - 1pm Saturday, from 10am - 1pm Sunday. From 5pm - 7pm both evenings.

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Lifeline - Toll-Free: 0800 353 353.

Art Gallery

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Ashburton Museum

ANIMAL SERVICES

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm - Wednesday: 10am – 7pm 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open Daily: 10am – 4pm

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

Ashburton District Council 03-307-7700 - 24h/sce.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Alcoholics Anonymous

Victims Support Group

Bus Departures

Ashburton Public Library

HELPLINE SERVICES

Methven & Rakaia Area

COMMUNITY SERVICES

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Mid Canterbury Spca

WEEKEND EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBER: All enquiries - 308 4432.

20 River Terrace - Phone 03 308 4020 WEEKEND HOURS: Sat & Sun 7am - 7pm.

Public Holidays 10am - 5pm.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter - Contact -

Mail Closing Times

VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Cnr East St & Seafield Rd, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Juan Gray.

ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, 149 Cameron St, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein. Full emergency service all weekend.

VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, 1 Smallbone Dr, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon.

Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

President 021 1356 969.

Veterinarians

ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE FAST POST: Mon - Fri 6pm STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm

Information Centres

Methven Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays 10am until 3pm.

Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com

Daily Events

Vet Ent and Vet Life now operate a joint after-hours small animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

December 2, 3 & 4, 2017

Saturday

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday.

Methodist Church hall, Baring Square East.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON VINTAGE CAR CLUB. Museum and parts shed open. 86 Maronan Road, Tinwald.

10am - 1pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

10am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

11am - 3pm BOROUGH SCHOOL FETE. All usual Fete stalls, fun for everyone.

Borough School grounds, Winter Street.

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, singles and doubles. Waireka Croquet Club, the Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (draw) Golf croquet, casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play association or golf croquet.

Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Social play, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

Sunday

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Advent 1, worship service led by Frank Tasker, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.30am ASHBURTON METHODIST BARING SQUARE CHURCH. Morning worship, all welcome. Rev Tevita Taufalele. Baring Square East.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am ST PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Morning worship led by Rev John Coutts, all welcome. 65 Oxford Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. First Sunday in Advent, Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. All age service and Holy Communion, Park Street.

10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

10am ASHBURTON BAPTIST CHURCH. Morning service, all welcome. 67 Cass Street.

10.30am VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School Hall).

10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road .

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (draw to be done) Golf croquet casual doubles for all ages. The domain, Philip Street.

4pm MID CANTERBURY CHOIR CHRISTMAS CONCERT. Admission $5 at door, Musical director, Kathy McKimmie with accompanist and guest artist, Logan Keggenhoff. St Mary’s Church, Geraldine.

5pm ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Taize Service, Park Street.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street, (Tinwald School hall).

Monday

10am ASHBURTON COUNTY VETERANS GOLF. Members will contest the McKenzie Trophy. Tinwald Golf Course.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future. Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf and Assn croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall Cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON FARMERS MARKET. Local fresh produce, hot and cold food and drinks. North End West Street car park, Ashburton.

9am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON CRAFT MARKET. Local crafts, new stalls welcome. West Street Car park.

8am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Park Street.

8.30am ASHBURTON STROLLERS CLUB. Mt Winterslow and Christmas BBQ, all welcome, phone Jenny 308-6862. Meet Ashburton Court house, Baring Square West.

8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9am ST PETERS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Harrison Street, Allenton.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

Gary Flack

PAINTER & DECORATOR BUILDING OR RENOVATING WE HAVE A ROOF TO SUIT YOUR NEEDS

Ashburton 03 307 0593 | Timaru 03 688 7224 | www.roofing.co.nz

Farms, factories, commercial buildings, private homes, club rooms, sheds, etc.

Phone 03 307 4200 022 698 7358 No obligation free quotes

Services include but not limited to:

• Minor repairs • Roof painting • Spouting cleaning • Water blasting • Mould and moss treatment • Airless spraying

New Pure Water System Enjoy spot and streak free windows!

Book your high windows in today

“we clean to a standard, not a price”

GARDEN MAINTENANCE

ATTENTION: PROPERTY OWNERS For your rural, residential and commercial property maintenance, contact us.

• Landscape and garden renovations • Ride-on lawn mowing • Gardening • Hedge trimming • Clean-ups

• regular full house cleans • one off spring cleans • farm houses • builders cleans • floor buffing

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• All staff are police vetted •Able to travel out of town

03 307 2656 | www.ashburtoncleaning.co.nz

FACTORY SPRAY LACQUER

The 1980’s were no good for anyone.

We can save you!

The Finishing Company 03 307 8870 or 0274 444 856

Don & Sue Cooper 027 339 6350 or a/h 03 308 9257

Wrought iron fencing Pool fencing Aluminium fencing

Lacquer Finishes for doors, joinery, existing kitchens,furniture, appliances.

A new look for your old stuff!

MOBILE MOWER SERVICING • Rotary Mowers • Ride-on Mowers • Water Blasters • Small Motor Repairs

• Reel Mowers • Chainsaws • Rotary Hoes • Generators

Free measure and quote PHONE 308 2966 51 Robinson Street, Ashburton www.lysaghtltd.co.nz

How do you put a dollar value on keeping your property protected?

Protect your biggest asset with a home security camera package from Masterguard Call me today for a free, no obligation quote

Stan Keeley, Owner

Ph 307 0002 - Mobile 021 88 34 36

HEAT PUMPS KEEP YOUR HOME THE PERFECT TEMPERATURE ALL YEAR ROUND

HEAT PUMPS

electriCOOL Ltd Hartley Curd phone 0800 788 393 or 021 328 301 57 Dobson Street, Ashburton.

Phone Paul Crequer, your local authorised Daikin dealer for a free quote on all domestic and commercial systems phone 0274 362 362 or 308 4573.

Trades & Services To place a Trades & Services ad, call 307-7900 or email classifieds@theguardian.co.nz

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NEW OWNERS AND NEW TOYS!!!

SLIDING DOORS REPAIRED

Why Sliding Door Specialists?

• All types of sliding doors repaired • Locks & handles repaired / replaced

• Wheels & Rollers replaced • Sliding door tracks repaired / replaced

Call STEWART today Phone: 0800 677 262 | Mobile: 021 185 4055 | Email: info@slidingdoorspecialists.co.nz

Property Services 2010 Ltd Let the team at Insideout take care of all your painting and property maintenance • Painting • Carpentry • Maintenance & repairs • Handyman services

Phone Shane today on 307-7071

Reuben Carr 0800 relocate (0800 735 622) afmovers@xtra.co.nz

WE TAKE THE HASSLE OUT OF MOVING From packing, clean-up, storage and moving your whole household to delivering a recent large purchase, we do it all.

Call today for a quote.

Free quotes in Mid Canterbury

THE ASHBURTON FURNITURE MOVERS DIFFERENCE

To advertise here contact Cushla on 021 959 783 or 03 307 7955

ELECTRICAL ELECTRICAL

• • • • •

• Airless spraying • Waterblasting • Renovations • Project management

Heat pumps Undertile Heating Inslab Heating Fresh Air Ventilation systems Ducted Heat Pumps

Contact us 0800 287 423 or 03 307 1544 www.auricelectrical.co.nz

Cushla Harborne

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SITUATIONS VACANT

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MACHINE OPERATOR / STOREMAN Ashburton Luisetti Seeds is a significant provider of grain and seed processing in the Canterbury region as well as supplying seed both nationally and internationally. An opportunity has arisen for a Seed Cleaning Plant Operator/Storeman to start in January 2018.

Key responsibilities will include: • Operating a high output, modern, seed cleaning plant • General yard duties including assisting with the intake and dispatch functions You will need to be organised, logical and fit and have a willingness to work extended hours over the harvest period. You should be mechanically minded and be able to work in a team environment. Although a knowledge of agriculture would be desirable, an ability to operate machinery is critical for this position.

Seed cleaning experience and a forklift licence would be an advantage but is not essential.

Applications should detail recent relevant experience, qualifications and references.

Applications close Friday, December 8, 2017.

SITUATIONS VACANT

TRADES, SERVICES

LANDSCAPE SUPPLIES

Three Waters Compliance Officer Take sole charge of our District’s trade waste compliance for 370 consented customers whilst also monitoring drinking, storm and waste water. You’ll ensure our community’s assets are protected by monitoring three treatment plants and 171km of waste water networks.

With a mix of field and office work you’ll need to be able to demonstrate strong customer service and communication skills for interacting with consent holders, whilst also being competent with computer work and have an eye for detail to update databases and process invoices.

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We are looking for an experienced December 2017. accountant/bookkeeper to join our busy Ashburton office for approximately 25 hours a week.

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WANTED

WANTED urgently house with land to rent long term. Must allow dogs. Please phone Bess 027 342 8412.

We are looking for large areas of standing grass suitable for Milking Quality Silage NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose Road, Ashburton.

Call James on 027 436 9989 NEW potatoes, to discuss further detailsNadine,

$2.50kg, 81 Elizabeth Street.

Phone 308 3195 or 0275 319 103.

P LANTS, PRODUCE

PUBLIC NOTICES Tinwald Rugby Football Club AGM Tuesday, December 5, 2017 7pm

New committee members required

TRADES, SERVICES

Southberry Open 7 days 9am - 6pm Raspberries (no PYO this week) No Eftpos No Christmas orders taken 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road Phone 3081338

DENTURES. Dr Peter Rumping, retired dentist, continues to provide full dentures. Repairs to existing dentures also available.

Phone 027 220 9997.

Our Future Part-time Accountant

Plus much more FREE loan trailer available!

From a shovel load to a trailer load.

Dobson Street West Ph: 307 8302 Hours: Mon-Fri: 7.30am - 5pm Sat: 7.30am - 12 noon

Grass Wanted For Silage

Tinwald Sport and Recreation Clubrooms Sherman Street

Please apply to: Luisetti Seeds Ltd PO Box 77, Rangiora 7440 Attention: Susan West Or admin@luisettiseeds.co.nz

ve irrigated arable and finishing research farm is looking d Farm Manager to lead the daily operations. The farm y scientists from AgResearch as well as other partnering

• Bark • Oamaru stone • Rocks • Organic compost • Sand • Screened soil • Home deliveries available

Applications close on Sunday, 3 December 2017.

Applications will be treated and viewed in confidence.

Farm Manager – Lincoln

RURAL TRADING POST

Research Farm Manager – Lincoln Our highly intensive irrigated arable and finishing research farm is looking for a well-seasoned Farm Manager to lead the daily operations.

The farm is used for trials by scientists from AgResearch as well as other partnering organisations.

To be considered for this role you must have: • experience as a hands-on manager on an arable farm with irrigation • knowledge of how to irrigate effectively, crop rotations & spray programmes • financial and feed budgeting experience This role would suit someone from an Arable background, however a varied farming background would be considered.

Please contact Rob Phiskie for more information on 029 983 3942.

Find out more about the job on www.agresearchcareers.co.nz.

Closing date: 17th December 2017.

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HOME handyman available.

Minor repairs, painting etc. Ph PLANTS, PRODUCE 027-677-1952.

NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg MOTORING $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose WHEEL alignments at great RURAL TRADING POST Road, Ashburton. prices. Maximise the life AMSOIL SYNTHETIC of your tyres with an NEW potatoes, Nadine, LUBRICANTS - All oils, alignment from Neumanns greases, fuel additives, filters, $2.50kg, 81 Elizabeth Street. Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Phone 308 3195 or 0275 319 antifreeze, car polish, V and L Street. Phone 308-6737. cleaner, tyre cleaner, rust 103. bust, rain clear, engine cleaner and more. Call local Southberry distributor: Veehof phone 302 Open 7 days 2911.

9am - 6pm Raspberries For all subscriber (no PYO this week) Freya Jemmett enquiries, missed No Eftpos Happy 10th Birthday! deliveries, new No Christmas Hope you have a fabulous subscriptions, temporary orders taken day, gorgeous girl. stops – text, call or email: 56 Tinwald WesterfieldLove you! Lyall, Anna, Text Mayfield Road 021 271 3399 Phone 3081338 Freya and Lucas. xox

Birthday Greetings

Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

poverty doesn’t take a break at christMAS While their neighbours were making plans to celebrate Christmas, the Collinses were worrying about how they could get through the week.

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Ashburton Guardian, Farmers Weekly

Life hasn’t been easy for the Collins family.

Birthday Greetings are free for those aged 12 and under only. Free birthday greetings must be received at least two working days before date of insertion otherwise there is no guarantee that it will appear on the day requested. Photos will be available at our level 3 office for collection after notice has appeared in the paper.

10.30am Worship Every Sunday

were also given the skills needed to look after both their children and the household.

63 Princes Street

This Christmas, The Salvation Army will be called upon to give care to over 17,000 families, providing support from food parcels to counselling and accommodation.

Rev. David Bayne Ph 307 7355

URLthe bills piling Closing date The cupboards were empty, You can care for families like the Collinses checked: this Christmas. Please support our home due to rent arrears.

Christmas Appeal and give hope to those Their daughter Becky knew that Christmas who need it most. dinner would be baked beans on toast, revisions: the only thing the family could afford.

Please donate today.

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PUBLIC NOTICES

PUBLIC NOTICES

Environment Canterbury’s Ashburton Office will undertake Southern blackbacked gull control within the Lower Ashburton River from 4th to 12th December.

Environment Canterbury’s trapping programme has now resumed at the Ashburton River Mouth.

• Do not touch bait • Watch children at all times • Poison baits or carcasses are deadly to dogs • Do not eat animals taken from within the operational area.

Christmas Lights

Office Space for Rent

Are you decorating your house with Christmas Lights?

Tancred Street office space in central west side location.

Secure individual offices from 10m2 upwards.

Shared facilities – staff kitchen, bathrooms and large meeting room.

Would suit a variety of small businesses.

If you are and would be interested in placing your address on a Christmas Lights Map in the Ashburton APP Please contact Laura

Contact Charlie on 03 307 8888 or 027 2488647

• Do not touch or interfere with any traps.

03 307 7975 or 027 844 2933 - Sales@theguardian.co.nz

• Do not allow children to wander unsupervised.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

• Keep your dog under control when in this area.

Raspberries Raspberries Raspberries Opening Saturday, December 2

GRAZING

GRAZING for 200-300 calves available.

Long term.

Experienced grazier on irrigated coastal farm.

Contact Graham Shaw 022 137 2033.

BUYER of unwanted animals. Cattle, bobby calves, horse and all farm animals.

We also sell pet food. Call Nick’s Pet Food 0272 101 621, A/H 03 348 9439.

Main Access is via Croys Road

LAYING hens for sale. Brown Shaver Point of lay pullets.

Delivery possible. Phone or text 027 502 6569.

Guardian Motoring

307 7900

MEETINGS, EVENTS MANIA – O – ROTO Scout Zone Annual General Meeting At 7.30pm Tuesday, December 12 To be held At the Scout Park Chalmers Avenue.

All welcome

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT NEW two beautiful Asian ladies. On special. Half hour $200. Good massage, Good fun. In/out calls. Phone 022 460 3977.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL FLATMATE wanted. To share three bedroom house with others. Single room, tidy house. Phone Amy 021 025 14495.

Freshly picked or pick your own

LIVESTOCK, PETS

Open 7 days 8am-6pm

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

Three bedroom, heat pump, wood burner. Close to Netherby shops. Backyard fenced with double garage. $320 per week. Phone 021 613 676. Available after December 11.

TO RENT. Tidy two bedroom flat, $265 per week. Selfcontained small garden.

Small cat/dog okay. Heat pump, HRV, close to shops and schools. Reference required. Phone 022 187 2662.

FOR RENT - Three bedroom home on large section (Archibald Street, Tinwald) FOR SALE Smithfield Road POTTERY wheel, Cowley with garaging for 2 cars. electric, in very good order. Rent $320.00 per week.

HOLIDAY required.

Phone 308 7551 or 027 919 References Available early - mid 4311.

ACCOMMODATION 2017. Phone 03 73St, Burnett Ashburton Members I.B.A.N.Z & & Brokernet Ltd. NZ Ltd. LevelSt, 2, 73 St,|Ashburton Members of NZBrokers I.B.A.N.Z December & NZ Brokernet 2, 73 Level Burnett Ashburton | Members of|of I.B.A.N.Z Level Level 2, 73 Burnett St,2, Ashburton |Burnett Members of I.B.A.N.Z & Brokernet NZ Ltd. AKAROA - CHARMING, SCOOTER’S - new and 308 9821.

Level 2, 73 holiday Burnett St,home, Ashburton Members of three I.B.A.N.Zand & Brokernet spacious 3 |secondhand four NZ Ltd. bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, all wheel electric scooters and LARGE farm house in electric heating. Sky, all mod wheel chairs. Call Fred Mayfield area. Four bedroom, cons, short walk to village. Reddecliffe at Electric $300 per week. Please call Phone Brian 307-8000 or Mobility Ashburton today. Sally to enquire 027 622 308-6180.

Phone 308-3602 7748.

308 3498

73 Burnett St, Ashburton

Lifestyle

CONNECTIONS

Christmas Sale Open 7 Days | P 03 307 6277 | Main South Road, Tinwald | www.anniesquilts.co.nz

BUY T WO GE T THE THIRD FREE 1st - 17th December 2017 Purchase any two items from the Icebreaker Underwear category and receive a third item for free. Free item must be of equal or lesser value. Available from 1st - 17th December 2017 in stores where advertised only.

Open Mon - Thu 9am - 5.30pm | Fri 9am - 6pm | Sat 10am – 2pm | Sun 11am – 2pm

East Street, Ashburton - Phone 308 5771 - www.sparrows.co.nz

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Please be aware pest traps are in operation at Ashton Beach and Hakatere Beach and the Ashburton River Mouth.

See map for detail of operational area.

For further information, please contact Environment Canterbury on 021 914 828.

PUBLIC NOTICES

Ashburton Guardian

Paints & supplies

Hobby model kits

Giftware – Crafts & Hobby Supplies – Collectables & Revamped Furniture 128 Victoria Street, Ashburton | 03 308 2295 | victoria128@xtra.co.nz

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6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Pukana Rangatahi show with music, send-ups, education, and practical life skills. 2 7:25 Infomercials 9:30 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

10:30 Survivor – Worlds Apart 3 11:30 The Bachelor NZ PGR 3 On the first single and group dates, one girl braves the waves, but will she get a rose for her efforts? 0 12:30 Ice Road Truckers 3 0 1:30 Lip Sync Battle PGR 3 0 2pm Wedding Town 3 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3pm The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:30 Getaway 4pm Survivor – Heroes v Healers v Hustlers 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm M Hook PGR 1991 Family Fantasy. A corporate raider who has won everything, but lost the child within, must rekindle it when his children are kidnapped by Captain Hook. 0 9:40 M Four Weddings And A Funeral AO 3 1994 Romantic Comedy. 0

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 World Of Quest 3 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 7:40 Sanjay And Craig 3 8:05 The Loud House 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 The Thundermans 10am Robot Wars PGR 11am The Crowd Goes Wild Omnibus 3 1:30 Football – English Premier League (HLS) 2:30 Storage Hunters PGR 3pm Homes By The Med 3 0 4pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 5pm Fishing Classics 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Flog It! 7pm Container Wars PGR 7:30 MasterChef Junior USA PGR Twenty-four young cooks arrive at the MasterChef kitchen with the hope of becoming the next winner. 0 8:30 Agatha Raisin PGR 0 9:30 Father Brown PGR 0 10:30 Grantchester PGR 3 0

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Team Umizoomi 3 7am Huhu 7:10 He Rourou 3 7:20 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 7:30 Huritua 3 7:40 Paia 3 7:50 Cube 3 8am Te Mana Kuratahi Kapa Haka Omnibus Noon Kapa Haka Whanau 3 12:30 Road To The Nats 3 1pm Basketball – Secondary Schools Nationals.

2pm E Tu Whanau Touch National Championships 3 3pm Basketball – National League 3 4:30 Te Po Mekemeke 3 5pm Waiata 3 5:30 Aotearoa A documentary series showcasing Aotearoa from above.

6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 7pm M Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III PGR 3 1993 Comedy Adventure.

The turtles find themselves transported back in time to ancient Japan.

8:45 M The Lives Of Others AO 3 2006 Thriller.

6am American Pickers 7am Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 8am Buying Hawaii 8:30 Love Nature – Polar Bear Town 9:30 Inside Heston’s World 10:30 Selling Houses With Amanda Lamb 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1:15 Better Homes And Gardens 2:30 Watt’s World 3pm The French Collection 4pm Junk Gypsies Sisters Amie Sikes and Jolie Sikes-Smith dust off dressers and reimagine relics at the flea market.

4:30 Baggage Battles 5pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 5:30 Britain’s Biggest Adventures With Bear Grylls 6:30 The Big Catch 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week An ultimate endurance challenge as some of the UK’s fittest men and women are tested by battle-hardened veterans from the world’s toughest special forces.

9:30 The Operatives PGR 10:30 Wild Brazil – Land Of Fire And Flood

12:40 Of Kings And Prophets AO 0 1:30 Emmerdale PGR 3 Marlon senses something is wrong; Vanessa tries to help; Priya has reservations. 0 3:35 Infomercials 5:30 The Key Of David

12:30 Grey’s Anatomy AO Derek sees a serious car accident, and acts to save the lives of those involved. 0 2:05 Wentworth AO 3 0 3:50 Young And Hungry PGR 0 4:40 Uncle Buck PGR 0 5:30 It Is Written 3

12:05 The Nation An in-depth weekly local current affairs show.

1:15 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11:30 Rugby League – World Cup Final (DLY) Australia v England.

From Brisbane.

1:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Two. From The Basin Reserve, Wellington.

2:35 Closedown

11:10 Te Kaea 3 11:40 All Talk With Anika Moa Singer and song-writer Anika Moa hosts a talk show.

12:10 Closedown

11:30 The French Collection 12:30 Junk Gypsies 1am Watt’s World 1:30 Buying Hawaii 2am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week AO 3am The Operatives PGR 4am The Big Catch 5am American Pickers

American Pickers 7:30pm on Choice

BRAVO 10am Catfish 3 10:50 I’m Having Their Baby 3 11:45 I’m Having Their Baby 3 12:40 Cyrus v Cyrus Design And Conquer 3 1:10 Catfish 3 1:45 Catfish 3 2:35 Botched PGR 3 3:30 Masters Of Flip 3 4:30 Masters Of Flip 3 5:30 Masters Of Flip 3 6:30 Tabatha Takes Over 3 7:30 Catfish 3 8:25 Vanderpump Rules – Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky 8:55 Vanderpump Rules – Jax & Brittany Take Kentucky 9:25 Shahs Of Sunset AO 10:35 The Disappearance Of Maura Murray 3 11:35 Four Weddings USA 3

SUNDAY 12:25 Infomercials 3 5am Hoarders 3

Agatha Raisin

8:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Border Security M 6:50 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away? MVL 7:35 Siberia MV 8:25 Outsiders 16VLSC 9:25 The Shannara Chronicles MVLS 10:15 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG A marathon of Simpsons episodes. 1:15 Border Security M 2:05 Siberia MV 2:55 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! MVL 3:40 Limitless MV 4:30 The Simpsons Super Saturday PG 7:30 Modern Family PG 8pm Last Man Standing PG 8:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters PG 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! MVL 10:25 Border Security M 11:25 Outsiders 16VLSC

SUNDAY

12:20 Modern Family PG 12:50 Last Man Standing PG 1:20 Million Dollar Car Hunters PG 2:10 Siberia MV 3am Last Man Standing PG 3:25 Outsiders 16VLSC 4:20 MacGyver M 5:05 Deep Undercover MVLC 5:35 Modern Family PG

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:05 The Lennon Report MVLC 2016 Drama.

Richard Kind, David Zayas.

8:30 Magellan PG 2017 Sci-fi. Brandon Ray Olive, Matthew Mercer.

10:15 Sausage Party 16VLSC 2016 Animated Comedy. Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jonah Hill.

11:45 10 Cloverfield Lane MVC 2016 Thriller Horror. John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher jr. 1:30 Keanu 16VLC 2016 Comedy. KeeganMichael Key, Jordan Peele, Tiffany Haddish. 3:10 Teacher Of The Year MVLSC 2014 Comedy. Matt Letscher, Keegan-Michael Key, Sunny Mabrey. 4:35 Race PGVLS 2016 Biography.

Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis.

6:50 The Legend Of Barney Thomson 16VL 2015 Comedy Crime. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson.

8:30 Suffragette MVL 10:20 The Witch 16VC 2016 Horror Mystery. Anya TaylorJoy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie.

11:55 The Automatic Hate 16LS 2015 Drama. Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens.

7am Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy.

Rowan Atkinson. 8:30 People Interview – Ryan Reynolds 9:15 Green Lantern MV 2011 Action. Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively. 11:10 Seven Psychopaths 16VLS 2012 Comedy. Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson. 1pm Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action.

Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

3:20 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie. 5:10 Two Weeks Notice PGS 2002 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt.

6:50 Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller.

Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks. 8:30 The Help MC 2011 Drama. An aspiring writer returns home after college, where unexpected friendships with African-American maids result in a book about a community’s suffering. Emma Stone, Viola Davis.

10:55 Priest MV 2011 Action.

Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet.

SUNDAY

1:30 Teacher Of The Year MVLSC 2014 Comedy.

Matt Letscher, KeeganMichael Key, Sunny Mabrey.

2:50 The Legend Of Barney Thomson 16VL 2015 Comedy Crime. 4:25 Suffragette MVL

SUNDAY

12:20 Bad Santa 16VLS 2003 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton.

1:50 Two Weeks Notice PGS 2002 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt.

3:30 Wanted 16VL 2008 Action. 5:20 Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Football – A-League (RPL) Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 8am Fifa World Cup – Official Draw Ceremony (RPL) 9am The Cricket Show 9:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day One. 10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Two. 1:05 The Cricket Show 1:35 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Two. 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) Afrasia Bank Mauritius Open – Round Three.

8pm Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Three.

From the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

8:30 Rugby – Aviva Premiership (RPL) 10:30 Rugby – Condor Sevens (HLS) Day One.

SUNDAY

Midnight Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Two. 1:20 Rugby – International (RPL) Wales v All Blacks. 3:20 L Rugby – International Wales v South Africa. 5:30 The World Rugby Show

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

SKY SPORT 2

DISCOVERY

6am The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

6:30 World Sailing 7am Basketball – NBL (RPL) NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

9am Fox Sports News 9:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 10am Basketball – NBL (HLS) NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

10:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Day One. Noon L Rugby – Condor Sevens Day One. 6pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) NZ Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

From North Shore Events Centre.

6:30 L Rugby League – Women’s World Cup Final – Australia v New Zealand.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

9pm L Rugby League – World Cup Final – Australia v England.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

6:35 MythBusters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 9:10 Bering Sea Gold PG 10am Shadow Of Doubt 10:50 American Monster M Push Record. 11:40 The 1980s – The Deadliest Decade M 12:30 Diesel Brothers PG 1:20 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG ‘71 Scat Pack Challenger. 2:10 Naked And Afraid M Texan Torture.

3pm Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M Eivin and Eve. 3:50 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M Atz Senior. 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M 5:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M 6:35 Shark Tank PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 9:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets SUNDAY M 10:15 Auction Hunters PG 12:30 Rugby – Condor 10:40 Smart China – Start Sevens (HLS) Day One. 2am The World Rugby Show Up Revolutions PG 11:30 Ed Stafford – Left For Dead M 2:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup (HLS) SUNDAY Final – Australia v New 12:20 Bering Sea Gold Zealand.

PG 1:10 Moonshiners 3am Rugby League – World M 2am How Do They Cup (HLS) Final – Australia v Do It? PG 2:25 Alaska England.

– The Last Frontier M 3:30 Football – A-League 3:15 Treehouse Masters (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v PG 4:05 Moonshiners Central Coast Mariners.

M 4:55 MythBusters PG 4am Soccer Saturday 5:45 MythBusters PG 2Dec17

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6am The Fishing Show 0 6:45 Hatch, Match And Dispatch 0 7:10 A Taste Of Home 0 7:35 Tagata Pasifika 8am Praise Be 8:30 Attitude 0 9am Q+A 0 10am Marae PGR 2 10:30 Waka Huia 11am Mastermind 3 0 11:35 F Fair Go 0 Noon Animals Unexpected 0 1pm River Monsters With Jeremy Wade 0 2pm Galapagos – Islands Of Change 0 3pm Ready For Take Off 0 3:30 The 48-Hour Destination 0 4pm F Nigel Latta Blows Stuff Up Nigel takes on Galileo, and tests the law of gravity by jumping out of a plane with an orange to see which will hit the ground first. 0 4:30 F Pet Medics 3 0 5pm F Tipping Point Lucky Stars 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar A Rare Breed. 0 7:30 Blue Planet The big blue is a marine desert, far from shore, kilometres deep, with almost nothing to eat, and home to some of the most spectacular creatures on Earth. 0 8:35 F Trust Me AO 0 9:50 Walliams And Friend AO 0 10:40 Autopsy AO 0

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 6am Captain Jake And The 7am Charles Stanley 8am Living Neverland Pirates 0 Church Of God 8:30 Turning 6:25 Thomas And Friends Point 9am R&R 9:30 The Hui 0 0 6:35 Peppa Pig 0 10am The Nation 0 11:05 How 6:45 Masha And The Bear The Rich Live Longer PGR 3 0 0 6:55 Chuggington – Little 11:55 Entertainment Tonight Trainees 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And Weekend 1pm Motorsport – The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Elena Of Avalor 0 Muscle Garage 7:35 Be Cool Scooby-Doo! 0 1:30 Motorsport – Formula E 8am M Pokemon – The Movie 2pm Motorsport – Formula E 2016 Animated Adventure. 0 2:30 Motorsport – Nitro Outlaw 9:30 Kickin’ It 0 Funny Cars 3:30 Motorsport – US 10:15 Shortland Formula Drift Street Omnibus PGR 0 4pm Motorsport – Monster Jam 12:15 M Stranded In Paradise From Foxborough, Massachusetts.

2014 Romantic Comedy. 0 5pm Life 2pm Regular Show 0 Feathers have made birds extremely 2:10 Black-Ish PGR 0 adaptable when it comes to flying; 2:40 Home And Away Omnibus 0 how extreme nesting helps birds 5:10 M A Cinderella Story PGR avoid predators. 0 2004 Family Comedy. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm N House Rules PGR 7pm The Simpsons 0 The six teams are introduced 7:30 The Crystal Maze 0 as they embark on the fifth 8:30 M Thor – The Dark season of House Rules. 0 World AO 2013 Action. Thor, 8:10 M Charlie’s Angels the Mighty Avenger, must PGR 3 2000 Action. save Earth and all the Nine Three elite investigators use Realms from a shadowy their skills to find a kidnapped enemy that pre-dates the computer ace. 0 universe itself. 0 10:15 M 27 Dresses PGR 3 10:45 M Spiders 2008 Romantic Comedy. 0 AO 2013 Horror Sci-fi. 0

6am Religious Programming 10:30 Sport Box The best of the past week’s sports from New Zealand and around the world.

Noon War News PGR 3 The story of New Zealand’s role in the First World War, told by taking modern technology to the battlefields.

1pm Doctor Thorne PGR 3 0 2pm Mad About You PGR 2:30 University Challenge 3 Auckland v Waikato. 0 3pm Storage Wars – Barry Strikes Back PGR 3 3:30 Paul Merton’s Secret Stations 3 0 4:30 Antiques Road Trip 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm Homes By The Sea 3 0 7pm Storage Wars – Texas 7:30 Jamie’s Super Food Jamie Oliver meets Costa Rican cowboys, discovering the health perks of black beans. 0 8:30 The Witness For The Prosecution AO (Mini-series) 0 9:45 60 Minutes PGR 10:45 Football – English Premier League

10am Whanau Kai 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke 3 11am Native Affairs 3 11:30 Marae DIY 3 12:30 Code PGR 3 1pm Ipukarea 3 1:30 On The Ladder 3 2pm Finding Aroha PGR 2:30 Basketball – Secondary Schools National Championship 3:30 Pete And Pio 3 4pm Hoiho Featuring Pukekohe.

4:30 Hip–Hop – New Zealand Nationals 3 5pm Haka Nation The best kapa haka from the regional, secondary school, and Matatini competitions.

5:30 Matangi Rau 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Te Tohu Takaro O Aotearoa Showcasing the best of Maori sporting achievements.

8:30 M Adaption AO 2002 Comedy Drama.

A screenwriter is overwhelmed with feelings of inadequacy.

Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep.

10:30 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2

6am Wild Australia With Ray Mears 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Christ Embassy 7:30 Buying Alaska 8am Secret Life Of The Tasmanian Devil 9am Wild Brazil – Land Of Fire And Flood 10am The French Collection 11am The Big Catch Noon Wild Australia With Ray Mears 12:30 Britain’s Biggest Adventures With Bear Grylls 1:30 Baggage Battles 2pm Buy It, Fix It, Sell It 2:30 American Pickers 3:30 Extreme Frontiers 4:30 Jamie’s Family Christmas Jamie demonstrates how to celebrate a stress-free Christmas.

5:30 Tiny House Nation 6:30 The Living Room 7:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 8:30 M Term Life AO 2016 Crime.

A wanted man must stay alive long enough for his daughter to receive an insurance payout.

Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld.

10:20 The Auction House

11:40 Q+A 3 Local political-affairs programme. 0 12:50 Attitude 3 Magazine-style series that reflects the lifestyle, issues and interests of people either living with a disability or caring for a person with a disability.

1:20 Emmerdale PGR 3 0 3:25 Infomercials

12:30 Marvel’s Agents Of 12:30 Infomercials Shield AO 0 5:30 City Impact Church 2am The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 2:50 Infomercials 3:25 Benched PGR 3 0 3:50 Ellen PGR 0 4:15 It Is Written 3 4:45 Marvel’s Agent Carter AO 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:45 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies.

First test, day three, from Wellington’s Basin Reserve.

12:50 Closedown

11pm Aotearoa 3 Tainui Stephens narrates a documentary series showcasing Aotearoa from above.

11:30 Closedown

11:20 Buying Alaska 11:50 Secret Life Of The Tasmanian Devil 12:50 Jamie’s Family Christmas 1:50 M Term Life AO 2016 Crime. Vince Vaughn, Hailee Steinfeld. 3:30 Buying Alaska 4am Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 5am Tiny House Nation

Thor – The Dark World 8:30pm on TVNZ 2

BRAVO 6am Catfish 3 6:40 I’m Having Their Baby 3 7:25 Hoarders 3 8:10 Hoarders 3 8:55 Hoarders 3 9:40 Catfish 3 10:25 Millionaire Matchmaker PGR 3 11:10 Cyrus v Cyrus – Design And Conquer 3 11:35 Catfish 3 12:05 Extreme Guide To Parenting PGR 3 1pm Four Weddings USA 3 1:50 Four Weddings USA 3 2:50 Four Weddings USA 3 3:45 Catfish 3 4:40 Masters Of Flip 3 5:35 Masters Of Flip 3 6:35 M A Christmas To Remember 2016 Romance. Mira Sorvino, Cameron Mathison.

8:35 Dance Moms 9:35 Tabatha Takes Over 10:30 Ladies Of London AO 11:30 Four Weddings USA 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Term Life

8:30pm on Choice

THE BOX 6am Million Dollar Car Hunters PG 6:50 The Force MC 7:40 The Simpsons Super Sunday PG A marathon of Simpson’s episodes. 10:15 Face Off M 11:10 The Force MC 12:05 MacGyver M 1pm Helicopter ER M 2pm Raw MV 4:45 Smackdown MV 6:30 Main Event MV 7:30 MacGyver M 8:30 Texas Rising 18VLSC James Wykoff’s fears are confirmed when the Comanches attack.

9:30 Bosch MVL Bosch finds himself in an unexpected alliance that leads him to a surprising discovery.

10:30 Helicopter ER M 11:30 Main Event MV

MONDAY

12:30 Helicopter ER M 1:20 Deep Undercover MVLC 1:45 The Force MC 2:35 Face Off M 3:25 Texas Rising 18VLSC 4:15 Bosch MVL 5:05 Main Event MV

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6:10 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 6:25 Race PGVLS 2016 Biography. Stephan James, Jason Sudeikis. 8:40 The Witch 16VC 2016 Horror Mystery. Anya Taylor-Joy, Ralph Ineson, Kate Dickie.

10:15 The Automatic Hate 16LS 2015 Drama. Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens. 11:50 The Legend Of Barney Thomson 16VL 2015 Comedy Crime. Robert Carlyle, Emma Thompson.

1:25 Suffragette MVL 3:10 Awkward Sexy People 16VLS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

Sarah Burns, Adam Pally.

4:45 Concussion MLC 2015 Biography Sport. Will Smith, Alec Baldwin, Albert Brooks.

6:45 Skiptrace MVC 2016 Comedy. Jackie Chan, Johnny Knoxville. 8:30 Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller. A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly-evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens life on Earth.

10:15 Barbershop – The Next Cut MLS 2016 Comedy.

7am The Help MC 2011 Drama. Emma Stone, Viola Davis.

9:20 Priest MV 2011 Action.

Paul Bettany, Cam Gigandet.

10:45 Bad Santa 16VLS 2003 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton.

12:15 Two Weeks Notice PGS 2002 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Alicia Witt.

1:55 PS I Love You MS 2007 Drama. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow.

4pm Hot Fuzz MVL 2007 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

6pm Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen.

8:30 Horrible Bosses 16LS 2011 Comedy. Three people devise a convoluted and seemingly foolproof plan to rid themselves of their respective employers… permanently.

Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Anniston.

10:10 Hostel 18VLSC 2005 Horror. Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson.

11:45 Notorious 16VLS 2009 Drama. Jamal Woolard, Angela Bassett.

MONDAY

12:05 The Disappointments Room 16VLC 2016 Horror.

1:35 Awkward Sexy People 16VLS 2015 Romantic Comedy. 3:10 People Interview – Jake Gyllenhaal 4:05 Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller.

5:50 Barbershop – The Next Cut MLS 2016 Comedy.

MONDAY

1:50 PS I Love You MS 2007 Drama. Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow.

3:55 Close Up – Robin Williams PG 4:25 Hot Fuzz MVL 2007 Comedy.

Simon Pegg, Martin Freeman.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Rugby League – World Cup (HLS) Final – Australia v England. 6:30 Rugby – International (RPL) Wales v South Africa. 8:30 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third Test, Day One. 9am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Second Test, Day One. 9:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Two. 10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Three. 1:05 The Cricket Show 1:35 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Three. 6:30 Golf Central 7pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) 7:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Three.

8:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Hero World Challenge – Third Round.

9pm Rugby – Condor Sevens (HLS) Day Two. 10:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers.

11pm UFC Fight Night (RPL) TUF Finale.

MONDAY

1am Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Dubai – Day One. 2:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Dubai – Day Two. 4am Rugby – International (RPL) Wales v South Africa.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Basketball – NBL (HLS) New Zealand Breakers v Perth Wildcats.

6:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup (HLS) Final – Australia v New Zealand.

7am Rugby League – World Cup (RPL) Final – Australia v England.

9:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS) Dubai – Day Two. 11am L Rugby – Condor Sevens Day Two. 5pm L Basketball – NBL Brisbane Bullets v New Zealand Breakers.

From the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

7pm Rugby League – World Cup (RPL) Final – Australia v England.

From Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane.

9:30 L Golf – European Tour AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open – Fourth Round.

From the Heritage Golf Club in Domaine de Bel Ombre in Mauritius.

MONDAY

1:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Second Test, Day Two. 2am Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third Test, Day Two. 2:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v West Indies – First Test, Day Three. 3:30 Rugby League – Women’s World Cup (RPL) Final – Australia v New Zealand.

3Dec17

DISCOVERY 6:35 MythBusters PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:10 Naked And Afraid M 10am Bering Sea Gold PG 10:50 Moonshiners M 11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier Homestead Secrets M 12:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 1:20 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 2:10 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Sydney Harbour Patrol PG 8:30 Sharktacular PG Featuring the greatest sharks in Shark Week history.

9:25 Railroad Australia PG 10:15 Smart China – Start Up Revolutions PG 11:05 Diesel Brothers PG Flippin’ Diesel.

11:55 Treehouse Masters PG Grace Vanderwaal’s Got Treehouse.

MONDAY

12:45 Moonshiners M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Moonshiners M 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 MythBusters PG 5:45 MythBusters PG

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Happy 50 Wedding Anniversary

Bryan and Janice Ching (nee Guthrie) December 2, 1967 Love from your family.

DEATHS

AGNEW, George Eric – On Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Taken from us too soon. In his 67th year. Son of the late George and Beverly Agnew. Deeply loved and devoted husband of Lyndsay Agnew. Adoring dad and father-in-law of Kimberley Taylor Coleman and Liam Coleman, Jordan and Sarah Agnew. Devoted stepfather to Melanie Taylor, Kimberley Taylor Humphries and Selwyn Humphries, Andrew and Sarah Taylor and Kieran Scott and Jack Scott.

Besotted Grandad George to Bella, Kobe and Axel. Step Grandad to Charlie and Emma. Beloved brother of Jan Scott and Robin Agnew.

Beloved uncle to all his nephews and nieces.

Messages to 4 Lilley Place, Methven. A service to celebrate George’s life will be held at the Methven Memorial Hall on MONDAY, December 4 at 2pm, followed by a private cremation. His family would like to express their heartfelt thanks to all the people, donations and support that was provided during the search for George.

He died in a beautiful place, doing what he loved. George is, was and will always be a legend.

BLACK, Trevor David – 13.11.1934 – 27.11.2017.

Peacefully at Coldstream Rest Home, after a long illness. Loved son of the late Nathaniel James and Violet, loved brother of Jim, (deceased) and Joan (Otaki) and loved uncle of Vicki, (Otaki) and Christopher (Tawa). Messages to 29 Aotaki Street, Otaki 5512. A private cremation has been held.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

LEWIS, Noel Kevin (Kevin) – On Friday, December 1, 2017, peacefully at Burwood Hospital; aged 86 years.

Dearly loved partner and friend of Frances, much loved father and father-in-law of Sandra and Alistair, Warren and Julianna, Debbie, Neville and Paula, loved grandfather of Rebecca, Daniel; Johnny; Jason; and Monica, greatgrandfather of Max, beloved brother and brother-in-law of Alan and Nola, Ben and Coral, the late Beverley, Janice and the late Lyndsay.

Special thanks to the team of Ward DG Burwood Hospital, for the wonderful care given to Kevin. Messages to the Lewis family, c/o PO Box 111-01, Christchurch 8443.

The funeral service for Kevin will be held in the Academy Funeral Services Chapel, 65 Main South Road, Upper Riccarton, on WEDNESDAY, December 6, at 10.30am.

Followed by Interment at Hinds Cemetery.

Academy Funeral Services.

F.D.A.N.Z. Ph 343 0919

LOGAN, Wallace (Wally) – On Tuesday, November 21, 2017. Loved twin son of Alf and Annie Logan and loved AGNEW, George – brother of Brian, Ronald, twin Loved son-in-law of Allan and John (all deceased), and Lyn Stuart and brother-in-law Betty (Cowie) and Bruce of Shelley McCandlish.

Arnst (Ashburton). Loved and respected by his many nephews, nieces, friends and workmates.

At Wally’s request a private cremation has been held.

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You were blamed for something that wasn’t your fault. Two people in love project things, mistake each other’s identities, see only who they want to see instead of who is actually standing before them.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): There is no circumstance or person who is completely on one side of morality. “All human beings are commingled out of good and evil.” – Robert Louis Stevenson GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’re finding out it’s better to have numerous friends than to depend on one person for affection. Tonight you’ll be the star, so dress the part. You’ll enjoy it more when your outside reflects the role.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Those close to you have needs, but you’re not the only one who can fill them. Check in with yourself. Assess what you have to give. The saying goes, “You can’t pour from an empty cup.”

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll reel in the admirers with your social ease. And as long as you stay aware of other people’s sensitivities and steer clear of them, you’ll keep those admirers.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): A level of detachment will help you achieve the peace you crave. Neutrality helps you recognise the consequences of any action. Often consequences are neither reward nor punishment – just another effect.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Financial exchanges are clean, but there’s something magical about volunteer exchanges that beats a clean deal.

Tonight a friend’s introduction will set off a chain of fortuitous events.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’re not sure what someone wants from you, but you know there’s something. Get closer and find out. Extend a social invitation, and let the conversation fly loose and lively.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Just because you’re fortunate (and there are many ways in which you have been blessed) doesn’t mean you’re happy. Normalcy must be breached! Challenge!

Change! All are necessary components of joy.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Today you’re more a pen than a pencil. Pencils are creative and flexible, willing to be erased, blended, reworked. Some days you’re like that, but today your moves will be bold – maybe even indelible.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): While the scenario at hand may be very fun, you’re also being assessed inside of it. People are getting to know your style, and they are testing your character by your reaction to freedom and temptation.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Attention-neediness is a turnoff to you. You strive to be selfsufficient emotionally and every other way.

Unfortunately, you can’t be. No one is. People need people. The question is, how much?

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