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Signing off and moving on Ashburton College teacher Claire Robertshaw has signed off and will start the new year at Rolleston College, leaving behind a legacy of strong achievement in the school’s visual art department.

An 18-year stint at one school is a long time in any teacher’s life, but that’s the milestone Ashburton College teacher Claire Robertshaw chalked up before signing off and moving on.

Claire joined the college’s teaching staff in 2000 but come day one of term one 2019, her name will be on the staff list at Rolleston College.

The teacher of art with art history has set high standards for her students and has worked to find motivational ways of engaging and growing each student’s achievements.

Some of those students have achieved scholarship results.

Early in her career, Claire decided to learn the correct language and terminology in te reo and tikanga both the aid her teaching of visual arts and to ensure she was able to participate in Maori cultural events and develop an understanding of protocols.

She has been a strong advocate of the Peer Support Programme and has contributed significantly to the extra-curricular life and work of the college, including such festivities as AshDance, Lip Sync, Pasifika activities, Kapa

Haka and Manu Korero, college productions, including sets and props, arts and languages week, field trips, music nights,and promoting the arts through student’s involvement in Mid Canterbury schools’ exhibitions, the college art award, Zonta art award and arts festivals.

Many of the school’s murals are due to the creativity, vision of and planning by Claire and the art department, providing students with ‘real’ art opportunities. These major projects have extended to community murals – also in town.

She has been involved in several college committees including; staff development, eliminating violence, staff social and Maori student achievement committees and she held the staff head of Blue House position from 2004 until the end of 2010.

In 2003 Claire was appointed as head of department – visual arts and was, in 2007, appointed to the position of head of the arts and languages faculty.

During part of term one and all of term two of 2016 claire was appointed to the position of acting deputy principal.

She was successful in gaining a secondary teachers’ study award in 2014, for the topics of visual art education, education issues amongst Pasifika peoples in New Zealand and cultural differences in education.

Right – Claire Robertshaw is leaving the Ashburton College visual arts department after 18 years.

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Baking a popular wish

By HeatHer Mackenzie For Marg Verrall, kindness to strangers is second nature.

Marg has been a member of her local Rural Women for years. This group is known for its communi-

ty focus, so for her, dropping off Christmas baking to Evan Voyce was a natural extension of that.

Evan was thrilled to bits with his yummy baked goodies.

His Christmas wrapped tin included a Christmas cake, yo-yo’s

Left – Evan Voyce (left) receiving baking from Marg Verrall.

and that great Kiwi classic that we all love – tan square.

“I really appreciate her kindness. Obviously, the Christmas spirit is alive and well in Ashburton. I’m lucky to be a part of that,” Evan said

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By HeatHer Mackenzie The baking Helena Ratten dropped off to Val Snowball was so beautifully presented on a white and gold plate that she didn’t want to open it.

“Oh my goodness, look at how lovely that is, it seems a shame to open it,” she said.

Val felt a bit cheeky putting

her name forward for Christmas baking, “If you don’t ask you don’t get,” she said with a grin.

On Christmas Day Val was off to join in with the festivities at the Community Christmas Lunch in the Tinwald Hall.

“They will come and pick me up in the morning and drop me back home after lunch.”

“The atmosphere is always

fantastic and super friendly. I enjoy meeting new people and catching up with familiar faces.

Oh and the food, did I mention the food? It’s is delicious.”

“The kindness of strangers is very special. There are some many lovely people in our community, it’s easy to forget that until you get older and need help.”

Right – Helena Ratten (right) delivering Christmas goodies to a very happy Val Snowball.

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Fun and games at Rangitata huts Fun was had by all ages at the annual Rangitata huts’ sports day and Guardian reporter Jaime Pitt-MacKay was there to capture some of the action.

Above – Volunteers make sure they have all the numbers back ahead of another spin of the chocolate wheel.

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The Rock’s big gift to mum

People watch TV news on a screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has given his mother a Christmas gift of a lifetime: buying her her own home. The action star took to Instagram to share the news posting a heartwarming video of his mother’s, Ata’s, reaction. “This one felt good. Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas,” he wrote. The Rock continued by explaining how he remembers as a child moving from one small apartment to another as his parents tried to make ends meet. “The first home my parents ever lived in was the one I bought for them in 1999,” he wrote. “They divorced about five years later. Since then I always made sure my mom and dad have everything they’ll ever need.”

N. Korean leader says he’s ready for more talks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans’ patience with sanctions and pressure.

During his televised New Year’s speech, Kim said he’s ready to meet with Trump at any time to produce an outcome “welcomed by the international community”.

However, he said the north will be forced to take a different path if the United States “continues to break its promises and misjudges our patience by unilaterally demanding certain things and pushes ahead with sanctions and pressure”.

Kim also said the United States should continue to halt its joint military exercises with ally South Korea and not deploy strategic military assets to the south.

He also made a nationalistic call urging for stronger inter-Korean co-opera-

tion and said the north is ready to resume operations at a jointly-run factory park in the North Korean border town of Kaesong and restart South Korean tours to the north’s Diamond Mountain resort. Neither of those is possible for South Korea unless sanctions are removed.

Some analysts say North Korea has been trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul while putting the larger burden of action on the United States. Pyongyang over the past months has accused Washington of failing to take corresponding measures following the north’s unilateral dismantlement of a nuclear testing ground and suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests.

Kim used his New Year’s speech a year ago to start a newfound diplomatic approach with Seoul and Washington, which led to three summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a historic June

Terror link to UK stabbing spree British counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation after a knifeman stabbed three people at a central railway station in Manchester, England.

Two commuters – a man and woman in their 50s – were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police officer was stabbed in the shoulder.

An eyewitness to the attack, which occurred at Victoria Station around 9pm on New Year’s Eve, said they heard the assailant shout “Allah” during the incident.

Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the investigation was being led by counter terrorism police and officers were keeping an “open mind”.

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summit with Trump in Singapore. Kim also met three times with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which boosted his leverage by reintroducing Beijing – Pyongyang’s main ally – as a major player in the diplomatic process to resolve the nuclear stand-off.

But nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled in recent months as they struggle with the sequencing of North Korea’s disarmament and the removal of US-led sanctions against the north.

The north has also bristled at US demands to provide a detailed account of nuclear and missile facilities that would be inspected and dismantled under a potential deal.

The hardening stalemate has fuelled doubts on whether Kim will ever voluntarily relinquish the nuclear weapons and missiles he may see as his strongest guarantee of survival.

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Grande turns down honour Ariana Grande reportedly turned down the honour of a Damehood from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. According to editors at The Sun, the 25-year-old singer was contacted by Buckingham Palace officials to inform her of the decision to give her the prestigious title in the annual New Year Honours list. Grande was praised for her compassion and support of the victims of the terror attack at her gig at the Manchester Arena in May last year, that left 22 dead and hundreds injured.

However, a source close to Grande told The Sun that she turned down the Damehood as she felt it was “too soon”.

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Car hurtles into pedestrians in Tokyo A car has slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people.

Police took into custody a man in his 20s but did not further identify him. They say he is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the car through the street.

NHK TV footage showed a small van with the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene.

The crash occurred early on Tuesday on Takeshita Street, well known to tourists and pop culture and fashion fans.

Popular with teenagers, it runs right by Meiji Shrine in Harajuku.

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June Whitfield dies Veteran comic actress Dame June Whitfield has died aged 93, her agent has confirmed. The star enjoyed a career stretching back to the 1940s, including roles in the Carry On films and the longrunning sitcom Terry And June. She was made a dame in the 2017 Birthday Honours for her services to drama and entertainment in a career spanning eight decades. The star was also well known for playing the mother of Jennifer Saunders’ character Edina Monsoon in the hit BBC show Absolutely Fabulous. Dame June also appeared in numerous Radio 4 productions during her career.

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Today is Wednesday, January 2, the second day of 2019.

There are 363 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 2, 1900, US Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to facilitate trade with China.

On this date: In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.

In 1792, the first classes began at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In 1929, the United States and Canada reached agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.

In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.

In 1938, The first official New Zealand airmail to the United States left Auckland for San Francisco on Pan American Airways’ Samoan Clipper. The Sikorsky S-42B flying boat was piloted by Captain Ed Musick and carried 25,000 items of mail.

In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War Two. In 1960, Sen John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency.

In 1967, Republican Ronald Reagan took the oath of office as the new governor of California in a ceremony that took place in Sacramento shortly just after midnight.

In 1974, President Richard Nixon signed legislation requiring states to limit highway speeds to 55 miles an hour as a way of

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In 1983, the original Broadway production of the musical Annie closed after a run of 2377 performances.

In 2000, Retired Admiral Elmo R. Zumwalt, Jr, known early in his career for modernising the Navy and later for ordering the spraying of Agent Orange in Vietnam, died in Durham, NC at age 79.

In 2006, a methane gas explosion at the Sago Mine in West Virginia claimed the lives of 12 miners, but one miner, Randal McCloy, Jr, was eventually rescued. The roof of a skating rink collapsed in Germany killing 15 people.

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Five years ago: Fifty-two passengers trapped for more than a week on an icebound Russian research ship in the Antarctic were rescued when a Chinese helicopter swooped in and plucked them from the ice.

One year ago: NBC News announced that Hoda Kotb would be the co-anchor of the first two hours of the Today show, replacing Matt Lauer following his firing due to sexual misconduct allegations.

Today’s birthdays: Country musician Harold Bradley is 93.

Actress Wendy Phillips is 67.

Actress Cynthia Sikes is 65.

Actress Gabrielle Carteris is 58.

Movie director Todd Haynes is 58. Actress Tia Carrere is 52.

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Rock musician Jerry DePizzo Jr is 40. Rhythm-and-blues singer Kelton Kessee is 38. Pop singer Ryan Merchant is 38. Actress Kate Bosworth is 36. Actor Peter Gadiot is 34. Jazz singermusician Trombone Shorty is 33.

Singer-songwriter Mandy Harvey is 31. Rhythm-and-blues singerrapper Bryson Tiller is 26.

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People watch TV news on a screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s New Year’s speech, at Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, yesterday.

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson has given his mother a Christmas gift of a lifetime: buying her her own home. The action star took to Instagram to share the news posting a heartwarming video of his mother’s, Ata’s, reaction. “This one felt good. Surprise! Bought my mom a new home for Christmas,” he wrote. The Rock continued by explaining how he remembers as a child moving from one small apartment to another as his parents tried to make ends meet. “The first home my parents ever lived in was the one I bought for them in 1999,” he wrote. “They divorced about five years later. Since then I always made sure my mom and dad have everything they’ll ever need.”

N. Korean leader says he’s ready for more talks North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said yesterday he hopes to extend his high-stakes nuclear summitry with President Donald Trump into 2019, but also warns Washington not to test North Koreans’ patience with sanctions and pressure.

During his televised New Year’s speech, Kim said he’s ready to meet with Trump at any time to produce an outcome “welcomed by the international community”.

However, he said the north will be forced to take a different path if the United States “continues to break its promises and misjudges our patience by unilaterally demanding certain things and pushes ahead with sanctions and pressure”.

Kim also said the United States should continue to halt its joint military exercises with ally South Korea and not deploy strategic military assets to the south.

He also made a nationalistic call urging for stronger inter-Korean co-opera-

tion and said the north is ready to resume operations at a jointly-run factory park in the North Korean border town of Kaesong and restart South Korean tours to the north’s Diamond Mountain resort. Neither of those is possible for South Korea unless sanctions are removed.

Some analysts say North Korea has been trying to drive a wedge between Washington and Seoul while putting the larger burden of action on the United States. Pyongyang over the past months has accused Washington of failing to take corresponding measures following the north’s unilateral dismantlement of a nuclear testing ground and suspension of nuclear and long-range missile tests.

Kim used his New Year’s speech a year ago to start a newfound diplomatic approach with Seoul and Washington, which led to three summits with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and a historic June

Terror link to UK stabbing spree British counter-terrorism police are leading an investigation after a knifeman stabbed three people at a central railway station in Manchester, England.

Two commuters – a man and woman in their 50s – were taken to hospital with knife injuries and a British Transport Police officer was stabbed in the shoulder.

An eyewitness to the attack, which occurred at Victoria Station around 9pm on New Year’s Eve, said they heard the assailant shout “Allah” during the incident.

Police said a man was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts said the investigation was being led by counter terrorism police and officers were keeping an “open mind”.

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summit with Trump in Singapore. Kim also met three times with Chinese President Xi Jinping, which boosted his leverage by reintroducing Beijing – Pyongyang’s main ally – as a major player in the diplomatic process to resolve the nuclear stand-off.

But nuclear talks between Washington and Pyongyang have stalled in recent months as they struggle with the sequencing of North Korea’s disarmament and the removal of US-led sanctions against the north.

The north has also bristled at US demands to provide a detailed account of nuclear and missile facilities that would be inspected and dismantled under a potential deal.

The hardening stalemate has fuelled doubts on whether Kim will ever voluntarily relinquish the nuclear weapons and missiles he may see as his strongest guarantee of survival.

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Grande turns down honour Ariana Grande reportedly turned down the honour of a Damehood from Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II. According to editors at The Sun, the 25-year-old singer was contacted by Buckingham Palace officials to inform her of the decision to give her the prestigious title in the annual New Year Honours list. Grande was praised for her compassion and support of the victims of the terror attack at her gig at the Manchester Arena in May last year, that left 22 dead and hundreds injured.

However, a source close to Grande told The Sun that she turned down the Damehood as she felt it was “too soon”.

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Car hurtles into pedestrians in Tokyo A car has slammed into pedestrians on a street where people had gathered for New Year’s festivities in downtown Tokyo, injuring eight people.

Police took into custody a man in his 20s but did not further identify him. They say he is suspected of intentionally trying to kill people by driving the car through the street.

NHK TV footage showed a small van with the entire front end smashed and officers and ambulance workers rushing to the scene.

The crash occurred early on Tuesday on Takeshita Street, well known to tourists and pop culture and fashion fans.

Popular with teenagers, it runs right by Meiji Shrine in Harajuku.

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June Whitfield dies Veteran comic actress Dame June Whitfield has died aged 93, her agent has confirmed. The star enjoyed a career stretching back to the 1940s, including roles in the Carry On films and the longrunning sitcom Terry And June. She was made a dame in the 2017 Birthday Honours for her services to drama and entertainment in a career spanning eight decades. The star was also well known for playing the mother of Jennifer Saunders’ character Edina Monsoon in the hit BBC show Absolutely Fabulous. Dame June also appeared in numerous Radio 4 productions during her career.

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ust a few days ago the New Year’s honours list was rolled out once again and we were able to celebrate those that have contributed to their communities or fields of work.

We were lucky to have one still living in our area and a bloody good bloke he is too.

You only have to sit down and start chatting with Don Kirdy to realise just how passionate he is about cycling, the sport he was awarded the QSM for his services to, and the Tinwald Cycling Club.

Not the biggest fan of honours lists, he realised it was important that it acknowledged the cycling club just as much as his

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work.

Unfortunately, I suspect he is part of a spread of generations that we just do not have anymore, and that is hard-working volunteers for sports clubs.

I have met many great volunteers across this district, but there is no doubt that there is nowhere near enough.

I know of at least one person

who has shouldered plenty of responsibilities for a club, bending over backwards to help people, but any requests for assistance the other way seem to fall on deaf ears.

Sports in general are struggling across a lot of codes, with dwindling player numbers not being aided by a shift towards people not keen on spending their Saturdays playing sport.

I do not know what it is about the idea of volunteering that seems to put people off now, but it should be viewed as an incredibly rewarding experience.

I am not saying it is easy, but hearing the delight in Don’s voice when talking about the

international cyclists he helped out when they were younger, or just his passion in general for the sport, I could not help but feel like we need more of that spirit.

Everyone will have a memory of a time they were helped by a volunteer, it is hard not to really given there are so many good ones out there.

While you might have spent New Year’s Eve thinking about your resolution for the year, maybe we need to start thinking about contributing more time to helping others.

We live in a very me, me, me world, so let’s make it an us, us, us world.

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Today’s highlight in history: On January 2, 1900, US Secretary of State John Hay announced the Open Door Policy to facilitate trade with China.

On this date: In 1788, Georgia became the fourth state to ratify the US Constitution.

In 1792, the first classes began at Georgetown University in Washington, DC. In 1929, the United States and Canada reached agreement on joint action to preserve Niagara Falls.

In 1935, Bruno Hauptmann went on trial in Flemington, New Jersey, on charges of kidnapping and murdering the 20-month-old son of Charles and Anne Lindbergh.

In 1938, The first official New Zealand airmail to the United States left Auckland for San Francisco on Pan American Airways’ Samoan Clipper. The Sikorsky S-42B flying boat was piloted by Captain Ed Musick and carried 25,000 items of mail.

In 1942, the Philippine capital of Manila was captured by Japanese forces during World War Two. In 1960, Sen John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts launched his successful bid for the presidency.

In 1967, Republican Ronald Reagan took the oath of office as the new governor of California in a ceremony that took place in Sacramento shortly just after midnight.

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n the lead-in to Christmas raspberries were the victim of rain, then sunshine, then more and more rain. They were great if you managed to harvest in time, before the crazy weather conditions saw them moulding on the canes. There are still plenty of raspberries to be picked and there are plenty of great ways to eat them, fresh or frozen.

Raspberry brownie 320g butter (melted) 1¼ C cocoa 7 eggs (size 6 will do fine) 3C sugar 1t vanilla essence 2C dark chocolate chips (milk chocolate will do, but dark is better for this one) 1¼ C flour 1t baking powder 1C raspberries (fresh or frozen) Icing sugar (Enough to sift over the top to finish in style)

Raspberry sauce 2C fresh or frozen raspberries ¼ C caster sugar 1T cornflour ■ Mash the raspberries with a fork in a medium-sized saucepan.

■ Stir in the sugar and cornflour and bring to the boil, stirring continuously.

■ Cool, then strain out the raspberry pips.

■ Great with ice cream.

■ Preheat oven to 160°C. ■ Line a large baking tin with baking paper (rectangular of around 25-35cm works well).

■ In a large bowl, melt the butter in the microwave, or in a large pot on the stove.

■ Beat the cocoa into the melted butter. You’ll want to use an electric mixer for this, but could be done with a handheld egg beater.

■ Add your eggs, sugar and vanilla essence into the mixture.

Continue to mix vigorously for 2-4 mins, until the mixture has roughly doubled in volume.

■ With a wooden spoon, mix in the chocolate chips.

■ Sift in your flour and baking powder. Stir this until fully combined.

■ Pour into lined baking tin. Make sure the mixture is levelled out by giving it a little shake.

■ Put your raspberries evenly on top of your mixture, gently pushing them just under the surface of the brownie mixture.

■ Bake in oven at 160°C for about one hour. To test whether the brownies are done, insert a metal skewer. If it comes out clean, they’re ready to go.

■ Leave to cool in tin for 10-15 minutes. Turn the tin out on to a wire rack to cool down further.

■ Once cooled, sift icing sugar over the top.

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White chocolate and raspberry shortcake

60g butter 200g plain flour 2t baking powder ½ t bicarbonate of soda 150g Chelsea caster sugar A pinch of salt 120ml milk 1 large egg 150g raspberries ■ Preheat the oven to 200°C. ■ Melt the butter in the microwave and set it aside to cool.

■ In a large bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, bicarb, caster sugar and salt.

■ In a measuring jug, beat together the milk, the egg and the melted butter.

■ Pour into the dry ingredients, and mix until combined.

■ Fold in the raspberries, but don’t mix them to much, or the mixture will turn pink.

■ Put paper muffin cases in a muffin tray. Then spoon the mixture into the paper cases.

■ Bake for 25 mins.

1C caster sugar 1 egg 1t vanilla essence 2C flour, sifted 2t baking powder ½ C good-quality white chocolate, chopped Icing sugar, to serve Cream, to serve 2C frozen raspberries 200g butter, softened ■ Preheat the oven to 180°C. Line a 22cm square cake pan with baking paper.

■ Cream the butter and sugar with an electric beater until light and fluffy.

■ Add the egg and vanilla and beat well.

■ Fold in the flour and baking powder until well combined.

■ Press two-thirds of the shortcake mixture into the base of the baking pan.

■ Spoon the raspberries and chocolate over the base.

■ Sprinkle the remaining shortcake mixture on top and press down gently.

■ Bake for 35-40 minutes, until lightly golden brown. Cool in the pan.

■ Serve dusted with icing sugar and accompanied with cream.

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Boiled new potatoes with minty herb butter 1.5kg whole new potatoes, carefully washed 45g butter, softened 1T chopped mint, plus a few whole leaves 1T chopped parsley 1T chopped chives ■ Halve any large potatoes and place in a large saucepan with larger pieces at the bottom.

Cover with boiling water, add a pinch of salt and a couple of mint leaves and simmer gently for about 20 minutes.

■ Check the potatoes are cooked by pricking with a skewer – they should ‘give’ but not be falling apart. The cooking time will vary depending on the size of the potatoes, so check them after 15 minutes.

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Left – Hampstead was one of the first bowling clubs to open for the new season in Mid Canterbury.

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Williams returns to ASB Classic As she begins yet another campaign, Venus Williams refuses to put a timeline on the end of her career.

The veteran American, who has helped redefine the term ‘ageless’ in sport, began her 25th year as a professional tennis player yesterday in Auckland.

To put her longevity in perspective, when she took her first bow on the tour, Jim Bolger was Prime Minister, Steffi Graf was world No 1, Jeff Wilson was a flashy All Blacks winger and Jacinda Ardern was a student at Morrinsville College.

But Williams keeps going in one of the most physically gru-

elling and mentally demanding sports.

The 38-year-old has broken all kinds of barriers and stayed relevant well into her fourth decade.

Williams reached two grand slam finals in 2017, including Wimbledon, an extraordinary feat 20 years after her first final at SW19.

Last year was less productive but she still made a run to the semifinals at Indian Wells, regarded as the fifth grand slam, beating sister Serena on the way, and reached the last eight in Miami and San Jose.

She has remained inside the top 40 (39) — but how long can

she go on? “There are so many theories out there but I’m not going to confirm or deny anything,” said Williams. “I’m just going to shroud it with mystery, try to keep winning matches and everyone will have to wait and see.”

Despite the constant grind of training, travelling and tournaments, Williams still enjoys the purity of the sport, the competitiveness and being on tour with sister Serena.

“It takes a lot of focus, a lot of determination, it’s just you out there,” said Williams.

“So it takes a lot of responsibility. But I’m up for it ... that’s all I can say. The best part is still being

able to do what you love, and do it well.

“If you aren’t doing it well, you don’t tend to have too many options. But we still both play amazing tennis and we deserve to be here.”

And Williams still has a magnetism few other players possess.

That was seen this week when the American wandered through the ASB Tennis Centre, ahead of an appearance with sponsor Jaguar.

Word spread and soon a crowd had gathered.

When she finished, Williams was like the Pied Piper, as a horde followed her back to the practice court.

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There’s more than just another series victory at stake for the Black Caps, as they return to short-form cricket with an eye on their ultimate goal for 2019.

Fresh off winning their fourth straight test series, the Black Caps take on Sri Lanka in three one-day internationals, starting in Mount Maunganui tomorrow.

While they will be hot favourites to take a series win, there’s the small matter of the World Cup firmly on the mind of players and coaches alike.

This is the first of three oneday series the Black Caps will play before cricket’s main event rolls around in May, and head coach Gary Stead wants to use the matches to fine-tune both his squad and playing style for the tournament.

“It’s really now [about] looking ahead to the World Cup, being clear on the game plans we want to use and making sure the roles we want to get people in — that we’re playing to those roles as well,” said Stead.

“They’re about tweaking, looking at the style of play and how we want to play and looking at the options who fit those roles as well. It’s definitely a trial period still.”

One of the major question marks surrounding the potential World Cup squad comes at the all-rounder position.

Colin de Grandhomme has been rested after a busy 12 months, Corey Anderson has been suffering from injury and illness, while Mitchell Santner is still making his return from injury with Northern Districts, and should be in the mix to make his

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson (left) and team-mate BJ Watling will be ready when the Black Caps take on Sri Lanka in three one-day internationals, starting in Mount Maunganui tomorrow.

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Those absences have given the selectors a chance to evaluate Jimmy Neesham and Doug Bracewell, with the duo both earning recalls after a year out of the national side.

Stead says they are just two of the players who can make their case for Cup selection with a

strong series against Sri Lanka.

“We’re still looking at some places within our team. We want to see more of the all-rounders, we’re looking at Tim Seifert as a back-up keeping option as well.

“But the biggest thing for me is looking at the style of play, game plan, and looking ahead to the World Cup, where we know it’s likely to be 300-plus scores.

I want to make sure we get our heads around that as well.”

Sri Lanka have brought in six new faces for the ODI series.

Veteran seamer Lasith Malinga will captain the side, with Kusal Perera, Asela Gunaratne, Seekkuge Prasanna, Thisara Perera and Dasun Shanaka all joining the squad.

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Ashburton District Rifle Club, at 600 yards, 30 December.

TR, John Snowden 50.7, 50.6, 100.13, Allan White 49.5, 50.7, 99.12, Bevan Mehrtens 48.3, 50.7, 98.10, Chris Kershaw 49.3, 49.5, 98.8, John Miller 49.2,

Floyd Mayweather has knocked down Japanese kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa three times en route to a first-round stoppage in their boxing exhibition at the Saitama Super Arena.

Mayweather, 41, a former fiveweight world champion who retired from boxing with a perfect professional record of 50-0 last year, saw off an opponent 21 years his junior yesterday.

In a bout that was scheduled for three rounds just outside Tokyo, Nasukawa lasted only two minutes and 20 seconds before his corner threw in the towel.

Mayweather said in the buildup he expected to pocket $US9 million ($NZ13.4 million) from the fight, which headlined an event organised by Rizin Fighting Federation, a Japanese mixed martial arts organisation.

Mayweather had a 4kg weight advantage over Nasukawa, who boasted an unbeaten record in 28 kickboxing bouts and four contests in MMA, with this fight having no bearing on either man’s official record.

Nasukawa, though, reportedly faced a multi-million dollar fine if he attempted to kick out at Mayweather.

A grinning Mayweather started supremely confidently and dropped Nasukawa for the first time with a left hook with barely a minute gone.

A body shot followed by an uppercut saw Nasukawa slump to the canvas again moments later, with the southpaw bravely getting to his feet, albeit on unsteady legs.

A one-two from Mayweather precipitated the end of the contest, and the American said in quotes published by BBC Sport: “It was all about entertainment we had a lot of fun. They wanted this to happen in Japan, so I said ‘why not?’“ “I’m still undefeated. Tenshin is still undefeated. Tenshin is a true champion and a hell of a fighter.

“I want the fans around the world to support Tenshin, he’s a great guy and a great champion.”

- PA

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Wednesday, January 02, 2019

■ OPINION

Bring on the one-dayers O

ver the past decade, my idea of how best to spend my time over the Christmas and New Year break has changed somewhat.

Go back a good 15 years and it was all about going out and catching up with friends over a few drinks.

While I still enjoy catching up with friends, albeit with a fair fewer drinks these days, today my idea of an ideal Christmas break is about taking it easy.

It’s about spending quality time with my kids and wider family, and just kicking back and enjoying everything moving at a much slower pace for a couple of weeks.

But one thing that hasn’t changed, is that it’s a damn good time to sit back and take in some quality cricket, and this year has been no exception.

Boxing Day, a few years ago, used to mean a big day spent at

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the Boxing Day races, but today it means a day to sit at home in front of the television watching Boxing Day test matches while over-indulging in all those leftovers and sweet treats from the day before.

Bliss.

This year, us cricket fans had two options – the Black Caps taking on Sri Lanka up in Christchurch, or the Aussies taking on India over the ditch at the MCG in Melbourne.

And both made for pretty good

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big score, this time out for 176 just a few days after recording a massive 264 not out in the first test against Sri Lanka.

While over in Melbourne the Australians were being made to look decidedly average by the Indians – something that every Kiwi sports fan surely enjoys.

All that top test-cricket action wrapped up on Sunday, and fortunately my eyes have a few days to recover – a few days of conjunctivitis followed by many an hour spent doodling in the adult colouring book I got for

Test cricket isn’t for everyone – apparently it’s a bit long, slow and boring

watching.

On home soil we had the pleasure of once again witnessing Canterbury’s favourite son Tom Latham in the form of his life, smashing his way to another

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Christmas (which, as an aside, I have found to be an extremely soothing and relaxing pastime in recent days) while watching cricket on the television made my eyes go a little bit funny.

But come tomorrow, cricket makes a return, this time in the one-day format.

Test cricket isn’t for everyone – apparently it’s a bit long, slow and boring – but the shorter versions of the game have a much wider appeal.

It’s in those shorter versions of the game where we get to see some bigger hitting and a lot more action, and I can’t wait to see what our boys deliver as the summer of cricket continues.

Different teams are better at different forms of the game, and while we’ve proven to be pretty handy in the five-day format so far this summer, we’ve proven to be pretty good in the one-day stuff in recent months too.

Looking at the current ICC ODI rankings, which have us at three and Sri Lanka way down at eight, you’ve got to think that that winning feeling is going to last for a bit longer yet.

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In brief New era begins Those charged with defending Australia’s Asian Cup title in the United Arab Emirates represent a new generation of Socceroos to the team which hoisted the trophy on home soil in 2015. For the first time since the 2006 World Cup, record goalscorer Tim Cahill won’t be carrying the hopes of the nation after his retirement while the man who lifted that trophy in Sydney – Mile Jedinak – is also gone from the international scene. Ange Postecoglu’s reign as coach ended late last year with Graham Arnold the man charged with leading Australia’s title defence after Bert van Marwijk’s brief tenure for the 2018 World Cup. - AAP

Del Potro to miss Open Argentine ace Juan Martin Del Potro will miss next month’s Australian Open. The world No.5 is still recovering from a knee injury suffered in Shanghai in October. “I hope you have a great 2019. Recovery is going great and I will tell you later where I will be making my comeback,” he wrote on Twitter yesterday. Del Potro, 30, had a largely successful 2018, winning at Indian Wells and reaching the US Open final. In the Australian Open the Argentine has never made it past the quarterfinals stage, where he was knocked out in 2009 and 2012.

- AAP

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Wednesday, January 02, 2019

■ ELLERSLIE

Whiskey Neat salutes at Ellerslie Exciting two-year-old Whiskey Neat cemented his claim for the favourite’s tag for the rich Listed Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) later this month when he led all the way to take out the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.

The Tony Pike-trained gelding had set tongues wagging when he won by 10 lengths on debut at Otaki last month. That victory left pundits wondering if he could replicate that sort of effort against a far stronger field in Tuesday’s Group Three feature.

Those questions were answered in emphatic fashion as the strapping Denman youngster dominated from the front throughout the contest before coasting home to down the previously unbeaten Aotea Lad and Exuberant in a slick 1.10.66 for the 1200m journey.

Despite getting a little wayward over the last 100m, Pike was pleased with Whiskey Neat’s debut outing at the Ellerslie track under race-day conditions as he looks forward to the Karaka Million later this month.

“He got quite lost today off the bridle,” he said. “It’s obviously a lot stronger race today.

“Leith (Innes) rode him well, cuddled him up around the corner, but when he went for him it took him a while to work it out.

“He changed legs a couple of times and had a

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Whiskey Neat winning the Gr.3 Barneswood Farm Eclipse Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie.

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Central Otago harness Today at Omakau Raceway

Central Otago Trotting Club Inc Venue: Omakau Racecourse Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.19 BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TAB/ALEX NEW WORLD MBL PACE $8000, 4yo+ r40-r55, up-r69 +claimers, 2000m 1 96000 Franco Sherborne (1) fr.............. M Maynard 2 66979 Bettor Backim (2) fr ...........................P Cook 3 95227 Sheezus (3) fr ................................R Reekie 4 06380 Aveross Ferrari (4) fr ...................... C Negus 5 0x407 Gabby’s Star (5) fr .................... G Sinnamon 6 10x00 Russian Express (6) fr ......................A Edge 7 16574 Mr Handleman (7) fr ............................G Bull 8 11010 Stoppitt (8) fr ...............................M Stratford 9 35217 Selena Franco (21) fr ......................N Munro 10 48568 Aveross Rustler (22) fr ...................... W Low 11 01735 Queen Of Glory (23) fr ......................S Wigg 12 20324 Double Rainbow (24) fr ..................P Devery 13 97002 Romanite (25) fr ............................ B Wilmott 2 12.49 DUNCAN AGRICULTURAL/OMAKAU AUTO CENTRE MBL TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+, 2000m 1 Mainland Pat (1) fr......................... B Barclay 2 Shes Like The Wind (2) fr........ M Williamson 3 75 Capelli (3) fr ............................ C D Thornley 4 7989x Dream Of Pat (4) fr.................... R Heads (J) 5 80 Majicion (U1) fr...............................M Tapper 6 Majestic Simon (U2) fr ............ L McCormick 7 08500 Dora Explorer (U3) fr........... D D McCormick 3 1.19pm FLYING EXTRA/CRAIG & MARIE MCNEILL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 0x604 Wolfenstein fr ............................... Scratched 2 44605 Absolut Russian (1) fr ................... A Armour 3 6 Folklore (2) fr ...................................J W Cox 4 9 Tartan Robyn (3) fr ........................ B Barclay

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good look at the winning post, so he will obviously improve off that.”

The $42,000 first prize from the race will more than qualify Whiskey Neat for the Karaka Million with Pike happy to go into the $1 million juvenile feature on January 26 without another run for his charge.

“He needed to win today to think you were a chance of winning the Karaka Million,” he said.

“He has beaten some nice two-year-olds behind him.

“He’ll improve a lot so we’re looking forward to three and a half weeks from today.

“We’ll just keep him ticking over and maybe come back for a gallop if they open the course before that meeting.”

Rider Leith Innes was satisfied by the effort and believes there is more to come for the youngster.

“He got softened up the whole race and they all had their chance to get past him,” he said.

“He’s a big, gross horse who I don’t think Tony (Pike) has got to the bottom of yet.”

Runner-up Aotea Lad lost no admirers with a barn-storming finish from near last on the turn while third-placed Exuberant also closed off stylishly to suggest both will be serious contenders for the Karaka Million.

– NZ Racing Desk

5 Shadow Dancer (4) fr .............. L McCormick 6 33700 Smirken (5) fr ......................... J Morrison (J) 7 93242 Sounds Bettor (6) fr................. M Williamson 8 40x Balraj (7) fr .............................. C D Thornley 9 07590 Out Of The Shadows (8) fr ...........T Williams 10 Johnny Speight (9) fr............... N Williamson 4 1.53pm BECKERS TRANSPORT/SAMUEL FENCING MOBILE PACE $9000, 4yo+, w/c. jun.d, 2000m 1 33283 Excellent (1) fr ...........................E Barron (J) 2 55608 Myboylolliepop (2) fr ..............B Laughton (J) 3 98905 Vigoroso (3) fr ...........................M Hurrell (J) 4 74586 Divinia Bellezza (4) fr .................. J Alford (J) 5 0x443 Triroyale Brigade (5) fr..............C Faithful (J) 6 7712 Ambassador (6) fr .................. J Morrison (J) 7 x7221 Hold On Arizona (7) fr ..........S Tomlinson (J) 8 324x3 Miss Fandango (8) fr ..................... K Butt (J) 9 P5210 Sharnae (U1) fr ....................K Tomlinson (J) 5 2.28 SKEVINGTON/SOUTHERN WIDE REAL EST MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 4yo+., 2000m 1 30554 Tom Rule (1) fr ........................ M Williamson 2 06 Dream On Jaffa (2) fr ....................R Holmes 3 06970 Ohoka Matty (3) fr .........................B Orange 4 4708 Forty Wives (4) fr..................... C D Thornley 5 24932 Star Ruler (5) fr ............................T Williams 6 29068 The Last Straw (6) fr .........................J Dunn 7 54580 Square Dealer (7) fr .......................C Barron 8 7x682 Bullys Princess (8) fr .................M Hurrell (J) 9 00030 Ideal Asset (21) fr......................E Barron (J) 10 80x Superstar Legend (U1) fr ................... R May 6 3.03 ALEXANDRA SUPER LIQUOR/MACCA LODGE MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo., 2000m 1 3402x Arma Indie (1) fr ................................J Dunn 2 Nicole (2) fr ..............................B Williamson 3 Team Kiwi (3) fr .............................R Holmes

4 8 Winsomechange (4) fr............. M Williamson 5 7 Kenny’s Pride (5) fr.......................T Williams 6 Duke Of Dundee (6) fr ....................K Larsen 7 Bettathanideal fr ........................... Scratched 8 5 Don’t Need An Excuse (7) fr 9 Hampton (21) fr ............................. K Barclay 10 Vergeofgreatness (22) fr ...........E Barron (J) 11 4x35 Diego (23) fr ....................................J W Cox 12 6 Stingray Tara (24) fr....................... B Barclay 13 Delightful Major (25) fr ..................B Orange 7 3.39 CENTRAL LAKES AUTOMOTIVE/COCKBURN HCP TROT $10,000, up-r63 spechcp, stand, 2600m 1 78x00 Cheeky Pat (1) fr ....................... R Heads (J) 2 5167x Sugarinspice (2) fr.........................R Holmes 3 194x0 One Over Da Skye (3) fr .................... R May 4 40070 Muscle Pat fr ................................ Scratched 5 65778 Holdon Toyaspurs (4) fr .............E Barron (J) 6 0xDDP One Over Da Stars fr ....... Scratched 7 41360 Rydgemont Son (U1) fr ................T Williams 8 06417 Franco Josiah (U2) fr .............. C D Thornley 9 03520 Sugar Cane (U3) fr.................. L McCormick 10 79375 Breenys Cullen (1) 10M .......S Tomlinson (J) 11 18573 Zoey’s Gift (2) 10M.................. M Williamson 12 69354 Rydgemont Milly (3) 10M ..................A Beck 13 0x511 Springbank Lachie (4) 10M ..... N Williamson 14 55030 Justamollyarcher (5) 10M............. A Lethaby 15 3799x Jeddy R Ya Ready (U1) 10M ....B Williamson 16 20234 King Cassidy (U2) 10M ................. B Barclay 17 x0218 Wee Man Trouble (U3) 10M .......... K Barclay 18 33234 Gorilla Playboy (U4) 10M ....... J Morrison (J) Emergencies: Muscle Pat, One Over Da Stars, Sugar Cane 8 4.14pm HOUSE OF TRAVEL/MAY CONTRACTING MBL PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r55-r65., mobile, 2000m

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1 Kotare Yolande (1) fr..........................J Dunn 405x1 Mossdale Art (2) fr ...................... B Hope (J) 8321 Lincoln Skipper (3) fr .....................R Holmes 4x1 The White Rabbit (4) fr ...................K Larsen 321x1 Kendra (5) fr ....................................... R May 31633 Vin Scully (6) fr.............................. B Barclay 51089 Igottastar (7) fr ....................... J Morrison (J) 01470 Benio Ben (8) fr .............................B Orange 46759 Ideal Draw (21) fr ......................M Anderson 0x021 Like Ya More (22) fr ................. L McCormick 47002 Gypsy’s Choice (23) fr............. M Williamson 48910 Quite Ideal (24) fr 1412 Fear Cruisin (25) fr .......................T Williams 9 4.48pm MCLARENS TRANSPORT/RD PETROLEUM TROTTING CUP $30,000, ffa., mobile, 2000m 1 37279 Delight My Soul (1) fr .................C Ferguson 2 34956 Queen Bee Bardon (2) fr 3 12234 Franco Santino (3) fr ............... N Williamson 4 31121 Mossdale Rose (4) fr................... B Hope (J) 5 52x05 Sheriff (5) fr ...................................B Orange 6 23151 Funatthebeach (6) fr ....................T Williams 7 96333 Letspendanitetogetha (7) fr ...............J Dunn 8 90812 A G’s White Socks (8) fr ..................... R May 10 5.23pm FASTTRACK INSURANCE/W S HICKEY & SON MOBILE TROT $14,999, ffa., mobile, 2600m 1 70839 De Vito (1) fr .................................T Williams 2 08656 Playboy’s Brother (2) fr........... J Morrison (J) 3 04273 Splash Cola (3) fr .................... N Williamson 4 22111 Majestic Man (4) fr ...................B Williamson 5 00132 The Dominator (5) fr................ C D Thornley 6 00308 Jen Jaccka (6) fr...................... M Williamson 7 1048x Smokey Mac (7) fr ......................... B Barclay 8 16058 Harriet Of Mot (8) fr ...........................J Dunn 11 5.51 FULTON HOGAN/WEDDERBURN TAVERN

MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r40-r53., mobile, 2000m 1 x8330 Martin McGuinness (1) fr ..................J Dunn 2 08607 Alexy (2) fr .................................M Hurrell (J) 3 00940 Westar Sam (3) fr .........................T Williams 4 97296 The Red Robber (4) fr ...............M Anderson 5 9x066 Allandale (5) fr 6 04370 Cruisin Reuben fr ......................... Scratched 7 810x0 Chitura (6) fr ............................ C D Thornley 8 0Px76 The Tin Soldier (7) fr ............... M Williamson 9 94340 Sadhana (21) fr ...................... J Morrison (J) 10 600x7 Magical Matty (22) fr .................... A Lethaby 11 20464 Warloch (23) fr ..............................B Orange 12 60484 Jacks N Jazz (24) fr ...................C Ferguson 13 47724 Dachy (25) fr ........................... N Williamson 14 24186 B Mac C (26) fr................................J W Cox Pacifiers on: Harriet Of Mot (R10) Pacifiers off: Rydgemont Son (R7) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Mr Handleman, Franco Sherborne, Queen Of Glory Race 2: Shes Like The Wind, Dora Explorer, Majestic Simon Race 3: Balraj, Absolut Russian, Sounds Bettor, Folklore Race 4: Excellent, Miss Fandango, Triroyale Brigade Race 5: Star Ruler, Square Dealer, Superstar Legend Race 6: Arma Indie, Delightful Major, Team Kiwi Race 7: Zoey’s Gift, Springbank Lachie, King Cassidy Race 8: Mossdale Art, Fear Cruisin, Kendra, Vin Scully Race 9: A G’s White Socks, Funatthebeach, Sheriff Race 10: Harriet Of Mot, Majestic Man, Splash Cola Race 11: Dachy, Alexy, B Mac C, Warloch, Chitura, Sadhana

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Tauranga gallops Today at Tauranga Raceway

Racing Tauranga Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.57pm INTERISLANDER SUMMER FESTIVAL 1300 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1300m 1 88x21 So Glorious (3) 59 2 126x0 Benaud (5) 58.5 .........................R Elliot (a1) 3 56441 Come Back Tiger 58.5 ................. Scratched 4 0x0x1 Dudewithattitude th (4) 58.5 ........T Thornton 5 31 Tonadillas (1) 57.5......................M Cameron 6 077x6 Aero De Paris (6) 57 ...................C Lammas 7 23906 Zappeur (2) 55.5 .............................S Collett 8 0050x Excelsior Island (9) 55 ................... J Bayliss 9 19x49 Kailani Sunset (8) 54.5.................... S Spratt 10 9x979 Helenaoftroy (7) 54 ..........................S Rusof 2 1.30pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 87x03 Guillocharm (15) 58.5 ..................... S Spratt 2 x0x45 Future Patch (3) 58.5 ......................J Riddell 3 4x Mav (6) 58.5 ....................................S Collett 4 00x Luckyismyname (10) 58.5 ................B Grylls 5 9 Magnify (12) 58.5 ..........................M McNab 6 x0363 En Soie (13) 56.5 ........................C Lammas 7 98x29 Saserello (8) 56.5.......................R Elliot (a1) 8 54788 Tintero (7) 56.5 ..........................M Cameron 9 55 Sockatash (14) 56.5 ................... L Satherley 10 Aquarium (5) 56.5 .......................... J Bayliss 11 8x403 Moiras Town (2) 55 ..........................R Smyth 12 5394 Grande Amici 55 .......................... Scratched 13 65 Ninkasi (4) 55 ....................................L Innes

14 9 Southern Queen (11) 55 ..................S Rusof 15 207x6 She Dares 56.5 ............................ Scratched 16 0x687 Lil’ Roka (9) 56.5 17 49006 Dispatched (1) 57........................T Thornton Emergencies: She Dares, Lil’ Roka, Dispatched 3 2.05pm REAL CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS 2100 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 43516 Jimmy Rocket b (1) 59.5 .......... D Danis (a3) 2 0x631 Express Call td (3) 57.5 .............R Elliot (a1) 3 4x674 Ventura m (7) 57.5 ..........................S Collett 4 405x2 Ascomanni tm (6) 56.5 ................T Thornton 5 42x06 Alternative Fact m (4) 55.5 6 19875 Below Zero (2) 55.5 .........................S Rusof 7 0x007 Autumn Wind (5) 55 ................... L Satherley 8 06300 Lotus Laud m (8) 55 ............................C Dell 4 2.40pm STE INDUSTRIAL ELECTRICAL MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 80043 Wheao (13) 58.5 .............................J Riddell 2 086 Rex Royale (1) 58.5 ................... L Satherley 3 60x00 Impeccable Choice (5) 58.5 ............ T Harris 4 43780 Sure He Can (2) 58.5 ......................S Collett 5 0637 Mont Ventoux (12) 57 ..................... J Bayliss 6 590x7 Invigorate (3) 57 .........................R Elliot (a1) 7 x3324 Spectra b (10) 56.5 ....................M Cameron 8 x0493 Rusalka (8) 56.5.............................. S Spratt 9 0005 Delle Quartza (7) 56.5 .....................S Rusof 10 757x0 Press My Buttons (11) 56.5 11 8773 Dare To Compare (4) 55 ........J Fawcett (a2) 12 899 Global Diamond (6) 55 ................T Thornton 13 908 Huckleberry Hussie (9) 55 ..........C Lammas

5 3.15pm NEW WORLD SUMMER CUP $15,000, OPN HANDICAP, 1400m 1 1x389 Passing Shot t (5) 60........... T Yanagida (a3) 2 5x0x9 Mato Grosso (1) 54.5 ..................C Lammas 3 0x428 Caprikosa d (4) 54 .....................M Coleman 4 22x15 Chicane tm (7) 54 ........................... S Spratt 5 48384 Pasabahce tm (6) 54 ..................R Elliot (a1) 6 8x201 Le Castile dh (2) 54....................M Cameron 7 5x4x0 My Brothers Keeper d (3) 54 .......... S McKay 6 3.50pm BULK LINES LIMITED 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 10675 El Coolio t (8) 59 ...................... D Danis (a3) 2 145x7 Zavamar (11) 59...............................S Rusof 3 4325x Sheriffs Daughter d (7) 58.5........T Thornton 4 58x64 Artiste dm (3) 57.5 .............. T Yanagida (a3) 5 8x420 Triple Diamond m (9) 57.5...............J Riddell 6 05x02 Bet She Is d (4) 57 ..........................S Collett 7 49x05 So You Sparkle (12) 57 8 19875 Below Zero (10) 56.5 9 18 Petrabella (6) 56................................L Innes 10 7x903 O’Sam d (2) 56................................ S Spratt 11 0x600 Courtmaster (1) 56......................C Lammas 12 80x96 Madam Woo m (5) 55.5 .............M Coleman 7 4.25pm NEW WORLD TE PUKE 1300 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1300m 1 770x3 Who Dat Singa (2) 59 ...................J Waddell 2 14441 Veine D’Or t (9) 58.5 ....................... S Spratt 3 6x606 Fionesay m (6) 58.5 ............ T Yanagida (a3) 4 50x39 Ruby Bloom t (7) 58 ........................J Riddell 5 x4510 Stand Tall (5) 58 ............................. J Bayliss

6 211x0 So Wicked m (1) 56.5 ......................S Collett 7 x1956 Silver Cloud t (8) 56 ...................R Elliot (a1) 8 3x507 Aileen Grace tdb (4) 55.5 ...........M Cameron 9 73207 Matuzalem (3) 55 ........................... S McKay 8 5.00 ROB PINNY REALTY MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 3x244 Running Man (12) 58.5 ...................S Collett 2 5 Kiwi Ace (6) 58.5 ...........................J Waddell 3 x090x Cobbler Jim 58.5 .......................... Scratched 4 88 Vedo Rosso (2) 58.5 ....................... S Spratt 5 44 Rathvilly (1) 57 ..................................L Innes 6 Only The Brave 57 ....................... Scratched 7 05706 Blushing Heights (13) 56.5.. T Yanagida (a3) 8 3 Nasha Riva h (7) 55 ....................T Thornton 9 48 Western Girl (14) 55 10 Magdala (3) 55 ...........................M Coleman 11 June Rose (4) 55 ........................C Lammas 12 Kayture (11) 55 .............................M McNab 13 Oratia (10) 55 .............................M Cameron 00 Thousand Stars (8) 55 14 15 8 Bingwa (5) 55 16 5x62x Rippa Eagle 57 ............................ Scratched 17 92 Shezathinka 55 ............................ Scratched 18 x7354 Birdie Blitz (9) 56.5..................... L Satherley Emergencies: Bingwa, Rippa Eagle, Shezathinka, Birdie Blitz 9 5.35pm NEW WORLD MOUNT MAUNGANUI MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 56x52 Verses (16) 58.5 .................. T Yanagida (a3) 2 372 Parliament (12) 58.5....................C Lammas

3 8x630 Unnameable b (14) 58.5 .............T Thornton 4 Che Guevara (11) 58.5 5 60x06 Holy Loch (1) 58.5.................... D Danis (a3) 6 8x70x Roc ‘N’ Gold (4) 58.5 .......M Hashizume (a4) 7 4 Grand Award 57 ........................... Scratched 8 8x Rocking Along (9) 57 ..................... J Bayliss 9 0 Artic Warrior (7) 57 ..........................S Collett 10 06 Germanicus (13) 57 11 Humoresque (15) 56.5 12 45 Qiji Crystal (6) 55 .............................S Rusof 13 06 Qwerty (2) 55 .................................. S Spratt 14 Nicole Ashley (8) 55 ...................M Cameron 15 8 Bingwa 55 .................................... Scratched 16 5x62x Rippa Eagle (3) 57 17 92 Shezathinka (5) 55 18 x7354 Birdie Blitz (10) 56.5 Blinkers on: Aero De Paris, Helenaoftroy (R1), Aileen Grace (R7), Artic Warrior (R9) Blinkers off: Zappeur (R1), Rex Royale (R4), Qiji Crystal, Rippa Eagle (R9) Winkers off: Excelsior Island (R1) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Tonadillas, So Glorious, Dudewithattitude, Zappeur Race 2: Future Patch, Moiras Town, Guillocharm, Saserello Race 3: Express Call, Ventura, Ascomanni, Below Zero Race 4: Wheao, Spectra, Mont Ventoux, Dare To Compare Race 5: Le Castile, Passing Shot, Chicane, Pasabahce Race 6: Artiste, Madam Woo, Petrabella, Bet She Is Race 7: Veine D’Or, Who Dat Singa, Aileen Grace, So Wicked Race 8: Rathvilly, Magdala, Kiwi Ace, Birdie Blitz, Running Man Race 9: Rippa Eagle, Birdie Blitz, Verses, Parliament

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Wednesday, January 02, 2019

In brief

■ TOP CLASS FILLY

Oceanex targets Vinery Caulfield trainer Mick Price has a good opinion of tough Moonee Valley winner Oceanex and believes the daughter of Ocean Park can tackle feature fillies’ races in autumn.

The three-year-old filly closed well to win the Dean & McPherson Catering Handicap (1600m) on Saturday in the hands of Dwayne Dunn.

“She’s a top-class filly,” Dunn said.

“She didn’t handle the corner at all well and I just had to take my medicine and the way she finished off she showed how good she is.”

The lightly-raced Oceanex had previously scored by seven lengths at Geelong over 1700m on a Heavy9, and she handled the step-back in distance and the Good4 surface at Moonee Valley with aplomb.

“The win on the Heavy9 and doing it the way she did was awesome but you’re always a bit concerned coming back to the mile around a little tight circuit,”

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Dunn said. “But she handled herself really well and she’s got a great attitude and obviously the ability is there as well.”

Price was pleased with the way the filly had come through the race on Sunday morning.

“Bodywise she has just started to mature into a nice Christmas three-year-old now and she looked great this morning,” he said.

“She’s not tucked up, she ate up well and she is sound, so I think we can train on.

“I have just got to work out a program.

If you kept going and going I’d end up with no horse by March or April and I don’t want to do that.

“I reckon it would be nice to think we could get her peaking for the Vinery Stakes (Gr.1, 2000m).

“Then if we thought she was a mile and a half filly we could run her in the Oaks.

“I would say the Vinery would have a big circle around it at this stage.” - NZME

Tornado in Maori Mile Inter Dominion winner Tornado Valley returns to racing in the $50,000 Group 1 Aldebaran Park Maori Mile at Bendigo on Saturday night. “We toyed with running at Melton this weekend because he’s done so well since the Inter Dominion, but opted to wait for Bendigo,” trainer Andy Gath said.

Tornado Valley, who has won 17 of his past 19 starts, is unbeaten in his four sprint races since joining Andy and Kate Gath’s stable.

- HRNZ

Field Marshal runs hot

Dwayne Dunn is happy to be aboard Oceanex.

Miracle Mile hero My Field Marshal took just 100m to stamp his class in Western Australia. Tim Butt’s stable star blasted out of gate five to lead and effectively end the race as a contest in the $50,000 Group 1 Village Kid Pace at Gloucester Park last Friday night. Anthony Butt dictated terms with a cosy 30.3sec second split then dashed home in 56.3 and 28.1sec to win in cruise mode by 5.4m over a gallant Our Max Phactor, who sat parked at his first try in the big league.

Wairarapa harness Today at Tauherenikau Raceway

Wairarapa Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Tauherenikau 7 49833 Geoff’s Legacy (7) fr ......................B Towers 7 97807 Itsokbeingbetter (7) fr .....................S Phelan 8 68443 Lincoln Moment (8) fr ................S Abernethy Racecourse Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting num- 8 Sayalittleprayer (8) fr .................S Abernethy 3 12.09pm OSBORNE GROUP CHARTERED AC4 12.39pm PGG WRIGHTSON MOBILE PACE $8000, ber: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4 9 55644 Ain’t Nothing Bettor (21) fr COUNTANTS MOBILE PACE $8000, r45-r51., mobile, 3yo+ r48-r64., mobile, 2000m 1 11.09am LEVIN WOOLBUYERS MBL PACE $8000, 2 11.39am CONNIE STEWART SOTHEBYS INTL RE- 2000m 1 35606 Sweet Maggie Ryan (1) fr .........S Abernethy non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2000m ALTY MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r44., mobile, 2000m 1 55542 Sharknado (1) fr 2 60180 Lady Jenny (2) fr ....................... J Abernethy 1 70x99 Bye Bye Lucy (1) fr....................... C Webber 1 94534 Jack Bates (1) fr .............................B Towers 2 76817 Above The Rest (2) fr ........................K More 3 65132 The Bandit Queen (3) fr 2 x00x8 JR’s Jem (2) fr ...................................K More 2 45974 Pure Desire (2) fr 3 25657 Franco Empire (3) fr .......................S Phelan 4 37463 Captain Kirk (4) fr ...........................S Phelan 3 5x888 Moniaive (3) fr 3 76895 Red River Dash (3) fr ................S Abernethy 4 1886x Carrera Sky (4) fr ...................... J Abernethy 5 44731 Jetenara (5) fr 4 354x9 Uncle Drew (4) fr 4 72887 Express Play (4) fr........................ P Fleming 5 00x98 Lincoln Lovely (5) fr ........................B Towers 6 5735x Mister Harris (6) fr .............................K More 5 53426 Onedin Punter (5) fr .................. J Abernethy 5 67768 Rangi Rangdu (5) fr ..........................K More 6 0x774 Wicklow Star (6) fr ........................ P Fleming 7 27765 Fleeting Grin (7) fr ........................ C Webber 6 x3204 Mr Billiards (6) fr 6 09366 Marrera (6) fr ............................. J Abernethy 7 57338 Cha Cha B (7) fr

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SELECTIONS

Race 1: Onedin Punter, Sayalittleprayer, Uncle Drew Race 2: Marrera, Express Play, Pure Desire, Itsokbeingbetter Race 3: Carrera Sky, Lincoln Moment, Cha Cha B, Sharknado Race 4: Fleeting Grin, The Bandit Queen, Sweet Maggie Ryan

LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Wairarapa gallops Today at Tauherenikau Raceway

Wairarapa RC Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 2 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.09pm (NZT) LIFE MEMBERS 2050M $11,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 2050m 1 0x321 Commanding Prince (3) 59 ............ J Parkes 2 4x085 Missy Moo t (4) 56.5 .......................R Myers 3 26101 Italian Lover (2) 54 ........................L Allpress 4 x5178 Marjolet (5) 54 ............................. C Johnson 5 x2160 Tenacious (1) 54 ......................... R Hannam 2 1.44pm THE HITS 1000M $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1000m 1 62319 King Louis (7) 59 ......................M Singh (a2) 2 x1644 Windsor (1) 58.5 ............................ J Parkes 3 x5573 Divine Power td (2) 57.5................L Allpress 4 37310 Mahidun d (3) 56.5 ......................J Kam (a4) 5 64x03 Castani (6) 55.5 ................................L Hemi 6 5x120 Wild Child td (5) 54 .........................R Myers 7 5x380 Lincoln’s Gal (4) 54 ..................... R Hannam 3 2.19pm WAIRARAPA TIMES AGE 1600M $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 1 The Seagull d (3) 59 ............S O’Malley (a4) 2 6x405 Heineken Rocks (5) 57.5...............L Allpress

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3 50901 Bellissimo (2) 57 .............................D Turner 4 x5423 Edwardian Lady t (7) 57 ....................L Hemi 5 3x506 Estefania (4) 56 ................... C O’Beirne (a3) 6 06636 Tipperary Mary (6) 55.5 ..................R Myers 7 67x07 Rusty In Melbourne d (1) 54.5 .... C Johnson 4 2.54pm JACKSON ST BAR MAIDEN 1400M $10,000, MAIDEN 3YO, 1400m 1 8x532 Somewhere Man (1) 57.5 .............L Allpress 2 305 Thewayyoumademe (4) 57.5....... R Hannam 3 50046 After You (10) 57.5 .............. C O’Beirne (a3) 4 387 Greystone (13) 57.5 ................... Z Moki (a2) 5 5 Yeah Right (3) 57.5 .........................D Turner 6 9 Ajay Lincoln (12) 57.5 ................. C Johnson 7 Whiteout (5) 57.5 8 252x Shez Ekstra b (2) 55.5 ....................R Myers 9 72 Louboutin (11) 55.5 .......................D Bradley 10 96593 Floral Belt (6) 55.5 .......................T Johnson 11 Chickaberinda (8) 55.5................... J Parkes 12 85 Happy Tav (7) 55.5 13 6x80 Viva La Platinum (9) 55.5 .........M Singh (a2) 5 3.29pm PUKEMANU BAR & EATERY MAIDEN 1300M $10,000, MAIDEN, 1300m 1 Go James (3) 58.5 ........................L Allpress 2 Whiteout (8) 57 .......................... Z Moki (a2)

3 2x552 Surveillance (11) 56.5 .....................R Myers 4 6538x Later On (12) 56.5.............................L Hemi 5 9x36x Shockaine (10) 56.5 .............S O’Malley (a4) 6 9x468 Before Dawn (7) 56.5 ................ D Hirini (a2) 7 5 St Theresa (4) 56.5 ..................... C Johnson 8 8 Fagiolo Majico (5) 56.5................... J Parkes 9 6x90x Authentic Charm (9) 56.5 ............ R Hannam 10 7x Colorado Miss (1) 56.5....................D Turner 11 Cristal Bubble (6) 56.5 .................T Johnson 12 Marietta Lane (2) 56.5..............M Singh (a2) 6 4.03 COTTER STEVENS MAIDEN 2050M $10,000, MAIDEN, 2050m 1 359x9 Dublin Day (1) 58.5 ........................ J Parkes 2 5006 Rigel (9) 58.5 ....................................L Hemi 3 75903 Bruno Kelly b (5) 57 ......................L Allpress 4 36 Jaguary b (12) 57 ............................R Myers 5 00405 Hesagoodboy (6) 57.................M Singh (a2) 6 24x50 Stunning (11) 56.5 ...................... R Hannam 7 6442 Cast In Bronze (10) 56.5 ............. C Johnson 8 56735 Hypatia (2) 56.5 ......................... Z Moki (a2) 9 37304 Veneto (3) 56.5.................... C O’Beirne (a3) 10 7 Casino El Jay (8) 56.5 ............... D Hirini (a2) 11 00x9 Tout Sur Moi (4) 56.5 12 80 Maidstone Park (7) 55 .....................D Turner

7 4.38 VALLEY PLUMBING MAIDEN 1000M $10,000,

MAIDEN, 1000m 1 36x28 Rocco Bello (10) 58.5 .....................R Myers 2 9x546 Treadstone (9) 58.5 ............. C O’Beirne (a3) 3 595x Wallaceville (8) 58.5 .............S O’Malley (a4) 4 Count Conti (7) 57....................... R Hannam 5 Times Ticking (4) 57....................... J Parkes 6 99x54 Magic Incanto (3) 56.5 ................ C Johnson 7 74 Tennessee Rose (6) 56.5 .........M Singh (a2) 8 Alpha Kilo 56.5 ............................. Scratched 9 Chanceux (1) 56.5 ........................D Bradley 10 7x If Only I Knew 56.5....................... Scratched 11 P7x07 Thatz Daisy (5) 56.5................... Z Moki (a2) 12 Bella (2) 55....................................L Allpress 13 57x9 Fine Leg 55 .................................. Scratched 8 5.13pm FRESH CHOICE MAIDEN 1600M $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 03836 War Hero b (3) 58.5 ......................D Bradley 2 25940 Perazzo (16) 58.5................ C O’Beirne (a3) 3 57x94 Heineken Hank (2) 58.5 ...............T Johnson 4 66x Tiro (12) 58.5 5 7x Puzzlar (6) 58.5........................M Singh (a2) 6 Rockabye (11) 58.5 ..............S O’Malley (a4) 7 80032 Top Ofthe Straight (8) 57............. C Johnson

8 096 Don’t Know Jakk (1) 57 9 76x22 Miss Freelove b (14) 56.5............... J Parkes 10 x032x Philosophical (13) 56.5 ...................R Myers 11 93 Relda (7) 56.5 ............................ Z Moki (a2) 12 0x6x3 Sincerity (4) 56.5 .............................D Turner 13 0 Band (5) 56.5 ................................L Allpress 14 8 Gottasecret (9) 56.5 ..........................L Hemi 15 0 Piccolo Toro (15) 58.5 16 07076 Hot Pins (10) 55 Emergencies: Piccolo Toro, Hot Pins Blinkers on: Greystone, Viva La Platinum (R4), Piccolo Toro, Hot Pins (R8) Blinkers off: Treadstone (R7) Winkers on: Missy Moo (R1) Winkers off: Castani (R2), Thewayyoumademe (R4), Hot Pins (R8) SELECTIONS Race 1:Commanding Prince, Missy Moo, Marjolet, Tenacious Race 2:King Louis, Windsor, Divine Power, Mahidun, Wild Child Race 3:Edwardian Lady, Rusty In Melbourne, Tipperary Mary Race 4:Somewhere Man, Louboutin, Yeah Right, Greystone Race 5:Surveillance, St Theresa, Before Dawn, Authentic Charm Race 6:Stunning, Cast In Bronze, Bruno Kelly, Jaguary, Hypatia Race 7:Count Conti, Bella, Rocco Bello, Tennessee Rose Race 8:Top Ofthe Straight, Relda, War Hero, Perazzo

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway 3 8 Clansman Douglas nwtd ............B Goldsack Meeting Date: 02 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 4 8434 Sahara Dream nwtd ..........................M Flipp 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 5 88677 Alamein Simba nwtd ................ K Gommans Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 6 76688 It’s Timmy nwtd .........................J McInerney 1 1.02pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 HT1 C0q, 305m 7 75275 Viking Joop nwtd ................................ N Udy 8 83775 Cassia nwtd ............................. S Gommans 1 Ariana Sunset nwtd ....................B Goldsack 9 78688 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 2 Bigtime Charlote nwtd ........................L Cole 3 Viking Brit nwtd .................................. N Udy 4 2.08pm J P PRINT PETONE C0 C0, 520m 4 88878 Cawbourne Skid nwtd .............. K Gommans 1 F5637 Bigtime Paige nwtd ............................L Cole 5 72247 Sedgebrook Saint nwtd .......................F Kite 2 76644 Hopcorn nwtd ..................................... N Udy 6 88 Sacha Allen nwtd .........................M Roberts 3 3525 Sahara Pippa nwtd............................M Flipp 7 87 Just Like Harry nwtd .......................... N Udy 4 32472 Zara Jinx nwtd.................................... N Udy 8 5x237 Opawa Marcie nwtd ..........................M Flipp 5 44 Bigtime Baxter nwtd ...........................L Cole 9 78688 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 6 3224 Race Me Home nwtd ..................B Hodgson 2 1.25 WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 HT2 C0q, 305m 7 75246 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 8 37336 Tuff An’ Spicy nwtd ........................B Mitchell 1 5 Bigtime Marley nwtd...........................L Cole 9 28367 Rockoneva nwtd ..........................B Hodgson 2 Dino The Fox nwtd .......................M Roberts 10 48675 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 3 76563 Slick As Jewels nwtd ............. L E Dunkerton 4 85282 Final Straw nwtd................................. N Udy 5 2.24pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 5 5857x Liberty Blue nwtd .............................R Waite 1 51838 Idol Jan 17.81 ...................................M Flipp 6 74387 Arm Turner nwtd........................J McInerney 2 24227 Little Tornado 18.16..........................R Waite 7 67784 Ostapenko nwtd ................................. N Udy 3 12862 Bigtime Lovie 17.83 ...........................L Cole 8 6 Leslie Albert nwtd ......................B Goldsack 4 46435 Subway Kay 18.28 .....................B Goldsack 9 78688 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 5 61621 Banjo Hope 18.36 A & ....................Williams 6 56622 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 3 1.49pm AON CPF C0 HT3 C0q, 305m 7 486x4 Bigtime Swift 17.86 G & ......... S Fredrickson 1 45633 Goldstar Wilson nwtd .......................S Stone 8 21153 Blitzem Gem 18.03 .................. S Gommans 2 34622 Sefton Brew nwtd ............................... N Udy

9 74565 Homebush Razz 18.04 .............J McInerney 10 5667x Rising Hawke nwtd..........................C Morris 6 2.43pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 520m 1 15676 Bigtime Liam 30.11 ............................L Cole 2 43333 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G & ..... S Fredrickson 3 12764 Cawbourne Chops nwtd........... K Gommans 4 52645 Mainline Lil 31.21 ........................B Hodgson 5 17765 Opawa Mine 30.42 ............................. N Udy 6 43656 Zara Cheebee 30.73 .........................M Flipp 7 52725 Dyna Boomer nwtd K &.....................Phillips 8 5533x Brazil Cambara nwtd G & ...... S Fredrickson 9 77663 Cawbourne Symsy 30.58 J &..............D Bell 10 44886 Idol Jazz 30.61 ................................... N Udy 7 2.59pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 41575 Uno Again 17.71 ................................. L Bell 2 53842 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 3 38526 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A & ...............Williams 4 63783 Captain Kate 18.28 .........................C Morris 5 2221x Mischief Seeker 18.36 .....................R Waite 6 73468 Conquest Girl 17.54 ..........................M Flipp 7 63663 Watch Your Back 17.86 ......................W Kite 8 67711 Shamrock Green 17.88 ..............B Goldsack 9 72586 Tuff Temptress 18.28 .....................B Mitchell 10 44728 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R & .................Voyce 8 3.19pm PALAMOUNTAINS NUTRITION C1, 520m 1 86164 Cookie Biscuit 30.65 .........................M Flipp 2 63721 Mischief Viking 30.79 ......................... N Udy

3 42432 Bigtime Sam 30.52 G & ......... S Fredrickson 4 26666 Midnight Molly 30.63 ...................B Hodgson 5 75514 Opawa Tai 30.66 ................................ N Udy 6 53567 Bigtime Monty 30.28 ..........................L Cole 7 35236 Take Action 30.84.........................M Goodier 8 34355 Opawa Henry nwtd J & .......................D Bell 9 38444 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 10 6Px85 Go Slick 30.73.................................... N Udy 9 3.36pm HATRICK DASH C1 1-WIN C1, 305m 1 53245 Miss Wiggle 18.39 K & ......................Phillips 2 462F1 Bigtime Bee 17.79..............................L Cole 3 42718 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95 .....................F Kite 4 73182 Light Cruiser 18.07........................G Atwood 5 62746 Jay Wendy nwtd ................................. N Udy 6 74241 Sly John 18.16 J & ..............................D Bell 7 36224 Outa Sims 17.95 ................................ N Udy 8 26437 Jax Jewel nwtd .............................M Roberts 9 2221x Mischief Seeker 18.36 .....................R Waite 10 74466 Hashtag Blessed nwtd .................M Roberts 10 3.54pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 1-WIN C1, 520m 1 63366 Tiddy Cash 31.08 ......................J McInerney 2 75546 Arthur’s Crown nwtd .........................R Waite 3 52475 Cawbourne Zayne nwtd J & ................D Bell 4 x2384 Lucky Mick nwtd ................................. N Udy 5 35724 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 6 1586 True Testament 30.90..................B Hodgson 7 56346 Go Show 31.45 .................................. N Udy

8 73541 Diamond Geezer nwtd .................M Goodier 9 188 Flash Barry 30.85........................B Hodgson 10 66883 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 11 4.11pm FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 1 75432 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79 ......... S Gommans 2 24853 Bigtime Dean 18.15 A &..................Williams 3 74543 Cool Wolf 17.86............................. D Donlon 4 73867 Queen Kong nwtd .....................J McInerney 5 26355 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 6 52767 Tammy’s Fire 17.91 ...........................M Flipp 7 54654 Empty Pocket 18.28 ........................... N Udy 8 64545 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 9 74466 Hashtag Blessed nwtd .................M Roberts 10 76654 Accra 17.87 ............................... K B Benson 12 4.29 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 305m 1 24535 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 .......... K Gommans 2 54616 Raining Sixes 18.32 ...................B Goldsack 3 88x83 Niamh’s Way 17.81 ......................P Blanche 4 88468 Eye Kno 17.87 H & ........................... Woods 5 33856 Manimal 17.77 .............................M Roberts 6 84425 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ...................C Morris 7 44372 Homebush Rieko nwtd ..............J McInerney 8 87824 Scoobasi nwtd...................................M Flipp 9 45741 Bigtime Logan nwtd A &..................Williams 10 24458 Jericho Warrior 17.91 .......................R Waite LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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In brief Spratt to build on year Only the world’s best cyclists now beat Amanda Spratt when she targets a big race. With the Tokyo Olympics rapidly approaching, the 31-year-old is coming off the best year of her career. Spratt won the silver medal in the road race at the world championships, capping a string of massive results through 2018 that confirmed she is now in the sport’s top echelon. She also won a stage in the women’s Giro d’Italia, had two podium finishes in the Ardennes classics and successfully defended her Santos Women’s Tour overall title in Adelaide.

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Stosur out in Brisbane

Nicole Purdom on the charge for her Suttonians club in Ireland.

■ RUGBY

Living, breathing rugby

By Erin TaskEr

Erin.t@thEguardian.co.nz

Nicole Purdom went to Ireland looking for a life experience, and she well and truly found it.

After years of working her way up through women’s rugby ranks in Canterbury, Purdom decided to head offshore to broaden her horizons and grow herself as a rugby player, and 13 months on she was in a pretty good place.

She was living, breathing and working everything rugby, and couldn’t be happier.

“When I first came over I was only coming over for a life experience for a season and then fell in love with the place, therefore I’ve ended up back here again and waiting on the results of a visa I’ve applied for, for another two years,” Purdom said.

“I love the lifestyle and the friendships I’ve made.

“It’s also unbelievably cheap to travel all around Europe from Ireland. So many countries are just at your doorstep.”

She missed her family and having her mum, dad and brother on the sideline cheering her on at every game, but she spoke to them every day, keeping them up to date with how she and her team were going.

The highlight of her past 12 months was winning Ireland’s interprovincial championship with Leinster Rugby, and at the midpoint of the 2018/19 season with her Suttonians club, Purdom and

her team-mates couldn’t have asked for much better.

Heading into the Christmas break, Suttonians had won 10 games from 10 outings and had picked up every possible bonus point on offer so far.

They were top of the table with 50 points, with their nearest rivals well back on 32 points.

“We have actually just qualified for the first time ever in the club’s history, for a second competition call AIL Cup (All Ireland

“

hope they might take the game up.

“I also work with club and deliver coaching courses for all the youth coaches and give ideas and strategies for them to go forward with their weekly sessions,” Purdom said.

She said living and playing rugby in Ireland was growing her both as a player, and an individual.

“For my own game, I have been opened up to many new oppor-

I was only coming over for a life experience for a season and then fell in love with the place

League), which means it’s a separate competition in the new year with the best 10 teams across the whole country playing each other which will be a massive step up and challenge we are all looking forward too,” Purdom said.

Purdom’s life in Ireland was all about living and breathing rugby.

She’d landed the job of club community rugby officer with Leinster Rugby, so every day she was in schools teaching tag rugby (rippa rugby) to kids and introducing them to the game in the

tunities including the Irish international set up.

“Therefore, being in the in squad allows me to train, eat and mentally grow like an international player,” she said.

Rugby in Ireland had grown a lot over the past three years, Purdom said.

That was down to increased media coverage, and children getting into rugby earlier instead of more traditional Irish sports.

“On top of how the men are performing they had the women’s World Cup in Ireland last

year as well so that helped boost women’s rugby for this season,” Purdom said.

The Irish men’s team were arguably the best in the world now, having toppled the All Blacks a couple of months ago, and Purdom said the atmosphere in Ireland following that result was insane.

“In town the streets were full with New Zealand supporters, the pubs were jam-packed and everyone was on a big buzz,” she said.

“I unfortunately missed out on tickets to the match as they sold out so, so quick, but I watched the game with my friends in the pub and I was the only New Zealand supporter in there, but it was good fun.

“I did cry when we lost, but it’s sport, we have to learn and adapt for next time.”

Learning and adapting were things that Purdom had done a lot of in the 13 months she’d spent in Ireland so far, and she wasn’t done with yet.

So long as her visa application goes well, Purdom said her goals for 2019 were to win the league with Suttonians and for the club side to perform at their very best in the AIL Cup. For her personally, her future goals were simple.

She just wanted to play the best she could, no matter what country she was in, and just enjoy the game.

Samantha Stosur’s woeful record in Australia has continued after she was eliminated in the first round of the Brisbane International for Samantha the fifth time Stosur in six years.

The Gold Coast local crashed to a 4-6 6-2 6-2 defeat to Czech world No.139 Marie Bouzkova at Pat Rafter Arena yesterday in a worrying result ahead of the Australian Open as she pursues her first win since 2015. The 34-year-old appeared set for a rare home soil victory after a strong opening set when she responded to being broken in the third game by breaking back twice. But the 74th-ranked Stosur fell away when qualifier Bouzkova hit her straps on serve.

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Liverpool chases win Liverpool defender Andy Robertson believes the Premier League leaders cannot be considered equals to Manchester City until they win a league title.

The Scotland captain admits this week’s trip to the Etihad Stadium is “massive” with Pep Guardiola’s side trailing by seven points. Last season Liverpool beat City three times – twice in a Champions League quarter-final – but despite a club-record start to the season, Robertson said until they have silverware in the trophy cabinet they cannot say they are on the same level. “We spoke about City last season and I’m sure every other team did. They were very hard to beat.”

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Ashes still a goal Callum Ferguson still dreams of adding to his solitary Test match appearance for Australia, with next year’s Ashes tour of England a genuine target. Ferguson scored three and one in his only Test for Australia two years ago, a disastrous innings loss to South Africa in Hobart. Whatever way the selectors go, the classy right-hand batsman, who top-scored with 47 in the Sydney Thunder’s 20-run loss to the Adelaide Strikers on New Year’s Eve, will be in the UK anyway, either as an Ashes tourist or as an overseas import with Worcestershire. “That’s why I’m still playing the game, I’m still trying to get to the very top,” he said. “Wherever the runs come, I’ll be trying to make as many as possible.

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■ THEY SAID IT

Top sports quotes of 2018

By Callum Godde

JANUARY

“I just count money, that’s all I do. I count my millions.” – Bernard Tomic’s sarcastic snap at journalists after bowing out of Australian Open qualifying.

“I didn’t see that through my thick tears.” – Roger Federer on Rod Laver taking video of him accepting his record 20th grand slam title at the Australian Open.

FEBRUARY

“There have been times when I feel like I have been a bit shafted.” – snowboarder Scotty James questions scoring of him in comparison to US superstar Shaun White before winning half-pipe bronze at the Winter Olympics.

MARCH

“We spoke about it and thought it was a possible way to get an advantage.” – Australian captain Steve Smith makes a stunning ball-tampering admission in South Africa.

“I panicked quite a lot. That obviously resulted in me shoving it down my trousers.” – Cameron Bancroft on attempting to hide the infamous yellow sandpaper.

“I know I’ll regret this for the rest of my life.” – Smith at a teary press conference as he apologised and accepted his 12-month suspension.

APRIL

“If he thought with his big head rather than his little head, I wouldn’t have had to rebuild the joint.” – Newcastle coach Nathan Brown on Wayne Bennett’s claim he “unbuilt” the Knights.

“The buck stops with us.” – Commonwealth Games chairman Peter Beattie took the fall for the decision not to highlight the athletes in the closing ceremony broadcast.

MAY

“If that goal was offside, I just wonder what the point of the VAR is.” – Newcastle coach Ernie Merrick bemoans a “technical failure” that meant Melbourne Victory’s match-winning A-League grand final goal wasn’t ruled out.

“Can’t believe I came all the way from Toowoomba.” – Will Power on becoming the first Australian to win the iconic Indy 500 motor race.

JUNE

“We have got a lot of compliments, but with compliments you don’t win games.” – coach Bert van Marwijk after the Socceroos’ World Cup campaign yielded only two goals, both from penalties.

JULY

“To let his team take gangster selfies on the baseline after something like that ... shows a total lack of control and respect.”

– Boomers assistant coach Luc Longley on the Philippines team’s behaviour after the infamous ‘basketbrawl’.

AUGUST

“The pressure from the media and constant speculation was eating away at him.” – Penrith supremo Phil Gould on sacking coach Anthony Griffin.

“Gus hasn’t coached for 20 years. If there’s anyone old school ... he’d need to be there as well” – Griffin didn’t take kindly to Gould’s “old-school approach” claim.

“This game has given me everything, I am forever in debt to it.” – rugby league great Billy Slater retires.

“It has been tough from the getgo and in the end it has become untenable.” – Trent Barrett as he neared the end of his tenure as Manly head coach over a series of issues.

“Respect, respect, respect.” – three-time Premier League-winning manager Jose Mourinho speaking to journalists after Manchester United’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham before eventually being sacked.

“I want to help you. I’ve seen your matches: you’re great for tennis. Nick, I know this is not you.” – chair umpire Mohamed Lahyani’s extraordinary midmatch US Open pep talk to Australian Nick Kyrgios.

grand final win with a broken scapula.

OCTOBER

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“I’ve never cheated, and you owe me an apology.” – Serena Williams scolds chair umpire Carlos Ramos in the US Open final for being docked a game after calling him a thief.

“It’s legend status in our game, that. And it’s not an understatement.”

– Sydney Roosters coach Trent Robinson on Cooper Cronk playing in their NRL

“He’s shown a bit (of potential) but it’s a little bit of a kick in the teeth to the professionals that are in the league.” – Perth Glory star Andy Keogh on Usain Bolt’s A-League trial with Central Coast.

NOVEMBER

“Forget all the words, forget the verbal diarrhoea. That’s just rubbish.” – Test legend Shane Warne as the Australian team was mocked for adopting the phrase “elite honesty”.

“I’ve played my whole life like a chessboard.” – Socceroos great Tim Cahill admits keeping his cards close to his chest as he retires from international football.

“It is an honour to sit beside you, Layne.” – Australian surfer Stephanie Gilmore as she won a record-equalling seventh world title to match compatriot Layne Beachley.

“He’s been ringing up the Souths boys but then tells his press conference he hasn’t spoken to anyone.” – Anthony Seibold as Wayne Bennett refused to stand aside as Brisbane coach.

DECEMBER

“I was happy to be sacked.” – Bennett after weeks of to and fro ended with his 2019 Brisbane-South Sydney coaching swap with Seibold coming to fruition.

“It is extremely disappointing that clubs are looking to gain an unfair advantage by deliberately flouting the game’s rules.”

– NRL boss Todd Greenberg as the league’s horror off-season continued with the de-registration of Sharks coach Shane Flanagan and Wests Tigers boss Justin Pascoe.

- AAP

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Ardie Savea’s u-turn raising big questions

By Chris rattue

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hat are they not telling me?

That’s the question which came screaming across when Ardie Savea turned his back on a French contract following the 2019 World Cup, to instead sign a new deal with New Zealand.

In typical ho-hum Kiwi rugby fashion, Savea Going to France became Savea Staying Home with all the excitement that comes with mowing the lawn.

It was actually a massive turn of events.

Savea is still a superstar in the making.

Something dramatic has gone on, and here’s my guess at what it is.

The rugby big-wigs are, quite

rightly, very concerned about their openside favourite Sam Cane’s future.

Cane broke his neck playing against South Africa in October.

So they hurled a pile of money at Savea – the next best number seven by a long way – to tempt him away from French club Pau. There are a host of reasons why the notoriously shy Rugby Kremlin wasn’t exactly trumpeting this.

1) Cane’s future is a tricky topic – quite understandably people in high places want to remain positive for the player’s sake.

2) Cane’s future is a tricky topic – people in high places don’t want to unnecessarily reveal major hiccups in the All Blacks’ World Cup plans.

3) Cane’s future is a tricky topic – devastating injuries to star players are bad PR.

4) There is a hierarchy of player payments in this country with the All Black captain usually at the top.

But with so much doubt about Cane’s future, Savea’s retention suddenly assumed an importance beyond this pay scale.

NZR never talks money, and will be keener than ever to keep whatever they are paying Savea quiet.

We’re talking unique market forces here, something NZR likes to bypass if at all possible.

5) The idea that Savea might be gaining from Cane’ misfortune doesn’t sit well in rugby’s all-forone, one-for-all la-la land.

Savea confirmed his decision on Instagram with the words ‘Truly blessed to have re-signed with NZ for 2020-2021...to be honest it was a very tough decision but

being at home with family and close friends and the opportunity to play for All Blacks, Hurricanes, Wellington I couldn’t leave.’

In other words, he didn’t offer anything new as a decision for turning his back on Pau (although to be fair, he hadn’t confirmed the Pau move himself in the first place).

It was a surprise to hear that Savea, an integral All Blacks squad member who is only 25, was intending to leave anyway.

He obviously didn’t fancy his chances of getting past Cane.

A bewildered Pau accepted that u-turn, a spokesman saying it was the “risk you take when wanting to recruit a young player”.

It has to be assumed New Zealand Rugby tried fairly hard to keep Savea in the first place.

It is equally fair to assume they

were forced to up the ante (I’ve certainly heard rumours that other Super Rugby players are interested in what Savea is getting).

Reading between the lines, analysing Cane’s own words, relying on a hunch ... I’d say the odds aren’t great on the muscular flanker returning to the top.

His neck fracture, requiring immediate surgery, was a tragic and frightening reminder of what a tough sport rugby is, and how outstanding careers can suddenly be taken away.

Apart from the unknowns when it comes to his physical recovery, there may be mental hurdles in such a high impact sport.

This Ardie Savea story is really about a serious injury and probably – in rugby terms – serious money.

Just saying.

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Susan Lynch, John Hannah.

5:05 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama.

Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine. 6:50 Larry Gaye – Renegade Male Flight Attendant MSC 2015 Comedy. Mark Feuerstein, Jayma Mays. 8:30 Honey – Rise Up And Dance PGLS 2018 Drama. An aspiring street dancer determined to prove her family wrong decides to audition for the same dance crew as her formally trained sister. Teyana Taylor, Bryshere Y Gray.

10:15 The Sense Of An Ending MLSC 2017 Drama.

THURSDAY 12:05 The Last Descent PG 2016 Drama.

1:50 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama. 3:35 Larry Gaye – Renegade Male Flight Attendant MSC 2015 Comedy. 5:15 Honey – Rise Up And Dance PGLS 2018 Drama.

7:40 Bride Wars ML 2008 Comedy. Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnston. 9:10 21 Jump Street 16VLS 2012 Crime Comedy. Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube.

11am 22 Jump Street MVLS 2014 Comedy.

Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum.

12:50 Collateral MV 2004 Thriller. Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx. 2:50 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action.

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman.

4:50 Darling Companion M 2012 Comedy Drama.

Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. 6:35 Road To Perdition MV 2002 Crime Drama. Tom Hanks, Jude Law. 8:30 Ted MLS 2012 Comedy.

After a man’s wish to bring his teddy bear to life comes true, he must choose between keeping the relationship with the teddy bear or his girlfriend.

Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane.

10:20 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller. Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen.

11:55 Here Comes The Boom MVL 2012 Action Comedy. Kevin James, Salma Hayek. THURSDAY 1:40 Darling Companion M 2012 Comedy Drama.

Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. 3:25 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action.

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman.

5:25 The Two Faces Of January MVL 2014 Thriller.

CHOICE

6:30 Takaro Tribe 3 6:40 Avatar 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Pukana 3 2 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Kaea 3 2 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Time On The Road 3 10:30 Sidewalk Karaoke PGR 3 11am Tales From The Trails Noon Waka Ama Sprints 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takaro Tribe 3 3:10 Avatar 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Pukana 3 2 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 Cam explores the fresh produce offered at the World Food Day in Rarotonga, and meets a pearl-arming wahine.

8pm Kapa Haka Whanau 3 8:30 Haka Life PGR 3 9pm Voices Of Our Future 3 9:30 Nanakia 3 10pm HakaNation 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2 11pm Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Tennis – Women’s ASB Classic Day Two. 7am Darts – World Championship Day 12 and 13. 8am Darts – World Championship Quarter-finals and Semi-finals.

9am L Darts – World Championship Finals.

From Alexandra Palace, London. 10:30 Football – A-League Wanderers FC v Melbourne City FC. 12:30 Football Shootout 1:30 Serie A Highlights Show 2:30 Sky Sports News 3pm Darts – World Championship Finals.

5:30 Pro Kabaddi Playoff Game One. 6pm Pro Kabaddi Playoff Game Two. 6:30 Pro Kabaddi Playoff Game Three.

7pm Pro Kabaddi Playoff Game Four. 7:30 Cricket – Super Smash Aces v Kings.

8pm The Crowd Goes Wild Best of 2018. 8:30 Darts – World Championship Finals. 9pm Rugby League – Kiwis v Kangaroos 9:30 NBL Magazine Show 10pm Cricket – Women’s Super Smash 10:30 Cricket – Super Smash 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Darts – World Championship

THURSDAY

Midnight Darts – World Championship 1am Darts – World Championship 1:30 Tennis – Women’s ASB Classic 2:30 Tennis – Women’s ASB Classic 4am Tennis – Second Serve 4:30 Tennis – Women’s ASB Classic

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

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6am The French Collection 7am Serve It Like Sarah 7:30 Four Rooms 8:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 9am Food Safari – Water 9:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 10:30 Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 My Dream Home 2:30 Building The Dream 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 5:30 Strippers – Cars For Cash The teams are given $500 to buy their vehicle of choice and, undeterred by previous failures in the 4x4 scene, Frankie persuades Ben to go for a Suzuki Samurai.

6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters The car hunters of RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector-car auction house, travel the world to find some of the finest motor cars.

8:30 Freedom Riders 9pm NZ Hunter Adventures PGR 9:30 Tribal Bootcamp 10:30 Dirty Rotten Survival 11:30 The Art Detectives 12:30 Wild Transport 1am Robson Green Extreme Fisherman 2am Bondi Vet 3am Money For Nothing 4am Million Dollar Car Hunters 5am Gok’s Fill Your House For Free

SKY SPORT 2 6am Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (RPL) Hearts v Magicians.

9am Cricket – Super Smash (RPL) Aces v Kings.

12:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) Stars v Renegades.

4pm Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Hearts v Magicians.

4:45 L Cricket – Women’s Big Bash Thunder v Sixers. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

8pm Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Stars v Renegades.

8:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Heat v Sixers.

9:10 L Cricket – Big Bash Thunder v Scorchers. From Spotless Stadium, Sydney.

THURSDAY

12:45 Cricket – Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Sixers.

1:30 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Aces v Kings.

2am Pro Kabaddi Playoff (HLS) Game One. 2:30 Pro Kabaddi Playoff (HLS) Game Two. 3am Pro Kabaddi Playoff (HLS) Game Three.

3:30 Pro Kabaddi Playoff (HLS) Game Four.

4am Kickboxing – Glory 62 Rewind (HLS) 5am Football Shootout A news and highlights show covering everything from the A-League and Australian Football.

2Jan19

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Homestead Rescue PG Storm Shelter Showdown. 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 10am Expedition Unknown PG Temple of Doom.

10:50 What On Earth? PG Temple of Blood. 11:40 A Crime To Remember M Comedy of Terrors. 12:30 Evil Kin M Never Forgive Never Forget. 1:20 American Monster M Don’t Forget Me. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm Air Rescue PG 3:25 Air Rescue PG 3:50 Air Rescue PG 4:20 Air Rescue PG 4:45 Air Rescue PG 5:15 Air Rescue PG 5:40 Air Rescue PG 6:10 Air Rescue PG 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG A Yuletide Thanksgiving.

8:30 Air Rescue PG 9pm Air Rescue PG 9:25 Border Live M 10:15 Alaskan Bush People PG Call to Duty.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M Island from Hell.

11:55 American Monster M Don’t Forget Me. THURSDAY 12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Treehouse Masters PG

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NETBALL with a difference Walking netball has proven to be a great hit in Christchurch and now it’s coming to Ashburton.

BY ERIN TASKER

ERIN.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Two new versions of netball are coming to Ashburton early this year and it’s hoped they will open up the game to a whole new group of players.

Walking netball and a ladies’ daytime section are both set to hit the courts of Ashburton’s EA Networks Centre for the first time in term one, but registrations are

open now and Mid Canterbury Netball officials are hopeful the interest for both will be there.

Mid Canterbury Netball netball development officer Natalie Shaw said if the interest is there, they hope both could run all four school terms next year.

Walking netball is exactly how it sounds, netball where you walk instead of run.

“The biggest rule difference is

you have to have one foot on the ground at all times,” Shaw said.

Players also had four seconds to pass the ball off instead of the three-second rule in traditional netball.

Shaw said walking netball had been a big hit in Christchurch.

It wasn’t aimed at any particular age group, but Shaw said it could be good for people who suffered from injuries, or older people who

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hadn’t played in some time but were keen to get back out on the court.

Both of the new initiatives will get under way when school goes back for term one in 2019, with the ladies’ daytime section set to run on a Monday morning from 9.30am and the walking netball set to be played on Tuesday mornings from 9.30am.

The ladies’ daytime section will

be shortened games, potentially two eight-minute halves, with rolling substitutes.

It’s hoped the Tuesday sessions might prove a winner with mums.

The first day of the ladies’ daytime section will be February 4, with walking netball’s Ashburton debut set for February 5.

For more information and to register, check out the Mid Canterbury Netball website.

Lowndes happy to be a rookie for Le Mans Supercars legend Craig Lowndes has some bucket-list races he wants to tick off and won’t take umbrage at being designated a rookie if he gets a start in the famous Le Mans 24-hour event.

The 44-year-old three-time Supercars champion and seven-time Bathurst 1000 winner finished as a fulltime Supercars driver at the end of last year, but will still do

the enduro events in 2019. He’s got the Bathurst 12-hour race in February and will be involved in media coverage of Supercars.

His enduring popularity was underlined in December when he was named ABC Sports Personality of the Year.

Lowndes has made no secret of his desire to do the Le Mans race, something he has pondered for

close to a quarter of a century.

“There’s been opportunities in the past, but unfortunately it’s either clashed with Supercar rounds here in Australia, or we’ve been away and done other things, so it has been on the agenda since probably almost 1996,” Lowndes said.

“It’s just getting the contacts with race teams.

“We already know the 2019 race weekend of Le Mans clashes with the Darwin race in Supercars, so thankfully I’ve been allowed to, if I can procure a drive, to be able to be released and be able to go and do that if I can.

“Now it’s just putting out the feelers and seeing what’s out there. It’s a massive race. Growing up watching Bathurst, is what

Black Caps start building for 2019 World Cup

I’ve always wanted to do, lucky enough to now win it seven times, but to do a Le Mans is probably another level again.

Lowndes hopes the fact he raced for factory teams and won international races like Bathurst would get him classified as a platinum rookie, the highest of the four rookie levels for Le Mans.

- AAP

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