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A flawed interior layout and faulty environmental controls in Ashburton’s new art gallery mean the complex is likely to cost significantly more to run and its opening could be delayed, says curator Shirin Khosraviani.

She told Ashburton District councillors yesterday they would need to up their grant by $64,000 next year to ensure the new gallery had sufficient staff to open its doors.

An additional staff member was needed because the new building’s offices and workrooms were separated from the public areas.

“Galleries are about dialogue and they should focus on people.

The building’s structure affects the functioning and the opening of the gallery. It will cost more to run and that’s because of the way it’s designed,” she said.

Ms Khosraviani said the gallery committee had asked for the floor layout to be changed

but this had not happened. The gallery committee was then forced to raise money to build a reception area in the gallery where the extra staff member would be based.

“We currently have three full timers, but that’s grossly inadequate and we’ll struggle to meet our goals. Staff working at one end will have no idea what is happening in the rest of the building . I want people to come into our gallery and see people,” she said.

If the council granted the gallery the extra money that would take its annual allocation to $300,000, and Ms Khosraviani said she was happy for the grant to remain at that level for two or three years.

“But if we don’t have the money for extra staff we’ll be at a point where we cannot operate in that building.”

There were also on-going problems with environmental control units that meant collection items could not be moved

into the new complex, Ms Khosraviani said.

“We were to move last week but I cancelled that because the building was not performing to the standard we need. The environmental controls are very erratic. We can’t move anything into this building until we can see two weeks of stable temperature data.”

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MKR show ‘is too dramatic’ My Kitchen Rules needs to be more about the food and less about the drama, says series four champions Dan and Steph Mulheron. The married couple, who won the 2013 series, said conflicts on the this year’s instalment overshadowed the cooking aspect of the show. “It’s been all dramatised up ... and you’re thinking, `what’s this show doing?’,” Dan said. “It’s about real people, real food at their homes and that’s what people love to watch.”

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Hobbit stamps a windfall The release of the final Hobbit movie, The Battle of the Five Armies, has produced a windfall for New Zealand Post with Hobbit-themed stamps and coins being snapped up by fans and collectors all over the world. A NZ Post spokesman said people in 68 countries had so far had ordered and received stamps and coins from the new issue. “Kiwis are the keenest buyers, but the United States, Britain, Australia, the Netherlands and Thailand are catching up,” he said. The items have also been sold in Israel, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, Mexico, Papua New Guinea and Bulgaria. Well known characters Bilbo, Gandalf the Grey and Bard the Bowman; Elves Tauriel and Thranduil; villains Azog the Defiler and his army of Orcs; and the fire-breathing Dragon Smaug feature on the official stamps and coins.

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Sione reaches finish line Sione Paea has finished his 30-day cycle and run from the top to the bottom of the country to raise money for child cancer.

The 19-year-old Rotorua man was proud to have finished the challenge, and said he had learned a lot about himself.

“I finished on Sunday, and I felt amazing; it was a priceless moment. “I got emotional, and there was plenty of joy. It has been like 30 days on the road, with lots of challenges, physical, mental and emotional challenges. You have no one to turn to on the road,” he said. Mr Paea has raised $3000 for the Child Cancer Foundation, short of his $10,000 goal, but he hopes people would honour their promises.

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Cosby sued over alleged 1970s sex assault TV legend Bill Cosby, already facing a barrage of sex abuse and rape allegations, is now being sued by a woman who claims he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy mansion when she was 15. Judy Huth, now 55, sued the comedian in Los Angeles Superior Court claiming sexual battery and infliction of emotional distress. She says that she was 15 and her friend 16 when they met Cosby on a film set and that he invited them to meet at a tennis club the following week. When they did, the suit alleges, Cosby served the girls alcoholic beverages and they all played billiards. “Under the terms of Cosby’s game, plaintiff was required to consume a beer every time Cosby won a game,” the suit claims. After the two girls had “multiple alcoholic beverages,” Cosby allegedly told them he had a surprise for them “and led them to another house which turned out to be the Playboy Mansion.”

In a room there, Cosby allegedly “proceeded to sexually molest her,” the suit charges.

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The “h” debate not over The “h” debate may have been derailed but it will be back and probably sooner rather than later. Wanganui mayor Annette Main said yesterday that while the vote by council on Tuesday stopped a bid to take the issue to the Geographic Board, it would be back on the council agenda at some stage. “At this stage I don’t know what shape it will take, but obviously the decision iwi made yesterday means we need to work through with them and see what the implications are for council,” she said.

“Aside from that, we can’t ignore the fact there’s ongoing discussion around how the name of our district is spelt. Sooner or later we’re going to have to have this discussion again.” She said she was not at all surprised by iwi reaction to the vote. “When they come to us on an issue as important as this, and then to see us not supporting them, it must lead them to question our sincerity in those relationships.”

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■ EXPERIENCE MID CANTERBURY

Call for decent marketing budget

By Sue NewmaN

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Without a decent marketing budget, Experience Mid Canterbury could be forced out of business, its chief executive Nigel Birt says.

Yesterday he and his board told Ashburton District councillors that funding the district’s tourism organisation should be looked at as an investment rather than a cost. That investment needed to include $100,000 for marketing, Mr Birt said.

Last year the tourism group received $386,000 from the

council; this year it has requested $407,864. The council grant makes up 67 per cent of the organisation’s income.

Tourism created social and economic benefits for the district and the 5 per cent extra it was asking for in its grant, was the absolute minimum it needed to function, Mr Birt said.

“Over the last three years we’ve trimmed and trimmed our budget so any less than this and we’ll struggle. $407,000 is a realistic minimum for this organisation to run at its maximum efficiency.”

The 2013 Census shows that 9.4 per cent of the district’s workforce is involved in tourism Councillor Ken Cutforth said he could see the need for an iSite in Methven but that the one in Ashburton was more like a citizens’ advice bureau and its work could be done by Community House.

“Any retailer in town could ticket buses. I fail to see the need for the funding we’re putting in. All we’re doing in terms if i-Sites is just reshuffling the chairs on the Titanic. In a sense they’re well past their use by

date.” Tourism Industry Association chief executive Chris Roberts defended the i-Sites and said they had a value and were a jewel in New Zealand tourism’s crown.

Their value lay in the local knowledge of their staff.

“Only five out of the 80 in New Zealand make a profit but they enhance visitor experience in your community. Councils have to decide whether they want to support these services,” Mr Roberts said.

If the Ashburton District did not retain and grow its share

of the tourist market the whole community would suffer, not just tourist operators board chair Dominic Moran said.

“We’re not just talking about the cost to the council, we’re talking about an investment in this district’s future.

“There’s a minimum level of funding needed to operate and we’re at that level, we can’t do the job with less money. If we had a cut we’d close the shop and hand the keys back to the council; we wouldn’t be able to act effectively and efficiently,” he said.

■ SANTA PARADE

Santa is on his way

By CaitliN Porter

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Santa Claus is coming to town this Saturday, along with a number of friends including Bananas in Pyjamas, Ronald McDonald, Buzzy Bee and the Red Baron.

The famous faces are some of the attractions forming this year’s Ashburton Santa Parade.

The number of entrants – not including costumed walkers – has nearly doubled since last year with over 60 registrations, some of which were still coming in earlier this week.

Organiser Carol Johns said there was a lot of interest from a variety of groups, including schools, preschools, the Hakatere Marae and the Big Little Theatre Company to name a few.

Also taking part are Outpost 42 from Christchurch, the St Andrew’s Anglican Church, the Filipino community and the Hakatere Guides, who will ride in the pa-

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Along with some of the regulars, including the Ashburton Silver Band and fire appliances, there will also be music, an ambulance, police cars and a variety of costumed walkers.

Volunteers for the parade will meet at noon in Mona Square before the parade kicks off at 12.30pm.

Pre-parade entertainment will be at the chessboard on East Street at 11am where there will be lolly giveaways, the Balloon Man, Ronald McDonald and a colouring competition.

Ms Johns said she would love people watching the parade to join in on the fun and celebrate the spirit of the event by wearing costumes.

“The more the merrier,” she said.

The parade will travel along East Street and loop around Baring Square before heading back to Mona Square.

Jennifer McClintock, 8, Della Williams, 7, and Estella Blackkipp, 6, from Ashburton Borough School were busy this week making Christmas decorations for the school float as part of the Out of School Care and Recreation (Oscar) programme.

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■ HOUSING NEW ZEALAND

House being tested for P

BY SUE NEWMAN

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A house on Ashburton’s Dobson Street stands in a wilderness garden, with its windows tightly boarded; it cannot be lived in until all suspected traces of the drug methamphetamine are cleaned from its walls, carpets and drapes.

Tenants were evicted from the Housing New Zealand property recently after an alert that the drug had been used on the property.

Whether the house was used as a P lab, however, won’t be known until results from a full range of tests are returned, said area manager, Housing New Zealand, Kate Milton.

“Housing New Zealand does not tolerate illegal activities in its houses. There have been no P labs discovered in any of our Ashburton properties, however

Unsafe and off-limits, a Housing New Zealand property on Dobson Street is locked and boarded up while it is tested for methamphetamine contamination.

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initial testing of one Ashburton property has returned a positive result for methamphetamine and is now undergoing full testing, as is our policy,” she said.

If methamphetamine was being used or manufactured in one of its homes, it terminated

the tenancy, Ms Milton said.

“We are advised of contaminated properties through police investigations, receiving information from the public or through detection by a maintenance contractor or a staff member visiting a property. If our staff suspect a tenant of using or manufacturing drugs they let the police know.”

Its Tenancy Managers had been trained in spotting possible drug manufacture, dealing with tenants involved in the manufacture or use of P, and conflict management in those situations, she said.

There are two phases of testing conducted. The first, a preemptive test that determined whether the drug was present or not and the second comprehensive test (includes air and surface testing) determined the level of contamination.

The tests also indicate the best way to remediate the property, Ms Milton said.

Remedial measures can range from specialised cleaning through to stripping out and re-fitting a property or demolition. Costs can range from $20,000 to $40,000 for a specialised clean, while demolition of a small house can cost around $15,500. In some cases, in the interests of public safety, houses may need to be removed from their section and taken away for demolition elsewhere at an additional cost.

The value of a property is carefully assessed when deciding whether it is prudent to clean or re-fit a property as opposed to demolishing it. Further testing is carried out after a property has been cleaned or remediated to ensure it is safe to be occupied.

In brief Santa’s workshops Santa will make the first in a series of special appearances at Bunnings Ashburton this weekend.

He will host Santa’s workshops for children from 10am for the next three weekends, both Saturday and Sunday. He’ll also be in store for a family fun night on December 18, from 6pm-8pm. Children can sit on Santa’s knee between 10am-11am and 2pm and 3pm, over the next three weekends, both days.

Magpie hits lines A magpie prompted a call-out for the Pendarves Volunteer Rural Fire Unit yesterday. The magpie hit power lines, leading to a small fire below the power pole, Pendarves fire chief Paul Stewart said. “The fire was all but out when we got there. A farmer put it out with a fire extinguisher.” The fire, at 10.30am, was at the corner of Hamptons Road and Chertsey Kyle Road.

Car fire The Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade was called to a car on fire on the side of Peter Street at 1.15am yesterday. The cause was believed to have been electrical.

Local rugby team’s facial hair proves a Movember winner

BY ERIN TASKER

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An Ashburton rugby team is the country’s best at growing facial hair, according to All Blacks captain Richie McCaw. The Ashburton Celtic senior B rugby team was yesterday named the winners of a nationwide competition run by Movember New Zealand, after posting a before and after photo of their efforts on the organisation’s Facebook page which caught the eye of the judge, McCaw. The win means they will be the best dressed team in Mid Canterbury next year, with the prize being an adidas package worth an estimated $20,000.

They’ll be fitted out in brand new, personalised adidas gear including 25 jerseys, pairs of

The winning look. Ashburton Celtic’s senior B rugby team won a nationwide Movember competition judged by Richie McCaw. PHOTO ASHBURTONONLINE

socks, shorts and boots.

A mixture of players, coaching staff and management from the Celtic senior B side signed up for the challenge, which was open to rugby clubs throughout the country.

At the start of November they took to their faces with a razor to start with a blank canvas, and from there, grew facial hair of varying size, shape, visibility, thickness and style.

The fact they took a before

photo, and an after photo, with everyone pretty much in the same order, and the fact they involved the next generation – club captain and B’s coach Stefan Brook’s daughter Maddie - made them the clear winners

in McCaw’s eyes, Mr Brook was told.

“They said you didn’t have to get a before photo but we thought we better get one so they can’t say we cheated or anything,” Mr Brook said.

The after photo was taken last Thursday night and posted to the Movember New Zealand Facebook page. On Tuesday it was announced they were a finalist, and yesterday, they were announced as the winners.

Mr Brook said the team was over the moon with the win and was looking forward to personalising the new playing strip ahead of the 2015 season.

Movember is the men’s health fundraiser during which men grow facial hair of all shapes and sizes for an entire month – November.

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■ COMMUNITY HONOUR AWARDS

Volunteer heroes rewarded

By Caitlin Porter

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Eight people who had given many times over to their community were honoured in a ceremony yesterday.

Their tremendous amount of volunteer work was recognised at the Ashburton District Council’s three-yearly community honour awards.

Each was nominated by their peers and awardees were selected by a panel of Ashburton District councillors.

A brief history of their volunteer work was read out before mayor Angus McKay presented each recipient with a certificate and an award.

Marion Brown was the first volunteer honoured, for her work with girl guiding. She has been involved with guides for the past 30 years and is district co-ordinator of the Hakatere Girl Guiding District.

Patricia Corbett was next, awarded for her 35-year involvement with Save the Children. In 2005 she was made an honourary life member and had raised almost $228,000 for the organisation.

Liz Depree was recognised for her dedication and involvement with the Rakaia Medical Trust. She is in her fourth term as chairperson and leads a team to ensure the medical centre runs effectively.

Hazel Glasson dedicated a lot of her time to the Mt Somers

“It would be negligent of me to move this collection in when we wouldn’t be covered by insurance. No one wants this building open more than I do, but we can’t do it until we meet these requirements.”

Methven’s annual Kids’ $2 Market will be held tomorrow night. Organiser Sue Duff said the Christmas season event saw children from throughout the town sell all manner of items from toys and clothing to DVDs and bikes, all for $2 or less. The idea behind the event was for children to make their own pocket money. “Some of the kids will make over $100, it’s serious money. I have very good entrepreneurs coming through, and they barter,” Ms Duff said. It would kick off 6pm in the town square, or The Mall if it was raining.

There will be associated event such as a Fear Factor challenge, scarecrow making and games hosted by Young Farmers.

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The celebrated recipients of the Ashburton Community Honour Awards yesterday are (from left) Patricia Corbett, John Moore, Hazel Glasson, Alistair Wing, Glenn Vallender, Marian Martin, Liz Depree and Marion Brown.

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community over the years and was honoured for her involvement with a number of organisations including Mt Somers Red Cross and Women’s Institute.

Marian Martin dedicated hundreds of hours to cataloging photos, paper records and other artifacts of the Methven Historical Society over the past 12 years and also put together Coal Range and Candlelight a publication about pioneering women from Methven District.

John Moore started Mayfield Transport 32 years ago and was awarded for the time – and equipment – he volunteered to the community. He also took it upon himself to personally fund a new well to ensure Mayfield had good quality water.

Glenn Vallender was pegged as “one of Ashburton’s unassuming and modest residents” who gave a lot of his time to volunteer work. He has been involved with the Ashburton Operatic Society for the past 26

years, was a foundation committee member for the University of the Third Age organisation and is a St John shuttle bus driver.

Alistair Wing was the eighth and final person awarded, for his commitment to the Tinwald Reserve Board and his input with the development plan.

The mayor said the recipients were very deserving and thanked each one for their service to the Ashburton community.

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Ms Khosraviani said she understood the environmental system had been designed by engineers who were not aware of the standard the building had to perform to and therefore that plant was struggling to cope.

“The fundamental problem

has been that no one will actually communicate with the gallery, I’ve had to fish for every bit of information. The museum has moved in and they’re ready to open and people are saying they’ve done it, why can’t we, but we can’t within the parameters we operate un-

der. If the collection is damaged, it’s my neck on the line.”

She told councillors she wanted to turn the negatives that had dogged the gallery project into positive energy, but her ability to move forward was in the hands of the councillors.

Tis The Season by DanceWorx will stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on December 13 at 6pm.

A story in yesterday’s Guardian incorrectly suggested it would stage this Saturday.

Technical issues A series of suspected cyberattacks have not been ruled out as a cause of a series of technical issues that have affected your newspaper’s website.

Guardianonline, the Ashburton Guardian’s website, was down for about an hour on Tuesday afternoon and again for several hours that night and early yesterday morning. This meant the contents of yesterday’s newspaper and the digital edition could not be loaded onto the site, which is hosted by an off-site server provider, until about 10.30am.

The off-site website administrator and technical support contractor restored the site but discovered something unexpected – and, as yet unexplained – was affecting server capacity. The massive strain placed on the server suggested something like a bot attack, where multiple systems overload the site, had occurred, Ashburton Guardian general manager Desme Daniels said. The loss of service was frustrating, and contractors were working hard to find a fix. “We are very sorry that this has happened and we hope it can be successfully resolved as soon as possible.”

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As the NCEA exam period draws to a close, secondary teachers across Mid Canterbury will be breathing a sigh of relief.

Tuesday marked the end of NCEA exams for 2014, and schools will be closing their doors for the year next week.

However, while the exam period can be hectic for students, for teachers the pressure starts much earlier, and some educators have concerns about the short amount of time they have to complete assessments.

Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said a proposal to begin NCEA exams earlier in 2015 would “tighten the thumbscrews even more”.

The New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) is considering extending the NCEA exam period by a further day next year, which would see exams beginning on November 6.

Mr Schreurs said teaching could be a “stressful situation”, and he had concerns about the short amount of time teachers had to deliver content.

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internals and externals,” he said.

Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said teachers had been doing extra work in the lead-up to exams, including extra classes, lunch time study groups and online support.

“There’s a large number of staff doing extra things to ensure students are learning and understanding, really understanding what they’ve learnt, to ensure they’re prepared for exams and assessments,” he said.

Mr McMillan believed time management and regular staff and faculty meetings were important for managing teacher stress.

Ministry of Education head of sector enablement Katrina Casey said the ministry knows the quality of teaching practice has a significant impact on student achievement, so the wellbeing of teaching staff was very important.

She said there were circumstances where the ministry supported school employees more directly, such as teachers and support staff in the aftermath of the Christchurch earthquakes, where the ministry directly funded the Employee Assistance programme.

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Volunteers of all walks of life, including Muriel Morgan, being thanked by Ashburton Mayor Angus McKay, were recognised last night at an event to mark International Volunteer Day. Held at the Ashburton Club and MSA, the night included a presentation and information about International Volunteer Day, and refreshments and nibbles. International Volunteer Day – December 5 – is an international observance designated by the United Nations since 1985.

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Mid Canterbury drivers on their restricted licence could have to display probationary plates (P-plates), if members of the transport sector get their way.

The New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) is calling for drivers on their restricted licence to display P-plates, in a bid to increase safety for new drivers.

However, a local driving instructor is not convinced P-plates will make driving safer for inexperienced motorists.

AA motoring affairs general manager Mike Noon said the AA would call for the introduction of probationary plates during a Ministry of Transport review of the graduated driver licensing system, which will take place in early 2015.

Mr Noon said introducing P-plates in New Zealand would have “quite a few” advantages.

“Other drivers can see that this driver is early in their driving career, and they

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“The first 12 months of driving is the highest risk in your driving life.”

Mr Noon also said the plates would help police identify drivers who were breaching the conditions of their restricted licence by carrying passengers or driving after hours.

However, Ashburton driving instructor Denise Farr believed the proposal had its “yeses and nos”, and would not necessarily help new drivers.

Miss Farr said in her experience, drivers would take more risks around restricted and learner drivers, rather than giving them more time and space.

The proposal comes as a new rule that shortens the expiry dates of learner and restricted licences came into effect on Monday. The new rule requires someone who obtains or renews their learner or restricted licence, and who fails to move on to the next class within five years, to sit another theory test to renew the licence.

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any Mid Canterbury farmers, businesses and the people they employ face a nervous wait for Fonterra’s revised milk pay out forecast – and not just because it is expected to drop.

They will be nervous because the clouds that have closed in over global dairy product prices have not broken and it is difficult to see how a drop will come with news that prospects will improve.

Global dairy prices fell again in the latest auction so that the price per tonne is roughly half what it was at the start of the year. They’re at their lowest level since August 2009.

Prices have tumbled because there is plenty of product on the market. Northern hemisphere suppliers had a good season and there was no slack when southern hemisphere products came online.

For example, New Zealand milk solid production was more than 5 per cent better in October than the same time last year. That dropped another 43,000 tonnes onto what has increasingly become a buyer’s market.

Analysts have consistently warned Fonterra’s forecast payout of $5.30/kg is optimistic and some believe it will be confirmed as barely half of the record $8.40/kg payout last season. Some are now hoping beyond hope the price will start with a “4”.

After all, the current price of $5.30/kg was recently estimated to be worth more than $360 million less to Mid Canterbury than the previous payout. That is a fair whack.

Regional retail spending figures mid-year suggested the spectre of a reduced payout had not reversed retailers’ fortunes, but the sustained decline in global prices might prompt more farmers to cut spending.

Mid Canterbury dairy farmers have consistently said it is best to budget for low expectations but just how low their expectations were will be tested by the next and subsequent forecasts.

Banks are working closely with farmers whose mortgages and costs will push them to the wrong side of break-even.

Their success will affect many people watching from outside the farm gate.

YOUR VIEW Tinwald Domain I have a question for the chairperson of the Tinwald Domain Board.

Why is the domain fenced off and inaccessible at weekends? Especially the weekend of November 22-23 as the Plains Railways had their Christmas function for children.

I witnessed 18 vehicles drive into the domain in 40 minutes each one filled with families.

They drove up to the chains, turned around and drove out.

Certainly not a good look for the domain.

Numerous approaches have been made to the caretaker to no avail.

Perhaps a large sign should be erected - “camper vans and

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caravans only”.

Wilfred Dolbey Alistair Wing, chairman of the Tinwald Reserve Board replies: The board has a policy of restricting vehicle access to parts of the domain to help minimise damage to the grass and trees and the dumping of rubbish.

Pedestrian access is available to the area which you refer.

It is not the role of the board to provide car parking for events over which it has no control.

However, the camping ground manager can make vehicle access available on request and at their discretion.

I am unaware if an approach had been made in this instance.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Should Ashburton posties use mobility scooters instead of bikes?

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an it be that our illustrious PM is now so partial to unbroken power he somehow prefers to dice with death in a form of parliamentary Russian Roulette?

In this game he continues to take on the still miffed media who, despite their best efforts at the time, failed lamentably to unseat him on Election Day. Thus Mr Key, having apparently enjoyed the original chase still seems more than happy to spend long hours of his day continuously suurounded by the very media pack he bested a few weeks ago when – and this is the point – he has absolutely no need to do so.

Is there possibly an adrenalin rush in it for him? Why otherwise would he persist with making electronic communication with blogger “Snake Oil” Cameron Slater and others of that persuasion, then justify himself on the weak grounds of saying he sends so many texts and receives so many calls on his mobile he cannot be expected to remember them all.

He must surely hear how feeble that sounds when he trots it out yet again and be aware

Today’s online poll question Q: Will you be attending Saturday’s Ashburton Santa Parade?

CONTACTS Is John Key playing into the hands of Labour ‘s latest leader, Andrew Little?

fewer are beginning to believe him, friend and foe alike.

He is surely playing into the hands of Labour ‘s latest leader, Andrew Little, who must hardly be able to believe his luck in being presented with a gift issue with which to begin his reign by the very man he is so anxious to overthrow.

It is time for National’s “minders” to step in and protect their boss from himself. With his impressive opening salvoes in and out of the House, Mr Little might even become the – though marginally different in appearance – Norman Kirk of his generation and the tough leader for whom Labour has yearned since the day Helen Clark abruptly left office, miffed

we wouldn’t give her a fourth term.

Elsewhere, in an unusual but welcome agreement between National and Labour, the government’s potentially draconian beefing up of the powers of the security services have been wound back slightly to accommodate the doubts expressed across the House regarding the extent of those powers.

Also looking less than convincing, the Government’s apparent plans to establish some sort of military presence in what is left of Iraq. As the Iraqi “military” appears to consist of an untrainable rabble and many thousands of “ghost” soldiers – on the books but not actually in existence – would it

not be wiser for our troops to steer well clear of that benighted land.

It may be advertised as a “behind the wire operation” but I doubt whether that would bring much comfort to our troops on the ground or to their families back home. Perhaps Government and Opposition can come to some accord over that too.

Finally, the sight of Mr Banks emerging from Court “triumphant” and Mr Dotcom entering it, “dejectedly” must have brought a few wry smiles to the faces of media and politicians one and all.

Will Mr Key continue to flirt with the bloggers? Whatever else you do, watch this space.

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t this time of the year our 17 and 18-year-old students are finishing their secondary education, leaving school and setting off on the next stage of their lives.

Often this means leaving Ashburton to go to university or they are moving into industry related training.

Whichever it is, it is a new and expensive adventure.

This is where Advance Ashburton can help. We are the custodians of funds from four donors that have established four separate programmes to assist with tertiary education and accommodation costs.

In the first instance the funds came from two organisations that had closed down.

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Friendly Societies) Pharmacy on winding up left their remaining assets with us for scholarships for our young people studying pharmacy or health sciences.

Subsequently we have had generous gifts from Alister Smyth to fund scholarships for tertiary students that need financial support and from Alan and Bob Johnston for scholarships for students seeking excellence in their health studies.

As a consequence we are currently offering a programme of 18 scholarships with a total value of $26,000. There are two scholarships of $2000 each to assist people under 40 years of age to attend Outward Bound, seven scholarships of $1000 for people up to the age

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home to one of the largest Jaycee Chapters in New Zealand.

However over the passage of time membership numbers declined and the club closed down. The chapter’s funds were entrusted to Advance Ashburton Community Foundation with the wish that the earnings be made available to people between the ages of 12 and 40 for their education and development.

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of 40 in Industry Training, six Health Science scholarships of $2000 each and three scholarships of $1000 each for tertiary students needing extra financial support.

So if you know of anyone that would benefit from one of these scholarships please encourage them to apply. The application forms are on our website www.advanceashburton.co.nz and applications close on December 19, 2014.

Those applicants who are shortlisted will be interviewed in late January with the announcements made before January 31, 2015. The successful candidates will be invited to a presentation function hosted by our Mayor, Angus McKay. Trevor Croy, chairman

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Hughes ‘lived the dream’ Phillip Hughes’ death has touched a nerve like few others in Australia.

A well-known young cricketer being so cruelly cut down in his prime playing sport was always going to be big news.

But the wave of grief that has swept the nation has gone so much deeper than that.

That is partly due to his likability and that he represents in many ways what the nation no longer is.

And the fact he died playing the national game.

“The wave of emotion that has washed over our country over the past week tells us so much about the affections millions have for Phillip and the privileged place that cricket has at the heart of this nation,” Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said at his funeral.

“Quite simply the boy from this proud community of Macksville personified the spirit of Australian cricket.

“Ever since Bradman the image of the innocent country boy playing in the backyard long dreaming of wearing the baggy green cap has become entrenched in our psyche.

“It is our foundation myth as a cricketing nation and Phillip lived that dream.”

He was a throw back to the innocent days of Bradman, McCabe and Walters, when a boy from the bush could carve up

Gregory Hughes (left), father of Phillip Hughes, helps to carry Phillip’s coffin during his funeral. Hughes died last Thursday, 25, after being hit near the ear by a ball during a match between South Australia and his former state side New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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bowlers in the big smoke.

The story of the barrelchested, hairy-armed youngster was a nostalgia trip, a reminder of times when Australia was heavily populated outside its major cities. He was a humble, simple kid with an agricultural technique that initially scythed his way through a highly-rated South African attack.

They walked, they cried, they comforted.

Thousands of mourners made the sombre 1.5km procession through the streets of Macksville following Phillip Hughes’ funeral in his home town yesterday.

Former teammates David Warner, Brett Lee and Shane Watson led the way behind the hearse in steamy conditions on the NSW mid-north coast.

Many of Australia’s top cricketers, their partners and swags of locals were reduced

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The comparisons with Bradman came thick and fast and so did the fall that accompanies such comments.

But it was his failure to complain even when he was unfairly treated by selectors that won over the harshest critics.

“When he got knocked down he would dust himself off and set goals to get better he never

once complained about being dropped for Australia,” cousin Nino Ramunno said at Hughes’ funeral yesterday.

He was the personification of traits that Australians hold so dear. He was talented, humble, decent and so damn resilient.

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At least four people have been killed when a suicide bomber in the Somali capital Mogadishu rammed a car packed with explosives into a UN convoy, police say. The attack took place yesterday close to the heavily fortified gates of the airport in Mogadishu, the entrance to the “green zone” and base of foreign embassies in the Somali capital.

“The bomber drove in between the security escort and the UN armoured vehicles and detonated the car, ramming into one of the escort vehicles,” police officer Mohamed Liban said.

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The 11 comprise seven Indonesians, three South Koreans and a Filipino, the South Korean foreign ministry said in a statement yesterday.

A total of 12 bodies have now been recovered while seven people were rescued, leaving 41 still unaccounted for.

The 1753-tonne Oryong 501 trawler, with 60 people on board, went down in rough, icy seas on Monday.

A US coastguard plane has been helping

Tens of thousands of people have been offered a rare - but congested - glimpse of Japan’s exclusive Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo, in a fleeting open garden event. By early afternoon yesterday, more than 50,000 visitors had turned out to enjoy a stroll along a 750-metre, tree-lined road that is usually off-limits to the hoi polloi. Television footage, including from helicopters, showed ranks of mostly elderly people shuffling through the dramatic autumn foliage of crimson maple trees. The grounds were opened for five days as part of celebrations marking Emperor Akihito’s 80th year.

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Sizzling spring Australia’s hottest-ever spring has broken another record. This week the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) announced that spring 2014 was the hottest since consistent national records began in 1910, with an average temperature across Australia that was 1.67C above the average. In a special climate statement released yesterday, the BoM now says spring 2014 had the largest departure from the average for any season since records began.

The previous record, set in autumn 2005, was 1.64C above the national average. Australia’s average seasonal temperature is derived by averaging the temperature data from weather stations, where records go back to 1910. The average spring 2014 temperature of 24.17C exceeded the mean by 1.67C, BoM climate monitoring manager Karl Braganza said.

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the South Korean and Russian ships scouring the area.

And a US vessel specialised in search and rescue operations was due to arrive some time today, a Seoul foreign ministry official said.

The discovery of four empty, damaged lifeboats on Tuesday fuelled concerns that the missing crew members were pitched into the freezing waters when the boat sank.

Those on board included 11 South Koreans, 35 Indonesians, 13 Philippine crew members, as well as a Russian fisheries inspector who was among those rescued.

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An American woman has been stabbed to death in Abu Dhabi by a suspect wearing a Muslim veil, official media has reported. Local police say the motive for Monday’s attack in the toilets of the Boutik Mall was unclear. Witnesses said the 37-year-old American, who worked at a nursery school in Abu Dhabi, was stabbed by a person wearing a black robe, black gloves and a niqab - a Muslim veil that conceals the face except for the eyes. “The victim was stabbed with a sharp object following an argument in the ladies toilets,” the head of Abu Dhabi’s police criminal investigations department, Colonel Rashid Bourscheid, was quoted by The National daily as saying. “Police are still trying to determine the reasons for the attack and the identity of the suspect, who fled the scene.” - AP

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■ SUCCESS FOR TRAVEL AGENT

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Travel agent of the year according to readers of Travel Digest is House of Travel Ashburton’s Maxine Whiting.

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Anti-acne cream derived from milk Startup biotech company Quantec Ltd has signed a Mexican distribution partner agreement to launch its anti-acne cream, the only treatment globally with a patented ingredient derived from cow’s milk.

The Hamilton-based company launched the Epiology brand of anti-acne cream in New Zealand pharmacies in May and claims to have already gained a 10 percent share of the market. The antiacne cream is now stocked in 60 percent of New Zealand pharmacies, double what it expected at this stage, and that has given

the company confidence to start exporting through a distribution deal with Fenrir Business Development SA de CV (FBD).

Quantec has been developing the milk protein called IDP, which is used by cows to fight infection, for the past seven years. It has had several tranches of angel investment funds from private investors including dairy industry veteran Earl Rattray and Soda Inc’s Neil Richardson and the NZ Venture Investment Fund.

Founder and managing director Rod Claycomb said Mexico

was an attractive market for two reasons. Like New Zealand, Mexico is one of the few countries that allows acne medication claims to be made which helps promote the brand to consumers rather than relying on prescriptions. It is also a large market with a wide variety of skin types which is important when proving how well a product works.

“With the help of FBD, Epiology will first be launched into Guadalajara, Mexico - Mexico’s second largest city with a population of over four million.”

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Of the two most-populous nations, China’s rank slipped to 100, behind India at 85.

Snively urged New Zealand companies to take their reputation seriously, especially given the importance for trade of China and India.

“Ensuring employees are supported to know what to do when faced with issues that could be corrupt not only protects valued staff members and organisations from legal dilemmas but also ensures safety nets are in place to support our firms who do business overseas to do good honest business all the time,” she said.

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Crime and Anti-Corruption Legislation Bill passed its first reading and has been referred to select committee.

“We now need to ensure the bill is fit for purpose and it reflects government, business and community commitment to being corruption-free,” Snively said.

“Once this bill is introduced, ratification will also allow New Zealand to comply with the OECD Convention.”

The Corruption Perceptions Index 2014 ranks 175 countries on a scale of zero to 100.

North Korea and Somalia are bottom of the list, sharing a score of just eight out of 100.

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Denmark has toppled New Zealand as having the world’s least corrupt public sector, in part because of the long gestation of new anti-graft legislation, which meant the nation couldn’t ratify the UN convention against corruption.

New Zealand’s score of 91 out of 100 in Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index for 2014, while Denmark moved up one point to 92.

Nearest neighbour Australia’s score fell to 80 from 81 and its ranking fell to 10 to 11.

Transparency International New Zealand chair Suzanne Snively said the body was encouraged that the Organised

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Maxine Whiting is a humble person who doesn’t like a fuss being made, but just this once, she might have to make an exception.

She’s been named travel agent of the year in the Travel Digest Travel Industry Awards.

The first she knew about it was an email which arrived in her inbox last Thursday afternoon telling her she’d won. She didn’t know she’d been nominated, who nominated her, or what the criteria was. It was a complete shock.

“I said (to her staff) ‘come and read this, is this for real,” Mrs Whiting said.

It was for real. On a list of winners which also featured the likes of Singapore Airlines as airline of the year, and Auckland International Airport as airport of the year, was Mrs Whiting’s name.

It said she’d been driving increased demand for more intrepid travel to Vietnam, Cambodia and India, that led to House of Travel Ashburton being

named the company’s medium outlet of the year in 2013.

Mrs Whiting has been with House of Travel for 27 years. When she started, people did one big trip in their lifetime and tickets were all handwritten. Today, people travel further, a lot more regularly, and ticketing is all done electronically.

But one thing that hasn’t changed is Mrs Whiting’s commitment to her job. She doesn’t do it for the accolades; everything she does is for clients. Even the travel agent of the year award was as much about her team, as it was about her, Mrs Whiting said.

“I’m a really humble person and I’m a quiet achiever. I like to do well, but without any fanfare,” Mrs Whiting said.

She’s blown away by the honour though, which comes three years after she took over as owner/operator of House of Travel Ashburton.

She still knows little about the award but said the fact that it was voted on by people within the industry – an industry she’d given so much to over the past 27 years – was humbling.

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used downstream by scheme members.

“Because we are adding cold, clean water with low nitrate levels to the drains we have been able to maintain fish life in the Windermere, which is why Fish and Game have chosen it for habitat improvement,” Mr Mackenzie said “This drainage network has been used as restock the high country lakes for generations – what has changed is these drains have run dry for six of the past eight years, due to the ground water abstraction up country from the drainage district.

“It is only the water we pump in to the Windermere that has stopped it going dry – but if the plans to close the scheme go ahead the Windermere drain and two others we use, will go dry most summers. This will do nothing to encourage aquatic life and the enhancement work proposed by Fish and Game will be a waste of time.”

Additionally, Mr Mackenzie says the drainage system was originally intended to carry water away from what was an expansive wetland. By closing it down, flooding will occur.

“It will be virtually impossible for us to farm here,” he said.

Attempts to work with the zone committee have so far proved futile, and in some instances greeted with hostility, Mr Mackenzie said.

“Unfortunately at this stage

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Ashburton Zone Committee plans to close down the Eiffelton Community Group Irrigation Scheme (ECGIS) will do nothing to improve habitat or water quality, ECGIS chairman Ian Mackenzie says.

He is disappointed with the lack of consultation prior to the development of Variation II within the Land and Water Plan (LWP) for the Hinds Plains area, and would like to sit down at the table with the zone committee and ECan prior to next year’s hearings.

Mr Mackenzie said local farmers are in sync with the zone committee’s goals to reduce nutrient loadings and improve water quality, but the current proposals will backfire.

Last week Central South Island Fish and Game officer Mark Webb petitioned the zone committee for funding to enhance the habitat in the Windermere and Taylors drains, to encourage native and sports fish into the waterways.

But under the zone committee’s proposals for Variation II for the Hinds Plains, the Eiffleton scheme will be closed down by 2020, despite a commitment to maintain minimum flows of 30cm.

Currently the drains are used as conduits for delivering irrigation water, which is pumped in from groundwater bores and

Eiffelton Community Group Irrigation Scheme chairman Ian Mackenzie believes the Ashburton Zone Committee’s plans for the scheme’s future is fatally flawed.

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nothing has changed and as a district we will have to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars at

hearings arguing for something that we know the district agrees with, because some on the zone

committee won’t listen.”

He said the money would be better spent putting in new

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Mid Canterbury dairy farmers will be tightening their belts once more, after price plummeted to the lowest level since 2009.

Whole milk powder, which has a large impact of the farmgate milk price, fell another 7.1 per cent at Tuesday night’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, bottoming out at $US2229 a tonne.

The latest auction comes on the back of a 5 per cent hit on the whole milk powder price two weeks ago, and commentators anticipate Fonterra will be forced to drop its forecast payout to farmers.

The co-operative is due to review its provisional price of $5.30 per kilogram of milksolids for the current season next week.

Mid Canterbury Federated Farmers dairy spokesperson Jessie Chan-Dorman said farmers had no choice but to tough it out, but those new to the industry would do it the hardest.

“If they didn’t have the benefit of last year’s record prices it will hurt,” she said.

Jessie Chan-Dorman

However, Mrs Chan-Dorman said only 30 per cent of Fonterra’s total product range was sold through GDT. “Fonterra will be channelling milksolids into products with the highest return, with the aim of maximising returns to farmers,” she said.

Last year Fonterra farmers had the opportunity to lock in a guaranteed milk price at $7kg/ MS for the start of this season for three-quarters of the milk they produced.

“That offer wasn’t as highly prescribed as last year, because some people lost money – the guaranteed payout was lower than the actual payout,” Mrs Chan-Dorman said.

Agricultural analyst AgriHQ lowered its farmgate milk price by 30 cents to $4.25 per kg milksolids following the GDT auction, and indicated that if the latest GDT prices were achieved across the entire season the payout could nosedive to $3.65/kgMS. Fonterra has previously said the whole milk powder price needs to rise to about $US3500

by March if it is to maintain its forecast payout to farmers.

The auction follows figures showing New Zealand’s terms of trade fell from a 40-year high in the third quarter, led by an 11 per cent drop in prices of exported dairy products. In November, New Zealand commodity prices fell for the ninth straight month, based on the ANZ Commodity Price Index, as milk powder prices dropped to five-year lows.

The GDT average winning price slid 1.1 per cent to US$2513, down from US$2561 two weeks ago.

Some 39,273 tonnes of product was sold, down from 39,613 tonnes of product two weeks ago.

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Heavy woolly lambs popular bores to improve the water quality in other drains in the scheme, which currently carry high nitrate loadings. ”With the support of environ-

Heavy woolly lambs sold well at the Tinwald saleyards this week, hitting $146. Medium weight lambs fetched $115-$145 and lighter lambs $85-$105.

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A small yarding of good store lambs fetched $80, mediums

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■ DAIRY INDUSTRY AWARDS

Thrilled with entry numbers

The Canterbury/North Otago region is leading the charge with 75 entries in this year’s Dairy Industry Awards.

When entries closed on Sunday, 539 entries were in the can for the Sharemilker/Equity Farmer of the Year, Farm Manager of the Year and Dairy Trainee of the Year competitions.

“It’s a great result and we are really thrilled with the response,” national convenor Chris Keeping said.

“Given the circumstances with a lower forecast milk payout, a challenging spring and a change to the timing of entries being accepted we are really pleased.

“The numbers ensure strong competitions will run in each of our 11 regions and that is great for the entrants, for the competitions and for us as organisers of the awards.”

There were 117 entries in the sharemilker/equity ffarmer contest, 163 entered the farm manager competition and 259 people will vie for the dairy trainee award.

The Waikato region slipped in behind Canterbury/North Otago with 64 total entries, and the Southland/Otago and Manawatu regions received 59 and 54 entries respectively.

Leferink’s focus firmly fixed locally Just a few months after stepping down from the Federated Farmers national board, Ashburton dairy farmer Willy Leferink has taken the reins at Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury.

It’s one of two major changes for Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury, the other being a new head of the grain and seed section – Rokeby farmer Joanne Burke.

Mr Leferink left the national board in July and has been getting his hands dirty down on the farm since, but after a meeting of the Mid Canterbury executive, felt he owed it to the province to take over as provincial president. He was looking forward to focusing on Mid Canterbury.

“There is a lot going on here with Environment Canterbury’s regulatory changes, especially in the Hinds Plain planning process. Farmers are a growing force here with agriculture driving Mid Canterbury’s economy, so there’s a lot of responsibility in representing our growing membership.”

Outgoing Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury provincial president Chris Allen is now focusing on his challenge as a Federated Farmers National Board member.

“When I started this role I wanted to tell the farming story to the urban audience, which has been a huge task – there are a lot of assumptions drawn about agriculture and correcting those can be a full time job.

“Aside from that the past three years has thrown Mid Canterbury some real curve balls in adverse events. If we haven’t been tying down our irrigators against gale force winds or digging our stock out of snow, we’ve been supporting the arable farmers during the excep-

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tionally wet harvest.”

Mr Allen said he was excited about his new role on the Federated Farmers board and felt he was leaving Mid Canterbury in more than capable hands.

“The province’s membership has grown steadily with the growing awareness among farmers of a need for farmer representation in the environmental regulatory process. Federated Farmers Mid Canterbury has been making sure that the farmer’s voice is continually being heard, something that Willy Leferink is no stranger to doing.”

Mid Canterbury also has a new senior vice-president, Jessie Chan Dorman.

Along with the appointment of grain and seed chair, Joanne Burke, the provincial executive now has three female members - up a third of the team.

Mrs Chan-Dorman started out as a Federated Farmers dairy policy advisor 10 years ago, then became dairy chairwoman after going dairy farming.

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■ To make the pizza bases, combine the sugar, salt, flour, yeast and oil in a large bowl. Stir in sufficient warm water to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured bench and knead, adding more flour if necessary until smooth and springy.

■ Place dough into a clean greased bowl. Cover the dough with cling film and set aside in a warm place until it has approxi-

mately doubled in size.

■ While the dough is rising, prepare the meat. Brown the mince in a saucepan or frying pan, pressing it with a fork or potato masher to create fine crumbs.

Add the onion and garlic and cook until tender. Stir in the cumin, paprika and salt, then mix in the tomato paste, chutney and water and set aside.

■ Pre-heat the oven to 200°C. Divide the dough into 6-8 pieces and roll on a floured bench to desired size. Place onto greased baking trays and spread each pizza base with the lamb mixture, dividing it evenly. Sprinkle over the cheese and bake for 20 minutes until risen and golden.

■ To serve, sprinkle each with some of the chopped herbs and tomatoes.

Recipe courtesy of NZ Beef + Lamb www.recipes.co.nz

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Topless in Akaroa December 7 itinerary: 9am leave from Racecourse Road where we met last time up by West Street end (note no coffee!) Stop at the Old Church missing a steeple at Leeston where we will pick up our navigators for the day - Jude and Rand.

Stopping for a coffee at Little River, Akaroa lunch and afternoon, 3pm leave Akaroa for “The Bridge, Templeton”, (Hillyers unable to take us). 5.30 drinks and dining 6pm “The Bridge”.

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Women’s World Car Women motoring writers from 15 countries have voted for their favourite cars. The judges voted on 10 different criteria including design and function, style and appeal, comfort, storage and drive quality.

Other elements considered in the voting procedure (and ones that aren’t always found in other car awards) include the ‘wow’ factor, sex appeal and value-for-money.

And the ultimate winner was the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. Then as a fun exercise, judges were asked to nominate their dream car – the car they would aspire to own, if they don’t already. This year’s dream car the Jaguar F-type coupe!

Fans ‘will follow drivers’ Ford drivers may lose their factory backing but they can still expect plenty of fan support, V8 Supercars boss James Warburton says. There were fears of a fan backlash after Ford confirmed they would not support the category from 2016 just days before the season finale in Sydney.

While saddened by the news, Warburton believed Ford fans would simply follow drivers in the wake of the manufacturer’s withdrawal.

He said leading Ford driver Mark Winterbottom - who sits second in the championship standings - was a classic example of someone Blue Oval fans would support regardless of the car he drove.

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onder what the chances are of Toyota NZ, between now and New Year’s Eve, doing the magician’s equivalent of pulling rabbits out of a hat to ensure the Hilux remains the top selling ute for the 33rd year in a row?

But then I suppose, that if that doesn’t happen, other than not preserving that proud record, Toyota will still, by a considerable margin, be number one for the year’s new vehicle sales.

Of which 12 per cent are small cars like their smallest five-door hatchback, the Yaris.

Of which refreshed, better equipped new models, in a timely manner have arrived to line up against the new Jazz, Polo and Mazda2.

But not only have the previous 1.3-litre GX and 1.5-litre SX hatches had substantial makeovers - stiffer bodies, revised suspension, extra sound insulation and improved comfort, but Toyota has added a new, top of the range ZR. While it uses the same engine as the SX, the ZR has sporty styling cues that set it apart from its two siblings including smart 17inch TRD alloys, side skirts, a spoiler and rear privacy glass.

It looks great in red and even more so in vivid yellow!

As expected all three now have an array of standard gear features including a reversing camera, a large centre touch-screen and hands free Bluetooth.

Then for the ZR only, sat/nav is a $1000 option.

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Inside the ZR the most noticeable differences are, firstly the sporty feel and shape of the leather clad wheel and then both the snug fit and look of the striped fabric covered sports front seats, whose retentive abilities and comfort appealed to me, while “the navigator” preferred those of the humbler GX! There’s also some carbon-look touches added to the otherwise typically durable and easy to use Toyota dash and controls.

There’s a very good view to the outside and more than sufficient headroom for me in the front.

And decent space in the back seat, with now, enough legroom there for adults to travel in acceptable comfort.

The two-layered luggage space will take 286 litres and is easy to load.

In this respect it’s surprising how much soft-sided baggage can be fitted in. And the back seats quickly fold for larger stuff.

The engine is the same 1.5-litre four cylinder petrol as in the previous model.

It produces 80kW at 6000rpm and 141Nm at 4200rpm.

And rather than having a CVT auto like the Corolla has, Yaris

continues to use the same 4-speed auto.

Which is fine around town for it’s decidedly keen away from rest/ traffic-lights and quick to respond for lane changing.

When climbing Dyers/Gebbie’s Passes or for quickest possible open road passing I flicked the gear selector over to D3.

But back driving on the flat the auto was mainly left to do its own thing.

Cruising at 100km/h the revcounter reads a tad over 2600rpm.

Economy-wise, Toyota says an overall 6.3l/100k is possible, which the trip computer pretty much agreed with during flat road driving.

But you’ll likely see high 6s or early 7s when enjoying some windy corners and hills.

Where, like when driving on some of the less than impressive road surfaces that we have in some of our built up areas, the revised suspension and stiffer body noticeably improves the way bumps are soaked up, even with the 17inch wheels and lower profile Potenzas.

All of which of course enhance the ZR’s overall road-holding.

It’s stable and secure, yet comfortable through tighter corners and then sits nicely (and quietly courtesy of new sound deadening) on the road at cruise.

While for domestic duties the steering is light, with a tight turning circle, it is still communicative and nicely weighted out of town.

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Club news 22 Ashburton Guardian Allenton Bowling Club Another busy week with championships, tournaments, interclub, catering etc. A couple of results: Progressive Pairs 29/11 Leads. 1: Bruce Hopwood, 2: Maureen Knox. Skips. 1: Bob Holdom, 2: Barry Molloy. Our Heartland Ladies Charene Trophy 28/11 Fours 1: D. Cutberlet, D. King, G. Crack, G. Kelly. 2: W. Watson s J. Kingsbury, S. Doig, R. Johnston. 3: M. Eder s D. Bruce, J. Knudson, W. Herriott.

A fabulous day despite the thunder and lightning. We had wonderful support with everything being sold on the sales table, lots of raffles. Thanks to all our members for their valued support again.

Thanks to our Kitchen Boys who never let us down. Sandra H as usual our rock organising the troops, it will be great to have her back on the green next week.

Just a reminder to keep the championship games going and Christmas Party is the 13th. Look forward to seeing everyone there so make sure your names are on the board.

Ashburton Bowling Club Nov 28 saw the team of Diane Gutberlet, Diana King, Gaynor Crack and Gillian Kelly take the Charene Trophy at Allenton with 4 wins and Margaret Eder, Dawn Bruce, Joan Knudson and Wendy Herriott come in 3rd with 3 wins equal with Gloria Hawkins, Jo Dennis, Relda Prendergast and Shirley Maw.At Temuka Heather Goodall, Rosemarie O’Sullivan and Alison Gibbs were the only 3 winner.

Members playing in the Sub Centre pairs showed a win for Brian Williams and Doug Kinvig, and a 5th for Roger and Diane Gutberlet. In the Rowntree Cup the ladies have had wins against Barrington United on Nov 12 21-7 and Bowls Papanui on Nov 19h 20- 9. Playing at MSA Friday triples Nov 28 Jo Ryk thought it was his birthday, when receiving his winning envelope at home he had all the money! Sad day for Doug and Murray, but perhaps not.

Jo still wants more entries for Dec 13, pairs and fours.

The Working Bee on the roof was lucky with the weather. Thanks to Charlie for his work on the blinds in the kitchen too.

Talking of kitchen, Joan Dutton has been busy scone making!

Ladies Junior Singles were completed and Pip Kiddey declared the winner and Heather Mowatt R/Up. Ladies Pairs are underway. The byes have been played out and it is all plain sailing from now on.

Tickets for the Xmas dinner are moving well, available from Leonie or Alison, $30 each.

To those who have been in Hospital we wish you well and hope to see you in the near future.

Ashburton Hearing Assn Vice President Dick Bennett welcomed 67 members to our Christmas Dinner.

He read a message from Russell Anstiss (unable to be present) wishing everyone the compliments of the Season. This continues to be a popular event and members enjoyed a feast, both in food and conviviality.

We were fortunate that Father Christmas found time to drop in amidst all his other duties. He seemed to be in good form and liberally distributed kisses along with gifts. He was lucky a beautiful elf helped out as well.

We were fortunate to have Mrs Bev Opthoog and her helpers provide us with a delicious meal, for which members showed their appreciation. Christmas cake and a cup of tea were available, served by committee members, which rounded off a most enjoyable afternoon.

Ashburton Ladies Probus The November meeting was held in the Doris Linton Lounge. President Margaret welcomed members, apologies were accepted, and reports given. Because of the absence of our mini speaker through illness, we all had to say what we were going to do on Christmas day. . The raffles were drawn, and we had morning tea, consisting of Christmas mince pies and cake. Denise Histen enthralled with six beautiful arrangements suitable to use on our Christmas tables. These were simple, quick and most attractive. Denise was thanked and given a gift. After the meeting members went to Lochlea where we had a tour of the lodge and a

Thursday, December 4, 2014 short talk by the manager Tony Sands, then an enjoyable Christmas lunch catered by Reflections. There will not be an official meeting in January, but a garden visit weather permitting with a shared pot luck lunch. Members will be contacted regarding this outing.

Ashburton Photographic Society Our final night was successful and included the presentation of awards and trophies gained throughout the year.

Dean Mower from Ellesmere agreed to judge our End of Year Top Ten Competition.

Digital Images – Jude Box-’Black Hat Girl’, Cindy Lovett-’Escaping Red’, Nick Taylor-’Gull’, Faisal Syed-’Red Crown’, Megan Ellis-’The Fallen’ & ‘Zosterops lateralis’, Gaynor Hurst-’Sad Dustin’, Jorg Nittmann-’The Drummer’, Peter MacGregor-’Podiceps cristatus’ & ‘Rain on the Can’.

Prints – Chris Howe-’Cathedral Entrance’ & ‘Rhipidura fuliginosa’, Nick Taylor’Mirror, Mirror’, Gaynor Hurst-’Sunrise at Taylors Mistake’, Peter MacGregor’White Faced Heron’, A Working Dog’, My Dark Place’,’Opaque Azalea’, ‘The Boys’ & ‘Woolshed’.

The trophy recipients were:- B-Grade Open Digital Images most points-Emmily Harmer, Nick Taylor, David Oakley & Faisal Syed =, B-Grade Open Prints most points-Nick Taylor, B-Grade Aggregate Prints/Digital Image-Emmily Harmer, A-Grade Open Prints Aggregate-Gaynor Hurst, A-Grade Open Digital AggregateJorg Nittmann, Portrait-Top Print/Digital – Peter MacGregor-’My Dark Place’, Photojournalism- Top Print-Gaynor Hurst-’Crash at First Corner’, Photojournalism-Top Digital Image-Emmily Harmer-’Wild Food 101’, Natural History-Print Aggregate-Peter MacGregor, Natural History-Digital Image Aggregate-Peter MacGregor & Megan Ellis=, Natural History-Digital/Print of the Year-’ White Faced Heron’, Landscape-Digital/Print of the Year-Peter MacGregor-’ Rain on the Can’, Set Subject-’A Splash of Red’Print/Digital Image Aggregate-Gaynor Hurst, Set Subject-Top Print/Digital Image-Emmily Harmer-’Red Heels’, Anderson Set of Three-Emmily Harmer, Artistic Impression-Gaynor Hurst-’Blue Flowers in Red Vase’, Norman Early Memorial Cup-Best Bird Study of the YearMegan Ellis-’ Zosterops lateralis’, Print of the Year-Peter MacGregor-A Working Dog’, Digital Image of the Year-Megan Ellis-’Zosterops lateralis’, Nicoll Trophymost points over all-Gaynor Hurst.

Congratulations to all those who received reward for their images & a big thank you to all members for participating in our competitions and assisting to create an interesting programme at each meeting.

Ashburton Senior Citizens The monthly Social Afternoon Nov 11 at the Seniors Centre. Hope played piano while guests were seated. Vice president Brony McMurtrie welcomed everyone and reminded members of the Christmas Lunch. Yvonne Cherry mentioned the “Cup Day” Hats and also the basket for contributions to the Christmas raffle. She then introduced the ‘Three Ladies”, Rose, Audrey and Fairlie at the piano. Among the pieces played were “Dance of the shadows” and “The three friends”, Georgie and his piano accordion with “Just a little love” and an Italian war time song and more for a sing a long which everyone enjoyed as they did Geordie’s truly funny stories. “Blue Smoke” was next played by Ronnie on his own keyboard. He also played “Ramona” and the “Tennessee Waltz”. The “Three Ladies” returned with “Home Guard” followed by Arthur accompanied

by Geordie sang “Roses in Piccadilly”.

Raffles were drawn and the “Cup Hats” were judged and the prizes presented to James and Irene. Roger then played a bracket of popular tunes. Yvonne played “Invercargill March” and thanked everyone for coming and played “Now is the hour”.

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Ashburton Woodworkers Bryan Ching welcomed 22 members to our November meeting. The President announced he had received our building permit and work would commence on

www.guardianonline.co.nz Saturday. He indicated the club would continue to support the Ashburton Rotary Club in making awards for the dux of the two secondary schools in the district.

It was gratifying to see the Ashburton A&P Show prize winner’s items. Merv Peck won the Premier Award for his vase, Wim Melchers a second and a first in two categories, David Ford a first and second for his bowls. Bruce Ferriman a first in a non-turned item Show and Tell: Les Mattingley a small model aeroplane Geoff Brown a three legged round table in walnut and a winged bowl.

George Spencer a small balanced walnut bowl.

Bruce Ferriman a small bowl with up and down corners and a yew candle holder.

Ian Harding two small turned items.

Wim Melchers showed his tray with bottle and goblets, and an off turned figure which he painted black where he had success at the A&P Show. A bowl that he split to show the members how the thickness of the bowl sides changed from top to the bottom. Ideally the sides of the bowl should be consistent. A good exercise to demonstrate this Dave Busby a small shallow yew bowl, a seed pod rattle, an elm bowl.

Ken Neale a portal gun.

Merv Peck the premier A&P Show curly beech vase.

David Ford three bowls from the A&P Show display.

Gary Maxey a winged bowl.

Adriaan Slooten a small group of candle sticks made from various branches and demonstrated turning an off-centre bowl. Turned the base, sanded, finished polished first. Reversed the bowl and shaped the side. Using a special prepared ply disc with an off centre opening; he hot glued the bowl into this gap. With a bolt washers and a nut he balanced the off centre disc. The bowl was finished in the normal manner with a sand and polish. A complex looking bowl but easily achievable without needing specialised tools.

Cavendish Club There was a festive atmosphere when the Cavendish Club members held their Christmas function recently. Betty Roberts entertained us with a light hearted reading of a “Politically Correct” Christmas which caused much amusement.

Following this Committee members presented a symbolic Christmas Pageant; which was appreciated by members. An appropriate High Tea for this season of the year was also served.

Methven Bowls Last season Ivan Syme, David Callaghan, Anthony Holmes and Jeff Limbrick won the junior under 15/s competition in Christchurch. Well folks Methven has done it again this season. A whole new team of Rob Fensom, Jim Lattimore, Bruce Redmond and Lyn Fensom.

They won their section, and on finals day cleaned up big time. This is a great achievement and the club is very proud of you all. Well done. We are very lucky to have players of this calibri in our club.

On Tuesday afternoon the ladies played Nora Stephens drawn pairs. This was won by Mary Stone and Maureen Sullivan. Well done. Maureen Raiona and Mary also won a round of triples in the club champs. Also played this week was the Neville Goodwin pairs 1st Mary Stone and Alan Dent 2nd Gene Pagey and Noel Bilby and 3rd Alan Hill and Lois Allred.

Good job guys. It was great to see a good turnout.

Our Men have got through a few more games of Champs. The singles has some big surprises. A few have been knocked out already. Winners this week Gene Pagey Alan Hill Anthony Holmes Neil Owen and Noel Bilby; Pairs winners Jim Martin and Steve Robinson; Triples Neil Owen Gary Eddington and Benny Hill Craig Carter, Simon Fleetwood and Jeff Nowell; Fours Alan Hill Gary Eddington, Jim Lattimore and Bruce Redmond. The Friday triples at MSA Eric Maw, Greg Turnbull and Graham Brooker were 3rd well done. On Sunday Methven’s team of Bruce Harper and Wendy Blackwell made it to the play offs for 5th and 6th. Well done. They played Roger and Di Gutberlet. Both Di and Wendy played some great draw bowls. Whereas a real

driving competition went on between Bruce and Roger. The Gutberlets won the match. We were treated to 3 really good games to watch. Congratulations to Bryan Williams and Dug Kinvig who were the winners of this year’s sub centre pairs. We have a busy week at the club this week. Tuesday evening we have the sponsor’s tournament. Wednesday we have both teams at home for the 3/3s interclub.

Saturday we have a fun day against Hornby and on Sunday we Host the men’s Mid Canterbury reps Helpers in the kitchen would be appreciated.

Don’t forget we have our Christmas Party on Friday 12th - get your names in please. That’s it for the week Bye for now.

Mrs Bev Reveley for a meeting.

President Lynette Lovett welcomed members and all said the Red Cross Principles. Sick members were remembered and birthdays acknowledged. Pat O’Brien gave a report of the National Conference and Council meeting she attended in Wellington. She commented on the two Red Cross nurses who had just returned from Sierra Leone who spoke on nursing patients with Ebola disease. The Christchurch Red Cross Youth Group were present and contributed much through the two days. At the Honours and Awards Dinner, two special Awards were presented one to Adam Awad for Refugee of the Year and Mal Sawn as Refugee Ambassador.

The Secretary General Tony Paine said in his report that the world needs the Red MSA Outdoor Bowls Cross Red Crescent Movement more Firstly congratulations to Gavin Eder on than ever. winning the Lowry Cup at Methven. A Even in New Zealand vulnerability, exfine performance throughout the day acerbated by poverty and exclusion and a deserved win. touches too many lives. Thankfully the We had a good turn out to play “Beryl humanitarian spirit is alive and well and Murchie” Mixed Triples. Welcome back we need to continue to meet human Helen after a long absence and you convulnerability with courage with care and tributed well for your team. with a desire to strengthen community Winners were: 1; Robyn Parkin (s) Joan and connection.

Hardy, Rene Devereux, Helen Dowdle. 2015 is commemorating 100 years of 2: Robin Petrie (s) Peter Lapsley, Anne New Zealand Red Cross becoming a Bourke, 3: John Argyle(s) Jim Rush, MarBranch of the British Red Cross — the garet Watson. beginning of Red Cross in New Zealand.

Dec 4 “Flo Goulding” Triples will be A Mid Canterbury Committee of Branch played the same format applies, draw at representatives is meeting to decide on Clubhouse for a 1pm Start. various events to take place next year On Friday M.S.A. hosted 1/2 day Tri- and is proceeding well with a Calendar ples and it is congratulations to Ray of Events being progressed. A special Mitchell(s) Sid Harrison, John Withell badge for the 100 years of New Zealand taking 1st place.

Red Cross has been produced and the Full Members and Social Members along Branch agreed to obtain one each for its with partners and friends are reminded members. of the ‘Pot Luck “ Christmas Tea, on Dec The meeting closed and members ex7 at 4pm. Phone 308 6825 if you wish changed Christmas gifts. to attend.

A cup of tea with Christmas cake made It is with sadness we are about to fareby Bev, concluded the meeting and well one of our Stalwarts Doug Watson closed the 2014 meetings. Bev Reveley and his wife Kathleen who are leaving was thanked by Margaret Blair for openthe district. Doug will be sorely missed, ing her home for the meeting. his smiling face, sence of humour, help- Next meeting Feb 2. ing hand at all time and watchful eye in protecting the surrounds that he had so Waireka Croquet Club much to do with for many years. We Waireka has been busy with Interclub thank you so much Doug and our best and Flag matches interspersed with wishes go to you and Kathleen for the Tournaments and Fun Days. future. We will always remember you Nov 14th we held our Jennian Homes fondly and trust you may still think of us.

Blind Tournament which is the only one Afternoon Tea Duty: December 9th—11th we hold in tandem – both golf croquet Rene Devereux, Eileen Wild. and association playing together.

A full on day with all 5 lawns gainfully RSA Women’s Section employed and over 60 players enjoying President Colleen Hands welcomed an both codes. . excellent attendance on Nov 27.

Nov 30th we had our Annual visit from Special welcome to a new member the St. James Club in Christchurch, held Brenda Law. Apologies were received. to coincide with the Ashburton Domains Hope McIntosh played piano while we 150 years celebrations. sang the R.S.A. Song and Happy Birth- We had some curious to try the game of day to Wynn Chapman on her 96th croquet – the shining light being a sixbirthday. year old boy who was obviously born to One member and her husband are celplay. A ebrating 47 years married.

Mention must be made of Edmund Sympathy was extended to anyone who Fordyce who, while we were enjoying has lost a loved one and sick members ourselves, was battling with the elite in wished a speedy recovery. the Gordon Smith Golf Croquet InvitaReminder the Christmas Dinner Dec 8 to tion tournament in Christchurch. Edbe seated at 5.30pm. President asked mund once again showed his usual skills about progress with the knitted poppies by winning against seasoned players for next year. Mystery bus trip in Febru- adding another star to his career. ary - due to unforeseen circumstances Two and a half pairs of Association a change of date was suggested – Now members attended our friends at AllenFeb 4th. The fare is $10. Lunch will be ton’s Engravers Tournament along with member’s responsibility. players from Timaru and Waimate.

The list for names is in the office up un- Waireka’s Logan McCorkindale and Raytil Jan 21. President thanked those who lene Phillips brought home the cup with play the piano and put the report in the Annette Blain and Vera Fisher the runpaper. ners up.

Thanks also to those who have made do- Nov 22nd Club Captain ferried her up nations to the Christmas raffle. Thanks and coming Golf Croquet hopefuls to was received from Arthritis N.Z. for the Timaru for the 10-12 Tournament for help collecting for their annual appeal. beginners where Bill Allnut won the Colleen introduced the speaker. A reptray and Mary Bruce runner-up. Bill only resentative from the Ashburton Police joined the golf croquet brigade this seafor an informative talk, with tips on how son and I think it was Mary’s first tourney to be safe in our homes and community. so a great effort.

Several members had questions or experience to relate.

Raffles were won by Kay Cousins and Submissions to the Hope McIntosh.

Club News page should Competition: Christmas Ornament: 1st be no more than 250 Judy Peck, 2nd Margaret Morgan, 3rd words long and should Kay Cousins; Peony Rose: 1st Judy Peck, 2nd Colleen Wederell, 3rd Margaret Morinclude the name and gan. contact details of the

Tinwald Red Cross Final meeting for the year on Dec 2.

Members met at The Stables Tinwald for a meal and adjourned to the home of

author. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 3pm.

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■ CYCLING

Ellis set for London track challenge

By Jonathan Leask

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The New Zealand track cycling team stepped back onto the London velodrome yesterday for the first time since the London 2012 Olympics in readiness for this weekend’s second UCI World Cup starting tomorrow night (NZ time).

On that occasion, Lauren Ellis and the women’s team pur-

suit of Alison Shanks and Jaime Nielsen finished fifth – setting a new national record in the process.

Ellis and the new four-person combination including Nielsen, Rushlee Buchannan and Georgia Williams set a new record in the opening World Cup in Mexico last month finishing fourth.

An encouraging return that

left BikeNZ head coach Dayle Cheatley most pleased with the effort in their first international appearance in two years.

“They have continued to impress us since they’ve been back on the track.

“They are looking to step up from what they did at Guadalajara and the expectation is that they get to step on to the podium which would show fantastic

gain and progression.”

The entire BikeNZ squad is looking for progressive improvement through to their main goal of February’s world championships in Paris.

One of the main challenges is for the team pursuit with three rounds on one day, followed by the omnium the next day which Ellis also hoped to compete in.

Dropouts v The Dark Knights; 7pm: S & Giggles v Childs Play. Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd Court – 6pm: Black Thorns v Zebras; 7pm: ANZ v RMF Gangstaz Ashburton Guardian Blue Court – 6pm: Hotties v Swish; 7pm: After Dark Divas v Silver Thorns. Subway – 6pm: High Raters v Kool Chips; 7pm: Tolly & Co v Grazing Unicorns. AMI Insurance Court – 6pm: Superheroes in Training v Fossills and Fillies; 7pm: Midnight Quest Warriors v The A Team. Colourplus Court – 6pm: Seeds R Us v The Invincibles; 7pm: Beyquisha and the Ratchets v The Mixers.

v Junior Stags RGBS ref- Dremons Demons; F2 Dragon Slayers v Methven Bulldogs ref- Bomb Squad; F3 Pocket Rockets v Renegades ref- Team Tamar Senior 7.00pm F1 The Creeps v Brown Pub Maulers ref- The Lads; F2 Team Tamar v RGBS ref- Methven Swingers Club; F1 Methven Seed Cleaning v Methven Swingers Club ref- The Creeps; F2 CWC v Bomb Squad ref- Brown Pub Maulers; F3 The Lads v Dremons Demons ref- RGBS

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS DRAWS ■ Golf Tinwald Golf Club Christmas Tournament December 6 Morning players will have a clubhouse draw for an 8am start. Players are asked to report 15 minutes prior to tee off times.

No 1 Tee – 12.30, P Hefford, K Greenaway, S Kircher, R Wards. 12.36, C Miller, A Pierce, N Rayner, W Scott. 12.42, R Thompson, Justin Smith, A Barrie, D Green. 12.48, G Rennie, T Clarke, B Collins.

No 10 Tee – 12.30, S Newman, D Bell, B MacGregor, P McAndrew. 12.36, J

Beardsley, Trish Clarke, C Linney, J Peacock. 12.42, B Kirdy, S Mee, J VanderHeide, M Moore. 12.48, J Bruhns, B Harris, V Carstney, L Glassey. 12.54, M Pawsey, D Wellman, I Divers.

No 13 Tee – 12.30, A Millar, A Pawsey, T McAndrew, J Harris. 12.36, G Cartney, M Fechney, R Goodman, A Moore. 12.42, I Kennedy, M Kennedy, E Jackson, B Jackson.

No 7 Tee – 12.36, S Kennedy, B Kirdy, D Allan, O Everest. 12.42, C Hart, P Marshall, R Kirdy, T Sheppard.

Starters am B Collins, pm B Collins Cards; Committee.

■ Netball

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■ OPINION

It’s hard work training a winning horse

By Matt MarkhaM

Harness racing new Zealand

The effort to get a horse to the races and then be lucky enough to win one these days is immense.

A lot of casual observers wouldn’t be able to fathom how many hours of work are put in by trainers and their staff on a daily basis just to get the horse to the races.

But to win, in this day and age, is almost as tough.

Each win takes as much work at the last and never is one handed to you on a platter.

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club’s meeting at Addington Raceway on December 4. NZ Meeting number: 9. Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12. Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12.

1 12.08pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C3, 295m 1 31315 Homebush Zane 17.64 .............J McInerney 2 55565 Dee 17.31 .................................A Bradshaw 3 67644 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & ................B Evans 4 17672 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 5 2777x Opawa Hog 17.86 L & ........................ Wales 6 27751 Campaigner 17.15 ....................... L Waretini 7 12216 Go Bridie 17.30 ..............................G Cleeve 8 84288 Another Cover 17.43 .................J McInerney 9 86767 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 10 F8878 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 2 12.26pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK DASH C3, 295m 1 x8453 Know Fault 17.24 ...........................G Cleeve 2 62875 Botany Zenvo 17.35 ..................J McInerney 3 66114 Camray 17.38............................... L Waretini 4 31816 Cronk Went Plonk 17.54 ................. D Voyce 5 13776 Homebush Paige 17.60.............J McInerney 6 77533 Bellwave 17.20 ...........................D Stapleton 7 74543 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 8 31568 Porky Pig 17.33 .........................A Bradshaw 9 86767 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 10 F8878 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan

Winning a race on debut is even tougher and every time a horse does so it is usually the mark of some better things to come.

It takes almost perfect horsemanship to have a horse ready to rock and roll when they first line up at the races.

They need to be experienced, calm and have that little bit of extra ability to see them past the post first.

And it’s for all those reasons that Mid Canterbury’s own, John Hay, is one of the best in the business.

From just a small, select, team of horses, Hay is fashioning quite an impressive record this season.

All totalled he’s won five races from just 30 starters and has picked up seven minor placings as well.

But it’s the fact that three of those five winners have come from horses who have won on debut that’s impressive.

It started with My Baby’s Laughing at Methven back in October and then was followed up by Likely Jet at Banks Peninsula a few weeks later before

Gimmegold made it three in a row when winning at Geraldine on Saturday.

That’s an impressive effort, but something that is expected from Hay’s horses when they step out for the first time.

They don’t go to the races until they are ready and capable of winning a race.

So next time you see a John Hay first starter lining up at the races, make sure you chuck a dollar or two on board.

You’ll get a great run for your money without doubt.

No pressure, John.

ManU comes back Manchester United’s revival gathered pace with a fourth successive victory in the English Premier League against Stoke and captain Steven Gerrard came to Liverpool’s rescue against Leicester after being restored to the team. Juan Mata curled in a second-half free kick to give United a 2-1 victory, keeping the 20-time champions in the top four.

Liverpool, which edged Stoke 1-0 at the weekend, came from behind to beat 10-man Leicester 3-1. After an own goal by Liverpool goalkeeper Simon Mignolet, Adam Lallana equalised before Gerrard and Jordan Henderson clinched Liverpool’s second successive win in the second half. Queens Park Rangers is only being kept off the bottom by Leicester after losing 2-0 at Swansea, and struggling Burnley was held 1-1 by Newcastle.

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Aorangi winless Aorangi are winless after four rounds of the New Zealand Men’s Interprovincial at the Hamilton Golf Club. They went down to Otago yesterday afternoon following on from a 3.5-1.5 loss to hosts Waikato in the morning where Josh Smith had the lone win. Aorangi went down to Southland 2/3 in round one with wins to Jordan Green and Smith, before going down to tournament favourites Bay of Plenty 1.5-3.5, with Cameron Grant collecting a win and Jeff Hewitt the tie. They meet Canterbury today before coming up against Taranaki tomorrow morning and the bye in the final round.

Cup in Bermuda Yesterday’s confirmation that the 35th America’s Cup would be staged in Bermuda was a blow for the Kiwi syndicate. Bermuda may offer a spectacular sailing venue, but in terms of commercial opportunities it is a veritable wasteland. With the Government already making it clear they are less than enthusiastic about Bermuda due to the limited opportunities to leverage “brand New Zealand”, Emirates Team New Zealand’s chances of securing further taxpayer funding will likely hinge on being awarded hosting rights for either the America’s Cup qualifying series, or a couple of rounds on the World Series circuit.

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 3 12.44pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C4, 295m

1 85773 Impersonator 17.27 ................... A Bradshaw 2 37654 Popstar Rocket nwtd .........................M Flipp 3 25631 Homebush Ariel 17.42 ..............J McInerney 4 11332 Business Affair 17.29 ................R Blackburn 5 52884 Wandy Jewel 17.39 .....................D Kingston 6 43163 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 7 21758 Blue Gale Rise 17.28 ....................... B Dann 8 54553 Cawbourne Jelly 17.11 ......................C Weir 9 14686 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 10 26687 Lena Allen nwtd ........................J McInerney 4 1.02pm DOGZONE DASH C3, 295m 1 48567 Blonde Tori 17.47 ...................... A Bradshaw 2 28654 Go Tommo 17.14........................D Stapleton 3 488F4 Fantastic Four 17.60 ....................... M Grant 4 11236 Blue Review 17.45 ........................R Adcock 5 67654 Wellywood 17.52 ................................C Weir 6 66685 Homebush Bruno 17.34 ............J McInerney 7 75544 Know Knowing 17.40 .....................G Cleeve 8 44364 Goldstar Bomber 17.49 S & ............B Evans 9 86767 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 10 F8878 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 5 1.20pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C4, 520m 1 16534 Runaway Taxi 30.21 M &...................Jopson 2 86133 Botany Seaton 30.51 ................J McInerney 3 12114 Jewel Eagle 30.51 J &.....................D Fahey

4 24651 Opawa Rocky 30.55 J &..................D Fahey 5 46227 Opawa Webby 30.38 L & ................... Wales 6 24554 Lunar Tom 30.24 J & .......................D Fahey 7 76272 What I Like 30.59 ......................J McInerney 8 37465 Botany Kevin 30.49 ...................J McInerney 9 17665 Sheeza Flower 30.16 ................A Bradshaw 10 75548 Opawa Casper 30.20 L & ................... Wales 6 1.37pm CTV DECEMBER DASH HEAT 1 C5q, 295m 1 11774 Know Jealousy 17.22 .....................G Cleeve 2 31787 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 3 F2787 Robbie nwtd ..................................R Adcock 4 18667 Little Midnight nwtd ....................D Stapleton 5 63867 Rodriguez 17.10..................................A Lee 6 52174 Homebush Chopper 17.31 ........J McInerney 7 35422 Irish Blue 17.01 J & .........................D Fahey 8 23666 Angel Noir 17.15 .............................. B Dann 7 1.55pm CTV DECEMBER DASH HEAT 2 C5q, 295m 1 34357 Ohoka Coby 17.26 ....................... L Waretini 2 16837 Cracking Chain 17.09 S & ...............B Evans 3 24527 Laredo 17.12 .....................................M Flipp 4 56523 Plagiarism 17.02 .......................R Blackburn 5 27214 Clone Your Own 16.87 ........................A Lee 6 23773 Go Housie 17.03 ............................G Cleeve 7 74114 Charlie’s Choice 17.39 ...............D Stapleton 8 15484 Red Hot Fury 17.37 M & ...................Jopson 8 2.12pm CTV DECEMBER DASH HEAT 3 C5q, 295m 1 52257 Goldstar Chumlee 17.27 S & ..........B Evans

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67158 Wunzee 17.39 ...........................J McInerney 37345 Mary Marlow 17.14 ......................... M Grant 32322 Keramus 17.09 ...............................G Cleeve 37141 Drysdale 17.09 ....................................A Lee 85715 Token Stu 17.18 ................................ J Rush 11115 Inspector Spot 17.09 .................A Bradshaw 27214 Chokehold 17.38 ........................D Stapleton 9 2.29pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES C4/5, 520m 1 52732 Opawa Tom nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 2 11161 Jinjarango 29.93 J & .......................D Fahey 3 75168 Punch On Jaime 30.69 .............J McInerney 4 1136F Culvie Magic 29.92 .......................R Adcock 5 24874 Opawa Zara 30.37 L & ....................... Wales 6 x8368 Question Bale nwtd ...................J McInerney 7 3872F Elephant Gunn nwtd .....................R Adcock 8 13127 Jinja Power 30.41 J & .....................D Fahey 9 17665 Sheeza Flower 30.16 ................A Bradshaw 10 7777x Know Chaos 30.52.........................G Cleeve 10 2.45pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC SPRINT C4, 295m 1 31413 Costing Money 17.43 ...................... M Grant 2 15666 Que Tee Pix 17.54 M & .....................Jopson 3 65667 Roqette 17.09 ..............................C Roberts 4 78483 Wandy Grant 17.19 ........................G Cleeve 5 36868 Another Colt 17.19 ....................J McInerney 6 22112 Umaga Rama 17.36 ......................R Adcock 7 21455 Sleeper Agent 17.16 .................A Bradshaw

8 15153 Last Explorer 17.11 ............................C Weir 9 14686 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 10 26687 Lena Allen nwtd ........................J McInerney 11 3.02pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C3, 295m 1 63718 Rambunctious 17.67 .................A Bradshaw 2 56762 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 3 1483F Yaldhurst Edward 17.38 ............J McInerney 4 57818 Smash Amy 17.19........................... M Grant 5 F3263 Know Mayhem 17.42 .....................G Cleeve 6 61666 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 7 31411 Puma Pants 17.33.....................J McInerney 8 44412 Rattle Ya Dags 17.29................. R Cockburn 9 86767 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 10 F8878 Excuse Please 17.35 .................. J McMillan 12 3.19pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C4, 295m 1 13851 Ohoka Hope 17.49 ....................... L Waretini 2 668x4 Explodable 17.27 ..............................M Flipp 3 65736 On The Level 17.46 ......................C Roberts 4 41272 Ringa Ding 17.50 ......................J McInerney 5 53771 Homebush Rocky 17.33 ............J McInerney 6 56485 Zebidiah 17.02 ..........................A Bradshaw 7 22512 Know Pride 17.08...........................G Cleeve 8 23487 Life’s A Laugh 17.17..................R Blackburn 9 14686 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 10 26687 Lena Allen nwtd ........................J McInerney

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7.30pm GLENYS’ DANCE GROUP. Old time / sequence dancing. Learn to dance, all welcome. Pipe Band Hall, Creek Road.

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1.00pm - 3.00pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. Classic aircraft on display. Ashburton Airport, Seafield Road.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As the professional gods ask you to throw yourself into your professional passions and fighting spirit, trust what a nose for money is telling you.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Make sure that today you do everything you can to embrace a passion for adventure and a hunger for life’s richer experiences, while you can.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Mars’ mission, as he spends his last full day in your financial sector, is to fuel your financial passions, fighting spirit and financial confidence.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) The Moon’s position in a social and serendipitous part of your chart makes this an important day for friendship and relationship building.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) Although Mars will be fuelling a sense of urgency, with Venus just a week away this is a push to get things started and on the right track.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) Your professional year is set to roar back to life and stay that way for the rest of the year. This is a day for playing hooky, let your hair down.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) Mars is alerting you to things that need addressing, pleading innocence when declaring he doesn’t mean you’ve got to accomplish it all now.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) In a day where communication and relationship forces are favoured, you have a chance of a communication and/or relationship breakthrough.

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TAYLOR, Glenys (nee Tilson) – On December 4, 2010.

“A lovely daughter who left us four years today.

A lovely smile, a heart of gold.

This is my story to be told.

We think of you every day.

Our memories of you are here to stay.”

Sadly missed by your mum and family.

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showers cloudy rain cloudy showers fine fine fine thunder rain thunder fine cloudy cloudy cloudy

FZL: Lowering to 2500m

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Wind at 2000m: SW 50 km/h dying out.

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Christchurch

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Rain developing about the divide, with some heavy falls. High cloud elsewhere, with scattered rain later. NW developing, may rise to gale about higher ground.

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Selwyn Whitecliffs (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 185.9 Nth Ashburton at 2:00 pm, yesterday

5.46

Sth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

6.24

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81.8

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6am Breakfast 9am Good Morning 10am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 11am The Chase 3 Noon One News 0 12:30 Emmerdale PGR In the hospital waiting room, Finn’s family and friends sit in worried silence. 0 1:30 Coronation Street PGR 3 Carla makes a decision about the future; Stella contemplates a reunion with Karl; Tyrone finds Fiz a job. 0 2pm Packed To The Rafters PGR 30 3pm Selling Houses Australia 3 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:52 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:20 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Paw Patrol 30 8:40 Noodle And Doodle 3 0 8:50 Fireman Sam 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am Neighbours 3 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 12:30 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 1:30 Jeremy Kyle USA PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3:30 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 4pm Austin And Ally 0 4:30 The 4:30 Show 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0 7pm Seven Sharp 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 MasterChef Australia PGR 0 7:30 F Police Ten 7 0 8:35 F Love Child PGR Joan 8pm Cops Uncut PGR fears the worst when Annie 8:30 The Flash Barry is pleased kidnaps her baby back from when Oliver comes to Central the McNaughton family; City, but the superhero Patricia’s dreams for the partnership does not go as future are shattered when her smoothly as planned. 0 boyfriend finally visits Stanton 9:30 Arrow AO The Arrow joins the House. 0 fight against an ARGUS team, 9:35 The Miranda Hour PGR 0 and gets help from an old 10:50 One News Tonight 0 friend, The Flash. 0 10:30 Hell’s Kitchen AO 0

11:20 F Trauma Investigators PGR Investigating everything from injuries on the road, to medical mysteries in the hospital, the Trauma Investigators are on call 24 hours a day. 12:20 Come Dine With Me PGR R 1:20 Te Karere R 0 1:45 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere R 0

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Matt Hayes’s 24-Hour Rod Race 7:30 Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 8am Auction Room 8:30 Sophie Grigson In Thailand 9am The Cook And The Chef 9:30 Storage Hoarders 10:30 Gourmet Farmer 11am Yard Crashers 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Flintoff’s Road To Nowhere 1pm Mark Berg’s Fishing Addiction 2pm Matt Hayes’s 24-Hour Rod Race 3pm Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 3:30 Auction Room 4pm The View From River Cottage 4:30 Catch And Cook – World 5pm My Dream Derelict Home 6pm Gourmet Farmer 6:30 Kitchen Crashers 7pm Garage Gold 7:30 Hairy Bakers’ Christmas Special 8:30 Cook The Books 9pm The Roux Masterclass 9:30 Cheese Slices 10pm Zumbo 10:30 Garage Gold 11pm My Dream Derelict Home

FRIDAY

Midnight Gourmet Farmer 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Clodagh McKenna – Fresh From The Sea 1:30 Auction Room 2am The View From River Cottage 2:30 Catch And Cook – World 3am Kitchen Crashers 3:30 Deals From The Dark Side PGR 4am Hairy Bakers’ Christmas Special 5am Cook The Books 5:30 The Roux Masterclass

11:30 F Police Ten 7 R. Midnight The Assets AO R 1:00 RBT R 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Private Practice AO R 0 3:20 The Nine Lives Of Chloe King PGR R 4:05 Shake It Up R 4:35 The 4:30 Show R 5:05 Neighbours R 0 5:30 Infomercials

TV THREE

FOUR

6am 3 News – Firstline 8:30 Infomercials 10:25 Rachael Ray 3 Regis and Joy Philbin, and Bill and Kristen Bellamy join Rachael.

11:25 Celebrity MasterChef 3 The four remaining chefs each cook a lunchtime service in a top London restaurant.

Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO Game show hosted by Jerry Springer.

1pm Dr Phil AO 3 2pm The Biggest Loser Australia 2:55 The Real Housewives Of Orange County 3 3:50 Entertainment Tonight 4:20 Big Brother Australia 6pm 3 News

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Sticky TV 3 7:30 Scaredy Squirrel 3 8am Fairly Odd Parents 8:30 Chuggington 3 Animated series about three young trains learning to ride the rails. 0 8:40 Humf 3 8:50 Peppa Pig 3 9am Bob The Builder 3 9:10 Thomas And Friends 3 9:20 Tree Fu Tom 3 9:40 Barney And Friends 3 10:05 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Sticky TV 4:30 Smash!

6pm The Nanny 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother

7pm Campbell Live 7:30 The Block – Glasshouse PGR 0 8:45 M Old School MLS 3 2003 Comedy.

Three men, disenchanted with their lives, decide to form their own fraternity to recapture their college glory days.

Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell. 0 10:40 The Paul Henry Show

7pm The Simpsons PGR 0 7:30 Family Guy PGR 3 8pm American Dad PGR 8:30 Bob’s Burgers PGR 9pm South Park AO 9:30 Bro’ Town PGR 3 0 10pm Nitro Circus Live PGR 10:30 The Big C AO (Starting Today) 3 Adam is turning 16, and Cathy plans to give him a party, despite his objections.

11:15 F Bones AO R 11:35 Entertainment Tonight Christopher Pelant, the hacktivist Midnight Infomercials and suspected serial killer is back in court. 0 12:10 CSI – NY AO R Two separate murders are linked by a very unusual weapon. 0 1:05 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Harry’s Practice 3 Series filmed largely at Dr Harry’s veterinary practice in northern Tasmania, capturing the special bond between people and their pets.

7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Test AO 3 Celebrities and viewers answer burning moral questions.

1pm American Idol 3 3pm Bondi Rescue 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 A celebrity chat show.

7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 The Millers PGR When Nathan pitches a children’s show to his boss based on Tom’s imaginary comic book, Tom has an adverse reaction to the changes made to his cherished world.

8pm Modern Family PGR 8:30 Downton Abbey AO 10pm Madam Secretary AO

6am New Zealand Bowls Open – Men’s Triples (Highlights) 7:30 Cricket – Capturing The Cup: 1975 9:30 Golf – Australian Open (Highlights) Round Four.

10:30 Golf – Feherty 11:30 Golfing World Noon Golf Central 12:30 Golf: Big Break – NFL 1:30 Titleist Performance Institute 2pm Football – Asian Cup Preview 2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm The Ultimate Fighter 4pm #SkySpeed 4:30 New Zealand Bowls Open – Men’s Triples (Highlights) 6pm #SkySpeed 6:30 Motorsport – GP2 Hockenheim (Replay) Race Two. 7:30 2014 Sporting Moments Mitch Evans.

We revisit the GP2 Series at the Silverstone Circuit in Great Britain.

8:30 Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) Chicago Blackhawks v St Louis Blues.

10:30 #SkySpeed

11pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon A celebrity chat show. Midnight Home Shopping 1:30 The Crowd Goes Wild R An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:00 Home Shopping

11pm The Crowd Goes Wild 11:30 Hockey – FIH Women’s Champions Trophy (Replay) 1:00 Fox Sports News 1:30 Sky Sport – What’s On 2:00 Ice Hockey – NHL (Replay) 4:00 #SkySpeed 4:20 The Cricket Show 4:50 Cricket – International (Live) Pakistan v Blackcaps – First Twenty20.

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am Miharo 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Toi Whakaari 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 2

THE BOX

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Te Po Mekemeke 8:30 The U AO 3 2009 10:10 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10:40 Survive Aotearoa 3 11:40 Te Kaea 3 2

FRIDAY

12:10 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Palau PG 8:55 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 9:45 SVU MV 10:35 NCIS MV 11:25 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 12:15 Criminal Minds 16VS 1:05 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:30 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 2:20 Law And Order MV 3:10 Survivor – Palau PG 4pm America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 4:30 The Simpsons PG 5pm Pawn Stars PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 Longmire 16V 9:30 Matador MVLS 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS MV

6:30 Sharkageddon M 7:30 Jaws Strikes Back M 8:30 Top Ten Sharkdown M 9:30 Day Of The Shark M 10:30 Zombie Sharks M 11:30 I Escaped Jaws M 12:30 Great White Highway PG 1:30 Adrift – 47 Days With Sharks M 2:30 Sharkageddon M 3:30 Jaws Strikes Back M 4:30 Top Ten Sharkdown M 5:30 Air Jaws Apocalypse PG 6:30 Zombie Sharks M 7:30 I Escaped Jaws M Shark attack victims recount their experiences, and how they escaped with their lives.

8:30 Monster Hammerhead M 9:30 Alien Sharks M 10:30 Sharkzilla PG 11:30 Jaws Strikes Back M

12:30 Survivor – Palau PG 1:25 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:50 Law And Order MV 2:40 SVU MV 3:30 Longmire 16V 4:20 Matador MVLS 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

12:30 Sharkageddon M 1:30 Monster Hammerhead M 2:30 Alien Sharks M 3:30 Adrift – 47 Days With Sharks M 4:30 Top Ten Sharkdown M 5:30 Air Jaws Apocalypse PG

FRIDAY

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Love Child

8:35pm on TV One

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:05 Everywhere And Nowhere AO 2013 Drama. James Floyd, Adam Deacon. 7:40 A Stranger In Paradise AO 2013 Thriller.

Colin Egglesfield, Stuart Townsend.

9:05 Lay The Favourite AO 2012 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall.

10:40 The Making Of Oblivion AO 2013 Featurette.

11:05 The Day AO 2012 Horror.

Shawn Ashmore, Ashley Bell.

12:30 Everywhere And Nowhere AO 2013 Drama. James Floyd, Adam Deacon.

2:05 A Stranger In Paradise AO 2013 Thriller. Colin Egglesfield, Stuart Townsend.

3:30 Lay The Favourite AO 2012 Comedy. Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall.

5:05 Parker AO 2013 Action.

Jason Statham, Jennifer Lopez.

7:05 The Bay AO 2012 Horror.

8:30 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit AO 2014 Action.

10:20 After Earth AO 2013 Sci-fi.

FRIDAY

Midnight Changing Hearts PGR 2012 Drama. 1:30 Parker AO 2013 Action. 3:25 The Bay AO 2012 Horror. 4:50 Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit AO 2014 Action.

The Millers

7:30pm on Prime

MOVIES GREATS 7:25 Analyze That MVLS 2002 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow.

9am Biography – Matthew Perry PG 2008 Documentary.

9:50 Just Like Heaven PGS 2005 Romantic Comedy.

Reese Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo.

11:25 Cold Mountain 16VS 2003 Drama. Nicole Kidman, Jude Law, Renee Zellweger.

1:55 Analyze That MVLS 2002 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow.

3:30 Chicago MV 2002 Musical.

Renee Zellweger, Catherine ZetaJones, Richard Gere.

5:20 Get Over It MS 2001 Comedy drama. Kirsten Dunst, Ben Foster.

6:45 Bulletproof Monk MVL 2003 Action.

8:30 Austin Powers 2 – The Spy Who Shagged Me MS 1999 Comedy.

10:10 Alien 16V 1979 Sci-fi Thriller.

6am Motorsport – IRL (Highlights) Honda Indy 200 – Mid-Ohio.

From Lexington, Ohio.

6:30 IRL – Grand Prix Of Sonoma (Highlights) From Sonoma, California.

7am #SkySpeed 7:30 2014 Sporting Moments Brendon McCullum.

9am New Zealand Bowls Open – Men’s Triples (Highlights) 10:30 Hockey – Champions Trophy Women’s (Replay) China v Black Sticks. From Estadio Mendocino de Hockey in Mendoza, Argentina.

Noon Motorsport – IRL (Highlights) Honda Indy 200 – MidOhio. From Lexington, Ohio.

12:30 IRL – Grand Prix Of Sonoma (Highlights) From Sonoma, California.

1pm #SkySpeed 1:30 2014 Sporting Moments Lisa Carrington.

2pm L Ice Hockey – NHL Chicago Blackhawks v St Louis Blues.

5pm Sky Sport – What’s On 5:30 Fight Night Tyson Fury v Dereck Chisora.

7:30 Sport TBC 8:30 The Ultimate Fighter 9:30 L Football – A-League Sydney FC v Perth Glory. From Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

11:30 Football – Chelsea TV Chelsea v Tottenham Hotspur.

FRIDAY

2:30 Football – Asian Cup FRIDAY Preview (Highlights) 12:05 Live Free Or Die Hard MVL 3am Fox Sports News 2007 Action. 2:10 Get Over It 3:30 Sky Sport – What’s On MS 2001 Comedy drama. 3:35 Alien 16V 1979 Sci-fi Thriller. 5:30 4am Sport TBC Bulletproof Monk MVL 2003 Action. 5am The Ultimate Fighter

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Schools’ top performers Mount Hutt College’s Logan Currie rounds the bend during his running race at the Canterbury Primary Schools’ Athletic Championships at the Ashburton Domain Oval yesterday. Hundreds of primary school athletes from around the region descended on the domain for the annual event.

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■ TENNIS

■ HOCKEY

Top talent for Heineken Black Sticks close to Champions target

Seven of the world’s top 20 tennis players will converge on Auckland this January for perhaps the strongest field in the history of the Heineken Open.

Top seed and four-time champion David Ferrer will be a warm favourite to add another title to his considerable collection but the Spaniard is set to face a real fight for the crown.

Already announced were Ernests Gulbis (13), Kevin Anderson (16), Tommy Robredo (17), Gael Monfils (18) and defending champion John Isner (19), while world No 15 Roberto Bautista Agut was yesterday confirmed to round out the front of the field.

“To have seven players inside the world’s top 20 is an amazing feat,” said tournament director Karl Budge. “I’m not sure we will replicate this in a hurry.”

But the tournament’s depth extended beyond the front group, with eighth seed Santiago Giraldo (32) also announced for the Stanley Street tournament, along with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (36), Steve

Roberto Bautista Agut

Johnson (37), 2014 finalist YenHsun Lu (38) and Jack Sock (42).

Bautista Agut enjoyed a career-best year in 2014, which saw him earn the ATP most improved player award. Kicking on from his semifinal appearance in Auckland, the Spaniard went on to beat Juan Martin del Potro, world No 5 at the time, in the second round of the Australian Open, before

capturing his first ATP World Tour title in the Netherlands.

His second title came quickly only weeks later in Stuttgart, while he also reached the semifinals in Madrid before ending the year strongly by finishing runner-up to Marin Cilic in Moscow.

Giraldo has also had a fine year on the ATP Tour, reaching four semifinals and a final in Barcelona. He also made the semifinals of the doubles in Kuala Lumpur alongside New Zealand No 1 Michael Venus.

The tournament will also welcome back American rising star Jack Sock, who as a wildcard last year defeated world No 12 Tommy Haas to make the quarter-finals.

Sock will form part of a strong contingent of the most promising talent on tour, with youngsters Bautista Agut, Dominic Thiem and rising Portugal star Joao Sousa (54).

“It is such a varying field with some big servers, some of the better returners and the most promising talent on tour,” said Budge.

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The women’s Black Sticks are two games away from making their first Champions Trophy final.

A 2-0 win over China in their final pool game in Mendoza, Argentina yesterday left the world No 4 team hopeful of dipping their toes in uncharted territory at the weekend.

They play England in their quarter-final tomorrow morning. Win that and they’ll have a semifinal against, most likely, Australia, with hosts Argentina or the Netherlands expected to emerge from the other side of the playoffs into Monday’s final.

Their best Champions Trophy result was finishing third in 2011 in Amsterdam. First things first, though, and England – or in their Olympic guise as Britain – have been a bogey side for New Zealand of late.

A poor performance in the bronze medal playoff cost New Zealand dearly in 2012. At Glasgow this year, they lost a penalty shootout in the semifinal,

which rubbed out the prospect of at least a silver medal.

As well as New Zealand have done so far – beating Japan and China and holding the world champion Dutch to a meritorious 1-1 draw – coach Mark Hager is insisting it’s back to scratch again.

“It’s pleasing that players have stepped up so far during this tournament,” he said yesterday.

“However, the pool play games mean nothing moving forward, we have to now win the quarterfinal to make it all worthwhile.”

New Zealand’s goals came from two Anita Punt penalty corner drag flicks in the first half.

However Hager, happy with the first half – “very good, the best we’ve played for a while” – was frowning over the secondhalf effort. “Whether it was the heat, or Chinese pressure, we did capitulate a little bit and tried to run the ball a bit too much. But defensively the girls hung in there.”

- NZME www.guardianonline.co.nz