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Drug dealer sent to prison A methamphetamine dealer has been sentenced to a 21 month prison term on a variety of charges including an assault with intent to injure, intentional damage and the reckless discharge of a firearm at a person.

Nathan Lee Rolton appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court on Monday on charges of possession of methamphetamine for supply, assault with intent to injure, unlawful possession of a firearm, intentional damage and the reckless discharge of a firearm.

Judge Maze said that it was apparent that Rolton was part of a group who intended to supply methamphetamine to help fuel their own needs and also make profit.

On January 14, 2019, Rolton and a female associate were found in posses-

sion of the methamphetamine in quarter ounce bags.

While an officer was attempting to arrest the female associate, Rolton tackled the police officer to the ground.

Following that, he returned home to discover his house had been broken in to and suspected his other associates were responsible.

He armed himself with a rifle and went looking for them.

He found one associate, and using the butt of the rifle, smashed the back windscreen of a Suzuki motor vehicle.

Judge Maze noted the rifle was not loaded at this time.

The next day Rolton and an associate went to find another person thought to be involved, this time with the rifle loaded.

After several attempts to load and

discharge the firearm, with it being passed between the two men, it was eventually discharged, fortunately not harming the victim.

“As would be anticipated in this situation everyone blamed everybody else,” she said.

Judge Maze convicted Rolton on the five charges and sentenced him to 21 months imprisonment, with leave granted for an application to have that substituted for a home detention sentence.

Rolton was also acquitted of obstructing a police officer in the execution of their duty, resisting arrest, possession of an offensive weapon, namely a crossbow in the Ashburton Z forecourt, and unlawful possession of a .22 rifle after the crown offered no evidence.

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■■ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Whare carvings return home

By Sue Newman

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For more than 20 years impressive carvings have guarded the entrance to the Ashburton College whare wananga.

Those carvings were created by master carver Vince Leonard and were installed in 1997, but in February last year, showing signs of wear and weathering, they were removed for what would prove to be a year-long restoration project.

Approval for the restoration, paid for from the school’s maintenance fund, was given several months earlier, but college principal Ross Preece said it was important they remained in place for the school’s powhiri at the start of the 2019 school year.

After more than 20 years of weathering the carvings were very much in need of work, but their restoration has taken longer than anticipated, because of Leonard’s death part way through the project.

Fellow carver Damian Peeti, who had worked with Leonard on the original carvings, was able to step in and continue the work with the help of a team of college students.

Removing the 12 carved pieces was a monumental job, Preece said, with the larger pieces requiring a team of 20 to move them

into the whare where the restoration would take place. Each time those pieces were turned, teams of lifters were needed.

On Friday those involved in the project were able to see the results of many months of hard work as the carvings were reinstalled at the whare entrance ready for the start of the new school year and a powhiri on Wednesday.

“It’s been a huge job and they look magnificent,” Preece said.

The tapu was lifted from the carvings at dawn on Friday.

Ashburton College made history for South Island schools when the whare was built and the carvings placed. With funding for a rebuild of the 50 plus year old college approved, the carvings would be retained and become an important part of the ‘new’ school, Preece said.

“The idea is now they’ve been restored, when the master plan is considered we have permission to relocate the whare to the front of the school.”

That the college was able to break new ground for a South Island school and establish a whare, complete with carvings was down to the efforts of principal at the time, Digby Prosser, Preece said.

“He fought very hard with the ministry over this and it wasn’t a cheap exercise.”

Celebrating the completion of a major restoration project on carvings surrounding the Ashburton College whare (from left) college staff members Andrew Young, Charlie Kelland, Mike Pearce, Jono Hay, principal Ross Preece, Damian Peeti in charge of the carving restoration, Tipene Phillip and Michelle Brett, chair of the Hakatere Marae committee.

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Twenty-five years worth of toys and toy library

By Heather Mackenzie

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The Ashburton Toy Library celebrated its twenty-fifth birthday on Saturday.

Anthea Moore said the actual birthday was in June last year, but they wanted to wait for a much warmer date to mark the occasion.

“The weather at that time is not so good, so we decided to hold the celebrations in the summer at the end of the school holidays.”

The gamble paid off as invited guests, local dignitaries, committee members and children all got to enjoy the sunny, warm day.

The Ashburton Toy Library president was pleased to be part of the celebrations knowing just how big of a milestone it was for the popular community service.

Along with cutting the birthday cake, made by committee member Kate Beaumont-Smith, Moore got to share some exciting news.

Thanks to a successful grant application to Advance Ashburton the library how has the option for members to book toys online via their brand new software.

“We are working towards photographing all of our toys and putting them up online as we go.”

With over a thousand toys to load it’s not a five-minute job.

The Advance Ashburton grant also covered the cost of getting 11 new specialist sensory-based

Helping with the Ashburton Toy Library twenty-fifth celebrations were (from left) Rose and Andrew Falloon, Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown, Councillor John Falloon, Anthea Moore, Sandi Wood (Advance Ashburton), Jim Armstrong (Menz Shed) and first toy library president Kim Ford.

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toys. “We are thrilled to be able to offer these new toys to children with educational needs.”

These educational aids are also available for schools to hire.

“Primary schools’ need for these learning aids change depending on the children, so by offering them for hire they are available when required.”

Advance Ashburton’s chief executive, Sandi Wood was onhand to share in the celebrations.

“We were happy to receive the

grant application from the Ashburton Toy Library,” she said.

“The money for the toy library came from Merle and her late husband Laurence Cooney’s fund,” Wood said.

Yearly the organisation gives out generally around $550,000 to the Ashburton District in the way of grants.

“We tend to focus on health, education and youth as they are the big areas of interest in the community, but the foundation

will look at other grant applications.

“I have the best job in the world, helping local children be the best they can be.”

No birthday would be complete without a bright yellow wrapped present and Sue-Ann Carr from Plunket provided just that.

The children made short work of removing the wrapping to reveal a wooden shopping trolley.

“We wanted to give them something to mark their 25-year mile-

stone and to show how much we value the relationship between the two organisations.”

The Toy Library opened in 1994 with 30 registered members.

The incorporated society now boasts between 150-200 members.

“The longest family involved were members for 19 years,” said Moore.

Over the last quarter of a century hundreds of families have saved themselves the headache of buying toys that all too often end up gathering dust in the playroom corner because the child has lost interest and moved on.

Moore, a self-confessed environmentalist, knows how good toy libraries are for the environment.

“Here we stop lots of parents buying the self-same toy, they can just hire it instead.”

Buying less also means less packaging going into landfill.

The celebrations didn’t stop with new toys and cake. A life membership was handed out to committee member and treasurer Stacey Stewart, in recognition of all her hard work and commitment over the years.

In her speech Moore described how Stewart was instrumental in getting new accounting software for the library.

“Stacey approached local businesses to help with the software.

Not only that she willingly steps in as a librarian when required.”

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■■HOLI FESTIVAL

Colour festival returns to Ashburton A little bit of India will come to Ashburton next month when the Holi Festival of Colours is held in the Ashburton Domain, The colour festival is one of India’s most loved and most spectacular. It is also known as the festival of love. Traditionally Holi is a Hindu spring festival.

The Ashburton Indian Multicultural Charitable Trust is hosting the event and is inviting people of all nationalities and cultures to come together for a day of outdoor fun. It is a free event being promoted as family friendly. It will be a zero-waste, alcohol-free, drug-free and smoke-free event.

“This event is about bringing all people together. It’s about fun, colour and different cultures coming together to celebrate diversity,” said organiser Rohini Sukul.

A fire extinguisher will be used to spread colour far and wide across dancers. For anyone not wanting to get their own clothing covered in colour there will be white tee shirts available to buy. Packs of coloured powder will be available to buy on the day. These are stain-free, non-toxic, plant based and provided in recyclable paper bags.

Adults and children can take part in organised musical chair games, a henna tattoo artist, local musicians and bands, and local market stalls and food will keep attendees entertained. There will also be spot raffle prizes and a big ticket giveaway prize.

The event will be opened by Skydiving Kiwis with a spectacular parachute display where they will kick off the colour splash from the sky as they release colours from their parachutes.

Holi, Festival of Colours from 11am to 3pm at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday, February 15. If wet, it wlll be postponed to Sunday.

The Holi Festival proved popular last year and will be back later this month.

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From resthome site to eight home development

By Sue Newman

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Jeff Shanks is no stranger to housing developments, but when they’re on a prime inner town spot with views across Ashburton Domain, he says there’s plenty to get excited about.

As new owner of almost an acre of land on the corner of Philip and Grigg streets, pre-

viously the site of aged care facility Cameron Courts, Shanks is planning an eight home development he says will be a cut above the ordinary.

The site includes an empty section and the large building once home to more than 30 older people. Demolition crews will be on site at the end of February and he anticipates con-

struction work on the first of the three-bedroom homes will begin in mid-March.

The site is unique in its proximity to the domain and at least three of the homes will be designed to take advantage of park views.

And unlike many group housing projects, each home will have good outdoor areas,

Shanks said.

“It’s a pretty special location and it warrants putting something special on there.”

The homes will be built in stages, as there is demand, but with plans still in the drawing stage, inquiries are already coming, he said.

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He believes they’ll meet ready buyer demand.

“It’s an attractive environment and they’ll be taking advantage of the views and the sun. They’re town houses but they’re a good size.”

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■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

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Man admits throwing a jandal at a child A man appearing in the Ashburton District Court on Monday pleaded guilty to assaulting a child after throwing a jandal at her as a form of punishment.

Era Tairea was convicted and remanded for sentencing in front of Judge Joanna Maze after pleading guilty to assaulting a child.

In the summary of facts read to the court, on the afternoon of December 8 Tairea threw a jandal at his daughter after he found her in the hallway of the property holding a knife which she was not allowed to do.

He grabbed a jandal and threw it at her, striking her face causing her to drop the knife and start crying.

The jandal left the victim with bruising and welts.

Tairea returned the knife to the kitchen and returned to the hallway to find the victim still crying.

He is sole caregiver for two children including the victim, and explained that it was an act of discipline.

Judge Maze convicted and remanded him on bail for sentencing on March 16.

Cairan Allan Bennett was stopped at a checkpoint by police on December 13 and returned an evidential breath test result of 505mcg.

He has one previous conviction for drink driving, which occurred in 2003.

Judge Joanna Maze accepted that while he pleaded guilty early, it is his second offence and his casual explanation of driving to get food shows that it is apparent he did not understand the privilege that comes with being able to drive.

Judge Maze fined him $600, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for six months.

Fire reignites Firefighters rushed to a fire on Monday afternoon next to where another fire burnt through vegetation less than a week ago.

At around 2.40pm firefighters were called to a fire in a paddock next to State Highway 1 south of Chertsey which is next to where a fire burnt through a section of roadside vegetation on Thursday. Members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade were also called to a small rubbish fire at an Allenton address on Sunday evening which the homeowners had extinguished by the time firefighters arrived.

Bones in concrete Human bones discovered at a Mt Eden property were encased in concrete. Police confirmed yesterday the remains found at an address in Mt Eden last week are of human origin. Contractors renovating a property on Marlborough St found the bones underneath the house on Friday and called police. It is understood to be an adult victim and the death is being treated as suspicious. It is believed the property used to be a boarding house and its former owner went missing some years ago and has not been seen since.

- NZME A truck driver who lost his job after his third drink driving offence has been ordered to complete 60 hours community work and disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day.

Trevor Stuart Irving appeared before Judge Maze on Monday and pleaded guilty to his third drink driving offence after being stopped by police on November 8 on McMurdo Street, returning a breath sample of 458mcg.

In the summary of facts read to the court Irving told police he had had six cans of bourbon at a friend’s place before driving home.

He has two previous convictions for drink driving from 2001 and 1998.

Judge Maze said she accounted for the significant time between his offending, his prompt plea and the fact he had lost his job as a result of his offending.

Mana Terare Tuakoi pleaded not guilty to a charge of shoplifting from Pak’nSave Hornby and driving while disqualified, but pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing petrol.

Judge Maze sentenced him to 40 hours community work and ordered him to pay $116.78 in reparation of the theft of petrol charge, while the two other matters will proceed to a judge alone trial on March 27.

The court was told the disqualified while driving charge was a case of mistaken identity with his brother, while the shoplifting charge was a case of his partner carrying out the shoplifting without his knowledge, while the police’s summary of facts alleges he is shown on security footage placing items down his pants in the store.

Timothy Robin John Powell has been sentenced to 12 months’ intensive supervision after being convicted of breaching community work, and was convicted and discharged after pleading guilty to obstructing police.

Judge Maze remitted nearly $10,000 in fines as Powell had no reasonable means to pay them and accounted for them in the intensive supervision sentence.

A man who stole a home security system from an Ashburton business, breached his intensive supervision and was found to be in a yard without any reasonable explanation has been remanded for sentencing.

Patrick Hohepa Marshall pleaded guilty to stealing a home security device valued at over $300 from Spark Ashburton on July 7 last year.

He hid the box under his jacket and left the store.

Marshall also pleaded guilty to a charge of being in an enclosed yard on December 6.

He entered the property through an open driveway gate and walked around the exterior of the property until he was stopped by the property owner.

Having breached his intensive supervision sentence for previous convictions, Judge Maze said it was likely a custodial sentence would be the next step.

A warrant for arrest was issued for Ericca Ngatokorua Morunga after she failed to appear in court on a charge of assaulting a police officer.

Council CEO quits Auckland Council chief executive Stephen Town is leaving his $698,000 job several months before his contract ends in December this year. Town is leaving after nearly seven years for a job in the education sector, according to sources. Town told the Herald he had given five months notice of his resignation to the council yesterday and will be leaving at the end of June. Further announcements will follow today, he said.

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Large fire Firefighters are battling a large blaze at Owen’s Transport in Penrose, Auckland. An employee at a local business said she could see smoke coming out of the warehouse – she understood the fire was in the company’s engineering workshop. Another man who was nearby, Dylan Martin, said the blaze “sounded like a really loud car backfiring”.

“Thick smoke started coming up. It seems to have been dealt with as it’s just really smoggy now,” Martin said.

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Man killed with head-butt in dispute over car park NZME A man who fatally head-butted a stranger during a dispute over a supermarket car park claimed to police the victim had simply walked into his head.

Emilio Richard Mac Tanirau Whaanga yesterday pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the High Court at Wellington over the December 3 incident.

The 55-year-old victim, whose name remains suppressed, had taken the day off work to drive his elderly mother to several appointments.

Meanwhile, Tanirau Whaanga, 23, had been trying to buy nap-

pies for his 1-year-old child and had earlier visited another supermarket to find they were out of stock.

Both parties drove into the Countdown car park on Knights Rd in Lower Hutt about 11.30am, the summary of facts said.

He had intended to park in a disability space, but these were occupied. He instead parked in a park designated for parents.

There are no by-laws in Lower Hutt preventing a person from parking in a parents’ park.

The victim left his mother in the car so he could go inside and buy lunch for them, and to get her medication from the phar-

macy. She was unable to leave the car without help.

Tanirau Whaanga stopped near the victim’s car for some time before moving on and parking in a nearby vacant spot.

He then walked up to the victim, yelling out to him and pointing at the victim’s car.

“As seen on CCTV, the victim began using hand gestures that indicated he was explaining something,” the summary of facts said.

Tanirau Whaanga closed the space between them, getting “within the victim’s personal space” and causing him to step back. They spoke for a few sec-

onds more.

“The defendant, still in the victim’s personal space, stepped back with his left foot, and changed his weight on to his right foot.

“He extended his arms out from his body and thrust his head forward, head-butting the victim, connecting fully with the victim’s head.”

The victim was instantly knocked out and fell to the ground.

Tanirau Whaanga immediately turned away and walked into the store.

Members of the public rushed to the victim’s aid, but he re-

mained unresponsive and suffered about 15 minutes of seizures.

About two minutes after the headbutt, Tanirau Whaanga came back out of the supermarket. “[He] walked past the victim and members of the public without stopping or giving any attention to the scene,” the summary said.

The victim was taken to hospital with multiple skull fractures, and was taken off life support the follow day. He died due to the injuries caused by Whaanga.

Tanirau Whaanga will be sentenced in April.

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■■FIORDLAND

State of emergency declared NZME Up to 400 people including tourists are trapped after the road to Milford Sound has been destroyed by rain.

A State of Emergency has been declared for Fiordland and MetService has issued its first-ever Red Severe Weather Warning, signalling an extreme weather event which could cause significant impact and disruption.

Civil Defence has confirmed 382 visitors and staff are stuck for at least the next day – because of flooding and slips in the Sound and along Milford Road.

NZTA journey manager Peter Brown said a small number of tourists were earlier choppered out from Forks Bridge, about 1.5km from the Homer Tunnel.

A busload of 27 people at Hollyford Rd was also expected to be airlifted out between 3pm and 4pm.

“There is extensive damage from Lake Gunn to the Homer Tunnel which will delay us opening this road quickly and there is still a section we haven’t inspected due to bad weather preventing a fly-over,” Brown said.

He said the road was badly damaged between the tunnel and the divide. The Hollyford Rd to Gunns Camp would also remain closed until at least today.

Emergency Management Southland controller Angus McKay said everyone was safe and warm – staying at Mitre Peak Lodge or on tourist boats – with plenty of food.

The disruption was due to high tides and the flooding Cleddau River, which are causing the problem, he said.

Milford Sound Lodge posted on Facebook that their guests were also safe and well.

“You may have heard Fiordland is currently experiencing high rainfall and the Milford Road is currently closed ... Certainly, an interruption to travel plans and business as usual, but

The owner of a Wellington Four Square that sold 3.8 tonnes of poppy seed in one year is fighting for permission to sell alcohol.

The Wellington District Licensing Committee (DLC) last year declined an application for the Four Square to renew its off-licence, partly due to the belief the poppy seed sales could not reasonably be seen as food product sales.

The DLC pointed to newspaper and medical papers outlining how poppy seed “can be used to produce a tea that contains an opioid content sufficient to produce psychoactive effects and to cause withdrawal symptoms when discontinued abruptly”.

“Given the volumes sold in this case, there is a strong inference that the poppy seed sales

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A flooded section of State Highway 94 after rain lashed the region. the main message to family and friends is everyone is safe and being well looked after,” the post said.

Southland mayor Gary Tong said he didn’t know exactly how many vehicles are trapped on Milford Road between Cascade Creek and the Chasm, but they were working hard to get people out.

Staff were tp assess the weather late yesterday afternoon to see if they can evacuate those with medical conditions.

Blue Duck Cafe and Bar manager Sandra Lawrence said mainly staff members were gathered at the cafe. Although the workers lived locally, they were unable to get home at this stage and were waiting for the next Civil Defence update at 8.30pm.

“Everyone is under shelter, watered and fed and settled in basically ... There’s no access on

the roads.”

“All I can tell you at the moment, is we are safe and sound, all at the cafe and just waiting on the next update at 8.30pm,” she said.

“We are just sitting here – waiting it out.”

MetService is also urging people in Westland south of Hokitika and Fiordland north of George Sound to act now to protect their animals and property as more rain is expected to drench the region.

The state forecaster has issued its first-ever Red Severe Weather Warning, which was introduced last year to signal the most extreme weather events where significant impact and disruption is expected.

The warning comes as a State of Emergency is declared in Fiordland and 350mm of rain in the past 24 hours at Milford Sound has triggered flooding

and slips and left Milford Road closed.

A further 300mm to 450mm of rain is forecast for parts of Fiordland and Westland by this afternoon, causing more disruption to the area.

MetService has warned the heavy rain will cause dangerous river conditions, flooding and slips and could lead to other roads being blocked and communities becoming isolated.

Much of the rest of the South Island is under warning for heavy rain as well, with most of the rain leaving our shores on Tuesday afternoon or evening.

MetService meteorologist and head of weather communication Lisa Murray said: “This Red Warning is issued after consultation with the West Coast Regional Council and the local Civil Defence after careful consideration of the impacts the area could see in this kind of weather event.”

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are not for the maintenance of life or growth, or nourishment,” the committee wrote in its decision.

“It is difficult to escape the impression ... the poppy seeds sold by the applicant in this case are being used for their psychoactive properties.”

The Aro Valley store sold 3.8 tonnes of poppy seed between December 2016 and December 2017.

That was the equivalent weight of two and a half Toyota Corollas weighing 1800kg each.

The $66,255 worth of poppy sees brought in more cash than Shalimar’s $53,000 worth of confectionery sales.

The seeds were also sometimes kept behind the counter in bags as small as 200g rather than in the body of the Four Square store, meaning they were only available for sale to those

who specifically asked for them, a Medical Officer of Health said.

Now the store’s owner is appealing the DLC’s decision, and has also tried unsuccessfully to get permission to continue selling alcohol in the meantime.

In a decision released by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority, Challenge Ventures Limited, which owns the Four Square, argued the business would go under without the ability to sell alcohol.

It applied for a stay of the DLC’s decision, saying it had been informed by Foodstuffs that if it lost its licence, it will also lose the franchise.

The submissions also said sales dropped noticeably after the DLC decision was released, and that Challenge Ventures Ltd had only one source of income.

But licensing inspector Joanne Burt opposed the stay, saying

there was no evidence Foodstuffs would remove the franchise, and there had been no certification of the profit and loss figures provided by the owner.

She also said it should not be difficult to operate the Four Square without alcohol sales, given it was supposedly a grocery store. She argued it was a privilege and not a right to hold a licence.

Medical Officer of Health Gregor Allan also opposed the application, and said there was not enough evidence to show the owners of the store would suffer hardship due to the decision.

The Authority called Challenge Venture Ltd’s evidence “speculative and largely unpersuasive”.

It declined the application for stay.

As yet there is no date set for the appeal hearing.

The Children’s Minister and leader of the opposition have backed the head of the government agency at the centre of a scathing inquiry into its disproportionate uplifting of Maori babies.

The Maori-led review of the embattled Oranga Tamariki, released yesterday, revealed hundreds of stories of babies being removed from their whanau, some involving armed police turning up without notice.

Dame Naida Glavish, who chaired the governance group overseeing the Whanau Ora review, said the report confirms “systemic failure, discrimination and inexplicable breaches of human rights towards Maori”.

The report was one of five reviews sparked by the highly-publicised uplifting of a newborn baby from her mother in Hastings last year, but was the only one led

by Maori, who are five times more likely than non-Maori to have their babies removed by the state.

Glavish said they were calling for a complete overhaul of Oranga Tamariki, the Family Court ex-parte (without notice) order process, the law that facilitated uplifts, and she wanted to see the immediate resignation of chief executive Grainne Moss.

But Tracey Martin, Minister responsible for Oranga Tamariki, has defended Moss, telling RNZ it was just one perspective.

“Te ao Maori is not asking for her resignation – Naida Glavish is.”

Many of the instances of racism and maltreatment raised in the report involving the removal of Maori babies had occurred before the creation of Oranga Tamariki three years ago, and were issues the ministry was designed to address, she said.

Martin previously told the Herald she was “really pleased” to receive the report because she was already working on many of its recommendations, including setting up pilot projects where families notified to Oranga Tamariki could be referred to Whanau Ora agencies before they reached crisis point.

They’d also developed strategic partnerships with with four iwi: Ngai Tahu, Ngapuhi, Waikato-Tainui and Tuhoe.

National Party leader Simon Bridges said the latest report was “concerning” but he didn’t agree with calls for the chief executive to resign.

“I think what we see are some areas that are very concerning, police armed, turning up, things New Zealanders would be concerned about and are troubling.

“But on the other side are cases that require uplift, situations that sometimes are ... in the interest of the child that that occurs.”

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Bachelorette speaks out Second Bachelorette Lily McManus has spoken out about social media comments arguing the show’s new format had taken the spotlight off a woman of colour in a leading role. “It’s quite a shame, because myself and Lesina are great friends and all I want to do is lift her up – that’s all the show is about. It’s not about upstaging anyone as we’re not in competition with each other, it’s as simple as that. We just want to empower each other, so it’s a shame people aren’t seeing it that way.”

Shakira, left, and Jennifer Lopez perform during halftime at the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers yesterday.

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Girl-power rings out at the Super Bowl Jennifer Lopez and Shakira, assisted by some superb choreography from Kiwi Parris Goebel, delivered a dazzling halftime performance that more than matched the onfield action at the 54th Super Bowl in Miami yesterday.

The two Latin hitmakers wowed the 60,000-strong Hard Rock Stadium crowd and the millions watching the television broadcast around the world with a risqué show packed with glitz, glamour,

fireworks and girl power.

The pair’s performance has been widely praised as the best Super Bowl halftime show in years after they combined for a high-energy medley of songs during which they were joined by J Balvin, Bad Bunny and Lopez’s daughter Emme Muñiz.

A hilarious moment from Shakira’s performance of her smash hit Hips Don’t Lie quickly went viral after the Columbian queen weirded every-

one out by wiggling her tongue in a close up camera shot, after she had dived into the pit of screaming fans for a bit of crowd-surfing.

That golden moment came after the 43-year-old blasted through her songs She Wolf, Empire and a salsa version of Chantaje.

Lopez then took her turn, opening with a Hustlers-inspired stripper-pole performance during a remix of Jenny From the Block, before

winding back the clock with renditions of her early hits Ain’t It Funny and Get Right.

The 50-year-old Bronx native then welcomed a bunch of stripper-styled dancers onstage for Waiting For Tonight before her daughter Emme joined her for the salsa song Let’s Get Loud, with backing vocals coming from Shakira.

The pair closed the show with a joint performance of Shakira’s thumping Waka Waka (This Time for Africa).

Rebel baits the royals The last glitzy awards show before the Oscars has wrapped, with the BAFTAS taking place in London yesterday. And it was Australian actress Rebel Wilson who stole the show, making jokes about Prince Andrew, box office flop Cats, coronavirus and a lack of female nominees.

Presenting Best Director at the 73rd British Academy Film Awards, Wilson opened her spiel saying, “It’s really great to be here at the Royal Andrew... Royal Albert Hall”. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge looked less than impressed by the reference to their controversial family member, who has received global backlash for his links to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Heartbreaking final words

It was a humid summer’s night in Sydney’s north-west on Saturday when seven children, all from the same extended family, took a walk to get some ice cream.

As the sun was coming down Danny Abdallah, the father of three siblings who were tragically killed that night, was assured by his kids they would be home before dark.

Since they were in a big group, he decided it was fine for them to go but told them very clearly to stick together

and stay on the footpath.

“I told them to go for a walk, a little walk and stay together.

‘You guys should be OK’, give them a little independence and this is a one-in-a-million chance thing,” he told reporters.

Not long after he gave them that advice, the group of seven wandered past a golf club when the unthinkable happened.

Allegedly drunk driver Samuel William Davidson, 29, was returning from grabbing some

cash from a servo when his ute mounted the kerb and hit the group of children.

Yesterday, Abdallah received the good news that his 11-year-old boy had come out of a coma. However, three of his children, Anthony, 13, Angelina, 12, and Sienna Abdallah, 9, were killed that night.

The fourth victim has been named as 11-year-old Veronique Sakr – a cousin of the other victims.

Overnight, Veronique’s family released a statement paying

tribute to their “beautiful girl”.

“We are devastated by the tragic and senseless loss of our beautiful girl, Veronique.”

The man accused of manslaughter and more than a dozen serious driving offences will remain behind bars for at least another two months after failing to apply for bail. He has been charged with 20 offences including four counts of manslaughter, dangerous driving occasioning death and grievous bodily harm, negligent driving and drink-driving.

New life for Jessie As former All Black, ex-Ashburtonian Adam Thomson enjoys a miracle comeback with a call up to the Chiefs at 37, his partner is settling into their new life in Hamilton. Former TV personality and lifestyle influencer Jessie Gurunathan reached out from her new Waikato home this week to thank those who had made it possible for her and her boyfriend to have some time much closer to home after a hellish few years of illness and travelling. “New year, new town to explore with this one,” Gurunathan shared with her Instagram followers.

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imon Bridge’s declaration that National wouldn’t work with New Zealand First if given the opportunity in this year’s election will prove, in time, to be a masterstroke or an absolute disaster.

There was an expectation after Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern officially announced the election date for this year last week that the political mind games would begin at some point, but few would have predicted such a bold and determined comment as was offered by Bridges at such an early point.

Then again, Bridges doesn’t often do things by the book, so perhaps we shouldn’t be too

surprised at all.

His latest shock-tactic may perhaps be just the start of what could be an interesting few months as election time draws closer and closer.

So, what about Peters. Is it a wise decision for Bridges to distance himself from the incredibly cunning and seemingly immovable object of Parliament?

Most understand the way that he plays the political game, but there’s generally a bit of respect there for what he’s achieved and the longevity of his role within the government – but, in all reality, perhaps many rivals have taken his impact too lightly.

Just when you think his days are numbered, Peters seems to reinvent himself and come back stronger and, in some cases, with more political standing than ever and all you can do is sit back and shake your head and wonder how it happened.

That at the last election he could fail so spectacularly at the polls, yet still secure himself and his party such a powerful posi-

tion was almost mind-boggling.

Bridges will feel he might have Peters’ measure though.

He’s, of course, already turfed him from the Tauranga electorate and must be sitting there thinking that he can perhaps go even bigger scale and leave him out of parliament altogether.

So, if nothing else, it’s going to be a bit of fun to watch unfold.

In going public and stating National wouldn’t be interested in working with New Zealand First, Bridges has cut his options quite short should he require a little back-up to get things over the line come election time.

Usual off-sider, ACT, has a little bit of ground to make up if

it wants to be a serious coalition partner and, of course, National still needs to get the right results to put them into the position to even consider their options.

But even now, the mountain seems a little bigger to climb in some senses, so Bridges must be confident of his party’s position within New Zealand if he’s prepared to make such bold calls this early.

Whether they’re right ones, only time will tell.

He’s smiling away like the cat that got the cream already, but on the other side, Winston’s got a little wry smile himself. A smile that would be enough to make most politicians shudder.

In 1985, New Zealand’s Labour government refused the USS Buchanan entry because the United States would neither confirm nor deny that the warship had nuclear capability.

In 1997, a civil jury in Santa Monica, California, found O.J. Simpson liable for the deaths of his exwife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend, Ronald Goldman.

In 2004, the Massachusetts high court declared that gay couples were entitled to nothing less than marriage, and that Vermont-style civil unions would not suffice.

Ten years ago: The first National

Tea Party Convention opened in Nashville.

Five years ago: As Boston continued to dig out from more than a metre of snow in the past week, the New England Patriots were finally honoured with a parade celebrating their fourth Super Bowl win. Some fans defied police warnings and watched the parade from atop giant piles of snow.

One year ago: Jury deliberations began in the New York trial of Mexican drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman. (Guzman was convicted of murder conspiracy and drug trafficking and was

sentenced to life in prison.)

Today’s birthdays: Actor Jerry Adler is 91. Former Argentinian President Isabel Peron is 89.

Actor Gary Conway is 84.

Actor John Schuck is 80. Rock musician John Steel is 79. Singer Florence LaRue is 78. Rock singer Alice Cooper is 72. Actor Michael Beck is 71. Actress Lisa Eichhorn is 68. Actress Pamelyn Ferdin is 61. Rock singer Tim Booth is 60. Rock musician Henry Bogdan is 59. Country singer Clint Black is 58. Rock musician Noodles is 57. Country musician Dave Buchanan is 54. Actress Gabrielle Anwar

is 50. Actor Rob Corddry is 49. Singer David Garza is 49.

Actor Michael Goorjian is 49. TV personality Nicolle Wallace is 48. Rock musician Rick Burch is 45. Singer Natalie Imbruglia is 45. Rapper Cam’ron is 44. Rock singer Gavin DeGraw is 43. Rock singer Zoe Manville is 36. Actor/ musician Bashy, AKA Ashley Thomas, is 35. Actor Charlie Barnett is 32. Actress Kyla Kenedy is 17.

Thought for today: “Life is doubt, and faith without doubt is nothing but death.” — Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish philosopher (1864-1936). – AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Tuesday, February 4, the 35th day of 2020.

There are 331 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On February 4, 2004, the social networking website Facebook had its beginnings as Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg launched Thefacebook.

On this date: In 1783, Britain’s King George III proclaimed a formal cessation of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War. In 1789, electors chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

In 1861, delegates from six southern states that had recently seceded from the Union met in Montgomery, Alabama, to form the Confederate States of America.

In 1938, the Thornton Wilder play Our Town opened on Broadway.

Walt Disney’s animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs opened in general US release.

In 1944, the Bronze Star Medal, honouring “heroic or meritorious achievement or service,” was authorised by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

In 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Josef Stalin began a wartime conference at Yalta.

In 1974, newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst, 19, was kidnapped in Berkeley, California, by the radical Symbionese Liberation Army.

In 1975, American Lynne Cox swam from the North Island to the South in 12 hours 7 minutes.

The fourth person to do so, she battled heavy seas and strong winds.

In 1976, more than 23,000 people died when a severe earthquake struck Guatemala with a magnitude of 7.5, according to the US Geological Survey.

In 1983, pop singer-musician Karen Carpenter died in Downey, California, at age 32.

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ast year farmers turned out in their hundreds to meetings about the proposed National Policy Statement (NPS) for Freshwater.

This year, another round of farmer meetings are on the go, this time about the proposed NPS for Indigenous Biodiversity.

According to the Ministry for the Environment (MfE), freshwater and biodiversity are both in crisis. Both are declining.

Both need more and tougher national regulation to “halt the decline”.

MfE acknowledges sterling efforts from landowners and community groups, but sternly counsels we need to double down, otherwise some native plants and animals will disappear altogether.

We don’t want extinctions happening on our watch so let’s take a closer look at the data that shows the decline.

The best source of national data (native vegetation and species) is housed on MfE and StatisticsNZ websites, and the best source of regional data (native vegetation) can be found on the LAWA website.

At this point we encounter a difficulty. The data available does not support the claimed crisis.

Let’s start with native vegetation. At the national level, LAWA reports that between 1996 and 2012, New Zealand’s land cover remained “relatively stable”.

The biggest shifts were reductions in pasture, closely matched by increases in pines.

Changes in native landcover were less than 1 per cent (0.6 per cent to be precise). In the most recent period for which data is available (2008-2012), the change in native landcover was negligible (0.2 per cent).

The picture is very similar at the regional level. For example, in the Greater Wellington region, indigenous forest has remained stable at more than 200,000 hectares, and indigenous scrub was stable through to 2012 at around 70,000 hectares. Smaller categories (tussock grasslands, herbaceous freshwater vegetation) were also stable at around 3-4000 hectares each.

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The Ministry for the Environment says freshwater and biodiversity are both in crisis. Both are declining. Both need more and tougher national regulation to halt the decline. statistics come from the recent Beef & Lamb survey which found around one quarter of native vegetation is on sheep and beef farms. Or from the QEII National Trust reporting the ongoing and increasing demand for covenants over special places on farmland, currently heading up towards 200,000 hectares.

The main impediment to more covenants is resourcing to cater for the ongoing backlog of applicants, plus support for the active management needed to stay on top of weeds and predators.

What about native species?

For that we rely on DOC threatened species classifications.

DOC tell us New Zealand has around 14,000 native species.

Of these, around one-third are “data deficient” (no threat classification), around one-third are

“not threatened”, and around 20 per cent are ‘naturally uncommon”.

That leaves 5 per cent classified as “vulnerable or declining” and 5 per cent classified “endangered or critical”.

In the top risk category, 500 “critical” species are potentially teetering on the brink, of which the biggest group (over 200 species) is “vascular plants”.

DOC also assess which species have improving or worsening conservation status. Over the last 10 to 15 years, 99 per cent of species have no change in conservation status. A few are improving (mainly our birds, mainly due to active predator management); and 1 per cent are worsening. Again the “vascular plants” dominate this list (61 of the 86 species with worsening status).

So, from 14,000 native species, the data suggests we have a priority group of “vascular plants” dominating both the “critical” species and the “worsening” species. This immediately begs the question who are they and where are they so we can prioritise the investments to bring them back from the brink.

Here the trail runs cold. Other than a few words about kauri dieback, myrtle rust, and the inability of some plants to survive in the presence of possums or other browsers, the DOC threat classification report is silent on

where are these species, what is happening with them, and what do we need to do to turn them around.

The proposed NPS is also strangely silent. This does not bode well for the 1 per cent of species whose trends really are going the wrong way. When the next category after “critical” is “extinct”, slogans are no substitute for substance.

We can dream up any number of heavy-duty top-down regulations. But if MfE fail to come to the table with concrete data on the critical species, their own grim prognosis may well come true.

Back to the farmer meetings.

MfE are asking for submissions by early March; and Federated Farmers and Beef & Lamb have scheduled a dozen farmer meetings through February. Canterbury people can hear what’s on the table and tell us how it can be improved on February 13, 1pm at the Darfield Recreation and Social Centre, North Terrace, Darfield.

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LETTERS School fees As children return to school, it is good to know the Labour Government has made it possible for most schools to stop requiring parents of school-age children to pay an allegedly voluntary fee to cover various expenses a school has said the parent must pay so the school can teach the parents’ child.

This, together with abolishing fees for NCEA exams, are steps towards re-establishing free education for children.

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stand on their own feet while the trailer is travelling.”

Pluck’s general manager Michael Lotter said that while most of its business was done in Canterbury, it had distributors in Southland where products such as land rollers sold well.

While business was as busy as usual for servicing and repairs, a lack of optimism, particularly in the dairy sector, was affecting sales of new products.

“While export returns are at good levels, the Government is possibly not clearly stating what it wants from the agricultural sector.

“Farmers don’t know what to expect from proposed regulations and are adopting a wait-and-see approach.

“Banks have also tightened up on lending and have told farmers to focus on debt servicing,” Lotter said.

However, the company remained optimistic in the longterm, he said.

The Southern Field Days alternate with the South Island Agricultural Field Days at Kirwee in Central Canterbury, which will be next held on March 24 to 26, 2021.

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Mid Canterbury agricultural businesses are gearing up to make the trip south to the Southern Field Days at Waimumu near Gore next week.

Among them is Pluck’s Engineering of Rakaia, who will launch two new products at the field days, from February 12 to 14. Both products are new to New Zealand farmers.

While a new-look calf carrying trailer, developed in Australia, was being manufactured under licence by Pluck’s, the company had designed the second product, a transport bogie, which enabled farmers to easily transport a heavy roller from farm to farm along the road on rubber wheels.

Managing director Neil Pluck said the business had been manufacturing heavy rollers since the 1960s. “We have developed heavy rollers to all sorts of configurations, from single drum to two drum, which is standard nowadays, to the widest heavy agri-roller in New Zealand at six metres.

“After farmers regularly asked about rubber wheels of some sort to move their roller from farm to

Pluck’s Engineering general manager Michael Lotter with a land roller which will be transported to the Southern Field Days.

PHOTO HEATHER CHALMERS farm along the road, we have developed the new transport bogie.”

A land roller was reversed on to the bogie frame, which had military grade heavy duty wheels. The tractor hydraulics were then used to lift the frame, containing the roller, off the ground.

“We are very pleased with it as this is the first one manufactured

at this stage and we have a good number of customers interested in purchasing,” Pluck said.

This meant farmers would no longer need to buy a second roller if they had separate properties. It also opened the door for contractors to provide heavy rolling for farmers.

The Benic calf trailer was also

different from anything else on the market and used a sling rail system, so calves were fully supported and protected, Pluck said.

As each calf’s weight was carried by a hammock-like sling, this kept calves upright, clean and comfortable, minimising the risk of injury and infection.

“So calves aren’t expected to

Plant import officials learn more about industry Plant import officials from the Ministry for Primary Industries have visited seed production growers and processors in Canterbury to learn more about the industry.

Richard Lardner, specialist plant adviser with MPI’s plant germplasm imports, said his team was responsible for the import of seed for sowing. They

were in Canterbury to learn more about the seed industry “so we can work more effectively alongside industry on strong biosecurity practices”.

A wide variety of crops are grown in the region including wheat, barley, ryegrass, fescue, radish, carrot, spinach, linseed and chicory for seed.

The delegation visited Leeston

arable farmer David Birkett, who grows ryegrass and radish seed for export.

“Seed is subject to inspection at the border. However, it’s imperative that it is cleared and made available to farmers in a timely manner to meet the pressure of the next sowing season. Hold-ups at the border can be very costly for growers,” Birkett said.

Good on-farm agronomy practices, such as crop protection spray plans and regular inspections, help provide an extra layer of post-entry biosecurity protection against pest and weed threats, he said.

The group also saw a transitional facility for the cleaning and treating of seed and visited a research farm to discuss plant

breeding and the importance of access to imported genetics.

Earlier the NZ Grain and Seed Trade Association briefed the officials on the wider seed industry.

It was highlighted that the seed industry was worth almost $800 million to the economy, with most of the seed produced grown in the Mid and Central Canterbury regions.

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By Guy Trafford

Markets

The start of 2020 has not seen any improvement for wool prices.

Last year saw a strengthening of the finer end of the market and the 31-34 micron range of crossbred wool obtained some benefit from that getting up to an average of $5.50 back in October.

However, it too has now succumbed to the dilemma of the coarser crossbred wools (3540 microns) and is now sitting at $3.56 clean.

For the coarser end we have to go back to July 2017 to find similar prices to what the benchmark average is now of $2.76 and a long way away from the $6 being achieved 10 years ago.

It is worth remembering these prices are for clean wool, which means it’s had the grease etc stripped out.

Having just completed our summer shearing it has brought home to me just how poor the economics of wool are.

I can recall my late mother recounting my grandfather’s story of selling wool in the depression and after paying for shearers etc and sending it to the Bradford wool selling centre in the UK, receiving six pence (5 cents today) for the privilege.

At the moment there is still quite a gap between returns and costs, unfortunately in favour of costs.

World production is generally trending down as sheep numbers reduce. The Australian drought is having a marked influence on merino wool production, which is helping keep that market up, but is a minor influence on the crossbred wools.

The question going into the future is does coarse wool have any sort of a future and if it does what that looks like?

It doesn’t appear to be in carpet, at least not in the volumes required to support an industry.

I have heard a geneticist say that any sheep can produce any type of wool with a bit of manipulation and weather permitting.

However, nothing seems to be forth-coming fast enough to arrest the continuing demise.

For sheep farmers, the redeeming factor is the good prices being achieved by the meat products.

It seems somewhat ironic given the negative publicity meat has been getting and the positive story that can be achieved around wool, especially when compared to some of the competing synthetic products.

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If the processors were squirming a little a week ago regarding the justification of the dramatic drop in meat prices, then they can relax now as coronavirus has provided them with a genuine reason to really take a knife to prices.

China’s ports are all but closed and the Chinese consumers are staying at home and certainly not eating out, where a lot of New Zealand meat is consumed.

The result is all meat prices have fallen but in particular those classes that had a ready market in China.

Sheep Mutton has had the biggest falls on this week’s schedule with up to 50 cents being sliced off the schedule.

Lamb has taken a hit, but not quite to the same degree with its broader sales base.

At the saleyards, falling ewe prices have reflected both the dropping schedules and also the demand for space at processors with the dry conditions continuing. Lamb prices had remained buoyant at the saleyards, although next week may see this change.

Wool The fall in all grades of wool continues with lambs going to the lowest price for several years. No doubt the China situation will be having a major influence.

Beef A similar story for beef as has been the trend for the bulk of the season with all grades falling on the schedules and saleyards mirroring the situation.

Venison No good news for venison either with the drops continuing and China cannot be held responsible in this case.

Dairy Not a lot to report. Based on the GDT prices there has been a lift as the $NZ has had a fairly dramatic fall, no doubt due to the negative influence of the coronavirus on our export markets.

At least processed milk products can be stockpiled until the current situation passes – unlike the situation for much of the meat products.

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Farm gate price watch … for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural February 3, 2020 current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 99-120 Prime 120 -190 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 121 -242 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 248 -250 This week

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Source: WSI, NZMerino 1,077 1,193 866 432 550 326 289 364 275 2,428 2,980 1,588

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 109 17.5 kg YX SI 123 19.0 kg YX SI 134 21.0 kg YX SI 148 Local trade (c/kg) SI 790 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 102 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 475 (270-295kg) P Cow SI 380 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 466 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 550 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 404 AP Stag 60kg SI 491 AP Stag 80kg SI 654

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 416 420 Wheat, feed 414 420 Barley, feed 406 410

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Coronavirus spread sparks losses NZME China’s Shanghai Composite index plunged 8.7 per cent as financial markets reopened yesterday amid news the outbreak of a deadly virus has spread further.

Other markets also fell sharply, with Taiwan’s benchmark down 2.8 per cent. The declines followed a day of bloodletting on Wall Street.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lost 1 per cent to 22,971.13, while the S&P ASX/200 declined 1.6 per cent to 6,902.10. In South Korea, the Kospi declined 0.6 per cent to 2,105.46. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng climbed 0.3 per cent to 26,370.78.

“Sentiments remain very fragile as markets dynamically try to get a sense of when containment will catch up with contagion,” Mizuho Bank said in a commentary.

The Australian share market also plunged at the opening of trade yesterday.

The local benchmark S&P/ ASX200 index was down 94.6 points, or 1.35 per cent, at 6922.6 at 1030.

The market had lost nearly $AU40 billion ($NZ41.5b) in the first 15 minutes of trade, with the energy sector the hardest hit, down 3.5 per cent when the gauge

The Australian market has been rocked by the outbreak of coronavirus. was taken after 30 minutes of trading.

The death toll from the coronavirus epidemic rose to 304 on Sunday as countries began to tighten the movement of travellers who

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safe haven industries and shares such as gold miners, Bell Direct market analyst Jessica Amir said.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty with the coronavirus with the death toll rising but we do have to bear in

■■THE WEEK AHEAD

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had visited the epicentre of the outbreak in China’s Hubei province.

This escalation of the spread of the deadly virus has led to investors pulling back and retreating to

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

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p Rises 19 q Falls 117 Top 5 NZX gainers Company

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PaySauce Smiths City Smartpay Holdings Gentrak Gr Comvita

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p Gold

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p Silver

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+0.38%

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+0.17

+0.93%

q Copper London – $US/tonne

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–51.0

–0.91%

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mind that more people have died of the common cold,” she told news.com.au.

“So this is really panic selling.”

This development combined with negative expectations for the region – mainly Goldman Sachs predicting China’s GDP to fall – has compounded economic growth sentiment.

Oil prices are lower again on mounting worries about the economic damage to flow from the fast-spreading virus. Australian Gas and oil producer Oil Search’s shares were down more than 7.5 per cent at $6.69 at 10.30.

Big miners were also down, with Fortescue Metals Group losing 36 cents, or 3.16 per cent, to $11.03.

Travel shares were pummelled again. Qantas lost 14 cents, or 2.18 per cent, to $6.72 and Flight Centre was down 97 cents, or 2.47 per cent, at $38.34.

Gold miners surged as demand for the precious metal keeps rising based on investors retreating for safe haven assets.

Newcrest was up 41.5 cents, or 1.41 per cent, at $29.94.

The Australian dollar was buying 66.93 US cents, down from 67.19 US as the market closed on Friday.

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t was a rough end to the first month of the 2020 for global sharemarkets.

The Dow Jones index in the US fell more than 600 points, or 2.1 per cent on Friday, the worst day since October. This wiped out the gains for January and saw US shares end the month marginally down.

The top NZX 50 movers last week were Investore Property, up 3.9 per cent, Meridian Energy, which gained 2.4 per cent and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare climbing 2.3 per cent.

Meanwhile, the worst performers were Gentrack, which lost 10.7 per cent, Sky City, falling 10.6 per cent and Oceania Healthcare, dropping 6.9 per cent.

It was a busy week with a plethora of earnings releases, some major central bank meetings, and Britain finally Brexiting.

However, growing fears over the spread of coronavirus and what it could mean for economic growth overshadowed all that, and saw risk assets sold off sharply as investors flocked to safe haven assets.

There are now close to 12,000 confirmed cases of the virus right across the world, and the death toll has risen to more than 250 (with all of these in mainland China).

Australia’s CPI was stronger than expected last week. Inflation figures out of Australia were stronger than expected for the December quarter, with the headline consumer price index (CPI) increasing 0.7 per cent (compared with 0.5 per

Jeremy Flood ON THE MARKETS

cent during the previous three months and forecasts for 0.6 per cent). On an annual basis, the CPI increased 1.8 per cent, slightly ahead of forecasts and the highest since the December 2018 quarter.

Odds of a rate cut from the Reserve Bank of Australian on Tuesday are now looking relatively slim.

Equities in the UK and Europe fell 3-4 per cent last week, while markets in Australia and New Zealand held up better (and will likely play catch-up on Monday morning). Oil prices slumped another 4.9 per ecnt, the fourth consecutive weekly decline.

Bonds and fixed income assets outperformed, with the 10-year US Treasury yield falling to 1.50 per cent, the lowest since September. This saw part of the US yield curve become inverted again.

Aside from following coronavirus updates, the global reporting season will continue this week, with more than 90 S&P 500 companies due to announce quarterly results.

Some of the higher profile global companies set to release earnings include Alphabet (Google), BP, Disney, GlaxoSmithKline, Spotify, Baidu, FMC Corporation, L’Oréal and Twitter.

With the earnings season almost at the half-way point, it has been a solid one so far. Of the 225 S&P 500 companies that have reported to date, 72 per cent have exceeded earnings expectations.

Key economic releases in the US will include the January ISM index and the latest monthly jobs report.

US investors will always be watching the Iowa caucuses on Monday, the first contests to choose a Democratic nominee to run against President Trump in November.

Former Vice President Joe Biden is still the frontrunner nationally, but Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders (widely considered market unfriendly) is leading Iowa polls.

Locally, it will be another holiday-shortened week so the market will be quieter than usual with many participants likely to be away on Friday too.

The labour force report for the December quarter and the latest dairy auction will be highlights.

The NZ labour force report is scheduled for release on Wednesday morning, with expectations for another quarter of growth in employment but for the headline unemployment rate to remain unchanged at 4.2 per cent.

The dairy prices look for three in a row on Wednesday morning, as the prices rose further at the last auction.

Jeremy Flood works for Craigs Investment Partners.

This article should not be deemed as advice. Disclosure statement available free of charge and on request.

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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 - Where on your face would you find the septum? a. Lips b. Nose c. Eyelid 2 - Which insect has species including argentine and white footed? a. Spider b. Ant c. Beetle 3 - Which filmmaker directed the 2015 fim, The Hateful Eight? a. Quentin Tarantino b. Guy Ritchie c. Roger Avary 4 - What word describes an uncastrated adult male horse? a. Gelding b. Colt c. Stallion 5 - In which year did former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher die? a. 1999 b. 2005 c. 2013 6 - The Treaty of Versailles was a peace treaty signed at the end of which war? a. Gulf War b. World War One c. World War Two 7 - Which Andrew Lloyd Webber musical is traditionally performed on rollerskates? a. Cats b. Starlight Express c. Chess 8 - Which sport features in the film Cinderella Man? a. Baseball b. Skiing c. Boxing

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The roaring twenties

By Rosie Twamley

Left – The Staveley store in the 1920s, with Ted and Hilda standing out the front.

W

hile for many the roaring 20s evokes thoughts of the USA, Great Gatsby and feather headbands, there is actually a lot to be said about the 1920s in New Zealand.

Radio, cinema, gramophones, motor cars, electricity, fuel, the expansion of educational and professional sectors and cities were all expanding as the modern New Zealand came of age.

Farm production was helped with the electrification of milking sheds and the use of tractors.

With modest growth, the export of meat, dairy products and wool to Britain provided a high standard of living for New Zealanders.

Rail had its golden age during this decade, with annual passenger journeys topping 28 million a year, and tourism becoming more popular due to the railroads.

Beach culture was helped by the railways, with cheap holiday train fares and cars encouraging people to take holidays to the beach and the lakes.

Below – A young woman in fashionable dress of the 1920s.

Below left – 1920s staff at Buchanan’s flour mill.

A 20s timeline Some notable events happened in the 1920s in New Zealand: – The school dental nurse service was established in 1920, and 1921 saw Anzac Day become a public holiday.

– The first radio stations were on the air in 1922.

– Forest and Bird was established in 1923, then called the Native Bird Protection Society.

– 1924 saw the first trans-global radio transmission sent from New Zealand to London.

– In 1925 the Women’s Division of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union was formed.

– Anna Pavlova, the Russian ballerina, visited NZ in 1926, she is most famously remembered for being the inspiration for the Pavlova dessert we all know and love.

– Daylight savings was brought into place in 1927.

– In 1928 postal voting was first introduced for a general election, with 7977 votes cast this way.

– In the last year of the decade, 1929, the Auckland War Memorial Museum and cenotaph were opened.

The decade's events show us the progress made in the 1920s, much of which remains with us in 2020.

The early 20s in Ashburton In the 1920s Ashburton had a population of about 11,216, compared to our total today of around 34,100 (as of 2018), which shows how much we have grown as a town in the past 100 years.

One notable event that happened in 1920 was the royal visit from the Prince of Wales, Edward VIII. In the Ashburton Museum collection we have a hockey tournament trophy won on the day of

the prince's visit to Ashburton, and a Royal Doulton plate with gold and blue edging that was created for the prince’s visit.

From 1920-1921 B. McCleary from Ashburton was the amateur heavyweight boxing champion of New Zealand.

He went on to become professional after being unbeaten in 32 amateur contests, winning the New Zealand heavyweight and newly created light heavyweight professional titles.

He even became an All Black in 1924 and 1925. McCleary was dethroned as champion in 1922

by A. McCormick, who defended the title in 1923.

Ashburton also played a part in the first regular airmail services, which went from Christchurch to Ashburton and Timaru. Unfortunately the venture of George Bolt, a pioneer aviator, was not profitable and was soon discontinued.

The new Borough School building was opened in 1920, and the Chinese market garden was also established in the 1920s.

Sly-grog shops were extremely common in the 1920s, due to prohibition and the town run-

ning dry from 1903.

As the decade went on, the town’s farming was helped with an economic boom and improvements to farm production, leading many to have a more prosperous life.

Families benefited from this and this is most evident in the clothing worn of the '20s, being of high standard.

Shops in town would have benefited too, as noted with the long running success of the Staveley store.

Who knows what the new '20s will bring for Ashburton?

Above left – Harvesting John Gardiner’s farm in Ashburton during the 1920s.

Above – Edward Prince of Wales meeting returned soldiers in Ashburton.

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■■SUPER BOWL

Chiefs the comeback kings The comeback Chiefs did it again and are Super Bowl champions.

Patrick Mahomes threw for a pair of touchdowns in the game’s final 6min 13sec, helping the Kansas City Chiefs erase a 10-point deficit and beat the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl 54.

The go-ahead score: A five-yard touchdown pass to Damien Williams with 2min 44sec left. Williams is a former Miami Dolphins running back and returned to his former field – Hard Rock Stadium – to enjoy the most significant night of his career.

The go-ahead score wasn’t without a touch of controversy though.

After initially being ruled a touchdown, the play was reviewed and replays showed Williams stepped out in the process of scoring, but there was not

RESULTS ■■ Bowls Hampstead Bowling Club February 2 Anstiss Cup - proudly sponsored by Russell Anstiss 1st B. White, J. Mitchel, R. Tonks, N. Woods 4 wins 24 ends 54 points; 2nd G. Eder, B. Donaldson, W. Lee, D. Taylor 3.5 wins 27 ends 50 points; 3rd T. Inwood, M. Skilling, J. Moffet, D. Muir 3 wins 26 ends 46 points.

■■ Cycling Mid Canterbury Social Wheelers January 29 Frazers Road, 27 riders 1st. Brent Hudson CT.30.56. HT. Go. RT. 30m 56s. 2nd. Connie Davidson CT.30.58.

HT. Go. RT. 30m 58s. #rd. Andy Skinner CT. 30.58. HT. Go. RT. 30m 58s. 4th. Debbie Skinner CT.32.46. HT. Go. RT. 32m 46s.

5th. Dave Knight CT.33.12. HT.10m. RT. 23m 12s. 6th. Chris Reid CT. 33.12. HT. 10m.

RT.23m 12s. 7th. Gerard Morrison CT.33.13.

HT. 10m. RT. 23m 13s. 8th. Shona McGrath CT.33.14. HT.7m. RT.26m 14s. 9th. Nick Grijns CT.33.14. HT.9m. RT.24m 14s. 10th. Mark Smitheram CT.33.15. HT.8m. RT. 25m 15s.

11th. Paul Chapman CT.33.15. HT.9m. RT.24m 15s. 12th. John Uden CT.33.15. HT.9m. RT. 24m 15s. 13th. Martin Hyde CT.33.15. HT. 9m.

RT. 25m 15s. 14th. Don Morrison CT.33.16.

HT.8m. RT.25m 16s. 15th. Michelle Davidson CT.33.16. HT.8m. RT. 25m 16s. 16th. Doug Coley CT.33.17. HT.8m RT. 25m17s. 17th.

Tony Ward CT.33.25. HT.11.20m RT.22m 05s F/T. 18th. Kevin Opele CT. 33.25. HT. 11.20m.

RT. 22m 05s. 2f/t. 19th. Mark Smitheram CT. 33.26. HT. 11.20m. RT. 22m 06s. 3f/t.

20th. Brad Hudson CT.33.30. HT.11.20m. RT. 22m 10s. 4f/t. 21st. Rachel Reid CT.33.32.

HT.7m. RT. 26m 32s. 22nd. Matthew Clough CT.33.44. HT. 11.20m. RT. 22m 24s. 5f/t.

23rd. Paul Hands CT.34.19. HT. Go. RT.34m 19s. 24th. Pam Harcourt CT.35.49. HT.7m.

DRAWS ■■ Bowls Mid Canterbury Greenkeepers Triples February 9 9.30am start Ashburton Green: Gavin Eder, Diane Gutberlet, Roger Gutberlet, Bob Holdom, Wendy Suttie, Murray Anderson, Malcolm Berhns, Linton Muir,

enough evidence to say that the ball hadn’t crossed into the end zone when he stood out and the call stood.

Williams finished off the title march with a touchdown run with 1min 12sec left, a 38-yarder around the left end to seal the outcome.

It’s the first Super Bowl crown for Chiefs coach Andy Reid, who’ll no longer wear the distinction of being the winningest coach in NFL history without a championship.

The Chiefs had a comeback flair throughout the playoffs, getting down 24-0 to Houston in the divisional round and then rallying from deficits of 10-0 and 17-7 to beat Tennessee in the AFC championship game.

They did it one more time, on football’s biggest stage, and are RT.28m 49s. 25th. Kerry Clough CT.36.01.

HT.7m. RT.29m 01s. 26th. Matt Marshall CT.36.23. HT. 10m. Rt.26m 23s. 27th. Flynn Beeman CT.36.24. HT. 10m. RT. 26m 24s.

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 30, 9 Hole Golf Round 1 Jean Drummond Trophy - Putting.

Winners were Eric Weir and Janice Dunlop both 14 (by lot) Round 1 Marion Marshall Trophy - Stroke. Winners were Val Ferrier 34, Peter Stechman 35 (by lot) Two: Gordon Clinton February 1 Hydraulink Open: Best Gross Josh Smith 140, Best Senior Nett Josh Ackerley 141 on c/b, Best Junior Nett David Fisher 134, Second Gross Owen Miller 148, Second Senior Nett Ryan Cockburn 141 c/b, Second Junior Nett Chris Ralston 137, Third Senior Nett Greig Sparrow 142 c/b, Third Junior Nett Murray Isaacs 140.

Best am Nett Daniel Snowball 69, biggest difference Isaac Robertson 13.

The Women’s results were: Best Gross Nicky Webb 152, Best Nett Daphne Hinton 140.

Twos: Blair Franklin, Murray Isaacs, Robbie Bell, Jeff Hewitt, Nicky Webb, Sam Clarke, Matt Tait, Lynda Brown, Ryan Cockburn, Ryan Stoddart, Walker Ln and Owen Miller.

In the 18 hole Stableford competition the winner of the Radius Care Player of the day was Vince Carr 41pts on c/b.

Other winning scores: John Dudley and Noel Sutton 41; Peter Morrison 40; Ross Chatterton and Don McQuarters 39; Ron Carlson and Phil Kerr 38.

Twos: George Brown, Brayden Wood, John Dudley and Ray Lambert.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Owen Miller; Rothbury Insurance: George Brown; Value Plus Processing: Murray Isaacs; South Island Seeds: Nicky Webb: Property Brokers #6: Ron Carlson: Ton’s Thai Longest Putt: Terry Kingsbury; Tinwald Tavern Lucky Draw: Brian Nuttall.

Birdie Jackpot: #15, Net Eagles: #6 Melva Middleton, Terry Rossiter, Boyd Marsh, Trevor Johnson, Bernie Osborne, Murray Smallridge, Methven, Allison Gibbs Allenton Green: Reg McGarry, Graeme Bishop, David Hickman, Tony Inwood, Bruce White, Wendy Watson, Mike Skilling, Heather Goodall, Colin Dennis, John Rasmussen, John Smart, Allan Hill, Graham Dowie, Maurice Reid, Tony Blain, Anon

■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 6

Super Bowl champions for the second time.

The Chiefs lost the first Super Bowl, then won Super Bowl 4 – some 50 years ago.

San Francisco was in the Super Bowl for the seventh time and fell just short of winning what would have been a record-tying sixth championship.

Only New England and Pittsburgh have six titles, and the 49ers were about six minutes away from joining their club.

And then they collapsed, giving up three touchdowns in a span of about five minutes.

Mahomes finished 26 of 42 passing for 286 yards, his last pass intentionally going incomplete on the final play – a heave downfield to erase the final five seconds of Kansas City’s 50-year wait.

Nine Hole The Harvey Bakehouse Player of the Day: Terry O’Reilly with 23 pts. Other winners: Murray Lister and Peter Wright with 19 pts.

A two for Murray Lister.

Mayfield Golf Club February 1 Opening day Brackley Trophys Winners: Ladies Jacquie Murdock net 64, Christine Ross 69, Joan Johns 71, Sue Graham and Marg Read 72 Men: Bill Allan net 65, Harley Davies and Wayne Vessey 66, Ian Beach 68, Arthur Grigg 69, Colin Bryant 70, Allan Dixon, Gordon Duthie and John Low 71 Nearest Pins Men: No 2 Aon Insurance: Charlie Rapsey, No 11 Jon McAuliffe Bayleys: Gordon Duthie, No 5 Campbell Contracting Bill Allan, No 14 ANZ Bank: Peter McLauchlan Nearest Pins Ladies: No 2 Marilyn Cross, No 11 Marilyn Cross, No 5 Marg Read, No 14 Jan Clucas 9&18 second shot: Kerry Read; Twos: Allan Dixon Don Lake Gordon Duthie Rose hope Rommey Player of the Day: Jacquie Murdock 112/48/64 Mid-Week Stableford Competition 1st Bernie Doyle 25 stablefords, 2nd Bill Allan, Christine Ross, Charlie Rapsey 19 stablefords, 3rd Arthur Grigg, Alan Dixon 18 stablefords Nearest Pin no. 5 Charlie Rapsey

■■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis January 29 Twilight Tennis What’s the Score 12 v Famous Grouse 16, Tridents 18 v Council Crew 15, Grand Slammers 17 v Mighty Meerkats 16, Courtiers 15 v The Raqueteers 18, Family Affair 16 v The Aces 17.

January 30, Sunset Doubles Division 1: Heineken Openers 4½ v Croziers Turkeys 1½, Coasterss 2 v Cates Grain & Seed 4, AFC 3 v Lakers 3.

Division 2: Geraldine 4 v Court Nite 2, Double Faults 3½ v Carrfields 2½, Ball Wackers 5 v Ruapuna 1.

The annual Aorangi Golf Association Waitangi Day Tournament will take place starting at 10am.

The course will be closed to other players from 10am until 4pm.

February 8 A mixed Stableford round for the Gordon Blacklow Memorial Trophy Starting Times: Morning start at 8.00am; Afternoon players report at 12noon for a 12.30pm start, Nine hole golfers: Report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start.

Patrick Mahomes is a very happy quarterback.

Division 2A: Cream of the Crop 6 v Faultless 0, Agitated Panda 3 v B Team 3, Winchmore 3½ v New Boys 2½.

Division 3: Backspin 5 v Read Revellers 1, Miss Hits 2 v I’d Hit That – PB 4, Rough Enough 4½ v 4 Aces 1½, Wanna Bees 4½ v Willies Wonkers 1½, RMF Silva – Great Sets ½ v Farm & Kitchen 5½, In with a Shot 1 v The Young & the Rest of Us 5.

February 1 Open Grade Southern beat Allenton 6 matches to 3 S. Bubb & G. Evans beat J. Feutz & L. Gilbert 6-4, 6-2, J. Aldridge & A. Spooner lost to J. Parsons & M. Lucas 2-6, 0-6, B. Adam & J. Adam beat L. Adam & S. Holland 6-4, 6-1, S. Bubb beat J. Feutz 6-1, 6-2, G. Evans lost to L. Gilbert 1-6, 3-6, J. Aldridge lost to J. Parsons 3-6, 4-6, B. Adam beat M. Lucas 6-0, 6-0, J. Adam beat L. Adam 6-0, 6-2, A. Spooner beat S. Holland 7-6 (7-2), 6-2.

Methven lost to Fairton 8 matches to 1 C. McCracken & T. Leonard lost to D. Quispe-Kim & C. Brosnahan 2-6 2-6, A. Watt & R. Watt lost to M. Kerr & J. Brosnahan 2-6, 5-7, N. Alombro & V. Talbot lost to P. Crozier & D. Scott 0-6, 4-6, C. McCracken lost to D Quispe-Kim 0-6, 0-6, T. Leonard beat C. Brosnahan 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (109), A. Watt lost to M. Kerr 1-6, 2-6; R. Watt lost to J. Brosnahan 2-6 6-0, 0-1 (9-11), N, Alombro lost to P. Crozier 2-6 5-7, V Talbot lost to D. Scott 1-6, 0-6.

Hampstead lost to Dorie 5 matches to 4 P. Leonard & B. Looij beat R. Cromie & J. Cromie 7-5, 0-6, 1-0 (10-8), J. Jones & J. Gilbert lost to R. Breen & T. Groves 4-6, 1-6, M. Hopkins & M. Liu beat H Feutz & G. Austin 6-1, 6-1, P. Leonard lost to R. Cromie 2-6, 0-6, B. Looij beat J. Cromie 6-2, 7-5, J. Jones lost to R. Breen 4-6, 5-7, J. Gilbert lost to T. Groves 3-6, 6-3, 0-1 (3-10), N. Maarka beat H. Feutz 6-1, 6-3, M. Liu beat G. Austin 6-2 6-0.

Junior A Allenton Eagles lost to Southern Strikers 4 matches to 2 J. Gilbert & A. Parsons lost to D. McBain & T. Ellis 4-6, A. Cromie & T. Harrison lost to J. Ellis & L. O’Connell 3-6, J. Gilbert beat D. McBain 9-1, A Cromie beat T. Ellis 9-3, A.

Parsons lost to J. Ellis 8-9 (2-7), T. Harrison lost to L. O’Connell 1-9.

Methven Gold lost to Allenton Tigers 4 matches to 2 J. King & Z. Jiminez beat D. Gilbert & S. van Rooyen 6-4, J. Jiminez & C. McSweeney lost to L. Taylor & A. Ciora 2-6, J. King lost to D. Gilbert 5-9, Z. Jiminez lost to S. van Rooyen 8-9 (7-9) J Jiminez beat L. Taylor 9-7, C. McSweeney lost to A. Ciora 2-9.

Methven Silver lost to Southern Stars 4 matches to 2 J. Campbell & S. Furndorfler lost to I. Brook & A. Whittaker 4-6, G. Oates & E. Watson beat L. Jones & S. Wilson 6-0, J. Campbell lost to I. Brook 2-9, S. Furndorfler lost to A. Whittaker 2-9, G. Oates beat L. Jones 9-1, E. Watson lost to S. Wilson 7-9.

Junior B Allenton Panthers beat Allenton Lions 6 matches to 0 C. Molina & R. Pangilian beat S. Thompson & M. Gormly 6-0, C. van Rooyen & G. Cushen beat L. Kilworth & H. Gormly 6-3, C. Molina beat S. Thompson 6-4, R. Pangilian beat L. Kilworth 6-2, C. van Rooyen beat M. Gormly 6-2, G. Cushen beat H. Gormly 6-1.

Allenton Bears lost to Hampstead 4 matches to 2 T. Thompson-Hart & J. Reed beat P. Soshnikov & A. Houston 6-3, O. Prince & E. Soshnikov lost to L. Feutz & H. Sparks 4-6, T. Thompson-Hart lost to P. Soshnikov 0-6, O. Prince beat H. Sparks 6-4, J. Reed lost to L. Feutz 2-6, D. Soshnikov lost to A. Houston 0-6.

Junior C Southern Skyrockets lost to Methven Blue 6 matches to 0: M. Doyle & L. Greenslade lost to K. Oates & S. Robertson 2-6, M. Doyle & I. Adam lost to I. Lachie & G. Honeywell 1-6, M. Doyle lost to K. Oates 1-6, L. Greenslade lost to S. Robertson 0-6, M. Doyle lost to I. Geira 3-6, I. Adam lost to L. Honeywell 2-6.

Methven Red beat Southern Stormers 4 matches to 2: M. Glass & B Glass beat H. O’Connell & H. Trouson 6-0, A. Marr & M. Chivers lost to E. White & M. Low 4-6, M. Glass beat H. O’Connell 6-0, B. Glass beat H. Trouson 6-4, A. Marr lost to E. White 3-6, M. Chivers beat M. Low 6-2.

■■ Tennis

Junior B Grade Pool 1 Hampstead Green v Dorie Hampstead at Hampstead; Hampstead Yellow v Southern Shakers at Hinds; Allenton Bears - Bye. Junior B Grade Pool 2 Southern Sharks v Methven White at ATTC; Allenton Lions v Methven Black at ATTC; Allenton Panthers – BYE. Junior C Methven Red v Southern Skyrockets; Methven Blue v Dorie/Methven at Methven Domain; Allenton Falcons v Southern Stormers at ATTC. Please phone any defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308-3020 as soon as possible.

Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis February 8 Round 3 All games to start at 9am sharp Junior A Grade – Duty Team Methven Bronze Southern Strikers v Methven Silver at Mayfield; Dorie A v Methven Gold at Dorie Hall; Southern Stars v Methven Bronze at ATTC; Allenton Tigers v Allenton Eagles at Allenton.

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■■RUGBY

Chiefs find their mental fortitude

Renegades rub out the Rebels Renegades’ pitcher Pip McClintock lets rip during Mid Canterbury club softball action over the weekend.The Renegades stormed to a dominant 7-0 shutout of the Demon Rebels. Meanwhile the Hampstead Heat burned up the plates as they won 17-3 over the Hampstead Inferno in a comprehensive showing.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE

■■RUGBY SEVENS

Black Ferns Sevens go four straight The Black Ferns Sevens have won their fourth straight World Series tournament, outclassing Canada 33-7 in the Sydney final.

After five of eight tournaments, New Zealand have earned 96 points from a possible 100, leading Australia and Canada by 16 points.

Defence dominated the final’s opening exchanges, with Michaela Blyde pulling off a try-saving tackle after running down Bianca Farella.

Tyla Nathan-Wong opened the scoring with a converted try, taking advantage of a gap at the ruck.

Pacy Canadian Charity Williams stepped in off her left wing to score by the posts and level the final at 7-7 a minute before the break.

But Gayle Broughton restored New Zealand’s seven-point lead with a good swerve and run in the dying seconds to give her side a 12-7 halftime advantage.

The Black Ferns Sevens dominated the second spell in and out of possession, scoring three tries while Canada were unable to create anything.

Nathan-Wong set up Niall Williams for the first and swarming New Zealand defence led to turnovers and tries for Theresa Fitzpatrick (set up by Kelly Brazier) and Alena Saili right on fulltime.

The Black Ferns Sevens had earlier finished pool play with a 26-12 victory over England, after trailing 12-7 at halftime. That set up a semi-final against France, which New Zealand won 24-7 with four tries to Stacey Fluhler.

Tyla Nathan-Wong The New Zealand men extended their winning run over Australia to eight games by winning the fifth-place playoff 24-7.

The highlights included Regan

Ware running 90m for a try in the first half and Caleb Clarke producing some nifty footwork for a try in the second.

The All Blacks Sevens scored 12 points in each half, while Australia didn’t dot down until almost two minutes into added time.

The Kiwi team missed out on the semi-finals after losing 26-5 to Fiji in pool play on day one.

With four of 10 tournaments played, the All Blacks Sevens still lead with 76 points but South Africa have closed the gap to six points after finishing runners-up, losing Sunday night’s final 12-10 to Fiji.

The men’s World Series resumes in Los Angeles on February 28 and Vancouver on March 7, while the women have to wait for the Hong Kong Sevens on April 3-5.

Leaving so much star power on the bench was always a healthy gamble for the Chiefs, but their victory over the Blues to start the season is also a plus for mental fortitude.

A 32-point comeback led in large part by veteran Aaron Cruden had the Chiefs respond to a two-try deficit to run out 37-29 winners on Friday, and it should answer the question of whether the team can perform at a higher intensity when facing scoreboard pressure and niggling health adversity.

The biggest battle for the Chiefs in round one was how they were going to adapt, not only to the limited number of minutes some key leaders could play, but some late injuries and also how to ensure that the changes they’ve made in how they prepare for games actually pays off. That’s not easy to do when you’re required to make changes late in the buildup, but it’s also what is required at this level.

Friday’s win, in the end, left nobody questioning that the Chiefs back their system and can also embrace change, something that was clearly welcome after the Colin Cooper era which came to an ugly end last year.

The Chiefs is also the right environment for Aaron Cruden in particular. His impact was immediately noticeable, so much so it’s as if he had never left.

A clear ability to manipulate space created the time that the Chiefs backline needed to be set alight.

The 31-year-old relished the pace and was pleased to deliver the guidance he knew Chiefs coaches were looking to him for.

“The pace out there was fast but that’s a style of rugby I love and I thought we showed some grit and determination in the second half,” Cruden said.

“Obviously I wanted to be the general to organise the team toward playing in the right areas of the field.”

But it was the ability shown by the Chiefs as a unit to stick to their systems despite enduring an opening stanza where they failed to fire much of a shot at all.

Warren Gatland stressed a simple message to the team in the sheds at the break, knowing the class that his five All Blacks would bring off the bench.

But, it’s week one. It’s the Crusaders next, so the next test, for the mental fortitude on display in Auckland won’t have to wait for long.

‘Brutal physicality’ call backfires on Eddie Jones Jonny May’s solo masterclass saved England from humiliation in Paris as one of the worst performances of the Eddie Jones era ended in a 24-17 defeat that puts a large dent in their Guinness Six Nations title ambitions.

Jones had promised France “brutal physicality” but instead it was his rattled World Cup run-

ners-up who fell victim to a ferocious onslaught as words that had caused controversy on this side of The Channel came back to haunt him.

Les Bleus stormed 24-0 ahead when captain Charles Ollivon ran in the second of his two tries in the 55th minute and that was the cue for May to conjure a pair of

devastating solo tries. For the second he beat five defenders while plotting a diagonal line to the posts in a score made possible by his extraordinary pace.

May’s brilliance provided temporary inspiration but England lacked the firepower to make further inroads into the deficit in an improved final quarter they

controlled and that finished with Owen Farrell landing a penalty to claim the bonus point.

A rain-swept Stade de France noisily greeted the new era launched by their head coach Fabien Galthie and the influence of his assistant Shaun Edwards was stamped all over the defensive heroics.

England, meanwhile, will lick their wounds as they come to terms with the possibility their World Cup final rout by South Africa last autumn may have left deeper scars than initially expected.

For the first time since 1988 they were held scoreless at the interval in a Championship match.

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■■CYCLING

Davidson pulls out big sprint Every inch of the road proved vital for the many cyclists who lined up in Tinwald Cycling Club’s closely fought 48km graded scratch event around the Wakanui Beach block on Sunday.

However it was Oliver Davidson who had the final say in a tight sprint finish with Steve Hands to come out victorious in the A grade.

There were plenty of chances on the start line as a solid field of 17 riders in the top grade went for broke.

A strong finish by Fraser Sharp ensured a third place finish, followed by Tony Ward in fourth.

A bunched finish in the B grade was indicative of the competitive MO of the day; it was Jake Beeman who found enough to charge home to take the victory.

He was pursued by a storming Gary Weston who crossed the line in second place.

Marty Cuttle produced one of his best efforts of the season to take third, with the ever-present Jamie Smitheram in fourth.

Paul Chapman secured an all the way win in “C” grade, riding off the front mid race and holding on gamely.

Don Morrison took second place by the barest of margins in a grandstand finish with third place-getter Roger Wilson.

Marcel Smithers was on their tails in fourth place.

Another hotly contested finish marked the D grade as Brent Hudson prevailed.

Kerry Clough was in the thick of the finish to take second, followed by Dave Shurrock and Rachel Reid who rounded out the top four.

The juniors and division 2 contested a 16km handicap event, and Jack Templeton roared from the middle marks to find the front and take the victory. Co-marker Daniel Gould was equally as impressive finishing just a few seconds behind in second.

Penny Marriott continued her head-turning abilities, with another trademark ride to take third.

Little sister Tegan Marriott gave nothing away, producing a super ride to secure the fourth place.

James Reid and Sarah Gould

Shona McGrath is closely pursued by Paul Chapman (blue) and Roger Wilson during the Tinwald Cycling Club’s 48km graded scratch event over the weekend.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE rounded out the top six finishers.

Scratch marker Mitch Brookland took the race’s time honours, riding the distance in

29 minutes 39 seconds.

Kenny Johnston took out the division 2 honours, seeing off strong challenges from Brian El-

lis and Janette Hooper.

Next week the club travels to Terrace Downs to contest their 50km handicap event.

■■MOTOR RACING

Dixon looking forward to seeing McLaughlin in the US IndyCar superstar Scott Dixon has praised fellow Kiwi driver Scott McLaughlin, saying he’s looking forward to having another New Zealander competing in America.

McLaughlin, who took out his second straight Supercars championship last year, including the Bathurst 1000 crown, has dominated the Australian motorsport scene and has been eyeing a move to the US for a while.

The 26-year-old’s next challenge is looking likely to be a move into IndyCar – the same arena that Dixon has made his own over the years – where he completed a test run at the Sebring International Raceway in Florida last month.

Dixon was full of praise for the talented Supercars star’s big

dream of switching codes.

“I chat to Scott fairly often,” Dixon said.

“Obviously I keep a strong eye on any of the Supercars races – I watch them all.

“I spoke to him quite a bit before he did the [IndyCar] test and a little bit after the test he did at Sebring.

“And then there’s word that he might do a couple of races this year or maybe just the open test.

“It’s definitely very different I think from what he’s done in the past. But he’s an extremely talented person and very capable so I think it would be fantastic to have another Kiwi in the IndyCar series.

“So hopefully that plays through.”

McLaughlin completed more

than 140 laps of the 6km road circuit in Sebring, calling the experience “unreal”.

Dixon, who has won the IndyCar Series five times, said it may take some time for McLaughlin to get used to open-wheel racing but had no doubts about his ability to transition into the sport.

“It’s always just a time thing I think and sometimes you do get it or you don’t get it.

“But ultimately when you find the guys that are at the level of Scott and others that are racing IndyCar or Supercar or endurance series and things like that, the good guys always get it in time.

“He’s probably a little more on the extreme side just because he hasn’t really done much Formula

Scott Dixon cars even in his junior categories.

[But] I think he’s going to be perfectly fine.

“He’s in a great team with great

team-mates and a very talented guy so he’ll be looking good.”

Dixon, who recently welcomed his third child with his wife Emma, has had a busy off-season himself and this weekend competed at the Bathurst 12 hour in Australia.

He says he is looking forward to the new IndyCar season, which begins in March.

“I can’t wait.

“It’s coming around quick but I’m looking forward to the season.

“The fire is still burning strong and the team is really competitive and I think with the off-season changes that we’ve made with personnel and bringing in a lot more depth to the engineering side is definitely going to lift the team.”

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Craig Fowles (left), Tim White and Bruce Redmond (all green and yellow) watch on with interest during Mid Canterbury’s clash with North Otago on Saturday.

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■■BOWLS

Bowlers right on target Mid Canterbury had a dominant day on the greens on Saturday when North Otago came to visit for the annual representative fixture between the two regions.

Playing in senior men, junior men, senior women and development women competition, Mid Canterbury won all four ties to rubber stamp their authority, although some of the fixtures went right down to the wire.

The most dominant of performances came from a strong

senior men side, which won 11 of their 16 games throughout the days play.

Playing two rounds of singles and fours and then pairs and triples, Mid Canterbury lost just one game in each of the singles and pairs rounds to assert their authority and then never looked back, winning 11 games to five with a points differential of 41.

The junior men’s fixture was a little closer.

A strong fightback from North

Otago in the pairs and triples nearly pulled off the upset after Mid Canterbury had gained the upper hand in the fours and singles, winning six of the eight matches.

North Otago claimed wins in five of the triples and pairs, but it wasn’t enough to get them over the line, needing a clean sweep of matches.

Mid Canterbury won the tie with nine wins to their rivals’ seven.

In the senior women’s division, the match could have gone either way.

Mid Canterbury managed to win four of their singles and fours matches, tying two others to put themselves in front but North Otago rallied in the pairs and triples to tighten things right up before the hosts got the required wins to win the overall tie by just one match.

The development women’s match was just as close, with

North Otago dominating the fours and singles.

A strong first round of pairs and triples from the visitors had them in front heading into the last round and needing just one win to stop a Mid Canterbury clean sweep.

But four wins from the final round was enough for Mid Canterbury to get home, winning with eight wins and a draw from North Otago’s seven wins and a draw.

■■TENNIS

Controversy erupts over Djokovic umpire-touching Novak Djokovic doesn’t believe he crossed the line touching the chair umpire during a volatile Australian Open final on Sunday night.

Djokovic is facing the prospect of a hefty fine for twice tapping Damien Dumusois on the foot while remonstrating with the French official during his drama-charged 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-3 6-4 win over Dominic Thiem.

The Serbian lost his cool when he was handed back-to-back time violations in one game for taking too long to serve.

With the score locked at 4-4 in

the second set, the second penalty came at break point and cost him a first serve, with Djokovic losing the game.

A furious Djokovic marched past the umpire’s chair and tapped Dumusois’s foot and sarcastically exclaimed: “You made yourself famous in this match. Great job. Especially in the second one. Great job. You made yourself famous.

Well done man”.

Dumusois didn’t react.

But, according to the official grand slam rule book, Djokovic could find himself hit with a $20,000 fine, although penalties

are discretionary. The rules state: “Players shall not at any time physically abuse any official, opponent, spectator or other person within the precincts of the tournament site. Violation of this Section shall subject a player to a fine up to $US20,000 for each violation.”

Former Aussie pro Rennae Stubbs was stunned. “Wowza!!!! I cannot believe Novak just patted the umpires foot!!!!!!! I mean wowza !!! The rules are the rules, you have to get that serve off before 00. I mean there is leniency sometimes because of the point prior but wtf with touching the foot!???”

“He shouldn’t do that,” added New York Times tennis writer Ben Rothenberg.

But Djokovic doesn’t believe he overstepped the mark.

“For touching his shoe? I mean, I didn’t know that’s completely forbidden,” he said after capturing his eighth Open crown.

“I thought it was a nice, really friendly touch. I wasn’t aggressive with him in terms of physical abuse.

“I just couldn’t believe that I got the time violation. It kind of disturbed me. That’s all there is to it.

“Verbally we did have some ex-

changes, but no insults because if I did insult him, I would get a warning.

“Right now that you tell me that, I want to thank him for not giving me a warning for touching him.

That’s all I can say.”

Djokovic maintains the second violation wasn’t necessary.

Djokovic also took issue with the crowd getting behind underdog Thiem.

Despite leading, Djokovic took aim at the fans during the first set when he felt his serves were interrupted by crowd. “Shut the f*** up,” he was heard saying.

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Auckland Cup target for Etah James Handy staying mare Etah James has returned to New Zealand and will be set for a tilt at the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on March 7.

The seven-year-old has rejoined Matamata horseman Mark Lupton, who part-owns the mare with his wife Cath and fellow breeders Terry Reid and Gary Howes.

Two starts back Etah James won the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) for Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani, who has prepared the Raise The Flag mare to win seven races to date.

“We were going to keep her in Australia and have a crack at the Adelaide Cup (Gr.2, 3200m), but she’s got some sarcoids on her

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Feb 2020 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 3.04pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 48652 Elite Blueblood 17.69.................J McInerney 2 66368 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 3 11848 Ride The Clutch 17.63..................A Williams 4 55583 Cawbourne Cruz 17.57........B J Middlewood 5 77174 Denuto 17.52.................................R Adcock 6 45533 Ohoka Lacey 17.47....................... L Waretini 7 14 Bold Bidder 17.35 M &.....................P Binnie 8 24383 Goldstar Perrie 17.44 S &................B Evans 9 87867 Smash Surprise 17.49..................... M Grant 10 28768 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 2 3.21pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE SPRINT C1, 295m 1 52554 Goldstar Liberty 17.32 J M............... McCook 2 81283 Homebush Mandy 17.82............J McInerney 3 85743 Smash Gator 17.39.......................... M Grant 4 3x165 Bye Bye Punter nwtd.......................R Wales 5 75356 Goldstar Clover 18.20 S &...............B Evans 6 x8243 Caramel Rose 17.52.................. M Dempsey 7 55765 Opa’s Joy 17.33...............................R Casey 8 65347 Sydneys Sox 17.30....................... L Waretini 9 58876 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 10 28768 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 3 3.40pm GREYHOUNDAUCTIONS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 1 36111 Opawa Cutie 30.29 J &....................D Fahey 2 56765 Smash McDougal 30.95...............D Kingston 3 23415 Mr Blackjack 30.38 J &.....................D Fahey

M3 Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Feb 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.10pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ C0, 390m 1 884 Mitcham Nikorima nwtd..............J McInerney 2 78x Homebush Captain nwtd............J McInerney 3 Homebush Durant nwtd.............J McInerney 4 25 Kipjo nwtd...........................................J Allen 5 867 Mitcham Usain nwtd...................J McInerney 6 x2227 Homebush Fonzie nwtd.............J McInerney 7 83265 Impressive Mood nwtd...............J McInerney 8 742 Mitcham Magic nwtd..................J McInerney 9 83788 Homebush Jozie nwtd................J McInerney 10 76586 Gotcha Georgie nwtd..... M P Hamilton-Dyett 2 12.27pm HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY JAYDE C0, 390m 1 77754 Impressive Gift nwtd..................J McInerney 2 581 Mitcham Boult nwtd....................J McInerney 3 66257 Homebush Bede nwtd................J McInerney 4 423 Homebush Gambler nwtd..........J McInerney 5 275 Savage Knight nwtd........................ H Cairns 6 Tides End nwtd...................................J Allen

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Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Feb 2020 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4 1 2.55pm (NZT) GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2, 457m 1 63725 Joe Bonanza 26.33....................J McInerney 2 86464 Khatia 26.74...............................J McInerney 3 46738 Cosmic Stu 26.29.......................J McInerney 4 25211 Tucker nwtd........................................D Lane 5 61182 Chunk 26.28...............................J McInerney 6 25158 Homebush Boden 26.24............J McInerney 7 83461 Black Dan 26.48.........................J McInerney

face and they need treating,” Lupton said.

“The vets over there wanted a small fortune, so with all things being equal we decided to bring her home and treat her here.

“We had her nominated for the Auckland Cup and it’s worth more than the Adelaide Cup. “Maybe our stayers are not as strong as Australia so we talked to our two mates in the horse and decided to bring her home and give her a go and start her treatment, which we’ve done.”

Lupton, who trained the mare for four starts in New Zealand last year, said he was delighted with the condition in which the mare returned from Australia and he was pleased with her exhibition

gallop between races as she builds towards the Gr.2 Joe McDonald Avondale Cup (2400m) at Ellerslie in a fortnight.

“Matt’s done an amazing job, she came home in excellent order,” he said.

“I was pleased with her exhibition gallop, so it’s onwards and upwards and hopefully we go a good race in the Avondale Cup and can push on for the Auckland Cup. “She’s 100 per cent, we’re really happy with her. Shaun McKay rode her in the Rotorua Cup (Gr.3, 2200m) for me last year and he rode her in her gallop on Sunday and said she feels amazing.”

A Group Three winner, Etah James finished sixth in the Listed

Jockey Shaun McKay Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on January 1, after her impressive win at Pakenham in early December.

“We were pretty confident in the Pakenham Cup even though she went out at $40. My mate (Gary

Howes) actually backed her at $61 in England and had a hell of a collect.

“She was strong in the Pakenham Cup and the horse that ran second (Secret Blaze) came out the following week and won a staying race at Flemington.

“She raced in the Bagot on New Year’s Day but it wasn’t run to suit her and we actually thought she’d win that but it was just a bit higgledy piggeldy.”

Lupton recognises that this could be Etah James’ final racing season, with the broodmare paddock most likely where her future lies in spring.

“She’s a good mare. She has won half a million over there and not many of them do that.”

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 4 45532 Holy Grail 30.58 J &.........................D Fahey 5 17455 Ain’t He Lucky 30.82...................N Wanhalla 6 65746 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 7 65881 Goldstar Smithie nwtd S &...............B Evans 8 48863 Opawa Lola 30.82............................R Wales 9 25687 Go Belle 30.96.................................R Wales 10 x8667 Opawa Queen 30.67........................R Wales 4 3.59 AMBER CLEANING SERVICES DASH C1, 295m 1 87646 Ohoka Kate 17.37......................... L Waretini 2 36638 Grey Wind nwtd...........................N Wanhalla 3 4117 Vegan Express 17.39..........................C Weir 4 77527 Curly Bill 17.59........................... M Dempsey 5 25623 Meatloaf 17.85..............................S Hindson 6 27437 Horse Range Gold 17.71................. M Grant 7 83656 Jetstream Marley 17.32................A Williams 8 54313 Goldstar Beau 17.71 S &.................B Evans 9 35787 Archie’s Ranger nwtd J M................ McCook 10 18588 Homebush Liz 17.78..................J McInerney 5 4.16pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH 0272719588 DASH C1, 295m 1 31644 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 2 17577 Carl Spackler 17.53.......................R Adcock 3 83768 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27.....................A Joyce 4 16646 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 5 25835 Goldstar Montana 17.47 S &............B Evans 6 27242 Dagny 17.38 J M.............................. McCook 7 22613 Punters Choice nwtd........................R Wales 8 x7146 Homebush Fairy 17.85...............J McInerney 9 87867 Smash Surprise 17.49..................... M Grant 10 28768 Dapper Danny 17.56.................... J McMillan 6 4.34pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 1 46525 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini

2 87462 Know Approval 17.28......................G Cleeve 3 22552 Gracias Maestro nwtd...................... M Grant 4 72154 Opa’s Dream 17.58..........................R Casey 5 168x4 So Flossy 17.82................................ B Dann 6 58667 Goldstar Tasman 17.68 S &.............B Evans 7 46566 Black Eye Bill 17.47................... M Dempsey 8 76526 Heidi Hates Rap 18.06..................S Hindson Emergencies: 9 35787 Archie’s Ranger nwtd J M................ McCook 10 18588 Homebush Liz 17.78..................J McInerney 7 4.51pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 67332 Mitcham Trudy 17.31..................J McInerney 2 54785 Frosty Kate 17.71....................... M Dempsey 3 42632 Mulberry Rock 17.48..................... K Cassidy 4 13874 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce 5 63684 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31 J M.................... McCook 6 58575 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 7 87342 Goldstar Shiloah 17.40 S &..............B Evans 8 32556 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 9 87867 Smash Surprise 17.49..................... M Grant 10 18588 Homebush Liz 17.78..................J McInerney 8 5.10 GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND STAKES C1, 520m 1 78357 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 2 85332 Born Tasha 30.65.............................R Wales 3 x7654 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 4 61261 Beret Girl 30.27 J &..........................D Fahey 5 3148x Go Diego 30.38 J &..........................D Fahey 6 34214 Black Stockings 30.73................A Bradshaw 7 66756 Goldstar Chief 30.83 S &.................B Evans 8 32256 Goldstar Whitey 30.35 S &...............B Evans

9 74687 Our Nala 30.70.................................R Wales 10 87588 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 9 5.28pm MURRAY & HANNAH @ RAY WHITE CASHMERE DASH C1, 295m 1 4x121 Pontiac Pat 17.35.......................J McInerney 2 67146 Goldstar Hurley 17.47................... L Waretini 3 55335 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook 4 78828 Goldstar McQueen 17.58 S &..........B Evans 5 28271 ST Andrews 17.61.............................D Lane 6 17662 Know Farewell 17.66.......................G Cleeve 7 42251 Jinja Sneak 17.35.............................A Joyce 8 737x8 Sefton Force nwtd............................R Wales Emergencies: 9 58876 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 10 17687 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant 10 5.48pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 21584 Viking Mafia 30.66 J &.....................D Fahey 2 37438 Dream Kay 30.29.............................R Wales 3 54336 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 4 41322 Macadoodle 30.55 J &.....................D Fahey 5 53243 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S &..............B Evans 6 55548 Billy Ray 30.93............................N Wanhalla 7 47427 Goldstar Scooby 30.65 S &..............B Evans 8 23331 Haze Adams 30.90 J M.................... McCook 9 25687 Go Belle 30.96.................................R Wales 10 x8667 Opawa Queen 30.67........................R Wales 11 6.08pm KAIKANUI TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 16674 Shoelace Jack 17.65.................. M Dempsey 2 33x37 Jealous Affair 18.13...................... L Waretini 3 82F23 Crushington 17.51......................J McInerney 4 26862 Mulberry Sox 17.87....................... K Cassidy 5 47848 Goldstar Vale nwtd S &....................B Evans

6 65345 Pacemaker 17.54.......................A Bradshaw 7 44586 Smash Ocean 17.50....................D Kingston 8 67422 Punters Kirsty 17.39.........................R Wales Emergencies: 9 35787 Archie’s Ranger nwtd J M................ McCook 10 17687 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant 12 6.28pm RE-ENERGISE DASH C1, 295m 1 6477F Absent nwtd....................................G Cleeve 2 77464 Billy Budd 17.51........................ A Botherway 3 12774 Gracie Lee 17.30.......................J McInerney 4 83776 Shaw Winner 17.52 J M................... McCook 5 46546 Cold Affair 17.37........................... L Waretini 6 23526 Tremonti 17.78.................................. B Dann 7 84373 Goldstar Rebel 17.81 S &................B Evans 8 42353 Jinja Twinkle 17.55............................A Joyce 9 58876 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 10 17687 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant SELECTIONS

6 44753 Double Speed 25.98......................R Adcock 7 5x887 Opawa Lawsey 25.87.......................R Wales 8 47866 Our Jolene nwtd...............................R Wales 7 1.55pm ADDED ENERGY DASH C3, 390m 1 12111 Homebush Monkey 22.49..........J McInerney 2 53615 Homebush Caesar 22.69...........J McInerney 3 12386 Amuri Liv 22.71..........................J McInerney 4 715x2 Cosmic Jase 22.65....................J McInerney 5 15523 Go Gunna 22.70..............................R Wales 6 12675 Reign Of Fire 22.49....................J McInerney 7 62442 Machine Gunn 22.98......................R Adcock 8 66244 Punch On Buzz 22.60................J McInerney 9 47588 Homebush Comet 22.84............J McInerney 8 2.15pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C3/4, 390m 1 68721 Nikko Baxter 22.88.....................J McInerney 2 33744 Starr Blueblood 22.79................J McInerney 3 45355 Homebush Finn 22.58................J McInerney 4 82611 Eyrewell Bentley 22.74.................... H Cairns 5 76x78 Eyrewell Ebony nwtd....................... H Cairns 6 18688 Magic Jess Lass 22.62...................C Healey 7 15748 Sozin’s Azure nwtd.....................J McInerney 8 57283 Homebush Tesan 22.54.............J McInerney 9 47588 Homebush Comet 22.84............J McInerney

9 2.35pm ORETI BEACH RUN C1, 457m 1 52635 Big Tiny nwtd..............................J McInerney 2 48414 Prince Rohit nwtd.......................J McInerney 3 84383 Lakota Wichapi nwtd....................... H Cairns 4 34356 Homebush Maycee nwtd............J McInerney 5 24723 Punch On Scooby nwtd.............J McInerney 6 76316 Homebush Surgeon nwtd..........J McInerney 7 25157 Homebush Barclay nwtd............J McInerney 8 72278 Bound Up nwtd..........................J McInerney 9 84464 Impressive High nwtd.................J McInerney 10 85367 Homebush Bomber nwtd...........J McInerney SELECTIONS

8 48828 Homebush Jordie 22.98.............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 57866 Homebush Fudge nwtd..............J McInerney 10 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 4 3.46pm RACING AGAIN 18TH FEBRUARY C1, 390m 1 76667 Homebush Carl 23.32................J McInerney 2 65867 Lakota Tonka nwtd.......................... H Cairns 3 57545 Father Leo nwtd.........................J McInerney 4 74666 Punch On Rex 22.74..................J McInerney 5 78556 Shift The Blame 23.04................J McInerney 6 74663 My Girl Sofia 22.84.........................B Healey 7 74552 Yi Feng nwtd..............................J McInerney

8 76851 Homebush Zack 22.76...............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 7x875 Long Live Love nwtd...... M P Hamilton-Dyett 10 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan

Race 1: Bold Bidder, Denuto, Ohoka Lacey, Ride The Clutch Race 2: Goldstar Liberty, Homebush Mandy, Bye Bye Punter Race 3: Opawa Cutie, Holy Grail, Opawa Lola, Goldstar Smithie Race 4: Vegan Express, Goldstar Beau, Meatloaf, Ohoka Kate Race 5: Punters Choice, Carl Spackler, Goldstar Montana Race 6: Gracias Maestro, So Flossy, Opa’s Dream, Jay Spencer Race 7: Mitcham Trudy, Sass ‘Em Up, Rum Gin Mixer Race 8: Beret Girl, Go Diego, Black Stockings, Goldstar Whitey Race 9: Pontiac Pat, ST Andrews, Know Farewell, Andrea Said Race 10: Macadoodle, Go Belle, Haze Adams, Dream Kay Race 11: Punters Kirsty, Jealous Affair, Pacemaker, Shoelace Jack Race 12: Jinja Twinkle, Tremonti, Gracie Lee, Goldstar Rebel LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 7 657F Mitcham Queen nwtd.................J McInerney 8 52333 Homebush Showoff nwtd...........J McInerney 9 76586 Gotcha Georgie nwtd..... M P Hamilton-Dyett 10 88687 Homebush Odette nwtd.............J McInerney 3 12.45pm FIND US ON TWITTER@SGRCINFO C2, 390m 1 17881 Chicago Head 22.63..................J McInerney 2 62483 Homebush Velma 22.47.............J McInerney 3 51537 Blazing Banjo 23.00...................J McInerney 4 13323 Ezra Blueblood 22.72.................J McInerney 5 23118 Opawa Di nwtd J &..........................D Fahey 6 85386 Cosmic Marty 22.96...................J McInerney 7 28576 Homebush Aimee nwtd..............J McInerney 8 57332 Mitcham Reado nwtd.................J McInerney 9 14658 Pretty Keen 22.98..............................S Keen 10 28368 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 4 1.02pm SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C2, 390m 1 67111 Sonja 22.87........................................D Lane 2 36457 Homebush Rapper nwtd............J McInerney 3 11421 Homebush George nwtd............J McInerney 4 75832 Sozin’s Symphony 22.74............J McInerney 5 78152 It’s A Joke 22.49.........................J McInerney

6 52173 Cool Beans 22.74......................J McInerney 7 x5724 Lucky Scar nwtd...............................R Wales 8 57474 Opal Hunter 22.68......................J McInerney 9 14658 Pretty Keen 22.98..............................S Keen 10 28368 Homebush Reed nwtd...............J McInerney 5 1.20 CONGRATULATIONS MISS PAIGE C1, 457m 1 16573 Punch On Woody 26.57.............J McInerney 2 55F72 Mitcham Manering 26.68...........J McInerney 3 66311 Volcanic Whisper nwtd........................J Allen 4 46327 Mick The Mower 26.60...............J McInerney 5 22321 Opawa Slick 26.31...........................R Wales 6 75116 Silouette Jet 26.41..............................J Allen 7 83344 Miss Nina 26.42............................. B Conner 8 77662 Bruiser’s Day 26.37........................ B Conner 9 48566 Bartholomew Cub 26.54....................B Eade 10 76868 Rocky Vincitore nwtd...............D J MacMillan 6 1.37pm MARK TURNER PAINTER PH 021737111 C3/4, 457m 1 73716 Eddie Hemi 26.39............................R Wales 2 72337 Opawa Sweet 26.40.........................R Wales 3 36663 Homebush Sayer 26.58.............J McInerney 4 21577 Punters Last 26.13...........................R Wales 5 87511 Lakota Kohana 26.31...................... H Cairns

Race 1: Homebush Fonzie, Kipjo, Homebush Captain Race 2: Mitcham Boult, Homebush Showoff, Homebush Bede Race 3: Opawa Di, Ezra Blueblood, Mitcham Reado, Chicago Head Race 4: Sonja, Opal Hunter, Sozin’s Symphony, It’s A Joke Race 5: Opawa Slick, Silouette Jet, Miss Nina, Mitcham Manering Race 6: Opawa Sweet, Opawa Lawsey, Punters Last, Eddie Hemi Race 7: Homebush Monkey, Punch On Buzz, Amuri Liv Race 8: Magic Jess Lass, Eyrewell Bentley, Eyrewell Ebony Race 9: Prince Rohit, Homebush Barclay, Homebush Maycee LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 8 31321 Sozin’s Assassin 26.90..............J McInerney Emergencies: 9 66764 Nippa Enough 26.31..................J McInerney 2 3.11pm SOUTHERN LIGHTS AT STUD C1, 390m 1 6537F Lakota Micco nwtd.......................... H Cairns 2 84464 Impressive High nwtd.................J McInerney 3 14578 Mick The Mouse nwtd................J McInerney 4 47472 Homebush Rehaina 23.16.........J McInerney 5 85367 Homebush Bomber 23.25..........J McInerney 6 712 Mitcham Sam nwtd....................J McInerney 7 53485 Brut Magic nwtd..............................C Healey 8 21778 Homebush Maree nwtd..............J McInerney

Emergencies: 9 7x875 Long Live Love nwtd...... M P Hamilton-Dyett 10 57866 Homebush Fudge nwtd..............J McInerney 3 3.28pm TONI@BODYAUDITSOUTH PH021657001 C1, 390m 1 76533 Lakota Scout 23.09......................... H Cairns 2 77454 Take A Hint nwtd........................J McInerney 3 67244 Baldrick 23.02............................J McInerney 4 12567 Dusty’s Ink 22.90.............................B Healey 5 11252 Homebush Stasser nwtd............J McInerney 6 F8656 Mitcham Ryder nwtd..................J McInerney 7 88737 Zefside 22.57.............................J McInerney

SELECTIONS Race 1: Tucker, Joe Bonanza, Sozin’s Assassin, Black Dan Race 2: Mitcham Sam, Homebush Bomber, Long Live Love Race 3: Dusty’s Ink, Zefside, Homebush Stasser, Baldrick Race 4: Homebush Zack, Yi Feng, Father Leo, Homebush Carl LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Black Caps ‘consistent’ If you thought one-off overs lor, doing the damage with six couldn’t get much worse than lusty blows. Seifert started two the Black Caps’ Super Over sixes and a four, before a single shambles, boy, did India have a handed the onslaught to Taylor, who smacked a no-ball through treat for you.

An over from hell, or more mid-wicket for four, the resultaccurately, the right arm of ing free hit over mid-wicket for Shivam Dube, saw the Black six, and the over’s final ball over, Caps compile an incredible 34 you guessed it, mid-wicket, for runs in a display of hitting that six more.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Your internal operating system is always updating to keep current with advances of the times and needs of the moment. Today there’s a clash with the old programs, don’t worry; all bugs will get fixed.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): The ones who know you well may notice the weight beneath your apparent whimsy, but more than likely complete strangers will really see you, which is why it’s important to talk to unfamiliar people.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): For some, vulnerability is repellent, it reminds them of their shortcomings and the cost of being unguarded.

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CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Your logical mind doesn’t care that most of the things you worry about never happen. It will still generate worrisome possibilities. You can and should shut it down with a fun distraction.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Trying new routines can be like trying on new clothes. They don’t always fit right away, but things can be jiggled, smoothed, altered to fit. Maybe it’s just one adjustment that pulls everything together.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Passivity is not always weakness. Sometimes it’s a strategy to buy time to get a better sense of things. An assertive response might be overkill. Do what the situation requires and no more.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Familiarity can blind you to how someone really is. That’s why spending time with outsiders can have an enormously (and, in your case, pleasantly) enlightening effect.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): When the feeling is strong, it’s hard not to act on it. You also pride yourself in having a will as strong as any feeling that could come up. Small acts of self-control build emotional muscle tone.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ve been praised and encouraged, and you’ve also known an opposite dynamic. Both motivate you. You can credit your success to how you interpret, and use the things that happen to you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The reason you make an effort to include those who seem a little uncomfortable or outside of the situation is because you know what that’s like. Your kind gesture will make a difference to someone.

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PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re not naive, but sometimes you give your trust before it’s earned.

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Previous solution: edh, ers, her, herd, herds, hers, red, reds, she, shed, sherd, shred

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 7many words 10 of Excellent three or 14 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s atsolution: least one five-letter word.herd, Previous edh, ers, her, Goodhers, 7 Very Good 10she, Excellent herds, red, reds, shed,14 sherd, shred

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DEATHS MATTHEWS, Julia Gwendoline (Judy) (née Weissen) – Passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at Ultimate Care Bishop Selwyn, Christchurch, on Monday, January 27, 2020. Aged 91 ½ years. Beloved wife and soul mate of the late John Clement William (Bill) Matthews. Daughter of the late Alphonse Otto Weissen and the late Gwendoline Ellen May Weissen (née McCarthy).

Dearly loved mother of Mary (Pearson) and Helen (Saunders).

Adored grandma of Tora, Amy, Mia, Ella and Ben. A very special mother-in-law to Byron and Mark. Loved sister of the late John Weissen, loved aunt and great aunt to her family in the UK and USA. A very special and loved person to all the children she looked after in the UK over the years as a nanny and childminder. Judy will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Special thanks to all the nurses and staff at Bishop Selwyn, and to Dr Janine Searle. All messages to the Matthews family, c/PO Box 10345, Christchurch 8145. In lieu of flowers, a donation to the Ashburton Cancer Support Group can be made online at bit.ly/jgmatthews2701. The funeral service and requiem mass to celebrate Judy’s life will be held at St Michael and All Angels Church, Oxford Terrace, Christchurch, on Saturday, February 8 at 10.30am followed by private cremation.

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An active front, preceded by strong northwesterlies, moves across southern and central New Zealand today and overnight tonight. The front is followed by strong southerlies as a ridge builds over the country from the Tasman Sea. The ridge dominates New Zealand tomorrow.

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Wind at 1000m: NW gale 75 km/h, easing to 60 km/h from the south in the afternoon, then changing SW 30 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: NW severe gale 110 km/h, easing to 90 km/h in the evening, then changing SW 40 km/h at night.

Cloudy with gusty N winds, strong in exposed places. Patchy rain becoming widespread during the afternoon and evening as a strong SW change spreads north, rises to gale about the coast.

Remaining showers clearing early morning, then gradually becoming fine. Light winds and afternoon northeasterlies.

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Cloud with patchy rain or drizzle and southeasterlies from afternoon.

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Remaining showers clearing early morning and gradually becoming fine.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

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Bad fishing

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Waitaki Kurow at 3:03 pm, yesterday

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HURST, Clare Frances Josephine – Passed away peacefully at home, Rakaia on Monday, February 3, 2020. Dearly loved wife of the late Arnie.

Loved mother and mother-inlaw of Raelene, Michael and Lynette, Gerald and Jacqueline, Maria and Garry and a much loved grandmother and great grandmother to them all.

Messages to the Hurst family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

A Requiem Mass for Clare will be held at St Ida’s Catholic Church, West Town Belt, Rakaia on Monday, February 10, commencing at 10.30am.

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3pm Women’s – White Ferns v South Africa (HLS) First T20.

4pm Blackcaps v India (RPL) Fifth T20.

7:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Sri Lanka v England.

8:45 L ICC U19 World Cup Semi-final One – India v Pakistan. From Senwes Park, Potchefstroom.

5:30 Big Bash – Stars v Sixers (HLS) The Qualifier.

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10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Railroad Australia PG 11:40 Murder Comes To Town MVLSC The Sinner and the Saint. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Horror in Harlem. 1:20 Web Of Lies MVLSC California Scheming.

2:10 Weather Top Tens PG Top Ten Weather Inventions.

3pm Homestead Rescue PG Flood, Sweat, and Tears.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Crushing Blows. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Dodge Hodge Podge 1/2 – 1965 Mustang.

5:40 Railroad Australia PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 BattleBots PG 8:30 Expedition Unknown PG Captain Kidd’s Treasure.

9:25 Unexplained And Unexplored PG Ghost Ship of the Damned.

10:15 Naked And Afraid XL MLC Den of Vipers.

11:55 How It’s Made PG

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12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Bering Sea Gold PG 3:15 Homestead Rescue PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MVL 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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24 Ashburton Guardian

Sevens sisters do it again

Scotty opens up on Scotty

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JOSH MAKES IT A DOUBLE

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

A strong day at the office by Josh Smith led him to a consecutive Brandon Open golf title over the weekend.

The 2019 open winner repeated the dose to hit a total of four under and gross stableford score of 140 as he secured the 36-hole stroke event at the Ashburton

Golf Club on Saturday.

More than 50 golfers teed off at the Ashburton course for the third edition of the annual event.

Nicky Webb was the best of the ladies as she enjoyed her first Brandon Open success with an eight over par tally for a score of 152.

In other results, best senior nett was Josh Ackerley 141 on count-

Ryan Cockburn digs one out of the bunker during the Brandon Open at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE back, while David Fisher’s 134 was the best of the juniors.

Daphne Hinton’s effort of 140 was the best nett in the womens.

Behind Smith was Owen Miller, who completed the second best gross score of the day with 148.

Player of the day in the 18-hole stableford was Vince Carr (41pts on c/b).

Other standout performances included John Dudley and Noel Sutton (41), Peter Morrison (40), Ross Chatterton and Don Mc-

Quarters (39), and Ron Carlson and Phil Kerr (38).

In the nine hole round, Terry O’Reilly’s 23 point account was the pick of the bunch, followed

by Murray Lister and Peter Wright who both chalked up 19 points.

Mid Canterbury bowlers right on target

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