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With the country’s prison muster set to reach a record 10,000 this year, changes to the way prisoners are integrated back into society are essential, a Salvation Army report says. The latest report, Beyond the Prison Gate points to a failing system which is having little impact on recidivist offending figures, which have not changed in the past decade. In 2015, 36.5 per cent of prisoners were back behind bars within two years of release. “The prison gate has for too long been a revolving door rather than a transition into a second chance at life. Instead of being effectively rehabilitated and reintegrated into society,

many prisoners on release become ‘repeat customers’,” report author Annaliese Johnston said. The cost of prisons is spiralling out of control and doing nothing to reduce reoffending, while refocusing efforts on effective alternatives and reintegration would save the country millions, reduce crime and make the country safer, she said. Johnston spoke to 33 Salvation Army clients about their post release experiences and how this could be improved on. Despite crime rates falling overall, the prison population has tripled since 1985. The report recommends reducing spending on custodial prison sentences and moving investment to pro-

grammes that will reduce crime and support reintegration for the around 15,000 people released from prison in New Zealand each year. Other recommendations include better access to accommodation and health services, private-public partnerships to provide employment, and mentors. “If we are not sufficiently supporting people to reintegrate then they are much more likely to reoffend. That is not good for anyone, and so far our current approach is failing to make meaningful progress,” Johnston says. “We know that there are alternative approaches, such as the justice re-investment model, that improve community safety and make better use of public money,” Johnston said.

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The builder of the bright green boat By Maddison Gourley, student Your average 17-year-old boy might be handy with a tool or two, and may have built or fixed bits and pieces. But not many teenagers would have built a bright green fibreglass boat mostly by themselves, but that’s what Ben Wakelin has done. In 2015 Ben finished a two-person boat in little over a year. He’s been interested in building, fixing and pulling things apart for as long as he can remember. So when it came to deciding what his next challenge would be, Ben decided to build a boat. It took half a year of research to determine if he should build it and what methods he would use. He then bought the plans from America and started building. It took little over a year to build the boat in his parents’ shed. He used general building skills and turned components on the lathe. Some parts of the boat required welding and he taught himself how to build with fibreglass. When it came to fibreglassing he called in two friends to help and another to help him build the trailer. Once his masterpiece was completed and tested, the bright green boat was fully functional and was taken to Lake Camp. It proved its worth when it towed a waterskier. Along with building the boat as a hobby, Ben used this project for his Queen Scout award as a new skill. He’s also interesting in providing lighting and sound for stage events and this hobby started while he was at Ashburton College where he worked with the tech crew. That saw him play a crucial role in assemblies and college productions. His skills have also been used with the Mid Canterbury Children’s Theatre shows. Last year Ben supplied and set up the lighting at the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade’s fundraiser, the fireman’s ball which took place in early October. This year Ben heads to Canterbury University to study engineering.

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In brief Search called off The physical search for missing yachtie Alan Langdon and 6-yearold daughter Que has been called off by police who say they can’t discount the possibility he has fled to Australia. Experienced seaman Langdon, 49, and his daughter left Waikato’s Kawhia Harbour bound for the Bay of Islands on December 17 and have not been seen or heard from since. Border alerts are in place and Interpol has been working with New Zealand police. - NZME

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Outside of St John she is a parttime reading specialist teacher at Ashburton College and she also works with foreign exchange students. She often manages, during her shift with St John, to fit in either school work or exchange student work during downtime. But it wasn’t the good schedule that attracted Wakelin to volunteer. “Probably the best thing about volunteering is the feeling of helping, people are so grateful. “I love the job and the people I’ve worked with. “I didn’t expect to enjoy working with the elderly so much,” she said. A lot of the ambulance jobs in Ashburton are helping the elderly and the people are so kind and treat ambulance staff very well,

For one Ashburton St John volunteer, lifesaving is in the family. Joanne Wakelin is a frontline volunteer for Ashburton’s ambulances and her husband is a volunteer firefighter. She remembers her first observer shift well. She was nervous initially, but as soon as she started helping people she was happy. “I can still remember it clear as day, by the time I got back I realised that this was something I wanted to do,” she said. She said when she saw her husband after her first shift she was just smiling and he told her he knew she would love it. Wakelin has been with St John for two years and finds it easy to balance her work life with volunteering.

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ploma in Ambulance Practice and said St John pays for the training, which she is grateful for. She said it’s also convenient that the classes are being held in Ashburton rather than Christchurch. Usually the students would have to travel, but because there is a large group of them doing the diploma at the same time, classes are being held in Ashburton. Wakelin is enjoying the challenge of being back studying, especially as she finds the learning interesting. “The paid staff help us with our learning and they’re really helpful with case studies and answering all our questions,” Wakelin said. She is hoping to complete her diploma early March so she finishes before travelling at the end of that month.

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The rare birth of twin giraffes at Auckland Zoo came with a bittersweet blow after one of the calves had to be put down. The twins were born to 7-year-old mother, Kiraka, on the morning of New Year’s Eve. The zoo said it was extremely rare for giraffes to have twins, with a little over 30 documented cases worldwide. - NZME

Man to miss funeral The Auckland man who lost three family members in a horrific house fire last month is still critically injured and will not be able to farewell his loved ones at their funeral this week. Refugee Council of New Zealand secretary Kailesh Thanabalasingham, 47, escaped the blaze in Flat Bush on December 22 but was severely burnt. - NZME

Sea ice loss ‘alarming’ A Kiwi climate scientist says he’s been alarmed at how much sea ice the planet’s poles lost in 2016, in what was one of the hottest years on record. Dr James Renwick of Victoria University has been tracking levels of sea ice in the Arctic and Antarctica, where, as 2017 dawned, more than one million square kilometres of ice was missing when compared with the historical average. - NZME

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Ashburton features twice in a list of stand-out crimes nationwide for 2016.

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Some 500 cows mysteriously vanished from an Ashburton property in August, leaving the farmer, police and the public udderly confused. In the end, it appeared the herd had been shuffled away piecemeal and no culprit was found. From cows to horses: Police in July arrested three men after finding a record-breaking 35 kilograms of cocaine inside a 400kg diamanteencrusted horse head statue being flown into the country. The trio – from Mexcio and the US – will stand trial this year.

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The year brought closure to the David Bain saga, with the government giving Bain – acquitted of the 1995 killings of his family after serving 13 years in jail – an $925,000 “ex-gratia” payment but denying him compensation after a sixyear process marred in controversy. For his 21 years behind bars after a wrongful conviction for the killing of Susan Burdett, Teina Pora was granted $2.5 million compensation. He’s now seeking a review of the government decision to not include inflation in his payout.

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Protests were sparked across the country when David Haerewa and Tania Shailer were offered deals to plead to manslaughter over the killing of three-year-old Moko Rangitoheriri. The pair were each given a 17-year sentence and have appealed. Meanwhile, former Wellington rugby player Losi Filipo, 18, was sentenced to home detention after a public outcry over his discharge without conviction over a “chilling” assault on four people last year led to the punishment being reconsidered.

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Evelyn Sen, 44, was found not guilty

The trial and conviction of doublemurderer Kamal Reddy revealed the extreme lengths undercover police were willing to go to in order to get a confession from a killer. An elaborate, fake criminal organisation scheme eventually got Reddy to show officers where he buried Pakeeza Yusuf, 24, and her three-year-old daughter Juwairiyah Kalim in 2006.

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of murder by way of insanity after admitting to fatally poisoning her four-year-old daughter Maggie Renee Watson in Auckland’s Onehunga because she thought she was saving the child from demonic possession Remuera jogger Jo Pert’s killer, Tevita Filo, was also found insane after a court heard he believed he was living in a computer program. It was then revealed police caught Filo, with a knife, stalking a couple the night before Pert’s death, but let him go.

After much delay, Russell John Tully stood trial and was convicted of murdering Winz workers Leigh Cleveland and Peggy Noble in 2014. During the trial, in which he represented himself, Tully was thrown out multiple times for outbursts in court.

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October2016 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce. Left – Fright Night Theatre was all about having some (scary) fun. 131016-TM-0047

Above – Mayor Favel was humbled by her win in October’s Local Body Elections. 091016-TM-0026

Above – A cleanup mission was undertaken on Wakanui Beach. 031018-TM-060

Above – Wakanui School students lit up the stage with pink in their Troy story production held at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre. 181016-TM-0215

Above – Balmoral Hall saw a number of Ashburton locals celebrating the festival of Diwali. 161016-CE-033

Right – Proving that girl power is a force to be reckoned with, Alia Forrester, 11, led her team in a tug-of-war during the Longbeach School’s country day. 171016-TM-0091

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October2016 Left – Yee-haa – Wild rodeo fun entertained the crowds at the Methven Rodeo. 231016-TM-0043

Right – All aboard – K88 guard Michael Ross who has been involved with The Plains Vintage Railway and Historical Museum since its beginning gives the all-clear for yet another train trip. 241016-TM-0027

Left – Young children and a dog named Riff Raff got their noses stuck into some quality reading material yesterday. 251016-TM-0120 Right – Ashburton College Red House students celebrated their win with the house cup at the Ashburton College winter blues assembly. 271016-TM-0026

Above – Time-honoured tradition of dog verses sheep at the Ashburton A&P Show. 281016-AK-003

Above – The future for musical theatre in Ashburton looks bright. 280916-TM-082

Above – Hakatere Marae komiti member Michelle Brett led members of the Ashburton Muslim community in a powhiri on the marae. 301016-AK-025

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Gunman an Isis member The Islamic State group yesterday made an unusual claim of responsibility for a major terrorist attack in Turkey, saying a “soldier of the caliphate” carried out the mass shooting at an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people as they welcomed the new year. The group said Christian revelers were targeted in response to Turkish military operations against Isis in northern Syria, but most of the dead were foreign tourists from Muslim countries. The claim came after a recent Isis propaganda video urged attacks on Turkey, which is home to an air base used in the USled effort against the group in Syria and Iraq. Turkish authorities never confirmed the authenticity of the December 22 video that purported to show Turkish soldiers who were burned alive, but access to social media was temporarily restricted in what appeared to be an effort to curb circulation of the footage. The nightclub assailant, armed with a long-barreled weapon, killed a policeman and a civilian outside the Reina club before entering and firing at some of the estimated 600 people inside. The establishment is frequented by famous locals, including singers, actors and athletes. Authorities obtained the fingerprints and a basic description of the gunman and are close to identifying him, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said yesterday after a weekly cabinet meeting. He confirmed that eight people

Scissors in man 18 years Vietnamese doctors have removed a pair of scissors left lodged in a man’s abdomen for 18 years. The 54-yearold patient visited hospital after being involved in a road accident last month, and an ultrasound test seemed to show a sharp instrument lying to the left of his stomach. A second check in a hospital in his nearby home removed any doubt there was a 15cm pair of surgical scissors nestling next to his colon. Ma Van Nhat says they may have been left inside him during a 1998 operation at Bac Kan General Hospital following another road accident.

A police ofﬁcer looks at photographs of the victims displayed after an attack at a popular nightclub in Istanbul. PHOTO AP have been detained in connection with the attack. The Islamic State group boasts of having cells in Turkey, regularly issues propaganda in Turkish and is believed to have hundreds of Turks in its ranks. But until now, the main act of aggression it had claimed in Turkey was the March 2016 killing of a Syrian journalist and an attack on riot police in the province of Diyarbakir, which Kurdish militants also claimed. Other attacks in Turkey have been linked to Isis, but without specific claims of responsibility. The Isis claim said only that

the attacker struck to “let infidel Turkey know that the blood of Muslims that is being shed by its airstrikes and artillery shelling will turn into fire on its territories”. Early Turkish media reports suggested the nightclub gunman was probably from either Uzbekistan or Kyrgyzstan and may have been part of the same cell that staged a June attack on Istanbul Ataturk Airport that killed 45 people. By attacking as the nation was celebrating the new year, the group indicated that it intends to continue being a “scourge” against Turkey in

2017, Kurtulmus said. “Islamic State is sending a strong message to the Turkish government that it will pay in blood for the offensive in northern Syria,” Anthony Skinner, an analyst with the Verisk Maplecroft security firm, wrote in an email to The Associated Press. Many analysts also see the latest attack on Turkey as a sign of growing desperation within Isis. The group has been threatened in al-Bab, Raqqa and Mosul in Iraq and “needs to reassert itself,” said Horowitz, director at the intelligence analysis firm Prime Source. - AP

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A suicide bomber driving a pickup loaded with explosives struck a bustling market in Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 36 people in an attack claimed by the Islamic State group hours after French President Francois Hollande arrived in the Iraqi capital. The bomb went off in a fruit and vegetable market that was packed with day labourers, a police officer said, adding that another 52 people were wounded. During a press conference with Hollande, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said the bomber pretended to be a man seeking to hire day labourers. Once the workers gathered around, he detonated the vehicle. Isis claimed the attack in a statement circulated on a militant website often used by the extremists. It was the third Isis-claimed attack in as many days in and around Baghdad, underscoring the lingering threat posed by the group despite a string of setbacks elsewhere in the country over the past year, including in and around the northern city of Mosul. The attack took place in Sadr City, a vast Shiite district in eastern Baghdad

Twins born different years At least four sets of twins in the United States were born in different years over the weekend, with parents getting double doses of joy in 2016 and 2017. Twin girls were born at San Diego’s Sharp Mary Birch Hospital when Scarlett Annie arrived at 11.56pm on New Year’s Eve and sister Virginia Rose was born at midnight. In Glendale, Arizona, twin boys were born on each side of midnight. Sawyer was born at 11.51pm and brother Everett at 12.01am. Twins were born at Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, Georgia. A girl, was born at 11.20pm. Her brother was born an hour later at 12.20am. Huyen Nguyen and Nick Criddle of Clearfield, Utah, welcomed twin boys. James was born at 11.59pm and his brother, Matthew at 12.01am.

‘Foul play afoot’ – Carey Citizens inspect the scene after a car bomb explosion at a crowded outdoor market in Sadr City, Iraq. that has been repeatedly targeted by Sunni extremists since the 2003 US-led invasion. Shiite militiamen loyal to Muqtada al-Sadr were seen evacuating bodies in their trucks before ambulances arrived. Dead bodies were scattered across the bloody pavement alongside fruit, vegetables and labourers’ shovels and axes. A minibus filled with dead passengers was on fire. - AP

Mariah Carey is reportedly launching her own “full investigation” into the NYE bungle, as more details emerge about her dodgy performance. According to The Sun, a source said she believes there was “foul play” involved and has vowed to get to the bottom of the concert blunder at Times Square in New York. The source close to the star said: “Mariah is fuming and has been left very upset for the past couple of days. She won’t let this go and believes somebody tried to sabotage her. Carey is said to be furious at the production company, which has passed the buck.

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Sixty inmates killed in massacre An attack by members of one crime gang on rival inmates touched off a riot at a prison in the northern state of Amazonas, leaving at least 56 dead, including several who were beheaded or dismembered in the worst bloodshed at a Brazilian prison since 1992. Authorities said the riot that raged from Sunday afternoon into Monday morning grew out of a fight between two of the country’s biggest crime gangs over control of prisons and drug routes in northern Brazil. In a separate incident Monday evening, four inmates were killed at another Amazonas prison. Police were investigating whether there was a connection between the mass killings at the Anisio Jobim Penitentiary Complex and the later ones at Unidade Prisional do Puraquequara. Amazonas authorities initially reported 60 dead in the Anisio Jobim prison in Manaus, but the state public security secretary’s office later reduced that figure to 56. Officials also said 112 inmates escaped

during the riot. There were 1224 inmates in the prison, which was built to hold 592, Amazonas state public security’s office said. The prison is run by a private company that is paid according to the number of inmates. Twelve prison guards were held hostage by the inmates during the riot, though none was injured. “This is the biggest prison massacre in our state’s history,” Public Security Secretary Sergio Fontes said at a news conference. “What happened here is another chapter of the war that narcos are waging on this country and it shows that this problem cannot be tackled only by state governments.” Fontes confirmed that many of the dead had been beheaded. Judge Luis Carlos Valois, who negotiated the end of the riot with inmates, said he saw many bodies that had been quartered. “I never saw anything like that in my life. All those bodies, the blood,” Valois wrote on Facebook. - AP

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Prison system failing inmates Michelle Nelson CHIEF REPORTER

he crime rate is dropping – but we have an increasing number of people incarcerated. How does that work? Some time this year New Zealand will have 10,000 people locked up in prisons. The number has roughly doubled each decade since 1985. And with more than a third of prisoners likely to be imprisoned again within two years of release clearly something isn’t working. Perhaps it’s time to take a less punitive approach to dealing with offenders, and take a long hard look at what causes them to deviate from the right side of the law in the first place. The findings of the Dunedin study, which originated at the University of Otago Medical School 44 years ago and has followed the lives of more than 1000 people born between April 1972 and 1973, has divulged some interesting facts. Researchers found members of the study who scored poorly in a range of tests at three years of age were more likely to become benefit dependent, end up in prison and take up the lion’s share of health and social services as adults. That’s a compelling reason for early intervention. Rather than invest $1b creating 1800 more prison beds it may be wiser to put the money into depleted early childhood services. By the time many young offenders graduate from Youth Court they are already on a road to prison. Intervention is far less successful when dealing with teenagers, however research has proved it effective with preschoolers. A staggering number of our prisoners also have mental health problems and learning disabilities. For illiterate people many of society’s goals are out of reach, holding down a meaningful job or obtaining a driver’s licence, for example. Money invested in overcoming these difficulties at a much younger age would pay off further down the track. It currently costs almost a billion dollars a year to run the country’s prisons and the tab keeps rising. Surely some of that money would be better spent preventing crime in the first place?

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ew Year, new me, new level of sports coverage in your Ashburton Guardian. Well, that’s the hope anyway. Sitting down and writing out some goals for 2017 the other day for various parts of my working life I decided that I needed to introduce some plans for the next 12 months for the sports coverage provided to you, the readers of the Ashburton Guardian. Not that it hasn’t been great recently, it has. But you can always improve on something, right? Well that’s my goal for 2017. Unlike most goals that I set though, this particular one – pertaining to the pages you read every day – is now in the public spectrum and luckily, or unfortunately perhaps, it can never be lost thanks to the modern wonder that is the internet and digital archives. So, it’s a good way to keep things motivated throughout the year. I’ve always loved the sporting talent that you can find in this region. In any number of different fields across a large number of ages, nationalities and abilities Mid Canterbury punches pretty

damn well in the big scheme of things and the Guardian has always done well in making sure that sort of news is portrayed to the region. We’ve been lucky to have had some outstanding journalists cover sport over the years and a large number of them have gone on to do pretty impressive things in the big wide world after departing little old Ashburton. But each of them always speaks fondly of their time working here. And without fail they always mention the sporting exploits of the people around the region and how incredible it is that such a small part of the country can do so well on the biggest stage. The plan for 2017 is to continue portraying those people too. So, you’ll see and read plenty about the likes of Braden Currie, Veronica Wall, the Donaldson twins, Jaidyn Busch as well as many others. Having been away from the region for a while – and then having returned, it made me realise just how easy it is to take for granted what can happen in this small, but very successful region. We have national champions, national representatives, prolific sportsmen and women and

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yet – but are going to be by the time they are finished with their sporting endeavours. But we can’t do it without your help. As much as we would like to think we are on top of every little thing that happens in the region, sadly we’re not. So, the call is going out for the good people of the region to help us out a little. If you see or hear of someone doing exceptional things, let us know. There is no right or wrong answer with this test. We just want to know about people and what they are up to. We can’t promise that we will cover everyone, but any suggestion of a name will send that name into the memory banks and you can bet your bottom dollar that eventually they will get the coverage they deserve in one shape or another. So, don’t be afraid to get in touch. Give us a call, drop us an email. This is your paper and we want to fill its sports pages with stories about teams and people who you want to read about. We will guide the ship, but you need to plot its direction.

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Warner smashes record ton David Warner has started the third test with a record-breaking century, propelling Australia to an astonishing total of 0-126 at lunch on day one of their SCG clash with Pakistan. Warner raced to three figures in just 78 deliveries and 118 minutes, exposing the tourists’ impotent attack in ruthless fashion. The dashing opener became just the fifth batsman in the history of the sport to celebrate a hundred in the first session of a test – and first ever in Australia to achieve the fabled feat. Warner celebrated wildly in the final over before the meal break, having scampered back for a third run to complete his 18th test ton. Not even Don Bradman ever managed to score a ton before lunch in Australia, though he did at Headingly in 1930 on his way to his legendary 334 not out. It is the first time any batsman has achieved the feat since Majid Khan in Karachi against New Zealand more than 40 years ago. Warner is no stranger to scoring a century in a session of test cricket, having famously belted a ton in just 69 balls against India at the WACA. That 2011 innings was produced with sheer aggression, as was expected from a slugger who made his international Twenty20 debut before playing first-class cricket. This time the vice-captain did it with panache, placement and pace instead of raw power – as has been his way in recent years. There wasn’t a single six or dropped catch in the session. Warner opted largely for classical strokes, creating singles with his athleticism and regularly hammering the ball through covers. Warner was in his element after Steve Smith won the toss, feasting on the many loose balls delivered by Pakistan’s pacemen. The visitors were also guilty of sloppy fielding, the most cringeworthy culprit being Misbah-ulHaq. Captain Misbah watched a ball

Christian up with best Allrounder Dan Christian has been waiting weeks to take the ball for Hobart Hurricanes and after a sensational 5-14 his services will likely be called on again. The rightarmer helped decimate Adelaide Strikers’ batting line-up at Bellerive Oval, delivering the hosts an eightwicket Big Bash League win. The figures are his best in the T20 format and the second best in the history of the BBL. - AAP

Elgar shows the way Dean Elgar hit a career-best 129 to guide South Africa through a demanding first day of the second test against Sri Lanka at Newlands yesterday. Elgar’s century allowed the home side to reach stumps on a solid 297-6 after it had lost the toss and been asked to bat on an overcast and muggy morning that offered plenty of assistance to Sri Lanka’s seamers. Although Elgar lost opening partner Stephen Cook to the fourth ball of the day, he shared in a 66-run stand for the second wicket with Hashim Amla (29), then added 76 with captain Faf du Plessis (38) for the fourth wicket. - PA

Big year for Santner Are we about to witness Mitchell Santner’s moving year? The 24-year-old has embedded himself in the New Zealand cricket lineup across all formats, joining a dwindling group consisting of Kane Williamson, Trent Boult and Tim Southee as first choice selections. Vignettes of the allrounder’s talent have emerged across 11 tests, 25 ODIs and 10 Twenty20s he’s played in the last 18 months. With such a solid grounding, this should be the year his left-arm orthodox spin and crisp stroke-making make exponential steps towards regularly winning games. - NZME

Test tons before lunch David Warner gleefully celebrates a century for Australia at the SCG yesterday. sail through his legs and to the rope in the third over. It was the fourth of Warner’s 17 boundaries in the session. Youngster Matt Renshaw was made to look decidedly unremarkable in the first 100-run partnership between Australia’s

new-look opening combo. Renshaw scored a single run in the same time it took Warner to score 38 of them. The Queenslander hadn’t reached double figures when Warner brought up his half-century in 42 balls.

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Misbah threw the ball to legspinner Yasir Shah after just 10 overs, frustrated by his quicks’ lack of control, but it made little difference. Australia were 2-224 at tea, with Warner out for 113 and Matt Renshaw on 83no. - AAP

1902: 103 not out Victor Trumper v England, Manchester 1926: 112no Charles Macartney v England, Leeds 1930: 105no Don Bradman v England, Leeds 1976: 108no Majid Khan v New Zealand, Karachi 2017: 100no David Warner v Pakistan at SCG. - AAP

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Serena pushed in first round By Michael Burgess She’s on her way. Serena Williams has overcome a difficult start to defeat French woman Pauline Parmentier 6-3 6-4 in her first round match at the ASB Classic. Her hotly anticipated debut didn’t disappoint, Williams displaying all of the power, precision and skill that has kept her on the top of the sport for so long. But it was nowhere near one way traffic. Williams had a patchy start, broken in her first service game and slipping to a 3-1 deficit. In her first match since last September, there was always going to be some rust, and maybe even some nerves for the veteran American. She wasn’t helped by blustery conditions on centre court, with the ball kids struggling to hold the umbrellas up during the change of ends. And as normally happens in

Serena Williams did what she had to on court yesterday. such situations, world No70 Parmentier raised her game. The Frenchwoman – who has never been past the fourth round of a grand slam – at times looked like a world beater. She served well, and often matched the American cham-

pion stroke for stroke. Williams was broken in the first game of the match, after being down 0-40 at one point. The American lost the next game – to love – as Parmentier found her serving range early. However, to the obvious de-

light of the near sell-out crowd, Williams eventually kicked into gear. From 3-1 down, the 35-yearold won five successive games to take the set, mixing up vicious serves and returns with some silky drop shots. Williams broke early in the second set – and looked to be on the downhill slope to the finish – but Parmentier showed impressive resistance. She broke back midway through the set, as Williams looked for guidance from her coach sat courtside. Williams fended off three break points in the crucial sixth game – unleashing a booming cross court winner to hold for 3-3 and then broke Parmentier in the next game. The 22-time grand slam winner had to fight until the end, saving two break point opportunities in her next service game, but eventually prevailed in 76 minutes. - NZME

Federer back where he wants to be Roger Federer returned from six months on the sidelines with a knee injury to beat Dan Evans 6-3, 6-4 on Monday and lead Switzerland to an opening 3-0 win over Britain at the Hopman Cup mixed teams tournament. The 17-time major winner missed the French Open last year, ending a run of 65 consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, and hadn’t played competitively since re-injuring his surgically repaired left knee in July. But he showed no signs of rust in his 61-minute win over Evans. “I’d like to live it again. I’m a little bit sad it’s over, because it was so nice out there,” Federer said of his return. “I was actually quite emotional. “When I walked down, I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is better than I thought it would be.’”

The 35-year-old Federer said it was the kind of feeling he missed the most while he was sidelined. “I thought for a first match it was great, because my expectations were obviously quite low.” Federer said he’s looking for as many matches as possible ahead of the Australian Open, which starts on January 16. He hasn’t won a Grand Slam title since 2012 at Wimbledon, and hasn’t won the Australian Open title since 2010, but hasn’t given up hope of extending his record in the majors. “After all these years, it would be nice to win another one — of course I’d even take two or three or four,” he said. “We’ll see. It’s tough at the top. A lot of good guys out there right now. “I’ll see what happens.” - AAP Roger Federer puts bat on ball in Perth.

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The A-League increasingly looks like a two-horse race for the premiership but Melbourne Victory coach Kevin Muscat says it would be folly to focus on the title at the half-way point. With a fourth-straight win on Monday night, a 4-2 defeat of Newcastle Jets in Geelong, Victory moved back to within seven points of leaders Sydney FC. The Sky Blues and Navy Blues were the only sides to win during the New Year’s round, with Victory boasting a five-point gap and a catch-up game in hand on third-placed Brisbane Roar. - AAP

United on winning roll Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic fired Manchester United to a sixth straight Premier League victory at 10-man West Ham, the Red Devils continuing to pour the pressure on the sides above them. United were labouring despite being a man down after the controversial dismissal of Sofiane Feghouli. But Jose Mourinho sent on Mata and Marcus Rashford and the substitutes combined to break the deadlock with an offside Ibrahimovic scoring the sealer. - PA

Defoe defies Scousers Jermain Defoe denied Liverpool a fifth successive Premier League victory with a penalty double yesterday as Sadio Mane went from hero to villain at Sunderland. The Senegal international, playing his final game before heading off on African Nations Cup duty, looked to have won the game after Defoe had cancelled out Daniel Sturridge’s opener. However, his handball with five minutes left on the clock handed Defoe the opportunity to score and he duly obliged to secure a 2-2 draw. - PA

Barton back at Burnley

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Joey Barton has rejoined Burnley on a deal until the end of the season, the Premier League club have announced. The Clarets recently agreed to a deal in principle for the midfielder to sign for them in the January transfer window. The issue had been complicated by a Football Association probe into alleged betting, with Barton facing a possible suspension after being charged for allegedly placing 1260 bets over a 10-year period. - PA

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Roxburgh Trotting Club Inc Venue: Roxburgh Raceway Meeting Date: 4 Jan 2017 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.35pm BISHOPDALE/BUSH INN TABS/TAVERN HAREWOOD MBL PCE $7000, c1 to c2 & others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 45243 Real South (1) fr................................A Edge 2 00640 Regal Suzy (2) fr .........................M Stratford 3 35739 Bettor Backim (3) fr ...........................P Cook 4 93594 Sweet Loress (4) fr.....................P Anderson 5 9x860 Caesar Rocks (5) fr .................. G Sinnamon 6 00900 Live To Tell (6) fr ...............................S Blake 7 76991 Best Defence (7) fr ................... T Woodward 8 44001 Whoosh Factor fr.......................... Scratched 9 71945 Em Ay (21) fr .................................. C Negus 10 67847 The Charging Moa (22) fr.........J McDermott 11 88600 Redmaro (23) fr................................ G Cook 12 03700 Loose Cannon (24) fr ........................ W Low 13 09278 Franco Caliph (25) fr .................... R Sissons Emergency: Live To Tell 2 1.10 MACCA LODGE/MARSH’S HONEY/MCINTYRE FLANNERY TROT $8000, 3yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2180m 1 07355 Pegasus Hanover (1) fr .........R McIlwrick (J) 2 421x Madison Jane (2) fr ..................B Williamson 3 Smokey Mac (3) fr ......................... B Barclay 4 94295 Prince George (4) fr ................ L McCormick 5 0x707 Miss Coco (5) fr.............................F Service 6 5 Aveross Don (6) fr .......................... A Faulks 7 248x3 Moniburns (7) fr.............................B Orange 8 68608 Janucci Girl (8) fr.........................A Suddaby 9 8P Mr Tassle (U1) fr..........................G McIntyre 10 6247x Pyramid Mustang (U2) fr ......... M Williamson 3 1.45 REMARKABLES ORCHARD/NEW WORLD ALEXANDRA MOBILE PACE $9000, 3yo+ f&m c0 2180m 1 98805 Ideal Denario (1) fr .........................C Barron 2 04004 Gabby’s Delight (2) fr ............R McIlwrick (J) 3 43 Miss Waikiwi (3) fr .......................A Suddaby 4 04x9 Lis Amore (4) fr ....................... M Williamson 5 0258 Sheezus (5) fr ......................... N Williamson 6 x4264 Delight My Soul (6) fr ...............B Williamson 7 Art Courage (7) fr ............................. D Dunn 8 667x Cindy Bromac (21) fr .......................... R May

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9 82168 Don’t Pass I’m Fast (22) fr............. K Barclay 10 48774 Vera Mac (23) fr ..........................B McLellan 11 6 Sniffin (24) fr .................................. P Hunter 12 Particular (25) fr .......................C Faithful (J) 13 50450 Afro Dizzy Yak (U1) fr .................C Ferguson Emergency: Ideal Denario 4 2.20 VAN DER VOORT FAMILY/HARLIWICH HOLDINGS MBL PACE $9000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, 2180m 1 0x582 Tour Director (1) fr ................... N Williamson 2 079 Change It (2) fr ................................ E Swain 3 029 Keepover (3) fr .......................... M Purvis (J) 4 3 Lilac Flash (4) fr ............................... D Dunn 5 x7484 Gotta Minute (5) fr .............................A Beck 6 27453 Trendy’s Bad Girl (6) fr .............B Williamson 7 63500 Blazing VC (7) fr ........................... A Lethaby 8 Ben Washington (21) fr ................. B Barclay 9 40045 Eastwood Suzy (22) fr...................B Orange 10 26090 Willedu (23) fr..................................J W Cox 11 5069x Thinking Smart (24) fr ............. M Williamson 12 90508 Fear Xchange (25) fr ................ T Robertson 13 Supreme Banner (26) fr .....................M Kerr Emergency: Change It 5 2.55 GRAND TAVERN/AON INS/ D BATH CONTRACTING MBL PCE $9000, 3yo+ f&m c0 mob. pace, 2180m 1 08P7x Gracey Lacey (1) fr ............................ R May 2 45x00 Lady’s Lass (2) fr 3 37769 Pegasus Merrily (3) fr ....................J Fanning 4 88x80 Ashi Jetsun (4) fr ......................B Williamson 5 0x008 Okains Bay (5) fr ..................... M Williamson 6 5P876 Port Delight (6) fr.............................. D Dunn 7 079 Change It (7) fr ................................ E Swain 8 Northview Bonnie (21) fr ............... B Barclay 9 06775 Jemima Franco (22) fr ...................B Orange 10 0006 Evangeline Franco (23) fr ...........C Ferguson 11 7x759 Tiziano (24) fr .................................H Hunter 12 067 Solento (25) fr .............................A Suddaby 13 98805 Ideal Denario (26) fr .......................C Barron 14 7x876 Everlasting Legacy (U1) fr ...M Anderson (J) Emergencies: Ashi Jetsun, Ideal Denario 6 3.33 SGT DAN’S STOCKFOODS HANDICAP TROT $9000, 4yo+ c1 to c6 spechcp trot, stand, 2700m 1 71255 Armori (1) fr.................................... G McLay 2 39084 Pretorius (2) fr ...............................S Golding

3 00882 Majestic De Fence (3) fr ..................... R May 4 00800 Redwood Invasion (4) fr ................R Holmes 5 3267x Cheeky Pat (5) fr .............................J W Cox 6 25706 Belmont’s Greatest (U1) fr ...... L McCormick 7 372P5 Overcast (U2) fr.....................R McIlwrick (J) 8 56148 Justamollyarcher (U3) fr ................R Jenkins 9 08807 Bono Hest (1) 20 .............................R Swain 10 090P3 Dusky Eyre (2) 20 ............................ D Dunn 11 533x0 Mr Majestic (3) 20 ......................C Ferguson 12 50163 Playboy’s Brother (4) 20 .......... M Williamson 13 4x665 Starlight Invasion (5) 20 ....................A Beck 14 42921 Spotlight The Valley (6) 20 ............B Orange 15 479x7 Holdon Toyaspurs (1) 30 .......M Prendergast 16 x1621 Alderbeck (2) 30.......................B Williamson 17 1x212 De Vito (U1) 30 ....................... N Williamson 18 24774 Ottawa (U1) 50 ................................. A Milne Emergencies: Armori, Majestic De Fence, Redwood Invasion, Belmont’s Greatest 7 4.15pm KEEP IT CLEAN / REDPATHS PACE $9000, 4yo+ c0 pace, stand, 2180m 1 9x20x Miss Stella (1) fr ..............................J W Cox 2 890x8 Hez Only The Lonely (2) fr ..........A Suddaby 3 94960 Canardly Remember (3) fr .............H Hunter 4 40202 Just Wish (4) fr .............................. B Barclay 5 Like Ya More (5) fr .............................. R May 6 Kiel (6) fr ................................. L McCormick Mossdale Connor, with Ricky May in 7 42x77 Millwood Charity (7) fr ..............B Williamson 8 4x52 Idealistic Lass (8) fr ................. M Williamson the sulky, will be a serious chance 9 62045 Le Star fr ...................................... Scratched even off 40m in the Roxburgh Cup 10 Playboy Prince (9) fr..........................A Beck at the Roxburgh Raceway today. 11 4367x Late Mail (10) fr .............................B Orange 12 96x49 Get Real (11) fr ....................... N Williamson 10 65174 Luciano (U1) 20 ..........................B McLellan 8 4.51 PETERS GENETICS ROXBURGH CUP HCAP 11 48436 Mossdale Conner (1) 40 .................... R May PACE $14,000, 4yo+ c2 to c6 spechcp pace, 2700m 9 5.25pm TRANSWORLD PACE $9000, 3yo+ c1 pace, 1 36731 Roxy Dale (1) fr ....................... M Williamson stand, 2700m 2 12055 Bettor Enforce (2) fr...........................A Beck 1 070x2 Mach Of The Man (1) fr ........M Anderson (J) 3 10827 Groomsman (3) fr...........................H Hunter 2 667x Cindy Bromac (2) fr 4 41367 Atom Hanover fr ........................... Scratched 3 199x0 Caballo Blanco (3) fr .....................B Orange 5 7059x Leah Mac (4) fr................................. D Dunn 4 93231 Don Sebastian (4) fr ..........................A Beck 6 34340 American Spirit (5) fr .....................B Orange 5 53441 Passion Flower (5) fr ................B Williamson 7 x2311 Rakarolla (1) 10 .............................C Barron 6 221 Royal Bengal (6) fr .................. M Williamson 8 717x7 Ronnoco (2) 10 ...........................A Suddaby 7 70908 Fern Fever (7) fr ...................... N Williamson 9 01125 Robs Ideal (1) 20 .......................C Ferguson 8 1 Mossdale Rose (8) fr.......................... R May

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19407 Glenstone (9) fr ................................ D Dunn 12316 Crime Scene (10) fr........................C Barron 8x692 Soapbox (11) fr ...........................A Suddaby 0500x Takitimu Express (12) fr ..................J W Cox 68624 Jerry Fitz (13) fr.....................G Crawford (J) 59769 Tubby Jim (U1) fr ........................... B Barclay 10 5.59pm R.N.P. HOMES MOBILE PACE $9000, 4yo+ c2, c3 with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 5x343 Break Dance (1) fr...........................J W Cox 2 01121 It Ain’t The Money fr ..................... Scratched 3 43139 Martin McGuinness (2) fr ........ N Williamson 4 01858 Zenmach (3) fr ........................ M Williamson 5 00x71 Marat Saf Finn (4) fr .......................C Barron 6 288x8 Amazon Lily (5) fr ..........................B Orange 7 08648 Aveross Rustler (6) fr ....................... D Dunn 8 6x977 Dissolution (21) fr .....................B Williamson 11 6.32pm KEA WAI BUILDING & COMBINED SPONSORS MOBILE PACE $9000, 4yo+ c1 mob. pace, mobile, 2180m 1 06006 Annie Fitz (1) fr ..........................C Ferguson 2 30814 Pantastic (2) fr .................................. D Dunn 3 25576 Floreta (3) fr ..................................B Orange 4 8x084 Moondyne Joe (4) fr ................ N Williamson 5 07966 Alexy (5) fr .......................................... R May 6 40x89 Magnetic Watch (6) fr ......................R Swain 7 00900 Live To Tell (7) fr ...................... M Williamson 8 x5153 Just Say Go (21) fr ........................ K Barclay 9 92654 Nightmarch (22) fr ............................ A Milne 10 59028 Justasip (23) fr ............................... P Hunter 11 00665 Two Ply (24) fr .............................B McLellan 12 80132 Royal Jester (25) fr.........................M House SELECTIONS

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Otaki Maori gallops Today at Otaki Raceway

Otaki Maori RC Venue: Otaki Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.27pm GARDNER HOMES MAIDEN $7000, 2100m 1 07506 Nemesis h (3) 58.5.....................R Elliot (a2) 2 x7460 Napoleon h (1) 58.5 3 009 Gibraltar (4) 58.5 ...........................M Tanaka 4 952 Itiswhatitis (10) 57 ...........................J Riddell 5 44343 Hollypop h (8) 56.5..........................D Turner 6 0xL20 Itellyouonething (9) 56.5...... J Parkes 7 0x346 Deemico (2) 56.5 ......................S McKay (a) 8 92x99 Presh (6) 56.5 9 87065 Salvinia (5) 56.5 ............................D Bradley 10 x5068 Platinum Monarch (7) 56.5..............R Myers 2 2.02pm THE SOUND 94.3 FM 3YO MAIDEN $7000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 4466x Don’t Be Cheeky (4) 57.5............ E Farr (a2) 2 435x Tardy Chardy (1) 57.5 ................R Elliot (a2) 3 Cullen Bohannon (3) 57.5 .............. J Parkes 4 Man In The Moon (5) 57.5.R Goldsbury (a2) 5 On The Quiet (7) 57.5 .....................D Turner 6 30 Cog Knish (2) 55.5 ..........................R Myers 7 7 Beau Visage (6) 55.5 .................L Hemi (a1) 3 2.37pm HAUNUI FARM G1 WFA CLASSIC 25 FEB MAIDEN $7000, MDN, 1200m 1 634x Vatican News (9) 58.5 ...................D Bradley 2 5. Final Stand (5) 58.5 ........................R Myers 3 7 Donardo (10) 58.5 ..........................H Tinsley 4 9x Our Luck Dragon (1) 58.5 ....S O’Malley (a4) 5 9x Tensile (6) 58.5 ...............................J Riddell

Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 04 Jan 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.09pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL HT1 C0q, 305m 1 To Much Andre nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 86567 Gully Screamer nwtd G & ............... J Clarke 3 74435 Eamon nwtd .................................P Blanche 4 33381 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney 5 68643 King Cormack nwtd L & ..................... Morris 6 53538 Drifting Along nwtd ......................J McArthur 7 65 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 8 77x58 Tomorrow Star nwtd ........................... N Udy 9 85677 Crooked Hillary nwtd ..............J T McInerney 10 85778 Pickering nwtd ....................................J Hunt 2 12.26pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE HT2 C0q, 305m 1 37548 Hazel And Granny nwtd G & ........... J Clarke 2 63482 Lucky Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 3 46 Unflinching nwtd L & .......................... Morris 4 66855 Camila Baxter nwtd ................J T McInerney 5 67755 Cala D’Or nwtd..................................M Flipp 6 53537 Trip To Florida nwtd ................J T McInerney 7 24353 Wetchester nwtd ................................. L Bell 8 72242 Rosie nwtd ..................................J McArthur 9 87758 Homebush Edge nwtd............J T McInerney 10 87687 Brooke’s Got Me nwtd ......................S Stone 3 12.44pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI HT3 C0q, 305m 1 56321 Niamh’s Way 17.99 ......................P Blanche 2 62724 Miss Muffet nwtd .........................J McArthur 3 Alamein Kinetic nwtd K & ..................Phillips 4 6x224 Pride Of Sarah nwtd........................... N Udy 5 22354 Stole Me Car nwtd ................K A Gommans 6 56752 Starry Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 7 42362 Waimak Sheff nwtd ................J T McInerney

6 x7226 Petite Midas b (11) 56.5 ........... K McCulloch 7 459x Allmosta (4) 56.5 .......................A Chan (a3) 8 5 Just Georgie (8) 56.5 .................L Hemi (a1) 9 Audacious (3) 56.5 ......................... J Parkes 10 La Phyta h (2) 56.5.....................R Elliot (a2) 11 80x86 Liana (7) 56.5 4 3.12pm MILLS REEF WINERY MAIDEN $7000, 1400m 1 206x2 Canny Magic (11) 58.5......... T Johnson (a2) 2 0x533 Savuno (13) 58.5 ............................R Myers 3 46846 Garcon Deux (10) 58.5 ..................H Tinsley 4 548x7 Claude (1) 58.5 ....................S O’Malley (a4) 5 x7x09 Hiphop (14) 57 ...........................L Hemi (a1) 6 239x7 Madrekay (6) 56.5 .......................... J Parkes 7 4x527 Pinsraad h (12) 56.5 ................... E Farr (a2) 8 04705 Aly’s Belt (5) 56.5 ..................C Waddell (a4) 9 0x7 Eventide (9) 56.5 .......................A Chan (a3) 10 2 Cape Du Jeu (2) 55...................S McKay (a) 11 86 Rosetta (7) 55 .......................... K McCulloch 12 0 Aikaterine (3) 55.........................R Elliot (a2) 13 9 Imogensmiles (8) 55 ..................V Gatu (a1) Rosie Myers is aboard Foxy Wolf 14 Suffign h (4) 55 .............................M Tanaka in the NZB Insurance Pearl at the 15 97. Red Sierra (15) 55 ..........................D Turner 16 Megajoule 56.5 ............................ Scratched Otaki Maori meeting today. 17 9x Tensile 58.5 .................................. Scratched 4 41. Monie O’Ceirin (7) 57 ............... K McCulloch Emergencies: Red Sierra, Megajoule, Tensile 5 751 Petite En Jeu td (1) 57 ...............L Hemi (a1) 5 3.47pm HUNTING AND FISHING OTAKI HANDICAP 6 1050x Perfect Pitch (6) 56.5.................S McKay (a) $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 7 6x06x Satin Ridge (10) 56.5 ........R Goldsbury (a2) 1 0030x Stowaway (2) 59.........................R Elliot (a2) 8 x4436 Eepa Neema mh (3) 56.................. J Parkes 2 x2021 Travimyfriend th (4) 58.5 ................H Tinsley 9 10x39 That’s Funny m (5) 56 ...................M Tanaka 3 221x6 Lamborghini (8) 58 ................. J Bassett (a4) 10 7x777 Incantation th (11) 55.5 ...................R Myers

11 x00x0 Blackbird (12) 54.5 ........................D Bradley 12 004x9 Elusive Jane (9) 54 6 4.27 VETS ON RIVERBANK MAIDEN $7000, 1600m 1 26538 Ram Sam Sam (8) 58.5 ..................D Turner 2 222x0 Valour (7) 58.5 ..............................D Bradley 3 00434 Denny’s Lincoln (9) 58.5 ...............M Tanaka 4 Grandiscoccymelums (3) 58.5 ...V Gatu (a1) 5 96x86 Handyman (1) 58.5 ....................R Elliot (a2) 6 Keep The Flag (10) 58.5 ...... T Johnson (a2) 7 006 Handfull (17) 57 ..............................J Riddell 8 34x52 Le Petite Rouge b (11) 56.5 ............R Myers 9 20x53 Funny (14) 56.5 10 57 Princess Pamme (6) 56.5......... K McCulloch 11 69x Blackgammon (18) 56.5 ............S McKay (a) 12 0x Red Hot Ruby h (12) 56.5 ..........L Hemi (a1) 13 68 Rock Noir (5) 56.5 .......................... J Parkes 14 87x59 Venla h (13) 55 ...................... N Teeluck (a2) 15 899x8 Pampas Pony (15) 58.5 16 0768x Shocktillyoudrop (2) 56.5 17 000x9 Iridium (16) 58.5 ...................S O’Malley (a4) 18 079 Pinsonella (4) 56.5 Emergencies: Pampas Pony, Shocktillyoudrop, Iridium, Pinsonella 7 5.04 NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES $12,000, Rating 75 Benchmark Fillies and Mares, 1600m 1 96190 Doubtless Princess m (4) 59.5 ...R Elliot (a2) 2 1x200 All In Vogue d (3) 57.5.....................D Turner 3 04425 Itsagem t (8) 57 .............................M Tanaka 4 72138 Foxy Wolf th (5) 56 ..........................R Myers 5 218x1 Yodelay td (9) 56 .............................J Riddell

6 05814 O’Ceirins Choice t (2) 55................ J Parkes 7 38714 Maneo Invictus (1) 54 ...............S McKay (a) 8 0x513 Don’stopgirl tdb (7) 54 ................L Hemi (a1) 9 x3545 Jumanah tdh (6) 54 .................. K McCulloch 8 5.42 RIVERSTONE CAFE HANDICAP $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 63702 O’Ceirins Whisper d (3) 59 ............. J Parkes 2 43673 The Great Guru m (5) 58.5 ........L Hemi (a1) 3 6x719 Angelica Rox (10) 57.5..............S McKay (a) 4 46104 Woody Strode d (6) 57.5 ................H Tinsley 5 x5441 Alarinda (4) 57 ................................R Myers 6 0x581 Angel In Bluejeans t (12) 57............J Riddell 7 x5104 Miss Norway (1) 56 .................. K McCulloch 8 62100 Keeping Faith (7) 55 .............S O’Malley (a4) 9 18950 Miss Dejavu (9) 55 ..........................D Turner 10 04858 Mischelt t (2) 54.5 .............R Goldsbury (a2) 11 44579 Savannah Gem (8) 54.5 ................D Bradley 12 00x06 Magic Wonder (11) 54...................M Tanaka Blinkers on: Napoleon, Deemico (R1), Madrekay (R4), Eepa Neema (R5) Blinkers off: Tensile, Liana (R3) Winkers on: Gibraltar (R1), Claude (R4) Winkers off: Eepa Neema (R5) SELECTIONS Race 1: Nemesis, Deemico, Hollypop, Itiswhatitis, Platinum Monarch Race 2: Beau Visage, Man In The Moon, Cog Knish, Tardy Chardy Race 3: Vatican News, Donardo, Petite Midas, Allmosta, Audacious Race 4: Pinsraad, Claude, Cape Du Jeu, Canny Magic, Savuno Race 5: Stowaway, Petite En Jeu, Monie O’Ceirin, Eepa Neema Race 6: Valour, Keep The Flag, Le Petite Rouge, Ram Sam Sam Race 7: Foxy Wolf, Maneo Invictus, Jumanah, Yodelay Race 8: Miss Norway, Woody Strode, Angelica Rox, O’Ceirins Whisper

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8 64666 Homebush Stormy nwtd.........J T McInerney 9 868F Lacey Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 10 87678 Ate A Little nwtd ....................... S Gommans 4 1.01pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C0 HT4 C0q, 305m 1 47755 Piko Piko nwtd................................. C Brider 2 44665 Butterball nwtd ..............................M Gowan 3 73536 Allegro Organa nwtd ..............G Fredrickson 4 7T47x Goldstar Delta nwtd ...............J T McInerney 5 44436 Homebush Gracie nwtd..........J T McInerney 6 65865 Dilly’s To Much nwtd .........................S Stone 7 24645 Barn Door Billy nwtd .............K A Gommans 8 47 Sovereign Jody nwtd .........................J Black Emergencies: 9 78766 Homebush Myra nwtd ............J T McInerney 10 48848 Killalea Star nwtd .......................... D Donlon 5 1.19 DOPEY DOG LASER ENGRAVING C0, 520m 1 28541 Trendy Blake nwtd ..................J T McInerney 2 25 Bigtime Monty nwtd..........................L Ahern 3 43441 Bigtime OnFire 31.20 .......................L Ahern 4 33622 Last Man Alive nwtd ........................M Olden 5 37424 Making It Up nwtd L & ........................ Morris 6 See Eye Aye nwtd ............................L Ahern 7 442x Geordie Who nwtd ...........................L Ahern 8 Joey Zar Zar nwtd ............................L Ahern 9 433x3 Classy Delta nwtd L & ........................ Morris 10 57887 Bigtime Player nwtd .........................L Ahern 6 1.36pm METEOR OPD WANGANUI C1 C1, 520m 1 63664 Belfast Barry 30.75 J & .......................D Bell 2 73436 Bigtime Sam nwtd ..................G Fredrickson 3 86358 Milly Rivers 31.26 ........................B Hodgson 4 24334 Banshee Reel 31.04 ........................R Waite 5 773F3 Opawa Gavin 30.40 G & ................. J Clarke 6 12835 Bigtime Lonestar nwtd .....................L Ahern 7 13566 Meteor Vege 30.83 ...................E Duganzich 8 65768 Magic Latte 30.46 ............................L Ahern

9 64774 Glad’s Apopping 30.74 ....................S Maher 10 77686 Culvie Den 31.08 J & ..........................D Bell 7 1.55pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m 1 35553 Kiwi Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 2 47847 Sprite On Time 17.92 .................B Goldsack 3 36858 Casual Sipper 17.80 G & ................ J Clarke 4 58856 Mattie Blueblood nwtd............J T McInerney 5 72577 Homebush Paige 17.91..........J T McInerney 6 85768 Allegro Beau nwtd ..................G Fredrickson 7 85383 Bigtime Summer nwtd ......................L Ahern 8 77232 Cyndi Action 18.06 J &........................D Bell 9 36717 Act Naturally 18.28............................. N Udy 10 64466 So Unbelievable 18.43 ....................M Olden 8 2.12pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1, 520m 1 54565 Secret Agenda 30.81 ..................B Hodgson 2 72766 Cawbourne Steps 30.45 J & ...............D Bell 3 84645 Cawbourne Miami 30.44 .................L Doody 4 23274 Chip Off Block nwtd ....................J McArthur 5 24213 Kylin 30.71 .......................................L Ahern 6 14625 Bigtime Welldone 30.23 ...................L Ahern 7 24542 Wong Full Arrest 30.75 L & ................ Morris 8 31461 Opawa Leanna 30.60 ........................M Flipp 9 66486 Private Action 30.61 .........................S Stone 10 57747 Citrus A Peel nwtd G & ................... J Clarke 9 2.29pm J P PRINT PETONE C1 C1, 305m 1 555x3 Thrilling Mia 17.61 J & ........................D Bell 2 83842 Electric Dandy 17.70 ......................... B Hunt 3 63775 Kay Marting 17.88 ..................J T McInerney 4 85787 Catlin Blueblood nwtd ............J T McInerney 5 88574 Gully Yappa 18.09 G & .................... J Clarke 6 111 Daisy Lara 17.58 ..............................L Ahern 7 77558 Opawa Maf 17.76 ............................... N Udy 8 87777 Sasha McBell 17.60 ...............J T McInerney 9 73656 Belfast Eejit 17.80 ..................J T McInerney

56686 Homebush Freda 18.12 .........J T McInerney 13424 Yankee Foxtrot 17.84 .................... R Maisey 1566 Bigtime Boy nwtd .............................L Ahern 1 12122 Golden Pixel 30.59 ......................B Hodgson x243F Brilliant Ashlee 17.47 L & ................... Morris 2 414 Bigtime Dazzler nwtd .......................L Ahern 77x14 Hanover State 18.00 .......................... N Udy 3 61774 Winevara 30.58 G & ........................ J Clarke 31458 Jamaica Mistaica 18.19 K & ..............Phillips 4 57763 Zipping Jock 29.97 J &........................D Bell 41452 Sioux Baxter 18.01.................J T McInerney 5 1888x Bronster nwtd ...................................L Ahern 14536 Trick Me Vara 18.34 G & ................. J Clarke 6 52678 Ivanhov 30.39 K & .............................Phillips 43655 Struggle Is Real nwtd J &....................D Bell 7 74456 Meg’s Me Mum 30.40......................S Maher 48454 Boyish Charms nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 41255 Celestial Action 30.66 J & ...................D Bell 9 75757 Dark Garnah nwtd.................... S Gommans 14 3.56pm MAX REFRIDGERATION C1 C1, 305m 1 63412 Grace Slick 17.94 L & ........................ Morris 10 x6758 Scott The Best 30.86..................... R Maisey 2 84823 Double Ice 17.76 ...............................M Flipp 11 3.04pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 305m 3 3123 Five Starlass 17.97 ...................... P Denbee 1 43264 Opawa Top 18.02 J & ..........................D Bell 4 24838 Thunder Storm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 2 23325 Snow Ball Chance 17.72..........A Duganzich 5 45743 Uno Again 17.74 ................................ N Udy 3 83886 Unverified nwtd ......................J T McInerney 6 56667 Jobs Rite 17.72 ..........................B Goldsack 4 27557 Kaylah Blueblood nwtd...........J T McInerney 7 13866 Homebush Lucifer 17.67 ........J T McInerney 5 54535 Peajay Pringles 18.10 G & .............. J Clarke 8 62357 Lissadell Marcus 17.89 ................. D Donlon 6 42545 Uno Marcus nwtd ..................... S Gommans 7 58874 Lil Diva nwtd ...........................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 18586 Orangey Yellow 17.80...............A Duganzich 8 58131 Bigtime Thinker nwtd........................L Ahern 9 68274 Tammy’s Fire 17.92 ................. T McCracken 10 27482 Allegro Power 17.81 .........................L Ahern 10 55574 Buzzy Gem 18.32 ..............................J Hunt 15 4.18pm LASER PLUMBING WANGANUI C1, 305m 12 3.23 BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C1, 520m 1 24331 Rua Rama 17.71 ...............................M Flipp 1 85455 Lure Me In nwtd ....................... S Gommans 2 74648 Homebush Olive 17.71...........J T McInerney 2 74628 Black Roadstar 30.70....................B Mitchell 3 68777 Malakai Magic 17.76 .................... P Denbee 3 32627 Opawa Gumisie 31.04 J & ..................D Bell 4 78x41 Brighteye’s Soul 17.98 ....................... N Udy 4 3678x On The Clock nwtd...........................L Ahern 5 55832 Working Jewel 17.75 .......................L Doody 5 58554 Gunnar Blueblood 30.86 ........J T McInerney 6 36354 Crystal McBell 17.77 ..............J T McInerney 6 75712 Fair Parade 30.94.............................L Ahern 7 88776 Tennessee Smile nwtd .................. R Maisey 7 15856 Cawbourne Merl 30.51 J & .................D Bell 8 58848 Adrenalin Kick nwtd ...............J T McInerney 8 44657 Opawa Shay 30.27............................M Flipp 9 46383 Johnny Angel 17.86 ................ T McCracken 9 85757 She’s Mustard 30.72 ........................R Waite 10 13847 Bigtime Fever nwtd...........................L Ahern 10 45758 Pop Magic 31.13 .........................B Hodgson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 13 3.39pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track 10 55376 Ranger’s Waltz 18.13 ......................S Maher

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Top start to new year By Matt MarkhaM

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There’s a win on the board already, but Lawrence McCormick’s successful Central Otago sojourn might not be finished yet. The Tinwald horseman started his annual pilgrimage down into the heart of Otago on Monday with a victory when Kiel won on debut at big odds – giving McCormick his first training and driving win for the current season. While the nearly $18 quote offered up for the big pacer would have suggested the win came as a surprise, to McCormick it didn’t. “I knew he was good enough to win,” he said. “It was just always going to be a case of things going right for him in the running, and they did.” Settled in midfield, Kiel, a Grinfromeartoear four-year-old, unleashed stylishly down centre track to get up and claim victory in the shadows of the post – a great result for the gelding’s owner and co-breeder Don Hewitt. Kiel won’t be in action today at the Roxburgh meeting with his win on Monday ruling him ineligible to start in the race he was accepted into, but there will still be two training chances and for McCormick to add to the summer tally. Like Ya More, a maiden pacer who also made his debut in the same race as Kiel on Monday, is back on the track and looking to improve on his effort for eighth in behind his stablemate. “He’s got a lot to learn, but the ability is definitely there. “In fact in time I don’t think there will be a lot between them, this guy is just taking a little longer to cotton on to what things are all about.” The pressure is on with Like Ya

3YO’s NZ career over Promising three-year-old No Fuss Gus has been sold to overseas interests. The stakes placed gelding won’t run again in New Zealand after a deal was recently brokered by central districts agent Phill Cataldo on behalf of a Hong Kong client. “They are hoping to set him for the Hong Kong Derby,” Cataldo said. “He’s lightly-raced and by the right stallion.” No Fuss Gus was trained by Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard and finished third at his last appearance in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes. - NZME

Thames abandoned Track safety concerns forced the abandonment of yesterday’s Thames Cup meeting. Persistent light rain was the culprit and following two race morning inspections by Racing Integrity Unit stewards and club officials the decision was made to call off the fixture. - NZME

Bright autumn ahead

Lawrence McCormick and Kiel return to scale after winning at Omakau on Monday. More as he is owned by a large contingent of Mid Canterbury locals, including McCormick’s mother, Elizabeth and his grandparents, Shirley and legendary horseman Doug McCormick. Ricky May was initially booked to drive the gelding, but with Kiel being scratched from the event McCormick has jumped back onto the horse himself to take the reins. He will also line up consistent maiden trotter, Prince George who, despite going close on a number of occasions, is still to snare that elusive first win. “He’s a little racing cheque book who goes out there and

gives himself a chance every time.” In 27 starts the five-year-old, who is a brother to talented types like Let’s Get Serious, Prince Sundon and Glendaloch, has picked up seven placings and more than $8000 in stake money. With his usual good manners the swift beginner should be able to add to the tally today. Prince George is also raced by McCormick’s mother along with his father, David.

Matt Markham’s Selections Race 1: Best Defence, Real South, The Charging Moa, Bettor Backim Race 2: Madison Jane, Prince George,

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Pyramid Mustang, Smokey Mac Race 3: Cindy Bromac, Art Courage, Delight My Soul, Sheezus Race 4: Lilac Flash, Willedu, Supreme Banner, Tour Director Race 5: Pegasus Merrily, Jemima Franco, Port Delight, Solento Race 6: De Vito, Alderbeck, Pretorius, Spotlight The Valley Race 7: Late Mail, Like Ya More, Idealistic Lass, Playboy Prince Race 8: Mossdale Conner, Rakarolla, Luciano, American Spirit Race 9: Mossdale Rose, Royal Bengal, Crime Scene, Takitimu Express Race 10: Break Dance, Amazon Lily, Marat Saf Finn, Dissolution Race 11: Pantastic, Royal Jester, Floreta, Just Say Go Best Bet: Break Dance (Race 10) Value: Late Mail (Race 7)

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The New Zealand-bred mare Risque has been tipped to enjoy a lucrative autumn campaign. The daughter of Darci Brahma won the Gr.3 Kevin Hayes Stakes in her Australian debut, but she subsequently suffered a setback during the Sydney autumn carnival. “She had a bone chip taken out of her ankle following her last run in Sydney,” co-trainer David Hayes said. “She’s back in work and will be ready to race in February. I’ve always thought she was up to Group One.” - NZME

Trentham beckons Nashville is likely to defend his Gr.3 Mills Reef Winery Trentham Stakes crown later this month. While the Hunterville galloper may not be the force he once was, his connections believe him to be a black type contender in the right races. “He’s not quite up to those top ones now, but he still wants to be competitive so it’s about placement with him,” said Harry Bull, who trains Nashville at Hunterville with his father Adrian. - NZME

A shot at the big time

Mare in line for black type start Tony Bambry is eyeing a stakes opportunity for Maneo Invictus, whose racing career is drawing to a close. The Awapuni horseman bred, part-owns and trains the Volksraad mare and his future plans will depend on the four-yearold’s performance in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race at Otaki today. “If she wins then I’ll look at the Wairarapa Breeders’ Stakes to get some black type for her,” Bambry said. “She’s had a few joint issues and she’s in foal to Iffraaj and that seems to have made a difference to her.” Maneo Invictus, who also suffered a broken pelvis as a twoyear-old, was a winner on her home track two starts back and then she finished well to run fourth at her most recent appearance at Rotorua.

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Maneo Invictus still has some wins in store, says trainer. PHOTO RACE IMAGES

Bambry has successfully chased Pearl Series Races with his team with Maneo Invictus

having bagged one at Waipukurau back in 2015 and her stablemate How Perfect was also suc-

cessful in one last year. Meanwhile, last-start Hawke’s Bay winner Alcaldesa will also be looking to add to her record before her pending retirement. “She’s in foal to Savabeel and she seems to have strengthened up more,” Bambry said. “We’ll be looking at the Marton Cup and the Trentham Stakes with her.” Recent stable successes have also eased the disappointment of the temporary loss of the talented filly Enchanting Secret. The winner of one of her eight starts, the Per Incanto filly was a last-start fourth in the Gr.3 Wellington Stakes. “She’s had a bone chip taken off a knee so she’ll be out for six months,” Bambry said. “Hopefully, she will come back, but we’ll probably have to restrict her to the softer tracks.” - NZME

Cambridge trainer Tony Pike expects Sacred Shot to be competitive in some serious staying races next season. He holds the son of Savabeel in high regard and he is confident the gelding will make his mark in top company in time. “He’s a really progressive horse and we think he is well above average, very talented,” Pike said. “Unfortunately, he missed almost all of his three-year-old season through injury but we believe he will develop into a pretty serious racehorse,” Pike said. - NZME

Benzini getting around Seasoned traveller Benzini is likely to be on the move again later this year. The seven-year-old is yet to return home from his latest overseas sojourn, but plans are already in place for his next offshore jaunt. Benzini’s most recent tour of duty resulted in a creditable sixth, against quality international opposition, in the Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin last month. “It was a great experience and the horse tried really hard,” said co-trainer Harry Bull, who accompanied Benzini to Hong Kong. - NZME

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Puzzles and horoscopes www.guardianonline.co.nz Cryptic crossword

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

ACROSS 1. Support given little credit, badly cut by the aspiration (6) 8. They are taken to by those fleeing (5) 9. Man’s parliament lady won’t supply, having nothing less (7) 11. Would they make good fishwives? (8) 12. Rang around with your head in an inflamed state (5) 15. Party back in with this old god (4) 16. The East will disappear on this trip (3) 17. One of the forces Mary turned to (4) 19. Nothing bold about being upset by the sight of it (5) 21. Democrat leader is sat for his portrait, being so inclined (8) 24. Is being very loud, with the result that one doesn’t hear it (7) 25. A show of energy leading up to the front door (5) 26. Stay, with the Sappers, on the flank (6) DOWN 2. A beam of light on it being material (5) 3. What Eiffel was up to, being very tall (8) 4. In the edge, fifty will give a boat direction (4) 5. What a pity, woman having the morning inside (5) 6. She’s not mortal, and is ripe for change (4) 7. Ancient goddess in the river at Oxford (4) 10. Passed on responsibility for limb at being included indeed (9) 12. Soon, a name won’t be able to be supplied (4) 13. The sheriff’s men are starting to be ill between blows (8) 14. Looked at the hole in the needle and started darning (4) 18. My holding of a person is for cash (5) 20. It is admitted we nod in order to show it (5) 21. Performed The Ring for the Queen of Carthage (4) 22. Declared that one was in sorry surroundings (4) 23. It costs a lot to be beloved (4)

WordWheel

WordBuilder

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

Quick crossword 1

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 is at least one fiveletter word.

8 9

TODAY’S GOALS: Good – 10 Excellent – 14 Amazing – 18

Previous solution: BANKRUPT 11

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20 21

ACROSS 1. Precious stone (4) 3. Moral misgivings (8) 9. Enter uninvited (7) 10. Frighten (5) 11. Unsurpassed (6,2,4) 14. Not in use (3) 16. Small waterway (5) 17. Owing (3) 18. GP (6,6) 21. Ascend (5) 22. Swamp (7) 23. Votes in again (8) 24. Fable (4)

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Face and process your emotions in a safe environment – writing in a diary or hitting the pillow or the punching bag. This will prevent your feelings from coming out in uncontrollable ways. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You feel nervous around certain people. Maybe your body is really trying to tell you something about the dynamics of the relationship. Maybe your body is saying, “Run!” GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): When there’s no clear path, you either make one or turn around and go home. Much will depend on how important it is to you and yours that you reach the destination you had in mind. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Your worth isn’t tied to another person, no matter how powerful – that person might be. Seize the opportunity to assert your independence, if only to prove to yourself that you’re whole on your own. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The performer in you comes with a thicker skin than most – part of the package. Because of this, you don’t realise how delicate some people’s feelings are – something to be extremely aware of today. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Of course you want fun; who doesn’t? But letting yourself have it whenever you want it is a recipe for weakness. Gently remind your inner child of the rewards for sticking to the job until it’s done. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): To have a vendetta in your heart can be very motivating and positive if used correctly. The “I’ll show you” energy is powerful. Just note: No one ever “showed you” by making bad, self-destructive choices. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Today things will work when they’re right and they won’t work when they’re not right. Therefore, don’t spend a lot of energy trying to make something work when it won’t. Move along. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’re in a mood to ignore what you need to do, but it doesn’t go away. Remember why. Remind yourself of the end goal. Want harder, and the motivation will come. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The absurdities of life don’t get past you. Making someone laugh will be your specialty today, and it will make you happy to spread joy. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): There’s much you have to fix and more you have to do, but don’t focus there. Focus instead on growing what’s already going exceptionally well. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ve been known to lose track of what makes you happy. When something makes you smile and laugh, make a note. It will help remind you to make more of these moments happen. Plus, when you look back, you’ll relive the joy.

Previous cryptic solution

Across 1. Information 8. Harridan 9. Fish 10. Verso 13. Ruin 16. Oath 17. Blue 18. Earl 20. Party 24. Exit 25. Palatial 26. Destitution Down 2. Norm 3. Oxide 4. Means 5. Infer 6. Chronometer 7. Thunderbolt 11. Run-up 12. Order 14. Ugly 15. Stir 19. Lotus 21. Apart 22. Tract 23. Fino

Previous quick solution

13 14

Ashburton Guardian

Sudoku

Previous solution: imp, imps, ism, prim, prims, prism, psi, rim, rims, rip, rips, sim, simp, sip, sir.

Across 7. Appear 8. Humane 10. Deserts 11. Leery 12. Roll 13. Hobby 17. Atone 18. Tofu 22. Cello 23. Evident 24. Leaped 25. Bulged Down 1. Warders 2. Apostle 3. Marry 4. Lullaby 5. Laced 6. Beryl 9. Astounded 14. Stroked 15. Foreign 16. Custody 19. Scold 20. Cloak 21. Pious

Fill the grid so that every column, every row and 3x3 box contains the digits 1 to 9.

DOWN 1. Oversight (8) 2. Rooftop room (5) 4. Signal (3) 5. Not authorised (12) 6. Knowledgeable (7) 7. Pace (4) 8. Able to be measured (12) 12. Add up (5) 13. Reduce staff numbers (8) 15. Delicate (7) 19. Delay (5) 20. Skin mark (4) 22. Away (3)

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Family Notices 22 Ashburton Guardian DEATHS

Weather

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

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MARTIN, Betty – Much loved wife and friend, loved mother and nanna. Sadly missed. Martin family.

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Waimate less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

rain

snow

hail

60 plus

Canterbury Plains

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

Cloudy periods with showers, some heavy with squally thunderstorms and hail possible, mainly in the north, then clearing in the evening. Southerlies, strong about the coast.

TOMORROW

Becoming fine in the morning. Southwesterlies turning northeast in the evening.

FRIDAY

Mainly fine with northerlies, but a late change to southerlies and heavy showers.

SATURDAY

Showers and southwesterlies.

SUNDAY

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Fine spells in the S, but a few showers elsewhere, some heavy with possible hail. Showers possibly spreading to the S in the afternoon, then clearing everywhere in the evening. Wind at 1000m: SW 30 km/h. Wind at 2000m: SW 50 km/h.

Hamilton

fine

Napier

mainly fine

Wellington

showers

TOMORROW

Nelson

mainly fine

Blenheim

showers

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

showers

Timaru

showers

FRIDAY

Queenstown

showers

A period of rain about the divide, brief scattered falls further east. Northwesterlies becoming strong or gale, turning southwest late.

Dunedin

showers

Invercargill

showers

FZL: Rising to 2600m

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9:07 3:23 9:34 3:43 10:01 4:16 10:29 4:38 10:57 5:13 11:25 The times shown are for the Ashburton River mouth. For the Rangitata river mouth subtract 16 minutes and for the Rakaia river mouth subtract 4 minutes.

Rise 5:57 am Set 9:18 pm

Good

Good fishing

Set 12:08 am Rise 11:44 am

First quarter

6 Jan

8:48 am

Rise 5:58 am Set 9:18 pm

Good

Good fishing

Set 12:40 am Rise 12:52 pm

Full moon

13 Jan 12:36 am www.ofu.co.nz

Rise 5:59 am Set 9:18 pm

Good

Good fishing Set 1:11 am Rise 2:00 pm

Last quarter

20 Jan 11:15 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

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River Levels

Nth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

4.54

Sth Ashburton at 12:10 pm, yesterday

7.23

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:00 pm, yesterday

106.5

Waitaki Kurow at 12:09 pm, yesterday

202.8

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 16.3 16.3 Max to 4pm 10.1 Minimum 9.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 1.6 16hr to 4pm January to date 2.4 Avg Jan to date 6 2017 to date 2.4 6 Avg year to date Wind km/h N7 At 4pm Strongest gust NE 24 Time of gust 12:32am

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7 0 21 25 1 11 1 24 -8 20 19 8 3 5 -3

Canterbury Readings

Friday

10 3 38 29 8 14 8 33 0 25 25 17 13 12 4

20 12 20 6 26 8 20 6 20 9 21 7 22 3 17 5 17 7 17 4 14 5 14 8 13 8

Palmerston North showers

Mainly fine, but isolated afternoon and evening showers. Northwesterlies developing. Wind at 1000m: SW 40 km/h dying out, NW 40 km/h developing late. Wind at 2000m: SW 60 km/h easing and turning to NW 40 km/h.

showers snow showers fine showers rain drizzle thunder thunder fine rain fine fine snow rain

Thursday

overnight max low

Auckland

FZL: Lowering to 1600m

Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Wednesday

NZ Today

Forecasts for today

34 7 32 5 27 33 18 26 24 32 30 25 25 8 4

Wednesday, 4 January 2017

A ridge of high pressure spreads onto the country tomorrow. A front is expected to move northwards over the South Island on Friday, and then weaken as it moves over the North Island on Saturday, followed by another period of cooler southwesterlies. Another ridge is expected to move onto New Zealand from the west on Sunday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

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NZ Situation

Wind km/h

A few showers. Southwesterlies gradually dying out.

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FRIDAY: Mainly fine, but late showers with southerlies.

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TODAY: Showers, chance heavy/ thunder with hail later. Southerlies.

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6am Country Calendar A couple achieve their dream of buying a big hill-country station, and are rewarded with top prices in the sale ring. And their Wairarapa farm offers coastal views and great fishing. 0 6:30 Neighbourhood 0 7am Dickinson’s Real Deal 8am Jo Frost Family Matters PGR 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase Australia 0 Noon Emmerdale 0 12:55 Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:55 Kiwi Living 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm MasterChef Australia 0 8:05 N George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces Specials George Clarke looks back at his favourite caravan builds, wilderness lodges, and garden retreats. 0 9:10 M The Dark Horse AO 2014 Drama. 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 7:05 Numb Chucks 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Kung Fu Panda 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 According To Jim 3 0 11:05 Step By Step 3 0 11:35 Melissa And Joey PGR 3 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 1pm I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 2:20 Judge Rinder PGR 3:15 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 3:40 M The Hunchback Of Notre Dame 1996 Animated Family. Jason Alexander, Tom Hulce, Mary Kay Bergman. 0 5:30 The Simpsons After a bender, Homer frames Marge for his DUI, as a result of which Marge must go into rehab. 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 0

11:30 F Our Girl AO Molly returns home from Afghanistan to pick up the pieces of her life, and to attempt to find a new world with the man of her dreams. 0 12:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1am Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Brooklyn Nine Nine PGR 0 11:35 Manhattan Love Story PGR 3 12:05 Mistresses 3 12:55 Benched AO 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 Revenge AO 0 3:55 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:20 Baby Daddy PGR 3 0 5:05 The Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

7pm Reno Rumble 0 8:55 M The Sweetest Thing AO 2002 Romantic Comedy. A woman must educate herself on the etiquette of wooing the opposite sex when she finally meets the man of her dreams. Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate, Selma Blair. 0 10:40 Mom PGR 3 0

THREE 7am Sticky TV 7:05 Kate And Mim 7:35 The Moe Show 0 8am Sticky TV 8:05 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3 8:30 Sticky TV 9am Rachael Ray 10am Infomercials 11:30 Baggage PGR 3 Noon The Biggest Loser Australia 3 1pm M Saving Emily PGR 3 2004 Crime Thriller. Alexandra Paul, Michael Riley, Bruce Boxleitner. 0 3pm Entertainment Tonight 3:30 M Alvin And The Chipmunks – The Squeakquel 3 2009 Comedy. Voices of Justin Long, Jesse McCartney. 0 5:25 The Best Of Family Feud Hosted by Dai Henwood. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PGR 0 8:05 M Legally Blonde PGR 3 2001 Comedy. When a blonde sorority queen is dumped by her boyfriend, she decides to follow him to law school to get him back. Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. 0 9:55 NCIS – LA AO 3 0 10:50 Fail Army AO 3 11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE

The Dark Horse

9:10pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Million Dollar Listing NY PGR 3 10:50 Hoarders 3 11:40 Snapped – Killer Couples 3 12:30 Vanderpump Rules PGR 1:25 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne 3 2:35 The Real Housewives Of Atlanta 3 3:30 Flipping Out 3 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 7:30 Botched 3 Dr Dubrow performs full-body work on two co-dependent sisters; Dr Nassif operates on a large man with an even larger nose. 8:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills 9:30 Vanderpump Rules James embarks on an Apology Tour; Tom Schwartz asks for a pre-nuptial agreement as he panics at the rising budget for his upcoming wedding. 10:30 Hoarders 3 11:30 Snapped – Killer Couples 12:20 Infomercials 3

6:05 The Finest Hours PG 2016 Drama. Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster. 8am Joe Dirt 2 – Beautiful Loser MLS 2015 Comedy. David Spade, Brittany Daniel. 9:45 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime. Legally Blonde Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, 8:05pm on Three David Oyelowo. 11:50 Ryan Baxter – Re-Enactor M 2015 THE BOX Comedy. Matt Whittaker, 6am CSI – New York MV Travis Shakespeare. 1:15 The 6:50 Criminal Intent MV Finest Hours PG 2016 Drama. 7:40 The Amazing Race Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster. 3:10 Joe Dirt PG 8:30 Shipping Wars 2 – Beautiful Loser MLS PG 8:55 The Simpsons PG 2015 Comedy. David Spade, 9:20 Criminal Minds 16VS 10:10 NCIS MV 11am Covert Brittany Daniel. 5pm Wild Horses MVL 2015 Western. Affairs MV 11:55 Hawaii Robert Duvall, James Franco. Five-0 MV 12:50 Container 6:45 Focus MVLS 2015 Crime. Wars PG 1:15 Criminal Intent Will Smith, Margot Robbie. MV 2pm Smackdown MV 8:30 The Gambler 16VL 2015 4:05 The Amazing Race PG Drama. An English professor and high-stakes gambler 5pm The Simpsons PG borrows from a gangster and 5:30 Criminal Intent MV offers his life as collateral. 6:30 Branson Taxi PGL Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson. 7pm Container Wars PG 10:25 Grimsby 16VLSC 7:30 NCIS MV 2016 Comedy Action. 8:30 Arnie’s Greatest Ever Sacha Baron Cohen, Stunts PG Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson. 10:10 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:50 Triple 9 18VLS 2016 11pm NCIS MV Crime. Casey Affleck, Chiwetel Ejiofor, 11:50 Branson Taxi PGL Anthony Mackie. THURSDAY 12:15 Smackdown MV 1:50 The Amazing Race PG 2:40 CSI – New York MV 3:30 The Simpsons PG 3:55 Arnie’s Greatest Ever Stunts PG 5:35 Branson Taxi PGL

PRIME

THURSDAY

1:45 Wild Horses MVL 2015 Western. Robert Duvall, James Franco. 3:30 Close Up – John Travolta PG 4am Triple 9 18VLS 2016 Crime. 5:55 The Gambler 16VL 2015 Drama.

6am The Fairly Odd Parents 6:25 Shimmer And Shine 6:50 The Penguins Of Madagascar 7:15 Bella And The Bulldogs 7:40 Henry Danger 8:05 Endangered Species 8:30 Sanjay And Craig 8:55 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:25 Wheel Of Fortune 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:25 The Doctors PGR 3 11:25 Hot Bench 11:50 Terror In The Skies PGR 3 0 12:50 Storage Wars – Canada 3 1:20 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 2:20 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:50 Escape To The Country 3 3:50 Million Dollar Minute 4:20 Tennis – ASB Classic (HLS) 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 7:30 MasterChef Junior USA The young cooks’ food knowledge is tested; a sushi tag-team challenge; only eight will advance to the next round. 8:30 The White Queen AO 3 (Mini-series) 9:45 Fear The Walking Dead AO 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3 11:45 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 12:15 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS 7:20 The Nutty Professor M 1996 Comedy. A grossly overweight professor tests a special weight-reducing formula, with drastic results. Eddie Murphy, Jada Pinkett. 8:55 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett. 11:20 Eastern Promises 18VS 2007 Drama. Naomi Watts, Viggo Mortensen. 1pm United 93 MVL 2006 Drama. David Basche, Trish Gates. 2:50 The 40-Year-Old Virgin 16LS 2005 Comedy. Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd. 4:45 Life As We Know It MS 2010 Comedy. Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel. 6:40 Breach ML 2007 Drama. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe. 8:30 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action. An economically-depressed, but football-obsessed, Texas town puts pressure on its highschool football team to win. Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke. 10:30 Con Air 18VL 1997 Action. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich.

THURSDAY

MAORI

12:25 The Hurt Locker 16VL 2008 Action. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. 2:35 Life As We Know It MS 2010 Comedy. Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel. 4:30 The Making Of The Town R16 4:45 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action. Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke.

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CHOICE

6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 7:30 Pukana 2 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Fresh 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 2:30 Ako 2 3pm Whare Taonga 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Iwi Anthems 3 4:30 Celebrating Maori In Business 3 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 2 6:20 Kete Korero 3 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 7pm Ahorangi Next Generation 3 7:30 Café Niugini PGR 3 8pm The Political Game 3 8:30 Waka Huia 9pm Waiata 3 9:30 Iti Pounamu AO 3 New Zealand short films. 10pm Koroua 3 (Part 2) 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 7:30 Bondi Vet 8:30 Money For Nothing 9:30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 10:30 The Living Room 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Building The Dream 1pm My Dream Home 2pm The House That 100K Built – Tricks Of The Trade 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Polar Bear Town 4:30 The Chronicles Of Nadiya The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain explores the recipes that have shaped her love of cooking. 5:30 The French Collection 6:30 Sold! 7pm American Restoration 7:30 Flying To The Ends Of The Earth 8:30 Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge PGR 9:30 Guy Martin – Fastest Man On Two Wheels 10:30 Sold!

11pm Te Kauta Chat show featuring guests who reminisce about their younger days and some of their naughtiest secrets. 11:30 Closedown

11pm American Restoration 11:30 The Chronicles Of Nadiya The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain explores the recipes that have shaped her love of cooking. 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2am Polar Bear Town 3am The French Collection 4am Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge PGR 5am Guy Martin – Fastest Man On Two Wheels

SKY SPORT 1 6am Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (RPL) Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers. From the Gabba, Brisbane. 9:30 Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First T20. From McLean Park, Napier. 1pm Rugby Documentary – The 1996 All Blacks Tour Of South Africa 2pm World Rugby 2:30 The Fishing Show 3:30 Sky Sports News UK 4pm Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Crystal Palace. 7pm Football League Show 7:30 Fox Sports News 8:30 Football – NZ Premiership Highlights Show 9pm Darts – World Championships (HLS) Day 14 – Match of the Day. 9:30 Darts – World Championships (HLS) Day 14 – Match of the Day. 10pm Darts – World Championships (HLS) Day 15 – Match of the Day. 10:30 Fight Night

THURSDAY

12:30 Rugby Documentary – The 1996 All Blacks Tour Of South Africa 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am World Rugby 2:30 Football League Show 3am Sport TBC 3:30 Darts – World Championships (RPL) Day 15 – Final. 5:30 Football – A League (HLS) Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Football League Show 6:30 Cricket – Super Smash Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 7am Cricket – International Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First ODI. 7:30 Football – NZ Premiership Highlights Show 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Sky Sport Select 9am Darts – World Championships Day 12 – Match of the Day. 9:30 Darts – World Championships Day 13 – Match of the Day. 10am Darts – World Championships Day 14 – Match of the Day. 10:30 Darts – World Championships Day 15 – Match of the Day. 11am Cricket – International Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First ODI. 11:30 World Sailing – December Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Cricket – Super Smash Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 4:30 Darts – World Championships Day 15 – Final. 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Survival Of The Fittest World Championships 8:35 Cricket – International 9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars.

THURSDAY

12:35 Cricket – International 1:05 ICC Cricket 360 2:05 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League 2:35 Cricket – Super Smash 3:05 Cricket – International 3:35 The Cricket Show 4am Fight Night 4Jan17

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Once a Pawn a Time. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Seeking the Catch. 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG Locomotives; Clotted Cream; Boomerangs. 8am Auction Hunters 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 Naked And Afraid Pop-Up Edition M Honduras. 10:20 Dual Survival M Dying of Thirst. 11:15 Deadly Sins M Killing Can Be a Drag. 12:10 Disappeared M 1:05 Evil Kin M Something Wicked in the Woods. 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG Sardines; Piaggio Scooters; Erector Sets. 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Gold Rush PG King of the Klondike. 4:45 Dogs – The Untold Story PG Billion Dollar Dogs. 5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG Lost at Sea. 7:30 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG Cursed Bay. 8:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Great Kilcher Quake. 9:30 Alaskan Bush People M Released to the Wild. 10:30 Edge Of Alaska PG 11:30 You Have Been Warned M Fact or Fiction.

THURSDAY

12:30 Evil Kin M 1:25 Disappeared M 2:20 Auction Hunters 2:45 Auction Hunters PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Treehouse Masters PG 5:05 Moonshiners M

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Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Sport

Mauger in charge Another Kiwi is in a top European rugby post with Aaron Mauger taking interim charge as Leicester’s director of rugby. Former England test hooker and club stalwart Richard Cockerill was axed after the once-powerful Tigers crashed out of the Aviva Premiership playoffs with defeats to Exeter and Saracens. They had also been crushed 38-0 by Munster in a European Champions game. Leicester have won the domestic title 10 times but their last came in the 2012/13 season. Mauger retired from playing in 2010 and has been Leicester’s head coach since 2015.

Cricket boss stood down Anurag Thakur has been ordered to stand down from his role as the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India by the country’s supreme court. It was deemed that Thakur, who took up the position in May last year after being elected unopposed, failed to implement the recommendations handed down by the Lodha Committee, most of which the court made mandatory in July last year. Indeed the court said Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke, who has also been told to step down as BCCI secretary, had stood in the way of the measures.

Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) puts up a shot against Oklahoma City Thunder’s Steven Adams during the second half of their NBA basketball game yesterday. PHOTO AP

Winning streak broken Kiwi centre Steven Adams scored 20 points and Victor Oladipo added 18 for Oklahoma City, who had won five of six coming into the game, but the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 98-94 yesterday.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and 10 rebounds and rookie Malcolm Brogdon hit two free throws with eight seconds left, lifting the Bucks to the win. With Milwaukee leading 9694, Oklahoma City’s Russell

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Westbrook drove the lane, but Tony Snell deflected the ball off the Thunder guard’s leg and the ball went out of bounds. The referees initially signalled the ball went off Snell, but they reversed the call and gave Mil-

waukee possession. Brogdon then was fouled and made both free throws to seal the victory. Westbrook led Oklahoma City with 30 points and six assists but made only three of 17 shots in the second half. - AP

Sandow blots copybook Chris Sandow’s path back to the NRL has narrowed after his alleged involvement in a street brawl in a regional Queensland town. The former Parramatta and South Sydney halfback was hopeful of an NRL return in 2017, with at least three clubs believed to be considering his recruitment. But the NRL has indicated registering his playing contract would be dependent on behavioural standards – something that may prove difficult after he was charged with public nuisance.

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