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Building work hits high numbers BY SUE NEWMAN
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The numbers might have been down but at $129 million, the value of building work in the Ashburton District during 2016 remains high. During the year 960 building consents were issued, 12.7 per cent fewer than the previous year, but that drop-off in numbers could, in part, be laid at the door of changes in the Building Act, Ashburton District Council building services manager Michael Wong says. Those changes have allowed some work such as bathroom renovations, replacing some windows and erecting silos to be exempt from consent requirements, he said. Records were broken all round in 2015, when 1100 consents with a value of $138.757 million were issued and
while numbers and values were down last year, they were above the 10-year average. The area of most significant decline last year was new home consents. These were down from 216, with a value of $79.466 million to 177 valued at $62.625 million last year. Numbers were also pumped up in 2015 by a $4.88 million hospital build and $4.6 million for a new church. Perhaps the most significant change year-on-year was in dairy and milking sheds. In 2015 consents for 16 dairy and milking sheds were issued, valued at $9.209 million; last year just two consents for milking sheds were issued with a total value of $750,000. The 2016 figures did receive a boost, however from a $3 million consent for
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an aged care facility, $1.4 million for a retirement village and $2.856 million for a medical centre. The 2017 year looks set to set a new consent records with 90 consents already on the books in various stages of the consent process, Wong said. Those consents represented $26.7 million worth of work, well up on the 61 consents valued at $8.96 issued in January last year. Of the 90 consents currently in the system, 34 are for new houses; in January last year 16 of the 61 consents were for new homes. “We are expecting a busy year on the building consent side of things, along with having to implement the new swimming pool rules (started January 1) and earthquake-prone regulations (proposed to start July 1),” he said.
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Cafe holiday business booms By Sue NewmaN
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Ashburton’s café owners who were prepared to pay penal rates over the holiday period have reaped the benefits of booming business. It appears the days when Ashburton was a café-less town on statutory holidays have well gone, along with the surcharge that any who did open added on to prices to cover the cost of opening their doors. Columbus owner Nigel Heney and his team had just two days off – Christmas Day and New Year’s Day and for the remaining days of the holiday break they were run off their feet. “We’ve been really busy, well worth staying open and on Boxing Day we doubled our turnover,” he said. He believes his regulars expect his doors to be open and says he doesn’t want to disappoint them.
“If you’re not open then your customers go elsewhere and we did get customers from other cafes that weren’t open,” he said. Yes, his wage bill was significantly higher for the two holiday weeks, but that was recouped in turnover, Heney said. The Robert Harris team took a break on Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s days but were open for the remaining stat days, serving a constant stream of locals and travellers. Owner Dale Gray said for each of the days the business was open the café was packed. “It’s a service we need to provide; it was well worth being open,” he said. For staff at The Somerset Grocer there was a two-day break over New Year, but for each of the days they were open, there was generally a long queue waiting for service.
Final holiday road toll 19 Nineteen people lost their lives on New Zealand roads over the Christmas and New Year period. The official holiday road toll ended at 6am yesterday. It began on Friday, December 23. Last year’s holiday road toll saw 12 people killed on New Zealand roads, with 71 people seriously injured and 296 minor injuries, according to the Ministry of Transport. The worst road toll was during the 1972-73 holiday period, when 37 people died. This year’s toll rose to 19 when Tongan woman Leotisia Malakai, 55, died in hospital on Sunday following a bus crash on Christmas Eve in Gisborne.
Two others – Talita Moimoi Fifita, 33, and 11-year-old student Sione Taumalolo – were also killed in the crash. The youngest victim this year was 2-year-old Tyler Te Ruru Ahurei Davis, who died in a driveway accident in Te Kauwhata on Boxing Day. The first fatality of this year’s holiday period was 83-year-old Myung Wha Lim, who died after being struck by a car in Takapuna on December 23. National road policing manager Steve Greally said earlier the high number of deaths was disappointing and devastating for families. - NZME
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Scouts kept busy at jamboree Thirty-two Mid Canterbury scouts are having a ball under canvas at Renwick, Blenheim. The scouts, plus nine leaders, are part of a major jamboree involving about 4500 people.
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per person to attend. The scouts have been challenged in a range of activities and services duties during the 10 day camp which winds up next week.
Belgian PM on brief NZ visit Belgian’s Deputy Prime Minister is in New Zealand for a four-day visit that includes discussions on a free trade agreement, a visit to Waitangi, and Tintin. Didier Reynders, also his country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, arrived in the country yesterday and leaves on Saturday. He will meet Foreign Minister
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land authorities details of a memorial project proposed by Belgium. Reynders will also visit Te Papa and the Weta Workshop, the latter having produced The Adventures of Tintin movie, about the famous character created by Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé. -NZME
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District’s camp grounds busy By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Tents, campervans and cabins have all been well used around Mid Canterbury this holiday season. Camping grounds and holiday parks in the district have been experiencing similar or increased numbers of guests compared to previous years. Glenn Cockburn from Rakaia River Holiday Park said there had been around a 10 per cent increase in campers compared to previous years. Experiencing very good weather and having the benefits of a new pool that the kids have been loving, the park has been very busy, he said. Families camping make up the majority of Rakaia’s guests, with most coming from no further than an hour’s drive away. In Mt Somers things have also been busy for Lawrence and Mandy Gordon. A good Christmas period turned into a great New Year’s for Mt Somers Holiday Park. On New Year’s Eve, Lawrence described the park as “chock-a-block”. Around this time of year the park generally plays host to mainly local guests. A few rainy or windy days have not been enough to deter holiday goers, the owners said. Over the bridge at Tinwald a
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In brief Where’s summer? It’s not coming in the next few days, according to the MetService. Temperatures around the country have dropped up to six degrees and while today is expected to be better, another cold front and southerlies are forecast to blast the south tomorrow. “We’re stuck with this southwest flow through to the weekend as the high in the Tasman refuses to budge, said MetService forecaster Tuporo Marsters. Some places will be fine, but temperatures will remain cool.
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Happy holiday goers enjoying their time at Coronation Park during the busy holiday period. From left – Kaylee Evans, Lorraine Taulu, Saphire Evans and Paul Sexton. PHOTO SUPPLIED steady flow of guests have been staying at the Ashburton Holiday Park. Camp manager Celia Folley said that the park had seen a good mix of tourists along with plenty of locals.
The weather had deterred a few from sticking with their holiday plans, with some guests postponing their stays or cancelling them all together. Coronation Park owner Jamie Dalzell said the park had been as
busy as previous years and the weather had not forced too many cancellations. For some guests, however, when the weather turned sour they opted to pack up shop and head home.
Firefighters kept busy Lucky fisherman Ashburton’s volunteer firefighters were called to man the pumps 422 times last year. They attended motor vehicle accidents and structure and vegetation fires, as well as helping St John ambulance officers when called on. The Ashburton Fire Brigade, through its Facebook page, said callouts also included alarm activations, animal rescues and assisting other volunteer units around the district. The number is on a par with previous years. Employers were thanked for
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letting firefighters run out during work time and families were also thanked for their support and commitment, and putting up with broken sleep and missed dinners and special events. The Ashburton station will be expanded this year to incorporate both the volunteer brigade and Ashburton rural unit. Their second major project is extending the building at the Plains Museum that houses the brigade’s historic equipment and fire appliances, which make up one of the best collections in New Zealand.
A Kiwi fisherman treaded water for six hours after being dragged into remote waters by a marlin off Western Australia. The angler, who was fishing alone, caught the large fish about 55 kilometres off the remote North West Cape yesterday, BBC reported. BBC said another fisherman alerted authorities to the man’s empty boat, which was spotted travelling at speed. The man who is believed to be in his 20s, was found in the water after several boats
joined the search. Rescuers said the man was incredibly lucky to survive after being found in “the middle of nowhere”. “The boating community that was out there did a very good job at rallying around and getting a search underway as fast as possible,” said Rusty Ellis, commander of the Exmouth Volunteers Marine Rescue Group. The man was treated at Exmouth Hospital for hypothermia and shock. - NZME
Bad weather and the risk of rockfalls has forced the closure of State Highway 1 south of Kaikoura. The road, which was badly damaged in November’s magnitude 7.8 earthquake, has been closed between Peketa and Goose Bay. It is expected to reopen again today. Motorists travelling to Kaikoura have been advised to use Inland Route 70 between Culverden and Kaikoura. The closure comes during the busy summer tourism season as the region works to rebuild after the quakes. - NZME
One dead in crash A motorist died after a single car crash south of Christchurch yesterday afternoon. The car crashed on the ChristchurchAkaroa Road, near Tai Tapu, at 2.30pm yesterday. State Highway 75 was closed south of Tai Tapu between Macartneys Road and Duck Pond Road as a result. - NZME
Hijacker to do it again A woman jailed after she hijacked an Air New Zealand flight is warning she will do it again when she is released. Asha Ali Abdille, a refugee from Somalia, was sentenced to nine years in jail after trying to hijack a flight from Blenheim to Christchurch in February, 2008. The then 33-yearold stabbed both pilots and a female passenger suffered minor wounds as she tried to restrain Abdille. Abdille is still classified as a high risk and has reportedly warned that given the chance, she will attempt to hijack an aircraft again. -NZME
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November2016 At the end of each year, Guardian staff choose the best of the year’s photos to share with you all and reminisce. Left – Mount Hutt College’s head boy and girl Erana Te Moananui (left) and Aleks Small are looking forward to representing their school. 021116-AK-050
Above – Sculptor Tai Meuli focused on turning a piece of stone into a work of art during the Ashburton Stone Sculpture Symposium. 041116-AK-065
Right – Mid Canterbury scouts were warming up for an upcoming jamboree. 061116-TM-0149
Above – He was no longer the mayor but Angus McKay said his heart and his soul are still very much in the Ashburton District. 091116-AK-004
Above – School students Jed Amos, 11, (left) and Jacob Swan, 13, tested out some of the equipment that was on display as part of the Science Road Show at Ashburton Intermediate School. 081116-TM-0023
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Above – David Best marked Armistice Day by wearing the uniform that was worn by his great grandfather in World War One. 111116-AK-061
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November2016 Left – Paddy and Maree Kennedy were busy slicing and packing bacon that was to be donated to Kaikoura earthquake victims. 161116-TM-0005
Right – Samantha McArthur (left) and Nic Thomassen were announced as Ashburton College’s 2017 head boy and girl at the Year 12 prizegiving. 091116-TM-0027
Left – Tinwald resident Danielle Hanna Perriton looks through the hole caused by hail which struck Ashburton mid-November. 161116-TM-0086
Right – Ashburton schools relished the chance to display their cultural performance skills at the Hakatere Festival. 171116-AK-035
Above – St Joseph’s School student council members (from left) Milli Sullivan, 13, Eimear Gray, 13 and Georgia Williams-Freeman, 12, with an armful of coats – just a few of the more than 100 coats collected which were donated to Coats for Kids. 221116-NG-9-22
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Above – Ashburton College’s new principal Ross Preece, was in town to meet staff and get to know the community he will call home. 151116-TM-0003
Above – Celebrating the festive season that was just around the corner Lois Sparrow (left) and Bridget Lamont with Santa during Christmas night in the Ashburton Arcade. 311016-TM-0033
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Manson hospitalised A California prison official says cult leader Charles Manson is alive following reports that he was hospitalised. TMZ reported that Manson was taken to a hospital in Bakersfield, about 60 miles south of the California prison where he has been incarcerated. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation spokeswoman Terry Thornton declined to say whether the leader of the notorious Manson family has been hospitalised. Thornton said Manson, 82, is still assigned to the prison in Corcoran, but she declined to say whether he’s there, citing safety and security protocols. Privacy laws prohibit her from discussing an inmate’s medical situation, Thornton said. Manson was convicted of orchestrating the 1969 murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six others. Sarah Ardalani of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said in an email that the agency had no information on Manson. The office prosecuted Manson and has objected to his release. He was most recently up for parole in 2012 — his
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twelfth bid for freedom. The California State Prison, Corcoran, has medical facilities to treat inmates requiring urgent or emergency care
Brazilian prison overhaul Brazil’s justice minister has proposed an overhaul of the penal system to tackle chronic prison overcrowding a day after 56 inmates were massacred in the deadliest riot in two decades. Alexandre de Moraes says Brazil needs to improve conditions in jails, after visiting the prison in the jungle city of Manaus where violence erupted between rival drug gangs. In an incident that shocked even Brazilians inured to regular outbreaks of prison violence, machete-wielding gangs decapitated inmates and threw their bodies over a wall of the penitentiary. Some 223 inmates from other prisons in Amazonas state were
relocated to an abandoned jail in Manaus to protect them from rival gangs following the riot. Moraes says the solution to Brazil’s chronic prison violence is not just to keep opening new prisons. “We need to make sure those who deserve to be in jail stay there and those who committed minor crimes get out,” Moraes told reporters after visiting the Anisio Jobim penitentiary. The minister says 42 per cent of inmates in Brazil’s prisons are awaiting trial, versus a global average of just 20 per cent. The prison system is the worst in the world, according to human rights groups. -AAP
as well as in-patient hospital stays. “In general, inmates are sent to outside hospitals if they need surgical services,
emergency care, or diagnostic services of an acute nature,” said Joyce Hayhoe, a spokeswoman for the federal receiver who controls prison medical care. “These services are not provided in state prison facilities.” In November, the state inspector general, which monitors the corrections system, characterised care at Corcoran as “inadequate.” Manson was convicted of leading a cult in which disaffected young people living in a commune followed his orders and were ultimately turned into killers. Manson and three female followers, Susan Atkins, Patricia Krenwinkle and Leslie Van Houten, were convicted of murder and sentenced to death for killings at two gruesome scenes in the summer of 1969. Another defendant, Charles “Tex” Watson, was convicted later. All were spared execution when a US Supreme Court ruling temporarily banned the death penalty in 1972. -AP
Queensland flooding Severe storms have dumped more than 250mm of rain in parts of central Queensland, causing flash flooding and road closures. Residents are being warned the deluge is far from over, with more heavy falls forecast yesterday and conditions not expected to ease until the weekend. Sarina, south of Mackay, copped the heaviest downpour with 302mm of rain falling overnight. Nearby Prospect Creek recorded 255mm of rain, while 233mm fell at Mackay Airport. The deluge caused many
roads to go under water, with some still off limits on Wednesday morning. As the clean-up begins, the Bureau of Meteorology is warning residents on the central coast to keep an eye on the forecast with further downpours expected from Rockhampton to Bowen. “We could get some more heavy rainfall totals like that over the next 24 hours,” forecaster Andrew Buffalino told AAP. Showers were expected to continue over the central coast for the next four to five days but should begin to ease from Friday, he added. -AAP
Janet Jackson has baby Janet Jackson has given birth to her first child at the age of 50. The That’s The Way Love Goes hitmaker and her husband Wissam Al Mana welcomed their son Eissa Al Mana into the world on yesterday. Her representative said in a statement: “Janet Jackson and husband Wissam Al Mana are thrilled to welcome their new son Eissa Al Mana into the world. Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably. The 50-year-old star has kept out of the spotlight during her pregnancy but did take to social media in late November to insist she was “doing well”.
George Michael statue? A petition by George Michael fans urging Westminster to erect a statue of the late singer outside his north London home has almost reached its target of 1500 signatures. The campaign comes as it was revealed that the singer anonymously donated vast amounts to local events in the Highgate area over the last decade, including buying the community Christmas tree. It generated more than 1400 signatures less than a week after it was launched by John Vasiliou, days after the singer’s death aged 53. Mr Vasiliou plans to deliver the completed petition to Prime Minister Theresa May.
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State of emergency extension sought Istanbul The Turkish parliament is set to vote to extend a state of emergency put in place following an attempted coup in mid-July. A motion to extend the state of emergency by 90 days from January 19 would be brought before parliament, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim told lawmakers from the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) party earlier this week. President Reccep Tayyip
Erdogan declared a state of emergency after the attempted coup on July 15. The failed coup was followed by a widespread crackdown on suspected government opponents in many sectors. Erdogan said that the state of emergency has allowed a more effective fight against terrorism. At the weekend, Turkey suffered another major terrorist
attack, which killed 39 people in an Istanbul nightclub and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack. On Sunday, Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus said: “The state of emergency will last as long as necessary.” The state of emergency, which allows Erdogan to enact laws before gaining parliamentary approval, needs parliament’s assent. Yildirim said that parlia-
ment would begin to work from Sunday on the introduction of a more presidential system of government. If at least 330 members of the 550-seat parliament vote for the reforms, there is likely to be a referendum in the spring to approve the changes. If approved, the reforms will give significantly more power to Erdogan and weaken parliament. - DPA
Brexit - the movie Get ready for Nigel Farage - the movie. The Hollywood film-maker behind the Harry Potter franchise is in talks about making a film of the former Ukip leader’s campaign to take Britain out of the European Union. Warner Brothers is in talks with Arron Banks, the insurance millionaire who funded Leave.EU, about a film based on his diary of the successful campaign. Andy Wigmore, a spokesman for Mr Banks, said: “We have had some very serious Hollywood people in touch with us who are going to buy the rights to the book. They want to buy the option on it.”
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Ford cancels Mexican plans The auto industry’s relationship with President-elect Donald Trump took a dramatic turn earlier this week as Ford Motor Co decided to shift investment dollars targeted for Mexico to the US, while Trump threatened General Motors with a tax on some imported small cars. Ford is cancelling plans to build a new $1.6 billion factory in Mexico, and will instead invest some of that money in a US factory that will build new electric and autonomous vehicles. Ford said last spring it would move production of the Ford Focus small car to the new plant from Michigan. Trump repeatedly criticised the plan, and Ford was among the companies he threatened to hit with a 35 per cent tariff on products made in Mexico and exported to the US. Trump added General Motors to that group, saying in a tweet that the Cruze small cars GM makes in Mexico and sends to US dealers could face “a big border tax!” Ford CEO Mark Fields said that market forces dictated Ford’s decision not to build the Mexican plant. Low gas prices and low interest rates have been hammering small-car sales. US sales of the Focus were down through November; by contrast, sales of Ford’s biggest SUV, were up.
Flat Rock Assembly employees clap as Ford President and CEO Mark Fields announces plans cancelling expansion plans in Mexico. PHOTO AP Ford will still move production of the Focus to Mexico, but it will go to an existing plant in Hermosillo that makes mid-size cars. The Michigan plant that currently makes the Focus will get two new products next year, preserving jobs at the facility. Fields said Ford will invest $700 million in the Flat Rock plant to make hybrid, electric and autonomous vehicles. It will also hire around 700 workers starting in 2018. In announcing the Michigan expansion, Fields noted Trump’s promise to make the US
more competitive by lowering taxes and easing regulations. “This is a vote of confidence for President-elect Trump and some of the policies he may be pursuing,” Fields said at the company’s plant in Flat Rock. Workers lined up on the factory floor cheered the news. United Auto Workers Vice President Jimmy Settles, the union’s chief negotiator for Ford, told workers he cried when he heard about the investment. Flat Rock, which employs around 3200 people, was threatened with closure
during the recession. Among the new vehicles the Flat Rock plant will make is a fully electric SUV that will go 300 miles on a charge. That is due to go on sale in 2020. The plant also will make a hybrid autonomous vehicle that is scheduled to be released in 2021. Ford also said it will release a hybrid version of its best-seller, the F-150 pickup, and a hybrid version of the Mustang in 2020. Two new hybrid police vehicles also are coming over the next five years. -AP
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In brief Death sparks warning The death of a 13-year-old Brisbane boy in a choking “game” has sparked warnings for parents to educate their children about the dangers of the online craze. Federation of Parents and Friends Association of Catholic Schools in Queensland executive director Carmel Nash said parents needed to be aware of the game, which involves children being dared to allow themselves to be choked unconscious. “They are kids, they are not aware of the dangers and the consequences, and it really is the parents’ job to talk to kids about it and for schools to make sure they are making parents aware,” she told the Courier Mail. - AAP
Leading holiday films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story remained the number 1 film at the box office for the third straight week, as the Star Wars spin-off maintained its dominance into the new year. Universal’s animated Sing, also followed in second for the second straight week. Sony’s sci-fi romance Passengers and Fox’s video-game adaptation Assassin’s Creed had a harder time drawing audiences to match their budgets, while Oscar contenders La La Land, Fences and Manchester by the Sea continued to pull in big, largely adult crowds. -AP
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Failure to wear a seatbelt stupidity Sue Newman
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f there’s one thing to be grateful for over the holiday break, it’s that the Ashburton District has been relatively crime and accident free. As many parts of New Zealand count their post-holiday wrap in grim accident and crime statistics, we have the good fortune not to have made the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The official holiday period ended at 6am yesterday and with it we had a tally of 19 deaths on the road, significantly up on last year. It’s a shocking number and what is even more tragic is that most could have been avoided. Speed, inattention and simply not being in the moment, all will have played a part and all could be put down to simple avoidable, human error. There was, however, one factor in some deaths that could not – failure to wear a seatbelt. That’s a choice. With some of the holiday period’s fatalities occurring to non-seatbelt wearers, police are upping their efforts to enforce seatbelts being worn in all moving vehicles. Is it complacency, is it a desire to thumb their nose at the law or perhaps in the young part of their a ‘six feet tall and bullet-proof’ attitude that stops a driver or passenger belting up? Whatever the reason, failure to take that simple safety precaution is costing lives. The police must wonder what more they can do. While so many rules and regulations are plainly ridiculous and are an example of health and safety gone mad, wearing a seatbelt in a moving vehicle is just common sense. On top of those deaths among non-seatbelt wearers are people who were severely injured in road smashes simply because they were not belted in. There’s also a toll in being an injured crash survivor who must live with the consequences of failing to take two seconds to belt up. Seatbelts are a simple, common-sense way to up your chances of surviving a road smash, using them is a no-brainer. If the facts don’t speak loudly enough to those who refuse to click their belt in place, what more can the police do short of upping vigilance and hitting offenders with a hefty fine and that takes their time away from their other job, fighting crime.
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■ SEALORD
Sealord more than doubled its annual profit as the country’s second biggest fishing group reaped fatter margins from a larger catch attracting better prices. Net profit climbed to $22.9 million in the year ended September 30 from $8.9 million a year earlier, according to holding company Kura’s financial statements, lodged with the Companies Office. Sealord’s 2015 profit was restated from $10.1 million to reflect a mistake in the acquisition accounts of Van Diemen Aquaculture, which lowered the group’s share of profits from associates. Revenue rose 5.3 per cent to $454.3 million, while gross margins widened to 24 per cent from 21 per cent in 2015. The bottom line was bolstered with $3 million of other income, while operating expenses included $1.4 million of restructuring costs. Nelson-based Sealord didn’t immediately have anyone available for comment, though chief executive Steve Yung said in December the company “had a good year with better catch volumes, better pricing and tighter control
of overheads and administrative expenses, all contributing to the improved result”. In recent years, Sealord has been reducing the size of its workforce and quitting unprofitable divisions in response to lower prices and a strong New Zealand dollar. Its latest accounts show the firm’s wage bill fell to $82.5 million from $85.8 million and that it sold its North Island mussel processing and marine farming interests in the financial year. The result mirrored that of NZX-listed rival Sanford, which also more than doubled annual profit, as a weaker currency and higher-value catch underpinned revenue gains. Sanford had also gone through a period of exiting unprofitable businesses which it deemed “unsustainable”, and
plans to scale back the “commodity nature” of its portfolio with New Zealand’s seafood industry holding “great potential for adding substantial value to the economy”. Last month, Sealord shareholder Moana New Zealand, formerly Aotearoa Fisheries, said it would lift its dividend to its iwi owners after lifting its own profit on the larger contribution from Sealord. The fishing group, whose other shareholder is Japan’s Nippon Suisan Kaisha, declared and paid dividends of $4 million in 2016, down from $10.5 million a year earlier. In August, Sealord said it would spend $70 million on a new deepwater vessel, its first purchase since 1996, which is scheduled to be ready by 2018. - BusinessDesk
■ AIRLINE SAFETY
Flying colours for Air NZ safety Air New Zealand has scored second in a list of airlines with the best safety record in 2016. Cathay Pacific retained its spot as the carrier with the best safety record, according to the study by the Jet Airliner Crash Data Evalua-
tion Centre (JACDEC), carried out for air industry magazine Aero International. The information will be published on January 18 but has been obtained by dpa early. Air New Zealand is second, Hainan Airlines third and Qatar
Airways fourth, according to dpa. The JACDEC researchers make their calculations based on an airline’s record, cross-referenced with the number of accidents and total losses, over the span of 30 years. - DPA
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panies in the long run, because it makes them more useful to their customers’ lives, analysts say. But it’s harder to sell in a flashy way. “The specs are easier to point to and say, ‘it’s 20 per cent faster,’” said Accenture analyst John Curran. “But the end-to-end innovation is perhaps more exciting in the long run, because they can transform how they’ve gotten things done and create some new experience that was never before possible.” There will still be eye-popping gadgets of note, even if the top trends that analysts say to watch this year are much like those in
stand our emotions and develop its own emotions. The increased presence of automakers and other nontraditional tech companies illustrates how the show itself is growing, said Gary Shapiro, chief executive of the Consumer Technology Association – the trade group that hosts the convention each year. The CES is also highlighting more non-traditional companies, he said. For example, Carnival Cruise Line chief executive Arnold Donald will talk, in a keynote speech, about how his firm is using connected devices to run its ships like self-enclosed smart cities. While there aren’t that many new types of products to talk about, there’s a lot of growth within categories people already know. Wearable technology exhibitors are up 100 per cent, Shapiro said, while virtual reality, smart home, drones and robotics companies have upped their space on the show floor by more than 30 per cent. - Washington Post
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Ahead of CES, Samsung touted a robot vacuum cleaner that will work with Amazon’s Alexa so you can clean up using just your voice. Whirlpool is touting a smart garbage can that can compost your trash in one day. Lightbulb company Sylvania announced a smart lightbulb that won’t require its own app to work but will instead integrate completely with Apple’s Siri and Home app. So you’ll be able to say “Hey, Siri, turn on my lights at 7pm” and save some storage space on your phone. This approach is good for com-
years past: internet-connected appliances, drones, robotics, artificial intelligence and wearable devices. LG previewed a levitating speaker that’s supposed to stay floating for up to 10 hours. Under Armour is showing off a new line of smart shoes, which will track your steps and offer insight on muscle fatigue. There are also new areas of the floor devoted exclusively to smart energy tech and sleep tech. Sleep Number has a new smart bed that continuously adjusts itself to make your sleep more comfortable. A lot more car news is also expected to be coming out of the show, with many automakers showing off their latest ideas for ways to make our vehicles into rolling living rooms – complete with entertainment options, selfdriving technology and internet connections. Ford will use the show to debut its new autonomous driving system. There even will be a car by Honda that is supposed to under-
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The technology industry’s annual Consumer Electronics Show kicks off this week and is expected – as usual – to broadcast what the industry considers to be the top trends of the year. Technology companies headed into the 50-year-old show fighting what has become a difficult narrative to shake: that there’s nothing new to show. It has been years since the show has turned out a really exciting gadget. That reflects broader criticism of an industry that seems to have no blockbuster follow-up to the smartphone. The industry is still innovating, analysts say, but just in a different way. Consumers will see more services instead of gadgets coming out of this year’s show, with products that combine both hardware and software. Take smart-home technology, for example. This area has been a highlight for several years, and analysts expect it will make some of the biggest splashes in this year’s show.
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■ BOVINE TB
Hunters help with Tb research tion of Tb infection. “When Tb is present in possums in an area, it is highly likely that it will also be present in local pigs. If we can pinpoint where disease is, we can be specific about possum control,” he said. In the next 10 months, pigs will be taken from across selected areas of North Canterbury, Marlborough, Tasman and the West Coast to better understand the pattern of disease. This is important surveillance work for the new Tb-free pro-
South Island pigs are playing an important role in the effort to eradicate bovine Tb. Professional hunting contractors working for the organisation that manages New Zealand’s Tbfree programme, OSPRI, are out this year looking for feral pigs that can indicate the presence, or absence, of Tb in an area’s wildlife. Northern South Island programme manager for OSPRI Josh King said pig surveillance is one of the best tools available for understanding the geographical loca-
gramme, which is on track to eradicate bovine Tb from wildlife by 2040, from farmed cattle and deer by 2026 and from all New Zealand by 2055. While possums are known to be the main transmitters of disease to farmed livestock and to other wildlife, pigs do carry the disease but don’t pass it on. To gain access to areas of pig habitat, our contractors will request permission to enter farmland. Farmers can help by granting access and informing them of any known hazards that could
endanger their safety. Much of the work will involve helicopter hunting, although some traditional hunting methods will be employed. Once feral pigs have been collected, post-mortem examinations will check for tuberculosis in the lymph nodes just below the jawbone, and this can indicate the presence of disease in the area where the animal was taken. King says that makes it crucial for contractors to correctly dispose of skins and offal after
■ FONTERRA
Fourteen million tests and counting In the time it takes you to read this, Fonterra will have carried out another 60 tests on its milk and products. The co-operative carries out more than 14 million tests on its raw milk through to final product every year – that’s one test every two seconds. Testing is the front line of ensuring milk quality and safety lives up to the Trusted Goodness seal. The testing journey begins on farm where the tanker operators look for anything out of the ordinary, check the temperature of the milk, as well as taking samples for random testing further down the track. Fonterra Group Director Food Safety and Quality Greg McCullough says once the milk arrives at the site every 26,000 litre tanker load is tested. Throughout the journey, from the farm to the customers’ doorstep, Fonterra
A tanker driver testing a milk sample. tests for more than 70 different things; from safety and quality aspects through to fat and protein levels, as well as how the final product tastes, smells and performs. As well as world class technology, highly trained human instinct is required to determine the freshness and quality of the milk. Hundreds of samples of raw
milk are smelt by a sensory tester every day, whose highly tuned senses enable them to pick up even the slightest whiff of milk that’s not up to scratch, and pizzas are cooked hourly to test the stretch and taste of the mozzarella at Fonterra’s Clandeboye site. “We know fresh when we taste and smell it, so it’s an important part of the process. This along
with the world class technology, the processes and people we have ensures that every step of the way we’re working to provide the highest quality dairy nutrition to millions of families all over the world,” McCullough said. Testing is carried out by both Fonterra and independent laboratories. One of the independent laboratories is Milk Test NZ who test milk for the majority of the country’s dairy companies, and generate more than 8.6 million test results every year for Fonterra. Every raw milk sample collected is tested for composition as well as going through up to eight random tests that determine indicators of quality. This process also includes Fonterra’s world leading milk fingerprinting technology, which can help determine which product the milk is best suited for.
they’ve removed the head. Farmers can help by offering the use of their covered offal pits. “Disposing of offal properly is really important for containing any disease a pig might carry,” he said. As more areas of New Zealand are cleared of disease, pigs can also confirm the effect of good possum control. “The absence of Tb in pigs is also useful – to demonstrate that possum control has been effective and that disease has been eradicated from the area.”
■ GDT AUCTION
NZ prices down at auction Prices at Fonterra’s first GlobalDairyTrade auction of the year have fallen, with the important whole milk powder price down 7.7 per cent. The GDT Index dropped 3.9 per cent and the average price down to $US3463 ($NZ4991) per metric tonne on Wednesday morning (NZ time). It followed a 0.5 per cent drop at the last auction in mid-December, after the index performed positively in the last six months of 2016. Whole milk powder, Fonterra’s main export, dropped 7.7 per cent to $US3294 ($NZ4747) per tonne. There were 151 bidders with a total of 22,396 metric tonnes of milk product sold. - NZME
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Above – The pool was awash with competitors at the 2016 Memorial Championships at the EA Networks Centre. Left – Local rider Lewis Dray is ready to compete in the 300cc Lightweight Production class in January. Right – Ashburton MSA Snooker Club member Richard Erpe plays during the Ashburton v Kaiapoi Ron Skilling Trophy tournament where Erpe scored a 58 break.
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Left – Daryl Wright leads the way in the 6-shooter category during an event at Ashburton Speedway. Right – Dressage Ashburton Regional Championship level one pony champion winner Emma Copplestone astride Dinki Di Doff at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds.
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In brief Praise for Springs track He barely got to do any laps thanks to the inclement Auckland weather but NASCAR star Kyle Larson has given Springs Speedway a massive plaudit during his fleeting visit this week. Larson, the 2014 NASCAR Rookie of the Year, managed to complete a couple of qualifying laps in a midget on Tuesday night before rain washed out the 50-lap feature event. He had to be on a plane back to the United States yesterday for a prior commitment so wasn’t able to run in last night’s rescheduled event. Before he left though Larson labelled the Auckland venue as one of the best he has raced at in his already decorated career. - NZME
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Lincoln’s Darren Lewis gets under way at the Tinwald Golf Club’s New Year Tournament on Monday. PHOTO MATT MARKHAM 020117-MM-0006
■ GOLF
Lewis’good form too good The Senior division, for players with a handicap of 16 or less was won by Philip Roulston who picked up 41 stablefords with Nigel Heney next on 41. In the Women’s event Margaret Kelk’s 45 stablefords were enough to see her sneak home over Sue Newman with 44 and Wendy Stevenson with 40. Leading scores from the day’s play: Senior, -16: Philip Roulston
Lincoln golfer Darren Lewis took home the spoils in the Junior division of the Tinwald Golf Club’s New Year Tournament on Monday. He finished with 43 stablefords, one clear of his nearest rival, Gordon Carter who collected 42 while three players; Dave Allan, Geoff Kelk and Neil Rayner all picked up 41 to tie for third.
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Valterri Bottas looks set to be named Lewis Hamilton’s new team-mate at Mercedes for the 2017 Formula One campaign. The Finn reportedly paid a secret visit to the team’s HQ in Brackley for a sitting fitting, ahead of being named replacement for world champion Nico Rosberg, The Sun reported. Rosberg shocked the motor-racing world by announcing his retirement, just five days after winning his first world title. Mercedes’ third driver, Pascal Wehrlein, who was one of the men tipped to replace
Rosberg, is on the verge of joining Sauber, which would make Bottas’ move to the constructors’ champions all the more likely. Bottas has impressed during his four years at Williams, finishing a career high of fourth in the 2014 World Championship and consistently outpacing the experienced Brazilian Felipe Massa. But many fans were underwhelmed by the idea of the Finn taking the seat and had hoped to see Hamilton partnered by former rival Fernando Alonso. One tweeted: “Hamilton will destroy Bottas. If they
[Mercedes] are dominant then Hamilton will win everything.” Bottas is currently managed by Mercedes head of motorsport Toto Wolff, who would resign from the driver’s three-man management team, if his move to Mercedes is finalised. That move would likely see Massa postpone his retirement to drive alongside 18-year-old Lance Stroll. The Williams driver was reduced to tears, after an emotional reception from his home fans in Brazil, during the second-last Grand Prix of the season. - NZME
The upsets finally came at the Bowls New Zealand National Championships in a wet New Plymouth on Tuesday. Rain saw the cancellation of the men’s single post section play, which will now be contested on Friday. The women’s pairs were able to be played on the indoor green at the Paritutu club. The big story was the loss of defending champion and world ranked pairs combination of Jo Edwards and Val Smith. The pairing went down 15-14 to Reen Stratford of Wanganui and Aucklander Linda Ralph. Stratford and Ralph went on to qualify for the quarter-finals with victory over Ann Loveridge and Marilyn Constantine. - NZME
Giroud leads comeback Olivier Giroud headed a late equaliser after setting up two goals to complete Arsenal’s second-half fightback at Bournemouth, salvaging a 3-3 draw for his side in an engrossing Premier League game yesterday. Bournemouth stunned Arsenal in an electric 20-minute opening, with Charlie Daniel netting and Callum Wilson scoring a penalty. Arsenal’s troubles on the south coast deepened in the 58th minute when Ryan Fraser put the ball through goalkeeper Petr Cech’s legs. But Bournemouth capitulated in the final 20 minutes, helped by being reduced to 10 men, with Giroud setting up Alexis Sanchez with a header and then teeing up Lucas Perez’s volley in the 75th minute. Giroud then spared Arsenal from a fourth loss of the campaign in the second minute of stoppage time after getting the slightest of touches on the end of Granit Xhaka’s cross to glance in a header. - NZME
Broncos go bold The Brisbane Broncos have unveiled a bold new look upon returning to pre-season training this year. The Broncos hit the paddock at the University of Queensland yesterday in a teal training kit, much different to their traditional maroon and gold colours. The brighter shade was a throwback to the infamous teal jersey of 1998 and 2002 which is regarded as one of the club’s less popular designs. The Broncos last month released a mint-coloured jersey for the Auckland Nines which was designed by some of the club’s Kiwi contingent in Jordan Kahu and Alex Glenn. - NZME
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■ TENNIS
■ COAST TO COAST
Strong showing against Venus
Dual Aussie Olympian a starter
Kiwi wildcard Jade Lewis has fallen at the first hurdle against Venus Williams at the ASB Classic, but not without a sterling effort. Lewis, who was playing her first WTA match, pushed the American legend to the limit in the first set, before eventually succumbing 7-6 (2) 6-2 in 88 minutes. Lewis will rue some chances that got away, especially when she had two chances to serve for the first set and also held a set point, but overall this match was a lot closer than most pundits had predicted. Given there was a rankings disparity of more than 1000 places between the duo, there were some fears that the 18-year-old Kiwi could be blown off the court. But Lewis, who is the niece of 1983 Wimbledon finalist Chris, more than held her own in a messy first set, which featured six breaks of serve. After the match restarted at 2-2, neither player could hold serve for the first three games on Wednesday, before Lewis eventually held to take a 5-3 lead. Lewis had a set point at 5-4, but couldn’t take advantage, holding her head in her hands as Williams broke back. Lewis had another chance at 6-5, when a series of Williams double faults opened the door for the Kiwi, but couldn’t take it.
Wildcard entry Jade Lewis put up a strong showing against Venus Williams at the ASB Classic. That was her last chance. Williams came to life in the tie-breaker, while Lewis came up with several loose shots. The second set was more of a procession. While Lewis never stopped trying and came up with some beautiful winners, the emotional energy of the first set seemed to take its toll. A pep talk from coach Simon Rea raised her spirits for a while, but Williams raced to a 5-0 lead as Lewis lost her range. Lewis fought to the end, saving
one match point, but Williams eventually wrapped up a hardfought win. “I’m thankful to get through,” said Williams afterwards. “She’s very talented. “She has a fire inside her, I love to see that in a young player. “I remember when I was her age. It was a long time ago, but I still remember. “The first match of the year is never perfect, but I’m happy to be into the next round and playing another teenager. I’m just
feeling old.” Meanwhile, on the outside courts, Crotian eight seed Ana Konjuh finally put away Belgian Kirsten Flipkens 6-4 3-6 6-3 in another match that began yesterday and went for more than two hours. Konjuh is scheduled for a centrecourt showdown with former ASB Classic champion Yanina Wickmayer later this afternoon, as organisers scramble to make up lost time with the draw. - NZME
■ CRICKET
New name, same old Kane Williamson The shirt name was misspelt ‘Willamson’, but the McLean Park crowd had no trouble identifying No.22 in New Zealand’s opening six-wicket Twenty20 win over Bangladesh last night. Captain Kane Williamson worked as the hosts’ GPS, navigating them across tricky terrain to post 73 not out from 55 balls, his highest score in the international format. As the cliché goes, there’s no ‘I’ in team and, in an apparel sponsor gaffe, there was no second ‘i’ on Williamson’s shirt as he complemented a collaborative Black Caps bowling and fielding effort with his willow. “I just had to wear a shirt ... it still felt the same,” Williamson said. His innings came after the hosts looked vulnerable, falling to 46 for three in the seventh over chasing 142. The catalyst to the winning chase came in the 14th over when a Williamson slog sweep off Shakib Al Hasan scraped over deep mid-wicket’s head for four. “Yeah, I just chipped it over him,” Williamson quipped. “That’s the nature of T20, you have to take those risks. You’re always weighing up the situation, looking at what you need and which bowlers you can target.” Williamson supplemented the chip by clobbering a six whose only chance of being caught was by members of the corporate
Kane Williamson on his way to scoring 77 in Tuesday night’s match against Bangladesh. boxes. Twelve runs came off the over. A required run rate which had crept towards nine started dipping. “We probably want to be smarter as we get into the format,” Williamson said. “We lost wickets at times where we wanted to grab the momentum and push the game forward. That kept us in limbo.” Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza said his opposite was the key difference: “We batted well in the last 10 overs and bowled well in the first 10 overs but Williamson, with the support of [Colin] de Grandhomme, finished it profes-
sionally.” True to character, Williamson deflected the praise to de Grandhomme. The Aucklander also made his highest T20I score, 41 not out off 22 balls, in an unbeaten fifth-wicket partnership of 81. “The way Colin came out to finish it was extremely smart and a great contribution to get us across,” Williamson said. “The job with the ball [to restrict Bangladesh to 141-8] was [also] outstanding on a good surface with short boundaries square. “Ben [Wheeler] swung the ball nicely at the top. We all know he’s
a good death bowler so those first three overs set the tone, then Lockie [Ferguson] came in and bowled fast which made life uncomfortable [for Bangladesh].” Ferguson finished with figures of three for 32 and Wheeler two for 22 from their respective allotments. Both players were debuting in the format alongside Tom Bruce, who was run out for seven. “It was unfortunate, I felt for Brucey,” Williamson said. “He was fantastic in the field and confident with the bat but I slipped [going for two], looked up and thought ‘oh no’.” - NZME
Two-time Australian Olympian Courtney Atkinson will undertake a 243 kilometre journey from one side of New Zealand to the other next month in his first attempt at the Kathmandu Coast to Coast World Championship event. The one-day race, held on February 10, is also known as The Longest Day, an 11 plus hour multi-sport race contested from the South Island’s west coast to east, finishing in the Christchurch seaside suburb of New Brighton. It sees competitors start with a three kilometre run before switching to bikes for 55 kilometres, a 30 kilometre mountain run and another 15 kilometres of road cycling before tackling 67 kilometres of rapids in a kayak. Competitors then embark on another 70 kilometres of cycling across the Canterbury Plains to the finish line at New Brighton Beach. Atkinson represented Australia in the triathlon at the Beijing and London Olympics, where he was the best-performed Australian male triathlete at both games. A highly-decorated endurance athlete, Atkinson will have just 12 weeks to get himself ready for the race – including getting used to kayaking – a sport he’s not traditionally familiar with. “Simply being able to sit in the kayak for over four hours is going to be the biggest challenge,” he said. “Otherwise I’m using what I learnt and what’s worked for nearly 20 years at the peak of my triathlon training. I’m training multiple times a day and trying to emulate the conditions where possible on the Gold Coast.” Atkinson tackled the course last year over a weekend with five time World Championship Longest Day winner Richard Ussher, who is now the event’s Race Director, and Ussher’s wife three time winner and defending women’s One Day Champion, Elina, saying it was “difficult”. “It’s much longer than an ironman and the terrain is much harder than riding up a road or running a marathon,” he said. “It’s a massive challenge but I just love the course. The terrain is what makes the event so unique. The distance is one thing but the challenge, beauty and roughness of the course is what is so exciting about it.” Entries officially close on January 15, after which there is a late penalty fee added to the standard entry fees.
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■ REEFTON
In brief
Rae eyes another Cup win Versatile galloper Absolut Excelencia is in the right condition to claim his second Reefton Cup today. The Excellent Art gelding will be lining up for his fourth crack at the Ken & Mary Gray-sponsored event, having won the race in 2015 after a runner-up finish the previous year and he ran fifth 12 months ago. “He’s going as good as he ever has,” said Kenny Rae, who trains Absolut Excelencia with his wife Lisa and their daughter Krystal Williams-Tuhoro. “He’s come back even better as a seven-year-old.” The weights will also favour Absolut Excelencia, who will drop to 57kg after placing under 60kg in both of his starts this preparation. “I reckon he’s thrown in,” Rae said. “He’s quite a big horse and you wouldn’t think he would get around Reefton, but he loves it.” After Thursday, Absolut Excelencia is likely to make his next appearance in the Kumara Gold Nuggets on Saturday week. “We might look at the Dunedin Gold Cup after that and then he’s going to be a jumper,” Rae said. “I’ve ridden him myself and he
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Under-rated galloper Brighton has earned himself a trip to Wellington. Although unplaced in the Gr.1 Railway Stakes, he did enough to warrant a crack at the Gr.1 J. R. & N. Berkett Telegraph. “If he had drawn a better barrier and didn’t get quite so far back he could have been in the thick end if it,” trainer Nigel Tiley said. “He can run a fast sectional at the end of his races.” Tiley also confirmed that he will have two runners in the Gr.1 Harcourt’s Thorndon Mile – The Justice League and Girl Of My Dreams. “The Justice League is thriving,” he said. “I’ve never made any secret about that I think of him and Girl Of My Dreams is as tough as nails.” - NZ Racing Desk
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Absolut Excelencia is in the right condition to claim his second Reefton Cup today. PHOTO RACE IMAGES
at the trials so she surprised me the other day and she’s improved again,” Rae said. He is also hoping for a better run from Cielito Lindo in the Fazey Contracting/Vernon & Vazey Maiden, but is never sure
doesn’t hesitate – he just seems to love it.” Rae also has Indy Evolution, who won on debut at Ashburton, in the Reefton Crane & Construction Rating 65. “She’d only showed a wee bit
what to expect from Kolaman, who steps out in the Kevin Doolan Memorial. “He’s an enigma – he runs well in good fields and badly in poor races,” Rae said. - NZ Racing Desk
Newgate Stud Farm makes its mark in NZ The colours of the Australian breeding operation Newgate Stud Farm were to the fore in New Zealand this week. They were successfully donned on Tuesday by Masa Tanaka when he guided the Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards-trained Play For Time to victory at Omakau. The well-bred filly, who had placed in one of her three previous starts, was making her first appearance since October when she coasted home by five lengths. “It’s really pleasing for the owners – she’s a very valuable filly and now as a winner she has even more value,” Richards said. “Hopefully we can place her off the back of that to pick up
Brighton heads south
Play For Time. some black type along the way.” Play For Time is by the Newgate Farm resident Foxwedge out of the Gr.3 Tristarc Stakes
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winner Procrastinate. She is also the dam of the five-time South African Group One winner Laisserfaire, dual Group Three win-
ner A Time For Julia and the Listed winners Time Thief, Foreplay and Personify. “Play for Time is out a blue hen mare and this is her second last foal,” Te Akau Principal David Ellis said. “Newgate is managed by Henry Field. He is a very progressive young guy and Newgate is one of the best studs in Australia and they are investing heavily in the breeding industry and we are very proud to win a race in their colours.” Field races Play for Time with Newgate shareholder Matthew Sandblom, who also has an interest in her stablemate Summer Monsoon, a juvenile winner at Te Rapa in November. – NZ Racing Desk
New Zealand Broodmare of the Year Parfore has maintained her perfect record. She produced her ninth winner from nine foals when the Zabeel four-year-old Balestrand was successful at Kembla Grange on Tuesday. The Peter and Paul Snowdentrained gelding’s half-brothers include the Group One winners Terravista and Tiger Tees as well as Group Two winner Ball of Muscle, Singapore Horse of the Year Super Easy and stakes-winner Our Lukas. The last foals of Parfore are a two year-old Darci Brahma filly named Janicemarie that will be trained by the Snowdens and a yearling colt by Rip Van Winkle. - NZ Racing Desk
On Telegraph watch Robert Smerdon is keen on a crack at the Gr.1 J. R & N. Berkett Telegraph with his inform sprinter Odyssey Moon. “He’s Group One placed and if he could win one it would add to his CV,” the Caulfield trainer said. Odyssey Moon has won four races, including the Gr.3 Standish Handicap at Flemington on New Year’s Day. The son of Snitzel has also runner-up in the Gr.1 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Rosehill as a two-year-old. - NZ Racing Desk
Taranaki harness Today at New Plymouth raceway
Taranaki Trotting Club Inc Venue: New Plymouth (Grass) Meeting Date: 05 January 2017 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 3.55pm (NZT) KEITH CHITTENDEN RACING STABLES MOBILE TROT $6000, up to r49 & others with cond. mob. trot, mobile, 1750m 1 5295 Commando One (1) fr .....................S Doody 2 96576 Aunty Jan (2) fr.................................A Pyers 3 89058 Malabar Spur (3) fr ...................K Chittenden 4 34234 Above The Rest (4) fr ................ J Abernethy 5 06x08 Freule Helina S (5) fr ...................J Stormont 6 9x437 Mortician (6) fr....................... S Cruickshank 7 88800 Harry H (7) fr ..............................P Ferguson 8 67664 Burt Munro (8) fr ............................S Branch 2 4.33pm REVITAL FERTILISERS MOBILE PACE $6000, non-winners & others with cond. mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 84392 Jersey Joe Walcott (1) fr ................S Phelan 2 48364 McDaknife (2) fr..........................P Ferguson 3 62496 Glendene (3) fr .......................... J Abernethy 4 36744 Strawb’s Regal Act (4) fr .............A Poutama 5 7387 Knights Desire (5) fr ................ B Butcher (J) 6 76975 Itsokbeingbetter (6) fr .................. K Marshall 7 74573 Kilkenny Turk (7) fr ........................P Butcher 8 8858 Silver Bullet (8) fr.......................... D Butcher
9 67658 Kusima (21) fr..............................J Stormont 5.10pm DMAN ENTERTAINMENT MOBILE TROT $7000, 4yo+ r51 to r66 +claimer mob. trot, mobile, 1750m 1 65426 Speedy Earl (1) fr .................... T Lethaby (J) 2 56406 Mr Natural (2) fr....................... T Macfarlane 3 77332 Larch (3) fr ................................... D Butcher 4 33380 Grey Stoke (4) fr.........................P Ferguson 5 x6307 Primus Inter Pares fr .................... Scratched 6 0x80x My Sky (5) fr...................................J I Dickie 7 20907 The Scruff (6) fr .................... D Ferguson (J) 8 64415 Loki Brogden (7) fr ........................N Chilcott 4 5.47pm ANDREW FAGE CATERING MOBILE PACE $6500, 4yo+ up to & including r48 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 50732 Collection (1) fr.......................... J Abernethy 2 45687 Bennyandthejets (2) fr ....................J I Dickie 3 x8470 Dashing Dane (3) fr....................P Ferguson 4 x9600 Megatron (4) fr ..............................P Butcher 5 23447 Rangi Rangdu (5) fr ..........................K More 6 30981 Trixie Bromac (6) fr............... D Ferguson (J) 7 7x860 Cerberus (7) fr 8 054x8 Washingtons Chance (8) fr ... S Cruickshank 9 55333 Strawb’s Chippie (21) fr ...............A Poutama 10 75668 Youbetteryoubet (22) fr ........... T Macfarlane 11 49420 Chrissie Jet (23) fr........................ D Butcher
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12 77565 Cut The Cards (24) fr .................. K Marshall 13 58869 Themailman (25) fr.....................A Matthews 14 86085 Bourbon Street (26) fr ...............S Abernethy 15 42659 Tenacious Bromac (27) fr ...............S Phelan 16 52287 Waingaro Mara fr ......................... Scratched Emergencies: Cerberus, Waingaro Mara 5 6.22pm MOBIL NEW PLYMOUTH MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ r48 to r55 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 7x860 Cerberus (1) fr......................... T Macfarlane 2 890x5 Shantahlia Knight (2) fr ...............J Stormont 3 17937 Olivia’s Secret (3) fr.....................A Poutama 4 3197 Narelle Franco (4) fr .......................S Phelan 5 54149 Jack Bates (5) fr .......................... K Marshall 6 x2586 Myeyesadoreya (6) fr .................P Ferguson 7 61359 Artanne fr ..................................... Scratched 8 52287 Waingaro Mara fr ......................... Scratched 9 18790 Tennyson Inlet (21) fr ........... D Ferguson (J) 10 93285 This Excuse Is Fine (22) fr .............J I Dickie 11 x9x7x Cullect A Holiday (23) fr ............S Abernethy 12 54165 Stars Delight (24) fr ................. B Butcher (J) 13 16593 Kate Jackson (25) fr .................. J Abernethy 14 61204 Nerve Of Steel (26) fr ....................P Butcher 6 6.46pm FIBER FRESH MOBILE PACE $7500, 4yo+ r56 to r66 mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 717P1 Tuherbs Two (1) fr ................... T Lethaby (J)
2 8P1 Mr Asia (2) fr .................................P Butcher 3 36343 Lynton Creek (3) fr ....................... D Butcher 4 58096 Snow Raker (4) fr .................. T Cameron (J) 5 78266 P Tomado (5) fr ......................... J Abernethy 6 P8503 Our Wicklow (6) fr ...........................S Doody 7 81717 Spyda (7) fr ....................................S Phelan 8 68214 Armabluechipboy (8) fr ................J Stormont 9 0Px11 Everything (21) fr ................. D Ferguson (J) 10 808x2 Red Magic (22) fr .................... T Macfarlane 11 604P3 Janron (23) fr ..............................A Poutama 12 14031 Knockmanaugh (24) fr ............ B Butcher (J) 7 7.13pm WOODLANDS STUD TARANAKI BREEDERS STAKES MBL PACE $10,000, 3yo+ f&m up to & including r61 +claimer mob. pace, mobile, 1750m 1 52427 Danse Macabre (1) fr ........... D Ferguson (J) 2 14882 Alta Valencia (2) fr ..........................J I Dickie 3 61746 Sem’s Delight (3) fr .......................P Butcher 4 44829 Regency Franco (4) fr ................P Ferguson 5 14222 Rocknroll Princess (5) fr..............A Poutama 6 75x31 Millview Sienna (6) fr ............... T Macfarlane 7 45516 Aces N Eights (7) fr ..................... K Marshall 8 95318 Spare Change (8) fr ..................... D Butcher 9 11x06 Sweet Maggie Ryan (21) fr ............S Phelan 10 43239 Crystal Sparkles (22) fr ............. J Abernethy 8 7.38pm SPORTYS BAR AND CAFE MOBILE PACE $6000, non-winners & others with cond. mob. pace,
mobile, 1750m 1 92448 Anakena (1) fr .............................A Poutama 2 63675 Go Paddy (2) fr.................................A Pyers 3 3x Bubbles O’Leary (3) fr ............. B Butcher (J) 4 Mimoza (4) fr ............................. J Abernethy 5 92767 Song Of Victory (5) fr ................S Abernethy 6 5 Canace (6) fr .............................S McCaffrey 7 2 Magnum Rose (7) fr ......................P Butcher 8 88 Lynx (U1) fr .................................. D Butcher
SELECTIONS: Race 1: Harry H, Burt Munro, Mortician, Commando One Race 2: Kilkenny Turk, Strawb’s Regal Act, Jersey Joe Walcott, McDaknife Race 3: Primus Inter Pares, Speedy Earl, Loki Brogden, Larch Race 4: Collection, Strawb’s Chippie, Chrissie Jet, Trixie Bromac Race 5: Shantahlia Knight, This Excuse Is Fine, Kate Jackson, Waingaro Mara Race 6: Snow Raker, Everything, Tuherbs Two, Janron Race 7: Rocknroll Princess, Alta Valencia, Sweet Maggie Ryan, Millview Sienna Race 8: Magnum Rose, Anakena, Bubbles O’Leary, Mimoza
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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway
Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 05 January 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12
4 71524 Replica Yella 30.48 .......................... M Grant 5 42574 Epic Dream 30.00 .........................R Adcock 6 64262 Letron James 30.48 .....................C Roberts 7 16487 Nozzno Fear 30.37....................A Bradshaw 8 33188 Tamara May 30.26 .......................... M Grant 9 67863 Know Style 30.26 ...........................G Cleeve 1 12.16pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT 4 1.08pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C3, 295m C3, 295m 1 57127 Miss Harper 17.34............................ B Dann 1 16113 Hilton Open 17.50 .....................A Bradshaw 2 61266 Bo’s Business 17.27........................ M Grant 2 54571 Replay 17.26 M &..............................Jopson 3 54121 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 4 47333 Breaking Mad 17.30 ........................ M Grant 3 88388 Gorilla On Drums 17.29 ...................A Joyce 5 13118 Broken Penniless 17.49 .................G Cleeve 4 14437 Opawa Idol 17.35 L &......................... Wales 6 44443 Opawa Lean Meat 17.24 L & ............. Wales 5 43836 Joey Baxter 17.41 ..................J T McInerney 7 18685 Chicago Black 17.35 ..............J T McInerney 6 27142 Fiery Fagan 17.29 C & ....................... Fagan 8 62652 Homebush Shane 17.55 ........J T McInerney 7 83465 Homebush Errol 17.32 ...........J T McInerney 9 36248 Max Stix 17.32 .............................C Roberts 8 28625 Bound To Erupt nwtd ....................... M Grant 9 36248 Max Stix 17.32 .............................C Roberts 10 86637 Chippy Jordy 17.37 M & ....................Jopson 10 77185 Know Salute 17.29 .........................G Cleeve 5 1.26pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DISTANCE C0d, 2 12.33pm A2B ASPHALT CANTERBURY DASH C4, 645m 295m 1 44266 Kava Blu nwtd J & ...........................D Fahey 1 76187 Another Belle 17.25 M & ...................Jopson 2 44758 Thoracic nwtd.........................J T McInerney 2 48x47 Tee Time 16.99 .............................R Adcock 3 12752 Arcane Sabre nwtd M & ....................Jopson 3 82664 Homebush Rufus 17.34 .........J T McInerney 4 25245 Know Scholar nwtd ........................G Cleeve 4 41787 Backchat Harry 17.05 ...............A Bradshaw 5 37663 Spring Sam nwtd....................J T McInerney 5 81666 Dyna Quirk 17.11 .........................C Roberts 6 35375 Majestic Action nwtd J & .................D Fahey 6 77728 Seeking Baxter 17.28.............J T McInerney 7 32613 Luciastar nwtd ........................J T McInerney 7 7442x Red Margin 17.43 ........................... M Grant 8 65356 Helena Allen nwtd ........................C Roberts 8 21388 Sahara Sam 17.40 H & .......................Taylor 9 54883 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 9 4658x Mr. Marine 17.47 ...........................R Adcock 6 1.43pm (NZT) CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH 10 34677 Expect Delay 17.31 ......................... M Grant C3, 295m 3 12.51pm ANGLER’S ARMS TAVERN STAKES C4, 1 32874 Homebush Kelso 17.04 ..........J T McInerney 520m 2 75821 Know Lapse 17.49 .........................G Cleeve 1 24724 Mina Allen 30.08 ..........................C Roberts 3 21585 Timely Reminder 17.17 M & .............Jopson 2 215x2 Cawbourne Patty 30.25................C Roberts 4 85553 Opawa Rocket 17.13 L & ................... Wales 3 26148 Frosty Action 30.26 S & ..................B Evans 5 442F8 Wunzee 17.21 ........................J T McInerney
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6 73361 Flaps Down 17.38 .............................J Dunn 7 12417 Serious Torque 17.24 ...................... M Grant 8 36877 Ultra Action 17.24 S &.....................B Evans 9 36248 Max Stix 17.32 .............................C Roberts 10 27753 Feral Coaster 17.39 .....................M A Butler 7 2.00pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 57345 Dad’s Ambition 17.41 ...................... M Grant 2 31147 Homebush Sloan 17.53 .........J T McInerney 3 42371 Opawa Binge 17.56 L & ..................... Wales 4 23754 Smash That 17.21 ........................... M Grant 5 55122 Magic Dozer 17.37 .................... G T Bennett 6 57546 Harkonen Bale 17.08 ...................C Roberts 7 15785 Chokehold 17.27 M & .......................Jopson 8 77364 Must Desire 17.17 ..........................G Cleeve 9 4658x Mr. Marine 17.47 ...........................R Adcock 10 34677 Expect Delay 17.31 ......................... M Grant 8 2.18pm NZ RACING SERIES HEAT 1 NZRSq, 520m 1 13144 With Pride 30.15 .............................. B Dann 2 11813 Hard Questions 30.43 ....................G Cleeve 3 51572 Opawa Norris 30.33 J & ..................D Fahey 4 42146 Amino Trouble 30.68 .................A Bradshaw 5 11422 Opawa Shackley 29.86 J & .............D Fahey 6 31337 Opawa Jimbo 30.41 L & ..................... Wales 7 243x4 Know Jinx 30.08.............................G Cleeve 8 57281 Homebush Howard 30.22 ......J T McInerney 9 67863 Know Style 30.26 ...........................G Cleeve 10 16487 Nozzno Fear 30.37....................A Bradshaw 9 2.35pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH.0272719588 DASH C5, 295m 1 25515 Jinja Brian 17.15 ..........................A Waretini 2 41461 Miss Fanning 17.11 .......................... B Dann 3 31142 God Particle 17.27 ..............................A Lee 4 23672 No Leaf Clover 17.01 M & .................Jopson 5 15336 Burn Early 17.09 H & ..........................Taylor 6 21111 Wheelchair Norm 16.91 .........J T McInerney
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51833 Sopoaga 17.32...................................C Weir 31171 Wow Madonna 17.19 M & ...............P Binnie 28184 Puma Pants 17.02..................J T McInerney 86384 My First Litter 17.07 .....................C Roberts 10 2.53pm NZ RACING SERIES HEAT 2 NZRSq, 520m 1 28528 Dirk The Jerk 30.32 ...........................J Dunn 2 62651 Boston Billy 30.40 H & ........................Taylor 3 15332 Opawa Kevin 30.16 J & ...................D Fahey 4 15515 Opawa Brad 30.30 J & ....................D Fahey 5 416F4 Know Answer 30.19 .......................G Cleeve 6 66363 Goldstar Dallas 30.23 S &...............B Evans 7 23436 Fekitoa 30.10 ................................R Adcock 8 53361 Southern Lights 30.10 .................R Hamilton 9 67863 Know Style 30.26 ...........................G Cleeve 10 16487 Nozzno Fear 30.37.................... A Bradshaw 11 3.13pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS DASH C5, 295m 1 25211 Ohoka Billy 17.08 ......................... L Waretini 2 86661 Dream Large 16.99 .......................... B Dann 3 52515 Fliberty Jiberty 17.25 ....................... B Dann 4 83162 Magic Wizard 17.39 S &..................B Evans 5 11115 Swimming Goat 16.79........................C Weir 6 23228 Technic 17.21 ................................R Adcock 7 33437 Rapaki Kath 17.21 H & .......................Taylor 8 72186 Cabarita 17.25 ................................ M Grant 9 28184 Puma Pants 17.02..................J T McInerney 10 17178 Homebush Scribe 17.36 ........J T McInerney 12 3.28pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C4, 295m 1 58386 Roadworks 17.16 ............................ M Grant 2 77336 Deman Blue Blood 17.43 .......J T McInerney 3 72225 Speedy Return 17.14 H & ...................Taylor 4 176x1 Barcia Express 17.27 ...................... M Grant 5 53412 Extra Credit 17.26 ............................ B Dann 6 45212 Cawbourne Craig 17.34 ...............C Roberts 7 72737 Magic Mike 17.16 .........................C Roberts
8 48233 Epic Woppa nwtd ..........................R Adcock 9 4658x Mr. Marine 17.47 ...........................R Adcock 10 66876 Carnegie Hall 17.07 ........................ M Grant LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Replay, Fiery Fagan, Hilton Open, Homebush Errol, Gorilla On Drums Race 2: Tee Time, Another Belle, Backchat Harry, Homebush Rufus, Red Margin Race 3: Epic Dream, Letron James, Mina Allen, Cawbourne Patty, Nozzno Fear Race 4: Miss Harper, Whose He, Bo’s Business, Opawa Lean Meat, Breaking Mad Race 5: Kava Blu, Majestic Action, Luciastar, Arcane Sabre, Helena Allen Race 6: Homebush Kelso, Serious Torque, Know Lapse, Flaps Down, Opawa Rocket Race 7: Smash That, Opawa Binge, Harkonen Bale, Magic Dozer, Dad’s Ambition Race 8: Opawa Shackley, Hard Questions, Know Jinx, Opawa Norris, With Pride Race 9: Wheelchair Norm, Sopoaga, Miss Fanning, Jinja Brian, Burn Early Race 10: Opawa Kevin, Southern Lights, Opawa Brad, Fekitoa, Dirk The Jerk Race 11: Swimming Goat, Dream Large, Technic, Ohoka Billy, Puma Pants Race 12: Speedy Return, Magic Mike, Epic Woppa, Barcia Express, Extra Credit
Reefton gallops Today at Reefton raceway
Reefton Jockey Club Venue: Reefton Meeting Date: 05 January 2017 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.17pm (NZT) WILD BUCK NZ ALE MAIDEN $8000, MDN, 2000m 1 29x63 Payment Pending (4) 58.5...........L Callaway 2 8x854 Stage Diving (6) 58.5 ............K Mudhoo (a2) 3 5684 Guy Fox 58.5................................ Scratched 4 00798 National Asset (11) 58.5 ............. E Farr (a2) 5 43356 Shadow King 57 ........................... Scratched 6 50035 Justrush (3) 56.5 ....................... S Muniandy 7 63321 Sweet Indulgence 58.5 ................ Scratched 8 22284 Penny Perfect (8) 56.5..................T Moseley 9 4Dx5 Katiem Marie (2) 56.5 .......... S MacNab (a4) 10 47690 Eden Rose (10) 56.5 11 080x0 Macakizi (5) 56.5 12 79000 Allaquila 55 .................................. Scratched 13 Saint George (1) 58.5 ...............T Wenn (a3) 14 57650 Misty Trella (9) 56.5 15 x5990 Darci Inn (7) 58.5 Emergencies: Saint George, Misty Trella, Darci Inn 2 1.52pm GREG DALY REAL ESTATE/TASMAN AGRICULTURE $10,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 2000m 1 44257 Jackfrost m (8) 59 ............... R Firdhaus (a3) 2 00497 Sadlers Rock (3) 58 .................. S Muniandy 3 46626 Crackling Rosie (10) 55.5............ E Farr (a2) 4 00673 Moonofklairessa d (6) 54.5 .........L Callaway 5 18012 Evadir La Bala (5) 54.5 ................T Moseley 6 28740 Jonquil (2) 54 7 00x82 Boysway d (4) 54...................K Mudhoo (a2) 8 155x8 Gingerbread Man td (1) 54... S MacNab (a4) 9 96x00 Peter Parker tdm (7) 54 ........... G Jogoo (a2) 10 30668 Zah Champ m (9) 54 ...............P Shaikh (a3) 3 2.27pm FAHEY CONTRACTING/VERNON & VAZEY
M9 Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 05 January 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 4.04pm (NZT) DOGZONE SPRINT C0, 318m 1 36425 Miss Shellac nwtd ............................M Black 2 644 Conquest Girl nwtd W & ..................T Steele 3 643 Carluke nwtd R & ........................N O’Regan 4 35376 Girl Queenie nwtd ...........................T Patton 5 42 Strike Lotto nwtd G H & .......... PC Ferguson 6 27261 Amazing Contact 18.77.....................B Bond 7 78366 Minute Sixteen nwtd..........................G Hunt 8 8x358 Shazza’s Boy nwtd G & .....................M Hunt 9 54842 Warrior Tony nwtd U & ......................Cottam 10 7455 Erasmus nwtd G H & .............. PC Ferguson 2 4.23pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY STAKES SERIES FINAL C0f, 527m 1 73136 Ali Ali Ali nwtd W & ..........................T Steele 2 746 Zarzuella nwtd.................................S Codlin 3 2 Irinka Darcy nwtd ............................S Codlin 4 52238 Gravity Falls nwtd ......................... H Mullane 5 5 Westworld nwtd .................................B Craik 6 72455 Highway Hound nwtd ................... M J Lozell 7 56643 Transzeus nwtd ............................... T Green 8 84855 Mid Collison nwtd ............................ T Green 9 211 Maximum Express nwtd ..................P Green 3 4.44pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C4, 318m 1 12216 Highland Laddie 18.61 ................. H Mullane 2 72317 Ekali 18.42 ..................................... G Farrell 3 35443 Hallo Star 18.23 ................................B Bond 4 15435 Obstinatus 18.25 R & ..................N O’Regan 5 66114 Fantastic Sid 18.53 ....................D Schofield 6 51277 Gimme Hot Chips 18.56 U &.............Cottam 7 81332 Zipping Jane 18.61 ........................... D Hunt 8 82773 Raging Demon 18.48 U & .....................Bliek
MAIDEN $8000, MDN 2YO&UP, 1020m 1 05328 St Regis (4) 58.5 2 Kingtide (5) 58.5................... S MacNab (a4) 3 9x080 Richie Rox (1) 58.5 .......................C Spittles 4 06202 Ellerstina (2) 56.5 ..................K Mudhoo (a2) 5 6847x Minerva (8) 56.5 ........................ S Muniandy 6 8958 Madam Makfi (9) 56.5 .............P Shaikh (a3) 7 0x7 Royal Mistress (11) 56.5 8 09. Cielito Lindo (12) 55 .....................T Moseley 9 La Roccetta (3) 55 ......................L Callaway 10 09. Polly Parker (14) 55................. G Jogoo (a2) 11 The Rosy Glow (6) 55 ......... R Firdhaus (a3) 12 Zesprit (10) 55 13 99980 Al Be Civics (7) 58.5 ................... E Farr (a2) 14 0x09x Lady Bealey (13) 56.5 15 0009x Sienamosa 56.5 ........................... Scratched 16 0x Maybe Sometime 56.5 ................. Scratched Emergencies: Al Be Civics, Lady Bealey, Sienamosa, Maybe Sometime 4 3.02pm REEFTON CRANE & CONSTRUCTION RATING 65 $8500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1020m 1 7x321 Celebratedachiever (12) 59 2 2137x Portovenere (6) 59 ..................P Shaikh (a3) 3 7x35x Cinderella (7) 58.5 ................K Mudhoo (a2) 4 x910x Black Estate (9) 58.5................. S Muniandy 5 9747x Milk It tdm (8) 58 .........................L Callaway 6 6252x Celtic Cross (5) 57 .............. R Firdhaus (a3) 7 02695 Daifuku (10) 57 .............................C Spittles 8 1 Indy Evolution (4) 56 ....................T Moseley 9 13906 Fade To Grey 55.5........................ Scratched 10 28580 Nighean m (11) 55.5 11 19x0. Livadream (3) 54.5 .................. G Jogoo (a2) 12 7098x Jaides Jewell td (1) 54 ................ E Farr (a2) 13 7936x Dan Cugat 56.5 ............................ Scratched
14 x5750 Hover (2) 59 Emergencies: Dan Cugat, Hover 3.37pm ELECTRONET MAIDEN $8000, MDN, 1400m 1 77382 Porters Pass (13) 58.5 ................L Callaway 2 7x942 Van Gogh (8) 58.5.................K Mudhoo (a2) 3 00x38 Flavouring (9) 58.5 .......................T Moseley 4 57x87 Shoot To Kill (6) 58.5 ................... E Farr (a2) 5 0 Spellbello (7) 58.5 ................... G Jogoo (a2) 6 76607 Stormy Habit (3) 58.5 ..............P Shaikh (a3) 7 50652 Susie Wolff (10) 56.5 8 0x043 Windermere Lass 56.5 ................. Scratched 9 7876x Sunset Girl (5) 56.5 ................... S Muniandy 10 0x7x9 Thewayweroll (2) 56.5 ......... R Firdhaus (a3) 11 6. Hay Chic (4) 55 .................... S MacNab (a4) 12 90. Sammi Lou (11) 55 13 76960 Sir Harold (1) 58.5.....................T Wenn (a3) 14 9904x Our Spice (12) 58.5 Emergencies: Sir Harold, Our Spice 6 4.10pm KEN & MARY GRAY REEFTON CUP $25,000, OPN HCP, 1400m 1 x5154 Overtheriver td (4) 61 ..............K Mudhoo (a) 2 78x42 Absolut Excelencia tdm (5) 57 .....T Moseley 3 73361 Coup Darci Be d (1) 56.5 ..........P Shaikh (a) 4 41118 Somethings Burning 55.5............. Scratched 5 7553x Weissmuller d (3) 55.5 6 0x374 Caramac 54 ................................. Scratched 7 64x46 Double Blue d (6) 54 .................T Jonker (a) 8 53672 Nippin 54 ...................................... Scratched 9 34085 Saperavious m (2) 54 ....................C Spittles 7 4.47pm BIRCHFIELD COAL MINES RATING 75 $10,500, Rating 75 Benchmark, 1400m 1 11x08 Tiebreaker (5) 59 ..................K Mudhoo (a2) 2 73523 Dynamic dmb (1) 58.5.............P Shaikh (a3)
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55069 Bonaparte (2) 58 5118x Eddie Gilbert 57 ........................... Scratched 34085 Saperavious m (4) 56.5 .................C Spittles 5x788 Gold Allure td (3) 56 .....................T Moseley x0236 Star Of Greenbeel 56 ................... Scratched 25138 Third Time Lucky 55.5.................. Scratched 8 5.27pm KEVIN DOOLAN MEMORIAL RATING 65 $8500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 x4953 Moreira d (1) 60 ....................K Mudhoo (a2) 2 72093 Kolaman m (3) 59.........................T Moseley 3 x5750 Hover (10) 58.5 4 95430 Minutes To Midnite (5) 58.5 .....T Jonker (a4) 5 0x405 Cotta Pin 57 ................................. Scratched 6 01408 Kearney d (9) 57 ....................... S Muniandy 7 70605 Sniparinda d (11) 57 8 294x7 Maggie’s Secret d (4) 56.5 ..........L Callaway 9 747x1 Bisou Bisou (12) 58.............. S MacNab (a4) 10 58008 I’veracedfifty dm (7) 56............P Shaikh (a3) 11 050x0 Stralis (8) 55........................ R Firdhaus (a3) 12 0x800 Montego Bay (2) 54.5.................. E Farr (a2) 13 4x680 Roc City d (6) 54 14 x0236 Star Of Greenbeel 60 ................... Scratched Emergencies: Roc City, Star Of Greenbeel
d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances
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6 67172 Waerenga Star 18.63 U & .................Cottam 7 88746 Made Time 18.31 ..............................B Bond 8 66455 Rock Lass nwtd..........................D Schofield 9 46358 Fabio nwtd B & ................................... Steele 10 53741 Bigtime Moola 18.71 U & ......................Bliek LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Amazing Contact, Strike Lotto, Carluke, Conquest Girl, Miss Shellac Race 2: Gravity Falls, Irinka Darcy, Westworld, Transzeus, Ali Ali Ali Race 3: Hallo Star, Highland Laddie, Zipping Jane, Obstinatus, Ekali Race 4: Cool Marlow, Frontal Lobe, Embrace Me, Bold Sassy, Mr Emgrand Race 5: Opawa Poppy, Alex Attack, Sweet Bordeaux, Tepirita Amber, Mega Munchies Race 6: Beat The Butcher, Hows Your Mum, Scott No Value, Saint Sassy, Le Roi Race 7: Gee Thunder, Formation, Bruce Banner, Skinny Ankles, Diva Pose Race 8: Flying Merkel, Nangar Gem, Jinja Squeak, Rubeus Hagrid, Thrilling Riot Race 9: Jinja Fantasy, Clockwise Rap, Fancy Gas, Kapai Lana, Lord De Air Race 10: Electric Impulse, Crying In Vegas, Who Dat Boy, Zipping Kasey, Zimmer Frame Race 11: New Look, Mr. Mumbles, Jinja Heart, Opawa Harry, Cosmic Rover Race 12: Fantastic Lucy, Eva Diva, Von Trapp, Stylish Fancy, Sharella Race 13: Go Andwyn, Coruba Cate, No More Debt, Hayley Holt, Waerenga Star
SELECTIONS: Race 1: Justrush, Payment Pending, Stage Diving Race 2: Evadir La Bala, Jackfrost, Jonquil, Crackling Rosie, Sadlers Rock Blinkers on : National Asset (R1), Spellbello (R5) Race 3: St Regis, Ellerstina, Kingtide, Minerva, Zesprit Blinkers off : Darci Inn (R1), Sadlers Rock (R2), Milk It Race 4: Portovenere, Celtic Cross, Celebratedachiever, (R4) Daifuku, Cinderella Winkers on : Cielito Lindo (R3), Milk It (R4), Sammi Lou Race 5: Van Gogh, Porters Pass, Shoot To Kill, Hay (R5) Chic, Flavouring Pacifiers on : Black Estate (R4) Race 6: Overtheriver, Absolut Excelencia, Weissmuller, LEGEND: Double Blue Runner Form Race 7: Gold Allure, Dynamic, Bonaparte, Tiebreaker b - Beaten favourite at last start Race 8: Moreira, Kolaman, Minutes To Midnite, Maggie’s c - Won at this distance on this course Secret, Sniparinda
Auckland dogs Today at Manukau Stadium
HEAT 2 C2q, 318m 1 76812 Skinny Ankles 18.87 .........................G Hunt 2 71547 Willi Gas It 18.80 ........................ G Pomeroy 3 25114 Bruce Banner 18.71 ..................... H Mullane 1 54711 Cool Marlow 30.53 ..................... G Pomeroy 4 35422 Gee Thunder 18.50 ......................R K Roper 2 6576x Mr. Fuss Pot nwtd......................... H Mullane 5 F6367 Baymax 18.50 ...................................B Craik 3 42857 Opawa Paul nwtd W & ....................T Steele 6 87254 Diva Pose 18.64 M & ....................... J Smith 4 33186 Bold Sassy 31.30 .......................D Schofield 7 68231 Formation 18.64 ................................B Craik 5 67877 Frontal Lobe nwtd G H &......... PC Ferguson 8 11385 Lloyd Attack 18.54........................ M J Lozell 6 73618 Embrace Me nwtd ............................ S Clark 9 477x7 Fresco Star 18.55......................... H Mullane 7 25187 Blame The Clown 31.64 ..................T Patton 8 12657 Mr Emgrand nwtd............................P Green 10 84644 Fantastic Zoe 18.67 ...................D Schofield 5 5.21pm GREYHOUND FUNCTION CENTRE SPRINT 8 6.14pm PUMP AND ENGINEERING LTD STAKES C3, 527m C1, 318m 1 11667 Zipping Ringo 31.09 .......................... D Hunt 1 4374F Just About Ready 18.92...................M Black 2 36446 Jinja Squeak 30.48 W & ..................T Steele 2 13368 Sweet Bordeaux 18.94................... G Farrell 3 76881 Flying Merkel 31.14.......................... S Clark 3 34262 Tepirita Amber 18.58 R & ............N O’Regan 4 44773 Thrilling Riot 30.97 U & .....................Cottam 4 87231 Opawa Poppy 18.51 B & .................... Steele 5 17858 Untraceable 30.19 ......................D Schofield 5 21313 Alex Attack 18.94 U & .......................Cottam 6 34268 Rubeus Hagrid 30.91 ....................... S Clark 6 55526 Dandy Star nwtd ............................... D Hunt 7 41214 Nangar Gem 30.75 ....................D Schofield 7 64777 Lucky Man nwtd ................................B Craik 8 28662 Multicam Ranger 30.76 ..............D Schofield 8 42876 On Demand 19.15 U &..........................Bliek 9 17864 Mega Munchies 18.70 U &................Cottam 9 6.34pm MCGHIE PLUMBING SPRINT C1, 318m 1 46234 Kapai Lana 18.83 U & ...........................Bliek 10 38576 Stainless Knocka nwtd U & ...................Bliek 6 5.38pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY SPRINT SERIES 2 56371 Jinja Fantasy 18.62 W & .................T Steele 3 42215 Fancy Gas 18.70 M & ...................... J Smith HEAT 1 C2q, 318m 4 5462F Rocky McAwesome 18.75 U &..........Cottam 1 48635 Le Roi 18.78 B & ................................ Steele 5 85878 Lord De Air 18.52 .............................M Black 2 12111 Beat The Butcher 18.81 U & .................Bliek 6 142 Clockwise Rap 18.69 ......................P Green 3 65618 Saint Sassy 18.62 ......................D Schofield 7 7x868 Jacqui Attack nwtd ....................... M J Lozell 4 32585 Camside Gold nwtd...................... H Mullane 8 88427 Scott No Show nwtd.......................... D Hunt 5 12223 Hows Your Mum 18.62 ......................B Bond 9 52754 Cawbourne Eden nwtd.................R McPhee 6 14232 Scott No Value 18.51 ........................G Hunt 7 73166 Agent Schrader 18.56 .......................B Craik 10 34843 Dipsy Lala 18.87 U & ........................Cottam 8 43378 Thrilling Wiggle 18.74................. G Pomeroy 10 6.57pm PLASTERBOARD LTD STAKES C2, 527m 1 5726F Zipping Kasey 30.74 ..................D Schofield 9 28483 Macjam 18.33 ............................D Schofield 2 18786 Crying In Vegas 30.79 ...................... S Clark 10 67588 Wobourn Abbey 18.53 ....................P Green 7 5.57pm STITCHES UPHOLSTERY SPRINT SERIES 3 23326 Who Dat Boy 30.51 ...................... H Mullane 9 135F7 Brown Eye Boy 18.43................... H Mullane 10 1887x Up High 18.47 ...................................G Hunt
4 5.03pm TROPHIES PLUS SPRINT C1, 527m
77137 Electric Dee Eye nwtd .....................P Green 17747 Zimmer Frame 30.77 U &......................Bliek 34145 Jinja Mia 31.41 W & ........................T Steele 41738 Fortis Flier 30.74 U & ........................Cottam 46165 Electric Impulse 30.12 W & .............T Steele 15685 Tron Bradman 30.80 G H &..... PC Ferguson 31678 Idol Leanne 30.71 B & ....................... Steele 11 7.24pm CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN STAKES C1, 527m 1 64887 Cosmic Rover 30.73........................ T Green 2 64463 Opawa Harry 31.12 B & ..................... Steele 3 86458 Deceptive Lad nwtd...................... M J Lozell 4 65472 Jinja Heart nwtd W & ......................T Steele 5 32251 New Look 31.00 .........................D Schofield 6 87775 Cawbourne Wales 30.57 ..............R McPhee 7 74533 Mr. Mumbles 30.75 R &...............N O’Regan 8 44857 Eva Kaneva nwtd ............................. S Clark 12 7.49pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C5, 318m 1 32138 Stylish Fancy 18.39 ....................D Schofield 2 11853 Von Trapp 18.18 ................................B Craik 3 22421 Fantastic Lucy 18.22 ..................D Schofield 4 14426 Sketchy Chief nwtd G H &....... PC Ferguson 5 52168 Sharella nwtd ....................................B Craik 6 41565 Locha Knocka 18.63 ....................... T Green 7 F5622 Don’t Brag 18.44 .......................... H Mullane 8 81184 Eva Diva 18.38 ...........................D Schofield 9 57268 Speed Lorde 18.21 ...........................B Craik 10 81364 Jump Up 18.34............................. H Mullane 13 8.16pm DELI’S SPORTS BAR CLENDON INN SPRINT C3, 318m 1 85211 Go Andwyn 18.63 ............................ S Clark 2 25264 No More Debt 18.46........................ T Green 3 46x16 Hayley Holt 18.54 ............................. S Clark 4 16178 Tuff Star 18.66 U &............................Cottam 5 57252 Coruba Cate 18.65......................... G Farrell
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Jones backs Dylan Hartley Eddie Jones has given his backing to Dylan Hartley to carry on as England captain for the Six Nations Championship even though the Northampton hooker will not have played for almost two months by the start of the tournament following his six-week ban for reckless tackling. It is not just the fact that England are facing an injury crisis in the forwards with five of their frontline pack – the Vunipola brothers, Billy and Mako, locks George Kruis and Joe Launchbury and flanker Chris Robshaw – set to miss at least the opening game against France on February 4 that has persuaded Jones to keep faith with a player who has racked up 60 weeks in suspensions. The England head coach believes that Hartley made a technical error of judgment in felling Leinster flanker Sean O’Brien with a high swinging arm rather than felling him maliciously. As a two-day training camp in Brighton came to a close, Jones said that he had laid down strict fitness criteria for Hartley to meet. If he does not hit those targets when the squad reconvene on January 22 for a week’s pre-Six Nations camp in Portugal, he will not be picked. “Dylan has got to come to Portugal fit and ready to go,” said Jones. “He’s doing all the
right things at the moment and if he keeps on doing that, there’s no reason why he won’t be starting hooker and captain. “He has got to be one of the fittest players. He is on a stringent fitness programme now. He ate turkey and broccoli for Christmas dinner. He has to watch his diet.” Jones has sat down with Hartley to remind him of his responsibilities, as a player and as a leader. “We’ve had many chats and no one is more disappointed than he is,” said Jones. “He is a proud Northampton player and he wants to captain England. That’s the first mistake he has made for us. Dylan made a judgment error. “He went to hit the bloke hard, he wanted to stop the ball, the player’s height changed and he had a loose arm. I see that as his first mistake, so there is no reason why that changes anything.” Hartley’s leadership qualities have been intrinsic to England’s success under Jones with 13 wins in 13 matches. If they are to a mount a serious challenge for back-to-back Grand Slams then Hartley’s presence is important, all the more so with vice-captain Billy Vunipola ruled out for most of the championship with a knee injury and another strong character, former captain Robshaw, a serious doubt. - NZME
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Grumpy Old Women - Game of Crones
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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Some experience commitment as the loss of options, and that’s part of it. But sacrificing an endless array of options for something narrow and concentrated, oddly, will only make your life and options larger. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): To move forward requires strength, balance and constant adjustment. Be honest, feel where the weakness is, and adjust to correct yourself. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): What’s important is sometimes quite dull. You already know every cobble of the road you’re on today, but there is a magnificent reason for traversing it over and over. In a way, this is heroism. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Don’t hesitate, vacillate, agonise or dwell. Get on with something decadent, like treating yourself to something delightful or intoxicating. Bonus points for doing it without guilt! LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’re fanciful and imaginative. You can paint a vivid picture for others with your words and the way you say them. Use this to your advantage. The right subject matter is key. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Alas, childhood’s limitless possibility must come to an end at some point. And yet today, a youthful opportunity you thought was closed to you forever will open up once more. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re not trying to juggle three or four different balls in the air at once. That’s for amateurs! You’ve 10 to 20 that need to stay afloat. If a few drop, don’t even give it a second thought. Just keep moving. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You’ll be a kind of champion today, although a quiet one. The fact that you don’t want to be noticed and lauded for your efforts makes them all the more valiant. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): There are times you want to be your most attractive self, but not always. You need time to yourself. Play it low-key and you’ll slip happily under the radar for a spell of much-needed solitude. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): The insecure and impressionable people around you need someone to mentor and protect them. You’re the natural fit. With what you know and who you are, you will teach and inspire. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your joy won’t be found in the world of glamour and thrills today. The less conventionally exciting a labour appears, the greater its potential as an arena for doing meaningful, fulfilling work in the world. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’re ready to speak, but are they ready to listen? Prime them for it first: Grab their attention; then give them a moment to settle into the reality that you’re about to say something important. Finally, deliver from the heart. Score!
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7am Sticky TV 7:05 Kate And Mim 7:30 Sticky TV 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 11:40 Fail Army AO 3 Noon The Biggest Loser Australia 3 1pm M A Mother’s Suspicion PGR 3 2016 Thriller. Lindsay Hartley, Paloma Kwiatkowski, Dan Payne. 2:55 Entertainment Tonight 3:25 M Judy Moody And The Not Bummer Summer 3 2011 Family. Jordana Beatty, Heather Graham. 0 5:25 The Best Of Family Feud Hosted by Dai Henwood. 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Territory Cops PGR 3 0 7:30 Road Madness PGR 3 0 8pm F Gold Coast Cops PGR 30 8:30 M The Terminator AO 1984 Action. A cyborg is sent from the future to kill the mother of the future leader of a resistance movement that will challenge the cyborgs’ oppressive regime. 0 10:45 The Good Wife AO 3 12:10 Infomercials
MOVIES PREMIERE 7:45 Focus MVLS 2015 Crime. Will Smith, Margot Robbie. 9:30 Close Up – John Travolta PG 10am Wild Horses MVL 2015 Western. Robert Duvall, James Franco. 11:45 The Gambler 16VL 2015 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, The Lone Ranger Trashed Brie Larson. 8:30pm on TVNZ 2 9:30pm on Choice 1:35 Grimsby 16VLSC 2016 Comedy Action. BRAVO THE BOX Sacha Baron Cohen, 10am Million Dollar Listing 6am CSI – New York MV Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson. NY PGR 3 10:55 Hoarders 6:50 Criminal Intent MV 3pm Focus MVLS 2015 Crime. 3 11:45 Snapped 7:40 The Amazing Race Will Smith, Margot Robbie. – Killer Couples 3 PG 8:30 Shipping Wars 4:45 Big Sky 16VLS 2015 12:40 Vanderpump PG 8:55 The Simpsons PG Thriller. Bella Thorne, Rules AO 1:35 The Real 9:20 Criminal Minds 16VS Kyra Sedgwick. Housewives Of Beverly Hills 10:10 NCIS MV 11am Arnie’s 6:20 Creed MVL 2015 3 2:30 Vanderpump Rules Greatest Ever Stunts PG Drama. Michael B Jordan, 3 3:30 Flipping Out 3 12:50 Container Wars Sylvester Stallone. 4:30 Dance Moms PG 1:15 Criminal Intent 8:30 Hail, Caesar! PGL 2016 5:30 Hoarders 3 MV 2:10 CSI – New York Comedy. A Hollywood fixer in 6:30 Million Dollar Listing MV 3:05 Branson Taxi the 1950s cleans up and solves NY PGR PGL 3:35 Shipping Wars PG problems for big names and 7:30 Snapped – Killer 4:05 The Amazing Race PG stars in the industry, when a Couples 3 5pm The Simpsons PG kidnapping throws a spanner 8:30 Below Deck 5:30 Criminal Intent MV in the works. Josh Brolin, Kate sits Nico and Lauren down 6:30 Branson Taxi PGL George Clooney. for a one-to-one chat that has 7pm Container Wars PG 10:20 Sinister 2 16VLC 2015 been a long time coming; Ben 7:30 NCIS MV Horror. James Ransone, crosses a line with Kate that 8:30 American Grit PG Shannyn Sossamon, changes the dynamic of their 9:30 The Interceptor MVLS Robert Daniel Sloan. friendship. 10:30 Criminal Minds 16VS 11:55 Cold Deck 16VLS 9:30 #killerpost 11:25 NCIS MV 2015 Crime. Stefano Gallo, When a popular college Paul Sorvino. FRIDAY freshman sends an ominous 12:15 Shipping Wars PG FRIDAY tweet within hours of her 12:40 Container Wars PG 1:15 Big Sky 16VLS 2015 murder, detectives use the Thriller. Bella Thorne, girl’s social-media accounts to 1:05 The Amazing Race PG 1:55 Criminal Minds Kyra Sedgwick. piece together the events of 16VS 2:45 CSI – New York 2:50 Creed MVL 2015 her death. MV 3:30 The Simpsons Drama. Michael B Jordan, 10:30 Hoarders 3 PG 3:55 American Grit PG Sylvester Stallone. 5am Hail, 11:30 Snapped – Killer 4:45 The Interceptor MVLS Caesar! PGL 2016 Comedy. Couples Josh Brolin, George Clooney. 5:35 Branson Taxi PGL 12:25 Infomercials 3
MAORI 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 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 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm Whaikorero PGR 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Iwi Anthems 3 4:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero Series in which Kingi Biddle helps participants overcome their fear of public speaking. 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 3 2 6:20 Huhu 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 7pm Playlist 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 8pm Hakataetae 3 8:30 F Aotearoa 3 9pm The GC PGR 9:30 Billy T James AO 3 10pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2
11:50 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show. 12:20 Closedown
11pm Te Kauta 3 Chat show featuring guests who reminisce about their younger days and some of their naughtiest secrets. 11:30 Closedown
MOVIES GREATS
SKY SPORT 1 6am ICC Cricket 360 7am Cricket – Super Smash Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 7:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First ODI. 8am Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. 11:30 Darts – World Championships Day 15 – Final. 1:30 Inside The PGA Tour 2pm Golf World Summer Series 2:30 Darts – World Championships Day 15 – Match of the Day. 3pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Stars. 3:30 Cricket – Super Smash Auckland Aces v Central Stags. 4pm L Cricket – Super Smash Elimination Final. 6:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First ODI. 7:30 The Cricket Show 8pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixes. 8:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Bangladesh – First T20. 9pm Boxing – ISB Deontay Wilder v Chris Arreola. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Inside The PGA Tour
12:15 The Fighter 16VLSC 2010 Drama. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale. 2:10 Making Of Atonement PG 2:25 Brothers MVL 2009 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman. 4:10 Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi. Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler.
Midnight Golf World Summer Series 12:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally Stage Two. 1am Motorsport – Dakar Rally Stage Three. 1:30 L Motorsport – IndyCar Series Phoenix Grand Prix. 2am Fight Night 4am Football – A League
FRIDAY
CHOICE
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 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 5:30 Prime News 6pm Wheel Of Fortune 6:30 Jeopardy 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 Gloria suspects her yoga instructor is attracted to her, and asks Claire to go with her to her class, with unexpected results. 7:30 M I Am Ali PGR 2014 Documentary Sport. 0 9:45 Fear The Walking Dead AO 10:45 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR 3
6:40 The Hurt Locker 16VL 2008 Action. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. 8:50 Close Up – Julia Roberts PG 9:20 Breach ML 2007 Drama. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillipe. 11:10 Con Air 18VL 1997 Action. Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich. 1:05 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action. Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke. 3pm The Hurt Locker 16VL 2008 Action. Jeremy Renner, Anthony Mackie. 5:10 Brothers MVL 2009 Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman. 6:55 Taken 16VS 2008 Action. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. 8:30 Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi. During summer 1979, when six friends see a train crash while making a Super-8 movie, they investigate the subsequent unexplained events in their small town. Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler. 10:25 The Other Guys MVLS 2010 Comedy. Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg.
FRIDAY
0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1
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6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Flying To The Ends Of The Earth 7:30 Polar Bear Town 8:30 Sold! 9am American Restoration 9:30 The Chronicles Of Nadiya 10:30 The French Collection 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Guy Martin – Fastest Man On Two Wheels 1pm Flying To The Ends Of The Earth 2pm Robson’s Extreme Fishing Challenge PGR 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest 4:30 Poh And Co Series featuring cook, artist, and lover of life, Poh Ling Yeow. 5pm Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand 5:30 Great British Garden Revival 6:30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It
7:30 Tiny House Nation 8:30 Gok’s Fill Your House For Free 9:30 Trashed Jeremy Irons looks at the risks to the food chain and the environment of pollution of the air, land, and sea. 10:30 Find It, Fix It, Flog It
11:30 Poh And Co Series featuring cook, artist, and lover of life, Poh Ling Yeow. Midnight Poh’s Kitchen Lends A Hand 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am 50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy 2am Richard Hammond’s Jungle Quest 3am Great British Garden Revival 4am Trashed 5am Gok’s Fill Your House For Free
SKY SPORT 2 6am Football – A-League Highlights Show 7am Football League Show 7:30 Football – NZ Premiership Highlights Show 8am Ironman 70.3 – Xiamen 8:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally Prologue. 9am Motorsport – Dakar Rally Stage One. 9:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally 11am Motorsport – IndyCar Series 11:30 Motorsport – IndyCar Series Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally 1:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally 2pm Football – City TV 5pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally 5:30 Golf World Summer Series 6pm Inside The PGA Tour 6:30 Golf Central 7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Football League Show 8:30 Golf World Summer Series 9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Perth Scorchers v Brisbane Heat.
FRIDAY
12:35 The Cricket Show 1am Extreme Sailing – Sydney 1:30 Fox Sports News 2am Tennis – ASB Classic 3am Football – A-League 3:30 Cricket – International 4am Cricket – Super Smash 4:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League 5am Rugby Documentary – The 1996 All Blacks Tour Of South Africa 5Jan17
DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Win Lose or Joust. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG No Season for Old Men. 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG Sardines; Piaggio Scooters; Erector Sets. 8am Auction Hunters 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 Deadliest Catch – Dungeon Cove PG Cursed Bay. 10:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Great Kilcher Quake. 11:15 Deadly Sins M Jodi Arias – Killer Sex Kitten. 12:10 Disappeared M 1:05 Evil Kin M Deadly DNA. 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG Plane Painting; Clogs; Pasties. 3:20 Auction Hunters 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Great Kilcher Quake. 5:40 Bering Sea Gold PG Hello Heartache, Goodbye Nome. 7:30 Gold Rush – The Story So Far PG 8:30 Gold Rush Special PG Toughest Dirtiest Richest. 9:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 11:30 You Have Been Warned M No Limits.
FRIDAY
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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Thursday, January 5, 2017
Sport Williams sisters out The ASB Classic has lost its two headline acts, with the Williams sisters exiting the tournament before the quarter-final stages. Venus Williams was forced to withdraw from the tournament after picking up an arm injury in her first round win over Jade Lewis. But it was younger sister Serena’s exit that came as the bigger shock, as the 22-time grand slam winner was sent packing by little known American opponent Madison Brengle.
Ko deal worth $14.5m The group attending the camp, are, back row (from left) Andrew Peel, Jared Scammell, Josh Giles, Matthew Scammell, James Robertson. Third row: Brea Roderick, Isabelle Wilson, Aimee Elliott, Bree Middleton. Second row: Cameron Slee, Bailey Tait, Mia Roadley, Victoria Binnie. Front row: Guy Roadley, Meagan Binnie, Hannah King, Kylana Peauafi-Symonds, Kelly-Anne Bentley and absent is Leigh Harrison. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Swimmers away at camp BY MATT MARKHAM
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The chance to advance themselves both physically and mentally ahead of some major assignments is the main focus of the Ashburton Swim Team at their annual training camp this week. The squad, who assembled in Timaru on Tuesday, are taking part in a six-day camp which will see them put
through their paces in a number of different ways to ready themselves for a big run of competitions that lay ahead early in 2017. Under the watchful eye of coach Shane Jones, the 20-strong group will be pushed to their limits with everyone required to either bike or run to their destinations during the camp – at which they will also be joined by 11 members
of the Selwyn Swim Club. The camp involves two, two hour, sessions each day in either the pool or in the gym which coupled with their mode of transportation will mean a lot of kilometres are being covered during the week. On Saturday the group will compete in the Temuka Long Course Swim Meet before rounding on the camp on Sunday.
With some high-level competition ahead such as the National Age Group Championships, the Division Two Championships, the Canterbury Championships, the National Junior Festival – Makos Zone, the Canterbury Juniors Championships and the South Island Town & Country, the camp is being used as a way of ensuring every swimmer is ready for the challenge ahead.
Pledger eyes 200 games for Breakers There have been times in his career that NZ Breakers giant Alex Pledger thought he would never reach the milestone that looms for him later this week. Provided the seven-foot centre suits up in Cairns on Friday night, he will become just the fifth player to notch up 200 Australian NBL games for the Breakers, a feat that will be further celebrated when he returns to the North Shore Events Cen-
tre on Sunday to face Adelaide 36ers. The fact he has made it to the double century is in itself a feat of endurance, one that he might not have considered too seriously, given the battles he has endured and overcome in recent years to be fit and available. “Chief” missed most of the 2013/14 season with an ankle injury and limped through most of the following campaign with
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a “turf toe” complaint that required surgery. But having regained his fitness, he was one of the first signings for new head coach Paul Henare, who regards him as a player you can build a team around. “It is not a surprise for a player like Chief, in our competition when you play 30 games a year if you are around long enough, these milestones will come along,” said Henare.
“He is big for us – excuse the pun. When he is cementing our defence by being that rim protector at the back, rebounding well and playing with confidence at the offensive end, he is a hell of a player. “He’s 29 [years old] and a lot of big guys get into their prime at that age, so I think we are still going to see some improvements and really good basketball out of him.” - NZME
World number one golfer Lydia Ko has reportedly signed a new equipment deal worth more than $NZ14m. The 19-year-old announced on the Golf Channel that she is changing to PXG after previously using Callaway clubs. According to golf reporter Geoff Shackelford, the deal is worth $US10m over five years. That’s more than her career earnings which currently stands at $US7.4m and doesn’t include the CME Race to the Globe million-dollar bonus which she has won twice.
Another century Newcomer Peter Handscomb has continued his impressive start to his Test career with another century in the third Test against Pakistan. Yesterday Handscomb became the first Australian batsman in almost 100 years to score a half-century in each his first four Tests. But the No.5 then made it two centuries in his past three Tests – and the third of Australia’s first innings – when he clipped Azhar Ali for a single on the onside. Handscomb’s SCG knock consisted of nine boundaries off 195 balls in 302 minutes.
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