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Northbound traffic was backed up for miles along SH1 yesterday as revellers returned from Elton John’s concert in Dunedin and holidaymakers hit the road for a four-day weekend.

FIREFIGHTERS’ TWO-WEEK REPRIEVE

‘It’s bloody great’

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Firefighters are grateful for a reprieve from hot and windy conditions with much-needed rainfall across the district.

Consistent rainfall on Tuesday and Wednesday has likely given firefighters a one-to-two week reprieve, says deputy principal rural fire officer Don Geddes.

A number of vegetation fires burned in tinder-dry conditions late last week with firefighter resources stretched across the Mid/South Canterbury area.

“It is bloody great (the rain), we could do with a bit more but that is always the case and it has been pretty widespread

with more up towards the hills,” he said.

“It is a big help and it’ll probably give us a week or two respite.”

Geddes said their weather stations had recorded 17mm of rain at the Ashburton Airport, 21mm between Ashburton and Methven and 40mm in Mt Somers.

At this time of year Fire and Emergency New Zealand are constantly assessing the fire risk day by day and that will not change.

The district remains in a restricted fire season which requires anyone planning on lighting an outdoor fire to first obtain a permit.

Firefighters are also warning of the dangers of past fires reigniting after a

paddock fire earlier this week, which started from another fire beside State Highway 1 the week before.

“It was a re-ignition which is very unfortunate, but something that can happen with those hot, dry winds,” he said.

Geddes said while in an ideal world someone would be monitoring the old fire ground all the time, or it could be dug out using machinery to extinguish deep-rooted hotspots, a lack of resources make that virtually impossible.

“You can cold trail your hand through the dirt to feel for hotspots or have a look with a thermal imaging camera, but if the hotspots are deep down you are going to miss them and they can resurface in those hot dry winds,” he said.

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Fleeing drivers face the judge

From left: Orange house leaders, Jane Cribb and Riley Vessey, Green house leaders, Sapphire Kururangi and Isaac Bazley, deputy head students, Kyle Cabangun and Maria Costas, head students, Poppy Killworth and Henry Chapman, Blue house leaders, Liam Sullivan and Harriet Leverton, Red house leaders, Joseph Collins and Teresa Herewini. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 030220-HM-0062

The pathway to strong leadership

By Heather Mackenzie

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It’s always been a pathway towards strong leadership during the schooling year and the Ashburton College leadership camp for 2020 was no different.

Held over three days last week, the camp again proved to be a popular start to the academic year for those who took part after they expressed an interest in taking up a leadership role during their final year of school.

The camp is designed to build confidence and develop leadership skills.

Head girl for 2020, Poppy Kilworth, said 40 of her school peers joined her and head boy Henry Chapman for the three-day camp at the Glenroy Lodge in Hororata, led by the Christian group Horizon.

On offer for the young leaders were outdoor activities including raft building, high ropes, abseiling and walking though Cave Stream, in addition they attended workshops outlining what makes a good leader.

Kilworth said there were a lot of takeaway moments from the camp.

“We learnt there are many different leadership styles and anyone could actually be a leader,” she said.

The time spent together meant stronger bonds developed between the school’s leaders during the course of the camp.

“We all grew closer, and more comfortable, with each other – we had to work as a team to build the raft for example, you couldn’t do it by yourself.”

Deputy principal Ron Cresswell said he was proud of the 2020 leadership team and is looking forward to working with them.

“The more student-led involvement we have at the school the happier we are,” Cresswell said Kilworth and Chapman agree there is no one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to leadership.

“Specific personality traits may not be immediately apparent as leadership qualities, but they could end up working to your advantage and make for a great leader,” said Kilworth.

The group also spent time talking about and understanding above and below the line behaviour.

The concept was reportedly first mentioned by English author Carly Taylor in her book Walking the Talk, where she also credits Robert Kiyosaki with the notion.

The popular personal development philosophy focuses on individuals being accountable, taking ownership and being responsible for their actions – classed as above the line behaviour, and being aware of below the line traits – like apportioning blame, making excuses and finding fault.

Again, Kilworth and Chapman agreed this knowledge was going to be a help to all the leadership team.

“I looked back over the three days and thought there were times when I had dipped below the line.”

However, Kilworth is well aware that it is not possible to stay above the line 100 per cent of the time.

“In order to stay above the line, you have to share the load with others in the team, and in doing that, everybody can take part in building a strong team together,” she said.

A fleeing driver, who led police on a dangerous high-speed chase through Ashburton, has racked up a number of fines and an eightmonth disqualification from driving for two charges of failing to stop for police, one charge of driving while suspended and two for driving at a dangerous speed.

Nineteen-year-old Joshua Matthew Boulden appeared in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday for sentencing after he drove through several urban give way signs at speed, including one on South Street, where he was clocked at 100km/h. Police abandoned the chase.

Boulden was disqualified from driving for six months when he appeared in the Timaru District Court on March 5, in 2019, according to a summary of facts handed up to the magistrate. He was due to get his licence back on September 4.

But he was spotted driving at 12.20am on August 25 on Burnett Street in Ashburton. Police tried to stop him for a sobriety test after seeing the vehicle cut a corner.

Boulden sped off, travelling at high speed in the 50km/h zone and driving in a zig-zag pattern.

He ignored police flashing lights and siren as he reached speeds of over 100km/h in the western streets of Ashburton, still a 50km/h zone.

He failed to slow for the various give way controlled intersections he passed through.

Police abandoned the chase after a couple of minutes when Boulden travelled through a give way intersection on South Street at 100km/h. He was spotted again, 10 minutes later, on Melcombe Street.

Again he ignored flashing lights and siren and was followed to Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, a 100km/h zone.

Police abandoned the pursuit again when the defendant’s speed reached 160km/h and the defendant started to drive using the opposite lane.

He told police later he hadn’t wanted to get caught driving while disqualified as he was due shortly to get his licence back and had panicked.

Despite Magistrate O’Brien tell-

ing him he should get his restricted licence at the time of his guilty plea, Boulden failed to do so.

O’Brien fined him $500 each on both charges of failing to stop for police, $700 for the two charges of driving at a dangerous speed and disqualified him from driving for eight months with the requirement he obtains his restricted licence at the end of that period.

Meanwhile, fleeing from police on Christmas Eve has landed Tutangata Desmond-John Kingi a hefty reparation bill.

Kingi was driving south along West Street when he was observed by police travelling at 77km/h.

They indicated for him to stop with red and blue flashing lights, and he sped off and turned right on to Queens Drive and carried on to Pages Road.

He was recorded travelling at speeds between 75 and 83km/h before completely crossing the centre line on to the wrong side of the road, mounting the footpath and crashing into a brick mailbox and a fence.

He was breath tested by police, and returned a reading of 847mcg.

Kingi’s lawyer said he accepts it was a foolish decision to run from police as he knew he was speeding and intoxicated.

He was very candid with police about what he did following the incident, and is able to pay the reparation in full in a lump sum.

Magistrate O’Brien said the breath test was well over three times the legal limit and that the offending took place in a residential street.

Offences exceeding 800mcg would typically be punished with an alcohol interlock sentence, but as Kingi does not have a vehicle due to it being written off in the crash, that could not be enforced.

O’Brien ordered him to pay the reparation of $2200, to pay fines of $780 for drink driving, $500 for dangerous driving, $500 for failing to stop for police. He was also disqualified from driving for 14 months, after which he will be able to apply for a zero alcohol licence which lasts for three years.

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Bringing a taste of Chile to Ashburton

By Sue Newman

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Andrea Lupayante and Maureen Mundaca have set themselves a tough challenge – creating sufficient food to feed thousands of people at today’s Multi Cultural Bite festival.

The Chilean women are festival first timers and they’re keen to showcase some of their favourite foods, but they’re also aware that festival day will be hectic and they’ve decided to take the simple path of two relatively fuss-free dishes that are easy to serve.

Preparations started early with their speciality dessert brazo de reina prepared on Tuesday.

The swiss roll style dish sees airy sponge filled with a thick layer of dulce de leche (caramel cream), rolled and allowed to set.

Yesterday was dedicated to creating dish after dish of pastel de choclo, a traditional sweetcorn pie that’s eaten in dozens of variations in Chile. The pastry-free pie is layered with spiced mince, sliced hard-boiled eggs and topped with a sweetcorn cream. Traditionally it is baked in small ramekin type dishes, but for the festival it will be spooned onto serving plates from large baking dishes.

For the pair, both of whom have been working in the Ashburton District’s dairy industry, for several years, taking part in Multi Cul-

Ready to cook up a feast for today’s Multi Cultural Bite festival are Chilean foodies Andrea Lupayante (left) and Maureen Mundaca.

PHOTO SUE NEWMAN 050120-SN-0030 tural Bite has been on the radar for some time.

“I’ve always wanted to do this, but I’m often away at this time but this year, I decided, yes I will do it,”

Mundaca said.

Lupayante had also been keen to be involved and when Mundaca said she was keen, the deal was done.

The most difficult part was deciding what to cook, but knowing they were stepping into new territory the women opted for just two dishes that were both very tradi-

tional and relatively easy to make.

“And we wanted those dishes to be something everyone would enjoy and everyone loves sweetcorn,” Lupayante said.

They’re aiming for 600 bitesized portions of each dish and that meant bowl after bowl of dulce de leche had to be created for their dessert, And as their pie was prepared, Mundaca’s kitchen bench was stacked high with bags of sweetcorn and food processors were working overtime.

Their husbands won’t be doing duty on their food stall today, they’ll be on child care.

Today’s festival will see food representing 14 countries on offer.

Festival dollars, available on site, will be the currency of the day.

Two guest judges will be among the food samplers and it’s their job to judge Best Bite 2020. The 2019 title went to Priscila Maleka from Brazil.

Judges for this year’s event are Waraporn Dangprasertkul, from Ton’s Thai and Heather Ross, chef at Speight’s Ale House.

Multi Cultural Bite opens at 10am and runs until 2pm in Baring Square East and on adjacent East Street.

A second festival, Waitangi on East, will also be held in the town centre today, with dozens of stalls set up on East Street between Havelock and Tancred streets.

Council assets may benefit community groups

By Sue Newman

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Community groups could be the winners when it comes to disposing of assets no longer needed by the Ashburton District Council.

As it reviews its assets disposal policy, members of the council’s bylaw and policy committee decided they could give preferential access to surplus assets up to the value of $1000 if a community group approached the council with a request. Disposal of assets up to the value of $200 can be approved by a department manager but those of up to $1000

must have the approval of the council’s chief executive.

As part of its disposal option, councillors decided they wanted a clear definition of what constituted a community group. This definition will be included in the revised policy. Those groups will not include reserve boards or memorial halls as these are considered part of council.

Assets that can be disposed of as part of this policy include equipment, furniture and fittings, collections, livestock, plant, vehicles and land and buildings to which the council has legal title.

Mayor Neil Brown was keen to ensure the council wasn’t getting rid of assets simply because of its depreciation schedule.

“Today we have to look at tossing things out a bit less and using them until the end of their actual life. Do we take this into account rather than simply disposing of assets to land fill?” he said.

Chief executive Hamish Riach said disposal was based on whether an asset was useful to council’s business rather than its useful life and if it was no longer useful then disposal was about reuse, he said.

He gave an example of chairs

that had been used around the council meeting table in the old council chamber. These would not fit in the new chamber and the council disposed of them so they could be reused.

“We try to find a useful life for assets rather than sending them to landfill.”

The council was approached from time-to-time by community groups wanting to know if the council had a spare item they could use and the revised policy was about making it very clear what the process was for this as well as defining what a community group was, Riach said.

There is a clear process for writing off or disposing of a council owned asset and, apart from disposal to community groups, if an asset has an estimated value of $200 or more it must go to public tender, auction or a sales method that is both transparent and competitive.

If an item has a value of less than $200 it can be offered to council employees.

Land and buildings must be independently valued before sale and vehicles and plant must be disposed of by trade-in, public auction or tender.

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Drunk driver fined, suspended A drunk driver who crashed his car in to the kerb while revving his engine and skidding his tyres will need to pay more than $1000 in fines and will not be able to drive for eight months after being sentenced in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday.

On January 12 at 4.40pm William Frank Robinson could be heard from some distance revving the engine of his vehicle loudly.

He skidded round the corner from Albert Street into Patching Street, travelling down the wrong side of the road before striking the kerb.

The police summary of facts says this dislodged a wheel from the vehicle and momentum carried it on to a grass verge before returning to the road.

When breath tested by police Robinson blew a reading of 600mcg.

His duty lawyer said a friend had been visiting him and they had returned to their youth with their behaviour though Magistrate O’Brien disagreed, saying that his extreme demerit history showed he needed to reconsider his views towards driving.

He was fined $580 on the drink driving charge and ordered to pay court costs of $130 and was disqualified from driving for six months.

On a charge of dangerous driving he was fined $700 and disqualified for eight months to be served concurrently with the drink driving suspension.

A dairy farmer who elected to take the road home instead of driving back through the farm after checking on his cows has pleaded guilty to driving with with excess breath alcohol.

Tony Christopher Bryant was stopped by police at 10.50pm on January 8 on Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road.

He returned a reading of 600mcg.

He told police he had been checking on his cows and elected to drive home along the road instead of back through the farm.

His duty lawyer asked for sentencing to be deferred to allow him to make applications to the court and he was remanded at large to appear again on March 31.

A late night attempt to smash down a door saw Callum Graham in court on a charge of wilful damage on Tuesday.

In the summary of facts read to the court by police prosecutor Ian Howard it is said that at around 11.30pm on December 17 Graham was outside a property yelling loudly for the occupants to come out, people he did not know.

He then went around to the back of the property and attempted to kick down a door and smashed a pane of glass in the door.

Graham pleaded guilty to the

charge.

The property owners are seeking reparations of $225.70 for the pane of glass and the matter has been referred to restorative justice.

A man who overtook a car dangerously and crashed into the back of another while under the influence of marijuana has been disqualified from driving and fined more than $1000.

Andrew Flannagan appeared on charges of driving under the influence and dangerous driving following an incident on August 7.

He was driving down Leeston Road when he overtook a vehicle around a bend on the wrong side of the road when he could not clearly see any oncoming traffic.

He later crashed in to the back of another vehicle.

He failed an impairment test, and a blood test revealed levels of class c controlled drug THC, the active ingredient of cannabis.

A section 94 application failed due to the termination of his employment which he is fighting legally.

Magistrate O’Brien said it was good that Flannagan was now drug free and that she does not expect to see it play a part in his future.

She fined him $500, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and medical fees of $902.63 and disqualified him from driving for six months, which she backdated to the time of his guilty plea on October 24.

He was also fined $500 on the

dangerous driving charge.

A man found by police in the driver’s seat of a vehicle with the engine running with excess breath alcohol admitted his guilt in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday.

Logan Glenn Worthington Rule was spoken to by police on State Highway 1 in Tinwald at 3.20am where he blew a 668mcg.

He admitted to police he had been driving and had consumed alcohol.

This was his second offence.

He was sentenced to 60 hours community work, was disqualified from driving for six months and was ordered to pay $130 court costs.

Peer pressure from friends led to 19-year old Caleb James Pierre getting behind the wheel when he was intoxicated.

Pierre was stopped by police on East Street at 11pm on January 24 after he was seen driving without his headlights on.

He admitted to police he had been drinking and blew a breath alcohol reading of 703mcg.

His duty lawyer said that he accepts this was a very high reading and that peer pressure at the address where he had been drinking led to his intoxication and decision to drive.

He has lost his job as a forklift driver as a result of his offending.

Magistrate O’Brien fined him $630, ordered him to pay $130 in court costs and disqualified him from driving for six months.

A mother of a young daughter is adamant she will not be back before the courts after pleading guilty to a drink driving charge.

Carla Gaynor Ward appeared before Magistrate O’Brien on Tuesday charged with drink driving.

She was stopped by police on January 4 and returned a breath alcohol sample of 724mcg while heading home from a friend’s place.

Her duty lawyer told the court she was horrified at the level she had blown.

Magistrate O’Brien said it was clearly an accident and very out of character for Ward.

She fined her $650 and ordered her to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified her from driving for six months.

Warrants to arrest were issued for failures to appear in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday for Patrick Bruce Keen, John Adam Austin, Nathan Peter Martin Clifford, Logan Arthur Moulin and Joshua Tia Tara Ariki Simpson.

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An alcohol checkpoint prior to Christmas picked up Anthony Francis Muchiri driving with excess breath alcohol, a charge he pleaded guilty to in front of Community Magistrate Sally O’Brien in the Ashburton District Court on Tuesday.

Muchiri was stopped by police on River Terrace at 2pm on December 19 and blew a breath alcohol reading of 648mcg.

He told police he had been drinking the previous night and thought he would be okay to drive.

Magistrate O’Brien said it was a moderate reading but still well over double the legal limit.

She fined him $590, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for 6 months.

A man dropping off a family member after Christmas celebrations has found himself picking up a second drink driving conviction in less than four years.

Jason Michael O’Connor pleaded guilty to a charge of drink driving after being stopped by police at 12.30am on December 26.

He returned a breath alcohol reading of 573mcg.

As this is his second offence in less than four years he qualifies for an alcohol interlock sentence.

His duty lawyer told the court he was doing a good thing by helping a family member with a ride home but was not in the right condition himself to do so.

Magistrate O’Brien fined him $350, ordered him to pay court costs of $130 and disqualified him from driving for 28 days after which he can apply for an alcohol interlock licence.

That lasts for 12 months, and following that he can apply for zero alcohol licence which lasts for three years.

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‘Great American comeback’ AP Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor.

The partisan discord was apparent for all to see as the first president to campaign for re-election while facing impeachment vigorously made his case for another term: Republican legislators chanted “Four More Years”. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped up her copy of Trump’s speech as he ended his address.

“America’s enemies are on the run, America’s fortunes are on the rise and America’s future is blazing bright,” Trump declared. “In just three short years, we have shattered the mentality of American decline and we have rejected the downsizing of America’s destiny. We are moving forward at a pace that was unimaginable just a short time ago, and we are never going back!”

Offering the nation’s economic success as the chief rationale for a second term, Trump’s speech resembled a lower-volume version of his campaign rallies, offering something for every section of his political base.

But while he tweets daily assailing his impeachment, Trump never mentioned the “i-word” in his 78-minute speech. He spoke from the House of Representatives, on the opposite side of the Capitol from where the Senate one day later was expected to acquit

President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington.

PHOTO AP him largely along party lines.

Pelosi, a frequent thorn in Trump’s side, created a viral image with her seemingly sarcastic applause of the president a year ago. This time, she was even more explicit with her very public rebuke.

Trump appeared no more cordial. When he climbed to the House rostrum, he did not take her outstretched hand though it was not clear he had seen her gesture. Later, as Republicans often cheered, she remained in her seat, at times shaking her head at his remarks.

Even for a Trump-era news cycle that seems permanently set to hyper-speed, the breakneck pace of events dominating the first week of February offered a singular backdrop for the president’s address.

Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, who has presided in the Senate over only the third impeachment trial in the nation’s history, was on hand again Tuesday night – this time in his more customary seat in

the audience. Trump stood before the very lawmakers who have voted to remove him from office – and those who are expected to acquit him when the Senate trial comes to a close.

In advance of his address, Trump tweeted that the chaos in Iowa’s leadoff caucuses showed Democrats were incompetent and should not be trusted to run the government.

The president entered the evening on a roll, with his impeachment acquittal imminent, his job approval numbers ticking upward and Wall Street looking strong. He struck a largely optimistic tone, though even in past moments when Trump has struck a tone of bipartisanship and co-operation, he has consistently returned to harsher rhetoric within days.

Trump spent much of the speech highlighting the economy’s strength, including low unemployment, stressing how it has helped blue-collar workers and the middle class, though the period of growth began under his predeces-

sor, Barack Obama. And what Trump calls an unprecedented boom is, by many measures, not all that different from the solid economy he inherited from President Barack Obama.

Trump stressed the new trade agreements he has negotiated, including his phase-one deal with China and the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement he signed last month.

While the White House said the president would have a message of unity, he also spent time on issues that have created great division and resonated with his political base. He attacked Democrats’ health care proposals for being too intrusive and again highlighted his signature issue – immigration – trumpeting the miles of border wall that have been constructed.

He also dedicated a section to American values, discussing efforts to protect “religious liberties” and limit access to abortion as he continues to court the evangelical and conservative Christian voters who form a crucial part of his base.

The Democrats were supplying plenty of counter-programming, focusing on health care – the issue key to their takeover of the House last year. Trump vowed to not allow a “socialist takeover of our health care system” a swipe at the Medicare For All proposal endorsed by some of his Democratic challengers.

Many female Democrats were wearing white as tribute to the suffragettes, while a number in the party were wearing red, white and bluestriped lapel pins to highlight climate change, saying Trump has rolled back environmental safeguards and given free rein to polluters.

Japan confirms coronavirus on cruise ship AP Deaths from a new virus rose to 490 in mainland China on Wednesday while new cases on a Japanese cruise ship, in Hong Kong and in other places showed the increasing spread of the outbreak and renewed attention toward containing it.

Ten people from the cruise ship tested positive and were taken to hospitals, while all 3700 crew and passengers on the ship will be quarantined on board for up to 14 days, Health Minister Nobukatsu Kato said.

In Hong Kong, hospital workers are striking to demand the border with mainland China be shut completely to ward off the virus, but four new cases without known travel to the mainland indicate the illness is spreading locally in the territory.

The growing caseload “indicates significant risk of community transmission” and could portend a “large-scale” outbreak, said Chuang Shukkwan, head of the communicable disease branch at the Centre

for Health Protection.

Hospitals in Hong Kong said they had to cut some services due to striking workers’ absences.

The territory’s beleaguered leader, Carrie Lam, criticised the strike and said the government was doing all it could to limit the flow of people across the border. Almost all land and sea links have been closed, but the striking workers want it shut completely.

With the epicentre of the outbreak, Wuhan, cut off by rail, air and road to try to contain the virus, the US and other countries were organising more evacuation flights for their citizens still in the central Chinese city.

The latest mainland China figures showed an increase of 65 deaths from the previous day, all the new deaths from Wuhan. The number of new cases increased to 24,324, a rise of 3887 from the previous day.

Outside mainland China, at least 180 cases have been confirmed, including two fatalities, one in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines.

The 10 cases confirmed on the Japanese cruise ship raised that country’s total to 33 cases. They were among 273 people tested because they had a cough or fever, which are symptoms of the virus, or had close contact with a man who got off the ship in Hong Kong and was infected.

Some tests are still pending.

The transmission to each person isn’t clear, and the others may have gotten the virus when they got off the ship at other port calls in Vietnam, Taiwan, Kagoshima and Okinawa. The ship returned to Yokohama, near Tokyo.

Thailand confirmed six more cases, raising its total to 25.

The cases are concerning because they suggest the virus can spread more easily between people than has been suspected.

South Korea raised its total to 18, with the new cases raising concern about the illness spreading from countries other than China. South Korea’s Centres for Disease Control and Prevention said a man who at-

tended a business conference in Singapore met a Malaysian there who had the virus. Another case confirmed Wednesday was the daughter of a woman who got sick after travelling in Thailand.

Dr David Heymann, who led the World Health Organisation’s response to the SARS outbreak, said it’s too early to tell when the new coronavirus will peak, but that it appears to still be on the increase.

He said the spike in China’s recent caseload is partly because the tally was expanded to milder cases, not only people with pneumonia. It is not yet considered a pandemic, or worldwide outbreak, which WHO defines as sustained transmission in at least two world regions.

Heymann said as the new virus starts to spread beyond China, scientists will gain a better understanding of it.

Nevertheless, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged countries outside China to share more data on infections

Doherty’s cancer returns Shannen Doherty has revealed that she has stage 4 cancer. The actress was first diagnosed with breast cancer five years ago and announced in 2017 that she was in remission. “My cancer came back, and that’s why I’m here,” she said. “It’s a bitter pill to swallow in a lot of ways. ...

I definitely have days where I say, why me? And then I go, well, why not me?

Who else, you know? Who else deserves this? None of us do.” Doherty, who rose to fame playing Brenda Walsh on Beverly Hills, 90210, appeared in the BH90210 reboot that aired last August. The actress has been open about her medical journey since her initial diagnosis.

Madonna sued for lateness Madonna is being sued for being late on stage. The Vogue hitmaker is the subject of a class-action lawsuit, where two people claimed they waited hours past the advertised start time of her Madame X shows at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in September and October and her tardiness reduced the value of the tickets.

The pair pointed to similar delays at other shows in the suit, in which they have named both Madonna and promoters Live Nation. Legal documents stated: “By the time of the concerts’ announcements, Madonna had demonstrated flippant difficulty in ensuring a timely or complete performance.

Bieber’s drug revelations Justin Bieber has opened up about his heavy drug use and how he feared he would die because of his addiction. The pop star revealed he was dependent on marijuana at age 13 and relied on hard drugs to function day to day.

Bieber tells all in the fifth episode of his YouTube documentary Seasons.

“People don’t know how serious it got.

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Bieber eventually found the motivation to get help.

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An important day for all who live here W

e’re a long way from Waitangi, and given some of the behaviour from various members of government perhaps that’s a good thing, but that won’t stop Mid Canterbury from recognising the cultural and historical significance.

Today’s a big day within the district and while for some it’s nothing more than a glorified day off work, or a day away from school – despite having only just started back, for many others it’s an important day to recognise the pathways that have been created in welcoming and accepting different cultures and beliefs into our society.

And what better way to do it, than through a personal favour-

ite of most people, food.

The Multi Cultural Bite is a true experience of all Mid Canterbury has to offer.

With food, displays and entertainment from all over the world it’s the one-stop shop for anyone looking to gain a better understanding of just how far we’ve come as a society in recent years and just how welcoming the Ashburton District has become.

The sounds, the music and more importantly the smells will draw you in and leave you wandering around in a state of Zen that can only be described as being good for the soul.

The day might be officially about the Treaty of Waitangi and the importance that it played in New Zealand’s history, but in recent years it really has developed into being so much more than just about that particular set of signatures.

Of course, it’s still important and the events out at the Hakatere Marae this afternoon will pay homage to those moments which helped pave our country and if anyone has the opportunity to be out there and to learn more about the culture then it’s

well worth getting along and taking it all in.

Waitangi Day has, in some ways, nationally, lost its importance.

It’s become a political showpiece in which it becomes more of a competition among politicians on who can make a bigger fool of themselves, or offend the wrong people in the most spectacular of fashions during the course of the commemorations.

Sure, it’s understood how important the moment is, but that doesn’t stop many from using it as an opportunity to push their agendas and try and get one up on their rivals.

Simon Bridges’ speech earlier this week, in which he took aim at the Government on their year

of delivery, is a perfect example.

It had no relevance to Waitangi and why everyone had gathered there, so why it became part of such an important speech makes you wonder a bit.

Let’s hope that today comes with no more drama, that it’s treated with the respect that it so rightly deserves and the stories coming from such a historic part of our country are positive and not laced with politicians overstepping the mark.

And here in Ashburton we can only hope for a massive turnout for all the events on around the district. There’s a great opportunity to learn and see more about the people who live here and we should be grasping it with both hands.

accident in the Dominican Republic; he was 40. Carl Wilson, a founding member of The Beach Boys, died in Los Angeles at age 51.

In 2008, the Bush White House defended the use of the interrogation technique known as waterboarding, saying it was legal – not torture as critics argued – and had saved American lives.

In 2014, Jay Leno said goodbye to NBC’s The Tonight Show for the second time, making way for Jimmy Fallon to take over as host.

Ten years ago: American

missionary Robert Park headed home after North Korea released him from six weeks’ detention for crossing its border on Christmas Day to protest religious suppression in the totalitarian regime.

Five years ago: A message purportedly from the Islamic State group said an American hostage, 26-year-old aid worker Kayla Mueller, had been killed in a Jordanian airstrike in Syria.

Jordan dismissed the claim as “criminal propaganda”. (Her death was later confirmed by US officials.)

One year ago: The Italian fashion

designer Gucci apologised for marketing a black wool sweater with an oversize collar bearing what looked like giant red lips; critics said the garment resembled blackface.

Today’s birthdays: Actress Mamie Van Doren is 89. Actor Mike Farrell is 81. Singer Fabian is 77. Actress Gayle Hunnicutt is 77. Actor Michael Tucker is 75. Producer-director-writer Jim Sheridan is 71. Actor Jon Walmsley is 64. Actress Kathy Najimy is 63. Rock musician Simon Phillips is 63. Actordirector Robert Townsend is 63.

Actor Barry Miller is 62. Actress

Megan Gallagher is 60. Rock singer Axl Rose is 58. Country singer Richie McDonald is 58.

Singer Rick Astley is 54. Rock musician Tim Brown is 51. Good Morning America co-host Amy Robach is 47. Actor Josh Stewart is 43. Actor Ben Lawson is 40.

Actor Brandon Hammond is 36. Actress Crystal Reed is 35.

Actress Alice Greczyn is 34.

Actress Anna Diop is 32. Rhythm and blues singer/actress Tinashe is 27.

Thought for today: “Life is just one grand sweet song, so start the music.” — President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004).

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, February 6, the 37th day of 2020. There are 329 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On February 6, 2003, edging closer to war, President George W. Bush declared “the game is over” for Saddam Hussein and urged skeptical allies to join in disarming Iraq.

On this date: In 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, the United States won official recognition and military support from France with the signing of a Treaty of Alliance in Paris.

In 1840, more than 40 Māori chiefs signed a treaty with the British Crown in the Bay of Islands.

This Treaty of Waitangi remains controversial.

In 1871, the first public girls’ secondary school in the southern hemisphere was Otago Girls’ High School. The school opened eight years after the local public boys’ high school.

In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, the socalled “lame duck” amendment, was proclaimed in effect by Secretary of State Henry Stimson.

In 1947, the liner Wanganella was refloated in Wellington Harbour.

Carrying 400 passengers, it struck Barrett Reef on January 19. Only an unusually long spell of fine weather – dubbed ‘Wanganella weather’ by locals – saved it from becoming a total wreck.

In 1952, Britain’s King George VI, 56, died at Sandringham House in Norfolk, England; he was succeeded as monarch by his 25-year-old elder daughter, who became Queen Elizabeth II. In 1995, the space shuttle Discovery flew to within 12 metres of the Russian space station Mir in the first rendezvous of its kind in two decades.

In 1998, Pop music star Falco, who had a 1986 hit with Rock Me Amadeus, died in a traffic

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Election bribes

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o mistake! First the date of the 2020 election - September 19; within minutes (seconds?) the first political sweeteners began to cascade into the arena.

From Labour, an enormous sum of money to be spent on our roads which, while convenient for the many millions of us wedded to the motor car – despite its climate-destroying CO2 emissions – makes a mockery of the previously, aggressive anti car comments and their lethal excretions, proffered originally by our current, capricious, coalition.

When the proverbial chips are down and expectations high, already made-in-manifesto promises suddenly become handily flexible.

Whatever the perceived – and theoretical – need to get cars off the roads and reduce vehicle density or to do what it takes to enhance the long-term health of the nation and its sustainability, the looming prospect of an election and, therefore, the over-arching need for votes, takes precedence.

This week’s cornucopia of abundance from Labour promises a boost to the nation’s infrastructure as never before.

Roads, as mentioned, but also railways, some of them long idle and overgrown.

If I were a cynical man which, “thank the Lord, I’m not, sir”, I might be inclined to use the word “bribe” to describe this rush of positivity from Ardern and her chief hench-person, Grant “Finance” Robertson.

With interest rates scraping the bottom of the barrel at this moment in time, aka, now, he would seem able to promise us the world if only we get out and vote for him and his Labour colleagues on September 19.

In fact, this phenomenal infrastructural boom could be the first step in Labour’s campaign to cut the strings by which the Greens and NZ First are still attached to the mother ship.

You can bet your boots Labour would be only too glad to cut loose those pesky hangers-on and govern, determinedly, on their own.

One of the many welcome benefits of such a separation would be the demise of the vociferous Shane Jones and the grumpy, Winston Peters.

What a seductive prospect that would be.

To quote one of our closest allies, though one with which we are currently semi alienated by virtue of the incessant and corrupt tweeting of its president, such an outcome of our election as I describe above, would mean,

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undoubtedly, “one giant step for Aotearoa, New Zealand” and a real stride towards making the country “great again”!

However, the bare-faced perfidy of politicians can be positively pernicious! Do it this way, today, that way tomorrow.

What are we, on the street, humble citizens to make of it?

But it is an election pattern of many, many years’ standing.

The voter, in his/her way, is thought by the party boffins to be interested only in the promises of the moment and no longer to those equally alluring, though subsequently unfulfilled, pledges of elections past, attractive as they may have seemed at the time.

But that was then; things have moved on, as our superiors so often say nowadays.

No standing still in politics, despite the famous utterance of the, by then, blind poet, John Milton, “They also serve who only stand and wait”.

Needless to add, his comment had nothing whatsoever to do with politics, only to the plight in which he found himself.

It is, though, a remark that has been subsequently mangled to suit any number of varying situations, however tenuous the connection. “Serving and waiting” no longer cuts the mustard.

No, we live now in more robust times; the political landscape tends to move, in reality, almost as quickly as the fast-forwarded image of the television weather forecaster.

Certainty politics is a fickle concept.

That’s why, while there may be, at present, no obvious alternative to Simon Bridges, he would still be wise to keep his eye open for the elephant in the undergrowth, Christopher Luxton, former chief of Air New Zealand, as he seeks whom he may devour, and is said to be busting to lead National to glorious victory in September, despite not yet being even one of those lower-order, List MPs. So, as election fever gathers momentum over the next nine months, voters might spend a little time trying to remember who they voted for last time, and why?

Was it the attractiveness or otherwise of the features of the candidate? That, after all,

is how our present PM suddenly emerged from below stairs to lead Labour, thanks to the self-sacrifice of the then struggling Labour Party leader, Andrew Little, who, nobly, came to the conclusion an attractive young woman would be far more likely to win the day than would he with his somewhat dour features and less than uplifting rhetoric.

In other words, television appeal can be crucial to the success or otherwise of a modern Party Leader.

One would, therefore, have to feel that by September, unless there is a substantial parliamentary upheaval between now and then, Jacinda holds still rather more than just an edge over Simon.

I mean this time round she has baby – though ageing rapidly – Neve to enhance her still rock star image. (Not even to mention her fishing hunk first man, Clarke “Salmon” Gayford.)

By such unpredictabilities are elections won and lost.

I fear Simon B may find the gap between him and her unbridgeable. (Pun impossible to avoid but deep apologies to those who, nevertheless, still find it offensive. I recommend pun-aversion therapy at a pharmacy near you). There’s bound to be one.

Luxton may not be in the same macho league as Gayford but, heck, he’s eminently presentable and oozes both hands-on experience and the gravitas to go with it.

He could well have a following among the younger female voters, who might see him as a father figure in whom they could put their trust.

In fact, electors in general might see him in that light. All of which, suggests Simon Bridges should watch his back or, at least, employ a trustworthy Na-

tional operative to do it for him.

Meanwhile, for the Greens, the latest Labour offerings have not brought much cheer. Plans to cover most of the countryside in bitumen are anathema to leader Shaw.

However, he and his political partner, Marama Davidson, are putting the bravest of faces on Labour’s largesse package, speaking of it in almost messianic terms.

The secret of disappointment is to pretend it hasn’t happened and Shaw and his comrades have, at once, made an outstanding fist of doing so.

How they adapt the optimistic rhetoric to fit the reality remains secreted in the pipeline.

Elsewhere, down at the pub, Winston and his dwindling cohort mutter into their beer and explore the unfairness – as they see it – of it all. I dare say, details of Plan B, by which a scheme is hatched to offer themselves as a willing coalition partner to National, should the need arise, are well advanced.

To survive for as long as they have indicates the agility with which Winston, and his loyal disciples, have always brought to elections past and present.

So, now we wait for National to come up with at least a mini manifesto of its own, to be developed as the months go by, they hope, into a winning formula. The personnel, may have changed but not the game plan.

All the while, psephologists are sharpening their pencils and gurus their contacts.

What exciting times these are!

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50 years of breeding on the block

By Heather Chalmers

Left – Wakanui stud sheep breeder Stuart Sinclair (right), with his winning Miss Canterbury meat breed ewe hogget at the Christchurch A&P Show in 2016, while son Hayden Sinclair holds the supreme meat breed animal, the wins being a highlight for the family’s Inver stud. Both are suffolk sheep.

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Almost 50 years of stud sheep breeding will go under the hammer tomorrow at the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds when Wakanui farmer Stuart Sinclair offers a complete dispersal of ewes from his three sheep studs.

Sinclair first started his Inver south suffolk stud in 1972, later adding suffolk and cheviot studs.

However, the next generation taking a more active role on the farm, combined with the redevelopment of the farm’s irrigation system, prompting a change in farming practice, meant there was no longer a place for the sheep studs.

“I will take the top 20 to 30 rams through for another year and maybe show them, but that is it,” Sinclair said.

“There have been very few sales like this for a long time – a complete dispersal. You’re never sure until the day how it will turn out.”

The dispersal sale will offer 143 south suffolk, 73 suffolk and 118 cheviot ewes and ewe lambs.

Sinclair and his wife Teresa are the fourth generation on their mixed sheep and cropping farm, about 4km from the coast.

The Inver south suffolk stud was founded in 1972 with 10 ewes purchased from the Whakanui stud of nearby farmer Frank Amos.

The Little River suffolk stud started as a partnership with Cliff

Vanstone in 1997, with Sinclair taking full ownership in 2009, while the cheviot stud started in 2006.

“I have always tried to purchase top sires for all three breeds with the hope of improving my flock and culled hard to keep a high standard. With breed quality being very important, I’ve maintained it’s better to have quality over quantity.

“Trying to breed the perfect sheep is the main thing that drives you as a sheep breeder, but

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it is difficult. As long as you get improvement all the time, that is the main thing.”

Sinclair has been a regular at the Ashburton and Christchurch A&P shows, consistently achieving wins.

A highlight was winning the supreme meat breed animal at the Christchurch A&P Show in 2016 with a suffolk ram. “It is something I tried 40 years to win.” He was also runner-up in the same event, with a south suffolk.

In the same year, he also won

the Miss Canterbury award for best meat breed ewe hogget, with a suffolk.

At the New Zealand Agricultural Show in Christchurch last November he was awarded supreme champion ram in the cheviot and south suffolk classes. He also won supreme champion suffolk in partnership with another Mid Canterbury breeder, John Miles of Lyndhurst.

In terms of ram sales, a highlight was selling a south suffolk ram at Feilding for $10,200. Rams

were sold at the annual Feilding, Christchurch and Gore sales, as well as privately.

The Inver stud name was an abbreviation of Inverness, in the Scottish highlands, where the family had originated. It was also incorporated into the name of the road where they live, Inverrose.

The Sinclairs will stay on the farm for a few more years, with their sons Nick and Hayden taking a more active role.

“The people I used to sell rams to are retiring and the next generation are changing land use, so the number of breeding ewes has declined.”

Sinclair said he hoped there would be some younger sheep breeders at the sale, looking to start with his bloodlines. “At the moment, there are not a lot of young people taking up sheep breeding.”

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New research shows that it is possible to reduce traditional fertiliser recommendations for growing fodderbeet – sometimes by significantly more than half the usual amount – with no effect on crop yield or quality.

Plant & Food Research, along with industry partners, recently completed a three-year study with the assistance of the Ministry for Primary Industries’ (MPI’s) Sustainable Farming Fund (now superseded by Sustainable Food & Fibre Futures) to determine the best way to grow fodderbeet, a popular supplementary feed crop for livestock in New Zealand.

The researchers conducted a series of nitrogen, potassium and boron trials to establish whether standard management practices could be recommended for varying soil types and locations.

“Much of our information about the nutrient require-

ments of fodderbeet came from European sugar beet guidelines – for example, recommending high rates of potassium to support high yield,” John de Ruiter, senior scientist at Plant & Food Research, said.

“However, in every trial we conducted across many New Zealand soil types we were able to lower the potassium applications to 100kg per hectare without yield loss when compared to the standard rate of 350kg per hectare.”

The researchers also found the maximum plant response to nitrogen was achieved at 100kg/ ha – half the industry standard of 200kg/ha.

“I was surprised that we could bring nitrogen fertiliser rates down that much,” de Ruiter said.

“This means a reduction in the amount of nitrogen in the feed and a reduction in the amount of nitrogen returned to soil through excretion, which is a good result for the environ-

ment – and is also a big saving for farmers.”

Symptoms of boron deficiency (hollow bulbs) occur on some soil types. However, trials with varying rates and timing of boron fertiliser didn’t show any effects on yield or plant health.

“Basal applications of boron at sowing are still recommended to avoid any potential boron limitations,” de Ruiter said.

The researchers also examined diseases in fodderbeet crops.

“When fodderbeet first regained popular use 15 years ago, the disease incidence was low, and there was great potential for fodderbeet as a winter crop. But in recent seasons, the incidence of fungal and viral diseases have hit hard with a major reduction in paddock yields,” de Ruiter said.

“While there’s not much that can be done about viruses, some control of fungal diseases is possible,” de Ruiter added.

“However, few chemicals for

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fungal control are registered for use in New Zealand.

“Experiments with timing and rates of fungicide application did not give conclusive results, so more work on the epidemiology and control of fodderbeet diseases is needed.”

Steve Penno, director investment programmes at MPI, said it was essential to find out what works best in New Zealand and not just rely on overseas experience.

“This research provides valuable and practical information for growing fodderbeet in New Zealand – its recommendations for reduced fertiliser use are a win for the environment and will save farmers money, too.”

A major outcome of the research project is the Fodder Beet Best Management Production Guide.

The guide will be available soon on the DairyNZ website or contact John de Ruiter (john. deruiter@plantandfood.co.nz) for a copy.

Dairy farm training school on hold The National Trade Academy has put its plans for a dairy farm training school at Oamaru Airport on hold because of processing delays caused by international visa office closures.

The issues arose when six overseas visa processing offices were closed by Immigration New Zealand last year, Musson said.

Typically, about 25 per cent of students at the NTA dairy courses were international, he said.

Without them, NTA was

focusing on its courses in Christchurch, rather than expanding its operations, he said.

The closures had led to a backlog of applications and changes to the way visas were issued, as much of the processing done overseas was now undertaken in New Zealand, he said.

“What was acceptable in the offshore offices all of a sudden became not acceptable onshore,” Musson said.

“We haven’t been able to get enough visas approved to sat-

isfy us that we would be able to get enough students to enrol in the course in Oamaru.

“I am struggling to get enough [students] for our courses in Christchurch, whereas this time last year they were full two or three months in advance.

“At the moment, I can’t commit staff and equipment and leasing buildings until I can satisfy that I can get enough students”.

Ministry of Immigration border and visa operations acting general manager, John Gilray,

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said the visa processing office closures consolidated services and introduced an enhanced risk and verification model.

“This change, coupled with higher than forecast volume growth and other factors, did put significant pressure on the processing of some types of visas,” Gilray said.

Students would be taught the basics of dairy farming during 12-week courses, preparing them to help fill labour shortages on farms in Canterbury and Otago.

Wholemilk powder prices dropped by 6.2 per cent at yesterday morning’s Global Dairy Trade auction – the first to be held since the escalation of coronavirus in China that has driven widespread volatilty in markets around the world.

The price of wholemilk powder – which has the greatest bearing on Fonterra’s farmgate milk price – dropped to $US3039 a tonne – the lowest level since August last year.

Overall, the GDT price index fell by 4.7 per cent since the last sale on January 8.

Among the other Fonterra reference products, skim milk powder dropped in price by 4.2 per cent to $US2907 a tonne.

Buttermilk powder fell by 5.2 per cent to $US2886/tonne and anhydrous milk fat fell by 4.5 per cent to $US4626/tonne.

Butter prices eked out a 0.2 per cent gain to $US4258 a tonne.

The non-reference products fared better – cheddar gained 6.0 per cent to $US4302/tonne, rennet casein rose by 6.0 per cent to $US9956/ tonne and lactose firmed by 2.5 per cent to $US830 a tonne.

Coronavius has so far killed 427 people and infected 20,000 – mostly in China – driving down the price of oil and destabilising commodities and sharemarkets around the globe.

Futures market pricing had suggested wholemilk powder – New Zealand’s biggest export – was in for a big shock at this week’s auction.

Wholemilk powder prices had been firming since the middle of 2019, aside from a short pullback in December.

New Zealand’s biggest exporter, Fonterra, said last week that the outbreak had not affected its business, but that it was closely monitoring the situation in China.

The outbreak came at a time when the environment was looking favourable for dairy, with constrained production here and overseas acting to support prices.

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Flick tests new approaches

By Jenny Ruth NZME

Electricity retailer Flick Electric is testing new products, including combining electricity and petrol offers involving its major shareholder, Z Energy, in the hopes that it can begin growing customer numbers again.

But chief executive Steve O’Connor said that “our first job has been to protect our existing customers”.

That meant putting in place a hedged-style product. Dubbed Fixie, that allows customers to fix the generation part of their bills for six months at a time, but was “me too, and not particularly differentiated” from mainstream electricity offerings, O’Connor said.

The consistently high spot wholesale electricity prices over the last couple of years had challenged Flick’s original business model, he said.

That had been to simply pass through half-hourly wholesale prices directly to customers with Flick charging a fee to cover the cost of its services.

“When wholesale markets are

very messy, that’s obviously not a good model for growing customers,” he said.

Flick’s time-of-use type charging was a major departure from the offerings of the mainstream electricity retailers – who are also the major generators – which had previously charged the same per unit of electricity used, regardless of time of use, garnering significantly higher margins than Flick had been aiming for.

The roll-out of smart meters in New Zealand, making time-of-use pricing possible, was completed some years ago and the advent of electric vehicles and ever more efficient, smaller and cheaper batteries, which allow customers to store energy and therefore shift consumption, cries out for timeof-use pricing so customers can take advantage of off-peak pricing.

This has resulted in far more differentiated offers from the major retailers, which do offer cheaper EV charging – for example, Mercury NZ and Meridian Energy offer cheaper rates between 9pm and 7am – but none are as transparent as Flick’s original offer.

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But the financial impact on Flick has been dramatic. Z Energy paid $46 million for 70 per cent of Flick in August 2018 and in October 2019 wrote $35 million off its valuation.

O’Connor said in the market conditions his company has had to grapple with over the last couple of years, “it means there’s either a squeeze on margins or a squeeze on the attractiveness of the offer for the consumer”.

Now Flick is trialling an offer dubbed its Earnie plan, which locks in generation costs for a year and offers rewards of both free hours of electricity and fuel from Z Energy.

“That’s some of the experimentation and testing in market that we’re doing.”

The dramatic lift in wholesale pricing has already driven a number of the smaller electricity retailers to the wall, including Nelson-based retailer NextGen Energy and Dunedin-based Payless Energy, and O’Connor predicted there would be more.

The EA’s website still lists 37 retailers trading under 41 different brands, although outside of the

five major generator-retailers, only nine have more than 10,000 customers.

“It’s incredibly challenging for independent retailers,” O’Connor said.

Retailers have periodically complained to the EA that the five gentailers have been abusing their market power in various ways.

The EAs website has 58 pages of lists of such complaints, known as “undesirable trading situations”, dating back to 2011.

Like Electric Kiwi, O’Connor said the wholesale market is dysfunctional and that he is frustrated at how slow the EA has been in implementing the recommendations of the electricity price review which reported in May last year.

The review had seven recommendations it said could be implemented within three months, including banning what is known as “saves and winbacks,” the practice of offering hugely discounted deals to customers who sign up with another retailer in order to induce them to remain or return, and prohibiting “prompt payment discounts” which are in fact late payment penalties.

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Electricity Authority data shows that between late 2013, when Flick started, up to mid-2017, wholesale prices generally averaged about $60 a megawatt hour with very occasional spikes.

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By contrast, Electric Kiwi, which offers fixed pricing but a daily free hour of off-peak power, started a year later than Flick and now has more than 50,000 customers.

The higher prices haven’t deterred all Flick’s customers — about 40 per cent are still signed up under the original model, now called Freestyle, O’Connor said.

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Trials of a pilot-less, electric air taxi could soon begin near Christchurch, with an American startup gaining backing from the Crown.

The Government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Wisk to support “a world-first passenger transport trial of the company’s all-electric, self-flying air taxi Cora in Canterbury,” Research, Science and Innovation Minister Megan Woods said.

Wisk is a joint venture between Boeing and Kitty Hawk – the latter bankrolled by Google co-founder and multi-billionaire Larry Page.

The startup – which has its corporate headquarters in Mountain View, California – first set up an outpost in Canterbury in 2017, attracted by the relatively empty skies and the Civil Aviation Authority’s reputation for being relatively open to drones and other un-manned aerial vehicles.

Air New Zealand joined the party in 2018, signing a collaboration deal with Wisk (then trading as Zepher Airworks).

Around the same time, Boeing was brought on as Wisk’s first major outside investor – in a deal that gave Wisk manufacturing ability, plus the wherewithal to overcome a number of reported technical snags.

There have already been hundreds of hours of test flights, but the company is still waiting on CAA certification for trials involving passengers.

The company is hoping for commercial launch within four years.

The Cora could, for example, fly passengers from Auckland Airport to the city’s CBD, thanks to its vertical takeoff and landing ability, Wisk’s then-CEO Fred Reid told the

Herald as the Air NZ hook-up was announced.

Wisk also sees potential for shorthop tourist flights.

The prototype being tested in Canterbury can hold two passengers and travel 100km at up to 180km per hour on a charge. It has been under development since 2010.

In October last year, our Government announced that it was establishing an industry-wide Airspace Integration Trial to work with “leading, innovative domestic and international industry partners to safely test and demonstrate unmanned aircraft”.

Wisk is the first industry partner

to join this programme.

The company’s CEO Gary Gysin said in a statement, “We are delighted to now have a signed agreement with the New Zealand Government, which will propel Cora’s entry to the air taxi market. We see this agreement as a sign of confidence in our product and abilities to develop and deliver a safe and reliable air taxi service, starting in New Zealand.”

Wisk faces competition from Uber, which recently revealed it has partnered with Hyundai on a self-flying taxi project. The rideshare giant hopes to begin trials in Melbourne, Dallas and Los Angeles from 2023.

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Mexican style prawns, chipotle chillies, coriander rice Rice 1 bunch coriander 2C water 1C long grain rice 1t chicken stock powder 1 small onion, finely diced Devil’s sauce 4T extra light olive oil 2T ground cumin 1T Spanish smoked paprika 2 dried ancho poblano or arbol chillies, roughly chopped 1/4 to 1/2 t cayenne pepper 1 medium onion, finely diced 3 canned chipotle chillies in adobo 400g whole tinned tomatoes, pureed Caramelised limes 2 limes 2T caster sugar Prawns 24 raw prawn cutlets ■■ For the rice: Puree the corian-

der with a cup of water and add to a saucepan with the remaining water, rice, chicken stock and onion. Bring to the boil with the lid on. Simmer for 10 minutes, turn off the heat and leave the lid on for a further 20 minutes.

After 20 minutes, remove the lid and gently fluff with a fork.

■■ For the Devil’s sauce: Warm 1/2 the oil in a small saucepan and cook the ground cumin, smoked paprika, chopped dried chillies and cayenne pepper for a minute before adding the finely diced onion.

■■ Roughly chop the chipotle in adobo and add to the pan, followed by the tomatoes. Bring to the boil and then reduce the heat and allow to simmer for 10 minutes to develop the flavours and allow the sauce to come together. Remove from the heat.

Very lightly, puree with a stick

blender, ensuring the sauce still has plenty of texture.

■■ For the limes: Cut the limes in half and take off a small bit at the top and bottom so they won’t roll about on the plate. Dip the cut side into caster sugar and place sugar down in a hot dry pan to caramelise. Set aside.

■■ For the prawns: Pat the prawns dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper.

Warm a sauté pan over a high heat and cook the prawns quickly with the remaining olive oil.

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Garnish with the caramelised lime.

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Bennett sacking, why it’s bad news for Kiwis NZME England have lost their ‘super coach’ - but that could spell bad news for the Kiwis at the 2021 Rugby League World Cup. The decision to jettison Wayne Bennett wasn’t entirely unexpected, given the awful results on the Great Britain League Lions tour last year, and the Australian has been replaced by former Wigan mentor Shaun Wane.

The Lions, on their first tour for 12 years, lost to Tonga and Papua New Guinea (both firsts) and also dropped the series against the Kiwis 0-2, though the opening test at Eden Park was tight.

But there was a nagging school of thought that the Rugby Football League would take the conservative approach and retain Bennett, with the World Cup on home soil less than two years away, and he had his supporters behind the scenes, including RFL high performance director Kevin Sinfield.

But Bennett had probably done all he could with the team, and Wane’s appointment will strengthen England, at least in the medium term.

The 70-year-old Bennett remains a wonderful coach, illustrated by taking England to the 2017 World Cup final, where they pushed a superb Kangaroos team to the limit.

But juggling his Rabbitohs’ role with the England job must have been getting more difficult every year, as the demands on NRL coaches are constantly increasing.

Michael Maguire has managed it well with the Kiwis and Wests Tigers so far, but that is a much easier balance, hopping across the ditch and solely monitoring players in the NRL. Bennett had to keep tabs on Super League, as well as make trips to

RESULTS ■■ Golf

Twos: Leen Bell (2)

Ashburton Golf Club

■■ Shooting

January 31 Midlands Seed Social Teams Top Team: Icaritos 94.5 Dylan Stoddart, Mitchell Stoddart, Ryan Stoddart; Men: The Inconsistents 89, Cunning Studs 86.5, I P Nightly 84.5; Women: Trotts Lot 83, Lynns Lassies 83, Golden Girls 83; Mixed: Busck Blockheads 91, The Cruisers 88.5, MACAS 87.5; Top lady: Kendall Lee 32; Top man: Mitchell Stoddart 34.5 Nearest the Pins: Colombus Coffee Dave Morrison; Mac & Maggies (now working from 7 Westcott Place) Geoff Read; Paul May Motor Barb Williams; Gabites Ltd Hannah Young Twos: Kendall Lee, Dylan Stoddart, Geoff Read, Wendy Bruce, Jason Morrison, Madeleine Stoddart, Josh Ackerley.

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Wayne Bennett, who was dumped as England coach earlier this week. the northern hemisphere and some of his recent selections were highly questionable, particularly on the Lions tour.

He also endured an increasingly fractious relationship with the English media, and that’s the kind of thing that can filter down to the players, even if it is often denied.

The appointment of Wane has several benefits for England. He’d be solely focused on the national side, and is also based there.

While the epicentre of the sport is the NRL, England have the ability to produce a strong core of players out of Super League, to complement their men down under.

And that’s the key to any good England team; blending the talent from the two competitions, and finding the right men to mix with their Australian-based stars.

Wane, who won three Super League titles and a World Club Championship with Wigan, will bring an uncompromising approach and a track record of getting the best out of local talent.

If he can unlock that, and develop the culture of the squad, he should mould England into a formidable force on home soil next year, considerably stronger than they would have been under Bennett.

It will mean a tough task for the Kiwis.

Australia will be as powerful as ever, while Tonga, assuming they continue their recent rise, will also be a force, albeit without their magnificent red army of support.

But a unified England adds another layer of difficulty, and the Kiwis have a particularly poor record in England, especially against the hosts.

4 February – Ladies Division LGU Silver: Sue Newman 67, Bronze 1: Sue Gutsell 69, Bronze 2: Val Prendergast 67.

9 Hole LGU Phyl Ellis 33 Nearest the Pin: Murray Young Property Broker (2nd Shot) #2 Marion Oakley, Sims Bakery #6 Sue Gutsell, Mac & Maggie #12 Leen Bell, Outdoor Adventure (2nd Shot) #16 Leen Bell.

Fullbore Target Shooting February 1 and 2 Southland Champs at Invercargill TR, A grade. John Snowden 346.29, Ken Chittock 341.22, John Miller 334.23, Bruce Horwood 334.22, Daniel Alexander 191.12, (4 of 7 ranges).

B grade, Robbie Gilchrist 332.20, John Fleming 326.11, Brian Hawksby 302.14.

C grade, Bruce Plant 313.13, David H 249.3.

FO, Les Grimsey 405.23, Darren Swaney 238.18, (4 ranges), Daniel Swaney 221.11, (4 ranges).

FTR, Murray Cook 402.18, Mark Alexander 396.20, Coby Snowden 390.11, Brian Graystone 387.16, Ben I 386.13, John S 346.5, Stephen R 286.5, David Taylor 253.7, (5 of 7 ranges) Stage Two and Final of South Island Champs, run in conjunction.

TR, A grade, John Snowden 703.51, John Milller 677.38, Ken Chittock 675.36, Daniel Alexander 549.33, DNF. B grade, Robbie Gilchrist 674.32, John Fleming 661.22, Brian Hawksby 629.22.

DRAWS ■■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club February 8 – Weekend Ladies LGU (N), Betty Adios (N) qual for Matchplay Black low Trophy - mixed Stableford Convenors S Bradford 0211590983/B Fechney 0211305366 February 11 – Mid-Week Ladies LGU (N), Rnd 2 Tucker Trophy (N) qual for Matchplay Starters M Watson/D Hinton February 13

Nine hole Men and Women Rnd 1 Heather Smith TrophyStableford Convenor M Morgan 0279645380; Club Captain V Moore 0272437724

Tinwald Golf Club February 11 – Women’s Division 2nd Burrows cup and Maree Moore 9 Holes 1st 2 J’s cup stroke and putting Report 8.30 for 9.00 Start Starters S. Gutsell P. McAndrew Cards M. Kennedy C. Linney; Draw steward J. Bruhns

CLUB NEWS Ashburton Bowling Club At Ashburton Bowling Club this week, our members continued to play and compete in ever increasingly hot weather.

And congratulations and thanks again to our greenkeepers who are producing such lovely greens in these very hot and very windy times!

In the Friday Triples played at Allenton on January 31, D Kinvig, P Quinn, G Spark came 2nd, L and J Mills came 4th, and M Anderson, J Kewish, G Sparks came 5th.

Congratulations to our reps: Heather Goodall, Leonie Spargo, Doug Kinvig and Brentton Donaldson in helping the Mid Canterbury Senior and Development Women’s and Men’s teams to wins over North Otago at the weekend. Well done everyone!

On Sunday 2, at the Anstiss Cup Fours played at Hampstead, Ashburton’s Gavin Eder, Brentton Donaldson, Winston Lee and Don Taylor came 2nd! 3 wins, 1 draw, 27 ends, 50 points - well done!

The final of our Men’s Junior Singles Championship was contested at Ashburton between Brentton Donaldson and Jim Mills on Monday evening. It was very hot, but the wind had died down. Congratulations to Brentton who won the match and is now the Men’s Junior Singles Champion!

And on Tuesday morning the Men’s Championship Triples was played between Murray Anderson, John Kewish,

Doug Kinvig and Min Hill, Peter Collins, Alastair McKenzie.

Congratulations to Murray’s team who are now the Men’s Championship Triples Champions!

There was no Club Rollover Triples on Saturday, February 1, but they will continue as usual on Saturday 8.

Good bowling everyone and stay cool!

Ashburton Golf Club A great day at the Brandon on Saturday, with a strong field playing in the Hydraulink Open.

The hardy souls kicked off at 7.45am staring at 36 holes of stroke in front of them.

Ben had done the work, as usual and set the course up as a tough test.

Jeff Hewitt, Owen Miller and Nicky Webb set the morning pace, all shooting level par rounds. Nicky held on to her strong lead with a solid afternoon round to pick up the ladies’ prize.

Then Josh Smith, who was 2 behind at lunch shot a superb 66 to pip Owen and defend the title he won last year.

In the nett games David Fisher had a wonderful 62 in the afternoon for a combined 134, Chris Ralston had 137 and Josh Ackerley 141.

Best ladies’ nett was Daphne Hinton with 140. Well done to everyone who took part and big thanks again to Dan and Abbey Bruce and their hard working staff at Hydraulink.

Top score for the stableford round for the

18 hole players was a great 41 points to Vince Carr.

It’s great to see the electronic card machine working at the club, a few glitches and a couple of technophobes aside, it is a great asset to the club and will certainly make starting and results a lot easier for Matt and the match committee.

Well done to everyone involved, especially the cool heads and patience of Tom and Terry.

The Harvey Norman classic is filling up fast, well over half of the start times have been snapped up. Not a lot of afternoon times left, get your entries in quick so you don’t miss out on your preferred time. This really is one of the county’s biggest golf tournaments, lots of fun, great prizes, brilliant format, filled with golfers from across the South island, see you there.

Happy Waitangi Day, good golfing.

Ashburton MSA Petanque Club We are having good turn-outs on our club days, and have started running our Tuesday competition with about 30 of our members taking part. We still play social games on a Tuesday for those who want to play for a shorter time.

Last year’s highest scorer for the last quarter was Mick Little with Jonathan Crum just 5 points behind.

Other players who earned over 300 points were Suzanne Watson, Madeline

Kilgour, and Carol Hogg. A good effort.

We do have a busy calendar again this year, but not as demanding as last year.

January was busy for our competitive players with six taking part in the Arthur Diaper Triples at Papanui with two of our players earning successful placings.

Thirteen players took part in the Arthur Diaper Doubles at Ascot. Ascot has always been a favourite of our players and most came home with placings.

We had two players take part in the Coventry Doubles in Alexandra.

Coming up is our first club tournament, the President’s Triples on Sunday 16 and already we have 15 entries.

Something we have always aimed for was to have 50 members, and by the end of the year we achieved this.

Mind you we have plenty of room for more players.

The South Island Triples this year are to be held in Christchurch at the end of the month and we are hoping some of our players take the opportunity to take part in this when it is so close to home.

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Israel Folau finally breaks his silence NZME Israel Folau has broken his silence for the first time since his controversial return to rugby league with Super League club Catalans Dragons – and he was handed just the soft-ball he needed.

After initially planning to unveil Folau at a media press conference, the Dragons decided to cancel the event following the public backlash to the signing.

Instead, Folau was given an interview with Sky Sports UK where he wasn’t quizzed about his homophobic views or the controversy surrounding it.

Folau has not played since he was sacked by Rugby Australia last May for making homophobic comments on social media and he was then denied the chance to resurrect his career in the NRL. Since the signing with the Dragons was announced, Halifax prop Keegan Hirst – Britain’s first openly gay rugby league player – slammed the decision as “disappointing and frustrating”.

Super League club Hull KR then threatened legal action over the move if it were to cause financial losses for the league.

However, Folau wasn’t asked about the controversy surrounding his return to the sport and talked instead about his “excitement” about the opportunity to play rugby league again.

“I’m excited to be back playing the game that I grew up playing,” Folau told Sky Sports UK. “It’s been 10 years since I last

played rugby league and I’m grateful for the opportunity to be a part of a great organisation, a great team.

“I’m looking forward to getting out there and playing alongside the boys.

“It’s a beautiful part of the world, to be here in the south of France with the Dragons. You can

NZ Rugby down $5.8m as Sky shares hit new low NZME Sky Television shares – which touched $6 as recently as 2015 – fell 3 per cent yesterday to a new low of 65c, for a market cap of $283m.

The slump means NZ Rugby’s 5 per cent stake in the pay-TV broadcaster, which was worth $20.06m when it was handed over in mid-October as part-payment for the renewed Sanzar deal, is now valued at $14.2m.

In October, the deal was pitched as an “innovative” element of the five-year deal though in reality shares are often used to top-up a purchase price. Right now, NZ Rugby might be wishing it opted for the whole payment in cash.

NZ Rugby is not your average shareholder.

Its holding came with several restrictions, including that the union must hold its stake for at least two years, and that if it does decide to sell once its restricted term expires, it must give Sky at least 10 days’ notice.

But like all investors, it will be hoping Sky’s slump is temporary.

A Spark withdrawal from sport would of course be very welcome news at Sky. Spark itself has given no indication of throwing in the towel. In fact, post-Rugby World Cup it added domestic cricket to its roster. And even if the telco does exit stage left, other threats lurk, including Amazon.

And then there are new threats in entertainment, including Disney+, Apple TV+ and the looming HBO Max.

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see how professional the boys are, the coaching staff and everyone that’s involved in the club.

“I’m here to compete and play some good footy, and hopefully be a consistent player for the team. I missed that team camaraderie, the team environment and being around your teammates, being able to train and

work alongside the coaches.

“That’s something I’ve missed the last seven months but it’s fantastic to be back in that team environment again, and getting back in that routine of training with the boys and getting out on the field and enjoying the game.”

Dragons head coach Steve McNamara says he expected the signing of Folau to be controversial, but stands by the club’s decision.

“We knew it would be controversial,” McNamara told Sky Sports UK. “An opportunity arose when an overseas player left our club, we needed an outside back. We looked in France, England and overseas. We went down the route of investigating a fair few players, Israel was on that list.

“Having spent a lot of time speaking to him and understanding him a lot more, and getting the reassurances we did, we made a decision as a club that we would support the signing of Israel and give him another opportunity in our game.”

Folau has begun training with the club but it’s unknown if he will make his debut against Wakefield on Sunday.

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Why Stead is taking a break NZME

Ashburton tennis player Tessa McCann.

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Gala Cup pairs to mix it up

By Adam Burns

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A quality over quantity field are to take centre court for today’s Ashburton Trust Gala Cup. Four teams comprising of the local creme of the crop will go toe-to-toe at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre, beginning at 9am.

The event was moved to Waitangi Day by organisers in a

bid to attract more numbers.

However, the modest numbers should not detract from the talent on show.

Tessa McCann has taken a liking to the Gala Cup, having won the last four mixed doubles titles, three of those with father Neil.

She also lifted the women’s doubles trophy in the last three years, alongside Larissa Allan (2018-2019) and with Jo Taylor

in 2017. She will pair up with Southern’s Sam Bubb as they begin the day with a showdown with Jess Aldridge and Aiden Watt.

Fourteen-year-old prodigy Diego Quispe-Kim has exhibited some exquisite ability during club tennis action lately, The Fairton wunderkind was in devastating touch at the weekend when he crushed Cameron

McCracken 6-0, 6-0 in interclub matchplay.

He will join Nishitha Maarka on centre court, kicking their tournament off against the family pairing of Jane and Connor Brosnahan.

Bloodlines have proven effective at the Gala Cup and the mother-son combination will be hoping for the same good fortune throughout today.

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Fatialofa facing ‘damaged function, control’ NZME Former Hurricanes player Michael Fatialofa has been left with “damaged function, feeling and control over his body” after suffering a serious spinal injury during a rugby game.

The 27-year-old lock, who currently plays for the Worcester Warriors in the English Premiership, has been released after spending four weeks in a London hospital following a serious injury during a match.

He is now in a specialist spinal injuries clinic at the Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital in Aylesbury.

According to the Warriors, Fatialofa is making “good progress” but the injury has left him “facing damaged function, feeling and control over his body and a long period of rehabilita-

tion and recovery”. A fundraising campaign has been set up by the Rugby Players’ Association’s Restart Charity for Fatialofa and his wife, Tatiana, to help with any immediate and future expenses.

The JustGiving page has received over $40,000.

The Warriors have thrown their support behind Fatialofa and the fundraising campaign, and have covered the costs of his private hospital care.

“Since Michael suffered his injury there have been so many offers of support from across the rugby community,” Warriors’ co-owner Colin Goldring said.

“We have been working closely with Michael and Tatiana the RPA and their Restart initiative, the RFU Injured Players Foundation, Pacific Rugby Players, New Zealand Rugby Founda-

tion, the New Zealand Rugby Players Association and Esportif, Michael’s management company, to produce a co-ordinated plan to provide Michael with the best possible support.

“As an established charity which already provides support for seriously injured professional players, Restart was bestplaced to provide co-ordinated support for Michael in the short, medium and long-term.

“Warriors are fully supportive of the campaign that has been launched and we would like supporters who want to support Michael and his family to donate to the JustGiving page.

“Warriors are continuing to employ Michael and have also covered the costs of a private hospital to ensure that he has the best possible care and as a starting donation to the fund-raising.

“Discussions about major fundraising events are continuing and we hope to announce further details in the near future.”

Tatiana, who has been supporting her husband since the incident, said she has been humbled by the support.

“As a family, we appreciate any help people are willing to give at this difficult time. It is very humbling and well outside of our comfort zone to reach out and ask for support in this way,” she said.

“We would love to thank everyone in advance, and feel so overwhelmed already by the generosity, prayers and kindness Michael and I have been shown.

Together, we can all ensure he has the best chance of regaining independence and living a fulfilling life again.”

Gary Stead was reluctant to take a “pre-planned” break from the Black Caps but there is nothing sinister about the decision to sit out the one-day international series against India.

New Zealand Cricket chief executive David White has hit back at stinging criticism of his national coach after it was announced that Stead would not be at the helm of the Black Caps for the three-match series against Virat Kohli’s touring side – despite the recent thrashing in the T20 series, following the 3-0 sweep in the test series in Australia.

The announcement led to an outcry of disbelief, including from former Black Caps captain Jeremy Coney who labelled it “ridiculous” and suggested Stead find a job in a hardware store.

Addressing the media ahead of the first ODI at Seddon Park in Hamilton, White said that while he “could understand the passion”, the criticism of Stead was unfair and that the decision, taken by NZC, was an attempt to hold onto Stead.

“Player and support staff workload is a big issue in international cricket. We lost our last coach Mike Hesson [who resigned suddenly in June 2018] to workload issues,” White said.

“We want to make this role sustainable going forward and that’s why Gary is having a week off.”

White also revealed the decision was taken some six months ago and that Stead was reluctant to take a break.

“It’s been a challenging time for us but this planning was done six months ago. If you go back and look at the timing – the World Cup, then a tour to Sri Lanka, then a full tour by England, then going to Australia and then playing India now, it’s been a big time commitment so we identified this series,” White said.

“And it’s not only Gary. Chris Donaldson [the Black Caps’ strength and conditioning coach] is having the week off this week and we’re constantly rotating our support staff to ensure that they manage their workload.

“Of any sport in New Zealand, cricket has the most demands for time. These guys are away from home for a long time and we must manage their workload.”

Prioritising the T20 World Cup later this year, as well as the new Test Championship, was also a consideration in the timing, said White.

“For this Indian tour we’ve prioritised preparing for the T20 World Cup ... so the five T20s were a priority and obviously the Test Championship is a priority.

“When we did the schedule some six months ago, Gary has always been a reluctant coach to have a break. The man works very, very hard so as managers we must manage his workload or we will have burnout.”

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■■RUGBY

Jones ridiculed NZME

Members of the Ashburton Swim Team which travelled to Christchurch at the weekend. Back row (from left): Lucie Hood, Ella McDowell, Emily Carr, Chloe Lowe, Quinn McDowell, Henry King, Finn Veix, Liam Chalke, Harrison Doak.

Front row (from left): Jasmine Chalke, Charlotte Doak, Isabelle Carr, Phoebe McKenzie, Eliza McKenzie and Cooper Ward PHOTO SUPPLIED

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Ashburton swimmers shine

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s young swimming talent have made a big splash over the past fortnight, securing a hefty medal haul in the process.

Members of the Ashburton Swim Team were part of a large contingent at the Swimming Canterbury West Coast (SCWC) Junior Championships at Christchurch’s Jellie Park over the weekend.

It followed standout performances at the SCWC Canterbury Champs LC held in Dunedin on

January 23-26.

Mitchell Veix was in stellar form there as he won a gold, two silvers and two bronzes.

Hannah King also found herself on the podium five times as she secured three silvers and two bronze medals.

Blake Farr added an 800m freestyle bronze to the club’s already profitable takings.

A flurry of final appearances and personal best showings made for a successful road trip for the Mid Canterbury group.

Although Logan Scammell did not secure a medal, he achieved seven personal best times across his four final starts.

A total of 15 junior swimmers from the Ashburton club lined up at Jellie Park on the weekend where the sublime swimming feats continued.

Cooper Ward came home first in the 200m individual medley and later added a silver and bronze to his gold medal in the 100m breaststroke and 50m fly respectively.

Isabella Carr won gold in the 100m fly alongside a tally of seven personal best showings.

Alongside seven personal best results, Henry King took home two silvers and three bronze medals.

Strong displays, particularly in the individual medley events, led Lucie Hood to a silver and four bronze medals and five personal bests to boot.

Other medal winners included Charlotte Doak (two silvers) and Eliza McKenzie (one bronze).

England coach Eddie Jones has been ridiculed by a fellow Aussie after the shock Six Nations defeat in Paris.

Former Waratahs and Scotland coach Matt Williams mocked Jones for his comments before the match, saying his arrogance had played a large part in the 17–24 defeat.

The significance of England’s magnificent World Cup semi-final win over the All Blacks in Yokohama is quickly fading, after their collapse in the final and now a poor start against France in the Six Nations.

Rugby pundit Williams, speaking on Virgin Media Sport, said: “I actually put a lot of the blame for this on Eddie Jones.

“Eddie Jones this week has been arrogant, he said they want to be the best team of all time. Now look at that performance there … why would you say something stupid like that? Why put the pressure on your players?”

Williams then read out some of Jones’ pre-match comments including: “France are young, inexperienced, don’t know how to fight, they can expect absolute brutality from England, we’re going out to make sure they understand what test rugby is – it’s about brutality, and physicality, it’s about dominating the set piece”.

Williams said: “Are you all listening to this? I love Eddie saying this sort of stuff.

“If you’re sitting there and you’re an English player, you’re going ‘coach, shut up. Stop. Shhhh.

Don’t.’ Why poke the bear?

“And the French came out and they gave it to them. That’s a bunch of kids.

“England should have taken this team apart. But they were arrogant and that’s when England fail. They get arrogant, they believe they are unbeatable. I’m absolutely delighted.”

Williams was a Sydney club coach who assisted legendary Wallaby boss Bob Dwyer during the 1990s.

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Thursday, February 6, 2020

Amberley harness Today at Rangiora (Grass)

Amberley Trotting Club Inc Venue: Rangiora (Grass) Meeting Date: 06 February 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.00pm (NZT) CAVALIER TROT PRODUCTS-NORTH CANTERBURY TROTTING $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 7D08x Rastusburn (1) fr.........................G O’Reilly 2 4 Abadabado (2) fr.........................R Holmes 3 64565 Midnight Memories (3) fr............ T Williams 4 63452 Vacation Hill (4) fr........................... S Ottley 5 0 Mentalist (5) fr............................. L O’Reilly 6 925 Zsahara (6) fr...................... S Tomlinson (J) 7 9x236 Rain Mist And Muscle (7) fr............G Smith 8 78932 Gotta Ticket (8) fr....................M Williamson 9 0 I’ve Got Attitude (9) fr.....................R Close 10 02 Just One More (10) fr...................... J Dunn 11 6x Bacardi Pride (11) fr....................... J Curtin 12 00987 Ken’s Dream (12) fr....................... L Dobbs 13 96440 Ilsas Son (U1) fr.......................R Anderson 14 Tyene (U2) fr................................ B Orange 15 60563 It Wasn’t Me (U3) fr.................C D Thornley 2 12.34pm HSW ACCOUNTANTS - PROMED EDGEWARE DOCTORS PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2600m 1 55406 Nadira Franco (1) fr.......................H Clarke 2 69697 Uno Mia (2) fr..................... S Tomlinson (J) 3 37766 Westburn Bliss (3) fr....................R Holmes 4 32228 Duke (4) fr.................................... B Orange 5 53680 Genelis (5) fr............................. R Cameron 6 x2750 Cambire (6) fr.................................G Smith 7 x7834 Megarock (7) fr............................G O’Reilly 8 P0227 Budvar Eyre (8) fr..............................B Butt 9 0 Blue Chip Delight (9) fr.............. C DeFilippi 10 P6067 Attache (10) fr.........................M Williamson 11 6 Terry (11) fr.....................................R Close 12 080 Offthebench (12) fr........................ J W Cox 13 43333 Chal Be (13) fr................................ J Curtin 14 0 Wellsaid Dash (14) fr..............C D Thornley 15 0000 Albasini (U1) fr................................. J Dunn 3 1.09pm RANGIORA NEW WORLD - COUNTRY FEASTS LTD MBL PACE $12,000, r40-r45,r46 w/c., mobile, 1950m 1 80970 Shot In The Dark (1) fr...................A Faulks 2 20700 Saginaw (2) fr........................... R Cameron 3 88444 Been To Jenny’s (3) fr................K Cameron 4 00300 Baker Creek (4) fr.....................C McDowell 5 92038 I’m Jimmy James (5) fr................ B Orange 6 06096 Rozzano (6) fr..................... S Tomlinson (J) 7 07693 Barkley (7) fr................................ L O’Reilly 8 04740 Star Paige (8) fr.................................K Butt 9 63469 Donegal Carnbouy (9) fr.................. J Dunn 10 90049 Geoff’s Legacy (21) fr..................G O’Reilly 11 x3458 Garry’s Legacy (22) fr.....................G Smith 12 x7291 Futura Easton (23) fr......................R Close 13 7P743 Markham Eyre (24) fr...............B Borcoskie 14 05082 Spicy Girl Becqui (25) fr............. T Williams

12 00300 Baker Creek (23) fr...................C McDowell 13 63106 Honour Scroll (24) fr................. R McIlwrick 14 22425 Givemewhatineed (25) fr................ P Davis 15 00017 American Flyer (26) fr.............M Williamson 16 41949 Bonny’s Gem (U1) fr...................... J W Cox Emergencies: Baker Creek, Honour Scroll 8 4.05pm RANGIORA EQUINE SERVICES AMBERLEY CUP HCP PACE $20,000, r63+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 1 70136 Homebush Lad (1) fr...................B Hope (J) 2 x1114 Just Holla (2) fr...............................G Smith 3 32598 Only In America (3) fr............J Morrison (J) 4 68674 Go Davey (4) fr.................... B Laughton (J) 5 35985 Arocknatthepark (5) fr.............C D Thornley 6 13210 Cheezel (6) fr.............................. T Williams 7 05222 Be Mine Tonight (U1) fr......................B Butt 8 50290 Aveross Rustler (U2) fr...........M Williamson 9 12915 That Alexander Guy (U3) fr............R Close 10 84094 Rah De Rah (U4) fr.................. R McIlwrick 11 4459x Smarter VC (1) 10M....................... S Ottley 12 78234 Cast No Shadow (2) 10M............ B Orange John Dunn will drive Stars Tonight in today’s Amberley Cup. 13 12311 Stars Tonight (1) 20M...................... J Dunn 9 4.42pm VALLEY INN TAVERN HANDICAP TROT 15 10786 Franco Riot (26) fr...........................A Lethaby 10 42324 For Today (21) fr...................................B Butt $14,000, r51+ discrhcp, stand, 2600m 16 66069 Kayla Maguire (27) fr...................... J Curtin 11 34266 Maggie (22) fr.............................. J Geddes 1 510P0 Grand Princess (1) fr.......... S Tomlinson (J) 12 4 She’s So Cool (23) fr............ K Newman (J) 2 10 Call This Fun (2) fr.............................J Ford Emergencies: Baker Creek, Rozzano 4 1.44pm THANKS FROM VC/SUNNY GLENIS RE- 13 59700 Shadow Aveross (24) fr..................G Smith 3 40520 Sods Law (3) fr............................ J Geddes WARD TROT $12,000, r40-r50, stand, 1950m 14 x9340 Matau Meg fr...............................Scratched 4 10303 My Eyre (4) fr.....................................B Butt 1 13682 Prince Teka (1) fr...................... C Markham 6 2.54pm CLARKVILLE STOCKFEEDS LTD MO- 5 54626 Another Chapter (5) fr.................... J Curtin 2 60968 Red Harbour (2) fr..................C D Thornley BILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 6 25536 In Sequence (U1) fr..................... B Orange 3 D7907 Bright Glow (3) fr.............I Cameron 1950m 7 05333 Majestic Mannequin (1) 10M..........R Close 4 48751 Chivasion (4) fr........................... T Williams 1 82827 Mongolian Conqueror (1) fr............ S Ottley 8 42226 Momentous (2) 10M....................... S Ottley 5 1x930 Amulet (5) fr....................................G Smith 2 70 Glassy Webb (2) fr.................J Morrison (J) 9 26488 Monrika 10M................................Scratched 6 02220 I’ldoitmyway fr..............................Scratched 3 087P8 Prodigal Pete (3) fr......................... P Davis 10 30642 The Bloss (3) 10M....................B Borcoskie 7 91044 Dora Explorer (6) fr.............D D McCormick 4 705 Violet Knight (4) fr........................G O’Reilly 11 02010 Ali Lindenny (4) 10M................ M Anderson 8 x9330 Midnight Assassin (7) fr............. C DeFilippi 5 70808 President Pat (5) fr....................... N Burton 12 0P081 Never Mind (U1) 10M.............M Williamson 9 29502 Rusty I Am (8) fr..........................P Wakelin 6 74566 Ever So Bettor (6) fr....................B Hope (J) 13 85x0x Mr Fahrenheit (1) 20M 10 39433 Foreigner (9) fr................................. G Hunt 7 6064x Le Tissier (7) fr............................R Holmes 14 12142 Baxter (2) 20M............................B Hope (J) 11 39030 Tequila Sunset (10) fr................K Cameron 8 2330 J R Bromac (8) fr......................... B Orange 15 69135 Medusa (1) 30M........................K Cameron 12 x0006 Smudgee (11) fr........................P Borcoskie 9 4254 He’s Aflyin (9) fr............................... J Dunn 16 48535 Overzealous (2) 30M...................... P Davis 0 Picture Me (21) fr........................ T Williams 17 48440 Valloria (1) 40M............................... J Dunn 13 27710 Franco Josiah (12) fr.............J Morrison (J) 10 14 40524 Blink N Bones (13) fr........................ B Ford 11 80505 Ticking Over (U1) fr................C D Thornley 18 06510 Pres The Belle (1) 55M............... T Williams 15 78605 Sioux Princess (U1) fr.................... S Ottley 12 90860 Conquistador (U2) fr...............M Williamson Emergencies: Grand Princess, Monrika, Mr Fahrenheit 16 49749 Rachmaninov (U2) fr.......................T Grant 7 3.29pm STEVIE GOLDING REAL ESTATE 10 5.18pm DAVIS OGILVIE LTD HANDICAP PACE Emergency: Rachmaninov THANKS CLIENTS PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r46-r50,r51 $12,000, 3yo+ r50-r63 discrhcp, stand, 2600m 5 2.19pm FLAIR INC - CSBA (JOAN BELCHER LEG- w/c., mobile, 1950m 1 45x12 Rocknroll Max (1) fr........................ J Curtin ACY) MBL PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ f&m., 1 24000 Chloe’s Joy (1) fr.............................. J Dunn 2 53213 Khaki Nui (2) fr............................A Lethaby mobile, 1950m 2 85353 Essence Of Easton (2) fr.............G O’Reilly 3 68674 Go Davey (1) 10M..........................R Close 1 49x38 Miss Impression (1) fr............J Morrison (J) 3 03x41 Claus (3) fr......................................R Close 4 41617 Georgie Zukov (2) 10M...........M Williamson 2 35544 Krystal Delight (2) fr....................B Hope (J) 4 21x32 Luella (4) fr.................................B Hope (J) 5 35419 Tracksarefortrains (3) 10M.............. S Ottley 3 66 Rocknroll Mama (3) fr...............R Anderson 5 14033 Malinka (5) fr.................................. J Curtin 6 45331 Shadow Minister (4) 10M............. L O’Reilly 4 82223 Hells Shadow (4) fr...................... B Orange 6 59700 Precious Sara (6) fr..................R Houghton 7 74183 Sweet Loress (5) 10M.......................K Butt 5 9 Estella Reign (5) fr..................M Williamson 7 86478 Yoha (7) fr.................................... B Orange 8 35251 Fynn Frost (6) 10M....................K Cameron 6 52 Styx Kiwi fr...................................Scratched 8 36135 Sonic Reign (8) fr......................K Cameron 9 32598 Only In America (7) 10M 7 00x0 Ruby’s A Delight (6) fr.............C D Thornley 9 00778 Pocket Call (9) fr.....................C D Thornley 10 64331 Clive (8) 10M................................... J Dunn 8 62064 Fraud (7) fr..................................... J W Cox 10 66144 Already Gone (21) fr................ M Anderson 11 03963 Doctor Tim (9) 10M.................S O’Reilly (J) 9 00450 Pocket Rocknroll (8) fr..................... J Dunn 11 69697 Hes Fast And Furious (22) fr.S Tomlinson (J) 12 98421 Southerly Change (10) 10M....... T Williams

13 23711 Razors Edge (11) 10M..........J Morrison (J) 14 35985 Arocknatthepark (12) 10M 15 2330x Nimah Franco (13) 10M................ T Chmiel 16 1133 Steel The Show (14) 10M............ B Orange 17 8P010 Isla’s Joy (15) 10M.................... R Cameron 18 x6511 Burlington (U1) 10M....................S McNally Emergencies: Go Davey, Only In America, Arocknatthepark 11 5.53pm GULLIVER & TYLER LTD - DAWE CONTRACTING LTD PACE $12,000, 3yo+ r51-r55., mobile, 1950m 1 64370 Vinnie Rulz (1) fr.........................B Hope (J) 2 x3715 Peraki Reactor (2) fr................... T Williams 3 160 C R Gold (3) fr.......................S Diamant (J) 4 63106 Honour Scroll (4) fr................... R McIlwrick 5 00300 Baker Creek (5) fr.....................C McDowell 6 28314 Kiss The Girls (6) fr 7 86535 Machs Mareta (7) fr........................G Smith 8 0707x Born To Run (8) fr...........................R Close 9 2x1 Chubby Checker (9) fr................. B Orange 10 14666 Miss Daytona (21) fr.................... J Geddes 11 52473 The Kaik (22) fr..................................K Butt 12 21 Terror Maria fr..............................Scratched 13 01000 Bird Of Paradise (23) fr............ M Anderson 14 14527 Johnny Eyre (24) fr....................K Cameron 15 41038 Mordecai (25) fr.................. K Tomlinson (J) 16 0122P Cheddar Valley (U1) fr..................... J Dunn Emergencies: Honour Scroll, Baker Creek Pacifiers on : Amulet (R4) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Vacation Hill, Tyene, Rain Mist And Muscle, Zsahara Race 2: Terry, Cambire, Duke, Budvar Eyre Race 3: Spicy Girl Becqui, I’m Jimmy James, Markham Eyre, Futura Easton Race 4: Amulet, Prince Teka, Blink N Bones, Foreigner Race 5: For Today, Hells Shadow, Krystal Delight Race 6: Picture Me, Mongolian Conqueror, He’s Aflyin, J R Bromac Race 7: Luella, Givemewhatineed, Claus, Essence Of Easton Race 8: Just Holla, Stars Tonight, Smarter VC, Homebush Lad Race 9: Baxter, Mr Fahrenheit, In Sequence, Majestic Mannequin Race 10: Southerly Change, Rocknroll Max, Steel The Show, Khaki Nui Race 11: Chubby Checker, Kiss The Girls, Cheddar Valley, C R Gold

M2 Tauranga gallops Today at Tauranga

Racing Tauranga Venue: Tauranga Meeting Date: 06 February 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.42pm (NZT) GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 Extersea (3) 57.5..........................L Satherley 2 Nitrate (4) 57.5....................... T Newman (a3) 3 2x02x Minnallines (2) 55.5.............................R Elliot 4 Catwalk Girl (6) 55.5......................C Lammas 5 65 New Dawn (5) 55.5............................ S Spratt 6 8x7 Backintyme (1) 55.5......... A Goindasamy (a2) 2 1.17pm LASER PLUMBING TAURANGA CENTRAL 2100 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m 1 10481 Ocean Billy td (2) 60.......................... T Harris 2 04324 Scaglioni m (6) 58.5......... A Goindasamy (a2) 3 x5501 Hasabro t (5) 58................................. S Spratt 4 x2312 Robusto tdm (3) 57......................... O Bosson 5 51009 Lake Superior td (4) 56.5...M Hashizume (a3) 6 13412 Valmur db (1) 56.............................. V Colgan 3 1.52pm TALL POPPY TAURANGA SOUTH MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 x5745 Castle Black (3) 58.5...........................R Elliot

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2 48 Spring Tide (6) 58.............................. T Harris 3 78 Mac’s Express h (10) 58......... M Kareem (a4) 4 4x332 Its So Easy b (11) 56.5 5 x5623 Tangodanzer b (2) 56.5................M Coleman 6 82537 Famous Belle (4) 56.5.......M Hashizume (a3) 7 0308x Iridessa (7) 56.5.............................C Lammas 8 05377 Global Diamond (9) 56.5........R Beemud (a4) 9 00x87 Showcat (8) 56.5............. A Goindasamy (a2) 10 Walk The Line (1) 56.5..................L Satherley 11 9 Bad ‘n’ Bouj (5) 56............................R Kozaki 4 2.27pm LASER PLUMBING OMOKOROA 1600 $30,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1600m 1 60202 Donna Anne Billy tdm (3) 60.5.M Kareem (a4) 2 92351 Bully Boy dm (4) 60.5........M Hashizume (a3) 3 33225 Neeson d (1) 59............... A Goindasamy (a2) 4 0x047 Sasanof’s Hero d (2) 58.............O Helagi (a4) 5 37355 Pasabahce tdm (7) 57.........................R Elliot 6 74176 Crafty Jess dm (5) 56.5.................. O Bosson 7 98173 Jip Jip Rock b (6) 54.....................M Coleman 5 3.02pm MILLS REEF WINERY 1400 $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 9409x Vittachi dm (5) 59.5.............................R Elliot

2 6921 Excitonic d (3) 58.5......................... O Bosson 3 17x62 Bahamas (7) 58................................. S Spratt 4 13 On Demand (1) 57.........................C Lammas 5 0x797 Looks Like d (2) 57.......................... V Colgan 6 5310 Santori d (4) 56.............................M Coleman 7 55319 Selenelion (6) 56.............................M McNab 6 3.37pm LASER PLUMBING TE PUKE 1200 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 3093x Veine D’Or td (7) 59........................... S Spratt 2 32705 Exuberant (2) 58.5...........................M McNab 3 x8x12 Willpower db (8) 58.5...................... O Bosson 4 32541 Acutus d (1) 58................................ V Colgan 5 40309 Monaco dm (6) 58...............................R Elliot 6 66836 Memories Only d (5) 57.5.A Goindasamy (a2) 7 1x421 Je Suis Tiger td (4) 56.5...........J Fawcett (a1) 8 x49x4 Elusive Empire (3) 54.5 7 4.12pm LASER ELECTRICAL TAURANGA 1600 $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1600m 1 66Px5 Tommyra dm (7) 59.5................J Fawcett (a1) 2 45266 Steven James d (9) 58..................L Satherley 3 45x52 Le Sablier (8) 57............................... A Calder 4 12025 Nasha Riva tdmh (2) 57.................. O Bosson

5 410x0 Alvins Dream dm (4) 57.......................R Elliot 6 34121 Amasecoya td (3) 56.5.....................M McNab 7 x6011 Lowprofile t (5) 55.5......................... V Colgan 8 07024 Sunburst td (1) 55.5......................M Coleman 9 x48x3 Checkers (6) 55.................M Hashizume (a3) Blinkers on : Sasanof’s Hero (R4) Winkers off : Iridessa (R3) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course 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 SELECTIONS: Race 1: Minnallines, Catwalk Girl, Nitrate, Extersea, New Dawn Race 2: Robusto, Valmur, Hasabro, Scaglioni, Ocean Billy Race 3: Spring Tide, Tangodanzer, Its So Easy, Castle Black, Famous Belle Race 4: Pasabahce, Jip Jip Rock, Neeson, Donna Anne Billy, Sasanof’s Hero Race 5: On Demand, Excitonic, Selenelion, Santori, Bahamas Race 6: Acutus, Willpower, Je Suis Tiger, Elusive Empire, Exuberant Race 7: Le Sablier, Nasha Riva, Amasecoya, Lowprofile, Sunburst

2 39 Abe Lincoln (4) 58.5................... B Ansell (a3) 3 0x585 Broadway Brawler (7) 58.5...................L Hemi 4 65 Jessie’s Rock (11) 58.5..................R Hannam 5 3324x Little Macs b (12) 58.5............. S Macnab (a2) 6 x60x7 Lincoln Lane (9) 58.5......................... J Riddell 7 97x86 Port Lincoln (5) 58.5.......................... D Turner 8 37243 Capital Gains (6) 58...........................R Myers 9 4x763 Kiwi Princess (8) 56.5....................... R Bishop 10 Princess Priscilla (2) 56.5.................. S Collett 11 0x97 Miss Hepburn (10) 56.5..................... J Parkes 12 9x446 Sanibel (3) 56.................................. L Allpress Blinkers on : Lincoln Lane (R8) Blinkers off : Glitzyrock (R1), La Strata (R3), Whiteout (R4), Awesome Al (R5), Abe Lincoln, Broadway Brawler (R8) Winkers on : Atlantic Flyer, Glitzyrock (R1) Winkers off : Monrecour (R7) LEGEND: Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course 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 SELECTIONS: Race 1: Showbourne, The Last Word, Atlantic Flyer, Authentic Charm, Lota Hooha Race 2: Callsign Mav, Not Usual Litening, Trifolium, Gold Bracelet, Second Slip Race 3: La Joya, Dedoje, Carlingford Bay, Ruby Rocks, Benny Lincoln Race 4: Madonna, Detonate, Violet Belle, Florence O’Reilly, Double Act Race 5: Swing Note, Awesome Al, Royal Ruby, Flying Meg, Sig Positano Race 6: Bellissimo, La Landonne, Streak Of Power, Regal Reward, Mehrtens Race 7: Sinarahma, Dark Princess, Monrecour, Le Castile, Darscape Princess Race 8: Capital Gains, Yeah Right, Sanibel, Jessie’s Rock, Princess Priscilla

Wairarapa gallops Today at Tauherenikau

Wairarapa Racing Club Venue: Tauherenikau Meeting Date: 06 February 2020 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.25pm (NZT) THE HITS MAIDEN 1000M $10,000, MDN, 1000m 1 50x Atlantic Flyer (2) 58........................... J Parkes 2 Lota Hooha (5) 58........................... L Allpress 3 23 Showbourne (6) 56.5............................L Hemi 4 35x8x The Last Word b (1) 56.5................D Johnson 5 566x4 Authentic Charm (3) 56.5...............R Hannam 6 6099x Glitzyrock (4) 56.5............................. S Collett 2 1.00pm KURIPUNI SPORTS BAR & TAB 1300M $10,000, 3YO SW+P, 1300m 1 12726 Callsign Mav d (5) 58.5..................... J Parkes 2 x3162 Not Usual Litening (4) 57.5................ J Riddell 3 42747 Second Slip (2) 57.5...........................R Myers 4 06346 Trifolium (3) 56.5.............................D Johnson 5 41 Gold Bracelet (1) 55.5..................... L Allpress 3 1.35pm ECOLAB MAIDEN 1300M $10,000, MDN, 1300m 1 2 Dedoje (6) 58..................................... J Parkes 2 628 Benny Lincoln (3) 58......................... J Riddell 3 6 Otis (2) 58.............................................L Hemi 4 Sweet Charlie (7) 58.............................T Allan 5 x8654 La Strata (5) 56.5............................ L Allpress 6 2 Carlingford Bay (8) 56....................D Johnson 7 75424 Flickering Shadow (9) 56 -

8 x7x3x La Joya (1) 56.....................................R Myers 9 L4x Ruby Rocks (4) 56...................... S Collett 4 2.10pm WAIRARAPA TIMES AGE MAIDEN 2050M $10,000, MDN, 2050m 1 5 Cage Phyta (4) 58.5.......................... J Parkes 2 90955 Double Act (9) 58.5........................C Johnson 3 x0097 Not Usual Heaven (10) 58.5...........D Johnson 4 6 Uncle Jakk (2) 58.5............................R Myers 5 6x707 Thutmosis (8) 58.5.......................... D Bradley 6 9x868 Whiteout (5) 58.5............................... J Riddell 7 60332 Detonate (1) 56.5.................................T Allan 8 6x263 Florence O’Reilly (6) 56.5................ L Allpress 9 9835 Violet Belle (7) 56.5................C O’Beirne (a2) 10 9x485 Madonna (3) 56.5.............................. S Collett 5 2.45pm WCM LEGAL WAIRARAPA CUP 2050M $20,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 2050m 1 06472 Swing Note m (4) 59...........................R Myers 2 02407 Bronsteel (7) 57.5............................. R Bishop 3 58896 Korakonui (10) 55.5........................D Johnson 4 38324 Awesome Al t (5) 54........................ L Allpress 5 x7352 Royal Ruby (3) 54.............................. S Collett 6 48100 Flying Meg t (8) 54.................C O’Beirne (a2) 7 5251x Relda td (9) 54................................C Johnson 8 21639 Sig Positano m (1) 54...........................L Hemi 9 68653 Em Kay Pops mh (6) 54........... M Hudson (a3) 10 0x758 Altius (2) 54................................ B Ansell (a3) 6 3.20pm POPE & GRAY CONTRACTORS 1400M $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

1 723L5 Mehrtens (8) 59.5 2 8111x Zed Em m (7) 59.5.................. S Macnab (a2) 3 64310 Streak Of Power t (4) 58.......................L Hemi 4 x4219 Regal Reward td (2) 57.5 5 75279 Bellissimo td (5) 56.5......................... D Turner 6 160x0 Wallaceville d (6) 56.5....................... J Parkes 7 03797 La Landonne m (10) 55.5................ L Allpress 8 0x650 Lincoln’s Gal (1) 55.5..........................R Myers 9 91038 Super Girl (3) 55.5............................. S Collett 10 64008 Happy Tav (9) 54.......................T Taiaroa (a3) 7 3.55pm PROPERTY BROKERS WAIRARAPA THOROUGHBRED BREEDERS $50,000, WFA F&M, 1600m 1 x4076 Darscape Princess td (8) 57...........C Johnson 2 10911 Torre Del Greco tm (1) 57.......... S Macnab (a) 3 00379 Dark Princess dm (7) 57.................. D Bradley 4 44270 Le Castile (4) 57...................................T Allan 5 5x023 Za Za Gabor d (3) 57................ T Yanagida (a) 6 x0114 Sinarahma d (12) 57.......................... S Collett 7 93836 Sweepstake (11) 57............................R Myers 8 x0044 Monrecour (5) 57............................... J Parkes 9 7x122 Edwardian Lady td (2) 57.....................L Hemi 10 25553 Miss Contessa (9) 57........................ J Riddell 11 610x1 Vee Cece d (10) 57.......................... L Allpress 12 5x661 Vichy d (6) 57.................................D Johnson 13 45x52 Le Sablier 57...................................Scratched 8 4.26pm TUI - BACKING A WINNER SINCE 1889 MAIDEN 1600M $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x4532 Yeah Right (1) 58.5.............................M Singh

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Sydney goals for Glory Days NZ Racing Desk Group One-winning stayer Glory Days will make her raceday return at Awapuni on Friday and trainer Bill Thurlow is hoping it is the start of a path towards the Gr.1 Sydney Cup (3200m).

The seven-year-old mare ran home well to finish third in the Sydney Cup last year after taking out the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m) a month prior.

Having recorded two pleasing results in two of Australasia’s Group One 3200m races, Thurlow was keen to add a third and set his mare on a path towards the Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November.

The daughter of Red Giant recorded fifth-placings in her first two Melbourne runs in the spring, including the Gr.3 JRA Cup (2030m) at Moonee Valley, before disappointing when finishing ninth in the Gr.2 Herbert Power (2400m).

M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 06 February 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.31pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C4, 295m 1 57485 Sozin’s Azure 17.44......................J McInerney 2 76742 Hear This 17.30...................................M Grant 3 44136 Jinja Ellie 17.24...................................A Joyce 4 63536 Chitina Tin 17.15.................................... A Lee 5 72837 Homebush Tesan 17.28................J McInerney 6 34562 Treville 17.27........................................ J Dunn 7 77652 Country Gent 17.28...................... A Bradshaw 8 16861 King Toliman 17.32.......................... C Roberts 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................M Grant 2 4.50pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY MICK KENNEDY DASH C4/5, 295m 1 32113 Opawa Oscar 17.10........................... R Wales 2 18585 Souffle Sue 17.19.........................J McInerney 3 73673 Lisa’s Boy 17.24.................................R Casey 4 11121 Horse Range Jim 17.06.......................M Grant 5 18538 Golden Bay 17.13 J M........................ McCook 6 63136 Frizzled nwtd...................................M Roberts 7 21734 Archie John Hill 17.08 J &.................. D Fahey 8 84817 Super Over Drama 17.12 S &............ B Evans 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................M Grant 3 5.06pm I PAVE CONCRETE SPRINT C4, 295m 1 34246 Belfast Demo 17.31 H &.........................Taylor 2 86578 Fired Up Jed 17.21.............................. B Dann 3 16886 Amuri George 17.33.....................J McInerney

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 06 February 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 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 4.19pm (NZT) COOKIES KITCHEN SPRINT C0, 375m 1 2624 Get Me Home nwtd U &.....................Cottam 2 48472 Forego nwtd................................ G Pomeroy 3 Thrilling Razor nwtd......................... K Walsh 4 26735 Kapai Chris nwtd W &......................T Steele 5 73334 Big Time Kevin nwtd............................L Cole 6 Clever Ester nwtd W &.....................T Steele 7 42463 Dobby Who nwtd......................... M Prangley 8 33763 Our Hotrod nwtd U &..........................Cottam 9 Portland Art nwtd...............................B Craik 10 Clever Harper nwtd W &..................T Steele 2 4.37pm MAY HOUNDS RETIREMENT PROJECT SERIES HEAT 1 C1q, 375m 1 87276 Paddy Fast nwtd M &........................ J Smith 2 1F862 Medusa Who nwtd...................... M Prangley 3 65475 Looby’s Story 21.74................... A Lawrence 4 35754 Just Maddie 21.72.............................M Black 5 32724 Bailey And Cream nwtd R &................L Udy 6 15455 Fall Gracefully nwtd..................... M Prangley 7 45776 Hua Hua nwtd...............................R McPhee 8 26321 Master Brady 21.90..........................S Codlin 9 81487 Little Mermaid nwtd W &..................T Steele 3 4.56pm MAY HOUNDS RETIREMENT PROJECT SERIES HEAT 2 C1q, 375m 1 42154 Cointreau Time nwtd.................. A Lawrence 2 23465 My Bro Bobby nwtd..................... M Prangley 3 7x5x6 Firefly Laffey nwtd............................S Codlin 4 63583 Smash Burton nwtd R &......................L Udy 5 42321 Agbeze nwtd.....................................M Black 6 87656 Aleng nwtd......................................S E Hunt

Glory Days winning the Gr.1 Auckland Cup (3200m).

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Her Melbourne Cup aspirations were cut short after that run due to a suspected paddock accident.

“I thought she had gone super in

her first two runs,” Thurlow said. “I thought her last run was a little bit average for her, it was a bit out of character.

“The paddock injury is only what we suspected. We just don’t know what happened. She went into her box fine and came out of the box with a blown up leg the next morning.”

While the cause of the swelling in her leg remains unknown, Thurlow said she has recovered well and he is cautiously looking forward to her upcoming campaign.

“She had 10 days over there (Melbourne) and was very well cared for,” he said. “She had scans, x-rays, and comprehensive vet checks.

“Everything was absolutely perfect, her joint was good, all her ligaments were good, there were no problems, it (leg) just had a lot of filling.

Glory Days will start in the Carters Ashhurst Pohangina Cup (1200m) at Awapuni tomorrow, but Thurlow is cautioning punters not to expect too much from his mare.

“It will be more like a trial on

Friday because there have been no trials or jump-outs in the Central Districts with the firm tracks,” he said.

“I would have loved to have given her a trial somewhere, but it just hasn’t worked. 1200m is too short.”

Thurlow said she will likely have one more start after Friday before she targets elite-level races.

While Glory Days won’t defend her crown in the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup (3200m), Thurlow still has aspirations of crossing the Tasman for another two mile challenge.

“We haven’t had enough time to get her to go two miles at this stage, but after that, if we are happy with her, she could go back to Sydney,” he said.

“That’s our plan to get her back to Sydney, for the Sydney Cup, that will be great. There is also the Queen Elizabeth (Gr.1, 2000m).

We will just see how she is, but we couldn’t be more happy with her at the moment.

7 52842 Martha Magic 17.33.........................L Waretini 8 66223 Smash Wild 17.07...............................M Grant 9 87274 Beck Eleven 17.04............................L Waretini 10 18538 Golden Bay 17.13 J M........................ McCook 10 7.14pm NZ RACING SERIES DISTANCE FINAL NZRSdf, 732m 1 21316 Classy Witch nwtd.............................G Cleeve 2 23331 Haze Adams nwtd J M....................... McCook 3 3525F Goldstar Sydney nwtd S &................. B Evans 4 53511 Know Equal nwtd...............................G Cleeve 5 52257 Know Talent nwtd..............................G Cleeve 6 25687 Go Belle nwtd..................................... R Wales 7 28x84 Know Pudding nwtd...........................G Cleeve 8 32277 Student Loan nwtd J &....................... D Fahey 11 7.32pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 2020 NZ ST LEGER R/A, 520m 1 35342 Uthor Bale 30.00............................. C Roberts 2 43243 Goldstar Truman 30.54 S &................ B Evans 3 17413 Ozzie 30.21..........................................D Lane 4 32571 Go Vegas 30.03 J &............................ D Fahey 5 31132 Punters A Hero 30.42 J &................... D Fahey 6 21321 Opawa Toddy 30.18 J &..................... D Fahey 7 11311 Xabil Bale 30.03.............................. C Roberts 8 x2572 Punters Bolt 30.67.............................. R Wales 9 54343 Goldstar Yankee 30.54 S &................. B Evans 10 62424 Opawa Deal 29.98 J &....................... D Fahey 12 7.50pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 71687 Nippa Martino 17.22.....................J McInerney 2 41212 Jinja Dylan 17.18.................................A Joyce 3 23372 Opawa Sweet nwtd............................ R Wales 4 74377 Fickle Mistress 17.36 H &.......................Taylor 5 28715 Homebush Alexei 17.41...............J McInerney 6 13456 Homebush Boots 17.20................J McInerney

7 65561 Goldstar Major 17.24 S &................... B Evans 8 8785x Black Rounder 17.22............................ J Dunn 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................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: Hear This, Jinja Ellie, Country Gent, Sozin’s Azure, Nelso Allen Race 2: Horse Range Jim, Opawa Oscar, Archie John Hill, Souffle Sue, Nelso Allen Race 3: Hankenstein, Belfast Demo, High Dreamer, Amuri George, Nelso Allen Race 4: Ophelia Allen, Seve, Goldstar Mauney, Dyna Monty, Dyna Xarvel Race 5: Mustang Tully, Our Dazzel, Opawa Vinny, Goldstar Trooper, Shaw Lee Race 6: Oster Bale, Ringside, Opawa Deal, Pearls Are Us, Opawa Nat Race 7: Culvie Ness, Man Of Letters, Homebush Monkey, Little Krakatoa, Disobedience Race 8: Max Dancer, Von Strass, Alotta Talk, Mighty Muscle, Orina Allen Race 9: Select Trick, Fleur Dior, Martha Magic, Smash Wild, Ulyssa Bale Race 10: Classy Witch, Student Loan, Know Pudding, Goldstar Sydney, Know Talent Race 11: Xabil Bale, Opawa Toddy, Uthor Bale, Go Vegas, Ozzie Race 12: Opawa Sweet, Jinja Dylan, Black Rounder, Homebush Boots, Fickle Mistress

3 11535 Suspicious Minds 20.89.....................B Craik 4 86331 Too The Nail 20.89...........................P Green 5 61321 Thrilling Bruce 21.10........................ K Walsh 6 23152 Kelly’s Girl 21.18......................... G Pomeroy 7 53111 Trojan Hoarse 20.75............................L Cole 8 22521 Buddy Boom 20.86 U &.....................Cottam 9 17637 Spring Mechanic nwtd R &...................L Udy 10 45188 Blitz ‘Em Rene 21.15 U &...................Cottam 11 7.23pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 76257 Heart Shaped Box 25.97....................B Craik 2 25344 Bigtime Bret nwtd................................L Cole 3 66482 Ask King Jeff 26.02.............................L Cole 4 83215 Grunt nwtd W &................................T Steele 5 17623 Keysile 25.56...............................P Ferguson 6 64713 Bigtime Puma 25.87............................L Cole 7 46327 Robson 25.51..............................P Ferguson 8 51445 Thrilling Winter 25.61....................... K Walsh 9 24x78 Claretown Beau nwtd R &............N O’Regan 10 18678 Bigtime Diesel nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 12 7.41pm WAITANGI DAY STAKES C5, 457m 1 52436 Kiwi Gal nwtd U &..............................Cottam 2 64123 Sakichi 25.38..............................P Ferguson 3 64137 Bigtime Shadow nwtd.........................L Cole 4 26172 Stefano 25.57............................. A Lawrence 5 12344 Opawa Viking 25.54.........................S Codlin 6 32818 Tuff’s My Mum 25.93..........................S Ross 7 14632 Melita Vella 25.37................................L Cole 8 31611 Bigtime Annie 25.42............................L Cole 13 7.59pm DUAL CODE MEETING HERE SUNDAY SPRINT C1, 375m 1 1454F Tribal Conquest nwtd R &....................L Udy 2 57245 El Narco 21.57.................................P Green 3 11316 Sub Twenty Three nwtd.......................L Cole 4 161 Big Time Brie nwtd..............................L Cole 5 52748 Dignity Dented 21.67....................... T Green

6 74653 Little Moo nwtd U &............................Cottam 7 18547 Talkabout Sophie 21.54....................M Black 8 77763 Rion King nwtd R &..............................L Udy 9 56782 Eye Kno 21.53...............................W Woods 10 26455 Fancy 21.71................................ M Prangley 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: Thrilling Razor, Our Hotrod, Get Me Home, Clever Ester, Big Time Kevin Race 2: Master Brady, Paddy Fast, Bailey And Cream, Looby’s Story, Just Maddie Race 3: Agbeze, Smash Burton, Cointreau Time, Jinja Lad, My Bro Bobby Race 4: Thrilling Rosa, Lionel Keeping, Thrilling Murphy, Allegro Curtis, Big League Diva Race 5: Kiwi Boy, Big Time Clare, Charlow, Our Hemi, Native Scout Race 6: Thrilling Nina, Little Teegs, Smoochie, Djay Dynamix, Dig Dig Dig Race 7: Big Time Gwyn, Sophia Noir, Prerogative, Bigtime Thor, Flying Huey Race 8: Stay Rich, Always Dreaming, Night Ace, Go Falcon, Grey Way Race 9: Silenci, Spring Queen, Rapid Fire, Jinja Bailey, Opawa Delight Race 10: Trojan Hoarse, Buddy Boom, Captain Kev, Zipping Buddy, Suspicious Minds Race 11: Keysile, Robson, Heart Shaped Box, Thrilling Winter, Ask King Jeff Race 12: Bigtime Annie, Sakichi, Melita Vella, Stefano, Kiwi Gal Race 13: El Narco, Little Moo, Big Time Brie, Dignity Dented, Sub Twenty Three

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 4 37453 Hankenstein 17.19....................... A Bradshaw 5 15474 High Dreamer 17.11............................M Grant 6 62188 Forehand Raid 17.19............................ J Dunn 7 53556 Homebush Finn 17.21..................J McInerney 8 47155 Special As 17.30 J M.......................... McCook 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................M Grant 4 5.25pm SUCK IT UP LTD STAKES C3/4, 520m 1 15515 Goldstar Mauney 30.20 S &............... B Evans 2 41678 Creme Brulee 30.26.........................L Waretini 3 17837 Dyna Xarvel 30.35........................... C Roberts 4 77511 Ophelia Allen 30.09......................... D Roberts 5 6x534 Dyna Monty 29.94........................... C Roberts 6 42678 Opawa May 30.21.............................. R Wales 7 13224 Seve 30.14...........................................D Lane 8 58847 Know Betrayal 30.27.........................G Cleeve 9 x3544 Sailor Allen 30.07............................ C Roberts 10 54647 Dyna Varsity 30.11.......................... C Roberts 5 5.41pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C4/5, 295m 1 7653x Mohican Run 17.13...................... A Bradshaw 2 67112 Our Dazzel 17.00............................... R Wales 3 87274 Beck Eleven 17.04............................L Waretini 4 74178 Taieri Terra 17.31................................R Casey 5 43422 Shaw Lee 17.10 J M........................... McCook 6 38425 Opawa Vinny 16.98 J &...................... D Fahey 7 71243 Mustang Tully 17.32...............................C Weir 8 45111 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &................ B Evans 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................M Grant 6 6.02pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C5, 520m 1 43435 She’s For Us nwtd...........................M Roberts 2 18342 Oster Bale 30.07............................. C Roberts 3 15331 Ringside 29.84................................. R Adcock

4 62424 Opawa Deal 29.98 J &....................... D Fahey 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 1415F Darla Bale 30.24............................. C Roberts 7 21464 Opawa Nat 30.01 J &......................... D Fahey 8 76187 Pearls Are Us 29.97..........................G Cleeve 7 6.20pm A2C ASPHALT 2 CONCRETE PH.0800222583 DASH C4, 295m 1 14664 Man Of Letters 17.19.............................. A Lee 2 81874 Culvie Ness 17.28 H &...........................Taylor 3 75F36 Little Krakatoa 17.24.................... A Bradshaw 4 14723 Smash Grenade 17.38........................M Grant 5 28572 Disobedience 17.19 S &..................... B Evans 6 21112 Homebush Monkey 17.50.............J McInerney 7 87213 Nikko Baxter 17.32.......................J McInerney 8 44845 Elodea 17.37................................R Blackburn 9 78487 Nelso Allen 16.89............................ C Roberts 10 18686 Smash Attack 17.22............................M Grant 8 6.38pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DISTANCE C1/2d, 645m 1 36534 Von Strass 38.07 J &.......................... D Fahey 2 11425 Max Dancer 30.76 J &........................ D Fahey 3 47351 Replica Rango nwtd..........................B Pringle 4 12482 Alotta Talk 38.00 J &........................... D Fahey 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 38245 Orina Allen nwtd.............................. C Roberts 7 34645 Replica Casino 38.27........................B Pringle 8 17453 Mighty Muscle 38.12 J &.................... D Fahey 9 6.56pm FLAIR SPRINT FEATURE C5, 295m 1 26111 Select Trick 17.00..................................C Weir 2 21217 Ulyssa Bale 17.30........................... C Roberts 3 37141 Fleur Dior 17.15.................................... J Dunn 4 62F15 Hilton Forabet 17.16............................ B Dann 5 57517 Pita Ramos 17.14................................. J Dunn 6 87531 Kiwi Gunn 17.22............................... R Adcock

Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway 7 3x745 Jacks Point nwtd............................W Woods 8 47365 Jinja Lad 21.72..............................R McPhee 9 81487 Little Mermaid nwtd W &..................T Steele 4 5.13pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES STAKES C2, 457m 1 85768 Zipping Monty nwtd.........................C Henley 2 77825 Big League Diva nwtd G &...... S Fredrickson 3 38551 Monsoon Malabar nwtd U &...............Cottam 4 11332 Allegro Curtis nwtd..............................L Cole 5 1861x Lionel Keeping nwtd.......................... S Clark 6 x1311 Thrilling Rosa 25.29......................... K Walsh 7 23133 Jinja Nice nwtd...................................E Potts 8 11116 Thrilling Murphy 25.60..................... K Walsh 9 24346 Kapai Tahi 25.94 R &...........................L Udy 10 15787 Don Morocco 25.70........................P Cleaver 5 5.31pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C4, 375m 1 83661 Charlow nwtd R &........................N O’Regan 2 F4123 Our Hemi 21.42 U &...........................Cottam 3 43423 Big Time Clare 21.38..........................L Cole 4 78267 Noah Who 21.03......................... M Prangley 5 84215 Pat Tama 21.35................................. S Clark 6 76566 Native Scout 21.34...........................P Green 7 42553 Busy Flash nwtd W &.......................T Steele 8 71776 Kiwi Boy nwtd U &..............................Cottam 9 47778 See Eye Be 21.04....................... M Prangley 6 5.48pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH DISTANCE C2d, 650m 1 31146 Little Teegs 37.85....................... A Lawrence 2 66572 Dig Dig Dig 38.46............................ S O’Neill 3 46875 Boyka nwtd..................................... G Farrell 4 74877 Amy Amy 38.12............................... G Farrell 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 34111 Thrilling Nina 37.59.......................... K Walsh 7 44277 Smoochie 38.24......................... A Lawrence 8 71465 Djay Dynamix nwtd.............................L Cole

7 6.11pm FARMLANDS VIRKON SPRINT C3, 375m

1 37288 Luke Skywalker nwtd...................... L A Hunt 2 72446 Sophia Noir 21.18...................... A Lawrence 3 62456 Prerogative 21.39 U &........................Cottam 4 76765 Bigtime Molly nwtd..............................L Cole 5 67715 Flying Huey 21.37.............................M Black 6 85336 Gain Capital 21.22.............................B Craik 7 11221 Big Time Gwyn nwtd...........................L Cole 8 77888 Bigtime Thor nwtd...............................L Cole 9 77574 Magic Flynn nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 8 6.29pm VETORA CAMBRIDGE SPRINT C2, 375m 1 27837 Mahala Bay nwtd...........................W Woods 2 68232 Stay Rich 21.46 M &......................... J Smith 3 65372 Always Dreaming 21.40.................. G Farrell 4 67741 Rainy River nwtd.............................S E Hunt 5 16661 Go Falcon 21.39 W &.......................T Steele 6 63313 Grey Way 21.72.......................... G Pomeroy 7 31711 Night Ace nwtd............................ G Pomeroy 8 83863 Seven Sharp 21.56..................... W Toomath 9 77818 In Focus 21.66...............................P Cleaver 10 32325 Digger Ace nwtd U &..........................Cottam 9 6.47pm FARMLANDS COPRICE STAKES C3, 457m 1 31122 Silenci 25.65...............................P Ferguson 2 11132 Spring Queen 25.61...........................E Potts 3 52533 Go Angel nwtd................................ G Farrell 4 71154 Opawa Delight 25.97.........................B Craik 5 52538 Big Time Rhino nwtd...........................L Cole 6 4F347 Jinja Bailey 25.95 U &........................Cottam 7 54246 Jinja Murphy nwtd W &....................T Steele 8 22811 Rapid Fire nwtd G &................ S Fredrickson 9 51445 Thrilling Winter 25.61....................... K Walsh 10 24x78 Claretown Beau nwtd R &............N O’Regan 10 7.05pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 366x2 Zipping Buddy 21.30..........................B Craik 2 32223 Captain Kev 21.09 W &....................T Steele

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THURSDAY – WAITANGI DAY, SOME ACTIVITIES MAY BE CANCELLED. 8.30am - 1pm ASHBURTON MENZSHED. For men of all ages, and all abilities. Join us for a cuppa. 8 William Street.

9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open every Thursday and Saturday with almost 1000 different toys to choose from for hire. 106 Victoria Street, The Triangle, Ashburton.

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPORTUNITY SHOP. Open daily from 9.30am - 4pm and Saturday 9.30am - 1pm. 129 Tancred St. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy duo. West

Street Ashburton.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities to help with balance. $3 per session. MSA Social hall (excludes school holidays).

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club days Tuesday and Thursday.

Boules will be supplied, all welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome, phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. St Peter’s Church, 93 Harrison Street, Allenton.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, all abilities welcome, phone Age Concern 308 6817 for more information. Buffalo Lodge Hall. Cox St.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

5pm - 7pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Social Golf Croquet during our beautiful summer evenings, new players welcome to come and have a go!

Waireka, Philip Street.

FRIDAY

9.30am - 4pm ST JOHN OPORTUNITY SHOP. Open daily from 9.30am - 4pm and Saturday 9.30am - 1pm. 129 Tancred St. 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter,

Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy duo. West Street Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road. Allenton.

Moore Street Medical Centre, Moore Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Sunday. Consultations will be by appointment only. To make a booking please phone 0800 700 155.

Weekend Services

Medical ServiceS

IN EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY PHONE 111.

For all other medical assistance outside of normal hours, please phone your General Practice team, 24/7, to speak with a health professional who will give you free health advice on what to do or where to go if you need urgent care If you don’t have a regular General Practice, call any GP team 24/7 for free telephone health advice.

DUTY DOCTORS Sealy Street Medical Practice, Sealy Street, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Thursday (Waitangi Day) until 8am Friday. Consultation will be by appointment only.

Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, New Zealanders should bring some form of ID.

Methven & Rakaia Area

For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the after-hours service each weekend.

Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

Pharmacies

Wises Pharmacy, Countdown Complex, East Street, will

DIAL 111 in the event of a Medical or Accident Emergency

be open from 10am - 1pm and from 5pm - 7pm Thursday (Waitangi Day).

Lifeline

Ashburton Rest Homes

coMMunity ServiceS

COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

Emergency Dentist

If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Helpline ServiceS Alcoholics Anonymous

Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

Mental Health - Call free on 0800 222 955.

Ask for the Crisis Team.

Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis

Support. Phone 03 364 8791

Victims Support Group

24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

Direct dials to a volunteer.

Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, outside of these hours leave a message.

Alcohol Drug Help Line

Call us free on (0800 787 797).

Lines open 10am - 10pm seven days.

Toll-free: 0800 353 353.

Bus Departures

Art Gallery

Reservations & timetables, 24-hour service.

Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

Northbound: 12.30pm, 5.10pm.

Ashburton Museum

Dog, Stock & Noise Control

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm, Wednesday: 10am – 7pm 327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 307 7890.

Open daily: 10am – 4pm

Ashburton Public Library

aniMal ServiceS Ashburton District Council 03 307 7700 - 24hr service.

Animal Welfare Centre

All enquiries - phone 308 4432 or 027 3329286.

Havelock Street. Ph 308 7192. Saturday: 10am - 1pm.

Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

Mid Canterbury Animal Shelter

EA Networks Centre - Pools

Veterinarians

Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

149 Cameron Street, Ashburton: Duty vet: Ben Hallenstein.

Full emergency service all weekend.

Mail Closing Times ASHBURTON MAIL CENTRE VET ENT RIVERSIDE - Ph 03 308 2321, STANDARD POST: Mon - Fri 6pm 1 Smallbone Drive, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

POST DELIVERY CENTRES Allenton & Tinwald: Mon - Fri 5pm VETLIFE ASHBURTON - Ph 03 307 5195, Methven & Rakaia: Mon - Fri 4.30pm Cnr East Street and Seafield Road, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend 24-hour emergencies.

ASHBURTON’S STREET RECEIVERS Business Area: Mon - Fri 5pm CANTERBURY VETS - Ph 03 307 0686, Residential Area: Mon - Fri 1pm West Street Clinic, West Street, Ashburton. Saturday clinic: 9am - 12 noon. Weekend emergencies: Harriet Mills.

Information Centre Vet Ent and Vet Life operate a joint after-hours SMALL Methven - Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 10am until 3pm. Phone 302-8955 or isite@midcanterburynz.com animal emergency service. To use this service please phone your vet as usual.

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Cryptic crossword

Thursday, February 6, 2020

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Can love not in motion really be love? Yes. What’s happening is internal – thoughts, ideas and intentions all churning around in a stew of potential that could someday be turned into love as a verb.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Helping feels good, serving feels comfortable, assisting feels right. If you don’t feel good if you’re not doing those things, this is a problem. Make sure you’re taking turns, serving and being served.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You can make a difference in someone’s life just by talking about what you know and love. The passion you feel is tangible. Your giddiness is the rising tide that carries all ships.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): It’s not that you need to network or want to be more popular. Such things have little to do with your friendliness.

You’re genuinely curious about people, and they will return the interest today.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): When what you’re selling makes sense to people, and they happen to also want it very badly, the sale is merely a transaction: You provide it; they buy it, no show, no influence, no convincing involved.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Don’t let anyone waste your time catastrophising a noncatastrophe.

Unless there’s actually a tornado, the best approach is being calm and reasonable with the intent to enjoy, help or improve.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Not everything you do takes energy. Some things give energy. With the right sort of tasks on the list, you can schedule yourself densely and be massively productive, gaining vitality as you go.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Navigating values can be tricky. It helps to have an organising principle to keep you aligned. This question serves well: What would happen if everyone were doing it the way you’re doing it?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The preferences of others matter, but how much? That is the question. You’ll think about loved ones when you’re not together, though you’ll resist or deny their ability to control from a distance.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Stay playful. If you feel yourself getting too serious, then leave the scene for a few minutes to do something as close to fun as you can find.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): That person who can subtly and consistently nudge you in the right direction is invaluable in your life. A few degrees off of the trajectory, over time, drastically alters the destination.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): If it’s been a long while and you’re still not achieving your goal, consider the aim might be wrong. Get out with the intent of finding something new to want.

Better to wander than to go stale.

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30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

overnight max low

TODAY

Auckland

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Hamilton

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Napier

fine

Wellington

fine

TOMORROW

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

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Timaru

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Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

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FZL: Around 2500m, above 3000m at night

FZL: Above 3000m

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Wind at 1000m: Light. NW 40 km/h developing in the evening. Wind at 2000m: W 30 km/h, rising to 60 km/h at night.

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Set 3:37 am Rise 7:32 pm

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Fine at first. Cloud developing in the afternoon bringing a few showers, some could be heavy.

Wind at 1000m: W 55 km/h dying out in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: W gale 65 km/ dying out in the evening.

Becoming fine. Southwesterlies dying out.

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A ridge of high pressure over the Tasman Sea directs a southwest flow across the country. A front within this flow moves onto the South Island this morning and should reach the lower North Island late tonight. A ridge remains over New Zealand on Friday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Any remaining showers clearing before dawn, then a fine day. Northeasterly breezes developing in the morning.

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7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Ten 7 Summer PGR 0 8pm Booze Patrol PGR 0 8:30 M Ghost Rider AO 2007 Action Thriller. A man once made a deal with the devil to protect the ones he loved most, but now the devil has come for his due. Based on the Marvel comic series. 0 10:40 Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0

7pm The Project 7:30 Zumbo’s Just Desserts PGR The contestants find creative ways to suspend time, from freezing a single moment to capturing a significant memory in edible form. 0 8:30 The Graham Norton Show AO 0 9:30 Flirty Dancing PGR 0 10:30 Modern Family PGR 3 0

11:25 10k Holiday Home 3 With no water, electricity, or internal walls, Julia has a lot of work to do to ensure her cottage is finished on time and within budget. 0 11:55 Outback Truckers PGR 3 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:10 Mom PGR 3 0 11:40 This Is Us PGR 3 0 12:30 Private Practice 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Lucifer AO 3 0 3:30 Love Island UK AO 3 4:20 Ellen’s Game Of Games 3 0 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11pm NCIS – LA AO 3 When an engineer who was developing a guided-missile destroyer is murdered, Callen and Sam must go undercover on a flight to Tokyo to find his co-worker. 0 11:55 Infomercials

MOVIES PREMIERE 6:30 Skyscraper PGVL 2018 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell.

8:15 Gringo 16VLSC 2018 Action. David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron.

10:05 Tag MLSC 2018 Comedy.

Ed Helms, Jeremy Renner.

Brits Icon – Elton John Ghost Rider 11:45 Disobedience 16SC 7:30pm on TVNZ 1 8:30pm on TVNZ 2 2018 Drama. Rachel Weisz, Rachel McAdams. 1:40 Gloria BRAVO SKY 5 Bell MLSC 2019 Drama.

10am Four Weddings USA 3 6am Jeopardy! PG Julianne Moore, John Turturro.

6:25 Wheel Of Fortune 11am Snapped PGR 3 3:25 Skyscraper PGVL 2018 Noon Keeping Up With The PG 6:50 The Simpsons Action. Dwayne Johnson, Kardashians PGR 3 1pm The PG 7:15 CSI – Cyber MV Neve Campbell. 5:10 The Real Housewives Of Beverly 8am Border Security – Bromley Boys PGL 2018 Hills PGR 3 2pm Below Deck Australia’s Frontline M Comedy. Alan Davies, 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG AO 3 3pm Undercover Martine McCutcheon.

9:15 Storage Wars – Texas Boss 3 4pm The Kelly 7pm 5 Weddings PG 2018 PG 9:40 CSI MV 10:25 SVU MV Clarkson Show Comedy. When a journalist CSI – Cyber MV 11:10 5pm Hoarders 3 embarks to India to cover a 11:55 Jeopardy PG 6pm Judge Jerry Bollywood wedding, she winds 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:30 Love It Or List It up in a mosaic of cultural 12:50 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 7:30 Hollywood Medium clashes and finds herself falling 1:40 FBI MV 2:25 CSI MV With Tyler Henry 3 3:10 CSI – Cyber MV 4pm The in love. Candy Clark, Bo Derek.

8:30 Below Deck AO Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! 8:30 Long Shot MLS 2019 Former Real Housewife of PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune Comedy. A man is hired as Orange County Alexis Bellino PG 5:30 Storage Wars – a speechwriter by his former and her new beau board Valor Texas PG 6pm Highway childhood crush, who is now to celebrate her recent divorce; Thru Hell PG 7pm Border one of the most influential when Lee makes a decision Security – Australia’s women in the world, and about Rhylee’s future, Ashton Frontline M 7:30 CSI MV running for president. must change his management 8:30 NCIS MV 9:30 Seal Charlize Theron, Seth Rogan. style; Ashton invites guests to Team MV 10:30 SVU MV 10:40 Final Score 16VL join a crew night out.

11:15 Highway Thru Hell PG 2018 Action. Dave Bautista, 9:30 The Real Housewives Friday 12:05 CSI – Pierce Brosnan.

Of Cheshire AO Cyber MV 12:50 Wheel Of Friday 12:25 The As the unfortunate dinner party Fortune PG 1:15 Jeopardy!

Miseducation Of Cameron continues, Dawn opens her PG 1:40 Border Security Post MVLSC 2018 Drama. heart to Tanya, but questions – Australia’s Frontline M 1:55 Friedkin Uncut 16LC Hanna’s behaviour.

2:05 Seal Team MV 2018 Documentary. 3:40 A 10:35 Snapped PGR 3 2:55 NCIS MV Deadly Affair MVC 2017 11:30 Snapped – Killer 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Storage Thriller. 5:10 The Bromley Couples AO 3 Wars – Texas PG 4:50 CSI MV 12:20 Infomercials 3 5:35 The Simpsons PG Boys PGL 2018 Comedy.

MAORI

6am Ben 10 3 0 6:30 The Powerpuff Girls 3 0 7am Cricket – ODI (HLS) 8am Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 10am The Doctors PGR 11am The Chase Australia 3 0 Noon Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 0 1:30 Frasier 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In The Sun 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Courtside 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm Storage Hunters PGR 0 7:30 SpeedWorks Motorsport 9:30 Extreme Salvage Squad AO The concrete boat job has become a nightmare; as Luke, Jayde, and Ellie deal with extreme humidity, mud, and mangroves, Dan and Jordan go to another recovery. 0 10:30 Cricket – ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – India v Pakistan.

11:30 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:30 Closedown

MOVIES GREATS

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6:30 Takahinga O Mua 3 The voyages of European explorers – the Dutch, the English, and the French.

9am L Waitangi Day 2020 Coverage from Auckland, Waitangi, and the Bay of Plenty, with hosts including Matai Smith, Te Ahorangi Winitana, Billie Jo Ropiha, Maimoa, and more.

1pm The Negotiators 3 A behind-the-scenes look at those who steered their tribes through claims and complex settlements.

4:30 Tu Mai Ngati Awa 3 5pm First Voyagers 3 5:40 The Untold Story 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

7pm M Poi E 2016 Documentary Biography.

The story of the creation of New Zealand’s famous song of celebration, and Dalvanius Prime, who saved his community, his language, and his culture.

8:30 M Mt Zion PGR 2014 Drama.

10:15 My Party Song PGR

6am Hasselhoff v The Berlin Wall 7am Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 7:30 Simply Nigella 8am The Big Dry 9am Great Australian Cookbook 9:30 Tiny House Nation 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum 11:30 Jade Fever 12:30 Where The Wild Men Are With Ben Fogle 1:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls 2:30 Alone – The Arctic PGR 3:30 Animal Empires 4:30 Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure Dave and Si arrive in Sweden, and get straight back to basics with the Sami people, putting together their own Nordic reindeer and fish dishes.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Yukon Gold PGR The miners recap their highs and lows of the season, and reveal their plans for next season.

8:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGR 9:30 Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGR 10:30 American Pickers

11:15 Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:45 Closedown

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Hasselhoff v The Berlin Wall 1:30 Hairy Bikers’ Northern Exposure 2:30 Brothers In The Sand 3:30 The Day The Rock Star Died PGR 4am Ozzy And Jack’s World Detour PGR 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 1

6am Super Rugby – Blues v Chiefs (RPL) 8am Super Rugby – Stormers v Hurricanes (RPL) 10am Super Rugby – Crusaders v Waratahs (RPL) Noon Super Rugby – Jaguares v Lions (RPL) 2pm Rugby Nation 3pm Super Rugby – Blues v Chiefs 3:30 Super Rugby – Brumbies v Reds 4pm Super Rugby – Sharks v Bulls 4:30 Super Rugby – Sunwolves v Rebels 5pm Super Rugby – Crusaders v Waratahs 5:30 Super Rugby – Stormers v Hurricanes 6pm Super Rugby – Jaguares v Lions 6:30 The Breakdown 7:30 Thursday Night Kick Off 8pm Super Rugby – Blues v Chiefs 8:30 Super Rugby – Crusaders v Waratahs 9pm Super Rugby – Stormers v Hurricanes 9:30 Super Rugby – Jaguares v Lions 10pm Thursday Kick Off 10:30 Women’s Six Nations – Wales v Italy 11pm Women’s Six Nations – Ireland v Scotland Friday 11:30 Women’s Six 12:50 Walk Of Shame MLS 2014 Comedy. Elizabeth Banks, Nations – France v England James Marsden.

Friday Midnight Six 2:23 Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Nations – Wales v Italy Comedy. Jason Bateman, 12:30 Six Nations – Ireland Melissa McCarthy. v Scotland 1am Six 4:11 Rings MVC 2017 Horror.

Nations – France v England Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe. 1:30 Super Rugby – Blues 5:51 The World’s End MVLS v Chiefs 3:30 Super Rugby 2013 Comedy. Simon Pegg, – Stormers v Hurricanes Nick Frost.

5:30 The Breakdown

8:03 Lara Croft – Tomb Raider MV 2001 Action Adventure. Angelina Jolie, Jon Voight.

9:41 The Lincoln Lawyer MVLS 2011 Thriller.

Matthew McConaughey, Marisa Tomei.

11:36 Cuban Fury MLS 2014 Romantic Comedy. Nick Frost, Rashida Jones.

1:11 Training Day 18VL 2001 Action Thriller.

Denzel Washington, Ethan Hawke.

3:10 Identity Thief MVLS 2013 Comedy. Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy.

5pm Rings MVC 2017 Horror.

Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe. 6:40 The World’s End MVLS 2013 Comedy. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost.

8:30 Lara Croft Tomb Raider – The Cradle Of Life MV 2003 Action. Lara discovers the mythical Pandora’s Box, only to have it stolen by a Chinese crime leader. Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciaran Hinds.

10:30 Memoirs Of A Geisha MS 2005 Drama. Ziyi Zhang, Ken Watanabe.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Blackcaps v India (HLS) First ODI. From Seddon Park, Hamilton.

7am South Africa v England (HLS) First ODI. 8am ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – India v Pakistan.

9am Big Bash – Hurricanes v Thunder (HLS) The Eliminator.

9:30 Big Bash – Stars v Sixers (HLS) The Qualifier.

10am Big Bash – The Knockout (HLS) Strikers v Thunder.

10:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – India v Pakistan.

11:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) South Africa v Afghanistan.

12:30 White Ferns v South Africa (HLS) First T20.

1:30 L Women’s – White Ferns v South Africa Second T20.

From Seddon Park.

5:30 South Africa v England (HLS) First ODI. From Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town.

6:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) Semi-final One – India v Pakistan.

7:30 Women’s – White Ferns v South Africa (HLS) Second T20.

8:45 L ICC U19 World Cup Semi-final Two – New Zealand v Bangladesh.

From Senwes Park, Potchefstroom.

5:30 Big Bash – The Knockout (HLS) Strikers v Thunder.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Dodge Hodge Podge 2/2 – Oldsmobile Delta.

7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 8:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Making Hay the Kilcher Way. 9:10 Homestead Rescue PG Line of Fire.

10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Railroad Australia PG 11:40 Murder Comes To Town MVLSC Tragedy Comes in Pairs. 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Last Dance. 1:20 The Coroner – I Speak For The Dead M Spiderwebs. 2:10 Weather Gone Viral PG 3pm Bering Sea Gold PG Uncharted Waters.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Hail Mary, Full of Crab.

4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Ferrari Fix 1/2 – Dead Head Bus. 5:40 Railroad Australia PG 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:30 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:25 Undercover Billionaire PG Million Dollar Bet. 10:15 Homestead Rescue PG Line of Fire.

11:05 Naked And Afraid MVL Hangry. 11:55 How It’s Made PG

Friday

12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Weather Gone Viral PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Moonshiners MVL 3:15 Bering Sea Gold PG 4:05 What On Earth? PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MVL 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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United for Coast to Coast assault

Braving the climate this week are (from left) Gerard Morrison, Chris Reid, Vicky Jones, John McIntosh, Susie Stewart, Bridget Sheed, and Matt Amos.

PHOTO ADAM BURNS

By Adam Burns

adam.b@theguardian.co.nz

Strength in numbers has been the formula for Mid Canterbury’s team of multisporters in preparation for tomorrow’s Coast to Coast.

Competitors in Ashburton have joined forces in the lead up as part of a social kayaking group of all levels.

About 26 of the troop will buckle down for the Coast to Coast.

The keenest of the bunch were out on the waters of Lake Hood on Tuesday, despite the heavens opening up.

The club were averaging about

20 hours a week of training as the event draws nearer.

About nine of them will be tackling the Longest Day event on Saturday.

Several others will be competing over the two days, either in the individual or team categories, “It’s probably the biggest it’s ever been,” John McIntosh said.

Coast debutant McIntosh will be competing in the two-day individual event, starting at Kumara Beach tomorrow.

John Leath, 59, will line up for the one-day event in the classic category and was previously a kayak instructor for 16 years.

He said the fact the area now had a kayaking club had been significant for aspiring multisporters.

“Now that we have a kayak club running, people used to do their own thing but nothing was really organised.

“Ashburton people started to get more motivated about their multisporting because they were racing all the time.”

The club were partaking in inhouse races every Tuesday.

For some who are green to the brutal makeup of the Coast to Coast, being around some of the more experienced campaigners

has been valuable, McIntosh said.

“It’s been good for the likes of me as a greenhorn, being around the likes of John and Gerard (Morrison) and Sam (Clements-Stewart) and Cam Harcourt who have been there and done the Coast before.

“I can learn off that knowledge and gain experience from there.”

Having never kayaked prior to his recent training, McIntosh said the club had benefited from Leath’s prowess with paddle in hand.

“I think for most people, the kayak section is the biggest fear.

“I wouldn’t be half the kayaker I

am today if it wasn’t for John, and the club as well.”

Leath agreed it was the hardest discipline of the three.

“It takes so much time, to paddle the Waimak.

“If you’ve got a driver it’s fine, but if you don’t have a driver, logistically it’s a lot of time and people think it’s too hard and don’t do it.”

He added the nerves were in check but he had endured some sleepless nights last week.

The Coast to Coast begins at Kumara Beach tomorrow and concludes at New Brighton Beach on Saturday.

Fatialofa facing ‘damaged function, feeling, control’

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