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AT A GLANCE – Contract awarded to Tru-Line Civic – Work begins this month – Expect to take two years to complete – A $15 million project

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Family violence cases up The number of family violence cases police are investigating in the Mid/South Canterbury area is climbing.

Information released by Police Minister Stuart Nash shows there has been a 32 per cent increase in family harm investigations in the Mid/South Canterbury police area in just three years.

In the first six months of last year alone there were 1018 family

harm investigations compared to 1387 in the whole of 2015.

White Ribbon Ambassador and Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon says these statistics show that Ashburton is not immune to the rising trend of family violence.

“It’s positive that incidents are being reported and that police are investigating and the Minister is right to note the success of the ISR (intergrated safety response)

programme established in 2016, however, the trend is still towards higher levels of family violence and harm,” he said.

“Family violence has an enormous impact on physical health, mental health and behaviour.

It becomes a perpetuating and growing problem where victims of family violence have a greater likelihood of offending themselves.”

Nash said in his written question response to Falloon that the ISR programme has seen an increase in family harm investigations as trust and confidence in the system has grown and families are enacting their safety plans.

“Safety plans often include calling police when families feel there is a risk of escalating violence. The reduction in family

violence arrests is a result of both victims and perpetrators becoming aware of escalating behaviour and enacting their safety plans early before it reaches a level of physical violence, which is often where an arrest would likely occur,” he said.

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Measles warning issued The Canterbury District Health Board is alerting the general public that they may have been exposed to measles.

A person has been confirmed as having measles and was infectious while travelling across multiple locations in the South and North Islands between Saturday, December 28, 2019 and Monday, January 6, 2020.

The CDHB’s Community and Public Health team has been working to identify all close contacts of this person, determining their immunisation status and offering advice regarding what further action they should take.

The CDHB is asking anyone who was travelling on the Interislander Ferry from Wellington to Picton on December 28 between 8.45am and 12 noon to remain isolated until January 11, while anyone who was at the Whare Flat Folk Music Festival near Dunedin from December 30 to

January 3 to remain isolated until January 17.

Anyone who was in the Emergency Department at Dunedin Hospital between 8.30pm and 1am on the December 30 and 31 to remain isolated until January 13 and anyone who was on the Interislander Ferry from Picton to Wellington between 2.30pm and 5.45pm on January 6 to remain isolated until January 20.

Anyone who was in the following locations at the times above should be aware that they may have been exposed and at risk of developing measles, unless they are sure they’ve had two MMR vaccinations or are over 50 years of age. If they are not in either of those two groups, they should isolate themselves at home until the dates listed.

Dr Alistair Humphrey, Canterbury Medical Officer of Health, says immunisation is the best protection against measles. This

is especially important for children who haven’t yet had their MMR vaccinations scheduled at 15 months and four years. These children are currently top priority for vaccination.

“If you are unwell and think it might be measles, stay at home and telephone your general practice team any time of day or night. Please don’t visit your GP team, other health provider or a hospital in person as this will spread the illness. If it’s an emergency call 111,” Dr Humphrey said.

People are considered immune if they have received two doses of MMR vaccine, have already had measles previously, or were born before 1969 – people born before this time will have been exposed to measles and most will therefore have had it.

“People are infectious from five days before the onset of the rash until four days after the rash ap-

pears, so it is possible to transmit the infection before you feel unwell,” Dr Humphrey continued.

“People who have been exposed and who are not immune should remain isolated from seven days after their first exposure to 14 days after their last exposure.”

“This means staying home from school or work and having no contact with unimmunised people. If you are not sure whether you are immune telephone your general practice team – they can advise you.”

Anyone with measles symptoms or who believes they may have been exposed, can contact their usual general practice 24/7 for additional advice.

If people call their GP Team after hours, they can be put through to a nurse who can provide free health advice and advise what to do and where to go if you need to be seen urgently.

Fire brigade callout numbers consistent

By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Ashburton’s urban firefighters attended less calls in 2019 than in 2018 but were still called to the station nearly 400 times throughout the year.

Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer Alan Burgess said they had had 396 callouts in 2019, nine less than the 405 in 2018.

“That is just the base figure, we will do more analysis on it later in the year,” he said.

That analysis will be able to tell firefighters how many fires, car crashes or medical events the brigade attended throughout the year.

The brigade had been on track for another year of over 400 callouts, but had a quiet December to thank for keeping the total under 400.

“We were just fortunate that the last month was really quiet,” Burgess said.

“Unfortunately it is the com-

Firetrucks at the Ashburton Fire Station ready to go to one of the nearly 400 callouts members of the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade attended in 2019.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN plete opposite for those over the road (in Australia).”

Two thousand and eighteen had seen a significantly less

number of callouts than in 2017, which hit 465, but that dip can likely be explained by the lack of things like weather events, which

can sometimes see up to 20 callouts in a day in relation to events like flooding or high winds.

Typically the Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade has half the the callouts of the entire district, with the total number of callouts in 2018 reaching 809, with Ashburton representing 405 of those.

The Rakaia Volunteer Fire Brigade was the second busiest in 2018, attending 175 callouts, and in 2019 attended 186.

Both were down on 2017, where they attended 217 callouts, which Chief Fire Officer Tyrone Burrowes also attributed to weather events.

“You will always get the medical calls and the vehicle crashes and your grass fires which we haven’t had many of yet (this summer),” he said.

“It is still enough for us.”

The new year has already seen the Rakaia firefighters called out twice, to a medical event and to a digger fire.

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Family violence numbers increase From P1 “Police see these statistics as indicating the success of the multi-agency collaboration and response.”

Family Harm Investigations include crime and non-crime incidents.

An apprehension/arrest occurs only when a Family Harm Investigation involves a criminal offence, and while the number of investigations have been increasing, the number of apprehensions has been decreasing.

From January to June in 2019 there were 1018 family harm investigations in the Mid/South Canterbury area.

In that same period there were 162 investigations where an offender was apprehended.

In 2015 there were 1387 investigations, with 427 apprehensions.

“A report from one of the Prime Minister’s chief advisers to the Ministry of Justice showed that 80 per cent of child and youth offenders had experience of family violence, and a heart-breaking 75 per cent of women in prison had reported family violence or sexual violence,” Falloon said.

“The report also found that violence happens across all demographics. One in four women from high-income households have experienced physical or sexual violence from their partner and one in 10 men have experienced childhood sexual abuse.

“No government can fix the problem alone, it requires our whole community making clear that violence isn’t acceptable here. Calling out harm when we see it, even when it’s our mates or family members.”

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An artist’s impression of the area that will be known as Burnett Park.

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Town centre revitalisation contract awarded The Ashburton District Council has today announced that the construction tender for the Ashburton town centre streetscapes renewal has been awarded to Tru-Line Civil.

The Christchurch-based civil engineering company will be responsible for replacing and upgrading the CBD’s three waters infrastructure; constructing new road and footpath surfaces; and installing new landscape features.

The $15 million construction project is expected to begin in the CBD later this month and will take approximately two years to complete.

Chair of the Town Centre sub-committee, councillor Carolyn Cameron says the council was impressed with Tru-Line Civil’s expertise and experience

in delivering projects around Canterbury and the wider South Island.

“Tru-Line Civil have a proven track record carrying out a range of civil engineering projects, and we are very pleased to have them undertake this significant upgrade,” Cameron said.

“We are excited – as I’m sure many in the community are, for the physical works to finally begin in the town centre. It will make a tremendous difference to the look and feel of this important space, with the intent of reinforcing a viable and vibrant CBD, reclaiming retail spend and attracting businesses back in the commercial centre.”

Tru-Line Civil managing director Daniel Powell said his team are thrilled to begin delivering this major project

for Ashburton.

“It’s a real honour to be a part of something of this scale and importance to the Ashburton District,” he said.

“Town centres often capture the essence of a community, its attractions and businesses and we are delighted to be providing our services and expertise to transform the Ashburton CBD.” Concept designs were consulted on with the community in 2018.

The project will create a pedestrian and cycle-friendly environment; introduce a 30km/h speed limit in the area bordered

by East, Moore, Cass and Havelock Streets; revitalise the existing landscaping with more trees, new plantings and rain gardens; and install new lighting and street furniture.

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The design scheme was completed in September 2019 and is available on the council website.

The council has been liaising with affected stakeholders including property owners and businesses in the town centre.

It will continue to work with affected stakeholders to reduce disruption as much as possible throughout the project’s twoyear duration.

Work will begin on Cass Street first, followed by Tancred, Moore and Burnett streets, before work finishes up on East and Havelock streets.

People wanting to stay up-todate with the project can receive free text alerts to their mobile phone by texting ‘#CBD’ to 4196.

Residents can also opt-in to receive email updates at ashburtondc.govt.nz/stayinformed.

It is only early in 2020, but Mid Canterbury has already recorded its first case of tuberculosis (TB) for the year.

The Canterbury District Health Board recorded one case of the disease for the week ending January 3.

This follows four cases being confirmed in the Ashburton District last year.

Medical Officer of Health Dr Cheryl Brunton said it was important to realise that, in a district with a small population, the number of cases of an uncommon disease may vary widely year by year.

While the average number of cases has been between zero to one per year, the number in any one year may be higher than one simply by chance.

“Health authorities are not concerned specifically about the incidence of TB in Ashburton,” she said.

People with tuberculosis don’t always show symptoms. Symptoms can be similar to other illnesses. The most common symptoms are: a cough lasting three weeks or more, often with thick phlegm, tiredness, night sweats, weight loss, swollen glands (usually in your neck).

Coughing up blood is a widely known symptom of TB, but if this occurs, it is usually later in the illness.

If you think you may have TB, it’s important to see your doctor as TB is a serious illness. Your GP can arrange tests to see if you’re infected and refer you for treatment by a specialist if you have the disease.

More information can be found at https://www.health. g ov t . n z / yo u r- h e a l t h / c o n d i tions-and-treatments/diseases-and -illnesses/tu b ercu losis-disease

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Black-bill chicks begin to hatch Right – About 1200 of the world’s rarest gulls are keeping their eggs warm in chilly conditions on the Ashburton River this week. The tarapuka, or black-billed gulls, are all that remain at the river’s State Highway One nesting site, following a colony of about 4000 on nests being displaced in December’s floods.

It is believed the remaining birds may have gone to the Ashley River.

Forest and Bird Ashburton chairwoman Edith Smith spotted a couple of chicks at the site this week, and said there would be more chicks hatching in the weeks to come.

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Police launch smartphone app The public will have a new way of keeping up with the latest information and getting in touch with police through the launch of a police app.

Commissioner of Police, Mike Bush, says the app gives users an easy way to receive national and local police news, alerts and safety advice; report incidents and issues to police via the new 105 online form; and access other policing services.

Users can customise notifications, with app users able to opt in and choose what police news and alerts they want to receive.

“Our staff will always be at the centre of keeping people safe and making them feel safe,” Bush said.

“However, as commissioner, I’ve also ensured we are able to maximise technology developments to provide for new and improved ways to access and re-

ceive policing services, as part of our mission ‘to be the safest country’.”

Bush says the app is part of a wider suite of work police is undertaking to modernise its service delivery to ensure everyone in New Zealand, including international visitors, can access policing services anywhere, anytime.

“I look forward to announcing further digital technology developments in early 2020,” he said.

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Iran strikes at US bases in Iraq AP Iran struck back at the United States for the killing of a top Iranian general early yesterday, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two Iraqi bases housing US troops and warning the United States and its allies in the region not to retaliate.

The strikes by Iran were a major escalation of tensions that have been rising steadily across the Mideast following months of threats and attacks after President Donald Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw America from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers. Iranian state TV said the attack was in revenge for the US killing of Revolutionary Guard Gen Qassem Soleimani, whose funeral procession Tuesday, in his hometown of Kerman, prompted angry calls to avenge his death.

Soleimani’s killing and Iran’s missile strikes also marked the first time in recent years that Washington and Tehran have attacked each other directly rather than through proxies in the region. It raised the chances of open conflict erupting between the two nations, which have been foes since the days immediately following Iran’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.

US officials confirmed both strikes, though Iran only initially acknowledged targeting one base.

There was no immediate word on injuries.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard warned the US and its regional allies against retaliating over the missile attack against the Ain al-Asad air base in Iraq’s western Anbar province. The Guard issued the warning via a statement car-

Coffins of Gen Qassem Soleimani and others, killed in Iraq by a US drone strike, are carried on a truck surrounded by mourners during a funeral procession on Tuesday.

PHOTO AP ried by Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency.

“We are warning all American allies, who gave their bases to its terrorist army, that any territory that is the starting point of aggressive acts against Iran will be targeted,” the Guard said. It also threatened Israel.

After the strikes, a former Iranian nuclear negotiator posted a picture of the Islamic Republic’s flag on Twitter, appearing to mimic Trump who posted an American flag following the kill-

ing of Soleimani and others Friday in a drone strike in Baghdad.

Ain al-Asad air base was first used by American forces after the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, and later saw American troops stationed there amid the fight against the Islamic State group in Iraq and Syria. It houses about 1500 US and coalition forces.

About 70 Norwegian troops also were on the air base but no injuries were reported, Brynjar Stordal, a spokesperson for the

Norwegian Armed Forces told The Associated Press.

State TV said the operation’s name was Martyr Soleimani. It said the Guard’s aerospace division that controls Iran’s missile programme launched the attack.

Iran said it would release more information later.

The US also acknowledged another missile attack on a base in Irbil in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region.

Yesterday’s revenge attack came a mere few hours after crowds in

Iran mourned Soleimani and as the US continued to reinforce its own positions in the region and warned of an unspecified threat to shipping from Iran in the region’s waterways, crucial routes for global energy supplies.

US embassies and consulates from Asia to Africa and Europe issued security alerts for Americans.

The US Air Force launched a drill with 52 fighter jets in Utah, just days after Trump threatened to hit 52 sites in Iran.

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Volunteer firefighter charged for starting fires NZME An Australian volunteer firefighter is one of nearly 200 people who have been charged with fire-related offences in New South Wales in the last two months.

Blake Banner, 19, was charged in November with seven counts of causing fire and being “reckless to its spread” on the south coast of Australia.

He is one of 183 people in New South Wales who have been charged for fire-related offences since November as bushfires continue to rage across the state, and one of 24 accused of deliberately lighting bushfires.

The 19-year-old was allegedly spotted leaving a location as a fire spread rapidly and arrived at a fire ground to help put out a blaze before any of his fellow volunteers on another occasion, according to the Daily Mail.

Banner pleaded not guilty in December. The case has been adjourned till later this month.

At the time charges were laid against Banner he was immediately stood down from his firefighting role, with the New South

Left – New South Wales Rural Fire Service crew watch as the casket of a NSW RFS volunteer arrives for his funeral service on Tuesday, January 7.

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Wales Rural Fire Service calling his alleged actions the “ultimate betrayal” to its members.

NSW RFS commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said members would be “rightly angry” that

Banner’s alleged actions could tarnish the reputation and hard work of so many people.

“This type of alleged behaviour is the ultimate betrayal of our own members, and of the broad-

er community,” he said.

“The community has the right to be disappointed but we should not let it detract from the incredible work that firefighters have done in protecting and saving

so many homes during unprecedented conditions.”

NSW Police Minister David Elliott warned this week that New South Wales was a “tinder-box situation” and anyone caught putting the community at risk – whether they meant to or not – would end up before the courts.

Elliott said that residents would have to be from “Mars in a bubble” not to realise how dangerous it was to break the current total fire ban.

There was one frequent “unfortunate repeat offence” when it came to arson – motorists tossing cigarettes out of windows.

Of the 183 people charged in NSW, 47 had allegedly discarded a lit cigarette or match on land.

Another 53 people were alleged to have failed to comply with a total fire ban.

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Exciting times ahead for our CBD I

t might not look like it to the naked eye, but there’s a bit of movement in the Ashburton CBD at the moment which should enhance its prospects in future years when you sit back and think about it.

And the most exciting prospect?

Things are only just starting to warm up.

Take a wander around the centre of our town at the moment and you’ll notice plenty of things happening. New buildings are going up, or are already up and running, a brand new complex is well under way which is going to reach heights never reached in this township for a commercial business and by the end of this month, the

biggest project for a long-time will get under way.

Our CBD revitalisation project has been a somewhat contentious project before any tiles were even lifted. There’s been debate on just what kind of work should be done, how it should be done and what should be removed, or if it should even be removed and if so, what should take its place.

We don’t need to go over new

ground, but the reaction to the potential loss of the water fountain on East Street would suggest that, as they should, the people of this community really do care about what happens around the heart of their town and if the wrong decisions are made they’re more than willing to stand up and fight for what they think is right.

It’s going to be a big project and it’s going to take some time, which will mean that it requires some patience from those who use the CBD frequently, or even infrequently, as those charged with completing the work go about their business.

But if we do so with the knowledge that once completed this township is going to have

a brand-new look and feel to it then we’ll get by just fine despite the minor interruption to our day-to-day lives.

It’s also pertinent to probably remember that now the work is going to be done, there’s not much that can be done to appease any disappointments with the decisions that have been made.

There’s been more than ample consultation time and opportunities for the community to have their say on various matters that have arisen from the original draft plans and in some cases, the water fountain the most obvious, those voices have been well and truly heard.

But we now must be content with what’s going to happen.

Because it’s going to happen and from the blueprints available on the council website and the intentions and plans for the project it looks exciting and is going to give the heart of our town a much needed spruce up and add some more appeal to those who currently just travel through.

The great hope is that they might, once work is finished, stop, spend some time here and most importantly for our local retailers, spend some money.

And we all know as visitors to other towns, the general appearance of a place is a big part of why you stop somewhere.

So let’s look forward to Ashburton becoming one of those towns.

Detroit Metropolitan Airport, killing all 29 people on board.

In 2001, Linda Chavez withdrew her bid to be President-elect George W Bush’s Secretary of Labor because of controversy over an immigrant in the US illegally who’d once lived with her.

In 2006, confirmation hearings opened in Washington for Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito. The Phantom of the Opera leapt past Cats to become the longest-running show in Broadway history.

In 2009, the Illinois House voted 1141 to impeach Gov Rod Blagojevich, who defiantly insisted again that he had committed no crime.

Ten years ago: In a video broadcast

posthumously, the Jordanian doctor who’d killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan on Dec. 30, 2009, called on all jihadists to attack US targets to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.

Five years ago: French security forces shot and killed two alQaida-linked brothers suspected of carrying out the rampage at the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that had claimed 12 lives, the same day a gunman killed four people at a Paris kosher grocery store before being killed by police.

One year ago: President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with

congressional leaders as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a border wall.

Today’s birthdays: Actress K. Callan is 84. Folk singer Joan Baez is 79. Rockabilly singer Roy Head is 79. Rock musician Jimmy Page is 76. Actor John Doman is 75. Singer David Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter) is 70. Singer Crystal Gayle is 69. Actor J K Simmons is 65. Actress Imelda Staunton is 64. Nobel Peace laureate Rigoberta Menchu is 61.

Rock musician Eric Erlandson is 57. Actress Joely Richardson is 55. Rock musician Carl Bell is 53.

Actor David Costabile is 53. Rock

singer Steve Harwell is 53. Rock singer-musician Dave Matthews is 53. Actress-director Joey Lauren Adams is 52. Comedian/actor Deon Cole is 49. Actress Angela Bettis is 47. Actor Omari Hardwick is 46. Roots singer-songwriter Hayes Carll is 44. Singer A J McLean is 42. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is 38. Pop-rock musician Drew Brown is 36. Rocksoul singer Paolo Nutini is 33.

Actress Nina Dobrev is 31. Actor Basil Eidenbenz is 27. Actress Kerris Dorsey is 22. Actor Tyree Brown is 16.

Thought for today: “Love me when I least deserve it, because that’s when I really need it.” – Swedish proverb.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, January 9, the ninth day of 2020. There are 357 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 9, 1945, during World War Two, American forces began landing on the shores of Lingayen Gulf in the Philippines as the Battle of Luzon got under way, resulting in an Allied victory over Imperial Japanese forces.

On this date: In 1788, Connecticut became the fifth state to ratify the US Constitution.

In 1861, Mississippi became the second state to secede from the Union, the same day the Star of the West, a merchant vessel bringing reinforcements and supplies to Federal troops at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, retreated because of artillery fire.

In 1913, Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, was born in Yorba Linda, California.

In 1916, the World War One Battle of Gallipoli ended after eight months with an Ottoman Empire victory as Allied forces withdrew.

In 1923, Internationally acclaimed author Katherine Mansfield revolutionised 20th-century English short-story writing. She died from tuberculosis in France, aged 34. Katherine Mansfield was the pen name of Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp.

In 1951, the United Nations headquarters in New York officially opened.

In 1958, President Dwight D Eisenhower, in his State of the Union address to Congress, warned of the threat of Communist imperialism.

In 1959, the Western series Rawhide premièred on CBS-TV. In 1987, the White House released a January 1986 memorandum prepared for President Ronald Reagan by Lt Col Oliver L North showing a link between US arms sales to Iran and the release of American hostages in Lebanon.

In 1997, a Comair commuter plane crashed 18 miles short of the

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More than 7500 motorcyclists received treatment or support last year.

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Here’s a ride every biker needs to take

By Jarrod Gilbert

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ust under three years ago, a member of the Devil’s Henchmen nearly killed me. He didn’t mean to. It was just one of those things.

It happened on a run organised by the Hells Angels. Before it started, I had ridden to my lawyer’s house to pick him up.

I was on my BMW R1200C, a model of motorcycle that nobody seems to love but me. I had taken the panniers off that day because I thought it looked cooler without them. As was our tradition, my lawyer and I had a beer before we took off. It was a warm day, but not hot. It was a Saturday in March.

We met the hordes at a pub carpark in Belfast, on the outskirts of Christchurch. Maybe 80 or 100 riders, many from outlaw clubs, but most just normal people out to enjoy a day’s riding.

And that’s all I remember. I have brief flashes of being on the ground, but nothing of the person who helped me – an ex-army guy who knew first aid – nothing of the closed road, nothing of the helicopter trip to hospital.

Nothing at all really.

And just as well.

My left wrist had taken leave from my hand. My right ankle

snapped. My liver was split, and six of my ribs were no longer constructed in the way God had designed them.

My head hit the road at 100km/h and my brain did not enjoy it. Every few minutes my mind would reset like a computer and I would ask the same four questions. Eventually the nurses left a note with the answers on my chest.

When the switch flicked, I’d see the note, read it and place it back on my chest. I did that again and again. My lawyer witnessed this and rang my mother.

“I think you better come to Christchurch,” he said.

I would later learn I had been clipped from behind by Woody, a guy I had known since the start of my gang studies in the early 2000s, and a man I’d watched gently nurse his ailing mother in his home. I went to her funeral as his friend. The crash was an accident.

The following morning in intensive care, where only family visit, two Hells Angels wandered in. I will never forget the inappropriate jokes, the loudness and their kindness.

One of them is dead now. It turned out he was far sicker than I was. It was cancer.

I was out of hospital in April.

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But it was two years before I bought a new bike. I found another R1200C for sale in Porirua and rode it home.

Through headphones I listened to Kane Williamson and Tom Latham put on a matching winning partnership against Sri Lanka.

Riding the new post-quake road through Kaikoura I found that bliss that all motorcyclists enjoy. But the memory of the crash recovery, the terrible, terrible recovery, taught me that I would rather never crash again.

So, when the ACC contacted me to say they’d pick up the bill for a day-long riding skills course I said yes in a flash. It wasn’t an offer reserved for handsome columnists. ACC cover the $250 cost of the Ride Forever course so any rider can do it for between $20 and $50.

By paying to upskill motorcyclists, ACC is figuring it will save money over the long term by reducing the number of accident related claims. More than 7500 motorcyclists received treatment or support last year.

So, just before Christmas, me and four others on the course took a run out to Akaroa on Banks Peninsula. It’s the type of ride that’s just a fun summer day out. We were followed by an in-

structor who talked to us through an earpiece about what we were doing right and wrong. What lines to take through corners, when to look for hazards, how to do emergency braking, and the following distance that best allows other vehicles to see you.

These skills help the rider avoid making mistakes but also assist in avoiding the mistakes of other motorists too.

For a short time on the way home the instructor took the lead and the two of us with the most experience followed him into some faster cornering. We stopped to allow the others to catch up and we were smiling. I was relieved to learn the instructor understood that you can’t take the fun out of riding a bike.

Everybody should own one.

If the question is in any way, shape, or form about happiness, the answer is almost always a motorcycle.

But that’s only true if you’re not cartwheeling down the road.

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Mid Canterbury farmers are being encouraged to open their gates to the public as part of a nationwide Open Farm Day on Sunday, March 1.

The open farm movement was designed to reconnect urban and rural Kiwis.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne said she encouraged its members and the wider farming community to take part. “Like Open Farms, we believe every Kiwi should have access to a genuine on-farm experience to connect with the people and places that grow our food.”

Open Farms founder Daniel Eb said 60 per cent of urban Kiwis didn’t visit rural New Zealand and while farmers were trying to tell their stories, too many people still felt separated from their food.

Eb, who spent part of his childhood on a Northland beef farm and now runs an agricultural public relations company, said it was time to bridge the rural-urban divide.

“Open Farms is about building a place in the middle, where we can all reconnect,” he said.

Farmers from the food and fibre sectors were invited to visit the www.openfarms.co.nz website and sign up to host an Open Farms event. The website provided resources for farmers to regis-

ter their farm, set and track their visitor numbers and access a guide covering health and safety, activity ideas, checklists and presentation tips.

“We built Open Farms to streamline the hosting experience for farmers. All the resources and guidelines are in one place and Open Farms will manage all the visitor registration and marketing,” Eb said.

The scheme was modelled on a similar programme, Open Farm Sunday, launched in the United Kingdom in 2006, as well as Fonterra’s Open Gates event.

“How you run your event is up to you. Plan to showcase what you and your family are most proud of,” Eb said.

“For many of your visitors, this will be their first time on-farm.

Don’t underestimate how effective simple activities can be. Simply walking in the fields, digging up some dirt to count worms, watching stock move through the yards or interacting with an animal are all unique experiences.”

Others involved in initiating the Open Farm Day include Waikato dairy farmer Tracy Brown and Beef + Lamb councillor and Kaipara farmer David Kidd.

Federated Farmers was sponsoring the event, along with other organisations and companies, including Beef + Lamb NZ, DairyNZ and Farmside.

Dairy product prices climb

By Rebecca Howard NZME

Dairy product prices rose across the board at the Global Dairy Trade auction.

“This was underpinned by price increases for all dairy commodities, with smaller overall supply volumes available compared with the previous event, which is typical for this time of year but is likely to have contributed to the uptick in demand,” NZX dairy analyst Robert Gibson said in a note.

The GDT price index rose 2.8 per cent from the previous auction three weeks ago. The average price was $US3371 a

tonne, compared with $US3302 a tonne mid-December. Some 33,050 tonnes of product was sold, down from 35,748 tonnes three weeks ago.

Whole milk powder increased 1.7 per cent to $US3150 a tonne. “Prices lifted across all delivery dates, with regular grade prices for March delivery lifting 1.8 per cent,” Gibson said.

Rennet casein jumped 8.6 per cent to $US8973 a tonne, while buttermilk powder rallied 7.4 per cent to $US3040 a tonne.

Skim milk powder climbed 5.4 per cent to $US3026 a tonne.

Grant Smith in action.

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Rakaia shearer’s record stands Rakaia shearer Grant Smith’s 20-year world record remains intact after an Otago challenge was abandoned after a few hours last weekend.

Stacey Te Huia, of Alexandra, was aiming to break the nine-hour merino wether shearing record of 418 set by Smith in 1999.

Shearing a month later than originally scheduled, prolific records hunter Te Huia started at 5am near Ranfurly and needed an average of about 47 merinos an hour to break the record.

The woolshed at The Bend was about 7°C as the run started and the sheep were reported to be sticky.

By the end of the first two hours to the breakfast break, Te Huia was 77 up. Less than halfway through the nine-hour challenge it was decided the target was well out of range.

It was the third of four record attempts so far scheduled for the summer, the last being a four-stand women’s lamb shearing record scheduled for nine hours at Waihi Pukawa near Turangi on January 23.

Most records are set on ewes or lambs and only one other record on wethers has been added to the books of the World Sheep Shearing Records Society during the past decade.

The requirement of a minimum of 4kg of wool per sheep is the heaviest standard of all record categories and if Te Huia was successful he would have had to have shorn well over 1.6 tonnes of wool during the day – possibly the most wool he’d shear in a day in a career averaging more than 50,000 sheep a year at present.

The attempt was originally scheduled for December 7, but was postponed because the weight would not have been met.

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How NZ commodities should fare in 2020 NZME This year is shaping up to be another strong one for most of New Zealand’s export commodities, following on from what was a record year for many in 2019.

In October, the ASB Commodity PriceIndex broke the previous high set in March, 2011, and then proceeded to set a fresh record high each week over November.

Lamb, beef, fruit and seafood prices led the way late in the year, while forestry prices were at record highs back in March before slumping mid-year.

The bank said lamb prices set eight fresh record highs during September, October and November, with prices also cracking $9/ kg for the first time ever.

Beef prices were not far behind, with AgriHQ’s beef index setting seven fresh records over October and November.

Tim Richie, chief executive of the Meat Industry Association, said there had been an extraordinary run up in sheepmeat and beef prices late last year, followed by a sharp correction just before Christmas.

“It probably went too far, too quickly, so there has been a correction,” he said.

However, he said, the fundamentals remained favourable.

“Fundamentally there is a shortage of meat, so that’s got to

ASB Bank senior rural economist Nathan Penny.

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be positive for prices,” he said.

“But you never quite know what’s around the corner, so one should not get too complacent.”

ASB said the weaker NZ dollar had been giving all commodity prices a boost, particularly since July.

“Looking ahead, we expect NZ commodity prices to continue to remain healthy over 2020,” ASB senior rural economist Nathan Penny said in a commentary.

“In meat markets and seasonal

patterns aside, we anticipate that prices will remain very high for an extended period as the impact of African swine fever is likely to persist over 2020 and potentially into 2021.

“Similarly, we also anticipate that fruit and seafood prices are likely to remain near record highs, if not drift a little higher,” he said.

ASB expected dairy prices to rise over the first half of 2020 as global supply remained very

tight.

Bank of NZ economist Doug Steel said New Zealand merchandise exports look set to push through the $60 billion mark for the first time over coming months, on their way toward $64 billion over the course of the year.

“Primary products, or more precisely food products, are forecast to be at the vanguard of this charge higher – underpinned by buoyant prices,” Steel said.

But Steel said a key risk to the outlook would be a stronger New Zealand dollar.

“For the economy as a whole, the recent and expected strength in export receipts will provide fundamental support. It should aid growth to at least some extent,” Steel said.

The 2019 year was another banner year for fruit exports.

After cracking $3 billion in exports for the first time over 2018, fruit exports are set for another leg up to around $3.4 billion over 2019.

The kiwifruit sector – led by gold kiwifruit exports – had been doing much of the fruit industry’s “heavy lifting”, ASB said.

In dairy, Fonterra ended last year with a $7 to $7.60/kg forecast range for 2019/20.

ASB has pencilled in a $7.50 forecast for the season, which ends on May 31.

“Almost as important as our bullish milk price view, our recent observation has been that milk price volatility has fallen.

Indeed, we believe that the fall in milk price volatility is structural in nature.

In that sense, the farmgate milk price was moving to a higher plateau over coming seasons, Penny said.

Like lamb, beef prices have also come to the party over 2019, breaking record highs.

P2 steer prices peaked at $6.24/ kg in November, surpassing the previous record highs set back in October 2015.

Similar to the pattern in lamb prices, prices have declined a little since then, with current prices easing to $6.14/kg. However, prices remain at a record high for a December month.

The protein “hole” that African swine fever (ASF) had created was the key driver for record prices and the pork industry is expected to take several years to recover.

ASF aside, ASB said a sizeable protein gap globally meant beef prices would remain healthy over most of 2020.

While most commodities faced a positive outlook, forestry was the odd man out.

Penny said prices were likely to track sideways while demand remained subdued.

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Lingerie company’s financial troubles

By Paul McBeth NZME

Bendon’s Nasdaq-listed owner Naked Brand Group needs to raise another $US15 million to keep Bank of New Zealand onside.

Naked has raised $US32.4 million by issuing new capital and selling convertible notes since the end of January and said it will need more funds to bridge another two years of forecast losses. The lingerie company had accumulated losses totalling $151 million as at July 31, all but wiping out its share capital and leaving its equity position at just $4 million, according to first-half company accounts filed with the US Securities Exchange Commission last week.

When Bendon reverse-listed on the Nasdaq through Naked, the Kiwi undie company was valued at $US103 million, about half the initial valuation but still well up on the $NZ58.7 million Eric Watson’s Pacific Retail Group paid back in 2002.

In the past, Bendon had relied on Watson to keep it funded, but his disputes with New Zealand’s Inland Revenue Department and former business partner Owen Glenn closed that avenue in late 2018.

Of the $US32.4 million raised last year, $US14 million was after July 31. However, with an operating cash outflow of $NZ9.7 million, Naked didn’t have enough working capital and said it’s taken steps to secure more funding.

Naked’s $NZ20 million loan from BNZ is due at the end of January, and while the lingerie company continued to breach its lending covenants, the board expects to get another extension to the loan.

BNZ took over the Bendon debt in mid-2016, replacing a $17.8 million loan, $18.1 million overdraft and a $3.4 million facility with Australia & New Zealand Banking Group. Bendon breached ANZ lending covenants in the 2015 financial year.

The lingerie maker has been in breach of the BNZ covenants since December 2016 and would have had to reduce its facility to $10 million in the 2018 merger with Naked if Watson’s Cullen Group hadn’t guaranteed that debt. The bank’s interest rate has increased to 5.66 per cent from 4.84 per cent in January 2017.

Naked’s lending covenants were reset in May after ongoing breaches in prior periods, and at the time

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tension of the current facility once further funding is raised.

The company’s first-half report shows the board signed off on the accounts as a going concern, despite there being “substantial doubt” about the company’s ability to sell assets and meet its debts as they fall due.

For the lingerie maker to remain solvent, it will need to raise those funds before the end of February, lift sales and widen gross margins in line with forecasts, generate positive cash flow, renegotiate the banking facility, and retain support of its creditors who have let it defer payments until it has adequate cash flow.

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of the first-half report, it was only subject to a minimum inventory to bank debt cover ratio of 1.2 times, a ratio that Naked has been in breach of every month since those statements were signed by directors.

BNZ hired Korda Mentha to review Naked’s cash flow and working capital history and forecasts.

The lender told Naked’s board that it will continue to monitor the group’s performance during the debt renegotiations, according to Naked’s January 2019 annual report which was re-filed with amendments last week.

Naked’s directors said January 3 that they still expect a further ex-

Naked has overhauled its global operations, shutting its US wholesale business, closing its Sydney office, and cutting 67 jobs.

“Overall, the first stage of our transformation is complete and we are excited about what’s to come and have some excellent plans in progress and on the horizon for our business,” chief executive Anna Johnson said in a statement on Monday.

“We plan to provide an operational update in the first quarter of 2020 to discuss new product initiatives, sourcing and supply chain initiatives and potential divestitures.”

Naked’s net loss widened to $28.7 million in the six months through July from $26.1 million a year earlier, as sales sank 26 per cent to $42.1 million, outpacing the 5.2 per cent decline in operating costs to $41.9 million.

It said profitability was held back by the lack of working capital to adequately stock stores, reduced foot traffic at its retail network, and lower wholesale revenue.

Naked’s inventory level was almost $18 million at July 31, down from $21.1 million six months earlier.

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Foreign currency exchange specialist Travelex has taken all of its websites offline, including its NZ site, as it grapples with a $US6 million ($8.5m) ransom demand from hackers who have stolen a huge chunk of its customer data.

The London-based Travelex is the issuer of Air New Zealand’s OneSmart card, which can be loaded with funds in up to eight different foreign currencies before a trip, at locked-in exchange rates.

However, a spokeswoman for the airline said it was not affected by the cyber-heist, and nor were its customers.

“OneSmart does not use the Travelex foreign exchange services affected by the attack so Onesmart cardholders are not impacted,” she said.

“We have received confirmation from our OneSmart programme manager Mastercard that this attack will not compromise OneSmart in any way and Onesmart customers do not need to take any action.”

BBC cyber-security reporter Joe Tidy said Travelex has had to resort to pen and paper while it weighs the $US6m demand from a “ransomware” gang called Sodinokibi - who earlier infiltrated the company’s systems with malware and seized around five gigabytes of customer data, including dates of birth and credit card information.

The London Metropolitan Police said in a statement that it was investigating the cyber-heist after being alerted by Travelex on January 2 (under the EU’s Under General Data Protection Regulation or GDPR, which came into force last

year, a company that fails to comply can face a maximum fine of 4 per cent of its global turnover. A revamp of NZ’s Privacy Act, which is expected to come into force this year, includes a mandatory data breach disclosure provision but not fines for non-compliance).

The hackers said, according to the BBC: “In the case of payment, we will delete and will not use that [data]base and restore them the entire network.

“The deadline for doubling the payment is two days. Then another seven days and the sale of the entire base.”

But when the Wannacry ransomware attack hit multiple countries in 2017, NZ lawyer Michael Wigley said those hit should consider paying up.

Data was returned in some instances, and paying up could be the pragmatic thing to do if a relatively small demand was involved, Wigley said.

He also maintained that giving in could even be the principled path.

“Sometimes paying out could even answer a legal duty. Say A has

a duty to protect B’s information, such as under a contract or some other duty and a ransom leads to a breach of that duty,” he told this reporter.

“The ransomed company A has a duty to mitigate loss and one way to do that could be to pay out on the ransom.”

Crown agency CERT NZ, setup as a first-point-of-contact for individuals or organisations hit by hackers, received 22 ransomware reports in the third quarter of last year (its most recent reporting period), but from 18 in the year-ago quarter.

Overall, New Zealanders lost $3.8m to cyber-attacks in the September quarter, CERT NZ said, versus $3m in the year-ago quarter.

CERT (Computer Emergency Response Team) head Rob Pope has previously cautioned about reading too much into CERT NZ figures at this point, however, given the agency is still only a couple of years old, with many not aware of the option to report attacks and seek help.

Others prefer to keep the embarrassment of losing data to themselves.

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■■ In three separate bowls, place the beaten egg in one, flour in another (seasoned) and the breadcrumbs and sesame seeds in the last bowl. Pane the chick-

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QUICK RECIPE

2 Waitoa free-range chicken breasts 2 eggs, beaten 1/2 C plain flour 1-1/2 C panko bread crumbs 2T sesame seeds Olivado avocado cooking oil 2T butter 250g mushrooms, roughly sliced 2 cloves garlic 1/3 C white wine 300ml cream 1T chopped flat-leaf parsley

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en pieces by coating in flour, dipping in egg then coating in the crumb mixture. Lay on a plate then set aside.

■■ To make the mushroom sauce, bring a pan to medium heat.

Melt the butter with a drizzle of oil, then, when hot, add in the mushrooms. Cook for 3-5 minutes until they start to colour and soften, then reduce the heat to medium low. Add the garlic

and cook for a further 2 minutes.

■■ Add the wine (if desired) to deglaze the pan and leave until reduced by half. Follow with the cream and leave to reduce to your desired consistency (sauce will thicken).

■■ While the sauce is reducing, cook the chicken pieces in a medium-hot frying pan with a generous amount of oil. Cook for 4-5 minutes each side, ensuring that the chicken is cooked through.

■■ When the mushroom sauce is cooked, add the chopped fresh parsley.

■■ Serve the chicken schnitzel with the mushroom sauce over the top. Add more fresh parsley alongside your desired side dish.

Recipe courtesy of Waitoa Free Range Chicken www.waitoafreerange.co.nz

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Ashburton Golf Club New captain Terry Kingsbury, got the big stick dialled in last Saturday and the new putter that he won at Weedons was behaving itself as well.

Everything came together at once and young Terry managed to shoot level par and grab himself 44 points and lock in a place for the Property Brokers Shootout final.

By my reckoning we now have 10 players locked and loaded in the final, these are all on 79 points or better, we have got Arkwright, Bev Chinn, Gordy Crawford, Richard Mc, Tom, Terry, Sheryl Reid, Grant Hastie, Matt T and Dylan S. This has got the makings of a very strong field. We have got a few great golfers on 78 points, and Perry, Dr Wackrow and Jeff Williamson have got one 43 pointer each but nothing to go with it yet.

This Saturday is the final qualifying round, I believe it will be a very busy day with everyone in the field trying to shoot that elusive great round that Terry snaffled last week.

By 5pm we should know the top 19 finalists, and the anonymous author can start on the form guide. The form guide will be done by Tuesday, hopefully. Form can be checked over, we will hold the auction after club opening day Saturday week and the Property Brokers Shootout Final will be on Sunday 26th. Good luck to all.

A big day to put in your diary is the Brandon Open, 36 holes of stroke on Saturday 1st February, this will again be sponsored by Hydraulink this year, many thanks to Dan and Abbey Bruce and the gang there. We are now taking entries for this, just contact the club or Paddy to get your name in.

The Brandon Open is in its third year, it was kicked off in style when Cam Grant tore the course apart in the first year, shooting a gross 61 and setting an unbeatable course record. Last year Josh Smith and Catherine Bell won their respective trophies and hopefully they will both be back to defend. Gross and nett prizes in grades, Open to all affiliated golfers, come down and give it a bash.

It’s going to be a very busy couple of months at the course, join in the fun.

Good golfing.

Action on the greens at the Ashburton Bowling Club during the holiday period.

Ashburton Bowling Club Ashburton Bowling Club members’ start to the New Year was quiet and enjoyable.

At the Friday Triples at Hampstead on January 3, Murray Anderson, George

Creative Fibre As our present reporter was incapacitated when we held our December Christmas Function I will start with that. We wish her a speedy recovery.

The members gathered at The Plains Museum which had been set up for the theme of a Beach Party with white stones and Christmas decorations that had been collected by our co-President.

We were entertained with Christmas mu-

Crack and Jim Mills were the winners.

On Saturday, January 4, we had the best turnout yet for our combined rollover triples, which included our President Jo and our Treasurer GT. Everyone was fresh from their break

sic on a keyboard by Colin and after being welcomed by the co-President with some jokes she asked a member to say Grace.

We enjoyed a finger food lunch provided by members. After lunch carols were sung and a Christmas Quiz tackled – some finished it – others are still pondering the answers!

Now the important news from National Creative Fibre Council. They have agreed

and it turned out to be a lovely afternoon!

The winners, with 2 wins, 1 draw, 11 ends were J Ryk, Heather Gray, D Ross and second with 2 wins, 11 ends were T Blain, O Gray, M Patterson.

to Ashburton Creative Fibre being part of South Canterbury Area.

The next important news is that, we as a group, will be 50 this year and we are planning to hold an exhibition of the members’ work that is a ‘WOW’ display of fine spinning, - alpaca, wool, silk, cotton, synthetics whatever you are comfortable with, weaving, felting etc but remember that the standard must be ‘show’ quality.

Now is the time to start your project so

Coming up this week on Friday the 10th starting at 12.30pm will be the Friday Triples. And not to forget our rollover triples on Saturday.

Good Bowling and a Very Happy and Healthy 2020 to everyone!

you have time to attend to the finishings!

It is only six months away.

The registrations and reservations for the National Education Event in Nelson from May 7-10 are now open and early bookings are recommended. More information is in the last Creative Fibre magazine or contact Sue Allan.

The first meeting for 2020 will be at The Plains Museum on Monday, January 20 at 9.30am.

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Fatialofa’s neck surgery a success NZME Former Hurricanes lock Michael Fatialofa is recovering from neck surgery after suffering a serious injury playing in Worcester’s 62-5 Gallagher Premiership defeat at Saracens over the weekend.

The club provided an update yesterday saying he was still in the intensive care unit at Mary’s Hospital in London.

“Warriors lock Michael Fatialofa is resting and recovering in St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington having undergone surgery last night to relieve pressure on his spinal cord caused by swelling,” the statement said.

“The operation was a success and Michael is stable, but he remains in a serious condition and is receiving on-going care at the intensive care unit of the hospital.

“The process of recovery and observation of improvement will now begin. As always our thoughts and prayers are with Michael and his family who we will continue support however we can as part of the Warriors family.

“Michael and his family are sincerely grateful for the support shown by the rugby community,” the statement said.

Michael Fatialofa is stretchered off the field after injuring his neck in a tackle.

Yesterday, Fatialofa’s wife Tatiana sent a message to their supporters via Worcester Warrior’s Twitter account.

“Haven’t had a chance to reply to a single person yet but Michael is overwhelmed (in the best way) by all the prayers and support — it’s truly helping keep his spirits high, just so thankful honestly for

the outpouring of love!

“We can tangibly feel the presence of God enveloping us in this horrible situation and have such trust that He is good through it all.

Update wise: Michael is stable in Intensive Care right now. Please keep praying for any improvements.”

Fatialofa had been on the pitch

for just over a minute when he was hurt while taking the ball into contact.

Play was held up for almost 10 minutes as he received medical attention and, having been carried from the pitch on a stretcher, he was taken by ambulance to St Mary’s hospital accompanied by the team doctor and a travelling

reserve.

“For me, a neck injury like that is a massive concern and I am worried about it, but I haven’t had any report from the hospital,” Worcester boss Alan Solomons said.

“It seemed like he dropped his head as he went into contact, but I haven’t studied the footage. It seems like he’s taken a blow to the neck.

“The medics have taken all precautions and have done everything possible. We’ve contacted his partner to let her know.”

Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall added: “Our thoughts are with Michael Fatialofa. It didn’t look great. His health is the most important thing.”

Fatialofa, 27, made his New Zealand domestic rugby debut for Southland in 2011, before shifting to his home town of Auckland for the 2015 ITM Cup. That move proved profitable for Fatialofa as, after one season with the province, he was selected to play for the Hurricanes in Super Rugby where he helped the side to their maiden title.

Fatialofa is currently signed with Worcester on a two-year contract from the 2018-19 season.

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Adesanya sets 2020 targets

Bouchard moves on while Martic tumbles out

NZME After becoming the undisputed UFC middleweight champion in October last year, Israel Adesanya said he wanted to be an active champion.

With a number of contenders in his sights, the 30-year-old wants to fight at least three times in 2020 – the first in early March.

Adesanya’s head coach Eugene Bareman said their camp was progressing towards a contract agreement to meet Cuban contender Yoel Romero in Las Vegas at UFC 248.

The respective athletes’ camps have been in talks with the UFC about the fight, and Bareman was positive they would get the bout over the line.

“It’s very close. We’re working on that as we speak with the powers that be at the UFC. With fights of that magnitude there’s just a whole lot of small particulars and small details that have to be hashed out, but we’re confident that our team will get a satisfactory deal that will help and aid both sides involved.

“We’re in training camp for that fight; that’s how determined we are to make sure that fight, under the right circumstances, gets inked – signed, sealed and delivered.”

The fight, should it be confirmed, would be the first of a minimum of three fights Adesanya wants this year.

Bareman had similar plans, and said while Adesanya wanted to fight a minimum of three times, all going well he would make the walk at least five times this year.

“I never like to look too far ahead. At the moment Yoel Romero is on the radar, but if you want to stretch me a little bit, obviously Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa are the immediate two leading contenders, but (on the UFC 248 card) you’ve got Robert Whittaker and Jared Cannonier fighting and the winner of that is going to put themselves possibly in that third spot – especially if it’s Cannonier.”

By Michael Burgess NZME

Canadian wildcard Eugenie Bouchard has continued her fairytale run at the ASB Classic, defeating eighth seed Caroline Garcia 6-4 6-4 yesterday.

Bouchard came to the tournament as a rank outsider, after an awful 2019 season where at one stage she lost 12 consecutive first round matches.

That barren run has seen her drop out of the world’s top 200 players, and she was reduced to playing second tier events on the WTA tour towards the end of last year.

But she showed plenty of fight – and ability – to beat the world No. 46 in 88 minutes and advance to the quarter-finals for the second consecutive year.

She served well, only giving up one break, and constantly put Garcia under pressure with her searching returns.

Garcia, who was ranked No. 4 in the world less than 18 months ago, would have been heavily favoured but struggled to impose herself on the match.

She had to save three break points in the first game of the match, and that set a pattern.

Bouchard wasn’t overly dominant, but found the right shots when it counted. She also held her nerve well.

Bouchard incurred a time violation warning on set point in the first set – to her disdain – but still nailed the serve.

Both players gave up breaks in the second set but the 25-yearold Bouchard came up with the right recipe when it mattered.

The World No. 15 Martic had never reached the latter stages in Auckland across six previous appearances, but looked to have a great chance in 2020 after landing in the weakest quarter of the draw. She dug

Petra Martic was beaten in the second round of the ASB Classic. out a superb backhand passing shot to set up match point, then converted the opportunity when Garcia sent a ground stroke long.

Earlier in the day, second seed Petra Martic crashed out of the tournament, upset by World No. 60 Alize Cornet 3-6 6-4 6-4.

The World No. 15 Martic had never reached the latter stages in Auckland across six previous appearances, but looked to have a great chance in 2020 after landing in the weakest quar-

ter of the draw.

Things started well on Wednesday, as she was relatively untroubled in taking the first set, while the often volatile Cornet seemed to be battling some demons.

But the Frenchwoman is a talent – with three career victories over Serena Williams on her CV – and battled her way back into the match with some crisp ground strokes, moving the 1.81m Martic around the court.

She secured a break in each of

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Signing ‘a clumsy mistake’ NZME A leading UK rugby pundit has brandished Wasps’ signing of exAll Blacks playmaker Lima Sopoaga as a “clumsy mistake” as the former test star’s form continues to wane.

The 28-year-old, who played 16 tests for New Zealand between 2015 and 2017, joined the Coventry-based Premiership outfit from the Highlanders in 2018 as a replacement for discarded England pivot Danny Cipriani.

Despite signing a two-season deal reported to be worth $NZ1.1 million per season, Sopoaga has failed to live up to the hype since arriving at the Ricoh Arena.

He was last year rated as the Premiership’s “worst signing” during his first campaign with Wasps by The Times, an accolade which was described as ironic given that Cipriani went on to win Premiership player of the season last year after moving to Gloucester.

Sopoaga’s struggle to find consistency has continued into the 2019-20 season, as he was left out of Wasps’ match-day squad during their 35-31 defeat to Northampton on Sunday.

He was replaced by England age-grade representative and former Auckland youngster Jacob Umaga, the nephew of ex-All

Former All Blacks and Highlanders playmaker, Lima Sopoaga, has been horribly out of form.

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Blacks skipper Tana, and was even usurped on the bench by 36-yearold veteran Jimmy Gopperth.

Sopoaga’s dramatic fall from grace led prominent rugby writer

Stuart Barnes to criticise Wasps’ acquisition of the former test star while writing for The Times over the weekend.

“The signing of Lima Sopoaga

was a clumsy mistake on the part of Dai Young, the [Wasps] director of rugby,” Barnes says.

“A burly South Islander with a few All Black caps and an entirely

different way of playing to Cipriani was never going to ease seamlessly into the No.10 shirt.

“Wasps were never going to reproduce the beautiful balance of their all-out offence.”

While Barnes’ claims of Sopoaga being a South Islander may come under dispute considering that he was born and raised in Wellington, it’s clear that his lacklustre efforts in the United Kingdom have struck a nerve amongst the Premiership faithful.

Languishing in ninth place in England’s premier domestic competition with just two wins from eight outings, Wasps can only hope that their star man can play himself back into the sort of form that made him Super Rugby player of the year five years ago.

The picture isn’t much prettier on the continental front, as Wasps sit 10 points off the pace of a potential qualification spot in their European Challenge Cup group with just two matches remaining in pool play.

The first of those two fixtures kicks-off this weekend, when Dai Young’s side travel to France to take on Agen on Saturday before facing Top 14 club Bordeaux at home a week later.

Wasps return to Premiership action at Sixways Stadium on January 25, where the Worcester Warriors await.

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Stronach: ‘We clearly weren’t good enough’

By Dylan Cleaver NZME

New Zealand Cricket head of high-performance Bryan Stronach appeared on Radio Sport yesterday morning to answer questions swirling around the Black Caps’ 0-3 test series result in Australia.

Here we reprint key parts of the interview and attempt to reimagine some of Stronach’s answers.

Is there any other way to describe this performance other than incredibly disappointing?

Bryan Stronach: No, not really.

We set ourselves some pretty lofty targets about what we want to achieve on the world stage and I don’t think there’s any hiding that we fell short of those so we’ve got a bit to work on.”

Reimagined: “No, that sums it up perfectly.”

What was the biggest disappointment or what just didn’t gel that contributed to these results?

Bryan Stronach: That’s hard to pinpoint right now. We’ve got a lot to look at around what we’ve done and how we’ve gone about doing it but I think largely we needed to score more runs over there in those conditions and that’s where we’ve fallen short. There’ll be lots of little bits and pieces that we’ll follow our normal processes that we follow win, lose or draw a series.”

Reimagined: “That’s really easy to pinpoint. We batted poorly, both individually and in partnerships. We didn’t bowl well for sustained periods either, struggling to take wickets with the new ball and build any scoreboard pressure with the old. By the last day the fielding had deteriorated badly too. So in short, everything.”

Why was there no pink-ball warm-up match ahead of the pink-ball test?

Bryan Stronach: Well, if you look at our schedule I think what we fell back on around our preparation was actually the test matches against England. We’re playing, the turnaround was pretty short as has been publicised.

We had a camp organised for our pink-ball preparation and so forth but basically due to the workload it was decided that our best prep was actually to get over there and train under the lights over there.”

Reimagined: “In a nutshell, administrators hate warm-up matches because they cost a lot of money to stage and players’ associations hate warm-up matches because there is so much cricket and off days are jealously guarded.”

Would you consider this a priority going forward, if you were repeating a similar tour?

Bryan Stronach: No. At this

stage looking back I don’t think I’d change that. Look at the workload these players were under – two test matches in England [sic] – and the niggles we had within the team and the amount of time they spent on the field in those test matches, I think our main priority was to look after our stocks, look after our players and make sure they were prepared as well as we could but also not going in with too high a workload when basically we’d have poorer performance or people breaking down.”

Reimagined: “Well, we’d be pretty stupid to set ourselves up for such an ambush again. It will take plenty of discussion and negotiation with key people, but we’d be crazy to do the same thing again.”

Former NZ captain Jeremy Coney said corporate interests rather than performance take precedence in tour itineraries. Do you agree?

Bryan Stronach: Um, no, personally not. I mean my job is not to be corporate, it’s not around the money, it’s not around anything to do with that. My job personally is around trying to help the team prepare and win series.

I was a big part of that decision around that gap and it wasn’t coming into my mind what would cost less around our preparation

with that.”

Reimagined: “My role is not a corporate one so I’m not qualified to speak to what their motivations might be, but I can only reiterate that we clearly got the preparation wrong for such an important tour. I take responsibility for that and will try to ensure we don’t make the same mistakes again.”

There has been a lot of talk around the non-selection of Tim Southee for the Sydney test and the confusion as to whether he was rested or dropped. Was this a good decision and why the confusion?

Bryan Stronach: I’m not a selector so I can’t comment on that specifically but what I can comment on is I oversee and I understand the process that those selectors go through and it’s a very robust process around whether they consider all those things. A lot more comes into it than just stats, but they are part of what comes into that decision-making process.”

Reimagined: “I’m not a selector and I’m not going to comment on any individual decisions. Ultimately the final call is made by the head coach Gary Stead and he is better positioned than I am to explain his decisions and any mixed messages that may have been delivered.”

Is there any concern at New Zealand Cricket with some of the selections?

Bryan Stronach: It’s something we always look back at but ultimately no because as I said before, what I’m really confident around is selection process and what I’m really confident with is the selectors and Gary have gone through that process and they’ve considered everything. There’s a lot that goes into selection. A lot of people just look at stats but there’s a lot more to it than that that they have to consider and it’s not a black-and-white science around these things. At times we’ll get things wrong and at times we’ll get things right and that will be different from public opinion but what I’m ultimately really happy with is how they’ve pushed that process and every avenue they’ve walked down and considered before they’ve come to make their final decision around it.

Reimagined: “If you look at the results and the performances, we’d be naïve to think the selectors have got every decision right.

Again, all I can tell you is the best interests of the team would have been at the forefront of every decision and it is the nature of the beast that not all of them will work.”

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Erin takes on a new challenge Mid Canterbury Netball has recently welcomed a new centre manager to their team, but she’s no stranger to the local netball scene.

Erin Tasker comes to the role from a background in media, having spent much of the past 17 years writing for newspapers in Mid Canterbury.

That’s meant many a Saturday afternoon in years gone by, and Thursday nights in more recent years, spent sideline at the Mid Canterbury Netball premier competition taking notes and photos.

“Someone said to me during the last netball season that I must dread having to work Thursday nights to cover netball, but I didn’t.

It was the complete opposite, actually. I love watching netball so it was always one of the highlights of the week,” Tasker said.

The opportunity to take on the role of centre manager for Mid Canterbury Netball was both exciting and a little daunting for Tasker, but it had been time for a new challenge, and she was looking forward to taking a step outside of her comfort zone.

“After 17 years of doing the same job, it’s a whole new world and a little scary, but everyone has been so welcoming and so helpful, it’s made the transition so easy,” Tasker said.

Tasker – a mother of two boys - is one of three employees with Mid Canterbury Netball, joining netball development officer Natalie Shaw, and coach developer Claire Tappin.

Following the departure of administrator Aimee Cosgrove, the

New Mid Canterbury Netball centre manager, Erin Tasker.

Mid Canterbury Netball board decided to change the administrator role to one of centre manager, and bring more of the voluntary work required in an organisation like Mid Canterbury Netball, under the umbrella of a paid staff member.

Volunteers were a crucial part of any sporting organisation, and

many organisations were finding that they were becoming harder and harder to find. Tasker said that Mid Canterbury Netball was fortunate to have the good, strong group of willing volunteers that it had, which helped to ensure that the many competitions run throughout the year ran smoothly.

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than 1300 people in Mid Canterbury all-year-round now thanks to the facilities at the EA Networks Centre.

Mid Canterbury Netball moved to the EA Networks Centre from its previous home at the College courts on Middle Road in 2015, and numbers had been on the up since.

Social netball has been one of the biggest areas of growth, going from six teams to 12 after the initial move. In 2018, 19 teams entered the popular competition, and in 2019 that number grew to 24.

Mid Canterbury Netball’s summer league has also grown at a rapid rate. In 2018 it attracted 32 teams, and in the 2019 pre-Christmas competition there were 40 teams playing at the EA Networks Centre every Wednesday night.

A new, post-Christmas Summer League competition will get under way on January 22 and registrations are now being taken through the Mid Canterbury Netball website.

Mid Canterbury Netball want to keep that momentum up and aim to create opportunities for anyone who wants to give netball a go, the chance to do just that.

“It’s a great sport and we’re so lucky in Mid Canterbury that we’ve got this fantastic facility that allows us to play it all-year -round,” Tasker said.

Although she hasn’t played for a number of years herself, Tasker played netball growing up and remembers many a frosty Saturday morning spent at the College courts.

“It’d be so cold that the ball might hit the end of your finger but you wouldn’t really feel it, until a few hours later when your finger was all swollen,” Tasker said.

“Netballers in Mid Canterbury these days are so fortunate to have these facilities, and they’re well and truly making the most of it.”

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Ugly tirade mars English victory over South Africa AP A tense final day in England’s stirring 189-run win against South Africa in the second test in Cape Town got the better of Jos Buttler in a moment he’ll likely regret.

Searching desperately for wickets in the final session, Buttler objected to Proteas tailender Vernon Philander failing to step out of the way so he could receive a throw from mid-off.

“Get out the f***ing way,” said Buttler with aggression, prompting Philander to stare back at him.

“F***ing move,” the Pom continued. “You know it’s going to f***ing (inaudible), just move … f***ing k***head.”

First slip Ben Stokes backed his man, adding: “Don’t stare him out. He’s got a point, mate.”

Buttler completed the tirade by suggesting the throw had some work to do to “f***ing, get past that f***ing gut” without Philander standing in the way.

Sky Sports UK, which was broadcasting the match in England, offered an apology for the language through commentator Michael Atherton shortly after.

An ugly tirade by English team member Jos Buttler marred an otherwise good match.

England broke South Africa’s resistance in the final session to win in Cape Town for the first time in 63 years and level the series 1-1 with two matches to play.

England’s prolonged push for victory, which started soon after lunch on the fourth day, was finally realised with 8.2 overs left with a burst of three wickets in 14 balls from Stokes.

Those final wickets were all caught in the slips, ending with

Philander’s edge taken by captain Joe Root to set off wild England celebrations.

England won by 189 runs for its first test success in Cape Town since a team containing Denis Compton and Jim Laker won in 1957. It’s right back in the series with tests to come in Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg.

South Africa survived three full sessions in this test but couldn’t quite make it through to the

end of the last one of the match.

Opener Pieter Malan made 84 in South Africa’s second innings on his test debut.

England’s victory came through a mixture of patience and invention on a pitch that flattened out significantly for the bowlers and helped South Africa’s final-day cause. England had to change things up.

Two key breakthroughs for England in the final reckoning came as a result of an unorthodox field set

by Root. South Africa’s Quinton de Kock was caught in a packed legside field off the bowling of parttime spinner Joe Denly. De Kock had just reached 50 when he hit a short ball straight to Zak Crawley close at midwicket.

Rassie van der Dussen, who encapsulated South Africa’s stubbornness with 17 off 140 balls, went just five overs after de Kock.

Van der Dussen was caught at the unusual position of leg slip by James Anderson off Stuart Broad and the double strike knocked the stuffing out of South Africa.

The end came quickly after that.

Stokes took two wickets in two balls when tailenders Dwaine Pre-

torius and Anrich Nortje fell one after the other. Crawley clung on to his second important catch of the innings when he palmed the edge from Nortje up into the air and then caught it with one hand while lying on his back. Stokes ended it four overs later.

England had South Africa 126-2 overnight. And having taken just two South African wickets in the day’s first session, and one in the second session, England romped through the last five wickets for just 11 runs in 17 overs.

England set South Africa 438 to win the test, but that became irrelevant as South Africa attempted to bat out the day for a draw.

Veteran fast bowler James Anderson took 2-23 in the innings and seven wickets in the match.

Denly had 2-42 and Stokes finished with 3-35 to go with six catches and his blitz with the bat in England’s second innings, which effectively put the test beyond South Africa.

Stokes blasted 72 off 47 balls to propel England to 391-8 declared in its second innings on day four, setting South Africa a mammoth task.

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Stars’ trotters make surprise stop

By Michael Guerin Cambridge’s biggest harness meeting has been gifted a trotting bonus this Friday.

Both Inter Dominion champion Winterfell and excitement machine Oscar Bonavena are surprise entries for the $30,000 Les Harrison Transport Flying Stakes while New Zealand Cup winner Thefixer will headline the $50,000 McMillans Feeds Flying Mile for the pacers.

The latter’s clash with Chase Auckland, Mach Shard and past winner Star Galleria isn’t unexpected but the two standout trotters in the country heading to Friday’s meeting is.

Oscar Bonavena was expected to head straight to Australia after his Auckland campaign while Winterfell could have been spelled after his win in the National Trot last start because he has been a vastly superior version of himself right-handed at Alexandra Park.

But trainer Mark Purdon has opted to run him left-handed

before he returns to Canterbury with Oscar Bonavena the stable’s sole rep for the $A250,000 Great Southern Star on February 1.

Enhance Your Calm will head home after two breaks in his recent open class trotting races.

Purdon has decided this season’s NZ Cup winner Cruz Bromac will miss Victoria and instead be aimed at the Miracle Mile in Sydney, with Auckland Cup winner Self Assured heading to Melton but only for the Bonanza on January 25, missing the Hunter Cup. That leaves Thefixer and Chase Auckland as stable’s only hopes in the Hunter Cup on February 1, while Smooth Deal will contest the Victoria Derby and then on to Sydney for the NSW Derby.

There are no plans to take superstar filly Amazing Dream to Australia for either the Victoria or NSW Oaks while Princess Tiffany will also stay home and concentrate on the local mares races rather than travel.

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Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Northern Southland Trotting Club Inc Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 09 January 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 3.36pm (NZT) OMALASS DRIED MOLASSES MOBILE PACE $9000, r49-r53,r54 w/c., mobile, 2200m 1 x3615 Dallas Grimes (1) fr........................ B Barclay 2 4x153 Flash Party (2) fr...................... N Williamson 3 42441 Stingray Tara (3) fr.................K Tomlinson (J) 4 01206 Magnetic Watch (4) fr.............. S Walkinshaw 5 75203 Lite Percussion (5) fr...................... K Barclay 6 00447 Dark Rage (6) fr......................K Newman (J) 7 64723 Swift Robyn (7) fr........................C Ferguson 8 250x1 The White Rabbit (8) fr....................K Larsen 9 83879 Tartan Robyn (21) fr................. M Williamson 10 90919 Vigoroso (22) fr..........................D O’Connell 11 81x50 Airwaves (23) fr................................. A Milne 2 4.09pm WILLY’S FLOORING/PHILLIPS HORSE TRANSPORT TROT $10,000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2700m 1 Regal Glide (1) fr..........................G McEwan 2 4x282 Galleons Future (2) fr.................E Barron (J) 3 74660 Tommy Tiddler (3) fr............... J Campbell (J) 4 8Px36 Tease My Tartan (4) fr.............. N Williamson 5 73 Brandy And Dry (5) fr 6 67753 The Power Broker (6) fr........ K McNaught (J) 7 4 King Of The North (7) fr..................K Larsen 8 50685 Whangamata (8) fr.......................B McLellan 9 0950 It’s Summertime (U1) fr................. J Douglas 10 Slainte (U2) fr 11 08000 Kiwi Heir (U3) fr...........................C Ferguson 3 4.34pm SHANE MATHESON CRUTCHING MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to mr46., mobile, 2200m 1 x9986 Schnitzel Von Krumm (1) fr.............K Larsen 2 548x6 Delightful Gloria (2) fr............S Tomlinson (J) 3 46565 The Naenae Express (3) fr.................A Beck

4 64307 Delight N Gold (4) fr......................... E Swain 5 060x3 Mighty George (5) fr...................E Barron (J) 6 06950 Don’t Need An Excuse (6) fr.......... B Barclay 7 48778 The Mighty Cullen (7) fr........... M Williamson 8 50805 Bub’s VC (8) fr................................ A Armour 9 8x904 A Rocknroll Maid (21) fr 10 03372 Racing Minister (22) fr............. J Morrison (J) 11 7x027 Sunset Red (23) fr................................G Lee 12 699x2 Rakabeach (24) fr.....................B Williamson 13 00476 Hold Thumbs (25) fr................. N Williamson 4 5.01pm SBS RURAL/STEWART ISLAND FLIGHTS MOBILE PACE $10,000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 to mr50., mobile, 2200m 1 Dame’s Mac (1) fr...............................A Beck 2 24264 Freddiesam (2) fr 3 Von Art (3) fr................................C Ferguson 4 97 I Had A Dream (4) fr........................ P Hunter 5 00x It’s My Opinion (5) fr...................E Barron (J) 6 44233 Major Meister (6) fr......................... K Barclay 7 3023 Under Wraps (7) fr 8 87249 The Night Watchman (8) fr..........R McIlwrick 9 54754 Tad Lucas (21) fr............................ A Armour 10 6 Hayden Bromac (22) fr....................K Larsen 11 0 Maya Angelou (23) fr....................... C Hanna 12 4 Buck (24) fr.............................. N Williamson 13 30x36 The Interceptor (U1) fr................... B Barclay 5 5.26pm ‘FEAR THE DRAGON’ AT MACCA LODGE MOBILE PACE $7000, r40-r45., mobile, 2200m 1 7070x Rahuri Badlands (1) fr.................... A Armour 2 36256 Rosinupthebow (2) fr 3 47666 Tetrick (3) fr..................................B McLellan 4 8x200 Kagee VC (4) fr....................... J Morrison (J) 5 99704 Nightmarch (5) fr.................. K McNaught (J) 6 18x70 Better Galleon (6) fr 7 070x5 Carlo Gambino (7) fr 8 0P880 Von Richthofen (8) fr...................... K Barclay 9 49549 Dreaminsover (21) fr

10 52792 Star Ruler (22) fr...................... M Williamson 11 60768 Annie Fitz (23) fr...................S Tomlinson (J) 6 5.51pm KUBALA SEEDS NUGGET FINAL MOBILE PACE $15,000, 3yo+ r55., mobile, 2200m 1 6009 Sly Tricks (1) fr............................... A Armour 2 65222 Glenledi Captain (2) fr..................... P Hunter 3 638 I’m Watching You (3) fr 4 20010 Kramer (4) fr................................R McIlwrick 5 93105 Pick Six Telf (5) fr........................... B Barclay 6 53122 Folklore (6) fr....................................J W Cox 7 1 Yossi (7) fr............................................ J Hay 8 31 Moonlite Drive (8) fr....................C Ferguson 9 D5661 Swell Time (21) fr 10 62271 Delightful GNP (22) fr 11 10 Revitalise (23) fr....................... N Williamson 12 51 Itz Alldown To Luck (24) fr 7 6.16pm ELITE STABLE/GORDON SUTHERLAND MEMORIAL HCP TROT $10,000, r40-r80 spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 79703 Zoned Scarlett (1) fr..................B Williamson 2 90709 Miss Bamboocha (2) fr...................... A Milne 3 x4359 Count Eyre (3) fr..............................J W Cox 4 49195 Spotlight The Valley (4) fr 5 32742 Rydgemont Milly (5) fr................E Barron (J) 6 72660 Sage Trouble (U1) fr...........................A Beck 7 14230 Abby May (1) 15M.......................C Ferguson 8 31821 Crusher Collins (U1) 15M........ N Williamson 9 31121 Only One Way (1) 25M............. M Williamson 10 47654 Theodosia (1) 35M.............................. C Butt 8 6.41pm TIP TOP MEMPHIS MELTDOWN/NIGHT N’ DAY MBL PACE $9000, 3yo+ r46-r48,r49 w/c., mobile, 2200m 1 x9757 Love The Blues (1) fr........................R Swain 2 81xP0 Olive Cook (2) fr...................... J Morrison (J) 3 55250 Vintage Rose (3) fr......................... K Barclay 4 06000 Alexy (4) fr..................................D O’Connell 5 76458 Bunter’s Dream (5) fr....................... P Hunter

6 85636 Ideal Glacier (6) fr......................E Barron (J) 7 44420 Jimmy Richter (7) fr...................B Williamson 8 33255 Myrcella (8) fr.......................................C Lee 9 02422 Jacks N Jazz (21) fr................. M Williamson 10 6x920 I’m Jimmy James (22) fr...................M Jones 11 93350 Dismara (23) fr......................... N Williamson 12 73703 Woman In Gold (24) fr 9 7.06pm VET SOUTH EQUINE SOUTHERN BELLE HT3 MOBILE PACE $10,000, w/c., mobile, 1700m 1 1x Yankee Party (1) fr................... N Williamson 2 30385 Calico Hill (2) fr.............................. B Barclay 3 17145 Bella Sara (3) fr.............................. K Barclay 4 51921 Champagneandwine (4) fr...................G Lee 5 64x24 Stay Aboard (5) fr..................S Tomlinson (J) 6 11810 Countess Of Arden (6) fr...........B Williamson 7 98236 Ivana Legacy (7) fr......................... A Armour 8 22510 Bridesdale Robyn (8) fr...............C Ferguson 9 92585 Team Kiwi (21) fr............................R Holmes 10 7.31pm HOUSE OF TRAVEL LAKERS SUMMER CUP MOBILE PACE $15,000, r60-r80., mobile, 2200m 1 33332 Nota Bene Denario (1) fr 2 x6934 The Maroon Marauder (2) fr.. K Tomlinson (J) 3 85281 I’mallaboutthebase (3) fr 4 64646 Unloaded (4) fr 5 x2317 Kilowatt Kid (5) fr.......................B Williamson 6 09216 Swamp Major (6) fr...........................S Ottley 7 58121 Bettathanfast (7) fr.........................B Orange 8 11642 Franco Santino (8) fr................ N Williamson 9 58782 Cast No Shadow (21) fr 10 07414 Kingmaker (22) fr..................... M Williamson 11 48596 Sagwitch (23) fr..........................M Hurrell (J) 12 38161 Stun Gun (24) fr...............................J W Cox 11 8.04pm MOSSDALE RACING MOBILE PACE $10,000, r54-r59., mobile, 2200m 1 x8809 Cast A Shadow (1) fr..........................A Beck 2 64845 My Georgie Boy (2) fr...................... P Hunter 3 26114 Tairlaw Toll (3) fr

4 14984 Good On Ya Kiwi (4) fr............. S Walkinshaw 5 21536 Franco Huntington (5) fr.......... J Morrison (J) 6 05806 Four Starzzz Shiraz (6) fr...........D O’Connell 7 4x012 Dangerous (7) fr............................. B Barclay 8 x7113 Wolfenstein (8) fr...................... M Williamson 9 64231 Paduka (21) fr............................E Barron (J) 10 0x218 Diego (22) fr.....................................J W Cox 11 60210 American Mac (23) fr.................M Hurrell (J) 12 10x00 Chuckles (24) fr.............................. K Barclay Pacifiers on : Kiwi Heir (R2) 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: Stingray Tara, The White Rabbit, Flash Party, Lite Percussion Race 2: Slainte, Galleons Future, It’s Summertime, King Of The North Race 3: Rakabeach, Mighty George, Racing Minister, Schnitzel Von Krumm Race 4: Major Meister, Buck, Under Wraps, Freddiesam Race 5: Star Ruler, Nightmarch, Tetrick, Rosinupthebow Race 6: Yossi, Itz Alldown To Luck, Glenledi Captain, Folklore Race 7: Only One Way, Rydgemont Milly, Theodosia, Crusher Collins Race 8: Woman In Gold, Bunter’s Dream, Vintage Rose, Jimmy Richter Race 9: Yankee Party, Bridesdale Robyn, Calico Hill, Ivana Legacy Race 10: Cast No Shadow, Franco Santino, Bettathanfast, Nota Bene Denario Race 11: Diego, Good On Ya Kiwi, Dangerous, Chuckles

JANUARY 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 99006 Brother One tm (5) 59.5......C O’Beirne (a2) 2 14x68 That’s Incranibull (4) 58..................S Collett 3 0x052 Leighs Mate (9) 57..........................C Grylls 4 3x960 Wonder No More dh (8) 56...........L Allpress 5 461 Porotene Charm (1) 55.5................ R Myers 6 419x0 Bella Nero tdm (6) 55.5......... T Taiaroa (a3) 7 9x008 Cuidado Caliente (2) 54................. M Singh 8 8x080 Bangles (3) 54.......................C Burdan (a3) 9 609x8 Colorado Miss (7) 54........................ T Allan Blinkers on : Sweetchildofmine (R1), Benson (R2), Another Secret, Rusty O’Ceirin (R4), Westfield (R5) Blinkers off : Violet Belle (R1), Torque Time (R6) Winkers off : Blue Arrow (R2) 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

Today at Wanganui

Wanganui Jockey Club Venue: Wanganui Meeting Date: 09 January 2020. NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 1.00pm (NZT) PALAMOUNTAINS MUSCLE RECOVERY MDN 2040 $10,000, MDN, 2040m 1 27883 Wholetthefoxout (1) 58.5..............L Allpress 2 38 Zeroed b (6) 58.5............................ R Myers 3 07x76 I Am A Craftsman h (3) 58.5...........D Turner 4 Cage Phyta (7) 58.5.......................J Parkes 5 x7x07 Son Of Anna Kay h (5) 58.5............. L Hemi 6 What It Is (11) 58.5......................... M Singh 7 35663 Clownin Around (9) 57................ R Hannam 8 8 All Might (10) 57.............................J Riddell 9 33725 Run Lee (4) 56.5........................... S McKay 10 x0504 En Zed Foxy (2) 56.5......................S Collett 11 7 Dancing Queen (8) 56.5........C Burdan (a3) 12 0 Chouxforaprincess (12) 56.5...B Ansell (a3) 13 98 Violet Belle (15) 56.5...........C O’Beirne (a2) 14 87464 Atomic Kitten (14) 55.......................C Grylls 15 070 Sweetchildofmine (13) 56.5 Emergency: Sweetchildofmine 2 1.34pm MANELY HORSE MDN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 6x84x Benson h (6) 58.5........................... R Myers 2 x0396 Blue Arrow (2) 58.5........................J Parkes 3 5 Conor O’Ceirin h (1) 57................. S McKay 4 8 De Toros (4) 57...............................D Turner

5 3x24x Irish Heart b (8) 56.5.......................C Grylls 6 2 Shanghai Express (5) 56.5.............S Collett 7 4870x Ledgowan (3) 56.5........................... L Hemi 8 6 Infared (7) 55.............................. R Hannam 3 2.09pm G BRISTOL & SONS 1200 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 4930x Blue Rata Eligius d (3) 59...............J Parkes 2 09322 Ristretto b (5) 58..............................C Grylls 3 45247 Celtic Wonder d (4) 57.5.................S Collett 4 740x7 Altius d (6) 56.5.......................B Ansell (a3) 5 x6836 Got The Call d (1) 56............M Hudson (a3) 6 80607 Destiny One dm (2) 54..........C Burdan (a3) 4 2.44pm RACE IMAGES VISIT YOUR HORSE AT RACEIMAGES.CO.NZ $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1340m 1 3 Barocca (2) 57.5.............................D Turner 2 3 Prendido (6) 57.5..........................L Allpress 3 8x490 Another Secret (5) 57.5.................... L Hemi 4 Point Break (8) 57.5.......................J Parkes 5 9 Rusty O’Ceirin h (3) 57.5......M Hudson (a3) 6 35354 Xplosion (1) 55.5.............................C Grylls 7 5 Cannoli (7) 55.5..............................S Collett 8 Blanc De Noir h (4) 55.5 5 3.19pm SPOONERS DRY CLEANING MDN 1340 $10,000, MDN, 1340m 1 50x58 Broadway Brawler (10) 58.5.........L Allpress 2 47 Westfield (6) 58.5...........................J Riddell 3 Geezas George h (3) 58.5.......... R Hannam 4 3 Barocca (4) 57 -

5 68x35 Excuse My Hotness b (5) 56.5.......S Collett 6 20x56 Judith (8) 56.5................................ R Myers 7 66x0 Explosive Roc (9) 56.5..................... L Hemi 8 Midge Maisel (1) 56.5.....................J Parkes 9 35354 Xplosion (2) 55................................C Grylls 10 Blanc De Noir h (7) 55................... S McKay 6 3.54pm WANGANUI RACEHORSE OWNERS ASSOCIATION MDN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 76x2 Mozzie h (6) 58.5............................ M Singh 2 83 More Than Most (3) 58.5................J Riddell 3 x97x8 Port Lincoln (5) 58.5.......................D Turner 4 967x0 Torque Time (9) 58.5......................S Collett 5 86344 Rox (7) 56.5................................ R Hannam 6 09x35 Heirloom (4) 56.5.......................... S McKay 7 76x04 Sorry I’m Late h (8) 56.5..............L Allpress 8 700x5 Dancing Delight h (1) 56.5................ L Hemi 9 8x578 Showmethebubbles (2) 56.5.M Hudson (a3) 7 4.29pm COMMDIVEZ NZ MDN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 23x24 Bruno Magile bh (6) 58.5................ R Myers 2 0x724 Oceanic b (4) 58.5..........................J Riddell 3 4x73 Soul Vacation (1) 58.5....................J Parkes 4 49095 Double Act (2) 58.5.............C O’Beirne (a2) 5 x0866 Hermes (8) 56.5...........................L Allpress 6 07x90 Irish Trix (5) 56.5............................. M Singh 7 7 Whatayareckon h (7) 56.5............. S McKay 8 353 Zouluminous (3) 55.........................C Grylls 8 5.04pm WHANGANUI VINTAGE WEEKEND 17-20

SELECTIONS: Race 1: Run Lee, Atomic Kitten, Zeroed, Clownin Around, En Zed Foxy Race 2: Shanghai Express, Irish Heart, Blue Arrow, Benson, Infared Race 3: Ristretto, Blue Rata Eligius, Celtic Wonder, Got The Call, Altius Race 4: Prendido, Barocca, Xplosion, Cannoli, Point Break Race 5: Excuse My Hotness, Barocca, Xplosion, Westfield, Geezas George Race 6: Mozzie, More Than Most, Heirloom, Rox, Sorry I’m Late Race 7: Bruno Magile, Zouluminous, Soul Vacation, Oceanic, Double Act Race 8: That’s Incranibull, Leighs Mate, Wonder No More, Porotene Charm, Bella Nero

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Thursday, January 9, 2020

Ashburton Guardian 19

Gerard’s prayers finally answered NZ Racing Desk Matamata trainer Pam Gerard had been hoping for a turn of luck with barrier draws ahead of Trentham’s feature meeting on Saturday, and her prayers were answered.

Former Mid Canterbury based Gerard, who trains in partnership with Michael Moroney, will have two strong chances in Group races on Saturday and she said she was over the moon with their draws.

Exciting three-year-old Harlech will jump from the ace barrier in the Gr.1 Woodridge Homes Levin Classic, while promising stayer Masetto has drawn gate two in the Barneswood Farm Trentham Stakes.

“I am due some good barrier draws, I have had nothing but outside barrier draws for the last month. I must be doing something right,” Gerard said.

Harlech will be tested at a mile for the second time this weekend after finishing runner-up to Catalyst in the New Zealand 2000 Guin-

M9 Club Name: Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 09 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 3.44pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C2, 295m 1 5462F Reign Of Fire 17.36.................... J McInerney 2 28885 Cosmic Marty 17.65................... J McInerney 3 68x88 Smash Achiever 17.16....................... M Grant 4 16243 Our Anna nwtd...................................R Wales 5 33714 Homebush Velma 17.46.............. J McInerney 6 31431 Mitcham Pru 17.44......................A Bradshaw 7 72151 Two Be Frank 17.24............................ B Dann 8 28888 Sierra Delta 17.34 S &.......................B Evans 9 42816 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &...............B Evans 10 35316 Tonkawa 17.62 M &...............................Smith 2 3.59pm SUCK IT UP LTD DASH C4, 295m 1 31443 Starr Blueblood 17.34................. J McInerney 2 38858 Memoir 17.39 H &..................................Taylor 3 32445 Platinum Paisley 17.08........................J Dunn 4 26611 Homebush Alexei 17.41.............. J McInerney 5 75681 Homebush Sayer 17.54.............. J McInerney 6 6F316 King Toliman 17.32.........................C Roberts 7 57475 Goldstar Trooper 17.01 S &...............B Evans 8 53316 Just Izzy 17.35.................................... B Dann 9 63437 Goldstar Spotty 17.25 S &.................B Evans 10 23835 Neelix 17.29.................................R Blackburn 3 4.19pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO DASH C3, 295m 1 87285 Homebush Aimee 17.34............. J McInerney 2 14228 Go Mufasa 17.16...............................R Wales 3 88348 Goldstar Avalon 17.31 S &................B Evans 4 53118 Khatia 17.67............................... J McInerney 5 73414 Ulyssa Bale 17.30...........................C Roberts

M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 09 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.15pm (NZT) COOKIES KITCHEN SPRINT C1/2, 375m 1 21566 Kai Nan 21.63................................. G Farrell 2 37576 Over Indulgence 21.66....................P Henley 3 73544 Hi Ho Tonto nwtd..............................P Green 4 74788 Frosty Blaze 21.31........................... T Green 5 857x7 Ma Chere nwtd................................ S O’Neill 6 47664 Agbeze nwtd.....................................M Black 7 71874 Mr Felix nwtd.....................................M Black 8 677F6 Talkabout Izzy 21.33........................... D Ray 9 36545 Botany Esmay 21.27........................P Green 10 41457 Little Moo nwtd U &............................Cottam 2 12.33pm FARMLANDS VIRKON STAKES C1, 457m 1 2x13 Thrilling Rosa 25.33......................... K Walsh 2 32126 Looby’s Story 26.21................... A Lawrence 3 756x2 Thrilling Morris nwtd......................... K Walsh 4 52571 Paddy Fast nwtd M &........................ J Smith 5 31486 Fall Gracefully nwtd..................... M Prangley 6 53832 Ginny Weasley nwtd...........................E Potts 7 42676 Afridi nwtd W &................................T Steele 8 51463 Baileys Nice 25.94..................... A Lawrence 9 46634 Boyka nwtd..................................... G Farrell 10 73854 Jinja Jake nwtd W &.........................T Steele 3 12.50pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND SPRINT C4, 375m 1 85737 Sophia Noir 21.18...................... A Lawrence 2 41866 Dig Dig Dig nwtd............................. S O’Neill 3 67234 Zugzwang 21.20............................. S O’Neill 4 84117 Keysile 21.29...............................P Ferguson

Harlech appears a very strong chance at Trentham on Saturday for former Mid Cantabrian, Pam Gerard.

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Harlech subsequently went on to record the same placing behind Travelling Light in the Uncle Remus Stakes at Ellerslie on Box-

ing Day and Gerard said the son of Darci Brahma was beaten by a bad barrier draw.

“He was just dictated to by the wide barrier draw (nine). He had

no option but to go back, but he ran home super. Mick Dee (jockey) said he should have won for sure had the barrier draws been different.

“It will be interesting on Saturday because he has never had a good barrier draw, so we have gone from one extreme to the other.

“You would think barrier one would be a huge asset to him, but in saying that he knows no different but to be back and wide, so it will be a little bit new.”

Gerard is hoping Harlech can breakthrough for his maiden Group One win in New Zealand before his likely move across the Tasman to join Moroney’s Melbourne barn.

“It’s just race-by-race with him at the moment,” she said. “He is heading to Australia, but what time he goes will be determined by what happens on Saturday.”

Gerard is also looking forward to watching Masetto line up in the Trentham Stakes.

The four-year-old son of Cape

Blanco takes a strong formline into Saturday, including a last start runner-up effort in the Waikato Cup at Te Rapa last month.

“He is absolutely working out of his skin,” Gerard said. “He is a really nice up-and-coming stayer, I have got a lot of time for him.

“It was a huge run at Waikato and he will get a nice, soft trip from barrier two on Saturday.”

Meanwhile, Gerard has yet to decide whether she will take a third runner south to Trentham on Saturday, with two-year-old filly Leeside also accepted at Ellerslie’s Sunday meeting.

“I am just going to see how she comes through her work from this (Wednesday) morning,” Gerard said.

“She went to Wellington last time and was a little bit disappointing. But she drew the outside and I thought she was right in it, she just got a little bit lost and got swamped. She is a filly with a huge amount of ability, but we will just pick the right place for her.”

5 37411 Darla Bale 30.24.............................C Roberts 6 64356 Ringside 29.84.................................R Adcock 7 11113 Seve 30.14.......................................... D Lane 8 71783 Dyna Xarvel 30.35..........................C Roberts 9 55464 Dyna Varsity 30.11..........................C Roberts 10 57478 Our Jolene 30.14...............................R Wales 10 7.16pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO STAKES C5, 520m 1 12332 Spring Falcon 29.99 J &....................D Fahey 2 22562 Dyna Dave 29.67............................C Roberts 3 27325 Go Vegas 30.03 J &...........................D Fahey 4 11213 Bolty nwtd........................................... D Lane 5 11111 Oster Bale 30.07.............................C Roberts 6 48316 Opawa Deal 29.98 J &.......................D Fahey 7 62263 Start The Show 30.02......................R Adcock 8 31213 Uthor Bale 30.00.............................C Roberts 9 21684 Opawa May 30.21..............................R Wales 10 14558 Know Betrayal 30.27........................ G Cleeve 11 7.41pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C5, 295m 1 53667 Nippa Martino 17.22................... J McInerney 2 21514 Man Of Letters 17.19.............................A Lee 3 32181 Culvie Ness 17.28 H &..........................Taylor 4 25711 Homebush Boots 17.20.............. J McInerney 5 11418 Golden Bay 17.13 J M.......................McCook 6 76125 Pita Ramos 17.14................................J Dunn 7 33123 Treville 17.27........................................J Dunn 8 21222 Archie John Hill 17.08 J &.................D Fahey 9 13337 Hankenstein 17.19.......................A Bradshaw 10 11187 Beck Eleven 17.04.......................... L Waretini 12 7.57pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 64236 Hilton Forabet 17.16........................... B Dann 2 18242 Souffle Sue 17.19....................... J McInerney 3 17257 Homebush Tesan 17.28.............. J McInerney

4 21113 Belfast Demo 17.31 H &........................Taylor 5 16735 Citizen Aguero 17.25.................. J McInerney 6 14747 Bahama Queen 17.08.........................J Dunn 7 17774 Billy Frost 17.37................................. M Grant 8 12766 Goldstar Major 17.24 S &..................B Evans 9 15654 Sozin’s Symphony 17.58............ J McInerney 10 84562 Wildebeest 17.20.........................A Bradshaw 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: Our Anna, Two Be Frank, Reign Of Fire, Mitcham Pru, Homebush Velma Race 2: Platinum Paisley, Goldstar Trooper, Starr Blueblood, Memoir, King Toliman Race 3: Go Mufasa, Ulyssa Bale, Forehand Raid, Homebush Aimee, Enchantee Race 4: Student Loan, Longshanks, Replica Rango, Eddie Hemi, Opawa Roy Race 5: Horse Range Jim, King Kali, Major Storm, Inside Affair, Goldstar Dodge Race 6: Punters Last, Opawa Hypo, Smash Rebel, Goldstar Jay Jay, Jinja Dylan Race 7: Xabil Bale, Max Dancer, New Note, Ozzie, Smash Calling Race 8: Select Trick, Opawa Oscar, Ketchikan Kim, Amuri Magic, Lisa’s Boy Race 9: Seve, Rivalries, Sailor Allen, Darla Bale, Ringside Race 10: Oster Bale, Bolty, Spring Falcon, Uthor Bale, Dyna Dave Race 11: Archie John Hill, Culvie Ness, Treville, Homebush Boots, Pita Ramos Race 12: Bahama Queen, Souffle Sue, Hilton Forabet, Belfast Demo, Goldstar Major

6 26326 Athenais 21.19...................................S Ross 7 53327 Typical 21.25......................................S Ross 8 22222 Kiwi Gal 21.27 U &.............................Cottam 9 48185 Raging Demon 20.99 R &....................L Udy 10 41356 Call Me Leo 21.11............................ T Green 10 2.53pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 1 NZRSq, 457m 1 8T134 Sovereign Pride nwtd.........................S Ross 2 23111 Thrilling Murphy 25.60..................... K Walsh 3 67548 Big Time Nash nwtd............................L Cole 4 15447 Big Time Kobe nwtd............................L Cole 5 1143x Sausage nwtd....................................E Potts 6 66787 Bigtime Puma nwtd.............................L Cole 7 87422 Bigtime Annie nwtd.............................L Cole 8 21412 Big Time Jackson 25.61......................L Cole 9 72751 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 11 3.09pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION HEAT 2 NZRSq, 457m 1 11217 Big Time Elsa nwtd.............................L Cole 2 42855 Big Time Rhino nwtd...........................L Cole 3 85333 Big Time Amie nwtd............................L Cole 4 22236 Thrilling Stomp 26.05....................... K Walsh 5 13F35 Waiterimu Ripper 25.94 R &................L Udy 6 x2545 Jinja Murphy nwtd W &....................T Steele 7 67111 Belmonts nwtd....................................L Cole 8 36841 Opawa Light 25.75.............................E Potts 9 72751 Big Time Benny nwtd..........................L Cole 12 3.28pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C5, 457m 1 35412 Cheeseball 25.91................................L Cole 2 44234 Thrilling Amigo 24.96....................... K Walsh 3 22113 Bigtime Brody 25.21............................L Cole 4 11228 Bigtime Shadow nwtd.........................L Cole 5 55351 Spring Mechanic nwtd R &...................L Udy

6 54333 Ask King Jeff 26.02.............................L Cole 7 42326 Stefano 25.57............................. A Lawrence 8 33412 Opawa Viking 25.54.........................S Codlin 9 22187 Thrilling Vice 25.48.......................... K Walsh 10 11364 Sakichi 25.38..............................P Ferguson 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: Kai Nan, Over Indulgence, Talkabout Izzy, Hi Ho Tonto, Frosty Blaze Race 2: Thrilling Rosa, Thrilling Morris, Looby’s Story, Ginny Weasley, Baileys Nice Race 3: Thrilling Peta, Keysile, Sophia Noir, Too The Nail, Tuff’s My Mum Race 4: Little Teegs, Crackling Gal, Little Apple, Fear The Fur, Rich Lister Race 5: Tilly’s Silly, Wairoa Angel, Talkabout Sophie, Bold Diesel, Shambi’s Girl Race 6: Madam Bucks, Medusa Who, My Bro Bobby, Snoopy’s Hero, El Narco Race 7: Thrilling Bruce, Bigtime Jacob, Amorini, Grunt, Botany Wayne Race 8: Go Falcon, Massimo Osti, Asserting Power, Seven Sharp, Fancy Race 9: Suspicious Minds, Kiwi Gal, Captain Kev, Bigtime Stella, Kelly’s Girl Race 10: Thrilling Murphy, Big Time Jackson, Bigtime Annie, Sausage, Big Time Nash Race 11: Opawa Light, Thrilling Stomp, Big Time Elsa, Big Time Rhino, Jinja Murphy Race 12: Opawa Viking, Thrilling Amigo, Cheeseball, Bigtime Brody, Ask King Jeff

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway 6 26354 Enchantee 17.51.........................R Blackburn 7 38662 Forehand Raid 17.19...........................J Dunn 8 52368 Smash Damage 17.17....................... M Grant 9 32184 Homebush Caesar nwtd............. J McInerney 10 4F243 Ohana Lad 17.48................................. C Weir 4 4.46pm ANGLERS ARMS TAVERN STAKES C2, 520m 1 65x52 Eddie Hemi 30.25..............................R Wales 2 31758 Opawa Roy 30.55..............................R Wales 3 86558 Replica Casino 30.37...................... B Pringle 4 27532 Student Loan 30.32 J &.....................D Fahey 5 44176 Twizel Storm 31.17............................ M Grant 6 32731 Longshanks 30.75.......................A Bradshaw 7 57221 Replica Rango 30.49....................... B Pringle 8 21674 Baldrick nwtd.............................. J McInerney 9 72467 Goldstar Yankee 30.54 S &................B Evans 10 12748 My Rosie 30.51............................... L Waretini 5 5.08pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK SPRINT C3, 295m 1 11561 Horse Range Jim 17.06..................... M Grant 2 37434 Broken Penniless 17.40................... G Cleeve 3 76727 Goldstar Dodge 17.26 S &.................B Evans 4 17733 Sozin’s Azure 17.44.................... J McInerney 5 x7467 Jaded Affair 17.33........................... L Waretini 6 73662 King Kali 17.19.................................. M Grant 7 27785 Inside Affair 17.16................................J Dunn 8 31216 Major Storm 17.39..........................C Roberts 9 32184 Homebush Caesar nwtd............. J McInerney 10 57123 Amuri Liv 17.28........................... J McInerney 6 5.36pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C2, 295m 1 67x45 Smash Rebel 17.46........................... M Grant 2 57668 Goldstar Jay Jay 17.24 S &...............B Evans 3 87877 Punch On Jessie nwtd................ J McInerney 4 11321 Punters Last 17.41............................R Wales 5 77438 Opawa Hypo 17.27............................R Wales

6 42314 Jinja Dylan 17.27............................... A Joyce 7 88848 Come A Guster 17.30........................ M Grant 8 17542 Sozin’s Blue 17.26...................... J McInerney 9 76513 M’Lady Sadie 17.38.....................A Bradshaw 10 45532 Vasterbottenost 17.34............................A Lee 7 6.01pm FAREWELL WINSOME ASHLEY STAKES C3, 520m 1 11617 Ozzie 30.34........................................ D Lane 2 17322 Smash Calling 30.56......................... M Grant 3 42534 Bashful Buffy 30.55.................... J McInerney 4 51331 Max Dancer 30.13 J &.......................D Fahey 5 51211 Xabil Bale 30.03.............................C Roberts 6 33461 Opawa Sweet 30.23..........................R Wales 7 15312 New Note 30.23 J &...........................D Fahey 8 21353 Know Equal 30.45........................... G Cleeve 9 61467 Know Threat 30.21.......................... G Cleeve 10 83728 Joe Bonanza 30.39..................... J McInerney 8 6.26pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C5, 295m 1 55221 Ketchikan Kim 17.25............................J Dunn 2 31162 Opawa Oscar 17.10...........................R Wales 3 68815 High Dreamer 17.11.......................... M Grant 4 23327 Little Krakatoa 17.24....................A Bradshaw 5 33124 Amuri Magic 17.28...................... J McInerney 6 75x25 Martha Magic 17.33........................ L Waretini 7 11712 Select Trick 17.00................................ C Weir 8 13244 Elodea 17.37...............................R Blackburn 9 31473 Lisa’s Boy 17.24............................... R Casey 10 51286 Homebush Finn 17.21................ J McInerney 9 6.51pm KAIKANUI TAVERN STAKES C4, 520m 1 25167 Rivalries 30.16 J &.............................D Fahey 2 6316x Dyna Monty 29.94..........................C Roberts 3 4F241 Creme Brulee 30.26....................... L Waretini 4 8532x Sailor Allen 30.07...........................C Roberts

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5 11328 Tuff’s My Mum 21.09..........................S Ross 6 41342 Thrilling Peta 20.93.......................... K Walsh 7 41648 Barossa 21.38............................ A Lawrence 8 38786 Too The Nail 20.89...........................P Green 9 47778 See Eye Be 21.04....................... M Prangley 4 1.08pm GREYHOUNDS NORTH MAIDEN DISTANCE C0d, 650m 1 75667 Indi Shae nwtd................................ S O’Neill 2 35243 Little Teegs nwtd........................ A Lawrence 3 43356 Little Apple nwtd W &.......................T Steele 4 74765 Crackling Gal nwtd U &......................Cottam 5 35856 Xena Poppy nwtd R &..........................L Udy 6 76756 Peekay Shout nwtd............................J Black 7 62375 Fear The Fur nwtd........................... S O’Neill 8 32556 Rich Lister nwtd................................S Lozell 9 5x7x8 Ostapenko nwtd.............................. L A Hunt 5 1.25pm MAYHOUNDS RACING RETIREMENT PROJECT SPRINT C1, 375m 1 86687 Just Maddie 21.72.............................M Black 2 36855 Shambi’s Girl nwtd......................K T Herbert 3 78687 Wairoa Angel 21.41..................... M Prangley 4 63476 Talkabout Sophie 21.54....................M Black 5 35F47 Jinja Lad 21.72..............................R McPhee 6 88676 Sly Cath nwtd.....................................J Black 7 68878 Bold Diesel nwtd.............................. T Green 8 85757 Tilly’s Silly 21.55 R &............................L Udy 9 71874 Mr Felix nwtd.....................................M Black 10 47664 Agbeze nwtd.....................................M Black 6 1.43pm YVETTE BODIAM PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINT C1, 375m 1 1 Medusa Who nwtd...................... M Prangley 2 75375 Thrilling Arnold 21.48.......................S Codlin 3 68226 Master Brady 21.90..........................S Codlin 4 57838 In Focus 21.66...............................P Cleaver

5 F1875 Snoopy’s Hero 21.44........................... D Ray 6 17234 My Bro Bobby nwtd....................... H Mullane 7 13674 El Narco 21.57.................................P Green 8 F1723 Madam Bucks 21.49................... G Pomeroy 9 41457 Little Moo nwtd U &............................Cottam 10 61777 React Respond nwtd........................R Roper 7 2.00pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C3, 375m 1 71526 Thrilling Bruce 21.10........................ K Walsh 2 68478 Grunt 21.20 W &..............................T Steele 3 74133 Botany Wayne 21.22........................P Green 4 1115x Amorini 21.62.....................................B Craik 5 44341 Bigtime Jacob 21.24..........................B Craik 6 63728 Luke Skywalker nwtd...................... L A Hunt 7 13134 Mad Jack 21.42................................ T Green 8 22515 Don Morocco 21.33........................P Cleaver 9 15585 Gain Capital 21.22.............................B Craik 10 15576 Stay Rich 21.46 M &......................... J Smith 8 2.18pm VETORA CAMBRIDGE SPRINT C2, 375m 1 1115x Massimo Osti nwtd......................P Ferguson 2 71368 Seven Sharp 21.56..................... W Toomath 3 81326 Fancy 21.71................................ M Prangley 4 48273 Dignity Dented 21.67....................... T Green 5 26116 Go Falcon 21.39 W &.......................T Steele 6 46622 Asserting Power 21.62.................... S O’Neill 7 57643 Pam Arising nwtd............................ S O’Neill 8 x8751 Thrilling Dexter 21.39........................S Lozell 9 2.35pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 31171 Suspicious Minds 20.89.....................B Craik 2 51533 Captain Kev 21.09 W &....................T Steele 3 18812 Kelly’s Girl 21.30......................... G Pomeroy 4 23411 Bigtime Stella nwtd.............................L Cole 5 63117 Native Scout 21.34...........................P Green

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): A project frustrates. It’s because you’re looking at the minor aspects when what you need is a broad perspective.

Get away from your work for a while, and then you’ll come back with an idea.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): People will try to rush you along. Unless you’re merging onto a freeway or traffic circle, there is no reason to let anyone else’s sense of timing influence your impeccable flow.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Sales! That’s where your talent lies today. Whether it’s selling something as simple as a social plan to your friends or as complicated as a hot property to a testy buyer, you’ll be a winner.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There’s no offering that is right for everyone. You’ll objectively figure out why what you’re doing is right for certain people and not others so you can broaden or narrow your appeal according to your goals.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Loving a person for their potential isn’t really love because it’s a rejection of who the person is right now. One way to tell love from its imposters is that love is always happening in the present.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): People who mean well aren’t always helpful, and people who are careless or ill-intended don’t always hurt. The thing to consider strongly now is ability. Who can, and is likely to, deliver?

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Yours will be the action that starts others moving. The most beneficial direction will be one that’s tidy, clean and simple. Tie loose ends and resolve clutter, and loved ones will follow your lead.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): People can feel how much you appreciate them, even when you don’t make a big fuss about it. Public praise isn’t always appropriate, but when it is, all who witness your enthusiasm will be motivated by it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You are a role model to people, only you don’t usually notice, as you’re not overly obsessed with what others are gleaning from your interactions. You’ll notice today though, in the flattery of copycats.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Decisions don’t have to make sense to be good. When you feel you are being guided, it’s a pretty big deal. Have the guts to follow through on your intuition, and you’ll look back with a grateful heart.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Rally behind your people.

Right now, they crave your support. In fact, saying nothing will be taken as a slight. Return all emails. You have the power to uplift.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You are trading dysfunctional patterns for routines and habits that better support your well-being. The changes themselves are so small, they are barely perceptible to the outside world right now.

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FZL: 2400m gradually rising to 2900m

Morning cloud, then fine spells.

Northeasterlies developing early morning.

Fine spells and a few showers about the divide, clearing afternoon. Elsewhere, a fine morning, then isolated showers in the afternoon and evening. Wind at 1000m: W 55 km/h, easing to 30 km/h for a time in the morning and early afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: SW 55 km/h, rising to gale 75 km/h for a time early morning in the far S, easing to 35 km/h at night.

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TOMORROW FZL: 2900m rising to 3500m at night

Mainly fine, but cloudy periods gradually increasing about the coast. Isolated showers inland in the afternoon and evening.

Westerlies changing southerly towards afternoon, dying out at night.

Fine, areas of morning cloud. Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h. Wind at 2000m: SW 40 km/h, becoming light in the afternoon.

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Rain developing about the main divide in the afternoon with heavy falls. Thick high cloud further east, scattered rain from evening. NW rising to severe gale.

Scattered rain clearing. Northwesterlies, strong or gale at first.

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Ashburton Forecast TODAY: Cloudy periods increasing with S change. Winds turn E later.

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 16.2 16.6 Max to 4pm 9.7 Minimum 9.8 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 3.8 Avg Jan to date 15 2020 to date 3.8 15 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 15 At 4pm Strongest gust E 26 Time of gust 3:07pm

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The Ashburton Showgrounds main field will play host to the Crusaders and the Hurricanes for a pre-season match next weekend.

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Preparing for the big stage

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

It might still only be the early stages of January, but rugby fever is set to hit Ashburton from early next week as things ramp up in preparation for a pre-season Super Rugby match between the Crusaders and the Hurricanes.

The match, which will be held at the Ashburton Showgrounds next Saturday afternoon, is the biggest class of match to come to the district in a very long time and plenty of work has been going on behind the scenes during

the holiday period to make sure everything is ready for when the big kids come to town next week.

And for the Mid Canterbury Rugby Union, the biggest task has been ensuring that there’s a suitable rugby ground to play on.

Something they have traditionally done very well in the past for big-ticket matches.

“That’s been our focus for the past few weeks,” MCRFU boss, Ian Patterson said.

“There was a major horse event on here at the showgrounds late last year, so it’s been a case of

getting that main field back up to the standard that we like it to be at and the standard that we need it to be for the match.

“It’s important that we have the grounds and field in the best possible condition, we want people walking in here for the match being proud of the facility and what it has to offer.”

Contractors plus staff from the A&P association do the majority of the work on the main field and the only other major undertaking that needs to be undertaken is the Mid Canterbury Union work-

ing in closely with the Crusaders management team advising on hireage and other things using local knowledge.

From the middle of next week, Patterson and his team will effectively hand over the reins to the Crusaders who will take control of the final few days before the match.

“We are largely there in a support role to assist where we can,” Patterson said.

“A large number of local club representatives have roles to play during the day though so there

will still be a strong Mid Canterbury presence about the place.”

Both teams are believed to be bringing the equivalent of two teams each down for the match which will be the first public hitout for both sides ahead of the 2020 Super Rugby campaign.

The match is scheduled to begin at 4pm next Saturday, January 18 and tickets are available on ticketrocket.co.nz with general admission $25 for adults and $15 for child while the main stand allocations appear to have sold out.

Buttler’s ugly outburst mars England’s win over SA

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