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Big dollars don’t always win votes

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Spending up large was no guarantee of success at the ballot box in last year’s local body elections.

Biggest spender among the 37 candidates was Angus McKay who was making a bid for a third term as the district’s mayor. He spent $11,427 on his campaign, but was defeated by challenger Donna Favel.

McKay’s campaign spending was dominated by mailbox drops of flyers and door knocking.

He spent more than half of his campaign budget on flyer printing and delivery. The remainder was spent on radio and newspaper advertising.

Favel’s campaign bill totalled $5520 and was dominated by social media exposure.

Her commitment to traditional media was light – just $1700 on radio and print advertising and $1600 on flyers.

Both Favel and McKay splashed out on ensuring they presented a good public image, spending $350 and $575, respectively on professional photography ser-

vices. Per vote, McKay’s campaign was the most expensive of the election. He gained 4993 votes at a cost of $2.29 per vote. Favel’s 6366 votes cost her 87 cents each.

She also stood as a district councillor, securing 5504 votes and taken over her entire vote count the cost per vote dropped to 38 cents.

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Gull colony beating survival odds

By SuSan SandyS

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About 2500 rare Ashburton river gulls nesting near State Highway One are successfully raising their young, and will soon begin to share parenting duties.

Forest and Bird Ashburton is reminding people to stay away from the colony, after incidents, the latest of which was quad bikers driving nearby yesterday.

President Edith Smith said there was three sub colonies altogether near the highway bridge, one larger one of 2000 birds, on a man-made shingle island, and two smaller ones on nearby shingle islands.

The chicks were starting to get their feathers but it would be a few weeks before they could fly

and the colony could leave the area. “They are vulnerable because they are not flying, it really is important to keep away from the colony,” Smith said.

The black billed gulls would soon begin “creching”, where groups of parents would share feeding and minding duties, similar to how penguins care for their young.

Smith was disappointed to see a quad bike with two young riders alongside the colony yesterday. They did not enter the roped off area, but the birds were sensitive to disturbance and all vehicles, people and dogs should stay off the riverbed in the general vicinity, she said.

The incident follows a couple of others involving youths this

month, including a report of a group being nearby with a BB gun and another of a group disturbing the birds and damaging a sign.

The black billed gulls are putting in a last ditch effort to raise their young, after they got a late start following higher than normal river levels marring the start of the breeding season.

River levels were high once again over the weekend when the Rangitata Diversion Race was drained down the Ashburton River so police could retrieve a crashed vehicle from the race.

However, the higher levels had not affected the colony significantly, Smith said.

Discussions on the installation of security cameras and

Quad bike riders get too close to Ashburton’s black billed gull colony yesterday.

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Ashburton’s highway colony

Busy week ahead for performers

Cleaning up the district Lodge Erewhon members are preparing to tackle the district’s river crossings and picnic areas with a rubbish drive on Saturday.

It will be the second time the Freemasons lodge has carried out the exercise and members plan to make it an annual event.

Lodge Erewhon secretary Noel Lowe said members show their pride in the community by doing this rubbish clean up each year.

Ashburton District Council community services manager craig Goodwin has designated several hotspots in need of cleaning up.

Arrangements have been made to dump the rubbish collected free of charge.

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Back row (from left): John-Paul Belarmino, Jeffrey Battad, Dave Caballero, front row, Ron Donaldson, Brian Reodique, Jeffrey Sostinto and Roland Bustamante are ready to do their bit in keeping the district beautiful.

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Big dollars doesn’t always equate to winning votes From P1 Ashburton District Council and Ashburton Trust candidates’ expenses varied from nothing more than their $200 deposit to $1488.

Biggest spender was Peter Harrison who stood for the council’s eastern ward. Out of

represents a significant proportion of the remaining population for the critically endangered South Island bird.

his total $1488 spend, signage cost him $680 and in the mix was a $500 donation. He received 999 votes, not enough to win a seat.

Spending $1188 was a good investment for district councillor Selwyn Price. That investment, largely in flyers, saw him

elected for his first term around the council table.

His votes cost him 57 cents apiece.

Many candidates’ expense returns showed only their $200 deposit or just the $115 fee charged for a spot in an election candidate publication.

District councillor Peter Reveley and trust board member Chris Robertson both won their seats without spending a cent, however not investing in any form of publicity may have cost Russell Curry his chance to win a place around the Methven Community Board.

A busy week of rehearsals has begun for 120-plus students at this year’s Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School.

The students are preparing a range of musical and dance numbers for three shows that will be performed in the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on Friday and Saturday.

Early in the week the junior cast will spend three hours in the morning practising their singing skills. The words, however are quite familiar as each singer has had their musical score for about six weeks. The senior section rehearsals are held in the afternoon.

Monday and Tuesday are dedicated to singing rehearsals and Wednesday will see the students move on-stage to begin incorporating movement into their numbers.

The singing school is now in its 16th year with students working with musical director Jo Castelow and director-choreographer Alice Sollis.

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In brief Teen girl taunts police A teenage girl has taunted police on her wanted poster, giving her pursuers the thumbs up. Southland Police posted a mugshot and brief description of 17-year-old Lana Maree Tutty on its Facebook page yesterday afternoon. The 170cm tall Tutty was quick to reply to her chasers, commenting on the social media platform with nothing but a cheeky thumb’s up icon. Tutty’s short response proved popular with fellow Facebook users, and was liked more than 80 times. - NZME

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Kim Willis was blown away to be announced the winner of the senior category at the weekend’s Caroline Bay Carnival Talent Quest.

The 21-year-old Ashburton singer scooped a $1500 cash prize for her performance of Beyoncé’s, Listen, at the popular summer festival.

Upping the stakes further, Kim also made the semi-finals with her band, Born Ready, under the same category.

The trio, completed with the addition of Cameron and David Ellis, play a variety of electro-pop styles.

“My mum and my sister are both music teachers, so I grew up in a musical background and I’ve been singing for a few years,” says Kim. “We were going in as the band and I thought I’d do a solo as well to fill in the time. I didn’t expect to get through. I almost cried, I couldn’t really comprehend it.”

Kim also plays guitar and uploads music videos to a YouTube channel.

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Singing star Kim Willis with the sash she was awarded at the weekend’s Caroline Bay Carnival Talent Quest in Timaru.

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District bucks warming trend

By SuSan SandyS

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New Zealand experienced its hottest year on record last year, but Mid Canterbury only made the record books for cold weather.

Niwa released its annual climate summary yesterday. The lowest air temperature of the year was minus 14.1 at Mt Cook on August 8, following Snowdon, in the Rakaia Gorge, recording minus 9.7 on August 7, the third lowest air temperature of the year.

Since records began in 1909, 2016 was the warmest year, surpassing New Zealand’s previous warmest in 1998.

The nationwide average temperature for 2016 was 13.4 degrees celsius, 0.8 above the 1981 to 2010 annual average. The highest air temperature of the year was 35.5 degrees at Clyde and Alexandra on February 3.

The mean temperature in Ashburton for the year was a mere 11.6 degrees, compared to a long

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FORECAST Summer will come out of hiding tomorrow, when the mercury is set to hit 28 degrees.

A fine day with morning cloud and northeasterlies precedes a few showers, fine weather with southerlies for a time on Thursday, when the temperature is to reach 27 degrees.

Temperatures so far this summer

for Mid Canterbury have hovered in the coolish range, according to MetService data. Only 15 days out of the last 31 have climbed over 20 degrees.

Rain has also been a regular feature, with over 22 millimetres having fallen so far this year in Ashburton, compared to the longterm average of 15 millimetres.

term average mean of 11.7 for the town. At Winchmore it was 11 degrees, compared to the average of 11.3.

The figures put Mid Canterbury’s mean temperatures for 2016 in the normal range, as they are within a 0.5 degree variability range from the long-term average.

Annual rainfall totals for 2016 were near normal for much of the country, but high in some areas and below normal in others, including Mid Canterbury.

Ashburton received 627 millimetres of rain and Winchmore 516, compared to their respective averages of 681 and 713.

Rainfall recorded at Methven was 740 millimetres, while the mean temperature was 11.6 degrees. No long-term averages for the ski town were available due to the weather station having only been in operation since 2009.

There were two very windy months for the year – May and August. However it was in March that strong winds affected much

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of the South Island, including Mt Somers and Darfield where there were numerous out-of-control bush and scrub fires. In September strong winds hit Canterbury again, cutting power to households and leaving two people injured after a tree toppled onto their car near Tai Tapu.

Niwa principal scientist Chris Brandolino said three factors contributed to last year’s recordbreaking warm conditions. They were warmer-than-average ocean temperatures, winds from the north and north-west, and climate change.

New Zealand had warmed one degree over the past 100 years due to climate change.

Meanwhile, Niwa is forecasting average to above average temperatures for coastal Canterbury for the next three months, and near normal rainfall.

Neutral conditions, with only a small chance of El Nino or La Nina, were expected over the next three months and continuing into autumn.

The West Coast has held on to its dubious record as the wettest place in New Zealand, albeit in the Southern Alps. Niwa’s annual climate summary, out yesterday, confirms the Cropp River, near the Hokitika Gorge, had 11921mm of rain – 11 metres – followed closely by the nearby Tuke River, behind Ross, with 11,373mm, and in third place the Doon River with 9892mm. At lower altitudes, Milford Sound was wettest at 9259mm, followed by Franz Josef Glacier 5235mm and Haast 4131mm.

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Inquiries into death Two investigations are under way into the death of a highly respected data expert with Christchurch’s earthquake recovery authority. Father of two Julian Carver, the former chief information officer at CERA, died unexpectedly at a psychiatric hospital in Christchurch on January 2 aged just 44. The matter is now under investigation by both the Canterbury District Health Board (CDHB) and the Coroner.

CDHB chief medical officer Dr Sue Nightingale said it was carrying out a Serious Incident Review to ascertain the facts.

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Fire sparks detour Motorists travelling between the West Coast and Canterbury yesterday were urged to go through Lewis Pass after an early morning fire at Mount Horrible kept State Highway 73 closed until late morning, when it reopened to single lane. About five helicopters were used to tackle the fire. The blaze broke out early yesterday, with the first fire crews on the ground shortly after 2am. - NZME

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■ CATES BUILDING

Question mark hangs over historic building

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The fate of one of Ashburton’s historic commercial buildings will be known next month after a commissioner decides whether it should be demolished or restored.

The owners of what is known as the Cates Building on West Street have applied to the Ashburton District Council for a resource consent to demolish the elderly structure.

The application was publicly notified and attracted five submissions, all objections to the demolition.

Those objectors to the demolition are Nigel Gilkison who suggests the building could easily be brought up to the required strength and that this should be done because of its historic value, Heritage NZ Pouhere Taonga, Historic Places Mid Canterbury, Julie Luxton and Maxine Watson who all want the building preserved because of its historical significance.

The most significant feature of the building has been identified as its curved roof.

Owners CJ Redmond Ltd want to demolish the building and re-

The historic Cates Building on West Street will be the subject of a planning hearing next month to decide whether it can be demolished or whether parts of it should be retained.

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build on the site. In its report the owners say that only a small area of the building is original and that bringing it up to code compliance is likely to cost about $2.6 million.

In a report prepared for the council, planner Stewart Fletcher said the owner was seeking complete demolition of the building.

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The building was constructed in two main stages. The first, the section that fronts West Street and is two storey, was built pre-1900.

The second stage, the single storey section at the rear is thought to have been built in the mid 1900s. Side and rear concrete reinforced block walls were constructed later, in the 1960s/70s.

The West Street façade was also altered in the mid-1960s with the ground floor wall being demolished and replaced with a new wall, windows and doors.

The building was once part of a series of grain stores adjoining one another fronting West Street.

It is the last remaining evidence of the area’s links with the grain industry.

It is listed as a Group A building on the Ashburton District Plan heritage schedule. Group A items are considered to be of national or regional significance. These places are considered to be of special or outstanding value.

The building/site is also considered to be an archaeological site, as defined by the Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga Act 2014, as it was associated with pre-1900 human activity.

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■ THE FIRST MILK TASTE COMPETITION

A milk tasting – it’s a thing A unique Milk Taste Competition is expected to increase demand from Chinese consumers for New Zealand produced fresh UHT milk.

Initiated by Milk New Zealand, The First Milk Taste Competition was held in Canterbury recently to demonstrate to Chinese consumers that there is variability in the taste, smell and colour of milk.

Milk New Zealand is one of the largest dairy farm groups in New Zealand with 29 farms milking 30,000 cows on 12,000 ha, producing around 10m KgMS each year. The milk production from four of the company’s farms is processed by Miraka producing Theland UHT products which are exported to China.

Justine Kidd, newly appointed CEO Agribusiness for the 16 Central North Island farms (owned by Theland Tahi Farm Group) and 13 South Island farms (owned by Purata Farming Ltd), said consumers increasingly want reassurance about how food is produced.

“There is no better way to demonstrate this than through film, so we filmed various aspects of production at our North Island farms, before recording the Milk Taste Competition which was held at Purata’s Delaborin Dairies in Hororata and which coincided with our end-of-year function. The eventual programme will screen

online, on shopping channels and instore television screens in China.

“The Milk Taste Competition involved six members of the Purata team blind-tasting full cream milk. The team graded the milk according to taste, colour and smell and not surprisingly the milk with the highest protein and fat content, was the most popular.

“The event was attended by the Purata farm team and their families and a number of awards were presented including Milk Taste Master and Highest Protein. The day’s programme also included a variety of team and family orientated competitions with prizes ranging from a weekend get-away to Queenstown to $200 and $100 gift cards for such things as innovation, best team work, best family work and cutest calf – won by calf number seven, Ritchie McCalf.”

Kidd said the Milk Taste Competition, and the resulting footage, would put a positive spotlight on the quality and integrity behind the production of Theland UHT milk and on New Zealand dairying in general.

“Involving our farm team in the event also provided them with a wider perspective of the business they are part of. They now have a clearer sense of the connection between what they do on farm, and the end consumer.”

Milk taste competition judges (from left) Ruwan Wijayasena, Michael Woodward, Brett Walter, Justine Kidd, Aidan O’Leary and Kirsti Lovie.

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Applause for stay home parenting pay Sue Newman

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hen it comes to a choice of caring for children at home and missing out on a second income or putting those children in care to keep the cash coming in, for many families financial commitments mean there is little choice.

Ask most couples with young children how they make ends meet and many will say the only way is by both parents working. And that means children in daycare, often for long periods of time each day.

And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with the great daycare facilities we have in the Ashburton District, they’re well-staffed by highly skilled and empathetic adults and for most youngsters time spent there is a happy time.

But at the end of the day, childcare is not home; pre-school staff are not mum or dad.

Young families are victims of a society wrapped up in a not-sosubtle pressure to have it all – new homes, new furniture, nice cars and a hefty mortgage, a lifestyle that can only be sustained if two pay packets are coming in.

Throw children into the mix and once maternity leave expires, then those families are on slim pickings.

That means cut the lifestyle or go back to work.

The Family First group has come up with another option – pay a parent to stay home and look after pre-schoolers.

It’s healthy for children to spend time in pre-school education and the government has made that possible by its 20 hours free for three and four-year-olds. That deal ensures that whether or not both parents are working every child has an opportunity to start the readyfor-school process.

Check out most facilities and they’ll have a large number of under threes whose mums and dads are working to make ends meet. A pay-to-stay-home package would take care of that.

We’re raising a generation of children, many of whom spend more time with carers than they do with their own parents. While that might be a better option for a few, for the majority that shift in care may be creating a subtle shift in relationship building that may not show until adulthood. By then it will be too late, the damage will be done.

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BY KATIE MORLEY Amazon Echo owners have been issued a security warning after a number in the United States automatically ordered dolls’ houses being discussed on a TV show.

The high-tech gadgets have become a recent addition to hundreds of thousands of UK homes, after being one of the most popular presents at Christmas.

Owners can ask virtual assistant “Alexa” to carry out tasks, including internet shopping, using their voice as a command.

But a recent incident has shown that they are vulnerable to making potentially expensive mistakes.

Last week a San Diego TV station sparked complaints after a report about a girl who ordered a dolls’ house via her parents’ Amazon Echo caused devices in viewers’ homes to also attempt to order dolls’ houses.

The show depicted a sixyear-old asking her family’s new Amazon Echo “can you play doll house with me and get me a doll house?”

The device followed the command, ordering a Kid-

Kraft Sparkle Mansion Dollhouse, in addition to “four pounds of sugar cookies”.

The parents realised what had happened and have since added a code for purchases.

They have also donated the dolls’ house to a local children’s hospital.

However, viewers’ Alexa gadgets also complied with the request and also bought dolls’ houses.

Voice-command purchasing is a default option on the Echo.

Experts said the incident highlighted the need for people to password protect their Amazon Echos.

David Emm, a security expert at Kaspersky Labs, a web security firm, said: “People need to find a compromise where they feel comfortable between achieving security and enjoying the convenience of these gadgets.

“It is certainly advisable to opt for having a verbal password or code to minimise the risk.”

He added that a growing wave of cyber criminals are targeting smart devices to hack into people’s accounts.

Amazon did not respond to a request for a comment.

- PA The Amazon Echo, a popular Christmas present in the UK.

■ SOLAR SYSTEM

Space rocks ‘not a threat to Earth’ This week a comet that started life in the outer reaches of our solar system will be visible from Earth for the first time, as it approaches our planet’s orbit.

The comet will be 106 million km from Earth at its closest approach.

Another recently-discovered object, called 2016 WF9, has also been taking a scenic tour of our solar system, approaching Jupiter’s orbit at its greatest distance from the sun, Daily Mail reports.

On February 25 this year, it will approach Earth’s orbit, passing at a distance of nearly 51 million kilometres from Earth.

But Nasa still doesn’t know whether the object is an asteroid or a comet.

The comet, C/2016 U1 NEOWISE, “has a good chance of becoming visible through a good pair of binoculars, although we can’t be sure because a comet’s brightness is notoriously unpredictable,” said Paul Chodas, manager of Nasa’s Center for Near-Earth Object (NEO) Studies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.

This week, comet C/2016 U1 NEOWISE will be in the south-eastern sky shortly before dawn.

An unknown object will approach Earth’s orbit, passing at a distance of nearly 51 million kilometres.

Nasa is unsure exactly how large it is.

It is moving farther south each day and it will reach its closest point to the sun, inside the orbit of Mercury, on January 14, before heading back out to the outer reaches of the solar system for an orbit lasting thousands of years.

While it will be visible from Earth, it is not considered a threat to our planet.

Next month, another object, which is a blurred line between an asteroid and a comet, might also be visible.

This object was discovered

by NEOWISE, the asteroidand-comet-hunting portion of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey

Explorer (WISE) mission, on November 27 last year.

Over the course of 4.9 Earthyears, it has travelled inward, passing under the main asteroid belt and the orbit of Mars until it will swing just inside Earth’s own orbit in February this year.

“The trajectory of 2016 WF9 is well understood, and the object is not a threat to Earth for the foreseeable future,” says Nasa.

What scientists do know is that 2016 WF9 is relatively large: roughly 0.5 to 1 kilometre across.

It is quite dark, reflecting only a few per cent of the light that falls on its surface.

Its body resembles a comet in its reflectivity and orbit, but appears to lack the characteristic dust and gas cloud that defines a comet.

2016 WF9 could have cometary origins,” said Deputy Principal Investigator James “Gerbs” Bauer at JPL. “This object illustrates that the boundary between asteroids and comets is a blurry one; perhaps over time this object has lost the majority of the volatiles that linger on or just under its surface.”

After discovering more than 34,000 asteroids during its original mission, NEOWISE was brought out of hibernation in 2013 to find and learn more about asteroids and comets that could pose an impact hazard to Earth.

If 2016 WF9 is a comet, it would be the 10th discovered since reactivation, but if it turns out to be an asteroid, it would be the 100th discovered since reactivation.

Near-Earth objects (NEOs) absorb most of the light that falls on them and re-emit that energy at infrared wavelengths.

This enables NEOWISE’s infrared detectors to study both dark and light-coloured NEOs with nearly equal clarity and sensitivity.

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Carey ‘out of touch’ Mariah Carey has released a detailed public statement about her infamous botched New Year’s Eve performance, announcing that she will be taking a break from social media to “be with her loved ones”. The break comes as the Twitter account for Carey’s reality show, Mariah’s World, faces backlash over a post fans slammed as “awful” and “out of touch”. “Her world is our sweet, sweet fantasy,” the Mariah’s World account tweeted over the weekend, alongside a side-by-side picture contrasting Mariah’s air travels with those of the average person.

Avengers get big budget How much money would you be willing to spend to put all your favourite superheroes into one movie? Well, if you went with $700 million then you’re bang on the money. That’s how much the twopart sequel Avengers: Infinity War will cost. The two movies, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, are about to start filming, and the extravagent budget has been revealed. The Telegraph reports that Avengers: Infinity War will cost $NZ700 million. Robert Downey Jr alone got paid $57 million for his last appearance as Iron Man in last year’s Captain America: Civil War.

Another baby for Kidman?

She is already a mother of four – and is fast approaching her 50th birthday – but Nicole Kidman yesterday reveals her desire to have another child. The Hollywood A-lister has suffered several “heartbreaks” during her attempts to conceive, but says she still hopes to become pregnant again in 2017 as “children are the joy of my life”. “In everything that has happened in my life, being a mother has been the overriding thing that has changed everything and made it better,” she said in an interview with The Mail on Sunday.

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In brief Battening the hatches A powerful storm blasted the Sierra Nevada with waves of torrential rain and heavy snowfall, leaving a vast swath of California bracing for potentially disastrous floods, avalanches and mudslides.

The latest weather comes just days after the mountains around Lake Tahoe and Yosemite received several centimetres of snow over the span of a week. This week’s forecast is for several more cm of snow, as well as heavy rain, part of a meteorological phenomenon known as the “Pineapple Express,” which brings a river of warm moisture north from the tropics.

- PA

Shark fin cargo ban Air China has become the first airline in mainland China to ban shark fin cargo, marking a dramatic shift in attitudes towards trade in endangered wildlife in the country and throwing a lifeline to shark populations threatened with imminent extinction. The news came just a week after China also announced plans to ban its domestic ivory trade, a landmark decision of vital importance in ending an epidemic of elephant poaching in Africa.

- PA

Power vacuum in Iran Israeli police investigates the scene of an attack in Jerusalem yesterday. A Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers, killing four people and wounding 15 others.

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■ ISRAEL

Attack part of pattern Tel Aviv Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has connected a deadly truck ramming in East Jerusalem that left four soldiers dead with similar attacks last year in Europe.

“This is part of the same pattern inspired by Islamic State, that we saw first in France, then in Germany and now in Jerusalem,” he said.

Three women and one man, all in their 20s, were killed in what police described as a “terrorist attack.”

In addition, at least 15 people were injured, several critically, according to local hospitals.

The deaths and injuries occurred after a truck swerved into a group of soldiers getting off a bus in East Jerusalem, according to police.

Netanyahu said the man be-

lieved to have been the driver in Sunday’s attack, later identified by police as 28-year-old Fadi alQanbar, was an “Islamic State supporter.”

The attacker was shot and killed by people at the scene.

Israeli security teams closed down Jabel Mukaber, the Palestinian neighbourhood the attacker was from, Netanyahu said.

According to police, nine people were arrested in East Jerusalem in connection with the attack, five of whom were family members of the attacker.

Netanyahu and Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman visited the scene under heavy guard ahead of a special Security Cabinet meeting.

The Security Cabinet decided on a series of measures, including allowing Islamic State sym-

pathisers to be put under administrative detention, the Times of Israel reported.

The cabinet also decided not to release the attacker’s body and to demolish his home as soon as possible, it reported.

According to the Times of Israel, the soldiers were in Jerusalem as part of a military initiative bringing troops to see sites of historical and national importance.

Police sealed off the area for investigation as ambulances transported the wounded to hospitals.

Emergency services had to free several people who were trapped under the truck, according to local media.

An emergency services worker told Israeli television that it was “the worst attack with a vehicle that we’ve recently seen in Jerusalem.”

Lea Schrieber, a tour guide who witnessed the attack, told The Israel Project organisation she heard shouts and saw the truck go into reverse and hit the group of soldiers a second time.

The Hamas movement praised the attack, calling it proof that the Palestinian uprising was not dead, but did not take credit for it.

The US State Department issued a statement condemning the “brutal” and “horrific” attack, and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini also strongly denounced the attacks.

“There can be no justification for such a crime: the EU will continue to work with those who seek peace and denounce those who pursue violence and terror,” she said, according to a statement.

- DPA

■ AUSTRALIA

Massive P stash hidden in washing powder Up to 300 kilograms of pure pseudoephedrine has been discovered hidden in a consignment of washing powder shipped to Melbourne.

A 40 foot container allegedly held 160 boxes of pseudoephedrine hidden among more than 900 boxes of washing powder.

Five men have been charged

with drug importation offences after police seized the drug precursor, the Australian Federal Police said yesterday.

The accused men appeared in court on the weekend.

The pseudoephedrine is believed to have come from Vietnam. It arrived into Melbourne in mid-December.

Pseudoephedrine is a main ingredient in methamphetamine.

Authorities say the seized precursor could have produced methamphetamine valued at $42 million wholesale.

It could have 1.5 million hits worth more than $200 million on the street.

- AAP

The death of former Iranian President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani could have a major influence on key upcoming events.

Rafsanjani, one of the most influential figures in Iran since the Islamic revolution and a driving force for moderation, died at the age of 82 after suffering an apparent heart attack.

- PA

Baby killer confesses A woman accused of killing her newborn baby boy more than 20 years ago has been charged with manslaughter after allegedly confessing to a friend. Detective Inspector Geoff Marsh says detectives waited two decades for the right piece of information before a woman came forward in December claiming the accused had admitted to the crime. The 43-year-old Manoora woman has been charged with manslaughter, misconduct with regards to a corpse and concealing the birth of a child.

- AAP

Bushfires in Perth Strong winds are expected to fan the flames of an out of control bushfire threatening homes in the outer Perth suburb of Upper Swan. Residents in Copley Road, St Albans Road and Coondaree Parade have been warned that there is a direct threat to their homes. Others in the area are being urged to act now or they will be putting their lives at risk. - AAP

Strike causes chaos Thousands of London Underground workers went on strike yesterday after their unions rejected a lastminute offer to avert a 24-hour walk out, putting the UK capital on course for transportation chaos. Staff at stations in London’s 150-year-old underground rail network began leaving their posts yesterday, forcing Transport for London to shut services and warn of disruptions. “This strike will cause misery to millions of Londoners,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan tweeted.

- PA

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■ REAL ESTATE

Auckland house sales, prices down Auckland house sales and prices fell last month as the country’s biggest city continued to enjoy a glut of properties on the block, realtor Barfoot & Thompson says.

The number of houses sold in Auckland fell 24 per cent to 721 and the median sale price slipped 1.2 per cent to $840,000 in December, Barfoot said in a statement.

The median price was up 5 per cent from December 2015, while the volume of sales was down 9.4 per cent.

“While prices definitely eased there was certainly no suggestion that current prices are under any great downward pressure and normal sales numbers are being achieved,” said managing director Peter Thompson.

The slowdown in Auckland’s housing market came as Barfoot, the city’s biggest realtor, had 3270 properties on its books at the end of the month, up 35 per cent from a year earlier, and the biggest available stock at the end of the year for four years.

Barfoot had 776 new listings in December, less than half than in November, though still up 2.5 per

Auckland house sales and prices fell last month as the country’s biggest city continued to enjoy a glut of properties on the block. cent from a year earlier.

ASB Bank economist Kim Mundy said those rising inventory levels appear “to be taking some of the heat out of Auckland house

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S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

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7,012.74

+42.08

+0.6%

p S&P/NZX 20 index

4,889.98 +25.63 +0.53%

p S&P/NZX All Gross

7,588.08 +43.33 +0.57%

p Rises 84 q Falls 28

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p S&P/ASX 200 index

5,807.4

+51.8

+0.9%

At close of trading on Jan 9, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

19,963.8 +64.51 +0.32% At close of trading on Jan 6, 2017

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7,210.1

makers with rapid price gains seen as crowding out first home buyers who are also stifled in their ability to obtain credit by Reserve Bank-imposed restrictions on

■ NEW ZEALAND ECONOMY

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price growth”, though they’re still near historical lows which should keep a floor on prices.

New Zealand’s housing market has posed problems for policy

highly-leveraged mortgages.

House prices inflation cooled through the latter part of 2016 as banks tightened up their lending policies, and may continue to do so with interest rates now expected to start increasing this year.

Barfoot’s average sale price of $913,709 was down 2.1 per cent from November, its second monthly decline, though still up 5.1 per cent from a year earlier.

Thompson said the monthly dip in prices was similar to what happened in December 2015, when the average sales price slipped 0.8 per cent, the median price rose 0.8 per cent, and the volume of sales fell 19 per cent.

“December’s modest price retreat is similar to what occurred last December and it took until March for the upward price trend to re-appear,” he said.

Sales of million dollar properties accounted for 39.1 per cent of turnover in December compared to 34.9 per cent a year earlier, while sub-$500,000 houses accounted for 7.2 per cent, up from 5.5 per cent in December 2015.

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+14.74

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Exporters welcome lower dollar Exporters look likely to benefit from a weaker New Zealand dollar this year but they will nevertheless be concerned by the possibility of a return to trade protectionism, industry representative Catherine Beard said.

Beard, who is executive director of ManufacturingNZ and ExportNZ, said the currency – which analysts expect to decline against the US dollar this year – was always a big issue for exporters because of the impact it has on their margins.

Analysts expect the New Zealand dollar to come under more downward pressure against the US dollar this year as the greenback picks up steam in anticipation of more rate hikes from the US Federal Reserve and fiscal stimulus from a Donald Trump-

led administration.

Much of New Zealand dollar’s strength in recent years has been brought on by the relative weakness of the US dollar as America embarked on a policy of quantitative easing to get the US economy going ahead after the Global Financial Crisis.

The US Federal Reserve signalled a return to more normal conditions last year raised its fed funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point to a range of 0.5 to 0.75 per cent, which drove the US dollar higher and most other currencies – the kiwi included – lower.

Beard said that while the lower Kiwi was a welcome sight, trade issues looked likely to take centre stage this year.

President-elect Trump has

been unequivocal about his views on free trade, last year saying he would withdraw the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) “from day one”.

“The bigger picture that exporters will be thinking about is the global trade dynamic, and so there are a few issues on the horizon – particularly the tough talk coming out of the Trump administration,” Beard said.

At the same time, it was still unclear exactly how Britain’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) would pan out on world markets, she said.

“The currency is definitely important but the bigger picture will be closely watched in terms of Brexit and what that means for trade,” she said.

- NZME

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–66.4

–0.34%

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–64.5

–1.15%

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■ REVENUE RISE

Pushpay shares jump 9 per cent Pushpay Holdings shares jumped after the mobile payments app developer said annualised committed monthly revenue (ACMR) grew $US7.3 million in the December quarter, exceeding its performance in the prior period.

The Auckland-domiciled, Redmond, US-headquartered company lifted ACMR to $41.2 million in the December quarter, more than doubling that figure from a year earlier.

That excludes ACMR derived from Pushpay’s $3.1 million acquisition of church app business Bluebridge in November, and exceeded the previous quarter

ACMR increase by 11 per cent. The company will provide more details in its full quarterly update to be released on Wednesday, it said.

The shares climbed 9 per cent to $1.95, having risen 23 per cent in the past year. The company said it had nothing material to tell the market in December after its share price dropped 27 per cent in the month, triggering a price enquiry from the NZX, and last week the stock climbed 28 per cent in thin holiday trading.

Pushpay raised $A40 million in a private placement in October ahead of its secondary listing on the ASX and purchase of Blue-

bridge, continuing an expansion that saw revenue soar 308 per cent in the first half while its net loss widened.

The company is targeting US churches with technology that makes it easy for congregations to make donations using their mobile phones and is expanding its mobile payment app to help people pay utility bills.

In October, chief executive and co-founder Chris Heaslip confirmed the company is on target to reach its forecast $100 million of annualised committed monthly revenue by the end of this year.

- NZME

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‘Too soon’ to worry about lack of sun

By Linda CLarke

Linda.c@theguardian.co.nz

Mid Canterbury farmers aren’t panicking about the lack of sunshine.

Valetta arable farmer David Clark says Canterbury’s changeable weather could still deliver the hot, dry days needed to ripen crops before harvest. “It’s too soon to be worried.”

About 17mm of rain has fallen in Ashburton over the past four days and Clark said the moisture was welcome.

“Ten days ago we were under pressure with irrigation and struggling to keep up.

Now we have caught up, some

sun would be nice.”

He said farmers’ fungicide programmes would be tested as they kept an eye out for disease; most cannot spray now before harvest.

“You can keep an eye out for disease, but there is little option because of the withholding periods.”

Crops are looking good though in the lead-up to harvest.

“The weather is so changeable in Canterbury. It might be screaming nor’west with blistering heat for two weeks and we’d be dry.”

Data released by Niwa yesterday showed 516mm of rain

was recorded at Winchmore last year; Methven recorded 740mm and Ashburton 627mm.

Sunshine hours for the year totalled 2243, well behind the sunniest spot in the country Richmond, which had 2840 hours.

Farmers inland from Ashburton reported a frost last Thursday, with records showing some eight hours of temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius.

FAR has advised farmers that seed yields could be affected by a severe frost and damage would show as bleached seed heads.

Right – Mid Canterbury farmers are hoping for blue skies and fine weather for the rest of the month.

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NZ Inc brand getting closer As New Zealand’s consumer markets become more diverse and sophisticated in their tastes and needs, conversation here at home is growing about the need for a cohesive “NZ story” that compels them to continue choosing New Zealand food products.

The conversation has become more urgent as this country’s competitors have ramped up their own efforts to pitch their particular story to the same markets the New Zealand primary sector supplies.

The highest profile is Ireland’s Origin Green initiative. Setting standards for sustainability and animal welfare, it is achieving major buy-in across the farming and processing sector, winning the hearts and minds of the Irish public along the way.

But Bayleys country manager Simon Anderson says New Zealand also has a story to tell about its food origins and production that is at least as compelling as Ireland’s, and one that is already evolving throughout the provinces.

“When you look over the landscape of our primary sector you can see this. In Hawke’s Bay we are seeing an extremely successful regional apple industry developing with some really innovative marketing and brands that are going from strength to strength.

Alongside that is a high value artisan food product sector that is putting a local ‘story’ behind the products.”

He also points to Marlborough’s hugely successful wine industry, with sauvignon blanc enchanting

tastebuds around the world and drawing its own following of wine tourists and aficionados.

Departing Massey University vice chancellor and New Zealand food champion Steve Maharey said the opportunity to create a New Zealand story, wrap it in a quality standard mark and spin it off into other areas of the economy like tourism is significant.

“We often don’t give visiting overseas tourists enough to spend their money on while here. We want them to be able to enjoy high quality food in regions like Marlborough and then know they can also buy it when they get back home.”

He, like many, is fully supportive of a collaborative effort to tell a story embodied in a certifiable quality mark about New Zealand’s

food, where it comes from, how it is grown and the people behind it.

Similarly dry stock farmer and trade envoy Mike Petersen is confident a unified plan for a national brand is starting to come together.

This is after acknowledging he has spent years “banging on” about the issue. He is careful to point out having product certified with a stamp of national integrity does not reduce the importance of also having a good product brand on top of it.

“But that stamp provides the foundation and certifies the integrity of the product to the consumer.”

He says New Zealand is unique in how it exports almost 90 per cent of what it grows. But is also exporting to increasingly diverse markets, compared to countries

like Ireland where the bulk of product is sold within a relatively homogenous European market.

With that comes a need for New Zealand to be able to make the message, or the “story” more adaptable to the markets being pitched to.

For example market research conducted by Caroline Saunders, Lincoln University professor of trade and environmental economics, has shown Chinese consumers rank animal welfare less than Indian consumers. Indian consumers rate animal welfare 15 per cent more significantly than their Chinese counterparts.

Petersen is hopeful the drive for a national integrity stamp will spread further and fully expects to see something formulated within the year.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy While frustrating for holidaymakers, the recent weather has been good for grass growth and most areas have plentiful feed supplies.

Pastures appear less dominant in clover than in previous years, but winter crop establishment looks strong and ground cover has now been achieved.

The Opuha Dam is full again after bigger inflows and lighter spring irrigation demand, and the company is confident plenty of water will be available for the rest of the season.

As yet no reports of any velvet leaf sightings in fodder beet crops, but managers are urged to be vigilant in checking for this invasive weed.

Two milk auctions since the last report and unfortunately both have headed downwards as the market took a breather from the recent upsurge.

Whole milk powder prices were affected the worst by this adjustment, and in the last auction prices fell 7.7 per cent in a market short of bidders.

Bank analysts are still comfortable with the present price levels and are confident the yearly $6 forecast is still achievable, but this fall will reinforce the need for managers to reduce costs in their operations.

Dairy farm real estate has started moving again with agents heralding a record payment of $55,500/ha for a Bay of Plenty farm, but in reality the banks have tightened the lending rates as they look to reduce their exposure to this sector.

Lamb Processing demand has lifted, but feed conditions aligned with the poor present returns have farmers chasing heavier weights.

Prices have remained steady over the Christmas break, and are now at a similar level to where they were last year, but with the currency much stronger in a market where product demand is firm in all destinations, farm gate returns are still disappointing.

Reports suggest stud ram sales have been soft with meat breeds popular, but maternal sires harder to shift.

Alliance’s chairman predicts more plant

Mark Love

closures as the “shift from sheep” continues, but some hope could arrive for an ovine revival with a PGP partnership starting its sheep milking programme with Spring Sheep Milk and MPI as the investors.

Autumn mutton contracts are now being offered at $2.80-$2.90/kg cwt and present returns for cull ewes are at a yearly high.

Surplus store ewes are selling for around a $100 per head, and with cattle prices remaining high and feed supplies strong, demand could increase for quality animals.

Wool The last sale of 2016 in the north, saw the market recover slightly at the new lows, but at around $4/kg clean for crossbred wool no-one is happy.

Lambs wool sales have also started in a disappointing manner at 414c/kg clean, which is over $2/kg behind last year, and for some will make the practice of shearing lambs questionable.

A large combined Island sale with 22,000 bales of wool rostered this week will test the market, especially as the quality of product offered will now be showing signs of the wet damp weather and plentiful feed.

Beef Feed conditions have kept processing supplies in the south behind the norm as farmers look to put more weight on their animals and hope that oncoming dry conditions will lower the cost of replacement animals.

In the US, the market has fallen further for manufacturing contracts and the domestic market has been receiving bigger volumes than last year, adding further pressure to weak prices.

Saleyard prime steers in the south finished the year strongly with prices close to the spring yearly highs, but with few available replacements and those expensive, profits may not be as strong as they appear.

Deer Venison schedules remain strong over the summer period with schedules about $50/ head better than the same stage last year.

The velvet stand-off continues, with buyers awaiting the tariff cuts of January 1st and with the Chinese audit proving slow to approve regulatory changes the market appears stalled.

Last year’s A grade average of $125/kg appears at present unlikely to be achieved, although marketers report demand continues to grow and the supply increase is manageable.

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Ashburton’s patriotic concerts

BY BRIAN W. PRITCHARD

J

ust 10 days after August 4, 1914, when Britain and the Empire declared war on Kaiser Wilhelm II following the German invasion of Belgium – advertisements appeared in the Ashburton Guardian for the first patriotic concerts to be held in Ashburton since the 1899-1902 Boer War. The concerts were in aid of the newly-established War Fund, a national appeal loosely organised on a district basis – here, by the Ashburton Patriotic Committee.

The fund aimed to equip enlisting soldiers with more than the basics supplied by the government. As an August 14, 1914, advertisement proclaimed: “Military saddles and bridles are urgently needed, there being no time to manufacture the number required before our troops depart.”

Many soldiers supplied their own kit, including horses.

The fund would also accumulate finances to eventually support returning wounded soldiers and their families.

A patriotic concert The committee’s advertisement proudly proclaimed: “Ashburton will joyfully bear its share of the burden!”

And so, on August 19, 1914, Ashburtonians flocked to the Theatre Royal in Wills Street for a Grand Patriotic Concert in aid of the War Fund.

The concert got under way in great style. The Ashburton Pipe Band led a procession of the local company of territorials, the Temperance Brass Band and two companies of senior cadets, made up of youths aged 14 and over. They processed from the Drill Shed in Burnett Street via Tancred, East and Wills streets to the theatre.

Inside the theatre, flags, and red, white and blue bunting, decorated the walls. The names of the four allies – Belgium, France, Britain and Russia – stretched across the proscenium arch.

According to the Ashburton Guardian, the theatre was “crowded to its utmost limits”.

Extra seats had been put on the stage but those still without accommodation filled the aisles and gangways.

The event had the patronage of the mayor Henry Davis and the borough and county councils.

Mrs John Forrester, formerly Mrs Donald McLean, a leading figure in musical circles as pianist, composer and teacher, had charge of the musical arrangements. Unsurprisingly she had secured some of the town’s most eminent performers and had a couple of her own patriotic songs in the programme.

She was joined by Mr R. Hall and Mrs Hall (previously wellknown on the English concert circuit as Madame Agnes Paddon), Mrs H. J. Chapman, who was a fine violinist, and Mr H. S. Gardner, a local businessman and welcome soloist at all manner of concerts.

Together they shouldered most of the vocal work. The two bands chimed in with patriotic and national selections.

The audience joined in the

Top – Ashburton Temperance Band about 1900.

Above – View showing Ashburton’s Theatre Royal in background.

Left – Mrs Chapman, formerly Madam Linay. Her first husband died and she remarried Mr H. J. Chapman.

Right – Advertisement for first patriotic concert to be held August 19, 1914, from the Ashburton Guardian, August 15, 1914. choruses of long-familiar patriotic songs, such as Let Me Like a Soldier Fall and The Lads in Navy Blue. The flood of new patriotic music brought about by the war was yet to come.

Kipling’s beggar Further variety came when Mr F. M. Cordery, who was prominent in local dramatic circles, recited “by special request” Rudyard Kipling’s famous tribute to the apocryphal British soldier of the Boer War. Kipling’s 1899 poem was titled, The Absent-Minded Beggar. It was written for an appeal by Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper, to raise money for soldiers fighting in the South African Boer War and their families. That fund was the

first charitable effort of its type used for a war purpose.

The patriotic poem and song caused a sensation and was frequently performed throughout the Boer War and beyond. Copies of the poem, sheet music and related merchandise were sold to aid the charity and the poem was an unprecedented success, raising more than £250,000 during that period.

The poem was therefore a widely recognised fundraiser, and would have been known to the people of Ashburton.

After 14 years, Kipling’s Absentminded Beggar was well enough known to be recalled to duty in Ashburton, as a fundraiser in its own right, for a new war.

Vigorously delivered, the poem’s refrain “Pass the hat for your credit’s sake, and pay – pay – pay!” brought a tribute of money tossed on to the stage.

Cordery, it seems, was a master.

Each time those words came round, as the Ashburton Guardian described, “he was showered by members of the audience with coins of various descriptions”.

These funds amounted to £4 17s 8d – just over $717.60 in today’s values. In all, the concert raised £62 9s 6d for the Ashburton War Fund, the equivalent of $9439 today.

More patriotic concerts were to follow within a fortnight. These will feature in next week’s heritage page.

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■ TENNIS

In brief

Learning curve for Tearney

By Michael Burgess Kiwi Finn Tearney may have lost yesterday at the ASB Classic – but it feels like he found himself over the last few days at the tournament.

Turning point is an oft-used phrase in sport, but there is no doubt that the New Zealander has given himself much greater impetus for 2017 after his performances at the ASB Classic.

World No 447 Tearney went down 6-4 7-5 to Dutchman Robin Haase yesterday, but impressed with a display that belied a rankings disparity of almost 400 places.

It was the manner of his performance that caught the eye; aggressive, hustling, trying to get to the net as much as possible – a sharp difference to the stock standard baseline battles at this level of men’s tennis.

“I’m really trying to press forward and put pressure on guys,” said Tearney.

“That’s the way I see myself going forward, as opposed to hanging back.

“I’m not sure where it is going to take me but I know I am going to be more successful doing that than just hanging back and rallying.”

Just a few weeks ago Tearney’s confidence had nosedived.

He was top seed at the New Zealand Championships, but was blown away in the final by Artem Sitak, losing 6-2 6-0 in a nervy, hesitant display.

If that was a low point, this week has been a highlight.

Tearney progressed through

Finn Tearney put up a good fight against a much higher ranked opponent at the ASB Classic.

Melbourne-born Jordan Berry’s Pittsburgh Steelers are just two wins away from making the Super Bowl after scorching the Miami Dolphins with a lethal offensive display. The Steelers’ offence, led by the big three of quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, wide-receiver Antonio Brown and running back Le’Veon Bell, beat the Dolphins 30-12 yesterday in minus eight degree Celsius temperatures at Pittsburgh’s Heinz field.

- AAP

Thomas wins Hawaii qualifying – the first Kiwi to do so since 2008 – beating World No 276 Cameron Norrie on the way.

Even though he was vastly overmatched yesterday – world No 59 Haase has been ranked as high as No 33 and has reached six ATP singles finals – the 26-yearold Wellingtonian continued the same proactive approach. “[There are] still areas of improvement but I am trying to be aggressive, trying to come in and that is the way forward for me,” said Tearney.

“A positive step in the right direction.”

Tearney went to an early 3-0 lead in the first set yesterday, but Haase was good enough to respond.

His serve was a major weapon and he banged four consecutive aces – all down the middle – to close out the set.

“I wish I had that, that would be nice to be able to do that,” said Tearney.

“I was standing there and in about four seconds I was at the changeover – set over – after being up 3-0 10 minutes earlier.”

In the second set Tearney again had a 3-0 lead – with some deft touches at the net and strong winners off the backhand wing – and had Haase under pressure at 15-40 on his serve in the fourth game.

“At that stage I was like okay, if I lose this game, this set is gone probably,” said Haase.

“There were one or two great

points there where I he could have finished it actually but then I managed to hold.”

That was Tearney’s big chance, and from there Haase turned the screws.

But it was an impressive effort from the Kiwi – much better than last year’s match against Donald Young – and gives a solid platform for this year.

“I’m a bit gutted I lost but I’m happy with the tournament overall,” said Tearney.

Seventh seed Steve Johnson progressed to the second round of the tournament with a comfortable 6-4 6-3 victory over Stephane Robert while 2015 champion Jiri Vesely trumped Argentinean Horacio Zeballos 6-4 6-3.

- NZME

Clough does best to take out Wylie Memorial taking the final podium position.

A bunch sprint for the minor placing saw Matt Clough came out on top to take fourth spot with the ever-present Brett McGinity in fifth.

Don Sutton rounded out the top six.

Scratch marker Michael Templeton secured fastest time honours riding the distance in 62 minutes 59 seconds.

Co-markers Nathan Tew and Brad Hudson picked up second and third time.

The juniors contested an 18km handicap event.

Hayden Jefferson produced a top shelf ride to claim the win and secure second fastest time.

Scratch rider Mitchell Fitzsimmons took the second place spoils and in doing so also claimed fastest time honours rid-

ing the course in 27 minutes 27 seconds.

Caitlin Titheridge rode strongly to secure third place and third fastest time.

Lily Davidson, Ethan Titheridge, and Oliver Davidson rounded out the top half dozen.

Next week the club will contest a 36km handicap event raced around the Winchmore Church block.

■ CRICKET

Strikers sign Sodhi for the Big Bash The Adelaide Strikers have signed New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi for the Big Bash League in Australia.

He has been called up as an injury replacement for England allrounder Chris Jordan.

Jordan suffered a hamstring injury after running to the bowling crease against the Hobart Hur-

The NRL’s best players are bracing for one of the longest seasons in recent memory as they return from the Christmas break to pre-season training. Clubs returned this week from the summer break, with most players from the Four Nations squads making their first appearance since the end of last season.

It means there will be more than 300 days between the season’s first game and its last.

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Steelers advancing

■ CYCLING

Kerry Clough started the New Year off in the best possible fashion with victory in Tinwald Cycling Club’s 45km handicap event around the Christys Road block on Sunday.

Clough’s win secured him the Alan Wylie Memorial Cup. In the tight charge to the line Clough saw off the challenge of second place getter Shona McGrath-Proctor, with Brian Ellis

Long NRL season

ricanes, but will travel with the squad for treatment.

The BBL technical committee has approved the move, meaning Sodhi can debut in the competition tonight against the Melbourne Stars at the MCG. Sodhi took two for 22 from his four overs in New Zealand’s 27-run victory over Bangladesh in the third

T20 international. He registered three for 36 in the second match.

Under BBL rules governing replacements, he must either play, or be in the 12 for tonight’s match.

In addition to Jordan, the Strikers will be without Travis Head and Billy Stanlake for the remainder of the regular season after they were selected for Australia.

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American Justin Thomas has fended off a final-round challenge from in-form Japanese star Hideki Matsuyama to win the Tournament of Champions in Hawaii. Thomas fired a final round four-under-par 69 at Kapalua’s Plantation course, his 22-under 270 handing him a three-shot victory over Matsuyama (70). Defending champion Jordan Spieth’s sizzling Sunday 64 rocketed him into a three- way tie for third.

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Bucks fail to fire Matthew Dellavedova’s NBA return from injury failed to spark a Milwaukee side missing star Giannis Antetokounmpo against Washington. A quiet Dellavedova was eased back into action off the bench, finishing with two points and four assists in the 107-101 home loss. Wizards shooting guard Bradley Beal led with 26 points, while Jabari Parker stepped up for the Bucks with 28 points with fellow forward Antetokounmpo on the sidelines with illness.

- AAP

Ozil happy at Arsenal Mesut Ozil insists he feels very good at Arsenal, but wants to know the long-term future of manager Arsene Wenger before he commits to signing a new deal.

The German international has yet to pen a fresh contract at the Emirates Stadium, with his current deal having 18 months left to run.

It was reported last month that both Ozil and teammate Alexis Sanchez are seeking parity with the Premier League’s top earners before putting pen to paper on extensions.

- PA

Big guns advance Chelsea and Tottenham have cruised into the fourth round of the FA Cup but Liverpool will have to replay after they were held to 0-0 draw by League Two side Plymouth at Anfield. Pedro scored two of the goals in a 4-1 win over Peterborough for Chelsea, who shrugged off the sending-off of captain John Terry to advance to the last 32 yesterday. Ben Davies and Son Heung Min gave Tottenham a 2-0 victory over Aston Villa in the day’s final match.

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■ BOWLS

Post-section the limit

By Matt MarkhaM

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Ashburton’s lawn bowlers came home with mixed results from the annual National Championships in New Plymouth.

Only a small number of players made the trip north and while none managed to get their names into the shining lights of the week-long championship, there were a few highlights worth mentioning.

Hampstead bowler Benny Hill managed to make his way through to the last 40 in the hotly contested men’s singles event.

He won three of his four games in qualifying and then managed to win his first game in post-section against Clive Phillips 21-16 before he was bundled out of the competition by Raymond Skoglund in the next round.

Hill and Neil Atkinson didn’t have the best of times after that though with their pairs effort resulting in just one win in qualifying before they failed to win a match in the qualifying for the fours.

Former Ashburton player Caitlin Bassett teamed up with Rachel Davies to get to post-section play.

In the women’s events, Allenton’s Rachel Davies teamed up with former Ashburton player Caitlin Bassett to make their way through pairs qualifying.

The won their first three matches comfortably but then put the pressure on by losing their next two matches.

That left them needing a win

in their last match to make it through to the next round and they pulled off a 17-10 victory.

The pair were beaten early in the rounds of post-section play, losing in the last 22.

Davies and Bassett then combined with Nicole Toomey and Amber Down from Wellington in the fours but were unable to make it through the qualifying stage.

Basset missed out on qualifying for the singles with two wins from her four matches.

Stokes Valley’s Blake Signal won the men’s singles title at the tournament while Selina Goddard from the Carlton Cornwall Club won the women’s event.

In the pairs, the composite side of Gary Lawson and Nev Rodda were victorious and Dale Rayner and Ashleigh Jeffcoat won the women’s title while the men’s four were won by Peter Bellis, Richard Girvan, Blake Signal and Lance Tasker and the women’s title was claimed by Jo Edwards, Val Smith, Kirstin Edwards and Tayla Bruce.

■ CRICKET

Master blaster set to face Black Caps He’s Australian cricket’s new batting wonder and now he’s heading our way.

As if Kane Williamson’s Black Caps didn’t have enough to worry about with David Warner, now the Aussies have fast-tracked fellow power hitter Chris Lynn into their national one-day squad – which means he is likely to be heading our way for the Chappell-Hadlee series starting this month.

Lynn has been named in Australia’s squad to face Pakistan in the first ODI on Friday night in Sydney.

The swashbuckling Lynn is confident the elevation can also set him up for a career in test cricket, much like Warner.

Warner became the first Australian since 1877 to represent Australia without playing firstclass cricket in 2009, and has since gone on to become one of the most dominant test batsmen in the world.

Lynn is more experienced at the point of his call-up, but has followed a similar path to the Australian side after impressing selectors with his performances in the Big Bash League.

And like most Australian cricketers, he says attaining a baggy green is still the ultimate dream.

“It is the goal,” Lynn said.

“I haven’t played a one-dayer yet, so I can’t think too far ahead.

“I want to try and feel comfortable in that environment and just go from there.”

Regardless of the match format, Lynn is unlikely to temper

Chris Lynn has been setting the Big Bash alight with his batting exploits. his attacking approach once he enters the international arena.

His 309 runs have come at a strike rate of 177.58 in five BBL matches this summer, and have included 26 sixes.

And he believes that his seeball, hit-ball approach will serve him best no matter the form of the game or the colour of the clothing.

“If I keep it very simple that’s where it works for me and some-

one like David Warner,” Lynn said.

“The more I think about my game though, the technical side, that’s where I start to doubt myself.”

Lynn, too, doesn’t want to be pigeonholed as a limited-overs player in much the same way Warner was in the early years of his career.

He averages 44.39 in 40 Sheffield Shield matches, however

injuries have continued to stunt his chances since his debut in 2010.

“I haven’t played a full season for the Queensland Bulls for four seasons now,” he said.

“My numbers are okay but I haven’t played a full season.”

Lynn also said he was confident a shoulder-turned-neck injury wouldn’t impact on his batting if he was to make his ODI debut on Friday.

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Wanted: a new job description

By DaviD Leggat Corey Anderson, allrounder, is currently Corey Anderson, batsman, and it’s not a comfortable fit.

Even after his thunderous, record-setting 94 not out in New Zealand’s 27-run win in the third and final T20 against Bangladesh at Mt Maunganui on Sunday, Anderson yearns to have the ball back in his left mitt as well.

Back injuries have bedevilled Anderson’s career and he’s making his way back after another layoff.

He last bowled for New Zealand at Visakhapatnam, in the final ODI against India on October 29.

Anderson bowled four overs for 27 as New Zealand were walloped by 190 runs in the deciding match of the five-game series.

Anderson did actually bowl an over in New Zealand’s most recent T20 before the Bangladesh visit. It was in the world T20 semi-final against England last March, and cost 16.

Still the strongly-built left armer makes no bones about it; he wants to be a complete allround performer again.

“I’m just working on it in the background,” Anderson said.

“I’ve been playing as a batter for the last little while and it’s frustrating. But hopefully sooner rather than later I can be back at the bowling crease.”

Anderson quipped that after a match in which New Zealand weren’t the only team dishing out some tap to the opposing bowlers – Bangladesh rushing to 69 in the first six overs of their reply before falling short – that “sometimes you don’t miss bowling much”.

He clouted 10 sixes in his 41ball sprint on Sunday, breaking Brendon McCullum’s old mark of eight sixes in his century against Australia in Christchurch seven years ago.

For all that, Anderson takes his allround role seriously.

“It would be nice being back bowling. I turn into a bit of a better batter.

“You feel a complete player being back in the game and you feed off that (full involvement). If you miss out with the bat you try and perform with the ball, and vice versa.”

Anderson is loathe to put a time frame on his return to bowling.

For certain, when he does return it will be in small doses.

“I’d steer clear of time frames,” 26-year-old Anderson said.

“If you put markers in place you tend to rush when things aren’t going smoothly. Where the finish point is I’m unsure, but we’ll get there slowly and steadily.”

Anderson is not in the first test squad and offered a cautionary note to those expecting New Zealand to steamroll Bangladesh.

“In years gone by, they’ve tended to be a team who rolled over.

But now they’re starting to fight in their games. The boys have got to make sure they stay on task, stick to their plans and don’t give them an inch in the test series.” - NZME

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■ NEW TACKLE RULES

Will new laws ruin rugby?

They will adjust because they have to. The game will survive.

There’s only one thing fans agree on around the new rugby laws – they are going to change forever the game we love.

But which camp do you sit in ... the glass-half-full view that says the game has to change and we need to show patience?

Or the glass-half-empty view where you fear the changes will be so profound, the game will be ruined?

Here are some of the pros and cons already emerging after a full round of professional rugby in the northern hemisphere over the weekend ...

Paul Pessimist:

Games will be decided by red cards.

The game’s gone soft.

Steve Hansen got it right when he said this is a fast-moving game with big, hard athletes.

Accidents happen. The Barrington incident shows a player will now be red-carded regardless of intention. There will be more cards flying than a back-alley poker game and we’ll have less players than in a football game.

Peter Positive:

Peter Positive:

Take a chill pill and go and watch the movie Concussion.

Players are humans and not here for our entertainment only.

They need to be protected (often from themselves), so they actually know the names of those grandkids at their feet in 30 years from now.

The game can’t be mired in the 1970s. Deal with it.

Paul Pessimist:

Take a packed lunch and pillow to your next big game.

Did you see how long it took for the men-in-the-muddle to sort out the Richard Barrington incident in the big English game at the weekend?

Three-and-a-half bloody minutes!

Imagine five of them a game (and that’s not hard to imagine).

We will be watching games until midnight.

Will the All Blacks benefit from the new laws?

Peter Positive:

Imagine how good the All Blacks could be under the new laws One clear and undisputable impact of the new laws is that the tackle area is now dramatically lowered.

If tacklers cannot go high any longer and wrap up the ball player’s arms, a skilful team of offloaders is going to create attacking mayhem. If you’re anxious, just imagine Sonny Bill Williams and Kieran Reid going berserk against the Lions.

Paul Pessimist:

Imagine the mayhem at club and schoolboy level.

Did you see how much resource the refs in the Barrington incident had to make their deci-

sion? Countless camera angles and replays, a TMO! Club and schoolboy games won’t have access to that. Even NPC games won’t. What chance has any amateur referee got of getting a Barrington-style call right?

Refs already have a diabolical job at lower grade levels.

It just got harder.

Peter Positive:

Games will be decided by discipline.

The game has to introduce discipline into its defence. This is the only way for it to happen.

Players will now know a reckless or careless act will almost certainly result in scenarios like an automatic red card – and even a penalty try – if the circumstances warrant.

There are signs they’ve got it right.

The fabric of the game remains unchanged.

Physicality will still be rewarded, but there were also some damn good tries scored in northern rugby last weekend.

It will all settle down shortly and rugby will remain the game we love.

Case rested.

Paul Pessimist:

All the signs say they’ve got it wrong.

Look at the Exeter-Saracens game at the weekend. There were more concussions suffered by tacklers.

When the tacklers are being injured more often than the ball carrier, it’s a sure sign World Rugby has got this horribly wrong.

And contests for the high ball?

Gone forever! Like me!

Case rested.

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■ OPINION

Don’t jump to any conclusions just yet

By Nigel yaldeN

P

ump the brakes, rugby fans.

You are going to need plenty of patience, as we come to grips with World Rugby’s new high-tackle laws that came into effect just five days ago.

And if this weekend’s action up north is any indication, we’re going to have our patience tested quite vigorously.

The initial reaction, just like the initial response when these rules were first unveiled, was always going to be emotive, especially by those who feel they have been slighted by them.

But while remembering that we are looking at a very small sample size, an incident from a game between Welsh club Scarlets and Irish side Ulster gave me cause to pause.

In it, the scrum-half darts to the left-hand side of the ruck; the No.8 peels off the side and stops the halfback, who is going low for the try-line, with a tackle that gets him in that grey area, across the shoulder/chin area The ball-carrier had his head tucked down.

Under the new rulings, it was deemed a high tackle and a yel-

Is it a high tackle? Is it a yellow card? Is it a red card? low card was issued.

And as it was foul play that prevented a try from being scored, by definition, a penalty try was also awarded.

Three things stood out for me.

First of all, based on the rules of the game, referee Marius Mitrea and television match official Carlo Damasco made the correct calls.

Secondly, the officials missed the contact to the head made by the right wing, who threw a lazy arm out and caught the Scarlets halfback with a harmless, yet

relevant, slap across the face, because under the new rules, that’s a yellow card too.

And finally, both players bounced up and got ready for the next play.

There was no injury on the play, not that the Scarlets medics checked their player following the high tackle, but that’s another issue ... or is it?

If you are rightly going to be so strict on the issue of contact with the head, be it reckless, incidental or deliberate, then World Rugby needs to be equally

as strict in the enforcing of the assessment of head knocks, which in my opinion, is not currently the case.

Yes, this is just one incident, highlighted by us media types because of the closeness of the game and the desire to show how these new rules will impact games going forward, but it did so very effectively.

I repeat, it is very, very early days and while the initial concerns of more learned rugby observers than I were realised at the weekend, let us observe and ponder for a few more weeks, thus allowing us time to make some informed, rational assessments on it.

The positive from a Super Rugby point of view is players in New Zealand, South Africa, Argentina and Australia will have the next six weeks, which includes training, pre-season games and the Tens in Brisbane, to make the necessary adjustments, which is far greater and more technical than the simplified view of “just tackle lower”.

If only their Northern Hemisphere counterparts had been afforded the same luxury, rather than having the change thrust upon them mid-season. - NZME

Kiwis show top form New Zealanders often showcase moments of exquisite skill wherever they ply their trade in the rugby world.

A prime example of this came in a losing cause in the weekend’s Aviva Premiership in England.

Harlequins beat Sale Sharks 2926, but the match highlight was a crosskick by Sharks No 7 and former Otago loose forward TJ Ioane.

Late in the piece, he put in a perfectly weighted kick for his wing Denny Solomona, who expertly scooped up the ball on the half volley to score a brilliant try.

Alas, it was too late to force victory, but did give the Sharks, who also fielded Johnny Leota, Bryn Evans and Halani Aulika, a bonus point.

The Quins had Nick Evans (10) and Alofa Alofa (13) in their starting XV, while George Naoupu, whose wife Sene looks likely to be playing in the Women’s World Cup for Ireland later in 2017, came off the bench.

Gloucester were impressive in dispatching Jackson Willison’s Worcester 55-19, with props John Afoa and Josh Hohneck scoring tries. Also involved for the Cherry and Whites were Tom Marshall, Jeremy Thrush, Motu Matu’u and Joe Latta.

Three goals from Jimmy Gopperth helped Wasps to a 22-16 victory over Leicester, who had Mike FitzGerald at lock and Brendon O’Connor at No 8.

Teimana Harrison’s Northampton edged Bristol 32-26, despite a 21-point haul from fullback Jason Woodward. Mark Sorenson and Jack Lam saw action off the bench.

Sean Maitland’s Saracens drew 13-all with Thomas Waldrom’s Exeter.

Tane Takalua’s Newcastle Falcons upset fourth-placed Bath 24-22. Making their first appearances for Bath were former Otago captain and loose forward Paul Grant and former Crusaders centre Robbie Fruean.

In a European Champions Cup catch-up game, rescheduled after the November death of Munster coach Anthony Foley, Munster convincingly defeated RacingMetro 32-7 at Paris’ Colombes stadium, where the home side had dropped just two of its last 26 games.

Tyler Bleyendaal kicked five goals for the Irish province, while Rhys Marshall was a replacement, as was Francis Saili, in his longawaited comeback.

Joe Rokocoko, Casey Laulala, Anthony Tuitavake, Chris Masoe and Ali Williams also played, meaning there were six former All Blacks in the home side’s squad.

In the French Top 14, La Rochelle continued their rise, beating Castres 22-8, anchored by a try to No 8 Victor Vito.

Clermont went clear at the top of the log with a decisive 30-6 win over Ma’a Nonu’s Toulon.

Isaia Toeava, Fritz Lee and Benson Stanley appeared for Les Jaunards.

Scarlets, with Johnny McNicholl at fullback and Hadleigh Parkes at second five, beat Ulster 16-13.

- NZME

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■ SWISSTA

Surprise Derby package A horse bought for a crack at the country’s biggest pot of juvenile gold is now making smooth progress toward the richest three-year-old prize.

High early hopes went unfulfilled with Swissta, but his connections now only have eyes for the $1 million Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby.

“My son Jason was going to come over and ride him at Ellerslie the Christmas before last in the maiden two-year-old race and then come back for the Karaka Million, but the horse went shin sore,” trainer Richard Collett said.

“He did show a good turn of foot as a young horse and it’s been a pleasant surprise that he can race on the speed now and relax.”

Swissta has beaten the older horses twice this preparation and last time out he successfully reverted to his own age group

company to win the Gr.2 Great Northern Guineas on New Year’s Day. “He’s come through that race very well,” Collett said.

“I think he’ll run at least 2000 metres very comfortably and tentatively the plan is to go to a mile at Tauranga and then the Waikato Guineas, but a final decision is yet to be made.”

Swissta is currently an $18 chance in the Derby market while stablemate Top Prospect is also at $18.

Also a son of Swiss Ace, Top Prospect completed his hattrick of wins in the Listed Trevor Eagle Memorial before he was side-lined with a hamstring tear.

“He’s back in work now and he looks really well – the little break has been good for him to be honest,” Collett said.

“He may run in the Karaka Mile.”

- NZME

M9 Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 10 Jan 2017 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 11.52am (NZT) SOUTHLAND GREYHOUNDS WELCOME C3, 390m 1 44434 Opawa Lean Meat 22.55 L & ............. Wales 2 42F88 Wunzee 22.72 ........................J T McInerney 3 44514 Know Scrutiny 22.65 ......................G Cleeve 4 61131 Hilton Open 22.74 ..................... A Bradshaw 5 26523 Homebush Shane 22.78 ........J T McInerney 6 1633x Scary Canary 22.72 ..........................B Eade 7 58212 Know Lapse nwtd...........................G Cleeve 8 31186 Broken Penniless nwtd...................G Cleeve 9 44372 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 10 34655 Homebush Errol 22.70 ...........J T McInerney 2 12.10 SOUTHLAND OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C0, 390m 1 5 Nicey Spicey nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 2 743 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 3 1 Graeburn nwtd .......................... A Bradshaw 4 23F73 White Not Wong nwtd M & ................Jopson 5 4 Aroha nwtd ....................................R Adcock 6 Botany Whisper nwtd .............J T McInerney 7 37 Unbridled nwtd M &...........................Jopson 8 21 Minder nwtd ...........................J T McInerney 9 84 Verbena nwtd ................................R Adcock 10 66575 Eskimo Chill nwtd...............................J Allen 3 12.28pm CONGRATULATIONS KAZY C0, 457m 1 3 Opawa Sophie nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 2 x6487 Know Bargain nwtd ........................G Cleeve 3 275 Opawa Lass nwtd L & ........................ Wales 4 34421 Gentleman Tim nwtd J & .................D Fahey 5 2 Zugzwang nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 6 Pipe Dream nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 47763 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen

M3

Dubai an option John Size may be forced to look further afield with his Kiwi-bred sprinter Amazing Kids. He produced the son of Falkirk, who was a juvenile winner for Lisa Latta, for a barnstorming win in the Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap at Sha Tin on Sunday. Size said the Centenary Sprint Cup on January 30 would be the next port of call for Amazing Kids, but that limited options between then and the Gr.1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize in May could force him to look overseas. “Provided he’s fit and well, we will look at the Al Quoz Sprint in Dubai.”

- NZME

Callow at Trentham

Swissta has improved immensely as a three-year-old.

Melbourne jockey Noel Callow will continue his association with Odyssey Moon in the Gr.1 J. R. & N. Berkett Telegraph later this month.

He rode the four-year-old to a last-start victory in the Standish Handicap at Flemington on New Year’s Day and trainer Robert Smerdon has confirmed the booking for Trentham. “It will be 20 days between runs and he’ll just have the one run while in New Zealand,” Smerdon said. “Noel Callow will come over to ride him.”

- NZME

Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway 8 45566 Opawa Sledge nwtd L &..................... Wales 9 885 Opawa Spirit nwtd L & ....................... Wales 10 36568 Ghost nwtd ...................................C Roberts 4 12.46 GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C2, 390m 1 46421 Opawa Crystal 22.69 L & ................... Wales 2 81363 Zircon nwtd M & ................................Jopson 3 14518 Super Stevie 22.96.......................C Roberts 4 77516 Harden Faster 22.93 M & ..................Jopson 5 58551 Gump’s The Name nwtd............J G McNally 6 51213 Rib Curler 22.97 .................................J Allen 7 23788 Nina Baxter nwtd....................J T McInerney 8 13454 Flaming Sambuca 22.65 ........J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 76618 Paddy The Baker 22.54..........J T McInerney 10 43568 His Nibs 22.79....................................J Allen 5 1.04 EVOQUE CAFE@REMARKABLES C2, 390m 1 8x711 Homebush Flame 22.73 .........J T McInerney 2 73116 Smashniak Smash nwtd ....................C Weir 3 15118 Birdie Tee nwtd..............................R Adcock 4 27544 Opawa Opal 22.84 L & ....................... Wales 5 85158 What I Like 23.20 ...................J T McInerney 6 41474 Bronson Jewel 22.62....................C Roberts 7 46146 Sea Spray Elsa nwtd ...................B Freeman 8 85412 Another Fan 22.74 M & .....................Jopson 9 43568 His Nibs 22.79....................................J Allen 10 87167 Homebush Bailey 22.96 .........J T McInerney 6 1.22pm MR WHIPPY SOUTHLAND C2/3, 457m 1 1868x Opawa Zena 26.40 L & ...................... Wales 2 88565 Lektra Concord nwtd ......................G Cleeve 3 44326 Botany Alan 26.36..................J T McInerney 4 28741 Homebush Kelso 26.08 ..........J T McInerney 5 68121 Jon Snow Lives 26.19 ..................C Roberts 6 45361 Know Neglect 26.13 .......................G Cleeve 7 15525 Cawbourne Steele nwtd ...............C Roberts 8 45452 Boston Heart nwtd ......................B Freeman 9 75188 Pianissimo 26.26......................... B I Conner

1 27455 Miss Blue Sky nwtd .....................R Hamilton 10 43568 His Nibs 27.07....................................J Allen 1.42pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. 2 85415 Trendy Blake 26.99 ................J T McInerney 3 53877 Heritage Watch 26.51 ....................J Guthrie CO.NZ C2/3, 457m 4 61346 Luciastar 26.85 ......................J T McInerney 1 53145 Allen Hadrian nwtd .......................C Roberts 5 58424 Opawa Alex 26.51 L & ....................... Wales 2 21112 Odin Slayer 26.45 ..................... A Bradshaw 6 2754x Cawbourne Eru nwtd ...................C Roberts 3 62556 Opawa Val nwtd L & ........................... Wales 7 86225 Lagoon Belle 26.36 ......................C Roberts 4 76367 Know Hero nwtd.............................G Cleeve 8 52244 Freckle Flyer nwtd ..............................J Allen 5 83126 Shift The Blame nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 12114 Zipping Marlisa 26.25.........................C Weir Emergencies: 9 18767 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 7 67262 Patty’s Pick 25.82 ..........................R Adcock 8 62481 Max Stix nwtd...............................C Roberts 10 77778 Ozark’s Watch nwtd .......................J Guthrie 9 75188 Pianissimo 26.26......................... B I Conner 11 2.52pm ASCOT PARK HOTEL C4/5, 457m 1 74248 Jessie Surfs 26.31 .......................C Roberts 10 43568 His Nibs 27.07....................................J Allen 2 15x28 Cawbourne Patty 26.07................C Roberts 8 2.02pm ASCOT PARK CONSORTIUM C4, 390m 3 72817 Homebush Howard 26.02 ......J T McInerney 1 73364 Deman Blue Blood nwtd ........J T McInerney 4 12563 Know Hassle 26.00 ........................G Cleeve 2 28x53 Storming Norm 22.63.................. B I Conner 5 11115 Eagle Tee 26.04 ............................R Adcock 3 23711 Opawa Binge 22.81 L & ..................... Wales 6 25741 Epic Dream 26.20 .........................R Adcock 4 52121 Cawbourne Craig nwtd ................C Roberts 7 57857 Chokehold 26.47 M & .......................Jopson 5 61871 Another Belle 22.47 M & ...................Jopson 8 42624 Letron James nwtd.......................C Roberts 6 73644 Must Desire 22.43 ..........................G Cleeve 9 64875 Nozzno Fear nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 7 11476 Homebush Sloan 22.56 .........J T McInerney 8 27376 Magic Mike 22.40 .........................C Roberts 12 3.10 CONGRATULATIONS TIM & BEK C4/5, 390m 1 28184 Puma Pants 22.14..................J T McInerney 9 75463 Harkonen Bale 22.18 ...................C Roberts 2 11116 Wheelchair Norm 22.17 .........J T McInerney 10 15578 Southern Mist 22.70 ....................R Hamilton 3 21463 Amino Trouble nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 9 2.20pm NEW YEARS RUN HEATS C1q, 457m 4 17178 Homebush Scribe 22.48 ........J T McInerney 1 57252 Deborah Bay nwtd..........................J Guthrie 5 78411 Definer 22.88 .................................. R Breen 2 54866 Dan Blue Blood nwtd .............J T McInerney 6 36725 No Leaf Clover 22.28 M & .................Jopson 3 35543 Storming Mack 26.27 .................. B I Conner 7 32286 Technic 22.47 ................................R Adcock 4 24745 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie 8 41528 Black Crow 22.18 ...................... A Bradshaw 5 57316 Homebush Skip 26.94............J T McInerney 9 64875 Nozzno Fear nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 6 66832 Cawbourne Brandy nwtd..............C Roberts 7 66248 Sergio Destroyer nwtd............J T McInerney 10 15578 Southern Mist 22.70 ....................R Hamilton 8 117x1 Min Ho 26.40 J & ............................D Fahey 13 3.28pm ADDED ENERGY C1, 390m 1 44758 Thoracic nwtd.........................J T McInerney 9 86865 Opawa Richie nwtd L & ...................... Wales 2 24188 Crazy Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 10 57588 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 3 78232 Theseus 22.89 ..................................B Eade 10 2.36pm NEW YEARS RUN HEATS C1q, 457m

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22221 Botany Cold nwtd ...................J T McInerney 86727 Idol Eve nwtd L & ............................... Wales 37755 Definite 22.77 .................................. R Breen 62351 Mya Time 22.92 ................................B Eade 26468 Seaspray Cracker nwtd ...............B Freeman 87567 Opawa Express 22.90 ................. B I Conner 57588 Rhinegolde nwtd ................................J Allen 14 3.46pm RACING AGAIN 24TH JANUARY C1, 390m 1 6x566 Epic Knoxy 22.74 ..........................R Adcock 2 17682 Opawa Crusade 22.38 L &................. Wales 3 74747 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 4 216 Hatfield nwtd ............................. A Bradshaw 5 67627 Star Apache nwtd........................ B I Conner 6 43363 Cronos nwtd ......................................B Eade 7 456F3 Ana Dior 22.85 .............................C Roberts 8 1161 Stormy Sunday nwtd ..............J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 18767 Subterfuge 22.68 ...............................J Allen 10 77778 Ozark’s Watch nwtd .......................J Guthrie SELECTIONS

Race 1: Opawa Lean Meat, Know Laps, Know Scrutiny, Hilton Open Race 2: Unbridled, White Not Wong, Graeburn, Minder, Nicey Spicey Race 3: Opawa Sophie, Opawa Lass, Gentleman Tim, Pipe Dream Race 4: Nina Baxter, Harden Faster, Opawa Crystal, Super Stevie Race 5: Homebush Flame, What I LIke, Smashniak Smash Race 6: Lektra Concord, Know Neglect, Jon Snow Lives, Opawa Zena Race 7: Know Hero, Patty’s Pick, Zipping Marlisa, Odin Slayer Race 8: Homebush Sloan, Cawbourne Craig, Storming Norm Race 9: Min Ho, Storming Mack, Cawbourne Brandy, Deborah Bay Race 10: Opawa Alex, Lagoon Belle, Freckle Flyer, Luciastar Race 11: Know Hassle, Chokehold, Eagle Tee, Epic Dream Race 12: Wheelchair Norm, Puma Pants, Amino Trouble, Technic Race 13: Theseus, Thoracic, Botany Cold, Crazy Sunday, Idol Eve Race 14: Epic Knoxy, Hatfield, Opawa Crusade, Stormy Sunday LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 62753 Kablitz 17.62 ................................ K Cassidy 2 44448 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 9 6.41pm THE TURF BAR DASH C1, 295m Raceway Meeting Date: 10 Jan 2017 NZ Meeting num- 5 66386 Royal Descent 17.89 .................R Blackburn 3 56253 Smash Bomber 17.35 ..................... M Grant 1 48277 Smash Fire 17.80............................ M Grant ber: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 6 28125 Blazin Action 17.86 S & ..................B Evans 4 45575 Adjudicator 17.23 S & .....................B Evans 2 43643 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 7 87627 Cut The Ribbons 17.79 .....................J Dunn 5 52673 Ohoka Braxton 17.82 ................... L Waretini 3 888x5 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 10, 11 and 12 6 2113x Elora 17.49................................R Blackburn 8 88484 Cawbourne Teash nwtd...................J Tanner 4 44274 Minnie Sprite 17.53 ...................... L Waretini 7 21877 Unfettered 17.96 M & ........................Jopson 9 67867 Goldstar Boomer nwtd ...........J T McInerney 5 84548 Cool Dexter 17.28 ...........................J Tanner 1 4.06pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 8 66786 Homebush Noodlum nwtd ......J T McInerney 10 77778 Dragon Queen 17.85 M & .................Jopson 6 3775x Sweet Abby Lee 17.43 ..............R Blackburn 1 83774 No Biffo nwtd ................................... M Grant 9 47478 Another Charm 17.75 M & ................Jopson 7 61848 Goldstar Scout 17.50 S & ...............B Evans 2 54555 Tip The Babe 17.46 C &..................... Fagan 4 4.57 SPECTATOR’S BAR BISTRO SPRINT C1, 295m 8 43738 Falconhurst nwtd ..............................A Joyce 1 65538 Slick Action 17.63 S &.....................B Evans 10 16786 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 3 26444 Tricky Action 17.48 S & ...................B Evans 2 57866 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 7 6.06pm BARRON’S SUPPLIES SPRINT C1, 295m Emergencies: 4 55534 Lucas Scott 17.43 ........................ L Waretini 9 47478 Another Charm 17.75 M & ................Jopson 1 36672 My Hoki 17.58 M &............................Jopson 3 1F872 Hannah Rhiannon 17.33 ...............R Adcock 5 52673 Lexie Rae 17.53 M &.........................Jopson 2 66458 Kelly’s Boy 17.60 .............................. S Whall 10 16786 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 4 73615 Black Tryax 17.46 ...................... G T Bennett 6 78886 Flat Pack 17.73 ......................J T McInerney 3 76875 Ben Jamming 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 10 7.06 SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STKS FINAL C1f, 520m 5 17 Travis Bickle 17.81 ..............................A Lee 7 2211 Rosa Tee 17.44 .............................R Adcock 4 47568 Botany Vikki 17.82 .................J T McInerney 6 34546 Another Jamie nwtd M & ...................Jopson 8 37656 Know Bias nwtd .............................G Cleeve 1 66327 Spring Sam 30.74 ..................J T McInerney 5 82545 Cawbourne Peejay 17.23 ................J Tanner 7 18863 Homebush Banker nwtd .........J T McInerney 9 47478 Another Charm 17.75 M & ................Jopson 2 38781 Opawa Peaches 30.24 ..................R Adcock 6 45447 Tilt 17.48 ...................................... L Waretini 8 62665 Big Catch 17.38 M & .........................Jopson 10 16786 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce 3 87321 Mushroom Cloud 31.46.....................J Dunn 7 25257 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M & .....................

Smith 9 67867 Goldstar Boomer nwtd ...........J T McInerney 4 23242 Avalanch City nwtd.................J T McInerney 2 4.23pm AMBER CLEANING STAKES C1, 520m 8 53775 Poetik nwtd S & ...............................B Evans 5 22232 Draxler 30.32 J & ............................D Fahey 1 86265 Opawa Penny 30.77 L & .................... Wales 10 88888 Jimmy Nail 17.88 ........................ J McMillan 6 755x1 New Broom 30.88 ............................ B Dann 2 71x13 Fab Action 30.70 J & .......................D Fahey 5 5.16pm WAIHEMO LODGE HOTEL STKS C1, 520m 9 67867 Goldstar Boomer nwtd ...........J T McInerney 7 21621 Goldstar Jagger 31.16 S &..............B Evans 1 43443 Oaks Hill nwtd ........................... G T Bennett 10 88888 Jimmy Nail 17.88 ........................ J McMillan 3 56x56 Goldstar Junior 30.58 S & ...............B Evans 2 x2112 Vicarious 30.26 ............................C Roberts 8 6.26pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO STKS C1, 520m 8 78672 Opawa Bucks Eye 30.78 ............H Anderton 4 23444 Goldstar Bomber 30.92 S & ............B Evans 9 71x13 Fab Action 30.70 J & .......................D Fahey 1 21757 Cawbourne Leaha 30.33..............C Roberts 3 46786 Opawa Ash 30.74 L & ........................ Wales 5 56837 Cairo 31.21 ..................................... M Grant 2 25676 Opawa Judy 30.84 L & ....................... Wales 10 83743 Epic Force 30.92 H & ..........................Taylor 4 48834 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 6 53534 Cawbourne Ridge nwtd................C Roberts 3 83743 Epic Force 30.92 H & ..........................Taylor 11 7.26pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHY SPRINT C1, 295m 5 84848 Cawbourne Wazza 30.91 .............C Roberts 7 772F5 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 4 4115 Opawa Timo 30.21 J & ....................D Fahey 6 1422F Opawa Cheviot 30.20 J & ...............D Fahey 8 51664 Wong Answer nwtd M & ....................Jopson 1 44816 Such Fun 17.74...........................D Kingston 5 32844 Velvet Girl 30.68 ............................... B Dann 7 57513 Goldstar Miley 30.64 S & ................B Evans 9 87788 Zipping Sonny 30.43 ..............J T McInerney 2 87542 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.61 ........................J Dunn 3 4.38pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS DASH C1, 295m 8 46654 Nariti 31.53................................R Blackburn 6 6F6F7 Rushcuter Action 30.51 S & ............B Evans 3 1368 What’s Wong 17.84 M &....................Jopson 7 62255 Goldstar Dodge 30.88 S & ..............B Evans 9 87788 Zipping Sonny 30.43 ..............J T McInerney 4 27656 Go Tommo 17.10.............................J Tanner 1 36865 Another Spin 17.33 M & ....................Jopson 8 31114 Dyna Alk 30.57.............................C Roberts 5 84725 Zabambi 17.62 .................................A Joyce 2 77865 Alex Rumble 17.43 .................J T McInerney 6 5.41pm FAST ARCHER AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 9 87788 Zipping Sonny 30.43 ..............J T McInerney 6 57513 Gracious Oak 17.29 .................. G T Bennett 1 24652 Bigtime Tip 17.39 M & ......................... Smith 3 86233 Kingman 17.39 ................................ M Grant

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41488 Goldstar Phelps nwtd S & ...............B Evans 66254 Fear Marina 17.51..................J T McInerney 47478 Another Charm 17.75 M & ................Jopson 77778 Dragon Queen 17.85 M & .................Jopson 12 7.41pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 65178 Mulberry Thunder 17.70 ............... K Cassidy 2 1214 Makers Mark 17.37 S & ..................B Evans 3 17836 Unconscionable nwtd M & ................Jopson 4 33814 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney 5 72437 Another Cruise 17.40 M &.................Jopson 6 18F1 Road Block 17.68............................J Tanner 7 16453 Ohoka Hunter 17.80..................... L Waretini 8 21742 Giancana 17.45............................S Hindson 9 67867 Goldstar Boomer nwtd ...........J T McInerney 10 16786 Jinga Snag 17.85 .............................A Joyce SELECTIONS

Race 1: No Biffo, Rosa Tee, Tricky Action, Tip The Babe, Lexie Rae Race 2: Run Zola, Goldstar Bomber, Fab Action, Cawbourne Ridge Race 3: Another Spin, Kingman, Cut The Ribbons, Alex Rumble Race 4: Homebush Banker, Black Tryax, Big Catch, Slick Action Race 5: Oaks Hill, Cawbourne Wazza, Goldstar Miley, Crystal Flame Race 6: Jinno Gino, Elora, Bigtime Tip, Elora, Smash Bomber Race 7: Botany Vikki, Coleridge Jim, Poetik, My Hoki, Tilt, Race 8: Goldstar Dodge, Opawa Timo, Dyna Alk, Cawbourne Leaha Race 9: Sweet Abby Lee, Eug The Scrooge, Minnie Sprite, Falconhurst Race 10: Opawa Peaches, Draxler, New Broom, Mushroom Cloud Race 11: Go Tommo, Goldstar Phelps, Runnin’ Cloggs, Gracious Oak Race 12: Mulberry Thunder, Makers Mark, Road Block, Giancana LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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ACROSS 1. Sudden calamity turns to pathos, trace of which may be found (11) 8. Put up with bachelor who gets wrong idea about it (5) 9. How to get one to pray for fantastic hedge-shaping (7) 10. The money that earns interest is excellent (7) 11. Left a run to be made from the moon (5) 12. In particular, derivation of a food store (6) 14. Is deeply dirtied, having put me in the crossword pattern (6) 18. Be accommodated at school, with the directors (5) 19. Make atonement to former spouse with a pet one took out (7) 21. Candle looks like going out in the blank spaces between pages (7) 23. Where contest is held it takes an age to show up (5) 24. Set recurred thus being restored to life (11) DOWN 1. Risk putting first Leonardo in eastern part of church (7) 2. One on excursion may not be able to keep his feet (7) 3. An old soldier won’t remain dry (5) 4. The part of American pit-viper that will shake one (6) 5. Pulp – or a version of it that’s well liked (7) 6. Time when King Edward came to a conclusion (3) 7. It may be his market when he’s out for purchases (5) 13. Sort of gearing, with skew teeth, that never stops (7) 15. The poorest seat men can afford (7) 16. Had dire outcome for one difficult to persuade otherwise (3-4) 17. He may cut out what one wrote and turn it to one’s credit (6) 18. It isn’t true it will make bus go a different way (5) 20. Situation one finds if one leaves the fish (5) 22. Set the dogs onto a sailor (3)

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21–Apr 19): You’re either very excited today or you’re feeling anxious. This could turn out to be a bit of a roller-coaster day, especially if family is involved. It’s about time you be yourself even if you shock them.

TAURUS (Apr 20–May 20): A family member is being obstinate, but it is up to you whether you keep quiet or whether you make a scene. An in-law also appears to have a lot to say about this person, ignore it or it will upset you.

GEMINI (May 21–Jun 20): There is great excitement in the air today and it’s a fabulous day to spend with interesting and/or exotic friends. It is high time that you let your hair down a little and lose some of your inhibitions.

CANCER (Jun 21–Jul 21): The situation at work is undecided and this will leave you uncertain where you stand in terms of your finances.

You and your partner also have some sharp differences - don’t expect a sympathetic ear.

LEO (Jul 22–Aug 22): Life is picking up speed for you today and before you know it, things have happened and it belongs to the past.

Fortunately, you’re such a sentimentalist, make some memories that you can cherish.

VIRGO (Aug 23–Sep 22): You’re in a daring mood today and willing to experiment new. As long as this does not endanger you or is not illegal, why not give it a go? At least it will make your life more interesting.

LIBRA (Sep 23–Oct 22): Even though you and your partner share the same thread of thought, chances are that you’re egging each other on to be more wayward. Impractical plans just don’t suit you, so get real and be sensible.

SCORPIO (Oct 23–Nov 21): You could be bored with routine today, so ring the changes and do something completely different. It’s almost as if you require extra mental stimulation, so find something to do that will challenge you.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22–Dec 20): Today is one of those unusual days where you can let your hair down without anybody paying too much attention to you. Or you’re so nonchalant you aren’t bothered by what others think of you.

CAPRICORN (Dec 21–Jan 20): Family sagas could swing out of control today, but that may not be a bad thing. It’s about time people become more honest, especially if they can agree to disagree and let things be.

AQUARIUS (Jan 21–Feb 18): Someone close to you has a lot to say today. Do not give this person a platform to perform on. Know when to nip things in the bud to preserve your sanity.

PISCES (Feb 19–Mar 20): You could be in for a surprise today as far as a monetary matter is concerned. Not even you could have foreseen this, but it just goes to show how unpredictable life can be.

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Across 1. Doric 4. Grandam 8. Window shopper 10. Stern 11. Gale 12. Wing 16. Event 17. Exceptionally 19. Talents 20. Sheer Down 1. Downing Street 2. Run 3. Choose 4. Gusher 5. Adorns 6. Deploying 7. Morning prayer 9. Political 13. Deepen 14. Remiss 15. Stands 18. Lee

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

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

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ACROSS 1. Ultimate (8) 7. Not hidden (5) 8. Genuine (9) 9. Umpire (3) 10. Care for (4) 11. Wilts (6) 13. Packhorse (5,2,6) 15. Halt (6) 16. Pull (4) 18. Not processed (3) 20. Unhurried (9) 21. Strange and scary (5) 22. Forefather (8)

DOWN 1. Precise (5) 2. Baltic country (7) 3. Bound (4) 4. Done, but not done well (5,1,7) 5. Prophets (5) 6. Become more rigid (7) 7. Cephalopod (7) 12. Surprise (7) 13. Blockage (7) 14. Language of a region (7) 15. Mindful (5) 17. Tier (5) 19. Regulation (4)

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Ph 307 7433 IN MEMORIAM

ESKER, Ricky – 18-01-1974 - 10-01-1994 Too young to die, Too precious to lose, This was something we did not choose.

Please forgive a fallen tear, the constant wish that you were still here.

Precious forever are memories of you.

Today, tomorrow and our whole life through.

Love Mum and Dad. ESKER, Rick – Losing you left A heartache No one can heal Love leaves A memory No one can steal And one thing that will never change Rick is that you will always be my brother Miss and love you always.

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6am Country Calendar 3 Native birds have as much importance as sheep and beef on a Kaipara farm where two generations of a family are committed to raising a future generation of brown kiwi. 0 6:30 Neighbourhood 0 7am Dickinson’s Real Deal 8am Jo Frost Family Matters PGR 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase Australia 0 Noon Emmerdale 0 1pm Location, Location, Location 3 2pm Kiwi Living 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Millionaire Hot Seat 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Wiki The Kiwi 3 0 7am Numb Chucks 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8:10 The Lion Guard 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 According To Jim 3 0 11am Step By Step 0 11:30 Melissa And Joey 0 Noon The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 1pm I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here 3 2pm Judge Rinder PGR 2:55 Ground Floor PGR 3 0 3:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 3:50 M Gnomeo And Juliet PGR 2011 Animated. Voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt. 0 5:30 The Simpsons 3 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0

7pm Pound Pups To Dog Stars 0 7:30 N Animals And Love Series that reveals the similarities between the ways humans and animals pursue a mate. 0 8:35 Secret Life Of 4 Year Olds (Part 2) 0 9:40 Domino’s Pizza – A Slice Of Life 0 10:40 Major Crimes 0

7pm Reno Rumble 0 8pm Motorway Patrol Wind gusts and wobbles cause a caravan to jackknife across three lanes; the Cannonball run becomes a morning of no fun for one speeding fan; a driver has an officer perplexed. 0 8:30 Sensing Murder AO 0 10pm Medical Mysteries

11:40 Allegiance AO Natalie relies on an outsider to obtain crucial information for her; Sam and Alex make a dangerous move to detain an SVR source. 0 12:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1am Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11pm Two And A Half Men PGR 3 0 11:30 Empire AO 3 0 12:30 The Last Ship 0 1:20 One Big Happy PGR 3 1:45 Infomercials 2:50 Revenge AO 3 0 4:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:45 Baby Daddy PGR 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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BRAVO 10am Million Dollar Listing NY 3 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:45 Snapped – Killer Couples 3 12:40 Vanderpump Rules 1:35 Wahlburgers 3 2pm Wahlburgers 3 2:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles 3 3:30 Flipping Out 3 4:30 Dance Moms 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing NY 7:30 Hoarders 3 Vula has over 30 cats that have completely destroyed her home, and Animal Control and the city attorney have stepped in, leaving her no choice but to clean up or face eviction.

8:30 The Real Housewives Of Melbourne The eight housewives get together to air their grievances.

10pm The Real Housewives Of Atlanta 10:55 Hoarders 3 11:45 Snapped – Killer Couples 12:20 Infomercials 3

Prime Rocks – David Bowie, 8:35pm on Prime

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6:40 The Finest Hours PG 2016 Drama. Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster.

8:35 The Lazarus Effect MVC 2014 Horror. Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass. 10am The Gambler 16VL 2015 Drama.

Mark Wahlberg, Brie Larson.

11:50 Insidious – Chapter 3 MVLC 2015 Horror. Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott.

1:25 A Most Violent Year MVLC 2015 Action Crime.

Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, David Oyelowo. 3:25 The Finest Hours PG 2016 Drama.

Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster. 5:20 Pocket Listing MVLSC 2014 Crime.

Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds.

6:50 The Woman In Black 2 – Angel Of Death MC 2014 Horror.

8:30 Dirty Grandpa 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. Tricked into a road trip to Florida by his lecherous grandfather, an uptight lawyer learns a few lessons in living life to the full.

10:25 Creed MVL 2015 Drama. Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone.

6:55 The Making Of Watchmen MV 7:10 Something To Talk About ML 1995 Comedy Drama. Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall.

8:55 The Constant Gardener MVLS 2005 Drama.

Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz.

11am X-Men Origins – Wolverine MVL 2009 Action.

Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber.

12:45 The Help MC 2011 Drama. Emma Stone, Viola Davis. 3:10 Con Air 18VL 1997 Action.

Nicolas Cage, John Cusack, John Malkovich. 5:05 Friday Night Lights PGC 2004 Action.

Billy Bob Thornton, Derek Luke.

7pm Fantastic Four – Rise Of The Silver Surfer PG 2007 Action. The Fantastic Four learn that they are not the only super-powered beings in the universe when they meet the Silver Surfer and Galactus.

Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis.

8:30 28 Days ML 2000 Comedy. After a woman makes a spectacle of herself at a party and drives a limousine into a porch she is sentenced to 28 days in rehabilitation.

Viggo Mortensen, Sandra Bullock.

10:15 Forrest Gump MVL 1994 Comedy Drama.

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12:35 Alpha House 18LSC 2014 Comedy. Chris O’Brien, Heather Paige Cohn.

2:05 Pocket Listing MVLSC 2014 Crime. Rob Lowe, Burt Reynolds. 3:35 Close Up – John Travolta PG 4:05 Dirty Grandpa 16VLSC 2016 Comedy. 5:55 The Woman In Black 2 – Angel Of Death MC 2014 Horror.

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6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7am SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 7:30 Pukana 2 8am Miharo 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Fresh 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Ako 3 2 3pm City Slickers Rodeo 3 3:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 4pm Iwi Anthems 3 4:30 The Stage – Haka Fusion AO 5pm Kapa Haka Regionals 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Pukoro 3 2 6:20 Kete Korero 3 6:30 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 32

6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 7:30 Baby Animals – In Our World 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things 10am Peter Kuruvita’s Coastal Kitchen 10:30 Junk Gypsies 11am Tiny House Hunting 11:30 Toy Hunter Noon Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 1pm Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 2pm Walking The Himalayas 3pm Poh’s Kitchen 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat 5:30 The Living Room 6:30 Money For Nothing

7:30 Building The Dream 7pm KTK – Next Level 3 As Charlie helps first-time 7:30 Kai Ora 3 self-builders Karen and Colin 8pm Native Affairs – Summer build their family home with Series a modern twist, he has lots of 8:30 M Venus And Serena suggestions, but Karen and PGR 2012 Documentary Sport.

Colin have their own ideas.

A year in the life of sisters and 8:30 My Dream Home tennis champions Venus and 9:30 The House That 100K Built Serena Williams.

– Tricks Of The Trade 10:20 Media Take 3 10:30 Money For Nothing 10:50 Te Kaea 3 2 11:20 Te Kauta 3 Chat show featuring guests who reminisce about their younger days and some of their naughtiest secrets.

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11:30 Gourmet Farmer Afloat Matthew Evans, Ross O’Meara, and Nick Haddow trace the path followed by the first Europeans to chart Tasmanian shores, exploring the foods and culture.

12:30 Benny Hinn 1am Extreme Fishing With Robson Green PGR 2am Bondi Vet 3am The Living Room 4am Building The Dream 5am Micky Flanagan’s Detour De France

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6am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats. 8am Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Week One. 8:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

9am Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Tournament of Champions. 10am Football – A-League (RPL) Central Coast Mariners v Sydney FC. Noon NZ Football Weekly 12:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (HLS) Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

1pm Tennis – Fast4 (HLS) 1:30 Tennis – Brisbane International (HLS) Men’s Singles Final. 2pm Golf Central 3pm Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Tournament of Champions Event.

4pm NZ Football Weekly 4:30 Basketball – NBL (RPL) Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats. 6:30 Golf – US PGA Tour (HLS) Tournament of Champions. 7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Seven.

8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Basketball – NBL (RPL) Brisbane Bullets v Perth Wildcats.

6am Tennis – Fast4 (RPL) 9am Football – City TV Manchester City v Burnley.

Noon Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (RPL) Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

12:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Seven.

1pm Sky Sports News UK 1:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix.

2pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) New Zealand Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

2:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (HLS) Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

3pm Cricket – International (RPL) Blackcaps v Bangladesh – Third T20. 6:30 Fishing Show 7:30 Football – Premiership Highlights Show Week Eight.

8pm SKY Sport TBC 8:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Bangladesh – Third T20.

From Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

9pm Cricket – T20 Big Bash League (HLS) Sydney Sixers v Melbourne Renegades.

From the SCG, Sydney.

9:35 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Melbourne Stars v Adelaide Strikers.

WEDNESDAY 12:30 Cricket – International From the MCG, Melbourne.

(HLS) Blackcaps v Bangladesh – WEDNESDAY Third T20. 1am Cricket – T20 1:05 Sailing – Vendee Big Bash League (RPL) Sydney Globe Weekly Update Week WEDNESDAY 12:35 Being John Malkovich Sixers v Melbourne Renegades. 10. 1:30 The Cricket Show 2am Cricket – International MLS 1999 Comedy. 2:25 Con 4:30 The Cricket Show 5am Cricket – T20 Big Bash (RPL) Blackcaps v Bangladesh Air 18VL 1997 Action.

4:20 Forrest Gump MVL 1994 League (HLS) Melbourne Stars v – Third T20. 5:30 Cricket – Adelaide Strikers. 5:30 Tennis Super Smash (HLS) Grand Final.

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DISCOVERY 6am Auction Hunters PG Off the Deep End. 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG Big Weather, Big Trouble. 7:30 How Do They Do It? PG Titan Tyres; Espresso; Diamond Cutting.

8am Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:25 You Have Been Warned M Is This for Real? 10:20 What On Earth? PG 11:15 Deadly Sins M Good Boys Gone Very Bad. 12:10 Cry Wolfe M 12:35 Cry Wolfe M 1:05 Evil Kin M Road Kill. 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG Paris Sewers; Beretta; Cotton. 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Dual Survival M Dying of Thirst.

5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Alaskan Bush People M Released to the Wild.

7:30 Naked And Afraid – Pop-Up Edition M Namibia 3.

8:30 Naked And Afraid XL M Lions at the Gate.

9:30 Dual Survival M Gator Bait.

10:30 River Monsters PG Vampires of the Deep.

11:30 You Have Been Warned M Superhumans.

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Hayley’s bat handy Before making his Big Bash debut West Indies import Carlos Brathwaite had to do a ring-around for some gear, but the borrowed items didn’t prevent him helping Sydney Thunder to a six-wicket win. The 193cm Barbados-born all-rounder was holidaying in Europe when he got an urgent call to replace injured Andre Russell. Unfortunately he arrived in Hobart before his gear. The bat with which he belted six runs from four balls was on loan from fellow Barbados cricketer and WBBL Hurricanes player Hayley Matthews.

Ashburton cyclist Jason Christie is in top form, scoring two silver medals last weekend, but is unsure of his future on the bike.

Future career uncertain

BY MATT MARKHAM

MATT.M@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

There’s a bit of uncertainty in what lies ahead for Ashburton cycling star, Jason Christie.

Despite a double silver-medal haul in Napier on the weekend, the 26-year-old now sits in limbo as he weighs up his options for what’s next.

With no signing to a professional team, after his previous team Kenyan Riders Downunder folded in November, Christie is taking some time out from serious bike racing to decide on his next steps and that leaves him unsure if he will return to the top level of cycling in the future.

“Since my previous team folded last year I haven’t really felt the need to sign for a small team,” Christie said.

“This is only a sport, and also a business, but there is more to life than the bike.

“Some people achieve noth-

ing and get given everything and some people have to fight for everything and still have a hard time moving through the ranks.

“At the end of the day it is what it is, and as long as I’m happy that’s the most important thing to me.”

While he wouldn’t be pushed into saying that this is the end of his professional cycling days, Christie’s demeanour would suggest it’s a serious option at the moment all things considered.

“I’m still going to ride, it’s been a massive part of my life and I will always ride in the future, but whether I will be as serious about it or not is still to be decided.”

A Youth Olympic gold medallist in 2007 at Sydney, Christie has an impressive list of achievements next to his name.

He was the under 23 national time trial champion in 2011 and last year caused a massive

upset when winning the National Road Race championships.

Christie couldn’t help but feel a little deflated with his result when defending that title on the weekend, despite picking up the two silver medals he felt a change in race distance for the road race on Sunday may have cost him a shot at claiming back-to-back titles.

He finished second in the time trial on Friday before lining back up for the road race on Sunday – filling the same position.

“It was a big goal of mine to try and get that jersey for another year.

“I had the disadvantage of racing in the time trial two days before, which a lot of people forgo to stay fresh for the road race.

“So to be so consistent and walk away from the weekend with two silvers, and to come so close to winning both, I can only be happy.”

The race was shortened this year from 180 kilometres to 169 kilometres – and although it might not seem that significant in the greater scheme of things, at the end of a gruelling road race, it could be all the difference.

“I really believe that if they hadn’t shortened the course this year we would’ve caught Joseph (Joe Cooper – race winner) and I could have come through.

“But that’s racing though and as I said, I’ve got to be happy with my results.”

Sunday’s race saw most of New Zealand’s biggest names lining up at the start including time-trial winner Jack Bauer, Tour of Southland winner Aaron Gate, Sam Gough, under-23 world mountain bike champion Sam Gaze and new World Tour rider Tom Scully.

Cooper won the event with 14 seconds back to Christie while Dion Smith was third.

Nadal upbeat about Australian Open He’s now the wrong side of 30 and barely inside the world’s top 10, but Rafael Nadal remains convinced he’s still an Australian Open force.

Australia has never been the happiest stomping ground for

Nadal, who has collected just one of his 14 grand slam titles at Melbourne Park.

The Spaniard returns this year having played just three ATP events since the US Open after a wrist injury curtailed the king of

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clay’s quest for a 10th crown at Roland Garros and then wiped him out of Wimbledon.

But while others may doubt him, Nadal continues to believe he can challenge world No.1 Andy Murray and six-times

Open champion Novak Djokovic for Open glory.

“If I believed that if I could not have this chance during this next 11 months, I would be home fishing,” Nadal said yesterday.

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Nunes eyes big double When UFC President Dana White announced the creation of the women’s featherweight division last month, some thought the promotion already had a double-champion in mind. “Ronda Rousey,” wrote Matt Connolly for Forbes last month, assuming that the 29-year-old would regain the women’s bantamweight strap with a win over Amanda Nunes at UFC 207. But Rousey lost to Nunes last month, leaving that dream out of reach. Rousey will not be the first women’s double-champion, but that doesn’t mean someone else can’t achieve that feat this year. In what might be an ironic twist of fate now, Nunes, who beat Rousey with ease, has her eye on that goal.

Grigor ready to step up The hype is already building around new Brisbane International champion Grigor Dimitrov but the Bulgarian is determined to keep a clear mind in the lead-up to the Australian Open.

Dimitrov defeated Kei Nishikori 6-2 2-6 6-3 at Pat Rafter Arena in Sunday’s final to claim his first ATP title since 2014. The 25-year-old described it as a “big moment” and it may be a signal he is finally ready to join the sport’s elite bracket after years of dancing around the periphery.

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