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Above and left – Farmer Nick Hoogeveen was out with a camera as a tornado headed towards him causing destruction as it went.

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Farmers run for their lives

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Casey Sparrow had only ever seen twisters in movies before he had to run for his life from a real one on Sunday afternoon.

“I knew it was windy,” the 25-year-old Carew dairy farm manager said, describing conditions as he cut strings off silage to feed out to cows.

Wind had started to whip up as thunder and lightning was forecast, and cloud was coming in. It was about 3pm and he had been rostered to work on the farm, where he lives with his fiancé Bonnie Henderson.

“We do get quite a few gales around here. I wasn’t expecting a tornado, I wasn’t looking for one.”

But a loud bang signalled to him something was seriously wrong and he turned

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around to see a roof, which had flown off a nearby pump shed, hitting powerlines.

A tornado about 10 metres in diameter was the culprit. It was about 50 metres away and heading straight for him.

He ran to a disused former piggery shed about 15 metres away and looked out to see the tornado was approaching the shed and making short work of the four-and-a-half-tonne silage wagon, flipping it on to its side and smashing the windows of the tractor it was attached to.

Mr Sparrow jumped into one of the piggery stalls and crouched down with his hands over his head.

He was able to relay to his fiancé on a walkie talkie – who had radioed him about what she thought might be a fire in the area due to all the dust – that it was a tornado, “a blooming tornado”.

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As things went quiet he walked out of the shed to see a roto-rainer irrigator in a nearby paddock spinning around in the twister. He watched the tornado head towards the farm of his neighbour, Nick Hoogeveen.

Mr Hoogeveen has his own story of survival to tell.

He had been inside and one of his managers phoned him, so he went outside to take photos.

But it was far worse than he imagined, and the tornado appeared to twist about a kilometre into the sky, with a big bend in the middle.

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Hemsworth frocks up Australian actor Chris Hemsworth dusted off his best dress and wig appearing on Saturday Night Live in drag as “Claire”. In the skit, Hemsworth goes undercover at an all-girls brunch to find out if ladies of SNL really thought he was hot. “A hunky Australian in sexy armour, yes please,” SNL comedian Cecily Strong said. “Totally, I’d rather see him out of the armour.

Am I right bitches?” Hemsworth, as Claire, replied. The ladies soon become suspicious of Claire’s real identity and start complimenting Hemsworth’s brother, The Hunger Games star Liam Hemsworth. “No way, Liam is gross. I heard he breastfed until he was four,” Claire said, pulling off his wig out of anger.”

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Baby delivered on roadside A policeman turned midwife when he came across a woman going into labour while driving along an Auckland road late Sunday night. The officer, of Counties Manukau Police, is understood to have been driving just after 11pm when he came across the scene. A police spokeswoman said the officer and the woman’s husband helped to deliver the baby. A northern police communications spokesman told the Herald a healthy boy had been delivered and both mother and child were well.

Tarantino will only make two more movies US director Quentin Tarantino says he will only make two more films. Tarantino broke the news during The Hollywood Reporter’s Director Roundtable, which included The Martian director Ridley Scott. “Well I’m probably only going to make 10 movies, so I’m already planning on what I’m going to do after that,” Tarantino told the panel. “That’s why I’m counting them. I have two more left.

I want to stop at a certain point.” The director, who is about to release western The Hateful Eight, continued the discussion with what he planned to do once he stops making films. “I want to write novels and I want to write theatre and I want to direct theatre,” he said.

Although not known to write or direct for the stage, Tarantino said he was keen on adapting his films.

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Sheeran quits social media Ed Sheeran is taking a break from chatting with his fans on Twitter and Instagram as he is sick of seeing life “through a screen”.

Shortly before he performed the final date of his Multiply tour in Auckland on Saturday, he wrote on Twitter, “One more show on the Multiply tour then I’m buggering off for a while. What a way to end it!” After the gig at the Mount Smart Stadium, he added, “Happy Xmas (Tour is over)”, in a reference to John Lennon’s festive song, Happy Xmas (War is Over), before announcing his self-imposed hiatus. In a lengthy post on Instagram on Sunday, titled “Please read x”, the Thinking Out Loud hitmaker wrote, “Hello all. I’m taking a break from my phone, emails and all social media for a while.

I’ve had such an amazing ride over the last five years but I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes so I’m taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed. To my family and friends, if you love me you will understand me buggering off for a bit, to my fans, the 3rd album is on its way and is the best thing I have made thus far. See you all next autumn, and thank you for being amazing. Ed x”.

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Commuter rail link resurfaces

By SuE nEwMan

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Ashburton’s dreams of a light rail commuter link with Christchurch may be revitalised as the prospect of a similar venture linking Rangiora and Rolleston with Christchurch comes back on the council agenda.

Christchurch’s project was floated last year, but put on ice because of its high price tag, estimated to exceed $10 million.

A project that would have created a commuter rail link be-

tween Ashburton and Christchurch was promoted by Grow Mid Canterbury (GMC) in 2012 but the lack of business support saw it scrapped. However, if the city project got off the ground, GMC chief executive Rob Brawley said that could be the catalyst Ashburton’s project needed to bring it back to life.

“If they were serious about doing this as far as Rolleston, we’d have to take another look at our options,” he said.

Mr Brawley believes Timaru

City would also be interested in hooking into a passenger service that ran regularly into Christchurch.

“The challenge for us was the lack of passenger carriages available, and the cost of running the service was pretty high so it needed to be underwritten by businesses,” Mr Brawley said.

“In theory, light rail would be fantastic. It’s an easy way to travel and you can work while you’re on the train.”

The system worked well in

many parts of the world and it was an essential part of the Wellington transportation network, but Canterbury’s widespread population made it a more challenging form of transport. For Ashburton, a commuter bus network would be an easier win because of the lower cost and because buses could be run at regular intervals, he said.

Like Christchurch mayor Lianne Dalziel, Mr Brawley believes one of the stumbling blocks to the rail project would be the need

for additional services from the train depot to places of work in the city and suburbs.

This would have been much easier pre-earthquake, when the number of inner city offices was high but with many now in the suburbs the city distribution network was much wider, Mr Brawley said.

“It’d be fair to say we’re keeping a watching brief on this, but if they were going to Rolleston we could take another look at it,” he said.

Mt Somers ‘a breeding ground for such storms’ Farmers

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By SuSan SandyS and nZME susan.s@theguardian.co.nz

Mt Somers based stormchasers Aaron Wilkinson said he thought the twister at Carew may have been the same as one spotted near Geraldine.

He observed a second one, a “thin, ropey” funnel cloud which did not hit the ground, about three kilometres east of Methven during storm activity around midday on Sunday.

“At least I got to see one,” Mr Wilkinson said. However, it had not been nearly as exciting as the larger one at Carew, which he had missed.

He said the Geraldine to Mt Somers area was a breeding ground for such storms, and one of the main reasons he chose to live in the area.

In January 2013 a twister ripped through the Mayfield Golf Course, uprooting trees. In December 2013 a small tornado formed near Methven from a super cell storm, and in December 2009 a twister ripped through the Methven farm of Ross and Adrienne Richards, damaging buildings and slicing huge trees in half.

Twisters are well known in the area, with one person on the Stormchasers Facebook page suggesting Mayfield should be famous for them, posting a photo she took in 1999 of a large one in the area.

Above – Casey Sparrow sits in his tornado-damaged tractor.

PHOTOS TETSURO MITOMO 141215-TM-121 Right – The pump shed roof flew off and hit powerlines.

MetService forecaster Gerard Barrow said the tornado which struck Carew was weak when compared with the type seen in the United States, likely no more than a zero on the Fujita scale, the official scale used to measure

tornadoes.

“If it was stronger, it would have done much more damage,” he said.

It hit the area, which was experiencing thunderstorms and hail, about 3pm on Sunday.

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Mr Barrow said twisters were not unusual in the area, as there were quite often thunderstorms in eastern Canterbury.

The severe storm in Canterbury also caused fires and flooding and took down power lines.

From P1 “It sort of started to get a bit wider at the bottom and raced straight for me, and I ran like hell,” Mr Hoogeveen said.

It moved a 100m-long irrigator and was picking up objects as it tracked towards him.

“My wife was in the garage and I said ‘get inside the house, there’s a tornado coming’ and she said ‘whatever’. It was a bit freaky.

“I could see it was picking stuff up and spinning it round as it went past the neighbours. I thought ‘I hope that’s not people’.”

Luckily, Mr Hoogeveen’s three young daughters were safe inside their house at the time, but the experience was enough to leave him feeling shaken.

Mr Hoogeveen went to help Mr Sparrow after the ordeal, lending farm equipment so the dairy cows could still be fed.

Mr Sparrow felt fortunate the twister had missed the shed he took shelter in and also missed cows on the farm.

He had no doubt it would have flung the animals at least 100m.

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Medicines too dear for some

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A Mid Canterbury doctor says some patients are not filling their prescriptions immediately because they cannot afford it.

Methven GP and Pegasus Health Board representative Dr Gayle O’Duffy said she was aware of people deferring filling their prescriptions until they could afford it and sometimes that could be detrimental to their health.

Her comments follow a new study, conducted by researchers at the University of Otago, which

found people living in poorer parts of New Zealand were less likely to afford their prescription medications.

“We do have limited insight into that, I think that has probably improved with the free under 13s because that was always a worry [if] they weren’t getting the kids’ medications filled,” Dr O’Duffy said.

To combat this she suggested further subsidies for low income families such as those with Community Services Cards.

Ashburton GP spokeswoman

Dr Charlotte Cox said GPs were aware of patient non-compliance with prescription medicines from not filling the script to not collecting the medicines from the chemist, something that could be attributed to cost. However, it was difficult to track.

Using her current system Dr Cox said she was unable to trace which prescriptions were filled but it was possible with the barcoding of scripts when they are dispensed to alert GPs they had been filled.

However, whether or not to fur-

ther subsidise low income families was made difficult because of the realities of resource constraint, she said.

“What does the public want, fully subsidised expensive anticancer drugs for a few people or fully subsidised medicines for all?,” she said.

The current charge for a prescription is $5 for people over the age of 13. Once patients or their families have collected 20 prescription items a year they are eligible for a Prescription Subsidy Card.

School broken into Police are looking for information after Ashburton Borough School was broken into over the weekend.

Sergeant Bryan Ennis said some windows were broken but nothing appeared to have been taken.

Principal Sam Winterbourn the broken windows were noticed on Sunday morning and repaired the same day. There had been reports of a certificate and trophy belonging to one of the students being taken, he said. On an Ashburton Facebook page, a parent said their child had been crying most of Sunday morning after finding out their certificate and trophy had been taken. “I do not know what else you stole but I hope that you have enough decency to return what doesn’t belong to you because no child deserves to have something stolen from them which they worked hard to get,” the parent posted on Facebook.

Lightning hits cable Vodafone customers in Mid Canterbury who were without phone and internet yesterday can blame the weather. A spokeswoman for Vodafone said a lightning strike to the ground late Sunday afternoon damaged a fibre optic cable on State Highway 1 near Burnham Military Camp.

The outage affected around 1100 customers in Ashburton, Timaru and Oamaru. Vodafone apologised for the inconvenience and engineers located the damaged cable and worked to repair it yesterday morning. The spokeswoman said all services were restored by mid-afternoon.

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Shining some light on the festive season The Christmas spirit is alive and well in Mid Canterbury, as various householders switch on lights adorning their homes. This Oak Grove home is among about 20 in Ashburton and six in Methven. The Ashburton clock tower is also decorated, ensuring the town centre adds another bright destination to those wanting to take a tour of properties.

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Food caravan promoting safe drinking a success By ruBy Harfield

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Night owls in Ashburton were able to have a bite to eat and learn about safe drinking habits outside The Print Room on Saturday night.

As part of the Community Alcohol Action Project (CAAP) campaign Safety First Drive So-

ber, which was launched on December 3, a food caravan was set up offering free sausages and water from 11pm to 2am.

Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) manager Chris Clark said the night went well and people seemed to listen to the message.

“I think we helped raise aware-

ness about eating before drinking.”

The majority of people going into the premises were well behaved but there were a few that had to be turned away due to being intoxicated, she said.

“People need to be aware when they are turned away from licensed premises it is because

it’s the law.”

The caravan will be outside The Print Room again this Saturday to promote responsible driving for patrons of local bars and clubs.

The campaign was launched as a way to prevent crashes on Ashburton roads this holiday season.

Hinds Volunteer Fire Brigade attended a grass fire outside the old school building on Pyes Road at 4.24pm yesterday. Chief fire officer Dave Kingsbury said crews were there for about 30 minutes and the fire was able to be contained and put out easily.

Fire under control A huge forest fire burning since Thursday in Marlborough is now under control. Fire authorities said resources were now being scaled back. Yesterday’s aerial efforts to control the blaze focused on two hotspots on the perimeter of the burned area. The total area burned was about 1200ha. Helicopters will not be needed now, but firefighters will stay at the scene for the next few days. A flyover of the site planned for Wednesday will help authorities decide when scene management can be handed back to the owners.

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Murder charge A 51-year-old man charged with the murder of Lance John Murphy has appeared in the Manukau District Court yesterday. The accused was granted interim name suppression. He appeared in the dock wearing a grey woollen jumper and made eye contact with a man in the gallery. He yelled out to him, “This is what happens when you try to kill me.” He also swore at a group of media. Mr Murphy was last seen at the BP service station in Warkworth on November 21. Five days later police found his car at a property just 2km away.

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Judge gives young men a lucky break

domestic altercation after she was kicked out of an Ashburton bar before hitting the police officer who was attempting to arrest a man for assaulting her.

She will return to court for sentencing on February 29 to enable time for a restorative justice conference to take place.

The following appeared in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Hirst’s case was “exactly the same” in that respect.

“This does not compare with someone who gets in a car and drives – both of these young men need to get their restricted licences rather than clobbering them (with more infringement penalties) and making them become anti-social,” Judge Farish said.

“They are both of an age they should have their licences.”

She convicted both MacDonald and Hirst, disqualifying them from driving for a further three months, however if they obtain restricted licences the fines gained for driving as learners will be wiped.

MacDonald’s disqualification will come into effect on January 2 when his current period of suspension ends.

“This should not be seen as an encouragement to keep on riding those motorbikes,” the judge said.

Wati James Te Rehu, 41, of Ashburton was returned to custody following his appearance on two charges of rape, assaulting a woman, injuring with intent and contravening a protection order.

He pleaded not guilty to all matters.

Police opposed a bail request made on behalf of Te Rehu by his lawyer Rupert Glover, who said his client could travel to the North Island and stay with a relative in Taumaranui.

Judge Joanna Maze granted Te Rehu an identical request in June last year, however he never left Ashburton and committed more serious offences while on bail.

Yesterday, Judge Jane Farish declined the request but remanded Te Rehu in custody while the proposed address was verified.

He will appear by video link in a Christchurch court on December 21 where the matter will be decided.

A trial date has yet to be determined.

Nathan Priddle, 22, of Netherby, admitted a charge of intentional damage.

He was remanded on bail until February 29 when he will return to court for sentencing.

Steve Jacobs, 40, of Tinwald was disqualified from driving indefinitely on his fifth conviction for drink driving.

If or when his licence is returned, Jacobs must obtain and use a zero-alcohol licence for three years.

He will also be subject to a sixmonth community detention sentence, with supervision provisions attached.

Stephen Colin Booth, 63, of Ashburton, admitted a charge of drink driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 1175 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 1175mcg/l).

He was disqualified from driving for eight months and fined $1100.

Sakara Teri Bryant, 21, of Ashburton, became involved in a

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Lisa Jane Stevenson, 46, of Ashburton, vacated a not guilty plea to plead guilty to a charge of drink driving (EBA 524mcg/l).

She was disqualified from driving for six months, deferred to begin on December 25, and fined $400.

Marcus Earl Doherty, 38, of Hinds, was convicted of drink driving (EBA 597mcg/l).

He was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $500.

Donald Grant Twamley, 54, of Allenton, admitted a charge of drink driving.

He was disqualified from driving for six months and fined $450.

Mydeah Marama Cook, of Hampstead, was convicted on three charges of theft, breaching a community work sentence and resisting police.

Judge Farish called for a presentence report with appendices for electronically monitored options to be prepared for Cook’s sentencing on January 29.

Warrants were issued for the arrest of: Aaron Edward Hura, Hayden Esmond Reginald Howard Keil and Logan Arthur Moulin.

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Two young men busted riding mini motorbikes caught a break when they appeared before Judge Jane Farish in the Ashburton District Court yesterday.

Neither of the defendants held a valid driver’s licence at the time they were picked up in separate incidents, riding what were described as essentially children’s toys.

Shannon James MacDonald admitted driving while suspended when he was pulled up riding an unregistered mini motorbike in Rakaia, while Steven Alexander Hirst’s luck ran out on Willow Street in Ashburton.

Both said they were testing the bikes for children.

Judge Farish said MacDonald had lost his licence for failing to display an “L” plate on his vehicle and then became caught up in a circle of infringement penalties which had resulted in him racking up fines to the tune of $4500.

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■ STARSHIP HOSPITAL

Stake in boy’s head; chicken game turns bad

By Morgan TaiT A 14-year-old boy was impaled in the head by a real estate sign stake in Auckland yesterday.

He has been airlifted to the Starship hospital in a critical condition.

The boy – who was coherent throughout the rescue – was flown in the Westpac rescue helicopter from Beachlands, in southeast Auckland.

It was understood the teen was playing “chicken” with friends.

They threw the stake into the air and tried to dodge it, but it landed on his head.

It pierced the very top of his head and went in by the depth of a ballpoint pen, it is understood.

A St John spokesman said the boy was originally in a status two, or serious, condition but that was upgraded to status one, or critical.

The spokesman said one ambulance and a scene manager were sent to the incident, on First View Avenue, about 4.45pm.

Police said the incident had not been reported to them.

Beachlands Fire Station staff were called to the job and used specialist equipment to cut part of the stake so the boy could be transported in the helicopter.

“It’s an unfortunate accident,” said Chief Fire Officer Shane Rutherford. “He was very lucky to still be alive – he had somebody watching over him.”

Mr Rutherford said the special cutter was like a miniature grinder that made no vibrations.

“We had to keep him 100 per cent still. He was very calm and collected; he is very courageous.”

The stake was a metal pole used to attach real estate signs into the grass in front of homes.

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■ FAIRTON SCHOOL

Show pits pirates against mermaids

Fairton School students (from left) nine-year-olds Casey Flett, Melissa Wilson and Hayley McQuillan were part of the cast of the school’s annual production last night, with the theme of pirates versus mermaids.

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Principals rule out submission

BY RUBY HARFIELD

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The Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association decided against creating a submission for the Education Act review.

A proposed revamp of the Education Act was announced by Education minister Hekia Parata in early November.

Schools and communities were consulted with and given the opportunity to submit their thoughts by yesterday.

Mid Canterbury Principals’ Association president Chris Murphy said the association had previously planned to send a submission on behalf of all Mid Canterbury schools but during their last meeting decided against it.

Their reasoning being the New Zealand Principals’ Federation summed up what they wanted to say anyway, he said.

However, some schools and

members of the public individually provided feedback, Mr Murphy said. Allenton School was among these and every staff member filed their own submission online.

Principal Graham Smith said he wanted his staff to have an input because the Education Act was such an important piece of legislation for schools.

The review could change the future of education and people needed to say how they felt about it, he said.

“I thought it was important enough that we needed to do it.”

Education minister Hekia Parata had previously said an update was needed because the world had changed a lot since the last review in 1989, known as Tomorrow’s Schools.

The proposed update is based on recommendations from the Taskforce on Regulations Affecting School Performance.

Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew chats with (from left) Jackie Girvan, Judith Lilley and Kevin Clifford during yesterday’s community morning tea.

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A special thank-you for ‘ears and eyes’ Rangitata MP Jo Goodhew said thank you yesterday to the people she said were her eyes and ears on the ground in the Ashburton part of her electorate.

During a morning tea preChristmas celebration, Mrs Goodhew said she liked to finish each year by looking back and acknolwedging the people who kept her in touch with her electorate and who helped her to do her job.

“During the year I lose count of the amount of information you share with me and it’s information I can share with others. That’s how this community knits so well together,” she said.

For her, Christmas will have an extra special edge this year as her three daughters will all be home on Christmas Day. The family will then head off on holiday to Tahiti.

With twins aged 23 and her oldest daughter, 25, Mrs Goodhew said family time has to be carefully planned.

“You have to make time; you can’t just sit back and let it happen,” she said.

And while her office will be closed from December 23, a message service will be cleared daily and that means constituents will only be 24 hours away from help.

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Join the rest of the world, go by train Sue Newman

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n most parts of the world, train travel is taken for granted.

In New Zealand, however, we’re more intent on pulling out our railway lines, discarding our engines and carriages and pushing more and more of our traffic, even short hop traffic, on to our over-burdened roads.

Traffic into and around Christchurch is appalling at rush hour. A journey that might take 20 minutes can easily take 40 to 60 if you choose the wrong time to travel. And that’s because we’re all intent on travelling by car.

Check out the highways into the city any day of the working week and you’ll notice vehicle after vehicle after vehicle with just one person on board.

Breaking our love affair with the car and with the ease of making our own way to and from work is a hard relationship to end and yet something has to be done to prevent Christchurch city from becoming just one long traffic jam.

The answer could come in light rail. It’s been floated before as the obvious solution to moving huge numbers of commuters into the city, but each time it’s been abandoned. As a project, it appears it’s not only too costly, it’s too hard.

We may be fast approaching a time, however, when cost and difficulty have to give way to absolute need.

In its simplest form, we’d have commuter trains that ran on the quarter or half hour from Rolleston and Rangiora into the city between 7am and 9am and back on the same schedule from 4.30pm each working day.

Success, however, relies on having a facility similar to the city’s new bus exchange where taxis or buses are available to take commuters from rail hub to work.

For Ashburton, there are clear opportunities in a rail link running from Rolleston. It’s not too big a leap to see this extended to Ashburton or further south, for Rolleston to become a transport hub in its own right – for light rail or commuter buses.

Light rail into Christchurch is a huge project and it’s one that will take time to plan and develop, but it’s a project that will eventually become a must-have, there won’t be an option.

YOUR VIEW Weed control I quote from Michelle Nelson’s article in YOU magazine December 2015 in her article titled ‘Make like Santa and hoe, hoe, hoe’: “We should remember that DDT, which glyphosate was developed to replace, was once thought safe to use on foodproducing land.”

As a rural reporter Miss Nelson needs to educate herself better on her subject matter before lodging it to print.

While I understand her meaning in her reference, her statement is totally INCORRECT! DDT is an insecticide and glyphosate (Roundup) a herbicide, so glyphosate was most definitely NOT developed to replace DDT. A few suggestions on how to deal with weeds in an environmentally-friendly manner in the home garden would have been a more appropriate comment for readers.

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POLL RESULT Yesterday’s result Q: Did you vote for Kyle Lockwood’s blue, black and white flag?

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Getting more for our lamb A

t the beginning of this season drystock farmers had more of a spring in their step.

Strong beef prices, promising predictions for lamb and both schedules ahead of dairy certainly boosted morale.

For a number of years industry leaders have been continually telling sheep farmers that the future for red meat is positive.

I would have to confess to being one of those leaders.

But once again the 2015/16 season has rolled around, the lamb crop is the smallest in 60 years and yet lamb schedules have slid back at an alarming rate.

This reality, when compared with the industry leaders summation of lamb prospects, has sheep farmers in a frustrated space.

Throw in an el nino weather pattern and the picture does not make for good reading. To date el nino has only affected parts of Canterbury and North Otago, but this could change very quickly as large areas of the country have rainfall and soil moisture deficits.

For the New Zealand sheep industry to halt the declining numbers, the spoken prospect of a brighter future is not sufficient.

I can roll out numerous reasons as to why prices are not where farmers need them to be. The United Kingdom had a bumper lamb crop, there were

Rick Powdrell FROM THE FARM

exchange rate issues, Chinese stock piles, world turmoil and so on.

All of these are valid factors but don’t address the real problem.

So what is the real problem?

Quite frankly, as an industry we continue to do what we have always done, expecting to get a better result, but the reality is we basically get the same.

To be fair, companies have made progress in how they process and present product, but this alone has not produced consistently high returns.

The Meat Industry Excellence group had the vision and passion to promote that one large co-operative company would go some distance to remedy the problem.

As we have seen, neither a large enough number of farmers, or the two existing co-operative companies saw this as a means to a brighter future.

A large injection of Chinese capital into the industry has initially taken everyone by surprise, with all the companies taking an inward look at what this means to them. The “last man standing” thinking has for now disappeared

but it will return unless some new bold thinking emerges in the near future.

So what other options have we got? It has to be how we market the product and how we develop new markets.

Can we continue to have multiple companies pitching to sell product to the same buyers who can then barter to achieve the best price for them at the expense of both companies and farmers?

Another key factor that must be included in the future marketing plans is the necessity to understand the consumers’ requirements better; hop in their shoes so the product is tailored to exactly what they desire.

This is what true “value added” marketing is all about.

Then these products must be branded to distinguish them from other similar competing products, highlighting the attributes that give our product a point of difference to the others and using the wonderful New Zealand product story.

Most importantly we need to have systems in place to verify the story, to back up the claims that the product is safe, sustainable, raised with good animal welfare standards and any of the other values we market with.

These may include such aspects as grass fed, antibiotic free, growth hormone free, free range, etc.

So what is the future for marketing our product?

A good starting point would be to reduce the number of players in the market. This will take either a government approach to reducing the number of export licences or a collaborative marketing approach by existing companies.

I favour the latter because if the companies take this journey themselves, they will own it, treasure it and make it work for all parties involved. Some political parties have suggested a regulated path which immediately produces a negative response.

Our sheep meat industry is really under threat, right now, not in five years’ time, right now. I would suggest that if the industry as a whole sits on its hands for too much longer it will be at the expense of both farmers and meat companies.

There are plenty of farmers in this country that will get on board with the meat companies who are prepared to take a new approach.

This approach needs less internal competition, greater consumer awareness and the capitalisation of our production system points of difference.

This will only happen if bold leaders emerge from the shadows.

Rick Powdrell is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre chairperson

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■ UNITED STATES

Sikhs feel backlash, violence Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed they were Muslim.

No, Kaleka explained on behalf of his father, who wore a turban and beard and spoke only in broken English, the family was Sikh, a southeast Asian religion based on equality and unrelated to Islam.

But amid a new wave of antiIslamic sentiment since the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Kaleka is vowing to take an entirely different approach.

“For us it does not matter who they’re targeting,” said Kaleka, a former Milwaukee police officer and teacher whose father was one of six people killed in 2012 when a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin.

“This time we cannot differentiate ourselves; when hate rhetoric is being spewed we cannot be on the sidelines.”

Across the US, Sikhs and Muslims are banding together to defend their respective religions.

Someone bent on harming Muslims wouldn’t understand — or care — about the distinction between the two faiths, they say, and both also deserve to live in peace.

So they plan educational sessions and rallies. They successfully pushed the FBI to track hate crimes against Sikhs. They speak to lawmakers and support each other’s legal action, including a lawsuit filed over a New York City police surveillance program targeting New Jersey Muslims.

“We are in this fight together,” said Gurjot Kaur, a senior staff attorney at The Sikh Coalition, founded the night of September 11.

Sikhism, a monotheistic faith, was founded more than 500

Darsh Singh and his wife, Lakhpreet Kaur, often hear anti-Muslim slurs because of his turban.

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Diner burnt A four-year-old girl has serious burns to her face after visiting a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant in Sydney. Emergency services were called to the King Street Wharf at around 6.30pm on Sunday where they treated the young girl for facial burns, NSW Ambulance told AAP. The girl was with her family at Wharf Teppanyaki, where chefs prepare and cook meals on an open hot plate in front of guests, when she was burnt by an open flame, Fairfax Media reports.

She was taken to Sydney Children’s Hospital in a serious condition.

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years ago in Southeast Asia and has roughly 27 million followers worldwide, most of them in India. There are more than 500,000 Sikhs in the US. Male followers often cover their heads with turbans — which are considered sacred — and refrain from shaving their beards.

Reports of bullying, harassment and vandalism against Sikhs have risen in recent weeks.

Last week, a Sikh temple in Orange County, California, was vandalised, as was a truck in the parking lot by someone who misspelled the word “Islam” and made an obscene reference to ISIS. A Sikh woman said she recently was forced to show her breast pump before taking her seat on an airplane in Minneapolis because another passenger thought she might be a terrorist.

Several Sikh football fans said they initially were not allowed into Qualcomm Stadium to

watch the San Diego Chargers game against the Denver Broncos last Sunday because several of them were wearing turbans.

Schoolchildren say they’ve been bullied.

For most Sikhs, much of the backlash has been frequent stares or comments and occasional online insults.

Former NCAA basketball player Darsh Singh said he has heard insults throughout his life, including recently when someone recently yelled “Osama!” at him as he was crossing a street in Phoenix.

Then last week, a photo making the rounds on Facebook showed the former Trinity University basketball player — the first turbaned Sikh to play in the NCAA — with the caption: “Nobody wants to guard Muhammad, he’s too explosive.” A friend came to his defence with a lengthy post —saying, “do the world a favour and educate yourself” — which

got tens of thousands of likes.

“A lot of people act out of fear or ignorance,” said Singh. “I don’t know who started it, but whoever they are, I forgive them.”

Rajinder Singh Mago, community outreach director at the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, said it’s more difficult for Sikh schoolchildren who sometimes are bullied.

“Ninety-nine per cent of Americans are good ... then that one person who just came out of a tavern after a few beers, you don’t know what he’s thinking at that point,” Mago said.

Madihha Ahussain, a staff attorney at the national group Muslim Advocates, said people who are misinformed about both religions not only are “blaming entire faith communities, now they’re blaming multiple groups for the acts of a couple individuals”.

As a result, some Sikhs have encountered violence.

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■ AUSTRALIA

Sea of flowers inspires siege memorial

A sea of flowers marked the siege site last December.

The mother of Tori Johnson, who died in the Lindt Cafe siege, says the community’s outpouring of “support and love” has kept her going, as Sydneysiders come together this week in memory of the victims.

Rosie Connellan said that the reaction that led to Martin Place being carpeted with bouquets after the siege was something Australia can’t lose sight of.

“I’m speechless with finding words to say how proud I am of him and he wants everyone to make the most of this wonderful country we live in,” Ms Connellan told Network Seven.

“I can be strong when I need to be strong ... just hold my head up high for him,” she said.

Her interview comes just days before the first anniver-

sary of the siege, in which hostages Katrina Dawson, 38, a barrister and mother of three, and Mr Johnson, 34, were killed when gunman Man Haron Monis held up the cafe.

NSW Premier Mike Baird has also revealed the design of a memorial at Martin Place.

A “scattered starburst” of some 400 floral cubes will be inlaid in the granite pavers of Martin Place in memory of the victims of the city’s worst terrorist attack, a design inspired by the floral tributes left in the days after the siege.

Mr Baird has encouraged Sydneysiders to attend a twilight ceremony today marking the one-year anniversary.

“My hope is on that day we focus in on what brought us together rather than those forces that try to drive us apart,” he said.

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More and more Australian women are holding off on having kids, a new report confirms. Babies are increasingly likely to be born to older mums, the latest report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows. There’s also been a slide in the proportion of younger women, aged under 24, giving birth. In 2013, the average age of all women who had babies was 30.1 years, up from 29.5 a decade earlier. Over the same 10-year period, the average age of first-time mums also increased by almost a year, to 28.6 years.

The report confirmed a continued rise in women whose babies are born by caesarean, and it also reflects ongoing concern about the nation’s weight problem.

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Hit the water The nation’s favourite soap characters should pass up alcohol and hot drinks for a plain glass of water to encourage fans to keep hydrated, according to a study.

Popular soaps like EastEnders and Coronation Street are famed for their pubs, but the prevalence of booze and soft drink consumption in the Queen Vic and the Rovers Return, as well as other dramas, is “shocking” and “unacceptable”, an expert says.

- AP

Painkillers identical The company that makes Nurofen painkillers misled Australian consumers by claiming that identical products were each formulated to treat specific types of pain, the Federal Court has ruled. The consumer watchdog took court action against Reckitt Benckiser on the basis that Nurofen Back Pain, Nurofen Period Pain, Nurofen Migraine Pain and Nurofen Tension Headache all contain the same active ingredient, ibuprofen lysine 342mg. Reckitt Benckiser must remove the products from sale for three months, and amend packaging.

- AP

Trump overtaken Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has a new target, calling fellow White House contender Ted Cruz “a little bit of a maniac”. The jibe came as the US senator passed Trump in an Iowa opinion poll. Cruz’s dogged pursuit of conservative Iowa voters has paid off in the form of a 10-percentage-point lead over Trump in the state, where the first presidential nominating contest will take place on February 1. Unlike the other candidates, Texan Cruz has embraced Trump and avoided publicly criticising him.

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■ FONTERRA

NZ dairy exports slowed

BY FIONA ROTHERHAM

where Fonterra contributed key ingredients to the US dairy and cheese flavours business, while the American co-operative supplied a number of cheese and cheese-powder assets.

Fonterra signed a long-term supply agreement as part of the

sale.

Meantime, Australia’s dairy exports have increased 8 per cent from January to September compared to the same period in 2014, led by a 30 per cent rise in skim milk powder and a 12 per cent gain in cheese. In the September

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■ AUCKLAND MAYORALTY

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Victoria Crone fore joining Xero last year.

Ms Crone is expected to be the main centre-right contender to Labour MP Phil Goff, who launched his bid for the mayoralty last month under the banner

■ REMUNERATION AUTHORITY

PM Key given a $13,556 pay rise

BY AUDREY YOUNG

Prime Minister John Key has been given a $13,556 pay rise to $448,569 in new pay rates released yesterday by the Remuneration Authority.

Cabinet ministers and Opposition leader Andrew Little get a $9300 pay rise to $281,881.

And backbenchers’ pay rises $6089 to $156,136.

The new pay rates are in line with new pay-setting laws for MPs passed in March this year.

It means the pay rise is in line with the same measure used for

superannuation increases.

The law was rushed through under urgency after the Remuneration Authority issued a pay rise in February that Mr Key thought was too high.

Pay rises are now measured against the quarterly employment survey and taken each June for the previous year.

The increase is based on the public sector pay rises from July 2014 to June 2015 and is backdated to July 1 this year.

The new pay rates and percentage rise is as follows: Prime Minister, 3.11 per cent

rise to $448,569.

Deputy Prime Minister, 3.32 per cent, $318,760.

Cabinet Minister/ Leader of Opposition/Speaker, 3.14 per cent to $281,881.

Minister outside cabinet, 3.55 per cent to $237,917.

Under-secretary, 3.83 per cent to $185,098.

Whip base pay, 3.93 per cent to $171,137.

Select committee chair, 3.93 per cent to $171,137.

Other Members of Parliament, 4.05 per cent to $156, 136.

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For a Better Auckland.

Other contenders include Orakei Local Board member Mark Thomas, right-winger Stephen Berry and activist Penny Bright.

Ms Crone said Auckland needed leadership that was fresh, inspired and fit for the future.

She said she had resigned as managing director of Xero.

Ms Crone said she was under no illusion how difficult local government could be.

“Not being a serial politician is the biggest asset I bring to Auckland.”

She said she was standing as an independent and would release her policies later.

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Victoria Crone to stand for Auckland mayoralty Business boss Victoria Crone has announced she is standing for the Auckland mayoralty next year.

The managing director of accounting software firm Xero made the expected bid at the MindLab in Newmarket.

She has ranked the city’s biggest challenges as rates rises, traffic and housing.

Technology and innovation are other areas she would like to see the Super City pay more attention to, and wants the city to examine driverless buses and car technology.

Ms Crone spent nearly two decades at Telecom and Chorus be-

cent over the year across all categories while Latin American imports were also up 10 per cent during that period, with demand strongest for WMP and SMP. The global update also included a comparison of milk prices in its different milk pools globally - New Zealand, Australia, China and Chile.

In New Zealand, Fonterra’s board last week retained its forecast milk payout for this season of $4.60 per kilogram of milk olids, which is in line with the same period last year.

Global milk prices still need to lift significantly though in the first half of next year to achieve that level.

Fonterra’s milk collection for the month of November was 4 per cent lower than the same month last year and the forecast is for a 6 per cent reduction this coming season due to farmers reducing stocking rates and supplementary feeding to cut costs in the low milk price environment.

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Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, says US dairy exports are down due to domestic demand in the world’s biggest economy but exports remain strong for Australia and Europe while New Zealand’s shipments have slowed.

In a global dairy update released yesterday, Fonterra said New Zealand total exports were up 2 per cent from January to September compared to the same period last year although they decreased 5 per cent in the September month.

Over the same period, US dairy exports fell 9 per cent to satisfy increased demand in that country.

However, September has shown a turnaround, with US exports rising 9 per cent as skim milk powder sales climbed 48 per cent and lactose gained 15 per cent.

Last month, Fonterra said it would exit a 15-year joint venture with Dairy Farmers of America, selling its share of DairiConcepts,

month, skim milk powder was up 41 per cent.

European exports have lifted 6 per cent from January to August with fluid and fresh dairy up 19 per cent, both SMP and whey powder up 9 per cent, and infant formula up 7 per cent. In the month of August exports were up 22 per cent, with significant increases from Poland, Italy and Germany.

On the import side, China imports increased 12 per cent in October, the fourth consecutive month the figure has risen, with increases in most dairy categories apart from whole milk and skim milk powders.

A lack of sales to China due to high inventory levels has contributed to a steep decline in global dairy prices in the past year as supply outweighed demand. Despite the recent growth, imports remain 13 per cent lower from January to October compared to the same period last year.

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■ ASHBURTON APP DEVELOPER

Agritech start-up sprouts

By Michelle NelsoN

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An Ashburton agritech start-up business is about to sprout.

For almost a year Steve Bird has spent most of his spare time developing a health and safety app aimed at making farms safer places.

It was this commitment which attracted the attention of the Sprout Agritech Business Accelerator programme selection committee.

Mr Bird was one of eight entrepreneurs chosen from 60 applications. Each will receive a cash boost of $20,000 and mentoring from world-class business and technical experts during the five-month accelerator programme.

He was motivated to develop the app after talking to family members involved in farming businesses and looking at applicable health and safety legislation.

“With new regulations coming in managing health and safety is going to be a real burden for farmers,” he said.

“This app should get rid of that burden.”

Under the new legislation farmers are required to manage a constant stream of visitors, including contractors, truck drivers, agents, vets and company representatives, coming on and leaving the property.

In many businesses this could be dealt with by way of a staffed reporting office, but farmers don’t have that luxury – they could well be half an hour away on a tractor, Mr Bird said.

His app, currently operating as the Health and Safety App Business, will use digital cloud-based technology to streamline the process.

Using a cellphone visitors will be able to sign in when they arrive

Steve Bird’s business idea has been selected for the Sprout Agritech Business Accelerator Programme.

and out when they leave the property. They will receive information about any hazards and other health and safety requirements.

The farmer will get a message

informing them of arrivals and departures.

Mr Bird is now trialling and tweaking the app, and talking to farmers, transport operators and

contractors. “Everyone has been 100 per cent positive,” he said.

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■ RANGIORA MILK COMPANY

One farmer’s viable business milking 20 cows

By Michelle NelsoN

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Rangiora dairy farmer Glen Harud doesn’t own a farm or a conventional cowshed, but he runs a viable and sustainable businesses milking just 20 cows.

Leasing an established dairy farm was out of the question for Mr Harud, so he turned his attention to a block of bare land and built a mobile milking shed with an on-board pasteurising plant.

The milk is then delivered to discerning cafes and retailers or sold at farmers’ markets.

All calves are left with their mothers until they are six weeks old, or reach 100 kilograms, and feeding palm kernel extrude is out of the question at the Nature Matters Milk Company, where the traditional concept of efficiency has been turned on its head.

“We started with the customer and worked backwards from there,” Mr Harud said.

“A lot of people don’t like the idea of sending bobby calves to the works when they are four days old and the recent publicity hasn’t helped.”

Palm kernel extrude is a byproduct of the palm kernel oil industry, which is a major cause of deforestation and habitat destruction in Asia. “A lot of people have a problem with that.”

Instead the cows graze on quality grass and herb pasture at a low stocking rate.

Farming this way has enabled Mr Harud to slash the business’ nutrient run-off to less than 13kg of nitrogen per hectare per year.

In terms of profitability, he re-

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Carrfields team leads way into 2016 Above – With his mobile milking operation, Rangiora dairy farmer Glen Harud (below) makes cow welfare his priority.

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ceives the equivalent of $32 per kilogram of milksolids in a year when conventional dairy farmers would be lucky to get $5/kgMS. Mr Harud was in Ashburton last week participating in the Sprout Agritech Business Accelerator programme.

His end goal is to encourage others to break free from the shackles of mega dairy co-operatives and create dynamic small businesses.

“My vision is to set up a financially viable, environmentally sustainable, small-scale dairy business that can be replicated throughout New Zealand by others,” he said.

He hopes to be able to build his herd up to 30 cows in the near future.

Mid Canterbury-based agribusiness Carrfields has added three new senior management positions.

Matthew Keen has been appointed as group general manager of the Carrfields Machinery division, encompassing the CLAAS Harvest Centre, Carrfields Machinery and Carrfields Irrigation.

With over 20 years’ experience in the agri machinery arena, Mr Keen joined the Carrfields business in July 2014.

Agronomist Craig Graham brings his extensive experience to the Carrfields Seed & Grain (Canterbury Seed) business as group general manager.

Robert Ludecke has joined the business as chief operating officer (COO), overseeing the Livestock and Financial Services divisions as well as working on

various CP Wool projects in both the North and South Islands.

His mandate will extend to other business units as required.

He has spent the past 25 years working in senior management roles in the banking and financial services industry overseas.

The trio will strengthen and add significant value to the existing business units and current management as well as provide support to the Carr family management across the Carrfields organisation, managing director Craig Carr said.

“With the significant growth in the overall size of the business in the past 12 months, it was imperative that the business had key people focusing on the strategic direction of the individual business units along with the day-to-day running within the divisions,” Mr Carr said.

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for the latest prices, visit www.interest.co.nz/rural current price range Saleyard prices … u LAMB ($/head) weighted average Store 45 - 51 Prime 89 - 92 u HEIFER (c/kg) 250-350 kgs Lwt Store 186 - 261 u STEER (c/kg) 481-580 Lwt Prime 282 - 291 last week

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MARKET REPORT Dairy Thunder showers last week gave some areas moisture but the hail that accompanied also caused damage to crops. No matter how it comes every little bit of rain was welcome.

Further restrictions are set to be imposed on the Opuha irrigation flows as the drought tightens its grip in many areas of the province. The news that the Hurunui water project won its appeal and can restart with storage in the Waitohi river has given hope to North Canterbury farmers.

Cows are still being dried off as national milk flows are expected to fall by 6 per cent this season but Fonterra was unable to lift the $4.60/kg ms forecast.

Farmer confidence remains low as the drought and poor income levels deals to farms profits, although lowering of the OCR by the Reserve Bank has kept the cost of borrowing at near record lows.

A new scheme to address the skills shortage in the dairy sector was launched in the province as the industry seeks to fill the gap with local participants.

SAFE has negotiated a meeting with Fonterra and MPI on the bobby calf welfare issues, but farmers are cynical of their motives based on how long they took to report these abuses.

Lamb Further falls in lamb schedules as the drought forces more animals into being processed early, or quit to a rapidly falling saleyard market.

Lamb skins and casings demand is also low and unhelpful in schedule pricing, but slipe wool values and chilled product interest are the positives for a post Christmas upturn.

Small store lambs are now difficult to sell as dryland farmers wean and hurriedly destock before the break and the predicted January dry.

Big numbers of cull ewes are also being offered as the mutton schedule hits a yearly low and sheep farmer concerns return about this sector’s sustainability at these

prices.

Wool The North Island wool auction was influenced by a higher currency, but 91 per cent of the offering sold even with these easing price levels.

A small volume of lamb’s wool sold well above previously publicised contract values as demand for this product exceeded where it started last year.

Two iconic Canterbury high country stations, Mt White and Mt Cook, have been offered for sale and are sure to attract significant interest due to their production of quality merino wool.

The Government has invested $8.4 million into a research project that looks for new uses for wool, utilising the combined expertise of AgResearch, the Universities and NZ Wool Services, to return extra revenue streams from this product.

Beef Beef schedules weakened this week and prime prices are now behind last year as the US market eased further. Asian interest appears sparse in the January February period.

Saleyard prime steer prices are holding well in spite of increased volumes as processing numbers run well ahead of last year.

Weaner dairy animals are now being marketed at levels ahead of last year and the beef sector will be pleased more have been reared this year to meet increased demand for this product.

Deer Further summer frozen venison schedule falls this week but levels are still ahead of last year and are encouraging good interest for early sire stag sales.

Two-year-old and early regrowth velvet heads are now being harvested as this product looks for another stable price year that has seen the growth in the healthy food market in Asian economies.

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■ ASHBURTON MUSEUM

A good day’s sport, companionship

By Kathleen Stringer

O

n a recent bus trip I was on, a few creatures that were either rabbits or hares were seen.

A comment was made that rabbits aren’t as great a problem in Mid Canterbury as we might expect.

As someone who regularly visited Central Otago as a child, I know how much of an issue they can be.

Sadly, like so many of our pests, they were introduced by people who had no idea what they were inflicting on the country.

Rabbits were brought in for a number of reasons, hunting being a major one.

However, at least some of these furry intruders were brought in to be farmed for meat.

The Australian and New Zealand Land Company for example – which owned such properties as Acton in Mid Canterbury and Totara in Otago – brought in a large number to be processed and tinned for export.

Once released, they took hold of some very large tracts of land.

Until poisoning came along the only real method of management was trapping or shooting.

While a lucrative full-time occupation for some, working as trappers or employees of councils (as in Ashburton) or rabbit/pest boards, many people hunted rabbits as a supplement to their income, especially during the Depression.

In a way rabbits were extremely useful as the trappers could eat the meat and sell the fur.

Even if financial return wasn’t the object, a good day’s sport and companionship might be had by friends or groups.

While not a hunter myself, I have accompanied a friend while he shot rabbits.

It was a good day’s walk and his wife was always happy to cook up a rabbit stew if he caught any.

All this was brought to mind while working through some accounts from Hinds school.

In the collection was a 1939 letter from RS Black of Dunedin (who purchased and sold furs as well as exported frozen rabbits) inquiring if the school committee would organise a large hare drive.

Mr Black stated that the hares didn’t need any processing but simply allowed to cool and heaped in L wagons and railed

Ashburton and Christchurch Returned servicemen’s hare drive, held at Spread Eagle in 1935, where 456 hares were caught.

A group of shooters outside Ealing hall, 1929. to Dunedin. It sounded a good proposition – the company would pay seven pence per hare if railed to Dunedin and 8½ if they were delivered to the company’s premises.

I am unsure whether the school

committee obliged, but, as these images show, hare drives did take place in this district.

Perhaps the effectiveness of such events is the reason we are not swarming with rabbits and hares today.

The Knox family of Ealing displaying their catch.

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RESULTS ■ Golf Mayfield Golf Club Results of the Mayfield Golf Club’s Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition held on December 9.

Steve King 21 Stableford Points, Don Ingold 21, Wayne Vessey 20, Ian Beach 20, Harley Davies 19, Sam Schmack 19, Roger Lake 19, Mark Greenslade 19, Arnold Rushton 18, Hayden Tasker 18, Ladies, Sharon Duthie 18.

Nearest the Pin Steve King. Two’s Ian Beach, and Steve King,

Ashburton Golf Club Sunday December 13 Top score in the first of the Summer Stableford rounds was George Brown with 42pts. Other good scores were Nicky Gill and Paddy Bradford 40pts.

Nearest The Pins: Robbies: Don Houghton, Braided Rivers: Joe McGrath, Rothburys Insurance: Don Houghton, Netherby Meats: Dave Gill, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Paddy Bradford.

Twos: None Nett Eagles: #3 Birdy Jackpot: #7

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■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis Twilight, December 9 Section 1 ACA Hackers 15 v Electric Donkey Bottom Biters 18; Famous Grouse 19 v ADC Aces 14; Get A Grip 14 v Brophy Knight 19; Tridents 17 v Council Crew 16; A N Other 13 v Misfits 20; Spare Parts 19 v Don’t Blame Me; High Raters 19 v Tradies 14.

Section 2 The Raqueteers 16 v The Twilight Ferns 17; The Unknowns 14 v Rob’s Mob 19; Sapphires 18 v The Racketeers 15; Baseline Bandits 18 v TBC 15; Vegue & Co 15 v Hit 4 Brains.

December 12 Mixed Masters Red beat Gold 6 matches to 0

D. Fisher & M. Morrow beat S. Kilworth & B. Donaldson 9-3, D. Young & S. Spittal beat A. Hodson & S. Smith 9-1; D. Fisher & S. Spittal beat S. Kilworth & S. Smith 9-1, M. Morrow & D. Young beat B. Donaldson & A. Hodson 9-1, D. Fisher & D. Young beat S. Kilworth & A. Hodson 9-5, M. Morrow & S. Spittal beat B. Donaldson & S. Smith 9-8.

Green beat Orange 41 games to 39 W. Christie & F. Royston beat P. Yates & B. Sivier 9-3; T. Robinson & S. Clemens lost to S. Letham & G. Esker 6-9, W. Christie & S. Clemens beat P. Yates & G. Esker 9-8 (7-4), F. Royston & T. Robinson beat B. Sivier & S. Letham 9-1, W. Christie & T. Robinson lost to P. Yates & S. Letham 4-9, F. Royston & S. Clemens lost to B. Sivier & G. Esker 4-9.

A Grade Methven beat Tinwald 5 matches to 1 F. Ness & S. Bubb beat G. Feutz & T. McCann 7-5, 7-5, J. Hill & H. Hood beat M. Lucas & M. Amyes 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (10-3), F. Ness beat G. Feutz 6-4, 6-4, S. Bubb beat T. McCann 3-6, 6-1, 1-0 (10-8), J. Hill beat M. Lucas 6-1, 6-0, H. Hood lost to M. Amyes 6-3, 1-4 (defaulted).

Southern lost to Hampstead 5 matches to 1 C. Murdoch & N. Thomassen lost to A. Mitchell & Connor Brosnahan 0-6, 0-6, O. McKeown & C. Stock lost to Christal Brosnahan & E. Connelly-Whyte 6-4, 5-7, 0-1 (9-11), C. Murdoch lost to A. Mitchell 0-6, 1-6, N. Thomassen lost to Connor Brosnahan 0-6, 1-6, O. McKeown lost to Christal Brosnahn 3-6, 1-6, C. Stock beat E. Connelly-Whyte 6-4, 6-4.

Allenton lost to Fairton 4 matches to 2 E. Dargue & B. Looij lost to P. Leonard & T. Leonard 3-6, 6-4, 0-1 (5-10), H. Dargue & L. Donnelly lost to D. Lake & D. Taylor 1-6, 0-6, E. Dargue beat P. Leonard 6-1, 7-5, B. Looij beat T. Leonard 6-1,6-3, H. Dargue lost to Don Lake 6-3, 0-6, 0-1 (710), L. Donnelly lost to D. Taylor 1-6, 1-6.

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Hampstead beat Allenton/Wakanui 5 matches to 1 Q. Ritchie & J. Brosnahan lost to M. Looij & R. Twamley 4-6, 3-6, L. Schikker & J. Aschen beat J. Settle & W. Wallis 6-1, 6-0, Q. Ritchie beat M. Looij 6-1, 6-1, J. Brosnahan beat R. Twamley 6-3, 7-6 (72), L. Schikker beat J. Settle 6-0, 6-2, J. Aschen beat W. Wallis 6-2, 6-2.

Methven lost to Tinwald 4 matches to 2 L. Muckle & S. McDonald lost to J. Jones & J. Leslie 0-6, 3-6, S. Innes & J. Sheridan lost to J. Millar & S. Millar 6-2, 5-7, 0-1 (410), L. Muckle lost to J. Jones 2-6, 5-7, S. Innes beat J. Leslie 6-1, 6-0, S. McDonald lost to J. Millar 0-6, 0-6, J. Sheridan beat S. Millar 3-6, 6-3, 1-0 (10-8).

B Grade Methven Green beat Hampstead 4 matches to 2 N. Alombro & C. Hollings beat T. Wilson & T. Lee 9-6, J. Sheridan & V. Talbot beat L. Prendergast & Z. Aschen 9-6, N. Alombro beat T. Wilson 6-4, 6-4, C. Hollings lost to T. Lee 5-7, 4-6, J. Sheridan beat L. Prendergast 6-4, 0-6, 1-0 (11-9), V. Talbot lost to Z. Aschen 4-6, 2-6.

Dorie lost to Southern Warrior 4 matches to 2 L. Pye & C. Sloper beat L. Slee & R. Watt 9-4, J. Jackways & F. Pye lost to L. Adams & A. McKeown 8-9 (5-7), L. Pye beat L. Slee 7-5, 1-6, 1-0 (10-5), J. Jackways beat R. Watt 6-2, 2-6, 1-0 (11-9), C. Sloper beat L. Adams 6-4, 6-2, F. Pye lost to A. McKeown 2-6, 0-.6 Tinwald Orange beat Rakaia Blue 5 matches to 1 H. Tawatao & L. Scott beat J. Helem & J. Blakemore 9-8 (7-3), C. Thomson & Connor D beat H. Helem & T. Bassett 9-3, H. Tawatao beat J. Helem 6-3, 6-0, L. Scott beat H. Helem 6-0, 6-1, C. Thomson beat T. Bassett 6-3, 6-0, Connor D lost to J. Blakemore 5-7, 5-7.

Junior A/B Hampstead/Tinwald beat Wakanui/ Southern Slammers 6 matches to 0

T. Feutz & R. Breen beat J. Adam & G. Austin 6-1, W. Diedricks & J. Hunter beat L. Peck & W. Copland 6-0; T. Feutz beat J. Adam 9-1; W. Diedricks beat L. Peck 9-1; J. Hunter beat W. Copland 9-3; R. Breen beat G. Austin 9-0.

Southern/Allenton beat Hampstead 5 matches to 1 M. Furrer & C. Donnelly beat A. Spicer & L. Bubb 6-4, R. Furrer & M. Armstrong beat E. Trumper & J. Barry 7-5, M. Furrer beat O. Bubb 9-4, C. Donnelly beat A. Spicer 9-6, R. Furrer beat E. Trumper 9-1, M. Armstrong lost to J. Barry 4-9. Allenton beat Dorie/Rakaia 41 games to 31 R. Gray & D. Stevenson lost to M. Hopkins & J. Slater 3-6, J. Parsons lost to M. Veix 4-9, R. Blundell beat M. Hopkins 9-7, R. Gray lost to J. Slater 7-9.

Grade Unknown Methven Red beat Methven Silver 42 games to 39 G. Casey-Solly & G. Holdsworth beat H. Simpson & M. Farrell 6-4, J. McDonald & M. Hydes lost to S. Fulton & E. McSweeney 6-7 (5-7), G. Casey-Solly beat H. Simpson 9-4, J. McDonald lost to M. Farrell 4-9, G. Holdsworth beat S. Fulton 9-6, M. Hydes lost to E. McSweeney 8-9 (9-11).

Junior C Hampstead beat Rakaia Rascals 6 matches to 0 H. Feutz & E. Bessai beat P. Jones & K. Nolan 6-0, A. Whitaker & I. Adam beat G. Felton & S. Nolan 6-2; H. Feutz beat P. Jones 6-0, E. Bessai beat K. Nolan 6-0, A. Whittaker beat G. Felton 6-2, I. Adam beat S. Nolan 6-1.

Allenton beat Hinds Southern Stingers 5 matches to 1 A Amos & K. Harrison lost to K. Olawale & R. McKeown 2-6, D. Gilbert & I. Taylor beat S. Kingston & E. Kingston 6-3, A. Amos beat K. Olawale 6-4, K. Harrison beat R. McKeown 6-2, D. Gilbert beat S. Kingston 6-0, I. Taylor beat E. Kingston 6-4.

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December 12 - Summer Trophies and Championships.

Grade winners in the second round of the summer trophies and championships played on Saturday were: Men: 0-14; Brent Kirdy 64, Steve Kennedy 65, Brock Peddie 66, Gordon Rennie 70 b/l. 15-21; Tony Sheppard 66, Ian Rive 66, Dave Cockburn 68, Neil Rayner 68, Cameron Miller 68. 22 plus; Women; 0-20; Elizabeth Collins 71. 21 plus; June Bruhns 71.

Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2;

Owen Everest. Gluyas Ford # 6; Andrew Barrie. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Tony Sheppard. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Barry Jury. Two’s: Selwyn Munro, Struan Scott, Elizabeth Collins, Ray Kirdy, Brock Peddie, Leo Johnston, Cameron Miller, Josh Smith.Net eagles: # 3 Brent Kirdy.

Wendy Stevenson.

Twilight results December 10 - Stableford Men: 0-6: Brock Peddie 24, Duncan Lye 22, Gordon Rennie 21, Brendan Hurley 20. 7-10: Tony Sheppard 23 b/l Kevin Bishop 23, Shane Webster 22, Craig Campbell 21, Bill Mason 21, Pete Marshall 20 b/l. 11 plus: Stan Stringer 22, Matt Stoddart 21, Keith Bonnington 21, Eddie Tulip 20, Dale Thomas 20. Women 0-14: Barb MacGregor 21, Elizabeth Collins 20.

15 plus: Sue Gutsell 21, Barb Harris 19, Val Prendergast 19, Val Cartney 18 b/l.

Non-Handicap Richard Jamieson 42 net.

Bayley’s nearest the pin: # 6 Duncan Lye. # 16 Greg Prendergast. Radio Hokonui lucky card; Keith Bonnington. Two’s; Tony Sheppard.

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Te Akau stud milestone

Latta lines up strong challenge Model professional Authentic Paddy will form part of a strong local assault on the Gr.3 Manawatu Cup for trainer Lisa Latta.

The six-year-old has been in outstanding form this preparation and with stablemate King Kamada they will give the Awapuni horsewoman a potent hand in Saturday’s Hotel Coachman-sponsored feature.

“He’s ticking over nicely and it’s on our back doorstep,” Latta said. “We’ll take it a race at a time with him and a bit of rain around will help him.”

Authentic Paddy has thrived on racing with three wins on his current campaign and placings in the Gr.1 Captain Cook Stakes, the Gr.3 Counties Cup and the Listed Feilding Gold Cup. “He’s a horse that puts on a fair bit of weight when he’s out and he takes a while to come back,” Latta said.

While Authentic Paddy has won five races on heavy ground,

A celebration lunch at Te Akau Stud this week will mark an international first for the powerful thoroughbred operation.

In attendance, will be their champion Singapore trainer Mark Walker who wrapped up the premiership at Kranji on Sunday evening with a double to take his tally to 86 winners. Walker claimed five NZ titles before he left in 2010 to establish Te Akau in Singapore.

The Matamata stable is now in the hands of Stephen Autridge and Jamie Richards, who currently lead their domestic premiership chase with 42 winners.

“I had my first horse in work in 1977 and I never dreamed that the Te Akau business would grow to winning a premiership internationally,” principal David Ellis said. “We will be having a big lunch to celebrate on Thursday.

For Mark to do it in five years is an extraordinary achievement.

“Mark has two great attributes - he has an enormous work ethic and an unbelievable way of getting into a horse’s head.”

his tastes have changed with age.

“He’s like a lot of horses that as they get older they don’t like those really wet tracks,” Latta said.

Barn mate King Kamada confirmed his place in the cup with his fourth placing, after getting clear late in the straight, in the prelude behind King Krovanh.

“It was a really solid run and he’s come through it well,” Latta said. “He had quite sore feet after Riccarton and we’ve put the bar shoes back on him.”

Sixth in the Gr.3 New Zealand Cup, King Kamada has placed in the Gr.1 Auckland Cup, the Gr.2 Avondale Gold Cup, the Listed Marton Cup and the Listed Anzac 1600 since he last won nearly two years ago.

- NZ Racing Desk Right - Authentic Paddy will be working hard for Lisa Latta.

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Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 1.05 CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STKS 4 36641 Miss Valley Inn 30.46 ...................C Roberts 9 67868 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Dec 2015 NZ Meeting num- C1, 520m 5 15336 Opawa Knocka nwtd L & .................... Wales 11 3.20pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH ber: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 1 66578 Spine Chilling 30.62 ......................... B Dann 6 66644 Candid Angel 30.88 ......................... B Dann C1, 295m 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 2 58322 Mc Lovin’ 30.79 ................................S Stone 7 12353 Opawa Jay Jay nwtd J & .................D Fahey 1 8x182 High On Vee 17.94 .......................A Williams 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 8 33347 Midnight Action nwtd S & ................ B Evans 3 78864 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 2 13422 Opawa Bucks Eye nwtd L & ............... Wales 9 67868 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett 4 11225 Opawa Tracy 30.91 L & ...................... Wales 1 12.02pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 3 45658 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................ B Evans 5 23528 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 8 2.27pm FAST ARCHER AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 86227 Conaloo 17.53........................... M Robinson 4 13441 Greet The Judge 17.43 H & ................Taylor 6 7x2x2 Jinjaless 30.52 J & ..........................D Fahey 1 28456 Tracey nwtd .....................................J Tanner 2 52428 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 5 46753 Baduzzi 17.48 ........................J T McInerney 7 22413 Opawa Smoke 31.38 L & ................... Wales 2 62344 Ohoka Hope 17.38 ....................... L Waretini 3 258x8 Not Bad nwtd ................................... B Dann 6 13744 Billy West 17.18 .....................M K Dempsey 8 87665 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 3 22141 Captain Shazz 17.36 C &................... Fagan 4 77766 Homebush Messi 17.62 .........J T McInerney 7 55548 Midnight Sprite 17.45 ......................J Tanner 9 67868 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett 4 27285 Crystall McBell nwtd...............J T McInerney 5 63855 Nicksta 17.60 .........................J T McInerney 8 38777 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 5 51873 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 6 24273 Know Energy 17.50........................G Cleeve 5 1.29 YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 9 54768 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 6 15185 Rapaki Kath 17.57 H & .......................Taylor 10 86782 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 7 315 Grifinator 17.00 C & ........................... Fagan 1 32432 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 7 55368 Zippora Blaze 17.43 M &...................Jopson 8 36167 Rio Action nwtd S & ........................ B Evans 2 43838 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 12 3.38pm SNOW-E MUSCLE STAKES C1, 520m 8 87687 Kinloch Action nwtd S & .................. B Evans 9 67478 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 3 87627 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 1 72164 Luminary 30.91 .........................R Blackburn 9 54768 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 10 8778x Susan Jewel nwtd ...........................J Tanner 4 48423 Eug The Scrooge 17.74 M & .............Jopson 2 75456 Know Laughing 30.57 ....................G Cleeve 5 44x27 Mamalulu 17.58 C & .......................... Fagan 10 76777 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 2 12.22pm HAMPDEN TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 3 45643 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 6 72237 Star Apache nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 9 2.45pm COALGATE TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 52446 Protonic Pedro 30.33 ....................... B Dann 4 12758 Red Hot Action 31.11 S & ............... B Evans 7 36224 Theseus 17.59 ..........................R Blackburn 1 63152 Max Brainstrain 17.39 M & .................. Smith 2 21614 Opawa Cookie 30.38 J & ................D Fahey 5 32575 Opawa Cassidy 31.07 L &.................. Wales 8 745F6 Magic Gina 17.34 ...................J T McInerney 2 36758 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 3 64627 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 6 23435 Whip Uppa Storm nwtd ............. G T Bennett 9 76766 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 3 8x874 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & ................ B Evans 4 68354 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 7 76655 Big John Canon 30.79 ...........M K Dempsey 4 16853 Bellwave 17.20 ................................J Tanner 5 37658 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &.................. B Evans 10 76777 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 8 5312 Jinja Heart 30.72 J & ......................D Fahey 5 45154 Timely Reminder 17.63 M & .............Jopson 6 47327 Lektra Spider 30.82 H &......................Taylor 6 1.49pm LITTLE BROWN JUG SPRINT C1, 295m 9 67868 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett 6 12 Redline Action nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 7 8174x Know Luck 30.65............................G Cleeve 1 86787 Miss Jolt nwtd .............................. A Waretini 13 3.57pm CHRIS & LISA EARL DASH C1, 295m 7 83215 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 8 46734 Cawbourne Kin nwtd ....................C Roberts 2 51656 First Officer 17.65 ........................S Hindson 1 35547 Van Gerwin 17.24 ......................H Anderton 8 81888 Piece 17.75 ............................J T McInerney 9 67868 Magic Dozer nwtd ..................... G T Bennett 3 77735 Fancy Action 17.82 S &................... B Evans 2 76556 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & .............. B Evans 9 77675 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 4 84433 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 3 12.42pm DOGZONE SPRINT C1, 295m 3 82757 Wally Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 10 16888 5 54761 Kablitz 17.73 ................................ K Cassidy 1 71 Idol Georgie 17.64 ............................ J Rush 4 56746 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 6 52216 Definite 17.64 ................................R Adcock 10 3.03 GREYHOUNDS AS PETS STAKES C1, 520m 2 56422 Kentaro Baxter 17.74 .............J T McInerney 5 35135 Mark Be Good 17.55 H & ....................Taylor 7 26758 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 1 52278 Zulu Chanel 30.60...........................J Tanner 3 5316 Tip The Babe 17.56 C &..................... Fagan 6 36264 Definer 17.64 ................................R Adcock 8 47717 Maia Baxter 17.88 ..................J T McInerney 2 65564 Lignite Girl nwtd .....................J T McInerney 4 87433 Johnnybruce 17.73 ................J T McInerney 7 424F2 Jackpot Jake 17.46 .......................... B Dann 9 67478 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 8 36171 Chicago Black nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 66577 Private Action 31.14 S & ................. B Evans 5 54656 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 9 77675 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 4 63313 Opawa Zena 30.61 L & ...................... Wales 6 63258 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 10 16888 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 5 67533 Nicky Noir 30.15 ............................... B Dann 10 8778x Susan Jewel nwtd ...........................J Tanner 7 73728 Goldstar Rosie 17.43 S & ............... B Evans 7 2.09pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 6 77518 Lagoon Mytye 30.29 ....................C Roberts 8 44F78 Sonny Will nwtd......................... M Robinson 1 12541 Know Style 30.26 ...........................G Cleeve 14 4.13 CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C1, 295m 7 32135 Jinja Roman 30.59 J & ....................D Fahey 9 67478 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 2 63757 Opawa Shiloh 31.30 L & .................... Wales 1 44326 Candyboy 17.48 C & .......................... Fagan 8 2x552 Opawa Rob 30.42 L & ........................ Wales 10 76777 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 3 74445 Raewyn 30.52 H & ..............................Taylor 2 63466 Struggle Is Real 17.63 H & .................Taylor

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16236 Jinja Willy 17.65 ..............................J Tanner 54564 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 25355 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 34238 Hyperparadise 17.60 S & ................ B Evans 23346 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 13874 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 54768 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 86782 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts 15 4.32pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS DASH C1, 295m 1 2137 Cawbourne Nevada 17.72 ...........C Roberts 2 56884 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 3 1787x Sal’s Babe 18.01 C & ......................... Fagan 4 46264 Jewel Apache 17.57 S & ................. B Evans 5 58845 Belfast Eejit 17.52 ..................J T McInerney 6 54437 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 7 21556 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 8 21487 Mighty Mac 17.48...............................C Weir 9 76766 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 10 8778x Susan Jewel nwtd ...........................J Tanner SELECTIONS Race 1: Know Energy, Conaloo, Grifinator, Homebush Messi Race 2: Opawa Cookie, Protonic Pedro, Know Luck, Opawa Gavin Race 3: Idol Georgie, Tip The Babe, Johnnybruce, Mobilize Race 4: Jinjaless, Opawa Tracy, Plutonium, Spine Chilling Race 5: Theseus, Eug The Scrooge, Mamalulu, Star Apache Race 6: Definite, Jack’s A Jewel, Fancy Action, Kablitz Race 7: Know Style, Miss Valley Inn, Opawa Knocka, Raewyn Race 8: Captain Shazz, Jinno Gino, Rapaki Kath, Zippora Blaze Race 9: Redline Action, Tilt, Max Brainstrain, Bellwave Race 10: Jinja Roman, Nicky Noir, Opawa Rob, Zulu Chanel Race 11: Greet The Judge, Baduzzi, High On Vee, Billy West Race 12: Jinja Heart, Opawa Paul, Luminary, Whip Uppa Storm Race 13: Chicago Black, Van Gerwin, Mark Be Good, Definer Race 14: Candyboy, Mr. November, Struggle Is Real Race 15: Cawbourne Nevada, Jewel Apache, Peyton Sawyer LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

M9 Southland dogs Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Southland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Ascot Park Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Dec 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 1.20pm (NZT) WWW.SOUTHLANDGREYHOUNDS. CO.NZ C0, 390m 1 2F834 Cairnella nwtd ................................ H Cairns 2 22242 Cawbourne Ohio nwtd .................C Roberts 3 4 Bursar nwtd ...................................R Adcock 4 35643 Ella Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 5 7 Princely Money nwtd ..............J T McInerney 6 82352 Another Casino nwtd..............J T McInerney 7 682 His Nibs nwtd .....................................J Allen 8 84365 Another Jet nwtd ....................J T McInerney 9 85 Doosh nwtd ............................J T McInerney 10 66386 Royal Bash nwtd .............................. B Dann 2 1.40pm GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C1, 390m 1 52312 Devilskin nwtd ........................J T McInerney 2 53354 Stenson 22.60 ................................. M Grant 3 37827 Homebush Crash nwtd...........J T McInerney 4 43558 Subterfuge nwtd .................................J Allen 5 65567 Apollo King nwtd ................................J Allen 6 68574 Apollo Baxter 23.80................J T McInerney 7 37484 Glenn Is Goodesy 22.90 ................. M Grant 8 42121 Vinny Vindaloo 23.35 ........................J Dunn 9 54788 Homebush Spike nwtd ...........J T McInerney 10 48577 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner 3 2.00pm DINE @ PIQUEOS MELB. C1, 390m 1 58385 Another Jamie 22.73 ..............J T McInerney 2 73685 Going Pronto nwtd .............................J Allen 3 58822 Joyner Kersee 22.87 .........................B Eade

4 85142 Deborah Bay 23.04 ........................J Guthrie 10 771 Steel The Gold nwtd.....................M Roberts 5 4x7F4 Cool Dexter nwtd....................... A Bradshaw 6 2.52pm SGRC $50 LEATHER LEADS C3, 457m 6 55565 Crystal Flame nwtd ......................... M Grant 1 14662 Homebush Buck nwtd ............J T McInerney 7 48333 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 2 21878 Cawbourne Wales nwtd ...............C Roberts 8 2F345 Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 3 51468 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................R Adcock Emergencies: 4 85322 Botany Kevin 26.34 ................J T McInerney 9 67853 Stand Up Girl nwtd .......................C Roberts 5 11241 Abrasador 26.39 ...............................B Eade 10 76688 Grayson Blue nwtd .................J T McInerney 6 16122 Idol Leanne nwtd J & ......................D Fahey 4 2.19 WELCOME BRETT & PETER TO THE BOARD 7 33231 Opawa Val nwtd J & ........................D Fahey C1, 390m 8 12746 Jessie Surfs 26.31 .......................C Roberts 1 14351 Joey Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 9 84188 Opawa Gumisie nwtd L &................... Wales 2 21455 Opawa Tommo nwtd L & .................... Wales 7 3.11pm 10 SLEEPS TO SANTA C3, 390m 3 41784 Ebony Fancy nwtd........................... M Grant 1 53283 Opawa Bart 22.96 .............................B Eade 4 45571 Wrinkles 22.80 .......................J T McInerney 2 38726 Harden Faster nwtd............................C Weir 5 36448 Sailors Collar 23.20........................J Guthrie 3 33163 Kingman 22.42 ................................ M Grant 6 54676 Moon And Sea 23.28 .........................J Allen 4 15375 Uno Brent 22.92 L & .......................... Wales 7 67531 Thunder Dragon nwtd ........................J Allen 5 16475 Om Nom Nom 22.70 ..............J T McInerney 8 11 Storming Norm 23.16.................. B I Conner 6 76427 Homebush Gru 22.55.............J T McInerney 9 58766 Smoking Marley 22.90 .............. A Bradshaw 7 35634 Opawa Lean Meat 22.55 L & ............. Wales 10 x8x86 Scary Canary 23.41 ..........................B Eade 8 35468 Opawa Idol 22.56 L &......................... Wales 5 2.36pm ADDED ENERGY C0, 457m Emergencies: 1 5327x Opawa Top nwtd L & .......................... Wales 9 17255 Screw And Bolt nwtd ..........................C Weir 2 Slyness nwtd ......................................J Allen 10 54561 No Leaf Clover 22.28 .........................C Weir 3 5x244 Opawa Jemaine nwtd J & ...............D Fahey 8 3.27 SGRC $26 FIVE WIRE MUZZLE STKS C1, 457m 4 6 Krista Barista nwtd ........................... B Dann 1 25166 Tamaska nwtd ........................... A Bradshaw 5 741 Cawbourne Eden nwtd.................C Roberts 2 22523 Magic Mike nwtd ..........................C Roberts 6 644 Rookie Racer nwtd...................... B I Conner 3 4512F Opawa Leigh 22.81 L &...................... Wales 7 45255 Pianissimo nwtd .......................... B I Conner 4 14623 Thoracic nwtd.........................J T McInerney 8 45463 Freckle Flyer nwtd ..............................J Allen 5 43347 Homebush Errol nwtd ............J T McInerney Emergencies: 6 46462 Heritage Watch 26.76 ....................J Guthrie 9 66438 Octagons Ghost nwtd ....................J Guthrie 7 64157 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie

8 851 Cawbourne Hint nwtd...................C Roberts 9 48577 Thrilling Shrimp 26.66 ................. B I Conner 10 37788 Another Spin nwtd..................J T McInerney 9 3.46 SOUTHLAND & OTAGO PHOTO FINISH C2, 390m 1 22x27 Adrenalin Kick nwtd ...............J T McInerney 2 12823 Opawa Crusade 22.63 L &................. Wales 3 11341 Believe 23.04 ................................... B Dann 4 12527 Sketchy Steve 22.97 ....................... M Grant 5 33166 Opawa Express 22.90 ................. B I Conner 6 52428 Increasing 22.51 ............................. M Grant 7 81711 Miss Fanning nwtd ........................... B Dann 8 25336 Expect Delay 22.68 ......................... M Grant 9 46641 Sally 22.74 ....................................R Adcock 10 21448 Dirk The Jerk 22.82 ...........................J Dunn 10 4.02 HAPPY BIRTHDAY RICHARD BREEN C2, 457m 1 27111 Cawbourne Kristy 26.25...............C Roberts 2 46316 Nina Baxter nwtd....................J T McInerney 3 84418 What I Like 26.12 ...................J T McInerney 4 64154 Country Crossing 26.36 ....................J Dunn 5 2F673 Vernon Bale nwtd .........................C Roberts 6 11764 Opawa Minstrel nwtd L & ................... Wales 7 34353 All About Echo 26.33 ........................J Dunn 8 11121 Opawa Norris 26.08 J & ..................D Fahey 9 57514 Shines Bright 26.07........................ H Cairns 10 45724 Lagoon Belle nwtd .......................C Roberts 11 4.18 CONGRATULATIONS SINGAPORE SLING C4/5, 457m 1 66534 Black Crow nwtd ....................... A Bradshaw 2 53615 Izzey Bale nwtd ............................C Roberts 3 1F125 Born To Boom 26.52 .........................J Dunn 4 61x11 Robbie 25.72.................................R Adcock

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35417 Opawa Kuru 26.29 L & ....................... Wales 16387 Roadworks nwtd ............................. M Grant 63816 Bound To Erupt 26.05 ..................... M Grant 42221 Southern Lights 26.30 .................R Hamilton 82784 Homebush Chopper 26.03 .....J T McInerney 848x8 Elephant Gunn nwtd .....................R Adcock 12 4.37pm JUSTRACING.COM.AU C4, 390m 1 43441 Harkonen Bale 22.53 ...................C Roberts 2 F3624 Opawa Opal 22.98 L & ....................... Wales 3 34447 Smash That nwtd ............................ M Grant 4 17364 Calinda Girl 22.70 ..................... A Bradshaw 5 67248 Cawbourne Peejay nwtd ....................C Weir 6 71767 Homebush Slinky 23.23 .........J T McInerney 7 32312 Gossip Queen 22.79 ................. A Bradshaw 8 13146 Good Genes 22.69.......................... M Grant Emergencies: 9 58375 Lots Of Beersies 22.90 ............... B I Conner 10 47268 Get Ready Freddy 22.94 ........... A Bradshaw 13 4.53 RACING AGAIN NEW YEARS EVE C4/5, 390m 1 23854 Air Express 22.77...................J T McInerney 2 77434 Homebush Paige nwtd ...........J T McInerney 3 35181 Wheelchair Norm 22.30 .........J T McInerney 4 62171 Cawbourne Jelly 22.23 ......................C Weir 5 77715 Frost Yourself nwtd .............................C Weir 6 71722 Puma Pants 22.78..................J T McInerney 7 16627 Cawbourne Dozer nwtd .....................C Weir 8 51165 Mickey Tee 22.40 ..........................R Adcock 9 63763 Impersonator 22.59 ................... A Bradshaw 10 58375 Lots Of Beersies 22.90 ............... B I Conner 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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Aorangi women finish eighth

By James Ford

James.F@TheGuardian.co.nz

Canterbury may have been the talk of the 2015 Toro Women’s Interprovincials, but the Aorangi team also surpassed expectations, finishing eighth, their best placing for more than 15 years.

Aorangi posted their first pool stage win since 2009 when they downed Southland 3-2 on the tournament’s opening day, before being beaten 4-1 by Auckland, where the solitary win came via Catherine Knight’s fine victory over Munchin Keh. Aorangi was then rolled 5-0 by Waikato and beaten 4-1 by eventual winners Canterbury, with Knight registering her side’s only win again.

Despite three successive losses, Aorangi bounced back to put Tasman to the sword (4½-½) and then saw off Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay (3½-1½) to earn a seventh place playoff clash against Northland, where they lost 3-2 and placed eighth overall.

Upsetting the likes of interprovincial powerhouses Auckland and Canterbury may have been far too tall of an order, but Aorangi captain Ginny Bolderston was pleased with her team’s determination and performances during the week.

“You’re talking scratch handicap golfers playing against 6 to 10 handicap golfers, so our handi-

Golfers (back, from left) Hilary Lovett, Catherine Knight, Sharon Bradford, (front) Jessica Shearer, Jenny Kellahan and Ginny Bolderston made up the Aorangi team.

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cap tells us that we’re not going to compete against those guys, apart from Catherine (Knight),” she said.

Bolderston said Aorangi should be proud of registering three wins from their six pool ties and 13 out of 30 individual wins.

“This year our draw allowed us to be against Southland and Tasman and even Hawke’s Bay-Poverty Bay, they’re not the strongest of teams, but then normally, that doesn’t make a difference, we still get beaten,” she said.

Bolderston put her team’s cred-

ible performances down to a strong team spirit and good support.

“I think it’s pretty extraordinary considering the handicaps in our team, we’ve got good team spirit and our support was fantastic,” she said.

closed two weeks ago and finalists for each category were released yesterday by the selection panel.

Tuivasa-Sheck was named Dally M Fullback of the Year, after switching to the #1 jersey for the Sydney Roosters. The talented speedster also set a NRL record for most metres gained in a sea-

son, and was nominated for the Golden Boot award.

Bromwich enjoyed another standout NRL season for the Melbourne Storm, consolidating his standing as one of the top frontrowers in the game. Also a member of the Storm, Harris played every minute of all four tests for the Kiwis this year.

The top Kiwis class is one of 12 up for grabs at the annual awards function, scheduled for Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Auckland’s Maritime Room.

Kiwis Rookie of the Year will be a tight battle between Jordan Kahu and Kodi Nikorima, both from the Brisbane Broncos, and the Roosters’ Siosiua Taukeiaho.

ends 37 points.

5th Bob Harrison, Richard Smitheran and John Bennett 3 wins 13 ends 32 points. 6th Mike Quinn, Wendy Watson and John Bruce 3 wins 13 ends 25 points.

Heartland Pairs and Fours played December 12 1st Bob Holdom Peter Whinham, Wendy Watson and Shirley Doig 5 wins 37 ends 69 points. 2nd Neil Atkinson, Peter Collins, Milly Foggo and Ollie Collins.

5 wins 36 ends 67 points. 3rd Bruce White, Bob Harrison, Janet Kingsbury and Noeline Woods 5 wins 30 ends 68 points 4th Roger Gutberlet, Diane Gutberlet, Gaynor Crack and Mike Quinn 4 wins 1 draw 31 ends 76 points.

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Girls Challenger 3 Mid Canterbury beat Bishopdale 4 matches to 2 M. Looij & S. Innes beat A. Couper & K. Hurring 4-6, 6-4, 1-0 (10-6), I. Talbot & A. McKeown beat G. Murphy & T. Gilmore 6-1, 6-4, M. Looij lost to A. Couper 7-5, 5-7, 0-1 (5-11), I. Talbot lost to K. Hurring 1-6, 2-6, S. Innes beat G. Murphy 6-2, 7-5, A. McKeown beat T. Gilmore 6-3, 7-6 (8-6).

SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS Shop. Results Match Committee

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA triples Skips entered Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra MSA Outdoor Bowling Clubs Half Day Triples Friday December 18, 12.30pm start Racecourse Road. Team entry $18.00.

Whites or club shirts to be worn.

R. Neilson, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, A. Smith, J. Ryk, M. Reid, M. Smallridge, B. Williams, A. Waddell, G.Taylor, E. Maw, N. Atkinson, B. Marsden, R. Anstiss, A. MacKenzie, R. Harrison.

Any team unavailable please contact John Argyle 308-5871.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club Saturday 19 December The second qualifying round of the Property Brokers Summer Shootout will be held.

Starting Time: Morning 8.00am Afternoon Report at 12.00 for a 12.30 start.

Saturday Starters: Starting from the Pro

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In brief Khawaja ruled out Usman Khawaja will face a fitness test later this week which will determine his chances of returning to the Test arena on Boxing Day. The 28-year-old was due to return from a hamstring injury in Thursday night’s opening Big Bash League (BBL) match for the Sydney Thunder. However Cricket Australia medical staff have ruled him out of the clash against the Sixers. Khawaja will now need to prove his fitness before Sunday’s clash with the Melbourne Stars, which also acts as the only remaining fixture before the Boxing Day Test against the West Indies at the MCG. If he fails that test, selectors will be spared the difficult decision of trying to slot Khawaja back into the Australian team at the expense of either Joe Burns or Shaun Marsh.

- AAP

Schumacher junior

Big names up for Kiwis Player of the Year Three NRL standouts are in the mix to be named Kiwis Player of the Year at the 2015 New Zealand Rugby League Awards.

Fullback Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, prop Jesse Bromwich and lock Tohu Harris are the three players nominated for the prestigious Kiwis Player of the Year title.

Nominations for the awards

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Ashburton County Ladies Vets Friday 18th December at Tinwald. 9.00 for 9.30 start. As we are catering afternoon tea, please bring a Xmas Raffle.

See you all there.

RESULTS ■ Bowls Ashburton Bowling Club December 10 Finals Ladies Championship Pairs Heather Goodall and Noeline Woods won 17 - 13 against Gaynor Crack and Judy Ryk. Toyota Friday Triples played December 11 1st Alex Crawford, Bob Holdom and Jill May 3 wins 19 ends 46 points. 2nd Margaret Eder , Shirley Maw and Joan Knudson. 3 wins 17 ends 38 points.

3rd Bruce White, Rowan Tonks and Noeline Woods 3 wins 14 ends 40 points. 4th Colin Dennis, Alastair MacKenzie and John Smart 3 wins 14

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis Christchurch Competition December 11 Boys Challenger 2 Mid Canterbury Rascals lost to Edgeware 4 matches to 2 J. Hill & T. Leonard lost to D. Barry & N. Morgan 2-4, 2-4, J. Oughton & G. Demarco beat H. Dargue & J. Molloy 2-4, 0-4, J. Hill beat D. Barry 7-6 (7-2), 6-1, T. Leonard beat J. Oughton 6-4, 4-6, 1-0 (10-3), H. Dargue lost to N. Morgan 5-7, 0-6, J. Molloy lost to G. Demarco 3-6,

■ Shooting Ashburton Rifle Club Ashburton District Rifle Club retained the O.A.T. Shield in the annual challenge vs Oamaru, December 13 on the Oamaru range.

Shot as 7 shot matches at 300, 600 and 600 yds, Ashburton, TR, John Snowden 35.4, 35.5, 34.5, 104.14, John Miller 34.4, 34.3, 35.2, 103.9, John Fleming 34.4, 30.0, 34.1, 98.5, Coby Snowden 33.2, 31.1, 32.1, 96.4, and FTR, Murray Cook 38, 39, 40, 117, Brian Graystone 28, 36, 40, 104.

Oamaru, Carl Valpy 34.4, 34.4, 33.3, 101.11, Hannes Brienesse 29.2, 33.2, 29.1, 91.5, Justin Stenton 31.0, 30.2, 30.1, 91.3, Bruce Plant 27.0, 23.0, 28.2, 78.2, and Matt 26.

Formula One star Nico Rosberg says he worries about the hype surrounding the fledging career of Mick Schumacher as the 16-yearold faces intense media interest whenever he races. Mick, the son of seven-time world Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, had an early exit in a Mercedes event in Stuttgart on Saturday where he raced against Rosberg, last season’s runner-up in the F1 world drivers’ championship behind winner Lewis Hamilton.

In a head-to-head in Stuttgart, Schumacher Jr finished nearly two seconds behind Rosberg, who went on to finish fourth overall in the day’s competition while Hamilton was third, in front of 40,000 spectators.

- AAP

Samuels banned West Indies all-rounder Marlon Samuels has been handed a 12-month bowling ban by the International Cricket Council for an illegal action as the beleaguered Caribbean side were dealt another blow. Samuels, 34, had already been banned from bowling his quicker delivery in 2013 and his latest setback comes after he was forced to undergo an assessment after being reported by the umpires in the first Test defeat against Sri Lanka in Galle in October. “The assessment (which took place in Brisbane) revealed that Samuel’s elbow extension exceeded 15 degrees while bowling and, thus, he employed an illegal bowling action,” said a statement from the Dubai-based ICC. - AAP

Sevens run over?

Wellington faces a struggle to retain the World Sevens series tournament beyond 2016 unless ticket sales improve to make the Westpac Stadium event a success in the new year. Less than 8000 tickets have been sold for the January 30-31 tournament, while corporate interest has fallen to an all-time low. Just six weeks out, the situation is so dire that one leading corporate tour package provider, for the first time, faces the prospect of not sending any customers to the once hugely popular and successful event.

New Zealand Rugby Union chief executive officer Steve Tew acknowledged ticket sales have been slow and confirmed Wellington will face a battle to continue hosting the event. - NZH

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9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group, meet at the Church, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9.45am and 1.15pm GOLF CROQUET WAIREKA. Golf croquet singles.

Waireka, Philip Street.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

Wednesday

PLANTS, PRODUCE

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10am M.S.A. TAI CHI. Exercises and Tai Chi for Arthritis, M.S.A. Social Hall, Havelock Street.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA TREE OF REMEMBRANCE, available until Thursday 24 December. In the Arcade, off Burnett and Tancred Streets.

12noon - 3pm ASHBURTON JUSTICE OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION (INC).

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10.30am 1.15pm MID CANTERBURY GOLF CROQUET NEWCOMERS

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1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of many aircraft from the past to the future, Seafield Road.

1.30pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club social day, new members welcome.

M.S.A. Sports Grounds, 115 Racecourse Road.

WAIREKA. Doubles. Waireka Club, Philip Street.

1.30pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Association and golf croquet, new members welcome. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

6pm M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Call in after work and have a go, everyone welcome. M.S.A. Sports grounds,115 Racecourse Road.

7.30pm R.S.A. POOL SECTION. Weekly Pool nights.

R.S.A. Cox Street.

Southberry Open 9am - 6pm daily.

Raspberries freshly picked and PYO. 56 Tinwald Westerfield Mayfield Road, Ashburton.

NEW POTATOES. Digging daily $2.50 per kg. Bennett, 22 Melrose Road. For Christmas orders phone 308 4015.

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SUPERGOLD from $4.00. The China Shop in The Arcade.

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CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

PLANTS, PRODUCE

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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. This is a growing art (12) 8. Has every right to be given a calling (8) 9. Fellow on one round of the circuit gets in a panic (4) 11. The neatness that’s bigger than the family (5) 12. A stimulant Eve endlessly found in the flower (7) 13. Hard as it may be, one may sway with laughter (4) 15. The first man to have a mother? Yes and no (4) 19. In the male, is able to return and put one in handcuffs (7) 20. Hooked claw into the cards left after deal (5) 22. An easy pace for an old crone (4) 23. Flower and where it grows, given first-class backing (8) 24. Maize, as it’s eaten on bench or cot perhaps (4,2,3,3)

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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve a unique kind of confidence. You trust yourself to provide something different than what the others around you know how to give. This will make for highly entertaining and useful interactions.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You know what’s in you — at least you think you know. Tiny doubts will cause you to seek confirmation from the world. Do they recognise who you are? The kindred spirits will.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): To avoid the stress of the unknown, some around you will make inaccurate snap judgments and ill-fated quick decisions. Tolerate the discomfort of the unknown and you’ll be wise.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There’s a person near you who drains your energy in inexplicable ways. His or her company is unavoidable, so this is a good time to obtain tools for emotional and spiritual protection.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): To avoid falling into an unwanted mood, be proactive. Consciously create the mood around you. Which do you prefer: festive, meditative or other? Put thought into the lighting, music and the scent of the air.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Try not to see a relationship as a fixed entity; rather, it’s a cocreation that can take interesting twists and turns.

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LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Occasionally life brings big change all at once. But most of the time, the big changes happen over the course of hundreds of small changes. Set a new intention, and the baby changes will begin immediately.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): What’s popular is not always right. You’ll see something glaringly wrong with a path that many are following. Before you speak up, anticipate the backlash and formulate your arguments.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The best way you can show your love today is through active listening — full attention through your body, mind and spirit.

It’s not easy, that’s what makes it a loving gesture.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You have the raw ingredients to make magic. It’s just like cooking; you can follow the recipe, or you can experiment. If you choose the latter, expect to fail until you figure it out.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The hardest thing to rule is your appetite (especially when you’re in a place where it can be easily satiated), so celebrate every small win in this regard.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You feel partially responsible for how things turn out in your family, work group and community. Try and be realistic about how much is in your control.

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DEATHS HARRIS, Harold Winston, (Harry) (formerly of Centre Bush, Winton) On December 14, 2015 at Christchurch Hospital, Aged 72 years. Dearly loved husband of Jill (Rakaia).

Messages to Harris Family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.Funeral details to follow.

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Wind at 1000m: W 30 km/h, rising to 40 km/h in the evening, then dying away.

Wind at 2000m: W 40 km/h, rising to gale 65 km/h in the evening, easing overnight.

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SWANSBURY, Joan Barbara – Promoted to Glory, ten days after her beloved husband Harry, on December 14, 2015 at Ashburton Hospital, surrounded by her loving family. Aged 84 years. Much loved and devoted mum of the late Philip, Ian and Jill, Ruth, and the late Julie.

Cherished and adored nana of Stephen, and Brenton; Jonathan, and Melissa; Christian, Summer and recently met and loved great nana of Charlie, and Ryder.

Loved sister and sister in law of Rod and Thelma and loved aunt of all her nieces and nephews. Messages to Swansbury, family P O Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A special thank you to the staff at Ashburton Hospital. A service to celebrate Joan’s life will be held at the Salvation Army Citadel, Cass Street, Ashburton on THURSDAY, December 17, commencing at 11.00am.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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0 10:35 One News Tonight 0 11:05 NZ Detectives AO 0 12:05 Crime Secrets Of… AO 3 0 1:05 Te Karere 3 2 1:30 Infomercials 5:05 Faith In Action 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 The Kindness Diaries 7am Getaway 7:30 The Roux Scholarship With a 30-year heritage, no other cooking competition on TV has the credentials, the history, or the integrity of The Roux Scholarship.

8:30 Natural World – Lion Tree 9:30 Jamie’s Family Christmas 10am Poh’s Kitchen 10:30 Salvage Hunters 11:30 Beverly Hills Pawn Noon Caribbean With Simon Reeve 1pm The Kindness Diaries 1:30 Getaway 2pm Chris Tarrant – Extreme Railway Journeys 3pm The Roux Scholarship 4pm Natural World – Shark Night 5pm River Cottage Forever 5:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries 5:57 Simon Gault Vignettes 6pm The Get Growing Roadshow 6:30 Buying Alaska 7pm Auction Hunters 7:30 Location, Location, Location 8:30 Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers A team of experts helps homeowners take their next step up the property ladder.

9:30 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 10:30 Auction Hunters 11pm River Cottage Forever 11:30 Rachel Allen’s Cake Diaries

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Midnight House Crashers 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am The Roux Scholarship 2am Natural World – Shark Night 3am The Get Growing Roadshow 3:30 Buying Alaska 4am Location, Location, Location 5am Buying And Selling With The Property Brothers

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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Transformers Rescue Bots 0 6:50 Grizzly Tales 3 0 7:15 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:45 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 8:10 Austin And Ally 3 0 8:35 Kickin’ It 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 N Baby Daddy PGR Ben and Riley must change from friendship to being a couple, resulting in an embarrassing moment for Riley. 0 11am Home And Away 3 0 Noon Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Jeremy Kyle AO 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Jungle Bunch News Beat 0 3:35 N Jamie’s Got Tentacles 0 4pm KC Undercover 0 4:30 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 Home And Away 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0 7pm Toy Story That Time Forgot 0 7:30 F My Kitchen Rules New Zealand The two finalist teams cook five courses each for the judges and guest tasting panel, to find who will win the MKR New Zealand 2015 title and $100,000. 0 9pm M The Call AO 2013 Crime. Halle Berry. 0 10:55 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0

6am Paul Henry 9am The Queen Latifah Show PGR Queen Latifah and Lisa Ling discuss feminism today; a look at the untold stories of Muhammad Ali. 9:55 Story 3 0 10:30 Infomercials Noon 3 News 12:30 Baggage AO 1pm Dr Phil PGR 3 A man believes his children were killed by his former wife and her new husband, but they deny being responsible.

2pm The Ricki Lake Show PGR 3 A look at plastic surgery.

3pm The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 0 4pm The Biggest Loser Australia 5pm Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance 6pm 3 News

11:20 The Whispers AO 12:20 Body Of Proof AO 3 0 1:20 Infomercials 2:25 The Real PGR 3 3:10 Supernatural AO 3 0 3:55 The Vampire Diaries AO 3 0 4:45 Regular Show PGR 3 0 5:05 Joey 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told By Ginger 3 7:30 Danny Phantom 3 8am The Wild Thornberrys 3 0 8:30 Chuggington 3 0 8:40 Hi-5 House 3 9:05 The Moe Show 3 0 9:15 Peppa Pig 3 9:20 Fireman Sam 3 9:30 Thomas And Friends 3 9:40 Bob The Builder 3 9:50 Barney And Friends 3 10:15 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Emma! 3 3:05 Peppa Pig 3 3:10 Bubble Guppies 3 3:35 Tuff Puppy 3 4:05 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:30 Mr Young 3 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 N Face Off PGR Specialeffects make-up artists participate in challenges for a grand prize and the honour of being Hollywood’s next great effects artist.

9:30 M Oldboy AO 2013 Drama. A man sets out to find out why he was kidnapped and imprisoned for 20 years without reason. Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen.

11:30 Burn Notice AO 3 Michael gets a lead on Anson; an MI6 agent tries to prevent Fiona’s release from prison.

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2:55 Great British Food Revival 3 Focusing on British garlic, one of Clarissa Dickson Wright’s dishes turns out to be a dessert.

3:30 Antiques Roadshow 3 4:30 Hot Bench Judge Judy and other judges exchange debate before reaching a verdict.

5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm Escape To The Country 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club PGR 3 8:30 Prime Rocks – The US v John Lennon PGR 10:40 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon PGR

11:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:10 Home Shopping 1:40 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

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6am Squash – PSA (Highlights) Hong Kong Open. 7am Rugby – World Sevens (Highlights) Cape Town – Day Two. 8:30 Rugby Sevens (Highlights) Central Regional Qualifiers. 10am Rugby Sevens (Highlights) Northern Regional Qualifiers. 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v West Indies – First Test, Day Three.

Noon Cricket – International (Highlights) 12:30 The Cricket Show 1pm The Fishing Show 2pm Motorsport – Toyota Finance 86 Championship (Highlights) 3pm Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) 3:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 4pm Cricket – International (Highlights) 4:30 Rugby – World Sevens (Highlights) 6pm Rugby – World Sevens (Highlights) 7:30 UFC Now Experts discuss the most important fights and controversial topics in the UFC. 8:30 Fight Night Fighters TBC. 10:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Five.

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11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 Basketball – NBL (Highlights) New Zealand Breakers v Sydney Kings. From Auckland’s Vector Arena. Midnight Basketball – FIBA 3x3 All Stars (Replay) From Doha, Qatar. 4am Streetball – Ball Up (Highlights)

SKY SPORT 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 2 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 Toi Whakaari 3 8pm Waiata 8:30 M Searching For Sugar Man AO 2012 Biography. Rodriguez, Stephen ‘Sugar’ Segerman, Dennis Coffey. 10:05 Te Iti Kahurangi 3 10:35 Te Kaea 3 2 11:05 Paepae 3 11:35 Closedown

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11am Guns MVL (Mini-series) (Part 1).

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11:30 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

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6:30 The International 16VL 2009 Crime. Clive Owen, Naomi Watts.

8:30 Max Payne 16VL 2008 Action.

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Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis.

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Jennifer Aniston, Ron Livingston.

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Shia LaBeouf, Carrie-Anne Moss.

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8:30 Cricket – Super Smash (Highlights) Grand Final.

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11:30 Football – Chelsea TV Leicester City v Chelsea.

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Don Morrison (centre) took out the veteran four honours on Sunday in the Tinwald Club’s last meet of the year.

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Sam Letham showed his strength, having snuck off the front of the leading bunch in the concluding stage of Tinwald Cycling Club Championships on Sunday, and keeping the chasing riders at bay to claim the overall championship title.

The 64km mass start event saw a group of 11 riders containing most of the pre-race favourites break away at the 25km stage and settle into their work.

Michael Templeton led the chasing group in to secure second place with Nigel Douglas taking third place overall and lifting

the veteran one title, while Tony Ward was in the thick of the finish securing vet two championship honours.

First woman home, Rachel Thow, worked hard to get in to the lead bunch and deservedly secured the overall women’s and vet one championship titles.

Kristine Marriott took second place honours from third placegetter Janice Crawford, who claimed the women’s vet three title.

Paul Macfie continued his strong season to claim the men’s vet three crown with the evergreen

Titles on the line Don Morrison picking up vet four honours, while Lucy Kirwan was rewarded for her solid effort, taking the women’s vet two spoils.

Sealed handicap honours went to Jamie Robertson, who put in a strong effort to get in to the lead group.

Ross Templeton claimed the second place spoils with Marty Cuttle right by his side, securing third place.

The under 17s and division two competed over 20km and Mathew Clough proved too strong for his competitors, riding off the front to take the under 17 and overall

Junior Club title.

Ryan Jackson got the jump on the chasing group to take second place with James Skinner rounding out the top three boys’ placings.

Connie Davidson saved her best for the big occasion, sprinting in with the boys to take the girls’ under 17 title.

Janette Hooper claimed division two honours in a sprint finish with second place getter Andy Skinner and Kerry Clough was hot on their tail in third.

The under 15s contested a 16km event, where Oliver David-

son made it a good day for the Davidson stable to take the under 15 title in a tight sprint to the finish line with second place Ethan Titheridge.

Luke Skinner pulled out one of his best rides of the season to take third place while Maddie Lowry had too many guns in the girls’ ranks, getting home strongly to take the championship title and Suzie Leech continued her good form to take second place with Madison Clark storming in to third place.

Cycling will resume after the Christmas break on January 10.

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Black Caps focus on series sweep Job done for New Zealand; now it’s about maintaining their momentum when the second test starts in Hamilton on Friday.

Having been beaten 2-0 in Australia, New Zealand are back on the right side of the ledger after their 122-run win over Sri Lanka at University Oval yesterday.

New Zealand’s team and management gathered in the middle of the ground about an hour after the final wicket yesterday to sing their team song, Black and White.

All good fun, but from tomorrow, they’ll have their focus on wrapping up the rubber. Captain Brendon McCullum - and for that matter his opposite Angelo Mathews - expect a stronger per-

formance from the Sri Lankans. ‘’They will be better for the run in these conditions and I’ve no doubt they will be an improved side and they’ve had a look at us now, and know what to expect,” McCullum said.

“We’re going to have to raise our game again, which is exciting because you want to be pushing the envelope of how good you can be and that’s what we’re going to have to do.”

Sri Lanka were dismissed for 282 soon after lunch yesterday, after being set 405 to win.

They could have got far closer to what would have been the fourth highest successful chase in test history too, had it not been

for a couple of pieces of calamitous judgement before lunch from their best batsmen.

Consider the pitch was still playing well and both Mathews and Dinesh Chandimal were set.

So Mathews’ decision to aim to boot away a ball from Neil Wagner to the onside, which cannoned back onto his middle stump, was bizarre.

Chandimal, on 58 and completing a fine double in the test, played no shot to offspinner Mitchell Santner.

These days, with the DRS system, batsmen cannot apply the same impunity to defensive batting that they did in the pretechnology days.

Still, New Zealand bossed this test from the first session, when they got to 114 for one, having been sent in, and didn’t relinquish their grip.

The batting group did their job expertly, laying the groundwork with 400-plus runs on day one; pressed home the initiative in the second innings; and stuck to their bowling task in testing conditions in both Sri Lankan innings.

The DRS had its say yesterday too with five decisions required.

But while McCullum was reluctant to talk much about it, citing a lack of real specialist knowledge about its inner workings, he wanted the attention to be on the on-field performance.

“I’d hope the focus will be on how hard we had to work for the 20 wickets and how well we played throughout the test match rather than focusing too much on the DRS,” he said.

It was appropriate Doug Bracewell took the final wicket, a caught and bowled, as it was his only wicket in the test. He bowled far better than that suggests.

Mathews had no quibble with the target, knowing with a good start “we could have given it a go”.

Tim Southee led the New Zealand attack strongly, and was rewarded with six wickets.

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