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Junior soloist Ella Partridge steps into the spotlight during Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School’s performance on Saturday.

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They had 18 years of impressive past performances to live up to and only one week to prepare, yet this week’s Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School’s latest production has been hailed the “best yet”.

Enthusiastic audiences piled into the Ashburton Trust Event Centre to see three performances of the group’s show Time Travellers on Friday night, Saturday afternoon and Saturday night.

Musical Director Jo Castelow said she was “absolutely chuffed” with how things went.

“It’s just been really fantastic, and the audience loved it,” she said.

In total 149 young singers were involved in this year’s production – the biggest cast the singing school has ever worked with.

Castelow said she even had to turn away some enrolments to the one-week intensive course this time around.

The show, which the school staged at the weekend, took audiences on an 80 minute journey through musical theatre from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Chicago to Harry Potter and Hamilton. After such a full-on week of practising the songs, learning the choreography, then rehearsing and staging the three shows, Castelow said students are probably “all singing and dancing in their sleep”.

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“It’s tough for everyone to keep their energy levels up for three shows but they did a really great job,” she said.

“They’re challenged, but that’s what they’re there for, that’s what they know they’re going to get … that’s what it’s all about, really.”

Castelow said a number of Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School students have crafted impressive performing arts careers across New Zealand and Australia since performing with the school, which leaves plenty for younger students to aspire to.

Preparation for the next show will begin as early as March, and Castelow said some work is already under way for a special 20th anniversary concert in 2019.

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■ ASHBURTON RURAL FIRE FORCE

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You’ll now find Ashburton Rural Fire Force’s recognisable yellow truck in a new home – down at the freshly renovated Ashburton Fire Station.

The rural crew yesterday made the big shift into the Burnett Street building.

Renovations began on the Burnett Street station last September after rural and urban forces merged into Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

In the new station, rural and urban crews will enjoy upgraded bathrooms, segregated “clean” and “dirty” areas and upgraded earthquake safety as well as revamped offices, bathrooms and meeting spaces.

Ashburton’s rural firefighters have moved all their gear into a new home alongside the urban crew.

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■ WATER SAFETY

More preventable drownings Twice as many Aucklanders drowned in what were preventable tragedies in 2017 than the year before – prompting a plea from advocates to be safe this summer.

Water Safety New Zealand statistics showed Auckland’s preventable fatal drowning rate jumped to 22 in 2017, double that of 2016.

Before that, the rate had been static for the past four years.

The startling leap was among higher rates of drowning in many other regions, over a year that saw 88 such cases and a 13 per cent increase across the country.

In Canterbury, nine people drowned compared with one in 2016, with increases also recorded in Wellington (one to eight), Bay of Plenty (seven to 12) and the West Coast (three to six) – the region that also had the highest rate per 100,000 population.

Marlborough, where three people drowned last year, had the second highest such rate, ahead of Gisborne, Southland, Bay of Plenty and Northland, with rates at around four per 100,000 of population.

Of those who died in preventable drownings, seven were toddlers – four more died than in 2016 – while the number of people aged over 65 also doubled from eight to 16.

The majority of victims were Pakeha (48), with 15 Maori, 11 Asian and six Pacific Islanders.

There was also a sizeable increase in the number of females who died, rising from 11 in 2016 to 19 last year.

Around home environments, seven drownings occurred in baths, eight in home pools and three in ponds, while two occurred at public pools.

Eleven people drowned far off coasts – nearly twice as many as 2016 – while nine died in lakes, when none did the year before.

But the number of people who drowned in rivers nearly halved – 13 in 2017 compared with 23 in 2016 – and the number of beach fatalities fell from 21 in 2016 to 14 last year.

There were fewer cases of people drowning while swimming or aboard large boats, and no cases of deaths following dives or jumps,

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Further, while there was a general significant increase on 2016‘s nationwide figures, Water Safety New Zealand chief executive Jonty Mills said the longer-term pattern appeared more positive.

An analysis of five-year rolling averages indicated a “plateauing” of preventable drowning fatalities against an increasing population, high tourism and immigration, and growth in recreational activity, he said.

Mills said New Zealand had some of the most magnificent beaches, rivers and lakes in the world, and being around water was part of the “quintessential Kiwi lifestyle”.

“With any water comes risk and sadly every year far too many people lose their lives or are injured in, on or around the water.

“The tragedy is that most drownings and injuries are preventable.”

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Australia is deporting a convicted criminal to New Zealand who has never set foot in the country.

A decision from Justice Robert Bromwich released by the Federal Court of Australia on Friday dismissed an application from Alex Viane, 40, for a judicial review of his visa cancellation.

Viane was born in American Samoa and moved to Australia as a 14-year-old when he was adopted by an uncle living there. He became a New Zealand citizen as his uncle held New Zealand citizenship.

During the 25 years he has been in Australia he has been convicted and, in some cases, imprisoned for a number of criminal offences.

In July 2016, Australia cancelled Viane’s visa. He sought to have that revoked but was denied on character grounds a year later and then sought a judicial review.

In a handwritten submission in August 2016 Viane said he came to Australia for a better life.

“I worked hard at school and have held jobs when I could. I have a 20-year-old daughter who has a child and has never been in trouble. I have a partner who is employed and a young daughter.

“I have had an alcohol dependence that has caused all my troubles and I regret acting in a way that has impacted on the community in a negative way. I have worked hard to address this in custody.

“I have never set foot in New Zealand and I am extremely concerned that if I am sent there I will not be able to contribute to my daughter’s or partner’s lives.”

The judgment says he has 200 family members in Australia.

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■ CRASH

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Four hurt after car plunges down bank

Car and truck crash

BY KATIE TODD

Police have named the truck driver who died in a crash on Wainui Road, near Kinleith, on Friday. He was Edward Tumaru Pahuru, 57, from Mangakino. Police are investigating the possibility Mr Pahuru suffered a medical event before the crash. The crash happened on a forestry road and emergency services were contacted at 1.27pm on Friday.

Mr Pahuru was the sole occupant of the truck. The death has been referred to the coroner.

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One person is dead after a crash involving two cars and a logging truck on State Highway 1 South of Sanson in the Manawatu region yesterday. The fatality was the sole occupant of one of the cars, a police media spokesperson said. The driver of the truck has been transported to hospital with serious injuries. Occupants of the second car are uninjured. The crash occurred at 4.45pm, 10km south of Sanson.

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Four people were taken to Timaru Hospital with moderate injuries yesterday after their car plunged down a bank by the Rangitata River.

The incident occurred at around 11.30am near State Highway 1 and the Rangitata River Bridge.

A section of State Highway 1 was closed to northbound and southbound traffic while emergency services worked on the scene.

A Westpac Rescue Helicopter was deployed, but after assessment the occupants were taken to Timaru Hospital via St John ambulance.

Northbound traffic on State Highway 1 was diverted along Hinds Arundel Road, while southbound traffic was directed along Withells Road and Hinds Arundel Road.

A tow truck removed the vehicle and the road was reopened at 2pm.

Jeweller Elfie Spiewack speaks to an art gallery gathering yesterday afternoon about her out-of-the-box pieces.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

Jewellery inspiration explained

BY KATIE TODD

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Hundreds have stopped and admired contemporary jewellery-maker Elfie Spiewack’s unique show at Ashburton Art Gallery – and yesterday they got to meet the brains behind the bejeweling.

Spiewack stopped off at the gallery to deliver a floor talk about her craft and the inspiration behind In Splendour Moot: Adornment Reframed, which has been open at the gallery since November 20.

German-born and Lytteltonbased, Spiewack said she was drawn to jewellery in one of her first jobs in Canada.

“I discovered how fun it can be making something start to end and then wearing it,” she said.

“Jewellery can be political, it can start conversation, it can be very beautiful … and beyond the decoration part, it can tell a story, it can be experienced,” she said.

While making In Splendour Moot, Spiewack has worked

with organic materials like bone and antlers juxtaposed with gold and pearl, creating eye-catching artefacts that Spiewack hopes will can challenge preconceived ideas around the value of jewellery.

Though Spiewack has previously exhibited in galleries across New Zealand and the world, Ashburton Art Gallery is the first showing of her latest works.

In Splendour Moot is open at the gallery for the remainder of this week.

Macbeth on stage One of New Zealand’s most prolific actors will star as Macbeth in Shakespeare’s tragedy at Auckland’s Pop-up Globe. Stephen Lovatt, known for his work in Resolve, Ash v Evil Dead, Top of the Lake and Neighbours will join Shortland Street star Amanda Billing, who will play the wicked Lady Macbeth. The Pop-up Globe is a three-storey, 16-sided, 900-person capacity theatre located at the Ellerslie Racecourse.

Macbeth opens on February 8.

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■ ROAD SAFETY

People are being warned to stay out of the water at one of Tauranga’s busiest swimming spots because of a wastewater contamination. The Tauranga City Council posted an announcement on Saturday that there had been a wastewater overflow at Pilot Bay in Mount Maunganui. “Heads up: please don’t go in the water at Pilot Bay – there’s been a wastewater overflow because of a pipe blockage caused by wet wipes.” Pilot Bay is a popular family swimming spot in the Tauranga Harbour.

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Dangerous driving on motorway Police are investigating after Auckland motorists spotted a driver barrelling onto an Auckland motorway with a ladder sticking out the window.

An out-of-towner reported spotting the car around 10.30am yesterday at the lights on Ocean View Road, on Auckland’s North Shore.

The car had a ladder sticking out of the right-hand back window, jutting at least a metre out into the road.

Senior Sergeant James Bothamley confirmed police were aware of the incident and were making inquiries.

“It looks completely unsafe and this could have ended bad-

ly,” he said. “All loads need to be secured, and the way anything is carried on or in a vehicle should not endanger other motorists and people.”

Bothamley said the scenario at hand could have posed a risk to other road users, not to mention the driver and any passengers in the event of a crash.

The bemused driver who spotted the somewhat oversized cargo said “much to our horror and amusement they headed onto the motorway”.

The person also claimed the car careened through a red light en route on to the Northern Motorway.

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■ SPEEDWAY ACCIDENT

Photographer injured Waikaraka Park Speedway president Frank Irvine says Saturday night’s incident where a photographer was hit by a stock car is a “freak accident”.

“From what I understand, a gear box blew up and parts of it got stuck on the brake panel causing the vehicle to veer off the track,” Irvine said.

“The photographer was standing where he should be, but the out-of-control vehicle must have got him in the back.”

John Sprague, 58, has lost a lot of blood and remains in critical condition at Auckland Hospital, according to a close friend.

Irvine said the man was an experienced photographer and has been shooting at the speedway for a long time.

“He’s got plenty of experience and knows what he’s doing, but

how do you stop accidents from happening,” Irvine said.

“At the end of the day, this is a freak accident.”

Irvine said police were investigating, and the speedway would leave it to the police to determine the outcome of what actually happened.

Colin Koh, 58, a close friend of Sprague said he was shocked when he learned of the accident.

“We’ve been friends for many years and I am absolutely shocked,” Koh said.

“I’ve spoken to his daughter, and our thoughts and prayers are with him and the family.”

Koh said the Henderson businessman has a passion for photography and started shooting at speedways about 10 years ago.

“John’s a businessman in the magazine cover lamination in-

dustry, but he’s also a hobby photographer with a love for speedway cars,” Koh said.

Sprague has three adult children including a daughter who is a senior nurse, Koh said.

“All we know at this stage are what’s been reported in the media,” he said.

“But there’s a lot of questions on what happened and why was he allowed to be in a position where the car could hit him.”

Worksafe says it has been notified of the incident.

“WorkSafe will make preliminary enquiries,” a spokeswoman said yesterday.

St John Ambulance were told of the incident by paramedics already at the speedway just before 8pm on Saturday night.

The man was taken to Auckland Hospital in a critical condi-

tion. Police said in a statement that a worker at the speedway had been hit by a stock car, sustaining critical injuries.

A man in the crowd, who did not want to be identified, told the New Zealand Herald the photographer was in the infield area when he was struck by a stock car being driven by a long-time Waikaraka driver.

“The car came around the back straight and around the turn. The person standing there was obviously too close to the track and the car clipped him.

“He flew 10 metres and rollypollied and then stayed still ... the car was going full speed.”

As others rushed to help, the driver emerged from his car, the man said.

“He put his hands on his head.”

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■ AUCKLAND FOUNTAIN

Mission Bay fountain water turns red There has been speculation that it could be blood or even some strange bacteria breeding in the waters – but it’s just cordial or red dye that’s been turning the Mission Bay fountain red.

Auckland’s Council’s head of operational management and maintenance community facilities Agnes McCormack said contractors had checked the fountain following reports of a change in colour at the harbourside pool.

“It appears someone has put a bottle of cordial or red dye into the water,” McCormack said.

“Unfortunately this isn’t uncommon, but we have fenced it off as a precaution until our contractors are able to access the underground services and clean it out.”

On Saturday, the change in the water’s colour did not deter from people taking a dip at the suburban Auckland attraction.

Many frolicked in the fountain as temperatures in the city soared into the mid20s. But the facility was closed yesterday until the fountain can be cleaned.

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In brief Robbed at gunpoint Police are investigated the armed robbery of a Christchurch bar. At about midnight on Saturday, a man with a firearm walked into Trevinos Restaurant & Bar on Riccarton Road, threatened an employee and stole cash. He was wearing a black hooded jacket, a ski glove on his left hand and jeans. A scene guard was in place overnight and police are currently conducting a forensic examination and reviewing CCTV footage.

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Back up and running The Queenstown skydiving company involved a tragic accident is back up and running.

NZONE said it temporarily suspended operations, after two people on a tandem skydive plummeted into Lake Wakatipu.

American tourist Tyler Nii, 27, and his instructor plunged into the freezing waters of Lake Wakatipu four days ago. The instructor was pulled from the water near Jack’s Pt 20 minutes later, but Nii couldn’t be found. He is presumed dead. A spokesperson for NZONE said they made their first flight of the day around 8.30am yesterday.

She said they had pre-bookings for skydives before the incident.

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Island resting place Jim Anderton has been buried on Waiheke Island. The former deputy prime minister, who died last weekend, was buried at Onetangi Cemetery on Saturday afternoon, near where his mother is interred. He had a public service in Christchurch, his adopted home city, on Thursday.

He was remembered at the ceremony, attended by hundreds of mourners, as someone with a strong moral compass and sense of family, and by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern as a “towering figure” in New Zealand politics.

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Bonus number: 2.

Powerball winning number: 10.

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■ MISSILE ALERT

Key caught up in missile alert Former Prime Minister Sir John Key was among the people who were startled by a mobile alert yesterday about an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii.

The message, which was written all in capitals, was received at 8am local time and read: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” The alert, sent out by Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, was an error and officials cancelled it nearly 40 minutes after it was issued.

Sir John said the alert did not send him or his family into a panic.

“We are on the island of Lanai.

We got the alert and, while it was a little disconcerting, it was well handled by the hotel we are staying at.”

Other locals and tourists, including Kiwis, believed they had just minutes to find shelter from an incoming missile.

Kiwi woman Dee Whitby told how there were people in tears, and how she texted her children to say she loved them.

Whitby, who has been in the

town of Hilo for an orchid conference, said guests were asked to stay in their room for around 40 minutes.

“There were people crying in the corridors. We stayed calm but texted ‘we love you’ messages to our children just in case.”

At the Waikiki hotel where she has been staying with her girlfriend and her family, Natalie Kane made her way down to the lobby after getting the alarm.

She was told that, if it was real, they would have to take cover, although there was nowhere to find it, so she should return to her hotel room and stay away from the windows.

There were children crying, adults “freaking out”, and families running back from the beach to find their loved ones.

“One man was in the bathtub with his daughter and family praying.”

Hawaiian Governor David Ige has apologised for the “pain and confusion” caused by false ballistic missile attack alert, and pledged to get to the bottom of how the error came about.

The false alarm came just days

after one of Kim Jong-un’s top officials said North Korea’s weapons would be specifically aimed at the US, and not at South Korea, Russia or China.

Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard has slammed US President Donald Trump over his North Korea failings following the Hawaii missile panic, accusing him of playing with the lives of Hawaiians and Americans.

“Our leaders have failed us.

Donald Trump is not taking this seriously. We have to get rid of nuclear threat from North Korea. We have to achieve peace, not play politics, because this is literally life and death that is at stake for the people of Hawaii and the people of this country,” Gabbard said.

“The talk that needs to be happening is between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un. The United States and North Korea to de-escalate and to denuclearise and get rid of this nuclear threat.

“This is a threat that’s not only facing Hawaii, but this country.

And if they had gone through what our families in Hawaii just went through, they would be angry, like I am.”

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Hawaii Emergency Management Agency administrator, Vern Miyagi, (left) and Hawaii Governor David Ige addressed the media yesterday following the false alarm issued of a missile launch on Hawaii.

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■ AKAROA MUSIC FESTIVAL

Feast of classical music

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BY KATIE TODD

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The idyllic seaside setting of Akaroa is currently playing host to a 16-day, 13-concert feast of classical music.

The annual Akaroa Music Festival is now in full swing, with an array of distinguished Kiwi and international musicians descending on the town to deliver daily lessons, masterclasses and concerts for young musicians.

Organised by the Pettman National Junior Academy, the festival is now in its 11th year.

According to event director Wolfgang Kraemer, it’s an opportunity to see public performances of “some of the greatest works in classic repertoire”.

The 2018 Akaroa Music Festival sees the return of Ramón Jaffé, one of the world’s leading flamenco cellists, as well as the internationally acclaimed German pianist Michael Endres, American violinist Charles Castleman and Canterbury soprano Polly Ott. There will be opportunities to soak up a concert showcasing the cello, a performance of Piazzolla’s Seasons, and a ‘Woodwind Extravaganza’ featuring Australian oboe star Celia Craig and Canterbury bassoonist Selena Orwin.

This year’s festival also boasts an exciting new addition – a series of concertos performed by guest artists and accompanied by Akaroa Festival Orchestra.

Kraemer said it’s an opportunity for young musicians “to flourish alongside a wealth of international artists”.

And for audiences, the lunchtime concert series is a further opportunity to hear New Zealand’s top young musical talent.

Other highlights of the thirteen-concert series include the Mendelssohn Octet led by APO concertmaster Andrew Beer; a selection of Brahms songs performed by Catrin Johnsson and Rachel Fuller; a Baroque-themed ‘Water Music’ concert including works by J.S. Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Telemann, and a chance to revisit the age of Elizabeth I and Shakespeare in an Elizabethan Evening.

Canterbury’s beloved cellist Fiona Pears will also take to the Gaitey Hall stage on the festival’s penultimate day, January 27.

Kraemer said the festival offers a rare opportunity to hear such a wide range of music played to a high standard by both international artists and young students, all set in the magnificent backdrop of one of the world’s most beautiful seaside locations.

The Akaroa Music Festival will run until January 28.

Tickets are available online at Eventfinder and via door sales. Door sales are available one hour before each concert and lunchtime concerts are door sale only.

More information can be found at akaroafestival. org.nz

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January 15 – 19: Big Little Theatre Company Summer School.

January 20: Six Left Standing at the Bluepub, Methven Until January 21: In Splendour Moot: Adornment Reframed exhibition by Elfi Spiewack at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

Until January 21: Unusual Adornment school holiday program at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

January 21: depARTment exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery, until 24 January.

January 28: Forever Young exhibition by Heather Sarin opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery, until March 4.

Until January 31 – Cash & Carry Exhibition at Methven Art Gallery.

February 14: Kevin Bloody Wilson Almost Awesome Tour at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

February 20: Ashburton Arts & Garden Tour.

February 20: Ashburton Society of Arts Summer Show opens at the Short Street Studio.

February 22: The Michael Jackson HIStory Show at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

March 2: Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award opening and awards presentation, on exhibit until 31 March.

March 2: Memory of Place Takes Flight exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery, until 31 March.

March 11: Fiona Van Oyen floor talk at Ashburton Art Gallery.

March 22: Kelvin Cruickshank Live at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 1 – April 11: Art Gallery exhibition space temporarily closed at Ashburton Art Gallery.

April 11: The Water Project exhibition opens at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

April 19: Olive Copperbottom – Arts on Tour NZ at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

April 27: Foster & Alan Golden Years at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

May 4 – Hopetoun Bros & The Genius of Finn Scholes at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

May 18 – Mamma Mia at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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Ashburton artist Heather Sarin has splashed her name across the globe with iconic fresh, colourful abstracts, collages and Indian elephant prints.

Now, she’s ready to deliver a lively new exhibition to the Ashburton Gallery, using the wonders of nature to captivate young and old alike, and explore “moments of simple enjoyment.”

Forever Young by Heather Sarin explores the excitement of discovering something new, which is just what she herself has done in the process of making it.

For the past year leading up to

the exhibition, Sarin has explored a variety of mediums – drawings, paintings, collages and printmaking.

The works themselves, she said, are “basically all about nature” and portray some of her favourite animals.

“There’s elephants and rabbits and deer – and lots of birds.”

Sarin said she hopes it will be a relatable exhibition.

“I want it to appeal to both young people and their parents,” she said.

Forever Young will open at the Ashburton Art Gallery at 2pm on January 28, and run until March 4.

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Saturday shoppers were treated to streetside entertainment when the Ashburton Pipe Band stepped out on Ashburton’s East Street chess board on Saturday. The band played a musical medley in a performance that pipe major Peter Doak said was their way of thanking the public for their support and understanding during a spat over noise levels during rehearsals at their Creek Road rooms. Guardian photographer Robyn Hood was there.

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Hawaii mistakenly warned of missile attack Hawaii Governor David Ige has apologised for the “pain and confusion” caused by false ballistic missile attack alert.

In a conciliatory news conference, Ige promised to evaluate the testing system to ensure such a mistake would never happen again.

The alert sent the islands into a panic, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cellphone alert was a mistake.

Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator Vern Miyagi said the error happened when someone hit the wrong button.

“We made a mistake,” said Miyagi.

For nearly 40 minutes, it seemed like the world was about to end in Hawaii, an island paradise already jittery over the threat of nuclear-tipped missiles from North Korea.

The emergency alert, which was sent to cellphones statewide just before 8:10am, said: “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” On the H-3, a major highway north of Honolulu, vehicles sat empty after drivers

Vern Miyagi left them to run to a nearby tunnel after the alert showed up, the Honolulu StarAdvertiser reported. Workers at a golf club huddled in a kitchen fearing the worst.

Professional golfer Colt Knost, staying at Waikiki Beach during a PGA Tour event, said “everyone was panicking” in the lobby of his hotel.

“Everyone was running around like, ‘What do we do?”‘ he said.

The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency tweeted there was no threat about 10 minutes after the initial alert, but that didn’t reach people who aren’t on the social media platform. A revised alert informing of the “false alarm” didn’t reach

cellphones until 38 minutes later, according to the time stamp on images people shared on social media.

The incident prompted defence agencies including the Pentagon and the US Pacific Command to issue the same statement, that they had “detected no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii.”

The White House said President Donald Trump, at his private club in Florida, was briefed on the false alert. White House spokeswoman Lindsay Walters said it “was purely a state exercise”.

Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai said on social media the panel would launch an investigation.

With the threat of missiles from North Korea in people’s minds, the state reintroduced the Cold War-era warning siren tests last month that drew international attention. But there were problems there, too.

Even though the state says nearly 93 per cent of the state’s 386 sirens worked properly, 12 mistakenly played an ambulance siren. At the tourist mecca of Waikiki, the sirens were barely audible, prompting officials to add more sirens there and to reposition ones already in place.

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Memorial to be removed Harrods, the luxury London department store and tourist destination, is reportedly planning to remove a memorial to Princess Diana and Dodi Fayed. British media, including The Times and the BBC, has reported that the bronze statue will be returned to Dodi’s father, Mohammed Al Fayed, the Egyptian tycoon who previously owned Harrods. The businessman commissioned the bronze statue depicting his son and Diana dancing after the two were killed in a Paris car crash in 1997. The statue remained after the tycoon sold the store to the Qatari royal family in 2010. The news reports quoted Harrods managing director Michael Ward as saying that with a new Diana statute planned for Kensington Palace, it is the right time to return the one at the store to Al Fayed.

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Eight dead in building fire At least eight people died and dozens were injured, some seriously, after a heater exploded and started a fire at the weekend at the packed premises of a local residents’ association in the north of Portugal, officials said.

A wood-burning stove exploded in the two-storey building in the town of Tondela, around 250 kilometres north of the Portuguese capital of Lisbon, local mayor Jose Gomes Jesus said.

Civil Protection Agency commander

Paulo Santos said at least 50 people were injured.

Witnesses speaking to local television channels said the fire caused panic among the roughly 60 people in the building who were taking part in an evening amateur card tournament.

They said people crowded the exits as thick smoke filled the building. Dozens of fire crews and two rescue helicopters were at the scene taking the injured to hospital.

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Andrew Falloon MP for Rangitata Petition to four lane State Highway One between Christchurch and Ashburton That the House of Representatives recommend that the Government commit to funding the extension of State Highway One between Christchurch and Ashburton to four lanes, to improve both travel times and safety of the road.

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Mudslide death toll rises to 19 The death toll from mudslides that devastated parts of California’s scenic Santa Barbara County rose to 19 at the weekend amid a massive influx of emergency crews searching for five people still missing.

One missing person was found alive yesterday but chances were dwindling fast that more survivors could still be located from the torrent of mud and debris that struck on Tuesday, said Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown.

“While every hour it remains less likely we’ll find anyone alive, there remains hope,” he said at a news conference.

Brown said a 19th victim had been found and named her as Morgan Corey, 25. Her 12-year-old sister Sawyer had previously been discovered dead after their home was swept away.

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Please return by freepost to Andrew Falloon, Parliament Buildings, Wellington, or drop it into the electorate office at 81 Harrison St, Ashburton.

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hat do a pair of glittery boobs and a bin full of green slime have in com-

mon?

They’ve both hit headlines in national news this past week, and strangely enough, both highlighted to me the growing gap between millennials and the judgment of their elder counterparts.

Both stories have generated endless furrowed-eyebrow keyboard warrioring – but I believe it’s from a slightly hypocritical standpoint.

It started with the fallout from the glitter boobs groping incident at Gisborne’s Rhythm & Vines.

A festival goer journeyed topless through the crowds and an eager groper took advantage. On a video snapped of the incident and plastered across social media, commenters were in two camps – tactless “she was asking for it” critics and her supporters who reminded them of the concept “look but don’t touch”.

But the ugliest aspect? The majority of adults who vocally pledged their allegiance to the critics by riding their own conservative high horse and whinging “wow, kids these days and what they wear”.

Quite contrary to what they’d have you believe, exposed boobs have in fact featured right throughout the history of music festivals.

Take a quick dive into the annals of history and you’ll discover toplessness at Woodstock since the sixties, R&V since its inception and even the 1973 Ngaruawhahia Music Festival (true, true!) If there’s any new aspect of “kids these days” to whinge about, perhaps it should be the perpetrator of the sexual assault, not the victim.

Later last week came the “bin of green substance” poured onto Dunedin students during an initiation, and resulting in the exclusion of their initiators from the university.

As I scrolled through the endless “Kiwi binge drinking culture” and “out of control students” fallout, I found myself reminded of a recent conversation with a friend’s mother over a wine where I was enlightened to eye opening tales of Dunedin student life three decades ago. Initiations, drugs, drinking – “we partied so hard it’s a wonder I passed my course.”

Again, as far back as 1935, Otago University history books reference behaviour that our elders are willing to brush over – from force-feeding new Selwyn College students buns laced with methylene blue, to the infamous Leith Run where intoxicated “freshers” were plunged, weighted, into a river. The only difference was no Snapchat to record it.

It’s all well to speak out for the safety of youth, but keep an eye on where you’re coming from.

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Question of the day: Where’s your favourite place in New Zealand to go road tripping?

Greg North Otago following the sea view .. Outstanding

Kylie Dunedin with a great bunch of friends!

Trish Up the east coast to Picton - looking forward to heading that way soon

Lillian Twizel and lakes.

Gemma The airport for a flight to Australia

Bailey Ashburton Lakes

Catherine With some many dim wits driving the NZ roads, I try and avoid going to far.

Angela Well I think Riverton & Invercagrill Tania Mackenzie Basin for sure!

Josephine Tai Tokorau the Far North.

Karen Akaroa or Picton

Leanne Bay of Islands!!

Sarah Picton Janelle Wanaka Brooke Twizel John Marlborough Sounds Shelley Stewart Island. 30 degrees today. Easier to get to than you think Steve The whole South Island, best place to be

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The Methven Summer School has ended for this year, with six full days of adult learning. We’d like to thank our creative tutors whose expertise had our students buzzing and the students who enrolled and learnt something new. Also the businesses that support us by advertising on our website and our committee, many who are new to our team, but just got on with it.

We were lucky to get nationwide exposure on TVNZ 6pm news, our few minutes of fame were fronted by Kate our scone maker.

Susan Sandys’ editorial struck a chord as it showed where Methven Summer School can take you. Thankyou to our co-ordinator Ally (check out our Methven Summer School Facebook page) for some of her hard work.

We think with all the exposure, courses will be in high demand. So if you want to sign up for our newsletter go to our Methven Summer School Website and fill in ‘Newsletter sign-up’ on our home page. You’ll be notified when courses become available. A lot of students were given a course as a Christmas present, what a great idea.

Methven Summer School was designed to promote Methven in the summer. With big ideas but limited funding I think we are still achieving that objective and building on the work done for over 30 years by many far sighted locals.

Sandy Redmond Chairperson, Methven Summer School

Belt Road As a resident of Belt Road (16 months), I have noticed that Belt Road is getting very busy with trucks and contractors/business vehicles using the road as a shortcut to Riverside industrial area.

So my question is why is there not a green arrow at the stop lights at McDonalds/Mitre 10 corner so traffic can get from West Street turning right to go up to Riverside industrial? I’ve spent many a time at that intersection and pretty much most vehicles are turning across on an orange or red light. I notice at the new intersection at Countdown south they have a green arrow. This may encourage trucks to go that way instead of down our street.

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Andrew Falloon is continuing his push to make State Highway 1 between Ashburton and Christchurch four lanes.

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t’s been fantastic to see the support Mid Cantabrians have shown for my petition to widen State Highway One through to Christchurch to four lanes.

The need for it is well known.

With solid growth in our region in recent years the road has become more congested.

It’s not just trucks. Passenger vehicle numbers have swelled, both in our district and others travelling through.

International tourist numbers have more than doubled in the past 15 years, and more are driving themselves rather than sticking to bus tours.

Many Ashburtonians are no longer willing to drive through to Christchurch, too nervous about the number of trucks or drivers new to our roads.

There’s every indication that vehicle growth will continue, including increased heavy traffic from Timaru’s PrimePort to the ever-growing inland port at Rolleston.

Rail can be part of the answer for longer journeys. It makes absolute sense to get some of those trucks off the road for freight that’s bound for Dunedin or Picton.

But rail is available now, and even with a busy road, it isn’t

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well utilised. For a lot of shorter journeys, or where time is a factor, it won’t replace the need for quality roading infrastructure.

Goods have to be moved to the rail line, often to wait six hours or more before they’re able to be transported, and then collected again to deliver to their next destination.

Increased frequency would help, but that requires significant additional investment, more than the $250 million a year in subsidies KiwiRail has received from the New Zealand taxpayer.

In Canterbury we’re all too aware of the destructive force of our geography and Mother Nature.

The Canterbury and Kaikoura earthquakes showed us the calamitous effect a natural disaster can have in cutting off communities.

Recently the closure of the State Highway One bridge over

the Rakaia River saw massive disruption in just a few hours.

Extending the road to four lanes between Ashburton and Christchurch would improve our resilience by requiring the construction of a second bridge over the Rakaia River, and in my view, over the Ashburton River.

Failing to do so would also create huge bottlenecks, or in the case of the Ashburton Bridge, make the problem worse than it is now.

The Ashburton District Council’s Roading Manager made a similar point in last Friday’s Guardian, that four-laning State Highway One should provide the necessary impetus for NZTA to crack on and get the second bridge underway.

I’ve created the petition to put to the coalition Government the importance of a four lane highway between here and Christchurch.

Not only is every hold-up on the road frustrating for you and I, it’s costing our economy. Every delay of ten, twenty or thirty minutes pushes up the price of freight, or means deadlines and ongoing transport are missed.

The road as it is now, and as it will become over the next ten years, is a handbrake on our region.

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We need to continue to invest in the critical infrastructure that supports our local economy.

Unfortunately the new Transport Minister, Auckland’s Phil Twyford, has so far shown no support for that.

His focus up until now has been on new train projects in Auckland.

That’s the wrong approach. He and his Government should be investing in the productive parts of our economy. Backing our regional economies to succeed, rather than putting all his eggs in one basket in Auckland.

I’ll continue to put pressure on him to focus more on our part of the country, but I need your help.

On page 9 you’ll find a petition form asking the Government to extend State Highway One to four lanes between Ashburton and Christchurch.

Please sign it and return it to add your voice.

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practice, before director Alice Sollis steps in to help with the actions from Wednesday onwards.

Three 80-minute performances of Time Travellers will take place on Friday night, Saturday after-

noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week.

“Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said.

“They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.”

They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven.

“It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said.

Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays.

The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here to the Hakatere Heron Road, taking a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park.

Among those undertaking Te Araroa is American Clayton Beckett. His trail name is Chef, he has a travel blog at chefspecial5.com and is from Connecticut.

The 26-year-old is walking the South Island section, south to north, and was in Methven at the weekend. He said he ended up staying two nights instead of one at Snow Denn Lodge because he needed the rest, and the fact it of-

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It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month.

The placards would serve a two fold purpose – making the public aware of a building’s compliance level and encouraging owners to carry out necessary strengthening work.

Wong anticipates there will be about 150 sent out in February to owners of non-compliant buildings.

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number of older buildings und the Ashburton District l shortly be sporting signs that ell out how they rank against w building standards.

As part of the on-going drive to sure all buildings will be earthake safe, the Ashburton Dist Council will be sending signs owners of buildings built prior 1976 and will be asking them to play those signs prominently the outside of their property.

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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said.

Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said.

There had been a proposal to change the rules so the cut-off date for engineering assessment would have moved forward to cover all buildings built before 2004 and that would have seen hundreds of buildings around the district bearing stickers, he said.

The consultation process ensured there was no date change

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally.

If a building is required to have a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said.

Older buildings that have been assessed and found to be up to strength or that have already been strengthened will not need to display placards.

Details on the placard-bearing buildings will be held on a public register with the Ministry of Building and this is accessible to anyone.

From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night.

While taking out the bins yesterday morning, she said she noticed that the security camera had been taken and the padlock had been cut off from her honesty box.

All money had been cleared from the box before the theft, but Raisbeck said she was still gutted to discover the break-in, which she presumes is the work of people “who don’t care about other people”.

However, with new security methods for Raisbeck and an ultra-secure honesty box for Billie, both stalls are continuing to operate.

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while more than half of this year’s junior group are newcomers.

The group range in age from 9 to 21 years and includes members of NAZDA and first-year university students.

This year’s production is themed Time Travellers and will cover musical theatre and tunes from across the ages – from My Fair Lady and Bing Crosby to recent hits like Hamilton and Moana, along with everything in between, Castelow said. “Among the juniors everyone knows the songs from Moana, but they find that they love singing the older ones just as much,” she said.

And not only does the theme provide something for everyone in the audience, she said, but gives the young singers the opportunity to learn about various musicals. The group received their music a month ago, and auditioned for solo positions on Sunday. They are currently undergoing two days of musical

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It’s been a long process getting to this point, council building services manager Michael Wong said, but the placard templates had now arrived and these would be sent to property owners over the next month.

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Te Araroa walkers are on the rise, benefiting the summer tourism industry in Methven.

Many who do the 3000-kilometre trail, which runs the length of New Zealand, end up in the ski town, as it is a natural resting point near the uncrossable Rakaia River.

Methven i-SITE consultant Lyndsay Agnew said December to February was peak season for trail walkers, and she was assisting about half a dozen per week.

“Most of them are doing the whole trail or the whole South Island, depending on how much time they have got,” she said.

“They are really interesting people, you have to be a certain breed to want to go and walk 3000 kilometres.”

They mostly came from Europe and North America, and walked north to south, hitch-hiking into Methven from above Lake Coleridge. They generally stayed in the campground or backpacker lodges in Methven.

“It’s nice to have them here and they spread the word when they go back,” she said.

Walkers rejoin the trail on Blackford Road in the Rakaia Gorge, and Methven Travel provides transport on the “empty” section of its school bus run, and operates an on-demand shuttle service in school holidays.

The Te Araroa section through Mid Canterbury goes from here takto the Hakatere Heron Road, tak ing a public access easement over Glenariffe Station, then crossing the 60,000-hectare Hakatere Conservation Park.

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already assessed. Then we’ll do another desk top review and pick up the ones we may have missed and we’ll work with them,” he said.

Buildings that have not been assessed will be given the lowest rating until an assessment is done, Wong said.

There had been a proposal to

and that dramatically reduced the number of buildings coming into the net locally.

If a building is required to have a placard displayed it will contain information on the percentage it complies with building standards and the year with which it will need to be strengthened to come up to code, Wong said.

noon and Saturday night at the Event Centre, with tickets now available from Ticket Direct.

Honesty boxes targeted From P1 Near Methven, Lucy Raisbeck’s free range egg stall was also burgled on Sunday night.

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■ FINLAND

Luxury in deep dark Lapland

By Sarah MarShall

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s a rule, politicians should select holiday destinations wisely. Remember the furore when former British prime minister David Cameron breezed into party isle Ibiza?

Choice of location says a lot about a leader, so I’m not surprised to discover Finland’s longest serving president liked to spend his downtime high above the Arctic Circle, in a fairy-tale Narnia caked half the year in snow.

When I arrive in Finnish Saariselka, a cluster of blocky hotels and log cabins claiming to be Europe’s most northerly ski resort, it’s surprisingly warm at -5°C – although a thick frozen duvet now snuggles the landscape.

With no sun to speak of, candles flickering in frosted windows are the only illuminations; in fading blue light, bold streaks of pine forest are smudged into charcoal etchings.

Former Finnish president Urho Kekkonen was clearly taken with the place, and in the 1970s purchased a sturdy pine cabin outside the 300-person village as a private retreat, where powerful guests included Yasser Arafat, Moshe Dayan of Israel, President Ford of the US and King Hussein of Jordan.

Years later, in 1983, a 2550 square kilometre block of land running almost from his home to the Russian border was declared a national park bearing his name.

Today, his treasured property operates as a beautifully attired design hotel, with a recent extension making it possibly the most sumptuous place to stay in the Arctic – and certainly the bestlooking.

“Our lodge has found a quiet place in this quiet place,” claims Juha Mehtajarvi, a local who only fully appreciated the peace and solitude of his surroundings in later life. Unable to bear the thought of a corporate owning this slice of history, he seized an opportunity when the lodge came up for sale.

Along with his Norwegian wife Katja, Juha is effortlessly stylish in a way that comes more naturally to Scandinavians than breathing – and a fondness for clean lines, neutral colour tones and natural fabrics is evident in the hotel’s decor.

Downstairs, thick wooden beams as old as 500 years support the building, made cosy with log fires and sheepskin chairs costing a very cool $4206 each. Room 1 rightly earns its name as the Presidential Suite (this is where Kek-

When in Rome do what the Romans do . . . if you find yourself in Lapland, how about a dog sled ride? konen slept), and a grand piano in the warm, convivial lounge invites more than just a few Finnish G&Ts from the honesty bar.

A second sauna complements the original fancy sweat box used by the head of state, although most of the hotel’s recent additions are on the second floor.

Reached by a winding gunmetal staircase, four new suites (bringing the total room number to 13) are modern, with slate-walled showers and overwhelming wallsize windows – all (oddly) without curtains.

Sensitive considerations have also been made towards the environment; heat is generated from bore holes 250 metres below the earth, and flooring is made of recycled woven plastic.

Crucially, there are no TVs, newspapers or phones in rooms; this is a place to completely switch off.

“This village allows me to be myself,” insists Juha, welling up with very genuine emotion as we discuss the special qualities of his Lappish snow kingdom.

Like Kekkonen, he’s very fond of Saariselka, and I can see why.

But I wonder, how do you enter-

tain yourself in wilderness?

As part of a full-board package, guests at Javri have one activity per day included – and it’s surprising how much there is to do in the heart of nothingness.

Sini Kaltti and her husband Ossi run Extreme Huskies, where 93 indefatigable yelping Alaskan-breed race dogs eagerly greet us.

Only running at full pelt subdues their impatient howls, as I cling tightly to the back of a wooden sled. Desperate to keep going, even defecating isn’t a distraction, and one of my dogs repeatedly manages to squat his haunches mid-sprint, spraying deadly debris like a sawn-off shotgun.

Mushing along winding forest paths and across frozen lakes is exhilarating, using my body weight to steer the dogs, chasing the last threads of light as they spin below the horizon.

Slow or fast paced, there are pursuits to suit everyone.

Sini claims her dogs have “a bigger engine” than other breeds, although they’d struggle to keep up with 600cc snowmobiles, the preferred mode of transport in these parts. Tomi and Janne, two strapping Finns who assisted with

Javri’s new construction, lead our motorised safari the following day.

With no driving licence, I ride pillion, watching the milky sky whip into a snow blizzard as we pass neon-flashing Santa coaches on their way to Rovaniemi, only three hours from here.

The storm has settled by the time we reach a frozen lake, our chosen spot for ice fishing, which, aside from drilling a hole through 25cm of ice, turns out to be a largely passive sport. Dangling bait from a miniature fishing rod, we wait and wait ... then wait a bit longer for a catch.

Impatient, cold and easily defeated, I head indoors to the roasting heat of our kota, a wooden tipi with an open fire blasting inside.

Javri’s chef, Vila, has – sensibly – already prepared a fish and potato soup, and cowering in the cold reality of my failings, it tastes like the best thing I’ve ever eaten.

Other activities at the lodge include snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing, and with all equipment conveniently supplied – from snow boots and skis, to insulated jackets and woollen socks – a hand-luggage only trip really would be feasible.

There are 200km of crosscountry ski tracks connecting Saariselka, and even for a firsttimer like me, the elegant, gliding manoeuvres are (relatively) easy to master.

Although the Northern Lights are supposedly visible for twothirds of the year, there’s not even a faint whisper of green wisp during my stay. Juha says he’ll drive guests for up to 200km to see the aurora, but he doesn’t like to market the bucket-list attraction because there are so many other reasons to come here.

The food, for example, is outstanding. Exquisite dishes served from Javri’s show kitchen include reindeer tartare topped with eggs cooked at 67 degrees for 45 minutes, and numerous plates featuring local matsutake mushrooms.

Katja successfully collected 300kg of the highly prized fungi last summer, yet it’s still the bleak, unyielding winter period which delights her most. In the silence and darkness, you can be at peace with yourself, she claims.

That’s the beauty of small places, pleasing even – or especially – to the biggest names.

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■ TENNIS

Survival of the fittest What a difference a year can make.

Twelve months ago the tennis world wondered what Roger Federer’s body and mental state would be in after a lengthy absence.

Two Grand Slams later and seven titles earning $18m in prize money to bolster his bulging bank balance it leads us to one question: How had he been written off as a spent force?

As the ageless superstar heads into a new season as the favourite for a sixth Australian Open title and an unprecedented 20th Grand Slam, there could be no stopping the 36-year-old and here’s why.

It’s all about survival of the fittest.

Of the so-called Big Five in the men’s game, Federer is the runaway healthiest member of the elite gang.

Briton Andy Murray’s gutwrenching decision to undergo hip surgery has taken him out of the mix for the next five months at least but the other three players aren’t exactly in fine working order.

Serb Novak Djokovic is still dealing with pain from his elbow complaint which kept him sidelined since Wimbledon.

Stan Wawrinka is showing match rustiness after spending six months on the treatment and physio table with a knee issue.

World No 1 Rafael Nadal, meanwhile, couldn’t complete a whole season without his troublesome knee injury flaring up again.

Blisters have also been a problem for Nadal during his practice sessions and the scorching temperatures in Melbourne will not help his situation.

Nadal was Federer’s biggest rival last year but even the Spaniard was flummoxed as to how tackle the rejuvenated Swiss wonder.

In the four matches they played last year, Nadal won just two sets.

Both came in Melbourne in their first Grand Slam final headto-head since 2011.

Competition away from Big Five remains weak.

For all the talk of the next generation coming through in the men’s game, still no man born after 1988 has yet claimed a major.

Milos Raonic, now 27, climbed to No 3 in the world rankings in November 2016 yet has reached one Grand Slam final in 26 attempts and reached two other semi-finals.

Spaniard wins again Roberto Bautista Agut’s Auckland reign goes on. The Spaniard continued his remarkable streak at the ASB Classic, beating Juan Martin del Potro 1-6 6-4 7-5 in an enthralling final on Saturday. Bautista Agut has now won nine consecutive matches on Stanley Street, dating back to his 2016 triumph here. He flew under the radar for most of the week – as focus fell on the top four seeds as well as four time champion David Ferrer but there was nothing fortunate about Saturday’s result.

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Another classic Classic

It would be a brave punter who would discount Roger Federer’s chances at the Australian Open.

Grigor Dimitrov is another player of unfulfilled talent.

The Bulgarian is a year younger than Raonic and while he has an all-round aesthically pleasing style, hasn’t flexed his muscles in the majors.

A return of two semi-finals and one quarter-final showing is remarkably bleak for a player who promised so much.

The moment may have passed for Raonic, Dimitrov and even injury-struck Kei Nishikori but the new guard have time on their hands.

Alexander Zverev couldn’t handle the pressure at Flushing Meadows as one of the pre-tournament favourites and fourth seed and is yet to move past the last 16 of a slam.

Russia’s Andrey Rublev and Canada’s Denis Shapovalov are exceptional explosive talents but at 20 and 18-years-old are still a season or two away from troubling and unseating Federer from his throne.

Marin Cilic was the last man other than a Big Five member to win a major in New York in 2014.

But his emotional loss to Federer in last year’s Wimbledon final is likely to have left mental scars.

The most obvious player to challenge Federer’s potential stranglehold could yet be Aussie Nick Kyrgios who has shown he is not intimidated to get in the Swiss master’s face.

Kyrgios arguably provided Federer with one of his tough-

est matches last year in Miami and only lost on a third-set tiebreak.

The mercurial Australian has started the season well with victory in Brisbane earning unlikely fans along the way.

A colourful character, the pressure of ending Australia’s long search for their next men’s slam champion could yet prove a task beyond his broad and bold shoulders this year at least.

Federer is a liberated force.

From the moment the Swiss rocked up in Australia, cosying up to take a selfie with the “world’s happiest animal”, his demeanour has been one of contentment.

While Federer has previously revealed he is a “little scared of dogs”, he was perfectly on board with allowing a handful of quokkas at Rottnest Island, off Perth, clamber over him while he lined up the perfect photo that once posted on his social channels went viral.

It was all a PR ploy to promote his appearance at the Hopman Cup where Federer’s liberated and carefree nature saw him win a second title in Perth, 17 years after his first success alongside Martina Hingis.

Federer has nothing left to prove in the game.

He could swan through the season in exhibition mode confident in how to get the best from his ageing but seemingly ageless body.

His love of playing the game

has never diminished.

Even in those barren years Federer’s energy and passion for tennis remained.

His decision to cherry-pick his events and not chase ranking points has safeguarded his body and sustained the hunger.

“Federer is a tennis maniac,” Rogers Cup tournament director Eugene Lapierre said at the end of last season.

“His agent Tony Godsick told me that recently, before one of his matches, he sent messages of support to the Swiss team 14 years and under who participated in an international competition! He follows everything, absolutely everything.”

That passion was also evident in his invitation to up and coming Canadian player Felix AugerAliassime to join him in a training session held in Dubai last month.

Auger-Aliassime, who won the US Open boys’ title in 2016, became the latest name in a growing list of players who have had the honour of joining Federer in the off season.

Australia’s Thanasi Kokkinakis and American Jared Donaldson are two of the young guns who have been invited to train with Federer in recent times.

Federer wants to inspire the next generation to take over his mantle.

But as the signs indicate, it could be some time before they are able to remove him from his perch.

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Another memorable fortnight of tennis in Auckland has come and gone. There were some disappointments, with Victoria Azarenka’s withdrawal, an early exit for Jack Sock and unseasonably bad weather. But there was plenty of brilliant tennis and some fabulous entertainment. Worst moment: Auckland teenager Jade Lewis is living the dream as a tennis professional, and has been given very generous funding support by the Seed foundation. Given that, her refusal to acknowledge the crowd at the end of her first round match was a bit embarrassing.

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Call to rename Court court Tennis trailblazer Billie Jean King used the occasion of being named Australian Open woman of the year to call for the renaming of Margaret Court Arena while British pro Liam Broady also took aim at the Australian tennis icon. Court attracted headlines last year for her outspoken criticism of homosexuality. “I think it’s its really important, if you’re going to have your name on anything, that you’re hospitable, inclusive, you’re opening arms to everyone that comes to a public facility,” she said.

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Tomic bundled out Bernard Tomic’s Australian Open campaign is over before the tournament proper even begins following a 6-1 6-7 (5-7) 6-4 final-round qualifying loss to Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Tomic looked shattered early after a tough match on Saturday, calling for the trainer and not moving to return serves.

He rallied in the second set to force a decider but came up short, snapping his seven-year streak of playing in every major and leaving him at a career crossroads. - AAP

The future of tennis?

He’s got fans swooning and has captured the hearts of past and present players worldwide. Alex de Minaur may not have won the Sydney International final but the 18-year-old has well and truly won over the people. The man who beat him, Daniil Medvedev, was quick to label de Minaur “the future of tennis”.

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■ CRICKET

Partnership pours on runs

BY ANDREW ALDERSON Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor again underlined their value to New Zealand’s one-day international batting order in the serieswinning 183-run victory over Pakistan in Dunedin on Saturday.

The pair executed their 23rd partnership of 50 runs or more in 53 ODI stands.

They grafted 74 runs for the third wicket, as many as Pakistan made in their innings.

That provided the core in New Zealand’s 257 total.

The tourists wilted in its shadow.

Williamson took time adapting to the circumstances after arriving at 15 for one in the second over.

The bounce appeared lower than recent wickets they have played on.

The temptation was to play through the ball too early.

The New Zealand captain was often left examining his bat.

He made 73 off 101 balls, gradually building his strike rate.

He had five runs from 22 balls, 14 from 39 and 34 from 71 before two boundaries within three balls from off spinner Shoaib Malik and pace bowler Hasan Ali provided welcome acceleration.

His mental toughness eventually eroded any frustrations at failing to get the ball away.

Williamson also navigated umpire Ruchira Palliyaguruge adjudging him lbw for 43 in the 27th over to Shoaib’s off spin around the wicket.

He reviewed immediately on the assumption the ball pitched outside leg stump, and was proven right.

Williamson took New Zealand to 158 for three in the 34th over, an ideal base from which the remaining batsmen could advance the innings.

Taylor anchored the middle order with his 40th ODI halfcentury, after joining Williamson at 84 for two in the 21st over.

Including his 17 centuries,

Bates in hot form Kiwi Suzie Bates has showed why she is regarded as one of the world’s greatest players after leading the Adelaide Strikers to a six-wicket victory over the Perth Scorchers.

The White Ferns captain scored 49 not out, as the Strikers chased down 88 with two balls to spare in Alice Springs. She was the only batter from either team to reach 20 or higher throughout the game. Suffering severe dehydration in the sweltering heat, the opener jumped into an ice bath immediately after the game.

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Kings out of finals The Central Stags have grabbed the final spot in the Twenty20 Super Smash. Central’s 29-run win over the Firebirds yesterday secured their finals spot. The Stags join the Auckland Aces and Northern Knights in the finals. It had looked like the Canterbury Kings would secure the last spot, but Dean Brownlie made 86 off 50 balls but fell when caught attempting to strike his fifth six in six deliveries. Chris Jordan (22 off 10 balls) and Nick Kelly (27 off 13) then completed the job for the Knights. Ish Sodhi was a key contributor for Northern to keeping the visitors under 200 with 2-29 off his full spell.

Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor are regularly providing the backbone of New Zealand’s innings.

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it was the 57th time the righthander had reached 50 in the format, equalling the New Zealand record held by Stephen Fleming and Nathan Astle.

Taylor showed immediate intent.

He pushed the scoring along at a run-a-ball, before consolidating as they eased into the death phase.

If Taylor ever indulges in rockpaper-scissors you’d presume he would always pick the latter option.

He would cut anything.

The only downside to the pair’s performance was that beyond No.5 Tom Latham’s runa-ball 35, the remainder of the order failed to capitalise on the platform at 209 for three in the 43rd over.

No11 Trent Boult’s 13 from nine balls provided late pep, but New Zealand lost their last sev-

Northern Districts coach James Pamment will leave the side this year to take on a role with the Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier league competition.

Pamment will replace South African Jonty Rhodes as the side’s fielding coach on a three-year deal.

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en wickets for 48 runs.

Pakistan are lamenting their batting flop.

The tourists crashed to 74 all out – man-of-the-match Trent Boult taking 5-17 to give his side a 183-run win and a 3-0 lead in the five-match series.

It was Pakistan’s lowest total against New Zealand and the hosts’ winning margin eclipsed the previous best of 138 runs when the two sides met in 2001 in Christchurch.

Captain Sarfraz Ahmed said it was very disappointing and a tough loss after they bowled well to restrict the Kiwis to 257 – which should have been attainable.

“The problems have again continued ... the batting has again flopped,” he said.

He said they had much to work on before the fourth match tomorrow in Hamilton.

“I think the problem is the first new ball ... we will not give so many wickets in the first 10 overs,” Sarfraz said.

Left-arm quick Boult, who proved too sharp for most batsmen, told the broadcaster it was a satisfying victory after putting just 257 on the board.

“I got the wickets but I think it was a very good collective effort.

“It was nice to let it go as aggressively as I could and to see a couple carry through to Rosco (Ross Taylor) in the slips was very nice.”

Pakistan started terribly when Boult took three wickets for four runs in his first five-over spell.

They were 3-2 and the match was effectively over.

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Thunder out Joe Denly produced the best 29 balls by an Englishman with the bat all summer before Sydney Sixers captain Moises Henriques ended the Thunder’s BBL finals hopes with a thrilling last-ball victory.

After the Thunder scrambled to 6-156 from their 20 overs, the Sixers appeared to have the match in the bag at 1-69 when Denly was bowled for 43 at the end of the ninth over at the SCG However, miserly four-over efforts from spinners Chris Green (0-22) and Fawad Ahmed (1-22) put the game back in the balance and left the Sixers nine to win from Green’s last over. But Henriques, on return from personal leave, saw the Sixers home, driving the final ball for the two required to ice the victory with eight wickets still in the shed.

It marked the fourth time this season a Sixers game had gone down to the last ball, but was their first win of the competition. - AAP

Adams’ double double Steven Adams has posted his 12th double-double of the season as his Oklahoma City Thunder stormed home in the final quarter for a 101-91 NBA win over the Charlotte Hornets. Charlotte led 31-28 at the end of the first quarter, 59-55 at half-time and 76-73 at the threequarter mark, but were outgunned 28-15 in the final spell. Russell Westbrook led the way with 25 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, as the Thunder snapped a threegame losing streak and avenged a 116-103 loss to the Hornets earlier this season in Oklahoma City.

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Breakers off the pace The New Zealand Breakers have managed to pack every emotion into their Australian NBL season, and there are still nine games to go. A 90-79 defeat to the Illawarra Hawks has dropped the Breakers back down to third on the Australian NBL ladder with a 12-7 record. It is a far cry from their 9-1 start, but they are improved from their rough patch as well, having alternated wins and losses over their past four games. Their playoff spot is unlikely to be in jeopardy, with a significant gap between the fourth-place Adelaide 36ers (13-8) and the Hawks in fifth (9-10), with all teams having fewer than 10 games to go.

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Golfers hit the fairways

Pearce misses in final Ex-pat Ashburton golfer Daniel Pearce crashed out of contention yesterday as Australia’s Matthew Millar cruised to victory in the New Zealand Masters in Auckland.

Pearce led by two entering the final round at Wainui Golf Club, but carded a horror seven-over 78 to finish tied for sixth, nine shots off the pace. Millar, meanwhile, closed with a round of four-under 67 to win by four shots over Kiwi David Smail (seven-under) and Australian Peter Fowler a shot further back.

Sub-four miles

A few golfers get some last practice putts in ahead of the opening day at the Ashburton Golf Club.

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Double Olympic medallist Nick Willis has upped his Gold Coast Commonwealth Games preparations with a sub-four minute mile at his US base in Michigan. Willis, who won 1500m silver at the 2008 Beijing Games and bronze in Rio two years ago, clocked a winning 3min 57.99sec at the indoor Wolverine Invitational meeting in Ann Arbor. He beat compatriot and fellow Rio Olympian Hamish Carson, who took second in 3:58.68. It was the 29th time Willis has ducked under the four-minute mark for the mile, and well outside his all-time best of 3:49.83 for the distance, set in June 2014. - NZME

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Saturday saw the opening day for the year for the Ashburton Golf Club, with the AC Browne Cup on the line for mixed pairs, while the men’s pairs battled it out for the Smith Salver.

Guardian photographer Robyn Hood was there to capture some of the action.

Above left – Mike Holmes looks to show a delicate touch chipping on to the 18th green.

Above – Kay Fox lines up a putt on the rolling 18th green.

Rare win for West Brom West Brom beat Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 at The Hawthorns for a first Premier League win since August 19. The Baggies went ahead after only four minutes through defender Jonny Evans and Craig Dawson nodded home another past Socceroos goalkeeper Mat Ryan in the second half. Watford snatched a 2-2 draw against Southampton at Vicarage Road with a controversial late goal from Abdoulaye Doucoure, which was bundled over the line with his right hand. West Ham United romped to a 4-1 victory at Huddersfield. - PA

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Left – Paddy Bradford watches his drive down the fairway on the first hole at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday.

Keita scores at home

Right – John Dudley rips and grips one down the fairway.

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Harry Kane has scored twice in a 4-0 win over Everton to become Tottenham Hotspur’s all-time leading Premier League scorer while Chelsea drew with Leicester. Everton, who gave Cenk Tosun a debut after his arrival from Besiktas, had the ball in the net after 22 minutes when Wayne Rooney nodded in from close range, but the former England captain was offside. Spurs took the lead five minutes later through Son Heung-min, who then did superbly to set up Kane to make it 2-0. “When he shot I thought it might be going in but luckily for me it wasn’t,” Kane said. “I might have been offside. Sometimes you get it, sometimes you don’t.

Luckily it went my way.”

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Naby Keita was among the scorers as RB Leipzig moved above Schalke and into second place in the Bundesliga with a 3-1 home victory over the Gelsenkirchen outfit. Amid continued talk about the possibility of his move to Liverpool being brought forward from the summer to this month, Keita gave the hosts the lead in the 41st minute with a strike from outside the box that took a considerable deflection off Naldo. Stuttgart ended a run of four-straight league losses with a 1-0 home triumph over Hertha Berlin.

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■ LAZARUS

Injury hits pacing champ Champion New Zealand pacer Lazarus’ $2 million summer is in doubt after he has been struck down by soreness.

The magnificent stallion is out of this Friday’s West Australian Cup and there have to be doubts over his participation in both the Hunter Cup and Miracle Mile next month until co-trainer Mark Purdon knows the extent of the hoof problems.

Lazarus produced one of the great modern day pacing performances in defeat when second after being three wide for the entire Fremantle Cup at Gloucester Park in Perth on Friday night (Saturday morning NZ time).

He covered up to 50m more than some of his opponents but was only grabbed late by NZbred pacer My Hard Copy, with his effort stunning even the most pragmatic members of the harness racing industry.

But Purdon’s pride in his champion turned to concern over the weekend after Lazarus started to feel the effects of the run.

“He was fine the next morning and went out into the paddock tired but with no real problems,” Purdon said.

“But when I bought him back in about an hour and a half later because of the heat, he was quite sore in the hooves.

“And that didn’t improve when we put him back in his box or today (Sunday) like we hoped it

Lazarus with Mark Purdon in the sulky. would and he is still sore now.

“We have had the vet to him and we are pretty sure it is in his hooves and probably a concussion thing from the race.

“But we won’t know exactly how bad it is and whether that is all that is wrong until we have a few more days with him.

“So it has come as a bit of a shock but at this stage the vet thinks it is related to a hard run on the hard track.”

Purdon did not think the brutally hard run Lazarus had on Friday night was the reason for his problems.

“I think even if he had an easier run and won he would have been sore afterwards.

“I just think the track has got to his hooves.”

The five-year-old, who was sensational winning the Inter Dominion in Perth last month, will be swum this week to try and

maintain his fitness while he is kept off the track.

“But the WA Cup this week is definitely gone for him and the next target will be the Hunter Cup. “We definitely haven’t give up getting him to that and we have nearly three weeks but it is also not certain he will make it.

“It is all a bit up in the air at the moment.”

The two-time New Zealand Cup winner was the hot favourite for not only the WA and Hunter Cups, the latter at Melton on February 3, but the A$750,000 Miracle Mile at Menangle on February 24.

“I hope by Miracle Mile time he will be fine, unless there was something else wrong with him, but obviously we can’t guarantee that.”

If Lazarus does miss the A$500,000 Hunter Cup the Purdon-Rasmussen stable will still have Heaven Rocks in the race, with the latter set to make his Australian debut in the Ballarat Cup this Saturday.

But the stable will resist any temptation to step Auckland Cup winner Vincent up to the Hunter Cup as Lazarus’s replacement.

“Vincent has the Chariots Of Fire at Menangle the week after so I don’t think we would target the Hunter with him but at this stage we are still hoping to have Laz there.”

- NZME

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August Edition upsets in Karaka Cup The husband and wife training partnership of Shaun and Emma Clotworthy caught their rivals unaware when they produced August Edition to win the Collinson Forex Karaka Cup (2200m) at outside odds yesterday.

More known as winter performer when the tracks are at their deepest, the Alamosa mare had shown she could perform on a better surface when successful at Ellerslie two starts ago.

The five-year-old followed that up with a highly creditable performance for sixth in the Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final on New Year’s Day before tackling yesterday’s feature event at Ellerslie.

Central Districts rider Rosie Myers was having her first ride on the mare and produced a peach of an effort to claim victory.

Settled nicely in midfield by Myers, August Edition relaxed nicely before improving into a challenging position behind the leaders at the 600m mark.

The mare followed Top Prospect through a gap on the inside shortly after straightening to issue her challenge before outstaying her rival in the run to the post.

Top Prospect held second in a driving finish with Charles Road third after racing a touch

Record sales at Millions The premium catalogue at the Magic Millions yearling sale has realised record prices and the highest-ever gross for the Gold Coast auction.

After four days of the Book One sale, there were nine individual lots fetching $1 million or more, the last a Snitzel filly out of Group Three winner Initimate Moment, knocked down to Sydney trainer Mark Newnham for $1.1 million on Saturday night. “That’s the one we were waiting for for the last three days,” Newnham said. “It’s nice we were able to get her.”

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Gritty win for Akoya Speedy mare Akoya confirmed her liking for the roomy Trentham track when she made it two wins from as many starts at the venue on Saturday. Prepared by Stephen Marsh at Cambridge, the four-yearold Bullbars mare sat three-wide on the pace throughout before dashing away to claim victory in the El Cheapo Cars Premier (1200m). Twelve months earlier she had displayed blistering speed to score easily over 1000m at the corresponding meeting however Saturday’s contest tested her mettle far more as she overcame a tough trip in transit to score a dogged win.

- NZME

Three from three Unbeaten filly Avantage gave her rivals a start and a beating in an impressive performance at Ellerslie yesterday. The royally bred Fastnet Rock filly was slow away in the NZB Insurance Pearl Series Race with Opie Bosson having no option but to ride for luck as the combination settled last. Bosson had a lapful of horse approaching the home bend and Avantage quickly raced up to Spanish Whisper. Despite veering out in the last 100m Avantage held too many guns for Spanish Whisper as she gained the ascendancy to record her third victory from as many starts.

- NZME

Options aplenty The connections of Von Tunzelman will let the dust settle on their Trentham celebrations before confirming the handsome grey’s immediate future. On Saturday, the Roger James-trained son of Zabeel claimed his most important victory to date when he downed Devise and Benzini in the Gr.3 Mills Reef Trentham Stakes (2100m). Raced by incoming Cambridge Stud owners Brendan and Jo Lindsay, Von Tunzelman holds a nomination for the upcoming Gr.1 Herbie Dyke Stakes and the Gr.1 Barfoot & Thomson Auckland Cup. - NZME

Gifted but still green

August Edition gets home with Rosie Myers on board at Ellerslie yesterday. erratically in the home straight.

“She kind of surprised us three runs back and ran the distance and liked the harder track which was something we didn’t think she would do,” said Emma Clotworthy after the race.

“We thought she might like the firmer track again and her work with stablemate Diesel was very

good, so she deserved a shot at this.

“It tends to be one day at a time with her so it’s great for the owners as it has taken a lot of hard work to get her here.

“I’m just rapt that today she could pull it off.”

The victory continues a winning role for the Byerley Park

conditioners who produced Diesel to win the $100,000 Dunstan Feeds Stayers Championship Final (2200m) on 1 January.

Mana Park will offer a halfbrother to August Edition, by Tavistock, as Lot 385 during the Book 1 catalogue at the upcoming NZB National Yearling Sale series at Karaka.

- NZME

Education is the key to success and once Merlini graduates he promises to be in line for major assignments. The son of I Am Invincible has all the makings of a black type performer when his racing manners match his raw talent. “He’s one of the fastest and most talented gallopers I’ve had for a while,” trainer Tony Pike said.

“He’s a very progressive horse, but he’s still doing a lot of things wrong. He’s a work in progress.”

That has been evident in both of Merlini’s wins, the latest of them in the Zephyr Premier (1000m) at Trentham on Saturday.

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■ TREBLE WIN

Xbox comes to life

Small dispersal leaves winners

Laid-back character Xbox proved he was wide awake and on the job when he upset predictions at Ellerslie yesterday.

The three-year-old Niagara gelding has a stable reputation for taking life at his own pace at home but once he sights a racetrack the competitive juices come to the fore.

“A couple of the staff have said to me that they thought he was sick because he was asleep in his box,” said trainer Graham Richardson.

“That’s all he does at home, sleep.

“He’s just a genuine horse who relaxes in his races.

“He can really accelerate and you saw the real Xbox today.”

Despite finishing second to Spring Heat two starts ago in the Gr. 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) Xbox was only moderately favoured for yesterday’s 0800 Horsevets 1500 (1500m) contest with Gr. 1 New Zealand 2000 Guineas placegetter Ever Loyal sent out a dominating favourite in the event.

After jumping nicely, rider Trudy Thornton allowed Xbox to settle quietly in the trail behind pacemaker Dashper who had Ever Loyal racing keenly on his outer throughout.

Thornton angled to the outer of the favourite to make her run in the home straight and quickly

Pacers that were dispersed when trainer Geoff Small all but retired mid-way through last year have recorded a winning treble in the past 24 hours.

Manihiki Pearl and Major Classic were both successful on the grass at Thames on Saturday, following the victory of Ruebe Star at Cambridge on Friday night.

For Pukekohe trainer Mathew Salaivao, it was a case of ‘right place, right time’ when he, his mum Sue and partner Krystal-Lee Delany were gifted Manihiki Pearl

by Small and her former owners.

The daughter of Tintin In America won one race when trained

by Small as a three-year-old last season, but when he relinquished the lease on his large barn at the Franklin Park training centre, she was one of about 15 horses that had to go.

“Aria Small rung Krystal asking if she wanted to put her in a saddle to ride her. After a while we asked if we were allowed to give her another go and they just gave us the papers and said do what you like with her.”

She had shown some mettle at the workouts for Salaivao this season but was yet to deliver on race day.

Major Classic won seven races for Small and his longtime owner Laurie Henwood, 86, a South Auckland retirement village resident. But when Small reduced his team from 16 to four at the end of last season, Henwood’s pride and joy was one of the casualties.

Logan Hollis and Shane Robertson were the benefactors, getting the horse to train, and at Thames they got him back to the winner’s circle in the hands of Hollis at what was their third start with him.

Major Classic is somewhat of a grass track specialist – seven of his eight career wins have come on the grass now, including two at Tauherenikau.

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Xbox is clear as the post looms at Ellerslie yesterday. gained the ascendancy as Xbox put a winning break on the field.

Chased hard by Mighty Power and Mongolianconqueror in the closing stages, Xbox held out all challenges to hit the line one and three-quarter lengths to the

good of that pair with Ever Loyal battling on into a well beaten fourth.

“We may look at the Waikato Guineas now as this gives us a bit more confidence,” said Richardson.

“He’s not really bred to go over ground, but he relaxes so nicely he deserves a chance.”

The Warren Storm Lifebrokers Waikato Guineas (2000m) is the feature event at Te Rapa on Tuesday February 6.

- NZME

Wait A Sec loving life down on the farm The country life continues to bring out the best in the versatile Wait A Sec. The rejuvenated seven-yearold collected another stakes victory when he returned from a break to post an upset victory

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 15 Jan 2018 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 1.52pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 1 52636 Cawbourne Rob nwtd J & ...................D Bell 2 67657 Cawbourne Gibbo nwtd J & ................D Bell 3 278 Bigtime Kaea nwtd .............................L Cole 4 37248 Bigtime Kendall nwtd..........................L Cole 5 54782 Bigtime Zoe nwtd ...............................L Cole 6 853 Hardaway Chief nwtd ................J McInerney 7 82 Little Tornado nwtd ...........................R Waite 8 7486 Bigtime Kera nwtd ..............................L Cole 9 848 Plan Stan nwtd ............................... L Pearce 10 886 Bigtime Charlie nwtd ..........................L Cole 2 2.10pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 1 25844 Uno Brent nwtd .................................. N Udy 2 74353 Bigtime Spark nwtd ............................L Cole 3 77222 Totes 21.56 ...............................J McInerney 4 76423 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 5 33772 Cawbourne Merl 21.64 J & .................D Bell 6 77832 Bigtime Buster nwtd G & ........ S Fredrickson 7 41241 Bigtime Sienna nwtd ..........................L Cole 8 36862 Bark My Words nwtd ..................... M Gowan 9 68456 Cawbourne Sandy 21.91 J & ..............D Bell 10 47457 Lip It Up nwtd ............................J McInerney 3 2.30pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 1 44341 Allegro Beaty nwtd .............................L Cole 2 51237 Opawa Bucks nwtd ..........................R Waite 3 37212 El Hefe 21.69 G & .................. S Fredrickson 4 23816 Slick Star 21.71 ...........................B Hodgson 5 62163 Bad Movies nwtd..............................S Stone 6 31136 Not Shackley nwtd ............................. N Udy 7 55516 Lil Diva 21.87 ............................J McInerney 8 88343 Cawbourne Ridge 22.16 J & ...............D Bell 9 27164 Bigtime Moe Moe 21.99 G & .. S Fredrickson

in Saturday’s Gr.3 Tui – Backing Winners Since 1889 Anniversary (1600m) at Trentham.

Wait a Sec is trained at Hastings by Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen and the latter’s Dannevirke farm has proved the key to

him winning eight of his last 11 starts with the Gr.1 Livamol Classic (2040m) in the spring taking pride of place on the gelding’s CV. “We just work him at home around the hills, he’s a happy horse,” Cullen said. “We’ve been

very happy with him this preparation, we can’t fault him.”

Wait A Sec was making his first appearance since November when he served it up to a competitive line-up at Trentham in the hands of Jason Waddell.

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4 22721 Bigtime Serena nwtd ..........................L Cole 5 32552 Bigtime Clyde nwtd ............................L Cole 6 56663 Bigtime Nibbles nwtd..........................L Cole 1 67334 Butterball 21.84 ............................. M Gowan 7 6 Thrilling Arnold nwtd ....................... K Walsh 2 44442 Bigtime Tomac 21.97 G & ...... S Fredrickson 8 62231 Bigtime Logan nwtd ...........................L Cole 3 34167 Extrapolate nwtd ................................L Cole 9 55585 Bigtime On Track nwtd .......................L Cole 4 23223 Viva La Vixen 21.46 ....................A Turnwald 5 36111 Wetchester 21.88 ................................ L Bell 10 687 Bigtime Wayno nwtd...........................L Cole 6 73132 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 8 3.59pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m 1 67154 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 7 34152 Bigtime Bev 21.91 ..............................L Cole 2 81361 Bacon My Heart nwtd ........................L Cole 8 31325 Cawbourne Angus 21.98 J & ..............D Bell 3 85428 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 G &........ S Fredrickson 9 67867 Sozin’s Noir nwtd ......................J McInerney 4 3111 Bigtime Mike 26.65 ............................L Cole 10 48443 Doosh 21.60..............................J McInerney 5 3.07pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C4/5, 375m 5 14865 Bigtime Jorja nwtd..............................L Cole 6 43337 Mischief Viking 26.77 ......................... N Udy 1 41462 Bigtime Blackie 21.41 ........................L Cole 7 65162 Opawa Mine nwtd .............................. N Udy 2 45351 Zoya Bale 21.57 ...........................M Roberts 8 32552 Opawa Lyon nwtd............................... N Udy 3 31411 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole 9 77535 Erasmus 26.57 ................................L Doody 4 24323 Hypocritical 21.46 ........................M Roberts 5 33224 Zipping Gabby nwtd ........................ K Walsh 10 83668 Bigtime Owen nwtd G & ......... S Fredrickson 6 31765 Breeze Attack 21.66 .........................S Lozell 9 4.19pm OUTBACK TRADING NZ BRED C1, 457m 1 44587 Charlie Bo Bo 26.37 ....................B Hodgson 7 25134 Bigtime Basher 21.41.........................L Cole 2 44132 Caveman Sam 26.16 ..................B Hodgson 8 11328 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 3 48544 Bark Rosanowski nwtd.......................L Cole 9 26727 Snoop Junior nwtd ......................A Turnwald 4 23111 Bigtime Bucko 26.43 ..........................L Cole 10 11767 Hard Merch 21.45 G & ........... S Fredrickson 6 3.24pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C4 C4, 375m 5 F6873 Idol Jazz nwtd .................................... N Udy 6 2131 Bigtime Tears nwtd .............................L Cole 1 51157 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 7 44574 Bigtime Forecast 26.38 H & .............. Woods 2 42318 No Time Toulouse 21.85 ....................L Cole 8 221 Thrilling Major nwtd ......................... K Walsh 3 71168 Polly The Dolly 21.69 J & ....................D Bell 9 66657 Thrilling Cassie nwtd ................ K Gommans 4 22342 Frisky Gambler 21.71 ..................A Turnwald 10 66775 Bigtime Jack 26.46 .......................M Goodier 5 54121 Bigtime George 21.62 ........................L Cole 6 11554 Spare Some Time 21.23 ....................L Cole 10 4.34 ADRIAN CLARK BLOODSTOCK CONSUL7 32127 Oity Allen nwtd .............................M Roberts TANT C2 C2, 457m 1 35471 Toki Girl 26.45 .............................. D Denbee 8 12131 Sparta 22.06 ................................... K Walsh 2 24412 Bigtime Lily 26.02...............................L Cole 9 41385 Kirkham Coby 21.54 J & .....................D Bell 3 77112 Bigtime Blast nwtd .............................L Cole 10 65166 Cawbourne Symsy 21.68 J &..............D Bell 7 3.42 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES C0, 457m 4 11655 Bigtime Michelle 26.47 .......................L Cole 5 23236 Bigtime Forest nwtd ...........................L Cole 1 5644 Bigtime Polly nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 6x621 Cawbourne Lick nwtd J & ...................D Bell 2 86825 Cawbourne Chops nwtd J & ...............D Bell 7 34184 Patty Boy nwtd ................................... N Udy 3 63457 Bigtime Panther nwtd .........................L Cole 10 15175 Opehu Express nwtd........................R Waite

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8 31243 Bigtime Boy 27.22 ........................M Goodier 9 73538 Bigtime Welldone 26.01 .....................L Cole 10 75x85 Five Eyes 26.09 ........................... D Denbee 11 4.54 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C2/3, 457m 1 23432 Eye Kno 26.34 H & ........................... Woods 2 64883 Bigtime Fred 26.04 .............................L Cole 3 x1685 Bigtime Power 26.32 G & ....... S Fredrickson 4 25155 Bigtime Caleb 26.04...........................L Cole 5 71451 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &....... S Fredrickson 6 31414 Bigtime Lady 26.29 ............................L Cole 7 45324 Bigtime Donny 26.21..........................L Cole 8 18117 Bigtime Redo 26.20 G & ........ S Fredrickson 9 71866 Bigtime Ranson 26.27 G & .... S Fredrickson 10 16266 Bigtime Monty 26.34 ..........................L Cole 12 5.09pm M&M MASTER BUTCHERS C4/5, 457m 1 35122 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 2 37127 Bigtime Jason 26.00 ..........................L Cole 3 87831 Bigtime MacDaddy 25.67 ...................L Cole 4 11213 Bigtime Paddy 25.96 ..........................L Cole 5 57615 Fusion Cronulla 26.11 .................A Turnwald 6 88123 Bigtime Phantom 26.12......................L Cole 7 7F551 Bigtime Levi 25.85..............................L Cole 8 26441 Me Jane 25.97 ...................................L Cole 9 22718 Bigtime Rise 26.12 .............................L Cole 10 34366 He Can Yodel nwtd J &........................D Bell 13 5.32pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 375m 1 33567 Cawbourne Serina 21.64 ............. T Downey 2 64475 Forkner Bale nwtd .............................M Flipp 3 31322 Opawa Bear nwtd............................... N Udy 4 25723 Bigtime Emma nwtd ...........................L Cole 5 78434 Stole Me Car 21.47 .................. K Gommans 6 36345 Tiger Uppercut nwtd............................ L Bell 7 87854 Kiwi Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 8 458x5 Cawbourne Owen 21.69 J & ...............D Bell 9 68727 Cawbourne Mack 21.88 ..................L Doody 10 26x67 Cawbourne Cool nwtd J & ..................D Bell 14 5.51 TAB SUPPORTS GREYHOUNDS C1, 375m 1 64543 Take Action nwtd ..........................M Goodier

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Race 1: Bigtime Kaea, Bigtime Zoe, Little Tornado, Cawbourne Rob Race 2: Bigtime Sienna, Bigtime Spark, Uno Brent, Totes Race 3: El Hefe, Opawa Bucks, Not Shackley, Slick Star Race 4: Butterball, Viva La Vixen, Mikachu, Wetchester Race 5: Daisy Lara, Zipping Gabby, Hypocritical, Bigtime Blackie Race 6: No Time Toulouse, Sparta, Frisky Gambler, Bigtime Sugar Race 7: Bigtime Logan, Bigtime Clyde, Bigtime Nibbles Race 8: Bigtime Mike, Opawa Mine, Idol Alan, Bacon My Heart Race 9: Bigtime Tears, Thrilling Major, Charlie Bo Bo Race 10: Bigtime Michelle, Bigtime Lily, Toki Girl, Five Eyes Race 11: Bigtime Caleb, Eye Kno, Bigtime Lady, Bigtime Donny Race 12: Bigtime Paddy, Bigtime Levi, Me Jane, Lunch Special Race 13: Bigtime Emma, Opawa Bear, Kiwi Baxter, Stole Me Car Race 14: Bigtime Kylie, Cawbourne Brandy, Kinetic Shadow Race 15: Cawbourne Bettsy, You’re The Best, Hungry Machine 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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‘Glass chin’ targeted When Joseph Parker steps in the ring against Anthony Joshua, have no illusions about what he’s setting out to do.

As contracts draw nearer and nearer to being finalised, Parker told the Telegraph his “sole mission is to smash to bits the man with the glass chin.”

Parker and Joshua have been in talks for a heavyweight title unification bout for months.

Both men are undefeated, and three belts – Parker’s WBO, plus the Joshua’s WBA and IBF belts – will be on the table for the first time ever in a heavyweight unification fight.

Over the past few weeks, Parker’s camp have ramped up their trash-talk, claiming Joshua had a glass chin.

Parker told the Telegraph on his way to London that he and his team just “delivered the facts.”

“All we have said is that Joshua has a glass chin,” Parker said.

“We know it, he knows it, everybody knows it, they just don’t talk about it.

“We saw him get dropped by Wladimir Klitschko but he still had the heart to get up and finish the fight – I’ll give him that – but if I catch him and hurt him I’m not going to give him the chance to recover.

“I won’t be letting him off the hook.

“If I get him in the trouble Klitschko had him in, there is no chance for him. I’ll go in fast, I’ll go in hard, and I’ll go in for the kill.

“He won’t be able to recover against me.”

Paker, who was still to sign his side of the agreement, said he was going into the fight with next to no pressure on him and all eyes would be on Joshua.

The Briton has won all 20 of his professional bouts by way of knockout.

However, Parker said every one had been in Joshua’s favour.

“I feel like the team has done a great job to get under his skin. The truth is that all the fights he has had from the beginning [of his career] have been in his favour, and he’s had everything his way.

“I think if my team had not come up with a plan we wouldn’t be talking about this fight coming up.”

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Parker, who is undefeated in 24 bouts, will likely go into the fight with the underdog tag, but said if he wins it won’t be an upset, “I feel if I win it will not be a shock. I do think it is my time and I’ll come there confident in my ability. I genuinely believe I can knock him out and there is no pressure where I’m standing right now. There is no expectation on me, no pressure.

“All I’m focused on is being in great

A typical breakfast for Fury is low-carb rye bread, avocado, eggs and lean bacon.

He has to avoid foods containing sugars, like tomatoes.

“He’s on a ‘targeted keto’ diet so we know exactly how much carbohydrates to give him.

“We give him a high-glycaemic gel, like cyclists use, which powers him through an hour training session.

“After the session he goes back into ketosis, because as soon as you have carbohydrates on a ketogenic diet, you need a different fuel source.

“When he’s done an hour’s session, the carbohydrate is out of his body, he utilises a different fuel source which burns fat.”

Marriott admits that Fury is finding his new diet ‘hard’, but insists the undefeated star is remaining strict as he gears up for a return to the ring by training in Marbella.

Fury, who is only doing low intensity training at present, will up his calorie intake to 5500 a day – more than double the average man – when he steps things up.

And if he continues to hit targets and reach his goals then he can look forward to his cheat meal of choice – fish and chips.

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Joseph Parker can’t wait to get in the ring with Anthony Joshua.

Seven-meal-a-day diet Tyson Fury is moving closer to fighting weight with the help of a new diet – despite eating seven meals a day and consuming a whopping 3500 calories.

The former world heavyweight champion has not fought since he defeated Wladimir Klitschko in November 2015, but he is free to return to the ring after a drugs ban.

And Fury, who is targeting a mega-fight with fellow Brit Anthony Joshua later this year, is now on a strict eating regime as he looks to get fighting fit.

The 29-year-old has already lost nearly four stone (25kg) since returning to training and he hopes to tip the scales at 18-and-a-half stone (117kg) for his comeback fight.

Nutritionist Greg Marriott is the man at least partly responsible for Fury’s drastic weight loss after setting him up on a revolutionary ketogenic diet.

The plan involves eating food which is high in fats, low in carbohydrates and some protein – and it’s clearly working for Fury.

The Gypsy King scoffs 3500 calories –about 1000 more than is recommended for the average male – across seven meals in a day.

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1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research. Heritage Centre, 327 West Street.

6pm ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

Tuesday

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter. Main Street, Methven.

10am - 3pm AGE CONCERN, 206 CLUB. Fun filled days for over 60years, for more information ring 3086817. Cameron Street.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA

PETANQUE CLUB. Social games, new members welcome. 115 Racecourse Road.

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

6pm INTEGRATIVE YOGA. Weekly yoga classes. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Bettys circuit training in the hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter, interactive fun for all ages. Main Street, Methven.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allens Road.

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (9.45am draw), (1.15pm draw).

Morning singles Golf croquet, afternoon handicap singles Golf Croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

Puzzles

www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Monday, January 15, 2018

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Give them something to do and they might. Give them something to take and they’ll take it. Give them something to believe in and they’ll give you back a loyalty beyond anything you could order or bribe.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You know how to help the people around you because you’ve taken the time to understand their needs. This came naturally from your desire to be of service.

Can you apply it to another area of your life?

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): What you’re attracted to isn’t always the best choice for you. Wishing to be a bright light in the world, you keep asking what would yield the highest good for the greatest number of people.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): People’s similarities bring them together. You don’t have to agree on everything, but early in the relationship is the best time to assess whether there are enough commonalities present to sustain it.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): You’ll be tempted to get close to people at work, but it will be very important to maintain a logical approach and a professional distance from the ones you are supposed to be leading.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You’ll ask around and get quite a wide variety of answers to the same question. Which one is right? The truest answer of all: You are asking the wrong question!

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): It’s natural to seek options that make you feel better about yourself, though today’s right choice could be decidedly less appealing and take more effort than the option that brings immediate gratification.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Some say closure is a rhetorical concept and to think of it as a necessity is to believe in a myth. Whether that’s true, it will still feel good to complete a cycle and put an obvious ending on it.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You’ve been trying to get rid of an uncomfortable feeling for a while, to no avail. What if you try instead to integrate the feeling into your life moving forward? It may work itself out as you go.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Progress is real. The cynics say things are the same even when they are different – that we just trade old problems for new, that we never really move forward. It bears repeating: Progress is real.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The pressure is something you put on yourself. So when you decide that you can’t take the pressure or simply that you don’t need it, all you have to do is stop applying it. Metaphorically pull your hand away.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You don’t want yes people around you. Where’s the challenge in it? How will you grow? You want people whom you can learn from. You’ll find them today.

WordBuilder

Insert the missing letter to complete an eight-letter word reading clockwise or anti-clockwise.

How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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ACROSS 1. Moved (7) 5. Ebbing and flowing (5) 8. Punctuation mark (8,5) 9. Pelt (3) 10. Additional fee (9) 12. Supernatural being (6) 13. Captures (6) 15. Fatigue (9) 16. Harden (3) 18. Obvious victim (7,6) 20. Forward or bold (5) 21. Express great confidence in (5,2)

DOWN 1. Rigid (5) 2. Spineless creatures (13) 3. Entrance (9) 4. Bleak (6) 5. Twitch (3) 6. Light brown sweetener (8,5) 7. Figureheads (7) 11. Gesture of greeting (9) 12. Strongly dislikes (7) 14. Pretends (6) 17. Showing wear and tear (5) 19. Frigid (3)

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Previous solution: ape, aper, apt, apter, are, art, ate, ear, eat, era, eta, par, pare, part, pat, pate, pater, pea, pear, peart, peat, per, pert, pet, prat, prate, rap, rape, rapt, rat, rate, reap, rep, ret, retap, tap, tape, taper, tar, tare, tarp, tea, tear, trap.

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ACROSS 1. Move in step with the border (5) 4. Royal house may be in the soup (7) 8. CD more men make and introduce as suitable (9) 9. In a toy pistol it will do something better (3) 10. Sells in error when struck down by it? (7) 12. River dam constructed of wire (4) 14. No vines can produce meat (7) 17. Word to hail one sailing a one-deck boat (4) 18. The North shares out the walking-reins (7) 20. Naughty child introduces one to politician (3) 21. Kipling never saw one dilloing in his armour (9) 23. Ceaseless way to be on points when one has left (3-4) 24. Jewellery items counted by dendrochronologist (5) DOWN 1. Humiliation of actor in it I’m responsible for (13) 2. Remember what one may do on the telephone (6) 3. Stopped one trading, and got nailed? (8) 4. A small Scottish dock that wasn’t finished (3) 5. Lump turns up on side, half being lost (4) 6. Cheats when about to get shampoo out of it (6) 7. They are the consequence of having drum section in reserve (13) 11. Smart sound trailing dress may make (5) 13. Passageway for work behind the scenes (8) 15. Successful stratagem on getting the voucher (6) 16. Wall came down here for four-wheeled carriage (6) 19. List of players to form in bronze (4) 22. Ground plan giving politician a heart (3)

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Wind km/h less than 30

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains

snow

hail

60 plus

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TODAY

TOMORROW

TOMORROW

WEDNESDAY

Rain about the divide, scattered rain further E, easing later. Snow down to 2400m for a time. Gale N, severe about the tops, easing.

THURSDAY

Rain about the divide, developing elsewhere, heavy falls possible. Strong or gale NW easing and changing S.

Rain gradually clearing. Southerlies dying out.

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cloudy cloudy showers fine fine fine cloudy thunder thunder rain fine fine showers snow thunder

5 6 20 18 27 22 31 34 29 11 24 9 21 -2 33

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fine rain rain rain rain rain rain fine cloudy showers drizzle showers fine fine cloudy

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Rise 6:09 am Set 9:15 pm

Fair

fine

Hamilton

fine

Napier

early drizzle

Wellington

mainly fine

Nelson

few showers

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

few showers

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

fine

Fair fishing

Rise 4:28 am Set 7:39 pm

New moon

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Rise 6:10 am Set 9:14 pm

Good

Rise 6:11 am Set 9:14 pm

Good fishing

Good

Rise 5:13 am Set 8:26 pm

First quarter

Good fishing Rise 6:04 am Set 9:10 pm

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Full moon

1 Feb

2:28 am

Maori Fishing Guide by Bill Hohepa

For the very latest weather information, including Weather Warnings, visit metservice.com

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River Levels

7.09

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 315.1 Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

12.2

Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

12.7

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:15 pm, yesterday

122.3

Waitaki Kurow at 2:07 pm, yesterday

368.4 nc

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 26.4 26.6 Max to 4pm 12.6 Minimum 9.3 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.2 16hr to 4pm January to date 113.6 Avg Jan to date 26 2018 to date 113.6 26 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SE 28 Time of gust 1:07pm

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overnight max low

Palmerston North few showers

FZL: Above 3000m

Cloud increasing, scattered rain in the afternoon, heavy about the divide. Wind at 1000m: N 60 km/h rising to gale 70 km/h in the afternoon. Wind at 2000m: NW 65 km/h rising to severe gale 90 km/h in the evening.

FRIDAY

fine rain cloudy fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fine fog fine rain showers

FZL: Above 3000m

Mainly fine, isolated afternoon showers.

Wind at 1000m: N 50 km/h rising to 60 km/h in the evening. Wind at 2000m: N 55 km/h, rising to NW gale 65 km/h in the evening.

Fine at first, high cloud developing in the afternoon. Northeasterlies, strong about the coast.

World Weather

NZ Today

Canterbury High Country

A fine day apart from areas of low cloud or fog about the coast in the morning.

Northerlies picking up.

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A warm northeasterly flow covers New Zealand between a high centred near the Chatham Islands and a trough that is approaching from the Tasman Sea. A front moves east over the country from late tomorrow and through Wednesday while a low centre approaches central South Island.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

Rain and fresh southerlies developing, heavy falls possible about the foothills.

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Cloudy periods, a few spots of rain.

Northerlies, strong about the coast, easing.

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Television Monday, January 15, 2018

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6am Who’s Doing The Dishes?

Four dinner-party guests must guess the identity of a mystery celebrity to win a cash prize.

7am May The Best House Win Abroad 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 The Food Truck 3 Mike sets up his own full-moon party with help from George FM to sell his healthy Thai temptations. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The Extreme Cake Makers 0 7:30 The Celebrity Chase British celebrities George Shelley, Bobby Savro, Faye Brooke, and Katherine Ryan compete to win money for charity. 0 8:30 Criminal Minds AO 0 10:25 Lucifer AO 3 0

8:35pm on Three

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:50 Million Dollar Listing LA 3 11:45 Snapped PGR 3 12:40 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:30 Dance Moms 3 2:25 Tabatha Takes Over PGR 3 3:20 Catfish 3 4:40 Four Weddings USA 5:35 Hoarders 3 6:30 Million Dollar Listing LA 3 7:30 Yours, Mine, Or Ours PGR Married couple Allyson and Matt live in homes haunted by their past marriages, and need Reza and Taylor’s advice on whether to renovate or combine their budgets and relocate.

8pm Yours, Mine, Or Ours PGR 8:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 9:30 He Shed She Shed 10:30 Intervention AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6am Impact For Life 6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am Spongebob Squarepants 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Puppy Pals 0 8:35 Captain Jake And The Neverland Pirates 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Black-Ish 3 0 11am Reno Rumble PGR 3 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm Home Improvement 3 0 2:30 Shortland Street PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 3:30 Ultimate SpiderMan 0 4pm Girl Meets World Katy and Shawn prepare their vows for their wedding, with Topanga as maid of honour and Cory as best man. 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons After he learns he has a daughter, Krusty turns to Homer for parenting advice. 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0

7pm N Shortland Street PGR Leanne trifles with Ali’s love; Dawn sees the light. 0 8pm Family Food Fight 0 9:30 M Sweet Home Alabama PGR 2002 Romantic Comedy. A successful New York fashion designer returns to her roots to divorce her redneck husband so she can marry the perfect man. 0

12:10 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 12:35 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

Ride Along

©TVNZ 2018

11:40 F Mike And Molly PGR 0 12:10 Empire AO 3 0 12:55 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 1:40 Shortland Street PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 2:30 Infomercials 3:35 Army Wives 3 0 5:05 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Dragon – The Bruce Lee Story, 8:30pm on Prime

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Ice Road Truckers PG 7:40 Doctor Who PGV 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 Hatfields And McCoys 16VLS (Mini-series) (Part 1) 11:35 Jeopardy!

PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars – UK PG 12:50 The Force MC 1:20 Ice Road Truckers PG 2:10 NCIS PGV 3pm Doctor Who PGV 4:10 The Simpsons PG 4:40 Jeopardy! PG 5:05 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Ice Road Truckers PG 6:30 The Force MC 7pm Pawn Stars – UK PG 7:30 NCIS PGV 8:30 Criminal Intent MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV 10:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 11:25 NCIS PGV TUESDAY 12:20 Doctor Who PGV 1:30 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Town Of The Living Dead MV 3:30 Town Of The Living Dead MV 3:55 Hawaii Five-0 MV 4:45 Criminal Intent MV 5:35 The Force MC

THREE

PRIME

6am The AM Show 9am American Ninja Warrior 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 House Rules PGR 3 0 1pm M Forsaken PGR 2017 Thriller. Morgan Taylor Campbell, Michael Grant, Damon Carney, Donny Boaz.

2:55 Now That’s Funny! PGR 3 0 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm Susie Nordqvist presents comprehensive coverage of global and local news.

4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family (Starting Today) 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm The Project 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:35 M Ride Along AO 3 2014 Comedy. When a fast-talking man joins his girlfriend’s brother, a hot-tempered police officer, on a ride along, he becomes involved in the officer’s latest case. Ice Cube, Kevin Hart. 0 10:50 NewsHub Late 11:20 F The Night Shift AO The night-shift doctors risk harm to save the victims of a campus shooting; TC, Shannon, and Drew must make choices about their futures.

12:10 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Penguins Of Madagascar 3 7:30 Pukana 3 2 7:40 Huritua 3 7:50 Paia 3 8am Te Kaea 3 2 8:30 R&R 3 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Cams’ Kai 3 10:30 The Big Sing 3 11am Te Araroa – Tales From The Trails 3 Noon Game Of Bros PGR 3 12:30 The Laughing Samoans 1pm The GC PGR 3 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Penguins Of Madagascar 3 4pm Pukana 3 2 4:10 Huritua 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 It’s In The Bag 3 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6:30 Te Kaea 3 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Café Niugini PGR 3 8pm Native Affairs Summer Series 2017 (HLS) 8:30 The Summit PGR 3 10:25 The Political Game PGR 3 10:55 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3

6am Wildlife SOS 7am Roar Of The Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 9:30 Paul Hollywood City Bakes 10:30 Tiny House Nation 11:30 The Water Brothers Noon Travel Man – 48 Hours In...

12:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In...

1pm Chinese New Year – The Biggest Celebration On Earth 2pm American Pickers 3pm The Great Antiques Map Of Britain 3:30 Love Nature – Danger Down Under 4:50 River Cottage Bites – Smoking And Curing Bites 5pm Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Caribbean Pirate Treasure 7pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 7:30 Treasures Decoded 8:30 Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia 9:30 The Story Of Egypt 10:30 American Pickers

11:10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:10 Football – English Premier League Liverpool v Manchester City.

At Anfield.

2:10 Closedown

11:25 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:55 Closedown

11:50 River Cottage Bites Midnight Luke Nguyen’s United Kingdom 12:30 Roar Of The Wild 1am Caribbean Pirate Treasure 1:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 2am Love Nature 3am The Water Brothers 3:30 The Great Antiques Map Of Britain 4am Treasures Decoded 5am Martin Clunes – Islands Of Australia

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS 7:15 Star Trek MV 2009 Sci-fi Action. Chris Pine. 9:20 O Brother, Where Art Thou? MV 2000 Comedy. John Turturro, George Clooney. 11:05 The Fast And The Furious MVL 2001 Action. Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jordana Brewster.

12:50 The Way, Way Back MS 2013 Comedy Drama.

Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Allison Janney. 2:30 The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo 16VLS 2011 Crime Drama.

Daniel Craig, Rooney Mara, Christopher Plummer.

5:05 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt.

6:40 In Time MVLC 2011 Sci-fi. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried.

8:30 The Girl Next Door 16LS 2004 Comedy. An ambitious teenager with dreams of a life in politics falls for a new neighbour only to find she is a former porn star.

Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant.

10:20 The Good Shepherd MVLS 2006 Drama.

Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie.

TUESDAY

TUESDAY

CHOICE

6am The Legend Of Korra 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Batman – Brave And The Bold 8:30 Danger Mouse 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 The Coroner PGR (Starting Today) 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 Wheel Of Fortune 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers PGR 8:30 M Dragon – The Bruce Lee Story AO 1993 Biopic.

True story of kung-fu king Bruce Lee’s life, his rise to stardom from the streets of Hong Kong, and his mysterious death.

Jason Scott Lee, Lauren Holly, Robert Wagner. 0

7:50 Mother’s Day ML 2016 Comedy. Julia Roberts, Jennifer Aniston. 9:45 The Light Between Oceans MS 2016 Drama. 11:55 The Magnificent Eleven MLS 2012 Comedy.

Robert Vaughn, Sean Pertwee.

1:25 Hologram For The King MLSC 2016 Comedy.

Tom Hanks, Sarita Choudhury.

3pm Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2 MV 2017 Action.

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana.

5:15 Social Suicide 16VLSC 2015 Drama. India Eisley, Olivia Hussey. 6:50 The Boss 16VLSC 2016 Comedy.

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage. 8:30 BenHur MV 2016 Action Drama.

Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother, an officer in the Roman army, returns to his homeland after years at sea to seek revenge, but finds redemption.

Jack Huston, Toby Kebbell, Morgan Freeman.

10:35 Sully ML 2016 Drama.

Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart.

12:10 Swipe MV 2016 Thriller. Anna Hutchison, Karissa Staples. 1:35 People Interview – Eddie Redmayne 2:25 Social Suicide 16VLSC 2015 Drama. India Eisley, Olivia Hussey. 3:55 The Boss 16VLSC 2016 Comedy.

Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Bell, Peter Dinklage. 5:35 Ben-Hur MV 2016 Action Drama.

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1:05 Connie And Carla PGS 2004 Comedy. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny.

2:40 Burn After Reading 16VLS 2008 Crime Comedy. George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt.

4:15 In Time MVLC 2011 Sci-fi. Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried.

SKY SPORT 1 9:30 Cricket – International Blackcaps v Pakistan – Third ODI. From University Oval, Dunedin.

10am The Cricket Show 10:30 Golf – European Tour (HLS) The BMW SA Open – Round Four.

11am Golf – European Tour (HLS) EurAsia Cup – Day Three.

11:30 Golf – PGA Tour (HLS) Sony Open in Hawaii – Round Three.

Noon L Golf – PGA Tour Sony Open in Hawaii – Round Four.

4pm Golf – European Tour (HLS) The BMW SA Open – Round Four.

From Glendower Golf Club in the City of Ekurhuleni, South Africa.

4:30 Tennis – ASB Classic (HLS) 5:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight.

6pm Sport TBC 6:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – First ODI. From the MCG, Melbourne.

7pm Tennis – Sydney International (HLS) Men’s Final.

From Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre.

7:30 UFC Now 8:30 Fight Night 10:30 Darts – World Championship (RPL) Day Nine.

TUESDAY

3am Rugby – National Sevens (HLS) Day One. 4:30 Rugby – National Sevens (HLS) Day Two.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6am Football – A-League (RPL) Central Coast Mariners v Melbourne City FC. 8am Football – A-League (RPL) Adelaide United v Sydney FC. 10am Tennis – ASB Classic Men’s International (HLS) Final.

11am Tennis – Sydney International (HLS) Men’s Final.

11:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight.

Noon Fox Sports News 12:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Phoenix v Western Sydney.

1pm L UFC Fight Night Stephens v Choi.

7pm Tennis – ASB Classic (HLS) 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight.

9pm Fox Sports News 9:35 L Cricket – Big Bash Hobart Hurricanes v Brisbane Heat. From Bludstone Arena, Hobart.

TUESDAY

1:10 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Australia.

2:10 Cricket – International (HLS) England v Namibia.

3:10 The Cricket Show 3:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Hurricanes v Heat.

4am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – First ODI. 4:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Blackcaps v Pakistan – Third ODI. 5am Cricket – U19 World Cup (HLS) New Zealand v West Indies.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG Women Drivers. 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Bug Special. 9:10 Alaskan Bush People M 10am Blowing Up History PG Secret History of the Sphinx. 10:50 Mighty Ships PG 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M He’d do it Again.

1:20 Swamp Murders M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Greatest Game Ever Fished.

4:45 Garage Rehab PG Westside Hotrods.

5:40 MythBusters PG 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Hummer Time.

7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Year of the Monkey.

8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Cutlass Lowrider 1. 9:25 Garage Rehab PG Scotty’s Automotive.

10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier M The Day the Ice Road Shattered.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M The Darkest Hour.

11:55 Swamp Murders M

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12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Monday, January 15, 2018

Sport Patience key for Phoenix Patience could prove a virtue for Wellington Phoenix coach Darije Kalezic as he looks to conjure up a miracle A-League season finish for his team.

The Nix sit 10th on the ladder, with just two wins from 15 matches, but showed a glimpse of their potential in drawing 1-1 with Western Sydney Wanderers on Saturday. Following on from Wednesday’s 2-1 result over Melbourne Victory, Wellington did enough to give their moribund season faint signs of life.

Hayman Pau’s wildcard Former All Blacks prop Carl Hayman will turn out as a wild card for French club Pau in next month’s Brisbane Tens. Hayman, now aged 38, will pull on the white-and-green kit in Brisbane alongside a host of ex-All Blacks. Legendary midfielder Conrad Smith leads a phalanx of Kiwis to ply their trade for Pau, including Jamie Mackintosh, Colin Slade and Frank Halai. “It will be pretty interesting to see how a 38-year-old goes against all these Super Rugby boys,” the exHighlanders tighthead said.

Jack Meyrick, along with his fellow Allenton batsmen, found runs hard to come by as they could only muster 81 in their three wicket defeat to Coldstream on Saturday.

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Allenton bats fail again

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Allenton’s grasp on the Pritchard is slipping away by the week after they lost to Coldstream by three wickets on Saturday.

With wet weather hitting the Ashburton Domain throughout the week, the match was played on an artificial wicket, and it appeared to really benefit the bowlers.

Allenton won the toss and elected to bat, but found themselves in serious trouble early on, losing their first three wickets for only nine runs.

Matt Tait and Jack Meyrick

were able to steady the ship for the yellow and maroons, combining for 33 runs before Tait was dismissed for 17.

From that point on it was ones and twos for the Allenton batsmen as they limped to 81 all out.

Kieran McClea was the pick of the Coldstream bowlers, taking 5-5 from 4.1 overs, while Jackson Print took 3-27 from his eight overs.

Despite the low total, it was a tough run-chase for Coldstream, losing seven wickets along the way.

Rob Coyle and Luke Sinclair got them off to a strong start

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with a partnership of 23, but then proceeded to five wickets by the 32-run mark.

Rick Burgess then proceeded to top-score with 22 runs, and with the help of Print and Glen McClea got their side over the line.

Dylan and Ryan Stoddart were Allenton’s best bowlers, taking three and two wickets respectively.

In the other game of the week, Lauriston extended their lead at the top of the table, with an easy win against Methven.

Methven opened the batting, and it was another low scoring

game, with the side picking up 82 runs.

Mitch Sim was once again a shining light in a struggling batting line-up, picking up 29 runs.

In the absence of wicket taking machine Alex Hooper, Bevan Richan stepped up with the ball, taking 5-14.

Lauriston made light work of the run chase, with only two batsmen needing to dirty their bats.

Openers Scott Morgan and Scott Maher combined for the 86 runs for the win, with Morgan continuing his fine form with the bat, scoring 62 runs.

Sprinters to clash Caleb Ewan is the pocket rocket who presents a giant problem for Andre Greipel at the Tour Down Under.

Greipel joked about Ewan’s small stature and his unusual sprinting style on Saturday, but the two cycling stars will be fierce rivals through the next week. Greipel was asked what he thinks of Ewan, the 23-year-old who won four Tour Down Under stages last year and is confirmed for his Tour de France debut in July. “My impression is I have no slipstream behind him – that makes it difficult,” Greipel deadpanned.

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