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The unregulated, uncontrolled Airbnb industry is creating huge challenges for commercial accommodation operators, says Ashburton’s tourism boss Bruce Moffat.

Across the Ashburton District there are more than 130 people offering accommo-

dation through online booking site Airbnb and that’s created a tough and uneven playing field in the accommodation industry, Moffat said.

“It’s become quite a challenge, especially over the past 18 months. Motels and hotels are paying huge commercial rates and a significant amount of money in operating

systems but Airbnb people are not paying those rates, they’re not paying taxes and they work on a free booking platform,” he said.

If private accommodators were paying commercial rates and were running their businesses under the same sets of regulations and standards, they would be a wel-

come addition to New Zealand’s accommodation offerings, Moffat said.

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■■RANGITATA FLOODING

Hobby drone pilot goes viral

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

In a matter of days Sam Anderson went from being a hobby drone pilot to one of the most shared photographers in the country.

Anderson’s images of the Rangitata River flooding that started last Saturday have been spread far and wide on social media and by news outlets with his close to the action shots giving an eagle-eyed view of devastating flooding damage to roads and farmland.

“It has been quite surprising just how far they have gone, it is a bit of a first for me,” he said.

“The only thing I’ve really had that has gone viral is a YouTube video from the Ashburton emergency services day last year, but definitely not as big as this.”

While he has been able to get video and photos since the roads across the river were first closed on Saturday right through to the middle of last week, Anderson’s drone has unfortunately gone missing in action while filming over the river.

“Unfortunately I clipped a tree and it’s gone down,” he said.

“We know where its final

co-ordinates are and we’ve had a look but can’t see it so it must’ve been swept away.”

The DJI Mavic Pro drone cost a cool $2500, but Anderson was philosophical about losing the drone, saying he had gotten plenty of fun out of it.

Helping him fly the drone has been his son Matthew who did a lot of the flying early on while Anderson took photos on the ground using his camera.

Matthew suggested charging for the images, but Anderson has been happy sharing them round, sending them to both the Timaru and Ashburton District councils to assist with their recovery efforts as well as Fulton Hogan.

As well as using the drone as a hobby, Anderson has also used the drone to assist in his work for MHV Water on some of their projects.

“Having the ability to be up and see what is going on is great and for a whole lot less expense than going up in helicopter,” he said.

The drone has a range of 7km, but he operates it only within his line of sight, as required by New Zealand flying regulations.

Sam Anderson’s drone shots like this have been shared far and wide as part of the coverage of the Rangitata River flood.

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Record number of desexing operations carried out The SPCA has been working flat out to desex more than 80 animals a day nationwide over the past year, including more than 300 animals in Ashburton.

A total 29,683 animals were desexed through SPCA’s Snip’n’Chip campaign this year, which is the most desexing SPCA has done since recording the figures.

Desexing a cat can cost hundreds of dollars, but Snip’n’Chip makes the surgical procedure more accessible by being free or low-cost.

Ashburton centre manager Rebecca Dobson said it had been a huge year for the centre in terms

of desexing animals.

“We did cats and dogs, with about 80 per cent of them being cats,” she said.

Dobson said carrying out the desexings would not have been possible without the support of local vets.

“A big shout-out to the local vets, they have been amazing in supporting it and it would not have been possible without them,” she said.

Dobson said plans were being put in place to carry on the work to bring free or low-cost desexing for those with animals who need them, and encouraged anyone

who is feeling stressed about their animals to visit the centre.

“If anyone is struggling or in need of help just come down for a chat and we can help out with vouchers or food,” she said.

“We don’t want any animals going hungry when we have food here.”

To put things into perspective, last year SPCA saw more than 9886 cats and 17,348 kittens arrive at centres in need of help during kitten season, which coincides with the summer months.

SPCA centres are forced to hire extra staff just to manage the influx of animals.

“Not only does desexing help pets have a happier and healthier life, but it ensures they don’t unknowingly or unexpectedly reproduce a litter of animals who are at risk of being abused and neglected,” SPCA CEO Andrea Midgen said.

Desexing has plenty of advantages other than the obvious of ensuring pregnancy is impossible and eliminating problems and significant risks associated with pregnancy and birth.

Desexed cats are generally healthier and less likely to suffer from illnesses such as uterine infections, prostate problems, and

certain cancers.

Desexing is also commonly known to reduce behavioural problems.

Cats who haven’t been desexed run the risk of injury due to increased aggression and the desire to roam.

Roaming can increase the risk of road accidents or getting lost.

“The aim for our campaigns is to reach out to those who may not have considered having their pet desexed, or may not be able to afford it, and provide pet owners who do not currently have a local vet to get to know one,” Midgen said.

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■■ METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

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Board’s future in question

Call for regulations in Airbnb industry

By Sue Newman

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With only five working days remaining until nominations close for the vacant seat on the Methven Community Board, the ballot box is still empty.

The board failed to secure sufficient nominations in the October local body elections to fill all five seats and that meant ratepayers had to fund a by-election that will be held early in the new year – if more than one name is put forward.

Under Local Government New Zealand’s regulations for community boards, each must have no fewer than four members and no more than 12.

There can be a number of appointed members, and in the case of Methven these are Ashburton District councillors Liz McMillan (who is also deputy mayor) and Rodger Letham.

Appointed members must be less than half the number of elected members and currently Methven is running outside those rules.

There might be minimal interest in becoming a board member, but ex-board member and

Methven’s Community Board faces an uncertain future if they’re unable to fill the vacant spot by the end of the week.

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chair McMillan believes community boards play a valuable role in their community.

“I think they’re great. They’re grassroots.

“Board members are the people who are out and about, interacting with everyday people and hearing what’s going on,” she said.

The lack of interest in standing for the board has McMillan puz-

zled, but she says the issue is not one that’s Methven’s alone.

“Over my nine years on the board I’ve been to five community board conferences and a lot are in the same situation.”

At the 2016 election there were only four nominations for five seats and when a second round of nominations was called post election, only one name was put forward meaning a by election

was not needed.

If no one comes forward this time, McMillan anticipated the board might run with just four members.

She suggested that one reason for the lack of nominations could be that in a smaller community many people were already on a number of committees.

However, if there are not enough people standing each election next time the council did a representation review it might need to look at the board’s future and ask what was going on, why people weren’t interested, she said.

Canning the board would be a last resort, McMillan said because it played a valuable role in the community in looking after Methven’s issues and interests.

It also has a discretionary fund it can use for projects that the community wants but that the council cannot or will not support.

Community boards were created as part of the local government reforms in 1989 and currently there are 110 boards operating in both urban and rural areas of New Zealand.

■■ TRAGEDY

Ashburton teenager dies on 16th birthday Jason Alexander knew the moment was probably coming, but it didn’t make things any easier.

Just days after burying his 17-year-old daughter Tayla, who was killed in a car crash on Christchurch’s Port Hills, the Ashburton father was readying himself for the prospect of having to do the same for his other daughter, Sunmara.

Speaking to the Guardian on Thursday night, Alexander spoke of the grief of losing his eldest daughter and the prospect of being faced with having to also say goodbye to his youngest daughter as well.

He spoke of not wanting to go

through another funeral wondering out loud if he would be able to cope with the raw emotion of it all, wishing, in some small way, that both had died together.

Friday was Sunmara’s 16th birthday – a special occasion for any young teenager.

Sadly, it would also be her last.

The Ashburton College student passed away late on Friday night from the injuries she suffered during the same crash which took her sister’s life and just like he has done throughout the entire ordeal, Alexander turned to social media to break the news.

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Both girls were backseat passengers in a vehicle which went over a bank and burst into flames on Summit Road, on the Port Hills, about 11pm on November 27.

Tayla was killed instantly while Sunmara was flown to Middlemore Hospital in a critical condition.

Police announced over the weekend that investigations into the circumstances of the crash were ongoing.

Alexander gave thanks to everyone who had supported

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him over the past two weeks while he was in Auckland with Sunmara and said that the messages of support had helped keep him going through the worst of times.

“It is truly what’s kept me going, quite often when I’m feeling really down and start losing my strength, I grab my (phone) and read all (messages) you have sent us and it has picked me up again.”

No funeral details have been released but Alexander said that it was his intention to ensure that his daughter went off with a bang and in a manner which made Ashburton rumble.

From P1 “It’s about having consistency.

The Airbnb industry needs to be regulated in some way.”

A good example of how that unregulated system could go wrong occurred last winter when a young couple booked an Airbnb for a ski holiday.

They arrived to find it was unheated, had holes in the walls and leaked.

Experiences such as that could ultimately damage the wider tourism industry, he said.

The inroads Airbnb was making in the accommodation market also meant it was impossible to get accurate data on the number of nights tourists spent in the district.

As an accommodation offering, Moffat said it offered tourists an opportunity to stay in areas where there may not be commercial accommodation as well as a chance to experience home style Kiwi hospitality.

But the problem lay in the lack of standards, regulations and accountability.

“It just needs to be an even playing field because at the moment anybody can join and put their home, shed or barn on it,” he said.

Moffat believes the government is looking at the Airbnb model with view to introducing some regulations to capture taxes and some local authorities is were doing the same to ensure the appropriate level of rates were paid.

“We’re fully supportive of our commercial accommodators and if Airbnb could come to us and say this is our standard, that they’re paying the appropriate rates then its on an even keel, no problem.”

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Above - Members of the Ashburton Pakeke Lions spent an enjoyable day entertaining 19 special needs students and their caregivers at the Ashburton Fire Museum recently. They had a look around the collection of Vintage Fire trucks and memorabilia then viewed a film on the history of the museum. With the siren blaring there was cheers of delight and smiles on their faces as students enjoyed a ride in one of the vintage fire trucks. Students and helpers were treated with a barbecue lunch and a visit from Santa Claus, all finished off with a visit to the vintage train shed. This is an annual event for the Ashburton Pakeke Lions, and member Noel Lowe said they get a lot of satisfaction seeing the pleasure on the students’ faces as they participate in new experiences.

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Once the 40 or so seniors were seated, Falloon gave a brief overview of local issues, politics and what has been happening from a National Party point of view.

He then opened up the floor for questions. Over the next hour Falloon fielded a number of questions. The main topic on everybody’s lips seemed to be transport. Matters raised were based around the need for an additional bridge over the Ashburton River, to electric cars and carbon dioxide emissions. Immigration, refugee numbers into the area also got some attention as well as global warning, and what could be done about dangerous dogs. Falloon pointed out that it is good for people to come to meetings like this to pick his brain. “This way they can get it all off their minds before Christmas,” he said.

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■■WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION

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A 16th person has died in Australia following the White Island eruption.

Police confirmed a person who was injured, and later repatriated to Australia, died on Saturday. New Zealand authorities will not be responsible for releasing this person’s name.

The New South Wales Department of Health confirmed a man who had been transferred to Concord Hospital following the eruption had been in a critical condition and had died.

Two patients remained at Concord Hospital in a critical condition and one patient had been upgraded to a stable condition.

Royal North Shore Hospital has two patients from the eruption in a stable condition and three are critical.

Police earlier formally identified four more White Island victims.

They are Kiwi tour guide Tipene Maangi, 24, Australian schoolgirl Zoe Hosking, 15, and her stepfather Gavin Dallow, 53, and Australian Anthony Langford, 51.

Meanwhile, police and Navy divers yesterday re-commenced the search for the two remaining bodies at White Island.

The effort to locate and retrieve the last two bodies is proving “tough going for everybody”, say police.

The body recovery team has returned to the mainland after spending 75 minutes on Whakaari/White Island yesterday without success.

Deputy Police Commissioner Mike Clement confirmed the teams were unable to find either of the last two bodies.

He described the situation as “tough going for everybody”, but said police would not give up easily on returning the bodies to loved ones.

“Everyone went out there desperate to find the bodies.

“It’s been a blow for police,” Clement said.

“We understand completely how frustrating it is for loved ones who want the bodies back.”

A search was made along a stream running down the volcano to the sea.

“There is every chance that the second body is also in the sea but we wanted to clear the area today, which is effectively what today’s exercise was about,” Clement said.

Police had been working on the theory one body was at sea and the other still on land.

Today’s search was assisted by two pilots with local knowledge, Clement said.

The team arrived ashore just after 8.30am today and had enough oxygen for 75 minutes.

As with the first recovery operation, today’s plan was contingent on a range of risk factors which had been, and would continually be, assessed, Deputy Commissioner John Tims said yesterday.

Two teams of four Search and Rescue and Disaster Victim Identification staff will be taken to the island by helicopter.

Staff will be deployed to an area of the island where the best information suggests a body might be, Tims said.

“They will be wearing the same protective clothing as the eight New Zealand Defence Force personnel who were on the island on Friday, however their breathing apparatus will be different, meaning they will only be able to stay on the island for up to 75 minutes. The police Eagle helicopter will be above the island in an operational support capacity, as will the helicopters that dropped off the ground teams.”

On Saturday, a Police National Dive Squad of nine members searched the waters around White Island for a body seen in the water following Monday’s eruption. However, “unique and challenging” weather conditions hindered the water search and no additional bodies to the six recovered on Friday was made.

Tims said conditions in the water around White Island on Saturday were “not optimal”, with between zero and two metres visibility.

“The water around the island is contaminated, requiring the divers to take extra precautions to ensure their safety, including using specialist protective equipment,” Tims said.

In brief Bonfire started fire Firefighters have contained a large fire Te Haroto, between Napier and Taupo, believed to have started accidentally after a bonfire was lit.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokeswoman said the blaze had been about the size of five rugby fields. Emergency services were called to the scene about 60km from Napier about midday yesterday. The fire was burning along Waitara Road, in between the intersections of Brooks Road and Taraponui Road near the Glenfalls DOC campsite.

Up to 18 teams were sent to the blaze from Hastings, Napier, Bay View, Taradale, Te Pohue and other local fire brigades. A helicopter using a monsoon bucket was also deployed. The fire was believed to have started out as a bonfire but got out of control and spread rapidly due to strong winds.

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Swept out to sea “Where’s my boy? I’ve got to be there for my boy.” Those were among the first words of a mother who survived being swept down the West Coast’s Arahura River and out to sea following a car crash about 2am on Saturday. The fivehour ordeal began when she was driving her 6-year-old son to Grey Hospital for treatment for an injury.

Unable to get his mother out of the car, the boy walked nearly 2km to the main road, SH6, raising the alarm with a passing motorist and sparking an all-night search and rescue operation. About 7.30am, the boy’s mother, having fought her way through a surf rip, walked out of the surf and on to a farm.

She was 7km from the river mouth and about 10km from where the car crashed. Police are describing her survival as “miraculous”.

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Fatal house fire One person has died at the scene of a house fire in Tokomaru Bay, on the East Coast. Police say they were called to a house fire in Tawhiti Street at 2.07am yesterday. A body was found at the property. ”Police are currently conducting inquiries to establish the circumstances,” police say.

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State of emergency The state of emergency in Samoa, declared due to the measles epidemic, has been extended to December 29. It was due to have ended yesterday. Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi said it had been extended so as to administer vaccinations to the remaining population who have yet to be immunised. This is an estimated 16,000 people among the population of about 190,000.

There are currently 160 measles cases who have been admitted to a health-care facility, 16 of them are critically ill children.

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Win could risk breakup AP Leaving the European Union is not the only split British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has to worry about.

Johnson’s commanding election victory may let him fulfill his campaign promise to “get Brexit done,” but it could also imperil the future of the United Kingdom of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Scotland and Northern Ireland didn’t vote for Brexit, didn’t embrace this week’s Conservative electoral landslide – and now may be drifting permanently away from London.

In a victory speech, Johnson said the election result proved that leaving the EU is “the irrefutable, irresistible, unarguable decision of the British people”.

Arguably, though, it isn’t. It’s the will of the English, who make up 56 million of the UK’s 66 million people. During Britain’s 2016 referendum on EU membership, England and much smaller Wales voted to leave bloc; Scotland and Ireland didn’t. In Thursday’s election, England elected 345 Conservative lawmakers — all but 20 of the 365 House of Commons seats Johnson’s party won across the UK. In Scotland, 48 of the 59 seats were won by the Scottish National Party, which opposes Brexit and wants Scotland to become independent of the UK. SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon said her party’s “emphatic” victory showed that “the kind of future desired by the majority in Scotland is different to that chosen by the rest of the UK”.

Boris Johnson The SNP has campaigned for decades to make Scotland independent and almost succeeded in 2014, when Scotland held a referendum on seceding from the UK. The “remain” side won 55 per cent to 45 per cent.

At the time, the referendum was billed as a once-in-a-generation decision. But the SNP argues that Brexit has changed everything because Scotland now faces being dragged out of the EU against its will.

Sturgeon said Johnson “has no mandate whatsoever to take Scotland out of the EU” and Scotland must be able to decide its future in a new independence referendum.

Johnson insists he will not approve a referendum during the current term of Parliament, which is due to last until 2024.

Johnson’s office said the prime minister told the Scottish leader on Friday that “the result of the 2014 referendum was decisive and should be respected”.

The Scotsman newspaper summed up the showdown at the weekene with front page face-to-face images of Sturgeon and Johnson: “Two landslides. One collision course.”

“What we’ve got now is pretty close to a perfect storm,” said historian Tom Devine, professor emeritus at the University of Edinburgh. He said the UK is facing an “unprecedented constitutional crisis” as Johnson’s refusal to approve a referendum fuels growing momentum for Scottish independence.

Politically and legally, it’s a stalemate.

Without the approval of the UK government, a referendum would not be legally binding. London could simply ignore the result, as the Spanish government did when Catalonia held an unauthorized independence vote in 2017.

Mark Diffley, an Edinburgh-based political analyst, said Sturgeon “has said that she doesn’t want a Catalonia-style referendum. She wants to do this properly.”

There’s no clear legal route to a second referendum if Johnson refuses, though Sturgeon can apply political and moral pressure. Diffley said the size of the SNP’s win allows Sturgeon to argue that a new referendum is “the will of the people”.

Sturgeon said that next week she will lay out a “detailed democratic case for a transfer of power to enable a referendum to be put beyond legal challenge.”

Devine said the administrations in Edinburgh and London “are in a completely uncompromising condition” and that will only make the crisis worse.

■■UNITED STATES

Lovato hints at comeback Songstress Demi Lovato has fired rumours of releasing new music soon after her rehab comeback. The 27-yearold has bounced back to the social world by teasing news of her new music on Instagram, according to Mirror UK. She dropped the biggest of hints to her fans by sharing a photo of a black screen with the caption: “The next time you hear from me, I’ll be singing....”

Lovato’s manager Scooter Braun shared the singer’s post to say just how proud he was. Demi recently turned her life around after she was rushed to hospital in July 2018 following a suspected opioid overdose.

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Marc Ellis and Linda Codegoni

Baby on way for Ellis

Teen arrested in connection with stabbing AP

A 13-year-old has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Barnard College freshman in New York, according to two sources with knowledge of the case.

The young teen is charged with felony murder – a homicide that’s committed in the course of another serious crime – and his case will be handled in family court in Manhattan, sources said.

In New York state, minors his age can only be tried in adult court for certain crimes, and felony murder is not included in that list, reports The Washington Post.

Tessa Majors, an 18-year-old from Charlottesville, Virginia, was attacked in a park near the campus lats week, police said. At the weekend, sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorised to discuss the case, said a 13-year-old had been arrested in connection with her murder.

Rodney Harrison, chief of detectives in the New York City Police Department, said it appeared that one to three people were involved in the armed robbery and that during the struggle, one of them pulled out a knife and stabbed Majors several times.

Majors was able to stagger up stairs leading out of Morningside Park, and a campus security officer called 911, but she was pronounced dead at the hospital that night.

A memorial of flowers rose on the Barnard campus as people mourned her sudden death, and New York’s mayor vowed increased police patrols near Barnard and Columbia University’s campuses. The schools are affiliated.

Majors was a musician, a singer and songwriter, and an aspiring journalist, ac-

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A woman walks past a make-shift memorial for Tessa Majors inside the Barnard College campus.

PHOTO AP cording to friends and family. Her band had just released an album and had played its first New York gig.

In Charlottesville, she was honoured for her academics at the St Anne’s-Belfield School.

As well as playing instruments and performing music, she led the creative writing club, ran cross-country and volunteered on political campaigns. David Lourie, the head of school, called her “a shining light” in the community.

Majors was “a good friend, respected classmate, trusted teammate, and creative and passionate musician,” he said in

a written statement. “Her death is an immeasurable loss.”

At a campus gathering on Friday, Barnard College President Sian Leah Beilock said Majors had been described as “a blazing talent,” and said they would continue to honour her, mourn her and celebrate her life. She called on students at the school to support one another.

“Some of you may be scared,” she said.

“Our faith in the safety of our community and our city has been brutally violated.

The unthinkable has happened in a park so many of us have spent time in and valued as a place of refuge and peace.”

Marc Ellis and partner, Italian beauty Linda Codegoni, are expecting baby No 2 in March. The pair had their first child last year. Codegoni, 39, who trained as a beauty therapist and Ayurvedic therapist in her homeland, was showing and glowing last week when she held a product launch at the couple’s Look Lab Medispa in Westmere, a spa that specialises in luxury treatments. Ellis, at 48, has never looked better, fit and ready to welcome his fourth child. He has two children under 10 with former wife Agustina Mon. Ellis and Mon split in 2016 - NZME after nine years of marriage.

Colin Firth and Livia Giuggioli

Colin Firth splits from wife After being wed for 22 years Colin Firth and his wife, Italian film producer Livia Giuggioli, have announced they are separating. The pair shared the news in a joint statement from their publicists.

“Colin and Livia Firth have separated,” it read. “They maintain a close friendship and remain united in their love for their children. They kindly ask for privacy.

There will be no further comment.” The pair have two sons, Luca and Matteo, and the family lived in London and Italy. The couple married in 1997, in what was the actor’s second marriage.

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Sporting fun There was plenty of sporting action over the course of the weekend. Guardian photographer, Robyn Hood was out and about with her camera in hand.

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An incredibly selfless and caring father I

t’s hard to imagine just what the last few weeks must have been like for Ashburton father Jason Alexander.

There’s no hiding from the fact that he’s been dealt one of the toughest hands of cards a person can be dealt, but through it all, he’s remained incredibly true.

Alexander, whose two daughters, Tayla and Sunmara, died as a result of a car accident on the Port Hills in Christchurch last month, has shown that even through the most awful, horrific and harrowing times that human compassion can still be at the forefront of someone’s mind.

Through use of his social media accounts this incredible

man has endeavoured to keep as many people as possible up to date with what has been happening with Sunmara, who sadly passed away on Friday night, through frequent posts offering updates on her condition and the latest word from her medical professionals.

That alone can’t have been

easy, let alone being up there and watching your own daughter be slowly taken away from you when having already lost another.

It’s been emotional stuff to watch unfold.

Just how you process and deal with a situation like that is beyond most of us. It’s something a huge percentage of us won’t have to deal with, but unfortunately for some it does become a part of their life.

When everything has settled down a little bit, the wounds and pain will still be there of course, but Alexander should be able to hold his head high in the manner in which he’s conducted himself,

In 1991, the UN General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25.

In 2001, after nine weeks of fighting, Afghan militia leaders claimed control of the last mountain bastion of Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida fighters, but bin Laden himself was nowhere to be seen.

Ten years ago: Two hundred Mexican Marines raided an upscale apartment complex and killed drug cartel chief Arturo

Beltran Leyva in a two-hour gunbattle.

Five years ago: Taliban gunmen stormed a military-run school in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, killing at least 148 people, mostly children.

One year ago: With the threat of a partial government shutdown looming, the White House dug in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it.

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treated others and ultimately paid the greatest respect to his two daughters.

Like he said, there’s not much point in dwelling on the past.

But more looking for ways forward and it would seem as though his plan is to ensure that safety measures are put in place at the site of the crash to ensure it doesn’t happen again and it can only be hoped that through his efforts at such a tragic time, that he is rewarded with at least that.

The loss of life of anyone is one life too many in the grand scheme of things.

But to lose two beautiful and vibrant souls from our small wee community where there’s a

connection to everyone is heart breaking and as we head into such a family focused time for those directly impacted these next few weeks are going to be some of the toughest yet.

How we handle ourselves in certain situations is often how we are measured in the future.

Irrelevant of the fact that there might be anger, frustration, pure pain and above all else grief, how Jason has held himself over the past two weeks makes him a man of the highest order and this community, this district should rally behind him and his cause to help honour the lives of his two daughters who have been taken far too soon.

Joyce Bulifant is 82. Actress Liv Ullmann is 81. Pop musician Tony Hicks is 74. Pop singer Benny Andersson is 73. Actor Ben Cross is 72. Rock singermusician Billy Gibbons is 70.

Rock musician Bill Bateman is 68. Actor Xander Berkeley is 64.

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Thought for today: “It’s discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit.” — Sir Noel Coward, English actor, playwright, composer (born this date, 1899; died in 1973). - AP

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, December 16, the 350th day of 2019.

There are 15 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On December 16, 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbour to protest tea taxes.

On this date: In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

In 1905, an All Blacks’ non-try hands Wales historic win. A great rugby rivalry was born when a try by All Black Bob Deans was disallowed, resulting in the only loss of the ‘Originals’ tour.

In 1907, 16 US Navy battleships, which came to be known as the Great White Fleet, set sail on a 14-month round-the-world voyage to demonstrate American sea power.

In 1944, the World War Two Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces through the Ardennes Forest in Belgium and Luxembourg (the Allies were eventually able to turn the Germans back).

In 1950, President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency in order to fight “world conquest by Communist imperialism”.

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.

In 1977, the Contraception, Sterilisation, and Abortion Act 1977 was passed. The Act was established to specify the circumstances in which contraceptives could be supplied to young persons; sterilisations could be undertaken; and abortions could be authorised.

In 1985, at services in Fort Campbell, Kentucky, President Ronald Reagan and his wife, Nancy, offered condolences to families of 248 soldiers killed in the crash of a chartered plane in Newfoundland.

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Failing to deliver T

wo years ago the Government inherited a strongly growing economy. Ten thousand additional jobs created every month, and healthy surpluses projected out to 2032.

Throughout this year we’ve seen that growth tumble. In recent months unemployment here in Ashburton has started to increase.

Across New Zealand there are 22,000 more people on the Jobseeker Benefit than two years ago.

The lack of economic growth and job creation are now impacting on the Government’s books. A few days ago we had a glimpse of that

impact when they released the Half Year Economic and Fiscal Update.

It made for sobering reading. From a Andrew Falloon position two years YOUR MP - WORKING FOR YOU ago when surpluses were projected for at least the next 15 years, we now have a projected deficit of nearly a billion dollars.

Deficits are simple things, they merely mean that more money is being spent than is coming in. Often they come as a result of external factors. The previous National Government ran deficits in our first two terms in response to the global financial crisis and Canterbury earthquakes. It was needed to maintain benefits for those who found themselves out of work, and to help fund the rebuild of our second largest city, parts of which weren’t covered by insurance.

Here we have an absence of any of those circumstances.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson has tried his best to create one, blaming “global headwinds” for the projected deficit, but that doesn’t hold up to the barest scrutiny.

Our exports have actually grown in the past 12 months.

Robertson’s response to the deficit is to borrow even more: $19 billion in total to cover projected and future deficits and $12 billion of infrastructure.

Included is an earmarked $6.8 billion for new rail and road projects, but no breakdown of what is planned, or where.

Given Transport Minister Phil Twyford has said that New Zealand

has “over-invested in roads and motorways for decades” and his Associate Minister Julie Anne Genter refers to motorists as “car fascists” it’s fairly unlikely that they’ll reverse their earlier cuts of $5 billion to the state highway network.

Instead of important roading projects like four lanes from Ashburton to Christchurch, that $5 billion went into Auckland rail and cycle projects, starving regions like ours of money for upgrades and maintenance.

What you’re likely to see next year with that $6.8 billion of borrowed money is a lolly scramble, making announcements all over the country of projects they plan to launch.

To gauge how successful they might be in delivering those projects it’s worth looking at their past success rate.

Prior to the election Jacinda Ardern promised that the Auckland light rail project would be completed within four years, but more than two years later not even a basic business case has been completed. $2.5 billion of the Provincial Growth Fund has been allocated, but barely 10 per cent of it has actually gone to recipients. Meant to create tens of thousands of new jobs in the regions, Shane Jones has had to admit it’s only created 616 full-time jobs, with 116 bureaucrats needed to manage it.

Kiwibuild, their biggest foray into infrastructure development, pledged 100,000 low cost homes over 10 years. After two years it has been scrapped having delivered fewer than 300.

One year ago, in response to the Government’s failure to fulfil many of her election promises, Jacinda Ardern announced that 2019 would be “the Year of Delivery”.

As the days count down, with an economy on the skids, and no further progress on those promises, it’s worth asking: delivery of what?

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Jesus and Christmas J

esus Christ has been largely removed from Christmas in New Zealand.

Sometimes the advertising shows a baby in a crib but mostly Santa Claus has pushed Jesus right out of the picture.

In one sense this is of no concern.

December 25 has no factual basis as the date of Christ’s birth.

The Christmas without Christ is a indication of New Zealand forgetting Jesus.

Does Jesus have a place in New Zealand?

Will Jesus just become a swear word?

David Hyslop

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Yet significant questions remain. Family break ups, suicide, crime and drug use are at high levels and indicate many are on the wrong pathway.

Yet New Zealand is richer than ever before.

Christians are committed to helping people but the real change is a change of heart. You Tube has many excellent stories of how people’s lives changed as

they began to follow Jesus and open their hearts to Him. What of the bigger questions?

What are we doing here? Is there a purpose beyond birth, life and death?

How did life with all of its complexity begin on earth?

When scientists are honest they admit they have no idea of how life began despite major efforts to replicate the creation of life. But the Book has an answer to these questions.

Speaking of Jesus it says, “Through him all things were made: without him nothing was made that has been made. In

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Papua New Guinea by ship The port of Alotau, Milne Bay, Papua New Guinea.

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ruising in Papua New Guinea offers an amazing cultural journey and a window into tribal and village life that has remained largely unchanged for centuries.

If you crave something more meaningful than palm trees and colourful cocktails when you cruise the Pacific, this fascinating destination could be just what you’re looking for.

With new ports and improved infrastructure being added all the time, cruising around Papua New Guinea keeps getting better. However, it is a little different to what you may be used to. For a start, there are no formal cruise ship shore excursions available at many ports.

This is, however, a delight rather than a disappointment.

Alotau, the capital of Milne Bay Province in southeastern Papua New Guinea, is the exception when it comes to organised tours, with numerous excursions on offer.

This area played a pivotal role in the 1942 Battle of Milne Bay and war history tours are popular.

It is not unusual for cruisers to have family connections with those who served here and many passengers share fascinating stories during these tours, adding another layer to the experience.

At the tiny island of Kitava, just off the larger Trobriand Island of Kiriwina, it is a different story. There is little infrastructure except for a small jetty.

Bare-chested men and women greet passengers with flower leis and shy smiles, and rows of bamboo rafts line the shore, ready to take snorkellers across a channel to a picture-postcard sandy atoll.

Passengers spend the day snorkelling and admiring the untouched beauty of their surroundings, interrupted only by a ride back to the ship for lunch as there is little available to eat onshore.

Rabaul offers just two excursions, the most popular involving a climb up a volcano to Tovanumbatir, one of eight active vents in the Rabaul caldera (fortunately this is easier than it sounds).

Here a volcanological observatory mon-

The treasures of Papua New Guinea are largely untouched, and unmatched, writes Tiana Templeman.

At the tiny island of Kitava, bare-chested men and women greet passengers with flower leis and shy smiles. itors 14 active and 23 dormant volcanoes.

Kiriwina Island, the largest island in the Trobriands, is home to more than 10,000 islanders yet remains largely undeveloped.

When passengers awake to find the ship anchored close to shore, in a deep natural harbour created by rock walls plunging into the sea, the rugged shoreline, coral reef, beaches and secluded coves seem close enough to touch.

It’s mainly a case of make your own fun at Kiriwina, with help from the locals who play a wacky version of island cricket with passengers.

Children get the day off school and perform traditional dances, wearing hand-woven lap-laps and beaming smiles.

Older children cruise alongside swimmers in dugout canoes, handling their raft with the skill of seasoned sailors as they offer rides to the fringing reef.

Back on shore, woven mats form a marketplace selling exquisite wood carvings inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

Kiriwina is famous for its carving and many passengers return to the ship with beautiful souvenirs which have little in common with the Made in China trinkets commonly found elsewhere in the Pacific.

However, the memory of this unique journey is probably what you’ll treasure most when you get home.

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Norwich City goalkeeper Tim Krul makes a save during the match against Leicester City, during their English Premier League match at King Power Stadium in Leicester.

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Liverpool closing in AP Mo Salah and Liverpool are running away with the Premier League.

Salah used his blistering pace and a bit of trickery to score both goals in Liverpool’s 2-0 win over Watford yesterday – a result that extended the Reds’ lead to 10 points in the table as they move closer to a first Premier League title in 30 years.

Closest challenger Leicester was held to a 1-1 draw at home

by Norwich, while defending champion Manchester City is a full 17 points behind in third place ahead of its game at Arsenal overnight.

Fourth-place Chelsea, meanwhile, slumped to a fourth loss in five league games with a 1-0 home defeat to Bournemouth – giving added hope to the handful of teams chasing the final Champions League spot.

No one seems able to keep up with Liverpool, though.

Jürgen Klopp’s team has won 16 of 17 league games so far, with one draw, and are on course for a

record-breaking season.

“The most important thing that you have to show in this period of the season is resilience, and that’s what we showed again,” Klopp said.

Salah made it four goals in two games as he followed up his Champions League double with another brace at Anfield.

Salah finished off a lightning counter-attack to give the host the lead in the 38th minute at Anfield and then made sure of the victory with a cheeky backheel from a tight angle in injury time.

It wasn’t all so easy for Liverpool, though, even against a Watford that is last in the standings.

Only poor finishing prevented the visitors from taking at least a point in Nigel Pearson’s first game in charge.

Striker Troy Deeney, Will Hughes, Abdoulaye Doucoure and Gerard Deulofeu all missed good chances to score for Watford.

Salah was as clinical as ever, though, taking his tally to nine league goals this season.

The only negative for Liverpool

was when Georginio Wijnaldum was forced off with an apparent hamstring problem, meaning he could miss the upcoming Club World Cup in Qatar.

Leicester saw its eight-game winning streak in the league ended by Norwich.

Jamie Vardy’s streak of scoring in eight straight league games also ended after his header from a corner was ruled an own-goal

by Norwich goalkeeper Tim Krul, who directed the ball into the net with his hand.

That goal equalised for Leicester in the 38th minute after Norwich striker Teemu Pukki had given the visitors a surprising lead in the 26th.

Vardy had a chance to score early in the second half when he rounded Krul, but rolled the ball onto the outside of the post from a tight angle.

“We weren’t quite at our level but we managed to get back and get a point,” Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers said.

“It was probably the right result, we didn’t start so well and our passing was slow.”

After surging up the table into the top four, Frank Lampard’s Chelsea is in the middle of an alarming slump.

Dan Gosling’s late goal gave Bournemouth the win, with Chelsea’s grip on fourth place suddenly looking shaky.

“We need more urgency in our play,” Lampard said.

“If you’re an attacking player, get at people, do things that are positive, don’t play safe.

“We played generally way too safe through the game.”

Gosling scored an 84th-minute winner when he flicked the ball over Kepa Arrizabalaga and into the net despite standing with his back to goal, ending Bournemouth’s run of five successive league losses.

John Fleck scored twice as Sheffield United climbed provisionally into fifth place by beating fellow promoted side Aston Villa 2-0.

Fleck put the hosts ahead in the game’s 50th minute by steering home an assist by John Lundstram, and added the second in the 73rd.

If the UFC was still considering the future of the flyweight division, Kai Kara-France and Brandon Moreno gave a convincing argument as to why it should stay.

The former Ultimate Fighter housemates put on a non-stop striking display in their bout at UFC 245 in Las Vegas yesterday, with Moreno getting the edge over his Kiwi counterpart to claim a unanimous decision win.

Ranked No. 5 and 6 in the flyweight division, the fight was expected to be a close fought encounter and proved to be the case throughout the three five-minute rounds.

France, who boasted the only knockout win in season 24 of the Ultimate Fighter, came out the stronger of the two and showed flashes of his power in the early stages.

The Kiwi connected with a number of strong right hands, one sending Moreno scrambling to the deck before quickly recovering.

Asked by his corner to apply more pressure and walk forward more, Moreno obliged and took the fight to Kara-France.

While the Mexican was still subject to Kara-France’s right hand, he made the most of his ability to string together longer and more meaningful combinations.

The longer fighter, Moreno found success with his jab and drew blood from Kara-France’s nose midway through the second round. He also tested Kara-France’s defence with head kick and although the Kiwi blocked every one, each one surely took its toll on the Kiwi’s arm.

After two rounds, both fighters needed to make their marks in the third to secure the win – and they fought like it.

The two threw heavy shots, but Moreno’s extended combinations and the damage shown on Kara-France’s face saw him edge out the unanimous decision win.

For Kara-France, it was his first loss since joining the UFC last December and ends an eight-fight winning streak – three of which were inside the UFC octagon.

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Hansen calls for unity New All Black coach Ian Foster deserves more respect than he’s getting, according to his old boss.

Departed coach Steve Hansen has called on All Black supporters to back Foster and his new team.

In a lengthy interview with Newstalk ZB’s Martin Devlin, Hansen said the 2007 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France and the drawn series with the British and Irish Lions two years ago remain his greatest disappointments.

He is extremely proud of his record and said the 2019 semi-final defeat against England would “not define myself”.

But Hansen was clearly aware that Foster, his longtime assistant, is lacking anything close to universal support among fans, many of whom supported the Crusaders’ title winning coach Scott Robertson.

“It’s time to sit back and let him (Foster) take over and enjoy watching without all the pressure that comes with being the coach,” Hansen said.

“Yeah I’m happy (with Foster’s appointment) ... look I think we had two outstanding candidates.

“Scott Robertson is a very, very good coach in his own right and could well have done a very good too.

“Fossie is also a very good coach in his own right, and probably a coach at the moment who a lot of people aren’t giving the respect he probably deserves, because he is a very good coach.

“He’s not the coach a lot of people thought he was 10 years ago.

“None of us are.

“The important thing I think now is everybody who supports the All Blacks gets in behind him.

“I think back to my time when I took over from Ted (Graham Henry), a lot of people thought I didn’t deserve to get the job.

“You’ve got to give people an opportunity.

“They’ve decided Fossie is the man to do the job we’ve all got to get in behind them and support them.”

Hansen’s advice to Foster was: “Be yourself, you’re good enough, trust your own instincts because they’re good.”

On other matters, Hansen said

Steve Hansen has called on New Zealand rugby fans to support successor Ian Foster.

New Zealand rugby could not become complacent about player development, saying the quality production line was under threat.

“The biggest thing we’ve got to work on is our underage development because there are so many people wanting our players,” he said.

“It’s getting harder and harder as the game gets more and more professional to keep them here in NZ. The money is very hard to compete with and we don’t have a lot.

“We have a nursery of good players and everyone comes here for the players, just like they do for the coaches.

“We’ve seen a number of coaches snapped up as well.

“There’s plenty of talent, we’ve just got to make sure we don’t get too confident about it, and think that it’s always going to be there.

“We’ve got to keep working hard at developing it.”

He blamed travel fatigue for the All Blacks’ increased strug-

gles on northern hemisphere tours, saying: “We go around the world twice … seven tests in nine weeks is fatiguing.

“We’ve dropped games up there in recent times because we’ve just been hanging in from a fatigue point of view.

“If we want a true global game … if we want the Super Rugby champions to play the European champions, the Six Nations champions to play our four nations champions, we’ve got to find time in the windows.

“We have to invent better ways particularly in the in southern hemisphere, cutting down some of the travel.

“Some of our governing bodies have to look at what they are doing.”

Hansen said the 2019 World Cup defeat to England was “still painful” but the rest of the tournament was pretty good and there could be no complaints about the semi-final loss.

“I think ‘07 (when he was Graham Henry’s World Cup assis-

tant) is still the most disappointing,” he said.

“I was pretty disappointed with the Lions, the way that went down, to draw a game in final test, with a pretty average (refereeing) decision made at the end.

“You want a clear-cut result, but whenever you lose it is disappointing.”

And don’t expect Steve Hansen to critique his All Black successors.

“The job is hard enough without having former All Black coaches or former All Black players dishing dirt on how the team is going,” said Hansen, who has a short term coaching role with Toyota in Japan.

“You’ve just got to give people space to do their job and understand when you’ve been there yourself you know how hard it is.

“We’ve got a good man who has taken over, he’ll surround himself with good people I’m sure, we’ll let him get on the job and I’m sure we’ll get great results.”

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Injury plagues ex-AB Former All Blacks winger Nehe Milner-Skudder’s career has been put on hold once more as he continues to recover from a shoulder injury.

The 28-year-old was signed to a lucrative three-year deal by Toulon and was due to join the club for the current season, but has yet to travel to the club.

Last month, French outlet L’Equipe reported his contract with the club could be torn up due to the consistent injury concerns and that the club was looking into signing Welsh fullback Liam Williams.

However, in a short video statement, Milner-Skudder said that he and the club has agreed that it was best for him to remain on home shores for the time being rather than join the club this month as planned.

“Due to the ongoing issues with my shoulder, both the club and myself have decided it’s best that I stay in new Zealand to rehab and get back to full fitness before coming over.

“I want to thank the Toulon Rugby Club for being so understanding through all of this, but also want to apologise to the team and the fans for not being ready just yet.

“I’m pretty gutted things haven’t worked out the way that I wanted them too but I’m not one to give up, and won’t be giving up anytime soon.

“I just need a bit more time and will keep doing everything possible to get the body right and get back out there.”

The World Rugby Breakthrough Player of the Year in 2015, injuries have been a constant issue throughout Milner-Skudder’s professional career.

A promising young talent, his time in the All Blacks jersey was limited to just 13 tests over a threeyear period.

He did, however, taste Rugby World Cup glory as part of the team to win the 2015 tournament.

Commitment to growing the international game paramount Incoming New Zealand Rugby chief executive Mark Robinson says the door is not closed on expanding the Rugby Championship, emphasising the need to grow the global game.

The tournament would have seen two new teams join it as early as 2022 had World Rugby’s Nations Championship gone ahead; however the proposal was axed due to lack of support.

But while the Nations Championship isn’t going ahead, Robinson said NZ Rugby remained interested in seeing the Rugby

Championship grow in the future.

“We met with the Pacific Islands and the Japanese as recently as World Cup and talked about what the Rugby Championship looks like, all those things are on the table at the moment,” Robinson said.

“We’re absolutely committed to that. I accept the frustration and views around what happened in the past, we acknowledge this is a new world and if the game is to break into new markets, which it needs to do not only for good of game but reality of the financial

viability, we’ve got to do it.

“At some stage, we’re committed to looking at the expansion of the Rugby Championship.

“The timelines around that we’re working through ... there’s a growing acceptance around the world that we need to be genuine in our commitment to globalise the game.”

The global growth of the game could be the key issue in the near future, with current World Rugby vice-chairperson Agustin Pichot expected to throw his name in the ring against current chairperson

Bill Beaumont for the top job.

Pichot has been vocal in his desire to grow the game across the globe and was one of the key supporters of establishing the Nations Championship.

When asked who New Zealand Rugby would support if an election was necessary, Robinson said it was too early to comment but indicated the global growth of the game would be an important factor in their decision.

“We are very clear with what we expect from the future leadership,” Robinson said.

“We need some action and we’ve been very clear about what those actions might look like around globalising the game.

“Frustratingly at times we’ve seen more behaviour aligned with protectionism; we think it’s time to open the game up.

“That involves looking at how we support and develop emerging nations at international level, create competitions, eligibility laws that can make that happen, support them with finance and resources available to make them as strong as possible.”

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■■PETER SNELL

‘This is not a runner. This is a god’

By Phil Gifford

R

od Dixon has tears running down his cheeks.

Fresh from winning the New York marathon, he’s just seen a scratchy black and white movie of Peter Snell leaving the rest of the field in the 1500m final at the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games behind as if they were average club runners.

It’s 1980, and Dixon is in Rarotonga for a foot race around the island the next day.

The Snell film has been provided as entertainment for the runners.

Dixon, himself an Olympic 1500m bronze medalist in 1972, is spellbound and emotional.

“I’ve never seen that footage before,” he says.

“My God, the guy’s amazing.”

I don’t believe there has ever been a more gifted New Zealand sportsperson than Peter Snell.

When he sprinted down the back straight in Tokyo his strides were so powerful he dug holes in the cinder track.

The late John Davies used to tell, still with a sense of awe, of how he and Czech Josef Odlozil finished the race, Odlozil second and Davies third, with red cinders splattered over the Sir Peter Snell on the podium at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. front of their singlets.

“There were these twin back after scoring a try as if a In November 1964, in front of a plumes that came up above waist parent had just died. sell-out crowd at Western Springs high with every step Peter took.”

Long after retiring, he’d become in Auckland, Snell broke his last The first time I met Peter Snell uneasy, almost embarrassed, if world record, running the mile in it was getting his autograph as a quizzed about his own career, 3m 54.1s. star-struck schoolkid, two days especially about how much And then, in 1965, just 26 years before my 15th birthday, when I’d old, he announced his retirement. self-belief he carried into races. hitchhiked from Waihi to HamilBut common sense said he had He had, he said, other challengton to see an international meet to have been privately aware of es, in the academic world. at Seddon Park. the gifts he brought to the track.

How good was Snell in his I still have the programme in So late in the 1970s, I was fasciprime? which I’ve written all the results nated, but not really surprised, to John Davies, never a man who in ballpoint. hear Olympic thrower Val Young dwelt in the past, swore to me That’s how I know that on a tell a revealing story about what that running on artificial surface grass track Snell won the 880 tracks gave a runner a one second a 21-year-old Snell was actually yards race in 1m 47.1s, just 0.3s thinking on the way to the 800m per 400m lap advantage. outside the world record, then final at the 1960 Rome Olympics.

“So you do the maths,” John held by American Tom Courtney.

Young was in a van with Snell said, “and you see that Snell could Three nights later, in Wanganui, have broken 3m 50s for the mile and Murray Halberg.

Snell would run the mile in 3m All had finals. in the 1960s.”

54.4s to set a new world record, Young the shot, Halberg the There was also a cast-iron comand a week after Wanganui, he’d petitive temperament, masked by 5000m, and Snell the 800. set a new 880 yards world record Young asked her companions a self-effacing manner. at Lancaster Park of 1m 45.1s. how they were feeling.

Snell was careful to never apAt the Tokyo Olympics, he won Halberg confessed to being pear too confident in public while not only the 1500m but also the very nervous. he was running.

800m.

Initially Snell didn’t answer, so He was very conscious, he A famous quote of the time was Young asked him again. later told me, that in 1960s New from a German journalist in the “Sorry,” he said, “I wasn’t really Zealand, the ultimate sin was to stand, who exclaimed: “This is concentrating. I was just wonappear cocky. not a runner. This is a god.” dering whether the field will run That’s why All Blacks jogged

fast enough for me to break the Games record.” (It did. Snell’s winning time of 1m 46.48s broke Tom Courtney’s record by over a second).

Snell, the person, took time to know.

In 1974, at the Commonwealth Games in Christchurch, Auckland Star management struck a deal for him to write a lengthy daily column for the paper, and I was given the job as Snell’s ghostwriter.

As I discovered from the first day, Peter wasn’t a man who ever voiced a facile opinion.

At first, I wondered what the hell I’d got myself into.

The first column took five hours, and I couldn’t see any way we could speed up the process.

Peter was so careful with his words, I joked I was scared to greet him by asking how he was because he’d probably reply, “Do you mean mentally, physically, or spiritually?”

Our work rate never got faster, but I came to appreciate the depth Snell brought to the table,

and the more we got to know each other, the more I liked him.

He was serious when discussing what to write, but had a streak of schoolboy humour in him, too.

If there was even a suggestion we had enough time for it, work would stop so he could laugh until he cried at Roadrunner cartoons on TV. The nearest I saw to a flash of the competitive fire in Snell came when we watched the stunning, record-breaking final of the 1500m in Christchurch, when Filbert Bayi led from start to finish, breaking the world record in the process.

Like everyone in the crowd, Snell was thrilled by the race.

In his own career, he had never had a man like Bayi, so good he could win and set records while running from the front.

I had to ask him, “How do you think you would have gone against Bayi?”

Eyes still gleaming, he immediately replied, “Well, I know this. I would have been on his shoulder at the bell.”

I never sensed a hint of regret he’d stopped his athletics career when he did.

The scientific work he was doing would eventually take him to a distinguished career at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

He was never more enthusiastic than when he was discussing his academic life.

I carried a small bruise for a couple of days when he gleefully demonstrated a body fat pinch test on my leg.

Snell made no secret over the years that he laboured in his younger years with a feeling of inadequacy after failing to gain University Entrance while in high school.

When our paths occasionally crossed after 1974, it was obvious he’d found his calling in life.

As with his work in academia, it was always clear that his 1983 marriage to his American wife Miki brought him enormous joy.

Vivacious and outgoing, she would happily say he was the love of her life.

Seeing them together was a lovely reminder that happy endings can happen in real life as well as in a movie.

Snell an inspiration for generations of New Zealand runners New Zealand Olympic medal winner Nick Willis says Sir Peter Snell was the inspiration that led him to his own record running feats.

Snell, the famed Olympic middle-distance runner, is being remembered as “the greatest athlete New Zealand has had” after news of his death at age 80.

He died at his home in Dallas on Thursday after years of heart problems.

He is one of New Zealand’s most famous Olympians, winning three gold medals – the first for the 800m at the 1960 Rome games, then in both the 800m and 1500m at the 1964 Tokyo games.

He is the only athlete to have won the Olympic middle-distance double since 1920.

Speaking to Martin Devlin on Radio Sport, Willis said that Snell was an inspiration for himself

and “so many others”.

“He is the best sportsperson from New Zealand, ever. There is no doubt about that.

“To be able to try and follow in his footsteps was a great privilege.”

Willis, who won the 1500m silver at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and bronze in Rio in 2016, remembers reading Snell’s biography, No Bugles, No Drums,

as a child and being inspired by his mental capacity, and intense training under coach Arthur Lydiard.

“It was the real source of inspiration for me, I’d say, ‘Hey, this is who I want to try and emulate and become’.

“There is no way I would have got anywhere near close to where I have, and I didn’t get anywhere near his level, without having his

example and John Walker before me.”

Snell broke the mould of who a runner could be, Willis said.

“Running was always viewed as willowy guys tip-toeing around the track, but Snell broke that mould, that you can be a powerful guy from New Zealand. “He gave many of us who came from rugby backgrounds hope, that we didn’t have to just be skin and bones.”

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■■CRICKET

Tough week for Under 17s

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

It might not have ended the way they might have liked but the Mid Canterbury Under 17 cricket side came back to home turf on the weekend with some good results behind them at the Canterbury Regional Under 17 tournament last week.

The team of youngsters, featuring some prominent names for the future of cricket here in Mid Canterbury, lost the third and fourth playoff match on Friday afternoon against a strong Metro Red side but a number of players stood up, featuring in the top 10 for individual statistics for the week.

Mid Canterbury kicked off their campaign with a tough loss to Canterbury Country.

Bowling first, they restricted their rivals to an achievable 134/7 with Liam Sullivan and Angus Spittall both grabbing a brace of wickets each.

In reply though, the green and golds were always in trouble and were eventually all out for 83, with 33 from Devon Flannery the highlight while Sam Cuttle chipped in with 22.

In the second match the side were set to take on neighbours, South Canterbury but the weather took care of that match and it was abandoned, leaving the Mid Canterbury side needing to target their match against Buller to push for higher honours in the competition.

But Canterbury Metro Red stood in the way first.

Again, Mid Canterbury did the job with the ball, restricting their rivals to another low score of 124

Liam Sullivan, pictured here playing for Ashburton College, was in outstanding form last week for the Mid Canterbury Under 17 cricket side.

PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN all out with Angus Jemmett taking three wickets, while Sullivan and Liam Fuller both grabbed two each.

With the bat, it was a day to forget with only two players reach-

ing double figures before Mid Canterbury were rolled for 56.

The next day the match against Buller provided a far better result.

The job with the ball was done once again with the West Coasters

Stags pushed to the limit He, alongside Ravenscroft who finished with The Tech Stags managed to avoid a last game of the year mishap on Saturday in Canterbury Coun- 1-25 off eight overs, put a stop on the runs and Oxford eventually ran out of time, finishing their 40 try Combined cricket.

The competition leaders, who are yet to taste overs with 206/8.

Print finished with four for 35 from his eight defeat in their first foray into cricket on the other side of the river, were pushed further than they while Veint claimed two wickets as well.

Meanwhile, Allenton had a have been all season and had it not tough day at the office when been for a golden over of bowling Greendale claimed a four wicket from Richard Print, they may have victory over their visitors. found themselves in trouble.

Batting first, Allenton managed Playing against Oxford at to limp their way through to 128 Greendale, the Stags too the bat before they were all out in the 31st first and would have been happy over. enough with their 222, but not so Sanjay Jumar top scored with 50 happy that they’d left overs out on while Mana Singh made the scorethe paddock as they were bowled line look a little more respectable out in the 33rd over of the match. with 21 near the bottom of the Bevan Ravenscroft had steadied batting order. the ship, batting at number eight, In reply, Allenton managed to scoring 39 to top score for the side, take wickets at a frequent enough while Bevan Richan had scored a Richard Print rate, but not quick enough to get handy 38 up the top of the order them over the line, with Greenbut a number of good starts were dale scoring the required runs in 25 overs with unable to be turned into big scores.

In reply, Alex Veint had one of the openers back four batsmen still back in the sheds.

Manpreet Singh, Hasdeep Singh and Satveer in the shed in his first over, but a big partnership in the middle of the innings would have had the Singh all took two wickets each.

The competition takes a break for the festive Stags team a little concerned before Print came on for his second spell and took four wickets in two season now and returns during the middle of January. overs and tightened things right up.

kept to just 103 before they were all out.

Millar Newlands was the chief destroyer with 3-7 off his seven overs, while again Sullivan was in the wickets claiming two, as did

Fuller again. In reply, Mid Canterbury did the job easily with Jemmett leading from the top to score an unbeaten 56 to see his side over the line.

Next up Mid Canterbury took on Metro Black and in restricting them to 161 all out they probably felt like they had a chance.

Sullivan had continued his hot form taking 3-38 off seven overs, while Jemmett was again in on the action taking 2-11.

But the batting issues crept back into the game against a good bowling line-up and Mid Canterbury were all out for 83, with a 16 from the bat of Jemmett the best the batsmen could offer up.

That solitary win was enough for Mid Canterbury to sneak into the top four play-off and on Friday they took on Metro Red again.

Batting first this time they scored 122 before they were all out.

Flannery top-scored with 32 while Isaac Bazely and Sullivan were in on the runs too scoring 30 and 24 respectively.

Metro managed to chase down the target easily enough though, losing just three wickets.

Sullivan was again the main man with the ball taking 2-28 while Jemmett grabbed the third wicket.

Sullivan’s efforts with the ball over the tournament saw him finish second overall leading wicket taker in the competition with 11 wickets from just shy of 20 overs during the five matches.

Jemmett was also inside the top 10 with seven wickets of his own and also featured in the top 10 runs scorers for the tournament with an average of 27.3

■■SQUASH

Kiwi team raring to go The New Zealand men’s squash team are ready to hit the court for the WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championship in Washington DC this morning with their first match against Ireland.

Following a successful appeal to the World Squash Federation seeding panel, the Kiwis were promoted to fourth seeds from fifth and are placed in a group which is winnable for the tournament.

New Zealand are one of only two nations to have competed in every event since the inaugural championship in 1967 and have Paul Coll, the world No. 5 and the finalist at the recent world championships as top player.

Supporting Coll in the 2019 squad is world No. 25 Campbell Grayson and world No. 93 Evan Williams, all members of the 2017 squad plus 20-year-old event newcomer Lwamba Chileshe, ranked 158 in the world.

Grayson and Chileshe are both at career-high rankings.

New Zealand’s pool contains ninth seeds Scotland, 18th ranked

Ireland and 20th seeds Singapore.

Scotland are the biggest threat to New Zealand winning Pool D. The Scots have two very experienced players in Greg Lobban who has a world ranking of 27 and Alan Clyne at 39.

“It’s a great venue, state of the art facility, a little bit smaller than other world teams events, but still very nice with two glass courts. As a team we’re all keen to get started and are happy being seeded fourth with the pool we are placed in,” said Coll.

New Zealand coach, Glen Wilson also can’t wait to get started.

“We have a strong team that can go a long way in this event, but winning our pool and qualifying top eight is our first priority.”

Egypt are seeded to retain the title in the 26th edition of the biennial World Squash Federation championship which will be hosted by US Squash from December 15-21, and will feature 23 nations.

Three times runners-up, New Zealand finished in sixth place in the 2017 championship in France, their best finish for 24 years.

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■■INTER DOMINIONS

■■QUEEN OF HEARTS

All Stars take the spoils

Belle of the Park

By Michael Guerin The Inter Dominion became the Inter Domination as New Zealand’s greatest ever harness stable put on a show at Alexandra Park on Saturday night.

The All Stars, the aptly-named training operation of Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen, won both the $500,000 Inter Dominion Pacing Final with hot favourite Ultimate Sniper and the $150,000 Trotting Final with Winterfell as they unleashed the full force of their stable on harness racing’s biggest stage.

Not only did they take home harness racing’s two Holy Grails, but they also won five of the support races, including another of the group ones in the Peter Breckon Memorial with Amazing Dream.

In all they contested eight races on the night and won seven, Copy That denying them a clean sweep by winning the Alabar Classic for the three-year-old.

But while Ultimate Sniper and Winterfell did the job for punters they were anything but an easy watch as both had to work harder than those who took the short odds would have liked.

Ultimate Sniper was expected by most pundits to find the front in the IRT Pacing Final but after the Barry Purdon trio showed superior gate speed, Ultimate Sniper was left back in the field and had to move to sit parked with a lap to go.

He mastered leader A G’s White Socks at the top of the straight and then held out trailer Mach Shard and the booming late finish of Thefixer to complete a faultless series.

All this from a horse who was allowed to miss the New Zealand

By Garrick Knight

Cup just a month ago and who the stable had initial fears about how he would handle the Alexandra Park right-handed track.

“He was out on his feet that last 50m but he kept going like the good horses do,” said Rasmussen after driving her fifth Inter Dominion final winner, having also trained Blacks A Fake to win four before she joined Mark Purdon in partnership.

Purdon took the reins behind Winterfell in the Trotting Final and as expert a job as he did,

the winning of the race may well have been the hands-on training he has done with the former problem child of the open class trotting ranks since he came north for this series three weeks ago.

Winterfell gave punters some nervous moments when he was crossed early and then when Purdon asked him to work around Majestic Man he took some fancy steps.

Once balanced up he got away with an easy lap, but copped

pressure after that from Tough Monarch and then Massive Metro, who headed him at the top of the straight before Winterfell fought back.

Even after all that he still had to hold out Majestic Man up the passing lane, with the latter throwing away his chance to win by refusing to go down to the passing lane.

But as Saturday night showed, getting to the All Stars horses is one thing, getting past them is quite another.

Above – Natalie Rasmussen gets the best out of Ultimate Sniper as Zac Butcher pushes outsider Mach Shard hard up the passing lane in the Inter Dominion Grand Final at Alexandra Park on Saturday night.

Thefixer (Blair Orange) completed the trifecta.

Left – Mark Purdon chats to Greg O’Connor after hotpot Winterfell was victorious in the Inter Dominion Trotting Grand Final. Majestic Man (Brad Williamson) pushed the favourite to half a neck, with Massive Metro (Todd Mitchell) just a nose back in third.

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Belle Of Montana confirmed her billing as New Zealand’s top race mare with an effortless win in the $100,000 Group 1 Queen of Hearts on Saturday night.

Driver Zachary Butcher had a relatively easy task once he found the front early on in the race, his mare’s clear class edge meaning opposing drivers were simply unwilling to challenge him.

As a result, the race was run in a relatively sedate 2.40.7, but punishing finals splits of 55.2 and 26.5 gave her the upper hand.

Trainer Barry Purdon said postrace that the Auckland Cup in just over two weeks’ time was off the table, but she might get a wee ‘taster’ against the boys early next month.

“There’s a rating 50 and faster programmed for Auckland Cup night, but I’m not sure what sort of field that will be.

“Maybe we’ll go to the mile at Cambridge the week after.

“We’ll see.”

After that, it’s off to Aussie to tackle two key Group 1 races across the ditch.

“There’s a nice race in Melbourne at the start of February, the Ladyship Cup. I’d like to target that and then possibly the Ladyship Mile at Menangle.”

There are firm plans to tackle the open class ranks next season with the daughter of Bettor’s Delight.

“Next year she’ll be five and I really think we’ve got to have a go at the really big races like the (NZ) Cup. “But for now, she’s only four and there are some good races against her own sex.

“We can space them out a bit and look after her.”

On hand to receive the trophy was Belle Of Montana’s Queensland owner, Dean Shannon, a selfmade business tycoon with a real love of the horses.

“I’ve had seven or eight businesses over the years that I built up and sold.”

Shannon decided to team up with Purdon two-and-a-half years ago, a move he’s never regretted.

“I’ve bought horses from the sales for the last 20-odd years.

“I decided I’d like to race a few here so I went to the sale and bought four, then I just needed a trainer to leave them with.

“I went and saw Barry and asked if he had any room for these horses that I’ve just bought and he was more than happy to.”

Belle Of Montana, Shannon humbly concedes, was one he picked out on his own from the sale catalogue.

“In my system that I use, she actually rated a nine out of 10.

“She was my top pick of the sale.”

Any while the other three Shannon bought in that first crop have ended up in Queensland with Graham, Belle Of Montana won’t be following suit.

“One hundred percent, she will be staying with Barry for good.

“She’s not going anywhere.”

Except, most likely, back to the winner’s circle.

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■■TE RAPA

The Real Beel upsets in Cal Isuzu Underrated mare The Real Beel made a winning return from a disappointing Australian spring campaign when she stormed home to take out the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa.

The pint-sized Savabeel fouryear-old had four unplaced runs in Melbourne during September and October for trainer David Brideoake before returning home for owner Garry Chittick.

Returned to the care of her original mentor Jim Pender, The Real Beel had been taken along quietly before stepping out in public for the first time at the Te Aroha trials

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Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club at Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.07pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 28TF1 Know Tactics 17.61.........................G Cleeve 2 52645 Yi Feng 17.28.............................J McInerney 3 58364 Macey Baxter 17.22...................J McInerney 4 66675 Goldstar Power 17.49 S &................B Evans 5 37735 Tonkawa 17.62 M &.............................. Smith 6 67x47 Dagny 17.38 J M.............................. McCook 7 45313 Homebush Fudge 17.44............J McInerney 8 51566 Rum Gin Mixer 17.37........................A Joyce 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 28744 Smash Ocean 17.50....................D Kingston 2 12.25pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT C1, 295m 1 16670 Cool Beans nwtd........................J McInerney 2 881x2 Goldstar Tawny 17.60 S &................B Evans 3 26471 Opa’s Dream 17.58..........................R Casey 4 1 Retallick 17.33....................................C Weir 5 81237 Homebush Monkey nwtd............J McInerney 6 6727F Mitcham Ryder 17.79.................J McInerney 7 64563 Major Storm 17.39........................C Roberts 8 36184 Denuto 17.52.................................R Adcock 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 26855 Ezra Blueblood 17.33.................J McInerney 3 12.42pm HAPPY 18TH BIRTHDAY RILEY EVANS DASH C1, 295m 1 81677 Aroha 17.19.............................. A Botherway 2 56832 Homebush George 17.92...........J McInerney 3 83858 Mitcham Trudy 17.31..................J McInerney 4 63387 Goldstar Wynter 17.36 S &..............B Evans 5 25472 Belfast Demo 17.42 H &......................Taylor 6 57574 Take A Hint 17.90.......................J McInerney 7 83343 Mulberry Brit 17.60....................... K Cassidy

M9 Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 1.07pm TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C2 C2, 410m 1 21383 Mother’s Touch 23.47 J &.....................D Bell 2 71173 Big Time Dynasty 23.76......................L Cole 3 27432 Big Time Clare nwtd............................L Cole 4 21123 Nuclear Jewel 24.34........................L Doody 5 73423 Naharis nwtd......................................D Edlin 6 12111 Big Time Spot 23.69............................L Cole 7 44x21 Triple What 23.66.........................A Turnwald 8 22354 Tazia 23.53.................................... D Denbee 9 62455 Harpoon Harry 23.91 D &...........J MacAuley 10 22566 Big Time Dusty 23.76..........................L Cole 2 1.22pm TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C3 C3, 410m 1 24443 Bigtime Jasmine 23.51........................L Cole 2 61158 Big Time May 23.52............................L Cole 3 12831 Mitcham Doug 24.23..................J McInerney 4 82315 Big Time Tatum 24.32.........................L Cole 5 65532 Little Scamp 23.33........................ D Denbee

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorporated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 16 Dec 2019 NZ Meeting number: 5 Doubles 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 4.07pm (NZT) NANCY COBAIN (GROUP 2) HEATS C2dq, 660m 1 18141 Hot Platter 38.72..........................A Turnwald 2 54113 Gem nwtd J &..................................D Fahey 3 11726 Allen Mack 39.15........................ D P Symes 4 44248 Bigtime Rosie nwtd G &.......... S Fredrickson 5 64215 Ask King Jeff nwtd..............................L Cole 6 24755 Diamond Geezer nwtd..................M Goodier

eleven days ago, where she registered an impressive effort to down top-class sprinter Volpe Veloce over 1000m.

Sporting the Chittick family’s famous Waikato Stud colours, The Real Beel was allowed to start at outside odds of $25 in Saturday’s fillies and mare weight-for-age contest and defied her knockers to register an all-important black type victory.

Craig Grylls produced a peach of a ride as he guided The Real Beel into a challenging position nearing the home turn after enjoying a cosy run against the rail through-

“I was just a little bit concerned (today) after she had only had the 1000m trial and going to the mile.

“I believe she is in foal to Tivaci, although I’m not sure, so with her being in foal we need to pick these black type races otherwise she might as well be in the paddock.

“I’ll talk to Garry and see if he has a plan and we can work from there.”

Bred by Waikato Stud, The Real Beel is a daughter of O’Reilly mare Ahna and hails from a blueblood family with her third dam being Group One winner Marquise, a daughter of Eight Carat.

work on her and when you see the size of him you think gawd.

“He just loves her and she just gets on so well with him.”

Although The Real Beel was winning just her second race from 18 starts, Pender was quick to point out she had finished close up in a number of good races including a runner-up finish behind Long Leaf, ridden by James McDonald, in the $1m Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie back in January.

“If that James McDonald hadn’t have come over, I think we might have won it,” Pender said.

out. Asked for a final effort at the 150m The Real Beel sprinted hard to hit the front before holding out a late charge from Guillada to score by a neck with Pinmedown closing strongly to take third.

“It’s amazing and for Garry to give her back to me, I’m just absolutely rapt,” an emotional Pender said.

“She didn’t have a lot of luck in Australia.

“She’s a funny little girl as I had to change around a few boxes until she was happy and comfortable when she got home.

“My son (Kelly) does all the

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 8 21515 Azkadellia 17.44.........................R Blackburn 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 15486 Absent nwtd....................................G Cleeve 4 1.00pm SUCK IT UP LTD STAKES C1, 520m 1 24113 Pretty Busy 30.17 J &......................D Fahey 2 27724 Miss Honey 30.61............................R Wales 3 225F7 Hustle Ace 30.72.........................N Wanhalla 4 41425 Billy Budd nwtd......................... A Botherway 5 57437 Goldstar Ashton 30.35 S &..............B Evans 6 64378 Tikao Jackie nwtd M &......................... Smith 7 35572 Replica Rango 30.55......................B Pringle 8 85524 Go Belle 30.96.................................R Wales 9 6x466 Boyka nwtd J &................................D Fahey 10 78746 Our Nala 30.70.................................R Wales 5 1.17pm SWIMMING GOAT @ STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 7747x Homebush Pierce 17.54............J McInerney 2 53172 Two Be Frank 17.33.......................... B Dann 3 53368 Punters Kirsty 17.40.........................R Wales 4 85868 Trajan nwtd.................................J McInerney 5 62445 Khatia 17.67...............................J McInerney 6 64154 Frosty Kate 17.71....................... M Dempsey 7 53456 Andrea Said 18.14 J M.................... McCook 8 67587 Goldstar Rebel 17.81 S &................B Evans 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 77447 Know Burden 17.48........................G Cleeve 6 1.35pm AVONHEAD TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 47244 Twizel Storm 17.55........................... M Grant 2 64647 Elite Blueblood 17.69.................J McInerney 3 17748 Homebush Mandy 17.82............J McInerney 4 61456 Goldstar Spook 17.67 S &...............B Evans 5 11462 Opal Hunter 17.49......................J McInerney 6 47472 Dream Runner 17.34 J M................. McCook 7 45376 M’Lady Sadie 17.38...................A Bradshaw 8 47366 Memphis Jewel 17.40...................C Roberts 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 84765 Right On Time 17.52...................H Anderton 7 1.52pm STEVE ANNGOW DRAPES & BLINDS PH

0272719588 DASH C1, 295m 1 34353 Goldstar Hurley nwtd.................... L Waretini 2 23666 Horse Range Gold 17.71................. M Grant 3 62675 Punters Last nwtd............................R Wales 4 35643 Goldstar Galaxie 17.40 S &.............B Evans 5 61637 Chicago Head 17.84..................J McInerney 6 6586x It’s A Joke 17.26.........................J McInerney 7 76826 Homebush Flynn 17.30..............J McInerney 8 12342 Jinja Dylan nwtd................................A Joyce Emergencies: 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 37837 Epic Mate 17.41 J M........................ McCook 8 2.12 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STKS FINAL C1f, 520m 1 52132 Longshanks 30.75......................A Bradshaw 2 25653 Shermo Bale 30.57.......................C Roberts 3 31321 Kea Viking 30.22 J &........................D Fahey 4 24311 New Note 30.23 J &.........................D Fahey 5 86362 Goldstar Chief 30.83 S &.................B Evans 6 151 Xabil Bale 30.12............................C Roberts 7 71512 Goldstar Mauney 30.20 S &.............B Evans 8 23223 Haidee Bale 30.59........................D Roberts 9 48543 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 10 85524 Go Belle 30.96.................................R Wales 9 2.30 BEACH CAFE & WINE BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 1 2354F Punch On Scooby nwtd.............J McInerney 2 24823 Raquel Allen 17.76........................C Roberts 3 14553 Homebush Velma 17.46.............J McInerney 4 42135 Mulberry Rock 17.48..................... K Cassidy 5 88254 Homebush Maycee nwtd............J McInerney 6 27462 Gadzooks 17.44................................ B Dann 7 88166 Precious Payton 17.49 S &..............B Evans 8 55366 Jay Spencer 17.57........................ L Waretini 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 65458 Goldstar Charger 17.72 S &.............B Evans 10 2.48pm POWER FARMING CANTERBURY STKS C1, 520m

1 87487 Opawa Al 30.53...............................R Wales 2 48543 My Kirsty 31.03 H &.............................Taylor 3 65448 Know Talent 30.75...........................G Cleeve 4 55158 Go Rap nwtd....................................R Wales 5 24312 Mr Blackjack 30.38 J &....................D Fahey 6 725x5 Born Tasha 30.65 J &.......................D Fahey 7 74525 Tucker 30.63.......................................D Lane 8 54345 Black Stockings 30.75................A Bradshaw Emergencies: 9 6x466 Boyka nwtd J &................................D Fahey 10 68567 Smash McDougal 30.95...............D Kingston 11 3.04pm GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND STKS C1, 520m 1 36375 Dream Kay 30.29.............................R Wales 2 24776 Chunk 30.88...............................J McInerney 3 86354 Barrel Runner nwtd....................A Bradshaw 4 65233 Smash Gator nwtd........................... M Grant 5 72476 Ohoka Carsen 30.88..................... L Waretini 6 211x4 Punters A Hero 30.42 J &................D Fahey 7 13266 Go Great nwtd..................................R Wales 8 34748 Dyna Naya nwtd S &........................B Evans 9 6x466 Boyka nwtd J &................................D Fahey 10 46388 Stumpy Bill 30.61....................... M Dempsey 12 3.22 MURRAY & HANNAH @ RAY WHITE CASHMERE DASH C1, 295m 1 74557 Tremonti 17.78.................................. B Dann 2 42166 Homebush Erin nwtd..................J McInerney 3 32354 Impressive Flash 17.53..............J McInerney 4 66536 Know Majority 17.44.......................G Cleeve 5 86647 Crushington 17.51......................J McInerney 6 18353 Pooran’s Jadeja 17.74 J M............... McCook 7 32121 Horse Range Jim 17.20................... M Grant 8 6565x Goldstar Flora nwtd S &...................B Evans 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 77x36 Gorm The Great 17.62.................D Kingston 13 3.41pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 295m

1 63657 Know Dollars 17.51.........................G Cleeve 2 46526 Jingili Jill 17.42 M &............................. Smith 3 76713 Sydneys Sox 17.30....................... L Waretini 4 31417 Goldstar McQueen 17.58 S &..........B Evans 5 24654 Shanly Star 17.15......................J McInerney 6 46577 Homebush Vassy nwtd...............J McInerney 7 16474 Punch On Rex 17.39..................J McInerney 8 62452 Jinja Liv nwtd J M............................. McCook Emergencies: 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 55387 Mulberry Will 17.71....................... K Cassidy 14 3.57pm PROTEXIN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 84433 Pacemaker 17.54.......................A Bradshaw 2 42128 Calm Inferno 17.60........................... B Dann 3 87873 Tearaway Tara 17.43 J M................. McCook 4 78468 Ohoka Kate 17.37......................... L Waretini 5 25667 Goldstar Clover 18.20 S &...............B Evans 6 174 Homebush Zack 17.99...............J McInerney 7 12758 Homebush Alexei 17.41.............J McInerney 8 64474 Sozin’s Assassin 17.78..............J McInerney 9 32858 Platonic Affair 17.47...................... L Waretini 10 F7882 Mulberry Sox 17.87....................... K Cassidy SELECTIONS

7 2.54pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C1, 457m

1 412x5 Thrilling Winter 25.87....................... K Walsh 2 6364x Bigtime Acacia 26.09..........................L Cole 3 68442 Thrilling Massey 26.29.............. K Gommans 4 11622 Thrilling Stomp 26.45....................... K Walsh 5 72327 Bigtime Forest 25.97...........................L Cole 6 83742 Big Time Rhino 26.30..........................L Cole 7 37453 Tommy The Jett 26.09..................A Turnwald 8 75736 Vibe nwtd.....................................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 25684 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson 10 38668 Tuff Treasure 26.52........................B Mitchell 10 3.47pm NANCY COBAIN (GROUP 2) TERMINATING JACKPOT HEATS C2dq, 660m 1 7x336 Tradition nwtd J &.............................D Fahey 2 15176 Djay Dynamix nwtd.............................L Cole 3 66655 Gray Bale nwtd..............................W Woods 4 61287 Kamada Park 38.53.....................A Turnwald 5 26484 Stormin’ Home nwtd S &............C Blackburn 6 43132 Opawa Hilary nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 7 37113 Thrilling Nina nwtd........................... K Walsh 8 36313 Emgrand Rose nwtd....................A Turnwald

Race 1: Know Tactics, Macey Baxter, Yi Feng, Platonic Affair Race 2: Retallick, Goldstar Tawny, Denuto, Major Storm Race 3: Belfast Demo, Mitcham Trudy, Aroha, Homebush George Race 4: Pretty Busy, Miss Honey, Go Belle, Boyka Race 5: Two Be Frank, Punters Kirsty, Khatia, Platonic Affair Race 6: Dream Runner, M’Lady Sadie, Elite Blueblood Race 7: Jinja Dylan, It’s A Joke, Goldstar Hurley, Goldstar Galaxie Race 8: Xabil Bale, New Note, Kea Viking, Longshanks Race 9: Homebush Velma, Mulberry Rock, Punch On Scooby Race 10: Mr Blackjack, Born Tasha, My Kirsty, Tucker, Boyka Race 11: Punters A Hero, Dream Kay, Smash Gator, Go Great Race 12: Horse Range Jim, Ohoka Kate, Know Majority, Tremonti

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 6 47211 Idol Duke 23.53..................................M Flipp 7 61651 Elouera Mist 23.90 J &.........................D Bell 8 11546 Tuff Temptress 23.72......................B Mitchell 9 15638 Johny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 10 18674 Bigtime Stella 23.62............................L Cole 3 1.40pm AMERICAN WARRIOR AT STUD C3/4, 410m 1 26317 Big Time Nash 23.39...........................L Cole 2 62853 Big Time Amie 23.50...........................L Cole 3 53321 Bigtime Caleb 23.56............................L Cole 4 66415 Millie Prince 23.29 J &.........................D Bell 5 35544 Turanza’s Terror nwtd...................A Turnwald 6 243F6 Bigtime Charlote nwtd.........................L Cole 7 56846 Bigtime Lizzy 23.43.............................L Cole 8 85772 Bigtime Banjo 23.49............................L Cole 9 15638 Johny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 10 67838 Bigtime Leads 23.30...........................L Cole 4 1.58pm THRILLING BORIS AT STUD C5 C5, 410m 1 51837 Big Time Lebron 23.38........................L Cole 2 44325 Big Time Billie 23.47...........................L Cole 3 76154 Bigtime Eve 23.21...............................L Cole 4 22723 Bigtime Emjay 23.56 G &........ S Fredrickson 5 63324 Bigtime Shine 23.23............................L Cole 6 53521 Bigtime Kiss 23.09..............................L Cole

7 13356 Big Time Frosty 23.37.........................L Cole 8 25412 Funky Facts 23.27 G &........... S Fredrickson 9 74718 Bigtime Ziggy 23.44............................L Cole 5 2.18pm DOUG BRADLEY PAINTERS C0 C0, 457m 1 243 Bigtime Bailey nwtd.............................L Cole 2 74247 Penny Mowhawk nwtd................... D Denbee 3 72553 Big Time Pluto nwtd............................L Cole 4 34534 Fool’s Russian nwtd............................L Cole 5 22626 Big Time Harley nwtd..........................L Cole 6 62221 Giraffe Club nwtd................................L Cole 7 1 Belmonts nwtd....................................L Cole 8 6431 Thrilling Hudson nwtd...................... K Walsh 9 54465 Big Time Gwyn nwtd...........................L Cole 6 2.36pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C1 C1, 457m 1 23348 Thomas William 25.97................... D Denbee 2 35411 Big Time Jackson 26.26......................L Cole 3 72522 Slam It 26.64..............................J McInerney 4 116 Big Time Odette 26.16........................L Cole 5 84556 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 6 47364 Bigtime Kate 26.13 G &.......... S Fredrickson 7 F3562 Woman No Cry 26.43..................A Turnwald 8 36373 Zipping Romeo 26.61 J &....................D Bell 9 75747 Three Of Hearts 26.46.................B Hodgson

1 65253 Cavatate nwtd J &................................D Bell 2 62248 Tuff Mr. Tee 26.54...................... S Gommans 3 82578 Jetlag Jag nwtd..........................J McInerney 4 31833 Waitohi 26.05...............................A Turnwald 5 13631 Big Time Elsa 26.33............................L Cole 6 15275 Bigtime Diesel 26.18 G &........ S Fredrickson 7 14646 Broke Brad 26.31.........................A Turnwald 8 74187 Summer Glee 26.45...................J McInerney 9 75747 Three Of Hearts 26.46.................B Hodgson 8 3.12pm KILCHURN AT STUD C1/C2 C1/2, 457m 1 33451 Electrical Storm 26.30...................M Goodier 2 31122 Boys Get Paid 26.01....................A Turnwald 3 21331 Meandering 26.34........................A Turnwald 4 52514 Here’s Hemi 26.33.....................J McInerney 5 47216 Bigtime Fred 26.04..............................L Cole 6 43552 Tuff Knight 26.78............................B Mitchell 7 64783 Big Time Benny 26.58.........................L Cole 8 53283 Big Time Kobe 26.78...........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 38668 Tuff Treasure 26.52........................B Mitchell 10 75747 Three Of Hearts 26.46.................B Hodgson 9 3.32 OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C2/3, 457m

LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway 7 15364 Alotta Talk nwtd J &..........................D Fahey 8 42634 Opawa June 38.41.......................A Turnwald 2 4.26pm NANCY COBAIN (GROUP 2) HEATS C2dq, 660m 1 11327 Student Loan nwtd J &.....................D Fahey 2 61114 Emgrand Park nwtd......................A Turnwald 3 22462 Mighty Muscle nwtd J &...................D Fahey 4 22355 Billy’s Bake 38.46.............................P Green 5 Vacant Box Five n & a 6 35836 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 7 84412 Race Me Home nwtd...................B Hodgson 8 32751 Max Dancer nwtd J &.......................D Fahey

3 4.42 PNGRC SECTIONAL TIMES@PNGREYHOUNDS. 4 5.01pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1, 410m 5 5.17pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C4/5, 457m

KIWI C3/C4 C3/4, 457m 1 51243 Bigtime Alfie 26.25..............................L Cole 2 485F4 Bigtime Annie 25.92............................L Cole 3 12836 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 4 57422 Big Time Ocean 26.14........................L Cole 5 52667 Bigtime Puma nwtd.............................L Cole 6 34511 Bigtime Tank 25.19..............................L Cole 7 26472 Bigtime Rod 26.04..............................L Cole 8 262F3 Cheeseball 26.11................................L Cole Emergencies: 9 25684 Gazza’s Girl nwtd G &............. S Fredrickson

1 41721 Gemmas Dilemma nwtd.............J McInerney 2 57125 Bees And Birds nwtd...........................L Cole 3 24131 Paris End nwtd....................................L Cole 4 42243 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 5 24472 Three Amigos 23.65 J &......................D Bell 6 66212 Big Time Vegas 23.76.........................L Cole 7 62474 Retail Mayhem 23.85...................... L Pearce 8 78182 My Pablo 24.05................................... N Udy Emergencies: 9 87175 Mickey Mowhawk 24.23................ D Denbee 10 46836 Opal Nora nwtd..........................J McInerney

1 12712 Bigtime Brody 25.94............................L Cole 2 11616 Hey Fernando nwtd G &......... S Fredrickson 3 11424 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 4 85751 Bigtime Shadow 25.72........................L Cole 5 38528 Fare Dodger 26.01........................M Goodier 6 6x126 Trophy Trophy nwtd......................A Turnwald 7 77x63 Thrilling Trev 26.10.................... K Gommans 8 21165 Bigtime Bruno 26.19...........................L Cole

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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10am MSA TAI CHI. Weekly exercises and Tai Chi for arthritis. Meet MSA Social Hall, Havelock Street (excludes school holidays).

10am - 3pm 206 CLUB AGE CONCERN. Join us for a fun day filled with activities for the over 60 years. For more information ring Age Concern 308 6817. Seniors Centre, Cameron Street.

10am - 4pm HOSPICE MID CANTERBURY OP SHOP. Quality clothing and homewares. Donations welcome. 71 Tancred Street.

10.30am AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome, Phone Age Concern 308-6817. All Saints Church. Methven.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL ASHBURTON INC. Write a message for a loved one and place on our Tree of Remembrance, cost $2. Ashburton Arcade, Burnett Street end. Last messages

Friday 20 December.

11am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Radius Millstream Service of Carols. 20 Hanrahan Street.

12pm - 2pm ASHBURTON JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ASSOCIATION. Signing any document a JP can witness, open Tuesdays and Fridays. Ashburton Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN STEADY AS YOU GO. Supportive fall prevention group, all abilities welcome. Phone Age Concern 308 6817.

Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

1pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE SECTION. Club day, new players welcome. boules supplied. 115 Racecourse Road, Ashburton.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.15pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Singles, handicap range -6 to 8, 9 to16, Golf Croquet new players welcome. Waireka Croquet Club, Philip Street.

7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Night time section, all welcome, rackets available. EA Networks Stadium, River Terrace, Ashburton.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Everyone welcome, every Tuesday, Tennis bats available. MSA Havelock Street.

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Cryptic crossword

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Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve a keen sense of direction today and not just in a geographical context. You’ll pinpoint where you want to be socially, emotionally and circumstantially, and you’ll find a way to get there.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Photography is an inherently dramatic medium. Every picture tells a story and often it says even more about the taker of the picture than its subject. It’s a day to think thrice before taking and sharing pics.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Steer clear of saying or believing the hyperbole today. Glittering generalities may sound impressive but are ultimately empty of meaning and unlikely to produce lasting influence.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): When everyone is trying something new together, it will reduce the need for competition and increase the enjoyment. Doing something for the first time has a way of awakening the senses.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): With trusted people, and in an environment of safety, you direct your action in the spirit of kinship to benefit of others.

Advanced points on the spiritual scale kick in for following suit with strangers.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): The pretty scenery is calling to you. You’ll be wise to enjoy it with your whole being before you reach for your camera. The lens of your soul can capture so much more.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Time should be the most logical thing ticking along today, it somehow transcends the math with strange dynamics such as small moments stretching endlessly or multitudes of events inside a minute.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Assistance comes from all around – strangers, employees, employers, friends and others. It’s not because you seem like you need help; it’s because you’re doing something cool.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Shakespeare’s Polonius suggested that if you’re true to yourself, “thou canst not then be false to any man.”

But the self-deluded cause trouble without meaning to and should be avoided today.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): If someone in your group is questioning your every move, then this is an irritating blessing. The critics keep you sharp, strong and humble – a winning combination.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It could be argued that people cannot be fully themselves without other people around them to reflect back who they are, give them the support of roots and ambition of branches.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Some calls you hear but don’t know how to answer. Figure those out now, as most of the fun will be had with people who think differently in places you’ve yet to explore.

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ALEXANDER, Sunmara Marissa – At Middlemore Hospital, Auckland on December 13, 2019 as the result of an accident in Christchurch, aged 16 years. Cherished and much-loved daughter of Jason, and dearly loved sister and best friend of the late Tayla, and Dallas. A loved granddaughter, niece and friend. Messages to: The Alexander Family, c/- PO Box 6035, Ashburton 7742.

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Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake.

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8:30 Cold-Blood Legacy 16VLC 2019 Action. A retired hit man who lives in isolation saves a woman’s life, but she has a secret that will force him back to his lethal ways. Jean Reno, Sarah Lind.

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Paul Ben-Victor, John Robinson.

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Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake.

3:15 Humour Me MLSC 2018 Comedy. Jemaine Clement, Elliott Gould. 4:45 ColdBlood Legacy 16VLC 2019 Action. Jean Reno, Sarah Lind.

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Keira Knightley, Jude Law, Emily Watson. 11:30 Sleepy Hollow MC 1999 Horror.

Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci.

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10:20 Our Idiot Brother MLS 2011 Comedy. Paul Rudd.

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Tuesday

MAORI

6am Codename – Kids Next Door 3 0 6:30 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7am Krypto The Super Dog 7:30 Danny Phantom 8am Game Shakers 3 8:30 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Million Dollar Minute 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 0 Noon Just Shoot Me 12:30 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:30 The Odd Couple PGR 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In The Sun 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun (Part 2) 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars 3

1:53 Poltergeist MC 2015 Horror. Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt.

3:24 Bounce ML 2000 Drama.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck.

5:09 Seabiscuit MC 2003 Drama. Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges.

CHOICE

6:30 Paia 3 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Darwin + Newts 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Fresh 3 8:30 Hip Hop – NZ Nationals 3 9am Te Ao – Maori News 3 9:30 R&R 3 10am Tangaroa With Pio 3 10:30 My Reggae Song 3 11am Tautohetohe 3 Noon IVF World Sprints 3 12:30 Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 1pm Celebrity Playlist 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Paia 3 3:10 Pukoro 2 3:40 Tamariki Haka 3 3:50 E Kori 3 3:55 Pipi Ma 4pm Potae Pai 3 4:10 Darwin + Newts 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Grid 3 5:30 Nga Kapa Haka Kura Tuarua 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

6am Gardeners’ World 6:30 Rick Stein’s Spain – Xmas 7:30 Jelly Jamm 8am Bondi Vet 9am Destination Flavour Singapore 9:30 Inside The Tube – Going Underground 11:30 Hairy Bikers – Home For Christmas 12:30 Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas 1:30 Toy Hunter 2pm Storage Wars – New York 2:30 Wildlife Rescue New Zealand 3:30 Animal Park 4:30 River Cottage At Christmas Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and the River Cottage team serve a festive menu with a twist in a Christmas special.

5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 American Pickers

7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Island Feast With Peter Kuruvita 3 Chef Peter Kuruvita travels through Southeast Asia and the Pacific, discovering island life and local cuisines.

8pm F Piri’s Tiki Tour PGR 3 8:30 City Of Gold AO 3 10:10 Waka Huia 10:40 Te Ao – Maori News 3

7:30 Travel Man – 96 Hours In Jordan Christmas 8:30 Tutankhamun – Life, Death, And Legacy 9:30 Britain’s Most Historic Towns 10:30 American Pickers

11:10 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Tuohu Kau. 11:40 Closedown

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1am River Cottage At Christmas 2am Gardeners’ World 3am Animal Park 4am Tutankhamun – Life, Death, And Legacy 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Sevens – World Series (RPL) Cape Town – Day One. From Cape Town Stadium.

Noon Women’s Varsity Rugby – Oxford v Cambridge (RPL) From Twickenham Stadium, London.

2pm Varsity Rugby – Oxford v Cambridge (RPL) From Twickenham Stadium, London.

4pm 2019 New Zealand Rugby Awards (HLS) 5pm Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day One. From Cape Town Stadium.

6:30 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day Two. From Cape Town Stadium.

8pm The Season Hamilton hearts are tested in the Tauranga rain as rivals Hastings Boys’ High School come to town in preparation for the competition’s Grand Final.

8:30 Women’s Sevens – World Series (HLS) 10pm Sevens – World Schools (HLS) Day One. From Pakuranga Rugby Club, Auckland.

11:30 Sevens – World Schools (HLS) Day Two. From Pakuranga Rugby Club, Auckland.

Tuesday

1am Sevens – National Finals (HLS) Day One. 2:30 Sevens – National Finals (HLS) Day Two. 4am Varsity Rugby – Oxford v Cambridge (RPL)

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 Australia v Blackcaps (RPL) First Test, Day Four.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

9am Australia v Blackcaps (HLS) First Test, Day Four.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

10am Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Magicians v Blaze.

From Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

10:30 Super Smash (HLS) Kings v Firebirds.

From Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

11am India v West Indies (HLS) First ODI. From M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

Noon Australia v Blackcaps (RPL) First Test, Day Four.

From Optus Stadium, WA. 3pm India v West Indies (HLS) First ODI. From M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

4pm Australia v Blackcaps (HLS) First Test, Day Four.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

5pm L Australia v Blackcaps First Test, Day Five.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

Tuesday

2am India v West Indies (HLS) First ODI. From M.A. Chidambaram Stadium.

3am Australia v New Zealand 1985 (HLS) Second Test.

5am Australia v Blackcaps (HLS) First Test.

From Optus Stadium, Perth.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 Gold Rush PG Washplant Wars. 7:30 Car Crash TV 7:55 Car Crash TV 8:20 BattleBots PG Championship Night.

9:10 Blowing Up History PG Statue of Liberty – The New Secrets. 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Swamp Murders M Stranger in the Night. 12:30 Blood Relatives M Witchful Thinking. 1:20 Evil Lives Here PG I Wish I’d Turned Around. 2:10 Car Crash TV 2:35 Car Crash TV 3pm Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG Hypothermia.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Super Typhoon 1/2. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Pickup the Pieces. 5:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 6:35 Outback Opal Hunters PG 7:30 Fast N’ Loud PG Chevy Chase.

8:30 Wheeler Dealers PG Fiat 124.

9:25 Kindig Customs PG Finish What You Start.

10:15 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 10:40 Surveillance Oz – Dashcam PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 How It’s Made PG Tuesday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Car Crash TV 1:10 Car Crash TV 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Moonshiners M 3:15 Gold Rush – Parker’s Trail PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid M 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Sarah O’Reilly is the Australasian Junior Driving Champion

It’s in the blood It’s been a whirlwind six months for New Zealand’s most promising junior driver and Mid Cantabrian, Sarah O’Reilly.

After a thrilling week of competition on the track against the best of her peers from here and in Australia, she was crowned the Australasian Junior Driving Champion at Alexandra Park in Auckland on Friday night.

It comes just five months after she secured the New Zealand title at Addington during the winter.

The attention and fanfare that comes

with such accomplishments has proved daunting for the quietly-spoken teenager from Rakaia.

And it’s fair to say having a virtually unassailable lead for the past 24 hours weighed heavily on her shoulders.

“I woke up a couple of times last night because I was so nervous,” she said.

“But I was trying not to overthink it.

“They told me last night what I had to do in the last race to stay in front so I was just focused on that.”

After reining M T Pockets in to fifth place

– enough to secure Sarah the title – she finally let herself enjoy the moment, joined by her horseman father, Gerard, and mum, Jane.

“It’s pretty amazing, I can’t believe it.

“I didn’t expect any of this.

“I was just happy to drive 20 winners last season.”

Gerard taught her everything she knows, she reckons, but she made special mention of another lady harness racing driver who has become a mentor and role model for her.

“Sam Ottley has been really good to me.

“She’s been there for me since my very first workout drive.”

With the two big goals already ticked off her ‘to-do’ list, O’Reilly has a rather modest target moving forward.

“I just want to keep going the way I am, keep driving winners and, hopefully, beat last season’s total.”

One thing’s for sure – she’s a lifer in the game.

“I just want to keep driving as much as I can for the rest of my life.”

Tech Stags given a serious scare in year’s last game

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