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Filling yawning gaps in the Ashburton District’s employment market needs to be done with urgency. According to Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel, a district council commissioned report identified 500 job vacancies across the district, but there is often a disconnect between those vacancies and job seekers and that meant, by default, the council seemed to have become a job broker. The district had had record low unemployment for many years, however,
that was not always showing up in advertised job vacancies. “The difficulties I’m seeing is that some people for a long time have been looking for employees. They’ve struggled to find them and have simply stopped advertising. We’ve got the message out there that we need workers, but many of the jobs are not being advertised so people are saying, ‘where are the jobs’?” She believes the district’s growth is being hampered by the lack of a dedicated business organisation that could get a handle on where those job vacancies were, as well as coming up with ways to
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■■TIDDLYWINKS TINWALD
Pre-schoolers check out new home By Sue Newman
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When the Easter bunny arrives, the youngsters at Tinwald’s Tiddlywinks pre-school will be in a new, purpose-built home. And like staff and the pre-school’s owners they’re counting down the days until they move from one side of Tinwald to the other, to their new centre in Oakleigh. Tiddlywinks owner Amanda Moore said the children had been involved in the project as it progressed and yesterday they checked out development in the new playground, making sure walls, tunnels and tables were the right size for small users. Their new play space will consist of two playhouses on top of grassy hills. They will be connected by a roofed ‘air-bridge’ with a tunnel underneath. A ‘wharf’ leading to a large mud pit, will be hidden behind a large grassed area. The young students will have a doubled sided, covered sandpit which will have french doors lead-
ing in to a decked space with natural wood sides. There will also be a bike track disguised as a braided river with boardwalk and native plantings. “We’ll have a small orchard area that will have raised vegetable gardens and fruit trees and the babies area will have an outside sleeping area located under a large tree, Moore said. The play space will be well planted to soften the feel and a variety of fencing materials will be used. The new Tiddlywinks will open as a celebration of the pre-school’s 10th birthday with the move scheduled for April. The new site will have a strong focus on nature-based learning, Moore said. “We believe children learn through nature. And we believe children need to be creative, empathetic and to develop perseverance. Nature supports this in a natural way.” The new centre will have a strong focus on providing children with skills that will be with them for life, by using the natural environment to do this, she said.
Right – Four-year-olds Isobel Dwyer (left) and Rhlianydd Dyer check out one of the retaining walls that will form a tunnel in their new Tiddlywinks preschool in Tinwald’s Oakleigh. PHOTO SUPPLIED
Job vacancies now at the urgent stage – Mayor From P1 With the disestablishment of Grow Mid Canterbury, the council has been working to decide the best option for the work – contracting this to an independent company, doing the work itself or establishing a council controlled organisation.
Council chief executive Hamish Riach is working through options for the district’s economic development work and said that while matching jobs and job seekers was not the council’s job it did have a role to play. Currently on its website the council has links to a number of employment agencies and these
were receiving plenty of attention, he said. “We’ve had around 2000 contacts and that means people are at least aware of it and clicking through.” This would only ever be an interim measure, he said as the council was not in the business of matching employers and em-
ployees. “We’re trying to assist and add value where we can,” Riach said. Rather than being a conduit for matching employers and people looking for work, the council’s role could be one of facilitation where it brought job seekers and employers together to talk about issues around employment in
the district, he said. Similar forums are held in other parts of the country usually be business development organisations. Options for delivering economic development in the district will be part of a report to the district council’s February meeting, Riach said.
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thrown into the nearby pond. The table had originally been donated by Merrilees himself. The rubbish bin had been taken from the site some months earlier, and this had been donated by Keen and regularly emptied by Merrilees. Litter had been a problem in the area since the bin had been removed. Merrilees and Keen were awaiting the council replacing the table, or hoped someone may wish to donate one. The new structure would be bolted down, preventing its theft. They also wanted the council to replace the rubbish bin, but the council had refused. Service delivery manager Neil McCann said the council was gradually reducing bins in council reserves around the district, sending a signal to visitors to take their litter home with them. “It’s all about waste minimisation as well, and trying to reduce the amount of rubbish people drop off,” McCann said. This was working at the Ashburton Domain where people were no longer dumping household rubbish in the bins and not leaving extra litter around the bins. McCann said the council could consider putting a sign in the Braebrook reserve, telling people to take their litter home with them.
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Rubbish bins are being removed from Ashburton District Council reserves, much to the disappointment of Braebrook residents. Kevin Merrilees and Cyril Keen want the council to replace a stolen rubbish bin at their local playground and reserve and are also on the lookout for a new picnic table after the last one was stolen. The pair say the theft of the table occurred on Christmas Day night. “We think it was for a Christmas present,” Keen said. There were tyre tracks left in the area, leading them to think the offender had backed up a ute to steal the large round wooden structure. The theft followed the table’s chairs being taken the evening before, on Christmas Eve. The table and chairs had been well used by visitors to the area and now people were having to eat their picnic meals on the grass or benches. Merrilees and Keen take pride in the Braebrook area and believe it is the most beautiful place in Ashburton. They said the chairs which went with the table used to number six, but this reduced to three after they were regularly being vandalised and
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Litter huge Ashburton problem By Susan Sandys
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Appalling and embarrassing is how Litter-Free Ashburton founder Bev Skates describes the town’s rubbish problem, but it is improving. The Ashburton grandmother and fellow volunteers regularly hit the streets, parks and reserves with one goal in mind – cleaning up. A rest area opposite the Ashburton Racecourse recently got their attention, and in the months leading up to Christmas they cleared a massive 2.3 tonnes of rubbish. Most of it was household items such as mattresses, illegally dumped at the area. Illegal dumping is one issue, while another is people tossing rubbish while driving or walking, not bothering to take it home and dispose of it correctly.
Giardia cases skyrocket By Susan Sandys
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Skates is a regular along Seafield Road, and said when she first started tidying the area she had so many plastic bags full she could not carry them all home. “I had to go home and get the car,” Skates said. “Our aim is for people to be tidy Kiwis, let’s keep our streets and green spaces litter-free and beautiful.” She founded Litter-free Ashburton last year, and is seeking more volunteers. Anyone interested can meet for the monthly clean-ups at the East Street chessboard at 1.30pm on the second Monday of each month. Right – Volunteer Bev Skates collects another load of litter along Seafield Road. PHOTO SUSAN SANDYS 160119-SS-007
■■FIREARMS LICENCES
One session approach simplifies test Changes to policy are going to make the process simpler for Mid Canterbury people to complete the firearms safety programme that is required as part of acquiring a firearms licence. In May 2018, police announced the new firearms safety programme as a trial, allowing them to tweak and make changes as they went, acting superintendent Mike McIlraith said. “We have decided to combine the theory test and practical
training into the same session, meaning applicants won’t have to make two trips; one for the theory test and one for their practical training,” he said. “The “one session” approach means if people successfully complete the one firearms safety course, they will have met their testing and training requirements under the Arms Act as part of their firearms licence application process. “We also received feedback that additional training loca-
tions are needed across the country and we’ve taken that on board. Police are now happy to advise there will be 66 locations progressively coming online for 2019.” Ashburton is currently a testing location, with the practical courses being held at St John Ashburton by the Mountain Safety Council. Firearms safety courses offered from March 1 will be a combined theory test and practical training delivered together
at the one location. The current firearms safety programme will remain in place until the end of February. Theory tests can continue to be undertaken at participating AA and VTNZ sites and the Mountain Safety Council will continue to offer practical training sessions across the country. Firearms safety courses can be booked on the current Mountain Safety Council practical course booking site (www. firearmsafety.org.nz).
Health authorities are keeping an eye on cases of giardia in Mid Canterbury after skyrocketing levels were reported last year. In 2017 there were just 10 cases of the intestinal parasite infection, compared to 40 cases last year. It was the first time in the past 20 years that cases exceeded 13. Medical officer of health Dr Ramon Pink said the Canterbury District Health Board would be watching the trend into the new year. “We are not sure why this has occurred,” Dr Pink said. The age range of patients from one to 63, ethnicity of mainly New Zealand European, and gender makeup of 23 male and 17 female patients did not give any clues. The notifiable disease spreads through contaminated food or water or by contact with infected people. Symptoms include fatigue, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, bloating and abdominal cramps. It does not usually cause significant health complications. “It’s more trying to get rid of it from your health system so you are not troubled by it any more,” Dr Pink said. Ashburton District also saw a high number of notifications for campylobacter, with 92 notifications, only slightly less than 99 in 2017. Whooping cough notifications decreased, from 36 in 2017 to 17 last year. “A national epidemic was notified in late 2017. However, the trend has been downward for Canterbury and South Canterbury, and this is mirrored nationally,” Dr Pink said. There were three cases of Legionnaires disease notified in 2018 in Ashburton District, compared to two the year before, and two cases of lead absorption, compared to one in 2017. There was one case of mumps compared to zero in 2017, and one case of Ross River Virus infection, compared to zero the year before.
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■■POLICE WARNING
Don’t let security slide during summer
Millie Halford and Skylar Crossen head back to shore after a sail on Lake Hood at the Mania-O-Roto scouts summer camp holiday programme. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 160119-JPM-0008
Scouts put their aquatic skills to the test By Jaime Pitt-MacKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
Plenty of outdoor activities and fun has been on the agenda for the kids taking part in the Mania-O-Roto scouts summer camp holiday programme. The 22 kids took to the waters
of Lake Hood yesterday to test out their aquatic skills on small sailboats, kayaks and paddle boards. Scout leader Dave Strong said the week-long course was certainly something different for the kids.
“A lot of them have never been out doing stuff like this before, especially the paddle boarding,” he said. “They seem to be enjoying it.” The scouts biked out to Lake Hood before partaking in three one-and-a-half hour slots of
water activities and a barbecue lunch. The programme runs for one week only and is in its fourth year. The final event is an overnight sleepover today followed by a bike ride to the Wakanui and Hakatere beaches.
■■TROTTS GARDENS
Third attempt at open day By Sue Newman
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It will be a case of third time lucky for the Trotts Garden Trust when it opens the Racecourse Road property to the community on Sunday. Heavy rain saw the previous two attempts to hold an open day in spring postponed, but this Sunday management committee member David Montgomery said they are confident the event will finally be held. The trust bought the large gar-
den from Alan and Catherine Trott in late 2017 and since then, largely through the work of volunteers, they have maintained the international garden of significance. The gardens were developed over more than 20 years from a bare paddock. While local, national and international visitors continue to pay to view the gardens, the trust holds an annual open day where the public can visit the property free of charge.
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The open days are a recognition that the gardens belong to the community and they’re a way of acknowledging the huge amount of work put in by more than 60 volunteers to retain a garden that is internationally recognised. “People can just come in, wander around the gardens, perhaps bring a picnic lunch. We just want everyone to enjoy this place,” Montgomery said. While the gardens would be the focus of the community day,
there would be plenty of other entertainment with music, food stalls and cake tasting. Since the trust bought the gardens in September, the chapel has been renovated and a permanent marquee has been installed in the grounds. This will be dressed for the day. The gardens have a golf cart and mobility scooter to ensure they are fully accessible. Trotts Gardens open day will be held on Sunday from 11am to 3pm. Entry is free.
Canterbury police are urging people to be aware they are not opening their homes up to opportunistic burglars over the hot summer months. “With summer well and truly upon us, many of us will be keeping doors and windows open to stay cool, however this can spark the interest of those looking for an easy way in,” Christchurch metro area prevention manager inspector Leairne Dow said. “Whether you’re at home or not, you should seriously think about the security of your home. “Thieves and burglars will take every chance they can to get what they are after – this includes entering your house if they know you are working in the back yard or busy in the garage.” Dow said thieves and burglars will take every chance they can get to get what they are after, including entering your house if they know you are working in the back yard or busy in the garage. Police have several simple steps you can take to deter burglars as much as possible: ■■ Always keep your front door locked, even while you are at home. ■■ If you have a screen door with a lock, it’s safer to keep this locked as well. ■■ Secure your windows and use locks and security latches where possible. Police also urge anyone who sees any suspicious behaviour, or people who shouldn’t be where they are, to contact them immediately by calling 111. Information can also be provided anonymously through Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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■■FAILING TO KEEP LEFT
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An embarrassing situation Labour MP and former police union boss Greg O’Connor has been hit with a $150 fine and 20 demerit points after a member of the public photographed him driving on the wrong side of the road. It is embarrassing for O’Connor, who was the longest-serving president of the Police Association before he became the MP for Ohariu in 2017. A member of the public reported O’Connor’s car to police as it travelled through Central Otago on Wednesday last week. Police failed to locate O’Connor’s vehicle that night, but have since spoken to O’Connor. “Following further inquiries, the driver of a vehicle which was reported to police on January 9 on SH6 near Queenstown will be issued with an infringement notice for ‘failing to keep left’,” a spokesperson for police said. “The penalty is a $150 fine and 20 demerit points. Police would like to thank any member of the public who helps us keep our roads safe.” Last week O’Connor said he had no memory of driving in a way that would warrant police attention, and he repeated that when contacted by the Herald. But he had been shown photographs of him crossing the centreline. “I’ve accepted that I crossed the line and I’ve paid the ticket,” O’Connor said. He said he was not impaired in any way – he does not drink – nor was he attending to his son Michael, who has autism.
A rental car, left in neutral with the handbrake off, has rolled from a Queenstown hotel carpark, across a busy road, and into Lake Wakatipu. The would-be driver, an American tourist, had a soggy start to her holiday after the car took a dip. Miraculously the car did not hit anything on its way into the lake. The woman, who asked not to be named, said she was taking luggage into the hotel when the car rolled across Lake Esplanade and into the water. She had left the car in neutral and forgotten to put the handbrake on, she said. Nobody was inside the car at the time. - NZME
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Police have fined Labour MP and former Police Association president Greg O’Connor for driving on the wrong side of the road. “No excuses. I accept it. No excuses.” Asked if he was embarrassed, O’Connor said: “It is what it is.” He could not recall receiving any demerit points before, but would be more vigilant about staying in his lane in the future. “These things are always good lessons.” The offence would probably “bemuse” political commentators, he said. “The fact that I’ve pleaded
guilty to ‘failing to keep left’ doesn’t signal that I’m going to be crossing the floor anytime soon.” Failing to keep left is an infringement offence and does not result in a criminal record. O’Connor has told the Prime Minister’s office. A spokesperson for the Prime Minister said: “The Prime Minister expects the members of the caucus and all the MPs to abide by the law.”
O’Connor was the longest-serving president of the Police Association before he became the Minister for Ohariu in 2017. Prior to that he was a police officer, rising to the rank of senior sergeant. In 1995 he became the association’s president, a position he held until 2016. He was awarded life membership of the Police Association in 2017. - NZME
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Woods wants Southern Response answers Greater Christchurch Regeneration Minister Megan Woods is seeking advice from the State Service Commission on taxpayer-funded payments by government insurer Southern Response to a private investigation firm to review its Official Information Act responses. Woods asked for a “please explain” from Southern Response after the Herald revealed the quake insurer paid Thompson & Clark Investigations Ltd (TCIL) $2070 to review a response to an Official Information Act request from the Labour Party research unit on its use of TCIL. That was in 2017, when Woods was the opposition spokeswoman on the Christchurch quake recovery. Yesterday, a spokesman for Woods reiterated that charging by a third party to review a response to an Official Information Act request didn’t sit right with her. She was seeking advice from the State Services Commission and also noted that Southern Response was also seeking ad-
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vice, from the Ombudsman, on its policy of paying for third party reviews of OIA responses. A Southern Response spokesman said TCIL had provided feedback on which information was, in its view, commercially sensitive or contained unique IP or methodologies and should therefore be withheld. “Southern Response reviewed TCIL’s feedback and carried out its own assessment of the information, before making its independent decision on the request and the redactions applied. “Consultation with third parties is a standard process Southern Response follows for all OIA requests which concern third-party information,” he said. But he said Southern Response was not aware of any specific guidance from the Ombudsman on the third party’s right to charge the agency for its time dealing with OIA consultation. “When an OIA request involves large volumes of information from a third party, Southern
Response may consider that party’s request to be reimbursed for their time and resources.” The spokesman did immediately respond to questions about what information TCIL had provided for the OIA, how many times it had been consulted or how many times it was paid. National MP Gerry Brownlee, who was quake recovery minister at the time the OIA request was made, told the Herald it was “very odd”. Southern Response initially engaged TCIL in 2014 to keep staff safe. But according to a review of the use of external security firms by government agencies, the arrangement morphed into protecting Southern Response’s brand. Documents released by Southern Response also show TCIL suggested amendments to answers to written questions to Brownlee from Woods in 2016. In September 2016, Southern Response’s then-communications manager Linda Falwasser sent a copy of its response to a
written parliamentary question to TCIL director Gavin Clark. The question was from Woods, who asked Brownlee: “Has Southern Response hired any private investigators in the past three years; if so, why, at what cost and for what reason.” Clark responded: “I have made some suggested amendments below in red but either version says what you need to say.” TCIL also appeared to advise Southern Response on how to circumvent public scrutiny. One email from TCIL’s projects manager to Southern Response’s chief executive Peter Rose in 2014 advises him it has a blog but “to get around disclosure, privacy and OIA issues, we normally set up a discreet email address for you – in Gmail or similar ... do you want us to set up a discreet email account for you – or do you want to?” Clark told the Herald that email was “an ill-advised statement by a former employee who was reprimanded for it at the time”. - NZME
Three teenagers had a lucky escape on the Kapiti Coast yesterday after being blown out to sea in inflatable boats. The three young people were in separate inflatable boats at Waikanae Beach yesterday, when the wind carried them out to sea. None of the three young people were wearing life jackets, and the boats were described as “not seaworthy”, a police spokesperson said. When police were called just after 1pm, the boats were reportedly about 300 to 400m off shore. Police, Coastguard, Surf Lifesaving and the Westpac Rescue helicopter all rushed to the rescue – but in the end they weren’t needed. The teenagers were able to get back to shore under their own steam, using two small paddles they had in the boats, and the rescue teams were able to be stood down. - NZME
Tourist pleads guilty An American tourist who drove on the wrong side of the road and crashed into another car has pleaded guilty to two charges of careless driving causing injury. David Kehrl’s wife was seriously injured in the December 21 crash near Rotorua when he drove on the wrong side of State Highway 30 and collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle. She remains in Waikato Hospital with a fractured elbow, femur and tibia, a damaged spine and damage to her intestine which required a temporary colostomy bag. Kehrl admitted his “mistake” in the Hamilton District Court yesterday, where he pleaded guilty. - NZME
The 10 Year Challenge Thousands of social media users across the globe, including celebrities, have been jumping on what has been dubbed the 10 Year Challenge – but debate has sparked over whether it’s all a scam. The latest trend of 2019 – involving people posting two photos of themself 10 years apart – has gained speedy traction on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. However, technology commentator Paul Brislen said the “fun game” is exposing users to identity theft. “Nine times out of 10 it is a scam, the whole push and the reason for these games or puzzles is to give a company access to your information and your data so that they can better understand you and your networks to pitch advertising at you,” Brislen said. Anyone in the information technology industry had the ability to start these games to test new software, Brislen said. - NZME
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Brexit deal rejected British lawmakers overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union yesterday, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and triggering a no-confidence vote that could topple her government. The defeat was widely expected, but the scale of the House of Commons’ vote – 432 votes against the government and 202 in support – was devastating for May’s fragile leadership. It followed more than two years of political upheaval in which May has staked her political reputation on getting a Brexit deal and was the biggest defeat for a government in the House of Commons in modern history. Moments after the result was announced – with Speaker John Bercow bellowing “the noes have it” to a packed Commons chamber – May said it was only right to test whether the government still had lawmakers’ support to carry on. Opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn quickly obliged, saying May’s government had lost the confidence of Parliament. Lawmakers will vote on his motion of no-confidence. If the government loses, it will have 14 days to overturn the result or face a national election. Although May lacks an overall majority in Parliament, she looks likely to survive the vote unless lawmakers from her Conservative party rebel. Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, which props
Kim’s expecting again The latest Kardashian to keep up with is on the way, after Kim Kardashian confirmed rumours that she and Kanye West are expecting their fourth child. The reality TV superstar appeared on this week’s episode of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen, revealing to the talk show host that her family’s newest addition is a boy. Cohen, who recently announced he’s expecting his first child via surrogate, asked the lifestyle mogul if she was “working on another child”. “We are,” Kardashian West, 38, responded, sitting alongside sisters Kourtney and Khloe.
Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May listens to Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking after losing a vote on her Brexit deal, in the House of Commons, London. PHOTO AP up May’s government, said it would support her. “The House has spoken and the government will listen,” May said after the vote, which leaves her Brexit plan on life support just 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the EU on March 29. May promised to consult lawmakers on future moves, but gave little indication of what she plans to do next. Parliament has given the government until Monday to come up
with a new proposal. She faces a stark choice: Steer the country toward an abrupt “no-deal” break with the EU or try to nudge it toward a softer departure. Meanwhile, lawmakers from both government and opposition parties are trying to wrest control of the Brexit process from a paralyzed government, so that lawmakers by majority vote can specify a new plan for Britain’s EU exit. But with no clear majority in
Parliament for any single alternate course, there is a growing chance that Britain may seek to postpone its departure date while politicians work on a new plan – or even hand the decision back to voters in a new referendum on EU membership. “If you can’t resolve the impasse here in Westminster, then you have to refer it back to the people,” said Labour Party lawmaker Chuka Umunna. - AP
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Extremists attack luxury Nairobi hotel Extremists stormed a luxury hotel in Kenya’s capital yesterday, setting off thunderous explosions and gunning down people at cafe tables in an attack claimed by Africa’s deadliest Islamic militant group. A police officer said at least 15 people had died. “It is terrible. What I have seen is terrible,” said Charles Njenga, who ran from a scene of blood, broken glass, burning vehicles and pillars of black smoke. Al-Shabab – the Somalia-based group that carried out the 2013 attack at the nearby Westgate Mall in Nairobi that left 67 people dead – claimed responsibility for the carnage at the DusitD2 hotel complex, which includes bars, restaurants, offices and banks and is in a well-to-do neighbourhood with many American, European and Indian expatriates. A Kenyan police officer said 15 bodies had been taken to the morgue. The US State De-
Security forces point their weapons through a shattered door behind which an unexploded grenade lies, at a hotel complex in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO AP partment confirmed that an American citizen was among those killed, but did not release the victim’s identity. Al-Shabab asserted that 47 people were killed but its Shahada news agency post gave no details. Authorities sent special
forces into the hotel to flush out the gunmen. About eight hours after the siege began, Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i said all of the buildings affected had been secured and that security forces were mopping up.
“I would like to reiterate that the situation is under control and the country is safe,” he said. However, more gunfire was heard about an hour later, Kenyan broadcaster NTV reported. Some family members said they had been in touch with loved ones still hiding inside the complex, waiting to be rescued. Kenya’s interior ministry said in a tweet that all buildings had been secured and there was no further threat to the public. Authorities did not say how many attackers there were – or what happened to them – though Kenya’s Citizen TV aired security-camera footage that showed at least four heavily armed men in dark-coloured, paramilitary-style gear. A police officer said bodies were seen in restaurants downstairs and in offices upstairs, but “there was no time to count the dead”. - AP
‘I choke with pain’ Selma Blair has opened up about her struggle with multiple sclerosis, giving fans a brutally honest insight into her life post-diagnosis. The 46-year-old star shared a photo of herself cuddling a stuffed bear. She captioned it: “There is a truth with neurodegenerative brain disease. It is uncomfortable. It is a stadium of uncontrollable anxiety at times.” She continued: “Going out, being sociable holds a heavy price. My brain is on fire. I am freezing. We feel alone with it even though the loving support has been a god send and appreciated. People write me asking how I do it. I do my best.”
Rihanna sues her father Rihanna is suing her father for ellegedly trying to profit off her name without her permission. According to The Blast, the pop star filed the claim against her Ronald Fenty, another man, Moses Perkins, and a company called Fenty Entertainment. The report was confirmed by TMZ and Pitchfork. Court documents say: “Although Mr Fenty is Rihanna’s father, he does not have, and never has had, authority to act on Rihanna’s behalf.” It claims they have “egregiously and fraudulently misrepresented to third parties and the public that their company, Fenty Entertainment, LLC, is affiliated with Rihanna.
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ost of New Zealand has been gripped this week by the tale of the travelling family who have wreaked havoc at every turn during their stay in our country. What started as a simple case of not picking up rubbish has blown up into one of the biggest news stories of the year so far with the family accused of violence, theft, intimidation and just being a general pain in the public’s rear for the entirety of their stay. Things came to a head yesterday though when one of the travelling show made an appearance in court after being found to have uplifted a number of items from a
petrol station – but to be fair, it’s a minor charge considering some of their behaviour over the past few weeks. They’ve been given their pedigree a fair few times this week and even just a small amount of the publicity and coverage their escapades have received would surely be enough to make anyone
embarrassed into hiding. But when is enough, enough? Kick them out of the country, put them in cells and lock them away until they are due to go home – but surely it’s time we stopped wasting air and effort on them? What is starting to sit a little uneasy for many now though is the intense media pressure which is continually producing new stories and new information on the group. That in itself is fine, but it’s watching 20 reporters all charge at the group any time they show up in public that is starting to become a little uncomfortable.
Yes, let’s make them accountable for their actions – but perhaps the attention is something that they actually crave. Anymore airtime for the foul-spoken youngster who appears to have a liking for threatening and abusing people, even at such a young age, is going to be even more damaging for his future. Even if he deserves nothing less. Perhaps it’s time we let them be. Leave them to face the consequences of their actions. The courts and immigration will play a major role in their future in this country and their ability to travel elsewhere in the future. They’ve been publicly humiliat-
ed, shamed and given what they deserve – but it would perhaps be wise to ease up now before someone does something that goes a little too far and creates issues that we shouldn’t have to deal with. Threats have already been made and someone out there is probably stupid enough to try and go through with it at some point if given the opportunity – detailing their every movement isn’t going to help the chances of that not happening. While some might agree a clip around the ear is exactly what the doctor ordered we don’t want that image of our country portrayed around the world.
In 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York-area landmarks. In 1998, the Drudge Report said Newsweek magazine had killed a story about an affair between President Bill Clinton and an unidentified White House intern, the same day Clinton gave a deposition in Paula Jones’ sexual harassment lawsuit against him in which he denied having had a sexual relationship with Monica Lewinsky. In 2001, faced with an electricity crisis, California used rolling blackouts to cut off power to hundreds of thousands of people; Gov. Gray Davis signed an
emergency order authorising the state to buy power. Ten years ago: Israel declared a unilateral cease-fire in its 22-day Gaza offensive. Salvage crews hoisted a downed US Airways jetliner from the Hudson River, two days after a dramatic water landing, survived by everyone on board. Five years ago: President Barack Obama ordered new limits on the way intelligence officials accessed phone records from hundreds of millions of Americans. A Vatican document obtained by The Associated Press showed that in his last two years as pope, Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests for raping and molesting children.
One year ago: Snow, ice and record-breaking cold closed runways, highways, schools and government offices across the South; at least 15 people died. Today’s birthdays: Actress Betty White is 97. Actor James Earl Jones is 88. Pop singer Chris Montez is 77. Rhythm-andblues singer William Hart (The Delfonics) is 74. Actress Joanna David is 72. Actress Jane Elliot is 72. Rock musician Mick Taylor is 71. Rhythm-and-blues singer Sheila Hutchinson is 66. Singer Steve Earle is 64. Singer Paul Young is 63. Singer Susanna Hoffs is 60. Actor-comedian Jim Carrey is 57. Actor Denis O’Hare is 57. Former first lady Michelle Obama is 55. Actor Joshua Malina
is 53. Singer Shabba Ranks is 53. Rock musician Jon Wysocki is 51. Actor Naveen Andrews is 50. Rapper Kid Rock is 48. Actor Freddy Rodriguez is 44. Actresssinger Zooey Deschanel is 39. Singer Ray J is 38. Actor Diogo Morgado is 38. Country singer Amanda Wilkinson is 37. Actor Ryan Gage is 36. DJ-singer Calvin Harris is 35. Folk-rock musician Jeremiah Fraites is 33. Actor Jonathan Keltz is 31. Actress Kelly Marie Tran is 30. Actress Kathrine (cq) Herzer is 22. Thought for today: “If there is one basic element in our Constitution, it is civilian control of the military.” – President Harry S. Truman (1884-1972). - AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Thursday, January 17, the 17th day of 2019. There are 348 days left in the year. Today’s highlights in history: On January 17, 1961, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against “the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex”. On this date: In 1806, Thomas Jefferson’s daughter, Martha, gave birth to James Madison Randolph, the first child born in the White House. In 1853, Governor Sir George Grey issued a proclamation to bring the New Zealand Constitution Act (UK) of 1852 into operation, establishing a system of representative government for the colony. In 1893, Hawaii’s monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili’uokalani to abdicate. In 1929, the cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his debut in the Thimble Theatre comic strip. In 1945, Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War Two; Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody. In 1977, convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first US execution in a decade. In 1984, the US Supreme Court, in Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc, ruled 5-4 that the use of home video cassette recorders to tape television programmes for private viewing did not violate federal copyright laws. In 1994, the 6.7 magnitude Northridge earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 60 people, according to the US Geological Survey. In 1995, more than 6000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe, Japan.
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Email us! editor@theguardian. co.nz Among the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania, fewer than 2 per cent of adults are overweight. Heart disease is almost non-existent.
What we can learn from hunter-gatherers By Niki Bezzant
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s there an ideal diet for humans? The idea that the way people ate in the past was better and more health promoting than our modern diet is attractive. The paleo diet, for example, is based on the idea that our ancient ancestors were healthier than we are. It’s also a common bit of folk wisdom; our great-grandparents’ generation didn’t suffer from obesity and diabetes, we reason, so their diet must have been better. A fascinating study was published last month in the journal Obesity Reviews, which takes a deeper look at how hunter-gatherer populations live and eat, and how that affects their health – both in the past and in those populations still living this way now. The researchers found some really interesting things. Firstly, hunter-gatherer populations were, and are, seriously healthy by today’s standards. Discounting deaths from accidents and infectious diseases – things that happen when you’re living in the wild – they tend to
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Type 2 diabetes is so rare, according to the researchers, that it was hard to find reports of it at all.
live just as long as we do. But they suffer from very, very few of the modern diseases that are killing us. Type 2 diabetes is so rare, according to the researchers, that it was hard to find reports of it at all. Obesity is also rare. Among the Hadza, a hunter-gatherer community in Tanzania, fewer than 2 per cent of adults is overweight. And heart disease is almost non-existent, too, accounting for “a negligible proportion” of deaths, even in those over 60. So what can we learn from hunter-gatherers to help us become healthier? In terms of diet, the researchers say, there’s no one answer to that question. What hunter-gatherer popu-
lations eat – and most likely ate in the past, too – varies so widely that, they say, “the idea that there is one true, natural human diet to which we might all aspire is negated by the incredible variety of hunter-gatherer diets recorded by early ethnographers and researchers today”. Many populations eat, for example, high amounts of carbohydrates as staple foods. “Meat-heavy, low-carbohydrate diets may have been the norm for some hunter-gatherer populations in the past”, say the researchers, “but many small-scale societies, including those with excellent metabolic and cardiovascular health, eat diets that are relatively rich in carbohydrates and (in the form of honey) simple sugars”.
What hunter-gatherer populations have in common, though, is that they all eat a mix of plant and animal foods – no vegans here – and they do not eat any highly processed foods. They might be eating carbs, but they’re in the form of tubers, not Twisties. They also notably have high levels of physical activity; hours a day in many cases, often at low-moderate levels of intensity. Interestingly, this doesn’t necessarily mean they expend more energy than we do – but it’s still associated with their remarkable health. Also worth noting: the other aspects of hunter-gatherer societies which we also value, and contribute to better health: close friendships and family bonds, low levels of social and economic inequality and lots of time spent outdoors. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof
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Protection laws ‘inadequate’ By Tim Cronshaw
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Plant breeders want stronger legislation to enforce royalty payments for arable and other crops. They want royalties paid on any protected seed varieties that may be saved by farmers and used to re-sow another crop. Crop growers have been missing out on the latest varieties such as malting barley for brewing beer as overseas breeders believe New Zealand laws are inadequate to ensure royalties are paid. Growers have indicated they are prepared to pay royalties depending on collection and payment terms. The New Zealand Plant Breeding and Research Association (NZPBRA) has been lobbying previous governments for about 20 years to tighten protection laws. New Zealand is operating with 1987 legislation via the Plant Variety Rights Act, but other countries are in line with UPOV 91 international standards. However, New Zealand is required to update the legislation to meet international obligations as part of its trade agreement with 11 nations including Japan, Mexico and Canada, for the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). NZPBRA general manager Thomas Chin said growers sometimes did not have the latest malting barley varieties because overseas plant breeders were unconvinced that New Zealand law was strong enough to protect their intellectual property. “The consequence of this is that instead of getting the malting barley equivalent of iPhone 10 technology, New Zealand is using iPhone six. “Growers are not getting the latest most productive and most profitable seed types. Downstream of this is the food and beverage processors are not getting the top quality, highest yielding cultivars and neither are the consumers.’’ He said New Zealand was operating with 1987 legislation and needed to synchronise modern intellectual property rights for plants with its main trading partners. “Since 1991 plant breeders have wanted the government to align the legislation with international standards. “Now because of our legal obligations as a partner in the CPTTP the Government has begun the process to renew the legislation.’’ The NZPBRA advanced its views for a ministerial issues document before submissions closed last month. An options paper is likely to be released mid-way into this year. That will be opened up to pubic submissions again with draft legislation to go before Parliament next year. The NZPBRA said in its submission that plant breeders believed the protection of their intellectual property was inadequate and did not give them the confidence
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to develop new cultivars or import them into New Zealand. The maximum fine for breaches of plant protection is “ineffective’’ at $1000. Chin said the latest commercial seed lines cost millions of dollars to develop and typically took plant breeders 10 years to develop. He said plant breeders wanted to obtain royalties for protected variety sales and be compensat-
ed by farmers who retained some of the harvested seed for planting the following year. “Plant breeders believe this royalty provision (for saved seed compensation) should be enabled like it is in Australia, the United Kingdom, EU and other countries.’’ Nor are plant breeders getting royalties for saved seed for ryegrass pasture. Endophyte ryegrass is protected under pat-
ent law. Some farmers are in favour of directing royalties towards variety development and many of them are willing to pay more for innovative seed products. The NZPBRA remains in consultation with them about a possible royalty collection agency and collection system. The latest protected seed varieties are more likely to have better disease and pest resistance,
drought tolerance as well as superior quality and productivity. Protected varieties include arable, seed and pasture crops, as well as manuka, flowers, ornamentals and horticulture crops such as kiwifruit, avocados and apples. Inside the CPTPP agreement there is provision for New Zealand to take into account Treaty of Waitangi issues and Maori rights.
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GDT price lifts 4.2% By Tim Cronshaw
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Another price lift at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction by 4.2 per cent will be heartening for dairy farmers. This is the fourth increase in a row for dairy commodity prices since the December 5 event. Beforehand, commodity prices had been in a slump lasting since May. Prices increased for all commodities except rennet casein which was down 1.4 per cent at the January 15 auction. Whole milk powder prices lifted 3 per cent from two weeks ago to $4074 a tonne or $US2777. NZX analyst Robert Gibson said whole milk powder volumes were unchanged from the previous event at 17,350t, but up 39 per cent on the previous year, indicating stronger demand for available volumes. Skim milk powder prices rose 10.3 per cent to $US2405/t with volumes also unchanged from the last auction at 4965t,
indicating strong demand, he said. Prices for anhydrous milkfat (AMF) increased 3.2 per cent to $US5294/t and butter 4.6 per cent at $US4262/t. Ahead of the event, the derivatives market had expected lifts for milkfats, with volumes down 6.3 per cent for AMF and butter back 10 per cent compared with the last GDT event. Rennet casein makes up a smaller portion of dairy commodity sales with volumes decreasing 1.4 per cent at the January 15 event. The average price was $US5047/t. Gibson said rennet casein prices had, on average, been in decline since the October 2 GDT auction, with the event likely reflecting some lift in volumes sold, which could have placed further downward pressure on prices. At the auction 191 bidders bought 27, 909 tonnes, compared with 28,651 tonnes of product sold at the last event. The next GDT event is on February 6.
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Tight electricity supply signalled Transpower is asking generators to avoid planning further maintenance work in May and June so that it can maintain a sufficient capacity buffer during peak winter demand. The national grid operator has highlighted two dates in mid-May when a combination of planned power station outages and transmission work could leave that margin lower than it would like, should one of the big North Island thermal plants drop out of the system at peak time. In the unlikely event that two major generation or transmission assets were out of action, there could be potential shortfalls in early April, late May and much of June. In order to reduce that risk, state-owned Transpower has asked generators and other participants to avoid scheduling any more maintenance during those months that could shut or constrain generation. Market participants should also “where possible, consider moving existing outages in this period”
from existing maintenance plans, Transpower’s System Operator arm said in a note to customers this week. Transpower is charged with maintaining sufficient spare capacity in the system to ensure the lights stay on even if the largest asset on the network – such as a pole of the high-voltage Cook Strait cable, or either of the 400 MW gas-fired power stations operated by Contact Energy and Genesis Energy – were to unexpectedly trip off. To do that, it helps co-ordinate the hundreds of maintenance projects needed on lines, substations, switch yards and power stations around the country annually. It provides a monthly generation balance report to highlight any potential tight spots during the following six months. As recently as November, it had to cut back maintenance work it had started on part of the HVDC link when cold, still weather left the North Island short of generation. Transpower had already sig-
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In its latest generation balance report this week, that shortfall risk now extends through the rest of May, due to work Transpower plans on circuits between Clyde and Cromwell. Chief executive Alison Andrew
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noted that the work Transpower has scheduled for May includes some of the HVDC maintenance not completed during the shortened November outage and an important upgrade for its substation at Clyde. “Transpower has already been in discussions with affected parties about the Cromwell-Clyde project and have reprogrammed the work to reduce the outage from 30 to 16 days,” she said. “The work to replace circuit breakers at the Clyde substation is essential to ensure the integrity of the assets and is reliant on bringing in experts from Europe to complete this specialised work.” Transpower’s System Operator arm was now carrying out a more detailed assessment based on the updated forecasts, she said. That includes reviewing load forecasts and holding discussions with participants, including Transpower in its role as owner of the grid. Andrew said the next generation balance report “could show a different position” as a result of that work. – NZME
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Vodafone New Zealand staff are bracing for more restructure news ahead of an internal company update scheduled for late yesterday. “A major round of redundancies coming up,” says one ex-senior staffer, who left the telco last year but maintains extensive contacts within the organisation. The word is that hundreds of Vodafone NZ’s 2800-or-so staff could see their roles axed, he said. Yesterday, a spokeswoman said there have been a number of updates to staff as Vodafone weighs infrastructure options, and that another was to happen yesterday. She said the meeting will address potential changes to department heads and other staff who report directly to the executive. There will be “some tough decisions about where we reduce investment to strengthen our commercial performance and create some freedom to invest in strategic
priorities for the future”, she said. She also stressed that no numbers had been finalised. Yesterday’s briefing was expected to stick to news about department heads. Rank-and-file staff members will learn their fate “by the end of March”. New chief executive Jason Paris has already made it plain that there will be belt-tightening in some areas – to free up funds for investment in others – as he prepares the business for an IPO next year. “My remit is to get the business in shape over 2019 to list in 2020,” he told the Herald on November 10, just a week and a half into his new role. “I’d like to see us on a better commercial trajectory before we list.” And in an interview over the Christmas break, the Vodafone boss said: “The business hasn’t achieved the ambitious plans it set itself in 2018 so we are having
to make some tough prioritisation calls at the moment.” “We need to speed up our innovation, decision making and delivery, and to simplify our products and experiences. “We are not where we need to be from a commercial, customer experience or cultural perspective, and we are all focused on closing that gap.” Earlier, Paris said he admired the “agile” philosophy employed during a recent Spark restructure, which saw the telco re-organise into small-cross, functional teams (and laid off a chunk of staff in the process as it shaved $48m from its wage bill). He told the Herald it was likely Vodafone’s restructure would follow agile principles. Vodafone NZ’s profit dropped $7.7m down to $39m last year on revenue that edged up $5.1 million to $2 billion. – NZME
2degrees appoints new chief executive 2degrees has appointed chief financial officer Mark Aue as chief executive, replacing Stewart Sherriff who signalled in August that he wanted to step down after five years in the top job. Aue only joined 2degrees in July last year and was previously chief financial officer at Vodafone New Zealand. He had also worked for Vodafone in Britain and Fiji. Chair Brad Horwitz says Aue’s appointment followed an international search “that attracted a high calibre of applicants”. “Mark has impressed the board with his financial management, active leadership and understanding of our business yesterday and the opportunities ahead,” Horwitz said
Mark Aue in a statement. “Coupled with his extensive local and global industry experience, we are delighted to make an appointment that will ensure stability and continued growth at 2degrees.” 2degrees is New Zealand’s third-largest mobile provider after Vodafone and Spark. It had about 24 per cent of the market in 2017,
the Commerce Commission said in August. Sherriff had chaired 2degrees since 2010. Aue says leading 2degrees is a unique opportunity and something he had long aspired to do. “Few companies have made as much impact on the everyday lives of Kiwis as 2degrees,” he says, adding that he had been watching the company from afar before joining it. “Since joining the team, I’ve been impressed by the passionate culture, the strength of our people and how dearly the brand is regarded by customers.” 2degrees is approaching its 10th birthday. – NZME
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TEST YOURSELF Test yourself with the Guardian’s weekday quiz 1 – The direct road from Hinds to Arundel is? a. Trevors Road b. McDougalls Road c. Hinds-Arundel Road 2 – The last discovered element was named...? a. Hastium b. Arcanium c. Tennessine 3 – What is predominantly sold in an Ikea store? a. Clothing b. Furniture c. Home electronics 4 – An albatross was said to have recently laid its 37th egg at what age? a. 48 b. 58 c. 68 5 – How many layers are there in a traditional quilt? a. One b. Two c. Three 6 – Cruiser and sedan are classes of? a. SUV b. Mountain bike c. Yacht 7 – What is a garden dibble or dibber used for? a. Finding water b. Planting seedlings c. Attaching name tags to plants 8 – What is the name of the village on Stewart Island? a. Lumsden b. Ohau c. Oban
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Club news 14 Ashburton Guardian Allenton Bowling Club
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Good morning all, well Christmas and New Year are done and dusted once again. Happy New Year to you all. Bowls are running hot again with lots of competitions and tournaments to play. Allenton has once again done exceptionally well with our ladies 5s performing and going down by 1 point at Canterbury’s Competition. Congrats to you all Sandra Keith, Rosemary Bennett, Wendy Watson, Noeline Woods and Sandra Holdem very well played and another proud moment for our club. Some Results: Progressive Pairs December 22 Leads 1st Jock O’Connor Skips 1st Trev Johnson, January 05 Leads 1st Barry Molloy Skips 1st Alan Leis. Rickard Cup November 29 Sponsor House of Hearing 1st: Bob Holdem & Ricky Shearer 2nd: John Bruce & Maureen Knox 3rd: Neil Sharplin & Donalda Watson - good bowling. Tuesday Night Pairs started again January 8 with a great turnout and our 1st winners were Bruce White and Noeline Woods Sponsor Beehive/Premier Products (Mark Johnston) Christchurch new sponsors for us and we are sure you enjoyed their beautiful hams over the festive season. Championship games are in full swing again so plenty of action at the club come and watch if you can. A reminder ladies that club days on Tuesdays now begin at 10am for the summer months. Also get your entries in for our Waitangi Day Tournament for a relaxed and fun day of bowling BBQ etc see you there. Our green is playing very well and the club thanks Bish and his team of wonderful guys who keep the greens and club looking a million dollars well done all of you just love your work. That’s all from us today good bowling and see you on the greens soon.
Last Sunday evening January 13 was just perfect for a garden walk, and to visit the extensive gardens at Brian Glassey’s home out on the Longbeach Road. 16 members and partners were able to come with 4 apologies due to other commitments. This garden of 3 acres is an absolute privilege to be invited to, how one man can achieve so much and still work 3 days a week. Many will know Brian as the poultry man or the Chrysanthemum grower. But there is so much more where his energies are spent. Vegetables, espaliered fruits, fuschias, begonia, hydrangeas, borders of bergamots and dahlias just to names some of the walkways and pathways leading to hidden areas. It leaves you breathless! Just magic Brian, thank you for making everyone so welcome. The light NW breeze made it very comfortable to sit out on the sheltered lawn area, to share in a pot luck meal, talk gardening of course, and meeting up for the 2019 season with happenings over the holiday season. Dahlias are now starting to bloom and looking really good this season with plenty of sunshine to keep them growing strong. Taking out the top two side buds will give a really strong bloom. Don’t disbud poms. Note the 1st of the Dahlia circle’s Club meeting and table shows is next Tuesday 22nd at the Tinwald Hall. The supper room entrance door will be open at 6.30pm for staging flowers. Followed by the meeting at 7.30pm. Reminder, items for the Sales Table would be appreciated. Members of the public are welcome to come along – we invite new members and those interested in growing Dahlias to join our group any time. Contact 3083294 for information.
Ashburton Bowling Club Another busy week on the greens, on Wednesday we held the Aussie Pairs filling two full greens. The games were played in good conditions. It was great to see two full greens. Winners on the day were as follows R and G Gutberlet 3 wins 18 ends, 2nd B Mayson and B Harper 3 wins 17ends, 3rd J Bruce and D Hickman 3 wins 16 ends, 4th S Keith and K O’Conner 3 wins 15 ends, 5th J Kewish & D Kinvig 2.5 wins 15 ends, 6th M Anderson and W Watson 2 wins 14 ends. On the following Friday the Toyota Triples were played again with two full greens the winners were D and R Gutberlet along with M Lloyd 3 wins and 18 ends 2nd J Smart, J Ryk and A Mackenzie 3 wins 16 ends, 3rd S Keith, J Drayton and R Johnson 3 wins 13 ends, 4th B White, R Tonks and N Woods 2.5 wins 14 ends 31 points. 5th M Eder, D King and P Burrow 2.5 wins 14 ends 23 points. 6th G Eder, W Lee and D Taylor 2.5 wins 13 ends. Then last Saturday in the roll overs A Gibbs and T Watson First 3 wins T Blain, O Gray & C Rooke 2nd 2 wins. Reminder for Club members the Murray Grey In house is to be played on next Monday 21 January 5:30pm names on the board please. Congratulations to Leonie, Heather, Barbara Ewen and Brentton gaining rep selection.
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Ashburton Golf Club There was a big field down at the Brandon last Saturday, lots of players pushing for a great round to either consolidate their place or elbow their way in, to the Property Brokers Shootout Final. Thanks to the great prize of a club sub, from the sponsorship provided by Hamish and the gang, this has now become one of the major tournaments of the Ashburton calendar, always well followed and eagerly participated in. The big mover of the round was good old Brucey who jumped from 4th to 2nd with a massive 43 points. Now here is the conundrum, as he was already safe in the final in 4th place should he have shot a stinking round like the Dutchman to push his handicap out for the final, or shoot the lights out, lose 2 shots and any chance of winning the prize. It’s a tricky one, but good old “Honest Bruce” is always a gent of the course and won’t mind falling at the first fence next week. Now we have the final 19, so well done, in reverse order, Bev, Brendon, Wendy, Dave, Eric, Tom, Sean, Bill, Hamish, Terry, Lucas, Tufuga, Gordon, Paddy, Greig, Richard, Ray, Bruce and top qualifier Gaby. Gaby also picked up the Summer Stableford series with the best combined three scores over six round with 123 points. Some sarcastic wag has penned a form guide for the finalists, I believe this is on the website in the Draws section, and
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Waireka Croquet Club A cooler than usual day met Waireka Croquet Club members, including John Smith, when they came together for their regular Saturday afternoon get-together at the weekend. The club meets to play at its Phillip Street premises every Saturday afternoon, as well as on Wednesdays, during the summer months. there are also some hard copies in the club house. This Saturday we have club opening day with mixed pairs playing for the AC Browne cup and mens pairs for the Smith Salver, normal start times. After the game we will have an auction for the
Shootout finalists, come on down, by the look of the runners I think there could be a few cheap ones on offer. Finally the starting on Saturday will be from the old starters box not the Pro shop. The reason for the shop being closed is
that our wonderful professional Matt is at long last marrying his long suffering fiancée Amy. Hope you both have a super day and the best wishes of the entire Ashburton Golf Club go with you. Until next time good golfing.
White ball cricket for ‘old men’ Old-timers are upstaging the young’uns and it doesn’t surprise Justin Langer one bit. The star performers with the bat in Australia’s one-day series against India have all been 30-somethings. Rohit Sharma, 31, cracked a ton in the series opener. Shaun Marsh, 35, and Virat Kohli, 30, followed suit in game two. Then there’s 37-year-old MS Dhoni who calmly steered India
to victory in Adelaide on Tuesday night with an unbeaten 55 from 54 balls, after his half-century in game one. Australia coach Langer says such performances underline his long-held belief about short-form cricket. “I have always said ... it’s actually an old man’s game,” Langer said. “It’s not a young man’s game because you’re under so much pressure and that is where the ex-
perienced heads usually prevail. “We see that a lot actually in white-ball cricket. “India and England at the moment have got some really senior players who have a real impact on their team. “It’s usually the senior heads who make such an impact on great teams.” Australia’s Marsh, on a hot ODI streak with four tons from his past eight games, concurred. - AP
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Kiwi Bevin wins second stage of Tour Down Under
American fifth seed Sloane Stephens ended the Australian Open campaign of her former doubles partner and long-time friend Timea Babos. Stephens triumphed 6-3 6-1 yesterday although the second-round victory was a more hard-fought one than suggested by the scoreline. Big-serving Hungarian Babos was down break point on 23 occasions, but Stephens was only able to convert five of them in a match which lasted one hour and 35 minutes. “We were friends when we played juniors, we practised together and stuff, but I don’t know how that came to pass,” said Stephens of her successful partnership with Babos which netted three junior grand slam doubles titles in 2010. “I still see her every week. We’re good. “She’s obviously an incredible doubles player - last year she was No.1 in the world. “She had some really good results and I’m happy for her.” Stephens enjoyed her grand slam breakthrough at the 2013 Australian Open, when she beat Serena Williams to advance to the semis as a 19-year-old. But it has been more of a case of slim pickings in recent times, with the victory over Babos only her third at Melbourne Park in the past five years. “I thought it was a good match and obviously it’s not easy playing someone who serves like that,” said the 2017 US Open champion. “I am feeling relaxed considering I hadn’t won a match here in I don’t know how long.”
United States’ Sloane Stephens (left) is congratulated by Hungary’s Timea Babos after winning their second round match at the Australian Open. PHOTO AP Stephens’ third-round opponent will be Croatian No.31 seed Petra Martic, who ousted Czech Marketa Vondrousova 6-4 7-5. In other early action yesterday, French No.19 seed Caroline Garcia eased past Australian wildcard Zoe Hives 6-3 6-3.
Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova upset No.9 seed Kiki Bertens from the Netherlands 3-6 6-3 6-3. Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich also ousted a seed, beating No.20 Anett Kontaveit from Estonia 6-3 6-3. - AAP
Teen wonder Popyrin faces big test All the rage among Australian men’s hopes at Melbourne Park this fortnight is centred on Alex de Minaur, but might the country have a greater prospect lurking elsewhere in the draw? Alexei Popyrin, 19, will play on the biggest stage of his career today, when he faces world No.8 Dominic Thiem on Melbourne Arena in the second round. The Sydney-born talent is a French Open junior champion and on his major debut, holding back from the main tour until this year. He sliced 400 places off his world ranking in 2018 and entered the Australian Open as
the world No.149. That’s certain to drop further after a firstround triumph on Tuesday, a straight-sets dismissal of wily veteran Mischa Zverev. His mentor and first coach, 1980 Australian Open finalist Kim Warwick, believes the big time is beckoning for the Europe-based teen. “I started coaching him when he was five. I made a statement at seven that I’d be surprised if he wasn’t a top-100 player,” he told AAP. “That’s a big statement at seven years old but he had the right attitude to go as far as you possibly can in the sport.”
Further wraps on Popyrin’s promise come from the very top. This week, he’s been plucked by none other than Novak Djokovic as a training partner at Melbourne Park. “It’s a great endorsement to get the No.1 guy in the world want to practise with a 19-year-old. It’s just huge,” said Warwick. Popyrin, managed by global powerhouse IMG, spent December training at Patrick Mouratoglou’s famed academy in France in readiness for the Australian summer. Warwick said his entourage couldn’t wait to see how Popyrin performed during his coming-of-age test. - AP
New hope for struggling tennis stars Todd Reid’s heartbroken family and greats including John Newcombe and Evonne Goolagong have welcomed an initiative aimed at helping former players transition to life after tennis. The primary goal of the Beyond the Tour programme is to connect struggling exprofessionals with other former players and provide an ongoing sense of belonging. A joint initiative between the International Club of Australia and Tennis Australia, the programme will also promote career opportunities after tennis. Reid’s sister Renee Beck attended the launch at Melbourne Park, barely three months after the former Wimbledon junior champion and Davis Cup player Todd died at just 34. She was unable to watch a moving replay of a Channel Nine story on her precocious-
ly talented brother when he was only eight, but said something needed to be done to help former players cope, especially when their careers ended suddenly. “Todd looked destined to be a tennis player from a young age, so when it didn’t work out it was hard for him to adjust to life beyond tennis, to deal with the loss of his career and what could have been,” Beck said. “Though his family were there for him and there were some close friends that stuck by him, he certainly would have benefited from having a support network in place when he found himself suddenly in the wilderness, particularly in the initial stages of his retirement. “People that had previously been around him disappeared off the radar.” Beck herself was a one-time fledgling
professional who cracked the world’s top 200 before injury struck, while Reid’s other sister Tara graduated with a double degree on a tennis scholarship in the US after leaving school. Both were able to move on from tennis and forge successful careers, but Todd Reid wasn’t so fortunate, with the prodigy “left to his own devices”. Newcombe hailed Beyond the Tour as a great idea and urged players to do a business course, or some other study by correspondence, before retiring. “You’ve got a lot of spare time on the circuit,” Newcombe told AAP. “We’ve got to try to get the players that are maybe 26, 27 years of age who are going to be leaving soon and encourage them to learn things and to get contacts so they’re ready to move in to something. - AAP
New Zealand cyclist Patrick Bevin has unleashed an outstanding sprint to win stage two of the Tour Down Under. A big crash split the field in the last kilometre at the Barossa town of Angaston and there was no immediate word on casualties. The win also gives Bevin (CCC Team) the race lead, five seconds ahead of Italian stage one winner Elia Viviani (Deceuninck-Quick Step). Australian Caleb Ewan (Lotto Soudal) rebounded from his stage one disappointment to take second and Slovakian star Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) was third, while Viviani also finished inside the top 10. Bevin shot past Spaniard Luis Leon Sanchez (Astana), who made a long charge to the line. The New Zealander used his strength on the uphill 700m finishing straight to hold off the sprinters. “On a finish like that, I can play my cards pretty well,” Bevin said. “I don’t think winning stage two was ever really on the cards, but just the way, with the hard, ‘draggy’ finish ... Sanchez was off the front and gave me a perfect springboard.” Bevin showed on stage one that he had come to the Tour with good form when he was involved in the day’s breakaway trio. The temperature hit the high 30s yesterday in Angaston, just shy of the 40 degree Celcius forecast for stage two. Cloud cover gave some respite to riders and spectators but the stage was shortened by 27km because of the heat. Australian Jason Lea (UniSA) was in the break for the second straight day, along with Kazakh Artyom Zakharov (Astana) and Spaniard Jaime Castrillo (Movistar). They were caught with 55km left and with 40km left, French rider Mathieu Ladagnous made a solo charge. He survived until just under 3km from the finish. - AAP
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■■BOWLS
In brief
Methven eight in money hunt By Matt Markham
matt.m@theguardian.co.nz
A Mid Canterbury side has made the best possible start to a newlook outdoor bowls format being held in Christchurch. The Canterbury Premier League began last weekend with $10,000 of prizemoney up for grabs during the course of the competition and that’s plenty of enticement for a Methven eight to continue their good form over the course of the tournament which culminates with finals day on March 31 at the Elmwood Bowling Club. The Methven side won four of their six matches on the weekend with Sandra Keith, the side’s marquee player, remaining unbeaten through the three rounds of play. Teams have to register eight players for the competition but a minimum of five are required to play on any given day of competition, of which there are four. Keith played the singles, registering wins against players from Burnside and also Belfast, while she also teamed up with Jeff Nowell to claim success in their pairs match for the day. Craig Carter, Brent Mayson and Simon Fleetwood made up the triples team who were also in action. Carter said the initial thoughts on the tournament were positive. “It was a good day for us, managing to get four wins from the six was a good result,” he said. “There were plenty of people in favour of the competition and hopefully it can only grow from here.” Methven’s four wins has them one game clear on the points table over Halswell, Elmwood, Belfast and Canterbury, who all had
January 7 results from games played at Rakaia: 1st K Sisson, D Horrell and P Walker 67.8, 2nd MN McFarlane, P McKay, R Carson and B Bluett 70.5, 3rd B Goodrich, T Inwood and R Suttie 71.6, 4th G Sparrow, N Andrews and L Hunter 73.8 Next game March 21 at Methven Weight for Age.
Sumo retires Grand champion Kisenosato, the only Japanese wrestler at sumo’s highest rank, has decided to retire after three straight losses at the New Year Grand Sumo Tournament. Kisenosato needed a strong start to the New Year tourney to salvage his career but wasn’t able to win in the first three days and decided to retire, his stablemaster said yesterday. The 32-year-old Kisenosato was the first Japanese-born wrestler in 19 years to gain promotion to sumo’s highest rank in March 2017. - JP
Hawks top Thunder
Craig Carter helped Methven towards an early lead in the Canterbury Premier League and this weekend will line up in the Burnside Pairs. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN three wins each while Burnside have two wins next to their name. The next round of the tournament is to be held in Methven on Sunday, February 3. Carter will be back in action on the greens in Christchurch this weekend, chasing one of the sport’s biggest prizes, the Stewart Buttar Invitational Burnside Pairs. The tournament, which is held over the course of three days, sees
some of the best bowlers in the land converging on Christchurch for the tournament with more than $10,000 in prizemoney up for grabs. Teams play in sections for the first day of the competition with section winners advancing to Division One on Saturday, second placing in section heading into Division Two and so on. Carter will team up with another Mid Canterbury lad in Mat
Bassett for the tournament in a section that should they both be on top of their game, they could go close to topping. They’re joined by another Mid Cantabrian in Rodney Greaney who is in the same section, while Sandra Keith is further up the field having teamed up with Serena Matthews for the competition. Play begins first thing tomorrow morning with finals set down for Sunday afternoon.
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Yogi Bancroft lifts Scorchers Cameron Bancroft is giving his BBL teammates goosebumps and the Perth Scorchers are hopeful the trend will continue. Bancroft has built rapidly since his nine-month ban for ball tampering ended on December 29. After posting scores of 2, 19 and 24 in his first three BBL clashes, Bancroft has exploded to life in the past two games with match-winning knocks of 59 and an unbeaten 87. Those two wins have revived the Perth Scorchers’ finals chances, improving their record to 3-5 before tomorrow night’s crunch clash with ladder leaders Hobart Hurricanes at Optus Stadium. Bancroft turned to yoga during his exile from international and domestic cricket and his newfound passion has had a profound impact on his life. Teammate Hilton Cartwright said Bancroft’s knock of 87 off 61 balls against the Sydney Sixers on Sunday was mesmerising to watch.
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Cameron Bancroft has exploded for the Perth Scorchers. “I had goosebumps for him,” Cartwright said. “The crowd was going nuts. It’s definitely one of my snapshots, seeing his face when he hit those winning runs. “You could see the real joy in his face.” Bancroft has continued to em-
brace yoga since his cricket ban ended, even introducing the practice into the Scorchers’ recovery and warm-up sessions. “Every time we’ve got a recovery session he takes us through a 15, 20-minute yoga session,” Cartwright said. “It’s one of those things that
has really helped him turn things around. He loves it. “I think yoga has taught him to be in his own element all of the time, rather than chopping and changing. “He’s very much a relaxed mindset 24/7 now, and that goes well with his yogi tag.” The seventh-placed Scorchers (3-5) will probably need to win at least five of their remaining six games to maintain their record of never missing the finals. The Hurricanes (6-1) are the form team of the competition, with star batsman D’Arcy Short enhancing his reputation with four explosive half-centuries from seven digs. Short’s best effort came on Monday, when he posted an unbeaten 96 off 57 balls to lead his side to a 59-run win over the Melbourne Stars. Scorchers stand-in skipper Ashton Turner is also in hot form with scores of 60, 43 not out, 47, and 60no in his past four knocks. - AAP
Trae Young had 24 points and 11 assists to win the showdown of past and former Atlanta point guards, leading the Hawks over the Oklahoma City Thunder 142-126 yesterday. Former Hawks point guard Dennis Schroder scored 21 points in his return to Atlanta. Schroder struggled early but had 14 points in the third period when the Thunder outscored the Hawks 41-27 to reclaim the lead. Atlanta was similarly dominant in the second period, outscoring Oklahoma City 45-30 to match its high mark for any quarter this season. After holding a lead of 15 points, the last time at 70-55, the Hawks led 70-59 at halftime. - AP
Fekitoa off to Wasps Former All Black Malakai Fekitoa is set to leave French Top 14 giants Toulon to join English club Wasps, according to a report from the UK. The Times reports that Fekitoa’s move to the struggling English side is expected to be announced “in the next few days”. The move also appears to wipe out hopes that the 26-year-old midfielder would return to New Zealand to have another go at making the All Blacks squad. In an interview with the Herald in September last year, Fekitoa said he was pondering the prospect of returning to New Zealand to have another shot at the black jersey. Fekitoa will join his old All Blacks teammate Lima Sopoaga and former Hurricanes and Wellington captain Brad Shields at the Wasps. - NZH
Schumacher Jr signs Mick Schumacher, son of seventime Formula One champion Michael, has joined the Ferrari driver academy, according to reports. As part of the deal, Schumacher is to drive in two tests with Ferrari this season the BBC reports. His father claimed five of his seven titles with Ferrari. The 19-year-old will also compete in the Formula 2 championship with the Prema Racing team after winning the European Formula 3 championship title in October. He claimed eight wins, seven pole positions, and 14 podium finishes in F3. Schumacher, who joined the Prema Racing team in 2016, has worked his way up from F4. - NZH
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Calling the shots Mid Canterbury’s Tessa Morrison is never too far from a basketball court. The 21-year-old, who has six seasons with the Canterbury Wildcats under her belt, talks to reporter Erin Tasker about her life and sports. What was your basketball highlight of 2018? My highlight was coming back to New Zealand and being able to play in several different teams with all my friends. What did your basketball year look like? In the early part of 2018 I finished my second year playing college basketball for New Hampshire in the USA. We were able to finish higher than the previous year which is always a great achievement. We made playoffs but lost in the quarter-final. I then came home and joined the Canterbury Wildcats for my sixth season, where we did not do as well as previous years and placed fifth. I also captained the Canterbury under 23 team who went to nationals in Porirua in August and we placed second. Weekly, I played for the Wolverines women’s premier team in Christchurch. This was a new experience for me as I had been playing for Lincoln University in this grade since I was 14. The Wolverines exceeded everybody’s expectations and managed to obtain third equal in the competition. Just recently I played in the Ashburton women’s grade league with some of my good school friends and also with women I had never met. However we had a ball and ended up winning the competition. What do you do off the court work/study-wise?
I first started playing for the Wildcats when I was 15, so I just finished my sixth season with them! If you got the opportunity to play basketball full time, paid, would you do it? YES! That is my ultimate dream, play professional women’s basketball. However in New Zealand it is extremely difficult. I would have to live overseas to be able to do so, but I would not mind that at all. What is your basketball dream right now? My dream at this stage is to keep enjoying basketball, I have played at a reasonably high level for many years and I still love the game and don’t want to lose sight of why I play, which is because I love it and love the friendships it creates along the way.
In the States for the past two years I have been studying forensic psychology, however I am going to finish my degree in New Zealand at the University of Canterbury in 2019. Instead I will be majoring in psychology and will then have the opportunity to do post-grad criminal psych. In 2016 you headed off to the US on a basketball scholarship. What was the whole American basketball scene like? America was everything you see on the movies! Big crowds, lots of early mornings and late night trainings, mentally and physically draining, completing assignments on long bus trips, playing two games a week. But I was also lucky enough to have my teammates to go through all of this with. And off court, what did you think of the American way of life and the whole American university experience? I was lucky enough to be at a smaller university where our classrooms had 30 students or less, so it was easy to meet people but also create connections with the professors. American way of life is a lot different than it is here, especially in New Hampshire where there is snow on the ground for basically the whole winter and the temperatures are usually below zero degrees. How did you find forensic psychology and academic life? I loved my course! Forensic psych is definitely the field I can see myself in, in the future. In America they have much higher crime rates and more serious crimes than in New Zealand so being able to study some of the bigger crimes in the USA was extremely interesting! Also having professors with contacts. One of my professors had a friend who worked while the Irish mob ran Boston and he happened to now be friends withone of the biggest gangsters during that time period, so our class had a twohour question and answer session with him. You came home a little earlier than expected – why was that? As much as I enjoyed the States, two years was enough for me as I decided that there was no place like home and I could get a very similar level of basketball playing back home. How long have you been involved with the Canterbury Wildcats?
What’s your sporting goal for 2019? My 2019 goal is to help the Canterbury Wildcats to another national championship, and also to lead and be a role model for the younger girls coming through playing women’s basketball. Where do you see yourself in five years? If not overseas somewhere, still playing for the Wildcats, hopefully involved in more coaching of the sport. What position do you play in basketball, and how tall are you? I play a shooting guard and am 5 foot 7.
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■■TRENTHAM PREVIEW
In brief
Rogerson hoping for more fortune Trainer Graeme Rogerson is hoping for better luck at Trentham on Saturday with tough threeyear-old More Wonder set to take his place in the Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile (1600m). More Wonder (right), whom Rogerson trains in partnership with wife Debbie and grandaughter Bailey, finished a luckless fourth in last Saturday’s Gr.1 Levin Classic won by Madison County after being held up significantly in the home straight. Sam Collett will take the reins this weekend, with Rogerson dissapointed with the ride of Lisa Allpress in the Levin Classic and he is addamant his charge should have won. “He’s a real good horse,” Rogerson said. “He should have won another four or five races, but we look forward and not back. “He’s back at Tuhikaramea and he looks fantastic, he is a tough horse, a real good horse but he just hasn’t had the chance to show it. I think he was unlucky in the 2000 Guineas (Gr.1, 1600m) where he missed the start.” Rogerson said the son of Mossman, who will be having his 15th career start on Saturday should handle the quick turnaround to Trentham without issue.
M20 Wyndham Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Young Quinn Raceway Meeting Date: 17 January, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 20 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 5.01pm (NZT) MLT/PIONEER TAVERN MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners mr40 to mr43., mobile, 2400m 1 02582 Flogging Molly (1) fr 2 x4405 Particular (2) fr..........................C Faithful (J) 3 00764 Poldark (3) fr............................ M Williamson 4 45004 Bound To Be Bettor (4) fr........ S Walkinshaw 5 224x3 Delight N Gold (5) fr 6 68997 Last Harah (6) fr 7 00300 Ideal Asset (7) fr.........................E Barron (J) 8 93233 Star Ruler (8) fr.............................T Williams 9 65050 Thisladyrocks (21) fr.................B Williamson 10 85006 Mach O’Melley (22) fr..................... A Armour 2 5.36pm BRENDAN FRANKS FARRIER HANDICAP TROT $10,000, up-r100 spechcp, stand, 2400m 1 06750 Dipendra (1) fr...............................R Stevens
“He is a great doer and is just a tough horse. I like him. He’s a racehorse and he is doing it well. He probably wouldn’t be backing up if he had won last week.” A $45,000 graduate of the New Zealand Bloodstock Select Yearling Sale, More Wonder is not nominated for the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m). “We bought him as a trade horse, but a few things fell over so we will see what happens now,” Rogerson said. “He is in the Derby.”
The Stephen Marsh-trained Shesonfire was backed into $1.70 favouritism for the Mills Reef Winery 1100 at Arawa Park yesterday and she did not disappoint punters, winning by 1-1/2 lengths over Lismore Diamond. The four-year-old daughter of Zacinto has been knocking on the door for some time, placing in four of her previous five starts. Her connections were thrilled with the victory and are hoping she can add to her win tally before a breeding career beckons. “It’s a big sigh of relief, we have been waiting for this for a long time,” Racing Manager Todd Pollard said.
Wild set to fire The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Autumn Wild added a second win to her career tally at Rotorua on Wednesday when taking out the ISCL 1230. The three-year-old filly settled at the rear of the field for apprentice jockey Taiki Yanagida before he improved her four-wide at the top of the straight and ran away with the race, winning by two lengths over Atom Ant, with a further head back to Full of Talent. “She still wants to overdo it a bit around the back there, but Lance was adamant that he wanted to teach her to relax, breathe and quicken,” Scott said. “It was good today.” - NZ Racing Desk
Wyndham harness Today at Young Quinn Raceway 2 80904 Robbie Royale (U1) fr 3 85735 Zoey’s Gift (1) 10M................... M Williamson 4 35463 Rydgemont Milly (2) 10M...................A Beck 5 73428 Grace O’Malley (3) 10M.................. P Hunter 6 x6115 Super Fast Pat (U1) 10M............... B Barclay 7 99x34 Jeddy R Ya Ready (U2) 10M.....B Williamson 8 02180 Wee Man Trouble (U3) 10M........... K Barclay 9 31546 Spotlight The Valley (1) 20M... J Morrison (J) 10 12291 War Admiral (1) 30M.............S Tomlinson (J) 11 x1D83 Pres The Belle (2) 30M......T Williams 12 048x4 Smokey Mac (U1) 50M 3 6.12pm KINDERGARTEN STAKES DAY 16 MARCH PACE $9000, r40-r49, stand, 2400m 1 x7604 Magnate Mara (1) fr.............................G Lee 2 40480 Kagee VC (2) fr....................... S Walkinshaw 3 5x900 Dangerous (3) fr....................... N Williamson 4 20970 Queen Of The Nite (4) fr............E Barron (J) 5 95922 I’m Jimmy James (5) fr.....................J W Cox 6 08348 Nightmarch (6) fr..............................R Swain 7 8x047 Knockmanaugh (7) fr................B Williamson
M9 Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 17 January, 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 4.34pm (NZT) THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C3, 295m 1 54661 Hear This 17.30................................ M Grant 2 74384 Hatfield 17.28................................ L Waretini 3 87748 Kalonga 17.36 S &...........................B Evans 4 82553 Hi Ho Tonto 17.38................................A Lee 5 83667 Cosmic Jase 17.42....................J McInerney 6 82878 Another Message nwtd...................J Jopson 7 12552 Culvie Lass 17.33 H &.........................Taylor 8 85346 Inside Affair 17.16..............................J Dunn 9 74455 Cosmic Richie 17.30..................J McInerney 10 37634 Lisa’s Boy 17.24...............................R Casey 2 4.54pm ADDINGTON EVENTS CENTRE STAKES C3, 520m 1 42564 Kiacatoo Fever 30.20 S &................B Evans 2 24124 Hard Questions 30.01.....................G Cleeve 3 74412 Umbridge Bale 30.20....................C Roberts 4 43115 Opawa Racer 30.23.........................R Wales 5 62442 Bertie Allen 30.03.........................C Roberts 6 22315 Know Equal 30.66...........................G Cleeve 7 26635 Replica Rango 30.55......................B Pringle 8 16454 Eyrewell Martin 30.35..................... H Cairns 9 44755 Mulberry Minx 30.68......................R Adcock 10 45877 Replica Casino 30.37......................B Pringle 3 5.11pm CLARKSON SIGN STUDIO SPRINT C4, 295m 1 72534 Saraya Jayde 17.25...................... L Waretini 2 18511 Mohican Run 17.13....................A Bradshaw 3 268x8 Smash Attack 17.22......................... M Grant
Team Rogerson will also be represented in the Thorndon Mile by Contessa Vanessa, who finished 12th in the Gr.2 Rich Hill Mile (1600m) at Ellerslie on New Year’s Day. “I just don’t know whether she just had an off day or what it was, or if she was in season,” Rogerson said. “We will see how she goes on Saturday, she is a good mare.” Rogerson is looking forward to his trio of sprinters Ferrando, Volks Lightning and Gift Of Power tackling the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett
Telegraph (1200m) on the bumper Trentham program. “You could make a case for all of them,” Rogerson said. “Gift Of Power has won ten races left-handed, Ferrando needs a firm track and Volks Lightning is right up there with them and just needs luck in running. I think it is a very good field the Telegraph.” New Zealand Oaks aspirant Sure Bet will step out in the Gr.3 Williment Travel Group Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) with the daughter of Reliable Man having been off the scene since August. “She was growing, so I put her away to get her ready for the Oaks. Ryan (Elliot) rides her and she has got good ability. She ran in the Taranaki Challenge and had no luck.” Meanwhile, Rogerson is once again likely to be a strong player at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales which commence on January 27 at Karaka and believes a stallion whom he trained to multiple Group One success will be a major drawcard for buyers. “I expect to be active at Karaka for sure. I think the Savabeels will be the making of the New Zealand sales. He has done a wonderful job.” – NZ Racing Desk
Favourite in charge
8 95000 Veneto (8) fr..................................... E Swain 9 93906 Matinee Idol (9) fr..................... M Williamson 10 56x09 Thaboyz Toy (10) fr.......................T Williams 11 68134 Coolhand Easton (11) fr.............M Hurrell (J) 12 08600 The Maroon Marauder (U1) fr........... A Milne 4 6.47pm M CAIG ALL HEART #176 GOLD CHIP FINAL (HCP TROT) $12,000, up-r55 w/c spechcp, stand, 2400m 1 98022 Star Dude (1) fr........................ N Williamson 2 77574 The Power Broker (2) fr........ K McNaught (J) 3 4842 Lady Zara (3) fr................................... A Kyle 4 5P356 Whatwillbeewillbee (U1) fr............ B Norman 5 09552 Matai Jetstar (1) 30M........................ A Milne 6 12x5 Full Noise (2) 30M.......................... B Barclay 7 61559 Tolkien (3) 30M...............................K Larsen 8 x1347 Somethings Burning (4) 30M......... K Barclay 9 3x1 Only One Way (5) 30M............. M Williamson 10 x0010 Miss Bamboocha (6) 30M..........M Hurrell (J) 5 7.22pm GRANT CHAMBERLAIN BUILDER MOBILE PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r54-r72., mobile, 2400m
1 28104 My Georgie Boy (1) fr...................... P Hunter 2 74140 Annie Fitz (2) fr...........................C Ferguson 3 63350 Vin Scully (3) fr......................... M Williamson 4 67603 Archman (4) fr................................ B Barclay 5 01187 Santanna’s Rocket (5) fr...........B Williamson 6 27975 Delight My Soul (6) fr 7 x0980 Especial (7) fr................................T Williams 8 411x5 Motu Top Mach (8) fr........................J W Cox 6 7.56pm NEXT MEETING AT WYNDHAM 31 JANUARY HANDICAP PACE $10,000, 3yo+ r53-r63 discrhcp, stand, 2400m 1 60198 Son Of Lana (1) fr.................S Tomlinson (J) 2 24213 Sounds Bettor (2) fr................. J Morrison (J) 3 x1x30 Wolf West (3) fr.............................T Williams 4 x6068 Rakarover (1) 15M.....................M Hurrell (J) 5 50114 Ivana Legacy (2) 15M.................... A Armour 6 35330 Mach’s Back (3) 15M..................... K Barclay 7 7x805 Cast A Shadow (4) 15M.......... S Walkinshaw 8 23041 Groomsman (5) 15M................ M Williamson 9 70364 Benio Ben (6) 15M................... N Williamson
Pacifiers off : Star Ruler (R1) LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver, {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down SELECTIONS: Race 1: Flogging Molly, Poldark, Delight N Gold, Star Ruler Race 2: War Admiral, Jeddy R Ya Ready, Zoey’s Gift, Pres The Belle Race 3: Coolhand Easton, I’m Jimmy James, Knockmanaugh, Dangerous Race 4: Full Noise, Only One Way, Somethings Burning, Star Dude Race 5: Especial, Santanna’s Rocket, Delight My Soul, Vin Scully Race 6: Mach’s Back, Benio Ben, Ivana Legacy, Rakarover
6 111F4 Smash Reward 17.23...................... M Grant 7 14145 Sunlit Johnny 17.13............................C Weir 8 84721 Ming Ming 17.26........................A Bradshaw 9 16736 Cawbourne Britty 17.26................C Roberts 10 18682 Bookie Monster 17.19........................J Dunn 10 7.14pm CHRISTCHURCH CASINO FEATURE R/A, 520m 1 16123 Busy Flash 30.41 J &.......................D Fahey 2 13511 Ophelia Allen 30.16.......................D Roberts 3 21313 Gem 30.32 J &.................................D Fahey 4 34111 Bahama Queen 30.96........................J Dunn 5 33574 Malaga Molly 30.58....................J McInerney 6 53688 Know Shame 30.04.........................G Cleeve 7 11111 Von Strass 29.94 J &.......................D Fahey 8 11113 Go Glow 30.25 J &...........................D Fahey 9 88656 Elland Road nwtd.......................J McInerney 10 43353 Goldstar Sydney 31.11 S &..............B Evans 11 7.31pm THE TURF BAR SPRINT C5, 295m 1 55126 Flower Bomb 17.06....................A Bradshaw 2 21436 Shanly Star 17.26......................J McInerney 3 24781 Smash Wild 17.08............................ M Grant 4 35123 Botany Cold 17.22.....................J McInerney 5 51136 Rocket Raccoon 17.01........................C Weir 6 1118x Dyna Kushida 17.00......................C Roberts 7 62738 Fiery Affair 17.19................................J Dunn 8 53643 Chitina Tin 17.15..................................A Lee 9 73775 Nozzno Fear 17.16.................... A Bradshaw 10 18682 Bookie Monster 17.19........................J Dunn 12 7.47pm LIVAMOL SPRINT C4, 295m 1 25635 Special Affair 17.30............................J Dunn 2 74522 Custom Paint 17.06.............................C Weir 3 15144 Cosmic Marty 17.65...................J McInerney 4 327x1 High Return 17.29............................ M Grant 5 86788 My Bro Michael 17.29................ M Robinson
6 47321 Torpedo Tuck 17.34....................A Bradshaw 7 11854 Ohoka Clare 17.17........................ L Waretini 8 42877 Homebush Boden 17.47............J McInerney 9 18482 It’s That Fresh 17.29 S &..................B Evans 10 85638 Eyrewell Tango 17.32...................... H Cairns LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Hear This, Culvie Lass, Hatfield, Hi Ho Tonto, Inside Affair Race 2: Hard Questions, Bertie Allen, Kiacatoo Fever, Opawa Racer, Umbridge Bale Race 3: Mohican Run, Dizzy Banjo, Saraya Jayde, Smash Attack, Fiery Jen Race 4: Dove Love, Come A Guster, Jinja Ellie, Hankenstein, It’s That Fresh Race 5: Nelso Allen, Wheelie Wheels, Wildebeest, Mitcham Reado, Bookie Monster Race 6: Ring Clown, Dusky Brew, Debbie Baxter, Know Scrutiny, Culvie Jay Dee Race 7: Loco Lola, Shady Banjo, Smash Damage, Jitterbug Jewel, Homebush Katie Race 8: Mr. Matt, Go Brat, Opawa Viking, Sefton Stan, Lacko Allen Race 9: Fired Up Jasper, Ketchikan Kim, Edge Of Town, Ming Ming, Sunlit Johnny Race 10: Von Strass, Ophelia Allen, Go Glow, Gem, Busy Flash Race 11: Dyna Kushida, Rocket Raccoon, Flower Bomb, Smash Wild, Chitina Tin Race 12: Custom Paint, Ohoka Clare, Torpedo Tuck, Special Affair, High Return
Christchurch dogs Today at Addington Raceway
4 58x83 Fiery Jen 17.19................................. B Dann 5 63176 Sass ‘Em Up 17.31.........................J Jopson 6 38643 Dizzy Banjo 17.12...............................C Weir 7 52267 Flaming Sambuca 17.26............J McInerney 8 61375 Homebush Tasha 17.44.............J McInerney 9 18482 It’s That Fresh 17.29 S &..................B Evans 10 26657 Too The Nail 17.02 J &.....................D Fahey 4 5.27pm SPRINGSTON HOTEL DASH C4, 295m 1 85541 Come A Guster 17.33...................... M Grant 2 63687 Dove Love 17.15.................................C Weir 3 13556 Jinja Ellie 17.26.................................A Joyce 4 22137 Lightning Crash 17.27....................R Adcock 5 55534 Hankenstein nwtd......................A Bradshaw 6 88813 Fired Up Jed 17.26........................... B Dann 7 18757 Princely Gold 17.19....................J McInerney 8 71733 Disobedience 17.36 S &..................B Evans 9 18482 It’s That Fresh 17.29 S &..................B Evans 10 85638 Eyrewell Tango 17.32...................... H Cairns 5 5.46pm THURSDAY PLACE PICK DASH C5, 295m 1 13611 Nelso Allen 16.89..........................C Roberts 2 11251 Mitcham Reado 17.24................J McInerney 3 73642 Cosmic Ruben 17.23.................J McInerney 4 73863 Pita Ramos 17.26..............................J Dunn 5 41111 Wildebeest 17.29....................... A Bradshaw 6 25265 High Dreamer 17.24......................... M Grant 7 334F1 Wheelie Wheels 17.18........................C Weir 8 41687 Opawa Waihemo 17.33....................R Wales 9 73775 Nozzno Fear 17.16.................... A Bradshaw 10 18682 Bookie Monster 17.19........................J Dunn 6 6.04pm FLAIR DASH C3, 295m 1 66412 Dusky Brew 17.33 S &.....................B Evans 2 73573 Culvie Jay Dee 17.40 H &....................Taylor 3 23161 Ring Clown 17.19............................. M Grant 4 77557 Go All Lin 17.30.........................A Bradshaw
5 86232 Debbie Baxter 17.21..................J McInerney 6 162x6 Little Lottie 17.47 M &.......................... Smith 7 61474 Know Scrutiny 17.24.......................G Cleeve 8 31485 Barellen Panther 17.44.................C Roberts 9 74455 Cosmic Richie 17.30..................J McInerney 10 17486 Jealous Much 17.50...................J McInerney 7 6.21pm GLENBYRE TAVERN SPRINT C3, 295m 1 88614 Smash Damage 17.24..................... M Grant 2 84768 Sozin’s Blue 17.37.....................J McInerney 3 43775 Shady Banjo 17.29..............................C Weir 4 32768 Loco Lola 17.18.........................A Bradshaw 5 83882 Zipping Lance 17.37 H &.....................Taylor 6 57521 Vasterbottenost 17.47..........................A Lee 7 34222 Jitterbug Jewel 17.36....................C Roberts 8 34115 Homebush Katie 17.26..............J McInerney 9 74455 Cosmic Richie 17.30..................J McInerney 10 47653 Elodea 17.40..............................R Blackburn 8 6.39pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC FEATURE R/A, 520m 1 74717 Frosty Blaze 30.42.........................R Adcock 2 83131 Zefside 30.75.............................J McInerney 3 11212 Opawa Viking 30.81 J &...................D Fahey 4 82321 Double Speed 30.53......................R Adcock 5 11271 Go Brat 30.14 J &............................D Fahey 6 41156 Mr. Matt 30.11 J &............................D Fahey 7 51617 Know Threat 30.51..........................G Cleeve 8 55134 Sefton Stan 30.60............................R Wales 9 31111 Lacko Allen 30.09.........................C Roberts 10 21421 Our Brad 30.28 J &..........................D Fahey 9 6.56pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C5, 295m 1 11511 Fired Up Jasper 17.04...................... B Dann 2 24127 Ketchikan Kim 17.25..........................J Dunn 3 42634 Edge Of Town 17.13.......................R Adcock 4 12272 Platinum Marshal 17.00................C Roberts 5 15175 Mitcham Faye 17.22...................J McInerney
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Grylls set to fire in his homeland The New Zealand jockey ranks will be bolstered significantly by the return of Craig Grylls from Singapore. The 28-year-old, who has ridden eight Group One winners and more than 40 stakes winners, was back riding trackwork at Matamata yesterday morning after he and wife Milou returned home on Tuesday. “It was good catching up with everyone at trackwork and hopefully I can form some good associations again,” Grylls said. “I was away just a touch over 18 months. I loved it, it was really good and a great experience and I am very thankful to the Singapore Racing Club for the opportunity. “It was a bit different to home but I found I adapted pretty quickly, met some good people and made some really good associations. I made a lot of life-long friends.” Grylls rode 44 winners in his 18 months in Singapore and finished seventh on the jockeys’ premiership last season with 35 wins. “I built up a good partnership with Lee Freedman, and he was really good to me. The Kiwi trainers, Mark Walker, Donna (Logan), and Bruce Marsh all gave me a lot
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of support too, and the local trainers were good too.” Riding against quality international riders including Vlad Duric, Michael Rodd and Glen Boss also brought out the best in Grylls. “It was very competitive but I got along with all of those boys and I learnt a lot riding there. I could have a good yarn with them and they are all great fellas.” Grylls said his return to New Zealand was principally due to lifestyle reasons. “It had been a year and a half and I missed the lifestyle of home a bit. I was happy with the way I was going over there, work was good, but we just felt like it was time to go home. We were missing home quite a bit.” With much talk of the introduction of synthetic tracks in New Zealand for racing and training purposes, Grylls gained first-hand experience riding on Kranji’s polytrack. “The polytrack is definitely different to the turf,” Grylls said. “I found it to be a real on-speed sort of track. They do come from the back but they go really hard on the poly. In Singapore they go quite hard anyway, but on the polytrack they really let them rip which took
Craig Grylls has returned to New Zealand. PHOTO RACE IMAGES
Travel Group Desert Gold Stakes (1600m) for David and Emma Haworth. Like Grylls, Sweet Leader has returned from a stint in Asia, where he raced on two occasions in Hong Kong but finished out of the money. The Matamata horseman is not sure what to expect on Saturday but has combined successfully with the son of O’Reilly
a while to get used to. “There is a little bit of kick back, but not a huge amount like on a sand track.” Grylls will be straight back into the cut and thrust of racing this weekend with his rides including Sweet Leader for Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott in the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m) and Lady In Lace in the Gr.3 Williment
before their respective overseas forays. “I won three on him and the third race I won was the Cambridge Breeders’ Stakes (Gr.3, 1200m) before he went to Hong Kong and he was pretty impressive that day. He came from the back and flew home, he has the ability there. “I cantered him this morning and he seems well. It is hard to gauge how he is going because he didn’t do much in Hong Kong.” While Grylls said he was keen to renew his old associations, he wasn’t bound to one stable and his ability to ride light will also be a positive for New Zealand trainers. “I wouldn’t consider myself a stable jockey, I’m still a freelance rider open to ride for anyone,” he said. “I was riding at 52kgs in the hot climate in Singapore, but I have had five weeks off after the last meeting so am going to limit myself to 55kgs for the first couple of weeks. When I’m fit and up and going riding at 53kgs shouldn’t be an issue. I can do that quite comfortably. “It might take me a month to get back to peak fitness but it is great to be back.” – NZ Racing Desk
Taranaki gallops Today at New Plymouth
Taranaki Racing Club Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 17 January 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 1.09pm (NZT) PETER SOLE TRANSPORT SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION MDN $10,000, MDN, 2000m 1 79x42 Look West h (4) 58.5.................. W Pinn (a3) 2 445 Mr Likeable (5) 58.5....................R Elliot (a1) 3 63660 I Walk Alone (2) 58.5............ T Yanagida (a3) 4 22327 Our Matriarch h (1) 56.5.............. Z Moki (a2) 5 58834 Blue Rata Anna (7) 56.5............ D Hirini (a2) 6 9x6 Chasing The Crown (3) 56.5..... D Danis (a3) 7 0x6 Valhexa (8) 56.5....................T Newman (a3) 8 0 Houbouchoux (6) 55............... B Murray (a2) 2 1.44pm TARANAKI DAILY NEWS SUPPORTS LIFE EDUCATION MDN $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1100m 1 x8x63 Marbuzet (3) 57.5........................R Elliot (a1) 2 588 Cascade De La Vie h (5) 57.5..... Z Moki (a2) 3 54834 Spring Blossom h (6) 55.5........ D Danis (a3) 4 5 Mrs Rumble (4) 55.5............ T Yanagida (a3) 5 Chilli Jean h (1) 55.5 6 57x96 Fine Leg (8) 55.5..................... K Cowan (a3) 7 Our Hail Mary h (2) 55.5............ W Pinn (a3)
4 7x570 Waaseem (12) 58.5 5 95636 Makabar (11) 57..........................R Elliot (a1) TRUST MDN $10,000, MDN, 1200m 6 Neverstoplaughing (4) 57............ Z Moki (a2) 1 5228x Mediterranean Star b (8) 58.5.T Yanagida (a3) 7 50425 Viva Lilli bh (9) 56.5................... W Pinn (a3) 2 Hutseegua (3) 58.5......................J Kam (a4) 8 86847 Keltic Rockstar h (10) 56.5 3 Irish Flare h (7) 57................... B Murray (a2) 9 0x705 Hingis (1) 56.5......................... H Parkes (a4) 4 Run Like Boo (4) 57.................... Z Moki (a2) 10 4 Kinshasa (8) 55 5 7x082 Starry Shiraz (2) 56.5............S O’Malley (a4) 11 8x Natty Pagger h (2) 55.............. B Murray (a2) 6 64045 Belle South (9) 56.5 12 Rich Review h (3) 55 7 40084 Honora (5) 56.5.....................T Newman (a3) 5 3.29pm PENINSULAR RESORT MOOLOOLABA 8 86847 Keltic Rockstar h (12) 56.5..........R Elliot (a1) SUPPORTS LIFE TRUST $10,000, Rating 65 Bench 9 5x Dawn Jessie (1) 56.5.............. T Taiaroa (a4) mark*, 1400m 10 x780x After Five (11) 56.5................. K Cowan (a3) 1 23x85 Malo Bik h (4) 59........................ W Pinn (a3) 11 7x No More My Love h (6) 56.5...... W Pinn (a3) 2 549x3 Lala Land d (1) 58.5....................R Elliot (a1) 12 54834 Spring Blossom 55........................ Scratched 3 250x6 Smoken Hot dh (3) 57............. B Murray (a2) 4 1288 Cleaver bh (5) 57........................ Z Moki (a2) 13 Our Hail Mary h (10) 55 5 x6845 Mikjene (6) 56.5......................... D Hirini (a2) Emergency: Our Hail Mary 4 2.54pm LANDMARK HOMES SUPPORTS LIFE ED- 6 x9315 Red Forest tdb (2) 55.5........... K Cowan (a3) UCATION MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1400m 6 4.04pm PREAKNESS, BELMONT & CUBA WITH 1 63323 Monaco (5) 58.5........................ D Danis (a3) WHEELS MAIDEN $10,000, MDN, 1600m 2 0x54 Tinder Hit (6) 58.5................ T Yanagida (a3) 1 343x3 Ocean Ruler b (3) 58.5............. D Danis (a3) 3 06800 Goldchi (7) 58.5...................... T Taiaroa (a4) 2 5x328 River Run (11) 58.5.....................R Elliot (a1) 8 Winning Scream h (7) 55.5..... B Murray (a2)
3 2.19pm COMCAT SUPPORTING LIFE EDUCATION
M3 Waikato Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Cambridge Raceway Meeting Date: 17 January 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 12.08pm (NZT) WELCOME TO CAMBRIDGE RACEWAY STAKES C0, 457m 1 65577 Kapai Tahi nwtd W &........................T Steele 2 86885 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &........................ Woods 3 23455 Tuff’s My Mum nwtd...........................S Ross 4 56343 Kai Nan nwtd................................... G Farrell 5 6 Shozip Boomer nwtd........................T Patton 6 62232 Just Maddie nwtd..............................M Black 7 86566 Stellar Babe nwtd P &.................... J Cleaver 8 6456x Simply Music nwtd........................... T Green 2 12.25pm GARRARDS HORSE & HOUND STAKES C1, 457m 1 12445 Smoochie 25.85......................... A Lawrence 2 58888 Star Mechanic 26.43....................... L A Hunt 3 22171 Robson 25.62..............................P Ferguson 4 71784 Jetsun Bear nwtd............................G Wilson 5 17356 Opawa Big nwtd.............................. G Farrell 6 35638 Little Trilise nwtd......................... A Lawrence 7 52778 Home Bound 26.28 R &.......................L Udy 8 54F54 Billy Bright 26.15.........................P Ferguson 3 12.43pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES SPRINT C1, 375m 1 38277 Zipping Andre 21.36............................ D Ray 2 65481 Tilly’s Silly nwtd R &.............................L Udy 3 46673 Jetsun Jamie 21.29.........................G Wilson 4 75482 Bigtime Clyde nwtd....................... H Mullane 5 58865 Alf Tupper nwtd............................... L A Hunt 6 13x Go Home Harry nwtd........................ S Clark
3 8928x Master Courtsman h (1) 58.5.S O’Malley (a4) 4 2 Take A Gamble (7) 58.5............. D Hirini (a2) 5 62 Fiery Dragon (2) 57.............. T Yanagida (a3) 6 70254 McHale h (10) 57........................ Z Moki (a2) 7 78 Eight Whispers h (12) 57......... B Murray (a2) 8 6x077 Ollie (5) 57 9 x7954 Barleycove (4) 56.5...............T Newman (a3) 10 7x764 Come Dance With Me (6) 56.5.....C O’Beirne (a3) 11 07932 Hi I’m Nikkita h (9) 55.............. K Cowan (a3) 12 4 Sister Monica h (8) 55................ W Pinn (a3) 7 4.39pm SEATON PARK SUPPORTING LIFE EDUCATION TRUST 1800 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 x1409 The Rebel Knight (1) 60............ D Danis (a3) 2 6x275 Valentia tmh (8) 59..................... W Pinn (a3) 3 05939 Percy’s Gem (5) 57.5.............. B Murray (a2) 4 03077 Mister Geronimo (3) 57.............. D Hirini (a2) 5 x1753 Terra Firma b (4) 56.5.................R Elliot (a1) 6 x3008 Granite Ridge m (6) 56.5........ K Cowan (a3) 7 08089 Savasava m (2) 55.5............ C O’Beirne (a3) 8 65934 Star Ella (9) 55..................... T Yanagida (a3)
9 74030 Remarx th (7) 55......................... Z Moki (a2) Blinkers off : Mediterranean Star, Keltic Rockstar, After Five (R3), Keltic Rockstar (R4), Ollie (R6), Mister Geronimo, Granite Ridge (R7) Winkers on : I Walk Alone (R1), Ollie (R6) SELECTIONS: Race 1: Look West, Mr Likeable, Our Matriarch, Blue Rata Anna, Valhexa Race 2: Spring Blossom, Marbuzet, Mrs Rumble, Our Hail Mary, Chilli Jean Race 3: Mediterranean Star, Belle South, Keltic Rockstar, Honora, No More My Love Race 4: Monaco, Kinshasa, Tinder Hit, Viva Lilli, Keltic Rockstar Race 5: Lala Land, Cleaver, Malo Bik, Mikjene, Red Forest Race 6: River Run, Fiery Dragon, Ocean Ruler, McHale, Barleycove Race 7: Terra Firma, The Rebel Knight, Valentia, Star Ella, Mister Geronimo
7 66724 Bigtime Jacob 26.04..................... H Mullane 8 41128 Junk Mail nwtd W &..........................T Steele 9 14641 Lunch Special nwtd.............................L Cole 10 35765 Heart Shaped Box 26.03....................B Craik LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Just Maddie, Kai Nan, Shozip Boomer, Tuff’s My Mum, Stellar Babe Race 2: Robson, Little Trilise, Smoochie, Billy Bright, Opawa Big Race 3: Go Home Harry, Finkle Foot Hero, Bigtime Clyde, Tilly’s Silly, Secret Lily Race 4: Grouch Pawset, Mahala Bay, Nardango, Nasa, Thrilling Dexter Race 5: Wong Way, Raging Demon, Three Amigos, Sisco Kid, Finkle Foot Fred Race 6: Sheyna, Don Morocco, Snoopy’s Hero, Secret Babe, Jack No Lag Race 7: Nexus, Typical, Feed The Need, Monsoon Malabar, Talkabout Sophie Race 8: Tianyu, Bigtime Leads, Bigtime Rod, Ti Amo, Pat Tama Race 9: It’s A Danger, It’s A Stroll, Thrilling Eddie, Hitch A Ride, Token Jasper Race 10: Sparta, Fancy Fox, Just One Smile, Suspicious Minds, Retired Mouse Race 11: Rumble Soldier, Damaging Lomar, Over Indulgence, Talkabout Missy, Stay Away Haydo Race 12: Taking Aim, Thrilling Jo, Sassy Lil Lassy, Trevor Gibbs, Junk Mail
Waikato dogs Today at Cambridge Raceway
7 61747 Finkle Foot Hero 21.52....................... D Ray 8 84257 Secret Lily 21.56 W &.......................T Steele 9 78776 Twelve Gauge nwtd...........................M Black 10 78858 Rambo nwtd H &................................ Woods 4 1.00pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS SPRINT C2, 375m 1 41763 Grouch Pawset 21.57.......................P Green 2 26314 Unconscionable 21.45 R &..................L Udy 3 32821 Mahala Bay nwtd H &........................ Woods 4 37x25 Nasa 21.34.........................................B Craik 5 14168 Nardango 21.50.................................E Potts 6 83136 Eye Kno nwtd H &.............................. Woods 7 xF445 Secret Rory 21.34........................... G Farrell 8 F3443 Thrilling Dexter 21.39........................S Lozell 9 63764 Disclaimer nwtd................................P Green 10 43574 Botany Wayne 21.31........................P Green 5 1.18pm FOND FOODS LTD SPRINT C4, 375m 1 51256 Finkle Foot Fred 21.14........................ D Ray 2 11545 Wong Way 21.36 U &.........................Cottam 3 52275 Raging Demon 20.99 R &....................L Udy 4 41354 Sisco Kid 21.22...............................C Henley 5 85818 Audrette nwtd...................................S Codlin 6 43531 Botany Esmay 21.58........................P Green 7 71333 Three Amigos 21.46 J &......................D Bell 8 63422 Ekali 21.28...................................... G Farrell 9 82658 Zipping Vito 21.46..............................B Craik 10 53888 Barwon Annie 21.05........................C Henley 6 1.35pm THE CLUBHOUSE SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 375m 1 68838 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 2 62684 Don Morocco 21.33 P &................. J Cleaver 3 4x725 Sheyna nwtd.....................................S Lozell 4 78866 Doug Deep 21.51 R &..........................L Udy 5 24276 Barossa nwtd............................. A Lawrence
6 77764 Jack No Lag 21.60.......................... Y Castro 7 253F4 Secret Babe nwtd W &.....................T Steele 8 13745 Snoopy’s Hero 21.52........................... D Ray 9 47586 Seven Sharp 21.70............................S Ross 10 65F77 Jay Grim nwtd................................. G Farrell 7 1.53pm COPRICE DOG BISCUITS SERIES FINAL C1f, 375m 1 23422 Feed The Need 21.65 P &............. J Cleaver 2 75144 Monsoon Malabar nwtd U &...............Cottam 3 4x133 Talkabout Sophie nwtd......................M Black 4 14121 Typical 21.51......................................S Ross 5 44574 Jinja Lad 21.72..............................R McPhee 6 58425 In Focus 21.72 P &........................ J Cleaver 7 47385 Girl Queenie 21.72...................... W Toomath 8 42111 Nexus 21.86.................................... G Farrell 9 24276 Barossa nwtd............................. A Lawrence 10 55474 Tribal Conquest nwtd R &....................L Udy 8 2.10pm NZ RACING SERIES GRADUATION FINAL NZRSf, 457m 1 21221 Bigtime Leads 26.16...........................L Cole 2 25782 Pat Tama 25.59................................. S Clark 3 14321 Tianyu 25.68................................... G Farrell 4 26733 Jetsun Woody nwtd.........................G Wilson 5 28122 Ti Amo nwtd.......................................B Craik 6 11251 Bigtime Rod 26.07..............................L Cole 7 43434 Bigtime Forest nwtd............................L Cole 8 66622 Sub Eighteen nwtd..............................L Cole 9 52437 Token Jasper nwtd............................ S Clark 10 13744 Our Tyson nwtd..................................M Flipp 9 2.27pm CITY OF PALMERSTON NORTH GOLDEN CHASE 29/3 STKS C2, 457m 1 84445 Thrilling Eddie nwtd J &.......................D Bell 2 33226 It’s A Stroll nwtd..............................P Henley
3 78755 Cosmic Barwon 25.67.....................C Henley 4 52437 Token Jasper nwtd............................ S Clark 5 55147 Vince Fawn 26.04............................S Codlin 6 37465 Hitch A Ride 26.09........................... T Green 7 13222 It’s A Danger nwtd...........................C Henley 8 14384 Luke Skywalker 25.91..................... L A Hunt 10 2.45pm SUPERIOR CHUNKY DOG ROLLS SPRINT C5, 375m 1 76241 Fancy Fox 21.25..............................C Henley 2 12265 Suspicious Minds 20.94.....................B Craik 3 4888x Beautiful Boy 21.16............................B Craik 4 56714 Reality Check 21.43......................... K Walsh 5 71124 Just One Smile 20.89.........................B Craik 6 8x112 Sparta 20.81.................................... K Walsh 7 17156 Retired Mouse 21.34........................ T Green 8 11273 Cawbourne Mezza 21.17 J &...............D Bell 11 3.03pm FARMLANDS VIRKON STAKES C5, 457m 1 21538 Bigtime Phantom 25.86................. H Mullane 2 63243 Stay Away Haydo nwtd.................... T Green 3 15882 Damaging Lomar nwtd.......................B Craik 4 63652 Over Indulgence 25.69....................P Henley 5 52x11 Talkabout Missy 25.68..................... K Walsh 6 11214 Rumble Soldier 25.64.................P Ferguson 7 17816 Opawa Jimbo 25.91 W &.................T Steele 8 46175 Yooldome 25.81.............................. G Farrell 12 3.20pm MIKE STENT DECORATORS LTD STAKES C3/4, 457m 1 64457 Thrilling Billy 25.48......................P Ferguson 2 8x732 Taking Aim nwtd..............................P Henley 3 63764 Sassy Lil Lassy 25.97............M E Schneider 4 65125 Thrilling Jo 25.69.............................. K Walsh 5 27253 Trevor Gibbs 25.60 W &...................T Steele 6 x7215 Thrilling Carly 25.83......................... K Walsh
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Simmons helps Sixes rout Timberwolves Derrick Rose led the Timberwolves with 15 points, and surpassed 10,000 NBA points along the way, while Saric had 11 points and Covington sat out the game with a knee injury. Milwaukee Bucks crushed the Miami Heat 124-86 with Giannis Antetokounmpo compiling a 12 point, 10 rebound and 10 assist triple-double of the season. The Bucks have the second best record in the league, behind only the Toronto Raptors, and shared the load at home with Eric Bledsoe leading their scorers with 17 points and Malcolm Brogdon adding 16. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 20 points and the Indiana Pacers cruised to a 131-97 victory over the Phoenix Suns to consolidate third spot in the east. Myles Turner returned for the first time in four games to finish with 18 points and six rebounds against the Suns, who are bottom of the western conference. Rookie guard Trae Young had 24 points and 11 assists to guide the Atlanta Hawks to a 142-126 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Russell Westbrook had 31 points and 11 assists for the Thunder but the Hawks outscored them 45-26 in the fourth quarter to cruise to victory. - AP
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Get over it, Kyrgios: Laver Rod Laver is urging Nick Kyrgios to put his earliest-ever Australian Open exit behind him and focus on rebuilding his crumbling ranking. Kyrgios is projected to slump to No.67 in the world following his first-round loss to power-serving Canadian Milos Raonic and was less than impressed when reminded that he’d never before departed Melbourne Park without posting at least one win. “Thanks,” the former Open quarter-finalist snapped during a typically lively post-match press conference. Offering no excuses, Kyrgios had no answer to Raonic’s “scary” serving and 30 aces, but acknowledged he needed to regain his seeding status to avoid such early-round tussles with former grand slam finalists.
“Obviously I was conscious that I could have drawn anyone here. I know that’s the danger of being unseeded,” he said. “I’m not complaining, honestly. He was too good. It’s a tennis match. Like, we’re okay. I lost. It’s fine.” The legendary Laver will be pleased the enigmatic star is quickly moving on. “Nick got a tough draw. So you have to accept some of those things,” Laver said at Melbourne Park on Wednesday. “You’re down, but you’re not down forever so you’ve got to bring yourself up.” Kyrgios is certainly down enough to expect not to be needed for Australia’s Davis Cup qualifier next month against Bosnia and Herzegovina in Adelaide. “Yeah, I don’t think I’d be picked,” he said when asked if he was available. - AP
Daily Events THURSDAY 9.30am AGE CONCER EXERCISE CLASS. Weekly classes commence for the year on 17 January. Senior Centre, 206 Cameron Street. 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open Thursday and Saturday mornings for toy hire. Victoria Street, The Triangle.
FRIDAY 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall
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Jan 17 & 18, 2019 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven. 10am - 4pm TROTTS GARDEN. Internationally recognised, open daily, weekends by arrangement, entry fee applies. info@trotts. co.nz or phone 027-640-4094. Racecourse Road.
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Cryptic crossword
Thursday, January 17, 2019
Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker
Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’re ready to let old things go – mostly to do with unwanted possessions. But stale emotional content will go too, as though such things are invisibly tethered to the physical items, maybe they are. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Though following another person’s path will teach you the way, eventually you’ll either take it over and claim it as your own or venture off on a new path. Ultimately, you’re most powerful when it’s your path. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): Your parents have defined you in a certain way. Your friends in another. Even your pet defines you as “disperser of food and treats.” The only definition that matters? Your own. Let it grow and change. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): People will go very far to give off the appearance of control, especially if they actually do not have as much of it as they would like. Someone is trying a little too hard. Now why do you think that is? LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): This day is tinged in drama that may include tantrums and general bad behaviour. It which would be easy to categorically reject but there’s also wisdom to be gained if you look a little further into cause and motivation. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): It may seem like a few errands eat up the whole day. Furthermore, this doesn’t fit the image you have of how you’d prefer to spend your hours today. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): There’s one area in which you’re really quite stuck. It’s time to get creative about the problem. Start by tackling a smaller part of the issue and shrinking your standard for what counts as progress. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You can do the thing alone but it’s going to take you so long and be so arduous that by the time you finish, your attitude will have soured. So include people. Enlist help. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Everyone’s got their own insecurities, fears, secrets... whatever it is, you’re definitely not the first, last or only person to deal with it. To share would cut your suffering in half. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You think you know what you’re good at, but test it anyway. You might be surprised how things have shifted since you last looked. The more accurate you can be in your assessment, the faster you’ll learn. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You may not want the extra pressure of being the leader, but if you don’t share your vision and ideas, everyone will suffer, mostlyl you. Don’t hoard your talents. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Everyone in the group has a different role. You feel that someone isn’t pulling a fair share of the weight, and this may be true, but all do not have to be contributing the same amount for this to work extremely well.
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7:20 Killing Hasselhoff 16LSC 2017 Comedy. Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, David Hasselhoff. 8:40 Chuck 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts. 10:20 The Snowman 16VLC 2017 Drama. Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson. 12:20 Goodbye Christopher Robin PGL 2017 Drama. Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie. 2:05 Killing Hasselhoff 16LSC 2017 Comedy. Ken Jeong, Jim Jefferies, David Hasselhoff. 3:25 Chuck 16VLSC 2017 Drama. Liev Schreiber, Naomi Watts. 5pm Looking Glass 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney. 6:45 Tumbledown MLS 2015 Comedy. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis. 8:30 Ready Player One MVL 2018 Action. A young gamer embarks on a highstakes virtual treasure hunt. Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke. 10:50 The Mercy ML 2018 Drama. Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz. Friday 12:30 Game Of Love MC 2016 Romantic Comedy. Heather Locklear, Locklyn Munro. 2am Looking Glass 16VLS 2017 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Robin Tunney. 3:45 Tumbledown MLS 2015 Comedy. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis. 5:30 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 5:45 Ready Player One MVL 2018 Action. Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke.
6:55 And So It Goes MS 2014 Romance. Diane Keaton, Michael Douglas. 8:25 Taken 2 MV 2012 Action Thriller. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. 9:55 Darling Companion M 2012 Comedy Drama. Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest. 11:40 The Thing 16VL 2011 Horror. Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton. 1:20 The Queen ML 2006 Drama. Helen Mirren, James Cromwell, Michael Sheen. 3pm Jersey Girl MLS 2004 Comedy Drama. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Liv Tyler. 4:40 8MM 18VLS 1999 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix. 6:45 The Proposal PGL 2009 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. 8:30 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime Drama. Two LAPD officers must deal with the backlash after exposing members of a drug cartel. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña. 10:20 Ted MLS 2012 Comedy. Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth MacFarlane. Friday 12:05 Serena MVS 2014 Drama. Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper. 1:55 8MM 18VLS 1999 Thriller. Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix. 4am Jersey Girl MLS 2004 Comedy Drama. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Liv Tyler. 5:40 People Interview – Octavia Spencer 2016 Featurette.
SKY SPORT 1 6am The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 6:30 The Cricket Show 7am Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Kings. 7:30 Cricket – Australia v India (HLS) Second ODI. 8am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 9am Cricket – Super Smash (RPL) Knights v Kings. 12:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) 4pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) 4:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Six. 5pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Seven. 5:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight. 6pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Nine. 6:30 Inside The PGA Tour 7pm Golf Central 8pm The Crowd Goes Wild 8:30 NBL Magazine Show 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 L Basketball – NBL 36ers v Wildcats. From Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide.
Friday
Midnight Netball – Quad Series (RPL) England v Silver Ferns. 2am Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Kings. 2:30 Cricket – Australia v India (HLS) 3am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 4am Inside The PGA Tour 4:30 Golf – PGA Tour Event (HLS) 5:30 Fox Sports News
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
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6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Tiny House World 7am Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic, And Unwrapped 7:30 Four Rooms 8:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 9:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters 10:30 The Living Room 11:30 Money For Nothing 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 Grand Slam Fishing 2:30 Guy Martin – Last Flight Of The Vulcan Bomber 3:30 Baby Animals 4pm David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 4:30 F Nigel Slater Eating Together 5pm My Second Restaurant In India 5:30 Full Steam Ahead 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Orang-utan Jungle School 8:30 Coastal Railways With Julie Walters 9:30 Meet The Humans In today’s world, looks count, especially with the popularity of social media, and Dr Michael Mosley invites 10 single people to the country house on a dating weekend with a difference. 10:30 American Pickers 11:30 Nigel Slater Eating Together Midnight My Second Restaurant In India 12:30 My Floating Home 1am The Living Room 2am Baby Animals 2:30 David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities 3am Money For Nothing 4am Orang-utan Jungle School 5am Tiny House Hunting 5:30 Tiny House World
SKY SPORT 2 6am Cycling – Tour Down Under (RPL) Stage Two. 8:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 9am Basketball – NBL (HLS) Kings v Breakers. 9:30 NBL Magazine Show 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 11am Basketball – NBL (HLS) Kings v Breakers. 11:30 NBL Magazine Show Noon Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Seven. 12:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight. 1pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Nine. 1:30 Golf – PGA Tour Event (HLS) 2:30 Sky Sports News 3pm L Cycling – Tour Down Under Stage Three. 6pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) Kings v Breakers. 6:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Phoenix v Mariners. 7:10 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Kings. 7:40 Cricket – Australia v India (HLS) Second ODI. 8:10 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Heat. 9:10 L Cricket – Big Bash Heat v Thunder. From The Gabba, Brisbane.
Friday
1am Fox Sports News 1:30 Cycling – Tour Down Under (RPL) Stage Three. 4am Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Six. 4:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Seven. 5am Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Eight. 5:30 Motorsport – Dakar Rally (HLS) Stage Nine. 17Jan19
DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Alaskan Bush People M 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG NHRA and a 1955 Pink Caddy 2/2. 10am Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 10:50 Air Rescue PG 11:15 Air Rescue PG 11:40 Web Of Lies M 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Lord of the Rockies. 1:20 Border Live M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Alaskan Bush People PG Family First. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Don’t Hassle the Hoff – Pontiac Trans Am 1/2. 6:35 Gold Rush PG 7:30 Gold Rush – The Dirt PG 8:30 Alaskan Bush People PG Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire. 9:25 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 10:15 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Border Live M
Friday
12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Treehouse Masters PG
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The noise and thrill of high-speed power boat racing will come to Lake Hood on Saturday.
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Thrills on the water BY LINDA CLARKE
LINDA.C@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
The sound of V8 engines and the potential for high-speed drama on the water is expected to draw thousands to Lake Hood this weekend for a power boat regatta with South Island titles at stake. The New Brighton Power Boat Club is holding its annual summer regatta at the lake, with at least 30 boats expected to enter. Regatta spokesman Robert Knoef said power boat racers were coming from all around the
South Island and the event would be a spectacle with some boats capable of travelling at nearly 200km/h. “It’s motor racing on water and there’s always the potential for drama.” The club opted for Lake Hood over Lake Forsyth this year, because of lake weed problems. Knoef said the high number of boats on Lake Hood had chopped any weed back over the holiday period and no issues were anticipated.
Four different South Island titles will be up for grabs, from juniors (12-16 years) to the big V8 inboard runabouts and powerful grand national hydroplanes. The boats will race a rectangular circuit with the best view for spectators on the lakeside between the boat ramp and the rowing club. Knoef said the drivers, kitted out in specified safety gear, would negotiate the 1km circuit over several laps. “Having eight boats all running side-by-side into the first corner is
quite a sight.” He said the sound of the boats’ high-powered engines, some up to 1000hp, plus the visual rooster tails thrown up in their wake made for spectacular viewing. Scrutineering for boats will begin at 8am Saturday, with the first race expected to be under way by 10am. Knoef’s 13-year-old son will compete in the junior races and it is a sport that often attracts generations of the same family. He said there were some pres-
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tigious trophies at stake, and some had been awarded annually over the past 50 years. “There’s a bit of history there.” Competitors must comply with full safety regulations for the regatta, wearing helmets special suits and lifejackets. Their boats have kill switches, which turn the vessel off if the driver is ejected. It is a requirement that the regatta organisers also have ambulance crews and rescue divers on hand.
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