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The first steps have been taken in a project that could turn Ashburton’s town centre into a modern, shopper friendly precinct that would match the best in New Zealand.

As part of a project that aims to redevelop the town centre, the Ashburton District Council commissioned transport engineer and planner Jeanette Ward to overview the street renewal project and to come up with ideas and options for the future. The project is a multipronged one that builds on previous development plans, including one prepared by Boffa Miskell in 2009.

An integral part of the plan was understanding inner town parking needs, Ward

capacity for most of the day.

As the project developed, Ward said she would work with councillors to narrow down options from a long list as they measured and refined these.

“This is a large project that ties in with other development projects.”

She is working closely with the Eastfield company to ensure larger street work tied in with this project, but all parties were driven by the same thing, getting people back into the town centre and making it a place that was welcoming, user-friendly and where people felt safe, she said.

told the council’s town centre working group. She undertook a day long survey where long stay and short term parking areas were monitored. This information will also form part of the council’s parking strategy review.

“You can’t separate parking from street design, the two need to run in parallel.

Overall the survey shows there is capacity still in parking in your system. If some streets lost carparks there is still overall space,” Ward said.

The survey showed that even at peak times on-street parking was rarely more than 50 per cent occupied and off-street parking still had about 20 per cent spare capacity.

Some areas, such as Burnett Street and long term parking in West Street were at

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■ ECONOMY

■ ATTACK

Growing labour ‘must be priority’

Stingray attack

By Sue NewmaN

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Number one on the priority list for growing the Ashburton District’s economy has to be developing a strategy to deal with its critical labour shortage, says deputy mayor Neil Brown.

Since the demise of Grow Mid Canterbury in 2015 the district has been without an economic development agency and without an effective economic development strategy.

The Ashburton District Council has commissioned the development of an independent strategy and action plan and this has proposed work over seven key areas.

Rather than creating a new economic development agency, the strategy sees the work done by council and by outside agencies in liaison with the council.

While all of the key areas were important, top priority had to be given to developing a labour force action plan, Brown said.

“Labour is a real issue for us. We need to do a mapping of this. We see what businesses have got and what we’ll need in the future. We need to get onto this early in the new year,” he said.

The labour shortage wasn’t something that fluctuated, it was constant and it was critical, Brown said.

“Every day we hear how short we are of quality labour. We need to start working on this labour force action plan immediately.”

And because the labour shortage was almost South Island wide, the council needed to be at the head of the field and pushing its own case, said Peter Reveley.

The need for labour is highlight-

ed in the strategy, with its author saying that while the district’s migrant workforce addressed some of the shortage the district needed to attract more people to come to the district to work, it also needed to provide strong support so they would stay.

Chief executive Andrew Dalziel said there was around $300,000 in the economic development account, money that was previously used as an annual grant to Grow Mid Canterbury.

There were recommendations in the strategy that some of this should continue to be spent on providing economic data to the community, that an additional $5000 should be put into the council’s sister city account and that the losses incurred on the East Street free parking trial should be funded from this account.

Other areas that could be funded were an additional contractor or staff member to work in the economic development area and funding or co-funding SME and business support and additional events and promotion funding.

“The feel of this strategy is that we should be looking at our processes and strategies to see if we can instill a bit more business friendly flavour into them,” Dalziel said.

The seven key areas identified as the strategy’s frame work are: Signalling the council is open for business, place making and branding, unlocking latent potential, agriculture and technology, natural resources, start-ups, SMES and business support and connecting and supporting infrastructure.

■ WEATHER

Kayak fun in the rain Seth Hapeta, 8, took advantage of yesterday afternoon’s deluge to do a bit of kayaking on Kerr Street in Ashburton.

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A diver is being treated by paramedics at Riversdale Beach after being attacked by a stingray.

A police spokeswoman confirmed police were responding to the reported attack.

The incident was initially believed to have involved a shark, but a lifeguard at Riversdale had since told the Wairarapa TimesAge it involved a stingray.

Officers rushed to the scene following a call shortly after 1pm.

The beach was initially closed

by Riversdale lifeguards amid fears of a shark attack.

However Dave Rose from the Riversdale Surf Lifesaving Club had since confirmed there was “absolutely no shark attack”.

The injured man was in a “comfortable position”, he said, and was being treated by paramedics from Wellington Free Ambulance and Life Flight’s Rescue Helicopter at the scene.

A Westpac Rescue Helicopter was also at the scene.

The beach had also been reopened and lifeguards were back on patrol.

Several months ago a commercial fisherman was lanced by a stingray in Whangarei while trying to save it, by flicking it overboard.

Dan Alders was lifting it up by its gill when its barb shot through his elbow.

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Andrew Little listens to CTV families Families who lost loved ones in the CTV building collapse say Justice Minister Andrew Little listened to them at a meeting yesterday.

The building collapsed after the 2011 February earthquake, killing 115 people including 65 foreign students.

Last month police announced they would not be prosecuting the engineers responsible for the building, saying they were

unlikely to get convictions. Mr Little, a former union boss, is dealing with similar issues of corporate culpability in the Pike River Mine disaster, where 29 workers died, and no prosecution progressed.

Professor Maan Alkaisi, who lost his wife in the CTV building collapse, said the meeting with Mr Little went very well and was constructive but police were an independent organisation.

“He was very sympathetic, he listened, he took notes.”

Mr Alkaisi argues, citing the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the CTV collapse and engineering reports, that the CTV building was the only one “to collapse in this way”.

He said the reasons police gave for not prosecuting, including financial implications, public interest and legal limitations, were ridiculous.

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Water declaration dead in water

By Sue NewmaN

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Ashburton is standing alone in Canterbury in refusing to sign a water declaration aimed at improving water quality across New Zealand.

The declaration is part of Local Government New Zealand’s strategy on water that has a focus on both national and local activity around improving water quality.

It calls on the government to take

an integrated approach to water policy.

Every local authority in Canterbury has signed, but Ashburton’s district councillors are refusing saying the declaration contains fish hooks that could unfairly penalise the district.

In addition, councillors say, much of the work targeted in the document is already under way in the district.

When they were asked to sup-

port the declaration at Thursday’s Ashburton District Council meeting eight councillors said no.

The document appeared to be heavily slanted towards rural activity but there was little mention of the need to improve water quality in urban areas, Neil Brown said.

Stuart Wilson said he wouldn’t have a bar of it while Peter Reveley said it was not comprehensive enough.

The document could be detrimental to the district further down the track Alasdair Urquhart said.

Brown, Wilson, Urquhart and Reveley were joined by Diane Rawlinson, Lynette Lovett, Mark Malcolm and Leen Braam in stymying mayor Donna Favel’s bid to sign the document.

Selwyn Price was an advocate for signing, however, saying the document was about advocacy

not spending money.

“We’re talking about what’s already happening in the community; we’re doing a lot of this stuff. It’s talking about our water quality wanting to be better, it’s saying this is a priority for us, it’s important for our community,” Price said.

Along with Favel and Price, others keen to see the document signed were Russell Ellis, Liz McMillan and Thelma Bell.

■ METHVEN CHRISTMAS PARTY

■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Festive fun at Methven Christmas party

Plans to spruce up town centre

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Fun, families and fine weather combined to produce a fantastic Methven Christmas Party yesterday afternoon.

Organising committee member Kelly Markham said she was pleased with the annual event.

“Everyone was really happy. We had bouncy castles, ice blocks and a barbecue.

“Lots of kids dressed up. There was a Christmas theme so we had Father Christmas, angels and reindeer,” she said, adding that everyone in costume received a prize.

In a change from previous years there was no parade. Instead everyone met at the reserve on the corner of Bank and McMillan streets.

Father Christmas duly arrived in a fire engine. He proved to be as popular as ever, posing for photos and taking part in lolly scrambles.

Markham said new attractions at this year’s party included a disco bouncy castle and face painting, both of which were in demand throughout the afternoon.

The non-profit event couldn’t have been timed better, with very hot weather throughout the party turning to thunder by the time it wrapped up about 4pm, when everyone headed to the pool.

Local businesses yet again provided amazing support for the party, Markham said, donating prizes, ice blocks and electricity.

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From P1 Also under consideration will be access into the town centre, not just for motorists but also for cyclists and pedestrians and provide places for people to linger.

“You have a really good opportunity to provide spaces for people to linger but at the moment it all feels a bit cluttered, it doesn’t feel inviting.”

Along with the street redesign issues such as sandwich board placement, trees and street furniture needed to be considered, Ward said.

While the redevelopment might focus on a small number of streets – East, Cass, Burnett and Tancred, it would spill into adjoining streets too.

One way streets and parallel parking were two options that could be used to create a more modern look, she said.

“It’s about trying to get a consistent, modern feel for the town. There are definitely remnants of decades say the 1980s, but there’s also lots of potential.”

The council’s option ranged from doing the minimum, things that could be done right now through to a suite of options that came with a higher price tag and required significant work.

How far and how quickly the new plan is actioned is now in the hand of Ashburton’s district councillors.

It is intended options will be developed and assessed by the working group in March, with a report to council in April. The objective is to have the redevelopment project ready for inclusion in the council’s long term plan which will be up for debate next year.

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■ ASHBURTON CLOCK TOWER

Photo of town clock gifted to mayor Ashburton Mayor Donna Favel will soon be able to look at her office walls and see an image that has become something of an Ashburton icon.

Photographer Emmily Harmer, like many Ashburtonians, probably took the inner town clock tower for granted, until she spotted it silhouetted against an evening sky.

She captured the shot and decided to offer it to the mayor as a permanent reminder of the town.

At last week’s district council meeting she handed over the photo. Favel was delighted. The clock tower held a special place in her heart she said as it was the place she and husband were married.

Roading money The public’s priority for the Ashburton District’s spending is clear, money needs to go into roading before anything else. As the council’s Our Place survey wraps up, more than 2000 people have chosen to tell the council what they believe should be its spending priorities for the next few years. Out of the dozens of ideas put forward in round one of the survey, the options were narrowed down in round two and in round three they were ranked by the community. Roading came out as number one with community safety in second place followed by environment, town centre, second bridge, business development, EA Networks Centre development and a new entertainment centre.

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Quintessentially Ashburton, the town clock captured on camera by photographer Emmily Harmer and gifted to mayor Donna Favel.

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■ ASHBURTON COLLEGE

Coaches urgently needed

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Ashburton College’s top rugby players might find themselves sidelined for the season unless coaches can be found for their team.

The school’s 1st XV is currently coachless and in spite of rigorous efforts by college principal Ross Preece to find replacements for last year’s coaching team, he’s drawing a blank at every turn.

“We’ve got a team of boys who’re very keen to play but we’ve advertised and no one’s applied and we’ve advertised again and still no one,” he said.

One of last year’s coaches now had family

commitments and the other had moved on to coaching at a higher level. That left the college looking at being unable to field a school team unless replacements were found, Preece said.

“The boys are very keen and we’ve got the core of last year’s team back so we won’t be scratching for players.”

If the college can’t field a team, those players will have to move to out of school clubs if they want to continue with their sport, he said.

And while there was nothing wrong with club rugby, the young players missed a great opportunity if they were only playing against their own age group within the district.

If they play for school they’re part of a Canterbury-wide, secondary school competition, Preece said. Coaching a secondary school 1st XV was a great opportunity for a coach who was moving through the ranks and it was an opportunity to work with talented youngsters as they were maturing in their sport, he said.

Preece conceded that coaching came with a time commitment, but the school had other staff who would undertake other aspects of the job such as fundraising for travel and tournaments.

“We need someone who’s keen on rugby and who gets teenagers. If we don’t get coaches we can’t have a 1st XV.”

Ashburton’s Catholic community might want to light up its Holy Name church but it won’t be getting a hand out from the Ashburton District Council to fund the work. The church has approached the council asking it to consider funding the lighting of the Sealy Street church as part of its festive lighting project. It wanted this to be a collaborative project between itself, the council and EA Networks. The council has set aside $150,000 for festive lighting and while some of this money has been spent on this year’s decorations, the council has plans to buy additional light, flags and decorations. The proposal was to install floodlighting that would enhance the architecture of the building. Councillors were concerned that supporting this project would set a precedent for other churches to follow. While they turned down the request to fund the project from their festive lighting budget, councillors suggested the church applies for funds through the community grants and funding process.

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■ RURAL SUICIDE

Deaths take toll on rural communities Farming groups are pleading with stressed workers to speak up if they need support in the wake of a series of deaths of young men across the country.

Four farmers have died suddenly in the past few weeks, including a Hamilton City Young Farmer member, and a popular rodeo competitor in Canterbury. Both were aged in their 20s.

The coroner’s office has confirmed one of the deaths is before Hamilton coroner Michael Robb.

Federated Farmers president Katie Milne broke down in tears while speaking about the deaths, saying she was becoming increasingly desperate to remind farmers that help was available if they needed it.

“Our future of agriculture is being failed somewhere here and we have to figure it out as quickly as we can,” she said.

“I’ve just been racking my brain. I don’t want to beg or plead with people about reaching out, but it is about that desperate. What can I say? Have a break, have a vacation?

“Well, how the hell can we? We have animals to look after and farms to run. An easy fix is complicated for farmers, put it that way.”

New Zealand Young Farmers chief Terry Copeland said the sudden deaths were a blow as the group had just finished a series of workshops across the country, educating people on how to recognise and support others and themselves.

A number of farming groups have suggested a mix of weather worries, election uncertainty and Christmas would put farmers under stress.

“It’s been incredibly dry for the past six to seven weeks which has put a lot of pressure on rural

communities in terms of farming,” Copeland said.

“I think historically, if you look right across society, Christmas time is not a good time for some.

People are run down, it’s been a busy farming year.

A wet spring, followed by a dry month. It’s not surprising (the deaths) seem to have come in multiples.

“There’s never a simple cause. Young men in particular are really poor at dealing with emotional issues.”

The deaths affected the wider rural community and people felt it keenly, he said.

The number of suspected suicides in New Zealand has climbed three years in a row, with provisional figures released by Chief Coroner Deborah Marshall in August showing 606 people are thought to have died by suicide between 2016 and 2017.

Of that number 143 were aged between 20 and 29.

Between 2007 and 2015 there were 185 farmrelated suicides.

Milne encouraged farmers to look out for their friends if they knew they had gone through a personal challenge, for workers to spend time around people, and to give themselves a break.

“It’s okay that we can’t get it right all the time.

We have weather that conspires against us and all sorts of things that are out of our control. There’s always things that we can’t fix. We need to let these things go,” she said.

“Let’s look after our mates. It’s hard on everyone when you realise someone is suffering silently that much, and you would have walked over broken glass to help them if you knew.”

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YOUTH VOICE Right - The Ashburton Youth Council recently teamed up with their counterparts at the Selwyn Youth Council for an eye-opening workshop called Strengths Finder.

Below - The giant swing at Washpen Falls pushes participants to step out of their comfort zone – both figuratively and literally.

Taking you out of your comfort zone

BY MAYU SUZUKI & TOM COLLIS

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ne of the great things about being in the Ashburton Youth Council is being able to do things you never imagined you could.

We learnt this not long ago when we had a meet up with our counterparts at the Selwyn Youth Council.

After arriving at the Selwyn District Council in Rolleston, we were welcomed by the members from SYC and Rochelle Faimalo from Hurunui District Council.

Rochelle jumped us straight into an eye-opening workshop called Strengths Finder, which was about identifying what each of our top five strengths are.

Quite often, young people can struggle to understand what they’re good at or what their strongest qualities are, especially when you’re on the verge of choosing your path post-school.

Strengths Finder helped to shine a light on that and reveal a lot about ourselves.

We were then able to discuss how those different strengths contributed to our team and how they could be put to use to make us a more equipped and efficient group.

After a delicious lunch, we all headed out to Washpen Falls, where we wasted no time gearing up for some adrenaline-focused fun.

After splitting up into two groups, we each headed our separate ways up the mountain – one for the giant swing and the other for the accurately named leap of faith.

For anyone who has not yet tried out these activities, they really do set your nerves on edge and push you to step out of your comfort zone – both figuratively and literally.

The giant swing allowed us

to see out to the plains below for miles, but the view was very quickly swept from our minds when you realised you were about to jump out of a tree and swing out from the side of a mountain!

The world seemed to freeze as you made the leap, and for an exhilarating moment, you felt yourself letting go and trusting your confidence.

After everyone had had their turn (some were quicker to find their inner daredevil than others), we met up with the other group and swapped activities.

We were greeted at the leap of faith by a pokey little platform situated several metres up in a tree.

To get there, we needed to climb up the tree and then stand with our backs firmly against the tree trunk on the platform (which was only big enough to hold your two feet!).

The goal of the leap of faith is to jump off a platform and trust your sweaty hands to make contact with the white trapeze bar hanging out in front of you.

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Even though you knew there were ropes to stop your fall, driving yourself to jump off truly was a leap of faith!

With our senses now very much alive and refreshed from the adrenaline of leaping and

falling from great heights, it was time to say farewell to our new friends from SYC and head back to Ashburton.

We arrived back home with a renewed confidence in ourselves and a belief that we really could achieve anything we put our minds to, especially coupled with our arsenal of newfound strengths. It’s safe to say, it really was an amazing day for AYC.

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The Ashburton members of the Julie Hawke School of Dance in Paris last month.

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■ HIGHLAND DANCING

Dance trip of a lifetime

BY KATIE TODD

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A group of young, local highland dancers have returned buzzing after a once-in-a-lifetime experience in Paris.

The Julie Hawke School of Dance journeyed to Euro Disneyland to compete in the International Gathering of Scottish Highland Dancing last month.

Twenty-five Cantabrian dancers aged from 6 to 15 years, including 12 from Ashburton,

spent 12 days performing Disney themed dances. Megan Christie, who accompanied the group, said “the whole thing was just a fantastic time,” and the group gave “amazing” performances.

She said the group took home a number of awards for their efforts, including six of the 10 special awards granted by judges.

Julie Hawke School of Dance members claimed best crustacean, best choreography and the coveted cutest award, along with five group performance awards

and 10 solo and duo performance awards.

The group’s favourite dance, a Moana piece, also wowed judges and took out the All Age Group: Overall Impression award.

Christie said other highlights included taking part in a preparade, performing with Mickey and Minnie on stage and performing in front of the Eiffel Tower before a sightseeing tour.

She said being part of the opening ceremony and being introduced as “all the way from

New Zealand” was a truly special experience.

“There were a lot of moments where it was hard to keep your eyes dry,” Christie said.

A number of families stayed on after the event to soak up the sounds and sights of Europe. The dancers also enjoyed a day and a half exploring Singapore and stopping in at the zoo on their way over.

The trip was the result of 18 months of fundraising and several months of rehearsing.

■ DUNEDIN MURAL

Flying whale spotted in Port Chalmers

BY KATIE TODD

KATIE.T@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

If you find yourself down in Dunedin this summer, keep an eye out for any flying whales.

Thanks to the imagination of Ashburton-born artist David Elliot, the unusual species is cropping up all around the Port Chalmers area.

David has designed and overseen the production of a 23-metre flying whale mural on the side of a Dunedin Port shed, and his wife Gillian has now produced a range of flying whale printed gifts to match.

The illustration depicts a soaring humpback whale carrying a historical Dunedin ship called the Elsie Evans, and presents an amusing alternate “history” for the community of Port Chalmers.

David said he was inspired by a number of old and enigmatic ship’s anchors hooked into the earth around the port, which suggest “the mooring of large aerial vessels,” rather than ships at sea. He produced a sketch, and local mural artists Daniel Mead and Tessa Petley expertly applied it to the building in gigantic, monochromatic form.

“It’s great that Port Otago have seen the merits of the idea and

■ December 18 – Ali Harper Christmas Joy Concert at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ January 12 – 13 – Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School presents Time Travellers at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ Until January 14 – New Perspectives on Landscapes Exhibition at Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ January 14 – Elfie Spiewack in Splendour Moot Adornment Reframed artist talk at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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

■ Until January 21 – Elfi Spiewack in Splendour Moot Adornment Reframed exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

■ January 28 – Heather Sarin’s Forever Young exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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

■ February 14 – Kevin “Bloody” Wilson Almost Awesome Tour at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ February 20 – Ashburton Arts and Garden Tour.

■ February 22 – Michael Jackson History Show at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ March 2 – ZONTA Ashburton Female Art Award announced.

■ March 13 - Rado & Raybon Save the World at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

■ April 19 – Arts on Tour presents Olive Copperbottom at Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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

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

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

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Visitors to Dunedin’s Port will now be greeted with a piece of David Elliot’s imagination.

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have been prepared to finance the fun,” David said.

Shortly after the mural came to life, David’s wife Gillian opened a Flying Whale pop-up shop around the corner.

Stocked with Flying Whale prints, cards, bags, tea-towels and t-shirts, along with copies of his books, all signed, it offers visitors the opportunity to take home their very own flying whale or piece of Elliot imagination.

“It’s really quite an original and fascinating wee shop,” said Gillian.

“It’s been a lovely project.”

And with a little luck, the mural version of the flying whale will not be alone for long.

“Hopefully there will be more historical images in the future involving our local leviathans and their cargoes … particularly one involving a sperm whale and the band rotunda that

mysteriously disappeared from the bottom of George Street in the 1930s,” David said.

Earlier this year, David took out both the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year Award, and the Russell Clark Award for Illustration, at the 2017 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.

His illustrations also recently starred in their very own exhibition at the Ashburton Art Gallery.

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HAMPSTEAD SCHOOL

BOROUGH SCHOOL Why pick sugary sweet fizzy drinks when you can refresh your body and mind with fresh, clean H2O? That’s what Ashburton Borough School pondered when they tackled the Water Challenge last month – even taking home a sum of money for their successful water consumption!

The Christmas Spirit is alive and kicking at Hampstead School – from impressive office decorations, courtesy of the “multitalented” PTA, to card deliveries between classes and friends.

Senior students Austin, Jack and Tyson donned festive disguises to do this year’s deliveries.

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■ UNITED STATES

Fires head to celeb homes

Surging Santa Ana winds have driven an enormous wildfire towards a wealthy community in the coastal mountains northwest of Los Angeles, leaving fire crews working in a pall of smoke.

The 104,634-hectare Thomas Fire is moving rapidly westwards and towards crested Montecito Peak, just north of the unincorporated Santa Barbara County community of Montecito.

Known for its star power, the enclave boasts the mansions of Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres and many other celebrities.

“It is right above the homes,” fire spokesman Jude Olivas said.

Winfrey expressed her dismay at the latest development on her Twitter account.

“Still praying for our little town. Winds picked up this morning creating a perfect storm of bad for firefighters,” Winfrey tweeted. It was not clear if the former talk show host was in Montecito.

Winds were gusting to 40km/h and at some point, mandatory evacuations were expected for an area occupied by dozens of homes. For the 13th straight day, the National Weather Service issued a red flag

warning of extreme fire danger because of hot, dry, windy conditions.

Smoke from the fire lingered at ground level, making it hard for firefighters to see, and the poor visibility kept a fleet of waterdropping helicopters from taking off, Olivas said.

The fire already was moving north, south and west through heavy brush and forestlands in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. About 95,000 people were under mandatory evacuation orders.

The Santa Ana winds had eased on Friday, giving firefighters some breathing space after more than a week of tough, incessant work. Crews stripped or burned brush in areas near homes in an effort to starve the blaze.

Saturday’s rising winds, however, brought concern that the flames would be pushed along so fast, far and fiercely that fire crews couldn’t touch them.

Those conditions would be so dangerous that firefighters couldn’t battle the fire from the front but would have to “hunker” A firefighter takes a cellphone picture in safety zones until the flames pass, then during a wildfire in Montecito, Califormove in and fight it, Olivas said.

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Damon criticised Minnie Driver and Alyssa Milano have criticised Matt Damon over his comments on the sexual misconduct scandal engulfing Hollywood. Damon, 47, sparked controversy when he said that there are different levels of behaviour and not all the men who have been accused should be painted with the same brush. “I do believe that there’s a spectrum of behaviour and we’re going to have to figure, you know, there’s a difference between patting someone on the butt and rape or child molestation,” he said. “Both of those behaviours need to be confronted and eradicated without question, but they shouldn’t be conflated.”

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■ INDONESIA

Three dead, seven hurt in Java earthquake Three people have been killed and seven others injured when a powerful earthquake struck near the Indonesian island of Java.

All of the dead victims were hit by debris from their houses in separate locations on Java island during the late Friday quake, according to National Disaster Management Agency spokesman Sutopo Nugroho.

Sutopo says about 70 patients in a general hospital in Banyumas district were also evacuated after its ceilings collapsed, walls cracked and oxygen pipes leaked.

“Several hospitals were damaged so patients had to be treated outside,” he said.

Nearly 800 houses across Java were damaged or collapsed, he said yesterday.

The quake struck 300 metres east-south-

east of Cipatujah, a coastal district in West Java, at 11.47pm, according to the United States Geological Survey. It took place at a depth of 91 kilometres.

Indonesia’s Meteorological, Climatological and Geophysical Agency put the magnitude of the quake at 6.9 on the Richter scale. A tsunami warning issued by the agency was later withdrawn.

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■ FRANCE

French school bus driver says gates open The driver of a French school bus involved in a deadly crash with a train has told investigators the level crossing she drove across was open.

“According to her, the barriers were raised,” Marseille prosecutor Xavier Tarabeux said after a visit to the scene of the crash in which five children were killed.

The bus was carrying students aged 11

to 15 from the Christian Bourquin school in the village of Millas, near Perpignan in southern France. It was the first time investigators had been able to speak with the 46-year-old driver, who was herself badly injured in last week’s crash.

Tarabeux said, however, that an inspection of the scene showed that the barrier’s hinge was in the closed position.

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John to be honoured Pop star Elton John will be celebrated next month with a celebrity-heavy live-broadcast concert several days after the 60th Grammy Awards, it has been announced. The Englishman born Reginald Kenneth Dwight will mark his career at the Elton John – I’m still Standing concert alongside performers including Miley Cyrus, John Legend and Sam Smith at Madison Square Garden in January, the Grammys said. The performer will personally take to the stage for part of the concert, which will also be broadcast on television. John has “captivated audience across generations for more than five decades,” Grammys president Neil Portnow said.

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Look out for each other this Christmas Colin Williscroft SENIOR REPORTER

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hristmas is supposed to be a time of happiness but unfortunately for some people that’s not the case.

Instead, it’s a time of sadness, with families torn apart by the loss of loved ones.

It’s bad enough for those left behind when people lose their lives through accidents – whether they be on the road, or, at this time of year, in or on the water, but when people commit suicide at Christmas it seems doubly tragic.

A recent spate of rural suicides has prompted Federated Farmers president Katie Milne to speak out (see story page 5) about the tragic loss of life that continues to haunt rural communities.

It must be said that suicide, mental health and depression is no longer the taboo subject that it once was.

Thanks to people like Methven Young Farmer Sam Robinson and Marlborough farmer Doug Avery, and groups like Young Farmers, mental health is far more openly discussed today than it was in the past – at least on the surface.

There’s also a lot more support services and helplines available.

But the figures don’t lie.

For one reason or another rural people, predominantly men, often young, continue to kill themselves.

There doesn’t seem to be any one reason for the recent series of deaths, although farmer groups are talking about pressures associated with Christmas, a time when people are “supposed” to be happy, burnout, incredibly dry conditions on the back of a wet winter, and uncertainty following the general election.

Whatever the causes are, it’s time for the community to come together.

It’s the responsibility of everyone who either lives in or knows people in rural communities to stand up and do something about it.

As Robinson told me about a week ago, just after receiving an excellence award from Young Farmers for his unselfish work in sharing his own struggles with depression, while it’s important for those who are feeling down to reach out and ask for help, it’s just as, if not more, important for their friends to take the time and ask how they are.

“How you going?”

It doesn’t take much but it can make all the difference.

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Karen Not rushing around, no school uniforms, no school lunches, no practices for the kids. Relaxing. Yes that’s more than 1 Kirsty Celebrating our wee girl’s first Christmas Donna Getting out of Ashburton and down to the lake Alison No after school activities woop woop Greg Having a break from routine ..not rushing Chenell Relaxing and thinking about everything im going through in paradise Heather Spending more time woih the people I love.

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If enacted into law the bill would give people with a terminal illness or a grievous and irremediable medical condition the option of requesting assisted dying.

There’s a number of stages a bill has to pass through before it can come into effect.

The first reading, which Parliament had last Wednesday, is the initial step.

Bills then progress to Select Committee to be considered over several months, before returning to the whole Parliament for two further votes.

I voted for the End of Life Choice Bill at first reading to let it to go to Select Committee, as did the majority of Parliament.

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The bill has been referred to the Justice Select Committee, which I sit on with seven other MPs. We’ll be undertaking a ninemonth process to engage with the public. I’ll be pushing for the committee to travel around the country to let locals have their say.

I’ll be interested to hear from medical professionals about how the bill might work in practice, because I do have some significant concerns.

Elder abuse is a huge problem in New Zealand, particularly younger family members putting financial pressure on their older family members.

To support the bill beyond

first reading I would need to be satisfied there are sufficient safeguards to prevent family from putting pressure on an older person to prematurely end their life.

My second concern is the elderly feeling that they are a burden.

My grandmother had a major stroke several years ago, and I’m sure she was upset at the impact it had on people around her. But she had some very good times in her last few months of life, and it was positive for everyone that we had that time.

I would hate to rob someone of that precious time at the end, simply because they felt that they were a burden on those around them.

I want to hear the stories of families who have had mothers and fathers, grandfathers and grandmothers, spend their last days or weeks in unbearable pain and suffering.

And I want to review the evidence which suggests people

with degenerative conditions are taking their lives earlier than they need to, when they are still capable, because they fear they’ll lose the ability to do so later.

But more than anything, I want to hear what you think.

It’s important that I reflect local views in our Parliament, that’s what I’m there for. In the new year I’ll be sending out a survey to everyone in Ashburton seeking feedback.

You can email me at any time, or call me at my office in Harrison Street.

It’s a difficult issue, but I do think it’s a debate we as a country are mature enough to have.

I encourage you to get in touch and tell me what you think.

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■ AFRICA

For classy cocktails and trendy dining, book a table at Asian restaurant Ling Ling.

Africa’s most stylish city?

By Sarah MarShall

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verywhere you look there’s colour: from bursts of sunshine hanging from fruiting orange trees, to cones of marigold-yellow turmeric and flaming-red cayenne pepper rising like exotic mountain ranges in the shadowy doorways of spice shops.

A delightfully disorientating mix of wild hues and exotic patterns, Marrakech captured the imagination of fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent when he first visited in 1966 – and 50 years later, its heady impact hasn’t diminished one bit.

“The city opened my eyes to colour,” the Algerian-born artist famously declared.

Falling in love at first sight, he bought a property here with his partner Pierre Berge and later restored the famous botanical gardens, Jardin Majorelle, where a museum celebrating his connections with the Moroccan city recently opened next door.

Containing numerous key pieces from the designer’s gamechanging collections, the Musee Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (mYSLm) is set to boost this North African destination’s creative appeal once again.

Visit these places for a fashionthemed weekend escape.

STYLE IT OUT AT mYSLm In a dark corridor illuminated by spotlights, a modest but carefully curated selection of garments is modelled by mannequins, providing a visual timeline of the fashion designer’s career.

Now signature styles in high street stores, the jumpsuit, pea jacket, smoking jacket and trouser suit all started life in YSL’s sketchbooks.

Hooded cloaks, gowns with tassels and feminine Fez hats have obvious links with Morocco, but brocade jackets inspired by Van Gogh and puff-sleeved blouses belonging to Balkan gypsies were shaped by imaginary travels further afield.

“A woman handling her gloves is a gesture I adore,” claimed YSL, and a fabulous magpie’s cabinet of accessories – including bold, garish costume jewellery and an outrageous gold-plated breast plate – is an exhibition highlight.

A FASHIONABLE SLEEP AT MANDARIN ORIENTAL MARAKECH Although a 15-minute drive from the Medina, this modern property still embodies all that’s great about the city. Petals from more than 100,000 roses flutter in 20 hectares of gardens, where olive trees twirl around secluded villas and the undulating outline of the Atlas mountains hovers on the horizon.

Each room is a mini palace, with a pool dominating the open-air courtyard and a voluptuous tub almost drowning the bathroom. There’s even a touch screen-operated hammam in the shower, with black soap and scrub mitt provided.

Alternatively, let someone else do all the hard work in the mesmerising spa, where treatment rooms come with their own private gardens – and more of those roses and olive trees.

For classy cocktails and trendy dining, book a table at Asian restaurant Ling Ling; and for fine Moroccan fare, head to Mes’Lalla, where outdoor tables are set beneath the stars.

ENJOY A CHIC EAT AT LE TROU AU MUR For too long there’s been a gap in the Marrakech restaurant market; options have historically ranged from high-end hotel appendages to simple street eats, with very little in between. So this new casual diner from the owners of boutique hotel Riad Farnatchi really is in a class of its own.

Buried deep in the Medina’s back streets, the relaxed, friendly space is part of a renovated house with ornate stucco plasterwork and zingy lime green walls.

The menu is equally refreshing, serving a selection of forgotten classics rarely served outside Moroccan homes. (The de riguer tagines are still offered, but there’s so much more besides.) A speciality is the meshoui – a slow-cooked lamb. At present, the restaurant is only open for dinner.

RELAX LIKE AN A-LISTER AT THE FARNATCHI SPA There’s no such thing as too many hammams, so take the opportunity to squeeze in a scrub between exploring sites and souks in the Medina. Opened last year, next door to Riad Farnatchi (who also operate the spa), it features four treatment rooms and two hammams either side of a sunsplashed courtyard.

Prepare to strip down (yes, completely) for a warm soak and thorough exfoliation, promising to leave skin baby soft. It’s a ritual Moroccans practise weekly – and it’s easy to understand why.

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Textbook out the window

By Nick Hoult As they lionised the Australian cricket captain on Saturday, broadcaster Channel 9 counted 23 different tics, fidgets and movements by Steve Smith as he stands at the crease.

That’s almost one for every test hundred he has scored.

Smith’s innings — he was 229 not out at stumps on Saturday with his side 549-4 — added another layer to the Donald Bradman comparisons that have dominated the past few days.

Bradman too was unorthodox bringing his bat down in a “rotary” movement, starting at wide third slip before coming down straight.

Smith is similarly unique and blessed with incredible reflexes like Bradman, who famously trained his brain as a child by hitting a golf ball against a water tank with a stump.

More remarkable is the fact that for a modern player Smith rarely hits the ball in the air, just like the Don, cutting down risk and making him even harder to set fields against.

Mark Taylor, the former Australia captain, likened Smith’s quirkiness to the golfer Jim Furyk whose swing was once described as an an octopus falling out of a tree.

Smith has so many movements it looks like he has eight arms whirring around.

At one point during his double century Channel 9 interviewed Steve Smith’s fiancée Dani.

She revealed how she spends hours feeding the bowling machine in their garden as her partner’s relentless pursuit of excellence creeps into their homelife.

At the Waca it was England feeding the bowling machine, with the setting on floaty medium pace, as Smith made them line up the deliveries in exactly where he wanted as he scored his first double hundred in Australia and 22nd Test century.

There was such an air of inevitability about it all.

England backed off Smith from the moment he restarted his innings on 92 with only one slip, a deep point and a deep midwicket to their most potent bowler, James Anderson.

In Adelaide, England thought they had found a way of winding up Smith by being aggressive as soon as he came to the crease with ball, verbals and a field placings.

Stationing Anderson, their most senior player, at short midon right in Smith’s eyeline when he was non-striker rattled him

Rest policy defended Black Caps chief selector Gavin Larsen has defended the team’s decision to implement a rest policy for the upcoming series against the West Indies. Captain Kane Williamson and fast-bowler Tim Southee will both be rested and will only play the first game of the three match series in Whangarei on Wednesday. The decision to rest Williamson and Southee this early in the season has caused fans and commentators to question the selection policy. Larsen said he understood where the public was coming from but felt it was a decision that was needed given the long summer of cricket. - NZME

Marsh lauds brother As elated as he was to post a maiden Test century, Mitch Marsh felt his brother’s effort at Adelaide Oval was even more special. The younger Marsh was eventually out for 181 at the WACA on day four of the third Ashes test, having demoralised England in an unbeaten 301-run stand with skipper Steve Smith. “It was probably more special for Shaun because, two months ago, I can tell you he didn’t really think he was ever going to play for Australia again,” Mitch Marsh said.

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Steve Smith torments the English bowlers on his way to a double century. and put him off his game, then the ball swung under the lights in the second innings.

Smith made 40 and six.

But England were far more respectful in Perth.

Their own late innings collapse took the wind out of them and on a pitch with no lateral movement they had nowhere to go with their lack of pace and a decent spinner once again exposed.

By the time Anderson tried the wind up at short mid on again Smith was 127 and above it all.

This was the fastest of Smith’s Test hundreds, coming off 138 balls and scored at will. He drove more than 50 runs through the covers and moved across to hit on the leg side when England threw it wider of off stump.

When a desperate England resorted to bowling off-spin at both ends at the Waca it was a lowering of the English flag to half mast.

When England played against Smith in Perth seven years ago they ridiculed him as the joker in the team.

Nothing summed up how roles have been reversed more than when Smith said on Saturday night that “Dawid Malan was the pick of their spinners”.

Smith became only the fifth Australian captain, one of course being Bradman, to have scored two Ashes double hundreds.

His average at stumps on Saturday, 62.89, moved him into second place in test history behind Bradman. His 22nd test hundred came in his 59th test match; only Bradman has done it more quickly for Australia (38).

This was Smith’s 14th hundred as captain in his 29th test. It took Bradman 24 tests to score the same number.

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Sydney is his home ground and set for an Ashes coronation with another Smith masterclass seemingly already written in the stars.

What is England’s answer?

For Bradman it was Bodyline.

For Smith? Send your suggestions to Andrew Strauss, at Lord’s.

At home, if England take Smith out of London, where pitches are slow and there is little seam and swing, they have his number.

Smith averages just 24.08 in Ashes cricket at grounds in England outside the capital. Green tops, swinging balls and British Midland cities.

That’s how to get him out.

Perhaps the England & Wales Cricket Board has to be ruthless and strip the Oval and Lord’s of Ashes tests in 2019.

- NZME

Jesse Ryder was on the charge for Central Stags against Ben Stokes and the Canterbury Kings at Saxton Oval in Nelson yesterday, reaching 50 off 19 balls, but his onslaught was ended by spinner Blake Coburn for 84 off 40 balls. It spurred the Stags to an eight-run run victory but not before some tense moments for the hosts as Ryder was so nearly upstaged by Kings gloveman Cam Fletcher.

Fletcher clouted 74 off 39 as the Kings finished 205-6 in reply to the Stags’ 213-5.

Savea to switch?

Julian Savea has admitted that he has thought about a potential switch to rugby league. The storming All Blacks winger is contracted to New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2019 but has fallen out of favour with national selectors after a lacklustre Super Rugby season.

The 27-year-old who has scored 46 tries in 54 tests for New Zealand, said the thought of switching codes has never left his mind. “It’s always been in the back of my mind,” Savea said.

- NZME

Joshua will ‘eat’ Parker As the boxing world counts down to an official announcement of Joseph Parker’s mega-fight against Anthony Joshua, fellow heavyweight Tony Bellew has once again given his prediction of the result. “Anthony Joshua will ‘eat’ Joseph Parker,” Bellew said. “A very good big guy will always beat a good little guy.”

- NZME

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In brief Injury blow for United Melbourne United coach Dean Vickerman expects to be without American star Casey Prather for several weeks after he dislocated his elbow in Saturday night’s 84-78 win over Illawarra in Wollongong.

Prather, who won two NBL championships with the Perth Wildcats before joining Melbourne this season, landed awkwardly in the second quarter before being assisted to the dressing room in obvious discomfort. Melbourne were already with injured backup centre Majok Majok and had to rely on Craig Moller and Dave Barlow when they lost Prather.

- AAP

Bullets gathering pace A tough NBL travel schedule has given Brisbane a chance to find momentum they can carry into the new year, coach Andrej Lemanis says. The Bullets ended a period of playing six games in 16 days with a win over the Perth Wildcats, in Perth. It was their third consecutive victory, with Sydney to play, at home, next Saturday.

Lemanis says his team has used the travel schedule to unite and grow as a team.

- AAP

Wildcats lacking edge

Luke Glendining pulls out the fancy shots in the Mid Canterbury a-grade interclub competition on Saturday.

PHOTO ROBYN HOOD 161217-RH-084

Perth has shown some concerning signs in their first NBL outing this season without injured captain Damian Martin. As the reigning champions’ best defensive player watched from the sidelines on Saturday nursing an ankle injury, the Wildcats had a five-game winning streak broken by a team outside the top half – Brisbane – at home. And while teams have averaged just 38 points in opening halves against the Wildcats this season, the Bullets knocked down 50 points in the first two quarters. Brisbane led at every break on its way to an 82-76 victory at Perth Arena. - AAP

■ TENNIS

Milestone for Herbert

Hampstead marches on

Despite the comments recently by the newly appointed member to the Women in Motorsport Commission, Carmen Jorda, that women racer can’t compete against men and should have their own championship, young New Zealander Chelsea Herbert has proven her wrong. At the recent round of the BNT New Zealand Touring Car championships the 19-year-old became the first woman in New Zealand touring car racing to stand on top of the podium. “Getting my first race win at Taupo was special and very rewarding,” said Herbert.

“I was happy with my results from the first round and knew we would do well at Taupo.”

- NZME

By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Hampstead will enter the New Year still carrying the unbeaten title after picking up yet another victory in the Mid Canterbury Tennis A grade interclub competition.

This week it was Allenton’s turn to try and stop their run, which looked like they might have been able to do after the doubles games.

The Allenton pairing of Bryn Looji and Connor Brosnahan was too strong for Hampstead’s Aidan Mitchell and Michael Kerr, winning 6-3, 6-4.

Mitchell and Kerr both got their revenge in the singles however, winning both their games, while Mathieu Lucas was able to defeat Thomas Ravenscroft 6-1, 6-1, with Jade Brosnahan winning through a default, giving Hampstead the 5-1 victory.

Methven were able to keep pace with their rivals, picking up the win against Fairton 4-2.

The pairing of Sam Bubb and Jarrad Hill were back in action for Methven, and were able to pick up the win against Rhys Cromie and Phil Crozier 6-3, 7-6.

Their other pairing of Gareth Evans and Isabelle Talbot also

picked up a win, defeating William Edgar and Erin ConnellyWhyte 6-2, 6-3.

Cromie and Connelly-Whyte were able to pull two back for Fairton in the singles, but it proved to be not enough.

In the third game of the day, Southern and Tinwald locked horns.

Southern took a strong victory in the end, winning 5-1.

The doubles combo of John Leslie and Josh Jones were the only pair to pick up a win for Tinwald with A 10-5 tiebreaker win against Oliver and Amelia McKeown.

Southern took out a clean sweep in the singles, but not without a few close games, with Oliver McKeown and Jones needing a tiebreaker to decide that result.

In the reserve grade, Methven Gold snuck the victory against Southern/Wakanui 66-50 on countback, while the Methven Diamonds beat the Hampstead Aces 48-43.

Allenton proved too strong for the Hampstead Hillbillies, winning 6-0.

The competition will now head in for an extended break, resuming on January 27.

Adams prominent in marathon NBA clash Steven Adams has set another career-high in the NBA, but this time it’s a record he had little control over.

Having set his career-high for points in a game earlier this month, Adams on Saturday played the most minutes in his

NBA career, in the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 119-117 triple overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The Kiwi centre was on court for 51 minutes in the marathon encounter, and was involved in the thick of things as the clash proved

to be one of the best this season.

Adams mustered only five points – his lowest output since November 6, but grabbed 11 rebounds, seven of them offensive as the Thunder and 76ers traded blows.

He was in direct competition

with Philadelphia’s star centre Joel Embiid. Adams fouled out in the final overtime period, and Embiid took the opportunity to poke some fun at the 24-yearold. Embiid, waved goodbye toward the crowd when Adams fouled out.

- AP

Motorsport will return With the Christmas holiday season almost upon us, the world of motorsport winds down to zero. No Formula 1 or IndyCar, no NASCAR or World Rally, no Supercars, MotoGP, Superbikes, no nothing, nada, zero. Lots of writing about them all of course as all the websites scramble to come up with news be it genuine, weak or just plain fake in order to keep the hordes of fans happy. But fear not, there is light at the end of our particular motor racing tunnel and that light is the ‘Summer of MotorSport’ or whatever it is called these days, starting in earnest in early January 2018.

- NZME

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■ FOOTBALL

City crushes sorry Spurs Manchester City emphatically underlined their complete dominance of the Premier League as they beat Tottenham 4-1 to go 14 points clear at the top of the table.

Ilkay Gundogan put Pep Guardiola’s side ahead with a 14thminute header from a Leroy Sane corner and while Spurs had their moments, City ran away with it in the second half.

Kevin De Bruyne blasted in the second in the 70th minute and five minutes later City missed a penalty when Gabriel Jesus struck the post.

The third came 10 minutes from the end when Raheem Sterling tapped-in from close range after a typically devastating City counter-attack and the England forward added a fourth after a mistake from Eric Dier left him to cheekily round Lloris and slot home.

Christian Eriksen scored an injury-time consolation for Spurs with a fine solo effort.

Arsenal moved back into the Premier League’s top four as Crystal Palace climbed out of the relegation places.

Mesut Ozil scored the only goal as Arsenal beat Newcastle to jump up to fourth place while Palace are now 14th following their 3-0 win at 10-man Leicester.

Arsenal ended a three-match winless run thanks to a brilliant strike from Oezil.

It came in the 23rd minute when Alexis Sanchez’s blocked shot fell to the German, who powered a left-footed volley past Rob Elliot.

The loss drops Newcastle, who are winless in nine, into the relegation zone.

They replace Palace, whose first away win of the season vaulted them up the table.

Sven Ulreich saved a 95th-minute Chadrac Akolo’s penalty as leaders Bayern Munich ground out a hard-fought 1-0 Bundesliga win at Stuttgart. Ulreich got down to hold Akolo’s weak spot-kick, awarded by the Video Assistant Referee for Niklas Sule’s foul on Santiago Ascacibar. It proved the final act of the match. Second-half substitute Thomas Muller got Bayern’s winner against stubborn opponents, firing a snapshot inside the near post in the 79th minute after being picked out by Kingsley Coman.

- PA

Ronaldo seals the deal Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a free kick to help Real Madrid claim its third Club World Cup title after beating Brazilian team Gremio 1-0. The Ballon d’Or winner fired his right-footed shot between two players in Gremio’s defensive wall, leaving goalkeeper Marcelo Grohe no hope of reaching the ball before it bounced inside the post in the 53rd minute. Madrid defended the title they won last season as it collected its fifth trophy of 2017, along with the Champions League, Spanish league, European Super Cup and Spanish Super Cup. - AP

Jets seek improvement

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling scored two of their four goals against Spurs yesterday.

PHOTO AP

Christian Benteke, Wilfried Zaha and Bakary Sako scored as the Eagles made it seven straight unbeaten.

Leicester’s Wilfred Ndidi was sent off in the second half after picking up his second yellow card.

Burnley were held to a 0-0 draw at Brighton but it was enough to lift the Clarets into fifth.

Brighton’s Glenn Murray missed a penalty and Burnley’s

James Tarkowski had a header cleared off the line.

Chelsea beat Southampton 1-0 for their eighth win in 10 league games.

Marcos Alonso’s long-distance free-kick was the difference as the Blues pulled level on points with second-place Manchester United, who play overnight.

Both teams had a man dismissed as Huddersfield won 4-1 at Watford.

Aaron Mooy scored twice for the Terriers with Elias Kachunga and Laurent Depoitre each adding a goal.

Watford’s Troy Deeney was shown a straight red card in the first half and Huddersfield’s Jonathan Hogg was sent off for a second yellow in the 61st minute.

West Ham continued their revival under David Moyes, beating Stoke City 3-0 to heap more pressure on Mark Hughes. - DPA

Key man Vidosic in doubt for Phoenix

Dario Vidosic

Bayern extend lead

Wellington Phoenix will sweat on the fitness of key forward Dario Vidosic ahead of their showdown with the ALeague’s dominant club.

The last-placed Phoenix endured a night to forget when they went down 1-0 to the Glory in Perth on Saturday in a clash of two cellar dwellers.

While the result lifts Perth out of the basement, from ninth to fifth, it leaves the lastplaced Wellington outfit languishing four points adrift of their nearest rivals.

On top of that, influential Australian international Vidosic is under an injury cloud ahead of next Saturday’s home match against defending champions and runaway league leaders Sydney FC. Standing in as captain for the injured Andrew Durante, the 30-year-old was forced off early after clattering into

Glory defender Shane Lowry, suffering apparent damage to a right knee which had required surgery in the offseason.

Coach Darije Kalezic will keenly await the result of early-week assessments.

“I have a feeling he is not so bad but obviously not good enough to play further so we have to wait,” he said.

“With Dario, we lose exceptional quality.

“Everybody knows that he with (Michael) McGlinchey and Roy Krishna, they are the players that give the right attacking impulse for our team.”

Krishna and Durante are both decent chances to return from injury against Sydney FC but there is less certainty around McGlinchey.

They may also be issues arising from an apparent calf

niggle which ended centre back Marco Rossi’s night in the closing minutes.

Kalezic was proud of a “solid” Phoenix display in the absence of key figures and said a draw could have been secured with an ounce more luck.

He pointed to midfielder Matthew Ridenton’s strike which struck the post – in a rare attacking foray - moments before Diego Castro scored Perth’s 59th-minute winner.

“If the ball was one centimetre to the right then it’s a goal and obviously we’d be at an advantage and control more the game.”

Wellington’s 5-2 dissection of Perth five weeks ago remains their only win this season.

They have picked up one point from five matches in Australia.

- NZME

Newcastle coach Ernie Merrick says the A-League’s leading scorers are having trouble getting the right attacking combinations, but reinforcements are imminent.

The second-placed Jets haver already picked up more points than they did in the whole of last season and no team has held them goalless this term. They’ve racked up a league best 25 goals despite long-term injuries to leading scorer Roy O’Donovan and Venezuelan playmaker Ronald Vargas.

- AAP

Yellows turn to red Western Sydney and coach Josep Gombau have emerged from the depths of A-League despair, claiming a first win in 10 games over a nine-man Central Coast. But Saturday night’s 2-0 performance was blighted by more contentious use of the video assistant referee (VAR), which prompted referee Alex King to upgrade two secondhalf yellow cards to reds for the Mariners’ Wout Brama and Jake McGing. Central Coast coach Paul Okon was at a loss to explain it.

“If both challenges were violent I think we would have seen protests from the Wanderers players and bench ... and there was no reaction,” - AAP

Erceg may be back Former Football Ferns captain Abby Erceg could make a sensational return to the international game. Erceg, New Zealand’s most capped female player with 130 appearances, shocked the football community in February when she announced her sudden retirement. She had been the defensive rock of the Ferns for a decade, recognised as their most important player and one of the best defenders in the world. In terms of impact, her departure at the age of only 27 was compared to a scenario of Richie McCaw walking away a few years before the 2015 Rugby World Cup. - NZME

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■ AWAPUNI

Boxachocolates in form

Pitmans chase Group Ones Savvy southern trainers Michael and Matthew Pitman are gunning for two Group One Trentham features.

The Riccarton based father and son team have eyes for the Grant Plumbing Levin Classic (1600m) on January 13 and the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) on March 17.

The filly they have the highest hopes for is Savvy Coup, who at Awapuni on Saturday produced a dynamic performance to win the Gr.3 Lawnmaster Eulogy Stakes (1500m).

The daughter of Savabeel lowered the colours of the favourite Dijon Bleu, who had previously finished runner-up in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m).

“We’ve always had confidence in the filly, very happy with the result,” Matthew Pitman said.

Savvy Coup was impressive when winning twice during the New Zealand Cup carnival and seven days ago she ran second over 1400m at Trentham.

She was handled by Chris Johnson on all three occasions, but he had commitments on Saturday at Te Rapa.

“I was disappointed Chris wasn’t on, we’ve had a great association, but I was so pleased

Local runner Boxachocolates indicated he will be one of the horses to beat in this Saturday’s Gr. 3 Hotel Coachman Manawatu Cup (2100m) after registering a comprehensive victory in the major lead-up event at Awapuni on the weekend. The Mike Breslin trained gelding enjoyed a perfect run in transit before dashing away in the run home to notch a comfortable two-length victory in the Japac Manawatu Cup Prelude.

- NZME

Ferguson runs second Cambridge driver Dylan Ferguson has finished second in the Australasian Young Drivers Championship in Queensland. The three-night series culminated at Albion Park on Saturday and in the wash-up Ferguson was runner-up to local girl Narissa McMullen. FThe two other Kiwi hopes in the race, Kim Butt and Sheree Tomlinson, both produced good results through the series to finish in the middle of the pack in fifth and sixth respectively.

- NZHN

Innes magic at Ellerslie A moment of Leith Innes magic has seen race favourite Formidable snatch a last gasp victory in the Listed Auckland Age Concerns 3YO Salver (2100m) at Ellerslie. The Shaune Ritchie trained Shocking gelding was having his first start since clearing maiden company over 1600 metres at Avondale in late November and was warmly supported off the back of that impressive victory.

- NZME

Savvy Coup and Michael McNab take out the Lawnmaster Eulogy on Saturday. to get Michael McNab,” Michael Pitman said. “I consider him the best rider here today.”

Savvy Coup settled back off midfield and when Dijon Bleu

made her move, McNab tracked her into the race and they finished too well in the closing 200m.

“I said to Matt at the 600m mark that the filly only needs a

bit of luck, she was travelling that well,” Pitman said.

Waikato Stud will be offering a brother (Lot 190) to Savvy Coup at Karaka next month. - NZME

Anderson team getting into stride early The Robert Anderson-trained team usually comes into its own about this time of the year, but there were a few cheeky comments following the North Canterbury horseman’s winning double at Rangiora that he might have peaked too early this year.

Anderson is one of many trainers who is a regular attendee to the annual West Coast racing cir-

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cuit – and often does so with a bit of success.

The talented horseman showed yesterday his team is on track for another big showing on the other side of the Alps when both Sunny Glenis and Glenis Marie were victorious after strong front-running performances.

“I tell you what, after race two I was wondering if I was in West-

port,” Anderson laughed.

“Here’s me winning the first race and then Carl Markham wins the second – we might as well have been over there.”

Anderson double came courtesy of members of the family of Mike and the late Glenis Stevens with one well overdue and the other coming as no surprise to the trainer.

Sunny Glenis has been knock-

Confidence well placed Progressive mare Symphonic lived up to the pre-race confidence of co-trainer Peter Williams when she provided a polished display to land her fourth career victory at Te Rapa on the weekend. Williams had advised he was pleased with the progress that the O’Reilly mare had made since a last-start victory at Pukekohe and although he felt she would benefit with a little more distance than the 1600 metres on offer, the mare was primed to go a bold race. - NZME

ing on the door for many months with five placings in her 23 career starts prior to yesterday.

Yesterday’s feature, the Rangiora Summer Cup was dominated by the Nigel McGrath stable.

Weedons-based McGrath picked up the quinella with My Wee Man continuing his return to form with a bold victory over stablemate, Goodlookin Chick.

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Incorporated Venue: 1 26431 Daisy Lara 21.49 ................................L Cole Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting 2 x7551 Joe Joe 21.76 ...................................M Flipp number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 3 16768 Kirkham Jasper 21.53 J & ...................D Bell 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 4 72185 Asserting Power 21.98 .....................S Stone 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 5 85626 Bigtime Trev 22.05..............................L Cole 1 2.05pm FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY MON- 6 74724 Bear Inda Square 21.31 .....................L Cole 7 32714 Bigtime Tomac 21.97 G & ...... S Fredrickson DAY C0 C0, 375m 8 35222 Frisky Gambler 21.71 ..................A Turnwald 1 21 Hankenstein nwtd ..................... A Bradshaw 9 65375 Bigtime Sugar 21.38 ..........................L Cole 2 2822 Bigtime Bucko nwtd............................L Cole 3 4 Bigtime Kylie nwtd ..............................L Cole 10 84543 Bigtime Basher 21.41.........................L Cole 4 41 Ming Ming nwtd ......................... A Bradshaw 5 3.15pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C5 C5, 375m 5 43366 Idol Alan nwtd ...................................M Flipp 1 52341 Bigtime Doug nwtd .............................L Cole 6 x3443 Yoko Rama nwtd .............................L Doody 2 28324 Scooter’s Rose 21.46 ........................M Flipp 7 25 Torpedo Tuck nwtd .................... A Bradshaw 3 23313 Amino Trouble nwtd ................... A Bradshaw 8 4 Bigtime Sienna nwtd ..........................L Cole 4 15156 Mila Mila 21.82 ............................A Turnwald 9 5 Bigtime Zoe nwtd ...............................L Cole 5 41441 Bigtime Blackie 21.41 ........................L Cole 10 7 Bigtime Kalani nwtd ...........................L Cole 6 73113 Bigtime Thinker 21.52 ........................L Cole 7 12668 Kirkham Kylie 21.67 J & ......................D Bell 2 2.20pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2 C2, 375m 8 67311 Allegro Gun 21.10 ..............................L Cole 1 45114 Bigtime Bev 22.00 ..............................L Cole 9 75317 Breeze Attack 21.66 .........................S Lozell 2 32823 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 3 76675 Act Naturally 21.63...........................S Stone 10 24187 Cawbourne Mezza 21.40 .............M Roberts 4 31657 Opawa Crusade nwtd .......................M Flipp 6 3.33pm BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 410m 5 15114 Eye Kno nwtd I H & .......................W Woods 1 53133 Bark My Words nwtd ..................... M Gowan 6 32416 Cawbourne Steele 22.10 J & ..............D Bell 2 16785 Bigtime Forecast nwtd I H &..........W Woods 7 32136 Cawbourne Web nwtd J &...................D Bell 3 57557 Bonus Lotto nwtd ............................L Doody 8 85128 Thrilling Mia nwtd J & ..........................D Bell 4 x8783 Cawbourne Serina nwtd............... T Downey 9 58316 Celestial Action nwtd................ K Gommans 5 27488 Classy Delta nwtd ........................C J Morris 10 12773 Mikachu 21.85.............................A Turnwald 6 73667 Homebush Clint nwtd .............J T McInerney 7 75856 Botany Dianne nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 2.40pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2D C2d, 660m 8 26663 Bigtime Boy nwtd .........................M Goodier 1 66851 Mija Sydney 39.29 ......................A Turnwald 9 66678 Lucky Sunday nwtd ................J T McInerney 2 51223 Viva La Vixen nwtd ......................A Turnwald 3 14644 Vince Fawn nwtd .........................A Turnwald 10 66584 Worboys nwtd G R &....................... S Voyce 4 57725 Autumn Lights nwtd.....................A Turnwald 7 3.52pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C2/3, 375m 5 51254 Soft Gambler nwtd ......................A Turnwald 1 74836 Cawbourne Stick 21.47 J &.................D Bell 6 36162 Gentleman Tim 38.98..................A Turnwald 2 72611 Bigtime Break 21.89...........................L Cole 7 64256 Thrilling Rory nwtd ......................A Turnwald 3 13777 Bigtime Taylor 21.51 G &........ S Fredrickson 8 52151 Tranquil Blossom 38.69...............A Turnwald 4 28364 Devil’s Tongue nwtd..........................S Stone 4 2.57 AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C4, 375m 5 12564 Leroy Spirit nwtd .........................A Turnwald

6 71426 Cawbourne Symsy 21.68 J &..............D Bell 7 31231 Crotty nwtd ................................ A Bradshaw 8 48346 Americano 21.54 G &............. S Fredrickson 9 58865 Hotdog Shannon 21.94 ............... P C Morris 10 34376 Culvie Den 21.81 ................................ L Bell 8 4.11 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES 1, 457m 1 62335 Toki Girl 26.45 ..........................D W Denbee 2 23318 Hilton Hangover nwtd ................ A Bradshaw 3 1F112 Thomas William 26.08..............D W Denbee 4 65341 Bigtime Redo 26.20 G & ........ S Fredrickson 5 52788 Bigtime Lady 26.29 ............................L Cole 6 55267 Bigtime Allgood 26.70 G & ..... S Fredrickson 7 23611 Bigtime Lily nwtd ................................L Cole 8 44632 Bigtime Monty 26.40 ..........................L Cole 9 62854 Bigtime Rosie 26.49 G &........ S Fredrickson 10 66251 Charlie Bo Bo 26.37 ....................B Hodgson 9 4.27 OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C2 FINAL, 457m 1 66617 Bigtime Ranson 26.27 G & .... S Fredrickson 2 45443 Allegro Beaty 26.58............................L Cole 3 66521 Bigtime Brucie nwtd ...........................L Cole 4 25344 Pat Patterson nwtd ............................M Flipp 5 77341 Extrapolate 26.36 ...............................L Cole 6 54222 Bigtime OnFire nwtd ..........................L Cole 7 53232 Bigtime Forest nwtd ...........................L Cole 8 11835 Bigtime Tyson nwtd ............................L Cole 9 65155 Blackie Chan 25.94 .......................B Mitchell 10 16785 Bigtime Forecast 26.38 I H & ........W Woods 10 4.47 STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C1/2, 457m 1 788x1 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 2 31787 Erasmus 26.57 ................................L Doody 3 54348 Billy Marlow nwtd ..............................M Flipp 4 21121 Bigtime Donny 26.21..........................L Cole 5 44556 Thrilling Wilson 26.13 ......................... N Udy 6 35567 Bigtime JayJay 26.05 .........................L Cole 7 81857 Bigtime Wild nwtd...............................L Cole 8 8755x Bigtime Michelle nwtd ........................L Cole 9 84657 Bigtime Welldone 26.01 .....................L Cole 10 1731 Bark Rosanowski nwtd.......................L Cole

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61582 Tobermory nwtd ..........................A Turnwald 68326 Cawbourne Bettsy 22.02 J & ..............D Bell 52667 Nippa-A-Spot nwtd .................J T McInerney 43727 Bigtime Moe Moe 21.99 G & .. S Fredrickson 118 Jelani 22.00.......................................D Edlin 62356 Cawbourne Johno nwtd J & ................D Bell 73667 Homebush Clint nwtd .............J T McInerney 56873 Barn Door Billy nwtd ................ K Gommans 15 6.17pm MERRY CHRISTMAS C1 C1, 375m 1 75322 Cawbourne Frost 21.89............... P C Morris 2 52165 Naharis nwtd .....................................D Edlin 3 47852 Stole Me Keys nwtd ................. K Gommans 4 33356 Cawbourne Muzza nwtd J & ...............D Bell 5 48337 El Hefe 21.69 G & .................. S Fredrickson 6 4x242 Slick Star 21.71 ...........................B Hodgson 7 2155x Yella Ella 21.81............................A Turnwald 8 62467 Sergio Star nwtd ....................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 56736 Homebush Flutey nwtd ..........J T McInerney 10 34874 Kinetic Shadow nwtd........................... L Bell SELECTIONS

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Monday, December 18, 2017

■ RUGBY

PUBLIC NOTICES

Super Rugby on the radar Wales coach Warren Gatland has revealed he would ‘love’ to coach a Super Rugby team following the rugby World Cup in 2019.

Gatland has two years left to run on his contract following an 11-year stint with Wales and said that he would like to move back to New Zealand post World Cup. “I’m finishing with Wales after the World Cup in 2019 and will take a break for a few months, but I would love to do Super Rugby,” Gatland said.

“There are not a lot of big jobs in rugby and you have to be in the right place at the right time, but if that opportunity came along to do Super Rugby in 2020 or 2021 that would be great.”

Gatland said he expects All Blacks assistant Ian Foster to be named All Blacks coach when Steve Hansen steps down in 2019, but wouldn’t reveal his level of interest in the role.

“I’ve never said I wanted to be an All Blacks coach.

“But I think you need to come back and be involved in Super Rugby first, and that’s what I would like to do. That would be

the natural progression.

“And if you are successful that’s how these things work.

“With the Lions it wasn’t something I actively chased, people knock on your door and ask if you want to be involved.

“With the Lions, or any big team, it can be hard to say no, and that’s usually how these things work.

“If I come back in 2019 and take six months off and go lay on the beach and no one comes knocking at my door, then I’ll stay at the beach.”

Gatland described the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand as ‘a bit of everything’, bit admitted it was the biggest year of his coaching career.

“I learnt a lot from the tour.

“From my point of view, I was a bit naive.

“I came thinking of this romantic view that it could be great for the Lions with their history, to take on these great All Blacks champions – and that rugby would do all the talking along with great games and great atmosphere.

“We got a lot of that but we got all the controversy too.”

- NZME

CHRISTMAS/NEW YEAR

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Please contact Laura

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SITUATIONS VACANT Concrete Pump Operator (Trainee) If you have a full car licence, have an interest in machinery, trucks, hydraulics, heavy equipment, concrete and not afraid of hard work this could be the job for you.

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PLANTS, PRODUCE

Southberry Open 7 days 9am - 6pm

Freshly picked and PYO No Eftpos No Christmas orders taken 56 Tinwald Westerfield, Mayfield Road Phone 3081338

NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg WANTED - Trees for $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose firewood. Rural, Ashburton. Road, Ashburton.

Please phone 021 158 8382.

NEW potatoes, Nadine, $2.50kg, 81 Elizabeth Street.

TRADES, SERVICES Now taking Christmas orders.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable computer Phone 308 3195 or 0275 319 servicing and laser 103. engraving. Contact Kelvin, KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot MOTORING Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 WHEEL alignments at great 8989. Proudly serving locals prices. Maximise the life for 30 years. Same day of your tyres with an service if possible. alignment from Neumanns SUPERGOLD discount card Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308-6737. welcomed.

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Warren Gatland expects Ian Foster to be next All Blacks coach.

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Christmas Lights

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All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire.

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Daily Events

December 18 & 19, 2017

Monday

Encounter, interactive fun for all ages.

Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ALTRUSA INTERNATIONAL OF ASHBURTON. Christmas Tree of Remembrance. Pop a star ($2) on the special Christmas tree in the arcade, Ashburton. All profits go to Palliative Care.

12pm - 1pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Free lunch for everyone. Baptist Church, please enter off Cass Street. Last day for 2017. Merry Christmas.

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

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf and Assn croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

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

7.30pm CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE EUCHRE. Every Monday night, Catholic Parish Hall, cnr Burnett and Winter Streets.

Tuesday

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. (9.45am draw), (1.15pm draw). Morning singles Golf croquet, afternoon handicap singles Golf Croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

10am NEWCOMERS SOCIAL GROUP. Weekly coffee morning for new people to Ashburton. Nosh Cafe at Ashfords, West Street.

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

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. All Saints Church Methven.

12pm - 3pm JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. Signing Centre, New Community House, 44 Cass Street.

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON. Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

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

1.30pm ASHBURTON M.S.A. PETANQUE CLUB. Club day, non-members welcome. 115 Racecourse .

2pm ST STEPHENS ANGLICAN CHURCH. Senior Parishioners Communion Service, Park Street 7pm - 9pm MID CANTERBURY BADMINTON CLUB. Weekly club night, all player levels welcome. E A Network Stadium, River Terrace.

7.30pm ASHBURTON TABLE TENNIS. Weekly games, come and have a go!

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

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

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture

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

48 Allen’s Road.

9.40am MID CANTERBURY CENTRAL FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Monthly meeting with mini and main speakers. Senior Centre, Cameron Street.

Puzzles

www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Monday, December 18, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): You’ve sought inspiration before, but this time inspiration is seeking you. Do you believe in the muse? If so, she’ll whisper in your ear. If not, she’ll talk loudly.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’re good with the strong personalities in your midst, and you’ve a way of neutralising potential problems before they occur. You set a tone with your grace.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It’s hard to be a gracious winner when the win is very hard-earned and extremely well-deserved. It’s coming, though, so get ready to drum up some gracious humility.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The only way to know your talents is to try things out. Don’t worry about the end game. No matter how much or little money you make in the name of creativity, you won’t be sorry you expressed yourself.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): The sun shines on all. Will you bask in it or seek shelter from it?

Metaphorically, there’s some extreme brightness in your world now. To enjoy it and not get hurt, you’ll need symbolic sunscreen.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): All things you own come with responsibility, even if it’s only the responsibility of keeping them in your space.

Before you acquire, you’ll take a long pause to consider the total cost, which is not just the dollar amount of the thing.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Today you’ll be particularly adept at the jobs that tap into your people skills. You’ll exercise your verbal, social and athletic muscles and make some money, too.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): The experience of creating beauty (or even just intending to create it, as such outcomes are never guaranteed) really calms you down these days. This isn’t about art so much as it is about moments.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Those who absolutely must have the best are invariably unsatisfied.

If only the best will do, the best usually won’t do, as there’s always something better coming through the revolving door.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Today’s frustration is something to explain instead of express. As you unpack the issues, you’ll examine them, pinpoint the problem and start to assemble a plan of action.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): The bees needn’t compete with the butterflies, and the sun has no need for competition with the moon. Nature’s features are quite naturally in balance today, and you’ll feel this in your own realm, as well.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Acting in a manner that’s brief and to the point will be an act of love on this day, when there is so much to accomplish.

There’s great satisfaction in working efficiently with your peers.

WordBuilder

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

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CHILDS, Florence Helena (Fid) – On December 17, 2017 passed away peacefully in the care of the Rosebank Staff, Ashburton. Aged 91. Dearly loved wife of Desmond (Des) and loved mother of Rae and David Cretney (Melbourne) and Lynda (deceased), loved Granny of Andrea and Andrew Brown, Robert and Erika Cretney and a loved “Kiwi Great Granny” of Elijah, Oscar, Ivy and Esther Brown, Hamish, Liam and Abigail Cretney and a loved Aunty Fid to all her nieces and nephews.

“Sadly missed” Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton. Flowers respectfully declined but donations to the Ashburton St John Ambulance Association would be appreciated and may be left at the Service. A service to celebrate Fid’s life will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Wednesday December 20, commencing at 2pm. Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

CHURCH, Raymond John (Ray) – Died peacefully at Rosebank Rest Home on Wednesday December 13, 2017. Aged 84. Dearly loved and cherished husband and best friend of Zeta. Loved and Canterbury owned, cherished father and fatherlocally operated in-law of Vicki and Keith Smith and adored granddad Patersons of Ben, Josh and Abby. Twin Funeral Services of the late Ramona Double.

Very loved and respected and Ashburton step-father of Allan and Helen, Heather and Greg, Crematorium Ltd Phillip and Margaret and most Office and Chapel loved granddad and greatgranddad. At Ray’s request a Corner East & Cox private celebration of his life Streets, Ashburton was held on Saturday, December 16, 2017. Special thanks to the staff at Rosebank for the care Ray received and all involved in IN MEMORIAM his care at home.

SOMERVILLE, Ben Wilson – CHURCH, Ray – Respected step-father to 24-11-1994 – 18-12-2015 Heather and Greg. Adored Not a day goes by where we and cherished granddad to don’t think about you and Michelle and Matthew, Tania miss you being with us. and Dan, Peter, Melissa and Mark, Barb and Megan.

Glendon. Great-granddad to Nicholas, Brooke, Amelia and FUNERAL Francesca.

FURNISHERS In our hearts and memories forever xx.

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(Fid) – Call us on 308 3980 or 0274 357 974 0800 On December 17th 2017or call in and 308 visit 3980 our new premises at ebcarter@xtra.co.nz ASHBURTON 246 Havelock Street NZMMMA Member passed away peacefully in the or call in(0800-274-287) and visit care of the Rosebank Staff, at Ashburton aged 91. Dearly our new premises Eion McKinnon Rob Cope-Williams loved Aunty Fid of Kate and 246 Havelock Peter Marriott and family.

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FZL: Lowering to 2700m in the morning

Fine, apart from isolated afternoon showers.

Cloud increasing in the evening.

Wind at 1000m: SE 30 km/h.

Wind at 2000m: Light. However, W 50 km/h developing in the evening.

Fine spells increasing. However, isolated afternoon showers about the foothills.

Southerlies, northeast from afternoon.

TOMORROW

Fine with northeasterlies at first. Scattered rain with a southerly change during the afternoon, becoming fine again in the evening.

Monday, 18 December 2017

A cold front is weakening as it moves northwards over the North Island this afternoon. The cold front is followed by a narrow ridge of high pressure. Another front moves up the country tomorrow and Wednesday, followed by a narrow ridge. Another, more active, front moves north over the South Island on Thursday.

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WEDNESDAY

Morning cloud, then becoming fine.

Southerlies gradually dying out.

THURSDAY

Cloudy periods and isolated showers.

Northeasterlies.

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FZL: 2700m, lowering to 2200m

Morning cloud, then fine. Southwesterlies easing and tending northwest.

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Ashburton Forecast

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 29.0 29.9 Max to 4pm 14.1 Minimum 10.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm December to date 22.2 Avg Dec to date 32 2017 to date 887.0 669 Avg year to date Wind km/h E 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 30 Time of gust 8:27am

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26.2 27.7 15.9 14.1

20.4 24.9 12.6 –

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0.0 16.8 26 782.4 609

0.0 36.8 30 548.8 509

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NE 22 NE 31 3:34pm

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6am Who’s Doing The Dishes?

7am N Guess This House 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 Border Security International 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point Lucky Stars 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me Daytime The week’s competition is in Belfast, where first to host is 30-year-old mobile-phone sales manager Steve.

4:55 The Celebrity Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 7:35 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Black-Ish PGR 3 0 11am The Amazing Race 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm M Christmas Under Wraps 2014 Romantic Drama. Candace Cameron Bure, David O’Donnell, Robert Pine.

0 3:40 Regular Show 0 4pm Lightning Point 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0

7pm The Real Full Monty Eight celebrities learn and perform the striptease routines from the film in the name of charity. 0 8:35 The Dance Exponents – Why Does Love AO Dramatisation of the story of New Zealand band The Exponents. 0 10:25 1 News Tonight 0 10:55 Lucifer AO 3 0

7pm F Shortland Street PGR Chris must protect his family; Leanne sees red. 0 8pm Will And Grace Christmas Special 0 8:30 Naughty Shorty PGR 0 9:30 Obsessed With My Body AO 0 10:30 2 Broke Girls PGR 0

11:50 F Training Day AO Kyle, Tommy, and Rebecca must rescue Frank when he goes to Mexico to find information linked to the murder of Kyle’s father. 0 12:40 Te Karere 3 2 1:05 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11pm Mike And Molly PGR 0 11:30 Empire AO 0 12:20 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 1:05 F Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:55 Infomercials 3am Army Wives AO 3 0 4:30 Regular Show 3 0 4:45 Baby Daddy PGR 3 0 5:10 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

THREE 6am Infomercials 7am The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 3 8am Minute To Win It Australia 3 9am American Ninja Warrior 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 House Rules PGR 3 0 1pm M Golden Christmas 2009 Romantic Comedy.

Andrea Roth, Nicholas Brendon, Jason London. 2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm M Shrek The Halls 3 2007 Animated Comedy. As the ogre prepares for his first family Christmas, everything is going well until Donkey and the gang intrude.

Voices of Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas.

5:30 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:30 M True Lies AO 3 1994 Adventure. A spy masquerading as a computer salesman must reveal all when his family becomes involved in a nuclear terrorism plot. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis.

11:05 NewsHub Late 11:25 Wanted AO David’s mistakes catch up with him and put everyone in danger; Lola must revisit a past life to find safety as enemies approach from all sides.

0 12:20 F Wanted AO 1:05 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

MOVIES PREMIERE

The Real Full Monty 7pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:55 Masters Of Flip 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:40 Dance Moms 3 2:40 Botched By Nature PGR 3 3:35 Catfish 3 4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders (Starting Today) 3 6:30 Masters Of Flip 3 7:30 The Great Christmas Light Fight The festivities continue, featuring the Taylor family’s Emoji celebration, with Christmas emojis and a sixmetre high Frozen castle in Phoenix, Arizona.

8:30 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 9:30 Catfish 3 10:25 Intervention Canada AO 3 11:25 Snapped PGR 3 12:15 Infomercials 3

6:50 Tell Me How I Die 16VC 2016 Thriller. Nathan Kress, Virginia Gardner. 8:35 Close Up – Harrison Ford PG 9:05 The Automatic Hate 16LS 2015 Drama. Joseph Cross, Adelaide Clemens.

10:40 Mahana MSC 2016 Will and Grace Christmas Drama. Temuera Morrison, Special, 8pm on TVNZ 2 Akuhata Keefe, Nancy Brunning. 12:20 Army THE BOX Of One MLC 2016 Comedy.

6am Wheel Of Fortune Nicolas Cage, Russell Brand.

6:25 Jeopardy! PG 6:50 Robot 1:50 Money Monster MVLS Wars PGV 7:40 Doctor Who 2016 Thriller. George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O’Connell.

PGV 8:30 The Simpsons 3:30 Fist Fight 16VLSC PG 8:55 SVU – Special 2016 Comedy. Ice Cube, Victims Unit MV 9:45 Texas Charlie Day. 5pm Take Rising 18VLSC 10:40 Bosch Down 16VLSC 2016 Action MVL 11:35 Jeopardy! PG Drama. Jeremy Sumpter, Noon Wheel Of Fortune Phoebe Tonkin. 6:45 Keeping 12:25 Pawn Stars PG Up With The Joneses MVLS 12:50 Counting Cars PG 2016 Comedy. Gal Gadot, 1:20 Robot Wars PGV 2:10 CSI Jon Hamm. 8:30 The Girl On – Miami MV 3:05 Doctor Who The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller.

After witnessing an incident PGV 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel from her seat on a train, a divorced alcoholic becomes Of Fortune 5:30 Robot Wars embroiled in a missing-person PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG investigation. Emily Blunt, 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Justin Theroux.

Miami MV 8:30 Criminal Intent 10:25 Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller.

MV 9:30 Hawaii Five-0 MV Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal.

10:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

TUESDAY 12:20 Robot Wars PGV 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:50 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 Hawaii Five-0 MV 4:45 Criminal Intent MV 5:35 Counting Cars PG

PRIME

TUESDAY

12:05 Awkward Sexy People 16VLS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

Sarah Burns, Adam Pally.

1:40 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 1:55 Keeping Up With The Joneses MVLS 2016 Comedy. Gal Gadot, Jon Hamm. 3:40 The Girl On The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller.

5:30 Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller.

CHOICE

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars

6:30 Takoha 3 6:40 Nga Papara Kapi 3 7am Team Umizoomi 3 7:30 Pukana 2 7:40 Huritua 7:50 Paia 8am R&R 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Korero Mai 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am F Sachie’s Kitchen 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Marae Kai Masters 3 Noon Total Combat PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm Kapa Haka – Behind The Faces 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Takoha 3:10 Nga Papara Kapi 3 3:30 Team Umizoomi 3 4pm Pukana 3 2 4:10 Huritua 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 It’s In The Bag 3 5pm Paki Vault 3 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2

6am Antiques Roadshow Detectives 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces – Christmas Special 8:30 Masters Of The Pacific 9:30 Jamie’s Best Ever Christmas 10:30 Tiny House Nation 11:30 Getaway Noon The Auction House 1pm Masters Of The Pacific 2pm American Pickers 3pm Wildlife SOS 3:30 Love Nature – Secrets Of Wild Australia 4:30 River Cottage Christmas 5:30 American Pickers 6:30 Tribal Bootcamp Joel goes to the Mato Grosso region of Brazil with Nish Kumar, where they stay with the Xavante tribe, in a harsh world placing high value on strength and masculinity.

7pm Modern Family PGR 0 7:30 The New Sound Of Country 30 8:30 Nightwatch AO 0 9:30 The Hunters Club PGR 10:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR

7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Café Niugini PGR 3 8pm Native Affairs Summer Series 3 8:30 School Of Training 3 9pm Kairakau PGR 9:30 Hunting Aotearoa AO 3 10pm Whawhai Fight Night 3 10:30 Te Kaea 3 2

7:30 Treasures Decoded Treasures Decoded analyses some of the many ‘bog bodies’, 2000-year-old corpses perfectly preserved in peat bogs all across Europe.

8:30 Dan Cruickshank’s Warsaw 9:30 Ancient Egypt – Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings PGR 10:30 American Pickers

11:35 Football – English Premier League West Bromwich Albion v Manchester United.

1:35 Closedown

11pm Kuia PGR 3 Profiles of the last remaining kuia, told through a series of conversations in which they remember the Aotearoa of their youth, and share their wisdom gained over the years.

11:30 Closedown

11:30 River Cottage Christmas 12:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 1am Tribal Bootcamp 2am Love Nature – Secrets Of Wild Australia 3am Getaway 3:30 Wildlife SOS 4am Dan Cruickshank’s Warsaw 5am Ancient Egypt – Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings PGR

MOVIES GREATS 6:10 I Am Legend MV 2007 Drama. Will Smith, Alice Braga.

7:50 The Break-Up MLS 2006 Romantic Comedy.

Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn.

9:35 I Love You, Man 16LS 2009 Comedy. Paul Rudd, Jason Segal, Rashida Jones.

11:20 The Siege MVL 1998 Action. Bruce Willis, Annette Bening.

1:15 Super 8 MV 2011 Sci-fi.

Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler.

3:05 Gran Torino 16VL 2009 Crime. Clint Eastwood.

5pm Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller.

Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks.

6:40 Friends With Benefits 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis.

8:30 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. Searching for his missing sister, a young man and his friends go to Crystal Lake, but soon encounter Jason Voorhees, armed with a razorsharp machete. Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker.

10:10 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett.

TUESDAY

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12:30 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis. 2:15 Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks. 3:55 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker. 5:30 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis.

SKY SPORT 1 6am L Squash – PSA Tour AJ Bell Final.

8:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) NZ Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

9am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Four. 9:30 ICC Cricket 360 10am Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third ODI. 10:30 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Firebirds.

11am The Cricket Show 11:30 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Aces.

Noon Cricket – Super Smash (RPL) Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds. 3:30 Sky Sports News UK 4pm Volvo Ocean Race (HLS) Leg Two. 4:30 Rugby – Condor World Schools Sevens (HLS) 6pm Rush Hour 7pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) NZ Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

7:30 Motorsport – Asian Le Mans Series (HLS) 8:30 Fight Night Vargas v Herrera.

10:30 UFC Now 11:30 UFC Fight Night (RPL) Lawler v Dos Anjos.

TUESDAY

1:30 Motorsport – Asian Le Mans Series (HLS) 2:30 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third ODI. 3am Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 3:30 Cycling – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup (RPL) Women’s Elite. 4:30 Cycling – UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup (RPL) Men’s Elite.

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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DISCOVERY

6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Greased Lightning. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Killer Repairs.

10am Mighty Cruise Ships PG (Part 1) 10:50 Mighty Cruise Ships PG (Part 2) 11:40 Evil Lives Here M Son of the Prophet. 12:30 Evil Kin M Something Wicked in the Woods. 1:20 Swamp Murders M 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Don’t Taze Me Bro. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Diesel Brothers PG Good Bros and Goodbyes.

5:40 MythBusters PG Crash and Burn.

6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Callout Fallout.

7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 1971 Scat Pack Challenger 2/2.

8:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the 1980s in a 1968 Coronet.

9:25 Diesel Brothers PG Hell Camino.

10:15 Moonshiners M The Legend of Tim Smith.

11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Swamp Murders M TUESDAY 12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M TUESDAY 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 3am UFC Now Experts discuss 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG the most important fights and 4:55 How Do They Do It? controversial topics in the UFC. PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Moonshiners M 4am Fight Night 6am Football – A-League (RPL) Central Coast Mariners v Western Sydney Wanderers FC. From Central Coast Stadium.

8am Football – A-League (RPL) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix.

10am Football – Fifa World Cup (RPL) Final – Real Madrid v Gremio FBPA. 12:30 Football – ISPS Handa Premiership (RPL) Waitakere United v Eastern Suburbs.

From The Trusts Arena.

2:30 Cricket – Ashes Build Up 3:30 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five.

Morning session from the Waca, Perth.

5:35 Australian Cricket Show 6:05 L Cricket – International Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five.

Afternoon session from the Waca, Perth.

11pm Fox Sports News The latest sports news and previews of sporting action still to come.

11:30 Darts – World Championship (RPL) Day Four – Session Two. From Alexandra Palace in London.

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Sport Mooy gets a double Socceroos star Aaron Mooy has inspired Huddersfield to a stunning EPL win over in-form Watford, scoring two goals in a 4-1 victory at Vicarage Road. Elia Kachunga opened the scoring for the Yorkshiremen early in the first half before Mooy doubled his side’s lead when he converted Collin Quaner’s cross from close range in the 23rd minute. Watford were reduced to 10 men nine minutes before halftime when captain Troy Deeney was shown a straight red card for a lunge on Quaner.

Seifert blasts record ton

Jeff Naish watches one down the wicket in his side’s seven wicket loss to Tech on Saturday.

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Tech upsets Allenton

BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Allenton made what could prove to be a costly slip in their defence of the Pritchard Shield on Saturday, while Methven’s woes have worsened at the other end of the table.

At the Ashburton Domain, Allenton looked to keep pace with Lauriston when they faced off against Tech.

Allenton captain Jeff Naish won the toss and elected to bat, but his side seemed to have kept their bats at home, only posting 82 all out.

Naish himself stuck around for 38 balls, scoring nine, while no other batsmen occupied the crease for any significant period amount of time.

Ryan Stoddart was the side’s top-scorer with 18 not out, while Matt Tait and Jack Meyrick also hit double figures.

Tech’s all round bowling attack was too much for Allenton to handle, with Kody Stuthridge taking 3-14, while Kieran Hunt took 3-32.

Jeremy Punselie chipped in with two wickets, while Alex Veint was able to snare one.

In reply, it was all too easy for Tech, with opening batsmen Henry Cook top-scoring with 33.

William McKee and Sam Bennett departed for four runs between them, before Hunt backed up his impressive bowling with 22 runs not out to see them over the line for the seven wicket victory.

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At the Coldstream oval, Methven’s Pritchard Shield campaign hit a new low when they lost by a massive 196 runs.

Methven won the toss and elected to bowl, possibly thinking their batting would stand up better to chasing a total than setting one.

However, Bo Houston and Jono Print had something different to say, setting up a 99 run partnership for the second wicket.

Houston was the side’s topscorer, reaching 81 runs before he was bowled by Louis McDonald.

Jay Houston and Kieran McClea also made solid contributions to the runs column, scoring 23 and 24 runs respectively.

Methven’s run chase lasted for 22 overs, but only contained a total of 44 runs, with only one player managing to reach double figures.

McDonald reached 11 runs, while the next best was Richard Turpie with nine, while four ducks made themselves comfortable on the scorecard.

In the end Methven’s topscorer was the extras column with 14.

Richard Print backed up his six-wicket bag last week with a five-wicket bag this week, while Jono Print and Deon Biggs both picked up two wickets.

The competition takes a break over the Christmas period, with the competition resuming on January 13.

Tim Seifert unleashed the fastest century in New Zealand Twenty20 cricket to steer Northern Districts to a run-filled win over Auckland in Mount Maunganui. The ND wicketkeeper smashed 107 off 42 balls in the first night match at Bay Oval but his team had their hands full defending their tally of 214-9. Auckland fell seven runs short at 207-6, propelled by 65 off 38 from. He couldn’t match the clean hitting of Seifert, whose ton was reached off 40 balls, easily eclipsing the previous record of 45 balls established by Jamie How in 2012.

Ex-wife charged with murder The ex-wife of NBA star Lorenzen Wright has been arrested and reportedly charged with his murder.

Sherra Wright-Robinson was arrested in California more than seven years after her husband’s body was found decomposing in a Tennessee suburb.

Earlier in the week, Billy Turner, a deacon at the church the couple attended, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty.

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