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A summer singing sensation The Ashburton Trust Event Centre was invaded by British music thanks to the Summer Singing School on Saturday.
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School rolls boom BY RUBY HARFIELD
ing roll, with principal Chris Murphy finding roll numbers increasing dramatically Mid Canterbury school rolls each year. are expected to continue to The year will start with 290 increase this year. students and is expected to Burgeoning rolls have end with about 350. been an issue in the district From the beginning of for the past few years with term one two classes will some school having to resort be based in the library until to using libraries to teach. new classrooms have been Ashburton Borough School, which has received Sam Winterbourn completed. Having new classrooms approval for four new classrooms, will start the year on 430 stu- will make a huge difference for the dents, 20 more than the beginning of school because it has been difficult trying to fit everyone in, he said. last year. “We’re using every space we can.” Principal Sam Winterbourn said they While Mt Somers Springburn School’s will probably get about 60 new entrants throughout the year, putting numbers roll has not increased too much, the up to nearly 500. They ended last year on number of juniors had. Principal Brent Gray said they will be 470. Methven Primary School is also get- starting the year with 85 students as opting new classrooms due to its expand- posed to about 78 at the beginning of RUBY.H@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
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last year, but they will have a new entrant class, a Year 2 class and a Year 3 class. In previous year they had a Year 1-2 class and a Year 3-4 class. Mid Canterbury’s two high schools will not reach high roll growth until the students, who are making the high numbers, reach college age in a few years. Ashburton College principal Grant McMillan said he expected their roll to stay the same for a few more years. They usually start the year with a higher roll number but as students leave for work or other study, it drops. Mount Hutt College principal John Schreurs said their roll of about 480 has been the same for the past few years. Due to roll increases at Mid Canterbury primary schools several will be getting new classrooms including Hampstead School, Methven Primary School, Rakaia School and Ashburton Borough School.
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■ ASHBURTON POLICE
■ WORLD BUSKERS’ FESTIVAL
Abandoned cars stripped of parts - police By RuBy HaRfield
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A number of cars that have recently been abandoned and set alight in Ashburton have had their parts stripped, leading police to believe they are being sold illegally. Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield said there are two types of burned-out cars that police typically dealt with – the first is when a car has been stolen and used for a joyride before being abandoned and set alight in the hopes of forensic work being harder to do. The other is when a car has been stolen, stripped of parts, hidden for a few weeks then dumped and burned. Most of the recent burned out vehicles in Ashburton had been the latter case, Senior Sergeant Banfield said. The vehicles were sometimes stolen from Ashburton but could also be taken from other places and dumped here. Theft ex-cars and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle had increased around the country and although Mid Canterbury’s spate was only about three burned out cars in the past few months, it was a lot for the area, he said. Parts could either be sold to an unwitting and legitimate business, in the black market, online or on social media. While he did not know if there was a chop shop in Ashburton, Senior Sergeant Banfield suspected that it was the same people committing the crime each time. It would also have to have been
A vehicle that had been stripped, abandoned and set alight at the beach of Williams Road, Eiffelton on Wednesday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 140116-TM-0026
done by a group of people because it was unlikely that one person could steal a car, remove and sell its parts, then dump and burn it. “They’ve got to have a certain level of skill.” The police also work with scrap metal businesses to help prevent the crime by providing stolen vehicle reports and liaising with them during investigations. Metalcorp Ashburton branch manager Hubert Hanara said in the past scrap metal dealers were often caught up in the stolen part business. There had been a reputation
of asking no questions and taking metal off anyone, but this had changed. Metalcorp has a number of security cameras which record people from as soon as they walk into the yard to when they leave. Anyone wanting to sell goods also needed to provide identification. While nothing could be done by the business unless they had received a stolen vehicle report, they could deter people from selling stolen goods at their premises and they worked well with the police, he said. “They know not to come to us.”
Buskers set to hit town Canadian Sharan Mahone, aka Miss Tallulah, hamming it up ahead of tomorrow’s Ashburton World Buskers’ Festival. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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■ ADDICTION TREATMENT
Addiction help available By Caitlin Porter
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While there are no plans for an addiction treatment centre in Ashburton just yet, there is still help out there for people battling addiction. The Salvation Army runs an addiction recovery education programme as well as residential addiction treatment centre which, while not operating within Ashburton’s boundaries, is still accessible to residents. Christchurch’s Bridge programme director Major Wendy Andrews said a treatment centre or residential facility was not on the cards for Ashburton in the near future but that was because the Salvation Army had not identified a real need for one. Ashburton’s streets will be turned into an entertainment circus tomorrow when the World Buskers’ Festival hits town. Traditionally the show has been centred in Christchurch but this year the entertainers are taking their show on the road with a full programme of theatrics, acrobatics and slapstick comedy running from early afternoon into the evening. This is the first time the festival has come to town and director Glen Pickering said it was a great opportunity to let more of Canterbury see the talented acts that were part of the festival. The buskers will take over Baring Square East and will include the road show troupe of Australian acts Hula Queen and AD DJ, Canadian Sharon Mahoney and Kiwi group Biggest Little Circus. People could expect some major theatrics from the Hula Queen as she performed a romantic comedy with the involvement of multiple hula hoops as well as from Sharan Mahoney, who used her alter ego Miss Tallulah to show her patriotism of the Maple Leaf. AD DJ combines acrobatics with slapstick comedy for an energetic performance while the Biggest Little Circus crew of three partake in aerial acrobatics and juggling acts. “Ashburton will get to experience some of the eclectic international flavour that Buskers provides patrons with,” Mr Pickering said. Performances from the Road Show will start at noon and run until 5pm. An outdoor variety show would then run from 6pm-8pm. The roadshow will also stop off in Lincoln, Rangiora, Kaiapoi and North Brighton during the week.
On average one person a month is referred to the Bridge programme’s residential facility in Christchurch. The cost of extending into Ashburton and resourcing a Bridge programme centre would also be great, she said. Major Andrews said there were also other community options available for people battling addiction – with the first port of call often to the Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drug Service (ACADS) which had the ability to refer people to places like the Bridge programme. No-one from ACADS was available to comment on local addiction services but Major Andrews said people could also opt for one-to-one coun-
selling, group counselling, education sessions, Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous. It was important to have treatment options close to home as problems such as alcoholism required a “community response”, she said. A spokesperson for the Salvation Army said a free educational programme was also being held, beginning next week, in Geraldine and people from Ashburton seeking help were encouraged to attend. The workshop will run from 9am to 4pm on January 21, 22, 28 and 29 and February 4 and 5. Transport is available for those who require it.
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A competitor makes a tough jump at the ESNZ Ashburton Area Grand Prix Show Jumping and Showhunter Show at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday. The event had 19 competitors from far and wide battle it out in on three jumping rings and one show hunter ring on Saturday and Sunday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0008
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Health shuttle clocks busiest year on record BY CAITLIN PORTER
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The health shuttle even braved yesterday’s high winds to transport patients to and from their appointments. PHOTO JOSEPH JOHNSON 150116-JJ-006
St John Ashburton’s health shuttle travelled the length of New Zealand 25 times over last year. The organisation’s latest snapshot shows the shuttle had its busiest year on record, travelling 51,760 kilometres in 2015 – an average of 4313 km a month. St John health shuttle team leader Elaine Vallender said it was likely the kilometres were ramping up due to shuttle drivers having to take major detours in Christchurch caused by roadworks. However, there was also a significant increase in the number of people travelling to appointments in suburbs such as Burwood, she said. Last year 1068 people, 140 support people and even a guide dog used the shuttle to travel to their
health-related appointments in Christchurch. Of these, nearly half were over the age of 60 – the oldest passenger was aged 94. Only a small portion of people under the age of 20 used the bus (2 per cent) with the youngest passenger being three months old. On average, the service stopped at 60 different places including GPs, public and private hospitals, Ronald McDonald House and the Foundation for the Blind. Twenty-three volunteer drivers worked on a roster system to ensure the shuttle ran daily. Mrs Vallender said the shuttle had been so busy that there were only two weekdays last year in which it did not make the journey to Christchurch. The shuttle service provides transport for people with ap-
pointment times between 10.30am and 3.00pm and is free, however, St John Ashburton ask for donations to help cover costs.
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Last year the shuttle travelled 49,500 kilometres and transported 1024 people Nearly 50 per cent of people used the shuttle for appointments at Christchurch Hospital 48 per cent of people that used the shuttle were over 60 33 per cent were over the age of 75 59 per cent of the passengers last year were female
British music rocks Event Centre BY RUBY HARFIELD
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The Ashburton Trust Event Centre was a homage to the British music scene last week with songs from Cilla Black, Dusty Springfield and The Rolling Stones echoing from its walls. More than 120 children participated in this year’s Summer Singing School, with the theme British Invasion, which culminated in three performances last weekend. Director Jo Castelow said she could not believe how fantastic the three performances were. “The kids just rocked it up to a whole other level.” It was nearly a full house on Friday and Saturday nights and half full during the day on Saturday. The school keeps getting bigger each year and with 125 performers this time it had reached capacity due to the stage size, she said.
Every year when she sees how brilliant the children involved are, Mrs Castelow cannot imagine the school being as good the following year but new children come through and blow her away. “We’ve got some really talented children in this district.” The course is not just about singing but also having fun and making new friends – children from Ashburton, Methven, Timaru and Christchurch attend each year. “I know one guy who has come 12 years in a row.” It is also a way to show off their talent and learn what life is like in theatre, she said. “It gives them a chance to show Ashburton what they can do.” Scholarships were given out at Saturday night’s show to Lucy Clough, from Ashburton and Hannah Austin, from Timaru, to help them further their musical education.
Students from the Summer Singing School rocked the stage during their British Invasion concert on Saturday night. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0108
Car crash kills one, injures two The car involved in a fatal Auckland city crash was going “screaming fast” in the moments before the accident, an eyewitness says. One person died and two others were injured in the crash, which happened yesterday on Ian McKinnon Drive in the central suburb of Eden Terrace. Resident Sonia Greenslade said she saw two cars, including the one later found wrapped around a tree, racing just before they crashed. “I’m just distraught. As I was leaving my street I saw them just screaming past, they must have been going over 150km/h, they were racing.” Ms Greenslade said she saw a dark car overtake a silver car as she went to pull out of Haslett St on to Dominion Rd. “I just thought, you idiots, what are you doing driving so fast and overtaking? It’s
just stupid.” When she returned an hour later, the police had blocked off the street and she knew instantly what had happened. “I figured they had either killed themselves or someone else. I wasn’t surprised. I just feel for their parents. I’m so sad this has happened, and was it worth it?” After the crash, the Fire Service worked for half an hour to free a person trapped in the wreckage. The two injured were taken by ambulance to Auckland City Hospital with moderate injuries. One person died at the scene. They are yet to be named. Mr Hamlet said the car, an older Holden, was badly damaged, particularly on the passenger’s side. It had been heading up the hill towards Upper Queen St, but had crossed the centre line to hit the tree, he said. - NZME
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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL
New centre building consent lodged BY CAITLIN PORTER
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Building consent for Allenton’s new two-storey medical centre complete with pharmacy, radiology services, physiotherapy and large carpark has now been lodged. Ashburton District Council community relations manager Vincie Billante confirmed on Friday that the consent was lodged on December 3, but had yet to be issued due to the Christmas holiday shutdown period which ran from December 20 through to January 10. Ms Billante confirmed things were “looking positive” but said no further information could be provided until the consent was issued and there was no approximate timeframe in which this would be done. In October of last year, resource consent was granted for the new centre, which is set to be up and running by the end of this year. The centre, to operate from Allens Road, is being developed by South Link Health Services in conjunction with the existing Allenton Medical Centre. The site was formerly operated by Medifab, however it moved
to a new premises in Rolleston late last year, but continued to lease the premises off South Link Health Services. Multiple queries to South Link Health Services about the new build have gone unanswered over the past seven months. However, project manager Max Presbury of PPM Project Management did confirm the build was likely to take 12 months and was set to commence early this year. Plans obtained by the Guardian last year indicated the Allenton Medical Centre, with its current doctors, would move to the new premises and at least one sole practitioner would merge with the clinic. An upstairs area included a sleeping space for short-term locums, specialists and student doctors. Staff numbers for the medical centre included eight full-time doctors, 4.7 nurses, 9.8 support staff, a locum, a physiotherapist, a radiologist and a pharmacist. However, Mr Presbury told the Guardian last year there had been “quite a few changes” made to the original plans but could not comment further.
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■ TE ATATU DEATH
Victim of vicious assault Police have confirmed that Cunxiu Tian, whose body was found by family at her Te Atatu home on Friday, died a violent death after being viciously assaulted in her own home. “She was struck multiple times around the face and head area while she was in what she believed was the security of her own home,” Detective Senior Sergeant Roger Small said at a press conference outside the crime scene.
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“This is an utterly appalling assault on an elderly lady in her own home in the Te Atatu Peninsula community.” A post-mortem examination carried out at the weekend concluded that Mrs Tian had been struck several times around the head and face. “While we will not be drawn further on the specifics of the attack, I can say that Madam Tian has been the victim of a prolonged assault,” Mr Small said.
The Operation Nepal team has around 25 investigators on the case, as well as additional specialist staff including criminal profilers. Detectives were back at the scene in Te Atatu yesterday canvassing the wider area and speaking to residents about any movements or suspicious behaviour late last week. Mr Small urged people in the community to examine their properties in detail, in particular windows and doors to see if there
were any jemmy marks, footprints or anything else untoward. “If you notice anything untoward, leave it as it is and contact the police,” Mr Small said. Mr Small would not be drawn on the cause of Mrs Tian’s death, her injuries or any weapons police were looking for. He said they were still at the early stages of the investigation and were keeping an open mind on exactly what happened. - NZME
■ MULTICULTURAL BITE FESTIVAL
End of a retail era New Zealand’s oldest store trading under its original name shut up shop on Saturday to make way for a David Jones store. Wellington department store Kirkcaldie & Stains has been trading since 1863, but has recently been running a closing-down sale. Shareholders voted last year to sell the struggling brand and assign the store lease to the Australian retailer. Through their website, Kirkcaldie & Stains management have thanked customers for their support, saying “it is the end of an era in so many ways for so many people, our staff both present & past, our suppliers and our customers from Wellington, from around New Zealand and around the world”. The new David Jones store will open in the middle of this year. Meanwhile, Auckland record store Real Groovy shut up shop yesterday, leaving its premises of 25 years to a new shop just across the road. Owner Chris Hart says the new store, which has been open for just over a week, is busier than he thought it would be. - NZME
In brief Boy, 7, dies A boy found unresponsive at the bottom of a pool at the Palm Springs Thermal Pools northwest of Auckland has died. The 7-yearold was rushed to Starship hospital after he was found in the pool about 11.10am on Friday. Westpac rescue helicopter paramedics arrived to find him in cardiac arrest and managed to rescucitate him. He had been in a critical condition since but Auckland police yesterday confirmed he had died. - NZME
Paraglider stable A paraglider pilot injured after crashing into rocks at a New Plymouth beach remains in a stable condition in hospital. The 48-year-old was found on rocks near a cliff face past Back Beach, west of New Plymouth, on Saturday. He had moderate injuries to his lower legs, emergency services confirmed. - NZME
Off critical list A woman hit by a car on Saturday night on Tamaki Drive on Auckland’s waterfront is still in hospital but no longer in a critical condition, police say. Senior Sergeant Danny Mead said he understood the woman had a few broken bones but her injuries were not life-threatening. - NZME
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Last year’s Multicultural Bite festival attracted a big crowd and this year’s event is shaping up to do the same. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN
Food from around the world Eat your way around the world at Mid Canterbury’s unique Multicultural Bite festival on Waitangi Day. Event co-ordinator Louise Duke said more than 20 food stalls had registered for this year’s festival, which will open at 11am on February 6 in Ashburton’s East Street. “Stall numbers are on a par with last year,” Mrs Duke said. In its eighth year, the event will be officially opened by Ash-
burton Mayor Angus McKay. Bite-sized servings offer participants the opportunity to sample a wide variety of ethnic cuisine. This year’s entertainment line-up is likely to include Japanese drummers, Cuban dancers, local artist Sarah Heney and the Samoan choir. A multicultural band will also perform. “Rather than give everyone five-minute slots as has been
done in previous years, we will have a couple of spots in the morning, then we will have a band play, then dancers will perform and the band will play again, then we will have more items,” Mrs Duke said. The Multicultural Bite committee has been working closely with Carol Johns, who organises the Waitangi on East event, which features merchandise, art and craft stalls and runs alongside the foodies’ festival.
A person is believed to be dead after a possible drowning incident off the Kawhia coast yesterday. Fire northern communications shift manager Megan Ruru said firefighters were initially called to someone drowning in the sea at Taharoa Iron Sands, south of Kawhia, about 1.25pm. However, they then received word at 2.35pm that the person had been picked up by a boat which was heading to Kawhia where firefighters were setting up a landing facility for the rescue helicopter. “It looks like the person is deceased,” Ms Ruru said. - NZME
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In brief Crash victim named The man killed in a car crash in Feilding yesterday morning was Clifford Johnson, of Palmerston North. Emergency services were called to Awahuri Road about 3am after reports of an accident. Mr Johnson, 31, was the sole occupant in the car. No other vehicles were involved in the crash. Police said an investigation into the circumstances of the crash was ongoing and the death has been referred to the coroner. - NZME
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Ashburton residents did not let a light drizzle dampen their spirits at the Ashburton Farmers’ Market on Saturday. Sidney, 2, and Alex Jackson, 4, had a great time checking out all the stalls. The Farmers’ Market was held at the northern end of the West Street car park while a craft market was held at the southern end. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0033
Uber is investigating after a local man says he was charged for a Friday evening taxi ride in Moscow. Calum Laird of Auckland said he was billed 2358 roubles, about $47, for a trip in the Russian capital. Mr Laird was in Auckland with his family at the time, and said he’d never been to Russia. “It’s really bizarre,” he told the Herald on Sunday. The Moscow incident, in which somebody else must have used his account, raised security questions. An Uber spokesman said the company used industrystandard security practices for its smartphone app. These practices included firewalls, secure socket layers (SSL) and encryption of data in transit to protect information. “We take allegations of fraudulent activity seriously and are investigating the reported incident.” - NZME
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The Ashburton Trust Event Centre was nearly at capacity during British Invasion on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0070
Students from the Summer Singing School rocking the stage.
A week of hard work culminated in the Summer Singing School’s three shows on Friday and Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0096
A group of students performing on stage at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.
Alex Jackson, 4, looks at some of the stalls at the Ashburton Farmers’ Market on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0027
Lois Burridge and Norm McDowell chat over some plants at the market.
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shburton should be proud of the work it does to foster young people’s interest in the arts. Being a rural South Island town, one might think that more of a focus would be put on growing hard-working young farmers. But who says you can’t do both? While agriculture still has an important impact on young Mid Cantabrians, it is noticeable that the community and its children have developed an increasing eagerness to pursue the arts. Last week’s Summer Singing School is one example of how this desire has grown with a record 125 students taking part in a five-day training course which culminated in three stellar performances in the weekend. The reputation of the programme also means children are coming from as far away as Christchurch and Timaru to attend. This week there will be another opportunity for students to dip their toes into the art world with The Big Little Theatre Company’s Summer Theatre School – an annual course for children aged seven to 17. More than half the students enrolled this year have not been involved before so there are a lot of new children growing up interested in giving theatre a go. The Big Little Theatre Company itself is something which has done a good job of promoting the arts to children and young adults. Young actors train under the wing of director Jackie Heffernan and get to perform several shows throughout the year. Both summer schools have their shows at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre – an incredible venue which many of the young students don’t realise how lucky they are in getting the experience of performing on stage at such a place. Another facility that needs mentioning is the Ashburton Art Gallery & Heritage Centre. It has constantly changing exhibitions which children are welcome to peruse seven days a week, regularly hosts schools, often offers interactive activities and has the Jub Jub Club – a programme for youth wishing to grow their knowledge of art through hands-on activities and chances to engage with artists and exhibitions. All this is only a small selection of the opportunities available for youth interested in the arts. The Ashburton community needs to be proud of what it is doing to help engage young people in such a diverse and rewarding discipline.
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he recent release of Environment Aotearoa 2015, New Zealand’s first ‘state of the environment’ report in eight years, provides councils with additional “big picture” data to help guide environmental policy. The report highlights statistics on atmosphere and climate, air, fresh water, land and marine measures. According to the report, greenhouse gas emissions and carbon dioxide levels in our atmosphere have increased, and rising sea levels are a cause of significant concern. New Zealand has much at stake and much to gain by adopting strong leadership on climate change and ambitious emission reduction targets. At a local level there is a very real threat of damage to coastal buildings and infrastructure such as roads, stormwater and sewerage treatment systems. And recent events both here and overseas have highlighted the impact natural hazard events can have on our communities and on the economy. LGNZ has called for a shared local and central government approach to tackle issues of climate change and sea level rise that can be implemented at a national, regional and local level. Last November, ahead of the United Nation’s 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) climate change deliberations in Paris, local government leaders from across New Zealand signed the Local Government Leaders Climate Change Declaration which pushes for urgent and more ambitious Government action to address the effects of climate change. In particular, the declaration calls for Government to prioritise development a holistic economic assessment of New Zealand’s vulnerability to impacts of climate change and the opportunities and benefits of responding to these. A key role of local government is to work with communities to set and manage targets to protect our environment and, with our communities behind us, help ensure New Zealand meets international environmental standards that will safeguard our precious land for our lifetime and as a legacy for future generations. This is achieved through environmental stewardship within each region through investment, intervention and community engagement. Regional and unitary councils collectively invest significant sums – approximately $30 million – on monitoring the environment in our regions and reporting on its state. This environmental data is publicly available through individual councils and through Land, Air, Water Aotearoa (LAWA). LAWA is a collaboration between New Zealand’s 16 regional and unitary councils, the Cawthron Research Institute and the
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and requires industry to manage their emissions more efficiently. The region’s air quality has improved significantly since the early 2000s when more than fifty high pollution days were recorded in some airsheds in a year. While air quality has improved, managing water quality continues to be complex, particularly in rivers running through land that is used intensively for agriculture. But water quality results cannot be solely attributed to intensive agricultural practices – urban areas also influence the quality of our water and councils have long considered how best to address the challenges arising from stormwater and “point source” discharges from sewerage treatment plants. Many councils have made significant progress in this area to date, but there is still much work to be done. A long-term local and national view is essential to improving water quality. Councils are working closely with their communities on improvements to drinking, waste and stormwater infrastructure, and urban water quality, but delivering results in this area will take time. The National Policy Statement for Freshwater Management is the overarching policy informing this work. The NPS acknowledges that improvements to water quality will be inter-generational as there are no quick fixes and significant investment is needed.
The Environment Aotearoa 2015 report also points our further serious issues facing New Zealanders are pests and the loss of our natural biodiversity. An integral part of Environment Canterbury’s Water Management Strategy (CWMS) is restoring the region’s natural habitats through fencing hundreds of kilometres of waterways and planting native shrubs and trees on hundreds of hectares of urban and rural land. The CWMS Targets Progress Report for 2015 shows good progress is being made, but there is still plenty to be done to meet the 2020 and 2040 milestones. The strategy’s continuing success depends on collaboration with communities and organisations to come up with practical ways of achieving the CWMS’s ten targets. New Zealand’s ‘clean green’ brand is a tremendous asset to our country. What we’re seeing in many regions is an emerging trend towards citizens leading the environmental change within their communities. Through ongoing partnerships with communities, local government can build on this momentum to effectively address the environmental challenges our communities face now and in the future, but we need to work together. Stephen Woodhead is chair of the regional sector of local government New Zealand
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Dozens of civilians killed Islamic state militants have killed dozens of people execution style in attacks on government-held areas in Syria’s city of Deir al-Zor, a source and a monitoring group says. A source close to the Syrian government said the IS fighters killed at least 250 people, including pro-government fighters and their families when they attacked the neighbourhoods of Begayliya and Ayash in the city yesterday. He said some of the casualties were beheaded. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which monitors the violence in the country through a wide network of local sources, said the militants killed dozens. “We have 60 people confirmed killed, but the number is big. The details are hard
to get so far but the deaths are in dozens,” the Observatory’s head Rami Abdulrahman told Reuters. The Observatory said earlier that at least 35 soldiers and pro-government fighters were killed in the attacks. A Syrian source said the group “committed a massacre among the civilians”. He said the army repelled the attacks and killed a large number of the attackers. “They sent six suicide bombers first and they tried to break into military positions but they failed.” The Observatory said that the hardline group fighters had infiltrated the northwestern side of the city and carried out several attacks. IS is in control of most of the eastern province while the government is hold-
ing parts of the city including a military airport. Deir al-Zor province links IS’s de facto capital in Raqqa with territory controlled by the group in Iraq. Government-held areas in the city had been under siege by Islamic State fighters for more than a year and more than 200,000 people there are living in dire conditions lacking food and medicine. The Syrian source said that the group has been trying to attack the city almost on daily basis and on Saturday it carried out several assaults. Islamic state supporters on social media said the group had also captured an army weapons depot and seized tanks. Reuters was unable to independently verify these reports. - Reuters
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Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen and her Democratic Progressive Party won a convincing victory in both presidential and parliamentary elections at the weekend. President-elect Tsai pledged to maintain peace with giant neighbour China, which claims Taiwan as its sacred territory and has never renounced the use of force to bring it under its control. Shortly after her victory, China’s Taiwan Affairs Office warned it would oppose any move towards independence and that Beijing was determined to defend the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. In a short statement, China’s Foreign Ministry said no matter what changes there may be on the island, China would never change its policy of opposing Taiwan’s formal independence. “The Taiwan issue is an internal matter for China,” it said. “There is only one China in the world, the mainland and Taiwan both belong to one China and China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity will not brook being broken up,” the ministry added. “The results of the Taiwan region election does not change this basic fact and the consensus of the international community.” China hopes the world will continue to uphold a “one China” principle, oppose any form of Taiwan independence and takes “real steps” to support the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, it added. Tsai has been thrust into one of Asia’s toughest jobs, with China pointing hundreds of missiles at the island it claims, decades after the losing Nationalists fled from Mao Zedong’s Communists to Taiwan in the Chinese civil war in 1949. Tsai will have to balance the superpower interests of China and the United States with those of her freewheeling, democratic home. - Reuters
Iran has released four American prisoners, including a Washington Post reporter, a Christian pastor and a former US Marine, according to Iranian television. The move came ahead of the expected lifting of international sanctions on Iran as part of a landmark deal between major powers and Iran to curb Tehran’s nuclear program. The Americans released included Jason Rezaian, the Washington Post’s Tehran correspondent, Saeed Abedini, a pastor from Idaho, Amir Hekmati, a former Marine from Flint, Michigan, and Nosratollah Khosravi, state television said. Iran’s IRNA news agency, however, said the fourth person was Iranian-American businessman Siamak Namazi. A deal on the prisoners would rank among the most high-profile results of a tentative thaw in ties between Washington and Tehran. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz welcomed the news but said he suspected that the deal would have disappointing elements as well. “Praise God! Surely bad parts of Obama’s latest deal, but prayers of thanksgiving that Pastor Saeed is coming home,” he wrote on Twitter. The formal implementation of the nuclear deal was due to be announced in Vienna on Saturday, giving Iran access to over $US100 billion ($NZ154.79 billion) in assets frozen abroad in exchange for steps it has taken to curb its nuclear program. Iran’s official IRNA news agency said the United States will free seven Iranian nationals in a prisoner swap. Iranian officials have called on President
Beloved British actress Barbara Windsor is leaving the TV soap she has been a part of since 1994. The former Carry On regular has portrayed tough-talking Peggy Mitchell on EastEnders for more than two decades, but now she has confirmed the character will be killed off. Windsor’s character recently told her son Phil that her cancer had returned. The actress, who was named a Dame in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year Honours List just over two weeks ago, told the BBC she has agonised over her decision to leave the show for good. “Peggy is a character close to my heart but I made the decision a while ago that I need to say goodbye to her once and for all, as otherwise she will always be there, urging me to go back, and that is something I need to shut the door on,” the 78-year-old said. - WENN
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Jason Rezaian Barack Obama’s administration to pardon Iranians imprisoned in the United States on sanctions-related charges. US Secretary of State John Kerry had insisted during the nuclear talks that the Obama administration wanted to keep separate the issue of the Americans being held in Iran, while calling on Tehran to release them and drop all charges. He has said that he didn’t want the US prisoners to be “hostage” to the nuclear negotiations. Washington Post reporter Rezaian, 39, was arrested in July 2014 along with three other journalists, including his wife Yeganeh Salehi. All were freed except for Rezaian, an Iranian-American who was convicted in a closeddoor trial for espionage and other crimes including “collaborating with hostile governments.” The US State Department called the charges “absurd.” - Reuters
Daniel Dion, the older brother of pop singer Celine Dion has died just two days after the death of the entertainer’s husband, Rene Angelil. Dion’s representative Kim Jakwerth released a statement that Daniel Dion, 59, died at the weekend surrounded by his family after battling cancer for several years. The statement said he died at a palliative care centre in Terrebonne, Quebec, outside Montreal. The family is “remembering a gentle and reserved man of many talents”, the statement said. The announcement follows the death late last week of 73-yearold Angelil in suburban Las Vegas after a long battle with throat cancer. Daniel Dion, the father of two daughters, was the eighth of 14 Dion children. - AP
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Botched drug trial investigated French health authorities have begun investigating whether a procedural failure was to blame for a medical drug trial that sent six men to the hospital, one of whom is now brain dead. Inspectors from France’s health audit and evaluation office, IGAS, were at the laboratory of clinical trial company Biotrial in the north-western city of Rennes at the weekend, broadcaster BFM-TV reported. Biotrial had been overseeing the nowsuspended phase one trial of a drug to treat mood disorders that was developed by Portuguese firm Bial, in which 90 volunteers have taken part.
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Six men participating in the trial began to fall ill last Sunday, three days after the trial was launched. One has been declared brain dead and two are in serious condition, in what France’s health minister, Marisol Touraine, has called a situation of “exceptional gravity”. Investigators are examining whether clinical practice was in line with rules governing drug tests, including at the site of the laboratory and in the volunteer recruitment process. Biotrial said that its trial was conducted in “full compliance with international regulations,” and said it was working closely with the ministry. - DPA
Harry Potter fans have headed to a London railway station made famous in the wizard books to pay tribute to late actor Alan Rickman. The Die Hard star lost his battle with cancer on Friday at the age of 69, and there has since been an outpouring of tributes from his famous fans, friends and colleagues. Rickman is best known for playing Hogwarts teacher Severus Snape in the films based on JK Rowling’s Harry Potter books, and fans of the franchise have been laying flowers at a special monument inside King’s Cross station. The north London terminal was mentioned in the books and films as the site where young wizards caught the Hogwarts Express to school from platform nine and three quarters, and a monument has been placed where the fictional platform would have stood. - WENN
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ith his bare hands and a small shovel, Ingi Thorbjornsson is digging his way through a thick layer of snow on the bank of a narrow ice-covered stream. Ahead of him towers the glacial arm of the mighty Eyjafjallajokull glacier. Behind him, on the other side of the stream, awaits a group of travellers. The tour guide stretches out his arm and helps one person after the other to cross the crystalclear stream. Then he leads them up the steps he has carved into the deep snow as they trek onwards. “Come!” he commands. On their own, the travellers would not have gotten any farther. But with Ingi paving the way, they stomp through the virgin snow to reach the shimmering blue, smooth ice of the glacier. From here, one has a view into the broad Thorsmark Valley and to the snow-capped chain of mountains on the other side of the valley.
Iceland, already a popular summer-time destination, is pushing its winter-time charms – freezing cold, the ice, the wind and snow – so Julia Waeschenbach went along to see what all the fuss was about. In the summer, the valley is a lush deep-green, a fairytale landscape that hikers love. But now in winter, it is even a bit more magical, because of its feeling of utter isolation. “Many people don’t realise how beautiful Iceland can be in the winter,” says Thorbjornsson, who has been taking tourists around for decades now. Whereas during the JuneAugust period hundreds of thousands of people descend on the island, and camping vans and hotel rooms are quickly booked out, in the dark season, the camping grounds, hotels and restaurants look deserted – and are often closed. Promote Iceland, the tourism association, wants to get people to come to Iceland in the winter.
Tourism has developed into Iceland’s most important economic sector, ahead of the traditional fishing industry. Icelanders should feel the benefits of tourism in the winter as well, the association feels. But for such an experience you’ll need a four-wheel-drive vehicle to conquer the snowcovered rock-strewn roads and the ice puddles. Thorbjornsson himself drives a Superjeep, a specially-equipped all-terrain vehicle. With it, he can quickly get out into the wilderness. With a conspiratorial wink, the tour guide says that for such a “borderline experience,” it is good to have somebody along who knows his way around. “You can never know where
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the dangers lurk,” Thorbjornsson says. In the deep snow, one cannot see the road or where the treacherous ice-puddles are located. Drivers who don’t watch out can break through the ice and then get stuck. “But we have a couple of people who can push you through,” he jokes. In the middle of what appears to be a sheer endless landscape of snow, there suddenly appears a collection of small cabins. Soft sofa seating and warm soup await visitors to the Volcano Huts located on the hiking trail of Laugavegur. Things are really busy here during the high season in summer, reports Ben Rehn, a German who works at the huts as a volunteer. For two years now, the
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operators have been looking for ways to keep business going during the winter. “Some days, nobody shows up,” Rehn says. Former Icelandic national football player Hermann Hreidarsson has made it his goal to advance the island’s hotel infrastructure. In June 2014 he opened his hotel Stracta in the town of Hella, located on the Golden Circle tourism route. It has 122 rooms, whirlpool baths and saunas. The 41-year-old aims to open three to four further hotels in spots around the country in the next few years. In order to attract vacationers in the winter, the rates for overnight stays have been reduced by around 30 per cent. “We are trying to show people what Iceland is really like in the winter, with its freezing cold, the ice, the wind and snow,” Hreidarsson says. “It is an experience.” What an understatement. - DPA
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Mid Canterbury placed 15th at the National Sevens Tournament in Rotorua yesterday, posting one win from their five matches. The Hammers were on the wrong end of a 47-5 thumping from Counties Manukau before falling to a 35-12 defeat to North Harbour. Despite the two early losses, Mid Canterbury bounced back in style to down fellow Heartland team Wanganui 22-0 in the last pool play match. With one win from three in pool C, Mark Cousins’ side secured a men’s bowl quarter-final berth yesterday morning, but fell to a 37-7 defeat against Tasman. The loss sent Mid Canterbury in to the shield semi-final, where they were dumped out of the tournament 29-7 by old enemy South Canterbury. Cousins said his side produced
Nete Caucau was one of Mid Canterbury’s players at Rotorua. a mixed-bag of performances against some tough competition. “It was a mix really, some parts we played some real good stuff
and others we were ordinary,” he said. “A lot of the good things were condensed in to that game
against Wanganui, we hit our straps and turned it on.” Senior players Seta Koroitamana and Nete Caucau returned to the fold just last week from overseas, while former New Zealand wing Nick Thomson was a late inclusion to the squad. Cousins said the late arrival of players may have affected the squad’s preparation, but insisted other teams face the same challenges. “I think, at this stage, without thinking about it too much, the guys coming in late makes it difficult to click as a team, but that’s not an excuse, it’s just the nature of it.” The shock of the tournament came in the shape of Otago’s winless, last place finish after winning the South Island Qualifying Tournament last month, while Counties were eventual runaway winners of the men’s title, and Manawatu took the women’s title.
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New era begins for the Silver Ferns New coach, new squad and a new focus - this week’s Silver Ferns camp represents ground zero for the national programme as it enters the next four-year cycle. Janine Southby, who took over as coach from Wai Taumaunu at the end of last year, will lay the first foundations for the 2019 World Cup over the next week. The Ferns and the national development squad assemble in Auckland on Wednesday for an intensive five days of testing, training and team building. For Southby, ground zero means just that. Having coached at national age-group level, before taking over the Southern Steel, the new Ferns coach doesn’t know a lot of the senior players particularly well. Which is why she considers it a bit of a blessing a tri-series in Fiji, earmarked for this month, was scrapped late last year due to difficulties in finding a third opponent. “It would have been great to have some test matches and just get going, but the reality is it has been a really short turnaround since my appointment and it is going to be good to have a little bit of down-time to establish and get some clarity around what we stand for and where we’re heading,” she said. Given she is still in the gettingto-know-you phase with many of her players, Southby plans to hold off appointing a Ferns captain until she names her first test line-up in August. Incumbent skipper Casey Kopua will miss this year’s international season as she is pregnant with her first child, creating at the very least a temporary open-
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New Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby. ing for a new captain. Veteran midcourter Laura Langman, vice-captain for the past few seasons, appears the obvious candidate, and defender Katrina Grant is another who has been mooted. But Southby may feel the time is right to inject fresh energy into the team’s leadership. “We’re certainly looking at the [captaincy] side of things,” she said. “There are a number of really strong candidates there, so it’s about players having the opportunity to first and foremost be players in the group and then get on to the leadership. “We’ll be looking at doing some professional development work with some of the players around [leadership] through the ANZ [Championship].” Along with building a new team culture and setting performance standards, Southby hopes to establish a working relationship with the ANZ Championship coaches. One of the biggest challenges she identified when she took on
the Ferns role was building trust with those coaches. It helps that, until recently, Southby was in charge of her own franchise and understands the frustrations. But getting the coaches to buy into what she is doing is easier said than done when two of them - the Magic’s Julie Fitzgerald and Noeline Taurua, who has taken over from Southby at the Steel had designs on the top job themselves. “It’s vital everyone works together for the best of the players, and Wai has done a lot of work in that space. “She connected with us earlier and tried to stay connected with the players through the programme. “Each programme wants something slightly different from them, and a competition where they are playing on a weekly basis has different requirements from the international environment where they are in camp for periods of time and they have tighter turnarounds between games. “It’s a longer schedule and
quite different from a franchise environment, so we’ve got to be mindful that during the ANZ season, their franchise time has to be their priority. “But we also need to know that when they come back into our programme, they are at the right standards and they are ready to go to be able to deliver what we need them to as well.” Australia and England will be squaring off in a three-test series in Britain while the Ferns are in camp this week. Southby said she had a “spy” in England to report back on how those sides shaped up. With both teams missing experienced stars, the series presents a good chance to scout Australia’s and England’s up-and-coming talent. “It’s quite interesting to look at those younger players and get a bit of an idea of what we can expect for the future and who’s coming through. “It will also be interesting to see if there are any new patterns or tactics they are using.”
FERNS SQUAD • Bailey Mes (Tactix) • Cathrine Latu (Mystics) • Maria Tutaia (Mystics) • Ameliaranne Wells (Pulse) • Gina Crampton (Steel) • Kayla Cullen (Mystics) • Shannon Francois (Steel) • Laura Langman (NSW Swifts) • Grace Rasmussen (Magic) • Leana de Bruin (Magic) • Katrina Grant (Pulse) • Anna Harrison (Mystics) • Jess Moulds (Tactix) • Storm Purvis (Steel)
Club axes Weepu Former All Black Piri Weepu will be looking for a new European club after being unexpectedly released by French side Oyonnax. Weepu’s contract with the Top 14 club was terminated yesterday, with no explanation offered for the 32-year-old’s axing. “Oyonnax have ended Piri Weepu’s contract,” said a statement released by the team. “The player is no longer part of the club’s professional squad.” Such brevity may suggest a less than amicable split, with Weepu having played a minimal role in the current campaign. - NZME
Patriots into champs Tom Brady and the defending Super Bowl champion New England Patriots snapped the Kansas City’s 11-game winning streak with a 2720 victory yesterday to reach the AFC championship. The Patriots, who had a first-round bye, looked to be back at full strength and nothing like the team that lost four of six games heading into the playoffs as they pulled ahead early and never looked back. - AP
Dakar history made Toby Price has become the first Australian winner in Dakar Rally history after claiming an emphatic victory in the motorbike category. The 28-year-old from the NSW Hunter Valley finished 39 minutes 41 seconds in front of his nearest rival after extending his lead with fourth in the 13th and final stage to Rosario in Argentina. “I don’t know what to say, I don’t know what to think ... I’m in shock, I never would’ve thought I could win this race in my second participation,” said Price. Meanwhile, French veteran Stephane Peterhansel took out his sixth victory in the car category after six wins on a bike. - AAP
Felix chases double The International Association of Athletics Federations has changed the schedule for the Rio Olympics so top American sprinter Allyson Felix can compete in both the 200 and 400 metres. The change, accepted by the IOC and Rio organisers, gives Felix more time between her opening round of the 200 metres and the final of the 400 metres, making the double plausible. The Olympic 200 metres gold medallist and world 400 metres champion will now have more than 13 hours between races instead of the 75 minutes allowed under the original schedule. - Reuters
Turtur backs field Tour Down Under race director Mike Turtur had spruiked the quality of this year’s field, dismissing the absence of some marquee cycling names. The race week started with the standalone Adelaide Street Race, a chance for the race field to have a hitout before the six-day Tour itself from Tuesday. Where big-name riders start their seasons has become a talking point after smaller Victorian races pulled off signing coups. After British sprint ace Mark Cavendish races at this weekend’s World Cup track round in Hong Kong, his first road race for the season will be the March 31 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Roadd race. - AAP
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Tech and Lauriston players assess the surface at Lauriston Oval on Saturday before deciding to abandon the fixture. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 160116-TM-0054
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Washout hands Tech glory By James Ford
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Tech have retained the Pritchard Shield after the penultimate round of play was cancelled due to the dismal weather on Saturday. Tech were scheduled to lock horns with Lauriston in a clash of the top two on the table and
Methven were set to host Allenton at the Methven Domain, while it was Coldstream’s turn to have the bye. Heading in to the weekend, Tech were at the top of the ladder on 15 points followed by Lauriston on nine, and Allenton, Methven and Coldstream on seven points.
A victory for Lauriston over Tech would have kept their hopes of winning the shield alive had Tech lost their last match against Allenton and Lauriston downed Coldstream next weekend. All four teams that were scheduled to be in action on Saturday received one point for
abandoned play, which pushed Tech to an unassailable lead on 16 points, followed by Lauriston on 10. The last round of this season’s Pritchard Shield competition will see Allenton hosting Tech and Lauriston visiting Coldstream, while Methven have the bye.
Rain leaves challenge hopes in tatters By James Ford
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Mid Canterbury’s Hawke Cup challenge hopes were all but dashed when their elimination match against Southland was abandoned due to rain at the Ashburton Oval yesterday. Bevan Ravenscroft’s men can still mathematically catch Southern Zone leaders North Otago, but the dismal whether looks to have ended the Mid Canterbury faithfuls’ dreams of Hawke Cup glory for another year. After winning the toss and electing to bat, Mid Canterbury were all out for 124 in 34.5 overs. Matt Tait was the home side’s best with the bat, posting 58 off 50 deliveries, before being caught by Jamie
Glenn off the bowling of Jonathon Hodson. Southland skipper Jason Domigan was in fine form, taking five for 34 off his 13 overs, while Hodson also produced an impressive display with two for 16 off four overs. In reply, Southland were 150 for four when play was abandoned in the 41st over in an innings that saw James Ng record 59 and Ryan Duffy 35 not out, while Ryan Bell took two for 19 off nine overs. Mid Canterbury have two Hawke Cup elimination fixtures remaining against North Otago on January 2324 and Otago Country a week later. They will need two outright wins, while keeping North Otago pointless to keep any hopes of a challenge alive.
Disappointed Mid Canterbury skipper Bevan Ravenscroft.
Former New Zealand cricketer Chris Cairns’ return to the workforce could be fraught with more problems than first thought. After the not guilty verdict from his perjury trial at London’s Southwark Crown Court, and the decision by former Indian Premier League boss Lalit Modi not to contest a civil claim in relation to his unsuccessful 2012 libel trial, Cairns should, in theory, be free to rejoin the workforce. However, Auckland barrister Todd Simmonds says while Cairns’ employment prospects face no legal impediment, his career nevertheless remains exposed to public opinion. Simmonds, whose experience includes senior counsel to the New Zealand Defence Force, says the fact Cairns was acquitted of perjury and perverting the course of justice does not mean his circumstances can just click back to normal. “From a legal perspective, there is nothing preventing him from securing employment, but it would be naive to assume that things will simply return to how they were prior to him being charged,” Simmonds said. Ultimately, Simmonds said, Cairns’ chances for a job could come down to an individual employers’ interpretation of how the high-profile trial played out. “Reputationally, I’m completely scorched,” Cairns said on the steps of the London court after he was acquitted last year. Simmonds said: “His comments after the trial about his reputation being scorched represent quite an insight. “That’s one of the big questions now: What is his reputation? What is his brand and what does he actually offer to a prospective employer? “He may well find that his options are limited and, after a number of years of costly litigation, he will no doubt want to start earning an income without delay.” Sky Television director of corporate communications Kirsty Way said Cairns would be welcome to apply to rejoin the cricket commentary team if a job became available. “Chris was doing some contracting work for us when this case broke. “Whether he came back or not would depend on whether there was a job available and whether Chris would want to apply for it.” Speaking at the New ZealandIndia test in February 2014, Cairns raised the issue in a prepared statement: “The impact of this [investigation] on my career and the professional opportunities in front of me is very serious.” He pointed out he could not sign any further contracts until cleared. “My livelihood is directly linked to my reputation. While this dark cloud hangs over me, my ability to work and provide for my family is almost non-existent.” - NZME
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Proteas crash and burn Unceremoniously dethroned as the world’s top-ranked Test team, an embarrassed South Africa are in a race against time to find answers to their steady decline before they begin the final test against England on Friday. After allowing England to run amok with the bat in the second Test, South Africa imploded in the third Test as they were skittled for just 83 runs in their second innings - enabling the visitors to wrap up an unbeatable 2-0 series win inside three days at the Wanderers. The seven-wicket loss yesterday also meant India take over as the world’s top-ranked Test team even if South Africa win in Pretoria. But for even the most ardent Proteas supporter, it is clear this is not the world’s best Test team any more - and perhaps not even in the top three. While their bowling unit, even without the injured pair of Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander, has found a way to be competitive, their batting frailties show no sign of abating. “Our form of late has been pretty poor and it’ll take something really special to turn it around,” captain AB de Villiers grimly told reporters yesterday. “It’s important for us to keep on fighting and find that type of cricket that we’re looking to play.
“But we’re a little bit off-beat at the moment, that’s for sure.” In their previous 13 completed Test innings since the start of the tour of Bangladesh in July last year, the side has amassed more than 300 just twice. In fact, they have failed to reach 200 in eight of those innings and recorded their two lowest scores since readmission to international cricket in 1991 - 79 in India in November and 83 against England yesterday. While South Africa have come across some seriously bowlerfriendly wickets during that period, it is also clear that their rivals have been able to expose their lack of application and skill. “I think the talent is there ... it’s just a matter of finding a bit of consistency and applying more pressure more often,” De Villiers assures. “This is the team we have and this is the team I believe in. “It’s now up to the 11 that get picked at SuperSport Park to turn things around and find something special.” - AAP
The prospects of a New Zealand team entering Australia’s Big Bash League are still a long way off, according to Cricket Australia’s Mike McKenna. Australia’s premier Twenty20 cricket competition has been attracting plenty of interest on New Zealand shores, but the thought of having a Kiwi side participating in the next few years remains optimistic. The Big Bash League had previously explored the option of including teams from New Zealand and South Africa to create a competition equivalent to Super Rugby, but the logistics involved proved impossible. - AAP
Perth Scorchers captain Adam Voges is adamant his team’s quest for a hat-trick of BBL titles remains on track despite their batting capitulation on Saturday. The Scorchers blew the chance to host a semi-final when they suffered an embarrassing 52-run loss to the Melbourne Stars at the WACA. Needing just 147 for victory, the Scorchers were bowled out for 94 in 10 overs in front of 20,870 shellshocked fans. Had the Scorchers reached 109, they would have hosted a semifinal. Instead, they’ll have to travel to the MCG to face the Stars in Friday night’s semi-final. - AAP
Thunder into third spot
Right - England’s Stuart Broad acknowledges the crowd after taking six wickets on the third day of the third test cricket match between South Africa PHOTO AP and England.
Colin Munro: Seen as the replacement for Brendon McCullum. Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor offer more stability in their respective roles at opener and No 5. Munro has faced 237 balls in 19 Twenty20 internationals. For those who have faced as many or more deliveries, he has the second highest strike rate (159) behind Australian Glenn Maxwell’s 160. He is also only the fourth batsman to hit six or more sixes in consecutive T20 innings. Oppositions will be sourcing video footage for a closer analysis. The 28-year-old benefited from Eden Park’s relatively short
No Kiwi side - yet
Scorchers ‘still in it’
Munro has come out all guns blazing Colin Munro is a wildcard any World T20 title contender would welcome less than eight weeks from the tournament in India. With the shoulders of an axeman, the left-hander has bludgeoned, bashed and bruised consecutive Twenty20 international half-centuries as if Sonny Bolstad was the one holding the willow. He tends to befriend the legside more than the off, and shots behind the wicket seldom get a wagon wheel invite in his batting frenzies. If you’re looking for a crowd catch, deep mid-wicket is the place to park. Munro unleashes a slog-sweep Steve Waugh would be proud of. His elevation to No3 is a logical strategy by New Zealand to give their batsman with the highest strike rate the chance to score heavily without exposing him to a brand new ball. He had fewer chances batting down the order in his previous T20 internationals, but looks comfortable in his new role. New Zealand have been looking for a batsman to replace the ballistic approach of the retiring Brendon McCullum. Martin Guptill can provide that momentum as an opener, Munro can sustain it at first-drop, backed by Corey Anderson at No4.
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boundaries in his 50 from 14 balls last week against Sri Lanka, the second fastest in T20 internationals behind Yuvraj Singh’s 12ball effort. On Friday he blazed 56 off 27 balls against Pakistan’s worldclass T20 attack before playing on to pace bowler Wahab Riaz. The vehement send-off illustrated the frustration he can instil in the opposition. Riaz bowled in a logical area, pitching up and offering enough width on a fifth stump to tempt, but too little to complete, the shot. There could also be a vulner-
ability to slower balls going incognito. When Munro is in form, most other areas can have bowlers calling for a taxi to fetch. Bowl short of a length and he pulls into the legside; goodlength balls are dispatched over boundaries in front of the wicket; over-pitch and out comes a regulation drive. Prior to the past two matches, Munro had never settled in national colours, despite holding the world record for most sixes in a first-class innings - 23 sixes in 281 from 167 balls for Auckland against Central Districts in Napier last March. There were flashes of brilliance, like the 73 not out from 39 to beat Bangladesh in a 2013 T20 in Dhaka. However, his past five limited overs innings - stretching to the South African tour in August - have brought no score less than 33 with his strike rate only once dipping below a run a ball. The New Zealand selectors’ perseverance is to be applauded. Munro could be window dressing in a batting opportunity shop by now, but the policy of Mike Hesson, Gavin Larsen and, formerly, Bruce Edgar to give players room to express a specific skill set continues to pay dividends. - NZME
Sydney Thunder beat Sydney Sixers by 46 runs in the Twenty20 clash at Sydney Cricket Ground on Saturday. The Thunder jumped into third after breaking a four-game losing streak. Hussey said the side felt like real contenders after posting 200-plus and taking all 10 wickets. “If you’re in the finals, you’re a chance, it’s just about turning up on the day, bringing the right attitude and the right game,” Hussey said. - AAP
Cricket loses Hart Yesterday’s Twenty20 international between New Zealand and Pakistan marks the end of a broadcasting era. Kevin Hart, veteran of 37 summers behind the microphone, is retiring. His voice will be familiar to anyone who grew up listening to domestic first-class cricket, starting with Northern Districts against Otago in the 1978-79 season. When Plunket Shield commentaries disappeared from Radio Sport, Hart’s voice continued to resonate at internationals. Highlights included broadcasting his first test against India in 1980-81, watching players like Daniel Vettori’s development from talented local to cricketing great. - NZME
Wagner signs up New Zealand left armer Neil Wagner has signed on for Lancashire and is expected to play most of their first-class season this year. Wagner is expected to be available until at least the end of July and maybe longer depending on whether he is picked for New Zealand’s tour of South Africa later this year. He has currently taken 67 wickets from his 18 tests. Wagner previously had a brief spell in county cricket with Northamptonshire. Lancashire are back in division one and Wagner is expected to be an asset in their quest to stay in the top flight. - NZME
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In brief Courtsiders in Auckland A suspicious practice plaguing tennis tournaments around the world, which is comparable to insider trading, has come to Auckland. While locals enjoyed a feast of tennis over the past two weeks at the ASB Classic, one ATP security official was on the lookout for “courtsiders”. These individuals travel to watch matches from start to finish every day and are employed to transmit score data and other information instantly to worldwide betting agencies, who then use the information to gain an advantage in setting odds. “It’s something we won’t tolerate,” Classic tournament director Karl Budge said. - NZME
Hewitt’s last tourney
Michael Venus (left) and Mate Pavic celebrate their success in the ASB Classic doubles final.
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History for wildcard combo Michael Venus was left celebrating by himself on Saturday night, after doubles partner Mate Pavic had to leave for the airport just a few hours after the duo had lifted the ASB Classic doubles trophy. It was unfortunate scheduling - but probably the only time the Kiwi-Croatian combination had been out of sync all week. Their 7-5 6-4 win over the seasoned American duo of Eric Butorac and Scott Lipsky, was a superb performance and the culmination of an impressive week. The wildcard combination won all their matches in straight sets. Among their victims were the third and fourth seeds and the experienced New Zealand team of Artem Sitak and Marcus Daniell.
And they did it without dropping a single game on serve - a staggering statistic across a doubles tournament. “I’m just stoked, really,” said Venus. “It’s unbelievable to do it at home, with family and friends [watching]; so many people here who have helped my tennis since I was a little kid.” Such a triumph might have appeared unlikely at the start of last week. They had been dumped out of the Brisbane ATP event after just one match, which was their first tournament together since October 2015. But Venus and Pavic, who first combined in March last year, were quietly confident. “We felt we were hitting the
ball well but lost first round [in Brisbane],” said Pavic. “It had been a couple of months since we had seen each other but everything started to click.” Saturday’s final was supposed to be a close match. Butorac and Lipsky were the fourth seeds, with tons of experience. They had a combined 51 ATP finals between them (31 victories) compared with Pavic (seven finals, one win) and Venus (one win in three finals). But it didn’t look like that on court. The local boy and the adopted Kiwi were the more assured team from the start, secure from the baseline and decisive with their net play.
They didn’t serve particularly well in the opening set - landing 59 per cent of their first serves but were mentally strong, losing just three points on their second serve. The first set turned on a moment of brilliance from Pavic, a squash-type shot from an acute angle that ran almost parallel to the net. It set up break point, which Venus converted to bring the crowd to their feet. Venus and Pavic then lifted noticeably in the second set of the match. “I’m still trying to believe it,” said Venus. “I grew up watching this tournament, coming down to see all the players ... so to do it here, it’s hard to describe, really.” - NZME
Rankings don’t matter to Federer, Nadal By Jason Phelan World No.1 Novak Djokovic is the red-hot favourite to continue his stranglehold on the Australian Open, but Roger Federer says rankings will count for little at the business end of the seasonopening grand slam. Djokovic has won four of the past five Australian Opens - five in total - and is coming off a stellar 2015 where he reigned at Melbourne Park, Wimbledon and the US Open and was a finalist at Roland Garros. Third-seeded Federer, world No.2 Andy Murray, fourth-ranked 2014 champion Stan Wawrinka
and a revitalised Rafael Nadal are once again the main threats to Djokovic’s dominance. Federer is projected to face Djokovic in the semi-finals and the Swiss says their respective rankings won’t mean a thing if that tantalising scenario plays out. “I don’t think Rafa or myself we personally - look at the rankings very much, check it out all the time or care too much ... after being world No.1,” Federer said. “I understand some people do. “It’s helpful in the seedings at times but for us to lose quarter, semis, finals, it doesn’t matter. “It’s still a loss because we’re
looking at higher goals, Rafa and myself. “Same as Novak. “I still think the same guys are playing very well. “But, of course, Novak deserves like a little star next to his name right now because he’s been doing extremely well.” Federer suffered a shock straight-sets loss to Canadian Milos Raonic in the final of the Brisbane International in the lead-up to the Open. He later revealed he had been suffering from a bad cold but said the illness hadn’t overly disrupted his preparation. Nadal didn’t make it past the
quarter-finals at a grand slam last year as he battled persistent injury. The fit-again Spaniard doesn’t care that much for rankings either or his place in the so-called ‘Big Four’ of men’s tennis along with Federer, Djokovic and Murray. “It’s your name, big four ... not my name - I really don’t care much about it,” Nadal said. “Just the only thing that is true, is Novak is playing at better level than the rest of the players now. “That’s obvious, no? “The way he’s playing, it’s difficult to see him losing matches.” - AAP
In one of his final media conferences as a player, Lleyton Hewitt told everyone on Saturday what they already knew, that’s he’s never lacked for motivation during a career which spanned three decades. And also no surprise that the motivation part is what he’ll miss most when he concludes his injury-hit career at the Australian Open, his 20th appearance in his national championship and one which he’s never managed to win. “That’s what’s pushed me the last few years: I don’t struggle for self-motivation, to get up early and do the hard work that no one sees,” Hewitt said. - AAP
Unlikely victor Mark down Roberto Bautista Agut as one of the more unlikely winners at Stanley Street over the past couple of decades. The Spanish world No 25 lifted the ASB Classic trophy after opponent Jack Sock retired ill with the score at 6-1 1-0. Sock had been struggling with a virus since Thursday and had lost eight pounds (3.63kg) in two days. To his credit - and against doctors advice - Sock took the court. It was brave but to no avail. He was struggling to stand between points and didn’t bother chasing most of Bautista Agut’s shots. - NZME
Bouchard ‘distracted’ Eugenie Bouchard blamed family dramas for her Hobart International final thumping, but the former world No.5 says she’ll be right for the Australian Open. On comeback from injury, Bouchard lost 6-1 6-2 to France’s Alize Cornet in Saturday’s Hobart decider. “I woke up and just had personal family issues at home and things like that,” the Canadian said. “I couldn’t keep my focus and as soon as things started going downhill, I really couldn’t keep my emotions together so things were out of my control.” - AAP
Court backing Serena Australian tennis legend Margaret Smith Court says she expects Serena Williams to break her all-time grand slam singles record. Smith Court dominated women’s tennis in the 1960s and 70s in very much the fashion that Williams does today, landing 24 majors including 11 Australian championships across the amateur and professional era. A supreme athlete, Smith Court also completed the coveted calendar-year grand slam in 1970, a feat that eluded Williams last season when the American suffered a shock semifinal loss at the US Open. - AAP
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Cameron bags big feature Matt Cameron added to his Group One record at Trentham, but it came two races later than he had expected and from an unlikely source. The leading jockey’s high hopes of landing the Woodridge Homes Levin Classic aboard Xtravagant were dashed when the star colt’s bubble burst and he could only finish fourth. Cameron’s fortunes turned around in the JR & N Berkett Telegraph when he picked up the ride on the massive longshot Adventador after his original mount Procurement failed to get off the ballot. The Hastings speedster relished the Dead 6 conditions to lead all the way and hold off the late challenge of the southern mare Miss Seton Sands to score at odds of 80-1. “He gave himself a fright before the race by jumping the rail, but then he cruised along nicely,” Cameron said.
“He changed leg in the straight, but he had enough momentum to keep going. He got the track to suit and don’t worry about Xtravagant, he’ll be back winning Group One races.” Adventador is trained by Guy Lowry and Grant Cullen, who prepared Miss Bailey during his solo career to win the 1999 Wellington Cup as a 142-1 shot, and followed their 2014 Telegraph success with Irish Fling. “We worked him in blinkers about six weeks ago and he was very impressive,” Lowry said. “We thought we would save them for something special and it was today.” The seven-year-old Adventador has won seven races in a career that has been restricted to 24 appearances. “This horse has had a lot of problems – he’s had a wind operation and he’s got a plate in his leg. “It’s very satisfying,” Lowry said. - NZME
Double for Pike Visiting Cambridge trainer Tony Pike got his day started well at Trentham on Saturday when he produced an early winning double however from there his fortunes plummeted as the persistent showers put paid to his chances in the major race of the day. Promising four-yearold mare Snowdrop delivered for favourite punters when she triumphed under the steadier of 58.5 kilograms over 1200 metres in the day’s opening event while four races later former Hong Kong galloper Flying Ibis delivered his first New Zealand victory with a storming late run. - NZME
Floozie’s record intact
Adventador (Matt Cameron) leads home Miss Seton Sands and Trepidation to form a $62,332 trifecta in the Telegraph. PHOTO TRISH DUNELL
High class four-year-old mare Thee Auld Floozie kept her impeccable record at Tauranga intact when she made it three from three at the Gate Pa venue with a comfortable victory over 1600 metres on the weekend. The daughter of Mastercraftsman came into the Crockford Real Estate sponsored contest off the back of a disappointing performance but cruised home to beat highly regarded rivals Massofdash and Saavoya in a comfortable 1.36.13 for the 1600 metre journey. - NZME
M9 Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway
Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 18 Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 1 12.14pm (NZT) SUPER PETS DASH C1, 295m 1 F1664 Dinero Action 17.52 S &.................. B Evans 2 x1827 High On Vee 17.94 .......................A Williams 3 66576 Skillz Taylor 17.51 ........................ L Waretini 4 82741 Another Spin 17.39 ................J T McInerney 5 8734F Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 6 76268 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor 7 62648 Definer 17.64 ................................R Adcock 8 75835 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 ....................C Roberts 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 67777 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 2 12.32 HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY RILEY GREER SPRINT C1, 295m 1 77736 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 2 75323 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 3 33554 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 4 7x787 Dream Academy nwtd............... G T Bennett 5 56867 Nicksta 17.60 .........................J T McInerney 6 12412 Redline Action 17.23 J &.................D Fahey 7 27276 Conaloo 17.53........................... M Robinson 8 66828 Go Tommo 17.10 S & ...................... B Evans 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 77867 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ...............J Tanner 3 12.50 ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH STKS C1, 520m 1 28346 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 2 73467 Goldstar Archie nwtd S & ................ B Evans 3 33266 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 4 86442 Cawbourne Miami 30.18 ..............C Roberts 5 25565 Run Zola 30.51 H & ............................Taylor 6 54785 Hip Hop Sofia 30.78 .................. A Bradshaw 7 63678 Tracey 31.16....................................J Tanner 8 47812 Midnight Action nwtd S & ................ B Evans 9 74x67 Know Luck 30.65........................... G Cleeve
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4 4F881 Long Stockings 30.59 ............... A Bradshaw 5 x6765 Mega Volt nwtd......................... A Botherway 6 35421 Whip Uppa Storm 30.62............ G T Bennett 1 54744 Van Gerwin 17.24 ......................H Anderton 7 26773 Cawbourne Kin nwtd ....................C Roberts 2 87417 Private Agenda 17.63 ................... I Fensom 8 25124 Opawa Tracy 30.29 L & ...................... Wales 3 16382 Tip The Babe 17.56 C &..................... Fagan 9 74x67 Know Luck 30.65........................... G Cleeve 4 778x5 Susan Jewel nwtd ...........................J Tanner 5 24416 Ester Action nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 10 747x7 Opawa Born 30.43 L &....................... Wales 6 35576 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................... L Waretini 8 2.19pm C.T.V. SPRINT C1, 295m 1 33865 Minimal 17.67....................................J Dunn 7 23521 Eug The Scrooge 17.69 M & .............Jopson 2 78687 Magic Dozer 17.71 .................... G T Bennett 8 54233 Fair Cruzin 17.38....................J T McInerney 3 18888 Piece 17.75 ............................J T McInerney 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 4 88452 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 10 44888 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 5 45317 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 5 1.26pm HAMPDEN TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 6 24284 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 1 x5145 Feral Coaster 17.60 .....................M A Butler 7 24584 Archies Dijon 17.56 M & ...................Jopson 2 111 Go Poppy 17.29 M & .......................P Binnie 8 55663 Peyton Sawyer 17.56 ................... L Waretini 3 35462 Fancy Action 17.82 S &................... B Evans 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 4 48733 Mighty Mac 17.48...............................C Weir 5 77757 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 10 65778 Private Action nwtd S & .................. B Evans 6 55487 Cawbourne Eden 17.64 ...............C Roberts 9 2.38pm ROBBIE’S BAR & BISTRO DASH C1, 295m 1 56535 Katie Ate It 17.94 ...................... M Robinson 7 7141 Val Baxter 17.62.....................J T McInerney 2 14645 Bigtime Tip 17.55 M & ......................... Smith 8 87487 Lil Danny Rascal 17.29 M &..............Jopson 3 62224 Baduzzi 17.48 ........................J T McInerney 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 4 53686 Zippora Blaze 17.43 M &...................Jopson 10 26878 Terra Alert 17.35 C & ......................... Fagan 6 1.44pm HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALBY JOPSON DASH 5 78724 Miss Jolt nwtd .............................. A Waretini 6 38638 Hyperparadise 17.60 S & ................ B Evans C1, 295m 7 23654 Jinja Willy 17.65 ..............................J Tanner 1 74352 Noble Fantasy 17.30 S & ................ B Evans 8 28676 Unreliable Andy 17.35 ............... A Bradshaw 2 65655 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 3 8x46x Air Flow nwtd ............................ M Robinson 4 72224 Belfast Eejit 17.52 ..................J T McInerney 10 28887 Lachie Jewel 17.54 ......................C Roberts 5 25876 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 10 2.58 HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN MCMILLAN SPRINT 6 271x2 Mr. Marine nwtd.............................R Adcock C1, 295m 1 22821 Opawa Bucks Eye 17.26 L & ............. Wales 7 35338 Know Energy 17.50....................... G Cleeve 2 35447 Sprinkles 17.23 ......................J T McInerney 8 53477 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 3 45135 Devilskin nwtd ........................J T McInerney 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 4 7521 Max Stix 17.58 .............................C Roberts 10 28887 Lachie Jewel 17.54 ......................C Roberts 5 37645 Star Apache nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 7 2.02pm KOLORFUL KANVAS STAKES C1, 520m 6 76166 Kablitz 17.73 ................................ K Cassidy 1 46454 Protonic Pedro 30.33 ....................... B Dann 7 77475 Know Favours 17.21 ..................... G Cleeve 2 87534 Black Sails 30.66 H & .........................Taylor 8 15163 Grifinator 17.45 C & ........................... Fagan 3 23113 Majestic Action 30.39 J &................D Fahey 10 747x7 Opawa Born 30.43 L &....................... Wales
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9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 77867 Cawbourne Shadow nwtd ...............J Tanner 11 3.16pm DOGZONE STAKES C1, 520m 1 75445 Lektra Spider 30.82 H &......................Taylor 2 11134 With Pride 30.15 .............................. B Dann 3 68x34 Arcane Rampage nwtd ................C Roberts 4 54555 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant 5 13367 Rushcuter Action 30.67 S & ............ B Evans 6 53125 Jinja Heart 30.72 J & ......................D Fahey 7 52551 Raewyn 30.52 H & ..............................Taylor 8 62675 Opawa Kendal 30.38 L & ................... Wales Emergencies: 9 74x67 Know Luck 30.65........................... G Cleeve 10 747x7 Opawa Born 30.43 L &....................... Wales 12 3.36pm COALGATE TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 34253 Johnnybruce 17.73 ................J T McInerney 2 12548 Another Zircon 17.45 .............J T McInerney 3 4F786 Sonny Will nwtd......................... M Robinson 4 67853 Stand Up Girl 17.39 ........................J Tanner 5 74623 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith 6 75413 Ultra Action 17.46 S &..................... B Evans 7 12 Major Bloodnok 17.69 .........................A Lee 8 83881 Hayley James 17.53..................... L Waretini 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 44888 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 13 3.55pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 27586 Red Hot Action nwtd S & ................ B Evans 2 52557 Raincheck 17.56 .............................J Tanner 3 33448 Briseur De Reves nwtd ............. A Bradshaw 4 37835 Morning Gypsy 17.75 C & .................. Fagan 5 75873 Brooke Davis 17.25 ...................... L Waretini 6 32F36 Uno James nwtd L & .......................... Wales 7 53218 Doosh nwtd ............................J T McInerney 8 82144 Super Bad nwtd ...........................M Roberts 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 67777 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 14 4.10pm ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER DASH C1, 295m 1 47566 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 ................. M Grant 2 37577 Opawa Shiloh nwtd L & ...................... Wales
3 63757 Tamaska 17.64.......................... A Bradshaw 4 76834 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 5 76347 Paddy The Baker 17.30..........J T McInerney 6 15442 Country Crossing nwtd......................J Dunn 7 27662 Blazing Hot 17.58 M & ......................Jopson 8 68774 Kinloch Action nwtd S & .................. B Evans Emergencies: 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 26878 Terra Alert 17.35 C & ......................... Fagan 15 4.30pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C1, 295m 1 65568 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & .............. B Evans 2 7F473 Cool Dexter 17.41 ..................... A Bradshaw 3 75752 Wally Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 4 8523F Rapaki Kath 17.57 H & .......................Taylor 5 37213 Cawbourne Nevada 17.29 ...........C Roberts 6 87x43 Sal’s Babe 18.01 C & ......................... Fagan 7 67663 Know Struggle 17.34..................... G Cleeve 8 78836 Homebush Spike 17.45 ..........J T McInerney 9 34688 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 10 65778 Private Action nwtd S & .................. B Evans SELECTIONS Race 1: Another Spin, High On Vee, Definer, Jack’s A Jewel Race 2: Redline Action, Go Tommo, Verbatim, Foxy Babe Race 3: Plutonium, Midnight Action, Opawa Paul, Know Luck Race 4: Tip The Babe, Eug The Scrooge, Private Agenda Race 5: Go Poppy, Mighty Mac, Feral Coaster, Fancy Action Race 6: Mr. Marine, Belfast Eejit, Know Energy, Smash Easy Race 7: Majestic Action, Opawa Tracy, Black Sails, Protonic Pedro Race 8: Minimal, Archies Dijon, Magic Dozer, Uno Marguerite Race 9: Baduzzi, Bigtime Tip, Jinja Willy, Unreliable Andy Race 10: Opawa Bucks Eye, Sprinkles, Max Stix, Know Favours Race 11: With Pride, Raewyn, Arcane Rampage, Lektra Spider Race 12: Major Bloodnok, Ultra Action, Hayley James Race 13: Briseur De Reves, Super Bad, Raincheck, Brooke Davis Race 14: Country Crossing, Blazing Hot, Tamaska, Kinloch Action Race 15: Cawbourne Nevada, Rapaki Kath, Cool Dexter LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
Palmerston North dogs Today at Manawatu Raceway
Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 1 32264 Uno Shay nwtd ..................................M Flipp porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 18 2 66773 You’re So Free nwtd .............J Woolston-Bell Jan 2016 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 3 54562 Homebush Naki nwtd .............J T McInerney 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 4 55855 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 5 77575 Thrilling Toby 21.88 D P &........ K Gommans 1 2.30pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 6 43477 Mr. Zafonic 22.13....................J T McInerney 7 62223 Takeaway 21.94 L & ........................... Morris MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 8 44352 Cawbourne Martin nwtd ...............M Roberts 1 76232 Pacific Vibe nwtd ....................J T McInerney 9 67568 Fangirl 22.18 L & ................................ Morris 2 36 Eyes On Kitty nwtd ............................M Flipp 3 5452 Black Roadstar nwtd .....................B Mitchell 10 54858 Dark Garnah 22.00 .................. S Gommans 4 65326 Pistols Princess nwtd ........................M Flipp 4 3.25pm SHAKEY JAKEY AT ROCKY RIDGE C2, 375m 1 85416 Boston Thunder 21.96.................T R Pilcher 5 x3632 James McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney 2 24382 Homebush Ginger nwtd .........J T McInerney 6 1 Meat Damon nwtd K & ......................Phillips 3 22411 Lady Zeena 22.01 ........................ T Downey 7 Guiseppi nwtd ...............................B Mitchell 4 31583 Cawbourne Gable nwtd .......J Woolston-Bell 8 2 If It Fitz nwtd......................................M Flipp 5 54118 Another Plane 22.08 ....................... M Mann 9 8425F Belfast Smarty nwtd .............J Woolston-Bell 6 48212 Cawbourne Gil 22.09 ...................M Roberts 10 24867 Eva’s Storm nwtd ............................L Doody 2 2.50pm MANAWATU HARNESS 4TH AND 7TH FEB 7 73F15 Opal Jewel 22.01 ..................... S Gommans 8 37637 Goodtime Mike 21.95 ...........J Woolston-Bell C0, 457m 9 43374 Homebush Bounce 21.90 ......J T McInerney 1 55547 Kentucky Doll nwtd................... S Gommans 2 58878 King Hit Mike nwtd ................... S Gommans 10 13588 Another Cover 21.66 ..............J T McInerney 3 58778 Dallas Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 5 3.45pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESSORIES C1, 457m 1 83F43 Lagoon Victory nwtd ....................M Roberts 4 32224 Cocoa Bear nwtd ........................A Turnwald 2 813 Blackie Chan nwtd ........................B Mitchell 5 24776 Fat Boyz Flyer nwtd.................... G Hodgson 3 2213 Bernie’s Boy nwtd .........................B Mitchell 6 33332 Jazz Hill nwtd ................................B Mitchell 4 21272 Olliesaurus 26.59 ........................A Turnwald 7 5x3 Panda Ring nwtd ................................ N Udy 5 45242 Phantom Way nwtd L & ...................... Morris 8 1 Aunty Trace nwtd ..............................L Ahern 6 25443 Zimmer Frame nwtd .........................L Ahern 3 3.08pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m
7 27733 Milly Rivers nwtd .........................B Hodgson 8 32372 Fox In Box nwtd........................ T Mischefski Emergencies: 9 66623 Bruiser Bale nwtd ...................J T McInerney 10 65555 Cawbourne Satin nwtd D P & .. K Gommans 6 4.00pm BUCK FEVER AT STUD C1 C1, 375m 1 47654 No More Marmite 22.32 K & .............Phillips 2 41521 Two Up nwtd ...............................A Turnwald 3 74476 Homebush Misha 22.19 .................. M Mann 4 77613 Clearly Magic 21.99 L & ..................... Morris 5 48285 Hyde Baxter nwtd...................J T McInerney 6 11115 Cawbourne Spree 22.09 ..............M Roberts 7 84323 Mangamahu Jack 22.06 ..............B Hodgson 8 17245 Sasha McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney Emergencies: 9 34686 Repeat Visit 21.97 ............................... L Bell 10 88765 Kiribati Girl 21.94 ..................... S Gommans 7 4.20pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 1 57454 Deathstar 21.76 D P & ............. K Gommans 2 77626 Kotumba 22.00 L & ............................ Morris 3 86561 Lick It Up nwtd .......................J T McInerney 4 5165x Barra Boy nwtd............................A Turnwald 5 586x5 Legal Aid nwtd S &....................C Blackburn 6 76266 Shane McBell nwtd ................J T McInerney 7 38547 Working Jewel 21.81 .......................L Doody 8 5411 Spiritello 21.77 .................................L Ahern 9 66876 Cawbourne Bird nwtd............... S Gommans 10 48688 Cawbourne Paws 22.48 D P &. K Gommans
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1 47488 Kaputski 21.39 .................................L Ahern 2 81766 To The Bank 21.79 ....................... P Denbee 3 61377 Another Habit 22.13 .........................L Ahern 4 43282 Individual Lily 21.40 ...............G Fredrickson 5 51173 Cawbourne Danial 21.78 .............M Roberts 6 55222 Another Miss 21.93 D P &........ K Gommans 7 38635 Blue And Curly 21.27 .......................L Ahern 8 68618 Chinese Star 21.85 L & ...................... Morris 9 68871 Nikka Century 22.01 ........................ A Clark 10 24675 Cawbourne George 21.71......J T McInerney 9 4.55pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C4, 375m 1 12F17 Opawa Jackie nwtd ............................ N Udy 2 41264 Empty Bank nwtd ............................... N Udy 3 757x8 Ayra Stark 21.57 .............................. A Clark 4 74323 Allegro Touch nwtd ...........................L Ahern 5 74147 Wheelie Chillie 21.66 ..................A Turnwald 6 47141 Lagoon Mac 21.49 .......................M Roberts 7 55226 Red Moova Hoova 21.50 ...........B Goldsack 8 21464 Caesar Chance 21.38 .................A Turnwald Emergencies: 9 67347 Kerry Lane 21.56 .......................B Goldsack 10 83764 Enhancer 21.51...........................B Hodgson 10 5.12 PRESTON’S MASTER BUTCHERS C1/2 457m 1 64114 Double Entendre 26.69 ....................L Ahern 2 23823 Opawa Extreme nwtd ........................M Flipp 3 83764 Ollie Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 4 13115 Kirkham Harvey 26.63 .................M Roberts
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24744 Cawbourne Clay nwtd ..................M Roberts 46458 Malakai Magic 26.09 .................... P Denbee 46847 Opawa Amber 26.64 .........................M Flipp 66731 That’s King 26.33 ........................B Hodgson 71885 Sherlock Izmir nwtd.....................A Turnwald 56475 Archi Bale 27.52.....................J T McInerney 11 5.29pm WHEELDEAL.CO.NZ C4/5 C4/5, 375m 1 26715 Semantics 21.65 ..............................L Ahern 2 56243 Nero 21.57 ..................................B Hodgson 3 41311 Allegro Class 21.25 ..........................L Ahern 4 35165 Freedom Flyer 21.42 K & ..................Phillips 5 64421 Wheelie Good 21.47 ...................A Turnwald 6 41467 Cawbourne Steve 21.61...............M Roberts 7 14354 Bigtime Reign 21.89........................... N Udy 8 72314 Smash Allegro nwtd .........................L Ahern 9 78175 Boris nwtd ..................................B Goldsack 10 37755 Cawbourne Midget 21.48 .............M Roberts 12 5.47pm RESTRICTED AGE STAKES R/A, 457m 1 12F37 Cawbourne Loch 26.47 ................M Roberts 2 31112 Hawkesbury Fever 26.70 ............A Turnwald 3 x1311 Our Gypsy 26.20 ..............................L Ahern 4 77887 Cawbourne Sarah 26.36 ..............M Roberts 5 22114 Fall From Grace 26.36 ................A Turnwald 6 52787 Heart You 26.69 ...............................L Ahern 7 46235 Tuff Diamond 26.43 .......................B Mitchell 8 21223 Swiftly Chloe 26.41 .....................B Hodgson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track
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John Terry (obscured) scores with a nifty back-heel flick (from an offside position) to rescue Chelsea.
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Everton left fuming By RoB HaRRis As the clock hit 90 minutes, Ramiro Funes Mori seized the lead and Everton celebrated as if a first win at Chelsea since 1994 was locked up. Then, with 3-2 lighting up the scoreboard, the fourth official held up the board to indicate seven minutes of stoppage time at Stamford Bridge yesterday. “They are celebrating for one minute, you need to add a minute,” Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink says the fourth official was told. Was the request granted? When an engrossing second half entered the eighth additional minute, captain John Terry sent a back-heeled flick past goalkeeper Tim Howard to salvage a 3-3 draw. Everton manager Roberto Martinez was irate. Not only with the referee’s timekeeping -
although the additional minutes indicated is just the minimum - but the fact Terry was offside. “Refereeing-wise you cannot justify, you cannot explain that at this level,” Martinez said. “Those two points have been taken away from us ... you cannot explain an extra 50 seconds on top of seven minutes.” History repeated itself for Everton, which also drew 3-3 at Bournemouth in November by also conceding in the eighth minute of stoppage time after taking the lead in the 90th. Still unbeaten seven matches into his second spell at Chelsea, Hiddink accepted that Terry was offside. The defender saved the ailing champions, having scored an own goal at the start of a second half that produced all six goals. The lengthy injury time allowed Chelsea to mount a comeback it seemed unable to produce in previous coach Jose
Mourinho’s final months in charge. “I am very happy with the spirit, and the ambition, and the attitude of the team,” said Hiddink, who remains unbeaten since returning last month for a second spell in charge until the end of the season. While Everton dropped to 11th, the point does little to help Chelsea’s improbable Champions League quest. Chelsea was still in 14th place, six points above the relegation zone and 14 from the top four. Meanwhile Sergio Aguero spelled double trouble for Crystal Palace as Manchester City romped to a 4-0 win at the Etihad Stadium. Fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur closed the gap on the leaders to four points with a crushing 4-1 defeat of Sunderland. Fifth-placed West Ham United’s push faltered with a 2-1 defeat at Newcastle United. - AP
Smeltz belter gets Sydney home Sydney FC substitute Shane Smeltz has stolen the A-League’s 11th Sydney derby with a 90th-minute winner to deny Western Sydney 2-1. In front of a record 19,627 crowd at Pirtek Stadium on Saturday night, Smeltz ensured the Sky Blues remained undefeated in six derbies by cancelling out Dario Vidosic’s equaliser that followed Jacques Faty’s opener. After being on the losing end for so long, it was a match that should have belonged to the Wanderers. They knew it too, because the on-pitch nerves were palpable, the back four jittery. That aside, Tony Popovic’s men managed to dominate possession, with Andreu and Dimas worth their weight in gold. But their counterparts Mickael Tavares and Milos Dimitrijevic held
up the midfield well for FC, forcing the Spanish duo to feed the ball wide. To be sure, the flanks were where the Wanderers cooked up their chances but their full-backs, in effect, posed more danger than their forwards. Scott Jamieson found copious space on the left, while a muchimproved Scott Neville played in some superb balls from the right that, like numerous Western Sydney opportunities, were lost to final-third profligacy. One found a flying Romeo Castelen in the box but the Dutch winger’s goalward poke struck the wrong side of the near post. Late in the first half, Castelen managed a rare thread through midfield to Dimas but some excellent defending from Faty
thwarted another chance. Faty’s performance perhaps warranted him grabbing the opening goal, a reward for Sydney’s patience. Off Chris Naumoff’s corner, Seb Ryall headed cleverly backwards and across goal for the Senegalese defender to head past Andrew Redmayne. As the match inched towards extra-time, there was a sense another goal was coming - albeit almost cruelly and from an unlikely source. Sydney were awarded a free-kick after Nikolai Topor-Stanley held up George Blackwood by the shirt. With the ball headed back into a penalty box scramble, an unmarked Smeltz picked up the crumbs to fire home and leave the hosts empty-handed. - NZME
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www.guardianonline.co.nz CRYPTIC ACROSS 1. To tell the waiter one wants sweet vermouth is to court disaster (3,3,2) 7. It is the craft of shopkeeping (5) 8. It is material for those wishing to hide their face (7) 9. One might leave ET to raise one to a higher plane (7) 10. Pretty clever not to have begun less than a right angle (4) 12. Bad weather brought into play (7) 14. It is responsible for tidying one’s grandeur of mien (7) 17. Stretch across as one leaves country in Europe (4) 18. Have something wrong with one in a blow from the sheriff’s man (7) 21. A lot of money paid in respect of the melody (7) 22. Enjoying good 21, is courageous but without a leader (5) 23. There are string players who sit around in prison rooms (8)
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SATURDAY’S SOLUTIONS CRYPTIC Across 1. Paternoster 6. Elt 8. Syrup 10. Fanatical 11. Eros 12. Omens 13. Meantime 16. Senator 17. Idea 18. Once 19. Baroque 21. Escalate 23. Train 26. Grit 27. Think-tank 28. Agile 29. Pie 30. Touchstones Down 1. Post office 2. Three-piece suite 3. Reposes 4. Shade 5. Rotator 6. Excommunication 7. Tilt 9. Urn 13. Minorca 14. Antique 15. Presenters 19. Bracket 20. Extract 22. Tonic 24. Rig 25. Stop
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YOUR STARS ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Investigate the pauses. What you think is an intrusion on your life is actually just more life. Accept and embrace it and you’ll be happier. Resist and you’ll go on disgruntled. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): If you don’t know what you’re doing and you have the power to do it anyway, you’re in a position for maximum results. But they won’t be the results you were going for so keep an open mind about how to apply them usefully. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You communicate in so many ways: visually, conversationally and with subtle emotional shifts. You can believe those intimately connected with you can feel your mood shift today. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Should you reduce your number of wants and needs or work to increase your means? The second way is favoured now. There’s an abundant source out there waiting for you to tap into it. It’s about time you branched out. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If there’s no one around you now that makes you feel jealous, you’re not meeting enough people. You need to find motivating forces that will push you toward who you want to become. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): As the sign of nurturing, you’re a natural gardener in life with a strong feeling about which weeds to destroy, how much to cut back the shrubs and what you should let grow. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): When you started this, it may have been under the heady influence of self-deception. That was necessary. So are those cheerleaders who will root for you before you deserve it. Accept all the support you can get. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): This work you’re doing is not a sprint; it’s a long walk. Small, repetitive actions eventually get you to the goal. To avoid burnout, take your time, make yourself comfortable. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The most productive time you’ll have will be a luxurious hour of ennui. You’ll be kept from your intended activity without alternatives. Boredom produces brilliance. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): You’ll be inspired by what certain people around you are doing, and you won’t be able to resist the urge to join the fun. You’ll get the suspicion this was always meant for you. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): You have not yet experienced an hour of need such as someone around you is going through now, but your instinct about how to help will be nonetheless dead-on. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): It will fall to you to solve the problem, all eyes are on you. Don’t worry; you don’t have to make it up from scratch. Use one that worked for someone else and make it your version.
and Sam; Mark, Gemma, and Lauren; Lisa, Billy and their partners. Travel companion to his brother Gordon. Very proud great grandfather to his 7.5 great grandchildren James, Isabel, Max, Ben, Layla, MacKenzie, and Beatrix. Messages to C/Lothian Farm, R D 8, Ashburton 7778. Dad has had his final Hoo Roo privately at Mt Somers. Ashburton Guardian Monday, January 18, 2016
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DEATHS BUCHANAN, Bruce Linton William (late of Mt Somers) – On January 15, 2016. In his 84th year. Much loved dad to his four daughters, Rhonda, Phillipa, Nicola, and Jillian, their partners, Snow, David, Warwick, and Mark. Baby sitter, Taxi, vege supplier, photographer and all round much loved grandad to Georgina, and Craig; Linton, and Sam; Mark, Gemma, and Lauren; Lisa, Billy and their partners. Travel companion to his brother Gordon. Very proud great grandfather to his 7.5 great grandchildren James, Isabel, Max, Ben, Layla, MacKenzie, and Beatrix. Messages to C/Lothian Farm, R D 8, Ashburton 7778. Dad has had his final Hoo Roo privately at Mt Somers. Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433
SMALL, Walter James – On January 14, 2016. Suddenly and peacefully at Coldstream Rest Home, Ashburton. In his 93rd year. Dearly loved husband of the late Williamina (Lattie). Loved and treasured father and father in law of Janice and Graeme (Ashburton), Angela and Laurie (Templeton), Bruce and Atholea (Timaru) and Graeme and Elizabeth (Ashburton). Proud and loved grandad of Susanne and Murray McFarlane (Geraldine), Michael and Wendy Stanway (Australia), David, Simon, and Phillippa (Timaru), James and Stacey (Australia), Jonathon, Anna, and Thomas (Ashburton). Loved great grandad of Harry, and Connie McFarlane, and Abbey, and Megan Stanway and Charlotte, Lucas, and EvieRose Small. “Remembered and loved Never forgotten.” Messages to ‘Terracedale’ 527 Stranges Road, R D 4, Ashburton 7774. In lieu of flowers donations to Diabetes Ashburton would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A celebration of Walter’s life will be held at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Havelock Street Ashburton on TUESDAY January 19, commencing at 3.00pm. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.
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6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Tiki Tour 3 0 6:55 Little Monstar 3 0 7am Stitch! 3 0 7:20 Matt Hatter Chronicles 3 0 7:50 Kung Fu Panda 3 0 8:15 Austin And Ally 3 0 8:35 Dog With A Blog 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Regular Show PGR 3 0 10:40 Neighbours 3 0 11:15 F The Voice Australia 3 0 1:30 Judge Rinder PGR 2:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 3:30 Jungle Bunch News Beat 3 0 3:32 Angry Birds Toons 3 0 3:35 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 0 4:05 Kirby Buckets 0 4:35 Good Luck Charlie 3 0 5pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0
7pm The Chase Australia Based 7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 on the original UK quiz show, 8pm N Grandfathered PGR 0 four contestants pit their wits 8:30 M Just Like Heaven PGR against The Chaser. 0 2005 Romantic Comedy. A 8pm Border Security lonely landscape architect International PGR 0 falls for the spirit of the 8:30 Doctor Foster AO 0 woman who used to live 9:35 N Castle AO Castle and in his apartment. Reese Beckett are adjusting to Witherspoon, Mark Ruffalo. 0 Beckett’s career change when 10:25 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0 a call from a stranger sets off 10:55 How To Get Away With a chain of events. 0 Murder AO 3 0 10:35 Nothing Trivial AO 3 0 11:30 Major Crimes AO 3 Major Crimes looks for a drug dealer when two teenagers are killed after using drugs laced with cyanide. 0 12:25 Te Karere 3 2 12:50 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2
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6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am As Told By Ginger 3 7:25 Digimon Fusion 3 7:50 Casper Scare School 3 8:15 Chuggington 3 8:25 Hi-5 House 3 8:50 The Moe Show 3 0 9am Peppa Pig 3 9:05 Fireman Sam 3 0 9:15 Thomas And Friends 3 9:25 Bob The Builder 3 9:35 Barney And Friends 3 10am Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Emma! 3 3:05 Peppa Pig 3 3:10 Ella The Elephant 3 3:30 Ben And Holly’s Little Kingdom 3 3:40 George Of The Jungle 3 4:10 Fairly Odd Parents 3 4:35 Mr Young 3 5pm It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 Life’s Funniest Moments 3 6pm Punk’d 3 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm Road Cops PGR (Starting 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 Today) 3 0 7:30 N New Girl PGR Fifth 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 season starts. 8:35 M What Happens In 8pm The Goldbergs PGR Vegas PGR 3 2007 Romantic Disappointed with her Comedy. Two strangers wake unenthusiastic family during to discover they got married the holidays, Beverly creates after a night of debauchery in ’super Hanukkah’ to get them Las Vegas, and one of them into the spirit, but she is not has won a huge jackpot after entirely successful. playing the other’s quarter. 0 8:30 M Date Movie AO 3 2006 10:35 3 News Comedy. Alyson Hannigan. 0 10pm House Of Cards AO 3
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6am Rugby – National Sevens (Highlights) Day One. From Rotorua International Stadium. 7:30 Rugby – National Sevens (Highlights) Day Two. From Rotorua International Stadium. 9am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Wellington Phoenix. From Hunter Stadium, Newcastle. 11am Cricket – International (Highlights) New Zealand v Pakistan – Second T20. From Seddon Park in Hamilton. 11:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third ODI. From the MCG, Melbourne. Noon UFC Unleashed 1pm L UFC Fight Night Dillashaw v Cruz. 6pm Surfing – WSL Men’s World Championship (Highlights) Billabong Pipe Masters. 7pm Motorsport – Dakar Rally (Highlights) Week Two. 7:30 Fox Sports News 8pm Cycling – UCI Track Cycling World Cup (Highlights) Hong Kong III. 8:30 Cycling – Tour Down Under (Highlights) Down Under Classic. From Adelaide. 9pm Football – Arsenal TV Stoke City v Arsenal.
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6:30 Pukoro 2 7am Pukoro 2 7:30 Kia Mau! 8am Pukana 2 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am I Know A Sheila Like That PGR 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 2 3pm Waka Ama Sprint Nationals 3 3:30 Pukoro 2 4pm Dora Matatoa 2
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6am Destroyed In Seconds PG 6:30 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 Treehouse Masters PG 8:30 Mythbusters PG 9:25 Artefact Or Fiction PG 9:50 Artefact Or Fiction PG 10:20 Close Encounters PG 10:45 Close Encounters PG 11:15 Scorned – Love Kills M 12:10 Web Of Lies M 1:05 A Crime To Remember M 2pm How It’s Made PG 2:25 How It’s Made PG 2:55 How Do They Do It? PG 3:20 Auction Hunters PG 3:50 Treehouse Masters PG 4:45 Artefact Or Fiction PG 5:10 Artefact Or Fiction PG 5:40 Mythbusters PG 6:35 Treehouse Masters PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 Secret Space Escapes PG 9:30 How The Universe Works PG 10:30 How It’s Made PG 11pm How It’s Made PG 11:30 Treehouse Masters PG
7:40 The Monuments Men MV 2014 Drama. George Clooney. 9:35 The Wedding Bros 16LS 2008 Comedy. Dan Fogler. 10:55 Gone Girl 16VLS 2014 Thriller. 1:20 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel PGLS 2015 Comedy. Judi Dench, Maggie Smith. 3:20 Rush MVLS 2013 Drama. Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Bruhl. 5:20 Adventures Of A Pizza Guy 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Roddy Piper. 6:50 300 – Rise Of An Empire 16VLS 2014 Action. Sullivan Stapleton. 8:30 The Harvest MVLSC 2015 Horror. An orphaned girl befriends her ill, bed-ridden neighbour despite the disapproval of his mother, only to find a frightening secret. Samantha Morton, Michael Shannon. 10:20 The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies MV 2015 Adventure. Martin Freeman.
12:30 Survivor – Samoa PG 1:20 Counting Cars PG 1:45 CSI MV 2:35 Criminal Intent MV 3:25 The Simpsons PG 3:55 RBT MC 4:20 Crash Investigation Unit M 4:45 CSI MV 5:35 Pawn Stars PG
12:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 12:55 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1:25 Deadly Devotion M 2:20 Auction Hunters PG 2:45 Destroyed In Seconds PG 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:10 Dirty Jobs PG 5:05 Bering Sea Gold PG
12:45 A Common Man MVL 2013 Thriller. Ben Kingsley, Ben Cross. 2:10 Adventures Of A Pizza Guy 16VLS 2014 Comedy. Roddy Piper. 3:40 The Hobbit – The Battle Of The Five Armies MV 2015 Adventure. Martin Freeman.
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MOVIES GREATS 7:10 Predator MVL 1987 Action. 8:55 The Wedding Planner PGL 2001 Romantic Comedy. Jennifer Lopez, Matthew McConaughey. 10:40 Hancock MVL 2008 Action. Will Smith, Jason Bateman. 12:10 Scary Movie 16VLS 2000 Comedy Horror. Carmen Electra. 1:40 Scary Movie 2 16LS 2001 Comedy Horror. Tori Spelling. 3pm Scary Movie 3 MVL 2003 Comedy. Anna Faris. 4:25 The Four Feathers MVC 2002 Drama. Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson. 6:35 High Fidelity MLS 2000 Romantic Comedy. John Cusack, Catherine Zeta Jones. 8:30 Meet Joe Black MLS 1998 Drama. The Grim Reaper decides to see what it is like to be human, and inhabits the body of a deceased billionaire. Brad Pitt, Claire Forlani. 11:25 American Pie AO 1999 Comedy. Jason Biggs.
TUESDAY
6am Cycling – Down Under Classic (Highlights) See the riders test their skills in the East End of Adelaide along Bartels Road, Dequetteville Terrace and Rundle Road. 6:30 Cycling – UCI Track Cycling World Cup (Replay) Hong Kong III. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Tennis – ASB Men’s Classic (Highlights) Finals. 11:30 Tennis – Apia International Sydney (Highlights) Final. From the Sydney Olympic Park Tennis Centre. Noon Cycling – Down Under Classic See the riders test their skills in the East End of Adelaide along Bartels Road, Dequetteville Terrace and Rundle Road. 12:30 Snooker – World Tour (Replay) The Masters – Day Eight, Session One. From Alexandra Palace in London. 4:30 World Snooker Tour – The Masters (Replay) The Masters – Day Eight, Session Two. 8:30 Cricket – T20 Series Blackcaps v Pakistan – Second T20. From Seddon Park in Hamilton. 9pm Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third ODI. From the MCG, Melbourne. 9:35 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash League Melbourne Renegades v Adelaide Strikers. From Etihad Stadium, Melbourne.
TUESDAY
1:05 Football – Chelsea TV 1am American Pie 2 16LS 2001 Chelsea v Everton. Comedy. Jason Biggs. 2:45 American Pie – The Wedding 4am Football – A-League (Replay) Adelaide United v Central Coast 16LS 2003 Comedy. Jason Biggs. Mariners. From Coopers Stadium in 4:20 The Four Feathers MVC 2002 Drama. Heath Ledger, Kate Hudson. Adelaide.
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Arabella Jarman in action on Pukatea Kokomo at the Ashburton Showgrounds on Saturday.
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Top jumpers in the spotlight Locals and riders from far and wide took to the showgrounds over the weekend for the ESNZ Ashburton Area Grand Prix Show Jumping & Show Hunter Show.
Mid Canterbury rider Candace Kingsbury and her 13-year-old mare Miss Serendipity II came up against a strong 19-field lineup, while sister act Kimberley and
Jamiee Bird, who have recently returned from a successful northern campaign, were also in action. With four wins to her credit al-
ready this season, Kimberley and Ngahiwi Summer were the only local combination taking on a strong field of 10 combinations in the Young Rider section, while Sis-
ter Jamiee was up against strong competition in the Junior Rider section aboard Wenrose Vertigo. Pick up tomorrow’s edition of the Guardian for a full report.
Breakers go down in double-overtime thriller A trio of hammerings would have hurt but nowhere near as much as this one. The Breakers fell further into their slump with an agonising double-overtime 96-103 loss against
the Hawks last night, collapsing in the final quarter to squander what had seemed a certain victory. After leading by 11 midway through the final period, the Breakers looked set to enjoy some
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payback after suffering three heavy defeat at the hands of the Hawks this season. But, after going five minutes without scoring at the worst possible time, disaster struck.
So often one of the heroes, Mika Vukona played villain by missing a pair of crucial free throws and was left to watch in horror as Cody Ellis’ clutch triple locked the scores with two seconds left.
And, in the second period of overtime, Kevin Lisch scored 10 of his 40 points and the defending champs had dug themselves deeper into a worrying hole. - NMZE
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