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■■MINIMUM WAGE

Spectre of business closure in face of minimum wage rises

By Susan Sandys

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A Mid Canterbury contract milker fears that a continuing minimum wage increase will lead to the closure of her business.

The woman, who operates a herd of 850 cows on an Ashburton farm with her partner, only wanted to be known by her first name of Kylie.

Kylie said it was frustrating to see the minimum wage continuing to climb each year.

She and her partner employed three fulltime dairy workers.

She said when the minimum wage goes from $17.70 to $18.90 per hour on April 1, it will force her to raise her workers’ wages even though they will already be on higher than the new minimum wage.

This was because she felt the business had to remain competitive in the job market, and compete against lower-skilled and easier jobs.

“It’s hard enough to get staff in the dairy industry as it is, it’s not easy work,” Kylie said.

The increase would cost the business about $10,000 over the next year, leading into the government’s planned increase to $20 next year.

“If it goes up any higher than that, I think we would be calling it quits,” she said.

“We are better off being employees for somebody else, having sick days, having four weeks’ annual leave, having the stat days, we are not getting any of that now,” Kylie said.

And at the end of the day when she and her partner’s hours were tallied, they were themselves earning much less than the minimum wage.

Ashburton CBD retailer Bob McDonald agreed that the minimum wage rise put upward pressure on all wages.

He said the increase in April would affect CBD businesses in an already-tough environment.

One business, Denim Den on East Street, had recently closed down, and he had heard rumours of another business which was thinking of closing.

“Times are pretty tough in retail in Ashburton now anyway, and I think if they force the wages to go up too much, people

will end up losing jobs,” McDonald said.

Neil Pluck at Pluck’s Engineering said minimum wage rises under the previous government of 50 cents per year had been manageable.

But the large rises now underway were too high, and for his enterprise it would mean having to put up prices.

“It all sounds fair and reasonable, but someone has got to pay for it, and that someone is the person who buys from a businesses that has staff,” Pluck said.

In his business of about 15 staff there was just one minimum wage earner, and that was a new 16-year-old permanent parttime apprentice. The increase that that worker would now receive would mean

that other workers now on higher wages would also have to get an increase.

However, minimum wage workers themselves are mostly looking forward to the increase.

Kim Willis, 24, from Ashburton, now works as a bartender in Christchurch.

“It’s quite difficult at present on the minimum wage,” Willis said.

“By the end of the week, after I get paid, by the time all my bills come in, there’s not much left.”

An increase to $20 next year would also be welcome, and help with rent and other expenses.

“It will be closer to the living wage, which is what people should be paid,” she said.

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From Oamaru, to space?

NZME Flights into space could be taking off from Oamaru Airport as early as this year.

Christchurch-based space launch company Dawn Aerospace yesterday signed a memorandum with Waitaki District Council which will allow the company to begin test launches of its unmanned rocket-propelled space plane.

The plane would reach heights of up to 100km above the earth.

Ultimately the aim is that the craft would do the normal work of rockets, including taking satellites and other material into space, and return to land, using much cheaper fuel and up to twice a day.

Dawn Aerospace general manager James Powell said it did not really matter how good you got at building rockets.

“They’ll never be cheap to fly if you can only fly them once or 10 times. And they’ll never be cheap to fly if you have to get airspace exclusions and operate them from restricted areas.

“Our intention is that this is a system that’s vastly different from the way rockets are done. It completely changes the economics of space flight. And ... as far as anyone on the ground or the public are concerned it just operates like a regular commercial aircraft.”

It was important to forget the traditional image of space launch: single (or multiple) use rockets shedding boosters, an exclusion zone, and toxic hydrazine satellite fuel.

“The future is in greener satellite fuels and totally reusable vehicles that do not add to space debris, have better propulsion due to being lighter, are less expensive to launch, and where satellites can even ride share.”

The plane was in testing and test flights could be taking off later this year.

Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher said the memorandum of understanding would allow a more detailed feasibility study to take place.

But the council had faith the project would become a reality.

“There’s been initial discussions around the opportunity and I guess some of the operational elements of the airport - Dawn Aerospace certainly see it as a good opportunity for them.”

This was a significant opportunity for the Waitaki district to develop an aerospace industry, and a clear show of support for New Zealand’s growing reputation as a space innovation nation, Kircher said.

Marching to the beat of their own drum The Ashburton Pipe Band (above) attracted the crowds at last year’s Festival of Pipe Band Music, and members are hoping they can do the same this year. They will stage the annual festival on January 26, and are expecting about seven other bands to attend from throughout Canterbury. It will begin with a street march starting at 12.30pm from Elizabeth Street near Ashburton Hospital, to the Ashburton Domain, by the croquet grounds. A music event will then be staged, through to 4pm. Spokesperson Derrick Cullimore said there was more enthusiasm than ever amongst Ashburton pipers and drummers, altogether numbering more than 25 band members. “It’s the strongest it’s been for a number of years,” Cullimore said.

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‘Worst case of fleas, matting’ A woman pleaded guilty in the Ashburton District Court yesterday to two charges of failing to care for the needs of an 11year old Maltese dog that was suffering from the worst matting and flea infestation the vet, who treated him, had seen.

An SPCA inspector visited the woman’s property on February 22 after receiving a complaint about the condition of the dog.

The woman, who was granted interim name suppression by Judge Joanna Maze, answered the door and was followed by the 11-year old Maltese, known

SPCA, told the court the vet had said Tom had the worst matting of fur and infestation of fleas that she had seen, and that the fleas would be causing intense irritation to the skin.

Tom was also found to be suffering from severe dental disease that in the vet’s opinion had likely been developing for a number of months which had resulted in rotting of his teeth and pus forming that would have made it painful for Tom to eat, especially hard food.

The woman told the SPCA inspector she had been aware of

as Tom. He was not bearing any weight on one of his front legs, and the inspector could see that he had suffered a de-gloving injury, had matted fur and a strong odour coming from him.

The inspector seized the dog, and took him to a vet where it was revealed the de-gloving injury extended from the knee to the foot, and the fact it had dried out and was red and sore to the touch, indicated it would have occurred around two to three weeks ago.

Crown prosecutor Andrew McRae, acting on behalf of the

the de-gloving injury for around a week and that he needed a groom, and it was her intention to take Tom to the vet on the Monday and had not done so prior due to being unable to afford it.

Tom has since been put down.

The woman was convicted and remanded to appear on March 16 for sentencing.

The maximum penalty for a conviction under section 12a of the animal welfare act is 12 months’ imprisonment or a fine of $50,000

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In brief Murder victim named Police have named the 57-yearold female victim in a South Auckland homicide this week.

Yesterday, police revealed 57-yearold Meliame Fisi’ihoi was located deceased at a property on Calthorp Close, Favona, in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

Counties Manukau Police are continuing with Operation Truro, the homicide investigation launched in Favona on Wednesday in relation to the death. Police have since completed a thorough scene examination at the address and a post-mortem examination has also been completed.

- NZME

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■■ASHBURTON DISTRICT COURT

Drink drivers face the judge A number of drink drivers appeared before Judge Joanna Maze in the Ashburton District Court yesterday in the first list day for the new year.

Nooroa Terepai was stopped by police at around 3.50am on the morning of December 20 after driving from Tancred Street, turning on to Chalmers Avenue before being pulled over on Bridge Street.

He was breath tested, and returned a reading of 740mcg.

His lawyer said he and his friend had been drinking in town and had slept in their car before deciding to drop his friend off and head home.

He said while he acknowledges the reading was well over the limit, it was Terepai’s first drink driving charge and that he has full time employment.

Judge Joanna Maze imposed a fine of $600 and disqualified

Terepai from driving for six months.

Twenty-two-year-old Heremaia Marks was sentenced to 65 hours community work and was disqualified from driving for six months after pleading guilty to an ‘appalling’ breath alcohol level.

Marks was stopped by police while driving while suspended on December 21 with no lights on, and returned an evidential breath test result of 1229mcg.

Judge Maze said while the result was appalling and it was fortunate that he had not caused an accident, it was pleasing to see he had taken actions to address any issues he may have with alcohol through He Waka Tapu.

At the end of his six month disqualification he will be able to apply for a zero-alcohol licence.

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- Phil Twyford, Minister of Transport.

It is likely a custodial sentence will await James Unuhia Clifton Maki if he drink drives again after being convicted of his fourth drink driving charge in the Ashburton District Court on Friday.

On October 8 Maki was stopped by police and returned a breath test result of 451mcg.

He has three previous drink driving charges, one in 2003 and two in 2006.

Judge Maze said while this offending was at the lower end of the scale, any future drink driving charges would likely result in a custodial sentence.

He was sentenced to nine months’ supervision and had his already indefinitely suspended licence suspended for 12 months and one day.

Judge Maze was also forced to warn another repeat drunk

Apology sought A Whakatāne doctor is demanding an apology from a retail worker she claims repeatedly “yelled at” her young son for playing “peekaboo” behind a shop sign.

The doctor and mother, who works in the town’s hospital but did not want to be named, went shopping with her 15-month-old son and her son’s grandmother on The Strand, Whakatāne, this week.

They were in Just Jeans when she claims a staff member suddenly yelled at her son as he hid behind a sign near the shop window.

She said the woman yelled “get out of there” and, at first, her son giggled. She said the staff member again yelled at the toddler who then came running to his mother crying. “I felt so embarrassed, I was dumbstruck,” the mother said.

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Tell the Government to fund a four lane highway from Christchurch to Ashburton Not long after the last election the Government cut more than $5 billion from the state highway network to instead spend on rail and cycle projects in Auckland. It’s left less money available for important upgrades to our local highways. Now the Government have announced plans to borrow $19 billion, with $6.8 billion earmarked for rail and road projects. It represents an opportunity to send a message to the Government that the road to Christchurch, the second most dangerous stretch of highway in New Zealand for fatalities and serious crashes, needs upgrading to four lanes to make it safer.

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driver of a custodial sentence after his rapid-succession offending saw him appearing before the judge on his third conviction of drunk driving in less than two years.

Desmond Cyril Lawrence Angus was pulled over by police on McDonald Street on September 5 and returned a test result of 477mcg.

He received two previous convictions in 2018 for drink driving.

Judge Maze sentenced him to nine months’ supervision, four months’ community detention and disqualified him from driving for 28 days from which point he would be able to apply for an alcohol interlock licence.

Judge Maze warned Angus that his next offence would likely result in a custodial sentence which would affect not only him but his young family as well.

An under-staffed social work agency has been turning away applicants because it can’t afford to pay them enough. The struggles at Birthright Hawke’s Bay and other agencies have intensified due to the huge pay gap with Oranga Tamariki (OT) social workers. A year on from when government social workers got a 30 per cent pay rise, nongovernment organisations are still counting the cost of being unable to keep up, or pay up. “For a small agency, it’s quite devastating,” said Libby Robins, who heads the Family Help Trust in Christchurch.

They had lost four social workers due to the pay gap, and the costs to recruit to fill the gaps were mounting, she said.

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Getting crafty at the museum Benji Sheehan and Anika Irving show off their pocket placards that they made as part of the Ashburton Museum’s holiday programme.

The programme runs events every Tuesday and Thursday of the school holidays, focused on creating things and heritage crafts, and including as many aspects as possible from the Topp Twins exhibit.

All activities are free, but some require bookings, and anyone who is interested should contact the museum on 03 307 7899.

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■■OTAGO UNIVERSITY STUDY

Support for dietitians at rest homes

By Katie Todd RNZ

In-house dietitians are being touted as a possible solution to under-eating and malnutrition among rest home residents.

It comes after a new study by Otago University researchers, who tracked 50 residents’ diets at a Christchurch aged care facility and found 72 per cent didn’t eat enough protein to maintain their body muscle.

In a complaint in 2017, Di Barritt said her 92-year-old mother would struggle to chow down the food at a retirement village in Christchurch, with only one tooth left in her mouth.

She told RNZ the meals were “beautifully cooked”, but the huge portions and chewy contents weren’t right for the elderly, and each night half the food served up to residents would be wastefully scraped into the bin.

“I think it’s very serious, to be honest. For a lot of the old folk, they’ve come through the war, they’ve come through the depression and come through all of that, when food was scarce and you were told to eat everything on the plate or else. They don’t like to

throw away good food,” she said.

“But to see a huge dinner plate come to you and you can’t even eat a sandwich.”

The retirement village told RNZ it offered fortified and texture modified food for residents with eating difficulties, approved by its dietitian.

“This is a project we have been working on for some time and we work with a specialist NZ fortified food company to do it,” a spokesperson said.

RNZ has spoken to several other people with concerns about chewy food and oversized portions at rest homes around the country.

It wasn’t so much the food but the strictly limited mealtimes and lack of help that caused frustration for Zelda Keen, whose mother-in-law was a rest home resident.

“There was another lady there who could barely see herself.

She’d would get a spoon to her

mouth and half of it would fall off. She’d try that about twice and then give up.

“My mother-in-law and I would actually feed her, otherwise she would have starved,” she said.

Neither Barritt nor the Keens were surprised to see serious problems laid bare by the University of Otago study, which isn’t the first study of its kind.

Four years ago, two different University of Otago researchers found a high risk of malnutrition for Dunedin and Mid Canterbury rest home residents as well as inadequate intakes of energy, protein and fibre.

In 2017, senior lecturer Sue MacDonell studied the diets of more than 300 people across 16 rest homes, and found a risk of malnutrition, although caused in part by physiological changes.

She said her study, and the most recent study, indicated the need for changes in the kitchen.

“What we need to do in terms of food provision and meal provision now is actually look at boosting what we’re giving. So the types of meals are great but we’re going to need to look at how we’re going to fortify those meals, for instance

adding extra protein-based food to meals that people are already eating,” she said.

Barritt said rest homes, like her mother’s, should have a full-time dietitian on hand to ensure residents get the meals and nutrition they need.

Dr MacDonell said she supported that idea.

“The need to actually identify people at the early stage of malnutrition before it actually sets in, where someone is identified as ‘at risk’, is where interventions need to happen. That doesn’t necessarily need to be by a dietitian, but dietitians are well placed to develop the strategies and interventions that rest homes can give,” she said.

The Christchurch rest home in the study told the lead researcher it had taken the findings onboard.

Age Concern Canterbury chief executive Simon Templeton hoped the study would be a wake-up call for rest homes, but also other aged care facilities and hospitals.

“I think all those areas need to have a close look at what food they’re offering and how often,” he said.

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ADHB refuses to release notes to alleged rape victim

By Lincoln Tan The Auckland District Health Board is refusing to release clinical notes to a mental health patient – and has told her to go to the Privacy Commission if she wants them.

The patient, who attempted suicide following an alleged rape at the Auckland Hospital mental health unit, wanted the notes to help with her appeal after her

enrolment at the University of Auckland was terminated.

She came to New Zealand in 2015 from China as an international student and was pursuing a double degree in health science and science.

In December, she was told by the vice-chancellor that her enrolment was terminated because she “did not promptly inform the International Office” about her state of mental health following

DHBs continue deficit nosedive

By Jason Walls NZME

The financial situation for New Zealand’s District Health Boards is continuing to deteriorate, with newly released data showing all but one are in the red.

And the overall position is expected to get worse too, with the Ministry of Health forecasting an end of financial year deficit of more than half a billion dollars.

The combined deficit for all 20 District Health Boards (DHBs) stands at $103 million as of August last year – according to the latest data available.

That’s $20 million higher than the reported deficit at the same time the year prior.

The Ministry of Health (MoH) published the data in the first week of this month.

National’s Health spokesman Michael Woodhouse said the data was “quietly released” by the MoH over the summer period so the numbers would get little attention.

He has accused Health Minister David Clark of putting DHBs in a perilous financial position through “sheer incompetence”.

“David Clark has shown little appetite or ability to remedy the situation. He’s out of his depth and he knows it, which is why he quietly released the data online over the summer period.”

The August numbers are the first tranche to be released from the 2019/20 financial year.

As well as showing the $103 million deficit, the numbers also show that the MoH expects the overall DHB deficit to be $534 million by June this year.

At $23 million in the red, Canterbury DHB has the highest deficit, followed by Waikato with $15 million then Auckland at $10 million.

South Canterbury, the only DHB with a surplus, was $1 million in the black.

In the year to June 2019, DHBs reported an overall $1.1 billion deficit.

The DHBs’ financial performance came under intense scrutiny as the deficit deepened.

Last year, the Herald revealed the Government was forced to pour extra emergency money into the DHBs after being warned hospital workers’ pay could be affected without a bailout.

Former Finance Minister, and Tax Working Group chairman Sir Michael Cullen, was among 76 new District Health Board (DHB) chairpersons or board members.

her suicide attempt.

The student, who cannot be named, is appealing the termination and wanted the clinical notes because the university claimed it had cancelled her enrolment upon the advice of her medical team.

An ADHB spokeswoman confirmed the board would not be releasing the notes to her for health and safety reasons.

“Firstly, we acknowledge the

distress of this person. However, there are potential consequences for the health and safety of someone with a mental illness if their experience is publicised, which are recognised in the privacy legislation,” the spokeswoman said.

“Our obligation is to the safety and wellbeing of our patients and we take this extremely seriously.

“In this case, based on the privacy legislation, it was appropriate that we decline to release

this person’s clinical notes but we have suggested they discuss this with the Privacy Commissioner.”

Meanwhile, the University of Auckland has sent a note to its staff defending its action in terminating the student’s enrolment.

The note said it was very rare for the university to terminate a student’s enrolment and was contemplated only in exceptional circumstances such as this.

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Lake Hood closed for regatta

By Susan Sandys

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Racers will take to their noisy V8s in Mid Canterbury today, and tear up the track as they vie for first place.

But that track is of the aquatic kind, and the V8s will be powerboats.

The New Brighton Powerboat Club is taking to Lake Hood from about 10am to 3pm for its regatta.

A full lake closure is in place for the day, through to 4pm, meaning the area surrounding the lake can be used by the public, but the water is off limits.

Race controller Craig Stevenson said there are 23 confirmed entries, and classes include grand national hydro planes, V8 flatties and formula one tunnel boats.

He invited Mid Cantabrians along to watch the free event, and said there would be plenty of racing action on the oval track.

“It’s speedway on water,” Stevenson said.

Among highlights would be the Matt Morrison Memorial Race in the V8 flatties class, with boats featuring full race and high horsepower engines.

“When we drop the flags for the Matt Memorial in the first heat, you will have 10 guys going into the first corner approaching 100 miles per hour,” he said.

The flatties were the “loudest V8s you will ever hear”, and once racing began they would be heard as far away as in Ashburton.

Powerboat racing on Lake Hood last year.

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Haggis, highland dancers and a pipe band, for one night only on February 15 the Sinclair Centre will turn in to Ashburton’s own little corner of Scotland as people gather together to celebrate Burns Night.

The night celebrates the life of famous Scottish bard Robbie Burns, and would include all the classics of a Burns Night like an address to the haggis, performances from the Ashburton Pipe Band and local highland dancers said Ashburton Scottish Society secretary Susan Moore.

Moore said while there were the key elements of the night, there would also be a focus on entertainment with a number of local singers attending to perform.

Last year was the first time the event

celebrated the coming together of three groups with their roots in Scotland – Ashburton’s Scottish Society, the Ashburton Pipe Band and Ashburton’s highland dancing fraternity.

The event caters for around 120 people, with the past few years selling out for the event at the Sinclair Centre.

“It is definitely an older generation thing but we are starting to get more younger people coming that are associated with the pipe band and highland dancing,” she said.

People looking for tickets can either contact Susan (0273167063) or Iain (0274449467).

Tickets cost $25, with BYO drinks for the event and attendees are asked to be seated by 6pm

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■■SOUTHERN RESPONSE

New boss offers an apology NZME “We’ve had our ups and downs,” Casey Hurren said, speaking to RNZ’s Summer Report.

Hurren is the new head of Southern Response, which was set up by the National government after insurer AMI, which held the majority of home insurance policies in Christchurch at the time, collapsed following the Canterbury earthquakes.

Its work left a trail of angry and frustrated claimants, many of whom have told RNZ they felt mistreated, lied to, ignored, and - in some cases – ripped off.

At the end of 2019 Southern Response was dramatically downsized, with remaining claims handed over to EQC. “If you look at the overall picture we’ve settled 48,000 claims, we’ve got about 200 left,” said Hurren.

Hurren, who is now Southern Response’s general manager, sat down with RNZ for an extensive interview – until now the organisation had repeatedly refused RNZ’s interview requests with senior staff members on issues highlighted by their customers.

Southern Response now consists of Hurren – who has a fixed con-

tract until the end of August – and two others.

“I’m responsible for the day-today running of the organisation, and also the litigation the company faces as well,” he said.

“As of 31 December we’ve got 30 cases in the High Court – in 18 of them we are the sole defendant and 12 we are also joined with EQC”.

There is also a further case with the Court of Appeal and an ongoing class action – more on that below.

But reflecting on Southern Response’s work, Hurren said the organisation had paid out over $3 billion.

“But then when you look at the individual claims and over the years there have been people who have not been treated as well as they could have – and we could have done better.

“I think that when people are communicated with, sometimes we don’t communicate as well as we could and what that means is that ... people feel like they are being treated unfairly.”

He said that was problematic when both parties were in dispute over the amount of damage, the scope of work, and the cost.

“So when you have those three

Casey Hurren elements and you have disagreements and disputes ... what you find is that some homeowners where we have communicated in a strong way about what we believe the damage, scope or cost is, have not been happy about that and they have gone to media ... and wanted to tell their story, and I get that.

“I think [we communicated effectively] for a lot of claims, but for a minority of them we didn’t get it right,” he said.

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“If anybody that wasn’t treated well during the course of their time and their claim settlement with Southern Response, I would absolutely apologise for that.”

Appeals and class actions ongoing One of the outstanding issues to work through is the fallout over detailed repair/rebuild analysis (DRA). This detailed what Southern Response believed it would cost to repair the house.

Two versions were created – one omitted items like demolition fees and contingency costs.

That DRA was handed to the customer, while the other – which included those costs – was kept by Southern Response and deliberately not shown.

Homeowners only discovered this after requesting their records under the Official Information Act. A Supreme Court judgment – Southern Response v Avonside Holdings – resulted in those costs being included from October 1, 2014.

But that didn’t apply for homeowners who had unwittingly settled prior to then.

Claimants Karl and Alison Dodds also took Southern Response to court over this and won, with the High Court saying this practice was “deceptive” and “misleading”.

Southern Response is appealing that, despite the Dodds pleading with them not to.

Hurren said if Southern Re-

sponse lost, the cost to the Crown –- and the taxpayer – could be “hundreds of millions”.

“The system of creating two DRAs emerged from Southern Response wanting to communicate with people what they believe their entitlement was under their policy,” he said.

“At that time if a person wanted to buy another house [prior to Avonside] we would communicate what we believe their ‘buy another house’ entitlement was ... at that stage we didn’t believe the policy allowed for professional fees, contingency fees, demolition costs, and Arrow [project management] costs.”

But in the Avonside case, the Court of Appeal said Southern Response was wrong about excluding professional feels and contingency sums.

Hurren said Southern Response back paid those settled after October 1, 2014 but didn’t believe claimants who settled prior to the Avonside ruling, including the Dodds, were entitled to those costs.

“We’ve apologised to the Dodds that we are putting them through this, but we really need that clarity as to how we deal with those previous settlements,” he said.

A class action on this issue is also under way, fronted by claimants Brendon and Colleen Ross.

While there had been some “pretty tough” days, Hurren told Summer Report there had been plenty of highlights during his time at the organisation.

“I think the experience I managed to gain in what feels like a short period of time is one of the highs – dealing with some of the trickiest issues you can imagine in the earthquake environment.

“You really felt like you were contributing to getting people back on their feet.”

But he acknowledged there were low points.

“The protests were a low – having people who were, rightly so, angry at Southern Response,” he said.

“To be in a role where people don’t trust you or don’t like you that could be pretty tough some days.”

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Above – Signing autographs during last year’s pre season when apart of the wider training squad.

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allas McLeod could be forgiven for sitting around the changing sheds at Rugby Park in Christchurch most weeks after training and feeling like he needs to pinch himself to make sure he’s not dreaming.

The 20-year-old former Methven lad can look around him on any given day at Crusaders base camp and see some of the biggest names in the world of rugby sitting just metres away – doing the same he does, sharing the same roles and working towards the same goal.

It’s a changing shed that boasts names like Barrett, Moody, Taylor, Mo’unga, Goodhue and Reece and there, sitting alongside them on the official squad list for 2020, is the surname McLeod.

Close to 200,000 people play rugby in New Zealand each year – only 30 get named in each of the five Super Rugby squads each season – so the odds, while not impossible, aren’t that high.

It’s a world that very few get the op-

When the Crusaders run out on the Ashburton A&P Showgrounds this afternoon for their pre-season match against the Hurricanes, their first-half side will feature a local lad, Dallas McLeod. The Guardian’s Matt Markham caught up with the young talent this week to talk about the match and his elevation into the Crusaders squad for 2020. portunity to set a foot inside, especially people from outlying rural areas of the bigger regions. Yet here’s a former Mount Hutt College lad rubbing shoulders with the big guns.

And, most importantly, making the most of every opportunity thrown his way.

“Dallas is a superb young man,” Crusaders coach, Scott Robertson, said.

“He’s a mature person for someone his age, with a good head on his shoulders

too. He’s been in our environment for a while now and is making the most of the opportunity he’s got.”

For McLeod though, it’s not so much about setting out to impress.

He just wants to achieve his particular goals, do his core roles well, take any chance that comes his way head-on and do it to the best of his ability.

There’s that good head on the shoulders that Robertson talked about.

And today, McLeod has one of his big-

gest challenges in front of him.

Just a few months after being named as a squad member for the Crusaders 2020 Super Rugby campaign, where they will aim to be crowned champions for a fourth consecutive year, McLeod will run out for their first pre-season match of the year as a starter.

Bettered in importance only by the fact that the crowd that he’ll run out in front of this afternoon will largely be a familiar one with the first pre-season match being

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Above - Dallas McLeod at Crusaders training this week.

Left – Scoring a try for Canterbury last year.

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OWN STAR played in his old stomping ground of Mid Canterbury at the showgrounds.

“That’s pretty special and makes the whole moment a lot more important for me, I think,” McLeod said before training on Thursday afternoon.

“Mid Canterbury and rugby has been a huge part of life for a long time, not just for me but for my family, as well you know.

“My dad, my brother, uncles and cousins have all played for Mid Canterbury or at least played on that ground before as well and getting the chance to run out in front of them, along with a whole heap of other members of my family too, is quite special.”

It’s not the first time he’s played for the Crusaders, he’s been a part of pre-season fixtures before, but this time he runs out as a fully-fledged part of the actual squad and isn’t just there to help get numbers on to the paddock as a part of a wider training group.

“I’ve been thinking about the differences in this year to previous ones a bit lately, actually.

“There’s a real sense of it being quite familiar and feeling much the same, but then again when I really think about it, it’s actually really exciting knowing that I’m fully involved and in here for the long haul, if that makes sense.”

Today’s game is the next step in the process following an intense few weeks of training after the Christmas break.

With a quicker turnaround this year than other years – normal pre-season games aren’t usually for at least another two weeks – it’s been hectic but enjoyable.

After a busy 2019 in which he made his first class debut for Canterbury and was also named as vice-captain of the New Zealand under-20 side, McLeod’s been chipping away behind the scenes on a number of aspects of his game, in the hope of continuing to take the next step forward.

“It’s been good getting back into and working on what we’ve been learning and adapting to the systems we’ve put in place.

“After last year’s season for Canterbury there were a few things that I needed to take away and work on and I feel like I’ve put in a lot of effort there to improve on those things.

“I did spend a lot of the break working on them, just things like general ball skills and a lot of fitness stuff so I’m looking forward to hopefully putting them into action on the paddock.”

And when those moments arrive where there’s a little uncertainty on what needs to be done, or how something should be done, McLeod’s enjoying being able to call on some experienced heads to help him get past them.

“Being in this environment, around these sorts of people, it’s incredible, there’s so much knowledge and skill here.

Getting to be around them all the time

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and learning from them is just awesome.

“And then there’s Razor (Robertson), he’s just a hell of a coach.”

McLeod will start today’s match in the midfield and will play the first 40 minutes of the match against the Hurricanes before the second line-up takes to the field for the second half.

Running out on to a field with more than 5000 people there to watch, especially family members, in your first appearance as a full-blown Crusader could be a daunting experience for any young man, but McLeod’s taking it all in his stride.

“I’ve got some really good memories at that ground playing for Mid Canterbury in representative stuff and from when I was playing for Ashburton College too, so that helps.

“I think I’ll be pretty nervous during that process, but once that whistle goes it will be game on and I’ll be trying to get into my task and push everything else aside.”

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■■INTERNET CALLING

Internet startup raises $11m Auckland startup Spoke Phone has just closed a $7 million funding round.

Along with seed funding, the company has now raised $11m for its internet-calling software.

Chief executive and co-founder Jason Kerr says his company’s Spoke Phone app works with a cloud-based system to give every mobile in your company the sort of business features that previously required an expensive switchboard in your office, such as group calls, transfers, auto-attendant and voicemail-to-text.

Of course, technology for making voice calls over the internet, and adding various business frills, is a dime-a-dozen in 2020.

Or make that many, many dozens.

Kerr counts no less than 5640 business phone providers offering a VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol or internet calling) solution.

But Kerr says Spoke Phone’s solution is the only one that’s mobile-first; it is designed for mobile phones only, albeit with some option to smooth the pil-

low for the dying deskphone.

The $7m Series A round was led by Australian venture capital firm Marbruck Investments, with support from New Zealand-based Icehouse Ventures and Sir Stephen Tindall’s K1W1 fund (which chipped in towards Icehouse Ventures’s share under the pair’s co-investing deal).

Marbruck (29 per cent) and Icehouse Ventures (28 per cent) are the two largest shareholders post raise.

Marbruck is a newcomer.

Icehouse Ventures also invested in the seed round.

Marbruck is part of the broader Aussie incursion that has seen the likes of AirTree, Blackbird and SquarePeg filling the local venture capital void (the government has also been elbowing the SuperFund to chip in locally).

Kerr has an 18 per cent holding and co-founder and chief technology officer Kieron Lawson 14 per cent.

Spoke Phone was founded three years ago. The first two years were spent developing its product, and

the past 12 months selling it online and via partners including Tindall’s Warehouse Stationery.

Early customers include Netball New Zealand, Dymocks Australia and Raymond James Financial Services in the US. Kerr and Lawson’s products costs from $19 per employee per month.

But why plump for any calling app in this era when Vodafone,

Spark and 2degrees (and their equivalents in other countries) throw in unlimited calls and texts with most contract plans, meaning most of us are essentially only paying for mobile these days?

Kerr readily concedes that if you’re a one or two-person business, then you probably don’t need his company’s product.

If you do go with a calling app, it could be a freebie from the likes of Facebook, Google or Skype.

But for others, Kerr says “Spoke Phone is an app for your mobile phone, giving your mobile phone a second line. Personal calls and business calls are now separated, employee mobile phone numbers are hidden from customers, and calls and voicemail stay secure on the company network.”

Few companies are mobile-only, even if cellphones have become so pervasive.

But Kerr says Spoke Phone is designed to sit on top of whatever digital system you’ve got wrangling your company’s deskphones.

Install the Spoke Phone app

on everyone’s mobile and you’re good to go.

A $19 per user per month version is aimed at small businesses.

A mid-range version is about to be launched aimed at companies with legacy phone systems, which Kerr expects will cost in the region of $29 to $35 per user per month.

And for the top end of town, there’s a $140 per user per month version aimed at banking and financial institutions.

Kerr says the Australian Royal Commision into Misconduct in Banking and other controversies have raised awareness that mobile phones often fall out of the compliance loop – especially when calls are forwarded to a cell.

The high-end version of Spoke Phone means calls forwarded to a mobile can be encrypted, and that calls can be auto-transcripted then the transcription sucked into a customer relationship management system, which in turn can alert for key words that indicate if a customer is, say, confused or disgruntled.

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■■ON THE FAIRWAY

Retirement - with golfing benefits Metlifecare has announced plans for New Zealand’s first retirement village to be developed on an existing golf course.

Earthworks have begun for Fairway Gardens in east Auckland’s Botany Downs, a $180 million job on land the business bought from the Pakuranga Golf Club.

“The resource consent covers all stages of the $180 million development, with the first 48 premium apartments expected to be completed mid-2021,” a Metlifecare statement said.

Glen Sowry, chief executive said: “It’s a great milestone to break ground on what we believe will be a village unlike any other, with un-

obstructed access to an outstanding golf course and real community integration that promotes wellness and social interaction.”

The unique site is beside the club on the corner of Botany Road and Cascades Road. More than 200 independent and serviced apartments and a 40-bed hospital will be built.

“The village holds clear appeal for golf lovers.

“Many of Pakuranga Golf Club’s members have already registered interest,” Sowry said.

Metlifecare first bought 2.38ha of the golf club site in 2017 then an additional 1.06ha in 2018.

The total development area now stands at 3.44ha.

In November, former Air New Zealand chief executive Chris Luxon won the National Party selection race for Botany and that was announced at the golf club.

Fairway Gardens is Metlifecare’s fifth village in the east Auckland region.

“Significant investment is being made in the area, with a comprehensive revitalisation project under way to deliver 45 new apartments and a homestead model care home at Edgewater, while a second new retirement village, Pohutukawa Landing, is under construction in the heart of Beachlands with the first villas due in 2021,” yesterday’s statement said.

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Flash flooding hits zoo Aussies are breathing a collective sigh of relief after their thirsty country was showered with rain.

The wild weather has already caused flash flooding in parts of the country, with rain expected to continue into the weekend for much of Australia’s east, stretching all the way from Queensland down to Tasmania.

The rain was so heavy on the NSW Central Coast that the popular Australian Reptile Park was forced to shut down after a flash flood tore through the zoo.

The park, which is located at Somersby, uploaded incredible footage to its Facebook page showing water gushing through enclosures.

Drenched koalas had to be moved to safety while other staff were located outside the Alligator Lagoon to make sure there were no escapees as the water level rose quickly towards the fence line.

Australian Reptile Park Director, Tim Faulkner, said the park hadn’t seen this kind of flooding in over 15 years, “This is incredible! Just last week, we were having daily meetings to discuss the imminent threat of bushfires, just 8km away from the Park here in Somersby,” he said.

“Today, we’ve had the whole team out there, drenched, acting fast to secure the safety of our animals and defend the Park from the onslaught of water.”

“Our quick action with the flooding this morning has allowed us to get the situation under control and we are confident that we will be business as usual tomorrow.

“We’ll be open and ready to welcome visitors for the rest of the summer school holidays!”

Faulkner said while the rain between the bushfire crisis and the sudden flooding was “striking” he and his team were well aware that much of Australia is still burning.

“The rain doesn’t replace the millions of hectares of habitat that has been lost over the last few months,” he said.

Sydney was also drenched, with rain bucketing down across the city and causing a few issues for morning commuters.

Rain flooded roads in the CBD, even forcing the light rail to shut briefly.

But the flooding across the city wasn’t met with the usual grumbling from morning commuters, instead everyone seemed to embrace the much-needed rain.

In Queensland, Palen Creek, near Mount Barney and the NSW border, has already received a whopping 166mm.

A second weather system is also forecast to form on Monday, bringing heavy thunderstorms and a massive rain event further inland, potentially bringing showers

Paris hits the kitchen Paris Hilton may be many things, but she is no chef. Unless you like your lasagne dry, salty and flavourless with rogue long blonde hairs in it, that is. The 38-yearold Stars Are Blind singer has caused quite the stir with her latest venture – a YouTube cooking show. Cooking with Paris sees the Hilton heiress navigating her way around a kitchen she admits she’s never cooked in before, attempting to make lasagne in a manner to make even the most basic home cooks cringe.

“Lasagne is like very hard to make — well, actually I don’t think it is, but people think it is, but it’s actually really fun and really easy. But I guess it is a lot of steps compared to making toast or something.”

The flood hit on Friday morning, causing serious issues at the Australian Reptile Park. to drought-weary farmers.

Boonanghi, on the NSW mid-north coast, has recorded 126mm of rain while Bulahdelah received 112mm, its best rainfall since March 2017.

The town of Bundarra in the Northern Tablelands also recorded its best rainfall since November 2011 after receiving 105mm.

Victorians who prayed for rain had their prayers answered this week when a major thunderstorm brought lightning and filled the water gauges with more than a month’s worth of rain in some parts.

Melbourne also experienced heavy showers, triggering road warnings as water flooded the city.

The same storm brought heavy rain north. Canberra experienced a severe thunderstorm, as did the NSW coast from Wollongong all the way to Newcastle.

Thousands of lightning strikes caused power outages to more than 9000 homes across the Hunter Region.

Experts say more rain is on the way on Friday but the storm brings with it strong winds meaning there’s a real risk trees damaged by fire will topple.

Sydneysiders should expect showers and thunderstorms in the morning with a chance of 25mm before it clears and calm conditions roll in.

But the calm won’t last long.

By the weekend, a major weather system will impact people in Victoria, South Australia and parts of NSW. Sky News Weather chief meteorologist Tom Saunders said that there was even potential for some “supercell storms”.

“By Monday, a cut-off low pressure system will bring widespread heavy rain and we could see widespread severe weather with damaging wind gusts, further flash flooding and we could even see supercell storms,” Saunders said.

“So there’s going to be some big rain.”

The weather system will be felt all the way through central NSW down to the Victorian coastline before it moves out on Tuesday.

It also brings a risk of landslides, debris and mud slides due to our ongoing bushfire crisis and the amount of ash on the ground.

But the wet weather won’t just affect the southeast. Brisbane will experience showers right through until next week.

The same goes for Townsville, Cairns and all the way up to Darwin.

Melbourne is expected to be mostly dry on Friday, but the Bureau of Meteorology has warned the smoke haze that enveloped the city earlier this week will return on Saturday.

NSW will finally receive some much-needed rain in parts of the state that haven’t seen heavy falls for months.

Flash flooding is particularly a big risk today in north east NSW before the heavy rain moves further south.

If Dubbo picks up its forecast 50mm, that would be the heaviest rain the inland town has since in 12 months.

Areas around the south coast and Southern Tablelands are predicted to receive up to 30mm but the Bureau of Meteorology says the rain will be patchy and exact falls are difficult to predict.

Rain is also expected over the fire grounds in NSW with an average of 25 to 50mm expected to fall in the south of the state.

“That is enough to slow down large fires, perhaps to even extinguish some smaller fires but probably not enough to put out the larger fires though,” Saunders said.

Thunderstorms that hit Victoria yesterday will stay in the east of the state today, but rather than help ease the current active blazes, it again might mean more bushfire trouble.

Lightning ignited fires in Victoria’s eastern Great Otway National Park yesterday and authorities fear it could do the same in the fire-ravaged East Gippsland and north east regions.

Heavy falls are forecast for the east of the state from today until the weekend.

“These storms are slow moving and there’s a high amount of moisture so that means flash flooding will be the main threat from these storms over the next few days,” Saunders said.

A road water alert was also in place for Melbourne, after some western suburbs like St Albans saw up to 77mm of sudden rain.

The rain helped clear the hazardous bushfire smoke that has been blanketing the city, which had caused the closure of a runway at Melbourne Airport and some flights delayed.

By Monday, a second weather system will form over western Victoria, bringing the potential for flash flooding and damaging wind gusts.

Prequel on the way The Game of Thrones prequel will air “sometime in 2022”. Work is currently under way on House of the Dragon, which is set around 300 years before the events depicted in the HBO series – which came to an end after eight seasons last year – and tells the story of House Targaryen but fans still have some time to wait before it appears on screen. HBO’s Casey Bloys said: “My guess is sometime in 2022. They are starting writing.

Obviously it’s a big, complicated show.”

Taika doing Star Wars?

Taika Waititi has been approached to develop a Star Wars movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Citing “sources”, the US site said it was unclear where things stand in the talks. Disney and Lucasfilm, the producer of the Star Wars movies, had no comment. Waititi is no stranger to the Star Wars universe, directing an epsiode of Disney+ spinoff series The Mandalorian and voicing a droid.

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Things, they are a changing Y

ou might notice something a little bit different with this year’s first edition of YOU. It’s probably not quite what you’re used to and for anyone who’s currently missing the feel of their glossy free monthly magazine, we apologise – but ask that you give things a chance in the new format.

One of the key focuses of the Guardian for 2020 is championing our newspaper.

It is the heart and soul of our business, it’s the reason we come into work every day and it’s the reason you wander out to your driveway, or down to the local shop each day to ponder over its contents.

And for a number of years, a monthly – bright and shiny – YOU

magazine, has appeared in the middle of it filled with lifestyle information, some outstanding columnists and some good bigger reads about people from within and also outside our community.

And that’s all still there.

We’ve decided that in order to try and put more of a focus on the daily newspaper and its six editions per week, we need to make some changes and reducing YOU

to a centre pull-out on slightly different paper than the rest of the newspaper was a change we made.

It can still be removed from the centre of the paper and still features many of the same things you’ve come to love about it over previous years, it’s just going to look and feel a little bit different.

It might take a couple of months to fully find its feet, but the goals and aspirations are that in a short space of time it will step up and fill the void left by its previous existence.

We want it to be the pull-out that sits on the coffee table for a couple of weeks, or in the middle of a busy café and I’ve got no doubt that it will be.

It’s not the only change we’ve made either.

In 10 days’ time our new-look Guardian farming, the first for 2020 will hit mailboxes.

Traditionally we’ve printed both Guardian Farming and Dairy Focus each month and they’ve been delivered across the district and further afield sharing information and stories with the rural communities.

This year, we’re combining the two and putting them under one banner.

Guardian Farming is delivered from the southern side of North Canterbury right down to the bottom of the South Canterbury region and goes into every rural delivery mailbox within that area – and in some cases, even more.

Dairy Focus in its previous format was delivered to every

registered dairy farm in the South Island – totalling around the 9000 mark.

Guardian Farming is available to be picked up to read by anyone who doesn’t have a rural delivery address from the office here at the Guardian or in the foyer of Somerset House.

Our rural community is important to us, and by focusing attention on one farming edition each month and incorporating the same aspects of Dairy Focus inside of that we’re maximising our coverage and ensuring that the important stuff gets to where it really needs to go.

So things are changing, but we think for the better and we hope you still enjoy the first edition of the new-look, YOU.

up boy of New Zealand pop with his double success in the summer of 1979–80.

In 1991, financially strapped Eastern Airlines shut down after more than six decades in business.

In 1996, Lisa Marie Presley-Jackson filed for divorce from Michael Jackson.

Ten years ago: Taliban militants wearing explosive vests launched a brazen daylight assault on the centre of Kabul with suicide bombings and gunbattles that paralyzed the Afghan capital for hours. Mehmet Ali Agca, the man

who shot and seriously wounded Pope John Paul II in 1981, emerged from a prison on the outskirts of Ankara, Turkey, after more than 29 years behind bars.

Five years ago: Pope Francis ended his Asian pilgrimage with an appeal for the future of the Catholic Church, urging an estimated 3 million rain-soaked Filipinos to protect their young from sin and vice so they can instead become missionaries of the faith.

One year ago: An explosion occurred as a crowd of people in

a town north of Mexico City filled containers with gasoline leaking from an illegally-tapped pipeline; at least 130 people were killed.

Today’s birthdays: Movie director John Boorman is 87. Singer-songwriter Bobby Goldsboro is 79. Comediansinger-musician Brett Hudson is 67. Actor-director Kevin Costner is 65. Country singeractor Mark Collie is 64. Actor Mark Rylance is 60. Actress Alison Arngrim is 58. Actress Jane Horrocks is 56. Comedian Dave Attell is 55. Actor Jesse L.

Martin is 51. Rapper DJ Quik is 50. Rock singer Jonathan Davis is 49. F Singer Christian Burns is 46. Actor Derek Richardson is 44. Actor Jason Segel is 40.

Actress Samantha Mumba is 37.

Country singer Kristy Lee Cook is 36. Actress Devin Kelley is 34.

Actress Ashleigh Murray is 32.

Actor Zeeko Zaki is 30. Actor Mateus Ward is 21.

Thought for today: “None can love freedom heartily, but good men; the rest love not freedom, but license.” – John Milton, English poet (1608-1674). – AP

Matt Markham

EDITOR

TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Saturday, January 18, the 18th day of 2020.

There are 348 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: In 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the Sandwich Islands.

On this date: In 1911, the first landing of an aircraft on a ship took place as pilot Eugene B Ely brought his Curtiss biplane in for a safe landing on the deck of the armoured cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Harbour.

In 1919, the Paris Peace Conference, held to negotiate peace treaties ending the First World War, opened in Versailles, France.

In 1936, Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling, 70, died in London.

In 1943, during World War Two, Jewish insurgents in the Warsaw Ghetto launched their initial armed resistance against Nazi troops, who eventually succeeded in crushing the rebellion. The Soviets announced they’d broken through the long Nazi siege of Leningrad In 1949, Charles Ponzi, engineer of one of the most spectacular mass swindles in history, died destitute at a hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at age 66.

In 1957, a trio of B-52s completed the first non-stop, round-theworld flight by jet planes, landing at March Air Force Base in California after more than 45 hours aloft.

In 1967, Albert DeSalvo, who claimed to be the Boston Strangler, was convicted of armed robbery, assault and sex offences.

In 1980, Jon Stevens achieved back-to-back No. 1 singles when Montego Bay bumped Jezebel from the top of the New Zealand charts. Stevens became the pin-

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t is now a full week back in the saddle at work and the holiday festive season seems like a distant glimmer in the rear view mirror.

For some reason I put in for three weeks’ leave and ended up with about a week more than I really needed, but somewhere around the middle I decided to make the most of the opportunity. So with Mrs Mac opting out due to a prior commitment, I threw the tent in the boot and hit the road.

Being an ad-lib sort of bloke, I envisaged making it up as I went along, but was particularly keen to traverse the Kaikoura coastal route and inspect the changes since the quakes.

From about Fairton to Cheviot I salivated with great anticipation about the old-skool style fresh ham sandwiches that I could clearly see in my mind awaiting my purchase and eager consumption at a certain tearooms in Cheviot. It has without fail been an occasion of great joy whenever I have stopped there for a pot of tea and said refreshments over many years past. I might have three, or maybe four, . . . and why not a couple of extra ones toasted. Go on, make it a cheese and onion as well. White bread? Of course. Moist, succu-

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lent, and soooo satisfying.

Forget that “your world is your oyster stuff”. The world was about to be my ham sandwich.

Unfortunately, I arrived a little late in the day and had to settle for one lonely looking pre-made toastie left sitting in the hots cabinet.

It was good, but after the huge buildup I’d allowed myself, ultimately disappointing.

On my way again and off to Marlborough/Nelson and finding a spot, my tent erection went amazingly well. I had watched an instructional on this particular model on YouTube, plus some sage words before I left from my son, and all went well.

Even though they recommended it was a two-man job, I evidently had a bit of luck.

Not hanging around I set off down through Murchison and the West Coast, and as the day matured thought I’d press on to Greymouth and find a camp there. I opted for the big one

near the beach at the end of the airport runway and Greymouth turned on a calm, fine, warm evening. The camp was absolutely packed, but after a thorough reconnisance I managed to find just enough square footage to pitch the accommodation for the night.

Full of Mr Bean confidence and now feeling fully in control, I proceeded to lay everything out but just at the point where they recommended it was a twoperson job, as my igloo roof rose, higher, higher, tighter, tighter tighter . . . SNAP !

I did a blinking pole in! One of those fancy ones too.

Baaaah grrrrrrr!

I surveyed the mess and it wasn’t pretty. You know when an athlete breaks a bone and you see that awful sickly shape sticking out through skin where it shouldn’t? That was my tent.

Not to give in, the sleeping area down the back (yes a tworoom luxury model), was quite ok, so I just went with it.

It was though, it has to be said, the only “special needs” tent in a camp of hundreds.

I was first up in the whole camp the next morning, showered, pulled the thing to bits, fired it in the boot and set off down the road.

There had been a few spits of rain in the early dawn, just enough to dampen the broken rig, so I stopped at the head of Lake Wanaka in a layby in the glorious sunshine and dried it all out on the side of the road.

In the tranquilty of the moment looking out over some of the nicest vistas in the world I heard an approaching highpitched scream which grew ever louder.

Two knukleheads on motorbikes swooshed past at about twice the speed of sound on the winding hilly road with double yellow lines.

That’s why people die on roads, I muttered, although there was no-one there to hear.

Apparently I do this a lot.

First sign of brilliance ... or is it madness?

I can’t remember what Mrs Mac said it was.

Anyway, next stop Wanaka.

And a hotel.

Far more becoming.

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A perfect pitch, for more Anyone who’s had anything to do with music, or the performing stage, in Mid Canterbury will know the name Jo Castelow. A musical maestro playing to the tune of her own music, she’s developed some of the best talent to have come from Mid Canterbury. This weekend, she’s marking 20 years of running Mid Canterbury’s Summer Singing School and YOU’s Matt Markham caught up with her to talk about a passion that’s been burning for more than two decades.

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o Castelow doesn’t know what the future holds, she’s one of those take-it-as-itcomes sorts.

Each year when she sits down after the completion of another edition of Mid Canterbury Summer Singing School she wonders if it might have been the last.

Surely, she thinks, after 20 years, the shelf life and relevance of it all has become a little stale?

Even more, maybe the children of Mid Canterbury have better things to do with their school holidays than spend it inside, learning lines, harmonies and dance moves for a week ahead of a couple of performances before drifting off for another year.

Then again, maybe not.

Because, while she sits down each year and ponders the prospect of not returning 12 months later, Castelow finds herself 10 or so months later, busily preparing yet another edition of the show, and taking bookings from all over Canterbury from young talents who want to be a part of an annual staple on the local music scene.

It’s happened 20 times so far and if she wants to it’ll probably happen for another 20 years.

With a rough average of around 100 students per year, that means that more than 2000 children from Mid Canterbury – and further afield – have been under the tutelage of the well known music maestro and that really only just scratches the surface of it all.

“That’s a scary thought,” Castelow laughs.

“Honestly, when we started this all those years ago, if you’d said we’d get to 20 years, I would have laughed at you – it’s been quite incredible that it’s grown to what it

has. Each year, things seem to get started earlier with the bookings and there seems to be more and more interest.

“It’s quite humbling.”

While Castelow is often the front person for the show, she was quick to point out that Alice Sollis, who has handled the dance and movement side of things, has played an integral role.

“I think I’d met Alice once before the first year, originally David Williams was going to help me out, but he couldn’t and suggested Alice who came on board and we’ve never looked back.

“I’ve been incredibly lucky to have someone like her alongside me to help make it work.”

While dance is an important part of the entire week, it is largely focused on the singing – an area in which Castelow has a real passion.

And while she would never like to admit it, she’s been a key part in the nurturing and development of some of our biggest names, too many to name just a few, to have stepped on a stage in Mid Canterbury and further afield and created pathways for many to enjoy a lifetime centred around singing.

“This district, it’s quite amazing. I’ve had people come in for the singing school from out of town and they always comment about the amazing amount of talent we have here.

“I’ve just been lucky to have been able to be a part of it all – and to help some of them along the way. There’s always the surprise packages, the ones you don’t expect – they’re the ones that you really enjoy watching grow and develop.”

With so many shows, and so many students having come through the doors, picking out highlights is a tough ask. But Castelow points to the music that’s been performed, the collaborative efforts and the camaraderie as the highlights.

But above all else, it’s the enjoyment that she sees.

“It’s a big week, we cram a lot into a short period of time – and ask a lot of our performers, but they love it, the smiles on the faces and that real buzz that you get when coming off stage after a performance, that’s what it’s all about for me and I just love being a part of it with them all.

“It makes it all worthwhile, I think.”

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20-year anniversary and not one to do things by halves, Castelow has dug deep into the archives and is bringing back some stars of the past for a special one-off performance – something, again, she wasn’t sure would eventuate.

“I thought it would be a nice wee nod to those who have been through the school in the past, but never really knew whether we’d get the people on board.”

The people didn’t just come on board, they’ve come in their droves and 40 performers from previous years of the singing school will be on stage on Saturday night to mark the occasion.

“It’s incredible, they’ve come from all over, the response I got was really special.” continued next page

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than two decades

Above – Students in 2016.

Above – Early days at Summer Singing School in 2001.

Left – Jo Castelow.

And when the dust settles at the end of the weekend, you can bet your last dollar that Castelow will sit down, glass of wine in her hand, and ponder over whether that might have been the last time she takes on the challenge.

But then, you’d bet your other last dollar too, that in the back of her mind, she’ll already be planning what new ideas and new music she could bring to the show next year when the next 20 years of Summer Singing School begins.

That’s just how it works.

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efore I start, I want to make it clear that I’m not a pharmacist or a GP and I’m not making recommendations, but making sure you are fully informed of how non-steroid anti-inflammatories (NSAIDS) can reduce healing and cause other adverse effects.

As a physiotherapist, I see people taking anti-inflammatories such as ibuprofen (Nurofen) on a daily basis for all sorts of pain and they seem to be the go-to for pain relief after injury, partly due to the fact that they are readily available without prescription and most of the companies have huge marketing budgets.

NSAIDs are now even used regularly by athletes that aren’t injured, just to preempt pain.

In elite sports over 25 per cent of athletes use them regularly.

Most helpful?

In inflammatory pathologies, such as inflammatory arthritis, tenosynovistis, soft tissue impingements and other similar issues where the main issue is an inflammatory pathology, rather than injury.

Negative effects?

In bone injuries and ligament sprains.

There is evidence from numerous studies that NSAIDs delay the healing of ligaments and bone.

There is some suggestion that NSAIDs could be used in the sub-acute stage after the initial inflammation has settled, however, there is concern that NSAIDs could have adverse effects on healing.

A suggestion has emerged from the research that NSAIDs should not be used at all in the first 48 hours after a soft tissue injury, due to their effects on healing.

Like anything in the health and medical world, this is not set in stone and there may be some situations where NSAIDs in this timeframe may be helpful.

NSAIDs are also not very helpful in tendinopathies as research has also found that these are more of a degenerative process of fibre disorientation rather than

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inflammatory process.

The reason anti-inflammatories delay healing and can cause reduced healing response is through limiting the healing process.

Non-steroidal inflammatories inhibit the activity of cycloxygenaxe (COX), which is important in the formation of prostaglandins.

These play an important role in tissue repair, particularly in bone and ligaments.

Inflammation is part of the first stage of healing; if you reduce the initial healing phase, you prolong the subsequent healing phases – a bit like limiting a scab being laid down internally.

Marketing from numerous companies over the years has turned inflammation into the bad guy, but it isn’t, it is crucial to healing – why mess with that unless you need to?

Anti-inflammatories may ease pain and improve function, but is it worth using them and having a negative effect on the healing process? Particularly when there are other ways to ease pain and there are certainly other ways to improve function.

It also needs to be taken into account that daily use of NSAIDs can negatively affect your stomach, cardiovascular system, kidneys and more.

Many guidelines now recommend not to use them in the first three days of an injury and then if needed in the sub-acute phase after that they can be.

At times when there is too much inflammation and standard painkillers aren’t helping, your doctor may advise anti-inflammatory use because the benefits outweigh the negatives.

If in doubt, consult your GP.

Shaun Clark is principal physio and director at PhysioSteps Ashburton and Selwyn and has experience at the Commonwealth Games and World Rugby 7s. The team are experts in musculoskeletal pain and injury rehab.

Coming unstuck in a ford S

o, 2020, here we are. A new year, new decade ... big new plans and wonderful rural discoveries to be made.

Summer on the farm is always the best time to explore and learn, but this time the lessons go direct to the tourists.

They are everywhere – it’s marvellous.

But you see, I only know this because I’ve met lots of them in what is becoming a common but still rather unusual situation.

Like a mass stranding – they too are becoming stuck right smack bang on the fringe of the farm.

Intrepid travellers from Holland, Germany, Canada, and actually one from Ashburton who should have known better,

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in their little bubble rental cars driving so confidently down the rural shingle roads and cruising across the trickle of the rock-ladden ford near our farm.

But that’s where this little fairytale ends.

These little cars and their tiny wheels usually get about halfway across, before the deceptive shingle sees them sink into the water and grind to a halt.

They need help. And if I was honest, I’m probably not the person you call when your car is stuck in a little river. But bless them, they do – trotting up the dirt track

to our home and asking for a tow.

Now being from the city, I’m not too familiar with fords, but I am smart enough to know that even in my 4WD it’s no place for a farmy princess.

Of course I look at them and smile sympathetically, then get straight on the phone to the farmer, who promptly arrives with a hiss and a roar. Like MacGyver he ties a shoelace to his truck and heaves them out of gushing water.

Ok, so he uses a proper tow rope, but I’m sure he could do it with a shoelace if that was all that was on offer.

Neighbours too have started helping with the towing roster, instantly regretting

driving past at the “right” time.

Although it sounds like a pain, I now really enjoy chatting to my new friends, usually through a half-wound-down window.

I take a quick photo for my collection and then they are on their way, and I can return to the farmhouse safe in the knowledge that while I’m still very much a rural princess in training, I still know a little more than my city friends when it comes to farm life.

TV reporter, journalist, mum and born and bred Aucklander Donna-Marie Lever talks about life after marrying a farmer and moving to rural Mid Canterbury

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She recently received her diploma of make-up artistry with high distinction, finishing at the top of her class.

Now, she’s back home and keen to paint faces everywhere, so she’s offering a free make-up makeover to two lucky people.

And not only that, Minx Hair Spa has come on board and wants to give the winners’ a hair makeover as well!

Melissa O’Keefe will help give you a new look (either a creative hair-up or a blow wave).

Above left – Make-up artist, Tenielle Booth.

Left and above – Tenielle’s work for her end-of-diploma photo shoot.

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Left and below – Some of Melissa O’Keefe’s recent work.

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OUT AND ABOUT @ the Ashburton Farmers’ Market The Ashburton Farmers’ Market rolls into town every weekend in the East Street carpark.

Photographer Robyn Hood popped along earlier this month to see who was about.

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ou can grow cherry blossom trees in a windy site; however, the spring flowers are likely to be damaged by strong seasonal winds. You get one opportunity to enjoy the flowers of the cherry tree so it would be best to plant your cherry in a less windy site so you can regularly enjoy the displays of spring flowers.

You could consider planting hardy and wind tolerant trees like Portuguese laurel (Prunus lusitanicus) or a bay tree (Laurus nobilis) – either of these trees relish a very windy site and can help reduce the impact of strong winds in the rest of your garden.

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Gardening this summer E

ven though the sun is shining, January is not an easy month for the home garden. Lack of attention due to holidays, high temperatures, low rainfall and often strong winds all make it a tough time for plants.

Sustaining soil moisture becomes a gardener’s greatest challenge this month.

Mulching is the magic word and will help reduce water loss alongside regular, consistent watering.

Vege harvesting Vegetables going to seed or bolting can happen easily in summer when plants have been stunted or stressed during the growing period. This is usually caused by a lack of or inconsistent watering.

Maintain strong healthy growth with regular, deep watering and applications of fresh compost around maturing vegetables. Always increase watering during any periods of drought and mulch with bark or pea straw to significantly reduce water loss from your garden.

Veges to harvest include; beans, carrots, eggplants, beetroot, cucumbers, peas, radish, sweetcorn and zucchini. Keep up the constant supply and regularly plant out lettuce, dwarf beans and radish.

Blooming annuals A stunning month for summer flowering annuals. These plants thrive in the hot weather and their floral displays will be outstanding. Keep dead-heading for continuous blooming and water, water, water!

Strawberries Many new varieties will continue to crop through January so don’t neglect the strawberry patch yet. Maintain some netting cover to keep birds away. Water plants deeply two to three times a week and mulch around plants with pea straw or crushed bark.

Towards the end of January, the first apples begin to ripen. Fruit trees planted last winter will need regular watering and a layer of mulch to achieve maximum growth during the season. This is particularly important for young citrus trees.

Raspberries Make the most of your raspberry plants as January is the end of the main cropping season. Excess growth should be removed and vigorous young canes tied up for next season’s crop.

Fruit trees January is an important month for harvesting delicious stone fruit like apricots, cherries, peaches and plums.

Roses As temperatures and humidity increase, the successful cultivation of healthy roses becomes increasingly difficult.

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ulching is the magic word when it comes to gardening during the hot summer months.

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The early season flush of flowers has finished, and now the battle with rust and black spot commences. Some regions have even reported seeing these diseases starting to take hold in December.

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Water regularly and apply Daltons Nutrient Enriched Mulch and Grow to keep moisture and nutrients in.

Pay special attention to potted roses to ensure they don’t dry out. Dead-head plants once a week to encourage repeat flowering.

Herbs The herb garden this month should be bountiful in the production of fresh herbs.

Trim plants regularly even if you aren’t using them as it helps stimulate young fresh growth. Replace any herbs that have bolted to seed with young plants.

Lawns As with roses, it is not an easy month for lawns. Irrigate during the cooler hours of the day and leave grass to grow a little longer during summer as it provides better collection of rainfall.

Happy New Year and enjoy the holidays.

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29 Ashburton Guardian

Razor’s focus on the future

Asano keeping the faith

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MOTIVATION not an issue

By Matt Markham

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The Mid Canterbury Cricket side heading to Timaru this weekend to tackle North Otago in another round of the Hawke Cup won’t have to search too far for inspiration to get a result in the two-day match.

They’ll come into the match at Aorangi Oval with a frustrating first innings loss last week to Otago Country – a match which they should have probably won – and they’ll be out to honour a notable milestone for one of the stalwarts of the sport in Mid Canterbury too.

Scorer Bob Bruhns celebrates his 80th birthday this weekend and will be in Timaru with the side and coach Garfield Charles said that a winning result would be a good gift from the side.

“Bob does a lot for the sport, and this team, so a win would be a good result for him,” he said.

Winning might require a little better effort in the field this week than last weekend where seven catches were put down.

After scoring more than 330 runs, Mid Canterbury probably should have won the match and Charles said missed opportunities really didn’t help.

“We created 15 chances but only took eight of them.

“It’s not like the boys can’t catch either – they grab everything at training, it was just one of those bizarre performances.”

But there were positives from the match that will be carried through to this weekend’s fixture.

The debut of Angus Jemmett, who scored 108 in his first appearance at Hawke Cup level, and an all round decent effort with the bat from others around him gave cause for optimism.

And after the success of Jemmett, Charles has called in some newbies to see if they can follow suit.

Tom Middleton and Devon Flannery both come into the side for the match and make their Hawke Cup debuts.

Flannery replaces Nick Gilbert, who is overseas, while Middleton has the rather large shoes to fill of Richard Turpie who is out injured.

“It’s a big ask for young Tom, he’s really an unknown at this level – but he’s a good wee bowler and excellent in the field.

“Same with Devon, he’s exceptional in the field and while he might be young he’s very capable with the bat in hand too.”

The only other change from last weekend’s match is the return of Cam Jopson, who replaces Archie Redfern who is also out injured.

Jopson will pick up the wicket-keeping gloves for the match.

Mid Canterbury: William Southby, Devon Flannery, Will Graham, Jay Houston, Angus Jemmett, Cam Jopson, Des Kruger, Tom Middleton, James Southby (capt), Shaun Stagg and Matt Tait.

Devon Flannery will make his Hawke Cup debut today for Mid Canterbury.

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Focus on the future

The Crusaders’ backs at training earlier this week.

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By Matt Markham

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Sometimes all you need is a distraction and in the case of Scott Robertson, the Crusaders have been that perfect occupier for the champion rugby coach for the past few weeks.

With the disappointment of not getting the top job of All Blacks coach playing on his mind and trying to figure out where it went wrong in that failed bid, Robertson sought, and found, relief from it all by getting back into what he does best – coaching.

But not without some pretty frank admissions along the way.

“It did hurt, I’ll be honest,” he said on Thursday.

“I’ve done a lot of reflecting on the reasons why I didn’t get the job and all that and there was a fair bit of disappointment there.

“But once I got sorted, I got a little more focused on the future and it means for me and also how I can get better and when I started looking at the opportunities ahead I got quite excited about the Crusaders’ season and what’s ahead for the next few years.”

While many felt that Robertson has the right attributes to bring forward the next generation of players to slip into a black jersey, the selection panel felt that the time was not quite right for the three-time Super Rugby winning coach.

Picking oneself back up from that – a job that you had your

heart set on – wasn’t as simple as walking into training one day and just rolling the sleeves up.

It took a bit of good old fashioned guts.

“It was a challenge getting that news, but I was lucky in the fact that I knew in the background I had a really good job here with the Crusaders.

broke the news to his Crusaders squad that he hadn’t received the job, could have gone a number of different ways, but in typical Robertson fashion he approached it in his usual likeable manner.

“I’m a pretty authentic bloke, and I think they (the players) knew that once I’d told them I missed the other job and how

Scott Robertson is getting back to what he does best – coaching.

“So it was probably always going to be a win-win for me.

“I really wanted the big job though, I’m a pretty ambitious bloke and I knew I could have done a really good job bringing the next generation through and inspiring them.”

That first session, when he

much it hurt that the big thing for them was knowing how much energy I bring to this group and how I’m going to continue to do that.”

Getting back into the swing of things hasn’t been the easiest of tasks though.

With just two weeks up their sleeve since the Christmas break

ahead of today’s pre-season clash against the Hurricanes in Ashburton, there’s been a lot to do to keep the mind off other things and Robertson is fully invested now in getting into the season ahead.

“It’s a quick turnaround, we’ve normally got a couple more weeks before we play a game, so we’ve had to be pretty smart about the amount of information we’ve given to the players and how we’ve given it to them as well.

“It’s all been about getting them set to play a game of rugby, largely through the contact side of it.

“We’re really lucky in the fact we’ve got the majority of our guys who have been in our environment before and know what it’s all about so it’s basically just recapping what we’ve done previously and how we’re going to evolve.

“You always tweak things and look to try something a little bit different.”

With a massive squad of players coming to Ashburton for today’s match, it’s a good opportunity for Robertson and his coaching staff to see some of their players, particularly the new faces, in action.

With a number of spots still up for grabs and the lurking threat of their All Blacks contingent returning, all going well, for the first round of the competition, the heat is on.

“I’m a pretty energetic sort of bloke, I enjoy what I do – and it’s game time this week and just like

a player, you get the testosterone in you and really feel the excitement.”

TEAMS Crusaders (first half): Will Jordan, Manasa Mataele, Braydon Ennor, Dallas McLeod, Leicester Faingaanuku, Brett Cameron, Ereatara Enari, Whetukamokamo Douglas (c), Billy Harmon, Tom Sanders, Cullen Grace, Mitchell Dunshea, Oliver Jager, Brodie McAlister, Isi Tu’ungafasi.

Crusaders (second half): Dan Hollinshead, Fasi Fuatai, Inga Finau, Rameka Poihipi, Fergus Burke, Mitchell Drummond (c), Sione Havili, Tom Christie, Samipeni Finau, Alex Ainley, Ethan Roots, Michael Alaalatoa, Andrew Makalio, Harry Allan.

Reserves: George Bower, Conan O’Donnell, Luke Romano, Sam Darry, Isaiah Punivai, Chay Fihaki.

Hurricanes: Chase Tiatia, Kobus Van Wyk, Vince Aso, Peter UmagaJensen, Jonah Lowe, Jackson Garden Bachop, Jamie Booth, Brayden Lose, Du’Plessis Kirifi, Vaea Fifita, James Blackwell, Liam Mitchell, Tyrel Lomax, Ricky Riccitelli (c), Fraser Armstrong.

Reserves: James O’Reilly, Kianu Kereru-Symes, Pouri Rakete-Stones, Xavier Numia, Joel Hintz, Scott Scrafton, Taine Plumtree, Hamilton Burr, Josh Southall, Devan Flanders, Caleb Delany, Jonathan Taumateine, Logan Crowley, Fletcher Smith, Ben Lam, Ngani Laumape, Billy Proctor, Wes Goosen, Trent Renata.

Kick off: 4pm Ashburton Showgrounds

celebrates 140 years of service Stories wri�en by Malcolm Hopwood

COMPANIONS ON THE SAME JOURNEY A Bill and Penny Thomas

140 YEARS OF GUARDIANS AT LONGBEACH

W

hen the Ashburton Guardian was first published in 1879, one of its earliest subscribers was John Grigg of Longbeach.

The Longbeach Estate, that Grigg developed from 1864, had become an extensive farm. It ran hundreds of sheep, ca�le, pigs and horses and, through ambi�ous drainage schemes, it sowed the drying swamp in a variety of crops.

John Grigg was a reader and he also kept a record of transac�ons, wool sales and farming developments. It was natural he subscribed to the local newspaper for local informa�on, poli�cal decisions and news of the world beyond New Zealand.

If, a�er the family had read it, he’d handed the Guardian on to his permanent workers, plus an army of casual labourers, he wouldn’t have received it back for six months. Around 1879 his staff numbered 150 plus the casuals, mostly staying in the village Grigg had built. His annual labour bill amounted to £8000.

The same tradi�on of reading the Guardian is con�nued by the present owners, Bill and Penny Thomas. Bill is the great, great grandson of John Grigg and now James, their son, is back on the farm. Yes, there’s another genera�on.

Bill was aware of the Guardian at an early age and now con�nues the tradi�on of reading it online in the morning and at midday when it’s delivered. Despite a fire that destroyed the original homestead, Bill keeps a scrapbook from what was salvaged to the present day.

He also keeps a separate scrapbook of a promising career that ended all too soon. Bill was a talented rugby player and made the All Black Colts. But front row props don’t mature un�l their late 20s, and Bill, at the young age of 23, took over the running of Longbeach instead.

He admits Steve McDowell and Richard Lowe stood in the way of him making the All Blacks, but Mid Canterbury fans had him picked for the 1987 World Cup squad long before the season arrived. Around the �me Mid Canterbury

challenged Canterbury for the Ranfurly Shield in 1983, Bill met Penny Eaton.

Penny may have been another factor in Bill’s decision to focus on the farm and its tradi�ons.

Penny, a school teacher, moved to Longbeach following their marriage and became absorbed in rural life.

She gave up teaching and instead learned to drive a lawnmower. She read the Guardian with Bill and his father David, and then gave it to people who lived on the property. As with today, the Guardian is something you keep so she rarely got it back.

“It’s valuable for the local news. It’s also valuable for the local community. You really need to know what’s going on. The history of Longbeach can be read through the Guardian,” she says.

“I always find �me to sit down and read the physical copy.”

“It’s an important record of past and present achievements and a good source of what’s happening,” Bill comments. “It’s given great service to the community and needs to be supported.”

During Bill and Penny’s �me, the newspaper has covered playcentre ac�vi�es, the amalgama�on of Eiffelton, Willowby and Flemington Schools to become Longbeach School, open days at the homestead, farming achievements and the recent Longbeach Coastal Challenge, where compe�tors start and finish their 33km bike or five kilometre family walk at Longbeach Farm.

But there’s one occasion 65 years ago when more than the Guardian covered events at the homestead. Longbeach became the talk of the Commonwealth.

The young Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh stayed there, res�ng for three days during their extensive visit in 1953/54.

John Grigg, third genera�on owner at the �me, had won the New Zealand Derby in 1950 with Unicorn and the Grand Na�onal Steeplechase four years later with Young Prince. They would have had a lot to talk about.

shburton was iden�fying itself as a small progressive town when the Guardian was first born. Its popula�on numbered just over 1000 with many avid readers.

South-east of Ashburton was another bustling community of several hundred people. A self-contained village had grown up around Longbeach homestead. In the book, John Grigg of Longbeach, the author writes that, in addi�on to the usual farm employees – shepherds, dairymen, teamsters, pigmen, fencers and general farm hands – a variety of ar�sans found full�me employment.

It’s safe to presume that a number subscribed to early issues of The Guardian including John Grigg himself. There was a parallel between the Longbeach community and the new newspaper. Both were growing, developing, innova�ng, earning the respect of people they came into contact with.

The village was a neat cross-sec�on of the social order of the �me. Among the trades was a baker, a blacksmith, a carpenter, a saddler, a cover-maker, a cooper and a bacon-curer who had his own factory. He cured 100 carcasses each week.

The 1870s were the days of feverish ac�vity on Longbeach. There were gangs of men in the swamp digging their way through peat to free the soil from water, men burning and clearing the rough growth, men moving forward in line abreast, sowing seed, fencers sub-dividing the areas into workable paddocks, road-builders crea�ng paths around the property and teamsters ploughing, cul�va�ng, sowing and reaping.

Then there were shepherds, herdsmen, tradesmen building homes and sheds, saddlers, dairymen, horse-breakers, gardeners, butchers and cooks. There was a job for anyone who could work. In the village the waterwheel supplied power, enabling the millstones to grist the wheat into

flour and the dynamo to provide electricity.

At its centre was the imposing figure of John Grigg. Riding or driving a horse and cart he was everywhere on his property – planning, leading, encouraging and guiding.

When he wasn’t at Longbeach, he was at Ashburton leading discussions on developing the railway south, applying to cons�tute Ashburton County as an educa�on district, or in Christchurch judging the sheep sec�on at the annual show and, as a member of the diocesan synod, discussing the construc�on of the cathedral in the city centre.

There’s a fascina�ng story about how the best market for ca�le was the West Coast goldfields. Three Longbeach drovers with a mob of 60 shorthorn ca�le would make the threeweek journey across the Rakaia Gorge to the West Coast Road and then over Arthur’s Pass to their des�na�on. Average ca�le sold for £15-18 a head with £20 being the top price. It was the stuff of westerns.

A further ini�a�ve brought income to Longbeach and prosperity to Mid Canterbury.

John Grigg was at the forefront of the frozen meat trade to Great Britain.

He was aware of the first shipment of frozen carcasses from Buenos Aires to Marseilles in 1877 so, in 1881, he convened the inaugural mee�ng of the Canterbury Frozen Meat Company, becoming its chairman of directors. On the first shipment of frozen meat that le� New Zealand in 1882, Grigg had Longbeach sheep aboard.

John Grigg could have re�red to Christchurch, but he was proud of Longbeach and what he’d achieved.

He remained loyal to Mid Canterbury un�l his death in 1901.

The parallel with the Ashburton Guardian is evident. Both have flourished and lasted through dedica�on, loyalty and pride. Mid Canterbury would be the poorer without either.

“Tomorrow’s another day, another issue, another milestone on our journey.

It’s also one where we want to take you with us” – BRUCE BELL

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■■RUGBY

Welcome mat out for Blyde

By David Beck No matter the depth of your squad, welcoming back a player with the experience and electric pace of Michaela Blyde is always going to be a massive bonus.

That is the case for the Black Ferns Sevens with Blyde named in the squad for next week’s HSBC New Zealand Sevens in Hamilton after successfully recovered from injury. She has been on the sidelines since the Glendale Sevens in October.

Captain Sarah Hirini is also a big inclusion – she missed the Dubai and Cape Town tournaments in December – while Portia Woodman remains sidelined as she continues her rehab.

Blyde said, while tough on the lungs, it was great just to be back running and training with the team.

“It’s been a tricky last couple of months for me, coming back from injury, so to be back into full team training is really exciting.

“The lungs are starting to catch up on me which is cool but it’s just great to be back with the team and back with the girls full time. “[Getting back to full fitness] is a bit of a process, sevens is one of those games where no matter how fit you are

you’re going to be tired either way.

“It’s just getting back to playing 14 minute games and getting through tough trainings. Mentally, I’m in a really good space and really excited to get playing.”

She said being stuck on the sidelines was tough but she was able to keep a positive mindset.

“I knew well before the team was named that I wasn’t going to Dubai and Cape Town so for me it was just switching into rehab mode and getting my body right.

“So, for me personally, I didn’t mind being at home and watching the girls carve up over there.

“That was cool to see and they did us very proud, the only thing was just missing out on the celebrations.”

She said the fact that the team could succeed with some of the more experienced players out was exciting for the future and while they were all focused on the job at hand at present, the Olympics were at the back of everyone’s mind.

“It’s the first Olympics year for some and the second for others but for us, we’re just focusing on each day at a time.

“We have a few more World Series tournaments before we start to focus

on the Olympics and for me especially, I’m taking it a day at a time and trying to get my body right and put myself in a position to play in the World Series.”

Meanwhile, returning captain Hirini said the team was looking forward to heading to Hamilton and playing in front of a home crowd after some tough battles for spots in the playing squad.

It is the first time the women have had an official World Series leg held in New Zealand.

“It’s huge, it’s pretty much everything.

“We play rugby because we love it and to be able to travel the world has been absolutely amazing but to do it in our own backyard – doing an hour and a half trip is crazy, usually it’s about 40 hours, three flights and whatever else.

“The buzz next week is going to be huge and just the talk around everyone’s families and how many are coming to support us, I think it’s going to be epic.”

The All Blacks Sevens have also named their squad for the tournament.

Changes from the side who won the Cape Town crown last month see Sione Molia return from injury along with Vilimoni Koroi and Etene Nanai-Seturo, who are included for the first time following their Mitre 10 Cup commitments.

Michaele Blyde is very happy to be back on the field.

■■OPINION

Sledging - does it have a place on the sporting field?

By Phil Gifford

O

nce upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away, an Australian cricket team’s coach decided the Aussies should stop sledging.

Well, actually, it was only two years ago in South Africa when “Boof” Lehmann suggested the Ugly Ockers, on the heels of their sandpaper cheating scandal, might try to be more like the Black Caps in “the way they play and respect the opposition.”

But breeding will win out and Mitchell Starc, tall, dark and threatening, right down to his Denis Lillee drooping-moustache, showed all that nice guy stuff was distant history when, in the first test in what would become the whipping of the Black Caps in a three test series, found himself bowling on day four at Optus Stadium in Perth to poor Jeet Raval, out of touch and out of runs, having scored just one from 18 balls.

“You wouldn’t want to ruin it,” smirked Starc, “the last chance of your career.”

The next test was to be the Boxing Day match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

“Christmas is pretty good when you have it off though,” said Starc.

“They do good lunches for Christmas in Melbourne.” (And, yes, if by chance you can’t remember, it was Starc off whom Nathan Lyon took the catch to dismiss Raval for one, and Raval was dropped for the MCG test.)

Sledging in sport can range from the genuinely humorous to

the boorish, with Starc’s words in Perth a mix of both.

Abhor it, love it, or be amused by it, but sledging can work.

Muhammad Ali always swore that the weird stuff he did before stunning the world by winning the heavyweight boxing title from Sonny Liston in 1964, like turning up at Liston’s house in the middle of the night and challenging him to a bare knuckle fight on the front lawn, was a clever plot to make Liston believe that Ali was literally insane.

“He thought I was crazy,” Ali would later say, “and everyone’s scared of a crazy person.”

However, it does pay to be like Ali, able to back up the posturing.

In the 1990s New Zealand rugby players noted that the more frantic the threats of “we will kill you” from Natal and Springbok lock Mark Andrews became, the more likely it was that the chance of victory was slipping away from the team Andrews was playing for.

It was recognising the Andrews syndrome in their own ranks that led the Black Caps to formally decide to drop the confrontational, faux bully-boy stuff on the field, letting how they played do the talking for them, rather than trying to behave like a poor man’s Australian side.

The Black Caps had gone to Melbourne in October, 2014, four months before the ODI World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, to check out the Melbourne Cricket Ground, a venue many had never played at.

After the MCG visit, back at

their hotel, they gathered in a conference room and set out, as then senior paceman Kyle Mills recalls, “to work out what a New Zealander who was a cricket fan would like to see us do.”

“We decided we wouldn’t follow the English model, nor the Australian one. We’d try to find a New Zealand way”.

The lead was taken by captain Brendon McCullum – not famous until then for being a woke New Age guy – and stopping silly yapping on the pitch was part of a sea change which included desperately chasing every ball in the field, and batting and bowling aggressively.

It transformed the team.

McCullum suggested at the meeting they were seen as under-performing prima donnas.

In the middle of the 2015 World Cup, with the team on a bustling but softly spoken winning streak, there was a moment at a provincial airport, Mills said, when fans clustered around to get selfies and heap praise on the players.

“Jeez,” a fellow Black Cap said to Mills, “they really like us.”

(In passing, the move to nice guy chat from a New Zealand cricketer might have started in the 1980s. In after-dinner speeches once he retired, one of our greatest opening batsman, John Wright, would offer his opinion on how a batsman should have approached facing the most fearsome fast bowler in world cricket in the 80s, the West Indian, Michael Holding. Wright suggested the batsman say, “Hello Michael, lovely day. How are the wife and

kids? I hope they’re all well.”)

To be fair, at its best, sledging can be genuinely amusing.

Take what may be the earliest cricket sledge ever delivered.

In 1898 the legendary Englishman, Dr W.G. Grace, was almost 50 years old, and in the twilight of his career had a habit of refusing to walk, even when given out lbw by an umpire.

Playing for Gloucestershire against Essex, Grace had two stumps uprooted by a fierce delivery from fast bowler, Charles Kortright, after Grace had bullied the umpire out of several dismissals.

As Grace started to walk off Kortright said, “Surely you’re not going Doctor? There’s still one stump standing.”

Demon Yorkshire and English paceman of the 1960s, Fred Trueman, had a brilliant reply for a Cambridge University batsman, who drawled “excellent delivery old chap” after his stumps had been scattered by a Trueman yorker.

“Aye,” said Trueman, “and it were bloody wasted on thee.”

At its worst sledging can lead to real violence.

In 1985 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, opposing props Kiwi Kevin Tamati and Australian Greg Dowling, were both sent to the sin bin.

Dowling, walking behind Tamati, was talking almost all the way to the sideline, when Tamati suddenly wheeled round and a brutal punch-up started.

(Veteran league reporter, the late Brian Doherty, would forever be

amused by the fact Queensland cops let the brawl flow on until they realised the much bigger Dowling was copping a pasting from the Kiwi, who had been a good amateur boxer.)

In 2008 Tamati told a TV3 journalist why he had exploded.

“There were derogatory remarks about my colour, who I was, and my ancestry.”

Amongst other remarks, the phrase “black bastard” stood out.

At a private sporting lunch Tamati would later tell me that until race came into the frame he was able to contain himself.

On the other hand, the most brilliant and telling sledge I’ve ever seen was actually non-verbal, but more crushingly dismissive than any words could have been.

At the start line of the eighth race in the America’s Cup in 2017, Team New Zealand helmsman, Peter Burling, had basically tied Jimmy Spittle on Oracle into a figure eight knot, to the point where Spittle and his state-ofthe-art $10 million boat were at a standstill.

As Burling and the Kiwi boat came cruising past, Burling glanced across and caught the eye of his rival.

Burling didn’t shake a fist, or raise a middle finger.

Instead, as every Kiwi farmer driving his ute on a dusty back road does, he flicked a casual index finger in greeting.

For a couple of seconds Fred Dagg, John Clarke’s brilliant invention from the 1970s, was at the helm of a hi-tech AC72.

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Ashburton Guardian 33

■■RUGBY

■■SQUASH

Blues hold out the Chiefs

Semi-final exit for Joelle King

By Patrick McKendry The Blues have withstood a big second-half comeback from the Chiefs to win their pre-season Super Rugby game in Waihi yesterday.

Playing in hot conditions in a front of a large crowd of holiday-makers, Leon MacDonald’s team scored four tries to three to win 26-19.

They led 19-0 at halftime but MacDonald declared himself happy with the performance.

Kurt Eklund, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Matt Duffie, Hoskins Sotutu went over for the Blues, with Samisoni Taukei’aho scoring a double for the Chiefs and Naitoa Ah Kuoi also crossing the line in front of new coach Warren Gatland.

“We wanted to run through some of our systems and get some game time,” MacDonald said.

“It’s hard to know where you’re at at this time of year.

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“It’s been a short pre-season by normal standards.

“There were some things we were really happy with and some things we were not but that’s what you get in pre-season games.

“At times some of our defence was outstanding.

“We showed a lot of guts there and got really physical. Some of the work at the breakdown – against a team traditionally brilliant at the breakdown – I thought we held our own there as well.”

The only injury concern for the Blues was first-five Otere Black, who damaged a rib.

MacDonald expected him to be available for the round one encounter against the Chiefs at Eden Park on January 31.

“Otere picked up a niggle which is a bit of a worry but Stephen [Plummer] did a great job there and obviously Harry Plummer played there as well, so some good options for us and a few [selection] headaches maybe going into round one.”

All Black Beauden Barrett won’t make his first appearance for the Blues until mid-April.

One of the players under the most scrutiny – apart from the Chiefs’ returning All Black Damian McKenzie, who started at fullback following his return from a knee injury – was Blues’ midfielder Joe Marchant, a 23-year-old England international on loan from Harlequins.

“Joe has been fantastic,” MacDonald said. “Today was a bit of a bonus for him because he’s coming off a reasonably long-term injury. He got 20 minutes out there in the heat.

“It’s different weather to where he’s come from.

“So far he’s fitting in brilliantly.

He’s a really likeable guy, he loves his rugby and he’s hard working so I think he’ll fit in really well.”

The Blues play the Hurricanes

New Zealand’s Joelle King has been beaten in the semi-finals of the Tournament of Champions in Grand Central Station in New York yesterday.

King, currently ranked sixth in the world, was beaten by defending champion and world No.2 Nour El Sherbini in 41 minutes by a score of 6-11, 9-11, 11-6, 3-11.

The first game was all El Sherbini’s, but the second saw King take an 8-5 lead and after a couple of disputed points and a stroke against the Kiwi it was the Egyptian who remained focused.

In the third game King played aggressively and dominated points to put herself right back in contention, however at the start of the fourth set El Sherbini was quick to get on the score board and quick to finish too, with a solid victory in the end.

“Playing against Joelle is never easy,” said El Sherbini.

“She came back well in the third, so in the beginning of the fourth I wanted to get some points quickly.”

King will now play the Carol Weymuller Open in Brooklyn, New York later this month.

Otere Black picked up a rib injury in yesterday’s match. next Friday in their final pre-season match before facing the Chiefs in their first competition match.

MacDonald said he doubted Gatland and company would have gained too much intelligence from the exercise.

“You don’t show your whole hand, obviously.

“We’re looking at certain parts of our game as opposed to our ability to trick them through special moves or anything like that.

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SUNDAY 8.30am HOLY SPIRIT CHURCH. Mass, Holy Spirit Church, Thomson Street, Tinwald.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Worship Service led by Rev Jim Young.

48 Allens Road, Allenton.

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“The tackle area, defensive line, the breakdown, getting our set piece under way and backs trying to get some cohesion.

“At times we did all of those things well.”

Blues 26 (Kurt Eklund, Ezekiel Lindenmuth, Matt Duffie, Hoskins Sotutu tries; Stephen Perofeta 2 cons, Harry Plummer con) Chiefs 19 (Samisoni Taukei’aho 2, Naitoa Ah Kuoi tries; Kaleb Trask 2 cons). Halftime: 19-0

Joelle King

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10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL.

NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 12pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

10am - 12pm VINTAGE CAR CLUB MUSEUM AND PARTS SHED. Open to the public. Maronan road, Tinwald.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy duo. West

Street Ashburton.

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Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

AND ASHBURTON METHODIST CHURCH. No service at St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. A service with Rev Heather Kennedy will be held at Paterson’s Chapel, cnr East and Cox streets.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and Hall of Memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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10am ST ANDREW’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion, Thomson Street.

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10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM. The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy duo. West Street Ashburton.

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10.30am GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Worshipping God and transforming

lives. 63 Princes Street, Netherby.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

7pm VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH. Worship God and study his word. 131 Thomson Street (Tinwald School hall).

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

10am - 4pm ASHBURTON MUSEUM.

The Topp Twins interactive exhibition celebrating NZ’s comedy West Street Ashburton.

12pm BAPTIST CHURCH FREE LUNCH. Weekly lunch, available at Baptist Church, Cass Street.

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display.

Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday. Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1pm - 4pm ASHBURTON DISTRICT FAMILY HISTORY GROUP. Open for research, visitors welcome.

Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Assano loyal to Southern connections Apprentice jockey Kozzi Assano is flying at the moment, in more ways than one.

The Canterbury-based hoop has been clocking up the frequent flyer points of late travelling around the country and he was once again rewarded for his efforts at New Plymouth on Thursday.

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“He has been supporting me; he takes all my rides at the moment and he gives me advice, so I am really thankful to him,” Asano said.

Asano will be looking to add to his winning tally at the Gore meeting today with loyalty shining through for the in-form hoop,

after he was approached to ride at Trentham’s premier meeting on Saturday.

“I got more rides at Gore and then after the nominations came out trainers started to ask me to ride at Wellington, but I decided to ride at Gore and stick to the trainers who put me on a lot.”

OPN-SW&P, 1600m 1 51523 Shadows Cast tdb (4) 58................. C Grylls 2 24021 Wyndspelle td (9) 58......................J Waddell Benchmark, 2200m 3 000x1 On The Rocks d (2) 58...................M McNab 1 x5763 Dragon Storm (2) 59.5 2 25203 Hank Moody b (3) 59.5................ D Johnson 4 22104 The Mitigator d (3) 56...................... S McKay 3 73121 Prince Albert d (9) 59.....................J Waddell 5 33554 Mongolian Marshal d (12) 56.........O Bosson 4 58212 Don’t Know Jakk t (11) 58.5............ J Parkes 6 11x12 Rock On Wood d (1) 55.5..................R Elliot 5 18025 Humble Pie dm (1) 58.5...................R Myers 7 21666 Vernanme d (7) 55.5.................... D Johnson 8 91962 Vigor Winner (5) 55.5.........................L Innes 6 23257 Johnny Lincoln m (6) 58.5 7 72833 Spring Delight (14) 57.5................... C Grylls 9 x2142 Yearn (10) 55................................... S Spratt 8 44231 Splendior d (4) 56.5.........................J Laking 10 06840 Watch This Space dm (15) 55..........S Collett 9 40413 Red River Rock (13) 56...............M Cameron 11 54539 Son Of Maher d (13) 55......S Weatherley (a) 10 77204 Zac Brown m (7) 56.........................D Turner 12 x5166 Hypnos m (11) 55...........................V Colgan 11 36234 He No Opilio (12) 55.5...................L Allpress 13 x0037 Dark Princess tdm (14) 54..........M Coleman 12 72063 Head Office (8) 55.5...........................L Hemi 14 18749 Secret Allure tdm (6) 54...................R Myers 13 13x04 Cottoneva t (5) 55............................S Collett 15 42770 Livin’ On A Prayer (8) 53................L Allpress 14 64213 Platinum Road t (10) 54.....................L Innes 9 5.03pm NZ CAMPUS OF INNOVATION & SPORT 7 3.52 JR & N BERKETT TELEGRAPH (G1) $250,000, WELLINGTON CUP $250,000, OPN HCP, 3200m 1 52156 Dee And Gee d (17) 59......................L Hemi WFA, 1200m 1 3x411 Julius dm (9) 58.5..........................J Waddell 2 91361 Gorbachev tdm (6) 59........................R Elliot 2 10x00 Endless Drama d (1) 58.5..................L Innes 3 x9082 Sampson tm (15) 58....................... J Parkes 3 0x030 Enzo’s Lad td (7) 58.5....................M McNab 4 x6011 Justamaiz (5) 57.5........................... S Spratt 4 0x123 Sensei db (11) 58.5.............S Weatherley (a) 5 21094 Toms tm (16) 55.5............................ C Grylls 5 17164 Dawn Patrol dm (2) 58.5..................J Riddell 6 91585 Excalibur (11) 54.5...........................S Collett 6 32236 Speedy Meady dm (8) 58.5..................C Dell 7 26063 The Good Fight (3) 54.........S Weatherley (a) 7 0x072 Winter Bride dmb (4) 56.5............ R Maloney 8 97498 Jacksstar 54.................................. Scratched 8 x2872 Avantage dmb (13) 56.5.................O Bosson 9 38616 Artiste m (9) 53.5........................M Cameron 9 9x713 Evalina d (12) 56.5....................... D Johnson 10 22441 Diorissimo m (8) 53.5................... D Johnson 10 x1021 Sheezallmine d (10) 56.5...........R Hutchings 11 11138 Dezella m (4) 53...............................R Myers 11 x6031 The Precious One dm (6) 56.5.......L Allpress 12 93433 Soleseifei t (10) 53.......................T Thornton 12 35062 Xpression td (3) 56.5...................M Coleman 13 41115 Cead Mile Failte t (2) 53.................L Allpress 13 477x1 Spring Heat d (5) 56.5...................... C Grylls 14 76230 Nitro Ted tm (1) 53.......................... R Kozaki 8 4.27 HARCOURTS THORNDON MILE (G1) $200,000, 15 97680 King Of The Dance (13) 53.M Hashizume (a)

16 x5763 Dragon Storm (12) 53.................M Coleman 17 55069 Kamanda Lincoln (7) 53.................D Bradley 18 23257 Johnny Lincoln m (14) 53............. R Hannam 10 5.40pm TURKINGTON FORESTRY DOURO CUP $40,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 07653 Abbey Road td (13) 59...................M McNab 2 52566 Lincoln Star (3) 59............................J Riddell 3 x4123 Nudge Bar db (9) 59....................... J Parkes 4 59x43 River Run db (11) 59..........................L Innes 5 x7262 Original Gangster (5) 58.5........... R Hannam 6 7x145 Quick Preview (6) 58.5..................... C Grylls 7 x6543 Enjoy The Show (10) 57.5..............O Bosson 8 52163 Sig Positano m (12) 57.5....................L Hemi 9 331 Vladivostok d (1) 57.5.....................V Colgan 10 x0522 Leighs Mate b (7) 57.5...................J Waddell 11 90379 La Landonne m (4) 56....................H Andrew 12 108x3 Road To Reign (8) 56...................... S McKay 13 08528 Miss Diorella d (2) 55..............J Fawcett (a1) Blinkers on: On Show (R1), Mister Mocha (R2), Hay Tiger (R3) Blinkers off: King Of The Dance (R9), Nudge Bar, La Landonne (R10) Winkers on: King Of The Dance (R9), Nudge Bar (R10) SELECTIONS

Today at Trentham Raceway

8 x6352 Skarloey m (5) 55............................ J Parkes 9 25711 Peloton (9) 54..................................V Colgan 10 33614 Iron Eagle d (2) 54.......................... S McKay 4 2.05 PETE’S JOINERY, PRECISE DESIGN & BUILD PREMIER $40,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m 1 63x43 Cha Siu Bao d (3) 60.....................J Waddell 2 x6112 Credit Manager d (2) 60.......... T Taiaroa (a3) 3 48132 Motivation d (1) 59.5....................... J Parkes 4 37012 Hee’s Our Secret d (4) 59...........M Cameron 5 7x541 Mikjene d (8) 58.5..........................L Allpress 6 0x010 Giant Gem d (5) 58.........................V Colgan 7 36821 I Am A Rock d (6) 58........................J Laking 8 49x45 Excelleration d (9) 57.5....................S Collett 9 75493 Langkawi d (10) 57.5...................... S McKay 10 x6632 Salt Bay 57.................................... Scratched 11 0x166 Rockoneve d (7) 56............................R Elliot 5 2.40 NEW ZEALAND BLOODSTOCK DESERT GOLD STAKES (G3) $70,000, 3YOF SW, 1600m 1 x3301 Loire d (5) 56.5...............................M McNab 2 24321 Jennifer Eccles d (16) 56.5.S Weatherley (a) 3 41473 Belle Plaisir tm (2) 56.5................... J Parkes 4 x3138 Showbeel (4) 56.5..........................O Bosson 5 20634 Trifolium (8) 56.5............................L Allpress 6 5152 Lavaglo d (7) 56.5......................R Hutchings 7 36185 Cinzento (10) 56.5...........................S Collett 8 15 Grand De Flora (3) 56.5.....................R Elliot 9 x2146 Kellys Inspiration (14) 56.5........... R Hannam 10 4613 Porotene Charm (11) 56.5...............R Myers 11 21967 Power ‘n’ Passion (15) 56.5.......... D Johnson 12 51452 Queen Kamada (9) 56.5..............T Thornton 13 x5531 Selenelion (13) 56.5....................M Cameron 14 x2242 Starring Role b (1) 56.5.............J Fawcett (a) 15 83 Zipitsweetie (6) 56.5..................... R Maloney

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5 Ivory Madonna (12) 56.5....................L Hemi

6 3.15pm SHOE CLINIC PREMIER $40,000, Rating 72

Race 1: Festivity, Exuberant, Kick Start, O’Charm, On Show Race 2: Sword Of Fire, Alonzo, Regal Reward, Mehrtens Race 3: Lincoln Raider, Skarloey, Beauty Star, Hartley Race 4: Cha Siu Bao, Langkawi, Rockoneve, Excelleration Race 5: Jennifer Eccles, Loire, Grand De Flora, Showbeel Race 6: Spring Delight, Red River Rock, Prince Albert Race 7: Endless Drama, Avantage, Julius, Dawn Patrol Race 8: Shadows Cast, Wyndspelle, On The Rocks, Vigor Winner Race 9: The Good Fight, Dee And Gee, Gorbachev, Soleseifei Race 10: Sig Positano, Abbey Road, River Run, Quick Preview

Gore gallops Today at Gore

Gore Racing Club Venue: Gore Meeting Date: 18 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 6 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.35pm ABERNETHY CONTRACTING HANDICAP $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 80573 Exemplar dm (5) 60.5.... K Chowdhoory (a2) 2 x6058 Barabas d (2) 60...................... K Asano (a2) 3 16756 Nopele tdm (8) 59................. R Mudhoo (a2) 4 x6529 Friar Tuck td (3) 58.5........... C Campbell (a1) 5 84522 He’s Mi Brother td (1) 57.5....A Bohorun (a3) 6 69138 Free And Easy tdm (7) 55....... B Murray (a2) 7 324x1 Tap ‘n’ Go d (6) 55........................L Callaway 8 87185 Tickets On Her d (9) 54................K Kwo (a3) 9 0700x The Likely Lad t (4) 54............C Burdan (a3) 2 1.10pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark Fillies & Mares, 1335m 1 50377 Zabay (9) 61.......................... R Mudhoo (a2) 2 53x22 Beneficial (2) 60.5.............................J Lowry 3 14161 Sharp ‘N’ Silver (10) 59.5......... K Asano (a2) 4 00x99 Nightcap td (3) 59.........................K Mudhoo 5 47x21 Cabernet (1) 57.5................ C Campbell (a1) 6 47317 Rosie Glow tm (6) 57.5................K Kwo (a3) 7 32129 Severine (5) 57.5...........................K Williams 8 60103 Touch The Sky td (7) 57.5....... B Murray (a2) 9 50331 Our Girl Gilly (8) 55.5..... K Chowdhoory (a2) 10 7x308 Fox In Socks (4) 54...................... C Johnson 3 1.45pm REGIONAL FORD / AON INSURANCE $10,000, MDN, 1335m 1 33x2 Just Tickety Boo b (4) 58.5...........K Kwo (a3) 2 52x95 Hombre (7) 58.5.................. C Campbell (a1) 3 602x9 Benlachie h (11) 58.5..................D Prastiyou 4 70037 Senor Moss (15) 58.5...............D Bothamley 5 x0227 Buck Shellfish b (9) 57................. C Johnson

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Asano now sits on 65 wins for the season, 11 clear on the New Zealand Jockeys’ Premiership, and he is intent on riding as much as possible to keep his lead.

Asano is particularly thankful to his employer Andrew Carston who has been a big support to Asano’s Premiership bid.

Wellington gallops

Wellington RC Venue: Trentham Meeting Date: 18 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.20pm GAZLEY MERCEDES BENZ PREMIER $40,000, 3YO SW+P, 1200m 1 11 Magnolia Man d (3) 58.5.....S Weatherley (a) 2 x3270 Exuberant tb (5) 57.5.....................J Waddell 3 315 Durham Lad d (1) 57.5...................H Andrew 4 3319 Kick Start d (8) 57.5..................... D Johnson 5 x4211 O’Charm d (4) 56.5.......................... S Spratt 6 23932 Roc Cha (2) 55.5................................R Elliot 7 1 Festivity (7) 55.5............................M McNab 8 36042 On Show tb (6) 55.5.........................S Collett 2 12.55pm STEPHANIE MURRAY MORTGAGES PREMIER $40,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1200m 1 307x7 Fibonacci td (4) 60.........................L Allpress 2 06067 Ottavio m (5) 60..........................M Cameron 3 1723L Mehrtens d (6) 59.5...........................R Elliot 4 0x013 Alonzo db (8) 58.5...............S Weatherley (a) 5 719x Sword Of Fire d (7) 58.5.............. D Johnson 6 31886 Floral Belt d (2) 58.........................H Andrew 7 6x421 Regal Reward (9) 57.................... R Hannam 8 70660 Mister Mocha d (1) 57....................M McNab 9 40x75 Altius td (3) 55.5...............................S Collett 3 1.30pm GO RACING IAN PATERSON MEMORIAL $40,000, Rating 82 Benchmark, 1600m 1 91530 Hay Tiger dm (10) 61.5...........J Fawcett (a1) 2 21040 Owen Patrick d (3) 59.5...M Hashizume (a3) 3 43336 Hartley dm (7) 59...............................R Elliot 4 29143 Lincoln Raider td (1) 57.5...............O Bosson 5 9x011 Sinarahma d (6) 56.5.......................S Collett 6 21694 Beauty Star db (4) 55.5..................M McNab 7 236x1 Blue On Black (8) 55.5.................T Thornton

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Asano bagged five wins on the six race card and placed in the other. It was the second time in a month he had recorded five wins at a meeting at New Plymouth.

“It was a special moment. All the good trainers and owners have been a big support, so I really appreciate that,” he said.

6 926 Poniard (8) 57.......................... K Asano (a2) 7 x2342 Secret Dreams b (13) 56.5............K Williams 8 62428 Belle South (14) 56.5.............. B Murray (a2) 9 72553 Rosie Mae (2) 56.5............... R Mudhoo (a2) 10 53x92 Index 56.5..................................... Scratched 11 0x403 I Remember You (10) 56.5....A Bohorun (a3) 12 208x No Quantum 56.5.......................... Scratched 13 x7x75 Trip In Time (6) 56.5................T Comignaghi 14 2x0x2 Fairway Flight b (12) 55................. C Barnes 15 6 Uphold 55...................................... Scratched 16 00x6 Doona’s Sister (16) 56.5...............T Moseley 17 7 Andale Andale (5) 57...................L Callaway 18 0 Retaliate (1) 57 19 0 Drumcastle (3) 56.5 Emergencies: Uphold, Doona’s Sister, Andale Andale, Retaliate, Drumcastle 4 2.20pm O’CONNOR RICHMOND / AUTO FUNDS HANDICAP $25,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2000m 1 21885 Nesta tm (4) 59...........................D Prastiyou 2 x1005 The Sparkle (5) 58............................J Lowry 3 36581 Aulyn Star td (2) 57.5.............. B Murray (a2) 4 44848 He Ain’t Heavy tdm (8) 57.5.........L Callaway 5 40159 Mr Intelligence m (6) 57.5.............T Moseley 6 x1011 Sister Monica (9) 57................T Comignaghi 7 x2051 Crispin (1) 56...................... C Campbell (a1) 8 48085 Taieri Gem m (7) 55.5.................... C Barnes 9 95464 Knutquacker h (3) 54.....................K Mudhoo 5 2.56pm PGG WRIGHTSON SEEDS $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2000m 1 42412 Olaf t (6) 60......................... C Campbell (a1) 2 53383 Beam Me Up Scotty m (14) 58.....L Callaway 3 x0540 Nazare m (3) 58............................T Moseley 4 3x005 Perfecto (7) 58..........................D Bothamley

5 33676 Bridget Town m (5) 57.5......... S Toolooa (a3) 6 17491 Madam De Soir dm (13) 57.5... K Asano (a2) 7 310x0 The Flagon m (10) 57.5..........C Burdan (a3) 8 30215 Out Of The Park (4) 56.5...................J Lowry 9 00341 She Is Gold td (15) 56.5..........T Comignaghi 10 16265 Superstition m (18) 56.5................K Mudhoo 11 01729 Havana Heights (12) 56................. C Barnes 12 x1367 Marquita Miss tm (9) 56.......... B Murray (a2) 13 88502 Stellacanto m (11) 55.5......... R Mudhoo (a2) 14 x7205 Winklebelle m (2) 55.5................. C Johnson 15 00295 Colour Me Red m (20) 57 16 00640 Sure Is (8) 55 17 69x87 Larippa (1) 55 18 10x00 Never Quitz (16) 55 19 160x0 Ruakiwi Blaze td (17) 54 20 55832 Port Stephens (19) 54 Emergencies: Colour Me Red, Sure Is, Larippa, Never Quitz, Ruakiwi Blaze, Port Stephens 6 3.29pm ROBIN ARCHER MEMORIAL $35,000, OPN HCP, 1200m 1 x3059 Pippi Rea d (1) 60................R Beeharry (a3) 2 243x2 Raise You Ten td (5) 57.5.... C Campbell (a1) 3 21164 Rocanto dm (9) 57.5................ K Asano (a2) 4 x6716 Shaara tdm (4) 57.5......................K Mudhoo 5 68570 Johnny Jones td (8) 56.5........T Comignaghi 6 48142 Saber dm (2) 56............. K Chowdhoory (a2) 7 31621 Wekaforce 54................................ Scratched 8 9x485 Passito td (10) 54.................... B Murray (a2) 9 10792 Shirley Maude tdm (11) 54.... R Mudhoo (a2) 10 56712 Jim’s Gift td (3) 54.........................T Moseley 11 39533 Waimate Bill dm (6) 54..........A Bohorun (a3) 12 36x11 Windsor 54.................................... Scratched 13 6066x Koxinga tdh (7) 54...................C Burdan (a3)

3 5x1 Irish Guru th (4) 59....................D Bothamley 4 3061 Macron (12) 59..............................T Moseley OPN HCP, 2000m 5 05616 Milano td (16) 59..................... B Murray (a2) 1 71073 Gallant Boy tdm (6) 60........ C Campbell (a1) 6 33414 Trickle Treat (18) 58.5..............T Comignaghi 2 3x321 Kilowatt td (4) 55.5................... K Asano (a2) 7 0x254 Perfidia b (11) 58...............................J Lowry 3 x9138 Shakti tdm (7) 54.5........................K Mudhoo 8 330x0 Katango td (6) 57.5................ S Toolooa (a3) 4 48584 Wild Jack tm (1) 54...............A Bohorun (a3) 9 x0307 Sweet Oak t (10) 57.5...................K Mudhoo 5 99283 Finbarr tm (5) 54..........................K Kwo (a3) 10 64721 Expedition (8) 57................... R Mudhoo (a2) 6 17214 Picture Me Rollin mb (8) 54.. R Mudhoo (a2) 11 x2051 Fire Katyusha (15) 56.5.......R Beeharry (a3) 7 41327 Sitarist d (2) 54........................T Comignaghi 12 9610 Neruda (3) 56.5.......................C Burdan (a3) 8 64122 Riviera Rock td (10) 54.................T Moseley 13 x0301 Quintuple Twins (7) 56.5.............. C Johnson 9 40908 Accidental Offside tmh (3) 54........K Williams 14 21208 Secret Sound tdm (5) 56.5............. C Barnes 10 51763 Bakela tm (11) 54.................... B Murray (a2) 15 55709 Final Savings (9) 58.5 11 9x404 The Lustre d (9) 54...................... C Johnson 16 67x0x Blue Eyed Susie (13) 56 8 4.39pm LIQUORLAND GORE GUINEAS (LISTED) 17 56658 Boyslightup 54.............................. Scratched $50,000, 3YO SW, 1335m 18 0x098 Qashqai td (1) 55.5 1 34190 Charlie Awesome (9) 56.5...............A Balloo 19 324x1 Tap ‘n’ Go (17) 58.5 2 23935 El Gladiador (7) 56.5...............T Comignaghi Emergencies: Final Savings, Blue Eyed Susie, Boysligh 3 33891 Lightning Jack (5) 56.5............... K Asano (a) tup, Qashqai, Tap ‘n’ Go 4 x2182 Miss Federer (3) 54.5....................K Williams Blinkers on: Retaliate (R3), Perfecto (R5), Passito (R6), De 5 53802 All About Magic b (11) 54.5 Chowdhoory (a) ceptio Visus (R9) Blinkers off: The Likely Lad (R1), Rosie 6 x2121 Burgundy Rose (8) 54.5............C Burdan (a) Mae (R3), Sweet Oak (R9) Winkers on: The Likely Lad (R1), 7 55083 Hot Tap m (6) 54.5.......................L Callaway Poniard (R3) 8 64514 Kitty Power m (12) 54.5..................K Kwo (a) SELECTIONS: 9 x6463 Live Drama (1) 54.5......................T Moseley Race 1: Exemplar, Nopele, Barabas, Free And Easy 10 12 Tears Of An Angel (4) 54.5.......... C Johnson Race 2: Our Girl Gilly, Beneficial, Sharp ‘N’ Silver, Severine 11 29015 Sanctify m (2) 54.5................ C Campbell (a) Race 3: Just Tickety Boo, Poniard, Buck Shellfish, Senor Moss 12 49768 Bronte Beach (10) 54.5............. B Murray (a) Race 4: Crispin, Sister Monica, Aulyn Star, Nesta, The Sparkle 13 13007 Intimidate (13) 54.5........................ C Barnes Race 5: Olaf, Out Of The Park, Winklebelle, Madam De Soir 9 5.19pm GORE TOWN & COUNTRY CLUB HANDI- Race 6: Raise You Ten, Rocanto, Saber, Jim’s Gift, Pippi Rea CAP $22,500, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1335m Race 7: Picture Me Rollin, Riviera Rock, Gallant Boy, Wild Jack 1 46009 Taponisme m (14) 60.......... C Campbell (a1) Race 8: Burgundy Rose, Lightning Jack, Live Drama 2 51342 Deceptio Visus (2) 59.5............ K Asano (a2) Race 9: Perfidia, Deceptio Visus, Macron, Milano, Expedition Emergency: Koxinga

7 4.04pm MLT / DB BREWERIES GORE CUP $35,000,

Waikato harness Today at Cambridge Park Raceway

Waikato Bay Of Plenty Harness Inc Venue: Cambridge Meeting Date: 18 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9.

1 11.20am (NZT) HAPPY 30TH DAVE BRANCH FROM THE CR TEAM MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 8709 Sheza Kamikaze (1) fr...............S Abernethy 2 4306x Signseeldeliver (2) fr...................P Ferguson 3 39485 New Frontier (3) fr........................J Stormont 4 26754 Comedy Act (4) fr..............F Schumacher (J) 5 509x7 Prop Rock (5) fr....................K Blakemore (J) 6 48 Bankers Gold (6) fr.....................S McCaffrey 7 4 Sportngoodtime (7) fr.....................N Chilcott 8 6 Military Man (8) fr...........................T Mitchell 9 06053 Rough And Ready (21) fr................S Phelan 10 00P9 Mozzarella (U1) fr...........................J I Dickie 2 11.45am DUNSTAN HORSE FEEDS MOBILE PACE $7000, r55., mobile, 2200m 1 860x0 Better Than Most (1) fr.....................N Munro 2 34988 Mr Incredible (2) fr...........................F Phelan 3 43626 The Batmobile (3) fr...........................S Wigg 4 29341 Clifton Flutter (4) fr............................ A Temu 5 04512 A Better Dancer (5) fr.........................C Wigg 6 85893 M T Pockets fr............................... Scratched

7 8888x Count Landeck (6) fr..........................W Rich 8 52384 Vanhalem (7) fr..............................C Sharpe 9 67075 Unfinished Business (21) fr..........J Brownlee 3 12.10pm BLACK DOG FURNITURE MOBILE PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+., mobile, 2200m 1 84256 Yankee Dancer (1) fr..................... D Butcher 2 5342x Chillysjustashadow (2) fr..............J Stormont 3 36 Hawthornden Hunk (3) fr.............P Ferguson 4 65589 Lady Ameera (4) fr..........................S Phelan 5 870 Forwardy (5) fr............................S Abernethy 6 23x50 Sampan (6) fr............................ T Hanara (J) 7 95273 Super Actor (7) fr.........................A Poutama 8 Flo Ryda (8) fr................................T Mitchell 9 60902 Blake (U1) fr...................................Z Butcher 4 12.45pm AMBER GARDEN CENTRE MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r48., mobile, 2200m 1 42053 Lady Santanna (1) fr.....................R Fensom 2 x8993 Sarabi (2) fr............................. A Harrison (J) 3 00682 Mighty Monica (3) fr........................S Phelan 4 47325 Veneto (4) fr.............................. M McKendry 5 12084 Molly Dooker (5) fr..........................J I Dickie 6 03750 Lincoln Lovely fr............................ Scratched 7 75497 Allonblack (6) fr..............................N Chilcott 8 36257 Lynton Creek (7) fr.........................Z Butcher 9 x0005 McDaknife (21) fr.........................A Poutama

10 9x800 Rainbow Wiri (22) fr.................. T Hanara (J) 11 8560x Jackhammer Joe (23) fr.............S Abernethy 5 1.20pm VIANDS BAKERY MOBILE PACE $8000, 3yo+ r49-r55., mobile, 2200m 1 x1778 Sonny Reactor (1) fr.............. D Ferguson (J) 2 86548 Captain Max (2) fr...............................S Quill 3 08166 Ideal Agent (3) fr............................T Mitchell 4 x1473 Pekeson (4) fr...............................J Stormont 5 x4955 Mac’s Tomado (5) fr........................N Chilcott 6 90295 J Bee (6) fr.................................... D Butcher 7 94x99 Starry Star (7) fr.............................Z Butcher 8 01840 Hello It’s Me (8) fr............................S Phelan 9 94P51 Our Wicklow (U1) fr......................A Poutama 6 1.55pm HARCOURTS TE AWAMUTU WAIPA TROTTERS CUP (HCP) $10,000, r50-r74 discrhcp, stand, 2700m 1 000x5 Great Fantasy (1) fr......................A Poutama 2 86613 The Last Gamble (2) fr...............K Bublitz (J) 3 93355 Caitlin’s Surprise (3) fr.................. P Fleming 4 83921 Battle Commander (U1) fr..............Z Butcher 5 01621 Aldebaran Bonny (1) 10M..............T Mitchell 6 x6112 Anna Kate (1) 25M................ D Ferguson (J) 7 750D6 Gershwin (U1) 35M...........F Schumacher (J) 8 65244 Need Luck (U2) 35M..................... D Butcher 9 07442 The Hulk (U3) 35M.....................S Abernethy

spechcp, stand, 2700m 1 0 Pegasus Speed fr.......................... Scratched CUP (HCP) $10,000, r50-r74 discrhcp, stand, 2700m 2 37523 Buller Whitebait (1) fr..................P Ferguson 1 14143 Bugalugs (1) fr............................P Ferguson 3 4578 Cepheus (2) fr.................................J I Dickie 2 03982 Fleeting Grin (2) fr........................J Stormont 4 95610 Reign (1) 35M........................... M McKendry 3 4434x Mach Little Soaky (U1) fr...............T Mitchell 5 05244 Still Eyre (2) 35M.................. D Ferguson (J) 4 77466 About Turn (1) 10M........................Z Butcher 6 1x009 Duchess Of Cambridge (3) 35M....T Mitchell 5 13113 Ace Strike (2) 10M........................ D Butcher 7 56759 Majestic Stride (4) 35M.....F Schumacher (J) 6 26514 Callie’s Delight (3) 10M...................J I Dickie 8 x9779 Rave Nation (5) 35M..................S Abernethy 7 45x09 Imajollywally (1) 20M.................S Abernethy 9 54848 Danke (6) 35M................................ G Martin 8 11314 Mister Harris (U1) 20M.......... D Ferguson (J) 10 0968x Sunny Pegasus (7) 35M...............J Stormont 9 16214 Parker (1) 30M....................................S Quill 11 4x700 This Sky Rox (8) 35M................. T Cameron 8 3.07pm WAIDE CONSTRUCTION MOBILE PACE 12 60606 Pretorius (U1) 35M............... S Iremonger (J) 13 0x909 Topnotch Titan (U2) 35M.............A Matthews $8500, 3yo+ f&m r60., mobile, 1700m 1 21622 Sheikh Yabooty (1) fr....................A Poutama Pacifiers on: Forwardy (R3) 2 21996 Tempo Rose (2) fr...............................S Quill SELECTIONS: 3 02174 Sarandon (3) fr...............................Z Butcher Race 1: Military Man, Prop Rock, Bankers Gold, Signseeldeliver 4 20133 Classey Robin (4) fr..................... K Marshall Race 2: A Better Dancer, Count Landeck, The Batmobile 5 50218 The Blue Beat (5) fr....................S Abernethy Race 3: Yankee Dancer, Chillysjustashadow, Blake, Super Actor 6 1018x Anam Nunu (6) fr.................K Blakemore (J) Race 4: Lady Santanna, Lynton Creek, Veneto, Mighty Monica 7 x5453 Shandelier (7) fr........................ M McKendry Race 5: Ideal Agent, Pekeson, Captain Max, J Bee 8 58681 Charlotte Royal (8) fr...................P Ferguson Race 6: Anna Kate, The Hulk, Need Luck, Aldebaran Bonny 9 84613 Olivia Rachel (21) fr............... L Whittaker (J) Race 7: Parker, Ace Strike, Mister Harris, About Turn 9 3.42 SEE YOU AT ROTORUA NEXT SUNDAY HAND- Race 8: The Blue Beat, Anam Nunu, Sheikh Yabooty, Olivia Rachel ICAP TROT $8000, 3yo+, non-winners & up-r45 w/c Race 9: Sunny Pegasus, Reign, Buller Whitebait, Pretorius 10 00291 Lovely Bundy (U4) 35M...............P Ferguson

7 2.30pm BROWN & PENNELL 2020 WAIPA PACERS

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

Ashburton Guardian 35

■■WELLINGTON CUP

Strong hand in Trentham feature There’s a distinctly Mid Canterbury feel to one of the biggest racing events on the calendar, the Wellington Cup which is being held today at Trentham.

Three Mid Canterbury-trained runners will line up in the $250,000 two mile staying event and one other will be represented by a strong base of Mid Canterbury owners – making for a potentially big occasion for the region.

Mayfield trainers, Peter Corbett and Terrill Charles have New Zealand Cup king, Dee And Gee, engaged and looking to claim a rare Cups double, while they also have King Of The Dance lining up in the event.

Husband and wife training duo, Sarah and Matthew Smith will be represented by their promising stayer, Diorissimo and local owners, Simon Adlam, Willie Murney and Neville and Phil Prendergast have Cead Mile Failte in the race.

The latter is the most fancied of the local engagements at a $6.50 price.

Trained by Johno Benner and Hollie Wynyard, the five-year-old daughter of Tavistock from Shamrox, who was raced by the four men, and has been in good form winning three of her last four.

She has the added bonus of the services of Lisa Allpress in the saddle.

Diorissimo gives the Smith partnership a strong chance and has been subjected to the biggest move in her fixed odds price for the event.

After opening at $26 on the release of the final field, the last start winner has been backed into $18 then $17 and as of last night was a $16 quote – the biggest shift for

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Cead Mile Failte is expected to put in a bold showing for her Ashburton owners. any runner in the race.

The Corbett and Charles team will be hoping that history can repeat itself from Riccarton back in November with grand stayer Dee And Gee. With two runs under the belt since the

Cup win, she comes into the race in peak condition although the maximum weight in the race of 59kg and a tricky barrier draw doesn’t help things.

“That would be all right if she could do that again, wouldn’t it?” Corbett mused

to NZ Racing Desk during the week. “She seems to know her way around these 3200m races. We’re quite happy with her.

“The only thing we’ve got to worry about is the weight she’s carrying.

“She’s got to carry 59 kilos and she’s not a big mare, though she is tough.

“She did carry 59 when she ran second in the Metropolitan (Listed, 2500m) the start before she won the New Zealand Cup and she was only beaten a nose so she has proven she can carry it.

“But it’s still a big ask.”

Sixth last week behind the rampant Camino Rocoso in the Trentham Stakes, there was enough encouragement in that run, which coupled with the mare’s good record over the 3200 metres, which includes finishing second in this race one before and fourth in the Auckland Cup, she appears a live hope.

“We were happy with her run last Saturday. She ran through the line pretty well,” Corbett said.

“The high tempo of the race didn’t really suit her but she’s come through it well and worked well since.

“She’s relaxed, eating up and drinking up and seems really happy.

“I wasn’t here last year. Terrill sent me with the B-team to Gore but she says Dee And Gee is probably going even better than she was for this race last year.”

King Of The Dance, the stable’s other runner is a $151 outsider – and Charles said that while his form might not show it, he has got something to offer over the ultimate distance.

Waikato gallops Tomorrow at Te Rapa

Waikato Racing Club Venue: Te Rapa Meeting Date: 19 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.55pm FREE ENTRY LEGENDS DAY - FEBRUARY 8TH 1400 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1400m 1 x586x Fabulous Flight d (4) 59.................O Bosson 2 0x010 Giant Gem 58.5............................. Scratched 3 37x68 Breezon t (1) 58............................... S Spratt 4 43127 Karalino d (3) 56.............................. C Grylls 5 x1x71 Snitz Of Time d (2) 56......................S Collett 6 x9337 Stylish Suggestion (5) 56............. D Johnson 2 1.30pm TE AKAU 3 TIMES KARAKA MILLION WINNER MDN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 2 Candid Camera (9) 58.5.................. S Spratt 2 879x0 Shining Sun (8) 58.5........................S Collett 3 Star Tsar (10) 58.5......................M Cameron 4 0x070 Craigievar 58.5.............................. Scratched 5 0 Flying Oarsman (7) 58.5..............T Thornton 6 89x43 Well Chosen (5) 57............................R Elliot 7 9 Perfect Dimension (4) 57.................J Riddell 8 Winston Salem 57......................... Scratched 9 x7253 Enduring Love (3) 56.5..................O Bosson

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Auckland Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Manukau Stadium Meeting Date: 19 January 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12 1 1.21pm (NZT) TAB BONUS BACK RACES 1 & 2 SPRINT C1, 318m 1 87488 Mr Felix 19.01...................................M Black 2 68378 Stellar Babe nwtd...........................P Cleaver 3 1F8 Medusa Who 18.97..................... M Prangley 4 77732 Platinum Tears 18.87.......................R Roper 5 63522 Smash Out nwtd R &...........................L Udy 6 73656 Grey Way 18.65.......................... G Pomeroy 7 13485 Botany Thommo 18.64.....................P Green 8 16677 Rainy River 18.84............................S E Hunt 9 57586 Smalltime Johnny 19.02 A &............Williams 10 55578 Shambi’s Girl 18.96.....................K T Herbert 2 1.39pm TAIPA TAVERN CELEBRATIONS ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND C0, 318m 1 23426 Kapai Chris nwtd W &......................T Steele 2 Botany Sandy nwtd..........................P Green 3 22334 Riccitelli nwtd....................................M Black 4 7784 Kapai Stewie nwtd W &....................T Steele 5 Portland Ecklund nwtd.......................B Craik 6 66453 Loudred nwtd.............................. M Prangley 7 53486 Big Time Camila nwtd A &...............Williams 8 7x3 Night Ace nwtd............................ G Pomeroy 9 5x8 Award Winner nwtd.......................... T Green 10 7x8x5 Mrs. Opal nwtd R &......................N O’Regan 3 1.56pm FOLLOW TAIPA TAVERN ON FACEBOOK SPRINT C1, 318m 1 64343 Big Time Ricky nwtd A &..................Williams

10 0x9 Miss Hepburn (6) 56.5.................... R Kozaki 11 6x23 Pepperello b (2) 55 12 Eileithyia (1) 55............................ D Johnson 3 2.05pm LODGE REAL ESTATE 1200 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 75563 Bevan Street d (5) 60.5..................J Waddell 2 85213 Liquid Inspiration dm (3) 58.5.T Newman (a3) 3 60215 New York Jazz tdm (2) 58.5...... D Danis (a2) 4 7x668 Memories Only td (4) 58..................J Riddell 5 7349x Prince Hareem t (6) 57.5....................L Innes 6 6x8x1 Willpower d (1) 57.5.......................O Bosson 7 5x49x Elusive Empire (8) 54.5...........J Fawcett (a1) 8 40207 Tiny Terror t (7) 54.5 4 2.40 VIEW VALACHI DOWNS AT BARN C AT KARAKA MDN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 352x0 Vedo Rosso (4) 58.5........M Hashizume (a3) 2 29x50 Caught The Eye (9) 58.5................J Waddell 3 x80x5 Cleverconversation (10) 58.5.......T Thornton 4 490 Remember O’Reilly (6) 58.5..... D Danis (a2) 5 505 Sword Of Freedom (11) 57..............J Riddell 6 x8x80 Mister President (12) 57................... C Grylls 7 Winston Salem (7) 57.................M Cameron

15 96 Sesto (9) 55.5.................................. C Grylls 16 0 Gretel (11) 55.5......................... D Danis (a2) 17 0x9 Princess Catharina (4) 55.5.........C Lammas 18 x8x80 Mister President (13) 57.5 Emergencies: Princess Catharina, Mister President 6 3.50pm SKYCITY HAMILTON 2100 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 2100m 1 07x96 Chachi Arcola td (9) 59.5.M Hashizume (a3) 2 09x51 Dangerman d (6) 58.5.................. D Johnson 3 09410 Trumpet t (8) 58.5............................. C Grylls 4 79412 Patsys Lass (5) 57.5........................ S Spratt 5 79294 Uabasso (4) 57.5...........................J Waddell 6 98813 Rip ‘n’ Burn (1) 57...................J Fawcett (a1) 7 77624 Hattie Bee (3) 56.5.......................C Lammas 8 87007 Gabriel td (2) 56.5....................... A Schwerin 9 x2063 Petrabella (7) 55.5..............................L Innes 7 4.25pm WRC SUPPORTS EVENT STARS MDN 1200 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1200m 1 2 Paint Me Red (5) 57.5....................J Waddell 2 963 Like A Boss (11) 57.5.......................J Riddell 3 4 Spring Tide b (1) 57.5...................... C Grylls 4 440 Aqueduct b (6) 57.5........................V Colgan

5 Mr Fox 57.5................................... Scratched 6 7x Shadow Runner b (8) 57.5.................L Innes 7 Victory Glory (7) 57.5................ D Danis (a2) 8 56 Laureate b (9) 57.5........................O Bosson 9 733 O’Jessica (3) 55.5............................ S Spratt 10 25 Terracotta (2) 55.5........................ D Johnson 11 3 Satin Ruby 55.5............................ Scratched 12 Bad ‘n’ Bouj (10) 55.5...................... R Kozaki 13 5x Magic Monkey 55.5....................... Scratched 14 568x Shampagne Dancer (12) 55.5.J Fawcett (a1) 15 6 Crystal Bellini (4) 55.5..................C Lammas Emergency: Crystal Bellini Blinkers on: Perfect Dimension (R2), Vedo Rosso, Dark Marble (R4), Reliable Hunter, Lannister, That’s Life, Sesto (R5) SELECTIONS:

7 74166 Botany Rifles 19.00..........................P Green 8 42632 Small Boy nwtd A &.........................Williams TAVERN SPRINT C3/4, 318m 9 23465 My Bro Bobby 18.80................... M Prangley 1 x1578 Noah Who 18.36......................... M Prangley 10 6777x Bigtime Silver nwtd............................E Potts 2 14632 Manila Bala 18.24 R &.................N O’Regan 9 3.41pm MT WELLINGTON TAB STAKES C1/2, 527m 3 36624 Prerogative 18.73 U &........................Cottam 1 31247 Opawa Big 30.91............................ G Farrell 4 17656 Native Scout 18.66...........................P Green 2 24645 Opawa Nemo 30.96 W &.................T Steele 5 35712 Waiterimu Ripper 18.51 R &................L Udy 3 18838 Monsoon Malabar 30.93 U &.............Cottam 6 53275 Thank You Next 18.63........................B Craik 4 12831 Silenci 30.97...............................P Ferguson 7 35841 Ti Amo 18.53......................................B Craik 5 47653 Crackling Gal 30.49 U &....................Cottam 8 52778 Hands Of Steel nwtd........................ T Green 6 22231 Jinja Nice 30.96.................................E Potts 9 6668x Bigtime Hunter 18.83 R &............N O’Regan 7 66263 Kai Nan 30.79................................. G Farrell 10 16567 Podium Phobia 18.81.........................B Craik 8 24722 Enjoy The Perks nwtd.....................P Henley 7 3.06pm $15,000 GUARANTEED PICK6 SPRINT C3, 9 45746 Little Moo 30.50 U &..........................Cottam 318m 10 86776 Zipping Memphis 31.07 R &.........N O’Regan 1 74116 Ford Man 18.90 R &.............................L Udy 10 3.59pm QUALIFIED PET SERVICES SPRINT C5, 2 24221 Express Emporium 18.72 W &.........T Steele 318m 3 55853 Gain Capital 18.53.............................B Craik 1 11225 Buddy Boom 18.26 U &.....................Cottam 4 88725 Audrette 18.45...................................B Bond 2 81282 Kelly’s Girl 18.44......................... G Pomeroy 5 41445 Bigtime Jacob 18.70..........................B Craik 3 35634 Call Me Leo 18.69............................ T Green 6 76433 C’est L’Amour 18.67...........................B Craik 4 28741 Ashen 18.42.......................................B Bond 7 58537 Big Time Rusty 18.92 A &................Williams 5 3357x Quara’s Yoshi 18.45.......................P Cleaver 8 54842 Pat Tama 18.70................................. S Clark 6 11211 Carbon Tiger 18.41 W &..................T Steele 9 33845 Alex Attack 18.38 U &........................Cottam 7 45416 Your Valentine 18.50..........................B Craik 10 16567 Podium Phobia 18.81.........................B Craik 8 12236 Miss Claude 18.53 U &......................Cottam 8 3.25pm HEWLETT ELECTRICAL SPRINT C1, 318m 9 61334 Electric Dancer 18.48 W &...............T Steele 1 13225 My Snuggles nwtd........................... G Farrell 10 37177 Kiwi Boy 18.18 U &............................Cottam 2 18755 Snoopy’s Hero 18.63........................... D Ray 11 4.16pm CAROL’S TAB TAIPA TAVERN STAKES 3 35447 Hi Ho Tonto nwtd..............................P Green C3, 527m 4 12576 Sweet Clover 18.81.....................K T Herbert 1 85516 Happy Medium 30.69 R &............N O’Regan 5 15632 Bailey And Cream 18.96 R &...............L Udy 2 23836 Charlow 31.01 R &.......................N O’Regan 6 54637 Black Bridge 18.77...........................R Roper 3 47832 Grunt 30.82 W &..............................T Steele

4 5122F Our Hemi nwtd U &............................Cottam 5 88134 Frosty Blaze 30.57........................... T Green 6 43711 Opawa Delight 30.59.........................B Craik 7 31167 Flying Huey nwtd..............................M Black 8 54525 Go Angel 30.70............................... G Farrell Emergencies: 9 52127 Aussie Muscle nwtd W &..................T Steele 10 2174F Jinja Bailey 30.36 U &........................Cottam 12 4.33pm JACK’S WHOLESALE MEATS SPRINT C2, 318m 1 72311 Madam Bucks 18.60................... G Pomeroy 2 F4351 Just Nia 18.80...................................M Black 3 24512 Pliskova 18.78................................... S Clark 4 87512 Thrilling Dexter 18.67........................S Lozell 5 53232 Digger Ace nwtd U &..........................Cottam 6 52313 Bigtime Gal 18.92 R &.................N O’Regan 7 54634 Nexus 18.60.................................... G Farrell 8 73527 Dignity Dented nwtd......................... T Green 9 45543 Kuridrani 18.65..................................M Black 10 34572 Mad Jack 18.51................................ T Green SELECTIONS:

8 9x432 Endean Lass (3) 56.5..........S Weatherley (a) 9 78253 Famous Belle (8) 56.5......................S Collett 10 6 Commotion (1) 56.5..................... D Johnson 11 0 Dark Marble (5) 56.5...............J Fawcett (a1) 12 32 Always Sacred (2) 55......................V Colgan 13 0x9 Princess Catharina 55.................. Scratched 5 3.15pm LEGACY LODGE MDN 1600 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 0x22 Reliable Hunter b (5) 57.5...S Weatherley (a) 2 222 Wordsworth (16) 57.5....................J Waddell 3 72 Angaria (8) 57.5.............................O Bosson 4 673 Cautious Approach 57.5............... Scratched 5 505 Sword Of Freedom (2) 57.5.............J Riddell 6 90 Lannister (7) 57.5.........................T Thornton 7 6x88x Peerless Warrior 57.5.................... Scratched 8 68x8 That’s Life (14) 57.5...........................R Elliot 9 8 Witness (12) 57.5............................. S Spratt 10 7x52 Visenya (1) 55.5........................... D Johnson 11 43 Savezar (15) 55.5........................M Coleman 12 04 Exquisita (6) 55.5............................V Colgan 13 4 Spacek (3) 55.5...........................M Cameron 14 8x64 Sweet Fields (10) 55.5.....................S Collett

Race 1: Snitz Of Time, Karalino, Breezon, Fabulous Flight Race 2: Candid Camera, Pepperello, Well Chosen, Star Tsar Race 3: New York Jazz, Prince Hareem, Liquid Inspiration Race 4: Endean Lass, Vedo Rosso, Famous Belle, Vedo Rosso Race 5: Reliable Hunter, Wordsworth, Visenya, Sesto Race 6: Dangerman, Chachi Arcola, Rip ‘n’ Burn Race 7: Aqueduct, Victory Glory, Paint Me Red, Laureate

Auckland dogs Tomorrow at Manukau Stadium 2 84164 Magic Eight Ball 18.96 R &..........N O’Regan 3 43564 Smash Burton 19.12 R &.....................L Udy 4 26455 Fancy 19.00................................ M Prangley 5 77545 Not Shackley nwtd W &....................T Steele 6 x3448 Platinum Spirit nwtd.......................... S Clark 7 82537 Tango Miss 18.73............................. T Green 8 24422 Noise Maker 18.70...........................P Green 9 64554 Agbeze 18.98....................................M Black 10 83777 Rion King nwtd R &..............................L Udy 4 2.13pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD SERIES HEAT 1 C1q, 527m 1 63468 Boyka nwtd..................................... G Farrell 2 52x51 Birds Fly High 31.00........................P Henley 3 86731 Bigtime Kiowa nwtd A &...................Williams 4 22632 Master Brady nwtd...........................S Codlin 5 38546 Jinja Jake nwtd W &.........................T Steele 6 32325 Ginny Weasley nwtd...........................E Potts 7 37474 Tamantha nwtd...................................B Bond 8 74257 El Narco 30.69.................................P Green 9 45746 Little Moo 30.50 U &..........................Cottam 10 38777 In Focus nwtd.................................P Cleaver 5 2.31pm PUMP & ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD SERIES HEAT 2 C1q, 527m 1 66636 Bigtime Dean nwtd A &....................Williams 2 37541 Thrilling Arnold 31.07.......................S Codlin 3 81 Little Mermaid nwtd W &..................T Steele 4 68723 Just Maddie nwtd..............................M Black 5 84228 Grunty Mama nwtd S &..............C Blackburn 6 17772 React Respond 30.77......................R Roper 7 6213 Rod’s Girl nwtd U &............................Cottam 8 77366 Bigtime Mike nwtd A &.....................Williams 9 86776 Zipping Memphis 31.07 R &.........N O’Regan

10 74857 Jinja Babe 31.03..............................P Green

6 2.49pm JO’S WHOLESALE & SPORTS BAR TAIPA

Race 1: Platinum Tears, Grey Way, Smash Out, Stellar Babe Race 2: Night Ace, Riccitelli, Portland Ecklund, Botany Sandy Race 3: Noise Maker, Smash Burton, Agbeze, Tango Miss Race 4: Birds Fly High, Boyka, Little Moo, Master Brady Race 5: Thrilling Arnold, Little Mermaid, Rod’s Girl Race 6: Ti Amo, Manila Bala, Prerogative, Waiterimu Ripper Race 7: Gain Capital, C’est L’Amour, Pat Tama, Alex Attack Race 8: Bailey And Cream, Snoopy’s Hero, Sweet Clover 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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Reporter The Ashburton Guardian has a great opportunity for a reporter with several years’ experience in the newsroom of a daily newspaper who wants to take their career to the next level.

We are a small news team, working in a fast paced environment. As a member of our team your daily workload could include anything from breaking news to community news and everything in between. Your working day will be varied and no two days will be the same.

The person we are seeking will be a highly motivated self-starter who can produce several stories each day, both from their own rounds and from their contacts within the community. You will have a passion for news and must be able to produce fast, accurate and engaging copy.

For the right person, there could be an opportunity to move into a more senior role in our news team.

We offer the successful applicant an opportunity to live in a progressive district with a wide range of sport and cultural facilities, easy access to some of New Zealand’s best skiing, tramping and aquatic activities and affordable housing.

Please email application and CV to Matt Markham: matt.m@theguardian.co.nz or post to Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Closing date January 27, 2020.

The new member of our news team must hold a current driver’s licence and must relocate to Ashburton.

If this sounds like the opportunity you have been looking for to further your career, contact Matt Markham, Ashburton Guardian.

Field Rep Talley's Ashburton is seeking an Agronomist to plan, manage and execute crop production activities in the mid-Canterbury region.

Talley's Ashburton processes potatoes, peas and sweetcorn from its Fairton site just outside Ashburton.

Reporting to the Field Manager and supported by the wider field team, you will provide technical and agronomic support to our diverse grower base. This advice includes the application of fertiliser, agrochemicals and general husbandry of the contracted crops. This role is responsible for providing timely information on crop estimates and harvest co-ordination to ensure only the best quality fresh produce is delivered to the business for processing.

We are interested in speaking with people who have: • 3+ years’ agronomy experience preferred • An appropriate degree, diploma or technical qualification preferred • Excellent record keeping and organisational abilities • Customer service and relationship management skills as well as excellent interpersonal skills allowing you to communicate effectively with all growers and staff • A good understanding of health and safety responsibilities and the ability to assist in creating high awareness and compliance with safe operating procedures is essential We will offer you a competitive salary, including a vehicle and an opportunity to develop your career within a leading NZ company.

Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

Applications with CV and references should be emailed to:

Full and Part-Time Positions Available

Sub-Editor The Ashburton Guardian is looking for a skilled subeditor to join its newsroom.

Working in the fast-paced world of news, in this role no two days are the same, working across the multitude of platforms and publications produced by the Guardian newsroom.

With options available on part or fulltime work, we’re on the look-out for someone with skills in graphicbased design and layout programmes, with a strong understanding of the English language.

Ideally the candidate will have an eye for detail and page design, and demonstrate proficiency in subbing copy for readability and style.

On-the-job training will further unlock your talents.

Service Deli/Seafood Assistants We are seeking energetic and motivated applicants to join the team in our Service Deli / Seafood Department.

The work environment is busy and dynamic and will require the applicants to be able to work fast and efficiently, while maintaining excellent customer service. Some heavy lifting is required in this role and the hours will include an evening and a weekend shift.

To succeed in this position you will need to: • Demonstrate dedication to customer service • Be able to work well under pressure • Demonstrate a passion for food preparation and presentation • Be a team player and be able to effectively communicate • Be able to comply with our Health & Safety and Food Safety programmes We offer a friendly, positive environment, along with full training.

working

Checkout Operators

Please apply in writing with CV to: Matt Markham matt.m@theguardian.co.nz or post to Box 77, Ashburton 7740 Applications need to be in by January 27, 2020.

Ashburton.Hr@talleys.co.nz or to apply in person at our Guardhouse 125 Fairfield Road, RD2, Ashburton 7772.

We are looking for friendly, ‘customer focused’ people to join our busy Checkout team.

This is an excellent opportunity for people who have the personal qualities already associated with providing excellent customer service and working in a team. Both full time and part time positions are available. Successful applicants will be required to do one evening and one weekend shift.

Personal attributes required are: • Good communication skills • Ability to work well in a team • A positive work ethic and attitude • Physical fitness • Motivation to learn new skills

Ashburton Guardian

Qualified Hairdresser/ Barber

While previous experience in a similar role would be an advantage, training will be provided.

Required for local barber shop.

To apply please email: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz and include a current CV and covering letter.

Part time casual position.

Please call 021 148 8942.

Overseas applicants must have New Zealand citizenship, New Zealand permanent residency, or a valid New Zealand work permit.

Applications close on January 26, 2020.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Building Supplies Truck Driver

SITUATIONS VACANT

Driving mentors required Do you have • • • •

(Full time) Mitre 10 MEGA Ashburton has a vacancy for a Truck Driver. This position is full time (40 hours per week) Monday – Friday.

A full NZ drivers licence A great sense of humour A couple of hours spare each week Are over 25

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme is looking for volunteer driving mentors to help our migrant rural women to learn to drive.

The role will include delivering building materials/timber to site via truck with Hi-ab, operating a forklift, loading and unloading trucks, and moving stock from our Inwards Goods department to the MEGA Drive Thru.

This will be the best job you will have which you don’t get paid for (and will be far less stressful than teaching your own kids to drive ).

And … you will get to meet someone from a different culture.

The successful applicant will need the following skills: • Class 2 licence and Forklift licence • Hi-ab licence, and be confident in unloading large timber packs and poles • Basic computer skills • Reliability • Be able to work in a team environment and take direction • Physically fit and able to lift • Able to make good decisions and adhere to all company policies and procedures

And … our students provide the car!

Interested?

This project is a partnership between the Mid Canterbury Rural Support Trust and Safer Mid Canterbury.

If you have these skills we would like to hear from you by sending your covering letter and CV to: HR.Ashburton@mitre10.co.nz Applications close on Monday, January 27, 2020.

Please contact Wendy Hewitt, Safer Mid Canterbury Phone 027 611 3301. wendy.hewitt@safermidcanterbury.org.nz

Practice Nurse

Methven Medical Centre We are looking for a practice nurse to join our practice from March 2020 to cover maternity leave, with the potential for ongoing employment.

Methven Medical Centre is a busy rural medical centre located at the base of Mt Hutt Ski Area approximately 30 minutes inland from Ashburton servicing both the local community and tourist and seasonal workers.

We are a 15 staff strong team made up of six part-time administrative staff, four part-time practice nurses, one nurse practitioner and four general practitioners. We are Cornerstone accredited, and a PRIME practice and take pride in delivering a high level of care to our patients.

The vacancy we have is for part-time Practice Nurse to work a combination of weekday, winter weekend clinics and relieving work. The winter weekend clinics run every weekend for three months from July till October and they are 10 hour days. The successful candidate will work one out of four winter weekends. The rostered hours per week (not including relieving) would be approximately 15 hours - Monday 8am5.30pm and Friday 8am-2.30pm.

Previous practice nurse experience would be an advantage, however this is not a necessity. We are looking for nurses with an interest in, or who have post graduate education in diabetes management.

As we are a PRIME practice, previous PRIME training or experience in emergency care would be an advantage however undertaking the PRIME training is part of the contract.

Childhood immunisations is a staple part of the job so having a vaccinators certificate would also be an advantage however not a necessity.

Absolute requirements of the successful candidate include: • A NZ registered Nurse with current practising certificate • Have excellent interpersonal skills • Be able to perform both a rapid and thorough adult and child health assessment • Be able to work weekends- limited in the summer, more regular in winter • Be able to work within a multidisciplinary team environment • Be able to work under pressure • Be willing and confident to accompany Prime trained staff to offsite emergencies • Be willing, if needed, to undertake further education (funded by the Medical Centre) in areas such as diabetes, cervical smear taking, B4 school checks and PRIME. For more information or if interested please email: Ellen Kemp at desk@methvenmedical.co.nz

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PUBS LTD

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HEAD CHEF After four fantastic years our Head Chef has returned home, leaving behind a reputation for excellent Country Pub style food.

The builders are back from holiday and have commenced a full rebuild of kitchen and restaurant, expected to take six weeks.

If you are motivated and ready to take the next step to Head Chef and have great ideas for a fresh new menu please email a brief CV and information about yourself to polly@ methvenpubs.co.nz or call 027 303 3055.

BAR ATTENDANT AND WAITER Fulltime - permanent or fixed term.

Experience working in hospitality for a minimum of one year is preferable.

Please only apply if you have a great attitude, like people and are able to work evenings and weekends. Will need to be fit and neatly presented.

The successful applicant will be required to complete the free on-line ServeWise course with on the job training from our fully supportive team.

Please email a brief CV and information about yourself to polly@methvenpubs.co.nz or call 027 303 3055.

METHVEN PUBS 027 303 3055 polly@methvenpubs.co.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES Decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Member guilty of conduct unbecoming an accountant, negligence or incompetence in a professional capacity, supplying information to NZICA which is false and/or misleading, failing to respond promptly to communications from NZICA and breaching NZICA’s Rules and/or Code of Ethics – Byron John Watson Pearson CA. At a hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants held on September 5, 2019, Byron John Watson Pearson a Chartered Accountant of Ashburton admitted charges and particulars in the Member’s role as a Chartered Accountant and in relation to a complaint.

Pursuant to the Rules of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants the Disciplinary Tribunal ordered that the Member be suspended from membership for a period of 12 months (Rule 13.40(b)), that the Member not engage in any assurance work for five years and that the Member provide evidence that Veritas Accounting & Auditing has been fully wound up, and that the Member provide that evidence

by November 30, 2019 (Rule 13.40(n)), that the Member pay costs of $9,400 (Rule 13.42) and that the decision of the Tribunal be published on Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand’s website, in Acuity and in the Ashburton Guardian with mention of the Member’s name and locality (Rule 13.44). The Disciplinary Tribunal ordered that all details of the Member’s family circumstances, except as recorded in this decision, and the names of the Member’s clients or former clients referred to in these proceedings be suppressed. (Rule 13.62(b)). In accordance with Rule 13.44(b)(ii) the Disciplinary Tribunal orders that the Institute provide this decision together with a suitably worded covering letter in a form to be approved by the Chairman to the Member’s former clients for whom he performed statutory assurance engagements whilst he was not qualified to do so.

This is an abridged decision, the full decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal can be found at: www.charteredaccountantsanz.com/disciplinary-decisions The New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants regulates the conduct of members of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand that reside in New Zealand in accordance with the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants Act 1996 and other legislation regulating the profession of accountancy in New Zealand.

Dairy / Frozens 2IC ARE YOU LOOKING TO TAKE THE NEXT STEP IN YOUR CAREER? We are a locally owned organisation that is committed to serving the community, and who is dedicated to ensuring our customers receive unbeatable service and quality products. We offer a fun and fast paced work environment, where your contributions are encouraged and valued.

You will be honest and reliable with a good level of fitness and have no problem working in a cold environment.

The days and hours will be: Tuesday to Saturday – 6am to 3pm.

Previous experience in a similar position would be an advantage, but ongoing training will be provided – including the opportunity to undertake industry specific training in nationally recognised qualifications.

If you are really passionate about a career in the retail food sector, we would like to hear from you.

Apply in the strictest confidence by email to: donalda.hartley@newworld-si.co.nz and include a current CV and covering letter.

Applications close: January 22, 2020.

PUBLIC NOTICES

PROPOSED PLAN CHANGE 7 TO THE CANTERBURY LAND AND WATER REGIONAL PLAN NOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL POINTS TO THE SUMMARY OF DECISIONS REQUESTED Pursuant to Clause 7 of the First Schedule of the Resource Management Act 1991, the Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) gives notice that the Summary of Decisions Requested

by Submitters in relation to Proposed Plan Change 7 to the Canterbury Land and Water Regional Plan has been amended by the addition of submission points previously omitted, and is available for inspection as a Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested.

A copy of the full Public Notice regarding the notification of part of the second addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested, including information on the inspection and availability of the Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested and the process for making further submission points can be accessed on www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrppc7 Further submissions are now invited on the additional submission points in the Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested

by Submitters only. A further submission must be limited to a matter in support of, or opposition to, a submission point in the Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested.

The closing date for further submissions to the submission points in the Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested is 5pm on 31 January 2020.

If you have any questions about Second Addendum to the Summary of Decisions Requested by Submitters, please contact Customer Services on 0800 324 636 or by email to ecinfo@ecan.govt.nz.

The Public Notice was first published on 18 January 2020.

Bill Bayfield CHIEF EXECUTIVE

Please contact Environment Canterbury with any queries:

0800 324 636

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PUBLIC NOTICES Free Learners Licence Course • • •

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Saturday, January 18, 2020

New to the district?

Live rurally?

Need a drivers licence?

WANTED

TRADES, SERVICES

FORD Zodiac MkIII parts wanted, eg rear windscreen, right rear passenger window, left rear indicator lens etc.

Phone 021 083 50206.

WROUGHT iron gates, fences, handrails and ornamental products. Many designs, can also work with your ideas. For free quote, contact Ashburton Metal Arts, phone 022 187 2662.

TRADES, SERVICES

We can help you!

The Mid Canterbury Rural Driver Licensing Scheme are running another free Learners Licence Course.

RASPBERRIES Closing for the season, this Sunday, January 19.

Smithfield Road.

On gaining a learners licence, we will begin working towards a restricted licence or convert your international licence.

Phone 03 308 1395 ext 228 or 027 611 3301

Phone 308 3498.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS??

For professional computer servicing and laser engraving, see Kelvin at KJB Systems, 4 Ascot Place. Phone 308 8989. Locally owned and serving Ashburton for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Supergold discount card welcomed.

summer

sale now on

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FOR SALE

SUMMER

sale Open today

9 - 5.30pm 284 East St, Ashburton 03 3087342

LIVESTOCK, PETS SOUTH suffolk and texel rams, SIL recorded low input. No drench, high production flock. Phone 302 6055 or 027 776 1814.

Shop Online todds.co.nz

FIREWOOD - Green old man pine $160, 3.6m³.

Green blue gum $200, 3.6m³. Split and delivered.

Phone Shane James Firewood 027 611 3334.

MOTORING WHEEL alignments at great prices. Maximise the life of your tyres with an alignment from Neumanns Tyre Services Ltd, 197 Wills Street. Phone 308 6737.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT

FOR SALE

PLANTS, PRODUCE

The free course is open to newcomers in rural Mid Canterbury and will take place in Ashburton beginning Tuesday, March 17 from 11am – 1pm.

To register, please contact Wendy Hewitt, Rural Licensing co-ordinator

HIRE

GENERAL hire. Lawnmowers, chainsaws, concrete breakers, trailers, and more. All your DIY / party hire, call and see Ashburton U-Hire. 588 East Street. Open Monday-Friday 7am - 6pm; Saturday 7.30am - 5pm; Sunday 8.30am 12.30pm - Phone 308 8061 RURAL TRADING POST www.ashburtonuhire.co.nz FOR sale – Meadow hay, very good quality. Pick up from close to airport. GRAZING Shed stored. Conventional wanted for bales $6.50 each. Cash GRAZING lambs.

Phone only. Phone 308 6745. store Steve 027 321 6060.

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PEA STRAW - conventional bales $6 delivered. Pea Straw - medium square bales $45 delivered. Pea Vine Hay Round bales $90 delivered.

Enquiries, please phone Andrew 020 402 33792.

CARAVANS, TRAILERS

HOPE, attractive and busty.

Available for appointments.

No texting.

Please phone 021 027 59055.

NEW to town – Crace, Asian lady, 28 year old, size 10, 36D, busty, good massage, excellent service. In/out calls. Phone 021 046 4314.

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COLDSTREAM HOUSE, CAMERON COURTS and PRINCES COURT all have DAILY, unrestricted visiting.

327 West Street, Ashburton, phone 308 1133.

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Freephone for reservations: 0800 802 802.

BUSES - Southbound: 9.30am, 3.20pm.

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If you do not have or cannot contact your regular dentist, please phone 027 683 0679 for the name of the rostered weekend dentist in Christchurch. Hours 9am - 5pm, Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

Three Rivers Health, Allens Road, Ashburton, will be the duty practice for Saturday until 8am Monday. Consultation will be by appointment only. Please call ahead for an ELPLINE ERVICES appointment 0800 700155.

Alcoholics Anonymous Please bring your Community Services Card. All non New Zealanders should bring their passport with them, Call 0800 AA WORKS (0800 229 6757) or visit www.aa.org.nz for more information.

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For weekend and emergency services please phone Methven Medical Centre on 302 8105 or Rakaia Medical Safe Care - 24hr Rape and Sexual Assault Crisis Centre on 303 5002 for details on how to access the Support. Phone 03 364 8791 after-hours service each weekend.

Victims Support Group Healthline is a free health advice service. It operates 24hr - Freephone 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846).

24 hours a day, seven days a week. The toll-free number Direct dials to a volunteer. to call is 0800 611 116. Healthline is staffed by registered Ashburton Office - 307 8409 week-days, 9am - 2pm, nurses who are trained to assess health problems and offer outside of these hours leave a message. advice over the phone. The service is free and confidential.

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Sunday: 1pm - 4pm.

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Contact - President 021 1356 969.

20 River Terrace - phone 03 308 4020. WEEKEND HOURS: ASHBURTON VETS - Ph 0276 838 000, Sat and Sun 7am - 7pm. Public holidays 10am - 5pm.

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6am Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 0 6:30 Country Calendar 3 0 7am Fishing And Adventure 3 0 7:30 Infomercials 0 9am Whanau Living 3 9:30 Tagata Pasifika 10am Pacific Island Food Revolution 0 11am John And Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen 0 Noon A Place To Call Home PGR 3 0 1:15 Eat Well For Less 0 2:25 Design Junkies 3 0 3:25 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 0 4:25 Embarrassing Pets Freddie, an African pygmy hedgehog, is owned by couple who think he is depressed. 0 4:55 The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm Country Calendar 3 0 7:30 The X Factor Celebrity 0 8pm L Lotto 8:05 The X Factor Celebrity 0 9pm Dinner Date 0 10pm Trust Me AO 0

6am Takaro Tribe 3 0 6:10 Custard’s World 3 0 6:25 The Wiggles, Emma! 0 6:35 PJ Masks 3 0 6:55 The Insectibles 3 0 7:10 Thunderbirds Are Go! 3 0 7:30 Super Dinosaur 0 7:55 Beyblade Burst Rise 0 8:20 Ninjago 0 8:40 Justice League 0 9:05 Regular Show 0 9:15 Walk The Prank 0 9:40 The Simpsons PGR 3 0 10:35 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11am Suburgatory PGR 3 0 11:30 8 Simple Rules 3 0 Noon Doctor Who 3 0 1pm Australian Survivor AO 3 0 4:15 House Rules 0 5:35 Spartan – New Zealand v Australia 0

11:10 The Cry AO (Starting Today) 3 A baby’s disappearance in a small coastal town triggers a mother’s psychological breakdown in the glare of global media speculation and judgement, changing her relationship. 0 1:30 Coronation Street Catchup PGR 3 0 2:20 Coronation Street 3 0 3:35 Infomercials

11:10 M Lethal Weapon 2 AO 1989 Action.

1:20 M Hardcore Henry AO 2015 Sci-fi Adventure. 0 3am M Police Academy 2 – Their First Assignment PGR 1985 Comedy.

4:30 Home Improvement 3 0 5:20 Regular Show 3 5:30 Religious Infomercials

7pm M Cars 2006 Animated.

A hot-shot racing car is waylaid in Radiator Springs, where he finds the true meaning of friendship and family.

9:20 M The Switch PGR 2010 Comedy. An unmarried woman resorts to a turkey baster to become pregnant, but, seven years later it turns out the sperm donor was not who he seemed.

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5pm Food Safari – Earth 5:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 6:30 Mysteries At The Museum

6am Charles Stanley 6:30 Infomercials 9:30 Malaysia Kitchen 3 Alvin makes a robust potato curry, serves spicy chicken in a creamy red sauce, and is visited by Malaysian food enthusiast Jackie M to make a sago pudding with a sugary syrup.

10am Miguel’s Tropical Kitchen 3 10:30 Survivor – Heroes v Healers v Hustlers 3 11:30 Face Off – All Stars PGR 3 12:30 The Good Sh*t PGR 3 0 1:30 Drop The Mic PGR 2pm Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3 2:30 Fresh Off The Boat PGR 3pm The Goldbergs PGR 0 3:30 Survivor – David v Goliath 0 4:55 Grand Designs UK 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

6am Ben 10 3 6:25 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 6:50 Youth Olympic Games (HLS) 8:05 Teen Titans 8:30 Batman – The Kids And Family Series 9am Justice League Unlimited PGR 9:30 Samurai Jack PGR 10am SmackDown PGR 3 11am Raw PGR 3 Noon Ice Road Truckers PGR 3 1pm Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 1:55 Pawn Stars 3 2:20 Tennis – Men’s Classic (HLS) 3:30 Hot Bench 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 5pm Storage Wars 5:30 Prime News 6pm Portrait Artist Of The Year

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 My Mokai 7:10 Huhu 3 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Huritua 8:30 Pukana 2 10am Swagger 10:30 Celebrity Playlist 3 11am School Of Training 3 11:30 City Slickers Rodeo 3 Noon IVF World Sprints 3 1pm Haati Grassroots Rugby 3 2pm Poitukohu Kura Tuarua 3 3pm The Pits TV 3 4pm Tangaroa With Pio 4:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero Series which aims to help participants overcome their fear of public speaking.

5pm My Country Song 3 5:30 Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm M Home PGR 3 2015 Animated Adventure. 0 8:50 M Happy Gilmore AO 3 1996 Comedy. A retired hockey player enters the Pro Golf Tour to earn money to save his grandmother from losing her house. 0 10:50 M A Teacher’s Obsession AO 3 2015 Thriller. 0

7pm Shipping Wars 7:30 The Sixties PGR 3 8:30 Football – A-League 10:30 Whose Line Is It Anyway?

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7pm M Babe 1995 Family.

7:30 George Clarke’s Amazing A pig raised by sheepdogs Spaces learns to herd sheep, and 8:30 Antiques Roadshow during his training he and the 9:30 Jack Irish AO other farm animals learn the 10:30 Discovering... Robert De meaning of life.

Niro 8:40 M Charlie Wilson’s War AO 2007 Drama.

10:40 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

12:45 Infomercials 5am Hillsong 5:30 Charles Stanley

11pm Ice Wars AO 3 Series exploring the results of one of the most dangerous drugs of all time, meth or ‘ice’, with access into the NSW police and the affected community.

12:10 Closedown

11:10 Te Ao – Maori News 3 The latest news, with an inclusive approach to Maori news by connecting directly with communities.

11:40 You Can’t Ask That AO 3 12:10 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE 6am Time Freak ML 2018 Romantic Comedy.

Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner.

7:45 Support The Girls MLSC 2018 Comedy. Regina Hall, Haley Lu Richardson.

9:20 Little Pink House ML 2017 Drama. Catherine Keener, Dinner Date The Sixties Jeanne Tripplehorn.

9pm on TVNZ 1 7:30pm on Prime 11am Slay Belles 16VLC 2018 Horror. Barry Bostwick, BRAVO SKY 5 Kristina Klebe. 12:20 The 6am World’s Wildest 10am Mom’s A Medium 3 Hustle MLS 2019 Comedy.

Weather PGV 6:50 The Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson.

10:30 Dance Moms 3 Simpsons Super Saturday PG 1:50 Time Freak ML 11:30 Dance Moms 3 9:35 World’s Wildest 2018 Romantic Comedy.

12:30 Love It Or List It – Asa Butterfield, Sophie Turner.

Weather PGV 10:35 Blood Vancouver 3 3:35 Support The Girls MLSC And Treasure MV 1:30 Love It Or List It – 11:25 Arrow MVS 12:15 The 2018 Comedy. Regina Hall, Vancouver 3 Haley Lu Richardson.

Flash MVS 1:05 Ax Men ML 2:30 Dress To Impress 3 5:10 The Meg MLC 2018 2pm SmackDown Live MVC 3:30 Dress To Impress 3 Action. 7:05 Mid ’90s 16VLSC 4:05 Main Event MV 4:30 The People’s Court 3 4:50 Blood And Treasure MV 2018 Comedy. Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterson.

5:30 The People’s Court 3 5:35 The Simpsons Super 8:30 Gloria Bell MLSC 2019 6:30 The People’s Court 3 Saturday PG Drama. A free-spirited divorcee 7:30 Botched PGR 3 7:30 World’s Wildest finds herself in an unexpected 8:30 Vanderpump Rules AO Weather PGV 8:30 Counting Cars PG (Part 1) new romance, filled with both 9:30 The Real Housewives the joys of budding love and 9pm Ax Men ML Of New Jersey AO the complications of dating.

10pm Pawn Stars PG Melissa turns 40, but fears Julianne Moore, John Turturro.

10:30 World’s Wildest fights brewing between 10:15 Gringo 16VLSC 2018 Weather PGV Jennifer and Jackie, Jackie Action. David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron. and Teresa, and Margaret and 11:20 The Simpsons PG 11:45 The Simpsons PG Teresa, could ruin her birthday Sunday 12:05 Elvis Sunday 12:15 The Goes There – Paul Feig celebrations.

MC 2019 Documentary.

10:30 Uncovered – The Cult Simpsons Super Sunday PG 2:10 Counting Cars PG 12:55 Unlovable 16LSC 2018 Of Yahweh Ben Yahweh AO 3 2:35 The Flash MVS Drama. 2:15 They’re Inside Sunday 3:20 Main Event MV 18VLC 2019 Horror. 3:40 The 12:20 Infomercials 3 4:05 Classic Pawn Stars PG Meg MLC 2018 Action.

5am Love It Or List It – 4:30 Ax Men ML 5:30 Mid90s 16VLSC 2018 Comedy.

5:15 Chicago PD 16V Vancouver 3

MOVIES GREATS 6:30 Nothing But Trailers M 7am Silver Linings Playbook MVLS 2012 Comedy Romance. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence.

9am 50/50 16LS 2012 Comedy Drama. Joseph GordonLevitt, Seth Rogen.

10:40 After Earth MV 2013 Sci-fi. Will Smith, Jaden Smith. 12:20 The Dark Knight MV 2008 Action.

Christian Bale, Heath Ledger.

2:50 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Sylvester Stallone. 4:45 If I Stay M 2014 Drama.

Chloe Grace Moretz, Jamie Blackley. 6:30 Slumdog Millionaire MVL 2008 Drama.

Dev Patel. 8:30 Changing Lanes MVL 2002 Thriller. After a lawyer and an alcoholic insurance salesman have a car accident, their mutual road rage escalates into a feud.

Ben Affleck, Samuel L Jackson, Toni Collette.

10:10 Legally Blonde PGS 2001 Comedy.

Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson.

11:43 Johnny English PGV 2003 Comedy.

Rowan Atkinson, John Malkovich, Natalie Imbruglia.

Sunday 1:08 Derailed 16VLS 2005 Drama.

Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston.

2:52 Grudge Match MVL 2013 Comedy. 4:42 If I Stay M 2014 Drama.

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Super Rugby (RPL) Hurricanes v Highlanders.

From Westpac Stadium, Wellington.

8:30 Sevens – Ignite7 Brendon McCullum.

9:30 Super Rugby 2019 (RPL) Chiefs v Blues.

From FMG Stadium Waikato, Hamilton.

11:40 Super Rugby 2016 (RPL) Sunwolves v Jaguares.

From Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium, Tokyo.

1:40 Super Rugby 2017 (RPL) Crusaders v Highlanders.

From AMI Stadium, Christchurch.

3:50 L Super Rugby – Preseason Crusaders v Hurricanes.

From the A&P Showgrounds in Ashburton.

6:10 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day One. 7:40 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day Two. 9:10 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day Three.

10:40 Super Rugby – Preseason (RPL) Crusaders v Hurricanes.

From the A&P Showgrounds in Ashburton.

Sunday

12:50 Japan Top League (RPL) 2:50 Super Rugby – Crusaders v Highlanders 2017 (RPL) 4:50 Super Rugby – Hurricanes v Highlanders 2016 (RPL)

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

11:30 Mysteries At The Museum 12:30 Gardeners’ World 1am Antiques Roadshow 2am Greatest Travel Gifts – Top 20 3am Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 4am George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 2 6am Super Smash (RPL) Volts v Aces.

9:30 Big Bash (HLS) 10:30 Super Smash (HLS) 11am Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Aces.

11:30 India v Australia (HLS) Second ODI. From Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, India.

12:30 Big Bash (HLS) 1pm ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) 2pm Super Smash (HLS) 2:30 India v Australia (HLS) Second ODI. From Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot, India.

3:30 Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Aces.

4pm West Indies v Ireland (RPL) First T20.

7:25 South Africa v England (HLS) Third Test, Day Two. 7:50 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) South Africa v Afghanistan.

8:45 L ICC U19 World Cup Australia v West Indies.

From De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley, South Africa.

5:30 Super Smash (HLS) Elimination Final – Volts v Aces.

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DISCOVERY 6:35 How It’s Made PG 7:05 How Do They Do It? PG 7:30 Gold Rush PG 8:20 Outback Opal Hunters PG 9:10 Outback Opal Hunters PG 10am Outback Opal Hunters PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Outback Opal Hunters PG 12:30 Expedition Unknown PG Gold Rush of the Atlantic. 1:20 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Otto’s Surprise. 2:10 Raising Wild PG 3pm Aussie Gold Hunters PG 3:50 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 4:45 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 5:40 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 6:35 BattleBots PG 7:30 Nasa’s Unexplained Files PG 8:30 Secret Space Escapes PG 9:25 Gold Rush PG 10:15 Absolute Wild PG 11:05 BattleBots PG 11:55 How It’s Made PG Sunday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Expedition Unknown PG 1:35 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 2:25 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 3:15 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 4:05 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 4:55 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 5:45 The World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG

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6am Robson Green’s Coastal Lives 3 0 6:55 Tiny House Nation 3 7:45 Tagata Pasifika 3 8:10 Praise Be 3 8:40 Yours Faithfully 3 0 9:15 F How Not To Get Cancer 3 0 10am Waka Man 3 0 10:30 Waka Huia Summer Series 11:05 Secret Scotland 3 0 11:55 The Job Interview 3 0 12:55 Ugly House To Lovely House 3 0 1:50 Outback Truckers PGR 3 0 2:50 Building The Ultimate 0 3:50 Magical Land Of Oz 3 0 4:55 The Family Chase Family teams of four must answer quick-fire questions as they seek to stay one step ahead of the chaser. 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0 7pm The Casketeers 0 7:30 Seven Worlds, One Planet South America – the most species-rich continent on Earth. 0 8:45 World On Fire AO Tom finds himself in the middle of a naval battle in the South Atlantic. 0 9:55 Motorbike Cops 3 0 10:25 Pure AO 0

6am Paw Patrol 3 0 6:25 Thomas And Friends 0 6:35 Puppy Dog Pals 3 0 7am Alvinnn!!! And The Chipmunks 3 0 7:10 Masha And The Bear 3 0 7:15 Dorothy And The Wizard Of Oz 0 7:40 Elena Of Avalor 0 8am M Dr Seuss’s Horton Hears A Who! 2008 Animated. Voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Seth Rogan. 0 9:30 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 11:55 M Flubber PGR 1997 Family. Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden. 0 1:40 Kevin Can Wait 0 2:10 M McFarland USA PGR 2015 Biography Sport.

Kevin Costner, Maria Bello, Ramiro Rodriguez. 0 4:40 House Rules 0 6:05 The 100k Drop 0 7pm M Finding Dory PGR 2016 Animated Adventure. 0 8:45 M Logan AO 2017 Sci-fi Action. World-weary, and with his powers fading, Logan hides while caring for an ailing Professor X, until an extraordinary girl draws him back into battle.

6am Life TV 6:30 Brian Houston 7am Charles Stanley 8am Life TV 3 8:30 Turning Point 9am R And R With Eru And K’Lee 3 9:30 Getaway 3 10am Sara’s Australia Unveiled 3 10:30 Sandcastles 3 11am Tasty Conversations 3 11:05 Big Angry Fish PGR 3 0 Noon Ocean Bounty 3 0 1pm Motorsport – Muscle Garage 1:30 Motorsport – Formula E Street Racers 2pm Motorsport – World Speedway Grand Prix 3pm Motorsport – Suzuki International Series 4pm CRC Motorsport – Monster Jam 4:55 Gone Fishin’ 5:25 Fish Of The Day 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Block Australia PGR 0 8:30 M Furious 7 AO 3 2015 Action. Deckard Shaw seeks revenge on Dominic Toretto and his family for his comatose brother.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Dwayne Johnson. 0

6am Religious Programme 6:30 Youth Olympic Games (HLS) The 2020 Youth Olympic Games in Lausanne, Switzerland.

7:25 The Greats Aubrey Hepburn.

7:30 Religious Programme 8:30 Beyond Today 9am Impact For Life 10:30 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Elimination Finals.

11:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) Breakers v Kings.

From TSB Stadium in New Plymouth.

Noon Tennis – Men’s Classic PGR (HLS) Day Six. 1:10 Hot Bench 3 Judge Judy and other judges debate before reaching a verdict.

2pm L UFC 246 Prelims.

4pm L Cricket – Super Smash Final – Firebirds v TBC. From Basin Reserve, Wellington.

7:30 Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (DLY) Final – Blaze v Hearts.

From Basin Reserve, Wellington.

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Tamariki Haka 3 6:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 7am Darwin + Newts 3 7:10 Huhu – Te Tunga Rakau 7:20 He Rourou 3 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Kainga Whakapaipai 3 7:50 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:20 Huritua 8:30 Waka Ama Sprints 9am Globe 3 9:30 Swagger 10am Cam’s Kai 3 11am He Kakano 3 Noon Funny Whare – Gamesnight PGR 3 12:30 IVF World Sprints 3 1pm Touch Rugby – National Championships 3 2pm M Babe 1995 Family.

3:30 Marae Kai Masters 3 4:10 Off The Grid With Pio 3 5pm Ipukarea 3 5:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6pm Waka Huia 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News 7pm Off The Grid With Pio 3 7:30 Postcard From Afghanistan With Mike King PGR 3 8:30 M Great Expectations AO 2012 Movie. A young orphan’s life is changed as he abandons his humble origins to begin a new life as a gentleman. Adapted from the Charles Dickens novel.

10:45 Te Ao – Maori News 3

6am Gardeners’ World 6:30 Through The Bible With Les Feldick 7am Leading The Way 7:30 Food Safari – Fire 8am Food Safari – Earth 8:30 American Idol 10:30 Better Homes And Gardens Noon Tom Kerridge’s Fresh Start 12:30 Antiques Roadshow 1:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled 2:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 3:30 Bondi Vet 4:30 Field Trip With Curtis Stone Curtis searches for inspiration in the vineyards and countryside of southwestern Australia, riding motorbikes, surfing, and foraging for wild herbs along the way.

5pm Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 5:30 Toy Hunter 6pm Storage Wars – New York 6:30 Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 7:30 Arabia With Levison Wood PGR 8:30 M Man On A Ledge AO 2012 Action Crime. As a police psychologist works to talk down a former convict threatening to jump from a Manhattan hotel rooftop, the biggest diamond theft ever committed is in motion.

10:30 Toy Hunter

11:15 Catch 22 AO 3 Yossarian encounters incomprehensible darkness in Rome, and faces an impossible choice. 0 12:10 Vanity Fair PGR 3 0 1:10 Coronation Street 3 0 3:05 Infomercials

11:20 M A Nightmare On Elm St 3 – Dream Warriors AO 1987 Horror Fantasy. 0 1:05 Famous In Love PGR 3 0 1:50 Claws AO 3 0 3:25 Regular Show 3 3:35 Infomercials 4:10 Religious Infomercials 4:40 Home Improvement 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:05 Blue Bloods AO Frank deals with a whistleblower who claims to have evidence of abuse throughout the NYPD; Danny and Baez investigate a woman who was hit by a car. 0 Midnight Hawaii Five-0 AO 3 12:50 Infomercials

11pm SmackDown AO Programme with a blend of athleticism and entertainment, featuring the WWE SmackDown Live superstars.

Midnight 60 Minutes PGR 12:55 Closedown

11:15 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 Tuohu Kau. 11:45 Closedown

11pm Bondi Vet Midnight Jamie And Jimmy’s Food Fight Club 1am Field Trip With Curtis Stone 1:30 Luke Nguyen’s Railway Vietnam 2am Pompeii – Life Before Death 3am Arabia With Levison Wood PGR 4am Better Homes And Gardens 5:30 Storage Wars – New York

Seven Worlds, One Planet 7:30pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 6am Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 6:45 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7:35 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 8:20 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 9:10 Dress To Impress 3 10am Dress To Impress 3 10:50 Botched PGR 3 11:40 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:30 Dance Moms 3 1:20 Dance Moms 3 2:15 Dance Moms 3 3:10 The People’s Court 3 4:05 The People’s Court 3 5:05 Hollywood Medium With Tyler Henry 3 6pm Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 7pm M PS I Love You AO 3 2007 Drama.

Hilary Swank, Gerard Butler, Lisa Kudrow. 9:15 M Just Friends PGR 3 2005 Romantic Comedy. 11:30 How To Look Good Naked With A Difference PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

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SKY 5 6am Counting Cars PG 6:25 The Flash MVS 7:10 NCIS – New Orleans MV 7:55 Main Event MV 8:45 The Amazing Race PG 9:35 The Flash MVS 10:25 Pawn Stars PG 10:55 NCIS – New Orleans MV 11:45 Ax Men ML 12:40 Mountain Men PG 1:30 Counting Cars PG 2pm The Amazing Race PG 3pm Raw MVC 5:45 SmackDown MVC 7:30 NCIS – New Orleans MV 8:30 Criminal Minds 16VS (Part 1) 9:30 Criminal Minds 16VS (Part 2) 10:30 Chicago PD 16V 11:25 The Amazing Race PG

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12:15 SmackDown MVC 1:55 Chicago PD 16V 2:45 NCIS – New Orleans MV 3:35 The Amazing Race PG 4:25 Criminal Minds 16VS 5:10 Criminal Minds 16VS

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6:55 Gloria Bell MLSC 2019 Drama. Julianne Moore, John Turturro. 8:35 Nothing But Trailers M 8:50 Gringo 16VLSC 2018 Action. David Oyelowo, Charlize Theron. 10:40 Elvis Goes There – Paul Feig MC 2019 Documentary.

11:30 Unlovable 16LSC 2018 Drama. Charlene deGuzman, John Hawkes. 12:50 The Meg MLC 2018 Action.

Jason Statham, Cliff Curtis.

2:45 Boundaries MLSC 2018 Comedy.

Christopher Plummer, Vera Famiga. 4:30 First Man ML 2018 Drama. Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy. 6:50 Top-End Wedding ML 2019 Comedy.

Miranda Tapsell, Gwilym Lee. 8:30 Fighting With My Family MVLSC 2019 Drama.

Based on the true story of a WWE Superstar, a girl born into a tight-knit wrestling family is given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Florence Pugh, Dwayne Johnson.

10:20 Skyscraper PGVL 2018 Action. Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell.

Monday Midnight Elvis Goes There – Ryan Coogler MC 2019 Documentary.

12:55 Escape Room 16VLC 2017 Horror.

Skeet Ulrich, Sean Young.

2:19 Boundaries MLSC 2018 Comedy. 4am First Man ML 2018 Drama.

6:25 Hollywood Singing And Dancing PGL 2009 Documentary.

7:25 Slumdog Millionaire MVL 2008 Drama. Dev Patel.

9:25 Changing Lanes MVL 2002 Thriller. Ben Affleck, Samuel L Jackson, Toni Collette. 11:05 Legally Blonde PGS 2001 Comedy.

Reese Witherspoon, Luke Wilson. 12:40 Derailed 16VLS 2005 Drama.

Clive Owen, Jennifer Aniston.

2:30 Veronica Guerin MVL 2003 Drama. Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciaran Hinds.

4:10 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn. 6:10 SpiderMan 3 MV 2007 Action.

Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst.

8:30 American Hustle ML 2013 Drama. An ambitious FBI agent drags a small-time con man and his mistress into an elaborate sting operation.

Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams.

10:50 Safe Haven MVS 2013 Romantic Drama.

Julianne Hough, Josh Duhamel, Cobie Smulders.

Monday 12:43 Mama MVLC 2013 Horror.

Jessica Chastain, Nikolaj CosterWaldau, Megan Charpentier.

2:20 Veronica Guerin MVL 2003 Drama. Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciaran Hinds.

3:56 Wedding Crashers MVLS 2005 Comedy. 5:51 Nothing But Trailers M

SKY SPORT 1 6:50 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Dubai – Day One. 8:20 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Dubai – Day Two. 9:50 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Dubai – Day Three.

11:20 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day One. 12:50 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day Two. 2:20 Sevens – World Series (HLS) Cape Town – Day Three.

4pm All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Pumas.

From Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires.

6pm All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Wallabies – Second Bledisloe Cup Test.

From Eden Park.

8pm All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Tonga.

From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

10pm Barbarian Legends v Pacific Legends (RPL) 11:30 All Blacks Wins All Blacks v Pumas.

From Estadio José Amalfitani, Buenos Aires.

Monday

1:30 All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Wallabies – Second Bledisloe Cup Test.

From Eden Park.

3:30 All Blacks Wins (RPL) All Blacks v Tonga.

From FMG Stadium, Hamilton.

5:30 French Top 14 Highlights A wrap up of all the tries and main talking points from every game of the round.

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

SKY SPORT 2 6:30 Big Bash League (RPL) Thunder v Sixers.

10am South Africa v England (HLS) Third Test – Day Two. 10:30 South Africa v England (HLS) Third Test – Day Three.

11am Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Magicians v Sparks.

11:30 Super Smash (HLS) Elimination Final – Volts v Aces.

Noon Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Elimination Final – Hearts v Sparks.

12:30 L Women’s Super Smash Final – Blaze v Hearts.

From the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

4pm L Super Smash Final – Firebirds v TBC. From the Basin Reserve, Wellington.

7:50 India v Australia (HLS) Second ODI. 8:50 L India v Australia Third ODI. From M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru, Karnataka.

5:30 Super Smash (HLS) Elimination Final – Volts v Aces.

From University Oval, Dunedin.

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10:50 Raising Wild PG Sarah Get Your Gun. 11:40 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Otto’s Surprise. 12:30 Alaskan Bush People PG The Big Push. 1:20 Gold Rush PG 2:10 What On Earth? PG Mayan Armageddon – The New Evidence. 3pm What On Earth? PG 3:50 What On Earth? PG 4:45 What On Earth? PG 5:40 What On Earth? PG 6:35 What On Earth? PG CIA Killer Monks.

7:30 Weather Gone Viral PG 8:30 World’s Deadliest Weather Caught On Camera PG 9:25 Masters Of Disaster PG 10:15 What On Earth PG 11:05 Expedition Unknown PG Gold Rush of the Atlantic.

11:55 How It’s Made PG Monday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Naked And Afraid XL MLC 1:35 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 2:25 Naked And Afraid MLC 3:15 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:05 Naked And Afraid MLC 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Naked And Afraid MLC

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Bad fishing Rise 1:12 am Set 2:31 pm

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Good fishing Rise 1:40 am Set 3:43 pm

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 182.7 Nth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 2:03 pm, yesterday

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Fine, apart from areas of morning cloud.

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Wind at 2000m: Light.

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fine drizzle fine drizzle thunder fine showers fine fine thunder fine fog cloudy fine fine

FZL: Above 3000m

Fine, apart from morning cloud in sheltered valleys. Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Mainly fine, but areas of morning cloud.

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Cryptic crossword

Saturday, January 18, 2020

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): All of the elements of the zodiac work together. The earth isn’t possible without water, air and fire. You’ll seek diverse alliances, and together you’ll create what none could conceive of alone.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): A relationship’s beginnings are like starting out on a winter morning walk. The cold says “turn back”, but give it a few laps to see if internal temperatures adjust to make a pleasantly invigorating experience.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): People will go to great lengths to avoid an ego bruise, but there’s opportunity in this pain for those who risk it. Never was there a more conducive circumstance to quickly and beautifully fine-tune one’s image.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Many have lost their balance lunging for the brass ring. The energy of anticipation can go awry and must be carefully managed. Step away, distract yourself, calm down, come back.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Sometimes you like finding out what people know that you don’t because it’s interesting. But right now, it’s much more than that. There’s money riding on the question. Ask outright.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You could take the win, but is it worth it? If the victory comes at someone else’s expense, you’ll always be looking over your shoulder, waiting for things to catch up with you when the tides inevitably turn.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): No one can relate to you in every way. Some have sensitivity, others finesse, others a way of making you feel like a star. When you don’t expect anyone to deliver on all levels, you enjoy what each does well.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You are not this one emotion you are having. However pleasant or uncomfortable it may be, it’s a feeling you’re having and not an integral part of your identity.

There’s peace in tugging these things apart.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Respect is the bedrock of good relationships; it makes things easier, allowing you to give and receive the benefit of the doubt when things don’t go to plan.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Though you can’t totally know another person’s pain or joy, something deep in you resonates with a taste of it to help you understand, empathise and react so everyone feel less alone.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): It’s easy to focus on the relationships that bring you dividends.

There’s also something essential you get from tending to relationships that seem right now to be deficits. Time will tell.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Constraints serve to intensify your wanderlust. If someone tells you that you can’t, it only strengthens your will to prove them wrong. Whatever has been bottled up will now pop out, pressurised.

ACROSS 1. Until I cap OB, it can be used for issue (11) 8. Donnish, perhaps, and extravagantly romantic (8) 9. Clothing that one may change in one’s car (4) 10. Have no right to take over authority like this (5) 13. Having this, one is a bit in front, but on it one is nervous (4) 16. Design it with acid and, being French, take on the church (4) 17. What mopper-up used was changed by bleach initially (4) 18. How one admits one is a proprietor (4) 20. Pins one down as one sails against the wind (5) 24. Continual activity on which the crone moves (4) 25. Such care as father takes with the hiring fee (8) 26. Gain slant it offers by being attractive but unattainable (11) DOWN 2. A singular number held up by the retinue (4) 3. Literary ones are a roaring success with their readers (5) 4. Proclamation reader given credit: that’s right (5) 5. Fireplace for people to get together and mix, without a leader (5) 6. Do trees in the piazza have such mathematical functions? (6,5) 7. Fly for a container that has white wine in it (11) 11. A spill that may disagree with one (5) 12. A wide and irrational fear of such grass (5) 14. Is depressed, seeing such soft stuff (4) 15. Closely examine how poetry might work (4) 19. The Devil turned up in a season at Ascot (5) 21. How to make use of a broken vial (5) 22. Wails that one is eager to go south (5) 23. Puts up Hazel and Brazil, only to knock one out (4)

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

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There’s at least one five-letter word.

Good Very Good How 7many words 12 of Excellent three or 15 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginningsolution: with a capital are eke, allowed.

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Previous cryptic solution

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