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Rape accused: It did not happen The trial of a Mid Canterbury man accused of raping two girls will enter its seventh day in the Timaru District Court tomorrow.

The man is accused of abusing the girls over a three-year period and faces six representative charges of rape.

The Crown’s case is that the man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of his alleged victims, regularly engaged in sexual intercourse by touching the

girls and raping them, in their own beds and in a spa pool.

The girls were aged between 6 and 10 during the offending period and one was found to have contracted a sexually transmitted disease when examined.

The jury last week heard from Crown witnesses and watched DVD interviews recorded 18 months ago when one of the victims said the rapes began when she was eight.

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The girl said the defendant gave her money after the acts.

Defence lawyer Craig Ruane has said the man had denied the charges from the outset and that the events did not happen.

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■ METSERVICE FORECAST

Hot day likely for Christmas

By SuSan SandyS

expected in Ashburton today, 17 tomorrow and 27 on Thursday.

Mid Canterbury has been brought some relief with rainfall in the past few days, and there are some showers and light rain forecast for this week.

By 9am yesterday there had been 22.2 millimetres of rain recorded in Ashburton this month, compared to an average of 32 millimetres.

MetService meteorologist Tom Adams said New Zealand can still expect the coming weather to be more changeable than during the past few weeks.

“With the holidays approaching and people starting to make outdoor plans, it is worth remembering that the weather does change, and it always pays to keep an eye on the latest forecasts.

“Don’t take fine weather for granted,” he said.

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The mercury is set to soar on Christmas Day, reaching 30 degrees in Ashburton.

Temperatures will be high leading into the day as well, 25 degrees on Saturday and 28 degrees on Sunday.

MetService meteorologist Andy Best said the certainty of the forecast for Christmas Day at this stage was reasonably strong.

The MetService gave most certainty with its five-day forecasts, however, meteorologists had been examining longer range probabilities due to the importance of this time of year.

“We have been focusing on it because so many people have been looking at that day,” he said.

Meanwhile, temperatures will yo-yo this week in the leadup to Christmas.

A maximum of 24 degrees is

Committee members of the Ashburton Run and Walk series in front of the new gazebo that will be used during the 2018 series that begins on January 9.

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Popular run, walk series to resume Walk or run off your holiday indulgences in the Ashburton Run and Walk series beginning January 9.

The popular series will be held on Tuesday nights at 6pm and will run through until March 27.

Secretary of the group that organises the weekly event, Joe Ford, said around 100 people a week

were expected along to run or walk 3km or 5km.

Ford said the series had gained a good following and was a great way to exercise off the Christmas and New Year indulgences, as well as keeping fit for summer sport or to begin preparation for winter sport.

“Many people there got to know others training for something or simply wanting to exercise and this encouraged people to meet up on other nights for a run or walk.”

It costs $2 every Tuesday for adults, with children and students free. Details are on Facebook: Runandwalkashburton.

There’s no need to bring those skis out of storage

By SuSan SandyS

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There are still pockets of snow on Mt Hutt, but not enough to allow the ski area to open on Christmas Eve. Mt Hutt Ski Area manager James McKenzie said yesterday that next year the ski area

may instead aim to hold a postseason day of skiing about one month after opening, instead of on Christmas Eve. There was no forecast snow, and the pockets left were not numerous enough in order to be able to link them up.

Opening on Christmas Eve

was something the ski area guaranteed to do last year if it won New Zealand’s Best Ski Resort and if there was enough snow.

It won the award, but unfortunately there was not enough snow.

It postponed the Christmas

Eve skiing day to 2017, and as the ski area closed for the season in mid-October, there was so much snow it looked like it v could be a goer. However, hot summer days have since taken their toll.

The aim is to hold a fun day, with a barbecue and skiers rid-

ing the lifts for a donation to a local charity.

“Maybe next year we will do something earlier rather than trying to stretch it out to Christmas,” he said.

This could be held about one month after closing for the 2018 ski season.

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■ ASHBURTON HOLY NAME CHURCH

Samoan choir readies for Christmas

By SuSan SandyS

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Singing to the heavens on Christmas Day is a highlight of their Christian faith for Ashburton Samoan Catholic Choir members.

The 30-member choir formed about seven years ago, and sings at Ashburton’s Holy Name Church at Sunday mass once per month.

The choir will lead congregational singing as well as perform items at the church for Christmas Day mass, at 10am.

Choir secretary Monica Taumaoe said performing on Christmas Day was the highlight of members’ faith, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.

It also brought a special family connection for those who missed family members such as parents and siblings in Samoa.

“We don’t have our families here, and having the choir, it’s like having our families here to celebrate Christmas together,” Taumaoe said.

The choir will sing Te Harinui and carols such as Oh Come All Ye Faithful and Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

The Samoan choir is one of three choirs who perform at the church. There is also the Filipino Choir, which also performs every month, and a Christmas and Easter choir comprised of other parishioners.

The Christmas Choir will lead

Ashburton Samoan Catholic Choir members, with Father Geoff Gray (centre), are priming their voices leading into the busy Christmas season.

PHOTO COLIN WILLISCROFT 171217-CW-026 congregational singing at the church’s 9pm Christmas Eve service. There will also be a 6pm

Christmas Eve service for families, preceded by Christmas carols.

■ ASHBURTON FIRE AND EMERGENCY

Early start for firefighters

By Katie todd

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Ashburton firefighters had an early start wrestling with an oil fire in the Anzco Foods cafeteria yesterday morning.

A deep fryer overheated shortly after 7am inside the Seafield Road factory at Pendarves.

A team from Ashburton Fire and Emergency arrived around 7.20am and spent around 40 minutes tackling the blaze, which caused a little bit of damage to walls

and surfaces around the cafeteria.

Officer in charge Jeff Marshall said being an oil fire, it was a little bit more difficult to put out.

“Obviously being oil you can’t put water on it, but the café had fire blankets which we put on it. We also used dry powder fire extinguishers.

“Unfortunately with those extinguishers there is a bit of a mess,” he said.

“But luckily there wasn’t too much damage to the cafeteria itself.”

Parish priest Father Geoff Gray said it was a busy time of year.

“We get reasonably good con-

gregations all the year, but if you come here 6pm Christmas Eve you wouldn’t get a seat,” he said.

Rape accused: It did not happen From P1 Giving evidence yesterday, the man said his DNA evidence had ended up on the girls’ bedding because he and his partner had enjoyed a romantic tryst while doing the housework.

Crown prosecutor Andrew McRae, crossexamining the man, said the position of the semen made it appear as though the man had been having sex with the occu-

pants of the beds. The man said tests for HPV and genital warts had been negative, but McRae noted no blood tests had been done for confirmation.

The man said the allegations were incorrect.

Closing addresses will follow the defence case.

Judge Joanna Maze will then advise the jury and ask them to deliberate.

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A-team has Hope’s work in hand Brian Redoque’s eight-man “A-team” are ready to make light work of Hope McIntosh’s gardening needs.

The crew stopped by her house on Wednesday to meet Hope and scope out the tasks that they will tackle later in December.

Hope said it was “very nice” to have her Christmas wish granted.

“I wasn’t expecting so many people,” she said.

The team will be helping Hope to clear up an area of her garden and remove carpet which was damaged in heavy rain earlier this year.

With Hope’s son having suffered ill health, she said she hadn’t been sure who could help her with the tasks – until now.

“I just want to say Many thanks for arranging my outing to see Ashburton Christmas lights, thanks to Jeanette I spent an enjoyable evening on Friday out around the town and thanks to the folk who decorate their houses and share” - Margaret “I wish to thank the Guardian for a fantastic tidy up and pruning, at my home on Woodham Drive. So much appreciated, thank you. Also a big thanks to my daughter Trish for the nomination. Many thanks” - Shirley.

Hope McIntosh put her hand up for help with a few outdoor jobs at her home– and quickly acquired an army of eager volunteers.

PHOTO KATIE TODD 131217-KT-001 Husband and wife team Kalar and Brett Holland were eager to share their Christmas cheer while passing through Ashburton.

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Generosity ‘overwhelming’

A helping hand from overseas

When a team of volunteers descended on Shirley Chibnall’s property and got stuck into her gardening needs on Friday, the generosity left her feeling quite overwhelmed.

The news she had been nominated for a Christmas Wish by her daughter Trish came as a happy surprise for Shirley, who was thrilled to hear from Ashburton Guardian general manager Desme Daniels that she would be having her garden cleaned up and her trees trimmed.

“I definitely wasn’t expecting it,” she said.

“I was quite flabbergasted.”

Shirley’s volunteer team consisted of Guardian staff themselves, along with their family and friends.

Shirley said the team’s fantastic tidy-up was much appreciated, Many hands made light work of Shirley Chiband she wished to send a big thank nall’s gardening tasks on Friday. you to her daughter Trish.

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Gold-Coast couple Kalar and Brett Holland were dropping by Ashburton to visit Brett’s family when Kalar picked up a copy of the Ashburton Guardian and spotted the Christmas wishes initiative.

Before the two returned home, Kalar said she “just knew” she had to jump on board and help out where possible.

“I just love the spirit of Christmas,” Kalar said.

“And I love giving, especially to people I don’t know.”

The two opted to don Santa hats and deliver baking around town before leaving on Friday afternoon.

Lucky recipient Russell Fox was “very happy” to receive tins of home-baked goodies to enjoy over the festive season, along with a warm Christmas wish penned in a card.

Kalar also gave a small box of baking to the podiatrist working at Terrace View Retirement Village, and to a local Chinese acupuncturist who she had visited on previous trips to Ashburton.

With butter and ingredient prices on the rise, home-baking isn’t as easy as it once was, Kalar said.

“But I thought I’d just go for it. I wanted to give people the best of the best.”

There’s still more wishes to be filled Can you help grant someone’s Christmas Wish.

We’re on the lookout for willing people who might be able to lend an hour to clean

some windows, or do a spot of gardening.

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Lighting up people’s lives If there’s one sight that truly ignites the magic of Christmas, it’s hundreds of glimmering lights festooning houses, chimneys and trees.

But Margaret Bennett mightn’t have got a chance to see the town’s Christmas light spectacles this year, if it wasn’t for the kind efforts of volunteer Jeanette Cuthbertson.

Jeanette and her family picked up Mar-

garet on Friday and gave her a nightfall tour around Ashburton’s best Christmas light displays, as listed on the Ashburton App. The group ticked off 28 properties in total, commencing with 77 Alford Forest Road, where Margaret said she felt like she had stepped into a “fairyland”.

“It’s amazing to see,” she said.

Left – Jeanette Cuthbertson and Margaret Bennett both enjoyed soaking up Ashburton’s best Christmas light spectacles.

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Sweet treats go down well with recipients

Lucky baking recipient Judy Wild with her wish granting team (from left): Cheyenne Rose, Sophie Worsfold, Rachel Fechney and Alex Donaldson.

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When Alex Donaldson and her three friends heard two Ashburton residents wanted a bite of home baking this Christmas, they were quick to don their kitchen aprons and fire up the oven.

The second year university students have recently returned to Ashburton for summer holidays, and were more than happy to help Judy Wild and Phyllis Hyde have their Christmas Wishes granted.

Though they had missed out on the chance to help out with the Guardian initiative last year, Alex said the group all “love baking” and were really happy to do it for a good cause.

“We made shortbread and bumblebee truffles,” she said.

“It was really nice, they really appreciated it.”

Wish granted; weeds gone Dot McIntosh was all smiles on Friday night, after a group of volunteers from the Guardian took care of her pesky weeds.

With her family all in Brisbane, the 84-year-old was happy to welcome the team to her Tinwald property and have a helping hand in the garden before Christmas.

“I’m absolutely thrilled,” she said.

“They were a great lot, and it’s so great to have the weeds out,” she said.

Mary Renner (second from right) will have a neat and tidy front garden in time for Christmas. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

Sciatica stalls garden work

Dot McIntosh (right, front) with her enthusiastic crew of Christmas helpers.

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Mary Renner adores pottering around in her colourful Allenton garden.

But dealing with sciatica, a medical condition that she “wouldn’t wish on her worst enemy”, had made it a little hard to tackle certain tasks this December – and Mary was in need of a helping hand.

Fortunately, it was the Ashbur-

ton Guardian team to the rescue on Friday night, as an army of volunteers worked to tidy up the flowerbeds along the front of her property.

Mary said she had never really asked for help before but was very grateful for having spotted the Christmas Wishes initiative in the newspaper. “I guess you don’t look a gift horse in the mouth.”

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OUR VIEW

Giving, it’s the ultimate in gifting Matt Markham

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t is terribly cliché, but there really is no better gift to give at this time of the year than the gift of giving.

No matter where you’re from, or what you do – there is always someone else who could do with a helping hand and Christmas is always a great time to be able to help those in need.

Unfortunately, a lot of what the festive season is about has been lost in the commercial nature of the beast nowadays.

We often get caught up in the hoopla of gifting presents to loved ones and can easily forget that all someone might need is a bit of companionship or a hand around the house.

But perhaps it’s time to take back a little of what things used to be like. Maybe it is time to get out and do a good deed.

We are again running our popular Christmas Wishes campaign here at the Guardian and we’ve had some fantastic offers of help for people in need from around the district – so much so in fact that things will probably continue into January.

But we do need some more helpers.

We’ve got residents out in our community who would love to have their windows washed, their gardens tidied up or their lawns mowed and we want to help them get what they need done.

On Friday night a team of Guardian staff, friends and family went out on the beat for a few hours and granted a few of those wishes and I can assure you that the look and response of gratitude from those who we visited was enough to leave anyone content heading into Christmas next week.

There’s a real sense of selfgratification in doing something good for someone else and every should give it a go.

If that seems like something you might be quite keen on doing over the next week or so, then make sure you get in touch with us – we would love to be able to put you in touch with someone who needs a helping hand this Christmas.

And trust me, you won’t regret offering up a little of your time.

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Question of the Day: With plans to “spruce up” the Ashburton CBD in place, what is something you would like to see introduced in the area?

Nina Mother’s and Father’s room where we can toilet and toilet our children and change nappies.. so we dont have to use a premises where a bus load of people have just been through.

Catherine Make East Street one way, with wider footpaths on the shop side, wider grass on the other side, picnic tables, cycle path and bike stands, more plants. Drinking fountain. There is a great drinking fountain in Geraldine which is designed to make it easy to refill your water bottle (easy way to reduce the use of plastic bottles).

Savann Parents room one that actually has enough room to bring in your pram with baby and young children to change them and have seats where woman that don’t feel comfortable breastfeeding in public can sit comfortably with their babies to feed. Better picnic tables in shaded areas so families or even workers can sit outside in town to enjoy their lunch.

Chris Start by filling the empty shops up the Main Street. It’s quite embarrassing considering the amount of new restaurants popping up at the moment.

After that, a little more work on the grass areas available to people(baring square, Mona square, the domains) Malini I’d say some Indoor activities for kids especially during winter n buses services as I can’t remember when my kids went for a bus ride! Would be nice Sheryl Block off Victoria st from Cameron to cass st turn into a walk thru area with tables and seats cafes etc Isaac More kids stuff not just a unsafe skate park, theatres, 2 boring pools and parks WE NEED bowling alleys, time zone, ice skating, hydro slides at our pool or something that KIDS can ENJOY Melissa Baring Square - its an absolute disgrace - the lawns need mowing and most of the hideous plants are dead.

Kevin East street needs to be blocked off from the post office to Burnett st making it pedestrian only.

Jan Beautiful gardens/planters in town centre. Timaru’s Main Street a good example-it’s stunning!Make it a larger grassed area with seating music displays so u can put out bean bags on the lawn and chill out in the sun then make baring square into more of a night market for food stalls have a small stage area for entertainment we’ve gotta make it a destination for people to want to come not just an option to drive straight thru.

Karen Perennial planting’s let’s make our town a place filled with beauty and life a garden town Roberta Alot more natives so there is Greenery in the winter and a more ‘natural’ feeling in the town.

Greg Let’s fill the main CBD with shops again ..not a good look at the moment

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NAIT responsibility – the buck stops with you L

et’s be frank – NAIT is not working as well as it should, and the blame lies with farm-

ers.

Yes, the National Animal Identification and Tracing Scheme could be easier to use but that’s not an excuse for not keeping your animal tracking data up to date.

There are a lot of farmers who say NAIT is waste of time and money. If you have that view then I’m sorry but I don’t think you care about the farming industry and are probably guilty of not being compliant.

The problem was shown up with the mycoplasma bovis outbreak in South Canterbury and North Otago. MPI officials said they were able to fill in the gaps of NAIT non-compliance using other sources and information systems but it took longer than it needed to. There was clear warning that if it was an animal disease that was faster-moving, the NAIT noncompliance would be a significant issue.

Now there have been infections detected in Hastings and Winton, and another potential infection being investigated in the Ashburton district. So it’s even more important that stock movement records are robust.

NAIT currently does a good job of tracking animals that are registered and all their movements recorded on the database.

Chris Irons

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But the system is only as good as the data put it. Owners, sellers and third party buyers have to be diligent about recording cattle and deer movements on their NAIT accounts. The system is fit for purpose when the data is up to date, but falls down when it’s incomplete, or not entered at all.

If we have a fast moving outbreak it will be vital to have NAIT working so it’s up to all farmers to ensure they are compliant.

These are some simple things you can do to make NAIT work better: ■ Check your NAIT account for the number of animals registered on your property.

Does it match what’s actually on your land - and if not, why not? What is missing or where are the extras supposed to be. You should only have the number of animals that are on the property that the account is for.

■ If you have more numbers recorded on the NAIT account than on the, get the animals scanned to track the

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Owners, sellers and third party buyers have to be diligent about recording cattle and deer movements on their NAIT accounts

I was interested to read comments from Neil Brown re: the Strategic planning for Ashburton.

I agree that the labour situation is critical but, so it is throughout the country.

If you think of our great district as a business it has fantastic backbone, great wealth generating components and recreational facilities which are the envy of most other towns and cities.

So, what is missing?

In any successful business it is the people that make it work, you need happy content, forward thinking people in all departments.

We are fortunate to have many of these people, maybe create your planning task force with these people, but don’t just make a plan, let them do it.

Historically the town and county has been built by them. If you

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discrepancy. If you don’t have a scanner yourself, they’re available for hire (OSPRI and others hire them out) or if you have animals moving on and off regularly then you should investigate buying one.

Consider it an investment in biosecurity.

■ Make sure all animals are tagged on farm and when you tag calves register the calves against the tag that it has.

■ Check all cattle or deer before they leave a property that they have a tag, and if you can scan them, that will show that they had a NAIT tag in them as they left .

■ You have to tag all cattle and deer that are six months of age, and/or before their first movement off the property.

NAIT is undergoing an independent review and we will get to see and have our say on potential changes at some stage next year.

There are fines of up to $10,000

for non-compliance but that shouldn’t be the motivation for playing your part in this scheme.

The fact is, it’s a vital part of our future wealth.

The demands on our industry to be able to demonstrate strong traceability to maintain market access are only going to increase.

If we fail on this front, we could be shut out of the best markets around the world where we can earn the best prices.

We cannot survive on average prices; we have to aim for the premium end of the markets and that requires compliance.

or $40,000 with a slow payback.

Get in behind Peter Mac and Tony, when we make this town positive again, when our leaders say “of course we can make this happen”, that is when people will want to come to Ashburton, we will have our labour, our great new shops full.

Grasp technology, use your apps to direct everyone to positive people, not robots.

Like all businesses Ashburton has competitors (other districts) 2018 can be our year to beat them all.

If you do nothing you do not stand still, you go backwards.

David West

Grand Parade at the Show, so why complain now about their noise?

Clearly, this band is an asset to the town.

In all the years they have been practising, there has never been a threat to their instruments before.

It would be understandable if this was after 10pm at night and more often than once a week, but surely local talent as such should be encouraged.

Seems a shame to cause such a fuss over a single complaint.

Music Lover and Pipe Enthusiast. Denise Clark

Chris Irons is Federated Farmers Meat & Fibre Executive member.

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LETTERS start with John Grigg his foresight and the legacy that he left. There are way too many to name but Burnett, Woodham, Hood, Brand, Murney, Turton, Redmond; just a few that come to mind.

The next generation are there, they just need firing up.

What this town had and needs now are the positive can-do people, The people that say “How can we make it happen”, not think, “I am sure we can’t”.

Like all business it must start at the top. Sure we need labour, we need to get people in and out of this town, not sitting at Walnut Avenue roundabout, or fighting to get on the bridge, or onto Archibald Street.

We used to have a front office, with receptionists (the i-SITE).

We need everyone to step up and say what a great place we have here, fix the few things that need fixing, invest in the future, don’t whinge about something being $30

Pipe band How ridiculous, complaining about the Pipe Band practising their music.

It was good enough for them to lead the Santa Parade and the

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Roading Don’t put a second bridge at Rakaia.

Just make the one we have a fourlane bridge with a barrier down the centre so if there is a crash we can still have traffic flowing both ways.

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Balcony crash ‘biblical’ The balcony collapse that killed two women in Melbourne at the weekend was the result of a Christmas photo gone terribly wrong, a neighbour has revealed.

Describing the crash as “biblical”, Andrew Stone said the group of about 30 people had gathered on the balcony of the Doncaster East home to take a group photo.

The railing of the large balcony remained intact, but its wooden floor gave in under the group’s weight causing partygoers to fall and become trapped underneath.

A 59-year-old Croydon woman died at the scene and a Reservoir woman, 37, died in hospital on Sunday morning.

A guest at the party, Casey Leerentveld, shared her devastation at losing “two wonderful friends and colleagues” in the tragedy.

“Just wanted to let all know I’m OK,” the Tupperware consultant wrote on Facebook on Sunday night.

“Thanks to everyone who has sent us their well wishes.

Dislocated knee, fractured heel and lots of glass in my legs to be removed.

“Still in shock and absolutely devastated at losing two wonderful friends and colleagues in this tragedy.”

The balcony collapsed during what is believed to have been a Christmas party for Tupperware sales consultants.

The rental property had been the location of the same party last year. A post to host

McGowan slams Streep Rose McGowan has slammed Meryl Streep for reportedly planning to take part in a “silent protest” against Harvey Weinstein. The 44-year-old star has blasted the group of actresses were were reportedly planning to wear black gowns to the Golden Globe awards next month as a symbol of objection against harassment in Hollywood, insisting they are hypocrites and suggested they should wear dresses by Marchesa, the label headed by Georgina Chapman, the estranged wife of the disgraced movie mogul, who walked out on him after multiple accusations of sexual misconduct came to light.

The balcony collapsed during what is believed to have been a Christmas party for Tupperware sales consultants.

Eve Nunn’s Facebook page shows a group photo from the event, with about 30 guests gathered on the balcony.

It is believed the photo was taken at last year’s Christmas party from the same Tupperware group.

Ten women and seven men, aged between 20 and 69, were taken to hospital and treated for soft tissue injuries, frac-

tures and lacerations.

About a dozen others were treated by paramedics at the scene.

Neighbours were shocked at the horror accident.

“The crash was biblical. The sound of it was nothing like I had heard before,” Mr Stone told reporters at the scene.

“People were bringing out chairs and pillows and blan-

kets and things like that just to help out the injured.”

A guest at the party Jade Moana wrote on Facebook she was “tired, sore & shaken”, and said she and her husband were “both grateful to be here”.

The balcony collapse prompted a major emergency services response with police, firefighters and paramedics swarming to the “chaotic” scene. - AAP

US pilots describe contact with UFOs Two Navy airmen flying over the Pacific Ocean on a routine training mission claim they encountered mysterious objects that accelerated like nothing they had seen before.

The US Defence Depart-

ment two months ago released unusual videos in the Pentagon’s secret vault. The videos had footage from encounters between fighter jets and “anomalous aerial vehicles”.

Back in 2004, David Fravor

and Jim Slaight were flying off San Diego in each of their F/A18F Super Hornets.

Hovering about 15m above the churn was an aircraft of some sort that was whitish, 40 feet long and oval in shape, Fra-

vor recounted. Once they arrived, the object disappeared.

When asked of the situation, Fravor said: “I have no idea.

It had no wings or rotors and outran our F-18s. I want to fly one.”

- PA

Drink and drug-inspired Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie says the group’s hit record Rumours may not have been successful without the influence of drink and drugs. The 1977 album, recorded during their turbulent years when their romantic relationships – mostly with each other – were falling apart, has been hailed as a masterpiece and sold more than 40 million copies.

The singer-songwriter and keyboard player revealed she penned Songbird, one of the band’s most famous tracks, in the early hours of the morning, having taken cocaine and drunk champagne and been unable to sleep.

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■ ANZ ROY MORGAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE INDEX

Consumer confidence still falling

sumer price inflation over the next two years lifted to an annual 3.5 per cent from 3.1 per cent

in the prior survey.

Expectations for house price inflation also rose, with house

Guardian Shares & Investments

■ COMMERCE COMMISSION

Compiled by

are comfortable they are performing at that level. In fact, Stuff Fibre had not verified its claim.”

“Traders need to remember a claim is unsubstantiated if they do not have reasonable grounds to make the claim at the time they make it – irrespective of whether the claim is false or misleading.”

Stuff Fibre managing director Sam Morse said it accepted the commission’s decision.

The company had intended to highlight that it only sold ultrafast broadband, which it believed was

the fastest and most reliable internet technology in New Zealand.

“The commission is very agitated about the telco industry and the telco sector and they are being very diligent, and we comply and we accept their decision,” Morse said.

In September, heat pump supplier Fujitsu General New Zealand Limited was the first company convicted under the unsubstantiated representations provision of the Fair Trading Act and was fined $310,000.

- NZME

■ STATISTICS NEW ZEALAND

Property makes Kiwis wealth surge to $1.5t The steep rise in property has driven New Zealanders’ wealth up to $1.5 trillion in the past decade.

Figures released yesterday by Statistics NZ show the net worth of New Zealanders rose $136 billion to March 31, 2016.

That equals about $330,000 per person, but mainly reflects property ownership, Statistics NZ’s na-

tional accounts senior manager Gary Dunnet says.

Net worth is the balance of what New Zealanders own over what they owe, and this is the biggest increase experienced in the past 10 years, he said.

Household net worth is up 11 per cent or $134b in the past decade and was driven by $84b in

property values and $14b in currency and deposits.

Insurance and pension funds make up 6 per cent of household assets.

Financial assets, including bank deposits and shares, held by New Zealanders rose from $1780b in 2007 to $2575b in 2016, a rise of 45 per cent.

- NZME

Company CODE

a2 Milk Company ATM Air NZ AIR ANZ Banking Gr ANZ Argosy Prop ARG Arvida Gr ARV Auckland Intl Airpt AIA CBL Corp CBL Chorus CNU Comvita CVT Contact Energy CEN Ebos Gr EBO F&P Healthcare FPH Fletcher Building FBU Fonterra Share Fund FSF Freightways FRE Genesis Energy GNE Goodman Prop Tr GMT Heartland Bank HBL Infratil IFT Investore Property IPL Kathmandu Hldgs KMD Kiwi Property Gr KPG Mainfreight MFT Mercury NZ MCY Meridian Energy MEL Metlifecare MET Metro Perf Glass MPG NZ Refining NZR NZX NZX Port of Tauranga POT Precinct Properties PCT Prop for Industry PFI Pushpay Holdings PPH Restaurant Brands RBD Ryman Healthcare RYM Sanford SAN Scales Corp SCL Sky Network TV SKT Sky City SKC Spark SPK Stride Prop & Inv SPG Summerset Gr Hldgs SUM Synlait Milk SML Tourism Holdings THL Trade Me Gr TME TrustPower TPW Vector VCT Vital Hlth Prop Tr VHP Westpac Banking WBC Z Energy ZEL

Buy price

Sell price

Last sale

At close of trading on Monday, December 18, 2017

Daily Volume move ’000s

791 797 797 +21 4.1m 317.5 320 317.5 –12.5 1.1m 3130 3199 3150 +49 9.50 107 108 108 –2 945.1 124 125 125 +1 943.0 669.5 673.5 669.5 +9 1.4m 296 313 313 –1 127.7 428 428.5 428.5 +5 917.3 798 799 800 +1 35.46 556 558 557 –21 1.8m 1826 1832 1830 –7 95.21 1378 1387 1387 –2 954.2 758 760 760 –5 1.3m 636 637 637 –3 288.7 752 760 752 –11 263.2 253.5 254 254 –3 837.7 139.5 140 140 – 2.5m 210 212 212 –2 695.3 333.5 335 334.5 +0.5 721.3 145 146 145 –1 341.7 238 239 239 – 113.9 141.5 142 142 +1.5 2.0m 2495 2515 2495 –4 62.13 336.5 339 337 –11 1.0m 290.5 291 290.5 –4.5 2.0m 599 600 600 – 369.5 98 100 98 +1 364.7 252 254 253 +1 294.4 109 110 110 –1 297.7 493 497 497 –8 265.8 135 135.5 135.5 +0.5 1.1m 167 168 167 – 654.1 406 409 408 –7 1.1m 702 703 703 +2 335.5 1005 1015 1005 – 781.6 835 840 835 – 71.68 473 477 477 +17 222.1 265 271 270 +4 6.0m 398 411 411 +3 606.8 362.5 363 363 –4 4.4m 177 178 178 +3 815.4 522 523 523 +1 316.9 669 680 669 –20 112.6 540 543 540 –8 186.7 491 492 492 +9 2.1m 602 603 603 – 66.08 346 349 349 –1 306.0 219 221 219 –1 256.6 3432 3499 3436 +1 10.14 799 804 804 +4 689.7

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross 8380 8316 8252 8188 8124 8060

15/1 18/12 2

S&P/NZX 50 Index Gross constituents

8/12

NEW ZEALAND SHARE MARKET

Source: NZX and Standard & Poors

1/12

Stuff Fibre warned by watchdog Stuff Fibre has been warned by the Commerce Commission over its unsubstantiated broadband speed claims.

NZ Fibre Communications Limited, which trades as Stuff Fibre, likely breached the Fair Trading Act because it didn’t have reasonable grounds for making the claim that it is “Probably NZ’s Fastest Internet”, the regulator said in a statement.

Stuff Fibre hadn’t done any broadband speed comparisons with competitors and admitted it didn’t know if its broadband services were actually faster than its competitors.

The commission took the view that the caveat “probably” was not effective to prevent customers from being misled, it said.

“The internet speed claim is a matter of scientific fact that consumers would expect to be known and verified,” commissioner Anna Rawlings said.

“If a trader is prepared to say it is “probably the fastest”, this will suggest to many consumers that they have done their research and

prices expected to lift 2.4 per cent over the next two years, up from 1.5 per cent in November.

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housing market – considered a risk to financial stability – has slowed over the past year as Reserve Bank restrictions on more highly-leveraged mortgage lending and tighter credit criteria being demanded by banks made it more difficult for borrowers.

Also, uncertainty over the new government raised concerns about what impact a new policy regime would have on areas such as housing.

Yesterday’s survey shows a growing number of pessimists on the outlook for consumers’ own financial state, with a net 14 per cent saying they were better off now than they were a year ago, down from 15 in November, while a net 28 per cent predicted they’ll be better placed in 12 months’ time, down from 29 per cent.

Respondents were slightly less optimistic about buying big-ticket items, with a net 32 per cent saying now was a good time to buy versus 34 per cent in November.

Annual expectations for con-

24/1

New Zealand consumer confidence dipped in December, the third consecutive decline, with both current and future conditions easing slightly.

The ANZ Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell to 121.8 this month from 123.7 in November. The current conditions index was at 123.3 versus 124.6 in the prior month, while the future conditions measure was at 120.9 versus 123.2.

Of the 1002 respondents, a net 13 per cent saw good economic times in the coming 12 months, down from 18 per cent in November.

A net 22 per cent were upbeat over the coming five years, compared to 23 per cent a month earlier.

“Consumers appear to be pretty relaxed in the face of a cooler housing market and a change in government, though a degree of wariness is perhaps starting to creep into the forward-looking responses,” ANZ Bank New Zealand senior economist Phill Borkin said in a note.

New Zealand’s overheated

q S&P/NZX 50 Gross

8,344.15

–16.7

–0.2%

q S&P/NZX 20 index

5,586.19

–7.52

–0.13%

q S&P/NZX All Gross

9,063.64 –12.32 –0.14%

p Rises 56 q Falls 55

WORLD MARKETS

p S&P/ASX 200 index

6,038.9

+41.9

+0.7%

At close of trading on Dec 18, 2017

p Dow Jones Indust.

24,651.7 +143.1 +0.58% At close of trading on Dec 15, 2017

p FTSE 100 index

7,490.6

+42.45

+0.57%

At close of trading on Dec 15, 2017

p Nikkei 225 index

22,914.8 +361.6 +1.60% At close of trading on Dec 18, 2017

METAL PRICES

Source: interest.co.nz

p Gold

1,254.60

London – $US/ounce

+3.6

+0.29%

p Silver London – $US/ounce

15.98

+0.1

+0.66%

p Copper London – $US/tonne

6,731.0

+8.0

+0.12%

NZ DOLLAR

Source: BNZ

Country

As at 4pm Dec 18, 2017

Australia Canada China Euro Fiji Great Britain Japan Samoa South Africa Thailand United States

TT buy

0.9318 0.9202 4.9307 0.6111 1.5086 0.5368 80.85 1.8529 9.2624 23.13 0.7158

TT sell

0.9009 0.8864 4.3287 0.5848 1.3712 0.5181 77.47 1.623 8.9247 22.03 0.6903

Disclaimer: NZX and MetService have endeavoured to ensure the correctness of the information; neither NZX, MetService related companies, nor this newspaper, nor any of their respective employees or agents make any representation as to its accuracy or reliability nor will they, to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any loss arising in any way from, or in connection with, errors or omissions in any information provided (including responsibility to any person by reason of negligence). Please note: All products and services are subject to change without notice.

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By Colin WillisCroft

Left – The two areas where space will be available free of charge for LIC customers until January 22.

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The limited release of a pasture management technique that utilises satellite technology is available to some Mid Canterbury farmers.

Livestock Improvement Corporation (LIC) last week launched SPACE (Satellite Pasture and Cover Evaluation), which uses satellite images to measure pasture, sending detailed reports directly to farmers by email.

The new system has the ability to save farmers several hours a week by replacing the current way of measuring, which is done either walking the farm or towing instruments behind a vehicle.

The technology hasn’t previously been commercially viable in New Zealand due to cloud coverage, but LIC’s satellite provider takes daily images to counter the cloud cover problem.

LIC chief executive Wayne McNee said the project is part of LIC’s ongoing commitment to developing products and services that improve productivity and decision-making for farmers.

“The SPACE service provides a game-changing opportunity for farmers to gain an objective assessment of pasture cover, which will result in more informed deci-

Below – LIC chief executive Wayne McNee said the new pasture management system is game-changing.

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“Satellites that pass over daily give us the best chance to provide our farmers a clear image once a week, which is aligned to best practice for pasture measure-

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The satellites will pass over New Zealand daily and when a clear image is taken, a detailed pasture report is sent to the farmer within 24 hours.

Initially SPACE will be available free of charge – from now until

January 22 – to Canterbury farmers who are LIC customers located within two 1000 sq km areas.

One of those areas is south of the Ashburton River, while the other takes in property around Rakaia (see map).

Ron Pellow, executive director

of South Island Dairying Development Centre, which has a farm that has been involved in trialling the new system, said the real opportunity for farmers is to know when pasture supply is going up or down, and to respond accordingly then and there, rather than two weeks later.

“We know there’s a 25 per cent difference in milk production between the best farmers and the average, and most of that is due to pasture management.

“SPACE will provide consistent, frequent data that can help significantly lift milk production from pasture. It could be phenomenal for New Zealand,” Pellow said.

“The technology will also help reduce our environmental footprint as farmers will manage pasture better and therefore maintain production with less need for imported feed.”

Whyte Farming Company claims trophy antler honours Mid Canterbury’s Whyte Farming Company was one of the big winners at last week’s 2017 National Velvet and Trophy Antler Competition in Invercargill.

It cleaned up in the trophy antler sections, taking home the Landcorp Trophy for the overall champion, with a 564 7/8 point, 22.88kg head from its seven-year-old bull Seattle, which also won the non-

typical section for elk/wapiti antler.

The Ashburton Gorge Road -based operation also won the typical elk/wapiti section, as well as the first and second prizes for fallow trophy antler.

The Rupert family of Geraldine claimed the event’s major award, with a 12.14kg head from its stag Axell 1183, winning the PGG

Wrightson Allcomers Trophy for the best velvet in the competition, as well as the open red section.

The Rupert family’s entries also came third in the three-year-old red section and first in the fouryear-old red section. The head from Ronaldo 340, which won the Trish and John Fogarty Deer and Livestock Cup for four-year-old reds, attracted only 19.08 demerit

points – the lowest for any red entry in this year’s competition.

Competition organiser Bruce Paterson said the competition and the awards dinner were successes.

While the number attending the dinner – 180 – was down a little on last year, those who did attend had a great time.

“A feature of this year’s competition was the number and quality

of the three-year and four-yearold red velvet entries. This year we tweaked the scoring formula so that weight contributes a maximum of 35 points.

“This means it doesn’t have such a big influence on the final score … farmers with well-cut entries with very good style now stand a better chance of being successful,” Paterson said.

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MARKET REPORT Dairy As the year draws to a close, the weather moves to a fluctuating phase with now some rain to mix with the very hot days.

The dryland pastures have changed to golden colours and irrigators struggle to replace soil moisture losses in the heat, but last week’s 20mm of rain did boost summer and winter brassica seedlings.

The fine weather has allowed the more mature saved pasture to be made into hay a month earlier than normal.

Advisers are urging managers to do a thorough check of their stock water systems for leaks before summer proper as peak animal demand will test even those with plenty of storage.

Much interest will be taken in this week’s dairy auction as the market seems to be at a crossroads. Buyers are having to decide how much the dry conditions will affect NZ’s supply or will increasing global production allow prices to ease further.

The mycoplasma bovis outbreak took a turn for the worse last week with further outbreaks announced out of South Canterbury and into Southland, Mid Canterbury and even across the strait and into Hawke’s Bay. It appears all had links with the host farms, but some are questioning the efficiency of the NAIT system or how accurately farmers followed this procedure.

The new Minster for MPI threatened to close Cook Strait for cattle movements and has asked officials to look into more transparency to allow neighbours to take precautions of cattle contact from the infected farms.

Lamb More falls in export lamb schedules this week as the dry has created strong demand for killing space for freshly weaned lambs.

Store lamb numbers have lifted in Canterbury saleyards as impending feed shortages have managers destocking lighter animals unable to be finished before summer proper starts.

Prime lamb prices are, however, around $30/head better

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than they were this time last year, which makes the situation more frustrating, not being able to cash in because of the lack of feed.

Present price levels for both lamb and mutton are now close to the minimum price contracts offered by one large processor for the Jan-March period and this will underpin the market for those with feed over the summer.

Wool Last week’s North Island wool auction saw most prices ease again but early fine lambs’ wool was traded over $6/kg and the total passings at this sale remained reasonably low.

The currency has firmed on the back of positive sentiments for the appointment of the new Reserve Bank Governor and the demand for finer hogget types seemed to have dried up and they have fallen back in line with coarser wools.

Beef More easing of beef schedules right across the board this week, some caused by tight killing space, some by a weakening in the US market.

The Chinese and domestic markets have remained strong to underpin prime animal prices, but prospects look softer post Chinese New Year and after the Christmas holiday period.

Prime steers at local saleyards dipped to under $3/kg/lwt for the first time in 12 weeks, as numbers increased and more lower yielding dairy cross animals were offered into the market.

Weaner bulls continue to be traded but prices are easing and buyers are discounting off these types more severely.

Deer Venison prices lifted again to now sit at record levels of $10.80/kg/cwt but reports suggest some price resistance is starting and this could be made worse by the firming currency.

The first stag sale for the province occurred at Peel Forest Estate for maternal breed sires with venison genes; prices peaked at $18,000 and averaged just over $7500/head.

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Source: WSI, NZMerino 727 1,068 727 403 424 302 396 399 267 1,588 1,867 1,588

Local market prices … u GRAINS ($/tonne, delivered Canterbury) free price Wheat, milling,12.5%p 350 350 350 Wheat, feed 370 370 360 Barley, feed 380 380 370

Source: Midlands Grain 300 350 300 280 370 280 290 380 290

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Processor prices … u LAMB ($) including 1kg woolly pelt 15.5 kg YM SI 104.38 17.5 kg YX SI 117.46 19.0 kg YX SI 127.64 21.0 kg YX SI 140.71 Local trade (c/kg) SI 720 (16-22kg) u MUTTON ($) including 0.5kg pelt 21.0 kg MX1 SI 90.82 u BEEF (c/kg) P2 steer SI 515 (270-295kg) M Cow SI 404 (170-195kg) M2 Bull SI 497 (296-320kg) Local trade P2 SI 550 (180-280kg) u VENISON ($/hd) gross AP Hind 50kg SI 525 AP Stag 60kg SI 636 AP Stag 80kg SI 848

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From first sermon to Christmas festivity

By Connor Lysaght

J

ust a little over 200 years ago, on Christmas Day, 1814, Reverend Samuel Marsden conducted what is widely regarded the first formal Christmas sermon in New Zealand’s history.

His was not the first Christian service to take place in New Zealand on Christmas Day. Both the voyages of Abel Tasman in 1642 and James Cook in 1769 celebrated Christmas in New Zealand waters. Tasman’s group feasted on freshly-killed pork from the ship and Cook’s sailors on gannet pie.

In 1769, a Christmas Day service was conducted in Doubtless Bay by Father Paul-Antoine Léonard de Villefeix of the de Surville expedition. It is also likely that other early explorers, who visited New Zealand waters during the summertime, would have conducted similar services to mark this special day.

But Marsden’s sermon is widely regarded as marking the advent of both Christianity and Christmas in New Zealand because he reached a new audience beyond those already wellfamiliar with the tradition.

The man Marsden was born on July 28, 1764, in the town of Farsley, Yorkshire. Educated in both Hull and Cambridge, he easily rose to prominence, eventually becoming a minister of the Church of England.

In 1800 he was appointed head chaplain of New South Wales and gained the reputation of working heroically in the penal colony, although not without controversy.

Marsden was by no means a paradigm of a man, as he gained notoriety for severely punishing his labourers, despite treating others generously.

Among those he treated well were several Maori guests that he entertained at Parramatta, where he lived. Through them, he gained an interest in New Zealand.

New Zealand had at that time become surrounded by stigma following an event known as the Boyd incident, in 1809, where numerous Pakeha and Maori were killed.

Above – The second Church of the Holy Name of Jesus, built in 1882.

Below – The old F. Frost Butcher’s window, proudly displaying some fine carcasses.

Above – St Stephen’s Church, decorated lavishly for celebration.

Left – Samuel Marsden, from the frontispiece of Life and Work of Samuel Marsden.

This delayed, but did not sway Marsden from wanting to mount a mission to New Zealand. He departed on December 17, 1814, arriving in the Bay of Islands on December 22.

Marsden’s assistants and good friends, Ruatara, Hongi and Korokoro, introduced Marsden to the locals, and it was agreed that a service take place on Christmas Day, thereby setting foundations that over the following decades would spread throughout New Zealand.

Ashburton Christmases In many ways, colonisation normalised Christian customs and traditions in New Zealand,

including Christmas.

Ashburton’s first newspaper, The Evening Echo, gives early insight into how Christmas was celebrated.

It records that in 1878 carol singers paraded through the streets until 3am and that services were held in both the Episcopalian and Wesleyan churches.

Otherwise, according to The Evening Echo, the town was so quiet, it would have the “appearance of a Sabbath”, as business was suspended for Christmas.

Many people also absconded to the seaside, or other summer holiday locations – a tradition that’s definitely stuck.

As time goes on, it becomes apparent that as New Zealand developed, Christmas has stayed much the same at its core, while decorative practices and activities have changed a lot.

Throughout the 1880s, Christmas articles from the Ashburton Guardian give insight into how Christmas was celebrated.

Walking through town on Christmas Eve, 1886, you would see every shop displaying their best selection of goods in their windows.

One such example was a display put on by Mr Flower, a confectioner, who had Merry Christmas spelt in split almonds

on toffee, in the window of his store on East Street.

Shop window displays were also embellished with designs made from coloured card, evergreens, and other decorative plants and items, much like today.

Despite all the cheer, there were undoubtedly a few Scrooges, as an editorial written in 1889 ridiculed those “miserable individuals” who do not enjoy Christmas.

From 1900 onwards, Christmas continued to change in little ways, resulting in the familiar holiday people know and love today.

Honouring the Fallen During the period of World War One, 1914 to 1915, many men from the Ashburton District signed up to fight for the Empire against the German army. Many did not return — almost 450 from Ashburton were killed. The first Ashburton men were killed on April 25, 1915 — the first Anzac Day. Ashburton philanthropist and patriot Frederick Ferriman presented a special flag and a flagpole to the families of those men. The Ashburton Museum, with the assistance of the Rotary Club of Ashburton, has erected in front of the museum one of the original Ferriman flagpoles, and on the centennial of the death of each Ashburton soldier will fly a replica flag. This week the Ashburton Museum honours:

December 20: Albert Charles Henry WHITING; December 22: Thomas Gordon John BOUGHTON; December 23: Patrick FLYNN; December 24: Connel Bonar ALLEN, George Edward LENNON; December 28: Robert Grant LOUTTIT; December 29: James Arthur BREMNER.

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RESULTS ■ Bowls MSA Triples Results Skip2ItFlooring Xtra sponsored Ashburton MSA Half Day Triples held Friday 14th December 1st B. Mayson. M. Smallridge P. Collins 3 wins 15 ends 34 points 2nd T. Inwood, T. Caldwell, J. Moffatt 2 wins 15ends 32 points 3rd B. Williams, M. Hill, J. Rush 2 wins 15 ends 27 points.

Ashburton Bowling Club December 14 Dorothy Cup 1st A MacKenzie, P Quinn and H Gray 2 wins 11 ends, 2nd D Prendergast, R Lowe and R Suttie 2 wins 9 ends, 3rd Jo Ryk, R Keeling and W Herriott 2 wins 8 ends December 16 Saturday Rollovers 1st Maurice Wilson, Trevor Watson and Murray Patterson 3 wins 11 ends 26 points December 17 Milson Cup Men’s fours 1st John Argyle, Linton Muir, Chas Cleghorn and Shane Calder 4 wins 25 ends 38 points, 2nd Alex Crawford, Bruce White, Graeme Clarke and Wayne Lloyd 3 wins 23 ends 47 points, 3rd Gavin Eder, Colin Dennis, Dave Muir and Alastair MacKenzie 3 wins 20 ends 44 points

■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club Golf Croquet Interclub Intermediate Grade Waireka Red v Waimate Singles Audrey Leath 7 v Anne McMaster 4; Bev Blair 3 v Dale Munro 7; Eva Kircher 7 v Kay Don 6; Phyllis Reith 7 v Elaine Ryan 2; Audrey Leath 7 v Dale Munro 2; Bev Blair 7 v Anne McMaster 6; Eva Kircher 7 v Elaine Ryan 6; Phyllis Reith 7 v Kay Don 3; Doubles Audrey Leath and Bev Blair 7 v Anne McMaster and Dale Munro 2; Eva Kircher and Phyllis Reith 6 v Kay Don and Elaine Ryan 7; Total games won Waireka Red 8 v Waimate 2; Total points (hoops) Waireka Red 65 v Wainate 46

■ Football English Premier League English Premier League results and standings Bournemouth 0 Liverpool 4 (Coutinho 20, Lovren 26, M Salah 44, Firmino 66), West Bromwich Albion 1 (Barry 77) Manchester United 2 (R Lukaku 27, Lingard 35), Manchester City 4 (Gundogan 14, De Bruyne 70, Sterling 80, 90) Tottenham Hotspur 1 (Eriksen 90+3), Stoke City 0 West Ham 3 (Noble 19 pen, Arnautovic 75, Sakho 86), Brighton & Hove Albion 0 Burnley 0, Chelsea 1 (Alonso 45+3) Southampton 0, Watford 1 (Doucoure 68) Huddersfield Town 4 (Kachunga 6, Mooy 23, 89pen, Depoitre 50) Send-offs: (Deeney 33 - Watford, Hogg 61 - Hudders-

Tuesday, December 19, 2017 field Town), Arsenal 1 (Ozil 23) Newcastle United 0, Leicester City 0 Crystal Palace 3 (Benteke 19, Zaha 40, Sako 90+4) Sendoffs: (Ndidi 61 - Leicester City).

Standings P W D L F A Pts Manchester City 18 17 1 0 56 12 52 Manchester United 18 13 2 3 39 12 41 Chelsea 18 12 2 4 32 14 38 Liverpool 18 9 7 2 38 20 34 Arsenal 18 10 3 5 31 20 33 Burnley 18 9 5 4 16 12 32 Tottenham Hotspur 18 9 4 5 31 18 31 Leicester City 18 7 5 6 27 26 26 Watford 18 6 4 8 27 33 22 Everton 17 6 4 7 21 29 22 Huddersfield Town 18 6 3 9 16 30 21 Southampton 18 4 6 8 17 24 18 Brighton Hove Albion 18 4 6 8 14 23 18 Crystal Palace 18 4 5 9 15 28 17 West Ham 18 4 5 9 17 32 17 Bournemouth 18 4 4 10 15 24 16 Stoke City 18 4 4 10 19 39 16 Newcastle United 18 4 3 11 16 27 15 West Brom Albion 18 2 8 8 13 24 14 Swansea 17 3 3 11 9 22 12 Leading goalscorers 14: Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) 12: Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) 11: Raheem Sterling (Manchester City) 10: Romelu Lukaku (Manchester United), Sergio Aguero (Manchester City) 9: Alvaro Morata (Chelsea), Wayne Rooney (Everton) 8: Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), Gabriel Jesus (Manchester City) 7: Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)

■ Golf Ashburton County Ladies Vets December 15 Game held at Tinwald 3 person Amborse 1st Hilary Ward: Judy Webb: Erin Porter 47.7, 2nd Diana Wellman: Marylou Watson: Naomi Fairfull 50.8, 3rd Mara Kennedy: Barbara Williams: Sue Graham 50.9 on C/B fromVal Cartney: Maree Moore: Heather Robertson 50.9 N.P. No 6 2nd Shot Diana Wellman No 12 Marilyn Bennett 9 Hole Players - Stroke Round: Shirley Young

Ashburton Golf Club December 16 Radius Care Christmas Salvers Winner: Bruce Leighton 92-33=59 and 49 pts and Bev Turton 88-22=66 and 42pts.

Other good scores were: Ian Rive and Tong King43; Mike Holmes 42; Bruce Day, Matt Davis, Richard Leith, Peter Morgan, Greg Fleming and Shane Beavan 41; Wendy Bruce and Bev Chinn 40. All the 40’s and some 39’s have prizes to be collected.

Nearest The Pins: Braided Rivers: Vince Carr; Rothbury Insurance: Daphne Hinton, Allenton Meat Centre: Matt Davis, South Island Seeds: Terry Molloy, Charming Thai (longest putt) Paul Greer.

Twos: Sam Clarke, Daphne Hinton, Shane Beavan, Gordon Crawford, Ian Rive, Paul May, Richard Leith, Bill Hetrick and Adrian Hopwood an Eagle at 7.

Tinwald Golf Club December 14

Twilight Stableford - alternate tees Leading scores in the stableford round with men off the yellow and women off the red tee: -6; Steve McCloy 22, John Smitheram, Phil Hooper 21. 7-10; Lucas McGee 26, Brian Rouse, Richard Hewson 25, Trevor Emery 24, Richie Watson, Kerry Whiting 22, Johnny Moore 21 b/l.

11 plus; Les Hunter 26, Doug Osborn, Mike Sandrey 24, Selwyn Munro 23 b/l.

Women: -14; Bronwyn Flannery 24 b/l Belinda Kirdy 24, Mara Kennedy 23. 15 Plus; Ina Divers 24, Val Cartney 23.

Non-Handicap; Ryan Bell 33 net.

Nearest the pin: # 12 Kirsty McAuliffe.

Two’s: Mara Kennedy, Amanda Gray, Brent Kirdy, Tom Wing, Isaak McDonald.

December 16 Par Leading scores in the Lynn Trophy par round: Men; -18; Wayne Mellish, Kieron Gray, Dave Rush 5 up, Kevin Bishop, Pete Marshall 4 up. 19 plus; Doug Osborn 5 up, Ross Preece, Kevin Turner, Roger Bruce, Lindsay Jackson 4 up b/l. Women;-Leen Bell 6 up, Barb MacGregor 4 up. Nearest the pin: Tinwald Liquorland # 2; Jenny Harrex. Gluyas Ford # 6; Tony Sheppard. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Jason Mactier. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Jacqui Beardsley. Two’s; Wayne Ross, Jacqui Beardsley, Tony Sheppard, Net eagle; # 13 Ross Preece, Barb MacGregor The Lynn Trophy was won by Leen Bell with her 6 up score.

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Tennis December 14 Sunset Doubles Ladies: Go Girls 6 v The Ladies 0, One Hit Wonder 3 v RMF/TP You’ve Been Served 3, Wanna Bees beat Dorie Damsels by default.

Division 1: Double Faults 1½ v Heineken Openers 4½, Serve n Volley 5½ v Lakers ½, Fairton Turkeys 2½ v AFC 3½, Cates Grain & Seed 3 v Coasters 3.

Division 2: Ball Wackers 5 v Carrfields 2 1, Ruapuna 5½ v Golden Flyers ½ , Miss Hits 2 v Winchmore 4, Backspin 1½ v Cream of the Crop 4½, Geraldine 5½ v New Boys ½ Division 3: Read Revellers 3½ v 4 Aces 2½, I’d Hit That 1 v Rough Enough 5, Faultless 5 v What a Racquet 1, Farm & Kitchen 3½ v Willies Wonkers 2½ December 16 A Grade Methven beat Fairton 4 matches to 2 S. Bubb & J. Hill beat R. Cromie & P. Crozier 6-3, 7-6 (7-5), G. Evans & I. Talbot beat W. Edgar & E. Connelly-Whyte 6-2, 6-3, S. Bubb lost to R. Cromie 6-4, 3-6, 0-1 (810), J. Hill beat P. Crozier 6-,4 6-1, G. Evans beat W. Edgar 6-4, 6-4, I. Talbot lost to E. Connelly-Whyte 2-6, 1-6.

Southern beat Tinwald 5 matches to 1: J. Feutz & L. Glendining beat E. Dargue & H. Tawatao 6-3, 6-0, O. McKeown & A. McKeown lost to J. Leslie & J. Jones 3-6, 6-3, 0-1 (5-10), J. Feutz beat E. Dargue 7-6, 6-0, L. Glendining beat H. Tawatao 6-4, 7-5, O. McKeown beat J. Jones 1-6, 6-2, 1-0 (10-4), A. McKeown beat J. Leslie 6-0, 7-6 (7-5).

Hampstead beat Allenton 5 matches to 1:

Canterbury Rams basketballer Gareth Dawson has been banned for four years on doping charges.

It is Dawson’s second anti-doping rule violation, having been suspended for 12 months in 2014. A Sports Tribunal ruling said Dawson had a prohibited substance, higenamine, in a sample taken from him at a National Basketball League game in May this year.

A. Mitchell & M. Kerr lost to B. Looij & C. Brosnahan 3-6, 4-6, M. Thyne & J. Brosnahan beat A. Reid & T. Ravenscroft 6-2, 6-2, A. Mitchell beat C. Brosnahan 6-0, 6-2, M. Kerr beat A. Reid 6-2, 6-3, M. Lucas beat T. Ravenscroft 6-1, 6-1, J. Brosnahan won by default.

A Reserve Methven Gold beat Southern Wakanui 66 games to 50: J. Sheridan & H. Simpson lost to L. Adams & J. Adams 6-7, 6-2, 0-1 (7-10), J. Ermio & G. Newton beat J. Keating & S. Scott 6-2, 6-2, J. Sheridan lost to L. Adams 4-6, 3-6, H. Simpson lost to J. Adams 4-6, 0-6, J. Ermio beat J. Keating 6-1, 6-2, G. Newton beat S. Scott 6-0, 6-0.

Methven Diamonds beat Hampstead Aces 48 games to 43: M. Farrell & S. Fulton lost to O. Bubb & M. Hopkins 2-6, 2-6, V. Talbot & J. Sheridan won by default, M. Farrell lost to O. Bubb 0-6, 0-6, S. Fulton won by default, J. Sheridan lost to M. Hopkins 4-6, 3-6, V. Talbot beat K. Williams 7-6 (73), 6-1.

Hampstead Hillbillies lost to Allenton 6 matches to 0: Z. Aschen & Z. Diedricks lost to J. Parsons & L Moore 0-6, 1-6, A. Pearson & H. Stock lost to C. Collins & I. Cabalse 2-6, 2-6, Z. Aschen lost to J. Parsons 0-6, 0-6, Z. Diedricks lost to L. Moore 0-6, 2-6, A. Pearson lost to C. Collins 0-6, 1-6, H. Stock lost to I. Cabalse 2-6, 206.

Junior A Methven Bronze lost to Allenton Wolves 5 matches to 1: A. Ermio & J. King lost to S. Van Rooyen & D. Gilbert 1-6, A. Cavanagh & S. Furndorfler lost to R. Gray & I. Adam 2-6, A. Ermio lost to S. Van Rooyen 4-9, J. King lost to D. Gilbert 2-9, A. Cavanagh beat R.

Ashburton Guardian 23 Gray 9-6, S. Furndorfler lost to I. Adam 4-9.

Hampstead Eagles beat Southern Spark 5 matches to 1: R. Breen & A. Spooner beat C. O’Connell & C. Brook 6-0, H. Feutz & E. Bessai beat S. Wilson & I. Brook 6-3, R. Breen beat C. O’Connell 9-4, A. Spooner beat C. Brook 9-1, H. Feutz beat S. Wilson 9-0, E. Bessai lost to I. Brook 8-9.

Wakanui beat Methven Silver 4 matches to 2: M. Veix & W. Copland beat E. McSweeney & J. Hydes 6-0, A. Whittaker & F. Veix lost to M. Hydes & B. Giera 6-0, A. Whittaker & F. Veix lost to M. Hydes & B. Giera 3-6, M. Veix beat E. McSweeney 9-3, W. Copland beat B. Giera 9-5, A. Whittaker lost to M. Hydes 1-9, F. Veix beat J. Hydes 9-1.

Junior B Methven Black lost to Tinwald 4 matches to 2: L. Farrell & A. Armour beat D. Burgess & J. Chapman 6-3, R. Giera & C. McSweeney lost to S. Jessep & A. Burgess 4-6, L. Farrell lost to D. Burgess 2-6, A. Armour beat J. Chapman 6-2, R. Giera lost to S. Jessep 4-6, C. McSweeney lost to A. Burgess 1-6.

Southern Slammers beat Methven White 6 matches to 0: S. Henson & L. Jones beat J. Campbell & P. Humm 6-1, F. Fulton & R. Kidd beat E. Watson & N. Quigley 6-1, S. Henson beat J. Campbell 6-1, F. Fulton beat E. Watson 6-3, L. Jones beat N. Quigley 6-2, R. Kidd beat P. Humm 6-5.

Allenton Bears beat Hampstead Pelicans 5 matches to 1: J. Gilbert & A. Parsons beat R. Wall & L. Feutz 6-5, H. Bradford & S. Holland beat J. Bruce & O. Flack 6-1, J. Gilbert beat R. Wall 6-0, H. Bradford lost too L. Feutz 3-6, S. Holland beat J. Bruce 6-4, A. Parsons beat O. Flack 6-1.

Junior C Dorie C beat Methven Red 28 games to 23 D. McBain & M. Keller lost to G. Oates & L. Markillie 1-6, L. Sloper & C. Heneghan lost to N. Cavanagh & J. Oates 4-6, D. McBain beat G. Oates 6-1, M. Keller beat L. Markillie 6-3, L. Sloper lost to N. Cavanagh 5-6, C. Heneghan beat J. Oates 6-1.

Methven Blue beat Hampstead Owls 5 matches to 1: H. Redfern & E. Armour beat J. Carr & I. Wall 6-1, I. Perham & R. Redfern beat R. McKay & L. Watson 6-3, H. Redfern beat J. Carr 6-3, E. Armour beat I. Wall 6-2, I. Perham beat R. McKay 6-5, R. Redfern lost to L. Watson 5-6.

Tinwald Williams lost to Allenton 4 matches to 2: P. Soshnikov & B. Hyde lost to T. Amos & N. Robins 4-6, D. Soshnikov & A. Houston lost to C. Gorton & C. Van Rooyen 1-6, P. Soshnikov beat T. Amos 6-1, B. Hyde lost to N. Robins 3-6, D. Soshnikov lost to C. Gorton 0-6, A. Houston beat C. Van Rooyen 6-1.

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In brief

■ CRICKET

No stressing over Gayle Chris Gayle brings some added firepower, but the Black Caps have plans in place to stamp him out, batsman Tom Latham says.

After being decimated by the Black Caps in their two-match test series earlier in the month, the West Indies will get a boost to their lineup with the selfprofessed World Boss suiting up for their one-day international (ODI) and Twenty20 matches.

Gayle, 38, joins the side for the three-match ODI series, which begins in Whangarei tomorrow, in blazing form after crashing 18 sixes on his way to scoring 146 runs in the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 final.

“We know what a quality player he is and how much of a threat he can be when he gets going so hopefully we can bowl well to him early on,” Latham said.

In ODI cricket, Gayle averages a shade above 37 runs in his 273-match career and against New Zealand he has shown if he gets going he can be hard to stop.

In his last five innings against the Black Caps, dating back to July 2012, Gayle has scored more than 16 runs just twice, but posted scores of 61 and 125 in those two innings.

“We’ll have our plans to bowl to him … we’ve got some good bowlers in our side so hopefully we can contain him,” Latham said.

The 25-year-old Cantabrian is expected to captain the side after the first match of the series, with incumbent captain Kane Williamson being rested.

The New Zealand test opener will also be donning the wicketkeeping gloves and batting in

The Waca pitch debacle is an appalling “embarrassment” for Australian cricket, veteran cricket correspondent Robert Craddock reckons. The cricket scribe’s damning appraisal of the Waca’s failure to protect the wicket from the elements comes as the chances of play resuming continued to deteriorate. Australia were strong favourites, despite the gloomy weather predictions, at stumps on day four, but the home team’s odds of wrapping up the Ashes in Perth have been blown out by the shocking soggy Waca deck. - AAP

Wicket ball ‘lucky’ Black Caps pace bowler Lockie Ferguson believes the so-called ball of the summer was more luck than skill. Australian quick Mitchell Starc bowled England batsman James Vince with an unplayable delivery that struck a crack on the WACA pitch on day four of the Ashes test in Perth. Ferguson says there’s nothing Vince could have done. “In hindsight you can’t really look at a technical deficiency if the ball seamed that much off the crack, so I guess it’s just one of those things.”

- NZME

Root weighed down Self-proclaimed World Boss Chris Gayle will be hoping to continue his recent explosive form. the middle order for the whiteball series.

“There’s a little bit more pressure but it’s great there’s a lot of other guys around the group in terms of the captaincy, lots of senior players that I’m able to lean on.

“Coming in the middle order gives you a little bit more freedom than opening the batting on day one of a test.

“It’s a nice refreshing change and I’m sure the boys are looking

to a big part of white-ball cricket coming up over the next few months.

“It’s just about being a little bit more aggressive and having a few more options to find boundaries.

“I guess in test cricket you can sort of wait a little bit and wait for a bad ball whereas in whiteball cricket you have to be a little bit more proactive and try make them bowl bad balls as opposed to waiting for them.”

And while the Black Caps

seemingly had their way with the West Indian side in the test series, Latham said that his side were under no illusions whatever that the visitors would go down without a fight, despite being without key players Sunil Ambris, Alzarri Joseph and Marlon Samuels.

“They’re a quality side and certainly have a lot of matchwinners, so we’re going to have to play really well to beat them.”

- NZME

Watson weighing up future in the Big Bash Sydney Thunder skipper Shane Watson is unsure if the 201718 Big Bash League season will be his last but is well-placed to make it his best.

The 36-year-old is coming into

Pitch ‘embarrassing’

the third and final year of his contract with the Thunder and is weighing up whether to play on.

After belting an unbeaten century in club cricket just over a week ago, the former test all-

rounder goes into tonight’s season-opener against the Sydney Sixers in form.

Watson smashed 114, including 16 sixes, for Sutherland in a Twenty20 clash, following on

from a mammoth 184 off 151 balls in a grade match in October.

After an injury-plagued 201617, Watson went back to grade cricket to ensure he had runs and confidence under his belt. - AAP

England skipper Joe Root has the weight of the world on his shoulders, and it’s starting to affect his form. That’s the opinion of former Australia skipper Michael Clarke, who says England’s poor form during the current Ashes series has played a key role in Root’s struggles. Root has failed to live up to his lofty standards over the first three tests, scoring 176 runs at an average of 29.33. It’s a far cry from his overall test average of 52.37.

- AAP

Dunk backs bowlers While much is being made of their swashbuckling batting line-up, Ben Dunk is backing his Melbourne Stars bowlers to get the job done in their opening Big Bash League clash with Brisbane. The twotime leading BBL run-scorer left Adelaide to add to an already talent-laden roster at the Stars, which includes Glenn Maxwell, Kevin Pietersen and Luke Wright.

The Heat boast the ‘Bash Brothers’ in Chris Lynn and Brendon McCullum, but Dunk backed his bowlers to contain the duo. - AAP

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In brief Cavs rout Wizards LeBron James has played the first half wearing a pair of shoes – one black, one white – reading “equality” in gold capital letters and finished with 20 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Washington Wizards 106-99. It was the Cavs’ 18th victory in their past 19 NBA games. James had his fourth triple-double in the past five outings while Kevin Love added 25 points and nine rebounds.

- AP

Harris knocked out Kiwi Cody Harris has been knocked out of the darts world championships in London after reaching the main draw yesterday.

Harris booked a spot in the first round after defeating American Willard Bruguie 2-1 in their preliminary match. However he couldn’t advance any further following 3-1 defeat to Englishman Ian White.

- NZME

Crichton leaving Souths

Linton Muir and his Ashburton MSA team-mates were successful in the Milsom Cup Men’s Fours at the Ashburton Bowling Club on Sunday.

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Buderus Freddie’s deputy

■ BOWLS

MSA does best in Milsom Cup

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

Sunday saw bowlers hit the greens at the Ashburton Bowling Club for a special tournament on the local bowling calendar.

Twelve teams contested the Milsom Cup Men’s Fours, which

is the sole men’s only event held in Mid Canterbury during the season.

It was first contested in the 1953-54 season and as such is one of the longest-running bowling tournaments held in the district.

While the event used to bring in around 30 teams, only 12 battled it out on the greens on Sunday.

1st: Linton Muir, John Argyle, Charlie Cleghorn, Shane Calder (Ashburton MSA) – 4 wins, 25 ends, 38 points.

2nd: Alec Crawford, Bruce White, Graeme Clarke, Wayne Lloyd (Allenton) – 3 wins, 23 ends, 47 points.

3rd: Colin Dennis, David Muir, Alastair Mackenzie, Gavin Eder (Ashburton) – 3 wins, 20 ends, 44 points.

■ NETBALL

Southby names extended squad for series Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby has named an extended 14-strong squad for the January Quad Series – but there still wasn’t room for one recent frontline player.

Gina Crampton was the main casualty from yesterday’s naming, with the Steel midcourter and young Magic shooter Monica Falkner the only two members from the wider squad not to make the cut for next month’s tour.

Recently married midcourter Grace Kara (nee Rasmussen) has replaced Crampton in the lineup, joining athletic in-circle defender Phoenix Karaka in making a return after missing October’s Constellation Cup series.

Kara is not the only new name, but familiar face, in the line-up.

The shooting end will feature Maria Folau, nee Tutaia, after the Ferns vice captain wed Austral-

Star NRL backrower Angus Crichton will depart South Sydney at the end of next year when he’s expected to join the Sydney Roosters. The 21-year-old has rejected a three-year contract extension by the Rabbitohs, who conceded he will earn more elsewhere. Crichton spent two years at Souths, playing 22 games in 2017.

- AAP

ian rugby star Israel Folau in the off-season.

Young midcourter Whitney Souness and Jane Watson have secured their spots in the touring party. Dynamic midcourter Souness missed the Australian leg of the Constellation Cup for family reasons and was replaced by defender Watson.

“This is a big tour in terms of the travel with short turnarounds between flying from New Zealand, playing in England and then on to South Africa,” Silver Ferns coach Janine Southby said.

“For that reason we are travelling with 14. This will enable us to continue to develop and build depth and combinations across the squad.

“The Commonwealth Games [in April] is the immediate focus but we’re also mindful the 2019 Netball World Cup is not that far

Maria Folau is a new name in the Silver Ferns’ line-up. away either and the more time we get with our athletes and continuing to fine-tune their readiness and preparation is all part of the bigger picture.’’

After winning the most recent edition of a closely-contested

Netball Quad Series in September, the Silver Ferns can expect an equally challenging tournament as the gap at the top of world netball narrows.

With Commonwealth Games spots up for grabs, the Netball Quad Series presents the last opportunity for players from the Silver Ferns, Australian Diamonds, England Roses and South African Proteas to press their claims ahead of teams being named for the Gold Coast event.

Silver Ferns Squad for Netball Quad Series: Katrina Grant (c), Maria Folau (nee Tutaia) (vc), Kayla Cullen, Temalisi Fakahokotau Shannon Francois, Kelly Jury, Grace Kara (nee Rasmussen), Phoenix Karaka, Bailey Mes, Te Paea Selby-Ricket, Samantha Sinclair, Whitney Souness, Jane Watson, Maia Wilson.

- NZME

Former Blues skipper Danny Buderus has been appointed NSW State of Origin assistant coach only a few weeks after Brad Fittler got the top job. The NSWRL announced Buderus would take on the role as the Blues plot to break the stranglehold of Queensland, who have won 11 of the past 12 Origins. Last month, Fittler was named as coach, replacing Laurie Daley. Buderus and Fittler played alongside each other for NSW between 2002 and 2004.

- AAP

AOC restructured The Australian Olympic Committee has finalised a restructure in response to claims of bullying within the organisation. The AOC has appointed Strath Gordon as head of public affairs and communications in a newlybadged role previously filled by Mike Tancred. Tancred departed as media director in September despite being cleared of workplace bullying allegations.

- AAP

Supermaxis clash again A sailing rivalry between the Black Jack group and the Oatley family, which started almost a decade ago, is enjoying a new lease of life heading into the Sydney Hobart.

Supermaxis Wild Oats XI and Black Jack have raced against each other 11 times this year, with the former edging the line honours six to five. It marked the resumption of a rivalry which first saw the two groups race regularly in boats twothirds the length of their current vessels. Back then, it was Wild Oats X up against an earlier Black Jack. “We raced against each other in 66-footers a few years ago and it was just fantastic racing,” Black Jack’s owner Peter Harburg said.

“It’so good be able to come and compete with them again.” - AAP

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In-form mare chasing black type Peter and Dawn Williams (right) are weighing up their black type options with Caprikosa.

The Byerley Park trainers completed a rewarding weekend when she was successful in Rating 85 company at Ellerslie on Sunday,

24 hours after her stablemate Symphonic won at Te Rapa.

Both horses were ridden by Mark Du Plessis for owners Sarah Green and Ger Beemsterboer, who race under their Barneswood Farm banner.

Caprikosa, who has now won five of her 15 starts, will make her next appearance during the Auckland Christmas carnival.

“We’ll probably go to the Rich Hill Mile now,” Peter Williams said.

M4 Whangarei gallops

“Either that or the Westbury Classic.”

The Alamosa mare finished fifth behind Thee Auld Floozie in the Gr.2 Westbury Classic (1400m) last season, her only previous experience at black type level. - NZME

Today at Ruakaka Raceway

Whangarei RC Venue: Ruakaka Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6 1 1.37pm SUPPORT ST JOHN BREAM BAY $10,000, MAIDEN, 2100m 1 x6466 Shockwave (6) 58.5 ...............J Fawcett (a3) 2 3022 Dragon Storm bh (1) 57 ....................L Innes 3 07645 Blanco Bay h (8) 57......................... S Spratt 4 069 Lake Superior (4) 57 ................. M D Plessis 5 0 Late Notice (5) 57 ...........................A Collett 6 84720 Liz’s Gift (3) 56.5 .................................C Dell 7 8x00 Rising Rose (2) 56.5 ..................M Cameron 8 97x60 The Last Samurai (7) 56.5 ..........T Thornton 2 2.12pm NORTHLAND WASTE $10,000, MDN, 1200m Kwik Stryder (3) 58.5 ..........................C Dell 1 2 Winnie’s Rainbow (4) 58.5 ................L Innes 3 0 Full Service (2) 57 ...........................A Collett 4 3x674 She’stoohottotrot (11) 56.5 5 00x63 Arrivo 56.5.................................... Scratched 6 4 Dalguinn (5) 56.5 .......................G Cooksley 7 Bellinsky 56.5 ............................... Scratched

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8 0698x Deviant Miss (9) 56.5 ..........A Schwerin (a2) 9 709x0 Who’s Queen (7) 56.5 ..............J Nason (a2) 10 3. One Bakerstreet b (12) 55 ........ M D Plessis 11 O’Sam (1) 55................................... S Spratt 12 Tav It Up h (13) 55........................... A Jones 13 Ama Dolce h (10) 55 ...................T Thornton 14 8. Noodles h (6) 55 .............................S Collett 15 2x749 Moses (8) 58.5 3 2.47pm ROCKGAS $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 4x234 Project (15) 58.5 .................................C Dell 2 0x0x7 Memphis Star (9) 58.5 ................T Thornton 3 20 Each Way (7) 57 4 48x Tavlin h (5) 57..................................A Collett 5 Crouching Tiger (4) 57 ...............G Cooksley 6 x607x El Torcido (6) 57 ..............................M Vance 7 0275x Cameo 56.5 ................................. Scratched 8 45x0 Luciana (11) 56.5 ............................ A Jones 9 08x French Lover (10) 56.5 ...............M Cameron 10 000x0 Running Smooth (16) 56.5 .......J Nason (a2) 11 4. Magic Note (13) 55 ................J Fawcett (a3) 12 9x850 Toitoi (14) 55 ................................... S Spratt

13 580x9 Onezerofive (12) 55 ...................D Prastiyou 14 8 Suave Dream (8) 55 .................. R Scott (a3) 15 6x4 Amanjena (1) 55 .............................S Collett 16 Bellinsky 56.5 ............................... Scratched 17 79x Escapologist (3) 55 18 80 Jezibaba (2) 56.5 4 3.22 STEVE HAYWOOD MASTER JEWELLER $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 47x45 Corporate Raider (16) 58.5 ........G Cooksley 2 09 Marc One (8) 58.5 ...............................C Dell 3 62 Transformer (9) 57...........................A Collett 4 6 Overknight 57............................... Scratched 5 5857 Rakau Whero h (4) 57 ..............J Nason (a2) 6 8 Dragon Glass (11) 56.5............. M D Plessis 7 80 Jezibaba (1) 56.5 ........................T Abel (a4) 8 00 Suave Princess (14) 56.5 .......... R Scott (a3) 9 64x65 Bet She Is (6) 55 10 048 Lil’ Roka (18) 55 .............................. S Spratt 11 x65x0 Valetina Vittoria (10) 55 ..............D Prastiyou 12 79x Escapologist (12) 55 ..................M Cameron 13 7x8. Fancy That h (13) 55 ...................T Thornton

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KAKA 6 JAN $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 1524x Major Tom dmh (5) 59 .................T Thornton 2 65279 Cameahotfriday dm (7) 58 .............. S Spratt 3 1. Endowment th (1) 57.5....................A Collett 4 x609x Hardcase d (3) 57.5 ..........................L Innes 5 600x0 Lord Snow (9) 57 ...................... M D Plessis 6 10 Asmahal m (2) 56.5.............................C Dell 7 x00x8 Lady Hass (4) 56.5...................J Nason (a2) 8 0x629 Demelza (8) 56 ..........................M Cameron 9 39x85 Excelleration (6) 55 .........................S Collett Blinkers on: Rising Rose (R1), Suave Princess, Mygigi (R4), Take It Out (R5), Lord Snow (R6) Blinkers off: Noodles (R2), Rakau Whero (R4), Hardcase (R6) Winkers on: Noodles (R2) Pacifiers on: Deviant Miss (R2) SELECTIONS

Race 1: Dragon Storm, Shockwave, Liz’s Gift, Lake Superior Race 2: Tav It Up, One Bakerstreet, Winnie’s Rainbow, Dalguinn Race 3: Project, Amanjena, Tavlin, Each Way, Magic Note Race 4: Transformer, Corporate Raider, Vinorules, William Tell Race 5: Take It Out, Tobi, Slice Of Cake, Hot Saki, Kolaman Race 6: Endowment, Excelleration, Cameahotfriday, Demelza

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 4 3.46 GARRARD’S HORSE AND HOUND C1, 520m 5 55485 Know Dollars 17.63 ........................G Cleeve Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting num- 1 53212 Peekay Shout 30.89 ........................ R Wales 6 57567 Just James 17.43 .......................H Anderton ber: 9 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 2 37257 Culvie Yogi nwtd H & ...........................Taylor 7 77715 Rion King 17.45 .............................. M Grant 11; 12 and 13; 14 and 15 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 3 13121 Opawa Rooster 30.16 J & ...............D Fahey 8 64148 Goldstar Bindi 17.89 S &................. B Evans 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12; 13, 14 and 15 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 4 22556 Goldstar Jagger 31.16 S & .............. B Evans 10 16885 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson 1 2.41pm THE FITZ SPORTS BAR SPRINT C1, 295m 5 56645 Bossy Affair nwtd ......................... L Waretini 6 25446 Goldstar Miley 30.25 S & ................ B Evans 8 5.07pm CLARKSON’S SIGN STUDIO C1, 295m 1 x4285 Cawbourne Leaha 17.61..............C Roberts 7 56435 Classy Witch 31.03 ........................G Cleeve 1 26676 Opawa Poppy 17.47 ........................ R Wales 2 48477 Lots More Cheers 17.73 ........M K Dempsey 8 87584 Arcane Sabre 30.35 M &...................Jopson 2 74488 Adjudicator 17.23 S & ..................... B Evans 3 36267 Homebush Hazel 17.71..........J T McInerney 9 57678 Opawa Hope 31.36 ................J T McInerney 3 71 Feral Kaiaka 17.72 .......................M A Butler 4 84286 Venetia 17.53 ............................... K Cassidy 4 12653 Homebush Austin 17.48 .........J T McInerney 5 77783 Runnin’ Cloggs 17.45 ......................J Tanner 10 17757 Mac Wagger nwtd ..................M K Dempsey 6 55756 Fab Action nwtd S &........................ B Evans 5 4.06 CAROL’S TAB CLENDON INN DASH C1, 295m 5 42568 Koroibete 17.92 ............................... D Voyce 6 51282 Elodea 17.81 .............................R Blackburn 7 25711 Aussie Hoon nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 1 57275 Poetik nwtd S & ............................... B Evans 7 86644 Summer Salt 17.57 ......................K M Grant 8 5871 Mitcham Moody 17.57............... A Bradshaw 2 88622 Elora 17.37................................R Blackburn 8 54325 Verbena 17.52 .............................. K Cassidy 9 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 3 57376 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd ............J T McInerney 9 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 10 58858 Opawa Spirit nwtd ........................... R Wales 4 55558 Hell’s A Coming 17.65.............. A Botherway 10 88677 Aroha nwtd ....................................R Adcock 5 34687 Goldstar Lottie 17.87 S & ................ B Evans 2 3.06pm KOLORFUL KANVAS DASH C1, 295m 6 34881 Miss Dupre 17.39 ............................. B Dann 9 5.26pm CULVIE BOY’S SYNDICATE STKS C1, 520m 1 73784 Goldstar Renee nwtd S & ............... B Evans 7 35886 Homebush Indi 17.55 .............J T McInerney 1 34112 Mulberry Minx nwtd .......................R Adcock 2 74761 Lonely Baxter 17.49 ...............J T McInerney 8 26652 Cathy Maree 17.17.......................... M Grant 2 31361 Goldstar Liberty 30.75 S &.............. B Evans 3 34875 Ready Teddy 17.64 M & ...................... Smith 9 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 3 44343 Goldstar Dodge 30.72 S & .............. B Evans 4 65454 Smash Damage 17.54 .................... M Grant 4 37456 Know Leave 30.90 .........................G Cleeve 5 56434 Gorm The Great 17.71 ................D Kingston 10 76868 Magic Velvet 17.64 ......................D Kingston 5 58885 Behind The Mask nwtd...........J T McInerney 6 38214 Kushka 17.69 H & ...............................Taylor 6 4.26pm ADDINGTON EVENT CENTRE C1, 295m 6 56115 Jinja Stinger 30.78 J & ....................D Fahey 7 55767 Homebush Skip 17.55 ............J T McInerney 1 11784 Chief Doug 17.55 ...................J T McInerney 7 82142 Jacinda 30.72................................... B Dann 8 28223 Hatfield 17.53 ............................R Blackburn 2 2115x Ketchikan Blue 17.44 ........................J Dunn 8 F6488 Pat Bella nwtd ................................. R Wales 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 3 18667 Billy Frost 17.61 .....................M K Dempsey 9 57678 Opawa Hope 31.36 ................J T McInerney 10 87748 Leanne’s Way 17.81 M & ..................Jopson 4 33317 Lisa’s Boy 17.24 ..............................R Casey 10 87747 Opawa Extreme 30.48 .................... R Wales 3 3.27pm CRATE & BARREL HOTEL SPRINT C1, 295m 5 72568 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 6 35857 Kalonga 17.42 S & .......................... B Evans 10 5.43pm COALGATE TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 52748 Senorita Julie 17.60 ...............J T McInerney 7 64137 Rockin’ Robyn nwtd......................... M Grant 2 74532 Wong Answer 17.43 M & ..................Jopson 1 34447 Sozin’s Angel 17.67 ...............J T McInerney 8 65663 Sahara Sam 17.40 H & .......................Taylor 3 63628 Bursar 17.40 ................................ K Cassidy 2 65285 Zorba The Greek 17.26 ................... M Grant 9 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 4 15255 Lavarno 17.72 S & .......................... B Evans 3 55227 Goldstar Bryton nwtd S &................ B Evans 5 58842 Jinja Cream Fizz 17.27 ....................A Joyce 10 58858 Opawa Spirit nwtd ........................... R Wales 4 146x4 Cheese Please nwtd ...........................A Lee 6 52242 Vasterbottenost 17.53 .........................A Lee 7 4.48pm ISLINGTON TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 5 66665 Whose He 17.44 ..............................A Joyce 7 53378 Inky Lord 17.53 ............................S Hindson 6 82332 Fired Up Jed nwtd ............................ B Dann 1 868x6 Homebush Carca nwtd ..........J T McInerney 8 45631 Feral Whanau 17.95 .....................M A Butler 7 24113 Zephaniah 17.45 ....................... A Bradshaw 2 45485 Botany Whisper 17.95 ............J T McInerney 8 28661 Abacus Magic 17.53 .................... L Waretini 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 3 18648 Minalinka 17.67 S & ........................ B Evans 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 10 17687 Ohoka Pheobe 17.64 ................... L Waretini 4 74x15 Sheza Rippa 17.43 J & ...................D Fahey

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 19 Dec 2017 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.00pm (NZT) OGRC WELCOME SPRINT C0, 310m 1 7768 Macey Baxter nwtd ................J T McInerney 2 54727 Goldstar Tasman nwtd S &.............. B Evans 3 5364 Bula Roberts nwtd .......................C Roberts 4 726 Magic Jean Lass nwtd ...........J T McInerney 5 77754 Goldstar Alfie nwtd S & ................... B Evans 6 76 Kowloon Lights nwtd ......................J Guthrie 7 67667 Eyrewell Vienna nwtd ..................... H Cairns 8 7885 Pip Baxter nwtd ......................J T McInerney 9 5 Raylene nwtd ................................R Adcock 10 22486 Homebush Razz nwtd ............J T McInerney 2 12.17pm WWW.GREYHOUNDSASPETS.ORG.NZ C0, 310m 1 65463 Eyrewell Valetta nwtd ..................... H Cairns 2 884 Magic Jess Lass nwtd ............J T McInerney 3 65332 Nicky Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 4 72 Eyrewell Royce nwtd ...................... H Cairns 5 56738 Goldstar Power nwtd S & ................ B Evans 6 8865 Reedy Set Go nwtd ................J T McInerney 7 38434 Homebush Jasper nwtd .........J T McInerney 8 7 Dig Dig Dig nwtd M & ........................Jopson 9 8542T Magic Janet Lass nwtd ..........J T McInerney 10 56825 Tubby Kevie nwtd .........................C Roberts 3 12.35pm GREEN ISLAND BARBER STAKES C0, 545m 1 Mitcham Faye nwtd ................J T McInerney 2 86 Eyrewell Bentley nwtd .................... H Cairns 3 Opawa Purdie nwtd J &...................D Fahey 4 23641 Dusky Brew nwtd S & ..................... B Evans 5 58467 Koputai nwtd ..................................J Guthrie 6 Lord Louie nwtd ............................R Adcock 7 3663 Eyrewell Martin nwtd ...................... H Cairns 8 53548 Classy Baxter nwtd ................J T McInerney

14 9. Mygigi (3) 55 ...................................S Collett 15 209x8 Vinorules (2) 56.5..............................L Innes 16 x6060 Eliz Garden (15) 56.5 17 070x0 William Tell (5) 58.5 18 0 Late Notice 57 .............................. Scratched 19 0x000 All Trumped Up (7) 58.5 20 000x0 Running Smooth (17) 56.5 Emergencies: Vinorules, Eliz Garden, William Tell, Late Notice, All Trumped Up, Running Smooth 5 3.57 CATAPULT PARTNERS CHRISTMAS CRACKER $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 49x70 Slice Of Cake d (7) 59 .......................L Innes 2 66610 Tama Akarana (4) 59 ...............J Nason (a2) 3 x6054 Tobi d (8) 59 ........................................C Dell 4 318x5 Cotes De Bourg m (6) 58.5 .........T Abel (a4) 5 2x600 Rule The World t (9) 58.5 ................S Collett 6 0x523 Take It Out d (1) 58.5 ......................M Vance 7 48x77 Kolaman dm (3) 57.......................... S Spratt 8 50x63 Hot Saki d (2) 56.5 .................... M D Plessis 9 57057 Fort Street Dancer (5) 55 ................A Collett 6 4.37 INTERISLANDER SUMMER FESTIVAL RUA-

10 87748 Leanne’s Way 17.81 M & ..................Jopson

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67218 Europe Who 17.70 .................... A Bradshaw 44774 Goldstar Scooter 17.52 S & ............ B Evans 67156 Know Darling 17.59........................G Cleeve 1 67544 Token Ace 17.26 ............................... J Rush 74445 Greet The Judge 17.27 H & ................Taylor 2 47644 Smash Gator 17.79 ......................... M Grant 67746 Opawa Val nwtd .............................. R Wales 3 3332x Barellen Panther nwtd ..................C Roberts 87464 Kaytee Gibbs 17.74......................K M Grant 4 68835 Sea Spray Elsa 17.47 .................B Freeman 66887 Stormy Sunday 17.50 ............J T McInerney 5 24348 Belfast Delanie 17.59 H & ...................Taylor 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 6 37253 Homebush Patriot nwtd ..........J T McInerney 88677 Aroha nwtd ....................................R Adcock 7 88877 Goldstar Tu Puc 17.50 S & .............. B Evans 8 51888 Tui Style 17.54 M & ............................. Smith 15 7.13pm LIVAMOL DASH C1, 295m 1 46566 Royal Action 17.29 S & ................... B Evans 9 35668 Wake Up Susie nwtd M & .................Jopson 2 57886 Amy Baxter nwtd ....................J T McInerney 10 76868 Magic Velvet 17.64 ......................D Kingston 12 6.18pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH 3 21356 Smash Charger 17.45 ..................... M Grant 4 57x48 Idol Georgie 17.31 ............................ J Rush STAKES C1, 520m 5 56374 Jinja Billy 17.47 ............................ L Waretini 1 32416 Goldstar Chief 30.85 S & ................ B Evans 6 73174 White Not Wong 17.53 M &...............Jopson 2 56121 Full Speed 30.03 .............................. B Dann 7 46878 Goldstar Linkin 17.52 S & ............... B Evans 3 76433 Black Eye Bill nwtd .................M K Dempsey 8 48466 Know Bias 17.75 ............................G Cleeve 4 14742 Gotcha Rocky nwtd ............................C Weir 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman 5 45527 Know Other 31.21 ..........................G Cleeve 6 64857 Homebush Ragna 30.47 ........J T McInerney 10 8877x Renegade Comet nwtd H & ................Taylor 7 42542 Smash Calling 31.56 ....................... M Grant SELECTIONS 8 x8276 Opawa Minstrel 30.39 ..................... R Wales Race 1: Aussie Hoon, Mitcham Moody, Homebush Hazel 9 57678 Opawa Hope 31.36 ................J T McInerney Race 2: Lonely Baxter, Hatfield, Gorm The Great, Smash Damage 10 16578 Secret Indy nwtd ............................. R Wales Race 3: Wong Answer, Vasterbottenost, Bursar, Senorita Julie Race 4: Opawa Rooster, Goldstar Miley, Peekay Shout, Culvie Yogi 13 6.37pm GLENBYRE TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 25466 Kingman 17.39 ................................ M Grant Race 5: Miss Dupre, Elora, Cathy Maree, Homebush Indi, Poetik 2 16427 Say Cheese 17.63...............................A Lee Race 6: Ketchikan Blue, Chief Doug, Kalonga, Billy Frost 3 48768 Rally Sarious nwtd .................J T McInerney Race 7: Sheza Rippa, Rion King, Homebush Carca, Minalinka 4 77167 Treville 17.59 .............................R Blackburn Race 8: Opawa Poppy, Elodea, Feral Kaiaka, Verbena, Koroibete 5 74686 Homebush Scorpio nwtd ........J T McInerney Race 9: Goldstar Liberty, Jacinda, Mulberry Minx, Goldstar Dodge 6 35546 Goldstar Po nwtd S & ...................... B Evans Race 10: Fired Up Jed, Abacus Magic, Cheese Please 7 18825 Distinctive Miss 17.60 ......................A Joyce Race 11: Barellen Panther, Smash Gator, Belfast Delanie 8 26725 Royal Bash 17.32 ............................. B Dann Race 12: Full Speed, Goldstar Chief, Black Eye Bill 9 25578 Scissor Clip nwtd ........................B Freeman Race 13: Say Cheese, Royal Bash, Goldstar Po, Treville 10 16885 Unfounded 17.43 M & .......................Jopson Race 14: Europe Who, Opawa Val, Zabambi, Greet The Judge 14 6.56pm AMBER CLEANING SERVICES SPRINT Race 15: Smash Charger, White Not Wong, Jinja Billy, Royal Action LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd C1, 295m 1 37656 Zabambi 17.62 .................................A Joyce - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

3 65275 Homebush Fued nwtd ............J T McInerney 4 61182 Viktoria Vikkers nwtd ....................C Roberts 5 61174 Amy Bale 33.09............................C Roberts 6 36345 Shift The Blame 33.03............J T McInerney 7 11248 Edge Of Town 33.14......................R Adcock 8 63642 Opawa Cheviot 32.47 S & ............... B Evans Emergencies: 9 37246 Botany Alan 32.81..................J T McInerney 10 37776 Opawa Brad 33.00 J & ....................D Fahey 11 2.54pm PRESIDENT’S STAKES C4/5, 545m 1 74228 Sader Nation 32.84 ........................G Cleeve 2 21457 Opawa Sheldon nwtd ...................... R Wales 3 26F54 Opawa Racer 32.44 ........................ R Wales 4 14322 Tom Tee 32.76...............................R Adcock 5 67166 Epic Dream 32.13 M & ......................Jopson 6 13421 Southern Lights 32.19 .................R Hamilton 7 66541 Penalty Bale 32.65 .......................C Roberts 8 27827 Letron James nwtd .......................C Roberts 9 67714 Sea Fever 32.95 .......................... B I Conner 10 84255 Ohoka Alex nwtd ...........................R Adcock 12 3.12pm MERRY CHRISTMAS DASH C5, 310m 1 21333 Storming Norm 18.20.................. B I Conner 2 32511 Watta Gunn nwtd ..........................R Adcock 3 76111 Wheelchair Norm 18.09 .........J T McInerney 4 81227 NippaOfSambucca 18.63 .......J T McInerney 5 68365 Oppie Bale nwtd...........................C Roberts 6 73226 Express Gunn 18.49 .....................R Adcock 7 36185 Super Bad 18.44 .......................D A Roberts 8 35743 Princely Gold 18.62................J T McInerney 9 25722 Detective Dash 18.75 .............J T McInerney 10 15346 Think Tank 18.85 ....................J T McInerney 13 3.31 RACING AGAIN WEDNESDAY 3RD JANUARY SPRINT C1, 310m 1 25234 Disclaimer nwtd.............................R Adcock 2 65836 Rhinegolde 18.77 ...............................J Allen 3 32222 Homebush Hundy 19.18 ........J T McInerney

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 9 63758 Glass Harpoon nwtd ......................J Guthrie 7 1.46pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR SPRINT C2, 310m 10 67 Sierra Delta nwtd S &...................... B Evans 1 18882 Rand nwtd M & .................................Jopson 4 12.52 BROCKLEBANKS DRY CLEANERS STAKES 2 75521 Homebush Sloan 18.54 .........J T McInerney 3 17413 Opawa Jumper nwtd ....................... R Wales C0, 545m 4 78867 Joey Baxter 18.74 ..................J T McInerney 1 76543 Know Equal nwtd ...........................G Cleeve 5 64583 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney 2 753 Eyrewell Ebony nwtd ...................... H Cairns 6 13434 Flaming Sambuca 18.57 ........J T McInerney 3 33 Four Twenty nwtd ...................J T McInerney 7 57526 Idol Star 18.77................................. R Wales 4 82435 It’s A Must nwtd J &.........................D Fahey 8 48118 Chop Shop 19.09 ...................J T McInerney 5 5455 Extra Salsa nwtd S & ...................... B Evans 9 34145 Know Approval nwtd ......................G Cleeve 6 Watch Levi nwtd .............................J Guthrie 10 61543 Goldstar Scout nwtd S & ................. B Evans 7 75x47 Kim’s My Name nwtd ..................... H Cairns 8 4 Lucky Blair nwtd .............................. R Wales 8 2.04pm BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING C3, 310m 1 63131 Homebush Rufus 18.42 .........J T McInerney 9 87855 Half Pie nwtd S & ............................ B Evans 2 57216 Know Scrutiny 18.58 ......................G Cleeve 10 68 Magic Wilma nwtd ..................J T McInerney 5 1.10 ALL FENCING SOLUTIONS STAKES C1, 545m 3 12131 Sergess 18.66 ........................J T McInerney 4 23512 Star Bucking 18.57.................J T McInerney 1 56754 Dave’s Pick 33.37...................J T McInerney 5 13633 Valyrian Steel 18.83 ...............J T McInerney 2 51213 Darlek Ian 33.48.....................J T McInerney 6 78847 Homebush Miles 18.73 ..........J T McInerney 3 77151 Southern Honey 33.02 ................R Hamilton 7 14348 Smokey Action nwtd S & ................. B Evans 4 51884 Homebush Boden nwtd ..........J T McInerney 8 43212 Know Sweat 18.74 .........................G Cleeve 5 31742 Eyrewell Turbo nwtd ....................... H Cairns 9 71425 Jinja Rules 18.51 ...................J T McInerney 6 31214 Goldstar Ashton nwtd S & ............... B Evans 10 72887 Black Dan 18.86.....................J T McInerney 7 88736 Eyrewell Tango nwtd ...................... H Cairns 8 83635 Zipping Jen 33.25 ....................... B I Conner 9 2.20 ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER STAKES C2, 545m 1 21116 Dream Kay nwtd.............................. R Wales 9 43887 Pukeko Bolt 32.44 ..........................B Healey 2 35174 Know Conclusion 33.74 .................G Cleeve 10 28754 Cosmic Stu 33.20...................J T McInerney 6 1.27pm FORBURY POWDER PUFF SPRINT, 310m 3 86817 Opawa Richie 32.79 ........................ R Wales 4 x3222 Umbridge Bale nwtd.....................C Roberts 1 x3332 Unverified 18.92 .....................J T McInerney 5 22733 Perfect Result nwtd .......................R Adcock 2 74136 Gotcha Penny 18.87 ..............J T McInerney 6 33315 Inter Oblivion 32.89 S & .................. B Evans 3 21756 Zip Zap Zoe 18.92..................J T McInerney 7 22423 Trevor Gibbs nwtd J & .....................D Fahey 4 84421 Epic Fantasy 18.53 M & ....................Jopson 8 51232 Majestic Action 32.85 S & ............... B Evans 5 51136 Debbie Baxter nwtd................J T McInerney 9 54866 Cawbourne Palmer nwtd ..............C Roberts 6 83838 Mamma Rose nwtd .........................R Casey 10 37654 Draxler 33.15 J & ............................D Fahey 7 84855 Idol Eve 18.78 ................................. R Wales 8 71886 Sacred Opera nwtd ........................J Guthrie 10 2.37pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C3, 545m 1 34433 Hard Questions nwtd .....................G Cleeve 9 74578 Terra Bindi 18.97 .............................R Casey 2 11582 Storming Mack 33.03 .................. B I Conner 10 85765 Awesome Annie nwtd.................. B I Conner

34143 Eyrewell Lucy nwtd ........................ H Cairns 31361 Epic Mango nwtd M & .......................Jopson 33217 Mertz 18.90 ............................J T McInerney 37816 Sozin’s Roar nwtd ..................J T McInerney 41238 Sozin’s Fortune nwtd..............J T McInerney 56657 Super Stevie 18.52.......................C Roberts 48487 Knocka Few Back 18.56.................C Healey 14 3.50pm HIP HOP NIGEL - A RISING STAR SPRINT C1, 310m 1 51436 Sozin’s Emperor nwtd ............J T McInerney 2 14282 Rambo 18.86 ................................R Adcock 3 11 Jitterbug Jewel 19.05 ...................C Roberts 4 36241 Zara Daiken nwtd ............................ R Wales 5 16133 Jealous Much 18.80 ...............J T McInerney 6 37371 Uncle Jock 19.12 ..................... P Hammond 7 37253 Homebush Patriot 18.77 ........J T McInerney 8 1F44 Mitcham Reado 18.93 ............J T McInerney 9 67437 Homebush Riley 18.48 ...........J T McInerney 10 77465 No Tinkerbell nwtd .........................J Guthrie SELECTIONS Race 1: Bula Roberts, Macey Baxter, Pip Baxter, Magic Jean Lass Race 2: Dig Dig Dig, Eyrewell Royce, Magic Jess Lass Race 3: Opawa Purdie, Dusky Brew, Mitcham Faye, Eyrewell Martin Race 4: Know Equal, It’s A Must, Lucky Blair, Four Twenty Race 5: Southern Honey, Darlek Ian, Zipping Jen, Eyrewell Turbo Race 6: Gotcha Penny, Debbie Baxter, Epic Fantasy, Zip Zap Zoe Race 7: Opawa Jumper, Rand, Homebush Kelso, Chop Shop Race 8: Homebush Rufus, Sergess, Star Bucking, Know Sweat Race 9: Dream Kay, Perfect Result, Inter Oblivion, Trevor Gibbs Race 10: Hard Questions, Amy Bale, Opawa Cheviot, Storming Mack Race 11: Southern Lights, Tom Tee, Epic Dream, Sea Fever Race 12: Wheelchair Norm, Storming Norm, Express Gunn Race 13: Disclaimer, Mertz, Sozin’s Fortune, Eyrewell Lucy Race 14: Jitterbug Jewel, Homebush Patriot, Sozin’s Emperor 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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■ AUCKLAND CUP

In brief

Fresh approach for Maxim Classy pacer Maxim remains on course for the Auckland Cup in 13 days’ time, despite not having raced since the New Zealand Cup five weeks ago.

A bout of soreness after his unlucky fourth in the $800,000 feature has seen him restricted to mostly swimming and beach work since.

“He seems pretty good; it just took him a week or so get over it,” said trainer Brent Mangos.

“We’ll probably just go in to the Auckland Cup without a run beforehand.”

Going over two miles fresh-up after seven weeks is hardly ideal, but Mangos says Maxim has held his fitness well in the interim.

“He hasn’t lost any fitness.

“He’s been down to the beach a few times, swum in the pool and done a bit of everything.

“I’ll probably take him in to Pukekohe for a couple of good private hit-outs in the next week or so and that should top him off nicely.”

Mangos spent his weekend wondering how his juvenile pacer Smart Fortune could go out paying $19.20 in a five-horse Young Guns heat at Alexandra Park on Friday night.

The Perth-owned son of Art Major led the whole way and won handsomely.

“I couldn’t work that one out.

“He’d won all his trials and, while I know he hadn’t gone any great sort of time, he’d done it well.

“I’m going to give him 10 days off as he had been in work for a fair while.

“We’ll get him back ready to

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Railway start on cards Genuine sprinter Irish Moon may have earned himself another crack at the Gr.1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year’s Day. The eight-year-old won for the 10th time in his career when successful under 58kg at Awapuni on Saturday prompting trainers Ken and Bev Kelso to be consider the Ellerslie feature. “He will get 55kg under the set weights and penalty conditions,” Ken Kelso said. “If he drew an alley he would be a chance. He’s just a good, honest campaigner.”

- NZME

Derby start on the line Persian Empire is closing in on a trip home for next year’s Gr.1 Vodafone New Zealand Derby (2400m). “He’s a nice, progressive horse who ran second at Moonee Valley last time,” said Trent Busuttin, who trains with his partner Natalie Young. “He’s having a freshen-up and there’s a couple of races coming up for him.

“If he wins one that would book his ticket to New Zealand. We could run him at Ellerslie in the Derby Trial a fortnight before the Derby.

“He’s by Savabeel so he will get over a Derby trip and the race is worth a million dollars.”

- NZME

Zabeel start possible PHOTO TRISH DUNELL

Maxim will be taking on the best in the Auckland Cup in a fresh state on December 31. race in February, perhaps in the last Young Guns heat before the final.”

Mangos has a stack of twoyear-olds, many owned by the same Perth family – that of trainer Barry Howlett – as Smart Fortune.

“There are a lot of them there and a few will be ready to trial in

about three weeks. Maybe five or six are ready to roll out and they’re all going ok without one being better than the others.”

Another Howlett-owned horse is three-year-old trotter Storm Cloud, an impressive maiden winner at Alexandra Park last month.

Mangos expects him to be a

horse capable of tackling age group features as the season wears on.

“I’d like to hope he will measure up against the good ones; he seems to have a bit of bottom to him and is a good, strong horse.

“I tipped him out for a bit and he’ll be back trialing in mid-January.”

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Shaune Ritchie has yet to commit Devise to the Gr.1 Cambridge Stud Zabeel Classic (2000m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day. The Cambridge trainer said he will monitor the mare over the next couple of days following her last-start effort for fourth in the Gr.2 Cal Isuzu Stakes (1600m) at Te Rapa. “They were genuine Group One horses that beat her and it was quite a hard run on Saturday, if she’s well that’s where she’ll go. Otherwise the Trentham Stakes will suit her beautifully. ” - NZME

■ JOCKEY BACK ON TRACK

Laking makes a winning comeback to the track Group One-winning rider Jason Laking has made a statement on his former home track of Wingatui where he posted a winning double in what is his comeback season as a professional jockey.

The Ashburton-based rider was successful on Friday aboard the Andrew Carston-trained Frazzle and the Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong-trained Los Cabos.

“It was a pretty good feeling,” Laking said of his first winning rides since his initial retirement from the professional jockey ranks in the 2010-11 season.

“I was lucky the horses were all primed and ready to go.”

He is best known for his association with New Zealand champion three-year-old and dual Group One-winner The Jewel, whose senior trainer Hec Anderton was Laking’s former riding master.

He rode The Jewel to eight of her 11 victories, including the Gr.1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas (1600m) and highlighted her as the best horse he has ridden.

“I probably got her too early (in

my riding career),” Laking said.

“In hindsight it probably would have been better if I got her a little bit later.

“The Dennis boys (owners) were so loyal to me. It is just one of those buzzes that you get once and you always want to try and get it again.”

It is that winning feeling that enticed Larking out of retirement as he found he still had an itch to scratch after riding in a few amateur races in recent years.

“I had finished up because my weight was a bit heavy and Terry Kennedy asked me to ride one for him one day (in an amateur race) because you’re allowed to ride after three years away from being a professional,” he said.

“I kind of wanted to go back because I thought if I ride in an amateur race it might quench the thirst for riding and get it out of my system, but it made it worse and it made me want to come back even more.

“My weight had kind of steadied out a bit. I’ve obviously got a little bit older and changed my eating

Jason Laking gets the best out of Frazzle at Wingatui. habits, not a lot of drinking and that sort of thing, so my weight started to come down a bit so I thought why not give it another go?”

Laking was duly rewarded on Friday, but it hasn’t come without hard work.

He makes the 180km round trip from Ashburton to Riccarton racecourse a couple of times a week to ride work as well as holding down a full-time job at Midlands, a seed company, in Ashburton.

“I drive up to Riccarton from Ashburton two to three days a

week, predominantly for Shane Kennedy and Anna Furlong and I do one or two for Andrew Carston,” Laking said.

“They have got big teams in work and have got a lot of good horses. I have got a full-time job in Ashburton as well, so they work around that which is good.”

Laking said he also owes a lot to Midlands who have been really flexible in allowing him to follow his riding career.

“Chris Green who owns Midlands owns Planet Rock and has a few horses with Peter and Dawn Williams. They let me go to the races and trials and ride work, without them I probably wouldn’t be able to do it.

“To be honest, for a South Island jockey you have got to have a second income because it is hard to make money if you are just riding.”

With three children under the age of five, Laking is being kept very busy, but hopes to continue his winning ways in the saddle and break back into the South Island riding ranks.

- NZME

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CARAVANS, TRAILERS TRADES, SERVICES CARAVAN for sale. English Fleetwood, 2 berth, 14ft with shower and toilet. Full gas oven and hob, gas heater and remote mover. New rego, WOF and electric WOF. Phone 308 6199.

CERAMIC tiles - tile quality guaranteed - Tile Warehouse selection available at Redmonds Furnishing and Flooring, Burnett Street.

COMPUTER PROBLEMS ??

For prompt reliable computer servicing and laser PLANTS, PRODUCE engraving. Contact Kelvin, NEW potatoes, $3 kilo. 2kg KJB Systems Ltd, 4 Ascot $5. Bennett, 22 Melrose Place, Ashburton. Phone 308 Road, Ashburton.

8989. Proudly serving locals for 30 years. Same day service if possible.

Doaky’s discount card Plumbing Ltd SUPERGOLD welcomed.

150 Smithfield Rd, Ashburton doakys@xtra.co.nz 03 307 9028 03 308 1248

Daily Events

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

Phone Chris 027 933 1872 CJs Concrete Pumping Ltd

Beckley Coachlines Programme ◊ DAY TRIP Geraldine - Timaru Caroline Bay December 29 departing 9.30am ◊ CHRISTCHURCH REBUILD Sumner - New Brighton January 3 departing 9.30am ◊ GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFT IDEAS For bookings phone 308 7646

ASHBUTON CLUB & MSA Christmas Stocking Raffle Result 1st 1230 Richard Bensdorp 2nd $100 3133rd Wilkins 3 $100 290 th Sally Early 4 $100 1254 Fletcher Benends 5th $100 2151 Mark Robinson 6th $100 1568 thAndrew Ross 7 $100 2146 Alison Vessey 8th $50 3056 th Jeff Muir 9 $50 3288 Rose Johnston 10th $50 3215 thJanine Lee 11 $50 2664 Shane Calder 12th $50 1542 Jenny nordqvist All prizewinners notified Thank you for your support.

Mid Canterbury Multi Sport Velodrome 6ft Christmas Stocking Raffle Results Winner No 3016 N Tait S.P. No 1157 Shona McGrath S.P. No 2750 Smith Congratulations to winners, also many thanks to all the people who supported our raffle and gave donations.

Thank you.

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December 18 & 19, 2017

Tuesday

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

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

10am METHVEN HERITAGE CENTRE. New Zealand and Agriculture Encounter.

Main Street, Methven.

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

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

1pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON.

Fall prevention strengthening muscles improving balance. Presbyterian Church, Rakaia.

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

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

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

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

Ashburton Club and MSA, Havelock Street.

Wednesday

10am ST STEPHEN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH. Holy Communion. Park Street.

10am MID CANTERBURY LADIES FRIENDSHIP CLUB. Coffee morning, Robert Harris, West St. 10am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB.

Tasmanian doubles, Association croquet. The Domain, Philip Street.

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

1pm WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. Association croquet, mixed doubles. The Domain, Philip Street.

1.15pm ALLENTON CROQUET CLUB. Play Golf or Association Croquet. Allenton Sports Club, Cavendish Street.

1.15pm WAIREKA GOLF CROQUET. (draw) Doubles, The domain, Philip Street.

6pm ASHBURTON MSA PETANQUE CLUB. Practice night for new and experienced players. 115 Racecourse Road.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Walking group meets outside church. 48 Allen’s Road.

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

9.45am WAIREKA CROQUET CLUB. 6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall. 48 Allens Road.

9.30am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Steady as you go exercise group. 48 Allens Road.

Puzzles

www.guardianonline.co.nz Puzzles and horoscopes

Cryptic crossword

Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Simon Shuker’s Code Cracker

WordWheel

ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): It’s all temporary – the mood, the circumstance, the things you want out of this... and yet, it matters. You’ll feel as though you’re defining yourself with the action you take.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): You’ll be looking for ways to do more and need less and you’ll find them.

There’s magic in this pursuit. It will also be quite addicting, especially in the case of doing things for others.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You’ve often had the impression the game is rigged. Today that suspicion comes sneaking again, although this time it seems to be rigged in your favour... so is that going to be a problem?

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): Whether it’s emotional or actual baggage, you’ll be less effective trying to dead lift it on your own. You can handle much more weight with a little strategy. Can it be leveraged? Can it be rolled?

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): An ordeal can be an adventure and an adventure can be an ordeal, and today they’ll be one and the same, depending on how you look at this. It’s easier to approach it brightly when there’s someone to impress.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Trial and error is the only way to learn this complex thing you’ve taken on.

Theoretical knowledge will help, but it can only take you so far. Mastery will be eventual and inevitable.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): You’re great at slipping into the mindset that will serve the moment best.

This is a talent in and of itself – a sign of emotional genius really – and you’ll be able to trade on it for some nice dividends today.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): It’s not important they know everything you mean. It’s better that they don’t. As people fill in the blanks with their own story, they connect with you. Mysteries are opportunities. Voids are invitations.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Nothing and no one stands alone. Organisms, tribes, cultures... from bacteria to trees to animals and people, it’s all working together. As much as you’d like that not to be true today, it still is.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There’s not one bad thing on your to-do list today. You could potentially take pleasure in every activity. The thing is, there are so many of them, and most of them rather pressing. You can do this!

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your day-to-day is slowly morphing into a different pattern. Your style is changing, too. But your values will stay the same. Like a developing child, you will fulfil the potential of what you always were.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): Kindness and self-respect are at the centre of your decision to own your actions. We’re all just learning and in need of both encouragement and correction.

WordBuilder

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How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed. There is at least one fiveletter word.

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CHILDS, Florence Helena (Fid) – On December 17, 2017 passed away peacefully in the care of the Rosebank Staff, Ashburton. Aged 91.

Dearly loved wife of the late Desmond (Des) and loved mother and mother in law of Rae and David Cretney (Melbourne), and Lynda (deceased), loved granny of Andrea and Andrew Brown, Robert and Erika Cretney and a loved “Kiwi great granny” of Elijah, Oscar, Ivy and Esther Brown, Hamish, Liam and Abigail Cretney and a loved Aunty Fid to all her nieces and nephews.

Sadly missed Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. Flowers respectfully declined but donations to the Ashburton St John Ambulance Association would be appreciated and may be left at the service. A service to celebrate Fid’s life will be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton TOMORROW, WEDNESDAY, December 20, commencing at 2.00pm.

Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

HARPER, Elizabeth Margaret Way (DBE) – Suddenly on December 18, 2017 at Ashburton. Aged 80 years. Dearly loved wife of John. Loved mother of the late Paul, Robert, and the late Janet. Loved mother in law of Christine. Loving gran of Sam and Kylie, Tom and Pip, Reuben; Oliver, Henry and Becky, and Helen. Loved great gran of Paige, Liam, Tessa; Jaxon, and Kayla.

Messages to Harper family, PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

No flowers by request, donations to Save the Children would be appreciated and may be left at the service. Elizabeth’s funeral will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on FRIDAY, December 22, commencing at 11.00am. Followed by private interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

Will be greatly missed by many people.

Paterson’s Funeral Services FDANZ Ashburton Ph 307 7433

HUTCHISON, Alan James – On December 14, 2017.

Suddenly at Ashburton Hospital. Aged 82 years. Dearly loved husband of Isabel for 59 years. Loved father and father in law of Alanna and Bruce Wright, and Tony.

Loved Pop of Callum; and Max. Messages to 20A Princes Street, Ashburton 7700. At Alan’s request a private cremation has been held.

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TURTILL, Rita McElrea (nee Smallbone) – 3-11-1910 – 18-12-2017.

Aged 107 years and 45 days.

Loved wife of the late Hubert and loved mother and mother in law of the late Tyrrell, and Judy Glen and Terry Knight, Qld, Australia. Messages to PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740.

The families wish is for a private cremation followed by a memorial service for Rita to be held at our Chapel, cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on JANUARY 10, 2018 commencing at 2.30pm.

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In fond and loving memory of our son and brother who was tragically taken from us on December 19, 2014.

A life well lived In loving memory of a special person.

Paterson’s Funeral Services Thinking of our loved one and remembering today, FDANZ Ashburton A life well lived, Ph 307 7433 Meant so much in each and every way.

Please note all late death Filled with moments notices or notices sent sweet and sad, outside ordinary office hours With smiles and must be emailed to: sometimes tears. deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz With friendships formed to ensure publication. and good times shared, To place a notice during And laughter through office hours please contact the years. us on 03 307 7900 A life that leaves a legacy of for more information joy and pride and pleasure, A loving, lasting memory, Any queries Our grateful hearts please contact will treasure.

0800 ASHBURTON Inserted by his loving family, (0800-274-287) Bernice and Deirdre.

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 16.7 17.3 Max to 4pm 11.8 Minimum 10.4 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.6 16hr to 4pm December to date 42.6 Avg Dec to date 34 2017 to date 907.4 671 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 15 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 37 Time of gust 12:20am

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Wind at 2000m: W 55 km/h, gale 80 km/h by afternoon, SW 50 km/h by evening.

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A front moves away northeast of the North Island, while another front moving up the South Island should reach Cook Strait this evening. Another front moves onto the South Island and lower North Island on Thursday and weakens on Friday.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

MUIR, Arthur John – The family wishes to sincerely thank everyone for their cards, messages, visits, phone calls and flowers following Arthur's sudden passing. Grateful thanks also to the staff of St John Ambulance Services, Ashburton Hospital AAU, Westpac Helicopter Rescue, and Christchurch Hospital ICU South. A special heartfelt thanks to Tara and Brian for their wonderful nursing care.

Please accept this as a personal acknowledgement from us all.

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HARRIS, Dennis – On the fifth anniversary of Dennis Harris – 19-12-2012.

Thinking of you, the day you went away.

Today, like many days brings special thoughts of you, of happy times we shared and caring things you used to do.

And once more, it’s a reminder that life’s road is sometimes rough, because the time we shared just wasn’t long enough.

For you were someone special, who was thought so highly of, who’ll always be remembered with affection, warmth and love.

So, sending thoughts to heaven on the day you went away and hope you know you’re missed, more than words could ever say.

With love, Kevin & Katrina. xxxx

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7am Guess This House 0 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 10am Tipping Point 11am The Chase 0 Noon Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm MasterChef Australia 3 0 2:25 Border Security International 3 0 2:55 Tipping Point – Lucky Stars 0 3:55 Te Karere 2 4:25 Come Dine With Me Daytime The competition is in Belfast, where second to host is flame-haired hairbrush executive Julie.

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

6:30 Sesame Street 0 6:55 Peppa Pig 0 7am SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 7:25 Jamie’s Got Tentacles 3 0 7:35 Ben 10 3 0 7:50 Pokemon Sun And Moon 3 0 8:15 Sofia The First 3 0 8:35 The Lion Guard 3 0 9am Infomercials 10:30 Black-Ish PGR 3 0 11am The Amazing Race 0 Noon Jeremy Kyle PGR 1pm Judge Rinder 2pm M A Cookie Cutter Christmas 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Erin Krakow, David Haydn-Jones, Alan Thicke. 0 3:40 Regular Show 3 0 4pm Lightning Point 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 3 0 5:30 The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 The Middle 3 0

7pm Michael McIntyre’s Very Christmassy Christmas Show PGR 0 8:20 F DNA Detectives Foodie Ray McVinnie and Breakfast host Jack Tame hand over their DNA samples to find out where their roots lie. 0 9:25 F Big Life Fix 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Home And Away Kat’s testimony increases pressure on Robbo; Roo’s diagnosis affects the Stewart family; Raffy and Ryder make a discovery. 0 7:30 F Seven-Year Switch Australia PGR 0 8:40 M Fred Claus PGR 2007 Comedy. 0 10:50 2 Broke Girls AO 0

11:05 Boss AO Kane’s growing infatuation with Mona leads him to become swept up in her desire for the redevelopment of a blighted housing project. 0 12:10 American Crime AO 1am Te Karere 2 1:25 Informercials 5:35 Te Karere 2

11:20 Mike And Molly Christmas Special PGR 0 11:50 Scandal AO 3 1:25 Home And Away 3 0 1:50 Infomercials 2:55 Army Wives PGR 3 0 4:25 Significant Mother AO 3 0 4:45 Baby Daddy 3 0 5:05 Hope And Faith 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

DNA Detectives

8:20pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Four Weddings USA 3 10:55 Masters Of Flip 3 11:50 Snapped PGR 3 12:45 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 1:40 Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles PGR 3 2:40 Killer Couples 3:35 Catfish 3 4:30 Four Weddings USA 5:30 Hoarders 3 6:30 Masters Of Flip 3 7:30 The Great Christmas Light Fight 8:30 Too Young To Marry PGR Jurnee and Don are cut off financially by parents who say they do not have the maturity to marry; Bradley’s mother disrupts his wedding ceremony.

9:30 The Real Housewives Of New Jersey While at Siggy’s retreat, the girls examine their personal problems; Margaret talks about her relationship with her stepchildren; Teresa talks about her resentment towards Joe. 10:30 Intervention Canada AO 3 11:30 Snapped PGR 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

Building the Dream 8:30pm on Choice

THE BOX 6am Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:25 Jeopardy!

PG 6:50 Robot Wars PGV 7:40 Doctor Who PGV 8:30 The Simpsons PG 8:55 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 9:45 Criminal Intent MV 10:40 Hawaii Five-0 MV 11:35 Jeopardy!

PG Noon Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:25 Pawn Stars PG 12:50 Counting Cars PG 1:15 CSI – Miami MV 2pm Raw Live MV 5:15 Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:40 Robot Wars PGV 6:30 Counting Cars PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 CSI – Miami MV 8:30 MacGyver M 9:30 Outsiders 16VLSC 10:30 SVU – Special Victims Unit MV 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

WEDNESDAY

12:20 Robot Wars 1:20 Wheel Of Fortune 1:50 SVU MV 2:40 Pawn Stars PG 3:05 Supernatural 16VS 3:55 MacGyver M 4:45 Outsiders 16VLSC 5:35 Counting Cars PG

THREE

PRIME

6am Infomercials 7am The Biggest Loser – Glory Days 3 8am Minute To Win It Australia 3 9am American Ninja Warrior 3 10am Infomercials 11:30 Entertainment Tonight 3 Noon House Rules PGR 3 1pm M The Nine Lives Of Christmas 2014 Romantic Comedy.

Kimberly Sustad, Brandon Routh.

2:55 Celebrity Name Game PGR 3:20 Sticky TV 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm M Merry Madagascar 3 Animated. When Santa crashes into the island of Madagascar, it leaves him with amnesia, putting Christmas in danger. Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer. 0 5:30 Family Feud Australia 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 0 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:40 Lost And Found AO 3 A Takaka woman returns to Romania to find the mother who gave her away; a former Auckland street kid looks for the son he fathered while living rough. 0 9:40 Beach Cops PGR 0 10:10 Beach Cops PGR 3 10:40 NewsHub Late 11:40 The Blacklist AO 3 Red enlists a task force to locate DJinn, an enigmatic woman who fulfils revenge fantasies. 0 12:40 Infomercials

MAORI

6am Avatar – The Last Airbender 3 6:25 Ben 10 6:50 Codename – Kids Next Door 7:15 Kung Fu Dino Posse 3 7:40 Duck Dodgers 8:05 Johnny Test 3 8:30 Henry Danger 3 8:55 Tiki Tour 0 9:25 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Jeopardy 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 3 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 12:40 Madam Secretary PGR 3 0 1:35 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 2:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 3pm Escape To The Country 3 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 5pm Jeopardy 5:30 Prime News 6pm American Restoration 0 6:30 Pawn Stars 7pm Modern Family PGR 3 0 7:30 The Great British Bake Off Christmas Masterclass 0 8:30 F Brian Johnson’s A Life On The Road PGR 0 9:30 Qi PGR 10:10 60 Minutes PGR 3

11:10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more.

12:10 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 The team presents the best of the day’s sports news.

12:40 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

7:10 The Making Of Jumanji PG 7:20 Take Down 16VLSC 2016 Action Drama. Jeremy Sumpter, Phoebe Tonkin.

9:05 Awkward Sexy People 16VLS 2015 Romantic Comedy.

Sarah Burns, Adam Pally.

10:40 Keeping Up With The Joneses MVLS 2016 Comedy.

Gal Gadot, Jon Hamm.

12:25 People Interview – Eddie Redmayne 1:15 The Girl On The Train 16VLSC 2016 Thriller. Emily Blunt, Justin Theroux. 3:05 Life 16VLC 2017 Thriller. Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal. 4:45 The Bounce Back MLSC 2016 Romance. Shemar Moore, Nadine Velazquez.

6:30 Inferno MVL 2017 Thriller. Tom Hanks, Felicity Jones. 8:30 Bad Neighbours 2 – Sorority Rising 16VLSC 2016 Comedy.

Just as they are settling into their newly peaceful neighbourhood, Mac and Kelly learn their sweet, female neighbours are worse than the last lot. Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron.

10:05 Nerve MC 2016 Adventure. Emma Roberts, Dave Franco.

11:40 Magellan PG 2017 Sci-fi. WEDNESDAY 1:25 Inferno MVL 2017 Thriller. 3:25 Bad Neighbours 2 – Sorority Rising 16VLSC 2016 Comedy.

4:55 Nerve MC 2016 Adventure.

7:15 Black Hawk Down 16V 2001 Action. Ewan McGregor, Josh Hartnett. 9:35 Friends With Benefits 16LS 2011 Comedy. Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis. 11:25 Man On A Ledge MVL 2012 Thriller. Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks. 1:05 Friday The 13th 16VLS 2009 Horror. Jared Padalecki, Danielle Panabaker. 2:40 Hall Pass 16LS 2011 Comedy.

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis.

4:25 Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 6:55 The Banger Sisters MLS 2001 Comedy Drama.

Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn.

8:30 Flight 16LS 2012 Thriller.

An airline pilot saves almost all the passengers on his malfunctioning airliner that crashed, but an investigation reveals something troubling.

Denzel Washington, Nadine Velazquez, Don Cheadle.

10:50 Red Riding Hood MVS 2011 Fantasy.

Amanda Seyfried, Gary Oldman.

WEDNESDAY 12:30 Mr Bean’s Holiday PGC 2007 Comedy. Rowan Atkinson.

2am Gladiator MV 2000 Action. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 4:30 Nothing But Trailers M 4:45 Flight 16LS 2012 Thriller.

CHOICE

6:30 Waiata Mai 3 6:40 Dora Matatoa 2 7am Miharo 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 7:40 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 8am Morena 3 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Korero Mai 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Tradition On A Plate 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Marae Kai Masters 3 Noon Total Combat PGR 3 12:30 Find Me A Maori Bride 3 1pm Kapa Haka – Behind The Faces 1:30 Kapa Haka Regionals 2016 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3 3:10 Dora Matatoa 2 3:30 Miharo 2 4pm Pukana 3 2 4:10 SpongeBob Tarau Porowha 3 2 4:30 Whanau Living 3 5pm Tagata Pasifika 5:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Te Kaea 2 7pm Paepae 3 7:30 Whanau Kai 3 8pm Funny Whare PGR 3 8:30 M Fahrenheit 9/11 AO 2004 Documentary. An examination of the Bush administration’s actions after the events of 9/11.

10:45 Te Kaea 3 2

11:15 Koroua 3 A series of conversations profiling some of the last remaining Maori male elders, focusing on the transition of Maori from before urbanisation to the present day.

11:45 Closedown

SKY SPORT 1 6am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Perth Wildcats v Brisbane Bullets. 8am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Sydney Kings v Cairns Taipans.

10am Basketball – NBL (RPL) Illawarra Hawks v Melbourne United. Noon Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 12:30 Sky Sports News UK 1pm Darts – World Championship Show 2pm Football – A-League (HLS) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix. 2:30 Sky Sports News UK 3pm Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 3:30 Darts – World Championship (RPL) Day Five.

7pm Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Knights v Aces.

From Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui.

7:30 Cricket – Super Smash (HLS) Volts v Firebirds.

8pm Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third ODI. 8:30 The Cricket Show 9pm Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five.

9:45 L Cricket – Big Bash Sydney Thunder v Sydney Sixers.

WEDNESDAY

1:30 The Cricket Show 2am Cricket – Super Smash (RPL) Otago Volts v Wellington Firebirds. 5:30 Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third ODI.

0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1

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6am Antiques Roadshow Detectives 6:30 Treasures Decoded 7:30 Love Nature – Secrets Of Wild Australia 8:30 American Pickers 9:30 River Cottage Christmas 10:30 Tribal Bootcamp 11:30 Getaway Noon Treasures Decoded 1pm Dan Cruickshank’s Warsaw 2pm Ancient Egypt – Life And Death In The Valley Of The Kings PGR 3pm Wildlife SOS 3:30 Love Nature – Tales From Zambia 4:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic And Unwrapped 5pm Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 5:30 Cash Cowboys 6:30 Brother v Brother 7:30 Restoration Man George Clarke helps save a forgotten church with an ambitious couple looking for the perfect place to call home.

8:30 Building The Dream Charlie Luxton travels Britain helping couples build their dream homes.

9:30 Big House, Little House 10:30 Cash Cowboys 11:30 Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic And Unwrapped Midnight Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes 12:30 Antiques Roadshow Detectives 1am Brother v Brother 2am Love Nature – Tales From Zambia 3am Getaway 3:30 Wildlife SOS 4am Restoration Man 5am Building The Dream

SKY SPORT 2 6am Football – W-League (RPL) Brisbane Roar FC v Melbourne City FC. 8am Football – A-League (HLS) Perth Glory v Wellington Phoenix. 8:30 Volvo Ocean Race (HLS) Leg Two. 9am The Cricket Show 9:30 Cricket – International (HLS) Australia v England – Third Test, Day Five. 10am Cricket – International (HLS) India v Sri Lanka – Third ODI. 10:30 Fox Sports News 11am Cycling – UCI Cyclo Cross World Cup (RPL) Noon Squash – PSA Tour (RPL) AJ Bell Final.

2:30 Motorsport – Asian Le Mans Series (HLS) 3:30 New Zealand Rugby Awards (HLS) 5pm Squash – PSA Tour (HLS) AJ Bell.

6pm Basketball – NBL (HLS) NZ Breakers v Adelaide 36ers.

6:30 UFC Now 7:30 Rugby – Condor World Schools Sevens (HLS) 9pm Fox Sports News 9:30 World Darts Championship Show 10:30 Football – A-League (RPL) Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United.

WEDNESDAY

12:30 ISPS Handa Premiership Highlight Show 1am A-League Hour 2am World Darts Championship Show 3am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) Thunder v Sixers.

3:30 Squash – PSA Tour (RPL) AJ Bell Final.

19Dec17

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 MythBusters PG Crash and Burn. 9:10 Alaska – The Last Frontier M Under the Knife. 10am Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the 1980s in a 1968 Coronet. 10:50 Diesel Brothers PG Hell Camino.

11:40 Evil Lives Here M My Brother, the Devil.

12:30 Evil Kin M Deadly DNA. 1:20 Shadow Of Doubt M Mergers and Inquisitions.

2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 Auction Hunters PG Off the Deep End. 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Diesel Brothers PG Callout Fallout.

5:40 MythBusters PG MiniMyth Mayhem. 6:35 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the 1980s in a 1968 Coronet. 7:30 Shark Tank PG 8:30 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 9:25 What On Earth? PG Bloody Secret of the Lost City. 10:15 Naked And Afraid M Stone Cold. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M Edge of Madness.

11:55 Shadow Of Doubt M Mergers and Inquisitions.

WEDNESDAY 12:45 Evil Kin M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am Auction Hunters PG 2:25 Alaska – The Last Frontier M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How Do They Do It? PG 5:20 Auction Hunters PG 5:45 Moonshiners M

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Sport Pistons tie team record Reggie Bullock has scored a careerhigh 20 points as the Detroit Pistons tied a franchise record with 17 threepointers in a 114-110 NBA victory over the Orlando Magic. The Pistons have won three in a row after starting December with a seven-game losing streak, to improve to 17-13 and fourth spot in the eastern conference. They almost let it slip away when Orlando went on a 19-0 run late in the fourth, but Detroit held on. Toronto Raptors made it 20 wins for the season in their 108-93 home win over the Sacramento Kings.

Heat re-sign McCullum

Alex Hooper leads the pack up the hill in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Ashburton MSA Liquor Centre Club Championship on Sunday.

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Top honours to Kircher Darrell Kircher made the trip south from Christchurch a worthwhile one on Sunday, securing the title of Tinwald Cycling Club’s open champion for 2017.

With plenty to race for, a good field of riders went to the line in the Tinwald Cycling Club’s Ashburton MSA Liquor Centre Club Championship, 64km mass start event around the Wakanui Beach block.

Kircher and Tony Ward made a break inside the first 25km and built a buffer between them and the chasing bunch.

A concerted effort late in the race saw the chasing bunch pull the break back inside the last 10km, setting up an exciting finish.

It was Kircher however who regrouped and out-kicked the

opposition in the charge to the line to lift the major spoils, riding the distance in 96.40.

Steve Hands charged into second place and also took the senior championship ribbon.

Ward was rewarded for his aggressive ride, securing third place.

Kristine Marriott put together a strong ride to secure the open women’s and veteran 1 titles in a tight battle with second place getter Rachel Thow.

Matt Clough put his multisport talents to the test in securing the U19 title.

Alex Hooper rode strongly in the chasing group to claim the U23 title.

Michael Gallagher was another to find some good form in the last race of the calendar year to lift the men’s vet 1 ribbon.

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Neil Wylie backed up his recent good results by securing vet 3 honours.

Don Morrison showed plenty of fight to put himself into a strong position and in doing so secured the vet 4 club title.

Michelle Davidson stuck to her task to take the women’s vet 2 spoils, with Sarah Hewson lifting the senior women’s ribbon.

Liz Wylie rounded the year out in style by securing the women’s vet 3 honours.

Sealed handicap honours went to Mark Smitheram from Richard Kirwan and Hugh Copland.

The juniors also raced for club titles over 16km. Oliver Davidson built on his improving year on the bike to secure the U17 club championship title, riding the course in 24.16.

Caitlin Titheridge showed a good set of heels in the charge to the line to lift the girls’ U17 championship title, in a tight contest with second place getter Bella Roulston.

Ethan Titheridge had an eyecatching ride to take the U15 title, beating off the challenges from Ashton Stanger and Jack Templeton, who claimed second and third places respectively.

Maddi Lowry continued her good form to lift the girls’ U15 club title, from Paige Kiesanowski and Lily Davidson.

Paige took the sealed handicap spoils from Jack and Lily.

The club will kick off postChristmas racing on January 7 2018, with a 36km handicap event around the Winchmore church block.

Skipper Brendon McCullum will play for the Brisbane Heat for two more seasons after extending his Big Bash League contract. Foundation player McCullum signed the deal on the eve of the T20 league’s seventh edition, with his team’s opening game in Brisbane tomorrow against the Melbourne Stars. The former New Zealand captain has formed a damaging partnership with Chris Lynn, steering the the Heat to last summer’s semi-finals.

Barcelona on song Barcelona have extended their lead at the top of Spain’s La Liga to six points with a 4-0 home win over Deportivo La Coruna. Luis Suarez scored twice and was denied a hat-trick when officials failed to spot his rabona shot had crossed the line before being pawed away by Ruben. Paulinho also bagged a brace, while Lionel Messi missed a penalty and hit the post three times. Suarez was denied when his cheeky close-range effort was not awarded as match officials did not see that it had crossed the line.

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