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Short-term loans ‘not the answer’

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Short-term, high-interest loans are not the answer to digging your way out of debt, a budget advice expert says.

As Christmas and the cost of equipping children for the new school year starts to bite, Ashburton’s Budget Advice service manager Jeanette Molloy said her team were gearing up for a busy period.

Over the past year, she said they had noticed a trend where clients were presenting with a range of complicated factors in their lives that were impacting on their finances.

“The clients we’re seeing are far more complex than in the past; there are now so many other issues involved and that means the role of our advisors is changing too,” she said.

One of the contributors to budget

problems were the loan companies who offered high-interest, short-term loans, Molloy said.

“We’re seeing people with these loans who have no idea how much interest they’re paying.

“It’s in the paperwork but they don’t want to see it, they just see the money as a short-term fix to their problem, but so often those loans get out of control very quickly.”

The key for anyone who was struggling financially was to recognise the problem early on and to seek help while the problem was still relatively small, she said.

“Unfortunately we have become the ambulance at the bottom, the people that people come to when their power is cut off, but the trick is to seek advice and be proactive before things get really complicated.”

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Out-of-control power bills were often the catalyst for a person seeking help from the service. While this usually happened towards the end of winter, the service was currently seeing a number of clients whose power had been cut off in January.

In terms of planning, there was no such thing as a normal client load, rather work seemed to come in surges, she said.

Last year the work load was varied with the Government putting in place more assistance for people on benefits, however, beneficiaries did not make up the bulk of the service’s clients, Molloy said.

With the help of an advisor, it might take time and some hard work, but most people were able to climb their way out of debt, she said.

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■ BUILDING CONSENTS

Building work boosts economy

By Sue NewmaN

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Over the past five years, more than $342 million has been spent on new home construction in the Ashburton District.

For that spend, new home builders put 945 new houses into the district’s housing stocks. Consent numbers for new homes peaked in 2014 at 233 for the year but have steadily declined to hit 157 in 2017 and 162 last year.

Numbers, however, don’t always

correlate to value, said council environmental services group manager Jane Donaldson.

“We seem to be getting more complex homes and bigger homes coming in for consenting,” she said.

The value of home consents peaked in 2015 at $79.466 million.

That value was spread across 216 homes, an average of $370,000 per build. Last year the average value had lifted to $409,000.

The council might have a tough

policy on relocated houses, but over those five years 94 have been resited in the district.

Ashburton was following the national trend of a growth in consents for commercial builds and that would start showing up this year, Donaldson said.

“However, while nationally it seems there’s more commercial and less residential consents, our residential activity hasn’t fallen off, its holding steady while commercial is increasing,” she said.

As timeframes have shortened for older log burners to be replaced with new, low-emission models, 2182 domestic fireplace consents were issued over the past five years. The majority of those, 769, in 2017.

While consent numbers may have climbed in many categories, when it came to milking sheds, last year numbers hit a low, just three. Over the past five years 32 milking shed consents were issued, with numbers peaking

in 2015 at 12. Total value across those years for those consents was $17.613 million.

The total value of work with building consents issued over the past five years was more than $654 million. At $149.45 million, 2014 was the highest consent value year. Last year consents, all up, were valued at $121.59 million.

More than 5000 consents were issued over that period, peaking at 1293 in 2017 and dropping to a low of 687 last year.

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Rachel and Sarah Rickard explore at the Trotts Garden’s open day yesterday.

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Beautiful day for a walk in the garden

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

It has been third time the charm for the Trotts Garden’s open day yesterday after the previous two days had to be postponed due to poor weather.

Chairperson of the Trotts Garden Trust Robin Kilworth was delighted the day was able to go ahead with great weather.

“It has been a busy day and we were so fortunate with the weather after the two postponements,” she said.

“It was a very good crowd as well, I am not very good at estimating but other people were saying between 1500 and 2000 people.

“It is wonderful that people are just able to wander through

and look at everything and spend time here and everybody really appreciates it.”

The trust bought the large garden from Alan and Catherine Trott in late 2017 and since then, largely through the work of volunteers, they have maintained the international garden of significance. The gardens were developed over more than 20 years from a bare paddock.

“It is just great there are a load of people who give their time so people are able to come and look through here for free,” she said.

“There are also a lot of costs that are sponsored and it is great that the community gets behind it and supports something like this. It really makes it all worthwhile.”

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A 26-year-old pregnant woman at the centre of a controversial family of tourists has spoken out about her time in police cells in Hamilton.

Tina Maria Cash is among the group of “holidaymakers from hell” who have made headlines across the world after an incident at Takapuna Beach went viral.

Cash was convicted and ordered to pay $55 in reparation for stolen energy drinks, rope and sunglasses at Hamilton District Court. She has since told Daily Mail Australia she had been vomiting blood while behind bars and had been placed in a cell with a violent criminal.

“I was in a cell with a woman who got 13 years for armed robbery. I told her what I was in for and she burst out laughing,” Cash said.

Police say they are not aware of any issues or complaints relating to this individual’s time in police custody.

“She was held in a cell by herself overnight. Anyone who wishes to make a formal complaint can do so by reporting it to the IPCA” a police spokeswoman said.

Cash reportedly told the Daily Mail she only pleaded guilty to the charges so she could pay the fine and leave.

“Otherwise they were going to keep me in for two weeks and deport me,” Cash said.

She claims the family had been treated with no respect.

“If people come to the UK, they have rights,” she said. “What are our rights here? We have none,” Daily Mail Australia reported her as saying.

Cash also claimed she, and another family member, who was out of heart medication, were too afraid to visit a doctor, Daily Mail Australia reports.

The family said they have been inundated with death threats, sexist slurs and claim a $5000 bounty has been put on the head of their 18-year-old son, Daily Mail Australia reports.

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Hunt for person after altercation

By Sue NewmaN

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When your heart’s in a small community that’s been your home for more than 80 years, putting up your hand for the odd volunteer job or two is no hardship.

And that’s just what John Fleming has done for most of his life. Last time his hand went up he earned himself a job that occupies two or three days of his time most weeks. He doesn’t earn a cent and he couldn’t be happier.

John’s the man who keeps Mayfield’s Domain in top shape. He mows lawns and does whatever odd jobs need doing, but for him the highlight is the people who call in to use its toilets, enjoy a picnic lunch or simply to break their journey along the district’s scenic highway Years ago there was a roster of domain board members to keep the domain tidy but that didn’t always work, John said.

“I was here one day and a Lions club had a group of kids here for a picnic. They played on the football field and the grass was so long they could hardly walk on it so I put my hand up and said I’d do the work.”

Ten years later, the retired farmer, who still does the odd job around the farm, says he’s pretty happy to be working for his community.

“They call me the honorary groundsman. I love doing this and it annoys me when it’s not looking right. I take a pride in it,” he said.

Mayfield’s domain receives plenty of casual visitors and he’s always happy to stop, chat and share his knowledge of the area.

With squash courts, tennis courts, a playcentre, the village hall, rugby fields and a camping area, it’s a busy place, John said.

Today he’s mowing the rugby fields he played on as a knobbly-kneed nine-year-old and keeping the tennis courts where he says he played less

than spectacular tennis, free of weeds.

“I mightn’t have been very good, but I’ve got some fond memories,” he said.

For him the heart of the domain will always be its rifle range.

He fired his first shots as a first year Timaru Boys’ High Student in 1950, went on to win many national titles and today he’s still competing, still setting high standards for others to follow.

Age and a right eye that’s no longer sharp are no deterrent.

John simply added an outrigger scope to his rifle and changed to right hand, left eye shooting.

It hasn’t affected his accuracy or his dedication to the sport.

He’ll often shoot over a twoday weekend and will be heading to Trentham for the national champs where he’ll compete over six distance classes.

“There’s not many of us older blokes left now. I most often get the honour of being the oldest competitor, but I get a lot of fun out of it,” he said.

He’s a keen mentor for newcomers to the sport and is always keen to see youngsters give it a go.

John turns 82 this week and reckons that he’s still fit and competing at the top level might have something to do with hard work in his youth, milking six cows every morning before walking a mile and half to school – rain or shine.

He knows volunteers are thin on the ground in every community, and he knows that like Mayfield most communities run on the goodwill of people who are willing to work for nothing.

“The tricky part is when I kick the bucket, who’ll carry on?”

For now he’s happy to continue rolling his mower onto the trailer, driving down the road to the domain and putting in a few hours work most day. The rewards come in the good comments received from visitors, he said.

Mayfield good sort and regular volunteer John Fleming, keeping things spic and span in the village’s domain.

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Police are still hunting a person of interest after one person was left with critical injuries after an altercation in Invercargill on Saturday.

Emergency services were called to an address in Drury Lane, Grasmere, around 3.30pm where a 26-year-old man had suffered serious head injuries.

He was taken to Southland Hospital, where he remains in a serious but stable condition.

Police are still determining the cause of the victim’s injuries, but said it does not appear that the victim has been shot – despite multiple reports from nearby residents that someone was.

Police are now seeking sightings of a vehicle believed to have been involved in the altercation.

The vehicle was seized by police on Saturday night in Mataura.

It is a 1994 Toyota Etoile, registration CHK625.

Police would like to hear from any members of the public who saw this vehicle either before or after this incident occurred, a statement said.

Earlier on Saturday police, including the armed offenders squad, swarmed to the Invercargill suburb of Grasmere.

Heavily armed police officers cordoned off both sides of Drury Lane between Haywood Street and Bay Road, stopping bystanders and even residents from entering.

Numerous residents spoken to reporter said they had hear a man had been shot in the head.

Ramu McCallum, who was returning from work was one of those stopped from entering the road.

“I didn’t expect to come home to this. It’s pretty crazy.”

Damian Duffy, a resident who lives on Drury Lane, opposite the cordoned off section, said he was about to leave for work when he saw the police cars converging on the shooting scene down the road.

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Living it up in Yorkshire Former Ashburtonians Tony Argyle and his wife Leanne have been trekking around the world lately, with minimum luggage. Tony found a family connection in Yorkshire.

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s part of our travels we decided to spend a little bit of time in Yorkshire, England.

My wife’s family had come from there and as a result she had more cousins than a Kennedy family reunion.

Many people make the mistake of thinking that Yorkshire is full of meandering farmers who start sentences with “Eh Up” and “Trouble at mill” but as the largest county in England its population includes a large urban base through cities such as Bradford, Sheffield and Hull (or as they like to pronounce it ‘ole’ – not to be confused with the Spanish word that means ‘look out an angry bull has just run past you’).

The largest city is Leeds, which depending on your definition of a city, is either England’s third largest metropolis, or an offramp on the motorway from Manchester to Scarborough.

It’s the smaller towns and countryside of Yorkshire that are its most appealing areas. The hub of tourism is York itself, a delightfully pretty city with one of the largest minsters in Europe.

The middle of town includes the remains of many of the original walls and gates that helped protect its medieval citizens from marauding Scots and grey nomad caravanners who think parking a double-wheeler in the middle of town is a good idea – a feat not dissimilar to trying to pass a refrigerator through a toilet seat.

York’s architecture is a walk through 1000 years of building design and its small lanes and alleyways are a must see for anyone visiting the area, but some are not the easiest to navigate.

The Yorkshire countryside is dotted with quaint villages and James Herriot picture postcard settings. One of these was the

In brief Two-car crash Emergency services yesterday responded to a two-car crash on State Highway 25 near Tararu. A Fire and Emergency spokesman said one person had been extracted from a vehicle, while three people were being assessed

by St John. The crash happened about 3pm on the Thames Coast road. Police said three people sustained moderate injuries.

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Large scrub fire Fire crews yesterday battled a large scrub fire measuring 500sqm on a reserve in the Coromandel Peninsula. The fire was on the headlands near the small coastal town of Hahei.

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Christchurch crash One person received serious injuries following a crash in central Christchurch yesterday afternoon. Police were called to the incident around 4.40pm after a car collided with a pole on Bealey Ave, a spokeswoman said. She said another car might have been involved in the incident but was unsure how.

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The local Stapylton Arms, in Wass. village of Wass where we were to spend a week housesitting with Poppy, an adorable 12-year-old black Labrador. The village has only 50 houses although many are hidden behind trees, so it feels even smaller – and of course comes with the compulsory British pub, renowned for its scampi menu.

Staying there was an ideal opportunity to become part of the local community and the chance soon presented itself with the Monday night table tennis social in the village hall. Fancying myself as a bit of a gun I was keen to turn up. Surprisingly the hall was full, with around 15 people all keen to use the two tables.

Afterwards we headed to the local pub for a mandatory drink

and a chance to get to know the villagers.

What was interesting was that most weren’t born and bred in the area, choosing to move to rural Yorkshire from other parts of England to enjoy the quieter life and a more affordable housing market.

For those from London, prices could be as much as half what they would pay if they had stayed in the capital.

England wouldn’t be England without its fair share of ruins and on the edge of the village, visible from our kitchen window, was the remains of an old abbey. First built in the 12 Century. the abbey fell into ruin under King Henry VIII who decided the lead roofs of much of England’s Catholic

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monasteries would be more useful as money in his coffers.

Melting them down wasn’t an issue – his underlings would build a mean fire out of the pews and cloisters. Clearly Henry had no plans to backtrack on his renunciation of Catholicism, although his support base amongst matchstick makers must have gone through the roof (bad pun intended).

Around 400 metres up the road from our house was England’s newest abbey – Stanbrook, completed in 2015 at a cost of over £23 million.

The abbey was home to around 20 nuns – all sworn to silence, probably so they couldn’t express an opinion on the architecture.

To reflect contemporary tastes – and ensure there would be no confusion with the medieval remains that surround much of the landscape – the architect decided to create something that more closely resembles a ski jump at one end of the building which can be just visible from the road.

Critics are divided on the building’s appearance and little is seen of the nuns within society although one of them appears to enjoy her daily jog – including the wearing of her habit while running. Sadly, we didn’t get the chance to witness this divine exercise.

It’s difficult to comprehend why those who, by choice, wish to live a simple life of worship, need over one million pounds spent per person to house them.

The plumbing system must be something else.

Housesitting can provide a wonderful opportunity to enjoy an environment at a more leisurely pace, meet new friends and truly explore an area at a leisurely pace and we certainly plan to do more in the future.

Emergency services were last night searching for a man who went under the water in a swimming hole in Ramarama, south of Auckland. The man was in a swimming hole off Pratts Road, and failed to surface. The incident is believed to have occurred at the Maketu Waterfall. Maketu Waterfall is a popular swimming spot found at the Maketu Pa Cemetery Reserve, roughly a 30-minute drive from Auckland City.

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LimePods on way A new rideshare craze could soon hit the streets in the form of two-seater cars you locate on a cellphone app, hire by the minute, then leave at the nearest carpark once you are done. LimePods are the latest venture from Lime, the company behind the hugely popular e-scooters which have appeared throughout Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. The company plans to seek a licence from the Auckland Council to park the pods in council-controlled spaces. Pods were launched in Seattle late last year.

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Couch fires Police are trawling through CCTV footage to ascertain who started three separate couch fires in Hyde Street yesterday morning. Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Dan Reilly said appliances were sent to Hyde St at 12.22am yesterday morning to extinguish a couch fire in the middle of the street. They were called to the street again at 3.46am and 5.37am to extinguish the same couch, which had been set alight again.

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Winning numbers (in ascending order): 1, 12, 17, 24, 32, 33.

Bonus number: 31.

Powerball winning number: 5.

Strike: 24, 33, 1, 17.

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Canal anglers brave the early morning alpine conditions opposite a salmon farm in the Tekapo Canal Fishery.

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Long wait for news of record-breaking catch Mid Canterbury’s fishing community is abuzz after reports of a potential world record brown trout being caught in the hydro canals near Twizel.

Fish and Game is trying to confirm eyewitness reports of an angler landing a 24.9kg (55 pound) in the Pukaki-Ohau A canal.

A number of anglers from the Ashburton District make regular trips to the canals in search of prize salmon and trout and social media is alight discussing the big catch.

If it is confirmed, it will be a new world record for a brown trout – according to the International Game Fish Association website, the present record is a 19.1kg (42lb 1oz) fish caught in the same canals in 2013.

But Fish and Game Field Officer for the Central South Island region Rhys Adams says the potentially record-breaking monster trout was being kept secret.

“This is an amazing fish and we would love to confirm it but at the moment, the lucky angler is keeping quiet.

“Because of the international significance of the catch, we would like to hear from anyone who has more information or details.”

Fish and Game communications advisor Richard Cosgrove said some details were starting to emerge.

“Witnesses say the fish was landed after a two-and-a-half-hour fight,” he said.

“Once he had the fish landed, the angler wrapped it in his shirt to keep it cool before getting ice from a nearby salmon farm and rushing it to a taxidermist.

“He also got it weighed on certified scales to confirm that this was the fish of a lifetime.

“We have been told the whole story along with photos will emerge once the trout has been mounted.”

The Mackenzie basin hydro canals have a well-deserved reputation in New Zealand and overseas for consistently producing huge trout.

The canals are easy to access, flow through spectacular high country scenery and are open all year round.

But it is the number of huge trout living there which attracts thousands of anglers every year, making the canal network the country’s most popular freshwater sports fishery.

According to Fish and Game’s latest canal harvest survey, anglers made approximately 43,800 daytime visits to the canal fishery during the 2015-2016 season.

The world record for a rainbow trout is a 21.77kg (48lbs) fish caught in Canada in 2009.

Christchurch eye specialist to start clinics in Ashburton Well known Christchurch eye surgeon Dr Sean Every will be offering regular clinics in Ashburton from late January 2019, based at Ashburton Eyecare on Walnut Ave. Dr Every feels there is a growing demand to consult on complex eye conditions in Ashburton.

Dr Every is an experienced cataract and vitreo retinal surgeon treating common retinal conditions including macular degeneration, macular hole, epiretinal membrane, retinal tears and retinal detachment. He has extensive experience as a general ophthalmologist.

The diagnosis and treatment of eye

conditions has become increasingly technology based. Dr Every’s base at Southern Eye Specialists (www.southerneye.co.nz) is the largest group practice in the South Island with the latest diagnostic equipment.

Some conditions may require travel to Christchurch for appropriate investigations but care will be based in Ashburton as much as possible to lessen the transport burden.

Appointments will be available from Wednesday, January 23. Bookings can be made through his secretary on Christchurch 03 281 8362 or by emailing eloise@southerneye.co.nz

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Boo dies from heartbreak

Forensic experts work the area an oil pipeline explosion in Tlahuelilpan, Hidalgo state, Mexico, yesterday.

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The world’s cutest dog and social media sensation, Boo the Pomeranian has died “from heartbreak”, a year after losing his best mate. Boo’s devastated owners shared the news on Facebook, revealing the famous pup started suffering heart problems after his fellow canine friend Buddy died in 2017. The post reads: “With deepest sadness I wanted to share that Boo passed away in his sleep early this morning and has left us to join his best friend, Buddy. Boo showed signs of heart issues. We think his heart literally broke when Buddy left us.” Boo had more than 16 million followers on Facebook and was the subject of his own book titled, Boo: The Life of the World’s Cutest Dog. - AP

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Pipeline blast kills 66 Forensic experts attempted to separate and count charred heaps of corpses in central Mexico at the weekend after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap, killing at least 66 people.

More than 85 other people yesterday were listed as missing as relatives of the deceased and onlookers gathered around the scene of carnage.

Just a few feet from where the pipeline passed through an alfalfa field, the dead seem to have fallen in heaps, perhaps as they stumbled over each other or tried to help one another in the moments after a geyser of gasoline shot into the air on Saturday.

The leak was caused by an illegal pipeline tap in the small town of Tlahuelilpan, about 100km north of Mexico City, according to state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos, or Pemex.

Video footage showed dozens of people in an almost festive atmosphere gathered in a field where a duct had been breached

by fuel thieves. Footage then showed flames shooting high into the air against a night sky and the pipeline ablaze. Screaming people ran from the explosion, some themselves burning and waving their arms.

Lost shoes were scattered around the scorched field, as were plastic jugs and jerry cans that the victims had carried to gather spilling fuel.

The tragedy came just three weeks after new President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador launched an offensive against fuel theft gangs that have drilled dangerous, illegal taps into pipelines an astounding 12,581 times in the first 10 months of 2018, an average of about 42 per day.

In a press conference, Lopez Obrador vowed to continue the fight against the $3 billion-per-year illegal fuel theft industry.

“We are going to eradicate that which not only causes material damages, it is not only what the nation loses by this illegal trade, this black market of fuel, but the

risk, the danger, the loss of human lives,” he said.

He said the attorney general’s office will investigate whether the explosion was intentional — caused by an individual or group — or whether the fireball occurred due to the inherent risk of clandestine fuel extraction.

He also called on townspeople to give testimony not only about the events in Hidalgo state, but about the entire black market chain, including who punctures the pipelines, who informs locals about collecting fuel in containers, and how fuel is then put to personal use or sold.

The war against fuel theft was a theme repeated by people in Tlahuelilpan, which is crossed by pipelines and located just a few miles from a refinery.

“What happened here should serve as an example for the whole nation to unite behind the fight that the president is carrying out against this ill,” said municipal health director Jorge Aguilar Lopez. - AP

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Comedy star dies Comedy actor Windsor Davies, who starred in 1970s hit show It Ain’t Half Hot Mum and starred in New Zealand TV commercials, has died aged 88.

Davies played Sergeant Major Williams in the popular comedy show. He also starred opposite Donald Sinden as Oliver Smallbridge in the long-running ITV sitcom Never The Twain about rival antiques dealers during the 1980s.

Davies, recognisable for his booming voice, also appeared alongside All Blacks coach Alex Wyllie in New Zealand advertisements for Mitre 10 hardware stores in the early 1990s.

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Sister learned of death on the news Noor Maasarwe was watching the news when she realised that her missing sister Aiia had been found dead in Melbourne.

“I [saw] in the news that they found a body. They didn’t say for who it was,” Ms Maasarwe told Nine News yesterday from Israel.

“But it matches all the details. It was on the same road. Everything. I was just praying that it’s not her.

“But then I saw the shoes and her phone ... and I was sure it was her.”

The family initially thought the 21-yearold international student was kidnapped or had fallen while returning home from a comedy show late on Tuesday.

Her body was found the following morning within a kilometre of where she was living in Bundoora.

Hundreds yesterday gathered at the site,

now adorned in flowers and messages.

“There is never going to be a good enough, rational reason that explains why someone would take the life of another person, one full of life, happy and innocently trusting the streets of their community to walk home and end up the way poor Aiia has,” a social media post for the event read.

“We ask everyone to ensure they come with a peaceful mindset, this is not a march, but a peaceful gathering to ensure the message to those who insist on behaving with such disregard and disrespect for others is not acceptable.”

The event was one of several organised in memory of Ms Maasarwe, a Palestinian Arab of Israeli citizenship.

Overnight, about 1000 people gathered outside a mosque in Israel on Saturday

calling for the quick return of Ms Maasarwe’s body.

“The Land Wants Aiia Back,” read some of the placards, while others called for an end to violence against women across the globe. They chanted “we need Aiia home,” “we are all Aiia’s sister’s, Aiia is the daughter of all of us.”

Ms Masaarwe’s body remains with the Victorian coroner. A Victorian government spokesperson said the coroner was working as “quickly as possible”.

“We understand how important it is to the family for Aiia to go home,” they said.

Aspiring rapper Codey Herrmann, 20, faced Melbourne Magistrates Court on Saturday charged of rape and murder.

The homeless man has been remanded to reappear in the same court today.

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JT visits hospital Justin Timberlake pulled some sunshine from his pocket for the patients at a Texas children’s hospital. Timberlake took a break from his Man of the Woods tour to pop in and pose for pictures with the young patients at Methodist Children’s Hospital in San Antonio. A video of the kids was widely shared all week, with many in their hospital beds as they danced to Timberlake’s hit Can’t Stop The Feeling with its refrain of “got some sunshine in my pocket”. The kids held up signs that read “JT See me!” and JT obliged.

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■ ASHBURTON ART GALLERY

First exhibition for 2019

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Timaru artist Sandra Hussey presented the first event on the Ashburton Art Gallery’s calendar for 2019, which opened yesterday.

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The Ashburton Art Gallery’s first exhibition for the year is open.

Fluid Scapes, a solo exhibition by Timaru artist Sandra Hussey, will be on display for around five weeks at the gallery.

The exhibition contains five large works and one medium sized work which are an extension of the work that she completed for her masters in fine arts.

Hussey spent several years as a bookseller in the United Kingdom before returning to New Zealand in the early 2000s to focus on her artistic career.

“I usually have several going at the same time,” she said.

“I start by pouring paint on to the canvas and then I pour other acrylic paints on to things like glass and plastic and peel them off to make paint skins and put them together.”

The technique includes a variety of skills and is a shift away from traditional painting, exploring more of the physical side of paint through collage and other skills.

For this exhibition Hussey said she has drawn to a palette inspired by the New Zealand landscape and waterways.

The event opened yesterday, and will remain open until February 22, with free entry.

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Circus set to dazzle On its fifth tour of New Zealand, Zirka Circus is set to dazzle audiences with its new show, La Unica, which opens in Ashburton this week.

Performers will be setting up their big tent at the Ashburton Domain in preparation for opening on Wednesday, with a 7pm show.

Promoters say the international artistes will perform tricks that

will have audiences “stunned and dazzled” long after the show has finished.

“The talent, beauty and strength of the acrobats will leave you speechless as you watch them perform acts that are simply exquisite.”

Thursday, Friday and Saturday will see sows at 2pm and 7pm, with the final show on Sunday at 1pm.

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ARTS DIARY ■ Finishes today: Ashburton Society of Arts watercolour class

by Amanda Brett at Short Street Studio.

■ January 20 – Fluid Scape exhibition opens, featuring works from Sandra Hussey, at the Ashburton Art Gallery, artist talk 2pm.

■ January 23-27 – Zirka Circus, Ashburton Domain. New Zealand’s premium circus is proud to bring you its 5th tour La Unica and it’s more spectacular than ever.

■ February 3 – On the Road, Arts On Tour sends Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood around the country in the AOTNZ van, open hat with wine and cheese at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

Bookings required.

■ February 16 – Twilight In the Vines, CharRees Vineyard, 22 Laings Road, Ashburton, 4pm– 9pm.

■ February 17 – Sofia Talvik – Americana/Folk. Sofia Talviks is an Americana/Folk musician and her music has a special tint of her Scandinavian heritage.

Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm.

■ March 18 – Tutus on Tour, Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 6.30pm.

■ March 19 – Mockingbird, Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm. Based on the true stories of four generations of women and their devilish alter egos, Mockingbird is a tonguein-cheek portrayal of postnatal distress, which affects approximately one in seven women and many men every year.

■ April 7 – Get Coloured by CainInspire Colour Fun Run, April 7 10am-noon, Lake Hood.

■ April 15 – Cats the musical at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30-10pm.

■ May 1 – The Adele and Amy Songbook tribute band. Ashburton Trust Event Centre.

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■ May 24–June 1: Sister Act! Variety Theatre of Ashburton.

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Comedians Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood hit the road next month for a tour of New Zealand performance venues.

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Kiwi comedy couple Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood will perform in an open hat show at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on February 3.

Touring around the country in the Arts on Tour NZ (AOTNZ) van, the comedy couple are kicking off 2019 with a performance billed as “impudent, irreverent, uplifting fun”.

A’Court enjoyed huge success when she toured Stuff I Forgot to Tell My Daughter with AOTNZ in 2016. This time it will be stuff the couple tell each other.

Regular guests on Radio New Zealand’s The Panel, A’Court and Elwood also feature on television shows such as 7 Days and The Project, while their co-written weekly column for the Christchurch Post features on stuff.co.nz Insightful as well as outrageously entertaining, they’ve appeared at festivals around the world, from Adelaide to Edinburgh, and are regulars at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival.

The Ashburton show will be at 2.30pm, with wine and cheese.

Pre-bookings are required.

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Power to the scooters L

ime scooter fever has swept New Zealand, and it even made a stop to little old Ashburton this week after a few rogue Limes made their way in to the centre of Ashburton.

This journalist might have taken one for the team and tested them to see if they worked (see photo, right), and they sure did, giving me a bit of an idea.

Ashburton is at an awkward middle ground where a lot of people drive everywhere, a trip that never ends up being longer than five minutes, but covering distances that most people perceive to be too far to cover on foot.

We are a long way off requiring any form of traditional council operating public transport like buses, but why not something a

bit less traditional?

Park up few electric scooter stations throughout the CBD, one or two in Tinwald, one up at the Allenton shopping centre and one down at the Netherby shops.

There are already technologies out there to support ride sharing schemes like this, it would just take a bit of planning.

Organisations like Lime and Onzo are bringing electric transport out to the masses, so why could a council not run it as a business either?

There are always going to be drawbacks to take into consideration of course.

Through the CBD the footpaths are not particularly wide and do get a fair bit of foot traffic, which could easily lead to accidents.

It could also represent an opportunity, so why not try and incorporate the scooters in to the streets?

There has been talk of closing East Street to cars and keeping it for foot traffic for a while now to kick some life back into the CBD, so why not bring an alternative transport method with it.

Vandals will always be an issue, but a simple bit of CCTV and a well lit area for the stations and a bit of perseverance, the vandals would soon get bored and not bother.

Proper rules will have to be put in place around their use of course, and safety concerns around helmets and capping the speeds of the scooters would need to be investigated.

There will of course be a cost involved as well, but it will bring its own revenue stream, and would be able to be used by anybody.

It is a very rough idea, but getting people out of their polluting cars and giving people a different opportunity to get around town, why not?

base in Khe Sanh, South Vietnam, in a siege lasting 11 weeks In 1998, Pope John Paul II began a historic pilgrimage to Cuba.

In 2003, The Census Bureau announced that Hispanics had surpassed blacks as America’s largest minority group.

Ten years ago: In a whirlwind first full day in office, President Barack Obama showcased efforts to revive the economy, summoned top military officials to chart a new course in Iraq and eased into the daunting

thicket of Middle East diplomacy.

The Senate confirmed Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state.

Five years ago: Former Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell, once viewed as a rising star in the GOP, and his wife, Maureen, were indicted on federal corruption charges; the couple denied wrongdoing. (A jury in September 2014 convicted the McDonnells of doing favors for former Star Scientific CEO Jonnie Williams in exchange for more than $165,000 in low-interest

loans and gifts. Their convictions were later overturned as the US Supreme Court narrowed the definition of public corruption.)

One year ago: Security forces in Afghanistan brought an end to an overnight siege by Taliban militants at the Intercontinental Hotel in Kabul; four American citizens were among 22 people killed in the 13-hour attack.

Today’s birthdays: World Golf Hall of Famer Jack Nicklaus is 79.

Opera singer-conductor Placido Domingo is 78. Singer Mac Davis is 77. Actress Jill Eikenberry is 72.

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, January 21, the 21st day of 2019. There are 344 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 21, 1977, on his first full day in office, President Jimmy Carter pardoned almost all Vietnam War draft evaders.

On this date: In 1793, during the French Revolution, King Louis XVI, condemned for treason, was executed on the guillotine. in 1889, ‘Professor’ Thomas Baldwin descended by parachute from a balloon floating high above South Dunedin. The American acrobat had worked up a circus act using a trapeze and a hot-air balloon before making his first parachute jump a few years earlier, and subsequently toured the world as a paid entertainer. nzhistory.govt.nz In 1908, New York City’s Board of Aldermen passed an ordinance prohibiting women from smoking in public establishments (the measure was vetoed by Mayor George B. McClellan Jr, but not before one woman, Katie Mulcahey, was jailed overnight for refusing to pay a fine).

In 1924, Russian revolutionary Vladimir Lenin died at age 53.

In 1954, the first atomic submarine, the USS Nautilus, was launched at Groton, Connecticut (however, the Nautilus did not make its first nuclear-powered run until nearly a year later).

In 1958, Charles Starkweather, 19, killed three relatives of his 14-year-old girlfriend, Caril Ann Fugate, at her family’s home in Lincoln, Nebraska. Starkweather and Fugate went on a road trip which resulted in seven more slayings; Starkweather was eventually executed while Fugate spent 17 years in prison despite maintaining she was a hostage, not an accomplice.

In 1968, the North Vietnamese Army launched a full-scale assault against the US combat

Country musician Jim Ibbotson is 72. Singer-songwriter Billy Ocean is 69. Actress Geena Davis is 63.

Rock DJ Chris Kilmore (Incubus) is 46. Actor Vincent Laresca is 45. Singer Emma Bunton (Spice Girls) is 43. Actor Jerry Trainor is 42. Country singer Phil Stacey is 41. Rhythm-and-blues singer Nokio (Dru Hill) is 40.

Thought for today: “The road to ruin is always in good repair, and the travellers pay the expense of it.” — Josh Billings (Henry Wheeler Shaw), American humorist (1818-1885).

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feel disappointed when I hear comments painting climate change as a partisan issue, with Labour and the Greens in one corner, and National in the other.

National has a strong track record on climate issues. Under our leadership, emissions stabilised and then reduced by 2 per cent.

Emissions are lower now than they were in 2008. This is compared to a 27 per cent increase between 1990 and 2006.

National increased our renewable electricity generation from 65 per cent to 85 per cent and implemented a world-class Emissions Trading Scheme that covers more sectors and gases than the European ETS does. We were also the party that signed New Zealand up to the Paris Agreement in 2015.

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The key difference in policy has been the Labour Government’s ban on oil and gas exploration – a change of direction that the National Party continues to oppose vigorously.

This decision was pure politics with the Government’s own officials advising that the ban would cost our economy billions of dollars and likely lead to an increase in global emissions.

We are in favour of a more level-headed approach. Our Climate Change Spokesperson Todd Muller has been working behind the scenes with Climate Change Minister James Shaw negotiating a framework for an Independent Climate Change Commission.

Our aim is to take the politics out of this long-term issue and guide the response of successive future governments.

Admittedly bi-partisanship is not always easy, but to date we have been negotiating in good faith, working towards a framework that all parties can live with.

While getting the framework right is an important step, we also need to move rapidly to the difficult task of driving down our emissions.

As a geographically remote, export-reliant country, we have a hard road ahead of us.

It is absolutely critical that we adapt but not at a pace that puts our economy at a competitive disadvantage with the rest of the world.

Modelling provided to the Minister for Climate Change by NZIER indicated that achieving an all-gases zero emissions target by 2050 would reduce New Zealand wages by 60 per cent and GDP by 40 per cent.

This may be palatable to some activists, but I doubt the ma-

jority of New Zealanders would agree.

When our emissions account for 0.17 per cent of total global emissions, leadership isn’t being first, fast and famous.

Leadership is taking what we already do well, and doing it even better over time by investing in innovation and technology.

While all parties are working together to support New Zealand playing its part on climate change, we can’t ignore the reality that, ultimately, it will be decisions made in Washington, Beijing, Moscow and New Delhi – not Wellington – that will determine the level of warming we will see over coming centuries.

Future generations will thank us for working with, and at the pace of, global partners.

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■ COOK ISLANDS

The fabulous view towards the lagoon from the Little Polynesian Resort.

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hat I’ve always found extra enchanting about Rarotonga is the irrepressible sense of effortlessness the island unfurls upon you.

There are no unwieldly transfers between the airport and your place of stay, no language barriers, no foreign currency transactions required ... it’s paradise made easy.

Sun-splashed South Pacific escapes are all the more rewarding when they are hassle-free, writes Mike Yardley.

Even the dogs are friendly.

On my latest foray to the Cook Islands, my beachfront base in Rarotonga was the Little Polynesian Resort. Located on the south coast in Titikaveka, you

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won’t be competing with fellow travellers for towel space on the ivory-coloured sands of Raina Beach.

Away from the crowds of Muri, but still close enough to soak

up the tourist honey-pot’s top draws, “the Little Poly” as it’s affectionately called is my idea of blissed-out boutique seclusion, with all the creature comforts you’d expect from a highly decorated resort.

My absolute beachfront bungalow was a triumph of Rarotongan character, contemporary style and ultra-comfort.

Sophisticated, split level and with elegant high ceilings, there’s huge timber beams throughout, polished mahogany floors and white-washed walls.

The cadence and colour of the ocean, fanned by waving palm trees, right outside my bungalow was the first and last sensory caress that greeted me when awakening and lulled me asleep.

If your idea of paradise is peace, privacy and tranquillity with all the trimmings, the Little Poly can’t fail to impress. https:// www.littlepolynesian.com/ After settling in and feeling that soft white sand between my toes, I headed up the coastal road to Black Rock for a sizzling dinner at Antipodes Retreat & Restaurant.

Antipodes is a fanciful, quintessential Mediterranean Retreat overlooking The Pacific Ocean.

Perched on a lofty clifftop, wrapped in succulent rainforest, with soul-rinsing views of the slinking sun on the deep blue ocean, I felt like I’d been transported to the Amalfi Coast, albeit with a reef and some nods to Polynesian culture.

This grand Mediterranean-style villa sings indulgent escapism, with its ornate, oldworld architecture bathed in the glow of a dreamy sunset.

If you really want to push the boat out, you can book the entire eastern wing of the villa, which has been converted into a massive luxury Clifftop Pool Suite, complete with private courtyard, terraced deck and sleeps four.

Needless to say, the setting is wildly popular as a wedding venue and honeymoon pad. But Antipodes has also cultivated a solid reputation as a dining destination, under the culinary command of Kiwi, Jocelyn Ballantyne, who formerly showcased her gastronomic verve at Flambe Restaurant.

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What could be more decadent than bar service while you are in the pool.

The ideal way to get around the island – on tuk-tuks.

The sea scooters are surprisingly weightless, helping to propel you through the water and deeper down, with your snorkelling gear on.

The dinner menu features a selection of singular a la carte dishes, but it’s the lip-smacking range of shared boards, platters and entrees that pull in the punters.

Italian-inspired delights executed with passion and pride in local produce and plenty of organics. In addition to dinner, if you happen to be in Rarotonga on a Sunday, their Long-LazyLunch rolls right through the afternoon. www.antipodesrarotonga.com After a solid night’s sleep and awakening to the rhythm of ocean rollers breaking over the reef, I headed down to Muri to join Ariki Adventures’ Turtle Sea Scooter Safari. It’s a wondrous way to embrace the intimate grace of the hawksbill and green turtles that permeate the waters of the Cook Islands. The sea scooters are surprisingly weightless, helping to propel you through the water and deeper down, with your snorkelling gear on.

Our group scootered in a 30 metre trench, a coral canyon, thronging with turtles. At the end of the lagoon trench, as it nears the ocean, we spotted eagle rays cruising deep below us. The marine life is beautiful and bountiful, with techni-coloured tropical fish in the lagoon, including puffer, parrot, goat and surgeon

fish, while moray eels and reef sharks cruise the electric blue ocean water.

Ariki Holidays is an ingenious family-owned business, anchoring so many adventure pursuits in Muri’s magical lagoon.

As twilight beckoned, I joined some fellow Kiwis from Tauranga on a sunset cocktail tour aboard Tik-e Tours Tuk Tuk train. This enterprising tour company, run

by Kiwis Karl and Tania, offers a variety of guided sightseeing experiences on their fleet of electric tuk-tuks, dinner, wedding and airport transfers, plus they also have e-bikes for hire. www. tik-etours.com As we merrily gazed over the setting sun, we bar-hopped heartily along Arorangi’s necklace of beachfront hot-spots, on the sunset coast.

From the road, you would never know what jewel-like bars and nightspots are discreetly tucked away.

We called into Shipwreck Hut for an obligatory pina colada. It has previously been voted one of the best beach bars in the world

by CNN and it’s the larger-thanlife bar staff who seal the deal.

Alone and Stephanie should be a double act on stage.

My runaway favourite haunt was On the Beach Bar (OTB) at Manuia Beach Resort.

Fanning out from the glorious

kikau-thatched restaurant, picnic tables were scattered across the sand, where we downed a Manuia Kiss (vodka, peach liqueur, blue curacao, grenadine and lemonade), over some scrumptious seafood nibbles.

Don’t miss Wilson’s Beach Bar which is part of Castaway Villas and features bonfires on the beach, as you sip on sundowners and nibble on yakitori skewers. I ordered up some Blow Me Up, the most extravagant cocktail, comprising a variety of hard spirits, liqueurs, hazelnut and chocolate sauce. It doubled as dessert.

For a complete change of scenery, go aerial on an Air Rarotonga scenic flight. Aloft a high wing Cessna, it’s insta-worthy heaven, as you size up the spectacle of the island’s dramatic topography.

Lassoed by a wave-tipped reef, where the vivid ocean blue intersects with the iridescent turquoise of the lagoon and the emerald green motus, it’s the vertiginous green heart of Rarotonga that is even more striking.

Feasting my eyes on the inland valleys and verdant plantations, it’s those spiky, sculptured peaks that are the real rock stars, thrusting into the sky like ancient totems.

Your tan may fade, but Rarotonga memories remain golden forever. https://cookislands. travel/en-NZ

The Little Polynesian Resort – blissed-out boutique seclusion, with all the creature comforts you’d expect from a highly decorated resort.

You can also dine al fresco pool-side at the Little Polynesia Resort.

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■ NETBALL

Improvement, but still a loss

By Liam Napier Laura Langman’s milestone test could not inspire the Silver Ferns as they dropped successive matches in the northern Quad Series.

But for a horror first quarter at London’s Copper Box Arena, Langman may well have celebrated becoming the first to play 150 tests for New Zealand.

Unfortunately for the veteran midcourter and, now, captain, frequent mental lapses handed her side a frustrating 53-50 loss to Australia, their 11th in the past 12 against the world champion Diamonds.

Oh what might have been.

Australia were missing star shooter and captain Caitlin Bassett, who broke her forearm in training, and wing defence Gabi Simpson due to a leg injury, and still the Ferns could not take advantage.

To their credit the Ferns, enjoying strong support from the locals, showed character to rally from a poor start which had them eight goals behind.

They played particularly well in the second half, winning the third and final quarters, but until consistent brain fades that throw whole periods away are rectified they will never regularly beat the world’s best, England and Australia.

Last week in Liverpool the third quarter cost the Ferns in their 13 goal opening loss to England.

This time it was a disastrous start.

Noeline Taurua, who has now won two of her nine games in charge, opted for one starting change, promoting Gina Crampton to wing attack over Whitney Souness but keeping faith in Sam Sinclair at centre and leaving Laura Langman at wing defence.

For whatever reason, the Ferns

South Africa gained a rare netball victory against England yesterday morning. The Norma Plummercoached Proteas upset Commonwealth Games gold medallists England 48-45 in the Quad Seres in London. It was a tense final quarter with the teams going goal for goal, but a crucial late turnover from South African centre Erin Burger helped swing the result their way. Goal shoot Potgieter, who has switched from the Waikato-Bay of Plenty Magic to the back-toback defending champion Steel for this season’s national premiership, slotted 34 goals from 37 attempts.

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Laura Langman didn’t get the result she wanted in her 150th test for New Zealand. were half asleep in the opening quarter.

At times they looked shellshocked.

It took almost four minutes to register their first goal.

That Ameliaranne Ekenasio landed her first in the final minute of the quarter reflects just how difficult the Ferns found penetrating the typically tight, physical Australian marking.

Sinclair again struggled, and the Ferns could not stem the tide of fast ball through court.

For Australia, initially at last, it was all too easy.

Defenders Casey Kopua and Jane Watson combined for two successful hoists but the ball just kept coming.

Once again, the Ferns’ midcourt proved problematic.

They are, clearly, missing Kayla Cullen’s presence – the star defender making her way back from injury – but more should still be expected.

Seeking change, Taurua rejigged her midcourt for the second quarter and stuck with this seven for the remainder of the game.

Pulse defender Karin Burger came into wing defence, moving Langman to her preferred centre role and Sinclair to the bench.

The changes worked, Langman flourishing and Burger making a strong fist of the position.

Her aggressive approach closed down space and she nabbed one intercept to help spark the vastly improved Ferns to regain poise and close the gap, somewhat, at half time.

Shooters Ekenasio (20/22) and Maria Folau (30/37, now enjoying much more quality ball, regularly hit the mark as the Ferns stormed out of the break to get within three.

The impressive defensive end – Watson and Kopua – pressured Australian coach Lisa Alexander into pulling shooter Steph Wood but the Ferns couldn’t maintain the momentum.

Chasing a six-goal deficit in the final quarter of the match, the Ferns closed to within two in what was a spirited effort that offered promise for what may come.

Ultimately, though, the opening proved too much to run down.

While an improvement, chalk up another defeat.

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■ BASKETBALL

Buzzerbeater gives Kings victory over Pistons Buddy Hield made an off-balance, fadeaway 3-pointer just before time expired and scored 35 points in the Sacramento Kings’ 103-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons yesterday.

Detroit outscored the Kings in each of the first three quarters and had a 12-point cushion midway through the fourth.

That wasn’t enough.

Hield made a 3-pointer with just 1:11 on the clock to put Sacramento ahead for the first time

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since midway through the first quarter.

Blake Griffin, who scored 38 points, scored on the ensuing possession to put the Pistons ahead 101-100.

Griffin had a chance to add to the lead on Detroit’s next possession, but he passed the ball to Reggie Jackson, who missed a shot to give the Kings another chance.

Hield fumbled an inbounds pass with 3.4 seconds left, scram-

bled to regain possession and put up a shot from the left wing that hit nothing but the bottom of the net.

He sprinted around the court, leaping over a camera cord and led a joyous parade to the locker room.

Griffin scored 14 points in the game’s first quarter to help the Pistons establish control they had until Hield led a charge over the last several minutes of the game.

De’Aaron Fox and Marvin Bagley scored 14 point apiece and Willie Cauley-Stein added 12 points for the Kings.

Luke Kennard scored 19 points for the Pistons.

They were without center Andre Drummond due to him being in concussion protocol.

Detroit held Hield scoreless in the third after he had 20 points in the first half, helping the Pistons go into the fourth quarter ahead 82-74.

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Ex-England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson’s stint in charge of the Philippines is over and now a move to the A-League is seemingly on the Swede’s radar. The veteran led the Azkals in their first Asian Cup in the UAE, where they finished bottom of Group C with three defeats from three matches. With his tenure of the national team coming to an end, Eriksson has reportedly applied for the vacant coach’s position at Brisbane Roar.

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Perry looms large Ellyse Perry can cap a superlative summer and secure the Sixers a golden dynasty by achieving victory in the WBBL final against the Heat at Drummoyne Oval next Saturday.

Perry was the hero as the reigning champs advanced to their fourth straight decider with a pulsating, super-over semi-final win over the Melbourne Renegades. The Sixers captain posted her eighth 50-plus score this season, took a wicket, ran out Amy Satterthwaite, pouched a catch, bowled a cool 20th over and launched a matchsealing super-over six.

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City, Glory draw Melbourne City and Perth Glory have shared the spoils after their uninspiring A-League encounter ended in a 0-0 draw at AAMI Park.

Glory sat three points clear on top of the ladder going into Saturday night’s clash, with City fourth but their lofty positions didn’t translate into many scoring opportunities for either side.

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Pacers down Mavericks Tyreke Evans scored 19 points, Domantas Sabonis had 16 points and 11 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers beat the Dallas Mavericks 111-99 yesterday. Indiana (30-15) has won three of four to become the sixth team in the league to reach 30 wins. Harrison Barnes scored 20 points for Dallas (20-25), and DeAndre Jordan had 15 points and 16 rebounds. But the Mavericks were unable to overcome a lacklustre performance by rookie star Luka Doncic.

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In brief Finch the weak link Aaron Finch hopes an enforced break from international cricket will help him to work through his technical shortcomings, conceding he was the weak link in an improved Australian batting lineup during the ODI series against India. Australia’s white-ball skipper struggled during the 2-1 series defeat, scoring just 26 runs from three innings. It continued a brutal summer for the Victorian, axed from Australia’s test squad after a string of batting failures. Finch will now spend the next month in the BBL with the Melbourne Renegades.

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Wobbly test warm-up Sri Lanka has secured a draw in their test series warm-up match in Hobart, avoiding another setback following a winless tour of New Zealand. Their three-day pinkball clash with a Cricket Australia XI was designed to give the tourists an opportunity to adapt ahead of the day-night test at the Gabba from Thursday. And on the strenght of their batting on Saturday, they still have work to do before confronting an Australian side stung by their first test series loss to India on home soil. - AAP

Latham ton in vain

Lauriston’s Bevan Richan sends one down the wicket on the way to his side’s victory against Methven on Saturday.

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■ CRICKET

Runs back on the board

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

Club cricket has come back in to 2019 with a bang and a few runs on the board.

In a rematch of the Pritchard Shield showdown in the last round of 2018, Coldstream and Tech Stags duked it out in the first round of the Muirhead Rosebowl, while Lauriston played host to Methven.

The Stags were the first team to bat, and despite only having 10 names in the book, were able to power through to 211.

Strong opening was a key to the

good score, with William McKee getting through to 30, while Harry Jones hit a half-century and not a run more.

Hayden Sinclair was the pick of the batsmen however, reaching 65 before being bowled by Richard Print.

The tail failed to offer much wag, but the damage was done already, with wides a plenty helping Tech to their total.

In response, the Prints starred for Coldstream as they so often do.

Both reached the half-century mark, with Richard Print getting

the wood over Jono Print, scoring 63 compared to 60.

Only one other batsman hit double figures as Coldstream limped through to 168.

Jeremy Punselie and Harry Jones were the pick of the Stags bowlers, both taking three wickets.

In the weekend’s other match, Methven continued their struggles with a seven-wicket loss to Lauriston.

Batting first, Methven lost wickets early until Lewis McDonald stabilised the innings with 38.

Wickets continued to fall how-

ever, and apart from a 20 from Mana Singh, Methven were dismissed for 113.

Dan O’Brien was the pick of the Lauriston bowlers with 3-26, while fresh off representative duties last week, Alex Hooper took 2-23.

Lauriston’s top batsmen made clinical work of the run-chase, with Ruben Early top-scoring with 33, while Liam O’Connor and Scott Maher hit 27 and 23 respectively.

Lewis McDonald was the best bowler in a losing battle for Methven, taking 1-16.

Central Districts held on for an 18-run victory over Canterbury in the T20 Super Smash despite a stunning century by Black Cap Tom Latham.

Will Young, Dean Foxcroft and Tom Bruce all scored rapid-fire half-centuries as the Stags set a total of 225-3 at McLean Park in Napier.

That looked to be more than enough until Latham, with plenty of assistance from Cole McConchie (48 off 25), hit his stride. The Canterbury opener nearly pulled off a great escape as he smashed 110 off just 60 balls, including 10 fours and six sixes.

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The Kohli show arrives Virat Kohli, widely recognised as the pre-eminent batsman of the modern time and who is ultimately destined to go down as one of the all-time greats of the sport, is bringing cricketing superstardom to the Kiwi summer.

The exuberant captain of India, a god-like figure to more than a billion fans, arrived with his high-class troops in New Zealand yesterday, as a much-anticipated ODI and T20 series against the Black Caps looms. On Wednesday night at McLean Park that wait is finally over, when the first of five one day internationals get underway.

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■ CYCLING

Heartbreaking end to Tour Down Under for Kiwi rider Patrick Bevin’s quest for glory at the Tour Down Under has been cruelly cut down on the final stage of the race.

Nursing bandages and bruises from a high-speed crash on Saturday, Bevin couldn’t hold on to his leader’s jersey, noticeably suffering from his injuries as he was dropped with 25 kilometres to go on the penultimate climb.

On the final climb, Richie Porte shot away to claim his sixth straight stage victory atop Willunga Hill, but in a repeat of last year, Daryl Impey limited his losses to defend his overall title, finishing third on the stage to win the Tour by 13 seconds over Porte.

George Bennett crossed the line in 16th to finish 12th overall, while Bevin eventually reached the fin-

ish line, five minutes and 41 seconds down, to finish in 41st.

It was a heartbreaking final day for Bevin, who had held the leader’s jersey for four consecutive days. It was always going be hard to hold his lead against the pure climbers, but he would have at least made it a close-run thing, until his injuries had the final say.

“It’s a pretty disappointing way

to end the week,” said Bevin.

“At the end of the day I’ll look back and say it was a great week, but obviously it’s going to hurt for a little while to lose that lead on the last day.”

It was an incredible effort to even be on the start line, having suffered a bruised hip, bruised rib and multiple contusions in yesterday’s crash. However, Bevin

was determined to fight until he had nothing left, and was safely in the peloton until the race’s penultimate climb – the first of two 3.6 kilometre ascents of Willunga Hill.

At an average gradient of 7.1 per cent, Team Sky pushed the pace, and Bevin couldn’t fight any more, sliding out the back of the peloton and seeing his hopes of overall victory vanish.

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■ TENNIS

Halep ready for challenge

Ashburton rowers like Haxby Hefford have been denied the chance to chance to send a message out to the opposition ahead of the busy rowing season after the Canterbury Championships were abandoned.

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■ ROWING

Rowing champs called off

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

Ashburton’s top rowers have been denied the chance to stamp their authority on a new season after the Canterbury Championships were abandoned before completion.

A squad of 16 rowers had travelled south to Lake Ruataniwha for the competition, but they came home with only the promise of medals after the meeting was abandoned due to high winds.

The club had qualified for 15

A-finals after the first day of racing, and one B-final.

Rowers like Haxby Hefford, who coach Justin Wall said he was looking forward to see perform’ showed strong form in the heats, winning his men’s club single sculls heat, and finishing

third in the senior men single sculls.

The women’s under-19 coxed quad sculls of Emma Stagg, Mollie Gibson, Aidan Elvines, Grace Adams and Harriet Leverton won their heat, amongst the total of 12 top three finishes.

For Simona Halep, the distinction is clearcut.

As the reigning world No.1, the Romanian is one of 15 female tennis players officially ranked above history-chasing Serena Williams.

But Williams’ career tally of 23 majors – just one behind the all-time record held by Australian Margaret Court – dwarfs the combined total of nine currently owned by the top 15 on the world list.

Halep has sat atop the rankings for much of the past two years and had her status validated when she broke through for her major grand slam crown at Roland Garros last year.

“In my opinion, to be No.1 in the world and to be the best player in the world, it’s a little bit different,” Halep said ahead of today’s heavyweight showdown against Williams.

“In this moment, I’m No.1 in the world, so I will take that.

“But for sure she’s the best player in the world because she’s won so many grand slams. She’s been a lot at No.1 so I cannot compare my results to her.”

Williams has also dominated their career head-to-head record, with Halep’s only victory in nine attempts coming at the 2014 WTA Finals in Singapore.

But that doesn’t mean Halep doesn’t fancy her chances of beating Williams at Melbourne Park.

Nor is she intimidated by the American. At least, not any more.

“I have huge respect for her because she’s a great champion, but she’s just an opponent next round,” said Halep.

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■ TENNIS

Barty charges into Open quarter-finals Ashleigh Barty’s run at her home Grand Slam continued when she advanced to the quarter-finals with a 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 win over Maria Sharapova at Rod Laver Arena yesterday.

Barty opened the deciding set by breaking Sharapova’s serve, helped by two of Sharapova’s 10 double-faults in the match.

It came minutes after the capacity crowd lustily booed Sharapova when she returned from an extraordinary long toilet break after the second set.

Barty broke 2008 champion Sharapova’s serve again to lead 3-0, helped by two unforced errors by the Russian and went up 4-0 while holding serve with four straight points.

Sharapova faced more break points in the next game but held serve, ending a winning streak of nine consecutive games

by Barty.

Sharapova, who beat defending champion Caroline Wozniacki in the third round, broke Barty’s serve in the next game and then closed to 4-3 in a game which included the point of the tournament – a 21-shot

rally that included great gets by both players and ended with a wide backhand by Barty.

Barty was forced to save two break points in the next game, but held to go up 5-3.

After Sharapova held in the next game, she saved one match point before Barty ended the 2-hour 22-minute match with an ace.

The Australian will next play two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova, who beat 17-year-old American Amanda Anisimova in straight sets in the preceding match on the same court.

Kvitova, who had a WTA Tour-leading five tournament wins last year, extended her winning streak to nine matches after capturing the Sydney International title last week and her four wins at Melbourne Park this week. She hasn’t made the quarter-finals here since 2012.

Anisimova was the youngest player to reach the Round of 16 here since 2006 and the youngest in any Grand Slam tourna- Australian Ashley Barty ended Maria Sharapova’s run in the Australian Open with a ment since 2007.

- AP 4-6 6-1 6-4 victory yesterday.

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In brief

■ GORE

Northern raider’s Guineas Riccarton visitor Air Max upset some well-fancied rivals when he flashed home late to capture the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas (1335m) on Saturday.

Trainer Lance Robinson ventured south with stablemates Khimar War and Air Max for the feature event on the Gore card although it was Khimar War who punters expected to provide the main challenge to race favourite Weaponry.

Allowed to start at $28 on the tote, Air Max overcame a tardy beginning and some buffeting in the home straight to dash past fellow outsider Dreamtesta and North Island raider Weaponry to claim his maiden victory at just his fifth start.

Robinson had been expecting a good run from the son of Little Avondale Stud-based stallion Nadeem despite some concerns about the Gore track which had been downgraded to a Slow8 after persistent rain.

“We’ve always liked him and set him for this race after his last run at Dunedin,” he said.

“I was a bit worried about the track as he doesn’t normally cop this sort of ground.

“That’s why he ran sort of ran around a bit, so it was a good effort.

“When he got so far back, I was really worried as I hadn’t expect-

Senior rider Craig Grylls wasted no time in returning to the winner’s circle in New Zealand when he guided promising three-year-old Ocean Go to victory at Te Rapa yesterday. Grylls returned to New Zealand earlier in the week after a successful 18-month stint in Singapore, and didn’t take long to get back to his winning ways when he produced a patient effort to secure the first victory for the Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained Ocean Go at just his third start. Ocean Go was spotting the leaders a conservative six lengths early in the run home but kept coming resolutely to snatch victory by a nose.

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Karaka a possibility

Air Max sweeps past his rivals in the Listed Liquorland Gore Guineas on Saturday. ed to see him way back there.

“He’s a half-brother to Boots ‘N’ All so he’s going to be alright.”

Robinson will be hoping that Air Max can emulate the deeds of Boots ‘N’ All who won nine races, including two at stakes level, with over $248,000 in career earnings.

The victory by Air Max capped off a wonderful day for the Little Avondale Stud who captured a winning double at stakes level for their resident stallions after Per Incanto gelding Shadows Cast scored in the Gr.1 Harcourts Thorndon Mile at Trentham.

A half-brother by Super Easy to Air Max and Boots ‘N’ All will be offered at the Book 2 session of the forthcoming New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sales, catalogued as Lot 937 through the draft of Long Acres Stud.

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■ WELLINGTON

Lightweight successful in Wellington Cup It was a day for close finishes in the feature events at Trentham, so it was no surprise that the result of the day’s iconic two-mile feature would go right down to the wire.

In a truly run race it was lightweight contender Gorbachev who proved the toughest stayer on the day as he hauled in gritty South Island mare Dee And Gee in the final few strides to claim victory in the Gr.3 NZ Campus Of Innovation and Sport Wellington Cup (3200m).

Dee And Gee, who was trying to provide the South Island with their second major prize on the day after Enzo’s Lad had taken out the Gr.1 JR & N Berkett Telegraph (1200m), shot to the front with 700m to run and said catch me if you can.

Gorbachev, who had enjoyed a perfect trail throughout, was the first to answer that challenge as rider Ryan Elliot sent him out after the southerner.

The pair set down to it over the final stages with Gorbachev putting his head in front where it mattered to deny Dee And Gee by a nose with Prince Jabeel finishing well to snatch third from Mental Telepathy.

Trainer Bryce Newman was playing it calm in the aftermath of the victory despite it being the Bulls-based horseman’s biggest success.

Grylls back in the groove

Gorbachev gets up to beat Dee And Gee in the Wellington Cup. “It’s okay isn’t it,” he said.

“There’s been a long story behind Gorbachev, but it’s been a good ride so far.

“This is definitely a highlight

as I don’t train many, I only have two or three in work.

“I pre-train everyone else’s, so to see this now for us is great.

“I like to think I don’t get nerv-

ous doing this and I have it under control, but that last 100m, I almost got excited there.”

Newman had received the horse to train after the untimely passing of Awapuni horseman Tony Kaye and had battled hard to get the Gorky Park five-yearold to fulfil his promise.

“He started with Tony Kaye and came to us as a bit of a problem horse,” he said.

“It’s all water under the bridge now as we just trained him on the farm and tried to do different stuff with him.

“We always laugh as he was the village idiot and wouldn’t gallop properly on the track, he would end in the drains and he was a funny horse.

“There was no malice to him, just a bit of an idiot.”

Newman also paid tribute to the ride of apprentice Elliott who had stuck with the horse after finishing fifth on him at Awapuni in the Manawatu Cup Prelude (2000m).

“It was a great ride,” Newman said.

“Ryan stuck with me, I said to him if he was going to ride him today (Awapuni) you have to stick with me for the Cup and he has.”

The victory took Gorbachev’s career record to 4 wins from 29 starts for stakes earnings past the $223,000 mark.

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A comprehensive victory at Trentham on Saturday could see Matamata three-year-old Cavallo Veloce force his way into the field for the rich Karaka Million 3YO Classic at Ellerslie. Languishing well down the order of entry for the milliondollar race, Cavallo Veloce enhanced his prospects of gaining a start in the event with a formidable homestraight charge that saw him down his age-group rivals over 1200m in the opening event. With entry into the Ellerslie feature determined by handicap rating, the Peter McKaytrained galloper earned a valuable seven-point increase for the victory which could see him sneak into the final field.

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Enzo goes back-to-back A desperate finish to the feature sprint at Trentham was decided by the photo-finish camera as South Island sprinter Enzo’s Lad pipped Ferrando by the barest of margins to take out his second Gr.1 JR&N Berkett Telegraph. After mulling over the photo-finish for several minutes judge Dick Hunt declared the six-year-old the winner, the first horse to win the race in consecutive years since Mir Tiz in 1989/90. The announcement sparked jubilant scenes as the large syndicate of owners involved in Enzo’s Lad went into overdrive celebrating the victory.

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Aussie raider ready A hit-out at Ellerslie this morning will put the final piece of the puzzle in place for Australian raider Neptune’s Spear who is set to tackle the Karaka Million 2YO next Saturday.

Trainer Liam Birchley is pleased with how the Super Easy colt has settled in to his new environment since arriving in the country last Tuesday and is keen to have him get his first exposure to the tricky Ellerslie circuit before raceday. “He travelled over well and has thrived since he has been here,” Birchley said. “He can have a good hit-out there which will top him off nicely for the race.”

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Mixed week for Baylee Queensland apprentice Baylee Nothdurft has finished a topsy turvy week with his first metropolitan double, a big fine and a suspension. Nothdurft again showed his promise with a double on Takings and Mishani Electra at Eagle Farm on Saturday. He was also $1000 lighter in the pocket after he pleaded guilty to not riding his mount Mishani Hustler to the line in the three-year-old handicap.

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Invercargill harness Today at Ascot Park Raceway

Invercargill Harness Racing Club Ascot Park Raceway Meet- 3 1.18pm MITAVITE EQUINE SUPPORTS HARNESS ing Date: 21 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 7 Doubles: 1 and RACING MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr47 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 to mr50., mobile, 2200m 1 12.18pm FIRST CHOICE MCMILLANS PROTEIN PLUS 1 33 Duke Of Dundee (1) fr....................K Larsen 2 6 Maximilian (2) fr ...................... N Williamson TROT $8000, non-winners 3yo+, stand, 2200m 3 Calico Hill (3) fr ...............................R Austin 1 588x9 Sweet Jeweliette (1) fr..................T Williams 4 9x535 Tartan Roxy (4) fr .........................T Williams 2 96 Tommy Tiddler (2) fr ..................E Barron (J) 5 90054 Hidden Delight (5) fr ........................J W Cox 3 80224 Star Dude (3) fr ....................... N Williamson 6 5x755 The Arbitrator (6) fr ................. M Williamson 4 382 Spur To Action (4) fr ................ M Williamson 7 0 Kramer (7) fr........................... J Morrison (J) 5 48428 Lady Zara (5) fr .................................. A Kyle 8 54 Don’t Need An Excuse (8) fr .. S Walkinshaw 6 89x7L Dream Of Pat (6) fr.................... R Heads (J) 9 50x9 Star Reactor (21) fr ...........................A Beck 7 75 Inessa’s Dream (7) fr.................... B Wallace 8 75747 The Power Broker (8) fr ....... K McNaught (J) 4 1.53pm STRATEGY T WORMERS AT FARMLANDS 9 Robo Trouble (U1) fr......................B Barclay TROT $8000, r40-r50, stand, 2200m 1 x0000 Cheeky Pat (1) fr ....................... R Heads (J) 10 P3565 Whatwillbeewillbee (U2) fr 2 48886 Topnotch Eagle (2) fr......................K Larsen 11 x0090 Moment Of Glory (U3) fr ...............A Armour 2 12.48pm HANLEY FORMULA TOPLINE MUSCLE AT 3 98292 Scarlett Lane (3) fr .................. N Williamson 4 09905 Glendhu Gem (4) fr FARMLANDS PACE $9000, w/c jun.d, stand, 2200m 5 70217 Nottingham K Two (5) fr ............E Barron (J) 1 00212 Jimmy Richter (1) fr....................... K Butt (J) 6 37136 Moniburns (6) fr.............................K Barclay 2 4x335 Miss Fandango (2) fr .................E Barron (J) 7 09047 Robbie Royale (U1) fr ...................B Barclay 3 108 Blazin Creek (3) fr ............... K McNaught (J) 8 27077 Zoned Scarlett (U2) fr ..............B Williamson 4 00050 Doubt Me Not (4) fr ...................M Parker (J) 5 40xP6 Miss Waikiwi (5) fr ................S Tomlinson (J) 5 2.28pm NRM EQUINE FEEDS ‘YOUR BREEDING 6 56546 Pembrook Legacy (6) fr.......... J Morrison (J) FEEDS’ MBL PACE $8000, non-winners 3yo+ mr40 to 7 47650 Franco June (7) fr.................. J Campbell (J) mr45., mobile, 2200m 8 25821 Flogging Molly (8) fr ..................M Hurrell (J) 1 79769 Dreaminsover (1) fr .......................A Armour

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2 48237 Hans Ideal (2) fr .........................C Ferguson 3 6P97 Phil’s Last Chance (3) fr ..................R Swain 4 43656 Tad Lincoln (4) fr ...........................K Barclay 5 24x36 Delight N Gold (5) fr ................ N Williamson 6 58x60 Mighty George (6) fr ............... S Walkinshaw 7 07987 Razcal Alley (7) fr.....................B Williamson 8 90878 Tact Denzel (8) fr ..................... M Williamson 9 849x9 Official Cullen (21) fr .......................J W Cox 10 68332 Thisexcusebetterbeit (22) fr ......E Barron (J) 11 68268 Bullys Princess (23) fr ...............M Hurrell (J) 6 3.03pm MCMILLAN EQUINE FEEDS LADYSHIP FINAL (MBL PACE) $12,000, 3yo+ f&m r55., 2200m 1 81 Thro Me The Buoy (1) fr ...............T Williams 2 63 Folklore (2) fr ...................................J W Cox 3 26215 Myrcella (3) fr ......................................G Lee 4 18 Shop Girl (4) fr ..........................E Barron (J) 5 1 Balcatherine (5) fr ................... N Williamson 6 35231 Bunter’s Dream (6) fr...................... P Hunter 7 9 Rahuri Desire (7) fr .......................A Armour 7 3.38pm ULTRAMOX WORMERS AT FARMLANDS MOBILE PACE $8000, r40-r46., mobile, 2200m 1 66378 Clifton Flutter (1) fr ....................M Hurrell (J) 2 83480 Nightmarch (2) fr .............................R Swain 3 39069 Matinee Idol (3) fr ......................E Barron (J) 4 07073 Toby O’Gara (4) fr .................. S Walkinshaw 5 76P0x Little Rain (5) fr ...................... J Morrison (J) 6 73536 The Doorman (6) fr .........................J W Cox

7 65900 Kansas City Jim (7) fr.............. M Williamson 8 937x5 Loma Jaccka (8) fr ........................B Barclay 9 76047 Magnate Mara (21) fr ..........................G Lee 10 50000 Veneto (22) fr .................................. E Swain 11 78748 El Dinero (23) fr..........................C Ferguson 12 56647 Rahuri Badlands (24) fr ....... K McNaught (J) 13 86000 The Maroon Marauder (25) fr........... A Milne 14 06683 Allandale (26) fr....................S Tomlinson (J) 8 4.13 GREAT COATS USE LIVAMOL FROM FARMLANDS MBL PACE $8000, r47-r55., 2200m 1 82508 Jabali (1) fr ..................................B McLellan 2 4x147 The White Rabbit (2) fr ...................K Larsen 3 40714 Gabby’s Star (3) fr ....................B Williamson 4 1 Ultimate Rocker (4) fr ...................T Williams 5 67x33 Ansett Flight (5) fr .......................... P Hunter 6 780x9 Frankie D (6) fr .............................. K Butt (J) 7 41408 Annie Fitz (7) fr ..........................C Ferguson 8 81345 Coolhand Easton (8) fr ..............M Hurrell (J) 9 92341 Stay Aboard (21) fr ...............S Tomlinson (J) 10 11988 RnR Windermere (22) fr.......... M Williamson 11 1x009 Dunrobin (23) fr ....................... N Williamson 12 97981 Glacier Coaster (24) fr ......................A Beck LEGEND: X - Spell from racing of at least 3 months P - Retired (or pulled up) from race L - Driver unseated U1 - Unruly beginner {C} - Concession driver {C.cl} - Claiming concession driver which allows horse to start one class down

Jonny Cox is in action at the Invercargill meeting today.

Otaki Maori gallops Today at Otaki Raceway

Otaki Maori RC Venue: Otaki Meeting Date: 21 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9 1 12.30pm ABLAZE LANDSCAPING SUPPLIES FIREWOOD 1200 $11,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 1200m 1 21134 Grand Mayson tdh (5) 59 ..............J Waddell 2 22761 Midnight Story d (1) 56.5................ J Parkes 3 192x0 She’s A Ripper (3) 56.5 ...................S Collett 4 x1201 Wild Child d (4) 56.5 .....................L Allpress 5 40832 Sainted Pearl d (2) 54 ................. R Hannam 2 1.03pm AQUASHIELD ROOFING MDN 1200 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1200m 1 595x5 Wallaceville (5) 58.5 .............S O’Malley (a4) 2 69x88 Murray (2) 58.5........................... Z Moki (a2) 3 0522 Press Release bh (3) 57 .................S Collett 4 9x543 Magic Incanto (11) 56.5 .............. C Johnson 5 0x309 Sabatica (1) 56.5.............................D Turner 6 x90x5 Authentic Charm (10) 56.5 .......... R Hannam 7 x6x0x Aventurine (8) 56.5..............................T Bau 8 02097 Super Girl (9) 56.5 .......................T Johnson 9 2 Bella b (7) 55.................................L Allpress 10 795 Whoztheboss (6) 55 ........................R Myers 11 Shelly’s Lass (4) 55 ...........................L Hemi 3 1.38pm SUNRANS SPA 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 1 Ofa Orsome (6) 59 ........................J Waddell 2 3410 Publicist (5) 57.5 ............................ J Parkes 3 900x3 Leighs Mate (1) 57.5 4 09014 Bellissimo d (2) 57 ..........................D Turner 5 21 Lady Rudolph t (3) 57 .....................S Collett 6 600x5 Chester Carlson (4) 55......................L Hemi

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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incorpo- 8 36277 Homebush Tulip nwtd ................J McInerney 10 x7744 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald rated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Jan 2019 9 68838 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 5 2.37pm IONLYFLYFIRSTCLASS.COM C2 C2, 375m NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 10 65867 Lissadell Marcus 22.16 ................. D Donlon and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 2.02pm AFFORDABLE PET ACCESORIES C1, 375m 1 76666 Mitsuta 21.83 ....................................D Edlin 2 34833 Cawbourne Foxy 21.50 ...................C Morris 1 1.28pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 1 36858 Bigtime Clever 21.73 G &....... S Fredrickson 3 31361 Eye Kno 21.78 H & ........................... Woods MONDAY C1 C1, 375m 2 52542 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 .......... K Gommans 4 6161x Gazza’s Girl nwtd G & ............ S Fredrickson 1 65624 Barbarossa Boy nwtd .................B Goldsack 3 127 Bigtime Charlote nwtd ........................L Cole 5 F3186 Bigtime Hannah nwtd ................. D P Symes 2 63x32 Van Jack 22.28............................. D Denbee 4 56734 Pat Patterson 21.65 ..........................M Flipp 6 34511 Cool Wolf 22.10............................. D Donlon 3 43564 Blue Precision 21.76 .......................C Morris 5 46365 Bigtime Boy 21.91 ....................... P B Briggs 7 36514 Take Action nwtd ..........................M Goodier 4 81111 Bigtime Marley 22.13 .........................L Cole 6 77788 Magnetude Eight nwtd ............. S Gommans 8 51667 Spot On Hearty nwtd ...............E Duganzich 5 77553 Electrical Storm nwtd ...................M Goodier 7 56363 I’ll Be Loyal 21.11 ......................... T Downey 9 84645 Stole Me Wallet 22.12 .............. K Gommans 6 76737 Bigtime Joshy 21.59 ......................M Gowan 8 11355 Shamrock Green nwtd ...............B Goldsack 7 67643 Manly Monkey 21.91 J & .....................D Bell 9 88657 Alf Tupper nwtd .............................. L A Hunt 10 65847 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 8 12847 Broken Wallet 22.16 ................. K Gommans 10 57768 Choice Lass 21.83 ..........................C Morris 6 2.57pm J P PRINT, PETONE C2/C3 C2/3, 375m 9 65867 Lissadell Marcus 22.16 ................. D Donlon 4 2.22pm USE PETRAVELLER.COM.AU C2 C2, 375m 1 73664 Jinja Loren 21.84 R & .........................Voyce 10 88888 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 2 68515 Bigtime Doug 21.31 ...........................L Cole 1 61865 Retail Mayhem 21.93 ..................... L Pearce 3 11813 Fancy Fifita 21.71............................C Morris 2 1.45pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 2 11478 Doosh 21.60..............................J McInerney 4 28114 Bigtime Pearl 21.88 ............................L Cole 1 64225 Cawbourne Symsy 21.56 J &..............D Bell 3 84117 Bigtime Molly 22.37............................L Cole 2 26853 Judge Me Jackie nwtd.................... L Pearce 5 74111 Bigtime Jetty 21.94 ............................L Cole 4 65332 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 3 23332 Bigtime Bee 21.94..............................L Cole 5 56211 Americano 21.54 G &............. S Fredrickson 6 28218 Mahala Bay 22.22 H & ...................... Woods 4 73624 Ndora 21.90 ......................................D Edlin 6 53234 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 7 54713 De Blonde 22.10 ............................... B Hunt 5 56777 Skitzer nwtd ............................. S Gommans 7 84283 Little Scamp 21.80 ....................... D Denbee 8 41152 Bigtime Bremner nwtd........................L Cole 6 62731 Bigtime Lovie nwtd .............................L Cole 8 8x217 Kirkham Webby 21.49 .....................C Morris 9 68714 Jelani 21.86.......................................D Edlin 7 74834 Bigtime Panther 21.89...................M Gowan 9 16373 Idol Alan 22.06 ..................................M Flipp 10 75F76 Bigtime Kylie 21.56 ............................L Cole

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10 9x3 Passing Glance (10) 56.5............ R Hannam 11 673 Punta Mita h (14) 56.5 ..................L Allpress 12 55 Giammetti (12) 56.5 ........................R Myers 13 047 Quatromosa (16) 55 .....................T Johnson 14 06075 Maipe (1) 55 ................................ C Johnson 15 0 Prince Of Delgatie (4) 58.5 ...............L Hemi 16 78 Casino El Jay (15) 56.5 ............. D Hirini (a2) 17 99 Reveille 58.5 ................................ Scratched 18 859x0 Lincoln Dreamer (7) 58.5 19 5006 Rigel (9) 58.5 20 0x000 Prince Oberyn (5) 58.5 Emergencies: Prince Of Delgatie, Casino El Jay, Reveille, Lincoln Dreamer, Rigel, Prince Oberyn Blinkers on: Press Release, Whoztheboss (R2), Hesagoodboy, Ajay Lincoln, Floral Belt, Happy Tav (R4), Rockabye (R6), Cead Mile Failte (R7), Christiano, Casino El Jay, Lincoln Dreamer (R9) Blinkers off: She’s A Ripper (R1), Super Girl (R2) Winkers on: Aladina (R6), Rio Star, Treadstone, Chalk (R8) Winkers off: Press Release (R2), Cead Mile Failte (R7), Lincoln Dreamer (R9) 9 5.08pm KAPITI SIGNS MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, SELECTIONS 2100m 1 7x946 Heineken Hank (18) 58.5 ...............S McKay Race 1: Grand Mayson, Wild Child, Sainted Pearl, She’s A Ripper 2 5740 Took The Catch (8) 58.5............. Z Moki (a2) Race 2: Press Release, Bella, Authentic Charm, Wallaceville 3 40487 Christiano (17) 58.5 .................M Singh (a2) Race 3: Lady Rudolph, Ofa Orsome, Bellissimo, Leighs Mate 4 96x65 The Puketapu Lad (3) 58.5 .............D Turner Race 4: Monkey Shoulder, Louboutin, Lincoln Fury, Verbier 5 0962 Don’t Know Jakk (13) 57 ................ J Parkes Race 5: Verbier, Gerda, Sincerity, Puzzlar, Thutmosis 6 366 Jaguary (2) 57 .................................S Collett Race 6: Tiro, Aladina, Port Lincoln, Cullen Bohannon 7 0x762 Run Lee (19) 56.5 .........................D Bradley Race 7: Terracotta Warrior, Philosophical, Cead Mile Failte 8 73042 Veneto (6) 56.5.................... C O’Beirne (a3) Race 8: Go James, Rio Star, Fagiolo Majico, Outthegate Race 9: Veneto, Giammetti, Quatromosa, Punta Mita 9 x7556 Bella Nero (11) 56.5 3 39x24 Outthegate (15) 58.5 4 x5466 Treadstone (16) 58.5 ........... C O’Beirne (a3) 5 6 Kyz Kuumai (10) 58.5 ................ D Hirini (a2) 6 633x5 Swift Saoirse (1) 56.5.....................S McKay 7 83 Fagiolo Majico (6) 56.5................... J Parkes 8 3 Sasanqua 56.5 ............................. Scratched 9 7x4 Colorado Miss (8) 56.5....................D Turner 10 6 Eyes En Jeu (3) 56.5 ........................L Hemi 11 6 Marietta Lane (2) 56.5..............M Singh (a2) 12 59 St Theresa (7) 56.5 ......................T Johnson 13 252x4 Shez Ekstra 55............................. Scratched 14 5 Very Appealing (11) 55 ...................S Collett 15 86 Chalk (4) 57 ................................ R Hannam 16 Young Squire (13) 57 ................. Z Moki (a2) 17 Mataro 58.5 .................................. Scratched 18 Bruno Stars h (12) 58.5 19 9 Madonna (14) 55 20 0077 Hell Fire (17) 58.5 Emergencies: Chalk, Young Squire, Mataro, Bruno Stars, Madonna, Hell Fire

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C4 C4, 375m 1 85521 Bigtime Lucy 21.58 ............................L Cole 2 22151 Bigtime Honey 21.98..........................L Cole 3 4323F Bigtime Emjay 21.69 G & ....... S Fredrickson 4 26322 Smash Charger 21.97 ...................M Gowan 5 13333 Three Amigos 21.96 J & .....................D Bell 6 63227 Bigtime Roll nwtd ....................... D P Symes 7 25156 Plan Stan 21.76 ............................. L Pearce 8 75712 Butterball 21.53 .............................M Gowan Emergencies: 9 3x747 Zoie Willow nwtd J & ...........................D Bell 10 27567 Bigtime Basher 21.25.........................L Cole 8 3.32pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C4/5, 375m 1 88163 All Black Star nwtd ...................E Duganzich 2 64231 Bigtime Wendle 21.41 ........................L Cole 3 35341 Shallay Pallay 21.75 ....................A Turnwald 4 73511 Dynamite Danger 21.61 G & .. S Fredrickson 5 31114 Fantastic Teddy 21.67 .................A Turnwald 6 15125 Mikachu 21.68.............................A Turnwald 7 12733 Cawbourne Mezza 21.30 J & ..............D Bell 8 35124 Bigtime Eve 21.47 ..............................L Cole 9 3636F Hypocritical 21.46 .......................A Turnwald 10 47336 Bigtime Hunter nwtd...........................L Cole

1 28367 Rockoneva nwtd ..........................B Hodgson 2 87337 Arm Turner nwtd........................J McInerney 3 24554 Race Me Home nwtd ..................B Hodgson 4 1 Bigtime Lilah nwtd ..............................L Cole 5 2 Bigtime Tank nwtd ..............................L Cole 6 53234 Grunty Mama nwtd S & .............C Blackburn 7 55225 Sahara Pippa nwtd............................M Flipp 8 52777 Stormin’ Home nwtd S & ...........C Blackburn Emergencies: 9 86756 Lizzy O’Shea nwtd ......................B Hodgson 10 68858 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 10 4.07pm CITY OF PALMERSTON NORTH GOLDEN CHASE 29TH MARCH C4, 457m 1 81817 Bigtime Kiss 26.14 .............................L Cole 2 41113 Bigtime Talker 26.20...........................L Cole 3 76657 Fare Dodger 26.03 .......................M Goodier 4 14858 Zou Star nwtd.....................................L Cole 5 56263 Thomas William 25.97.................. D Denbee 6 63576 Jinja Flash 26.30 ...............................D Edlin 7 14641 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 8 11285 Zipping Cobra 26.01 ..........................L Cole 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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Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club (2014) Incor- 8 37545 Tuff Mr. Tee nwtd ...........................B Mitchell 8 53662 Mainline Lil nwtd .........................B Hodgson 8 75257 Toki Girl 26.45 .............................. D Denbee 8 68614 Rose And Crown nwtd .................M Goodier porated Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 21 Emergencies: 9 36676 Tiddy Cash nwtd .......................J McInerney 9 68838 Kushka nwtd H &............................... Woods 5 5.32pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3 C3, 457m Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 9 58681 True Testament nwtd ...................B Hodgson 10 88888 Star Mechanic nwtd ....................... L A Hunt 10 88657 Alf Tupper nwtd .............................. L A Hunt 1 73327 Bigtime Caleb 25.99...........................L Cole 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 10 36676 Tiddy Cash nwtd .......................J McInerney 3 4.57pm STEVE ‘THE AUCTIONEER’ DAVIS C1/C2 4 5.17pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C2/C3 C2/3, 2 66223 Sub Eighteen 26.48 ...........................L Cole 1 4.22pm (NZT) BROOKS TIMING C1 C1, 457m 2 4.42pm KAMADA PARK C1 C1, 457m C1/2, 457m 3 12211 Bigtime Leads nwtd............................L Cole 457m 1 82757 Thrilling Stan nwtd ............................D Edlin 1 87544 Bionic Boy nwtd............................M Goodier 1 14128 Kamada Park 26.26 ....................A Turnwald 4 34342 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 1 F7555 Mister Ebby 26.09 .......................A Turnwald 2 34761 Bigtime Rosie 26.24 G &........ S Fredrickson 2 67323 Bigtime Sam 26.08 G & ......... S Fredrickson 2 63632 Tommy The Jett nwtd ..................A Turnwald 5 21416 Lucky James 27.03 ...........................M Flipp 2 72825 Bigtime Chris 26.32 G & ........ S Fredrickson 3 44553 Bigtime Lonestar 27.28 G & ... S Fredrickson 3 67112 Bigtime Alfie nwtd ..............................L Cole 3 41116 Diamond Geezer 26.93 ................M Goodier 6 66161 Midnight Molly 26.28 ...................B Hodgson 3 88437 Iris Allen nwtd G & ................. S Fredrickson 4 71878 Here’s Hemi 26.33 ....................J McInerney 4 18885 Flash Barry nwtd .........................B Hodgson 4 35124 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &....... S Fredrickson 7 12516 Bigtime Rod 26.04 .............................L Cole 4 47542 It’s A Threat 27.20 .......................A Turnwald 5 86778 Three Of Hearts 26.46 ................B Hodgson 5 77254 Tuff Treasure nwtd .........................B Mitchell 5 43844 Luke Skywalker 26.40 .................... L A Hunt 8 31158 Gunnar Blueblood 26.34 ...........J McInerney 5 64662 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 6 65537 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 6 42688 Flying Huey nwtd ..................... K Gommans 6 24876 Queen Big League nwtd G & . S Fredrickson 6 78652 Buddy Loaded 26.23 .................. G Hodgson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd 7 34224 Lady Jellybean nwtd ....................M Goodier 7 65443 Tuff Knight nwtd ............................B Mitchell 7 21612 Brazil Cambara 26.92 G & ..... S Fredrickson 7 5546x Party Every Day nwtd..................A Turnwald - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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■ OPINION

Serena’s anti-sexism campaign ‘nonsense’

BY CHRIS RATTUE

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et’s play real or imagined.

Big-hearted Serena Williams’ main mission now is to support her fellow women tennis professionals.

Yeah, yeah.

Actually, I suspect there is a softer caring side to Williams, that angry, badmouthed Serena does care.

Maybe the future of women’s tennis is her thing.

Human beings are complex, not one dimensional.

But the best player in history is on a PR campaign, after her abusive meltdown while losing last year’s US Open final to Naomi Osaka.

At the time of that disaster, Williams instinctively dreamt up a brilliant excuse for her deplorable behaviour – highlighting sexism.

Now arguably the greatest player in history is playing the big-hearted senior mentor on tour.

“Don’t cry,” she told a young opponent at the Australian Open, before offering more comforting words.

How touching. How false.

No one did a tennis tantrum better than John McEnroe, who screamed some very good arguments in an era where the officiating could be ludicrously amateur.

But no one suggested that McEnroe’s bloodcurdling meltdown’s were driven mainly by his desire to make tennis better.

The bloke couldn’t control himself on court, and it was kind of fascinating to witness as a journey into a tortured soul.

Same with Serena, if you can get past all the women’s issues nonsense.

Tennis can bring out the worst in people.

Emotions are on a knife edge.

Women are people.

Williams’ outbursts have included telling an official, “You’re a hater and you’re just unattractive inside.”

She has threatened to shove a tennis ball down a lineswoman’s “f****** throat”.

She has committed some of the worst abuse of officials in tennis history.

Billie Jean King, the tennis great who has done so much good stuff, made last year’s US Open disaster even worse by claiming that in such circumstances, women were described as “hysterical” and men “outspoken”.

This simply isn’t true.

McEnroe, for one, was not described as “outspoken”. He was the original Super Brat, derided by many for his behaviour.

Billie Jean King was talking a load of nonsense.

One of the most interesting things about Williams is staring us in the face – she is unable to avoid the outrageous loss of emotional control previously associated almost exclusively with male players.

Truth be told, women sports stars probably operate on restricted emotions, shackled by society stereotypes of their gender.

Williams has broken this down, a far more crucial point in history than her false anti-sexism campaign.

This is her biggest contribution to equality, and in a world driven by drama and controversy it could also be seen as a breakthrough for women’s professional sports.

Serena Williams has offered us a very public glimpse, even if it is an ugly one, beyond the caring and sharing female stereotype.

And women’s sport actually needs more openly ruthless bastards, to make it more interesting.

Williams is not all bad, far from it. Like all of us, she is made up of many parts.

But right now, in Melbourne, she is taking the world for a PR ride.

Serena Williams is a self-centred, bad-tempered brat, just like a lot of sports blokes over the years.

End of story.

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Your Stars ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): Focus on building relationships. Human capital is the only real wealth in the end, and it will pay you in ways that make dollar bills and gold bars seem inconsequential.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Why do you think you have to say yes? If it’s because someone makes you feel as if you can’t say no, you’re being unduly pressured. Perhaps it’s time to recognise an imbalance and set a boundary.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): The muses are right above you – seeing what you see, only from a higher perspective. They’ll whisper in your ear about it, too, like giddy gossips. But the final interpretation? That’s for you to decide.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): There are times when you wish you didn’t feel things so acutely, but don’t equate strength with heartlessness.

Because you feel so deeply you’ll be stronger.

Let yourself feel, you’ll find the truth of this.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Fit matters today, pretty much across the board. As it is with clothes, just because they may be worn doesn’t mean they fit well. In relationships especially, there’s a nice fit out there for you. Don’t settle for less.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): There have been times when you decided not to want because wanting is a risk. Wanting sets a person up for possible disappointment. The way to want well is to want what’s best for all.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Inside a fast car, the scenery is a blur. To someone who’s very far away, the “fast” car seems to be inching along the landscape. Since speed is relative, only judge your own, and do it by feel.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): If you could focus on only one thing today, you’d do well to focus on making sure that people know how much you appreciate them. Positive interactions will make lasting impressions.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You have a feeling that the best is yet to come, and you’re absolutely right about that. Part of the way you keep your optimism up is by remembering the good that’s already happened.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Though of course you could use anything at all as a jumping-off place for your imagination, it’s going to be an easier, more joyful leap if you follow your natural curiosity to the inspiration.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Though compliments can be nice things to give, it’s not always the case. Complimenting a superior is tricky. If you’re not sure, err on the side of formality.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): When you’re tired, you need to either relax or do the opposite – get thrilled – because excitement jump-starts your energy.

You don’t have to decide between the two today. The universe decides for you.

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WordBuilder I E N S O WordBuilder How many words of three or more letters, including plurals, can you make E using N from the Ifive letters, each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital allowed.

Oare word.

Sone five-letter There’s at least

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

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ACROSS 1. Learning through repetition (4) 3. Acknowledged (8) 9. Medical procedure (7) 10. Lag behind (5) 11. Belated consideration (12) 14. Twitch (3) 16. Pulsate (5) 17. Imitate (3) 18. Meeting (12) 21. Excuse (5) 22. Tombstone inscription (7) 23. Plausibility (8) 24. Carrying little fat (4)

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DOWN 1. Begins again (8) 2. Fortune telling cards (5) 4. Shy (3) 5. Admit being wrong (3,6,3) 6. Windpipe (7) 7. Uninspiring (4) 8. Clandestine political constabulary (6,6) 12. Wading bird (5) 13. Extend (8) 15. Succinct (7) 19. Picture (5) 20. Powder (abbr) (4) 22. And so on (abbr) (3)

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Previous solution: its, pit, pits, pit, psi, sip, sit, spit, spy, sty, tip, tips, tipsy, yip, yips,

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Previous cryptic solution

Good Very Good How 6many words 10 of Excellent three or 15 more letters, including plurals, can you make from the five letters, using each letter only once? No foreign words or words beginning with a capital are allowed.

There’s atsolution: least one five-letter word.

Previous its, pit, pits, pit, psi, sip,6sit, spit, spy,10 sty,Excellent tip, tips,15 tipsy, Good Very Good yip, yips,

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DEATHS SHAW, Owen David McPaul –

On January 19, 2019, passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton. Dearly loved brother and brother in law of the late Neville Shaw and Min Soal, the late Betty and Arthur Gordon, the late Alicia and Wally Ashworth, and Rosemary and Don Wakelin. Loved by all his nieces and nephews.

SPILLETT, Molly Doreen: (Sister Brigid Community of the Sacred Name) – At Ashburton Hospital on January 19, 2019. In her 94 year. Professed 55 years.

A Requiem Mass for Sister Brigid will be held at the Chapel, Community of the Sacred Name, 300 Tuam Street, Christchurch on Wednesday, January 23 commencing at 10.30am Followed by interment at the Linwood Cemetery.

SHAW, Owen David McPaul –

On January 19, 2019, passed away peacefully at Radius Millstream, Ashburton, with Please note all late death his family by his side. Aged notices or notices sent 88 years. Dearly loved and outside ordinary office devoted husband of Ngaio.

Much loved and cherished hours must be emailed to: father and father in law of deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz Christine and Vince, and to ensure publication.

David, and Janet. Dearly loved To place a notice during grandad of Bridget, Theresa, and Steven and great grandad office hours please contact us on 03 307 7900 for more of Amy, Holly, and Riley. information.

“May he rest in peace” Any queries please Messages to the Shaw Family, contact 0800 P O Box 472, Ashburton ASHBURTON 7740. Special thanks to the (0800-274-287) staff at Radius Millstream for their love and care of Owen.

A celebration of Owen’s life will be held at our Chapel Cnr East and Cox Streets, Ashburton on Tuesday January 22, commencing at 11am. Followed by interment at the Ashburton New Lawn Cemetery.

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NZ Situation

Wind km/h less than 30 fine

30 to 59 fog

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

rain

snow

hail

Monday, 21 January 2019

A front moves up the North Island today preceded by strong northwesterlies and followed by a strong southwesterly flow. A ridge develops over the North Island tomorrow as a front approaches the far south.

This active front moves up the South Island on Wednesday and North Island on Thursday.

mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

60 plus

Canterbury Plains

Canterbury High Country

TODAY

TODAYFZL: Above 3000m N of Mt Cook 2600m in the S

Auckland

fine

Fine, but coastal shower or two possible as northwesterlies turn southerly in the afternoon.

Showers about the divide, becoming isolated in the afternoon and clearing in the evening. Morning high cloud clearing to a fine day further east.

Wind at 1000m: W gale 75 km/h easing to 65 km/h in the evening.

Wind at 2000m: W severe gale 95 km/h, easing to gale 80 km/h in the evening.

Hamilton

shower

Napier

fine

TOMORROW

TOMORROW Fine. Gusty northwesterlies developing in the afternoon.

WEDNESDAY

Scattered rain clearing. Southwesterlies gradually easing.

FRIDAY Mainly fine. Winds dying out.

World Weather

Adelaide Amsterdam Bangkok Berlin Brisbane Cairns Cairo Calcutta Canberra Colombo Darwin Delhi Dubai Dublin Edinburgh

fine fine fine fine fine showers fine fine showers fine thunder drizzle fine fine cloudy

FZL: Rising to above 3000m

Frankfurt Geneva Hobart Hong Kong Honolulu Islamabad Jakarta Johannesburg Kuala Lumpur London Los Angeles Madrid Melbourne Moscow Nadi

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fine fine fine fine showers rain cloudy fine rain cloudy fog fine fine snow thunder

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fine fine fine rain rain fine cloudy thunder fine fine cloudy showers fine fine snow

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Rise 6:16 am Set 9:11 pm

Bad

Wellington

fine

Nelson

fine

Blenheim

fine

Greymouth

showers

Christchurch

fine

Timaru

fine

Queenstown

fine

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

showers

Bad fishing

Rise 6:17 am Set 9:10 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Rise 6:19 am Set 9:10 pm

Bad

Bad fishing

Set 5:44 am Rise 9:16 pm

Set 6:57 am Rise 10:04 pm

Set 8:14 am Rise 10:44 pm

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28 Jan 10:11 am

5 Feb 10:05 am

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River Levels

1.51

Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 1:00 pm, yesterday 443.5 Nth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

4.13

Sth Ashburton at 2:15 pm, yesterday

9.41

Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

189.5

Waitaki Kurow at 2:17 pm, yesterday

409.8

Source: Environment Canterbury

Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 22.9 24.5 Max to 4pm 8.9 Minimum 1.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 16.4 Avg Jan to date 38 2019 to date 16.4 38 Avg year to date Wind km/h SE 11 At 4pm Strongest gust W 41 Time of gust 1:08am

to 4pm yesterday

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Timaru Airport

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W 41 W 59 3:33pm

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Palmerston North fine

Forecasts for today

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Tides, Sun, Moon and Fishing Monday

NZ Today

A few showers developing about the divide in the morning, turning to rain afternoon.

Fine in the east.

Wind at 1000m: W gale 80 km/h rising to severe gale 100 km/h from afternoon.

Wind at 2000m: W gale 90 km/h rising to severe gale 110 km/h from afternoon.

THURSDAY

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High cloud thickening with northwesterlies developing. Scattered rain developing from afternoon as winds change southerly.

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TOMORROW: Fine. Gusty NW developing in the afternoon.

LYTTELTON

LINCOLN Rakaia

JOHNSON, Angus Gilmore (Gus) – Died peacefully at Rosebank Hospital, Ashburton on January 19, 2019 surrounded by his family. Aged 87 years.

Loving husband of the late Aileen. Dearly loved father and father-in-law of Angela, Paul and Sandra, Maryann and Greg and the late Jamie.

Much adored grandad of Sam, Emily, and Ruby; and Fynn.

Special thanks to Sue and the wonderful staff of Rosebank Hospital for their special care of Gus. Messages to the Johnson Family, PO Box 472 Ashburton 7740. A service for Gus will be held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Ashburton on Wednesday January 23, commencing at 2pm Followed by private cremation at the Ashburton Crematorium.

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TODAY: Fine, but some afternoon cloud. Nvv, turning S afternoon.

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12:45 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2 1:10 Infomercials 5:35 Te Karere 3 News and current affairs from a Maori perspective. 2

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HAWKE CUP CHALLENGE AWAITS

Des Kruger looks to cut one away to the boundary in Mid Canterbury’s Hawke Cup clash with North Otago.

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

After several years of disappointment and struggle, Mid Canterbury’s cricketers will once again have a shot at Hawke Cup glory.

Despite a six wicket loss to North Otago, they picked up the first innings points they required to book the challenge away.

When the team turned in for night in their Oamaru hotel on Saturday, they knew they had done the job; they were in to the second innings with their two openers still at the crease, and the vital first innings points from North Otago they required.

Bowler Richard Turpie was the

man of the hour again in securing Mid Canterbury the first innings victory.

Sent in to bat by North Otago, Mid Canterbury showed they can still put runs on the board, reaching 191 all out from 48.4 overs.

Captain Matt Winter led the way with bat in hand, scoring 42, closely followed by Turpie with 37.

William Southby, James Southby and Matt Tait chipped in with 33, 24 and 26 respectively.

In response, Llewellyn Johnson fired for North Otago, scoring 74, but the rest of his side failed to replicate that form, being dismissed for 168, with Turpie the

pick of the bowlers taking 5-25.

Shaun Stagg was the next best bowler, taking 3-55.

The second innings batting performance from Mid Canterbury failed to match the first however, producing a topsy-turvy batting performance where the top-order failed to fire with the bat, but that tail-enders piled on the runs.

Ninth man Jay Houston was top run scorer, with 38 from 51 balls, while Turpie, Stagg and Deon Biggs all reached double figures.

The side reached 127, leaving North Otago 154 to chase.

Johnson starred again for the home side, scoring 73 not out, while Cormac Hassett hit 38 runs.

Mid Canterbury cricket coach Garfield Charles was pleased with the overall outcome despite the loss on the day.

“It is always disappointing to come away with a loss but the task was always to come away with the points,” he said.

“We are really pleased, we haven’t even been close to a challenge for several years now.”

Youngster Richard Turpie starred again, and Charles says it is pleasing to see the next generation coming through.

“He is a very mature bowler and has a great mentality for the game,” he said.

“It is cool to see the names com-

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ing through that I worked with in the holiday programmes back in the day playing now.”

The challenge against holders Southland is down to be played over three days on February 1, 2 and 3 on a pitch Charles expects to be a good test for the side’s reinvigorated top order.

“We know from playing Southland down there that it is a very flat wicket so it will be a good test for the batsmen,” he said.

“We will have to get in to their batsmen and a focus for us to play big totals and not worry about if we are scoring, just staying there and getting big scores and centuries.”

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