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Six Ashburton work colleagues will each be more than $33,000 richer this Christmas thanks to winning Lotto.

The First Division Lotto win from Ashburton New World last week kicked off a double score in Mid Canterbury, as a Winning Wheel ticket win went to a lucky Rakaia Mobil customer from Saturday night’s draw.

Ashburton New World store manager Devin Young said

yesterday the First Division $200,000 ticket for last week’s Lotto draw was claimed on Friday.

The ticket had been bought by a long-running six-member syndicate of Ashburton work colleagues, and it was claimed by one of the members when she came in to the store.

Mr Young understood the woman had not known the ticket was a winning one before she had it checked in the store. Each syndicate member had alternat-

ed buying the ticket each week, and it had been her turn to buy the ticket and have it checked.

He said he was in the store at the time, and while the woman would obviously have been happy to have found out the ticket was a winning one, there was no shouting or screaming.

“I didn’t hear any commotion,” Mr Young said.

“It’s good it’s gone to local people, we do get a lot of people passing by, it’s good that local people have won it. It’s a nice

present for Christmas,” he said.

“They have been in the syndicate for a while now, they deserve it, you could say, they have been together for as long as I know.”

Meanwhile, Rakaia Mobil owner Rayleen Burrowes said yesterday it was exciting to sell a Winning Wheel ticket.

“It’s wonderful news. We have sold lots of winning tickets but we haven’t had a Winning Wheel,” Mrs Burrowes said.

Winning tickets sold in the

past had been for prizes up to about $30,000.

She had not heard who might be the lucky ticket holder. The store, on State Highway 1, sold many tickets to people travelling through, but she hoped it was a local.

A Lotto spokesperson said yesterday the Winning Wheel prize had not yet been claimed.

The prize winner will spin the Winning Wheel live on the Lotto televised draw in about six to eight weeks’ time.

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Earthquake-proofing for Michelangelo Michelangelo’s renaissance masterpiece “David” is at risk of collapse and will be given an earthquake proof base. More than 250 minor tremors have rattled Florence over the past three days, sparking alarm in Italy over the national treasure. According to the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology, the two strongest shocks in the Chianti region between Florence and Siena at the weekend measured 3.8. and 4.1 on the Richter scale. The multitude of shocks has raised concerns for Florence’s invaluable architectural and cultural patrimony.

Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini announced the state is investing 200,000 euros ($NZ316,000) for an anti-seismic plinth for David. Last spring a study revealed that the renaissance masterpiece - which was sculpted from a five tonne marble bloc that was already fissured - was at risk of collapsing if “microfractures” within the legs expanded.

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Nonu heading to Toulon Ma’a Nonu’s rugby career over the past few years has rarely been dull – the enforced move from the Hurricanes and swapping between the Blues, Highlanders, Blues and back to the Hurricanes has seen to that – but if anyone can be relied upon to take it to a new level of eccentricity it must be Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal. It was Boudjellal who announced on Saturday that All Blacks midfielder Nonu will join the French club on a two-year deal after next year’s World Cup. It came days after Dan Carter’s announcement that he is joining rivals Racing Metro on a three-year deal.

Madonna releases new songs Madonna has suddenly released six new songs months ahead of schedule, upset that early versions had leaked online. The pop icon’s new songs, available immediately for sale and streaming online, will be part of her first album in three years, Rebel Heart, which comes out in March. She said she decided to put out the music immediately after in-studio versions of her tracks dripped onto the internet and found an eager audience. “I would prefer my fans to hear completed versions of some of the songs instead of the incomplete tracks that are circulating. Please consider these six songs as an early Christmas gift,” Madonna said.

The new songs include Living for Love, which is driven by a house beat that harks back to some of Madonna’s earlier anthems.

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The mail doesn’t always get through An expensive designer handbag, a preserved scorpion, human ashes and an unwrapped tennis ball are some of the 100,000 “undeliverable” mail items sent via New Zealand Post that have been destroyed or sold in the past year.

Auckland customer services manager Helen Galea said about 10,000 items a month arrived at the South Auckland mail centre with addresses that couldn’t be read. Three staff spent their days on the internet and phone trying to find the intended recipients of the mystery parcels, she said. About 90 per cent of the lost parcels ended up at the correct address or were returned to sender within weeks. But sometimes that was not possible and the postal service was forced to destroy remaining items or send them to auction. In recent months a four-figure Louis Vuitton handbag and expensive jewellery had gone under the hammer and the items went for bargain prices. The bag – estimated to retail for $5000 – sold for $234 and two identical 9ct gold sapphire and diamond dress rings sold for $29 and $69. A 9ct gold cultured pearl ring sold for $49 and a 20ct golden dome ring sold for $119. A computer tower with damaged packaging raised the most money at auction, selling for $1400.

Auctions took place four times a year and money raised – about $25,000 annually – went to New Zealand Post coffers.

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Brad Pitt excused Brad Pitt has been excused from jury duty in Los Angeles because a judge says he’s too distracting. The actor was reportedly ready and willing to perform his civic duty as a juror, but he has been dismissed from the selection pool of an upcoming case. Los Angeles lawyer William Lively explained the problem to MailOnline. com. “You just can’t stick Brad Pitt in a jury box and expect 11 jurors to ignore him. It’s only natural that those jurors would be watching to see how Brad reacts to what’s being said and that they could be influenced by his opinions once the jury goes behind closed doors to render a verdict,” he said.

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■ CHRISTMAS SALES

Tills ringing, but not too loud

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Christmas shoppers are keeping tills ringing in Ashburton, but a lower forecast dairy payout is making sure they don’t ring too loud.

Paper Plus owner Terry McNab said yesterday morning had been a bit quiet, although busier than a normal Sunday morning.

The Christmas rush had started for his store in November, as shoppers seemed more organised this year.

“The first week of December it was getting really busy, I reckon it quietened down Monday, Tuesday then it picked up again. It’s actually caught me out a wee bit.”

And parents were being more organised than ever and starting to shop for their children’s back to school supplies.

Ashburton New World store manager Devin Young said Christmas rosters with additional staff had begun at the weekend. There was just the normal

busy activity for the Christmas buildup, and he expected things to ramp up over the next three days.

Health 2000 retailer Bob McDonald said yesterday Christmas trade had been steady in the town generally and on a par with previous years.

“When we have three or four days in the week before Christmas that last weekend is not quite as busy as it could be, but there’s certainly quite a few people around town,” Mr McDonald said.

“It’s probably a little bit flat because of the dairy payout thing, I think that’s probably affected people’s habits, there’s a little bit of apprehension.”

However at his Health 2000 store in The Arcade trade had been up this December compared to previous Decembers.

He expected trade to pick up throughout the town over the next three days, particularly with many shops, including all those in The Arcade, operating through to 8pm today and tomorrow.

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Santa pops in to Methven Rain held off until the end of the Methven Children’s Christmas Parade and Party yesterday.

Families met at the Methven fire station for decorated bikes and fancy dress judging, before following Santa on a fire engine to a party at the grounds behind Methven Supervalue.

Among those along for the ride on the parade was Ella Quinn, 5.

“It’s just a really nice casual small town country event, it’s all about the kids and they just love dressing up and seeing Santa,” one of the organisers, Michelle Bungard, said.

She was assisted by Amanda McGinity and Callie McAndrew in running the annual event, which is supported by the community and local businesses.

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Police divers searching for a missing fisherman have found a body.

A large scale search was under way in and around Nelson’s Waimea Inlet yesterday for 35-year-old Lian Thang Van. Mr Van was fishing with friends when he got into trouble on Saturday afternoon.

Police have not yet confirmed if the body is that of Mr Van. Inspector Ian McKenzie told Newstalk ZB the police dive squad from Wellington located a body in the water near the Waimea River mouth about 12.30pm.

It was understood police were contacting relatives of the person whose body was found.

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Marketing ‘crucial for district’

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If funding for Ashburton’s tourism organisation is reduced, the impact could bring new risks into the tourism market across the Ashburton District, says Ashburton Trust chief executive Giles Beal.

When Experience Mid Canterbury asked the Ashburton District Council for additional marketing money, that request raised barely a flicker of interest from district councillors.

The pitch for more money was made during the organisation’s annual budget presentation,

with chief executive Nigel Birt saying to keep and grow its share in a highly competitive environment, good marketing was crucial.

This has been backed up by Mr Beal who said Ashburton’s respite from competition from the earthquake hit Christchurch market was almost over and that a new element of competitiveness was coming back into the accommodation area.

“Looking ahead there will be challenges relative to accommodation sales as the tourism market locally is expected to increase with additional accom-

modation opened in Christchurch,” he said.

The trust is considering further investment in its own businesses and was looking at new marketing initiatives, but these would be seriously compromised if they weren’t complemented by strong marketing initiatives from the district’s tourism body, Mr Beal said.

For most of this year Hotel Ashburton’s accommodation figures had been significantly up on those achieved last year, but the winds of change from Christchurch competition were starting to be felt, he said.

Sales across all of its businesses, however, were up 4 per cent for November, with total sales for the month exceeding $1.46 million.

Looking ahead, reduced alcohol limits for driving and the economic challenges that would come from a reduced dairy payout were likely to make growth harder to achieve after the Christmas–NewYear period, Mr Beal said.

‘Revenues at late night venues continue to be low also, due to increased competition and this market remains challenging and looks unlikely to change.”

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Lights, camera, action . . .

In brief False alarm Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade members responded to a false alarm about 12.30am on Saturday, to a hangi. Someone spotting smoke had phoned emergency services, however, the hangi operators had a permit. They responded to another call-out on Saturday, to domestic flooding at an Allenton property at about 9.20am. On Friday night they attended a backyard rubbish fire at Netherby, at about 9pm, and yesterday they attended a small grass fire, caused by fire in the switch board of an irrigation pump shed.

Tourist dies A tourist from Germany died while hiking in Tongariro National Park on Saturday. The 51-year-old man was descending Mt Ngauruhoe with his wife when he collapsed about 1.45pm. A nearby climber heard his wife’s cries for help and came to the man’s aid, performing CPR and calling emergency services. The Greenlea Taupo Rescue helicopter was sent out with a Ruapehu Alpine Rescue Organisation, but low cloud, strong wind and rain meant rescuers could only reach the base of Mt Ngauruhoe.

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Christchurch blaze Firefighters have extinguished a blaze near the Woodford Glen Speedway in Christchurch. The fire broke in a pit of pickled pasture just after 11am yesterday, on farmland near the city fringe.

Grassland and tyres caught fire, sending thick black smoke into the air. Plumes of smoke were visible from miles away. “It produced a lot of smoke,” Southern Fire Communications said. “It was a fire in a silage pit.” A nearby resident told Newstalk ZB three fire engines were at the scene, but nobody was in danger.

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Lotto results People have begun to flock to the Christmas lights on show at Frank Sandys’ house on the outskirts of Methven on Hobbs Road. After two-and-a-half weeks full-time spent decorating his home and yard with the lights, Mr Sandys (pictured) thinks it has all been worth it. He said people were visiting from throughout Mid Canterbury, and he hoped many more would take advantage of the spectacle over the Christmas period. The display would continue each day through to January 2 or 3, including Christmas Day. The display is free, but those entering can make a donation to the Methven Volunteer Fire Brigade if they wish.

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■ ASHBURTON HOUSE PRICES

Parts of district still affordable House prices might be rising in Ashburton, but there are still parts of the district where buying a home is still an affordable option.

When the district was revalued two years ago the rateable value for homes ranged from $4.1 million for a large, modern property on Park Street

down to a very affordable Beatty Crescent property valued at $130,000.

According to the Ashburton District Council’s rating data, the district’s cheapest home, however is in Rakaia’s Dunford Street, at $102,000.

Four Ashburton streets have the distinction of having the

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district’s lowest average value for their properties – Beatty Crescent, $169,444 (nine houses); Adams Street, $187,090 (11 houses); Davis Crescent, $192,450 (62 houses); and Willow Street, $196,360 (25 houses).

Three of the streets are in Hampstead and one in Neth-

erby and a significant number of Housing NZ properties were built on these streets.

In Rakaia, Dunford Street houses have the lowest average value, $220,169, but is is a Rakaia street with wide ranging property values - from $102,000 to $400,000.

The average in Elizabeth Av-

enue is $225,253, Rolleston Street, $232,014 and Mackie Street, $245,666.

Methven’s Blackford Street has the ski village’s lowest average value, $262,000 followed by Jackson Street, $283,280, Spaxton Street, $300,422 and Chapman Street, $355,833.

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Fine weather for Santa

BY SUSAN SANDYS

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It will be sweltering in Ashburton as Santa loads up his sleigh on Wednesday.

The mercury is forecast to hit 28 degrees celcius as a northwesterly wind direction dominates across Canterbury.

But it won’t be so bad for Santa come nighttime, as temperatures drop to a minimum of 12 degrees with a forecast southerly change.

Duty forecaster Nicole Ranger said the southerly change meant Santa would not get too overheated in his red suit, and he would stay dry as well as the southerly was not likely to bring rain.

“Maybe he will just have a little bit of cloud to deal with,” Ms Ranger said.

A mainly fine Christmas Day is forecast for Thursday, with a maximum of 22 degrees with morning and evening cloud.

“It looks like you should have a pretty good Christmas,” she said.

Temperatures were the highest so far this summer in Ashburton on Saturday when the mercury hit 27.4 degrees.

The previous hottest day was December 9 with 25 degrees. The temperatures are from the MetService’s weather station at Ashburton airport.

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Presenting a nativity play yesterday in the lead-up to Christmas are St Paul’s Presbyterian Church school holiday programme members and Hampstead School pupils. Pictured leading the donkey is River Fuluasou (front) and Tamsin Cartney. Faith education convenor Isabell Page said the children from the holiday programme and teacher Carol Efford’s Hampstead School class had done a wonderful job. “It really went very well and the church was full, so we were thrilled,” she said.

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Man charged over stabbing at 21st party A 36-year old man has been charged with murder over the death of a man at a 21st birthday party in South Auckland early yesterday.

Chevy Midas Davis, 24, is dead and his cousin is in a stable condition in hospital after the incident in Fisher Crescent, Otara.

Both men were attending a 21st party for one of their relatives.

Counties Manukau Police said this afternoon they had arrested a 36 year-old Otara steelworker and charged him with the murder of Mr Davis and wounding his cousin with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

The arrested man will appear in the Manukau District Court today.

Detective Inspector Dave Lynch said it appeared an argument over music sparked the confrontation.

“I can’t rule out the possibility of further charges or arrests but time will tell.

“The investigation is ongoing and we’d appreciate any assistance we can get from anyone who thinks they have information.”

Emergency services were

called to the Otara property just before 1am.

On arrival, police officers found Mr Davis dead on the driveway at the front of the property.

St John said an ambulance was sent to Fisher Crescent at 12.53am following reports an assault happened at the address, leading to a possible stabbing.

By the time paramedics arrived, it was believed Mr Davis was in cardiac arrest.

The house was cordoned off yesterday as police investigated.

“We will get under way with a scene examination at the property today and continue trying to locate those people who we understand attended the party thrown to celebrate the 21st of a young woman [related] to Chevy Davis,” said Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Ellwood of Counties Manukau Police.

Police said anyone with information about the incident should should call Counties Manukau Police on 021 191 0881 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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Prime Minister John Key’s office is refusing to comment on reports of an assault complaint against National’s Northland MP Mike Sabin, directing media queries to police. It was reported yesterday that former Northland police officer Mr Sabin is under investigation over an assault complaint. However, it has also been reported the investigation is being handled by Waitemata police rather than Northland police where it was claimed the events at the centre of the complaint took place. Mr Sabin has so far not responded to requests for comment.

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An upcycling Christmas Making something new, and Christmassy, from something old, is Syvarna Parish-Hooper, 6.

Syvarna was among children making mini Christmas trees from magazines at the last in a series of pre-Christmas upcycling classes which have been held each Saturday at the Ashburton Mastagard site.

The free holiday programme continues next month with

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sessions tie dying tee-shirts, making chicken wire earring hangers and shoe planters.

Sessions will be on January 20, 22 and 24, with two further sessions making button bowls and wooden planters on Saturday February 14 and 21 respectively.

Anyone interested in attending any of the classes can register with Christy Smollett on 027 833 2926.

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Playhouse finds a good home A winner has been found in the Lions Club of Ashburton’s annual playhouse raffle.

Drawn last week, the lucky winners were the Carnell family of Jeanette, Duncan and William, pictured with club president Frank Peters. The club has run the raffle for a number of years now and this year’s proceeds - $4000 – will go towards the club’s commitment of $15,000 to the EA Networks Stadium.

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Police are focusing attention on the flat 33 year-old Hayden Cossey was living in before he disappeared.

The Christchurch man has not been seen since December 5.

More than 60 police and civil defence staff yesterday covered the city’s eastern suburbs looking for Mr Cossey, who was last seen at Eastgate shopping mall on December 5.

Mr Cossey was described as European, 187cm tall (about 6’ 1”) of medium build with short brown hair.

Mr Cossey moved to Christchurch a few weeks ago to take up work with Mercer Stainless related to the earthquake rebuild.

On Saturday, Detective Sergeant Al Lester said police were keeping an open mind about what may have happened to Mr Cossey.

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Police have arrested a Napier man believed to have been behind the wheel of a car which hit and injured a police officer before speeding away on Thursday.

Robbie Richards, 28, was linked to a silver Honda CRV involved in the incident where an officer was struck at a drink-driving checkpoint between Napier and Hastings. The car had crossed a centre line on Farndon Road just off State Highway 2 near the entrance to Farndon Park, Clive about 12.30am. It is understood the officer had been waving an illuminated wand trying to stop the driver, who was possibly trying to avoid the checkpoint a short distance away.

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Air crew resign Four Air New Zealand flight attendants have left the airline under a cloud after a booze-fuelled night. The Herald on Sunday understands all four resigned from the airline on Wednesday after an investigation into a heavy drinking session in Wellington in October.

Details of the case come soon after revelations an off-duty flight attendant “straddled” All Black Israel Dagg on a flight from Los Angeles to Auckland last month.

And in July, crew assigned to fly stranded passengers from Hawaii to Auckland were understood to be drinking heavily, making them unfit for duty if the plane had been airworthy. The incidents have prompted the national carrier to fire off a warning to all cabin crew about standards of behaviour.

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Water quality website Nearly one in seven monitored beaches in New Zealand are classified as “high risk” for water quality issues - but the rest are either suitable or excellent for swimming. A new website, which compiled water quality information on 350 beaches around the country, was launched at Wellington’s Oriental Bay yesterday by Environment Minister Dr Nick Smith. The website, Land, Air, Water Aotearoa, provided a seasonal guide to beaches’ water quality based on the last three years of monitoring as well as the results of weekly beach testing.

Read together, the seasonal indicator and weekly monitoring results gave people an idea of the water quality. Yet people still needed to think twice before swimming after heavy rain, said Dr Jarrod Walker, a senior marine scientist at Auckland Council.

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Hunt heats up for ‘helpers’ An Auckland Prison officer has been suspended, a clinical psychologist has taken leave and two senior officers from Spring Hill Corrections Facility have been reprimanded as the Department of Corrections seeks answers on how convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip Smith was able to flee the country.

The Herald on Sunday can reveal the Auckland Prison officer is being investigated for allegedly supplying Smith a mobile phone and helping him secure a passport.

It is understood a clinical psychologist who treated Smith at a special unit for paedophiles is also the subject of an employment investigation. There is no suggestion he helped Smith escape in November, and Corrections won’t say why he is on leave.

Letters of censure had also been sent to two senior prison officers from Spring Hill.

Smith boarded a plane for Chile just hours after being released from the Waikato prison for a 72-hour period. Corrections only raised the alarm over the high-profile inmate’s disappearance a day after he failed to arrive at his sponsor’s home.

The suspended prison guard, who the Herald on Sunday has chosen not to name, declined a request for comment when visited at his home near Auckland yesterday. The clinical psychologist could not be reached.

Smith’s lawyer, Tony Ellis, was unaware several people had been investigated, or censured,

by Corrections. He did confirm the clinical psychologist had previously prepared a report for his client for the Parole Board.

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Drivers prove to be responsible Ashburton drivers proved themselves as responsible motorists when passing through a police check-point on Walnut Avenue on Friday night. A police spokesperson said 743 people were tested at the checkpoint and only one driver failed with an evidential breath test of between 250 to 400mcg, a reading which would have been legal before the new limits introduced this month. Police were to comment further on the Ashburton results today.

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oraki Polytechnic has finally been pushed to the point it must consider its future as a small and independent education provider in a region that, on its own, might not be big enough to sustain it.

The polytechnic has been struggling to keep its head above water even as it delivers valuable courses tailor-made to make the most of our youth and help grow our core industries.

News this year that the polytechnic would strengthen its focus on primary industry training was tempered with slowly simmering financial woes and declining rolls at its campuses.

In November, the polytechnic said its future in Mid Canterbury was assured. Last week, it launched a six-month project to assess establishing a “combined entity” with CPIT. The polytechnic will ask key stakeholders what they think they need in their communities before assessing whether a combined new entity would meet the needs of the region.

That is good news given the polytechnic and Mid Canterbury groups have been working closely for a while now on the likes of primary industry training that focuses on what is produced here.

Employers and Grow Mid Canterbury have supported Aoraki programmes to the point the polytechnic will know what the district needs from whatever comes next.

CPIT would certainly boost Aoraki, whether as a partner or a parent. But any new entity will face the same headwinds that buffeted Aoraki.

The region’s high employment rate means fewer people are enrolling in tertiary study. The prospect of a lower dairy payout might affect employment, but a polytechnic cannot plan for uncertain rolls.

Even the education needs of the district conspire against it.

Primary industry and trades training needs will continue to grow here but these courses have small classes and are expensive to deliver.

Aoraki has done plenty in the past few years to try and minimise the risks. It has restructured everything from its courses and their departments, to its administration and management.

Perhaps the only option left is to seek help from its competition.

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he holiday season is a time to get together with family and friends, and enjoy the New Zealand summer. It is also a time to think about those less fortunate than ourselves; a time to take stock of where we are and what we have achieved, and a time to look to the year ahead.

I know that for many in the local community it will be a time of sadness, remembering family and friends who are no longer with us to celebrate the festive season. I would like to echo my colleague the Honourable Jo Goodhew in acknowledging those affected by the tragedy at the Ashburton Work and Income office in September this year and letting you know that you are in my thoughts also.

As we look back over the past year, I would like to thank you, the people of Mid Canterbury, particularly those who now find themselves in my electorate of Selwyn, for your support. It is a privilege to represent you in Parliament.

I have enjoyed getting out and about and meeting some of you during the latter part of this year and I look forward to meeting more of you in 2015.

As a Minister in the National Government, I am proud to say that we are getting on with the job of investing taxpayers’ money wisely, supporting families, responsibly managing the country’s finances, and building a more productive and competitive economy.

Our economy is performing solidly; jobs and wages are growing, and businesses are confident and hiring more staff.

We’re continuing to see improved results from our public services in areas that really matter – such as better health care, lower crime, higher educational achievement, and more New Zealanders moving off welfare into work.

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■ UNITED STATES

Cities across the US have had weeks of protests condemning a string of recent police killings of unarmed black men and decisions by grand juries not to press charges against the white officers responsible.

New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton said social media postings showed that Brinsley “had a very strong bias against police officers”.

“Two of New York’s finest were shot and killed with no warning, no provocation,” said an emotional Bratton.

“They were quite simply assassinated.”

Wenjian Liu, a seven-year police veteran who got mar-

ried two months ago, and Rafael Ramos, who leaves behind a 13-year-old son, were “ambushed and murdered” as they sat in the front seat of a marked NYPD police car, officials said.

Neither officer had the opportunity to draw their weapons before Brinsley opened fire with several rounds and fled to a nearby subway station.

He shot himself in the head on the platform, where Bratton said a silver semi-automatic firearm was recovered near his body.

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city of 8.4 million was in mourning.

“When a police officer is mur-

dered, it tears at the foundation of our society. It is an attack on all of us,” he said.

“Our entire city was attacked by this heinous individual.”

The police chief said the motive was still under investigation, but did not rule out a connection to anti-police protests that have swept the country.

In a cruel twist of fate, Bratton said Baltimore police warned New York colleagues that Brinsley may be on the loose just as the murder took place.

Brinsley is accused of boasting on Instagram just hours before the attack that he would kill police officers.

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Cairns mother charged over eight child deaths A senior Queensland police officer has described the killing of eight children in a Cairns home as one of the most tragic events the service has had to deal with.

Mersane Warria, the 37-yearold mother of seven of the dead children and aunt of the eighth, was charged with eight counts of murder at a bedside hearing in Cairns Hospital yesterday.

She remains in hospital recovering from stab wounds and has been excused from a formal hearing at Cairns Magistrates Court today.

Detective Inspector Bruno Asnicar said the tragedy had taken a huge toll on the family, police and the community.

“It’s clearly the most tragic event we’ve had to deal with (in Cairns),” he said.

Mr Asnicar said the family had been notified of the charges and had taken the news well although they remained “deeply, deeply upset”.

He said autopsies on the victims were ongoing but as the matter was now before the courts it was unlikely the details

of just how they died would be released by police.

“Anything I can say has been very, very limited,” he said.

The Manoora house where the children were found dead on Friday would remain a crime scene until all the evidence had been collected.

“This is going to be a long process, a great deal of the work starts now,” he said.

Earlier yesterday, a man, thought to be the father of some of the murdered children, wailed and shouted: “My babies, my babies!” in heartbreaking scenes at a makeshift memorial in a park next to the Manoora home. He had to be helped along Murray Street, appearing too distraught to walk on his own.

A distressed older woman could be heard calling for her grandchildren.

Crowds at the community centre in Murray Street and local churches in Cairns remembered the children - four girls aged two, 11, 12 and 14 and four boys aged five, six, eight and nine.

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More than 7,370 people have now died from the ebola virus, almost all of them in west Africa. The World Health Organisation reports that as of December 16, there had been 19,031 cases of infection from the deadly virus in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, of which 7373 people had died. The death toll in other countries remained the same: six in Mali, one in the United States, and eight in Nigeria, which was declared ebola-free in October. Spain and Senegal, which have both been declared free from ebola, meanwhile counted one case each, but no deaths.

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Warning about Monis An anonymous caller rang the National Security hotline on the weekend before the Lindt cafe siege to tip off authorities about the extremism of Man Haron Monis, urging authorities to look at his website, it’s been reported. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and the Abbott government was aware of the call within the 48 hours leading up to the siege, News Corp Australia reported yesterday. The caller did not suggest that Monis had a gun or that he was planning a terrorist act or that he had talked of any plans to take hostages but urged officials to “take a look at this man’s website”.

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One of four heavily damaged reactor buildings at Japan’s tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear power plant has been cleared of radioactive fuel rods, the operator says. It was a significant step in the decommissioning efforts, but workers still have three heavily crippled reactors to clean up after they were sent into meltdown in the 2011 quake-tsunami disaster.

The overall clean-up work of the Fukushima plant is expected to take decades. A total of 1535 fuel rod assemblies have been now taken out of the building after Tokyo Electric Power Co’s (TEPCO’s) year-long operation, a company spokesman said yesterday.

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Machinegun on plane A woman prays during a church service to remember eight children who were killed in the Cairns suburb of Manoora, Australia.

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French police kill ‘Allahu Akbar’ attacker rundi-born French national who was known to police for common crimes, a source close to the investigation said.

The attacker “shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ from the moment he entered until his last breath,” the source said.

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French police shot dead a knifewielding man who attacked three officers in a police station while shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is great).

The man wounded one officer’s face at the entrance to the police station in Joue-lesTours near the city of Tours in central France and injured two others before he was shot.

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Gunman murders two officers A gunman has assassinated two uniformed New York police officers in a cold-blooded attack following weeks of outrage over police killings of unarmed black men.

The two officers, one a newlywed, were shot in the head through the window of their patrol car in broad daylight in Brooklyn in an attack that left New York reeling just days before Christmas.

Police named the shooter as 28-year-old Ismaaiyl Brinsley, who shot and seriously wounded his ex-girlfriend in Baltimore early on Saturday before driving to Brooklyn to murder the two officers.

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cal Islamist motives.”

The Islamic State group, which has seized control of swathes of Iraq and Syria using brutal violence, has exhorted its followers to mount attacks in the West.

According to a statement by the interior ministry, the assailant was around 20 years of age, and was “killed (by) police officers present using their issued

firearms.” Prime Minister Manuel Valls pledged his support for the police officers whom he described as being “seriously injured and in a state of shock”.

He said the state would deal “severely” with anyone who attacked the police.

The three wounded police officers were said to be in a stable condition.

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An Austrian man and a Turkish woman have been arrested on a plane about to take off from Vienna for Istanbul after a machine gun was found in their checkedin luggage, authorities say. “The couple were already on board the aircraft by the time the machine gun and live ammunition were discovered in their checked-in luggage,” Austrian interior minister spokesman Alexander Marakovits said yesterday. He said there were currently “no indications” that the couple, both aged around 40, intended to join Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria and Iraq, but that an investigation was continuing.

The incident occurred on Friday.

In common with other European countries, Austria has seen a stream of people, some of them in their teens, leave to fight for the IS group, with Turkey the main crossover point.

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In most corners of the world, an Ashburton person can be found. So the Guardian’s Erin Tasker decided to track some of them down. This week it’s Nicole Kilgour, who is living the typical ex-pat Kiwi lifestyle in London.

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plan to celebrate her 21st birthday in Las Vegas ended with Nicole Kilgour living in London.

A desire to see the world – born out of a school trip to Germany as a teenager – saw her first move to Australia, then visit America, and continue on to the United Kingdom.

Nicole has lived in London for a year next month.

“I had been living in Melbourne for almost three years and a friend of mine decided we were going to celebrate my 21st birthday in Vegas. Seeing as I had always planned to spend a couple of years in London, I just decided that after my birthday celebrations, instead of heading back I’d keep going to the UK and see a bit more of the world on the way.”

She didn’t have a grand plan when she first left New Zealand.

“I had just turned 18 when I left Ashburton and got back from a trip around Germany with Ashburton College. I think the adventure of getting on a plane and being thrown into something else interested me so I just went with it and hoped for the best.”

It’s an attitude that’s taken her a long way. Now, she’s an assistant manager to a travel team at London Bridge, specialising in long-haul tailor made travel. It’s not a bad gig, Nicole reckons.

Like many Kiwis living the overseas experience in London, she lives with seven housemates – a mixture of Kiwis and Aussies.

“I am one of the lucky onesI have my own room,” Nicole said.

The best part about living in London was having everything at your fingertips.

“At the moment because it’s coming up to Christmas, the city is insane with decorations and everyone’s wearing Christmas jumpers and drinking mulled wine.

“Not only is London one of the sexiest places to explore and immerse yourself in, but it

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with Nicole Kilgour in London is neighbours to all the amazing countries of mainland Europe.

I popped over to Germany in September and did a road trip down to Munich for Oktoberfest and in April I caught the train to Paris to eat croissants with an old travelling friend.”

The hardest part – apart from being incredibly expensive - is being so far away from her family.

“My family and I are incredibly close. Although mum and dad have come to terms with the fact that I’m probably not going to be settling in one place any time soon, I think it’s hard being in completely different time zones and missing out on the little details of each other’s lives.”

But Nicole’s making the most of the experience, getting into the pub culture.

“England does pubs well! I love going out with friends and cooking. A group of friends have even set up a weekly Come Dine With Me, which is always a nice alternative to the outdoor pubs in Borough Market over the winter.”

She also does a lot of writing and has just started writing for

Nicole Kilgour is living the typical life of an ex-pat Kiwi in London.

her work’s website.

“I play a lot of the ‘Yes game’ here so if someone asks me to go with them to do something, I normally just do that - it’s a fun game!”

Nicole has fond memories of growing up in Ashburton.

“I come from a fairly big family, so we were always doing something or having tea somewhere else.

“I played a lot of hockey and

had some amazing teachers that definitely left an impression and inspired me to do what I have done. Mr Pow, my German teacher, definitely got me obsessed with other cultures and travel.”

She misses her family a lot though.

“I think sometimes it takes leaving and being so far away to realise how amazing you have it. I especially miss my mum

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“I miss being able to walk down to nan’s house and drop in for a cuppa - or a cheeky wine as it turned to when I came back to visit - and just have a chat. Skype’s great but it isn’t the same is hanging out with my mum and dad and watching Outrageous Fortune.

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Above: Motocross rider Matt Sutherland was off to represent New Zealand in China.

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Above: Jaimee Smith sends in the pass for a penalty corner against Geraldine at the NBS Ashburton Hockey Turf in the Mid-South Canterbury hockey competition.

Left: Ashburton College’s Chloe Te Moananui breaks away to score one of her six tries in the 52-15 win over Waitaki in the Aoraki Secondary Schools girls’ rugby competition at the Celtic Rugby Club.

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Mid Canterbury 18th’s Nick Campbell beats his marker to the header against Coastal Spirit.

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Right: Ashburton’s Laura Gilmour awaits the forehand return from Methven’s Lucy Tombleson during the women’s B grade final at the Rakaia Squash Club Open.

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Left: College’s Chelsea Corbett puts pressure on Celtic’s Claire Polson in the Premier Netball second round match.

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Right: Rakaia’s Andrew Letham offloads to Oscar Pamment against Lincoln in the Combined Country Cup semi-finals. Rakaia lost on their home turf to Lincoln 13-19 while Methven went down to Waihora 5-13.

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The battle for the third test seamer spot heated up as Doug Bracewell and Neil Wagner both bowled their sides to victory in the Plunket Shield yesterday. Bracewell took six wickets in the match as Central Districts crushed Auckland by 245 runs, while Wagner snagged seven scalps in Otago’s 82-run victory over Canterbury. Both bowlers have been included in the Black Caps’ 13-man squad to tackle Sri Lanka in the Boxing Day test, with the selectors set to face a tricky decision to determine the third seam spot behind Tim Southee and Trent Boult. In Rangiora, Canterbury were unable to haul in their target of 299, collapsing to 216 all out. The Plunket Shield now goes on hold until February with the Ford Trophy one-day competition set to begin on December 27.

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Steyn crushes Windies Dale Steyn rocketed to his 25th five-wicket haul in tests to finish off the West Indies as South Africa won the first test by an innings and 220 runs on the fourth morning at Centurion. Steyn went wicketless in the first innings and limped off the field five deliveries into the second, but returned on the fourth morning to pick up 6-34 and bowl the West Indies out for 131. The West Indies began the day on 76-2 following on, and Steyn quickly broke the back of its innings as he picked up four wickets in 16 deliveries. - AP

Sledging ‘not working’ They fired up David Warner in Adelaide and motivated Mitchell Johnson in Brisbane, now former captain Sunil Gavaskar has implored India to stop the sledging.

Warner was recalled after being bowled off a no-ball in the first Test, then swapped barbs with the tourists en route to his second century in the match. Johnson was given a loud welcome to the crease in the second Test, but the fielders were more subdued after he clubbed 88 off 93 balls. “The Indians should not get into verbal spats with the Australians ... giving it back to Australians wasn’t such a smart idea,” Gavaskar said. - AAP

Cook out, Morgan in Eoin Morgan has replaced the outof-form Alastair Cook as England’s World Cup captain, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced yesterday. Cook has scored just one fifty in his last 22 one-day innings for England and has paid the price for failing to stop the rot during his country’s recent 5-2 series defeat in Sri Lanka. Morgan will lead the side for the tri-series in Australia after Christmas and then the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand in February and March.

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Sammy lights up Stars Darren Sammy was named man of the match on Saturday night as the Hobart Hurricanes easily beat the Melbourne Stars, and said he wanted to make an impression in the BBL as quickly as possible. “It was very good to have an impact so early in the tournament.” The affable Sammy said his goal in the BBL was to smile more than his always-happy captain George Bailey.

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Mid Canterbury wicket keeper Matt Winter moves to collect a delivery left alone by the South Canterbury batsmen in the Hawke Cup two-day cricket match on the Ashburton Oval.

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Weather gods stump Mid Canty

By Jonathan Leask

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Mid Canterbury were robbed by the rain in pursuit of an outright win over South Canterbury in the Hawke Cup two-day cricket match on the Ashburton Oval yesterday.

Chasing a meagre 113 in their second turn at bat to register the outright win, Mid Canterbury were 77/5 and the game poised for a big finish when the heavens opened to cause a premature end to play.

It was a disappointing finish with Mid Canterbury 36 runs

shy of the outright win but they had delivered the first innings effort they were hoping for to at least back a first innings win.

After captain Matt Winter sent South Canterbury into bat they had the visitors 127/6 – after the dismissal of James Laming for 83 - which had memories of the afternoon slump suffered against Otago Country springing to mind.

However, the hosts managed to finish the job in quick time as they dismissed South Canterbury for 178.

Tom Meyrick had the best

figures with 3/23 with Richard Print, Shaun Stagg and Bevan Ravenscroft taking two wickets each.

Chasing a target bigger than their two combined efforts with the bat in the loss to Otago Country, which was 159, Canterbury under 19 representative, James Southby, led the way with a knock of 91 at the top of the innings.

Southby departed at 132/3 – leaving plenty of work still to be done to secure the first innings points.

Bo Houston’s 26 helped Mid

Canterbury surpass South Canterbury before 27 not out from Richard Print produced a 45run lead as they were all out for 223 early yesterday.

South Canterbury were able to erase the deficit before Ravenscroft, Print and Stagg all took three wickets each as South Canterbury were dismissed for 158 setting the hosts 113 for the outright victory.

They were on track but the weather gods had other plans. #Full scoreboard in tomorrow’s Guardian

Middle order crash costly for College 1st XI

By Jonathan Leask

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Losing four wickets in two overs led to Ashburton College 1st XI losing the deciding of a three match promotion-relegation cricket series with Timaru Boys’ High School at Aorangi Oval in Timaru on Saturday.

Timaru had won the first match and Ashburton the sec-

ond to send the series to a decider to determine who would play in division one of the Canterbury Secondary Schools’ one-day competition when it starts in the new year.

Batting first Timaru Boys’ made 200/9 in their 50 overs where Josh Buchanan had 4/24 for College and the Hunt brothers, Kieran and Gareth, had

captured two wickets each.

In reply College made a strong start at 59/3 when Michael Burton was the third man out for 33 on the fifth ball of the 15th over.

Timaru had been in a similar position and an 81 run partnership set them up to make 200.

Ashburton College went the other direction however,

losing a further three wickets with the score on 59 to be 59/6 after 17.5 overs - losing four wickets in exactly two overs.

The remaining four wickets fell for 54 runs, with Kieran Hunt making 21, to be all out for 113, 87 short of the target and from keeping their place in division one next year.

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Front-runners stay on top

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The status quo remained in senior cricket’s Pritchard Shield as the three teams tied in the race for the shield had wins on Saturday.

Allenton, Lauriston and Tech all added a sixth win in the seventh round to head into the Christmas break tied at the top of the ladder with the final three rounds to take place in January.

It was the Bevan Richan and Jeremy Duckmanton show in Lauriston as the hosts secured a comprehensive 121-run win over Coldstream.

Richan scored a century in 93 balls before being out for 107 and Duckmanton chimed in with 63 - scoring his 50 off just 21 balls – as Lauriston posted a daunting 244, all out in the 44th over.

Richan then tore through the Coldstream top order for figures of 4/16 off six over before Duckmanton finished the job with a five-wicket bag.

His 5/20 off seven overs included the scalp of Harry Stanway who top scored with 55, but Coldstream went from 65/1 to be all out for 123.

Tech bounced back from their

Lauriston B’s Tim Puckett plays a forward defence stroke avoiding the waiting hands of Tech fielder Dave Morrison at the Ashburton Domain on Saturday.

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first loss of the competition with a less-than convincing win over Lauriston B. Tim Puckett and Alex Hooper shared the top score of 22 for Lauriston B as they made 105 in 38 overs. Tech’s Tom Small had 3/16 while Hayden Sinclair had an economical 2/7 off his nine overs.

Henry Cook then led the chase with 46 and Dave Morrison finished it off with an unbeaten 24 as Tech got home in the 21st over for a four wicket win. Caleb Early had 3/21 for Lauriston B. Allenton heaped more misery on the defending Pritchard Shield holders, Methven,

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claiming a 78-run victory.

Scores of 43 from Jordan Bird and Jeff Naish got Allenton through to 211 all out in the 43rd over.

Naish then delivered a five wicket bag - his second in two weeks - with 5/37 and Jeremy Punselie had 3/27 as Methven were all out for 133.

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McCullum back in the middle order Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum is set to return to the middle-order for the Boxing Day test in Christchurch.

New Zealand Cricket announced the squad for the first test against Sri Lanka yesterday, with the lineup containing a few surprises.

McCullum opened with Tom Latham in the recent Pakistan series, a move which allowed the Black Caps to play both Jimmy Neesham and Corey Anderson in the middle order. McCullum scored a double century in the third test in Sharjah.

However, selector Bruce Edgar has made it clear that McCullum’s move up the order was only temporary.

McCullum’s move means Otago’s Hamish Rutherford is likely to open with Latham.

The test squad: Brendon McCullum (c - Otago), Trent Boult (Northern Districts), Doug Bracewell (Central Districts), Dean Brownlie (Northern Districts), Mark Craig (Otago), Tom Latham (Canterbury), James Neesham (Otago), Hamish Rutherford (Otago), Tim Southee (Northern Districts), Ross Taylor (Central Districts), Neil Wagner (Otago), BJ Watling (Northern Districts), Kane Williamson (Northern Districts).

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Today at New Plymouth Raceway

Taranaki RC Venue: New Plymouth Meeting Date: 22 December 2014 NZ Meeting number: 4 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 3.11pm BROUGHAM HEIGHTS MAIDEN $7000, MAIDEN, 2000m 1 38927 Lykaroc (5) 58.5 ............................. J Parkes 2 30650 Reykjavik 58.5 .............................. Scratched 3 37564 Hezanakilad h (2) 58.5 ........ R Hutchings (a) 4 089x7 Make Big (9) 58.5 .................. N Teeluck (a3) 5 0x80x Sometime Lucky h (7) 58.5 ......... B Lammas 6 x0253 Footsie 56.5 ................................. Scratched 7 x9933 Chonney (4) 56.5 ................ M Dravitzki (a1) 8 x6450 Tequila Sunrise h (3) 56.5 ............... R Myers 9 646x0 Phone Girl (10) 56.5................ D Turner (a1) 10 67606 Hi Fiver (1) 56.5 ...............................S Doyle 11 x7233 Stars In Align (11) 55 .................. D Johnson 12 x0762 Tasha Aimee (6) 55 ....................M Cameron 13 0x085 Sakura h (8) 55 ........................... R Hannam 2 3.45pm BOOF FLEMING MEMORIAL MAIDEN 3YO $7000, MDN 3YO, 1600m 1 4x4. Deluxe Edition (10) 57.5...........A Jones (a2) 2 05 Uncle Sam (6) 57.5 ...................... M Dee (a) 3 7x059 Pentathlon h (4) 57.5........................S Doyle 4 Any Stream Will Do h (8) 57.5 K Chiong (a2) 5 8 Purreal (9) 57.5 .............................. J Parkes 6 24 Sonsy (2) 55.5............................M Cameron

7 3 Effectav h (5) 55.5 ............... R Hutchings (a) 8 020 Poach 55.5 ................................... Scratched 9 35x86 Etoile D’Ange h (1) 55.5 .................. R Myers 10 4x76 Habitude h (11) 55.5 11 587 Ashwini (3) 55.5 .......................... D Johnson 12 Contestant (7) 55.5 .......................D Bradley 3 4.20pm FOWLER HOMES MAIDEN $7000, 1100m 1 Chinaboy h (7) 58.5................ K Chiong (a2) 2 Chinajack h (4) 58.5 .............. N Teeluck (a3) 3 Kahui Lad h (15) 58.5 .................... J Parkes 4 x39x3 Magic Moment (9) 57 ...................... S Spratt 5 9377x Borntoachieve (10) 57 ................. D Johnson 6 8x240 Wheeler Fortune h (8) 57 .... R Hutchings (a) 7 4 Donlee h (5) 57 ................... M Dravitzki (a1) 8 5 Paintball (11) 57 ..........................T Thornton 9 0 Louvres (14) 57 ............................... K Myers 10 44254 Born Happy (3) 56.5..................J Oliver (a3) 11 7x6x Secretary Miss b (12) 56.5 12 Empire Lass h (13) 56.5.............. B Lammas 13 Stay Classy h (6) 56.5 ......................S Doyle 14 670x Got The Snitz (2) 55 ...................M Cameron 15 Isola Bella h (1) 55 ....................... M Dee (a) 4 4.55pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE F&M MAIDEN $12,000, MDN F&M, 1200m 1 44254 Born Happy (8) 57.5..................J Oliver (a3) 2 x0654 Golden Shells (6) 57.5 ............ D Turner (a1)

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3 244 Willbeokay h (9) 57.5 .................. R Hannam 4 445x0 Runway h (1) 57.5 ........................... R Myers 5 46x Thelionzshadow h (4) 57.5...............S Doyle 6 Mojo h (10) 57.5 ............................. J Parkes 7 50x3 Bountiful b (3) 56........................M Cameron 8 428x3 Jewel Of The Naki h (2) 56.. R Hutchings (a) 9 4x63. Twist And Turn h (11) 56 ............. D Johnson 10 8x Avatrix (7) 56 ................................... K Myers 11 Isola Bella h (5) 56 ....................... M Dee (a) 5 5.30pm JOHN EAGAR MEMORIAL MAIDEN $7000, MAIDEN, 1400m 1 28233 Danasonic bh (1) 58.5................. R Hannam 2 48x93 Street Wars (3) 58.5 ..................... M Dee (a) 3 0x5. Altiplano h (5) 58.5 ..................... B Lammas 4 0x Mio Kiwi (6) 58.5 .......................J Oliver (a3) 5 Yardarm (7) 58.5 ............................. K Myers 6 69 Call Doubt h (10) 57 .................... D Johnson 7 Ester (8) 57 .................................T Thornton 8 Gifted Lad (2) 57 .............................J Riddell 9 32x70 Easter Uprising h (11) 56.5 ..............S Doyle 10 55x67 Stage Door (9) 56.5 ............ R Hutchings (a) 11 x7x79 Bornthisway h (12) 56.5 .................. R Myers 12 80868 Malina (4) 56.5 .................... M Dravitzki (a1) 13 8x688 Tinged With Gold (13) 56.5 ...........D Bradley 6 6.05pm NULOOK ALUMINIUM & DOORS RATING 65 1400 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

1 61708 Seconds Out t (13) 59 ................. B Lammas 2 1. Shadow Fox d (10) 59 .................... J Parkes 3 39806 Miss Daisy tdh (6) 58 ...................... R Myers 4 65414 Back On Song td (5) 57.5 ..........M Cameron 5 71747 Go Go Gonzo (7) 57.5 ..............J Oliver (a3) 6 9x043 River Head dh (4) 57 ........... R Hutchings (a) 7 00x80 Amethyst (1) 56 ..................... N Teeluck (a3) 8 1 Midnight Express t (8) 55.5 ......... D Johnson 9 409x0 I Suggest tdmh (9) 55.5 .............. R Hannam 10 316x0 Our Girl Kate h (11) 55.5....................M Hills 11 4530x Waitino Biscuit tdh (12) 55.5 ............S Doyle 12 0x602 Pure Blonde (2) 55 .......................... K Myers 13 00x7P Porotene Chance (3) 54 ..............T Thornton 7 6.45pm LAMBERTS BUSINESS CENTRE RATING 85 1800 $8000, Rating 85 Benchmark, 1800m 1 32x34 Rohaise tb (10) 59 .................. D Turner (a1) 2 35347 Our Alchemist dmb (4) 58 ... C O’Beirne (a4) 3 247x9 I’ll’ava’alf m (7) 57.5 .................A Jones (a2) 4 0876x Regalo Reaal m (8) 56.5 ...........J Oliver (a3) 5 10x33 North Of Sunset t (5) 54.5..........M Cameron 6 85P47 Yardstick th (11) 54 ......................... R Myers 7 22015 Diamantine h (2) 54 ........................ K Myers 8 8x350 Duchessofcambridge td (6) 54 ..... M Dee (a) 9 50172 King Nero tdmh (1) 54......... M Dravitzki (a1) 10 31153 Capinsky (3) 54 ........................... D Johnson 11 50421 All The Way td (9) 54 ..........................M Hills

8 7.25pm LANDMARK HOMES RATING 65 1800 $7000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1800m 1 x3052 Cheeky Boy (1) 59 ....................... M Dee (a) 2 53816 Foxcub (2) 59 ........................ N Teeluck (a3) 3 x5109 Liquid Asset (9) 59 .......................... S Spratt 4 8x300 Mendoza h (14) 59 ...................... B Lammas 5 0x713 Tiara (7) 58.5 .............................M Cameron 6 24x98 Heapzagold h (13) 58 ......................S Doyle 7 251x6 Lou Sea tmh (12) 58 .....................D Bradley 8 0x007 Shezastunna tdh (11) 58................ J Parkes 9 49x60 Regal Ranger h (4) 58 ................ R Hannam 10 49x00 Rock Express t (5) 58 ..............A Jones (a2) 11 9P50x Storm Home t (10) 58 ...............J Oliver (a3) 12 24093 I’m All Yours (3) 57 .............. R Hutchings (a) 13 00000 Paddy Jo mh (8) 56 ................ K Chiong (a2) 14 x7090 Outoftime (6) 55.5 ................... D Turner (a1) Blinkers on: Avatrix (R4) Blinkers off: Thelionzshadow (R4) Winkers on: Sometime Lucky (R1), Paintball (R3) SELECTIONS Race 1: Stars In Align, Chonney, Tasha Aimee, Sakura Race 2: Sonsy, Effectav, Deluxe Edition, Etoile D’Ange Race 3: Magic Moment, Paintball, Born Happy, Isola Bella Race 4: Bountiful, Twist And Turn, Isola Bella, Willbeokay Race 5: Danasonic, Altiplano, Gifted Lad, Tinged With Gold Race 6: Shadow Fox, Pure Blonde, Midnight Express, River Head Race 7: Diamantine, King Nero, Capinsky, Rohaise Race 8: Cheeky Boy, Tiara, Mendoza, Lou Sea, Heapzagold

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington 3 12.38pm GLENBYRE TAVERN STAKES C0, 520m Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting num- 1 53523 Pint Sized Pixie nwtd ....................... B Dann ber: 10 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 2 F Sally nwtd...................................... R Adcock 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 3 x3422 Zipping Jacob nwtd ............................C Weir 10, 11 and 12 4 34363 Tracey nwtd ................................... R Adcock 5 36476 Cawbourne Kitt nwtd ..................D Stapleton 1 12.02pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C2, 295m 6 66755 Pass With Care nwtd .................. H Anderton 1 66246 Culvie Sprite nwtd H & ........................Taylor 7 331 Star Apache 30.74 J & ....................D Fahey 2 3x766 Harpic nwtd ................................D Stapleton 8 788 Special Dosh nwtd L & ....................... Wales 3 11346 Sweet Marylou 17.49 ................R Blackburn 4 75774 Smoking Marley 17.38 .............. A Bradshaw 4 12.56pm EMERSON CONSULTANCY DASH C2, 295m 5 37324 Hello Blondie nwtd ........................ R Adcock 1 62374 Botany Liz nwtd.........................J McInerney 6 12152 Barnicle Bullet 17.33 ....................... M Grant 2 53675 Know Favours 17.37 ......................G Cleeve 7 76443 Homebush Paige 17.60.............J McInerney 3 13865 Petra Haka 17.45 ......................J McInerney 8 58274 Sarah’s Domain 17.70...............J McInerney 4 x4627 Wonkey Donkey 17.33 .............. A Bradshaw 9 28378 Gold Vipa 17.62 S &........................ B Evans 5 11213 Jinja Coll 17.40 J & .........................D Fahey 10 55777 John Dory 17.45........................J McInerney 6 28387 Cawbourne Clock 17.55 M & .............. Smith 2 12.20pm HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY ALFIE SPRINT 7 32347 Batiatus 17.34 ............................D Stapleton 8 54628 Jack’s A Jewel 17.35 .................... C Roberts C0, 295m 9 28378 Gold Vipa 17.62 S &........................ B Evans 1 866 Know Anternet nwtd .......................G Cleeve 10 7888x Another Groom 17.49 ...............J McInerney 2 28487 Homebush Nark nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 21 Hayley James 17.69..................... L Waretini 5 1.14pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL SPRINT C0, 295m 4 5 Adrenalin Kick nwtd H & .....................Taylor 1 Lucas Scott nwtd.......................... L Waretini 5 77x84 Raconteur nwtd .......................... H Anderton 2 68 Belfast Eejit nwtd H &..........................Taylor 6 53648 Malcy nwtd .................................... R Adcock 3 587 Edelweiss nwtd ............................S Hindson 7 64465 Princely Count nwtd ..................J McInerney 4 67336 Marty McMoth nwtd M & ..................... Smith 8 57 Tell The Boys nwtd H & .......................Taylor 5 57664 Wrinkles nwtd............................J McInerney 9 767x8 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 6 43524 Sacajawea nwtd .........................D Stapleton 10 8P87 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 7 Boltin Archie nwtd M & ......................Jopson

2 6434 Struggle Is Real nwtd H & ...................Taylor 8 85857 Homebush Olive nwtd ...............J McInerney 3 86 Homebush Naki nwtd ................J McInerney 9 767x8 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 4 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 10 8P87 Homebush Inquiry nwtd ............J McInerney 5 5x7 Lagoon Victory nwtd .................... C Roberts 6 1.32pm KOLORFUL KANVAS SPRINT C0, 295m 6 6587 Our John nwtd..............................S Hindson 1 28478 Ohoka Tori nwtd ........................... L Waretini 7 23452 Cherie Cherie nwtd ...................J McInerney 2 837 Boston Billy nwtd H &..........................Taylor 8 88725 Tear Away Teddy nwtd.................. K Cassidy 3 8758 Em Cee Dee nwtd .......................D Kingston 9 767x8 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 4 86423 Homebush Dobby nwtd .............J McInerney 5 34576 Know Luck nwtd .............................G Cleeve 10 7888 Homebush Button nwtd .............J McInerney 6 2232 Token Jump nwtd L & ......................... Wales 9 2.28pm OPAWA BOWL & JACK SPRINT C3, 295m 7 24455 Homebush Slinky nwtd .............J McInerney 1 44644 Go Tommo 17.14........................D Stapleton 8 8 First Officer nwtd ..........................S Hindson 2 11141 Grand Apache 17.27 S & ................ B Evans 9 767x8 Homebush Express nwtd ..........J McInerney 3 67355 Blonde Tori 17.47 ...................... A Bradshaw 10 7888 Homebush Button nwtd .............J McInerney 4 66688 Que Tee Pix 17.54 M & .....................Jopson 7 1.50pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ 5 32568 Know Fault 17.24 ...........................G Cleeve 6 F7388 La Fontaine 17.36 ......................D Stapleton SPRINT C2, 295m 1 2366F Rockwood Archie 17.58 .............D Stapleton 7 13486 Homebush Zane 17.64 .............J McInerney 2 44761 Botany Win 17.32 ......................J McInerney 8 17122 Wears The Gold 17.50 ................. C Roberts 3 41567 Glenn Is Goodesy 17.20 ................. M Grant 9 x2577 Opawa Hog 17.86 L & ........................ Wales 4 2x321 Cawbourne Arrow 17.48 ....................C Weir 10 58664 Blue Gale Rise 17.28 ....................... B Dann 5 84527 Conaloo 17.53........................... M Robinson 10 2.48pm ROBBIE PHOTO STAKES C2, 520m 6 34F46 Token Ray nwtd L & ........................... Wales 1 41242 Jinja Cookie 30.52 ........................... B Dann 7 18664 Look At Lucy 17.48 M & ...................... Smith 2 44113 Kinloch Power 30.35 S & ................ B Evans 8 263x2 Know Magic 17.38 .........................G Cleeve 3 13741 Opawa Rosie 30.20.......................... B Dann 9 28378 Gold Vipa 17.62 S &........................ B Evans 4 22177 Opawa Jean 30.68 L &....................... Wales 10 55777 John Dory 17.45........................J McInerney 5 28x66 Cover To Cover 30.62.................D Stapleton 8 2.08pm AMBER CLEANING DASH C0, 295m 6 52856 Blushing Belle 30.63 L & .................... Wales 1 1 Cawbourne Danial 17.53 ...................C Weir 7 41135 Nicky Noir 30.15 ............................... B Dann

8 115F1 Kinloch Action 30.85 J & .................D Fahey 9 64528 Banbit 30.57 M & ..............................Jopson 10 57633 Stich Up 30.80 S &.......................... B Evans 11 3.05pm MAC DEVELOPMENTS DASH C3, 295m 1 71745 Unreliable Andy 17.42 ............... A Bradshaw 2 16665 Not So Cute 17.38 .....................D Stapleton 3 56517 Big Muddy 17.41 M &.......................... Smith 4 57675 Captain’s Choice 17.27 ................ C Roberts 5 33521 Bellwave 17.20 ...........................D Stapleton 6 81657 Cronk Went Plonk 17.54 ................. D Voyce 7 62724 Will Excite 17.33 .......................... L Waretini 8 87134 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & .............. B Evans 9 x2577 Opawa Hog 17.86 L & ........................ Wales 10 18366 Rambunctious 17.67 ................. A Bradshaw 12 3.28pm PROTEXIN DASH C2, 295m 1 75588 Bigtime Tip 17.55 .......................D Stapleton 2 51433 Jasper Haka 17.27 ....................J McInerney 3 52188 Gorilla On Drums 17.31 ...................A Joyce 4 77768 Mulberry Brook 17.51................... K Cassidy 5 45484 Goldstar Bomber 17.49 S & ............ B Evans 6 58226 Botany Zenvo 17.35 ..................J McInerney 7 26717 Elwood Sensation 17.65 ...........R Blackburn 8 76385 Culvie Boy 17.38 H & ..........................Taylor Emergencies: 9 28378 Gold Vipa 17.62 S &........................ B Evans 10 7888x Another Groom 17.49 ...............J McInerney 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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By Patrick Mckendry Wayne Smith, confirmed as an assistant to Steve Hansen for next year’s World Cup, says that he never thought he would coach the All Blacks again following their triumph in 2011.

He is now set to step on to the treadmill once again, specialising on defence for a one-year stint which he hopes will result in the retention of the William Webb Ellis Trophy.

The Chiefs assistant coach for the past three years will give up his role alongside Dave Rennie to join Hansen, Ian Foster, Mike Cron and Mick Byrne at the All Blacks.

It was Rennie who first raised the possibility of Smith joining the All Blacks next year.

In the wake of the Chiefs’ disappointing defeat to the Brumbies in Canberra in July, which put paid to their chances of defending their back-to-back titles, Rennie said he was resigned to losing the 57-year-old Smith.

Smith denied then that he was on the brink of re-joining the All Blacks after his stints with the team as technical advisor in 1998-99, head coach in 20002001, and assistant to Graham Henry in 2004-11, but it was always going to be a hard one to turn down.

“When I was asked to be involved in the All Blacks again for 2015, it was a case of checking whether I had the support of my family, which I did,” Smith said.

“I also spoke to some of the senior players in the team and everyone was incredibly supportive. I care deeply about the All Blacks, I’m excited to be back and looking forward to getting stuck into next year.”

A New Zealand Rugby Union statement said Smith will be stepping down from an official coaching role with the Chiefs, but will still work from the team’s base and continue to coach once a week to keep his hand in.

He will also be working with all five of New Zealand’s Super Rugby teams

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during the season in his All Blacks capacity.

Hansen, who paved the way for Smith’s return when shifting assistant Aussie McLean from defence to an analyst role, said he was delighted to have secured the services of his old mate.

“He is one of the most astute rugby coaches in world rugby and having worked with him in the past, we know just how valuable he is to any team he is involved in.

“Smithy will add another dimension to what is already a strong coaching group in what will be a big year for us. We look forward to welcoming him back into the fold.

“Smithy’s role will be purely around defence, but as we do with all our coaches we will tap into his vast knowledge of other areas of the game.”

Toulon owner and president Mourad Boudjellal yesterday confirmed that All Blacks midfielder Ma’a Nonu would join the club after next year’s World Cup on a two-year deal.

The announcement came days after first five Dan Carter said he would be joining Paris rivals Racing Metro on a three-year deal.

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Auks take bronze Daily Events The defining image of Auckland City’s inconceivable run at the Fifa Club World Cup came during yesterday’s prizegiving.

Before Auckland were invited on stage to accept their bronze medals, Sepp Blatter and his Fifa delegation announced the tournament’s individual award winners.

The Golden Ball, for the best player at the tournament, went to Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos, who earns $180,000 a week. The Silver Ball went to Cristiano Ronaldo, the world’s greatest footballer and one of the best players of all time, thought to earn $570,000 a week.

And the Bronze Ball went to Ivan Vicelich, a 38-year-old sports shop owner from Auckland. He gets paid little more than petrol money by Auckland City.

“The whole thing is absolutely incredible,” Vicelich said. “For a player or a team to finish third at a Fifa tournament is so hard and so incredible.”

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) Today’s New Moon in your career sector is as much a chance to tie up this professional year as it is a chance to look to the future.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) A New Moon today is as much about making a commitment to the future as it is about committing to staying in the moment.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) Something is telling you that a relationship journey is far from over, with a need to continue to make your relationships a priority.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While the main push to bring things home ends today, there’s likely to be a sense that life is going to continue to be busy, with working smarter a must.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) While having your work hat on over Christmas/ New Year has been your reality, playful forces aren’t going to let go easily.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) While it may seem that home and family matters are more urgent, with plenty of time for fun, play and romance it’s actually the other way round.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) With the Sun and Venus leaving your communication sector within hours of each other there’s a sense of urgency to ensure the communication lines are open.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) There’s likely to be a sense that far from having fully explored your full income potential you haven’t even begun to tap into what’s possible.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) There is a sense you still don’t know what you want from the future, but it’s more a case that you’re not sure what the future wants from you.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) With the next New Moon not falling until early 2016 the chance to commit to the future and the journey ahead is right now.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Slowing down is the last thing you want to do, so take this opportunity to find time to hear yourself think and still keep things moving.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) There’s likely to be a call for patience as you let things settle and wait for some big developments over the next few days.

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6am Going Going Gone (Starting Today) 3 An auction-room series in which items as diverse as donkeys, vintage tractors, and rock-star guitars go under the hammer. 0 6:30 Mucking In (Starting Today) 3 0 7am Cowboy Builders 3 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 3 9am Infomercials 9:25 MasterChef New Zealand 3 0 10:25 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 11:25 Infomercials 11:55 Chinese Food In Minutes 3 12:25 Emmerdale PGR 0 1pm Coronation Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK Christmas Special 2pm Packed To The Rafters PGR 3 0 3pm Star Treatment 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0

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7pm N Gadget Man 0 7:30 Border Security – International PGR 0 8pm Piha Rescue PGR 0 8:30 F Criminal Minds AO As the team continues working to find the suspect killing prostitutes, one agent puts her life in danger as they close in on the killer and the motive. 0 9:30 Castle AO 0 10:30 One News Tonight 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 3 0 6:35 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 6:55 My Little Pony 3 0 7:20 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 8:35 Jessie 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am State Of Georgia 0 11:30 Home And Away 3 0 Noon Happy Endings PGR 3 0 12:30 M Christmas With Holly 2012 Family Drama.

Mauralea Austin, Adam Baldwin, Naomi Blackhall-Butler. 0 2:20 Ellen 3 2:50 According To Jim 3 0 3:20 SpongeBob SquarePants 3 0 3:45 Austin And Ally 0 4:15 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 5:15 M Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 2009 Animated.

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0 7pm Home And Away 0 7:30 The Amazing Race The remaining teams race from Singapore to the Philippines.

0 8:30 M Just Go With It AO 2011 Romantic Comedy. A man enlists the help of a woman and her children to get the woman of his dreams.

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11:25 Orange Is The New Black AO 12:15 Infomercials 12:35 Shameless AO 3 5:30 City Impact Church 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Private Practice AO 3 0 3:30 666 Park Avenue AO 3 0 4:15 Shake It Up 3 4:40 Dog With A Blog 3 0 5:05 Rodney 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 Beyond River Cottage 7:30 The Garden Pantry 8am Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 8:30 Paul And Nick’s Big Food Trip 9am River Cottage Forever 9:30 James Nesbitt’s Ireland 10am Marbella Mansions 11am Beyond River Cottage Noon The Roux Scholarship 2pm Race To Dakar PGR 3pm Natural World – Tiger Kill PGR 4pm Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day 4:30 The Pioneer Woman 5pm Design Star 6pm International Open House 6:30 Kitchen Crashers 7pm Baggage Battles 7:30 Coast PGR 8:45 The Tropic Of Cancer Simon Reeve embarks on a journey along an imaginary line east from Mexico, visiting big cities, tourist spots and hard to reach parts of the planet.

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10:30 Baggage Battles 11pm Design Star

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11:35 King Of Dirt 3 Noon M Christmas In The City PGR 2013 Drama. Ashley Williams, Ashanti, Shanola Hampton, Jon Prescott.

2pm The Biggest Loser Australia 3pm The Real Housewives Of Orange County PGR 3 4pm Gordon Ramsay’s Festive Cooking PGR 5pm Big Brother Australia (Part 1) 6pm 3 News 7pm The Block – Glasshouse PGR 0 8:30 M The Day After Tomorrow AO 3 2003 Action Adventure. When a radical change in the temperature of the world’s oceans causes storms, and sets a new Ice Age in motion, tornadoes and hail threaten the world, leading to international disasters. 0 10:55 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 0

FOUR 6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 7:25 Scaredy Squirrel 3 7:50 Fairly Odd Parents 8:20 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 8:30 Humf 3 8:35 Peppa Pig 3 8:45 Bob The Builder 3 8:55 Thomas And Friends 3 9:05 Tree Fu Tom 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 3:10 Lalaloopsy 3 3:35 Scaredy Squirrel 4pm Strange Hill High 3 4:30 M Barbie As Rapunzel 3 2002 Animated Fantasy. Kelly Sheridan, Anjelica Huston, and Cree Summer. 6pm The Nanny 3 0 6:30 F How I Met Your Mother 3 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 7:30 New Girl PGR 3 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 3 8:30 Us And Them AO 9pm The New Normal PGR 3 9:25 Parks And Recreation PGR 3 9:55 Raising Hope 3 10:25 The Killing AO 3 As the investigation continues, Rosie is tied to an unusual Web site.

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11:15 Entertainment Tonight 11:40 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

6:30 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 7am Deal Or No Deal 7:30 Home Shopping Noon The Doctors PGR 3 A panel of experts discuss difficult medical questions in an open forum.

12:50 The Test PGR 3 Celebrities and viewers answer moral questions.

1:45 Who Do You Think You Are? UK 3 Bee Gees member Robin Gibb finds out how his paternal greatgrandfather overcame adversity to become a decorated soldier.

3pm Bondi Rescue 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 3 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3 7pm Bondi Rescue Bali PGR 3 7:30 River Cottage Veg Everyday 3 8:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 9:35 Botox Mad Mum PGR 3 Fifty-year-old Sarah Burge is Britain’s biggest user of plastic surgery, and her six daughters are not far behind.

10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

11:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 An irreverent daily sports and entertainment show.

2:05 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Iwi Anthems 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2

THE BOX

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 Survivor – Palau PG 8:30 CSI MV 9:20 SVU MV 10:10 NCIS MV 11am CSI – Miami MV 11:50 CSI – Miami MV 12:40 CSI MV 1:30 Law And Order MV 2:20 Survivor – Palau PG 4:10 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 4:40 The Simpsons PG 5:05 Pawn Stars PG 5:35 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS MV TUESDAY 8:30 Pawn Stars PG Midnight International Open 9pm Shearing Gang PG House 9:30 Criminal Intent MV 12:30 Benny Hinn 10:30 SVU MV 1am Natural World – Tiger Kill PGR 11:30 NCIS MV 2am Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The TUESDAY Day 12:25 Survivor – Palau PG 2:15 2:30 The Pioneer Woman Law And Order MV 3:05 SVU MV 3am Kitchen Crashers 3:55 Pawn Stars PG 4:20 Shearing 3:30 What’s Really In Our Food?

Gang PG 4:45 Criminal Intent MV 4am Coast 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 5am The Tropic Of Cancer

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6am Basketball – NBL Championship (Replay) Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers.

From the Cairns Convention Centre.

8am L Tennis – The Match For Africa 2 Roger Federer v Stan Wawrinka. From Zurich, Switzerland.

11am Sailing – The Volvo Ocean Race (Highlights) 11:30 Mates In Alaska Jake Koia and Roland Morley-Brown ski the Alaskan backcountry.

Noon Basketball – NBL Championship (Highlights) Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers.

12:30 Cricket – Twenty20 Big Bash (Highlights) Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat.

1pm Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Liverpool.

4pm UFC Fight Night (Replay) Machida v Dollaway.

7pm Arena Access A show that highlights upcoming payper-view events in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts.

7:30 2014 Sporting Moments We revisit the Rugby Championship as the All Blacks take on Australia at Eden Park in Auckland.

9:30 Football – Arsenal TV Arsenal v Liverpool. From Anfield.

12:30 Football – Fifa Club World Cup (Replay) Final – Real Madrid CF v San Lorenzo. 3am Basketball – NBL Championship (Replay) Cairns Taipans v New Zealand Breakers.

From the Cairns Convention Centre.

5am Isle Of Man TT – Michael Dunlop

SKY SPORT 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Re-Think PGR 8:30 Native Affairs – Summer Series 9:30 Mercury Falling PGR 3 10:30 F The Nutters Club AO Criminal Minds 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 8:30pm on TV One 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY 6am Auction Kings PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Alaskan Mountain Range.

8:30 MythBusters PG Crimes and Myth-Demeanors 2. 9:30 The Pool Master PG Cliffside Pool. 10:30 Nomad Chef PG Ethiopia. 11:30 Desperate Measures M Spare the Rod. 12:30 Crimes That Shook The World M The Backpacker Killer.

1:30 Blood, Lies And Alibis M 2:30 Aeroplane Repo PG Spies in the Night. 3:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls M Channing Tatum. 4:30 Deadliest Catch PG 5:30 MythBusters PG 6:30 Highway To Sell PG 7:30 Auction Hunters PG 8pm Auction Hunters PG 8:30 MythBusters PG 9:30 You Have Been Warned M 10:30 What Happened Next? PG 11pm What Happened Next? PG 11:30 Stalked – Someone’s Watching M

TUESDAY

Midnight Stalked – Someone’s Watching M 12:30 Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1am Who The (Bleep) Did I Marry? M 1:30 Dates From Hell M 2am Dates From Hell M 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Deadliest Catch PG 4am Yukon Men M 5am Dirty Jobs PG

MOVIES PREMIERE 7:50 Wild Bill 16VL 2013 Drama.

Charlie Creed Miles, Will Poulter.

9:30 Red Dawn MVL 1984 Action.

Patrick Swayze, C Thomas Howell.

11:05 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman.

12:50 Red Lights MVL 2012 Thriller.

Sigourney Weaver, Robert De Niro.

2:45 Man Of Steel MV 2013 Action.

Henry Cavill, Amy Adams.

5:05 Pawn 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ray Liotta, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker.

6:35 RoboCop MV 2014 Action.

Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman.

8:30 Fright Night 2 16VLSC 2013 Horror. Will Payne, Jaime Murray.

10:15 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

11:45 Oldboy 18V 2013 Drama.

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen.

TUESDAY

1:30 Pawn 16VL 2013 Thriller. Ray Liotta, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker.

2:55 Don Jon 16LS 2013 Comedy.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

4:25 Oldboy 18V 2013 Drama.

Josh Brolin, Elizabeth Olsen.

The Day After Tomorrow 8:30pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 7:10 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action. Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman.

9:10 School For Scoundrels MLS 2006 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton.

10:50 A Simple Plan MVL 1998 Thriller. Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, Billy Bob Thornton.

12:50 Analyze That MVLS 2002 Comedy. Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow.

2:25 Cold Mountain 16VS 2003 Drama. Nicole Kidman, Jude Law. 4:55 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy.

Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson.

6:50 Nights In Rodanthe PGL 2008 Drama. Richard Gere, Diane Lane.

8:30 13 Going On 30 PGS 2004 Comedy. Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Andy Serkis.

10:10 Chicago MV 2002 Musical.

Renee Zellweger, Catherine ZetaJones, Richard Gere.

TUESDAY

12:05 Cold Mountain 16VS 2003 Drama. Nicole Kidman, Jude Law. 2:35 Something Borrowed MLS 2011 Romantic Comedy.

4:25 Chicago MV 2002 Musical.

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6am Isle Of Man TT – Michael Dunlop 7am The Fishing Show 7:30 Sailing – The Volvo Ocean Race 8am L Darts – World Championships Day Four, Session Two. From the Alexandra Palace in London.

Noon Darts – World Championships (Replay) Day Four, Session One. From the Alexandra Palace in London.

4pm Darts – World Championships (Replay) Day Four, Session Two. From the Alexandra Palace in London.

8pm Cricket – Twenty20 Big Bash (Highlights) Sydney Thunder v Brisbane Heat. From ANZ Stadium in Sydney.

8:35 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of the week’s games, with features and player profiles from grassroots to domestic and international cricket.

9:05 L Cricket – Twenty20 Big Bash Perth Scorchers v Adelaide Strikers. From the Waca in Perth.

TUESDAY

12:30 UFC Fight Night (Replay) Machida v Dollaway.

1am Football – A-League Highlights Show A wrap up of the latest games from the weekend.

1:30 Football – A-League (Highlights) Sydney FC v Wellington Phoenix. From Allianz Stadium in Sydney.

2am Football – A-League (Replay) Newcastle Jets v Adelaide United.

From Hunter Stadium in Newcastle.

4am Football – A-League (Replay) Perth Glory v Central Coast Mariners.

From nib Stadium in Perth.

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Christchurch’s Mike Phillips works on keeping his advantage on the bike leg of the Christmas Cracker Triathlon at Lake Hood on Saturday.

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Top triathletes battle it out

BY JONATHAN LEASK

JONATHAN.L@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

An abundance of New Zealand triathletes created a classy field for the Olympic Distance Christmas Cracker Triathlon at Lake Hood on Saturday.

New Zealand triathlete Mike Phillips was able to hold of fel-

low New Zealand triathlete, Craig Savage, to win by almost two minutes.

Of the 109 competitors, Phillips was first out of the water with a 71 second advantage before Savage closed the gap to 22 second heading into the run.

However, Phillips managed

to keep his lead on the run to hit the line in a total time of 1:55.51, with Savage 1.54 back.

Brett Tingay, another highly rated New Zealand athlete, took third 30 seconds back after clocking the fastest run time.

The first female home was

also a New Zealand triathlete from Christchurch.

Fiona Crombie came home in 2:10.24 for a seven minute lead on fellow New Zealand triathlete Martina Fellmann and Laura Wood, also a Kiwi representative, was a further two minutes back in third,

with 121 women in the race.

There were also 17 teams that completed the course, while the event also offered an open water swim with five taking up the challenge.

Jared Opie clocking the best time over the 1.5km of 21.50 minutes.

■ FOOTBALL

Nathan Burns double gives Phoenix vital win

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON Nathan Burns has sent a further reminder of why he is close to earning a recall to the Socceroos.

As the Wellington Phoenix

and Sydney FC were locked in one of the most boring ALeague games in recent memory, the competition’s leading goal-scorer took the contest by the scruff of the neck and shook

Steyn wrecks Windies line-up P18

it up himself. The striker found the back of the net twice in the space of eight minutes late in the game as the Phoenix banked a valuable 2-0 win across the Tasman last night as they jumped to

fourth place on the ladder.

The 26-year-old has bagged 10 goals since he arrived at the Phoenix after a nomadic few seasons of professional football where many questioned whether

he would ever live up to the potential he showed as a teenager.

The Phoenix will return to the comforts of home when they host the struggling Wanderers in Wellington on Sunday. - NZME

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