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Wednesday, Jan 22, 2020

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Ashburton Horticultural Society president Trevor Gamblin will be out eyeing up Ashburton gardens soon, alongside other society volunteers.

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Gardens to come under critical eye

By Susan Sandys

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Soon there will be people slowly driving around Ashburton and peering into gardens, but don’t worry, they are not being nosey.

Rather the Ashburton Horticultural Society members will be scanning their critical eye over the abundance of flower beds, the greenery of shrubs and the evenness of lawns.

President Trevor Gamblin said early indications on the quality of all these measures at residents’ properties was high.

“I think just driving around town with a casual look here and there, there’s some pretty good gardens,” Gamblin said.

“But I can see with this fine weather we have had, things have gone off a bit, and it’s probably just the lack of water.”

The retired teacher lives in Ashburton with wife Anne, and the pair are keen gardeners from way back, relying on petunias in summer and pansies in winter to ensure there is always outdoor colour at their home.

Soon Gamblin will be among the team of society members dissecting Ashburton’s residential area of an estimated 9000 homes into eight areas.

Members will divide into pairs and take one area each, and drive around and write down the addresses of the homes with garden frontages that stand out for their attractiveness.

Members will later award these res-

idents a Certificate of Merit, delivering the certificates to recipients’ letter boxes.

Last year the society awarded about 240 Certificates of Merit. It was the first year the competition was held, following the society ditching its previous garden competition which saw premier and open grades and a host of trophies awarded.

“It relied upon people making entries and it just got fewer and fewer and got to the stage where we had to decide whether to toss the whole thing or not,” Gamblin said.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Crime inquiry a ‘dead duck’

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

An investigation into a crime spree across the district last year is being described as a dead duck by police.

The crime spree which took place in May last year spanned five hours, beginning at the Z petrol station in Tinwald, before progressing to Mayfield, Mt Somers and Christchurch.

Ashburton CIB detective Craig Clare said it was frustrating to not have had any progress on the case.

“It is what it is but I am a bit perplexed that we haven’t had any information come forward,” he said.

“Normally somebody says something and Chinese whispers start from there and it gets back to us and we have a point to go from but none of that happened with this case.”

The crime spree began at the Z petrol station in Tinwald, where a person who was travelling in a stolen green Toyota Prado smashed open the glass door to the store and stole a large quantity of cigarettes.

The offender then travelled south to Hinds, while being followed by a local security firm vehicle.

In Hinds, the offender then used their vehicle to ram the security firm’s vehicle.

A building was seriously damaged by fire in Mt Somers after a stolen car was set on fire as part of the crime spree across the district in May last year.

PHOTO SUPPLIED From there, the vehicle carried on to Mayfield, where a police car pulled in behind the stolen vehicle.

The vehicle was then reversed into the police car, ramming it and disabling it.

“It was a very cops and robbers situation,” Clare said.

Mt Somers was the next destination for the offender, where the situation took a more serious turn.

The stolen vehicle was parked behind the Mt Somers General Store and the offender exited the vehicle and entered a nearby house, turning on lights and rum-

maging through drawers until he was able to find a set of keys.

The stolen Toyota Prado was set alight, destroying it, the carport it was parked under and a nearby shed and vegetation as the offender drove off after stealing another vehicle.

Clare said it was a very distressing situation for the young couple in the house and that the decision to set the vehicle alight was a dangerous decision.

“The fire is the most alarming part as it could’ve led to serious injury or death,” he said.

The offender has then traveled along the inland scenic route

in the second stolen vehicle to Christchurch and has set it alight after a short pursuit near the Christchurch International Airport that police abandoned due the dangerous driving of the offender.

The green Toyota Prado that was used at the beginning of the crime spree was stolen in Methven between 1pm and 3pm on May 23.

Police believe the offender to be a caucasian male who is approximately 6ft tall and he was wearing black pants with Athletics Team and 23 in white writing on the left leg.

Further restrictions for Mt Somers water supply ply running out of water for residents.

People connected to the Mt Somers supply are advised to only use water for cooking, cleaning, drinking and hygiene purposes.

“We are urging residents to conserve water as much as possible to avoid a loss of service to the whole community. We are

Residents in Mt Somers are urged to restrict their water use to only essential needs, as the council has introduced a level five restriction for the scheme, effective immediately.

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working hard to investigate the situation, are regularly monitoring water levels, and will continue to re-assess the supply with a view to easing the restrictions just as soon as possible,” council chief executive Hamish Riach said.

The council upgraded Mt Somers to a level four restriction

yesterday (January 20) after noticing water levels had dropped dramatically in the source catchment.

The council will advise when the level five restriction can be downgraded.

See the council website for further information on water restrictions.

Gardens to come under critical eye From P1 The competition had run for about 60 years in this format, with many prestigious prizes.

“We have a cupboard full of trophies that are no use now,” he said.

However, members were pleased they had been able to retain some sort of competition with introduction of the new format. And not all the trophies were redundant, as they still awarded prizes for the best display of flowers, most outstanding lawn and best special feature.

The new format competition did not require people to enter, but still encouraged gardening pride and overall beautification of the town.

Gamblin said it was good to see the town growing with the potential for more and more beautification in future.

“All the new subdivisions at the moment, if a home is brand new all you see is work in action. It’s the next year or two they come into their own if they are keen gardeners,” Gamblin said.

But he was not a fan of high fences, not that they would deter competition judges who will most likely peek through a gate if they think there is a worthy garden behind.

“All these big high fences to me stop the beauty of the town from growing,” Gamblin said.

He said it would most likely be next week that society members would be out in force judging gardens, and this would be followed by a society prize-giving meeting on February 24, to which certificate recipients would be invited.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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■■METHVEN COMMUNITY BOARD

Three to contest by-election Three candidates are going to the polls to fill a vacancy on the Methven Community Board, in a by-election next month. Voting papers will be delivered to enrolled voters in the board area from January 27, with polling day on February 18. Leonie Campbell, Tammy Dickson and Richard Owen tell voters a little about themselves.

Leonie Campbell

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orn in Rangiora in 1944, I was the youngest of five and educated at Rangiora borough and high schools. In 1961 I commenced general nursing training at Wairau Hospital, Blenheim, and graduated in 1965 with its highest award, The Violet Wood Medal.

I later gained further maternity experience at Rangiora and Christchurch Women’s Leonie Campbell hospitals. I returned to Wairau Hospital as a tutor in 1967 and taught for three years, and married before adding a son to my ready-made family. I left the hospital system in the late 1980s to run a private accident clinic in Blenheim, the first in New Zealand.

Once my husband Bruce retired, I joined him in our campervan fishing round the country, until he passed away in 2003. During those years we came upon the Rakaia Gorge and its fishing fraternity, as well as nearby Methven.

I became the caretaker of the Rakaia Gorge campground, being in the group negotiating the lease from the Ashburton District Council.

I retired just after becoming resident in Methven, a delight for me. I enjoy volunteer work in the town, including assisting with fundraising stalls and activities for various organisations, at the town’s three-weekly nail clinic, and assisting elderly in the community.

I am a keen member of the Methven Garden Club and local library, and have a strong interest in the history of Methven and its people.

I have always admired Methven’s community and would be privileged to be a member of the Methven Community Board, ensuring the town’s future progress continues tozbe prosperous and enjoyable for all.

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n interest in local body politics developed at an early age observing my grandfather Viv Barrett and his involvement in the community.

His efforts inspired me to give back as well. Becoming a member of the Methven Community Board would be an opportunity to do this.

I have an approachable manner, excellent communication skills and an appreciation of the issues Tammy Dickson that affect Methven.

I believe it is important for a range of people to be represented on the community board, to provide diversity, a range of views, and to be representative of our demographics.

I would bring a youthful, female perspective, which would complement existing members and their experiences. As someone who has worked in agribusiness, tourism and education, I have a good understanding of the sectors that underpin our community.

While born and raised in Methven, I have lived in other parts of New Zealand and overseas. The past few years I have dedicated to study, gaining a Bachelor of Environment, Land and Society from Lincoln University. Currently studying parttime toward a Graduate Diploma in Primary Teaching through the University of Canterbury, I am also working full time at South Pacific Seeds for the duration of the seed-cleaning season.

I pride myself on being an active community member, as a volunteer for St John, coaching hockey and previous involvement with Methven Theatre Company.

I enjoy playing hockey, skiing and snowboarding, travelling and, as of recently, performing stand-up comedy locally.

I look forward to representing our community if given the chance.

rowing up in this area has been an absolute pleasure, from the friendly everyday chats to the strong sense of community ownership, and I wouldn’t choose to live anywhere else in the world!

My wife Lana and I have been lucky enough to add another generation to the list, and our two young boys are currently enRichard Owen joying their school days at Lauriston School.

I feel that I possess a strong sense of connection to many aspects of our community, and would absolutely relish the opportunity to represent our special town by becoming a member of the Methven Community Board.

After 20 years in a Methven-based retail outlet, I was recently given the opportunity to join the Mt Hutt Ski Area team in a sales and marketing role.

My position has now expanded to incorporate the role of operations manager for the famous Coast to Coast event.

I also enjoy instructing at our local gym as well volunteering in a coaching capacity at our local rugby club.

First-hand experience tells me that our community is a great place to live and work, and I would be honoured to be formally selected to be part of the group which ensures our community voice is represented amongst council.

I’d thrive in a role where I could be out and about in the community gathering feedback and raising awareness on local issues. We live in a very special part of the world and it would be a privilege to be the eyes and ears of our special little town.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

■■ACADS

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Summer campaign continues

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

Locally designed posters will begin popping up in licensed premises over the next few weeks as the Ashburton Community Alcohol and Drugs Service (ACADS) continues to roll out its summer campaign.

The posters were designed by workers at ANZCO’s Ashburton plant, with workers brainstorming ideas which ACADS health promoter Tania Scott took to a local graphic designer to produce.

They were then shown to the workers who decided on their favourite which has been turned into a billboard which is being displayed on State Highway 1 and posters are to be distributed to licensed premises.

“There is already another group out there that want to be involved with it next year which is really good because at the end of the day it is a community based project and we want to have the community engaged with what is going on,” Scott said.

Scott has also been running tasting of low or zero alcohol products in Methven, Rakaia and Ashburton, with more than 300 people taking part providing positive feedback.

While many national campaigns target the festive period, Scott said they found it more effective to run the campaign,

Ashburton has been given a favourable draw for a competition that most would not want to win, the s**test town in New Zealand.

Popular Facebook page S**t Towns of New Zealand which produces disparaging reviews of centres across New Zealand and has more than 100,000 likes is running a “competition” to find the “worst” town in New Zealand. Ashburton is one of 112 towns drawn into the bracket, with the public voting in head-to-head contests to determine the worst town.

Ashburton has been drawn into the second round after finishing in the top 16 of the 2019 edition of the competition, and will first come up against nearby Timaru or Tuakau once a winner has been determined between those two towns. Waikato town Huntly won the title last year, beating out Porirua in the final.

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A billboard north of Ashburton at Dromore corner is part of ACADS summer campaign.

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which has been going for 28 years, into February and March.

Scott had been planning the campaign for a number of months and conducted an informal survey at the Ashburton A&P

Show last year to get a perspective on how many people have been affected by alcohol-related crashes.

More than 90 per cent of people Scott spoke to had been af-

fected by an alcohol-related crash, and more than 50 per cent of those had either been involved themselves or had a close family member involved in an alcohol-related crash.

What to do with the Ashton Beach donga?

Ashburton District residents are being asked to have their say on proposed biodiversity and health and safety enhancements to parts of the Ashton Beach area south of the Ashburton River mouth, with feedback now welcome until February 7.

The council is proposing to fence either parts of, or the whole donga (a steep-sided gully) area it owns at the end of Ocean View Road due to health and safety risks posed to motorbike riders who use the donga, as

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well as to protect the significant indigenous vegetation and endangered bird species the area supports.

Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann says the council is welcoming feedback from everyone, particularly people who use or are interested in the donga area.

“Recent ground assessments at Ashton Beach have highlighted some serious health and safety concerns, and as the owners, we are obligated to mitigate

these risks. The area also has important biodiversity values that we want to protect and enhance, particularly the native vegetation and its close proximity to the Ashburton River mouth where there is an abundance of birdlife,” he said.

“We are accepting feedback until 5pm, Friday 7 February via a short online survey, so if you’d like to share your thoughts on the proposals, please have your say.”

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The consultation document outlining the proposals and a link to the survey is available on the council website ashburtondc.govt.nz/haveyoursay.

The Green Party is demanding the Government bring back allowances for postgraduate students before the election and says anything less won’t satisfy its confidence-and-supply agreement with Labour. But the Minister of Education is staying tight-lipped about whether postgrad students are getting anything in this year’s Budget. Students working towards postgraduate degrees have been unable to collect weekly allowances – which don’t have to be paid back – since a rule change by the previous Government came into effect in 2013.

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‘McCaw’ needs a home A Chinese sculpture artist whose offer to build a metal sculpture of Richie McCaw for the Auckland waterfront was rejected by Auckland Council in 2012 has gone ahead and done it anyway.

Yang Yi, 32, an AUT University graduate is looking for a home for the McCaw sculpture he is calling the “Undefeated Kiwi”. The 7-metre-tall statue made from scrap metal weighs about three tonnes and is now sitting at Yang’s studio in his home city of Shiyan in China. “I spent around $80,000 over the last two years to create this sculpture, which I feel portrays the true spirit of New Zealanders,” Yang said.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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■■ACC CLAIMS

Saturday the most dangerous day

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

Saturdays might be a day to sit back, relax and kick-off the weekend, but they are also the most dangerous day in the week.

Statistics from the Accident Compensation Corporation show that the five days where the most accidents occurred in the district in 2019 were all Saturdays.

August 24 was the most dangerous day of the year, with 61 claims, while May 25 followed closely behind with 60, while September 7 and May 11 both had 59 claims.

Those high claim days have totals less than what happened in 2018, with the most accidents in one day in 2018 happening on August 11, where 68 took place.

ACC says the reason for the spike on weekend days is down to people doing a lot more activities on the weekend.

“People do a lot more on the weekend, maintenance, DIY projects, and gardening around the house; doing various forms of recreation; kids spending much of the day playing, and more people on the roads,” an ACC spokesperson said.

“On top of that some people are still working so work-related injuries occur, and of course Saturday remains the major day for most organised sports. So it all adds up to more injuries occurring on a Saturday.”

Winter sports like rugby lead to Saturday being the most dangerous day of the week according to ACC statistics.

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Gang violence ‘will not be tolerated’ NZME

Emergency services workers tend to the injured.

Two seriously hurt after bus rolls near Queenstown NZME Two people have been choppered to hospital in a serious condition after a bus rolled near Queenstown, blocking the road and leaving a number of people injured.

Two others passengers on the bus were taken to hospital to be treated for less serious injuries, Inspector Olaf Jensen, Otago Lakes Area Commander said.

The crash occurred on Glenorchy-Queenstown Road about 7km southwest of Queenstown. The bus came to rest on its side.

More than 20 people had been

on the bus, all foreign nationals, Jensen said.

“I want to highlight the good work by the members of the public who were first responders on the scene, who helped those involved until emergency services arrived.”

Passengers on the crashed bus spoke to police, and the Serious Crash Unit and the Commercial Vehicle Safety Team have been advised of the accident.

Glenorchy-Queenstown Road remains was closed as crews continued to work at the scene.

It is expected to be closed for some time, as heavy lifting equip-

ment will be needed to move the rolled bus.

A local resident described seeing the walking wounded at the scene being cared for by St John ambulance staff.

She told the Otago Daily Times the bus and a luggage trailer had flipped on to its side and blocked both sides of the road.

The windscreen was smashed, but that could have possibly been done by rescuers.

“It doesn’t actually look that damaged,” she said.

The crash happened on a “very sharp” bend where there had been crashes before, but they

mostly happened in winter.

She did not get close enough to see the seriously injured passengers, but had seen a helicopter land.

The woman praised the work of emergency services staff and said the scene was remarkably calm given the seriousness of the crash.

A St John spokesman said ambulance officers had treated 20 people – two with serious injuries, one with moderate injuries and the remainder with minor injuries.

Two helicopters had been sent to the scene.

Police are bringing in extra officers and will continue to be armed for “as long as is deemed necessary” after two unconnected shootings on the East Coast over the weekend.

Hawke’s Bay police say the two gang shootings in Ruatoria and Taradale over the weekend were not connected and there was one arrest in each case, with more likely.

In a statement yesterday, Eastern District Commander Superintendent Tania Kura said staff from outside the district were supporting local staff with an increased police presence in Ruatoria and Taradale.

“In relation to the police response to these incidents, staff continue to be armed and will be for as long as is deemed necessary,” she said.

“Our inquiries to date indicate the two incidents from the weekend were as a result of ongoing tensions between the Mongrel Mob and the Black Power gangs.

“Gang violence in our community is not acceptable and will not be tolerated.”

Kura said she wanted to thank members of the public who had come forward so far and said both investigations were progressing well.

She said a gang-focused unit on its own was not the silver bullet to the problem.

“The gang focused unit on their own aren’t just the only group to police the gangs.”

Detective Inspector Rob Jones said there had been at least a 30 to 35 per cent increase in gang numbers in the past few years.

He urged anyone with more information to come forward to police or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Climate scientist: 2019 was wider NZ region’s hottest year

By Jamie Morton What was the wider New Zealand region’s warmest year on record proved another sign of climate change in action, a scientist says.

This month, Niwa reported 2019 was the country’s fourth hottest year, with an average temperature that came in at 13.37°C – or 0.76°C above the 1981–2010 annual average.

That figure was calculated off Niwa’s long-running seven station series, measuring land temperatures from one side of New Zealand to the other.

But by a broader measure – taking in 22 stations, and sea temperatures across New Zealand’s expansive ocean estate –

2019 finished up as the warmest on the books.

That calculation by Professor Jim Salinger, an architect of the seven station series, found the region-wide average temperature was 14.3°C – or 0.84°C above the average.

Sea surface temperatures alone for the year were an average 14.63°C – or 0.85°C above average.

Salinger said the year got off to an unusually warm start, riding on the back of a marine heatwave that was the second in as many years.

Later in the year, the region saw the influence of a strongly positive Indian Ocean Dipole – a climate driver implicated in Australia’s bushfire crisis – along

with a warm blob of ocean sitting near the Chatham Islands.

It wasn’t until spring that sea surface temperatures around the country cooled, largely because of another climate indicator called the Southern Annular Mode turning to a negative phase, and a rare stratospheric warming event above Antarctica bringing a chillier pattern.

“From about October or November onward, we’ve had plenty of westerlies and northwesterlies – which is why summer has been a bit hit and miss in the south of the country.”

Right now, coastal waters around the country were still on the cooler side of average, Niwa meteorologist Ben Noll said.

An increase in westerly winds

forecast for the coming weeks could keep them cool by driving upwelling in the sea – but hotter air temperatures also on the cards for the next seven days could warm up the sea surface.

“So it’s going to be a bit of a battle between those two factors,” Noll said.

“If it does get past 35°C in some places next week, which is possible, that will certainly lead to warmer sea surface temperatures in areas.”

Salinger felt ocean temperatures were a crucial factor to consider when making longterm temperature observations.

“Globally, the ocean heat content is at record levels – and in the New Zealand region, oceans have been running hot for some

time,” he said.

“When you have that heat content, all it takes is the right atmospheric conditions, and you get record temperatures.

“Or, in other words, if you get conditions that calm the oceans down – as happened last summer – then away it goes. And that extra ocean heat content is due to global warming.”

Models showed that oceans were now absorbing 90 per cent of the heat added to the global climate system.

For land temperatures alone, five of the past seven years have been among New Zealand’s hottest – and it’s now been more than 35 months since the country saw below-average temperatures.

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A strong blueprint for the future W

ell done, Mid Canterbury.

A lot of eyes were on our district at the weekend as one of the biggest sporting identities in the world rolled into town to kickstart their season and by all reports from those in charge of the Crusaders’ clash against the Hurricanes, the entire day was a great success.

I mentioned last week how important Saturday could be for us as a sporting district.

Showing the bigger corporate entities that our doorstep is open and willing to host decent sized events of a sporting nature can only stand things in good stead for the future as the model around sport, in particular stadium sports like rugby, netball and

even football starts to figure out ways to get people back into the stands.

The answer, is quite simple.

Get out to the regions.

This district has shown, especially in the past few years, that bringing high-profile sporting teams to our little corner of the region is a good decision.

The Tactix netball team played here last year with good crowds watching from the stands of the

EA Networks Centre, we’ve had Meads and Lochore cup finals here in Ashburton and in Methven and they’ve been great successes and now, the Crusaders.

Sure, it was only a pre-season game – a small spot on the otherwise bigger picture – and the chances of getting a full-blown Super Rugby match here are non- existent due to infrastructure, but it was a good taste test of what can be done.

And now the pressure must go on the Crusaders’ closest relatives, the Canterbury Rugby Union, and make them wonder about the prospect of perhaps bringing some Mitre 10 Cup matches out to the regions as well.

The Ashburton Showgrounds’

roughly 5000 capacity might pale in comparison to the big stadium up the road, but when you’re looking to attract people back to the games to watch them live as opposed to from the comfort of home, the atmosphere of 5000 people here will always far outweigh the same numbers barely filling a quarter of a stadium.

And I’m not just talking Ashburton here.

There are numerous venues across the South Island which could host such rugby matches and things stretch well into other sports as well with plenty of good venues for all variations of sport.

But it’s up to our sporting administrators to realise that while the heart of a region, it’s biggest

centre, might offer the best chance of a full house, you’re working on a game of chance.

And the odds will be heavily in your favour of achieving full house status every time you take a match away from those venues to somewhere a little different, where the uniqueness of the occasion is half the reason people want to go along.

So many people walked out of the Ashburton Showgrounds lamenting how good it would be to have something like that happening here more often and to be honest, there’s no reason why it couldn’t.

Unfortunately, it’s just not up to us to make those decisions.

No matter how much we might like to.

for UN sanctions imposed the previous month.

In 2009, President Barack Obama signed an executive order to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp within a year. (The facility remained in operation as lawmakers blocked efforts to transfer terror suspects to the United States; President Donald Trump later issued an order to keep the jail open and allow the Pentagon to bring new prisoners there.)

Ten years ago: President Barack Obama tried to revive his

battered agenda and rally Democrats with a renewed emphasis on jobs during a town hall meeting in Elyria, Ohio.

Five years ago: Yemen’s US-backed president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, quit under pressure from rebels holding him captive in his home.

One year ago: The Supreme Court said the Trump administration could go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women as court challenges continued.

Today’s birthdays: Actress

Piper Laurie is 88. Celebrity chef Graham Kerr is 86. Author Joseph Wambaugh is 83. Singer Steve Perry is 71. Country singermusician Teddy Gentry is 68.

Movie director Jim Jarmusch is 67. Actor John Wesley Shipp is 65. Actress Linda Blair is 61.

Actress Diane Lane is 55. Actor and rap DJ Jazzy Jeff is 55.

Country singer Regina Nicks is 55. Celebrity chef Guy Fieri is 52. Actress Olivia d’Abo is 51.

Actress Katie Finneran is 49.

Actor Gabriel Macht is 48. Actor Balthazar Getty is 45. Actor

Christopher Kennedy Masterson is 40. Jazz singer Lizz Wright is 40. Pop singer Willa Ford is 39.

Actress Beverley Mitchell is 39.

Rock singer-musician Ben Moody is 39. Actor Kevin Sheridan is 38.

Actress-singer Phoebe Strole is 37. Rapper Logic is 30. Actress Sami Gayle is 24.

Thought for today: “I know there’s a proverb which that says ‘To err is human,’ but a human error is nothing to what a computer can do if it tries.” — Dame Agatha Christie, English mystery writer (1890-1976). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, January 22, the 22nd day of 2020.

There are 344 days left in the year.

Today’s highlight in history: On January 22, 1998, Theodore Kaczynski pleaded guilty in Sacramento, California, to being the Unabomber responsible for three deaths and 29 injuries in return for a sentence of life in prison without parole.

On this date: In 1498, during his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus arrived at the present-day Caribbean island of St. Vincent.

In 1840, the New Zealand Company’s first settler ship, the Aurora, arrived at Petone, founding the settlement that would become Wellington.

In 1901, Britain’s Queen Victoria died at age 81 after a reign of 63 years; she was succeeded by her eldest son, Edward VII. In 1944, during World War Two, Allied forces began landing at Anzio, Italy.

In 1953, the Arthur Miller drama The Crucible, set during the Salem witch trials, opened on Broadway.

In 1970, the first regularly scheduled commercial flight of the Boeing 747 began in New York and ended in London some 6 1/2 hours later.

In 1973, the US Supreme Court, in its Roe v. Wade decision, legalised abortions using a trimester approach.

In 1987, Pennsylvania treasurer R. Budd Dwyer, convicted of defrauding the state, proclaimed his innocence at a news conference before pulling out a gun, placing the barrel in his mouth and shooting himself to death in front of horrified onlookers.

IIn 2007, a double car bombing of a predominantly Shiite commercial area in Baghdad killed 88 people.

Iran announced it had barred 38 nuclear inspectors on a United Nations list from entering the country in apparent retaliation

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CBD revitalisation project set to begin A

fter what has been a considerable time of planning and preparation, I am delighted to see that construction upgrades to the Ashburton town centre streetscapes will officially begin on Monday (January 27).

The CBD Revitalisation Project has been a major piece of work on the council’s agenda.

It is a necessary upgrade that intends to breathe new life into the commercial centre, attract people and businesses back into town and reclaim retail spend.

From Monday, our contractors, Tru-Line Civil will begin replacing and upgrading the three waters infrastructure, constructing new road and footpath surfaces, and installing new landscape features such as rain gardens, more trees, new plantings and street furniture.

This is a hugely exciting project for our district, and residents and visitors alike will be able to enjoy the results for

Hamish Riach CEO’S MESSAGE

many years to come.

One of the biggest changes the revitalisation will introduce is the shift to a more pedestrian and cycle friendly environment.

To support this, the area bordered by East, Moore, Cass and Havelock streets will become a 30km/h zone, and both Tancred and Burnett streets will be oneway roads.

This ensures that while vehicle traffic is still able to access all areas of the CBD, people who prefer to walk, bike or who use mobility scooters would feel safer and more welcome to stop and spend time in the CBD as well.

It would, perhaps, also encourage those who drive to stay longer and explore the streets, rather than only stopping to run an errand at one or two places.

These design elements were consulted on with the community in early 2018.

Since that time, the council has been working to develop scheme plans and detailed designs that the contractors will begin building next week.

This project is no small feat.

It is a $15 million upgrade that is expected to take up to two years to complete.

Due to its sheer scale, the work will happen street by street, moving gradually from one area to the next, starting on Cass Street.

This means only portions of the CBD will be disrupted at any one time, and shoppers are still able to come into town.

We know there will be an amount of disruption, but we will be doing what we can to try

and minimise this.

Tru-Line Civil will be working closely with businesses and other stakeholders in the area to keep communication flowing and to lessen the hassle as much as possible.

You can stay up-to-date with the CBD Revitalisation by texting ‘#CBD’ to 4196 or by signing up to our free e-newsletter at ashburtondc.govt.nz/ stayinformed For a comprehensive overview of the project, simply visit ashburtondc.govt.nz/ashburtoncbd Hamish Riach is the chief executive officer of the Ashburton District Council.

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Live rounds fired at protest AP Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and Monday morning in Baghdad, killing three and wounding dozens of demonstrators, officials said.

Separately, three katyusha rockets landed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq’s government and home to several foreign embassies, but caused no injuries or damage, two security officials said. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

The clashes prompted authorities to close key streets and thoroughfares leading to the Iraqi capital’s centre.

The violence was the latest since protests in Iraq reignited last week after a brief lull amid soaring tensions between Washington and Tehran following a US drone strike that killed top Iranian general Qassem Soleimani in Baghdad earlier this month.

Anti-government protests have similarly resumed in Lebanon after a brief hiatus, entering a new, violent phase as anger against a worsening economic crisis and politicians’ inaction mounts. Hundreds of people were injured over the weekend as security forces fired tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes in downtown Beirut.

The rockets landed close to the US embassy in the Green Zone, and are the latest in several similar attacks. As in the other incidents, the perpetrators were not immediately known but the strike comes during a sensitive time as the US and Iran step back from taking further escalating action on Iraqi soil. Two rockets fell in the Green Zone on January 8.

In Baghdad, the tear gas and live rounds were fired near Sinak Bridge and also the nearby Tayaran Square, which have

Kick gets high praise

A protester grabs a tear gas canister fired by security forces during clashes in central Baghdad.

PHOTO AP been the scene of violence in recent days, medical and security officials said.

A gunshot wound killed one protester, while a second died after being struck in the head by a tear gas canister, medical officials said. A third later succumbed to his injuries, the officials said.

A statement from the Baghdad Operations Command said 14 officers were wounded by a group of rock-throwing “inciters of violence” while trying to secure the entrance to Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the protest movement.

Among the dead was Yousif Sattar, 21, a local journalist covering the protest movement, one medical official and an activist said.

A security official said at least nine arrests have been made so far after the National Security Council authorised security forces to arrest demonstrators seen blocking main thoroughfares and roundabouts.

The UN envoy to Iraq, meanwhile, urged Iraqi political elites to resume pushing for

■■CHINA

reforms and for protests to remain peaceful.

In the southern city of Nasiriyah, protesters blocked the highway linking the city to the southern oil-rich province of Basra. At least six protesters were wounded when an unknown gunman fired at them from a speeding car, a medical official said.

All officials spoke on condition of anonymity under regulations.

On Sunday, protesters in Baghdad and southern Iraq burned tyres, blocking main streets. Clashes in Baghdad wounded at least 27 people.

Iraqi activists gave the government a week’s deadline to act on their demands for sweeping political reforms or said they would up the pressure with new demonstrations.

The uprising began on October 1 when thousands of Iraqis took to the streets to decry rampant government corruption, poor public services and a scarcity of jobs.

Protesters are demanding an end to Iraq’s sectarian political

system, alongside early elections and the stepping aside of its ruling elite.

The anti-government movement had scored several successes before the US strike diverted public attention.

In December, pressure from demonstrations led Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s most revered Shiite cleric, to withdraw support for the government of Adel Abdul-Mahdi, prompting the prime minister’s resignation.

Later that month, lawmakers passed a key new electoral law that would give voters more say in who’s elected to office.

But bickering between rival political factions has set back talks over the selection of a new premier. Abdul-Mahdi’s appointment was the product of a provisional agreement between rival parliamentary blocs led by the influential Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, and another led

by Hadi al-Ameri.

Since the protests first erupted in October, at least 500 have died under fire from security forces.

Kiwi action star and stunt-woman extraordinaire Zoe Bell made a big impression on the SAG Awards red carpet after a surprise pose drove paparazzi “wild”. Not only that, but she caught the eye of the one and only Vogue, who called her “impressive”, “fabulous” and “one of the industry’s coolest chicks”.

Why? In the words of Vogue: “Amid all of the glitz and glamour on the step and repeat at tonight’s SAG Awards, there was one star who approached the red carpet posing a tad differently. Zoe Bell, who is from New Zealand, stole the spotlight when she performed an impressive high kick (in stilettos!) instead of a traditional hand-on-hip stance.”

Paris ‘playing a character’ The socialite-turned-DJ, original influencer and veteran reality TV star is the focus of a new YouTube Originals documentary, This Is Paris, which debuts in May. She spoke to reporters about the project at an event in California. “I’ve never done anything like this in my life,” Paris said. “In this film I discuss things I’ve never discussed before. I hope that people are going to see who I truly am.”

She further said, “It follows me in my real life, everything I’ve done before was me playing a character. I was talking about things that are very hard to talk about.

It was an amazing experience but it was very scary. I was freaking out.”

■■SUDAN

Fears for virus spread Grenade kills seven NZME The head of a Chinese government expert team said Monday that human-to-human transmission has been confirmed in an outbreak of a new coronavirus, a development that raises the possibility that it could spread more quickly and widely.

Team leader Zhong Nanshan, a respiratory expert, said two people in Guangdong province in southern China caught the virus from family members, state media said.

Some medical workers have also tested positive for the virus, an English-language China Daily newspaper reported.

Authorities elsewhere also announced cases in other Chi-

nese cities for the first time.

The outbreak has put other countries on alert as millions of Chinese travel for Lunar New Year. Authorities in Thailand and in Japan have already identified at least three cases, all involving recent travel from China.

At least a half-dozen countries in Asia and three US airports have started screening incoming airline passengers from central China.

Coronaviruses cause diseases ranging from the common cold to SARS, or severe acute respiratory syndrome.

SARS first infected people in southern China in late 2002 and spread to more than two dozen countries, killing nearly 800.

at wedding

AP A grenade exploded during a wedding party in Sudan’s capital Monday, killing at least seven people, including three children, security and medical officials said.

The officials said the explosion also injured at least two dozen adults and children, who were taken to nearby hospitals from the party in the Shegla neighbourhood in Khartoum’s al-Haj Youssef district.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

Images shared online showed injured people with bandages and blood on their bodies being treated at a hospital.

A fight between two people at the party escalated into one of them throwing the grenade and causing the explosion, the health ministry said in a statement.

While such explosions are rare in Khartoum, the city has suffered from insecurity in recent months.

Police have found at least three people slain in unclear circumstances in different parts of the capital over the past two weeks.

Ozzy’s ‘most miserable’ year In his seven decades on earth, many of them hard-lived, Ozzy Osbourne’s endured no shortage of trauma, physical, mental, emotional and otherwise. But as the Black Sabbath rocker said in an interview the bad stuff in his past pales in comparison to his last year. “[It] was the worst, longest, most painful, miserable year of my life,” Ozzy, 71, said. In January 2019, Ozzy took a spill that turned out to be devastating for his body. It didn’t help that he was dealing with other health problems as the year went on, including surgery on his hand due to a staph infection and complications from the flu and bronchitis.

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Optimism over labour market

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economist Satish Ranchhod.

Wage growth has risen to a 10-year high, and among households spoken to for the survey, a net 23 per cent reported that their own earnings had increased over the past year. On top of that, a net 28 per cent of households expect to see an increase in their earnings during the year ahead, said Ranchhod.

While Ebert said there was grounds for hope the services sector could improve he also said the data “unequivocally counsels caution for the time being”.

The dip in the service sector activity coincided with a fall in the December performance of manufacturing activity index. Data last Friday showed the PMI eased 1.9 points to 49.3, sliding back below the 50 level that separates an expansion in activity from contraction.

Combining the two surveys, the composite index fell to 51.2 from 52.2. On a GDP-weighted basis the measure eased to 51.8 from 52.7.

The two data sets suggest the economy may currently be travelling at an annual growth rate of less than 2 per cent, Ebert said.

NZME

to remain weak,” said BNZ senior economist Craig Ebert.

The new orders/business sub-index lifted to 54.5 from 53.7 but remains well below average, said Ebert.

BusinessNZ chief executive Kirk Hope said that despite the sector not falling into contraction at any stage during 2019, the weak December result was a disappointing end to the year.

“The fact that new orders, which is one of the key sub-index values, has now recorded consecutive low expansion values not seen since 2011 shows how much ground the sector needs to make up to get back on track,” he said.

The services sector is a linchpin in the economy, representing around two-thirds of output.

Meanwhile, the Westpac McDermott Miller December quar-

ter employment confidence index showed a pick-up in labour market confidence, which also bodes well for the services sector, given it provides jobs for the bulk of the workforce. The index rose 1.8 points in December, taking it to 102.8.

Underpinning December’s lift in confidence was increasing optimism about the outlook for earnings, said Westpac senior

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the World Economic Forum, and with China trade tensions having subsided, investors will be watching for signs of similar issues building between the US and Europe.

In the UK, Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal should continue its passage through Parliament.

Tuesday will see the House of Lords vote on the bill, while the House of Commons will debate any amendments the following day.

Markets see a high chance of the Bank of England cutting interest rates next week on the back of lingering Brexit uncertainty.

The European Central Bank meets on Thursday, but it is likely to be the global earnings season that dominates headlines.

While next week is when it really heats up, more than 40 S&P 500 companies will report over

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the coming days. These include IBM, Netflix, Johnson & Johnson, Intel, Procter & Gamble and American Express.

With US shares up 12 per cent since the end of September, investors will be keen to gauge whether this rally is justified.

In this part of the world, highlights include the December inflation report, the latest dairy auction and an update on the Australian labour market.

The December quarter CPI release is the key event at the end of the week in New Zealand. This will be the first major economic release of 2020, and it is important for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand ahead of the first interest rate decision and monetary policy statement of the year in a few weeks’ time.

The local market will also look toward the latest global dairy trade (GDT) action results.

The headline GDT index rose 15 per cent in 2019, and the first auction of 2020 saw it gain another 2.8 per cent.

The labour force report for December will be the highlight across the Tasman, especially with odds of a rate cut in February sitting close to a coin flip.

Last year the RBA made it clear that a stubbornly high unemployment rate was a key factor in its monetary policy decision making, and this is still the case in 2020.

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ast week was another very strong one for equities with the US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand all hitting new record highs.

The ‘phase one’ trade deal between the US and China was finalised, so with a cease fire in place markets are free to refocus on fundamentals, for now.

Most markets have been strong this year, although Australian equities have been some of the best performers, with the ASX 200 up 5.7 per cent.

This puts January 2020 on track to be the strongest month since July 2016, and the best January return for the Australian market since 1994.

The strong start to 2020 for equity markets bodes well for the rest of the year, if the past is anything to go by.

Historically, when US shares have risen during the first five trading days of the year the market has produced a positive calendar year performance 82 per cent of the time.

This year, the S&P 500 gained 0.7 per cent during those first five days.

The top NZX 50 movers last week were Fletcher Building, up 6.5 per cent, Meridian Energy which rose 6.0 per cent and Contact Energy climbing 4.7 per cent.

Meanwhile, Gentrack plummeted 29.4 per cent, Restaurant Brands lost 4.2 per cent and Scales dropped 3.7 per cent.

This week is a holiday-shortened one in the US, markets were closed for Martin Luther King Jr Day on Monday.

President Trump spoke in Davos (Switzerland) yesterday, at

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Weaker sales weighed on service sector activity in December but that may prove temporary as firms employed more staff and New Zealanders have started the year feeling more optimistic about the state of the labour market.

The BNZ-BusinessNZ performance of services index fell to a seasonally adjusted 51.9 in December, down one point from November and the lowest since September 2012.

The long-term average is 54.4, with a reading above 50 indicating expansion.

The activity and sales sub-index dipped to 52.6 from 53.9 while the measure of supplier deliveries fell to 48.6 from 51.6.

Stocks/inventories fell sharply to 51.5 from 59.0.

Employment, however, was a “rare positive” and lifted to 52.3 from 51.6, BNZ noted.

“The mix of weak sales yet solid employment raises the possibility that the sales weakness could prove temporary. Firms wouldn’t be employing more staff if they thought sales were going

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Time for a picnic Picnics are summer and with evenings that stretch out way beyond work finishing time, why not pack a meal and head outdoors.

There’s something about throwing down a rug, unpacking a basket, pouring something cold to drink and enjoying simple food that’s about as relaxing as you can get.

The secret of a good picnic is to do the preparation at home so you need to do nothing but unpack, sit back and enjoy when you arrive at your picnic spot.

Nutty caramel pinwheels 4t baking powder 2C flour 25g butter 3/4 C milk 1T raw sugar 1t cinnamon Filling 50g butter 1/2 C brown sugar 1t cinnamon 1/2 C walnuts

Salmon and asparagus quiche

Prawn and mayo baguette

8 eggs 1C milk 1C cream 1/2 t salt 1/2 t pepper 1/4 C chopped parsley 6-8 spears fresh asparagus 6 slices brie cheese 1/2 C fried bacon, chopped 1/2 onion, lightly cooked without colour ■■ Line a pie dish with flaky (puff) pastry and bake blind until cooked. Leave to cool.

■■ Place fried bacon and onion into cooked pie shell.

■■ Beat eggs.

■■ Blend in milk, cream, seasonings and parsley.

■■ Pour egg mixture over filling in pie shell.

■■ Bake at 160°C in regular oven for 10 to 15 minutes until the top begins to set.

■■ Arrange the asparagus and the brie on top in a nice pattern.

■■ Bake until set and golden brown, about 45 minutes.

■■ Quiche is done when a knife put in centre comes out clean.

■■ Let stand 10 minutes.

■■ Cut pie into six wedges.

1/2 C mayonnaise 1T sour cream 1/2 t curry powder Zest of 1 lemon 1/4 t salt and 1t white pepper 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2C frozen uncooked prawns, thawed 30g butter, softened 2T vegetable oil, plus extra for frying potatoes 4 cooked potatoes, sliced and fried (optional) 2 french sticks, cut into 12-15cm lengths 2C shredded iceberg lettuce Lemon wedges, to serve ■■ Mix mayonnaise with sour cream, curry powder, lemon zest, salt and pepper.

■■ Fry garlic and prawns in a hot pan with a combination of butter and oil, until cooked through, cool.

■■ If using, fry the potato slices in a little oil, until golden, cool.

■■ Slice the bread lengthwise and butter ■■ Stuff with lettuce, prawns, potato slices and drizzle with mayo.

■■ Serve with extra mayo, lemon wedges and serviettes.

■■ Preheat oven to 220°C. ■■ Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl.

■■ Grate butter into the flour and quickly rub with fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.

■■ Make a well in the dry ingredients and pour in milk.

■■ Using a knife quickly mix to a soft dough.

■■ Turn dough out onto a lightly floured board.

■■ Roll out gently to a 20cm square.

■■ Place sugar and butter in a bowl and mix together with cinnamon.

■■ Dot butter mixture over scone surface and sprinkle with walnuts.

■■ Roll up dough like a sponge roll and cut into 2cm pieces.

■■ Place on an oven tray and sprinkle each roll with combined raw sugar and cinnamon.

■■ Bake for 12 to 15 minutes.

Scotch eggs 8 eggs, boiled for 8 minutes 8 good quality sausages 1/2 t curry powder 1t dijon mustard 1/4 C chopped herbs (parsley, chives) 1t salt, freshly ground pepper Flour for dusting 2 eggs, lightly whisked and seasoned 2C breadcrumbs Oil for cooking Chutney to serve ■■ Boil the eggs, cool and peel carefully to keep them whole.

■■ Split the sausages and squeeze all the meat out into a large bowl.

■■ Add the curry powder, mustard, chopped herbs, salt and pepper.

■■ Combine well using your hands. Divide the mixture into eight.

■■ In the palm of your hand, flatten one of the balls of sausage meat.

■■ Place an egg in the middle, encase it with the meat, carefully sealing the edges together.

■■ Continue with the remainder of the eggs.

■■ Dust in flour, then dip in the egg and breadcrumbs to cover the whole ball.

■■ Place in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.

■■ Fill a pot or deep fryer to 3/4 with flavourless oil.

■■ Bring it to 170°C. ■■ Place 2 or 3 scotch eggs in and cook for five minutes.

■■ If they brown too quickly the oil may be too hot.

Vege frittata 50g butter 2 onions, chopped 3C leftover cooked vegetables – such as broccoli, asparagus and orange kumara – chopped fine Salt and pepper 4 eggs 4T cream or milk 1/4 C grated parmesan cheese ■■ Preheat oven to 180°C. ■■ Melt the butter in a large heavybased frying pan, add the onions and cook gently until translucent – about 10 minutes.

■■ Add the vegetables, season well with salt and pepper, cook, stirring, for 10 minutes or until just tender.

■■ Preheat the grill.

■■ Beat together the eggs and cream, then pour over the vegetable mixture.

■■ Cook gently until the egg begins to cook at the edges, sprinkle over the Parmesan and grill for 8-10 minutes until the egg is set.

■■ Cut into wedges and serve.

Double cheese scones 2 1/2 C plain flour 4t baking powder 1/4 t salt 50g butter 100g feta, cut into cubes Handful baby rocket, roughly chopped 250ml milk 1C cheddar cheese, grated ■■ Preheat oven to 220°C. ■■ Dust an oven tray lightly with flour or line with baking paper.

■■ Process the flour, baking powder and salt with butter until it resembles breadcrumbs.

■■ Toss through the feta chunks and rocket.

■■ Stir the milk in quickly with a knife until a soft dough forms.

■■ Turn out onto a floured surface and knead lightly.

■■ Pat into a 2cm-thick rectangle.

■■ Cut into squares and transfer to the prepared oven tray.

■■ Sprinkle with the grated cheese.

■■ Bake for 12-15 minutes until risen and golden.

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■■TENNIS

Impressive start for Nadal Top-ranked Rafael Nadal won his first-round match against Hugo Dellien in the Australian Open yesterday.

Only one of Nadal’s 19 Grand Slam singles titles have come at the Australian Open – in 2009 – and he lost last year’s final to Novak Djokovic.

But he started this year’s edition in emphatic fashion, with a 6-2 6-3 6-0 demolition of Dellien.

Meanwhile world No. 12 Johanna Konta has been rocked by Tunisian Ons Jabeur in a major upset during the Australian Open first round.

At the 1573 Arena in Melbourne, world no. 78 Jabeur defeated the British star in straight sets, 6-4 6-2.

She had previously never progressed to the second round of the Australian Open, this being her fourth tournament.

After breaking Konta’s serve in the opening set, Jabeur raced to a 4-1 lead in the second.

The Brit was never able to cover, Jabeur breaking serve once again to comprehensively claim the second set 6-2 in only 26 minutes.

The Tunisian hit nine winners and only two unforced errors in the second set.

Born in Sydney, Konta represented Australia before moving to England in 2012. She reached the Australian Open semi-finals in 2016, where she lost to eventual winner Angelique Kerber.

Jabeur will face either France’s Caroline Garcia or America’s Madison Brengle in the second round.

Konta has been recovering from injury, and was certainly not at her best on Tuesday.

This first round exit marks her worst performance in an Australian Open.

John Millman of Australia plays a shot on his way to a four-set victory over Ugo Humbert, who was fresh from winning the ABS Classic in Auckland last week.

Sharapova beaten in first round

Maria Sharapova exits the Australian Open.

Maria Sharapova hasn’t won a tournament since 2017, and her ranking slipped to 136th by the end of last year.

After a 6-3, 6-4 loss to 19th-seeded Donna Vekic at the Australian Open yesterday, former No. 1-ranked Sharapova is on a run of three first-round exits at Grand Slam events.

The five-time major winner got into the main draw at Melbourne Park via a wild card granted by organisers, helped by the fact she won the 2008 title here.

Drawing Vekic in the first round was tough.

The 32-year-old Russian has had a series of right shoulder injuries and also served a 15-month suspension for a positive doping test to meldonium. Since her return from the suspension, her best showing at a major has been the quarter-finals at the 2018 French Open.

She wasn’t making any excuses.

“I mean, I think I’m not the only one – I can speak about my struggles and the things that I’ve gone through with my shoulder, but it’s not really in my character to,” Sharapova said.

She reached the fourth round in Australia last year, and her profile means she still

gets a spot on centre court. It was only Vekic’s second time on Rod Laver Arena. “Ï always enjoy the big stages,” Vekic said.

“I’m happy to leave with a win this time.”

After torrential rain hit Melbourne Park on Day 1, organisers had to move dozens of matches over to Tuesday.

Second-seeded Karolina Pliskova beat Kristina Mladenovic 6-1, 7-5 and sixth-seeded Belinda Bencic advanced 6-3, 7-5 over Anna Karolina Schmiedlova.

In a men’s match suspended from Monday, 18-year-old Jannik Sinner completed a 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-4 win over Australian qualifier Max Purcell, 2018 Australian Open finalist Marin Cilic beat Corentin Moutet 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

No. 12-seeded Fabio Fognini lost the first two sets on Monday against Reilly Opelka but rallied yesterday to win 3-6, 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3 7-6 (5), including the 10-point tiebreaker in the final set. Milos Raonic returned to play two games to finish off Lorenzo Giustino 6-2, 6-1, 6-3.

Sinner, the Next Gen ATP Finals champion, only had to win two games on Day 2 to complete his first match win at a Grand Slam event.

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‘There’s no Plan B’ Former New Zealand international and batting coach Craig McMillan says the Black Caps need to get more aggressive following their disappointing tour of Australia.

The Black Caps host India in five Twenty20s, three ODIs and two tests beginning this week as they look to bounce back from a 3-0 series defeat across the Tasman.

Talking to the Radio Sport Breakfast, McMillan offered some insight into what he thought were the lessons from the Australian tour saying the Black Caps need to be more aggressive on the field and in their selections.

“What did we learn?

“We learned we are not as good as we thought we were.

“We were ranked two in the world, Australia were fifth but there was actually a big gap between both sides,” McMillan said.

“If we want to qualify for the test championship final, which is a long way off as we are sixth on the table, we need to shake off the conservative style we’ve been playing and be more attacking in the way we go about things – also with our selections as well,” McMillan said.

“What was good?

“Tom Blundell. Got an opportunity, grabbed it with both hands and ran with it.

“Showed some grit and fight that was lacking from others.

“And Neil Wagner. What a champion he is. In the face of a fair bit of adversity in that series he was the only New Zealand bowler who stood up and put some fight into the Aussies.

“He’s finally getting the recognition he deserves now.

“The other good thing I had on that list was the Kiwi fans who went across the Tasman in their droves and ended up having very little to cheer about and continued to support the team.

“They were just outstanding.”

McMillan listed the ‘bad’ from the tour as well.

“Decision making.

“We won the toss at the MCG and we weren’t brave or attacking enough to bat first and challenge Australia to do something different. Aussie love batting first, putting on a big total and grinding you into the dirt.

“And that’s pretty much what they did to us the whole series,” he said.

McMillan also added the fact the Black Caps couldn’t get big

Tom Blundell was one of the few Black Caps to enhance their reputations against the Aussies. runs and early wickets which hurt their chances.

“If the ball doesn’t swing we don’t have a plan B,” he said.

The former Black Caps all-rounder said the Indian tour was a big chance for the Black Caps to get some support back.

“It’s big.

“This whole Indian tour is big after what happened in Australia. Five Twenty20s to start and I know it’s not everyone’s favourite

format of the game but we’ve got a T20 World Cup later in the year in October in Australia so straight away these five matches become important.

“Because of the performance in Australia we need to start winning again and get that support back.

“They’re still trying to find in T20 what our best side is.

“We’ve just seen the Super Smash and there’s an opportu-

nity for some young guys who performed in that to be given a chance.

“This Indian side are a power house.

“Doesn’t matter if it’s tests, ODIs, T20s, they are the real deal so it’s going to be a really intriguing tour.

“For New Zealand to get any sort of pass mark for this tour they need to win two of the three series.”

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Lampard has eyes on Cavani Chelsea manager Frank Lampard is keen on bringing more experience into his squad now that the club’s transfer ban has been lifted.

That could mean a bid for Paris Saint-Germain striker Edinson Cavani.

The 32-year-old Cavani wants to leave PSG after six and a half years at the French champions, and Lampard said yesterday he is a fan of the Uruguay international.

“He’s a great player,” Lampard said.

“I played against him and I always loved his mentality and attitude, and obviously his goalscoring record speaks for itself.

“I’m not absolutely aware of what the situation is, so we’ll see.”

Lampard has relied on youngsters like Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount in his first season in charge of Chelsea, which was banned by FIFA from registering players in the summer and January transfer windows for breaking transfer rules that protect youth players.

Chelsea won an appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport in December to have the transfer ban overturned, so Lampard can bolster his squad this month if he wishes as his team look to consolidate its place in the Premier League’s top four to qualify for next season’s Champions League.

“We are young and we know about the transitions,” Lampard said.

“The idea of bringing in experience is something I’m certainly not absolutely looking away from.

“Because sometimes the young players need a little bit of help, and if that’s the case then that may help us.”

Fourth-place Chelsea has only won three of its last eight league games, and is five points clear of fifth-place Manchester United with 15 games left.

Chelsea was hosting Arsenal, which is 10 points back in 10th place, overnight as part of a rare midweek round of league games.

Second injury in a week for Steven Adams New Zealand basketball star Steven Adams has been injured after a dramatic fall, described as a “body slam” by TV commentators.

After just returning to action after a one-game absence from his Oklahoma City Thunder side, due to a right knee contusion, Adams

lasted just two minutes in yesterday’s contest against the Houston Rockets.

While attempting to contest an offensive rebound, a jumping Adams was undercut by Rockets forward Clint Capela.

Capela’s whole body weight appeared to then land on top of

Adams as both players fell to the court.

The fall was extremely awkward with Adams looking in obvious pain.

While Adams then attempted and missed two free-throw attempts from what was adjudged a flagrant foul by Capela, he im-

mediately left the court visibly limping and was ruled out for the remainder of the game.

Adams’ Thunder went on to win the game 112-107, improving the side’s record to 25-19 for the season, good enough to sit in third place in their Northwest division.

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■■NETBALL

■■GOLF

Young stars hone skills

Olympics complicated for Tiger

When the 2020 netball season rolls around, four young local players could have a few new tricks up their sleeves, thanks to three massive days spent learning from some of the best.

The Christchurch Netball Centre ran its annual Summer Camp at the Lincoln University campus at the weekend.

It’s aimed at players aged between Year 10 to 12 and this year Mid Canterbury had four young players in attendance – Ashlein Lyttle, Jasmin Strawbridge, Hayley Tallentire and Taylor Shaw – along with a couple of coaches, Claire Tappin and Natalie Shaw.

Lyttle and Shaw are both heading into Year 10 this year, while Strawbridge and Tallentire were both part of the College A side which won last year’s Mid Canterbury Netball premier one title, and all four made the most of the opportunity, soaking up everything that was on offer.

The camp covered both the physical and mental side of the game, and delved into other important areas like wellness, recovery and loading, and ran from Friday through until Sunday.

A number of big names were on hand to pass on their knowledge.

Specialist guest coach Kerrianne Farrelly originates from Christchurch but has spent a number of years coaching in Queensland, including coaching the Australian state’s under-19 team and the USC Thunder, and she is regarded as one of Queensland’s best coaches.

Last year’s Mainland Beko national netball league coach Ronelle Van Dongen, and her former assistant who has now taken over coaching the side – Ashburton’s Andrea Cousins – were also there along with current Mainland Tactix head coach Marianne Delaney-Hoshek, and former Tactix coach Helen Mahon-Stroud.

A couple of non-netballers were also brought in, including current Black Caps cricket coach Gary Stead and former Black Stick and Olympian Shane Collins.

Players also had the opportunity to have a question and answer session with current Tactix players Jess Prosser and Mid Canterbury netballers (from left) Ashlein Lyttle, Jasmin Strawbridge, Hayley Tallentire Ellie Bird. and Taylor Shaw attended the Christchurch Netball Centre Summer Camp at the weekend.

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Umaga name again in the spotlight The next Umaga stands on the verge of international rugby.

Wasps playmaker Jacob Umaga, the nephew of former All Blacks captain Tana and son of ex-Samoan fullback Mike, is one of eight uncapped players included in England’s regenerated 34man Six Nations squad.

Umaga played for England under 18 and 20 but is still eligible for Samoa and New Zealand.

As a teenager, the now 21-yearold spent eight months with the Auckland provincial team that won the Mitre 10 Cup. After initially breaking his arm on that stint he worked his way back to fitness and identifies his time in New Zealand as having a major influence on his development.

Umaga’s footwork, pace and ability to take the ball flat to the line has since impressed at

Wasps this season to the point he has been selected ahead of Lima Sopoaga for the last four Premiership matches.

Umaga has been selected as England’s third-choice first fiveeighth, behind captain Owen Farrell and George Ford, and is therefore unlikely to feature much in the first test campaign of 2020, unless injuries strike.

Umaga’s promotion comes largely at the expense of Harlequins playmaker Marcus Smith, the 20-year-old who has played for England against the Barbarians previously.

After revealing his squad, which excluded 10 players from last year’s World Cup squad, Eddie Jones declared ambitions to make England the “greatest team the rugby world has ever seen”.

“It’s got the potential to be the best team in the world, which is

what we want to be.

“We set out to be that four years ago and we missed out on that by the World Cup final and came second which is disappointing,” Jones said.

“We also want to be the greatest team the world of rugby has ever seen.

“We want to set ourselves high, see how we can extend ourselves and we’ve brought in a number of young players to see how far this team can go. It’s still a young team and that’s the fantastic thing about it.”

Henry Slade, Jack Nowell and Billy Vunipola, who broke his arm for a fourth time in two years in Saracens’ Champions Cup victory over Racing 92 last weekend, are among those unavailable due to injury.

“It’s massively disappointing for him but these things happen,”

Jones said of Vunipola.

“There was a rugby league great, Mal Meninga, who broke his arm four times in two years.

“Post that two years he then played six or seven years, won grand finals and won test matches for the Kangaroos.

“The tide will turn for Billy. At the moment it’s tough and probably feels the whole world is against him, but he’ll be fine.”

Jones did his best to put on a brave face and sidestep the Saracens salary cap scandal hovering over his squad.

“That’s not a concern for me.

My concern is picking the best players, then the best players coming in and competing hard, playing with pride and passion for England. It’s obviously disturbing for the club competition, but I’m sure, like everything else, it’ll work itself out.”

The Olympics desperately want him there.

The Japanese will welcome him with open arms.

And most importantly, the 44-year-old Tiger Woods wants to be at the 2020 Games.

But his amazing rise from the ashes last year could create a fascinating and potentially controversial scenario around a man synonymous with the Olympics, even though he has never competed there.

Golf had been missing from the Olympics for more than a century, after Canadian George Lyon won the 1904 gold medal at St Louis in a field made up almost entirely of Americans.

Golf made its Olympic return in 2016 thanks almost entirely to Woods’ popularity at the height of his career, the irony being that he was absent when the players teed off in Brazil. His form tumble, amid controversy and injuries, had taken him out of contention.

But in a sports comeback story for the ages, Woods won the Masters last year and is now ranked six in the world, putting him in a scrap with leading American players for a place in the Tokyo Olympic team.

Olympic entry into a field of 60 will be based on the June 22 world rankings, with the top 15 given automatic spots.

But there is a limit of four per country and America has nine players in the current top 15 with Woods having just overtaken Patrick Cantlay as his country’s fourth ranked contender.

So Woods’ battle to simply make the Olympics could become one of the great sports stories of the year.

In an ESPN feature predicting what sort of year Woods will have, golf analyst Michael Collins says the Olympics will “find a way to have the biggest star in the sport play on the biggest stage in sports, even if organisers have to let him play under his own flag by declaring his property in Jupiter, Florida, its own independent nation.”

While other writers and analysts point to the odd hurdle, there is a general feeling that Woods and the universe will make it happen.

ESPN editor Nick Pietruszkiewicz opined: “He’s going to make the team. He’s going to carry the flag during the opening ceremony. He’s going to win the gold medal.”

And yet it is not actually that simple. Woods was fifth in the American pecking order until recently, behind Brooks Koepka, Justin Thomas, Dustin Johnson and Patrick Cantlay who now sits one ranking spot behind Woods.

This raised the possibility of someone stepping aside in order for the man who made golf an Olympic sport again to become an Olympian himself.

The New York Times said that when two International Golf Federation officials made their Olympic case in 2008, the IOC didn’t beat about the bush. “The very first question asked was, ‘Will Tiger play?’”

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Ravinderjit Singh looks to trouble a Peninsula/Harbour batsmen during their match on the weekend.

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Local sides strike first-up

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Mid Canterbury’s two senior cricket sides, both competing in the Combined Country Cricket competition made winning starts to their 2020 campaigns on the weekend with comprehensive victories.

Playing alongside each other at the Ashburton Domain, the Stags registered a 64-run win over their rivals Greendale while Allenton beat Peninsula/Harbour by five wickets.

The Stags, who are yet to taste defeat in the competition, bat-

ted first in their clash on the Tech wicket and while losing wickets at a frequent rate managed to put together 223 all-out in the 39th over.

Batting first drop, the experienced Bevan Richan played a strong role in setting the innings up scoring 34 from near the top of the order.

His effort, coupled with a solid 27 from Richard Print and 31 from Callum Gallagher set the tone before the evergreen Rob Hooper strode out to the middle at number nine to notch up an unbeaten 35 not out to see the side through

to a competitive score.

Quick wickets from both Print and then Harry Jones early on in the Greendale innings set the wheels in motion for a big effort with the ball and despite some strong resistance from the middle order, the visitors were eventually all out for 159.

Matt Pawsey was the chief destroyer for the Stags, taking 5-40 off his 6.1 overs to roll through the Greendale lower order.

Next door, Allenton took the ball first and would have been nervous when set a particularly tricky target of 198 after they

bowled Peninsula/Harbour out.

Sukhjeet Singh, Daljinder Singh and Mana Singh all took two wickets each.

In their run chase, Allenton made light work of things, reaching their target with five wickets to spare.

Karmjeet Singh top-scored with 56 while Ravinderjit Singh chipped in with 43 and Satveer Singh contributed 30 not out.

This week both sides will head over to the other side of the Rakaia river for their matches.

The Stags will take on Peninsula/Harbour in Tai Tapu while Al-

lenton will be hosted by Weedons.

Meanwhile, tonight teams will take to the pitches of Mid Canterbury for the second round of the final stages of the 18-over competition.

In the top section, Methven will host Allenton Wanderers at the Methven Domain, while Lauriston take on Progressive Livestock Allenton at the Lauriston Oval.

The second section of the competition sees an all-Coldstream affair between the Kings and the Old Boys while Phat Duck Allenton will take on Rakaia at the Ashburton Domain.

England cricketers wrap up big victory over Proteas England have won the third cricket test against South Africa by an innings and 53 runs in Port Elizabeth to take a 2-1 lead in the four match series.

The tourists needed four wickets to complete the triumph and took just 100 minutes to do so, bowling South Africa out for 237 runs despite a record last wicket partnership of 99.

England scored 499 for nine declared in a mammoth first innings

knock, to which South Africa replied with 209 and were forced to follow-on.

“I thought it was a brilliant template for us moving forward as a team with big first innings runs and we really drove the game from that point onwards,” England captain Joe Root said.

“It was a brilliant start by the openers and then the (203-run) partnership between Ollie (Pope) and Ben Stokes, who just contin-

ued the magnificent form that he has been in from the start of the series.

“That’s great to see but to also see another two youngsters in this game really step up to the plate and make a massive contribution is exactly what we are after at the moment in our development as a team.

“It fills the whole group with massive confidence.”

Pope, 22, was hailed by Root as

“smart” while 22-year-old spinner Dom Bess, who took five wickets in the first innings, also won plaudits.

“We’ve got a really clear way of how we’re trying to play the game, everyone knows what their role is in the side and it’s about making sure that when you get your opportunity to effect the game, you go and do it,” the skipper said.

“We executed that brilliantly the last two games,” he added as Eng-

land head to the last test in Johannesburg, which starts on Friday, with a 2-1 series lead after also winning in Cape Town.

“This tour we’ve taken 20 wickets in each test which is something we have struggled with away from home in the past and that’s a big step forward for us.

“There are a number of things we’ve looked to improve on and we are starting to see some signs of that now.”

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Ruby runs rivals ragged

M2 Avondale gallops

Jonny Cox and the John Coaster Howe trained, Ruby Seddon scoot their way up the markers to win at yesterday’s Chertsey Trials at the Ashburton Racecourse.

The four-year-old mare settled a long way off the speed but had too much heel for her rivals up the straight winning impressively.

A heat earlier, outstanding filly of last season, Princess Tiffany signalled she’s ready to return to the track with an 11 length romping of her rivals.

The Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen-trained mare was in dominant form clocking her last 800m in 55.4 seconds.

Today at Avondale Raceway

Avondale JC Venue: Avondale Meeting Date 22 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 1.10pm (NZT) AUCKLAND ALARMS MAIDEN 2200 $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 x5627 Prince Solari h (2) 58.5................T Thornton 2 89875 Meant To Be (13) 58.5.......... T Yanagida (a2) 3 34222 Clever Approach b (7) 57............M Cameron 4 64233 Foogayzee b (1) 57.........................V Colgan 5 6823 Captain Newzealand (11) 57.............L Innes 6 02753 Leitrim Lad (4) 57............................. S Spratt 7 54 Monlula (5) 57....................................R Elliot 8 038 Ozymandias (12) 57.........................J Riddell 9 8547 Mersey Beat (6) 57...................... D Johnson 10 x5530 Henley Road (9) 56.5.......................S Collett 11 77624 Rusalka b (14) 56.5 12 06 Commanding Annie (10) 56.5 13 85732 Shocking Penny b (3) 55.........J Fawcett (a1) 14 94584 Altar Girl (8) 55.....................................C Dell 15 0x997 Flying (15) 56.5 2 1.45pm AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 02 Lincoln Springs (9) 57.5.....................L Innes 2 48 Jaydeear (7) 57.5.........................T Thornton 3 8 Kodak (3) 57.5.............................C Lammas

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 12.09pm (NZT) TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 305m 1 875 Allegro Kyle nwtd................................L Cole 2 86762 Life Is Good nwtd.............................M Olden 3 66733 Big Time Kevin nwtd............................L Cole 4 2 Big Time Lorna nwtd...........................L Cole 5 64843 Ahuroa Whizz nwtd.........................R Murray 6 52732 Sedgebrook Comet nwtd.....................F Kite 7 Idol Abby nwtd...................................M Flipp 8 85 Angry Jane nwtd...........................M Roberts 9 48766 Dewie nwtd............................... S Gommans 10 64878 Donny nwtd A &...............................Williams 2 12.26 TAB BONUS BACK PROMOTION FOR RACES 1 & 2 C0 C0, 305m 1 56525 Piruleta nwtd......................................M Flipp 2 6 Big Time Joey nwtd.............................L Cole 3 34865 Big Time Camila nwtd A &...............Williams 4 6 Blue Mowhawk nwtd..................... D Denbee 5 36 Allegro Lexxi nwtd...............................L Cole 6 87485 Free Thinker nwtd............................M Olden 7 27 Miss Adobe nwtd...........................M Roberts 8 22547 Sideline Sally nwtd.....................J McInerney

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 22 Jan 2020 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5 Trebles: 3, 4 and 5 1 3.04pm (NZT) ACCELL “LEADING THE WAY IN CANINE THERAPY” C1 C1, 520m 1 5476x Mainline Lil 31.21.........................B Hodgson 2 74832 Cossie Cooper 30.35.......................M Olden 3 1711 Big Time Frankie 30.85.......................L Cole 4 73556 Dyna Bryleigh 30.76.....................M Roberts 5 76423 Big Time Mac nwtd..............................L Cole 6 62685 Tuff Jewel nwtd..............................B Mitchell 7 13246 Bigtime Bailey 30.79...........................L Cole 8 314 Big Time Eden 30.59...........................L Cole

4 8x2 Midnight Magic (1) 55.5...................S Collett 5 4 Gitche Gumee (8) 55.5 6 x4x55 Vistock (4) 55.5................................ S Spratt 7 Agey Babe (2) 55.5...................... D Johnson 8 5 Jelina (6) 55.5....................................R Elliot 9 079x5 Madam Pompom (5) 55.5...........M Cameron 3 2.20pm NZB INSURANCE PEARL SERIES RACE MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN F&M, 1400m 1 53249 Jakama Krystal (1) 57.5...................J Riddell 2 2 Super Swish (10) 57.5.......................L Innes 3 43 Melusina (9) 57.5........................M Cameron 4 72547 One Way Street (7) 57.5.........J Fawcett (a1) 5 08046 Jakama Jill (3) 57.5..........................S Collett 6 Lady Yelracm (8) 57.5........................R Elliot 7 50 Gracies Gold (6) 57.5...................C Lammas 8 8x6 House Of Cards (5) 57.5.................. S Spratt 9 Nizona (4) 57.5...............................V Colgan 10 4 Gitche Gumee (2) 56................... D Johnson 11 5 Jelina (11) 56 4 2.55pm TULLOCH CAFE MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 2x329 Apache Lad (3) 58.5............................C Dell 2 0662 Forgetz (12) 58.5........... A Goindasamy (a2) 3 Heaps (10) 58.5...............................J Riddell 4 4x33 Rakuten b (6) 57............................O Bosson

5 x385x Divine Dive (4) 57..............................R Elliot 6 Dragon Run (1) 57..........................V Colgan 7 Live For Your Love (11) 57...............S Collett 8 7 Royal Charm (8) 57.....................M Cameron 9 58 Seafolly 56.5................................. Scratched 10 Hightaine (7) 56.5........................ D Johnson 11 8x624 Regal Duchess b (2) 55...............T Thornton 12 3 Satin Ruby (5) 55................S Weatherley (a) 13 Aromatic 55................................... Scratched 14 70x6 Sonority (9) 55................................. S Spratt 5 3.34pm AJC.CO.NZ MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 5x023 The Garrison (7) 58.5................ D Danis (a2) 2 50352 Alfa Rosso (9) 58.5..........................J Riddell 3 46049 Overthemark (16) 58.5 4 2 James Barrie (6) 57............S Weatherley (a) 5 673 Cautious Approach (13) 57................L Innes 6 06 Eros (1) 57......................................V Colgan 7 4x090 Ocean Spirit (8) 57............... T Yanagida (a2) 8 764 Cash Me Ousside (2) 56.5...............S Collett 9 000x7 O’Susana (3) 56.5............................ S Spratt 10 8 Sassego (10) 56.5...................J Fawcett (a1) 11 34254 Zakalicious b (15) 55...................M Cameron 12 43 Savezar (4) 55....................................R Elliot 13 06 Grand Spirit (11) 55..................... D Johnson

14 58 La Favorita 55............................... Scratched 15 500x0 Pumbaah (12) 58.5.....................J Whiteside 16 43 Melusina (14) 56.5 17 Nizona (5) 56.5 Emergencies: Pumbaah, Melusina, Nizona 6 4.09pm WESTBROOK WINES 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m 1 2x461 Here Comes Faffy d (4) 59.M Hashizume (a3) 2 418 Western Choice b (5) 59.................. S Spratt 3 85572 William Tell tdh (10) 58.............O Helagi (a4) 4 176x2 Cologne m (3) 57......................... D Johnson 5 3x219 Shanqueen (8) 57..............................L Innes 6 4x551 Shipshape 57................................ Scratched 7 18x3 Silent Truth t (6) 57.........................O Bosson 8 06x18 Three Sixty (2) 57 9 9x1 Copiapino (7) 56 10 0x756 Socially Excited m (9) 55.5.....J Fawcett (a1) 11 x50x5 Majic Ruler h (1) 54.5...................T Thornton 7 4.44pm NEXT AVONDALE TRIALS 25 FEBRUARY 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 0x550 Hasabro d (1) 59.................. T Yanagida (a2) 2 445x4 Sahar db (5) 59...........................M Cameron 3 937x7 My Zulu Warrior d (4) 58..................S Collett 4 941 Lucky Shark (8) 57.5......................O Bosson 5 x7927 Socialights (11) 56.5 -

6 37310 Spelterini h (13) 56.5....................T Thornton 7 19x60 Qiji Swordsman (3) 56.5....................L Innes 8 93388 Holy Loch (10) 56.5..........M Hashizume (a3) 9 42130 Tears Of Jupiter (7) 56................. D Johnson 10 4x720 Kainui Rose (6) 56.................... D Danis (a2) 11 321 Kabu 55.5...................................... Scratched 12 70x74 Dam Reliable (12) 55.5...................V Colgan 13 96305 Touch Of Silver m (2) 55.5............... S Spratt 14 360x8 Lady Azamour 55.......................... Scratched 15 70090 I See Red d (9) 54 16 x50x5 Majic Ruler 54............................... Scratched Emergencies: I See Red, Majic Ruler Blinkers on: Prince Solari, Leitrim Lad (R1), Jaydeear (R2), James Barrie, Cautious Approach (R5), Shanqueen (R6) Blinkers off: Flying (R1), Hasabro, I See Red (R7) Winkers on: Madam Pompom (R2) Winkers off: Prince Solari (R1), Tears Of Jupiter (R7) SELECTIONS

5 5x225 Paradox Prince 18.43...................B Hodgson 6 54247 Elsa Blueblood 18.11.................J McInerney 7 4143x Jacks Point nwtd............................W Woods 8 67777 Naharis 17.73.....................................D Edlin 9 57586 Smalltime Johnny 18.07 A &............Williams 10 877F8 Bigtime Ronnie nwtd.......................... I Howe 8 2.11pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C1 C1, 520m 1 66758 Chat Ya Later nwtd............................. I Howe 2 11425 Big Time Baby 30.72...........................L Cole 3 21262 Big Time Chad 30.88..........................L Cole 4 88416 Big Time Anton nwtd...........................L Cole 5 12533 Classic Rapper 30.79...........................S Kite 6 26367 True Testament 30.59...................B Hodgson 7 72658 Tuff Mr. Tee 30.64...................... S Gommans 8 32857 Big Time Miley 31.11...........................L Cole 9 64753 Bigtime Fred 30.29..............................L Cole 10 57478 Three Of Hearts 30.82.................B Hodgson 9 2.29pm GARY ROSS DECORATORS C1 C1, 305m 1 56341 Star Way 18.11.................................C Morris 2 2F478 Big Time Eilish 18.21....................... C Brider 3 31181 Allegro Curtis 17.62............................L Cole 4 67238 Bigtime Hannah 17.80.............. S Gommans 5 68562 Dream On Dreamer 17.91...............M Olden 6 64635 Mustang Moo nwtd.............................. N Udy 7 38233 Always Dizzy 18.07....................J McInerney 8 73675 Euphamistic 18.26.......................B Hodgson

9 45488 Sefton Brew 18.07 J &.........................D Bell 10 67876 Lady Jellybean nwtd.....................M Goodier 10 2.46pm RIVERCITY GAS C1 C1, 305m 1 33585 Goldstar Auburn nwtd............... S Gommans 2 44416 Final Straw 18.10................................ N Udy 3 33474 Opehu Express 17.86.......................R Waite 4 47726 Mitsuta 17.61.....................................D Edlin 5 26326 Small Boy 18.32 A &........................Williams 6 47457 Retail Mayhem 18.03...................... L Pearce 7 52353 Black Widow Baby 18.07..............M Roberts 8 87744 Princess Pea 17.94...........................P Taylor 9 4F787 Auros Advantage 18.01................... T Pilcher 10 58858 Dottie Bell 18.09 J &............................D Bell SELECTIONS

4 3.59pm LASER PLUMBING C2 C2, 305m 1 76451 Dyna Diode nwtd....................... K Gommans 2 14747 Nuclear Jewel 17.90........................L Doody 3 57841 Paris End 17.66..................................L Cole 4 66228 Asserting Power nwtd..................... S O’Neill 5 16882 Zoie Willow 17.30 J &...........................D Bell 6 34226 Manimal 17.77.................................... N Udy 7 83132 Bigtime Minnie 17.53 A &.................Williams 8 21311 Big Time Gwyn 17.63..........................L Cole Emergencies: 9 34375 De Blonde 17.78................................ B Hunt 10 63287 Token Pick 18.15................................. N Udy 5 4.17pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C2 C2, 305m

1 66155 Opawa Flash 17.84............................. N Udy 2 86731 Bigtime Kiowa 17.68 A &.................Williams 3 77767 Homebush Yuri 17.96.................J McInerney 4 14235 Eye Kno 17.77...............................W Woods 5 43748 Pam Arising nwtd............................ S O’Neill 6 53212 Big Time May 17.87............................L Cole 7 42515 Epic Spark 18.00................................ B Hunt 8 36765 Limpy Jackson nwtd J &.......................D Bell Emergencies: 9 12873 Hypothetical 18.13...........................M Olden 10 18463 Viking Ash 17.79................................. N Udy

Race 1: Monlula, Rusalka, Captain Newzealand, Foogayzee Race 2: Midnight Magic, Gitche Gumee, Vistock, Jelina Race 3: Super Swish, Jakama Krystal, Melusina, Jelina Race 4: Satin Ruby, Forgetz, Live For Your Love, Rakuten Race 5: James Barrie, Savezar, Alfa Rosso, Cautious Approach Race 6: Copiapino, Cologne, Silent Truth, Three Sixty Race 7: Lucky Shark, Hasabro, Socialights, My Zulu Warrior

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 36758 Big Time Angel nwtd...........................L Cole 10 64878 Donny nwtd A &...............................Williams 3 12.44pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 520m 1 Big Time Roonie nwtd.........................L Cole 2 77365 Goldstar Hadlee nwtd................. G Hodgson 3 55 Jack Marjen nwtd...............................M Flipp 4 42221 Big Time Harley nwtd..........................L Cole 5 75426 Fear The Fur nwtd........................... S O’Neill 6 23432 Fool’s Russian nwtd............................L Cole 7 Allegro Ella nwtd.................................L Cole 8 74371 Big Time Harper nwtd.........................L Cole 9 75787 Big Time Goldie nwtd..........................W Kite 4 1.01pm AON CPF C0 C0, 305m 1 75 Allegro Will nwtd..................................L Cole 2 74 Adobe Girl nwtd............................M Roberts 3 43244 Jamboree nwtd................................C Morris 4 Allegro Fern nwtd................................L Cole 5 Isaac Marjen nwtd..............................M Flipp 6 56544 Citizen Zagreb nwtd...................J McInerney 7 64867 Telltale Signs nwtd...........................M Olden 8 65433 Dapper Rapper nwtd........................B Marsh 9 76F77 Zara Jewel nwtd........................ S Gommans 10 64878 Donny nwtd A &...............................Williams 5 1.19pm PALMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION C1 C1, 305m 1 37257 Killer Frost 18.19...............................P Taylor

2 41658 Blitzem Gem 18.03................... S Gommans 3 76737 Zara Daiken 17.93.............................. N Udy 4 165F2 Articulator 17.88...........................B Hodgson 5 2211 Waterloo Pink 17.90............................W Kite 6 27433 Choice Sister 18.21..........................C Morris 7 76458 Big Time Tatum 17.95.........................L Cole 8 57433 Elouera Mist nwtd J &..........................D Bell 9 66667 Homebush Dolphy nwtd.............J McInerney 10 84488 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 6 1.36pm QUALITY INN COLLEGIATE WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 1 63655 Cawbourne Moss 17.66................M Roberts 2 42568 Bright Concept 17.84........................... L Bell 3 73564 Double Change nwtd................ S Gommans 4 31844 Yarn Sister 18.11..............................C Morris 5 62151 Big Time Abbi nwtd.............................L Cole 6 25323 Ahuroa Prince 18.11.......................R Murray 7 36734 Homebush Shea 17.91.................P Blanche 8 44428 Born Quick nwtd.................................M Flipp 9 84488 Bigtime Champ 17.66 A &................Williams 10 47778 Sedgebrook Saint 17.78......................F Kite 7 1.54pm KERNOW CONSTRUCTION C1 C1, 305m 1 77452 Bigtime Roll 17.65..................... S Gommans 2 21268 Allegro Lanie 18.01.............................L Cole 3 78628 Judge Me Jackie 17.91................... L Pearce 4 25654 Monty 18.00........................................ N Udy

Race 1: Big Time Lorna, Life Is Good, Allegro Kyle, Ahuroa Whizz Race 2: Big Time Joey, Miss Adobe, Allegro Lexxi, Piruleta Race 3: Big Time Harley, Fool’s Russian, Fear The Fur, Allegro Ella Race 4: Allegro Will, Dapper Rapper, Allegro Fern, Adobe Girl Race 5: Waterloo Pink, Big Time Tatum, Elouera Mist, Articulator Race 6: Big Time Abbi, Born Quick, Bright Concept, Yarn Sister Race 7: Allegro Lanie, Monty, Naharis, Elsa Blueblood Race 8: Big Time Baby, Bigtime Fred, Big Time Chad, Big Time Anton Race 9: Allegro Curtis, Star Way, Bigtime Hannah, Always Dizzy Race 10: Mitsuta, Black Widow Baby, Small Boy, Final Straw LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway

9 86837 Marley Farley 31.16 R &......................Voyce 10 67566 Peekay Shout nwtd............................J Black 2 3.24pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C1 C1, 305m 1 43113 Sub Twenty Three 17.80.....................L Cole 2 24534 Uno Eleven 17.75................................ N Udy 3 86764 Sly Cath nwtd.....................................J Black 4 7x767 Ma Chere nwtd................................ S O’Neill 5 43431 Big Time Ricky 18.10 A &................Williams 6 38822 Cadillac Mack nwtd....................J McInerney 7 4877x Kirkham Coby 17.41........................C Morris 8 76454 Light Cruiser 17.93.........................G Atwood Emergencies: 9 57866 Black Mags nwtd...............................S Stone

10 48787 Bigtime Kylie 17.82................... S Gommans 3 3.43pm GUTHRIE BOWRON WANGANUI C2, 305m 1 74343 Hashtag Blessed 17.81....................... N Udy 2 51582 Shadow Girl 17.75...........................C Morris 3 43266 Zara Fab 18.03.................................... N Udy 4 26834 Butterball 17.59..............................M Gowan 5 37341 Zipping Romeo 17.99 J &....................D Bell 6 12114 Big Time Pluto 17.54...........................L Cole 7 57841 Gotcha Marshall 17.96...............J McInerney 8 15453 Guru’s Choice 17.76 A &.................Williams Emergencies: 9 66643 Big Time Dusty 17.92..........................L Cole 10 65835 Tuff Temptress 17.84......................B Mitchell

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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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

■■OPINION

Ashburton Guardian 19

PUBLIC NOTICES

Accentuating the positives

NOTICE OF MEETINGS

By Gregor Paul

Tuesday 11 February Canterbury Water Management Strategy Regional Committee at 1.00pm Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Braydon Ennor is shaping up as a future superstar

T

here’s something in the Kiwi disposition that seems to induce nothing but pessimism at the start of a rugby season.

Perhaps it’s the Celtic influence or a misplaced notion that being relentlessly negative is a requirement of being humble which causes this need to forecast only bad times ahead.

Perhaps it’s just habit, or a protective measure to avoid an emotional tumble should things indeed go wrong, but whatever the cause, it is more tedious than sad that no one in New Zealand contemplates the prospect of a new season being better than the last.

The portents of gloom are hanging particularly heavily over 2020.

Some of this is because post-World Cup years promote a little extra anxiety due to the volume of personnel change.

But really it’s because the All Blacks’ failure to secure a third World Cup and the manner of their defeat in the semi-final has led mostly everyone to believe New Zealand’s rugby empire is on the brink of collapse.

The gloom has been compounded by the appointment of Ian Foster as All Blacks coach – a man almost no-one wants to believe has the capacity to surprise and the departure of a handful of senior players who, again, are apparently being viewed as next to impossible to replace.

No-one, or few it seems, are willing to use history as a guide and see that New Zealand has supposedly been in real trouble for the last decade or so and yet has never come remotely close to collapsing.

Previous post World Cup years have defied all expectation and been among the best New Zealand rugby has known.

And yet this fact is being readily ignored in the scramble to say that Foster will be sacked before the end of his two-year contract as the game here plunges into mediocrity.

The 2008 season kicked off with more than half the country angry that Graham Henry and his coaching panel had been re-appointed and firm predictions that New Zealand Rugby’s regret would be intense for making such a rash decision.

The All Blacks won 13 of their 15 tests that year, retained the Bledisloe Cup, won

6am ST DAVID’S UNION CHURCH. Sweaty Betty’s circuit training in hall, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

9am MSA TAI CHI. Men only exercises and Tai Chi (this is a new class). $3 per session. MSA Social Hall (excludes school holidays).

9.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercise, 48 Allens Road, Allenton.

THURSDAY 9.30am - 12.30pm ASHBURTON TOY LIBRARY. Open every Thursday and Saturday with almost 1000 different toys to choose from for hire. 106 Victoria Street, The Triangle, Ashburton.

10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL.

The following meetings will be held in January & February 2020:

Wednesday 19 February Greater Christchurch Public Transport Joint Committee at 3.45pm Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Thursday 20 February Council at 11.00am Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Thursday 27 February Performance, Audit & Risk Committee at 2.00pm Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

Canterbury Regional Transport Committee at 4.00pm Airport Commodore Hotel, 449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch

the Tri Nations and picked up a Grand Slam.

Brad Thorn, Jerome Kaino, Cory Jane and Richard Kahui emerged as quality test players, Ma’a Nonu and Conrad Smith began their world record midfield partnership and senior players Ali Williams, Richie McCaw, Daniel Carter and Mils Muliaina took their respective games to the next level.

That was after the Crusaders blew everyone away in Super Rugby – a competition which also saw the Hurricanes make the last four.

In 2012 the prevailing view was that having won a World Cup, there would be no motivation for the country’s best players, most of whom were 30 or older.

The All Blacks finished the year with just one defeat having played brilliant rugby which saw headlines appear proclaiming them as the most dominant team in history.

And then again in 2016, when the Golden Generation had shuffled off, leaving a younger, less experienced group behind, the collapse was supposedly unavoidable.

The All Blacks averaged 44 points and 5.5 tries per test that year, unearthed Beauden Barrett as a freakish talent at No. 10 and saw the likes of Dane Coles, Sam Cane, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Kieran Read and Ben Smith fill the leadership void.

All those forecasts of doom and yet the All Blacks went to the next level, dropped just one test and picked up a maximum 30

points in the Rugby Championship.

The weight of evidence suggests that excitement should be the prevailing emotion on the eve of Super Rugby kicking off in 2020.

It should be a time of optimism, wondering whether Will Jordan and Braydon Ennor of the Crusaders will be the next superstars as they hinted they would be last year.

It should be a time to wonder whether Pari Pari Parkinson of the Highlanders just needs prolonged game time to be the new Brodie Retallick and whether Tom Robinson of the Blues can stay injury free and become the abrasive, mobile force the country needs at No. 6.

There’s also reason to believe that captaincy will see Scott Barrett mature into the imposing figure he’s been threatening to become; that Cane will suddenly look every inch a world class No. 7 and the destructive force that will mark him as a colossus of the world game.

Jack Goodhue and Anton Lienert-Brown are ready to be the new Nonu and Smith and Damian McKenzie and Rieko Ioane are going to be strongly motivated to show all of their vast skills.

With Warren Gatland installed at the Chiefs, Scott Robertson eager to prove himself yet again at the Crusaders and the Blues presumably sick of underperforming, the predictions about the end of an era for New Zealand rugby are hard to fathom.

2020 is a year of hope and possibility.

Daily Events WEDNESDAY

January/February 2020

January 22 & 23, 2020 10am MT HUTT MEMORIAL HALL. NZ Alpine and Agriculture Encounter, Art Gallery and hall of memories. 160 Main Street, Methven.

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

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

10.30am AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON

STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercises, ring Age Concern 308 6917. Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

10.30am - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Seated class for people with limited mobility. $3 per session. MSA Social

Hall, Havelock St (excludes school holidays).

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

Ashburton Heritage Centre, West Street. Closed most public holidays.

1.30pm AGE CONCERN ASHBURTON STEADY AS YOU GO. Gentle exercises, for more details phone Age Concern 308 6917.

Buffalo Lodge hall, Cox Street.

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

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

10.45am MSA TAI CHI. Stretching exercises for all abilities to help with balance. $3 per session.

MSA Social hall (excludes school holidays).

1pm - 3pm ASHBURTON AVIATION MUSEUM. A great selection of over 30 aircraft

from the past to the future on display. Open daily with extended hours on a Saturday and Wednesday.

Ashburton airport, Seafield Road.

1.30pm ASHBURTON SENIORNET. Annual General Meeting, all welcome, ideas for this year’s question and answer forums welcome. Sinclair Centre, Park Street.

Regulation Hearing Committee The Regulation Hearing Committee is scheduled to meet weekly. Meetings will be held, as required on Thursday 30 January, 13, 20, & 27 February at 8.15am at Environment Canterbury, 200 Tuam Street, Christchurch.

To confirm venue and start times for these meetings please check online at the link described below or contact Customer Services on (03) 353-9007 (calling from Christchurch) or calling from any other areas: 0800 324 636 (0800 EC INFO) Agendas will be available online at http://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings at least two days prior to each meeting.

Members of the public are welcome to attend these meetings, and copies of the agenda will be made available at the meetings.

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NOTICE OF MEETING A meeting of the Canterbury Civil Defence Emergency Management Group Joint Committee will be held on Friday 28 February 2020 commencing at 1.00pm at the Airport Commodore Hotel, 449 Memorial Avenue, Christchurch.

Members of the public are welcome to attend this meeting, and copies of the agenda will be available at the meeting.

The agenda will be also available online at https://www.ecan.govt.nz/meetings/ two days prior to the meeting.

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SITUATIONS VACANT

Reporter The Ashburton Guardian has a great opportunity for a reporter with several years’ experience in the newsroom of a daily newspaper who wants to take their career to the next level.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TRADES, SERVICES

FRONT OF HOUSE We currently have full time and part time positions available for front of house staff in our busy and vibrant Café & Bar for well presented, highly motivated and exceptionally customer service focused persons to join our small friendly team.

Ideally you will have Café/Bar experience and possess a Duty Managers Licence or at least have the relevant skills and knowledge to obtain one, also Barista and cash handling experience is essential.

You must have the ability to multitask, deliver outstanding customer service, be team orientated, willing to work to a mixed roster of day, night and weekends, have a welcoming smile and be well presented.

Applicants for this position must be NZ residents or hold a valid NZ Work Visa.

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Hereford X heifers, $400 each. Romney two tooth ewes, $200 each. All prices plus GST. Call 0274 722 685.

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MEETINGS, EVENTS Seniornet Ashburton Annual General Meeting 1.30pm Thursday, January 23, 2020

FOR SALE PEA STRAW - conventional bales $6 delivered. Pea Straw - medium square bales $45 delivered. Pea Vine Hay Round bales $90 delivered.

Enquiries, please phone Andrew 020 402 33792.

ACCOMMODATION, RENTAL

COOK/CHEF We are currently looking for a permanent part time Cook/Chef to join our small friendly team.

You will be required to: • Operate the Kitchen ensuring food produced is at the highest quality • Self-management as this is a sole position • Closely liaise with other chefs, FOH, and management • Ensure the compliance of all health and safety regulations • Work as a reliable and loyal team player who stays cool under pressure • Utilise great communication skills and have a can-do attitude • Have at least 2+ years cooking experience • Be prepared to work to a mixed roster of days, nights and weekends Applicants for this position must be NZ residents or hold a valid NZ Work Visa.

Please apply with cover letter and CV to: boomer123@xtra.co.nz

WANTED to rent. Looking for minimum two bedroom house to rent for farm worker with house trained dog. Long term. Will consider all options.

Phone Lynda 027 335 2299.

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Text 021 271 3399 Phone 0800 274 287 Email circulation@ theguardian.co.nz

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

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

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

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

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

Please apply in writing with CV to:

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Accountancy Position We are seeking a new accounting team member to join Croys.

This position is full time but hours may be flexible.

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If you would like to work with a passionate and enthusiastic team in a modern office we would like to hear from you.

Please send your CV and contact details by February 14, 2020 to:

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Wednesday, January 22, 2020

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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): There are times to push yourself, give yourself tough-love talks and do the heavy lifting it takes to be an emotional powerlifter. Not today. You’ll go much further with gentle compassion and encouragement.

TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Today’s life path is like a 17th-century stagecoach route, and you’re being jostled. Try and relax into the rhythm knowing that this mode is what’s available now; you’ll arrive soon enough.

GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): It sounds like a platitude, a mediocre Pinterest infographic that gets shared in moments of halfhearted solidarity.

But what if it also happens to be just plain true? You really do deserve more.

CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): People don’t deserve to get all of you. There are parts of your personality that you put on hold when you’re around people who don’t react well to them. This is selfprotection and completely within your right.

LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): Whatever gave you the idea that your life should be anything other than how it is? The faster you can stamp “WRONG” on that, the more empowered, creative and capable of change you will be.

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): Too bad what you really want to say is not appropriate and will not go over well. The good thing is you have self-control on your side, and some equivalent to a diary that locks, so put it all there.

LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Relationships are like any other endeavour. If you work them the same way too many times, the routines get dull. The good news is any change, however small, will inject freshness.

SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): Pick yourself up from that midday shake-up and get right back to the plan. If you don’t have a plan, get back to the dreaming, thinking and believing, and then come up with a plan.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): It is said that suspicion haunts the guilty mind. But it also haunts the mind that’s good at critical thinking and compelled to understand a situation’s truth.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): There’s friction between thinking and feeling. Seems simpler to give the reins over to one school or the other.

Alas, it won’t work. The mind and heart must each hold a strap or this thing won’t gallop.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Plan A probably won’t work, but the alphabet has 25 more letters, give or take, depending on your preferred language. If there’s anything to get better at now, it’s switching to the next plan without much fuss.

PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You have no intention of talking about things that other people don’t understand, and yet it will happen unless you keep checking in to be sure that the last thing computed.

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SIM, Dorothy Margaret – Please note all late death On January 19, 2020. Passed notices or notices sent away peacefully at home, outside ordinary office Ashburton, in the care of her loving family, aged 96 years. hours must be emailed to: Dearly loved wife of the late deathnotices@theguardian.co.nz to ensure publication.

Derek. Much loved mother and mother-in-law of To place a notice during Margaret, Bruce and Heather, office hours please contact James and Sandy, David and us on 03 307 7900 Sue, and very special for more information.

Grandma and great Grandma Any queries please to Michael; Carrie and the contact 0800 late Nick, Genevieve, and ASHBURTON Katrina, Steven and Sally, (0800-274-287) Jack, and Josie, Mitchell and Steph, Tessa, and Sadie; Andrew, Richard and Mariana, Gabriella, and Aurelia, and Mark; Kate and Michael, and Lauren, and Alice. Messages to the Sim family, c/- PO Box 472, Ashburton 7740. A service to Canterbury owned, celebrate Dorothy’s life will be locally operated held at St Stephen’s Anglican Church, Park Street, Patersons Ashburton on FRIDAY, Funeral Services January 24, commencing at and Ashburton 1.30pm.

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6am Breakfast 9am The Ellen DeGeneres Show Guests are Chris Martin and Zach Woods. 0 10am Tipping Point 3 0 11am The Celebrity Chase 3 David Grant, Andy Hamilton, Pixie McKenna, and Jonnie Peacock take on one of Britain’s finest quiz masters in a bid to win thousands of pounds for charity. 0 Noon 1 News At Midday 0 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1pm Coronation Street 3 0 2pm The Ellen DeGeneres Show 3 0 3pm Tipping Point 0 4pm Te Karere 2 0 4:30 Border Patrol PGR 3 0 5pm The Chase 0 6pm 1 News At 6pm 0

6:30 Darwin And Newts 0 6:40 Peppa Pig 6:45 Moon And Me 0 7:10 My Little Pony 0 7:30 Star v The Forces Of Evil 3 0 7:55 The Tom And Jerry Show 3 0 8:15 Ducktales 3 0 8:40 Sofia The First 3 0 9am Religious Infomercials 9:30 Infomercials 10am Neighbours 3 0 10:30 Mike And Molly PGR 3 0 11:20 Army Wives PGR 3 0 12:10 Mom PGR 3 0 12:35 2 Broke Girls PGR 3 0 1:05 Little Big Shots 0 2:05 American Housewife 3 0 3pm Shortland Street PGR 3 0 3:35 Bluey 0 3:40 Powerpuff Girls 3 0 3:50 Bunk’d 3 0 4:40 House Rules 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

6am The AM Show 9am House Rules PGR 3 Leigh and Kristie return to their renovated ‘California cool’ home to score the zones. 0 10:05 Infomercials 11:30 Millionaire Hot Seat 3 0 12:30 Face The Truth PGR Idella says she was sexually assaulted by a member of her husband Pierre’s family 13 years ago and, despite Pierre’s devotion, she does not know if she can ever be happy in their marriage.

1pm Dr Phil PGR 2pm American Ninja Warrior 3 4pm Find Me A Dream Home Australia 4:30 NewsHub Live At 4:30pm 5pm Millionaire Hot Seat 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm

7pm Harry And Meghan – A Royal Crisis 0 8pm Highway Cops 8:20 L Lotto 8:35 Living With The Boss Cityguard Security boss Ian swaps his inner-city home for West Auckland. 0 9:35 Coronation Street PGR 0 10:35 1 News Tonight 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 M No 2 PGR 2006 Comedy. The heart has gone out of Nanna Maria’s family, so she demands that her grandchildren put on a big feast at which she will name her successor. 0 9:15 M My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 Comedy.

7pm The Project 7:30 The Block Australia PGR Celebrity chef Matt Moran helps Scotty with a special reunion. 0 8:35 M Friends With Benefits AO 2011 Comedy.

The relationship between two friends gets complicated when they decide to become physically intimate. 0 10:45 NewsHub Late

11:05 F Code Black AO 3 Willis continues to tend to Rox’s injuries; Leanne and Max’s father searches for Ariel; Noa and Mario begin to realise the true cost of their career choices. 0 Midnight Queen Sugar 0 12:50 Te Karere 3 2 1:15 Infomercials 0 5:35 Te Karere 3 2

11:05 Mom PGR 3 11:30 Wentworth AO 3 0 12:25 Don’t Tell The Doctor AO 3 0 1:15 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:40 Infomercials 2:40 Lucifer AO 3 0 3:25 Love Island Australia AO 3 4:20 First Dates US 3 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Living with the Boss 8:35pm on TVNZ 1

BRAVO 10am Mom’s A Medium 3 10:30 Dance Moms 3 11:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 12:30 The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills PGR 3 1:30 Below Deck – Mediterranean PGR 3 2:30 Four Weddings Australia 3 3:30 The People’s Court 4:30 Dance Moms 3 5:30 Love It Or List It – Vancouver 3 6:30 Dress To Impress 3 7:30 The Real Housewives Of Dallas The women discuss their trip to Thailand, including LeeAnne’s L’Infinity dress debacle and the visit to the red-light district; questions about LeeAnne’s remarks to Kary lead to an argument between LeeAnne and the group.

8:30 Paramedics – Life On The Line AO 9:30 Emma Willis – Delivering Babies Revisits AO 10:30 Snapped AO 3 11:30 Snapped – Killer Couples AO 3 12:20 Infomercials 3

No 2

7:30pm on TVNZ 2

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Charmed M 8am Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 8:25 Highway Thru Hell PG 9:15 Storage Wars – Texas PG 9:40 CSI MV 10:25 SVU MV 11:10 Charmed M Noon Jeopardy PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 Combat Dealers PG 1:40 World’s Wildest Weather PGV 2:25 CSI MV 3:10 Charmed M 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Storage Wars – Texas PG 6pm Highway Thru Hell PG 7pm Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 7:30 CSI MV 8:30 FBI MV 9:30 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 10:30 SVU MV 11:15 Highway Thru Hell PG Thursday 12:05 Charmed M 12:50 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:15 Jeopardy! PG 1:40 Border Security – Australia’s Frontline M 2:05 Shades Of Blue MVLSC 2:50 FBI MV 3:40 SVU MV 4:25 Storage Wars – Texas PG 4:50 CSI MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

11:15 SVU AO 3 A top-level investment banker accuses her billionaire client of abusing her. 0 12:15 Infomercials

CHOICE

6:30 Paia 6:40 Pukoro 2 7:10 Tamariki Haka 3 7:20 E Kori 3 7:25 Pipi Ma 7:30 Potae Pai 3 7:40 Darwin + Newts 3 7:50 Smooth 3 8am Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 8:30 Our Songs 3 9am Sachie’s Kitchen 3 9:30 Opaki 3 10am Waiata 3 10:30 Fitness In The Whare 3 11am Nga Tangata Taumata Rau 3 Noon Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 12:30 It’s In The Bag PGR 1pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 1:30 Opaki 3 2pm Toku Reo 3 2 2:30 Toku Reo 3 2 3pm Senior Kapa Haka Regionals 3 3:30 Hahana 3 4pm HakaNation 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Paia 5:10 Pukoro 2 5:40 Tamariki Haka 3 5:50 E Kori 3 5:55 Pipi Ma 6pm Potae Pai 3 6:10 Darwin + Newts 3 6:20 Smooth 3 6:30 Te Ao – Maori News

7pm 7:30 8:30 9:35

The Crowd Goes Wild 7pm R&R 3 Traffic Cops PGR 0 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 Best Of Top Gear PGR 3 Cooking show hosted by Ross Kemp – Extreme World Cameron Petley, who shares AO 3 Ross travels to Colombia family recipes, favourite to investigate how the drug markets, and tips for picking trade is undermining the the freshest local produce. country’s attempts to forge a 8pm Shear Bro PGR 3 peace accord after decades of 8:30 Marae DIY 3 civil war. 0 9:30 The Puna 3 10:35 Tennis – Australian Open 10pm Rere Te Whiu AO 3 (HLS) 10:30 #whiuatepatai AO 3 11:45 The Late Show With 11pm Te Ao – Maori News 3 Stephen Colbert PGR The best of The latest news, with an inclusive Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, approach to Maori news by discussing politics, entertainment, connecting directly with business, and more. communities.

12:45 Closedown 11:30 Closedown

MOVIES PREMIERE

MOVIES GREATS

6am The Guernsey Literary And Potato-Peel Pie Society MC 2018 Drama. Lily James, Glen Powell. 8am John Ford – The Man Who Invented America MC 2018 Documentary. 8:55 The Killer Trainer MC 2018 Thriller.

Hannah Barefoot, Adam Huber.

10:20 Interview With God PG 2018 Drama. David Strathairn, Brenton Thwaites.

11:55 Leave No Trace PGC 2018 Drama.

Thomasin McKenzie, Ben Foster. 1:45 The Guernsey Literary And Potato-Peel Pie Society MC 2018 Drama. 3:45 John Ford – The Man Who Invented America MC 2018 Documentary. 4:40 Hotel Mumbai 16VLC 2019 Thriller.

6:40 Nobody’s Fool 16LSC 2018 Comedy. Tiffany Haddish, Tika Sumpter. 8:30 The Miseducation Of Cameron Post MVLSC 2018 Drama.

When Cameron Post is sent to a gay-conversion therapy centre, the unusual setting gives her the opportunity to connect with fellow outcasts. Chloe Grace Moretz, Sasha Lane.

10:05 Creed II MV 2018 Action. Michael B Jordan, Sylvester Stallone.

Thursday 12:15 Slay Belles 16VLC 2018 Horror.

1:35 Nobody’s Fool 16LSC 2018 Comedy. 3:25 The Miseducation Of Cameron Post MVLSC 2018 Drama.

4:55 Creed II MV 2018 Action.

7:10 The Host MV 2013 Sci-fi Adventure. When an unseen enemy threatens mankind by taking over their bodies, a woman will risk everything to protect those she cares about.

Rachel Roberts, Shyaam Karra.

9:11 Blue Jasmine ML 2013 Drama. Cate Blanchett, Alec Baldwin.

10:46 City By The Sea 16VL 2002 Drama. Robert De Niro, Frances MacDormand, Eliza Dushku.

12:31 A Beautiful Mind M 2001 Drama. Jennifer Connelly, Russell Crowe.

2:45 Robin Hood MVLS 2010 Action. Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

5:05 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson.

6:50 After Earth MV 2013 Scifi. Will Smith, Jaden Smith.

8:30 The Next Three Days MVL 2010 Crime. A married couple’s life is upset when the wife is accused of murder.

Russell Crowe, Elizabeth Banks.

10:45 Silver Linings Playbook MVLS 2012 Comedy Romance. Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence.

Thursday

MAORI

6am Ben 10 3 0 6:30 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7am Youth Olympic Games (HLS) 8:10 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky And Dawn 3 8:35 The Moe Show 3 0 9:05 Celebrity Antiques Road Trip 3 10am The Doctors PGR 3 11am Antiques Roadshow 3 0 Noon Everybody Loves Raymond 3 0 12:30 NCIS – New Orleans PGR 3 0 1:30 Frasier 3 2pm The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm A Place In The Sun 5pm 3rd Rock From The Sun 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Pawn Stars 3 6:30 Sky Sport News

12:50 Two For The Money MLS 2005 Drama. Al Pacino, Matthew McConaughey, Rene Russo. 2:50 Robin Hood MVLS 2010 Action.

Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett.

5:10 In Bruges 16VLC 2008 Thriller. Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson.

SKY SPORT 1 6:30 Sevens – Nationals (HLS) Day Two. From Tauranga Domain.

8am Sevens – World Series (RPL) Cape Town – Day One. From Cape Town Stadium.

1:30 Getting Grilled With Marshy Sam Neill.

2pm Sevens – Nationals (HLS) Day One. From Tauranga Domain.

3:30 Sevens – Nationals (HLS) Day Two. From Tauranga Domain.

5pm Sevens – Ignite7 (HLS) 6pm Sevens – Ignite7 (HLS) From The Trusts Arena.

7:30 Sevens – World Series 2016 (HLS) 9pm Sevens – World Series 2016 (HLS) 10:30 Getting Grilled With Marshy Sam Neill.

11pm Sevens – Ignite7 (HLS)

Thursday Midnight Sevens – Ignite7 (HLS) 1:30 Getting Grilled With Marshy Sam Neill.

2am Sevens – Nationals (HLS) Day One. From Tauranga Domain.

3:30 Sevens – Nationals (HLS) Day Two. From Tauranga Domain.

5am Sevens – World Series 2016 (HLS)

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6am Love Your Home And Garden 7am Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 7:30 Rachel Khoo – My Swedish Kitchen 8am Wildlife Icons 9am Great Australian Cookbook 9:30 Tiny House Nation 10:30 Mysteries At The Museum 11:30 American Pickers 12:30 Location, Location, Location 1:30 Designing Paradise 2pm My Floating Home 2:30 My Dream Home 3:30 The Big Dry 4:30 Gordon Ramsay – Ultimate Home Cooking 5pm Simply Nigella 5:30 Mysteries At The Museum 6:30 Jade Fever

7:30 Our Guy In Japan 8:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls Bear Grylls takes NFL star Deion Sanders to the canyons of Utah for his first camping trip.

9:30 Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week PGR 10:30 Bear Grylls Mission Survive PGR 11:30 Mysteries At The Museum Don Wildman unearths relics from the world’s greatest institutions to reveal secrets from the past, examining each artefact to illuminate the hidden treasures.

12:30 Love Your Home And Garden 1:30 Simply Nigella 2am Alone AO 3am The Big Dry 4am Special Forces – Ultimate Hell Week PGR 5am Mysteries At The Museum

SKY SPORT 2 6am Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Hurricanes.

6:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) India v Sri Lanka.

7:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) England v West Indies.

8:30 India v Australia (HLS) Third ODI. 9:30 Big Bash (RPL) Renegades v Hurricanes.

1pm ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) India v Japan.

2pm South Africa v England (HLS) Third Test.

4pm Big Bash (HLS) Scorchers v Thunder.

4:30 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Hurricanes.

5pm Super Smash (HLS) 5:30 South Africa v England (HLS) Third Test, Day Five.

6pm Super Smash (HLS) 6:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) England v West Indies.

7:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) India v Japan.

From Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein.

8:35 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Hurricanes.

9:05 L Big Bash Strikers v Stars.

From the Adelaide Oval.

Thursday

12:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) India v Sri Lanka.

1:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) England v West Indies.

2:30 ICC U19 World Cup (HLS) India v Japan. 3:30 Big Bash (HLS) Renegades v Hurricanes.

4am India v Australia (HLS) Second ODI. 5am India v Australia (HLS) Third ODI. 22Jan20

DISCOVERY 6:35 Fast N’ Loud PG Mashed. 7:30 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 8:20 BattleBots PG 9:10 Expedition Unknown PG Search for the Sultan’s Heart. 10am How It’s Made PG 10:25 How Do They Do It? PG 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Incredible Engineering Blunders – Fixed PG 12:30 The Perfect Murder M Ring of Fire. 1:20 People Magazine Investigates M Somebody’s Watching. 2:10 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 3pm Homestead Rescue PG Ozark Mountain Misery.

3:50 Deadliest Catch PG Fire at Sea 1/2. 4:45 Fast N’ Loud PG Bad Ass 1/2.

5:40 Outback Pilots PG 6:35 Aussie Gold Hunters PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG Moving Mountains.

8:30 Alaskan Bush People PG The Wild New Wild.

9:25 Raising Wild PG Fire and Ice. 10:15 Moonshiners M Full Throttle Throwdown.

11:05 Naked And Afraid MLC The Danger Within.

11:55 How It’s Made PG Thursday 12:20 How Do They Do It? PG 12:45 Car Crash Global Caught On Camera PG 1:35 Deadliest Catch PG 2:25 Bering Sea Gold PG 3:15 Homestead Rescue PG 4:05 Insane Pools – Off The Deep End PG 4:55 Naked And Afraid MLC 5:45 Deadliest Catch PG

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Finals loom for pairs

By Matt Markham

matt.m@theguardian.co.nz

Six teams survived the qualifying stage of the 2020 Sub Centre Pairs competition on the weekend and will return to the greens this weekend to find an overall winner of the keenly contested title.

Playing at the Allenton Bowling Club on Saturday, 16 teams began the day with hopes of making it to the knockout stage this coming Saturday, needing three wins from their four matches.

Five sides were gone following the first two rounds of play af-

ter losing both of their opening matches, while another three dropped out following the third round of the day.

That left a strong field of players still in contention going into the last round, but only six remained following the final round.

Bruce White and Noeline Woods ended the day as the top qualifiers with three wins.

They needed to win their last match in order to qualify and knocked out the father-and-son combination of Gary and John Eddington in the process.

Rob Fensom and his pairs partner, Brent Mayson waltzed their way through to the knockout stage of the Sub Centre Pairs on the weekend.

PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 180120-HM-0003 Bob and Sandra Holdom ended up second on the qualifiers list with their three wins, needing all four matches to get there after losing to the White and Woods combination in the first game of the day.

Rob Fensom and Brent Mayson, Graeme Clark and Mick Buchanan and Peter Collins and Gordon Sparks all waltzed their way through the day, winning

their first three matches and not having to play their final round match due to already having qualified and the teams they were up against not being able to qualify.

Murray and Min Hill Anderson were the other team to make their way through the qualifying stage.

The White and Clarke combinations both have been given a free ride through to the semi-fi-

nals of the tournament due to getting the bye first thing this Saturday morning, while Anderson and Fensom will square off in one match and Collins and Holdom in the other to find out who will fill the other two semi-final positions.

The straight knockout stage of the competition begins at 9am on Saturday at the Ashburton Bowling Club.

Young netball stars get top tips from the experts

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