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Truckies against drink driving BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ
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Local trucking companies have taken on the challenge of helping to spread the message around the district that drink driving is a bad choice. Ryal Bush, Hilton Haulage, Philip Wareing and Mainfreight trucks that are locally-owned have all taken on-board signage as part of the Community Alcohol Action Project’s summer campaign. The main target of the programme is to reduce drink driving on Mid Canterbury roads and this was the best platform to get the message out, says Ashburton
Community Drug and Health Services (Acads) health promoter Tania Scott. “Billboards were never going to work as they would only be effective on the main road and they would be mostly viewed by through traffic which isn’t our primary target, our target is the rural drivers,” she said. “We did have a suggestion to put them on milk tankers, but they are owned outside of the district and it didn’t seem right. But the uptake that we got from the trucking companies was wonderful and really positive. “Everyone we approached was keen to
be involved.” For a company like Ryal Bush that is built around the mantra of getting everybody home safely at the end of the day, jumping on board with the campaign made sense, said fertiliser dispatch manager Dean Rattray. “At the end of the day we spend a lot of time out on the roads and the safety of our people and public is very important,” he said.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
$3700 boost for Ashburton’s Birthright By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz
The year ahead is looking brighter for Birthright after a donation from the Ashburton Lions Club. The donation of about $3700 was funded by the Lions’ annual playhouse raffle, tickets for which are sold between October and December every year. “We choose a different organisation every year and we always try to choose one that involves children,” Ashburton Lions president Lance Schubert said. “We managed to sell every ticket for the raffle which was just amazing.” While Birthright operates
Canterbury wide, social worker Christine Muff said the money will go into a bank account specifically set aside for the Ashburton area. “It is just awesome, we don’t often get donations of a monetary nature so to get something like this is just fantastic,” she said. “It just gives more opportunities to the kids. We run events every holidays but there are always emergency things that come up and this can help with that. “There are a lot of things you can’t get funding for and we are always on the back foot so this will help us get ahead.”
Acads health promoter Tania Scott (left) and Ryal Bush’s Dean Rattray with the signage that had been put on trucks around the district to try and promote people to stop drink driving. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 220119-JPM-0004
Truckies against drink driving From P1 “Anything we can do to help and promote people’s family members getting home safely helps.” The campaign is set to continue until the end of summer, an advantage for the local campaign compared to nationally-run ones. “The nation-wide campaigns
tend to only be in place over the holiday period, but we find that most of our fatalities occur over the harvest after that point,” Scott said. Despite positive feedback about the 26th year of the campaign, the message does not seem to be getting through in some areas. “You just have to see in the
court news that there are still so many people getting caught drink driving,” she said. “We have also seen that in the district in the past 18 months that all the fatal crashes have involved alcohol, which means there is a chance that if those people hadn’t been drink driving, the crashes might not have been fatal.”
Ashburton Lions president Lance Schubert hands over the donation from the playhouse raffle to Birthright social worker Christine Muff. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MACKAY 220119-JPM-0002
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Circus comes to town
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The satisfaction of entertaining far outweighs the physical exhaustion which can come with circus performance, say Zirka Circus managers who are bringing their show to town. They are setting up their big tent at the Ashburton Domain in preparation for opening tonight. Manager Victor Li joined the circus at the age of 15. Today he is 26, and like all the other Zirka performers, he is from China. He said he had gone to circus school all those years ago because his father told him to. “For a normal school I’m too naughty,” Li said. At first he was a juggler and today he is a clown. His wife Alice Wang helps him out on the road as they tour New Zealand, and she herself is a former contortionist. “We are very, very happy doing the new actions and meeting many kinds of Kiwis, it’s a beautiful country,” Wang said. Sometimes physical exhaustion could set in, but it was worth it. Zirka Circus’ 18 performers, aged from 13 to 26, also include acrobats and magicians, and those who will venture on to the human “wheel of death”. Last in Ashburton two years ago, they are looking forward to entertaining Ashburton crowds once again and will hold shows tonight at 7pm and Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 2pm and 7pm, with the final show on Sunday at 1pm.
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Offences blamed on meth addiction An addiction to methamphetamine was blamed for the 19 charges faced by Robert Allan Luchford in the Ashburton District Court on Monday. Luchford, 32, from Christchurch, admitted the charges, which ranged from stealing vehicles, theft, resisting police, dangerous driving, failing to stop and possession of the illegal drug. He was sentenced by Judge Joanna Maze to four months’ home detention, which followed four-and-a-half months in custody on remand. She said the offending had been driven almost entirely by Luchford’s reliance and abuse of methamphetamine. His dishonesty offending had been both planned and opportunistic, and family members were among his victims. Some related to a dangerous driving event in Christchurch on August 16, when Luchford
Top right – Zirca Circus manager Victor Li joined the circus as a juggler, while his wife Alice Wang was a contortionist. Right – Zirka Circus acrobat Bing Bing Zheng, 13, is getting ready to entertain Ashburton crowds.
drove a stolen Toyota Hilux Surf on the wrong side of Yaldhurst Road at speeds of up to 105km/h in the 50km/h area and almost collided with a police car before the vehicle overturned. Judge Maze said Luchford had been before the courts previously, where there had been a view he needed ongoing medical treatment and counselling for issues. “And that has proved to be correct.” She said a probation officer’s report had been positive and Luchford had showed genuine remorse. The report talked about his marked problem with meth addiction and a long remand because of pressures in the court system. Luchford was also disqualified from driving for two-anda-half years and ordered to pay reparation of $2000.
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Protected tree lost as motel plans approved By SuSan SandyS
Left – A motel complex has been approved for 86 Burnett Street. PHOTO SUPPLIE Below – The protected Japanese maple at the motel site, pictured in 2016.
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The Ashburton District Council has granted resource consent for a 26-room motel complex on Burnett Street. Meanwhile, a protected Japanese maple tree has fallen victim to the development plans, which is the former Anglican vicarage site neighbouring St Stephen’s Church. The Ashburton District Council granted resource consent for the tree to be shifted within the site at 86 Burnett Street. Service delivery group manager Neil McCann said the developer then shifted the tree, but it did not survive. “It has since been cut down. We expect a replacement tree to be planted on the site in due course,” McCann said. A stump and logs in a street-frontage corner of the section this month appeared to be all that remained of the tree. In its former days of glory, the large tree graced the entry to the heritage-listed former Anglican vicarage. The building’s previous
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owners Derek and Helen Middlemiss were successful in gaining resource consent for its demolition due to earthquake damage, and it was demolished by the new owners, ACB Developments Limited, in 2016. The council confirmed yesterday it had granted consent for the building of motels, to be named Shanks Motel, and forwarded approved plans to the Guardian. The development is expected to
ease commercial bed pressure when the nearby EA Networks Centre hosts major sports events. One of the development company’s shareholders, Jeff Shanks, did not wish to comment on plans for the site, or the tree, when contacted by the Guardian yesterday, saying he would be able to do this next week when he returned from holiday. A neighbouring elm tree, at the Rural Co offices in a histor-
ic building, is also listed as a heritage tree, and it had a limb removed so it was no longer reaching over the fence of the development site. Rural Co CEO Robert Sharkie said the elm was staying put, and Rural Co was planning on earthquake strengthening the building. There are between 150 to 200 heritage trees listed in Mid Canterbury in the District Plan.
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Safe swimming workshop New migrants can learn about safe swimming and boating practises, including how to fit lifejackets, at an interactive workshop in Ashburton next month. Welcoming Communities is partnering with the EA Networks Centre to offer the workshop, which is about building adult migrants’ knowledge and confidence in and around water. The workshop will be on February 15. Ashburton District Council service delivery group manager Neil McCann said migrants would feel more confident and prepared to safely take part in activities involving water, whether at the beach, lake or pool. New Zealand’s water environ-
ments can be very unfamiliar to newcomers, with many migrants coming from landlocked countries or from regions that are distant from the sea. With limited swimmable waters, migrants may have little experience with water and the dangers these environments can pose. Often, migrants were unfamiliar with life jackets or did not have knowledge of safety practises around water craft, he said. “It’s very encouraging to see the EA Networks Centre being used in this positive and rewarding way that will benefit new migrants in our community.” Participants will need to be 18 years old or over and feel generally confident with swimming and being in the water with work-
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In brief Pipe band festival Ashburton County Scottish Society pipe band members are looking forward to hosting their annual Festival of Pipe Band Music this weekend. On Sunday they will join with fellow pipe bands from throughout Canterbury, marching from outside Ashburton Hospital at 12.30pm to the Ashburton Domain. The festival will be staged at the domain to 3.30pm, with music played from 1.30pm. Members have hosted the festival for decades. It is always held on the last Sunday of January and is a highlight on the band’s calendar of events. Other pipe bands attending include South Canterbury Youth, McAlpines North Canterbury, South Canterbury Development, Canterbury Caledonian Society and Canterbury Caledonian Society number two.
Shotover Jet accident Five people have been injured, two critically and one seriously, after a large tree fell on a group of people at Queenstown’s Shotover Jet base yesterday. A witness saw a child being loaded into a chopper and a St John spokesman said three helicopters and multiple ambulances attended the scene. Two of the five people were critically injured, St John said. Police said emergency services were called about 1pm and those injured were a family from overseas. The Shotover base has been completely locked-down. Shotover Jet issued an alert on its website saying that it was closed for the rest of yesterday. – NZME
Motorbike recall The Warehouse is recalling a motorbike which it sold over the Christmas period after it was discovered the vehicle had faulty brakes. The rear brake of the Milazo Moto Cross Bike 16” B350 has been found to fail when the lever is pulled back by the operator. The recall notice relates to motorbikes sold by The Warehouse Ltd between December 2018 and January 10. People with the motorbike are asked to stop using it immediately and to return it to the nearest Warehouse store for a full refund. Proof of purchase is not required when returning the motorbike The Warehouse said in a recall notice. – NZME
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Money needed for food – defendant Christopher Stephen Kemp admitted stealing musical and recreational equipment worth $6900 from a farm at Gore. He sold the goods at a pawn shop and later told police he needed money for food for himself and his son. Kemp had been working on a dairy farm in the area at the time and the property belonged to his farm manager. Judge Maze said the offence was almost 18 months ago and Kemp did not appear to be a recidivist offender. She convicted him of the theft and ordered him to make reparation of $6900. Desmond Cyril Lawrence Angus needed money to drive to Cromwell and back, so he stole a number plate from another car then visited five petrol stations and left without paying. Angus admitted five charges of theft, one of theft from a car and another charge of drink driving. Police said Angus took the registration plate from a van parked in Methven on August 25 last year and fitted it to his Nissan Sunny. Later that night he visited a petrol station, buying $90 in gas
ly was working through what had happened. Morgans had been dealing with addiction issues in Christchurch.
and leaving without paying. He travelled to Cromwell and back, stopping at four more stations and repeating the process. The stolen gas amounted to $477. The drink driving charge arose on November 13 when Angus was stopped in Temuka and breath tested. He blew 440mcg. Judge Maze remanded Angus for sentence on April 8 and asked for restorative justice to be explored with the petrol station owners. Tawhiri Matea Hemi was remanded to April 8 for sentencing after he admitted charges of assaulting a woman, possession of an offensive weapon and being unlawfully in a building. The charges arose after a relationship break-up and Hemi took a knife to a house on the afternoon of August 30. He unlocked a door to get inside and threatened a woman. He also used the knife to stab cans of alcohol. Hemi ran off through a neighbour’s property but was captured. Defence counsel Kerryn Beaton said those involved were “just
teenagers”. A 20-year-old man who stole from his parents was convicted on four charges and remanded to April 8 for sentence. Royce Cole-Taylor Morgans, a labourer, pleaded guilty to stealing farm machinery worth $1500 from his father and threatening him, failing to answer bail and
breaching a sentence of intensive supervision. Police said Morgans went to a rural property owned by his father and took the machinery, which he later sold to a scrap metal dealer for $28. He said he needed to settle a debt. Defence counsel Roz Burnside said Morgans’ parents now lived in the North Island but the fami-
Rex Boris Hurunui drove at speed through parts of Shirley in Christchurch before running a red light and hitting another car. Hurunui admitted charges of driving while disqualified, failing to stop for police, reckless driving, assaulting police and unlawfully taking a vehicle. He had been drinking with associates in the city last October and took a vehicle that didn’t belong to him. Police spotted the vehicle and signalled him to stop, but he didn’t and drove at speed around Shirley before heading towards Fitzgerald Avenue. He ran a red light and hit another car, where airbags in the vehicle deployed and trapped him. Hurunui was arrested and taken to the police station, where he spat at an officer. Defence counsel Gretchen Hart said Hurunui had been making progress on his rehabilitation while on remand and asked that conviction and sentencing be on February 25.
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Ashburton Guardian
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
OUR VIEW
The 10-year challenge – look forward T
he 10-year challenge is gripping the social media world at the moment, a challenge in which users are sharing images of themselves 10 years ago alongside image of themselves today to show the changes they’ve made in their lives. It’s a worthwhile and sometimes hilarious little project to undertake to see one’s personal growth, especially in terms of appearance in the space of a decade and some have even taken it a step further to try and envisage how they might look when the challenge next rolls around in another decade. Perhaps as a district this might be an interesting little activity in which we could see just how we might want our district to appear
in 10 years. What would be new? What would be gone and just how would this district appear to someone who was to drive into the area? The ultimate wish list of what could be done and achieved in the next 10 years is limitless. You name it and it’s probably achievable, but that doesn’t neces-
sarily mean it’s going to get done. But there’s nothing wrong with a bit of pipe-dreaming, right? Imagine if, in 10 years’ time, we had a four-lane highway between Ashburton and Christchurch – Andrew Falloon would sure be happy, that’s for sure. Perhaps we might even have a second bridge helping to ease the traffic congestion through the Tinwald corridor – who knows where it might be? The Greenfields project down next to the EA Networks Centre would be completed and the venue would be a hive of activity from January through to December each and every year with sports of all shapes and sizes. Our new look council premises
would be firmly established at their new home just across the way from their current location and their former premises would be host to a new wave of business to the district to help things continue to prosper in the district. Our roading network, as the second largest in the country, would be the best New Zealand has to offer. No potholes, just smooth travelling on roadways which are safe for both vehicles and those travelling in them. Snap, send and solve would be obsolete – a quick phone call to the right people would result in the issue being fixed in an immediate fashion with automatic response given to the person
who reports it. Our CBD would be vibrantly alive with businesses, all of which are successful and happy to be in their location at the heart of the district and our other communities around the district, whether they be townships, settlements or anything else, would be taking the same positive approach to life without fear of just how long they might be able to continue to survive. All big dreams, some realistically achievable, others perhaps not quite. But if you don’t have plans, then you have nothing to strive towards – so, go on, plan ahead. You might be surprised what you come up with.
wounded three other people. Ten years ago: President Barack Obama quietly ended the Bush administration’s ban on giving federal money to international groups that performed abortions or provided information on the option. New York Gov. David Paterson chose Democratic Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the Senate seat vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. Five years ago: Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered immediate actions to define the depth of trouble inside the nation’s nuclear force, which had been
rocked by disclosures about security lapses, poor discipline, weak morale and other problems. A fire at a seniors’ home in L’Isle-Verte, Quebec, Canada, killed 32 people. One year ago: An early-morning shooting at a high school in Benton, Kentucky, left two 15-year-old students dead and more than a dozen others injured; authorities charged a 15-year-old classmate with murder and assault. The Shape of Water led the way with 13 Academy Award nominations, including one for best picture.
Today’s birthdays: Actress Chita Rivera is 86. Actor-director Lou Antonio is 85. Jazz musician Gary Burton is 76. Actor Gil Gerard is 76. Actor Rutger Hauer is 75. Rhythm-and-blues singer Jerry Lawson is 75. Sen. Thomas R. Carper, D-Del., is 72. Singer Anita Pointer is 71. Actor Richard Dean Anderson is 69. Rock musician Bill Cunningham is 69. Rock singer Robin Zander (Cheap Trick) is 66. Princess Caroline of Monaco is 62. Singer Anita Baker is 61. Reggae musician Earl Falconer (UB40) is 60. Actor Boris McGiver is
57. Actress Gail O’Grady is 56. Actress Mariska Hargitay is 55. Rhythm-and-blues singer Marc Nelson is 48. Actress Tiffani Thiessen is 45. Rock musician Nick Harmer (Death Cab for Cutie) is 44. Actress Lindsey Kraft is 39. Christian rock musician Nick DePartee (Kutless) is 34. Singer-actress Rachel Crow is 21. Thought for today: “The trouble is that hardly anybody in America goes to bed angry at night.” – George J. Stigler, American economist (1911-1991). – AP
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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Wednesday, January 23, the 23rd day of 2019. There are 342 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On January 23, 1845, Congress decided all national elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. On this date: In 1368, China’s Ming dynasty, which lasted nearly three centuries, began as Zhu Yuanzhang was formally acclaimed emperor following the collapse of the Yuan dynasty. In 1789, Georgetown University was established in present-day Washington, DC. In 1855, A massive magnitude 8.2 earthquake hit southern part of the North Island of New Zealand, In 1932, New York Gov Franklin D Roosevelt announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination. In 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution, the socalled Lame Duck Amendment, was ratified. In 1950, the Israeli Knesset approved a resolution affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. In 1951, In New Zealand a yacht race being held to celebrate Canterbury’s centennial ended in disaster. In 1964, the 24th Amendment to the United States Constitution, eliminating the poll tax in federal elections, was ratified. In 1968, North Korea seized the US Navy intelligence ship USS Pueblo, commanded by Lloyd ‘Pete’ Bucher, charging its crew with being on a spying mission; one sailor was killed and 82 were taken prisoner. In 1989, surrealist artist Salvador Dali died in his native Figueres, Spain, at age 84. In 1998, a judge in Fairfax, Virginia, sentenced Aimal Khan Kas to death for an assault rifle attack outside CIA headquarters in 1993 that killed two men and
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Strong economic position is a good place to be P
ristine scenery, close proximity to major centres, excellent facilities, and a welcoming and connected community. These are just some of the things that make Ashburton District such an outstanding place to live. But it’s not just our social and recreational features that put us on the map, our economy is in a strong position too, and that means good things for our community. The latest Infometrics Quarterly Economic Review Monitor’s report shows that during the year to September 2018 quarter, Ashburton’s economy grew 2.3 per cent (totalling $1971 million). That’s a significant improvement on the 1.1 per cent growth we experienced during the same period in 2017. Many of our primary sector industries have had excellent returns on their exports, including forestry, horticultural products and meat. These sectors experienced an increase in their export prices of
With the release of three independent reports, all saying categorically that Overseer is NOT suitable for a regulatory enforcement tool and, now with the CEO of Overseer also saying that it is not a regulatory tool and doesn’t have the accuracy or reliability to be one, surely this now brings in to question the role played by the ECan commissioners, especially David Caygill and Peter Skelton, who have insisted all along that this is the only tool that they will accept. The fact that this tool is shown now by several reports that agreed with many of the parties objecting to ECan’s plans must now raise questions as to the competence of the appointed councillors. The fact that many farmers have been forced to spend thousands of dollars on what is now a very discredited programme surely should give rise to claims for compensation from ECan for time and money wasted trying to comply with something that was impossible and certainly not legally enforceable. As the problem areas require a base nitrate loss figure based on
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10 to 20 per cent. It wasn’t outstanding news for all of our primary producers though; dairy prices did come under pressure during the quarter. On another front, retail spend was up significantly – an extra $7 million (6.6 per cent) to be exact. This behaviour has excellent flow-on effects for the district and it’s something we’d like to see even more of. Speaking to some local businesses, I understand that these figures don’t always tell the story of every retailer, however, on the whole the report is showing us that from a broader district point of view, things are looking good for this sector. It’s pleasing to see people spending money in our local
businesses. It reconfirms the importance of council’s commitment to revitalising Ashburton’s central business district. People are willing to spend money, and we need to encourage this behaviour by making sure the district is as inviting and accessible as it can be. While our district is not immune to economic challenges, the data we are seeing certainly indicates we are in a positive position and in a good space to face those hurdles as they may arise. These figures support what so many in our community know to be true; that we are a well-positioned and prosperous district with great opportunities and a wonderful lifestyle to match. Call me biased, but I’m a very
big fan of our corner of New Zealand, and looking at the evidence, it’s not hard to see why. If you’d like to keep up with what’s happening in our local economy, or want to take a look at the Infometrics Quarterly Economic Monitor, you can access a suite of resources on the council’s website, which the council has made freely available to everyone. Just head to www. ashburtondc.govt.nz Donna Favel is Mayor of Ashburton. The views, opinions, positions or strategies expressed by the author and those providing comments are theirs alone, and do not necessarily reflect the views, opinions, positions or strategies of the Ashburton Guardian Co Ltd or any employee thereof.
Overseer then the system is just unworkable If Caygill and Skelton have any sort of decency then they should fall on their swords, so to speak, as they have not demonstrated fair and impartial judgement or listened to scientific advice which is something all of us would expect especially from a government-appointed councillor who doesn’t have to worry about being re-elected. Maybe this is the cause of this attitude as they thought they were invincible and certainly unaccountable. There seems to be anecdotal evidence to suggest that both staff and others felt bullied in to accepting what the government appointees wished, regardless of the science. To think that Skelton, a high court judge, has knowingly made mandatory the use of a tool that is less than 50 per cent accurate at best, is just unbelievable and certainly unjust. He certainly, I imagine, would not allow such flimsy evidence in his courts. The actual money farmers have already paid into various agencies claiming to have the ability to meet ECan’s require-
ments is now well in to the millions and must now be seen as just a waste of time. The fact that these appointed commissioners were trying to re-invent the wheel and have ended up with a square one (looking at the outcome, eg it’s there but no use for the purpose intended) has meant considerable anxiety and expense for farmers and others. I feel that ECan now needs to rethink its whole strategy – cancel plan change five urgently as it’s clearly not fit for purpose or even workable. Because of this ECan should now also refund any monies spent by farmers and others on this wild goose chase as it was at their insistence that it be done. Other countries have managed to work this out, and have done so, with some simple best management strategies for farmers and others to follow and have worked well. What’s also not accounted for – the hundreds of hours of voluntary work put in by farmers and others to assist ECan to try and get a workable solution only to be constantly shunned by Skelton and Caygill and told that we
are using Overseer and not interested in any other system. The damage that these two individuals have done to urban and rural relationships in our communities cannot be understated and so I think the time is now overdue for the Prime Minster to dismiss these appointments and instruct ECan to put a hold on plan change five until a new way of ensuring that farmers are supplied with proven factual remedies. One can only surmise that ECan commissioners have gone down the road they have in the mistaken belief that they have put all the responsibility back on to farmers and other shoulders to meet targets that they have no idea of where they are. The irony is that science shows that it’s not the fertiliser that’s the issue, the problem stems from unusually high pasture protein intakes with organic high clover content pastures some of the worst. Through the use of some simple guide lines and daily pasture testing, the problem could be solved at virtually no cost compared to what’s there now. Jeremy Talbot
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Soldiers’ revolt quelled Venezuela plunged deeper into turmoil as security forces put down a pre-dawn uprising by national guardsmen that triggered violent street protests, and the Supreme Court moved to undercut the opposition-controlled congress’ defiant new leadership. Socialist party chief Diosdado Cabello said 27 guardsmen were arrested and more could be detained as the investigation unfolds. The mutiny struck at a time when opposition leaders have regained momentum in their efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro. They have called for a nationwide demonstration, urging Venezuelans to abandon Maduro. The uprising triggered protests in a poor neighbourhood just a few kilometres from Venezuela’s presidential palace. It was dispersed with tear gas as residents set fire to a barricade of trash and chanted demands that Maduro leave power. The military said in a statement said that it had recovered all the weapons and captured those involved in what it described as “treasonous” acts motivated by “obscure interests tied to the far right”. Officials said 25 soldiers were quickly caught at the Nation-
Venezuela quells soldiers’ revolt, top court blasts congress. – PHOTO AP al Guard outpost 3 kilometres from the Miraflores presidential palace, and two more arrests were made at another location. A few hours earlier, a group of heavily armed national guardsmen published a series of videos on social media saying they won’t recognise Maduro’s government, which has come under increasing domestic and international pressure over a newly begun second term that the opposition-controlled congress and many nations consider illegitimate. In one of the videos, a man identifying himself as 3rd Sgt. Alexander Bandres Figueroa,
addressing the “people of Venezuela,” urges his compatriots to take to the streets to show support for their rebellion. At daybreak in the adjacent neighbourhood of Cotiza, a group of shirtless young men, some with their faces covered, built a barricade across the street with a burning car, heavy sewer grates and a large chunk of concrete. An angry group of women shouted that they have lived for too long without running water and tear gas fired by security forces choked their children. Hours later, the government-stacked Supreme Court
said it was throwing out recent measures by the National Assembly that declared Maduro’s presidency illegitimate, deepening a standoff with the opposition-controlled legislature. While discontent among Venezuelans is rising amid widespread food shortages and hyperinflation, Maduro is believed to have the loyalty of his top military command. In the past, troops have easily put down small uprisings. Maduro was the target of an apparent assassination attempt August 4 when two drones armed with explosives detonated near him as he spoke at a military parade. Officials have jailed dozens of suspects, including an opposition lawmaker. In June 2017, rogue police officer Oscar Perez stole a helicopter and flew it over the capital, launching grenades at the Supreme Court building. He and several comrades died in a gunbattle with police after months on the lam. Cabello, Venezuela’s powerful socialist party leader, said the opposition demonstration doesn’t worry him, because the government will flood the streets with its own loyal supporters. – AP
Grande’s new hit angers Ariana Grande’s new song has a lot of people talking – but not for the right reasons. The pop star released 7 Rings late last week, and it quickly became a hit, the video racking up 53 million YouTube views and breaking a 24-hour Spotify record with 15 million streams. But 7 Rings was quickly flooded with accusations that aspects of the song and video had been borrowed from others, and that one of Grande’s lyrics, about fake hair, is racist. Grande has addressed the criticism in a now-deleted Instagram post, writing she was “so sorry” under a post about the lyric.
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Bali bombings cleric may not be released Indonesia is reviewing a decision to grant early release to a radical Muslim cleric linked to the 2002 Bali bombings, Abu Bakar Bashir, after news of the plan provoked criticism. Last week, President Joko Widodo said Bashir, 81, would be granted early release on humanitarian grounds, citing his
old age and poor health. But on Monday, Wiranto, the chief security minister, said the government was reviewing the unconditional release. “The president has ordered related officials to immediately conduct a deeper and more comprehensive examination to respond to the request,” the
minister, said. Bashir, who is considered the spiritual leader of the Islamist group Jemaah Islamiah, was convicted under anti-terrorism laws in 2010 and jailed for 15 years. Although linked to the Bali bombings that killed more than 200 people, including 88 Aus-
tralians, Bashir was not convicted for them. “We have been very clear about the need to ensure that as part of our joint counter-terrorism efforts ... that Abu Bakar Bashir would not be in any position ... to influence or incite anything,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. – AP
Ngella Lawson has landed in New Zealand, making Auckland’s Waiheke Island her first port of call. The famous foodie posted a picture on social media of what looked like a blissful afternoon drinking sauvignon blanc on a deck overlooking Oneroa’s dazzling blue harbour. The accompanying caption stated she’d received a “proper New Zealand welcome”. Later in the evening, she shared pictures of her supper at Waiheke’s Oyster Inn, featuring a plate of traditional “fush and chups”. Lawson is in the country for her brand-new stage show An Evening With Nigella Lawson.
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Mexican fuel pipeline deaths near 100 The death toll from a fuel pipeline explosion in central Mexico last week has risen to 91 as Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) defended its response to one of the deadliest incidents to hit the state-run oil company in years. Hundreds of people near the small town of Tlahuelilpan in Hidalgo state rushed to collect fuel from a gushing duct which authorities said was punctured by suspected thieves, and dozens were caught in the explosion that followed. The blast followed severe shortages of petrol in central Mexico after President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in late December launched a major
crackdown on fuel theft, ordering pipelines closed in a bid to thwart the criminal activity. Some people at the blast site said those shortages had encouraged local residents to try to make up the deficit by collecting fuel from the ruptured pipeline – a version of events that was backed up by officials in the state government. “In part, it was the shortage; people said: ‘there’s gasoline here, it’s free’,” Hidalgo Governor Omar Fayad told Reuters. “‘It’s spilling onto the ground, let’s get it.’“ On Monday, a pipeline was breached by suspected thieves a kilometres southwest of Tlahuelilpan at the village of Teoc-
alco, but was quickly cordoned off by soldiers, Fayad said. Fayad added that 91 deaths had so far been confirmed from Friday’s blast and that the final toll was likely to exceed 100. Lopez Obrador’s government has come under close scrutiny for its handling of the incident, and questions were raised about why Pemex took so long to shut off the pipeline, having known about the rupture for hours before the blast. A Pemex engineer told a news conference on Monday that at first the leak was just a “small puddle” but later grew into a “fountain”. Within 20 minutes of that assessment,
the engineer said, the company was able to “take actions”. It was not clear if those actions included shutting off the flow of fuel in the pipeline. Pemex Chief Executive Octavio Romero said his team followed protocol, though he would not confirm or deny whether there was negligence or corruption related to the delay in closing the pipeline. “Everything will be looked at,” he said. Mexican Attorney General Alejandro Gertz said any negligence by authorities is being investigated and that officials involved would be called in to answer questions this week. – AP
Gaga slams Mike Pence Lady Gaga had some choice words for US Vice President Mike Pence. The outspoken singer paused during a performance of Million Reasons at her Las Vegas residency show Enigma to address the government shutdown and call out the nation’s top leaders. Lady Gaga then took aim at Pence, who recently defended his wife, Karen Pence’s, new teaching position at a private school that bans LGBT employees, gay students and the children of gay parents. “To Mike Pence, who thinks that it’s acceptable that his wife works at a school that bans LGBTQ, you’re wrong,” she said.“You’re the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian.”
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A Sydney prison guard was sacked for posing as a police officer to get a discount on a Big Mac and 24 nuggets. Lawrence O’Driscoll-Faitaua, 43, pleaded guilty in the Waverley Local Court on Tuesday after he asked for a police discount worth $10.53, confirmed in documents provided to news.com.au. The Maroubra man flashed his ID to the drive-through staff at the McDonald’s restaurant in Kingsford in the city’s southeast on December 29, which read “NSW Police – External Contractor”. When questioned by the staff, O’Driscoll-Faitaua said it was his off-duty badge, but it was instead used for him to gain access to the cells at the Sydney Police Centre in Surry Hills. The Daily Telegraph reported that Magistrate Jacqueline Trad labelled the man “foolish” during sentencing for risking his job for such a measly discount. “You’ve got to understand it’s a fine line that people step when they start flashing these things for different purposes and then the next thing and the next thing and it becomes more serious,” she said. “(It’s a) very, very foolish action that finds you in this situation …
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you told officers that it was something you’ve been told about by work colleagues. The issue is of course you stand alone and (have to) face the consequences of your actions.” In a statement provided to news. com.au, a Corrective Services spokesperson confirmed O’Driscoll-Faitaua was fired after the incident. “The employee was also advised that he will not be offered any shifts as a casual correctional officer pending misconduct action, which – in line with Public Service
legislation – will commence following Tuesday’s court outcome,” they said. “The vast majority of our 9000 staff observe the highest professional standards and are well aware that this behaviour is not acceptable. If we become aware of any other instances such as this, staff will be immediately referred to NSW Police.” O’Driscoll-Faitaua was convicted on a charge of impersonating a police officer but was granted a section 10 non-conviction in court. - NZME
Police make progress with theft Police say they are making good progress into the investigation of the multi-million dollar crypto-currency heist of Christchurchbased Cryptopia last week. “Positive lines of inquiry are being developed to identify the source of the transfer,” police said in a statement. An unauthorised transfer of
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ficially creating urban boundaries was pushing up the cost of land for housing within those boundaries. He convinced the Labour Party to adopt policy abolishing urban-rural boundaries. He is also pursuing long-term bond financing for essential infrastructure, the up-front cost of which is often blamed for making
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also effectively become a subsidy scheme, the report says. “It cannot hope to increase housing stock sustainably. Only enduring lower property prices can induce people to own more dwellings than otherwise. KiwiBuild reduces neither land values nor constructions at the margin.” As a result, its main effect is to change “the composition of the housing stock by decree rather than by public demand”. KiwiBuild constituted “a massive political and bureaucratic distraction from what is really needed – direct action to reduce land values and construction costs”. “The government is ensnared by incompatible commitments to help relatively well-off first home buyers without subsidising them and to deliver homes that people would not want to buy if unsubsidised. Either outcome is politically embarrassing. “KiwiBuild has become Housing Minister Phil Twyford’s tar baby,” the report says. - NZME
new houses unaffordable. However, KiwiBuild was failing on the objectives it was established for, while being the flagship initiative for housing affordability solutions. “KiwiBuild cannot hope to materially increase home ownership proportions – the original 2012 objective,” the NZ Initiative report says. “Additional housing, if achieved, will likely lift renting and ownership more or less in tandem.” In other words, focusing on rates of home ownership as a measure the policy’s success was setting it up for political failure. KiwiBuild was also now “for the relatively well-off”, now that the price of a KiwiBuild home was around twice the $300,000 target set in the original policy. It was “not about social housing to help those at the bottom” or “about helping struggling firsthome buyers”. As the policy has morphed from actively building new homes to underwriting the construction of homes by private developers at a certain price, KiwiBuild had
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What about rhubarb? J
ust about every home garden has a rhubarb patch, but often that patch is the most neglected and least used of fruit. There’s a joke about raffles, that if the pick of the table is near the end of its run, you’ll be left with the bunch of rhubarb, the prize no-one wants. Poor rhubarb, it gets bad press and that means people often say they don’t like it. Most often it never passes their lips. Rhubarb is versatile, it can be used in sweet or savoury dishes and best of all it’s cheap, readily available )and has a long, long growing season.
1kg rhubarb 500g onions 250g sugar 500g chopped dates or raisins 1.2 litres vinegar 1t ground cloves 1/2 t cayenne pepper 1T salt ■ Chop rhubarb and onion and place in a large pan, add remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. ■ Gently boil for 1 hour, strain through a mouli. ■ Pour into sterlised bottles.
1/3 C sugar 300g rhubarb 1/3 C water 1/2 C cream 1/2 C plain unsweetened yoghurt Icing sugar, to taste ■ Place trimmed rhubarb, cut into 1cm lengths and sugar in a saucepan with water. ■ Cook over a gentle heat for 10 minutes, stirring until sugar dissolves and rhubarb is soft. ■ Remove to cool, then refrigerate until cold. ■ Fold the cold rhubarb together with lightly whipped cream and plain yoghurt. ■ Add a little more icing sugar to sweeten, if necessary. ■ Spoon into serving glasses and chill until ready to serve.
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1kg boneless lamb shoulder meat Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper 3-4T olive oil 2 lge onions, finely sliced Pinch saffron threads, soaked in 1/2 C boiling water 1T pomegranate molasses or juice of 1 lemon 2 C beef or chicken stock 1/3 C chopped fresh mint 1/3 C chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley 500g rhubarb, trimmed
3/4 C flour 1t baking powder 1/2 C rolled oats 3/4 C sugar 100g butter, melted 4C diced rhubarb stalks 3/4 C brown sugar 1T cornflour 1/4 C boiling water ■ Sift flour and baking powder into a bowl. ■ Add rolled oats and white sugar, then mix in melted butter to make crust mixture. ■ Put diced rhubarb into a greased ovenproof dish, such as a small lasagne dish or deep pie plate. ■ Sprinkle crust mixture evenly over rhubarb. ■ Combine brown sugar and cornflour. Spoon over the crust mixture. ■ Pour the boiling water over the top. Do not stir. ■ Bake for 30 minutes at 180°C. Serve with custard and cream.
1T neutral-flavoured oil 1 red onion, finely diced 1 clove garlic, chopped 1T grated fresh ginger 1t each caraway seeds, ground cumin and ground coriander 400g chopped rhubarb 3/4 C red wine vinegar 3/4 C caster sugar 1T orange zest ■ Heat the oil in a medium saucepan ■ Sauté the red onion, garlic, ginger and spices for 2-3 minutes over a gentle heat until soft and fragrant. ■ Add rhubarb, vinegar, sugar and zest, then simmer for 10-15 minutes or until rhubarb has softened and broken down. ■ Serve with pork or lamb.
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■ Cut the lamb into 3cm cubes and season with salt and pepper. ■ Heat a flameproof casserole dish and brown the lamb in two to three batches. ■ Remove the meat and add the onion to the pan with a little more oil if necessary. ■ Cook the onion over a medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring frequently until golden brown. ■ Return the meat to the pan and add saffron and soaking liquid, pomegranate molasses or lemon juice and stock. Bring to the boil then turn down the heat, cover the pan and leave to simmer gently for one hour. ■ In pan, fry the mint and parsley in a little olive oil, tossing them quickly so they don’t burn. ■ Stir cooked herbs into the lamb and continue to simmer the stew uncovered for a further 30 minutes. ■ Cut the rhubarb stalks into 3cm lengths. Add to the stew and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes to cook the rhubarb without the pieces breaking up. ■ Serve with rice.
Rhubarb muffins 1 1/4 C soft brown sugar 1/2 C oil 1 egg 2t vanilla essence 1C milk 2C (or more) rhubarb 2 1/2 C flour 1t baking powder Pinch of salt Topping 2t cinnamon 1T butter (melted) 1/3 C demerera sugar ■ Preheat your oven to 200°C. ■ Grease your muffin tin with either a bit of butter or non-stick spray. ■ Combine sugar, oil, egg, vanilla essence and milk in a mixing bowl. Mix well. ■ Chop rhubarb into 2-3cm long chunks and add them to the bowl. ■ In a separate bowl sift dry ingredients together then blend the rhubarb mixture into the dry ingredients. ■ Do not overmix. ■ Fill the muffin tins three-quarters full. ■ Topping: Combine cinnamon, melted butter and sugar. ■ Spoon on top of each of the muffins evenly. ■ Bake for 20-25 minutes.
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250g fresh or frozen blueberries 1C caster sugar 2T lemon juice, plus ½ t finely grated lemon zest 250g cream cheese, softened, chopped 2/3 C sour cream 1t vanilla essence 500ml full cream ■ In a small saucepan on a medium heat, combine blueberries, one third of the sugar and lemon juice. Cook, stirring and pressing gently with a spoon until berries burst and release juices. ■ Bring to the boil, then simmer for 25-30 minutes, or until the mixture starts to thicken. The mixture will thicken more on cooling. Remove pan from heat, pour into a bowl and chill mixture until required. ■ Line a 10 x 20cm loaf pan with foil, leaving sides to overhang. In a food processor, blend cream
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cheese, sour cream, remaining sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until smooth. Add cream and blend until thick and fluffy. ■ Transfer half the cream cheese mixture to the pan and spread evenly. Pour over blueberry mixture. Spread with remaining cream cheese mixture. ■ Cover with foil and freeze for at least 4-5 hours, or until firm.
■ Remove ice cream from pan, lifting out using the sides of the excess foil. Cut into 2cm thick slices to serve. Fresh Tip: When zesting a lemon, be sure to only take off the top bright yellow part. The white pith gives a bitter taste. Recipe courtesy of www.countdown.co.nz
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Media Sensation to bounce back Connections of Group One winning filly Media Sensation are confident she can bounce back to her best when she lines up in Saturday’s Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie. The Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m) winner was one of the first horses beaten when trailing the field home in the Gr.2 Eight Carat Classic (1600m) at Ellerslie on Boxing Day on a puggy Heavy10 track. “We couldn’t find anything
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wrong with her so we are putting it down to the track,” Peter Williams, who trains in partnership with wife Dawn, said. “We gave her a week to get over the run, we gave her a freshen up and we feel she is back to her best.” With a fine weather forecast and the track currently rated a Good3, connections believe the daughter of I Am Invincible will show her best in what looks to be an outstanding edition of the $1 million feature.
Among the line-up is multiple Group One winner Madison County, who has looked to have the edge over his male opponents thus far this season, while a host of stakes performed and progressive three-year-olds will also greet the starter. “It’s a good field, but if she is at her best on the night she will be competitive,” Williams said. Williams is looking forward to the lucrative Karaka Million meeting, with the quick-fire six-race
twilight programme featuring five stakes races and having a unique vibe with a number of international racing identities in town. “We’ve had one runner in the two-year-old race previously in Planet Rock and she ran third, so it is great to have a good chance in the three-year-old race, and it is great to be a part of it,” he said. While all is on-track with Media Sensation, last start Listed placegetter Jip Jip Rock has been withdrawn from the nominations for
the Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand Oaks (2400m) after suffering a slight set-back. “She hurt herself in the box on the night of an electrical storm here in Auckland,” Williams said. “She has had a couple of gallops and she had a gallop this morning. We are treading lightly with her but at this stage she is alright. I pulled her out of the Oaks so it gave me no temptation to try and get her there.” – NZ Racing Desk
Avondale gallops Today at Avondale
Avondale Jockey Club Venue: Avondale Meeting Date: 23 January 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 5, 6 and 7 1 12.40pm (NZT) AJC MEMBERS 2200 $10,000, MDN, 2200m 1 00x62 Dangerman (3) 58.5 ........................ S Collett 2 05927 Iskander (4) 58.5 ............................. R Smyth 3 0863 Rex Royale (13) 58.5 ...................L Satherley 4 0x880 Odd Man Out h (15) 58.5...... T Yanagida (a3) 5 9x9x7 Our Legacy (2) 58.5......................... A Calder 6 52425 Our Beeskees b (1) 57................... O Bosson 7 86043 Charred (6) 57 ..................................... C Dell 8 754 Sir Aglovale (12) 57 ........................J Waddell 9 8x9x7 Azugo (9) 57 ............................... M Cameron 10 x9323 Claddagh b (11) 56.5 ....................C Lammas 11 04932 Rusalka (14) 56.5 ............................. S Spratt 12 904 Eliza Long (7) 56.5 ..........................S McKay 13 30x09 Misstumut (5) 56.5 ...................... R Elliot (a1) 14 x0065 Slice Of Magic 56.5 .......................Scratched 15 57x09 Press My Buttons (8) 56.5 ...............J Bayliss 16 637 Superstition (10) 55 .....................M Coleman 2 1.15pm WEST BROOK WINERY 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 2x84x Willpower b (7) 57 ............................. S Rusof 2 66648 Golden Sun (3) 57 ............................ C Grylls 3 75x Ocean Star (12) 57 ........................ O Bosson 4 6 Honovi (4) 57 ..................................... L Innes 5 Wild Like 57 ...................................Scratched 6 73372 Chiquitita 56.5................................Scratched 7 58073 Conquering Kelly (16) 56.5 ..............J Bayliss 8 655x7 Zenvo (13) 56.5 ..............................J Waddell 9 64045 Belle South (2) 56.5 ......................... A Calder 10 0x08x Pimms ‘N’ Pearls (15) 56.5 ... T Yanagida (a3) 11 59 Six Schillings (9) 56.5 .............. K Cowan (a3) 12 Suggested 55 ................................Scratched 13 0650 Poppy O’Neill (6) 55 -
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2x685 Bas De Soie tm (3) 56.5 .................J Waddell 38704 Shockwave d (6) 56 .......................... C Grylls 5x029 Bet She Is d (11) 55.5...................... S Collett 39x06 Kane 55.5 ......................................Scratched 30895 Tokyo Lil t (9) 55 ............................... S Rusof x9794 Helenaoftroy (7) 54 ......................M Coleman 7 4.22pm AVONDALE SUNDAY MARKETS 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 x3243 William Tell h (2) 58.5 ........... T Yanagida (a3) 2 2 Rusavy b (6) 58.5 ............................ A Calder 3 90x26 Flying Trapeze (8) 58.5 ...................J Waddell 4 0x063 Holy Loch 58.5...............................Scratched 5 434x The Helix b (14) 58.5 6 x369x Heremon (3) 58.5 ....................... M Cameron 7 90 He Can Sing 58.5 ..........................Scratched 8 8 Mr Incredibull (13) 58.5 ....................S McKay 9 7 Jet Set (5) 58.5 ................................. S Rusof 10 90 Magnify 58.5 ..................................Scratched 11 0x0 Prince Solari h (11) 58.5 12 0x500 Pumbaah (15) 58.5 13 750x Magnolia Lane 56.5 .......................Scratched 14 Losay 56.5 .....................................Scratched 15 509x8 Rumour Has It (12) 56.5 ................... S Spratt 16 5 She’s Our Sasha (10) 55 ................M McNab 17 0087x Our Star (4) 56.5..........................L Satherley 18 4090x Signor Dal 58.5 ..............................Scratched 19 000x9 Alberation (1) 58.5 ........................... J Riddell 20 x0000 Neon Light (7) 56.5 ..........................J Bayliss 21 Crescent (9) 55 .............................D Mansour 22 59 Six Schillings 56.5 .........................Scratched Emergencies: Our Star, Signor Dal, Alberation, Neon Light, Crescent, Six Schillings Blinkers on : Superstition (R1), Golden Sun (R2), Mav, Playwrite (R4), Qwerty (R5), Alberation (R7) Winkers off : Playwrite (R4) LEGEND:
Runner Form b - Beaten favourite at last start c - Won at this distance on this course d - Won at this distance on another course h - Home track m - Won in heavy going t - Won at track X - Spell of three months Race Information hcp - handicap mdn - maiden nmw - no metropolitan wins opn - open r80 - rating 3yo - nominated age 3yo & up - nominated age and up 3yo f - nominated age and type 3 & 4yos - combined age groups c&g - colts and geldings cg&e - colts, geldings and entires e&g - entires and geldings f&m - fillies and mares hwt - high weight sw - set weight swp - set weights and penalties spa - set weights, penalties and allowances wfa - weight for age wlt - welter weight wfp - weight for age with penalties and allowances SELECTIONS: Race 1: Our Beeskees, Superstition, Claddagh, Rusalka, Sir Aglovale Race 2: Golden Sun, Willpower, Belle South Race 3: Witchery, Sistabeel, Cin Cin, Lowprofile, Bellinsky Race 4: Prince Albert, Newmarket, Birdie Blitz, Inigo Montoya, Verses Race 5: Keep The Cash, Viva La Blues, Golden Age, Spoil Sport, Here Comes Faffy Race 6: Acutus, Creative Genius, Bet She Is, Shockwave Race 7: William Tell, Rusavy, Jet Set, The Helix, Flying Trapeze
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 3 12.49pm AON CPF C1 C1, 305m way Meeting Date: 23 January 2019 NZ Meeting number: 1 Px857 Go Slick nwtd ........................................N Udy 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 2 46425 Arthur’s Crown 18.17.......................... R Waite Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 3 72483 Homebush Rieko nwtd ................ J McInerney 1 12.14pm (NZT) ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C0 C0, 4 25421 Cawbourne Looks 17.75 .............K Gommans 305m 5 68583 Bigtime Clever nwtd G & ...........S Fredrickson 1 47277 Sedgebrook Saint nwtd ..........................F Kite 6 86884 Bella Jade 17.89................................ C Morris 2 8 Smalltime Johnny nwtd A &................Williams 7 33323 Bigtime Bee 17.79 .................................L Cole 3 4584 Mister Booze nwtd ......................... J McArthur 8 13536 Banjo Hope 18.36 A &........................Williams 4 63437 Slick As Jewels nwtd ................L E Dunkerton 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 5 72775 Blue Whizz nwtd ............................B Goldsack 10 77888 Magnetude Eight 18.11 ...............S Gommans 6 Bigtime Banjo nwtd ...............................L Cole 4 1.06pm HATRICK DASH C1 C1, 305m 7 Bigtime Annie nwtd ...............................L Cole 1 47346 Pick A Pascal 18.11 G & ...........S Fredrickson 8 Bigtime Ziggy nwtd ................................L Cole 2 75128 Cassia 18.03 ...............................S Gommans 9 88675 Skeldale nwtd J & .................................. D Bell 3 76888 Bigtime Kaea 18.01 J &......................... D Bell 10 878 Clansman Douglas nwtd ...............B Goldsack 4 83848 Shakti 17.89 ........................................ M Flipp 2 12.31pm WHANGANUI CHRONICLE C0 C0, 305m 5 4448x Tiger Uppercut 17.89 .............................L Bell 1 8 Viking Brit nwtd .....................................N Udy 6 61352 Purple Circle 18.14........................B Goldsack 2 6656 Leslie Albert nwtd ..........................B Goldsack 7 52476 Sozin’s Fortune 17.93 ................. J McInerney 3 Bigtime Elvis nwtd .................................L Cole 8 34231 Bigtime Dean 18.15 A & .....................Williams 4 x5866 Jamboree nwtd .................................. C Morris 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 5 23625 Bigtime Baxter nwtd ..............................L Cole 10 78788 Lissadell Babe 17.99 ........................D Donlon 6 73372 Arm Turner nwtd .......................... J McInerney 5 1.24pm LASER PLUMBING C1 C1, 520m 7 75 Hurricane Ayla nwtd .........................D Donlon 1 3465P Go Show 31.45......................................N Udy 8 Bigtime Jamie nwtd ...............................L Cole 2 21711 Robson nwtd ................................ P Ferguson 9 88675 Skeldale nwtd J & .................................. D Bell 3 64233 Hashtag Blessed nwtd ................... M Roberts 10 67867 Bigtime Claws nwtd A & .....................Williams 4 44456 Thrilling Eddie 30.13 J & ....................... D Bell
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15 40358 Moiras Town (1) 55 .......................... R Smyth 16 657 Ninkasi 55 ......................................Scratched 17 Sway Moon (13) 58.5....................D Mansour 18 0P9 Ostreidae (3) 55............................C Lammas 19 006 Thousand Stars (7) 55 20 00 Felicity Anne (5) 56.5 21 35698 Man Power (6) 58.5 22 90069 Dispatched (14) 57 Emergencies: Sway Moon, Ostreidae, Thousand Stars, Felicity Anne, Man Power, Dispatched 5 3.07pm AJC ON FACEBOOK 1400 $10,000, MDN 3YO, 1400m 1 73x42 Keep The Cash (1) 57.5.............. M Cameron 2 x6485 Trouble (12) 57.5.............................J Waddell 3 5 Here Comes Faffy (9) 57.5 .............. A Calder 4 6 Golden Age b (10) 57.5 ................. O Bosson 5 800 Bruno Magile 57.5 .........................Scratched 6 4x32 Viva La Blues (7) 55.5 ..................C Lammas 7 958x3 Spoil Sport (3) 55.5.......................... S Collett 8 4 Kayture (13) 55.5 ............................M McNab 9 064 Qwerty (11) 55.5 ............................... S Spratt 10 Crescent (8) 55.5 11 8x9 Forrest Red (14) 55.5 ................. R Elliot (a1) 12 Intrigue 55.5...................................Scratched 13 89 Misha’s Star (6) 55.5........................J Bayliss 14 O’Susana (5) 55.5 15 Soft Hearted (4) 55.5 ...................M Coleman 16 Victoria (2) 55.5 ............................D Mansour 6 3.42pm AUCKLAND ALARMS 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m 1 767x6 Creative Genius d (4) 60.................M McNab 2 x00x7 Narvick t (2) 59.5 ............................. J Riddell 3 78x95 Shadows td (10) 59........................... S Spratt 4 1703 Acutus t (1) 58.5 ..............................J Bayliss 5 01 Red Dynamo d (5) 57.5 6 058x8 Speechmaker d (8) 57 ................ M Cameron
5 55x87 World Freakshow 30.47..................... M Olden C1 C1, 305m 1 78384 Captain Kate 18.28 ........................... C Morris 6 1274 Bigtime Charlote nwtd ...........................L Cole 2 65348 Prettiest Eyes 18.08 .......................... M Olden 7 11 Bigtime Lilah 30.67................................L Cole 3 16654 Raining Sixes 18.32 ......................B Goldsack 8 33348 Bigtime Ronnie 30.65 G &.........S Fredrickson 4 75546 Cawbourne Sandy 17.79.............S Gommans 6 1.42pm ADEPT ACCOUNTANTS C1 C1, 305m 5 56767 Ngakawau 17.82 ......................... J McInerney 1 78647 Rocky Top 18.08 ................................. P Taylor 6 88415 Sacha Allen 18.06 .......................... M Roberts 2 18712 Sedgebrook Pride 17.95 ........................F Kite 7 37885 Idol Little Girl nwtd............................... M Flipp 3 37566 Sozin’s Treasure nwtd ................. J McInerney 8 74685 Smash Rock nwtd ............................M Gowan 4 74664 Kaytee Gibbs 17.79 ............................. M Flipp 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 5 6x453 Bigtime Swift 17.86 G & ............S Fredrickson 6 87321 Opawa Blair 17.53 A & .......................Williams 10 65788 Killer Frost 18.47 ................................ P Taylor 7 42555 Hotdog Shannon 17.98 ..................... C Morris 9 2.38pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C1 C1, 305m 1 37754 Cawbourne Cruz 17.56 .................. M Roberts 8 41813 Sly John 17.99 J & ................................ D Bell 2 84758 Broken Wallet 17.82 ....................K Gommans 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 3 26567 Bigtime Winnie 18.10 A &...................Williams 10 78788 Lissadell Babe 17.99 ........................D Donlon 4 63656 Bigtime Boy 17.76 ..........................P B Briggs 7 1.57pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C1 C1, 305m 5 86848 Sozin’s Roar 17.95 ...................... J McInerney 1 63426 Watch Your Back 17.86......................... W Kite 6 47284 Tynecastle Flyer 17.79 R & ................... Voyce 2 22766 Little Tornado 18.16 ............................ R Waite 7 56442 Kinetic Shadow 17.84.............................L Bell 3 53756 Homebush Shea 17.91................K Gommans 8 1 Bigtime Cooper 17.65 ...........................L Cole 4 76433 Manly Monkey 17.80 J & ....................... D Bell 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 5 15352 Blitzem Gem 18.03 ......................S Gommans 6 35432 Subway Kay 18.28.........................B Goldsack 10 77888 Magnetude Eight 18.11 ...............S Gommans 7 56262 Sly Cath nwtd A & ..............................Williams 10 2.57pm HATRICK STAKES C1/2 C1/2, 520m 1 86176 Cockney Rip Off 30.78 ...................... M Olden 8 72887 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ........................ J McInerney 2 x8387 Niamh’s Way nwtd ...........................P Blanche 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 ....................... B Mitchell 3 54877 Dream On Dreamer 31.14 ................. M Olden 10 65788 Killer Frost 18.47 ................................ P Taylor 8 2.17pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 4 F5425 Billy Bright nwtd............................ P Ferguson
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Box Vacant 6 75537 Electrical Storm 30.46 .................... M Goodier 7 67374 Bigtime Joshy 30.48 .........................M Gowan 8 582x6 Bigtime Buster 30.48 G &..........S Fredrickson LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Bigtime Annie, Bigtime Ziggy, Bigtime Banjo, Sedgebrook Saint, Mister Booze Race 2: Bigtime Elvis, Bigtime Baxter, Bigtime Jamie, Arm Turner, Leslie Albert Race 3: Cawbourne Looks, Bigtime Bee, Arthur’s Crown, Bigtime Clever, Banjo Hope Race 4: Bigtime Dean, Sozin’s Fortune, Purple Circle, Pick A Pascal, Cassia Race 5: Thrilling Eddie, Bigtime Lilah, Hashtag Blessed, World Freakshow, Go Show Race 6: Sedgebrook Pride, Opawa Blair, Sly John, Kaytee Gibbs, Bigtime Swift Race 7: Blitzem Gem, Subway Kay, Sly Cath, Watch Your Back, Homebush Shea Race 8: Sacha Allen, Captain Kate, Raining Sixes, Ngakawau, Cawbourne Sandy Race 9: Bigtime Cooper, Cawbourne Cruz, Broken Wallet, Kinetic Shadow, Tynecastle Flyer Race 10: Cockney Rip Off, Bigtime Joshy, Bigtime Buster, Electrical Storm, Dream On Dreamer
Wanganui dogs Today at Hatrick Raceway
Club Name: Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: 2 3.34pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION @ HATRICK C1 3 27752 Bigtime Minnie 17.61 .........................L Cole Hatrick Raceway Meeting Date: 23 January 2019 NZ C1, 305m 4 45241 Bigtime Bronx 17.65 G & ....... S Fredrickson Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 4 and 5. Trebles: 1 65788 Auros Advantage nwtd ................... T Pilcher 5 17563 Mr. Postman 17.85 ............................. N Udy 3, 4 and 5 6 87864 Zoe Jean 17.83 .................................M Flipp 2 66545 Accra 17.87 ............................... K B Benson 1 3.15pm (NZT) FIRST SECURITY C1 C1, 305m 7 62216 Culvie Den 17.80 ................................ L Bell 3 48887 Ahuroa Flyer 18.28 ........................R Murray 1 35676 Opehu Express 18.03 ......................R Waite 8 58114 Jericho Warrior 17.83 .......................R Waite 4 521 Fifi 17.75 .....................................J McArthur 2 67777 Skitzer nwtd ............................. S Gommans 9 75F76 Bigtime Kylie 17.82 ............................L Cole 5 42254 Cawbourne Symsy nwtd J & ...............D Bell 3 27264 Hurricane Al 17.85 ..........................C Morris 6 74752 Viking Ash 18.16 ................................ N Udy 10 88784 Lucha 17.82 ......................................D Edlin 4 4.12pm WANGANUI TOYOTA C2 C2, 305m 4 78176 Indy’s Boy 17.95 .................................W Kite 7 45827 Shadow Girl 17.75 ..........................C Morris 5 44546 Homebush Kazzy 17.85 ............J McInerney 1 56185 Homebush Flutey 17.90 ............J McInerney 8 48342 Bigtime Panther 18.03...................M Gowan 6 18678 Crackle 17.94 .................................... B Hunt 2 51324 Uno Again 17.71 ................................. L Bell 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 .....................B Mitchell 7 55373 He’s A Sharkie 18.09 ............... K Gommans 10 77888 Magnetude Eight 18.11 ............ S Gommans 3 33322 Cawbourne Moss 17.74 ...............M Roberts 8 78677 Star Secret 18.26 A & .....................Williams 3 3.52pm J P PRINT PETONE C2 C2, 305m 4 55154 Opawa Bucks 17.87 .........................R Waite 9 25868 Tuff Temptress 18.28 .....................B Mitchell 5 66652 Mitsuta 17.63 ....................................D Edlin 1 46458 Stole Me Wallet 17.50 .............. K Gommans 10 65788 Killer Frost 18.47 ..............................P Taylor 6 46541 Thunderation 17.48 G &......... S Fredrickson 2 75555 Guru’s Choice 17.76 A &.................Williams
7 74161 Bigtime Logan nwtd A &..................Williams 8 5881F Idol Fancy Pants 17.77......................M Flipp 9 75F76 Bigtime Kylie 17.82 ............................L Cole 10 88388 Alamein Tiger 17.80 ................. K Gommans 5 4.34pm MAX REFRIGERATION C2 C2, 305m 1 87147 Jelani 18.05.......................................D Edlin 2 65847 Feel The Force 17.54 ............... S Gommans 3 56176 Manimal 17.77 .............................M Roberts 4 28582 Missing Allegro 17.62 G & ..... S Fredrickson 5 84187 No Mug 17.90 .................................C Morris 6 4252F Token Vikkers 17.90 ........................... N Udy 7 51476 Take Action 17.92.........................M Goodier 8 14788 Doosh 17.59..............................J McInerney 9 75F76 Bigtime Kylie 17.82 ............................L Cole 10 21287 Bigtime On Track 17.77 .......................F Kite
LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track SELECTIONS: Race 1: Opehu Express, He’s A Sharkie, Homebush Kazzy, Crackle, Hurricane Al Race 2: Fifi, Bigtime Panther, Cawbourne Symsy, Viking Ash, Accra Race 3: Bigtime Bronx, Bigtime Minnie, Mr. Postman, Jericho Warrior, Culvie Den Race 4: Cawbourne Moss, Thunderation, Bigtime Logan, Mitsuta, Uno Again Race 5: Missing Allegro, Feel The Force, Manimal, Token Vikkers, Jelani
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Members of the Ashburton Swim Team were in grand form at the Canterbury West Coast long course champs last week. PHOTO SUPPLIED
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Team does coach proud Members of the Ashburton Swim Team made sure their names were well known by the end of the Canterbury West Coast long course championships held in Dunedin over the past week, with some great results in the pool. The championships, for swimmers aged 13 years and older, saw 245 competitors in the pool for the competition and Ashburton members were right in the mix, setting a number of new personal best times in various events and finding their way onto the podium for medals. Coach Shane Jones was over the moon with the results. “We’ve produced some very good results, it’s extremely pleasing,” he said. “Especially with some of the
younger ones in the team because for some of them it was the first time competing at this level. “We’ve seen some promising results and it’s exciting for the future.” Swimming superstar Bree Middleton led the charge in terms of results with another golden week. She finished on top in both her age group and the open age group 200m and 400m freestyle, picked up gold in the open 800m and 1500m freestyle and saw a personal best time while claiming gold in the age group 200 metre individual medley. She claimed a silver medal in the 100 metre freestyle and also picked up the Pat Richards Challenge Cup for the 400 metres and the AJ Steinford Long Distance
Cup for the 1500m event. Blake Farr was in good form as well setting personal best times in the 50m butterfly and picking up a bronze in the 1500m freestyle as well as making finals in all of his events. Hannah King set personal best times in the 200m backstroke, 400m freestyle, 200m and 400m individual medleys and claimed a silver in the 800m freestyle and the 200m butterfly as well as qualifying for the National Age Group championships in both the 400m and 800m freestyle. Mitchell Veix made sure he wasn’t out of the action either, setting personal best times in the 200m freestyle and claimed a silver medal in the 200m butterfly and a bronze in the 400m individual medley.
Bailey Tait made the finals in the 100, 200 and 400m freestyle and 100m backstroke while Matthew Scammell was 10th in the 200m backstroke and set a personal best in the 100m freestyle. Others to set personal best times were Alex Chapman (200m backstroke, 50, 100 and 200m freestyle and 200m individual medley), Oliver Maw (100m backstroke and 50 and 100m freestyle) and Logan Scammell (100m breaststroke, 50, 100 and 200m freestyle and 100m backstroke.) Next week the team will have 14 competitors heading to the Canterbury Championships for 12-years-old and under swimmers at Jellie Park where more than 160 swimmers will be competing.
Aussie stars set to skip new FINA series Australia’s leading swimmers look set to be no shows at the world body’s new marquee event and instead compete in a 2019 breakaway league, despite FINA calling a truce to an athlete revolt. FINA have confirmed the dates and venues for their latest innovation, the $A5.5 million Champions Swim Series, which they have described as the “richest swimming event in history”. The long course, invitation-only series will start in Guangzhou, China, from April 27-28 then move to Hungary’s Budapest from May 11-12 and finish at Indianapolis in the United States from May 31 to
June 1. FINA created the event as a response to the emergence of the privately-funded International Swimming League (ISL), set to be held from September to December. The world body last month reportedly told swimmers they would cop bans if they competed in the ISL, prompting boycott threats from stars including Great Britain’s world record-breaking breaststroker Adam Peaty. But FINA have since publicly clarified it would not stand in the way of athletes contesting the lucrative ISL to end a standoff with angry swimmers, some on minimum wage.
However, Australia’s biggest names are still set to skip the Champions Swim Series because the recently released dates clash with their plans for the 2019 world titles. Australia’s stars are expected to remain in the country before the selection trials in Brisbane from June 9-14 with the Dolphins team then preparing for the July 12-28 world championships in Gwangju, South Korea. It means Australia’s biggest names, Cate Campbell, Kyle Chalmers, Mack Horton and Emily Seebohm, are unlikely to feature in FINA’s new jewel in their crown. The quartet looked set to re-
ceive invites from FINA with medallists from the Rio Olympics, 2017 world titles, world record holders and 2018 world rankings leaders making up the selection criteria for the Champions Swim Series. FINA confirmed they have formally invited 45 male swimmers from 15 nations and 37 female athletes from 17 countries for the new series. Campbell and fellow Aussie stars Chalmers, Seebohm and Madeline Groves have already indicated they will contest the cashed-up ISL, which was created by billionaire Konstantin Grigorishin. - AAP
Warren Gatland has revealed he would be keen to explore the option of a coaching return to England’s Gallagher Premiership as he prepares to begin his last Six Nations in charge of Wales. Last week the 55-year-old opened up on initial discussions he has had with the British & Irish Lions over leading them on what would be a third tour in South Africa in 2021. Gatland will leave his job with Wales at the culmination of this year’s World Cup after more than a decade of service. The 2019 Six Nations remains his immediate priority, but the New Zealander also has one eye on what’s next. A job in English club rugby could appeal to the former Wasps coach. “I have had a couple of discussions with some people at the moment, but there is definitely nothing concrete,” Gatland said. “Maybe at the end of the World Cup I’ll be unemployed. “I was looking to take a few months off and then start looking again in the middle of 2020 and potentially do some Super Rugby in New Zealand if there was an opportunity. “I thought I’d probably go back there and do that, but I am also aware there are not a lot of jobs in New Zealand. That might not be an option. “So it’s a case of maybe looking at whether it is a job back in club rugby in the Premiership, France or Japan or something like that. Maybe I’ll go and coach Merthyr Tydfil!” Gatland won three Premiership titles with Wasps in 2003, 2004 and 2005. Under his guidance they also sealed Heineken Cup glory in 2004. World rugby will see a coaching merry-go-round at the end of 2019. Gatland, plus Ireland boss Joe Schmidt and New Zealand’s Steve Hansen will all move on after the World Cup. England’s Eddie Jones is also expected to do likewise. Gatland’s record means he is sure to be a man with plenty of options on the table and he plans to begin his last year as Wales boss with Six Nations glory. Gatland, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to Jones with England, is readying himself for his 10th Six Nations with Wales. His longevity has been remarkable. Since he took charge in 2007, Wales have won three titles, two with Grand Slams. “It’s my last Six Nations – with Wales! It’s a big year for us so you’ve got to be up for that,” Gatland said. “What’s changed about the Six Nations is how competitive it has become. I take a lot of pride in the fact we go out there and it doesn’t matter who we play, they know they’re in for one hell of a tough game.” - NZME
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■ OPINION
In brief
Champs don’t win forever Matt Markham MATT’S MUSINGS
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ike most of the world at the moment, I’ve been glued to the television set recently watching the Australian Open. Tennis is a great sport to watch, especially if you can appreciate it for what it actually is as opposed to two or four people hitting a ball back and forth over a net for hours on end. My tennis prowess is nowhere near where I would like it to be. That’s more our sports reporter, Erin Tasker’s field of expertise. I can go as far back to my schooling days where my then PE teacher, James Roderick would challenge me to a game of singles during the lunch break, often with a box of Vita Wheat on the sideline as a prize for the victor. I always believed that these challenges, which would happen two or three times a week were due to my promise as a tennis player – we were both handy enough at that point in time, but I would later learn it was a concerted effort by him after consultation with other teachers to keep me at school during the lunch break and therefore out of trouble. Well played, Roddy. Well played. Anyway, I digress. What those lunch time encounters taught me was just how hard it is to actually play the sport of tennis. Especially if you want to play it well. The skill and technique required is immense so you can’t help but watch on in awe at the way that some of the men and women who play on the world scene, especially those in the
Cairns upset Breakers Bottom of the table Cairns have dealt the New Zealand Breakers’ play-off hopes a huge blow with a 106-98 overtime defeat at the Cairns Convention Centre. The loss puts the Breakers’ chances of making the finals in serious doubt and they will need everything to go right for them in the final four rounds of the season. They now sit in second to last with eight wins from 20 games, four victories behind fourth palced Brisbane. It was the Taipans first overtime win since December 2015 after five consecutive losses. Melo Trimble continued to prove that he is one of the best players in the competition, posting a game-high 32 points for the Taipans to go along with five rebounds and five assists and he proved crucial in the big moments. - NZME
Awkward entry
Changing of the guard? Stefanos Tsitsipas and Roger Federer embrace after their suprising match in which Federer lost. current stages of the Australian Open, can manipulate the ball and the game to their liking. I’ve always thought both Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic were amazing at this. Their ability to get a rally pointed in the right direction where they can hammer home a point has been incredible for so many years. But this week, it’s been interesting to watch both of those great players have the very skill which they have perfected, turned around and used against them. As much as I wanted to turn the television off the other
night, I couldn’t help but sit and watch Greek player Stefanos Tsitsipas dismantle one of the greatest of all time in a display that would have made Federer proud. It was while watching though, that I heard the ever-opinionated John McEnroe – a tennis god in his own right – state in an uncategorical manner that the match signalled a changing of the guard in world tennis. I struggled with this. Federer has been on the top of the sport for such a long time. He’s lost matches before too, unbelievably – but very few times, if at all, has the same statement
been mentioned. Champions get beaten all the time. They usually bounce back and normal transmission resumes and a loss becomes just a minor blip on the radar. So, with that in mind, I was equally as impressed to see Federer come out the next day and fire a backhand down the baseline at McEnroe which put him back in his place. There’s no doubt that Tsitsipas is a star of the future in the sport, but he’s got a long way to go to even come close to sitting next to one of the greatest to ever grace a court, let alone take his place.
‘The world’s number one player ...from Romania’ it was at that point with headphones on that Serena Williams realised she’d maybe got her arrival time wrong ahead of her Australian Open clash with top seed Simona Halep on Monday. It provided an awkward moment ahead of the compelling round of 16 match on Rod Laver Arena. Williams, ranked 16th in the world, went onto win in three sets 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 to book a spot in the quarter-finals for the 12th time at the event. Hopefully Serena works out the entrance order for the rest of the tournament. - NZME
SBW meets UFC hero All Black Sonny Bill Williams was all smiles on the weekend when he got to meet his UFC hero and fellow Muslim Khabib Nurmagomedov. Posting to Instagram, Williams said he felt “blessed” to have had the opportunity to share the stage with the reigning UFC lightweight champion, who spoke to fans about his journey to the top during a live Q&A session at Sydney’s Olympic Park. “Alhamdulillah. Blessed to meet & share the stage with the brother @khabib_ nurmagomedov May the most high continue to bless your journey,” Williams wrote. - NZME
SPORTS DRAWS AND RESULTS RESULTS ■ Croquet South Canterbury Croquet January 19 and 20 Golf Croquet grades Timaru Premier grade winner G Simpson runner up O Baird-Gosling both Aorangi Club. Intermediate grade winner J Winter runner up J Duggan both Cashmere Club.
■ Golf
Ashburton County Ladies Vets Golf January 19 Stroke round played at Tinwald Ellenor Sullivan 73 – Hilary Ward 74 on c/b Di Bell – Joan Undy- Marilyn Bennett 75. N/P # 2; Collen Linney # 6; Barb Harris # 12; Heather Santy # 16; Judith Smith. 9 Holes Janice Dunlop 37
Ashburton County Veterans Golf January 21 At Methven Winner Merritt Salver - Bill Mason 84 84 =0 80+ age: 1st Bill Hettrick – 12, 2nd Barry Bluett – 13; 71-79 age: 1st Mike Gray – 12, 2nd Murray Moorhead -16, 3rd Jimmy Kinnear – 18, 4th John Dudley – 19, 5th Roger Lake – 20; 50-70 age: 1st Kevin McStay – 15, 2nd Barry Jury - 16 Twos: G Munro and T Kerr Next competition February 4 Heartland Championship Ashburton
Ashburton Golf Club January 19 AC Browne Trophy Winners: Wendy & Eric Parr nett 64.5. Other good results in the mixed pairs: Adrian & Wendy Hopwood 67, Neil MacDonald & Heather Robertson 67.5, Peter & Marilyn Walker 69. In the Men’s section the winners of the Smith Salver were: Greg Fleming & Chris Ralston 61. Other good results were: Chris Lovelock & Murray Wackrow 64.5, Kevin McStay & Sam Luscombe 65, Tom Blacklow &
James MacFarlane 66 Twos: Craig Bain & Josh Akerley, Dylan & Ryan Stoddart, Hamish Niles & Bruce Day, Peter & Paul Morrison.
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January 26 The following skips have teams entered in the sub centre pairs starting at 9am Methven Green: A Allred, R Fensom, B Mayson, G Bishop, R Kane, B Holdom, B Marsh, M Skilling, L Muir, J Mills, J Kerwish, N Atkinson. Rakaia Green: G Eddington, N Skerton, C Fowles, S Keith, D Thorne, R McGarry, T Inwood, A Hill, M Anderson, W Clarke, B Harper, M Behrns. Match convenor R Fensom 3029281.
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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club January 26 This is Men’s Opening Day with a 4BBB match for the Jim McKenzie Memorial Trophy. Starting Times: Morning 8am; Afternoon report at 12.00 for a 12.30pm start. Nine hole golfers report at 1.00 for a 1.30pm start. January 27 The Property Brokers Shootout final
January 26 Weekend Ladies Opening Day - Canadian foursomes Report 8.15am Convenor - B Fechney 021-130-5366 January 29 Mid-Week Ladies Opening Day - Canadian foursomes Report 8.30am Starters - D Hinton, M Watson January 31 Nine Hole Men and Women Rnd 1 Marion Marshall Trophy – Stroke Report 9.15am Contact - W Smith 308-9207 Club Captain - S Lemon 027-405-4910
Tinwald Golf Club January 29 Women’s Golf - Winter Opening Day Gwen Forbes Salver Report 8.30 for clubhouse draw and meeting. New members welcome. Phone Club Captain 303-7030 Starters J. Bruhns B. O’Neill; Cards D. Bell L. Bird
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■ RUGBY
Cruden disappoints Altrad Montpellier boss Mohed Altrad has revealed that former All Black Aaron Cruden wasn’t what the team expected. The Syrian-born billionaire businessman, who is also a published novelist, appears disappointed with injury-laden Cruden, who joined Montpellier in late 2017 for a reported $3.6 million over three years. The 30-year-old first-five has struggled with injuries since moving north, and has only played one out of six European games this season and just half of the Top 14 fixtures for Montpellier. In a Q&A interview with French rugby website Rugby Rama, Altrad said Cruden had not produced the “sparkling performances” the French club had expected. “Our outside half, since he’s here, keeps hurting himself,” he said. “This season he has been injured four times. It is difficult for him to be efficient. We hoped for something else.” Montpellier themselves have struggled since losing the grand final last season to Castres – they are ninth in the Top 14 and failed to make the European top eight after falling be-
hind Edinburgh in their group. Altrad was, however, more complimentary of another Kiwi, Montpellier head coach Vern Cotter. When asked by Rugby Rama if he was satisfied with Cotter, Altrad said: “Yes, he is someone who has proved [himself] a lot in Scotland and at [French club] Clermont. He brought us to the finals.” Altrad also said that he trusts Cotter and didn’t blame the Kiwi coach for this season’s unfavourable results. “Is it his fault if we are penalised thirteen or fourteen times against Edinburgh?” he said. “Vern Cotter has proven himself and I trust him.” The 70-year-old businessman said he was confident that the club has progressed under his stewardship, but admits this year hasn’t gone to plan. “I would like to say that since I was there, in 2011-12, the club has progressed, right? “We have regularly finished in the top six. We are a young club, the youngest of the Top 14. We are writing our own story. But this year, I admit, the page is not completed.”
Right – Former All Black Aaron Cruden has been plagued with injuiries.
The changes NZR is making to schoolboy rugby New Zealand Rugby has announced the completion of the independent review of New Zealand secondary school rugby. The resulting report was approved by the NZR Board at its December meeting and the implementation of the report’s 31 recommendations will begin this month. The review – led by EdSol NZ, an educational consultancy company – was commissioned in June last year to better understand the various factors affecting the New Zealand secondary school rugby environment. NZR chief rugby officer Nigel Cass said the review and its recommendations were welcomed, and thanked the school and rugby community for their contributions. “Secondary school rugby is a vital part of our game. For many players it’s where they cemented lifelong friendships and wearing their high school’s colours is a cherished memory. “The report confirmed there are a lot of passionate people involved in the game and great rugby programmes happening all over the country. But it also found there’s work to be done and helped us pinpoint the areas that require our focus.” Cass acknowledged the review formed part of NZR’s commitment to providing a world-leading school rugby system for all of its participants. “Above all, we want to make sure playing rugby is a fun, safe and positive experience for all our teenage players, no matter where they live or what level they play at. “We now understand that some changes will be needed to help us reach that goal and it will take time, and support from schools, teachers and the community.” He said the response to the consultation via focus groups and online submissions had been fantastic and it gave NZR confidence that it had been a thorough process
with people from around New Zealand contributing their ideas. More than 500 people participated in online surveys, 300 in focus groups, and those with an interest in secondary school rugby were involved in consultation meetings, including SKY TV, player agents and Super Rugby clubs. Key recommendations include: ■ NZ Rugby is the governance body and establishes an advisory group (New Zealand Secondary Schools Rugby Union) to develop vision, values and strategy for secondary school rugby ■ NZR Manager of Secondary School Rugby appointed ■ Guidelines for both performance and non-performance grades ■ Equitable resourcing of girls’ rugby in co-ed schools and adequate resourcing in schools where girls’ rugby is a “new” sport ■ Guidelines for Provincial Unions and schools on format and form of secondary school rugby grades for both boys and girls ■ Expansion of E Tu Rangatahi programme NZR will prioritise six of the 31 recommendations over the next 12 to 15 months including: ■ Recruit NZR Manager of Secondary School Rugby ■ Review of New Zealand secondary school rugby governance ■ Develop NZR Secondary School Rugby Strategy ■ Implement priority recommendations for girls’ rugby ■ Review of Rugby Administrators In Schools (RAIS) funding model ■ Investigate the expansion of the E Tu Rangatahi programme for Maori players in secondary schools. - NZME
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Taylor looks to extend record at McLean Park It’s been a long wait for Ross Taylor who returns to one of his favourite grounds as the Black Caps face India at McLean Park in the opening ODI today. In 13 one-day innings in Napier, Taylor has an average of 88.75 compared to his career average of 47.91. That includes three of his 20 ODI centuries. Napier hasn’t hosted an international since February 2017 due to poor drainage which caused embarrassing scenes when an ODI against Australia was called off after hours of sunshine failed to dry the outfield. It’s his second highest average at any ground where he’s had at least five innings behind Hagley Oval (112.50 from six innings, including one century). He also averages an impressive 70 in five tests at McLean Park. “It’s good to head out to Napier,” Taylor said on Monday. “It’s been a while. It’s a home ground for the Stags and there have been a few dramas but it looks like the ground and venue are in good nick.” Westpac Stadium, where the Black Caps host India in the final ODI, is another ground where Taylor was prospered with an average of 73.00 in 12 innings. Taylor made his ODI debut at McLean Park against the West In-
dies in 2006, scoring 15 in a 91-run victory. He returned to the ground later in the year to score his maiden ODI century against Sri Lanka. He scored 128 not out in his third ODI knock but it still wasn’t enough as Sanath Jayasuriya scored a quickfire ton as Sri Lanka chased down New Zealand’s 285 with 10 overs to spare. Taylor’s other two ODI tons in Napier were 100 against England in 2013 and 102 not out against Pakistan four years ago, a match where current skipper Kane Williamson scored 112. Taylor needs another 34 runs to pass Nathan Astle and Stephen Fleming who are tied for the most ODI runs scored at the ground with 743. Indian captain Virat Kohli may have similar vibes to Taylor about today’s venue. Kohli has had just one innings at McLean Park – the opening game of their 2014 series – an impressive 123 from 111 balls. However, on the other side of the statistical ledger, Black Caps bowler Tim Southee will be looking to improve his record in Napier. Despite a strong test debut at the ground in 2008, his ODI record is well below his best, taking five wickets for 486 runs in 79.4 overs at an average of 97.20. - NZME
■ AMERICAN FOOTBALL
Brady leads Patriots to another Super Bowl Tom Brady is going to his ninth Super Bowl – as many as Joe Montana, Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers appeared in, combined. But after a tumultuous and erratic regular season, this one is different, and Brady keeps letting everyone know it. For one thing, he’s now 41, far closer to the end of his career than the beginning, no matter how long he intends to play. For another, he and the New England Patriots came into the AFC championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs as an underdog, the first time New England found itself in that position since 2014. “Everyone thinks we suck,” Brady opined after the Patriots beat the Chargers in the divisional round, and that’s a theme he struck again after the overtime victory in Kansas City sent New
Tom Brady England to a fourth Super Bowl in five years. We’re here again, he seemed to say. Deal with it. “The odds were stacked against us,” Brady told reporters after the game. “It hasn’t been that way for us for a while. It certainly was this year.” This time, it seemed personal.
Brady admitted after “that was as emotional a game as I’ve been through, certainly in a long time. We fought through adversity all year,” he said. Gone was the drama that created headlines last year, the rumours of a rift with Coach Bill Belichick. Cameras caught Brady saying, “I love you, too,” to his longtime coach after the game. Which means that Belichick said it first? “We’ve always gotten along great,” Brady said. “We’ve worked together for 19 years. We’ve had the same goals in mind for 19 years. He’s been a great, great mentor in my life. He’s taught me more than anyone could about the game of football. He’s the greatest coach of all time and we’ve had some great moments together.”
Brady and his people, as is their custom, sent a post-game Instagram message that was a little more in-your-face than usual. This one, accompanied by a caption containing only the letter “W,” reminded everyone that Brady is “Still here,” as video showed him and Rob Gronkowski walking out of Arrowhead Stadium. As Gronk smiled, Diddy’s Bad Boy for Life started to play. The lyrics? “We ain’t goin’ nowhere, we ain’t goin’ nowhere, we can’t be stopped now ‘cause it’s bad boy for life.” Diddy posted the video on Instagram himself, writing “Congratulations to my brother @tombrady true Inspiration. Boy won’t stop!!!” Brady, the old guy whom everyone thought was finished, passed
for 348 yards Sunday as New England dominated the game, outgaining the Chiefs 524 yards to 290 yards, finishing with double the number of first downs (36 to 18) and running 94 plays to Kansas City’s 47. For the second straight game, Brady was not sacked and the Chiefs got pressure on him on just 10 per cent of his dropbacks. The Patriots came up with some new, last-minute wrinkles, including eight new plays that were added to the playbook in an 11am meeting Sunday inside the Westin Crown Centre ballroom. He said it’s not unusual for offensive co-ordinator Josh McDaniels to come up with “plays that we’ve never even practised” as “preparation goes right up to the beginning of a game”. - NZME
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Djokovic to be okay for quarters Record-chasing Novak Djokovic is feeling sore and tired following his late-finishing win over Daniil Medvedev, but thinks he will be okay for his Australian Open quarter-final match against Kei Nishikori. “I didn’t feel so great, you know, in the last 20 minutes of the match or so,” Djokovic, aiming for a record seventh men’s title in Australia, said after overcoming a couple of tumbles and a series of energy-sapping baseline exchanges in the 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-3 win. Immediately after the match,
he said in a TV interview that he had never felt fresher. At a later news conference, he was more circumspect about his preparation for today’s quarter-finals. “It was not the fall. It was not particularly the fall. It was just, you know, a little bit of fatigue, a little bit of back,” he said. “Nothing major. But there are a couple of things that have surfaced, so to say, you know, after a match like this. “We’ll see how the body reacts, but I’m confident I can recover and I can be ready for next one.” - NZME
Raonic fires warning Milos Raonic enters the Australian Open quarter-finals believing he’s a superior player than the 2016 version who reached the last four at Melbourne Park as well as the Wimbledon title match. Having negotiated a treacherous quarter of the draw, the power-serving Canadian fired an ominous warning to Lucas Pouille ahead of their last-eight tussle today. “I think I’m a better player than I was back then,” Raonic said after dismantling German fourth seed Alexander Zverev in the fourth round. Topping the tournament’s ace tally with 107 untouchable thunderbolts, Raonic has also taken out Australian hope Nick Kyrgios, former champion Stan Wawrinka and Frenchman Pierre-Hugues Herbert for the
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loss of only one set. “I dealt with those challenges really well. Right now I’m here playing some extremely good tennis,” said the 16th seed. Raonic’s impressive run has earned the 28-year-old a crack at an opponent he’s beaten all three previous times they’ve met. Pouille, though, believes he’s a different player since turning to former women’s world No.1 and 2006 Australian Open champion Amelie Mauresmo last month. Pouille’s compatriot, and one-time coach of Andy Murray, has taught the once hit-and-miss Frenchman to be more patient and the improvement has shown in his run to the last eight, having never before won a match in Melbourne. - NZME
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ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): This plan you had is working, mostly because you steered it well, without imposing total control. Because you don’t have to be in control of absolutely everything for things to go right. TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): A dream isn’t a dream unless it’s a little off. Bigger than life. Stranger. You’ll head into the day reasonably enough, but it’s when you introduce the dreamy element that things start to get really interesting. GEMINI (May 21-Jun 21): You tell yourself to do something, and then do the opposite. Why? The complexities of will are confounding! There’s a rebel child in you who doesn’t trust authority, even if that authority is you. CANCER (Jun 22-Jul 22): The way to power is not taking more and more; that’s the way to destruction. True power is knowing what you can influence and accepting what you can’t. LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): There’s no such thing as a mediocre goal. Is it beyond where you are now by an inch? Half an inch? A foot? It’s progress. Count everything. It’s the kind of day when you need every win you can get. VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): How do you know if you’re being arrogant? You don’t. That’s the disease of arrogance. You’re checking yourself, so you’re probably in the clear. People who are truly arrogant usually forget that step. LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 23): Remember when sleeping seemed like a luxury, money was scarce and you weren’t sure where you were getting the energy to forge forward but you did it anyway? It was a test that made you strong. Appreciate it. SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 21): You may think someone has “arrived” but that perception is based on subjective criteria of success. The important thing is not to act weird when people achieve things and other people don’t. Be cool. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): The hard work is coming up next. But don’t worry; you’re ready. In fact, on some level, you’ve been looking forward to this. Bonus: You’re about to find out which of your colleagues the worthiest. CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Good relationships are built on mutual trust. Right now, you’re reaping the benefits of doing something as simple as showing up when you say you will and doing what’s expected. AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Even though you don’t have a ledger telling you how much you owe and are owed, in some way you’re keeping track. You’re noticing an imbalance in the give and take department. Start thinking about how it might be rectified. PISCES (Feb 19-Mar 20): You’ll be dealt a wildcard. Think carefully about how you want to play it. Much depends on the others at the table. Make your best guess about their hand.
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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 30.8 31.0 Max to 4pm 9.2 Minimum 4.5 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm January to date 16.4 Avg Jan to date 41 2019 to date 16.4 41 Avg year to date Wind km/h NW 22 At 4pm Strongest gust NW 41 Time of gust 2:39pm
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6am The AM Show 9am The Block Australia PGR 3 The teams work to reveal their completed master bedrooms and walk-in wardrobes. 0 10am Infomercials 11:35 DailyMailTV PGR Noon Face The Truth PGR 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 1:30 M Hidden Intentions PGR 2018 Thriller. When her estranged aunt arrives on her doorstep shortly after her mother’s funeral, a woman suspects something is not right. Ashlynn Yennie, Paige Searcy, Chris McKenna. 0 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:40 M A Million Ways To Die In The West AO 3 2014 Comedy Western. Helped by a beautiful woman, a cowardly farmer finds his courage, and now it is about to be tested. Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron. 0
6am Endangered Species 3 6:25 Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:50 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7:15 Danny Phantom 7:40 Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 8:05 The Legend Of Korra 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Mad About You PGR 3 10:20 The Doctors PGR 11:15 Hot Bench 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 Robot Wars PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR Kelly thinks there is a conspiracy against her; Bud appears on a TV dating show. 2:05 Hot Bench 3 2:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India First ODI – First Innings. 6:35 Storage Wars – Barry Strikes Back PGR 3 7:05 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India First ODI – Second Innings. From McLean Park in Napier.
6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Avatar 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Cube 3 7:50 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Kaea 3 2 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Time On The Road 3 10:30 My Party Song 3 11am Aotearoa 3 11:30 Aotearoa 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 F The Laughing Samoans 1pm Now Is The Hour 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3:10 Avatar 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Cube 3 4:20 Kids’ Kai Kart 3 4:30 Pukana 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Matatini 3 7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Cam’s Kai 3 8pm Kapa Haka Whanau 3 8:30 Haka Life PGR 3 9pm Voices Of Our Future 3 9:30 School Of Hard Knocks 10pm HakaNation 10:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3
6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Tiny House World 7am Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic, And Unwrapped 7:30 Four Rooms 8:30 Jamie’s 30-Minute Meals 9am Food Safari – Water 9:30 George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces 10:30 The Living Room 11:30 My Dream Home 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 My Dream Home 2:30 Building The Dream 3:30 Love Nature – Bondi Vet 4:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds Paul Hollywood joins the lads of the Clifton Chilli Club to sample some of Britain’s hottest chillis for his cornbread pies, and creates sugar flowers with Peggy Porschen. 5:30 Strippers – Cars For Cash 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Million Dollar Car Hunters The car hunters of RM Sotheby’s, the world’s largest collector-car auction house, travel the world to find some of the finest motor cars. 8:30 Grand Slam Fishing 9:30 Speed With Guy Martin – F1 Special 10:30 Dirty Rotten Survival
11pm NewsHub Late A mix of news, entertainment and pop culture. 11:20 SVU AO 3 A member of a high school’s secret society stands trial for an attack on a 15-year-old. 0 12:20 Infomercials
11pm Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) Day Nine. 12:10 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR The best of Stephen Colbert’s satire and comedy, discussing politics, entertainment, business, and more. 1:10 Closedown
11pm Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:30 Closedown
11:30 Paul Hollywood’s Pies And Puds 12:30 Travel Man – 48 Hours In 1am The Living Room 2am Love Nature – Bondi Vet 3am Money For Nothing 4am Million Dollar Car Hunters 5am Tiny House Hunting 5:30 Tiny House World
MOVIES PREMIERE
MOVIES GREATS
7am You, Me And Him MLC 2017 Comedy. Lucy Punch, David Tennant. 8:35 Baby Driver 16VL 2017 Action. Ansel Elgort, Jon Hamm. 10:25 Tumbledown MLS 2015 Comedy. Rebecca Hall, Jason Sudeikis. 12:05 Roman J Israel, Esq MVL 2017 Drama. Denzel Washington, Colin Farrell. 2:05 Wonder Wheel PGVLS 2017 Drama. Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake. 3:45 You, Me And Him MLC 2017 Comedy. Lucy Punch, David Tennant. 5:20 The Last Poker Game MSC 2017 Comedy Drama. Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino. 6:50 The Wedding Guest MLS 2017 Drama. Cobie Smulders, Justin Long. 8:30 A Dog’s Purpose PG 2017 Adventure. The fighting spirit of a dog finds its purpose through helping the humans it encounters over the course of several lifetimes and owners. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad. 10:15 20th Century Women MLSC 2017 Comedy. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning.
8am This Means War MVLS 2012 Action Comedy. Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy. 9:35 End Of Watch 18VL 2012 Crime Drama. Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña. 11:20 Jersey Girl MLS 2004 Comedy Drama. Ben Affleck, Jennifer Lopez, Liv Tyler. 1pm Contraband 16VLC 2012 Crime. Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster. 2:50 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 4:30 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama. Daniel DayLewis. 7:05 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy. Roving journalist and sixth-most-famous person from his native Kazakhstan, Borat Sagdiyev travels to the United States to learn about American culture. Sacha Baron Cohen. 8:30 Sleepy Hollow MC 1999 Horror. A police constable is sent to Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of murders committed by a headless horseman. Johnny Depp, Christina Ricci. 10:20 The Vow PGLS 2012 Romance. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum.
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12:15 Never Here 16LS 2017 Thriller. Mireille Enos, Sam Shepard. 2:05 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 2:35 The Last Poker Game MSC 2017 Comedy Drama. Martin Landau, Paul Sorvino. 4:05 A Dog’s Purpose PG 2017 Adventure. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad. 5:45 20th Century Women MLSC 2017 Comedy. Annette Bening, Elle Fanning.
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12:05 Safe House MVL 2012 Action. Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds. 2am Contraband 16VLC 2012 Crime. 3:50 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. 5:30 There Will Be Blood MV 2007 Drama.
SKY SPORT 1 6am The Crowd Goes Wild The team presents the best of the day’s sports news. 6:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Round Four. 7am Golf – European Tour (HLS) 7:30 Golf – Asian Tour (HLS) Singapore Open. 8:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) Taipans v Breakers. 9am Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) Match of the Day. 10:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) 2pm Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Final – Blaze v Magicians. 2:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India First ODI – First Innings. From McLean Park, in Napier. 6:35 The Cricket Show (HLS) 7:05 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India First ODI – Second Innings. From McLean Park, in Napier. 11pm Fox Sports News 11:30 NBL Magazine Show
THURSDAY
Midnight Fight Night 2am Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) First ODI. 2:30 Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Final – Blaze v Magicians. 3am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 4am Cricket – Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Semi-final One – Thunder v Heat. 4:30 Cricket – Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Semi-final Two – Sixers v Renegades. 5am Surfing – World League (HLS)
0 Closed captions; 3 Repeat; 2 Maori Language; HLS Highlights; RPL Replay; DLY Delayed. CLASSIFICATIONS: 16/18 Approved for persons 16/18 years or over; AO Adults only; C Content may offend; L Language may offend; M Suitable for mature audiences; PG/PGR Parental guidance recommended for young viewers; S Sexual content may offend; V Contains violence. Local Radio: NewsTalk ZB 873AM/98.1FM FM Classic Hits ZEFM 92.5; Port FM Local 94.9, 98.9 and 106.1
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SKY SPORT 2 6am Netball – Quad Series (RPL) South Africa v Silver Ferns. 8am Fox Sports News 8:30 Cricket – Women’s Super Smash (HLS) Final – Blaze v Magicians. 9am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 10:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Round Four. 11am Golf – European Tour Event (HLS) 11:30 Golf – PGA Tour Event (HLS) 12:30 A-League Hour 1:30 Football Shootout 2:30 Football – A-League (HLS) Victory v Phoenix. 3pm Surfing – World League (HLS) 4:10 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 4:40 L Cricket – Big Bash Stars v Strikers. From Ted Summerton Reserve, Moe. 8:15 The Cricket Show 8:40 Fox Sports News 9:10 L Cricket – Big Bash Sixers v Hurricanes. From the SCG, Sydney.
THURSDAY
1am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 1:30 Surfing – World League (HLS) 2:30 Golf – LPGA Tour (HLS) Round Four. 3am Golf – European Tour Event (HLS) 3:30 Golf – PGA Tour Event (HLS) 4:30 Netball – Quad Series (RPL) South Africa v Silver Ferns. 5am NBL Magazine Show 5:30 Basketball – NBL (HLS) Taipans v Breakers. 23Jan19
DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Alaskan Bush People M Rise of Browntown. 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 1971 Scat Pack Challenger 2/2. 10am Expedition Unknown PG Code to Gold. 10:50 What On Earth? PG Curse of Medusa. 11:40 Web Of Lies M Stolen Youth. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Mommy, Please Come Home. 1:20 American Monster M Just Out of Frame. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Air Rescue PG 5:15 Air Rescue PG 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG Back to the 1980’s in a 1968 Coronet. 6:35 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 7:30 Alaska – The Last Frontier PG 8:30 Air Rescue PG 9pm Air Rescue PG 9:25 Border Live M 10:15 Alaskan Bush People PG Where There’s Smoke There’s Fire. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 American Monster M Just Out of Frame.
THURSDAY
12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Treehouse Masters PG
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Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Sport
24 Ashburton Guardian
Swim team shines
Gatland: No jobs for me
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Low flying Blair Orange and Noosa Beach are airborne at yesterday’s trials. BY MATT MARKHAM
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Scorching temperatures were converted to scorching times on the racetrack yesterday at the Ashburton Racecourse. More than 70 horses took part in the 14-race card which stretched through the middle of the day and many posted some blistering times with near-perfect conditions for fast racing on a track which is regarded as the fastest in the country. There were a number of standout performances during the day
but few were as impressive as the Ken Barron trained, Noosa Beach. A two-year-old son of Somebeachsomewhere, the classy looking individual bounded to the front early on for Orange and from there was able to dictate the speed and showed too much talent for his rivals, winning impressively. Purchased for $40,000 last year at the Australasian Classic Yearling Sale in Auckland, Noosa Beach has plenty of strong bloodlines running through his veins and is owned by prominent own-
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ers Steve Thompson and Grant Dickey. “It’s nice to have a promising type again,” Dickey said after the heat. “We’ve been a wee bit quiet for a while now – too long I reckon, so hopefully this is the start of things turning around. “There’s a bit to like about him, he’s got a nice way of going that’s for sure.” Dickey and Thompson have had a long line of success with horses form the Barron stable and appear to have another on their
hands in Noosa Beach. Orange was in hot-demand as a driver yesterday as he looks to chase his second consecutive premiership victory. He’s been up and down the South Island, and further afield, in recent months and currently has a 20 win lead over Matty Williamson with 75 winners for the season with Mid Canterbury’s own Ricky May sitting third with 46 winners. Rakaia horseman Gerard O’Reilly unleashed a nice type earlier on in the programme in Blazing Impact.
Djokovic expects to be okay for quarter-finals
A three-year-old filly by Bettarthancheddar, she was too good for her rivals in a qualifying mobile pace, winning impressively with a last 800 metres better than 57 seconds as she won by two lengths. She is raced by Tony and Mandy Hurst along with their children, Jeff Hurst and daughter, Jackie Dwyer. The fourth foal from Impact’s Legacy who was a handy mare for Laurence Hanrahan, Blazing Impact traces back to the strong Impact family which belonged to Lester Tatterson.
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