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Seaﬁeld farmer Bevan Grice has just a tinge of green left on paddocks as the big dry looms. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 231115-TM-061

Mid Canterbury farmers are desperate for rain, their drought fears magnified this week as hot days and nor’west winds kick in. Following on from a drought last summer, el nino conditions forecast have made it even more possible dry conditions will return. Mayfield dryland stock farmer Peter Reveley believed it was shaping up to be the driest spring since the last el nino in 1997-1998. “Now it’s drying out exceptionally quickly.” There had been a 15mm top-up of rain falling last week, however with nor’westers forecast, by the end of this week farms in the area could be just as dry as those further down the plains. He was about to make light silage which he expected could have to be fed out to stock on the farm at Christmas, an unusually early time to be feeding out. Seafield farmer Bevan Grice has 400ha in three properties in the Seafield area. Two of the farms are dryland, but still have a tinge of green on them.

He has farmed in the area all this life. “You get one good year, two average years and two poor years,” Mr Grice said. “We are hoping for rain every day, two to three inches would be great.” This year was shaping up to be as bad as when drought was declared last summer. Ashburton Lyndhurst Irrigation Limited manager Jess Dargue said the scheme was on 15 per cent restrictions due to low Ashburton River levels, and could have to be restricted by a further 15 per cent if Rangitata River levels dropped, which they almost did at the weekend before rain in the high country bumped levels up. The restrictions are not unusual, but the dry and cold spring has meant farmers are not getting the growing conditions they need. Ben Curry at the Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) was hoping that nor’west

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conditions this week would keep the Rangitata levels high and prevent restrictions from that river. The race supplies Ashburton Lyndhurst and other schemes, including Mayfield Hinds and Valetta, altogether comprising about 500 farms in the district. Mr Curry said that while el nino conditions could increase demand for water from farmers, it could also help keep rivers higher with nor’wests causing rain and snowmelt in the high country. The MetService is forecasting a high of 26°C in Ashburton today, 27°C tomorrow and 28°C on Thursday, with northwesterlies, turning south-west with rain at times on Friday. In its weekly “hotspot” watch, Niwa has identified Mid Canterbury as being in a soil moisture deficit area. MetService rainfall data for the year to yesterday shows Ashburton has received 510mm of rain so far this year, compared to the long-term average of 618mm.

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‘We’re in to win it’ With four weeks to go in the current series of My Kitchen Rules (MKR), Hawke’s Bay contestants Henry and Monique Heke have issued a stern warning to their opponents: “We’re in to win it.” The couple have become firm fan favourites and Mrs Heke said making it through the first round was “a huge ka pai moment for us”. “We’re really happy but it was a lot more pressure and stress than we were told it would be.” The pressure was off them a bit in last night’s episode, as four other teams cooked off in a suddendeath round.

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Bieber serenades ex-girlfriend Justin Bieber serenaded his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez at a hotel bar in Beverly Hills, California, according to videos posted on social media. In a series of clips uploaded to Instagram over the weekend, Justin is shown singing at a piano in the bar of the Montage Beverly Hills hotel. He appears to serenade his on/off girlfriend Selena with The Temptations’ hit My Girl as she looks on smiling, while the rest of the revellers in the bar cheer. Justin and Selena are both set to perform at the American Music Awards on Sunday.

Bullying on Baldwin’s mind It will be third-time lucky for Emmy-winning actor Alec Baldwin when he finally makes it to Australia, but his visit won’t be all fun and games. The outspoken 57-year-old New Yorker will be on a mission during his first trip to Australia because bullying is on his mind. Baldwin, who over the past couple of decades planned to make two movies in Australia but both didn’t come off, will fly to Melbourne in February to be the face of the city’s La Dolce Italia 2016 festival. “The festival is a lot of fun, but it is in support of a very good cause,” Baldwin said. Baldwin will be a guest at a number of festival events, including a charity gala to support Bully Zero – a national charity committed to a zero-tolerance culture of bullying in Australia. It will be a quick visit, from February 26 to 28, with the actor jetting straight back to the US.

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Mara is sick of saying sorry Rooney Mara has said she finds herself apologising for being a female actress with a strong voice. Mara, who played the lead character in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, said people in the film industry get angry with her for being opinionated and having a strong point of view about how she should be portrayed. Asked if actresses are treated differently to their male counterparts, she told the Sunday Times: “Oh my God, you have no idea. At the end of the day, I have one life, one name that is mine. So people get enraged – ‘You have an opinion about what we want to use you for? And how we are going to portray you? How dare you!’ It would be impossible for me to temper my voice. I am stubborn and opinionated, and I have a strong point of view. But, as a female, I definitely find myself apologising for it.” Mara, 30, said “there are a lot of really interesting roles for women – definitely more than there ever have been. I think the thing to do is to stop talking about how there are not any. It should not be, like, ‘Hey, this is great! These women are so complex!’ Let’s stop applauding that. It should just be normal at this point.”

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The Church of England is threatening legal action over the rejection of a one-minute film featuring the Lord’s Prayer that it wanted to run before showings of the new Star Wars film that opens shortly before Christmas. Church officials say the decision not to air the short film amounts to religious discrimination against the church. The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said yesterday it is “extraordinary” that cinemas won’t show the film in the week before Christmas. The advertisement shows the Lord’s Prayer being recited by members of the public. It was cleared by British film classification and advertising agencies, but turned down by Digital Cinema Media, which handles advertisements for major film chains in Britain. Church officials said they were told the advertisement could potentially cause offence.

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■ MT HUTT SKIFIELD

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■ PASSING THROUGH

Bikers no cause for concern - police An influx of bikers and gang members passing through Ashburton is no cause for concern, Senior Sergeant Scott Banfield says. Senior Sergeant Banfield said he had received concerned phone calls from members of the public about bikers and gang members being in Ashburton. However, they had all been heading south for the Burt Munro Challenge and were nothing to worry about, he said. He wanted to reassure people that they were just passing through and police had been vigilant about checking they were complying with all road rules. Bikers will also be expected to be seen travelling north through Ashburton in the few days following the challenge. The Burt Munro Challenge is an annual motorcycle racing event held in Southland from November 26-29.

In brief

Mt Hutt NZ’s best ski resort Mt Hutt Ski Area personnel swapped their waterproof jackets for formal attire and accepted a prestigious industry honour at a glitzy awards ceremony in Austria. The third annual World Ski Awards were held at A-ROSA Kitzbühel at the weekend. Mt Hutt general manager of operation James Urquhart and ski instructor Ingrid Zauner represented the ski area in accepting the title of New Zealand’s Best Ski Resort. Mr Urquhart said in a press release that it was an honour to be sharing the stage with world-renowned ski resorts from across Canada, the United States and Europe. “This is the ski industry equivalent of the Academy Awards and while Brad and Ange stayed at home to look after the kids, players from the likes of Whistler and Aspen added some real star quality to the proceedings,” he said. Kitzbühel was named the best ski resort in the world, and other New Zealand organisations to receive awards were three accommodators, for New Zealand best ski hotel, boutique hotel and ski chalet. NZSki chief executive officer Paul Anderson said yesterday it had been “pretty special”

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Tully trial date set A new trial date has been set for the man accused of two murders and two attempted murders in the Ashburton Work and Income office. Russell John Tully’s trial will begin on February 22 at the High Court in Christchurch. The trial was to have started yesterday and was expected to take three weeks, but was adjourned during a hearing before Justice Cameron Mander last week. All information from the hearing, other than the new trial date and the reason for the adjournment – “to accommodate Tully’s legal representation at trial” – was suppressed, Justice Mander said in a statement yesterday. Tully has denied shooting dead Peggy Noble and Leigh Cleverland and the attempted murder of two other employees in the Ashburton Work and Income office on September 1 last year. He also faces charges of theft, unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition, and setting a man-trap.

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New Zealand’s Best Ski Resort was Mt Hutt, represented by James Urquhart and Ingrid Zauner (centre), with fellow World Ski Awards winners Bob Wheaton (left) of Deer Valley Resort in America and Charlie Locke of Lake Louise in Canada. PHOTO SUPPLIED to have Mt Hutt take out the award, taking it off the previous two-time winner of Treble Cone. The award was achieved by receiving the most guest votes,

and Mt Hutt had run a big social media campaign. “Mt Hutt has a strong social media following, a huge amount of brand recognition, we thought with that combi-

nation we would have a good chance,” Mr Anderson said. “We are thrilled with the accolade, it’s our guests who have taken the time to vote, that means a lot to us.”

Honour for magazine founder By SuSan SandyS

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Ashburton mum Jo Taylor came up with the idea for establishing the successful Latitude magazine about nine years ago while chatting to her hairdresser. There has been no looking back since, and at the weekend the Canterbury lifestyle magazine founder was named supreme award winner at the Enterprising Rural Women Awards 2015 in Nelson. In a speech Mrs Taylor gave at the Saturday evening function, she described her Ashburton hairdresser saying she wished she had glossy magazine options for advertising. “I sat there with the foils in my hair and thought about how to produce a magazine. Why not have a good quality publication directed to the rural female?” she said. Mrs Taylor grew up in Melbourne and worked mainly in the health sector internationally, installing large computer systems. With no background in media, she created a mock-up of her magazine idea and approached potential advertising clients. “I managed to get some who could see the vision of what I was trying to create.” Today, many of those advertisers remain on board, and Mrs Taylor has added journalism to her media skills, writing many of the stories which have featured in the 43 issues to date. She is editor of the magazine which has grown from a 56-page issue published four times per year in 2007, to 192 pages six times per year, with 15,000 copies each run, sold in shops and to subscribers throughout the country. Two new bridal publications have been added to the publishing stable. Mrs Taylor is assisted by a team of five staff at Latitude’s Ashburton head office, while she and husband Deane are intensive crop farmers at Eiffelton, and have five children, aged between seven and 22. Mrs Taylor was first named one of six category winners at the awards, before being announced as the overall supreme winner.

A public service for Jonah Lomu will be held at Eden Park on Monday, Prime Minister John Key announced yesterday. The service will be held at the Auckland stadium from 1pm to 3pm. “Jonah touched people’s lives across the country and around the world,” Mr Key said. “The service will be a celebration of Jonah’s life and I expect a large number of people will want to be there.” In addition there will be special ‘Aho Faka Famili’ (Day of the Family) event allowing Pasifika to pay their respects in their traditional way. This will be held at the Vodafone Events Centre on Saturday, November 28 from noon. A private funeral for Jonah will be held the day after the public memorial. Lomu family spokesperson John Hart said family members were grateful to the Government for their support. - NZME

Tragic accident A 3-year-old girl who died in a tragic accident while playing with an older sibling will not be named. Emergency services were called to a house in Rolleston at 4pm on Sunday. Police yesterday said Coroner Gordon Matenga had issued a minute on the girl’s death prohibiting publication of her name and identifying details. The cause or circumstances of her death also cannot be published. “We would like to reiterate that the girl’s death is not being treated as suspicious and was a tragic accident,” Canterbury metropolitan area commander Superintendent Lane Todd said. - NZME

Preston found guilty

Latitude founder Jo Taylor feels honoured to be named supreme award winner at the Enterprising Rural Women Award 2015. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 231115-TM-020

“I think my heart rate escalated about a million times, I really wasn’t expecting it, it was a great honour,” Mrs Taylor said. Rural Women New Zealand national president Wendy McGowan said Mrs Taylor had supported New Zealand’s rural communities at the same time as pursuing her publishing dream.

Michael Preston has been found guilty of murdering his estranged wife Mei Fan, and of breaching a protection order. The jury returned its verdict in the High Court at Wellington after deliberating for less than four hours. It comes after five weeks of evidence. Supporters in the public gallery cried upon hearing the news, with family and friends consoling each other after the verdict was delivered. Preston himself remained stony faced in the dock. He will be sentenced on December 16. - NZME

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Ashburton’s teens anxious By Caitlin Porter

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Ashburton’s Hype Youth Health Centre is seeing an increasing number of teens suffering from anxiety. This follows the unprecedented increase of young New Zealanders being diagnosed with anxiety-related disorders. Hype Youth Health Centre coordinator Janet Hadley said she has recently seen young people present with anxiety, some who were even experiencing panic

attacks. Mrs Hadley said when she encounters a teen experiencing anxiety issues she either refers them to a general health practitioner or, if she believes it is warranted, on to Comcare. Comcare is a mental health and addiction service based in Christchurch that services the Canterbury area. Mrs Hadley said she was puzzled as to why she was seeing such an increased number of young people with anxiety issues, however she believed it

was just something that happened with some young people. She said with the growing awareness around mental health, it was becoming easier for people to reach out for help. On the other hand, Ashburton GP spokeswoman Dr Charlotte Cox said while she was not aware of an increase in people with anxiety, it was not uncommon for her to talk to patients about anxiety. “We routinely see patients asking for help dealing with

stress and that can spill over into depression and anxiety,” Dr Cox said. General practitioners employ a complex model to diagnose and treat patients, she explained. It begins with listening to the patients and can sometimes result in a referral for counselling or medications. “I always commend people for recognising they have a problem and asking for help.”

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Technology teacher to begin new adventure By ruBy Harfield

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Ashburton College’s long-standing technology teacher Chris Thompson will hang up his classroom tools for the last time next month. After a previous career in boat-building and as a business owner, Mr Thompson moved from a position at Waihi College in the Coromandel to Ashburton College in 2003. Mr Thompson said he decided to retire at the end of this year to focus on making furniture from a workshop he built in his home. “I had planned for quite some time I would retire when I was about 60, I’m 61 now.” The teacher had mixed emotions about leaving. He was looking forward to his next adventure, but he knew he would miss the students and staff. One of the highlights from his time at Ashburton College was helping students to build a couple of sailing boats which were still used on a regular basis. “Students from the school built them and students from the school sail them.” One group, under their teacher’s guidance, created a yacht called Dreamin’ Dean, named after a student who died of illness during his time at the college. Although Mr Thompson is comfortable with a number of different materials, his favourite is wood.

Everything is on track to run smoothly for White Ribbon Day tomorrow, thanks to the local White Ribbon committee. White Ribbon Day is a time when people all over the country take a stand against violence towards women. The committee held its final planning meeting yesterday to ensure tomorrow’s events go off without a hitch.

St John Ashburton attended 11 medical-related incidents on Sunday.

Christmas market Nearly 1000 people crowded into the Ashburton Trust Event Centre for their annual Merry Little Christmas Market. More than 60 stalls were set up in the centre on Saturday with a range of goods available including toys, food and clothing. Ashburton Trust Event Centre bar and catering manager Casey Rose said it had been busy with between 800 and 1000 people attended the event. She was particularly pleased with the wider variety of stalls this year, especially those from out of town including one from Balclutha. It went so well that next year they might look at doing a mid-winter one too, she said. The event would not have been so successful without the support of the stallholders and customers, Mrs Rose said. The Ashburton Trust is currently conducting a review of all of its health and safety systems and is holding an information seminar tomorrow for anyone who is a contractor or sub-contractor to the organisation. Trust health and safety officer Shona McGrath said the seminar is being held ahead of new health and safety legislation to be introduced next year and was aimed at ensuring contractors and sub-contractors understood the process the trust would follow to ensure it was compliant with new regulations. The seminar will be held in the Heron Room at the Hotel Ashburton tomorrow at 5.30pm.

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Ashburton College technology teacher Chris Thompson will be retiring at the end of this year. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 191115-TM-126

“Wood’s a remarkable material, you can do so much with it.” He particularly likes using macrocarpa because it is a

strong, durable and a renewable resource. Aside from his teaching position, Mr Thompson had also been the co-ordinator of

the school’s Trades Experience Course, which involved liaising with businesses and students placed on the programme.

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■ WHITE RIBBON DAY By Caitlin Porter

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Acting chairwoman Katrina Pritchard filled in for Families Without Violence co-ordinator Anna Arrowsmith and stated the “gentle march” was set to take place at noon, leaving from the clock tower and heading down East Street to the chessboard. All Mid Cantabrians are encouraged to get out and support the cause before joining the committee for a sausage sizzle and pledge signing afterwards, she said.

A black and white themed quiz night will also be held in honour of White Ribbon and committee advocate Evans Chibanguza said that 29 teams had signed up, however, they were prepared for the numbers to increase. “It’s really going to be an exciting night,” Ms Pritchard said. The White Ribbon Riders will open the quiz and then also make an appearance at Ashburton Intermediate School on Thursday, where they will talk to

the children about violence and bullying. Awareness for White Ribbon does not end there, to further spread the message Mr Chibanguza and Think First project coordinator John Hobbs spent the past few weeks designing White Ribbon themed posters and put the finishing touches on their work yesterday. People wanting information on White Ribbon can contact Anna Arrowsmith at Safer Ashburton.

The man accused of killing stop-go sign operator George Taiaroa can now be named. He is 45-year-old Taranaki man Quinton Winders. Interim name suppression was in place until 4pm yesterday, giving Winders a chance to inform family of the charge against him. No appeal to extend name suppression was lodged. Mr Taiaroa, 65, was shot dead while operating a stop-go sign at roadworks in Atiamuri, north of Taupo, in 2013. Winders will appear in the High Court at Rotorua in December. - Newstalk

Four bodies recovered Plans to recover the three bodies remaining on Fox Glacier after Saturday’s helicopter crash have been revealed. Police yesterday confirmed four of the seven bodies have been recovered. The remaining bodies are unlikely to be retrieved until at least Wednesday, when it was thought the weather could clear enough for rescue crews to approach the site. Inspector John Canning said a staged area would be cut out in the ice, so the ground was stable enough to stand on. He said the glacier was moving around 1m per day at the moment – and that alone presented considerable safety challenges. Mr Canning said post-mortem examinations would take place in Christchurch this morning, while rescue crews in Fox Glacier planned their next move. - NZME

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■ CHRISTMAS IN THE PARK

Day switch to bring benefits

Music, fireworks and top line entertainment will see Christmas arrive in style in Ashburton with the annual musical extravaganza Christmas in the Park. This year’s event is the third the organising team of Lisa Anderson and Carmen Lye have put together, and each year the pre-Christmas party gets bigger. The Mitre 10 Mega Christmas in the Park 2015 comes with one significant change this year, a switch from Sunday to a Saturday night. “The decision came from public requests and it also makes the pack down and clean up process much easier to work on with the Sunday afterwards,” Mrs Anderson said. “We learn from each year which in turn makes each event easier to organise and this year we’re streamlining everything from the sound to the amenities and who you see on stage.” Financial backing from some of Ashburton’s churches and locally owned businesses has paid for the event so there will be no gate charge or donation requests, she said. “Everything has been made available for all people to attend by sponsors money, services and goods plus hundreds of volunteer hours.”

This year’s headline act is Stevie Tonks, who finished fourth in the last X Factor New Zealand season. He will be joined by Daniel Hitchens, originally from Ashburton and now carving out a name on stages over New Zealand. The impressive line-up of support talent will include Julia Bell, The Bryan Sisters, Luke Glendining, Sarah Heney, Olivia Stewart, Awatea Timothy, Matt van den Yssel, Layna Hunt and Kayla Marshall who will be accompanied by a backing band directed by Mel Roberts as well as a children’s choir. Special guest of the evening will be Father Christmas. The event starts at 7pm in the Ashburton Domain Oval and wraps up with a mega fireworks display at 10pm Last year Christmas in the Park attracted more than 8000 people, with many setting up on the grass well before the first artist appeared on stage. Hot food and coffee will be available in the oval from late afternoon. The event carries a glass ban and there will be a high level of security on site. More information on the event can be found on www.christmasinthepark-ash.co.nz

With plenty of top entertainment acts already lined up, the 2015 edition of Christmas in the Park is sure to be a cracker. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Ten charges of theft admitted The following people appeared before Judge John Strettell in the Ashburton District Court yesterday. Coleman Fraser, 43, of Methven, admitted 10 charges of theft of items over $1000, two of theft of items worth between $500 and $1000. He entered no plea on a charge of fraud totalling more than $6000. The court was told Fraser had targeted businesses in Ashburton and Christchurch over the course of a month stealing items to pawn. When confronted by police he admitted his offending, going so far as to talk about thefts which had not been reported. Defence lawyer Roz Burnside told Judge Strettell her client was motivated and saving to repay the affected parties and asked the sentencing date to be pushed out to enable him to do so. Judge Strettell ordered a probation report to include appendices for electronically monitored sentencing options and a reparation report to be prepared for when Fraser appears for sentencing on January 11. He will be back in court on December 14 to deal with the fraud matter. Teautuaine Dean, 24, of Neth-

erby, admitted two counts of common assault, and charges of assaulting a woman, wilful damage and fraud. The court was told the female victim had got in the middle of an altercation between Dean and his brother and unintentionally received minor injuries. He had however assaulted her on two other occasions and broke a window. The fraud matter related to the misappropriation of a bank card, which he used to withdraw $420 from an ATM machine to buy alcohol. Judge Strettell said alcohol was the common denominator in all of Dean’s offending. He sentenced him to nine months’ supervision to include anger management and drug and alcohol counselling and to make reparations of $550. “None of these matters were serious but you can expect no sympathy from the court if you come back on domestic violence charges,” Judge Strettell said. Richard Edwin Taylor, 29, of Hampstead, admitted two charges of obtaining by deception. The court was told Taylor had listed mobile phones on an online trading account and a Facebook trading page and collected $370 and $500 respectively, but failed to

deliver them to the purchasers. He was remanded on bail for sentencing on December 14. Nicole Jane Tait, 26, of Allenton, appeared on charges of possessing cannabis and breaching a community work sentence, which was cancelled during yesterday’s appearance. She will be sentenced on January 11. Sakara Teri Bryant, 22, of Ashburton, had the remainder of her community work sentence cancelled on medical grounds. She was convicted and ordered to come back before the court if called within six months. Shaquille-Maree Cameron, 17, of Allenton, admitted making a false statement to police. She was convicted and sentenced to nine months’ supervision. Logan Glenn Worthington Rule, 24, of Ashburton, offered no plea to charges of assault with intent to injure and breaching a community work sentence. He was remanded on bail until December 14 on the condition he does not offer further violence to the victim, and warned to make good the outstanding 47 hours of

the community work sentence before that date. Daniel John Brokenshire, of Ashburton, was convicted and ordered to come back before the court if called within six months on a charge of wilful damage. The court was told Brokenshire became involved in an altercation with a driver who pulled out in front of him. The complainant then followed him into a business car park and confronted him. He said he kicked the bumper bar of her car – she said he broke a headlight, nonetheless Brokenshire had already stumped up for the repairs. Driving matters Niall Doyle, 22, of Burnham, made a bad decision when he chose to drive home after drinking on November 19. As he neared Chertsey his vehicle was observed to veer across the centre line several times before hitting a power pole and crashing through a fence. He returned a breath alcohol reading of 774mcg/l and was also charged with careless use of a motor vehicle. Doyle, an Irish national, was disqualified from driving for eight months, fined $1100, ordered to pay court costs of $260 – and

warned to see to the payments or he would be prevented from leaving the country to return home next month. John William Hurst, 18, of Palmerston, was convicted of drink driving with an excess breath alcohol level of 558 micrograms of alcohol per litre of breath (EBA 558mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for six months, fined $500 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Lionel George Tapp, 49, of Hampstead, was convicted on his sixth count of drink driving (EBA 507mcg/l). He was disqualified from driving for 12 months, fined $650 and ordered to pay court costs of $130. Police observed Tapp leaving the Devon Tavern with a group of people on October 27 and apprehended him when he drove off. Tapp had gone to the bar to pick up his sons on the understanding he was not over the legal alcohol limit to drive. Judge Strettell said the fact Tapp’s previous convictions occurred more than 20 years ago had saved his neck, but warned him the court would not look kindly on any further offending.

Firefighters dousing a blaze on Wakanui Beach Road on Sunday morning. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 221115-TM-007

Restrictions possible By RuBy HaRfield

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The Ashburton District Council might have to enforce a fire restriction if hot, dry weather continues. Emergency management officer Don Geddes said currently there were no fire restrictions in place but because of the hot, dry weather that had been forecast they would probably need restrictions soon. There were a number of systems in place to determine whether a restriction would be needed including monitoring weather stations, he said. Most summers a restriction was enforced in Ashburton and sometimes a complete ban was put in place. While there was an open fire season at the moment there was an expectation that people would be cautious, Mr Geddes said. Regardless of whether a person lighting a fire had been careless or not, if that fire got out of control they could be charged for the damage and fined for suppression. Ashburton fire risk management officer Murray Cairns said while there was no fire ban in Ashburton, outdoor fires were not permitted in any residential area in Canterbury under the regional air plan. Fire crews were usually called out to several residential outdoor fires a month in

Ashburton with people claiming ignorance as an excuse, he said. “People need to make sure they know the rules.” The dry weather meant fire crews were busy dealing with re-ignitions over the weekend including one that flared up four times. Crews from Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade, Ashburton Rural Fire Force and Pendarves Rural Fire Force spent several hours dousing a re-ignition on Wakanui Beach Road at 9.03am on Sunday. Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer Robbie Maw said the fire, which was about 150m by 50m, started from a bonfire that had been lit on Wakanui Beach on Saturday night and had set fire to some gorse. Fire crews were called out to the same spot to battle a 3 to 4 hectare fire which started from the same source at 7.39pm. There was little damage but firefighters were there for more than three hours. Yesterday, another few hours were spent fighting the blaze after it reignited twice again. Hinds and Willowby rural fire forces attended another vegetation fire which started from a controlled burn-off escaping into a line of grass on Fields Road at 2.20pm on Sunday.

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In brief ‘Kirchner era’ ends President-elect Mauricio Macri’s promises to revitalise Argentina’s sagging economy with free-market reforms and improve strained relations with the United States resonated with voters, carrying him to a historic win that ended 12 years of often-conflictive rule by President Cristina Fernandez and her late husband. But when the business-friendly opposition candidate takes office December 10, he will inherit a country with around 30 per cent inflation, near-zero economic growth and entrenched government social spending that private economists warn is not sustainable. He also lacks majorities in either chamber of Congress to pass his deep reforms. - AP

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A Belgian Army soldier patrols on a main boulevard in Brussels as the city entered its third day under the highest threat level. PHOTO AP

Police arrest 16 in raids Belgian prosecutors announced police had detained 16 people in 22 raids but that Paris fugitive Salah Abdeslam was not among them. Despite the raids, authorities maintained their highest terror alert in the capital for a third straight day. Federal prosecutor Eric Van Der Sypt said 19 raids were carried out in Molenbeek and other boroughs of Brussels and three raids were carried out in other cities. “We have to stress that no firearms or explosives were discovered ... during the raids,” Van Der Sypt said.

“Certain elements in the investigation made intervention necessary. The investigation will in any case be relentlessly continued.” One of those detained was injured when a car he was in tried to ram police during an attempted getaway, Van Der Sypt said. The raids capped a tense day with hundreds of troops patrolling and authorities hunting for one or more suspected militants, the Belgian government chose to keep the capital on the highest state of alert into the start of the work week to prevent a Parisstyle attack.

Citing a “serious and imminent” threat, Prime Minister Charles Michel announced that schools and universities in Brussels will be closed, with the subway remaining shut down, preventing a return to normal in the city that is also home to the European Union’s main institutions. “We fear an attack like in Paris, with several individuals, perhaps in several places,” Michel said after chairing a meeting of Belgium’s National Security Council. While Brussels was kept on the highest of four alert levels, the rest of the country remains on a

Level 3 alert, meaning an attack is “possible and likely”. “Nobody is pleased with such a situation. Neither are we. But we have to take our responsibility,” Michel said. Western leaders stepped up the rhetoric against the Islamic State group, which has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Paris that killed 130 people and wounded hundreds more; the suicide bombings in Beirut that killed 43 people and injured more than 200; and the downing of the Russian jetliner carrying 224 people in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. - AP

■ NEW ORLEANS

Shooting at playground wounds 16 Hundreds of people were gathered at a New Orleans playground for a music video shoot when two groups in the crowd opened fire on each other, wounding 16 people in the shocking evening violence, police said. Police were on their way to break up a big crowd at Bunny Friend Playground when gunfire erupted at the park in the city’s 9th Ward, the police said in a statement.

Police said 10 people were taken to the hospital in ambulances while another six were taken in private vehicles. Photos of the scene showed emergency workers wheeling some of the wounded to ambulances on gurneys while other people who appeared to be in pain lay on the ground. Investigators didn’t know how serious the wounds are, or what started the shooting, police spokesman Tyler Gamble said.

Large stadium lights lit up the park as police continued to work the crime scene. Witnesses told police that the gunmen ran off after the shooting was over. The park was crowded with hundreds of people, the police said. Some had walked there after a neighbourhood parade had finished earlier that evening and others were watching or taking part in the music video, Gamble

said. Gamble says the video was being made without a permit to use the park. Police Superintendent Michael Harrison told WDSU-TV that the shooting might have been gang-related. Police had been helping with the parade that had been taking place about a block away from the park, and were able to quickly get to the park, Harrison told the TV station. - AP

The assault on a luxury hotel in Mali’s capital that killed 19 people was a clear attempt to derail a fragile peace process meant to stabilise the country’s volatile north, a representative of northern separatist groups said. Halting peace negotiations have been dragging on between the central government and northern separatist groups for more than two years in an effort to end the disputes that turned large sections of the country into a haven for radical Islamic militants. The talks have shown some promise in recent months. The Radisson Blu hotel attacked by two gunmen on Friday was preparing to host a meeting on implementing the latest accords. - AP

Landslide claims 100 A landslide near a jade mine in northern Myanmar killed about 100 people, most of them villagers digging for green stones in a mountain of displaced earth, a witness and a community leader said. Many other people were missing. The collapse occurred in the Kachin state community of Hpakant, said Brang Seng, a jade businessman, who watched as bodies were pulled from the debris and taken to a hospital morgue. “I’m hearing that more than 100 people died. In some cases, entire families were lost.” - AP

Blast at shrine Japanese media are reporting an explosion in a public restroom at Tokyo’s Yasukuni shrine, which honours Japan’s war dead, including those executed as war criminals. No one was injured. Yasukuni has been the target of criticism from Japan’s neighbours, including China and South Korea, which suffered World War Two atrocities and aggression. Firefighters received a call to put out a small fire that damaged the ceiling and walls of the restroom. - AP

Refugee checks lengthy The Australian government remained committed to resettling 12,000 Syrian refugees, but security checks could take more than a year, officials said. Government lawmaker Cory Bernardi said Cabinet should rethink that commitment in light of the threat militants could pose as refugees in Australia. But Cabinet ministers including Treasurer Scott Morrison and Counter-terrorism Minister Michael Keenan stood by the decision. - AP

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OUR VIEW

Adopt a family this Christmas Sue Newman

ACTING EDITOR

hen the going gets tough, when the world seems to be against you, often the first friendly face you’ll see is someone from the Salvation Army. The organisation’s trademark is its willingness to help those who desperately need help and intervention in their lives. They give without asking for thanks, they do what needs to be done; they touch lives, leave them a little brighter and the load a little lighter for families and individuals who’ve fallen on tough times. Their motivation is simple, they’re a Christian organisation, based on Christian principles and that means being there when they’re needed by those in need. But to do what they do, they need one absolutely essential ingredient, the help and support of the countless communities in which they work. Wellington’s Sallies have come up with an outstanding idea that could give new meaning to Christmas in the Ashburton District – an Adopt a Family for Christmas scheme. In year one it was a winner and it’s now rolling into year two. It’s a simple scheme, put your name forward as a donor and you’ll be given the details of a family you can provide with food and suitable presents. If the scheme is successful in Wellington, why not in Ashburton? Between them the Sallies, St Vincent de Paul and possibly our Budget Advisory Service will have the clients and they have the skills to vet those clients carefully so as only those in genuine need make it on to the adoption list. Finding willing adoptees would be as simple as harnessing the power of the media and within a couple of weeks, Ashburton’s version of the project could be born. Donors would need to make the scope of their ability to gift very clear – a family with one child or five – and there would need to be clear parameters around the values involved. But with a few guidelines in place Christmas could take on a new meaning for those with a little more who wanted to give to those with less. It would be an anonymous exercise, but genuine giving comes with its own rewards.

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Biological emissions should be treated differently A

s we draw nearer to the Climate Change Conference in Paris, the level of rhetoric is heating up along with the climate. A lot of the debate on climate change here in New Zealand almost certainly goes on to agriculture and dairy in particular. New Zealand has a very unique profile in the world with half of our emissions agriculture related. This immediately starts an argument on whether agriculture should be in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) or not. However, we should really take a step back and look at the big picture. That is, this is a global issue. Climate change doesn’t recognise national boundaries. New Zealand emissions don’t just sit above New Zealand and only warm us, if they did I would have bought a V8 this winter just been. So, because this issue is global, then the solution needs to be that and consistent.

Andrew Hoggard FROM THE FARM

One of the big challenges I see is population growth, more people equals more demands. Now unless Greenpeace comes up with a culling list to help match demand against the supply, then it is fair to assume that not much will happen on controlling the population. So it’s fair to assume that the expectation is that everyone will still get fed and that food will still be affordable. To my mind this means you have to treat biological emissions differently than industrial emissions. The logical way to do this is to set efficiency targets. You have to have global benchmarks that reflect what good and

poor efficiency is across the various agricultural products. Encouraging more production where it can be done efficiently and less where it occurs inefficiently or encourages greater efficiency. With such a scheme one of the big challenges is getting everyone to agree on the standard accounting methodology. In the dairy industry at a global level this has actually been done. So one thing the New Zealand dairy industry needs to do quick smart is to see what its carbon life cycle analysis is under the framework developed by the international dairy federation. So we can discuss with relevant data rather than from studies done a decade ago. If I look across the dairy industry globally there is a hell of a lot of inefficient production. We have countries that have got too focused on having to be self sufficient in dairy production. It would be like NZ decid-

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ing we had to be self sufficient in banana production. Sure we could do it, but it would be a fantastic waste of resources when we could just import them much more cheaply from Central America. Trade barriers and subsidies also play a big role in driving inefficient global food production, and it’s with a good deal of irony to note that those most in support of tackling climate change are often those most at odds with trade liberalisation. Climate change isn’t a simplistic issue that will be fixed with slogans and hashtags. A lot of the simplistic arguments being thrown up by the likes of Greenpeace might very well reduce New Zealand emissions, but that could well lead to increased ‘less efficient’ production globally, and thus actually higher global emissions. Andrew Hoggard is Federated Farmers Dairy Industry Group chairperson

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■ FONTERRA ELECTION

Wilson comfortably re-elected BY FIONA ROTHERHAM Fonterra Co-operative Group shareholders have re-elected chairman John Wilson to the board despite speculation there has been a campaign to remove him from office after he and the dairy giant came in for criticism by its farmer suppliers who’re struggling with low milk prices. Incumbents Wilson and Nicola Shadbolt have been re-elected to the board while Blue Read was voted out in favour of newcomer Te Awamutu farmer Ashley Waugh. Wilson said the result, which saw him re-elected with an increased share of the vote from last year, was humbling. “We all know it’s very tight on the farm with low dairy prices at the moment and it’s very humbling to have received such strong support,” he said. He wouldn’t comment on whether there had been a campaign to see him removed and he also refused comment on a proposal that will be voted on at this Wednesday annual meeting

Fonterra’s John Wilson has been re-elected as chairman. in Waitoa to reduce the board by four members to nine. Since farmers expressed disappointment with the first-half result, the company’s earnings improved for the full year and Wilson said last week that the Auckland-based co-operative was on track to achieve record earnings before interest and tax in the 2016 financial year. It raised its forecast available payout range for this season by 5 cents per share to a range of 35 cents to 40

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+4.70

+0.07%

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CEO resigns from district council Queenstown Lakes District Council chief executive Adam Feeley has called it quits. A statement yesterday from Mayor Vanessa van Uden said Mr Feeley would leave in late February. He had told staff he was staying in the district and “looking forward to enjoying the outdoor lifestyle more while pursuing other opportunities’’. “We wish Adam well and thank him for what he has achieved in his three years with us.’’ She would discuss the resignation with councillors at the earliest opportunity, and expected recruitment of a replacement to begin “swiftly’’.

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The Supreme Court has given Mobil Oil leave to challenge a Court of Appeal decision that made it liable to pay $10 million to publicly-owned Waterfront Auckland for the cleanup of a heavily contaminated area of Wynyard Quarter in downtown Auckland. Mobil Oil leased two properties in Auckland’s waterfront “tank farm” for more than 50 years. The land it was on was found to be heavily contaminated after it ended its leases for the two sites in 2011. While other oil companies as

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Mobil granted leave to appeal $10 million clean-up bill BY FIONA ROTHERHAM

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Uden said. He had reshaped the council by bringing together three separate organisations and improving the delivery of core infrastructure and services. It is the latest in a string of resignations by council departmental bosses and second-tier managers in the two years since a major restructuring led by Mr Feeley. The former Serious Fraud Office boss, who took up the Queenstown role three years ago, was this year the subject of an Office of the Auditor-General inquiry into whether the council properly handled a conflict of interest over a proposed special housing subdivision by his family trust.

■ SUPREME COURT

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year which Wilson said reflected the efforts of the Shareholders’ Council in the regions and farmers wanting to have a say on the running of the cooperative. Newly elected Shareholders’ Councillors Andrew Hardie and Sue Brown will join incumbents Wilson James and Kevin Turnbull on the council. Shareholders’ Council chairman Duncan Coull said 65 per cent of farms, representing 73 per cent of milksolids cast their votes. He said it was great to see shareholders, as owners of Fonterra, come out in numbers to decide the direction in which the co-operative will travel. “My view is that the health of our co-op is dependent on our shareholders and their willingness to participate in the decision-making processes and based on the participation rates in this election, I would suggest that our co-op is in very good shape,” Coull said. All successful candidates will take office at the close of the company’s annual meeting. - NZME

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cents though the farmgate milk price of $4.60kg/MS may still be under threat as milk prices have continued to decline at recent GlobalDairyTrade auctions. While welcoming Waugh to the board, Wilson said it was a shame to see Read voted off after three years on the board because he had made a “huge” contribution during that time, and in his previous leadership roles within the co-operative. “When you’ve got strong board

candidates and other candidates standing it’s very common in the co-operative over time to get change as has happened this time,” he said. Waugh is an experienced company director and is currently chair of Moa Group and a director of Seeka Kiwifruit Industries and Australian-based The Heat Group. The other two unsuccessful candidates were Greg Maughan from Marton and Murray Beach from Marlborough who at last year’s AGM lost a motion that all Fonterra investment spending and New Zealand development projects be put on hold until farmer payouts hit a minimum of $7 per kilogram of milksolids. Returning Officer Warwick Lampp has posted the results of elections for the Fonterra board of directors, the directors’ remuneration committee and Shareholder’s Council on the NZX but refused to reveal voter numbers which he said were only supplied to shareholders. The voter turnout for the elections was significantly up on last

previous tenants and neighbours had contributed to the problem, Waterfront Auckland claimed Mobil had to deliver the land in an uncontaminated condition at the end of its lease term. It took the oil company to the High Court at Auckland which found in Mobil’s favour but the Court of Appeal reversed that decision earlier this year, awarding a $10 million payout to the council organisation. The Supreme Court said yesterday when granting leave to appeal that the approved questions are did the “clean and tidy” clauses in the 1985 leases between Mobil

Oil and the Auckland Waterfront Development Agency require the oil company to remediate any hydrocarbon contamination of the leased land on termination of the leases and if not, is Mobil Oil liable for the costs of remediation on the basis it breached an implied lease term not to commit waste? If the answer to either question is yes, the court will then need to rule on whether the remediation obligation relates only to hydrocarbon contamination caused since 1985 or further back to 1925 when the contamination began. - NZME

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MARKET REPORT Dairy

Wool

As the dry spreads to the south of the region, average pasture growth rates still lag well behind the norm and reinforce the chances of a serious summer drought. Farms with surplus feed have rapidly made them into baleage and summer forage crops are just emerging from the ground and in need of irrigated water or rain. Time is running out for an improvement in this year’s payout and last week’s global dairy trade auction result severely dented that prospect with its 7.9 per cent price fall. This week’s Fonterra AGM may prove lively with many contentious issues, but most ears will be waiting to see if the payout prediction can be held at $4.60/kg/ms given the poor recent auction results. Analysts are now predicting the turn around may not start until early 2016 when the global market realises the implications of New Zealand’s lower export volumes and will need to compete to secure supply. The rural real estate market has quickly followed the weaker product returns with the dairy land price index falling by 18.6 per cent. Reports that one bank is canvassing farms for sharemilkers positions reveals the tough financial plight for many in the sector.

A small South Island wool auction saw a good clearance on the back of a weaker kiwi dollar and all micron indicators lifted significantly on the last southern sale. More wool will now be offered, as on the mother and post weaning shearing will now dominate and dry weather should ensure colour quality will be maintained and keep prices 0.70c-$1/kg clean above last year.

Lamb Lamb schedules are still looking for the bottom as weak frozen demand curtails sustainable pricing and dashes any hopes for a better price season. Weaning has started on the early flocks with export, saleyard and local trade prices all at least $10/head behind last year, and it appears more falls are still to come. An earlier than normal Easter cannot come soon enough for the revival of the chilled demand, but with price and volume negotiations are under way, some cautiousness is evident on the back of the frozen products demise and strong competition from Australian exporters.

Beef More falls in beef schedules this week, but reports that in the US prices are stabilising, and in Australia kill tallies have dried up and some plants have closed early or reduced shifts, will be good news for NZ exporters. Earlier exporter optimism of Chinese demand for beef has wilted, with extra volumes filtering through the ‘grey channels’ via Hong Kong. Saleyard prime animals have also fallen quickly in price on the back of export and local trade falls, and are now at prices similar to last year. Good news on the TB front with deer and cattle herd infection rates reduced to just 25 in the South Island and complete eradication of this insidious disease now a realistic target.

Deer Venison schedules are now adjusting down in typical summer fashion, but exporters report their markets are in better shape than beef and lamb and prices are $30/hd better than last year. Top velvet heads will soon be selected for the series of velvet competitions and breeders will see the spectacular advancement of velvet weights and style animals have made over the last few years.

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■ NZ’S POINT OF DIFFERENCE

Women in Arable told to keep By NadiNe Porter

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New Zealand should stay GE-free because that’s our point of difference with overseas markets, according to the marketing manager of Oil Seed Extractions. Speaking to the Women in Arable group recently, Nigel Hosking said he was promoting New Zealand origin flax seed oils (called Linseed in NZ) at a health expo in Japan in 2008 when they closed the border to Canada over GE being found in seed. “They said it would be two to three years before we got into the market, but two months later I had my first export order going air freight to Japan and now we have regular loyal customers there.” Alongside hemp, linseed remains one of the company’s biggest products as it has the highest omega 3 percentages when grown in New Zealand, compared to anywhere else in the world. “Traditionally oil seed crops are grown in the European Union, China and Canada and are around 52 to 55 per cent (in omega 3), but some in New Zealand are as high as 59 per cent.” Mr Hosking puts the quality of our linseed down to our temperate climate and the breeding of different cultivars. A trial conducted in the Wairarapa last year confirmed the quality of Canterbury’s crop, with the North Island climate producing 5 per cent lower in omega 3. A polyunsaturated “good” fat, linseed oil is essential for nutrition and can help healing and improve the health of your skin and hair. Currently Oil Seed Extraction has three main customers in Japan – one that buys bulk oil and

bottles it under his own brand and distributes it to supermarkets. Another customer buys bulk oil to turn into capsules for the sup-

plement market, while the third main customer takes pre-bottled oil and distributes it. Since 2008 the company has air

freighted 150 shipments to Japan and wants to continue to increase the crop. Midlands Seeds research devel-

opment manager Joanne Townshend said that after World War Two around 40,000 hectares of linseed was grown in New Zealand

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p it GE-free Left – The FAR Women in Arable group being shown around Oil Seed Extractions last week. PHOTOS NADINE PORTER

Environmental report opened up Federated Farmers is welcoming the Government’s announcement to open the freshly-launched Environment Aotearoa report to public consultation. “Opening up consultation on the reporting framework to the entire community makes a tremendous amount of sense. We all have a role to play in protecting the environment, whether that’s farmers, other industries and business or the general public,”

Federated Farmers environment spokesperson Chris Allen said. Mr Allen said the federation welcomed the release of the first report in October because transparency was key to prioritising and addressing environmental impacts, but that report also highlighted the need for this consultation. “The Government was open about the inevitable imperfections resulting from the use of

existing data sets, but we were surprised to see some data sets inconsistently applied and, in some cases, bold assumptions about what that data was saying,” he said. Federated Farmers will be making a submission on behalf of its members. The consultation process closes on December 23. Further information is available at: http:// www.mfe.govt.nz/environmenttopics-consultation

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and the oil was heat extracted at a plant in Dunedin where it was added to paints to help them dry quicker.

Ms Townshend said linseed was a hardy plant and contracted ground had grown 10 per cent every year since 2011. While the traditional seed was brown, the company was also growing yellow and golden varieties – where they would be used in the baking market in breads. “The Japanese are interested in the yellow linseed.” Yellow varieties had a lower Omega 3 content, she said. “Even though some varieties yield better than others, they are not necessarily accepted by the customers which is always a bit of a challenge.” There were three price tiers for the crop with a conventional grade, a chemical-free grade and organic grade. While most chemicals didn’t have a residue in the oil, Gallant remained an issue. “It’s attracted to fats and oils.” Ms Townshend and Mr Hosking also talked about the other crops the company extract oil from including hemp, borage, evening primrose oil and meadowfoam.

LIC appointment will help $40m technology boost Paul Littlefair is the new chief information officer for the Livestock Improvement Corporation. Mr Littlefair, who has been acting in the role since September, has previously held senior IT roles at KiwiBank, ASB Bank and the Colonial Group and was also chief operating officer for the Bank of South Pacific for a time. Chief ex-

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Paper boys on bikes at Netherby in 1980: Philip Keele, David Keele, David Burgess, Harold Nicolas, Peter Burgess, Wayne Marriott, Scott McOmish, Robyn McAleer.

CONTACT Sometimes, images we receive just cry out to be shared, even though we may not have that much information to go with them. Recently, we were donated this rather faded image of a group of Guardian paper boys. It is believed to be from the 1920s. Compare their bikes, clothes and bags to their successors.

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Photos aren’t wallpaper protection By Kathleen Stringer

often mention how museum objects require special treatment, how such things as temperature and humidity can damage items irreparably. Controlling the environmental conditions – humidity, air quality and temperature – is not easily achieved; it takes specialised equipment, knowledge and money. Most museums struggle to get just the right balance – like the three bears we don’t want it too hot, nor too cold, but just right. Another factor that is detrimental to objects, especially those made of natural materials such as paper, textiles and early photographs, is light. Thankfully this is relatively easy to control, we just keep light to low levels (this is why most museums are darker than other places), or eliminate light altogether. Collections not on display are kept in boxes in darkened rooms. To measure light we use a lux meter – that enables us to see how much light is directed at our objects and also, to some extent, how much light is absorbed by it. This may sound a bit high tech, but we all know that black cars absorb more heat than white ones. Light damages objects slowly. Most objects don’t fade overnight

This photo of the original nurses’ home at Ashburton would once have been much brighter. Once it was removed from its backing it showed the amount of fading that would have taken place. and often we don’t know it is happening until, all of sudden, that bright cushion we had in the sunroom has become lighter. Usually, we only notice the damage when we shift the item. This process was shown very

well, unfortunately, in some photographs I was processing recently. Part of the Ashburton Hospital collection, these early images were mounted on cardboard and placed in a frame and hung up

somewhere. At first glance everything looked fine. On removing the photos from the card, however, it was obvious that a great deal of fading/light damage had taken place. What has actually happened

is that the photo (the bit that we look at and is important as an artefact) has absorbed the light and protected the cardboard. We can only imagine how much brighter the images were when first taken. This revelation is often called JNF (just noticeable fade). We can’t reverse the process of fading, but we can reduce and even halt it. The problem is that while the eye can see the image has changed or lost colour, we can’t see the other effects of light – the breaking down of fibres, warping and generally making the object less strong than it was. As an example, think of sunburn – we can see it but we don’t know what other damage intense sunlight is doing to our bodies. While museums are aware of such problems and do their best to prevent it, don’t forget you too have items that will be affected by light before your very eyes. Curtains and bedspreads can fade but be replaced, but what about your unique and special treasures — tapestries, photos and certificates you have on display? Is your wallcovering so precious that it is worth using your family heirlooms or keepsakes to protect it? If not, it may be a good time to think about making those precious items sunsmart. If you need advice just ask us, we are here to help.

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RESULTS ■ Bowls Allenton Bowling Club November 20 Friday Triples sponsored by Calder Stewart & Midland Seeds. 1st R. Bennett, G. Clarke & S. Thomas – 3 wins, 15 ends & 34 points; 2nd G. Eder, M. Anderson & D. Kinvig – 3 wins, 14 ends & 30 points; 3rd G. Bishop, B. Holdom & J. May – 3 wins, 14 ends & 24 points; 4th B. Harrison, J. Bennett & R. Smitheram – 2 wins, 1 draw, 17 ends & 21 points.

Ashburton Bowling Club November 14, Roll over triples 1st C Cross, A Stroud and D Weir. 3 wins 10 ends 23 points. 2nd T Watson, L Connell and J McLay 2 wins 11 ends 21 points. 3rd J Withington, J Allison and M Wilson 2 wins 8 ends 10 points. Corner to Corner: 1st M Anderson, 2nd T Connell 3rd T Watson. November 18 Aussie Pairs sponsored by Wises Pharmacy: 1st R Bennett and G Clarke 3 wins 17 ends 30 points 2nd B Harrison and J Kingsbury 3 wins 16 ends 43 points. 3rd R Keeling and A Gibbs 2 wins 1 draw 12 ends 30 points. 4th H Boag and B Malloy 2 wins 1 draw 12 ends 24 points. 5th C Dennis and J Dennis 2 wins 16 ends 29 points. November 19 Ladies Senior Singles Championship: Semifinals Heather Goodall won v Diana King. Final. Heather Goodall defeated Gaynor Crack 21-9. November 21 Roll over Triples: 1st Trevor Watson, Jan Rooke and Lex Joycelyn 3 wins 10 ends 19 points. 2nd Wendy Herriott, Jim Allison and Maurice Wilson 2 wins 1 draw 9 ends 15 points on countback. Corner to Corner played Sat Nov 21: 1st Graham Taylor. 2nd Graham Taylor 3rd Colin Arnst.

■ Bridge Ashburton Bridge Club November 18 Monday Evening – B and C Ladder N/S 1 K Kingsland and M Francis, 2 D Fisher and G Brown, 3 Paul Fergus and A Gray. E/W 1 G McCormick and D Sewell, 2 L Adams and B Newton, 3 A Gilbert and M Bruce Tuesday Evening – A Ladder N/S 1 Pauline Fergus and M Stowell, 2 M Buckland and T Downward, 3 E Taylor and A Wright. E/W 1 M Moore and A Maude, 2 P Downward and V Ferrier, 3 T and M Small Wednesday Afternoon –Duplicate N/S 1 P Jowers and S Rosevear, 2 M Buckland and D Sewell, 3 J Browne and J Lovett E/W 1 R Kyle and R McLaughlin, 2 J Wright and A Maude, 3 T Downward and J Irwin Thursday Evening – Presidents Trophy N/S 1 M Holmes and R McLaughlin, 2 G McCormick and D Sewell, 3 L Baker and M Moore. E/W 1= A van Dyk and J Irwin, and P Downward and M Buckland, 3 J Lovett and M Bruce.

■ Croquet Waireka Croquet Club November 14 Ruby Ferriman Doubles Competition: Lyn Jones and Janice Murta 4 v Annette King and Anne Aldridge 7; Lyn Jones and Janice Murta 2 v Barbara McIntosh and Audrey Leath 7; Annette King and Anne Aldridge 7 v Audrey Leath and Barbara McIntosh 6; November 17 Pat Burgess Golf Croquet Singles Competition: Bev Blair 7 v Dulcie Pierre 3; Sue Lamb 7 v Pauline Scott 5; Bill Allnutt 7 v Gail Benseman 5; Sue Lamb 7 v Dulcie Pierre 2; Bill Allnutt 7 v Pauline Scott 3; Jackie Rollinson 7 v Gail Benseman 5; Bill Allnutt 7 v Dulcie Pierre 5; Janice Murta 7 v Pauline Scott 2; Bev Blair 7 v Barbara McIntosh 5;

South Canterbury Croquet Association Golf Croquet November 16 Interclub, Advanced Grade Waireka Red v Aorangi Gold Singles: Sue Lamb 7 v Joan Simpson 6; Phyllis Reith 3 v Brian Maxwell 7; Audrey Leath 6 v Janet Skerrett 7; Bev Blair 7 v Jamie Parry 2; Sue Lamb 7 v Brian Maxwell 4; Phyllis Reith 6 v Joan Simpson 7; Audrey Leath 7 v Jamie Parry 6; Bev Blair 7 v Janet Skerrett 4; Doubles: Sue Lamb and Phyllis Reith 6 v Joan Simpson and Brian Maxwell 7; Audrey Leath and Bev Blair 3 v Janet Sker-

Tuesday, November 24, 2015 rett and Jamie Parry 7; Total Games Won: Waireka Red 5 v Aorangi Gold 5; Total Points (hoops) Waireka Red 59 v Aorangi Gold 57; Waireka White v Aorangi Blue Singles: Edmund Fordyce 7 v Graeme Simpson 3; Logan McCorkindale 7 v Oscar Baird-Gosling 5; Richard Turpie 7 v Kevin McGlinchy 4; Caitlin Smith 4 v Janice Good 7; Edmund Fordyce 7 v Oscar Baird-Gosling 5; Logan McCorkindale 7 v Graeme Simpson 6; Richard Turpie 7 v Janice Good 6; Caitlin Smith 2 v Kevin McGlinchy 7; Doubles: Edmund Fordyce and Logan McCorkindale 7 v Graeme Simpson and Oscar Baird-Gosling 4; Richard Turpie and Cairlin Smith 6 v Kevin McGlinchy and Janice Good 7; Total Games Won: Waireka White 7 v Aorangi Blue 3; Total Points (hoops) Waireka White 61 v Aorangi Blue 54) November 18 Primary Grade, Waireka Red v Ashbury Singles: Jackie Rollinson 4 v Gavin Pike 7; Eva Kircher 5 v Marie Pike 7; Lyn Jones 7 v Evlyn Milliken 3; Janice Murta 7 v Mildred Malins 4; Jackie Rollinson 3 v Marie Pike 7; Eva Kircher 7 v Gavin Pike 3; Lyn Jones 7 v Mildred Malins 6; Janice Murta 7 v Evlyn Milliken 6; Doubles: Jackie Rollinson and Eva Kircher 4 v Gavin Pike and Marie Pike 7; Lyn Jones and Janice Murta 6 v Evlyn Milliken and Mildred Malins 7; Total Games Won: Waireka Red 6 v Ashbury 7; Total Points (hoops): Waireka Red 57 v Ashbury 57;

■ Cycling Mid Canty Social Wheelers November 21 16km. 12 Riders: 1st Abe O’Donnell 3f/t. 25m 22s. 2nd Paul Macfie 4f/t. 25m 22s. 3rd Myles O’Donnell 4f/t. 25m 22s. 4th Bailey O’Donnell F/T. 24m 07s. 5th Dean Rattray 28m 09s. 6th Matt Marshall 2f/t. 25m 03s. 7th Brent Hudson 34m 06s. 8th Leanne Chatterton 34m 15s. 9th Nigel Chatterton 30m 28s. 10th Colin Dunstan 30m 59s.

G Smith. A McLeod Eagle number 3 Nett Eagle not struck. Twos: A Rushton Ashvegas player of the day G Cook 10 up November 18 Twilight 9 Hole Stableford Competition Steve King 23, Stableford Points, Arnold Rushton 19, John Low 18, Harley Davies 17, Nearest the Pin, Matt, Walker, Two’s Bill Allan & Steve King.

Tinwald Golf Club November 20 Summer championships and trophies. Leading scores in the first round of the summer championships and trophies played on Saturday: Men 0-14; Gordon Rennie 65 net, Paul Hefford 66, Jeff Hewitt 68 b/l. 15-21; Andrew Barrie 68 c/b Trevor Emery 68, Bill Anstey 69. 22 plus; Graham Hortin 65, Selwyn Munro 66, Wayne Ross 68 b/l. Women 0-20; Wendy Stevenson 69. 21 plus Barb MacGregor 70. Nearest pin: Tinwald Liqourland # 2; Dave Rush. Gluyas Ford # 6; Selwyn Munro. Bedrock Bar and Stonegrill # 12; Richard Thompson. Ace Auto Electrical # 16; Sue Newman. Two’s: Jeff Hewitt, Trevor Emery, Pete Marshall, Brent Smith, Randall Feutz. Net Eagle: # 5 not struck. Twilight November 19, Stableford Men: 0-6: Nigel Heney 21 b/l, Owen Miller 21, Alton Fletcher 20 b/l. 7-10: Tony Clarke 23, Tony Sheppard 22, Gordon Rennie 22, Cawte Whiting 22, Mata Kamate 21, Snow Pierce 21, Tim Stoddart 21. 11 plus: Stan Stringer 25, Arthur Pawsey 24, Matt Stoddart 24, Pete Ranson 22. Women 0-14: Kirsty McAuliffe 22, Pam McAndrew 21. 15 plus: Barb Harris 25, Maree Moore 24.Non-Handicap (net) Jenny Harrex 33. Bayley’s nearest the pin: # 2 Tony McAndrew. # 12 Jeff Hewitt. Radio Hokonui longest drive; Barb MacGregor. Two’s; Jeff Hewitt, Tony McAndrew, Graham Mills, Mark Argyle, Elizabeth Collins, Ryan Braddock, Nigel Heney, Gordon Rennie

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■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club November 20 Midlands Seed Friday night teams Top Team: Concrete Blockheads 92.5 – J Power, G Fleming, T Blacklow, J Devon Ladies: Business Birdies 85.5 Men: Pakeke Pros 92, Reads Rebels 88, Keith’s Kids 87.5, Mikes Mob 84. Mixed: Stroke & Poke 83.5, TGIF 81.5. Top lady: Vicki Moore. Top man: T Blacklow. Nearest Pins; Templeton Motors – Anna Lea Henson; Paul May Motors – Eleanor Weir; Mac & Maggies – Hoppy’s Hopefuls; BP Ashburton – Catherine Trott. Gabites Lucky Player – Brian Hawksby, BP Lucky Player – Andy Morrison. Twos: David Henson 14 November 21 The winner of the Captains v Presidents matchplay competition was the President 15–6. Nearest Pins: Robbies: Beavan Wilson, Braided Rivers: Beavan Wilson, Rothburys Insurance: Paul May, Netherby Meats: Cameron Grant, Charming Thai Restaurant (Longest Putt #9) Bruce Day. Twos: Shane Beavan and Paddy Bradford.

Mayfield Golf Club November 14 Bisque Par - Winners: 0-16 F Tasker 5 up G Smith 4 up P Gardner A McLeod 3 up. 17-36 G Cook 10 up A Rushton 9 up I Beach 8 up N Ormrod 6up. Nearest Pins: Aon Insurance No. 2 P Gardner; Jon McAlliffe No 11 P Gardner; Marilyn Cross Property Brokers No 5 not struck; No 14 A NZ Bank P McLauchlan; A T S 9-18

Results from last week’s round of the Celtic Squash Club’s summer league competition: Mark O’Grady beat Jordan Hooper 4-0, Gary Casey beat Chris Thompson 3-1, Rebecca Abernethy beat Suzanne Nijjar 3-0, Mick Hooper lost to Rob Beale 0-3, Ange Harris lost to Terry Hutchinson 0-4, Pete Blacklow beat Mark O’Grady 2-1, Cath Blacklow beat Nik Millichamp 3-1. Ben Kruger beat Adam Clement 4-1, Craig Campbell beat Ron Carlson 3-1, Chris O’Reilly beat Brendon Adam 3-1, Chrissie Stratford beat Kendra Hall 3-0, Di Ness beat Kirsty Clay 2-1. Scott van den Bemd lost to Nathan Forbes 0-3, Ed Harrison beat Pat Summerfield 3-0, Steve Devereux beat Jess Dargue 3-0, Marie Kennedy beat Robbie Kok 4-0, Billy Nolan beat Jock O’Connor 3-0.

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Mid Canterbury Tennis November21, Mixed Masters Gold lost to Red 6 matches to 0: R. Baxter & A. Hodson lost to M. Yarrow & D. Young 5-9; T. Hunt & G. Esker lost to S. Moore & B. Riseley 2-9; R. Baxter & G. Esker lost to M. Morrow & B. Riseley 4-9; A. Hodson & T. Hunt lost to D. Young & S. Moore 1-9; R. Baxter & T. Hunt lost to M. Morrow & S. Moore 3-9; A. Hodson & G. Esker lost to D. Young & B. Riseley 1-9. Orange beat Green 5 matches to 1: P. Yates & C. Ross beat W. Christie & F. Royston 9-8 (12-10); P. Yates & S. Letham beat W. Christie & S. Clemens 9-1; C. Ross & B. Sivier lost to F. Royston & T. Robinson 1-9; P. Yates & B. Sivier beat W. Christie & T. Robinson 9-4; C. Ross & S. Lehtam beat F. Royston & S. Clemens 9-5. B Grade Rakaia Blue beat Hampstead 53 games to 44: J. Helem & J. Blakemore beat T. Lee & M. Burdett 9-1; H. Helem & T. Bassett lost to L. Prendergast & Z. Aschen 8-9 (8-10); J. Helem lost to T. Lee 4-6, 5-7; H. Helem lost to L. Prendergast 1-6, 2-6; T. Bassett beat Z. Aschen 6-3, 6-1; J. Blakemore beat M. Burdett 6-1, 6-3. Southern Warriors lost to Tinwald Orange 4 matches to 2: A. Watt & R. Watt lost to H. Tawatao & L. Scott 4-9; A. McKeown & L. Adams lost to C. Thompson & C. Donaldson 4-9; A. Watt lost to H. Tawatao 2-6, 6-3, 0-1 (2-10); R. Watt beat L. Scott 7-6 (7-2), 3-6, 1-0 (10-4); A. McKeown lost to C. Thompson 0-6, 0-6; L. Adams beat C. Donaldson 6-7 (3-7), 6-2, 1-0 (10-8). Junior A/Junior B Wakanui lost to Hampstead 36 games to

33: J. Adam & G. MacLeod beat A. Spicer & J. Barry 6-4; W. Copland & G. Austin lost to E. Trumper & J. Williams 4-6; J. Adam beat A. Spicer 9-8 (7-0); W. Copland lost to J. Barry 1-9; G. Austin lost to E. Trumper 4-9; G. McLeod beat J. Williams 9-0. Southern/Allenton drew with Hampstead/ Tinwald 32 games all: M. Furrer & C. Donnelly beat D. Williams & T. Feutz 6-2; R. Furrer & M. Armstrong lost to W. Diedricks & J. Hunter 0-6; M. Furrer beat D. Williams 9-4; C. Donnelly lost to T. Feutz 6-9; R. Furrer beat W. Diedricks 9-2; M. Armstrong lost to J. Hunter 2-9. Methven beat Longbeach/Willowby 6 matches to 0: H. Simpson & M. Farrell beat E. Keating & S. Scott 7-5; H. Glass & S. Fulton beat J. Keating & C. Brook 6-3; H. Simpson beat E. Keating 9-2; M. Farrell beat J. Keating 9-2; H. Glass beat S. Scott 9-4; S. Fulton beat C. Brook 9-5. Junior C Methven Black beat Dorie C 28 games to 27: J. King & J. Irwin lost to B. Surridge & S. Pye 5-6; A. Cavanagh & E. Watson lost to S. Kingsbury & O. Jackways 3-6; J. King beat B. Surridge 6-1; J. Irwin beat S. Pye 6-3; A. Cavanagh beat S. Kingsbury 6-5; E. Watson lost to O. Jackways 2-6.

DRAWS ■ Bowls MSA Half Day Triples Skips entered Skip 2 It Flooring Xtra MSA Outdoor Bowling Clubs Half Day Triples Friday 27th November 12.30pm start Racecourse Road Team entry $18.00 Whites or club shirts to be worn. R. Neilson, R. Mitchell, C. Leech, A. Smith, J. Ryk, M. Reid, M. Smallridge, B. Williams, A. Waddell, G. Taylor, E. Maw, N. Atkinson, B. Marsden, R. Anstiss, A. MacKenzie, R. Harrison. Any team unavailable please contact John Argyle 308-5871.

Bowls Mid Canterbury November 29 Sub Centre Pairs Draw - start time 9.00am Dress Code: Whites or club shirts to be worn. Trial ends to be completed by 8.50am prior to the commencement of game 1. Skips Entered are: Hampstead green: D King, R Kane A McGirr, M Smallridge, B Marsh, B Williams, J Lattimore, M Middleton, D Muir, G Sparks, P Collins, G Bishop Ashburton MSA green: G Eder, P Whinham, R Holdom, M Wilkins, M Anderson, B White, G Eddington, N Atkinson, B Mayson, M Skilling, M Grice, C Leech Enquiries: Sylvia Mellish 302-7128

Hampstead All Sport Club November 30, Bowling section Women’s Rosebowl 4’s: Start 9:00 am Location Hampstead bowling green. Skips: M. Eder, D. Gutberlet, R. Bennett, N. McKenzie, W. Watson, L. Fenson, J. Hardy, G. Baker, M. Middleton, G. Hawkins, S. Holdom, F. McKnight, S. Scott, D. Vanderweg.

■ Golf Ashburton Golf Club November 21: The annual closing day match for the John Smallbone Memorial Trophy will be played. This is a mixed Canadian Foursomes and play will start at 11.30am due to the presentation evening and dinner to follow. Starting Time: Morning 8.00am; Afternoon Report at 11.00 for an 11.30 start. Saturday Starters: Starting from the Pro Shop. Results Match Committee

■ Tennis Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis November 28 Round 6: All games to start at 9am sharp B Grade - played at ATTC. Duty Team Dorie Allenton v Tinwald Orange; Rakaia Blue v Methven Green; Dorie v Hampstead; Bye – Hinds Southern Warriors. Junior A & Junior B Combined Grade Methven Red v Dorie/Rakaia B at Dorie Hall; Wakanui Southern Wild Slammers v Methven Silver at Methven Domain; Hampstead/Tinwald v Longbeach/Willowby at Longbeach; Hinds/Southern Allenton v Allenton at Allenton; BYE - Hampstead. Junior C: Hinds Southern Stingers v Rakaia Rascals at Ashburton trust Tennis Centre; Allenton v Hinds Southern Stars at Hinds; Dorie C v Methven White at Dorie School; Hampstead v Methven Black at Mt Hutt College. Please phone defaults through to Mid Canterbury Junior Tennis 308-3020.

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Classic win for Hudson The Tinwald Cycling Club travelled to Mt Somers on Sunday to contest a 45km mass start event on the picturesque course through to Hakatere Station and back. Brad Hudson proved to be the strongest in the charge to line in the lead eight-man breakaway to secure fastest time honours riding the course in 66.57. Timaru visitor Hamish McDonald was right in the hunt, taking the second place spoils from the evergreen Tony Ward. Michael Templeton was also in the thick of the finish with Sam Letham and Steve Hands rounding out the top six. Junior rider Bailey O’Donnell was also in fine form, producing a solid effort to finish with the lead group. There was plenty up for grabs back in the field with sealed handicap honours on the line. Don Morrison worked hard to find himself well forward in the marks and held on gamely to secure the sealed handicap honours. Drew Titheridge showed his recent training programme is working with a well-deserved second place while Doreen Lembke made a strong showing in claiming third place with Dave Sullivan and Kathy Hogarth and Kristine Marriott filling the first half dozen places. The juniors and division two competed over 20km. Abe O’Donnell kicked away at the finish to take victory with Caitlin Titheridge showing plenty of fight securing the second place spoils. Ryan Jackson, who continues to ride strongly, secured third place with Bella Roulston, Oliver Davidson, and Ethan Titheridge right on his tail. Dylan Leech produced a great ride to take sealed handicap honours from Daniel Marshall who dug deep to secure second place while Ryan Jackson took third from Bella Roulston and Oliver Davidson. Janette Hooper had the better of her division two co-marker Andy Skinner in the charge to the line to take the win. Next week the club will contest a 48km handicap event around the Grahams Road block.

Classic winner Brad Hudson

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In brief Follow Richie’s example Former Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has hit back at criticism from recently retired captain Michael Clarke, suggesting he improve his leadership skills by emulating the likes of recently retired All Blacks captain Richie McCaw. Buchanan suggested Clarke could undergo some personal improvement, despite the fact the 34-year-old has retired from international cricket. As a contrast to Clarke’s style, Buchanan went on to describe the qualities that made McCaw such a respected and successful leader. “There would be precious few people around the world who would say that Richie McCaw did not distinguish himself on the field as well as off. As captain, he led a team that performed at the highest level with a winning record verging on 90 per cent. As a leader, he inspired all those around him, and all those that followed him.” - AAP

Tweak of tactics

Kellie Stonestreet negotiates the course on Kazmere Copyright and the Mainland Coachwork Ashburton Dressage Summer Championship at Ashburton showgrounds on Saturday. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 211115-TM-011

■ EQUESTRIAN

Top turnout for dressage By James Ford

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The Mainland Coachwork Ashburton Dressage Summer Championship proved a resounding success at the Ashburton showgrounds on Saturday and Sunday.

Ninety-five riders took to the oval to hone their skills ahead of the FEI World Dressage Challenge today and the Canterbury Dressage Championships in Christchurch this weekend. The championships were extended to two days this year and

saw the return of the music freestyle. Sarah Waddell was the standout of the local riders with River Rock to take out level five honours. Ashburton Dressage Group chairperson Nicola Sim said the

day was enjoyed by all who took part. “I was very pleased with it. “It was a good turnout and we had great weather. “It ran very well and it was great to be back on the oval again,” she said.

■ CRICKET

Southern neighbours too strong for U17s By James Ford

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Mid Canterbury under-17s fell to a 50-run defeat against old enemy South Canterbury in fine conditions at the Ashburton Domain on Sunday. The visitors looked to make the most of the good surface, electing to bat after winning the toss and Mid Canterbury opened their bowling with Sam Hall and Will Graham. Graham drew first blood by removing opener Edward Heenan, who was caught by Jarod Hopwood at point with 19 on the board. Will Harvey then pushed the score on with a 4 and a 2 off Ben Niles, but Niles gained his revenge with the next delivery which saw Graham take the catch at square leg to dismiss Harvey for 12. Hopwood then removed opener Ben Stayt for 10 with his delivery hitting centre stump before a modest partnership developed

between Shaun Rooney and Ben Aicken, but it was soon dashed when Hopwood sent Aicken back to the pavilion for six. At 59 for four, proceedings looked encouraging for Mid Canterbury and it quickly got worse for the visitors. South Canterbury skipper Mark Otley looked to provide a solid partner for the impressive Rooney, but clipped a ball off his foot straight to mid-wicket where Oscar Redfern took the catch off the bowling of Will Tod. Rooney pushed on to 45 but was eventually caught by Liam O’Connor before Sean Wills and Bailey Dryden formed a strong partnership. Having put on 53, the partnership was ended with the return of Niles who clean bowled Dryden for 34. Tom Innes then took the wickets of James Copeland and Wills who were caught by George Chapman and Toby Redfern respectively with South Canter-

bury’s innings ending on 200 for nine from the allotted overs. Following an injury to Tom Ravenscroft, Niles volunteered to join Zach Naldrett as the opening batsman as the home side set about chasing down South Canterbury’s total. The partnership moved to 15 before Niles (6) was caught at mid-off by Copeland off the bowling of Adam Hamel. Naldrett and Oscar Redfern consolidated the innings and were equal with South Canterbury’s tally at 17 overs when drinks were taken. Shortly after the interval, Oscar Redfern (19) was deceived by the flight of the ball and caught at cover by Otley off Copeland’s delivery. Naldrett and Liam O’Connor had pushed the score to 63 for two when Otley returned to the action, but his spell of fast bowling caused plenty of problems for Mid Canterbury. Otley bowled

O’Connor for five, yorked Toby Redfern for a golden duck and narrowly missed the hat-trick as the ball whizzed past the outside edge of Sam Hall’s bat. Hall’s innings didn’t last much longer as he was rapped on the pads in front of the stumps and went lbw for nought. Otley then produced his best delivery of the afternoon to end the resistance of Naldrett for 32. George Chapman managed to survive the barrage but fell to a Charlie Martin catch. The tail wagged defiantly thanks to Graham (16), Will Tod (18) and Jarod Hopwood (22) hitting some lusty blows, but Mid Canterbury were eventually all out for 150 for a 50-run loss. The under-17s will host Canterbury Country next week in a final hit-out before they head to the Canterbury Regional Under-17 Boys’ Tournament in Timaru on the December 7.

One of the most seismic changes to Test cricket is set to hit Adelaide Oval on Friday, when the night sessions will bring no shortage of tricks and terror. For so long Test captains have based their declarations and toss decisions on a couple of key factors: winning, weather and the pitch. But the pink ball’s capacity to swing freely at night means the final session has become more dangerous than the first two. Mike Hesson tipped the race to bowl at night could be a battle within the battle. “There’s definitely something to that (declaring to bowl at night),” Hesson said. “If you think that’s the best chance to take a few early wickets. There’ll definitely be some tactical plays throughout the Test.” - AAP

More changes wanted Pink-ball Test matches should only be the beginning of a cricket revolution, according to former Australian captain Mark Taylor. Taylor, a current Cricket Australia board member, would also like to see the introduction of four-day, 100-over Tests and a clearer defined championship. Like the PGA golfing tour, the former opening batsman believes all matches should begin on Thursdays, allowing games to build to a Sunday evening climax. Taylor says he has discussed his ideas at an ICC level and they are now beginning to gather some momentum. - AAP

Disgraced Amir shines Disgraced cricketer Mohammad Amir dazzled in his first match outside Pakistan in five years as Bangladesh’s scandal-hit Twenty20 tournament resumed yesterday. The tournament was stopped after its second edition in 2013 due to match-fixing allegations, while Amir was banned from international cricket in 2010 for accepting money to orchestrate deliberate noballs in the Lord’s Test against England. Amir grabbed 4-30 including two wickets in two balls as he underlined the talent which before the ban had prompted many to compare him to cricket greats. - AFP

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In brief Ferguson at fullback NSW fullback Josh Dugan is backing Blake Ferguson to make a successful transition to the custodian role for Sydney Roosters next NRL season. Ferguson will likely be shifted into the Roosters’ No.1 jersey to accommodate the defection of Roger Tuivasa-Sheck to the Warriors. Dugan said his former Canberra teammate has all the attributes to be a real threat at the back. “I think he is fit enough, he is big enough, he is strong enough and he is a great runner,” Dugan said. - AAP

Farah an ambassador? Wests Tigers have offered Robbie Farah a post-playing career role as an inducement to keep him at the NRL club. Farah met with Tigers chief executive Justin Pascoe on Sunday as the contract saga between the former skipper and the embattled joint venture spills into a fourth month. The State of Origin hooker has been linked to a surprise move to Sydney Roosters. However Pascoe said there had been discussions over a potential ambassadorial role for Farah, who played in the club’s only premiership win in 2005 and is regarded as one of Wests Tigers’ favourite sons, when he retires. - AAP Bryn Looij was knocked out of the Gala Cup by quarter finalist Aidan Mitchell 6-0, 6-1 in the round of 16. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 211115-TM-062

■ TENNIS

Upsets mark Gala Cup By James Ford

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The 2015 Mid Canterbury Gala Cup was played in fine conditions at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre on Saturday and Sunday, and boasted some thrilling upsets along the way. Rhys Cromie secured his eighth title with a convincing 6-1, 6-0 win over Sam Bubb in the men’s singles, but was made to work for his place in the final after Flynn Ness pushed him to the brink in the semis. The upset of the tournament was produced by Bubb.

The 14-year-old shocked the crowd by downing two-time winner and defending champion Neil McCann 3-6, 6-3, (10-5) to pave his way to the final. Not to be outdone, Tessa McCann stunned three-time winner Ashleigh Leonard in a replay of last year’s women’s final. The reigning champion won the first set convincingly 6-1, but the 14-year-old battled back in the second for a 6-4, (10-7) win to take out her first A-grade title and beat Leonard for the first time. Rhys Cromie made it a day to

remember by adding the doubles title to his singles triumph with partner Peter Leonard. The duo toppled Simon Jordan and Koji Kawamata 6-4, 6-3 in the men’s doubles final. Ashleigh Leonard will take some solace from her singles defeat after winning the women’s doubles with partner Stacey Hopwood. The pair saw off youngsters Christal Brosnahan and Tessa McCann 7-6(1), 6-4 in their final. In the other sections, Aidan Mitchell took out the men’s singles plate with a convincing 6-0,

6-2 victory over Connor Brosnahan while Larissa Allan won the women’s singles consolation special in similar fashion with a 6-1, 6-0 win over Erin ConnellyWhyte. Mid Canterbury Tennis Association president Tony Brosnahan said he was pleased with the high standard of tennis on display. “It was the best that I can remember for 10 or 12 years,” he said. “Standard wise and entry wise it was great, and I was thrilled to see the youngsters coming through.”

Djokovic caps off magical year in style By steven GriFFiths Novak Djokovic finished the best season of his life in fitting style as the world No.1 crushed Roger Federer 6-3 6-4 yesterday to win the ATP Tour Finals title for a record fourth successive year. Djokovic is the first player in the tournament’s 46-year history to take home the trophy four years in a row and he joins Pete Sampras and Ivan Lendl on five victories at the season-ending event. Only Federer, with six Tour Finals crowns, has won the tournament more times. The 11th title of Djokovic’s astonishingly dominant campaign

served as the perfect finale to arguably the best run by any male player in the Open Era. Playing in a record 15th consecutive tour-level final, Djokovic delivered another masterclass to record his 82nd victory from 88 matches this year and bank the winners’ cheque for more than $A1.4 million. “I’m very proud, together with my team, for the achievements of the season. “It could not have been a better finish. It’s been a long season, but the best of my life,” said Djokovic. In dispatching Federer with such ease after an equally imperious semi-final win over Rafael Nadal, Djokovic showed why

he has been able to move so far ahead of his rivals in a year in which he also won Wimbledon and the Australian and US Opens. Meanwhile, Federer’s defeat means Andy Murray is guaranteed to finish second in the yearend world rankings for the first time. “I tried my best, I thought I played some great tennis all week and in the final, but Novak deserves the win today like so many times this year,” said 34-year-old Federer. Djokovic and Federer have been the gold standard at the Tour Finals for over a decade, lifting the trophy 10 times between them in the last 12 years. - AFP

Blockbuster openers Sam Burgess’ return to the NRL will kick off against arch-rivals the Sydney Roosters in front of a potential sell-out Sunday afternoon crowd at Allianz Stadium on March 6. In an effort to boost crowd numbers the NRL has announced a number of Sunday afternoon blockbusters in Sydney, scheduled for the familyfriendly 4pm timeslot. “We have certainly made an effort to ensure that some of our best match-ups and blockbusters are in familyfriendly timeslots,” NRL Head of Football Todd Greenberg said. “Whilst I don’t want to give too much away, we will have a number of strong Sydney derbies on Sundays through the opening rounds of the Telstra Premiership.” - AAP

Warriors in demand The Warriors look set to return to Melbourne for their Anzac Day clash against the Storm in 2016. This year the Warriors broke from the tradition of playing the Storm at AAMI Park on Anzac Day as the NRL wanted a match in New Zealand to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Anzac landings at Gallipoli. Storm chief executive Dave Donaghy is hopeful their most popular match of the year will be back next year. “We’ve been pushing our case to have the Warriors return for Anzac Day for quite a while now,” Donaghy said. “We think it is a marquee fixture on our calendar.” - AAP

Hiku off to Manly?

Novak Djokovic with the trophy.

Kiwis and Manly backline utility Peta Hiku is set to meet with Sea Eagles coach Trent Barrett today to discuss his future at the club, after South Sydney expressed interest in trading him for out of favour Rabbitohs centre Dylan Walker. Walker is on the outer at Redfern, following his involvement in the prescription drugs scandal that led saw him and teammate Aaron Gray hospitalised in September. - NZME

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■ MARK DU PLESSIS

Leading rider back on track Top jockey Mark Du Plessis is ready to return to race riding. The northern rider, who might resume at Te Aroha tomorrow, has been sidelined for seven months following shoulder surgery. He is pencilled in to partner Shizzle in a 1000m maiden at Te Aroha for Cambridge trainer Linda Laing, although there is a chance the filly could bypass the race because of a wide barrier draw. Du Plessis has not had a race day mount since late April when he had a four-hour operation to repair tendon and muscle damage in a shoulder. He set a goal of returning to race riding by Christmas and is ahead of schedule. “The rehab has gone well and I’ve come a long way pretty quickly,” he said.

Christchurch Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Addington Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11; 12 and 13 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 11, 12 and 13 1 12.10pm (NZT) SUPER PETS SPRINT C1, 295m 1 78658 Slingo 17.75 .............................. M Robinson 2 53674 Ohoka Faith 17.44........................ L Waretini 3 57655 Goldstar Chyna 17.30 S & ..............B Evans 4 16786 Magic Dozer 17.71 .................... G T Bennett 5 1381 Miss Fanning 17.37 .......................... B Dann 6 71588 Belfast Eejit 17.52 ..................J T McInerney 7 58683 Boston Mona nwtd ..........................J Tanner 8 36844 Foxy Babe 17.87 ..............................A Joyce 9 57767 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 10 85688 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 2 12.30pm YALDHURST TAVERN DASH C1, 295m 1 78343 Hyperparadise 17.60 S & ................B Evans 2 73284 Tracey nwtd .....................................J Tanner 3 51223 Whip Uppa Storm 17.77............ G T Bennett 4 23223 Homebush Fine 17.65............J T McInerney 5 35547 Coleridge Jim 17.60 M &..................... Smith 6 25484 Go Tommo 17.10 M & .......................Jopson 7 56151 Rapaki Kath 17.57 H & .......................Taylor 8 23877 Verbatim 17.66 ............................. K Cassidy 9 57767 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 10 57767 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 3 12.50pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS STKS C1, 520m 1 43766 In The Boot nwtd J & .......................D Fahey 2 31122 Magic Mike nwtd ..........................C Roberts 3 434F8 Long Stockings 31.37 ............... A Bradshaw 4 78447 Lektra Spider 30.82 H &......................Taylor 5 35517 Opawa Peaches 30.47 L &................. Wales 6 45583 Mc Lovin’ 30.79 ................................S Stone

Otago Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Forbury Park Raceway Meeting Date: 24 Nov 2015 NZ Meeting number: 9 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12; 13 and 14 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 8, 9 and 10; 12, 13 and 14 1 12.01 OTAGO FIRST4 MAIDEN SPRINT C0, 310m 1 86436 Rio Action nwtd S & ........................B Evans 2 53357 Devilskin nwtd ........................J T McInerney 3 55211 Joey Baxter nwtd ...................J T McInerney 4 73876 Ella Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 5 Fiery Fagan nwtd C & ........................ Fagan 6 223x Pacific Vibe nwtd ....................J T McInerney 7 65776 Homebush Minion nwtd .........J T McInerney 8 56665 Another Jet nwtd ....................J T McInerney 9 3 Grifinator nwtd C &............................. Fagan 10 Another Ranger nwtd .............J T McInerney 2 12.20pm DAVE ROBBIE PHOTOGRAPHER SPRINT C1, 310m 1 47762 Pagani nwtd M & ...............................Jopson 2 81657 Pukeko Warrior 18.77.....................B Healey 3 23832 Tilt nwtd.........................................R Adcock 4 17F16 Dinero Action 18.87 S &..................B Evans 5 14544 Candyboy nwtd C & ........................... Fagan 6 62832 Sam’s Flyin Norm nwtd ...................J Tanner 7 21336 Another Charm nwtd ..............J T McInerney 8 77337 Homebush Crash nwtd...........J T McInerney 9 38168 Deano nwtd ............................J T McInerney 10 45478 Homebush Spike 18.81 ..........J T McInerney 3 12.40pm ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE STAKES C0, 545m 1 33273 Opawa Faith nwtd L & ........................ Wales 2 3462 Mya Time nwtd ..................................B Eade 3 47488 Nicky McBell nwtd ..................J T McInerney 4 21 Opawa Cookie nwtd J & ..................D Fahey 5 245 Pianissimo nwtd .......................... B I Conner 6 35447 Light Thaw nwtd .................................J Allen 7 85783 Opawa Leigh nwtd L & ....................... Wales

Du Plessis has been riding work at Byerley Park for about six weeks and has had a handful of trial rides. “I’ve been doing a lot of gym work and riding a lot of work, although I’m probably only 75 per cent fit.” He will ease himself back into race riding, but will be fully race fit for Christmas racing. “The shoulder is still a work in progress and it will be a while before it is right back to full strength. “But I’ve already noticed a big difference, for the better, when I ride. “It had been hurting for a long time and would hurt a lot after a race.” The shoulder damage was largely the result of wear and tear and had been aggravated by a race fall in 2013.

Mark Du Plessis: Hopes to be fully fit for Christmas racing. Du Plessis is looking forward to returning to race riding, but his break was not without benefits. He was able to spend more time with his family and was due an extended holiday.

“I hadn’t had a decent break since I started riding, at the end of 1991, and it’s been good to be able to freshen up,” he said. “I didn’t miss it [riding] over the winter, but I have once the better racing started and I’m eager to get back now.” Du Plessis, 40, has not looked too far ahead, but hopes to be reunited with Vespa over the summer. He has had six wins, two placings and a sixth from nine race day mounts on the Group One winner. Du Plessis has an impressive strike rate in big races with 37 black type wins in New Zealand in the past three seasons. He won the 2015 Auckland Cup on Rock Diva and won the Listed Karaka Million and five Group One races the previous season. - NZME

Day of extremes Valachi Downs’ celebrations were muted at Te Rapa, despite a successful day for Kevin Hickman’s Matamata operation. Fame Seeker and Tessastock quinellaed Sunday’s maiden mile before Cool Tart broke through for the first victory of her career. Hickman also shares in the ownership of Howland, who opened his account in the following race but the winning treble was saddened by news of the death of the homebred multiple stakes-winner Emerald Queen. - NZME

Big test for Mabeel Further success at Ellerslie on Saturday will open new doors for the lightly-raced Mabeel. The winner of three of his six starts, the Savabeel five-year-old recently resumed from a break with a dominant victory at Te Rapa. “He’ll go through the grades as long as he behaves,” co-trainer Trent Busuttin said “He’s bred to go 2000 metres and there are more options for him if he can go a bit further.” - NZME

Christchurch dogs Today at Addington raceway 7 67443 Goldstar Coco 30.74 S & ................B Evans 8 758x6 Girl Magic 30.65 M & ........................Jopson 9 16657 Spine Chilling 30.62 ......................... B Dann 10 87774 La Kinks 31.03 ................................ M Grant 4 1.09pm JINJARANGO AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 68188 Piece 17.75 M &................................Jopson 2 61777 Lucas Scott 17.77 ........................ L Waretini 3 27251 Tamaska 17.64.......................... A Bradshaw 4 22315 Fliberty Jiberty 17.77 ..........................A Lee 5 44745 Smash Easy 17.46 .......................... M Grant 6 11416 Jinja Willy 17.65 ..............................J Tanner 7 16857 Apollo Baxter nwtd .................J T McInerney 8 46516 First Officer 17.65 ........................S Hindson Emergencies: 9 76777 Fancy Action 17.82 S &...................B Evans 10 77677 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 5 1.29pm SHIRLEY VET CLINIC STAKES C1, 520m 1 3x123 Opawa Jay Jay nwtd J & .................D Fahey 2 71666 Candid Angel 30.88 ......................... B Dann 3 67445 Opawa Paul 30.64 L & ....................... Wales 4 61275 Red Hot Action 31.11 S & ...............B Evans 5 87452 Zulu Chanel 30.60...........................J Tanner 6 87x78 Dream Academy 30.25 ............. G T Bennett 7 2322F Filante nwtd..................................... M Grant 8 52272 Luminary nwtd...........................R Blackburn 9 26657 Private Action 31.14 S & .................B Evans 10 57488 Lagoon May 30.57 .......................C Roberts 6 1.49pm HAMPDEN TAVERN SPRINT C1, 295m 1 17536 Theseus 17.59 ..........................R Blackburn 2 47518 Jinno Gino 17.65 ......................... J McMillan 3 45634 Struggle Is Real 17.63 H & .................Taylor 4 87675 Nicky Noir nwtd ................................ B Dann 5 43225 Car Bootle 17.62 ....................... M Robinson 6 37567 Big Muddy 17.29 M &.......................... Smith

7 25456 Giganaire 17.41 S &........................B Evans 8 74558 Question Bale 17.27 ..............J T McInerney 9 88858 Malcy 17.55.....................................J Tanner 10 57767 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 7 2.09 YELLA MUSTARD AT STUD DASH C1, 295m 1 14887 Johnnybruce 17.73 ................J T McInerney 2 23185 Culvie Godfather 17.53 H & ................Taylor 3 55223 Mr. November 17.48 M & ..................Jopson 4 82722 Zulu Deb 17.51 ...............................J Tanner 5 63644 Summer Love 17.53 .........................A Joyce 6 36462 Jewel Apache 17.57 S & .................B Evans 7 45546 Our John 17.60 ............................S Hindson 8 57674 Hooray For Hazel 17.56 M & ............... Smith 9 85688 Uno Marguerite nwtd L & ................... Wales 10 57767 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 8 2.29pm CHRISTCHURCHGREYHOUNDS.CO.NZ STAKES C1, 520m 1 51336 Rushcuter Action 30.67 S & ............B Evans 2 65223 Plutonium 30.37 H & ...........................Taylor 3 51467 Cawbourne Kin nwtd ....................C Roberts 4 46876 Skillz Taylor nwtd .......................... L Waretini 5 27646 Opawa Gavin 30.63 L & ..................... Wales 6 81132 Jinja Roman 30.59 J & ....................D Fahey 7 62557 Infernal Majesty 30.98............... G T Bennett 8 65524 Protonic Pedro 30.33 ....................... B Dann 9 15766 Oak Spur 30.86 .................................P Scott 10 87774 La Kinks 31.03 ................................ M Grant 9 2.46 SOZIN’S COMET AT STUD SPRINT C1, 295m 1 35544 Time Slayer 17.26 M &........................ Smith 2 73533 Stenson 17.31 ................................. M Grant 3 58678 Miss Jolt nwtd ..............................A Waretini 4 27457 Goldstar Bomber 17.35 S & ............B Evans 5 244F7 Sonny Will nwtd......................... M Robinson 6 28762 Budgie Right 17.51 H & ......................Taylor

66876 Another Key nwtd ...................J T McInerney 25461 Know Thanks 17.54 .......................G Cleeve 57767 Opawa Viv nwtd L & ........................... Wales 88858 Malcy 17.55.....................................J Tanner 10 3.04pm C.T.V. SPRINT C1, 295m 1 24263 Max Brainstrain 17.58 M & .................. Smith 2 22213 Homebush Justine nwtd .........J T McInerney 3 44545 Out Back Bill 17.31 ................M K Dempsey 4 787x6 Mega Volt nwtd......................... A Botherway 5 51564 Timely Reminder 17.66 M & .............Jopson 6 83213 Greet The Judge 17.60 H & ................Taylor 7 74524 Tayla’s Friend 17.61 ..................... K Cassidy 8 43451 Opawa Bucks Eye nwtd L & ............... Wales 9 77677 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 10 76777 Fancy Action 17.82 S &...................B Evans 11 3.23pm COALGATE TAVERN STAKES C1, 520m 1 45547 Hip Hop Sofia 30.78 .................. A Bradshaw 2 41223 Midnight Action nwtd J &.................D Fahey 3 83663 Opawa Shiloh 31.30 L & .................... Wales 4 7x376 Kinloch Silver 30.69 S &..................B Evans 5 21744 Raewyn 30.52 H & ..............................Taylor 6 33234 Jinja Billy 30.68 ............................ L Waretini 7 62372 Elwood Sensation nwtd.............R Blackburn 8 73555 Crystal Flame 30.59 ........................ M Grant Emergencies: 9 8F557 Opawa Rocky 30.50 L & .................... Wales 10 57488 Lagoon May 30.57 .......................C Roberts 12 3.43pm ACTIVE ELECTRICAL CHRISTCHURCH DASH C1, 295m 1 42888 Lachie Jewel 17.54 ......................C Roberts 2 14635 Ohoka Billy 17.51 ......................... L Waretini 3 88865 Lignite Girl 17.47 ....................J T McInerney 4 24188 Charlie Next Boy 17.42 M & ..............Jopson 5 55862 Conaloo 17.53........................... M Robinson

58536 Memphis Girl 17.42 S & ..................B Evans 75728 Kenny’s Comet 17.56 M &................... Smith 22135 Mark Be Good 17.59 H & ....................Taylor 57767 Know Struggle 17.34......................G Cleeve 86887 Rosa Gallica nwtd ...........................J Tanner 13 4.01pm SNOW-E MUSCLE, ENERGY & FERTILITY SPRINT C1, 295m 1 78163 Mobilize 17.53 .................................J Tanner 2 67776 Homebush Messi 17.62 .........J T McInerney 3 76855 Magic Arrow 17.32 M &.....................Jopson 4 66362 Ohoka Hope 17.38 ....................... L Waretini 5 24745 Magic Gina 17.34 ...................J T McInerney 6 56776 Goldstar Magic 17.51 S & ...............B Evans 7 55766 Big John Canon 17.54 ...........M K Dempsey 8 26381 Patchwork Alice 17.30...................... B Dann Emergencies: 9 77677 Hat Trick Chaos nwtd .......................A Joyce 10 78678 Shakayla Rose 17.49 ...................C Roberts SELECTIONS Race 1: Miss Fanning, Foxy Babe, Ohoka Faith, Belfast Eejit Race 2: Whip Uppa Storm, Homebush Fine, Go Tommo Race 3: Magic Mike, In The Boot, Opawa Peaches, Lektra Spider Race 4: Jinja Willy, Fliberty Jiberty, Smash Easy, Piece Race 5: Opawa Jay Jay, Luminary, Filante, Opawa Paul Race 6: Question Bale, Jinno Gino, Nicky Noir, Car Bootle Race 7: Culvie Godfather, Mr. November, Hooray For Hazel Race 8: Jinja Roman, Protonic Pedro, Cawbourne Kin Race 9: Know Thanks, Stenson, Goldstar Bomber, Budgie Right Race 10: Greet The Judge, Timely Reminder, Out Back Bill Race 11: Midnight Action, Elwood Sensation, Opawa Shiloh Race 12: Ohoka Billy, Lignite Girl, Lachie Jewel, Conaloo Race 13: Patchwork Alice, Ohoka Hope, Homebush Messi

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LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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Today at Forbury Park Raceway 8 623x1 Opawa Tracy nwtd L & ....................... Wales 9 454 Freckle Flyer nwtd ..............................J Allen 10 35563 Sheeran nwtd C & .............................. Fagan 4 1.00 GREEN ISLAND BARBER STAKES C1, 545m 1 17475 Brindee’s Bro nwtd .........................C Healey 2 31688 Another Vespa nwtd ...............J T McInerney 3 31547 Goldstar Archie 33.53 M & ................Jopson 4 65546 Moon And Sea 33.92 .........................J Allen 5 52435 Subterfuge 33.54 ...............................J Allen 6 76584 What I Like 32.78 ...................J T McInerney 7 83315 Opawa Binge nwtd L &....................... Wales 8 55222 Pukeko Bolt 32.48 ..........................B Healey 9 43778 Another Spin nwtd..................J T McInerney 10 26657 Private Action nwtd S & ..................B Evans 5 1.20 BRIAN BAGLEY DRIVER LICENSING SPRINT C1, 310m 1 64848 Glory Hog nwtd ......................J T McInerney 2 75466 Sally 18.81 ....................................R Adcock 3 77786 Shez Keen 18.70...............................S Keen 4 8x8x8 Scary Canary nwtd ...........................B Eade 5 57x71 Mitchell Dean 18.81 ..........................M J Hill 6 65644 Pukeko Thunder 18.77 ...................C Healey 7 66547 Blazing Hot nwtd M &........................Jopson 8 85638 Nicksta nwtd...........................J T McInerney 9 87368 Going Pronto 19.34 ............................J Allen 10 47457 Another Russ nwtd.................J T McInerney 6 1.40pm NORWOOD FARM MACHINERY MOSGIEL SPRINT C1, 310m 1 67654 Homebush Errol 18.44 ...........J T McInerney 2 88438 Thrilling Hunt nwtd ...................... B I Conner 3 4F583 Another Jamie 18.68 ..............J T McInerney 4 42613 Opawa Crusade nwtd L & .................. Wales 5 6x784 Castle Eden nwtd ..............................M J Hill 6 53221 Captain Shazz nwtd C & .................... Fagan 7 83873 Goldstar Rosie 18.79 S & ...............B Evans 8 13588 Joyner Kersee nwtd ..........................B Eade 9 57358 Business Boss 18.71 ........................S Keen

10 18457 Paddy The Baker 18.72..........J T McInerney

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53241 Grand Apache 18.80 S & ................B Evans 24475 Jamaican Archie 18.76 M & ..............Jopson C2, 310m 84627 Homebush Slinky nwtd ..........J T McInerney 1 47261 Know Fault 18.79 ...........................G Cleeve 43164 Know Salute 19.16 .........................G Cleeve 2 76167 Winne Willow 18.64...........................M J Hill 17537 Homebush Riley 18.94 ...........J T McInerney 3 24131 Technic 19.24 ................................R Adcock 55648 Homebush Flyte 18.50 ...........J T McInerney 4 22331 Opawa Express 19.00 ................. B I Conner 82681 Thrilling Spell nwtd ...................... B I Conner 5 18741 Maudie’s Babe nwtd C & .................... Fagan 24778 Thunder Storm 18.72 .............J T McInerney 6 68417 Little Midnight 18.44 M & ..................Jopson 21562 Opawa Lean Meat 18.88 L & ............. Wales 7 76685 Vito Baxter nwtd .....................J T McInerney 35676 Human Instinct 18.92 .............J T McInerney 8 66814 Uno Brent nwtd L & ............................ Wales Emergencies: 11 3.16pm OTAGO DAILY TIMES STAKES C3/4, 545m 9 4122x Adrenalin Kick nwtd ...............J T McInerney 1 16778 Opawa Stretch 32.36 L & ................... Wales 10 x1452 Monaco Denver 18.67 M & ...................J Hill 2 61135 Opawa Kuru 32.66 L & ....................... Wales 8 2.20pm KEYOSK SERVICE BAR STAKES C2, 545m 3 35768 Homebush Chopper 32.18 .....J T McInerney 4 15627 Know Scholar 32.89 .......................G Cleeve 1 36124 Know Clown 33.76 .........................G Cleeve 5 61544 Opawa Kendal nwtd L &..................... Wales 2 22147 Know Worth 32.92..........................G Cleeve 6 44778 Botany Kevin 32.33 ................J T McInerney 3 12841 Opawa Gumisie nwtd L &................... Wales 7 68836 Zipping Sonny nwtd ...............J T McInerney 4 57243 Nina Baxter 33.14 ..................J T McInerney 8 28188 Botany Blake 32.40 ................J T McInerney 5 74511 Idol Leanne 32.91 J & .....................D Fahey 9 43658 Know Neglect nwtd ........................G Cleeve 6 F2532 Thrilling Luke nwtd M &.....................Jopson 7 15132 Fekitoa 32.88 ................................R Adcock 10 65554 Goldstar Junior 32.76 S & ...............B Evans 8 78811 Opawa Minstrel nwtd L & ................... Wales 12 3.36 ST KILDA VETERINARY CENTRE DASH C5, 310m 1 54315 Homebush Kelso 18.31 ..........J T McInerney 9 36481 Another Message nwtd ..........J T McInerney 2 33374 Homebush Rocky 18.33 .........J T McInerney 10 25647 Know Value nwtd ............................G Cleeve 3 62776 Homebush Ariel 18.71 ...........J T McInerney 9 2.37pm SPEEDPRINT SHOP SPRINT C1, 310m 4 24388 Goldstar Chumlee 18.48 S & ..........B Evans 1 27845 Botany Zenvo 18.86 ...............J T McInerney 5 21122 Air Express 18.57...................J T McInerney 2 74832 Crystall McBell 19.00 .............J T McInerney 6 81317 Puma Pants 18.49..................J T McInerney 3 17222 Archies Dijon nwtd M & .....................Jopson 7 21757 Homebush Paige 18.69..........J T McInerney 4 11655 Apollo King 18.73 ...............................J Allen 8 53475 Wheelchair Norm 18.36 .........J T McInerney 5 52827 Wally Baxter nwtd ..................J T McInerney 9 73556 Opawa Rocket 18.64 L & ................... Wales 6 56726 Terra Alert nwtd C & ........................... Fagan 7 35752 Definite nwtd .................................R Adcock 10 63874 Another Liz 19.10 ...................J T McInerney 8 73472 Opawa Tommo nwtd L & .................... Wales 13 3.53pm THANKS KEN & YARLIE SPRINT C3, 310m 1 11882 Homebush Rufus 18.69 .........J T McInerney Emergencies: 2 12766 Rob’s Mate 18.49 ..............................M J Hill 9 8x158 Lemaquis Willow 18.69 .....................M J Hill 3 21178 Adjudicator nwtd S &.......................B Evans 10 67485 Thrilling Shrimp nwtd .................. B I Conner

53486 Know Security nwtd .......................G Cleeve 82287 Homebush Zippy 18.63 ..........J T McInerney 73776 Homebush Gru 18.76.............J T McInerney 88682 San Sebastian 18.57..........................J Allen 55663 Opawa Opal nwtd L & ........................ Wales 67286 Tepirita Hendrix nwtd M & .................Jopson 37751 Om Nom Nom nwtd ...............J T McInerney 14 4.11pm RACING AGAIN TUESDAY 8TH DECEMBER C4, 310m 1 31542 Must Desire 18.47 ..........................G Cleeve 2 67426 Bad Week 18.46.....................J T McInerney 3 54472 Another Fortune 18.43 ............. P Hammond 4 85351 Terra Mondo nwtd C & ....................... Fagan 5 78587 Wunzee 18.54 ........................J T McInerney 6 11118 Mandi Mae nwtd C &.......................... Fagan 7 64815 Opawa Idol nwtd L & .......................... Wales 8 15837 Lots Of Beersies 18.77 ............... B I Conner Emergencies: 9 71567 Another Fan 18.67 .................J T McInerney 10 43655 Red Hot Fury 18.75 M & ...................Jopson

SELECTIONS

Race 1: Fiery Fagan, Pacific Vibe, Rio Action, Devilskin Race 2: Dinero Action, Tilt, Pagani, Another Charm Race 3: Opawa Cookie, Opawa Faith, Mya Time, Opawa Leigh Race 4: Pukeko Bolt, Opawa Binge, What I Like, Subterfuge Race 5: Sally, Glory Hog, Mitchell Dean, Nicksta Race 6: Homebush Errol, Opawa Crusade, Goldstar Rosie Race 7: Maudie’s Babe, Opawa Express, Uno Brent Race 8: Fekitoa, Idol Leanne, Opawa Gumisie, Opawa Minstrel Race 9: Opawa Tommo, Definite, Apollo King, Crystall McBell Race 10: Grand Apache, Thrilling Spell, Opawa Lean Meat Race 11: Know Scholar, Homebush Chopper, Opawa Kuru Race 12: Homebush Kelso, Puma Pants, Wheelchair Norm Race 13: Adjudicator, San Sebastian, Opawa Opal Race 14: Must Desire, Bad Week, Terra Mondo, Wunzee LEGEND: fsdt - First Start Here nwd - No Win this Distance fstd - First Start This Distance 31 13 - Best Winning Time This Track

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DOWN 2. Little Mary will try heartlessly to involve Mum in it (5) 3. One is sorely missing the point with gin cocktail (6) 4. Mohammed’s daughter appears if a mat is put out for her (6) 5. Is not acknowledged by the redoing of it (7) 6. For one thing, angels are different from birds (12) 7. A preference for the French in forecast (12)

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mainly isolated cloudy drizzle drizzle few showers fine showers clearing showers

isolated snow thunder flurries

sleet thunder

Canterbury Plains Fine, with high cloud at times. Warm gusty northwesterlies, strong in exposed places.

TOMORROW

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Christchurch

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fine

Occasional rain about the divide, becoming heavier and persistent at night. Mainly fine further east. Northwesterlies rising to severe gale.

Queenstown

showers

Dunedin

fine

Invercargill

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cloudy cloudy windy fine showers cloudy drizzle fine thunder rain fine fine fine fine showers

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-2 -5 13 23 22 10 23 14 25 -1 13 0 12 -3 23

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Rakaia Fighting Hill (NIWA) at 2:00 pm, yesterday 159.8 Nth Ashburton at 7:50 am, yesterday

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Sth Ashburton at 2:10 pm, yesterday

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Rangitata Klondyke at 2:05 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:40 pm, yesterday

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BY WYNNE GRAY Lydia Ko should win the supreme Halberg Award for her astonishingly successful year in golf. Her climb to be No 1 on the LPGA tour, player of the year, leading money-earner and repeat Race to the CME Globe winner underlined her high level of skill in such a marathon of mental endurance. Five wins and 17 top 10 finishes, including a tie for 7th in yesterday’s season finale in Florida, highlight Ko’s persistent streak of excellence in the 24 events she played. Her $US2,800,802 earnings this year also show the disparity between the tours as Scotland’s Russell Knox has already won $US2,052,160 in five events in the new PGA calendar. And fellow Kiwi Danny Lee has also pocketed $US3.9m in prizemoney earnings so far this year despite only being ranked 44th on the men’s tour compared to Ko’s top standing on the women’s circuit.

Numbers you say, just numbers. Well try this. Ko shot in the 60s in more than half the 93 tournament rounds she played. Ko is 18, the youngest golfer to be ranked No 1 on either the PGA or LPGA tours and the youngest woman to win a major after she claimed the Evian Championship in September in France. There have been rare stumbles in her transition from 130 weeks as the top ranked amateur to her coronation in the professional ranks. Ko’s competition for this year’s supreme Halberg title will come from the World Cup winning All Blacks and the unbeatable coxless pair Hamish Bond and Eric Murray. Bond and Murray should be her strongest rival as they are unbeaten in 61 races at World Cups and championships since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The All Blacks claimed successive World Cups after a year when they were scratchy

for some time, lost to the Wallabies before beating three awkward RWC foes the Pumas, Springboks and Wallabies. There are a number of criteria which the 28 judges on the Halberg Awards panel are supposed to consider when they start next month’s evaluation of the nominees. Those media, athletes and coaches have to factor in the quality of opposition, the status of the event and comparisons to world records. They must also consider the global reach of each sport. So if the Halberg judges are comparing the merits of a golfer against rugby or rowers, they should key them in that order because of global participation and popularity. In 2013 Ko triumphed when she edged ahead of IndyCar champion Scott Dixon and the unbeaten All Blacks for the supreme Halberg award. It was a year when she won three tournaments and rose to number three in the world.

Last year Ko won the LPGA money jackpot and a further three titles as she matched her number three standing in the world but that was not good enough for a repeat Halberg title. She won the best sportswoman category against Emma Twigg, Lisa Carrington and Valerie Adams but Bond and Murray won the overall award. In Naples, Florida yesterday, Ko’s putter stayed cool again as she shot an even par 72 which left her unsure about her season finish until her sister gave her the good news. “The hole seemed smaller than the ball,” Ko said after her round. She’d made a couple of three-foot saves but it had been a tough day out on the course, like the lip-out putt on the 18th which left her uncertain about her season ranking. The Halbergs should be in no doubt. Lydia Ko - supreme winner - start inscribing the trophy now. PHOTO AP

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