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Ashburton’s town centre might be more shabby than chic today, but there are big plans on the drawing board that will see it begin its transformation into a vibrant community space. It might be a slow burn project, one that’s been talked about for several years, but it’s a project that’s very much alive and moving forward, says district councillor Diane Rawlinson. She chairs the Ashburton District Council’s town centre sub-committee and said she’s anticipating the first draft design plan is likely to become public property in March. Last week the group held a brainstorming session with the project’s design team from AECOM. It was an open forum where all ideas were on the table and would become part of the greater pool of ideas that would be considered for the project, Rawlinson said. “We’ve already had the community submission process with ideas from that taken on board and we have some good ideas from the youth council. This was an opportunity for councillors to express their ideas.” The draft plan was likely to be a blending of ideas, she said. Last year councillors approved a scheme plan for the town centre that looked at the project from a transportation perspective. Tenders were called for design work that covers underground services,

plantings, pavings, street furniture and the overall look and feel of the area. This was awarded to AECOM. While the plan for the town centre was focused in most minds on how the area would look, there was a major step that had to be completed before this work could begin, Rawlinson said. “First and foremost the underground services have to be upgraded. Looking to the future, there’s no point in doing the town centre and then digging up all the roads.” For the community and the council the unveiling of the draft plan in March would be a significant event, she said. “It’s been a long time coming; this is well overdue. Yes, there’s a lot going on around town but we still have to bring the CBD up to scratch, to make it a place people want to spend time, to come and to linger.” Work on both the underground services and above ground improvements are likely to begin later this year. Right Diane Rawlinson

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■ EDUCATION

Chance to discuss future of education What could be significant changes to the way education is delivered in the future will come under the spotlight in Ashburton next month. Rangitata MP Andrew Falloon plans to explain the proposals, many of which he describes as positive and sensible, at a meeting where he will have National education spokesperson and former education minister Nikki Kaye on hand to answer questions. The recommendations of Tomorrow’s Schools Review Taskforce were released last year and if adopted, they would mean significant change in the way schools were run, Falloon said. One of the areas where he’s keen for change is in decile linked funding. “I wholly endorse the recommendation to ditch the decile funding system. It’s a blunt tool that doesn’t reflect pockets of deprivation in otherwise wealthy areas. National had introduced legislation to abolish the decile system in favour of a needs based index which better targets resources at young people most at risk of not achieving, but unfortunately it wasn’t picked up by the new Government. I hope with this recommendation it now will be,” he said. A proposal for more flexible

arrangements for new graduates to become registered teachers, has also been given Falloon’s support, but he is less enthusiastic about the prospect of establishing 20 Crown entities that will be known as Education Hubs. “I do have serious concerns about this as it would transfer powers from parents to bureaucrats. “The proposal is for these Hubs to take on many of the roles of elected local Boards of Trustees. That means the 19,000 parents and trustees who currently sit on boards would be relegated to advisors, with little say over what happens in our local schools” The proposed changes were once-in-a-generation changes and were too important to become a political football, he said. “It’s vital as many people as possible in our community have the opportunity to have their say on what our education system should look like.” The education change meeting will be held in the Bradford Room at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre on February 26, at 7.00pm Feedback on the proposals can be made to the Ministry of Education at tomorrows. schools@education.govt.nz

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■ WEATHER

Temperatures to soar this week By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

Firefighters were kept on their toes at the weekend ahead of what could be a busy week as temperatures soar. Ashburton firefighters responded to a hedge fire on Saturday afternoon on Fords Road. There was a small delay due to low powerlines which had to be turned off, said station officer Charlie Kelland, after which they were able to begin fighting the fire. “It was primarily a hedge fire and we did have what we believe to be some ember transfer close to a house that would have been the breeze blowing hot material over

the road,” he said. In total three hedges had to be put out, bringing the total hours of the call to just over three hours. “It just reinforces the fire safety messages, especially for people living on lifestyle blocks to keep gateway access clear and to be aware of conditions,” he said. “The next few days with the high temps and breeze it could be quite busy, but we are hoping not.” This week is looking very warm with air from Australia and minimal high cloud cover. “From Sunday through to Friday next week we can expect widespread temperatures in thirties,” Canterbury Weather Updates

(CWU) analyst Russell voice said. “In fact sheltered parts of Canterbury may record 30 degrees for five days straight – almost unheard of in New Zealand. “Monday afternoon and Tuesday afternoon at this stage is looking very warm, with widespread heat across the region. “Thirty degrees is looking likely for almost everyone, with some eastern spots across the Canterbury Plains and Coast looking at 32-33°C. “There is increasing confidence this hot weather will continue right through until Friday next week with temperatures set to remain in the high 20s and early 30s.”

Super chef Ramsay teases pilot Super chef Gordon Ramsay has touched down on Stewart Island as the latest stop in his whirlwind tour of the country. And in trademark style he could not resist teasing the fresh-faced pilot he had entrusted to land the “little putt putt” about 30 kilometres south of the South Island.

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“How old are you now?” Ramsay can be heard asking the pilot on his Instagram story. “That was a bumpy flight, well done bud.” “It was hardly anything,” the captain replied. The three-star Michelin chef and reality television star’s tour of the country is connected to his

new National Geographic TV series, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, set to air later this year. While on Stewart Island Ramsay dined at the Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant where he marvelled at the breakfast on offer, showing it off to the world on Instagram. - NZME

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■ BIRTHDAY MILESTONE

Agnes celebrates a birthday milestone By Sue NewmaN

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Agnes Lister might be turning 100 today, but she’s not sure she’s quite so keen on all the fuss she knows that birthday will bring. She’s celebrating with friends and family and an afternoon party at her home, Radius Millstream, but says she’d be just as happy staying quietly in her room. “I might just hide in the bathroom so they can’t find me,” she said. Fit, healthy and looking much younger than her 100 years, Agnes says there’s no real secret to living to a ripe old age except working hard and living a good country life. She was born in Dunedin on January 28, 1919 and enjoyed a rural childhood on the Hammond family farm at Merton, 20 miles north of Dunedin. Those were lovely years, growing up as the middle child in a family of three. And of course being the middle child, Agnes said, meant she was never spoiled. After leaving school she worked in Dunedin in the fine linen and tapes-

try division of EJ Smith Importers. She was a keen needleworker, a hobby that has followed her for life. Until last year she regularly knitted socks on four knitting needles. Son Murray says he still has a drawer in his bedroom crammed with his mother’s fine wool, hand-knitted socks. As young woman she attended local dances in the school hall and it was there she met her husband-tobe, George Lister. The couple courted, married and moved onto the Hammond farm. Over the following years their three children were born. But change was in the wind. George’s brother was farming at Springburn and it didn’t take much to tempt George to decide to buy a farm in the same area. The move north, however, was one Agnes said she wasn’t quite so keen to make. The family moved to Springburn in 1956 and a couple of years later after her mother died, Agnes’ dad Charlie followed. The Listers continued farming at

Springburn for several years, but after George died in 1968, Agnes opted to move into Ashburton. The young widow set about building a new life for herself and became involved in handcraft groups and with her church. She was never happier than when she was doing something for someone else, whether that was baking a cake or providing them with a ride to a meeting. Often the people she baked or transported were years her junior. As she turns 100 Agnes says she has seven grandchildren. She says she’s lost count of the number of great grandchildren she has, but is delighted she can now count one great, great grandchild among her descendants. Her younger brother is still alive and at 94 lives with his wife in their own home in Invercargill. Today she will celebrate her milestone birthday with family and friends and will be proudly showing birthday cards from Queen Elizabeth, Governor General Patsy Reddy and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern.

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■ ELECTRICITY

Off-peak irrigation keeps cash in farmers’ pockets As summer temperatures rise, electricity consumption across the Ashburton District also rises as farmers move into peak irrigation season. This surge in demand can affect electricity prices, but with some careful planning, particularly by farmer consumers, price spikes could be managed, EA Networks commercial manager Jeremy Adamson said. “During summer, when irrigation demand is high, our region represents about 20 per cent of

the Upper South Island total energy demand. “Winter demand is much lower, we contribute only 5 per cent of total demand,” he said. Transpower (the national grid operator) allocated its costs to EA Networks based on this proportional share of demand, therefore when there is a peak in energy demand over summer, a greater share of Transpower’s costs is passed on to our region, Adamson said. “From a cost perspective we

were lucky through November and December last year – there was very little energy demand due entirely to the skies opening up and irrigation load being suppressed. “However, the hot dry weather has arrived and peaks are now occurring.” Peak electricity demand could be reduced through voluntary load control of irrigation connections, he said. “We’re recommending irrigators reduce their irrigation de-

mand on-property by as much as 50 per cent during peak periods – typically Monday-Friday, 8am to 8pm, but most importantly during weekday afternoons.” EA Networks was working to develop technologies that would enable farmers to opt-in to an irrigation supply product that helped control peak energy demand automatically. In the meantime, it had set up a texting service that allowed farmers to receive alerts about network peaks and that could encourage

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voluntary reduction in demand at specified times, Adamson said. “We are not telling farmers how to run their businesses nor take a risk with on-farm productivity, we simply want to provide information to allow informed decisions to be made, it’s entirely voluntary,” he said. Adamson is encouraging Mid Canterbury farmers who will be irrigating over the coming weeks to register their mobile phone number to receive alerts by texting “Power” to 4040.

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■ LOTTO

■ ASHBURTON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY

Your garden Big Lotto win in Feilding could be a comp winner By Sue NewmaN

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Earning yourself a certificate in Ashburton’s annual garden competition could be the easiest award you’ll ever earn. No longer do keen gardeners need to enter the competition as a change of format means this year’s event is one that everyone will enter. Knowing the competition was losing ground in terms of entry numbers, Ashburton Horticultural Society president Trevor Gamblin was determined to make a change. And that change involved scrapping the entry criteria and replacing it with teams of judges who would travel the town’s streets looking for gardens that stood out from the rest. Ashburton has been divided into sections and society members will travel their patches making a note of stand-out gardens. That first viewing

will be repeated by a different team and the two lists will be compared. The final viewing will be on February 10 and gardens that make both lists will receive certificates of merit awards. During the initial viewing any special features such as outstanding displays of flowers or lawns will be listed separately, Gamblin said. These will later be judged for trophy awards by a team from the Canterbury Beautifying Society. House numbers and street names will be recorded for administrative purposes and a letter and certificate will be delivered to winning householders by February 14. An awards evening will be held on February 25. By taking away the need to enter, Gamblin said it provided an opportunity for any garden to be recognised as outstanding, not just those belonging to gardeners who had chosen to be part of the event.

A small North Island town is buzzing with excitement and speculation after a jaw-dropping Lotto Powerball jackpot favoured their “friendly” neck of the woods. Feilding Video Centre Lotto operator Ann Heap said at first she thought her son was joking when he told her media outlets were reporting the store had sold a ticket worth more than $10 million. “I’ve come to work this morning feeling really good,” Heap said yesterday. “It is very exciting for the town.” It was the 10th big win for the store, she said. “We trade on the fact we are Feilding’s lucky Lotto store.” The winning ticket pocketed $10m from Powerball First Division and $250,000 from Lotto First Division. Yesterday’s draw was the second time Powerball had been struck this year. Manawatu District Council Mayor Helen Worboys said it was awesome to see the luck spread around the country, from cities into small towns. “To hear that it’s come to friendly Feilding – that’s just fantastic,” she said. “It’s great news for our small community. “Well done to whoever it is, they probably don’t believe it yet.” Manawatu District Council deputy mayor Michael Ford, said there was no doubt locals would be speculating about the win this morning. Ford, a councillor for the Feilding ward, said he wished the lucky winner all the best. ”[I’m] absolutely delighted for whoever it is,”

he said. “I hope it brings happiness. “It’s nice when it is close to home.” Ford said more people had been already been coming to Feilding, both to live and to visit, because the town was “doing extremely well” economically. But he added the big Lotto win would also “create some positive notoriety”. A number of people followed lucky Lotto shops, he said. “It certainly will do some good.” - NZME

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■ ASHBURTON DISTRICT COUNCIL

Building ready for business

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From the street it could be any utilitarian building, constructed to provide temporary office space, but this building will have an important role to play in the life of the Ashburton District. For the next year or two the modest Havelock Street building will be another temporary home for Ashburton’s mayor and district councillors as their meeting base while the district’s new administration centre and library are built in Baring Square east. It will also serve as headquarters for Ashburton’s civil defence and emergency operations centre as needed. The facility took six months to complete and includes a large meeting room that will serve as the council chambers, a kitchen, a small tea room, a small storage room, laundry, shower and toilet facilities. While the new meeting space will not host its first council committee meeting until February 7, a town centre sub committee meeting on Thursday saw the space in use for the first time. Where possible equipment and fittings from the Baring Square meeting rooms were reused, said council business supports group manager Paul Brake. This includes kitchen equipment, screens, audio equipment and meeting room furniture.

In brief Hand grenade dug up A Christchurch homeowner has had a scare yesterday, after digging up what they thought was a hand grenade. Police got the call about 12.52pm from an address on Kenwyn Avenue, St Albans. The resident has been told to keep well back and go to a safe place. A spokesperson says it is likely a historical artefact – which isn’t uncommon. Nevertheless, a bomb squad has been deployed to the address. - NZME

Police are investigating after a man walking home in Raglan was beaten in an apparent unprovoked attack. Waikato police Senior Sergeant Matt Cranshaw said the man was approached by three young Maori men on Main Road, near East Street, about 12.30am yesterday. One of the men then punched him, sending him to the ground, before kicking him. The trio then left on foot. The victim suffered head and facial injuries and was taken to Waikato Hospital. - NZME

Woman knocked out Ashburton District Council facilities management officer David Hampton makes a final check on equipment in the council’s new meeting chamber in Havelock Street. PHOTO JAIME PITT-MCKAY 250119-JPM-0004

The meeting rooms have been fitted with acoustic tiles to ensure debates around the council table are easily heard, Brake said. “In addition the room is equipped for recording meetings and we’ll have live streaming (with a short delay) available over

the next few months.” A static ceiling-mounted camera will record all public meetings and these will be available on YouTube and Facebook. The building’s large meeting room will be dual purpose, serving as a council chamber, com-

mittee meeting room and bookable staff workshop space and as a working room during a civil defence event. An area of the building is set aside for civil defence radios to be permanently connected and ready to use.

Ross not ruling out return to local politics

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■ POLITICS

Former National MP Jami-Lee Ross is not ruling out a return to local politics this year. A source said Ross is tapping into the Chinese community in his Auckland electorate of Botany with an eye to standing in the local body elections on October 12. Ross, 33, spent six years as a Manukau City councillor before being elected to Auckland Coun-

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cil in 2010. He was elected the National MP for Botany at a byelection in 2011. Ross yesterday said he was not thinking about the local body elections, but added: “I haven’t ruled anything in and I haven’t ruled anything out. I’m just focused on doing my job as MP for Botany. I’m rebuilding my health and personal life and don’t have

the capacity to consider past the next few months.” Ross said after an absence his electorate office was now open five days a week and his immediate focus was working on constituent cases and getting out in the community. “The well wishes I’ve received while out and about at those types of events have been very

kind and motivating to keep working hard serving my local community,” he said. Ross’ best bet would be to stand for one of two ward seats in Howick for Auckland Council or a seat on the Howick Local Board. The two Howick seats are held by longtime community stalwart Sharon Stewart and entrepreneur Paul Young. - NZME

Auckland Police are investigating a fight outside Westfield Manukau McDonald’s in the early hours of Saturday morning where a woman was knocked out. Video footage shows a man in a red hat striking the woman with such force that her head rocks back and she crashes onto the ground. “One female was reportedly punched in the head and fell over,” a police spokesperson said. “She appeared to have lost consciousness for a time but regained it and was taken to Middlemore Hospital in a moderate condition.” The person who captured the fight on camera appears to be the only person who checked on the woman’s condition. The attacker was quickly swamped by other people at the scene who pulled him away. - NZME

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■ BRAZIL

Dam collapse kills 40

The death toll from the collapse of a dam holding back mine waste in southeastern Brazil has risen to 40, and hope is fading for the estimated 300 still missing. Scores of families in the city desperately awaited word on their loved ones, but authorities said there was little chance of finding anyone alive. “Unfortunately, at this point, the chances of finding survivors are minimal. We’re likely to just be recovering bodies,” Romeu Zema, governor of Minas Gerais,said. Employees of the mining complex owned and operated by Brazilian mining company Vale were eating lunch when the dam gave way, unleashing a sea of reddish-brown mud that knocked over and buried several structures of the company and surrounding areas. The flow of waste reached the nearby community of Vila Ferteco and an occupied Vale administrative office, with some residents barely escaping with their lives. “I saw all the mud coming down the hill, snapping the trees as it descended. It was a tremendous noise,” said a tearful Simone Pedrosa, who lives about 8km from where the dam collapsed. Pedrosa, 45, and her parents dashed to their car and drove to the highest point in the neighbourhood. “If we had gone down the other direction, we would have died,” Pedrosa said, adding that she had a feeling “that this was the end of my life”. “I cannot get that noise out of my head,” she said. “It’s a trauma ... I’ll never forget.” In addition to the 40 bodies recovered at the weekend, 23 people were hospitalised, said authorities with the Minas Gerais fire department. There had been some signs of hope when authorities found 43 more people alive. About 300 employees were working when it happened.

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Tate getting married She first appeared on Doctor Who as a runaway bride but Catherine Tate has never pledged to tie the knot. Until now, that is. The comedian is planning to wed for the first time at the age of 50, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. She became engaged to American screenwriter Jeff Gutheim, a divorced father of three, over the New Year and the pair are planning a summer wedding. The comic was previously in a long-term relationship with stage manager Twig Clark, 45, the father of her 16-year-old daughter. The pair split in 2011 and Ms Tate was then briefly linked to Take That star Jason Orange - AP

A man points to the mud that invaded his family’s house near Brumadinho, Brazil. PHOTO AP Emergency workers suspended their search shortly after nightfall. They planned to resume at first light. For many, hope was fading to anguish. “I don’t think he is alive,” said Joao Bosco, speaking of his cousin, Jorge Luis Ferreira, who worked for Vale. “Right now I can only hope for a miracle of God.” Vanilza Sueli Oliveira described the wait for news of her nephew as “distressing, maddening”.

“Time is passing,” she said. “It’s been 24 hours already. ... I just don’t want to think that he is under the mud.” The rivers of mining waste also raised fears of widespread contamination. According to Vale’s website, the waste, often called tailings, is composed mostly of sand and is non-toxic. However, a UN report found that the waste from a similar disaster in 2015 “contained high levels of toxic heavy metals”. - AP

■ UNITED STATES

Gunman on run after killing five Authorities in the US state of Louisiana are searching for an “armed and dangerous” 21-year-old accused of killing his parents, a girl he was dating and her family in two separate shootings. Dakota Theriot allegedly gunned down his 20-year-old girlfriend, Summer Ernest, as well as her 17-year-old brother Tanner Ernest and her father, 43-year-old Billy Ernest. A 7-year-old took a baby out of the mobile house where the shooting occurred and ran, neighbours said. Theriot then headed 30km away to his parents’ trailer in Gonzales, where he allegedly shot and killed them. Keith and Elizabeth Theriot were both 50. Deputies arrived at the scene and were able to interview one of the victims before both died. Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre said information led authorities to zero in on the couple’s son as a suspect. Dakota Theriot is being sought on first-degree murder and other charges. He was believed to be driving a stolen 2004 Dodge Ram pick-up. Crystal DeYoung, Billy Ernest’s sister, said Theriot had just started dating her niece, Summer Ernest. “My family met him last weekend at a birthday party and didn’t get good vibes from him,” DeYoung said.

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Investigators work the scene of a shooting in Ascension Parish in Louisiana. PHOTO AP

She said she wasn’t sure how her niece and Theriot met, but that she believed the relationship was relatively new. “My mum is a good judge of character and she just thought he was not good,” DeYoung said of Theriot. DeYoung said Summer and Tanner Ernest were two of Billy’s three children. He was also raising his wife’s children. DeYoung said Theriot doesn’t have a vehicle and she’s not sure how he ended up

at the Ernest home on Saturday, but after the killings, he took off in her brother’s truck. DeYoung said her brother, niece and nephew were good people. Charlenne Bordelon, a neighbour, said Theriot was the older daughter’s boyfriend and that he’d recently moved in with the family but she did not know him. A Facebook page appearing to belong to Dakota Theriot was filled with defensive and sometimes angry posts. - AP

Duchess Meghan will not return for the Suits finale. The 37-year-old former actress quit her role in the legal drama in order to move to the UK and marry Britain’s Prince Harry but after the show was axed last week, bosses reportedly begged Meghan to reprise her role of Rachel Zane for the series finale. However, according to The Sun, pregnant Meghan has turned down the request as she feels she will be too busy being a mother and concentrating on her charity work. There have been claims NBC Universal would pay a huge multi-million dollar sum to a charity of Meghan’s choice if she filmed the scenes. - AP

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The Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band prepare to get under way.

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Sounds of Scotland come to Ashburton The crowds gathered to watch the Ashburton County Scottish Society Pipe Band March yesterday and Guardian photographer Heather Mackenzie was there to snap some shots of the bands from around the South Island.

The Canterbury Caledonian Pipe Band start their march.

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■ ZONTA ART AWARDS

Johnstone ( Methven), Heather Jonson (Lincoln), Clare Logan (Christchurch), Melissa Macleod (Christchurch), Donna-Marie Patterson (Christchurch), Rebecca Stewart (Christchurch), Chloe Summerhayes (Christchurch), Rebecca Thomson (Geraldine), Nicola Thorne (Lyttelton), Janna van Hasselt (Christchurch), Samantha Walker (Christchurch), Robyn Webster (Christchurch). Young Generation Award finalists: Abby Baillie (Christchurch), Sophie Boswell (Oxford), Abbey Bradley (Timaru), Kaitlin Fitzgibbon (Kaiapoi), Eva Jackson (Christchurch), Grace Lange (Geraldine), Emma Mealings (Ashburton), Camryn Milne (Christchurch), Charlotte Muir (Ashburton), Grace Mulholland (Timaru), Hayley Murray (Sheffield), Mya Nevin (Timaru), Kyla Radley (Christchurch), Ella Reeves (Timaru), Aimee Sullivan (Kaiapoi), Grace Watt (Timaru), Lucinda Webber (Christchurch), Ruby Young (Timaru). Winners will be announced at the award exhibition opening March 1, 7pm, and a People’s Choice Award will open to visitors to vote for their favourite work throughout the exhibition. Alongside the ceremony will be the opening of a second exhibition, For the Huntress, by last year’s Premier Award winner Emma Fitts. Both exhibitions will be on display until April 7.

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An upcycled exhibition Emerging artistic talent Stuart Mitchell is preparing for his first major exhibition, at Grace Gallery. His exhibition of upcycled steel creations will open tomorrow at 6.30pm, and run through February. Mitchell grinds and welds old tools into life, fashioning them into sculptures of animals, ranging from horses and goats to birds and hedgehogs. PHOTO ASHBURTON GUARDIAN

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Strong entries in art awards Ashburton Art Gallery has named finalists for the Zonta Ashburton Female Art Award 2019. With over 70 entries the judges had a tough decision. “All three judges were impressed by the high calibre of works and the great range of approaches by the artists who entered this year,” business and communications assistant Sarah Davidson said. Otago School of Art senior lecturer Johanna Zellmer, Timaru Aigantighe Art Gallery director Cara Fitzgerald, and Christchurch Art Gallery curator Felicity Milburn selected a total of 46 artworks to be included in the awards exhibition. There are 28 qualifying for the Premier Award and 18 for the Young Generation Award for those aged 16 to 20. Premier award finalists: Sarah Anderson (Lincoln), Susan Badcock (Geraldine), Sarah Brown (Christchurch), Judith Cordeaux (Timaru), Edwards + Johann (Christchurch), Jacquelyn Greenbank (Christchurch), Karen Greenslade (Christchurch), Lee Harper (Christchurch), Lisa Harper (Ashburton), Sarah Harper (Diamond Harbour), Kim Hennessy (Lyttelton), Phoebe Hinchliff (Christchurch), Julia Holderness (Christchurch), Bina Iris (Christchurch), MiKyung (Amelia) Jang (Christchurch), Ina Johann (Christchurch), Vashti

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After 13 nominations and 13 losses, it was finally time for Tasmania’s The Wolfe Brothers to storm the Golden Guitar Awards. Nick and Tom Wolfe along with Brodie Rainbird knew there was something special about their record Country Heart, which scored four awards including the coveted Album of the Year. “It’s come from us, it’s come from the heart,” Nick Wolfe said. Troy Cassar-Daley won his 37th Golden Guitar award, tying him with Lee Kernahgan and putting him just one behind Slim Dusty’s all time record of 38. He performed the Heritage Song of the Year winning track Shadows on the Hill with the Gomeroi Dance Company. He penned the song, about a 19th century massacre, as his late cousin battled cancer. New Talent of the Year and Alt Contemporary Country Album winner Andrew Swift thanked other artists for letting him camp in their front yards and use their showers while he travelled Australia with his caravan Hazel over the past year. He said just being nominated and the huge support from his

fans at the festival was confirmation he had made the right call to quit his day job. “I don’t think my dad has ever hugged me that hard,” he said. “After the first award, mum just kept looking at the Golden Guitar with a big grin on her face.” Best Male Artist of the Year was won by Travis Collins for Brave and The Broken and Best Female Artist by Beccy Cole for Lioness. Collins said it meant so much to him to win in this category after first coming to the festival as a 10-year-old. For Cole, this was her fifth win in this category. Kasey Chambers and The Fireside Disciples won Traditional Country Album of the Year for Campfire, making it her 24th Golden Guitar. “It’s so special for me this record, particularly because it is a lot of my childhood put into a record,” Chambers said. The first award of the night Single of the Year was won by Morgan Evans for smash ARIA No.1 hit Day Drunk. The single has amassed more than 13 million streams on Spotify for the Nashville-based Australian star. - AAP

■ January 29 – Stuart Mitchell’s exhibition of upcycled steel creations opens 6.30pm, and runs through to end of February. ■ February 3 – On the Road, Arts On Tour sends Michele A’Court and Jeremy Elwood around the country in the AOTNZ van, open hat with wine and cheese at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, booking required. ■ To February 10 – Snark: A Victorian Odyssey by David Elliot at Ashburton Art Gallery. ■ February 16 – Twilight In the Vines, CharRees Vineyard, 22 Laings Road, Ashburton, 4pm–9pm. ■ February 17 – Swedish folk/ Americana artist Sofia Talvik in concert, open hat, at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30pm. ■ To February 22 - Fluid Scape exhibition, featuring works by Sandra Hussey, at the Ashburton Art Gallery. ■ February 23 – Ryan Neville and the Midnight Blues Showband at Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 8pm. ■ To March – Croactus by Tony Bond at Ashburton Art Gallery. ■ March 18 – Tutus on Tour, Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 6.30pm. ■ March 19 – Mockingbird, Ashburton Trust Event Centre at 7.30pm. Based on the true stories of four generations of women and their devilish alter egos, Mockingbird is a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of postnatal distress, which affects approximately one in seven women and many men every year. ■ April 7 – Get Coloured by CainInspire Colour Fun Run, April 7 10am-noon, Lake Hood. ■ April 15 – Cats the musical at the Ashburton Trust Event Centre, 7.30-10pm. ■ May 1 – The Adele and Amy Songbook tribute band. Ashburton Trust Event Centre. ■ May 24–June 1: Sister Act! Variety Theatre of Ashburton. ■ If you have any arts diary listings please email susan.s@ theguardian.co.nz

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his week is going to be dominated by numbers I suspect. Based on predictions, ones about the mid-30s. Temperature is of course the name of the game, and making us uncomfortable is its aim. All the experts out there are saying there is this big lot of hot air coming our way from our noisy neighbours Australia, and I for one am certainly not looking forward to it. Australia of course have been battling record temperatures recently, with Adelaide recording record temperatures and the rest of the country not being that far behind. Temperatures of 40°C plus are obviously pretty alien to us, but I think we will be more than warm enough. There is no law available to

define how hot it has to be before shorts and jandals are considered business attire, but I propose a stick in the ground at 30°C. The only hope is like often happens when freak weather events are predicted, they fizzle. It would fill me with so much joy for this week to be overcast at 18°C the entire time, but I just cannot see it happening unfortunately. Naturally these high temperatures bring plenty of warnings with them, as they should.

Firefighters in the past week have already started to see a spike in vegetation fires, so let us give them a hand. The basic stuff like check the conditions, cut back long grass, farmers checking their tractor engines for birds’ nests etc are all important, but those warnings

still fall through the cracks. It is more than firefighters who are tested when the mercury starts to rise of course, our little four-legged friends also need a bit of thought. Plenty of water for our pets, which we should also be drinking, and especially be careful

when thinking about taking your dog out for a bit of exercise. The handy world of Facebook taught me this hint the other day. If the footpath is too hot for you to hold your hand on for five seconds, it is too hot for your dog as well. Do not leave them locked in cars as those temperatures can skyrocket and cause a world of trouble. It all sounds like common sense stuff, but unfortunately it doesn’t always sink in, and this week most likely, of all weeks, it is going to be extra important to follow these messages. So while a bit of fun can be had with these high temperatures and a few jokes and cold cans of drink can be cracked, make sure you use your common sense Mid Cantabrians.

hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, killing 20 people. In 1988, a 13-day stand-off in Marion, Utah, between police and a polygamist clan ended in gunfire that killed a state corrections officer, Fred House, and seriously wounded the group’s leader, Addam Swapp, who ended up serving more than 25 years behind bars. Ten years ago: In a swift victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House approved, 244-188, a huge $819 billion stimulus bill

with Republicans unanimous in opposition despite Obama’s pleas for bipartisan support. Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell, who survived the 1977 plane crash that killed three band members, died in Orange Park, Flaorid, at age 56. Five years ago: Ukraine’s prime minister, Mykola Azarov, resigned and the Ukrainian parliament repealed anti-protest laws in back-to-back moves designed to defuse the country’s political crisis. One year ago: Roger Federer won

his 20th Grand Slam singles title, defeating Marin Cilic in the Australian Open final. Today’s birthdays: Actor Nicholas Pryor is 84. Actor Alan Alda is 83. Actress Susan Howard is 77. Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is 64. Actress Harley Jane Kozak is 62. Movie director Frank Darabont is 60. Rock musician Dave Sharp is 60. Rock singer Sam Phillips is 57. Rock musician Dan Spitz is 56. Country musician Greg Cook (Ricochet) is 54. Gospel singer Marvin Sapp is 52. Singer Sarah

McLachlan is 51. Rapper Rakim is 51. DJ Muggs (Cypress Hill) is 51. Actress Kathryn Morris is 50. Actress Rosamund Pike is 40. Actress Angelique Cabral is 40. Singer Nick Carter (Backstreet Boys) is 39. Actor Elijah Wood is 38. Rapper J. Cole is 34. Actress Alexandra Krosney is 31. Actress Ariel Winter is 21. Thought for today: “A selftaught man usually has a poor teacher and a worse student.” — Henny Youngman, British-born American comedian (1906-1998). - AP

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TODAY IN HISTORY Today is Monday, January 28, the 28th day of 2019. There are 337 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On January 28, 1986, the space shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, killing all seven crew members, including schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. On this date: In 1547, England’s King Henry VIII died; he was succeeded by his 9-year-old son, Edward VI. In 1878, the first daily college newspaper, Yale News (now Yale Daily News), began publication in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1901, Wellington blacksmith William Hardham served in South Africa with the fourth New Zealand contingent. He was the only New Zealander awarded a Victoria Cross during the South African War. - nzhistory.govt.nz In 1911, the notorious Hope Diamond was sold by jeweler Pierre Cartier to socialites Edward and Evalyn McLean of Washington, DC, for $180,000. In 1915, the United States Coast Guard was created as President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill merging the Life-Saving Service and Revenue Cutter Service. In 1916, Louis D. Brandeis was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson to the Supreme Court; Brandeis became the court’s first Jewish member. In 1945, during World War Two, Allied supplies began reaching China over the newly reopened Burma Road. In 1956, Elvis Presley made his first national TV appearance on Stage Show, a CBS programme hosted by Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. In 1973, a ceasefire officially went into effect in the Vietnam War, a day after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords by the United States, North Vietnam and South Vietnam. In 1978, fire swept through the historic downtown Coates House

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he Winchmore Research Station just outside Ashburton has a proud history spanning more than seven decades. In the 1950s and 1960s Winchmore developed new automated irrigation system technology which enabled, in the words of AgResearch, “a single person to water an entire farm paddock by paddock over a 17 day irrigation roster.” In more recent years other equally important work has been carried out on nutrient cycling, crop pests and soil fertility. Winchmore has, without exaggeration, changed the face of farming in this country. With such a long history in agricultural innovation, it has survived a great many restructures and changes of ownership within Government. It’s current caretaker, AgResearch, is a Crown Research Institute that’s existed since 1992, a merger of various agricultural research groups from across Government agencies. Their decision to sell Winchmore is deeply disappointing. So too has been the

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mad river is a river that flows North. Seemingly heading uphill, defying logic and physics – a mad river goes against the flow. This is why Mad River Valley in Vermont is the perfect place to start an American food revolution. The Mad River Food Hub was founded as a business incubator for local producers. Helping take foodie start-ups and business ideas to the next level, it’s the kind of concept more associated with Silicon Valley than the Vale of Winooski, but the results are far more practical, tangible and delicious. The hub has attracted young, enthusiastic artisans and producers from across the state — each with their own specific craft and expertise. So far the hub lists 30 small businesses among its customers. You have a meat curer, apiarists, brewers, a distillery — and a whole cheesemonger’s worth of small-batch dairy producers. It is a space where producers can come together on a manageable scale, to collaborate on something extraordinary. At the tasting centre in Mad River, the food miles might have been minimal but the inspiration and expertise had come from across the world. “We’re quite cosmopolitan,” says Robin Morris, founder of the hub. Morris is an understated British expat who – like so many others – escaped a career in business management in Manhattan for the good life in the Green Mountains. It seems the Vermont countryside needed his expertise as much as he needed the change of scenery. Morris saw the rich variety and quality of produce which could be found in the sate “from alpine highlands, down to the valley grasslands”, and here he found a new vocation. In 2011, he founded the Mad River Food Hub to provide processing rooms, a distribution network to grow cottage industries into recognisable, profit-turning operations. Like Morris, the hub’s customers offer a smorgasbord of different trades and backgrounds. On the platter in front of me is rosemary salami and coppa from Babette’s Table. This was made in-house by Erika Lynch, a Kentucky native, who ping-ponged between butcheries and time working in Gascony in France before settling in Vermont. Also on the board is cheese from perhaps the state’s best known European transplants. The von Trapps bring their alpine, pasture-fed cow’s milk to the centre for processing and turning into cheese. Yes, as in the Sound of Music von Trapps, and as small-holding farmers they’ve come a long way from Saltzburg. These very different businesses are brought together under the tin roof of the Food Hub. With rising demand for small-

Foodie start-ups might just be Vermont’s elusive fountain of youth, writes Thomas Bywater.

Vermont’s is now home to a foodie hub, with cheesemakers, apiarists and smallgoods producers among its rich mix. batch cured meats and speciality cheeses it created America’s first shared-use dry curing facility. Providing a shared path through the notoriously tough and expensive Federal USDA regulations on food processing, it has helped form a collective that can overcome these hurdles and gather up talent and different expertise. Stepping outside, you can tell it’s perfectly placed. The Mad River is a natural conduit not only for rivers, but also tourists flowing in from the neighbouring resorts of Sugarbush and Mad River Glen. It’s the tail end of summer vacation. Throughout the wooded hills, swimming holes like Warren Falls are bursting with youth. Jumping from the smooth rocks and waterfalls, they are making the most of another summer in Vermont. At this moment the thought of leaving the state to find work or continue study is far from mind. Though many of America’s inland states have had an exodus of youth to the coasts in search better prospects and jobs, it seems the tide is turning in Vermont. Each year more return. They return for the lifestyle and the opportunities opening up. This is not just through projects like the Mad River Food Hub. In May, Vermont offered a new grant of $10,000 to remote workers and freelancers who move to the state. Originally designed to combat a rising median age, the Green

Robin Morris of Mad River Food Hub in Vermont. State seems to be undergoing a youthful spring. The university town of Burlington by Lake Champlain is now bristling with foodie start-ups. Last year the median age of Burlington ticked below 26.7 – in a state famed for good life, this city is actually getting younger. At the same time the craft

brewing scene has exploded — though these businesses are a far reach from the studenty homebrew you might expect. The industry brings in a drop over $309 million in economic impact for the state every year. The Vermont Brewing Association has 55 members, the most breweries per capita of any US

State. Each is included in its Beer Passport, a memento for craft beer completists to be filled in with a pint served at each of the VBA’s member breweries. Put it this way: it’s not something you can do in a weekend. Like cured meats and speciality cheeses – it’s an investment in time. - NZME

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Bookies give Irish the nod By Steve DouglaS The final Six Nations before a Rugby World Cup is often talked up as a barometer as to which northern hemisphere team will go on to excel on the sport’s biggest stage later that year. It doesn’t usually ring true. Clive Woodward’s England romped to a Grand Slam in early 2003 and, within eight months, was also lifting the Webb Ellis Trophy. But recent history shows that is very much the anomaly. In 1999, France earned the wooden spoon in the last Five Nations, yet reached the World Cup final. France won the 2007 Six Nations but – the shock quarter-final win over the All Blacks aside – was well below par in a home World Cup and was beaten by a ragged England in the semi-finals. In 2011, England won the Six Nations with a game to spare under Martin Johnson, only to deliver a pitiful World Cup campaign on and off the field and be dumped out by France in the quarter-fi-

nals. The 2015 Six Nations winner, Ireland, was then outplayed by Argentina in the World Cup quarter-finals. So, all is not necessarily lost for the teams who fail to win the 125th edition of Europe’s annual rugby extravaganza. And this year, more than any other, there will be some top teams falling short. Northern hemisphere rugby has hardly been in a better place at international level. Ireland is pushing New Zealand close as the world’s top-ranked team after beating the All Blacks in November for the second time in two years, Wales and England make up the top four in the rankings, while the Scots under Gregor Townsend are as competitive against the southern hemisphere giants as they have been for some time. The home unions played the Rugby Championship teams nine times in November, and won seven. Of the traditional European heavyweights, only the French are letting themselves down and are

below Fiji in the world rankings in ninth place. Yet who would bet against Les Tricolores – the most mercurial rugby team of them all – finding some form out of nowhere? Ireland starts the tournament as the outstanding favourite and is looking to retain the title after sweeping to the Grand Slam last year. In Joe Schmidt and Jonathan Sexton, the Irish have the world’s best coach and player of 2018. “Ireland are the best side in the world,” said England coach Eddie Jones, first to start the pre-tournament mind games. But the titleholders don’t have it easy. They start with a home match against England – this fixture has been on the final weekend the past two years, with a Grand Slam at stake on both occasions – then head to Murrayfield to play Scotland in Round Two. They finish against the Welsh in what should be a thunderous finale in Cardiff. Also concerning is Sexton, who hasn’t played recently because of a knee tendon injury.

But Schmidt expects his playmaker to line up against England. After battling each other in Irish club derbies for weeks, Ireland captain Rory Best said facing England will be a refreshing change. “It is a great way to refocus minds. We have to get ready for a monster test match.” Wales is the third favourite with British bookmakers but Warren Gatland has his side in fine shape for his 12th and last year as the national coach. Wins over South Africa and, at long last, Australia in November have the Welsh on a nine-match winning run. Ireland used an opening day win in Paris last year as the launch pad to the title. Wales, seeking a first title since 2013, has the same ambition. “If we win that first game in Paris, that will set us up,” Gatland said. “We’ll have a really good chance to win the Six Nations.” England steadied a rocking ship by winning three of its four November tests and pushing New Zealand all the way in the one it lost.

Jones said he has the strongest England squad he has ever had and, for once, doesn’t have a long list of injuries to contend with. With longtime captain Dylan Hartley injured, Owen Farrell has assumed the leadership and is proving to be the player the English cannot do without. The only way is up for England after fifth place last year, its worst finish in 30 years. That set in motion a tough few months for Jones after an almost-flawless start to his tenure that included Six Nations titles in 2016 and ‘17. With these three teams potentially set to run each other close, it may be the Six Nations champion will be determined on the final weekend for the first time since 2015. The wooden spoon might have been awarded before then. Italy continues to be the whipping boy of top-level European rugby, finishing in last place in four of the last five years. Its last Six Nations win was in February 2015, that being the Azzurri’s only victory in the tournament’s last five editions. Expect another blank in 2019.- AP

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New champion on court Like the 21-year-old she is, Naomi Osaka stepped into Rod Laver Arena for the Australian Open final with a cellphone in her right hand and music in both ears. The headphones she wore carried the swirling brass, bouncing beat and boastful lyrics of Jay Rock’s “Win,” the same prematch song Osaka listened to throughout the tournament – and at last year’s US Open, too. “You might wanna keep score,” the rapper says. “I win, win, win, win.” Right now, that’s how Osaka is living at tennis’ most important events. Her championship at Melbourne Park, via a 7-6 (2), 5-7, 6-4 victory over Petra Kvitova on Saturday night, gave Osaka two straight Grand Slam trophies. Just a few hours later, she found herself discussing such matters as what her goals are now – answer: winning the upcoming hard-court stops in Indian Wells and Miami – and whether it’s too soon to think about being halfway to collecting four consecutive majors. “The way the tennis world is,

there’s always the next tournament, the next Slam, and we all just want to keep training hard and winning more,” said Osaka, who was born in Japan and moved to the U.S. at age 3. “So I’m not really sure if I’m satisfied.” Heady stuff for someone who already has accomplished so much in such a short amount of

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So Osaka was getting impatient. Look at her now. She is the first woman with back-to-back major championships since Serena Williams – the player Osaka beat in the US Open final last September – captured four in a row from 2014 to 2015. Osaka also guaranteed that she will ascend to No. 1 in the WTA

I know all the sacrifices that every player does to stay at this level

time. A year ago, Osaka was ranked 72nd. She had lost by the third round in seven of her eight appearances at Grand Slam tournaments. The lone exception was a fourth-round run at the Australian Open in January 2018. That’s as far as she’d been by then.

rankings for the first time, making her the youngest player to hold the top spot since Caroline Wozniacki was 20 in 2010. Does it feel as if this all happened really quickly? “I mean, to me, it doesn’t. “I guess looking from the outside, from your guys’ view, it does,” Osaka said. “For me, every practice and

every match that I’ve played, it feels like the year is short and long at the same time. “But I’m aware of all the work that I put in. I know all the sacrifices that every player does to stay at this level. I mean, in my opinion, it didn’t feel fast. It felt kind of long.” Maybe. But her growth as a player and a competitor has been so swift. She won four three-setters in Melbourne. She beat a trio of top-10 women. Then there was the way Osaka pulled herself together after failing to convert three championship points at 5-3 in the second set against Kvitova, much as she ignored all the chaos surrounding the final against Williams at Flushing Meadows. “As a whole, this tournament was very eye-opening for me,” Osaka said as Saturday turned to Sunday in Melbourne. “I had a lot of matches that were very tough and I was behind in some of them. “I think it showed me that I could win matches from behind, just on willpower alone.” - AP

Petra Kvitova could save three championship points in the second set. She could hold serve from 0-40 down in the third set to avoid falling a double-break behind. But she couldn’t produce a third escape act in the pulsating Australian Open women’s final, a decider to live long in the memory. Kvitova played her part in Saturday night’s dramatic final, jumping off the canvas when all looked lost before submitting to Naomi Osaka 7-6 (7-2) 5-7 6-4. Given what the Czech has been through off the court, it’s no surprise Kvitova would show such fighting qualities. The victim of a home invasion two years ago, the two-time Wimbledon champion laid bare her struggle to regain form in the aftermath of her hand injuries. “It’s crazy. I can’t believe I just played a final of a grand slam again,” she said on the presentation dais through tears. “It’s a great tournament for me. “It is a big honour to hold this beautiful trophy as well. It has been a while to be in a final for me and I need to thank my family and friends back home who were really supporting me right through the match. “I want to say thank you to everyone who made this possible. “To my team, thank you for everything. “But mostly, thank you for sticking with me even when we didn’t know if I would able to hold a racquet again. “Every single day you have been supporting me and staying positive for me, which I really needed. It probably was not easy, so thank you so. “And a big thank you to all of you who came to support us.” The No. 8 seed also made the poignant comment that she had “already won two years ago” when against all odds she returned to the sport she loves. Kvitova’s emotional reflection on how far she’s come since suffering the horrific injuries that threatened to end her career provided the most touching moment of the night. The mental demons she had to overcome, as well as the physical, had the world in awe and hearts melted during her tearful address. Doctors gave Kvitova a 10 per cent chance of playing elite tennis again after the violent home invasion which left her with a near-severed finger and nerve damage in her hand. To say Kvitova has bounced back is an understatement. Kvitova looked genuinely delighted when she received her runners up plate. The victory was getting there. Osaka was deferential to the soon-to-be world No. 2, who looked to have returned as a major force on tour. “I’ve always wanted to play you and you have been through so much. You are really amazing and I am really honoured to have played you in the final of a grand slam.” - AAP

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In brief

Fordyce scores at nationals By Jaime Pitt-macKay Jaime.p@theguardian.co.nz

One of Mid Canterbury’s top croquet talents has added another feather to his cap with a victory at the golf croquet nationals. Edmund Fordyce secured his second national title last week, defeating Felix Webby 7-4, 7-3, 7-6. “Winning it the first time was more unexpected. “Although this year I was not the favourite to win, I knew having won it before and making the semi-finals last year that I had a chance,” he said. “Golf Croquet can be random sometimes which means there can be an unlikely winner, but a lot can depend which player can perform during critical moments.” Fordyce says he went in to the tournament with the expectation of being able to win, but that enjoying the game is the main focus. “I always enter tournaments with the mindset to win, otherwise I probably wouldn’t be entering. “I know that you have to be realistic sometimes but I always like to stay positive for as long as possible,” he said.

“I also think after playing the game for eight years that I have become less focused on winning and just enjoying the game. “I think it helps me play better and I don’t tend to worry about the results. “It’s nice to not have the pressure from myself to win everything but make no mistake, I certainly don’t like to lose.” Leading in to the tournament, Fordyce had played in the NZ Open for association croquet, before placing fifth with his team-mate George Coulter in the golf croquet doubles. With the national title safely tucked away, Fordyce says he is now turning his sights on the under-21 golf croquet world championships in Nottingham, England, in July. “The main goals I have long term are to win the NZ Open (association croquet equivalent), a world championship and a MacRobertson Shield (played between New Zealand, the United States, Australia and England),” he said. “It is the most prestigious team/individual trophy in all of croquet and is only played every four years. “The next is in 2021.”

The Castrol Toyota Racing Series championship rivalry between Marcus Armstrong and Liam Lawson has continued at Hampton Downs Motorsport Park, with each driver taking a race win yesterday. However, the advantage sits firmly with Armstrong after a dramatic New Zealand Motor Cup feature race at the end of the day. Armstrong now sits alongside Kiwis Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy, and iconic former Formula 1 drivers like Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart as a winner of the historic Motor Cup trophy. - NZME

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National golf croquet champion Edmund Fordyce with the silverware from his success. PHOTO SUPPLIED

Breakers bench the big difference tre Long was influential with a game-high 23 points, six rebounds, three steals and two blocks. The biggest difference was the Breakers bench, which combined for 60 points. Livewire guard Jarrad Weeks led them with 20 while Finn Delany added 17, all scored in the second half when Tai Wesley struck foul trouble. Long said the performance highlighted the offensive depth not always seen at the Breakers and that they can win without key power forward Wesley. “With Tai going out, they double-teamed me hard.

“Insane ... beyond my wildest dreams.” That is the reaction from an ecstatic Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, who went from second reserve to snowboarding gold medallist at the X Games in Aspen. The 17-yearold Olympic bronze medallist has become New Zealand’s first snowboarding X Games winner, triumphing in the slopestyle. She had already claimed the snowboard big air silver. “I haven’t done well in a slopestyle competition for a while so this was mindblowing to me – I’m stoked,” she said. - NZME

Big win for Armstrong

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Shawn Long and a productive New Zealand Breakers bench have proved too much for the undermanned Brisbane Bullets in a rugged 109-96 NBL win in Auckland. The Breakers kept their finals hopes alive yesterday despite remaining in seventh place on the ladder. With a win-loss record of 1012, they remain in the hunt for the playoff with Brisbane and the Adelaide Sixers (both 12-11) and Illawarra Hawks (11-12) the teams seemingly in the hunt for fourth spot. While not as dominant as in recent games, American cen-

Zoi our new golden girl

“I thought Brisbane had a good game plan,” he said. “We had to spread the ball around and guys came off the bench and did it for us. “Most times it’s me who leads the way but tonight it was great to have other guys lead the way with the energy.” It was he second-straight loss for Brisbane, whose cause wasn’t helped when top scorer Lamar Patterson (18 points) fouled out when he was called for a technical violation late in the third quarter. The American forward had dominated the two middle quarters as the Bullets surged back

from an early 16-point deficit to lead. However, his fourth foul and subsequent backchat proved a turning point. Brisbane’s hopes took another blow midway through the final quarter when veteran forward Mika Vukona hobbled off with a knee injury. The former Breakers star collided awkwardly with Long and could be in doubt for a key Brisbane double-header next week against Sydney. Bullets captain Cam Gliddon scored 16 while centre Matt Hodgson had 14 points with seven rebounds. - NZME

Celtic have extended their lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership to three points with a 3-0 victory over Hamilton. The champions broke the deadlock five minutes before halftime yesterday, when Accies goalkeeper Ryan Fulton saw a low long-range shot from Callum McGregor squirm through his grasp and sail into the net. Ryan Christie gave Celtic breathing space 13 minutes from time on Saturday, tapping in after Fulton had failed to claim a Mikael Lustig ball. Scott Sinclair completed the scoring three minutes from time, heading in a Lustig cross. - PA

Phoenix goal sinks City Striker David Williams has returned to haunt his former A-League club Melbourne City, scoring a contentious goal in a pulsating 1-0 win for the Phoenix in Wellington. Williams’ first-time shot in the fifth minute decided a willing contest on Saturday between two top-six clubs, with the home side dominating the first half but clinging on in the second through some brilliant saves from goalkeeper Filip Kurto. Wellington’s seventh win of the season further cements their path towards the playoffs, lifting them one point behind City. - AAP

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Black Ferns Sevens make history New Zealand’s champion women’s sevens team won the inaugural fast four tournament after comprehensively knocking over France 31-0 in yesterday’s final at FMG Stadium Waikato. They made history in their competitive debut on home soil, at the Hamilton Sevens, as the new cycle for World Sevens Series is due to be announced.

The Black Ferns faced the French in Hamilton’s decider and Michaela Blyde and Shakira Baker cored tries, while Stacey Waaka scored her second hat-trick in two days to sign off a memorable weekend in style. Meanwhile the New Zealand men’s team were sent tumbling out of the Hamilton Sevens in the semi-finals for the second year

running after a untidy 17-7 defeat to the United States yesterday. The hosts were unbeaten after rolling past Australia in the quarter-finals but mistakes and poor discipline were very costly as USA pulled clear in the second half, qualifying for the final against Fiji at 8:10pm. Vilimoni Koroi was sinbinned for a spear tackle with four min-

utes remaining and New Zealand, a man down for two minutes, lost the lead when Steve Tomasin touched down before speedster Carlin Isles clinched the USA’s place in their third successive final of the 2018/19 World Sevens Series. Reigning tournament champions Fiji, who smashed South Africa 29-7 to reach the decider,

knocked New Zealand out of the semi-finals in Hamilton last year, so losing one game from the final again was tough to take as FMG Stadium Waikato was sold out on finals day. New Zealand finished the weekend third after crushing South Africa 29-7 for the bronze medal, leaving the hosts to wonder what might have been. - NZME

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■ CRICKET

Black Caps in a spin By Niall aNdersoN India have the Black Caps in a spin, and they need to turn back the clock if they’re to have any chance of claiming a series victory. In their two ODI defeats, the Black Caps have been unable to overcome the legspin of Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal, with the pair combining for 12 wickets at an average of just 14.9. Throw in the quirky part-time offerings of Kedhar Jadhav, and Indian spinners have produced 14 wickets at 16.5, at an economy rate of just 4.78. It’s a sudden change after the Black Caps dealt to the Sri Lankan spinners with ease in their last ODI series. Granted, the likes of Lakshan Sandakan and Seekkuge Prasanna aren’t in the same class as the Indian tweakers, but Sri Lanka’s spin options mustered just one wicket in 52 overs across three contests. The Black Caps batsmen had no issues accumulating against the Sri Lankan slower bowlers either, and that’s why coach Gary Stead believes the batsmen’s failures against India have largely been a result of poor decision-making, rather than technical deficiencies. “It’s not that we can’t play spin bowling, we’ve just taken some options that haven’t been the best options at times,” said Stead. “I have faith in our guys – we played the spin bowling very well against Sri Lanka and they had a lot of spinners as well, so it’s not like we can’t, we just haven’t done it effectively. “The two wrist-spinners they have here are very effective bowlers – our challenge is to find a way to be better.” Yadav has been the most dangerous of the lot, and his four wickets in the second ODI reduced New Zealand from 136-4 to 166-8, removing the last three recognised batsmen and effectively sealing the win. So far this series, he has eight scalps at an average of 10.5, and Stead is alert to the need to combat his talents. “He’s a clever bowler – you don’t see the left arm legspinner too often. “He uses his googly very well, and we have to find a way to combat him. “In the first game, after seven overs he was 0-30 and I thought we actually played him pretty well, and maybe we’ve just got to pull back the throttle a little bit around our scoring and just be happy with 0-45 if we can.” However, that might not be possible, with Indian captain Virat Kohli praising the attacking mindset of his spinners. “You give them any situation – powerplay, five or four fielders in the ring – they’re always ready to bowl for you and take wickets, which is the most important thing.

Windies crush England Part-time off-spinner Roston Chase has taken eight second-innings wickets as the West Indies crushed England by 381-runs in the first test in Barbados. Chase, given the chance to shine in the absence of a specialist spinner, seized the opportunity with a career-best haul of 8-60 in Bridgetown. “Credit to Roston, he was patient and got the ball in the right areas,” Windies captain Jason Holder, man of the match for his double ton, said. West Indies, rank underdogs in the series, bowled England out for 246 in the second innings and won with more than a day to spare. - APP

Still a long way to go Australia scored their biggest test win in more than a year in Brisbane but a realistic Tim Paine admits his side are very much a work-in-progress. Paine’s men did what they had to do to secure an innings-and-40-run win over Sri Lanka at the Gabba, but the tourists were particularly poor in the day-night test loss. Sri Lanka fell for just 144 and 139, with key batsmen Dinesh Chandimal and Kusal Mendis mustering only 20 runs between them as their team struggled to contend with Pat Cummins and debutant Jhye Richardson. But if ever a side needed a win it was Australia after their loss to India and ahead of a massive year that includes an away Ashes series in England. - AAP

Naenae Express retires Former New Zealand pace bowler Ewen Chatfield has finally retired from competitive cricket at the age of 68. Chatfield made the decision after getting “slogged” all over the park playing for his local club Naenae Old Boys in Wellington on Saturday. “It might seem silly but I have standards, even at 68, and if I can’t play to those standards I thought it is time to flag it,” he said. Renowned for his miserly bowling and nagging line and length, the fast-medium bowler acted as a superb foil to Richard Hadlee during the team’s remarkable run of success during the 1980s. - NZME

Manuka Oval no road It’s been the world’s fastest-scoring one-day ground for the past decade, but Australia and Sri Lanka shouldn’t expect a similar flat track for the inaugural Canberra Test at Manuka Oval starting Friday. Manuka is commonly regarded as one of the best batting decks in the country, with a lightning-fast outfield adding to the allure. But Cricket ACT chief executive James Allsopp says that probably won’t be the case for the ground’s first test, with curator Brad van Dam aiming for a good contest between batsmen and bowlers. - AAP PHOTO AP

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Stead knows that has to change for his side to have any hope of launching a comeback in the five-match series, which continues with third ODI today afternoon at Bay Oval. “We haven’t built any partnerships across the top six or seven and that was the strength of what we did so well against Sri Lanka. “As a batting unit that’s going to be our challenge going into the next three games.” - NZME

Mitch Marsh’s reign as Australia’s first-choice test allrounder has come to a halt after Marcus Stoinis was called into the extended squad for the historic match against Sri Lanka in Canberra. Named a co vice-captain alongside Josh Hazlewood at the start of the summer, Marsh was picked for just one test at home this season, in Melbourne where he failed to make a doublefigure score or take a wicket, and was dropped for the Sri Lankan series. He returned for the Perth Scorchers last week. - AAP

Story of the series: Kane Williamson plays on after getting a start. “They’re always figuring ways to get batsmen out – they don’t want to contain runs and [concede] 40 in 10 overs and have no wickets, they would rather go for six an over and get three wickets for the team. “I think that’s the mindset which is helping them, and the team, and together they’re quite lethal.” Jadhav, who has chimed in with two wickets with his off-spinners, agreed.

“Kuldeep and Chahal are one of our key assets in the middle overs. “We as a team back them totally – batsmen have to take risks against them, and that works for us.” As a result of the spinners’ dominance, the Black Caps have mustered just one half-century partnership this series – achieved by a belated ninth wicket flurry between Doug Bracewell and Lockie Ferguson on Saturday.

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■ KARAKA

Stunning Te Akau trifecta You could forgive Te Akau Racing’s Jamie Richards for allowing himself a moment of celebration following the running of the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) on Saturday evening. In his first season in sole-charge of the Te Akau Racing team, Richards had just provided the trifecta in New Zealand’s richest two-year-old race with Probabeel, Aotea Lad and dead-heater Yourdeel. While feeling a sense of satisfaction, Richards admitted his overwhelming emotion was that of relief. “I was pretty relieved after the race, to be honest,” Richards said. “Once you get to raceday there’s not much more you can do, you just have to have faith in your horse and the jockey on top of it. “We were really happy with our horses until we got to the barrier draw where our three best chances drew outside. “Thankfully there was good speed in the race and I think the filly that won is quite a classy horse. She can do things that other horses don’t.” While reluctant to split Te Akau’s five runners in the final field, Richards was clear that Probabeel looked to be the stable’s best chance of success based on her lead-up form. “If she hadn’t have drawn the outside, she was clearly our best chance,” he said. “She’s a filly that has a lot of X-factor about her, she’s not a natural two-year as she’s a big, scopey filly so whatever she is

doing at the moment is a bonus for the future.” Richards also revealed that the application of blinkers for the race had also bolstered his hopes for her chances. “We’d given her quite a bit of work at home in the blinkers as the first couple of times she raced she lacked a bit of ringcraft. “After she had a freshen up, we gave her a jump-out with the blinkers on and she really went well. “We didn’t put a full-cup blinker on because she raced keen enough last start, so we met her half-way and she seemed to appreciate that.” Richardson advised that Probabeel would most likely head to the paddock for a few days before a discussion with owners Brendan & Jo Lindsay would take place to outline possible options for her in the autumn. With the commencement of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale at Karaka on Sunday, Richards’ attention now turns to working with Te Akau boss, David Ellis, to select the next crop of youngsters for the stable. “It’s a pretty busy time out here (Karaka) as we try and buy the next good horse,” he said. “We work pretty hard through the summer and enjoy a bit of a break in the winter, so we will soldier on for now and celebrate our success when we do get the chance.” - NZME

Equinox impressive On the eve of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale series it was appropriate that one of the star individuals of the 2018 edition should create plenty of attention with a winning racetrack debut. The Jamie Richards-trained Exceed And Excel colt, Equinox, carries the colours of Te Akau Racing after David Ellis outlaid $750,000 at Karaka last year. The powerfully built colt handled his first effort under raceday conditions with aplomb as he sat outside the early pace for rider Craig Grylls before extending clear in the run home to score comfortably by two and a quarter lengths. - NZME

Deserved victory

Opie Bosson was a happy man on Saturday.

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Class performer Five To Midnight opened Karaka Million night at Ellerslie with an impressive display of his staying prowess when he took out the CollinsonForex Karaka Cup. The Lisa Latta-trained gelding gave his rivals weight and a beating as he lumped topweight of 60kgs to a half-head victory over race-favourite Mongolian Marshal. Rider Johnathan Parkes settled Five To Midnight well off the early pace set by tearaway leader Redcayenne, before easing him into contention approaching the home turn. Five To Midnight never shirked his task as he fought off the challenge from Mongolian Marshal in the concluding stages to notch his ninth victory. - NZME

Today at Te Teko Raceway

Whakatane RC Venue: Te Teko Meeting Date: 28 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 2 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8 Trebles: 2, 3 and 4; 6, 7 and 8 1 12.24pm THE BEACON MAIDEN 1400 $10,000, MDN, 1400m 1 374x0 Off The Grid b (7) 58.5 2 637x9 Pop ‘n’ Rock (11) 58.5 .................... A Calder 3 Che Guevara (5) 58.5 ............... N Alam (a4) 4 334 Mannering (8) 57 5 Super Vino (9) 57 ....................... L Satherley 6 x4x22 The White Queen b (6) 56.5............S Collett 7 0x453 Avoca Willow (4) 56.5...................... C Grylls 8 9678 Queen Sweep (2) 56.5 ...........J Fawcett (a2) 9 00067 Regal Assassin (3) 56.5 ..............T Thornton 10 509x8 Rumour Has It (1) 56.5 ................... S Spratt 11 Intrigue (10) 55............................... J Bayliss 2 12.59pm GARTSHORE CONSTRUCTION MAIDEN 1200 $10,000, MDN, 1200m 1 0x Super Bullet (11) 58.5 ..................... T Harris 2 Anhedonia 58.5 ............................ Scratched 3 334 Mannering (5) 57............................ A Calder 4 Bruzo (10) 57 ..................................J Riddell 5 73372 Chiquitita (3) 56.5........................... J Bayliss 6 23x94 Sheeznoteasy (8) 56.5 .................... S Spratt 7 x00x0 Kate Louise (9) 56.5................... L Satherley 8 00067 Regal Assassin 56.5 .................... Scratched

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9 00x Somethink (4) 56.5.................J Fawcett (a2) 10 24x Eleanor Rigby b (2) 55 .................... C Grylls 11 4 Decadence (6) 55 ...........................S Collett 12 7445 Enduring Love (1) 55..................M Cameron 13 Away Cruising 55 ......................... Scratched 14 Strikingapose (7) 55 ...................R Elliot (a1) 3 1.34pm ENGEL FIRES MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MDN, 1600m 1 x0243 Bahamas (1) 58.5 ........................... S Spratt 2 5x370 Curious George (8) 58.5 .............D Mansour 3 x00x6 Shackeltons Edge (5) 58.5 .............. R Jones 4 628 Fiery Dragon (6) 57 .........................J Riddell 5 90069 Dispatched (3) 57........................T Thornton 6 09585 Havana Heights (4) 56.5 ............ L Satherley 7 8 Aquarium (7) 56.5 .......................... J Bayliss 8 0770x Hoopla (11) 56.5 .............................S Collett 9 00 Lena (10) 56.5................................. C Grylls 10 452 Qiji Crystal (9) 55 .......................M Cameron 11 6 Cornish Point (2) 55 ...................R Elliot (a1) 4 2.09pm TRACKS CONCRETE LTD MAIDEN 2100 $10,000, MDN, 2100m 1 4452 Mr Likeable (9) 58.5 ........................J Riddell 2 x0028 Cape Ceilidh (10) 58.5 ............E McCall (a4) 3 02 Trumpet (14) 57............................... T Harris 4 00755 Because (5) 57............................... J Bayliss 5 805 Desirabull (16) 57 ........................... A Calder

6 5L756 Triomphe (6) 57 ...........................D Mansour 7 33246 Spectra b (8) 56.5 ......................M Cameron 8 00853 Soda (7) 56.5 ..................................S Collett 9 69064 Fine And Dandee (12) 56.5............. C Grylls 10 74359 Flying Fantasia (4) 56.5 ......... T Taiaroa (a4) 11 x0065 Slice Of Magic (3) 56.5 ................... S Spratt 12 07x69 She Dares (11) 56.5...................R Elliot (a1) 13 80 Tups (1) 56.5 14 4625 Stilton (15) 55............................. L Satherley 15 968x0 Mr Woodi (2) 58.5 16 00x0 Luckyismyname (13) 58.5 ............. R Norvall Emergencies: Mr Woodi, Luckyismyname 5 2.44pm PUTAUAKI TRUST CUP $20,000, Rating 72 Benchmark, 2100m 1 85026 Battle Royal d (7) 59.5 ...........J Fawcett (a2) 2 6x800 Joe Cargo 58.5 ............................ Scratched 3 64113 Artiste dm (3) 58 .............................J Riddell 4 88532 Lady Shabeel m (5) 57....................S Collett 5 09107 Aigne (4) 57 .................................... S Spratt 6 145x5 Anarchy (2) 56................................. C Grylls 7 43143 Lady Amadeus (6) 56.................M Cameron 8 x6741 Ventura m (1) 56 ............................ A Calder 9 35166 Jimmy Rocket (8) 55.5 ...............R Elliot (a1) 10 40390 General Sherman 54.................... Scratched 6 3.15pm TEAM WEALLEANS 1600 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1600m

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20910 Noble Star d (10) 59........................ C Grylls 73571 Cabochon d (3) 58 ..........................S Collett 66402 Tavlin d (11) 58...........................R Elliot (a1) 03631 En Soie d (5) 57.5 .......................C Lammas 00x00 Epae Road (1) 57.5........................ J Bayliss 03300 Prior Engagement (2) 57.5.........M Cameron 98179 Lagertha (6) 57 .............................. A Calder 54150 Lauramia d (7) 57 9x055 So You Sparkle (8) 57 ..................... T Harris 5x029 Bet She Is d (9) 56.5 ....................... S Spratt 97945 Helenaoftroy (4) 54.5 ..................D Mansour 7 3.53 NICHOLSON AUTOS MAIDEN 1600 $10,000, MAIDEN, 1600m 1 0x063 Holy Loch (10) 58.5......................... T Harris 2 x0x89 Caught The Eye (4) 58.5 ................ A Calder 3 x70x7 Roc ‘N’ Gold (1) 58.5 ...................T Thornton 4 63574 Touch The Clouds (5) 57 .................S Collett 5 x8x00 Gallagher (2) 57 .............................. C Grylls 6 23 Newmarket b (7) 56.5.................R Elliot (a1) 7 5x077 Fistral Beach 56.5 ........................ Scratched 8 5x647 Savastep (8) 55 ..........................M Cameron 9 657 Ninkasi (3) 55 ................................. J Bayliss 10 000 Ekraar Lass (6) 55 ......................D Mansour 11 9 June Rose (9) 55 ........................C Lammas 8 4.28pm NEW WORLD WHAKATANE 1400 $10,000, Rating 65 Benchmark*, 1400m

SELECTIONS Race 1: The White Queen, Mannering, Avoca Willow, Super Vino Race 2: Eleanor Rigby, Mannering, Chiquitita, Sheeznoteasy Race 3: Qiji Crystal, Havana Heights, Fiery Dragon Race 4: Mr Likeable, Stilton, Because, Trumpet, Soda Race 5: Artiste, Lady Amadeus, Ventura, Battle Royal Race 6: So You Sparkle, Tavlin, Cabochon, Bet She Is, Noble Star Race 7: Newmarket, Savastep, Holy Loch, Touch The Clouds Race 8: White Shield, Full Of Grace, Swiss Maid, Ichiban

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3 51284 Cassia nwtd ............................. S Gommans 10 46648 Firefly Laffey nwtd .......................A Turnwald 7 14511 Bigtime Pearl 21.75 ............................L Cole 4 82467 Light Cruiser nwtd .........................G Atwood 6 3.27pm BROOKS TIMING C1/C2 C1/2, 375m 8 62634 Thomas William 22.35.................. D Denbee 5 86783 Crackle 22.11 .................................... B Hunt 9 56726 Bigtime Basher 21.25.........................L Cole 1 53327 Blackjack Man 21.65 ..................B Goldsack 6 3x325 Van Jack 22.28............................. D Denbee 2 73887 Scotta Pie 21.54............................. L Pearce 10 33664 Bigtime Hunter nwtd...........................L Cole 1 2.00pm (NZT) FORMPRO RATINGS FREE EVERY 7 44562 Thrilling Eddie 22.16 J & .....................D Bell 3 11721 Bigtime Molly 22.37............................L Cole 9 4.19pm OUTBACK TRADING COMPANY C1, 457m 8 83423 Bigtime Panther 21.89................... M Gowan MONDAY C0 C0, 375m 1 66765 Tiddy Cash nwtd .......................J McInerney 4 48645 Kirkham Coby 21.54 .......................C Morris 9 85836 Bigtime Clever 21.73 G &....... S Fredrickson 1 3 Bigtime Elvis nwtd ..............................L Cole 2 67782 Three Of Hearts 26.46 ................B Hodgson 5 54167 Wong Full Arrest 22.19 ...................C Morris 10 46852 Smash Rock nwtd ......................... M Gowan 2 1 Bigtime Annie nwtd ............................L Cole 3 23475 Hot Mayhem nwtd ............................ P Clark 6 45117 Cool Wolf 22.10............................. D Donlon 3 755 Hurricane Ayla nwtd ...................... D Donlon 4 2.53 RED SNAPPER SEAFOODS, CHRISTCHURCH 7 54213 Cawbourne Looks 21.46 .......... K Gommans 4 52578 Toki Girl 26.45 .............................. D Denbee 4 66566 Leslie Albert nwtd ......................B Goldsack C4/C5 C4/5, 375m 5 44276 Magma nwtd ...................................L Doody 8 x7744 Apricity 21.82 ..............................A Turnwald 5 36252 Bigtime Baxter nwtd ...........................L Cole 1 3636F Hypocritical 21.46 .......................A Turnwald 6 72546 Tuff Treasure nwtd .........................B Mitchell 9 18654 Retail Mayhem 21.93 ..................... L Pearce 6 3 Bigtime Ziggy nwtd.............................L Cole 2 12533 Mikachu 21.68.............................A Turnwald 10 47585 Broken Wallet 22.16 ................. K Gommans 7 53732 He’s A Sharkie nwtd ................. K Gommans 7 2 Bigtime Banjo nwtd ............................L Cole 3 53416 Shallay Pallay 21.75 ....................A Turnwald 7 3.44pm KAMADA PARK C3 C3, 375m 8 11223 Bigtime Alfie nwtd ..............................L Cole 8 878 Clansman Douglas nwtd ............B Goldsack 4 35118 Dynamite Danger 21.61 G & .. S Fredrickson 1 38448 Oskitz nwtd .................................A Turnwald 10 4.36pm CITY OF PALMERSTON NORTH GOLDEN 9 68858 Bigtime Bart nwtd H &....................... Woods 5 11425 Fantastic Teddy 21.67 .................A Turnwald 2 42831 Little Scamp 21.80 ....................... D Denbee CHASE 29TH MARCH C4/5, 457m 10 88787 Cawbourne Skid nwtd .............. K Gommans 6 73348 Cawbourne Mezza 21.30 J & ..............D Bell 1 51614 Bigtime Rod 26.04 .............................L Cole 3 51565 Plan Stan 21.76 ............................. L Pearce 7 71544 Bigtime Blackie 21.07 ........................L Cole 2 2.18pm GREYHOUNDS AS PETS C1 C1, 375m 2 73238 Arden Emgrand 26.07 .................A Turnwald 4 21841 Mahala Bay 22.22 H & ...................... Woods Bigtime Eve 21.47 ..............................L Cole 8 24255 1 64584 Stole Me Wallet 22.12 .............. K Gommans 3 46412 Lunch Special 26.14 ..........................L Cole 5 18132 Fancy Fifita 21.71............................C Morris 9 x7471 Zoie Willow nwtd J & ...........................D Bell 2 53524 Blitzem Gem nwtd .................... S Gommans 4 43621 Fusion Cronulla 25.81 .................A Turnwald 6 36133 Eye Kno 21.78 H & ........................... Woods 3 72641 Hurricane Al nwtd............................C Morris 10 25667 Mila Mila 21.47 ............................A Turnwald 5 12161 Monster Fish 25.62 .....................A Turnwald 7 11138 Bigtime Jetty 21.94 ............................L Cole 4 73746 Bigtime Joshy 21.59 ...................... M Gowan 5 3.10pm PAUL CLARIDGE ELECTRICAL C1/2, 375m 8 13162 Princess Pea nwtd ...........................P Taylor 6 66281 Big League Diva 25.95 G &.... S Fredrickson 5 63632 I’ll Be Loyal 21.11 ......................... T Downey 1 x2173 Kirkham Webby 21.49 .....................C Morris 7 35443 Bigtime Levi 25.75..............................L Cole 9 546x5 Party Every Day 21.67 ................A Turnwald 6 33231 Bigtime Bee 21.94..............................L Cole 2 61288 Lightning Lu nwtd S & ...............C Blackburn 10 55777 Homebush Minnie nwtd ............J McInerney 8 81637 All Black Star 26.10..................E Duganzich 7 73462 Pick A Pascal 22.03 G & ........ S Fredrickson 3 11126 Bigtime Marley 22.13 .........................L Cole 8 4.02pm STEVE THE AUCTIONEER DAVIS C4, 375m 9 11386 Bigtime Talker 26.20 ...........................L Cole 8 22541 Cawbourne Symsy 21.56 J &..............D Bell 4 23436 White Comet 21.68 ....................... D Donlon 10 24785 Mija Sydney nwtd ........................A Turnwald 1 57128 Butterball 21.53 ............................. M Gowan 9 75546 Cawbourne Sandy 21.91 ......... S Gommans 5 68531 Judge Me Jackie 22.30 .................. L Pearce 2 63222 Smash Charger 21.97 ................... M Gowan 11 4.52pm M & M MASTER BUTCHERS C2 C2, 457m 10 28876 Zip Zap Zoe nwtd ......................J McInerney 6 46817 Homebush Belle 22.01..............J McInerney 1 48762 Queen Big League nwtd G & . S Fredrickson 3 58667 Tazia 21.56................................... D Denbee 7 25117 Bigtime Jasmine nwtd ........................L Cole 3 2.35pm J P PRINT, PETONE C1 C1, 375m 2 54431 Tuff Knight 26.78 ...........................B Mitchell 4 11127 Born Fab 21.60 ...............................S Maher 8 56241 Barbarossa Boy 22.32................B Goldsack 1 45468 Homebush Kazzy nwtd .............J McInerney 3 24257 Bigtime Sandy 26.15 G &....... S Fredrickson 5 33367 Three Amigos 21.96 J & .....................D Bell 9 58475 Feel The Force 21.61 ............... S Gommans 2 12744 Bigtime Charlote nwtd ........................L Cole 4 84438 Luke Skywalker 26.40 .................... L A Hunt 6 2183F Bigtime Lucy 21.58 ............................L Cole Palmerston North Greyhound Racing Club Inc Venue: Manawatu Raceway Meeting Date: 28 Jan 2019 NZ Meeting number: 3 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 11 and 12

1 8700x Lord High Spirit (12) 60 ...................J Riddell 2 42814 Fabulous Flight d (8) 59 ...........N Bakar (a3) 3 8x202 White Shield (6) 59 .........................S Collett 4 6x030 Benaud (4) 58.5 .........................R Elliot (a1) 5 x31x9 Full Of Grace d (2) 58.5 .............M Cameron 6 147x5 Perswayed mb (9) 58.5 ...............C Lammas 7 93106 Bobby Dee (1) 57.5 ......................... C Grylls 8 56x31 Swiss Maid d (5) 56.5 .....M Hashizume (a4) 9 x7441 Toffee Pop (10) 56.5 10 94009 Felix Faure d (7) 56.5 ..................... J Bayliss 11 86024 Ichiban dm (11) 56.5 ...................D Mansour 12 x0210 Fastellie (3) 56 ........................... L Satherley Blinkers on: Eleanor Rigby (R2), Lena (R3), Touch The Clouds, Gallagher (R7) Blinkers off: Off The Grid (R1), Flying Fantasia (R4), Prior Engagement (R6) Winkers on: The White Queen (R1) Winkers off: Touch The Clouds, Gallagher (R7)

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41284 Kamada Park 26.26 ....................A Turnwald 435F8 Bigtime Leeroy nwtd G & ....... S Fredrickson 34242 Bigtime Forest 26.21 ..........................L Cole 75451 Tuff Mr. Tee 26.55 ..........................B Mitchell 12 5.09pm TOTAL BODYSHOP SUPPLIES C3, 457m 1 27124 Bigtime Caleb 25.99...........................L Cole 2 36321 Tommy The Jett 26.48.................A Turnwald 3 21154 Bigtime Leads nwtd............................L Cole 4 16165 Midnight Molly 26.28 ...................B Hodgson 5 22332 Sub Eighteen 26.48 ...........................L Cole 6 86523 Buddy Loaded 26.23 .................. G Hodgson 7 54221 It’s A Threat 27.20 .......................A Turnwald 8 47136 De Blonde nwtd................................. B Hunt 9 85636 Zipping Cobra 26.01 ..........................L Cole 10 81767 Bigtime Kiss 26.14 .............................L Cole SELECTIONS

Race 1: Bigtime Annie, Bigtime Elvis, Bigtime Banjo, Bigtime Ziggy Race 2: Bigtime Bee, Hurricane Al, Stole Me Wallet, I’ll Be Loyal Race 3: Thrilling Eddie, Bigtime Panther, Homebush Kazzy Race 4: Shallay Pallay, Mikachu, Bigtime Blackie, Hypocritical Race 5: Bigtime Marley, Bigtime Jasmine, Barbarossa Boy Race 6: Bigtime Molly, Apricity, Scotta Pie, Blackjack Man Race 7: Oskitz, Mahala Bay, Eye Kno, Plan Stan, Fancy Fifita Race 8: Smash Charger, Born Fab, Butterball, Bigtime Lucy Race 9: Bigtime Alfie, Hot Mayhem, He’s A Sharkie, Toki Girl Race 10: Monster Fish, Bigtime Levi, Bigtime Rod, All Black Star Race 11: Bigtime Forest, Kamada Park, Luke Skywalker, Tuff Mr. Tee Race 12: It’s A Threat, Bigtime Caleb, Bigtime Leads

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It’s all magic Local galloper All About Magic (above) backed up the thoughts of her trainer Michael Pitman when she saw off the challenge of the North Island raiders to take out the two-year-old contest at Riccarton on Saturday. Pitman, who prepares the Showcasing filly with son Matthew, has a high opinion of his charge and wasn’t afraid to line her up in stakes company at the New Zealand Cup Carnival for her debut run, where she finished a meritorious fifth. Given plenty of time to get over that one, All About Magic was having just her second raceday outing when she proved too tough for Marton visitor Miss Sweet Pee and the Te Akau Racing-trained Matamata filly Vino Bella in the New Zealand Bloodstock Insurance Pearl Series sponsored contest.

Happy homecoming New Zealand ex-pat jockey James McDonald made a winning return to his favourite track on Saturday when he was able to ride home Long Leaf (Fastnet Rock) to win the Karaka 3YO Classic at Ellerslie. The David, Ben Hayes and Tom Dabernig-trained colt was favoured by punters and did not disappoint. McDonald settled the three-year-old midfield before tracking Media Sensation from the 900m mark. He then drew his charge into the clear at the top of the straight where he went to battle with $160 outsider The Real Beel. The Sir Peter Vela part-owned colt was able to stave off the challenge to win by a neck. - NZME

After disputing the early speed, All About Magic fought best in the three-way war to score by half a neck in a slick 45.22 for the 800m journey. “She’s from one of the best families in the Stud Book,” Pitman said. “This is the family of Soliloquy and all those that Trevor McKee and others have done really well with. “She had her first start in a stakes race, went off in the stalls and missed the start but she still ran on really well. “She’s just a lovely filly.” All About Magic is out of Montjeu mare, Rosecroft, the daughter of Group Two winner Soltanto who was prepared by Trevor and Stephen McKee to win seven races while also being placed at Group One level in the 1991 Champion Stakes. - NZME

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6am Infomercials 6:30 Thomas And Friends 0 6:40 Darwin And Newts 0 6:50 Peppa Pig 0 7am My Little Pony – Friendship Is Magic 3 0 7:25 Ben 10 – Omniverse 3 0 7:50 Miraculous – Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir 3 0 8:15 The Lion Guard 3 0 8:35 Goldie And Bear 3 0 9am Infomercials 10am The Middle 3 0 10:25 Neighbours 3 0 10:55 Bride And Prejudice Aus PGR 0 12:10 Jeremy Kyle PGR 1:10 Judge Rinder 2:10 American Housewife PGR 3 0 2:35 Will And Grace PGR 3 0 3:35 Peppa Pig 0 3:40 Lab Rats 0 4pm America’s Funniest Home Videos 3 0 4:30 Friends 3 0 5pm The Simpsons 0 5:30 The Middle 3 0 6pm The Big Bang Theory 3 0 6:30 Neighbours 0

7pm Shortland Street PGR 0 7:30 Bride And Prejudice Aus 0 8:50 M Deepwater Horizon AO 2016 Action. During one of the worst oil spills in US history, the crew on board must save the lives of their fellow work mates. Mark Wahlberg, Kurt Russell. 0 10:50 2 Broke Girls AO 0 11:20 Hell’s Kitchen All Stars 12:15 Love Island UK AO 1:05 Shortland Street PGR 3 0 1:30 Infomercials 2:30 Mike Tyson Mysteries AO 3 2:45 Desperate Housewives AO 3 0 3:30 Once Upon A Time PGR 3 0 4:15 Judge Rinder 5:05 Neighbours 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled, 7:30pm on Choice

SKY 5 6am Jeopardy! PG 6:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Mountain Men PG 8:05 Pawn Stars PG 8:30 The Flash MVS 9:20 Parking Wars PGL 9:45 NCIS – Los Angeles MV 10:30 CSI – Miami MV 11:15 Mountain Men PG Noon Jeopardy! PG 12:25 Wheel Of Fortune PG 12:50 CSI – Cyber MV 1:40 CSI – Miami MV 2:30 NCIS LA MV 3:15 Mountain Men PG 4pm The Simpsons PG 4:30 Jeopardy! PG 5pm Wheel Of Fortune PG 5:30 Parking Wars PGL 6pm The Flash MVS 7pm Pawn Stars PG 7:30 NCIS LA MV 8:30 The Cops MV 9:30 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! MVL 10:30 The Flash MVS 11:25 CSI – Miami MV

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12:10 Mountain Men PG 12:55 Wheel Of Fortune PG 1:20 Jeopardy! PG 1:45 Pawn Stars PG 2:10 Can’t Pay? We’ll Take It Away! MVL 2:55 The Cops MV 3:40 CSI – Miami MV 4:25 Parking Wars PGL 4:50 NCIS LA MV 5:35 The Simpsons PG

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6am The AM Show 9am The Block Australia PGR 3 0 10am Infomercials 11:35 DailyMailTV PGR Noon Face The Truth PGR 12:30 Dr Phil PGR 1:30 M The Other Mother PGR 3 2017 Drama. A divorcee finds out her former husband has remarried a much younger woman, and the new wife bonds with her husband’s daughter and manipulates her against her mother. Annie Wersching, Kimberly Crossman, Tyler Christopher. 0 3:30 DailyMailTV PGR 4pm NewsHub Live At 4pm 4:30 Entertainment Tonight 5pm Family Feud Australia 5:30 Modern Family 3 0 6pm NewsHub Live At 6pm 7pm The Project 7:30 House Rules PGR 0 8:45 M Gladiator AO 3 2000 Action. When a Roman general is betrayed and his family murdered by a corrupt prince, he comes to Rome as a gladiator to seek revenge. Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen. 0

6am Endangered Species 3 6:25 Codename – Kids Next Door 3 6:50 Batman – Brave And The Bold 3 0 7:15 Danny Phantom 7:40 Ben 10 – Alien Force 3 8:05 The Legend Of Korra 3 8:30 Kung Fu Panda – Legends Of Awesomeness 3 0 8:55 The Moe Show 3 0 9:20 Million Dollar Minute 3 9:50 Mad About You PGR 3 10:20 Storage Wars PGR 3 10:45 Storage Wars PGR 3 11:10 Storage Wars PGR 3 11:40 Antiques Road Trip 3 12:40 Robot Wars PGR 3 1:35 Married With Children PGR 2:05 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 3 3pm Wheel Of Fortune 3:30 Jeopardy 4pm Antiques Roadshow 3 0 5pm Frasier 0 5:30 Prime News 6pm Million Dollar Minute 6:30 Pawn Stars 3 7pm The Crowd Goes Wild 7:30 American Pickers 8:30 N FBI PGR FBI special agents Maggie Bell and OA Zidan investigate a potential gang war after a bomb explodes in an apartment building. 0 9:30 M The Mechanic AO 2011 Action. 0

6:30 Waiata Mai 6:40 Avatar 3 7:10 Kia Mau 3 7:20 Potae Pai 3 7:30 Pipi Ma 3 7:40 Cube 3 7:50 Paia 3 8am Pukana 3 2 9am Te Kaea 3 2 9:30 Best Of Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Kai Ora 3 10:30 Hip Hop International New Zealand Nationals 3 11am Aotearoa 3 11:30 F Aotearoa 3 Noon School Of Training 3 12:30 Hamu And Tofiga PGR 3 1pm Now Is The Hour 3 1:30 Polyfest Kapa Haka 3 2pm Opaki 3 2:30 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 3pm Waiata Mai 3:10 Avatar 3 3:40 Kia Mau 3 3:50 Potae Pai 3 4pm Pipi Ma 3 4:10 Cube 3 4:20 Paia 3 4:30 Pukana 3 5:30 Te Kaea 2 6pm Te Matatini 3 7pm Whanau Living 3 7:30 Moosemeat And Marmalade PGR 3 8pm Native Affairs – Summer Series 8:30 M Becoming Bulletproof AO 2014 Documentary. 10:05 The First Voice 3 10:35 Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3

6am Tiny House Hunting 6:30 Tiny House World 7am Brent Owens – Extreme, Authentic, And Unwrapped 7:30 The Art Detectives 8:30 Gok’s Chinese Takeaway 9:30 American Pickers 10:30 The Living Room 11:30 My Dream Home 12:30 Mysteries At The Museum 1:30 Gourmet Farmer 2pm The Boat That Guy Built 2:30 Running Wild With Bear Grylls And Drew Brees 3:30 Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 4:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites 5pm Cheese Slices 5:30 American Restoration 6pm Baggage Battles 6:30 American Pickers 7:30 Lonely Planet – Roads Less Travelled Lonely Planet sends photojournalist Dominic Bonuccelli on assignment down the road less travelled in Colombia. 8:30 The Last Days Of Pompeii 9:30 Treasures Decoded 10:30 Vienna – Empire, Dynasty, And Dream

11:40 Hope And Wire PGR Tuesday, February 22, 2011 dawns peacefully enough, but little does Ginny know that, at 12.51pm a strong earthquake will reveal fractures in her family that she cannot ignore. 0 12:35 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

11:30 Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) Day 14. 12:40 The Late Show With Stephen Colbert PGR 1:40 Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) Third ODI. From the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui. 2:10 Closedown

11:05 Te Kaea 3 Maori Television’s daily news programme. 2 11:35 Closedown

11:30 Hugh’s Three Good Things – Best Bites Midnight Tiny House Hunting 12:30 My Floating Home 1am The Living Room 2am Love Nature – Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan 3am Money For Nothing 4am American Pickers 5am Tiny House Hunting 5:30 Tiny House World

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6:40 Game Night 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman. 8:20 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 8:50 Diagnosis Delicious PG 2016 Romantic Comedy. Maya Stojan, Ryan Rottman. 10:20 The Last Word 16L 2017 Comedy Drama. Amanda Seyfried, Shirley MacLaine. 12:05 Wonder Wheel PGVLS 2017 Drama. Kate Winslet, Justin Timberlake. 1:45 Game Night 16VLSC 2018 Comedy. Rachel McAdams, Jason Bateman. 3:25 Do I Say I Do? PGC 2017 Romance. Becca Tobin, Ryan Kelley. 4:55 The Foreigner 16VLSC 2017 Action. Jackie Chan, Katie Leung. 6:50 A Dog’s Purpose PG 2017 Adventure. Dennis Quaid, Josh Gad. 8:30 Ingrid Goes West 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. When an unstable social-media stalker moves to LA, she finds herself embedded in the whirlwind life of an Instagram-famous ‘influencer’. Aubrey Plaza, Elizabeth Olsen. 10:10 Baywatch 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron.

7:15 Superbad 16LSC 2007 Comedy. Jonah Hill, Seth Rogan, Emma Stone. 9:05 We Bought A Zoo PGL 2011 Drama. Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson. 11:10 The Proposal PGL 2009 Comedy. Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds. 12:55 Looper 16VL 2012 Sci-fi. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis. 2:50 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy. Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt. 4:55 Life Of Pi PG 2006 Drama. Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan. 7pm Taken 2 MV 2012 Action Thriller. The retired CIA agent who stopped at nothing to save his abducted daughter is targeted by someone seeking vengeance and must protect his family against those out to kill them. Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Famke Janssen. 8:30 Premonition ML 2007 Drama. A housewife’s world is upset when she is told her husband has died in a car accident, only to wake up next day and find him alive and well. Sandra Bullock, Julian McMahon. 10:10 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy. Sacha Baron Cohen. 11:35 Contraband 16VLC 2012 Crime.

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12:05 The Wedding Guest MLS 2017 Drama. Cobie Smulders, Justin Long. 1:45 A Dog’s Purpose PG 2017 Adventure. 3:25 Ingrid Goes West 16VLSC 2017 Comedy. 5:05 Nothing But Trailers MVLSC 5:35 Baywatch 16VLSC 2017 Comedy.

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1:25 Looper 16VL 2012 Sci-fi. 3:20 What Women Want PGL 2000 Romantic Comedy. 5:25 The Directors – M Night Shyamalan PG 2016 Featurette. 5:55 Life Of Pi PG 2006 Drama.

SKY SPORT 1 6am Basketball – NBL (HLS) Breakers v Bullets. 6:30 Football – FA Cup Chelsea v Sheffield United. 9am Football – A-League (HLS) 9:30 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of recent games, with features and player profiles from all levels of cricket. 10am Fox Sports News 10:30 Cricket – Big Bash (RPL) 2pm Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) 2:30 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India Third ODI. From Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. 6:35 The Cricket Show Analysis and highlights of recent games, with features and player profiles from all levels of cricket. 7:05 L Cricket – Blackcaps v India Third ODI. From Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui. 11:10 L Cricket – Big Bash Scorchers v Renegades. From Optus Stadium, Perth. 3am Rugby – World Sevens (HLS)

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SKY SPORT 2 7am Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) 7:30 Fox Sports News 8am Football – A-League (RPL) Glory v Jets. 10am Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 10:30 L Cycling – Vuelta A San Juan Stage One. From San Juan, Argentina. Noon Golf – European Tour (HLS) 12:30 Squash – PSA (HLS) 1:30 Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) 2:30 Sky Sports News 3pm L Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka First Test – Day Five, Afternoon Session. From The Gabba, Brisbane. 8:20 L Cricket – The Big Break 9pm L Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka First Test – Day Five, Evening Session. The Gabba, Brisbane. 11:30 Rugby – World Sevens (HLS)

TUESDAY

1am Cricket – Women’s Big Bash (HLS) Grand Final – Sixers v Heat. 1:30 Cricket – Big Bash (HLS) 2am Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) 2:30 Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) 3am Tennis – Australian Open (HLS) 4am The Crowd Goes Wild 4:30 Fox Sports News 5am Cricket – Blackcaps v India (HLS) 5:30 Cricket – Australia v Sri Lanka (HLS) 28Jan19

DISCOVERY 6:35 Deadliest Catch PG 7:30 How It’s Made PG 7:55 How It’s Made PG 8:20 Alaskan Bush People M A Big Gamble. 9:10 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 10am Blowing Up History PG Hunt for King Arthur’s Castle. 10:50 Outback Opal Hunters PG 11:40 Web Of Lies M New Year’s Retribution. 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Who Killed the Music? 1:20 Murder Calls M Torched Heart. 2:10 How It’s Made PG 2:35 How It’s Made PG 3pm How Do They Do It? PG 3:25 How Do They Do It? PG 3:50 Deadliest Catch PG 4:45 Misfit Garage PG Gleams with a Sunliner. 5:40 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG 6:35 Diesel Brothers PG Thunder or Lightning. 7:30 Fast ‘n’ Loud PG The Race – Busch v Logano. 9:25 Misfit Garage PG Fast and Fierce Fairlane 1/2. 10:15 Misfit Garage PG Fairlane Gets Fired Up. 11:05 Naked And Afraid M 11:55 Murder Calls M Torched Heart.

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12:45 Murder Comes To Town M 1:35 How Do They Do It? PG 2am How Do They Do It? PG 2:25 Alaskan Bush People M 3:15 Deadliest Catch PG 4:05 Treehouse Masters PG 4:55 How It’s Made PG 5:20 How Do They Do It? PG 5:45 Treehouse Masters PG

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Pete Kirwan looks to play his forehand in Methven’s close victory over Fairton in the Mid Canterbury A Grade tennis competition on Saturday. PHOTO HEATHER MACKENZIE 260119-HM-0270

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Allenton on the charge BY JAIME PITT-MACKAY JAIME.P@THEGUARDIAN.CO.NZ

Allenton have flown straight back in to form in Mid Canterbury’s A Grade tennis competition, sending out a stern warning to their opposition. Starting off round two of the competition with a loss prior to Christmas last year, the side who were boosted by the return of Andre van Rooyen, pummelled Southern 6-0.

Both doubles games needed to go to tie-breakers to decide the winners, with Allenton’s Sam Bubb and van Rooyen defeating Southern’s Jason Feutz and Gareth Evans 3-6, 6-2, 10-6, while Allenton’s Matt Bubb and Jim Barry defeated Southern’s Mathieu Lucas and Holly-Jayne Feutz 6-1, 4-6, 10-6. It was a clean sweep in the singles, with Allenton securing all four.

The battle between Methven and Fairton was a nail-biter, with the calculator having to be brought out to separate the sides 52 to 51 in favour of Methven. In the first doubles game Fairton made a great start with Rhys Cromie and Tyler Leonard defeating Pete Kirwan and Lee Gilbert 6-3, 6-0. Methven hit back in the other game however, with Eddie Dargue and Josh Jones defeating John Les-

lie and Tim Parsons 6-3, 7-6 (7-5). In the singles, Fairton’s top two of Cromie and Leonard took out their matches, while Lee Gilbert’s 6-0, 6-0 domination of Tim Parsons proved vital in getting Methven over the line with their one game victory. In the remaining game, Tinwald proved to be far too strong for Hampstead, pulling off a clean sweep 6-0. The first game of doubles was

close in the first set, with Cameron McCracken and Peter Leonard defeating Tessa McCann and Connor Brosnahan 7-6 (7-9), before comfortably taking out the second set 6-1. It was just as easy for Jeff Hurst and Diana Leonard, defeating Erin Connelly-Whyte and Caleb Collins 6-2, 6-1. The singles were a whitewash, with only Erin Connely-Whyte offering any resistance in her match against Jeff Hurst, losing 6-7, 6-1.

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