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The future of Aoraki Polytechnic’s Ashburton campus is secure, despite the institution facing another multi-million dollar loss this year.

The polytechnic is exploring the idea of a merger with Christchurch Polytechnic and Institute of Technology (CPIT) after years of falling enrolments and substantial deficits.

Aoraki has not broken even on local programmes for several years and it lost $3 million in 2013, with a similar loss forecast for this year.

A merger would see the establishment of a Canterbury wide polytechnic, although the future of Aoraki’s Otago campus is yet to be determined.

However, the future of the Ashburton campus is safe, according to Aoraki Polytechnic chief executive Alex Cabrera.

Mr Cabrera told the Guardian Ashburton was central to Aoraki’s developments, and was important in terms of primary industry and other service industries.

He said Aoraki will be launching a six-month project to assess the viability of creating a new combined entity.

“There are a multitude of issues

the development of the project would look at,” he said.

“Some of these questions can’t be answered for some time.”

In a statement to media, board chair Janie Annear said Aoraki was in the “difficult position of wanting to be able to stand alone”, but it could not continue eroding its reserves without the certainty that it could become sustainable in the near future.

Mr Cabrera said any possible new entity would need to deliver relevant training and education that met the needs of learners and industries in the Aoraki region, and maintain campuses within the region.

Aoraki’s agreement with Lincoln University, under which they pool resources and expertise around their land-based sector, will not be affected, Mr Cabrera said.

“We need to build on the progress made over the last 18 months and continue to develop this partnership, as this is critical to support our region’s economic development,” he said.

According to Mrs Annear, Aoraki’s funding had been confirmed for next year, meaning it will be business as usual for staff and students while options for 2016 were being explored.

Holiday fun Fergus Ritchie, 6, in jump mode at the Ashburton Skatepark.

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Warne’s been on my back - Starc Dumped Aussie Test bowler Mitchell Starc insists he’s brushed off Shane Warne’s criticism of his “soft” body language, but reckons the spin great has been on his back for years. Starc has vowed to use the shorter forms of the game to force his way back to Test cricket. Asked later about Warne’s much-publicised comments, made during television commentary on the second Test, Starc said the pair had not spoken since, though “apparently he called me”. Did he hear what Warne had said? “I was playing cricket, I wasn’t listening,” said Starc. “He’s getting paid to talk, I’m getting paid to play cricket.” But did he hear about it? “Yup.” Was he offended by the comments?

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Justin Bieber unwraps a jet for Christmas Santa has been very kind to Justin Bieber this Christmas - the pop star has landed his own private jet. The Baby singer took to Instagram.com to post a picture of his new high-flying gift, showing off the plane’s padded seating and reflective walls.

The photo was accompanied by the caption, “New jet for Christmas. And she’s beautiful.” Experts suggest the jet is a Gulfstream G6, which costs upwards of $US60 million ($NZ77.4 million).

Baby rhino welcomed A baby rhino has been welcomed into the world at Melbourne’s Werribee zoo. The female Southern White Rhino was born on Saturday to mother Si Si, who is recovering well. At a healthy 67kg, the calf is receiving around-theclock care at Werribee Open Range Zoo’s veterinary hospital, where her first week will be critical. Zoo staff will dedicate the next month to feeding and monitoring the calf. Like her big sister, 18-month-old Kipenzi, the baby will be hand-raised by vets and keepers during the first few months, as mother Si Si has been unable to feed her calves. The birth is a critical milestone for the Southern White Rhino, a species under increasing threat from illegal poaching. Just over 20,000 Southern White Rhinos remain in the wild, as poaching in South Africa continues to rise.

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Light display for Sky Tower Auckland’s Sky Tower will count down to 2015 with a light display and fireworks on New Year’s Eve. The light display will include a giant LED clock counting down the minutes to midnight, and will be followed by an eight-minute long fireworks show. Sky City often lights the Sky Tower to mark national holidays, milestones or other celebrations. Meanwhile, it will be a wet countdown to 2015 for most, with forecasters predicting rain across the country this New Year’s Eve. MetService meteorologist Nicole Ranger said a front moving up the country would bring rain, meaning lots of wet weather for both the North and South islands. Ms Ranger said those who wanted to chase the sun this New Year’s Eve should head to the east side of the country, with places such as Gisborne, Hawke’s Bay and Canterbury most likely to stay dry.

Northland, Auckland and Coromandel could expect cloud to increase, and scattered rain to develop throughout the day. While it would be wet, it would still be warm with a high of 22°C forecast for Auckland, she said. She said rain would also develop in the lower North Island, with a high of 19°C predicted for Wellington. There would be short periods of rain for those in the east of the South Island, but it was likely to be a mostly fine day.

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Spending smashes records After a slow start to the month Kiwis’ Christmas spending “smashed” records this year, with shoppers spending over $404 million on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day alone. Paymark has released its figures for the festive season, and revealed shoppers spent a record-breaking $404.3 million on Christmas Eve and Boxing Day. The promise of bargains resulted in $140.8 million of sales on Friday, $6.4 million more than was spent on Boxing Day last year. However, Paymark’s Head of Customer Relations Mark Spicer said Christmas Eve was its biggest day of the year, with shoppers spending $263.5 million. “Christmas Eve this year smashed all our records. Not only did we see the highest ever spending value through the network, we also saw the highest number of transactions at 4.8 million.” He said between midday and 1pm, the number of transactions processed per second peaked at 156.

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Plane crash survivors praise public Tributes are flowing for the brave pilot who made a splitsecond decision to slam into water instead of crash-landing among hundreds of beachgoers at Raglan.

Auckland man Alan Butler, 23, was piloting the Piper Cherokee on Boxing Day with his sister Leanne Butler, 26, and her husband Kevin Paulsen, 46, aboard when it crashed.

Paulsen, who spoke to the Herald on Sunday from his wife’s bedside at Waikato Hospital on Saturday, said there was no time to panic before the crash.

“Our options were very limited. When you see all those people, what are you going to do? You’re going to avoid them,” he said.

“I can’t say there was a lot of panic. You try to do as much as you can. If anything, we were trying to figure out what it was and running through the checks.”

But on the ground, holidaymakers held a collective breath before screaming in panic when the plane crashed, said witness Maria Pualua.

“There were at least 200 people around. Everyone was on the bridge and scattered on the beach so it was quite scary,” she said.

“It was quite a narrow miss, so in that sense [the pilot] is a hero. I’m just glad they’re all alive. It’s good that he also missed the town because several people at least would’ve died if he hit the town.”

A Westpac Helicopter pilot who attended the crash commended the pilot’s decision to avoid landing among the “hundreds” of holidaymakers on the beach.

All three who were in the plane are experienced pilots.

Paulsen and Alan are also aircraft engineers based at Auckland’s Ardmore Airport where they live and work.

Paulsen said the engine failed just after the plane took off for their return trip to Ardmore.

“We were at 150 feet before we lost power, so we were only a few seconds off the water,” he said. “The option wasn’t to land back at the airfield, we didn’t have that height to do that. Landing in the water was our best option.”

Paulsen would not go into detail about what was said in the plane during their terrifying ordeal only that they “did what we could to support each other”.

After the crash, many beachgoers helped to rescue the trio, and boaties and kayakers already in the water made their way to the scene as the plane began to sink.

“We got out ourselves but all the people that came and helped us, that was fantastic, they’d do anything for you.

The local residents, the first responses and helicopter and the people at the hospital,” said Paulsen.

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Juliet and Ossie Hooper share a laugh as they mark their 60-year wedding anniversary.

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Spark still alive six decades on Their romance began at a dance over 60 years ago, and as Juliet and Ossie Hooper celebrate six decades of marriage, it is clear the spark is still alive and kicking.

Mr and Mrs Hooper mark their diamond wedding anniversary today, 60 years after they were married in St Stephen’s Anglican Church in Ashburton on December 29, 1954.

They first met when Mr Hooper stayed at a friend’s home across the road from Mrs Hooper, but were separated when Mr Hooper left to attend training

college. Luckily for the couple, they were reunited again a year later at a dance at the Radiant Hall.

“I lost him for a year, and then found him again at the dance,” Mrs Hooper said.

For the pair, who both grew up on farms and share a love of animals, family is everything.

A former teacher and principal who worked in several Mid Canterbury schools, including Allenton School and Netherby School, Mr Hooper supported the family while Mrs Hooper stayed at home to raise their

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“We’ve got strong family ties,” Mr Hooper said.

With 45 family members gathering for a celebratory dinner to mark the impressive milestone last night, that much was clear.

Mr Hooper said the secret to their long marriage was their shared interests, which included a love of animals, family and dancing.

Sixty years later, the pair still attend dances regularly, and will attend a special dance to honour their special anniversary in Orari on Sunday.

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■ ASHBURTON DANCE CLASS

In brief Clothing bin fire The Ashburton fire brigade were called to Victoria St in the early hours of Saturday morning after clothing was removed from a clothing bin and set alight.

Vegetation fire The Ashburton fire brigade attended a small vegetation fire on Saturday afternoon, after burning straw was blown into a small line of trees.

Fire at school The Ashburton fire brigade was called to a fire at Ashburton Intermediate School on Saturday night after grass clippings spontaneously combusted, causing minor damage to a container.

Biker injured

Getting bootylicious in Ashburton Bey Dance tutor Rhys Patea brings the latest moves to Ashburton students including (front row, from left) Emily-Jane Farr, Jessie Thomson, Heather Neeson and Tiffany McRae. PHOTO TETSURO MITOMO 201214-TM-397

The emerging Bey Dance craze has made its New Zealand debut in Ashburton.

Melbourne-based dance instructor Rhys Patea, from Ashburton originally, decided to instruct a class at the Balmoral Hall while home visiting family for Christmas.

Bey Dance is Beyonce’s choreography to the superstar’s songs, and Mr Patea said he was impressed with the moves of the 15 women aged from about 17 to in their 40s who attended.

“Beyonce is such a powerhouse and she kind of com-

mands the space, that’s what we want when people come to us, to feel empowered. We all feel that positive vibe,” Mr Patea said. “Beyonce is amazing, who doesn’t want to dance like Beyonce.”

Bey Dance could be in Ashburton to stay, with Mr Patea

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having discussed giving lessons via Skype to some new enthusiasts.

Mr Patea teaches Bey Dance for the school of the same name in Melbourne, and his classes are attended by women and men aged from 15 to in their 60s.

■ MOTEL DEATH

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Lucky escape after car rolls A family had a lucky escape after their car rolled on Wakanui Beach Road on Friday night.

The driver of the car was treated for superficial injuries at the scene. Police said the driver appeared to have lost control of the vehicle while driving on a sweeping bend, causing it to roll. The car was carrying at least five people, including young children, according to police.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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Police have named the man who died in hospital after suffering injuries at a motel in Auckland on Saturday.

Ihaia Gillman-Harris, 54, died early Saturday. He was injured not long after checking into the Ascot Motel in Epsom about 8am.

Detective Inspector Scott Beard said police were still hunting for two men who checked in with Mr GillmanHarris and who were seen leaving the motel shortly before Mr Gillman-Harris approached motel staff asking for help. He had earlier spent Christmas day in Wellington before travelling to Auckland on Boxing Day. The vehicle he drove to Auckland was a silver Mazda 626 which has been found abandoned in Pakuranga.

Police are still looking for a blue Range Rover, registration EUE515.

Mr Beard appealed to the public for help in tracking the two men; whose relationship to the victim was still unknown.

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A biker is injured following a crash between a car and a motorbike in Canterbury. The crash took place on State Highway 7, at Mouse Point Road, Hurunui shortly before noon. The biker was injured and would be flown to hospital by the Westpac Rescue Helicopter, police said. No-one travelling in the car was believed to have been injured.

The road would be closed for two hours while a scene examination is carried out, police said.

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Small plane crashes A small plane yesterday crashed into a tidal estuary in Northland.

The incident at Whananaki North, 25km northeast of Whangarei, happened just before 3pm. Both men in plane managed to make their way out. It was close to high tide when they crashed.

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Search ends The search for a 16-year-old boy who was swept out to sea in Northland came to an end last night, as police say there is little chance the teenager will still be alive. The boy was swept out to sea on Saturday off 90 Mile Beach at Hukatere in the Far North. He had been swimming with family. A police spokeswoman said police no longer considered there to be an opportunity for rescue, and would be entering a body recovery phase from today.

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Medical event The death of a man who died in unexplained circumstances in south Auckland on Saturday night was caused by a medical event, police say. The man was found unconscious at a Manurewa home after emergency services were called just before 8pm. They were unable to resuscitate him, and he died at the scene. His death was unexplained, and an investigation was launched by police. Yesterday police said a post mortem examination had established the man died of a medical event, and his death was no longer being treated as suspicious.

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Lotto results Official Lotto results for draw number 1438 drawn on Saturday.

Winning numbers (in ascending order): 9, 10, 15, 19, 24, 28.

Bonus number: 37.

Powerball winning number: 8.

Strike: 24, 19, 10, 15.

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■ COMMUNITY HONOURS

Every three years, the Ashburton District Council calls for nominations for its community honours awards.

This year, eight people were nominated and received awards. Each recipient has talked with a Guardian reporter about their work as volunteers.

City girl loves small town life Sue.n@theguardian.co.nz

Liz Dupree was a city girl who arrived in Rakaia more than 45 years ago, wondering how she would make the adjustment to life in a small town.

Today there’s nothing that would tempt her to swap her lot for the city; small town living brings huge opportunities and it’s easy to become involved and wrapped up in the place you call home, she said.

Liz was one of eight people from around the Ashburton District who received awards in the Ashburton District Council’s triennial community honours and says she’s humbled that her community put her name forward.

“It was a huge surprise. It’s not something I’ve really been aware of but it was such a lovely feeling getting the phone call, it came out of the blue.”

While Liz works in professional development and leadership in pre-schools around the South Island, closer to home she’s known as the backbone behind the Rakaia Medical Trust. She’s in her fourth term as its chair and has been involved with the trust for 11 years. And that’s been 11 immensely rewarding, and occasionally challenging years, she said.

When the village’s long-serving doctor left, he was replaced by Penny Holdaway who ran her surgery from the Rakaia Plunket rooms. She later moved to Ashburton and gifted her practice to the community.

“That was an incredibly generous thing to do and it laid the foundations for the trust,” Liz said.

With the trust formed, locums filled the gap as Rakaia’s temporary doctor until a permanent appointment was made.

“We were so lucky during that time that we had our long-serving practice manager, receptionist and nurse. It was a hard time for them too as they had been employed by a doctor and now they were employed by a trust.”

The biggest challenge for the trust over the years has been finding doctors who would stay. Three years seemed to be the average tenure because of the challenges of on-call work. This has since been resolved by using specialist nurses, Liz said.

Liz became involved in the medical trust through the health and education sub committee of the Rakaia Community Association.

“I believe I can bring governance skills to the table. The governance, the back Liz Dupree, holding the Rakaia community close to her heart.

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Like many people who become committed volunteers, Liz started early. She was one of the team of mums involved at Rakaia Playcentre with her four children, became a committee regular as she followed their sporting interests and has had a lifetime involvement with the village’s Presbyterian church.

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Liz has no intention of slowing down, or stopping work. She can’t see any reason why that will change in the foreseeable future.

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■ YEAR IN HEALTH

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Hospital makeover continues

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The work to make Ashburton Hospital bigger and better than ever continued in 2014, with more delays.

The hospital hit the headlines in June 2013 with an $8.7 million rebuild planned to strengthen unsafe operating theatres and outpatients buildings.

It was originally scheduled to be finished by the end of this year but only the demolition of the outpatients and therapy services were completed.

Work on the theatre block has been delayed after contractors found further traces of white asbestos during routine testing.

Canterbury District Health Board executive director of nursing Mary Gordon said appropriate measures were taken by contractors to minimise the risk to people working at or visiting the hospital.

“The affected area has been sprayed with a special compound that seals the surface, ensuring any contamination stays put,” she said.

In addition to this, the area has been closed off with fencing to prevent people from accessing the site.

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The Ashburton Hospital outpatients building was demolished in May 2014.

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try of Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) had been notified and contractors were working closely with them to formulate the best plan for longer term remediation.

Last Christmas, there were also delays – when further contamination was found within the old theatre block plant spaces.

The work is funded as a joint venture between the CDHB ($7.2 million) and a group of

local charities facilitated by the Advance Ashburton Foundation ($1.5 million).

Former Ashburton and Rural Health Services general manager Garth Bateup said he hoped work would start before mid 2014, with the end result being a modern theatre and procedure room, improved clinical areas, a more functional Acute Admissions Unit and a return of surgical services to Ashburton.

However, Ms Gordon said

what happens now will depend on the results of further testing.

“In the meantime, people should be reassured that public and staff safety is always our first priority,” she said.

The developed design is said to be “very close” to being out on tender for both new building and refurbishment of ward blocks.

Ms Gordon said that should happen in the next month.

Long-time general manager farewelled Caitlin.p@theguardian.Co.nz

The Ashburton Hospital has undergone some major changes in the past year, not only in terms of demolition and reconstruction, but in terms of management too.

The retirement of the Ashburton and Rural Health Services general manager, Garth Bateup, after 32 years at the helm, saw three new faces called to the forefront to temporarily replace him.

Mr Bateup was the longest serving general manager in New Zealand.

His role meant that he was responsible for rural health in Ashburton and other hospitals across Canterbury – including Akaroa, Darfield, Ellesmere, Kaikoura, Oxford and Waikari.

Before he came to Ashburton, Mr Bateup spent seven years with the former West Cost Hospital Board in a senior management position.

After his West Coast appointment he joined the Ashburton Hospital Board and took up

Motorists have been urged to take extra care on the roads after a man died and three others were critically injured in a crash in the Bay of Plenty yesterday. A car and a milk truck collided near Paengaroa, at the intersection of State Highway 2 and Wilson Road around 8am. The car was turning right, out of Wilson Road to travel south on SH2, and collided with the truck, which was travelling north, police said. There were three men and two women in the car at the time. Four were trapped inside the wreckage. One of the men died at the scene. The two women and one of the men suffered critical injuries. The third man was able to get himself out of the car unassisted with only minor injuries.

The truck driver had escaped without injury, and was receiving support from Victim Support, police said.

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the role of general manager in 1982.

The new team consists of Ashburton Hospital finance operations manager Sue Sheerin, medical services clinical director Scott Wilson and director of nursing Jan McClelland.

The trio had responsibility for the operational running of Ashburton/Rural services.

Canterbury District Health Board executive director of nursing, Mary Gordon, said the transition from one general manager to the team of three, “went well”.

The year was a busy one for the group, she said. It had responded well to community needs.

“The Ashburton Winz shootings was one of the biggest challenges the team faced. However, we were really impressed at how staff managed the situation and have since worked with the community to get through such a terrible tragedy.”

Ms Gordon said a permanent leadership structure was yet to be confirmed. It is likely to be early this year.

Three lucky Kiwis got a bumper bonus to their Christmas after scooping a share of the Lotto First Division prize on Saturday. The winners from Warkworth, Gisborne and Christchurch each pocketed $333,333. The winning Lotto tickets were sold at Countdown Warkworth in Warkworth, Network Video Gisborne in Gisborne, and Fresh Choice Barrington in Christchurch. Powerball was not struck, and jackpotted to $10 million. Strike Four also jackpotted and will be worth $1 million in next week’s draw.

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Death at tricky bend A corner on a rural Canterbury gravel road where a car crashed, bringing down a power pole and resulting in a man being electrocuted has been described by locals as a tricky bend. Two cars were believed to be travelling on O’Hallorans Road, Glentui, in the Waimakariri District on Saturday evening when one car crashed.

The car, carrying four people, crashed into the power pole at low speed, causing the power lines to fall on top of the vehicle. The man, who was believed to have been a back-seat passenger in the car, was electrocuted when he climbed out of the vehicle following the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Five others were injured, including two from the other car who received electric shocks trying to help their friend, police said.

Belts save tourists

Garth Bateup celebrated his retirement with staff at a farewell afternoon tea earlier in the year.

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Seat belts saved 15 German tourists from serious harm when their bus rolled down a bank north of Wellington yesterday. A police spokesman said they were called to the incident on State Highway 1, just north of Levin near Waitarere Beach, just after 10am. A bus carrying the 15 tourists and their driver had rolled off the road, he said. He said the bus had came off the road while taking a corner. “[The driver] hadn’t managed to get it back on the road and it has impacted with the bank”. One passenger suffered from a sore back, and another received a minor burn to his arm as he was climbing out of the overturned bus. All passengers were wearing seat belts, which he said helped to save them from more serious injury.

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ithin six months Ashburton will be celebrating the opening of its community swimming pool in the EA Networks Centre.

While the current indoor pool has served the district for decades, it is well overdue for retirement. The closure of many of the district’s outdoor pools has put pressure on the indoor pool to a point where swimmer demand has exceeded pool space.

While the new aquatic centre will be an outstanding facility, it still takes a lot to beat the pleasure of swimming in an outdoor pool. Around the Ashburton District there are still a handful of rural pools but in town there are just two – Hampstead, where a key system operates, and the Tinwald Domain pool, that’s open to allcomers.

That pool is an absolute jewel in the district’s crown come summer. If it’s warm, the pool is the most popular spot in town, but without a big effort from a team of volunteers this pool may also have faced the fate of most outdoor pools – closure.

The Tinwald pool has been part of the summer memories of generations of Ashburtonians whose families have picnicked in the domain and spent hours in its waters when it was a dirt bottom pond, then a dark stretch of water with a rough concrete bottom and the best diving board in town.

At times the domain board has struggled to keep the pool open but its rescue came a few years ago from the Ashburton District Council with a decision made to run it under the community pool umbrella.

That cemented the pool’s future and the domain board did the rest, providing heating units and landscaping its surrounds to create perfect picnic spots. Today the pool is a great example of a community working together to provide a valuable community asset.

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■ INDONESIA

More tracks leaked Another 14 tracks from Madonna’s new album Rebel Heart have been leaked, ruining the pop superstar’s Christmas. The singer released six songs from the album, including the Nicki Minaj collaboration, last week after hackers got their hands on the tracks and published them online. But now Madonna has been hit with another breach and 14 unreleased tunes, including a track with Pharrell Williams, allegedly called Back That Up (Do It), were leaked just before Christmas.

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Relatives of the passengers of AirAsia flight QZ8501 wait for the latest news on the missing jetliner at a crisis center set up by local authority at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia, yesterday.

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By ArlinA ArshAd An AirAsia plane with 162 people on board is missing after encountering bad weather en route from Indonesia to Singapore, in the third crisis for a Malaysian carrier this year.

Air traffic controllers lost contact with the Airbus A320200 about an hour after it left Juanda international airport in Surabaya in east Java at 5.20am local time.

It was scheduled to arrive in Singapore at 8.30am.

Shortly before disappearing the aircraft asked permission from air traffic control in Jakarta to track away from its flight plan and climb above adverse weather.

The pilots requested “deviation due to en route weather before communication with the aircraft was lost while it was still under the control of the Indonesian Air Traffic Control (ATC),” AirAsia said in a statement on its Facebook page.

The airline said 156 of those on the flight were Indonesians, along with three South Koreans and one person each from Singapore, Malaysia and France also missing.

Other reports said a Briton was also among the passengers.

On board were 138 adult passengers, 16 children and an infant, in addition to the two pilots and five cabin crew.

The Indonesian air force said two of its planes had been dis-

patched to scour an area of the Java Sea, southwest of Pangkalan Bun in Kalimantan province.

“The weather is cloudy and the area is surrounded by sea.

We are still on our way so we won’t make an assumption on what happened to the plane,” said Indonesian air force spokesman Hadi Cahyanto.

The aircraft was operated

by AirAsia Indonesia, a unit of Malaysian-based AirAsia which dominates Southeast Asia’s booming low-cost airline market.

An official from Indonesia’s transport ministry said the pilot asked to ascend 6000 feet to 38,000 feet to avoid heavy clouds.

“The plane is in good condition but the weather is not so good,” Djoko Murjatmodjo told a press conference at Jakarta’s airport, addressing reports of severe storms in the area where the jet went missing.

Murjatmodjo said search efforts were being focused on an area between Belitung island and Kalimantan, on the western side of the island of Borneo, about halfway along the expected route of Flight QZ8501.

Singapore has offered help from its navy and air force.

The White House said US President Barack Obama had been briefed on the disappearance and that it was monitoring the situation.

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■ NORTH KOREA

North Korea rails against Obama over film North Korea has called US President Barack Obama a “monkey” after US cinemas released a comedy about a fictional plot to kill its leader, as it suffered another in a series of crippling internet outages that it has blamed on Washington.

The isolated dictatorship’s powerful National Defence Commission (NDC) yesterday threatened “inescapable deadly blows” over the film and accused the US of “disturbing the internet operation” of North Korean media outlets.

An online blackout earlier this week triggered speculation that US authorities may have launched a cyber-attack in retaliation for the hacking of Sony Pictures – the studio be-

hind madcap North Korea comedy The Interview. Washington has said the attack on Sony was carried out by Pyongyang.

It suffered another paralysing outage yesterday which also affected telecommunication networks in the pariah state, according to Chinese state-run Xinhua news agency.

Respected cyber security firm Dyn Research said the internet blackout was “country-wide”.

“This time there wasn’t the hours of routing instability that presaged the outage like last time. Although it did flicker back on for a moment, and go back down and stay down,” said Doug Madory, director of internet Analysis with Dyn Research. “If an outside force

took it down again, it did it more efficiently than the previous incident.”

The NDC accused Obama of taking the lead in encouraging cinemas to screen The Interview on Christmas Day. Sony had initially cancelled its release after major US cinema chains said they would not show it, following threats by hackers aimed at cinemagoers.

“Obama always goes reckless in words and deeds like a monkey in a tropical forest,” a spokesman for the NDC’s policy department said in a statement published by the North’s official KCNA news agency.

“If the US persists in American-style arrogant, high-handed and gangster-like arbitrary

practices despite (North Korea’s) repeated warnings, the US should bear in mind that its failed political affairs will face inescapable deadly blows,” the NDC spokesman said.

He accused Washington of linking the hacking of Sony to North Korea “without clear evidence” and repeated Pyongyang’s condemnation of the film, describing it as “a movie for agitating terrorism produced with high-ranking politicians of the US administration involved”.

The film took in $US1 million ($NZ1.3 million) in its limited-release opening day, showing in around 300 theatres. It was also released online for rental or purchase. - AFP

Heavy snow in the French Alps has left 15,000 drivers stranded, prompting officials to open emergency shelters and urge travellers to stay home. The snow and ice hit as a rush of holidaymakers were heading to or leaving ski resorts in the Savoie region in southeastern France, where authorities set up shelters in at least 12 towns. The snow and freezing rain caused the death of a 27-year-old man whose car slid into a ravine in the Belledonne mountain range. France’s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve urged drivers “to exercise the utmost caution” and asked those who could delay their trips to do so.

The country declared an orange weather alert - one step under the maximum red - in 19 districts.

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Bush still in hospital Former US president George HW Bush will stay at a Texas hospital through the weekend after experiencing breathing problems, but his spokesman says he could soon be discharged. Bush, 90, was admitted last week to Houston Methodist Hospital. He received family visits on Christmas Day, and his spokesman Jim McGrath said he was making progress.

“President Bush’s condition has improved to the point that doctors have begun discussing dates for his discharge,” McGrath said.

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Funeral for officer Thousands attended the funeral of New York police officer Rafael Ramos one week after he and his partner were killed in an ambush on their parked police cruiser.

An estimated 25,000 uniformed police officers lined the streets of Glendale in the borough of Queens yesterday to pay their respects to Ramos, a 40-year-old father of two. Mayor Bill de Blasio, Governor Andrew Cuomo and US VicePresident Joe Biden were among those who spoke at the funeral service. “When an assassin’s bullet targeted two officers, it targeted this city and it touched the soul of the entire nation,” Biden said. On December 20, Ismaaiyl Brinsley, a 28-year-old African American shot dead Ramos and his partner, Wenjian Liu, 32. He had vowed on social media to kill police in retaliation for the deaths of two black men, Michael Brown in Missouri, and Eric Garner in New York, killed by police. Brinsley, who shot and seriously wounded his ex-girlfriend in Baltimore hours before heading to New York, killed himself later in a subway station.

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umbling enthusiastically in Spanish, Santos Quispe Cayo, a 68-year-old quinoa farmer, directs me to a collection of large pre-Colombian clay pots lined up in the corner of his parched, sun-beaten garden.

The simple pieces of earthenware, which could be anywhere between 800 and 1200 years old, form part of a bizarre collection of historical oddities dug up by self-made archaeologist Santos, from fields at the foothills of Bolivia’s Mount Tanupa.

His star exhibit though, lies at the bottom of a macabre sculpture garden, where lama bones and volcanic rocks have been used to assemble crude pieces of art.

In a small cave sits a crouched skeleton, with a few rags still clinging to its bones.

It’s most probably an indigenous Aymara who lived eight centuries ago, he casually tells me, just one of “many mummies you can find here”.

Were it not for a faded and curled certificate vouching for the museum’s authenticity, I’d be in complete disbelief. But in a country where the government appears to show little interest in restoring the past for future gain, it’s all very plausible.

Hindered by ongoing industrial disputes and a controversial socialist administration, Bolivia has always been the poor child of South America, rich in natural resources but failing to attract the tourist numbers of neighbouring Peru.

Yet its overwhelmingly diverse scenery and largely unexplored archaeological sites evoke a sense of real discovery for anyone who visits.

I’d arrived in Bolivia several days earlier, crossing the border from Chile at Hijo Canjon, for a seven-day journey that would take me through the Andes and Bolivia’s Altiplano, climbing to head-thumping heights of 5000m.

Leaving clouds of dust in our wake, we pass volcanic cones streaked with a rainbow of mineral deposits on our way to the Eduardo Avaroa Andean Fauna National Reserve.

At midday, we stop at Laguna Verde and wait for the sun’s warmth to turn the arsenic-rich water turquoise; then continue to the algae-rich, blood red Laguna Colorada, where swirling pink flocks of James’s flamingos appear incongruous in a far from tropical environment.

Undoubtedly Bolivia’s greatest tourist attraction is the Salar de Uyuni, the world’s largest salt flat, pulled taut like a blinding white blank canvas

The poor child of South America, Bolivia is rich in natural resources and an extensive past as Sarah Marshall discovered on a recent visit.

The Palacio de Sal, or “Salt Palace,” made entirely of salt, was once a hotel.

across a 12,000sq/km frame.

At Palacio del Sal you can stay at a hotel carved entirely from salt, before driving to Incahuasi, one of many island oases dotted across the flats, and climbing a path weaving through tall, bulbous cacti.

After several hours, salt gives way to soil at the foot of Mount Tanupa, where llamas graze in the shadow of Santos Quispe Cayo’s sculpture garden.

There are only 11 million people living in Bolivia, a country the size of California and Texas combined, but with a sixth of the population.

In the past five years, conditions have improved greatly for working classes in the countryside, mainly as a result of a growing market value for grain of the Gods quinoa, and it’s not uncommon to see gleaming Toyotas parked next to simple adobe brick houses half their size.

Many of the country’s hotels are also community run as a result of President Evo Morales’ reluctance to allow foreign investment in tourism.

One flourishing business is the Tomarapi Ecolodge in the Sajama National Park, where guests stay in simple lodges and homemade food is cooked in an outdoor clay oven.

The park’s main attraction is the 6542m Sajama volcano, the second highest peak in South America, but there are less arduous walking trails to tackle.

Five communities still live inside the national park, where families use volcanic stones to build barbecues, and cholitas (indigenous women in traditional dress) boil eggs in the hot springs of geyser fields.

But even in big cities such as La Paz, it’s possible to find cholitas wearing bowler hats and a millefeuille of petticoats.

Cradled in the Cordillera mountain range at an elevation of 3650m, Bolivia’s administrative capital straddles worlds past and present.

At one end of town, gourmets dine in boutique restaurant Gusto while downtown, Witches’ Market apothecaries still sell dried lama fetuses and a myriad of potions.

As we ride in a new government-funded cable car above the city, I look down and see a guitar-strumming minstrel singing to tombs in the city’s main cemetery, an extremely moving practice that’s been undertaken for years.

Although of great benefit to the local community, I do wonder if the large amount of money spent on the Teleferico project could have been better invested elsewhere - namely in excavating some of the country’s largely unexplored archaeological sites.

The most famous to date is Tiwanaku, just outside La Paz, a pre-Colombian city thought to be twice the size of Machu Picchu and thousands of years older.

Despite being exposed to the sun and wind, the sunken floor of a grand temple is remarkably well preserved, featuring a series of unnerving sandstone faces, which some scholars theorise were created to reflect the different cultures passing through the community at that time.

During my visit, I count just four people excavating the still largely uncovered site, and I wonder, at this rate, how many years it will take for Bolivia to discover it’s truly inexhaustible resource.

For now though, until the correct funding is in place, perhaps it’s safer it remains underground.

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In most corners of the world, an Ashburton person can be found. So the Guardian’s Erin Tasker decided to track some of them down. This week it’s Penny Shearer who lives in the beautiful, but poverty-stricken, Antigua, Guatemala.

Experiencing whatever life has to offer N ew Zealand was too safe and clean for Penny Shearer.

She wanted to see the world, and for the past eight years she’s been doing just that.

Penny grew up in rural Mid Canterbury, but today she lives in a world of great beauty, mixed with devastating poverty. She lives in Antigua, Guatemala.

She’s been there for about three months, but is no stranger to the country, having previously lived there for a year and a half.

She is the social business manager for a non-government organisation called Niño’s de Guatemala.

“We are a non-profit organisation and have two primary schools located in poorer towns just outside of Antigua, giving almost 350 kids a chance at a proper education.

“My job is managing a Spanish school called Cambio (which means ‘change’ in Spanish), running off the beaten track tours to the two towns - one of which includes visiting a coffin workshop - and expanding our social business to increase income.

“We are a profit for non-profit business which means that 100 per cent of the profit we make gets donated back to Niño’s de Guatemala. It’s a way to become more self-sufficient as currently about 80 per cent of our income to run the schools depends on child sponsors and donations.”

It’s her home for now, and she’s happy there.

“I’ve been a traveller for years and as much as I love being in New Zealand, it’s a bit too safe and clean for me right now. I think it’s a great place to raise kids and I might come home to do that, but right now I want to experience whatever life has to offer,” Penny said.

She loves the beauty of Antigua.

“It is an old Spanish colonial city surrounded by three volcanoes with colourful adobe building and cobble stone streets.

“The people here are fantastic and Guatemala is a great cen-

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with Penny Shearer in Guatemala tral point for travelling around Central America.

“I also love the fact that everything here is so different from home. The noise, the dirt and the adventure is a lot different from the routine I find myself getting into when I am back in New Zealand.”

The worst part about living in Guatemala is seeing the poverty and knowing that due to the corruption of the Guatemalan Government, not a lot will change, she said.

“People turn to alcoholism, drugs and crime just to survive or forget. It’s frustrating knowing how much potential the people have here but due to the lack of education and poor nutrition they will forever be stuck in this cycle of poverty and abuse.”

She loved growing up in Mid Canterbury.

“Living outside of New Zealand and seeing the poverty and struggles that our kids here in Guatemala have to live with has made me very thankful for the safe, clean and loving upbringing I had.

“I couldn’t be more grateful for the family I have and I doubt that I would have done half the things or been to a lot

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of the places I have in my life without the knowledge that they will always be there for me.”

There’s things she misses from home – Pineapple Lumps, her niece and nephews, and nights ‘sparkling’ at her sister’s place – but coming home isn’t in her immediate future.

“I have no plans past today, other than to stay in Antigua for as long as possible. I am loving having a steady routine after travelling for so long and am enjoying having walls and somewhere to hang my clothes.”

Penny left New Zealand in 2006, moving to London.

“Since then I have been home a couple of times to fill up the bank account. I’ve probably been home for a total of a year and a half, spread over three visits, in the last eight years.”

Before that, in 1999 she went to Argentina on a high school exchange and lived with a great family in Mendoza for a year to learn Spanish.

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London became home in 2006, for almost four years, where she worked as the assistant manager of a travel agency which specialised in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific, before returning home for about six months before deciding to travel throughout Central and South America.

She again returned back to New Zealand and worked in Christchurch for Tranz Scenic, but about two weeks after the February earthquake, she was offered a job as a tour leader in Central America. The timing couldn’t have been more perfect.

“I was taking groups through Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama on public transport. I was based out of Antigua and spent all of my time off here.

“I did this for a little over a year, then went travelling in Canada and the USA for three

months. After heading back to New Zealand for another six months, I headed to Africa and travelled for eight months, visiting 18 different countries and starting a Safari Company called Tuthie Afrika, which I still run from Guatemala.

“I then moved back to New Zealand for another six months before coming home to Antigua, which was always in the longterm plan.”

Antigua and New Zealand are her two favourite places in the world, but she also loves Argentina and visits whenever possible.

“Kenya also holds a special place in my heart and it’s horrible that they have been so affected by the ebola crisis even though they are so far away and have not had any reported cases.

“Tourism has pretty much stopped there and as a lot of the population relies the tourism industry, Kenya and the whole of East Africa is struggling.”

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Mid Canterbury Cricket flashback The 2003-2004 Mid Canterbury senior cricket team collected the Hawke Cup for the first time ever after a successful challenge against Northland in Whangarei. Mid Canterbury won the toss and made 249 after it chose to bat first. The rain-affected match went into the final day with the hosts struggling at 5/105 and they got the five wickets they needed, as Northland was dismissed for just 180. The team and supporters above included (back row, from left) Matthew Fine, Davey Maw, Wayne McDowell, Dean Harrison, Corey Hastie, Gordon Rennie, Jason Overend, Liam McLeod, Garth Jemmett, (front row, from left) Steve McCloy, Bob Bruhns and Daye Jemmett. Missing for the photo was captain Robert Madden and Lyall Jemmett.

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Dressing (optional): 2 Tbsp olive oil 2 Tbsp sunflower oil 3 Tbsp white wine vinegar 1 tsp mustard 1 pinch sugar 2 Tbsp mixed fresh herbs: parsley, mint, chives finely chopped or 2 tsp mixed dried herbs salt and freshly ground black

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QUICK MEAL 16 new potatoes, cut in quarters 2 eggs, hard boiled, shelled and quartered 50g green beans, just blanched 6 cherry tomatoes, halved or 2 tomatoes, cut into quarters 10 black olives, pitted and halved 1 red onion, peeled and very thinly sliced 1 x 185g can tuna in spring water, drained 1 cos lettuce, roughly chopped or similar lettuce leaves 3-4 Tbsp salad dressing chives for garnish

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pepper ■ Place potatoes in a saucepan and cover with boiling water.

Simmer with lid on for 10 minutes or until potatoes are tender.

■ While potatoes are cooking, prepare vegetables by lightly tossing all salad ingredients except lettuce and eggs in a large bowl.

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■ Drain potatoes and allow to cool.

■ Combine potatoes and vegetables with dressing, toss together, then add tuna chunks.

■ Place lettuce on serving plates, top with a large spoonful of the salad mix and egg quarters, and serve garnished with chives.

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Above: Mid Canterbury’s Brenton Connell sprints under the posts to score a long-range try that sealed a comprehensive 36-13 hammering of Buller in the Meads Cup final in Westport.

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Above: The Hammers celebrate winning the Meads Cup after a 36-13 win over Buller in Westport.

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Above: Mid Canterbury’s Jackson Donlan goes in for the crucial bonus point try against South Canterbury in the 24-7 win in the Heartland rugby Championship and Hanan Shield clash in Timaru.

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Left: Hampstead 13-yearold, Sam Bubb, and Tony Brosnahan celebrate winning a rally on the opening day of Mid Canterbury’s Open A grade interclub tennis at the Ashburton Trust Tennis Centre.

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In brief Kohli makes 169 Virat Kohli spearheaded an incredible Indian fightback on day three of the Boxing Day Test, but Australia struck late to have the tourists 8-462 at stumps.

Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane put on a record-breaking stand worth 262 runs, showing the fight their teammates were sorely lacking in the field. It was the biggest fourth-wicket Test stand at the MCG and India’s best partnership at the venue. Rahane was trapped lbw by Nathan Lyon in the final session for a career-best 147.

Debutant KL Rahul, captain MS Dhoni and Ravichandran Ashwin fell in quick succession, while the third day ended with Kohli caught behind on 169. Kohli almost dropped his bundle after a run-in with Mitchell Johnson.

Attempting a run-out after Kohli had defended the second new ball back to him, paceman Johnson’s throw struck the batsman on the leg. Kohli hit the ground, prompting the fiery left-armer to immediately apologise. It looked to be cordial enough until the end of the over, when umpires stepped in to end a slanging match between the pair.

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Record for Wild Oats Wild Oats XI has claimed line honours in the Sydney to Hobart yacht race for a record eighth time. Owned by winemaker Bob Oatley and skippered by Mark Richards, the 100-foot supermaxi crossed the finish line at Hobart’s Battery Point in an unofficial time of two days, two hours and two minutes. New American supermaxi Comanche was in second position, about 10 nautical miles behind.

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Jim Lattimore (right) keeps a watchful eye on his shot on the opening day of the Cotula Cup at the Ashburton Bowling Club on Saturday.

Despite a sunny start to the competition on Saturday, bowlers had to contend with cloudy skies and periods of drizzle on the final day of play yesterday.

Graeme Bishop’s team, comprised of Bishop, Alec Crawford, Graeme Clarke and Bruce White eventually took out the top spot with eight wins, while Roger Gutberlet’s team, which included Diane Gutberlet, Noeline Woods and Gordon Sparks were runners up with six wins.

The team consisting of Brent Mayson, Murray Smallridge, John Drayton, and Bruce Harper picked up third place.

Raptors clip Clippers Kyle Lowry scored 25 points and Greivis Vasquez sparked a key fourth-quarter run to power the Toronto Raptors over the Los Angeles Clippers 110-98 in the NBA yesterday. Lithuanian centre Jonas Valanciunas scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds while Amir Johnson added 12 rebounds for the Raptors, who improved the best record in the Eastern Conference to 23-7.

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Man U ‘on target’ Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick believes that the club should be aiming for a record-extending 21st English title rather than settling for a Champions League spot. A comfortable 3-1 home win over Newcastle was United’s seventh in eight matches and left them ten points behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with Manchester neighbours City seven ahead.

“We’re not satisfied with third.

We’re getting better but we want to keep looking up.”

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Popovic in the frame Tony Popovic is among the early favourites to replace sacked manager Neil Warnock at English Premier League strugglers Crystal Palace. Warnock became the first EPL manager to lose his job this season when he was axed

by Palace yesterday. The Palace board will be keen to make a swift appointment given the transfer window is days away from reopening.

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Keith on track at nationals

By Daisy HuDson It was a day of mixed fortunes for two Mid Canterbury bowlers as the National Open Championships kicked off at the Browns Bay Bowling Club on Auckland’s North Shore yesterday.

Four-time national champion Sandra Keith had a perfect start to her quest for a fifth singles title, taking out both of her matches.

By her own standards Keith had a disappointing trip to the nationals last year in Dunedin one that resulted in her missing out on a spot in the Black Jacks Commonwealth Games team.

After coming home with two titles from the previous two national championships, singles in 2012 and pairs title with Serena Matthews in 2013, Keith made the post section of all three disciplines but fell short of claiming what would

have been her fifth national title.

This year Keith returns hoping to clinch that fifth tile and a coveted Gold Star for the achievement.

However, it was a disappointing day on the greens for newcomer Carol Wilson of Methven.

Wilson, who has been playing bowls for just one year, failed to win a game on the first day of play yesterday.

The National Open Championships are her first major tournament, having been only a club-based player until now, but Wilson will play singles, pairs with her mother, Pauline Bax (Hikutaia), and fours with her mother and an aunty, drawn in the same fours section as Keith.

The competition runs for 13 days, with the finals of the singles and pairs set down for January 4, while the fours will conclude five days later.

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O’Connor leaves Toulon for Queensland Former Wallaby problem child James O’Connor says he has grown up and he’s also a better rugby player as prepares to return home to Australia.

The 24-year-old O’Connor will leave French champions Toulon after their Top 14 clash

with Stade Francais and will link up with the Queensland Reds in his bid to regain Wallabies selection for the 2015 World Cup. He admitted he felt he had things to prove to Australia after leaving under a cloud in late

2013 when his ARU contract was ripped up following an incident at Perth Airport. O’Connor was not offered a new contract by the Melbourne Rebels and left with an unenviable reputation as a disruptive influence.

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Ewen McKenzie declared he would have to “modify (his) behaviour” if he wanted to resurrect his international career.

O’Connor added: “I’m going back to Australia in the hope of fulfilling a dream: to play in the World Cup.” - AFP

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Banks Peninsula Trotting Club Inc Venue: Motukarara Raceway (Grass) Meeting Date: 29 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting number: 8 Doubles: 2 and 3; 4 and 5; 6 and 7; 8 and 9; 10 and 11 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 5, 6 and 7; 9, 10 and 11 1 12.30pm (NZT) PHIL MURFITT ORTHODONTIST TROT $7000, 2yo+ c0 trot, stand, 2170m 1 300x4 Moment Of Love (1) fr .................. S McNally 2 6 Ruthless Success (2) fr .................... D Dunn 3 70969 Overstayer (3) fr .......................... C Harrison 4 Zsa Zara (4) fr ...........................A Tomlinson 5 P6330 Tehoro Ruby (5) fr .........................R Holmes 6 7x Villaran (6) fr ................................J Versteeg 7 7x779 Grace Lightning fr ........................ Scratched 8 True Spirit (7) fr ..................................A Ford 9 00x50 Crusader Covergirl (8) fr ......... T Lethaby (J) 10 82548 Need Success (9) fr ......................B Orange 11 Rocknpop (10) fr ............................... C Ford 12 86x90 Momentous fr ............................... Scratched 13 3499x Charming Lavra (11) fr ....................M Jones 14 200x0 Starview Soul (12) fr .....................N Perkins 15 608x Ygritte (13) fr ...............................C DeFilippi 16 86Px2 Natives Brite Gem (U1) fr........... R Close (J) 17 62375 Cocktail Waiter (U2) fr ...................... A Clark 18 7 Kaimanawa (U3) fr .......................T Williams Em: Zsa Zara, Villaran, Grace Lightning, Momentous 2 1.05pm CANTERBURY COPY SERVICE MOBILE PACE $7000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2000m 1 Baileys Wish (1) fr ........................... G Smith 2 Extreme Guest (2) fr ................M Smolenski 3 96 Party Delight (3) fr .........................R Holmes 4 Party Rage (4) fr .........................C DeFilippi 5 Calling The Angels fr .................... Scratched 6 Big Texas (5) fr ...................................R May 7 97049 Valmara (6) fr ............................... M Cations 8 46104 Boomer Bailey (7) fr .........................G Telfer 9 06300 Gerald (8) fr...................................B Orange 10 Johnny Arrow (21) fr........................M Jones 11 50980 Macheath (22) fr....................J Anderson (J) 12 0x500 Fiery Rock (23) fr ........................ J Sheenan 13 07200 Cimarron (24) fr................................ D Dunn 14 Take A Gamble (25) fr ...................R Jenkins 15 08504 Whychange (26) fr.......................... J Wigzell 16 Lady Warhol fr .............................. Scratched 17 9 Paul’s Verdict (27) fr ........................R Payne 18 Eilean Shona (28) fr ....................K Grant (J)

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1 36611 Wheelie Good 17.97 ...................A Turnwald 8 16212 Wine Time 17.59 ...........................A Speight 2 51744 Hey You 17.46 ....................................W Kite 9 58588 Cawbourne Flow 17.78 ................M Roberts 3 5636x Lost in Light 17.60.........................A Speight 10 66887 Another Drink 17.70 ..................J McInerney 6 1.30pm (NZT) WWW.WANGANUIGREYHOUNDS. 4 44552 Ngauruhoe 17.55 G & ..................... J Clarke 5 42187 Kazillion 17.68...................................D Edlin CO.NZ C3 C3, 305m 6 26183 Vision And Power 17.69 ...................L Ahern 1 53737 Cawbourne Tomcat nwtd.................... N Udy 7 54622 Super Zip Zip 17.72 ....................A Turnwald 2 11116 Winning Is Easy 17.60 .....................L Ahern 8 36325 Big Fat Gypsy 17.84........................M Olden 3 78784 Bigtime Chip 17.68.........................R Murray 9 52883 Barry’s Way 17.74 ............................R Waite 4 22623 Semantics 18.10 ..............................L Ahern 10 48676 Bad Week 17.88........................J McInerney 5 12848 Homebush Limbo 17.64 ............J McInerney 6 75636 Crystal Wave 17.65 .....................B Hodgson 9 2.33pm BOOK YOUR FUNCTION@HATRICK C4, 305m 1 41256 War On Terror 17.62.........................L Ahern 7 17141 Curious Life nwtd ............................M Olden 2 52343 Figlia 17.58 G & ................................S Ross 8 47538 Vicki’s Quest 17.65 .............................L Udy 3 75872 Zipping Tay 17.52 ........................A Turnwald 9 47887 Homebush Lucifer 17.67 ...........J McInerney 4 31836 Winfield Autumn 17.78 .................M Roberts 10 66887 Another Drink 17.70 ..................J McInerney 5 27458 Kasim 18.08 ......................................D Edlin 7 1.48pm THE DOGZONE C2/3 C2/3, 520m 6 84482 Ya Laughin’ 17.49 ..........................B Mitchell 1 26573 Opulent nwtd ...................................J Tanner 7 588x4 Shaga Banga Bang 17.58 G &...........Denby 2 58616 Adda Boy Zeke 30.80....................G Atwood 8 15837 Ode To Liberty 17.54........................R Waite 3 32177 Ten Point One 30.53 ........................P Taylor 9 52883 Barry’s Way 17.74 ............................R Waite 4 56151 Red Crystal 30.16 .......................B Hodgson 10 77865 Belkara 17.55 ..................................M Olden 5 52385 Bigtime Kaz 30.33 ............................L Ahern 6 64276 Weepu 30.38 ....................................L Ahern 10 2.56pm WWW.RACINGTIPS.CO.NZ C4/5, 520m 1 45322 Check The Mail 29.98 ......................L Ahern 7 15875 Botany Dave 30.25....................J McInerney 2 57223 Trident nwtd........................................ N Udy 8 73464 Tepirita Enforce nwtd........................T Agent 3 14687 Cawbourne Tip 30.46 ...................M Roberts 9 47887 Homebush Lucifer nwtd ............J McInerney 4 45414 Always Welcome 30.04 ....................L Ahern 10 66677 Cold Turkey 30.17 .........................A Speight 5 36721 Air Raid 30.21 .............................A Turnwald 8 2.10pm PALAMOUNTAINS SCIENTIFIC NUTRITION 6 12x74 Really Clever 29.82 ..........................L Ahern C4 C4, 305m 7 76814 Thrilling Dylan 30.24 ............... T McCracken

8 22283 Ritza Danny 29.81 ...........................L Ahern 9 65557 Wallace Lad 30.28 ...........................L Ahern 10 47652 Varga Frost 30.61..........................A Speight 11 3.15pm LIQUORLAND WANGANUI C5 C5, 305m 1 12361 All In Berlin 17.47 ............................B Marsh 2 14667 Sir Richie 17.41................................L Ahern 3 72674 Caesar Queen 17.61...................A Turnwald 4 11212 Allegro Chaser 17.40 .......................L Ahern 5 12637 Cider Drinka 17.61 ..........................M Olden 6 14242 El Jetta 17.51 ...............................M Roberts 7 34158 Bit Coin 17.76 ..........................A Duganzich 8 68871 Blue Senior 17.54 .............................. N Udy 9 438x8 Miss Foxy Minx 17.41 G & .................Denby 10 72485 All The Milk 17.75 G & .................... J Clarke 12 3.40pm RACES TUESDAY 30TH @ HATRICK 5.03 PM C5 C5, 305m 1 42154 Opawa Sister 17.52............................ N Udy 2 25323 Enazuma 17.39 G &...........................Denby 3 61357 Winfield Black 17.42 ....................M Roberts 4 27478 Miss Universe 17.58.........................L Ahern 5 4737x Deathstar 17.60 ............................A Speight 6 31321 Exponential Lily 17.29 ......................L Ahern 7 23483 Wheelie Rascal 17.60 .................A Turnwald 8 14513 Waterbug 17.58...................................L Udy 9 25863 Almost Got It 17.46 ............................ N Udy 10 825F7 Stellar Force 17.49 ................... S Gommans

Winton harness Today at Central Southland Raceway

Winton Harness Racing Club Inc Venue: Central Southland Raceway Meeting Date: 29 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting number: 11 Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 8, 9 and 10 1 2.35pm (NZT) PEGASUS SPUR HANDICAP TROT $6500, 3yo+ c0 to c1 spechcp trot, stand, 2400m 1 Snoop Dog (1) fr ............................ P Hunter 2 The Badger (2) fr.........................B McLellan 3 0 Denn Nee Nose Best (3) fr.............. E Swain 4 30030 Hope And Pray (4) fr ............... M Williamson 5 43D04 Love The Moment (5) fr .......................G Lee 6 178x0 Springbank Eden (6) fr ....... B Williamson (J) 7 Jen Jaccka (7) fr...................... N Williamson 8 5622 Notre Dame (U1) fr ........................T Chmiel 9 1x0x Gee Up Neddy (1) 20 ....................B Barclay 10 07800 Sun Shine Whiz (2) 20 ..................F Service 11 0Px70 Idle Eyre (3) 20 ...............................J W Cox 12 1080x The Sweedish Filly (4) 20 ............ B Norman 13 0107P Scarlett Lane (U1) 20 ............R McIlwrick (J) 2 3.10pm UPPER CUTS BUTCHERY MOBILE PACE $5000, 3yo+ c0 mob. pace, mobile, 2400m 1 Regalmahon (1) fr .................. S Walkinshaw 2 Lindsbridge fr ............................... Scratched 3 47370 Quick Income (2) fr ................. N Williamson 4 4757x Johan’s Jet (3) fr ........................... K Butt (J) 5 40996 Kilkenny Turk (4) fr ..........................J W Cox 6 Barbie Bardell (5) fr ........................ P Hunter 7 793x9 Set Me Ablaze (6) fr ..........................A Beck 8 87 Wayward Roc (7) fr ........................C Barron 9 Go Grunter (8) fr ...........................B Barclay 10 x6290 Lis Is Fine (21) fr ...........................K Barclay

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Wanganui Greyhound Racing Club Venue: Hatrick Race- 1 77874 Fastback King 17.81 ............... D T Poutama way Meeting Date: 29 Dec 2014 NZ Meeting number: 9 2 53561 Homebush Sarah 17.86 ............J McInerney Doubles: 1 and 2; 3 and 4; 5 and 6; 7 and 8; 9 and 10; 3 34834 Bolt Allegro 17.50.............................L Ahern 11 and 12 Trebles: 1, 2 and 3; 4, 5 and 6; 7, 8 and 9; 10, 4 22457 Empty Bank 17.59.............................. N Udy 5 57516 Phileas Fogg 17.59 ..........................L Ahern 11 and 12 6 26476 Leadfoot Lenny 17.44 .........................L Udy 1 12.02pm WANGANUI CHRONICLE C2 C2, 305m 7 77x75 Miss McFly 17.71 ...........................R Murray 1 12131 Jinja Coll nwtd G &............................S Ross 8 63517 Spot On Maggie 17.52 .............A Duganzich 2 13243 Cawbourne Beau 17.68 ..................J Tanner 9 57788 Uno Heidi nwtd................................. A Clark 3 52424 Tongariro 17.69 G & ........................ J Clarke 10 66887 Another Drink 17.70 ..................J McInerney 4 41852 Macgyver Rama 17.74 ....................L Doody 5 61528 Smashed ‘Em Bro 17.92 ...............M Gowan 4 12.55pm THE ROCK 95.2FM C2 C2, 520m 1 38644 Opawa Token 30.27 ........................S Maher 6 64125 Working Jewel 17.83 ........................T Agent 2 61783 I’m A Catch 30.46 L & ........................ Morris 7 74541 Cosmic Rascal 17.90 .............. T McCracken 3 63511 Opawa Messini 30.72......................... N Udy 8 11373 Arizona Sky 17.78 .......................A Turnwald 4 21123 Lonesome Nitro 30.08..................M Roberts 9 51285 Homebush Tiare 17.49..............J McInerney 5 88x67 Jackanator 30.34.........................A Turnwald 10 82852 Azure Dreams 17.75 G & ................ J Clarke That’s King 30.50 ........................B Hodgson 2 12.20pm ABSOLUTELY ELECTRICAL C2 C2, 520m 67 87433 54616 Shadow Baxter 30.72................J McInerney 1 35216 Mega Girl 30.70 ................................. N Udy 8 26655 Pseudonym 30.82 ........................M Roberts 2 23667 Magic Arrow 30.52 .......................M Roberts 9 65584 Backyard Bully 29.85 ................. G Hodgson 3 22311 Coolabah Blue 30.54 ..................A Turnwald 10 66677 Cold Turkey 30.17 .........................A Speight 4 84648 Embee Dee 30.66 .....................J McInerney 5 22587 Opawa Jay nwtd ............................... A Clark 5 1.13pm HARRISON HIRE MASTER C3 C3, 305m 1 21173 Homebush Ramona 17.97 ........J McInerney 6 21253 Cawbourne Josh 31.15 ................M Roberts 2 11113 Rosa Gallica 17.91...........................T Agent 7 44572 Opawa Cassidy 30.56 .....................S Maher 3 21161 Clamped 17.66.................................L Ahern 8 81274 Ollie Baxter nwtd .......................J McInerney 4 54568 Rockin’ Rod 17.76 .......................... P Lowen 9 65584 Backyard Bully 29.85 ................. G Hodgson 5 15758 Just You Wait 17.81 .....................J McArthur 10 66677 Cold Turkey 30.17 .........................A Speight 6 75786 Sheik ‘Em Up 17.63 ........................... N Udy 3 12.38pm CROMBIE LOCKWOOD LTD C3, 305m 7 65836 Another Jewel 17.52 .................J McInerney

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By DaviD Leggat Forty minutes before stumps Sri Lanka were entitled to feel immense satisfaction at their day’s work at Hagley Oval yesterday.

They had grafted hard and got themselves back into a match which seemed a lost cause at tea on day two.

However two Trent Boult strikes in the dying light undermined Sri Lanka’s efforts.

They will start the fourth day still 10 runs adrift overall at 293 for five and leaning heavily on captain Angelo Mathews if they are to give New Zealand a challenging fourth innings assignment.

That Sri Lanka had even got that far was due in large part to lefthand opener Dimuth Karunaratne. He hit his maiden test century, a resilient, grafting 152 during which he spent eight hours defying a New Zealand bowling attack asking plenty of questions in what might come to be a career-defining innings.

Add in an obdurate effort from Lahiru Thirimanne and a more assertive innings from Mathews, his second half century of the match, and it proved a far more even day’s cricket than the previous two had suggested might be the case.

Sri Lanka were relying initially on their champion batsman Kumar Sangakkara, but for the second time in the

match he was undone by Boult, swinging a ball away from him.

It was the third time the swing man has dismissed Sangakkara. Boult’s Bunny? Let’s wait and see at the Basin Reserve in a few days’ time.

Instead Karunaratne showed why he is regarded as one of Sri Lanka’s most promising players. Yesterday he mixed determination with some classy shots, all at an unhurried pace.

He rode his luck too. He survived referrals for a leg side catch at 83 and an lbw appeal at 103; On other days Ross Taylor would have snared a catch at slip when Karunaratne was on 135. And all that followed being dropped twice on Saturday.

Karunaratne became the seventh Sri Lankan to score a century when following on; the ninth to make a duck and a century in the same test.

New Zealand’s bowlers did well yesterday, frequently beating the defensive stroke.

They knew it would require patience and persistence and that’s why Boult’s late strikes were so important.

Now, an end has been opened up to attack.

Late in the day, New Zealand posted a ring of eight catchers from first slip to square gully for nightwatchman Thirandu Kaushal as Southee and Boult went for a late kill. The debutant hung on and ended the day with a classy four through the covers.

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ARIES (MAR 21 – APR 20) As you move into the final days of the year you’re finally able to look to the future, with a real sense that the tide has already started to turn.

TAURUS (APR 20 – MAY 21) Today’s lazy and languid lunar vibes are perfect for some navel gazing and daydreams, taking some quality time out to relax in the sun or shade.

GEMINI (MAY 21 – JUNE 22) With a smart head for money you’ve got a chance to start working on your financial game plan for 2015, knowing the time to do it is now.

CANCER (JUNE 22 – JULY 24) While your 2015 professional year is destined to have one of the most empowered starts ever keep your professional hat off as long as you can.

LEO (JULY 24 – AUG 23) On holiday or working through, keep your work hat on and your head in the game, while at the same time keeping a sense of adventure alive.

VIRGO (AUG 23 – SEP 23) With the battle to find balance set to become harder, if you can’t manage it now you’re really going to struggle over the coming weeks.

LIBRA (SEP 23 – OCT 23) While the Moon’s last visit to your relationship sector for the year might be pushing buttons it’s a chance to ensure you’re paying attention.

SCORPIO (OCT 23 – NOV 24) That you should have your work hat on at this time of year shouldn’t come as a surprise, with today more about unscripted Eureka moments.

SAGITTARIUS (NOV 24 – DEC 21) A week on from a New Moon in your income sector it’s all about moving forward, looking to what you want and expect the future to hold.

CAPRICORN (DEC 21 – JAN 20) Instead of working on New Year resolutions you need to be asking yourself what you want from the coming year. The future’s in your hands.

AQUARIUS (JAN 20 – FEB 19) Work to ensure the communication lines are open, but in a way that is about moving on. You’ve had a chance to give the past and unsaid words a voice.

PISCES (FEB 19 – MAR 21) Whether working through or on holiday taking your professional and money hats off isn’t an option, but you do need time to mull things over.

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30 to 59 fog

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Rangitata Klondyke at 1:00 pm, yesterday

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Waitaki Kurow at 12:00 pm, yesterday

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Ashburton Airport Temperature °C At 4pm 16.5 19.1 Max to 4pm 14.0 Minimum 13.2 Grass minimum Rainfall mm 0.0 16hr to 4pm December to date 30.2 Avg Dec to date 53 2014 to date 689.6 690 Avg year to date Wind km/h S 11 At 4pm Strongest gust SW 37 Time of gust 4:04am

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Northeasterlies dying out.

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Gale northeasterlies, changing to lighter westerlies.

A few morning showers, then fine.

Southwesterlies turning northeast.

Auckland

drizzle

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Wind at 1000m: NW rising to 60 km/h, gusting 90 km/h in exposed places.

Wind at 2000m: NW rising to severe gale 90 km/h.

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showers fine fine cloudy thunder fine fine fog showers rain thunder fine fine fine snow

FZL: About 3600m

Areas of morning cloud then mainly fine, but isolated afternoon and evening showers.

Wind at 1000m: Light.

Wind at 2000m: Light.

Fine with increasing high cloud. Northerlies strengthening.

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Northeasterlies.

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6am Going Going Gone 0 6:30 Mucking In 3 0 7am Cowboy Builders PGR 3 8am Dickinson’s Real Deal 9am Infomercials 9:30 MasterChef New Zealand PGR 3 0 10:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 30 11:30 Infomercials Noon Chinese Food In Minutes 12:30 Emmerdale 0 1:30 Come Dine With Me UK PGR 0 2pm Packed To The Rafters PGR 30 3pm Four Rooms (Starting Today) 3 Members of the public attempt to sell their curious collectables to 12 of Britain’s top dealers. 3:55 Te Karere 2 0 4:25 The Chase 0 5:25 Millionaire – Hot Seat 0 6pm One News 0 7pm Gadget Man 0 7:30 Border Security – International PGR 0 8pm Piha Rescue PGR 0 8:30 The Great Fire AO Thomas returns to the city in search of Sarach to see the fire spreading quickly across the capital. 0 10:30 Absolutely Fabulous PGR 3 0

6am Creflo Dollar 6:30 Little Monstar 0 6:35 Transformers Rescue Bots 3 0 7am The Amazing World Of Gumball 3 0 7:25 The Penguins Of Madagascar 3 0 7:50 Slugterra 3 0 8:15 Pair Of Kings 3 0 8:35 Jessie 3 0 9am Infomercials 11am State Of Georgia 0 11:30 N The Family Tools PGR Mixing family with business is never easy, and Jack Shea is about to learn that lesson the hard way. Noon Happy Endings PGR 3 0 12:30 N I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here PGR 2pm N My Kitchen Rules UK PGR 3pm According To Jim 3 0 3:29 Angry Birds 3 0 3:35 I’m In The Band 3 0 4:05 Austin And Ally 0 4:30 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 0 5:30 My Wife And Kids 3 0 6pm Friends 3 0 7pm The Big Bang Theory PGR (Starting Today) 3 Penny worries she has ruined things permanently with her friends after her night with Raj; Sheldon takes command of the paintball team. 0 7:30 The Amazing Race 0 8:30 M The Hangover AO 2009 Comedy.

Bradley Cooper. 0 10:30 Mom PGR 0

6am Infomercials 7am The Dr Oz Show 3 Dr Oz discusses how to deal with tired.

7:50 The Queen Latifah Show 3 Sofia Vergara styles audience members; Dwyane Wade talks about his game; Josh Radnor makes an appearance.

8:40 Infomercials 10:40 Rachael Ray 11:35 King Of Dirt 3 Noon M A Day Late And A Dollar Short 2014 Drama.

Whoopi Goldberg, Ving Rhames, Kimberly Elise.

1:55 The Biggest Loser Australia 2:55 The Real Housewives Of Orange County 3 3:55 Entertainment Tonight 4:20 Big Brother Australia 6pm 3 News

11:10 Criminal Minds AO 3 0 12:05 World’s Strictest Parents AO 3 0 1:15 Te Karere 3 2 0 1:40 Infomercials 5:05 Impact For Life 5:35 Te Karere 3 2 0

11pm Mixology AO 11:25 Orange Is The New Black AO 12:40 Shameless AO 3 0 1:45 Infomercials 2:45 Private Practice PGR 3 0 3:35 666 Park Avenue AO 3 0 5:05 Rodney 3 0 5:30 Infomercials

11:10 Sons Of Anarchy AO 3 Jax must put his affairs in order; Nero deals with his old crew. 0 12:25 Infomercials 5:30 City Impact Church

CHOICE TV 6am Benny Hinn 6:30 River Cottage Road Trip 7:30 The Garden Pantry 8am Gardeners’ World – The Edible Garden 8:30 Paul And Nick’s Big Food Trip 9am River Cottage Forever 9:30 James Nesbitt’s Ireland 10am Marbella Mansions 11am River Cottage Road Trip Noon M City Of Ember PGR 2008 Family Adventure. Bill Murray, Toby Jones, Tim Robbins.

2pm Race To Dakar PGR 3pm No Kitchen Required 4pm Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day 4:30 The Pioneer Woman 5pm Design Star 6pm Million Dollar Contractor 6:30 Kitchen Crashers 7pm Baggage Battles 7:30 Coast A fascinating journey around the coast of the United Kingdom.

8:45 The Tropic Of Cancer Simon Reeve embarks on a journey along an imaginary line east from Mexico, visiting big cities, tourist spots and hard to reach parts of the planet.

10pm Lonely Planet – Best In Asia An interactive travel show that road tests the best experiences in Asia.

10:30 Baggage Battles 11pm Design Star

TUESDAY

Midnight Million Dollar Contractor 12:30 Benny Hinn 1am No Kitchen Required 2am Nigel Slater’s Dish Of The Day 2:30 The Pioneer Woman 3am Kitchen Crashers 3:30 What’s Really In Our Food? 4am Coast 5am The Tropic Of Cancer

FOUR

6am Sesame Street 3 6:55 Peppa Pig 3 7am Fanboy And Chum Chum 3 7:25 Scaredy Squirrel 3 7:50 Fairly Odd Parents 8:15 Chuggington Badge Quest 3 8:25 Humf 3 8:35 Peppa Pig 3 8:45 Bob The Builder 3 8:55 Thomas And Friends 3 9:05 Tree Fu Tom 9:30 Barney And Friends 3 9:55 Infomercials 2pm Sesame Street 3 2:55 Pingu 3 3pm Ready, Steady, Wiggles 3 3:10 Humf 3 3:20 Lalaloopsy 3 3:40 Scaredy Squirrel 4:10 Dragons – Defenders Of Berk 3 4:35 Punk’d PGR 0 5:05 It Only Hurts When I Laugh 3 5:30 The Nanny 3 0 6pm Futurama 3 0 6:30 How I Met Your Mother 3 0 7pm The Block – Glasshouse 7pm The Simpsons PGR 3 0 PGR 7:30 New Girl PGR 3 The teams deliver their 8pm The Goldbergs PGR 3 laundries, powder rooms, and 8:30 Us And Them PGR staircases. 0 9pm The New Normal PGR 3 8:35 M Terminator 2 – 9:25 Parks And Recreation PGR 3 Judgment Day AO 3 1991 9:55 Raising Hope PGR 3 Action. Two cyborgs are 10:25 F The Killing AO 3 0 sent from the future, one to kill a boy destined to be a leader, the other to protect him. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton. 0 11:20 Entertainment Tonight 11:45 Infomercials

PRIME

SKY SPORT 1

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

12:55 The Test AO 3 1:45 Who Do You Think You Are? UK 3 3pm Whose Line Is It Anyway?

UK 3 3:30 The Late Show With David Letterman 4:30 Hot Bench 5pm Deal Or No Deal 5:30 Prime News 6pm The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 3

7pm Bondi Rescue Bali PGR 3 7:30 River Cottage Veg Everyday 3 8:30 60 Minutes PGR 3 A look back at The Beatles’ only New Zealand tour 50 years on, with rare full-colour film; the man known as The Lion Whisperer.

9:30 Fast Food Baby PGR 3 10:35 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon 11:35 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four. From Hagley Oval, Christchurch.

12:05 Home Shopping 1:35 The Crowd Goes Wild 3 2:05 Home Shopping

MAORI TV 6:30 Pukoro 3 2 7:30 Pukana 3 2 8am Iwi Anthems 8:30 Te Kaea 3 2 9am Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 9:30 Kai Time On The Road 3 10am Korero Mai 3 2 11am Toku Reo 3 2 Noon Korero Mai 3 2 1pm Toku Reo 3 2 2pm Ako 3 3pm Kai Time On The Road 3 3:30 Pukoro 3 2 4pm Miharo 3 2 4:30 Pukana 3 2 5pm Toi Whakaari 2 5:30 Te Kaea 2

THE BOX

6am Basketball – NBL Championship (Replay) Melbourne United v Perth Wildcats.

8am Fox Sports News 8:30 The Fishing Show 9am Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars.

9:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Three.

10am Cricket – International (Highlights) Australia v India – Third Test, Day Three.

10:30 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four.

1:05 The Cricket Show 1:35 L Cricket – International Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four.

6:30 The Cricket Show 7pm Arena Access A show that highlights upcoming pay-per-view events in boxing, wrestling and mixed martial arts.

7:30 Motorsport – Isle Of Man TT (Highlights) Superstock TT – Race Two. 8:30 Football – Arsenal TV West Ham United v Arsenal.

11:30 Arena Access Midnight Motorsport – Isle Of Man TT (Highlights) 1am Cricket – International (Highlights) 1:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) 2am Fox Sports News 2:30 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) 3:30 The Cricket Show 4am Basketball – NBL Championship (Replay)

SKY SPORT 2 6pm Nga Pari Karangaranga O Te Motu 3 2 6:30 Ako 3 7pm Te Kaea 3 2 7:30 #Hakanation PGR 3 8pm Re-Think PGR 8:30 Native Affairs 2014 – Summer Series 9:30 Paying For Murder AO 3 10:30 Ka Tu Ka Korero (Starting Today) 3 Kingi helps a woman reconnect with her whakapapa, hapu, and iwi. 11pm Te Kaea 3 2 11:30 Closedown

DISCOVERY

6am Law And Order MV 6:50 The Simpsons PG 7:15 Pawn Stars PG 7:40 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 8:05 Survivor – Guatemala PG 9am CSI MV 9:50 SVU MV 10:40 Covert Affairs MV 11:30 CSI – Miami MV 12:20 CSI – Miami MV 1:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 1:35 CSI MV 2:25 Law And Order MV 3:15 Survivor – Guatemala PG 4:05 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 4:35 The Simpsons PG 5pm Pawn Stars PG 5:30 CSI MV 6:30 The Simpsons PG 7pm Hardcore Pawn PG 7:30 NCIS MV 8:30 Pawn Stars PG 9pm Shearing Gang PG 9:30 Alaska Marshalls MVL 10:30 SVU MV 11:30 NCIS MV

6am Auction Kings PG 7:30 Man v Wild PG Ecuador. 8:30 MythBusters PG Killer Cable Snaps.

9:30 The Pool Master PG Wine Party Pool. 10:30 Nomad Chef PG China. 11:30 Desperate Measures M Blood in Barstow. 12:30 Crimes That Shook The World M The Phoenix Strangler. 1:30 Blood, Lies And Alibis M 2:30 Gold Rush PG Death of a Dream. 3:30 Gold Rush PG The Resurrection. 4:30 Gold Rush PG Fantasy Land. 5:30 Gold Rush PG Medevac.

6:30 Gold Rush PG Man On Wire.

7:30 Gold Rush PG Day of Reckoning. 8:30 Gold Rush PG Go Big or Go Home. 9:30 Gold Rush PG Grandpa’s Last Wish. 10:30 Gold Rush PG Heroes and Zeros.

11:30 What Happened Next? PG

12:30 Survivor – Guatemala PG 1:20 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG 1:45 Law And Order MV 2:35 SVU MV 3:25 Pawn Stars PG 3:50 Shearing Gang PG 4:15 Alaska Marshalls MVL 5:10 Whose Line Is It Anyway? PG 5:35 America’s Funniest Home Videos PG

Midnight What Happened Next?

PG 12:30 Murder Comes To Town M Rumour Has It. 1:30 Dates From Hell M Web of Seduction. 2am Dates From Hell M Charming Nightmare. 2:30 Auction Kings PG 3am Passage To China PG 4am Yukon Men M Man Up, Move Out. 5am Dirty Jobs PG

TUESDAY

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MOVIES PREMIERE 6:40 Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones 16VLC 2014 Horror. Andrew Jacobs. 8:20 Everywhere And Nowhere 16LS 2013 Drama. James Floyd, Adam Deacon. 9:55 A Good Day To Die Hard MVL 2013 Action.

Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney. 11:30 Grown Ups 2 PGVLS 2013 Comedy.

Adam Sandler, Kevin James. 1:10 The Amazing Spider-Man 2 MV 2014 Action. Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx. 3:30 Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones 16VLC 2014 Horror.

Andrew Jacobs. 5:10 Red Dawn MVL 2012 Action. Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson. 6:45 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy. Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman.

8:30 Odd Thomas MVL 2014 Horror.

Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe. 10:10 The Legend Of Hercules MV 2014 Action Fantasy. Kellan Lutz, Gaia Weiss. 11:50 The Bay 16VL 2012 Horror. Will Rogers, Kristen Connolly. TUESDAY 1:15 Red Dawn MVL 2012 Action.

Chris Hemsworth, Josh Hutcherson.

2:45 Last Vegas MLS 2013 Comedy.

4:30 Odd Thomas MVL 2014 Horror.

Terminator 2 – Judgment Day 8:35pm on TV3

MOVIES GREATS 6:35 Miss Potter PG 2006 Drama.

Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor.

8:05 The Whole Nine Yards MVLS 2000 Crime Comedy. Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry. 9:45 Fair Game ML 2010 Drama. Naomi Watts, Sean Penn. 11:30 Haunted MS 1996 Drama. Aidan Quinn, Kate Beckinsale. 1:20 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy. Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller. 2:50 Chocolat MVS 2000 Comedy Drama.

Johnny Depp, Juliette Binoche.

4:50 School For Scoundrels MLS 2006 Comedy. Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder. 6:30 Spider-Man MV 2002 Action. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Willem Defoe. 8:30 500 Days Of Summer ML 2009 Comedy. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel. 10:10 The Sum Of All Fears MVL 2002 Action.

Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman.

TUESDAY

12:15 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

Sacha Baron Cohen. 1:40 School For Scoundrels MLS 2006 Comedy.

Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder.

3:20 Duplex MVS 2003 Comedy.

Drew Barrymore, Ben Stiller. 4:50 Borat 16LS 2006 Comedy.

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29Dec14

6am Motorsport – Isle Of Man TT (Highlights) Superstock TT – Race Two. 7am Fishing Show Fishing action from around New Zealand and the Pacific.

7:30 Sailing – Volvo Ocean Race 8am L Darts – World Championships Day Eight – Session Two. From Alexandra Palace in London, England.

Noon #SkySpeed 12:28 L Cricket – International Australia v India – Third Test, Day Four. Morning session from the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

2:35 Cricket – T20 Big Bash (Highlights) Brisbane Heat v Melbourne Stars.

From the Gabba in Brisbane.

3:05 L Cricket – International Australia v India – Third Test, Day Four. Afternoon session from the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

8pm The Cricket Show 8:30 Cricket – International (Highlights) Blackcaps v Sri Lanka – First Test, Day Four. From Hagley Oval in Christchurch.

9:05 L Cricket – T20 Big Bash Sydney Sixers v Perth Scorchers.

From the SCG in Sydney.

TUESDAY

12:30 Cricket – International Australia v India – Third Test, Day Four. From the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

1am Fishing Show Fishing action from around New Zealand and the Pacific.

1:30 L Darts – World Championships Day Nine, Session One. From Alexandra Palace in London, England.

5:30 The Cricket Show

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Holiday time on the fairways Steven Richards hits a few practice shots before the afternoon group tees off at the Ashburton Golf Club on Saturday.

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Phoenix rack up another home victory

BY DANIEL RICHARDSON The Wellington Phoenix are on a roll.

Unbeaten in their past five contests with four wins and a draw, the Phoenix ground out another vital three points with a 1-0 win against the Western Sydney Wanderers at Westpac Stadium in the capital last night.

The contest was more engaging than the scoreline suggested

as both sides had their share of chances throughout the evening, although many of the players left their shooting boots at home.

Despite sitting at the bottom of the A-League ladder, the Wanderers are no pushovers, as evidenced by their recent triumph in the Asian Champions League. The busy schedule they endured abroad may have put too much strain on their ability

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to perform on a weekly basis as they have continued to struggle at domestic level this season.

Goalkeeper Glen Moss, who recently signed a two-year contract extension with the Phoenix, was busy throughout the game but held firm as Wellington kept their second clean sheet in as many weeks.

Skipper Andrew Durante was also immense.

The Phoenix were without

midfielder Alex Rodriguez who missed the game due to a broken hand suffered at training on Saturday and he was replaced by veteran Vince Lia. The break in Rodriguez’s hand was only minor though and the Spaniard was expected to be available for Wednesday’s New Year’s Eve clash with Adelaide in South Australia.

The Phoenix registered the only goal of the game via the

dangerous Roy Krishna who managed to bundle in a rebound in the 14th minute after his penalty attempt was saved by Wanderers custodian Ante Covic.

Krishna won the spot kick for the Phoenix after he was adjudged to have been fouled by defender Daniel Alessi and he made it five goals in his past six games and he has repaid the faith and time put in to him by coach Ernie Merrick. - NZME

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